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'JL'XUli AXJjAJNXA UiliUitU-IAJN AJNU JNHiYYO.
CENTRAL HAS
PLENTY CASH
TELEPHONE MAY NOT
GET ITS FRANCHISE
Continued from Page One.
Sufficient Earnings For
First and Second
Incomes.
TRIAL MEETING
NEXT WEEK
Sessions Have Been Satis
factory and Without
111 Feelingi
New York, Aug. 17.—The meeting of
the board of directors of the Central
* of Georgia railroad, of Georgia, to bo
'held next week will eottle the ques
tions that have been agitating the
^bondholders at the series of conference^
Vhlch began Wednesday morning and
,r tnded late last evening.
It Is understood the most friendly
feeling has prevailed between the bond-
holder* and the owners of the property.
The committee has made a careful ex
amination and has found the condition
, of the company to be excellent and the
.earnings large. . . .
; The books showed that enough had
I' been earned to pay the full Interest o“
- 5 per cent on the $4,000,000 first In
monies and most of the 6 per cent
the $7,000,000 second Incomes with
.disbursement In sight for the $4,000,000
. of third Income bonds.
It was agreed that an attempt
. work out a refunding plan at present
would be inadvlsnble.
TO COMPETE HERE
Gulf Oil Refining Company
Purchases $25,000
Tract.
The Gulf Oil Reflnlng Company, nn I nil#
pendent company, ho# purchased n 125,000
•tract of lond ncor Atlanta anil will erect a
(V'.OOO plant to distribute oil to Atlanta In
;*jjompetltlon with the Htnndard Oil company.
J£P The tract of four orreu, upon which tho
new plant la to be built. Ilea on Murphy
i 'ayenuo between Atlanta ami Oakland. Tho
1 deal waa made through k. 11. Tarnmn A Co.
, II. X. Reed, tho Hmitliern mnnngvr of tho
, company, which baa plants In various clt-
t lea: states that the erection of the tangs
will begin shortly anil that tlm plant will
I be In operation within two months,
i It la alolml that tho company, which hnu
I oil fields near Pittsburg, ra..,Is absolutely
l Independent nud rates at I7B.OOO.OJO.
WHILE DESPONDENT
OVER BAD COOPS
Special to The Georgian.
Jefferson, O*., Aug. 17.—C. It. Landrum,
• fanner, meltllng abont five miles from
this place, shot and Instantly killed himself.
It appears that he hnd grown despondent
about hit eropa, the section In which he
resided having suffered very much from
dry weather.
Another cause assigned for bis rash act Is
the fact that a year ago he lost his wife
and waa left with a large mnnt*or of little
Children to rear without the assistance of
a mother, lie went Into hls room, seated
himself on a l*ed, placed the tnussle of a
gun to hls head nud pulled the trigger. The
autim upper part of bis head was blown off.
REDEEMED.
Hark! I hear redeemed ones shouting,
Prohibition come at last;
Georgia's sons have won their freedom,
Let's forget the sln-stnlned past.
I can vee the many victims
That were caught with llquor'a chain,
New l. feel there Is redemption
For the boys who yet remain.
We are biassed with many blessings
ffuch as others don't enjoy. .
Tea., my brother,, we invite yon,
Come to Georgia with your boy.
Ilere the climate Is delightful.
And the health Is simply fine.
Here the Imr room don't detain yon,
For we made It leave this dime.
We discovered that Ita presence
Made our l>oyg very had.
And to bear the waiting mothers
Made us feel so very and.
We decided not to stand It
80 the bar room bad to go;
With It went the deadly poison
That has made us mighty poor.
Georgia's sons today are crying.
Tea; I hear the mighty cry.
They are proud of their redemption.
They are glad the state Is dry.
Homes that once were full of terror
Where the drunkard used to dwell,
Now the dove of peace has entered.
It Is more than I ran tell.
IIERDKUT FAMBROCG1I.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
If acceptable, please Insert this little
P!"~* •» »«» l-l-f. May lb,. good l,ord
Elbcrton. V&SSSSk.
now paying tho city 2 per c.nt of It.
grois rccelpto, which laot year amount
ed to more than (20,000, and In addi
tion pay. a large atreet paving tax,
and paid down, at the acceptance of the
grant*, 180,000.
