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6 THE COHSTITUTIOJI CLARK HOWELL Editor ROBY ROBINSON Business Manager Entered at the Atlanta Pestoffice ■ * Hacead Class Mail Matter, Nev. 11, 1573. 7HF WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, onlv Si per nnuTn. Club? of five, SI each: rlubw of ten, 11 each and a copy to getter-up of club. YTF WANT YOU—The Constitution wants an : t at every postoffice in America. Agent a o. fr and good terms. If you are not J.i a club, we want you to act aa agent at 'j :r office. Write us. err - np ADDRESS-When ordedng ad dr»-.'S of your paper changed always give the «. . as v. the new address. Always give ; '/office, county and state. If your paper *? ? ?eived regularly, notify us and v\e >. straigl.ten the matter. ll' YOU SEND US AN ORDER for new lub • h r*, i i-ase allow us a week to get the n.cies on the list and paper started before :• <i a complaint, a5 we are very much •. 1’ wded now. I NOT FORGET tn make your renewals In ■ r.e Watch y ur direction i<*g and see wi. n voui sutscrirt’on expiree. The next k x :n.nth wi 1 be toll of Interest, and you ► : . ’ i.jt mi--, a single copy of The Con- kn. , ♦■no your ureters at least a we. k in a mce to make eur . It may not <ake a in evoiy instance, a* we use the E-ea: st diligence to get them on o/r mall •»r list. Georgia and the Canal. Scvt-tal da.> - ago The Constitution, n commenting upon an editorial from ;.s < .te-med contemporary, The Sa .uraali Pres . in reference to recent ir. in Panama, commended the at tide of Senator Bacon in declaring at he would vote for the ratification <>. a satisfactory canal treaty with j anama, notwithstanding the fact t iar. he did not approve all the meth ds employed to put Panama in a position whereby it. was enabled to ;i- yotiarc a treaty as an independent 1 epublic. The Constitution lias very emphatic . taken the position that develop i:. rus antecedent to lhe recognition Panama as an independent republic torm a chapter with which, at this one, we have nothing to do. Wheth er or not Panama's secession was the result of an intrigue in which the lai ted States was directly, or indi n -tly. involved—and we repeat that - nothing has been proven to show that tills country was in any manner in -I’ime’ tai in inciting the revolution lhe fa c remains, undisputed and undoubted, that the independence of Panama has been formally and that its position as a sovereign ro public has bom recognized by the leading powers of the world. In the opinion of The Press the rec ognition of Panama was “revolution ary and corrupt,” and, -‘believing this,” say; The Press, “we call upon Senator Bacon, as a leader in that i ody. to -. nve this great work from ’he pitl'alb of a diplomatic blunder.” Continuing, The Press says: Th'' posit Un of Tlio Press in this mat te'. ’ vii'll known. Savannah wants the 1 ~c state of Georgia wants the , . css men of the country, . ~ • t l • • partv, want the canal; but wc do not believe that the best senti- ■■—it o- t’-s neop:.-. i« in favor of joining •... “ -. m Atlanta Constitution in icc< pting the situation,” if that sitaa- • . s . brought about by doubtful n „ We do not believe Senator t. ■ w ' a? r never seen a <ll- ni-'t from him that he would . -o- a rreatv mode with a republic , J 1..-on called into existence by fraud and corruption. Nor do we believe : i ts . •« ui jo so Those who intimate ... .ra . '” '’ v ...in to nlace Hie sena- • n -., a •,..<bio: l . we cannot bring n t" coincide with Th' Consti- • . ; -li a "sition would meet ■ . • ev. rw. (m’.tg approval of the - t?i>. stat'Georgians want but they are not r< ady • . !•-.’ r. ; r,r th it "might nt. right’ oro-i in Panama. k;i" ( ■ iitiii ion of November 2'l • < aim 1 a ran < n statement from a’ ir I'o'. 'ei, in which ho expressed - ■ .- : t <m on ’.ho Panama question .; :;,e following words: i 'i.-. no doubt that the republic of t lie - ■ .• ,f b othei i: itions. While •t b-ai, on the contrary. • I ;■ • : e nr tiiod le which mt, I will exp tto i ipport it. It . -a tion .< the canal, as ■ whi'-h provides so? the ’ - J. vi- g f.-'ilnc to reach ■ l.irn to do so Cf course. , n et submit to any terms ' r ’ h " H.j ■•• ;-trarj^ rt If Imd evidently not seen v cm it said that it had • ■' •' d.rrnt statement from ? • ■: id veil' for i he ctinai | ■ i' public oi Panama. *“ 'tli . th" position of Sena- ■ ' ■ subject is unas i'Tl impregnable. there is : ■ i t-- ■!< '!■ ’ll.: that this is tho view ' 11 : ‘helming majority of the } 'p i -of Georgia. i ■ i Pr'-.