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The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES .... Editor.
F.L. SEELY President.
miiSHio mar tncttsoo*
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The Georgia Home at Jamestown.
The decision of the Jamestown commission in choos
ing the home of President Roosevelt's mother at Roswell
as the type of the Georgia building at Jamestown, is a
most tactful and admirable Idea.
In the first place this la a typical structure of the
Old South. Its tali 'columns and simple front convey a
very accurate reproduction of the standard homes of
the wealthy and well-to-do Southerner of Archibald Bul
loch’s day.
This venerable structure has been rendered Illustri
ous by Ute International fame of the grandson of Archi
bald Bulloch, whose reputation la not dependent upon
the lofty station that he occupies.
It la no amall consideration that-this structure re-
produced at Jamestown, will become immediately one of
the objects of especial interest at that great International
fair, and will attract thousands of people to the Georgia
building who might not have found occasion to visit It In
the rush and hurry of a brief and rapid transit through
the grounds. From an advertising standpoint, which In
this material day la never to be Ignored, the choice of
the Bulloch residence Is a ten-strike for the commission
ers snd for the exhibition of the material, Industrial and
romantic resources of Georgia.
Measured In Us political significance, the choice of
this building will' be regarded throughout the republic as
a very tactful and beautiful tribute from the atate or
Georgia to the great and atrenuoue president of the United
States, ft will speak louder than words the'fact that
however much men In the republic may differ upon po-.
Utlcal and economic views and questions, and whatever
lines and variations may mark their Ideas upon general
questions, that the South and its empire state recognises
promptly and fully the sincerity, the courage and the pa
triotism of the president of the United States.
And so as a mark of fraternity and as a mark .of
good feeling,-the Georgia building will bear a striking
and popular algnlflcance at the great fair of 1907.
It Is doubtless true that the sentiment which cir
cles about this structure at Jamestown will upon .a half
dozen occasions which may arise during the exposition,
gather about the Georgia exhibit some of the largest
and most Illustrious assemblies which will mark tho
centennial. • , \
So, that for a dozen reasons. The Georgian con
gratulates President W. X. Mitchell, of the commission,
and hit friends and various workers who have hit upon
this happy Idea, and sincerely trusts they will be able
to give It a speedy and effective realization.'
Sam Jones Dead!
If the brief, startling message of the morning wires
be verified by later dispatches. Sam Jones, of Georgia,
the most famous evangelist of modern times, has been
gathered swiftly and suddenly Into reward and rest.
If It be true—and there are few possibilities of mis
take—the end has come as Sam Jones would have had It
come. In the full flush of a glorious and militant life,
on the march, In full harness, with eyes bright,'with
record clear, with the conscience clean, with the echoes
of applause and laughter, and tears yet ringing In his
ears, the dauntless evangel, the vital reformer, the mili
tant preacher, the eloquent orator, the unequalled Hu
morist, without buffering, without waiting and without
anxiety, answers the Instant roll 'call and Is dismissed
from present service and promoted to a higher and
nobler sphere.
A brave man physically, Sam Jones was a brave
man morally, and spiritually without fear. The prob
lem of death bad faced him as an,Imminent issue more
than once during the yetrs of feeble health about him
and we may he sure .here were no coward tremors
and no shrinking hack when the death angel swooped with
his sudden summons to the great tribunal where men
must give account.
And the great evangel had small need to tear the
verdict of the Supreme Justice who presided there. His
was a faithful and a fearless life. He had been true
since the plighting of bis faith to Christ. To strike and
spate not was the motto with which he faced the sinner.
To help and rescue was the second motto which re
deemed the fearless first. He was as swift to succor as
be was to smite. He was as tender In healing as ho was
terrible in arouseuent. And the terror of many an awak
ened sinner had been softeiied in the tenderness of
penitent's forgiven tears. And through terror and
through conscience, through tenderness and tears, he
OUR PLATFORM---The Georgian stands for Atlanta’s Owning its own gas^and elec
tric light plants, as it now owns its water tooths. Other cities do this and get gas as lou) 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 beliece 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
WHAT GEORGIAN READERS HAVE TO SAY
ON A VARIETY OF INTERESTING SUBJECTS
AS TO CONFEDERATE SOLdTeRS
1 GOSSIP!
had fought the Master'a fight, he had gathered the
Master's people, and roused and comforted,'and wounded
and healed, and In the crowds that followed him, and
in the multitude! which heard him, as they heard hia
Master, gladly, he had Justified the commission which had
been given him to preach a real gospel to a dying world
If in the darkness and loneliness of a night upon the
rushing rail, the brave, bright soul of the evangelist went
out to meet Us Maker all alone, we may be sure that the
tears and the tenderness, the love and the laughter, the
fear and the faith, the hope and the heartfulness of the
thousands who had followed litm through life, were
crowned by the “well done" of the Elder Brother who
held bis hand as they walked through the last shadows
to the light and beauty of the Father's throne.
