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BILL ARP’S LETTER
Bartow Man Says Democrats Have
a “Charm” This Time,
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF LETTER “N”
No Ticket Where ■Oi Candidates’
Names Ended WThat Letter
Were Kver # Uen.
A paragraph in aWsj/.v York paper
asks, “Is there a charm in the letter
S‘!" and all’s well that N’s (ends) well,
so Mr. the writer tells us that the
names of ten presidents of the United
.States ended in N. He might have
gone further and said that no presi
dential candidate whose name ended
with N and whose running mate’s
name ended in N had ever generally
been laid on the political shelf as back
uumbers and under the ban. It has
been said that this was the reason why
Roosevelt did not wish to be nomi
nated. But this is a mistake. Jeffer
son was a vice president, and so were
Jackson and Vau Buren. But it is as
tonishing how little is generally known
of vice presidents. How soon they are
forgotten. Even the best histories of
the United States fail to mention them
in any table or order or index. In
deed, the defeated candidates for pres
ident are equally ignored.
Who did Taylor run against? Who
did William Henry Harrison? Who
Van Buren, who Madison? Who was
J. Q. Adams’ vice president; who Jef
ferson’s and Jackson’s, Monroe’s and
Madison’s? You can’t find answers
to these in any school history, and 3
found them only after much research
in Appleton’s biographies; and who
ran against Jefferson for his second
term? W%£> against Monroe ami Tay
lor and Pfy ve? Nobody knows hard
ly. Now kl') is a table of reference
that lovers of may look over
and paste in a lkook for reference:.
Washington and Adams, Washing
ton and Adams, Adams and Jefferson,
Jefferson and Burr, Jefferson and
Oeorge Clinton, Madison and George
Clinton, Madison and Elbridge Gerry,
Monroe and Daniel Tompkins,Monroe
and Daniel Tompkins, J. Q. Adams
and Calhoun, Jackson and Calhoun,
Jackson and Van Buren, Vau Buren
and R. M. Johnson, Harrison and Ty-
Polk and Dallas, Taylor and Fill
more, Pierce and William 11. King,
Buchanan and Breckenridge, Lincoln
and Hamlin, Lincolu and Johnson,
Grant and Colfax, Grant aud Colfax,
Hayes and Wheeler, Garfield aud Ar
thur, Cleveland and Hendricks, Har
rison and Morton, Cleveland aud Ste
venson.
Jefferson rau against C. C. Piaek
ney.
Sladisou ran against DeWitt Clin
ton.
Monroe ran against Rufus King.
J. Q. Adams ran against Jackson.
Jackson ran against Clay.
Van Buren ran against Harrison.
Harrison ran against Van Buren.
Polk ran against Clay.
Taylor ran against Cass.
Pierce ran against Scott.
Buchanan ran against Freemont.
Liucolu ran against Breekenridge
and Bell.
Grant and Seymour.
Grant ran against Seymour.
Hayes ran against Tilden.
Garfield ran against Hancock.
Cleveland ran against Blaine.
Harrison ran against Cleveland.
Cleveland ran against Harrison.
Now pick out those successful can
didates whose names, presidents and
vice presidents, ended in N.
Jefferson and Clinton, Madison and
Clinton, Jackson and Calhoun, Jack
son and Van Buren, Van Buren and
R. M. Johnson, Lincoln and Hamlin,
Lincoln and Johnson, Harrison and
Morton.
And now if there is any charm in
the letter N look out for a ground
swell that will roll Bryan and Steven
son into office next November. Look
out, I say, and have as much faith as
you do in seeing the new moon in a
clear sky over your right shoulder,
ltryau was defeated the last time be
cause the name of his running mate
ended in L. That’s why the wise men
wouldent take Hill this time—too
much L (hell) iu it they said. But
all’s well that N’s (ends) well, so Mr.
Shakespeare says. Bryan and Steven
son will sweep the country, for the
double N’s have never yet been de
feated.
And there is auother shameful neg
lect in our histories. They tell us
nothing scarcely of the mothers or
wives of the presidents; nothing of
their children nor who was born in the
white house. Of course we know
about Washington's mother and his
wife, aud about Dorothy or Dolly
Madison who was a widow Todd, and
maybe was kin to Mr3. Lincoln, for
she was a Todd. We know something
about General Jackson’s wife aud
about Mrs. Eaton, for there was a
scandal about her, and because Mrs.
Calhoun and others wouldent visit her
1 iu the white house Jackson broke up
his cabinet and took anew one. We
know that Jefferson had no sons, but
that his daughter married a Mr. Eppes
and her descendants are quite numer-
I ons. One of her grandsons was my
classmate iu college.
We know something about Mrs.
