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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN,
TT'ESPAY, OFTOBEfl 9, lm.
The Atlanta Georgian,
JOHN TEMPLE CRAVES .... Editor.
F.L. SEELY President.
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—MONTAIGNE.
He Did Not Speak For Virginia,
An each day pitta further behind ua the recollections
of our civic tragedy and the comments of tho American
press upon It, the fact remains that the moat malicious
and vindictive personal abUBe which has come to Atlanta
was written In The News Leader of Richmond, Va.
The editor of that paper la fully entitled to the un
enviable distinction of having surpassed all other enemies
In the persona! venom and bitterness of hla denuncia
tion.
Tho compensation which comes to Georgia- and to
Atlanta in this connection la In tho almost unanimous
assurance that lias como from every Virginian within
our sphere of communication against tho representative
character of this utterance. Tho Virginia Society of
Atlanta promptly met and denounced the expression of
The News Leader as totally unworthy of tho spirit of
Richmond and Virginia toward tho people of the South.
Col. W. N. Mitchell, ex-prcsldont of the Virginia Society,
gave a persona) Interview of Indignant protest against
the comment. Polk Miller, one of the most popular Vir
ginians, and the Idol of Richmond, heartily denounces
the editor and declares that thero Is not a man In Vir
ginia who will Indorse at any time the assault upon
Georgia and Atlanta.
Meanwhile, the rankling sting of that bitter and un
worthy utterance might have been seriously damaging
to the prospects of the Jamestown Exposition In tho
present canvass of Its Georgia commission before the
people of this city and this state; but for the fact of
the«e broad and generous disclaimers, and hut for the
representative consciousness of every Georlgan that no
true Virginian would entertain or express such a feeling
toward the capital of Georgia.
And so, Georgia, In aplte of the utterance, and In
scorn of the utterance, is going forward to send Its rep
resentative products to the great Jamestown Exposition,
and we ejtpect In the full fraternity of that splendid oc
casion to forgot that an outsider from another state has
abased the hospitality of a Virginia nowspapor to vont
hla personal animus against the capital of a slater com
monwealth.
To Our Correspondents.
Tho Georgian has a number of communications upon
Its desk which have no signature. We call attention to
the announcement made In tho beginning that we do
not publish anonymous communications without being In
possession of the names of the writers.
We regret at all times to withhold or to defer tho
publication of communications from our friends, but they
lie today upon our desk in such overwhelming numbers
that we must once again aBk tho patience of opr friends
In getting to them In tho best way we can. Some of
these communications discuss matters which are now so
far behind that it may not be imsslblo to publish them
at all. If so. we aak the consideration of our friends and
trust they will write us aguln upon other nnd practical
. themes.
and whom Mr. Hill himself esteem, as among tho choicest
ornaments of bis profession In the state.
The prophet who la not without honor In hla own
county may well rejoice In an expressed approval of hla
Immediate fellow citizens which outweighs the offlee, and
the dignity with which their preference clothes him.
Taken all in all. It was a generous and gallant
race, making no wounds, leaving no stings, and reflecting
no shadows upon a great profession and a distinguished
station.
The Lesson of Jacksonville and Other
Cities.
Those Atlantans who have been advancing the idea
of municipal ownership with conservative tentativeness
can take unto themselves the assurance that the move
ment has made a deep Impress upon citizens of all- classes
and that day by day hundreds are becoming consciously
allied to the definite ideals Involved In the crusade
launched by The Georgian.
Morally strong at Its Inception, the Municipal Owner
ship League has gained remarkable numerical strength
with each passing week, until It has become a formida
ble organization which Is determined to accomplish for
Atlanta the greatest service ever rendered the city.
So encouraging has been the response to the an
nouncement that there was being worked out a plan for
the city betterment, that The Georgian no longer fears
aggressive opposition, but desires to win over those who
have manifested an Indolent disinclination to become In
terested In civic affairs.
