The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, August 18, 1906, Image 6
THE ATLANTA GEOKiHAN
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
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the fact that the typhoid months arc upon ns, should
be a sufficient Incentive to our people to take those pre
cautionary measures which are certain to reduce the
number of cases to the minimum. The fall of the year
Is a very beautiful season, with Its flaunting banners
crimson leaves, but It is the season of decaying vegeta
tion. and therein lies the jdanger. ,
Clean up.
Cntsred ns aecnnil-rlau matter April 25. ISOS, at the Poetoflcs at
Atlanta. On., under act of congress of Marcb A 1179.
Georgia’s Tardy Remembrance of
Oglethorpe.
Surely Georgia has done a tardy lint appropriate
thing In setting aside $15,000 to preserve the memory of
James Oglethorpe in bronze.
It would be scarcely a pardonable thing If Georgia at
this advanced period of Its civilisation, Its greatnesasand
the most prosperous time It has ever seen ‘In its long
and illustrious history, should hesitate for one moment
to expend its money In an enduring tribute to the states
man. soldier and philanthropist who founded the com
monwealth and gave It its impetus toward the great
history which It hffs recorded.
The age Is material, but the age will become Igno
ble when It mocks at sentiment, at the traditions of the
commonwealth, and at men worthy either of glory or of
prosperity; when It forgets Its nohlo and heartful obli
gations to those who have done the most for Its life
and for its history.
It was a noble and a gallant thing to remember the
chivalrtc Gordon of our inter days, and the hearts of
Georgians rejoice nt the appropriation and applaud the
legislature which act apart thin money for his name. But
it Is still n more timely and appropriate thing that
Georgia should reward that Immortal Kngllshmau, that
first Georgian, grenter than Gordon and more memora-
Mr. Brantley’s Interesting Views.
To The Georgian the race question is the profoundest
Issue in our Southern civilization, and wherever It occurs
it enlists the dee|>e8t Interest and concern of this news-
ble than any Georgian of modern times, who founded upon
the banks of the Savannah the commonwealth which has
grown to be the empire state of the 8outh.
It Is a fact not generally known that outside of a
modest shaft nt Frederica, there Is no monument to Ogle
thorpe In the state of Georgia. And this Indeed Is
shameful fact. It Is a comment most damaging to the
patriotism and the sentiment of the state that our found
er and our benefactor and the very greatest mnn In our
history should have been left unknown to bronze and
unenibalmed In memory through all these years.
Georgia Is tardy beyond expression In - not having
greeted long ago a monument to Juntos Oglethorpe. It Is
time yet to redeem the serious and most criminal omis
sion. and we are sure that the state will be glad, and
that the governor will rejoice to affix his signature
to the bill passed by the legislature. If the editor of The
Georgian stood In the governor's shoes und held the ex
ecutive pen In his hand, he would write beneath Ills sig
nature to the hill making the appropriation the words:
"This appropriation should have been doubled or
trebled by the body that made It."
The statue of Oglethorpe to bo erected by the I1G.000
given by the state, and the $10,000 guaranteed by the
city of Savannah, will stand us the property of Geor
gia,
It la not generally known that every public square
In Savannah belongs, not to the city, but to the state.
When the city was laid off these squares were establish
ed by Oglethorpe, not for places of recreation, hut for
places of defense from the enemies In South Carolina
and the Spaniard! In Florida. The outlying townships
were given the same names as the squares so that the
townships' Inhabitants In time of danger might flock to
the forts In the squares whose names they bore. By
tho aet of 1760 it was decreed that these public squares
might be used by the lot-holders adjoining for places of
recreation. But a subsequent act of the conrta declared
some thirty years ago that these squares still'belonged
to the state under tho original act and purpose of James
Oglethorpe.
