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TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1807.
LiiL T VV lUtt-A-W LLK TELEGRAPH
■! ■! Mil Mi I' i I l-l-H-I-H-H-’l-l-H I I I 1 H i H M 1-H-H-H*.
A CHILDLESS WORLD
Suggested by the President’s -Message on Homes
That Are Criminally Childless
school houses in suburb* and county,
$.7,230. The value of furniture and
fixtures, desk* and racks in the system
is $14.294. The board commenced in
1S72 wit..out possessing any property
at ail and today owns $250,944 worth.
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Written for the New Tork World by
Newell Dwight iiillic, Pastor of Ply
mouth Church.
Tut .\ni .i little child shall lead
them.
i.unt rupht i dreamed of a world
without a c mid. Prosperity had in-
iTo.ts.-d. gold had come in like a flood
i: :i.i n w pleasure-loving and jvo-
j ,v. s-it.sh. Husbands ur.d wives
that children were ex-
;;tt they could quadruple
... spent upon themselves
number of people in the
beg
m ’.o'
'I n„
uni:
.1 f a c
f., compelled to
o.-'ible forms of
d j,earls for her
did s rosy arms
..it, to rebel against child-
.lepcni rating, some of the
n. looking upon Raphael’s
n the mother’s breast,
one repulsive, in their
. revolt. ,1 from what they
rimev.-tl curse, and men
•- hard, joined the con
st God h'.nd their prayer
Lh a decree that every llv-
tilrt come to its maturity
>ide: that tliere should be
>f the flowers or of tho
ore spring but only j>er-
ter no more cradles, no
• of the beginning of life,
turlty shoulu control the
•Pie had
st off all
c-nt
con
gifts, nc
Childhot
deal
itulated
■ at 1 lit their fetters
tore pain of child-
nursing of infants,
liglu , no more anx-
’S Clothes and chll-
>rc- necessity of edu-
Instead of the per-
•ay of gold for their
treasure was for
they could give free
c and appetite. All
Now Come* Death of All Joy.
And then to one woman there came
the hour of vision-speech. When the
Woman s Club was filled one morning
she turned on a so-called social leader
and cursed her to her face. ’’You
taught us that motherhood was repul
sive and child-bearing a curse. Vile
thing that you are! You taught us
means to avoid children and are un
speakably repulsive in your soul! You
showed us the paths that led to selfish
ness, paths that were to lead to ease
and pleasure and what you called per
sonal culture. And. lo! your apples
of paradise are apples of Sodom! Your
wine and nectar are the dropping of
asps and the poison of serpents. Your
home Is a beautiful sepulchre. For the
white robes of motherhood you have
given us ashes and fleshly defilements.
You offered us an endless opera, and
lo! we women would now, that we
understand, give all the orchestras and
blare of trumpets in a thousand worlds
If we could hear the sweetness of
one cradle song and feel the pressure
about the neck of baby arms and share
In God s greatest miracle, the miracle
The enrollment of pupils in the city
schools last year was, white, 3,757:
colored, 2,272. Total enrollment in
city. 6,029. Of this number there were
1.485 more whites than negroes. But
the county tells a different story. The
enrollment In the country schools was,
whites, SOS: negroes. 1.247. This shows
In :he country 441 more negroes than
whites attended the schools. Here is
food for thought. Total enrollment in
city and country*, whites, 4,563; ne
groes, 3.519: a grand total of both
races, 8.082. In the entire county
there were 1.044 more white children
than negro children in the public
schools.
■l"H"M"i I M-H-H-H-HH-H i I l I-I-b
Caught on |
the Wing J
By JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET.
The "Alexander Free School" was
named after the late Elam Alexander,
who left a handsome endowment for
school purposes: the "Gresham High
School” was called in honor of the
late John B. Gresham, who carefully
and safely guarded through all the
vicissitudes of war the funds of the
’’Macon Free School Board." "Nesbit
School.” named in honor of ex-Presl-
dent James T. Nisbe: of the B’oard of
Education: "Whittle School,” named
in honor of ex-President L. N. Whit
tle of the board: "Winship School,”
named in honor of ex-Vlce-Presldent
Emory Winship of the board.
of birth.
"We have sinned against God and | The act creating the Board of Edu-
our own souls. Bet us leave these : cation gave it the power to acquire or
houses where barrenness, sterility and merge or connect with its schools the
unfruitful pleasures dwell. Let us go ; properties, rights and franchises of
into the bare fields and confess our, "The Macon Free School," and "The
sins and pray to God. Perhaps if we Alexander Free School.” The three In-
ail unite our prayers He may yet-1 stitutions have been merged into one
have mercy and send to the world ! and Bibb County has thus been given
one child. If it is not too late one J the best public school system in the
babe may save the world.” So they 1 State, one which also embraces nor-
| went out into the barren fields, where
I the grass was tall but sere, where
j the flowers were full but old and faded.
I and where aged beasts and herds and
flocks and birds also that had seen
many summers yet had forgotten to
sing, gazed in wonder upon them.
mal and manual training. The follow
ing Is the present admirable organiza
tion of the board: T. D. Tinsley, pres
ident: A. L. Miller, vice-president: J.
