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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. The Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, Preiident. Telephone Connections. Subscription Rstes: One Year $4.501 Six Months 2.50 Three Months 1.25 By Carrier, per week 10c | Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday by THE GEORGIAN CO. at 25 W. Alabama Street, Atlanta, Ga. nm.rM aa iwonj elos. matter April 3, lire. at tba rostogle* at Atlaota. Ga., uud.r act of eoDrraaa of Marrh a. U7S. THE GEORGIAN COMES TO GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE Summir friendship. Whose flattering leaves that shadowed us In Our prosperity, with the least gust drop oft In th' Autumn of adversity. —Philip Massinger The National Corruption Fund. Senator Dailey. In tho course of his speech on Wednesday, declared that unlcsa 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 1908 than McKinley's clecUon was In 1896." This call* renewed attention to one of the most so- rloui delinquencies of the Fifty-ninth congress. It can not he denied that the opening session of this congress did a greet deal toward restraining and regulating tho trusts nnd protecting the Interests of the poopls- In giv ing us beef Inspection and pure food laws, in enlarging the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commlsalon. In the enactment of various lawn 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 tho 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 Is n fact recognized In Republican councils that the untrammeled will of tho people would place In power tho Democracy whoso policies and principles In these Individual Instances have been stolen by the Republicans. This trio expression of tho popular will enn novor bo secured so.long as It is posslblo for Mr. Bliss or Mr. Cortelyou to stretch out bis band and rako In thousands upon thousands of dollars from tho large corporations ns a corruption fund for use in the natlonnl elections. Mr. Roosevelt has taken tho Initiative In much of tho remedinl legislation that has bceh passed, but It cannot he said that It was essentially a Republican policy, while on tho other hand tho demand for these reforms has been running like n sliver ribbon through tho platforms of tho Democratic party ever alnce tho daya of JofTerson. If tho Democrats aro once more placed In power It will bo no mere spasmodic effort to securo these reforms, but It will bccomo a general courso of conduct to which tho party Is definitely dedicated. It would havo required but a abort tlmo to enact a law prohibiting corporations from contributing to prea- Identlnl cnmpalgn funds. It would lmvo appllod to tho Democratic party aa well as to tho Republican party. It would have put an end to whnt has been one of the most shnineful practices of our representative government. But tho Republican party knows that left uninflu enced by campaign contributions, tbls country Is normal ly Democratic. In the very naturo of things It should be so. Mr. Lincoln said that tho Almighty must havo loved tho common pooplo, because bo made so many of them. And tt la tbo great mass of the common people who suffer most by onerous and unjust taws. It is they whoso welfare Is to be considered In matters of legisla tion, and It It one of tho highest duties that congress enn discharge to put an elid to the corruption fund by , which tho mass of voters Is Influenced. Senator Bailey la right. Tho second session of tho present congress must take up tbls matter, or there will bo a Democratic landslide at tbe polls In 1908. The Vineless Potato. An enterprising concern out In Chicago has under taken to outdo Luther nurbank, and has been flooding tho country with a proposition by which "fanners” could grow “vlneleaa potatoes" at a cost of something less than ntno cents a bushel. At the very outset tt should bo stated that the de partment of agriculture has mndo an examination of this proposition and as a result a fraud order baa been Issued which puts an untimely end to tho plan for rais ing a quick crop of potatoes without the Intervention of .vuu or soil. Tbe Arm which so anxlmtaly desired to con fer this Arcadian dream on mankind waa doing a land- offlro business when the government Intervened and there I* great grief In Chicago. Advertisements appeared announcing that a combi nation of sawdust and "potatlne”—the latter selling tor 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, as could be produced on an acre of ground. Thero would not even be any foliage. Tbe potatoes, like lttllo Topsy, would "Juat grow." This looked like a pretty good thing to the unin itiated. Mr. Burbank had done so many things with vcg. ctutlon that tbe impression prevailed that there waa no limit to tho marvela that might be achieved In this Itqe, so the public mind waa In a receptive mood when this now plan waa given oat Tbe farmer* out In Missouri were willing to be shown, and Kansas regarded It as a more profitable crop than aun flowers. So they decided to taka a try at It But the new proceaa made ao much noise In the world before tbe first crop eras produced—which waa to )><> a mere matter of sixty daya—that aome ona sent In formation of it to the agricultural department. An anal ysis of the "potatlne'.’ waa made and It waa found to consist of nothing but a low grade of 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 lmimrtant element In potatoes. So the prospects M raising potatoes, now worth a dollar a bushel, at the small cost of 9 cents, went up In tbe air. Tbe company’s malls have been held ap and the farmers of Kansas and Missouri have been compelled to fall back ou tbo sun and the soli and the old-fashioned quantity of elbow grease In order to grow potatoes. The scientists have been getting too smart, any how. and we are glad to see nature vindicated and even rev cuged now and then. Thanks to the Witham Bafikers. It la not within the nature or the composition of The Georgian to pass without grateful acknowledgment the splendid resolution of Indorsement given by the Wltham Hankers at Warm Springs to the work and to the pur poses of tbls newspaper. The gentlemen, young and old, who make up this soclatlon are among the roost remarkable In Georgia Thoy are, without exception, young men who have growi up from the strong and useful ranks of business, and b clean methods nnd diligent ways are putting themselves Just now In the forefront of that grand armj of progress that Is going to mako tbe South the greatest and richest section of the world. To one who listened for a day to the deliberation nnd discussions of tbe convention, there must linger the Impression that the brains and character of tbe Wltham Bankers' Association are fully equal to the splendid op portunities and to the even nobler duties of the future. Tho most significant thing In tbo assembly of these business men Is the fact that business and money getting la not allowed to subordinate the nobler virtues or th higher alms of life. It Is something out of the u*u»’ run to find a bankers' association Introduced by a regu larly appointed chaplain, with the reading of the Script urea and a fervent prayer to tho 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 tho moral element .In the Wltham Bankers' Association, tbe comprehension of the home motive and the state motive which supplements and wraps Itself about their strenuoua money getting, which elevates this organization of Georgia gentlemen above tbe sordid Into tbe patriotic and the spiritual. And It Is this spirit and this pulse In the Wltham Bankers’ Association which gives tremendous force and significance to that royal resolution of confidence and regard which they read on Tuesday for The Georgian. Tbo 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 here and now our sincere and grateful thanks. Knights of the Racket. Once more, ns we have done In other years, we ex press our welcome to tbe Southern Lawn Tennis Tour nament, now progrossing In Atlanta. Wo havo nover before welcomed a body of such scope In the tennla world. Our previous visitors have made up the tournaments of tbe south Atlantic stntcs. By enactment of tbo National Lawn Tennis Asso ciation, this Is now tho tournament of tbo entire South ern states, and Its victor and champion will carry a larger laurel than any which has over been won on the field In tho South before. ’ We hove said so many times that It scarcely needs to be said that there Is no legitimate sport In our country whoso devotees represent a higher type of mor als, of ethics nnd of manners than the fdllowore of tennis. Tho tournaments which for so many years havo been held In Atlanta bave left behind them not a momory of a questionable or unworthy act. Thero has been no man less than a gentleman In public nnd In prlvato ways upon tho tennis courts of Atlanta. Thoy havo served to lift the entire standard of our American sport, and In the Integrity, the courtesy, the fairness and the perfect temper of their gallant contests they have done such scrvlco to legitimate sport In Geor gia that they aro welcome, not moro for the pleasure that their skill and manners bring us tbnn for tho proflt which their virtues and graces loavo us. father* and Inspire the Ideals of manhood for the up- sire to help light the Earth, but because she was afraid lifting of today. to be away from her mother, who was really a dutiful The mission which brings General Lee to Atlanta 1 8tar '_, . , , . _ . „„„ ... .... Time passed and Starlet grew braver. Then, one win command the Instant respect and attention of the ( glorious moonlit evening, while the stars were prepar* state. If the state can see Its way to coincide with hi vlshes In the matter of the national park at Vicksburg, ve are very sure that It will be a double pleasure to do o tor tbe sake of the beloved and knightly gentleman vho aaks |t. STARLET AND HER MOTHER: A STORY FOR CHILDREN By Ella Anglin Verne. Said a wee, wee star to Its great, big