The James Oglethorpe statue wilt lie placed In Chip
pewa Square Just opposite the opera house and In
the center of the city of 8nvnnnah. When It Is com
pleted both the square and the statue will be the prop
erty of the state of Georgia, and will Btnnd ns a tnrriy
but noble expression of the gratitude and appreciation of
• great people toward the soldier, the statesman and
the philanthropist to whom they owe their highest obliga
tions and their most loyal and grateful memories.
The Typhoid Season.
The season of the year has arrived when tho mor
tality from typhoid fever and malaria Is highest.
We have In mind no specific violations of tho city
health regulations, either on the part of officials or the
cltlsens In general, hut the months of August, Septem
ber and October an distinctly lead nil other months of
the year in the mortality from these discuses that we are
Impelled to sound a timely note of warning and urge
upon the people of Atlanta to put their premises in (lie
best possible sanitary condition. There Is no contin
gency In life where the proverbial ounce of prevention Is
so well worth the pound of cure as In the mutter of san
itation. and this Is especially true at tills season of the
year.
In order that the dangers of this and the two suc
ceeding months may be fully realized, In this respect,
we draw from tho mortality statistic* of the Census Bu
reau, Just Issued for the five year period ending with
1$04. No one will accuse us of lack of patriotism If we
make It known, in the Interest of tho general welfare,
that while the mortality In the United States from all
diseases Is the smallest In the world - , with the excep
tion of Norway and Sweden, the mortality from typhoid
fever la higher here than In any Kuropeuti country ex
cept Italy. As the director of the census well points out
"there Is room for a great Improvement In the applica
tion of well known measures for the prevention of this
disease."
The smallest number of deaths from typhoid fever
Is in the month of June, and the mortality Is not great
In July, hut with the coming of August the deaths be
gin In earnest.
The tables from which we quote show that out of
every 1,000 deaths from typhoid fever 53.7 occur In June,
69.5 occur In July, while 103.7 occur In August, 119.(1
In September and 118.6 in October, after which time the
average begins to decrease again.
As a matter of fact, Atlanta has been showing a
steady decrease In the number of deaths from typhoid
fever during the last four years of the live year |>c-
rtod reported, the proportion falling from 77 i»er 100,000
of population In 1001 to $9 In 1903. 66 In 1903 nail 60.S
In 1904. So It is a matter of gratification that the dl*>
Its appearance In the present campaign Is compar
atively incidental and is to a large extent unfortunate.
It is to be regretted that this mighty question which
demands the freest, falrhat and most unbiased Judgment
of our people should be complicated and handicapped
with the bitterness and the partisanship of a factional
campaign.
Wherever the Issue occurs, The Georgian can do no
less thnn declare Its whole heart for any movement that
seeks to establish either In whole or In frart one of the
great principles upon which our minds are settled and
fixed upon the race problem. We desire supremely ns an
act of far-seeli/g statesmanship, as n sedative to present
conditions, and as a preliminary to any final settlement
that the relative status of the races shall be fixed In this
Southern country ly- statute and by public oplnlpn.
Wherever nny phase of this question Is presented to
the people of Georgia it should he answered freely and
fully and definitely along the lines of this proposition,
We cannot afford to go backward. The difficulties are
too great about us. The dangers are too menacing, the
future hangs too much In the balance of any public de
cision or pronouncement which we nmy make. We sim
ply cannot afford to take any backward step now. or at
any time In the solution of this great matter.
The Issues of the present campaign are subordinate
and the ‘ personalities of the present campaign are com
pletely overshadowed by the transcendent weight and
significance of this mightiest and most vital of all our
problems.
The Georgian lias been much Interested In the
recent comments of Congressman Brantley, of the
Eleventh district. We have much respect for Mr. Brant
ley. We esteem him to be a gentleman of ability, of char
acter and of personal dignity. ‘ We have been struck with
the fact as reported in the daily papers that Congressman
Brantley declares himself heartily and unhesitatingly In
favor of disfranchisement, although he fiercely opposoa
the candidate running upon that platform, and explains
tho Inconsistency upon the theory that he does not be
lieve the method of disfranchisement proposed by that
candidate is either constitutional or effective.
