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4 rHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, MONDAY, SKPTICMHKK 3, 19VI. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon. (Except Bun*.*?) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At 25 West Alabama 8t, Atlanta. Os. Subscription Rates; One Year Months fj! Threo Months *•* One Month By Carrier, Per Week Telephones connecting alt depart ments. Long distance terminals. Smith A Thompson, advertising rex* resentatives for all territory outside of Georflt Chicago If yon hire an/ trouble getting THB GEORGIAN AND NEWS, telephone the circulation department and hare It promptly remedied. Telephones. Bell 4927 main; Atlanta 440L It Is desirable that all communica tions Intended for publication In THB GEORGIAN AND NEWS be limited to *00 words In length. It Is lrop#ratl?a that th-y be signed, as an evidence of good faith. Rejected manuacrlpta will not be returned uuleas stamps are cent for the purpose. TUB GEORGIAN AND NEWS print* no andean or objectionable advertla- lug. Neither does It print whisky or any liquor ads. APiU Ali.D HHM l.t Ita owo CM and elwtrlc light plant., a. It now own. Ita wattf works. Oth.r rltl.a do thla aad get R a aa low u M cests, with a proBt th. eltv. Thl. ibould !i. don. at one*. THB GKOKU1AN AND NEWS ball,... that It street r.llwaja tan be operated ssccesifslly bjr European dries, aa they are. there la bo good re.eon why the, can not be eo oper ated here. But we do not bellera thla can be done now, and It mar be aome ,e*r. l>efore we are Made foe to blc Railroad Protests and Increasing Earnings. Sertoualy wo have no dcalro or In tention to be unjust to tho railroad!. Nor will wo be so far aa freedom and fairness and common honesty will keep us from It But when Inconsistencies aro appa rent It is best to point them out for the benefit of the railroads as welt ns for the edification of the people. Here, for instance, Is tho governor of Alabama calling an extra session of the legislature to determine whether the peoplo or the railroads are to con trol the state. And hero come the ruHroade com plaining that tho reduction In passen ger rates Is ruinous to their profits, and almost confiscatory of their prop erty. While on the heels of tho protest come the New York market sheets of Saturday showing that the Central of Georgia, which has been most vigorous among protectants, has earned during the second week In September $15,070 , more than It did on tho first, and that the Southern Railway within the same period has Increased Its receipts by $85,000. Now without any comment wo sub mit tho mere discordant facts, and are willing to publish the explanation If there be any of tho discrepancy be tween public claim and printed offi cial statement of increase. In spite of the fact that Dr. Osier was severely criticised tor bis pro- nunclamento on old age, he still re tains the high respect of his con freres, and anything he has to say on tho science of medicine Is listened to with respect He haa won commenda tion for hla observations before the International Congress on School Hygiene in London, In which ho talked of the importance of caring for tho teeth of school children. He said that 70 per cent of tho school attend ance In England showed decayed teeth, and he advocated the appoint ment of a school dentist who should make regular Inspections. The navy department haa thle year expanded the list of officers to whom are sent special letters of commenda tion on account of the connection with the achievements in naval work manship on the tsrget range In West Indian waters. These letters, says The New York Tribune, are Identical In form for the most part, and are sent to those In charge of the gun crews, tbe executive officers anil command ing officers of the trophy winners, and tbe gunnery officers of the ships which made more than £5 per cent' The let ters have value In that they are added to the recipient officer’s record In Washington, and may count for some thing some day when there Is an over hauling of these records to determine fltnese for compulsory retirement It is oousldered that the letters are also an encouragement to the best Individ ual effort, since they show official ap preciation of what an officer bas been able to do. The president. It is well known throughout the navk takes a deep Interest In marksmanship, and during no previous nJjnlnlatriYIon has there been so much emphastS placed on the ability to hit th, target'’There *“• been a systematic Cevelopmint of marksmanship and naval gunnemhas “” n Placed on a sound wd practical THE IDEAL GEORGIA REMINISCENCES. When the roster Is mado up of those whose pens have paid high trib ute to Georgia, and shed unfading honor upon her Illustrious sons, we are Inclined to think that Lucian Knight will lead the list. Back across the