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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1804.
THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM
Its Needs and How to Supply Them
Ably Presented by Professor
C. W, Kilpatrick.
SOME SOUND SUGGESTIONS
Prom One of the Foremost Educator*
In the Public School System of
Dlbb County*
The following able paper WHS read
by Professor C. W. Kilpatrick of tlie
IWalden High School before the last
meeting of the Georgia Teachers’ As
sociation on “The Public School Sys
tem of Georgia: Its Needs and How to
Supply, Them." Professor Kilpatrick
gold:
■'A state which seeks to develop Its
natural resources does well, but that
which gbes about the development of
the germ of mind inherent In those rest
less, acquisitive organisms denominated
Us population does better, for without
the latter work the former can never
reach even a moderate degree of sue-
cese. DeivePopment begins In the hu
man mind, but It does not stop there.
Material development always keep* pace
with the march of Intellect. Nature,
prolific of resources, no aoaner feels the
focused power of mind than she yields
up her treasured stores. No stale
be either great or prosperous without
an Intelligent population, for the great
ness of a state is but a reflex Of Us
imilvduats. The greatness of Us indi
viduals to the Inborn, but cultured pow
er to feel, to think, to know, to act. It
is said that the chief difference between
man and the lower animals is mind, and
It Is equally true that the difference be
tween man and man Is mind, mind cul
tivated, mind trained. If a state would
utilize to the fullest the capabilities Of
Its population, and it should net seek
to do less. It must not be content with
fostering intellectual growth In Hs pop
ulous centres, but it moiit go Into the
byways and obscure parts of Us rural
districts aud there aid in Inaugurating
« system which will afford the best or-
d«r of education. Nothing short of this
accords fully with the spirit of public
education. A system which does not do
this Is practically defective ,rvl ought
to be remodeled and Improved until It
becomes the efficient means, ns Is de
sired, of preparing a state's population
for the duties and grave responsibilities
bf citizenship.
“Some of the first needs of public ed
ucation In Georgia: indeed one of the
ftmt essentials to the success of any ed
ucational venture. Is local interest. In
terest. Individualized. Is a potential fac
tor In all social movements. It brings
Into play latent energy and makes ev
ery man a pr-noter of pilhllc good. Man
is a rational being; he thinks, he wills.
In the main, he is passive. Unless he is
operated upon by some extraneous influ
ence his zeal U only of a mediocre
quality. If he nccmpllshes great things
it ii because he Is np>v«"1 tn great exer
tion. He may possess the elements of
tru* greatness, but be Is constitution
ally Inert, and, however capable he may
be, he is generally content with that
which he accomplishes with the least
exertion. To the average man. and es
pecially la ‘.hurt true of our rural popu
lation. education hi not a necessity, but
a privilege; Indeed, a luxury, a thlus
which he feels he can neglect without
lessening In the least his efficiency ns a
bread winner. Ills fathers were not
highly educated, and fit they succeed-
**1!^ ?! them amassed fortunes.
Why should not he do likewise? He
forgets thug in those good ohl days bf
whloh he speaks with such reverence
our people were almost entirely pasto
ral and agricultural in their pumults,
and did not find a uulckened Intellect
end Sharpened wlm co essential to suc
cess a* now. when in sharp competition
man meets man in the .marts of trade
and In the profesalona and must meas
ure high or go to the wall. The aver
se* ana’s definition of educatln Is a
superficial knwledse of text books rath
er than an accumulation of mental
force acquired by constant, well direct
ed mental effort—a force which comes
effectively to ones aid in ths solution
of every problem In life. With a faint
conceptron tof Ita Importance, It la not
surprising that the interests of the <iv-
emse man in education is lax and that
a desire for the best is wanting. Arouse
Interest to education by teaching the
pscpls what educalon really Is. what
Ita Insrnedxixe ends are, and how they
may best be attained, and a desire will
spring up for that system «f schools
Wpson win autml die boat means few th->
realizing in experience of that which to
sea forth In theory, it la only an ap
preciative people who wall give one their
a Progressive movement In
on educational line. A people cannot
appreciate that bf which they have no
conception. Whenever enthusiasm in
any communAy ivach, a fever heat the
be found to the
t £*L tho<l i.,* ho have the ability to
■^ V, U>Cl ‘t nwl lhe P ubllc Pu’se
*22 to vlgoroua action a elus-
SS/Sfci ELI 3 ,n *•» »ty that %
* "foments .father force,
assume, form *nd cryiullze Into suc-
?hen a people have been led
JJiJj 1 "!* ***tte r - higher order of edu
cation than that which they already
tb#*m1rsU* “"ly In
Jhtro'mlsof the leaden in educational
thought, they are not slow in formulat-
■ reiinllf* f >r wh,t h the ideal may be
attained. In proportion to their or.pre-
wrih ' l 7Hr i
them££ut of^t £*, * Ml Sfiibodleil In
J"'®ML It is generally the ex
penditure of public money*, a people
whb are thoroughly Interested Inedu-
calon are a people who are liberal in the
eupport of their schools.
