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I TTTE ATLANTA flEOROTAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1913. The Dingbat Family This Spartacus Was Too Small a Cuss Ooprrtfht, 1913, Internai uua) New* Serrtrr By Herriman Polly and Her Pals ■-* Sad Mistake to Tip in Advance ltI3 l °‘' r By Cliff Sterrett Us Boys Anyway, Everything Turned Out All Right for the Giants Refristerrd United State* Patent Office By Tom McNamara SAT EM, DO US A FAVDR UHU.YA? EAGLE BEAK S PRD PER IS RIDING IN HlS CELLAR AMD HIS KIP STEP SISFeR IS WATCH - .NIL. HIM-GO DOLV/AJ AND GET HER AWAY SOS HE OAW SNEAK OUT AND UUN ODR GAME FORDS, THE OTHER SIDE IS AHEAD NOW 72.T0E4-AND ITS THE JlS /aiW/NG \r — -'- / ~ f I CANT TAKE 1 MARS' WITH ME SHE’LL Q4ARREL WITH EAGLE beaks \STEP SISTER i; Au. rkshT, you Take her DOUIN TO THE GROUNDS WlfTH Y4HJ, SHE MIGHT BE A GOOD L.AC0T- ILL GO AND ATTEND TO EAGLE BEAK S STEP SISTER’. THANKS EVER SO MUCH EM- COME ON MART GRAB ^ MY MITT ;■ SOMETHIN' musta hawened! / COME ON, COME ON, EMERY MINUTE COUNTS HURRY UP! GOSH, IWHAT'S ALL THAT YELLIN' DOWN TO the - SGROUNDS ABOUT 2 “ GEE, ILL HADE TO FIND Ol)T • \ * NOTHIN' AT ALL SKWNT SHANE R ONLY GOT Hit ON THE BEAN- GEE, I WONDER WHERE THE BRAf WENT AT i (YOU LITTLE NO ACCOUNr GOOD FOR NOTHING SAWED OFF SCAMP V i TOLD “TOD TO MIND THE BRAT AND YOU SAID YOU WOULD! JUST LOOK AT THE “PREDICAM" YOllVIE 6oT ME INFO AND me ) TRYING SO HARD TO DO YOU A FAOORl- YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF, YOU /Mpl r FOOD FOR FANS COO KE D and SERVED by THE STARFISH GlANTfe woM YESTERDAY'S GAME- EAGLE BEAK. SPRUDER SHOWED UP IN THE fit? AND TURNED THE TIDE- EMlLM MORTON STALLED HlS KID STEP SISTER MJjAY FROM HIM somehow OR OTHER, rHATS HOW HE IIJAS A(?LE TO SHOW UP-THREE CHEERS FOR EMILN 1 STANDING OF THEM THERETO LOBS H/nkies” 7 o‘ Togo Giants* . 4 3 .57/ soijTHies % 4 ate as* / 6 M'lA Mgk SKINNY SHANER'S 60061Y DEPT NO. 1g SHANERS EAST DRAWING LESSONS JUMPING ROPE (FOR DAMES) dmaweri, tfr (tyAZ&uCutfi-s U/HAT IS A 6000 WAY TO MAKE THE /HOURS GO FASF? - USE THE SPUR. OF 7HEMOMENT, - THERE YA IS? HuhaJi) 6na tfr-duojy FROM RAT MILLER- RlDfiEUMOD, l->. S.A CW1 1$ WERE NO SUCH THING AS A WHOLE DAN, HUH ? peek iN To-morrows paper- Bringing Up Father • •• • •• • •• • •• Copyright, 1913, International News Service. • •• • •• • •• • •• By George McManus Court “Graft 1 emptations T Tir^e Tou HAVE ANOTHER OOTTL.E OF To -TRADE Fqr A VTEIN OF BEER - YOU JUST CONE IHttEREI there wont -q BE ANOTHER 'DNe- I WOULDN'T <O Yo another feed Okf that FOR nonet: F’"Mll|lllllliii^ il O NLY those who have had the privilege to serve In King George of England's household can realize the temptation that is thrown In the way of those who are known to be connected officially with the court. To the credit of the mem bers of the royal staff It has to be said at once that these temptations are nearly always treated with con tempt. A recent incident, in which two officials of the Lord Chamber lain’s department were implicated, shows, however, that sometimes the temptations held out are more than can be resisted. Punishment in such a case is swift and severe. So soon as any one joins the royal household it is made per fectly plain to him or her that any attempt to gain personal profit by reason of their position means in stant dismissal, and this rule is never departed from, no mater how Impor tant their post may be. No mitigat ing circumstances are taken into con sideration in such a case, and the mere fact that the confidence of the sovereign has been betrayed Is re garded as sufficient to have the cuN prit removed from the court. No Orders From the Palace, It is safe to say that scarcely a day passes that any one known to be con nected in any way with tlie royal household, or possessed of any in fluence there, is not approached With suggestions that he might benefit his own pocket by falling in with schemes propounded to him. It Is not many months since one of the best known officials of the Lord Chamber lain’s department was offered a check for $3,000 if he could get eC royal warrant stating that the firm in ques tion had been specially appointed to supply a certain article to the King. It was known, of course, to those who made this offer that the official in question had access to the blank forms upon which these warrants are drawn up, and that it would not have been a matter of the least difficulty to get one of these signed by the then Lord Chamberlain among