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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
PATL’RDAV. SEPTEMBER 1. liM.
MONK THOU ART, TO MONK RETURNETH."- Dirwin.
ZOOVILLE CHATTER
A WEEKLY PUBLICATION FOR CHILDREN. OLD AND YOUNG.
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VOL. 1, NO. 7.
ZOOVILLE, GRANT PARK, SEPTEMBER 1, 1906.
PRICE—LESS.
ZOOVILLE CHATTER.
I. M. MONK, Editor.
lered 11 second-class mutter July 7,
at ZoovUle Poet Office. Grant Perk,
r Act of Mu Jsnglsbjadt, March A
THE RAVEN.
A Bird't-Eye View.
The Storm-god slashed through the
thick darkness with Ills fiery sword,
finking It deep Into the bosom or
Enrth, then laughed.
Night rushed together with a groan.
Earth trembled with pain.
But high above the rarnage of the
elements, tranquilly singing Ills lore
e nr, soared a Soul-bird, as beautiful
,i - the Storm-god's humor was Ugly, as
happy as the wounded Earth was sad.
Why should he not be happy when
at his side floated another Soul-bird,
f the heart of his heart?
They laughed, not a hideous, deri
sive laugh, Ilka that of the Storm-god,
but the care-free laugh of the. Moon
light. Then they laughed again and
laughed foolishly, for they were lovers.
They laughed at the efforts of the
Storm-god, puny compared to their
1 *ve, and then wondered how It waa—
f'elr lovo being so great—they had not
f .und It before. And again they
laughed.
The Storm-god heard. "I believe you
laugh at me!" he growled.
"Laugh gt you!" piped back the
s ul-blrds. "Why we had hardly no
li ed you, you arc so far beneath us,"
they laughed.
The Slorm-god reached up with one
of his great clammy hands. “Beneath
v.,u!" nnd he laughed as twisting,
scrambling, falling, the lovers were
hurled toward Enrth through the hell
ish blackness.
The Soul-birds were separated.
Dav. smiled down Its balm on the
aching, trembling, half-unconscious
Soul-bird. He arose, staggered and
sunk again to Earth, remembered and
cried out with pain sharper than any
physical wound e'er caused. His bride
of the night before, where was she?
'Twas the cry of a 8oul-blrd In tor
ment.
Then all unmindful of Injuries ho
gathered up his broken plumage and
sought her.
Many moons elapsed.
Hope. In whose shadowy train he
had followed for eo long a time de
ported—the Soul-bird sat and ponder
ed, weak and wears'.
And then hP heard a note clear nnd
sweet lr> Its plaintiveness. In Its eternnl
bulging. The heart of the seeker was
emptied of despair and filled with ec-
stnev—the note was from the throat
he loved, the only love he had ever
known. ’Twa« the cry of a Soul-bird
he heard!
He listened, unable to move.
"Doubting, dreaming dreama no mor
tal ever dreamed before;
Mut the silence was unbroken, and
the silliness gave no token"—
Till, summoning up all his rourage
h" leaped forward, flew toward the
I Ini ,• from whence came the love-call.
Ilnlf hidden by a cluster of trees, he
raw II little cottage (It was all strange
to him, for be was a souNblril nml
lived far above tile world). Resting
against the house, he saw a human be
ing He was frightened, for soul-
1, inis nre timid and fly with but little
i ause. Rut love mastered all fears
and he started toward the house. The
strange human, seemingly full of
happiness, ran toward him. He es
caped. Than came back and tried to
make the human understand that In
the bouse, exchanged was the heart
of his heart, but to no avail. So, when
at his wits end and there was no other
possible hope whatever, the soul-bird
turned to the gods. A mighty prayer
he sent up to high heaven that he
might be given the language,of the
human, so he could make the human
understand. The storm god heard and
laughed. Then bethought himself. He
planned a revenge more wicked than
was ever planned before.
"I will give you the speech of the
human If you will give In turn what
ever I wish that Is yours,” said the
storm god.
"Whatever Is mine you may have If
you will but give me speech," answered
quickly the soul-bird.
"Then speak," said the storm god.
The soul-bird tried, but could not.
"Speak," mocked the storm god. The
soul-bird tried again and again, until
finally he split his tongue with trying.
Then he could speak.
He fold his story to the human, told
It so eloquently that the human sadly
muttered to himself, "Ah, this Is the
voice of the Inevitable. I must release
this soul I have loved and the soul-
bird was released.
