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THE ATLANTA UEOKtflAN AM) JNJSWS.
rt.'ONKSDAT, NOVEJIIIIii: 13, lsn-.
THE ATL4NTA GEORGIAN
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Otm PIA.TFORU: THE GEORGIAN
AND NEWS stands for Atlanta's own
ing Its own gas and electric light
plants, as It now owns Its water
—— .37,— ...... —a
anon, inu ur,unuin*, am-
hellevss that If street railway; can ba
aperatad anfcaaafuUy by European
aides, as .they are, there la no good
reason why tnsy can not he so oper
ated hers. Bnt wa do not believe thle
oan be done new, and It may ba soma
years before we are reads for eo b e
an undertaking, Stitt Atlanta thonld
Salt Lake City socnis to have lost
Ui polygamous savor of late.
Now Ben Tillman Is boosting that
Cannon boom. Well, boys will bo
boys.
The two newly-elected directors of
1 tho Central of Qeorgla railroad are
friends of llarrlman. "Getting warm."
■ “Millions arc wanted to fortify the
coasts." Who's responsible for this—
Hobson or Taft?
The Princess Hcile de Bagon, nee
Anna Gould, disproves tho old adage
that "a burnt child dreads tho Arc.'
Dr. Baer, chief prlsou physician of
Berlin, says that fifty jier cent of all
crime Is caused by alcoholic drinks.
And Dr. Baer Is about 100 per cent
right.
New York society folks are com
plaining that the novels do not ade
quately portray their life. But they
offer no criticism on the work of tho
society editor and the police reporter.
The Duchess of Marlborough went
to tho Tomba on Tuesday. She was
on a sociological visit, however.
J. M, Watterbury of Cincinnati sat
at a piano and played continuously
for twenty-live hour* and forty-live
minutes. But the mrson who bore
witness to the fact had the harder
task.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt has joined
the New York City Mothers’ Club.
The president was already as near to
a membership as he could get—on the
advisory board.
Aa General Booth started for Africa
Saturday he said he supposed when
he got to heaven he would be met by
a lot of reporters. Ilut there Is still
no evidence that the paragraphers
will be there.
George Gould, when aeked the other
day If his slater Anna was going to
marry again, replied: "Both, that's
all tommy rot!'' Now that the mar
riage has been announced, we still
think George Gould’s comment Is sat
isfactory.
It Is said that American extrava
gance In paying big prices for brie-a-
brac In Europe has raised the prices
so high the dear girls over there have
-•ilmost quit trying to marry duke-
lets and the like.
During the year l»ti« eighty mining
concession* were granted by the Greek
government. A glance ut the l!»t of
•hese concessions reveals the richness
and variety of the mineral deposit* or
Oreece, as they Include copper, lead,
zinc. Iron, manganese, cobalt, nickel,
coal, antimony. Iron pyrites, gypsum
and asbestos.
Admtrst Walker liettered heartily In mar
riage for sailors, lie always urged sailors
lo wed. Strolling In New York one day he
met a young ship broker. Admiral Walker
ballad the ymmg man delightfully, lie
dapped him on the byek, wrung hfa hand
and cried: "t'ongratnlstlons on vunr mar
riage. No more sew ing on of lumens nor. ,
-hr’ "No. Indeed." said the shin broker
sharply. "I weor a belt now. It keei* me
to busy raising the money to pay my wife’s
Ml la that I hr.vq no time to sew on hot-
lu the Chinatown of every rlty the gro.
errs sell toothpb-ks made of walrus whis
kers. These are eaeeilent tootbpleks, and
la China no fashionable dinner Is eomnlete
without a bundle of them. From either
side of the mouth of the walrus whiskers,
at ouee stiff Slot pliable, project. They
sre shout four Inches long, and tho older
the walrus the more elastic arc these hsin.
"hea the Alaskans kill s w-slrtis they pluck
•nttho whiskers with tweesets, and, Intn-
djtag thwe np In nest paekets, they ship
them, when there are enough, to China,
THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE.
The nomination of Asa G. Candler for the presidency of the At
lanta Chamber of Commerce will give unqualified satisfaction through
out business circles and add another strong man to the list of those who
have headed this great organization of brains and enterprise. The com
mittee’s selection will, of course, receive the unanimous confirmation of
the membership, and Mr. Candler has already signified his willingness
to accept the honor.' Atlanta has been peculiarly fortunate In the list of
men who have guided the destinies of her Chamber of Commerce. A
glance at the names of those of 1 tho past half dozen years or more will
account eloquently for much of this city’s marvelous commercial and
financial growth and prestige: L. H. Beck, .1. K. Orr, Robert F. Mad
dox, 8am D. Janes, J. Wylie Pope, and now Asa G. Candler—synonyms,
each and all, for shining success and sturdy Integrity.
Asa G. Candler Is essentially a man of action—energy radiates from
him in electric currents which, vitalise whatever thing they are brought
to bear upon. There Is no wasted energy—no "short circuits"—with this
native son of Georgia, who, from the smallest beginnings, through cease-
lass industry and honest enterprise, has reared a structure of material
success which Is a part of Atlanta’s present greatness and prosperity.