his daily pile of documents. The offer was in dignantly rejected and the whole mat ter reported to Viscount Knollys, his majesty’s principal private secretary, with the result that the firm which made the proposal is still without the royal patronage and is probably won dering why no orders from Bucking ham Palace come Its way. It is not always money that is the bribe offered to court officials. So cial advancement is often the bait dangled before them. A case in point may be quoted. One of the principal subordinates of the master of the horse was approached two or three years ago by a lady of title with the suggestion that she could obtain handsome fees for presenting young ladies at court if he -would undertake that they should receive the neces sary "commands.” The lady in ques tion possessed great influence in the political world, and openly promised the official a baronetcy if he would do this for her. When he declined to .take any part In this scheme he was 'then threatened With the lady's grave tfUlspleasure, and was bluntly told thajt I she would make It her business to see that he was removed from his posi tion. His retort was prompt and sur prising. He went direct to his official chief and laid the whole incident be fore him, with the result that he con tinues to hold his position in the household and the lady in question no longer receives invitations to court. Lord Stamford ham once remarked that “one never knows how popular one is until one Is appointed t# a position at court.” This is certainly true, since invitations from people of whom one has had no previous knowl edge simply pour in from all quar ters upon those whose good fortune It is to serve either the King or the Queen. An amusing story may be told in this connection. About this time last year an extremely well dressed lady went up to an official of the Lord Chamberlain’s depart ment in Piccadilly one morning, ad dressed him by name, shook him warmly by the hand, reproached him for having “neglected her for so long,” and made him promise he would call upon her on the following Thursday. This done, she tripped away, leaving the courtier gazing after her in amazement, since he had not, and has not to this day, the slightest idea of her identity. King Edward’s Champagne. It Is not often that an official of the court Is so directly approached with an offer of monetary reward for his services In getting a royal war rant es was the case a few months ago. He was written to hy a firm of cigarette merchants hailing from America, forwarding him samples of their goods, together with the cool In timation “that they were well aware that the cigarettes were Just the thing the King could smoke and en joy.” and that for every 1,000 that His Majesty ordered the official ap proached could have 60 per cent of the account repaid. The reply was curt, but deserved. It was to the effect that the samples had been handed by the courtier to his chauffex who pronounced them rubbish, and that in those circum stances he did not feel justified In pressing them upon his sovereign. It was due to the late King Ed ward, one of the finest connoisseurs of wine who ever lived, being served with a very indifferent brand of champagne one morning that the gravest case of corruption that has ever been proved against the officials of the British court was brought to light. He asked the name of the firm who supplied it and what on earth it was doing in his cellars. He pur sued this matter to some length, and ultimately found that one of hts most trusted servitors had been substan tially bribed to introduce this wine into the bins of the then Prince of Wales preliminary to an application for the royal warrant in the ordinarv eourse. It is on record that the of fender in this case was continued In his position Just under half an hour after King Edward was informed of his identity. Didn’t Mention Names. A number of enthusiasts, returning from an important match In New York, were playing cards in a railway carriage. Among the number was a rather shady individual who had lost one eye. but seemed to be winning freely, and time after time he scooped in the money, put down by his less fortunate comrades. This continued for some time, when the man at the head of the table felt he could stand It no longer; so he rose in a fearful temper and re marked : "Book ye ‘ere, boys, someoM ft ere is cheatin’. Now, I don't want to ntion ;>n.v names, but if he dooe If again I’ll knock his other dyu <mt» M