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ATLANTA’S SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
It was not a matter of pleasure for The Georgian on Monday afternoon;
to print those pictures showing the deplorable conditions existent In the
Fair street school of Atlanta's department of education. They were printed
i for the purpose of accomplishing good by furnishing to the citizens of
I Atlanta ocular demonstration of a sad state of affair*—a state of affairs
i which public pride and public welfare demand to be rectified,
j There Is no reason to go Into the necessity of clean, well ventilated,
fw^ll lighted and well constructed school buildings. The necessity of these
[Qualities Is as apparent to all as Is the necessity of the schools themselves.
I Children are more susceptible to their physical surroundings than-are adults,
j They arc more ausceptlhle to disease and they are more susceptible to men-
| tal impressions gained in their surroundings.
[ A school building should be. above all things, an example of lightness
and brightness. Children need light and appearance of cheerfulness. The
| city of Atlanta enjoys Its reputation for enterprise, business progresslveness,'
charity and -social advancement. ’The' extsttnr condition of many of the
public school buildings serves, in a measure, to belle this reputation.
Something must he done Immediately to correct this state of nlfalrs.
It may be that the city budget Is subjected to great pressure from many
sources. City budgets usually are.
But that one Item which! should take precedence before all others In
the apportionment sheet Is the system of education. .
1 ,ct the finance committee of the council lake heed of the condition
of the public schools and make suitable provision. Other departments cun
suffer skimping.
The department of education cannot.
OUR PLATFORM.—The G«ir*1«n
stands for Atlanta's owning Its own gas
am) electric light plants, ns It now
OTTne Its waterworks. Other cities do
ibis and get gas ns low as CO cenls,
with a profit to the etty. This should
lie done nt once. The Georgian be
lieves that It street railways can be
operated successfully hy European
cities, as they nre. there Is no good
reason why they cannot ho so operated
here. But we do not bellerc this can
fie dons now, mid It may Its some years
before we " ' ‘ ' “■
dertaklng.
MRS. ELIZABETH LA HATTE,
A WOMAN OF OLD SOUTH,
PASSES TO GREA 7 BEYOND
TEDDY GETS A PEACE PRIZE.
Every American, Irrespective of
party or section, will applaud tha
awarding of the Alfred Nobel peace
prize to Theodore Roosevelt, presi
dent of theso United States. The
press dispatches tell us that the cont-
mlttte. sitting In Christiana, hud for
oenalderatlon quite a number of can
didates for this honor and that one
of,them pressed Roosevelt closely for
tbe prise. This was none other than
the originator of Esperanto, the latest
proposed International language.
That there should be any room for
debate or argument In the matter is
surprising. President Roosevelt’s
feat In securing the Portsmouth con
ference that put an end to the Russo-
Japanese war was so eminent an
achievement that It overshadows ev
erything else Ihat’H&ppenod In 1905.
•The honor just conferred on Presi
dent Roosevelt Is a cash prize which
«m instituted by tho provisions' of
tbe will of the late Or. Alfred Bern-
hard Nobel, a Swedish chemist who
made a great fortune by the manufac
ture of wonderful explosives, practi
cally the only use for which was In
warfare and preparation for warfare.
There is paradox Number One.
That the fifth award of the peace
prise should be won by the lieutenant
colouel of the Rough Riders, a pugna
cious. belligerent, bellicose Aincricnn,
whose chief rejoice Is strenuoslty,
forms another paradox, even more
striking.
But the president earned ll fairly
and squarely, and all of us will join
In lauding tho placing of this meta
phorical laurel on Ills brow, the
while we remark that |>cace hath her
victories no less reuowned than war.
Why?
To him who In the love of nature
holds communion with her visible
'oral* she asks some curious prob-
ems. The following letter from a
lose observer gives some of them:
Editor of The Georgian:
I would like to propound a few
questions to your observant read
ers. These are the ordinary
filings seen in nature by every
one. Few of your readers have
failed to see the very things 1
Inquire about:
Why do the winds always travel
from left to right or from east
to south and west like the bauds
on a watch?
Why do the winds always blow-
in a spiral or like the threads of
a right-hand screw?
Why do whirlwinds always trav
el In the shape of n funnel from
left to right?
Why does water flow In a ro- |
tary motion?
Why arc the sand-bars on a j
stream always on the left hank?
When clouds form and are I
blown away without precipitation, !
•what becomes of the moisture
which formed the clouds?
