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TEDE REFORMERS. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA. THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPIONS. A Brief Sketch of a Few of Our Populist Senators and Representatives. i^C2l 'ASM mw Y fl SENATOR 0. E. MoGREOOB. Senator McGregor, of the 19th sena atorial district, composed of the coun¬ ties of Warren, Green and Taliaferro, after only one week’s canvass wan elected over his opponent by over 1,500 votes, tho largest majority of any populist in the senate. Born in Wilkes county, Georgia in 1840, mar¬ ried in Warren county 1872. Major McGregor’s career lias been checkered with thrilling incidents and dangerous episodes. democrat iu its highest A southern sense of love for the south and her tra ditions, he fought in the foremost ranks of democracy, serving his party in the O orgia Legislature of 1882 and ’8 and other positions of trust ami honor in his native state. He refused to support Horace Greeley, and lias not voted a national ticket since that direful abandonment of true democra¬ cy by tho national party. As publish¬ er and editor of The Clipper, for five years, at Warrentou, Ga., his paper and tho Atlanta Hun won the distiuc tion of being called the only democrat¬ ic papers in Georgia by that grand and noble Georgian, General Toombs, For bis bold aud fearless advocacy of true democracy in tho columns of Tho Clipper, ho was arrested by tho military powers reigning iu Georgia at that time. Thousands of Georgians havo read and appreciated liis articles in tho People’s Party Paper, and “MoGreg orisms” wore noted for their fearless tone, clean out statements and sledge hammer blows in this able organ of southern reformers. At the first call to arms iu l he enlisted as.s ’■ ant of the Mac i Guards. 8th 0* regimerit: a 4 4p4», it. iuvotli Gfe He gallant Gemta no Johnson aud the storms of shot and shell upon memorable fields‘of Manassas tonville. Espousing the cause of the in 1892, this bravo soldier anil writer has ably championed tho peo¬ ple’s cause upon the forum through tho press. The bosom friend of Watson, whom all true patriots love to honor, he ac¬ companied him through his stormy campaigns in Georgia, ever ready, in tho ’00’s to bare his own breast the attacks of the people’s enemies. H 7^ yet fT ■ HON. J. A. MURRAH. As president of his county alliance for the past three years, Hon. J. A. Murrah may well be proud of the fact that Carroll is the bauner alliance county of this state. The alliance co¬ operative store at Carrollton, of which he is a director and an active agent, is a financial success and has saved thousands of dollars to the farmers of Carroll, Born iu Harris county, Ga., in the year 1855; for sixteen years a farmer and school teacher of Carroll couuty. He supported the democratic ticket until 1892, when losing confidence in a democracy ever on bended knees to the money power of the east, he sought the true principles of Jefferson in the populist ranks. Defeated by his democratic oppo¬ nent by nearly 1,000 votes iu 1892, he ran again for the house iu 1894 and was elected by a handsome ma¬ jority. A bill introduced by him to abolish the board of roals and revenues was held by the democratic committee un¬ til the democratic senator of his dis triot could ft get iu a similar bill aud thus claim i the credit, 3 but A Mr. « f v, Murrah , ■eoured au amendment to the senators biU which saved seven or eight hundred dollars for his county. Besides serving on four regular mittees, he was the ouly Populist on a oomraittee of three to investigate the status of the state’s interest in the North Eastern Railroad; also on a committee of five from the House and three from the Senate to formulate a Registration Law, on which commit tee, by u firm stand, he was instru¬ mental in modifying the extreme idea# of Democrats who were on the com mittec. Carroll county could not have se¬ lected two better men to cast her vote than Messrs. Murrah and Spence. & M bS m "** j f:" Wl . Ik im mlUk m if H ’f? IION. E. N. ENNIS, OF It affords me real pleasure to say En¬ a few words about a man like Sam nis, of Baldwin county, quiet and un¬ assuming, but as bravo and fearless a man as ever trod the halls of Georgia’s capitol. If every county in Georgia had such mou to espouse the cause of her people, then the foul blot of moil honestly elected, turned out by partisan spirit run riot, would never have stained the fair pages of her history. With commend able spirit of fairness and submission to the will of the majority, Ham in¬ formed Lis opponent that if defeated he would submit without a murmur. And if, on the other hand, he, Eunis, u as elected and a contest was entered to oust him from his fairly won seat, thorn would be a funeral at which one of the opposing candidates for the legislature would be tho corpBe, Ham was elected by a majority of only 8 votes, and there was no content. A democrat until 1892, he was forced to quit tho party because it failed to fulfill any of its promises. Being the only avowed populist in tho field, he was defeated for tax assessor by 40 votes in 1893 ; in 1894 he was elected as a populist to the house by 8 votes majority. far¬ Mr. Ennis is an allianceman, a mer, and was born iu Baldwin county, Ga., in 1858. True to his promises to his people, he has supported appro¬ and priations for the insane asylum the girls’ normal school, which ant located in Baldwin county, and the principles of tho people’s party plat¬ form. 9$ Si ! 