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i'HE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
TTlVltSPAT. AUGUST 15, J90T.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
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JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
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OUU PLATFORM: THE GEORGIAN
AND NKW8 stands for Atlanta’s own*
Ing Its own gas and electric light
plants, as It now own* Its water
works. Other eltlea do thla and get
gna as low as 60 cents, with a profit
to the city. This should be dona at
once. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS
believes that If street railways can I*
operated successfully by European
Htles. as they are. there Is no good
reason wbj they can not t>e so oner*
an undertaking. Still Atlanta sbou
art Its face In that direction NOW.
What Would a Panic Be?
John D. Rockefeller, having stuck
a nail In his foot, is bowling calamity,
calamity—panic and destruction.
Twenty-nine million dollars In lines
Is the panic Rockefeller Is talking
about.
This Is the way he does It: Stand
ard Oil has hundreds of millions of
dollars of railroad stocks and bonds.
It gets enough of a kind to do pretty
well as It pleases with the property
upon which they are Issued. It is
claimed Standard Oil has these se
curities bought very low. It manipu
lates them until they can bo sold
high. Then this manipulation 1s re
versed. Standard Oil cries panic,
drives down New York Central or
anything else that "looks good" to It,
buys In secretly at destructive prices
—then turns the trick over again
Here Is a little lesson in finance
that happened only a few hundred
miles from us: A telephone company
had several hundred dollars of bonds.
The stock was very low. A lot of the
bonds were unsold—worth less titan
SO cents on the dollar. Three young
follows—schemers—went to the offi
cers who had been unable to pay div
idends and took a secret promise that
It they—the three young schemers—
would raise $250,000 and buy that
amount of the bonds, the officers would
lot them have certain stock very low.
They got the stock—then got the
money and made a demaud for tho
bonds. The bonds jumped In value
Immediately because somebody *as
buying them.’ Some Of the bond
money was used for dividends. These
dividends were large and the unex-
i-eciod payment of them made the
stock almost double In value. The
three young men then got - together
with the fellows who loaned the
money. Thero was a melon-cutting.
Tbo common people had paid for the
melon—and the evening and the
morning were the third day.
Mr. Rockefeller wants a panic
about now 1f he can get one, and If
the telegraph strike were more com
plete so other sections could uot hear
of It. he would have It all to himself.
We hope be will. Mr. Rockefeller Is
our own choice for a panic—he de
serves one. May he have a good one,
Fountains For the New Atlanta.
If Atlanta has dedicated Itself to
the use of water as £ beverage, then
It Is both proper and becoming that
Atlanta should multiply Its water fa
cilities and utilize its opportunities to
make water both plentiful and beau
tiful to the throat and the eyes of the
citizen.
As the largest prohibition city In
the worm. Atlanta should hove a num
ber of fountains spraying and sprink
ling clear water at prominent parts of
the city for the refreshment of the
eye and for the cooling of the thirst
of passing citizens and visitors.
Which reminds The Georgian that
there Is now a fountain In Atlanta,
bought by the children of Atlanta and
lying unused somewhere in the Cham
ber of Commerce building, which
should be put up and set to spraying
on some prominent corner or In some
appropriate section of the city.
As a mere matter of suggestion and
of appropriateness It might uot be
amiss to erect a memorial water foun
tain of elegant design and ample pro
portions and set It at one of the cor
ners of the state capltoi. in which was
enacted the historic legislation of the
present month.
If we are the subjects of water In
Atlanta we should be loyal subjects
sii-l should use It both to beautify and
to bless the town and to advertise in
attractive object lessons its domi
nance in this community.
THE PARTY! THE PARTY! THE PARTY!
Again there Is walling nnd gnashing of teeth because some good has
been accomplished outside of tho orthodox Democratic household. With
sobs In our voice wo re-eebo the sad refrain of our old friend, The Con
stitution. "Where Is the party at?”
In sackcloth and aahes we repeat the sad but dramatic declamation
by Representative Nowell on the floor of the House on Wednesday:
" . . but I will stand firm op the principle of Democracy .and watch
the passing away of a party." Wo can but repeat at this Juncture a little
story that was told before the temperance committee a few weeks ago.
A man was up before the court for striking a friend because tho friend
had told some ono that the defendant’s sister was red-headed. Tbo
court asked the defendant If his sister was red-headed. He said "No."
