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Newspaper Page Text6 THE COHSTITUTIOH CLARK HOWELL Editor W A HEMPHILL Pres, and Bus. M gr Entered al «br Atlanta Powtnffiee aa aecead Clone Mail Matter, Nov. 11, IMS* THE WEEKLY mXHTnVTMMI. only •> P" “ tuna. CluV» at five. fl each; data of ten. fl each •ml a copy to prtUT-op of dob. WK W ANT YOC—The ronrtltutJon want* a-. agent at over} |.'Mother tn America. Agent "• outfit free •mt aoml tertn*. It yoa are not tn • club we want jou to art ■» agent at your office. Write ua. IHAXQE OF Al»l»ltES" When entering aMs-* of your paper changed always give the *4*l as well .* rue new ad-ln-m. Alwnyagtve portoffice, manty »!>! Mate. If roar leper H not n .'•■TV' 4 r>gularly notrty u« amt ne wfil rtraiebten the matter. IF YOf >FNI» VS AN OHI»FR for new sutwertb r* | please a<>nr n» a week to get tbe names on tbe Itot •ndpapen rtarted het-we you write a complaint, •aweare very much crowded now. I*» NOT FORi.irr to make year renewals In time. Wat. b rour direction tar and ass wb*a your Wit. rrrt|lien exptrvn. The nest ala month* will he full , • t lurewrt. and you ebouM not n.iaa a single mpy • I Tbe l onMltutlon. -end your oolera at l»..»l a f waek In mltance to make sure. It may mA take 1 awaekiaevrry tartaace. an we use the greatest giUgeacv to g>n them M our mailing M. Now for Registration! Fr response to an inquiry. Chairman I F. G. dnßignon. of the state demo- 1 cr.itie executive committee, annotincos 1 that he will not reconvene the commit- | ter for the purpose of making any I changes in the registration regulations j fixed by it for the primary of May 15th.. The chairman is righ;, for the com mittee discussed the matter in full de-! tail, ami it is presumed that it knew what it was about when it ordered that only those who are registered this year .-hall parricipate in the primary of May 15th. If reconvened, it would simply reaffirm its action, hence is no necessity for another meeting. The fact must be kept in mind that anybody can register whoso taxes for j*<99 have lieen paid, and all who have not already paid their last year's 'ax es are now defaulters. They have, however, from now until May sth to qualify themselves, and the la*' gives them every facility for so doing. In Fulton county the registration has already exceeded S.oOd an unprecedent edly large n’lmlier. and this even be fore the primary was called. In other counties registration has lieen simi larly active and now that the primary has lieen called, the response will be so general that the full registered vote <>f the state will lie listed in ample time. Every tax collector is author-, zed by law tn deputize as many as -istants as required to reach the peo ple, and the tax collectors will do their duty. Th is is the first time that the people re to vote for judges and solicitors. It -of the utm< st importance tha: the rimary election should be a clean cut k press ion of the jwipular will and to •en up three registration lists —those 1898, 1899 and !><•• would be a ttse- I s Invitation to complication and mis-1 _ :n>*!*r>tandtne Every white •!* ni •< rat Ir Georgia • an qualify himself for voting by reg istering. and tho o who have not al ready done so ami many thousands have—have abundant time for s<» doing. More than tw. nty-firp counties nave already called their primaries for the 15th of M »y, under the regulations pre scribed by the state committee, and he others will do likewise. Il would be nwvt unreasonable to require the counties which have already acted to reconvene their committees, but the declaration of Chairman dußlgnon. fortunately. obvLitts such a ne.es.-ity. Now to registration! Artillery Punch—and Other Things. Admiral Dewey has no*- tasted of the hospitality of Savannah, ami is therefore in possession of a new ex perience. Other me® renowned and distinguished in fait or in th- news papers, have from time to time lieen introduced to this new experience. They come and -hey go. but they al ways have a desire to retirn. In truth, it makes .no difference whether they are carried out of town on jitters or ambulances, they always, manifest a desire to return. And no wonder! In all th- world, there is no such hospitality as that which has been develojied in Savannah - n<* 'he city was laid out by Oglethorpe. while • •Id Tomorhlchi vlewtvi the surveying • hain with wonder. and Consaponakee so played in th- sand with the eagle which her cousin always carried about with h.m. t»n th’s hospitality time has st his seal. It is kept in a cool cellar, and there is always some to spare. The cobwebs of antiquity hang thick about it; it is seasoned. It carries r ft* pungency ami its flavor conceal**! as your trAe Kentuckian carries his fiv«—shooter. The casual visitor tn Savannah would nevwr suspect its existence. He en ters the town, looks about him a little, ami concludes that the place l- beauti ful. He sees prosperous looking men an I lovely women sauntering about the t h«»roiighfares enjoying a climate that is never to hot nor too cold, and hei .