2 x-my V HON. Wm. GRAY. Hon. Wm. Gray, of Paulding county, was born iu Franklin county, Ga., 1827, and lias been a successful farmer of his present home county for 54 years, liis portly person aud gray hairs entitle him to the title not only of the patriarch of Paulding county, but of the populist representatives of the general assembly of Georgia. Mr. Gray waN a democratic member of the legislature of 1877, and supported the democratic party until 1890, when it became evident to all right think¬ ing men 'hat this party did not intend to carry out its promises to the people. Nominated iu 1894 by the populists, Mr. Gray was opposed by the richest and most active democrat in his county, but won the hard fought battle in spite of money aud modern democratic methods. As a member of the fiuauoe and special judiciary committees, two of the most import¬ ant of the house, Mr. Gray, in a firm and conservative way, has availed himself of every opportunity to earry out the populist promises of reform and economy. #*•5 : * 10 ■ 41 4 AM i. t(i >4 7 Wf) i i if ■ At v Pt A 'S HON. J. R. SPENCE. „ Hon. J. -r t> R. t? Spence, of , Carroll ~ t2 Co am ty, is a graduate of Bowdon college; has spent 11 years of his life teaching school, two years of this time as pro fess*>r of mathematics, seieuee and philosophy at Bowdon college. Prom inentiy identified with the farmers’ allianoe as leoturer, and lover of true Jeffersonian demoip a that these principles we/ aj, he saw found in the populist p only to be cast his lot with tfc . Jiform, and party. As the popui people’s for the house nomi nee ftq9 he was defeated by 800 n ‘. n ’ ceivieg the nomination ag> he won the race by i48 vof t i, showing a change for the people vet modern democracy of about 1,000 * is He has secured the pa - of bill securing pensions for a widows, and to amend th>J onfederate the town of Temple; intra? charter of to prevent robbery of shji, need bills hit „ f , dnee by commission m •" V™. code so that tines for violaf: ° oi bnn „ day law school be fund turned and -u ]\ o * common . ^Ifand act prohibiting the m, f ., ^ sale of spirituous hqnou 1 CmM county, subject to W l- loation C)f the people of Carroll " smothered in democratic e, t Mr. Spence wan born county who chose Ga., him 1866, as their &mov ’,“e 1,6 J?®?*® oeople and be it said to h-s g Sv. single be sustained charge by against his enemt fc ^rd'eouM a m j i? * /" V: : Jt V-.1IJ v\ I a 1 v mmw HON. WM. WALDI r. When tho legislature oi J ^ met at the first session tie increased expenses by ocL democrats number of pages. Hon, *° the objected to this unnecessary- Waiaen and in the vote whicj^ fof ex I ) ® n8e * democratic party went on fU, ; ^ u the . favor of increasing expense, orb as in populists as opposed to anuP aDtl the Mr. Walden has never mia| increase, » corn mittee or House meeting “ tt possible for him to attend, t was fought to the bitter end eve| lld tie has agaut appropriation of thU7 extrav rnoney. Mr. Walden believes in . ^people’s I ance and holds policies to tbf* ife insur¬ of $15,000. Yet he introdv ^ to tax the money invested cef( a surauce policies in this sti : n life in bill, if it had become a lav This have added $20,000,000 to tl v - would property of the state, but t e taxab e cratB objected, and the farmt 8 demo lauds and stock, while tue * P a .F on policy goes free. The cl ,n J a ®° e house gets $70 per da of ' fc %oZ Ml of altlen e per Uaj. VV tried to reduce it to >0 and $40, but the democrats , objected again and the clerks are stilll getting their $70 and $60 per day. ( Hasseock is entitled to the banner, as it was the first county in the state to go ] lopulist. She acted wisely in sending I he pres¬ ent representative to the house and could not do better than to Walc|i return him in 1896. Hon. William en was born in Glasscock county, Ga.; A. D.. 1844, was a democrat until the party departed from the true thousand^ principles of democracy, when, like of true ftlliancemen, he joined the populist party because these principles were embodied in their platform. , M r , .u. km •JS & \\\ s I / . • V HON. J. J. TOPE, HARALSON Ip COUNTY. Hon. J. J. Pope of Haralson county, is a Primitive Baptist preacher who stands high in the estimation of his people, like most of his faith and order he was a democrat of the strictest sort