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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1006.
The Atlanta Georgian.
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will not he returned unleaa stamps ara sent for the purpose.
The Georgian prints no unclean or objectionable ad
vertising. Neither does it print whisky or sny liquor
idvertisements.
The Georgia Home at Jamestown.
The decision of the Jamestown commission In choos
ing the home of President Roosevelt's mother at Roswell
aa the type of the Georgia building at Jameatown, la a
moat tactful and admirable Idea.
In the first place tble la a typical structure of the
Old South. Its tall columns and simple front convey a
very accurate reproduction of the standard homes of
the wealthy and well-to-do Southerner of Archibald Bui
loch's day.
This venerable structure has been rendered Illustri
ous by the International fame of the grandson of Archi
bald Bulloeh, whose reputation la not dependent upon
the lofty station that be occupies.
It la no small consideration that thla structure re
produced at Jameatown, will become immediately one ot
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 ot a brief and rapid transit through
the grounds. From an advertising standpoint, which In
thla material day l« never to be Ignored, the choice ot
the Bulloch residence la a ten-itrlke for the commission
ers and for the exhibition of the material, Industrial and
romantic resources of Georgia.
Measured In Its political significance, the choice ot
thla building will be regarded throughout the republic aa
a very tactful and beautiful tribute from the state of
- Georgia to the great and strenuous president of the United
States. It will apeak louder than word* the fact that
however much men In the republic may differ upon po
litical and economic views and questions, and whatever
lines and variations may mark their Ideax upon general
questions, that the South and Its empire state recognizes
promptly and fully the sincerity, the courage and the pa
triotism of the president ot the United States.
And to aa a mark of fraternity and as a mark of
good feeling, the Georgia building will bear a striking
and popular significance at the great fair ot 1907.
It la doubtless true that the eentiment which cir
cles about this structure at Jameetown will upon a half
dozen occasions whlc!\ may ariae during the exposition,
gather about the Georgia exhibit some of the largest
and moat Illustrious assemblies which will mark the
centennial.
Bo, that for a doxen reasons, The Georgian con
gratulatee President W. N. Mitchell, of the commission,
and hts friends and various workers who have hit upon
thla happy Idea, and sincerely trusts they will be able
to give It a speedy and effective realisation.
Sam Jones Dead !
If the brief, startling message ot the morning wires
be verified by later dispatches, Sam Jones, of Georgia,
the moat famous evangelist of modern times, has been
gathered swiftly and suddenly Into reward and rest.
If It be true—and there are few possibilities ot mis
take—the end has come aa 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 bla
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 la dismissed
from present service and promoted to a higher and a
nobler sphere.
A brave man physically, Sam Jones was a brave
man morally, and spiritually without tear. The prob
lem of death bad faced him aa an imminent Issue more
than once during the yetra of feeble health about him
and we may be sure '.here were no coward tremors
and no shrinking back when the death angel awooped with
his sudden summons to the great tribunal where men
must give account.
And the great evangel bad small need to fear 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 hla faith to Christ. To strike and
spare not was the motto with which he faced the tinner
To help and rescue was the second motto which re
deemed the fearless first. He was as swift to succor as
he was to smite. He was as tender |n healing as he was
terrible In arousement. And the terror of many an awak
ened tinner had been softened In the tenderness of a
penitent’s forgiven tears. And through terror and
through conscience, through tenderness and tears, he
had fought the Master's 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 multitudes which heard him, as they heard hts
Master, gladly, he had Justified the commission which had
bean 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 Its 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 heartfulneaa ot the
thousands who had followed him through life, were
crowned by the "well done" of the Elder Brother who
held hla hand ai they walked through the last shadows
to the light and beauty ot the Father's throne.
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 aperated 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
WHAT GEORGIAN READERS HAVE TO SAY
ON A VARIETY OF INTERESTING SUBJECTS
AS TO CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS
“President of the Palmetto Regiment.”
In a few light lines ot telegraphic comment It la an
nounced from Washington that the Hon. John J. Martin,
tf of Atlanta, beeomsa by promotion the president ot the
survivors ot ths Palmetto regiment.
