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The Kind o i Man to Marrv v By Beatrice Fairfax ItITELY speaking, every girl has an ideal man. Fortunately for lier T she seldom marries him. Her ideal is an impossible person, with noble brow and piercing eyes, commanding features and dear knAws bow many other soul inspiring attributes. She does not talk much about her ideal, but keeps him buried in tbe depths of her heart and slyly compares him to every other man she meets to the great disadvantage of the latter. Then some day along comes Mr. Right and she forgets she ever had an ideal, or if she thinks of him at all, it is only to wonder bow she could ever have admired any other type of man than that represented by Mr. Right. And now, girls, a word as to this same Mr. Right. In the first place the fact of a man’s being handsome or plain will not add one atom to your married happiness. I remember once hearing an old woman say, “My husband was a very plain man, but he was a good and kind provider. The tvhole sum of earthly happiness does not, of course, lie in the fact of being well provided for, but the man who provides tvell and “kindly” for his family is pretty sure to be a good husband and father. The young man who is gentle and tender in his manner toward old people, children and animals is pretty sure to make a good husband. Keep your eyes open for the man that is manly and gentle at the same time, the man who is not ashamed to say that he does not like cocktails, the man who is earnest and doing his share of the world’s work. When you meet such a man consider yourself fortunate if he offers you his love. A good man can pay a woman no greater honor than by asking her to share his life.—New York Journal, By Felix Adler Sf HE common saying is that man has a soul, I should like to amend that by saying that we come into tho world with a kind of phantom-like outline of a soul, a kind of shadow, which 1 we can convert into a soul. The whole aim and purpose of a man's life as I look upon it is to get him a soul—to convert into substantiality that which is a shadowy outline. In other words, the aim of a man’s life is to become an individual, a personality, to acquire distinctive selfhood. This may be acquired in two ways, intellectually and morally, and the work that we do, whether it be in business cr as a mechanic or in the higher vocations, is the means of developing in us a distinctive selfhood. That is the kind of litany of labor that I would like to chant—that the glory and dignity of our labor,’of our daily task, is to give us a soul. This is true intellectually as well as morally, because that to which we give constant attention is the means of enabling us to master some one little field of knowledge, to get down to bedrock in something, to gain a footing in reality. The honest hod carrier, the sailor on his ship, the factory hand, as well as your priest and your President and your statesman, find in the things they do every day the chance to become real, to get into contact with reality, and to let the solidity of reality flow into them. To get hold of things, to really know something, what a happiness that is; what a sense of stability it gives to a man, not to be a borrower, not to get at second-hand, but to feel that somewhere we are masters! It is the daily task that helps us to do this, if we look upon it rightly, No one can deal with real things in a thorough-going way without somehow dealing with them in a unique way. Every man's eyes look upon the world from a different angle. Every man feels things in a different way, and if he is only real he will develop distinctiveness. His selfhood will beeome different from that of others, though they be engaged on similar tasks. It seems a most audacious thing to say, but it is true, that down there in the counting house, down on the wharf, down there in Nassau street, and not in the church, is the place where the soul is born. Your daily task is the anvil on which you beat out your selfhood. "When this year is done and merchants take stock and calculate their profits and losses, let them calculate how much they have gained in mental calibre, bow much the problems that have come to them have forced them to put forth greater mental strength, or how much their experience has depreciated and lessened their mental power. Let them do the same with regard to character. They will find that their true profits or losses can be stated in terms of mind and character. It: is not the service the physician renders, it is not the house the architect builds; it is what the architect becomes himself while he is building it. The great question is—what kind of miml and soul is he building up in himself? This is my litany of labor.