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Entered as aeeimd-ri*M matter April X, ISOS, at the Poet one* at
Atlanta. Ga.. under act ot confrere ot March & IPS
Saturday Evening.
We publish In another column today one of the
daintiest gems that has ever fallen from the pen of that
gifted child of song. Prank L. Stanton, whose name has
gone around the world as a synonym of buoyant optim
ism and exquisite fancy.
There Is something peculiarly touching In the verses
he contributes to a magazine which la essentially, as its
name implies, the elbow companion of "the smart set."
In the camps of the Adirondacks and the woods of
Maine, in the villas of Newport and on the luxurious
yachts which sail the summer seas, this little gust of
song will be blown with l(s sweet refrain, that all that
gold can buy Is vanity and vexation compared with
the exaltation when "the woman I love Is mine.”
The dwellers In splendid palaces which line the
shores or float the seas, sated perhaps with the caviar
of luxurious life, will pause In the rich routine to catch
this breath of truth and beauty wafted from a soulful
Singer of the South who tells them, what human ex
perience has been telling them for a thousand years,
and men of genius have endeavored to demonstrate
from every point of view, that there Is a divine altruism
In life, after all, and that all the artificial pleasures
that the world can bestow are Insignificant when com
pared to the finer sentiments and emotions which spring
from the exhaustless well-spring of love.
We may call the beadroll of the world of wealth—
of the mythical Croesus at whose touth everything turned
to gold until he starved In the midst of plenty, of Aplclus,
who slew himself In despair when his Income had been
reduced to half a million dollars a year and he could
no longer Indulge his appetite as he was wont to do In
his more splendid days; ot Sardanapalus, whose lux
urious life Invited the rebellion, ot conquerorlng Arbaces
and ended In splendid suicide, even down to the nabobs
of the multi-millionaire days whose Incalculable fortunes
can buy the love and esteem of those who are nearest
and dearest.
It Is a melancholy catalogue of loveless grandeur
and companionless power and Influence.
The poet has not touched any new note. The theme
he sings Is as old as the world. But it Is old because It
Is eternally and unvaryingly true. Riches may take unto
themselves wings and flee away and the prince of yester
day become the pauper of today, but out of the depths
will serge the living truth:
‘Few are the friends my life has made,
Few In my hands their hearts have laid,
And these were women; f am old
Yet never have I been betraydd."
Georgia’s Educational Battle Line.
The crowning glory of Georgia Is In hor schools and
colleges.
Other factories may fall and fade away. The whir
of the spindles may be hushed, the thunder of the
looms grow still, and the line fabrics of machinery may
servo their time and perish.
But the wheels which go round and'round In the
ceaseless and beneficent labor ot our schools are turning
out the product which makes the future and will never
die. They are the factories ot citizenship, the workshops
Ot Immortality.
And Georgia indeed Is rich, and growing always
richer in these splendid Institutions. The stately line of
schools and colleges which spread themselves In our
columns today are the first and foremost of a long list
of institutions which are training and Inspiring the
children ot the state.
The great schools of Georgia have kept pace with
the progress of a rapidly advancing age. In method, in
equipment. In faculty, and In every enhancement, ma
terial and Intellectual, that the years have suggested and
a moderate prosperity has permitted, the schools and
colleges ot Georgia are, every one of them, better and
broader and larger than they were ten years ago. The
prep, schools ot the state have grown famous all over
the South, and are moving nearer to tho Rugby standard
every year. One of these academies carriee,lts pupils
every year on an educational tour that is almost equiv
alent to a scholastic term. And the foundation Is being
nobly laid In all the schools which speak through The
Georgian today.
Nothing In Georgia has grown more wholesomely
within the decade than the female colleges. The eager
ness of competition between these several Institutions
has bettered and advanced the whole cause of female
education in the state. Time was when skeptics mocked
at our system of female training, and called It a farce
of mere outside veneering. But within the decade there
have grown up improvements in teachers. In methods,
and in thoroughness which have dignified and com
mended our girls' schools to the confidence ot parents
and educators.
And the colleges and universities which stand for the
higher education ot our men have caught from the spirit
and the progressive systems of the age the advance that
Is building them up to the higher standards of develop
ment It Is oecomlng every year less and less a neces
sity that our Georgia youth should go to Northern col
leges to perfect their educational equipment for life.
