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■ I Hi I THE ATLANTA' GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MON PAT. NOVEMBER la 1W ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE CRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, Preatdent. T. B. GOODWIN, Gen’l Mgr. Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY At » West Alabama St., Atlauta, Ga. Subscription Rates: Oft© Tear W-g hrc© Month* I j.' On, 1 * Month By Currier, l’er Week ....♦>♦»«»»»»« *«" Telephones eonuoetlni ill d«p«rt* nieuti. Long dUtnix <» terminal*. ■ rariimmrs mr mh taiiinn/ — Chi’t^V Office .... Tribune Bnlldfn*. New Tom omee .... Iimnitrlck Bldg. Bell' _ telephone uhitlon department and hire intly remedied, Telephone*: main; Atlanta 4401. Siit'KrtberS dcalrlnr THE OEOIt- C.IAN AND NEWS ill.oaMlntl.fl mint notify this omee oil the fl.tr of ixMra- tton; o t.TB-lw, It trill be Mmttnaed at the regular subscription ratea until notice to slop In raeetrefl. in ordering n chance of sddNSS, plen,o .Ire the old an well nn the now ntldrca It la tloslrable thaTalt eoromunlcn. tl-na Intended for imldlr.tlon In THE GEORGIAN AND NKWH be llmltefl to 3.J tturd. In length. It In Imperative that they bo ulrned, an «n erltlence of son.; f.iih, Rejected rc.noecrlpt. will not be returned miles, atnmp. nr. lent for the pnrpow. T11“ GnoitOIAX AND NEWS print, no tun'tea or objortlonablo advertis ing Neither doc It prlut whltky or tint Honor ft»l.. 7) I : K l’I.ATl'vTllTl: THE GEORGIAN AND si.wt: ftiontl. for Atlanta's own- It,. It, own gaa anti electric light p’.n ■ .t. It ii'itr owna Itn water t,titer rule, do thin and cot re, •• low u la oeitf., with n profit aa ni aNtjtfnw r t1o is ther nre, there Is no good *•*•©». »vliy they can nut b# *o oner* t«n! her* But vrg do not boiler© thla an •..» don* noiv, nnd It may bo wma ann< before $r© nre ready for »o big n \mdertflklm: Still Atlnnte »hould ©t lt» face lu thnt direction NOW. Returning Confidence. Henry Clcwa. In hla weekly finan cial review, take, an encouraging view of the situation. He aeea dis tinct signs of returning confidence. He commends tho skill and spirit with which tho New York banks met and are handling tho crisis, but deplores the tendency on the part of some of the Interior banks to hoard cash. He declares that the hoarding of money at such a tlmo Is the moat harmful thing for tho country that could be done and describes the hoarder as an enemy of society whq should be shamed out of hla folly. Tho review. In part, follows: •‘Confidence Is reviving gradual ly. Distrust Is less acute than at the tlmo of tho runa on financial Institutions, although tho shock then administered Is traveling across tho continent and starting the forces of readjustment In gen eral business with unexpected severity. Our chief trouble has been tho demoralized condition of credit. The local hanks nre hand ling the crisis with admirable skill and spirit, hut nro still crip pled by the universal loss of confi dence, ami, because of a tempo rary breakdown In the credit sys tem are unable to do their full share of the country's business. It is estimated thnt fully 95 per cent of the transactions In this country are aetllud by cheek or the transfer and balancing of credits; yet In many Instances the banks arc now obliged to refuse credit on checks for deposit, tho result being a much heavier de mand than usual for currency In the making of payments. "Added to t]if* exceptional de mand is the tendency to hoard cash, not only by Individuals, but by some of the Interior banks. Nothing conld be more harmful at such a time than hoarding. This tendency. It Is true, has been some what counteracted by the premium of 2 to 4 per cent on currency, but the Injury la aertoua never- theleaa. The hoarder should be regarded aa an enemy of society and shamed out of bia folly. There ore numberless Institutions all over the country where the de positor's money la perfectly safe, while In stockings and other hid ing places It Is very unsafe. Many of our state banks havo enviable records for safety and sound ness. Our national banks are emi nently safe; so, too, are our sav ings banks and conservatively managed trust oompanles. "People must cease their silly and Injurious hoarding, aud If dis posed to Invest at this time should deposit their funds In hanking Institutions of well-estab lished reputation, managed by men of high character and ability and free from all undesirable connec tions. There are plenty of such Institutions, not a few of which are