—Verbatim by the New York Journal sten ographer. i. * £ iV ,v By Dorothy Dix, The Most Famous Woman Humorist in the World r gatK&.sauMuuu, XE of the greatest drawbacks to woman's real advancement is the senseless horror she has of being an old maid, Disguise this as she will, bluff about being a girl bachelor and the joys of a latchkey as she may, the feeling is there that it is a rellec tion ui)on her attractiveness not to have a husband, and thou sands of women annually offer themselves up as sacrifices to UtItI Hymen, just to prove that they can marry if they want to. -1 Everybody will admit that a good husband is the Dost thing that can happen to a woman, but a bad one is so much the worst that one of the great problems of the world is how to save the woman from her folly who is marrying not for love, but to prevent spinster from being engraved on her tombstone. Strangely enough, the answer to this enigma comes from China—-the very land that these misguided old maids have been calling “heathen,” and in which they have been supporting missionaries by means of making pincushions and llannel petticoats, and knitting fascinators for church bazaars. In China a few weeks ago a young maiden of high degree had the misfortune to lose her be trothed by death just before the wedding, whereupon, feeling that her heart could never be another's, yet desiring the dignities and perquisites of a matron, she was solemnly and with great pompmarried to a red flower vase. There, in a nutshell, you have the solution of the whole case of tho woman who marries just to be married. Let her marry a dead thing, instead of a live thing. Nor is the idea so startling as it appears on its face. Many a woman discovers after she is married that she has Wed a whisky bottle instead of a man, and would be glad enough to swap it off for any kind of a flower vase. There are men so full of conceit and vanity that their wives might just as well have espoused a gas bag in the first place. There are other men so stingy and so hard to get money out of Jmt they might with advantage to their wives be cash registers. The woman whose husband sits up like a graven image all evening with the paper glued before his eyes would find a wooden Indian just as entertain ing. A vinegar cruet might be substituted for many a sour lord and master without his wife finding it out, while there are millions of men so absorbed in their business that they are no more company for their wives than a double entry ledger. On the other hand, the advantages of being married to a flower vase hus band are many and obvious. It would have no bad habits, it would never row about bills, it would never complain of the cooking, and it would never go out of nights. True, there would always be the danger that a red flower vase spouse, like a human husband, might get full, or go broke, but these are risks that a wife is bound to take anyway. In a word, if the flower vase idea can be popularized it will give a woman all the privileges and none of the penalties of matrimony, and it *is hereby commended to the consideration of the women's clubs. As a happy'expedient *ov the missing man it takes the wedding cake.—New York Evening World. -•M*+++*T*+*T 'GEORGIA KEWST V ' »- i. J. j f ■rt Epitomized Items of Interest i Gathered at Random. Sale of B. and B. Read Confirmed. At a recent meeting of the stock holders of the Brunswick and Bir mingham railroad in Brunswick, the sale of that road to the Atlantic and Birmingham was confirmed, the latter road taking active, charge on April 1st. * Lyerly Visited by Robbers. The town of Lyerly was visited by thieves a few nights ago. Hill & Bros.’s safe was blown open and about $500 in cash stolen. Tho postoffice was robbed of about $300 in stamps and cash. The robbery is supposed to be the work of professional safe blow ers. * * * Five Years in Pen For Moore. W. E. Moore ,the negro lawyer of Guyton, who was convicted of pension frauds in the United States court at Savannah the past week, has been sen tenced by Judge Speer to serve five years in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta and also to pay a fine of $500. Moore was secretary of the republi can committee of the first congression al district. * * * Sale of Brenau College Enjoined. Brenau College, at Gainesville, which was advertised to sell for city taxes, will not be sold. An injunction has been served upon the city authori ties and the sale stopped. The insti tution claims that it is exempt from taxation and has engaged the services of an attorney to test the matter in the courts. The hearing on the injunction comes up before Judge Kimsey May 2. Turner Declines to Debate. Chairman Joseph S. Turner, of the Georgia prison commission who is a candidate for re-election to his pres ent position, has declined to accept, the challenge of Hon. Judson M. Strickland, of Griffin, for a joint ua bate on the issues of the campaign Judge Turner states that he does not des.'re to join in any mud-slinging, es pecially in view of the endorsement which Mr. Strickland has given cer tain charges made by his friends. O » !% Appeal to Confederate Camps. Letters ask’ng subscriptions to the Gordon monument fund will be ad dressed to every one of the 1,523 camps of veterans in America, and it is expected that much money will be raised in this way. A complete list of tho camps has been secured, and it was decided to send the letters at a meeting of the association held a few days ago in Atlanta, The meeting was well attended and plans for extending the work of raising subscriptions were discussed. * * S! Delegates to Cane Convention. Governor Terrell has completed the list of delegates from Georgia to the interstate cane growers’ convention, which will be held in Jacksonville, Fla., May 4, 5 and 6. Last year the convention was held at Macon. The governor has named f”om five to ten delegates from each county in the state, these names having been furnished principally by Hon. Harvie