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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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OUR PLATFORM—The Georgian stands for Atlanta’s Owning its own gas and elec
tric light plants, as it now owns its water works. Other cities do this and get gas as low as 60 cents,
with a profit to the city. This should be done at once. The Georgian believes that if street rail
ways can be operated successfully by European cities, as they are, there is no good reason why they
can not be so operated here. But we do not believe this can be done now, and it may be some years be
fore we are ready for so big an undertaking. Still Atlanta should set its face in that direction NOW
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as possible. A half a column will be read, whereas a
full column will bo passed over by the majority of
readers.
A Word Personal and Otherwise.
6everal of the newspapers of the country have been
disposed to credit some part of the recent riot tp the
theory of separation of the races which the editor of The
Georgian has so long proclaimed.
Some others, and judging from the clippings on our
table, a much larger number have been disposed to credit
this lawless affair to the campaign for disfranchisement
recently waged by Hoke Smith, and to the multiplied ed
itorials written by The Atlanta Journal on that subject.
Others In more definite fashion have been disposed
to charge the whole thing to a little newspaper In this
city which publicly and editorially hpplnuded some
lynchtngs In South Carolina, and which one Northern
newspaper charges with having offered 11,000 reward
for a similar occurrence In Atlanta.
With the last of these allegations we have nothing
either now or In the future to do or to say.
Under the first two charges wo do not proposo to
rest. We propose to defend ourselves calmly In good
temper against this charge, and with equal frankness
and earnestnoss to defend our neighbor. The Journal.
The editor of The Georgian has advocated for many
years both In the North nnd In tho South the theory of
separation as the only possible cure for the race prob
lem. He has debated ' It with state legislatures In
strongly Republican states In which there were men
who were members of the negro race, and upon plat
forms of great universities In which many of the stu
dents were of tho negro race find took part In these
discussions. There hns never been any unpleasantness
or any disturbance accompanying these deliverances, be-
cause tho ealtor of The Georgian has always voiced hls
opinions with dignity and decorum and yet with the
isame absolute freedom In the North nz In Jhe South and
In the editorial columns of hls paper.
This theory of separation has the spoken and writ
ten Indorsement of Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Webster,
Henry Clay, Janies Madison, Abraham Lincoln and Hen-
ry Grady. If tho theory of race separation Is an Insane,
Impractical and riot producing theory, then Thomas
Jefferson was Insane, Impractical and a rioter; then
Daniel Webster was insane; then Edward Everett and
James Madison were Insane; then Henry Clay and Henry
Grady were Insane.
if tho Idea Is Insane, than Abraham Lincoln was
distinctly Insane, nnd if It Is an Impractical and riot-
producing Idea, men Henry Grady was Insane, Impracti
cal and unsound.
In the light of these examides, we appeal from the
judgment of the thoughtful nowsiuipcrs across the bor
der and from the hasty words of tho curbstone politi
cian* nnd the back counter statesmen of Atlanta, and
are content to take our stand with tho Illustrious list of
the Insane and impractical, of which Jefferson, ClBy,
Webster, Everett, Madison nnd Monroe, and Lincoln and
Grady are examples.
In the matter of Mr. Hoke Smith and The Journal,
we are equally confident that there Is absolutely no
foundation for the foolish nnd childish charge of their
responsibility for this lawless outbreak In Atlanta. Mr.
Smith conducted hls campaign upon the highest lines of
discussion. He abused nobody, he expressed no hatred
and no denunciation. The Atlanta Journal In Its edito
rials, so far as we know, followed the eani'e line. They
advocated a principle which was already well establish
ed and for many years under active execution In mnny
of our surrounding states. If Mr. Smith and The Journal
were sensational and revolutionary, then wbb South Car
olina senastionnl and revolutionary; and so was Alabama,
and so was Louisiana, and so was Mississippi, and so
were North Carolina nnd Virginia.
It is very foolish and very useloss for n lot of care
less and empty observers either a thousand miles away
or nearer home to lay their heads together and seek to
fasten upon some local object or representative that bur
den of responsibility for a condition to which we hare all
perhaps contributed, and which has had Its expression in
other cities and In other states.