profiting largely by this shift ing of deposits from weak to strong concerns, but they are not among the class that seek public notoriety. "• * • No more tmtrtotlc duty can now b« undertaken by any cltiien than to do his best to restore confidence by rational means; not by timid concealment of the facts, but by a spirit of helpfulness, by consideration and patience, by quiet recognition of the situation and by a calm ac ceptance of the Inevitable process of readjustment which has al ready set In and must work out lu own solution." THE PRESIDENT IN THE BREACH. nnouncemont Just made at Washington by Secretary Cortelyou and which receives the thorough approval of President Roosevelt, that as a means of financial relief to the country the treasury will Issue $50,006, 000 of Panama bonds and $100,000,000 certificates of Indebtedness must of necessity bring a feeling of comfort In all sections of the republic and to all classes of citizens. The tense strain In monetary matters of the past few weeks has had Its Influence In every branch of business and In every phase of domestic life. Anxieties Incident to the business dis turbances have been difficult to allay. Perhaps there Is no form of panic more hopeless to combat than that which comes from any flurry— whether great or small—In financial affairs. The cowardice of the aver age man Is more In evidence In times of monoy panics than In any other possible crises In human life. This fact Is understood and appreciated by all men who by reason of talent or character have risen to positions of trust and honor. Involving the direction and control of their fellowmen. Mr. Roosevelt has always shown himself equal to every crucial test to which he has been subject ed and at this special crisis, with the aid of tho secretary of the treas ury, he now takes a stop which must pnt a period to further financial anxiety. In his letter to Secretary Cortelyou approving tho sale of Pan ama bonds, Mr. Roosevelt says: "What Is most needed Just at present Is that our citizens should realize how fundamentally sound business conditions in this country are, and how absurd It Is to permit themselves to get into a panic and croato a stringency by hoarding their sav ings instead of trusting perfectly sound banks. There is no par ticle of risk Involved In letting business take Us natural course, and the people can help themselves and the country most by pitt ing back Into actJVo cicrulatlon tho money they ore hoarding. The banks and trust companies nre solvent. There Is more cur rency In tho country today than there was n month ago. when the supply was ample. Fifty-five million dollars In gold has been Im ported, and tho government has deposited another $80,000,000. Thcso are facta; nnd I appeal to the public to' co-oporato with us In restoring normal business conditions. The government will see that the people do not Buffer If only tho people will act In a normal way. Crops are good, and business conditions are sound; and wo should put the money wo have Into circulation In order to meet the needs of our abounding prosperity." Coincident with this action of Mr. Roosevelt regarding governmental assistance In tho present money crisis, conies the announcement from Washington that the president has Invited the governors of states and territories to meet him at the White House, May 13, 14 and 16, to discuss tho question of means and methods to preserve the natural resources of the country. This Invitation of Mr. Roosevelt's Is a wonderful stop for ward looking to tho preservation nnd development of tho resources of tho nation and must ultimately result In tho conservation of all natural re sources which shall make for the universal good of the pooplo at largo. In his letter sent to the governors, tho president says: "The matters to he considered at this conference nro not confined to any region or group of states, but are of vital con cern to tho nation as a whole and to all the people. These sub jects include the use nnd conservation of the mineral resources, the resources of the land, nnd the resources of tho waters, In i every part of. our territory.’’ MR. PRICE ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT. Theodore Price, of Wall street, Is apparently disturbed over the fall ure of the farmers of the South to market their cotton ns rapidly as In previous years. He claims they have not done so, and Is astng all means In his (tower to forco them to throw their holdings on the market. Under the head of "Cotton 'Shorts’ Attack Holding Movement,” tho Edward Slants News Bureau, New York, Issued the following circular letter on Friday, November 15: "Pressure of {he most pronounced sort Is being brought to , bear npon the cotton growers of tho South to break up their hold ing movement and thus bring Into tho cotton market Buch a mass of the staple ns will enable the enormous speculative short Inter est In this city to depress prices, so that tho bears can close ont their market gambles by shifting their losses upon the growers of the South. "As December draws near and tho mombers of tho big bear pool nro confronted with the possibility of paying prices at pres ent ruling In the South, or oven higher prices, for cotton with which to cover their short Deeoinbot- contracts, they are resort ing to desperate means In the hope of extricating thomsclves from a moat uncomfortable position. Stories of tho wildest aort have been circulated freely with the Idea of convincing the bank ing Interests that the cotton growers, by keeping thfilr crop out of tho market until better prices could bo obtained, havo de ranged the entire normal market for foreign exchange and are adding to the money stringency from which tho country Is suffer ing. In this their eSorts have been entirely unavailing. The Wak ing Interests, knowing the facts, havo refused to take this view of thh situation. They aro satisfied that the trouble lies with tho exchnngo market and'not'with tho cotton market; that It is tho Inability of buyers to finance purchases that is delaying the bringing of fresh gold from abroad. "Tho real trouble responsible for tho threatened squeeze In , December options In New York Is not due to n speculative long Interest because nono exists; It Is duo to tho tremendous short Interest. Tho hoar pool, headed by Theodore H. Price, Is cur rently reported to bo short more thnn 300,000 bales of tho De cember option. Against this speculative short Interest are the hodges held by the spinners and exporters who need the cotton for legitimate manufacturing and exporting. The need of the hedge ‘longs' has Inspired the current premium. This also has given an opportunity to the speculative shorts to clrculato a story that somo thousands of bnles were being shipped back to New York from Liverpool to cover contracts. This report, how ever, met a ipeedy death through the action of foreign spinners In taking every available bale or spot cotton In the Liverpool mar ket on tho very day after the ro-shipment story was started. "Tho latest among Mr. Price’s Interesting moves In the hope of Inducing the Southern growers to aid him to get cotton to New York for the purpose of covering tho short contracts of his pool, Is a widely advertised offer to deliver currency to tho South In exchange for cotton. Aa his ofTcr Is good only up to 90 per cent of the selling price of the cotton, and as ho announced that the prevailing New York premium on currency, now ranging around 4 per cant, will have to be paid by the cotton shippers, such a move Is by no meant benevolent on Mr. Price's part. It also shows how badly Mr. Price wants to get cotton hero for De cember delivery. "The entire situation, ns regards Docember cotton, has re solved Itself Into a struggle between the Price pool on the one side and the tremendous bona fide demand for the actual cotton on the other. This demand resisted all the Ideas of the. men In the bear pool and now, satisfied that the cotton on their con tracts la required for spinning and exporting. Price and his as sociates appear to real 1 to that their only chance of averting tre mendous losses on their transactions lies in n complete break down of the entire holding movement, thus forolng tho growers to sell their crop at ridiculously low prices. "It was not long ago that Mr. Price was speaking disparag ingly of what he termed the New York 'paper contracts.’ Now that be Is heavily short of these ‘paper contracts' he la surprised to find that the delivery of actual cotton not only Is wanted but Is demanded on them. "If the folding movement Is maintained at Its present strength tho Price bear pool may be compelled to pay the grow ers the price to which they arc entitled. It Is the chance of the Southern growers to make them pay on the full basis.” GEORGIA OOLLARD NOW IN ITS PRIME. With no Intention whatever of throwing certain boasters of Houston, Washington, Richmond. Charleston and Nashville Into freniy; with no desire to Melts envy of Georgia's superiority In food products; with no purpose of Inviting or engaging In controversy, since It Is a matter that does not admit of It, we mention this delectable dish. Nowhere else on the habitable globe does the long-legged collard grow to such perfection. And the poorest min In Georgia can and does enjoy It A dish to tempt an epicure. It Is not denied to all save the rich as Is the Potomac shad or the Buffalo Bayou bass. Driving along the country roads one sees the collard growing lux uriantly in the garden of the rich planter and of hie bumble negro ten ant How happy the Idea, too, that collards are not In their prime until frost has come and made them sweet and tender! Just about the time frost lies white ererywhere, the air Is keen and_ hog-killing weather Is on hand, the collard Is ready for the pot And cooked with hog-jowl, backbone or spare ribs it is something to tempt the appetite of anybody on earth! Those who hsve wearied of honey shad, tasteless bass and rancid whale are Invited to come to Atlanta, and we will have prepared a great pot of collards and hog-jowl, with hoecakc and buttermilk on the side. This, we feel assured, will end a long and bootless controversy about really delectable food. DEATH OF ELI. P. SMITH. • The death of Mr. Ell P. Smith, managing editor of The Birmingham Dally News, which occurred early Sunday morning at Birmingham, is a distinct and Irreparable loss to Southern journalism. For twenty years Mr. Smith has been one of the leading factors In the upbuilding of the best Interests of Alabama, educational. Industrial and commercial. A native of South Carolina, the son of a brave Confederate soldier, he went to Alabama as a strong, aggressive, ambitious young fellow Imbued with the highest Ideals and with tho physical and moral courage of his con victions. Mr. Smith represented a positive and unyielding type of Southern and American manhood, which attracted tho attention and commanded tho respect of all classes ol persons coming within the radius of his in fluence. For many years Mr. Smith has been Intimately associated with Mr. Rufus N. 'Rhodes In the management of Tho Birmingham News, and did Ills part toward making that daily one of the most successful and In fluential newspapers of the South. For several years Mr. Smith has been managing editor of The News and one of the most forceful and fluent editorial writers on Its staff. Few young newspaper men In the South had achieved so enviable a position among Journalists as Ell P. Smith, and no man more richly deserved the honors which came to him. Hla remarkable Intellect, always keenly alert, was trained In the Bchool of early adversity and struggle which prepared him for tho serious Bnd important work which later came to him. In all the relations of life Ell Smith bravely met his duty with a ten der heart and a smiling, hopeful face. His brilliant editorial work easily •placed Mr. Smith In line with the best newspaper writers of the coun try; his duty courageously and faithfully performed as son, husband, friend and citizen made him a model, whose example should be proven an Inspiration and whose work should Incite emulation. The Georgian extends Its sympathy In this hour of distress to The News and to the family of Mr. Smith, and desires to express Its sense of personal bereavement in the loss of a friend and of a Journalist whoso achievements excited tho admiration of all men who rejoice In tho successful accomplishment of great tasks assumed, and In the reali zation of tho loftiest nnd purest Ideals. MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO. CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STREETS. Capital $200,000.00 Surplus atid Uhdivided Profits $600,000.00 Commercial Accounts Invited. Four Per Ceht Interest Paid on Savings. THE PARMENTER MILLIONS ... A Stirring Novel of Love, Conspiracy and Adventure , . . (Copyright, 1007, by Arthur W. Marchmont.) Growth and Progress of the New South Th© Georgian here records each tiny tome economic fact In reference to too onward progress of the South. BY JOSEPH B. LIVELY city hn* hml u wmnlerfnl growth and tlmt it* Interests demnntl their attention. They undcrsfnnd thnt with its schools, its city hull. Its waterworks system. Its streets nnd other InterestH thnt Bnmlersrllle I© engaged in Important business en terprises. from which tliu people expect success ana jmod service. Mix yenrs ago the mnyor nnd council then in office planned these splendid enter prises mid the lust work of Installation 1* now being done. What u magnificent showing tho elty Uns made since then! Sine© they huve been completed, public servants have been put in charge to gunrd aud protect the public Interests and see thnt the pntilW gets the benefits which such good enterprises so richly promise. Tho people are looking on, some praising, some criticising, some silent, but nil nr© looking on.