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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
THURSDAY. JULY 8.
190L
The Atlanta Georgian,
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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! THE GEORGIAN COMES TO
®x j
1 GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE
to !
8ummer friendship,
Whose flattering leaves that shadowed us In
Our prosperity, with the least gust drop off
In th' Autumn of adversity.
—Philip Massinger
The National Corruption Fund.
Senator Bailey, In the course of his speech on
Wednesday, declared that unless the Republican party
took steps to prevent the corporations from contribut
ing to the national campaign fund; "Bryan’s vote will be
more unanimous In IMS than McKinley's election was
In 1896.”
This calls renewed attention to one of the most se
rious delinquencies of the Fifty-ninth congress. It can
not be denied that the opening session of this congress
did a great deal toward restraining and regulating the
trusts and protecting the Interests of the people. In giv
ing us beef Inspection and pure food lawa, In enlarging
the powera of the Interstate Commerce Commission. In
the enactment of various laws during the session that
has just come to a close, this congress has done
great deal for the people.-
But all that has been accomplished cannot blind
the people to what has not been done. Such legislation
as has been put through Is calculated to perpetuate the
Republican party In power, while It la a fact recognised
In Republican councils that the lintrammeled will of
the people would place In power the'Demooracy whose
policies and principles In these Individual Instances have
been stolen by the Republicans.
This free expression of the popular will can never be
secured so long as It Is possible for Mr. Bliss or Mr.
Cortelyou to stretch out his hand and rako In thousands
upon thousands of dollars from the largo corporation!
as a corruption fund tor use In the national elections.
Mr. Roosevelt has taken the Initiative In much of the
remedlnl legislation that has been pasted, bnt it cannot
bo said that It was essentially a Republican policy, while
on the other hand the demand for these reforms has
been running like a silver ribbon through'the platforms
of tbo Democratic party over since tho days of Jofferson.
If the Democrats are once more placed in power It will
bo no mere spasmodic cfTort to secure these reforms,
but It will become a general courao of conduct to which
the party Is definitely dedicated.
It would haye required but a short time to enact
a law prohibiting corporations from contributing to pres
idential campaign fundi. It would have applied to the
Democratic party aa well as to tho Republican party. It
would hare put an end to what has been ono of the moist
shameful practices of onr representative government.
Rut tho Republican party knows that left unlnflu'
cured by campaign contributions, this country Is normal
ly Democratic. In tho very nnturo of things It should
be so. Mr. Lincoln said that the Almighty roust have
loved tho common pooplo, bocause he made so many of
them. And It Is the great mass of tho common pooplo
who suffer most by onerous and unjust laws- It Is they
whoso welfaro la to be considered In matters of legisla
tion, and It li one of the highest duties that congress
ran discharge to put an end to the corruption fund by
which the mass of voters Is influenced.
Senator Bailey la right. The second session of the
present congress must take up this matter, or there will
bo a Democratic landslide at the polls In 1908,
The Vinelcss Potato.
An enterprising concern out In Chicago has under
taken to outdo Luther Burbank, and has been flooding
tho country with a proposition by which "fannera” could
grow “vineleii potatoes” at a coat of something less than
nine cents a bushel.
At the very outlet U should be stated that the de
partment of agriculture has made an examination of
this proposition and a result a fraud ordar has been
issued which fruit an untimely end to the plan for rais
ing a quick crop of potatoes without tho Intervention of
sun or soil. The Arm which so anxlqusly desired to eon'
far this Arcadian dream on mankind was doing a land'
otnee buslnes* when the government Intervened and
there la great grief In Chicago.
Adrertlaements appeared announcing that a combi'
nation of aawdust and "potatlne”—the latter selling for
the sum of $4.50 per bottle—confined In a bln of stated
proportions, was guaranteed to produce as many pota
toes, without the aid of soil of any kind, aa could be
produced on an acre of ground.
Tberrf would not even be any foliage. The potatoes,
like little Topiy. would "just grow.”
This looked like a pretty good thing to the unin
itiated. Mr. Burbank had done *o many things with veg
etation that tha Impression prevailed that there was no
limit to the marvels that might be achieved In this line,
mi the public mind was In a receptive mood when this
new plan was given out
The farmer* out In Missouti were willing to be
shown, and Kansas regarded It aa a more profitable crop
than sun flowers.