The company will pay at the expira
tion of twenty years 2 per dent of Ita
gross receipt* thereafter.
The suggestion of The Georgian, that
a telephone commlaalon be appointed
to fee that the city 1# furnished with
better service, meets with the approval
of every member of council seen by
a representative of The Georgian Satur
day.
Complaint, of Service.
"The lervlce," said Alderman Qullllan,
mayor protem., “Its little short of mis
erable, but it Is better now than It has
been before. If a telephone commis
sion edn Improve the service, by all
means let us have lt."
Councilman Martin Is heartily In
favor of such a commission os sug
gested.
'“While the officials of the company,"
he said, "are liberal and always appear
accommodating. I certainly cannot
characterise the service as prompt. I
am heartily In favor of the commission.
In fort, I believe In the city regulating
and controlling all Its public utilities."
Councilman Longtno does not' mince
words:
"The service Is awful, simply awful.
I apt In faVor of a commission—or any
thing thnt will Improve the service."
Aldermnh Key le heartily In favofl
of the nuggostlon:
"I think," said the aldermnn, "that
the state would have to authorise such
a commission, but It certainly would
be a splendid law. The council. In
addition to getting a greater per cen-
toge of the gross receipts, should also
fix a maximum rate to be charged for
telephones."
It was through Alderman Key's op
position that action on the franchise
was postponed by the aldermanlc board.
Otherwise, If would now be finally
adopted.
J. A. Whltner, of Whltner, Mnnry ft
Company, Insurance agents, compll
inented The Georgian upon Its position
regarding the Southern Bell Telephone
Company, and' spoke of the necessity
for some method of securing better
service. He said:
"Some years ago I thought we would
have competition and that this would
help, but I soon realised that the Bell
was too hlg, with Its far-reaching long
distance lines, to fear competition from
u purely local company. The service la
bad now—what may we expect If the
company socures a thirty-year fran
chise, a monopoly which cannot be
taken away from It? The present serv-
Ice Is terrible. The central girls are
either Indifferent or the system is
wrong. It seems Impossible to get a
number. Even ‘Information* must be
called time and again before you can
reach her, nnd the girls seem absolute
ly careless and Indifferent to your re
quests."
H. L. Anderson, of the Anderson
Hardware Company, said:
"The Bell Telephone service la as
poor as they could give and stay In the
business. The Georgian's editorial was
along the right line, regarding the
franchise. The matter should
urged."
L. J. Daniel, of Daniel Brothers,
said:
‘For the past two weeks the service
has been going from .bad to worse. It
may be caused by things oyer which
the company has no control, but It
seems to me that it should be remedied.
The Georgian's editorial regarding the
franchise was splendid. I heartily ap
prove of the stand. Atlanta should be
on the same footing with Richmond
and other cities. In view of the liberal
patronuge Atlanta glvea the company,
she should share In the profits. The
taxation scheme which the company
imposes Is ridiculous. The city should
lave 3 per cent.” /
W. W. Orr, of George Muse ft Co.
The Georgian's suggestion about the
telephone franchise Is fair and Just. I
could hardly say that the telephone
service Is satisfactory. I would have to
see what other cltlee have before 1 ex
pressed an opinion.”
"I consider tho service miserable,’
sahl Jacob Eleemnn, of Elstman A
Well. "I think It Is due merely to In
dllterenc* bn the part of the com
pany.'
I find the service all right," said L.
Watson, manager of the Peaehtree
branch of the King Hardware Com
pany.
Harry Silverman:
"The Bell Telephone service Is by
no means satisfactory."
Ira L. Robison:
"I use the telephone as little as pos
slble. The many delays and bad con
nections make It a source of great an
noyance. It Is not what Atlanta de
serves."
"Worst Evsr Hesrd of.”
In tho meat and produce markets on
Dread street there Is much complaint.
The firms do much of their business
over the telephone.