To the student ot history, and to the lovers of the
heoric, this casual mention records a compllmonj of
which any man In the American republic might welt be
proud.
Readers of The Georlgan will remember that the Pal
metto regiment hai held for many years. In the best tra
ditions of the Bouth, a position of prestige which has
made it akin to the Tenth regiment of Caesar, or ot 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 wss kept alive
In the hearts ot the people by the thrilling stories of Its
establishment and of Us record lit Mexico. The ranks ot
the famous organisation have thinned to slender num
bers and to the bent forms ot a few old and venerable
men. bat tbe vital history of this splendid company ot gal
lants who fought In Mexico and won for each of them
an Immortality and repute, will continue to wrap around
lla name and history the glamor ot the beat heroism and
tbe best fidelity to the earlier years of the republic.
We congratulate Judge Martin and bis family upon
tbe distinct honor which has' come to crown his later
and declining years. .
The Fair and Its Merits.
•
The state fair now In full blast In Atlanta la drawing
its usual stream ot Interested Georgians from the city
and from tbe state and la offering a rich reward In Inter
est and attractions to all w ho attend It.
The city la rich In havUlK aa a heritage of our great
International exposition a park and equipment so well
adapted to a display of this kind, and In spite of the un
timely nip ot early winter, the people are everywhere
demonstrating their keen concern not ouly In the attnfe-
tlons afforded by an enterprising management, but by
the ever-increasing scope and selectness of the exhibit uf
the resources and riches of the state.
Tbe management of the fair have spared no effort at
Some Pungent Comments From Geor
gia Editors.
Rely upon these clear-headed and frank spoken men
of the Georgia press to hit the core ot a vital question
from the various standpoints In which they view It.
Here, tor Instance, comes The Waycross Herald with
the paragraph:
"Disfranchise Hie negro, take whisky away
from him, relieve him of that ‘plstorlcal’ In hla hip
pocket, and give him a Job. Theso are a few steps In
the direction of saving our colored friend and brother
from himself."
To which The Fitzgerald Leader promptly replies:
' Good advice; but The Leader would add, after
he has completed hts work, pay him In cold cash
what you agreed to."
And to thla The Herald makes thla snappy re
joinder: '
"The negro has usually received full pay and
prompt pay for work. The trouble now la that pay
for two days' work enables blm to be Idle for a week
and he rarely falls to take aifcrantage of the situa
tion. It Is more work and leas pay that he needs.”
And here, from a negro paper. The News, at Way-
cross, comes this startling confession; :
‘it Is surprisingly strange to ui 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 say the
least."
And upon this the sprightly Herald again makes a
pungent comment:
"The Herald Is not Informed as to tbe occasion
which has called forth a criticism from Editor Ponder
reflecting upon a portion at least of the priesthood of
Ills race, but we do not doubt that he has good rea
sons for so doing. At any rale this paragraph, from
a colored editor, opens up a wide field for comment,
discussion and Investigation, and tbe question might
be resolved Into these few words, 'what are the col
ored ministers doing for tbe 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
advisers. What indeed are these colored preachers
doing? It Is a matter which the whites have been
recently thinking of and investigating to some ex
tent, and It Is a matter which vitally Interests the
colored race. If their clergy Is rotten, then Indeed
are they In a sorry plight.”
The Waynesboro True Citizen, looking at the ultra-
zeriona side of the situation, notea the following signifi
cant facta;:
"In Georgia the whites sre more than 150,000 In
excesa 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, via:
South Carolina and Mississippi, and that amounts to
so little that the whites absolutely control govern
ment, and negro ofllce holders sre unknown. There
fore. with the evident superiority of the whites. In
a race clash tbe negro would be sure to go down.”
And In a half sarcastic vein The True Citizen tends
to the "willing waiters” and the "dally deplorers" of At
lanta the following message:
"Two weeks since the riot and not a lynching
crime reported In Atlanta! The great 'Georgia dl£
grace' has given the Atlanta women two weeks of
safety from negro brutes and everlasting humilia
tion and sorrow.”
Well, here Is an editorial salmagundi from which
the students of public oplnlou In Georgia may gather
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.