So they decided to take a try at It.
Rut the new process mads ao much noise In tb*
world before the Drat crop was produced—which was to
he a mere matter of sixty days—that some one sent In
formation of It to the agricultural department. An anal
ysis of the "potatlue" was made and It was found to
consist of nothing but n low grade qf sulphide of potash,
worth 25 cents a bottle. It was also shown that pota-
toeS grown under circumstances where the leaves could
not develop would contain no starch, which Is rather an
lni|>oriant element In potatoes.
So the prospects of raising potatoes, now worth a
dollar a bushel, at the small cost of I cents, went up In
tin- air The company's malls have been held up and
t be farmers of Kansas and Missouri have been compelled
to fall back on the aun and the soil and the old-flubionad
quantity of dhow grease In order to grow potatoes.
The scientists have been getting too smart, any
how. and wo are glad to see nature vindicated and aven
revenged cow and then.
Thanks to the Witham Bankers.
It la not within the nature or the composition of The
Georgian to paaa without grateful acknowledgment the
splendid resolution of Indorsement given by the WIthain
Hankers at Warm Springs to tho work and to tho pur
poses of this newHpaper.
The gentlemen, young and old, who make up this as
sociation are among the moat remarkable In Georgia.
They are, without exception, young men who havo grown
up from the strong and useful ranks of business, and by
clean methods and diligent ways are putting themselves
juat now In the forefront of that grand army of progress
that Is going to make the South the greatest and richest
section of the world.
To one who listened for a day to the deliberations
and discussions of the convention, there must linger tho
Impression that the brains and character of tho Wlthain
Hankers’ Association are fully equal to the splendid op-
tunltlcs and to the even nobler duties of the future.
The most significant thing In the assembly of the
Incas men Is the fact that business and money gottli
Is not allowod to subordinate the nobler virtues or th
higher alms of life. It Is something out of the usua'
run to And a bankers’ association Introduced by a regu
Inrly appointed chaplain, with the reading of tho Script'
urea and a fervent prayer to tbo Omnipotent, and pulsing
the routine of the hours with reverence and charity,
and love, mixed In equal proportions with wholesome fun
and with radiant good cheer.
It Is at last the moral element In the WItham
Hankers’ Association, the comprehension of the home
motive and the state motive which supplements and
wraps Itself about their strenuous money getting, which
elevates this organisation of Georgia gentlemen above
the sordid Into the patriotic and the spiritual.
And It Is this spirit and this pulse In tbo WItham
Bankers’ Association which gives tremendous forco and
significance to that royal resolution of confidence and
regard which they retd on Tuesday for Tho Georgian.
The character of the men, the purpose of the or
ganization, and the pulse of fellowship and of nobility
which lives In Its ranks makes this an Indorsement of
which we are genuinely proud, and for which we return
hero and now our sincere and grateful thanks.
fathers and Inspire the Ideal* of manhood for the up
lifting of today.
The mission which brings General Lee to Atlanta
will command the Instant resiiect and attention of the
state. If the state can see Its way to coincide with his
wishes In the matter of the natlonnl park at Vicksburg,
we are very sure that it will be a double pleasure to do
so for the sake of the beloved and knightly gentleman
who asks It.
Knights of the Racket.
Onco more, as wo havo done In other years, we ex
press our welcome to the Southern Lawn Tjsnnls Tour
nament, now progressing In Atlanta. ,
We have never before welcomed a body of such scope
in the tennis world. Our previous visitors have mado
up the tournaments of the south Atlantic states.
By enactment of the National Lawn Tennis Asso
ciation, this Is now the tournament of the entire South'
om states, and Its victor and champion will carry
largor laurel than any which has ever been won on the
field In the South before.
Wo have said so many times that It scarcely needs
to be said that there Is no legitimate sport In our
country whose devotees represent a higher typo of mor
als. of ethics and of manners than the followers of tennis.
Tho tournaments which for so many years have been
held In Atlanta have left behind them not a memory of
questionable or unworthy act There has been no man
less than a gentleman In public and In prlvato ways upon
the tennis courts of Atlanta.
They have sorved to lift tho entire standard of onr
American sport, and In tho Integrity, the courtesy, the
tatrness and the perfect temper of their gallant contests
they htve done such service to legitimate sport In Geor
gia that they ire welcome, not more for the pleasure
that their skill and manners bring us than for the profit
which their virtues and graces loavo us.