“President of the Palmetto Regiment.”
In a few light lines of telegraphic comment it is an
nounced from Washington thgt the Hon. John J. Martin,
of Atlanta, becomes by promotion the president of the
survivors of the Palmetto regiment.
To the student of history, and to the lovers of the
heortc, this casual mention records a compliment of
which any man in the American republic might well be
proud. *
Readers of The Geortgan will remember that the Pal
metto regiment has held for many years, In the best tra
ditions of the South, a position of presftge which t has
made It akin to the Tenth regiment of Caesar, or of the
Old Guard of Napoleon. In the days of Carey W. Stiles,
that gallant and dashing Hotspur of journalism and of
patriotism whom Atlanta used so well to know and to hon
or, the fame of the Palmetto regiment was kept alive
in the hearte of the people by the thrilling stories of Us
establishment and Ot Ita record In Mexico. The ranks of
the famous organisation have thinned to slender num
bers snd to the bent forms of a few old and venerable
men, but the vital history of this splendid company of gal
lants whtJ (ought In Mexico and won for each of them
an immortality and repute, will continue to wrap around
its name and history the glamor of the best heroism and
the best fidelity to the earlier years of the republic.
We congratulate Judge Martin and his fatally upon
the distinct honor which has «mie to crown his later
and declining years.
Some Pungent Comments From Geor
gia Editors.
Rely upon these clear-headed and frank spoken men
of the Georgia press to hit the core of a vital question
from the various standpoints in which they view It.
Here, for instnnee, comes The Waycross Herald with
the paragraph:
"Disfranchise the negro, take whisky away
from him, relieve him of that 'pistorlcal' In his hip
pocket, and give him a Job. These are a few steps in
the direction of saving our colored friend and brother
from himself."
The Fair and Its Merits.
1 The state fair now in full blast In Atlanta is drawing
its usual stream of interested Georgians from the city
and from the state and is offering a rich reward In inter
est and attractions to ail who attend It.
The city Is rleh In having as a heritage of our great
International exposition a park aud equipment so well
adapted to a display of this kind, and In spite of the un
timely nip of early winter, the people are everywhere
demonstrating their keen concern not only in the attrac
tions afforded by an enterprising management, but by
the ever-increasing scope and selectness of the exhibit of
tbe resources and riches of the state.
To which The Fitzgerald Leader promptly replies:
"Good advice; but The Leader would add, after
he has completed his work, pay him in cold cash
what you agreed to."
And to this The Herald makes this snappy re
joinder;
"The negro has usually received full pay and
prompt pay for work/ The trouble now Is that pay
for two days' work enables him to be Idle for a week
and he rarely tails to take advantage of the situa
tion. It Is more work and less pay that he needs."
And here, from n negro paper. The Nows, at Way-
cross, comes this startling confession:
"It is surprisingly strange to us how professed
Christians can be opposed to our advocating common
decency and respectability among our preachers and
exposing their degradation. Until you get out of
this your religion Is open to suspicion, to ssy the
least.”
And upon this the sprightly Herald again makes a
pungent comment:
"The' Herald is not informed as to the occasion
which has called forth a criticism from Editor Ponder
reflecting upon n |>ortiun at least ot the priesthood of
his race, but wo do not doubt that he has good rea
sons for so doing. At any rate this paragraph, from
a colored editor, open* up a wide field for comment,
discussion and Investigation, and the question might
be resolved Into these few words, "what are the col
ored ministers doing for the social, moral and spir
itual advancement of their race?’ Let our colored
friends ask it among themselves and ask it of those
who claim to be their teachers and their spiritual
ndvisers. What indeed are these colored preachers
doing? It Ib a matter which the whites have been
recently thinking of and investigating to some ex
tent. Bnd It is a matter which vitally interests the
colored race. If their clergy is rotten, then Indeed
are they In u sorry plight."