century, from White's Statistics and the Historical 1 Recollections through Stevens and McCall and Smith, clown to the pre paid bfogmpbtes which we class as history today, there Is’nothfng better or anything quite so good aa '•The' Reminiscences of Famous Georgians ’ written in exile by tho young editor, orator and minister, whose genius and devotion'have mado him for two decades one of the beloved and brilliant children of tho state. For the work of Lucian Knight fairly glows with genius and enthusi asm. It takes the dry bones of history and reminiscence and makes them stand up clothed and beautiful In human interest and vitality. It gilds fact and Incident with the touch of romance, and while sacrificing no ■ truth or accuracy in relation, wraps each figure and period In the senti ment of patriotic .levotlon, and like the ancient Scot, freshens and deop ens with the chisel of the pen the epitaph upon tbe tombs of the famous Georgians of the past. It is doubtful If any history ever written anywhere or at any Umo has been framed In English so mellifluous and beautiful as these remi niscences. They run like rippling water through tho annals df the com monwealth, musical fn flow, pnd sweet and pure In origin as In direction and conclusion. For no man who has ever written history for Georgia has been more free frpm prejudice, more untouched by enmities, and more fair In hla friendly and unbiased justice to the state and its mighty sons. Lucian Knight writes In the sunshine with no shadow upon his nobio spirit and no malice in his gontle heart His work, by all the signs, has been a labor of love, and he has lived with those he loved, labored for those ho loved and loved those for whom he labored. If these “Reminiscences’’ had been written when our world was young er and before the age had been vexed with the making of so many books, It would have mado Immortal the young m|n who wrote it As it Is, each succeeding year will deepen the sense of obligation which Georgia and Its people owe to the writer of those charming sketches. Let no man think that In tho sheer beauty and witchery of his style, Lucian Knight has been indifferent to fact and accuracy. Legend indeed and tradition wrap some of the delightful incidents of bis reminiscence, but It Is the legend and tradition whose long acceptance has deepened Into history. All that Is vivid, dramatic or eventful In tho lives of Illus trious Georgians Is gathered Into the pages of the book. But along with these there runs tbe pure current of biography, of record, of the linking of great names to groat events, of the past that each man played, and of the place that each man deserves upon tho roll of honor, while as a com mentator upon policies and as a philosopher of events Mr. Knight displays sn Insight, a balance, and n comprehension which give a double value to his charming work. There Is not a young man la Georgia who ought to be without these Reminiscences. If he Is going Into public life they will enrich his equip ment with tho amplest store of Incident, and the clearest Illumination of Georgia’s great poriods and of tho great men who ruled them. There Is not an old man In Georgia who would not find more charm ing than novel or romance this revival of tho scenes and figures of a past In which they had borne a part If Reminiscence Is a torch to youth It Is a delight to age, and around many a winter fireside these rare sketches and comments would furnish the material for an evening of intellectual and* social charm. There Is not a literary man In Georgia or elsewhere who can afford to have this brilliant work out of his library, for In no other and similar book that we have ever read Is there as much to charm the oar, and de light the taste and quicken tho Imagination. Beyond all this Georgia owes to her brilliant son who, In broken health, has written in exile, this noble and beautiful tributo—the full and generous meed of practical and substantial appreciation of the gallant service he has rendered to the commonwealth and to history. Out yonder on the far Pacific coast, Islandod tn an Avalon ns sweet as Arthur’s Knights oh chlvalrio memory, he bas wrought with a sweet ness, a patience and a courtesy that stamps him one of them—and not less one of ours. fjct us send to Lucian Knight—our Galahad of Literature—tn his far Avalon tbe assurance that we appreciate the beautiful chapters with which ho has garlsndod Georgia-for her noble place In history. - Let us send him In a thousand subscriptions to his first volnmo of Reminiscence, Georgia’s thanks for what he has already done, and Geor gia’s generous Inspiration for what ho has yet to do. HOW OHANLER LOOKS IN THE EAST. The Georgian has said that among all Eastern Democrats mentioned for tho Democratic nomination, Lieutenant Governor Chanter of New York la tho likeliest and tho