Standards have been steadily raised, curricula have been
altered,-Bad the moral and physical tone of our schools,
colleges and universities for young men and young wom
en have been brought up to the highest possible basis.
The one handicap to our Southern Institutions has been
the lack ot money. The South, prosperous as It Is. has
not yet reached that degree of wealth to give our schools
all they need, but It Is simply heroic the spirit of self-
sacrifice and courage with which teachers and pro
prietors have given of their money and of their strength
to eke out slender resources to the great end ot improve
ment.
The spirit behind this generous giving and living is
the spirit that glorifies the schools of Georgia, and prom
ises the largest things for the future. Because It Illus
trates the earnestness and consecration that cannot fall
to creep from teacher to student to the honor of our
citizenship and the glory of our homes.
Georgia blazons In these columns today that she has
ample food to Iced the minds and hearts of her noble
youth for the strenuous present and for the thrilling
future.
And to those who droop in pessimism over the pos-
jlble things of evil which may front the forces that are
struggling for righteousness and patriotism In these com
ing years, we point them to the white array of our edu
cational Institutions—
Our far flung battle line of unconquerable defense.
John Brown and the Truth of History.
Atlanta, August 9,*190«.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
1 have always read the editorials of The Geor
gian with pleasure, even when I could not always
subscrlbo to the sentiment promulgated. The
elegant diction In which they sre couched makes
them a literary,treat, even If they do not carry,
conviction.
But In your editorial in today's paper it
seems to me that you are employing unneces
sarily big guns to hunt small game. I speak of
the article headed "Fairbanks Glorifying John
Brown." That tne old man was a crazy fanatic
it hardly needs the testimony of a senate com- ,
mlttee, headed by James M. Mason, to prove.
His action In trying to abolish slavery with a
forco of seventeen whites and live negroes would
be proof enough.
But it Is well to remember that the principle
for which the old man fought, the abolition ot
slavery, became In a very few years the ruling
principle of the government; while the principle
for which Jefferson Davis and bis allies fought,
the perpetuation of human slavery, went down tn
defeat and disaster, and Is now held in abhor
rence by the whole civilized world. It would
seem that his “soul went marching on" with
almost lightning speed. Possibly if he had not
lived—and died—the slaves of tho South would
be slaves today; and everyone, even in the
South, Is glad that they are not.
Was he a "felon and a traitor" for seizing
the government arsenal at Hhrper's Ferry? Pos
sibly. But if so what was that other Brown—
Governor Joe of Georgia—who repeated the per
formance less than two years later at Augusta?
And what of the numerous seizures of govern
ment property all through the South, and that,
too, by men who had taken a solemn oath to
"protect and defend the constitution of the
United States?" No, give John Brown due credit.
We of the New South can well afford to. Crazy
nnd misguided he undoubtedly was, but he blazed
the path of liberty which we are all proud to
tread. JOHN A. NELSON.
We are gratified to know that our correspondent
reads the editorials In The Georgian, and we are equally
glad to afford him a medium for expressing views which
are In conflict with our own.
But he has road the editorials In The Georgian to
little purpose, indeed, he has studied history itself to
little purpose, when he voices such views as constitute
a large part of his letter. It Is perhaps true, In a cer
tain sense, that in dwelling for a while on the true char
acter of John Brown we were employing "big guns to
hunt small game.” But tho fact of the matter Is that we
were not gunning for John Brown so much as for tho
vice president of the United States, who, In accepting
an invitation to participate In the proposed celebration
of the battle of Osawatomle, Is disgracing the high office
to which ho has boen elected by tho people. The vice
president of these United States Is, or ought to be, by
reason of his office, “a big gun” himself, and there was
no need to go after him with a popgun.
We find It difficult to take our Correspondent seri
ously when he compares the treasonable raid ot John
Brown and his followers with the war measures taken
by Governor Brown and other Southern men at the
beginning of the civil war. Our correspondent loses
sight of the entire trend of history when he makes
any such comparison. Government arsenals were not
seized In Augusta or anywhere else until the people of
the respective states had met In solemn conclave and
adoptod an ordinance of secession. Through their ora
tors and statesmen in congress they had given the gov
ernment of the United States ample warning that It 11
persisted in an interpretation of the constitution so com
pletely at variance with their understanding of that or
ganic law—which. Incidentally, William Lloyd Garrison,
twenty years before, had characterized as "a covenant
with death and an agreement with hell"—nothing re
mained but an appeal to arms, and there was a distant-
the Hartford convention, held In John
state, had established beyond all cavil.