The municipal leagues of most cities have been forced
to convince many that the supplying of public utilities
Is a proper function of a municipality. But this baa not
been oo In Atlanta, where the city-owned waterworks sys
tem, practicable and profitable, stands as an unanswera
ble argument.
it la generally known that almost all of the more Im
portant European cities own apd control all of their public
utilities. Zn England and continental Europe, the fur
nishing of transportation, light, heat, power and water
by the municipality la regarded aa necessary as the main
taining of law and order. It la such an Important part
of a city’s administration that It Is designated as "munlcl-
pal trade," to nominally differentiate it from municipal
government.
But for examples we need not go to far-away coun
tries, where, it rtay bo contended, greatly different condi
tions obtain. Let ua glance at contiguous territory—Vir
ginia, Kentucky and Florida.
Tho history of municipal ownership In Richmond,
Danville, Fredericksburg, Alexandria, Henderson and
Jacksonville—the experlenco of these cities alone should
be sufficient to dispel all doubts. On a basis of general,
average It may be stated that tho cost of gas since those
various municipalities acquired the gas plants, has been
reduced from $3.60 to 87 cents per thousand, and the
cost of electric lighting has been reduced about one-third.
And In no Instance has the lessening of the cost of pro
duction figured to any extent, as Is proven by the fact that
the reductions wore made immediately upon the cities ac
quiring the plants. Six and eight and twelve per cent
dividends were not required. And advertisings and solic
iting were dispensed with. Salaries were reduced In
many instances and thero was eliminated the possi
bility of costly strikes and lockouts.
Jacksonville Is an Illuminating, but by no means ex
ceptional city which la enjoying In full the benefits which
accrue from municipal ownership. When the Florida
city established Its electric light plant the private com
panies were charging 2$ cents per kilowatt. The city
plant at once reduced the charge to 7 cents per kilowatt
and It has remained at that figure. For a 2,000 candle
powor arc, burning all night, the companies charged $16
per month; the city fixed the rate at $7.60 per month.
For midnight arcs tho old private rate was $13.60, and
the new city rate $6.60. The old companies were forced
to meet these rates and the price of gas was Incidentally
reduced more than 100 per cent
Formerly Jacksonville paid $8,000 per year for light
ing Its streets. Now tho streets are lighted free; as are
tho public buildings, tho Jails, fire stations, armoMes, hos
pital and nil charitable Institutions. A sinking sum of
considerable proportions Is bolng laid nsldo and tho busi
ness la paying 6 per cent Interest on the investment.
Tho nnnunl profits above operation and depreciation
aro $24,000. It Is estimated by disinterested persons
that the municipal plant saves the people (Individuals
and firms) 26 per cent of the former cost of light with
equal service. By the reduction of rotes alone, gas and
electric lighting, tho people are saving each year an
amount that approximates more than the entire coat of
the municipal plant. And through It all not a breath of
suspicion of political Jobbery haB been attached to the
management.
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 gel 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. Slitt Atlanta should set its face in that direction NO IV
THE HOME-COMING SONG
By MYRTA LOCKETT AVARY.
We’re corah
'he volleys g..„_
They’re colling us to come!
The «fn upon the low coast plays.
A-rlpplIng, “Come again!"
The gray moss from the live oak sways
To echo the refrain.
From Nlckajack to Tybee Light, •
8t. Simon Hound to Rome.
From lowly dell to Lookout heights.
The steam cars whistle; “Home!"
O Empire State, O Mother State,
We’re coming, coming home,
No land for us so dear, so great,
We’re coming, coming home!
rom where the
And from the ,
From Great Lakes nnd Alaska snowa.
We come at thy cotmuuud!
We’re coming from the froxen North,
We re coming, coming home!
We're coming back to onr sunny South,
were coming, coming home!
From arctic tee, from tropic tire,
We’re coming, coining home!
To the dear land of our heart’s desire,
We’re cooilug, coming home!
The cowhoy comes, the snllnr comes.
We’re coining, coming home!
The soldier comes with n Iw-ntlng drum,
We’re all a-coming home!
Finance's, labor’s captains come,
And scholars with degrees,
And great men from the East nnd West,
Anu men from over sens.
And wide-flung Is the Mother's door,
We're coming, coming home!
With welcome for us, rich or poor.
We’re coming, coming home!