“Well, what cdlor Is her hair?” The defendant Informed the court that
he had no sister. "Well, why did you strike this man, then, for saying
your sister was red-headed, If you have no sister? Where was the of
fense?" "Well, judge, It’s the principle of the thing 1 don’t like."
If by default, and |jy sleeping on Its rights, the would-be simon-
pure Democratic party has so lost Itself In the meshes of railroad and cor
porate domination; has Income so Intoxicated on the wlno of the lobbyist
and so disreputable that only tho continued enfranchisement of the Il
literate and purchasable voter could koep it In power In this good state,
not to mention many other atates which are with Georgia, then wo pray
our good friends to dry tholr tears. They are crying over split milk and
walling for allegiance to the party that Jefferson founded, but whoso
Incantations would make Jefferson turn over In bis grave If ho could but
have one backward glance from his vantage place In the better world.
When a man becomes old and reminiscent and spends most of his
time In France, thinking of things as they were when he was a boy—as
Henry Watterson Is now doing—1907 methods of reform and progress
look very sour to him, as does nearly everything else.
When politicians are out of power, their hopes blasted and new
voices ring down the legislative halls where once the politicians played
with the happiness of millions and dreamed dreams of power and might,
tho sting of disappointment clothes sheep In wolf skins and turns rivers
of mercy Into streams of blood In their eyes.
God help the disgruntled citizen of whatever walk In life, who can
not so far forget prejudice and party as to glory In Justice and better
laws regardless of who helped to make them.
Hoke Smith Is the thorn In the flesh; Tom Watson Is the vinegar to
the wound; Seab Wright the politicians regard as the traitor-to fetich.
Down, down with them all and long live the party, the party, the party!
Is the cry of the politicians. Curse our state and rob homes with cor-
liorntlon rule; debauch our mon and crush heart and life from the moth
ers and the children with poisoned whisky, let anybody and anything
make our laws, only so It Is a human being 21 years old. But never, no
never, touch that dear old ghost called PARTY.
Hoko Smith guilty of treason? What has ho done? When, because
of men In the pnrty, there was no hope of delivering our state from the
tolls, he took to his side such men ns Watson and used them honestly to
the end that evils should be abolished.
Hoke Smith Is a Democrat. His present critics are not. Jeffersonian
Democracy Is rule by the people. Polluted Democracy In Georgia has been
rule by the corimratlons. Hoke Smith has strained every muscle to
give rule back to the people, and'to take It from tho railroad lobbyist
He has, with all his might, endeavored to wrench the ballot from the un
intelligent, Into whose hands tho Fodcrnl government Ignorantly placed It
In ’65, and restore the balance of powor to the thinking and upright
voters of Georgia, and we thank God that In such a time he had the aid
of so strong a man as Watson, whoss honesty no one can Impeach and
whose fidelity to the peoplo makes them love him whatever be tho ban
ner under which ho lights.
love the Democracy? Yes, those men worship Dcmocraoy—real
Democracy, and only tho gross Injustice of nomenclature calls the ene
mies of reform true Democrats, and tho men who .are restoring tho Em
pire Stato of the South traitors to the party.
Look at Missouri, the state of deepest disgrace, its penitentiaries
filled with Its former law-makers, party Democrats—tried and true. A
Folk haa arisen and experts declare that the system of taxation which
Missouri has submitted to Its peoplo as a constitutional amendment Is
the most advanced that has ever been conceived.
Missouri embodied Into Its code tho restrictions against lobbying
that the remnant of the old guard has hindered for 1907 In Georgia. A
pure food law; a law against quacks; a law taxing ’’futures;’’ a stato law
that will close 700 saloons In St. Ixrals alone—an almost greater step
In corrupt Missouri than prohibition In Georgia; laws against race track
gambling and a thousand other evils.
If Folk were In Georgia ho would l>e called a traitor to hla party!