This was the principle for which the South con
tended. It was in obedience to this principle, as a meas
ure of open warfare, that Governor Joseph E. Brown
seized the arsenal at Augusta, and It is a principle which
Is growing upon the Intelligence of the world every day.
Nine years ago, when the queen of Great Britain and
Ireland and the empress of India celebrated her diamond
Jubilee, what was the distinguishing incident ot that
occasion? What was the spirit which pervaded the de
liberations of the representatives from all the colonies?
There had been for years an agitation in favor of send
ing to the house of commons representatives from the
various colonies to participate in the deliberations cf
parliament There was a distinct effort to centralize
the Imperial government But when these distinguished
men met and talked over the situation calmly and fra
ternally, what was the conclusion reached, and what was
the most signal event of those deliberations and of the
great jubilee itself? It was the firm and final adoption
of the very principle for which the South had contended
before the civil war.
How is It recorded by an unimpeachable authority
tn “The History of Our Own Times?” "The principle of
colonial federation," he says, “evolved Itself out of these
discussions, and It became evident that the only endur
ing partnership which the empire and tile colonies could
set up must be one allowing to each colonial state the
right of managing Its own domestic affairs, leaving to
neighboring colonies the right to form Into a separate
federation."
The precedent of the United States was Invoked at
that very time, and going further than the moat ardent
advocates of state's rights ever went In the South, it
was settled once and for alj that the colonies should
not even have a voice In the general parliament, but
that each state was to be supreme In the management
of its own internal affairs, i' *
This theory has . run like a sliver ribbon through
every decision of our supreme court since the union
was cemented anew.
There Is no disposition to open the question. We
are happy and prosperous under the existing order of
igs. But It well nigh fatigues Indignation that-it
should be necessary to say, In this enlightened period,
that "Jefferson Davis and his allies” did not fight “for
the perpetuation ot human slavery," but for the perpetua
tion of the real terms ot the constitution as it was
formulated by the wisdom ot the fathers.
FRANK L. STANTON IN SMART SET,
I.
Oold la the dream forever—«o lz the etory told.
With a ztroog men's arms to necklace yon, whnt do yon want with gold?
Would your heart beat more In music 'nenth silken raiment Ane?
Let ms lack gold long If I sing this song, "The woman 1 love Is mine!”
II
S ie no doubt, my dearie. Life's Joys seem wind-bloom dust
the gleam o' gold comes glitterin' to s cabin an' a crust;
1 there be more stars |n heaven—more blossoms on the vine?—
Denth to the dream forever It the woman I lore Is mine!
III.
All the wealth I’m n-wsntln' Is here, to have an' to hold—
This arm thnt circles the waist of von. swept by your tresses of gold!
An’ thla ho mw inn* fnroror tn slisilnwlnml an’ ahlnn-
TOASTING THE GEORGIAN
“The One Paper."
From The Baxley Banner.
The Atlanta Georgian is the one
paper that U fast gaining In popularity.
Lester Boone, the paper's local agent.
Is placing It Into nearly every home
In Baxley.
"Brightest, Clesnest, Best.”
From The Carrollton Press.
The Atlanta Georgian, John Temple
Graves' new paper, Is generally con
ceded by every one to be the bright
est. cleanest and very best dally news
paper now being published In the
South.
“Under Insured.”
From The Macon News.
Pshaw I we thought Seely was more
of a business man. To Insure John
Temple Graves for only 176,000 Is poor
business, when he Is worth a million
at least.
“Ths Ideal Newspaper."
From The Lexington Echo.
As an Ideal newspaper The Atlanta
Evening Georgian certainly heads the
van. It takes money and brains to
make a good paper, and It appears to
have both at its command.
“All Compliments Deserved.”
From The Moultrie Observer.
The Atlanta Georgian Is having some
awfully nice things said about it, and
the compliments are deserved. It Is a
good paper.
"Neatest Evsr.”
From The Jackson (Tenn.) Whig.
The Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta's new
afternoon paper, of which John Temple
Graves Is editor. Is one of the neatest,
brightest papers ever Issued in that
state.
"A Newspaper G«m.~
From The Fort Valley News.
Tbe Atlanta Evening Georgian Is a
gem In the newspaper art. It has two
things back of It which make Its suc
cess assured—brains and money.
Brewerton Best.
From The Montezuma Record.
The cartoonist on The Atlanta Geor
gian Is one of the best In the country.
His work Is quite a feature of the
make-up of an all around good paper.
Best Editorial Page.
From The Brunswick News.
John Temple Graves Is getting up
one of the best editorial pages tn his
Georgian that there is In the country.
Rsnks With the .Really Great
From The Ellavtlle News.
Of The Georgian It can be easily said
that It bids fair of ranking with the
leading dallies of the world.
Meets Favor In Carroll.
From The Villa Rica Star. '
The Atlanta Georgian Is meeting
with much favor In this section.
Is a good paper and deserves success..
NsQks and Corners of American
History
WRIGHT STANLEY
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.
In peace."
And when at l&zt the "argument was exhausted'
and nothing remained but the arbitrament of the sword,
formal defiance waa flung In tho face of the foe. There
was no midnight foray of guerrillas, without warrant or
authority from any organized body whatevor. It wax
frankly, fairly and firmly war, even to the knife.
How can any rational, dispassionate man compare
the,conflict, preceded by tbe solemn secession of the
states, with the irruption of "seventeen whites and five
nogrooa." under the leadership of a deluded old fanatic?
Again, we blush to know that nny man of tho South,
in this age of onllghtcnment and Intelligence, should be
found making the statement that "Jefferson Davis and
hla allies fought for the perpetuation of human slavery."
It Is instances like thla which confirm us In what we
have had to say about John Brown and the harm that his
followers did to tho South. They served to cloud the
Issue and to Inject Into It an element which was alien
to the fundamental cause ot the civil war. Our corre
spondent himself, by his very communication, vindicates
what we have said of the Impropriety of Vice President
Fairbanks glorifying the man who did so much to engen
der bitter feelings between the North and South, both
before nnd after the war.
When will men like our correspondent Inform them
selves sufficiently on the facts ot hlstofy to know that
Jefferson Davis and hla allies did not “fight for the per
petuation of human slavery?" How long must this an
cient slander be handed down, and what are we to think
when it la given currency by men who are living in the
South? A new generation has arisen, indeed, and we
are delighted to see the accumulating evidences of
friendship and fraternity on tho part of all sections of
the South. But, If Mr. Nelson Is a product of the New
South, he affords pathetic evidence that the rising gen
eration Is Ignorant of the sentiments and principles
which inspired our forefathers when he talks of an ef
fort on the part of "Jefferson Davis and his allies to
perpetuate human slavery." ,
He has read tbe editorials in The Georgian to little
purpose If he haa failed to follow the frequent attempts
we have made to Inform the unenlightened that the
South withdrew from the union to preserve the consti
tution—withdrew because of her conviction, deliberately
formed, and Justified by the beat statesmanship ot the
country. North and South, for a hundred years, that the
constitution should be strictly construed, and that the
sovereign rights of the states should be maintained. The
commonwealths of the South fought for the principle
of local self-government, which has been the very es
sence ot democratic government ever since government
was established.
There was no treason.In that It was supreme loyal
ty to the constitution in letter and In spirit. It was
fidelity to that Interpretation of the organic law which
In the town of Newborn, N. C., near alty, holding his appointment directly
the Episcopal church, on a atono near
ly level with the ground, are cut these
words:
"This is erected to the memory of
John Wright Stanly, a man whose tal
ents, employed In extension and tried
by uncommon vicissitudes, deserves a
better monument."
I should say so.
It was to this man that the great
and good Washington referred as "the
Patriot John Wright Stanly, to whom
the country was but recently debtor
for £40,000 In good money, t loaned
In the hour of nc-ll."
All history spells the name Stanley,
but John Wright Stanly dropped tho
"e" to signify ills uncompromising ha
tred of everything that smacked of
King George nnd his tyranny.
