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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN,
MONDAY, OCTOBER f, IW.
The Atlanta Georgian.
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The New Judges.
To Juatlcea Richard Ruaaell, Arthur Powell and Benja
min Hill, of the new court of appeala. The Georgian
extendi lta felicitations upon the generoua race and the
gallant victory of the state election.
The sections of the state are well represented In
the register of the new Judges, one from the northeast,
one from the capital city, and one from the wtregraBi
region of the state. The bench la distinctly strengthened
by the character, experience and ability oj the three
Georgians who hare been called to Judicial honors and
responsibilities, and we trust that thla rigorous addition
to the machinery of the law may expedite the trial and
decision of causes in a moat marked and effective way.
The general sentiment eeems to name Judge Richard
Ruaaell aa the presiding JusUee not only because of the
remarkable majority by which he led the race, but by
reason of bis nlno years' experience upon the bench of
the superior court. This Is mere rumor, of course, al
though the foundation aeems to be substantial.
. But whatever the organlsaUon of the court It !■ a
matter of congratulation to the state that three young,
vlgoroui and capable Jurists have been added to the
equipment of onr greatly overtaxed and overworked
judiciary.
And so while we congrafulato the ngw judges, wo fo-
llcltate with equal heartiness the state which la to have
the benefit of their brains and attainment.
The “Demagogy” of Hearst.
dolph Hearst with demagogy, consider his recent atti
tude toward McCarren.
McCarren la the absolute boas of Brooklyn. He Is
supposed to "hold the city In the hollow of hts band”
from the Democratic standpoint, which la the dominant
standpoint of Its politics.
After Mr. 'Hearat’a nomination nt Buffalo, McCar
ren made Immediate overtures for a working basts be
tween tbeq>. Hearst refused to accept a single proposi
tion which McCarren made.
McCarren atated definitely that the refusal to
accept his plan would cost tho Hearst ticket 75,000
votes In Brooklyn. Hearst's Immediate answer was to
Ignore McCarren and to put In his independent league for
a majority ot the elective offices of the Brooklyn bor
ough. It was a distinct defiance of McCarren In the' lines
of h!( principles and the lines of his loyalty; .and the
question ot 76,000 votes did not weigh against the greater
question of Hearst’s principles and hla plans for their exe
cution. ,
What demagogue of your acquaintance would have
been willing to snap hts fingers In the face of 76,000 votes
to protect a principle or to carry out s plan which ho had
made tor an honest government?
This country Is going to know William Randolph
Hearst better than It has ever done before.
And when McCarren and hla gangs are forgotten the
next governor of New York will be remembered as one of
the cleanest and most effectlvo reformers of modern
times.
The Peachtree Car Tracks.
If the majority of those who live on Peachtree street
are opposed to the removal of the street car tracks from
that great thoroughfare. It Is high time that they were
making that fact evident to the city council and to the
people. *
Those who are In favor of this removal are particu
larly active and appear to be especially coherent In their
plana and purposes. The list of their names has been
published, and while In quality they represent many of
the very beat people on that thoroughfare, they are by
no means a majority, and are therefore not strong enough
numerically to control the situation. We have one or two
communications from private citizens along that line on
this page today.
But the point we wish to ascertain la the sentiment
of the majority of Peachtree residents whoae wishes
should prevail In this important matter. If the show
hands should demonstrate that the majority of tho
Peachtree people are In favor of the plana proposed by
Capptaln Clayton and others, we are quite confident that
their withes ought to prevail. If, on the other hand, the
majority la against the proposition, the plan ought to be
discarded at one. We said on Friday that The Georgian
had no Interest In the matter beyond the Interest of the
majority of those who were personally concerned and
that we were willing to follow the majority In the mat
ter.