-s “wants the canal." but it “1 great work saved from ait ail of a diplomatic blunder.” \ prps U!11 o that The Press would ’ aildr.tn r.,~ whole proceeding, force V.inpria again to submit to the chains ('■ilombian oppression, undo every- G a that has been done in the satis t" .- progress of < until negotiations, ■ 1 i hen le t this country open up the question as a new proposition, • . .. no reasonable assurance that the . ial;s and the uncertainties that - ;■ " delayed the construction of the cai al for more than fifty year? would co.* every phase of our renewed ■forts for the next half century. In a practical way. more definite, me ct and certain progress has been made toward the actual construction • :,o canal during the past sixty days t .an in all the past half-century. It ” <>uld be worse than criminal now to undo what has been done, and the .iple of Georgia are to be congratu- I 1 that they have two senators who wlh not permit themselves, nor the state, io ho placed in any such foolish : 1 indef- nsible attitude. Georgia wants the canal, and It. wants no more unnecessary delay In getting it! The way to get it is clear, and, nn less we are greatly mistaken, the work of actual construction is now in sight. Promises More Than Fulfilled. The bureau of forestry of the de partment of agriculture is as enthusi astic as a government, bureau could well lie over the results attained by the adoption of Dr. Charles H. Herty’s system of extracting turpentine, the details of which were first made pub lic through The Constitution. Instead of the 22 per cent increase which it was predicted Dr. Herty’s system would bring, in comparison with the old boxing system, the ex perments made by Dr. Herty under the direction of the bureau of forestry have raised this figure to more than 36 per cent. In a bulletin just issued by the bu- ■ reau, the prediction is made that ! when universr liy adopted in the south, as it is bound to be sooner or later, the new system will have raised the turpentine production of this country by more than a third, provided the same number of trees are used. This bulletin gives some highly in- ! teresting details showing the work I which has been done. Two years ago, I when Dr. Herty lirst made known his i discoveries, he put 20,000 < ups into ' operation. Last year litis figure was I increased to about 400,000, and this : year a conservative estimate places : the number of cups to be used at. < 3,000.0’1'i. The figures certainly show I that the turpentine operators have a ; full appreciation of the value of the ; new system. The change of methods i has been so rapid that the pottery i company which undertook to supply i operators with earthen cups has been I unable to keep up with its orders and ! has been obliged to refuse contracts . for ever two million cups. The pre ! diction is made that the majority of I the large turpentine operators will. | as soon as the proper facilities can be i sectired, abandon the boxing system j and extract, their turpentine by means ! of cups and gutters. As the early experiments indicated, i the economic saving of this new dis- i covery is < normeus, not only because i of the great im ■ ase in the amount of ! turpentine produced, but also, what is I even more important, in saving the i pine forests to the south. Instead of i killing the trees, as the old system did, the new one is not fatal to the life of the trees and docs very little damage to the timber. The bureau of forestry has arranged to give the personal assistance of Dr. Herty to turpentine operators who de sire Io install the n< system. Mississippi's Mineral Wealth. it. is interesting to note that the geological survey lias recently under taken an investigation into the min eral wealth of the state of Mississippi. While the suggestion that Mississippi I possesses mineral resources of any character may cause surprise to those unfamiliar with the state, the geolo gists in charge of this w6rk have brought to light, some highly interest ing facts v.hich stand to the state’s credit. Large and valuable clay deposit.