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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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JOHN TEMfflB GRAVES,
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0011 PLATFORM.-Th* Georgian
•ad Kowa auada for Atlanta'a owning
Ita mm aaa and statute tight plant*.
dttra do this "and jrat fa'a aa low •• «
mu. with a prodt to IbTeltjr. This
akaald ha dosa at aara. Tka Oaarflaa
and Kowa believes that If at root rail
woya ran ba oprratad aocraaafnllr by
Kurepean rttles. aa they are. them la
ao nod rraooo why tbay ran nor Its ao
aarrotad kara. Bat wo do not bollaro
til. aaa bo doao now. and It may bo
— wdy nr
Bat wo do not bollaro
a oow, aad It may bo
yonra hofora wa ora randy tar on
• oodortaklaf. Still Atlaata aboard
Ita taco la tkat dinettes KOW.
n. ramri ohasosc demand Ammon.
Ur. Bow dr* Pfelniiy, of The Auguita Harald. haa mad« aotno very
diat tact and definite chargee of criminal neglect again at the leaaeea of
the Own (It railway.
It Hr. Pblntiy baltaraa theaa charges to ba true, he bad • perfect right
to make them. Indeed, if ho bolters* those charges to bo Into, it woe not
only bis right, but bis duty aa n citizen ot the state and as a patron
of tko railroad and as a friend of humanity to make thorn door.
More than thli If these charges are proven upon Investigation to be
true sad are corrected through the agitation which Mr. Phlnlsy has
started, ba btcomaa a distinct and prominent benefactor to the state and
particularly to tbosa people who live In the territory that paya tribute
to this Georgia railway.
~ Of tbs truth or Inaccuracy of thee* ataismente The Georgian haa had
no opportunity to Judge. Of the credibility of Mr. Phlnlsy hlmaelf as a
wltneaa wo have the hlgfaeat personal opinion both aa a citizen and as a
man. We do not believe that under any elrciimstencoo he would ateto
aa antruth, or that he would be governed by small prejudice! In a large
public affair.
For all that It Is not the custom of a conscientious Juror to prejudge a
case aatll tbs evidence is ell In and until both sides ere heard. And.
whether as Juror or as Judge, an honest newspaper cannot do less or more
than to give publicity to charges which affset ao seriously the safety and
property of so large a number of Georgia cltlsana and to Join with all right
thinking people In asking and. in fact, demanding a prompt and complete
Investigation ot these chargee by tba'oaly body which has power to Inves
tigate and to act In the premises.
And thiaicourse we cordially pursue. We urge u|m>ii the Georgia rail
way commission to take Mr. Phlnlsy's complaints against the Georgia rail
way under immediate consideration, to give them prompt end exhaustive
Investigation And to act according lo their findings with atl the fairness
and with all the vigor with which the law clothes them In responsibility
and In execution.
NOTICE TO BUBaCftlBERS
AND ADVEftTlIBRa.
On February 2 Tha Gaarglan pur
ehatad tha name, feed will, franshieet,
advertising contract! and subscription
list ef Tha Atlanta Newt, and Tha Nawa
I* naw published aa a part af Tha floor-
(tern All advgrtiaing under contract to
appear in Tha Nawa will ba printed in
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ruptien, axeapt such as la debarred by
The Georgian's established pelisy to
exclude all ebjeetienable advertising.
Subscribers to Tha Nawa will rtaeiva
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subscriptions paid in advance to Tha
Oeergian and to The News will be ex
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Should you new bo receiving two
copies cf Tha Oeergian and News, your
name appears an both subscription Mats.
Aa seen aa theaa lists aan be combined
you will receive only one espy regu
larly. '
The Txar ope' ed the' douma then
retired to the grind stona with his
It takes a mighty keen ear. plaster
ed close to terra Arms, to hear the
Cannon presldintlal boom these days.
Senator Depew I* now a champion
of forestry. Kvldently wants the tall
timber there when he has to take to
ft.
A handsome gold medal la offered
the man who can refrain for one
whole dey from mentioning the Thaw
trial.
Finding Philadelphia quite content
with gang misrule, the reform element
is now busy washing Its own linen In
public.
Vice President Fairbanks' Wash
ington luncheon* are officially known
as the gastronomic campaign for the
presidency.
