Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

6 frHE COUNTRY HOMES • c, ° Women on the Farm Conducted By Mrs. IV. H. Felton. Tha Dispensary QuMtioen. Now that th* legislature baa gone home •ad whether for good or bad it Is tmpos adble to her any more from them on this vexed question for a year, X feel aa if I caa trust myself to eey I am always afraid od any sort of a plsw* where th* la toxic ants is legalized. and where a cloak of reapeetabUity ia put on th* selling liquor. WhyT Because strong drink, no matter where It may be bought, steals away th* com , man sense and the Judgment, the money and two often th* decency of th* pur chaser. if he drinks too much of it. Th* opponents of saloons have run the ! dreadful buataes* behind blinds. and ? forced the vender to put over his door- * NO MIN OKS ALLOWED HCTE " . There ta no estimating the force of such an inscription aa thls-thto warning to in nocence. as an educator of public opinion. I It adi WltiT- the laek of respectability tn | ar' burin*** where boys of leas than 21 znu/t be kept away. No railroad conductor Who makes a business of frequenting a saloon can keep his place. He may not get dfunk but he is not wanted on a first eteas railroad. No engineer can buy a bottle of liquor from any place where it la sold, and' set it up on a shelf in his engine He may not take a tea-spoonful once a day. but the railroad men will pre fer a total abstainer, and a bottle in his ••grip” would most likely lose him his place, whether he drank or conveyed It to another. _ ... _ No young man win be employed in a bank wta tipples, after the bank people discover hia appetite for intoxicants. He will go out as certain as he drinks liquor, whether he buys It behind blinda or from • • dtqpensar j . No liveryman will send out a valuable team with a driver that drinks—either black or wMie. The owner csmnot risk it, there la too much money at stake. Nobody desire* to employ a drunkard for any service, domestic or public, be cause the ir.toxicant gets Into the brain and makes a tool of him. and he is incom petent to do good work. In all discussions concerning a state dispensary I see no Check to be placed on minors, no provis ion that an inebriate must not have the ’ ••fire water," no refusal to sell to those who will lose position and reputation by purchasing these Intoxicants. Dress It up as you may. please, call it What you like, chose the dispensaries from the churches as you may. the fact remains that a dispensary is nothing but • liquor shop, first and last, and the quan tity sold-represents the quantity drank, and ft is the drink which makes the vend ing of liquor fatal to the drunkard and not ths name of the place where the per son may buy It- When its advocates rise up and tell you It is a money-making affair for a town, never forget that the consumption keeps Step with the sale and the more strong drink vended the more waste there is of money, character and happiness for the Individual, because ft is the liquor Itself which destroys. Th* Athens dispensary forbids a stu dent of the university from purchasing a tattle* but any scalawag, black or white, can take the students’ dollar and buy it for the student apd the work is done, and done according to dispensary law. My limits ia this article will not allow • dlseossion at the atrocity of raising public revenue by legalizing the sale of potson tte the individual It Is the one unanswerable argument in fkvor of prohibition , , . •"Oh! but." says one, "people will have it. will drink It, therefore regulate the business for greater revenue." The, habit, th* appetite is confessedly affrong. but that gives no reason for sell ing permission to the hquor dealer to de stroy the consumer. As well might the social evil be made to bear revenue to the state or county. The same argument ap pl!e« to both, and both are destructive to habits and morals In general society. Because liquor drinking is so common that fget furnishes no argument for get ting revenue from debauchery. Murder is common. violent outbreaks are frequent, but all the same ft is the state’s duty to Check these evils not to regulate them for revenue or condone them for money un der tba name Os license. ' More than one hundred counties have forbidden barrooms In the state of Geor gia. This forbidding has saved millions of money to the home and kept them from the Htfuor dealers' pockets. When the sale is authorized again under the title of dispensary the barriers are broken down and the toper has permission to bankrupt himself in money and chartc- -.dbovornor Candler acted wisely in his veto of a general law (as I see It), which Would reopen the question of the sale <rf Intoxicants In every county In Geor gia at .this time. It is granted that the illicit Jug trade Is prevalent, but that is not the fault of the law forbidding the sale of liquor in dry counties, for it is Aho fault of the men elected to carry out and enforce the provisions of the local pptlun _ law. which shuts out the bar- r x±t have th* profoundest respect for Hon. Seaborn Wright, the author of th* vetoed bill. He is* an honorable gentleman, and gjy affection for him Is like that of an elder slrtsr for >i*r own brother, but I do think he i» mistaken in the MU. so far as itu practical workings are concerned. He is too* honorable in his mind and me-, fives tn urge -th* acceptance of anything which Me thought would injure his native ■tale, and i£ I hajj a vote I d go that far to ptsrt-e him' in congress of the United States next y*r. Ths Difficulties in Modern Education. Any educalion that is furnished "by com pulsory taxation means free education te and whenever the right to to is granted for free Odwnotlon it carries with it the right Ip compel attendance or this taxa tion becomes" tyranny. AH free education must likewise be non tanomtnational In tte workings, otherwise the dominant religion