God knows he U not a traitor to his people. Neither Is Smith, nor
Wstson, nor Wright, nor Covington—nor any of the men who helped to
restore true Democracy la Georgia. And there wore 159 votes for It and
sixteen varieties voted against It and stood and saw the party, THE
PARTY pass from mortal view. Long live true Democracy!
r
BRISBANE’S VIEW OF MRS. EDDY
(From the Literary Digest)
Mr. Arthur Brisbane, of the New
York Journal,, has undertaken to speak
for Mrs. Eddy. He declares In the re
port of an Interview with Mrs. Eddy,
made at the request of The Cosmo
politan Magazine, that he Is "not a be
liever In Christian Science, but a be
liever In material science. In non-aectn-
rlan government, and In the absolute
rlsrhr Of Christine Scientist* to believe
whatever me/ cbwse.* -ihj-c "-ho
attack Mrs. Eddy legally, and perhaps
sincerely, he asserts, propose to show
that she Is "the victim of hallucina
tions." He adds, In The Cosmopolitan:
"They will not show this unless
American law shall decide that fixed
religious belief Is a hallucination.
"The Turkish minister at Washing
ton. If any court asked him. would say
he firmly believes that Mohammed rode
up to seo Gpd on a galloway named Al
Borak, that the intelligent Al Borak
bucked and pranced until Mohammed
promised him a seat In paradise, that
Mohammed studied an Interesting an
gel with seventy thousand heads, ‘In
each head seventy thousand tongues,
and each tongue uttered seventy, thou
sand distinct voices at once.’ The same
Turkish gentleman, or any other Mo-
l.nininedan, would swear to his belief
that Mohammed ’arriving within two
bow-shots of tho throne of God. per
ceived His face covered with seventy
thousand veils,’ and also that ’the hand
of the Almighty was so cold that, when
laid upon his tack. It penetrated to the
very marrow.’
"The Turkish minister might testify
to these things without being adjudged
insane. He hns a right to believe In his
religion. The ordinary American, not a
Christian Scientist, believes that God
haa so arranged matters that great
numbers of His children will be burned
forever and ever In hell fire. Mrs. Ed
dy believes God has so arranged mat
ters that humanity fan cure Itself of
Imagined evils, and escape from all
suffering, pain, and ’error* through
Christian Science teachings.
“it the law would refuse to take away
the liberty or the property of Chris
tian old ladles because they believe
that millions of human beings have
been damned from all eternity. It Is
hard to understand why that law-
should take away the liberty or the
money of Mra. Eddy because she
chooses to believe that eventually no-
b-dy will be damned at all.
"In substance, Mrs. Eddy’s doctrines
merely take literally this verse from
the fourteenth chapter of John:
Verily, verily, I say unto you. He that
belleveth on me, the works that I do
shall he do also; and greater works
than these shall he do; because I go
unto my Father.—John xlv. 12.
•It Is difficult to see why taking lit
orally a statement which this nation as
a whole Indorses should be construed
Into a hallucination.”
Mr. Brisbane gives the following lm
prosslon of Mrs. Eddy’e personality:
"Mrs. Eddy’s mind Is clear, her health
Is good for an old lady of 86, her will la
strong. She Ib protected by a very able
and absolutely honorable man In the
person of her trusted lawyer. General
Streeter. She Is cared for In her home
by women Intensely devoted to her.
She Is able to manage her affairs as
much as she may choose tp do. and If
she were not, no greater crime could be
committed against her than to takO her
ftom the surroundings that she loves
and the friends that make her happy.
If the law should deprive this venera
ble ladv of her fortune and her liberty,
there Is no reason why any woman
past three-sefire and ten, and having
accumulated some money, should not
be similarly treated. Very few women
of 70 have the business Intelligence,
power of will, and clearness of thought
possessed by Mrs. Eddy at 88.
IIMHIMIHMtMMMHMMI
HAVE YOU A FRIEND?
Well, 1 doubt It! Remsrksble bow many
many people get along without a ztnsle
one. Rather startling statement this!
Don’t you wish It wssnlt true?
Lest week the papers announced the
death of s men, nged about thirty some
thing. “God In his proTldence-" said the
minister st the funeral. Eighteen months
ego thla man, with wife nnd five smell
children, moved to onr city. Before they
were fairly eettled In their new home he
waa attacked by measles.