-ays to himself, if he be a northern r. that this is a typical southern town, where the people enjoy life. But if he be a person of some im portance. whose coming has bo n her alded. he will behold another sight. He will open his eyes upon a town whw» all is life ami movement. He wi 1 hear blasts of military music, and processions of waving plum s and gaudy uniforms will promenade to and f*o before him. He will lie whisked t»» this point «r that in a carriage of four. Tall blond men with gentle bine eyes will escort him about, until their places are tak-n by darker men whoso movements are fu I of energy. From his carriage and four, he will If* bundled into a river steamer, which I is • ommissiem-d to glide to Tybea roads and back again. Ami on the -*• T-n trip, the truly notable man will m*r but one thing, namely, that * *’v a very sick man. He to account for it. Be- • ie has simply selected the crowd that has his pleasure, and ample of that man t tbe result that, | whereas, he himself is too sick to talk, and almost too sick to think, he can hear th? firm, cool voice of his ex emplar relating an anecdote which has for its burden the insidious effects ot Artillery Punch. In a dazed and dreamy way. he re members something about Artillery Punch. If he wasn’t too w ak and sick to produce a wrinkle on his face he would laugh. It was too funny. One or two benevolent-looking old with gray hair and gentle voices, had hinted to him early in the morning that the piquancy of Artillery Punch was quit© hid from th* 1 taste. But he was an old hand, by George! My, it was only a week or two ago that he had put seven leading men to sleep somewhere else and now here he Is lying in the captain’s stateroom, and close at hand a largo number of new acquaintances, telling siories, and talk ing aliout the rice crop, ami taking his condition quite as a matter of course. It makes him feel quite old and child ish. As for tbe Artillery Punch, he is certain that his sickness is not due to that. Why. the liquid was not strong at all. Velvet could not be softer nor silk smooth r than this Ar tillery Punch when it stole between bis lips aud slipped-slown his throat. He remembers, too. that his blond com panion the tall man with the blue eyes, whose manners are so gracious and whose conversation is so interest ing—stood at tho bowl as often as he did. and sipped from tho cup as freely; and yet here lie GFe distinguished guest- lies dumb and helpless, while tho tall companion is telling a tale aliout an Ogeechee coon and imitating the lingo to perf etion. Hea ly, the distinguished guest would laugh if he wasn't so weak and weary. Perhans it may be sea-sickness; or, wait! maybe he had heart failure. No; it can't l>« anything serious, else his hosts (in act as well as nutnlier) wouldn’t l»o sitting around anil talking in such a jolly manner. Still he is sure it wasn't the Artillery Punch. Then lie feels that th? Ixwt is sinking, and he doesn't care a rap. In fact. h« goes to sleep, and when he wakes up. he finds that it is next morning and that he is in his comfortable room. Pres ntly ho hears tho voice of tha tall blond g ntleman. and in ho comes with a jolly cool glass of something that chases away the cobwebs and the tired feeling, and life begins again. We mention thes experiences of an imaginary guest of Savannah to assure the public at largo that they need have no fears when they hear of the suilden illness of any distinguished cit iz n w-ho has lieen drawn into the whirling vortex of Savannah hospital ity. He will arise from his couch sound and whole, bearing away wit it him such de ightful memories of the place and people that he will desire during all his remaining days to dupli cate his experiences. So far as Adm ral Howey is con cerned. ho may have had an experi ence similar to that of Presid' nt Ar thur, who visited Savannah some years ago. Mr. Arthur, who was something of a gourmapd. undertook to prove to his Savannah hosts that there was no necessary'antagonism between crab salad and b o cream. Tho result was a sporaiiic. case of Asiatic ehtuera. not absolutely dangerous in the Savannah climate, but somewhat debilitating. It may lie that Admiral Howey, like Pres ident Arthur, has tried to tiring aliout friendly r lations between crabs and milk. If so. it is an easy matter to prophesy that he will not repeat the experiment. Anyhow, here's to Savannah! No city knows so well how to let Uy the ange s of hospitality. And no other city knows so well how to brew Artillery Punch. Tho recipe for the mixture is no secret. But when the punch is ■ >., d ■ •> il de of Kavasnah, li is / raw failure. It lacks the aroma and the flavor; it liecomes a coarse intoxicant. In Savannah it puls man to bed like a gentleman; outside of Savannah, it makes itira a howling imbecile, a laugh ingstock for tho populace, and a victim ripo for the police barracks. The Cause of Delay. Senator Bacon’s exposure of tho re oublicaii plan <i delay consideration of the Porto Khan measure tears the veil away from the whole scheme. Hav ing. by it- vicious lack of action, left business ..flairs in Porto Rico to the slow proees- of decay, and having giv en the trusting people of that island over to a i-ondition worse than any ex perien* “ they ever had under Spanish rule, the republican administration now points to this dearth of business and its unhappy results as the main reason for imiMising upon the island the bur den of unconstitutional taxation. Some of the prominent men of the island, prompted