Is a problem that affects my home city.
New York, as much as It affects At
lanta. for our "bad nigger" lives on
certain streets, and owing to race prej
udice. the decent moral black man can
not And rooms anywhere else, so his
children must see the vice ot the bad
arrivals from the South 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 teems
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 churches must
make religion a matter of practice
every day In the week, end 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 and
not hearers only.”
Very truly yours,
H. G. SCHNEIDER.
City College Club, New York City, Oct.
10, 1«0«.
JUSTICE AND FIRMNE8S.
To the Editor of The Georgian:.
am Indebted to you for sample
copies of your excellent paper, and
want to say that I heartily approve of
your very conservative editorial ut
terances on the subject ot the late
racial disturbances In Atlanta. What
we very much need at this time of
domestic unrest Is wisdom and justice
part of all concerned, more par
ticularly on the part of the press. When
a paper prints the "blood and murder"
letters from thoughtless persons, cal
culated to Influme the passions of Its
readers, simply because these letters
are commendatory of the policy of that
particular paper as to the negro, It
commits a great wrong. •
Let the guilty suffer, but the effect
of Ills 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 Ills heart In the right place tvlll
say amen.
At this time and always we South
ern white men mult be Arm In dealing
with the race question, but can we be
effectively Arm unless we are just?
That’s the question.
J. H. NORMENT,
Scottsboro, Ga., Oct. 9, 1906.
THE 8ECOND COMING OF CHRIST.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
It Is rather strange that a subject so
prominent In the Scriptures as this one
Is, should be so completely Ignored by
many Bible students and teachers.
Many who give It any attention at all
hold quite erroneous views about It.
There are five popular notions con
cerning our Saviour's return wholly un
warranted, namely. 1. That death to
the believer amounts to Christ's com
ing for him. 2. That Jesus comes fo
every believer the moment he accepts
him, and that Is all ths coming re
quired. 3. That llle 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. 5. That It does
not relate to salvation and, therefore,
we need not concern ourselves about It.
I wish to show the folly of these flve
propositions In their order. To main
tain any one of them requires the
wresting of plain scripture. It Is not
Infrequent we healths familiar text:
"Be ye also ready for In such an hour
us ye think not the Son of Man
cometh." applied as an exhortation to
be ready for death. Let us substitute
the word death In some other passages.
"For (Death) shall come In the glory of
(Death's) father with (Death's) angels;
then (Death) shall reward every man
according to hts 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 lie with (Death. -1 ) Thess. 4:16-17.
You see the absurdity of substituting
the enemy death for the blessed Son
of Man.
Ae 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 8n-
vlour; for each and every one of them
wrote of Christ's coming as a. future
event. See Titus. 2:13. 3 Peter S:12, 1
John 3:2-3, James 5:7-8. Jude 14th
and 16th verses.
The third erroneous view I* held al
most universally by those to whom this
"Blessed Hope" Is not a living reality.
You would condemn me were I to eel
the time of Christ’s return, but by
what authority do you soj- It will not
be In 1906, or even In your lifetime?
No one can say when He will come,
nor Indeed, may any say when He
will NOT come.
The fourth view Is to deny the per
sonality of the Holy Ghost. The refu
tation of the second claim applies In
ghls case. The Holy Ghoet was an-
To the Editor of The Georgian:
History and the people of the whole
world reverence the Confederate sol
diers, but It seems that there Is one
side of the Confederate soldier which
hae not been properly understood and
estimated, and It Is to this side that I
direct this writing, namely, his human
side.
As men they have been and are as
full ot frailties as ull men. As men.
their faults are many; aa soldiers, they
were faultless.
When, on the march or In camp, hla
stomach was empty, he charged the
flrst corn fleld, apple orchard or pig
which came In sight, just as good and
faultless soldiers should do.
When he was Issued three days' ra,
tlons, he did, or tried to, eat all the
flrst day, as all faultless soldiers should
do.
When whisky was Issued to him
he drank If all, regardless of getting
top heavy, and smacked his lips for
more, just as all faultless soldiers
should do.