Tfio Waynesboro True Citizen, looking at the ultra-
serions side of the situation, notes tho following signifi
cant facts::
"In Georgia the whites are more than 130,000 in
excess of the negro population of the state. There
are only two states of the great negro belt where the
negroes are numerically greater than the whites, viz:
South Carolina and Mississippi, and that amounts to
so little that the whites absolutely control govern
ment, and negro office holders are unknown. There,
fore, with the evident superiority of the whites. In
a race clash the negro would be sure to go down."
And In a half sarcastic vein The True Citizen sends
to the "willing waiters" and the "dally depiorers" of At
lanta the following message:
"Two weeks since the Hot and not a lynching
crime reported In Atlanta! The great ’Georgia dis
grace’ has given the Atlanta women two weeks of
safety from negro brutes and everiaatlng humilia
tion and sorrow.”
Well, here is nn editorial salmagundi from which
. ... . ,h * students or public opinion in Georgia way gather
The management of the fair have spared uo effort at I their own ideas.
THE NEGRO IN NEW YORK.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I have read with great Interest your
.editorials on the race riot question. It
Is a problem that affects my home city.
New York, as mubh as It affects At
lanta, for our "bad ntgger" lives on
certain streets, and owing to race prej
udice, the decent moral black man can
not find rooms anywhere else, so his
children must see the vice of the bad
arrivals frtrm the Soum In the "black
and tan" saloon, and we, like you. live
on the verge ot an eruption of this
volcano. We have had riots much like
your sad experience of September 22.
Why not advocate stlrplculture or
castration of the bad man, black or
white, who commits the crime? The
punishment fits the crime. It seems
that lynching has failed. Education
without morality only makes the edu
cated rascal more dangerous. Wash
ington said: "Religion and morality
are the Indispensable supports of our
government.
Our schools and our chiurches-must
make religion a matter of practice
every day In the week, and we must
all, white or black, carry out the re
ligious principles we hear propounded
on the Sabbath.
"We must be doers of the word ana
not hearers only."
Very truly yours,
H. G. SCHNEIDER.
City College Club, New York City, Oct.
10, 1906.
JUSTICE AND FIRMNESS.
To the Editor of The Georglanf
I am Indebted to you for sample
copies of your excellent pajier, and
want to say that I heartily approve of
your very conservative editorial ut
terances on the subject ot tbe late
racial disturbances In Atlanta.. What
we very much need at this time of
domestic unrest Is wisdom and Justice
on part of all concerned, more par
ticularly on the part of the press. When
a paper prints the “blood and murder"
letters front thoughtless persons, cal
culated to Inflame the passions of Its
readers, simply because these letters
are commendatory of the policy of that
particular paper as to the negro, U
commits a great wrong.
Let the guilty suffer,- but the effect
of his punishment Is lost when the In
nocent suffers equally with the guilty.
Your defense of the Clarke University
In Saturday's Issue, under the heading.
"Justice to a Negro College," Is both
gracious and manly, and every man
with his heart In the right place will
say amen. < •
At tbl* time and always we South
ern white men must be firm In dealing
with the race question, but can wo be
effectively firm unless we are Just?
That's the question.
J. Jt. NORMENT,
Scottsboro, Ga„ Oct. 9, 1906.
THE SECOND COMING OF CHRI8T.
To\tlte Editor of The Georgian:
It Is rather strange tjint a subject so
prominent In the Scriptures as this one
should be so completely Ignored by
innny Bible students and teachers.
Many who give It any attention at all
hold quite erroneous views about It.
There are five popular notions con
cernlng out- Saviour’s return wholly un
warranted, namely. 1. That death
the believer amounts to Christ's com
ing for him. 2. That Jesus come* to
every believer the moment he accepts
him, and that 1s all the coming re
quired. 3. That His coming Is so re
mote as to deprive us of any Interest
In It. 4. That the descent of the Holy
Ghost on the day of Pentecost con
stituted Jesus' return. 6. That It dpcs
not rclnte to salvation and, therefore,
we need not concern ourselves about It.
I wish to show the folly of these five
propositions In their order. To main
tain any one of them requires, the
wresting of plain scripture. It is not
Infrequent we hear the familiar text:
Be ye also ready for In such an hour
as ye think not the Son of Man
cometh," applied ae an exhortation to
be ready for death. Let us substitute
the word death In some other paesagee.