“Another very great need of the pub-
, of ° Mr *ia 1» money.
Without the funds necessary for Its
‘he eyrtem can
skhtr the «wJ» hoped for by
™ Z f 4 * Present tar-
SHdeto 801 W'r ‘he money
Sfhef d «SL! D,ta ^?* publ,c • nt «reat, end
WIU • oon ‘allow.
ETVSS ££&•&*
PWUl tn Hh» child's min 1 wtas a
depkmble a»rtoS«e™ n ^
««ture of that which so^e Mt bt Z
tcr» •ixmniAllc efforts in educ*dn« ths
a ^s ,ure How^tiS
^ however unsjtlsfic.
*hort term may be. It I* «
«uppla»c«d the private sohrools. Ther#
to no obtoctlon to this if the
to the demands upon
«W they retard «*«.
*ctta,i cannot he
orv-tntxrd an4 mainlined after tti»
‘VTV^the public school his expired,
•hko, i, too often, tod*-. 1 almost tov£
rlably the cuse, a graver Charge than
u mere failure .to ntain the high ends
for which tfifey were organized may
i*» hnoieht against file public schools
’because of a short ’term one iaaii»
are itinerants. When a teacher Closes
his school in one locality he must either
be Idle or seek employment elsawihere.
An annual change of icenchers results
In a periodlcui reorgantoiltlon of ’.’he
schools. Each teacher disrupts the
plans of b<s predecessor, lufll, conse
quently, the work U largely initiatory
and the objective point Is rarely If ever
reached. Under this regime professional
tenohers, and we ace sure Whe system
needs 'them, cannot be had, nor. If em
ployed. con they bo held for a great
length of time. If this be true, it fol
lows that weli-ordere*! Class room work
Is of a discount. Than brained teachers
are necessity to the success of tiny
system needs no argument. Progressive
school men an over the state ure ask
ing for them, and. Indeed, urging upon
the state the necessity of providing a
means of supplying them. In the older
sates, New York notably, large sums
of money are spent annually in tlting
persons for the groat work of teaching.
In tbe eleven normal sohools of the
ft:ate of New York during the year
1892 there mbs an enrollment of 2,800
pupils. It Is lh> be supposed that a
large percentage of these graduated.
This gives some idea of whait that state
Is doing in the way of normal oduca-
tin. These norm’ll school men und wo
men ure roipldly fining the positions of
teachers In Hire whoAs. Even tn some
of che rural diltrlots almost the entire
corps of teadhers huve had professional
tnrtntng. We think the time Is not far
distant when in the stale of New York
only those who have training In scho-al
work will be permitted to teach In the
school's. Even now the normal school
graduate has the winning ndvantage
over an untrained opponent.
Last but not least In the list of es
sentials in any school system is ex
pert supervision. However efficient tht?
working force may be the system needs
a manager and he must be an expert.
Certainly It would not be the pari of
wisdom In ’a corporation to set a man
who hue newer had one day's training
1n Che shop3 to supervise the work of
artisans at their wheels. The folly of
such a course 13 apparent. If n ruper-
ry office'- must be trained in or
der 'Chat he may Intelligently judge oi
'the work of skillful teachers, how nec
essary is it that he should Wave high
. culture tn school -matters when his
teachers are deficient! In Chose uccqji-
pHshmen'ts which go to make up me
thoroughly equipped modern school
teacher, for then he has lihe dual office
of manager and trainer. W'.vat the
manuger is the system will be; wh'at
the 'teacher Is the sohool will be.- That
the essentials of a good working sys
tem of schools are local Interest;, lib
eral! appropriations a term of nine
months, professional teachers and ex
pert supervision no one will dispute.
Does 'any one doubt final these are the
needs of the sysem of schools of Geor
gia? 'Wetolnk thefact Is very generally
admitted. How 'then ure -these needs
to be supplied? By weil organized
local systems.
Let a local system, under the man
agement of u local board composed of
progressive, public-spirited citizens, be
established tn each county, arid let
town or city and county be under one
superintendent. .
But how is 'this to be done? Upon
whom does the responsibility tn the
maMer rest? Certainly not upon the
legislature of Che state. There has been
enough legislation in sdh’ool masters.
Too much legislation kills a system,
or. tut least, seriously weakens Its cfll-
dentey by Increasing lhe Intricacy of
school laws, 'thereby making Interpre
tation difficult and doubtful and not In
frequently resulting In divided author
ity. ’When the legislature passed un
act granting to several counties the
privilege of levying a local tax to sup
plement Che state fund .the pow.v was
■then given to the pople to make toe
public school system Just What they
might -wish. Let lihe people be led to
•take the mutter to hand and to do what
the;- can. and soon cheery Phut we are
not educating a* we snoali wilt be
sttenced.-
"A local system, supported partly by
stole and partly by local uld, brings the
work of edueaitto* the masses nearer
home. A people may be Indifferent
bsout a system of schools which is hup-
p’orted by the state alone, but when
they must open their purses, and. us
individuals, come to the aid of a sys
tem, they will manifest vastly more In
terest In It snd will be more careful to
know what It to and what It does. A
people, indlvdually, feel a pride to ihelr
local institutions. There is Involved 8"
element 6f proprietorship, which, In
turn, engenders personal Interest. H
follows that such a systsin to strong. It
Is of the people, It to theirs.
