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THE AMER1CUS WEEKLY riMES..RECORD*;R. FRIDAY. AUGUST 30. 1907.
AVOID THE CREED OF CAIN.
THE SUSPENSION OF COMMISSIONER DROWN.
"The market place, the eager love 'of gain.
Whose aim U vanity, and whose end is pain."
Wealth has been described as the diploma ot the great American Uni
versity of Success, the visible evidence of superiority. It is generally regard
ed as the ultima thule of every man’s ambition, the star at which hj is to
grasp if be desires happiness,' pleasure, prominence. Given wealth, all
things else follow In its footsteps..
The worship of materialism breeds such a philosophy. It tramples
upon the higher instincts of civilized humanity just in proportion as it
Gov. Smith has carried out his threat and has suspended Railroad
Commissioner Joseph M. Brown althou gh Brown's term would have expired
in October. The suspension accomplishes but little except to serve as a
warning to the other commissioners that they mqpt not oppose the behestr
of the Governor.
Commissioner Brown, unfortunately for himself, could not sec thing*,
the way Gov. Smith saw them. He could not see why Atlanta should be
granted special rates that would inure to the advantage of that city at
JUST JEWELS.
but between our kind of jewelry
and the other sort there’s a
vast deal of difference, a dif
ference you will appreciate only
when you have looked over our
assortment thoioughly with an
eye to beauty, novelty and real
worth Cheap jewelry we don’t
handle but genuine gems,gold and
silver-ware, cheap for the money
we ask, is to be found here always
Joe Brown has been fired. But that
does not explain why the jobbers and
manufacturers have got all of the
benefit of the reduction in freight
rates. Suspending a railroad com
missioner does not squelch the facts
Eugene V. Haynei
- 37 Whitehall St A Unta Ga,
Judge Charley Brand, of the West
ern Circuit, has put whiskey drum
mers on notice that If brought before
him and found guilty they will do
time on the chain gang. There will be
no fine alternative.
Thou art my spirit's all,
Just as thou wert In youth,
Still from thy grave no shadows fall
Upon my lonely truth;
A taper yet above thy tomb
Since lost its sweeter rays.
And what Is memory, through the
gloom,
Was hope, In brighter days.
Members of the Railroad Commis
sion hereafter will do what the
, gover
nor tells them or get out. They-have
ceased to have any individual opin
ions or liberty of action.
I am pining for the home
Where sorrow sinks to sleep,
Where the weary and the weepers
come.
And they cease to toll and weep.
Why walk about with smiles,*
That each should be a tear,
Vain as the Summer's glowing spoils
Flung o’er an early bier?
TOBACCO
i 7S made of tho very best leal ;hat we cia buy
.fi-h-.-i i. £P vesy best leaf market in tho world.
/ 10 .!)!>■»© who prefer a natural leaf tobacc .
*-.../ o •unhesitatingly say that after one trial ■.,£
TAYLOR’S Marwir?L LE-iF
' ’■ jA riajUIuf» it ffiukitvehr in IS* iut-iri Px-nr aothsn*
A locker club is really intended to
encourage artistic and industrial in
stincts.
It will teach its members
how to paint the town red, and how to
manufacture high balls.
FIRST AND LAST
Atlanta now wants the national
prohibition convention in 1908. Will
Atlanta really be dry enough for that
purpose?
: mmM?
Mean $ $ made to all who V*
ouy or wear them. In style.®
ease and durability, “Shield Brand Shoes’ &
toe the mark of perfection. b
601.0 BY RBblABbB MERGltANTS OULY §
M. C. KISER CO.. Manufacturers. Ji$
k ATLANTA, CA.
The state of Georgia wants Immi
grants, says the Augusta Herald. Can
you make Governor Smith say so,
now?
If locker clubs are compelled to
advertise applications for charters
they will be a god send to the news
papers.
Side Crank and Center Crank
STEAM ENGINES
The governors strongest friends
are among the most disappointed
thus far, jiolds the Valdosta Times.
a .Stationary BOILERS
Gasoline Engines
Ginning Machinery, Saw Mills,
Shingle Mills, Corn Mills, Pumping
Outfits. Large stock on hand It
_ W ‘U he to your interest to write.