until 1893, when he was compelled go to the populist party to find the true principles of democracy. Haral¬ son county is probably the banner county of Georgia as regards per cent ofehange from modern democracy to populism, the democratic majority of over 500 in 1S92 being changed to a majority of nearly *00 for Hon. J. J. Pope in 1894. Born iu Newton county, Georgia, in 1853 he has since 1855 lived in Har¬ alson county, his present home, ami as a farmer and school teacher his time has been spent profitably to him sdf_and hie, fellow man, for ^ stand, hififh ^ AS a teacher ana minister. At reqaeBt nataire of his peop le he secured Se^u^Lan, , of a bill ie chartering the o? e his county. ^ " trars. he introduced a bill to facilitate sleep of d ath in the bands of the pur tz£ss u ‘ “• 1 has been well Haralson’s interest served by her present Representative. m v$j ,T’ ^ •" - '///M s. m. / *3 % it VJ m V s' •S mmmp f'' HON. L. F. SELL, OF JACKSON. The Georgia Populist, one among the first and best organs of the people’s party, carries at its bead the name of the Hon. L. F. Sell, one of Jackson county’s representatives, as business manager. 1892, Mr. Sell was a democrat until when he resigned his position on the democratic executive committee be¬ cause of that party’s perfidy and ac¬ cepted a similar one with the populists. He has been twice elected as a dele¬ gate to represent bis county in the state convention. Nominated by his party in 1894 for the general assembly, he received a majority of 156 votes. He has introduced bills to abolish the city court of his county, which would have saved heavy costs in the judicial machinery of the county; to make the justices of the peace the jury revisers, in order to prevent the par¬ tisan appointees of superior court judges from throwing good men out of the jury box for partisan reasons; to extend the jurisdiction of justice courts so as to save superior court costs,aDd a bill to reduce fees of coun¬ ty officers, but the great democratic party saw fit to defeat his bills, which would have saved the money of the tax payers and given the people more power to control their affairs. Mr. Sell was born in 1864 in Jack son county, Ga., he is a practical farmer of life-long experience and his record in the house is a good illustra¬ tion of the wisdom of farmers and la¬ borers entrusting their affairs to the cai'e of men of their own calling who thoroughly understand their needs and will guard their every interest. * m i «§i IP m r A HON. S. D. GREER, OF HARRIS. Hon. S. D. Greer, of Harris county, was born in Taylor county, Georgia, in 1844, moved to Harris county, which, in connection with hie col¬ league, Hon. R. B. Traylor, he now represents, during the year 1869. Mr. Greer is a quiet, thoughtful farmer, who, much against his will, was forced upon the political arena by his per¬ sonal aud political friends. His con¬ servative politics have won for him the approval of his supporters aud com¬ mendation of the democratic press of his county. A democrat until the people’s party sprang up to advocate the cause of the people. He was this party’s choice for the house in 1892, but was defeated by 250 majority. As the populist nom¬ inee in 1894 he reversed this majority and was elected by the votes of 2,500 of Harris county’s yeomau. Mr. Greer was placed by the speaker on the following important commit¬ tees, to-wit: Agriculture, lunatic as iyurn, manufacturers and peni¬ tentiary. Mr. Greer has made a brad working committeeman and a faithful member of the He has supported and worked for bills no matter by whom intro¬ duced when they were in line with the needs of the people and consistent with the promises of the People’s Party to the people of Georgia. tw * »; ^ ^ J JU -A •A.WV A § r/M Jrffe s-rZ-ZTli/ff 7 # f'/A \ w Whm hon. j. h. McWhorter. Hon. J. H. McWhorter, of Greene county, though a brave Confederate soldier, was for years a republican in shown him that the democrats party county alliance, he has for several .T ea r 8 been prominently connected with the reform movement, receiving the populist nomination for clerk of the court. He was defeated by over 500 votes in 1894 • on the people’s party ticket for the house he wa« elected over his oppo¬ nent by 426 majority, an overwhelm ing condemnation by Green county of democratic methods. Mr. McWhorter is a member of the general judiciary committee, one of the most important of the house. He introduced a bill requiring college graduates to stand on an equality with the other common school teachers and stand the regular examination. No member of the house has been more faithful to attend its sessions and use every effort to defeat ,bills antagonistic to the welfare of the com¬ mon people. B irn in Chambers coun¬ ty, Ala., in 1849, he has spent his life pursuing his chosen occupation, farm¬ ing, until the agriculturists of Greene decided to send to the Georgia legis¬ lature