We accept this statement at Its face valuo and note It
with respect. The Inconsistency from our point of view
consists In the fact that Mr. Brantley Is himself a law
yer and realizes that verdlcta are rendered by weight of
evidence from reputable witnesses. And wo submit to
Mr. Brantley's Impartial consideration tho fact that the
vast weight and preponderance of evidence In this case
rests with those active and distinguished citizens of Ala
bama, Mississippi, Virginia, lamlslann and the Carolines
who declare that the dsfranchlsentcr.t laws of those
states have worked beneficently to the purification of pol
itics and to tho safe establishment of white supremacy.
There are, Indeed, some single cltlxena of a private
atatlon, and one or two men of public station In those
states who have taken nn opposite view. But we are
quite sure that Congressman Brantley will not deny that
the great bulk of lhe testimony from public men who are
in a position to know and to understand, rests with those
who iwlnt to these states as object lessons of the le
gality and effectiveness of the disfranchisement law now
advocated In Georgia. If ten men In any state have criti
cised the law or questioned Its operation, a hundred me;i
In better position to know have Indorsed the law In all
Its workings und have declared that these states would
protest by a two-thirds or a three-fourths vote, any prop
osition to change these statutes without the substitution
of a better one.
We submit to Mr. Brantley's consideration that the
wholo weight ntid preponderance of evidence Is In favor
of the disfranchisement laws In operation In our sister
stales, and that the objections to It are sporadic and,
comparatively speaking, unrepresentative.
For the teat, wo take Mr. Brantley nt his word, and
believing him to be. ns he says he la, an ardent nnd un
qualified ndvoeato of disfranchisement, we submit to him
thnt It would he wiso nnd statesmanlike for Georgia to
pass now definitely and emphatically U|»n this general
question while It Is so clear an Issue, nnd to trust to hint
and to other statesmen of the state to perfect In tho
framing nnd execution of this Inw whatever methods we
may derive from onr own thought nnd study and from any
defects which exist In the InwH of our sister states.
The great Issue Is to let Georgia speak definitely and
decisively upon this Issue. Let the stato and the people
put themselvea uikmi record. I<et us put this Issue once
und for all behind us nnd trust to the wisdom, the sa
gacity and the patriotism of the state and Its statesmen
to execute It In wisdom, Justice and moderation.
All other questions nnd nil other personalities sink
Into Insignificance beside this transcendent issue.
The Street Orphans.
The entire community will sustain the mayor and
the officers of the benevolent Institutions of the city In
putting a stop to the unseemly nnd demoralizing spectacle
of a score of tots singing nnd begging on the streets dur
ing those hours of the night when they ought to be safely
In bed.
It Is regarded as unfortunate that there appears to be
no law directly covering the ense nt this time, to the full
est extent, hut it certainly lies In the power of the mayor
to sec to it that these children nre taken off the streets.
Investigation showed that these children were being
eared for in a self-styled orphanage, where, It was dis
covered. there was not enough food for the children, much
less for the able-bodied care-takers, that there was no
adequate system of religions instruction, as had been
claimed, nnd that the total regular income for the sup-
liort of the children and the adults tn charge of them,
outside o( street begging, was six dollars a month and a
few donations of provisions.
In short, the alleged orphanage has nn regular and
recognized status, and at the same time I: Is felt that a
great wrong Is being done these children of tender years
by bringing them out nightly on she streets to sing and
beg.
As City Warden Evans points out, Atlanta spends
large sums every year for the care of orphans tn organ
ized homes, outside of tho aid given by the county, nnd
some arrangement should be made for protierly provid
ing for these children through the homes supported
by these funds.
Atlanta Is a great and prosperous community. Her
heart hn, always been In the right place, and she has
| always res|>oiidod to every worthy appeal for charity. We
Ilia la already on the decrease here. At the same time. ' do not believe that it Is wise or beneficial that such char
ity as that In question should be encouraged, where these
little children are kept on the streets singing and beg
ging when they ought to be at home In bed.
