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-i ii r-i AlluxlxN i. THE ATLANTA 6E0RGIAN ION* T»MHI cutis. Ciihr. 11. Stilt, Mlbttr. Publish.d Every Afternoon (Except Siradsf) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY, At 3 Wait Alabama 8t„ Atlanta, Ga. Subacrlptisn Ratal. It M i br»v iiMtiia. ! 1.8 By carrier. Par Wee* X* Ml dlatatiea terminals. mratatlTaa (or all territory Hear eta. Chicago Office Trlbuae Bltlr. Xssr Tort Office Potter Bid*. Inralitloi lispsrtixsnt and bare It "promptly rem edied. Telephooea: Bell 4*7 I Atlanta 4(01. It la desirable that all commanlca- tlooa Intended for pabllcatlon In THB GEORGIAN be Halted to 4M word a In length. It 1a Imperative that they be signed. ta an evidence of rood faith, thooib the name* will be withheld If requested. Rejected mannacrlpta will not be returned ' the pnrpooe. THB GEORGIAN prlnta no nncIMm OUR PLATFORM.—The Geordan eland. far Atlanta's owilug Itiown (aa end electrle light plants. an It now ewnn Ita watarworka Other cltlaa do th a pi done at once. The C ta m cento, Thle should laoralan be- retion why they cannot be ao operated here. But we do not bollore tola can be done now. and It nuy be tome yea re KM Mf..'?.' rtoiill ‘a. 0 , If. (toe In that direction NOW. Extending Transportation Service We are discovering In thin (rent and self-sufficient country ot our* that there are aome ftiings we can learn from our slow-going but very aolld English coualnn. Here, for Inatance, in the much mooted vacation of the extension or the tranaportatlon aerrice. The Rail road Gazette tell* how thla thing I* done In England: . The detail, of the British ayatern * of handling .mail freight (and of ten heavy freight a. wall) are da- acrlbed fully; In another colunih. •' The general topic of Brltlnh freight fhethodn n» compared with thoae of thin country haa often been dle- cussed In the Railroad Oaaette, aa. for example, In the paper entitled "An American View ot Brltlah Railway.," reprinted In our laaue of July 20, 1(01. Both authora bring out the point that competi tion in Grant Britain haa had th* effect of bettering facllttlea rather than of lowering rates; the splsn- dld aervlc* la paid for by the ahlp- per at an average rate not far from a aoverelgn a ton. But It la nav- artheleaa true that the merchant, the manufacturer of email gooda and the private customer get a oarvlce far better and far cheaper than that afforded even by the ex- preta companies In thla country, and It la worth considering wheth er or not, aa the country develops and th* railroads become mors nearly adequate In mileage and fa- cJlitiaa to aarva the needs of the population, it may not become profitable (or tham to develop a traffic wbleb does not now exlat end which ta witling and able to pay a high rata. It la not proba ble that it could aver become far reaching In thla country of great dlatancas, (or at onca the possibil ity and tha economy o( the feat freight service in England lias In tha fact that Is analogous to a pas senger service, carried on at ex press speed, during the hours of tba night whan tha llnaa era least obstructed by passenger movement. Morover, It finds Its chief, almost Ita entire usefulness. In England, within a radius ot 400 miles from London. Ita characteristic Is that It Is an ovar-nlght service: collec tions are always made at the close of tha working day; deliver)’ Is always made prior to the begin ning of the next working day. Thla feature of the railroad aervlc* haa been neglected in America. Here I* an undeveloped Held for the traffic manager of the future. Service* of the kind Indicated would result lu an as- -or mg -evtvopment of traffic. It may be that the trunk lines intend to leave this Held entirely to the elec tric companies or so-called trolley lines or interurban lines. Certainly somewhere or through tome agency there must come a rein forcement to the present overtaxed and overburdened transportation sys tem of tha country. ME, UOOSEVELT HAS LEARNED MUCH. , Whatever may be urged In criticism against the president, It cannot be' denied that he baa demonstrated in the great school of politic* a teachable and progressive spirit. -We have odr ups and downs about -President 'Roosevelt. At times be does things that Irritate and displease us and we frankly, say ao. At other times be is the advocate, of policies with which we, are at variance and we frankly take laaue with him. Then all at once ho rises up IB the expression of some public policy, or in the discharge or some public duty upon lines so wholesome and sp admirable that we cannqt, yrUbboid from him the expres sion of our admiration and respect. He ha* done several things lately wbleb evoke our Indorsement and ap proval. The prompt and stern discipline administered to the rowdy hegro.