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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1913. ^OUNTRY rJOME THE EVENING STORY (Copyright, 1913. by W. Werner.) On Show TIMED' TOPIC? Conducted vtiws. \r. hjellto/i . A. SHORT TRIP TO BINGGOX.D AND ROSS VII. LE. 9 Thirty years is a long time when you count it day by day and month by month, but when thirty years are all gone and you go back to look on the places and try to connect your thoughts 01 the past and present, you will surely find yourselves wondering and some times ^perplexed. It has been nearly forty years since I first saw the town of Ringgold, and more than thirty years since 1 last saw it, until a few days ago, but the town was still interesting to me. The an nual Sunday school convention was in session and I went there by request to say a few words of good cheer, and I iaund a crowd, all enjoying themselves and ready for & good picnic dinner, when I reached the court house lawn. There were a few of the old-timers that we used to know in the long ago, who shook my hand. There were also quite a number of people who were youths when I saw them last, thirty years ago, but the*e were more of the grandchildren, and yet these grandchildren had grown to be settled folks, doing their full duty to church and society and well respected in their successful efforts. The court house for Catoosa county is a splendid building, looks as well, as strong and in as good order as when 1 first saw it nearly thirty years ago. It was well built and will be as good as now another half-century gone. I remember sitting in the court room and listening to two very able political speakers, both candidates for congress, when Tilden was running for president also. I could recall some of the thrills that I endured while the debate was in progress. My mind was filled with these memories of the long ago, and I felt, “Like one who treads alone. The banquet hall deserted— The lights are fled and garlands dead, And all but I.departed.” We had an auto ride to Rossvllle, where I spent the night in a most hos pitable home, where a haffpy young cou ple were also entertaining their first $ baby, a fine youngster who was now carrying along his grandfather’s and his great-grandfather’s name, although he had been in possession of this heritage less than a month. Isn’t it fine to hand along down such dear names, where there is honor, respect and sincere af fection? I visited the Ross spring, named for ohe of the greatest Indian chiefs of the Cherokee nation. His home, an ex traordinarily fine one in savage life, is still standing and in good repair. The spring is a magnificent one—gush ing out in great volume from the rocky side of a mammoth hill, and flowing away in great volume. I thought of the old chieftain, and what he would likely say or think, if he could see his old home, and this noble spring of delight ful water, and with a well-used trolley line in fifty feet of the spring, connect ing Chattanooga with the famous Chick- aiiiauga Park. - i V - • Ross and Ridge were the great rival Indian chiefs eighty years ago. They were leaders, rulers of two great rival ittCLions and uiuer in their enmity. Tne/ uinereu very seriously as to gening these LneroKee hums to the gov ernment, and tne leua eventuated, in oiuuu, and, a long negira, tracKea by graves afld narusnips, in their journe* m tne indiafi nation, i was a uaoy in arms wnen the removal ol tne muians irom these . happy hunting grounus uegun. * Ana still tho Ross house and the Ross spring are here, it will repay any Lreor- 0 iun to visit iiossville and see this won- uerxul spring, with tne cave nearby, ana urink oi tne magnmeent water, com as it loea, ana bom enougn to run a power piant or a lactory. No wonaer is it ciiat tne staiwart chieftain picatKl out tuis spot as tne chosen resung piace lor uiniseii ana his muian lanmy. "rvoss j-anuing on tne 'renneasee river gave place to tne city ot cnattanooga, ioui ana a .nail mues distant, anu a part or .Lwossviiie town is now mcidaed in tne ■state.ot Tennessee. uooKout luountain is in plain view ana missionary nuge is aoout and arounu xwussvme, au mstonc grand. Wnen tne reuerai reunion meets in Chattanooga wiunn less uian ntteen uays strangers irom every part oi tne union win visit tms wonuenul spring and riae on tne trouey cars ciose by arm see tne counties* monuments in CiucKa- mauga Rant and anve an along tnese openuid macauaimzeu roa-u.s bum by me government in tms vicinity and reaemng to Uarayette, Ga. But as to myself, a native-born Geor gian, i teit keener interest in me inuian mstory, ot wmen tnore is so iitlie re coined, but wmen is tuii ot heroism anu with which every citizen ot ueorgia should be made acquainted. 