That It Is lamentable, we all confess; that it is de
plorable, we have already said; that It Is lawless and
damnable, we have written in resolutions which have
gone throughout the country. But It Is a foolish thing
and a useless thing for anybody to ho looking for a
scape-goat In an occurrence which was Ixirn, not so much
of anybody's fault, as of the provocation which pro
duced It and of the hot blood of youth Joined to the bad
blood of riot and of reckless and lawless Individuals.
We have made no charges and no effort to foist up
on any Individual or any contemporary the responsibility
In this affair. If we are pressed, however, by; any ungen
erous contemporaries or continuation of any untruthful
rumors on their part. The Georgian will simply proceed
to photograph In full the headlines of the extras which
appeared on Saturday evening and submit them without
comment to an Intelligent • people to determine who was
primarily responsible for the tragic events of that event
ful night
The People Can Prevail.
* The people who believe In municipal ownership of
public utilities are more than they that be against It-
far more.
The truth Is today that the sentiment and opinion
In favor of the proposition Is numerically overwhelming,
The only thing standing In the way of adopting such a
policy Is the fact that the advocates of the proposal are
ignorant of their own strength and of the ease and
simplicity of Its possible attainment.
The people are always unorganlxed—their strength
and power unrecognized even by themselves. All great
abuses and wrongs gather strength by slow accretions
and the compact organization of their beneficiaries, all
aided and sanctified by the Innate conservatism of the
masses of the people.
The beneficiaries of privileges are naturally the more
alert, Intelligent and aggressive part of the population.
Inch by Inch they pile up their power till they themselves
come to regard privilege as natural right, and the artifi
cial Institutions of the law as the fundamental and Inher
ent rights of individuals.
Fortifying and stimulating their purposes. Is the fact
that their personal Interests are involved, thplr for
tunes nt'stake. By this craft they have their living. All
their time aftd energies are devoted to building up their
power and Increasing their advantages. They are an
organized band whose business It is to pursue privilege
as a calling. To them tho public Is simply a quarry
which It la both their'business and their recreation to
hunt down.
Tho people at large, on the othor hand, are all occu
pied in other matters, each concerned with the prossing
needs of hls own affairs and the Insistent pressure or hls
own peculiar business. Vaguely and without any clear
or definite perception of the nature of the wrongs to be
remedied, the great masses of the people feet that some
how there Is need for reform, but none has the time or
Inclination to take the lead
And so It runs along, the public suffering and grum
bling In scattered and disorganized weakness, unconscious
even of the potential weight of Its own numbers, but con
scious of wrong nnd oppression and unwisdom In It all;
the hosts of privilege astute, compact and capable, stren
uous and aggressive. Wrongs pile up, dissatisfaction
grows. The privileged Increase In power and so Increasing
Increase also In greed.
Then tho public sense of wrong takes form In what
men call prejudice, that manifests Itself in thany ways,
ways that In themselves are Illogical and seemingly un
wise, but which at last are but the gathering power of
public resentment against Intolerable conditloiis.- - Such,
for Instance, Is the explanation of the sentiment, so
much complained of, that Is reflected In the verdicts of
the Juries.
After a whtlo a strong man comes up as a leader.
He not only sees and comprehends the .nature of the
wrong, but has the means, the strength and the courage to
combat It.
Dazed and doubting, the people slowly rally to hit
standard. At first uncertain of hls motives and distrust
ful of hls wisdom, long accustomed to believe In the
claims of privilege, that all power and right and wisdom
belong to It, they gather slowly, but they always gather
surely to the cause of right
Atlanta Is ripe today for this reform. We have elec
tric and gas utilities and street car franchises and
many minor forms of privilege that are perhaps better
administered and more liberal than most of such con
cerns. Considering the fact that these great necessities
are In private hands, they are fairly well administered.
Compared with neighboring cities we are perhaps treated
rather well.