When applejack and old peach came
In his way, he filled himself and his
canteen, just as alt faultless soldiers
should do.
When his feet became lacerated by
the sharp granite In the pike, he took
to the woods for a rest, just as all
faultless soldiers should do.
When'the cold blasts o( wlnte
upon his scanty garb, he flrst burnt
up all the fence rails at band before
he took to the woods, just as 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 faultiest soldiers should
do.
In the rattle of the battle, ’mid the
hissing ot the ehetl,
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 hts
faultless headed sire. -
He was faultless In ths fashion of the
gory battlefield,
And left the plates to Dixie, engraven
oa Ills shield.
He was faultless In his larder of stolen
corn and pig,
When, in the heat of the battle, he
made the Yankee dig. A
He was faultless with his booze.
Of tanglefoot and brain,
Where cannon made the thunder.
And Mlnles passed for rain,
He was faultless with his cards;
A greasy poker desk;
Whero canister was emptied.
From cannon by the peck.
He was faultless with his cursls,
Regardless of 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 gtve the
Yanks a lot ot trouble, and herein
comes the honor to him.
He gave the Yanks trouble, whether
he was drunk or sober, and he 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 lie did not give us trouble,
would belle hie 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 gtve us a practical example
of what made him famous tbs world
over.
I fall to see how he can possibly in
troduce himself to us In his true colors,
unless he does It as Mr. Trouble.
Nobody but Mr. Trouble could have
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 bsptlxed
with water: he was baptized with lead
and Iron hall, passing through space a
mile a second. \ ..
Turn him out of home? Never!
Drunk or sober, disorderly or orderly,
the name of this Mr. Trouble Is • pass
port to all homes where honor dwells
or worth seeks a refuge.
Hla name Is the pass word which
admits one Into the love of the hu
man heart everywhere.
Mr. Trouble, drunk or aoberf baa hla
name embossed In gold and precious
stones on the brightest page of ths
world.s history, and aa a faultless sol
dier. has no equal In history.
•Mr. Trouble, here Is to you. with
your faultless record of chickens, pip,
apples, corn, applejack, or old peach;
cuss words, cards, drunk, sober or dle-
orderty! JOHNSON.
Co. D, 2d S. C. V.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 10. 1906.
SOME THOUGHTS ON THE SAB
BATH SCHOOL.
To tho Editor of The Georgian:
Owing to the unprecedented Interest
manifested In Sabbath school work, I
beg space to present to your readers
somo thoughts for consideration.
1 have no patience with'the modern
Idea of Sabbath schools, which ro-
gards them ae an annex, or adjunct to
the church. But I 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,
tho church at prayer, or the mid-week
prayer service: not that either of the
three elements should be eliminated
or separated from either aervlce, but
that In each aervlce 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 with God In prayer. The superin
tendent of this Sabbath school once
told me that he could not sleep after 2
o’clock at night, und that from that
lime until day he spent the time In
prayer—calling each one by name, he
took them on hla arms of faith before
the throne of grace and asked that God
for Christ's sake would give each one
ether comforter, not the same one.
Read Acts 1:11. "This SAME Jesus
which Is taken up front 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 mlghty
wfnd." ...
Fifth, that It Is an unessential truth.
One text forever settles that point.
"AM scripture Is given by Inspiration
of God, and Is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for Instruc
tion In righteousness." 2 Timothy 3:16.
This truth Is a purifying hope and a
source of comfort to those who Inward
ly realise and appreciate It. Its pre
sentation to unsaved people Is awaken-
ig In Its effect.
There* Is nothing Satan had rather
able them to rightly understand the
word of God. I believe that was the
secret of the success of that 8abbath
school.