1 am somewhat iaugued, with war stories anu harrowing uiougnts of tne Civil strite (.which should nave been prevented, because the negro was not wortn lighting aoout) wnen we know what that tour years of blood and cour age brought to the south. ' 1 like to go turthe^ back when these great lanas were covered with an un- oroaen torest and when tnese beautiful streams were being enristened with In dian names, and when a lordly race, witn reu taces and wonderful physique, were the undisputed owners of tms Cherokee country, and when their birch canoes floated on all these big streams, and they -.Iked about the Great Rather: AN ECHO FROM THE MARY PHAGAN MURDER TRIAL. Dear Mrs. Felton: I have been a reader of The Atlanta Journal for some years past and it has always been a great pleasure to me to read your articles and most always look for them first when I receive the paper and, Mrs. Felton judging from your articles I take you to be a Christian lady, and I would like to see your sentiment in regards to an expression used by a northern man. I won’t call him a gentleman because a gentleman would not use such an expression. This northern man was riding upon a train that passes Dunnelan, Fla. Two Florida gentlemen were on the train at the time. These two gentlemen were discussing the little Mary Phagan mur der and saying what ought to be done with any one that would treat a poor little girl so. This northern man spoke and said. Leo M. Frank was the super- For two weeks the eMrton family had lived in an excessively clean, polite at mosphere. Instead of changing to a shabby but comfortable smoking jacket when ho came home from the office at night, Rita’s father changed to the stiff discomfort of a clean collar. Her mother with less grumbling but as much secret regret kept- her hair primped and fixed herself up as much for breakfast as she was accustomed to for din ner. Prof. Rayjey, who was visiting the Ellises across tho street, had a -habit of dropping in at tho most Inconvenient times, and Rita had impressed them all with the knowledge that in his eastern home Prof. Rayley, who held the chair of mathematics at a big college, was used to people and a menage that was just so," Rita had met him when she went east to visit an aunt. It happened that he and Tom Ellis had been class- intendent of a great factory and it was nothing but a poor work girl and there ought not to be any thing down witn him. One of the Florida gentlemen rcso and went for him like an angry tiger and was using him rough until other parties took him off. Mrs. Felton, you express my sentiments against any- onfe that would do or say such cruel expressions concerning, a poor '" little murdered girl as any one else that is murdered. Angels weep over such cruel expressions, and Mrs. Felton I want to read your views on all these things in The Journal. I am an ex-confederate soldier went in the defense of my coun try at the age of 17 and served in Florida until the end of the war. I have given you a true statement and you need not hesitate to give your sen timent to the public. My age is near 67 years. You have been blessed with a ripe old age but 1 hope God will spare many years to give us your good articles. C. C. G.. A BLUB ON MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS. Dear Mrs. Felton: I see in Saturday Evening Post, August 9, an article by Clara l^ouise Kellogg Btrakarch entitled. “A Singer’s Story.” In this story Mrs. C. L. K. S. goes out of her way to slur at Mrs. Jefferson Davis. The south has long been too patient under the lash of the bitter tongues of the north. Con scious of the injustice done us, we are majestically v silent. Is there never to be a champion, a voice lifted in ^protest? Can’t you reply to her section on West Point? The Post is read by many southerners. Mrs. C. L. K. S. says her self she w T as not popular with her fel low-artists. I guess Mrs. Davis had g%>od reasons for not wishing to have her sing in the ball room for the West Point students. She takes advantage of the fact that Mrs. Davis is dead and can not explain her reasons. I read the magazine and histories of the United States; my blood boils, and I wish for youth, for ability, to shout trut&s out to the young people of the south, who are growing up with scant conceptions of the convictions of their forefathers, etc., etc. I feel like this late article should re ceive a protest. What do you think about it? Very sincerely, MRS. B. S. W. (I thought the “Story of a Singer” was a long drawn out effort to glorify the writer. She had her own ups and downs and was not particularly popu lar in the south, in her various singing tours, as I recollect. Mrs. Davis has gone to her reward, and such slurs do not hurt her where she was known and loved. '.Mrs. Felton.) FAMOUS ACTRESS LOSES 70 IBS. OF FAT Texas Guinan, Star of the “Passing Show” Company,’Offers Her Own Marvelous New Treatment to Fat Folks If You Are Fat and Want to Be Thin, You Can Reduce as Many Pounds as You Desire By This Astonishing New Method As Texas Gninahi had to perform at the matinee it seemed the easiest thing in the world to arrange ar interview without consulting her. The vigilant stage door keeper was easily passed. The dressing room was hospitably turned open by a maid, and then—well, Miss Guinan, that is, what Is (eft of her, appeared. “So you have come to learn the story of my weight reduction, have you?” said Texas in her breezy style, with her glori ous countenance beaming in smiles at her supreme gladness, realizing how appreci ative the world was in bestowing admira tion and applause upon her, all on account of the new glory of her form which she transformed almost as if by magic with her own mar velous new treatment. “While you are not golBg to get away with my secret,’.’ said Texas, “it is true that my sev enty pounds of weight reduction was brought about with my own delightful treat ment, but it cost me a pretty sum of money to learn of it, and I am not giving my secret of how I lost my weight free to reporters, but I have written a book telling all about this wondrous new treatment w h i c n rescued me from the rhralldom of fat. This book has Just come off the press and Is offered free to fat burdened men and women, as I early learned In life that the only way to know happi ness was to give it to oth ers, and . If by letting the world know of this harmless, quick method of reducing weight I can do a great * good. then I will feel tl|pt I have not lived in vain.” “But won’t you give tne an inkling of Its component parts? Just a suggestion as to what it is. or will I have to be content to read your free book telling all about it?” “That is exactly It,” said Texas, “but l don’t mind telling you what the treatment is not. It does not consist of internal drugs or medicine; there is nothing to take in ternally. Neither Is there any pink colored camphor water, or worthless, harmful stuff to rub on the body. There is no sweating, no bandages, no Turkish baths. The treat ment does not consist of a single exer cise or physical culture of any description. There is no diet. One may absolutely eat all the food they desire of any kind, and go right on reducing without depriving themselves in any way. “There are no eoemns or. flushing of the colon, no - harmful massaging, no sweating garments to wear, no itnmerglng yourself in hot baths with the tub filled with obesity water or epsom salts, nor does it Include any midlcal concoction of any doctor, and It has nothing to do with any drug store prescrip tion to have filled. There is no formula to carry out, no soap3 to rub on the skin; neither is it a religious faith cure or Chris tian Science stunt. It. is not a vibratory electric massage treatment, mental suggestion — no, and it is not a belt or mechanical device of any kind. “I have tried many such k»es. I tried drugs, pills, capsules, harmful concoctions to rub on the body. I have tried sweating and taking Turkish baths, exercising, physical cul ture and everything known to science without result, and without losing weight. As I was about to despair and, give up Mn disgust all further efforts to reduce my enormous weight, which was two hundred and four pounds, I, by lucky accident,, learned of the most simple, harmless, rapid, safest fat reducing treatment '• Y-f>;>. • .. • ' • MISS TEXAS GUINAN. God s masterpiece and the most fascinating actress in America. on earth. I tried it on myself with astonish ing results. My friends stood aghast in amaze ment, marveling at the wondrous change in my appearance. My fat Just rolled away. Arter tne first three days I LOticed it beginning to leave me My reduction grew greater and greater until finally, I was almost appalled with de light when I realized the stupendous success of ray efforts and when I awoke to the fact that 1 had reduced 70 pounds of my fat with out leaving a wrinkle, and the glory of my new figure and the grace and beauty of my curves gave me the admiration of the world. I en joyed the triumph of my life and the success of my whole career when my manager, Mr. Sbubert, on account of my glorious new figure, made me the star of the ‘Passing Show,’ and, mind you, this very same manager had said I wag doomed to oblivion just a short time De- fore when I tipped the scales ‘at two hundred and four pounds. I was crushed and bewil dered when he told me he could not give me a pajrt In the ‘Passing Show’ unless I could re duce my enormous weight, and my heart hangs heavy with the memory of the fat days that are gone when my fat, ungainly figure made me realize that I was doopied to despair and failure. “My success in reducing my own j.at proves that there is no such word as ‘fail.’ 1 sim ply would not be resigned to my fate, and although everyone said ‘Texas, there Is no way out of your dilemma,’ and told me that no fat reducing specialist could reduce my weight, I determined not to give up In despair, with the result that I absolutely conquered my fat. My new, great book on obesity, which gives full particulars of my simple, safe, quick, harmless fat reducing treai