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Roosevelt’s Attack on Presidents. Tho Commoner. The Columbia, Mo., Herald, which enjoys thedistinction of be ing one of the handsomest weekly newspapers in America, and which is also one of the ablest demoqrat- io newspapers in the country, has been reading the books written by Theodore Roosevelt. Naturally Roosevelt’s “Life of Thomas H. Benton” interests' a Missourian. BdifeorWilliameJof the Herald says that while abroad the two must talked-of Americans that came to his notioe were Missourians —Ben ton and the mule. Editor Wil liams has been reading Roose velt’s Life of Benton and makes copious extracts therefrom. It will be remembered that about a year ago republican organs were filled with violent criticisms of men who dared to Bpealc slighting ly of presidents, and criticisms of presidents wore likened to anar chy. Indeed, the assassination of McKinley was attributed to the newspapers and speakers who crit icised Mr McKinley and his poli cies, and these same republican organs demanded a federal law limiting free speech and free press. These facts are recalled for the purpose of of emphasizing some of the extracts the Herald-made from Roosevelt’s Life of Benton. * ' Speaking of Thomas Jefferson, Author Roosevelt said: “The scholarly, shiffcy doctrinaire.... Was the father of nullification and therefore of secession..... Cheap pseudo-classicism borrowed, from the French Revolutionists.. .Oon- stitutionnally unable to put a proper value on truthfulness.” Of Martin Van Buren he said: “Faithfully served the mammon of unrighteousness Succeeded oecauso of and not in spite of his moral short comings.” Concerning IFranklin Pierce,Au thor Roosevelt wrote: “A small politician of low capacity and mean surrounding, proud to act is the servile tool of men worse than himself.” When Author Roosevelt wrote of .fames K! Polk, he said: “Except mg Tyler, the very smallest oi t he small presidents between Jack son and Lincoln.” Of President Monroe Author itoosevelfc wrote as follows: “Col orless, high-bred gentleman of no special ability, but well fitted to ast as presidential figurehead.” But Author Roosevelt’s opinion of John Tyler is especially inter esting. He Baid: “He has been -. ailed a mediocre man, but this is tnwarranted flattery. He ‘ was a . -olitioian of monumental little ness. . .His chief mental and mur 'd attributes were peevishness, iVetful obstinaoy, inconsistency, ncapaoity to make up his mind, tgether with inordinate vanity.” If we remember aright, similar ■"-ti mates of presidents made by other gentlemen were denounced - •( anarchy and“abuso of the free dom of speech” by the writer of t he above estimates of presidents. And if memory is not playing us false, we recall a number of re marks to the effect that such “at tacks” on a president were respon sible fcr“auarchy” and those who made them should be held res ponsible along with the assassin ( -r any crime committed because t' their “influence upon weak and » sponsible minds.” Is it patr.i- '• -am to defame a president after - ith and anarchy to criticise uun. while living? A comparison of Author Roose- v-it’s words with President Roose- v It’s words will bring to light many interesting things. The Rural School. About eighty-two per cent of our people dwell in the country and engage in agricultual per sists, Under present conditions the rural dublic school is the chief hope of educating the rural population. The best- people of all olasses are going to reside where they can get the best oppor tunities for their childien. The only hope, therefore, of keeping such peoplfe on their farms is to be found in the improvement of the public school. These rural sohools must be made adequate to the educational needs of the peo ple and equal in merit to the best public schools of the towns and cities before we can hope to stop the disastrous annual drains upon the best blood of the com munity by the towns and cities. Iu rocks and trees, and streams, and hills, and vales, and fields, and flowers, nature has provided in the country better companions, better object lessons and better materials for education than can possibly be found or supglied in towns and tho cities. There is no reason why man should not supply there, "in the the heart of nature, schools that shall offer as »good educational facilities as are to be found in town or 6ity. With such schools, the oopntrv would he the ideal place for the education of men. Without such schools, it is but a question of time, when the best of the country population will leave the country and when there shall be left in our rural districts only the}poore8bJpeasant population,too ignorant to know the value and the blessing of education and too indifferent to care to secure it for their offspring. This must happen. The his tory of all civilization plainly de clares that tho greatest oalamity that can befall any land is the deterioration or the destruction of its bold pesautry.