a man after their own heart in the person of Hon. J. H. McWhorter. John I. Full wood. (Continued Next Week.) DIDN'T OCCUR AGAIN. A Magnate’s Rebuke That the Con¬ ductor Remembered. They are telling one now on an official of a certain steam railroad company. This gentleman is a very strict observer of dis¬ cipline, and if an opportunity affords to teach an employee a lesson in being a Jj*tie more careful, he always seizes it. A jiftle while ago this official was riding toward Baltimore in a train, and in charge was a brand new conductor. lie knew by sight, however, several of the officials of the company, and lie did what he thought was a most proper tiling, and one which he thought would flatter the mag¬ nate. When he collected fares he simply glanced at the gentleman in question, and passed him by. Our disciplinarian saw this, and when the conductor came back, called him up. “You have not collected my fare,” said he. “Oh, sir,” responded the conductor, with conscious pride, “that’s all right. You see, 1 know you, sir. You are Air. -, aud. of course, you have a pass.” “You should not know anybody, sir,” rejoined the official in a tone that made the conductor wonder whether he would not, soon have to apply for another job. No matter whether I ride on tnis train a hundred times a day, you should collect my fare. Punch this pass, sir, and be sure you do not let this occur again.” But he laughs best who laughs in sleeve. It was but a few days after this that Mr. Official caine riding back from Baltimore, and happened to strike the same train. The conductor observed him quietly; and made sure he would not get caught a second time. So at the proper moment he approached the official and made a remark about “lickets, please.” The railroader looked up and saw stand ing before him the man he had “roasted" ^ lU7 ,T “Ah,” said he, “quite right, K, quite -» right,” and then he fumbled in his pocket for his pass book. It wasn’t there Nor was it in any of his other pockets. “Strange, strange,” muttered he, “Where qrould I have left it? How unfortunate.” All of which language fell on deaf ears, for the conductor looked stonily into space, and then held out his hand again. “Well, you see,” said the confused ofH cial, “I have misplaced my pass book. I ain Mr.--, you know.” “f'an’t help that, sir,” responded the conductor; “1 don’t know you, sir. I’ll have to have your fare.” The fare was not very large, it was true, but the mortification was great, especially as half the people iu the car had turned around and were gating curiously at the man who had stirred up all the fuss by trying, as they thought to beat ins way bo the magnate weut down into his pocket again, and fished out sufficient iu bills to pay for the fare. The conductor coolly punched out a rebate ticket and handed it over. “You can get the drawback at the depot when ion get to Washington,” said he, and passed on. He has been waiting for several days for his discharge, but it is not likely he will get it. To Reduce and to Get Flesh. T In , large cities, ... says Womankind, ... , . , mid- ., die aged women throng he gymnasium and physical culture schools to learn how to reduce the too abundant flesh and keep off the rheumatism which is too often an accompaniment, The woman who doe- her own housework has most of her muscles called into exercise every clay, and the danger with her is that they are over exercised: still much relief can be received by sponging every night after hard labor with the following inexpensive lotion: Two ounces of spirits of ammonia, two ounces of spirits of camphor, one and one-half cups of sea salt, one cup of alco¬ hol and one quart of rain water. The woman whose face and throat are thin can remedy the thinness by frequent bathing iu cool water, and before retiring rubbing in some good cream. In rub¬ bing the wrinkles should be be rubbed against,so as to rub them out: it is as much in the rubbing as in the cream, A nice bit of soft white flannel rubbed several times daily over the face will be beneficial, and she whose double chin detracts from her good looks can, by judicious rubbing downward, get rid of the superfluity. "Grand Old Man'* of South Africa. Paul Krueger, the “grand old man” of the South African Republic, is a third term president ; e was elected to the five-year term in 1883, and was re-elected in 1888 and 1894. It has been largely owing to his saga ity and courage that the Boers have been able to combat Brit¬ ish influence in their affairs. The cele¬ bration of President Kruege:’s seventieth birth,lay at Pretoria on October 10 wa made a national fete day. bpjght Gin. He—Miss Reeder is a very bright girL She—Yes when she reflects. TOMS A MAH TO as ape. that HAS The Strange Disease Is Called Acro~ mygalia, and Only Twenty Previ¬ ous Cases are Recorded. A CCORD1NG to scientific ex¬ perts, John M. Molansky, of Bayard street, is gradually ^ undergoing a strange