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i EDITORIAL rage The Atlanta Georgian THE HOME RARER THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN PublinhM by THIS GEORGIAN COM PA NY At 20 E«*t Alabama St.. Atlanta, On Entered a« *#*ron<1-clas* inattar at postofflc* at Atlanta, under act of March S, 1* 3 HEARSTB M'NDAY AMERICAN and THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN will be mailed to subscribers anywhere In the i’nltcd States. Canada and Mexico, one month for $ 60, three months for $1.75: change of address made aa often aa desired Foreign subscription rates on application. Where Will Atlanta Find An other Nash Broyles for Recorder? The New Banking and Cur' rency Law If Atlanta were disposed to be entirely selfish—which At lanta isn’t, despite some occasional ill-natured and peevish re marks to the contrary from outsiders—she might view with gen uine alarm Judge Nash R. Broyles candidacy for the Court of Appeals. Not that Atlanta would in that seem to love Judge Broyles less, but that she would seem to love herself more—which, as suggested primarily, would be the quintessence of selfishness! As a matter of fact, and altogether seriously, if Judge Broyles shall be promoted to the Appellate bench, where shall At lanta find another such as he for the office of Recorder? Nobody yet has outlined a satisfactory method whereby Shakespeare possibly might have un-Hamleted Hamlet,” and not left it poor indeed—and, by the same token, nobody seems able to suggest a Broylesless Recorder’s Court in Atlanta that appeals particularly! The people of Atlanta entertain for Judge Broyles a feeling of genuine respect, even affection. They know they owe him a heavy debt of gratitude—wherefore, they wish him well, what ever his ambitions and aspirations. Those ambitions and aspi rations always have been, and always will be, honorable and worthy. Atlanta knows Nash Broyles, both as citizen and official, and Atlanta commends him to the State at large as everything a Georgian should be. With respect to the thousand or so—or thereabout—gentle men who may aspire to succeed Judge Broyles on the Recorder’s bench, far be it from any person to say aught by way of dispar agement. Each and every one of these may be altogether patriotic and liberty-loving, and fully anxious to serve—but we make bold to say, nevertheless, that no one of them is NASH BROYLES, and no one of them likely would fit at once snugly and ‘‘so as you wouldn’t notice the difference’’ into the par ticular seat of the mighty Judge Broyles so long has occupied! In the matter of Recorder Broyles—even "Jedge Briles,” if some more sentimental ones prefer—and his candidacy for the Court of Appeals, Atlanta, therefore, hesitates in a measure of bewilderment, whether to point with pride or view with alarm! If only there were two Judge Broyles! Judge Broyles is distinctly an ATLANTA INSTITUTION. Should Atlanta release him to the larger purposes of the State's necessities, or should Atlanta hold fast to what she has, and let the State look around and secure another man for the higher court? Aye—there’s the rub! In the Family Cupboard NOW TH£N. WHAT The IMCK.ENS is This closet LOCKED for . T W0NDE*y E c — — /; ! ! 1 1 ! i I UN pun - — I’Ll THE DEAR OLD cooler's Hid MY NEW YEAR* PRESENT^ IN THERE £ E 5: n i WHAT ON EARTh areYoo ^ doin': □ Kc HERE — I’LL OPEN IT FOR You. - - IT’S STUCK THAT'S ALL' The damp weather MAKES ’EM SWELL - ~BV SOLLY, DON’T BE SO ALL-FIRED QUICK WITH THAT saw after. This' A By EDWIN MARKHAM 1 bv t Because the new currency law might have been better it is not necessarily bad. On the contrary, it is so decided a step in advance of the present system that the country is to be congrat ulated upon its final enactment. The Georgian has agreed with those students of the cur rency, like Mr. Vanderlip, who believed that a strong central bank controlled by the Government would prove a more efficient agent for adjusting the ebb and flow of the currency to the needs of business. Congress thought otherwise, but Congress may be led to recognize its error and a measure which is essentially right in principle can always be amended when experience has shown amendment to be desirable. It is quite evident that the measure is going to be accepted in good faith by even the forces that have been fighting it. The President referred to this indication in his speech on signing the measure, and expressed the hope and expectation that this "con structive Democratic ” measure would usher in a new day of prosperity. The hope will be shared even if the expectation is not. The President should remember that the currency bills is not the first great measure of his administration. The tariff law took precedence, and under that law, which opened American markets to foreigners with no reciprocal concessions from them, business is staggering. That a currency law, however excellent, can wholly undo the evil already done is unlikely. ^ The Republican leader in the House, Mr. Mann, has claimed that the Democrats intend to bring business out of the stupefac tion into which the tariff law plunged it by administering the stimulus of an inflated currency. The charge is unjust. The Glass Owen bill provides for no inflation