The Letter Carriers in Atlanta.
The rural letter carriers had the honors of the
day In Atlanta on yesterday. They were In evidence
everywhere, and they were fully entitled to all the at
tentlon that they received and to all the happiness they
enjoyed.
The rural letter carrier Is n distinct mllo post In
the advancing civilisation of these times. Tbo country
has been waiting for him for a hundred yean. Since
the flrat crude poat delivery system of the republic we
have been gradually stretching toward this period In
which the country districts are brought Into full equality
with the town In the system of the gathering and dis
tributing mall. Tho government has done tew things
so valuable to the peoplo as the creation of tho rural
letter carrier.
The rural letter carrier Is the link which binds tho
city to the country. He Is the commercial traveler of
the postal dapartment of the government, and he help*
to make up the grand army of tho American citizens
who, because they are a part of the government, have
had an emphasised loyalty to the government and to
the flag under which wo live.
It la a matter of gratification to tho people who llvo
In the cities and whoso malls aro dependent upon tho
character of the carriers, to obssrve that the spirit
and the personnel of these Georgians was of a high
order both In appearance, Intelligence and ret pons!
blllty. We sincerely trust that they may have other
occasion* as happy aa that of yesterday. We trust that
their annual vacations may be enlarged In scope and en-
Joyed In measure. We trait that In the due course of
events their ealariei may be increased aa their labors
are enlarged.
And for President Paul IJndsay, of the National As
sociation, President F. L. White, of the state assocta'
tlon, and for the retiring president, J. A. Giles, The
Georgian cordially wishes a happy summer, a pros
perous winter and a speedy recurrence of the Fourth of
July.
General Stephen D. Lee.
The grand old figure of Stephen D. Lee, the com
mander-in-chief of Confederate Veterans, successor to
John B. Gordon, lion of battles, and knightly gentleman
tha olden time, makes an appeal to any organisation,
civic or commeVelal, In the South, which can scarcely be
denied.
No mao can look at Ganaral Lee and avsr tor one
moment Imagine that he could ask or desire anything
out of tha hands of the state or the people that waa not
high and clean and worthy. He Is almost the last heroic
general figure of the Confederate cause. Surviving Oor-
don, Fltthugh La* and Longs treat, ha Is Indeed one ol
the lone add lingering relic* of the Immortal epic of
our sectional life.
And surely no nobler figure could be left to us to
enshrina our recollections and to command our love and
confidence. With his magnificent stature, with hla splen
did face, and. hla "grand gray head uncovered," General
Lae Is Indeed worthy In hla appearance and In hla stain-
m and knightly character to be among the last and
loftiest of the paladins of a great cause.
It la good for ua to see him—for our young men and
our o)d men—to revive the ancient memories of our
STARLET AND HER MOTHER:
A STORY FOR CHILDREN
By Klla Anglin Verne.
8aM n wee, woo star to Its great, big ma—
May I play by the light of the moon?
Said the Heavenly mn to her baby star,
Swpet child, In tho month of June.
All stars must play by the light of day.
And work by the light of the moon!
Once upon a time there was a little star, white and
beautiful, called Starlet, who nightly took her position
■by her mother in ttfo sky. Dot Just ob the beautiful of
Earth are not alw«>>. gn.nl. m> this little mar of the
Heavens, though beautiful, was not very good- And ao.
each night she stood by her mother’s side, not from a de-
TWO SUGGESTIONS
BREATHING SPACES
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Heartily commending the "breathing
apace*" agitation you are now con
ducting, I wish to oiler a suggestion as
to the suitability of two regions that
I have for years longed to see trans
formed Into places of beauty. They
are to close in, so obtrusively offens
ive at present, and. surely, paying leas
Income to the owners Than any other
parts of the city.
I refer to »he| regions west of the
Houlhern Kullwny from Block's cracker
fnctory to Redwood, and to the space
between Edgewood avenue and the
Oeorgla Railroad for five os six blocks.
Both of these regions are Covered
with cheap temporary buildings, and,
I repeat, very close In, and so promi
nent to travelers passing on the trains,
giving an Impression of dlnglnets, dirt,
cheapness, ugliness beyond any other
regions of the city.