We believe the plan of supplementing
the slate fund to be preferable to a
general state law. bocauew, under the
former regime, each county cm develop
Ita system according to the taste of the
people. The more a system accords
with educated public opinion the
itlrouger will be public support. The
truth is where the state leaves off the
several counlitw should begin. We hold
that a stats should faster education,
but that at the name time the counties
should be educated to a sense of re-
aponslbllty In the matter. Utter de
pendence usba stake aid slides Individ
uality and retards all thoroughly pro-
greuive movements. Experience teaches
that a local system, which la worthy
of support, one* established. Is never
abandoned; rather, the rule is that such
a system grows with each succeeding
year, and that the funds necessary for
Its maintenance grow with the system.
"Now, It local ayatemi are to bo ea-
Mbllaheri. who will take the initiatory
atep In the matter? The people? IVe
doubt very much whether the people, as
a mam., recognize the fact that they are
not educating aa they should, and we
arc sure that a spontaneous movement
on their part to not to be expected. We
do not think any Innovation was ever
brought about in that way. It remains
for a few earnest persons, who or*
thoroughly Imbued with the spirit of
progress, to Bound Ita cry of 'excelsior
to education.’ and to promulgate It
throughout the length and breadth of
the laud. WHO will do this? Who can
do M? The teachciw of Georgia. Jf
the educators of the Empire State of
the South—a state which it eminetly
conspicuous for what It doe* In the mat
ter of higher education—would rise up
la a unit and write, talk and speak ra
they can write, talk and speak, wc be
lieve that a wave of popular Interest
In all things pertaining to advance! ed
ucation would sweeu away ovsry obsta
cle to the war of a better system and
better schools. The honorable head or
the system 'of the state. ’.vHh hie char
acteristic ability of speech, patriotic
sentiment, zeal and noble utterances,
reinforced by matchless oratory, might
effect wonders to thU line. He could
2“ ‘ ohls aid others who are likewise
gif tea In Argument and eloutfence, anti
22?* e . l itr v A e l c , h< i r beln » en "»t«l *» the
work, the prlifelplea of progressive edo-
*.* P ?? ely a>"l
“ " are <he
"The people aroused to aotlpnln this
yf‘ y S n i 0 ^5f nt m “t*fr and systems es-
“ b , U * b< i-‘ h ‘ n «‘ thing to order would
be the election of a superintendent fer
lhe respective counties. Of course each
county should elect Its -own .upe.-mtend
ent He should be an expert, or at leant
• man who la active and who fa wiMirw
to Inform hlmaelf thorough!v rerJrd SI
milpn ■rhrvtl pthU.. ^TOTWBff
wiflinff
modem school ethlca'ind’ui«h^S rJ iv5
do not think It unreasonable to aiy out
a nun who lead* In school affairs should
understand the work of the aotooto
otherwise he^mn never lift the system
abo« mediocrity, a thing. Indeed; very
much to be desired. 17
But wbsre are the men to come from
who are oapable of pioneering these
"2^*2* * b 5ri* 1 * th * **P*r-»i»*utal itaae
aaC -then on to asaured and permanent
enocemT There ore numbers of able
to Georgia trho tut availa
ble. Doubtless There are men In each
county vrtio are skilled In Schoolcraft
and who have the high qualifications
necessary for organizing, governing and
*... n inntw K v systnm. Be ussured, how
ever, '.'hat he must oe no ummh.)
This county superintendent, for tt is he
■who mu* supply in equal degree a
much-needed pedagogical training. In
the absence of ample normal Softool fa
cilities in the flute every county,
through its superintendent, should be
come a training sohool for teadhers.
The superintendent. should put Ins
tc.vdhers on « course of study embrac
ing methods tn teaching, e'lernsnta of
pedagogy and t'fe llstory of education.
Exercises In this line should be con
ducted at his weekly or Bemt-monthly
normal class meetinga. No one who Is
Informed In school affairs will fall to
comprehend the incalculable value of
a work o< fhia kind to The teachers of
the state public schools, especially to
Whose occuping positions tn rural dis
tricts. There are many earnest teach
ers who feel that they are not what
they would be and who would gladly
be wthut -tlhvy are not, who would read
ily accept the guidance of one capable
of guiding them. »nd who are eager to
'take on that higher form at professional
culture which goes to make up the thor
ough. progressive and accomplished
‘teacher. Will any one doubt That un
der this regime 'the schools of Georgia,
even In tile rural cOmmuttltes, would
soon be supplied with professional
teachers. When that is done a great
work has been laccomtpiltelhed.
