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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: OCTOBER 15, 189-1.
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THE GREATER MACON’.
Cities are no better tlian the men
who inhabit them and oontrol them.
The ideals of cities are the ideals of the
men tvho control. If the ideals of the
men who control are lotv, the ideals
of the municipalities must of necessity
be low. An Ideal city—that is to say,
a city that commands the admiration
and the respect of its own elt.zeus and
ail the world outsider-id a city whose
destiny is in the hands of men whose
Individual ideas are the lushest and
best
At the present moment, tho eyes of
ail the world are centered on the city
of New York. The investigations of
the Lexow committee arc bringing to
light the most shameful condition of af
fairs. The men whs have been in con
trol of affairs in that great city hnve
had the lowest possible ideal of what
city government should be. They have
tolerated the most da gram abuses of
authority. As a rule those who have
been In office have prostituted their
official life for personal gain. Name af
ter name of the police captains has
been called and pilloried in open court
as giving or receiving bribes. On,' af
ter another of men in higher or lower
official life in that great city has been
arraigned, tried and convicted and
branded with everlasting disgrace.
All this wreck of indlv dual character
ard disgrace of communities comes
from men who go into office with the
lowest possible ambition-that of pep
sonal or material gain. No city can
over become great In the best senso
when It is dominated by men who
count honor and integrity as things to
barter and dicker with. Material pros
perity, whether of individuals or eoin-
muuiliee, purchased by the sacrlflco
and sale of personal character always
has been, and always will be, a tor
ment to its possessor at Iho las:. There
is absolutely no escape from this law
that is ns unchangeable as the Deity
himself.
There is :1 great deni being written
and spoken Just now about the greater
The constitutional convention of New
York had in it a large majority of He-
miblicans. That convention adopted
an amendment to the constitution re
apportioning the legislative districts of
the state, which is about as bad a ger
rymander as can be pointed out lu the
history of auy state. That amendment
Will be voted on at the approaching
election. If it is adopted, the Demo
cratic party wlil have next to
ohance to control the government of
New York, no matter tow large the
majority by which It may carry tho
state. The people of Now York city
are directly discriminated against, their
voting power being "educed, so far as
representation in the legislature is con
cerned, until they will bo represented
in that liody in about the same way,
if In somowhslt larger proportion, us
the Southern states were represented
in congress before the war.
It is in tile face of this attack on the
right of tho people to govern them
selves that (he revolt against the Dem
ocratic ticket occurs, it is truo that
this amendment may be voted upon
separately, and may be beaten, while
other umendmeuts and the Republican
ticket are successful, but it is never
theless true that the action of the in
dependents greatly increases the like
lihood that the gerrymandering amend
ment will be adopted. Many a careless
or foolish man, having made up his
mind to vote against Uill, will vote
against the Democratic ticket as a
whole.
The situation is a critical one in New
York and requires the best work of all
men who believe in the supremacy of
Democratic principles in tlte govern
ment.
The Macon Bureau of Advertising
and Information has gotten out a
handsomer book showing the advan
tages of the city than any town cor-
iiUSv AAA UU« KVUUM Vi iuc LGUutrj,
It was done under the supervls.on of
President Smith, and the letter press,
which truthfully portrays the many
good tilings in this favored city, is
from ins facile pen. The -pictures are
works of art and the whole get-up of
the brochure reflects credit on Mr.
Smith and the bureau.
Much interest Is felt among our busi
ness men In the result of the proposed
trip of ihc Gypsy, if she makes a
successful run, taking a land of cotton
to Brunswick, returning with a load
of heavy merchandise, ,t line of llat-
bottomed, light-draught freight boats
will be running tho river as soon as
they can be builL The .chances are
that they will be built right here in
Macon, and a ship yard on the banks
of the Ocmuigee is not improiiable.
government m the world. I plead
guilty." -.
Continuing, he says: Mj
"Is nof the bishop's reference to a
‘foreign church' rather unfortunate?
An effort Is being made to nave a
$000,000 cotton mill locate near Macon.
It is a New England concern which has
made up its mind to come to Georgia.
A better spot than Macon could not be
fouud for the venture. Situated in the
centre of the Georgia cotton country,
she has the added advantage of unri
valled railroad facilities for the distri
bution of the manufactured goods, and
stands ready to offer any reasonable
Inducements to secure the plant.
CHINA’S HUMILIATION.
The condition of China is pitiable.