And from her chimneys 'gainst the blue
Of heaven the gray smoke curls.
Arising from the hearthstone true.
The flag of home unfurls!
The mocking-bird, how sweet he sings:
••Come home, come home, come home!"
Bob White’s call In the forest rings
A-bidding us come home!
The mild winds in the Georgia pines
They gently murmur “Cornel”
The scuppernongs aud muscadines
Hang on the vine# at home.
Our children's children, come along!
With us, come home, come home!
A-filnglng glad the homing-song,
We re coming, coming home!
— “ 'possum nnd nota
We’re coming, coming ]
Some biggest watermelons wait.
Of fruit she’s kept a store,
She's garlanded the Southland's gate
To welcome us once more!
O land of cotton, hay nnd corn,
The peach, the grape, the pear.
The jasmine nnd the rose adorn
Our Mother for her Fair!
O land of rivers broad and strong.
We're coining, coming home!
O land of love nnd the poet’s song.
We’re coming, coming home!
The rushing Chattahoochee cries:
“O Georgians, come ye home!”
Ocmulgee sobs. Ocouee sighs:
“Children, 'tis time to come!"
The beauty of Toceon calls:
We’re coming, coining home!
The grandeur of Tallulah falls.
All's calling us to .come!
Old Yonnh storms: “We wait for you!*'
Nacoochoe breathes, “We walt!' r
And fair and goodly, grand ami true,
Stands Mother at the gate.
Where flowers bloom nnd wild birds sing,
We’re coming, coming homo!
Like homing birds we’re on the wing.
We're coutlug, coming home!
Nooks and Corners
of American History
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.
MR. BRANTLEY DID NOT SAY IT.
To tho Editor of Tho Georgian:
My attention has been called to your
rather tart reply to an alleged Inter
view with me in The Washington Post
over a week ago. You ask in the head
line, “Did Mr. Brantley Say It?” and
you state In the body of the editorial
hat “if he did, he was either misin
formed or malicious.” I believe The
Washington Post quoted me as saying
that Mr. Graves, through The Geor
gian, advocated the revival of the Ku
Klux Klan for the suppression of the
criminal negroes.
The facta In the case are almply this:
While in Washington, on my way to
New York, the Sunday morning after
the riot In Atlanta, I met a reporter for
Tho Washington Post, who asked for
an interview on the situation in At
lanta. I told him that I knew nothing
of the conditions In Atlanta and was
not prepared to say what caused the
trouble. He read me the«dl*patch and
told me what had been received from
Atlanta during tho morning in bulle
tins. I then told him to wire Mr. John
Temple Graves for a statement of tho
case—that he was on the ground and
understood the conditions there—that
he had studied the negro question and
had discussed It in lectures and in hts
paper. He promised to do so. and I
have since learned that he received a
reply that Justified me In all that I had
said of Mr. Graves. I trust your vanity
will not be Jarred to know why The
Washington Post asked for your "state
ment.”
During the same conversation, if I
remember correctly, I told the reporter
that I thought the afternoon papers in
Atlanta hud had too much to say about
the crimes which had led to the riot.
I spoke of the proposition to organize a
Ku Klux Klan thero to take up cases
involving crimes against women, but
that the matter was knocked out by
the conservative element; that tho dis
cussion, however, had had a bad effect
and had left a seething volcano under
the community only to break forth in
fury at the first favorable moment. I
did not say that Mr. Graves or The
Georgian advocated the Ku Klux Klan,
though I am willing to confess that I
not aware that such was not the
case.
I remember very well a cartoon in
The Georgian some time ago, in which
a white woman was pictured ns stand
ing with a gun In her hands, while the
shadow of a kinky-headed, flat-nosed
negro fell across her skirt. Under the
picture was something about the white
omen of the South defending them
JUDGE KONTZ CLAIMS THE HONOR
Hon. John Temple Graves, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Mr. Graves: 1 am glad to see
such general unanimity touching the
matter of building an armory and audi
torium for Atlanta, and I have read
with great Interest your editorial in
which Tho Georgian makes a subscrip,
tlon of twentj'-flve hundred (12,600)
dollars for this purpose.