When two streams flow togeth
er and form a third, why does the
water from the left-hand stream
always flow over that of the
right hand, or vice versa the wa
ter front the right hand stream
flow under?
• Why does a floating object
such as a log or tree ua It travels
down stream always turn over
from left to right?
If any reader will answer these
questions I will be glad and it will
suggest many natural phenomena,
familiar hut unnoticed. Sugges
tions aa to the foregoing to Pro
fessor Maury led to tbe establish
ing of the weather bureau.
J. K. BARTON.
Mr. Barton's queries are worthy of
coulderatlon, serious or fanciful, ac
cording to one's nature. A study of
the phenomena Indicated will prove
•A Interesting relaxation from the
trials and troubles and tribulations of
the day.
HELP THE TECH.
Response Is coming to the needs of the Georgia School of Technology. It,
was the pleasure of The Georgian to announce Monday afternoon that sub
scrlptlons to tbe extent of $825 have already lieen received toward the fund of
$7,500 needed. The statu has contributed $1,500 and $5,175 Is yet needed.
The need Is urgent. The school must expand to accomplish Its greater
good. The men anil women of the South realize the work the school is doing
and they are sending their sons to it to prepare themselves for life.
The school has outgrown Its present quarters. Expansion la necessary
There Is a chance to secure a much needed addition to the present campus,
This land cun be secured for $7,500. The price Is said to lie cheap; the deal a
bargain. The option expires January 1. A little more than $5,000 remains to be
raised, or else the chance Is lost. The property can never again bo secured
at anything like the present price.
It. Is time for the friends of tho school to rally to Us need. Five thousand
dollars Is a small sum. In a cause like this.
Let the alumni of Georgia: Tech, and those who know what a great work
the school Is doing, make this Christmas present to the institution.
But the time Is short: quick action is necessary.
“A REFLEX OF CAUCASIAN SENTIMENT.”
The first magazine devoted exclusively to matters peculiarly concern
Ing the stutes of the South has made its appearance.
It Is calhtd "The Race Question and Southern Symposium." It has for
a sub-title, "A Reflux of Caucasian Sentiment." R. \V. McAdnni, for the
past several years one of tho editorial writers and tho paragrapher for Tlie :
Atlanta Constitution, Is the odltor of this publication. In his prospectus
which appears In the first Issue the editor states thnt there exists a broad,
unoccupied Held for tho publication of a monographic periodical devoted
to the race question from the viewpoint of white Southern sentiment. There
Is no doubt that the time Is peculiarly opportune.
In the first Issue appear several very interesting, albeit thoughtful and
contemplative, articles. The first is a lengthy editorial by Mr. McAdnm on
"What tho Problem Really Is." It serves somewhat ns a preamble to the
magazine. Among other articles are those by General Stephen D. Lee,
Congressman Thomas W. Hardwick or Georgia, the Rev. W. T. Allen of
.lickqpnvllle, Ala., Judge Benjamin Harrison of Jacksonville, Fla., and
Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama. In addition there appears an inter
esting symposium of dally newspaper opinion ns to the recent troubles In
Atlanta und other parts of the South.
Tim tone of the magazine throughout Is dignified \«t terribly earnest.
The editor has gone into Ills work with the palpable intention of avoiding
soKiallcd radicalism, yet maintaining all the way through Ids belief tliut
"The Problem" Is the greatest that Is racing ojir people.
It appears to The Georgian that the wide circulation of this magazine,
and careful reading of It by thoughtful citizens North and South, will lead
to a more thorough understanding of the troubles of mi here In Dixie, and
will result In good.
TERRELL'S CHRISTMAS GIFT TO GEORGIA.
Governor Terrell's Christmas gift to Georgia will be property worth con
siderably over half u million dollars—rather a neat holiday remembrance.
With nine out of ho eleven congressional district agricultural schools
decided, the actual cash given for establishing these schools amounts to $389,-
000. In addition to the money 2,382 acres of first-class lands have been given.
At a conservative estimate these lands nre worth $20 an acre now,
figures which many will contend are too low—and which will Increase In
value as scientific farming brings the value upward. Most of the sites have
been located near county seats, which, of course. Increases tho value of the
property.
A majority of the bids included electric lights, waterworks system and
telephone service, worth several thousand dollars. When the other two
districts are determined ft will he seen that Georgia will have a property
worth more than half a million, and which will Increase In value year by year.