-troops in Bfownavllle/Texas, has done* much to Commend the president; not only to the South, but’to public men throughout the country. Beyond the maudlin sentimentality of ultra negropbAists like’ The New York EVefiWg Post, and tbe invariable ral1y-to-race spirit of the negro newspapers, the aollil Judgment ot the country, recalls the fact thpt nogro regiment*.have been all too much given in time past to the spirit of rowdyism and disorder when the slightest liberty haa been afforded them. We who live In Georgia recall the disorderly and infamous ride of the Tenth regiment through Georgia on their way from the Cuban war. Firing their pis this and using their guns and bayonets, they had from Tampa to Cincinnati one consecutive march of disorder and race antagonism stirred by their Insolent and offensive lawlessness. The highest witnesses of the republic, Including leading and stalwart Republicans and officers of the Federal army, have testified to tbe unbearable lawlessness which prevailed at Brownsville, and justify the, president In bis view that soldiers should disclose tbe names of. those who dishonor’their regiments and reflect discredit upon the army. Tbe president’s message haa many things in It to appeal to tbe South and to a definite democracy. The document In the main rings true to public needs and to the Ideals of good government. In many lines, It is a fairly good Democratic'document, and puts the’president stilt further in sympathy wjth the party which he opposes in profession, and still further out of sym pathy with the-party which supports him because it-is afraid to do otherwise, The president’s declaration for an Inheritance and Income tax is a distinct flop from the Republican platform to the views advocated by Mr. Bryan In two presidential campaigns, and distinctly written as ultra-radfcsl by the uKra-conservatlves of the country. It la a bold and-wholesome departure from the Creeds of the party of Spoils and privileges which the Republican party has so/long 1 maintained, for Its-president to write down his faith In the policy cOwlmUIuK colossal'wealth, either Inherited-or acquired, to bear its pro portionate part In the expenses and responsibilities of the government. It is quite evident that the president has learned much about .the negro that he did not know when he entered upon his official life. A good deal of the. merely theoretical philanthropy of those earlier days has faded In the closer study and observation of the race which has so long aspired to rest as the wards of the nation. The,president's two Southern visits, the Brownsville Incident and other developments In connection with the negro race, have opened hla eyes to a- clearer comprehension ot the Southern prob lem than lie has enjoyed before, and this larger vision Is distinctly expressed in the very wholesome and acceptable recommendations which the president embodies in his message. We commented on yesterday with high approval upon the recommenda tion that the attempt at assault should be made a capital offense, and that the negroes should continue with Increasing vigor to follow the policy out lined by The, Georgian In “pleaching hell and damnatipn to ths rapist,” and in coAiperanAg with the officers Of the taw In' delivering thqjr criminals up to Justice. The president sounds a clear, strong note in regard to Cuba, and his attitude toward that country will doubtless bo indorsed by the great majority of his fellow citizens without regard to party. -- With his usual loyalty to an ideal, or to an advocacy once begun, the president gives a mighty Impetus to the spelling reform by couching the mes sage of the chief executive of-the republic In the' new words of the code to which he and" Mr.' Carhegle have given so much of Impulse nnd vitality. Taken altogether, the president's message will bo n much more accepta ble document to all parties and to all good citizens than any message which has been sent from the White House to congress within rocent years. - ' 'Mr. Robsbvelt hat doubtless learned much; find like the bravd titan that he is, does not hesitate to tacitly confess hla errors of previous judgment, and to accept the lessons which time and -closer observation have taught | \ crlr m We trust that our esteemed con temporary of The Constitution in ita new found zeal on tbe race question will not fall Into tbe evil of which we have ao long complained in North ern and negro papers—of inveighing so’ violently against lynch law as to forget and to minify tbe crime of crimes which begets tt him. Atlanta’s hospitality was not a|ient in vain, nor were the series of recep tions accorded Mr. Roosevelt by the Southern cities without the wholesomo and delectable fruits of Information and reformation. WE CONGRATULATE THE JOURNAL. We cannot Indulge the churlishness of refusing to congratulate our es teemed contemporary of The Journal upon the notable business edition which presented to Its readers on last Sunday. It waa Indeed a most credltablo Journal, reflecting handsomely upon the resources and popularity of jin Important pud Influential newspaper, and es pecial credlt- upon the diligent solicitors who’freighted It with so Imposing volume ot business announcements. The Journal-has been well.