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The Atlanta Georgian.
THE ATLANTA GI50RGIAN.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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THE GEORGIAN COMES TO
GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE
vie
•Tla wisdom to beware ' #
And better shun the bait than struggle In the snare.
—DRYDEN.
Protection for the Children.
The whole state rejoices In the fact that the Bell
child labor bill has been passed by the house and It Is
now certain that It will become a law.
This bill, which Is one of the most vital with which
the general assembly has had to deal at the present ses
sion, hns been eo framed by Ita author as to be Identical
with a measure Introduced In the senate jointly by 23
members. It was therefore a foregone conclusion that
It the house could be Induced to pass It without amend
ment it would be accepted by the senate and would
soon becomo a law. The author of the bill and his lieu
tenants, by good generalship, succeeded In steering It
through the bonso without alteration, and It haa now
gone to the upper house where It will be protaptly
adopted.
A sigh of relief goes up all over the state at the
realization that thle long, hard light Is over at last Tho
straggle In behalf of tho children of Georgia has been
ono of the most persistent In the history of legislation.
All the forces that could bo brought to bear agnlnat tho
enactment of such a measure have been arrayod against
It year by year and at times It seemed thqt protection
for the children of tender years would be Impossible.
But the determined man who have had charge of theso
various measures have never loit heart and hope, and
now. In the adoption of tho Bell child labor bill, that
hope has been vindicated. >
Under the provisions of this measure no child under
ten years of sge can work In a mill or manuafeturing
plant under any circumstances. No child under twelve
years of age can work thore except to contribute to the
support of a Widowed mother or disabled father, the or
dinary of the county certifying to the facta In tho case
each year. It provides that no child under 14 years o(
ago can be employed or allowed to labor In a factory or
manufacturing establishment at night, or shall be per
mitted to work there at all unless he or she oan read tnd
write hts or her name and simple eentences. The child
must attend school .three months each year until he or
■he has passed public school age, six weeks of which
time shall have been consecutive.
No child shall be employed by such manufacturing
concern without an affidavit setting forth the facts In
the case signed by the parent, guardian or somo one
who stands In loco parentis.
Such parent, guardian or next friend who shall mako
any false statement In this connection, or any pereon
hiring a child in violation of these provlelone shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and tho affidavits lotting forth
the required facts shall be open to Inspection by the
grand Jury.
Some of the amendment! offered on yeeterday were
regarded as being acceptable In themselves, but it was
tho desire of the friends of the bill to do nothing which
would Imperil Its passage by the senate, which waa al
ready committed to such a measure as was then under
consideration. It was the part of wisdom to adopt it as
It stood and secure the passage of a certain measure .of
relief for the poor children of Georgia.
The present bill. It will be eeen, goes a long way
toward affording the desired relief. A foundation haa
been laid on which subsequent reform* may be based.
' Georgia has already been shamefully slow In passing
some measure for the relief of the children of the state.
Millions of money are poured lpto Georgia every year
for the education of negro children. In addition to the
sum raised by taxation and distributed, impartially
among whit* and black. The consequence Is that thou
sands of negroes are receiving the benefits not only of
common school, but of higher education, while the chil
dren of white parents are forced to till the Helds which
h&vo been depopulated of negro labor or else drift Into
the cotton mUl cities to earn the living which Impover
ished families cannot make on the farm. They are grow
ing op in Ignorance at the same time that they are stunt
ing their bodies by long hours of work while yet In their
tender years.
There has been but little question, except on the part
of those whose opinions are governed by self interest,
that a stringent law should be enacted, but it has not
been an easy matter to overcome all the force* of oppo
sition.
Yesterday's vote decided the matter, and from now-
on It Is hoped that the tendency will be steadily npward
and that in the end we will have a measure which throws
around the growing child, in the formative period of
mind and body, the strong arm of adequate protection
and'the Incentives of a higher life.
American maizes them at times amusing—Mr. Bryan
looked upon as a "pretender" to the presidency and Is
trying to defraud Longworth of his rightful heritage.