Our own Idea of the situation la that the removal
of the tracks would entail great Inconvenience upon the
majority of the Peachtree residents and would practi
cally cloae that great thoroughfare aa a constant enjoy
ment to all those who are not able to enjoy the luxury
of vehicles to carry them up and- down lta length. We
expressed the belief that five-sevenths of the people ot
Peachtree street were In the attitude to oppose this
plan If they cared to do so. But as the matter stands
now, the only parties that seem to be active are those
In favor of the proposition,'and unless the majority be
■tlra itself an dorganlzea Its expression. It will simply,
by apathy, permit the minority to express the sentiment
ot the street and to control the disposition of the tracks.
If the maojrlty It opposed to the removal of the car
tracks and will say so, The Georgian will help them to
fight But it the majority Is Indifferent or on the other
side, It Is certainly not The Georgian's Inclination or duty
to oppose a plan which seems to be acceptable to most
of those who take pains to express themselves.
Whatever la done should be done quickly. It there
Is going to be any opposition to the plan, it ought to be
organized and somebody should go to work to organize It.
It It la not done there will be nothing left to conclude
but that the proposition meets with universal favor.
Meanwhile, here la a yemark which fairly expresses
the opposition of those not personally Interested In the
matter. One of the moat charming ladles of Atlanta
whoae fortune Is compressed within narrow limits, re
marked on Saturday:
"If the car tracks nre removed from Peachtree, I
shall take occasion to take a daily ride on the last
week of tholr stay, for after that 1 do not ezpect to be
able to hire a conveyance to ride on Peachtree more than
year."
Justice Klngsbery Talks.
“I am heartily in favor of having the car tracks
on Peachtree street, beyond Baker street, removed,”
■eld Justice Klngsbery Saturday morning. "The re
moval ot all tracks on that portion ot Peachtree
street would materially enhanco the value of prop
erty there, and would develop It Into one of the three
most beautiful thoroughfares In the United States.”
"I have lived on Peachtree street for the past 25
years, and long ago I discovered that having a
atreet car track passing directly In front ot your
home Is very undesirable. For the satisfaction of my
own curiosity, I made an estimation one 8unday
of the number of cars that passed my home, nnd .
found that approzlmately 1,200 clanging, rumbling
cars swept only a few feet in front of my door during
the day.
"The cars on Peachtree street commence run
ning at an early hour In the morning, and conUnue
to pass to and fro until after 12 o'clock at night.
They are almost a never-ending nulsanco and their
removal would be welcome to me.”
Now there la not a bigger-hearted and more generous
citlsen in Atlanta than Justice Klngsbery. He would
not deliberately do or Eny anything that smacked of In
difference to the comfort ot other people.
And yet see how be has permitted himself thought
lessly to drift into a purely selfish and aristocratic argu
ment:
"Remove the cars from Peachtree because there are
some 1.200 rumbling, clanging cars passing my door
every day up to midnight. They are a never-ending
nuisance and their removal would be welcome to me.”
Yes, but how about the other fellow.' How about
the good people on Juniper and West Peachtree streets?
They have ears and nerves and like to sleep and rest
also. And it to the cars already running on Juniper
and West Peachtree we add the volume of travel that
used to run on Peachtree, don't you suppose that the
1,600 or 1,800 cars would be just as much of a nuisance
to Juniper and West Peachtree?
We know Justice Klngsbery too well to believe that
be would, after reflection, base his approval of the Peach
tree plan upon an argument so aristocratic as this.
It Is because of the many whose Interest, convenience
md comfort are involved in this matter that The Gcor-
I Klan U taking an Interest in it.
It Is not often that The Chicago Chronicle finds
good word to say for the South, but when It does get
straight In this direction It says something worthy of
note. In a recent Issue, The Chronicle ridicules the com
parison of the negro lynchlngs In the South with tho
massacre ot the Jews In Russia, and declares:
“The offense committed by the negroes Is the
moat heinous and Insufferable conceivable and the
Jews are killed simply because the murderers owe
them money. There Is also a great disparity In point
of numbers. The number 6f Jews killed In one. day
is greater than tho number of negroes lynched since
tho revolutionary war.” I
It does not seem necessary to add anything to this
pungent statement ot fact
Have We Lost the Love For Cattle,
It Is not difficult to find an explanation of the ever-
Increasing popularity of The Southorn Cutlvator with tho
farming life of Georgia, when we read from the pen of
Kdltor Hunnlcutt such a pastoral plea as this which
follows. It Is commop sense expressed In beauty, and
should weigh - decisively In tho fnrmlng plans of our
Georgia folk.