But because they are more Just and liberal, they
make money, as all of them would do If they were all
wise enough to be liberal and Just. They are piling up
princely -fortunes out of wealth that really belongs to
all the people. The resultant Inequality demoralizes so
ciety and undermines the foundations. of democracy
' We say they treat us better here than In other cities.
But we give them more. Compared with other public
plunderers they do well. Compared with .what we are
entitled to they treat us ill.
There Is one remedy. The public must own and op
erate all public utilities. They want to do so. They
have both the will and the power to do so. When they
realise their own strength they will abolish privilege
and monopoly and establish Justice.
call the slumbering conservatism of the people Into Im
mediate action.
There are dead lines drawn across the moral map
of the republic, beyond which no man or set of men can
dare to go without disturbing the equilibrium of the en
tire nation. A step across these lines arouses that pro
tecting conservatism which Is the Immovable rock upon
which the hope of the country is budded.
Riots may occur; mobs, for a brief season, may hold
at bay the forces of law and order; the most despicable
crimes may arouse the righteous fury of an outraged
people; the brutality and treachery of an inferior race
may endanger the safety and honor of Southern homes,
but whatever the exciting cause, or pending issue, the
final outcome' Is ever and always one and the same.
The splendid mural strength and moral courage of
the average American citizen are asserted at the oruclal
moment. Out of chaos and confusion cotnes the Inevit
able calm—born of reason, Judgment and a matchless
moral courage. Eeach recurring crisis In municipal, state
or national history accentuates anew the glory and the
regulating power of American conservatism.
Destroy or eliminate this splendid national charac
teristic and wreck and ruin would be immediate and In
evitable.
And yet conservatism Itself has extremes in which
It becomes sometimes a fault, and sometimes a danger.
But of this another time.
Another Courteous Appeal.
And now while the necessity tor It is so evident,
and while the object lesson which Impresses It so
Is so -recent, T)ie Georgian' opce more, not rudely aftd
unkindly, but courteously and considerately, urges upon
President Arkwright and the officials of the Georgia
Railway and Electric Company to relieve the tension of
our suburban travel and to prevent the danger of dis
turbances between the races' by putting “trailers” upon
hls cars In the busy hours from 5 to 7 In the morning
and In the evening, or to give us five minute schedules
within that time. -. .
If It is urged that these "trailers” are too long to
turn at curves, it ought to be a matter of simple, com
mon sense to see that all of the car* now running In
Atlanta are provided with separate trolleys and sepa
rate batteries, and they could be run Immediately be
hind each other until they had passed the curves when
they could be coupled together for the distances that
were straight-and proper.
President Arkwright has not seen fit in the past to
pay the slightest attention to our thoroughly courteous
request. We do not know that he will notice this, but
we do know that we are voicing n reasonable request In
a thoroughly courteous and considerate way, and that
this request carries very much of the convenience and
safety of the thousands of suburban people who patron
ize these Knee.
BEATRICE FAIRFAX
She Points Out the Danger of Slang and Urges American
Girls to Pattern Their Voices After Those
of English Women.
The Majesty of American Conservatism.
Every crisis In American history emphasises the
majesty and dominant power of American conservatism.
Periods of national nnd sectional unrest, and times
of bitterest political turmoil have ofttlmes obscured tern-
partly this redeeming quality of ( American citizenship.
Tho consuming fires of passion and resentment have
ever and always been quenched by that greater force
which men call reason and Judgment. No one familiar
with the Inspiring story of the republic, can ever lose
faith In the final adjustment nnd adjudication of all mo
mentous questions, arising for settlement, at the hands
or the American people, in the stress and strain of tre
mendous political upheavals, when the very foundations
of the national government seem to tremble from the Im
pact of the struggle of contending factions, men some
times lose heart, and prophesy hopelessly of the future.
But the thunders cease, the clouds pass away, men
take up the calmer duties of life, and lo! all thing!
are as they were aforetime, save that those who fought
each other fiercely and viciously, find themselves uncon
sciously on a higher plane. -
Some dominant principle has been won. and become
permanent, which makes for the welfare of the masses.