by suggestions from republican sources, and urged by the really desperate condition of the in habitants. have been organizing mass meetings, praying to congress to do something, anything, and to do it quickly. When reports of these meet ings ami their urgent resolutions reach Washington, the republicans stiv to the democrats, ’'You see. it Is just as we told you. The Por'o Ricans do not obj«-ct to these tariff taxes; why should you embitter their condition by cre ating objections and causing delay?” As one newspaper says, “the very misery of the Porto Ricans is n<»w urged as a reason for oppressing them.” The fact that the inhabitants are in such straits that they will accept any sort of legislation, no matter how un just or burdensome, as a working basis, is a great tribute to the repub lican statesmanship which has not moved a hand toward giving the Porto Ricans the benefits of their allegiance to this government. The rule of Spain was oppressive, but comjiarod with the results that have followed American rule under republican au spices, Spanish rule was the very es sence of benevolence. It is no wonder that <the plain people of th s county are opening their eyes to the wicked and dangerous folly of tlie republican programme. it is said that the republic ins will have a cam p-lien fund of |3o.o<M,<iOt». They will nee<! forty times as much if they pro pose to purchase from American voters an indorsement of <the republican scheme. The Porto Rican Iniquity. Every day the Porto Rican iniquity becom< s more and more apparent. The people who turned out to wel come General Miles in 1898, and who treated even private soldiers like of ficers. are now thus described: It Is almost incredible, but from the di.-trict < f t'acao corn's a message that n-< te thim l'oi«»> women In that neiKh horhood cinnot leave their huts b<«ause thev hive no clothes. The same reports tame from other districts. Then* are prole aide naked women In the moun- tain districts. T1 vus-ands of children cannot attend THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1900. The Primary Election—Why Registration Is Imperative. In giving place to the communication from Hon. W. A. Post, of Coweta, The Constitution feels that he mistakes the entire situation, and that as a consequence, his statements fall to the ground. It is important in any discussion to have the subject matter thereof clearly understood. There never was a time when party action was not supposably taken by qualified voters. Even under the most irregular sys tems the man present goes through the form of declaring that lie is qual ified to vote in the election to which his party action is to bo referred, it would be a strange situation, indeed, in which men who had not qualified themselves for the ballot should dictate to those who had. It would be inanifistly a fraud for those who are disqualified to take part in party contentions wli“n they could add nothing to the party strength at the bal lot box. In Georgia the party nomination constitutes tho election. This being so, it became more than ever essential that through its agency the elec tors of the state should express their wishes. This led the from the convention to the primary, and subsequently front the primary in which there was no security of result to one held under the regular election law's of the state. When an election is held in October or November, it is the qualified voter who is to act, and. pray, who else should act in the preceding primary? When the state executive committee met it found itself confront ed by the law of tho state, which is equally binding upon all citiz. ns, no mat ter where they live. That law has evolved out of conditions which had in view the saf ty of life and property, and through it the white people of many rural districts sire saved from the horrors of negro rule, whether that vote was cast in phalanx or held tho balance of power between con tending white parties. Now, if Mr. I’ost will turn with us to the facts, ho will find out that not only was the committee forced by law to do what it di«l. but that its action is In pursuance of the highest public policy. Primary elections In Georgia are legal elections, held tinder operation of the state law. and governed by it. By that law the manager swears that he will conduct the election ‘‘INACCORHANCE Wll H I HE LAWS OF THIS STATE GOVERNING REGI’LAR ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICES OF THIS STATE.” (’ottld .Nticlt manager receive the vote of any man who had not qualified to exercise the right, of a non-resident? The answer to this is plainly that he must be governed by law. That primary law, anticipating this very case, goes on to say that the manager shall see to it that the voter is qualified ACCORIHNG To THE ELECTION LAWS OF’ SAIH STATE.” From this wo are forced back to the constitutional provision governing elections and to the law made in pursuance thereof, from which it will be seen tiiat there are requirements of sex, age, residence, tax paying -'nd registration. “No person shall be permitted to vote ♦ ♦ * unless such person shall have b«en REGISTERED as hereinafter provided.” That is the law, which all must obey, democrats as well as republicans, and front which there is no escape. Tho law of tin* state