For sake of accuracy, however, I beg
to call your attention to the fact that I
wrote a letter, which was published
September 28, 1906, In which I sub
scribed two hundred and fifty ($260)
dollars. You can not, therefore, of
course "start” the subscription, but I
am glad to be backed up by such very
pleasant company.
With kindest regards, I beg to re
main, Yours very truly,
ERNEST C. KONTZ.
October 8, 1906.
Ben Hill’s Notable Race.
It would bo almost a broach of local courtosy not to
congratulate the Hon. Bon H. Hill upon his moat remark
able race for a Justiceship of the new court of appeals.
The most conspicuous of compliments Is paid Mr.
Hill In the overwhelming majority by which he carried
hts own county of nilton, and tho significance of this
tribute la found In the fact that Mr. Hill's local competi
tors is this race Included three of the most eminent, the
most distinguished and the most popular jurists and gen
tlemen of the county of Fulton.
To have beaten three ordinary men by so decisive
a majority would have been a compliment. But for any
man to have been chosen above the good names and the
lofty characters of Henry C. Peeples, W. R. Hammond
and Howard Van Epps, In the county of Fulton, Is a mark
of confidence and admiration which la worth more In son-
tlment to Mr. Hill than the office Itself to which ho has
been elected.
Mr. Hill made no canvass of the state and has not
been an active public figure In the political life of Georgia
for many years, so that the alxe of hla vote outside of hla
own city and county must have been a tribute to the gen
eral and quiet estimate of merit which has been placed
upon his professional career by ynwyers and reading Geor
gians throughout the commonwealth.
Atlanta's candidates In this generous field of contest
were made up of characters and records so high and ad
mirable that any one of them would have reflected great
honor upon both the city and the state. The pleasure
which hla multitude of friends feel In the phenomenal suc
cess of Mr. HUI Is shadowed only by the recollection that
It entails defeat upon three gentlemen of our own county
whn merit so much of public confidence and udmlration,
selves. To me, the Idea nt the South
Municipal ownership is not the dream of an Idealist. " In ^2'J , f t L_ be .L n *
Certainly It has morality on Its side, but It likewise
makos Its' appeal to tho twentieth century utilitarian.
Perhaps It has n greater foothold In gldor countries, but
It Is an essentially American and democratic Institution.
Without municipal ownership It la difficult for a city’s
government to be conducted on a thoroughly business
like basis. It Is Indispensable In any government which
approaches near to perfection. For it benefits tho people.
“The end of government Is the welfare of mankind,"
anid Locke, which BUmnmry wns characterized by Huxley
as “tho noblest, and at the same time the fullest state
ment of the purpose of government.”
THE LABOR JOURNAL DECENNIAL.—Tho At
lanta Journal of Labor celebrated Its tenth anniver
sary on last Friday. And they have been vigorous
nnd successful years by which this excellent weekly
has mounted to |ta first decennial. The Journal has
been conducted upon n high and dignified plane,
treating all questions with conservatism and yet with
a firm fidelity to the principles and Interests of the
class which It represents. Mr. Jerome Jones, Its
editor, has established himself In the respect and
confidence of the people of Atlnnta, and the federated
unions and labor men are to be congratulated upon a
representative who combines excellent discretion
with large ability.
CONGRESSMAN ADAMSON.—In an Interview
with The West Point Nowb Congressman Adamson
of the Fourth district expresses hts cordial admira
tion for the personnel of the Democratic state ticket
Just elected, and rejoices also In the establishment of
the court of appeals and the excellent Judges who
will honor- Its bench.
The West Point News speaks In terms of tho
highest regard and admlrntton for Congressman
Adamson, who enjoya In a large measure the regard
and admiration of hla entire congressional district
ent amasnns is a much sillier propo
sition than tho reorganisation of the
Ku Klux, because It carries with It the
Intimation that tho Southern men nrc
no longer willing or able to be their
defenders, while the suggestion that
gop* with the black shadow on the
white skirt Is too horrible to even think
So It will be seen that If X dropped a
word during the conversation with The
Post man that led him to become con
fused In reporting exactly what I said,
I was somew-hat justified by the cir
cumstances In doing so. And tHe very
fact that I told him to wire The Geor
gian's editor for a "personal state
ment” relieve* me of the charge of hav
ing the slightest malice toward either
Mr. Graves or that paper.