ent, is now ready ana will be sent free to all who wish to reduce their weight any number of pounds.” It is simply astonishing the furor this new treatment is causing among the intimate friends of Miss Guinan to whom she has? given it. A letter from the world’s most famous dancer, La Petite Adelaide, says: “Dear Miss Guinan: Let me congratulate you upon the high excellence or your remarkable new obesity treatment, which I find reduces me as rapidly as I desire. Sin cerely, Adelaide.” Other letters of praise and gratitude are pouring in to Miss Guinan from all parts of the country from those who have re duced with her successful treatment. Louis-e Brunelle, the Quaker maid, one of the earth’s geratest beauties states she lost 10 pounds the first week with tills astonishing new treatment. It is said this remarkable treatment is not un like the treatment used by the court ladles and famous actresses of the Old World, who have been using a similar remedy throughout Europe, and the remarkable thing is that Texas Guinan is the first to Introduce It in America. Her free book, which is now ready for distribution, should be requested by ail who desire quick reduction. It is written In a fascinating style. It explains bow, by her treatment, Texas Guinan, who is acknowledged America’s most successful star, reduced her own weight seventy pouuds. and conquered the monster FAT. This glorious little woman is doing her utmost, to.benefit fat men and women who are In need of a perfect home treatment. Everything will be sent to you in a perfectly plain package so that in your own room, away from all prying eyes, you may plan to reduce your weight at once. Miss Guinan wants to help all who are burdened with superfluous fat, and “thereby make life really worth while. Write her at once, and learn the anguish she felt when her girlish beauty started to develop to abnormal proportions. Head of the tears she wept when that monster ‘‘fat.” made her realize that she must give up her profession and fade Into oblivion. Learn how she experiment ed, how she tried everything ami, finally, with patient effort and determination she conquered her fat. Learn /Of these things so you may im prove your own form and destroy your own fat so it will not be longer necessary for you to suffer the jibes and sneers of others. Remem ber there is no exercising or physical culture -of any description in her treatment, no harmful massage or worthless poison body lotions. You may oat as many meals daily as you desire and go right on rapidly reducing. A most astonish ing . part of this fat-reducing treatment is that it does not produce wrinkles or leave the skin flabby. All who have been dietiug and starving themselves, trying to reduce their ...weight, and who have been taking exercises and internal baths and who have been taking in ternal and external remedies should write for a copy of her great FREE book entitled "RADID WEIGHT REDUCTION WITHOUT EXERCISE, DIET OR INTERNAL REMEDIES.” so that you may start to reduce your burdensome fat as rapidly as you desire. Simply write a brief letter or a postcard and ask for her new book. Everything will be sent absolutely free. Do not send any money, because it is absolutely free. Address TEXAS GUINAN, Suite 269 Lanco Building, Los Angeles, California. mates years before. Prof. Rayley was nearer forty than thirty. Soon after Rita .returned home, he came out to visit ^iis till then neglected friend. And the Mertons, Ellises and the whole town knew without any guesswork that Rita was the object. Rita herself professed entire unconcern as to the object of his visit, but she was solicitous that the family should appear before him in the best possible light. “Considering that Rita is twenty-sev en and has never before cared a red cent who knew our vulgar ways, this is sufficient evidence to any one with a grain of ’ gumption,” said Bert, her youngest brother. “And 1 wish to good ness that they’d get it settled. I am not going to watch my grammar and polish my shoes much longer.” Rita’s mother hastily hushed him. They were in the living room 1 where Mrs. Merton was trying to appear in terested in a classical but uninterest ing magazine when her brain yearn ingly asked for a certain thrilling novel “I suppose he'll be here for supper,’ grumbled Ed, who came in jU3t then. “Dinner,” his mother hastily correct ed with an apprehensive glance at the piazza wnere Rita and the professor were discussing Montaigne. “Be care ful. boys. You don’t want to hurt Rita’s feelings, and he’ll only be in town an other day.” “And you bet I’m darned glad,” said Bert. But nevertheless he lowered his voice to a cautious whisper. It was not often that Rita asked the family to make sacrifices. “Say, ma”— “Don’t call me ‘ma,’” irritably.' “Say ‘mother.’ Rita’'— “Well, mother,” with asperity, “I’m doggoned tired of drinking coffee at night out of those Haviland peanut snells. Why can’t we have decent sized cups”— “Because *tho larger cups are too thick for use,” she explained patiently, ‘ when we have company. And it’s for so short a time,” pleadingly. “It’ll be for the rest of our lives if Rita marries him,” Ed cut in grurnp- isbiy. “There’ll never be any pleasure visiting Rita and having them here. Why can’t Rita take one of our own kind?” Rita’s mother sighed. She, too, had thought of that. But she summoned a smile instantly. Rita and Prof. Rayley were coming in. Presently she went into the kitchen to prepare dinner, and Rita followed to arrange the table, leav ing the boys to entertain the professor. Rita was unusually silent as she got out the frail, dainty Haviland that the boys detested. Her eyes, violet and black fringed, held a soft but abstract ed light. Her mother .sighed. Rita was the only daughter. It would be hard to have her marry and go away. * Dinner was^a sociable affair, in spite of the “peantit shell” cups and salad and wafer flummeires that the boys detested. Prof. Rayley, though cultured and erudite, was what is commonly known as a good mixer. None of the Merton family wondered at Rita’s choice. And, on the other hand, none wondered that he had come clear from Massachusetts to Wisconsin to get bet ter acquainted with her. Rita had a round slimness of form, golden brown hair and lovely violet eyes that even a brother had to concede were charming. She had changed her afternoon dress for a clinging white crepe that sh° usually reserved for Important social affairs. But this was the la3t night that he would be there. Her father eyed her proudly. Her mother looked at her with frank worship. The boys con fided to each other in a whisper that they wished they knew a girl as pretty who wasn’t their sister. “I’d marry such a one tomorrow,’ said Ed. On account of the dress her mother wouldn’t let her help with the dishes afterward. Rita and the professor sat out on the piazza. None of «the fam ily intruded. Wasn’t this his last night? He. would take the early morning train so as to reach home in time for the first day of the fall term. Rita’s eyes glowed. The pink in her cheeks deep ened to red, as he talked of his work, his home, the pleasant time that he had had during the last two weeks. Shortly after 10 he rose, said good night, and hoped casually that they would meet again some time. If she came east again—it was hardly like ly, with courteous regret, that he would be west again. Rita caught her breath—then with a mighty ef fort, got herself in hand. No matter what she had expected, it seemed that he—he hadn’t been thinking about it at all. Just friendly—Rita’s voice was as casually courteous as his. She murmured that it was hardly likely that she would be east again—at least not for a long time. If he ever came west again, she—and the others—would be glad to see him. And she hoped he had enjoyed his visit with an old class mate. And then he left. Rita, rather dazed, watched him swing down to the gate. She was glad that the others had gone to bed; especially the boys. For they would expect her to tell them—oh, what every one, like fools, hafl expected. She went to bed, slowly, trying to grasp fully the astounding fact that the man -she imagined wanted her and to whom she was so ridiculously ready to give herself, had not wanted her at all! She tossed restlessly till early morn ing came, and the whistle of the train that he was taking sounded shrilly in the distance. She heard the rumble die away over the south bridge that led out of town. Then suddenly fierce indignation filled her heart. No man could look at a woman as he had looked at her, and not love her. She reviewed the last two weeks of the month that she had passed in the east. And then drearily she decided that her own feelings had colored his words and glances. She had imagined what never existed. Rita had her share of pride. She didn’t ■ want the family to know—all about ' it. So she ate breakfast in much her : usual laughing fashion, talking with a ! certain forced gayety that the family | thought it understood. And afterward, feeling a feverish desire for action, she told her mother that they would start j at once on the preserve making that the professor’s presence for the last two weeks had interfered with. Pier mother, delighted, telephoned to tne grocery store for ail the berries and peaches that they had in stock, and they started to work, paring, sorting, stirring, S9ald- ing glass jars, and testing rubbers. Pre serving is engrossing work. Rita didn’t forget her heartache, but she buried it j for a while. Preserving is also smear ing work. Rita screwed her lovely golden brown hair in as small a wad as it could compass, put on the oldest ging- ; ham dress that she could find, an apron l that was big, but not beautiful, and worked. Rita excelled her mother in I the clarity of her peach jelly, and the ; red beauty of her blackberry moulds. And since they were so busy they didn’t trouble to set the table in the dining room, but ate bread and butter, hot peach preserves, and cold meat from the kitchen table. Bert ate ferociously. Peach marmalade was his one best bet in the eating line. 