ma— May I play by the light of the moon? Said tho Heavenly ma to her baby star. Sweet child, In the month or 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 tho sky. But Just as the beautiful of Earth are not always good, so this little star of the Heavens, though beautiful, was not very good. And so, each night she stood by her mother's side, not from a de- TWO SUGGESTIONS BREATHING SPACES The Letter Carriers in Atlanta. The rural totter carriers had the honors of the day In Atlanta on yosterdny. Thoy were In ovidonco everywhere, and thoy were fully entitled to all the at tention that thoy received and to nil tho happiness thoy enjoyed. Tho rural letter carrier Is n distinct mile post In tho advancing civilization of theso times. Tho country has been waiting for him .for a hundred years. Since the first credo post delivery system of the republic we have been gradually stretching toward this period In which tho country districts are brought Into full equnllty with tho town In tho Bystem of the gathering and dis tributing mnIL Tho government hue done fow things ao valuablo to the people as tbe creation of tho rural letter carrier. . The rural letter carrier Is (he link which binds tho city to tho country. He is tho commercial traveler of the postal department of the government, and bo helps to mako up the grand army of the American citizens who, because they are a part of tho government, havo had an emphasized loyalty to the government and to the flag under which we live. It la a matter of gratification to tho people who live In tbo cities and whoso molls aro dependent upon the character of tho carriers, to observe that tho spirit and the personnel of these Georgians was of a high order both In appearance, Intelligence and responsi bility. We sincerely trust that they may have other occasion* aa happy aa that of yesterday. We trust that their annual vacations may bo enlarged In scope and en joyed In measure. We trust that In the duo course of events their salaries may be increased os their labqra are eplarged. And for President Paul Lindsay, of the National As sociation, President F. L. White, of the state associa tion, and for tbe retiring president, J. A. Giles, Tho 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-ln-chlef of Confederate Veterans, successor to John B. Gordon, lion of battles, and knightly gentleman of the olden time, makes an appeal to any organization clvtc or commercial. In tbe South, which can scarcely be denied. * No man can look at Central Lee and ever for one moment Imagine that he could aak or desire anything out of the bands of tbe state or tbe people tbat waa not blah and-clean and worthy. He is almost the last heroic general figure of the Confederate cause. Surviving Gor don, Fltihugh Lee and Longstreet, he la Indeed one of the lone and lingering relics of the Immortal epic of our sectional life. And surely no nobler figure could be left to us to enshrine our recollections and to command our love and confidence. With his magnificent stature, with his splen did fees, and his "grand gray head uncovered.” General Lee la Indeed worthy In his appearance and In his stain less and knightly character to be among tbe last and loftiest of the paladins of a great cause. It Is good for us to see him—for our young men and our old men—to revive the ancient memories of our To the Editor of The Georgian: Heartily commending l i.•■ "l.r.-uMiing spaces" agitation you are now con ducting, I wtah to offer a suggestion aa to the suitability of two regions that I have for years longed to see trans formed Into places of beauty. They nre so close In, so obtrusively offens ive at present, and, surely, paying less income to the owners than any other parts of the city. 1 refer to the regions west of the Southern Railway from Block's cracker factory to llellwood, and to the apace betweon Edgowoo.l avenue and the Georgia Railroad for five or six blocks. Both of these regions are covered with cheap temporary buildings, and, repeat, very close in, and so promi nent to travelers passing on the trains, giving an impression of dlnglnese, dirt, cheapness, ugliness beyond any other regions of the city. Surely In these places "beauty for ashes" Is most desirable. I have long felt If 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 parks by model tene ments. I wish to add that I greatly admire and appreciate the character and alms of The Oenrglun, and subscribe myself - friend. LILY REYNOLDS. Llthla Springs, Ga., July 3, 1906. SUGGESTIONS TO THE POPULIST STALWART8 To the Editor of Tho Georgian: To Chairman J. J. Holloway, of the People's Party—I would say that after brooding over politics, politics, politics, and over gubernatorial muddle and partylsm, hair-splittings, and realizing that we are now treading on the slip pery crose of a very sacred ground and opportunity, and realising that Hoke Smith has a very considerable popular following which wants to do right, I rise to make a suggestion to you and the