Very respectfully,
C. C. BRANTLEY,
Editor The Valdosta Times.
Valdosta, Ga., Oct. 2, 1906.
Mr. Brantley's statement Is entirely
satisfactory to The Georgian. We
could not Imagine the basts for any 111
will on his part to this paper. Nor are
we Jarred In any vein of “our vanity"
by I his statement of why The Post
telegraphed for the editor's views. The
editor of The Oeorglan Is as well sc
qualnted with the editor of The Post
as Mr. Brantley was with the reporter.
The Post's request to us was tiled be
fore the hour of Mr. Brantley's conver
sation with the reporter and was fol
lowed by another request later on.
And certainly The New York World
and The Chicago Examiner did not
have the benefit of Mr. Brantley's sug
gestion. Mr. Brantley Is all right, and
wo send him the assurance of our un
changed regards.—Editor Oeorglan.
Fire Department Called Out.
Special to The Georgian.
Waycrosa, Ga.. Oct. 9.—A defective
llue was the cause of the Are depart
ment being called to the residence of
J. R. McDonald, on Tebeau street, yes
terday morning. No damage was done.
TEACH THE BOVS TO DO RIGHT.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Your editorial in last Tuesday's edi
tion, under the caption of “Suppress
Our Own Lawless Element,” should be
thoroughly digested by every citizen, as
It contains the \’ery essence of the trou
bles arising between the races.
In it you say “any man, young
old, boy or man who wantonly, with
out provocation, attacks or injures a
negro of any age or sex in this city,
should be dealt with to thq full extent
of the law and the full measure of his
crime—by imprisonment if the negro
Is seriously injured, and by the ex
treme penalty of the law if the negro Is
killed.”
Here Is a case In point: The very
day on which your article appeared, a
lady informed me that she saw a group
of four boys deriding a negro delivery
man. One of the boys having a whip In
hls band, struck the negro across tho
back with the lash. The negro’s face
looked very dangerous, but he could
not, and dare not, retaliate, as he would
Jeopardize his life, while the boys hoot
ed at him us he mutteringly passed
along.
The contents of your article should
be Impressed on the minds of the chil
dren by the parents; In the ptiblic
schools the teachers should Instruct
nnd caution the children under their
charge against annoying tho negro. The
children are quick to understand the
penalty opd will profit by It.
Yours truly,
GEORGE WILSON STEWART.
OUR FIRST TRAITOR.
On a closet door in an old mansion
that stands at the corner of Brattle
and Hawthorn streets, Boston, one
may read this legend:
*'B. CHURCH, JR."
The name was cut Into the door with
a penknife in the hand of a traitor
compared with whom Benedict Arnold
himself was as white as an angel 1
Dr. Benjamin Church came of ex
cellent s(ock and was one from whom
the patriots of ’76 expected - great
things. Finely endowed by nature, a
Harvard graduate, a fine physician and
a surgeon of extraordinary-skill, gifted
with eloquence and with true poetic
fancy; of splendid sociat parts and pro
fessedly a patriot of the true-blue
stamp; hls friends figured on his mak
ing for himself a fair name Jn his
country’s annals.
But it turned out that, like the
“whited sepulchre," he was fair with
out and foul within, a lover of hls
country in hls pretensions, but a foul
traitor In his heart.
Benedict Arnold betrayed his coun
try, but Benedict Arnold was surely
tried; tried as but few men have been
tried In this world. He was a traitor,
and for his treachery he paid the ter
rible price that he ought to have paid;
but he was provoked to do what he
did by the rankest injustice at the
hands of those from whom he had the
right to expect better things.
But Benjamin Church was not pro
voked, and It can not be said that any
body had done him any wrong. He
turned traitor from the lowest and
basest motive that could possibly have
actuated a man—the love of money.
He had Just built himself an ele*
gant country house near Boston, and
it was to sustain this splendid estab
lishment, it is believed, that he sold
himself to the king’s cause.
benedict Arnold was no hypocrite.