Every memorable conflict between Americans, political,
financial or otherwise, has resulted In a forward, up
grade movement for the nation at large. Every serious
contention has developed In greater or lesser degree the
better qualities of American character, as a final out
come.
When any class of citizenship seems mad In Its quest
of gold, or In Its greed for political preferment, and the
nobler Instincts of the people are apparently warped and
blunted by the consuming thirst for personal aggrandise
ment, there invariably arises at the critical moment the
voice of one, who crying aloud, through the press. In
the pulpit, or on the rostrum, awakens as with' a trumpet
The other evening 1 sat near a group
of women who were playing bridge.
Among them was a woman of about
forty-five. She was a handsome, well-
dressed woman, with an endless flow
of conversation.
She looked charming, but the minute
she opened her mouth the charm fled.
Not only was her voice high-pitched
and nasal to a degree, but the amount
of slang she used was astonishing.
"You're a beaut,” “Not on your life,"
"Bet your boots” were a few of the
equally or more objectionable.
The effect produced by the slang
phrases falling from the Ups of that
dignified, elderly woman was unpleas
ant in the extreme.
Slang In any form is objectionable,
but It certainly sounds worse coming
from an old person than from a youug.
However, If you contract the habit
while young It Is pretty sure to stick
to you, for there Is no habit harder to
cure one's-aelf. of than the slang habit.
Surely there are enough words In
the English language to supply the or
dinary vocabulary.
So many words are considered slang
now-n-days that It is almost Impossi
ble to eliminate It entirely from con
versation, but there Is no use In going
out of the way to bring It In at every
turn.
It Is not at all unusual to henr the
words "bully” and "rotten” fall from
the lips of a pretty, refined-looking girl.
Did you ever hear of the bewitched
fairy princess from whpse Ups toads
and vipers dropped every time she
spoke?
The slang that falls from th* lips of
some of our girl* of today might al
most be compared to the toads and
vipers of the princes*.
And there Is also much to be reme
died where many of the voices are con
cerned.
The English, who are noted the world
over for their soft, well-modulated
voices, say that all Americans speak
through their noses.
That, of course, Is an exaggeration,
but we can not but allow that there 1* a
good deal of truth In It.
A soft voice Is spoken of aff "that
most excellent thing In woman.”
It.Is a quality that ran be cultivated
If you only have the strength of mind
to keep at It.
To begin with, bring your voice down
from the top of your head and speak
softly.
Don't cultivate affectation, but do try
and make your voice melodious by
softness and purity of pronunciation.
One fault of many Americana Is
that they speak too quickly, clipping
off a syllable from almost every word.
Learn to speak distinctly and In a clear,
low-pitched voice.
There Is no reason why the girls of
New York should not have extremely
musical voices, for the sea air Is sup
posed to soften much harshness of the
vocal cords.
Do not let your English cousins get
ahead of you In the voice question.
So often you heir foreigners say
when speaking of an American girl,
"Yes, she Is pretty nnd charming, but
did you ever henr such a voice?”
Now, girls, It Is your duty to correct
that Impression; get to work and make
your voices as pretty as your faces.
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O NOTE8 BY THE WAY. O
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By C. B. Thomas.
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Never provoke the Icebox. If It gets
hot about anything Its usefulness Is
gone.
Cultivate the habit of quotation. How
much it adds to conversation to bring
In the well-chosen words of some mas
ter mind of literature. For Instance:
Smith says he has a hard Job. You
instantly declaim with fitting gestures:
"Life la real, life Is earnest
And a snap Is not Its goal,”
or Jones hopes the wsathsr will be fine
tomorrow. You charm every on* pres
ent by reciting “ 'Ostler Joe."
Society’s Conversation.
The subjects of talk sanctioned by
the smart world of London today are
as follows: Racing, stocks and shares,
politics (In small quantities), chiffons,
bridge, motoring—and now ballooning
—with current gossip on the mar
riages, deaths, debts and divorces of
our dearest friends nnd acquaintances.
—M. A. P.