"Pink Cherry—"The Bell telephone
service Is the worst I ever heard of.
Something should be done to remedy
It."
Coffey—"We get very poor
service from the Bell. It means delay
and loss of money, loo.”
W. J. Speare, of Petropol A Cameron
—"The Bell service Is miserable. Some
times a 'phone Is almost useless,
don't know the cause of tho trouble
but whatever It may bo something
should be done."
Jdhn McCullough, of McCullough
Brothers—"We are not getting any
thing like the service we should have
In the residence districts especially
there Is much delay.”
A prominent physician said—"I be
lieve t lost a regular patient because
of the telephone last night. I was
at home, but they could not reach me,
so sent for another doctor."
ANNOUNCE ASSESSMENT
OF CORPORATIONS IN 8TATE.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala.. Aug. 17.—The
state tax commission has announced
that the assessment ol the Intangible
property of the Louisville nnd Nashville
railroad Is placed at 17,609,855, and that
of the South and North railroad at
91,359,640. The assessment of the In
tangible property of the Bessemer wa
terworks Is placed at 269,236, and the
Tallnssee and Montgomery railroad at
(11.750. This mokes a total of (25,256,-
452 of assessments of Intangible prop
erty of street railways, railroads and
waterworks companies. The taxes on
this to the state will be about (165,000.
OFFICERS NOTIFIED
OF FEDERAL INJUNCTION.
Special to The Georgian.
Decatur, Ain., Aug. 17.—As a result
the blanket Injunction issued by
United States Judge Thomas G. Jones,
enjoining all county and state officials
from Interfering In any way with the
employees of the Louisville and Nash
ville railroad In the operation of
trains, all county officials were served
with papers here yesterday by a d<\-
uty United States marshal from Hunts,
vllle.
I Five May Contest Right
State to Enforce
Rate;
of
| Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 17.—The Sea-
I board Air Line and the Atlanta, Blr
I mlngham and Atlantic railways ^have
I agreed to put Into effect, pending the
result of the litigation, the 2 1-2 cent
I passenger fare bill, and the act fixing
I the maximum rates on 110 commodity.
I Notification to the governor of this de.
I clelon on the part of the roads came
I In a telegram from L. R. Watts, general
counsel for the two roads. The tele
gram from Judge Watts marks the sur-
I render to the state of six of the rail
I roads which filed the original com.
plaints In the federal court. These are
I the Southern, the Alabama Great
I Southern, the Mobile and Ohio,
I 'Frisco, the Seaboard Air Line and the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic.
I There are left but five roads which
| have not agreed to put the enactments
I of the legislature Into Immediate ef
fect. Of these, two have- signified, by
I their course In applying tor enlarged
I Injunctions against the solicitors and
I sheriffs of the various counties through
I which they run, to prevent Indictments
I or arrests, that they Intend to fight the
I state In tho courts. These two roads
are the Louisville and Nashville, which
I secured Us enlarged Injunction Wed
I nesday, and the South and North Ain.
I bama, which secured a similar modlfl-
I cation In Its Injunction from Judge
I Jones yesterday.
HIM MO CHILD
BK
j Community Aroused and
Scores Engage In Man
Hunt.
Council and Chamber Com
bine and Ask $2,000
From City.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the entertainment of the In.
ternatlonal Cotton Mill Owners Asso
ciation, which meetn here In October
for a three days' session.
Several forms of entertainment , are
being planned, among which, of course,
will be a "genuine, old-time” Georgia
barbecue. This will probably prove
quite n novel troat to the delegates
from Europe.
About 110 mill owners from Europe
will be here. They will also make a
tour of the south over the Southern
Railway, with an officer of thnt road
In charge.
The Joint committee from council
nnd the chember of commerce will ask
for nn appropriation of (2,000 from the
city to help defray the expenses of the
entertainment. Councilman Roberts,
Councilman Grant, anil Alderman Beu-
tell comprise the committee on enter
tainment from council.
Following Is the chamber of com
merce committee: F. J. Poxon, L. A.
Ransom, W. L. Peel, Harry L. Settles-
Inger, and E. H. Inman.