“For (Death) shall come In the glory of
(Death's) father with (Death's) angels;
then (Death) shall reward every man
at-cordlng to Ills works." Matt. 16:27.
"For (Death) shall descend from
heaven with a shout." "Then we which
are alive and remain shall be caught
up together with them In the clouds
to meet (Death) In the air, so shall we
ever be with (Death.") These. 4:16-17.
You see the absurdity of substituting
the enemy death for the blessed Bon
of Man. /
As to the second error: To maintain
that view Is to say that the Apostles
Paul, Peter, John, James and Jude
had never taken Christ as their 8a-
lour; for each and every one of them
rote of Christ’s coming as a future
event. See Titus, 2:13. 2 Peter S: 13, 1
John 3:2-3, James 6:7-8. Jude l«th
and 16th verses.
The third erroneous view -is held al
most universally by those to whom this
"Blessed Hope" Is not a living reality.
You would condemn me were 1 to set
the time of Christ's return, but by
what authority do you say It will not
he In 1906, or even in your lifetime?
No one can say when He will come,
nor Indeed, may any say when He
III NOT come.
The fourth view is to deny the per
sonality of the Holy Ghost. The refu
tation of the second claim applies In
this case. The Holy Ghost was an
ether comforter, not the same one.
Rend Acts 1:11. "This SAME Jesus
which Is taken up from you Into
heaven shall so come in like manner as
ye have seen Him go Into heaven."
Jesus ascended noiselessly In a cloud.
The Holy Ghost came with "a sound
from heaven as of a rushing mighty
Ind."
Fifth, that U Is an unessential truth.
On* text forever seltlea that point.
[I scripture Is* given by inspiration
. God. and Is profitable for doctrine.
>r reproof, for correction, for Instruc
tion In righteousness." 2 Timothy 3:16.
This truth I* a purifying hope and a'
source of comfort to those who Inward-
reallxe and appreciate It. Bs pre
sentation to unaaved people la awaken
ing In Its effect.
There Is nothing Satan had rather
keep hidden than the Imminent coming
f our lend Jesus Chrlat. Would you
elcome Him today my Christian rrad-
? J. B. AHSISTRONG.
Norwood, Ga.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
History and the people 'oTthe whole
world reverence the Confederate sol
diers, but it xeeyis that there la one
side of the Confederate soldier which
has not been properly understood and
estimated, and it la to thla side that I
direct this writing, namely, his human
aide.
As men they have been and are as
full of frailties aa all men. As men.
their faults are many; as soldiers, they
were faultless.
When, on the march or In camp, hla
stomach was empty, he charged the
first corn field, apple orchard or pig
which came In sight, just aa good and
laultlees soldiers should do.
When he was Issued three days' ra.
tlons, he did, or tried to, eat all the
first day, as all faultless soldiers should
do.
When whisky was Issued to hint
he drank It all, regardless of getting
top heavy, and smackeu hla lips for
more. Just aa all faultless soldiers
should do.
When applejack and old peach came
In his way, he filled himself and his
canteen, just as all faultless soldlera
should do.
When his feet became lacerated by
the sharp granite In the pike, he took
to the woods for a rest, just as an
faultleas soldlera Should do.
When the cold blasts of winter beat
upon hla scanty garb, he fltat burnt
up alt the fence rails at hand Before
lie took to the woods, just aa all fault
less soldiers should do.
When he got his .pay, he gambled It
all away, just as all faultless soldiers
should do.
It two of them fell out, they fought It
out, Just as all faultless soldiers should
do.
In the rattle of the battle, 'mid the
hissing of the shell,
He charged In faultless phalanx and
raised the rebel yell.
He drove the Yanks before him with
his faultless rifle,
For the sights were set In Dixie, by his
faultless headed sire.
He was faultless. In the fashion of the
gory battlefield,
And left the plates to Dixie, engraven
on his shield.
He was faultless 1n his larder of stolen
corn and pig, ’
When, In the hint of the battle, he
mode the Yankee dig.
He was faultless with his booxe,
Of tanglefoot and brain,
Where cannon made the thunder.
And Mlnles passed for rain,
He was faultless with his cards;
A greasy poker desk;
t Where canister was emptied.
From cannon by the peck.
He was faultless with hla cursli,
Regardless ot their hue,
Where swishing grape was music,
And oaths were music, too.