—Snuder«vil!e Her ald • In the history Wtiu HT * In tho year 39*? the A., II. nnd A. railroad will for nn administration of the public weal In n broad nnd libernl manner. . .. . . ** - ••• be ^completed _to Birmingham. completed, the City nnd Knhurtmn Hallway, Brunswick trolley line, 'win lie con structed, the Georgia Const nnd 1‘lcdraont will, if her present plan* carry, b« en gaged in extending the I hie nnd erecting terminals here. Tho year 1908 ought to bring to th© port of Brunswick th© full menning of her new r — —-—•—-— ^ -**—- *- — - —— west. lu rxiriHIIIIJ, IUO Milt' .Till! (Ill till/, (I'l If II till in Utl t. Tho year 1908 ought to bring to th© port of Brunswick th© full menning of her r railway line to Birmingham, with its nplcndld connections to the extremo it, with Increased commerce nnd increased population. UtlHMHIMtlHniMI AN IMPOSSIBLE PANIC MHIIOMtHini By ARTHUR W. Author of “By Right of Sword,” MARCHMONT, “When 1 Was Czar,” Etc., Ete. Synopsis of Previous Installment. Jock Is sent to Berlin on official business, nml Olive deMfk'B It Is time to put her scheme Into rttyvt. Him disguises her*p|f pressed by her In-ittity. She line no illrficulty lit getting Into tho good groves of the fam ily. Knrl witkes love to Iter nnd bints at the robber band of which he la n member, She furvea n crisis Ity announcing her In- tentlun of leavlug. "Rosa!" he exclaimed In a tone of Intense consternation. "Leave us? Way?” "Yotl have been too kind to me, Anna ami you. But—but”— and she broke off, as if her feelings were too deep for utterance. "You can not go. No, no, it Is im possible. Where yould you go Indeed?" Olive threw up her hands In direst perplexity nnd sighed deeply. "Any where, .invwhere. What does It mat ter? I must live." "Would you make me miserable?” Olivo turned her eyes on him for n flashing glance, and then looked away. “You don't understand. You mustn’t understand,” she cried vehemently. "I understand that I will not let you go,” he replied passionately. Again she looked at him earnestly stialght hi the eyes. "That la the rea son, Karl," she said slowly and with much felling. , "I love yen, Rosa. By Heaven, I wor ship the verv ground you tread!” "Ah, that Is terrible!” she cried, shiv ering. "Terrible. I feared It. But 1 have .Derived you, Karl. Oh, I must tell you row. even If the shame of It kills me.” Olive was a born actress and her affectation of grief, agitation nnd remorse was .perfect. "When you know, you . will spurn me from you." For a moment she lapsed Into silence as If striving to nerve herself to tell him; and he waited with all the Impa tience of a lover. "Tell me. Rosa," ho said at length. "I am a thief, Karl. I have come Into your house with a He. I am not worthy to touch your sister's hand. I am a thief; a thief; a thief! Do you understand?" and she lifted her head as If In very bravado. He laughed. "My dearest, If you were the worst woman In the world It would make no difference to me. Be sides. how do you think I live? Anna and I, both?" A quick, questioning light shone In her eyes. "Knrl!" she cried, eagerly an she put nut her hand hastily and touched his arm. Yes. If you did not tell us, we did not tell you. That need not part us, Rosa," he answered with a smile. "Tell me,” she said. "I was not alwaj's llko this; but I was always a socialist. I have known what It Is to starve, to beg, to grovel at the feet of those who aid me and mine the cruelest of wrongs; ground us under their feet until the Iron of suffering and hunger nnd misery en tered Into my Innermost soul. Then I turned: and with others declared war against the oppressor, against the rich and powerful vampires who feed nnd (From Tho New York Evening Mall.) It Is hard to mako a silk purse out of a sow's ear, but It ought to be harder still to make a national crisis—let alone a panic—out of a crop yield of $7,900,000,000. Seven billion dollars represent the yield of the farms of the United States In 1907. This takes no account of the products of ores, minerals and chemicals of tho earth, which will be well up to another $2,000,000,000. Seriously, soberly and honestly, what earthly ground Is there for dis trust as to the future. In this favored country? Is there real material for alarm In