Mall&ry Bros'. Machinery Co.,
SouthernDental College
gMSirDenfal Education £■&
CURES
• BLOOD POISON
'»■
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ulcer which does not always excite suspicion because of its insignificance;
but as the poison becomes more firmly rooted in the blood, the mouth and
throat ulcerate, copper-colored spots appear, a rash breaks out on the body,
the hair begins to come out, glands in the neck and groins swell and often
ulcerating sores form on the limbs, hands or face. g But this is not al°- if
the poison is allowed to remain it works down and attacks the bones, cans ng
necrosis or decay, and makes a complete physical wreck of the sufferer It
T iU n0t i°£i“Srxi l r^» i « e ' SO r W ^ ul J as Copious Blood Poison,
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auy "****» icuaoie cure xor Contagioi
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treatment book on the disease and medical advice sent free to all who write
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Georgia School
of Technology
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Next session begins Sept a. ’
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ATLANTA, CA
For
a Bang-up
Time
I take five cents
to the grocery
and ask for
a package of
GINGER SNAPS
You’ll hit the mark
every time.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
substitutes pelf for soul, mammpn for conscience, greed of gain for love of
the aesthetic, sensual appetites for spiritual aspirations.
Longfellow has aptly described the mad rush for money, the passionate
lever of accumulation that burns away the nobler attributes of manhood and
leaves only the dross of animal gratification. ’’Its aim is vanity, its
end is pain.” After all, what real satisfaction can there be found in the
mere possession of great wealth. The anxieties of enormously increased
responsibilities cannot bring happiness in their train. Envy, jealousy,
hatred, the bitterness of injured rivals, the fears of popular malice, x these
•tride In the footsteps of amassed fortunes; they are the ghosts at every
banquet, the sword of Damocles whose drop Is feared at every turn. >
There Is up more pitiable spectacle than that of the man who has Im
poverished bis mind and soul to fill hls purse to plethora. He can surround
himself with the great works of literature and’of art; he can bring to hls
palatial home the accumulated treasures of the master brains of the centur
ies, but if he has long groveled in the dust of the market place, If the golden
years have been passed solely In the study of the market reports, In planning
and scheming to grasp still more money, to undo hls friends and neighbors
and relieve them of their accumulations through the “tricks of the « street,”
what can be hls appreciation of the treasures which appeal to the soul of
the man whose aspirations have not been confined to grubbing for lucre.
Better a moderate Income with true love of that which Is noble, that
which Is beautiful, that which Is elevating In nature and art, with a broaa
comprehensiveness of what God, and man through God-given talents, has
done for the uplifting of man, than all the wealth of Croesus and the Inabil
ity to appreciate and enjoy the true wealth of the ages.
Be industrious, be attentive, be determined, In business, but do not let
its deadening, desires for accumulation engross your life to such an extent
that you cannot find time to cultivate those things that tell for true hap
piness, those graces that never desert one, which linger through all the
years, bringing fresh fragrance with every day, smoothing over the rugged
paths, keeping youthful the soul, and bringing one at the end of a satisfac
tory life to the serene contemplation of wisely used time.
Ever keep before you the essential fact that the pursuit of money Is but
an incident in the life of a true man, but a small part of the purpose for
which he was placed upon the earth. q
I THINK OF THEE.
think on thee In the night,
When all beside Is still,
And the moon comes out, with her
pale, sad light,
To sit on the lonely hill;
When the stars are all like dreams,
And the breezes all like sighs,
And there comes a voice from the far-
off streams
Like thy spirit’s low replies.
I think on thee by day,
’Mid the cold and busy crowd,
When the laughter of young and gay
Is far too glad'and loud.
I hear thy soft, sad tone,
And thy young, sweet smile I see
My heart—my heart were all alone,
But for its dreams of thee!
Of thee who were so dear,—
And yet I do not weep.
For thine eyes were stain’d by many
a tear
Before they went to sleep;
And, if I haunt the past.