favorable body of comrades that inoct with you in Atlanta on the glori ous 130th anniversary of our declared Independence, that you make a free and open proposition to the Independ ent (?) Iloko Smith, something like this: "Now you havo your independent Democratic following; If you will kick entirely loose from the organized ring and mnke a truly Independent race, we will maintain our party organization nnd at the same time Indorse your ln- ih-pondem rumlldacy and not put out a nomination against you.” This may seem absurd to some, but to me It docs not, for tt will surely take a br.ivi- tight sooner or later to break the ring rale. If you do not rare to consider that proposition, I beg to offer another, that we still put out no candidate tor gov ernor, but l ass a resolution that wa will vote or die In the deciding election without making any future pledges to politicians, and that we will see that our ballots aro counted, or kill. This will bring us face to face with facts. This will leave only the "Democratic" party In the field and will make the "primary" the real ami only deciding eioctlon. and who has the constitution al right to disfranchise us? Wo will then cut off nil names and pledges that wo don't wish to vote for. anil vote for only such persons nnd plnnks as we like, and will go to the polls like men anil stand by like real men and see that every ballot 1b counted. 1 tell you, It will take something drastic to break ring rale, and tbe people will bo with us In this light. Every gentle man in ti»- -'ate will tell in line, for. truly speaking, there Is not a real gen tleman In the whole itate that Is will ing to make the pledge and stick to It that was proposed by the "organised" Democratic ring ruled committee. In deed, they could not be gentlemen and make that pledge, for In eo doing they would pledge away their future right to vote for such real Democrats ns llearst, Watson, Graves nnd others of their type. For we see that tho "or ganised" Democrats kicked out tho real Democrat, Watson, and he had to raise a new, clean banner. They have done the same thing for Hearst and deny that he Is a Democrat. They have practically done the same for Graves, and would have, If he had con tinued his race against the "organ ised" candidate. ■Tell all honest people not to let the trust fool them with thetr bought, bundled, wined and dined W, J. Bryan. Oh, united reform movements, nnml- tnate and elect Hearst and Watson In 1*01. Respectfully. J. CONDON 8IMP8ON. Valdosta, Ga. lng 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?" “So. no. niv 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 seemed the rignt and proper thing for Starlet lo do—don't you think so? Especially as her fond mother was so very earnest In her desire that he child should help to Illuminate the Earth. Nevertheless Starlet decided fully that she would disobey, and this Is what happened to poor Starlet. While everyone was busy getting their places, Starlet darted off to frolic un der the moonlight. She waB enjoying herself Immensely, when lo! something dreadful happened; no one know- just how It waB—nor even the why nor the wherefore, but It may have been because she disregarded the wish es of her mother—who knows? At any rate, beautiful white Starlet shot down, down, down into reglori strange—far, far away from those that loved her—and her motheTl On, on, she fell, until finally she vanished without even nearing Earth, as stars sometimes do. Think of It! Think of falling far awaj- from your own dear mama! Then listen kindly to her teachings and obey always! COST OF RAISING COTTON AND ITS SELLING PRICE To the Editor of The Georgian: There Is at present a great deal being said about the cost 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 merchandising, he keeps a correct expense account; then why not the cotton raiser? There, are a few people tolling us that cotton can be raised ut from r»c to He, but these farmers raise their cotton on paper. The thing that v.#* want to know Is, What does It cost to raise cotton from the soil? We would like to havo every farmer that reads this to write us Just what it costs him to raise cotton. We aak every local and county union to take this question up nnd discuss It fully, and name a price at which they think this crop should sell, and mall same to me before August 1. I will compile tli* • vni.-H ami furnish mum* to committee, and from them they can take the average. This will put the minimum price where It should be with the members. This action on the part of tho local and county unions Is of the greatest -! 