Sneak thieves go about New York
In automobile*. This la a police news
Item and not a boost for the captains
of Industry.
The oldest man In the world, aged
141, died In Canada the other day
smoking, and may atm be at It ao far
as anyone knows.
A gang of ten New York flat rob
ber* have been arretted. The real
flat robbers—the owner*—go uu-
whipped of Justice.
The couqtry swalts with bresthleas
interest news of Just what fat federal
Job Ell Smith, the Alaskan mall car
rter, will be handed.
If the advertising will do Frederick
Dent Grant real good. President
Roosevelt will not mind the young
man's attack on him.
If John D. really owna only 30 per
cent of Standard Oil stock he haa so-
cured ull that flne collection of Indict-
meats under false pretenses.
The men who wrote "My Sweet
heart's the Han in the Moon" ha*
landed In the alcoholic ward. Victims
of his song are te the violent wftd.
A man la a South Georgia Jail occu
pies bla time by writing calling cards
for the other occupants. None of
them Is going out In society this
wlater, however.
A very satisfactory shake-up It com
teg down oe the Panama canal
shortly. The government Is arrang
ing to ship ■ million pounds of dy
namite down there.
INDICTMENT QUA8HED.
Why this discrimination? When quoting Georgia newspapero
The Georgian doe* so under a head something like ''Georgia Ed
itors." but when quoting foreign editors It always beads the clip
pings “With The Elect."—Macon News.
Usually. John Burke la both pungent, and accurate In his comment.
But here he seeks to lake The Georgian to task, when he did not have all
of hla facts In hand. The quotations from Georgia papers, with the com
ment thereon, are headed "Georgia Sage*." Aa good authority aa Web
ster defines sage as "a person of calm, far-seeing wisdom." Predicate your
Indictment on hotter evidence next time. Brother Murlta.
THE BATTLE PROGRESSES AGAINST THE WHITE PLAGUE.
The Georgian Is pleased and happy to record that neither Interest
nor activity la waning In the fight which it started against the "Great
White Plague" of our modern civilisation.
At the meeting held some weeks ago In the office of the mayor, a
committee was appointed to awaken and enlist the oo-operation of other
—negqnlvnit ivwti.. in ihta rttr and community and to provide fox another
and more general meeting to give further scope and effectiveness to the"
Interest already aroused In behalf of sanitation, safety and relief In
this great emergency forced upon the people by the growth and Increase
of the malady of consumption. That committee haa met with more than
ordinary success and has had a cordial reception at the hands of every
body that It visited.
Toe original committee cooslste of Dr. R. R. Kline, Dr. George
Brown, Captain W. G. Raoul, Forrest Adair and J. E. Maddox, who have
visited the board of education, the board of health, the Associated Chari
ties, the Jewish Charities Association, the city council the Fulton County
Medical 8oclety and the city at large.
From the board of education Dr. L. P. Stevens, Courtland 8. Vyinn and
Eugeno M. Mitchell have been appointed a committee of Interest and co
operation.
From the city board of health. Dr. Bernard Wolff. Dr. C. W. Stick
ler and Dr. C V J. Vaughn were aelected.
The Associated Charities are represented by Captain W. G. Raoul,
George Muse and Harry I.. 8cbleslnger.
The Jewtih Charities Association named Dr. J. E. Summerfleld. Rabl
Mark and Leap Eplan.
Thd'etty council appointed Alderman E. C. Patera. Janies L. Key. 8. C.
Glass.
From the city at large ex-Oovernor W. J. Northern Hon. Alex C. King
and Edward T. Brown were appointed.
The Fulton County Medical Association tends to the meeting Dr.
Klme. Dr. Alex W. Sterling and Dr. W. 8. Elkin.
These committees have agreed upon a grand central public meeting
on March the (th at 8 p. m., and they urge everyone Interested to be
present at this meeting and to fesl free to participate In Ita deliberations.
The general commute* urges every committee to consider wbat the
body It repreeonts la doing and can do to control tuberculosis In Atlanta,
and to come to this meeting with aa much dlgeated Information and per
fected purpose and plan aa may be possible, In order that Ita deliberations
may be prompt and effective to the great geueral end In view.