CLOTHES ON FIRE,
Homer. La., Aug. 17.—Officers and
citizens are searching today for the
man who murdered Mrs. John Bond
and her 5-year-old boy, James, yes
terday. For many miles In every dl
.rectlon men have stopped their work to
join In the man hunt. Word has been
sent to every city to which the man
may have fled and every hiding place
In this part of the state will have been
searched by tonight.
The murderer approached Mrs.
TxrvtvrvT T.TT mrrr, I Bon<1 ' 8 . ho , us ®. pushed aside the curtain
DOWN BY THE HOUSE at A Window and fired both barrels of.
1 a shot gun loaded with buckshot at the
woman and her child. Both were killed
almost Instantly.
From the tracks at the window It is
believed the assassin Is a white man.
This Is the only clew <o hls Identity.
Mrs. Bond's husband died about
LOCKER TAX TURNED
Continued from Pago Ono,
speeches In explaining votes.
The house also voted down the sen
ate amendment raising the tax on I year ago and she lived with her fath-
J. T. Smith. She was a beautiful
cigarettes from (10 to (100, and adopt- er .
ed an amendment by Mr. Wise of Fay- " olnan an<1 was much admired.
ette, placing the tax at (25. A —; ~ —..
.The house also acted upon minor) Horse Stolon From Stable,
amendments offered by the senate, Athens, Oa., Aug. 17.—Yesterday
fow e vo°tld"ddwm Wer * aecep,ed ond a morning when Max Flatau went to tho
When the house adjourned at 1:35 ?‘ abl ® E? get hls hor8e - he found that
the consideration of the amendments to tho sta ble door was open and tho horse
the tax act had not been completed. It g ? n ®\ La * er ‘“£ ho da >' tho hora ® »ae
wns resumed when the house met at 3 abando “ ad »*"'■ a Party wa * ln PUr-
o'clock Saturday afternoon. | su ** °* thief.
The house passed tho bill by Senator „. . . . „ .
Stapleton, providing for the quarterly) , Boy Kicked by Horse,
payment of all pensions of moro than I .. Anntston,_ Ala., Aug. 17.—Clarence
(50, to be paid as follows
Anniston, _ _
Mayo, the 12-year-old eon of ex-Sheriff
March 1, June 1, September 1 and Mayo ’ of Ashland, Clay county, while
December 10. The bill was a com- Pacing around a vicious horso In hls
panlon bill to the appropriation bill father's livery stable, was kicked on
and was made necessary because of * ha of the face, breaking the
appropriations made In lower Jaw bone.
Lenking Gasoline Sets
Launch On Fire at
Jamestown.
Norfolk, Vn., Aug. 17.—On<? dead and
one dying are the reported casualties
of last night's acclden; on the launch
Edna May.
Leaking gnsollne generated vapor
which exploded, sotting the hull afire.
Cora Mldgett. covered with blazing
gasoline, Jumped overboard. Others
failed to notice her until she wns far
astern. She sank before tho eyes of
Edward Smith, a deck hand, who was
probably fatally burned trying to put
out the fire. A negro In a sailboat ran
alongside the launch and took off oth
ers.
The launch burned to the water's
edge and sank.
GEORGIA AT THE FRONT.
By Rev. H. F. Snow.
Georgia hn« Just npokon.
The nun cur** uow must make retreat;
Tho whisky power Is broken.
Conformity to law Is l**«6t.
Let there l*e no <lolmtlnjr.
Join henrts au«l hands together now,
Advancement to bo making.
The house also passed the bill by ments.
othtatl Thl8 bl " 18 a,wa - v8 In order and the
creases m ronUai imST" “Rowing In. general tax act was taken up.