'ii mi - and should not »>*• neglected a single day, os 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 set its minimum price at such fig ures that all were forced to recognize It, and every attempt to change prov a failure. This has given the Farmers' Union a front seat on the cotton question, and wc must keep our place. We can d< this by moving with care, being reason able in our prices, and being uncorn promising In our effort to get the prices set. Jf your union does not meet before August 1 have a call meeting for the special purpose of discussing the mini mum price for 1906-7. Be careful t< keep the price you set from the outside until all have been heard from. Then* Is an effort b-ing made by the cotton speculators to force the price o‘ our next crop below 10c. Con we af ford to let this be done? I think not, but you are the people to say. The speculator has learned that you can price your cotton if you stand together. They would llko to see us set our min imum price so high wo couldn't reacb It, and be forced to lose as tho South ern Cotton Association did last year. We should be careful, yet we should ask what our cotton Is worth, remem boring that the more cotton there made the harder it will be to get what we should have for the present crop. Respectfully, R. F. DUCKWORTH, President National Union. Thomaston, Ga. the Judge* are either appointed jor elected for life, etc. What I* good for our Federal gov ernment In that respect must be good for our state government Government Is a progressive science. Therefore, In order that tho people alike may receive tho benefit of our laws, In order that the supremo court may be relieved of half Its work wtth- i- nlink- ”t ti.-r and in order that the expenses may be reduced In stead of increased, lot the Judges of our superior courts bo emancipated by being elected by the people for life, etc., after suitable amendments are made to existing laws. I hup,- that ><m util consider tho subject seriously and give your readers one of your sound and brilliant edi torial* thereon. I have not the pleasure of your per sonal acquaintance. I presume you are not personally acquainted with many of us engaged In geoponlcs, but you are doing, and can do, us much good. Your* truly, A. MacDIARMID. Falrbum, Ga., R. F. D. No. 1, June 28. 1906. P. S.—I suffer a little, 1 believe, on account of the form of court organl zatlon. Tflc change could not bo cen trallzlng government, but the reverse. A. M, Heard on the Corner Relief for th. Supreme Court. To the Editor of The Georgian: Upon reading the governor's message to the legislature now In session I de sire to Mk your own attention to that portion thereof bearing upon the glut of business In the supreme court and the remedy proposed. I beg to auhralt to you a few ideas, which, amplified aod elaborated by your abler pencil will most assuredly lave greater Influence. In brief: This Is a “governmsnt by the people.” who are represented by our awa The laws are above us nil <utd ws being free to make them and place them above ourselves constitute, what we cal! liberty. The humblest cttlsen to the highest dignitary have equal rights under our lews. Singular, Indeed, but those of our citizens entrusted under the law to ad minister the law, vis: the Judges of the superior courts, especially In rural circuits, have the least freedom from outside Influence. It Is undignified end humiliation for a Judge of the superior court to have to resort to the practices of the ordi nary politicians every four yean, If not during the full four years. When the Judges are thus humiliated from time to time, or all the time, the door to thetr purity can hardly fall to be easier assailed by strong factions of voters, some of whom may be Involved In litigation with one who may not be able to control more than his own vote. In all ctvtUxed.governments I know. Including our own Federal government Bryen in the West. , To the Editor of The Georgian: Vindication must be a great gratifl cation, and If there be any virtue In this truth, when William J. Bryan re turns to the great middle West he wilt surely realize It. My tour has carried me nearly an through Indiana In the lazt few daya I 11a\meI representative men from Ohio and Illinois, and Republicans, too, who freely concede that public opinion has been revolutionized as to the man from Nebraska In this section. I was In Louisville, Ky.—that state was battle ground for Bryan hereto fore—I heard Republicans say he would carry tt by 60,000 majority. Thero Is but one man that can en gage battle with him In Indiana, and that Is Theodore Roosevelt. He will sweep this state over Fblrbanks like n cyclone. Republicans from Illinois and Ohio tell ms unless the Republicans nomi nate Roosevelt that Bryan will carry these states, heretofore overwhelmingly Republican, and theso nre business men, too. They soy the country at this period needs and must have a man like Roosevelt or Bryan—honct and fesrlese—to enforce the late against the trust, corporate and railroad thieves that are plundering the people. It teems that tin- Intelligence, mo rality and Independent business Inter est! of the country havo at last been aroused again-1 the Morgans, Rocke fellers and thetr clnss, and demand the execution of the bin against the r.