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BILL ARP’S LETTER Bartow Man Says Democrats Have a “Charm" This Time, AU ON ACCOUNT OF LETTER *N” N» Ticket Where Hath Candidate*’ Name* Ended With That Letter Were Ever Beaten. A paragraph iu a New York paper «sks, “Is there a charm in the letter N?” 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, numbers and under tbe ban. It has been said that this was the reason why Roosevelt did not wish to be nomi nated. But tl >i '* is a mistake. Jeffer son was a vice president, and so were Jackson and Van Buren. But it is as tonishing how littleis generally known .of vice presidents. How soon they are forgotten. Even the best histories of the United States fail to mention them in auy table or order or index. In deed, tbe defeated candidates for pres ident are equally ignored. Who did Taylor run against? Who did William Henry Harrison? Who Vau Buren, who Madison? Who was J. Q. AdamB’ 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 I found them only after much research in Appleton’s biographies; and who ran against Jefferson for his second term? Who against Monroe and Tay lor and Pierce? Nobody knows hard ly. Now here is a table of reference that lovers of history may look over and paste in a book for reference: Washington and Adams, Washing* ton and Adams, Adams and Jefferson, Jefferson aud Burr, Jefferson and George Clinton, Madison and George Clinton, Madison aud Elbridge Gerry, Monroe and Daniel Tompkins,Monroe and Daniel Tompkins, J. Q. Adams and Calhoun, Jackson and Calhoun, Jackson and Van Buren, Van Buren and R. M. Johnson, Harrison and Ty ler, Polk and Dallas, Taylor and Fill more, Pierce and William R. King, Buchanan aud Breckenridge, Lincoln and Hamlin, Lincoln and Johnson, Grant and Colfax, Grant and Colfax, Hayes and Wheeler, Garfield and Ar thur, Cleveland and Hendricks, Har rison and Mortoa, Cleveland and Ste venson. Jefferson ran against C. C. Pinck ney. DeWitt Clin Madis’on ran against ton. Monroe ran against Rufus King. J. Q. Adams ran against Jackson. Jackson ran against Clay. Van Buren ran against Harrison. Harrison ran against \ an Buren. Polk ran against Cloy. Taylor ran against Cass. Pierce ran against Scott. Buchanan ran against Freemont. Lincoln ran against Breckenridge and Bell. Grant and Seymour. Grant ran against Seymour. Hayes ran against Tilden. Garfield ran against Hancock. Cleveland ran against Blaiue. Harrison ran against Cleveland. Cleveland ran against Harrison. Now pick out those successful cau didates whose names, presidents and vice presidents, ended in N. Jefferson and Clinton, Madison and Clinton, Jackson and Calhoun, Jack eon and Van Buren, Vau 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. Bryan was defeated the last time be cause the name of his running mate euded in L. That’s why the wise men wouldent take Hill this time too much L (bell) in 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 another 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, and about Dorothy or Dolly Madison who was a,widow Todd, and maybe was kin to Mrs. Lincoln, for she was a Tedd. We know something about General Jackson’s wife aud about Mrs. Eaton, for there was a scandal about ber, and because Mrs. Calhoun aud others wouldent visit ber iu the white house Jacksou broke up his cabinet and took a new one. M e –now that Jefferson had no sons, but that his daughter married a Mr. Eppes and her descendants are quite numer ous. One of her grandsons was my classmate in college. We know something about Mrs. Polk and Harriett Lane, who kept the white house fo» Buchauan 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 that I have named our people know nothing of the mothers, wives or children of the presidents. How many New Eng 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 tieutly waiting for the comiug of the promised volume by Mrs. Sarah Butts, giving tbe 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 Hntchins Smith instead of Mary Oo taviu enn.th aud every woman preserve her father’s name in this way. Well I am away down here in Mont gomery county basking in tbe sun shine of Mount ^ ernon, an oldtime, unpretending village beautifully sit uated on perhaps the highest plateau iu the oouuty. It is my first visit aud 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, aud there are a few people still living who remember the old log school-house. But it has long since passed away and not a patron is alive, and, so far as I can learn, not one of 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, and 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 ran off three teachers before he came and the community rejoiced when they got a teacher who was game enough to conquer them. Ibis is a quiet, delightful place to rest. Even the sigus of antiquity are pleasing to the eye. Beautiful legis