"The Bible tells us that one of the very first
duties God imposed upon Adam was to give names to
the animals as He cansed them to pass In a review be
fore him. Abol, Adam's second and favorite son, was
a shepherd. Noah had to build the ark large enough
to accommodate two of every species of tho animals.
The Lord's favorite sacrifice was a lamb upon the al
tar. Sheep first gave us our standard of monoy value.
The happiest days for mankind upon tho earth la
described as tho "golden age,” when men were prin
cipally Bhepherds and spent the long, peaceful daya
In watching their flocks, while with Innocent and
happy hearts they mado music upon their flutes.
From thence on down the nnnals of history, the
horse, the cow and the sheep have been closely as
sociated with overy s.ep In tho development of tho
human race. The greatness of every tribe has been
largely measured by their herds of cattle. No nation
has risen to any high degree of merit, that did not
pay special attention to the raising and breeding
of stock. Today wo find the foremost nations lead
ers In the cattle Industry. England owes much of her
greatness to the Shorthorns, Herefords, Southdowns
and Bcrkshlres. F.ance is noted for her Percheron
horses and Romboulette sheep. Germany for her
draft horses and Coach stallions. Holland for her
caws, Scotland for her Clydsdale horses,- Aberdeen
Angus cattle, and Cheviot sheep, and the Isle of
Jersey, that gem of the sea, Is famed for her dairy
queens. All our Northern and Western states are
rich In blooded stock and every State Is noted tof
some special line of stock breeding. Our poor, lone
Southland has lost that close connection with animal
breeding and has pinned her faith to a fleecy staple
grown upon a weed. Our ears have been closed to the
kindly music of lowing cattle, thatthey might be filled
with the din of politicians who have 1 led us astray
from the paths of successful agriculture with that
misleading cry “of our being blessed with a God-
given monopoly In growing cotton." So far have we
strayed from the right paths, that whatever of a
blessing our monopoly contained it has been turned
Into a curse by our neglect to raise stock upon our
farms. God Himself has put a curse upon any one-
crop system ot farming and no man or set of men
can remove it. Man Is declared to be the king of an
imals, and for him to thrive aright or to rule well,
he must dwell, surrounded with members of the In
ferior animals, that they may satisfy his hunger,
enrich hts soli and till his lands, while he ministers
to their every want and need with diligence and
care.”
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
Nooks and Corners
of American History
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.
HOW 8IR HENRY CLINTON
WA8 SHECWMATED
There was a time when Long Island
Sound was full of whales and whaling
companies were thick on both shores
of the Sound.
For some time before the breaking
out of the American Revolution the
whales had slipped away to other wa
ters, and, as a consequence, the whal
ing companies were doing a poor busi
ness.
Notwithstanding this fact, however,
the company organizations were.
outbreak of hostilities between the col.
onles and the mother country there
were little squads of men all along the
shore who were ready at short notice
for any kind of partisan service.
It may be said In passing that Long
Island, settled by the conservative
Dutch and by the sons of English gen
tlemen, was a regular nest of Tories,
while Connecticut, of almost purely
Puritan stock, was thoroughly demo
cratic and patriotic.
If space permitted It would be pos
sible to fill column after column with
the thrilling encounters between the
Tories on the south shore and tho
patriots on the north shore of Long Is-
and Sound, but I will content myself
with the story of how patriotic Captain
David Hawley negotiated an exchange
of prisoners.
On Holland Hill, some 2 miles out
from Fairfield, Conn., there dwelt, In
the spring of 1779, General G. S. Sti
llman, one of the most prominent
Whigs In the section, and a great friend
to the cause of liberty.