The greatest empire on earth in popu
lation and the second largest in terri
torial extent, it fluds itself helpless
when attacked by tho comparatively
small armies of a heretofore despised,
enemy. The dispatches say that its
capital is in«d.uiger, that one or more
of its ports have already been sc,zed
and that the defense of its very life is
necessarily entrusted to armies hardly
better armed than were the Indians
when Columbus discovered America—
with bows and arrows. These armies
were without discipline, without capa
ble officers and are, in fact, no better
than mobs.
There is little in China to admire
and the Japanese ougnt to win, be
cause they have the better cause, but
as we have said, the hopeless break
down of so great an empire when at
tacked from without is a pitiable spec
tacle. It may have, too, momentous
results. China’s conservatism, which
has been one of the wonders of tho
world, Is based on a supreme eonll-
denco In the superior power of the Chi
nese empire and a corresponding con
tempt for forc.gn nations. This con
fidence cau hardly stand the shock of
uie blow administered by Japanese—
It's a poor uine for an Independent
Democratic ticket n Now York tills
year. Too much depends on Demo
cratic success to allow personal dis
like for a candidate to drive a true be
liever in the great principles of Dem
ocracy to even the negative support or
tho enemies of tie- party.
This is na iiine for Democratic strug
gles. Wo must close up the rauks and
go to work.
If the Populists can poll any fraud
ulent vote6 in Bibb county they are
welcome to them.
FATHER KEILEY'S REPLY.
die foreigners of all others most de-
New Y’ork. They have passed a law in ! spited and hated—if that blow be heavy
tho h-gislaturo of that great stato nu- .enough to call the attention of the
thorlzlng the enlargement of the me
tropolis. If the people so will it, by in
corporating In one vast municipality
New York, Brooklyn and nit the bor
dering smaller suburbs that lie in that
state. The territory so comprised t-ov-
els ijn arm of threu hundred nud sev
enteen square miles, which Is mote
than eight times the present area of
New York. Tho cities ami towns so
included have, according to the slate
census of 1802, a population of nearly
three millions—a population exceeded
by only four states In the Union, ac
cording to the census of lSIKI. And all
this aggregation of wealth and people
they denominate Tho Greater New
York. Bnt if ibis vast aggregation of
men and things be only nn aggregation
of material resources fur men of low
Ideals and seittsh Interests to prey
upon, the Greater New York will he
come the Sodom of iho country, in-
steito of the “Metropolis of the Nu-
There is bnt ouo thing that
canBnake New York aixwr ..mi ,]...»
Is i*ot any mere aggregation, however
sfujfcdous, of material resources.
’rtjyte 1 is but one th'u? that enn maite
as y; city great. And Hint is character
f :r Integrity of purpose and upright-
4 °f Ufa. The Greater New York
i not lie in Its toll buildings though
tower to the very heavens and
cannot b* swayed t»v any storm. But
the Greater New York resides in tho
cliaracter of its tall men, who are,so
lofty and str.mg in their Integrity that
they cannot be lsent or swayed from
their high purpose by any or the tempt
ing allurements of she spoils of office.
What is true of New York is true if
Macon and every >ther city. The Tel
egraph takes delight | n hearing „iir
people plan for nnd discuss The
Greater Macon. A greater Macon Hum
aay of us have ever dreamed of even,
1* possible for us. a tyncon whoso
destiny is in the minds of men of the
loftiest and nest ideals U not an "ini-
descent dream.” A Macon so “teail.
tifnl for situation” and so strong and
Incorruptible in her habitation, that
she shall bo the desire of all cities is
not the Idle vagary of a passing hour.
There are men already In tills city
strong enough, nnd true enough, oral
wise enough, and nil they lack Is cour
age enough to bring on this consumma
tion. so devoutly to be wished. Let
them come together as one man and
with fine heart and one hope speed on
the day at The Greater Macon.
Every Democrat In
whole Chinese people to tile failure of
their government, a* It scents likely to
be. The first result ef tins loss of con
fidence would probably be revolution
—possibly the nation might be broken
up—but the more important result
wouid probably be ibe rapid disappear
ance of the conservatism that has pre
vented the 400,000,000 of Chinese from
exerting any Influence on the atfa.rs
of the political world and next to none
on those of the Industrial world. Those
same Chinese might accomplish grout
results if they set themselves to lenrn
the wuys and muster the methods of
Europo and America.
Some of the election returns rnako a
queer showing. This is especially truo
In the counties which went for the Pop-
ullsts, Mr. Watson, in talking about
purity In elections, might explain tile
following figures: 'In Meriwether coun
ty the aggregate number of polls In
1803 was 2,030. Tho vote polled lu
Hint county on October 8 was 3,751.
in Columbia the totai number or polls
1803, 1,231; voted October 3, 1,41*5.