Governor Terrell fs content to round out his service to the state with this
splendid legacy. The establishment of these district schools In connection
with the eeqtral agricultural college at Athens, for which the legislature gavo
$100,000, means a great deal to the agricultural future or Georgia.
it means educated farmers to build up the state, farmers who will know
and practice sclent tile agriculture. Aside from nny mere consideration of the
value of the properties now. these schools will in it few years add millions to
tbe wealth of the state.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jane ijiHatte, aged
82 years, died at tho home of her son,
M. T. LaHatte, 32 Garnett street, at
3:34 o’clock Monday afternoon. The
funeral will take place at her son's
residence Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. The burial will be at Oakland.
Mrs. LaHatte wgs one of the best-
known women of , Atlanta. Born In
Edgefield, S. C\, she early removed
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tsham
Windham, to Augusta, ,G«. They lived
hfero only a few- years, however, when
they went to Muscogee county, Mrs.
LaHatte resided. hero for some ti me.
She was married to Professor Charles
Henry LaHatte, of New York. Her
husband later became prominently
Identified with Southern education and
entered the ministry In Georgia as a
Methodist preacher. Twelve of Mrs.
lailtatte's nineteen children were rear
ed to maturity and five still survive.
Four of her sons sewed in the Confed
erate army and returned alive from the
war. Her husband died shortly after
tho close of the war and in 1879 she
and her children moved to Atlanta.
Mrs. LaHatte became a member of
tho Trinity Methodist church, when
she moved to this city, and lias been
prominently Identified with religious
work ever since. She was a woman of
great Intellectual power.'waa a sincere
Christian and was one of the most
charitable and best-loved women In the
South. She had a host of friends
wherever she lived and was greatly
Inved by all with whom she come In
contact. All of -her time and money
possible were contributed during the
civil war to help the Confederate cause.
Many a bandage that bound the head of
some dying soldier was . prepared and
sent to the from by her hands. She
was very unselfish and In everything
that would result In good to others she
took great and active Interest.
Mrs. LaHatte Is survived by the fol
lowing children: The Rev. Dr. C. B.
LaHatte, of Atlanta; SI. T. LaHatte,
Atlanta; Mrs. Alda Cartway, Phila
delphia; Miss Fannie LaHatte, Atlan
ta. and Mrs. Charles P. Bedlngfleld,
Atlanta.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
New York. Dee. 11.—Here are some of the
visitors iu New York toilny:
ATLANTA—J. G. Iturckbrdt. G. W. liana,
C. Powell. J. II. Moody.
AUGUSTA—E. F. Verdrey.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
DECEMBER 11.
FRIENDSHIP OF TILLMAN
FOR CHANDLER A PUZZLE
WnuhtuKton. I»ec. 1lMbe friendship that
exist* between Senator Tillman, of Sooth
Carolina. nnd former Senator Chandler. of
New Hampshire, I* regarded by the aver
age onlooker n* one of the mysteries of
politic*. They have absolutely nothin* In
common politically, and yet e*ch ni*n seem*
to find pleasure In the other'* society. No
one who remember* the presidential cam
paign of I87« nntf the part the New Hamp
shire man pinyed in landing Mr. Hayes iu
the white house would ever Imve Imagined
that such n strong Democratic partisan a*
Mr. TUI man would ever live to sc© the day
when he would take Mr. Chaudler hy the
hand and call him friend. But inch is tbe
fact.
"Bill Chandler." said nn old-ffmer. "m»*
the prime tuovej^'in the !Iayc*> affair* but
the mnu who unconsciously *Uifto4 ft* wn*
William II. Itanium, of Connecticut, the
dm I r man of the Democratic national com
mittee. 1 don’t think that the story ha*
ver bipen told In print. Late on the night
if thnt Memorable election. John C. Reid.
pondering over the return*, .trying to ex
tract n gleam of hoi**. He was a tint
newspaper man. hut an intense partisan.
itl he was dying hard.
I ad
nilttln* the defeat of Hayes ami gave or
ders to go ahead with the cdltlou. Just at
that moment a messenger boy came In
wlth r n telegram. It %va* from Mr. Bar-
mini, and asked what new* bad been re
ceived from South Carolina, Florida and
Isoulslann." . . . .
"The Time* had special correspondent*
In nil of those states, but not a line had
Ifoen received from any of them. Mr. Reid
muttered to hiinaclf: ‘Bnrnum would not
be asking about those state* If he was *ure
how they had gone. A* loug as there Is
the least doubt we need not give up th*?
*liIp, If we have got those three state*
Have* In elected.’