The form" wna light but the weather
being rough, ho decided to "lay In" Juat
a few days. Now, the expenses Incidental
to moTlng; the settling up linck at home
had left this little family without n dol-
'"go, the good wife said, "Hobby, alt down
and writs so-and-so to send yon *10. Tril
him yon can t brave this weather without
taking great risk." Perhaps the husband
bad misgivings. Anyway, ho wrote to
three friends (?) to be sure of getting Im
mediate relief. Although he explained his
extreme need no "ten* ever came, no
••five," no nothing. After three months,
one of the "old time friends, hack at
homo. dld wrlto, nnd he was nwful
‘Two of these life-long friends spend 8M
each to attend thla funeral. Ob It was
touching to *eo them grip that little
widow's hand *nd chirp: * p God in HI* provl*
d *8be ! totd mo the whole , tf r J«*
tell you. How he braced up and faced
tho winter storms, snd the measles dd
the rest. One friend nnd n $10 hill would
have saved his life.
For ten years I’ve met the soot of my
fellow man face to face. My singular
work carries me Into homes where deep
sorrow mnkca bare the real man ”U<1 wom
an as he or she exists. I open wide ray
eyes snd marvel every day at the die-
^Secret' orders, labor unions, clubs with
out end. would create a kind of "Institu
tional” friend. In a word, they lay "ono
of these days I’ll want aonie of you to
bury my body, and accompany my de
pendent ones home from the grave. I
know /on won’t do It sinless you promise
me with an oath, and the money must he
In sight." Ho a grand brotherly order la
organised. . . ..
The husband must spend half his even
ing from his loved ones snd tear down hts
home to huy the price of a decent funeral.
1 am, my reader, an optlmlat—that’s why
I can't use strong language. This Is not
a favorite theme with me. I am also
nn Atlantan now, and conditions nre little
better here than elsewhere. I must tell
yon that I have n wife, who la alao my
friend. Thla friendship helps me to wish
that others were, as fortunate, and shows
me why and how many are not. All men
need real personal friends, let many
don't want them.
Friendship Is yours If yonr want It. No
one may prove your friend In yonr extremo
need. Vet If you desire to touch every
life around you with love, there Is little
left for your fellowmnn to do. Tou have
gone more thnn half-way nnd, In ft way,
you have met him with n priceless bless
ing to you—nnd to him.
fie may never greet you with n single
"good morning:” ho mny not know you
by name, snd .vet you inny see the pur
pose of his life nnd be mny grasp your
hand and climb higher and never recog
nise the menus of his support. But, of
course, It It Inflnltely lietter to meet on
half-way ground nnd "cheer -for cheer.
God hasten the day when all cluha snd
secret orders may pass out ami give back
our men and women to their wives anil
husbands nnd hotnes. Then little children
won't go to sleep at night, crying for
bread while nurse hnnA on the bock fence
nnd msminn hangs—t don't know where!
Lot ns lore our nelghliors without taking
n oath or riding n goat.
As we advance, such things will he left
behind. We wtll lire at home and find
time to eat throe meals a day.
WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH THE MAILS?
The Georgian and News I* In no sense a kicker. Indeed any one
who has carefully noted Its conduct on all 'questions affecting Its well*
being since Its establishment must admit that It 1s conservative and
fairly well balanced. But, even saints and martyrs ,have been known to
show occasional irritability when tried beyond human endurance.
Numerous Instances In sacred and profane history could be recalled
to Justify and support tho present stato of resentment felt by Tho Geor
gian and News regarding the way It Is faring at the hands of the
United States mall service.
Some subscribers to the dally Issue do not receive their papers for
three and four successive days.
The papers are carefully prepared for tho malls at this office and as
carefully placed In the'handa of the United Stales mall sendee, so there
seems absolutely no excuse for the non delivery of the papers to any
subscribers In any locality. The Georgian and News Is getting some
what wrought up on this subject, and respectfully requests the m£l!
service authorities to look Into thlk matter at once.
The following letter Is self-explanatory and gives a glimpse of the
problem which haa become rather burdenaome to bear. It la a problem
that should be solved without further delay:
Dry Branch. Ga., August 14, 1907.
Editors The Atlanta Georgian and News, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sirs: I don't think I am any worse thin others tot
complaints, but It has got to where patience Is of no conse
quence, snd things have become monotonous. Missing my dally
paper Is a very common occurrence. Today Is Wednesdiy and
I haven't had a paper since last Saturday, and I got It on Mon
day. It was Saturday's paper. What can be the trouble? I feel
sure this trouble Is In the mall clerks or some postmaster. I
think It would be of great benefit to The Georgian If you could
have a man lo catch up with this carelessness, and I do not
believe it would prove a very bard matter. My talk with our
carrier doesn’t seem to have any effect. I do hope you may be
able to find where the blame lies and give them such a curry
ing ns to stop this neglect of duty at once. 1 really believe It
would prove of lasting good to your paper If you would send out
a man to find and correct this lack of duty In handling of the
malls. I feel sure It Is simply carelessness with some one.