providing for the control of primaries and elec tions and establishing a specific electorate by whom each is to be ' on ' trol l'd, shall we proceed aliout the primary in a lawful or an unlawful waj ? That is the beginning and tho end of the whole contention. Ihe ballot box in a primary cannot bo tampered with any more than that in any other election, nor has a man who is not qualified the right to vote in the one any more than the other. Registration is part of the law, which no citi zen can disregard. Either we arc to act under the law or against it, or not act at all. Tho Constitution regrets that a citizen of Mr. Post’s broadness of mind should even suggest that there is anything of "city’' or of "country* in this, and we f, el sure that ho will withdraw it. Tho election laws of Geor gia were made by the country members of the legislature, and they are <>f equal application in every part of the state. This feature is required foi the protection of mor.il communities, and was not put into the statute book to be Ignored save in special eases. Wo do not b. lieve that country people are any more remiss than those of the cities. The fact is, that countiy people are more prompt in the payment of taxes, which is the prerequi site of registration, and that their registration will show a higher per centage than that of the cities. At all events, tha law is equal. Registra tion imposes no additional burden of dither taxes or other requirements; the people have already become accustomed to it, and a great majority ot the counties h ive for years been conducting their primaries subject to it. It is the only method by which lawful voters can lie protected in their rights, and now that it has become statute law, we cannot, if we would, do otherwise than obey it. Another reason which moved th state committee to a more exact com pliant with the law was the fact that for the first time our judges and .so licitors are to be chosen by the people. it would be a strange anomaly 4>r a judge whose primary election was ef fected by votes not lawful to sent-nee the same men for having vote! in the regular elci tion. For the protection of these men, who will hav© the task of executing the laws, it .s necessary that their primary election should stand every test which could be applied to the regular election. The law of the state jx-rmiM the party to furnish the primary machinery, but itself sets the qualifications for the voter. Even were the law not in the way, common justice would require sonie system of uniformity at the ballot box. Mr. Post <ou d not ask that a man who was disqualified in Savannah should be qualified in Newnan. That, would be as unjust to the one community as to the other, and would vi tiate the whole purpose of the primary. In fact, it was to preserve justice betwicn candidates that the discussion as to what a legal primary consti tuted unfolded itself. Take Mr. Post's plan, and let each coun’y vote to suit itself. Here is a judicial circuit in which there are five counties, with as many candidates, one from each. Say that four of these coun ties proceeil und-r registration and thus limit to its lawful numbi r those who have tho right to vote. The fifth county, throwing away all tram mels, allowing an to vote regardless of qualification, rolls up a large vote, with a result easily to b foreseen. The committee, having the interest o’ the whole people at stak*. resolved upon that plan which will satisfy them, al least, and which will guarantee a fair election, with every voter on the same footing. L t our people awake to the fact that to vote they must register; that in country places it is the duty of the tax collector to go to the militia dis tricts and aid the people In registering; that the democratic primary of May 15th is th- real election, and do their whole uuty to the state as well as to themselves and their local communities. school because the t uh'Ts refuse to rc eei\e them shirk naked, as they pit s nt thenl'-elves. Thirty thousand naked women as a result of American occupancy is not a very creditable record to enter into history, and al! for the benefit of spe cial trusts which the administration now seeks to favor. Too weak to re sist th® bayonet rule their love for the United States Is changing into hatred. As to what <!ass of people arc being thus treated we have the decla ration of Governor General G. AV. Da vis, who says: I have given the government the true facts and" have poditcl out wh it 1 l'< - liove to be the onlv sound policy (free trade and stable civil government.) The people of Porto Rico are civilised and are more capable than the people .if N< W .Mexico Who were given territorial gov- ■ ernment t.ftv years ago. , The fight which the democrats of the United States senate are making for justice to these people is one prompted by humanity as well as right, tin its success depends the future good t name of the T’nDcd States. Mr. Cramp and the Deadly Parallel. occasionally, some of the brethren are brought to judgment. This hap pened to Mr. Cramp, tip- ship builder. Recently Mr. Cramp stated that it costs 15 to 25 per cent more to build it ship in this country than it does in Eng i land. The Philadelphia Ledger quotes this statement, and linn draws the deadly parallel on -Mr. Cramp