As president of the Central Bank and Trust Corporation and of tho At
lanta Clearing House Association, he Is a tower of financial strength,
not only in Atlanta, but throughout Georgia and the South.
SHAW ON THE CURRENCY.
All contributions to the present dominant financial problem from
men familiar with the moneyed conditions of the country will receive
the respectful consideration of the people at large. Careful and thought
ful readers of tho dally journals must be Impressed with the remark
able fact that many editors and publicists who wero most unyielding In
their opposition to the silver agitation of a few years ego are now most
positive and insistent In their demand for a more elastic currency. Mr.
Leslie M.. Shaw, former secretary of the national treasury, was the
-guest of honor aud principal speaker Monday night at the annual din
ner given by the chamber of commerce of New Haven, Conn. Mr. Shaw
freely admitted that the present volume of money Is not adequate to the
varying needs of the commercial. Interests of the country. As Mr. Shaw
Is considered a monetary authority, whatever he said on Monday night
In advocacy of a more elastic currency must command the attention of
financiers and In all probability will awaken a larger sentiment in favor
of his theories. Mr. Shaw does not favor an Increased currency based
on collateral securities and In defense of his position said:
"Had tho national banks been empowered to issue addi
tional circulation equal to BO per cent of tholr capital without a
deposit to secure Its redemption, hut subject to a tax' of S per
cent, an aggregate increase of $400,000,000 would have been
possible, and $200,000,000 would very likely have been Is
sued. The people would have carried to their safe deposit
vaults, or taken home for concealment a national bank note as
readily as gold certificates, and they would have been just as
safe.
"I do not believe it possible lo make an clastic currency
based on collateral securities. It would be impracticable to have
the government pass upon the solvency of commercial paper de
posited as a basis of circulation, and the banks would find It
quite os difficult to get bonds with which to secure additional
circulation as to get the money Itself. There Is no occasion for
the Increased Issues until the banks have exhausted their cosh
resources, and when their cash resources are exhausted they
have nothing available with which to buy bonds. .
"Of course, the htnks should not he permitted to issue this
uncovered additional circulation without the consent of the
comptroller of the currency. By having the additional circula
tion Identical In form with the bonds secured, which we now
have, the Increase would pass unnoticed, and, therefore, cause
no alarm—a very Important feature, aa I view It," ,.
THE FLAGS REST AT HOME.
Coincident with tho annual state reunion* of'Confederate veterans
being held during the present week at Augusta and Montgomery comes
Aie,thrilling story of the placing on Tuesday of. thirteen bnttleflags of
Maryland ' Confederate reglmlntt In the state’’capttof at Annapolis. The
crqmonloB connected with the placing of the lings In tho safekeeping
if the Maryland state authorities wore simple, as became so Important
and serious an occasion. But this simplicity was full of a significant
pathos. Across tho reservation belonging to tbe Naval Academy at An
napolis these bfiljet-rlddl’ca. blood-stained bat tie flags wero borne by the
trembling hands of old voterans who In tho flush add glory of youth,
more than forty yeirn ago, had fought with unfaltorlng courage for prin
ciples dear and sacred to them. As they made their way to the state
oapltol with their priceless treasures they were accompanied not only by
hundreds of members of tho Society of tho Army and Navy of tho Con
federate States In Maryland, but by hundreds also of faithful women,
who, through nil the Intervening years, havo boen loyal and true to a
cause which Is to bo forever sacred to them and to their descendants.
Representing a matchless past were these men who had worn the grey,
and the women whose loyalty and devotion have Inspired the genius of
poet and orator, while on either elde of this remarkable procession, as it
wended Its way to the capttol, stood the splendid young midshipmen,
who, with bared heads, saluted the sacred emblems on their silent way
to their Anal resting place.
The band of the Naval Academy played "Dixie” as the lusty young
naval cadets cheered the grlxxled heroes of a hundred battlefields.
Officers of the navy saluted the tattered old banners aa they were
carried through the reservation grounds, and sentries and guards pre
sented arms, with bared heads, a* the pathetic procession passed on Its
solemn way.
The slgnlflcauce of such an episode must impress Itself upon men
and women who take time to ponder In these busy days, for it empha
sizes afresh the great fact that heroism, courage and devotion to duty
aud principle will receive proper recognition and admiration, no matter
under which flag the battle was fought, and regardless of the uniform
the hero wore.
BANKING YOUR MONEY AND BANKING YOUR TIME.
One of the boys In the office came around the other day with the
question, "Say. what do you think of such-and-such a bank?" giving Its
uamo and location. ,
Knowing the bank to be a good one, the reply was made to that ef
fect. and tho question asked the boy, "Why do you ask?”
"Ob," he said, ”1 have just started an account (here, and t wauled to
know If It was all right."