will control the methods of teaching and the principles therein taught. Thus we are brought face to face with the religious and vice versa the irrelig ious features of secular and free educa tion. ■ With compulsory taxation for free ed ucation there results the payment of ex tra tuition tn and for denominational schools. The Catholic, the Methodist, the Baptist or any. Other sect with denomin ational schools may honestiy differ as to th* quality of the education vended or in the free schools authorised t ’by ths stale and supported by general tax ation. but they feel obliged to patronize their own schools where academic edu . cation is wholesomely blended with reltg tovs education. The plea is mad* that the heart must be educated as well as the mind, that •ducauon of the mind without corres ponding moral instruction is grossly de fective. .It this is granted it would seem that a free citizen should not fee obliged to educate his neighbor's children at a ■ !_J J - “ " ' J -■ Suffering Women. Dr. Tucker can cur* f you of that awful L backache smothering <mm pains around th* heart. wi!*plac*m*nt. nervous fears short breath, leu- /SE*3oWt? eorrhoea bloating, in- digestion and constlpa tion Advice free. Dr. -dkjcs/Tucker. Broad street, Atlanta. Qa. free school While hi* religious duty to his family compels him to pay tuition at an other school for conscience's sake. If w* had an established religion In Georgia as they have in England, the line of duty might be plainer, but toe ma jor».y of American school districts have a very mixed patronage as to denomina tional proclivities. Th* history of fr** education in Geor gia has uncovered many defects that are crying aloud for reform. Free eduertton has developed the Indifference of parents and the evil of non-attendance where least expected. While Very few tax-payers would object to a reasonable rate to give elementary education to all the children of the country alike, there io growing dtshae to * system which never relaxes its demands for more money, while the In tent of free education is really defeated by the non-attendanee of the pupils of school age. These are a few of the differences of our modern system of education, and it is questioned whether we will ever be able to adapt the present system to Geor gia's necessities in this matter. In Massachusetts and other states with a system of compulsory taxation, there is a system of compulsory attendance al so. The two naturally go together. One is based on the other. In Georgia we must submit to compul sory taxation, and yet be told that every parent or guardian can send or not send to school as he chooses. While there is law enough to sell out every man with taxable property who refuses to be taxed for education, there is not power enough in the whole state administration or the militia to make a man send his child to school if he does not care to do it. This is a gross and glaring defect. Ob ligation should be equalized and responsi bility should be divided. It is useless to repeat that* the masses of the people are getting exceedingly tired of this expensive business in view of the poor results. It is a subject that needs the clear brain* and honest hearts of th* wisest thinkers in the state. Rural Mall Delivery la Approaching Us As I stepped into our postofllce a few days ago. our worthy postmaster said: "Did you know you will get your mall at your house before long?” Then he told me that the chances were good for our circuit to be established be fore many moons shall and wane. The benefit will be most acceptable to our farming classes, and it is said that rural delivery has Increased very largely the postal receipts wherever a route has been established. It will also add much to the value of farm lands, in every section where mail facilities are first class. For this event, I have waited long and anxiously, because I have been so fre quently tried in patience by delays, and inability to post or receive a letter promptly. With a mall box at the front gate. I shall be quite set up as to convenience and satisfaction. My mail is considerable tn quantity every day. and I must always secure a trusty custodian to bring it to me. as matters now stand. When Uncle Sam’s messenger rides up and hands it to me I shall feel like I am getting- value received for a part of our heavy state and federal taxation. I expect I shall be impatient, until I wee the messenger doing this needful work, because I have been putting in a good word at every opportunity for rural delivery some years past. Now when we have a good school house in sight, far' my little grandson and ail the neighbors* children to attend, with a good teacher in side, I promise mysMf to be very grate ul for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, instead of feeling as I have have long been obliged to feel, that we were heavily burdened with taxation with noth ing to show for the outlay. Our country people must make up their minds to be country people tn deed and in truth, if they ever expect to prosper and make the country home popular with outsiders. We hkre fallen in the habit too often of running to totre for church privileges as well as our politics and generally for what we eat and everything we wear. But now that the mall boy is ready to hunt us up and say nice things when he hands over the papers and letters, I shall feel like a little part of the town is com ing to the country places, and the move ment is a token of promise because' it is the first turn that way, which I have noticed in a very long time. I hope I shall not feet restless before I find the messenger making his rounds on our road. Georgia Farmers, Wake Up. The following clipping from Th« Ameri cus Herald will explain itself: "The editor of Th* Herald is now, and always has been, a strong advocate of ed ucation, but is everlastingly opposed to the missus* of state and