Stanly waa one of the most seatous
of the Revolutionary patriots, and In
the great struggle for American Inde
pendence cheerfujty made many sacrl-
nC He loaned General Greene, for this
government, a large sum of money,
first and last about £40.000, as re
ferred to In the words quoted from
Washington.
This patriotic act of 8tanly Is
scarcely known outside of the ltmtts
of the city of Newbern, while all the
world has heard of the loans made by
Robert Morris. . „' ...
More than once did John \\ right
Stanly visit Philadelphia at the urgent
request of Robert Morris, to aid tn
raising money to keep the army tn the
field.
Stanly was no stranger to the Qua
ker City. He owned a fine house there,
tn which the first draft of the Declara
tion of Independence was drawn up by
Jefferson and read to a number of pa-
trtota brought together at dinner for
the purpose. They retired to the
"smoking room” at the top of the
house, and there, safe from noise and
Interruption, the Immortal document
was carefully read and discussed.
But John Wright Stanly did more
than loan money to his country's gov
ernment; he placed at the govern
ment's service a fleet of fourteen pri
vateers, all of which, unfortunately,
were captured tn the neutral port of
St. Eusialls. West Indies.
More than this. Stanly fitted out an
armed brig to fight against the ene
mies of Ills country's liberty.
This btig, when about ready for op
erations against the British, was burn
ed at his wharf at Newbern by the
Tories. . _ .
At the same time the Tories sacked
Stanly's store houses In Newbern, de
stroying the sugar, molasses, salt, etc.,
with which they were filled. The pa
triot himself would have been captur
ed and carried off or killed had he
not. fortunately, been absent at the
time, visiting Philadelphia on busi
ness connected with Washington’s
army.
Stanly, though not a lawyer, was
our first judge of the court of admir-
from the hands of Washington.
Speaking of the loan of £40,000 that
Stanly made to General Greene for the
government, It Is a shame to have to
confess that the government repu
diated It after the war, leaving It to
fall upon Greene.
Furthermore, the government of this
great country allowed two of Stanly's
female descendants, old and feeble
maiden ladles, to suffer want and die
In poverty after the civil war.
To cap the climax, the name of thle
great patriot Is not even mentioned In
the eo-called histories of our country,
being practlcnlly unknown outside the
limits of tho little North Carolina
town in which he lived and died!
6H, TO BEjANAERONAUTI
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE.
I would no* bo « President
And have to put in buy
To keep the public vision bout
Admiringly my wnv.
I would not lie a bllllonnlt'o.
With cope In every port
To tmb me when I (unde*! there
And hale me Into coart.
Like moou ami sun and comets* sought
jem.
nel mow
V
a trh my gran
people In their pru
Or uuroof houses ns
And 1*11 be satisfied.
1 would not he e King' and see
A scornful Parliament,
without so much aa asking me.
Conduct my Government.
I would not want to be a Csar
And dodge the dynamite
* * nlant In eacl
tue to light.
But let me lie an aeronaut
Ami look down from the blue
To wntrh you shudder at the thought
That 1 may fall on you.
Let me but catch a cow or so
I would not l»e an Indian chief
And never, never dare
To sleep, lest some nocturnal thief
Might come nnd steal my Iinlr.
I would not lie a Downs, or
A Gnekwar or a Dey,
Anil look to see whnt 1 have caught
Ar, 1 go whining by.
And watch the aandhag* as they fall .
By MR8. JOHN A. LOGAN,
(Copyright, 1906, by American-Journal-
Examiner.)
At the risk of being considered a
croaker, I cannot refrain from again
using my pen In an appeal to the wom
en of America to cease thetr indul
gence In drinking anything of an alco
holic nature. There has been much
said In the papers about the growth of
the drink habit among women during
the past year, especially among those
of fortune and fashion, who should be
examples In all things to their sex.
I was recently at a luncheon In a
splendid hotel in this cky, which has
a cafe for ^people who are not guests.
While watting to be served I saw two
stylish, pretty young women come Into
the cafe, take seats at a small table and
order two cocktails. They sat and sip
ped the cocktails without anything
else, then rose and left the cafe. They
were too young really to be without a
chaperon, but displayed an fndepend
ence and indifference to comments
upon this astonishing abandon that
was painful to witness.