Up to the awful moment when he re
solved to go against hls country there
was not In all the length and breadth
of the colonies a stauncher patriot.
Until his great provocation had trans
formed him Into a devil, he loved hm
country as ardently os afterwards he
hated it; but Benjamin Church, up to
the very hour of his detection, was
masquerading as a friend of liberty’s
cause. “In the Old South Meeting
House,” to quote the words of the uu-
thor of “Old New England Rooftrces,
he delivered a stirring discourse, which
has still power to thrill the reader, on
the massacre the day celebrates, and
the love of liberty which inspired the
patriots' hearts upon that memorable
occasion, and yet two years earlier, as
we have since discovered from a let
ter to Governor Hutchinson, he had
been anonymously using hls venal pen
in the service of the king.”
It was through one of his students,
who kept hJs books, that Church was
exposed and brought to trial.
By order of congress he was con
demned to close confinement In Nor
wich Jail, in Connecticut, and debarred
from tho use of pen, ink nnd paper;
but, hls health falling, he was allowed
in 1776 to leave the country. He
sailed for the, West Indies, and the
I GOSSIP!
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
New York, Oct. 9.—There ahould h.
a cup offered to be raced for by
feurs and Mre. Oram, of Detroit’
Mich., wound Bland a first rate chan™
of eapturln* tt. Mrs. Grant Is , h .
wife of one of the Michigan city’s rich
men. Is prominent In society and i s “
most enthusiastic autolat. She has
finished an auto trip from Detroit
New York with her husband. In which
records were made. She whisked her
Thomas runabout along at the rate
60 miles an hour. Her husband
atlll and let her have her own wav 11
For‘seven years Mrs. Grant hash™,
handling motor cars.’ Year after v™?
she has become more proficient. a „I
finally she has acquired a know
of the mechanism equal to that
sensed hv tnnnv nf tha P )8»
vessel that bore him away was never
afterward# hoard from .
NO MORE COWS;
NO MORE FARMERS
A IVOUDINO to #«»?«•. #n!»Mitfxta. I lie
time ta coming when there will Im*
no more farmers, been use there will
Ik? no more limns. Ami there will
he no more farms Itccnnse foot] will not
he produced from the farm. It will all he
msde artificially. M. Berthelot. the Freneh
minister of foreign affairs, and also a cele-
••rated tf-lontlst, ta the man who ta pri
marily responsible for thla statement. He
has made sugar from two gases, which
It I# claimed is letter than any sugar
the world has hitherto tested, ami It eau
he sold u n profit at 1 cent a pound. This
the human me
same way and relatively
that all animal tissue Is ,• tu «-
alr Inhaled, and not from food. The foot1
. - m e negative pole, the
formed from the
The Peachtrse Argument Unanswerable
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Your unanswerable editorial of the
r»th Inst., opposing tho removal of elec
tric cars from Peachtree street, voices
tho opinion of a number of my friends
and my own.
In addition, permit mo to say tho re
moval of the cars would ruin, for busi
ness purposes, at least, that portion of
the street between Cain and Baker
streets. So that in addition to this
prospective injury, our convenience
would be sacrificed for tho benefit of
automobile and cycle pests, which are
already more dangerous and a greater
nuisance than the electric cars, and If
the hitter were removed, these pests
would Infinitely multiply.
You will doubtless have observed
that most of those reported as in favor
of removal, either do not Jive on the
street nnd have no property Interests
thereon, or else live beyond Fourteenth
street, where the cars would, in any
event, remain ns they now are.
Doubtless, the street railway author
ities would approve removal since they
could serve their patrons by the use of
parallel streets, and by so doing save
their portion of the costs of repairing
with asphalt, and throw the burden of
the cost of the extra 11 feet on the
property owners, who have already
twice paid for the street paving.
We trust you w ill continue to throw'
the powerful weight of your Influence
toward conserving our convenience and
Interests. H. F. SCOTT.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 6, 1906.
The Rabbit Welched.
From Eveybody’s Magazine.