“lie changed his editorial to
men had gone to bed In disgust, convinced
that Tlldeu had won. When Reid laid the
situation before them they Immediately got
busy. The famous telegram that ‘Hayes
lut* 185 electoral votes and fs elected' was
written out nnd telegraphed all over the
country, bearing the signature of Zaelt
Chandler.
Then the machinery was set la motion
■which resulted Anally in the placing of
Hayes Iu the white house. Had the election
of Ttlden' been coucedcd tbe morning after
election, as It would have been but for Mrt
flarnufh’a Innocent telegram of inquiry,
ttimuet J. Ttlden would nave been Inaugu
rated president of the United States In
stead of lluthorford B. Hayes, *
1192—Trial of Louis XVI of Trance.
1811—William Pinckney, of Maryland, be
came attorney-general of the LnltwJ
Mates.
1862— Fredericksburg, Vs., bombarded In
Union troops, under cover of wince
they crossed the* Rappahannock.
1866—French occupation of Rome terml
Mated.
ambassador at Paris.
1898— General (.farcin, the Cuban lender, died
In Washington.
1899— President directed General Oils to open
Philippine porta to commerce.
MODERN BUILDINGS
IRE ID BE ERECTEO
ONTHE BURNED AREA
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga., Dee. 11.—Larger and
more modern buildings arc to occupy
the alte of those burned In Sunday
night’s Arc.
Plans for rebuilding*are already un
der advisement, and the Empire store,
one of Macon’s largest dry goods estab
lishments, will be ready for business iu*
early in tbe new year as possible. It 1*
very probable that the old Coleman
structure will give place to a much
finer building. The walls of the Wil
lingham building will remain intact.
GOSSIP
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IIUMHMIHHHilMOOIMOOOMHOtOIH;
JOE TERRELL FOR PRESIDENT j
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From AValsoil’s Jeffersonian, Augusta,
Ga. 1
The Atlanta News; the dear little old
paper that.was yanked away from John
pie Graves by a capitalistic qtly ot
the Southern railroad, nominates Joo
rrrell for Tice president.
The News, tvhieh Is a queerty edited
little old tiling, says that the national
Uemoeratle ticket for 1908 should be
Bryan and Terrell.
n this The News—queer, dear little
old thins!— is mistaken.
Tho ticket should be Terrell and
Bryan.
As nn ardent admirer of that truly
(treat and good statesman; Joe Terrell,
am not willing to see him selected
o plnv second fiddle to anybody on tho
top side of this ttreen earth.
Who Is Bryan, anyhow, that he should
^tke precedence of our great and only
Sir, I know not tvliat course others
may take, hut ns for me. give me Joe
Terrell for the first place on the ticket,
or give me Perunn, or Paregoric, or
llnroforrn, or Delirium Tremens.
Is life so dear, or peace so sweet,
as to he purchased nt the price of
cowardly, half-way measures, In tho
case of such portentous magnitude as
this?
Never—or hardly ever.
The dear little old Atlanta News may
. willing to compromise on the vice
presidency, but my withers arc un
wrung. and I brook no diminution of
my Just demands.
RAILROAD EARNINGS
SNOW BIG INCREASE
Masons Encouragtd.
An encouraging report was made at
u meeting held Monday night of the
finance committee of the Masons as to
the progress made In securing fund*
with which to build the magnificent
new Masonic temple. This report
showed that s|qch the Inst meeting
many more subscription* had boon re
ceived, and there art* many -more Mn-
Hon* yet to eye. (’hairiuati J. K. urr,'
of the committee, reels confident that
by the time the next meeting Is railed,
within ten day*, the entire amount nec
essary will have been raised.
NEW BAPTIST CHURCH
WILL BE ERECTEO.
8|H*i'inl to The Ueoitlou.
Covington. Ga.. Dev. 11.—The c<
Jiiittee on ruining money to erect a i
worshiping place for tho Uuptlst
church of Covington have raised about
$10,000. The site has* already be*»n
chosen for the budding and work will
be started on it as soon as the material
can he had. One of the members of the
church subscribed 85,000.
j Special to Tbe Georgian.
J Augusta, Ga., Dec. 11.—The man
agement of the Augusta Railway and
Electric Company has Issued a state
ment showing the Increase In the gross
earnings of the road for the first ten
Di.
Elected City Attornsy,
•» lal to The Georgina.
College Park, Go., Dec. 11.—Colonel
Kolaml Dwight Grant, of British j,. s W|W c , ecled , Uv aUoPney
by the new city council of Coilege Park.