Wishing you much success In this matter and otherwise, I am,
Yours truly.
W. Z. MARCY.
THE SUFFRAGE BILL.
To the Editor of The Gcorglnn:
There need he no-constitutional con
fusion about Georgia’s suffrage law.
Our Jury box law has stood the test of
the supreme court of the United States:
Its discrimination being Justified on the
ground that the state had a right to
base laws on moral principle. Who
doubts that this lawhas not been best
In a thousand-fold sense for the state
In general nnd the negro In particular?
So capable and worthy en authority
i "Bill Arp." Major Charles Smith, of
Bartow, advocated years ago a suffrage
law on the same basis as our Jury law.
Speaking for his half-revealed shade
and for our own conviction,- we suggest
the following as a substitute for the
disfranchisement bill now before the
Georgia legislature:
In order to secure a higher degree of
purity In the ballot box and to establish
a more reliable form of government
therefore,
"Be It enacted by the general assem
bly of the state of Georgia and the
same Is hereby enacted;
That the standing In citizenship of
all persons who have the'privilege of
voting under Ian’s already existing on
ASKS FOR INFORMATION.
To the Edltor'of The Georgian:
Only a few days ago I read an extended
editorial In your paper aettlng forth
the claims that the Technological
school haa on the state of Georgia. I
suppose that the same argument, or
simitar, might be set forth for the
State University. You seem to urge
that the Technological school la a- child
of Georgia, and that all Georgians are
personally and specially concerned In
Its welfare. Nn legislature ever meets
that does not have men from thla In-
stllutlon before It, begging, yen, plead
ing for more money.. Now, l with the
great mass of taxpayers of the state,
wish to know: First, specifically, what
does It cost, not the state, but a stu
dent at this school, tuition, board—all
Incidentals, per year: and second, how
much does the state pay of each stu
dent’s expense? Please give the same
Information n* to tho State University.
I am sure that I voice the sentiment
of the masses, when t say that we
are very tired of paying taxes to sup
port Institutions that ought to stand
alone, Just as Emory and Mercer uni
versities do. If the state paid all ex
penses for the Tech, and the State
University, even then It would be the
Women Should Have a Bank Account Because:
It familiarizes them with business and banking m'ethods which at
some future time may prove to he a very useful and valuable ex
perience. Women need the help and advice of the banker when
they.have the responsibility of money. This frequently happens when
the husband dies, or where they come Into possession of an estate.
We have a separate department fitted up especially for the con-
venjence of our lady patrons, and we Invite others to open an ac
count with us and thus avail themselves of a complete bank (Service.
On nccounts In our Savings Department
We pay Four Per Cent Interest, compounded twice a year.
MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO.
SOME NEW BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Reviewed by Arthur Pendennls, Jr.
the right of suffrage ahall be eubjected people paying tuition for the few.
to the following testa: These two Institutions are certainly
Reliable standing In citizenship; of
undoubted patriotism and chivalry;
above suspicion of being In sympathy
with crime or of giving old and com
fort to criminals; above suspicion of a
race clannishness that works to defeat
the law.
Second Clause: Three suffrage box
commissioners elected by the grand
Jury In each county every two years—If
resignation or death causes vacancy,
following grand jury to refill said
commissioner*, the first elected to es
tabltsh suffrage box on the law here
with expressed and those already ex
isting nn suffrage In Georgia And
then said suffrage box shall be revised
annually and at aueh date as will allow
ample time for registration—registra
tions to be furnished with lists of the
legal voters by the commissioners, and
accept no registration that Is not on
the commissioners’ lists.
Commissioners* to receive $2 per day
for such service on a basis of reason
able time—the grand Jury to be Judge
of such time.
Good character and reliability as In
dlcated In above proposed law are the
controlling elements that should enter
into the framing and spirit of a suf
frage law—neither property nor educa
tion should be factor* In this sacred
matter, for the meanest man may be
possessed of both these, while on un
flinching patriot might be deprived of
one and never attain the other.
Juat a measure of good common senso
Is all that I* needed In thla suffrage
situation. Very respectfully,
J. DAN WOODALL SR.
Barneavllle, Ga. Box 4.