That's Young America for you, up-to-date, down-to-the-mlnute, right-
on-the-spot, with eyes turned to the future. Starting a bank account on
a small Income that wouldn't keep you, Mr. Man. In shoe leather or
neckties. That boy Is going to have the beat time In his life watching
Ills pennies grow Into niekles, nickles Into dimes and dimes Into dollars.
It will be a proud moment when he can say to tho cashier of that bank,
"Look bore. I've a hundred dollars to my credit; where do you advise me
to invest It so that I can get a little more than your 4 per cent?"
And It doesn’t take very much‘imagination to look down the years
and see that boy. If be continues honest and just and aquare and gener
ous, standing before n lot of young men who look up to him aa the "Old
Man” and hearing him telling of the flrst money he ever earned In hla
life. He will hare forgotten asking the question about the security of
the bank, but HE NEVER WILL FORGET THE TIME HE PITT HIS
FIRST DOLLAR INTO THE BANK AND HOW PROUD HE WAS IN
THE POSSESSION OF THB BANK BOOK.
We are hearing and reading much nowadays about small savings
being the basis of great fortunes. Small savings, carefully husbanded,
wisely Invested, lead to big things ofttimes.
Now, what is true of pennies, dimes and dollars is true of minutes,
hours and days.
Time carefully* saved, wisely Invested, leads to tremendous results In
one’s life.
Fifteen minutes every day, banked In the Bank of Self-Improvement,
means the accumulation of a fund of vital knowledge that Is going to
stand you In good stead In the years to come.
About fifteen months ago, perhaps less, a bright young fellow, with a
passably fuir tenor voice, came to tbe conclusion that he could make
something out of hla musical Instincts. He had a family, wife and two chil
dren. Not a big salary by any mean*. And all bis time pretty well taken np.
But b* wac determined to sing. This Is what he has done: Instead of
taking his lunch downtown and fooling the noon hour away, he has
walked home to Innch. It takes him ten to twelve minutes to make the
walk. Allowing twenty-live minutes for the walking backward and for
ward, this gives him thlrty-flvo minutes at home. When he gets home,
tho first thing he does Is to go to the piano, .run over bis Beales and
sing the exercises and lessons that his Instructor had given him for fif
teen minutes. Then he eats his lunch and goes back-to work.
Three things have resulted because of this regular systematic prac
tice;
First—Ho is in better health because of his dally exercise.
Second—Ho has saved money by eating at home, for he hasn’t
wasted any In foolishness down town while watting for the clock to
show his noon hour passed.
Third—His voice has cleared up to a remarkable degree, and just
the other day he was offered the precentorsblp of a choir In a big pop
ular religious movement that will make Its Influence felt as the days
go by.
Banking his minutes In the Bank of Self-Improvement, he Is winning
out. I
When you think of the minutes you have wasted. It must make you
feel poverty-stricken -and poor. Why not begin today saving your time,
husbanding It for the long days of illness, convalescence, accident or old
age that come at some time or other to most people In life?
He who saves h.s money for stormy days is prudent; he who saves
h!s time and feeds his brain Is wise.
Piudence and wisdom are twin sisters, going hand In baud, leading
those who follow them to security, happiness and peace.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian here records each day
>omt economic fact In reference to
tho onward progress of tbw .South.
DY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
The Georgia nnd Alabama Industrial Index nays In it* l**no of this week: (
‘That the nubfitflutinl aud ornate upbuilding of cities and town* in Georgia
and Alabama I* keening pare fully with the great Industrial development In the
two state* I* Illustrated by import* to The Index for the pn*t seven dny*. allowing
definite plan* for new count motion In forty-six cttle* and town*, with more thmi
on* Item from n number of them. The general character of building* reflects
progress and prosperity nnd exhibit* a businesslike realization of growth aud of tho
demands which It occasion a. Never before have na many residences been Imllt In
the»e cl tie* and town* n* now. and yet tbe nopd for them ha* not been supplied
In a great many Instances. I.nnrci- nml handsomer business buildings are being
erected. The number nnd character of public buildings that are lielng constructed
form another signal Index of prosperity. Improvement by municipalities I* not
exceeded by the enterprise of private citizen*. Every week Is announced the Is
suance or proposed Issuance or bonds for eroding public buildings, the construction
of paving, sewers, water work* systems, lighting plants or other substantial better
ments.
"In addition to numerous residences nnd business building* to 1m» erected,
The Index reports tbe following.
"Bridges, Heard county. Georgia, and Calhoun county. Alabama: churches. Tcs-
cutnhla. Ala., nnd Arlington. On.: depot at Gadadeu. Ain.: $19,000 hotel, Hawkbis-
vllle, (In,; Masonic building*. Handerarllle. Gu., and Leeds. Ala.; paving. Mobile.
Ala.: water works system, Sparks. Gn.. nml park extensions. Knvnniinli, Gn., ami
Wayrroas, Gn. Contract has been let for street paving nt Valdosta, Oa.