tremias iu full bloom ornament the front yard of my hotel. They are not bushes or shrubbery, but large trees, aud I reverence them, for they were my mother’s favorites away back in my childhood, and there are still sweet memories clustering around them. I am 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, I have not suf fered at a 1 nor found any difference between this region and north Geor gia, provided yon keep in the shade. The nights are cool and p easant Bill Arp m Atlauta Constitution. If you hare something to sell, let the people know It. An advertise ment in this paper will do the work. CHINESE OFFER SPURNED. Envoys Must Be Delivered Safely or Hostile Move Will Be Made By United States. Secretary Hay signalized his return to Washington from Canton Friday morning by the announcement that under no circumstances will the United States government accept the Chinese offer to turn over the foreign ministers to the internationals at Tien Tsin in consideration of the suspen sion of the campaign against Pekin, A long cablegram was sent during the day to Rear Admiral Rerney at Taku, and it is believed that the instruction was laid upon him. The state department claims to be pursuing an entirely consistent course iu this decision. The officials point out that all of the bitter criticisms in the European papers directed against the United States policy is based on a total misunderstanding of the funda mental principles which have govern ed the actions of the department. At no time, it is said, has the state department allowed the belief that the foreign ministers at Pekin were alive to interfere in the slightest degree with the military pjans for reaching Pekin. On the contrary, the news that the ministers were alive was ac cepted by tbe state department not as conveying absolute verity, but as an additional reason for hastening tbe re lief column forward to Pekin. Secretary Hay’s decision to decline the latest Chinese proposition was ad based upon his determination to here strictly to the conditions laid down in the reply to the Chinese em peror’s appeal. The state department required that the ministers at Pekin he pnt in communication with the governments, and the most significant condition of all that the Chinese au thorities co-operate with the relief ex pedition for the liberation of the min isters. Uuless these things are done, tbe state department absolutely refuses to be led into any arrangement looking to the mitigation of the punishment of the Chinese government such as the abandonment of the expedition to Pe kin. GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS Interesting Happenings In the State Gathered at Rindom. RrpoH On GcorRla River*. A Washington dispatch says: Cap tain C. A. F. Flagler, of corps engin eers, has submitted to tbe war depart meat a report on several river improve meuts iu Georgia. The operations on Fliut river during the fiscal year end i ug J uue 30, 1900, were confined to the portion of the river from Albany to Newton, Ga., removing isolated bowl aers, snags, etc., aud deepening rock reefs to a three-foot low water depth; then a skip was made over the worst 8 hoals aud work started again just above Cbeevertowu. There was not money enough available to undertake to improve tbe 6hoals just below New ton. As to the Chattahoochee river, at the end of the fiscal year, the river from Co lumbus to Eufaula is iu very bad con dition. Numerous landslides come in to tbe river during the winter rises, The jetties along the river, the-en g j Qeer 8a ij > nae d separating, bat no fucds MB be 8parfc d UO w from the snagging operations. During the fis ca i year a surve y was made of the Chattahoochee river from Franklin to ^Vest Point, the length of the river 8urve yed was thirty-eight miles, There is also a report on the Coosa r j ver getting forth the work done in detail. The most important features of tbe re p 0 rts, namely, the recommenda t j on8 aQ d estimates for future work, tbe war department will not permit to be published. The recommendations requ i re consideration and action by the gecretary of war and congress. Aliened xvife-siayer Jailed, A wbite man name d Tillman Farr, jvJacon, has been placed iu Bibb coun ^y jail charged with the murder ofbigw if e> The crime bappeued over a year ago at Farr’s home, iu East Ma CQn He worked at the Bibb mill and ]j ve( j j n Q ne of the mill houses. One n jg b t he gave his wife a terrible beat j Ilg and immediately fled from tho c j t _ g b e liugered about three weeks and tbeQ died> physicians say her deatb was caused by the beating given her by her husband. Farr was located Houston county a day or two ago aud Sheriff Westeott sent a warraut f or his arrest to Deputy Sheriff Allen, jj ou8 ton. Farr was found at work near p owerev iH e . * * • street Fair For winder. The Business Men’s League of Win der ha3 ; U8t completed arrangements with repreB entatives of tbe Seaboard Air . Line rai]road for holding a grand 8treet faif ftnd carnival August 28th, 29th –nd 3()th> The citizeDS are tak ^ bo , d of the enterpri8e with their and winder will bave the livelies4 three days it has ever seen at the time stated. Little Change I* Probable. If the increase in tax returns of tbe various counties in the state amounts to over $10,000,000 this year the net profit of the state out of that amount would only amouut to about $37,000. The gross profit would be $53,000,but seven per cent, of that amouut is used to pay the expenses of collection. Comptroller Wright states that if the tax rate should be lowered this year, the reduction would be very small. “The reduction would be very little," said Mr.'Wright, “if there is an increase in the returns of even $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 expense of collect ing the taxes. It is true that tbe ap propriations this year are not as large as they were last, and we will be en abled to lower the rate somewhat on that account. * + * Extending Waycro** Atr-Elna, A great deal of new rail is being shipped out over the Waycross Air Line for the extension of that line to Fitzgerald. A considerable force is at work laying track between Lake aud Vickers* and tbe line is being graded between Vickers aud Fitzgerald. Trains will not be run into tbe Col ony City by October 1. as has been claimed, 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 D«nl«* IteqnUltlon. Governor Candler decided the re quisition oase of Samuel Garner, a commission man of Atlanta, who is wanted by the Tennessee authorities, refusing in his decision to honor the requisition. recently has been acting Garner as agent for a firm in Shelbyville, Tenn. He is changed 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. I’rtionuri Titlk Freely. Many visitors go daily to the jail in Macon to see Mrs. Dixon and Walden, who are charged with the murder of G. W. Dixon. They are not at all abashed by company. Mrs. Dixon de nies that she had anything to do with the killing of her husband. She says that she has never confessed to any one that she helped to murder her hus band. Mrs. Dixou doea does not seem iu mind uer lucaruerution m jail, and talks to ull wlvo cure to talk with her. Walden appears indifferent to his sur rouudiuga. Colored Company Turned Down. The McKinley rifles, a negro milita ry organization of Macon, has been refused admittance into the state mili tia. The application for admission was made several days ago, but, as has al ready been stated, there is no more room for troops of auy 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 tuat he had a band he wanted to enlist with the company. The state bad no equipment to fur nish, and tho colored battalions were tilled up, so the application bad to be turned down. Farmer* of Sumter Organize. Hon. Pope Brown aud President Harvey Jordan, of the Georgia Grow ers’ Protective Association, addressed a large assemblage of farmers of Sumter aud adjoining counties at Americus the past week upon the subject of or ganization for the purpose of securing more advantageous prices for the cot ton erop. The arguments were upon the same line advanced heretofore, the speakers advocating an agreement between the farmers and bankers whereby the lat ter will advance money for bolding cotton aud thus prevent the glutting of the market to the advantage of the spinners. The local organization was effected with a large membership and considerable enthusiasm was mani fested, Bankers aud merchants as well as farmers joined in the organi zation. Body Thrown From Train. Will Alexander, a negro from Car iersville, shot and killed Joe Cooper, a negro from Stilesboro, on an excursion train between Cedartown and Pied mont Saturday morning. Cooper’s body was thrown from the train. The engineer saw the dead body of the negro hurled from the car and stopped the train. The body was put on the train again by the train crew and carried to Piedmont. Iveward Offered For Murderer. A reward has been issued by Gover nor Candler for the arrest of Albert Nelms, of Brooks county, who is charg ed with cutting his wife’s throat fronl ear to ear. The reward was fixed at $150. Marlon Anxious For Dispensary. Marion county will make another effort at the coming session of the gen eral assembly to secure a dispensary. The bill for that purpose introduced at the last meeting of the general as sembly was killed in the committee room. Built With Home Capital. The John E. Smith Company of Thomson has just completed a mill iu which home capital did not wait to be helped out. Home people went to work, raised the capital stock and built the enterprise unaided. The mill makes yarns aud is just now starting up. It is as good a mill as there is iu the south and puts Thom son forward into the front ranks of manufacturing towns in Georgia. To Break Up Fartrwjr*hlp. At a meeting of the special depot commission of tbe state to be held at the capitol one of the most important steps looking to the ultimate erection of a new union station on the terminal property in Atlauta will be taken. Plans will be considered to put an end to the partnership which three roads entering 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 ooming 'session, consider measures looking to the improvement of the terminal prop erty. F.leven Cent* For 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 tbe first bale of cotton ih Geor gia last year, the bale having been marketed on the same date in 1899. 