FROM CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I psgtae yon for your manly stand against
the liquor traffic, having read something of
your editorials against It. All who are hon
orable, good, brave and juat admire H.
A CHRISTIAN.
Philadelphia. Fa.
not
for the benefit of all the people. The
same may be said of the new agricul
tural schools now being established In
the several congressional districts. If
It Is not class legislation, It certainly
Is making the masses pay for the edu
cation of the few, while the common
schools for the farmers and other la
boring people must take what they
can get. Yours truly,
ENQUIRER.
Atlanta, Ga.
HEAVEN AND HELL.
which I with you to publish. I think this
quotation Of the Persian poet la exactly
right. I want It right, no I send you a
printed copy of the quotation, which la very
much admired. A. A. BELL.
Madison, (in.
The peein Inclosed by Mr. Rell follows:
I sent my Rout through the Invisibles,
Some letter of that After-life to spell;
And hy snd liy. my soul returned to me:
Aral answered. | myself sra
llesv’n nnd Hell!
Heav’tt but the vision of fulfill'd
Iteslre, . •
And Hell the Shadow of s Soul on
Fire.
—RulMlyst of Omar Khayyam, Persian Toet
Twelfth Century.
REQUEST FOR OLD POEM.
To the Kdltnr of The Georgian:
I would like to aak. through the eolnmna
of yonr paper, for the reprint of an old
poem which I have forgotten, except the
first verse, which goes like this:
"A gentleman of courtly air.
Of old Virginia he-
A damncl of New Jersey state,
Of matchless lieanty she—
They met ns tierce antagonists.”
The reason why. they any.
Her eye* were of the Federal bln
“ >f * J -ratc gr-""
A Hi ll
IKEY’S LETTER8 TO HIS FA
THER.” By George V. Hobart. <G.
W. Dillingham Company.)
Mr. D. Hohcnsteln. of David Hohen-
steln & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, starts his
son. I key, out on the mud with samples
of hosiery, notions, suspenders, etc.
Mr. Hohensteln writes letters of In
structions to ,Ikey and receives not a
few In reply. "Ikey's Letters to His
Father" show all of the correspond
ence. The book Is; gotten up very at
tractively—In the .form of the letters
themselves, on a typewriter, and as
Ikey writes from different cities, like
Philadelphia, Rochester. Buffalo, New
York, etc., which he visits, his letters
In the book are shown upon the letter
heads of the hotels at which he stops.
The epistles are very ridiculous and
fun-provoking. It Is the best piece of
work that Mr. Hobart hns done—In this
line—full of up-to-date slnng. Jokes and
situations, making It an Ideal little vol
ume for a short railway Journey or Just
before dinner, after a hard day’s work.
Ikey does not make a success at sell
ing goods; he rather devotes his time
to the blondes and brunettes (or
"brunes" as he calls them), who ma
nipulate the typewriters In the hotel
lobbies. His father stands Ikey—his
blondes and his “brunes"—as long ns
he can, then It Is back to Cincinnati
for Ikey. *
There Is nothing heavy about Ikey's
correspondence, but If one would tike
to haye a good laugh or two "Ikey’s
Letters to His Father” will furnish the
material. A friend of The Georgian
loaned out his copy to a bank president
In New Orleans the other day and had
to swear out a ball trover to recover It,
so It <An bo seen that Mr. Hobart’s
humor affects all classes of people.
"THE TRIMMED LAMP.” By. O.
Henry. (McClure, Phillips & Co.)
There are not many writers who ex
cel Mr. O. Henry (said to be Mr. Sid
ney Porter In real life). In hla charm
Ing tales and short stories of humorous
life. Mr. Henry seems to bo as much
at home on the deserts of Arizona, In
tho South American republics,
the streets of "Little Old No.w York.”
He Jumps around and about all parts
of the country and to one who has
watched hla tales for local color with
the Idea of catching the author nap-
>!ng, the result has been decidedly In
dr. Henry’s favor.
"The Trimmed Lamp" Is a collection
of shSTt stories recently Issued by Mr
Henry through McClure, Phillips &
Co., nnd all of the stories are good—
some especial!'- so. There Is always
serious, philosophy 'thought combined
with Mr. Henry’s humor and pathos.