Roland Dwight Grant.
Columbia, one of the best known
turrrs in the country, will lecture
Wednesday night. December 12. under
the auspices of the Baptist Tabernacle
Lyceum. He Is no strung©!* in Atlanta,
and lifts always been n favorite here.
The lerture he will
day Is a famous one, and Is entitled
"Snakes In Paradise."
Both Racos Meet.
A meeting, arranged under the aus- j
pices of the Vigilant Reform Band, a j
negro organization, which Is helping to
solve the problem of getting a better)
understanding between the races In!
Atlanta, will be held.at 2 o’clock Hun-j
ilay afternoon. December 16. at the I
Turner tabernacle, on Yonge street. I
The meeting Is for the purpose of help-
New Justices Elected.
I to The Georgian.
_ Ingtoti. Ga., Dec. II.—The race
I ^ or ^ U8tlce of l,,e peace In Covington
was a very close one Saturday. Col
onel James 1*. Cooley, editor and pro
prietor of The Enterprise, was elected
by the close majority of 21 votes over
Colonel \V. II, Whaley, one of Coving
ton's yotmg lawyers. There wus great
Interest taken In this race.
Macon Veteran* Honored.
peeia! to The Georgian.
Macon. Ga.. Dec. 11.—General A. J.
commanding the Georgia dltishm
ing In the creation of better feeling! Confederate \ ctorans, lias an-
between the races, And prominent and | noum ‘^ the appointment of J. \V. WII-
conservative men of both races will be
present and make addresses.
assistant adjutant general,
the rank of lieutenant colonel. Cap
tain Warren Moaely has an appoint
ment as uti aide with the rank of major.
Illicit Distillery Raided.
•pedal »«* The Georgian. _ _ *
Mai on Ga !> ,- n - ll.v.nu. ,.r. ' traveling from Madras. India,
Alston, ua.. IX.. II It..cm. of- x „« York city, to eonte.t a suit
fieri, coming to Huron repott the <te-!f or dlvorv.-, Mr». Morion Thornton Kg.
struction of it large factory made still! b**rt declared that the trial of her hus-
in Baldwin county, near MlUvdgcviile. j band’s suit would Ik* one of the mo»i
Hunday night. Several gallons of IhjuorI .***n*atif»nal In the country for years,
were captured, but no one was arrested. The case will be tried in Chicago.
f
I want Joe Terrell nominated for the
prcuUlency, and I move you, »lr, that
he bo.elected by acclamation, and by a
rising and falling vote.
And 1 don't wont to hear the chair
man nay a <lad blamed word about
"RfcVbrse yoav positions.''
In this cane there fire no positions
that can be rovemetf.
We are all for Joe—first, last and all
the time—;abd we have no second
choice. J ■. .
We want Joe Terrell -for president,
and we want Hump McWhorter for
chief Justice of tlm United States, and
we want Tom Felder for attorney gen-
ornl.
Give mo this, or there will be a noise.
It Is not often I put forth an ulti
matum. or unnounce u sine qua non,
but I feel that an emergency Is upon
us, and that extreme measures nre
Justified.
Consequently, I now put forth my
ultimatum, or announce my sine quu
non:
"TERRELL AND BRYAN,"
For President and Vice President.
"Hump"—for anything he will have.
"Tom”—for anything that he can't
do without.
Concede these reasonable demands,
nnd the quietude that reigns on the
Potomac tonight shall not be disturbed;
deny them, and the fat Is in the fire!
Verbum snplcntl.
P. S.—Whenever you see me falling
Into Latin, as above, or Into French,
or Greek, you may Just bet your mouse
olore.l mule that 1 mean business.
WANT WORK RUSHED
ON ARMS FACTORY
special lo The Georgian.
Augusta, Ga,, Dec. 11.—The Augusta
delegation to the national rivers ami
harbor* congress, which has recently
been in session In Washington city, has
returned to the city, and all the mem-
Mrs. Bertha Haas, aged 57 years,
died at her residence, 384 Whitehall
street, Monday afternoon. The funeral
services will be conducted Wednesday
morning at the residence at 10 o'clock.
Mr*. Haas la survived by four sons,
Leopold Haas. Jr., Morris, Gustave and
Henry, and two daughters, Misses Ros
alie and Flora Haas. Mrs. Haas came
to this country four years ago with
her two sisters to Join her sons, who
were established In business here, and
since then she has made a large circle
of friends. She Is a sister-in-law of
Mrs. Jacob Haas and the sister of
Henry Rosenbaum, well known In At
lanta.