Mr Candler of neiroih ..v.i ° n motlon of Mr . Wise the house
unanimous consent* dl8asroed w,th ,he 8cnatc amendment
h" < rr t ir eX x tpi the * ,n ®" d «** act, Union from‘(50 to ({oo* 6 ” 1 med,clne
no objection 0 * m ' nUt "’ Th# " WM ThrfoWo^n’g amen’dments. proposed
Mr. Hall of Blbh vice chsirm.e „.l by th ® senate, was stricken out:
the rules committee, submitted a re- tbo tax on a * ent J In
port recommending that the hill I f* n8Uranc ® t0In P an * C8 from (25
, Th ® hou "« concurred In the senate
made a special order for Saturday “"'•“dment striking out the tax of (2.50
morning. ' \ °n “II dealers In bottle soft drinks.
After some discussion the recom- Tb ® hou,e concurred In the amend-
mrndatlon was adopted. ment cubing the lax on collecting
The rules committee recommended I agcnt * trom (50 to (100.
that the senate bill relating to water) . Th ® Cigarette Tax.
powers be made a special order to fol- I Tb ® n ou,, ® disagreed on the senate
low the Irwin county bill. The report Amendment to increase the tax on the
of the committee woe adopted by a 8aI ® ot cigarettes from (10 to (100.
vote of 94 to 26. Messrs. Wright, of Floyd: Coving-
The rule* committee further recom- ton > of Colquitt, and Bell, of Fulton,
mended that senate bill 123, relating to favored the amendment, while Mr.
Inn uuln nf a _ ** I U’leo Pm.ntt., , tl_ '
the sale of narcotics, be made a spe- 'Vise, of l'a^ette; Mr. Hall, of Bibb,
clai order to follow the water power and Me. Butt, * " —”
The nun-curse zone, the money ured.
hour nnd dnti
lantiiift iphmI your Hhnre.
Cltl«** and towns now all n» one
More «p to hHghtP eutdlnio.
iiukl on the Riimnilt stand *
rou tnuit learn to ellmh.
Now build your parka, adorn your homes.
Yon have the ensh. you *»»•>.
The money an red from whisky dens
Nnfflclent now will lie.
The nation's eyoa are turned to yon.
The favored time has come
When Georgia cun rrent honor win
Anti shouts go forth. "Well
Ho msy It 1h» the people cry,
There Is no room to ilonbt.
The empire State of si! the South
.... _ - - - n .„. power| una »suii, of Fannin, opposed it.
Dill. The report of the committee was! After some discussion, Mr. Wise, of
as » I r ed « t v?* - * Fayette, moved that the house disagree
Mr. Wise, of Fayette, atated that fee I with the senate amendment,
waa opposed to the amendment. I Mr. Wright, of Floyd, offered as a
"Under the prohibition bill these men substitute that the house concur in
have a right to keep whisky in their the B * nate amendment,
clubs, and I, oi a prohibitionist, am „ The motion waa lost by a vote of
opposed to an attempt to prohibit It 7473 -
ln a tax act. The motion of Mr. Wise to disagree
“TWa tax of $100 will keep down the w,th th ® senate amendment waa then
evil which the gentleman from Floyd P ut t0 th ® *»°u»e and Mr. Swilling,
fearsi and if the privilege la abuaed they I 07 Franklin, called for the ayes and
can be made to anawer for It. I naya.
trut Ji °* the business ie," said Th e call for the ayes and naya waa
” hf, that If It had never been I •u*t*Uned and the motion to dlaagree
mentioned nobody would have ever senate amendment waa lost
thought about It. This tax should nsv. by a vots of 92 to 78.
er havs bsen mentioned at all. This action of tile house left the
Mr. Alexander, of DsKalb, favored question of tax on cigarettes open and
the Increased tax. Mr. Dean, of Floyd, ofTersd an amend-
...wF: *“« Prohibiting hill doea not pro-1 ment fixing the tax at $99.
htblt these lookers, and In my opinion. Mr. Wise, of Fayette, offered
WHAT IS MOST AGGRAVATING
THING IN MARRIED LIFE
By DOROTHY DIX.
W 1
HAT Is the most aggravating
thing in married life?
The Inexperienced will reply
that It Is one or another of the great
zing Infidelity, brutality, drunkenness
or gambling.