national funds appropriated for that purpose, and Is sur prised that the farmers will allow their children to be defrauded out of their rights. It might jar you a little to state that thousands of white children in Geor gia are debarred from the public schools, but It is a fact, and we will explain thet matter. "In towns, cities aijd villages, the coun ty school commissioners, pay the local school fund according to school census. These local boards charge a tuition fee of from fl 75 per month fpr the first grade up to 82.50 per month for higher grades. On account bf the poverty of many parents their children are excluded. We know a little town in the southern part of Dooly county where not less than forty children are debarred from school every year, and this is only one Instance out of hundreds. This is done in open violation of the law and a specific decision of the supreme court, which says that every child in the’state of Georgia between the ages of six and 18 years is entitled to the full free term. The law is violated and white chil dren are kept from school while the doors of every negro school In Georgia are wide open and not a cent of tuition is demand ed. The state school commissioner knows this to ,be a fact and he makes no effort to correct It. Grand jurors in all the coun ties don’t seem to know or care a cent about this abuse of the school fund, at least we never see anything about it in their general presentments. It Is getting about time for somebody to take an in terest in the poor white boys ahd girls in the rural districts of Georgia.” These word* are worth heeding. As sure m we live these methods must be changed and that, speedily. The taxpayers are getting awfully tired of paying in taxes for free education and yet pay heavy tuition when they send their own children to school. Nearly alt my neighbors are compelled to wild to Cartersville school, if they can reach a school at all. They never pay less than a dollar a month per pupil. When they get into the higher grades they pay much more. This school business is of prime importance to the state of Georgia It Is a heavy burden to bear, and in rural school* the failure is con fessed in 90 cases out of every 100. Un less this pay business is stopped in town schools, quit calling th* thing free educa tion any longer. Placing Him. Cleveland Plain Dealer. "He doesn't amount to shucks." said the girl from tbe Kansas corn belt. "Pardon me," said the girl from Boston, "but it seems to me that he really isn’t on an equality with a hill of beans." Americans have Increased their sales in Syd ney. Australia, 100 per - cent each year for seven years. THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1901 “JENNY JUNE,” FOUNDER OF SOROSIS, IS DEAD Mrs. Jenny C. Croly, widely known by her pen name, "Jenny June,” died Tues day at noon at No. 128 West Forty-third street of heart failure. She had never fully recovered her health, however, af ter the fall in which she broke her hip two years ago, and last year a heart trouble developed. Mrs. Croly returned last spring from England, where she had been in the hope of recovering her strength. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed. The burial will be at Lakewood, N. J., where Mr. Croly is in terred. Mrs. Croly's son and daughter and daughter-in-law were wliu her when she passed away. Jenny Cunningham Croly was the daughter of a Unitarian minister, and was born in Market-Harborough, Leicester shire England, on December 19, 1830. Her family came to the United States when she was nine years old, and most of her life had been passed in this city. She began to write at an early age. and had been called the pioneer newspaper wo man. Marrying a newspaper man, David G. Croly, when extremely young, she wrote for the papers with which he was connected and for many others, as she was an energetic worker. Over the signa ture "Jenny June.” Mrs. Croly conducted departments in several periodicals and corresponded with others until within a few years. She is sa-d to have introduced the "syndicate” system and many other newspaper novelties. She has been termed "th* mother of clubs," because Corosis, the pioneer wo man's club, was founded by her, and the Federation of Women’s clubs owes its ex istence to her. Sorosls was organized in 1868, and Mrs. Croly was asked to be its president, but refused on the ground that "a better known name would be of more value to the new enterprise,” in whose success she foresaw a hew development of "woman’s ■ sphere." She accepted the vice presidency, with Alice Cary as chief officer. Mrs. Cro- Jy became the second president, however, being elected by acclamation. From that time until-the accident, two year* ago, that -unfitted her for active work, Mrs. Croly remained one of the most energetic members of the club, and was its president from 1874 to 1886. The General Federation of Women’s clubs was the offspring of her happy thought to celebrate the 21st birthday of Sorosls, in 1889, by a convention of wo men's clubs, with the ultimate object of Lind and Daniel Webster. BY MRS. W. H. FELTON. When the Swedish nightingale was to sine her last night in Washington city, after a season of splendid success, she haa a house to almost suffoca tion—to welcome and applaud. When Mr. Webster entered the opera house in his grandest manner—Jenny Lind was even then on the stage, singing “The Star Spangled Banner,” as en encore. Mr. Webster became the observed of all observers as he passed down the central aisle of the bullying and the whole audi ence was as if electrified by the song of the great vocalist and also by the senti ment of patriotism in the appearance of the great defender of the constitution. Mr. Webster himself was said to have been transported with delight, for when the song was finished he rose with infinite grace, as if performing some grand offi cial duty, and stepping