boat—saving only William Randolph Heartt, who is not in the race nor likely to bo In It. We adhere to that opinion. And here comes cx-Congrossman Sullivan of New York with this wholesome and telling tribute to bis friend and fellow-citizen: "I am for Lieutenant Governor Chanler for tho Democratic nomina tion for president,’’ says Mr. Sullivan, "because I think wo con win with him. 1 don’t know any on* else whose name has been mentioned on our side of the fonce of which this can be said. “This Is not said In disparagement of any of tho distinguished men who aspire to load the Democratic party In a national campaign. They are all good mon In their way, but the so-called psychological moment for them. In national politics, has not yet arrived. Their time will come, but just now the need of tho party Is for a young man whoso personality Is strong enough to carry New York atato and whoso name will Inspire con fidence among tho business men throughout the nation. "Whether we like It or not. wo must admit that of late years the commercial interests of tho country have been arrayed against the Dem ocratic party. I am one who believes that discrimination has been most nnjust and undeserved. In every fight wo have been handicapped by this unreasoning sentiment. As long as the party la enveloped In this hoodoo we may expect to go down to defeat. "This Is an opportune time to cast It off. Against Chanler not a word can be said. He Is strong In the South, where his family for over a hundred years has been honored and respected. He has been the archi tect of his own political fortune In this state. Nominated on the Demo cratic ticket he wins for his party—the first time in a dozen years. He demonstrated that thla la a Democratic state If you give the people the candidates that they want. Chanler haa made himself stronger with the people every day be has been In office. Ho haa aupported every reform policy urged by Governor Hughes. When Chanler said ’to do right Is to be a Democrat,’ he epitomised the entire Democratic situation. "What the Democratic party needs It a man who has the courage to do right—one who can not be Influenced by the political bunco man, no matter In what gutso ho may turn up. "To my mind Lieutenant Governor Chanler Is just such a man. “The deeds of the Chanler family and the Astor family aro Inter twined In the history of this country, and the party leaders feel that the public will have some faith fn the promises mado by a Democrat pos sessing the antecedents and character of Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler. If I do not make a bad guess the Democratic state committee, at Its next meeting, will bear out what I say about Chanle.r by unanimously Indorsing him as the choice of the New York state Democracy for president." Among all the Democrats named for the high estate The Georgian Is first of all for a Southern candidate—Hoke Smith, Culberson or Aycock of North Carolina, or Broxton of Virginia—next for Bryan or Hearst, who, It they lived in Georgia, would be our first. Jfad then tor Chanler of New York, for his gallant loyally, hts clean record, and his common sense. ' KICKED WHILE YOU WAIT. fProia The Nashville Tennessean.) “(let kicked while you wilt” Is the Isteet thing tram Atlanta. Chief A. Hugh Turner of the county po- lice, according to Tbe Atlanta Georgian, la advocating a slot machine whleh will sclen- till rutty kick all persona who have a grudge at tbomselvea for the amall sum of 5 cento. Stock In tke "t’onaoildnted Automatic Self-Kicking Treat'.may noon get on the market, and the Atlanta Officer Ja of tbe opinion that the new machine will l>e In great demand. * The Georgian Intimates that thla new machine would ire a great thing for the pot. Itlrtana who have been worsted; it does not Intimate that the new device will tie a satisfactory substitute for whisky through out Georgia. Chief Turner seys be bae teen tbe time when he would have given a dollar for a good, thorough kicking, but admin that be never could nave eudnred punishment from a heavy tuot wielded by a sturdy citizen. The strictly Imiiersonal nature of the anto- untie kicking machine of the police eppeele Itviirtcs aunt tutu iur mat lllliri Inclosed In booths, safe front the gase of the public, disgruntled politicians and self- hating citizens will and much solace. He also advocates graduated treatment accord ing to the mentnl condition of the patient ami would regulate the severity of the kick. Ing according to the amount contributed, k’lve cents In the slot would give mild treat- uicnt. And for one dollar the consolidated strength of nil the famous halftiseks In tbe world would be applied to the patient. It bad never occurred to ns that ao many Atlantans suffered from Indigestion. Leiter’a Widow Dying. Paris. Sept. SI.