-al criminals of the land. And public opin ion through this great middle Western country seems to look to Roosevelt now, and then Bryan ns his successor to execute the Ian- against th gratt ers and public plunderers. The other night, when I finished ray lecture, an old Union soldier came up (o me and esld: •Young men, 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 vote one Democratic ticket." 'I do not presume that the old man meant that I (poke In point of oratory Ilk* Bryan; but I was speaking on "8ome of th* Wrongs of Our Civiliza tion," and suppose that It Mp tba moral of what I had to say that re minded him of Bryan. Anyway, tbls Is an expression of pub lic opinion In this section. It does seem that the peerless knight of Nebraska la coming unto his own at last. I find that the Hon. Thomas E. Wat son has students out here, nnd his magazine Is making an Impression In this section. And aa I go from place to place I meet people who have read my novel, "The Struggle," and say they feel Uke they know me before they meet me. Surely this U a day when people are thinking and patriotism is SIDNEY C. TAI>P. Evansville, Ind. taking on new. life. Sincerely As to Red Hair. "The Influence of Typewriting Upon Hirsute Adornment, With an Appendix on the Relationship of Red Hair to Jr rltabltlty," may be the title i.f a men ograph read before the next meeting of the Medical Society, If any doctor heard a little discussion between two stenographers on a l'.mn- I'eI.eon car several nights ago. It was Interesting to the men on the seat behind. "I do declare," said one of the girls, "I washed my hair today, nnd now can't do a thing with It. Funny thing, too; it's turning red. Charley used to say It was the loveliest brown." "Red!" said the other. "Why. didn't think anybody else would ills cover that. I know mine Is getting reddor every day, nnd It used to bo black. And it Just started since I be gan hammering a typewriter.” "la that so?" remarked the blue-eyed one. She was Interested now. "I wag afraid mlno was all Imagination. But there certainly are streaks -if rcil in mine. I wonder what causes It?" "Well, they say red hair makes tem per, and maybe temper makes red hair," said tha girl with brown eyes. "I know since I've been In that Insur ance office I've had enough trouble to worry me Into a tit, and I have to stand It all day and then kick the cat when get home. Maybe It’s going to my hair." The car passed under an aro light Just then, and the man behind leaned liter and took a long look. Hotll heiols, one brown and one black, showed decidedly reddish tinge, which was cer tainly not unattractive. Whether or not the typewriter had anything to do with It or whether the July sun had been getting In Its.work, did not appear on the surface. But when the scientists grow tired of germs and, microbes they have 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 - * hardly a day but some old mill ■ annul- drops In t-i ask that I ‘hold up' a little on tholr taxes. And, of course, I have to do It. "One of them will promise faithfully to pay lii* taxes on a certain day. Ho will appear promptly, smile Ingratiat ingly and ask a postponement. "'White folks, I sho' did 'speck to come In wld dat money die mawnln’,' he will say, -but my ole 'onion she up an’ died yesthldy an' I mui' git her buried. 8he done dtap out er de sos- alety on' lose her fune’al 'apenaes an' I got to pay. Kin you hoi’ up on me Jea' a few days?* "We usually try to be accommodat lng and most of them pay sooner or lai.-r. Her. ...mesa negro non. Ix-('s see what he wants." An old negro shuffled up to the door and stood with hat In hand. "Howdy, Mr. Andy,* he said. "You sutl’nly Is lookin' well today. I Jea' come 'roun' about them taxes. I 'low to bring de money today, but hit dls way. My sister, Mandy, her little boy done die yeftlddy and nit cos' me er lot. I wants to know kin you Jes' hoi' up on detn—" "That's all right. William," said Mr. Stewart. “But you come round mighty soon now or you'll get In trouble.” •Til bet you'll find more death re ports In my office than In the mortuary statistics," continued Mr. Stewart. Tve 'killed' enough negroes to till a private cemetery." 9ARTER'8 CONSISTENCY. To th* IMItor of The tlecrgtan: Is yesterday's Georgian I notice Hon. Yancey Carter, of Ilart rounty, takea m- raalea to erltlrlae Ron. Thomas E. Matron for what he h.n said roueeralng the ariloa of the l*onallat committee. Now. nobody knows !—*[tor than I that Mr. tYstson (• fnlly capable of tahlnx care of hints. If. lion for M Mr. Carter undertakes to bring Mr. Watron to tft-k for fidelity to organized r»puHrm It Is likely to make eoin.-lm.lv alt up an-] thii.t. If yoer readers wtll Juat atop and think n moment they wtll remember that Mr Carter bar ju«t been detailed for sheriff if Hart county In a Democratic nominating Unary- If Mr. Carter rot-1 la that prP ary we think he U In honor hand to inert the nominee*, feeaeectfnltr, / A. !*MlTlL ituwroan, tin , June 3), mary we -.1 IVIro. Ju'y 6.