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The Atlanta Georgian
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
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Atlanta Needs Mozley Park
and Must Have It
* W 9.
The City Can Not Have Too Many Playgrounds for the
People.
What Woman has Done,
Woman Can Do
The Money Value of Politeness
Some persons can never see
any good in the man who is not
wearing epaulets
The girl with a dimple in her
cheek does not always have a
dent in her heart
The movement looking to the purchase of Mozley Park by
the city has been revived, and it is to be hoped that this time it
may succeed.
The property may be acquired just now at a price perhaps
lower than ever again will be possible, and Atlanta needs this
lovely park to strengthen its already too weak chain of recrea
tion and play grounds.
Moreover, the people in the immediate vicinity of Mozley
Park contend that they have not been equitably treated in the
matter of park distribution in Atlanta, and the property they j
are petitioning Council to buy does not call for a very heavy out- !
lay of money.
Next year, in 1914, we are to celebrate fittingly the fiftieth I
anniversary of the battle of Atlanta. Then would be a most
acceptable time for the city to take over Mozley Park.
It is the only remaining spot that, in its physical aspect, i
calls to mind vividly and picturesquely the battle of Atlanta.
It was well within the zone of that fierce encounter, and
bears to day the honorable scars of the conflict enacted upon
and about it.
Besides the citizens of the Seventh Ward, there are hun- j
dreds of citizens from other sections of Atlanta earnestly and
sincerely urging upon Council the desirability of securing this j
magnificent park NOW
Its history is by no means the greatest thing in its favor— |
above all things, It meets the best ideals of a REAL PARK for
city purposes.
Atlanta should acquire before it grows any bigger ALL the
parks it possibly may. It soon will be too late to acquire this
particular spot.
The Georgian most cordially commends the present move
ment looking to the purchase of Mozley Park.
What woman has done to lessen the high cost of living in
the matter of eggs she can do with other food products. She
has not taken kindly to the Administration advice to eat cheese,
but has gone about to obtain eggs at a reasonable price. She has
applied the law of deprivation to cure the effort of capitalists,
food speculators and cold storage men to make the law of sup
ply and demand subservient to their greed. What woman has
done in the egg business she will do some day to the ice business.
One of these days she will force into use a large community ice
box with compartments for the use of families in the tenements
that will cut down the profits of the ice baron.
Competition
| other fellow
* trade
is all rig'llt if
iF not gettins
the
our -
There are none go companion
able as the henpecked married
man when away from home.
v.
Tho overestimated man gener
ally has to keep on the jump to
prevent being found out
I; sometimes requires more skill
gravel n!!> to lot go than it does
to catch on.
While “doing your Christmas shopping early,’’ as you are
asked to do by your wise friends, remember also to do it politely.
Few commodities so cheap as politeness can be turned to so good
account. The tired girl who waits on you can not be expected,
if you are sharp and exacting, to help you to find bargains. She
knows better than you do what she has to sell. Be polite to her
and she will assist you with ideas and suggestions that will mean
money in your pockej and time on your hands to complete your
shopping in one day:
Remember that no shopgirl, however well paid, likes to be
snapped and snarled at. Save her nerves, and she will save
yours. Be considerate of her, and you will be surprised to find
how much her expert knowledge can aid you in choosing your
gifts.
That Naval Holiday
The House of Representatives, after some flamboyant ora
tory, has gayly voted a “naval holiday’’ for one year, during
which time none of the nations making holiday shall build any
warships.
Of course, the matter is utterly unimportant. None of the
shipbuilding nations will participate. Not even the navy of
which the good ship “Piffle'' flies the Admiral's flag shall be
balked of its just increase by so silly a legislative act,
Since the statesmen have time to waste thus, why do bills
tor Fathers' Day," for a “Sunflower Day." a “Temperance
Day" and the like lag in committee? Why not appoint a “Con
gressional Day" on which statesmen shall be peculiarly priv
ileged to make fools of themselves without being taken seriously?
STARS AND STRIPES
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Outside the wind blows chill and the gray sky tells of snow ,
Inside the wood fire crackles and the embers glow
Outside the shivering toilers glean their wood from the street;
Inside their happied fellows bask in the pleasant heat.
The F ate of Crassus
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY
Now though the wind blows chill and the gray sky t'ells of snow
The spirit of eoming Christmas should set our hearts a-glow.