—Confessing at laat her fears that she will not survive her present Illness, Mrs. Levi z. Letter, widow of the Chicago millionaire and one time partner of Marshall Field, haa sent messages urging her children to hurry to her bedside. Sha la suffering from liver trouble and her physicians ■ay u Is cause for the gravest alarm. Growth and Progress of the New South The Georgian here records each day some economic fact In reference to the onward progress of tho Sooth. BY JOSEPH B. LIVELY Following the phenomenal growth taken on during tho Inat two years. In con* luence of the building of the Presbyter*— ™—**“ w — **— »oom. Barring unforeseen setbacks, it ►re than doubled ita population and f Not within Ita history hare the bank- . 4 dous business ns they are doing now nml hare a prospect of doing this fall. The farmers of the county have made superb crops. Blackshear has begun agitation for water work*, electric lights and sewers, and tbe prospects seem to faror these Improvements. The town bns over $1,« 000,000 ralnation nd valorem, which would permit a bond fasQe of 170,000, but It is estimated that 150,000 would be sufficient, and It Is thought that the Income from the lights and water wonI<Kprovide for the payment of these bonds without any coat In taxes to the people. Four splendid brick stores hare about been completed on Railroad street, some handsome residences are under construction and several other nice busi ness bouses are contemplated. Extensive improvement* are being made on the west side of town. It proposes to erect a brick business house on tho Drown prop erty. It Is rumored that the Waycross and Vidalla railroad will certainly be built, that It will adopt electricity as a motive power, And that It will be built by Blackshear, Also that the Waycross Street Car Company will use Its tracks be tween here and Waycross, to run Its street cars, on an hour schedule. It seems evident that Wall street Is trying at this time to bring on a money panic, but Rlnckahenr and Fierce county, put Wall street on notice that this com munity will take no part Jn It. The farmers of tbe county have made enough to eat for another year, nml Wall street can go on nnd have her panic If she wants to. If people In other communities are frightened over the situation, there Is plenty of room nnd prosperity In Fierce county. * v CONTROL—DON'T CRUCIFY—RAILROADS The Journal of Labor believes it Is abont time to cnll a halt to the war of extermina tion going on all over- the country ogalnat the railroads and other corporations. Tbe wago earners of the country, particu larly railway employees, ore of course the worst sufferers from this reign of tbe dema gogues and doctrinaires. What was at Drat n Just calling to "book" of the railroad, insurance companies and other large corporations—for many of them bad grievously sinned against the people— has degenerated Into a wild orgy of radical ism, closely bordering on anarchy. Thousands of workmen all over the land who were happily at work a short time aro are Idle now—many of them are being dally forced to wander far n-fleld to secure em ployment, with all the demoralising effects which often result from such causes. Msny an honest, hard-working man forced to leave homo to look for work, failing to And It, gradually loses heart, his spirit Is crushed nnd the knowledge that his loved ones left behind are suffering for bread causes biro to grow desperate and Anally to become a pitiable moral and physical wreck. And who can fathrfra the depths of misery iithtnnd the same conditions prevail. Tho railroads have been forced to stop railroad building, extensions and repairs nnd hun dreds of thousands of dollars of loss will result to them by the washing away of such unAnlshed grading and construction work. Hundreds of workmen tn the railway shop* aro being summarily laid off, and doubtless the pitiable end Is not yet In sight. And the railroad* must know by sad experience that to nllow machinery to got Info a state of unrepair damages It Incalcu lably, and takes severs! years' work to get In repair again, with resulting loss to the railroads of hundreds of thousands of dol lars. And death and disaster by way of horri ble wrecks on account of lack of machinery and tracks follow pitilessly, with the fur ther resultant loss of thousands upon thou sand* of dollars In damage suits, beside* the Immeasurably greater loss of human Ufe. nnd tbe bitter tears of widows audwr- phnns. Itself in loss of revenues to call for closing down of railroad operations. Certainly corporate mnnagraltiit,. ei.._ dally railroads, has been Incompetent and oppressive during the past decade In Its dealings with tho people, and railroads are **■ *— responsible for stirring people, who are slow to anger, hut surely these managers could not be so hopelessly Idiotic and asinine ad to - ‘“-iff,” now, ; the rnnrnmiR uavrn'i got toe nmuey, ana