At any rate the matter has now been brought defi
nitely to the attention of the people and of the officials
of the city. The situation, It Is agreed. Is one which
calls for prompt and efficient attention, and this we be
lieve It will receive.
The Atlanta Georgian has rendered the farmers
of the South a distinct service in stirring up that
Cotton Association crookedness—Rome Trioune.
Our honest motive was to serve, and It pleases us to
have The Tribune, one of the very staunchest of all the
friend* of the Cotton Association, to say that we have
served this great body well.
Four Days More.
Twenty-seven columns In The Constitution about
Clark and Hoke.
Twenty-alx columns In The Journal abont Hoke and
Clark.
And these be dog days!
Sirius, the dog star, biases In the sultry skies, and
Mars, the nartlal planet, baa swapped places with the
type of public life. They are men of honor, of unusual
culture, elegant manners and of unlmpeached Integrity
upon public and private questions. They have reflected
great honor upon their constituents, and have represent
ed their great city and county with its vast Interests of
commerce and of civilization with distinguished dignity
and with equally distinguished ability. The state of Geor
gia has lost In these gentlemen two of its most capable
and patriotic public servants, and - , although the exigen
cies of the current condition of Chatham politic* have re
tired Messrs. Stovall and Anderson from the present
arena, we cannot forbear to say to them In. parting not
goodbye, but “au revolr.”
The Atlanta Georgian wants the lobbyists curbed,
but advises fairness to vested Interests. That sounds
very much like the East Tennessee politician who
wanted a dog law that would protect sheep and at
the same time-safeguard the Inalienable right of a
voter to own a dog.—Chattanooga News.
Well, why not? A man has as much right to own a
dog as another mail to own a sboep. If the dogs begin
to kill the sheep the-dogs should be muzzled—that's all.
The state does not want honest legislation affected by
the pernicious activity of the lobby. But no honest state
would care to turn over the Interests of vast properties to
prejudice and demagogy. When the lobby lz offensive
curb It by statute and restraint. But do not oppress
! GOSSIP
tranquil earth.
^. 0 , Ur . IV °* * t _ renuo,l * P 0 '* t *f , an< * then comes the property in answer-to faction or demagogy. The detsruc-
tlon of the lobby lays upon legislators an added obligation
calm that follows after strife, and the wounds that are
the aftermath of battle.
Let ns all brace ourselves and bear It as best we can.
And let ua all highly and herollcally resolve that if
ever a lot of candidates come before us again with
such tactics and with such a spirit, that we will as a
people spew them out of onr civic mouths and scour tlie
woods for dark horses to receive the honors of our Indig
nant people.
It will be time enough to fix the responsibility for
thl. campaign of billingsgate when the battle Is over.
But soon or late, It ought to be fixed and remembered—
and forgotten.
Hon. John Temple Graves, "as a member In good
standing of the Hed Close Society of Georgia Poli
tics," Is standing on the Great Highway and seeks
to pour oil on the seething waters of Journalistic de
bate which have been dashed Into a perfect fury of
late by the Hon. Tom Watson and the Hon. C. R.
Pendleton. He would have these "noble Georgians"
restored to “friendly relations” w th each other. Why
does the Hon. John Temp, go so far from home to
attempt pacification? He la having a rough house
of the most variegated variety right under his very
nose In Atlanta. If be can do something toward sup
pressing the Hon. Hokosmlths and Clarkhowells and
retainers he will then have a right to start some
thing modost In the way of restoring Tom Watson
and Editor Pendleton to fellowship.—Spartanburg,
S. C., Herald.
We are pimply practicing peacemaker on Pendleton
and Watson. This is a business that requires Infinite
skill and experience. When we get up nearer to tho
standard of .tbs expert we wilt go out after Clark and
Hoke. ‘
Stovall and Anderson.—Members of the present leg
islature have expressed a very genoral regret over the
retirement of Representatives Stovall and Anderson, of
tho county of Chatham. Few members of the present
lower house of the general nasembly have been so uni
versally popular and respected ns the'Se distinguished gen
tlemen.
