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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. THURSDAY. JULY 8. 190L The Atlanta Georgian, JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Telephone Connection*. Subscription Rites: I One Ye*r $4.50 Six Months 2.50 Three Months J.25 By Csrrier, per week 10c Published Every Afternoon Except Sundsy by THE GEORGIAN CO. it 25 V. Alsbsms Street, Atlsnts, Gs. Enteral ns second-claM matter April 28, ISC*, at the roetofflc# Atlanta.'Os., under set of ronsreu of March A 1171. ! 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,