—Hon. J. Y. Joyner, Superintendent of Pufflli Listrvction of North Carolina. Wise Conquerors. Macon Telegraph. In addition to £3,000,000 already provided for in the terms of surrender of the'Boers, the British house of commons has now voted £8,000,000 in aid of the rehabiliation of the Transvaal and Orange River colonies, the last grant having been proposed by Colonial Secretary Chamber- lain, who has been roundly abus ed for having forced the war on the Boers, when, as is charged, he might have secured an amicable and honorable settlement of the dispute. Without entering a well-wourn controversy, it be safely asserted that the act of the colonial secretary sursprised his critics. Viewed in the light of the his tory of other wars, and the Amer ican war of 1861-65 in particular, the action of the British govern ment in this matter „is astonish ing. It is an nnheard of thing for a victorious government to appropriate $-15,000,000 to re stock the ruined farms, restore the wasted places and otherwise heal the scars of war in a con quered territory. It is generous, but it is not mere generosity. It is enlightened-self-interest. The loss of the American colonies taught Great Britain a lesson that has been well learned. The cen tral government is working to se cure the loyalty and love of South Africa, even as it secured the loy alty and love of Canada, Australia and New Zeland. British statesmen seem to be able to rise not only above petty prejudices and spites, but above the passions of war, and to be able to perceive and work togeth er for the needs of the empire at large. If they have felt the im pulse of average couquerers to punish the conquered for stub born and prolonged resistance, they have been able to rise supe rior to suoh an impulse and per- sue the wiseer course. Easy Way to Purchase a FIrstcln« B Piano at Lowest Prices and 8 bn Very Easy Terms. 1st. Jqiu the Club for very best Piann a from $860 to $500) by paying «i 0 a Rt J then $2.50 per week or $10 per month! ii!j§ os delivered as soon as you join club. 2nd. Join the Club for good medium Pi anos, fully warranted (prices from $250 to $300), by paying $8 to join and $2 per week or $8 per month. These Pianos are all the very best makes Cull at once and join the Club, and make .,our selection of one of these celebrated makes of Pianos. F. A. GUTTENBERGER. I®! Ga. Cor, Second and Poplar Sts., MACON, CA AGENCY FOR TH& AMERICAN ALL •TEEL WOVEN WISE A Roosevelt Victory. The Republicans will again be in control of all the machinery ,,Q n congress meets, and their at- i- jmod will be eagerly directed ward the treasury surplus. I'ii 're are a whole lot of tremen- dsiis sphemes in progress- of incu bation, and their hatching out will call for the expenditure of many, may millions of the na tion^ treasure.—Albany Herald. — — Startling But True. “If every one knew what a grand medicine Dr. King’s New Life Pills is,” writes D. H. Turn er, Dempseytown, Penn., “you’d sell all you had in a day. Two weeks’use has made a new man (4 me.” Infallible for constipa tion, stomaoh and liver -troubles. 23c at Holtzclaw’s tlrug store. Asoording to certain European observers the result of the No vember elections was not a repub lican but a Roosevelt viotory. From all accounts, this certainly seems to be true of the North west, Republican successes in that quarter being widely attrib uted to the personal popularity of the president. More than one Republican par ty manager confessed in advance, according to the New York Even ing Post, that-? if a republican congre&s “pulled through,” it would be due to the remarkable popularity of the president more than any other cause. “The re turns,” says the Post, “prove this to have been the case. In the East, the Republicans lost congressmen ; in the West, wheye lines were most threatened on the issues of tariff revision and the trusts, they more than held their own. It was the prestige which Mr. Roosevelt has won out there which saved them. The great Northwest has truly been reported by observant travelers and bv watchful politicians to be pretty well daft on one subjeot, and that is the subject of ‘Our Teddy.’ Oyster Bay may prove re creant, as it did, but Wisconsin and Michigan and Illinois and Minnesota and the Dacotas stand by him with ardent loyalty, It is not simply that the West is Roosevelt’s country; that he has hunted over it till he has become its own favorite son.” Subscribe for the Home Journal.' A Startling surprise, A very few could believe in looking at A. T. Hoadley, a heal thy, robust blacksmith -of Til- den, Ind., that for ten years lie suffered such tortures from Rheu matism as few could endure and live. But a wonderful change followed his taking Electric Bit- ters. “Two bottles wholly cured me,” he writes, “and I have not felt a twinge in over a year.” They regulate the Kidneys, puri fy the blood and cure Rheuma tism, Neuralgia, Nervousness, im prove digestion and give perfect health. Try them. Only 50cts. at Holtzclaw’s drug store. ——-—.-<>-« .. .— Business in Belfast, except in the ship-building trade, has been depressed for several months past. A wooden chimney stack 160 $ high is in operation at Mapi- '■>,in the province of Duraugo, Mexico. The interior is lined with corrogorated iron, and there are platforms at intervals to r M men- Hade of large, strong wires, heavily galvanized, kmply provides for expansion and contrac- -winch iion. Only Best Bessemer steel wires ised, always of uniform quality, Uever goes wrong no matter low great a strain s put on it. Does tot mutilate, but oes efficiently turn attic, horses, logs and pigs. every ROD OF AMERICAN FENCE GUARANTEED by the manufacturers, 0|all and see it. Can show you how it will save you money and fence your fields so they will st«y fenced. throw water catches fire. on the wood if if I believe that every man possible should have some trade, or at least know something about some trade, and I am an advocate of the doctrine that it should be I aught him while young.—Supt J. G. Wooten, of Paris, Tek. *-«-* : To Cairo a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W, Grove’s signature on each box.2,5c. NEW nm WOULD thsioe-a-wbeodition. Rend wherever tae English Language is spoken. The Thrice-a-Week World was a bril liant success in the beginning and has been steadily growing ever since. This paper for the coming winter and the year 1903 will make its uews service, if possible, more extensive than ever. The ^subscriber, for only one dollar a year, gets three papers every week and more news and general reading than most great dailies can furnish at five or six times the price. In addition to all the news, the Thrice a-Week World furnishes the best serial fiction, elaborate market reports and other features of interest. The Thrice-a-Week World’s regular subscription price is only $1.00 per year, and this pays for 156 papers. We offer this unequaled newspaper and the Home Journal together one year for $1.90. The regular subscription price of the two papers is ^2.60. THE COMMONER, (Mr. Bryan’s Paper.) The Commoner has attained within six months from date of the first issue a circulation of 100,000 copies, a record probably never equaled in the history of American periodical literature. The unparalleled growth of this paper de monstrates that there is room in the newspaper fields for a national paper de voted lo the discussion of political, economic, and social problems. To the columns of the Commoner Mr. Bryan contributes his best efforts;and his views of political events as they arise from time to time can not fail to inteiest those who study public questions. The Commoner’s regular Bubcription price is $1.00 per yetr. We have arrang ed with Mr. Bryan whereby we can fur nish his paper and Home Journal to gether for ond year for $1.90. The reg ular subscription price of the two pa pers when suberibed for separately is $2,50. AVE MONEY! $65.00 ARE BEAUTIES AND LASTERS, Sfou can’t match them elsewhere for less than We have cheaper ones and Higher priced ones, too. WILLIAMS BUGGY . ’ t COMPANY, E. J. MILLER. MILLiER & CLARK, AMERICUS, C. J. CLARK. -DEALERS IN- MARBLE AND GRANITE MONUMENTS CURBSTONES, STATUARY, ETC. Dealers in Tennessee, Georgia, Italian arid American Marble and European and Domestic Granite. Estimates furnished and contracts made for all kinds of Building Stone. Iron Railing for Cemetery Work a specialty. 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