Messrs. Stovall and Anderson represent the highest
to be fair to vested Interests.
Isn’t that clear?
The Atlanta Georgian, whose preference, If It has
any. In the gubernatorial contest In Georgia, we do
not know, has a cartoon "In the Stretch—The Finish
In the Georgia* Gubernatorial Stakes as ft Looks.
This shows Hon. Hoke Smith to be considerably In
the lend, with Editor Clark Howell second and the
three or four other aspirants, Including the ever-pos-
slble dark hdrae, bringing up the rear like the steam
calliope In the circus parade. Mr. Smith has all
along appeared to be In the lead, but this statement
Is not near so Important as the assertion that the
contest Is soon to end.—Charlotte Observer.
We are seeking to be cheerful, brother, and nothing
that we can say to this people In this campaign gives
them so much comfort ns the assurance that it will soon
be over. '
The August number of The World Today reproduces
Artist Brewerton's rate bill cartoon, "It's a Wise Father
That Knows His Own Child," as among the most nota
ble brought out during the discussion. Mr. Brewerton's
work is receiving a great deal of admiration all over
the country.
Some folks will say now that they know whore the
funds came from to start The Georgian. It Is about
time for Colonel John Temple Graves to be putting'
In his denial.—Wilmington, N. C., Messenger.
No, we will tnake no denial. We still brazenly confess
that the funds came from Mr. Fred L. Seely.
Editor John Temple Graves picked a mighty good
time to start his new Atlanta paper.—Nashville
(Tcnn.) Banner.
Any time Is a good tlmo to start a good paper.
Word from Bombay tells Us the Jam of Navanagar Is
der .. Ho ..as a il preserved old man.
The day after the primary Is August 23.
Growth and Progress of the New South
Money in Truck Farming.
The Columbia State recently called attention to the enterprise of a
Charleston man, who planted 32 acres of ground In Colleton county In po
tatoes, from which he realized a net profit of $14,000.
This led The Charleston News and Courier to dilate on the product
iveness of the coast section of that state nnd gave an Instance where one
farmer last year cleared $50,000 from his crop of cabbages, which he raised
near Charleston and shipped to Northern markets. *
The Tradesman says that If these Instances were not stated on such
reliable authority they would be deemed Incredible, but there are evidences
on every hand of the great profits that are derived from truck farming.
From one shipping point In southwest Texas there was realized during the
present season $350,000 from Berumda onions.
An Italian renter In the Mississippi delta cleared $15,000 last year by
raising pepper, which he shipped to the great packing firms In Chicago.
The strawberry crop around Chattanooga this year netted thfc raisers
over $300,000.
Cullman county, Alabama, was settled In the '70’s by a colony of Ger
mans, nnd It was then the poorest portion of the state, while today It la one
of the most flourishing counties In Alabama—and all accomplished through
truck farming nnd fruit raising.
Hut such Is the soil and climate of the South generally that vegetables of
all kinds are easily raised, and ytese contribute jso much to the economy
of life that the wonder Is there should he so many who flock to our towns
nnd cities, only to eke out a miserable existence when they could live In
comfort on a very small tract of latpl In the Houth.
The Tradesman wishes to see concert of action among those who con
trol public sentiment In the South for a movement back to the farm, as a
policy of development for this section. It Is a fnct easily demonstrated,
and clearly shown from the few Instances given above, that there Is money
to be made in truck farming, and as this does not require very much of
an outlay to begin with, few there are who need go hungry In the South
when such means of earning a livelihood exist all around them.
Here, says The Tradesman, Is n field for the thrifty Immigrant that Is
not equaled elsewhere, and here Is a field for our own sons that should be
kept before them In Its true attractiveness, until a more thorough apprecia
tion is created for the advantages of a farm life, and more of our native
imputation become wedded thereto. ,
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Au«. 17.—Hers are some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—R. H. Hart, B. ...