Sllltman was man enough to attract
the especial attention of Washington
and to receive from the great chieft
ain's own hand the commission of
brigadier general, and at the time In
question General Sllllman, at the head
of his troops, was at the aforesaid Hol
land Hill, with headquarters in hla own
fine mansion.
Sir Henry Clinton thought It would
be a fine thing to capture the distin
guished Whig and to parade him along
the more public thoroughfares of New
York In Irons.
For tho capture of Stillman Sir Hen
ry selected a man named Glover, a
Tory refugee, who had once worked
for the general, and knew him well.
Leaving Floyd Neck, L. I., In a whal
ing boat, with eight other refugees,
Glover succeeded In reaching Fairfield
about midnight, and, surrounding the
Sllllman mansion, captured the gen
eral with but little difficulty.
Negotiations were at once opened
with the enemy for the exchange of
tholr prisoner; but, to the chagrin of
the patriots, the answer camo back
that the Americans had no one In their
possession whom the British would
consider an equivalent for the illus
trious Whig general.
Then It was that the genius of Cap
tain David Hawley camo Into play.
The captain remembered that there
was then living at Fort Neck, a village
In the town of Oyster Bay. L. I., tho
Hon. Thomas Jones, a Justice of the
supreme court of the province of NeV
York, and one of the stanchest royal
ists In the land. He figured, with his
good, hard, horse sense, that Jones
might be considered the equivalent of
Sllllman.
With Captain Hawley, to think was
to act, and, marshalling twenty-five of
the bravest of the whalers of Brldgo-
Rort, he set out for Stony Brook Creek,
on tho Long Island shore, some DO
miles from their quarry.
Arriving at tho' Jones mansion about
_ o’clock In the evening, they found
his honor und a host of friends In the
midst ot a grand banquet.
Tho reyelry came to a sudden and
most unceremonious close, nnd within
less than an hour after their arrival
Hnwley and his men were well on their
way back with tholr distinguished
prisoner, and Inside of twenty-four
hours the Honorable Thomas Jones,
Justice of the supreme court of Con
necticut, was In durance vile on the
Connecticut side of the sound.
"Here's your man," said Captain
Hawley to tho American authorities;
"and I reckon he will prove to be hlg
enough to swap off for our General Sll
llman."
The captain’s Judgment proved to be
true, nnd In a little whllo Jones was
exchange for the general, and Sir Hen
ry Clinton had nothing but hlB labor for
ills pains.
CAPT. HARRISON MAKES
A SPIRITED REPLY TO
MR. GEORGE W. WILLIAMS
To the Editor of,The Georgian:
Having published the second attack
upon me by Mr. George W. Williams,
of Laurens county, I presume you will
afford me an opportunity to defend
myself that my good name may not
be besmirched by this man.
The public has been given a mass
of matter about the soldiers' home,
growing out of a sensational investiga
tion of the management of the Institu
tion, and many efforts have been made
to prejudice the minds ot the people
against the home—trustees and offl-
plals employed by them.
Charges were tpade of mismanage
ment and abuse of the Inmates. A
resolution was adopted by the general
hssemhly and a committee was ap
pointed to make Investigation, and re
port to the next general assembly.
The committee assembled and spent
five or six days taking testimony and
examining Into the affairs of the
home. A report was made and pub
lished. This report did not reflect
seriotisly upon the trustees or any of
the present officers. Some suggestions
and recommendations were made to the
trustees, and some complaint made
about turning disorderly men away
without means to support themselves,
etc.
Since the adjournment of the com
mittee. Mr. Williams continues to keep
up "the fight,” as he terms It, and In
making threats about what he will do
when he comes back to tho general as-
sunbly.
He has misrepresented me In these
articles and drawn me Into a newspa
per controversy very distasteful to
myself. But no man has ever assailed
me In any way at any time without
hearing from me In my own defense.
Mr. Williams persists In charging me
with having "bitterly denounced the
Inmates of the home,” and that I called
them a "lot of old bums and hood
lums.”