of the currency. The notes issued under it will be based on gold and gilt-edged commercial paper, and their retirement properly provided for. If the method of utilizing credits and distributing the notes were more scientifically provided for by the creation of a central bank, the law would be above criticism. But it will not correct the faults of the tariff hill either by unhealthily stimulating trade or in any other way. The President declares that the only satisfactory reply to criticism is in action. What action does he propose in reply to criticisms of the new tariff? Is it possible that that measure is held sacred beyond the thought of amendment? Buy of Yours,” issued the George H. Doran Company, discusses the various problems of care of youth. The author, James S. Kirtley, has a suggestive chapter to'parents. He claims that rational child- labor is as necessary as childplay in the development of the boy. He says: “The amount of enjoyment a boy gets out of the enterprises he initiates himself is a wholesome education; it is an anticipation of his career and a preparation for it. He must be encouraged to do this, and carefully guided. Guid ance is highly necessary. "Even employments with hob bies is a benefit, as it develops special tastes and, sometimes, fits for special work in the luture. If no other good comes from them, they are, at least, employments, and that is something; but the memory of them is sure to be a source of recreative amusement to him in the future. 4 “One bov of my acquaint,Trice went into the white rabbit indus try and actually paid expenses, while getting back large returns of pleasure and information and sympathy with animal life. An other went into photography: while a little group, near by. studied wireless telegraphy. Drawing, ceramic work, sketch ing, music—vocal and instrumen tal—have given boys lots of pleas ure and profit. "Another makes it pay to raise pigs; another, a certain breed of dogs; still another boy makes a specialty of pigeons. There is an enterprising lad who raises vege tables in the back yard, on shares, and he sells his half for enough to take music lessons on the flute. Boys’ organizations—gangs and clubs and troops—may be given employment by the public and by individuals. That kind of organi zation does double good. "But the note of warning must be sounded. Perils await the boy. Among his interesting ventures are those In which his father en gages to give him financial com pensation for services of greater or less insignificance. Let both him and his father beware lest he learn to put a financial value on those ministries which he should render freely and gladly, as a son. Let him learn to co-operate for the pleasure of doing his part. Let every command given him be a summons to his nobler sense of comradeship, all work come to be Valley F Ori^e By B® v Thomas B. Gregory I T was 136 years ago that Washington’s army began its terrible experience at Valley Forge, an experience that was well calculated to “try men's souls.” It was the gloomiest i»eriod of all the long struggle for inde pendence. The Continental mon ey was so depreciated in value that an officer's pay would hardly keep him in clothing. The men were en »v»ed in miserable’huts. through w hich the searching win ter winds whistled in cruel mock ery. Barefooted, the men left upon the snow their tracks ’n blood Few had blankets, or even straw. Their bed was the bare, frozen earth. Medicines were scarce, and for many of the sick death was the only relief. The great-souled man upon whom all the responsibility rest ed suffered more than the rank and file. for. besides all the perils of want and famine which he 8hared with his soldiers. Wash ington was called upon to suffer from envy and calumny. Cun ning intrigue was busy, trying to destroy his reputation and influ ence in order that another might succeed to the high command. The infamous “Conway Cabal" worked like a demon against the American commander, and the conspiracy was so far successful that it had him censured in Con gress by members from Pennsyl vania and Massachusetts. But through it all the fires of patriotic devotion burned bright ly. The noble Washington bore the ordeal patiently and with all becoming grace, and the men of the rank and file suffered in si lence the worst that came to them. The scoundrelly plotters tried to bribe General Reed to use his influence against Washington, only to meet with the immortal rebuke: “I am not worth pur chasing, but, such as 1 am, the King of England is not rich enough to buy me.” Such was the spirit that nerved the patriots throughout those un speakable sufferings of the win ter at Valley Forge. In silence and in hope, w ith courage unabat ed and their love of country uu- dimmed, they endured all—until th»‘ time might come for them to like another blow for freedom. Questions Answered LAFAYETTE’S DEATH. K. A. H.—Lafayette died in Paris. May 20. 1834, at the age of 77. He died, not violently, but naturally and beautifully, sur rounded by a company of loving friends. The "friend of America, and of liberty everywhere." left behind him a reputation without a flaw. His character as a man was almost perfect. THE RICHEST COUNTRY. F. G.