out in a central position between the audience and the platform, he made her one of the most elaborate and honoring bows of which this past-master in official grace and dignity was capable. Secretary Root and General Miles. BY MRS. W. H. FELTON. In the earlier days of this republic no cabinet officer would have dared to In sult the commanding general of the army as Secretary Root has insulted Gen. Nel son A. Mlles for expressing satisfaction over Admiral Dewey's complete vindica tion of Admiral Schley before the late court of inquiry. The army and the navy are two sepa rate and distinct organizations. If Gener al Miles is harnessed and reined back in to solemn silence by his connection with the army 1 , he is still a citizen of the Unit ed States disconnected from the naval af fairs of the government. Surely he had a right to express his pleasure over the vindication of a brave American officer, from what Is clearly shown to be the ma licious spite and partisan methods of the naval department. It will be a sad day for this country when one of a president's official family can ply the lash like an overseer’s whip over the s-ioulders of any reputable clt*. Izen. It augers dreadful symptoms for us when a cabinet officer can publicly.in sult and rebuke an army officer before the country who has not violated his oath of office as a soldier or committed any, crime whatsoever as a citizen. It Is true President Roosevelt made a scene over the same matter, but he is not the first national executive who has made, . a serious mistake and afterwards regret ted it, because the country is not ready for czarlsm or an official lasso on free speech. General Mlles is hot a southern favorite as we all know. As the officer who shackled Jefferson Davis, the south has never admired him, but he is a citizen of this republic as well as commanding gen eral of the United States army, and he had the right to rejoice when Admiral Schley was able to win words of hearty CLEVELAND A PRISONER BY GOUT FOR FIVE WEEKS WIFE OF FORMER PRESIDENT, IN DEFENDING HIM FROM LETTER ; WRITERS, TELLS DURATION OF ILLNESS, AND FRIENDS DI VULGE NATURE OF AILMENT—SHE SAYS HE IS FAR FROM BE ING A WELL MAN. ; • NEW YORK, Dec. 27—Former President Grover Cleveland has been ill with gout for five weeks at his home in Princeton, N. J. AU of this time he has been con fined to his room. Mrs. Cleveland, in a statement, fixed the duration of his ill ness, while friends in this city divulged the nature of his ailment. In some way a report gained circulation Wednesday that the former president had suffered a relapse of the slight attack of pneumonia he contracted by his hunting trip south two months ago and was seri ously ill. This was at once denied by Mrs. Cleveland, who made the following state ment: “The reports that have been published In regard to Mr. Cleveland’s improved physi cal condition have apparently been con strued as Indicating his entire recovery. This is shown by a renewal of all sorts of applications for all sorts of things, which can hardly be even considered by a man WELL PRESERVED RELICS OF LONG AGO, THESE VALDOSTA. Dec. 26.—Mr. Marion Shaw, who lives on the line of Berten and Lowndes counties, made quite an inter esting find the other day. Way back in the ekriy part of the last century there was a little school house in that section with • well nearby. For more than a JENNY JUNE. forming a federation, which was organiz ed the year following. The presidency of the general federation was urged upon Mrs. Croly, but she positively refused it, although she showed her interest by ac cepting the office of recording secretary. Mrs. Croly was most unfortunate dur ing the last years of her Mfe. In addition to her ill health and helplessness, the en terprises in which her money was Invest ed faited and her Income was greatly re duced. A movement was started a few months ago by Mrs. Ralph Trautman, of the Woman’s Health Protective league, to raise a fund for Mrs. Croly’s support, which was to found a girls’ Industrial school after her death as a memorial ,of her. Sorosls then claimed the right to pro vide (or Mrs. Croly, and had done so for a short time. Mrs. Croly leaves a sop, Herbert, and two daughters, Mr*. Fred Sidney, now in England, and Mrs. William Mathot., The songstress courtesied, and the audi ence then vociferous in applause, were delighted to have Mr. Webster give her a second bow, with succeeding accompa niments of the same port, and the mag nificent singer courtesied again amid the plaudits of the house when Mr. Webster made his third bow, resolving not to be outdone in courtesy, but the gentle lady tripped off the stage in a perfect whirl wind of cheers and stuUing, Mr. Webster was able to take his seat once more. The two performers, with the strains of the ‘ Star Spangled Banner” as an accom paniment, made a notable scene, one, per haps that has never been equalled either in concert or political life. Remembering Mr. Webster’s greatness of soul and in tellect and Jenny Lind's unparalled suc cess up to that time as the finest singer ever heard in America; such a scene would be difficult to. re-enact in any coun try or at any time by two personages, neither of them royal by birth, and only based on merit, superlative and surpass ing in public esteem. praise from Admiral Dewey, because it was a triumph over a well-laid conspira cy in the naval department of this coun try. It really begins to look as if Admiral Dewey himself was not persona grata to anybody in the president’s cabinet, and that Messrs. Benham and Ramsay were ' selected and Instructed to make a report that the cabinet wished for and designed to compass from the beginning. Perhaps he and Ardlral Schley are pay ing the penalty of greatness, for having become the two greatest sea-captains of the nineteenth century, they are now plagued and picked at by all the small envious and