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NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. O
By Wax Jones,
TEACHER PLUM OF GOOZLEUM
By WEX JONES
WANTED—TENDER TEACHERS TO IN-
struct the young Idea of Uoozeleum. Ap-
' to II. B. High
piy t»
Iruui.
linens, thc % Jntn of Goose*
Lucinda Plum read thin nd In ber moru
log paper.
“I must go to Gooarlomn," she wild. "It’a
our duty to enlighten those poor uncivilised
people that don’t know where the Kaw
rlaoM, ami have never eaten a pie, and have
no fnshtrfhs to ipeak of."
Bo Ltictndn Plnm set oat for Gooselrum,
much to the chagrin of Hiram Hopllte, a
promising young drummer who often jest-
* * *hat Lucinda waa le»a a
Ingly remarked thi
plnm than a peach.
At Uoozeleum Lu<
.. __ . Gooaeleum with the United
Statra. A* there waa none, the conati!'§
taak waa comparatively light, and he wel
comed the advent of Mis* Plum.
"I suppose yon know," he aatd, "thnt the
Jam occaalonally harliecuea hla teachers)"
**! don’t." aatd Mlaa Plum, "nnd, anyway,
|t*a our duty to educate theae poor, half-
clad Ravage*' Think of a country In which
not one woman known how to uao tho sew*
lng machine or the pianola."
"Very well," anil the consul. "Oo ahead
and teach them."
Three month* later Lucinda Plum proudly
exhibited the drat pumpkin pie made by n
Uoozeleum girl. The consul took It for a
war fehleld at first, and. to aootbe the tench-
er’a feeling*, he had to eat half of It, after
which he wrote a very peiatmtatlc report
on the prospects of an Inrreaned trade be
tween Uoozeleum and the United State*.
In four mouth* all the high *ehool girl*
could play "Waitin’ at the Jungle" on tho
plnnoln, nnd half of them were *o far ad
vanced that they could make peeknlioo palm
leaf wntets that were more hole thau leaf.
It waa at thla atage that the Jam aent n
me**age to Lucinda Plum. He *ald that
she waa teaching the Uoozeleum girl* too
much u*elc*snca»; that already It took alx
wive*, Instead of three, a* formerly, to
Riipport a man. In consequence of the time
they wanted In clothe# making and fnahlnn
gossip. He prohibited hla poatal authorities
from accenting Part* fashfou
mall*, and
'1 l*» nfirm#„ .... .
Plum tremMnl asst <lny
... she piny.,I "| stole Tbst PI. lo PihM
My Marring Sister" on th. pianola. Hat
sb. nml not tniublr. Just (bo war
riors approach th* school bouse Hlraui Hop-
Ill. nppesr*.
“Stand back," b. erica
••nut w. repreaent th. Jsm."
"Jam the Jem." cried !lon||t..
ront unlv.rssl manhood, and the man srbo
would atrlke s teacher with s spiked
Is unworthy of lbs name."
(Cheer, from the jmIm tops)
»<
*'I repre-
— sin
club
Slowly the baffled ylllalna retreated.
"Ota. Hiram." aatd I.urinda, “you a wore."
"No. my |x>acb.'' antd lllram, "you *re
mistook."
•Such grammar. III.
•owueat."
'Desreat—but I'U reform your grammar
when we’re married."
•Tell me. I.uelnda. are tber* say carpet
sweepers In tlnnseleuml''
"Sot one. III."
"What * chain-. for trade."
lllram broached the matter to the consul,
“lint there's not a carpet la the country,"
ibl the official.
"Nccer mind,” said lllram. “they'll h*
Juat the tlilnga for dnattns elephant, with.”
And they were. The consul's reports from
inoaeleum are now read by every manufac
turer of carpet sweepers In th* I'ulted
States, and the Imtaure of trade lietween
the two countries 1* highly farorable to
i.
So Mr. and Mrs. Hopllte, aa they dip
their coupon a. Ides* tbs Jsm of Uuoselsttiu
and hls lltU* ad.
PROSPEROUS WEST GEORGIA.