H. Hertz, secretary: J. W. Cabanlss,
treasurer. The other members of the
board are: W. A. Harris, Henry
In Macon, and throughout this South
ern country are splendid Scotch people.
In view of the veins of some of our
most worthy citizenry flow the pure
blood of the Scots. D. D. Craig, one
of Macon's oldest and most respected
citizens, was born August 22, 1836. in
Ayrshire, Scotland, within 20 miies of
the home of Robert Burns, who had
"an inspiration for every fancy, a music
for every mood.” Mr. Craig inherits
the thrifty and honest traits of his
mother country. Though he has not
lived there in half of a century, his
heart still beats warm for the "Land
of Burns,” and while talking to Mr.
Craig yesterday of Scotland, he recited
in tones of pathos and melody a beau
tiful ballad, the chorus nad verses
of which are as follows:
Chorus.
“Old Scotland I love thee, thou art dearer
to me
Than all lands that are girt by the wide
rolling sea,
Tho’ asleep not in sunshine like islands
afar.
Yet thou art gallant in love and triumph
ant in war.
“Thy cloud covered hills that look up
from the sea
AVave proudly their wild woods aloft in
the breeze.
Where soars the bold eaglt in freedom
on high.
Amid regions of cloud In his wild na
tive sky.
“They tell me of bards and of warriors
bold
Who wielded their brands In the battles
of old.
Who conquered or died for their loved na
tive land.
With its maidens so fair and its moun
tains so grand. I
into
Reli<
Indi
itlle
pie
thor
by
long.
shine
Indulgence
of the s
ts begnn t(
n and men
li one Ions
mty, that
not her.
egnn to ere
’ the necessity of
stry that might
well provided for,
Ive for their own per-
Intluonee and example
to be considered, for
nildren to be influenced
n wines or the pleas-
mes of chance. Ban-
suggest orgies for wo-
illke. Homes were filled
struggle for dress and
• lie woman might out-
People divided up into
tile tongues of women now
id upon the reputations of
their rivals. The public schools were
the Iir1 to ,|i.•; so..a tin- eolh g.-s were
closed; the churches went next; then
the Christmas spirit passed; at last a
lethargy later began to creep into
trade.
Suddenly nil the papers were filled j
with stories of divorce. It began to
took as if a babe -fith one arm around ;
the- father's neck md one around the
mother’s neck hud held the home to
gether. At ihe one end of the city |
Were the splendid clubs for men now
filled from dark lo dawn, and at the
And while they prayed the scale? fell j Horne, B. L. Jones, W. E. McCaw, W.
from their eyes. They saw that the ; T Morgan, C. R. Pendleton, W. H.
birth of a little child Is so wonderful : s m ith. C. B. Willingham. Ex-officio
an event in any person's house that ; members. W. H. Felton. Judee Su-
a multitude of the heavenly host al- per j 01 . court: C. M. Wiley, Ordinary:
ways draw night; they discovered that
dr<
ther end wen
v. marriage i
! I tut ion. Th(
•Mv sunbeam?
ilul)
a Savior and every moth
er a Madonna: and with their poor,
starved hearts they bowed their fore
heads to the earth while love hung
over the thought of a cradle, as that
Star of Bethlehc-m hung over Christ's
manger. Weeping, they cried to God
| to give them back the respect of their
j husbands; for cobwebs and fools’ finery
■ to give them the garb o£ motherhood:
to give the cradle song, the care of
childhood, the sweetness of a mother
love, the chance to guide little feet.
All night long they prayed and wept,
and when the day came a rose flush
stole into the rising dawn, a star
pricked its way into sight, and the
morning sun suddenly cleared itself of
clouds. Suddenly a woman, with her
face on the earth, felt something stir,
and screamed with joy, for lo!' her
cheek was damp with fresh, new blades
of grass, in her hair the odor of new
violets, and Oh! wonder of wonders,
at her feet a newly blown snowdrop
and anemone!
And suddenly she sprang up with
eyes that shone like stars, for she
heard a faint cry and yonder stood a
Bridges Smith. Mayor city of Macon.
The system grows and prospers more
and more with each succeeding year.
News in Paragraphs
WARSAW. Russian Poland. Jan. 6.—
Three terrorists were executed in the
citadel here this morning and nine oth
ers condemned to death are awaiting
execution.
"Oh, name not the land where the olive
tree grows.
The land of the citron or land of the
rose.
But give me the thistle that rears its
proud head
Over heroes whose blood for their coun
try was shed.”
bor candidate. Later he was chosen
Tax Collector of Bibb County in a spir
ited contest. He was supported by all
classes, but the labor vote was largely
instrumental in carrying him to victory.
In 1S96, labor and Democracy generally
again requested Mr. Craig to run for
tile Legislature, and for the third time
he triumphed at the ballot box. His
high personal character and solid qual
ities of manhood have always been
respected bv the people of the City of
Macon, and County of Bibb.
In I'-jO, Mr. Craig's brother. James,
left Scotland for Amriea and sttled
J :n Atlanta, Ga. In 1851. Mr. D. D.
Craig and his father departed form
the old country, and located in Macon,
Mr. D. D. Craig commenced to work
as an apprentice at the foundry of
j Robert Findlay, then located at the
; corner of Fourth and Walnut streets
Mr. Craig's father, not liking America.