by placing alongside it an extract from an article i which the ship builder contributed to The North American Review eight years ago. The question was asked him. “Can you build a ship to do the work of the City of New York, or the Majestic, or the Columbia, in all re spects, for the same cost?” In reply, Mr. Cramp wrote, “Y<«, or within as small a margin as would be likelv to prevail in a similar ease be- tween any two British shipyards. • • • The ‘first cost’ of ships is not only not a prime factor, but it is not even a serious factor in any competition that may occur between this country and Great Britain for a share of the trattle of the ocean.” Commenting on this. The New York Journal of Commerce says that in the eight years that have elapsed since Mr. Cramp's statement was written, the ability of this country to compete with England has increased. Our contem porary calls attention to the fact that in the last calendar year we exported seven times as much iron and steel as we imported, and in the fiscal year 1892 the imports and exports of iron and steel were practically the same. Mean while, since then we have increased our ship-building plants, and according to data collected by the commissioner of navigation, the cost of building a first class st< ampship in American yards has been reduced 20 per cent. Consequently, if what Mr. Cramp first stated is correct, we can now build ships more economically than England. If his last statement is true, we can ‘build ships just as cheaply as Great Britain. Secretary Cong has taken the stump in New England. He is for Hanna, but ins enthusiasm is of the baked bean variety. Return of the Bluebird. Rome, Ga., Free Press: Some two or three years ago a report went the rounds of the papers of the state that the old-time blue birds had left Georgia for good; that none of them had been seen for a long while, and that It was supposed that they had l>een driven out by the English sparrow. How much there was in this report may, perhaps, never be known, but bluebirds are certainly here in great numbers this spring, and are making the fields merry with their old-time tunes. The robins have also come in great numbers ami their happy no-es .-mu wood and dale sound as If the wfn*r were broken and springtime was near at hand. REGISTRATION 111 1900JSSENTIAL Committee Will Not Meet To Reconsider Its Action. LISTS ARE ALL GROWING Chairman dußlgnon Says He Will Not Becontene Committee. HIS TELEGRAM TO CONSTITUTION Decision of Committee on Registra tion Was Reached After Consid eration of the Law and Discussion of Sev eral Hours. Th" state democratic executive commit tee will not be reconvened for tho purpose of considering again the question of reg istration in tlie state prin.ary set for May 15th. Tlie committee at its meeting in Atlan ta a few days ago decided that the qualification of electors in th" coming primary' should be first, registration for ISOD. 'Di' members tc<d< the position when the subject was under discussion that th" application of this rule would entail no hardship upon the citizens of the state, since it does not r. quire the payment of taxes for ItiOO, and contemplates only the registration of thos.» who have paid their taxes for IS!".*, giving every citizen the rieht to vote for s’tit" and county ottie r. who is not a tax defaulter. In view of the cards of inquiry as to the application of th* registration plan, which have been received from different parts of th" state. The Constitution wired Chairman !•. <«. duliignen, of the state committee, at his home it. Savannah, tor an expression of his int* ntion. The re ply of Chairman dußlgnon. received last Sunday night, is as follows: Savannah, Ga., March 25. Editor Constitution, Atlanta, Ga.: Commit tee considered thoroughly registra tion matters before acting. I shall not reconvene committee unless so requested by a majority of members. F. G. duBIGNON. The replv of Chairman uußignon is re gaided as final, for the reason that tlie committee gave more consideration to the subject of legistration than to any other that came before tin* Iwxlv. ‘1 lie session was continued in this city, from n >on when the members settled down to busi ness until after nightfall, principally in order to give the matter ot registration the fullest discussion and every member who desired it an opportunity to express his opinion. Those in a p< sition to know are (> f the opinion that the commitlei', af ter fully considering registration for the primary, with the registration law of the state before it including the amendment Vi IM'7. would not request to be rceon \ened. unless there was some ground for the belief that its decision had been con trary to law or party policy. Th" reply of Chairman dußignon is the reply anticipa ted by those interested in the matter, be cause it is customary fur the commit tee to be recunvtned only after a majority us the members have so requested, and be cause tlie chairman recognize,! that th committee g ive to the subject of ng.s.ta tion its fullest attention. Registration Will Be Large. The registration lists for i , *M> in many of the counties of the state Indicate at this early .late that the full democratic vote will be. polie.i at the May primary. Th ■ registration in Fulton coiir.ty to dale