they can't ret It In the faco of the terrlAc on slaught made upon them everywhere. It Is aot the absolute loss of revenue to date which Is causing til these unforunato condi tions; clamor sod wild threats of aberrated (From The Journal of Eabor.) propagandists and piebald, pesky politicians fenders and investors of RECIPE FOR COMMUNION WINE. To the Editor of The Georgian: vessel containing water on the st< 11 the Juice and seal, and It will keep ~ “ ” * * • It remain till Let Juice Is boiling hot. Cook j rill keep indefinitely. We have prepared apple cider the same way. It is more easily managed than canning fruit. Large stoue Jugs can be used. These we boll In the "wash pot." The wine of the ancients was nothing more than bard cider. No sugar used to product the alco hol. Very respectfully, Dig Creek, Ga. "OLE MISS." QREATE8T MORAL REFORM MOVEMENT SINCE THE WAR. (From The Detroit Journal.) The prohibition of Georgia Is too recently enacted, too novel in Ita very stringency, too much of a surprise nnd, therefore, too suggestive of perishable enthusiasm make one certain of what its record effect will be, even In the Illuminating And hopeful report given of It by Ralph 8. Thompson, •of New York, through bis Inter view In The Journal. Her# Is a state whleh, although four-Afths of the coun ties had adopted local option prohibition, K it one-fifth, among them the counties eluding the big cities, had not adopted prohibition, On the ere of a legislative session, after ggJPQ ^ ‘ “ *“ which ted the traffic In strong drinks Is absolutely prohibited In the state. And the other public questions were either alighted or swept aside for this new, revo lutfonnry law. The tone of such revolutions hns not usually been sound. In Maine nnd Kan sas the real sentiment of the people If probably not for prohibition, and officials are chosen In the big cities who will see to It that the town Is "open." But in Georgia the ground taken was not that of the blue law legislatures at nil, but the solid ground of economic need nnd the necessity of public pence, reinforced by the religious and philanthropic elements in the state. Tho liquor traffic has caused race riots. The saloon Is blamed for much of tbe In citement of criminal negroes. The low tastes which liquor drinking engenders In negri>es and poor whites makes their la bor. their only value to themselves or to posed partly of moderate drinkers, which was sending Mils to a governor who own ed a hotel In which Honor wns sold and tbe tense of which would l>e worth $10,000 a year less to him because of the new law—voted the liquor traffic ont of the state. It Is not a blue law proceeding, hut a public health proceeding. The meu who thus voted believed they wen* rep resenting Georgia. They had not l*een elected ns temperance men. hilt as Hoke Smith men. They are not members of the 'Toblbltloit party, bat Democrat*. And ..istend of being merely local agitators, they have set an example which North Carolina, South Carolina. Alabama and Tennessee are likely tn follow, nnd no one knows wbnt other states may strike at alcohol ns China hns struck at opium. In fart, the South regards the liquor evil much ns the Chi nese regard the opium traffic. The South has always pleaded with the North to allow her to settle her own problems. Th# recent excise laws of South Carolina Illustrate* bow the South regards the liquor traffic ** * problem connected with her negro problem. In these rselm- laws, though they have proved to be fall- cause the money lenders and investors or England, Holland, Germany and Franco and of our own country to talco fright and to nail down the lids to their coffers, which prevents the rnlirqads from borrowing money. When President Roosevelt began hi* fight in* coarse, ouc even tuim firmest. reut/«ioc«- ble reformer ha* gone too f«r. And nil the hosts of satellites, taking advantage of the Just resentment and wrath of the people,i are going to even more drastic, exter minating lengths than Mr. Roosevelt. Verily history It repeating Itself. | Tho railroads need Tim not extermination. OnrHHBPBBBBH era' Union, In demanding lower passenger rates, whether wisely or unwisely, were acting ns the farmers hare always acted— In a fair spirit—demanding advantages which must InerltaMr accrue to all citizens alike, and through Its officials, In a spiriti of concession, expressed their willingness that tho railroad commission of Georgia should establish a rate of 2V4 cents per mile on all the railroads, without discrimination,! which, If adopted, would bavp satisfied tho railroads. i Although .the farmers are the biggest shippers, they have not asked a single rc-r duct Ion In freight rates on farm products! Thsy are willing i>>r the railroad, Iin-l- r strict regulations, to make remunerative revenues If thereby they, the farmers, can srfcnra prompt