AUGUSTA POPULATION
SHOWS GREAT INCREASE.
Special to'The Georgia*, \ ^
Augusta, Go., Lice. 11.—According to
statistics furnished by City XaseMsor of
Taxes John M. Wclgle, the population
of Augusta has incrensed over 5,000
since the census of 19*00. In 1900 the
census showed that the population was
a little short of 40,000, and the recent
figures given out by Mr. Weigh shows
that the population of the city is more
than 15,000. The imputation of Rich
moud county Is placed at 55,000, and
of tills number 50 per cent are negroes.
In the city 40 per cent of the population
are negroes.
The assessed value of property is
placed at $21,699,176, an Increase of
nearly n million nnd a half since )900.
FIVE NEGRO PREACHERS
EXPELLED FROM CONFERENCE.
Special to The Georgian.
Jacks on, Miss., Dec. 11.—The colored
Methodist conference which hus been
In session at Hattiesburg, hus set n
good example to other negro religious
bodies In the South by expelling from
tbe ministry five of its members who
jiud not lived the right kind of lives.
Bishop Cottrell, of Holly Springs, pre
sided over this conference and he laid
It down strong to the negroes that they
must live right lives, and that if they
did not they eould not hope for ap
pointment* in the conference.
months of tlie year 1906. The table tbers of the party speak In glowing
shows that the earnings this year have j terms of tho congress and the work ac-
been $270,119.19 against $232,210.66 for compllshed. E. K. Verdery, of this city,
the same period last year, showing an | was honored by the congress in being
increase of $37,138.53. j re-elected to the position of vice presl
A statement haa also been issued by i dent from Georgia. Oswell R. Evi
o Augusta-Aiken s bears the honor of being appointed a
which is under the name management’ — 7 ”’” 7” “
jin the Augusta Railway—and Electric member of the resolutions committee
Company, and this statement shows , of the convention.
that the gross earnings for this road j While in Washington the members
during the first ten months of the pve»- u lo Augusta delegation called upon
«"».i.j! ! “To»‘inB «n "ncrca»“in"n yli/e""'™‘ to n,k him to ask the
tlmr of 19 317.46. ’war department to rush the work on
-— . the small arms factory, which the gov.
- :eminent will establish here. .Senator
6,000 SCHOOL-^CHIL.DREN | Bacon assured the Augustans that he
TO TAKE PART IN nAL.LV. onM do all In Ills power to get the
.... war department to begin the work at
Sperial PI Ike Georgian. .once.
t'fdumlius, Ua., Dee. 11.—lloa. George f All the Augusta members of the eon.
p. Munro, of Marion county, w ho was , gress nre greatly enthused over the
elected permanent chairman of the j prospect of additional appropriations
, . , . for rivers and harbors, and think that
board of trustees of the agriculture l!w eavmuiah will get her proportlon-
college for the I- ourtlt congress!,mill a | # share, which will be quite a large
district, at the meeting of the board <» ! outu
lids city on Sat unlay last, has called I -
h meeting of the board at Carrollton;
In January, when tfie people of that I NEGRO'S BODY FOUND
county propose to hold a rally overt
Carroll obtaining the school. Mix thou
sand school children will participate in
the demonstration.
AFTER FIGHT AT DANCE
Special to Tbe *ii'*,rziun.
Columbus, Ga.. Dec. 11.—The body of
Will 8mltb, a negro, was found near
the home of George Alexander, on the
TO GIVE CHRISTMAS TREE
TO POOR CHILDREN.
Special to The Georgian. ™ J* y~
Jackson. Miss# Dec. ll.-The Halva- Por * p,ace ’ " !x n, ! le3 cum * ,f lhe clt >'
tm.i \rmv of this oilv is nrouariiir lo morning about .8 o clock,
tlon Arm or »s preparing to ThrH » , )U „ et W ounds fn his body dis-
give the largest ( hnstma* dinner that, c j 0 ^j cause of his death, and an
ha* ever been given lo the poor of the investigation by Coroner elements re-
citv. Captain Odum, who Is In charge veals tl»« fact that a shooting scrape
of tlx* barrarka here. In also going to had occurred at the home of Alexander
gl\e the poor boy* and girls of the city ! that night at a dance. Alexander and
a Chitstma* tree at the court house util Will Thlelkeld, another negro, are fn
the night after Christmas. 'jail charged with the murder.
CRAWFORD VOTES BONDS
FOR LIGHT SYSTEM.
