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4 CB LABOR lit TIE ILLS ft Macon Lady Toils of the Homs of this Form f o j Slavery. PHISICAL AGONY Os the Ltttle Ones Who Are Practically Chained to * , the Looms. HV M AIIV LAMAR lATTKIWON. "Urge the pa**age of the child-labor bill. Protect your children from working in far;lories that they may not be dwarfed mentally and physically. Georgia pro teeia her birds and beasts, but is deaf to the cry of h<-r children.” This from the Second Annual Circular of the Education Committee to the Federated Club® of Georgia, Is u plea from women to women for the protection of ch'ldren! What more natural? And ye>t from women it is only a *>ug until men will it so! Not that the suet that women have no actual vote in legislative halls at all daunts the feminine portion of Georgia's population, for well the women know that if their names ate not enrolled at the polls, there is yet no man, whose Iniluence is worth anything, who is not more or less influenced by some woman. Old as the saying is, it is yet ever true that the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rules the world/' and many a political arena has proven that the candidate who was pop ular with the women was the one who en tered the halls or the senate, or look his seat in the gubernatorial chair. It is really marvellous to an outsider that the legis lators elected by the people’* favor, and maintained at the (people's expense, should yet be so negligent 01 the life in terests or lhe masses, as to ignore the fact that in our own Stale there is growing up a fearful proportion of ignorant, illite rate men and women, ignorant and illite rate, 1 say in no harsh criticism, but In all love and pity, for it is an evident fact that when children have no opportm«te to leurn to spell or to write figures, men and women cannot read and understand arithmetic. Years ago vsiun Miss Clare do Graftenreld wrote an article tor the Century Magazine, called ‘‘The Georgia Cracker," she, as well as the article, was much criticised by some people and by some papers in the South. She was ac cused of disloyalty to her own. section, when her conscientious Idea was to call the attention of her own people to tin evils existing in their midst. James Rus sel laiwell was said to be untrue to his country when he wrote of existing evils in the New England motor its, ana yet he hud his justification and his reward in seeing the conditions of the factory <«•>•..•- attves improved as the resul-t of ins writ ing. it' u Northern woman had written "The Georgia Cracker” it would have made no impression at all, for tew would have believed mat tlie writer was con versant with her subject, and 'the idea -would have surely prevailed that Lite arti cle was inspired hy prejudice, and not by sympathetic interest. Wo must ail be lieve that Miss Ue Gratfenreid loves Uie Southland, for tins was her home from birth until maturity, and no length 01 time spun Noith of Mason and Dixon s line could alienate the affection ot a daughter ot the Souih from her "ain Oouutrie." Sadly 1 confess that "The Georgia Cracker'' told "the truth, and nothing but the truth," about the condition ot the factory operatives in tin South. Not “ tne whole truth,” lor this last would mean volumes ot tacts, ana Images of illustrations, and even tile facile peu and accurate knowledge of Miss dc Grulienreld could not do justice to the subject iu a single magazine article. Due must be confronted with the importance of this issue to the country at large, when it Is kuowu that Miss de U ratten rcld and a few others .ire employed by tine United States government to gather aim compile labor statistics from ail parts oi this country, and that more man once siu hus been sent hy the United States to hnuope to inspect and report -.the most ad vanced Ideas to be found on the lauoi questions. After ail this traveling and close attention to factories of various kinds, sue privately confessed that she found nowhere worse conditions among ■tue operatives than here in Georgia. Not that there were not in our State some fac tory owners with hearts for their em ployes, but that some conditions existed winch were a reproach u> the wealthy operators, and a sure evidence that the majority of our law makers do not realize that Into Lheilr keeping is given the wel fare of the people; all the people— uot only the men, but the women and the lit tle children! These last a treble charge — one of justice, of humanity, and of chival ry. So we come back to the beginning “ Georgia protects her birds and beasts but is deaf to the cry of her children!" On a certain day of the year huntsmen are restrained by the law from shooting the birds, and the true sportsman rejoices in the decree. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Golden Brown Beauties, * VIOI KID. * V ESI I N G TO P TO M ATC H. Latest ..... Same Toe, Styles, GomfDjtaDle p--4 t J AH Heel, Jgfjgk % Kid Flexible I W Button Sole. J3ML, or Lace. $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50. CLISBY cS6 McKAY PHONE 29. ! have long ago scored a valuable point, and any drayman may be arraigned be fore the local tribunal and punished for cruel treatment of a mule—but children — | there is for them little thought and leas consideration, from the world at large. So i few seem to realize that "the child is i father to teh man,” and that the lily that blossoms is the result of the bulb that is ; planted. In Germany there exists the law lof compulsory education, and the Ger j mans are conceded to be a race of unusual j Intelligence. The world has outgrown the J day of battering rams, and men in modern j battle rarely get close enough -to use , sword and battle axe. Therefore it foi j low* that the power of any nation depends ! far more upon the mentality and intelli i genee of its citizen*, than upon any j amount of physical prowess. America | cannot afford the extravagance of a mass j of people who cannot read, nor write, nor | figure. Some may think that the free schools all over the country solve the problem, but they do not, for so long as tiny children are employed by factory owners to work, just so long will men and women grow to maturity wjthout any knowledge of books. ..umau nature is weak, and poverty Is a hard master, and when a poor mother knows that an eight year old child can earn 45 cents a day, the natural Impulse Is to let the child go to the factory. The school room seems an exp- nstve luxury when ranged against 45 cents a day, and so the little child begins the work that »ai>s the blood of life, laterally—for if you nave ever noticed, these people may have good features and particularly lovely eyes, but never have I seen one with any color in the face, af ter they were grown. No wonder either, lor at one cotton factory here in Macon, I have personally visited several families, and 1 find that no employe is ever allowed to sit down during working hours —and the working hours are from 0 o’clock in the morning until 6 o’clock in the even ing, with forty minutes for dinner. Please stop to think of this, my siste rs who earn your living, and more thanthat, some out side pleasures, by your knowledge of read ing and writing and other things! To a certain extent “knowledge is power,” even if Randall Leslie did find that the mastering of Greek and of Latin were not all of life. The man who earns a liveli hood with his brains can at least call a chair his own, and claim the privilege of sitting in it, but when a child of eight years Is put at work in a factory, what hope, is there for development of mind, of soul, or of body? Here in Macon there are eight year ehl children at work at 40 cents a day, and things look perhaps worse than they arc, because these little ones, some of them, are so small in statue that they seem not more than four or five years old. It is pitiful to know that here in our midst, near a city of churches and of charities, and of public schools, there are ;irls and boys of 15 years who can neither read nor spell their own names! And yet i know 'this to be a fact! Y’esterday I went with a young friend to see a Sunday school scholar who was sick, and she, without thought of complaining, inno •cntly answered my questions about her daily work. She, a young girl of about 15 years, had worked in the factory be fore she was 8 years old, and had never had an opportunity of learning to read or write. One of the girl’s friends, -a mar ried woman from an adjoining house, was in the room with her baby in her arms, ind said, “I told her I'd teach her what 'ittic I knew, hut she's most always so ired at night, she can’t feel like study ing.” I could not insist on the young girl’s taking advantage of the kindly of- Vn d instruction } The thought that she tood from 6 o’clock in the evening, with orty minutes for dinner, had so taken ►ossc-ssion of me, that I could only say, My dear child I know you cannot feel like studying -when night comes! I wonder hat you can even walk home! Is there :io way that you can sit down at your vork?” She positively smiled -at my ignor ance when I asked this question, and an swered, “Why, the boss never lets us sit down a minute.” I then .asked “Well if one girl got through her work quicker than he others, couldn’t