... l f .“ n . y .2 n# . h ?*, ony doubt M t0 the
extent of the Indulgence of women In
wine, cocktails, brandy and soda drink
ing, he has only to go Into the most
exclusive and aristocratic cafes In any
city, on almost any night, after the
close of the theater and opera per
formance, and he will see that every
seats at the tables Is taken, and that
alcohol Is served In some form to each
person, whether man or woman, and
It is the rare.t thing that you aee a
woman's glass turned down.
This Is melancholy evidence that
American women do not entertain the
same abstemious position as formerly,
nor do they realize the demoralising In
fluence they are exerting over thl men
of the country. There was a time when
few men would have dared to order
any kind of a drink In the presence of
his wife or other ladles. Wine may
have been taken In their own homes,
but to go into a public place and or
der brandy and soda or cocktails when
ladles were In their company was a
thing unheard of. Now a young man
will take his mother and sisters, and
even his grandmother, to these resorts
and order cocktails for them and him
self, and If the grandmother or mother
declines, he considers that It Is a pub
lic rebuke and is very much offended
thereby.
That there must be a halt to this
sort of thing there Is no denying, oth
erwise tho nation will degenerate, as
all nations have that have been reck
less In the use of alcoholic stimulants.
The women of any nation are respon
sible for the standard of virtue and
temperance that Is maintained by the
men. Hence the influence of the wom
en of Puritan days over the men of the
American nation laid the foundation
for the prosperity and civilisation of
the people of this republic. The con
sequences of the mingling of many
races on this continent In the century
and a half that haa passed has brought
an unfortunate change In our Ideas of
principles nnd character, until we tem
porize with dissipation and are blind to
its baneful effects upon the generations
that are soon to be the home-keepers
and custodians of the affairs of the re
public.
I realize I am risking the forfeiture
of friendship when I assert that we can
not think that a self-respecting, Intel
ligent woman, who realizes her re
sponsibilities to society, will In public
or In private Indulge In cigarette smok
ing or drinking. It has been with great
pain that I have witnessed the Indul
gence of my sex In these deplorable
vices, and It Is Impossible for me to
find an excuse for any woman, young
or old, who gives her sanction or joins
men In drinking or smoking.
We are falling upon melancholy days
when It ts necessary for ministers of
the gospel to preach sermons on the
vicious habits of women tn polite so
ciety. The women of this country have
justly had the credit of doing more
toward the building UP of churches,
educating the people and advancing
good work than men, and we should be
very sorry If there ever comes a time
when, through habits contracted
abroad, they forget the high placea
they have hitherto held. Legislation
governing vice of any character what
soever ts futile If the women of the na
tion do not array themselves on the
side of sobriety and morality.
Dead Admiral Honored.
Chefoo. Aug. 11.—On board tho
United State* flagship Ohio, Impres
sive services were held yesterday over
the body of the Rear Admiral Train,
wbo died here August 4.
“WORK FOR ALU"
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Two thousand men out of work In At-
Isntm. Yet there's work for all!
Kindly tell me where I can find work,
tad I shall l>e fon-rer yonr debtor.
SEATON, Care Georgian.
Issue of
By Private Leased Wire.
New York. Aug. 11.—Those two little
daughters of Senator William A. Clark,
the copper king, are lucky little ladles.
The Montana senator nbt only proposes
to have the finest palace In thla city of
palaces, but the play room for hla
youngsters will be the moat complete
and magnificent apartment devoted to
the entertainment of children in the
world.
Before starting for Paris with his
family Senator Clark gave orders for
the alterations to his mansion in order
to provide what he deemed suitable
quarters for his children. The walls ot
the nursery are laid out In costly tiles
and mosaic. The tiles make pictures
Illustrating well-known nursery
rhymes and fairy talea The Mother
Goose stories are blazened forth In a
manner so vivid and real that the sen
ator hopes to escape a great deal of
story telling In the future. When An
drea says to her father, “Tell me about
the old woman that lived In the shoe."
he will reply:
“Run right up to the nursery, dear,
and you’ll see it all illustrated In the
tiling much more clearly and emphat
ically than I could narrate It"
Famous painters have been employed
to decorate the ceiling of the room.
Everything that can be Imagined for
the entertainment of the children will
be found In the fairy palace.
Successful In love, Paul Rainey, the
Western millionaire, today Is striving
to achieve equal success on the turf.
