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EDITORIAL PAGE Atlanta’s Great Opportunities T V. T. The City Is Now Bounding Forward in Wealth and Business, But Its Future De pends in a Large Measure on the Sanity and Constructiveness With Which Its Municipal Affairs Are Conducted Within the Next Few Years. The new administration of Atlanta will go into oltiee January 1 with a tre mendous task before it. First of all come the streets. As they are. they disgrace the citv. There is not a pavement in all Atlanta that a citizen can look on with pride. The old mode of construction and repair proved incompetent and ineffectual. The line weather of the last six months has put to blush the alwavs lame excuse that the rains were responsible for the lack of repair. An amendment to the city’s charter allowing a reorganization of the construc tion department has made it possible to improve this disorder of tilings. Under the same category come the sewers. The glaring mistakes and the waste of time and money in their construction must be eliminated. The new administration must safeguard the city’s water supplv. Atlanta’s fine water is justly famous. The .department is capa'bly conducted, but how long can this pride last when a half dozen open vaults, and pig pens are within a few feet of the coagulating basins? A few thousand dollars will buy the ground where these menaces stand, The miles of new pipe lines it is claimed the city must lay before money can be spent on property, will not do any one any good if the water that Hows through them is defiled. Council has very wisely taken this state of affairs into consideration, and has authorized the purchase of this property. F’olice substations are a crying need. The Georgian has pointed out the fos silized plan of having one police station in a town of 175,000 inhabitants. A police substation in three or lour of the most thickly populated sections of the city would mean increasing the efficiency of the patrolmen at least 30 per cent. Cleanliness is absolutely essential tp health. Sanitary education is proving effectual, and should be continued. The farcical repeal of the ordinance forbidding contractors from allowing dirt to fall from their wagons should be repealed. The poor old streets must be free as possible from slime and mud. Along with the question of health comes the much-mooted crematory. At pres, ent there is no incinerating plant in the city. Garbage is being dumped and dis infected. The evil results during the winter will not he great, but what will the situation be when the warm weather comes? Mr. Moodward, the mayor-elect, and the majority of council are at odds over the now plant. Mr. Mood ward claims that the crematory is costing the city much more than it should, and that he will do all in his power to block its completion. In any e\ent. the plant will certainly not be completed before the cold weath er ends, and great care must be taken next summer to rid the garbage of the germs that otherwise will spread disease in all the districts where it is dumped. Atlanta s climate is the best in the South. Eliminate the smoke evil and it will probably be the best of any city’s in the country. The big smoke producers ha\e had ample time io show a disposition to abate the nuisance. Some have gone about it earnestly and in good faith, but others have not. The obstinate should be handled w ith obstinacy, as is provided in the city ordinance directed against the smoke nuisance. The schools as a whole are up to date. A few new buildings are needed, but the faulty construction of those which began to crack last spring will be avoided in the future. 'I he matter of the Lakewood exposition is one that deserves a great deal of •archil thought before the city commits itself to the $125,000 necessary for its installation. Undoubtedly the exposition would be a fine thing for the city, and is an idea i li.it must not be allowed to die; but can the city spend $125,000 on a new project when so much is needed right now to put the streets and the sewers and the po lice on the basis a city of this magnitude demands? These are some of the problems the new administration will have to handle. If petty polities and personal grudges are eliminated and business-like methods and co-operation adhered to, the work should be accomplished. The chance is a wonderfid one. 'Phe city is bounding forward in wealth and business beyond the hopes of ten years ago. It is now among the first cities of the land, but its future depends in a large measure on the sanity and constructiveness with which its municipal affairs are conducted during the next few years. • © The Grand Remonstrance © © By the REV. THOMAS B GREGORY. rip HF; "Grand Remonstrance,” > the celebrated paper that was sent by the Long parliament to King Charles the First two hun dred and seventy one years ago. will always -land among the sa cred documents of the world. It may well be called “Holy Writ." for nothing is holier than human* liberty and the noble happiness that is born thereof, and it was on be half of these priceless blessings that the Grand Remonstrance was issued. The Long parliament assembled on the 3d of November, 1(540. after a parliamentary interregnum of a dozen years, (if ('harles a patriot ic Englishman has well said: "If twelve thousand volumes- were writ ten in his praise, it would still re main a fact, be de nied. that for twelve years King Charles the First reigned in Eng land unlawfully and despotically. - ized upon Id- subjects' goods and "niii.j at his pleasure, and punish ed according to his unbridled will all who ventured to oppose him." Rendered desperate by those twelve -ears of the "Turkish Sul tanate." with its unblushing arro gance and h< artless oppression, the ■ famous Long parliament, represent ing the people