she rest?” The answer •ame, “No! they never let us rest. One girl was smart and worked quick, and she ■«sod to get through before the others, aiul dt. down on the window sill for a few minutes. The boss found it out and gave her extra work to do, but the didnu't give her extra pay.” The mother of the baby, who by the way, had the features of the Italian artists. Madonna, and the complexion of the fac tory slave, volunteered this remark, “I think there ought to be a law against children working in factories, and they might to go to school and learn something. Then they would be able to earn a living in some other way than working so hard in factories!” A sensible speech from one who knows! She further said, “Fathers ma take care of their children when they know they’ve got to. and if there was a law made and kept, about children work ;ng in factories and going to school, things would be mighty different among us!” We had another call to make, and found mr way to the home of another little pupil of the same Sunday school class— me who was absent last Sunday because her feet were so blistered she could not walk. The mother was at home, but the little girl had gone back to work, with iter feet perfectly raw and devoid of skin m bottom and top. This condition had keen caused by the all day standing in a room heated by steam, walking back and forth with unceasing regularity, thread mg spools, or more accurately as they ex - press it, “spooling." About 100 people work in this one room, steam heated, with he windows nailed down. With no fresh lir. with the everlasting whir of machin ery and the breathing and rebreathing of the same atmosphere by nearly a hundred 'eople. our modern factory makes the 'lack Hole- of Calcutta scent a rather cool mid pleasant place. At least the prisoners there, had the privilege of falling down ind dying, and in our factory the worker must stand up and live. I was told that it was rather a common occurrence for girls to faint in that room, and who shall wonder? In all of this heat and noise and foul atmosphere and flying of lint and noise of machine, to stand from t! o’clock in the morning until 6 o'clock in the evening with forty niinu-tes for dinner, and then get 65 cents a day, with no hope of ever changing, because you cannot even read and write, and your services are not at a premium! Think of this my sisters ; who earn your living in office and j school room, and in all -the other ! places now open to educated women! Think of that standing from 6 j o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock in | the evening, with forty minutes for dinner, I from eight years old until life is over, with no hope of escape! Think of it. my sisters of the purple and fine linen, my own so ciety girl and matron who have proven yourselves worthy of trust in noble works of charity! Let every woman in Georgia remember this fact of “standing from 6 o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock in the evening, with forty minutes for din ner,” and I think every woman will feel sympathetically tired from the mere thought. Then let the women of Georgia gather their energy together ami impress the next Legislature with the fact that the Child-Labor Bill must be quickly passed. Compulsory education is neces sary to the state vitality, and if the chil dren are educated, the adults will be able to sit down, at least a part of the time. What is Going On in Society. Mrs. A. J. Orr and Mrs. S. C. Moore tendered a reception to their married lady friends yesterday afternoon. Those who assisted were Mrs. John VanSyckle, Mrs. John Ellis, Mrs. J. D. Stetson, Mrs, llu guenin, Mrs. K. P. Moqre, Mrs. John Courtney, Mrs. John Dunwoody, -Miss Alice Leman Starr, Miss Bertha Willingham, Miss Louise Todd, Miss Mildred Cabaniss, Miss Julia Huguenin, Miss Edith Stetson, Miss Addie 'Moore, Miss Marie Moore, In the evening Mr. Oliver Orr entertain ed a few of his friends. In “The Wrong Mr. Wright” Miss Isa dore Rush has caused quite a flutter among her admirers with her many stylish and beautiful gowns, in which she will be seen at the benefit performance at the Academy Friday. & * » Mrs. IWilliam R. Cox will give a recep tion next Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 6 o’clock. * * m Mr. and Mrs. James Russell Avant have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Fanny, to Mr. William E. Lipp ford on Wednesday, January 26th, at their home in Walden. * * * Miss Emily North Forbes, of Warrenton, Va., is expected to arrive shortly on a visit to Mrs. W. W. Wrigley on Second street. * * * Mrs. .W <R. Winchester has issued in vitations to a