-managed and welf pressed byrits various, proprietors. The prolific genius and energy of Hoke Smith gave the pa pen Its first forward impetus, and the good Judgment of hla administration has been faithfully and capably duplicated by the present able and effective proprietors. The Journal was especially fortunate In aligning itself with the popular aide In the last state campaign, and the most captious of lu critics canuot deny that It made a itrong and notable fight for its candidate and his prin ciples. , While it Is true that Hoke Smith with his personality and especially with his platrortn, would have been elected, hands down, If The Journal had never chirped, it is also undeniably true that The Journal’s strong and consistent advocacy lent'wings and publicity to a great campaign. We freely and ungrudgingly concede the subitantlal success which The Journal has won In Georgia Journalism. We do not heatitate to acknowledge that at the present time Tho Journal's aubscfjptlon Is superior to our own, and therefore superior to the other dally papers of tbe city and the state. At this point the self-laudatory comments of The Journal permit us a few friendly words of comment. The Journal Is au old paper full of years and labors, and The Georgian young, militant and triumphant. At the age which The Georgian records today The Journal did not have as many subscribers aa would have filled one the present carrier routes of The Georgian in Atlanta, and at the same proportionate v rate of progress The Georgian before it ia one-third the present age ot The Journal will have enrolled more subscribers for Its daily edition than The Journal now even claims for lu Sunday edition. We are not disposed to depreciate The Journal's circulation nor to reflect upon our neighbor's integrity of statements, but neither we nor the public begin to credit The Journal with tho number of subscribers which Its circulation department publishes. We know thoroughly Veil that the noon and night editions published dally are not always sold, but are always counted, and we believe that with these eliminated, the sum total would dwindle greatly and would be much nearer to the circulation which tbe American Audit Company established for Tbe Georgian. And this remind* u* that The Georgian, has done what no other paper in Atlanta at least has ever dared to do. We say again what we said at the time, that we do not believe money could Induce either The Journal or The Con stitution to do what The Georgian has done—to deal open-handed with ita patrons and the public aa The Georgian did—to throw open IU doors to Manager Hldwell, of the American Audit Company, to put every key In his hand, and tell him to sift our business to the bottom to find the truth about and to tell It to the public over his official signature. Whenever we can Induce The Journal and The. Constitution to follow this great example the publje wilj credit their claims as we are credited by honest men everywhere, and their assertions of prosperity will he accepted — their face value everywhere.. Meanwhile The Georgian, seven months old.' confidently renews its claim second place In circulation In the state and In the South. We gratefully record the fact that the public almost without dissent has pronounced The Qeorglan to be the very best paper published In the atate. and upon this sound and logical basis, we challenge our contemporary Just in advance of us, and our even more venerable contemporary just in the rear of us. to a gen’ crons emulation for the laurels and services of the future. We shall endeavor to deserve tbe superior position which we seek, and here and now give pledge to wear with modesty whatever fortune may l come to ua from -miuience and the people’s high regard. PEONAGE AND OUR IMMIGRATION PLANS. It Is unfortunate Indeed that at this time when wo are making so stren uous an effort to Induce the proper’class of immigration to the South, our best efforts should be handicapped and thwarted by the mistakes of some of our own people In the methods employed toward labor. There are pending at this time In many localities in the South indict ments against employers who have brought laborers into this section to sup ply their urgent need, and have subsequently reduced this labor to a con dition of peonage Id violation,'of the contract labor laws. These cases are being used both In the North and in foreign countries, to tho detriment of the South and to Impede our efforts to secure desirable immigration for this' section. -■< 1 The newly formed Southern immigration and Industrial Association re cently in : session at Nashville, and of which Governor..Heyward, of South Caroling,, ia now president, proposed to look into^ all these ca*es.