The Geoigtau honestly believes that the meeting of these eight com
mittees and of the great general audience which their Influence and en
ergies will assemble, will reault In a movement out of which we shall
gather safety for our dtiaens who are In health, and a remedial benefit
to those of our people who are under the ahadow of this fell disease.
We trust that this great and transcendent matter will not be for
gotten by the people whoae vital intereata It la meant to serve, and
that this meeting of March the dth will assemble every Interested citlseu,
bringing his seal,-Ills common sense and hla public aplrit with him.
ter* like a palm In weary lands, the traveler through this veil of leers,
must, aa He looks from the arching heavens upon the affaire of man,
remember that He who has given royally and beneficently e mansion tn
tha aktes, a bouse not mtde with bends eternal in the heavens, and gave
It free of debt and all Incumbrancts. paid for and presented with un
hampered grace. II worshiped Himself la • mortgaged tabernacle and an
Indebted churcn, aad that God's human houae rests under the shadow of
debt and under the darkness of a mortgage which may tall upon the tem
ple erected to hit name.
What a glorious thing then It would be to avery church aad to every
tabernacle In this Christian country and in this rarely and radiantly pros
perous age. If. tn this Lenten period, when men ere considering sacrifice
aad fashioning the expression of their self-abnegation in the Master's
name, would turn their sense of sacrifice toward the pocket bosk sad to
ward the church and would mingle tbeee two conceptions in ooo happy
and helpful one. What a royal passage Lent might make Into the bloom
and blossom of an Easter morning If the worshipers who walk tha
carpeted aisles to their cushioned pews, would put their hands into thair
pockets while the entbem of prayer rolled from the robed or unrobed
choir around the organ rail, and would say to themselves: "I will ac
knowledge God In this I>*nten season by sacrificing tbe price of the public
entertainments which I discard, of the theaters which I do not attend, of
the dinners which I defer, of the cigars which I do not smoke, and
of the pleasures which I put Heblnd me for a time, by giving thair price
tn prayerful and In loving reverence to the putting away of debt and obli
gation from tbe church In which ! worship the Master te this day.”
How fhe clergyman would preach. How the priest would Intone. How
the choir would ring with rare and vocal praise and how the crowded pews
would radiate good cheer ir the men who are able In every-churefa would
bring Iteht lo Easter with such liberal and sacrificing contributions aa
would lift the debts and set tbe churches of the Almighty free as un
hampered and unmortgaged temple* In the midst of a loyal and gener
ous Christian land.
May we commend In respectful reverence this practical Lenten sug
gestion to the hearts and to the pockets of thf people who worship In the
churches of tbe city and of the state.
PEN SHOTS
•y Graham Egerten.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
FEBRUARY ZT.
District of Uotaaute.
1M6—Nn|M.lr«»n start*! oa hit atrond Jour
n«*v nr hire tbe Alps luto Italy.
1107—Henry Wadtwofth Longfellow. Amert
can poet. Itorn. Iliad March 24. INK.
IBS—Klim Terry. Kogtlah actraaa. born.
__ prince of Wain from
typhoid.
1171—cull rights bill pasa*I by (hr senate.
1*1-William I! of Oermany married l*r!o-
ccer Augusta of grbleawla-llulatrlD.
IttS— Kxiiloaton oil ferryboat Julia at tfoulh
Vallejo. «'al.; thirty Uvea lost
MOMtiiiiili ,delated I
I'Nnrdeberg.
1903—IMnln ‘
faUt.
at battle of
Ourdlck murdered In Ruf*
A PRACTICAL 8AORHTOE FOR LENT.
The period of Lent has been dedicated by Immemorial custom as a
time of sacrifice of greater or less degree In honor of the sublime sacrifice
or our crucified and risen Lord.
In some of the churches and denominations more than others, this
time becomes a period of prayer, of fasting and of sacrifice. The form
of sacrifice takes many varieties and compasses various relations of
the human life. Its general theory Is thst In the mortification of the
fleab. the sacrifice of desire, and the restraint ot appetite, we Illustrate
our desire to worship th* 8avtor whoae life was a sacrifice of which His
ultimate glorification was the rich reward.