Franklin, number of polls, 2,301; voted
October 3, 2,300. Lincoln number of
polls, 010; voted 1,118. Warren, num
ber ef polls, 1,200; voted 1,220. Ih-se
are just a few specimen*. They must
keep the taxes ap in these counties
pretty close, or else our Populist friends
favor purity in elections for Democrats
only..
Bibb county Democrats are deter
mined that a different result shall bo
shown in the November election, so
far as this county 1* concerned. There
are few better p.Utica! organizers In
the state than Col. Nlsbett, who has
charge of the campaign. He has called
to his ass,stance some of the shrewdest
and hardest workiug Democrats in the
county, and before Mon,lay night there
will be an organization in Bibb which
will Insure the pDclug In the bullot
box on Novesdir.- D every Democratic
vote tik the cosgity. Every oSU r county
In the state should follow Bibb’s ex
ample.
Bibb
,h n B * rtlott plu! * and *6 to
lori.y fVk*K.7!S3?SS Who
The board of trade acted nicely In
postponing action on the eclix-tlon of a
president to succeed Cap:. It. E. Park.
Capt Park is a public spirited citizen,
keenly alive to the Interests of Macon.
His successor should tie thn moat act
ive, energetic and public spirited mer
chant in the city. With the right man
the board of trade can do n power of
good for Macon.
In less than two weeks now the
Dixie Fair will be opened to the public
and the people of Georgia will have on
opportunity t * the biggest exposi
tion ever held In tha state.
He Defends the Catholic Church From
B,shop Nelson's Charges.
The defense of the American Protec
tive Association by Bishop Nelson of
the Protestant Episcopal church and
his attack, In that defense, on the Ito-
man Catholic church, brought out a
sharp rejoinder trow ltev. Ucnjam.n
J. Kelley, vicar-general of this Cath
olic diocese.
In h.s reply Father Kelley says in
part us follows:
“Ever since publicity lias been given
to Cue aims and methods of the latest
revlvui ef kusw-nothiugism, tile Amer
ican Protective Association, 1 nave
been of the opinion that we'Catholics
should leave to our Frutcatuut friend*
and neighbors the condemnation of this
untl-ChtiSLun and un-Americau organ
ization. I am persuaded that our peo
ple are, on tho whole, a fa,r-iu'iided
ami honest people, and this persuasion
lias reached the state of conviction
when 1 have seen Protestant*, with no
sort of sympathy w-th. ttMgOatnolse
cniirch, coudcu3f“,ii ringing Words this
secret, oatn-uouud ana inniemne ag
gregation of nurrow-in.nded bigots.
“That, unfortunately there have been
exceptions to ui,» rale- ,s aOwrieuo,
and yet tlie petty waukn<«*os of hu
man nature ufford a reason for, at least
some pall in turn of this action. Our
country has afforded the outsipe world
the spectacle ol a class who would
scarcely he tolerated elsowhorj—men,
who, la search of notoriety or to re
vive a justly waiting popularity, will
sacrifice principle to oxpedlnncjt aud
fan the flumes of religious prejudices
by violent abuse of tlie Catholic church,
the pope unit the Jcsu.ts.
"X have fondly hoped that here In
Georgia there would not lie found a
man of position who would or could
forget the sacred memory of one, who
It seems to me, but yesterday was
among us—weak and frail of body,
u cripple oonfineS to his chair, with
scarcely vtial.ty enough, olio would
think, to sustain life for n day, hut
with a spirit as Indomitable us ever
tlie good God pluccd iu human tene
ment, the patriot, the statesman, the
American commoner, tbc Protestant
Alexander U. Stephens, who, half a
century ago, fought and nobly won the
batfTS of freedom against oppression,
tolerance ugalust bigotry and gruulno
Christum charity against antl-C'ltr.st-
lun know-notblngism.
“The modern American Protective As-
sociUtlon is neither more nor less than
a revival of know-nothinglam. Its alms
uud methods are Identical, amt tlie dis
astrous :onsuqoehces of die otic will be
repeated In the other, It the ignorant
and tlie lawless of today are Instigated
by appeals to tlie passion aud preju
dices to deeds of violence. The Amer
ican people have coudcnmmsl know-
notblngism, aud they will yet put their
seal of condemnation on Us Uglthunte
child—the American Protective Asso
ciation uud its alders nnd abettors.