corn, anil wheat, and olL and fat cattle and swine, and In gold which grows out of our heaven-enriched soil like robust weeds In a neg lected garden? This Is no pleasantry; it Is a sober fact. This country .Is „„„ bursting with fatness, nnd positively moro so than in any other epoch since feast and riot on the wretchedness of trusting Puritans nml Dutchmen first hitched up their oxen to plow the —•• fields of New England and New Amsterdam. Wealth? It Is here tn larger mcoeure than ever. Wealth Is Just the stuff of well-being, nnd that stuff abounds, until the granaries crack with it. But money, you say. Is scarce. Stop a moment; money Is not scarce—It Is merely scared. It Is all hero, somewhere. Peoplo may havo been playing ducks and drakes with their credit and extending their schemes too fast, hut they have not been burning up their greenbacks, nor running their gold and silver back Into the veins and fissures deep down In the dark rocks un der the ground from which It came. The money has merely gone, white with senseless fear, off Into timid corners here and there. It will all come out In a moment when It finds out what a precious fool It has been. There never was a moment In the history of tho country when the con dition of the national trenaury was better, or when the currency wns moro solid. The combination of causes that made the “trouble In 1873 and 1SD3— inllated nnd rotten currency, tariff troubles, overproduction, commercial dis organisation. nml so on—Is not In evidence now. The main factors are es sentially sound. I Our Industries are producing regularly. Trade goes on Just as usual. So fnr as their condition Is concerned, the producing people out West sim ply do not know that there Is any trouble. Nor Is there In New York a man who could glvo them a satisfactory reason why there should be gen eral nnd prolonged trouble. Wo repeat, It Is scared money, not scarce money, that has made this "panic"—a "pnnlc" without a real leg to stand on, or a cause that Is not correcting Itself. i President Duckworth Gives Facts Regarding Receipts at Savannah To ths Editor of The Georgian: There hss been for some time no effort mode oa the port of cotton buyers nml others who desire to press the price of cot- ton down In Georgia to mnko It oppear to the farmers la other eeetlons of the country thnt the Georgia farmers aro Belting their cotton, and they hare pointed to the Sa vannah receipts ee evidence of thla The Parmera' Union did not believe thnt Sevan- nnh waa receiving the omount of cotton sho claimed, and we did not believe thnt the majority of the cotton received at 8avannnh ports was being ehlpped from Georgia, hence we have made nn Investigation that la making np the Savannah cclpta, all the cotton for which contracts bnve been made which la to be shipped through Savannah la counted, though the cotton may not be delivered for thirty or forty flays afterwards. We nlao find that cotton It being shipped to the port of Sa vannah from every mate of the South, aud that Georgia la comparatively furnishing email part ol It; lu fact. It lonlcn like nho their victims.' "Poor Karl,” said Olive, with a sigh. "I know. I know.” "I am glad you have told me, Rosa; so glad. I feared lest, when you learn ed the truth, you would turn from tno with hatred and despise me." "Poor Karl," she murmured again. "We ore strong now,” he continued, after a pause. “There are several of ua banded together here In London, all heart and soul In tho work. You shall Join u» If you will. We need a girl with your quick wits and cleverness. Anna Is with us, but she Is not sharp and shrewd as you are. You have seen Rosensteln at our house? He Is one of us; nnd only yesterday he was speaking of you and urged me to get you to help us. "We should not have to part then. net •» unl/1 ntfsra n/innanllnra aims.. Karl,"' said Olive, concealing every trace of the feeling of triumph with which she had heard 'his proposal. ”1 am not a coward, but should I have tho courage needed for this? Would tho others have mo for a comrade? I am almost frightened, I think." He smiled reassuringly. "I know you better than that. Besides there would be no danger for you In what Is need ed. They would welcome you on a word from me. It la but to make some Inquiries.” "Tell mi" He took off his hat and passed his hand through his long fair hair, and a smile of enthusiasm lighted his face. "We have a great scheme on hand, Rosa. Some Important papers have to be got from the British foreign office for which a big price will be paid. We already have one of our number em- scaring the farmers Into turning their cot- ton loose, bnt the farmers will not bo bun coed Into parting with their cotton for less than the tnlalmnm price, nnd the gamblers who ere In charge of making reports for Savannah had as well park their grips and go to sea. n. V. DUCKWORTH. President Georgia Division of tho Parmera’ Union. ARMY-NAVY ORDERS AND MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. Army Order*. Waihlngton. Nor. 1«.