One day Willie’s mother found her
young hopeful holding hls pet rabbit
by the ears. From time to time he.
would give bunny a violent shake and
demand sharply: “Two plus two? Two
plus two?" or “Three plus three? Three
plus three 0 ”
“Why, Willie." asked his mother with
deep concern, “what makes you treat
your poor little bunny that way?”
“Well,” replied Willie, greatly dis
appointed, "teacher told us in school
today that rabibta multiplied very fast,
but thia dummy can’t even add.”
simply servos _. <p ,
Mine n* does tho earth to plant nnd vego*
•. It nlso furnishes tho Inorganic
- ‘ workers thnt carry on tho choni*
Istry or life nnd set free magnetism, heat
nnd electric forces by disintegration nnd
fermentation of tho organic portions of the
food. Hut air. In passing through the
very nvonuos and complex structures of tho
human organism, condense*, change*, solid-
Iflos, until it Is finally deposited ns flesh
nnd hollo.
8o far so good. M. Berthelot proposes
to reed the human race by putting Info
practical use the nbore facts. He tells us
thnt by constructing n set of ttilies, pumps,
etc., resembling the circulatory system, ns
well ns the lung cells, of the human mech-
•rig the proper flavor, which may also ho
obtained from the nlr. He believes thnt
to eat food more nutritious nnd delicious
thnn hag ever lieen tasted will be tho
privilege of those who lire living when
fids prophecy becomes a fact, and he nlso
believes thnt clothing will lie produced In
niuch the same way. Ills disciples lutll hts
statement with enthusiasm. One of them
explains;
“The slaughtering of animals and the
ratal tig of fruit, grain or vegetables leave
no time for men mid women to enjoy
themselves. But under this new wny of
producing food nnd clothing, the millennium
Is possible and proltnhle. And thus will
the problem of subsistence | M > solved. No
more corners on nature’s bounty. No more
trusts snd syndicates to profit by tnan’a
necessity; no more will tho people be ruled
by the dollar Instead of reason. No more
millionaires nnd uo more tramps. Then a
man living a hundred years shall be reck*
oned n babe."
That man let hls Imngluntion ran away
With him. When M. Berthelot’s theory
becomes n universal fnet there will Ik* such
a eoruer on nlr as wllUput the present cor*
-—* **“ — J *~>rk utterly in the
|h> syndicates the
— — orld has never even
dreamed of thus far. And there wilt ft*t
certain localities where the nlr will bg more
productive of food thnn others. Specula
tors will rush to buy up those localities.
The Oklahoma rush will appear by con
trast like n Sunday afternoon saunter
compared with the frenzied stampede
which will occur when any special rood
producing atmosphere Is discovered. For.
of course, the bind will have to l*» occupied
by the instruments unless they are tunnip*
umted in airships.
Well, no matter how the thing is ran.
msde st night, over unllghted, tort!.?
ou» roads, yet Mrs. Grant never Z',
her nerve nnd not a single accident , ,
curred during the Journey, (f runnin.
Into a foolish sheep that strayed on tS
root}* near Buffalo be omitted. tS!
sheep stood still. The car was whim
zing around a turn nnd when the c„
disappeared In a cloud of dust therS
was Just a little bit of the sheep i, ft *
Mrs. Grant used the new 40-hor«»
power Thomas, made In her homo , i7v"
and she made It skim along at 65 nui.,
an hour—aa fast as her husband wont!
run It, As a female Wagner w.,
Grant Is regarded by society as havhJ
all her autolng sisters beaten un a
date.
John D. Rockefeller was an Interest.
Ing figure at the registration booth yJ.
terday. This Is one election when the
oil king wants to make sure he can
vote, and was so gratified that he had
gotten hla name on the list that he nr,
sented the registration board with a im
gold piece. He also took the envelori
went Into the booth and enrolled, so
to vote In the next primary. These be
times when It behooves men of V,
Rockefeller’s class to exercise the f U |i
prerogative of citizenship, and they w m
do It.