Rome of our friends who whirl In the fashionable circle* of society
rscognlxe this period by cancelling many of their social engagements, by
absenting themselves from balls, from parties and from tbe theater. In
some houses It I* the custom to abstain from certain kinds of meat of
which the family Is fond, and In other houses fashionable women with
fashionable fads, sacrifice the diversion and paastan of bridge whist to the
sentiment of the l-enten period. Many good men put their cigars carefully
Into boxes which are uol to be opened until the period of Lent Is ended
with the festival or Easter, and men of moderate drinking habits put
sealing wax upon the rorka of certain ancient bottles which are suppos
ed to contain the liquor which cheers and sometimes Inebriates.
Hut In almost all the churches, and among almost all claaae* of men
to whom the religious Idea appeals, this aeaaon of.Lent records aome sac
rifice ot appetite, of desire, of passion or of pleasure.
l.et us suggest here upon this particular seaaou the practical and
most helpful line upon which the Christian people of this Christian land
can offer the sacrifices of "a broken and contrite aplrit" which are "more
then the blond of rams or the fat of lambs." upon th* altar.
Many of the churches of this Christian land are covered with mort
gages and harassed with debt. Conceived in reverence and bollded In am
bition. they have been budded beyond th* Immediate meant or the Im
mediate ncceialtlea of their congregations, and the surplus of their dues
haa been written In mortgage! and promissory notes which affect tbe In
dependence and the comfort of the church.
The worsblpera In the pqws whan they look upon chaucel rad and
shining alter, upou stately pulpits and awlnging candelabra and toft-
footed carpets, are often haunted te the mldat of th* sermon or under
the sound of prayerful hymna, with the recollection that the equipment te’
not paid for and that the church te slid In debt.
Pastors, looking out upon their congregatlona and preaching In
pralaeful spirit of the mercies and blessings of a Thanksgiving day, have
In their minds the ahadow and apprwheniiiBii of a debt whoae Interest
must be met and whose principal mull In aome uncertain time be paid.
And the Almighty whose providence shadows llk« a cloud and abel-
Georgia and Alabama Continue
to Grow.
The Georgia and Alabama Indus
trial Index lays In Ita regular weekly
lane:
"The numerous developments of
suburban real eatate, followed by the
sale and utilisation of budding lots,
te an Important factor Just now In
the upbuilding of cities and towns In
Georgia and Alabama. In many In
stances the developers show their
thorough faith In their properties by
Investing considerable sums. In addi
tion to the first coat. In laying off sod
grading atreete, paving sidewalks and
making other anbstantlal Improve
ment* of w pubttc character liefnre
placing budding lots upon'the market.
In a majority of Instances, aa develop
ments show, lota are purchased by
people who build homes for them
selves or residences to rent, the epecu-
latlve feature being absent to a nota
ble degree.. Notwithstanding the great
and constant Increase In the supply
there te. however, an Insistent demand
for more residences In many of the
cities and towns of the two states.
"Cotton mills arc prominent In the
advatfee report* to The Index thle
week. New mills are to be built at
Carrollton. Ga., and at Sparta, Ga. A
ISO,000 cotton, mill company has Just
been organised at Clayton, Ala.
'The projected building of 310 miles
of railway In Alabama te announced,
and plena to build a railway line
through an undeveloped section of
that state are taking final shape. At
Waycrost, Ga.. contract hae been let
for tbe conetrucllon of a hotel that
will repreaent'an Investment of $170,-
000. A Birmingham. Ala., hardware
firm will build n warehouse at a coat
of 8186,000; a land company with cap-
Hal stock of 8175,000 te being organis
ed at Columbus, Ga.: at Albany. Oa..
the expenditure of $100,000 In street
paving te under-conaideratlon; a pow
er plant will be established at Colum
bia. Ala.; a company with capital
■tuck of 1160,000 te being organised to
develop kaolin Uepoilta tn Sumter
county. Georgia; an election haa been
ordered In Limestone county, Ala- tempest's wrath,
bama. upon the Issuance of $130,000 of! " * b » * w * ; one ho l»
road-improvement bonds; contract has Thou hast wrapt*! mi in tty iwhiier'a
Ivww.. ut Ik. I,eaf . t&n . clpDk: thou bait feu cot l me with th y
THE KINO OF ARRAGON’8 LA
MENT FOR HIS BROTHER
(The grief of FrrUlnaml. king of Ar-
ragon, for tfcr low* of bit brother, !><»u
IVilro. who war killed during thu tlrge
of Naples. It nffrrtInfly detcrihed by
tbo historian, Marianna. It la alto tka
subject of one of tbe old Hpanlsb hal-
bids lu l.trikbarl s btautlful rollrotluu.