reception to be given on Thursday of next week, in honor of her guests, Mrs. Worsiey and -Miss Worsley, of •Cel umbus. Personals of the Day J.H. Hunt, of Columbus, is at the Brown House. A. Peacock, of Rhine, Ga., is a guest in the city. J. W. Preston, of Savannah, is in the city today. Thomas Salisbury, of Columbus, is in the city today. T. C. Burton, of Buford, is a guest at the Browm House. B. Statham, of Atlanta, is registered at the Brown. Mr. Charles Dasher w r ent up to Atlanta yesterday afternoon. R. O. Applegate, of Kansas city, is a guest in the city today. H. D.. Martin, of Winston, N. C., was a guest in the city last night. Mr. T. C. De Leon, a prominent citizen of Mobile, is a visitor in he cty. Judge J. W. Haygccd, of Montezuma, was among the prominent guests in the city today. Mr. Albert Hardy left for his home in Gainesville yesterday afternoon, after spending a few' days in Macon. Mr. George A. Macdonald, of the Georgia Southern and Florida, railway, is in At lanta attending the meeting of the South eastern Tariff Association. Mr. W. I. Brannan, who has been visit ing the family of Judge C. C. Balkcom, returned to his home in Illinois city, In dian Territory, last night. The party of gentlemen from Atlanta, headed by Mayor Collier, enroute to Tam pa, Fla., to attend the national fish con gress, did not pass through Macon until last night. They were delayed in getting away from Atlanta on account of press ing business of some of the members of the party. Notes Taken On the Run. At a meeting of the Elks last night it w r as decided to hold the society circus for the benefit of the lodge on March 12. This will be a great social event in Macon and Elks from a distance wil be in attendance. The Macon Centre of the University Ex tension held its regular weekly meeting at Wesleyan college last night. The program was a most interesting one. Dr. W. R. Holmes, denti3t, 556 Mulberry, opposite Hotel Lanier. Try a bottle of Holmes’ Mouth Wash for preserving teeth, purifying the breath, bleeding gums, ul cers, sore mouth, sore throat, etc. For sale by all druggists. An interesting meeting of Yonah lodge will be held Friday night, at which time several new members wil be taken into the order.Yonah lodge is growing rapidly and the roll has nearly a hundred names upon it. Dr. J. M. Mason, dentist. Office over Beeland’s jewelry store, Triangular Block. Telephone 452. Mayor Price presided at the recorder’s court this morning and dispensed justice with unbiased hand. Nothing of importance came up. Dr. Charles Lanier Toole, dentist. Of fice corner Second and Poplar streets. The police had a lively chase down the alley leading down from Fourth street by the Southern Express Company’s offices this morning. A negro had been stealing eggs from a wagon ow ned by a negro who had gone into the express office to get a package. The thief was captured and locked up. Tie will he given a hearing to morrow. ENLIVENED. Today’s Session of the Miners Took on a New Phase. Chicago, Jan. 19 —Today’s session of »he Inter State interstate joint conference of the Bitu mino coal operators and miners was en livened by an attempt on the part of the Illinois operators to have a committee of I twenty-one miners of this state appointed | to meet a like number of operators and I arange a scale of differentials. President Ratchford supported the Illi nois plan, saying it would facilitate weld ing of the convention and could do no harm. The motion to table Dalzell’s plan was \ put and declared lost under-the rules, al ! though it received a vote of 24 against. Chairman Holcomb stated if the Illinois representatives wished to meet it was clearly without the pale of the convention and that any action they might take would necessarily need the approval of the con vention. Dalzell then withdrew his motion, hav ing secured all he desired, practical con sent of the convention for a meeting of the miners and operators in this state. No other business being presented, ‘he convention took a recess awaiting the scale committee. A report from them, however, was not expected today. NOT GUILTY. Wilmington, Del., Jan. 19. —Captain Murphey, who was on trial in the United States district court, charged with filibus tering in c-oneetion with the steamer Lau rada, was today found not guilty. The best time to advertise Is ali the time. , MACON NEWS WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY ig 1898. BANNER HOUSE. Tremendous Rush on the Ad vance for the Bostonians Yesterday. The sale of seats, for the Bostonians which opened yesterday was one of the best ever known for the Academy of Music. Nearly the whole