Surely In these places "beauty for
ashes" Is most desirable.
have long felt tf I were a million
aire I'd buy up these regions and trans
form them Into places of beauty.
Atlanta might follow London's lead
and bound these rude* by model tene
ments.
■ I wish to add that I greatly admire
and appreciate the character and alms
of Tho Georgian, and subscribe myself
n friend. LILY REYNOLDS.
Lithla Springs, Go., July J, HOC.
SUGGESTIONS TO THE
POPULIST' 8TALWARTS
To the Editor of The Georgian:
To Chalrmnn J. J. Holloway, of the
People’s Party—I would say that after
brooding over politics, politics, politics,
and over gubernatorial muddle and
partytim, hair-splittings, and realising
that we ore now treading on the slip
pery cross.of a very sacred ground and
opportunity, anil realising that Hoke
Smith has a very considerable popular
following which wants to do right, I
rise to mhke a suggestion to you and
tho favorable body of comrades that
tnoet with you In Atlanta on the glori
ous 130th anniversary of our declared
Independence, that you make a free
en proposition to the independ-
> Hoke Smith, something Ilka
this: "Now you havo your Independent
Democratic following: If you wilt kick
entirety loose from the organized ring
nnd, make n truly Independent race, we
will maintain our part)' organisation
and at the same time Indorse your In-
dependent :l ml ItOt put OUt •
nomination against you." This may
seem absurd to some, but to me it does
not, for It will surety take 1 a brave
fight sooner or later to break the ring
rule.
If you do not car* to consider that
proposition, I beg to offer another, that
we still put out no candidate for gov
ernor, but pass a resolution that we
will vote or die In th* deciding election
without making any future pled
politicians, and that we will an
our ballots aro counted, or kill. This
111 bring us face to face with facts.
Tills w ill l.'.if "tih Hi" ' I >...,
party In the field and will make th*
■y" the real and only deciding
, and who has the constitution
al right to dlsfranrfilse us? We will
then cut off all names and pledges that
wa don't wish to vote for, and vote, for
"Illy HIP li l" i H"M" ,'ind planks " "
like, and will go to the polls like men
and stand by like real men and see
that every ballot Is counted. I tell
you. It will take something drastlo to
break ring rule and th* people will
sire to help light the Earth, but because she was afraid
to be away from her mother, who was really a dutiful
star.
Time passed and Slarlet grew braver. Then, one
glorious moonlit evening, while the stars were prepar
ing to take their positions In the Celestial Sphere. Star
let approached her mother and said: "Bright mother,
may I play by the light of the moon?"
"No, no, my twinkling darling." the mother star
replied—"not tonight! You must take your stand In the
firmament like a dutiful star, and tomorrow you may
frolic the livelong day!"
Now, this surely sertr.ed the rtgnt and proper thing
for Starlet to do—don't you think so? Especially as her
fond mother was so very earnest In her desire that he
rhlld should help to Illuminate the Earth. Nevertheless
Starlet decided fully that Bhc would disobey, nnd thl
Is what happened to poor Starlet. While everyone waa
busy getting their places. Starlet darted off to frolic tin'
der the moonlight She was enjoying herself immensely,
hen lo! something dreadful happened; no one knows
jURt how It was—nor even the why nor the wherefore,
hut It may have been because she disregarded the wish
oh of her mother who knows? At any rale, beautiful
white Starlet shot down, down, down into region
strange—far, far away from those that loved her—and
her mother! On, on, she fell, until finally she vanished
without even nearing Earth, as stars sometimes do.
Think of It! Think of falling far away from your ow
dear mama! Then listen kindly to,her teachings and
obey alwayo! '
COST OF RAISING COTTON
AND ITS SELLING PRICE
To the Editor of The Georgian:
There Is at present a great deal being
■aid aboqt the coef of raising cotton.
This Is a question of merit and should
be clearly understood by every man
that raises this product. If a man en
gages In raising stock he counts the
cost: If In merchsiuiMng. he keeps »
correct expense account; then why not
the cotton ralserT
There are a few people telling us that
cotton can be raised at from (c to 8c,
but these fannera raise their cotton on
K pes. The thing that we want to
ow Is, What doei It cost to raise
cotton from the soil? We would tike
to have every farmer that reads this
to write us just what It costa him to
raise cotton.