The experienced—those who hive
been there—know better. They knpw
that It is not the big things that count
so much In matrimony' as the little
things, and that more love and happi
ness Is jabbed to death by the pin
prick, of hateful ways than le ever
slain by the sword thrust of crime. It
Is a lot easier hnd more comfortable
to forgive the partner of your bosom
every now and then for doing some
thing really wrong than it Is to put
up every day and hour with eomo
fretting little, habit that stings you like
a gadfly at every turn.
In spite of the terrifying statistics
of the divorce courts most of us are
sufficiently well satisfied with our mat
rimonial bargain to want to stick to
It. Yet married life Isn't as happy as
It ought to be. It Is .not the glad,
sweet song that we thought It was
going to be, and that It might be If
only our better half didn't have some
aggravating way that Is like a per
petual 'pebble In the shoe or cinder In
the eye that keeps us Irritated and ner
vous.
John Is such a good man If only he
didn't—
Mary Is suoh an angel of a woman
If only she wouldn't—
But he does.
But she will.
And there we are. What do you
think? What Is the most aggravating
thing ln married life?
Is It stinginess? v
John Is such a good man. He's Just
a* steady as the town clock. He never
goes out nights. He never gets drunk
or wastes hls money on trying to pick
out the Iwnners In the races, and ns
far as women are concerned, * he
wouldn't take a second look at the
Venus de Medici If she should come
strolling down the street In the latest
spring suit from Paris. He's a handy
man around the house, too, and will
fix a window shade or hang a picture
without having to be bullyragged Into
doing It by having all the nelghbora
thrown at hls head. And he's good
about the children, too, and willing to
take hls turn upon occasion In walking
the colic.
worthy citizen. A good father,
and he would be a good husband If
feathers and the ability to scratch
a living and raise a family at™,^
For John' 8 one matrimonial draw,
back Is that he Is close about mon.v
ond that he lives under a comm?. ^
Illusion that . V™.- I. . “““"ual
^® rk *I »ho ought to be able to pro!
Vide thrift irnnd nmols #» a... 8
house well furnished, clothes the farn!
Ily and be happy and contented hej-
eelf on air. r
Of course no woman can do It In
the end Johns family get what the?
ought to have nnd he pays the hln/
but It I. done at tho prlce of ronttnu.,'
conflict betweeh him and hls wife an!
continual heartburning on her par
that makes her positively envy the
womnn who Is married to a cheerful
generous sinner. rul ,
Ask such a woman what Is the most
"?* ra m Ung th i DK fn marrted llfe am
she will say that It Is a tight n?t
Shell say that there le no other one
thing that can be aa Irritating be.
cause there le nothing else that come,
up eo persistently and continuously "
a family ae the need for money.
She ll say every time 1 have to a*k
my husband for money !t humiliates
fa®- because It puts me In the attltmle
of tt beggar. Every time I get a new
tlreee or a new hat I have to degrad,
fa y,elf /“ mr own eyes by wheedling
and cajoling the money for It out of
him. Every time the bills come In for
the groceries that he and hls children
bav ® ® a ‘®n. and for the fuel that hi?
k ®P t . th * m «' a cm, and the light by
w hlch they have read of evenings I
shudder with dread and apprehension
at the reproaches that I know will b"
directed against me for not hgvlnz
kept expenses down, *
And that', the reason, says the wit*
of the stingy man, that I think eman-
ness about money Is the most aggra-
vatlng thing In married life, and if
you don t believe It Just you wait until
8 °.y;® man a8k8 you what did you do
with that quarter he gave you week
before last, and you have to pinch tho
market money to scrape oft the nric
of an occasional matinee ticket.
And who shall say the wife of th,
stingy man Isn't right?
What do the readers of The Oeor-
g,an think la the most aggravating
thing In married life? Write your opln?
Ion to this paper. It will not only re-
lleve your feelings, but perhaps yout
husband or wife, thus having his or
her particular fault pointed out, may
wives were birds and were born with'jour pathway*of'domestlc* happiness 01 ”
THE PAS8ING CONFEDERATE.
Twice twenty years have flown and
more.
Since those who wore and loved the
gray
Their cherished hopes and cause gave
To meet new foes without dismay;
Undaunted aye, tho' all seemed fled.