I have admlted that I have denounc
ed In strong and emphatic terms, with
all the earnestness I could command,
the disgraceful misconduct of a lot of
habitual drunkards who have been sent
to the home, and who have repeatedly
violated the rules against drunkenness
and disorderly conduct In the home.
Some ot these men after many mild
reprimands and cautions have been
suspended for different periods, gen
erally for thirty days, when their
conduct demanded such suspension.
Not a single old, decrepit man among
them "that I ever heard of or saw. I
have sanctioned the actlort of the trus
tees In making and enforcing these
rules against these drunken, boisterous
Inmates, because the law-abiding,
quiet, old men In the home deserved
to be protected against the abuse and
misconduct ot these dissipated inmates.
I have felt perfectly Indignant when
I have heard how some of the rowdies
have abused, cursed and threatened
their roommates who chided them or
complained of their conduct.
The original rules never anticipated
any such conduct and when the trus
tees found tho necessity for It more
stringent rules were adopted to sup
press the evil. It baa been neqrly ac
complished by turning out some of the
most disorderly ones and enforcing the
rules against them all.
I have characterized these Incorrigi
ble whisky drinkers as "a lot of old
bums,” and so they have been, and the
truth of all I say can be easily estab
lished by the testimony of those who
know all about the home for the past
three years.
This drunkenness has been reported
by the surgeons, by the superintend
ents, by the president of the board,
and by the Investigating committees.
It cannot be denied that whisky has
been the curse of the Institution.
I have said all this and many other
things on the same line. I have felt
that these men were ungrateful, and
that there was no excuse whatever for
this misconduct.
Mr. Williams and other members
the Investigating committee heard me
denounce these rowdy Inmates, as I
have stated, because I made no secret
of my condemnation of this class.
Now, Mr, Williams, for purposes
his own, has charged me with charac
terlzlng all the Inmates In the home, o
as he says, "the Inmates of the home
with being "old bums," etc.
I have never spoken 111 of these hen
orable old men. I have befriended
scores of them time and time'again,
have worked hard to render this place
of refuge for their declining years a
quiet, orderly, delightful i lace. I have
In very many ways helped to make all
their surroundings pleasant. I do not
Intend to allow Mr. Williams or any
one else to hold me up to public scorn
as a man who would harm by word
or deed these old heroes. Many of
them are my personal friends, and of
ten thank me for my ,. attentions to
them and my efforts to supply their
wants. . ....
This man Williams, whoss middle
name I am glad to know Is not
"Washington," as I had been led to be
lleve, grows very afigry'when his own
contemptible conduct Is exposed and
when I stated that his demand for hO'
tel bills was turned down as being un
authorized by his own resolutions. He
says: "I call the captain's attention
to my name which Is correctly signed
to this article so that he will not ha
surprised If In the future he finds me
usurping the prerogative of hi* patron
saint, Ananias."
I have thus much to say In conclu
sion: The above quoted sentence Is a
malicious slander and the man who
applies It to me Is a contemptible liar.
W. H. HARRISON.
I GOSSIP
n
An Inspiring Word Fron Seab Wright
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I write you simply to congratulate
you on the magnificent fight you are
making for municipal ownership, and
to suggest that you go steadily
work, get up the facts from all the
towns In Georgia, such as Dalton, Ath
ens, Cedartown, Albany, Newnan and
a host of others, showing that even a
little town can by selling commercial
light, not only get their street lighting
free, but make an excellent profit be
sides.
The finest example of what can be
done Is Jacksonville, Fla. The reports
for last three years show how they
were oppressed, as you are; how they
jio other mnn. nnd they long for the
opportunity to vote for him for president,
will the Democratic lenders be wise
hough to give them the opportunity?
ALEXANDER DECK,
CANT WAIT THE MIU-ENNIUM.
MR. BRYAN’8 FUTURE.