transportation of their prod ucts, safe travel for themselves nnd their families, and to tbe end that now railroads and extensions may be built In many sec tions of Georgia where they are needed. The same can not be said of the manufac turers and other large shippers of freight. lierAtise, when the freight rates Were re duced these same patriots (7) immediately advanced the prices upon their goods so that the great masses of the people are not only falling to receive any benefit from such I freight reductions but are paying more for tho necessaries of life than before. Anti, be it remembered, there has been no in crease In the wages of the employees of such nmnnfnctnrrs In this bailiwick. The rights of the wage earners seem to have been lost sight of altogether. Their wage* must come ont of the earnings of railroads and other corporation employers. If these corporations are not permitted to tarn sufficient revenues with which to pay decent wages to their employees nnd to provide for future advances In wages, ns the cost of living continues to go higher and higher, will not the wsgo earners suffer In reduction of their wages, and will not their lalmr thus Indirectly go Into the pockets of the manufacturer* and other shippers? The Journal of Labor believei In a aqusre deal to the rich and the poor—to corpora tions as well aa Individuals. Justice knows no distinction, thank God! ■And they who crucify the rich today will* ■ M mm rlfy test against the fanntldsm and proscriptive K Holes of these "Mad Mullahs" who, to itber thslr own political neats or to gain undeserved popularity with the "dear peo- Die." seek to cripple and destroy corpora- They should be stopped In this un holy war. may succeed or fall, the Month Ijr struggling with a problem of whtch the Mouth alone knows the terms and factors. It Is a costly and splendidly courageous experiment which Georgia Is making. Bbe lr making It at a sscrlAce, at the risk of more Injury than good from tbe standpoint of mere prosperity. She has declared her self aa believing that this Is a atep In the right direction morally, and that It means success economically. If she main tains her ground, nnd her experiment is successful, she will deserve all tho honor that Is due the state which initiated the greatest moral reform since tbe Civil war, an honor which neither Maine nor Kan sas can take from her. IN 8EARCH OF AN AFFINITY. (From The Toledo Citlsen.) Met my aoul-twln today. She Is beautiful, and they say her old man bas oodles of coin. The moment I met her I felt that our twin souls bad been seeking each other through apace ever since the world was set rolling by the Great Artist. I told Alice of my love this morning aa we sat In the garden—a new Garden of Eden. I told her that It needed but Ere to complete tts Adam’s happiness. Rather a neat turn; must embody It In a sonnet Read Alice—lovely name—my lines begin ning "Through thp empty aeons I have waited." She admired my poor lines exces sively, which shows that she has keen poetic Insight. Alice, I can not live without thee. Today Alice agreed that we were twin soul*; ami we kissed each other; rather banal, perhaps, but aoul-kissea are so little regarded by any but n* poor geniuses of thei iMHarttstfc tmpenmentjMHMMd true Alice'* father Is Impossible. He asked me how I would support his daughter. Tbe old curmudgeon! Money may come with fame; I care not. Our twin souls are reunited. To avoid ar gument with the materialistic father, Alice ami I were secretly married. How happy she Is! She worships my genius, and I read her my poems nil day long. She Is not brilliant herself, but quite stupid persons can recog nise merit In other*. My magnlAcent lines on the empty aeons she pronounces this greatest poem In the world's literature, al though I And she thought aeons were some sort of soup tureen. Alice’s father hns no money! I am crushed, crushed like a fragile blos som of the roadside. I shut myself up lu tbe house and penned ►me Inspired lines, beginning. ’The mor dant tooth of most malltt<ro* time." it Is on tbe Mhakegpearean plan, bat Improved. Alice, It appears. Is s stenographer. Rhe works—being of s coarser nature, work does not grate upon her nerves—during the day in some stolid office, so we do not lack the bread trt nourish our earthly frames, of spiritual sustenance I, who ueethso much, receive none from her. Alice will not listen to my verses any longer. My sonnet, "My Koul Is Soaked In Paradise," only made her say vulgarly that everything else wa* soaked In theho.'k*hop. At a poem recital last night I met nv «f. Unity.’ ; Happy, happy dny! Our soul* leaped together across space ns I read her my lines, "On an Emancipated But tartly." Hbe Is a widow, whose hus band left her nearly a million dollars. Crude prosperity. Mrs. Plopdobs is past 50, woman’s most charming age, nnd she recognises me ss her true twin soul. I wrote Alice's father: "I bare met my affinity. Rend for Alice until I can obtain a divorce." Alice’* father called next day. "lYhst * this nbnnt au affinity*" be mild, nml then before 1 could reply muttered coarse vxpres- The MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING COM PANY has every facility found in any other banking institution and the distinct advantage of being sit uated right in the business-heart of Atlanta. The long experience of this bank, together with its conservative, yet liberal policy, insures safety and satisfaction to those who choose it as a depository for their funds. slons about "taking It out of my hide." Tbe doctor says I can leave the hospltnl In ten days. In the meantime Mrs. Flop- dobs consoles mo with daily visits. She hiis opened it bank account for me and deeded me a house. In return I havo written her the Hues, "Through empty aeous 1 have strayed." My affinity. ^ HOW LONG WILL THEY LAST? Is sowing his oats with That la making a swift excavation In the coffer containing Jits cash. On playing the ponies, nnd autos, And chorus girls boasting a past, * nd bridge ho is wasting his substance— How long will It last? # A feisky young matron of twenty Is bewltchlngly giddy nnd gay; She flirts In a manner outrageous* Whenever' her husband's away. There are strolls on the beach in the moon light. And rides In a motor ear fast. And trips Into town with admirer*— How long will It last? The faddist who starves for a theory, • And breakfasts on muffins of titraw. With ft peanut nnd milk for bis dinner, - And for supper ft benn enten rnw; Who believes we c«n live without cook ing, And at mutton and beef 1« aghast, • —‘ting too thin for a —•**- long will It last? mm heaven, ho say*. » « um In the mold a glittering logic His argument specious Is cast, ( But when Satan I* stoking the furnac#— How long will It Inst? —Minna Irving, lu Leslie'* Weekly. THREE WAYS OF ESCAPE FROM DEPTHS OF POVERTY. dream, * For those who go down Into the depth of poverty there are conceivable threo means of escape. The Arst nnd most honorable of these 1* self-help. The second and hardest Is the taking of prudent advice nnd tho third and most often abused Is relief. Ench of these ways out of poverty hns Ita sturdy advocates who have misunderstood and mis represented each other. They are not ihl*- issarify mutually exclusive routes, but may nstoad be only so many different stages of he one long upward Journey. Self-help is tne best of sound doctrine for a society of equals. It la the surest and sAfest road; but blinded eye* do not And/it with ease, weak hands can not always push ;>en the door which leads Into It, frail feet -jumble In Its rough places, humau courage 1* now and then unequal to It* hard de mands. Self-help la a product of character rather than It* source. It I* a fair flower which blooms best In the rich soil of opportuni ty. It Is a trait which passes readily by Inheritance from self-helping and offspring- helping ancestors. It Is a spiritual heritage, cacy of material relief, and Ita all that Is reoulrt __ temporarily lifted. Satire latent spring* of energy are released by the removal of an obstacle which Was Beyond the streugth of tbe poor man In his poverty. It would be Instructive for charltanle societies to In- quire how often tho Improvement over ting InAuence of a superior mind, but solely through the recuperative power which the Individual displays when given a chance. Poverty of character, which is named In an annual report a* « more se rious detriment to the poor than their lack of mnterlnl resources. Is not a gen ‘ characteristic of the poor.—Edward T- via#, In tbe September Charities and The Commons. ARMY-NAYY ORDERS —AND— MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS Army Orders. Washington, Sept. £1—Captain Eugene Whitmore, assistant snrgeon, to general hospital Presidio, Sun Frnucisco. Captnlb Edward P. Nunes, quartermaster, from the'office of quarterniaster-geuernl to assume charge of construction work. Fort Washington, relieving First Lieutenant J. P. Terrell, coast artillery corns. Second Lieutenant Troup Miller. Seventh Civafey. aide de camp, from general hos pital, Washington barracks, to proper sta rs plain Theodore P. Heap#, Second reef- ment. I), of C. N. G . Ami First Lieutenant Claude A. Lindsay. Necond regiment. D. of C. N. G., to gnrrifton school, Fort Meyer, Navy Order*, Lieutenant J. Downs, Jr., detached navy recruiting station. DesMolbes, to naval medical hospital, Washington. Meutenunt It. M. Griswold, to charge navy recruiting station, lies Moines. Movements of Vessels. Arrived—8epteml»er 18: Culgon at New York city. Keptember 20: Wasp at Wil mington, Del., New Jersey.at Boston, Buf falo at Seward, Alaska, Choctaw at Wash ington. * Palled—September 18: Cntgoa, from navy yard. New York, to. foot of Eighteenth street. New V>rk city. September 20; Wasp, faom Newcastle, Del., for Wilmington, Del.; New Jersey, from Cape Cod Ray for Hop. ton. September 21: Concord, from Hankow for Kiukntig; Adams. from Malic, Seychelles, for Aden, Arabia. KIDNAPERS SAY THEY’LL KILL GIRL Now York, Sopt. 23.