' returned to Scotland in 1S52. At the
earnest solicitation of his father. Mr.
D. D. Craig also went back to Scotland,
where he remained until 1857. and
again turned his face westward. He
settled in Canada, where he remained ;
only a short while, and then joined his
brother James in Atlanta. In 1S5S he
came to Macon to work with Mr. J. :
S. Schofield, and remained with him :
until 1S70, with the exception of about I
one year thnt he served with the Floyd
Rifles in the Confederate army. While
in the military service he was detailed |
for work in the mechanical department j
of the Confederate Government, and •
came hack to Macon and was employed j
at Schofield’s. In 1S70. Mr. Craig again |
commenced work at Findlay's foundry |
as a patent-maker, where he has been |
engaged until this good day, a period
of 36 years. Mr. Craig had three
brothers and five sisters. Of this fam
ily of nine children, all are dead ex
cept Mr. Craig and his brother Robert
who lives at Pietermaritzburg. South
Africa. In 1S62, Mr. Craig married
Miss Morris, and several childern
blessed the union. Mr. Craig has lived
the allotted three-score years and ten,
but is quite active for one of his age.
Like nearly every true Scotchman, he
is a devout Presbyterian.
at his home on Orange street, in this
city, he received word that the Sixth
Regiment was in a turbulent state,
and the men had avowed their intention
of coming into the city for the purpose
of rioting and creating disorder gener-
eraliy. Gen. Wilson immediately or
dered that the entire regiment be placed
under arrest, and suspended from mili-
tarv duty. It had been the intention
of Gen, Wilson to keep the regiment j England,
I biding women working In factories at
j night. It will be obscrv.xi that the
decision was quite close. Nebraska,
j Massachusetts and Indiana have
I adopted statutes prohibiting the em-
j ployment of women in factories at
night. Several European nations long
since interdicted tho practice. Among
the countries which say women" shall
not work in factories at night are:
under arrest for rather an extended f
russia.
period of time, but President McKin- | There
He
ley happening to visit Macon
after the incident. Gen. Wilson ordered
the Sixth Regiment restored to service,
so that the military forces at Macon
might make as big a show as p issible
for the benefit of President McKinley.
Mr. Washington treats of the disor
derly and mutinous conduct of the
Sixth Regimen; with telling effect. His
article will doubtless appear in the
Washington Post in a day or two, and
are
rmany. France. Austria,
and, Ontario and Victoria,
number of States in tho
Union that prohibit women ongoing in
a variety of pursuits, such as are con
sidered too strenuous for their physical
strength. In others where the danger
to health, life and limb is too great:
and in others, calculated to affect their
morals, like selling whisky.
When the people of Bamesville want
a thing they go after It. Their push
, , ... ... . . .. _. , and pluck are doing much for the
will be read with interest in the Na-J to wn. We al! admired the dashing
tional Capitol during the Concession- i fl£rht niadt . bv Rarnesvllle for the
al discussion of the Brownsville mci- s , th DistrIct Agricultural School,
dent And. speaking of the disorderly T esterdav 1 asked a prominent mem-
conduct pf negro soldiers, the people of b of {he Xat | pnaI Farmers' Union
Macon have not forgotten the many | ,
acts of lawlessness that were per
trated while the negro soldiers were
cated in Macon during the Spanish-
American War. The
is fresh In memory.
how it happened that the headquarters
i of the organization were removed to
* irnesvil’.e He answered: “LVarncs-
Fourth street riot
Apropos of President Roosevelt's dis
charge of the negro troops for their
conduct at Brownsville, Mr. Hugh V.
Washington, of Macon, has written a
Mr. Craig has always reflected great very interesting article for the Wash-
credit upon the workingmen of Macon, ington Post anent certain conduct of
He' is a pattern maker by trade, and the Sixth Virginia Regiment, negro,
there is none better in the State. .In while these troops were stationed near
the early seventies, lie was elected to Macon during the recent Spanish-
the Legislature from Bibb County as American War. Gen. Wilson was in
a Democrat, but was known as the la- command at Macon. One night while
On next Tuesday Savannah will have
a red-hot election for Mayor and Al
dermen. The press dispatches say
that Mayor Myers has given notice that
he intends to enforce the law passed
by the last Legislature prohibiting the
use of money for the employment of
healers about the polls or the buying j in the hundreds
IN THE WORLD OF FASHION
look-
red.
•f life and men
md fetid air,
leverlsh.
; for women. Plain- (little child, calling "Mother! mother!”
dead or dying In- i and the whole world wakened to joy,
! grow tired. The ! for a little child had recovered the
• 1 si kl.v. All morn- lost Eden.
Women sickened | (See Coulson Kernahan's book on
e choked with lust j "A World Without a Child." and Jean
the earth reeled Paul Richter’s on “A World Without
a God.")
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 6—John
Osborn, alias Dr. Ellwood J. Osborn,
of Elizabeth, N. J., was arrested here
last flight on the charge of bigamy. He
is charged with having three wives
living and another dead, who was de
serted during her life time. Osborn
admits the charges. He has repre
sented himself here as a physician, but
it develops that he is a machinist by
trade.