To the Editor of The Georglnn
I do not claim to be it politician, or to
be wise In statecraft, but ns one of the
grent mass of the people who think for
themselves. I desire to offer n few thought*
on the cnndldsey of Hon. Willlnm .1, Hr.vnu
for the presidency, and the evident luteu-
tlon of the Democratic politicians to run
him for the third time for that high of-
„ Tan's fitness fi
the position, but Is It wise to present
twice-defeated candidate to the people of
the United Ktates for their suffrage? Are
there no other men of brains and character
Democratic pnrty? To again now-
—r. Brynn would be n confession
thnt ho was the only one worthy of this
honor. There Is nothing thnt succeeds like
success, nnd. ns n presidential candidate,
Mr. Urynn hna not been n snccesa, hut n
failure—twice a failure. He Is a chronic
candidate, nnd such men nre not popular.
Men do not like to continually vote for
the same man, nnd thousands of them
have grown gray voting for Mr. Bryn#:
nnd they nre tired of It and they want
new candidate. . _ „
There Is no evidence whatever thnt the
people desire Mr. Bryan now more than
In 1896 ami 190ft. nnd. In my humble opin
ion. It would the extreme of folly to
again nominate him. It Is a wise man who
learns the lessons of the past. Will the
l>e*nocrar!e leader* forget the past, and
sin butt their heads against the rock of
..lure? I hope not. ... ,
There are many wise and true men In
the great Democratic pnrty who would, If
elected, give the country an honest, pro
gressive administration; why not nominate
some *
. out pre-eminent among
Ms (allows, like Saul of old, hood and
shoulders shove his brethren, a man who
sots, who fights, who accomplishes. who is
■|# ehst H 6|—
tghly h
-rporntl
allied
if who
Thl*° wonderful man Is the lion, william
Randolph Hearst, of New York, lie has
provea Itlmself to lie the «roatest executive
of the sxe. and he would hsve no trouble
In lopping off her.' nnd pruning there, un
til the government was administer,-I In nu
honest, eeonomleal way In the Interest of
the whole country. Mr. Hearst has s itrent
warm heart, whleh bests In sympathy with
the toiling masses, nnd he has teleputhl-
leally Impressed his kindly feeling and
love for them on their heart, and souls
To the Editor of The Georgian!
So the negro rapist must not be
lynched! He must be permitted to
havo hla little fling until "Christianity
has solved the problem."
The reverend gentlemen who enter
tain this view must be well aware that
Judge I.ynoh Is getting on In years,
and that their Christianity, or church-
lanlty, has already had some decades
in which to "solve the problem." Is any
progress reported?
If Christianity Is "on trial," as one
reverend gentleman says. It will be far
more concerned with the problem of Its
own existence than the problem of the
negro.
BRUCE MacLEOD.
Atlanta, Ga.. Sept. 14, 1906.
A Lie of Ancient Rome.
established their plant, paid for It out
of profits In ten years and today are
selling commercial light vastly cheaper
than Atlanta, lighting their streets free
and putting Into their treasury each
year a large sum of money.
See especially how-cheap they are
furnishing power to small manufactur
ers, which are the life of a,city.
The experience of Jacksonville la
simply conclusive.
Get all the facts, all over the coun
try, give facts. They are with you.
Do this for the people all over the
state—for Rome, Macon, etc.
Yours truly.
SEABORN WRIGHT.
Rome, Ga., Oct. 5, 1906.
In a Class by Himself.
From The Ladles* Home Journal.
A physician once had a grave dug
for a patient supposed - to be dying,
who afterwards recovered, and over
this error of Judgment the doctor was
Joked for many years.
Once he attended. In consultation with
three confrere*, another patient. This
patient really died. After the deAth,
aa the physicians discussed the caae
together, one of them said:
"Since quick burial Is necessary, we
might Inter the Body temporarily. I
understand our brother haa a vacant
grave on hand."
The doctor emlled. "Yes," he said,
only
ent whoae graves
Ml me nines,
the grand old Colos-
Wlth hla Me, lliiec, hoc,
As ho walked around the block,
And the moon wits
scum.
Profoundly wished that conscript peer
To hnll a hansom charioteer.
With his Me. hnec, hoc.
As he trudged nround the Mock.
At last he said: "Orest Caesar's ghost!