Regardless of his faults, —
He fought them to a stand;
In the tragedy of battle
For home and Southern land.
this Confederate soldier gave the
Yanks a lot of trouble, and herein
comes the honor to him. •
He gave the Yanks trouble, whether
he was drunk or sober, and lie was
very .disorderly at the same time.
We give him honor for this, and
seems to me that he is entitled to give
trouble.
In fact. Trouble ought to be his
name.
If he did not give us trouble, he
would belie his name and reputation,
Trouble Is the honorable element In
him, and we ought not to turn him
out In the cold, or shun him, because
he tries to give us a practical example
of what made him famous the world
over.
I fall to tee how he can possibly In
troduce himself to us In his true c< ’
unless he does It aslMr. Trouble.
Nobody but Mr. Trouble could hare
licked the Yanks. Mr. Meek, or Mr.
Sheep, could not have done it, I am.
sure. '
None of us likes trouble, perhaps, but
this Mr. Trouble, is home-made, and
to the manner born. In fact, we In
vented him and hold the potent right
In him against the world. . . .
This Mr. Trouble was not baptised
with water: he was baptised with lead
and iron hall, passing through space -
mile a second. _ , ,
Turn him out of home? Never!
Drunk or sober, disorderly or orderly,
the name of this Mr. Trouble Is a pass
port to all homes where honor dwells
or worth seeks a refuge.
His name Is tHe pass word which
admits on* Into the love of the hu
man heart everywhere.
Mr. Trouble, drunk or sober, hss his
name embossed In gold and precious
stones on the brightest page of the
world.s history, and aa a. faultless sol
dler. has no equal In history.
Mr. Trouble, here 1* to you, with
your faultless record of chickens, pigs,
apples, corn, applejack, or old peach:
cun* words, cards, drunk, sober or dli<
orderly! A johNBON.
Co. D, 2d S. C. V.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 10, 1906.
SOME THOUGHT8 ON THE SAB
BATH SCHOOL. „
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Owing to the unprecedented Interest
manifested In Sabbath school work, I
beg space to present to your readers
some thoughtfror consideration.
1 have no patience with the modern
Idea of Sabbath schools, which re.
Bards them as an annex, or adjunct to
the church. But 1 do most heartily be-
llve In the Sabbath school as a part of
the church.
From my understanding of the Bible
I think the only Institution we have
divine warrant for Is the church,
believe in the church In a threefold-
aspect. First, the church at worship
or the attendance upon the preaching
of the gospel; secondly, the church at
study, or the Sabbath school; thirdly,
the church at prayer, or the mid-week
prayer service; not that either of the
three elements should be eliminated
or separated from either (service, but
that In ench service they should be
the distinctive, predominating feature
of the service.
In one of the best Sabbath schools
it was ever my privilege to attend
there were men and women who avail
ed ertth God In prayer. The superin
tendent of this Sabbath school once
told me that he could not sleep after 2
o'clock at night, and that from that
time until day he spent the time In
prayer—calling each one by name, he
took them on his arms of faith before
t hss llirnna nf an>1 naL-oil’iha» llnil
the throne of grace anti asked .that God
for,Christ's soke would give each one
the Influence of the Holy Spirit to en
able them to rightly understand the
word of God. I believe that was the
secret of the success of that Sabbath
school.
I believe that to he the key to the
successful accomplishment of the ob
ject of the Sabbath school todny. As
staled above, I believe the object of
the Subbath school should he to study
the word of God. Beginning with the
child, It should be taught the Ho'y
Scriptures "which are able to make It
wise unto salvation.” From childhood
and youth Into young man and young
woman, It should he taught as the
“Lamp unto their feet and the light
unto their pathway, to -leanse their
way," through tin ungodly world on
through life until old age it Is the only
source of comfort, which assures them
that when we are "old and gray-head
ed the Lord will not forsake us." Hav
ing this knowledge, we ohould make,
as the chief end of our lives, the
preaching of thts gospel to every crea
ture. Not only In our own land and
country, but In every nation and king
dom of this world, until the kingdoms
of this world shall have become the
kingdoms of Our Lord and His Christ.
To itabbnth school workers and schol
ars under whose notice these lines
may come, 1 humbly commend this key
unto you, and If my suggestion shall
be an Incentive to any one to mage
use of this gey or use It more effect
ually and fervently, 1 shall feel amply
repaltl. Plead the great and precious
promises of God which arc yea and
amen In Christ Jesus and your prob
lems will solve themselves, but light of
victory shall dawn upon your path.