Moody, J. R. Pearce, H. M. Reid, L. E.
Floyd, A. S. Glaudler, W. L. Harman.
W. H. Moore. Miss Myrlrk, Miss M,
Wlsfs, M. Harland, H. A. McAfee.
MACON—L. L. Dempsey, G. W. Hur.
ley, L. N. Jtihan, Miss R. Meyer, O. S,
Shipp, H. M. Smith.
SAVANNAH—F. S. B. Gillespie, M.
E. Klrschbaum, O. Zllcr.
IN PARI8.
Special to The OeorKlait.
Paris. Aug. 17.—Mr. and Mrs. •Nicho
las Itner and Miss Jean liner, of At
lanta, Ga., registered the office of tho
Kurnpeun edition of Xho New York
Herald today.
DINKELSPIEL ON THE HORSE TRADER
By GEORGE V. HOBART.
(Copyright, 130$, by Amerlean-Journal-
Kxamlner.)
Saratoga, "Yesterday.
Mein Lleber Looey—l vas sitting on
der porch of der hotel here last night;
using up my listeners on der beautiful
strains of tnooslc vlrh floated across
Uei moonlight, ven who dlt you dink
haired himself near by me und begun
mversut toning?
It was Leopold Bchinals!
You huf often heard me specify Leo-
>ld Hchmalx, dev olt horse trader from
□Chester—sure you haf. Looey!
He vas a great character, dls Le4»-
pold Hchmalz. und many a time I haf
laughed mysflf Immovable nt some of
his horse trading pecu liar Isms.
He is here to see der races, und meb-
be pick up a horse or two, If der mo
ment vas precipitous.
Did I efer told you, Looey, abould
der time Leopold sold der olt sorrel
to a chentl^mans by der name of T’ea-
dore Hendlx? t
T’eadore vas a mooeteker by his pro
fession. but he vas In Rochester for a
few veeks und he vlshed to buy a horse,
somebody sent him to Leopold
hmnls.
Leopold hat nt dls time a olt sorrel
use vlch vould nefer trafel ofer u
half mile mltoutd balking.
Now, Looey, dte olt sorrel horse vas
formerly a person niit its tall docked
oft short, but Leopold t’ought he could
better sell der horse If It hat a long
tall, so he glued on a tail vlch he kept
In der barn for dls purpose, alretty.
Vun of der pecullarlslng features
abould dls olt sorrel horse vas tier
fact dot yust before he vould begin to
bulk und stop dead In his tracks der
right car vould fly back und stay dare.
Und yust before he intended to start
up again der left ear vould fly back und
choln der right ear. Den as der olt
sorrel vent choyously on his vay vunce
more, both ears vould stand ouhl
hi might und all vould be veil.
Der olt sorrel nlvays made dese sig
nals. rain or shine.
Und, moroofer, vunce dot olt sorrel’s
nose vas pointed for home he' nefer
stopped, but vent like der vtnd—ven It
aln’d blowing very hard.
Veil, anyhow, T’eadore Bondlx goes
to Leopold Schmalz to inkvlre abould
a horse, und Leopold hitches up der olt
sorrel.
Vile hitching Iseopold starts In to
eggsptalnutlon vot a smart Idea dls
sort el Is, und by der time dey got
started ouhl of der barn In der buggy
T’eadore lias an Idea he is riding be
hind Sysonby’s step-brother.
Ven dey got mild abould half a tnlle.
back g.>es der sorrel's right ear und
Leopold says, qvlck, ”V«>, vo, boy, vo!*'
Uf course der olt sorrel Intentional
to vo anyway, but T’eodore doan'd
know It.
Den Leopold vould point at der
scenery mlt his vlp und description It.
all der time vatchlng der old sorrel’s
left ear for der starting signal.