I'm either stolen, strayed or lost
With my hie, imec. hoc,
It is nearly 3 o'clock
And seveti moons nre shining on the T!
1-,-r.
Fee looked too mneli, mesccms, since lunch
On Sclplo's Fnlerniun punch.
With Ms hie. Imec, hoc*,
And this walk nround the block
Is hard upon n Jolly old Imbiber.”
At Inst he wnlked so fnr, they any,
,. passed the noble Anpinn way
With Ms hie. hnec, hoc.
And It gave him snch n shock
Thnt be almost lost his Latin eonjngn.
tlon.
When n praetorian on hla ronnd
Thnt rashly roaming Roman found
And he said: "Haee, hnne!
If you haven't got no Mink
Come hither aud I'll lock yon In the its.
tlon.”
So late next day to ancient Rome
Thnt senator went meekly home.
With his hie. ha,-,-, h,te
ll was 4 p. an. o'clock.
And hla caput seemed too large for l’oly-
phemus.
When questioned:
hh'V"
He ters-dy answered: "Alibi!
"Whither didst thou
Of this grand old town of Romulus nnj
Reruns!'
-WALLACE IRWIN. lu The it,
How to 8toal Elephants.
To steal, an elephant would seem to
be well-nigh Impossible. But the Brit
ish consul reports that It Is a common
practice In Slam, says The London
Mall. There the huge quadrupeds are
employed In the teak forests—and fre
quently disappear. One British firm
last year bewailed the loss of a dozen,
and reported thnt as many more were
stolen from their contractors. Another
firm lost nine, only three of which were
recovered. As the average value of the
elephants ts about $1,000 a head, the
consul naturally enlarges on the se
riousness of the matter. What Is an
noying about It Is that the officials are
Indifferent, and If one of the missing
creatures is recovered at all It Is only
by means of a search party organized
for the purpose.
Bio Gam* in the Trapsvaal.
From Transvaal Agricultural Journal.
great deal can be accomplished
toward reducing the numbers of the
larvae of the swallow-tail butterfly by
destroying the butterflies. The most
effective Instrument for this purpose
Is a light fowling-piece loaded with
dust shot nr coarse salt. It may seem
ridiculous to advocate the shooting of
butterflies, but an Insect with such
a large wing expanse affords a very
good target.
Not “23."
From The Ladles' Home Journal.
They took him to the sanitarium
moaning feebly: "Thirty-nine, thirty-
nine."
"What does he mean by that?" the
attendant Inquired.
"It's the number of buttons on the
back of his wife's-new frock," the fami
ly doctor explained.
. By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
New York, Oct. 8.—The world of high
finance Is puzzling over the Identity*f
the man meant by John D. Rockefen,,
in his Interviews, In which that versa
tile genius gave advice to his fellow
multi-millionaires as to how to live.
Mr. Rockefeller Is quoted thus:
“I know a man who Is very rich, who
l«« worth probably $100,000,000, and
he Is growing old. He has no Interest
In anything but business. It Is too
lato for him to develop other tastes.
So he tolls away at his business the
year around. He Is tied to his office
He Is a slave. It Is not that he cares
to make more money; It ts because the
activity of his mind demands occupa
tion, and bualneas alone has the power
to excite hla Interest and hold hie at.
tentlon.
am especially 'thankful that I
learned early to take an Interest in
other fields than business, so when I
was able to shift more and more active
business cares from my shoulders to
those of other men, I could do so with,
out regret, for I had other filed, of
activity awaiting my attention which
have proved of absorbing Interest. I
regard It as of the greatest Importance
that the man of business should guard
against his business monopolizing him
to the exclusion of all other fields of
life.
■For seventeen years I have followed
my rule not to taka up applications
personally. And still they keep com*
mg. I wonder If I had been dead for
that length of time if they would atm
be seeking me so persistently."
New that Russell Sage Is dead, it Is
hard to find a man whom the new
Rockefeller cap fits. The number of
men known to be worth $100,000,000 Is
not large, and to none of these does
the description apply. It Is perhaps
some side partner of the oil king who
haa succeeded In keeping the fact that
he Is a multi-millionaire under cover.