Seek and ye shall find.
LEMUEL D. KING.
Covington. Ga., Oct, 10, 190S.
Cotton Fired by Engine.
Special to The Georgian.
Pelham, Ga.. Oct. 15.—Fifty bales of
cotton came near being destroyed by
flic Friday on the depot platform,
which caught by n spark from a pass
ing freight engine. The cotton be
longed to the Everett Mercantile Com
pany and was ready for shipment. The
voluntary fire department turned out
promptly anil saved tbe cotton and
depot building.
BOLD POLITICAL REFLECTIONS,
To the Editor of The: Georgian: )
There, Js 'a trite saying about
prophet’s not being without honor save
In his own country, which we are ac
customed to believe both because It la
recorded In Holy Writ and also as a
result of our own observations In this
respect.
At any rate, in the world of politl
clans and statesmen the truth of the
old adage goes; almost without excep
tlon. From the Initiation of authentic
history to our time a pigmy ruler has
been credited with the life-work of a
Bismarck, a Gladstone or a Blaine,
Never In the world's history has the
truth had such a striking example aa
has been presented by the national
Democracy In our own nation for flf,
ten years past. Prior to that dims we
had snjoyed the beneficial competition
of two political parties, distinct In
name and practice. YVe saw Repub
licanlsm openly practicing and advo,
eating the rule of the favored few—
the educated, the rich, and, to apeak In
general terms, the children of fortune:
on the other hand. Democracy, aa its
name Implies, holding up the banner ot
(He will of the great majority, and their
Interest*. Somehow, for some reason,
we have witnessed in these fifteen
years the unmistakable unloiFfof the
on all paramount and vital IS
suet. 1
Who was the tlret Democrat to warn
us of this criminal union? Who was
the first Democrat to Inform ue that
our lenders were betraying ua? Was
It Alton B. Parker? Waa it William
J. Bryan? Nay; it waa no othar than a
Georgia.farmer, lawyer and statesman,
the Hon. Thomas K. Watson. Under
the banner of Populism he as Us lead
er was the target for the abuse ot
both parties. Whenever his strength
Iqoked ominous, the national Demo
cratic convention adopted some ot hi*
platform to palliate the ma*ae«. Verl-
ly, there's anmathlng In a name, and ao
the otd game goes on.
YVere the people the Instigators of
the recent Bryan demonstrations?
Never In the wide world. The inter
est* are playing with him, whether by
hla own knowledge and consent or not.
It matters not. The Interests know
Watson. He la powerful; he is dan
gerous. They know Bryan. He la
light, popular and honest. Are we to
witness the old game again In 19087
Suppose the next national Demo
cratic ticket should be Watson and
llearat, nr Hearat and Watson? What
would be the result? Either of them
are stauncher Democrats than Bryan.
YValson's Populism and Hearet’s Amer.
Icanlam are merely synonymous words
for Democracy, which they aa leader*
of the people have been forced to use.
Watson is aa strong as Bryan In the
West: Bryan has never dented It. He
I* Infinitely stronger In the South;
there has never been a day since 1890
that Thomas E. Watson, even under
the banner of Populism, couldn't have
won any office In the gift of the
white voters of Georgia; everybody
know* It. Does anybody suppose that
Bryan Is aa strong In the Eaat a*
Hearat? Hardly.
Bryan will never live to occupy the
while home. Watson or Hearat may.
Why don't Georgia Democrat* take
the lead ai this opportune time and
see to It that Watson can realise hi*
hoiie of rescuing the party „f the peo
ple- and that he occupies the place In
which the nation and the world need
him?
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
New Y'ork, Oct. 15—The other dav.
large number of auto supply me „ '*
good judges of trade conditions, w?,?.?
discussing the number of autos m.s
In the year ending September 1 m?
placed the figure at 85,000, of Vnro
16 000 were gasoline car*, known £
1 taen 9 * d ca , r ''' ,? nd the ,am * numb,
of "Independent cars. There
about 3,000 8team and *riectrlo vel JJ
There are persistent rumors f rom \
London that Richard Croker will civ! t
up his residence in Ireland and retain
to America. I am beginning to betlev.
there Is some truth In them, and todij
there Is still further news from CroksT
The libel suit which lias been brought
against a London magazine win V:
settled on Wednesday in the court.