To my mind, thr following Hurt ar«
among tbe moat l*autlful lu tha English
language. I.. C. Fraser.)
IT were
In the
by rig!
WltttL ...
And the conquerors Ailed the wlue run
high, after yeara of bright bloodshed,
tbtflr lord, the — *
Rut
llr looked down from thr fortress now. on
the tents and towua below.
The moonlit wan. tbe tnrrhllt streeta. and a
gloom caura o’er hla brow;
The voire of thousands floated up. with tbe
horn and rruHMttr tone.
Rut his heart, ’midst that proud music, felt
more utterly alone.
And he cried. ”Tliou art mine fair city!
thou city of the sea!
Rut, O! what portion of delight Is mine
at last in thee?
I am loueljr 'mldat the palarea. while the
glad waves (Mist them roll.
And thr soft breath of thetr orange bow
era Is monrurul to my soul!
"My brother! ob. my brother! thou are gone
—the true and brave—
And the haughty Joy of victory hath died
upon thy grave!
brother: thou art gone!
are wanted for the conatructton of a
church at Birmingham. Ala., «t a cost
pain; oli, bravest he
e tbe festive lights around, o'er a dull.
* . ._ . i aad world they shine;
of About 9?&s000; extensive street pav- 1 hear tbe voice of victory—my Pedro:
tng Is planned In Atlanta, tis. ! on , h v VO |,. p JJ whose kind tooe my spirit
“Among other Items reported arc: -
Art glass works. Birmingham, Ala.;
mattress factory. Columbus. Ga.; gas
plants In four Alabama cities; brush
factory, Gainesville. Ga.; power plant
enlargement. Birmingham, Ala.; con
crete block plant. Madison. Ga.; $30,-
000 lumber and turpentine company
which will expend $25,000 In construct
ing docks and boats, Horae Creek.
Ala.; steel bridges In two Alabama
counties; church build lug. Quitman,
Ga.; nnd two business buildings, one
7-story and the other 8->tory, Birming
ham. Ala. Other business buildings
and numerous residences are reported.
Among the contract awards noted are:
$30.Q0n school buildings; $10,000
pumping slat ion; remodeling court
hou*. $25,000; two business build
ings. one 4-story and the other 3-
story.
MISSISSIPPI TRIBUTE
T° A GIFTED GEORGIAN.
From The RtsrkvIU* (Mias.) News.
Georgia seems tn he on the Inside
track when It cornea to furnishing un
usual men for the platform. 8am
Jones, (’hades Lane. Sam Small, "8no|.
lygostet Ham. Joaeph G. Camp,
found rei
>, brother! I have bought too dear this
hollow pageantry.
I have hootN aad gallant flute to spread
my glory nud my away.
And 4‘hlefs to lead thru* fearlessly, my
ed away!
the word c
my heart may thirst lo vala.
Ami the fare that waa m* light to mine—
li cau not eonie again!
"I have made thy blood, thy faithful blood,
the nfferlug for a crown.
With lore which earth bestows not twice.
■ have purchased cold renown;
jften will my wear *
sounds of triumph
When I think of thee, tuy brother,
flower of chivalry!
"I am lonely: I am lonely! this rest Is
e>n as death!
I.et him hear agnlu the rinsing speors^and
the batHe*truaipet’a hrettb:
I.ci me see the Aery charger roam, and the
royal banner ware-
Rut where art thon. uiy brother? where?
-In thy low and eorly grave!"
Am! louder swelled the songs of Jov
through that victorious sight.
And faster flowed the red wine forth, by
tbe start and torches light:
Rut low tnd deep, amidst the mirth, was
heard the conqueror's moan,
"My brother! oh. my brother! best ami
bravest! thou nrtgone**
-VKl.liTA IIEMANS.
ready iw-curred. and Btarkvllle Is being
stirred for good as It has not been for
years.