malignant people who are dis gruntled by their own insignificance in* the engagements of Manila and Santiago. Events are crowding one another with startling rapidity in these later days. Four years ago the Spanish-American war would have been set down as an Impossi bility if Santiago and Manila had been prophesied. If we had been told that the navy department of the United States fired with envy, would have lent itself to disgracing a successful army or navy commander, the idea would have ueen pre posterous to any American citizen of high*- or low degree. If we had been toljl that; an admiral who was ten or more mites away and had won the fight over another admiral whose clothes were blood-spattered by the only' man killed on our side in the sea-battle, we would have said, “Go to, you crazy loons!" If another distinguished commander in the army had been glad for this maligned admiral's sake that the truth had appear ed, who in creation would have expected to see him lashed out of the white house as General Miles has been treated? Truly, we have entered upon a new era in tyr anny! in robust health. He has already received severe epistolary chastisement at the hands of those who are impatiently wait ing for answers to letters which should n*iver have been written. While Mr. Cleve land's health Is such as to entirely relieve his friends from any apprehension, he :s yet far from well, and has hot been able to leave his room for nearly five weeks." Friends in this city also pronounced the report untrue, and one of them added: “The truth of the matter is that gout, the oM time enemy of Mr. Cleveland, has attacked him in an aggravated form. Heretofore only one foot has been affect ed. but the disease has now affected both feet, and Mr. Cleveland suffers great pain at times. His general health is fairly good." Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Intend to go to South Carolina soon after the holidays. If Mr. Cleveland's health permits, where they will be joined by a small party of friends. half century the place has been abandon ed, the house torn away and the site left to the weeds and shrubbery. One day this week Mr. Shaw decided to dig down In the well just to see what he would find, at the same time hoping to find a good wea of water. To his surprise he found an old well bucket and gourd, both in a perfect state of preservation, after having remained there for more than sixty years. ;; One Woman’s ;; «I « » ;; Point of View. ;; «» • » 1» • » ;; BY EMEL JAY. > J J • ’»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦ This is the first Christmas of th* new century. No wonder the theme becomes on* of inspiration. The poets have taken it up, and are singing a strong high note. Henry Tyrrell is on* of these singers, and here is his fine song: The stars that glitter in yon sky Os midnight hush and wintry cold. Seems eager with the tidings told To listening centuries gone by,— To sing together, as they sang. In sweet sidereal confidence, Carols of hops for ages hence. That first o'er Bethlehem's hillside rang. O century that wakest now To consciousness of love divine, What rich Inheritance is thine! What golden promise binds thy brow! Promise of universal peace. With wisdom arid the joy of life Unsullied and unvexed by strife; • And, from oppression, full surceas*i I • .. Promise of man’s unselfishness, Os nation-friendship, large and Ital, Os tributes to the common weal. And kindness that strangers bless; Os piety without disdain, Duty that does not banish joy. And gaiety without alloy That gives no fellow creature palp; Os grand achievement, glorious name, Yet based -u honor firm and true, So naught of evil may imbu* The escutcheon of our country’s fame. Stars! these your tidings, glad and good.— Can be but, like the Magi, see The Christ that was, that is to b*. Present in higher humanhood I * „• • • "I* they really a Santy Claus? “Your friend Jake." This was the brief and pointed query re cently received by th* Kansas City Star, and that bright paper proceeded to answer it. It recalled to "Jakie" that a famous editor had already answered that ques tion in the New York Sun. A littl* girl had written the editor that she had never seen Santa Claus, and that her father had told her that nobody ever had; so, she had begun to fear that there was no such de lightful person. The editor wrote her not to worry. Nobody sees Santa Claus," he said, "but that is no sign there is no* Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. No Santa Claus! Thank God he lives and lives forever.” Then The Star comments: There is no question at all but that there is a Santa Claus. The only wonder is that the great editor had never seen him. Plenty of other people have. One of them has written about him tn a poem that used to be in the school read ers and maybe is still It began, " 'Twas the night - before Christmas, when all through the house. Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse." He Is a sly old fellow, and isn’t easily caught. ‘ Many and many a moy has hung up his stocking and gone to bed deter mined not to go to sleep until after Santa Claus had come. But after listening a long time for the bells of the reindeer and the clatter of their hoofs on the roof, he has fallen asleep to awaken to find his stocking already full. But Santa must have been there, else how could the pres ent have come? Fathers and mothers are often awake when Santa Claus comes, but boys and girls are generally unlucky about catching a glimpse of him. Sometimes, to be sure, he appears at a Christmas tree and hands around the presents. But there are usual-, ly doubts as to whether it is he or only a "make believe.” The real Santa Claus is the one that comes down the chimney with the pack on his back. He is as real—as real—as Jack Frost. America has sent more than a million dollars to Europe in Christmas gifts. Christmas