Jordan, of Jasper; Hon. Dudley M. Hughes, president of the State Agri cultural Society, and Hon. D. G. Purse, of Savannah, president of the Inter state Cane Growers’ Association. Bug Is Not Boll Weevil. The bug that was found in Pike and Spalding counties, samples of which were sent to the state department of agriculture because it was thought to be the Mexican cotton boll weevil, is not, after all, the much dreaded pest, and the cotton planters may rest at ease on that score, for a time at least. “It is only the common blood wee* weevil,” said State Entomologist New ell, in speaking of the matter. “It is somewhat similar in appearance to the Mexican boll weevil, but is much larger and longer. The two bugs uo not even belong to the same familv. I have found this bug i nail parts of the south, and so far as I know it does not materially darnare cotton” * Disastrous Biaze in Lyons. Lightning struck the depot at Lyons early Sunday morning, setting it on fire, and a brisk northwest wind soon swept the flames across the street and two whole blocks were destroyed: The losses are: Seaboard Air Line de pot, full of freight and three box cars. also loaded with freight; M. M. Cole man, two stores; T. A. Searboro, drag stcre and dwelling; R. A. Costir, store; T. J. Parker, part of stock of goods; R. S. O’Neil, barber shop and dwelling; J- B. Aaron, postmaster, household goods and postoffice furni ture; H. C. Odom, store; hotel, with furniture; Mrs. M. F. Broughton, store and dwelling; The Lyons Progress, ! presses and all fixtures; Mrs. L. M. Brown, dwelling; Harry Brown, a son ! of J. P. Crown, s sorio nurt. * ; Mill Cotton to Be Sold. The plant, property, rights and privi leges of the Barnesv He Manufacturing Company will be sold at trustee’s sale on the first Tuesday in June in the city of Barnesville at public outcry The Union Savings Bank and Trust Company is trustee. The plant includes a large cotton mill, adjoining lands, etc. This concern has been in litiga tion for two years and this step will put an end to the wrangling which has been going on during this time. The mill is well equipped and its plant is thoroughly modern. Jt nas been idle for the past two years and the people of Barnesville w-iil wel come signs of . the renewal of opera tions as it means a great deal to the town. * * * People , to . ^Select , State Senator. It took the rulton county democratic executive committee less than fifteen minutes, at a meeting in Atlanta, to rescind is resolution relative to the senatorial race in the thirty-fourth dis trict, in which it indorsed Clayton county’s candidate to the exclusion of the candidate of Cobb, and to pass res olutions looking to placing the whole matter in the hands of the people of the district, who w ll decide at the pri mary of April 20 which of the two counties is entitled to the nominee. The passage of this resolution, which prefers a request to the democratic executive committee of the senatorial district, was the result of an agree ment reached between the ffiends of the opposing candidates, Hon. A. 0. Blalock, of Clayton, and Hon. D. W. Blair, of Cobh, just before the meet mg of the Fulton county committee was held. * * * Steamer Named For Atlanta. The new ocean-going ship of the Ocean Steamship Company will he named City of Atlanta. This has been definitely decided upon and has been offlcaally announced by the president of the company to both Mayor Howell j and President Maddox, of the Atlanta chamber of commerce. The new ship is no wbuilding at i Chester, Pa., and it is understood that it will be launched in about two ! j months. It will be one of the finest of r . the .. vessels . of , ,, the A Ocean Steamship , . j Company and one of the finest ships that ply between southern ports ana those of the north. It will be a sister ship to the City of Columbus, which is now in the service of the Ocean Steamship Company, and which was launched some time ago. Damage Done by Caterpillar. State Entomologist Newell has just issued an Important bulletin relating to the cotton caterpillar and the da'm age it has done in Georgia. The bulletin goes into details, and prescribes means for getting rid of the pest. ■ Any one desiring a copy can se cure it upon application to State Ento mologist Newell. During the summer of 1803 the cot ton caterpillar was the cause of consid erable damage in several counties of southern Georgia, notably in Baker, Crawford, Chatham, Dooly, Houston. Laurens, Lowndes, Macon, Mitchell, Pulaski, Randolph, Stewart, Sumter and Taylor counties. While the dam age in any one locality was not exces sive, yet the loss of the aggregate amounted to considerable and in many of the infested fields the “top crop” was entirely destroyed. * Can a Poor Boy Go to College? So many boys say they would like to have an education but they have no money. I wish to say to these boys on the farm and in the shop that a college course Is in their reach if they put forth sufficient energy and deter mine to have an education. One of the most prom'nent young men in South Georgia started to college after he was twenty-one. He borrowed $100 a year from the Brown fund, lived on the plainest food, worked during the summer, got some help from his college mates who saw his worth, won his d ploma and studied the practice of law six hundred dollars in debt, but with the best education