We ask every local and county union
to take this question up and discuss It
fully, and name a price at which they
think this crop should sell, and malt
same to me before August L I will
compile these votes and furnish same
to committee, and from them they ran
take the average. This will put the
minimum price where It should he with
the members. ,
This action on the pari of the local
and county- unions Is of the greatest
Importance and should not be neglected
a single day, as the time for setting
our minimum price will soon be here.
We do not want to make a mistake.
For two years the Farmers' Union has
man In the state will
truly speaking, there Is not a real gen
tleman In the whole state that Is will
Ing to make the pledge and stick to It
that was proposed by th# "organ'*-'*"
Democratic ring ruled committee,
deed, they could not bo gentlemen and
make that pledge, for In so doing they
would pledge sway thslr future right
to vote for such real Democrats as
Hearst, Watson, Oravsa and others of
their type. For we see that the ”or-
gnnlseil” Democrats kicked out the
rest Democrat, Watson, and h# had to
rats* a new, clean banner. They have
done the same thing for Hearst and
deny that he Is a Dsmocrat. They
have practically don* th* same for
Oravee, and would have, If he had con'
tlnued his race against the "organ
ized" candidate.
Tell all honest people not to let the
trust fool them with their bought,
bundled, wined and dined W. J. Bryan.
Oh, united reform movements, noml-
Inate and elect Hearst and Watson In
19M. Respectfully,
J. CONDON SIMPSON.
Valdosta, da.
Relief for the Supreme Court.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Upon reading the governor’s messago
to the legislature now In session I de
sire to ask yoor own attention to that
portion thereof bearing upon the. glut
of business In tha supreme court and
the remedy proposed.
I beg to submit to you a few Ideas,
which, amplified and elaborated by
rour abler pencil, will moet assuredly
vers greater Influence. In brief:
Thle le a "government by the
people," who are represented by our
awa. Th* taws are above us all >nd
we being free to make them and puce
them above ourselves constitutes What
wt call liberty. The humblest ritlien
to the highest dignitary have equal
rights under our lawe.
Singular, Indeed, but those of our
cltlsens entrusted under the taw to ad
minister the taw, vis: the Judges of
tha superior courts, especially In rural
circuits, have the least freedom from
outside Influence.
It Is undignified and humiliating for
Judge of the superior court to have
resort to the practices of the ordi
nary politicians every tour years, if
not during the full tour years. Whan
tha Judges are thus humiliated from
time tn time; or ail the time, th* door
to their purity can hardly fall to be
easier assailed by strong factions of
voters, soma of whom may be Involved
In litigation with one who may not be
able to control more than hla own vote.
In all civilised governments I know.
Including our own Federal government
the Judges are either appointed or
elected for life, etc.
What Is good for our Federal gov
ernment In that respect must be good
for our state government.
Government U a progressive science.
Therefore, In order that tho people
alike may receive the benefit of our
lawn, In order that the supremo court
may bo relieved of half Us work with
out creating other courts, and In order
that the expenses may be reduced In
stead of Increased, let the Judges of
our superior court* bo emancipated by
being elected by the people for life,
etc., after sultnble amendments aro
made to existing laws.
I nope thift you will consider tho
subject serlotflly nnd Jtlve your readers
one of your sound and brilliant edl-
torials thereon.
I have not the pleasure of your per
sonal acquaintance. I presume you
aro not personally acquainted' with
many of ua engaged tn geo panics, but
you are doing, and can do, 'us much
good. Yours truly,
A. MacDIARMID.
Falrburn, Go., R. F. D. No. 1, Juno 18,
1908.
P. 8.—I suffer a little, I believe, on
account of the form of court organ!
cation. The change could not be cen
trallslng government, but the reverse.
set Its minimum price at such fig
ures that all were forced to recognize
It, and every attempt to change proved
a failure.
TIiIh lias given the Farmers' Union
a front seat on the cotton question, and
we must keep our place. We can di
this by moving with care, being reason
able In our prices, and being uncom
promising In our effort to get the prices
set.
If your union does not meet before
August 1 have a call meeting for the
special purpose of discussing the mint
mum price for 1906-i. Be careful ti
keep the price yin set from the outside
until all have been heard from.