- to obtain the truth for publication both at home and abroad, ■ wherever it may be deemed.necessary,,and also to secure tbe adopttonof such policies as will prevent a recurrence of this flagrant violation of the law.' Tbe Georgian is glad to chronicle this fact, and feels that its taere re cital should additionally commend this organization to the press aud the people of the South. There should be in every direction a broad /nd vigorous, discouragement of any action to ward our new settlers and immigrants at this tlm^thot can possibly be used to'our detriment, or give a handle to our active and dili gent rivals who are Interested in sscnrinfi these desirable immigrants for 'heir section* and in depreciating and reta^dihg' thp^ magnificent anil threat ening development of the New South.' -*; We might as well understand that the. South will be .fiercely folight in the commercial rivalry of the future. There are sect kins;-not-necessarily malignant but simply competitive, thht will do everything In their power, through the medium of able and organized efforts; tp 'kecurie everything for themselves and to retard any movement-looking to_ the 'settlement of the South by these thrifty and invaluable hew settlgrs. it'becomes us in .every respect to be on our guard and to give no Cause'or occasion for Unfavorable comment to those who are eagerly looking and seeking for arguments to bo used against u*.' ■ f ‘V . * . This Is one time and one occasion In which personal rivalries and sec- tlonal jealousies should be sternly relegated to the rear, and’In which all these states in tbbf great immigration movement should puli'’’all together for the South.” ) That should be the spirit and watchword of- the hour. ToTielp ourselves and to help our sister states of the.South to co-operate in our plans of immi gration, and to unite our forces to secure .tho best and .most desirable class of imthlgrants for all these Gulf and Southialitern states. . • , ' And when this /great and desirable end 1a accomplished we, can then, through this'great Immigration association, take up the mighty and essen tial task of freeing the South fromthe idje and criminal negrbes through a concerted enforcement of the vagrancy lawa. . " There is no material consideration whlih Is of greater interest and lift portanco to the South at this tlmtf than this matter of wh'oleidme immigra tion. '. ASSASSIN'S SHOT STRIKES DOWN! SEATED IN HOME ATLANTA'S ROOM IN BULLOOH HALL. Commissioner W. N. Mitchell, of the Jamestown Exposition, appeared be fore the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday evening to argue the cause of the Georgia building at Jamestown. With his usual tact and eloquence the commissioner presented this cause before the Chamber of Commerce In so plausible and convincing a way ae to completely and enthusiastically alljcn that great and potential body upon his side ot the question. And upon the strength of the argument and the facts presented, the Chan> her of Commerce has appointed a committee to go with Mr. Mitchell before the city council to urgently indorse' an appropriation for Atlanta's part in tie Georgia building at tho great Virginia fair. The Chamber of Commerce haa Indorsed the Jamestown Exposition, it,has indorsed,Bulloch Nall. ’; It has Indorsed the Atlanta room In Bulloch iiaJI. and has Indorsed these with a ringing and rising vote that oarne from full and enthusiastic hearts of loyalty to our. beloved sister of tile Old Dominion. Surely the city council cannot refuse the overture which the Chamber of” Commerce makes for Atlanta afiff for Virginia. The city ot Valdosta has contributed <1,000 for its municipal room in Bulloch'Hall. The city of Cordele has appropriated <1,000 for tha Cordele chamber in tho Bulloch Hall. The city of Savannah has contributed <2,000 for Savannah’s apartment lu Bulloch Hall. The Chamber of Commerce will ask tho city council of Augusta for 2,000. And Burely, our own gallant and great Atlanta, rich and prosperous and famous beyond, comparison, cannot fall to Improve handsomely upon these subscriptions for a chamber in Bulloch Hall which will be worthy of Georgia's stately capital, and of Atlanta's superb and thrilling Interest in the greatest occasion in the Industrial histbry ot <mr dear Virginia. MAIOR WILL BE CHEATED OU7 OF SEVEN DAYS’ TIME Special to - The Georgian. ; Chlpley, Ga., Dec. 6.