is indeed abroad. The telling figures are as follows: Three transatlantic steamers that left New York for Europe last week carried 81,188,349,52 in money orders. The sepa rate orders numbered 152.265, showing an average value of about 811.62. These are largely Christmas gifts from all over the United States. Os the money, 8556,000 goes to Great Britain and Ireland, 8216,000 to Germany, SIIO,OOO to Sweden, $70,000 to Italy, $42,000 to Russia, $38,000 to Hun gary, $32,000 to Norway, $23,000 to Switz erland, $19,000 to France, $16,000 to Den mark, $8,500 to Belgium and the Nether lands and $230 apiece to Egypt and Por tugal. The Italian orders average high est, namely, $25.68 each, and the Danish and Dutch the least, $9.80. In the year more than twelve million dollars' has been sent to Europe by postal order. The North German Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Groose carried away yesterday for Plymouth, Cherbourg and Bremen, 1,172 sacks of mail, including 20,120 registered pieces, chiefly in enve lopes. The Cunarder Lucania had aboard 1,002 sacks, in which wete 4,922 registered pieces. The total is the largest two-day accumulation of foreign Christmas mail ever sent from New York. •• • • A lover of history and historic dates re minds us that this Christmas of 1901 marks the 125th anniversary of Washington’s crossing the Delaware and of his subse quent victory over the Hessians holding Trenton. December 25th falls on the same day of the week this year as it did then, so the date is in every sense an annlver sary. Rollicking Germans and loyal Britons held Trenton and made merry on that first Christmas day, while the Continental eol dlere, in their tattered uniforms, suffered on the opposite shore from cold and hun ger. It is well to bring that famous victory to the minds of the children today, and to let some of the bombs and rockets be in celebration of those brave men who by their valor made'all the' future of this great country brighter and better. Dr. Alonzo Monk tells this story: ' a visitor to a certain house asked one of the children, a boy four years of age, which one of his parents he would rather sell, his father or his mother. “I don’t want to sell either one," said the child. - ' "But suppose you were forced to sell one, then what?" "Why, I’d sell the one that brought the most money,” answered the boy. "He must have been a native Atlantlan,” commented Dr. Monk. • • • Frank Stockton is as delightful a recon teur as he Is novelist. Here is one of his latest fish stories: A gentleman encountering a boy out fishing, began talking to him. The boy’s responses were extremely indistinct. "Why don’t you speak plainly?” asked the man. "What have you 1n your mouth?" . “Wums, wums for bait,” answered the boy. That was the first Instance I ever really knew, declared Mr. Stockton, where a person actually spoke with balted-breath! • • • Telephones are treacheroua A woman telephoned her husband, the other day, to bring home with him some bromo seltzer, and he came armed with bologna sausage. Hts memory cells, doubtless, took hold in an abnormal way of the bologna sausage vibrations. * j» a . • "Papa, what is a plumber?” A plumber, my child, is a man whose plums all come in freezing weather." Educational Field Conducted By Hon. M. B. Dennis BETTER THAN 10 CT. COTTON. Priceless "New Year’s Gift” to the Georgia Farmer —Latest Contribution of the State University to the Cause of Education —The "Short Winter Course in Agriculture”—lts Advan tages and Value —Chancellor Hill and ■ Prof. Starnes Talk Freely on Subject. A topic of moment to all concerned in educational matters, and of particular im portance to our fanning interests, is the approaching '‘Short Winter Course in Ag riculture” at the state univeihiity; This course, as announced in a recent supple mentary bulletin, begins on January 6th next, and terminates March 29th, compris ing two terms of six weeks each. Never before has the university been able to extend such complete facilities for the conduct of this course as now. Prepa ration is advancing rapidly therefor, and many facts of interest and value have been gathered from a recent interview with Chancellar W. B. HiU and Professor H. N. Starnes. “What," was asked, "sje the chief points commending this course to the public?” "A dozen or more/’ replied the chancel lor, “and each of prime importance.” "For instance T’ “Well, for Instance, in the first place it is inexpensive; there- are no fees or costs of any kind attached; instruction is ab solutely free.’,’ - . . “What is the limitation regarding age? May adults attend?” . . .• ■ "Without hesitancy. Any one over 15 may attend. Mature years will, prove neither a bar nor an embarrassment. The doors will be opened as freely as at a 'farmers* institute.’ Indeed, it may be con sidered in many respects a ’farmers’ in stitute* prolonged or extended from one day to 72. It is Intended expressly to ben efit'the ’settled’ farmer of middle age as well as his son.” .: "How about previous preparation for ad mission, chancellor—entrance examina tions and that sort of thing?” "No entrance examination,” replied Chancellor Hill, "will be required, nor any educational qualification beyond the primary grounding of the common schools. If the applicant can read, writ* and figure intelligently, he will be sufficiently pre pared and will be admitted." "What of the cost of living?” "It may be reduced to a very low fig ure,” said the chancellor. "Meals may be obtained at from $7.50 to $8 per month at the new students’ dining hall—good board too, not • a mere makeshift. The ’old college’ dormitory provides rooms free. At the ’ new dormitory—Candler hall—there is a minimum charge of SI.OO per month tor room rent." "Regarding. the topics of the course. I notice that agriculture is not the only ground covered.” "By no means,” returned the chancel lor, "but on this