—Captain Frank Cheatham. quartermaster, to San Francisco for examination for promotion. Colonel Chart©* J. Crane. NlMh Infantry, to army and nary general hospital, not “SSB. VVUfiaxn Merry. Ninth Infantry, to proper station. tU Milwaukee and Fort Ktley. Captain Herbert J. Breeae, Flrat cavalry, from army hospital, Kan fnadae*. Colonel Charles E. L. B. Pavla, corps of engineers, to Washington barrack*, exami nation for retirement. Navy Orders. BnaJgn C. 8. Mcnoweli, detached Catena. Entlgu O. C. F. Dodge, detached navy to Georgia. Eniign W. II. Teas, detached Georgia to dejia rtment to Whipple. Ensign B. Dutton, Jr„ detached Scorpion to Krntoe|v»i PEOPLE AND THINGS GOSSIP FROM THE HOTELS AND THE STREET CORNERS all thi non-union farmer,’ B&ThJS thlS« are etmrde,! w!„°TnS been bought lit South Carolina. Georgia. 5?,,®®® ‘ h,nBa a ™ guarded well, and Alabama anil Tennessee has been directed 1, a! la not enough. We have a plan, to th. Savannah port for the purpose rf however, and It la to help In thl. that — ... — — these Inquiries mu»t be made.” “But how could I help?" asked Olive. “We must have some one to enter the household of tho minister himself to find out every detail of the life there. Anna «u to go; but the Is not quick enough. She has no eyes for such work. We must know who comes to « nd from the bureau to the house, and ’ho carries the papers to and fro.” “That would not be difficult, surely.' "Not for you; but for a timid soul, like our Anna, yes. Wau!d you do It?” Olive paused as If considering. "How could I get In the house?" •That Is arranged already. A serv ant Is wanted there. You would only have to Observe and report your dis coveries to us." “To the leader, Herr Rosensteln?" "He !» not our leader. Gideon Maw- ford Is the leader." He said this with an air of pride. "You have heard of him In the States?" "Yes, I have heard of him, of course." dd Olive, aa If the-fame of the man were International. “He 1s the man who always succeeds.” "Yes," noddsd her companion read ily. "He is wonderful." "I could do It easily. Kart. Yes, easily. But can you tell me more of the scheme?" She waa anxious to learn the part which Selma had told her Jack was to play. "If you Join us you will be told ev erything. We work In common; shar- Commtssloner of Agriculture T, G. Hud son nml State Chemist John M. Mri nmlleen will leave Monday evening for Columbia. S. C.. to attend the annual rnnrvntlnn of eommleilonera of sgrimttnr* of the South ern listen, whlrh meets there November 15-St. Both nil! make nddrewe. before the eooventlon. Colonel Hudson I. rice presl dent of the orgaslsstf ■— ' the nest Deputy Sheriff A. J. Shropshire re turned Sunday night from a three days' hunting trip in Lee county, where he was the guest of Sheriff Shi Smith. Deputy Sheriff Shropshire reports that he killed one fine bird dog and several birds he orgaslsstion snd may be named president. Norfolk. Movsmsnts of Vessels. w , Sailed-November id: Rocket, from Nor-ring the danger as well as the rewards, pinaster C. J. Cleburne, to navy yard, folk to Indian Head and IVariilugtou. ' You will have your share of course," "What Is tho reward In this case" "Good," he cried, delighted at this practical question. "No less than five thousand pounds will be divided when we arc successful." This was the amount which the rest had been told was the sum to be paid. "It Is a fortune. It takes my breath away,” cried Olive. "Twenty thousand dollars! Twenty thousand dollars!" "Yes; a ’hundred thousand marks," said Karl, adding with his former air of satisfied pride, "We do not touch any small affairs." “And what will be my share?" she asked with Teutonic directness. "About five hundred pounds. Is it enough?" he laughed. "It takes my breath away," she re peated. "Of course I will do It." "Good. And then you will marry me?" "Karl! We must wait yet. You must see whether I can do all this. You must know me better. No, no; not yet." "I loved you th, moment J saw you looking about for our house and heard you murmur those words In our dear