There Is an effort being made by the
cotton speculators to force tho price
our next crop below 10c. Can we of-
M4 to let till- be leas? 1 think not,
but you are the people to say. Tho
speculator has learned that you can
price your cotton If you stand together.
They would tike to eee us set our min
imum price so high we couldn’t rench
It, and be forced to lose as the South
ern Cotton Association did last year.
We should be careful, yet we should
ask what our cotton Is worth, remem
berlng that the more cotton there MB
mado the harder It will be to get what
we should have for tho present crop.
Respectfully.
R. F. DUCKWORTH.
President National Union.
Thomosti.ii. Ha.
Heard on the Corner
Bryan In th# West.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Vindication must be a great gratifi
cation, and If there bo any virtue In
this truth, when William J. Bryan re
turns to the great middle West he will
surely realize It.
My tour has carried me nearly all
through Indiana In the last tow, day*.
I have met representative men from
Ohio and Illinois, and Republicans, too,
who freely concede that public opinion
has been revolutionised as to the man
from Nebraska In this sectjqn.
I was In Louisville, Ky.—that state
was battle ground for Bryan hereto
fore—I heard Republicans say he would
carry It by 50,000 majority.
There Is but one man that can en
gaga battle with him In Indiana, and
that Is Theodore Roosevelt He will
■weep this state over Fairbanks like a
cyclone.
Republicans from Illinois and Ohio
tell me unless the Republicans nomi
nate Roosevelt that Bryan will carry
these states, heretofore overwhelmingly
Republican, and. these are business
men, too. They say the country at this
terlod needs and must have a man
Iks Roosevelt or Bryan—honest and
fearless—16 enforce the law against th*
trust corporate and railroad thieves
that are plundering the people.
It seems that the Intelligence, mo
rality and Independent business Inter
ests of the country have at last been
aroused against the Morgans, Rocke
fellers and their class, and demand the
execution or th* taw against the real
crtmlnata of the land. And nubile opin
ion through this great middle Western
country seems to look to Rooserelt
now, and then Bryan as his successor
to execute the taw against th graft-
era and public plunderers.
The other night, when I finished ray
lecture, an old Union soldier came up
to me and said:
Young man, you spoke like William
Bryan, and I have always been a
Republican, but If the Democrats nomi
nate him this time I am going to trots
on* Democratic ticket.”
I do not presume that the old man
meant that I spoke In point-of oratory
Ilk* Bryan: but I was speaking on
"Some of the Wrongs of Our Civilisa
tion.” and suppose that U was th*
moral of what I had to say that re
minded him of Bryan.
Anyway, this Is an expression of pub
lic opinion In this'section.
It does seem that the peerless knight
of Nebraska Is coming unto his own
At last.
I find that the Hon. Thomas E. Wat
son has student! out here, and tils
magazine to making an lmpre--i <ti m
this section. And os I go from place
to place I meet people who have read
my noveL "Th* Struggle," and say they
feel Ilka they know me before they
meet me. Surely this Is a day when
people are thinking nnd iiatriotlsm Is
SIDNEY C TAPP.
Evansville, Ind.
taking on new life.
Sincerely
As to Red Hair.
"Tha Influence of Typewriting Upon
Hirsute Adornment, With an Appendix
on the Relationship of Red Hair to Ir
rltahlllty,” may be tha tltla of a mon
ograph trad before the next meeting
of the Medical Society, If any doctor
heard a little discussion between two
stenographers on a Ponce DeLeon car
several nights ngo. It was Interesting
to. the men on th* seat behind.
•‘I do declare,” said ono of the girls,
"I washed my hair today, and now 1
' ft n't .1" tt thing with It. Funny thing,
too; It's turning red. Charley used to
say It was th* loveliest brown.”
“Red!" said the other. "Why,
didn't think anybody else would ale
cover that. I know mine Is getting
redder every - day. and It used to be
black. And It Just started since I be
gun hammering a typewriter.”
"la that so?" remarked the blue-eyed
one. She was Interested now. "I was
afraid mine was all Imagination. But
there certainly nro streaks of red In
mine. I wonder what causes It?”
"Well, they say red hair makes tem
S er, and maybe temper make* fad
air,” said the girl with brown eyes.