"Among the Industrial idanta to Ik? established are the following:
"Electric light plant. Hparks. Gn.; company organized with capital of $196,-
000 to establish electric light and power plant, Birmingham. Ala.; fertiliser far.
tory, -Rome. Gn.; flour nnd grist mill. Elberton, Gn.; planing mill, Norman I‘ark,
On.; basket nml crate factory. Herat nr. Ala.: seed product plant, Scotland. G*„
and truck and mill supply plant. Colmnbea. Gn.
"Home.of the land transactions of Interest reported are the purchase of ttfnet
of 15 nerea within- the corporate llndta of Canton. On., for fi.OOO: sale of seventy-
six building tots.nt 'West Point, Ga., and of the same unmher of building lots
at Mlllen. Ga.: ‘ purchase of 21 ucres of land nml residence In suburb of Colum
bus Oa.. for $12,000; purchase of tract of laud in Tlfton, Ga., and a number of
farm land Hales.
"Nine new corporation* with lota! minimum capital stock of $3C6,5'>0 arc report
ed."
MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO.
CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STREETS.
Capital ...... $200,000.00
Surplus ahd Undivided Profits $600,000.00
Commercial Accounts Invited.
4%
Interest, compounded twice a year, is
paid in our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
Mirandy on the Elocutionist
By DOROTHY DIX
SACRAMENTAL WINE 18 PAYS TRIBUTE TO SERVICES
, AGAIN IN CONTROVERSY. OF HON. JAMES L. MAYSON,
To the Editor of The Georgiau:
There appeared In the Qctolier 20th Issue
of The Atlanta .fournu! a news Item from
Harris, telling of the action of the Bnptixt
'•hurch to the effect tlmt the church had
pnsaed resolutions nuking Governor Hoke
Smith for a ruling on the letter of the
prohibition law. aa recently passed by the
legislature because • of th* memberships'
opinion Hint sacramental wine could not lie
legally used after January 1. and,. If said
opinion be wholly, or in part, correct, In
voking hla excellency, the governor, to call
an extraordinary sesslob. nnd have Urn law
so amended that Christians enu worship and
continue the use of sncratneutnl wine.
The resolutions were correctly published
In full In the news Item to which I refer,
bnt. In aome mysterious way, were shown
to be signed by L. H. BrnoaoHe, chairman
imr wife, but misspelled In the article)
and H. JI, Blalock, moderator, which Is
very Incorrect. 1 wrote a short article to
Tho Journal, simply denying for my wife
and self hnvlng anything to do with the
getting up or passing of the resolutions.
For reasons unknown to me. The Journal
did not or would not publish trty article,
although It Is surely due me this courte
sy; but ns It wa# not granted I appeal to
7 The resolution* I ronsldor so ridiculous,
wholly absurd and uncalled for that I wish
to deny for Mrs. Brasselle and myself
having any connection with them wbnt-
* T There was, in fact, no litoral ehal'tnnn
B residing at the meeting. Our .pastor. Rev.
;. ||. Blalock, preaided na moderator, ns
he always does at «nr conference meetings,
and G. W. Jenkins acted as clerk. 1 am
the regular clerk, but wan absent on this
occasion on account of pressing business
elsewhere: consequently, the name Bras-
selln should not be Identified, connected
or associated, lu any manner, with the reso
lutions. ....
The Inference from reading tbe article In
The Journal Is that a raeftliur wn* purpose
ly called to pn*s these resolution*. Tills Is
Incorrect. It was our regular conference
day, nnd Hu* resolutions were passed dur-
iug the usual routine of business. Tbe arti
cle further states that tbe meeting was
largely attended, which Is entirely contrary
to the facts, nur church consists of sev
enty-three memtier*: of this number, sixteen
were present, six male* and ten females.
Three mates voted against the resolutions,
while three males and three f#mal«s voted
for the resolutions passing. lion. A. J.
Hpelson originated tbe resolutions and ted
the tight to get t&em passed, while U. 8.
Wright wa* most vigorous In his protest
against them. Ilad the meeting been Inngf-
Iv attended, It is extremely probable that
the church would not have acted ns It dbl.
As It Is'that tbe resolutions were passed,
our church will very likely lie criticised,
ridiculed and charged with being composed
of member* “green," Ignorant and weak-
minded. It is this fear which has caused
tunny of our members to urge me to reply
and state tho facta. , , ,
Talk about violating the *aw end Man
subjected to legsl penalties by Using sacra
mental wine! The Ides Is so opposed to
manifest truth, so Inconsistent with reason
or the plain dictates of common sense that
It Is almost absurd to mention It. I nui no
lawyer, no writer, no speaker, scholar nor
public man, nnd lum* am unfitted to argue
or debate, but even then I know our na
tional constitution nrovbles that wc shall
worship God according to th*» dictates of
our conscience. Besides, there* Black*
stone's old rule of construction I’ve heard
lawyers talk shout. The legislative Intent
must be regarded. No Georgia legislature
ever Intended to make a law to keep t hrla-
tlaua from using sacramental wine. Then
tbe question of Intent has a bearing In
try lug one supposed to have committed
it crime—did lie lift end It} Where Is the
Intent to violate n law. the smite of con-
sotencc, or even the shadow of a doubt
that s wrong ha*, in any manner, been
■ * ■ * “ ; or giving sacramental
sndte-or doubt doesn't
the feller nf the law
should be violated, what men would pre
sent a church member t*> the grand Jury
for taking or handing sacrament} What 1
grand Jury would indict a church inentljer
for so doing? What court would convict
him? Search nil ever this fair land «f ours,
and tho mau. the Jury or court can not I**
found. And then, njn>In. aside from all this,
what ha* Governor lloke Smith to do with
the matter? Nothing. Surely nothing
And It Is wrong to burden our executive
with nny such Ih»Ii. We church members
nre going to continue to alp. and no extra
sesslou of the legislature will be' railed to
allow us to do It. J. \V. BKA88LLLL.