Nicholas himself has given no encouragement to the
Idea that he was "the heir apparent" to the presidency,
and ho oven Indulged the hope that when Mr. Bryan
camo to England public attention would be diverted from
himself, at least so far as sny presidential possibilities
were concerned. Instead of. tbla, however, the British
public Insisted upon regarding Mr. Bryan ns an Inter
loper, or “pretender," and not a few hints of this char
acter, intended as sympathy for hts cause, were ex
pressed to Mr. Longworth.
All of this Is very amusing, but It is entirely In keep
ing with the Ignorance of that British public which
thinks It Is still possible to hunt buffalo In Central Park,
and that a run over to Ban Francisco Is a Journey of
few hours.
In the. meantime Mrs. Longworth and her husband
Cockney Views of Longworth.
While the people of this country are speculating as to
who will be the next president of the United States, the
people of England—including "the three taltora of Tooley
street"—have settled the matter to their own satisfac
tion, and take It ae a foregone Conclusion that It will be
Hon. Nicholas Longworth.
The London cockney cannot get it out of hie head
that the presidency of the United States Is an hereditary
D office. Just like that of ktng. He looks upon Longworth
as a man who will come Into the office of chief executive
of the United 8tatee by reason of his marriage to the
president's daughter, very much after the fashion that
some nobleman would come into a dukedom from the
distaff side.
People who really ought to know a great deal better
Insist on calling him a senator. They cannot get Into
tbelr beads that there Is any such thing in this country
as a "representative," although their own bouse of com-
mona corresponds to it exec Gy. - A number of the leading
papers in the kingdom have been constantly referring
to him as a "senator."
To cap the climax, some of the special correspond
ents Inform us that among the unlettered multitude—or
at least those whose insular Ignorance of everything
The Lady Hooligans.
The suffragettes of England—otherwise known as
the lady hooligans, and by the Irreverent at "fooligans"
re not only coming to grief In Individual Instances,
but they are undoubtedly bringing shame and reproach
upon the cause of woman's suffrage.
The scene when a body of theso women, whose
thews and sinews are strong, assembled around the
house of Mr. Asquith and made both night and day
hideous Is still remembered vary feelingly. It wns but
one of msny Instances of outrage. Sitting In the visit
ors' gallery of the house of commons they hare more
than ones made demonstrations which wore distinctly
unseemly, and they have eucceodcd ,in awakening the
resentment of the people at large, regardless of tho
principles for which they contend.
They hare broken up a great many meetings, but
on Sunday at Manchester they were treated to a dose
of their own medicine. One of the most aggressive of
the suffragettes was to make a speech, and was backed
up by a member of parliament who had won an unsavory
notoriety by championing the cause of tho Zulus as
against the South African colonist*.
For a while the crowd which assembled ns lookers
on were content with good natured chaffing of the meet
ing, but the pleasantry grew Into ridicule and Anally
Into open hoitlllty as the bitterness of the speakers In-
crossed, and Anally the suffragettes had to run for their
Uvea. That (a to say, the surrounding crowd was about
to crush them to death by mere force of numbers.
The bellicose member of parliament had a hard time
In rescuing the lady hooligans. One of the latter, how
ever, llvod up to her reputation and to that of her as
sociates by knocking one man down with her bare Ast
and another with her deadly umbrella.
On the whole it was a disgraceful sort of proceed
ing and served to bring etui further Into disrepute the
cause for which the suffragettes were contending. The
conservatism and common sense of England has arrived
at tho conclusion that if the mere advocacy of • wo
man's suffrage Is to be marked by such unfemlnlne
scenes as these the cause Itself had better be postponed
Indefinitely.
The Weekly Editors.'
Today the members of tho Weekly Press Associa
tion of tho state of Georgia aro assembled at Hartwell
In tlielr annual state convention. From Nlckajack to Ty-
bee Light, from tho farthest corner of Dado to the
marshes of the OkeAnokee, these worthy members of the
Fourth Estato are gathered for their annual outing
which has become a part of their lives.
The Georgian trusts that the enjoyment they appa
rently experienced while they were assembling In this
city will be continued during the session, compounded
of pleasure and proAt, which Is now going forward In our
sister city.