This eloquent and consecriited son of
Broughton and John temple Graves are I Georgia |s In many way* a remarkable
•cm* of thr n.m,. that h.v. r*-,ntly „„„ >p , nd tn( x.v.n y**ra In bed *nd
m*d» (irorf la famous on thr platform , Jy... K „ _
■n.i in ih* imit.if *nH ihn Mnni* nt now held up b) ft plaater of parts
brace and crutch.*, hr could not
rru.hrd by clrrumatanc* that would
have dlxcouraaed moat men. The au
thor of a book, that has gone Into Its
tenth edition, th* friend and helper
of struggling (Iris and boys In aenrgta
for year*, thr editor of that beautiful
anil tn thr pulpit, and thr people of
Htarkville are ready to voir for adding
another nam* to the Hat of unusual
man from that state. He la Will D.
Upahaw. who la now aposklng day and
night In revival rtrvlce* at the Baptist
church. Mr. Upshaw has Just spent
ten day. at the Agricultural and Me
chanical foliage, under the nuaplc** of ... ....
the Touna Men's fhrlsllsn Association, new Houthern weekly. The Uoldan Ag,.
conducting the greatest meeting which'a platform lecturer of rare gifts and
tha college haa known, perhaps. In nil 'although not an ordained minister, yat
Its hlstorv —something like a hundred'n preacher of power, his versatility Is
•tudants coming out on tbr l-ord's side, nothing less than remarkable.
Pastor Thornton and thr Uaptlat 1 It Is not every day that a man like
church **w their opportunity and In- , this comes to our community, and every
slated on Mr Upshaw postponing tome; men. woman and child In reach of
lecture dstrs si several colleges In the Htarkville should hear this Georgia
state and Staving for a meeting, which I young man, whose heroic life and atlr-
brgan last Honda.. Urent.ct'iwdojre ring words are ao Inspiration lo all
attending, man)’ conversions have al- who tome In touch with hint.
I T PROBABLY hog never dawned
upon those good yet misguided rtt
(sens whose rallgtcua Intolerance
and teal would aid In burning latter-
day rrtnm.ni gnd Let Inters at th*
auk*, that they have overdone the
thing In their reckless handling af
Read Smoot.
When these ultra-aealoua defender*
of the true faith started out on th*
war path lo taka the political tcalp of
th* senior eenator from Utah, th* im
pression vary generally prevailed that
Smoot, being a Mormon, wad * be
liever In and practiced polygamy in
open defiance of the knr, and was a*
such offender against both th* moral
and atatute law, unfit to retain hla sent
In the senate
It will astound many to know that
not only has Rood Smoot never en
tered Into or advocated the plural mar
riage relation, but IJiat the senate com
mittee on privileges and elections ha*
expressly decided that auch ehaiga has
not even the flimsiest foundation In
fact, but that on the contrary, the per
sonal character and private Ilf* of the
senator “are above erltlclsm and hs-
yond reproach, and that not a line of
evidence was submitted to the commit
tee to aubsuintlatefihe cnarge of polys
emy." Thor* who In good faith but
without first familiarizing themselves
with the (acta hav* Joined in th* liu*
and cry against Smoot will accept the
situation gracefully, but It was a
fearful Jolt to th* bigot* and Intoler
ant* when th* senate refused to espel
the senator.
Many women, with the teachers
Of Kunday schools and preachers.
Have boon making things unpleasant
for Read Smoot:
Facta and logic don't affect 'eth.
You can not disconnect 'em
From the Idea that "a Mormon te n
brute."
They declare that his admission
To the senate's a condition
That no Christian country ever faced
before;
Conalttutlonal objections
They meet with genuflections
Prayer*, petitions und round robins by
th* score.
With a seal that's so profound
They concede no middle ground.
And no redeeming feature will they
see:
Hmaot's a Mormon. seU-cjnfotseil!
That’s enough, they guess the rest.
He must pull his freight lrom Wash
ington, D. C.
I don't court thr Indignation
Of the Gentiles In this nation
By taking Issue with thetr teal In aoy
way, V
Yet It seems that they ignnte
In their eagerness to score.
Every principle of justice and fair
play.
Those seeking to disgrace hint
And from public life efface him.