house reserved sale was disposed of and only a very few good seats remain. Manager Horne has given the company a good guarantee to secure it f*r Macon, and theater-goers appreciate his desire :o please them. It will be one of the j big things of the season. Roland Reed and Miss Isadore Rush will, however, be given a big and kindly reception when they play here on Friday in two performances, mat inee and night. The matiaee performance will be given as a triple benefit perform ance for the hospital, the kindergarten and the Public Library. Mr. Reed offers this benefit as a kindly return for the courtesies and hospitality extended to him during the trial of his suit against the Southern Railway here last summer. So ciety will turn out en masse for both per formances. Next Tuesday at the Academy John and Manola Mason, well known to and ex tremely popular with every theater goer in this city, will present their prety pastoral play “Friend Fritz,” assisted by the same excellent company which in times past has given them such excellent support. “Friend Fritz” is no stranger to Macon audiences. In it Jack Mason has made perhaps the most important success of his long career and in it Marion Manola sur prised all of her admirers who had known her only as an accomplished vocalist, by assuming and playing admirably a long and important acting role. “Friend Frjtz” retains a wonderful hold upon the theater going public, who never seem to tire of it. This is not to be wondered at since it is one of the most charming plays ever writ ten. Advertise in The News and reach the people. MR. J. F. FARRIS. A Well Known Engineer on the Central Died Last Night. J. F. Farris, a well known engineer on the Central railroad died last night at 12 o’cdock at his home on Oglethorpe street. He has been oiling for some time and his death was not unexpected. Mr. Farris leaves a wife and several children. He was fifty-two years of age. The funeral will take place tomorrow. POSTPONED. The Bennett Case Was Not Heard This Morning. The case of W. P. Benett against the city of (Macon, an effort to oblige the city to allow Bennett to ply his trade as a plumber without giving the bond for SI,OOO required by ordinance, was set for a hearing in the United States court today, but was postponed until Tuesday next on account of the unavoidable absence of Mr. Minter Wimberly, the city attorney. It is very probable that the case will be withdrawn. You can talk to 10,000 eveny day through the columns of The News. ~HfILF GENT fi WORD. ADVERTISEMENTS of Wants, for Sal« For Rant, Lost, Found, Etc., are Inserted in THIS COLUMN at Half Cent a Word each insertion. No Advertisement taken tor less than IS cents. For Rent. HOUSE No. 1223, two-story, nine-room dwelling, water and gas; every con venience; corner Oglethorpe and Tatt nall streets, fronting Tattnall Square, for rent. Apply to M. Daly, 745 Col lege street. For Sale. FOR SALE—Good horse and buggy, in Good condition. Cheap for cash. Apply M., eare News. Wanted. WANTED—SOO men and women to join the Knights of Damon. Those desiring to do so can have a deputy wait on them personally at their home or place of business, by sending postal card to the Knights of Damon, this city. O. R. Flournoy, supreme deputy. Miscellaneous. GO TO THE TEA STORE—A beautiful lithograph given away. MULES —Just received three carloads of fine Kentucky mules, all grades and sizes. If you are thinking of buying come to see me. will give you a bar gain. Also one car of fine Kentucky horses for sale very cheap. George H. Dolvin, corner Poplar and Third streets. STRAWBERRIES, oranges, apples, ban anas, lemons, cocoanuts, Malaga grapes at Flournoy’s. TWO young men who are wifring to occu py same room can secure desirable board in private family at very rea sonable rate by addressing J., care News. Residence within three blocks of business section. Pleasant locality. GO TO THE TEA STORE—A beautiful lithograph given away. COAL, COAL —We take Periodical Tickets. ’Phone 245. Roush Coal Co. W. A. GOODYEAR, carnage, buggy and wagon shop. Horse shoeing, fine paint ing. Repairing of scales a specialty. 453. 