of any young man in his county, He has paid back the debt, is in comfortable cir cumstances and is solictor general of his circuit, Was it not better to enter business life in debt with a good education than to go through life haa dicapped by lack of preparation? | When men see a young man of worth struggl ng for a college they 1 ! course are willing to lend him a helping , . j hand. Alexander Stephens helped our fifty boys in this way. Fully a third of the boys at the University now are working, borrowing and pay ing their own way. I know a young man from Rabun county twenty-four years of age who wants to learn- ail he can about agriculture and horticul ture as well as the other subjectsjof a liberal education, He boards with the professor on the farm at $7.00 a month and .gets ten cents an hour fol- j j looking after the feeding and of the dairy i? herd. K.0 ig m Hi''’'; %±lY'V ! hi3 expenses. mi There „ is _ roc other boy with 7ixt U: lOr a him. About earn printing extra office. money in the {- ni Several young ia<i; last summer paid all their < at the summer school foldir* exp, stitching in this office C 5 | months^ I jvj boys who teach four lit] college ““ 60 »i : seven, studyin- ai digm j j keep up with their classes * s f ‘ young men make money on the writer, two are selling statioi tar-. , books, some earn a little c °ach:n» boys who are behind There a re han j ' dreds of ways a boy may work h . : s ; through college. And it is way easier ‘ than ever before. Your „ ; p nm-or* ' en mav ! impede but canno( . prevent your i ceiving an education. That cH you Biographies rests with . are filled with mo w h 0 struggled upward in the while w night their companions slept. Pov e rty has its advantages as* w ,r f disadvantages. The youth wbh most money rarely does the bes* •• in his classes. Time ' is lost in r ^ spending that should have he." ue* voted to lesson learni So o ! ~ i ae | count of your poverty y ... coIIege educatio _ if you Stewart of State University WORLD'S FAIR TOPICS. There are 147.259 panes of «; as5 eighteen . by twenty-three inches ; n tw Palace of Agriculture at the \YVm\ Fair. ►Seven thousand lineal feet. or nearly j y 1111,0 and a half . of platforms four ,G °t high are being built for the ail- 10, ‘ u *mg or exhibits at the World's Fair, ; 1 weive thousand carloads of exhib . ( ^peeled by ! ij a, ° the director of ex . Cffiumffian ‘kpoTition.^at'* Chiea^ 8000 carloads were received, Night has been turned into da in all of the large exhibit palaces at the World’s Fair. Numerous electric arc lights have been put in place and scol ’ es °i workmen are busy niaiit as wei1 as day in ^stalling the exhibits, .Two hunarod oi Lncle Sams ina uSt give exhibition drills. The popularity of this branch of the service is inw us ing with young men who want to be cosmopolitans. The Belgian Building at the World's ^ air ' 0110 the largest and hand SOffi est in the foreign section, is renuirka bi that the walls are not broken bv a sing!o window. The large stru-uir'e is well lighted by immense skylights seventy-live feet above the floor, A pack train of twenty-five horses, ^ith all of their accoutrements, will be me nor cities at the Worlds f ai ' v 1 h .^. lin usual spectacle will be , to mark Wyoming Day The horses will all be equipped as if ready to start on the rib A San Diego (Cal.) woman will ex hibit at the World’s Fair butter made in 1858. The butter was placed in the spring house iu that year and it dis appeared in the quicksand. It was re cently recovered and was fou ri to be in a remarkably good state of preser vation. NEWSY CLEANINGS. Canada, is, talking of changing Hie name of Hudson Bay to Canadian Sen. England last year imported $10,090. 000 worth of automobiles and exported only $1,700,000 worth. The British Board of Trade has found that the life of the average sea man is twenty-eight years. The Turkish Government has ar ranged for a loan of £200,000 Turkish through the Ottoman Bank. The first cargo of benzine ever im ported to the United States was re cently received at Philadelphia, Pa. It is estimated that there are be tween 15,000 and 20,000 boys who sell newspapers in the streets of New York. The Auditorium Theatre, in Chica go, 111., was allowed by the Fire Com missioners to reopen, using the whole stage. Mrs. .T. II. Goeke ai.d two little girls, wife and children of a prominent at torney, of Wapakonetn, Ohio, died from inhaling • -• Cross postal receipts .or February at fifty of the largest postoffices show an increase of 9.97 per cent, over Feb ruary of last year. The Bureau of Navigation reports that forty-six vessels, of 13,992 gross tons, were built in the United States during the month of January. James A. Bradley has offered to do nate a block in North Asbury Park. N. J., for the publishing plant of the Meth odist Book Concern. The spot under which tho driller of the Hudson River tunnel were workiiur could bo seen in Lie water, where ic was marked by a disturbance like a geyser. The receipts and shipments' of live stock at Chicago for 1903 were the largest on record, and the combined business aggregated a value of f JQ2, G00,000. Money for Rivers and Harbors. The house committee on rivers and harbors Thursday completed its draft of an appropriation bill carrying ap proximately $3,000,0000 to continue ex isting contracts for river and harbor work.