Where plenty once her pinions spread,
Ah! surely tho' their brave heart, bled
To find their hopes and homes de
stroyed.
Their fields laid waste, their comrades
deed.
And gone all which they once em
Joyed:
But such they met and overcame,
Hence, hallowed glory crowns their
names.
And now a happy land Is ours,
This fair and sunny Southern land;
Her pleasant fields and sacred bowers,
Beepekk tho work of noble hands:
The hands of those who donned the
gray.
And who for trial, ne'er gave 'way
But, where are those we love eo well,
The ones who followed Jackson, Lee?
Ah! silvered hair the story tells.
For many now have ceased to be;
Yet their great burden, well they
bore,
Ere passed they to the eternal shore.
Still, quite a few of that great band
Who fought eo hard their cause to
save,
Are ours still, to grasp, their hand.
And greet as bravest of the brave,
h; could we e'er their deeds forget,
Or the grave problems which they
met?
No; years will come and pass away,
And still their names will honored
be—
(By those who wore the blue, and gray)
Those braves of princely Robert Lee.
We'll come to reverence valor true,
And honor give where e'er 'tie due.
For sure yo know without a doubt
That In their hearts burned patriots'
zeal.
And all they bore In •faith devout,
May never to ue be revested;
And now we view them bent with age,
Yes, proud of such o heritage.
THE SOUTHERN MAIDEN’8 REPLY.
Beneath the tall magnolia tree.
Pale as the moon above.
Whose rays flashed through her variant
hair
Like Iris on the dove:
A picture bathed In moonlight, she,
A picture made to love.
With downcast eye* and parted lips,
And bosom palpitant,
She seemed ln a receptive mood,
Nor lacked she a gallant.
Bealde her, her adorer,
Consumed by love wa* he;
A furnace full of burning word*
He used them lavishly;
I love you, oh, I love you,
i£* c J* , n ' or ® * han tongue can tell!
Without you, dear, my heaven
Would be a living hell.
I Jove you with my heart and soul.
Uovei near you to stay.
And this Is what the maiden said:
Her word, were choice and few,
•i certainly do appreciate It:
I certainly do.”
No verbal reminiscence.
Or triteness, came to him,
He did not stop to analyze
Or, mentally, to ace
That a million Southern maldeni
Were speaking e'en as she.
when they receive a favor.
They *ay, to me or you,
"I certainly do appreciate it,
I certainly do!"
He heard not what the maiden uald,
In word* both few and choice,
5S*r c X t * ,n,y wa *" enraptured
” *th the music of her voice.
And ruby Hp*—oh, me!
And when she raised her flower-llk«
face,
The moon It looked the other way
In very ecapuy!
The vague, milk-white magnolia,
It trembled with delight,
While loving words, like fragrance.
Descended on the night.
loved Confederate veterans alt!
Who still within our presence be.
No sadder blow can us befall,
Than now, to be bereft of thee.
Our fathers dear Indeed thou art.
Oh, what a stroke with thee to part!
How often we've sat with bated breath.
To listen to thy story, how—
Fearless thou’st charged the Jaws of
death.
And thus with glory decked thy
brow.
Away In old Virginia’s land.
Along Potomac’s peaceful strand.
It does not. ond If this tax la not plac- amendment to fix the tax at (25.
»n«m. Peters street and Decatur Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb, then
an,a wm booom® a hell moved that the house reconsider Its
...S', . „ action In refusing to agree to the senate
„ Mr. Wise, of Fayette, moved to die-1amendement.
“faendment. and The motion waa lost by a vote of 67
Mr. \\ right. o( n oy d, called for the to 67.
ay ™ a 'l d | l no ® 8 - ... The amendment of Mr. Dean, of
Thl ,I? | ' sustained. Floyd, placing the tax at (99, waa then
aiJa?r,Tna!l n. 0 dl8a *™* w * ,h the sen- put before the house.