It Is Impossible to speak In extravagant terms of tho
wisdom, the optimism and the general usefulness of the
members of this organisation. It was Edmund Burke
who, standing In the house of commons, said: "Around
me sit the three estates of the realm: the lords spiritual
the lords temporal and the commons; but In that gal
lery," pointing toward the corner set aside for the press,
'there sits a fourth estate, more powerful and more
Importaht than all these.”
Thb verdict of the world has conArmed this estimate
of the InAuenco of the press. No wonder that Napoleon
should have said that he "feared four newspapers more
than the bayonets of a battalion.” No wonder that
Thomas Jefferson should have said that If he had to
chooee between -a government without newspapers and
newspapers without a government, he would not hesitate
to select the latter. In this day and time when the
collection and distribution of the news of the world has
arrived at lte existing high state of perfection, the news
paper as an Institution Is more powerful than ever before
in Its history. Tho men who crystallise In editorial ut
terances the sentiment of the people, are disposed to be
more thoughtful niul to realise the gravity of tbelr call
ing more keenly perhaps than ever before. «
But whatever measure of Influence and vitality may
attach to the editorial function In general terms. It be
longs lit a peculiar degree to the editor of the country
weekly. He lives close to the people. He knows how
the great heart of the masses pulses with life and aspi
ration. He Is akin to the sun and the soil which bring
forth fruits of every character in abundance. As life
Is made up of an inflnltude of small events wblcb shape
the destiny of man and the courae of nations, ho .knows
these minutiae by actual and continuous contact Tbe
householder, the unit of cttlsenehlp, Is his friend end
neighbor, and all the events and episodes which occur
within thnt magic circle to contribute to the weal or
wo* of the Individual, are known to him and exercise a
deep and determining Influence In shaping hie opinions
and Inspiring his utterances. The former and the latter
rains, the drought the weevil, the rust—all the cycle of
phenomena which make or mar the yield of the harvest
Aeld. are the objects of his dally concern; and In his
community he Is a man of relatively greater Importance
than the editor of the most ambitious of metropolitan
newspapers. Hla opinions are more In accord with the
sentiments and convictions of his constituents because
he Is In more Intimate touch with them, and. In reality,
merely redecta a consensus which Is all about him.
He it chastened with trials. It Is not given to blm
In many Instances to acquire wealth by conducting a
weekly newspaper. Tbe standing Jest that hla subscrip
tions are paid in romanlte apple* and yellow yame la not
entirely a fanciful creature of the brain. But, through
It all hope shlnea like a guiding star and a aunny opti
mism aureoles everything about him. He haa wel
comed the little stranger and dropped a sympathetic
tear on paaatng age which has lived out the Psalralit’s
span. He haa sounded In his adaptable columns a mar
riage hymn more musical than Tanbauser or “the voice
that breathed o'er Eden." He has thrown the mantle of
cliarity over the weaknesses and errors of mankind. And
all these have contributed to the sum of human sympa-
ells within bis heart with perennial fresh-
thy wl
ness.
Little wonder that he knows human nature, that
he knows the wants and the wishes of his fellow men
and la the beat interpreter of tbelr social and political
aspirations and convictions.
Ho Is more than entitled to the annual outing which
comes to him at this happy noontide of the year when
he roregathers with his brothers and sisters of the Faber
guild and gives himself up to a season of unalloyed de
light.
The Georgian extends Its heartiest greetings to the
Weekly Press Association and trusts that theirs may
be a full measure of happiness and sweet content.
DEFAULTING ON SAN
FRANCISCO FIRE LOSSES
A New York merchant wrltes'te The
Press, calling attsntlon to the help
lessness of Ban Francisco so long as
Insurance payments are withheld, and
pointing out the concern other cities
should feel In this matter, for, he says,
"we cannot tell when our time may
come, and one dark day we may be ap
pealing to other cities to help us en-
orce justice from the Insurance com
panies to whom we have for years past
seen paying premiums sufficiently re
munerative for the acquisition of huge
surpluses, presumably set aside for
Just suoh emergencies as the present.”