It la difficult to say which of the many
stories In this volume referred to Is the
best (they are all good), still If called
upon to select one, “The Making of a
New Yorker" would not be a bad aelec-.
tlon. In this short tale the author tells
of the fascinations that New York
exerts In a very short time upon all
new-comers.
In a mention of a collection of short
stories It Is very difficult to tell all
about the delight to be found In a col
lection of many such tales, but "The
Trimmed Lamp” one can readily and
honestly recommend to anyone who
cares for an excellent aggregation of
entertaining stories. So that after all.
If there should bo devoted a column to
this charming little book, much more
could not be well aald than what Is
stated here—that It Is well worth the
reading ajid Is thoroughly enjoyable
and diverging.
"CHAMPION.” By John Colin Dane.
(O. \V. Dillingham Company.)
Champion," by Mr. John Colin Dane.
Ih a first-class automobile (or Is It
more proper to say "motor?”) story If
the reader can arrange to place himself
In the necessary condition of mind of
Imagining the machine as the narrator
of the story. The story begins with the
construction of the automobile (or mo
tor—not knowing which Is correct and
so desirous Is this review to be thought
proper—both names will be used) Its
christening ns "Champion,” the prepa
ration for a great race and the life of
the machine for a year or two. The
young "master" of the machine has
Invented some kind of wind manipula
tor. which, catching the air as the ma
chine meets It, utilizes It, not to retard
the speed, but to hurry i the machine
along. The contrivance Is not clearly
enough described in the book to be use
ful to Atlanta motorists, so this sup-
posed Invention could not be put on a
machine simply from the description
given In the book. Then. Atlanta ma
chines, In the opinions of the pedes
trians. don’t need anything to increase
speed. The tatter persons are looking
out for some speed brake nr legal re
straint. At any rate, regarding "Cham
pion." the machine loses a big race; Is
stolen by two adventurers and gets
mixed up In all kinds of affairs, all of
which. In the book, the machine Is sup
posed to be telling the reader. It Is
quite Interesting.In Its way, and If the
reader owns a machine he will like the
story, and If not, why the reading of
the story will Justify many opinions
now held by "antl-motorlsts.” The
machine tells us about a very charming
girl In the book, also about a nice, clean
chap, and its story can be utilized In
killing time, for many of us these hot
days.
“BEAT IT,” “SKTDD06." By George
V. Hobart. (G. W. Dillingham Com
pany.)
Two new "John Henry” books by
George V. Hobart are out amongst us,
turned loose, to stir up things In these
August days. There must be some
very good reason for sending out these
books, for according to the publishers,
something like nearly 1,000,000 of them
have been sold. Not only do the pub
lishers give us this Information, but Mr.
Hobart In a preface to “Sklddoo,” says
that a great deal of this demand comes
from the “knocking” which “The Little
Brothers of the Knockout Drops” have
been giving his numerous "John Henry"
publications. "Beat It" and ’’Sklddoo’’
are two more of the same variety, of
which there are (not quite 57) but ten,
and really, at times, when one Is In the
humor, these little skits arc funny.
Of course one Is not expected to gain
satisfactory Information from reading
tho “John Henry” series, nor Is It so
Intended, but If there Is nothing else on
hand or better to do. Just as one would
attend a comic opera, the reader will
tain a good laugh or two from Mr.
Hobart’s productions. After all, laughs
are what we all are looking for. In some
shape or form. The world welcomes
laughter and light, while It shuns tears
and gloom, and Is a great old phil
osopher, In so doing.
In “Beat It,” John Henry fills the
pages with letters to his friend,
"Bunch" Jefferson, who, with his wife,
Is abroad. The letters are just what
one would expect from John Henry nnd
the reader will hot be disappointed. In
"Sklddoo” John Henry tells of some
more experiences, such ns upper berths
In a Pullman, mosquitos and cnoks.
The “John Henry” stories are Just long
epough to please and In view of the
sale of these books It Is at least unwise
to argue against success.
CONFIDENCE AND CLAMO&
(From the Chicago Record-Herald.)
The second Interview Indulged In by
Mr. Rockefeller brings Into the center
of the stage certain facta which It Is
Imperative for the American public to
aelie and firmly hqld. The facts are
these:
l
The administration Is not engaged In
a war upon corporations.