And make those who have home and hearthstone, roof and sheltei
and meat,
Remember their sadder fellows who glean in the icy street.
What a Boy Should Aim For
By EDWIN MARKHAM
O N December 9, 53 R C., in
what is not\ Asiatic Tur
key, was fought one of the
decisive battles of history. At
Cafrhae the Parthians killed a
Homan pro-consul, annihilated a
Homan army and precipitated the
rivalry between the two Homan
citizens which was to end in the
overthrow of the republic and the
establishment of the empire.
And all this was brought about
by a lot of semi-barbarous no
mads, who, as the Romans
thought, had no military ability
whatever and were not even wor
thy of serious consideration.
Crassus, who. with Caesar and
Pompey, formed the “first trium
virate." being ambitious of re
nown and desirous of increasing
his store of worldly goods, set out
with an army of 50.000 men to
conquer the Parthians. He
thought the job would be an easy
one. The legions were invincible,
and while they had never as .vet
met the Sons of the Desert, no
fear was felt as to the outcome
of the expedition.
Striking boldly Into the desert.
Crassus came up with the enemy
a little to the eastward of the
Euphrates and there began at
once one of the most remarkable
fights of history. The Parthian
force, composed entirel> of cav
alry, formed about the Romans in
a circle, which was slowly drawn
tighter and tighter as the strug
gle wore on. Riding close up to
the legionaries, the Parthians
would rain their deadly arrows
upon them and then suddenly ride
away. The Romans charged with
splendid courage, but they, might
as well have charged the wind or
the dying clouds of heaven. Closer
and closer drew the death circle
and thinner and thinner grew the
legions. On the one side there
was no surrender and on the
other no mercy. Slowly but re
morselessly the work of destruc
tion went on. and presently Cras
sus was dead and his army anni
hilated.
The “Parthian arrow" did its
work well, and the ghost of the
dead army, flitting back to Rome,
made the Masters of the World
shiver to the very marrow in
their bones. That ghost was dou
bly significant. It meant that
Crassus* army was dead and taut
the great republic was ready for
the shroud; for. just as the Par
thians hud crushed Crassus, the
great Julius was about to crush
Pompey and establish the impe
rial rule.
Questions Answered
THE GAELIC TONGUE.
F W. M. -The Gaelic language
was once spoken by a consider
able number of the human race in
, the British Isles, the Isle of Man.
Northern France and Spain.
There is evidence that the Gaelic
branch of the Celtic breed was
widespread. For instance, it is
maintained by some excellent au
thorities that the Cimbri. who
threatened at once time to over
whelm Rome, and who were stop
ped by Marius, were of Gaelic
speech. The ancient language is
found to-day in the Isle of Man.
Wales, the Highlands of Scot
land. Western Ireland and in
Rrittan>. Northern Franc#.
DAVID LIVINGSTONE.
P C. T.—You are wrong in
your claim that the ashes of the
great explorer rest in the wilds
of Africa." From the spot where
he died, near "Chitambos Vil
lage." on the Malliance Living
stone’s body was, in 1S74. taken
to England and deposited with
high honors in Westminster Ab
bey. the Government bearing all
the expense of the elaborate fu
neral. Livingstone will always
rank among the most illustrious
of the African explorers. He was
a real pathfinder and civilizer as
well as a most devoted Christian
and philanthropist. Upon his
lasting fame there seems to be
not a single blot.
•f 1 7JLLIAM DE WITT HYDE,
VV President of Bowdoin
College, in a book sent
out by T. Y. Crowell called “The
Quest of the Best,” giVes one of
the wisest of recent studies on
the training of boys. I commend
it to homes, schools and clubs.
Here is pne of its summaries:
“If we put together the sep
arate features of the boy who is
enlisted in the Quest of the Best,
the portrait ‘will be something
like this:
“He keeps himself clean and
neat out of regard for others, but
on occasion is ready to get as
dirty as work or play may re
quire.
"He eats heartily, but only-
such and so much food as will
keep him in most effective work
ing and playing condition.
“He foregoes liquor and tobacco
whenever they would mean either
deterioration for himself, or de
struction of those weaker than
he.
“He takes all the amusement
and fun he can get without an
noyance or degradation of others,
or enervation of himself.