THE SCHOOL BOARD
and BIBB’S SCHOOLS
ATLANTA, Ga.. .Tan. 6.—About two
weeks ago A. W. Osborn, a white man,
was convicted of the crime of attempt
ing to criminally assault 8-year-old
Lula Cox, and sentenced to a term of
six years.
Within the last few days Solicitor
General Hill has become thoroughly
convinced that the man was convict
ed on false swearing, and now comes
forward and asks Judge Roan' to give
Osborn a new trial so that he can be
acquitted.
Quite an innovation In the garb of | A long cloak of chinchilla throughout
opera-goers has come about this sea- j elicited much admiration, but such a
son, namely, the use of scarfs, which j garment was of course worn by a
to some extent protect the shoulders millionaire's wife.
nd arms of the shivering beauty.
Gracefully worn,'they are very attract
ive. There is no novelty about the
Pompadour scarf, but hosts of other
fascinating varieties have sprung up
in accordance with the increased de
mand. Spangled chiffon (in colors and
also in silver) combinations of Mexi
can drawn-work and lace, are among
prominent fanciers, but the most
charming are those of satin bordered
chiffon, the ends ornamented with
chiffon appliques and embroidery in
many different colors. .
The Latest Novelty.
The Egyptian scarf is new—of
course, strong net, covered with an
Nature and Fashion.
These two important forces join
hands on the fur question, and cold
or not, no woman considers herself
well dressed after October without the
elegant finish to her toilet that be
longs exclusively to fur. There never
was a time when fur was so generally
worn, and prudent souls are hastening
to avail themselves of C. C. Shayne's
January concession”, the result of a
long-established custom (more than
for any other reason) and find beauti
ful garments and also smaller pieces,
now within their command.
Footwear For Evening.
The precedent of many seasons is
“all over” design in silver, each tiny j entirely set aside by the appearance
T I HUNTINGTON. AA*. Va.. Jan. 6.—
Ijl j Percy Martin, of Atlanta, Ga., was ar
rested here last night charged with be-
parkle securely riveted on one side;
consequently it washes like a hand
kerchief. Malinette, maline or lace
ruffs also envelop alabaster throats,
and harmonizing with the marked
prominence of fur, are pialted silk ruffs
(as full as it is possible to make them)
edged by fur, with a cunning little fur
head at either end. A wide lace ruffle
shows beyond the fur edging, and a
muff to match is always used. (The
scarfs just described are suitable for
home wear, as well as for theater or
opera. The - lace cap. no matter how
By -JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET
ing one or the bandits who held up a handsome, is superseded by the chem
Seaboard Air Line train eight miles
of high, laced shoes for evening. Made
of white kid and beautifully embroid
ered in black or colors, with Rhine
staones or steel sparks set in the sides
and costing the modest sum of $20 a
pair. Pompadour slippers are also
novel—made of the genuine Pompa
dour silk, ard fashioned in such man
ner that a floral figure comes on the
toe of the slipper and two others at
each side of the heel. Plain or strapped
slippers arc still patronized, and also,
a slipper with a white or colored bor
der at the top. with heel and bow on
the instep in the same color.
of votes. Mayor Myers says the law
is very drastic. TVhat Is the law to
which Mayor Myers refers? Repre
sentative Boykin "Wright, of Richmond
County, was the author of the bill
which was enacted into law by the
General Assembly in August last. The
law was approved by Governor Terrell
on August 20th. just a day or two
before the primary for Governor. Ac
cording to reports, there have been
some strange doings in the city of Au
gusta. and County of Richmond. Since
Mr. Wright has been In the Legislature,
he has done much for the protection
of the ballot box. Ballot reform is
his Legislative watchword. The Wright
law referred to by Mayor Myers reads
as follows, in part:
“If any person shall buy or sell, or
offer to buy or sell, a vote, or shall be
in any way concerned in buying or
selling, or contributing money or any
other thing of value for the purpose of
buying a vote at any election in this
State, or in an” country thereof, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor. On the
this section of the Code, any other
pedson who may have participated in
any of the violation of the provis
ions of the same shall be a competent
witness and be compelled to give evi
dence: and nothing then said by such
witness shall, at any time, be received
or given in evidence against him in
any prosecution, except on tin indict
ment for perjury in any matter to
which he may have testified. This
section of the naval CCope shall he ap
plicable to all plrmary elections held
in this State. The hiring of workers
qualified to vote in said election or pri
mary before or on the day of election
for the purpose of canvassing for or in
fluencing votes in behalf of any candi
date or the being hired for said pur
pose is hereby declared to he a mis
demeanor.”
If the above law is rigidly enforced
and literally obeyed in Savannah dur
ing the present contest, Savannah will
have a new .experience in her munici
pal politics. When a moneyless elec
tion shall be held in Savannah then,
indeed, will the millennium be at hand.
Vllle thought having the headquarters
would be a big advertisement for her,
so she tendered to the union free of
fices and free water and lights. The
Union was thinking of locating its
headquarters in another town and
when Bamesville heard of i-: she got
busy and made the public spirited and
generous offer that won the headquar
ters.” The National Farmers' T’nion
has a membership running away up
of thousands. Tho
membership in Georgia is about sev
enty thousand, and steadily Increasing.