To the Editor of Th* Georgian:
A recent trip on the railroad down
to Harris City, Hamilton and LaOrange
reveals the prosperity of the country In
this section. The trains were more or
less crowded with beautiful healthy
girls going to college. The sweet kiss
of good bye to mamma and papa, and
the wave of friendship to th* asso
ciates was refreshing and carried me
back to boyhood days when true love
wns stronger than it seems to be in
old age.
The fields along the rout* were white
with cotton on the stalks, and no one
hardly seemed to be picking. It was
rather damp, probably, to be picked,
but the current report is that it is hard
to get help. The towns seemed to be
prosperous and the hotels crowded,
several of us had to go to Greenville
to get hotel accommodations, there be
ing no room at Harris City and we
found some trouble In getting places to
stop at In Greenville—all overrun.
While there la more stir In the coun
try places than there used to be, still
there la a quiet Industry and genial
good humor about the country merch
ant nnd hls neighbors that makes us
almost sigh for quietude of the forest
and the village. The Central of Geor
gia Railroad from Columbus to Green
ville will perhaps be running through
with broad gauge Instead of the nar
row gauge to Newnan by January nest.
This Is the estimate formed on common
rumor. It Is graded from Greenville
toward Newnan about 8 mites, and
from Newnan toward Greenville about
8 miles, leaving a gup of about 8 more
miles to be graded. This will open up
more directly ibe travel to Columbus
und Intermediate points. The construc
tion of the road and the depot and aid
lng conveniences would seem to Indl
cate the expectation of n heavy traffic.
At Hamilton the eondemnatlon of long
strips of land In addition to the road
proper on the sides of the main road
leaves the Hamiltonians to wild con
jecture as to what Is In store for them.
Hamilton Is situated near the foot of
Pine mountain In Harris county, and
Is the county seat. It la an old town,
and, while there has always been a
good, ateady business done, the popula
tion has not Increased as rapidly by
accessions ns some other Georgia
towns, but the era of prosperity seems
hovering around about her now. There
Is more demand for houses there now,
and the outlook Is good for more busi
ness nnd general prosperity. The old
court house Is to be torn away and a
new one built In the next twelve
months—that Is the understanding.
Hamilton Is bound to tske her place
with the other prosperous towns of
Georgia. HOPEFUL.
The Rosary.
By ROBERT CAMERON ROGERS.
The hour* I spent with thee. dear heart.
Are aa a string of pearls to tue;
I count them over, every one apart.
My rosary.
Each Hour a pearl, each pearl a prayer.
To nttl! a heart In absence wrung;
I tell each bead unto the end. and there
A croon la bung.
Oh! memories that bleat—and Imra!
Oh! Imrren gain—nnd bitter loot!
I kl** each bead, and atrtve at lait to
learn
To klaa the croao*
8we**tl»eart,
To klaa the of oats
The ntole la a foolish animal. He
apends hit life In constructing subway*,
instead of having the city build them
for him. The mole's middle name I*
not Belmont,
Elephant* are regarded with great
favor by author*, because they all have
trunks (the elephants have). Thus
grfeat scope 1* afforded for Joke* about
the elephant leaving hla trunk aa ae-
curity for hls board bill. The elephant
le a pachyderm—that la, he doesn’t
care what names you call him.
The great auk Is extinct, and for
that reason makes an excellent cage
bird. This bird Js the subject of u
beautiful poem by Shelley:
The silver squawk
Of the bounding auk,
Ah, me! how it stlrreth the soul!
Oh, lands! Oh, lawk!
How that bird can talk.
How ita honeyed accents roll.
But when you beg
For a single egg,
In tonea as if glasses clinked,
The hopping auk
Is sure to balk
And murmur, “I can’t; I’m extinct.”
Care should be taken In approaching
the octopus. By patting it gently and
saying in a soothing tone, ’’There's a
good little ootopusay,” one may touch
It with Impunity, but It Is very dan
gerous when provoked with mentions
of rebates or rate bills. The octopus
Is as widely distributed as the con-
atltutlan, and by some classes Is wor
shiped aa the fetish of prosperity.