The county superlnltenident ts In touch
with The people. He docs not command
from afar; lie Is at the front. He Is
of the people, with them. He knows
what the needs of the schools are un
he knows how to supply 'facm. If he
Is The earnest man What -l»e should he.
his Influence Is unlimited and he can
'lead on to better and grander things.
The services of such a m'an are to be
appreciated wherever he may be. but,
in the rural districts, the value of his
work Is beyond computation. In these
same rural districts, alike with cities
and 'towns, 'the super!ptendent carries
■a-diunced thought and approved meth
ods, engrafts his Ideas upon 'the schools
titl'd gives «n impetus to school work
not hitherto known. He stimulates
local pride, corrects wrong impressions.
siuKtiine the teacher tn hi* efforts to
iiniicdiscc porreot methods, educates
public sentiment, raises the aranduid
of education, and out of disorder brings
thorough organization. It Is evident
'that be oannoi do Kids •uniess he Is
able In The management of sdhoois. We
reprot, he must be an expert.
There Is another feature which be
longs to the ideal system, the local sys
tem. At Irvteri’a'ls Throughout he rural
districts high schools with a fixed
course of study and with privileges of
graduation can be established. The
high school can be educational centres
around -which may be arranged pri
mary Schools, feeders to the high
schools. This arrangement renders
thorough grading In the schools of the
rural districts possible and Insures the
very best results. It brings within the
reach of every man the faculties of
Thorough education arid opens up ave
nues Of success hltlheiKo accessible to
only a flavored few, ta few who were
able ito go In search of advoantages not
had In their own communlttes. We be
lieve It will do much towards towards
quieting that spirit of restlessness now
existing o an alarming extent In agri
cultural communities. » restlessness
which Is due largely to unsSOzfactory
nohools, and -which is restoring In The
depletion of t'hb population "if these
districts and in -the overcrowding of
the cities.
After much thought on the subject,
anil tn view of many 'things .learn-.d In
experience, we are persuaded that the
schime herein advanced embodies the
Ideal of 'popular education in Its per
fectness—equal advantage to all—that
tt is feasible and thwt tt Is .In perfect
barmon<y with the progressive and
philanthropic spirit of Che rimes.
WILL CHALLENGE
POPULIST HINES
Atkinson and His Opponent May Elec
trify the People With a Few
Joint Debates,
THE PEOPLE ARE ALL WILLING
AutI If ili»* Judge 1* In tlie Same Humor
There Will lie Lively Time. In
Ufforgia Very Soon*
FOOLING THE NIGHT PROWLER.
A Fence Which Affords Insecure Foot
ing for the Tuneful Thomaa Co*.
One Of the serious annoyances of efty
tVfe to t|iie ntgritly musical convention
of cats, who usually choose lhe back
fences tor their programmes, bays the
Minneapolis Journal. To obviate thus
annoyance an Inventive gentui has pro
vided for the top of a fence,m system
of revolving paddles Which offer abo-
lritely no foothold to Hire cot's paws.
Bach wheel or paddle to ttrwo feet long
and bus three flukes. As sqmi jgs a oat
stops on one arm or fluke lit recedes
from under -SUnn, and the nexl one com
ing around strikes Mm a blow which
deposits him on the Inside of the fence.
Another man has a system of rollers
such as are used In window cuffJLIns.
(if court lhe can find tt Impossible to
climb a revolving surface and comes
to grief. Charles Stebbtnj of Pennsyl
vania avenue, north, had considerable
trouble -with cat and even hi* bulldog
was unable to keep them away. Mr.
Btebbln* recently shingled his back
fence with one of Obese paletot cat un-
noyers and awaxed results. Tie other
night about 8 o’clock a large Thomas
cad of the Maltese seek strayed through
Mr. Stebblns’ yard looking for trouble.
The dog chased him and he took to the
fence us usual. But to pussy's surprise
'the fence went -brick on him. No
sooner had Wls pawa reached the top
than the whofle visible universe ap
peared to ghat astonished kitten to cave
in anil deny toll the laws of physics,
mslt'ter and gravitation. After peering
several Chunks out of the atmosphere
The oat dropped back within six Inches
of the awd at the -Vs?, who was so
overcome by the 1 illIcrousneXS of che
situation -than he Just sat back on his
haunches and M Che kittle get away.
HI new then kite bulldog bjs spent hts
time rounding up oat* and chasing
them, so thtot they will aktempt to
mount the fence. He exhibits every
appearance of the Utmost enjoyment
of the cats' sudden appreciation of the
dilemma and their frariilc attempts to
climb up the able of nothing after It
has collapsed seem ‘to Impress him us
the very riche* MU of practical humor.
A YOUNG liADY KILLED.
Miss MatUe Mann of Jonesboro Meets a
Fearful Death.