As "Merchant" says, the people of
San Francisco are tied hand and foot
from beginning the rebuilding of their
city and the re-establlshment of their
production and trade until the insur
ance funds which are due them are
paid by the companies. “The coun
;ry," ho says, “responded magnificent
ly to San Francisco's cry for help, but
the work will be complete only when
effective pressure Is brought to bear
on the Insurance companies which are
trying to welch. When San Francisco
needed food and raiment the country
poured them forth with open hands.
*Jow sho needs money, and wants only
her own." * * •
The suggestion which the New York
business man makes is that the com
mercial Interests of the country should
show the companies that they cannot
welch without being boycotted every
where In the United States.
"Now Is tha time, therefore, for
prompt and vigorous action to be taken
py New York, Boston, Chicago and
other great communities with the view
of compelling these defaulting compa
nies to disgorge the assets which the
merchants of the country have built up
for them, and so give San Francisco a
chance to go ahead." • • •
That no Injuatlce should be done to
the conscientious companies, this work
of Investigation and reporting should
be performed by some responsible body
of the nature of a chaprber of com
merce. The newspapers, of course,
will give wide currency to any official
report allowing Injuatlce and virtual
fraud. And the result would undoubt
edly be to put out of business such
companies as hnd practiced the unfair
and cruel method*, while Increasing
the patronage of thoae which had given
"square deal."—New York Press,
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POLITICS AND POLITICIANS
Colonel W. W. Lumpkin hts entered
the campaign for the United States
senate against Senator Tillman, of
South Carolina,
Judge'Frank Dale, of Guthrie, haa
announced himself a candidate tor the
Democratic nomination for the Arst
governor of Oklahoma. Judge Dale’s
brother was the Democratic nominee
against Governor Hoch, of Kansas,
two years ago.
Democrats of Michigan will hold
their stats convention st Detroit Au
gust 2.
A primary election bill, containing a
provision which Is Intended to restrict
the voting of negroes at the primaries,
has Just been passed by the Louisians
aenat*.
Ex-Senator Wellington, of Maryland,
appears to be making a play again for
the Republican party leadership In hts
state. Wellington has been In the
"down and out" class since his retire
ment from the senate three years ago.
A movement haa been launched In
Denver to bring both of the great na
tional political convention* to that city
two yeara hence.
It I* said the action of Chairman
J. Holloway, of the state executive
commutes. In calling a state conven
tion of Populists to be held in Atlanta,
Ga., this week le not favored by Thom
as E. Watson and other leading Popu
lists, wha declare the gathering will not
be a significant one.
It t* expected that both Secretary
Taft and Postmaster Oeneral Cortel-
m will attend the opening of the
_.orth Carolina Republican state con
vention at Greensboro next week.
The atate campaign haa been started
South Carolina. Dispensary is th*
main Issue.
At the top is a picture showing
Dr. Julian P. Thomas and Roy
Knabenshue In the basket of bal
loon Just before they started on the
most perilous trip ever undertaken
on this aide of the Atlantic. Be
low Is a photograph of the barrel
which was taken along ms the sea
anchor to be used In case the bal
loon was carried out over the
ocean.
It Is reported that Governor Gooding
has agreed to keep "hands off In the
senatorial contest In Idaho.
BERNHARDT'8 BIRTHPLACE.
Editor of The Georgian:
I noticed an tutorial In your paper
about Sarah Bernhardt being born In
Rochester, Iowa. I have some Infor
mation which will possibly be of some
Interest to you. I am a theatrical man,
at present touring Georgia with th*
Heyer Comedy Company. In the sum
mer of 1902 I was with a small com
pany that spent a week In the little
town of Rochester, Iowa. We boarded
with a family by the name of Flnafleld.