“I depart today from the path w hich
I had marked out for mysMf in this
matter, and my change is due to a
communication which, to my amaze
ment, was written by the Protestant
Episcopal b.sliop of Georgia.
“Ue lias In this letter sent out to tlie
world with all tho weight attaching to
his official position a defense and Just
ification of the American Protective
Association. His letter will likely
enough soon appear among rle>- docu
ment* with which the country is Iselng
flooded from the central otile-a of tlie
Orange revival at Washington, 1). C."
Father Kelley then reviews at soma
length Bishop Nelson's letter. In tho
nsiren of hi* review, speaking of the
bishop’s statement that there is phil
osophy In the A. P. A. movement. he
says:
“I know fllere is bigotry, Intolerance,
mendacity, fraud and forgery in It,
but Its philosophy does not y, t soem
entirely outside of some of 'these at
tributes.”
Speaking of the alleged vow of the
Catholics to consider tho church first,
last amt all the time, and the state
ment that no honest Botnanls: would
deny the existence of such a vow. i
titer Kelley says: “I trust, bishop,
you will regard me as an honest Ro
manist. As such, I declare that my
church teaches me to real to God
the things that are God's and t-> ren
der to Caesar the things that are Ooe-
sar’s, and I have never taken not ml-
mlnlitered to others a vow to v.m-
ilder the church first, last and all the
time.’ But, If tho blshoa means tint
I consider the Catholic church a tnti -h
greater instituUm than auy Jiae ef
iu tlie United States she offspring of
tho church established by parliament
in England? And .isamedl/ England
Is a foreign ccuutry, yet f would not
designate my Episcopalian friend* as
adherents of a foreign church—though
in truth si Catholic church must be for
eign In the sense of fostering children
In every clime,
“Now, what are the charges on which
these ragoer rhetorical statements are
based?
“I.The appropriation of moneys by
congress to IndiaD Catholic schools.
“2. Appropriations in New York to
Catholic charitable iiutltntlpns.
"3. Catholic sisters begging for the
poor—a large proportion of whom are
nou-Catholics—in the departments in
Washington.
‘‘.Suppose all these are established
facts; is my genlul friend, John Colvin,
to be defeated for a position on the
alfiermanic board of Atlanta?"
lie then shows that tlie Catholic In
dian schools receive precisely the same
treatment as do the Protestant school,
and asks:
“But it is a poor Romanist in North
Carolina who wnuts to lie a cross-roads
postmaster to he ruthlessly turned
down by the appointing power because
Bomc poor w ntan In garb which de
notes a life devoted to tlie alleviation
of human woes Is teaching the ludlnn
boys and g.rls to doff the trappings of
savage life and lit themselves for civ
ilization?”
Figure* are given to show that while
New York gives state aid to twenty
Catholic charities, she also gives staio
aid to 127 Protestant charitable insti
tutions. This question then follows:
“-Must I, in my inmost heart, resolutely
vow never to vote for si Methodist be
cause my friend, Dr. Hi-pkius, is re
ceiving state aid. as president of :lie
Technological school?”
Continuing, he says: “In conclusion,
I ask: Is Rishnn Nelson nn niithn-.
izetl exponent of Protestant thought
nnd feeling? I do not ltelleve It. 1
prefer to believe that Governor Stone
of Missouri more nearly represents and
more truly expeesses the views of a
majority of my non Catholic fellow-
citizens.”
Governor Stone's denunciation of
tlie A. P. A. is quoted, and Father
Kelley’s card doses ns follows:
“There spoke a patriotic American.
Compare Governor Stone's utterance
and Bishop Nelson’s card.”
replied Mr. Lyon, with Just a fttiut
tinge of enrfla-on In his voh-i
"Well, wh-lt Hid vnil rirf»-
THE STROLLER.
“These modern times barbers have got
the science of barboring down to a fine
point,” said a traveling man who repre
sent* one at Macon’s wholesale houses,
to the Strotlcr.
“I was down In Brunswick a day or
two ago when I had on opportunity to
see this demonstrate!. I was the aubject
myse.f. I was on my way down to the
depot and wanted to get shaved, and find
ing had twenty mlnutei, went into a
barber shop several blocks away from
the station, and sat down lit a choir.
" ’I want a hair cut and a shave quick.
My train leaves In twenty minutes.'
” Til fix you up In dat time, boas,’ o
good nature! colored barber replied.
'Have a seat, sah.’