Harris, Ga.
The Rev. F.*W. Hchenck. • well known
clergyman of Little Falla. N. Y., has writ
ten a public letter. In which be advocate*
starving tramps out of their had habits.
Gn# hundred years without the service*
of a physician and without taking medicine
Is the remarkable record of William M.
Starr, tbe most notable figure In the Asso
ciation of Oldest Inhabitants of Washing-
To the Editor of The Georgian:
It wn* with admirable skill that Mr. Jns.
L. Mnysou, lender of the prohibition forces
of Fulton county, conducted tin- campaign
before tho senate nml legislative commit
tee* on temperance, who had tinder their
consideration the famous Neal-Covlngton
bill, the subsequent passage of which by
both housea made Georgia "dry." Instead
of pursuing the usual or prevailing custom,
and selecting from the legal profession
men to udvucate the »wu*e before these
committees. In* conceived the Idea that. In
asmuch ns the fight In the opposition was
based upon the belief tlmt the measure. If
forced, would seriously hamper business nnd
bring about.depreciation of real estate and
diminution of rental values, it would be
wise to hare such uieb an are engaged la
these lines. In fact, to exprens opinions for
the committee*' guidance, nnd In pursu
ance of this thought, he aelectcd his speak
er* from those engaged III renl estate (rent
ers and sellers), from wholesale and retail
dealers In hardware, groceries, etc., and
Insurance men. all of whom gave unquali
fied Indorsement to the pending measure
nnd gave It a* their belief that values would
tend upward Instead of downward;
that volume of business would tx*
greater In legislative chauuels. a* men
who were In tbe habit of wasting their
wages for drink to the desperation of their
families' comfort, would become better pro
viders and kinder parents. The wisdom of
Mr. Mnyson was Justified by the overwhelm
ing innjorlty of the i > ommlttee* reporting
favorably upon the measure, nnd It can lm
truly said that to his untiring effort* and
far-reaching Judgment may In? attributed
the success attained more than to any other
a* cause.
This view I* advanced by one who took
only n minor part In that meaioralde bat
tle, but who was In a position to Judge of
Mr. Mnyson'* sealoasneaa In the prosecu
tion of th«* great cause he had unselfishly
subscribed himself to. The writer also
knows of his personal knowledge that In
taking the leadership In the fight against
liquor Mr. -Mnyson was actuated by no mo
tive other than to do hi* country good nnd
advance the cause of sobriety, nml thereby
Christianity, In our state, for at the time
e took his liold step the prohibition forces
were lu a disintegrated state and so lost to
•ry into exccu-
indomitsb!
Hon a righteous cause, should remember
nnd pass to the credit of this mnwlfish
trlot all that la hla Jnat due for tho Ru
men surable good he has accomplished, not
only for Georgia, for our splendid victory
was Infectious and Inspiring to our neigh
bor* In adjoining states, nml had the ef
fect of awakening nnd stimulating them In
the good hope of similar results, and today
It I* the universal belief that the time Is
near at hand when men will pay tribute
to the virtue of their children rather than
t® the glitter and glare of the rum shop
which only allure* to destroy.
A FIUE.NI>.
A CHILD’S LAUGHTER.
All the bell* of heaven may ring,
AH the birds of heaven may alng.
All the wells of earth may spring,
AH the winds on earth may bring
Ail sweet sounds together;
Sweeter far than all things heard.
Hand of harper, tone of bird,
Sound* of wood* at sundawn stirred.
Welling water's winsome word.
Wind In warm, wan weather.
One thing vet there !■ that none
Hearing ere It* chime bo done.
Know* not well the sweetest one
Heard of man beneath the sun,
Hope In heaven hereafter;
Soft and strong and loud and light
Very sound of very' light
Heard from morning’s rosiest height.
When tbe soul of all delight
Fill* a child’s clear laughter.
Golden bell* of welcome rolled
Never before xuch notes nor told
A s' the radiant month of gold
Hour* so blithe In tones so bold
Here that ring* forth heaven.
If the golden-crested wren
Wtra a nightingale, why, then.
Something seen and heard of men
Might oe half aa sweet aa when
Laugh* a child of seven.