Jonesboro, Sect. -10.—(Apectol.)—A fa
tal accident occurred here yesterday,
which has caused universal sorrow to
the community.
Among the attendsnts at the Baptist
church yesterday morning were Mr.
Tom Mann and his sister, IMlss Mattie.
They Urea about four miles from Jones
boro and came to town tn a buggy.
When the services were dlsmltc ed Mr.
Mann and his sister started home after
stopping a while at the churoh doer to
apeak to friends. When about two mllei
from Use city the horse became fright
soed and started to ran away.
Mr. Mann in his efforts to control the
horse was thrown out. Mias M.rttie
then attempted to Jump from the ve-
Ijtcel. In doing so her head struck the
iron tire of the wheel. Mr. Mann sum
moned help and Miss Mattie was taken
Into a house near by. where she died in
a few minutes.
It to supposed the blow on the head
produced * hemorrhage In the brain.
The young lady wa» greatly esteemed
In this community, where she had m»ny
• 8ne belong'*! t0 one lbe
families In this county and the sad ac
cident to greatly deplored.
FUNERAL NEXT WEDNESDAY.
London, Sept. ».-The funeral of the
count of Parts will take place Wednesday
On Tuesday the body will he In state hi
the ralen of Stowe House.
The official medical certificate says
that death was due to Intestinal ohvruo
Uoa and exhaua’.lon
Cr. Price’s Cream Baking I'uwder
Most Perfect Made.
Atlanta, Sept. 10.—Chairman Clay of the
state executive committee today an.
nounced that a challenge for joint de
bate would be eent by Mr. Atkinson to
Judge Hines, as soon as the tormer re
turns to the city, and can prepare the
challenge.
The committee has had the advisability
of a Joint debate under consideration for
some days past. There appears to be a
general demand for a mcettng between the
two gubernatorial candidates. Mr. At
ktiuitHi has always been ready for such a
meeting, but left it in the hands of tha
committee.
A committee will be appointed to ar
range the details, time and place of the
debate, within the next day or two.
Chairman Clay also announces that the
committee le ready to eend speakers to
meet Tom Watson at any time and any
place the great Populist apostle desires.
Watson haa been making a great bluff
about Democrats being afraid to meet
him.
Hon. Joe James goes tomorrow to Can
ton to meet Walwu if he consent,
lie has also challenged him to ten Joint
discussions anywhere in the state, In view
of Watson's attacks upon him in hi* pa
per.
Last Saturday Watson published in his
paper a caustic attack upon Col. James,
declaring he had deliberately circulated
a falsehood in saying In a recent speech
that he (Watuon) had misappropriated
money contributed by the Populists to
help him contest Black’s seat In congress.
Flee thousand dollars Is said to have been
rained and placed In Waton's hands for
this purpose, when congress really fur
ntshed this money by appropriation, which
was J1.700.
Today Col. Janies came bock at Wat
son. He says Watson also says what is
untrue when he ays he (James) owns any
stock in the Douglasvlllc New South, a
weekly paper which Is fairly roasting
Watson Ilf his shell at every Issue, tlw ed
itor, T. P. Uat-ner. being a Populist who
become disgusted with Watson, and is
now showing him kp In Ms true light as
a mercenary demagogue.
In view of the warril Ojdood between
James and Watson there I*, likely to be
lively rimes at Canton on tocwriow.
A TEACHER'S CRUELTY.
S. W. Dubose Arrested for Whipping Too
Severely nn Invalid Child.
Atlanta. September 10.—(Speclal.)-S. \V.
Dubose, a well-known school teacher of
DcKalb county, was arrested this inorn
ir.g on warrants swort out by Patrolman
J. A. Oarner, charging him with whipping
a child with unnecessary severity.
Dubose taught a summer school at Lux-
omlnl, a little station on the Seaboard
Airline railroad. One of his pupils wns
a little son of Police man Oarner of this
city. \
Shortly before the close of the school
,Mr. Dubose found It necessary to punish
younw Gamer, and nn that whipping
hinges the whole proceedings.
Mr. Dubose said he did not whip the
little fellow severely, but on the contrary
lie was very mihl tn administering the
tod.
Mr. Garner says that the little fellow
Is an Invalid and a cripple, and 't*at Sir.
Dubose did whip him severely. Mr. Du-
briie Is a member of one of the most prom.
Inenl families In this portion of Georgia.
Ills father is one of the oldest Prethyte-
rian ministers In the church, anl has
been stationed at Decatur for many years.
The family connection Is Urge and the
young man who was arrested this morn
ing Is well and favorably known, lie
1s a candidate for ths Presbyterian minis
try, and was on Ms way to Davison co'-
lege, near Charlotte, N. C., when he was
arrested. The case will be tried at Law-
rencevillc.
STOCKHOLDERS MEBTINO.