Yet may I not repine,
That thou hast won thy rest, at last
And all the grief is mine.
I think upon thy gain,
Whate’er to me It cost,
'And fancy dwells with less of pain
On all that I have lost,—
Hope, like the cuckoo's oft-told tale,
* Alas, it wears her wing!
And love that, like the nightingale.
Sings only in the Spring.
The Southern railroad states that
under the new rates In North Caro
lina ItyWouId derive a profit of thirty
nine one-hundredths of one cent out
of every dollar of business done. If
Governor Smith of Georgia had hls
way the railroads would not have
even that much profit Hls gross In
come tax would have wiped out profits
with a sweep.
The tamotis Eddy suit was brought
to an abrupt conclusion on Wednes
day.. It Is considered probable tl-.at
there has been some compromise
financial lines. It Is a pity that
compromise was effected. Tho public
had some rights In tho case, regard
less as to the sentiments ol the
parties to the nult.
the expense of other cities. Representing the jobbers and manufacturers
of Atlanta,- prior to hls election as Governor, Mr. Smith worked zealously
to secure rates for Atlanta that would give to that city all of the advantages
Savannah and Brunswick derive from their location on the seaboard. Located
three hundred miles from the ocean, Candidate Smith proposed to put
Atlanta In exactly the same favored position as to rates that a city on the
coast enjoyed because of Its water communication. The railroad commission,
seeing through the eyes of Brown to some extent, refused the request as
Improper and unlawful.
This was offense number one. The second offense has been a much
greater one, one that savors of lese majeste. Brown haa actually dardd
since the Inauguration of Gov. Smith to endeavor to prove—-some say ho
has convincingly ^proved It—that the reductions In Georgia freight ratesi,
aggregating $2,000,000 a year, have all been swallowed up by the jobbers
and manufacturers, and that the great public, the farmers and artisans anfl
other consumers, have got nothing. Hoke Smith’s clients have pocketed
the two millions, and the consumer still pays the freights. Brown Issued
J amphlets to demonstrate this, pamphlets filled with facts and figures, and
le newspapers, not being as yet entirely cowed by the governor, actually
dared to publish Brown's statements and views.
An effort was made In the legislature to get a resolution through calling
for an Investigation as to why the consumers got nothing out of the freight
rate reductions. The resolution, those In position to say, was squelched A
the Instance of the governor. The governor does not want any Investigations
except on lines. laid down by himself. The one suggested in this Instance
might have proved that Commissioner Joe Brown was right, and then .the
governor would have been in an awkward position.
Because of these two incidents, largely, the governor has summarily
dismissed Brown from the Commission. The* other commissioners have
received an effectual warning that if they do not behave themselves and do
as Gov. Smith wants them to they, too, will lose their Jobs.
The governor, It has .been freely reported, used the whip over Certain
senators to get the amendment through, increasing the commission to five,
and giving him power to appoint the two new members. This and tfoe
dismissal of Brown gives the governor control of the commission. He cun
now pack the commission with hls friends, with those who are of hls way *
of thinking, who will consult with him, be obedient, and do as he wishes. .
Of course a commission thus constituted, and thus controlled, can
hardly be expected to Investigate questions with an eye single to tho truth,
with an earnest afid sincere desire to get at the facta and do justice to on
parties concerned. As It will now be constituted the Commission will see
things through the eyes of Gov. Smith, an anti-corporation lawyer until
he reached the governorship, and an aspirant who apparently will not
hesitate to seek to climb into this United States Senate over the prostrate
corporations of the state.
Georgia can hardly hope for any Investments of outside capital during
the administration of Gov. Smith. No Georgian with any money would 'in-
vest It in a public utility corporation under the conditions now existing.
How, then, can It be expected that capital from outside of the state will
come here for its upbuilding?
The New York Sun dentes that
terested parties have combined
bring financial stress on the country
so as to force the President to relax
hls efforts at punishment. It says;
‘A more unscrupulous or a more
desperate statement (than that of
the President) It would be Impossible
to make.”