point Professor Starnes is probably In position to give you a closer detail.” "Why," answered Professor Starnes, "it is true that agriculture and its subdivis ions form the basis of the course, as its name indicates, and that the course itself has been shaped, primarily, for the bene fit of the farming community. But there is other fundamental knowledge (or in formation) just as necessary for success ful farming as technical instruction in methods of cultivation. For this reason iq addition to agriculture proper, short courses are offered (supplementing the main course) by other chairs of the uni versity—English, mathematics and agri cultural chemistry in the first term of six weeks, beginning January 6th, and Eng lish, mathematics and farm engineering in the second term. Although the instruc tion given by these schools will be quite primary in character, yet, because of the superior laboratory (and other) equipment and facilities of the university, each topic can be much more'satisfactorily presented and emphasized than would be possible in either tbe public or private schools of the state. "The course In mathematics includes (in the first term), arithmetic, algebra and plain geometry—thus preparing the stu dent for farm accounting, mensuration, surveying and other branches of farm en gineering offered during the last six weeks. These topics, however, are U> a great extent elective or optional. Hence anyone well, up, for instance, in English, may, in place of this topic, concentrate his time on farm engineering, should he so prefer." "What will be the compass of the in struction in agriculture—its general char acter or scope?” "Necessarily the whole range of so com prehensive a science as agriculture—its entire theory and practice—could not be covered, even In the. most superficial way, in the brief space of a few weeks. Bpt, by a careful selection and close condensa tion of such practical information (with its underlying principles simply demon strated) as long experience has proved to be most needed by the farnjer, the chief points of value may be extricated, pre sented and quije effectively impressed and emphasized in even the limited .'me at. our disposal." , . . . "You should understand." continued Professor Starnes, "thgt the study of ag riculture is on a vastly different plan or basis from that which it occupied fifteen years ago, before tbe creation and development of .the United States experl-, ment station system in connection with the work of the various agricultural col leges throughout the country. During the past decade, even, with- forty odd cen ters of scientific investigation steadily hammering- away- at the problem—each day establishing new principles. or ex ploding traditional superstitions—much has been accomplished. Os the numerous practical questions formerly, in doubt* or dispute, but few remain unsolved or de batable—and the number daily diminishes. Through the excelllent system by which the consolidated results of the investi gations of these widely separated ex perimenttai centers are disseminated, the farming public may now be readily mar marshalled into line correctly, yet briefly Informed, regarding established methods and practices and the principles under lying them, by even so short a course as that to which we are limited, and when once in line taught to keep step and march in the front rank, ■ abreast with the most advanced ideas and pro gressive practices." ' "Your couyse will then be informa tional rather than educative!" "In great* measure, yes. Acertain amount of educative work or training is necessarily inseparable from the proper presentation of any topic; but we shall seek, in the main, to present established facts and results as such, and as many of them as possible, though the basic priclples underlying these facts will not be ignored, but simply and dearly ex plained. as far as may b*.” "What class of students will most' likely to benefit from the course offeree.' Will it prove of greater value to those altogether ignorant of scientific methods of husbandry, or to the practically in formed?” "If lam permitted an ’lrishism.* I should say ‘to both!’ To the uninformed valuable information will be given under every subdivision of the course, from which he cannot fail to benefit. Yet our already moderately proficient-in scientific methode will be strengthened and fortified (possibly corrected) in his theory and practice. No one Is too ignorant to profit by what he would succeed in assimilating durlag the course, nor is any one likely < i to prove so thoroughly grounded that he would find nothing more to learn. Th* In efficient farmer may digest therefrom enough to render him proficient, while the farmer already profiofent would unques tionably become more so. This may sauna egotistic, but is really not as conceited as It sounds, for it should be noted that the instructors engaged in the work of th* short winter course are chiefly compiler* of knowledge and information which they have not themselves created, but collect* ed. systematized and condensed, only from the work of the original investigate ors, and which they are now seeking to present and disseminate in proper for®.” “What textbooks will be used, Mr. Chancellor, during the two courses?” "The necessary outlay for text books is very .little,” replied Chancellor HiU. "As far as possible they have been discarded and the instruction will be given by lec tures, tn order to decrease the expense ac count. The total cost of text books re quired for the first term will be, for new books, $3.95; for second hand books, $2.40. Books for the second term (if those bought for the first term’s work are retained) will be only $1.50 (new). So the minimum ex penditure for text books for both terms may be s3'9o if second hand books are pur chased for the first term. As tbe books can be sold, if desired, at the close of