It Is not probable that Elliot F.
Shepard will be arrested to connection
with the killing of Gruner during the
Vanderbilt cup race. W. K. Vanderbilt,
Jr., and other automoblllsts have un*
dsrtaksn the case of the dead man's
family and the blame for the killing
can net be laid to Mr. Shepard. The
authorities had given consent to the
race and Shepard was doing no more
than he had a lawful right to do.
'ftie "Little Church Around the Cor*
ner" on Sunday celebrated three annl- I
versartes: Fifty-eight years since ths
church wa» found, twenty-fifth annl- i
versary of the dally encharlstlo ser- j
vice and twenty-fire years of vested
choir life, during which the present I
leader, James Potter Dodd, ha* been In
charge. The Rev. G. a Hoghtnn will:
conduct (pedal services all week.
With the iloran “Equal work fori
equal pay," the member* of the Inter,
borough Association ot Women Teach* j
ers are going to prosecute vigorously !
tholr fight for equality with the meg i
teacher* to salaries.
At a meeting of the association, Mis*
McCaffrey, a Manhattan principal read -
a paper showing a discrepancy between
the salaries paid the women and thoe#
paid to the men.
In this table It Is pointed out that
the men gst an Increase of $2 a week,
while the women get an increase of
only <7 cents.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
New York, Oct. 8.—Here are some
of the visitors to New York today:
ATLANTA—H. J. Haas, G. W. Wilts,
L. Tye, H. Van Epps, R. N. R.
Bordwell, O. Schwab.
SAVANNAH—J. C, Harris, B. Paine,
R. L. Schley.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
OCTOBER s.
1674—The poet, Milton, died.
17*4-H*nry Fielding, early English cor-
ellst, died.
ISJ-Henrl Christophs, ruler qf Haiti, shot.
1882-Otho of Bavaria proclaimed king ot
Greece.
1851—Hudson river railroad opened front
New York to Albany.
1882—Battle >of Perryvllle, Ky.
1869—Franklin Pierce, fourteenth president
Of the united States, died. ■
1871-The great fir* lir which Chicago wee
desolated started at 16 o'clock tt
night. .
lSSl-Thtmsnnds.nl
Hnlfeng, (?bl
1$03—Russia refused to svsenst* Manchu
ria.
1 lives lost by typhoon at
A GRATEFUL NOTE FROM
THE 8TREET CAR MEN
To Yhe Editor of The Georgian:
I have Just read your editorial com
mending the motormen and conductor!
of the street railway for the faithful
performance of their duties during ths
recent riots to our beloved city.
As I am one of the many employees,
I want to thank you for the kind words
spoken to our behalf. And I assure
you that It Is much appreciated bf
every man on the cars to the city.
While we only did what we felt wM
our duty by sticking to the levers
through this seeming reign of terror,
yet after the smoke of battle ha*
cleared away and sweet peace reigns
supreme, I am glad to know that ->ur
faithfulness wee recognized by such ;•
kind hearted and loyal citizen as I
have always found the editor of Ths
Georgian to be.
We felt that the company needed our
service during these troublous times,
and also that the public was entitled to
our protection at least while riding oa
the cars.
While It was reported that some
of
our number died of fright, I am gl» j
to know that It ts not generally be
lieved, and you will find a small army
of us, oa heretofore, ready to render
efficient service to our employers ana
to protect the lives of those who art
entrusted to our care as far as posstbi*
for us to do.
On our dally runs through the city
and suburbs we come to contact witn
all classes of people, some good ana
some not quite so good, but we try ta
treat them all kind and overlook their
faults, knowing that no man attains
perfection In this life. ...
Again thanking you, and hoping that
you may achieve still greater success
with The Georgian. I remain
Yours truly. __
C. L. CHOKER
Motorman Ga. Ry. A Electric Co.
305 E. Hunter St, Atlanta. Go.