Hpeclal to Tl»e Georgina.
Crawford, Ga., Deo. ll.—An election
was held here Monday which i-. ulted
iu favor of (Ksulng bonds for installing
a system of gas lights for the city. Tile
amount of the Issue Is to be $2,500.
There were only four votes cast against
the bonds.
MEMORY OF BI8HOP TIGERT.
•*To ;i person who never saw Bishop J.
4. Tfaert but oiiee, I doubt If many more
Impressive memories eould ellng to « mlml
ns do IImmo of Hie trreut preacher mid au
thor as I gin nee back to the tittle when I.
nmong others, wit under him on the nfaht
of May Inst and listened to that first
powerful sermon after Ills ordluntloii n«
idshop of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South.” said ft young m,
•The First Methodist H
tlmt night with nn ndletx
luirch was i
nled
used
w«s for
Hint he
table:
f nppreeintlv
him breatlilesnly
ugh a deep doctrinal discourse, couched
'ueli simple phraseology I hot a child
1 lune umlerst'Hxl much of Ids menu-
mi Just ns the brightest day fn the fall
s to warm the poiil fur Into the winter,
little homely flliisi ration which he
i ever 1*e forgotten. Ills argument
the I'hristiiin life, nml lie begginl
In* excused iii using a home-made
wo little chicks.’ said Bishop Tigert.
nestled closely together in their shells
under warm, motherly feather*, one of
them, whom I venture to call the agnostic
brother. lN*gsn to converse wit!) the other.
Bftyluic: "I have lM*en noticing ‘ *
•ye* and feathers and
which lead me to think thnt
light nml liberty, but I have
Kina:
. ruihii ..
wrings nnd leg
I ntn fitted fo
no proof, other tlinn mjr Intier cogitations,
nml I cannot lielleve that I should destroy
tin* home which f have lived fn ro long;
therefore, i will not pip my shell today."
** ’But the other, whom I will name the
hristlan Philosopher, said: T. too, have
lieen noticing this growth of feathers and
eyes urn I wings nnd signs which inspire
me with a longiug for light nnd llhcrtv.
ly instinct urges me to make th» ef
fort, nml I cannot lielleve I would hare
)*ecn so Prepnrod. If uot so destined. Ho |
hove decided tiFpip my shell today." Ami
»h»rtly a beautiful. Iluffy. little ball of
town rolled out Into light and liberty, white
lhe agnostic brother was fouud tin* next
day dead and tsdd iu the shell, which had
served Its purpose, Imt from which he h*d
* * * ‘ Birmingham Ag-llc.
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
New York, Dec. 11.—Christmas g t . m *
—and all the gift Jewelry containing
preefoue stones—-will be 20 per nt
higher, I am told, this year than 1q s;>
Returning steamship* have brought
back In the last week several groups r,(
diamond Importers, who went to Eu
rope to get supplies, and they agt. e
that the *ems are scarcer and hlghm i n
price than ever before in their expe
rience.
This year's holiday trade In Ameri.-a
Is said to have called for the greatev-
quantity and value of fine diamonds
ever sold In any country. There Ul0
said to be unusually small quantities fa
the hands of the sellers.
No longer does “strict mourning”
mean you must wear jour heart upon
yotlr sleeve in a black symbol. For in-
stance, the countess of Suffolk (Daisy
Letter) Is said to be In “strict mourn
ing” for her sister, Lady Curzon. yet
she went driving the other dav * fa
Washington in a white cloth suit, mads
with a pony jacket and deep flounces
on the demi trained skirt.
A narrow band of crepe edged th«
left cuff and a larger band of crept
edged the flowing white chiffon veil.
Friends say Daisy Letter will never
gain the reputation for loveliness en
joyed by her sister, as a young girl.
Mary Leiter was thought only “pretty.”
but as a matron she developed into a
celebrated beautj*.
If you would be numbered among th*
select, provide yourself with Jeweled
combs to match every gown—street,
house and calling*. Mrs. Longwortfi,
who has been affecting*brown this au
tumn to the utter annihilation of her
former favorite. “Alice blue,” has been
displaying a high-backed comb in her
golden tresses, dotted with uncut sar
donyx set In dull gold. The side combs
are similar only In smaller patterns.
Several fashionable women have seta
of coral-studded combs and hair pin*
to wear with afternoon gowns, while
pearls and diamonds are common now
in fashionable throngs as tiaras and
necklaces.