fi ts gone beyond the «,-JVt» mark, an unusual registration lor this time of year, and in dicates. accerding to county otii< tals, tha the list will be one of the longest, if not the longest, in the history ot the county. From other sections of tbe state, mid not alone irom cotinties whose population is mainly mossed in cities, the report conns tint the registratn n lists are con stantly growing', while the county olli.ers there are looking lor an unusually heavy vote. The dissent to the action of the state ct mmittee has been limited and bused in n any instances upon a misconception of tho rulj appl’etl, but the committeemen have uniformally sought to make, clear their action in order that all democrats may be registered by .May sth. < onsitieralde attention was given by the committee at its recent session to th >se counties in which tbe farmers will be at their busiest season mar the. dale of the prim: ry, and consequently would not find time to stop a plow ami come to town to register. The committee took its action only after being firmly convinced that the provisions of the law wen- ample to over come such a tfiificulty. When necessary, the tax collectors of the state are author ized to s ■ tire as many assistants ns possi ble and provide them with separate lists in order that every section of a county may lx* coveted. Under such an arrangement registration will not lx* considered a hardship, and every <letno< rat can si»n his name to th;* list who has paid his taxes for is:*!*. Taxes lor UW l * "hi *> ot I’® ,lue until after the time for registration, and consequently it will be essential to pay the tax in order to register. County Committees Acted. It is the gem ral opinion aside *rom the reasons that induced the committee to take the action it did. that it w. uld be un fair to those counties whose committees have already nu t and acted to compel them to meet again and change their ac tion. Twenty-live county committees have met since the adjournment of th.* state committee and ratified Its action regard ing registration. Forth" Committee to meat again and change the plan of regis tration would be to require every county committee that has acted to reconvene and adopt other plans for the primary. The telegram from Chairman dußlgnon is regarded in political circles as final, so far as the action of the committee is con cerned. Registration under the rule adopt ed by the committee is going forward in every part of the state, and a number of prominent officials have recently express ed the < pinion that the registration of white democratic voters for the primary will be the largest in years. “Songs of the Soil” By FRANK L. STANTON But the Song Is His Own. I. You come from a beautiful past-time— From brief anti from beautiful years. A dream, for the last time—the last time Os hopes and of fears. Time, that is still the knell ringer Os Love, rings a desolate tone. You have broken the heart of the singer. But the song is his own! H. Tlie song is his own: You shall hear it Over life's sorrow and strife When the bosoms of little ones near it Like blossoms of life. Time, still the wonderful winger. Shall whisper, when stern years are flown: "You have broken the heart of tbe singer. But the song is his own!” HI. When dawn shall illume the dim traces Where now in the shadow life dwells Ami a smile comes to beautiful laces At the sound ot far bells. You shall know as that heart rending ringer Ot Time strikes a desolate tone. You have broken th** heart of the singer. But the song is his own! The Practical Side of It. The poets keep a-singin’ of—what they larnt in books. Bout tin* b. auty an' the brightness o' the medders an' the brooks; But what th. y ne <1 to cure ’em is to come t pon the scene An’ hitch ’em up a ox-team an’ plow them fields o' green! This thing >’ singin's pleasant—it satisfies the soul. But it never brings the whiteness to a Georgia cotton-boll! Whilst thar’ll be notes o' music in this bright w< rid anyhow'. It's one thing to be singin’ an' another thing to plow! "Go haw. thar.” has no music;—it's plain old Georgia talk. When a feller's jest a-coaxln' of a slow mule out a walk! An’, brotherin’, wh -n you’re drivin' of tho ohl-time Georgia mule Y'ou fergit tlie ngulations of a Georgia singin’ school! But sing, rs will He singers’—they're all born thataway. To find a note o' music in a pitchfork, stackin’ hay' The trouble is, believers, they sing fur off. an' so— They never feel the sunshine in a Georgia cotton-row! Vanquished. (On a Recent Savannah Incident.) He but tied on the billow In the red bay of Manila— lie sunk the Spanish vessels in a bunch, But the hero of the fight— Well, they got him left an' right When he struck the home artillery on run. h! . They’re Sure To Come Along. You mav sing about the good times till they're weary of the song, But they’re sure to come along they re sure to come along! A brighter sun will rise In the shadows o’ the skies. And the song will be the sweeter for the lonesomeness of sighs! You may sing ab< ut the good times, but you cannot s:ng wrong They're sure to come along—they're sure to come along! The whole work! will be ’..right In God's' lovelin''S.' and .ight And we’ll whisper swot goodmornings wltere we sig ted a l ist goodnight. The good times! let us sing them as we toil along the way; Let all th.