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THE ATLA'NTIAN
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Page 12, governor’s 1207 report says:
"The worst enemy of the native is
the whisky peddler. * * * It seems
therefore, desirable that the sale of
whisky to the natives should be made
a felony, punishable by imprisonment
in the penitentiary.”
Page 14, governor’s 1907 report,
says:
W. N. HARKINS,
Secretary-Treasurer Ga. Div. 457,
O. R. C.; Also Prominent Ma
son.
“I desire to renew my recommenda
tion regarding the enactment of a law
prohibiting the sale of liquor or licens
ing the sale thereof, within a radius
of 5 miles from a railroad or other
enterprise employing 100 or more men,
except in an incorporated town.
“C. CUDEBAUGH.
“Kemperville, Alaska.”
J. T. NEAL,
Secretary Lodge 302 B. of R. T.,
And Local Chairman Southern
Railway Grievance Committee.
BRIGHT BITS.
—“Mother, I’ve a dreadful thing to
confess to you. Last night when you
told me to lie down in bed, I laid
down, but after you turned out the gas
1 grounded my teeth at you in the
dark!"—Punch.
—"Did your husband have any in
dex expurgatorious in his library?”
"If that’s what ate a hole through th’
cover of one of his oldest books, I
guess he did. He called ’em worms.”
—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
—“How do you know that Mr. Blig-
gins plays poker and that his wife
plays bridge?”
"Because each is always trying to
suggest methods by which the other
can economize.”—Washington Star.
—A Tennessee courtship—“Shall we
elope?” she asked, coyly, "or shall we
tell father and have a conventional
wedding, with people throwing rice at
us?”
"Let’s tell father,” he answered.
“I’d rather take a chance on rice than
buckshot.”—Washington Star.
—“If you struck one of those golf
balls and hit a man in the eye, what
would you do?” asked the man who
was interested in first aid to the in
jured.
“Oh, I’d have to play it from just
where I found it,” replied the enthus
iastic golfer. “A player can’t touch a
ball after the drive you know!”—Yon
kers Statesman.
AFTERLIFE OF PRESI
DENTS.
President Roosevelt retires from his
executive office while a comparative
ly young man, and doubtless looks for
ward to a longer lease of life than has
fallen to the lot of a majority of re
tiring presidents. John Adams, the
second president, lived over a quarter
of a century after laying down the
cares of office, but the average period
of life of the presidents after retiring
is only twelve years and ten months.
The list follows:
George Washington lived two years
and nine months after retirement.
John Adams lived twenty-five years
and three months.
Thomas Jefferson lived seventeen
ears and three months.
James Madison lived nineteen years
and three months.
James Monroe lived six years and
four months.
John Quincy Adams lived nineteen
years and served in the house of rep
resentatives.
Andrew Jackson lived eight years
and three months.
Martin Van Buren lived twenty-one
years and four months.
William Henry Harrison died pre
cisely one month after his inaugura
tion, April 4, 1841.
John Tyler lived seventeen years
after his retirement.
James K. Polk lived three months.
Zachary Taylor died in office, six
teen months after his inauguration.
Millard Fillmore lived twenty-one
years after his retirement.
Franklin Pierce lived twelve years
and seven months.
James Buchanan lived six years and
eleven months.
Abraham Lincoln died in office.
Andrew Johnson lived six years and
Chester A. Arthur survived one year
and eight months after retirement.
Grover Cleveland lived ten years and
seven months.
Benjamin Harrison lived eight years.
William McKinley died in office.
Only two of Mr. Roosevelt’s prede-
PAUL WARDLAW,
Chairman Grievance Committee
Charlotte Division Southern
Ry., and Member of Stonewall
Jackson Lodge, B. of R. T.,
Charlotte, N. C.
cessors returned to public life, John
Quincy Adams dying while a member
of the house of representatives, and
four months after retirement, and
served a portion of a term in the
United States Senate.
U. S. Grant lived eight years and
four months after retirement.
Rutherford B. Hayes lived eleven
years and eleven months.
James A. Garfield died four months
after his inauguration.
W. V. HAMILTON,
Paid Chairman Southern Ry. for
the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen. Mr. Hamilton is
Serving his Third Term in Of
fice Without Opposition.
Andrew Johnson passing away while
United States senator. Mr. Roose
velt may also return to Washington
as a senator, but whether he does or
not the people of the country, regard
less of politics or religion, will wish
him a lease of life far beyond the
three-score and ten allotted to man
kind.—Salt Lake Herald.
LOST A WIFE.
"We have a jewel of a bookkeeper,”
said a Chicago business man. “He is
wrapped up in his books. His journal,
cash book and ledger are his pride and
joy, his children, his friends, his hob
by—his whole life. If he can’t find
what he wants to know in their spot
less, well-kept pages, it doesn’t inter
est him. His wife was ill, and one
morning I asked him, ‘How is the wife
this morning, Frank?’ ” He looked at
me absent-mindedly; said “Just a mo
ment, please,” and opened his ledger
at W.
GEORGIA SUNSHINE.
The Times-Union Philosopher.
The smile of amiability is sweet, but
sweeter far the smile of sincerity.
How much good a pair of hands and
a heart can do in a lifetime. Would
that we realized this and produced
an earthly paradise.
Your best friend is one who is glad
with you, for to share sorrow and joy
in equal sympathy is friendship’s high
est attainment.
The fellow who talks about the ab
sence of logic in woman’s make-up is
generally the one who gets jolted by
real men oftenest.
Jacksonville girls are up-to-date pluB
their own particular charm. The rose
blooms in many countries, but Florida
is their birthplace—just so the maids
rf our town.
There’s no excuse for any man liv
ing in these surroundings to become
a fossil. Glad skies, half-opened roses
and tender green of the season are
enough to keep a man human.
Even when he was Assistant Secre
tary of the Navy, Mr. Roosevelt did
not like too much familiarity. Rear
\dmiral Melville, of Arctic fame, was
hen chief of the Bureau of Steam
Engineering, and while Mr. Roosevelt
admired him for his ability he did not
like Admiral Melville’s frequent re
mark, "Hey, Brother!” which the bluff
old sailor used In addressing every
body.
“Why does that old man call me
‘Hey, Brother’?” indignantly asked the
late President of a friend.” “I am not
his brother, and don’t like to be ‘Hey
Brothered’ by any man.”
“Mamma, may I play with Johnnie
Cross?” “No, George. He’s a bad
boy. Let him play with other bad
boys.” “Well, that’s all right, mam
ma. His mother says I’m the worst
boy in the street.”—Cleveland Plain-
Dealer.