The seeker flew to the side of the
freed soul-bird, a great Joy rushing
over him. He could not understand,
he fell back, then went again toward
her.
she knew him not.
For a while she hovered around the
little cottage, then started through the
woodland. The aoul-blrd followed, un
til exhausted by his long labors he
stopped at a limped pool there to drink.
He looked Into the watere.
The setorm god laughed and waved
Ills sword In triumph, spread his black
clammy hand over the face of the earth
and again gleefully roared.
The aoul-blrd standing at the waters
edge understood. His reflection n >,ie
pool was ns black as the Inky Vght
through which he and she had oeen
hurled down, down to earth.
The lately freed soul-bird rose up
Into the heavens. The Rnven, the cruel
storm god had changed him Into
Raven, tried to follow, but could not
—slie had gone far above him.
Through the hellish blackness of the
night he returned to enrth, while the
storm god still laughed his wicked
laugh of revenge, a revenge more cruel
than even the gods had ever prepared
before.
And ns he dropped through the dark
ness, "I shall see her nevermore,” quoth
the Raven, "nevermore."
Through the night he made his way
back to the cottage, where she hail
once been. "I shall enter and shall
leave," quoth the Rnven, "nevermore.”
"I shall enter and there remain for
the human therein, loved ns I loved,
nnd the one I loved, nnd I will not ho
Jealous, for he loved her In her earthly
form, while 1 loved her as a soul-bird."
Then while the liutnnn sat within
the lonely cottage pondering
The human was not of the ordinary
clay, as most humans are. He, like
the Raven, had within him a soul, one
that waa released for short times, and
he believed the Raven had been a soul-
bird, and naked of his departed. But
the Raven could think of nothing but
the one he had lost, ond his tongue
would only form the word, as he
thought. "I will see her"—the word
"Nevermore.”
And the Raven, never fitting, still Is
sitting, still Is sitting,
On the pallid bust Of Pallas, Just
above the chamber door;
And his eyes have ajl the seeming of a
demon's that Is dreaming,
And the.lamplight o’er him stream
ing throws his shadow on the
floor:
And his soul from out that shadow
that Ilea floating on the floor.
Shall be lifted—nevermore!
MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY.
A Cheerful Duet.
(By Sore-Tall Bear and Cross-March
Hare.)
Th' nights er mighty short,
Th' days er awful long;
DIs wort' am simply fierce
An' so am dls hear song!
So don’t you 'spec' nothin'
Frum nobody nor no whar;
Then If you don't git it
You won't seem much to car 1 !
Thar ain't iinlhlii to It,
. . 'Cept heeps and heaps of fuss.
. Things Is bad as kin bfl
An' alers growln' wus!
INCREASE.
Over many a curious volume of for
gotten lore.
Suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping,
Rapping at his chamber door—only that
and nothing more!
Open. then, he flung the shutter, when,
with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately Raven of
the saintly days of yore.
Not the least obeisance made he; not a
minute stopped or stayed he,
But, with mien of lord or lady, perch
ed above the chamber door—
Perched upon a bust nt Pallas Just
above the chamber door—
Perched, and sat and nothing more.
Population la Ra
pldly Growing.
The population
T Zoovllle la ra-
pljty growing.
VMhln the last
week there has
been an Increase
of two Inhabitants
and It Is with
pleasure that Zoo
vllle welcomes to
Its midst Mr. and
Mrs. Alligator.
Mr. and Mrs. Al
ligator hale from
the sunny shore of
the Florida coun
try where the
birds sing all day
and the snakes
rattle all bight.
The elaborate
'Gator home furn
ishes ample room
for the new com
ers, ond, nlthough
the waters are not
quite as muddy as
those which the
family has been
used to In former
days there Is plen
ty pf scandal to
keep the fair sex
busy with the
rake.
It Is rumored
that the park-
keopera will soon
I n c o r porate the
great Improve
ment of giving the
'Gators the genu
ine Alligator bait
of the deep, dark
t ue of which they
are so fond.
Mortuary.
It gives us
little pain to an
nounce that John
Quill P o rcuplne,
the greatly belov
ed and one of the
sharpest cltlxens
of Zoovllle, died
last Friday,
week ago, Just too
late for the an
nouncement to ap
pear In The Chat
ter of the follow
ing date. The ead
occurrence moves
us to the follow
ing verse;
Lads, we pine for
Porcupine,
Gone like many
of our kind
Where he can't be
reached, lads,.