- sweet bells ring them till the gul l comes o’er the gray! The hill that rises high Wears the bright crown of the sky. And well reach the shining summit by ami by—by and by! In the Furrow. I tell you, boys. ■»!' Georgy ferglts the golden rule When the mule is in the furrow an the lash is on the mule! You r, needin' all the lamin' you ever got in school When the mule is in the furrow an' the lash is on the mule! The Old World. The old world—the old world. It's ever green an’ bright. Broad suns to make its morning an’ stars to make its night. An’ for all the stormy oceans the harbor is in sight. An’ we ll rest us where the birds sing in the inornin’! The old world—the old world, the glory in its dells; Its joy. its love, its laughter—all the music of its bells. An’ joy to com.- hereafter where the hal leluia swells. An’ we'll rest us where the birds sing In the mornin’! The Onward March. Up hill and down hill, and what care we for weather? Day and night The goal's in sight. Rosy in the morning light; In tin- storm the rainbow bright. What care we for weather? Up hill and down hili, over rock and heather; Day and night. With arm of might (‘leaving barriers of blight; Blazing pathways to the light, Wiiat care we for weather? Up hill ami down hill, banded brave to gether; Day and night, With foes in flight; In the glory oi the right;— Lo, the shining goal's in sight! What care we for wvater? Singin’ on the Way We Go. Spite of all the s.rife an' wrong Country’s movin’ right along! All the skies a-lookin’ brighter, Hope a-makin’ bi rdens lighter. (Ix-astways, so they say; an’ so, Hingin’ on the way we go!) Prospect fair tts lair kin be— 'Possums fat on every tree; An' from springtime to the fall Fire enough to roast ’em all! (Leastways, so they say; an’ so. Singin' on the way we go!) Well, it's better, after all. When you see the blossoms fall. An’ the Winter’s dressed in white, Jest to dream of summer's bright! (Leastways, so they say; an’ so. Hingin' on the way we go!) When a Feller Is Goin’ Away. , The skies may be blue, but they're misty, An’ daik, with the sunniest ray, When you’re sayin’ goodby. With a tear in your eye— When a feller is goitt' away! There’s never no stars in the night-time '{'here’s never no sun in the day. When you’re saying go<xlby, With the tear an’ the sigh— When a feller is goin’ away! Fer you dtinno what’s there—in the future, if skies'll be blue, or be gray; An that's why he sighs. With the tears in his eyes— The feller that's goin’ away! Bill Arp’s Letter (Written for The Constitution.) On our return trip from Florida we ran into the Dewey reception at Savannah. It had not occurred to us that this was any of our business, but at Waycross ana Jesup and all along the line men and women were boarding the car like there was a carnival on hand and by the t.me we arrived we could hardly get into the depot for the people. In the course of time we got the leavings of a dinner anc took a car for the Central depot, which was to be our headquarters until 9 P- ni. From there we radiat* d down toward the DeSoto, following the crowds that were gravitating that way. Seeing how they were massing on the broad sidewalk just opposite the hotel my wife stop here by this telegraph pole.” It was a fortunate selection for with the big pole behind her and the curbstone before her she couldent be crowded to any extent. In half an hour the crowd was immense and would have moved her from her moorings but for tbe pole. 1 braced her on side side with two solid feet and a firm cor|H;r*>sity. Expansion was the word and I expanded. All sorts ami sizes and col ors swarmed around us, but my wife stood solid to her post. Another half hour passed, but still there was no Dewey sign and I began to <eel a little tired .11 mv legs and to draw a long breath once or twice in a while. Koinetimes 1 wuild bend one knee a little for a rest and then change to the other. The street W’»s kept clear by tlie mounted police, so that the military could have distance to march in platoons, but the military did not appear. Another half hour passed and we heard the solemn beats of a drum far away, so I braced up my knees for another ef fort. In the meantime line carriages adorned with flags and bunting and beau tiful ladies and swell gentlemen pass* <1 and repassed, but ?io soldiers. 1 was nearly ready to drop to th*' marble ilag stone on which we stood, but my wife stood as firm to the telegraph po’e •*' Cassabtanca did to the mast. About this time a little heathen Chinee appeared at the big plate glass bay window and the small boys cheered him. for he was Dewey’s p t that he brought from Manila —a lad about twelve y«-ars old and as good looking as a Chinee ever gets to be. My wife said that was a sign, a forerunner, and sure enough Mrs. Dewey soon appear ed and parted the lace curtain and gize*l upon the crowd and smiled. 