"He works with an eye to his
employer’s interest as well as his
own; but not when he can help it
to the point of dullness or chronic
fatigue.
"He spends freely for what he
enjoys, and saves for a rainy*
day; yet holds all his spending
and saving subject to the claim of
persons ind causes more needy
or worthy than he.
"He stoutly and bravely de
fends with all there is in him
whatever he stands for; yet
would rather oe called a coward
than do >. foolish or foolhardy
thing to avoid it.
“He looks out shrewdly for
i imself. y< r just as shrewdly for
l*is customer, creditor, employer
or employee
"He tells the truth in kindness
to all who have a right to hear it
He makes the future as real
as the present, and treats present
and future, both for self and for
others, as one.
“He is orderly for the most
part, and disorderly on special oc
casions, as he pleasure and con
venience of all concerned may
require.
“He talks frankly about un
pleasant facts when necessary;
but keeps silent about them when
talk would serve no good social
purpose.
“He is polite with an inner po
liteness born of a desire to give
pleasure rather than pain.
"He has at neart the welfare of
all with whom he associates; liv
ing at peace with them so far as
he can; and figiiting fairly when
peace can not be honorably main
tained.
"He is loyal to his group and
liis friends when he can be loyal
to them without being false to
himself.
“He thinks little of his attain
ments, but much of his aims; de
riving humility from the former
and self-respect from the latter.
"Ho treats in thought, word
and deed all women and girls as
he would wish others to treat hisi
own mother or sister.
"He is as kind and helpful to
those who wrong him as he can
he without being misunderstood,
and ready to forgive them the in
stant they repent.
"He devotes himself to his
friends and companion- as so
many extensions of himself; and
takes as much delight in their
happiness ind success as in his
own.
“He regards himself as a mem
ber and servant of the one social
whole, and holds the social claim
ai-Gvo individual inclination
whenever he wo conflict.
h Not that ary boy. or man for
r.at matter. aUains this compre
hensive Best, but that he who is
enlisted in-the.Quest of the Best
JelibeVately accepts nothing lon
er or less."
Where Do the Women of
the World Belong?
In a Happy Home, if They Have One,
Say? Dorothy Dix, bpt if Not, They
Certainly Belong Among the Workers,
Not the Hangers-On—By All Means
Send the Women Back Where They
Belong.
"By DOROTHY DIX*
A MAX was expressing
great satisfaction over
the fact that the Dew
Pennsylvania law limiting the
hours a week that a woman
may be worked has resulted in
throwing thousands of women
out of employment.
His rejoicing was not the re
suit of any sympathy or com
passion for the poor industrial
slaves that have been forced to
toll far beyond their strength.
Nor was , it inspired by any
humanitarian sentiment toward
the weakly, neurotic children
that these exhausted mothers
would bring into the world.
He was one of the men—
happily few now—who hold the
ancient faith that women are a
species of auimals, created solely
for the service and pleasure of
man: tiiat. they have no rights
in the world, not even the right
to make an honest living by
their own labor, and that it is a
sacrilegious thing for them to
dare to compete in business
with men. Therefore, he was de
lighted to hear of anything that
would cripple their earning
power.
“It serves them right,’’ he ex
claimed jubilantly: “a lot of
them have been sent back al
ready where they belong, and a
lot more will have to go, too.
1 wish they would pass a law
that would send every woman
in the world back where she be
longs.”
So say we all, brother. We .
would all like to see a la w passed
that would send every woman
in the world back where she be
longs.
In the Centre of a Happy
Home is Where Every
Woman Belongs.
Before you could pass that
law - , however, you would have
to pass another law that would
usher in the millennium, and,
unfortunately, yju can’t create
the ideal conditions of kingdom
come by enacting a statute.
The place where every woman
belongs is in the centre of a
happy home, with plenty to eat
and plenty to wear, and a hus
band who loves her, and is good
to her, and faithful to her, and
with little children, amply fed
and clothed, playing in the sun
shine about her feet. That’s
where every woman belongs.
It is a disgrace to civilization,
and an outrage on posterity,
when women are forced to feed
the race as well as to bear it,
that young girls exhaust every
ounce of their vitality in store
or factory before ever they come
to the great work of motherhood,
and that married women are
compelled to give their strength
to performing the work they are
hired to do instead of giving it
to their children.