Quite a number of Bibb County farm
ers belong to the Union. I understand
that the Union feels quite friendly to
Macon, and regards it as being in
thorough sympathy with the farming
element. Macon is spoken of by tho
Union as an agricultural city—that is.
dependent chiefly upon agricultural for
its support and prosperity. It is pos
sible tha: Macon may bo recognized
by the Union in a very substantial
way in the not far distant future.
When the present vagrancy law of
the State was enacted it was hailed as
the doom of Idleness and loitering in
Georgia. But a short experience with
it by the courts has demonstrated that
it does not accomplish all the purposes
Intended. The law needs to bo
strengthened and rendered entirely ef
fective. One of Bibb's Representa
tives, Hon. T. E. Ryals. is making a
study of the matter and will introduce
the necessary amendmenls at the coin
ing session of the Legislature to per
fect the law. He thinks the changes
to be proposed by him will remedy tho
defects in the law and make it ihe
boon for Georgia, that it should he.
A boom Is being
M. L. Johnson for
Southern Cotton A
now president of th
of this association,
merly represented
started for Hon.
president of tho
sociatlon. He is
Georgia division
Mr. Johnson for-
artow County In
the Legislature, and while in the House
he paid much attention to the agri
cultural interests of the State. In
1898 and 1900 lie was a member of
the general agricultural committee of
the House when Harvie Jordan, presi
dent of the Southern Cotton Associa
tion, was chairman of the commit
tee.
-I—
The spring
schools of thi
County begin:
organized till
an act of the
"Board of Pi
erm. 1907. of the public
city of Macon and Blf>b
today. The system was
tv-five years ago under
Legislature creating the
flic Education and Or-
succeeded to the presidency of the
board on July 10, 1S99. and now oc
cupies this very important position.
south of Richmond on New Year’s eve.
He admitted his guilt and delivered to
the officers a $300 diamond ring which
had been taken from one of the pas
sengers. He told where most of the
money can be found.
phanage
August 23.
1 872. the first
Bibb County,” approved
U72. On October 11,
-fleeted as
follows: W. D. Williams, president:
Joseph Clisby, vlce-pr< fldent: James
T. Nlsbet, secretary; R. W. Cubbedge,
treasurer: Bernard Mellon, superin
tendent. Presi lent Williams was the
MARSHFIELD, Oregon, Jan. 6.—The
bark Big Bonanza, with six men on
board, bound from San Francisco to
Portland, is believed to have foundered
on Seal Rocks, about 160 miles south
of here. The Bonanza was in tow of
tug Sampson which was obliged to
prlnclp ii
the Blind,
was the edl
and Mess ■
the office
B. M. Zettl
tlon. and h
dint until i
f tb.
Gee
.,1 VI
sup
rln
cm
Academy for
ident Clisby
-on Telegraph
lion declined
nt. and Prof.
• as
the pi
Mi-
rreallng the
following na
tv. towlt: T
citizens
Whitt!
R.
infinite.I as sup
a period of twenty-on
le resigned. The nc
•ard prescribed that th
f KTbb Coun
AV. I. Wll
Vice! Powers. .1 seph Clisbj
s C. Dempsey. John J. Gresham. ; ^
Cubbedge, James T. Nlsbet, j t
Emory Winship. Samuel Chamblis, ,T. i j
AV Ft eel Is and John W. Burke, togeth
er with the Mapor of (be city of Ma
con. the Ordinary of the County of
Bibb, and the Judge of the Superior
Court in and for Bibb County, where
said judge shall b' a citizen of Bibb
County, shall constitute said board,
with perpetual succession of members,
it will thus be seen that the board
became a self-perpetuating body by
the act of the Legislature.
The following have been presidents
of the hoard: W. D. Williams, Joseph
Clisly. L. N. Whittle. James T. Nis-
bet. Robert A. Nisbet. William was
president two years, and resigned aft
er ton years as president. Whittle avas
president about three years, when he
died. In April, 1886. James T. Nisbet I abandon her.
tvas elected president, and in October.
1887. declined a re-election to the ( BURLINGTON, Vt.. Jan. 6—The en-
offive and Robert A. Nisbet was elected j tj r e family of George Devino, at
in his place, and he continued in the • AA*innnski. consisting of six persons,
presidency until July 10. 1899, a pe- , t] ie father, mother and four children,
vied of twelve years, when he resigned. ; were killed during last night by illum-
being succeeded by T. D. Tinsley, the ; jnating gas. which entered the house
incumbent. Mr. R. A. Nisbet held the j from a break in the street main
office of president longer than any j through a sewer pipe.
one else. There have been only three
treasurers of the board, towit: R. AV. |
Cubbedge. 19 years: J. W. Burke, 6
years: J. AA*. Cabanlss. the incumbent. J
10 years. There have been only two ]
secretaries, namely: James T. Nisbet, ;
14 years: J. II. Hertz. 21 years. There
DELHI. N. Y.. Jan. 6.—Three lives
were lost In a fire that destroyed the
American Hotel here early today.
All were suffocated. They were per
manent guests at the hotel.