"He called another barber and the two'
tonsorlal artists begnn on me. . One
worked on one side and the other at the
back of my head while the brush boy got
up such a friction on my shoes with his
brush Chat my feet got hot. I sat with
my watch In hand In an agony of sus
pense lest I might at lait have to rush out
with one side of my face shaved, a wide
swath clipped In my head and only one
shoe shined. -
“But as little as you may believe me, I
was out of that chair 'all rim re n and
shorn’ In just eleven minutes. The most
Interesting part of the Job to me, or I
should say the ticklish part, was when
the two raiora began flashing around
under my throat, and when they cam*
to the chin, I was dead sure they were
going to cut It off. But they didn’t even
scratch me and tpwldes having a pretty
good Job done, though there aro a few
p.g paths through my hair, 1 bad plenty
of time to go down ant*, catch my train
I think I am the only man who ■ -i
three men at work on blm In a barber
shop at the same time."
Well, what did you ride; a locomo
tive?" asked She doubting Thomas.
"N't, I rode an alligator."
"An aT.gotiOr!" exclaimed everybody
in Ore crowd.
“Yes, gentlemen, an alligator, mil
although 1t Was been several months
ago I have not been able to get my
hair to He flat on my head since, while
every time I think of that eventful
ride my heart almost stops pumping.”
“Give us the story," said the Stroller,
and the others with nudges and winks
Joined tn ithe request.
"Near our place at Interlaken, Fla.,’
began* Mr. Lyon, as he lighted a freto
cigar, “la a lake flour miles tong. On
the end of the Jake bordering otir place
there Is a marsh and this marsh Is the
Meeot for alligators. Hundreds and
hundreds of them can be found there
the year around, and I am not exag
gerating when I aay thoit some of them
are from fifteen to twenty feet long.
Our house Is only a short distance
from the marsh, and so accustomed
have the alligators become to seeing
people and hearing noise Walt they do
not get frightened when you approach
them. Noticing this when I first went
to Florida I resolved to see If It was
r slble to domesticate 'them. At firs'
ivus not very successful work, but
finally I noticed one great big fellow
about eighteen feet long that se*cmed
to take a liking lio me, and by degrees
I got him so that I could tote him to
the house nnd feed him. One day I
noticed one of my brother’s children
riding the' ’stitbr, and the Met oc
curred to me tthat I could ride ham,
too, so after matching my nephew for
awhile and seeing the ’gutor seemed
to Bke the sport. I tried him. or
course I hfid to coll my teffs up to keep
.***.!__ a k«i» fsSn 'ffafnr
them off the ground, but fche ’*ator
went .'along all right. El'a'ted at my
success I determined to try the fra tor
in the water, and one day tried Ai dead
chicken on o pole and mounted the
’Rialor. I heM the pole In my batid so
th*nt the chicken would -ban* In front
of the ’K.-vtor’s mouth, .and If I waited
the ’gitor to turn to 'the right, I w*ould
turn the ev.cken to the right, and vice
versa. This echeme worked beautifully.
*3 off to the lake I started, mmmRcd on
my -amphibious steed,* with the whole
family washing me. Into the ^Jer
wo wont, and I'll tefll you tttot
Mrrfod imp nlonar like I did not welsh
more than a gnat. I wn« afraid w> go
out far, however, and after I had Mt-
l ? Aed, mysejrjhot^I had ■tj^a^wiap
aggregate of •1.332 IWmb
P.-ulis; voteaforiSS^a*
luture. UKV *rRofti*
Their vote -this year wilt h* a
ed aetirmrtp th- 5* the .
ure user!. ui iwo
Now for some toterestin* ’
lag convpttrlaone: an( * r «tt]
It has been the pah*.*.* *
that the vote oa&t
light on-, r.-ot UtsflSun^
wm heavier than fl*uitito
Vote cast at tbs suite el««i„ 9i '‘ h! l
tt* «* agttlnat 218.107 tl»u
Governor Nonth.-n’* L , r
Peek w.ia 71,602 sandal n r re! J n 117
majority ithiu ye ar Q f 34 7(3
no fusion between PoouJist* JST
if 6 *!* ,w 7> mn ago. and therel 8 *
r**r. »s tits Ogunea win l *
Peek received in 'n «g 990
•1.082 cast for 'the PopuHid , a
year-a gain of 12.000. fa rmmd
all of which gain wis in ,a"l nu!