I believe that to be the key to the
successful accomplishment of the ob
ject ot tbe Sabbath school today,
stated above, I believe the object ot
tho Sabbath school should be to study
the word of God. Beginning with the
child, It should be taught the Ilo'y
Scriptures "which are able to make It
wise unto salvation.” From childhood
and youth Into young man and young
soman, It should be taught ns ths
"Lamp unto their feet and the light
unto their pathway, to -dennse their
way,” through on 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 should make,
ns the chief end of our lives, the
preaching of this 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
nr this world shall have become the
kingdoms of Our Lord and His Christ
To Sabbath school workers and schol
ars under whose notice these lines
tnny come, I humbly commend this key
unto you, and it tny suggestion shall
be an Incentive to any one to make
use of this key or use It more effect
ually and fervently, I shall feel amply
repald. Plead the great and precious
promises of God which are yen and
amen In Christ Jesus snd your prob
lems will solve themselves, but light of
victory shall dawn upon your path.
Seek and ye ahalt And.
LEMUEL D. KING.
Covington. Ga.. Oct. in, 1906. /
Cotton Fired by Engine.
Special to The Georgian.
Pelham. Ga., Oct. 15.—Fifty bates of
cotton cante near being destroyed by
tire Friday on the depot platform,
which caught by a spark from a past*
..... ... ... . . *ng freight engine. The cotton be-
keep hidden than the lmmlnent coming, longed to the Everett Mercantile Cont-
eady for shipment. The
- -p .bustrovo , ,.iluntary (Ire department turned out
j. u. | promptly an«! saved the cotton and
of our Lord J*su* * >*”* puny and was ready for shipment. The
welcome Him today_my * Jrj*tfan rsad- voluntary ftr*> department turned out
? J. B. ARMSTRONG. I promptly and
Norwood* Ga. depot building.
BOLD POLITICAL REFLECTIONS.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
There Is,a trite saying about I
prophet's not being without honor save
In his own country, which we are ac
customed to believe both because it Is
recorded In Holy Writ and also ss a
result of our own observations In this
respect.
At any rate. In the world ot polltl
clans and statesmen the truth of the
old adage goes, almost without excep
tlon. ' From the Initiation of nuthentlc
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 as
has been presented by the national
Democracy In bur own nation for flf-
ten years past. Prior to that time ws
had enjoyed the beneficial competition
of two political parties, distinct In
name and practice. Wi saw Repub
llcanlsm 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 of
the will ot the great majority, and their
Interests. Somehow, for some reason,
we have ,wltnesaed In these fifteen
years the unmistakable union of the
two on all paramount and vital Is
sues.
Who was the flrst Democrat to warn
us of this criminal union? Who was
the first Democrat to Inform us that
our leaders were betraying ua? Was
It Alton B. Partter? Was It William
J. Bryan? Nay: It waa no other than a
Georgia farmer, lawyer and statesman,
tha Hon. Thomas E. Watson. Under
the banner of Populism he as Its lead
er was the target for the abuse of
both parties. Whenever his strength
looked ominous, the national Demo
cratic convention adopted some of his
platform to palliate the masses. Veri
ly, there's something In a name, and so
the old game goes on.
Were the people the Instigators of
the recent Bryan demonstrations?
Never in the wide world. The Inter
ests are playing with him. whether by
his own knowledge and consent or not.
It matters not. The interests know
Watson. He Is powerful; he Is dan
gerous. They know Bryan. He Is
light, popular and honest. Are we to
witness the old game again In 1909?
Suppose the next national Demo,
cratlc ticket should he Watson and
Hearst, or Hearst and Watson? What
would be the result? Either of them
are stauncher Democrats than Bryan.
Watson's Populism and Hearst's Amer.
Icanlsm are merely synonymous words
for Democracy, which they as leaders
of the people have been forced to use.
Watson Is as strong as Bryan In the
West; Bryan has never denied it. He
Is Infinitely stronger In the South;
there ha* never been a day since 1990
that Thomas B. Watson, even under
the banner ot Populism, couldn't have
won sny office In the gift of the
white voters of Georgia; everybody
know. It. Does anybody suppose that
Bryan Is ss strong In the East as
Hearst? HardbL
Bryan will never live to occupy th»
white house. Watson or Hearst may.
Why don't Georgia Democrats take
the lead at thla opportune time and
sec to It that Wataon can realise his
hope of rescuing the party of the peo
ple- and that he occupies the place In
which the nation and the world need
him?
Algernon davenport
Helena, Ua, Oct. 9, lfo*. »
I GOSSIP!