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Write for it today—NOW—before you forget it. GOLDEN EAGLE BUGGY CO., 32-42 Means St., Atlanta, Ga. A Prosperity Not Blighted By Foods and Droughts BY BISHOP IV. A. CANDLER T HE State of Kansas, in common liquor bill with some of the states near to It, has been suffering from a pro tracted drougnt. Streams have dried up and crops have been greatly injured. The dry season has been so long and so severe that the Governor refused to proclaim a day of prayer, although many good people in the state petition ed him to do so. The befuddled execu tive seemed to think the situation was too hard for prayer to be of any avail for its relief. One might imagine that Kansas would be ruined by such a parching season; but such is not the case. The state has a type of prosperity which does not yield to one bad season. It has re sources which have sprung from con ditions which are not as subject to weather as conditions in some other states are. The Philadelphia North American states the case as follows: As a matter of fact, Kansas, Vv^hich last year produced 325 mil lion dollars’ worth of farm prod ucts, can better afford such a roasting and drying up than any other state in the Union, for its per capita wealth is larger than that of any other state. It can better afford this or any brand of calamity, fur its people are not constantly paying out huge sums for the care and keep of criminals, paupers, insane and feeble minded. In eighty-seven of its 105 coun ties there are no insane. In fifty- four of this number there are no feeble minded. Ninety-six counties have no Inebriates, and in the other nine they’re ds scarce as hens’ teeth. Thirty-eight county poor- houses are as empty as a last year’s locust shell, and most of these have been so for the best part of a decade. The pauper population of the state falls a little short of six hun dred.’That is one pauper for each three thousand of the kind making a living, and a gooa one—the kind that now own 225 million dollars’ worth of live stock and in the last twelve months have added more tlhan 45 million dollars to their tax able personal property. At one time not long ago the jails in flgty-three counties were empty and sixty-five counties were on the roll as having no prisoners serving sentence in the penitentiary. Some counties have not called a jury to try a criminal case in ten years and the attorney general says “a grand jury is so uncommon that half our people wouldn’t know what it is and how to use it.” For still other reasons Kansas can afford to lose two-thirds of one corn crop without having to renew the calamity howls which once went rasping through the Na tion from that “grassy quadrangle whose dream is the realization of the impossible” and which for twenty-five years has been making that dreanq come true. Instead of being pestered from end to end wtih mortgages held by Easterners, as was the case two de cades ago, its own people this year hold more than 67 million dollars in this form of wealth, an increase of more than 500 per cent in five years. Instead of being hampered by a large mass of illiterates—thirty years ago 49 per cent of its popu lation came under this head—its present ratio of 2 per cent is next to the lowest in the land and two- thirds lower than Massachusetts, including Boston. How shall we explain these happy con ditions? The explanation is not found in thr soil. While there is much good land in Kansas, it has no more, if as much, fertile ground as the state of Missouri has. Moreover, it is so situated on the North-American continent that it is pe culiarly liable to droughts and floods. It has suffered much from these and other mishaps in past years. The people of Kansas are not better than the people of neighbouring states. Many of the people went from Missouri, and in most respects they are very like their kindred and former neighbours in that state. They are a good average, but not more energetic, hard-working, or intelligent than the people of other Western states. But Kansas has been under prohibi tion for more than a quarter of a cen tury. That explains her prosperity; she has saved much that other states have wasted in drunkenness and riotous liv ing. Pennsylvania wastes annually on in toxicating liqqors a sum which exceeds one third the value of the agricultural soyear' products of that commonwealth. The GUARANTEE of Massachusetts amounts to about five-sixths of the value of the fruits of her farms. The American people do not justly estimate what they waste, and do worse than waste,'on in toxicating drinks. Measured in mere dollars and cents there is more involved in the temperance question than there is in the tariff. In point of