th* term for about half price, the necessary outlay in this direction is merely nom- . Inal.” “What features of the agricultural di vision of the course will be particularly stressed?” > .. . i . "I shall have to refer you again to thg . professor of agriculture for details,", re plied the chancellor. “.And it will give me pleasure tu'supjfcy them,” rejoined Professor Starnes. "The entire course has been carefully , planned to make it as simple and as practical as possible. During the first term of six weeks the general principles of agriculture will be covered—beginning with the prov ince and functions of the soil and the basic principles underlying the routine of farming—preparation, fertilisation, plant ing, cultivation and harvesting—including a discussion of each staple crop in detail and Concluding with the topic of animal nutrition or stock feeding and the stody of forage plants, meadows and pasture*. The university farm will be utilised tor an ’object lesson’ (each week, on Satur days), in the different processes.” • "What of hqrticultureF’ “We are in excellent shape to furnish practical instruction In this Im pert art branch. The horticultural grounds on the University farm are in fine condition for illustrative work, and every process will be thoroughly explained and venti lated, Including the propagation of orchard and small fruits, and there are few sub jects of greater Importance to the ama teur as well as to the professional grow er. Many persons who consider them selves well up in fruit culture may pos sibly find here something to learn. For Instance, a man may chanoe to prune his vineyard correctly and successfully from habit, and yet not be sure es the rea son why he does it in that particular way—of the principle underlying his work —to the extent that should an emergency arise, presenting abnormal conditions, he would be able to meet it promptly. "Then there is the matter of the dis eases and maladies of plants; of Insect enemies and fungous affections, with eom battive remedies and methods. Including the important topic of spraying, which we expect to thoroughly cover during the second terra. Another year the new botanical garden, now in course of con struction, will be sufficiently developed to materially Improve the course; but it is not yet far enough advanced to be practically utilised this season.” “And how about butter and cheese?" . "We have been so fortunate as to se cure the services of an expert in dairy and veterinary work—Mr. J. M. Johnson—a Cornell graduate, with several years’ ex perience at the experiment stations of West Virginia and North Carolina—who will conduct during the second term— from February 18th to March 29th—a course in modern dairying, including but ter And cheese making. The process wUI be practically illustrated on the eampu*— the lower floor of agricultural hall (even tually intended for our agricultural mus eum) having been temporarily equipped for this purpose. The course in dairying will be accompanied by a series of lec tures on grading and judging cattie and the diseases and maladies of live stock.” “With no wish to depreciate the other features of your course, you have appar ently reserved the beet for the last." “The most popular, at least, and cer tainly of equal Importance if nothing more. -It should Interest all classes and conditions alike. There are 50,000 farmers in Georgia able to undergo the expense and to spare the time who would be bene fited tenfold the cost of the entire course by this one feature! We don’t expect to be called on ■ to accommodate quite that number, but constant inquiries are coming %• in’to the chancellor from all parts of the . state. The public seems to be waking up to the' opportunity now presented, and It will have itself only to blame for falling to take wholesale advantage of It. Her* is the instruction—ready to hand—along the simplest and most practical lines—the instruction for which the people have been clamoring—here it Is fully equipped, wait ing! All that is necessary is for the public to come along and receive it—as free a* water! And indeed I feel sure that-were it once realized (outside of the other top ics) how simply and profitably and at what slight preparatory .outlay for ap paratus every farm in the.state could pro duce not only its own supply of sweet and > wholesome cheese—but a marketable sur plus also—we would be fairly overrwn<wtth applicants for admission to the course be fore the Christmas holidays.” » - And the chancellor nodded vigorous and emphatic ■ approval! OA.STOMIA. . ’ JB-13 th* 2 W HaW AIWaTS BBl^M Signatan /yX _> *' «f -* SHAW MAKES READY TO ASSUME OFFICE WASHINGTON. D«e. M_—lt f® no® •*• pected that Governor Shaw, of lowa, will be prepared to assume charge of the treasury department about the middle of January.' 1 . \ , , -g His appointment will go to the senate the day congress convenes, January 6th, and should be confirmed within a day or two. . ' Admiral Schley's friends say that he •‘cannot be tempted to. enter the field of polities unless every .other means of se curing vindication is denied him.” They insist he has absolutely no political ambition and Is already chagrined that a political phase should be given his case and fears this political talk may interfere with his “vindication,” because it tends to dampen the enthusiasm of Republicans in his cause and arouses some jealousy among Democrats. " Find Bostrom's Improved Farm Level advertisement, and see what you get free. ■ ■' 1 , 11 "■• Stricture Cured Painless. My sure for stricture la both positive pad reinless By my exclusive sclentlfiflc method •11 obstructions are ssntiy removed and tbs Irtflaramatlon disappears. I can cure you at your home. as I n*ve thousands of others, without detention from business. Writs me about your case. Correspondence ooafideada). J. XXWTOKHATHAWAY. M. A. M Buaaa ' Bldg., Atlanta, Ga,