Blmeby bnok vould go der left ear
und 'den I*eopn|d vould stop descrlp-
tlonlng der scenery und mlt n loud
’’Ged-dnp!" der olt sorrel vould start
off vunce more.
At der end of anudder half mile back
vould go der sorrel's right ear, Leo
pold vould yell •’Vo!" und den he vould
say, ’’Here on der right I vould like to
point ould to you der Methodist Or
phan Asylum, and ofer dare Is Uivise
A Pendleton’s celebrated sash factory.
Ofer here on der left" but yust den
der sorrel’s left ear vould fly back und
Leopold vould haf to say “Ged-dap!"
right In der inldst of his scenery de-
scrlptlonlng.
Dls vas kept up abould four times
und ven all of a sudden T'eadore let
ould a roar.
"For der luff of htmmel!" yelled
T’eadore, "donn’d you know dot I came
ould here to see dls horse go, und not
to listen at your lectures on dls bum
scenery. Vy. mnn, I haf been by Ro
chester many times tind often before,
und I know all abould der snsh fac
tories und der orphan asylums, und
now I vould funk you kindly to point
der reins at dls horse und make him
commence!”
"Ach, oxcoos! nxcoos!" set Leopold;
"you vlsh to see him trafel, is it? go!
I show you!"
Den Leop4>ld turned der olt animal
around, pointed his nose ut der oats in
der barn, und dot sorrel nefer stop
ped running till dey vas back home.
T’eadore bought der horse on der
strength of clot return trip.
Dot afternoon T’eadore took der sor
rel ould for a leedle eggserclse. Pret
ty soon it began to rain, der glue
melted, und ven T’c*nd*re saw his
horse’s tall drop off he nearly fell ould
of der vagnn.
Four hours later Leopold was sitting
In his bam door ven he saw a man
running tovards him vlch I«»oked some-
ding like T’eadore und someding like a
wlgllance committee.
Der man hat a bu»gy vlp In vun
hand uml n horse's tall In. der udder
und a bonfire In both eyas.
Leopold took vun peer, at him; den
he fell backyards ould of der burn vln-
dow und hid for four days In his cel
lar.
But ! doan'd link T'eadore und Leo
pold ofer met, because both of dem vas
still alive and uninjured.
Yours mlt lu<r.
D. niUKELSPIEL,
per Ueoife V. Hobart.
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York. Aug. 17.—Senator Chaun.
cey M. Depew might not he able t0
give George Hackenschtnldt much of
an argument on the ,.iat, but he Is de
veloplng Into a pretty fair wrestler
at that. It has been asserted that he
was under the care of William Mul-
doon, the noted trainer, but the truth
came out when the senator’s chauffeur
was arrested In Yonkers for fast drlu
Ing.
vt'hen his Improved health was com.
mented upon, Senator Depew admitted
with something of his old-time laueh
that It was due to the poundings n.
had received at the hands of Wrestler
Muldoon. The senator went to .\,ul.
doon’a place last December after •
complete breakdown and Muldoon who
taught Prealdent Roosevelt some’ new
tricks In boxing, has had him In hund
ever alnce.
It Is said the senator has had to us,
ring machines, punch the bag und learn
to box. He has had to walk overv day
In the open air, to take lung breath.
In the morning and oat and drink only
what the wrestling teacher ordered
The senator does not live at Whit,
Plains, but goes there every day tor
his exercise.
Of course we all know that the Gaek-
war of Baroda was simply expressing
his Ignorance of the truly beautiful
when lie said the American woman was
not pretty. It Is nevertheless gratify.
Ing to have another rilstlngulHhed ori
ental visitor point out the Indian rulers
lack of taste. Kang Yo Wei, president
of the Chinese Reform Association, be-
fore ho stilled for Europe, said:
"The Gaekwar Is nil wrong. The
American type of womanhood is the
finest In the w<frld. I hope some day
reformed and awakened China may
have women like American women, in
form and In the face as well, us the
American women seem like—whut you
call angels."