—C, H. .Brooks, one ot the' most prominent citizens of this place, wa* assassinated yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock while sitting by his fireside. There Is no c)ew as to.who'did the foul deed. : . Mrs. Brooks, who was, in the. rear of the house, heard the'report, but did not dream that a tragedy had been enacted, and when she wept into her husband' ro6m' found hla lifeless body'In the chair. He had’been shot-through the head. The tragedy created a profound sen sation at Chlpley. Telephone measagea were at ogee eent to LnGrange and other places for btoodbpunds. Mr. Brook* w*s a man whom every body In the community liked, and the assassination Is a complete. mystery, as ‘It was not known that Me had an en emy. , - • • - This- makes the third tragedy that has occurred at Chlpley thla year. Two men met death In the Irvin-Haaty feud, and afterward-Colonel T. T. Mur- rah. the most prominent citizen In the town, was assassinated. Besides his w ; lfe, Mr. Brooks, Is sur vived by three children; one of them, J. L. Brooks, cashier of a bank at Tlf. ton, Ga. ■ . AND BID PISTOL If all women were as brave and-cool- headed In times of danger as Miss An nie H. Wilson, sister-in-law of County Police Chief Turner, there would prob ably be much better order preserved than Is at present the case. When a negro man demanded that she open the door to her home In Battle Hill several nights past, Mies Wilson secured a revolver and with It clasped In her hand, made the negro tell hjs name and Business at the place. Miss Wilson lives with her brother- in-law, Chief Turner, but Chief Turner was on duty when the Incident oc curred. A negro knocked at the door and when Miss Wilson asked who was there, he replied: "Never mind who's here. Open the door.” .Miss Wilson quietly secured a volver and with this In her hand told the negro to state why he was there. The negro then declared that he was merely looking for a negro man he knew. Miss Wilson said the negro did not live there and ordered the Intruder to leave the place, which he promptly did. BRIEF NEWS NOTES .Mayor Woodward must serve seven firs! Monday of January. Consequent days In Ills present office without pay. No, tills Is not because the mayor had seven days off, for he did not. Nor Is It the punishment meted out to him by some high official seeking revenge. It'e Just simply fate, body-guarded by law and the calendar. The mayor geta paid by tho year. His administration began the first Monday In the year 195 and ends tha ly the mayor must serve until the first Monday In next January, which hap pens to be January 7. He really gets paid for only a yenr's time, but he serves a year and a week. Still, the mayor Is not bemoaning his fate, lie's not sucking lemons and wearing sackcloth, fori as he says: ■The year had gone several days when I went in two years ago. GO TO WASHINGTON TO ATTEND MEETING OF THE HARBOR COM. Sjicclal to The Uenrglsu. Macon, Ga., Dec. G.-Aa committee, composed of Messrs. E. Chappell, R. F. Burden, Henry Horne and Howard M. Smith, has been named by Presi dent Small, of the Macon chamber of commerce, to attend the annual con vention of the Association of Rivers and Harbors, that Is to be held In Washington. D. C„ December 6. At this time plans will be advanced fur thering more Improvementa for the Ocmulgee, and something will be aatd relative to the good work of trana portatlon that lias been done over the river during the past summer. The members of the committee will leave for Washington this evening. HAD FOOT CRU8HED BENEATH MOVING TRAIN. NEW CLUB HOUSE PROPOSED AT MACON Special to The Ge-orgtan. Macon, Ga., Dec. 5.—On Monday night, Robert L. Melton, a young rail road man, met with a very painful accident, while at work In tha'Central of Georgia yard*. While climbing down the aide of a car Melton slipped and fell and a por tion of hla right foot was caught be neath the moving train, and was badly crushed. OFF FOR WASHINGTON TO ATTEND MEETING. Special to The Georgian. Augusta, Ga.,-Der. 5.—Mayor Allen, Hon. Archibald Blackshear, council man from the second ward, Judge William M. Dunbar, mayor-elect, and Councilman from the (Iret ward, Hon. Oawell R. Eve, Hon. Eugene Verdery and Hon. Maurice Walton left here to day for Washington, D. O., to attend the National Rivers and Harbors Con gress which convenes there tomorrow. Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., Dec. 5.