Polk aud Harriett Lane, who kept the
! white house for Buchanan and about
Julia Dent Grant and Miss Folsom,
whom Cleveland married, but this is
about all. The mother of a great man
deserves the highest consideration of
the historian, but they have not had
it. With the few exceptions th®’
have named our people 2 t ' „
of the mothers, wives I
the presidents. How many New Eng-
I land people know who was Daniel
Webster’s wife or mother? How many
Carolinians know of Calhoun’s, how
many Kentuckians know of Henry
Clay’s? But the women are at last
coming to the front, and will hereafter
occupy a higher place. We are impa
tiently waiting Jor the coming of the
promised volume by Mrs. Sarah Butts,
giving the biography of notable south
ern women. A woman ought not to
lose her name when she marries. My
wife ought to sign her name Octavia
Hutchins Smith instead of Mary Oc
tavia ow.th ana every woman preseive
her father’s name in this way.
Well I am away down here in Mont
gomery county basking in the sun
shine of Monnt Vernon, an
unpretending village
uated on perhaps the highest plateau
in the county. It is my first visit and
I was pleased to be invited here, for
to me it is classic and venerated
ground. Eigty-two years ago my
father taught school here, an old field
school, and there are a few people
still living who remember the old log
school-house. But it has long since
passed away and wA a patron is alive,
and, so far as I can learn, not cmv ot
his pupils is living. All gone. Many
a time did he tell us of his experience
while teaching here and how rude
boys rebelled against his discipline,
aud for a month he- had to fight his
way, but finally subdued and subju
gated them and became famous with
his patrons, for those boys had ram
off three teachers before he came aud
the c-omrminityrejoieed when they got
a tensher who was game- enough to
conquer them.
This is a quiet, deligktfiil place to>
rest. Even the signs of antiquity are
pleasing to the eye. Beautiful legis
tremias- in full bloom ornament the
front yard of my hotel. They are not
bushes or shrubbery, but large trees,
and I reverence them, for they were
my mother’s favorites away back in
my childhood, aad there are still
sweet memories clustering- aronud'
them. lam here right in the midst
of flowers and fruits. Oh the fruits
that everywhere abound. Indeed this
is a blessed country to live in and be
happy, and as for that, f have not suf
fered at all nor found any difference
between this region and north Geor
gia, provided you keep in the shade.
The nights are cool aud pleasant.—
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NEELY’S STEALINGS.
According to Bristow’s Report the
Amount Will Aggregate the
Sum of $531,712.
The postmaster general has made
public the report of Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow, who- in
vestigated the Cubaa frauds. Mr. Bris
tow finds that Neely’s embezzlements
aggregated at least $131,713 aad says
he was justified in recommending the
removal of Director General Rathbone.
Whether or not the latter was guilty
with Neely in the embezzlements, he
says, there can be no doubt in the
matter of unauthorized per diem al
lowances, personal expenditures and
warrants cashed and unaccounted for,
he unlawfully appropriated to his own
use money from the Cuban revenues,
and for this, Mr. Bristow says, be be
lieves Mr. Rathbone should be requir
ed to answer.
The report says there was no check
whatever on Neely’s transactions.
From the accounts examined the re
port says the minimum of Neely’s em
bezzlements may be summarized as
follows:
Shortages as shown by his own rec
ords, $30,000; excess of credit by de‘
struction of surcharged stamps defi
nitely ascertained. $101,113; total,
$131,713.
This will be increased by the dis
covery of additional sales of surehaged
stamps, but will not exceed $150,000
in the aggregate.
The report says that Rathbone ap
pointed Neely, who had custody of the
stamps; W. H. Reeves, the only man
who could have a check on Neely’s
transactions, aud D. Warfield, chief of
the bureau of registration, a commis
sion to destroy the surcharged stamps
of which Neely had received $522,000
and that Neely aud Reeves entered
into a conspiracy to report a larger
quantity of stamps destroyed than
were actually destroyed. But, the
report says, Neely’s fraudulent trans
actions were not confined to these
embezzlements and while the amounts
were small compared with the latter,
“they show the same official depravity
and utter disregard of the interests of
the public service.”
The connection between Neely and
the Neely Printing Company, of Mun
cie, 2nd., of which he was proprietor
before he went to Cuba, is then ex
plained. The alleged sale of the
plant of this company to Cowan,
Neely’s business associate, the report
says, was not a bona fide transaction,
as it is not believed Cowan ever paid
Neely any money for his pretended
interest. Neely ordered from this
company supplies for the department
of posts in Cuba.
The books of the printing company
show it received for printing $7,937,
while the bills paid and the money or
der records at Muneie show $2,131
mere than the amount indicated by the
books was paid. Some of the bills
were paid twice. Rathbone, when
asked why he approved these accounts,
said he did not know until after Neely’s
arrest that any printing was done at
Muneie. If this statement is true,
sys the report, he convicts binx
the most utter and indefens^ne
. , . oce of official duties.
j GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS
Interesting Happenings In the
State Gathered at Random.