The vote for w5dentl*i <lC f r *
1832 shows the re.i! altn.ii.'L f
boat pa'dd'.m* a boat all
guided the ’gator Ttymeans^of the
chicken to toe shore, where I fed the
chicken to Mm. By Otis time toe
•gutor hid become so thoroughly do-
mssttetl'.ed that he stayed in our back
you'd mtire than he did to toe
and wns aa genfle as a dog, and after
my first ride In the Water on M* back
• J a-l_ nUnoafHap fftfi lliK'k Runt*
I used him altogether for duck hunt
ing, sometimes rtdling him for
out Into toe lake. I did .Mt' both for
the novelty of It and toe fact to-at It
enabled me to get to eloeer range of
ducks thin I could have gotten In a
bolt, and then, too, there wes no ex-
ertitan on my part, toe on'> J n £™'
vonlence being tha't I got my w ?‘-
But one day-toe day on which oc
curred toe race I Started out to tell
you about, another slfifffitor sprung tap
to the water Just I titd ridden mine in.
The first flllisHtor struck 'a bee Hne
out into the Vake. and wlto a bel
low mine slanted after him, wlto me
stride bim. I tried to «top him by
pulllrrg the oh i, .ck'»n to his mouth, but
he paid no attention It. His eye, were
bulging out and seemed to he sek on
the ’ B :itnr In front of him. Each mo
ment Ms speed Increased, but so d.d
that of the ’gator to front, and Til tell
you nothing ever went ‘torough toe
water or the air. except. PO’».“V. a
bullet, ns fast as we did. Whew. It
almost stop, my breath to think or it.
I held to the ’gator wlto both km-es
and hands and finally found ft neces
sary to lie fiat on his back in orfet °
stay on. On he went, gaining llttie by
little on the ’gator *n frent. whi.e l
expected to fall off each moment and
be drowned, as we were never closer
to Vtir.1 than a half mtle after the
start. I also knew If my alligator over-
: ’ V . 1- -rone thorn woutd
“it has often bothered ms," said a man
yesterday, ”wbat a gentleman should do
under such circumstances as 1 found my
self situated th* other day. And that
Is whether a man ought to reseat email
affiliation* in a crowd, particularly with
a lady. It oftentimes happens that
thoughtless, or careless people who might
be styled ruffians, will push and above a
lady In a crowded congregation and make
It disagreeable for her. Now euppoee you
were the lady's escort, what would you
do?"
"Knock him d—!’’
"Oh, yes; I knew some of you hot
headed fellows woul say that, but see here
a moment. Would that be the most com
fortable thing for the lady, and It la for
her you care alone,that la if you are a
Jam-up Southern man;
"We are afll that you b—
"Hold up. Let me get through. I con
tend that unlees the disreepoct la direct
and unmiatakably Intentional, the best
thing to do. consulting the lady’s pleas
ure, Is to pay no attention to It unless
the fellow tries to rub It In. If you think
of it u moment you will agree with me.
When you turn your companion looee to
scrap the offender, ehe Is placed In
much more horrifying position than be
fore. You have to leave her screaming
and half dead with fright In a crowd of
all aorta of men and take big chances on
unconditional arrest and lodging In the
calabooae betides. If you knock the other
fellow out and thraah him aoundly for
his actions there la more to regret than
before. You have mortified the lady to a
terrible degree—much worse than she had
been. And. besides, you can’t be certain
but what she will at last have to scram
ble her way out without any escort at
all, for ten to one you would get in the
h^Buppoee c. thing of this sort happened
In Macon. You know the police are not
tflowed to summons up anybody now,
even if he be the lord chief Juetloe; the
only thing they can do la to lock you up,
end will do It. loo. for the violation of
any ordinance. Now, wouldn’t you leave
vour lady friend In a fine box, going
home alone, night or day. white you wend
your way to the barrack*?
be 1 " flStCinwhWh i. Of course, wWuld
stand -no showing. It had been ,1 long
time since X had prayed, but I te 11 you
1t would De narri io cuiiiit L.e number
of fervent suppllovtlons I eenlt un dur
ing tout ride, iiml my whole Hfe poss-d
before me. it seemed, Hke a mllV.on
times. But, to make » long rforv oho..,
the front alllgitor finally reached the
other end of toe lake, four mile* from
the sttirt, nnd to another moment my
■gator was right on to hint. I wa*
thrown out on toe bank at toe first
o n .ti'»ght nnd became unconscious.
Haw long I lay there I do not know,
but I was rttvx’.ly awakened by ;t fish
erman, and when I opened my eyes
'both ’galtors were gone. I never saw
my pet ’glitor after that, and don*
W The yam ooat him Just 11.65.