Even by our big
want "ads!”
Equlnlmity.
Peculiar those
who get the horse
laugh usually lack
horse sense.
OFFICERS
STATE SOCIETY
Pre*. Hon. Dupont Guerry, Macon
lat Vice Pre»., Rev. A. R. Holder-
by, Atlanta
2d Vice Prea., Dr. E. C. Peete.
Macon .
W. Torrence
Sec.-Treaa., Dr.
Jones, Atlanta
Annual Meeting, May, 1907, at
Macon, Ga.
SOCIOLOGICAL
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE—Rev. C. B. Wllmer, J. D. Cleaton, E. Mar
vin Underwood, Dr. R. R. Kime.
Sociology and Sociological 8ocletlea;
the Aim, Objects and 8cope
of the Work.
To the readers of The Atlanta Geor
glan and those Interested In the soci
ological development of the human race
we dedicate the sociological depart
ment of this paper.
It will appear regularly In each Sat
urday's edition, and we hope to make
It worthy of consideration and a benefit
to the city, state and nation.
The editorial work will be under
the direction of committees from the
Georgia State and Atlanta Sociological
Societies.
Through this department we hope the
general public will become better ac
quainted with the alms, scope and
work of sociological societies, state and
local.
The sociological matter will be so
printed that those who so desire can
cut It out and file It away for future
reference.
Work of Society,
As an Introduction we will state that
the Georgia State Sociological Society
was organised and held Its first an
nual session in Atlanta June 24, 29 and
26, 1902. This society has met annual
ly since that time and has yielded a
quiet, but effective, Influence for good.
Subjects of vital Importance to us, as
people, have been discussed by the
lending men and women of the state,
which has accomplished much good In
developing a public sentiment along
sociological lines.
This society Is doing active, efficient
work along educational lines and de
serves the co-operation nnd support of
all who desire to uplift and better the
condition of the human race. Vfe quoto
from Its constitution:
"The objects of the society are to
organize all the professional, business
and Industrial Interests of the state In
the most efficient manner possible; to
foster and encourage the study and
Investigation of all social questions that
pertain to the welfare of mankind.
"To endeavor especially to ascertain
the primal causes of crime, vice and
disease, Instituting measures of preven
tion by eliminating the cause of each
and dlsslmlnntlng such knowledge as
will uplift and better the condition of
the human race.
Non-tecrstarian.
"This society Is non-secretarlan, non-
political In character and under
circumstances allowed to align Itself
with any church or political party as
such."
The members are free and untram
meled by any code or creed and left
free to- follow the dictates of their
pwn conscience In working for the good
of humanity In the community In which
they ilve.
A sociologist Is not an Individualist,
socialist nor an anarchist, but one who
has the altruistic spirit and able to
comprehend the broad principle of the
brotherhood of man from a social
basis.
Science of Society.
Sociology means the science of so
ciety—the philosophical study of so
clety—In .application. It 1s the art of
living together for the mutual benefit
of each, other. The term sociology was
first used by Comte In 1838; later It
was popularised by Spencer In hla
treatise on the Principles of Sociology
In 1876, since which time nUmeroue
articles and books have appeared on
the subject.
This Is a day and age of sociological
study and Investigation. The develop
ment of society, the community, city,
state and nation demand it. Reform
and purification In municipal and polit
ical afTalra Is but the reeult of sociolog
ical Investigation and application.
That community, atate or nation that
studies nnd applies the true principles
of sociology will be the most progres
sive and secure, "the greatest good to
the greatest number," thereby lessen
ing crime, vice and disease, attaining
the highest physical, mental and moral
development of each Individual.
When Organized.
The State Sociological Society was
organized with a view of bringing to
gether the minister, lawyer, physician,
teacher, philanthropist and those en
gaged In commercial, Induatrlal and
agricultural pursuits, Including those
representing capital and labor, In one
common cause, on one 1 common ground,
to study and Investigate social ques
tions of vital Interest to one and all.
"Am I my brother's keeper?" Is not
a doubtful question of the twentieth
century,'but an established fact. So
ciology has demonstrated that no so
ciety, community, city or state can ex
ist and prosper without recognizing
the rights of others; that the Individual
Is only a unit, and can not live to
himself alone physically, morally or
mentally, but must receive old from
others and In some proportion Is ren
dered under obligations to humanity
and society demands a Juat and equit
able recompense for the same.
