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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, MAY 13, IDl.'s.
he Dingbat Family
This Spartacus Was Too Small
Copyright. 11*13. iBUraiuoui New* SerrW
By Herriman
Us Boys
Anyway, Everything Turned Out All Right for the Giants
R*frlster«l Hnited States Patent Offlc*
By Tom McNamara
5AY EM, DO US A FAVOR. WILLY*? EA6LE BEAK SPRODER IS
HIDING IM HIS CELLAR AMP HIS KID SfEP SISTER IS OiATCH-
A_- HlM-60 DOUAl AMD GET HER AWAY SOS HE CAM SNEAK
ol'T and uhm our. game for os. the other side is ahead
MOW 71 TO Elf AND US THE 5lS jaiN/ML !
f I CAN'T
' TAKE
MARY
j WITH ME
i ‘SHE'LL
O0.AR.REL
WITH
EAGLE BEAKS
\STEP SISTER/
£ SOUTHIN' MDSTA HAPPENED! )
1 JJ
all rujhT, you take her
DOU/W TO THE GROUNDS Ul(TH
YOU. SHE MIGHT BE A GOOD
MASCOT- I'LL 60 AMD ATTEMP
TO EA6LE BEAK'S STEP 5ISTER 1 .
THANKS EVER SO MUCH EM-
COME ON MARY GRAB ,
my mitt:
COME ON, COME ON.
EVERY MINUTE COUNTS,
GEE, I'LL
HADE TO
[FIND OUT .
NOTHIN' AT ALL SKINNY
SHANER ONLY GOT
HIT ON THE BEAM-
GEE I WONDER
where the braT
ujEnT at ?
I You LITTLE NO ACCOUNT GOOD for MOTH N6 SAWED OFF SCAMP \
v t Told you to mind the brat and you said you vnould i X
JUST LOOK at THE "PRFDtCAM" YOUVE GOT ME INfO AND me
, TRYING SO HARP to 00 YOU A PAUOR 1 .- YOU OUGHT TO
BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF
GOSH, tWHAT'S ALL THAT
YELLIN' down to THE -
\GROUNDS ABOUT ?“
Bringing Up Father
Samara — o
F-OOD m FANIS
cooked
and
served
BY
A**'"
THE STARFISH 6IANT& woN
YESTERDAY'S GAME- EAGLE BEAK
SPRUDER SHOWED OP IN THE 6tP
AND TURNED THE TIDE- EMILY
MORTON STALLED WlS KID STEP SISTER
AWAY FROM HIM SOMEHOW OR OTHER,
THATS HOW HE WAS ABLE TO SHOW
OP-THREE CHEERS FOR EMILY 1
“STANDING OF THEM TUERE^CLUBS.
.H/nkies" v' o' Took
Giants- . 4 3 .&/
SOOTHIES
OLEAS"
S 4
I 6
MIA
M\
SKINNY SHAMERS G0061T DEPT
SHANERS
DtWUJINL _
LESSONS JdmPINL ROPE
(FOR. DAMES)
Ct/nawerL tfr
IVHAf IS A 600b WAY To MAKE THE
HOURS 60 FAST? - USE THE SPUR.
OP 7HE MOMENT, - THERE YA IS?
(Sn& t^-dUuy
PROM RAY MILLER'RIDGEWOOD. U.s. A
MY IS WE Rf MU SUCH TH/NG
AS A UOHOLE DAY HUH?
PEEK IN) TO-MOSROWS PAPER-
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Copyright. 1913, International News Service.
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By George McManus
7 TT
ah Y Time you have
ANOTHER BOTTLE of
WINf to tr*e p 0R
* 'Stein of beer -
You juvt. come
^ inhere
Y~
"‘here wont
be another Timf-
' WOULDN'T To
another feed UKF
that for monEv.
Court “Graft”
Temptations
*c
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 atre
known to be connected officially with
the court. To the credit of the mem
bers of the royal staff it has t<r hi*
said at once that these temptations
are nearly always treated with con
tempt. A recent incident, in - Which
two officials of the Lord Chamber-
Iain’s department were implicated,
shows, however, that sometimes the
temptations held out are more than
can be resisted.
Punishment in such a case is swif^
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 thg
mere fact that the confidence of thg
sovereign has been betrayed Is re
garded as sufficient to have the cul
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 the royal
i household, or possessed of any in-
j fluence there, is no-t approached with
suggestions that he might benefit his
own pocket by falling 4 in with
schemes propounded to him. It not
many months since one of the best
known officials of the Lord Chamber 1
Iain’s department was offered a check
; for $3,000 if he could get a royal
warrant stating that the firm in ques
tion had been specially appointed to
supnly 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 dally
piie of documents. The offer was in
dignantly rejected and the whole mat
ter reported to Viscount Knollys, hla
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 pbint
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
ladles 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
i then threatened with the lady’s grave
displeasure, and was bluntly told that
fihe 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 Stamfordham once remarked
that “one never knows how popular
one is until one is appointed to f>
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 as was the case a few months
ago. Ho was written to by 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 80 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 rhauffex 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 his 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 ordinary
course. It is on record that the of
fender in this case was continued in
his position just under half an hour
if ter 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 rail wav
carriage. Among the number was a
rather shady individual who had lost
on< eye. but seemed to be winning
treely, and time after time he scooped
it. the money, put down by his less
fortunate comrades.
This continued for some time, when
the man at the head of the table felt
tie Could stand 1t no longer; so he
rose in a fearful temper and re
marked :
"Look ye ’ere. boys, someone here
' heatin'. Now. I don't want t*
nttoti any names, but if he dees it
1 again ill knack his ointr ujin-ouw"