—The kidnaper, of 3-year-old Annie Orlando wont a letter today to her father, Gluaeppe Or lando, threatening to kill the child un- leea a large ransom 1$ Immediately paid. The stealing of the child a week ago nnd the subsequent demands nnd threats by the kidnapers have com pletely prostrated the mother, whose doctors fear for her life unless tho child Is soon found. JUVENILE COURT LAW TO BE GIVEN TEST. Special to The Georgian. Anniston, Ala., Sopt. 23.—The consti tutionality of the juvenile court law will be determined by the supreme court of the state of Alabama In the case of Ira Perryman, charged with the murder of Phil Crook,’ a negro. Judge Thomas W. Coleman, of the city court of Anniston, a few days ago de cided that the law was unconstitution- Colonel Fred L. Blackmon, one of the attorneys for the defense, went to Montgomery In behalf of his client and succeeded In having Judge AnderJhn laeue a writ of prohibition restraining Judge Coleman from further action In the matter. The hearing will probably come up at the next sitting of the su preme court. \ Berry Again In Custody. Special to The Georgian. Columbia, 8. C.; 8ept. 23.—O. Ray mond Berry, former superintendent of education of Marion county, thl* state, who was arrested In October, 1905, charged with forgery, but who after wards forfeited his bond of $2,400, Is again under arrest. Blacks to Fight Taft Washington, Sept. 23.—Reports of concerted anU-Taft-Rooaevelt move ment a on the part of negroes of the country are caualng alarm among the aupportera of the Ohio candidate In this city. Maas meetings held recently are ■aid to have developed Into a perma nent organization among the black,. $300,000 Fire in New York. New York, Sept. 23.—Following a terrific explosion In the boiler room that shook every building In the block, flames swept a six-story tea and coffee warehouse of Louts de Gross on Beech street thla morning, necessitating the sending In of four alarms. There were 100 men reported to have been Injured tn the fierce rush to escape. The loss will be In excess of 3300,000, practically covered by Insurance. BIBLE CONFERENCE ATTENDED BY 5,000 Upeclnl to The Georgian, Cartersvllle, Ga., Sept. 28.—Five thousand people gathered at Sam Jones' Tabernacle yesterday despite the down pour of rain to attend the Bible con ference. Rev. Walter Holcomb preached the It o’clock sermon ,to art Immense crowd at tho Tabernacle. In the afternoon at 8:30 Dr. Critten den preaahed a special sermon to wom en only At th* Baptist church. Rev. French B. Oliver, at the same hour, delivered his "Purity" lecture to the men at the Tabernacle. The closing sermon was preached Sunday night at the Tabernacle by Rev. F. E. Oliver to a large congrega tion, despite the Inclement weather. The Bible conference has been a dis tinct success. CLEVELAND KISER TO ENTER MINISTRY C. Cleveland Kiser, one of Atlanta's most popular young men, has decided to enter the ministry, and left thla week for Mercer, there to devote a year to preparation for a three-year course at the Southern Baptist Theo logical seminary, at Louisville. ' Mr. Kiser Is aged 24 years, and Is the son of Mrs. C. C. Kiser, of 58 East Harris street. He was born and reared In Atlanta and few young men are bet ter and more favorably known here than he. He was connected with the Pullman Palace Car Company until recently. Mr. Klaer preacher his Initial sermon last Sunday night at the Western Heights Baptist church. CANNON POWELL DIES FROM FALL After suffering terrible pain for many hours. Cannon Powell, the electrician who fell from a second-story window of the Ratler street power house of the Georgia Railway and Electric Company, died at a private sanitarium late Saturday afternoon from concussion of the brain, cauaed by the fall. Mr. Po , after, the fall. ed by his bedside until his death. The body wns removed to the undertaking eatahlMi- ment of II. M. Patterson & Son. The hotly wns sent to Jonesboro Monday, where the funeral nnd interment took place. ' Mr. Powell held an Important position with tho electric company and wns only IS year* of age. CAVALRYMEN TO ATTEND MONUMENT UNVEILING. Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 23.—The eight troops of the Twelfth Cavalry, U. S. A., stationed at Fort Oglethorpe. Ga., will leave Friday for Canton, Ohio, where they go to attend the unveiling of the McKinley monument. The other four troop* of the regiment are at the Jamestown Exposition. KODAKERS Don't forget that A. K. 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