Mr. FlneAeld, the head of- thp house,
tells the following story concerning
Sarah Bernhardt. Bernhardt's mother
and Mr. FlneAeld'a mother were sla
ters. Sarah's mother died whqirSarah
was an Infant, and consequently Sarah
came to live with the Flneflelds. When
■he was about 12 years old a little show
came to Rccheftcr and Sarah ran away
with It. I don’t think It was an "Uncle
Tom" show, as at that time the people
were not so burdened with auch nuis
ances. Sarnh had always been a "queer
child,” as they described It, and had
always "play-acted” since she could
talk. They never heard from her until
about three years later, when her
cousin, Mr. FlneAeld, was In San Fran
cisco, and recognised her on the stage
at one of the theater*. He went up
and spoke to her and the refused to
recognize him, until he reminded her
of a little toy cradle that he had made
for her, which she had always prised
very highly. Then she broke down and
wept, and begged him not to tell where
■he was. She went to Parts and was
never heard of again until she became
famous. •
One day two handsomely dressed la-
_.as drove up to ths Flnefletd home
■nd asked them to direct them to the
cemetery. He went with them over to
the graveyard, which was only a short
distance away. He was astonished to
hear one of the ladles, who was heav
ily veiled, ask him for the grave of
bis aunt. He asked ths lady why shs
wanted to see that particular grave,
and ahe told him It waa th* grave of
her mother. She laid aome flowers on
the grave and took one of the-small
atones, which lay on the grave, and a
little twig from a rose bush near by.
Both ladles spoke In French and evi
dently could not speak or understand
English. Upon inquiries being made,
he found that Sarah Bernhardt was
playing In a near-by city. Of courw
they naturally surmised that the hand
somely gowned French lady was no
other than the little Sarah who uaed to
run barefoot on the sandbars of tha
Cedar river, rock her doll* In hand
made wooden cradles, and who had
run away with a show, gone todfrance,
and forgot her native language How
ever. all her people are French, aa
Rochester t* a French settlement I
have a photo of th* town In my pos
session, which I had taken aa a souve
nir of th* birthplace of the Divine
Sarah. Your* very- truly,
F. JACK DeCASTILLO.
Slloam, Ga.
JADED PALATE8.
From Tbe London Sketch.
Nothin* sew to eat has been discovered
If not more so. felt nt lunch and at dinner.
Thor* aro dtograccfully few animal* fit
to Hit. and tha Okapi, which a#*m*d sent
to no!?* tb* difficulty, U a btttar dlaap*
pofntmcnt, b*caaa* there are only three
apeclmenta of him known to exist, and
two of thoae are staffed.
The Founder of Georgia.
Tho state of Georgia was never more
prosperous. Will not her legislators make
on appropriation this session for a monu
ment to our noble founder, and thus re*
deem the pn»t neglect, a neglect for which
the face of every Georgian should blush?
Listen to the words I heard January 10,
1860, In Augusta, Ga., from the lips of Geor<
gin's devoted son, the lats Charles Wallses
Howard, os he spoke before the Young
Men's Christian Association.*
"The life of Oglethorpe was, In many rc
spects, a remarkable one. He lived for
nearly a century, and died a childless old
man. He has left no remnant of himself
In Georgia. The house In which he lived,
on 8t Simons Island, was destroyed by Are.
The oaks which shaded It have been ruth
lessly cut down.
"The fine mansion of Grantham Hnll, In
England, where the great and good and
the learned assembled around his hosplta
ble board, waa also consumed by the (lames,
and with It every ‘ "* "* “
It la a and and sol .
cloao of hi* life present*.
Many year* since, as I stood In the
suT^ *
a train of m
in my mind.
The Inscription upon his tomb before m«
was the only record of a similar character
In the whole realm, of whoae remarkable
. *- - *- pro*
Ice, had been honored after death with
burial In Westminster abbey, and thus their
memory has been perpetuated as long ns
Inscriptions shall endure, yet he,, who wan*
ders among 'those shrines of the mighty
dead,' Anas no monumental marble pro*
claiming Itself to contain tbe ashes of this
great founder of a state. While the names
of his distinguished associates still live In
a numerous posterity, his name has passed
away from among the names of the living.
"Nor waa the sadness of these reflections
relieved by allowing the mind to wander
across the ocean to Georgia, the scene of
‘ *“ w ""—*•-—*- '-^ rs. From the Rarnn-
_ rtchee, from the At*
lantlc to our terminal mountains of the
north, whUt onr cemetsrles give evidence of
'ttlon of domestic loss, while
__ __Jethorpe has erected tasteful
and costly monument# to Its defenders,
though none to Its founders, ths sole evi
dence appealing to the eye of our remem
brance of Oglethorpe Is a portrait sus
pended to ths.capltol at MlUadgtvllls. .