"I know slnco I’ve been In that Insur
ance office I’ve had enough trouble to
worry me Into a fit, and I have to stand
It all day and then kick the cat when I
get home. Maybe It’s going to my
The car passed under an arc light
just then. and the man behind leaned
over and took a long look. Both heads,
one brown and one black, showed t
decidedly reddish tinge, which was cer
talnly not unattractive. Whether or not
th* typewriter had anything to do with
It or whether the July sun hod been
getting In Its work, did not appear on
th* surface. But when ths scientists
G »w tired of germs and mlcrobts they
v* a new subject to Investigate.
Mortuary Among the Blacks.
"Negroes have a most Inopportune—
or opportune—way of dying Just when
taxes are due." said Tax Collector Andy
Stewart. "There’s hardly a day but
some old unci* or auntls drops In to
ask that I ‘hold up’ a tittle on their
taxes. And, of course, I have to do It.
"On* of them wlH promise faithfully
to pay his taxes on a certain day. He
will appear promptly, smile Ingratiat
ingly and ask a postponement.
‘“White folks, I sho' did 'speck to
come In wld dat money dls mawnln',’
he will say, ’hut my ole ’oman she up
an’ died yeatlddy an’ I mu*' git her
buried. She done drap out er as sas-
slety an' lose her fune'al 'spenses an’
1 got to pay. Kin you hoi' up on me
Jea- a few daysr
“We usually try to bo accommodat
Ing and most of them pay sooner or
later. Here comes a negro now. Let's
see what he wants.”
An old negro shuffled up to the door
and stood with hat In hand.
"Howdy, Mr. Andy," ha said. "You
sutt'nly la lookin’ well today. I Jea’
com* 'roun' about them taxes. I ’low to
bring de money today, but hit dls way.
My slater, Mandy. her little boy done
•"J aims*;*, tnauuji iici lime UUj Ul
die yeatlddy snd hit cos' me er lot. .
wants to know kin you Jes' hoi' up on
dem—"
"That’s all right, William,” said Mr.
Stewart. "But you coma round mighty
soon now or you'll get In trouble."
"I’ll bet you’ll find more death re
ports In my office than In the mortuary
statistics,” continued Mr. Stewart.
“I've 'killed* enough negroes to fill a
private cemetery."
CARTER'S CON8I8TENCY.
To the Editor Of The Grorgtaa:
..In y-strrday's Georgian 1 netlre Hoe.
\aneey Carter, of Hart nap. taxes u>--
■■sslou to erltlrlse lion. Tbaasi E. tVstson
for wktt he !r.« said roorerateg the action
of tbs l’.ieullst committee. New, nobody
knows better ths* I that Ur. tVstson la
fully rapaM* »f taking 'are at hhurelf.
It l« llkelr to tan!
think.
If roar readers will J*:«t atop and think
primary. If Mr. Carter voted to that pri
mary we think he la In honor boaad to
support th* .waataerm. i: .;-r
Bowman, Go., Jnc* S\ l»i. '
■riliTti.
Hy Private Leaned Wire.
New York, July 5.—Well, the glo.
rlous I ourth of 1906 has pasaed into
history and we are beginning to count
ii[i the coot. New York celebrate!
without .tint when she starts In at it,
and what goes on here is fairly Indica
tive of what went on throtigh.ntt the
tout,try yesterday, except, of course, in
ir.t South, where the succulent bartw-
cue and luscious w Iternuloo takes th*
place of the strenu nn rocket end Ro
man candle Of the North, celebrating
the nation's birthday. ^
New York city's' celebration ot th*
Fourth this year cos', only one life, that
of Morris Shapiro, of No. 90 Sheriff
street, who was killed by a straw bul
let.
About 800 persons were Injured.
Nearly 3250,000 tvaa spent hers for
fireworks.
It was the nolsest Fourth within rec
ollection.
The crowds at nearby resorts and
watering places broue all record*.
Lord Northrllffe, better known as Sir
Alfred Harmsworth, the noted Kngtlab
newspaper man who Is In this cRy now,
has a high opinion of the American
women, and with him are all right aa
money-makers, but they do not shine In
the capacity of head of the family, ac
cording to Lord Northcllffe.
’The best thing about America Is her
women," he declares, "at least that Is
what Englishmen think, and we ought
to ksoy, toe we have ta London th*
very flower of American womanhood-
women of your country who have mar
ried our men and who never come over
to this side unless It may be to make
•mamma’ a brief visit or to see how th*
States pave grown.
