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THE ATLANTA UEOKtflAN AM) JNJSWS. rt.'ONKSDAT, NOVEJIIIIii: 13, lsn-. THE ATL4NTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS* JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. T. B. GOODWIN, Gen’l Mgr. Published Every Afternoor. (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY At 25 West Alabama 8f., Atlanta, G». Subscription Rates: ....14.50 .... 3.M 1.25 Telephone* ecu nesting all dap arts meats. Lons dlstnuco terminals. Smith * Thompson. .drertliln* rep- roMBtatlre, for all territory out«Me of: Mm. Chicago Office New York ; Office If yon Hits shy trouble »tOn* THB GEORGIAN AND NEWS, telephone the rlrculstlon deportment end hate It promptly remedied. Telephones: Belt 49*1 main: Atlsnta 4401. AND NEWS discontinued must notify this office on the date of expira tion; otherwise. It jrlll he continued at the rsgular subscription rate, until- notice to ntop Is received. In ordering • n change of address, plesse gtvo the old as well as the new address. It Is desirable that all rommnnlcs- lions Intended for pnWjeatlon In THE OBOROIAN AND SEWS be limited to MO words In length. It Is Imperative that they be signed as an evidence of good faith. Rejocted manuscripts will Sot bo ratnrnod nnlcoo otampo are sent for the purpose. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prints no unclean or objsctlonablo advertis ing. Neither does It print whisky or say liquor nds. 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. <