"Such Is ths posthumous reward of heroic,
unostentatious philanthropy. An epitaph In
a parish church on one side of tbe At
lantic, and on ths other a portrait In a
collection of portraits.
"Ths absence of a fitting testimonial to
the founder of our atate, by the people of
ths stats. Is a stain npon the escutcheon
of Georgia." •
Georgians, these words were spoken near
ly a half century ago, and yet they art still
true!
The patriotic societies of our stats havs
lain the foundation of a monument to Ogle
thorpe. Will not tbe Icglslatnre place In
their bands a «nm of money to complete
their design of a monument worthy of our
great and good founder and of our glorious
state. L ' v * B *
BRHJF BIOGRAPHIES.
By Wex Jonea.
CRUSOE. ROllINKON-Ksmous as the
only nan who didn't xlve a whoop tor goo
companies Ice companies, street car
companies, oc any hot human company.
g nsoe lived on the only Island not rea
red Inaccessible by ferries and free from
real estate scents and batblnc beaches.
« ube—Oak, Hickory. Ash.
ivorlte Amusement—Thlnklnf.
KIPLING, RUDYARD—An anther who
By l’rtrate l-eum-d Wire.
New York, July 17.—Andrew Carne
gie still harps on the coming unity ,f
the English speaking race and its
dominating Influence In the affairs of
the world. In London the giver of ||.
brarles and apostle of peace declares*
"During the lifetime of many now
living 300,000,000 English speaking p*o.
pie. members of one race, are to dwell
the other aide of the Atlantic, rh.
tain with, say 00.000,000, will turn to
and probably merge with them, and
they with each other upon International
questions, and then our race will y u ;_
till Its destiny, which la derisively •
Influence world affairs for the good of
the world."
When It comes to traveling, th.
PIttaburg millionaire haa little on a
great race horse. The luxury in which
Rockaand, the derby winner and thor
oughbred of high degree, traveled,
might be equalled, but could-not be
excelled for money,
Rocksand was recently purchased
from the estate of Sir James Miller for
9125,009 by August Belmont. The
aristocratic stallion almost had to b*
dragged on to American soil.
For an hour the hostlers labored
with Rocksand to get him to walk
down the steamship gang plank, but
the delicate animal would not so much
as put his foot on the narrow way. Mr.
Belmont helped to urge his new pur
chase to leave the steamship, but with-
out success until John O'Keefe, a
roundsman In the traffic squad, solved
the problem. He watched the atle.-i;:
to get the racer off the vessel from the
dock. He led his own horse up the
steep Incline and then led him down
again. Rocksand followed the horse to
the entrance of the plank, and then,
after a moment's Indecision, started
down. Once started, he waa led and
half dragged to the dock below.
Why should surprise be felt that
Kalaer Wilhelm has determined to boss
his little grandson, Wilhelm the Llt-
tlest? If there Is anything In th*
German empire, big or little, he doesn't
boss ho would be grateful to anybody
who will point It out.
The kaiser's subjects are more frank
with themselves in the matter of what
they eat than we are. A dispatch from
Hamburg says:
"Beef and mutton Is so scarce that
the Increased demand for horse flesh
and dog flesh has forced up the prices
of these.
"The former has risen 10 pfgs. a
pound and now sells for about 40 pfgs.
(10 cents) a pound and more. Dog
flesh brings about the same price, but
dog sausage, which Is more savory
than horse. Is 60 pfgs. (15 cents) a-
pound.”
We do not quote horse and dog meat
In the market reports, but than Is *
general Impression that, like the skip
per's suit of clothes, they ore there.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, July 17.—Here are some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—J. M. Born. Jr.. W. B.
Carhart, R. 1L Fisher, T. C. Lauren
and wife, R. J. Perrlman, D. A. Quarles,
H. E. Dodd, R. D. Fitzgerald. M. H.
Kinney, C. L. Morris, J. E. Reeves, J,
C. Rigsby, M. Ross, H. B. Thompson,
A. E. Woodall and wife, R. A. Cunning
ham, H. C. Erwin, Dr. C. G. Glddings.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
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and meterist, and strains his snto license
almost n* mnch ns bis poetic license.