tongue. And Anna can live with us for a time. She Is a dear, good soul, Anna, nnd a rare housewife. You know how she can cook, Rosa. She will tench you. If there Is anything In the world you do not know." and he tried to take her hand nnd kiss her. "I am thinking of this scheme, Karl,” she protested and drew away. "Let us talk of It, for unless It succeeds wo shall have no money to mnrry with.” "Ah, but you are shrewd and far- sighted!" he cried, vastly pleased. "I will tell you. The Minister has n sec retary of the name of Femylck, and we think that he takes these Important papers to his chief from the Bureau, and wo have a plan by which the suspi cion of having stolen this one shall fall on him." 'Ah, that Is clever, Indeed," cried Olive with a smile; nnd she always be lieved that the smile with which she received that news was the most suc cessful piece 6t 'acting .of all that strange time. “He Is a .self-conceited fool with his head In the air, llko so many of these English aristocrats," said Karl, contemptuously. "When yon get to the house you may even be able to get th» papers yourself." v "That would be a stroke Indeed,” she cried. But at any rate you will certainly find out how they can be got;" and they entered upon a long discussion of the means to be employed. "You will come to our meeting to morrow night,” he said os they rose to return to the house. “I shall then see Mr. Mawford? I wish to soe him.” “Yes, he will be there; and In ths meantime I will tell Rosensteln that you have Joined us. It will be splendid to work together, Rosa.” “We must succeed nnd get the mon oy, Knrl, or else—" and 8he finished with a significant and somowhat co quettish laugh. lie laughed In response with much satisfaction nnd drew her arm Into hla as they walked away. "You are late, children,” was Anna'3 greeting ns they entered the Jlttle house. "Supper Is gottlng spoiled, Why do you dawdle 7" Karl told her the news—that nosa was to be one of them. She was pleas, cd, and declared thnt she would not have believed It. She was older than her brother nnd treated him In the house more like a eon. At supper, when Olive had to eat o number of sour messes which as a Ger man she was supposed to enjoy, Anna said that Herr Rosensteln had (oiled nr.d would return. When he come, the two men had a talk alone at first, and then with Olive, about her part In what had to be done. He appeared as pleased ns Kart that she was to Join them, nml while the two smoked and drank beer and talked about tho project, Olive Bat listening intently, drinking In every word and fixing every detail In her memory for future use. Karl Hartmann told the other that Olive was to bo Ills wife, nnd when he turned and'toasted her, lifting his glass high, with a smiling "Prost!” she ac cepted tho congratulation nnd smiled tack, and then smiled at Karl as though he were the center of nil her hopes, desires nnd thoughts. It was the short cut to the man’s confidence, and she took It readily and eagerly, as she would have taken any other course that would have led her nearer to her object. On the following evening she went to the meeting In the same deliberate pur poseful mood. Some three or four other men were present, nnd they came to offer congratulations upon her be trothal to their comrade. She wished the fact of the betrothal to be spread abroad, knowing that when Gilbert Merrldew heard of It and met her as Karl Hartmann's future wife, it would do more than anything else to blind his eyes. The hour for his coming arrived, and when the clock struck she nerved her self for the ordeal of meeting him. Then the sound of footsteps told he was coming. "It Is Gideon Mawford," said one of the men. Olive clenched her hands Involunta rily and her heart quickened Its beats. But outwardly she w-as as calm as a statue, and she turned to Karl and made some trifling remark In a casual tone that was without a quiver of nerv- lusness. But her eyes were fixed stealthily on the door, nnd, as It opened, she caught her breath. Continued in Tomorrow's Georgian. The total capital Invested Id nrltlab coal tines Is fair amount to I James Storey Wrlcht. of Kpaldlnx. claims K ite the oldest helliittgee In England, bar* ( been SS yearn at the rnpea aat hpaldlnx Parish ehnreb. He was Iturn on February 2. 1827. and tiepin rinsing at 14 yearn "f agel For over » yearn he has leva captain of the rinsers at Bnaldmg Parlih ebureli and has raised the trelils r lit ear SO pars. II- In- ri.li." 11... 1.,.:;* in tart-ms r-trls -r tho edsteru counties. - ’