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r> 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. (T 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. ••• F. E. PURSE •'THE PRINTER.” printing; OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS ^ 16 1-2 E. MITCHELL ST. ATLANTA, GA. I We Are Closing Out Our Entire Stock Of summer shoes at remarkably low prices* splendid bargains. Our repair' department is unexcelled. Give us a call and you will find that we will eave you money. CARHART Bell 'Phone 1355. SHOE MANUFACTURING CO., 11 VIADUCT PLACE.