Mr. and Mrs. Trask, abandoning their
beautiful country residence on which
more than $1,000,000 has been spent In
fitting It with everything that luxuri
ous taste could suggest, will spend the
summer In a canvas tent on n little
Island on Lake George. Mrs. Trask
was attacked by an affection of the
heart and physicians advised the open
air cure. Tents were erected In the
grounds of Yeddo, where Mrs. Trask
could spend the day In the air.
The results were so favorable that It
was decided Mr*. Trask could live out-'
doors entirely this summer, and one «»f
the little Islands in Lake George has
been selected.
Another startling departure has been
taken by the Long Branch "summer
girls"—that is, those of them who are
proud of their lltpbs. Tho new wrinkle
Is to go In the surf'not with half hose
or socks, but' with no covering from
the knee down. Of course, sandal*
nre worn, because the sand and shells
don’t respect even the daintiest of feet
or the pinkest of toes.
Tho stocklngless bathing girl has
created a sensation, and may he held
responsible for the lookers at the
beech. Of course, the more conserva
tive bathers arc shocked b.v the depart
ure, nnd aro accused of fearing com
parison. '
REGRET.
By PR0FE880R WILLIAM HENRY
WADDELL, of tho University of
Georgia.
To the Kdltnr of The Georgian:
In 1868,'wminin Henry Waddell, a gif tel
professor In the University of (tawgfci.
wrote a poem entitled "Regret, which i
of public knowledge.
It Is. however, so beautiful, nnd worthy
of preservation, tknt I take the liberty »f
request that you republish It i
ter of Interest to the vest nmnltor of l td-
erslty of Georgia students wlm knew
aTofossor Waddell and loved hhft. and to
sensitive nnd appreciative men nnd women
•ery where.
It will be noted the deep nmlertonj
‘ “ * it incut In **—
of Ilyron’s
Madness and disappointment In th
is strongly suggest I v
lines
r.!>:
HOWARD VAN KITS.
Atlanta, Go., August 16, 1906.
By WILLIAM HENRY WADDELL.
OU! Current of Life,
With th.v warring and strife
Thy banks were once * ' **"
ery bright;
‘Wtitlned with drop*
liens of night.
through the black*
Oh!
of Years,
Fast (lowing with tear*. .
The zephyrs of Bueii yiuv «
waves;
Now the whiter wind roars
t)n thy ilesolrtte .shore
While thy shadowy depths are hut
Fens graves.
To the sunless retreats ef Lternlty
Where the waves of the deep
Tlielr dark vigils keep.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
1657—Admiral Robert Blake died. ,
1785—Frederick the Great of Prussia died.
1831—Hteamer Uotlisay rustle lost; one mu
dred jiersons perished.
1850—Denmark ceded pttsscssloi
•in
const of Africa to Great Britain.
1863— Mississippi river declared open >' r
trade. .
1876—Alexander I of Herrin born. A
listed June 10. 19)3.
1888—I Vtro k *uin dfseoveied In K on mu mi.
1831—Steamship ('mnpunla establish**. it*
record between Oiieenstown ami
York. Time, five days nine mu
nnd twenty•seven minutes.
1895—British yacht Valkyrie III orrh
t»ew York to contest for the Ai
cup.
‘I nt
Marrisd By Probate Judge.
Hpeelnl to The Georgian.
Decatur, Ain., Aug. 17.—Mis* L nttl *
Patterson nnd William Teague, both "f
Falkvllle, were quietly married here
today In the office of Probate Judge
William E. Skeggs In the county
house. Rev. Jeff Wlllhlght, of
vllle, officiated. Mr. Life and a
of the bride accompanied the brhnu
party to Decatur.
New Prison Rules Adopted.
HpeHnl to The Georgian. .
Jackson, Miss., Aug. I".—The bo.«P®
of control has passed an order her •
after prohibiting .the visit by frlen ts
nnd relatives of a convict except t* »• •
during the year. Any person
to visit a convict any oftener than t • _
•hall first obtain permission from
governor.