—Algernon Charles Swinburne.
ing iron* i onsisnnnopi**: une of the lead
ing members of th* London him*# of Boths-
eblld I* negotiating with Turkey to raise ■
loan of S,SM,OX> pounds sterling, tbe eonsld-
eratlon for which Is to be a monopoly of
(Copyright, 1907, by Aiuerienn-Jourunl-Exam-
Iner.) . , ...
B RER JENKINS," remarked Miran
dy, "wn* down to my house do
odder night, nu* he was n-readln
out of de paper ’bout dat ttlder (
man in New York whut was agin bavin
Mr. Hhakespeare taught In de public
schools, an* dat sold dat he dldn t git
no imcbnl res’ now sctice hi* daughter is
done learned to eJoeute poetry an *ech Ink
out of Mr. Shakespeare s book.
"His po\ hard-worked alderman say ns
bow he comet home tired of a night, an
goes to bed. tin’ de* ns be drop off Into a
doze dat gal of hls’n come* n-stnlkin Juto
de room in her nightie, wrtngln her hands,
an* n-snyln: ‘Out, damned spot.—wnicn
ain’t no language for a lady to uae-ror else
she’s n-rnrln’ on’ n-tearln’ un an down
de hall a-yellln’ out. ‘Lay on. McDaffy. m
ef ahe was at a prize fight, an all of
carrln’s on keep* her |ui awake, an he
wants hit stopped.
" *De Lnwd sliced tifra in de good wuk"
says I. ‘For deni whut aln t uad Chilian
want wa* afflicted wld de elocution don t
know whut trouble Is.’ .
’Amen!’ 'spons Brer Jenkins. I know*
ra«.a hit Is myself to be woke up in de
middle of de night sudden by de cry of
"Murder!" nn’ m*ke a grab for inr razor,
only to find out dat tny gal Marla is
n-wrastlln’ wld de death ocene In Julius
Cuesnr" for de benefit of company In de
parlor.’
" *Mc. too,’ says I. ‘for de fust two years
after Ma’y Jane got home from de ceme-
tnry whnr she got de higher education an
lenrued how to throw n kinder trlmple In
her voice Isk hit had de chills an ague,
I never hod a minute’s peace, for I never
did know whut eh** Is gwlue to be doln
»ex\ Fuat time she done bit. hit sbol.v
did give uie a turn, for I dldn t know dat
hit was elocution den. I thought hit was
fits.
"Hit was ’l»out two days after ahe got
home, an’ I lind filed up a mighty taatv
chicken dinner, ef I does say hit ntyaelr.
an* had nxod In a lot of our friend* to
kinder welcome Ma’y Jnne home.
"Well, after we done et. an* Is gone back
In de imrlor. nn* Thomas Jefferson Is done
rushed tie be»*r can to de corner saloon
’l*out three times, an* ever’thing 1* goln*
along nice an’ cheerful an’ smooth. Ma’y
Jnne up nn’ say dat she’ll gratify de r
pany by renderin’ a eut from ‘Hamlet.’
"«;o*se I didn’t know whut dat was,
I hadn't met Mr. Hhakespenre In dem day*
as much as I was foreordained to meet him
In de time to come, an* I thought dat ren
derin' 'Hamlet' had somethin' to do wld
frvln* eggs uud bacon, but bless yo’ soul.
Brer Jenkins, hit meant dat she was gwinc
to recite somethin’ 'Itout a woman named
Onhely.
“TVal,
«... .... ... —
was n'clutchiu* nt tie bosom of her
dress, nn* a-rollln* her eyes up nt tie cellin'
somethin' awful. I thought dat she mus*
he sudden took wld de misery, an’ 1 whis
pered lo Ike dat maybe he'tl better go for
tie doctor, but des den Ma'y Jane began to
spout out de mo*' awful words—things dat
ties plumb scandalized 8!* Tempy. ns 1
could see by her face, nn’ I say to her be
hind my hand not to mind Ma y Jnne, for
she sh«»' Is In a trance, bat 8I» Tempy’*
n mighty gossip, ah' I knowed I warn’t
S wine to stop her from payin' whut aim
one seed an' heard herself, an' dough I
coughed In a menttln' way, I couldn’t head
off Ma'y Jnne. She des went on to de end,
when with one final shriek ahe throwetl up
her arms an* fell on tie fio\ nn* her pnw
thought she done fell In a swoou, an
tlirowed a pall of water over her.
"Hnt sho did bring her to, an’ den we
found out dat hit was all piny actin’, nn’
tint Ma’y Jane done took tie medal nt de
school for bein’ able to Inr off de elocution
better don any of tie odder scholars, nn’
tint she was proud of whut she had done,
slid of bein’ mortified by hit Ink we wa*.’
" 'Bat’s so.’ 'apons Brer Jenkins. ‘Maybe
lilt’* nil right for white folks to mix up wld
dat Mr. Hhakespenre, but I ain't never seed
no colored pusson dat got too famiUlou*
PEOPLE AND THINGS
GOSSIP FROM THE HOTELS
AND THE STREET CORNERS
According to Colonel Jamez T. Ba
con, editor of the Edgefield, 8. C.,
Chronicle, Auletant General Paeeenger
Agent R. W. Hunt, who recently came
here from Charlezton, haa descended.