The fire was discovered in the anart-
B.
four superintendents, as fol- I rnents of Mr. AA’inter and his wife on
M. Zeitler, 21 years: D. Q. • the third floor and by the time the
I Abbott. 7 years; J. M. Pound, who 'firemen arrivpd the structure was a
' held it.only a few years when he re- mass of flames. O'Connor also occu-
signed and was succeeded by the pres- pied apartments on the third floor.
Cnt efficient superintendent. C. • B.
Chapman.
chools
I hr
Not a re
whose nail
t.- in life today,
last of the chart
Ashbury Park.
c charter members,
re just enumerated.
C. Dempsey, the
members, died at
J„ July 4. 1899. It
is a matter Of Interest and significance
that Mr. Dempsey was a devout Cath
olic. but this fact did not affect in the
slightest this Protestant system of
schools, which was founded with the
distinct provision in the act that the
members of the board shall not intro
duce into any school established hy
th'-m any books of a sectarian charac
ter. or exclud the Bible from any of
S niil schools. Furthermore, when the ■
public schools were originally opened
tho first ward school was operatt 1 In
the baser-,on- of the Catholic Church
on Fourth street. In 1879 members of '
ihe Roman Catholic congregation |
erected a three-room school house on ,
the!r church lot on Fourth street, and
placed it under the control of the
board for the u-commodatlon of the
first ward public school ‘hat had. up
to this time, occupied rooms in the
basement of tho church building. In
.Tunc. 1902. the T^plar street school,
i-ery generally known as the Catholic
f -bool, was "withdrawn by the Catho
lic church from the public school sys- •
mm. Mr. Den-iosev continued until the
dav of his deub. one of the most faith- |
the
The schools arc for white and negro
children between the age of six and
eighteen. The act creating the sys
tem provided that the board shall ha\ - e j
power to organize "homes" for the ;
destitute orphans of Bibb Count} - , tin- !
dor the age of sixteen years, and to j
provide for the education and mainte- |
nance of said orphans. This feature j
of the law is not carried out by the
board and only an educational system |
i” operated. The schools in this coun- !
ty are managed on a plan independent :
of the State system of public instruc- |
tion. but it does not deprive the coun- I
ty of Bibb of the right to receive the
same quota of any educational fund |
t,. which the county would be entitled
if Bibb's special system were not in '
operation. The schools of the city
of Macon and o' the county of Bibb
are under the management of one and !
the same bo ird. A like system does
not prevail in more than one or two
other counties in tho State. The board
not only receives front the State Treas
ury Bibb County's annual pro rata
share of the educational fund, but it
re. elves year!}- from the County Com
missioners of Bibb a certain amount
from di’"ect or local taxation upon the
taxable property of Bibb County. The
Ftate appropriation this year is esti
mated in round numbers at $38,000.
and the county appropriatlon $60,000.
a total from these two sources of $98.-
000. About $5,000 will be derived from
other sources. The total expenses of
the system for this year are placed
at $103,245.50.
The other guests escaped by lea pin;
from the windows in their night cloth
ing.
ATLANTA. Jan. 6.—Action will be
brought at an early date in the United
States Court at Atlanta against fifteen
rural mail carriers and their bondsmen
for failure to carry out the terms of
their contracts with the Government.
The bonds filed with the Postmaster
General, after securing contracts for
carrying star route mails aggregate
$9,100. The actual damages sustained
by the OoA’ernment. as alleged by the
Postoffice Department in having ser
vice performed by other than regular
carriers, amounts to $4,726.67.
ALBERQUEQUE. Jan. 6.—Passenger
train No. S. east bound, on the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa Fe. jumped the track
on the curve at Blue Water. 107 miles
west of this city, last night. The en
gine and the emiro eleven cars of the
train, one of the heaviest on the road,
plunged over a 20-foot embankment, and
the ears were pile dup in eonfusion. The
only persons seriously injured were * mail
clerk, baggageman and express messen
ger. They are not fatally injured The
passengers in the coaches and Pullmans
were all painfully bruised, but were extri
cated from the overturned cars without
s rious injury. Traffic will be tied up for
24 l’.ours.
I know of only one instance where
after a man was elected to Congress
he declined to fill the office. This one
exception was an eminent Macon law
yer, Hon. Washington Poe. father of
Mr. AA’illiam A. Poe of this city. In
1846 Mr. Poe was elected to Congress
as a AVhlg, but before the term of the
Congress to which he was elected con-
x-ened. Mr. Poe resigned. His place
was filled by Hon. George A\ r . Towns,
afterwards Governor of Georgia, and
who resided in this city in the house
now used as a part of Mt. Do Sales
Academy on Orange street. There ex-
Governor Towns died in 1854. at the
age of 52 years. He was burled in
Flose Hill Cemetery. No stone marks
his last resting place. A brick grave
tells where he rests, under a tall cedar,
but there is no name to indicate who
lies buried theje. An iron fence sur
rounds the lot. but the iron gate on
which was the name. George W.