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER,
New York, Oct. 15—The other day a
large number of auto supply ' *
good Judges of trade conditions who.
discussing the number of autos
In the year ending September 1 tone
placed the figure at 35,000, of 'which
16.000 were gasoline cars, known*,
"licensed" cars, and the same number
of "Independent" cars. There m.
about 3,000 eteam and electric v»hi
-tes. “
There are persistent rumors from
London that Richard Croker will r iv«
up hl.s residence In Ireland and return
to America. I am beginning to beller*
there is some truth in them, and today
there Is still further news from Croker
The libel suit which has been brought
against a London magazine will h„
settled on Wednesday In the courts
The proprietors ot the magazine
formed Croker'a lawyers that their at
torneya will appear In court Wednei-
day to make full and ample apology
for the libellous statements, and to
express their regrets for the publica
tion,
Croker has agreed to accept the apol.
ogy, and not to take further proceed-
Ings. The suit will be dropped as
Croker does not wish to punish'tbs
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 Btand-
ford White. It was quite the feature
of the dedication of tbe new Madison
Avenue Presbyterian Church, dealgned
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 one
to whose big heart and artistic Inspira
tion the creation of this edifice is
primarily due. Stkttdford White has
mpressed himself in deep lines upon
the regard of those of us with whom
In the work he had most 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 bla desire. The present occa
sion Is a little less bright that he Is
. to longer with us to share Its fruition.
' ind to contemplate this final outcome
ot hie splendid genius."
"Bure," the celebrated hospital dor,
has again achieved fame. The best
part a bo t bis. latest adventure Is that
t Is true. With an ear almost torn
off after a fight with another dog,
"Bum,", for fourteen years the pet
of .the Flower hoepltsl, made for the
emergency' ward, climbed upon an
operating table and barked loudly tor
medical assistance. The story Is
vouched for by Daniel Falthy, .the or
derly, and Dr. Ray, of the hospital
staff.
A separation baa taken place between
Mr. and Mrs. Powers Gouraud. and
their friends ara wondering whether
roceedlngs will be begun In the
_uture. The cauee ef the es
trangements Is another matter that ts
not known. Returning to this country
from a trip of several months abroad,
aha went to the home of her mother,
Mrs. Amy Croker-Ashe-GIlllg Gour-;
aud, wife of Power* Gouraud's eldest
brother, Jackson Gouraud, and her
husband lias since lived apart from
her.
Gouraud’s marriage to his brother's
stepdaughter brought about n. peculiar
relationship. His sister-in-law became
his mother-ln-law.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
New York, Oct 15.—Here are some
of the vleltors In New York today:
ATLANTA—J. H. Boyd, H. W,
Brown, R. C. Clarke, S. C. Dobbs. M.
Greenfield, J. R. Holliday, C. C.
Nichols, W. T. R. Easons; G. J. Shipp.
J. Watson.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
OCTOBER 1$.
1795—Frederick William IV of Prault bom.
Died Jsoaary 2. INI.
1154—James Edward Quigley. Roman Cath-
ollce archbishop of Chicago, horn.
1974—Prince Alfred of Edinburgh bora. Died
February 6, 1(99.
lVX-Dean Richmond foundered In Lake
Erie; eighteen lives lost.
1999—Emperor of Germany started ox trip
to the Holy land.
1902—President Roosevelt appointed a com-
throie ot haxony.
“SO AS BY FIRE.”
By CURTIS HIDDEN PAGE.
There ere two equal loves, each passion-
strong,
Aud one doth still desire, snd one deny.
Strange war they wnge, these twain, their
whole life long.
For either both must live, or both must dls.
If love-detire would win, be'flrtt must kill.
Then burn litre upon hts brother’s pjrr.
But thnuxh dentil be life, desire be dram.
Spendthrift of life, 1 yield to death-de
sire. .,
1 feel the bumlux of love’a ludrawa breath.
And know Fate'x will-jet freely choose
the fire.
Some slugle perfect love, burned pure of
shame.
May rise, like Phoenix, deatblels, from the
flame.
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