As to Self-tfforL
We, as individuals, are enjoying the
blessings and privileges of an enlight
ened civilization and a free country, to
which we Justly owe our best efTorts to
maintain, support and develop to high
er standards, and a more perfect civi
lization. This can only be attained by
a united effort with a proper concep
tlon of the results to be attained.
This requires study and Investiga
tion of society as a whole, as well as
of the Individual; of the cause and
effect of good and evil forces, that tend
to produce health, happiness and Im
provement or bring vice, crime, dis
ease and degeneration. Each class of
society has Its duties and functions to
perform; each profesalon Is under many
obligations, while the trades, business,
commercial and Industrial Interests are
vitally concerned. All are Interdepend
ent on one another, and must rise or
fall together. Society Is Just what each
community makeB It, and If we have
crime, vice and disease we are re
sponsible for It. Such things do not
come by chance, but are the results
of existing forces and follow naturally
the line of cause and effect.
Elimination of Evils.
If, we would eliminate these evils
and Improve society as a whole, then
each must do his part and In doing so
each one becomes a sociologist. The
selfish, sordid Individualist may say,
"I am not my brother's keeper; I have
enough to do to look after myself and
my own."
A community of such would soon
reap as a reward disease, degenera
tion and destruction.
Typhoid fever, tuberculosis, small
pox, yellow fever, etc., are no re
specters of persons, neither are the
(Ins and vices of moral degeneration;
each la as Insidious in its .onward
march, and as malignant In its re
sults.
The true sociologist searches for the
primal,causes of each and lends his
brother a helping hand In preventing
the evil reeuits and Is not only his
brother's keeper, but Indirectly the
preserver of himself and prevents his
own destruction.
To Live to Benefit.
The greatest privilege given to man Is
to live for the benefit of others. The
highest aid given others Is to teach
them to help themselves, and then they
In turn may become a source of help
to others.
The Georgian State Sociological So-
Out-dolng Atlanta
If the Crocodil
ian family contln<
ues to grow tu
during the past
few months we’ll
have to name Zoo
vllle "the 'Gator
City."
A Bad Spell.
Since Teddy and
Andrew got their
heads together
Little Jumbo signs
his name I.. E.
Fant.
DR, LEE, OF TR!Sin,
III PULPIT SUNDAY
Dr. James W. Lee, who has been
spending his vacation very pleasantly
In New York, will return to the city In
time to fill hla pulpit at Trinity church
Sunday morning at II o’clock and
evening at 7:30.
Dr. Lee's congregation will give him
a most cordial welcome after an ab
sence of some weeks. While In New
York ho preached In two or three of
the most prominent churches there.
Sam Jones Tabernacle
Meetings, Carters-
ville, Ga.
On Septempcr 15th to 2Srd, Inclu
sive. the Western and Atlantic rail
road will Bell tickets from Atlanta-
Dalton and Intermediate statlona, to
Cnrtcrarllle, at rate of one fare for
the round trip.
sam Jones will be asaleted by
Evangelist Oliver and other ministers
of renown. Prof. E. O. Excell will
have charge of the music, and other
gospel singers of note will attend.
Three services each day, 10:30 a. m„
3:oo p. m. and 3:00 p. m., and the
people of Carteraville will welcome
the great crowds with the same hos
pitality they have always ihown.
CHAS. E. HARMAN,
Gen. Pase. Agent.
INSURANCE
PERSONALS
Manager Thomas Egleston, of the
Hartford Fire, and Turner Goldsmith,
the local represetnatlve of that com
pany. both relumed this week from
vacation trips.
Manager S. Y. Tupper, of the Queen
Insurance Company, relumed from ti
reception stay In the Carolina moun
tains this week.
Manager George J. Dexter, of 'the
Western and British America Insur
ance companies, and Mrs. Dexter sail
for home Saturday on lu, Provence,
leaving Cherbourg.
Manager Nat F. Jackson, of the Fi
delity Mutual Life Insurance Compnnv,
lias paid to the estate of the late J. it.
Whitehead, president of the Coca-Oulu
Bottling Company, a life Insurance pol
icy of iin.oon. This nollcy was taken
by Mr. Whitehead less than a year t
ago, und but one premium had been' loiter” tViskes
months of 1906 there were 114 railway
passengers killed In accidents and
2.66? Injured. Of the fatal accidents
62 were caused by collisions, and 32
by falling while getting on or off cars.