Towns, has disappeared. Immediately
adjoining the lot of ex-Governor
Towns’ is the, lot containing the re
mains of ex-Go\*ernor Alfred H. Col
quitt. A modest tombstone marks his
grave. Tt stands under a magnolia
tree. It is a coincidence that the only
two ex-Governors who are buried in
Rose Hill Cemetery should occupy
grai'es .in adjoining lots.
Hon. 15'. V. Whipple, who was sworn
in this week as Judge of the new
judicial circuit of Cordele. is a brother
of Dr. A\ r . H. AA’liippIe, of Macon, and
has a large circle of friends in this
city. Judge AA’hipplo formerly repre
sented Dooly County in the Legisla
ture, was Judge of the County Court
of Dooly, and when the City Court
of Cordele was created the grand jury
recommended him for tile Judgeship,
and lie was appointed to the office by
Governor Terrell. The new Superior
Court Circuit of Cordele, composed of
the counties of Crisp, Dooly, AA'ilcox,
Jenkins and Ren Hilt, was created at
the recent session of the Legislature.
There were several candidates for the
Judgeship in a race before the people
of the circuit, and Whipple won. Mr.
Walter F. George, of Cordele, was chos
en Solicitor Genelral. It is seldom
that one sees such a combination of
initials as Judge AA’bipple possesses
—U. V. W.
George W. Towns was no ordinary
man. He was a brilliant lawyer. He
was born in the county of AVI Ikes, in
this State, on May 4th, 1802. His
parents were Virginians. His father,
when but a youth, was in the battles
of Eutaw and Cowpens. In young
manhood he received a fall from a
horse which produced a hemorhage
from the lungs, which at times threat
ened his life, and from the effects of
which he did not recover until he had
attained the age of thirty. He studied
law in Alabama, and was admitted to
practice in 1824. In 1826, he returned
to Georgia, and settled in Talbot Coun
ty, where he became very popular,
representing that county for several
years In both branches of the Legisla
ture. In October. 1834. he was elected
to Congress, and again in 1836. In
1839 he resumed the practice of law, in
which he continued until 1846. when he
was again elected to Congress to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the resigna
tion of AVn’shington Poe, Esq. In 1847
he was elected Governor of Georgia,
and re-elected in 1849. While Mr.
Towns was Governor he issued a
proclamation calling a convention to
consider the actfiin of Congress upon
subjects affected by the question of
slavery. After a second term as Gov
ernor, he located in Macon, and con
tinued the practice of law until his
death in 1854. as stated above. Gov
ernor Towns was a man of charming
manners. He was surxi'ed b\ a num- i
ber of children, one or two of whom
are living. He had several daughters
who were quite beautiful, and
reigning bells. Towns Count}
named in his honor.
Among tho prominent visitors In Ma
con yesterday were tho following: .T.
E. Hays, of Montezuma, Representa
tive fro;- Macon County to the T-eg-
Islature seA*eral terms, and State Sen
ator-elect; G. AA*. Jordan, Jr., of Hawk-
insvllle, ex-Legi.=lator and ex-County
Commissioner: Bartow S. Willingham,
of Forsyth, ex-Representativo from
Monroe County, and author, of the Wil
lingham prohibition bill; J. R. Shar-
rio'n, of Cabanlss, a well-known physi
cian and former member in the q P >
eral Assembly from Monroe County;
Dudley Hughes, of Danville, ex-Statc
Senator and ex-president of the Geor
gia State Agricultural Society; R. I..
Berner, of Forsyth, law partner of
Hoke Smith, ex-Representative, and
ex-President of the Georgia Senate:
W. M. Legg, of Bainbridge, ror a long
while identified with railroads In Geor
gia.
Judge Dick Russell did not draw the j
long term on the Appellate Court l
bench, nor was be chosen Chief Jus
tice, but he wound up matters hand
somely bv selecting a most deserving
young' lady. Miss Marion Blood worth,
as his court stenographer. And in
this he introduced an innovation in
court circles in Georgia, as it is said
a similar position has never before
been held in this State. Thus once
again has Barnesville come to the
front. Miss Bloodworm being a daugh-
of Hon. E. H. Bloodworm, of
ter
Barnesville, who represented the Ma
con district in the last Fenate. I
am quite sure that when Judge Rus
sell offers for re-election he will get
the support of the women of Georgia.
BUDAPEST. Jan’. 6.—A common
Austro-Hungarian Ministerial confer
ence today decided to enter Into ne
gotiations for commercial treaties with
the Roumanian and Bulgarian Gov
ernments.
f;:l and respected members
ben-1 He- Uon-y Horne. another The valuation of school property in
devout Catholic was elected in Mr. ! Bibb County is $250,944. The city
Dempsey* place. He is deeply inter- property is valued a: $165,950. as fol-
osted In the public schools. I lows: Alexander free school prooerty.