The proprietors of tho magazine in
formed CrokeFs lawyers that their at
torneys will appear in court YVcdnei*
day to make full and ample apolon
for the libellous statements, and tu
express their regrets for the publics-
tion.
Croker has agreed to accept the an„i.
ogy, and not to take further proceed.
Inga. The suit ♦will be dropped u
Croker does not wish to punish the
owners of the magazine for slander
magnanimously consenting to accent
apology. '
Smart New, Yorkers, religious and
otherwise, are today rather startled
over Dr. Parkhurst’s praise of .stand,
ford YVhlte. It was quite the feature
of the dedication of the new Madison ,
Avenue Presbyterian Church, designed /
by the architect slain by Harry Thaw
Some of the papers misquoted Dr
Parkhurst, and I am going to record’
exactly what he said about White:
"We cannot refrain from saying how
deeply we lament the absence of on*
to whose big heart and artistic Inspira
tion the creation of this edifice i,
primarily due. Standford White ha*
Impressed himself In deep lines upon
the regard of those of us with whom
In the work he had moat closely asso
ciated.
"With all the many responsible un
dertakings with which he was charged,
It was to this church that he seemed
particularly fond, and to make of it
the Idol of his thought and effort
seemed'.his desire. The present occa
sion is a little less bright that he i>
no lonrer with ua to share Its fruition,
and to contemplate thts final outcomt
of hla splendid genius.”
“Bum,” the celebrated hospital dog,
has again achieved fame. The best
part about hla. latest adventure is that
It Is true. YVfth an *«r almost torn
off after a fight with another dot,
■■Bum," for fourteen years the pet
of the Flower hospital, made for tbe
emergency ward, climbed > upon an
operating table and barked loudly for
medical assistance. The atorv It
vouched for by Daniel Falthy, th”or
derly, and Dr. Ray, of the hospital
staff.
A separation has taken place between
Mr. and Mrs. Powers Oouraud, and
their friends are wondering whether
legal proceedings will be begun In the
near future. The cause ef the es
trangements la another matter that Is
not known. Returning to this country
from a trip of several months abroad,
she went to the home of har mother,
Mra, Amy Croker-Aahe-Gtlllg Gour-
aud, wife of Powers Gouraud's eldest
orother, Jackson Oouraud, and her
husband haa since . lived apart from
her. 1
Gouraud's marriage to hts brother's
stepdaughter brought about.a peculiar
relationship. Hla sister-in-law became
hla mother-in-law,
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
New York, Oct 15—Here are some
of the visitor* in New York today:
ATLANTA—J. R. Boyd, H. W,
Brown, R, C. Clarke, S. C. Dobba, M.
P. Greenfildd. J. R. Holliday, C. C.
Nichols, YV.T'. R. Easons, G. J. Shipp,
J. YVatson.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
OCTOBER 15.
1795—Frederick William IV of Fruaala born.
Died January 2, lttl.
1854—Jamea Edward Qulgleir, Roman Cath
olic* archbishop of Chicago, born.
1874—Prince Alfred of Edinburgh born. DM
February 6, 1899.
1898— Dean Richmond foundered in Lake
Erie; eighteen Urea loat,
1898—Emperor of Germany atarted on trip
to the Holy I*and. ,
1902—President Rooaevelt appointed a cam-
minion to settle anthracite coal •trike.
1904—Frederick Augustus lit ascended the
throne of Haxony.
‘^(TasTbyIibe.”
By CURTI8 HIDDEN PAGE.
There are two equal loTea, each pawloa*
strong.
And one doth still desire, and one deny.
Strange war they wage, theac twain, their
whole life long. • t
For either both must lire, or both mu«t «>*•
lore-denial prerall and bare hla will
ires altre hi* brother, lore-desire:
He aae*rii mint Uia uiumei, —
' lore-dealre would win, he flrat most kin.
Then burn allre upon hla brother s
i P7**-
But though denial-be life, desire lie death.
Spendthrift of life, I yield to death-de
sire. .
feel the burning of lore’s Indrawn bWJfc
And know fate’* wlll-yet freely choc-
the Are.
Jd*y rtae.'llke Phoenix, deatblen. from
flame.
ALGERNON DAVENPORT.
Helena, Ga., Uct. », I90S,
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