IS32 shows the real situat m, i? 01
Populists and ReuubHoans v
their own candidates ■en?™!^
this result: oewrateij-
Populist
ReoubMcan
Cleveland drew "out'the' 7,3,'"J
cratio vote, which was SUgg 8 1
Or a majority of 38 142 ove,'
blned vote of Pooultsts and %
A significant fact is that
the Poomut tlck« to?, ‘year , , "
about the combined vote *nt n
and Republtcra*. cwt fm- fL Pop ' J
dates at the elecUcT^twfyS* n
beinj? 91,082. while thr* ^22
Strength of toe two turtles JS 11 "
hl V, 1 *-'»'Trate candidate wms
For presides: tta! electors toe’HS
state—with 3.343 soaaertn'i
*23,973. or only About 7 000
were pollctl in toe atJ. -Rf 1 «
week, while the vote for the ’
et thi* year exceeded by 8^
for Governor Northen two ve*?*
All this is Interesting re.idtna h**!
of the claim that toe
Jority hit* 'been cut downT.* . ^
u J?H do nbt He. The only L
they oould not be had early***,
thcottic toe wild cries oftoeTS
to^toeto toroat* Is^M
Th» official consolidation of fn,
NWthen and Secretary oTsta'tfS
supremo p
amendment and the eurnmeT *
amendment hare been lost wh£
penalon amendment ha* bee’-
The suoreme court
eelved 56.327 voes fi> r (■
2.952 ^ * defeatwl b V «* hiajort
Tho summer session amendment
35.655 for. and 69.355 agdrwt n, X
feateil by 3J.798 votes.
1,15 pengloh amendment received
279. and there Were 46 919 aval net u
majority by which It was carled '
ONLY A SMALL SLUMP
The Official Count of ths Vote* Cast
on October 3 Show Well
for Democracy.
The Stroller Just repeats the citizen’s
a/tvlce for the good of hot heeded gentle,
men who may be mixed up wUh o l.dT
friend In the Immense crowds that sre
cuiiitne from all part* of the country
to the Dixie Fair.
Hors# racing
and the subject
ftuxudbare.
was being discussed
we* worn pretty well
when one of toe crowd
he would like to ride a horse like
Henry of Navarre In a race. Others
to the crowd expressed their desires
on the subject, when Mr. W. J. Lyon,
who had Just cam* up from his orange
grove tn Florida, chimed to: “You
can all do ail Che fast riding you
want," he said, "but I have had
enough. No more fa*t riding In mine,
and airhough I hold the champion-hip
for riding toe fastest race on recbof,
I aim willing to lot toe empty honor
i r- i.l In toe dust to be picked up. by
the first galoot who wants a."
“What hors* .!' I yon rider' n«ked a
doubting member of th* crowd, nnd
an r ier Incidentally remarked (that he
never heard of a fast race where the
J .. key’s name was Lyon, slto’tugh he
thought he was pretty welt poked on
a ring
“I don't think I said I rods a hone,"
Atlanta, Oct. 11—(Special) --A.S a gen
eral rule, figures are considered dry
reading. But here are a few taken
from the official record* of the secretary
of stag* today that will be found highly
Interesting.
They have been awaited anxiously
atnoe the duv of the state election—and
they furnish much food f<ar thought by
tAe student of the political situation In
Georgia. Since the day of the election,
with tie attendant surprise's all Inter
ior baa centered in toe announcement
of the total vote cast In the state, ths
offiriil majority of the Democratic
ticket, and the real strength developed
by the Populism at the pall*.
In order to ascertain the vote east the
Telegraph correspondent today made «
consolidation of tile votes cast tor all
candidate* for stats senator tn each of
the forty-four districts, from the official
relume in the office of the secretary of
state.
This consolidation gives an accurate
and reliable estimate Of toe total vote
cast for the two state tickets, said fur
nishes toe basis for an Interesting com
parison showing the gains of to* Pop
ulists over two years ago.
The total number of hailota cast for
both Populist and Democratic candi
dates for the onnsste wss I!S,MT.
Of this the Demoorattlo candi
dates received 125,285
And toe PoputUts »1,#S3
It wns ounremtly reported this ,,
noon that CbJef Justice Blecklev
resign rather than continue to n»i*
toe arduous duties of toe sum
bench since the amendment io Inai
toe number of Judge* had been
tea tod.
When called upon for a denis
affirmation of the report, Judg» Bi
ley declined to express himself
publication, ntrhough his dlsapMi
ment was plainly apparent.
It Is understood 'that Judge Blecl
told Judge Simmons that he could
stand toe Work required of him bn
and would retire. Since ths defer
the amendment It Is also uld t
Judge Simmons will not bo > m«
date for re-election. The duller of
supreme bench as now commuted i
as It will continue for odme time
ootne, lare very trying. It will not
a surprise If Judge Bleckley should
sign at once, and there 1- giuch d«
of Judge Simmons' accepting l
election.