There was rather a remarkable crnim
of children seen at the recent North-
shore horse show. They got together
purely by accident on the top nt the
coach. They were the youngsters ot
Harry Payne Whitney, E. O. Morgan
and Thomas Hotchkiss, all tiny million,
alres from the hour of their birth
In some ways the lives of these little
folk are fairy stories, for they have
never lacked for anything because it
was too expensive and no one ever
said to them, "No, dear, \vc con not
afford It.”
When these children’s education be
gins instructors will, visit them daily
and their days will soon be ns busy as
are those of their parents. Music les
sons, dancing lessons, riding lessons,
language lessons, recreation hours and
walks crowd the hours.
One little chap In a Fifth avenue
mansion ran to the housekeeper one
day and said, breathlessly: ’’Please,
may I come Into your room snd play?
I have just ten minutes to spare before
my riding teacher comes."
Cupid Is a regular attendant and a
busy worker at the Baptist Temple
In Brooklyn. There have been no less
thnn six weddings among the choir
members and Sunday school teachers
of the church within the same number
of weeks. There Is reason to believe
the record will be kept. Superintend
ent Sutherland, of the Sunday school,
believes thoroughly In the Institutional
church.
"The club and social life for the
city’s young people.” said the super
intendent, "Is most beneficial. While
I would not say that It was a necessity
for church existence In a large city, t
must say that It Is very helpful to our
work In the church, and helpful as well
to tho young.”
He might have added It Is also very
helpful to Dan Cupid.
Ambassador and Mrs. Whltelnw Reid
are expected from England In Decem
ber and will remain In this country’ tor
several months. There will be a great
deal of entertaining In their honor.
The wedding of Edward H. Bulkley,
millionaire and clubman, and Miss
Margaret Stewart, a pretty 21-year-old
trained nurse, has been postponed, but
only for a few days. Mr. Bulkley’i
sisters, Mrs. Prescott Lawrence. .Mm.
Reginald Rives and Mrs. Roland Red
mond, all of whom favor the match, are
at Newport for the ceremony. It wm
last spring that Mr. Bulkley was in
and the doctor advised him to have a
trained nurse, and since Miss Stewart’,
name was next on the list of those to
go on outside work, she was sent to
the Bulkley mansion.
It was thus, by the merest chance,
that the two met. She brought him
back to health, but hls friends did not
know until very recently thnt
n’hlte-caped nurse had taken hls heart
with her.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
New York, Oct. 9.—Here are some of
the visitors in New York today:
ATLANTA—H. W. Brown. H. Chip-
ley, E. Park, Mrs. R. E. Park.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY*
others, or when thero will not Iw men aud
women who fail to enjoy Ufa. dotting
one’s food, and clothing from nlr Isn’t what
i>lng to letter the cpmlltlon ot man-
Competition ami greed ran not be
stilled by any such temporal change. But
think of n land without farm nnd fruit
trees, nnd never n cow stntiding ready to
OCTOBER 9.
1642—First commencement held nt Harrirt
college. .
1760—City of Berlin taken by eomWws
_ Haaslatt and Austrian force*.
17S1—Americans nttneked Yorktown.
1782—Is*wl# Cass. American statesman* h 01 **
Died fane 17. 1866. _
1835—<’inutile 8nint-8nens, French eotnpo***
l»orn. .
1839—Winfield 8oott Schley, American ad
miral, born.
1845— Mnrtlal taw proclaimed in rnpeimr#.
186J— Wheeler's famous Confederate
with defeat at Fnrmtngto#*
1871—The great Chicago fire continued ts
rage and destroy. .
1905—President Roosevelt conferred J*®
leaders in college athletles with a
view of Improving standards.
A Boost foe Gotham.
From The Indianapolis Star.
Mark Twain’s reference to rw®
heaven to New York" as encompa«JJ*
all things recalls the story of the JR';
tie girl who spent a summer In
hattan. Her father was pastor or*
church Jn a small Interior city
she missed the excitement of the me
tropolta when a few weeks had elapa**
after the return. _
One day she climbed on her mamma
Ian and asked: _$
"Mother, la God here and nil arooS
us?"
“Yes, dearie.”
"In school. In church, every«t> m
around here?” she persisted.
"Yes.” ....
"Well. then, mother, let’s go to
York, where God ain’t.”