455 Poplar street. LOST—Collie dog, about six months old, named Brownie. Suitable reward if re turned to J. L. Bowdre, 104 Third st. YOU are not a tenderfoot, of course, but then your horse may have tender feet and need shoes perfectly fitted. Take him to Dolan’s and get the best. 560 Poplar street. JUST RECEIVED —Three carloads of fine mules, ali sizes and grades. Hicks & Co.. Waterman’s old stand. GO TO THE TEA STORE—A beautiful lithograph given away. LOST—My wedding ring on Saturday last. Engraved inside, “Georgia's heart. Double heart,” and mine. Reward if returned to Mrs. Ollie Brooks, South Macon. LOANS on tarms or city property can b< made by us cheaper now than ever be fore and more promptly. Security Loan and Abstract Company. ANYBODY can get a crowd for one day, but there must be some reason why Dolan’s shop is always full of horses. It does not come by accident. A solid reason is at the bac4c of it. The cus tomers know all about it, for there you get the best work done at reason able price*. Always prompt attention to customers at A. Dolan’s shop, 360 Poplar street. FINE INVESTMENT —Beautiful residence lot on hill near Mercer University, $2.50. only half value. Will exchange for farming land, live stock or gro ceries. William Rodgers, 451 Poplar street. HELIX)! 55S Mulberry street. Migrath’s Portrait Copying and Picture Framing House. Do you want a picture en larged or framed first-class but cheap, or „a beautiful Klondike diamond, breffst or scarf pin, ear or finger ring, stud or cuff button for a Christmas present? If so, remember Migrath’s, opposite Hotel Lanier, 558 Mulberry street. DRESSED p-oultry, doves, celery and cran berries. Flournoy. CHARLES GRANT, the blacksmith who has been doing business in East Macon for the past year or two. is now situa ted in the rear end of the Kentucky Stables, on Third street. He is pre pared to give you best work for little money. As to horse shoeing, there is none better in the city. I give special attention to condition of your horse’s feet. All kinds of buggy, carriage and wagon repairing done on short notice. Call and see me. The Volunteer » TO-DAY. At 5 o’clock this afternoon the doors of Macon’s new up-to-date PALACE of SWEETS Will be thrown open to the public. HN EXCELLENT ORCHESTRA will discourse sweet music and a profusion of beautiful flowers will add to the beauty and pleasure of the occasion. THE GFSFB Will be open and delicious viands served for a reasonable amount of Cash. THE SODA FOUNTAIN A model of artistic beauty, will be running on full time, and refresh ing hot and cold drinks will be on tap. AFTER SUPPER i You should smoke a “Corona,” or a “Gay New York” Cigar. THE BOSTONIANS Order your flowers for the theatre from THE VOLUNTEER and secure the choicest roses. OPERA DROPS, Superfine Almonds, Chocolates, extra quality Bon-Bons. THE LADIES Are especially invited to attend the opening and enjoy the music. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Remember Today at 5 O’clock. The Volunteer, 362 Second Street. W. H. PARK. S. K. BASSETT. I The j I Dannenberg' | | Company. I I | I DIMES i I an( l - I \ DOLLARS | | Are being saved by wide | |> awake buyers who take ad= | b vantage of our Great Clean | I Up. It’s a regular harvest 3 if- for the buying public, and | | the people are doing the 1 | reaping. No matter what | k you may need. Not in many 4 | years have you had such a j | chance to get it at so small 1 cost. . . i „ , - 'I I Your re | I Pretty 1 t - 3 Hard to convince if one trial | here does not satisfactorily i | demonstrate to you that it | always pays to trade with « | us. I fords of Praise l I FOR OUR GREAT SALE OF | I BROKEN LINES 1 I — at — I I BROKEN PRICES. | fj You hear them on every side ! | I You hear them in the store! | You hear them in the street! | | These For | 1 THURSDAY and FRIDAY WWW<AA<WvA* ’l I EMBROIDERIES t I CAp A Yards of the daintiest, $ | pretiest, and cheapest I: Embroideries ever shown on a << I Bargain Counter. They are all | L; new and fresh. No mussed and 4 | soiled prices in lot. Widths, l / 2 | to 12 inches. Price range 3 to 50 Cents. '$ I Look at the Big ij I Window Bargains. jj ►> y WVAAAAAAAAAAA/ 4 | DAMASK AND NAPKINS. J b Pieces bleached and half bleached jj V Ov/ Damask, just received for oor big f- January Linen Sale. 500 L sorted Doylies and Napkins. Big lot 1 t Towels. Give us a call you’ll not be ais- j t appointed with price when you s equal- 1 t ity of goods. ol | In the Clothing Windows f I TWO HUMERS | | Suspe ders, 25c grade for 15c. 4 p Unlaundred Shirts, made from Utica 4 ►> Bleach, reinforced front and back, linen 4 p bands, 75c. kind, for 49c. 4 ¥ —— 4 \ Prices Paralizers for Wouid-Be-Coiupetitors. | ¥ Lon dale Cambric Bc. & Fine 4-4 Cambric sc. 4 » New York Mills Bleaching 9c. 4 p Wamsutta Bleaching 9c. 4 |>' Alpine Bose Bleaching 9c. 4 & Percale Cambrics 3K 4 p Roman Stripe Cambrics 4c. 4 §f Rival Bleaching, 13 yards for SI.OO <| p 25 yards Superior Sea Island for 1.00 4 p 7c. grade Sea Island sc. 4 p Bc. quality Check Muslen sc. 4 p L nsdale Night Gown Cotton 10c. 4 k 20 yards Lonsdale S. F. Pleaching... 1.00 4 If LIMITED. |