Atlanta, Sept. 19.—(Special.)—The annual
meeting of stockholders of the Atlanta
end West Point Railroad Company, will
be held here tomorrow. A special tra'n
for the accommodation of the stockhol
ders will arrive In the city at 19 o'clock.
Hie meeting promises to be on unusually
Important one on account at th/- action
of Receiver Comer of the Central In va.
ting the Atlanta holdlnga, to oust Presi
dent PhtnUy and General Manager TYI'-r
at the recent meeting of the directors of
ths Western railway of Alabama. The
two roads go under one management, the
West Point being controlled by the by the
Western, snd therefore Messrs. I'hlnlzy
and Tyler will be retired by the West
Point stockholders tomorrow If Mr. Co
mer’s ptons carry ihrou«h. There ha-
been some talk of opposition, even If the
courts have to be applied to to prevent
Mm from voting the Central's holdings,
and on this account the meeting will be
unuetially Interesting.
HOOKS RELEASED ON BOND.
Atlanta, Sept. 10.-(8pertol.>-Ed. O.
Hooka tbs cashier of the Georgia, Caro
lina und Northern railroad. In the freight
department, who was arrested on a war
rant charging him with embezzling about
HfiOO la* week, was relessel from Jail
today on bund of IfltOU, signed by T. K
Maddox of this city.
Hooks was to have had a preliminary
trial today, but it was postponed until
Saturday to give Ms lawyers, who say
they will fight every step of the way to
show a conspiracy against their client,
time to prepare a defense.
LUCIUS PERRY HILLS.
Atlanta, Kept. IS.—(Special—The people
of Macon hive a rare treat tn store for
them tomorrow evening in the appear
ance of Mr. toietus Perry HtlU, tbe-knnwn
met snd dramatic reader of this city. Mr.
Hills' bos been engaged by Mr. R. Coley
Anderson to agpear In connection with
Proferoor Derick at the Ludden A Bates
recllul. Mr. Hills never tolls to draw a
Spiendrl uadlcucc tn Ath>nm.
POrUUST NOMINEE DECLINES.
Atlanta, Sept- W—(Special.)—Rev. W. o.
Butler, one of the Populists of Fulton
county for the legislature, has declined
to accept the nomination. He is a mem
ber of the North Georgia Conference and
does not think It would be proper for him
to take a hand with the Popjltats. lie's
a lamb nol yet ready for the slaughte.-.
GUARANTEED CURE.
We authorise our advertised druggist
to seri Dr. King's New Dbcovery for
Consumption, Coughs aid Colds upon
this condition: If yon are afflict id with
a cough, cold or any lung, throat or cheat
trouble, and will use this remedy as di
rected, giving a fair trial, and experience
ro benefit, you may return the bottle and
have your mon.-y refunded. We could hot
make this offer did we not know ihit Dr.
King’s New Discovery could be relied on.
It never diugrpolnta Trial bottle free at
H. J. Lamar A Son's Drug More. Large
sis* a cents ssd fl-
ItS Fame Will Live.
STATUE OF THE REPUBLIC |
COURT Of* hOruk
WORLD'S COLUMBIAN
EXPOSITION.
The World’s Columbian Expos
ition marked the climax of hu-
man achievement. It will live in
memory of the crowning glory of
modern times. No other devel-
opment of the closing century
can compare with it in practical
benefit to mankind.
Who that exhibited is not
proud of it ? Who that failed to
exhibit does not regret the omis
sion ? The former are the people
of to-day. The latter are relics
of the past.
No honor so high as that cm.
bodied in an award at the fair.
Competition was world-wide, the
fruits of ripest experience and
noblest endeavors were submit-
ted for examination.
Honest tribunals, composed of
eminent scientists, examined and
passed upon the claims of exhib-
itors. Their judgement based on
inquiry and justice, proves con
clusively the value of any articl*
they commend.
Their approval was stamped on
Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder
It received the highest award at the fair from a jury headed
by the Chief Chemist of the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Dr. Price’s was officially commended for highest leavening
power, purity, keeping qualities and general excellence.
THE SHOOT AT SEA GIRT.
The Georgia Marksmen Straw Up Well
to Uhe Score.
Sea Girt, N. J., N. J., Sept. 8.—Pri
vate Finnegan of the sixty-ninth New
Y'ork Rttgimetot carried off the honors
here today by winning the Wimbledon
mafcoh. The diatatnee was 1,000 yards,
position prone, 30 rtio’ta. There were 30
entries. Hts record wus 118.
WHIlim Hoiyies of New Jersey won
the Schetotzen iwatch. It. P. Oarleton
of ’Maine won the Kuzer match twd
George Cook of \W1Shln31ton won the
Hurts medal! match, while C. S. Rich
mond of Georgia, cagltured the revolver
taaMoh.
Gen. Chloar-e of Maine carried off the
Trenton cup- S- P. WeThercM rook
home the all-comers' prize, whole In the
oom tip: I tors' match Oapl. Bell of Wa«h-
•ngton came out aiheud, and F. C. Wil
son at Gengii zui the lucky mini tn
the Inltenl.litte flair .ireUWh. MaJ. D. A.