One of the moat useful of domestic
animals Is the potato, which la very
little trouble to keep, as It Uvea In It*
burrow moat of the time. As a draught
animal It la not so useful aa the horae,
and It la but little ute as a mother
to chickens, yet Ita cute ways ond ex
treme watchfulness at night endear It
to the farmer.
The swallow la a warm weather bird,
and la usually found In soda fountains,
where one doe* not make a drink. The
young swallow Is called a "alp," and
.. TuN-ffrown specimen Is somctlmea
called the “gulp."
! GOSSIP
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
New York, Sept. 28.—Society, or at
least that section of It which has it,
habitation on Long Island, and thla la
no inconsiderable section, by the way
Is deeply Interested In prize pumpkins!
home-made pies, patchwork quilts and
the like. It is all on account of tho
county fair which le being held at
Mlneola, L. I.
Mr*. Clarence Mackay, the Vander
bilt, and the other millionaire, who
play at farming, not only have exhib
its at the fair, hut many of them are In
dally attendance. They can talk over
the fruit* of Jersey farms, or a Jer
sey or Hereford cow or ducks with the
best of those who depend on agri
culture for a living, and are altogeth
er having the time of their llvee. The
Meadowbrook hunting set ore said to
be out of sympathy with the fair be-
ceuso there were no prizes offered
either for real foxes or a bag of gupie.
The New York board of education
Is quivering with rage, astonishment
ond resentment. Seventy-four young
women who teach In the public schools
had th* shocking "nerve" to get married
during the recent vacation. Now
they'll be punished. The boar! of ed
ucation sat on the subject yesterday
and cruelly moved that the names of
the offenders be printed In the nlnutes.
Section 41, sub-division 15. cf th*
board's by-laws prohibits the marriage
of school teachers.
Emerson Palmer, secretary o' the
board, yesterday yawned a little and
said:
Section 43, subdivision 15'proHdes
that, etc., etc. Seventy-four teachers
have violated this by-law, etc, etqj'
One somnolent gentleman suggested:
"Put their names in the minutes, l
move.”
Second the motion,” drowsed an
other.
And so the names of the dafng
teachers were Inscribed. Maybe
dafni
e tie
a, tm
have been punished enough thus, ___
maybe they'll be punished more; tine
will tell.
But the brides don't care.
The American colony In London Is o
be started for an early season by tie
marriage of Miss Mary CavendlSt
Bentlnck to John Ford, of this cltj,
Miss Bentlnck Is the daughter of Mn
George Cavendish Bentlnck. she wh<
was Miss Elizabeth Livingston, Mrs
Ogden Mills' twin, and John Ford it
the son of the late Sir Francis Claire
Ford, who died while British ambassa
dor at Rome.
Mrs. Maturln Livingston, who was
known a generation ago as the mother
of the "Livingston twins,” has returned
to America. “The Livingston twins"
are now respectively Mrs. Cavendish
Bentlnck, mother of tho bride to [be,
nnd Mrs. Ogden Mills, mother of jthe
Mills twins, famous as "the smallest
little dressers.” l>
While a big crowd at Sixth avejue
ond Twenty-thlrd street npplaucH
Miss Helen Miller, a pretty mlllltir.
taught a lesson In street etiquette too
person who tried to flirt with her lt*t
night. \
Miss Miller was walking slowly tq
Sixth avenue when she saw th* tna)
following her. He lifted hi, hat end
asked her permission lo see her home.
Miss Miller shot out her fist end land
ed on the man's inw. It sent him reel
ing and hls top hat fell Into the street.
quickly, Miss Miller landed two more
stunning blows U(>on the man's face.
A large crowd encouraged her.
“Put one over hls eye;" cried one
man. and Ml,, Miller promptly.did so.
A cheer broke from the crowd as the
man fell Into the gutter.
Patrolman Hams took both: to the
police station, where the girl jold her
story-
"You did Just right," said th* ser
geant. •
The Camden, N. J., police today are
hooking for two tramps who stopped a
New York express train a mile outside
the city to borrow a dime. When the
engineer sew the danger signal he
Jammrd the brakes down, throwing the
passengers from their soats.