In nn editorial notice of Mr. Hunt'z
promotion to Atlanta, Colonel Bacon
aaye:
"To leave Charleston, S. C., for At
lanta, Ga., la not nn apotheoala. On
the contrary. It la a dencent Into hell.
In other reapects, however, the recent
promotion of Colonel Robert W. Hunt
may perhaps he culled an apotheoelR.”
Then ho goce on to nay lota of nice
things about Mr. Hunt and winda up
with: ,
"South Carolina Imtea to give him up.
Amid the danger* and temptatlona nt
the aaffron Georgia metropolis—yellow
tinged with vermllllan—may he ever
preaerve that whltetieaa of aoul with
which Charleato'n perennially endowed
him.”
Clifford Daly and Culda/.ll Jones,
two well-known young men of Colum
bia. 8. C., apent the day Wednesday nt
the Piedmont on their way to Merid
ian, Mlae., where they will apend Home
time broking Into several business prop,
oaltlona.
At hla own request. George A. -Court-
wrlght, for nearly four years In the
chief qunrtermnater’s office at the de
partment of the gulf, haa been ordered
to the Philippine Islands for duty there.
Ilia salary has been Increased to $t,S0u
per year. Mr. Courttvrlght has already
hpent several years in tho Islands. He
will leave to sail from San Frafticlsco
on December G.
Clark Thornton, a Tech graduate of
last year, and now with the Southern
Bell Telephone Company. Is critically
III nt his home In West End. He was
token stek Monday and hla condition la
so serious as to cause much alarm.
A Paris newspaper takes advantage of
tbe wane of the American tourist season to
sny for our delectotlon: "If snjr member
of the eowmiselou ilu vleox. Purls, which
superintended the exhnmstlons from the
obi eemeterr. Is asked what In- thinks
shoot the alleged IkhIv of Pan! Jones, ron
will see him roar with laughter."
large l>eda of oysters hare lieen discov
ered In the I’mhlatusl lagoon, on tbe 7.utn-
land roast, snd a Johannesburg syndicate
bus imen formed to develop the Industry
It Is proposed lo export the oysters to
London.
rtte battles of Bull Bua were fought.
la new being sought."
The state* west of tbe Mississippi possess
a combined wraith of more Hum t23.'<n.QOO.-
W). »"d 'he states east of that rlrer $V',.
OW,000,000,
wld him yet dat didn't git Into trouble. 1 j
ain't forgot ylt how hit landed Moee Hos
kins In de cnllabooae. nn’ I had to pass da
hat aronn' In do chu'cb to git money to!
pay him out.’
•’ 'How's datl’ I axes.
“ 'Wall,' says Brer Jenkins, ‘yon knows
Moae la a mighty good brlcklaysr dat kin ’
make hla six nr seven dollars z day at his
trade, an' de woman dat got him nln't
nebor bad to worry 'bout what da oax' I
meal la gwlne to como from, but Moae
ain't neber builder hla head uono wld book 1
lenmln' an’ poetry an' truck, an' you can't !
neber got him to sort none In de prayer
meeting', let 'lone git him up In cold Mont!
to recite a piece dat he's got to learn by i
heart. I
" 'Dot's de reason dat when Ma'v Jan,,
an’ Gladys Geraldine., an’ Violet Maud, aa 1 !
Abralmin Lincoln Ulysses Grant Simpklna,
an' Charles Sumner . Napoleon Bonaparte 1
Brown, an’ de rea' of ’em whut la been off i
to college gits up dc William Shakespeare .
Dramatic 'an' Picnic SVletr, dey kinder
leaves Moae out. Dey did tell him dat ha
might tote a spear ef bo wanted to, bnt,
Moae 'apons dst he done served hla time
totin’ n hod when he waa apprentice to hla i
trade, an' dot lie's a master workman now. 1
an’ he ain't gwlne to be a totin' nothin 1 i
for dam as can't make mo' dan two bits a 1
day an' has to be supported by delr mas.
an f wld dat. he looked croas-eyid at Abrio
ham Lincoln Ulysses Grant so’ Chsrles
Huniner Napoleon Bonaparte.
" ‘Wld dat h* passe* out, an* ev'ythlnc
might a got along nil right, Vept dst Moi*
la fell In lore wld Maud Vlofet, an* sh®
don't look on him wld favor beeazu he
can’t, spout poetry IUie Charles Sumner .