—At the meeting of the members of the Cherokee Club that Is to be held at the club house, on Mulberry street this evening, the question of selling the present quar ters and purchasing a building nearer the city will be considered. At the meeting of the governing board that was held on the 20th of last month, the question was considered and the board named Wednesday as the date for bringing the question before the membership. SAVINGS BANK 8T0CK SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION. Special to Tha Georgian. Macon, Ga., Dec. C.—Fifty atiares of the Macon Savlnga Bank stock were sold at $76 each to W. G. Solomon, Jr., at the courthouse by Ordinary (.'. M. Wiley In an executor's sale. The shares were In the possession of the John L. Boardman estate and were ordered sold by tbe court some time ago. Other property ivas sold at the same sale, most of which was land. Mtmbsrship Fas Raised. Special to Tbe Georgian. Macon, On., Dec. S.—At a meeting of the chamber of commerce yesterday afternoon, the membership fee was raised to a flat rate of $25 per annum. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. New York. Dee. $.—Here are some of the l.ltars In New York today: ATLANTA—A. Illstiro. MIm C. Ileumhlll. Mrs. II. Hemphill, 8. tV. Willson, u. Mltcb- Lleutsnant Bernard St. Georgs Col- lard, af the British navy, has been found guilty by a court-martial of Im properly giving the order "on your knees” to some mutinous stokers. It Is asserted In Idindon that there Is no foundation for the report which Is disturbing George Stewart Bowles, con servative member of parliament, that the United Slates has made a compact with Germany to protect German mer cantile marine when Germany, engages In war. The French government has cabled for the Immediate withdrawal of French troops from Martinique. Only 150 are to remain. There was a strong earthquake shock on Monday at 7 p. m. lasting 3o seconds. No damage was done. In regard to the reported successful airship flight of the Wright brothers, M. Santos Dumont Is reported from Paris ns saying: "There Is absolutely no evidence ob tainable to aupport the alleged state ments of the Wright brothers." William Voigt, the "Captain Von Coepenalck” who robbed the treasury of a city near Berlin, has found a friend In a rich woman of Berlin, who give him nil annuity when he has served Ills sentence of four years. President Roosevelt will send hts spe cial message on Porto Rico to con gress on December 11 and on Panama on December 17. Dr. William H. Brooks, professor astronomy of Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y„ has been awarded a medal by the Astronomical Society of Mexico for discovering 25 comets, more than any other living astronomer has found. The Italian branch of the Red Cross Society has unanimously voted to WII Ham R. Hearst the large special medal granted only to distinguished benefac tors of humanity. The committee also authorised Renor Taverns to thank Mr. Hearst for Ills efforts to relieve the die tress caused by the Mount Vesuvius Mlsaeter. The entire village of Wllklnsonvllle, Mass., which was established In 1S 1,1 and In 1929 was producing 2.000,009 yards of cloth annually In Its mills, has been sold at auction for <10,500. The bodies of Patrick and Cecilia Cook, of Philadelphia, believed to have been victims of the Mrs. Carey who was suspected of having poisoned her husband for Insurance money, have been exhumed. Traces of arsenic have been found In their stomachs. Chancellor McKay, of McMaster Uni - verslty, Toronto, has announced that John D. Rockefeller would contribute $<4)00 to the ihstltutloif on condition that the $75,000 forward movement fund and $55,000 required for the science building are secured. Governor Magnon, of Cuba, denies any knowledge of a new Isle of P| n -s treaty he Is said to be negotiating with the Spanish minister. Six new wireless stations are to lie established In Cuba by order at Gov- •e"-r Magoon- . _ GOSSIP By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER. New York, Dec. 5.-Word reache, from Asheville, N. C„ that altnos! baronial preparations are on font there for the holidays and that they will be kept on quite aa extensive a scale as in feudal times across th. eeoE. The George _ Vanderbilts are well along with their plana for the big an nual Christmas festivities at Blltmore house. One thousand gifts will bs dls trlbuted. Thla 1» to be followed by an enter talnment at Blltmore by the youne women of Blltmor*. Mr. and Mrs v.s derbllt will ,l»o give a round of "i tertalnments. I learn that a brTss Inkstand mads from French machinery left on the lethmus and a cane of black pai m wood, with a carved vegetable Ivory hoad. were presented to Presiaent Roosevelt by Chairman Shorn# on be half of the employees of the canal commission. Ths wooden base of the Inkstand waa made from a railroad tie ueed by the French In th* early day* of Panama canal conitructlon. Though many ardent bridge nlaver. are reserving their deol.lon a# tj t h ! merits of the new pastime, a litti. gome called -pull” hiTcaught ^.a! tris fancy on the other side of the ocean; ao It seems to And adherent In Uila democratic land. It la two- handed whist and It comes In handv when enough tlme-killers cannot be found to get up a real gams. It is surprising how heavy the gambling » tabh? * V * n Wlth ° Dl5r two ptnon * « „.