The number of railroad employees
killed during this period was 1,012 nnd
14,903 were Injured In various ways.
Vice President Robert Lecky, Jr., or
the Virginia State Insurance Company,
of Richmond, Va.. Is In Atlanta. While
here he will probably appoint n suc
cessor to Speclsl Agent Otis Murphy,
who recently resigned the representa
tion of the company In Georgia and
Alabama.
The Dixie Fire Insurance Company,
of Greensboro, will next week apply
for admission to the state of Georgia.
It lias 3900,000 capital and 3290,000 sur
plus,. and will undoubtedly secure
strong local representation In Atlanta.
It will operate on a strictly tariff
basis.
INSTATED GEORGIA
Interesting Figures in the
Comptroller’s Annual
Report.
paid upon It. A wound premium of
9997.&0 would have been payable the
day after the death of Mr. Whitehead.
The latter carried an equal amount of
Inauranee In other companies Includ
ing $10,000 fraternal Inauranee.
Fred Cole, the Atlanta agent of the
Liverpool und London and Globe Inaur-
unce Company, and Others, returned to
the city tnla week after a two weeka'
vacation.
City Manager William I. Walker, of
the Traveler*’ Inauranee Company,
cite* the .following ftgurea from the
recent bulletin of the interatate com
merce coinmtaalon as potent reason*
for accident policies. In the flrat three
The Haas A MacIntyre agency, which
has grown to be one of the largeat
In the city, waa thla week appointed
to repreaent the American Bonding
Company, of Baltimore, locally. The
* apeclalty of fidelity.
■Bangui
At the Roll Call
VULCANITE
Will have the call. It’i got it already.
Good on all buildings, Rat or steep roofs.
TOUCAN PUT IT ON’
LOOK FOR THIS TRADE MARK
ATLANTA SUPPLY CO., Sole State Agents,
29 and 11 South Forsyth Street ATLANTA* GA.
I. C C Iff If If 10. Prtsideat C I. fffl. JerfrfKf
aurety and burglary bualneaa, a line
which aome of the companle* are back
ward about writing, but which la more
freely written In the South and Weat
than elaewhere on account of the gen
erally effective method of “about flrat
and And out about It after” protec
tlon. The policies Issued by the Amer
ican cover money, currency, coin, bul
lion. hank notea, checks, uncanceled
postage stamps, money order* of all
kinds, debentures, negotiable securities,
demand and time drafts and promisso
ry notes, not overdue, and the policies
further cover the destruction of any
such papers Incidental to the blowing
open of safes in the caae of banks or
commercial houses, which Is a provis
ion many other companies do not In
clude. Policies nre written to cover
all kinds of property lost by “hold ups,"
“Mysterious disappearance"* of valua
bles or losses on account of sneak
thieves.
REDUCED RATES TO
MACON
Via
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY.
Account of Democratic State Conven
tion September 4th. The Central of
Georgia Railway will, on September
2J and 3d. and for trains scheduled
to arrive Macon before noon Sep
tember 4th, sell tlcketi from all
points at rate of one fare, plus 25
cents, for round trip; Anal IlmIL re
turning, September 8th.
W. H. FOGG. D. P. A.
Atlanta, Ga,
TRY A WANT’AD
IN THE GEORGIAN
The annual report of the Georgia
Insurance department Issued this week
from the office of Comptroller Generql
William A. Wright, contains very In
teresting Information concerning the
business done In that line during the
year 1909, which period the report In
cludes up to and Including April 30.
new feature of the report this year Is
a complete directory of all the Insur
ance agents of the state with their
place of business, as far as obtainable.
Complete statltatlcs of every com
pany of any kind operating In the state
are given, showing their financial con
dition In detail.
Sixty-six stock Are Insurance com
panlee, home and foreign, transacted
business In Georgia, having 3274,885.-
40.79 Insurance In force with 38,855,*
989.11 in premiums. They paid out In
losses 32.060,991.25. They were repre
sented by 3,637 2-3 agents. (It would
be Interesting to know who the 2-2 of
an agent Is.) Total of taxes paid by
these concern Into the state treasury
was 349.872.13.
Old line life Insurance companies
had 3197,919,429.16 of Insurance In force
In Georgia on which 36,618,772.04 was
paid In premiums. That the citizens
of the state received a large return In
proportion to their premiums Is shown
by the fact that these same compan
ies paid In losses during the year 33,-
443,227.43. There were In the state
1,047 life insurance agents, and the to
tal taxes paid by the companies dur
Ing 1906 amounted to 370.718.76.