—The "richest country in the world” is this one of ours—the United States of America. There is no other country that can hold a candle to this. France is rich. Great Britain is rich, but the United. States is richer than France and Grq*it Britain com bined, with many billions to spare. WHY CAESAR. T. H. S.—For twenty years the republic had been desolated and crazed by the strife of contending factions, ang the cry of the peo ple was for peace. There was needed a strong central power, embodied in the will of a single man. ruling with absolute and un resisted sway. Of \ factions the people had quite enough. Of course the people could have pre vented the establishment i*f the empire, which to them meant peace. THE PRIMROSE LEAGUE. C. J. R.—The "Primrose League” was formed in 1884, in memory of the late Lord Bea- consfield, whose favorite flower the primrose is thought to have been. Beaconsfield died on April 10, 1881, and the anniversary of that day is termed "Primrose Day,” when the flower is general ly worn by his admirers and also placed upon his statue in Parlia ment Square. The joke of it is, the primrose was not the great statesman’s favorite flower. It was, however, the favorite flower of Queen Victoria, and when ask ed about the floral tribute to he sent to Beaeonsfield's funeral/ she advised sending "the primrose, my favorite flower." In some way the matter got mixed up, and the delusion sprang up that mate rialized in the "Primrose League.” WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES. J. P. L.—Wedding anniversa ries are as follows: 1st . 2d . 3d . . 4th . 5th . 6th . 7th . 8th . 9 til . 10th 75th . Cotton . Paper Leather Flowers Wooden . Sugar Woolen Rubber Willow . . Tin lflth 12 th 13th 14th 15th ! 20th . 25th ' 30th 40th . oUth . . Steel . . Linen . . Lace . . Ivory . Crystal . . China Silver . . Pearl . . Ruby . . Gold Diamond 1 ^ t Let Your 1 3oy Work as Well as Play team work and all rewards be a gratification to his unselfishness. “The boy is in peril of early pessimism, as he flnds that every body feels competent to direct him and justified in imposing on $ him by withholding or cutting his wages, working him overtime,^nd. in numberless ways, failing to rec ognize that a boy can get tired, or hungry, or irritated, or irfdignant. “He may be so directed that his early ventures will be in the line of his future achievements. It will be well for him to have in mind such boys as Andrew Carnegie, who came over from Scotland with a sovereign in his pocket, but with sovereignty in his soul, and fired a stationary engine for two-fifty p week. A boy can get the virtues of industry, honesty, fairness and altruism started and operative in his life quite early.” Garrett P. Serviss Writes on Aerial Bombs England’s Now Monster Battleship Carries Guns Especially to Combat Enemies in the Air, and Has a Deck Made of Heavy Armor Plate. By GARRETT P. SERVISS A nybody who stin has doubts about the practicability of using aeroplanes and dirigi- ‘ble balloons as machines of war would do well to consider the prep arations that have been made to guard against their attacks on England’s monster new battleship, the Queen Elizabeth. This is the first ship of war that has ever been planned to use oil instead of coal for Its engines, the first to carry guns intended spe cially to fight enemies in the air, and the first to be provided with a deck armored for defense against bombs dropped from above. It is not too soon that these in novations in naval construction have been made, for the reader can turn over a page of his paper con taining the account of the launch ing of the Queen Elizabeth and find descriptions of several kinds of aerial bombs that have already been perfected and are only wait ing for the outbreak of a great war to prove their ability to do whole sale murder. Imaginative writers describing naval battles sometimes liken tor pedo boats attacking a battleship to so many angry hornets, but the description will have a new force and appropriateness when it comes to he applied to a fleet of aerial war craft darting and hovering_ over a huge steel monster that wallows In the waves below, and shooting their stings down upon it. But it is not only battleships that will henceforth have to be armored and otherwise provisioned against attacks from overhead. The inventors of the aerial bombs, which the war departments of more than one nation are now experi menting with, aim at the destruc tion of land fortifications and en campments as well as of naval forces. The third dimension of space will enter ominously into all the calculations and operations of the next war, and battles will no longer be fought, or campaigns conducted, in two dimensions only. How serious the situation really Is may he Judged from facts that have recently come to light con cerning the purchase by a govern ment, supposed to be that of Ger many. of a quantity of aerial pro jectiles, manufactured In England and known as the Marten-Hale bombs. A description of these bombs is not calculated to encour age those who have heretofore been disposed to look upon ce rhd warfare as the mere dream of en tnuslasts and romance writer* The bombs in question are •>, inches long, 6 Inches in greatest diameter, weigh twenty pound, and contain