Import On Georgia IGvers.
A Washington dispatch says: Cap
tain C. A. F. Flagler, of corps engin
eers, has submitted to the war depart
ment a report on several river improve
ments in Georgia. The operations u
Fliut river daring the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1900, were confined to
the portion of the river from Albany
Newton, Ga., removing isolated bowl
ders, snags, etc., and deepening rock
reefs to a three-foot low water depth;
then a skip was made over the worst
shoals and work started again just
above Cbeevertown. There was not
money enough available to'undertake
to improve the shoals just be-Sow New
ton.
As to the Chattahoochee river,at the
end of the fiscal year, the river from Co
lumbus tO’Enfaula is in very bad con
dition. Numerous landslides' eome in
to the river during the winter rises.
The jetties ssloag the river, the en
gineer said l ,, used separating, but no
funds can be spared now from the
snagging operations. During tie fis
cal year a survey was made of the
Chattahoochee- river from Franklin to
West Point, the length of the- river
surveyed was thirty-eight miles.
There is also- a, report on the (Doosa
river setting footb the work dome in
detail. The most important features of
the reports, namely, the recommenda
tions and estimates ior future work,
the war department will not permit
to be published:. The recommendations
require consideration! and action by the
secretary of war and' congress.
* *- *
Alleged Wife-Slayer Jailed.
A white man named? Tillman F&rr,
of Macon, has been placed in Bibb
county jail charged with the murder
of his wife. The crime happened over
a year ago at Farr’s home, in East Ma
con. He worked- at the Bibb mill and
lived in one of the mill houses. One
night he gave his wife a terrible bant
ing and immediately fled from the
city. She lingered about three weeks
and then died. Physicians say her
death was caused by the beating given
her by her husband. Farr was located
in Houston county a day or two ago
and Sheriff Westaott sent a warrant
for his arrest to Deputy Sheriff'Allen,
of Houston. Farr wao found at work
near Powers-ville.
♦ * ►
Stre&t Fair Fon Winder.
The Business Men’b League of'Win
der has just? completed arrangements
with representatives- of the Seaboard
Air-Line railroad for holding a grand
street fair a-ad carnival August 38th,
29th and 36th. The- citizens are tak
ing hold off the enterprise with, their
usual vim,, and Winder will ha:se the
liveliest three days ii has ever seen at
the time slated.
*****
Chanff6- Is Probable*.
If the- iincrease im tax returns of the
various counties ia> the state acmounts
to over $10,000,000 this year the net
profit of the state out of that amonnt
would only amoniat to about $37,000.
The gjioss profit v/ould be ssVS,ooo,but
seven per cent, off that amount is used
to pay the expenses of colleeision.
Comptroller Wright states that if
the tax rate should be lowered this
year, the redaction would be very
small. “The reduction wosild be very
little,” said Mr. "Wright, “if there is-1
an. increase ha the returns of eve® j
$-15,000,000. The increase gives but |
little more money into the state treas
ury, as seven per cent, of what we get
in has to go. for the expanse of collect
ing the taxes. It is true that the ap- i
propriations this year are not as large
as they were last, and -we will be en
abled to Sower the rate somewhat on J
that account.
* * *
Kxteixlins; Waycrosi Air-Lint,.
A great deal of new rail is. being
shipped ont over the Waycross Air-
Line for the extension of that line to
Fitzgerald. A considerable fores is at
work laying track between Labe and
Vickers, and the line is being graded
between Vickers aud Fitzgerald.
Trains will not be run into the Col
ony City by October 1. as has been
elaimed, but it is quite likely that
Christmas day will see this city and
Fitzgerald connected directly by
bands of steel. Failure to secure
hands will delay the work to some ex
tent.
• • *
Governor Denies Requisition.
Governor Candler decided the re
quisition case of Samuel Garner, a
commission man of Atlanta, who is
wanted by the Tennessee authorities,
refusing in his decision to honor the
requisition.
Garner recently has been acting as
agent for a firm in Shelbyville, Tenn.
He is charged by the Shelbyville firm
with cheating and swindling, and
through Governor McMillan extradi
tion papers were taken out for Gar
ner’s arrest and removal to Tennessee
for trial.
Governor Candler refused the requi
sition on the ground that Garner had
not been in Tennessee, and therefore
had committed no crime against the
laws of that state It was held that if
any crime was committed, it was in
Georgia and not Tennessee.
. ...
Prisoners Talk Freely.