—Well, the gin. of 1906 has passed into history and we are beginning to count “ou 11 ”! York celebrates without stint when she starts in at it. nnd what g-.es ,, n here Is fairly Indies- tivr- of what went on throughout th# couutry yesterday, efeept, of course, \ n th* .South, whore the succulent barbe cue and luscious w itermolon takes th# place of the strenu .us rocket and Ro man candle ftf the North, celebrating the nation’s birthday. York city's celebration ol th# Fourth this year cost only one life, that of Morris Shapiro, of Xo. 90 Sheriff street, who was killed by a stray bul let. jout 300 persons ware Injured. ;arly $250,000 was ’spent here for fireworks. It was the noisest Fourth within rec ollection. The crowds at nearby retorts and watering places broke all records. Lord Xorthcllffe, better known as Sir Alfred Harms worth, the noted English newspaoer man who is in this city 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 Xorthcllffe. "The best thing about America Is her women,” he declares, "at least that la w hat Knglishmen think, and we ought to know', Cor w# bar# in London tha very flower of American womanhood— women of your country who have mar ried our men nnd who never come over to this side unless it may be to make mamma’ a brief visit or to see how th# States hav** grown. ’The American girl likes our men better than she does the American; it’# because he knows better how to treat her. What the American woman— what any woman likes—la to b# adored; to be made much of—to be .worshiped, in truth—and that ia where the Englishman haa the advantage of IdM iwaiiran Ha adores, worships, tewiabaa bis affection on bla wife. "The American calls us a stupid lot; he loves to tell the American girl those stories, referring to the slow going wlta of the average Englishman; the Eng lishman may bo stupid—I don’t think bo—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 mander Evangeline Booth, of the Sal vation Army* ia vapidly recovering from tlif M-vcif attack <>f j-1«-w : which has been racking her, and that she is able to visit her father, General Booth. It is announced that she will bo able to go to England by the end of the month. Young Alphonse Zelaya, son of th# Nicaraguan president, who married tho daughter of Dr. \V. W. Baker, of Washington, has buckled doWh to the responsibilities of married life and haa gone to work to support his wife. The best Job ho could get was that of piano player in a Washington concert hall, nnd he hopes to hold it until hia hard-hearted father relents. 1 guess I'm a 'peach* all right, and I guess Dr. Osier had better take a back seat,” said Andrew Peach, 7$ M years old, in talking of n boat race in which he was victorious over Andrew Kayser, 66 years of age. The course waa from the battery to Robin’s reef light nnd back again, Just eight miles. Peach was an easy victor. Both men, who live in Brooklyn, aro well known brokers. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. By PrlTSte Leased Wire. Now York, July 6.—Hsre aro som* of the visitors In New York today: ATLANTA—Mrs. M. D. Awley, Mrs. Blount. R. Lyon nnd wife, O. C. Elf nnd wife, Miss C. V. Hendrick, E. Jacobs, J. P. Pnce, Miss Rose, W. H. C, Rose, 8. E. Blackwell, J. J. Kaiser, L. Patlllo, J. L. Riley, IL Wellhouse. MACON—O. C. Smith. SAVANNAH—W. T. Hopkins. J. M. Lank, J. Menzles, P. J. Smith, M. M. Smith. IN PARIS. Special to The Georgian. Paris, July 5.—William Osborne, nf Savannah, registered at th* office of the European edition of the New York Herald today. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. JULY 6. 1770—Turkish fleet defeated by Rus sians off Chios. 1770—Vtrclnia adopted (tate constitu tion. _ 1777—American* abandoned Fort TI- conderogs. 1792—Francis II elected emperor. 1828—Daniel O'Connell elected mem ber of parliament, refused to take the oath. _ 1830—Algiers surrendered to the French. - . 1833—Dom Miguel's squadron captured by Admiral Napier. 1855—First publication of the Kanaa* Freeman at Topeka. 1886—Austria ceded Veneti* to Franca. 1891—Park Theater, St. Paul, burned. 1899—Bishop John P. Newman, Pre»l- dent Grant’* pastor, died. Born September 1, 1818. 1904—Thomo* E. Watson, of Georgia, nominated for president by th# People'* Party. VERSES. (From n Father To Ilia Uttle DaugbtMV Georgia, In Keqtnehy.) too were a dower aod I war. a bee; A bum minx through th* air, 'd leave other Bower* and com* to the. And linger ever there. you were n cloud and I w*r* a braeze. M leave tl.lv old brown sphere- _ , forget this earth with It* dower* »“» And com* to you, my dear. the world were a garden dll«d wife flower*. Tbe fairest tbl* *#rth e're gn«wv__ wouldn't stay In It twenty-four beers "nleat this world held you. Ifrou were yourself and I were * lUtl Way up In th* ether, bin*— ;'d At Atlanta, July L 1X4 A FOURTH OF JULY TICKET, the Editor of The Georgian: i nn* a adorn Fourth of July. P”r me t<> nominate Bryan and Bau*y» two big B-’*. , . Bryan an*! Halley—Is not that »plen* alliteration? >uld a better team be named LOUIS X. FOSTER Winder. Ga., July 4, 1904