Assessment Insurance In Are, life
and accident lines showed a very great
growth In the atate, forty-six compan
ies doing business on that plan, all of
which are native organizations with
the exception of three, the Home
Friendly Society of Baltimore, the Loy
al Protective Asaoclatlon of Boston
and the Great Southern Home of Bir
mingham. These companies had 31-.-
661,243.09 Insurance In force of all
kinds, and received In premiums 3267.-
563.17. They paid In losses 3103,285.85
and ware represented by 203 agents.
Their taxes amounted to 38,848.38.
Miscellaneous stock companies doing
accident, marine, surety and plate
glass Insurance business had 399,830,-
976.34 Insurance In force, with 3577,-
012.62 In premiums. They paid In
losses to the state 3248,449.44. Their
taxea and foes paid In to the state
were 37,692.05.
Since the above returns were made
there has been a remarkable Increase
In all lines of insurance in the slate,
particularly In the .formation of home
companies und the next unnunl report
will no doubt Show surprising 'gains
even over the above substantial
amounts.
IN ATLANTA COMPANY
AFFECTED BY DECISION
The Atlanta-BIrmlngham Fire Insur
ance Company, of Atlanta, 16 Interest
ed In a recent declalon made by the
attorney general of Louisiana at the
request of the insurance commissioner
of that atate. The decision will, how
ever. probably be contested, as the uni
versal opinion and practice of Insur
ance companies has been against It.
The decision In part says:
“In the case of the Atlanta-BIrmlng
ham Fire Insurance Company, of Birm
ingham, Ala., where the capital of the
company had become seriously Im
paired by losses In the San Francisco
conflagration, the attorney general ad
vised the Insurance department that
the reserve of that company could not
be used to reinsure Its outstanding
policy obligations with another com
pany without ttye consent of the con
flagration policy-holders.
"As there afb a number of compa
nies seriously hurt by the. San Fran
cisco losses, which are proposing to
transfer their business to other com
panies, the ruling of the attorney gen
eral will affect the arrangements made
by such companies, and the Insurance
department will refuse to recognize
such transferred funds at the legal
assets of the companies accepting re
insurance.
"The attorney general holds that
the conflagration policy-holders have an
equity In the reinsurance reserve of a
company which can not pay Its losses
with Its capital and surplus. His opin
ion agrees with the ruling made by the
attorney general of New York on the
same subject.”
In the decision as quoted there are
several serious errors. The company
had In Its policies a "fallen building"
clause which relieves the company of
liability for damage by Are aftei; a
building has been wrecked. It Is a
question, therefore, which the courts
will have to decide as to whether the
alleged losses there are sufficient to
Impair the company's capital to the
extent stated by the commissioner.
Concerning the rights of claimants
against the company on the above
ground, It Is manifestly unfair that
these questionable claims should have
trecedence over the rights of policy-
tolders who have no claim, but whose
policies are still In force and who are
creditors to the company for the un
earned portion of the premium.
THE WAY TO FLORIDA.
OFFICERS
ATLANTA SOCIETY
Prea. Dr. R. R. Klme
Vies Prea., E. Marvin Underwood
Sec.-Treaa., Dr. E. C. Cartledge
Regular Meeting Second Thuri-
day night each month at Carne
gie Library.
I
clety le endeavoring to develop thought
and actions along theBe lines. Papers
on the following subjects have been
read and discussed; “Education,"
"Common Schools." “Physical Develop,
ment of the Child,” "Child Labor*
"Crime," "The Criminal," “The Proba
tion System vs. the Penn I System,"
"Juvenile Courts," “Juvenile Reforma
tories," "The Care of the Orphan,"
"Tuberculosis: Cause and Prevention
and Need of Sanatoria," "Alcoholism:
Cause and Prevention," "The Negro:
His Belatton to the White Man and ai
a Social Problem," "Pauperism,” “The
Care of the Insane." "Relation of Capi
tal and Labor,” “Lawlessness,” “The
Press In Relation to the Public and
Crime," “Sociological Value of Educa
tion,” “Literature of Sociology," and
other subjects of vital Importance to
the community and state.
Next Annual Meeting.