! m ‘ wa8 ad °P‘* d hy a vote It was defeated by a vlve voca vote
**■ I The amendment of Mr. Wise putting
la« oft t*r* iraa *
tpL. I,-,., „ . _ ■ »lit? aiiiriiiiuicm 4,1 Mr. \>
T ml»?°i!?«i!i dj0 . ur ?* d ' V i. :,S o’clock) the tax at (25 was adopted.
afternoon^ 8 " at * oclocl< Saturday The senate amendment to place a
JuTt ns th# ei.rk „ _ ) tax of 125 on each machine Led In
e?5. ‘I?.!? * a “ Praparlng to | bottling soft drinks was adopted.
881 a® a special The next amendment nromuea i
of th# wav. | #eiuiie .u urn which Increased the
called .m fh. .JUL.T.Vl' I °. n ? lub8 "h#re Intoxicants
Knows what It Is shout
called up the general tax act for thi I k^ In lockers for the ure of their
purpose of considering senate amend- members from (200 to (DMIOO. *
But soon this Joy we must give o’er,
For thou art passing swiftly by;
We’ll hear thy loving voice no more,
This side the portals of the sky.
But thy great work with us will rest,
Thy work mid trials divinely blest.
O lived there ever yet thy peer.
Who. from defeat, such triumphs
made.
In gloomy shadows kept such cheer.
Or honor’s scepter so well swayed.
Ah now alone thou etandest out.
The paragon- without a doubt.
And now. with this thy work achieved.
We Joy to see this spirit kind
Prevail, when all their swords have
sheathed,
And former strife Is left behind;
All love the union grand and great.
And would die freely for her sake.
And when upon hls bosom
Her blushing face she hid.
He certainly did appreciate It,
Hy certainly did!
—Virginian Pilot
/
FROM CORNCOB CENTER.
Shee Just a summer boarder;
^—Unpolished, ril allow.
“he bristles at the pumpkin
She cannot milk a cow,
Sho’e most unsympathetic
At coops and stalls and etles.
But three tlmee oh!' and ply the hoc!
Wot eyes she has—wot eyes!
She’s Juet a summer boarder.
Unfinished. I'll aver.
The flute-like call of cabbage
Means nothin’ much to her.
She's ojiis to the turnip
And worse to home-made pies.
But three times wow! and steer the
plow!
Wot eyes she has—wot eyes!
She’s Juet a summer boarder,
Untutored, I confess.
Indifferent to haystacks,
Uncountriflod In dross.
Intolerant to ekeeters.
Unladylike to files,
But three times hall! and swing the
flail!
Wot eyes she hoe—wot eyes!
—Thomas R. Ybarra, In N. Y. Time*.
Still, a peculiar love Is ours.
For those brave spirits passing now;
Our brightest cheer, and fairest flowers.
u* uiiBiuwi viicci, ttiiu iwreni iiower*.
Well gladly on their pathway strew.
Yea the good old time Confederate vet
Has charms for us we can't forget
—Felix O. Phillips.
Dedicated to Captain Beeson, M. M
C„ Meridian, Miss.'
Lord Rosebery, formerly British
Prime minister, Is an authority on
gardening, though most people know
him only ae a statesman and author.
Ae a matter of tact, he has every rea
son to be gardener and farmer both, as
he owns 29.QOO scree of land In Scot
land and some 6.000 In England and
also a villa, literally embowered In
flowers and flowering shrubs, overlook,
lng tbe Bay of Naples.
First Cetton In.
Special to The Georgian.
Hawkinzvllle, Go., Aug. 17.—The
first bale of new cotton was brought
here Friday morning by Ollle Fitzger
ald, of Wilcox county. It was auction
ed oir by Banker E. J. Henry to J. l>-
Smith, of the Formers' warehouse, at
15 7-9 cento
Two druggists were taking the early
train for Fontainebleau, their plac* of
meeting. “A return trip.” said the fir* 1
duelist to the ticket agent. "Single for
me,” Bald the second man quietly-
"Aha.” blustered the other. "You are
afraid you won’t come back, are you-
As for me, I always take a return,
"I never do,” said tbe second man.
always take my return half from the
dead man's pocket."
FII.I.KKH
Tbe Hoatb Is said to lie getting richer at
the rets of (7,600,000 a dag.