Clubs—Gore and Crossbones, Nival and
U &53«. Amusement—Preaching.
NICHOLAS—A. the esar of Rnsala, Nich
olas ha. a life Job—that Is, It's a lire Job
provided none of hi. friends succeed In
making It a death Job. The star la of a
retiring disposition, hot unfortunately for
tha tupplneei of hi ‘ *' K
other fellows to do _
Club*—Target. Boeae,', Vodka, Let It
Slide Society, Nitroglycerine.
Favorite Amusement—Dodging 'em.
pat
ROJEBTVEN8KY. ADMIRAL-A Russian
admiral court-martialed for doing his beet.
Clube—"Down sod Out," Waterwagon,
Favorite Amusement—None.
ALIENIST—A
-A men who sticks a pin la
If yon 11 Jump.
NIMROD—A mighty hooter, before the
day* Of repeating rides sod macula* or-
tides. Mmrod was never photographed
with hla foot oo th* neck of a dead an
telope, and consequently U not ao famous
as he might have been.
able master who
hot never hie sle. He wet "one of the
first to discover that the fish, though silent
Unuudf. I* a great cana* of speech In
Ctahe—Hook and Lte.
Favorite Amusement-Spinning them.
JULY 17.
1429—Coronation of Charles VH at
Rhelms.
1537—Janet, Lady Glannta, burned as a
witch on Castle Hill, Edinburgh.
1676—Adrian Reland, author, bom.
1744—Elbrldgo Gerry, fifth vlce-preel-
dent of the United States, bom
Died November 22, 1614.
1762—Peter III of Russia died. Born
February 21, 1728.
1793—Charlotte Corday, assassin of
Marat, guillotined.
1841—First number of Punch appeared.
1845—Charles, Lord Grey, prime minis
ter to William IV, died. Bora
March 15, 1764.
1861—Payment of foreign debt sus
pended by Mexico.
1863— Draft riots quelled In New York.
1864— General Hood superseded Gen
eral Johnston oi Confederate
forces.
1879—General Bolsrond-Cana! resigned
ns president of HaytL
1884—Survivors of Greely expedition
reached St. Johns. Newfound
land.
1886— Governor West of lows Issued *
proclamation against the Mor
mons. '. ,
1887— Cyclone nearly destroyed town of
Waupaca, WIs. ,
1891—Niagara Falls crossed on a wire
cable by D. J. Dixon.
1894—President Cleveland signed set
sdmlttlng Utah to statsnood.
1898—General Toral formally ■“tee""
dered Santiago to General Shsf-
1901—General Daniel Butterfield died.
Born October 81, 1811. .
1903—P. M. Arthur, grand chief of th*
Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers, died In Winnipeg. Born
183L
THE END OF THE LEAGUE.
By Wax Jones.
Th* Asphalt League Is basted! disrupted
•battered! smashed!
And the players and the umpire! sr*
en. bruised, and sashed, . . t#
Since tbe Topsles and tne Terror* tried
hare each other** blood, ,
And Rod I’stsr copned tbe Topele* boa
and squashed him In tbe nw. (I ki
An* tho gam* became a riot, and •tic*
and stone* and brick* liae <j
And feet *nd But# and club* were usea
In one mad, whirling mix.
Tbe Terror* w*t* a ran behind, the Inning
„ w** the last; ID tl
Red Patsy smashed n hot one out,
made the base* fast. t b*
First bIN be touched—tbe step outside
An d m
But 00 Cf^lde’srtiot for third, the has*
And fe-W-W. »•«* "•
down mighty hard!
A waiting wiigon wns that tblrd-K me*
be toach«). of t
And left «e rstsy esme In reach t To,*/
Jahhed !k* horse! , . r»f
Tbe umpire gives tb* mptsln ent. » T
. rer bleed! hla neee; 6 u
The teams and nil their friendsin,
with yells nod kicks andJ*’!"'t«f4
And when the wesry warriors rise ho”
_ ft™ the dnet. .. .. Tie
They cot each other off their
Asphalt League Is bust.