1 was not looking that way and my wife nudged me with her elbow and said there she is. tiut she had disappeared and 1 saw an other la*ly in another window drinking a cup of tea, and remarked she is older than 1 thought she was anil more thirsty, and was then informed that I was looking ut the wrong window. Still there was t o sign that the show was about to begin and I drew another long breath and sigh ed. ’‘Cant you stand it a little long*" - said she. "I am almost dead,” said I "I would give |lO to lx? out of this and sit down somewhere.” It was then 5 o’clock ami we had stood there three solid hours. My wife endeavored to <iist;ac. mv attention from myself to the flags and to the small lx>ys who had climbed to the copings of the windows and up i’.t the trees, but I felt like I was at a funeral and 1 was the corpse in the coffin. Ac last, at last. Mrs. Dewey came again to the window and removed the lace cur tains and the admiral came with h"r and waved his h »n*l to the outside multi tude. and everybody shouted. The im portant crisis which were to have arriven had arroven-. There was the great ad miral in full regalia and there was his wife, radiant and smiling—dressed in a silver sitin waist that was modestly low cut in the breastworks, and my wife ! could see diamonds spar’cling and jewel.-. | shining from her hair to her waist, but 1 j couldent. for the window was not raised and all that w< stw '■ as through a glas- I darkiy, and mv eyes were never slin*-*! i much by diamonds. The admiral was sick I ami tii* doctors said ’-he air c ‘lst not , blow on him. About this time the thrill | ing notes of the brass band came over the i east wind and cheered the multituJ" and i my wife nudged me again and said, "Isent j that beautiful?" "To!.Table.'’ said 1. for my knees were in a tremble and I was considering how I could stand up any longer. I had not realized the difference in our ages until then, ;ior how it was possible for her to outstand me, but she never faltered for a moment, nor com plained of anything. Hue came there to see and she saw. Well, the military followed the band, and that took anoth r half aa hour, f t there were thirty companie.-c, incit.dmg j infantry am! the marim-s and the ca- I dets and the artillery and *ne cavalry and i so forth. I suppose the artillery are the I' fellows what made the punch that made th? admiral so sick. The artillery was drawn by the biggest mules I ever saw. and on each mule was a big darkey and ■ the guns were little long things about as > big as my arm—looked like toys compare'! I with the guns we had In the civil war. ' I still do not understand what they vant with such big mules to pull such little guns. But at last, me chow was over and mv wife said she was willing to de part those coasts if it w;is possible to get away. As the grand parade of th militrv was going on ami the brass bands ■ were floating music in the air rhe nudged • me ami said: "I fee] just like shouting, ; dont you? ’ Oh. niy country. How we | have lived together for over fifty years, i m*i w<‘ tire no more alike about some things than a mock ng bird is to a *• iz i zanl. and I'm the buzzard. "Shouting.” said I. ’ no. I feel more like foing home and going to bed. I wouident give I'* cents for the whole show with (he heathen Chinee throwed in. I'm worn out stand ing on tliis cold, hard pavement. I w ait get over it in a month.” This world is all a fleeting show for man's illusion given. Vanity of vanities saith th pre icher. But we did get away at last and I could hear my knee bones crack as I took the first few steps. When we got around to the park Dewey’s doctors said he might t.ike a short ride and so he and Mrs. Dewey passed us in a carriage and we had a good view of the loving couple. 11* looked a little punched, but she was as bright as Venus among the stars. Altogether it was a great show and pleas'-d my wife iminen ely. Klie says she would not have missed it for any thing. And so 1 am satisfied, for all a well that ends well. We are home again and tumid a glad welcome at the depot from children and grandchildren. 1 tell you tii.it tn our little circle my wife and I arc of more consequence than Dewey and his wife and the neathen Cl. nee all combined. Bli.L, AKF. A Rround Price for Cotton. Kew York Commercial: Now I- a gooa time for the cotton planter to assert his inde pendence. Europe is short on cotton. An ama teur operator could see that with half an eye. Our contemporary calls attention to the fact that a tremendous effort was recently made by a Wall street firm to run down the price of cotton by sending bear telegrams over the country. This was due to the fact that it had received an ord* r from abroiid to purchase 18.000 bales at the lowest price possible. The .firm had been bulling the market, but this large order caused it to turn a s mersault. Its telegrams had no effect, and it was finally obliged to ray a pretty round sum for the cot ton. By purchasing on this side, instead of in the Liverpool market, foreign spinners have been ab'e to keep the price down to a lower level than the situation justifies; but they will have to pay for the maneuver in the end. We agree with The Atlanta Constitution that before the summer is over foreign spinners will have to pay a round price for the staple if they ex|x*et to k'Ap their mills running. If the domestic buyer and the southern grow er will stand together 8 cents is certainly the minimum estimate for the price of next year's crop. Advance sales, such as have been sug gested. would prevent th* rush to market eariy next fall, and would place Europe absolutely at this country’s mercy.