Many visitors go daily to the jail in
Macon to see Mrs. Dixon and Walden,
who arc charged with the murder of
G. W, £>:xon. They are not at ail
abashed by 'otnr Djxon de
nies that she h./~v r\V7 -- : *h
the killing of lAJffy 1 9
that she has rtf
one that she heU
baud. Mrs. D| Ul
r •
to mind her incarceration in jail, and
talks to all who care to t?Rk with her.
Walden appears indifferent to his sur
roundings.
. *
J
Colored Company Turned Down.
The McKinley rifles, a negro milita
ry organization of Macon, has been
admittance into the state mili
tia. The application for admission waA
made several days ago, but, as has al
ready been stated, there is no more
room for troops of any kind. The five
regiments have their full quota of
men, as have the colored battalions.
'The company only had twelve mem
■ beis, but the captain wrote the in
spector general tlia't ite had a ban<3 he
wanted to enlist with the comparay.,
The state had no equipment to fur
! nish, and the colored battalions were
filled up, so the application had to be
tamed down.
* * *
FarirsM-rs of Sumter (Organize.
Hon. Pope Brown and President
Harvey Jordan, of the Georgia Grow
| Association, addressed at
| large assemblage of farmers of Sumter
| and adjoining counties at Americas
the past week upon the subject of or
ganisation* tor the purpose-of securing
more- advantageous prices* for the cot
ton crop.
The arguments were upon the same
line ack-auced heretofore, the speakers
advocadng a® agreement between the
farmer-0-and bankers whereby the lat
ter will advance money for holding
cotton and thus prevent the glutting
of the market to the advantage of the
spinneret The local organisation was
effected with* a large membership and
considerable- enthusiasm was mani
fested. Hankers and merchants as
well as farmers joined in ihe organi
zation.
* * *
Thrown From TVain.
Will Alexander, a negro from Car
tersville,.shot and killed Joa Cooper, a
negro fromiStiJesboro, on arj'excursion
train between Cedartown aud Pied
mont Saturday morning.
Cooper’s b®dy was thrown from the
train. The- engineer saw. the dead
body of the negro hurled fnom the car
and stopped) the train. The body was
put on the- train again by the train
crew and oaasied to Piedmont.
* * *
Keworrß Offered For Muinlerer.
A reward:’mas been issued by Gover
nor Candler for the arrest of Albert
Nelms, ofrßrooks county, .who is charg
ed with ouittiug his wife's* throat from,
ear to ear,. The reward was fixed at.
$l5O.
• * •
Marion* Anxious For Dispensary.
Marion* county will naake another*-
effort at* the coming session of thegent
eral assembly to secure-a dispensary.
The bill! Soar that purpose introduced
at the lasts meeting of the general as
sembly was killed in the committee
room.
* * **
'j&acD With Home-Capital.
Tha- John E. Smith Company of
Thomson has just completed a mihl in
which home capital did not wait to be
helped out. Home people weal to
work, raised the capital stock and
builfi the enterprise unaided.. The
mill: makes yarns amd is jnsh now
starting up. It is as good a naill as
there is in the south and puts Thom
son, forward into idie front raa*ks of
manmfftcturing towns in Georgia.
♦ <1 *
To Krenk Partners hit*
At a meeting .f the special depot
commission of Vise state to ’j>e held at
the capitol one. sf the most important
steps looking to the ultim&f® erection
of anew union, station on the terminal
property in Atlanta will b taken.
Plans will be to pat aa
end to the partnership which three
roads entes-ing the city have enjoyed
in the depot building. This will give
the state a position where the legisla
ture can, if it sees fit at the coming
session, consider measures looking to
the improvement of the terminal prop
erty.
* * *
Eleven Cents Fnr First Bale.
Georgia’s first bale of cotton of the
1900 crop was marketed in Albany on
Friday, July 27. The cotton was
grown by Deal Jackson, a prosperous
negro farmer of the western part of
Dougherty county. The bale weighed
397 pounds, was classed as fully mid
dling, and sold at 11 cents to the
Georgia Cotton company. Albany re
ceived the first bale of cotton in Geor
gia last year, the bale having been
marketed on the same date in 1899.
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Who Wants To Be Librarian?
A lively contest for the position of
state librarian will be made next year.
Already there are a number of appli
cants for the place, and many of them
are warm personal friends of Governor
Candler. Although the term of the
present librarian, Jas. £. Brown, does
uot expire until September, 1901, many
people have the place iu view and will
make an effort to get it.
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Much Work By Supreme Court.
The supreme court of the state fin
ished hearing argument last Saturday
afternoon. When the argument closed
962 cases had been heard by the jus
tices, who have been very bu-y since
last October.
There have been about two hundred
criminal cases before the court during
the past year. The court will now be
gin deciding the cases which have been
argued during the past two weeks and
rill probably finish the work by the
\oth of August.
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\ Wvllons Will Appeal.
K. S. Wellons. who was defeated for
A A . OU bv George