J $55,750; Gresham High School. $35,500:
In point of service Mr. J. H. Hertz I Nisbet school. $17,500: Second street
|S the Nestor of the present hoard. Mr. j school. $27,000; AVhittle school. $19,200;
Hertz was elected a member in 1874. : Green street school, $r>.000; Hazel
1u*t two years aft4r the omniza- | street school. $4,000: Turpin street
ilo» of the board. In Anri!. 1886. he ! school. $2,000. Surban and county
was chosen secretary, which position \ property has a value of $70,700, divid-
he still holds. The next oldest trustee | ed as follows: Fort Hawkins school,
In joint of service Is Mr. J. W. Caba- ■ $S,900: South Macon school. $9,200:
r.iss, who went on the board In April. ! Vlneville school. $11,300: Winship
1886. and became treasurer on Sep- ) school, $2,000. Suburban and county
< H 10(1" Tn 1O0£ r T D ft l.hfl ’ Plfiaoon? Hill •/'HdaI
MELBOURNE. Jan. 6.—According to
the Age. missionaries in the Pacific
Islands declare that France has ceded
Tahiti to Great Britain in consideration
of terriotiral concessions in Burma,
or Further India (Indo-China). Pre
mier Deakin says be is without infor
mation on the subject.
tember IS. 1897. In 1SS6 Mr. T. D. ’ $3,150: Pleasant Hill school. $3,000:
Tinsley was elected a member, and Unlonvllle school, $900; thirty-two
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
Examine label on yonr pa
per. It tells how you stand on
the hooks. Due from date on
the label. Send in dues and
also renew for the year 1907.
Isette or lace yoke (the latter worn
over the dress) with cuff3 sometimes
reaching the elbow.
The opera cloaks just seen at the
Manhattan and Metropolitan Opera
Houses are of velvet, not, however, to
the discomfiture of broadcloth. but
simply furnishing the variety required
by the "Smart Set.” An exquisite
white velvet cloak was so lavishly
trimmed with Irish point lace that it
conveyed the idea of one cloak worn
over another. One of pink velvet had
a broad band of Oriental embroidery
interwo\ - en with gold threads, in a de
sign of long, slender leaves, the tips
(on the inner side) shaped into a
graceful curve and resting on a band
of superb white lace. The straight
edge down the front was bordered by
The old-fashioned Congress gaiter
has come up again, but a simulated fly
and three or four small pearl buttons
on the outside, renders it somewhat
Hon. Washington Poe, referred to in
the foregoing, was one of Macon’s
be s t beloved citizens. He was a dis
tinguished lawyer, and took a promi
nent part in politics, principally before
the war. He was a devout member of
First Presbyterian Church. Mr.
the
attractive. Uppers to match the cos- j yy ,4. Poe possesses the distinction not
tume exactly are now requisite and it i onlv of having had a father^ who was
I saw "a block of Exchange Bank
stock sell last night for a fraction
above prr. The transaction was be
tween two well-known local financiers.
It has been some time since the stock
of this bank has sold as high as one
hundred. The indications are there
will be a still further advance in the
price of the stock ere the annual meet
ing of the stockholder? is held next
week. It is understood that a pool
has obtained a controlling interest in
the stock and several new directors
was ] mav be chosen and the sniffing about
of one or two officials may occur. Of
course, Mr. J. A\ r . Cabanlss will be re
elected president.
I heard throe well-known saloonists
say yesterday that at the conference
next Monday night of rne Aldermanic
committees and representatives of tho
Anti-Faloon League and the whisky
men, the saloonists might be willing
to compromise on the basis of remov-
ng all screens in barrooms, and fixing
were
considered stylish when ordering 1 elected' to Congress and declined the j the opening hour at six (6) a. m., and
a costume to include the shoes or slip- • honor, but his uncle. Oliver H. Prince. 1 the closing hour at e ( ) p. i.,
pers. Of course, black and white shoes
that the saloonists would not agree to
are indispensable, and black lace slip
pers or black patent leather are ap
propriate to the unrelieved black cos
tumes that are affected by some who
desire to carry individuality to the ut
most extent.
At a recent performance of "Car
men,” two all-black costumes were nn.
represented Georgia in the United . - , , ^ .
Ft?-ps Senate. Mr. Washington Poe j have the barrooms restricted to the
f ,, . tn r-nnirress because of ; fire limits, and would not consent to
deeflned ^ ^rtant law prac- I an increase of the license from $500
\e.} large Ai* t() $i,ooo. Some of the whisky men
tice.
I There seems to be a growing senti-
| mem in many parts of the United
! States in favor of prohibiting the em-
ticed in the boxes, and one of black ■ piovment of women in factories at
and silver-spangled net, the bodice cut j night. Several States have enacted
exceedingly low, with a band of silk- statutes against such service by
a~gilt braid. Wide cuffs and the neck , lined white lace above the edge of the j women. It is not known what effect
were similarly trimmed. i bodice. A second black gown was of • the recent decision of the Appellate
A del blue broadcloth cloak showed chiffon, the waist cut very low, with a ! Division of the Suprertie Court of New
a collar and cuffs of white fox. One jet passementerie strap over the shoul- ! York State may have upon the pro
of simple ellegance was of black velvet j der for a sleeve, and another across ! posed legislation in other States on the
with chinchilla collar and cuffs. Yet ! the arm. A large diamond horsesho'e j subject. The judges of this tribunal
another was of black Russian lace and j was the only corsage ornament, and a | by a vote of three to two have decided
passementerie over hea*cy white satin, j a smaller one was on the hair. unconstitutional New York’s law for-
j do not wish to make any concessions
at all, while others are Inclined to
compromise in the two particulars
1 mentioned above.
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