Have left unturned no atone to And ,
flaw;
Every' secret has been bared
And hla private life been aired
As surely never moital's was before;
Yet thetr efforts eo laborious
Met with n doom Inglorious
And the character they've ventured to
disparage
Though by bitter tongues traduced.
Stilt no line of proofs produced
That he practiced or defended plu
ral marriage.
When the clamor and confusion
Did subside, the same conclusion
Woe then reached, that no religious
view.
Church doctrine, creed or tenet
Forfeit., right tn seat in senate.
Whether held by Dur.kard, Mormon, by
Catholic or Jew.
Railroad Accident*.
The alarming and recurring frequen
cy of railroad accidents with thetr ap
palling list of attendant fatalities, is
becoming a well established though
horrible feature of these strenuous
limes.
From the commencement of the
Christmas holiday truvel to the pres
ent time, to even the moat casual read
er of the dally dispatches. It must have
occurred that wrecks and coaualtles
Involving loss of life have almost
reached an epidemic condition.
Carelessness. Incompetency and
downright negligence nre at the bottom
of most of these disasters.
Railroad companies, In their effort to
earn dividends upon their watered
slock, have, tn a degree, slighted the
proper maintenance of road beas nnd
equipment, postponing further outlays
In till* direction In order to make the
best possible showing on paper In tlrtlr
annual reports.
In ionie instances overworked em
ployees have fallen asleep at ,h*ir post
of duty or have drowsily misinter
preted orders, resulting In a needless
satrlflce of human life.
In staid old England, railroad acci
dents Involving the lives m’ passen
gers, rarely occur, but when tuch does
happen, the whole country Is awaken-
ed. nnd throughout the length and
breadth of the kingdom no other topic
Is discussed. Government engineering
experts repair to the »rene and ex
haustive Inquiry is mads Into the
cuusts of the disaster (at the railroad
company's expenet i. a coroner’s Jury
< unaided the flndlngs of the experts us
a part of the proof and the blame Is
pUcsd where It belongs and adequate
punishment metet' nut.
nut Just so tong as railroad compa
nies can wipe out the consequences
of their too frequently criminal neg
ligent e by the grudging payment of a
pittance to their victims or thair next
of kin. Just so long will thay continue
to swell their gross earnings at toe ex.
pcnsi of the safety and welfare of the
traveling public.
No Dull Dsye.
Atlaata boasts of th* *ulclde of »
monkey in ita zoo recently. It’s , Uul ,
day In th* Capital City when some,
thing out of th* ordinary la not brine
palled off.—Athens Coll.
"Dull days" have bean espungM
from th* rooorda, so far aa Atlanta I.
Frodue# Your Expert.
Experts stem to think that the mint
crop I* atlli oaf*.—Columbus Ledger
What axpart? Henry Watterson’ \ 0
other 1s acceptable or authoritative.
Here's Serious Trouble.
“Ar* oil th* b*M-Ji*ad*d men hap.
py? oak* an exchange. Th* sms,,
once are." Thla from the pessimist
who pencils paragraphs for The Al-
bony Harald. and The Newe begs leave
to Inform him that It Is a commonly
accepted belief that only married men
are bald-headed and that their wives
know why.—Newnan News.
Thle trouble between Editors Mcln-
taeh and Fate ought to be arbltrai-d if
possible. Editor McIntosh has, unl-i.,
we mistake, already repented tn the
privacy of his domestic domicile, but
who Is there to hold so confirmed ,
bachelor os Editor Fain to accounu-
btnty?
A Polk County Diogonts.
Diogenes lived In a tub, IVe are
Informed that a certain youth in it,* k.
mart went to sleep Ig one. A kind f
LHogenes II. as it were.—Rockm.irt
Courier.
It Is evident that the youth referred
to did not «o far rorget himself it* to
turn th* water Into the tub.
Vivid Imagination.
A 15-yenr-nld boy In Atlanta has
devised an algebraic key which bids
fair to supply , hint w-lth more mn
money than the average boy ,.,f hi.
age.—Fort Valley Leader.
The value of the story lies solely in
the marvellous Imaginative ability of
the reporter.
Th* Atlanta Spirit.
Why not settle this canal buxines,
by letting the contract to Atlanta?