"The American girl likes our men
letter than does 111" Am.-il, an; i:\,
because he knows better how to treat
her. tVhat the' American woman—
what nny woman likes—Is to be
adored; to be made much of—to be
worshiped. In truth—and that la where
the Englishman has the advantage of
tho American. He adores, worships,
lavishes his affection on his wife.
"The American calls us a stupid lot:
ho loves to tell the American girl those
stories, referring to the slow going wit*
ot the average Englishman; the Eng
lishman may be stupid—I don't think
so—but If he is, his stupidity Is of a
sort that appeals to the American girl
so much that she marries him."
It Is gratifying to learn that Com-
I 111"!' Evangeline Booth,-of the Sal
vation Army, Is rapidly recovering
from the severe attack of pleurisy
which has been racking her, and that
she Is able to visit her father, General
Booth. It Is announced that she will
be able to go to England by the end
of the month.
Young Alphonse Zolaya, son of the
Nicaraguan president, who married
the 'laughter of Dr. W. W. Baker, of
Washington, has buckled down to tbe
responsibilities of married life and
has gone to work to support hls-wlfe.
Tho best Job ho could get was-that of
Plano player in.n Washington conpert
hall, and he hopes to hold It until hla
hard-hearted father relents.
"I guess I’m a ’peach’ all right, and
guess Dr. Osier had better take a
back seat,” said Andrew Peach, 71
years old. In talking of n boat race In
which he was victorious over Andrew
Knyser. 66 years of age. The course
was from tho battery to Robin’s reef
light nnd back ngaln, Just eight miles.
Peach was an easy victor. Both men,
who live In Brooklyn, aro well known
brokers.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By rrivnt* Leased Wire.
New York, July 5.—Here are some
of tho visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—Mrs. M. D. Awley, Mrs,
li Blount. R. Lyon nnd wife. O. <?.
Elf nnd wife. Miss C. V. Hendrick, E.
Jamba, J. P. Pace. Miss Rose, W. H.
C. Rose, S. E. Blackwell. J. J. Kaiser,
O. L. Patlllo, J. L. Riley, H. Wellhouso.
MACON—G. C. Smith.
SAVANNAH—W. T. Hopkins, J. M.
Lang, J. Mensles, P. J. Smith, M. M.
Smith.
IN PARIS,
Special to The Georgian.
Paris, July 5.—William Osborne, of
Savannah, registered at the office of
the European edition of th* New York
Herald today.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
JULY 5.
1770—Turkish fleet defeated by Hus*
Mans off Chios.
1776— Virginia adopted atate constltu-
tlon.
1777— Americana abandoned Fort Tl-
conderoga.
1792—Francis II sleeted emperor.
1828—Daniel O'ConnelL elected mem
ber of parliament, refused to take
the oath.
1830—Algiers surrendered to th#
French. .
1833—Doin Miguel’s squadron captured
by Admiral Napier.
1855—First publication of the Kansas
Freeman at Topeka.
1886—Austria ceded Venetta to France.
1891—Park Theater, St. Paul, burned.
1899—Bishop John P. Newman. Presi
dent Grant's pastor, died. Bora
September 1, 1124.
1904—Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia,
nominated for president by the
People’s Party.
VERSES.
(From a Father To Ills Little Daughter,
Georgia, In Kentucky.)
. you were a Cower and I were a bee;
A humming through the atr,
d leave other Bowvrs sad come to thee
And llsgef ever there. |
If reo were a cloud and I were a bteeie.
Pd leave Ibis old brown There-
■ forget this earth with Its flower* sue
And come to you, my dear.
If tbe world were a garden Ailed with
The fsireit thl. rarth e’re knew.
ouMn’t stay In, U twenty-four hour*
nle»s this world held you.
ran were yourself and I nor* s star;
«y up In the ether Mae—
send my rays to where yo* are
Aud send them to euly you.
Atlanta, July I. !><■
A FOURTH OF JULY TICKET.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
On thl* Glorious Fourth of July. P*r-
mil me to nominate Bryan and Bailey,
the two big B-’a.
Bryan and Bailey—U not that splen
did alliteration?
Could a better team he named.
Lol'IH N FOSTER
Winder, Ga^ July 4,