Rainey has just won the heart and
hand ot Miss Marlon Fish, and today
he tries to win one of the sparkling
events of the racing world—the famous
Saratoga special. Rainey has pinned
his faith to Demund, the colt for which
the Rainey Brothers paid Newton Ben
nington (45,000, on the report that he
had run a half mile In world record
,tlme. Since then Demund has won a
small purso at Belmont, but has been
beaten by Superman and Charles Ed
ward.
Since his defeats Demund has been
rested and especially pointed for the
Saratoga special today. He has been
a long time in Saratoga, getting used
to the climate, and Is declared tojw fit.
The Raineys, It is reported, have de
clared that If Demund does not win
today they will sell their racing sta
ble.
Another Instance of the fragility of
fame ts furnished by a news Item In
the day's papers. Former Mayor Smith
Ely was run over by a cab on Fifth
avenue, and Is confined to his home
as a result. A generation ago Mr. Ely
was ono of New York's most noted
merchants and public men. It Is doubt
ful If many outside his own circle
knew he was still living when the news
of the accident.to him became known.
Lillian Russell, who has bought a
string of horses, and M going Into ths
racing game under the name of "Mr.
Clinton," beam the distinction of being
the third woman of prominence In the
United Statea who have figured as an
owner. The other two are Mrs.
Harry P. Whitney and Mrs. Herlan B.
Duryea. Under the name of "Mr. Ros-
lyn" they ran a email but eelect string
of horses.
Harry Keene, brother of James R.
Keene, Is seriously 111 at hts home, 291
Fifth avenue. James R. Keene had
permitted the report to be circulated
that he waa on hla way to Saratoga,
and would spend some time there.
Through a personal channel It was
learned that the millionaire turfman Is
still In New! York. He probably will
not leave town until a decided change
sets in. Harry Keene is deeply Inter
ested In the rubber Industry, tn addi
tion to lesser lines of trade.
If anybody ever doubted that a sea
serpent really exists, that doubter
should take a ride over to Hoboken, the
city of truth and recent temperance,
and call upon Officer William B. Spi
cer, Second Officer Blit Sykes and
Third Officer James Cummlng, of the
good ship Standrew, of the Phoenix
line. They all saw the sea serpent on
the way over. Each of the men has
made an affidavit describing the mon
ster.
To quote Chief Mate Spicer:
"I saw the sea heave violently, end
then, plunging up through the surf,
came a huge, serpent-llke animal, the
saltry wet dripping from Its shiny
head. Fully 18 feet It reared Itself
from the water, exposing its great fin
and teeth of a saw/'
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire,
New York. Aug. 11.—Here are some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—G. S. Dodd, R. G. Hitt,
R, N. Besln, S. M. Stark.
MACON—T. M. Jenks, W. J. Mas
sey,
THIS DATE IN HISTORY*
AUGUST 11.
1756— Buttle of Oswego, N\ Y.
1763—Jean Victor Moreau born.
1782—British evacuated Hsvsnnnh.
1804—Francis III, emperor of Germany, ah*
dtcateil to become emperor of Austria.
1823—General Sir Samuel Auchmuta died.
1863— French occupied Tampico.
1868—Thaddeua Stereo* died. Born April 4,
1793.
1876-Yacht Madeleine won first race for
American cup. with Canadian yacht
Countess of Dufferln.
1864— Failure of the Wall Street Bank. Sew
York.
1896-Earthquake felt la Canada.'
1890—Cardinal John Henry Newman died.
1817—Ohio Populists nominated Jacob 8.
1901—kig^OrUp* 0 RsUen statesman, died.
Born October 4, 1819.
A FAREWELL.^
Other hi. K
trait, autograph and biographical sketch,
have already been printed in thift eertes.
My fairest child, I lunre no tong to fire
No^lark could pipe In sklee eo dull and
Yet, ?f*yon will, one quiet hint I’ll leave
yon.
For eTery day.
*11 tell you how to sine a clearer enrol
Than lark who halls the dawn or breesj
down . . ,
To earn you reelf a purer poet's laurel
Than Shakespeare’s crown.
Be good, sweet maid, and let wbo can hi
clever:
po lovely things, not dream them all day
And ao*make Life, and Death, nnd tb**
One grand sweet sung.