Miss Helen Cannon is a devotee >f
rare old books and often delves in;o
the “old book stores” searching for
vellum bound volumes of antique date
and hlstorj*.. Often she secures a book
with annotations, indicative of the
characteristics of its former owner in a
past age. 1
One of particular Interest to her i< a
vellum bound book which contained a
lock of curly brown hair, the leavet
bearing a child's name and a date a
century distant.
This one Is from the Palmetto State
am! came over with Cite ancestors ..f
the child over a century ago.
The American girl can now go :n
Paris as often and stay an long as she
likes, for Mrs. Robert McCormick, wife
of the American ambassador to Frnncv,
has discovered a new means of liveli
hood for her.
Mrs. McCormick has taken note • f
the scores of young women who drift
in, hoping to succeed ,1n music, art
tho drama. Most of them succeed onl.”
in becoming objects of concevo to tfM
embassy and frequently^r*’ H&nt hoinj
by subscription.
Mrs. McCormick secs a great open
ing for the .girls to become milliner aud
modiste models. The aim of the Pari*
merchants is to get American girlv
They would make a great hit by de
signing hats, gowns and wraps, to lo<vc
well on American models, Instead 'f
using the conventional French type .
Let the French artist, she suggest3. u*--
the broad-shouldered girl of the middl-
West on whom to drapo his Idea* nnd
he will make thousands.
Reports from London are to the ef
fect that th© Marlborough*, even wiri
the good office* of kinfolk on bo t
sides, have thus far been unable *•*
corn© to an amicable arrangement • •»
the custody of the children who nntu*
rally feel desperately the separation
from their mother, with whom, until *
month ago, they had spent practically
all their lives.
There was an extremely pathetic
scene when the duke, whilo staying nt
the West End hotel, sent for them, di
recting that they leave Sunderland
house for Bieinheim In a couple hour 4 .
Despite the children’s own constant
pleading and the Intervention of t!i*
duke’s relatives, he is determined not ■ >
surrender them to the duchess, ami ne
Is making arrangements to carry •»
their education under hi* own control.
The duke presided at u charity din
ner in London last Thursday, but tn*
worry and anxiety are visibly altering
him, wrinkling his face and giving bln*
a prematurely aged look. He has fre
quent und long consultations in tn*
house of lords’ corridor with Sir Ed
ward (’arson, former solicitor general,
who is his leuding counsel, and who?*-*
employment in the suit creates tn*
expectation that tbe duke Intend’’
bring his alleged wrong* into court, as
Sir Edward Is noted for his hard-llg
ing qutilities as an advocate rathti
than as an adviser.
The duchess undoubtedly has the en
tire sympathy of society, which Hie
duke Is said to keenly resent; hence
determination to demonstrate tnat
lie Is the Injured party.
The death yesterday of Sylvia Ger-
ish, the actress, was the last chapH
in n t"sgic life. Eighteen years ag«* r n ''
was brought from the West by »>•“
brother, George Rollins. She made ik 1 '
first appearance here In “The Brigand*
at the old Casino. The next day siw
was famous. Her beauty of face aiiu
form had captured every critic. Hen
ry t*. Hilton, son of Judge Hilton. e\-
ecutor of the A. T. Stewart c*ta'ew*”
hi the rtudlence and fell desperately i
love with her.
Eight years before Hilton liad ma
rled Agnes Sankey, of Brooklyn- Jm^-
Hllton gave the bride a check for -
000 as n wedding present and n, ^ Uc l ;
.son head of the great dry goods nt*
or Hilton. Hughes it Co. He was
succeed to his father’s great Dusiac-
and fortune. „ ...
Sylvia Gerriah changed it all. 11
became devoted to her. They v fi
seen everywhere together nnd >•'“
were the talk of the city. - Judge ni
ton tried hi* beat to break th© attain
ment of the two, but in vain. A $**•
later he mortgaged the Stewart bully
ing for $1,250,000 to Hettle Green
pay for ids son’* extravagance.
* Young Hilton was thrown out *
tho film. But he clung to the actrf> •
Then there was a break for four ye.c. * ■
during which Sylvia went to Load. ©
and became famous there. When s> ^
returned to the old life with Hilton- '
Hilton parents died broken heart"
the son being cut off with $25,000. 1
1901, a few days after tha death of *•
first Mrs. Hilton, young Hilton mar
ried Sylvia Gerrlsh. At the end the«
was not a trace !eft of Iter old neau-
of face and form. She wa* 46 > e3 ‘
old. ... .