There Is a deliberate If not a con
certed attempt by certain Individuals
and Journals to set-up reaction against
legitimate reform by misinterpreting
acts and utterances of the president
nnd representatives of the administra
tion, by drawing false conclualons, by
exaggerating Insignificant expressions,
by sensationally emphasizing rumors.
IIL •
Many men of undoubted sincerity
and good motives have been led Into
alarmed protest by this false outcry
and have given It the prestige of their
own character.
IV.
The country la prosperous, Its wealth
Is enormous and secure, Its people
cheerful, Industrious, peace-loving and
Justice-seeking—the occasional local
outbursts of unreasonableness to the
contrary notwithstanding:
. V.
If calamity Ik precipitated It will be
because the common sense of legiti
mate Investors and the honorable rank
and file of the business world has been
overwhelmed by the uproar of calam
ity howlers and men ,who, like Mr.
Rockefeller, while blaming the admin
istration for shaking confidence, are
ready to deal It the heaviest blow
themselvsar
There should be no cause for alarm.
There Is no cause for alarm—save the
cries of alarmists. American common
sense Is not to be paralyzed by buga
boos.
NEGRO WOMAN SENTENCED
TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT,
Special to The Georgian.
Marietta. Ga., Aug. 15.—The adjourn
ed session of Cobb superior court con
vened here Monday morning and dis
posed of all the jail vases on the crimi
nal docket.
The case of Lula Holmes, a negro
woman, charged with the murder of
a negro named Will Lockhart, waa
the most Important case nn the docket.
The Jury returned a verdict of guilty,
with a recommendation for mercy, nnd
the woman received a life sentence.' On
the.night of June 8. Lockhart waa
found dead with a knife wound In the
throat.
PRIVATE ENTERPRISES
AT PUBLIC EXPEN8E.
To the Editor jof The Georgian:
There nre Indnstriea nnd class corpora
tions In which foreign labor Is needed. The
several promoters have the right to select
from any country such labor aa they desire,
nod bring It In at their own expense. For
the development of the vast vacant territory
of the sen fiats nnd malarial marshes. Im
migrants from tropical regions wbo are In
ured to the postn and pestilence of such ell-
mntes sre needed. Onr natives can not live
long or work well there, even If the lung
staple commands a high pries.
Home-seekers hnve I teen very numerous
In Georgln for many years, nnd all localities
hnve lioon repeatedly Inspected. There his
lioen a steady stampede, especially of young
men, from the most desirable ports of the
state to Western territory. Great ns Geor
gia Is. she uses more commercial fertilisers
than any other state, and spends ninny mil-
llons for them, niul expends hnndrods of
millions for.the rommon necessities of life.
Far loyal citizenship the state Is largely
dependent on the one nnd two-horse class of
farmers who cultivate the land with per
sonal labor, nnd thla Is the class of citizens
which would he exterminated In proportion
to the Introduction of foreign laborers ns
farmers. Citizens of Georgia who advocate
Immigration do not, nor Intend ever to, han
dle the plow or hoe. They propose to live
hy the swast of other brows, so far as
tilling the soil Is concerned.
Mnny of our pushing men advocate Immi
gration on a theory which Is thin as a veil
snd weak as water gruel when It comes up
against the agricultural Interests of the
country as promoted hy loyal, bomc-lovlng
peoplo who put their hand to the plow,
nnd constitute the hacklioue snd sinew of
the productive energies or the state and
promote the rent permanent prosperity of
the masses of common people. ANON.
ORDERS CAPIAS ISSUED
FOR ARRE8T OF CHAPLAIN
Norfolk, Vn., Aug. 15.—The court-
martial of Chaplain Harry W. Jones
on charges of scandalous conduct and
falsehood, haa been concluded and It
now remains only for the court to make
up Its findings and submit them to the
secretary of the navy. Commonwealth s
Attorney Tilton, of Norfolk, has di
rected that a capias be Issued for the
chaplain on the city grand Jury Indict
ment found against him for the alleged
obtaining of money under false pre
tenses.
Bpecinl to The Georgias.
Acworth. Go, Aug. 18.—A huge maa
bull dog owned by T. J. Lunsford was
killed here by City Marshal W. E
Swanson. The dog had held the fam
ily hemmed In the house for a great
part of the day. The dog had been
chained, but had gndwed a large clinm
In two. Great excitement prevailed la
the neighborhood for several hours, un
til the dog was killed.