It la generally agreed that the
fealt of toe supreme court amende*
wns due to the candidacy of Jo1
George F. Gabor of toe Blue EM
circuit. Every county in hi* elf
voted heavily against tho amenda:
the total majority oppose! to i: (o
hritmis ahtiti? A 000. T!** < m *
ment was’lost by only about it
Had ibis own people stood bv Jd
GOber the amendment would r
carried. Whether the o.iar*c-i
have been made agoitnat him are
or not, Judge Gober will now got
on the records of the state us the a
whose candidacy for the office can
toe defbat of the Increase tn the n
her of supreme court Judges.
Taking tho .vote on rile »upn
court atuendment tn toe cimilti
some of the aspirant* for seats on
benoh, some interesting fact*
•hdwn.
In the Atlanta circuit, where J*
Marshal J. OTark* and Hon. A
Cobb reside, tho majority fw.
amendment was as follows: F*
oounty 2,514. ,
In the Augusta clrcutt, where lu
Joseph Oanadtl reside*, the nufr
•wa* a* follows: Burke county u
*nd Richmond 1,864 for the a®”'
ment: and Columbia 513, McDuW*
n*>in*t d.h a * man Hntplflt Tt)t jl ttlt ”
agahwt toe amendment. Total far
amendment 4,227. . ,
In the Blue RMge, Judge QoJ«
district, every county went
the amendment, a* ‘°H°ws: Cwv
1,479; Cobb 1.035: DawWon 491. P*
697, Foray to 1.391, Gilmer m
503, Ptckons fi!2. Tbtal agnim’-
amendment 0,4M.
HILL’S CAMPAIGN FROCHUJn®
New York’* Derrsocratio Leader Ha
Idea of Sparing Himself.
v;~ r y«* (M 1#.—Senatof Wd
B. HU! ha* made out his e
palgn programme, so far “
speeches sre concerned, and
■announced today at Democratic i
toeadQtfarters. ^
He will Are toe first gun «* *****
on Thursday; on Friday he wlfifi*
at Binghamton; Saturday at
nexft week, Tusrihy, at Utw: We*-I
Making toe total nratority ofths
Demoorat* over toe XVcniUst*.. 34,743
When tils Vbte for governor and state
bouse officers In consolidated by the leg
islature. ft will be found that this fig
ure. 34.743, will not be materially
ohanged a* to toe majority of toe atone
ticket. Mr. Atklwon. M I* ooticsded.
ran behind his ticket several thuu-aml
votes, but Just how much his majority
over Hines will fall abort of the ma
jority of his ticket over the PopulUt
ticket cannot be told until the legisla
tive consolidation.
The figures given Tie re are official,
with toe cxMption of eiv noun'll •:<
quitt. Early, Twig**. Echols, Mclnt-l
and Worth. The conaotidated return
of theae ebunties are not yet hi th
hands of toe occretasry of atate, the pi
turn* asm to blm being ooptu* J an
Incomplete.
The records, however, for twe
year
day, at Hooheater.
Senator Hill VtiM add"” * ”...
bor meeting at Cooper Union, In ^
city, on October 25; on toe 28tft **
apeak at Albany, and on Noveffl^'
he w II "I ue th* campaign at E
hi* old home. .. t
Apr-rrimge
be c .... to. are thirteen or
teen &r:r* to be filled, a* U 1 '—,—at
tic* of toe campaign may
It will I.- . "i tont Mr. H1H W*'
Intention of sparing WlmsriX-
The man l gcr* say the other s* n
will follow the leader.
’ 'x, 8UDC?0B8FDL LIFE,
It Means a Living As Well A* ,X
Knows.
From toe Lsdle* Home journil
A successful Hfe Is nothing
less for man orf or woman tis
a* well as we know how anfi ®'
beat we can. Success cannot or
sured by fame, wealth or e
life of toe humblest woman iu
land. If well lived. Is as sueoee»r«
is mat of the woman who. wlin gr~
Opportunl les. m enabled to m.
re i;: ’, >•' 1 ■ ■ r work peato ’ ^
Some of us must lire for the f ■
other* again must live for the BU"'
Hut both Uvea are B'l-eeMfid- ^
in this wratd
BW
1 WO ■ ' OMlo - ,
10. -V. ■
ws m to oor
ago show that toe six counties roiled .an I saxver.ful
live; nr-J lrt
Offered* T-