The next annual meeting will occur
at Macon, Ga, May, 1907, nt the Wee-
leyan Female College building, Hoa
Dupont Guerry being president for title
year. The Atlanta Sociological Socie
ty has been organized but a few
months. Its motto Is, "Atlanta a
Model City."
It Is already doing efficient work for
the city, aided In securing the child
tabor law, getting the city ordinance
preventing minors working in liquor
houses and Is now planning to secure
a system of parks, playgrounds, etc.,
and will make an effort to organize the
children of the city to aid In the work.
The society will make an effort to aid
In keeping the school grounds open
during the summer as play grounds
for the children, nnd will from time
to time take up such other work os Is
of vital Importance to the development
nnd welfare of the city. -
The society desires to aid and sup
port as far as possible the various de
partments of the city In eliminating
the evil and developing the good as
well as In beautifying and Improving
the city.
We ask the aid, co-operation' and
support of the state and city In a work
which we feel Is of vital Importance
and to the best Interests of each.
Any communication or Inquiries de
signed for t|iU department should be
addressed to The Atlanta Georgian,
Sociological Department, Atlanta, Ga.
MATTHEWS BOOMED
FOR COMMISSIONER
Special to The Georgian.
Sandersvllle, Ga., Sept. 1.—The
friends of Hon. L>. Clayton Matthews
are urging him to become a candidate
for railroad commissioner to succeed
Hon. Joseph M. Brown. Friends here
In his native county have Interested
themselves In hie behalf without hie
knowledge with the hope that he
would consent to the use of his name
before the Democratic convention at
Macon next week.
In the course of a strong editorial
The Sandersvllle Progress says this
week: "No man ever reared In Wash
ington county has more friends than
Clayton Matthews. He Is an honor-
1 able and upright man, honest and sin
cere; Is thoroughly qualified for the
du,tles of railroad commissioner, and
will be acceptable to the people of
Georgia as a member of the commis
sion. He was on ardent supporter of
Hon. Hoke Smith and an earnest ad
vocate of his entire platform."
Mr. Smith's recent campaign has
shown the need of having strong and
patriotic men on the commission, and
all who know Mr. Mattthews believe
that the great Interests of the state
would be safe In his hands. He Is now
a resident of Atlanta.
COTTON MILL. DECLARES
SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND
Special to The Georgian.
Quitman, Ga, Sept. I.—At the regu
lar semi-annual meeting of the di
rectors of the Atlantic and Gulf cotton
mills yesterday, a semi-annual divi
dend of 4 per cent was declared pay
able to the stockholders at once.
In addition a handsome sum was put
In the surplus fund. This Is one of the
best paying cotton mills In South Geor
gia
Improving Court Houi*.
Special to The Georgian.
Perry, Ga., Sept. 1.—The commls-
sloners are putting a granite coping
around the court houso square, which
will add much to the appearance of
the building and grounds.
WALTER BALLARD OP
TICAL CO.
Less than one year ago placed on the
market the new Ballard Bifocal, giving
reading and walking vision In on*
frame and looking Ilka one glass. They
have proven the most successful of all
the advertised Invisible bifocals.
Ground in a deep toric curve, giving a
large visual field for reading as well as
waUiTng. They are the most perfect and
beautiful glest sold. Consult us about
bifocals. We have them all. Sales
room, II Peachtree, Atlanta, Ga.
When traveling to any point In south
Georgia or Florida, be sure to see that
your ticket reads via the Georgia
Southern and Florida Railway from
Macon, Ga. This popular line operates
five trains dally from Macon to Tlfton;
four trains dally from Macon to Val
dosta; two trains dally from Macon to
Jacksonville, ami two trains dally from
Macon to l’alatka. All night trains
carry sleeping cars, and day trains
carry parlor cars and nice coachea.
The Georgia Southern and Florida
Railway operates more trains to points
In south Georgia and Florida than any
other line running out of Macon. The
parlor car service between Macon and
Jacksonville Is unsurpassed. Only 50
cents Is charged for a seat In the parlor
car between these points. Local sleep
ers running between Macon and Jack
sonville on midnight trains are ready
for occupancy at 9:30 p. m. Buffet
lunches are served In the car to
through passengers. Interchangeable
mileage Is accepted between all points
on the Georgia Southern and Florida
Railway.
With its modern equipment, splendid
tracks, fast and convenient schedules,
the Georgia Southern nnd Florida Rail
way offer* the best route to all points
In south Georgia aud Florida. •••
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