Maybe then there would be lex. "talk”
and some work done—It will laU an
Allan's -spirit _or. something fu:iv- ax-
hardy to dig that "big ditch."—Henry
County Weekly.
We are hot quite sure whether or not
this Is a sincere expression front Kl.
Itor Johnson or n bit of hlx gentle
sarcasm. Be that as It may. if an
Atlanta man should be given the work
the dirt would fly—canal dirt. too.
A Ringing Wslcoms.
Ring 6, when you have an out-of-
town guest.—Hogansvllle News
Whereupon Editor Wright will ring
"23" In The News.
Advertising Pays.
* Advertising pays: lost week we of
fered 31.00U reward for the return of
an umbrella and we got It.—Fltigerald
Enterprise. . —
Bui where did you get such g valua
ble rain stick. In the first pise*. Editor
'Mercer? And did th* party get the
It.ooo? Bay. where did you get “it?"
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
So strong la habit, we don’t stop to re-
tied
That rilsaater our journey mav tnar.
With n faltn that la bMnd, with the
rest of our kind
We rush tor a rest on tbe cnr.
Wlmt n blind faith It isl on train-
crew end track.
On equipment rontent to rely.
We pltk up a book; too absorbed soon
to look
At the scents we so swiftly past by.
Hut a wide-open switch or a stolen
rail.
Per, ’lance ’tls a spreading track.
And souls by the rcore have been xont
lo that shote
From whence no traveler comes
buck!
Oh >e In whose hands the lives and
the llnibe
Of thousands s>r placet; every d«v
How many disasters are Jue to these
‘masters
of flnince?" Whose penny-wise
way
Of curtailing expenses, in order tu
show.
In thetr greedy pursuit after g.iltt.
A big balance net, wlth-senrcc n tegret
For what It haa cost to attain!
Those Celared Companies.
What a aorry spectacle the discharg
ed and disgraced members „f th-'
Twenty-fifth regiment ire ntsking . f
tnemselve* and of thetr caus<!
In their reckless effort* to screen
each other these foolish. Ignorant n, ■
gioes are adding to tho Infamy of their
condtfft by the utterance, under oath,
of the most monstrous und Impossible
theories.
Perjury drips from their ready
tongues like saliva from the chm" "f
a tired hound:
These fellows ataited In with the
determination to Itc their w.t.v >ui "f
the *scrape nnd they nre sticking
their Improbable story In sheei des
peration, nfrald to lurn ;t l«"*e si
the while oblivious to tne nionumen'al
and universal contempt With which th"
country view* the floundering *''-
tempts of these guilty rascslx m xhirt
th* consequences of thetr offense upon
innocent shoulder*.
Way down 'n Brownsville. Texas.
The people, so they say.
When they found the “nigger solders
Were getting moat too g*>.
Amt all protests went unheeded
Until their patient e 'Iretl.
These cliltens conceived-n—ri«"
To get the soldier* "flieu. ’
They blacked their fnces. kinked ih ir
hair,
Donned regulation blue.
Got rifles treal Krag-Jorgensen"
And ammunhton. too: . ..,
I Lord knows how they procured m.
But that's neither here nor there.
It's in evidence they had 'em
H.i the "nigger" eoldters sweat'.
diets
Then there mimic Brownsville «
On thetr mission so "hell-bent.
•Shot up" thetr town st midnight
With deliberate Intent.
Killed one and wounded others
Gave th* folk* a frightful *. in*.
Hsd thetr women dodging bullet.
That were flylnff everywhere.
Then the** Imitation wariloi-
Hought thetr customary pUte-
Hid themeelves. doffed their‘ un f j
Washed the iamp-blnck fr-nt <
Then mtegimt with *h*«r townsmen.
Vowed, with colosittl gal'.
Thoae pesky, colored troop' iri ■ 1
Th* bottom of It alt:
And strange to say.
ny
........ this during "
Achieved It* put posed ml.sl"''
For thoae colored troops wero ap-
Relieved of thetr commissi""
And now each pi»t:do-*olal«i
A, , \^:T.n.^'v? , rh*'pr*.idro-
And caused those tioops to I***
Rut strange a* all this may up I
Yet stronger a whole lot. .
The country thldki anch one d|*<
Deserved Just what he g"G