Currie at Ithe Second New Jersey Regi
ment won the mtlTlber's match.
It rained tall slaty and tWls Interfered
greatly wrtSi -7.6 match. TM*, however,
did not ■prevent: the mkrksmen from
making some big ecore*.
Sunvmstrle*—AVlmbledoa nhhtth, l."00
yard*, 30 ehdto ettOh—Private S. C.
Setoff, engineer corps. District of Co-
lurnttfij, 109; MaJ. G. H. Htorrlsao, In-
specter. District of Columbia, 97; Setgt.
J. C. Po*e11, Georgia, 92; G«si. W. S.
Choufle, Maine, 73; M. Appleby. District
Col umbra, 67; F. A. Leopold. Pennsyl
vania, M: C<Jt. Clay. Maine. 89; F. O.
•Wilson. Georgia. 88; G. C, Shaw, Dis
trict of Columbia, 58.
Trenton cup, S00 ard 800 jnzrflB—Gen.
Choate, Maine, 86; Private J. B. Yl>ung.
fttwt, District of Columbia. *4: E. P.
Oarnodhan, D4.-r.Tlct of Columbia, 84;
P. E. Kent, District of Columra, 83;
Serai. E. M. MeOann. Slztth Now Jer
sey, 77; J. H. 'MoGlbbons, 70.
All-Oomers. 200 and 300 yards—S. P.
WeOheiuld, Dlrtrtot of Columbia, 84;
Pit volte E. A. 'Robertson. Maine, 83;
Private P. E- Kent. District of Co-
lumbtb, 62; Private F. C. Wlttoon, Geor
gia, S3; Gen. ChoalSe. Maine. 62; J. C.
Murray, Mufne, 61: Wiliam McGar a-nd,
Twenty-drat, Ui*t«U Bastes army, At;
Mlaj. J. IM. Pollard. 60; Col. C. Me-
Clay. 59; Sergt. C. Chiton, 59: Lieift. G-
B. Young, 68; C. 'B. Piuit. Feiuto/hm-
nbt. 68; Oa.pt.’ R- H. Guewer, 57.
Members’ rtovtih, 200 yards, seven
shots—M'lJ. D. A. Currie,’Sec ..,1 Nee-
Jersey Regiment, nude It out of a
possible 35 and won (the ma\-':i.
Revolver 'irrrtch. 80 yurd* -C. S.
Rldlwnond. Suvasmah, On.. 130. J. T,
■11. OolHns. Now Jersey, 123; Lieut,
FhCJlIps, V.-r-'K New Jemey. 12 s ; p- {*•
Bfltoyp, Ciifion. 118; n " a - " , "•
Choate, Maine, 114; Col. W. F. P««« r -
113; C. B. Pm tit, Penawyl valuta. 110; A.
H. Ebahbeflg, eotgUo, 06.
InkemPala’ fair. 200 irel 300 yard*—F-
C. Wilson, Georgia, 681; II. Blun. Geor
gia, 89; J. A. Wells. New Jer.rey,
■Competitors' mcifcch, 600 and 800 yards.
1 attoto each—Won by Copt. J- E. Bell,
District of Columbia, score
Kuer nvitdh, seven BhrtW. at 50* JJKds
-Won byR. P. Oselefon. Maine, j>y a
*H?yre’ 10 me*»l «'A 600 and 800
rum. Sevan shots at each dbksnce,
George F. Co*. District of Columbia,
08; Col. A. R. Kuzer of New Jersey. «;
Sergei tot J. C. PosbsJJ of Oeor*4s, «o;
M’lJ. J. SI. Pollard of Georgia. 84; O. H.
Harriea. «: William McClelland, U. 8.
A., 42; Sergeant Brooks of New Jersey,
82. Bcheuten mufuffi. 200 yard*, won bv
WlUlsm llayes of New Jersey; score
193.
HYGIENIC CONGRESS
An Interesting Paper on Cholera Read
bv Dr. Harts.
Buds Pestti. Sept. 9.—At the session
of the hygienic congress Saturday an
Interesting Paper on cholera was read
by Dr. Btxieel Hirts. He ergusd that
the disease from the vallsy of the
Ganges, where there to sn utter disre
gard of sanitary precautions, and where
the people MbKuallv drink polluted
water. Dr. Harts as Id It deemed cer
tain that person* could touch amt even
rub cholera patients with Impunity.
The danger consisted of 4he swallowing
of the boccHua. which Dr. Harts con-
fended, Hve two lives, one tn the human
body and mulri^yhig within the pa
tient and poured forth by him abund
antly. and lhe other OuiMde the body,
tn damp ground, drily water, linen, etc.,
waiting to ti swallowed by soins on*
else In order to start again Its i!c«tru<--
ttrs course. Cholera, he added, to
spread broaafc-ant by Pilgrims to Mo-- -a
nod elsewhere. The government of In
dia must watch th* fain and f--fil.-.iIs
In that country, and Europe, hy Int-r-
■utlonal agreement, should guard tbs
pilgrims' tracks by Isolating early cares.