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. E. Brown, does not expire until September, 1901,many people have the pluce in view and will make an effort to get it. 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 hnudred 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 will probably finish the work by the 15th of August. Wrllon* Wilt Appeal. E. 8. Wellons, who was defeated for county school commissioner by George Smith of Houston conuty, and who appealed the case to the state school commissioner, and turned down by that functionary, will make a direct appeal to the state board of education. LABOR WORLD. The strike of tho dock laborers at Rotterdam, Holland, is ended. Dunkirk (N. Y.) clothing dealers have inaugurated an early dosing movement. Only Canadian residents will here after be employed on Government work and contracts, in Canada. The strik big slaters, employed at Bowers – Mutton’s quarry. Bangor. Penn., returned to work, receiving an increase in pay. Half a century ago the lal>or cost iu the production of 100 gold hunting watch eases turned was $540. In 1897 it was only $80. The weavers in the Empire Mill of the Montreal Cotton Company, at Val leyfleld, Quebec, have gone out on a strike because of the employment of an Englishman. Th huckleberry pickers in the vicin ity of Shenandoah, Penn., went on strike because the dealers dropped their allowance from eight cents to four cents a quart. The tar, felt and waterproctf work ers iu New York City have formed a union and have established a scale of wages, which they w4U regard as the “prevailing rate” for oil city work. The 1200 ironworkers employed by Spang, Chalfant – Co., at Pittsburg, Penn., have been notified of a reduc tion in wages ranging from fifteen to twenty per cent., to take effect at once. The Trenton Street Railway Com pany, operating the entire street ear service of Trenton, N. J., have an nounced an increase of wages from $1.00 to $1.75 a day to motormea and conductors. At a conference of a committee of the Window Glass Cutters’ League and the officials of the American Win dow Glass Company at Pittsburg, the scale of last year was signed for tho ensuing year with a few minor changes. The settlement affects about 2000 men. NEWSY CLEANINGS. London is simply chock full of Amer icans. Tho kissing bug has invaded tire City of Mexico. Canadian vessel men predict a re vival of steel ship building. Mayor Colonna, of Rome, Italy, has !>egun a crusade against expectoration. The Brooklyn Bridge is now paying New York City at the rate of $400 a day. • •All the Santa Fe railroads operated in California are to burn oil instead J of coal, has inau The Mexican Government gurated an active campaign against the Maya Indians. More that) HI, 000 ,000 people in India are nfifreted by the famine. About 0,000,000 are in receipt of relief. Three parties sent out by the United States Geological Survey are now’ at work iu the Cape Nome district of Alaska. A large collection of rare coins, val ued at between $5000 and $10,000. has been stolen from the Milwaukee pub lic Museum. It is said that the Mississippi River and its tributary streams are now lower than they have been for nearly half a century. English society’s latest fad is to have the monograms and coals of arms of the owners cut iu the hair of their French poodles. The quartern loaf is up In England and Hestined to go still higher. Mill ers, factors and bakers blame the war and poor crops. A law has been passed recently in Massachusetts requiring all street rail ways in the State to carry high school pupils to and from school for half fare. It is said that some of the Imperial Yeomanry are so much taken with the agricultural qualities of the Orange Free State that thej think or taking up farms after the war. TROOPS OFF FOR CHINA. The Transport Hancock Sails From San FraneUco For Taka. The transport Hancock sailed from San Francisco Saturday for Taku via Nagasaki. She carried 500 marines, a battery of artillery and a number of arms. She will take away a siege bat tery composed of 140 men and 170 horses from Seattle, Wash., for China. She is expected to reach Manila Au gust 6.