Certainly every woman be
longs in a home where she is
cherished and cared for. No one
will dispute that. Neither wtll
any one dispute the fact that
ninety-nine and nine-tenths of
the women who are out of their
homes Rre out because they have
no homes to be in. If there are
any women so madly Industrious
that they have left a luxurious
home and a generous father or
husband for the pleasure of
standing all day behind the
counter, or pounding a type
writer. or“speeding up a machine
in a factory, all 1 can say is
that I have never met one. All
the working women that I know
work for bread, and r.ot for fun.
Every woman belongs in a
sheltered home. But suppose
Bhe hasn’t got the home, where
does she belong then?
Where does the old maid be
long. for instance? The last
census report showed there were
seventeen million unmarried
men in the United States. That
means a corresponding number
of old maids, since no woman
can make a man marry her un
less he wants to. Are these
women to become parasites on
other people, or are they to be
self-supporting? Is it an old
maid's place to settle herself
down on some family that
doesn’t want her, or to hustle out
and get a job of her own? Which
way will the woman be happiest
and most useful to society? I
think she belongs among the
workers, and not among the
hangers-on, don’t you?
Where Do a Houseful of
Able Bodied Girls
Belong?
Not every man is eminently
successful in business. Many
men toil honestly and faithfully
al! their lives, and never guc-
■ coed in making more than a bare
living. Suppose such a man has
grown old and feeble, and he has
a houseful of able-bodied daugh
ters.
Where do these young women
belong? Isn’t the place where
they belong some place where
they can make a good living for
themselves and help their
parents, instead of working their
poor old father to death to try
to feed and clothe them?
In a family where there are
healthy, intelligent girls, are
they whore they belong w'hen
ihey hang like a millstone around
a brother's neck, keeping him
from marriage and establishing
a home of his own, because he
has to support them? Or are
they where they belong when
they devote their energies to
work instead of playing golf, and
leave their brother free to live
his life unburdened by his
female relatives? It is often
said that the reason that men
can't marry nowadays is because
of the competition in business
with women. The reverse of
this is true, for every sister who
goes out to earn her own living
leaves her brother free to marry
some other woman.
Where does a woman belong
if her husband is invalided, or if
he dies, leaving her with little
children and not a dollar to sup
port them on? Doesn’t she be
long out in the working world
then, where she can earn the
money to support those de
pendent upon her? Surely she
is in her appointed place doing
whatever work comes to her
hand, and the pity of it is that
the place is often so hard and
its wages so poor.
Wherever There Is Need.
Want, Sickness. You
Will Find a Woman.
“Send the women back to
where they belong.’’ They go
there, brother. Wherever there
is need and want; wherever there
is sickness and suffering; wher
ever there are infirm old people
to be cared for, or helpless lit
tle children to be fed and
clothed, there is Jwhere a woman
belongs, and there you will find
her.
To begrudge a woman the
right to earn an honest living
for herself and those dependent
on her is the quintessence of
human meanness. That any man
could do it passes comprehension.
A billion souls the size of his
could exist on the point of a
cambric needle—and not be in
telephoning distance of each
other.
UNANIMOUS By WILLIAM F. KIRK
f I foreman of the thrashing crew was reading to his men;
1_ The long day’s work was over; one and all were resting then.
"This story tells about a wife who loved good times and gowns
Ami made her husband buy a ear and drive to various towns.
The man was busted when he died; broke, absolutely flat. §
Do you think. Ole Oleson, that your wife would act like that?”
"Ay tank so, yes, yu bet Ay do!”
Said Oleson, of the thrashing crew.
" The story tells.” the foreman said, “how in a single year
she handled all that he had saved and saw it disappear.
She paid two hundred dollars for a little Paris hat,
And larger sums for frocks and gowns and other things like that.
She wanted pearls and rubies; she wanted all his cash.
l>o you suppose, Fritz Ludwig, that your wife would be so rash':”
"Chass. dot iss chust rot *he would do!”
Said Dudwig. of the thrashing crew.
"She made him go to Europe.” said the foreman to his men.
"And when they got back home she cried to make the trip again.
She hungered for society, that’s what the story tells.
Although her husband had no wish to travel with the swells.
She had no pity for him when she saw his money go.
Par Casey, do you reckon that your wife would treat you so?”
"Oi'm irid th*• Swede and Doutchmav, too!”
Said Casey, of the thrashing crew.