physi¬ cal metamorphosis, described as a re version toward the primitive type, the limit of which was called by Darwin, *‘the missing link.” Dr. Faneuile D. Weisse diagnoses the case of Molansky as one of acro inygalia, which is one of the most mysterious, the most wonderful and the rarest of human diseases. Compe¬ tent authorities declare, however, that this is not a disease at all, but merely a physical tendency to return to the form of the original species. Molansky, when seen yesterday, re¬ fused to talk of his case, but his wife said that he had been sick for five years and she appeared to be much distressed at the marvellous change which is coming over her husband, who is only forty-one years old. The retrogressive man lives with his wife and four strong, healthy children in a second floor flat; but his place of business is in Chrystie street, where a baker. Molansky’s under jaw protrudes, his^. lips are of enormous thickuess, his en¬ tire physiognomy is of simian charac¬ ter, which cannot be concealed by bis stubbly beard and heavy crop of hair. His hands and feet, in which there is not a trace of inflammation, are grow¬ ing massive and unmanageable. His appearance is so altered that his friends of a year ago can barely re¬ cognize him. This weird specimen of humanity was presented as a clinical subject at the New York College of Dentistry, East Twenty-third street, two weeks ago. Previous to his discovery by Dr. Weisse, the unfortunate man for months had been bandied about by numerous East Side doctors, who could not iathom the secret of his extraordi¬ nary condition, When introducing the patient to his class Dr. Weisse said: “Molansky has suffered from gener a j f ee bl e ness for about a year and a half) com bi ne d with difficulty of artic uIatiolL He is a vlc tim of acrorny » thfl most uncommon affection of £ category'of ° J ills that flesh is . 0- ,, Molansky , . himself ,. ,, told . ln his story in these words: ‘Until I was thirty-five years o ,__ ag I was strong and healthy, then i pe gan to suffer from headaches, which eventually became almost unbearable. After two years my voice changed and my features altered so that no one could recognize me. My teeth gave me much trouble, and after trying many doctors 1 Consulted a dentist, w ho did some work for me, but my j ower jaw grew misplaced and I have ^neh diffienltjAa- *' ' ’* U/t/U, Dr. Weisse sent Molansky to Dr. M. ... c ,___ ” cians . and , Surgeons and , he , also , . no8ed th ® “ au 8 trouble as acromy anc * ^ ese * wo ominent phjsi cians now have the curious case in hand. With a view to saving the man from a wretched and complete trans¬ formation to a likeness of our sup posed simian ancestors, he is being treated in an original and novel man mer with thyroid extract, taken from the thyroid body of animals, Acromygalia was first recognized in Paris by Dr. P. Marie, and from him sometimes called Marie’s disease, Only twenty cases have been record ed) and a £ present time Molansky 8tands alone in the world as a 8peoi . men of ita poS8ibili £ ty. It is always attended Wlt enlargement R of all pro Jf ... 0 * 1 ®* Potions of - the , body such as „ the k^ds, feet, chin, nose, lips and ear8- Uhe lower jaw becomes under shot, the supra-orbital ridges over the lips project, the cheeks are flat¬ tened, the forehead becomes low and retreating, the hair stunted and thick, and the whole appearance resembles that of the ape. Freund, the German scientist, has asserted that the disease is an actual Returning to the primitive form of human,ty, / and * t anato mist K!ebg h ld thc same y ew< Virchow, ’ , however regards , aeiomygaha as a nervous disease, and upon this hy. P®thesis Professors W eiese and Starr are treating Molansky. Freund’s theory precludes all possibility of cure, and in the few known cases no treat ment has proved at all successful.— New York Journal. The Horse Jumped on a Sleeping Bear. A hunter riding through the woods near Gray’s River, Wash., the other day came to a big fallen tree in his path. The ground seemed clear on the other side, and he leaped his horse over the trunk. The horse landed squarely on the back of a bear, which evidently had been asleep there. The bear was as much startled as the horse and quickly made off, while the hunt¬ er was thrown to the ground, the horse pitching him out of the saddle side¬ ways in its frightened leap away from the bear.—New York Sun. A Fake Broken Show Window. The fake broken show window ad¬ vertisement is now popular along the West Side avenues. By the skillful application of a number of strips of glass radiating from a common center, where a bit of paper is pasted, the pane is made to appear as if it had been struck with a stone and badly cracked. Thi3 draws a crowd, and when the observer sees he or she has been fooled they are even more inter¬ ested than if the break had been a gen¬ uine one.—New York Mail and Ex- 3tem