economic importance the currency bill does not begin to approach the temperance ques tion. The national debt could be paid 'their power for the right at this time dates. They are moving as silently and slyly as possible in order that the good people of. the city may be taken off their guard. Eternal vigilance Is re quired to protect the city against these iniquitous schemes. It will not do to trust any protestations of indifference and “neutrality” upon the part of men who have always lined up on the immor al side of every issue that has ever been made in Atlanta. They are no more indifferent and neutral now than they have ever been. The good people of the city hold in their hands the power to protect their own community and the whole state from the unspeakable evil of “a wide- open town” in the capital of the com monwealth; and if they fail to e^rt in full, and a comfortable balance be left in the federal treasury, by the amount which the people of the United ^tates would save in one year of ab stinence from intoxicants. We were warned when Georgia adopt ed the policy of prohibition that it meant the financial ruin of the state; but Georgia was never more prosperous than now. Our agricultural products are the basis upon which our commercial and industrial prosperity rests, and prohibi tion has been a god-send to the farmers. It has made labour more reliable and industrious, and it has made farm life more safe and enjoyable. All this has been accomplished by prohibition in Georgia in spite of the attempt of certain cities to nullify the statute. If these cities had Joined hands with the rural districts for the strict enforcement of the law, conditions in Geo^ia would, have been even better than they are. It is not too late for them to begin to behave decently and fairly towards the rest of the people of Georgia with reference to this mat ter. They have no right to harbour within their limits this blighting traf- fick in “near-beer” so called. It is a .burning shame for them to reap reve nue from such a source of injury to the whole commonwealth. Atlanta, the capital city of the state, owes it to herself and i.11 the people of Georgia tq lead a rerorm m this mat ter. The city is a distributive center for a widely extended area; and as At lanta observes or violates the prohibi tion law material and moral conditions in this area will be good or bad. This community is thus charged with a high responsibility, and it ought to meet the obligation in a high-minded way. Unfortunately there is in Atlanta a group of men who want what is called “a wide-open town.” They prate of what is required to support a proper “cosmopolitanism” in the city. The majority of the people of Atlanta do not agree with any such view, and they should give these apologists of Immor ality and dissipation to understand that “a wide-open town” will not be toler ated here, and that a “cosmopolitanism” wnich rests on bar-rooms and bawdy- ncuses does not commend itself to the consideration of decent people. The people of Atlanta need to bear in mind that these agents of social cor ruption and municipal mis-rule are now ^undertaking to carry to success their nefarious purposes by a policy of “still hunting” with reference to the ap proaching municipal election. The good people of the city should not trust foi one moment the assurance that the mat ter of temperance laws and other stat utes directed against vice is not to be made an issue. The apologists of dis order and immorality already have their candidates selected and they will organize solidly behind these candi- they will show themselves unworthy * of the confidence of their fellow-citi zens in every part of Georgia. They can not afford to forfeit the trust which is reposed in them. We may be sure that Georgia Is not going backward on the temperance question. The people know too well what prohibition has done for the pros perity of the state. They are net going at the bidding of any urban clique of peanut politicians to surren der the good it has done. They do not fear or respect the men who schqme f° r ‘a wide-open town” here If the people of Atlanta were base enough to yield to the demands of such men, it would be the poorest policy imaginable to'dc so; for the people of Georgia would not stand it, if this community were dis posed to do so. In this case the way of right and the way of expediency co incide. Both moral principle and mate rial prosperity unite to impel us to put aside every suggestion of “wide-open town” in the capital of Georgia. Suffragettes Tented On * Old Camp Grounds (By Associated Press.) MINEOLA, N. Y„ Sept. 6.—Score* of women advocates of votes for women from all parts of Long Island encamped during the night on the Hempstead avi ation field to be on hand today for the grand parade of the Nassau county suffragists in which several hundred women are expected to participate. 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