When the train stopepd the engineer
nsked the tramps If anything was
wrong with the tracks.
"No," we, the reply, "we ere thirsty
and stopped the train to borroV a
dime."
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
REPLY TO 8COTCH-IRISHMAN.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
If your Scoteh-lrlshman in hi, "Ap
peal to Scripture to Justify Lynch
Law” had continued reading the umio
book ho quote, from, I. *. Judges, he
would have found In the test, or flat
chapter and 25th verse, these words:
"In those day* there was no king
In Israel: every man did that which
was right In hls own eyes,”
This Is not a complete answer to ell
old Bcrlpture on this subject, but suf
fice, for thl, particular one.
The moral teaching of the Scripture,
are like the Creator Himself, eternal
and unchangeable, but th* method, for
leading lip to those truth, are a, varia-
* >,e ** of science which lead, up
lo higher knowledge through what I,
only apparent truth. The sun appear,
to rise, children In astronomy Yould
at _ first receive no higher knowledge,
but afterwards they learn that we, or
the earth, tiros Instead of the sun.
Apply thl, method God used in train-
"Peculiar people," for the Inter
pretation of Scripture, and It I* easy
whj ' "*7* for an eye and
tooth for tooth" teaching which was
?**• nroessery. must now give way
o that , resist not evil" In the sense
that every man Is really a Murderer
who allows the spirit of revenge to
enter Into any transaction for the re-
paying or righting of any real or sup.
riote* Wr ° n * 0, * ,n ’ t lnd >vtdual or
I thank God for freedom of your col
umns and such valiant fighters for
truth In Christ Jesus, a. Tor B
" bite, of the Second Baptist church.
WILLIAM R. HANLEITER.
Griffin, Glw
New. York, Sept. 28.—Here ore eons
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—L. C. Gregg, F. C. Steli-
hnm, Mrs, W. W. Stewart, C. H. Johi-
son.
SAVANNAH—B. H. Baker, W. -
Brown, G. A. Gordon, Mr,. 'M. B. Lane
Mrs. M. N. Moore, A. B. Gregory, R
Mnrtcncen, Mrs. A. Relllsy, F. 1. How-
den, O. Vi. Jackson.
IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, Sept, 28.—Her* ere
some of the visitors In Washington to
day:
GEORGIA—51. N. Collier nnd wife,
of Athens; Dr. R. E. Hlnman, J. M.
Speer, of Atlanta, at the St. James;
John DeSaussure, of Atlanta, at the
National.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
SEPTEMBER 28.
1066—IVitiinm the Conqueror reached Hi*
const of England on hls memorable In
vasion,
1*7—Venetians under Moroslnl bombarded
Athens.
J73g-(Jln Act Hot* in London suppressed.
1777—Ucncral Anthony Wayne surprised ana
defeated by the British. , .
179—Thouins !>nv. author or "Randford and
«... r,orn Jue 2, 1741
MM—I nlted Htstes sloop of wo/ AH*". 1
•Bllgd from Asplnwoll, nnd was never
more heard of.
MM—Confederates under General Price In*
vnded Missouri.
189§-Thoma* C. Itnynrd* soeretar,* of state,
died* Itom Oototier », 1122.
1902—Klottnq st Hault Hte. Marie by dis
charged employeea of the Conaollilated
Lake Ruperfor Company.
HI8T0RIC ^ACTS.
By Wsx Jones.
Columbus was the lost man to cross
the Atlantic without saying, “Thl, I*
nothing to the time I crossed In ths
Blgstlc—”
Although Henry VIH had six wives
he never learned how to button »
blouse up the back, showing that he
was never thoroughly domesticated.
Henry was the pioneer of spelling in
form. and usually when he wlehed t»
dlvorre another wife wrote briefly w
hts executloner-ln-ordlnary:
“Fetch the arks. HEN”
Henry Hudson's ship was named th*
Half Moon because he feared the comW
paper, would have something to set **
ns called her the Full Moon.