about four and a half pounds of explosive (trlnltroto luc.,), and 340 little round steel bullets, which are scattered ° every direction by the explosion of the bomb. With the charge of powder fust mentioned the bombs are partlci. larly intended for attacking ] n . trenchments and fortifications which they would render utterly untenable unless strongly defend ed overhead. For blowing UD bridges and covered magazines and for the destruction of cruisers and battleships another model of the same bomb has been prepared, chaiged with about seven pounds of high explosive. The bombs can be launched bv hand or by means of a short tor pedo tube, which, experiments have shown, gives an unexpected sure- ness of aim. The aviator, having sighted his intended victim and obtained a good position over it out of reach of its guns, first pulls out a safety key to disengage the automatic machinery of the bomb and then sends it oil Its way. As It falls, two little wing3 near the handle begin to revolve under the action of the air, thus unscrewing a catch which, while in position, prevents an accidental explosion When this catch has been un screwed the bomb will explode the instant it strikes any object even the surface of the water. The turns of the screw, actuated by the little wings, are so numbered that the bomb must fall at least 250 or 300 feet before the mechanism of explosion is released, and thus the aviator is protected against an accidental explosion occurring be fore the bomb has got a safe dis tance away from him. We in America can look upon these things with simple curiosity, but it is different in Europe, where a potential enemy stands armed behind every frontier. A French man says in regard to the alleged purchase of aerial bomi>3 referred to above: “I am no coward, but this thing makes me shiver! If war with Germany should break out to morrow, the very sky would fight against us, and we should be over whelmed from the heavens, as in iue world's Iasi day.” rpHE CAULDRON COMPANY, j of New Y'ork, has issued a pamphlet, “One Hundred Helps to Live One Hundred Years." Here are a few of the admonitions, which may be made the basis of your New Year res olutions: "The first, and perhaps the most important rule is to breathe deeply. Not now and then, but all the time. Get the habit. Al ways breathe from the nose. “Keep in the open air and in the sunlight as much as possible. Not once a week, but once a day, and at least an hour a day. Re member that where the sun does not shine diseases breed. “Be sure to give all your mus cles exercise every day. Walk ing will not do this: you must use dumbbells or other devices, and be sure that it is in the fresh air. “Walk as much as possible. Never take a car or carriage if your destination js within five miles, unless you are pressed for time. “Learn to sleep comfortably with your bed between two open windows (a corner preferred), so that there will be a movement of air across your pillow. “Before dressing, take a little exercise, inflate your lungs, then slap your chest with your fists, which bounces the air into every cell. “Before dressing, take a Tittle exercise with windows still open. Be sure to bring every muscle in to action. “After exercising, take a cold bath. If cold water is too much, try lukewarm water first, grad ually taking it colder. "After the hath, rub yourself down briskly with a coarse towel until a pink glow appears on the body surfaces. ' “If your room Is not on the sunny side of the house, find some way to get your body in the sun light, somewhere, somehow. “Do not think of heavy or wor risome subjects while eating. Your stomaeh needs all the blood it can get, and you should not do that which carries blood to the head. Perfect digestion is highly important, and this can not be had unless the mind is at rest, “If possible, stop work some lit tle time before meals. Loaf for a few minutes. “Don’t go to work on top of a hearty meal. Rest a half hour or so. “Chew your food until the act of swallowing is involuntary. “Eat meat sparingly. Once a day is more than enough. Twice a week is better. Red meats are best and most nutritious. “Fruit should be taken daily, even if It be only preserved fruit. “Never leave the table wkh a feeling that you are full. Rather feel that you could have eaten a little more with comfort. "From six to eight glasses of water should be drunk every 24 hours, unless milk is taken freely. Two glasses of water should be taken on rising in the morning If the water is hot, so much the better. Breakfast is not to be taken for at least half an hour thereafter. “Take good care of your teeth On the first sigrr of a cavity, con sult the dentist. You can not hope for good health without good teeth; and your own are better than false ones. STARS AND STRIPES Cruelty and cowardice are twin brothers. t * * Another thing the tariff has brought down is wages • * * ’Twas the day before New Year’s, and never a cent Was left for the food or the coal or the rent. So far the only objections ad vanced against Wisconsin's eu genic marriage law are that It's non-eugenic and quite illegal. * ♦ * The physician robbed in Philadelphia because he "V* unarmed should have heeded tl*> Scriptural injunction; "Physi cian. a®r* ——■