£. u « ln * e *P°*l'lon ot the labor p ™ f< ;** or J- Laurence Laugh- lin, of the University of Chicago told the members of the Cltlxenrilndui- In Jit Ut ? n Amer| ea, whose a b * n< l««I In the aud- torium In Chicago, that socialism Is *h» philosophy of failure. He declar- Jrtth U ! r t th Jr.« ha ! spying themselves with It* man admitted themaelvea fall- whJ society to do for them Sua *il*^ had ?*® n unabI « ‘0 *ccom- push for themselvea. Small maids In Boston are filled with v. V n y aJJmu® y wa,c . h mt, ° Ml *> Kathleen iftomiS f' wh0 '* v J*«lng there, out automoblllng every day, wearing th* prettiest automobile veils imaginable, exact copies of those her mother hts Like most little girls, she wishes to dress like mamma” and her Indul gent parent has humored her In tho desire. Quaint and Important she looks, but to the Boston mother. It seems an encouragement of vanity. But the eyes of the little blue stock ings look longingly on tha frivolous accessories of th* Gotham. little maid from Mrs. Henry N. Dunning, wlf# of a prominent clergyman of this city, up set popular notions about women and mice the other night by grabbing not a mouse, but a big rat, and holding on to it until th* rodent was smothered under a pillow. After that Mrs. Dunning swooned and has been ill ever since. She was sleeping In bed when she suddenly awoke to And something squirming In her grasp. She aroused her husband, but was so frightened that she could give no coherent ex planation of her predicament He quickly lighted th* gas, and Mrs. Dun ning saw she was holding tight to a big rat. It was only her huaband’e admonition not to let go that kept her from fainting. He picked up a pillow and smothered her hand and the rat under It When he lifted It the rat was dead. Mrs. Dunning than Tainted, but was revived by a physician. There was an abraalon on Mrs. Dunning's face, and It Is believed that the rat at tacked her In her sleep and that site unconsciously raised her hand and grasped It. Believing that dishonest conductors are responsible for the street car line to South Glastonbury not making enough money for .the street car com pany to lower fares, ths people of South Glastonbury. Conn., have organized themselves Into a corps of “spotters. ’ One man says he saw a conductor steil $1.70 on one trip. While th* flames raged around bltn and the smoke was so dense that lie could not see his hand before him. Charles Carson, a fireman, of Engine Company No. 23, of Baltimore, MJ„ climbed a ladder to the second story of the house at 21$ Invoice alley this morning and groping bis way to a bed In the front room, rescued Catherine Brooks, a alx-months-old negro baby, that had been overcome by th* smoke. As Carson carried the baby down th-j ladder the crowd that had watched the brave deed of the fireman gave him a cheer. An Irish tramp has thus pictured, in The Irleh Independent his Ideal for a wife: “She should be between 40 and 60, not handsome, but temperate. If there Is any drinking to be done, 1 can see to that. Rhe ought to be able to walk 20- miles a day, and be good at beg ging bottles and potatoes. “Rhe ought also to be good at bal lad singing. She ought to be able to light a round or two to defend her husband when in action” Major Elmore F. Austin, whom Gov ernor Higgins has put in command of the battallop to which the Eighth regi ment, National Guassl of New York, >• to be reduced on December 10, Is the same Captain Austin who was repri manded by Governor Roosevelt In 1899 after a military court of Inquiry found him “unfit to hold a commission,” and said that he "deeerved to be severely punished.” This was for declining to take hts company. Company L, of the Seventy- flrst regiment, to the front at the battle of Santiago. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. DECEMBER 5. „ 1712—Martin Van Rnren, clfbthpresidrtit of |b$» Unitct| State*, born. Died July -4, # 1791—Wolfganir Amadou* Mozart, musician, died. Rom January 27, 1716. 1831—John Hlahop. and Tbomaa William* $ , xecutcd at the Old Rallcy for tha murder of a |M»f Italian boy for dla- aectlnz purpone*. 1881—Engagement l»otween Confederate fm»* l»oat« and Federal vetaeli at Cape I In tiers*. 1Mb—F. Aoguatu* Helnxe, millionaire min ing man, born. 1830—flanking firm of DelznuUar & Co* ilamlrine. Fa., ftiled.