The RuKan of Turkey ought t > ad rpt
measure* for the thorough emit >».fi>n .‘.r
Mecca, which to asm cholera.
SPLIT IN THE FOUR HUNDRED.
A SUNDAY BLAZE.
IConnokp, Va., Suffered a Big Log B)|
Fire Yesterday.
Roanoke, Sept. 0.—One of the ttio«i]
dtafiStl "i- IlN UMl ever oerumd 111
this city broke out at 11 o'clock tb!d
i" -"I iu iii Hm Brid|»«r»ht bulkliaq
i liny - three-story cased brick aruit|
ure, which, with iis contents, wat * r
olrcly destroyed within an hour and
half. By (be extraorldinary effort*■ ‘
the Ure department the adjoining b'.'
ipga,were saved. The origin ot U>r
Mu h started to the armory of
Iloanoke Light Infantry. I* imkn
The losses are as follows: The Hot
era Weekly News office, furniture si
books, flJad, uo Insurance; oviTdrr
re Thurman, furniture, JD.onO, lnwrat
544; \V. I). Stewart, feed and
(L0U1, Insurance tuOO; Reynolds Br
tobacco, Si.UriO, In-uranee
Tinsley A Son, sash, door* and Isa
$11,000, no Insurance; Roanoke W
Infantry, $0,000. Insurance <000; Bi»>
oke Athleti' . ini’. 'I no®*23
Knights of Pythias, fSJOfl ii-""'
<1,500; Waboo Tribe B«1 Men-
Insurance $250; Columbus Lodge
pendent Order of Odd FeUowfl
Insurance not known; high school.
Insurance $100. ...
The building belonged to lhe 11
Building and Conveyance Comi» B T;
cost $112,000; insurance $10,000.
dwelling "f A. M. Boliertson. Jr-
damaged <200; covered by W*un“j
Neveral "f tli-- firemen were
by heat anil were carried away by
comrades.
■Mrs. Paran Stevens and Ward Mc
Allister 'to Be Rival Leaders Thli
Winter.
This winter will witness toe first or
ganized cotJlosl for social supremac)
In New York -that has taken place slnct
thee days of too Sohermerhorns, myi
fthe Baltimore Herafd. Mrs. Paraj
Stevens (is looked tip to by one of tin
parlies, and Ward McAllister will lead
the legions ot the other faction. Ii
•cento Dbail for some time there hm
been a stlmit protest by the Insiders
a* the told .lrleitocraey Is called, ayilns
toe custom ot -admitting anybody an'
everybody wlch money who chose ti
erect 'a pattree on Fifth avenue. Thi
effects of -the po>Jcy «re declared to h
plainly evident; wheel New York's *>
clal deities vMJc oifllon and Paris. Then
being no recognised soei.it power n
Now York, none to reotognled 'abroad
wumI too Knickerbockers ire forced t<
be polite In Hire drawing rooms of thi
British aristocracy to people they wouk
not even notice In New York. Now, ai
It 4s Dae habit ta London to recHn
any one Who has made a name la lit
Ikorjiiure or other fields of sis]«fli«r {
Vl Is proposed to follow some such prac
t,-e In Now York. Therefore, lirvia
t Ion's are -to be sent to people who here
tofore Wave me been rcognized soctUlj
by any of the 400 of She K-nlnkerbockn I
Mtamp. Suoh a proceed ure would tn-1
Jure toe prospects of those who I«v« I
ortly money ‘to bwck them, and ts be-1
Ing resisted by toe faction headed h) I
Ward McAllister. Hence, ** Mrs. I
Stevens to determined -not to recoinlul
any more newly rich, there is hi stjnl
for New York a mil old-faShloned *>l
clety flgbfc. One or the teaks the
vens faction Is to be the possession ml
a coa-t of aims, while ‘those who bins I
no such boats of horatdry must hasteil
'to 'provide themselves w-’ch one. Th' I
(JlbAllisier face Ion ought to have ttal
'best of It. therefore, since money wtl|
buy anything—even a ooslt-’of-srn*.
Jlr. Tinsley J* ren<le;nl pennlk«» ■
io lire and was carried oavj) > d t ^
tdrici when lie uaw hi*
roved.
OUTH OF A DRUMMER-
Bksimsn Bept. lO.-tBpo'*'^
A. R. McGookln. twrrrilnr
for -the 'Kiler-Sttowdn Man.r’F,
Company of Milwaukee. Wed
t -1-1 I) nwrnlng >f P-‘ ’ ,
taken sick hers oriwut *’•'*,’54
his wife wss telegraphed **" *7^1
rived four dsors ego. Kvery«u“
kill voukl do wus
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