of England and the liberties which had always been precious in their eyes, buckled It self down to the task of righting matters. It was no time for circumlocu tion or evasion, for dalliance or trifling, the very life of the nation being at stake, and so the parlia ment struck out straight from the shoulder at the iniquity which threatened the country's ruin. It sent to the king the Grand Remon strance. This ever-memorable paper con sisted of two hundred and six arti cles, enumerating the grievances of the people of England and stating the illegal and oppressive acts upon which the grievance was based, it was a noble paper, firm but tem perate in tone, and in every way respectful to the king. The king came back not in the spirit of conciliation and compro mise. but tn the spirit of wrath and combativeness. He had "nothing to arbitrate.” Falling back upon the ancient lie that the “king can do no wrong" and that other falsehood, "the king from God. the law from the king." lie simply defled parlia- The Atlanta Georgian ment and people, saying to them in substance. "Yes, the things that you have enumerated are all true —but what are you going to do about it?” Drunk with the "divine right” idea, he tried to arrest the parlia mentary leaders who were mainly responsible for the remonstrance, and failing in the attempt, he be gan breathing out threatenings and slaughter against those who had dared to question his authority. Asked by one close to him at court if he would not wait for a time, to hear a little further what the people had to say, he replied: “By 1 Not for one hour.” So there it was—the would-be ir responsible despot on the one side and the exploited people, deter mined to be exploited no longer, on the other; and in the tug of war which followed the people won. With justice and old Oliver Crom well’s Ironsides to help then’, they made the Remonstrance good, and with the execution of Charles gave the finishing stroke to the system which had made so much trouble in their land. All honor and praise to the men whose brain and valor conceived and defended the Grand Remon st range THURSDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1912. Remarkable Shells Which Show the Lowest Form of Life i 7-" wMWIRKK L ' llu WF < v f. > -■■■ ’-k . , ffiAbWW iaß 2 ' ''"' ■' '■ '"> '• - . . >: ; KUU ■ - ; A"j? ■ ' » ■■OOs'- mreMßmfcaggsai » xl— Magnified showing of minute specks of that which represents the chemical basis of life. The shells are the raw ma terials of many rocks and sc small that at least a million of them would go into a thimble. The Girl at the Cigar Stand By ELBERT HUBBARD. Copyright 1912 by International News Service. ANEW type of new woman has evolved. You will find her presiding at the cigar stand in the lobby of the first hotel you enter. This girl at the cigar stand is fluffy-ruffles with a business education. Her hair effect is won derful to contemplate; her manner friendly; her information colossal. She knows everybody and their relatives, and calls a thousand mon by their first names. She Knows Them All. When not otherwise employed, you will find her carefully examin ing her features in a hand mirror and applying the polish to the part of her classic physiognomy that seems to need it most. This operation, I have sometimes thought, is in the line of publicity. It Is always interesting and usually causes comments by the males who stand close by. There are fashions prevalent in cigar girls. The demand now seems to be for the blond with the Titian crown of glory. Next in favor is the bichloride effect, with widow 's weeds to match. This one usually goes on at 3 o'clock and works until 11. Het partner, who goes on at 7 o'clock in tin? morning and works until 3. is played off against her by contrast. And for her walnut brown or raven black are just now the vogue, with ribbons red and violets blue. The lady is never cast down o" abashed. Good cheer is her chief asset. She shakes hands with all the customers, young and old. as she passes out the persiflage. Jolly and josh leap easily from her lubri cated tongue. She lives right out in sight of the public. Her life is above sus picion. No man flirts with her ex cepting across the glass case where the cfgais are kept. A full yard of distance separates her. save as she reaches over and gives the glad hand. She knows the smokers all. oi at least she pretends to. Each one flatters himself that he is next. The older he is, the balder he is, and the more short’of breath, the more the affinity microbe is in his mind, and nowhere else. She is«an honest girl. Sim gives an undivided service, and she adds greatly to the good cheer and to the picturesqueness of the lobby, just as women always do wher ever they officiate. Depend upon this, that no girl at the cigar stand who meets any of her customers in executive ses sion ex er holds her job. The girl at the counter that you see there week after week, month after mofttlt. is on the dead level. She is a work ing woman, and her ruffles, fluffles, frivols, smiles, rouge and wonder ful hirsute creations are' all in the line of legitimate business. At the same time she drives away nostalgia from the hotel habitue. Two hundred times a day she is addressed as “Sister," and confi dentially told that she looks exactly like "My Wife." "My Daughter.” or "My Sweetheart." as the ease may be. Five hundred times a day she is called “Kiddo." But she gets even by selling the fresh party one cigar or a box. She never resents anything. She is a salesman and when she passes out a box of cigars and the m ill scowls and says. "Not those!” site smiles sweetly, apologizes profusely, puts the box back and takes out an other box of identically the same cigars, bearing another label, and the man is satisfied, lb r business is to please her customers. Adds Zest to Life. Work for women'.’ I'erttinly! Woman’s work is to work the male. This girl beautifies, benefits, adds Zest to lit. gives hol'd . xi.-t nee its only home flavor. Even if you do not use tobacco, you can talk to the girl at the ci gar stand just the same. If you pre fer to "shake" for gum. she will accommodate y ou. She does her work as wt 11 as she can—and is kind THE HOME PAPER ** ing in all that makes a man even likable, as you describe this one to ' there’s nothing for you to do but to be miserable. But I don’t believe it I can’t. The World Is Wide. You ate like a great many other women hypnotized by ideal. You are used to thinking that you can't live wit this man, and its a habit with you to be miserable. <1 I out of the habit, move to another neighborhood, get a new dress, throw aw the one that makes you think of the man and how mean he is to yi Trim up a new hat; don't even remember you ever had one that iie said liked once. Buy a pot of geraniums ami set it. in your window. Go work and earn some money for yourself, and take the money that yo strange husband will have to pay you and help some woman with a lot children to support and no husband to help her. There’s a lonely little girl in the seme flat with you. What interest you ever take in her? Who is that frail woman down the block? Maybe she would be gi of a friend. Why don-’t you try it and see? Get out of yourself, get out of your misery, get out of your rut. let i selfish husband go. be glad that be is gone; set a new road for you. ft and follow it with a light heart and a head held high. His daughters will triumph over you? Oh. no. they won't They >.l unless you let them. Forget them, forget them entirely; that’s the only way to punish l and such as they. Lite is too short to remember disagreeable people a' unpleasant things. The Wold Is Wide. You saw a snake one day last summer. Do you sit down and tin about it now? Not if you are a sensible woman. The world Is a big, broad, wide world, and how high, how awfullv hi;- 1 ’ the sky above it! * Step out of your narrow room and glance about you; you'll find such i teresting things to see on every side. The poor, little, self-centered ni. isn't a thing to you. not a thing. Put anger and resentment out of your heart as you would put a rat of your mom They gnaw, gnaw, gnaw, and you can't afford them f company. Wilte a I' iter to those girls* Not unless 1 value them more highly th 1 do m V self - K '" P 3 our postage st?amp money and buy a stick of candj the boy in the next fl it; saw your envelope.- and write to a friend w knew, you wlten you wen younger and happier. See, tile., s a row of doors open right before’you. Shut-the old one. si it tight, ana watch the other doors. The Traveling Salesman By WILLIAM F. KIRK, Oi l- tin train lie hop at daybreak, with a grip in either hand. With stomach mighty empty and a wish for Slumbertani. I Bill he never makes a whimper as lie bops into the bus, i ot he laughs at real discomforts that would bring the tears from us. ■ ■'* ‘ - lll khs the traveling salesman, and his laugh rings loud and swee T<> the poor old stranded actor or the beggar on the street. | Just bee-.m . the salesman helps them to their breakfast ami their fan Even though it takes n greenback he can ill afford to spare. < On the train he hops at midnight, and when dawn has come again You tan see him swinging blithely from the cold and dreary train. ( J list another roun -of calling, taking orders in a town— t Ordets that he thinks are corkers—that the credit man turns down. 5 Just another round of hustling, just a ten-mfle drive or two > When the wind is full of winter and his hands are numb and blue i I-ar from hdme and good home cooking, far from baby and from wife. 'ton can bet ii takes a h' to to endure a salesman's life! : But with all his care- and hardships, when lie creeps to bed alone S In some little country roadhouse, where the cold would freeze a stotie, ■ Wit" the same ~|d . ,ile it, ; slumbers, for inside his watch's case > Is the photo of a wife and a dimpled baby's face. Winifred Black Writes on The Sorrows of a Second Wife By M’INIFRED BLACK. rrt HE man has two daughters. | and he loves them more than he does the woman, who is his second wife. The woman has writ ten to me and told me all about it. “He leaves me for weeks at a time and stays with the girls at their flat.” says the wife, “and lie spends all of his money on them, and will not take care of me when 1 am ill: and when I go to the daugh ters and tell them that they are sep arating husband and wife, they laugh at me. “He gives them twenty dollars a week to live on, and I have to hide when the grocery boy comes foi his money. What shall I do? Do you think that lie is crazy or some thing? I am worn out with grief over it all.” Crazy! Not a bit of it: just selfish, that’s all; plain, every-day selfish. He's More Comfortable. The man is more comfortabl ■ at the flat where his daughters live than he is with you. He likes it best there, and that's all that he cares. Why should you bother him at all? ’ T should think that you would be glad to get rid of him and to go your own way. Why don't you get judgment against him tor sup port and move away where you won't be bothered with either him or ids daughters? Make him pay you—that's what the domestic re lations court is for—just to settle eases like yours. Go to it and let tiie judge settle it. ill, worn out, worried to death over what? Get rid of the man woo does not even try co make you ha, - py. There’s away out for you. ■ plain, sensible, practical way; :• tw it <md have an end to the matter. What! You love him? You can t live without him? Oh. w r !’., if jmi are that sort of a woman, there’s no use trying to help you, even with advice. . if you can love a man so lack-