Napoleon Bonaparte. Well, things run
along Isk dst, Moee sondin’ Maud Violet
presents of nice fat rmllets, an’ bottle* of
hair 611. an* bead chains an’ things, an*
Charles Sumner Napoleon Bonaparte cornin'
to *ee her regular an' clecutln' In company
wld her. an\ hit looked Uk dat Charles
Sumner Napoleon Bonaparte, whut we call
Bony fer short, wa* gwlne U win out
. "'Den ht come to de ears of Moae as
how de William Shakespeare Dramatic an*
I'Ionic ’Slety wn* gwlne to give "Romeo
an’ Juliet" fer de benefit of de Mlaelonarv
Fund, an' as how Maud Violet was Juliet
an* Chariot Sumner Napoleon Bonaparte
was Romeo, an’ dat dere was one scene
dat dey practiced regular whar Juliet,
which wa* Maud Violet, come out on fc
little shed porch at de hack of her pa’s
house, whilst ftomoo. which wee Bony, shin
ned up n rope to her whilst be poured out
de hottest love talk dat ever you beered.
" 'Bit suttinly did look mighty blue for
Mose ontll one night In de dark of de
moon lie took hi* saw an’ crope around to
Maud Violet'* pa'* house, an* he saw de
scantlin’s dat held up dat balcony mighty
nigh In two. Co«e hit didn't aho', bnt
do ncx* night, when Maud Violet, who
weighed 209 pounds, come out oti de bal-
cony, nn’ Bony, whut wn* kinder hefty
htsnelf. started to climb tip to her Isk Mr.
Shakespeare told him to do In de poetry,
de porch give way, an’ Juliet come down
on Romeo lak n thouann* of brick, an*
she wn* dat mad dat when she rlz up she :
had a handful of Romeo’s hair In her nand»
an* daf bn*' up de match betwixt Maud
Violet an' Charles Stunner Napoleon Bona* :
parte, an’ kinder took de Interest out of de ;
William Shakespeare’s Dramatic an' Pic
nic ’Slety.
" ‘C'ose dey had de law on Mose for de* i
stroyln’ property, an’ assault an’ battery, i
nnd 1 bad to git him oat of de calif- ■
Loose. Furdermo’, he married Maud Vlollt
an* hot bad hi* note to do grindstone ever
sencc. fer dem ladle* whut la learned to
elocute In dc school* an* 5s got * eddlcated
shriek, eo to speak, an' knows how to faint,
sbo’ly la got a husband downed from de
start, an' data de trouble dat Mr. Shakes
peare got po’ Mose In, an' Mose never dose j
nothin to him nuther/
" ‘Hit’s a awful thing to have a chile wld
a talent for elocution. Brer Jenkins,' says I.
" '81a Mirandy,' he 'spona. Met ua not
question de mysterious dispensations of
providence. Hit's a discipline sent on us
for our alns.’"
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
* AND
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Army Order*.
Washington, Nov. 12.—Captain Solomon
P. Vestal, Ninth cavalry, detailed acting
quartermaster, to charge construction work
at Governore Island.
Captain Rogers F. Gardner, coast artillery
corps, to general hospital. Washington bar
racks.
First Lieutenant Kenben Smith, Eighteenth
Infantry, from Fort Leavenworth to Fort
ham l lout ton.
Captain Jerry C. Kpringsteatf, First In
fantry, Kansas National Guard, from army
school of the Hue, Fort Leavenworth, be
aus® hi* company has been ordered -mus
tered out November J.
Navy Orders.
Rear Admiral U. Glover, from Indlaua to
navy yard, Puget Sound.
'ommamler W. J. Chambers, to duty a»
asaUtaut to bureau of orduanee.
Lieutenant Commander G. R. Evans, to
duty a* recorder 4>oarri of inspection aud
survey, Washington.
Lieutenant J. C. Kress and II. A. Staart,
» Panther.
Eiudgn G. E. Pegram, detached Whipple
to command Pluuger.
Movements of Vssssls.
Arrived—November 9: Paducsh at Guan
tanamo. November 10: West Virginia,
Colorado, Maryland and Pennsylvania nt 1
I-nug Beach; Saturn at Ssndlego.
Hulled—November 9: Dolphin, from navy
yard for Washington; Wa»p, from New
London for Huntington. L. I.; West Vtr-
S lulo, Colorado and Pennsylvania, from
anta Barbara for I^ing Ileacb, Cal. No
vember 10: Tennessee and Washington,
from Rfo de Janlero for Montevideo.
DREAMERS.
L
(The Boy.)
If I could only tie a man and hike right out
today!
if I could only take a trip to somewhere far
sway,
’d make a lot of money there, or some
thing else at got al
l’ll like to get out there and work until I
made a name;
I know If I Jnat bad tbe chance I'd win *
lot of fame. „
If I could only leave this place where all
tny life Pve been
I wouldn't have to go to bed when mother
calls me In.
II.
(The Man.) , .
If I could only b# a boy jnat for a sing!*
day;
If I could only leave the fight aud ** bar*
bom# to stay: ,
could only dream ajl day Just as I
used to do.
And think that In the years ahead uiy
dreams wonld all come true!
I'd like to go back borne again—back to tbe
friend* I know; ,
I’d like to piny beneath tbe pine* as In the
long ago. . ,
I’d give it all—tbe name and fame fnd
. wealth I hoped to win— . _
To find my bed of care-free rest wn«»
mother calls me In. <