-; and extensive beds of Portland ce ment materials occur in Mississippi. Neither coal nor metallic orcs are found in deposits of sufficient size or qual ity, but the investigations so far made i show that a great increase to th" ma- • terial wealth of Mississippi can be | made by toe active development of the : cements and clays. These investigations, which are still going on. have also developed that. ■ among the minor mineral resources of : Mississippi are glass-sand, molding sands, lignite, red and yellow ochres. - and fuller s earth, all of which exist ■ in what the department officials desig- ■ nate commercial quantities. It is be- 1 lioved that the investigation will draw j the attention of investors to the Mis- • sissippi field to an extent that will result in large material advantage to : that, state. Justice to the Philippines. Prominent in the general demand i which the democrats will, in the pres . ideutial campaign, make for a reform- , ation of the present obnoxious tariff I schedules will be a plea for justice : for Die Philippines. The people of the Philippines come ' to this govt rnnn nt pleading for broad j -—for the mere right to exist—and the ; republican majority would give then) nothing more palatable than tiio I stones of the Scriptures. Pre; idem. Roosevelt, who would be a pretty strenuous tariff reformer were it not , for his desire to secure the presi dential nomination, ha been put on notice by tite stand-pat protectionists i of his party that there can bo no Phil- | ippincs tariff legislation this winter The president is, on this account, be ] tween two fires. The civil govern ' mint of the Philippines anil the iusu- ■ lar bureau of tin. war department. ' which acts as the home t” presentative of the. Philippines government, have I shown him that it is absolutely essen ‘ tiai to the material welfare of the ! islands that their < Iv.'.f products shall j be admitted to the American markets I on more advantageous terms. When Spain controlled the Philip pines, she opened her markets without anj tariff duties whatsoever to the preduets of the islands. The change of ownership carried with it the Ding ley tariff barrier against Philippines products. Subsequently there was a show at reduction of the Dingley rates, they being cut. by 23 per cent lor the products of the Philippines, but so far as practical benefit goes they might just as will have not been cut at ail. The long haul from Manila to San Francisco is such a handicap that the 23 per cent reduc- i tion in the iaiiii rates still leaves the i uandieap lar 100 great to permit Phil- . ippine sugar and Philippine tobacco to , enter into competition with oilier situ- , tlar products in the American mar- ‘ kets. Governor Taft, who knows best the ■ needs of the islands, has time and i again recommended that at least an- | other JU per cent, be, taken off the | Bingley rates so that Philippines prod- j nets may have something like a fail' ‘ showing in the American markets. ' That is, he would have the rates upon Philippines products not more than 25 per cent of the Dingley rates. Ihe j fair thing, the just thing, would, of course, be to admit the products of these colonial possessions into the markets of the I’nited States free of any duty. Every demand of justice would seem to dictate that the United States should give to the Philippines a market equally as good as that she j THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1903. took away when she ousted Spain from her sovereignty. Certainly, if there must be any tariff barrier al all, ii should be merely nominal, like that against Porto Rico. The statistics show that if the entire Philippines product of sugar were admitted duty free to the United States the importations from this source would be less than one per cent of the amount of sugar now imported annually. There is not. the slightest possibility of either the sugar or the tobacco industries of the tjnited States being injured by Phil ippines competition. And yet the republican leaders have decreed that there shall be no Phil ippines tariff legislation at all. They do not pretend to claim that their de cision is in tite interest of any homo industry, bill arc frank enough to say that the consideration which induces them to continue in their present pol ity of injustice to the islands is purely political. They tfre afraid that a Philip pines tarff bill would open up a gen eral tariff discussion in congress, and they do not propose to have such a discussion if they can help it. They seem to believe they can avert the impending tariff reform storm by preventing a vote upon this and other tariff propositions in the present congress, but Hie ostrich who hides his head in the .‘■and is wiser. There is nothing more certain than that the American people are in earnest in their demand for tariff reform and that they will show this at the polls. Republican injustice to the Philip pines will only serve to draw more acute utientiion to the monstrous in justice of the present tariff law in all its ramifications. Reyes Is Too Late. Tiie mysterious talk of Gi i:Tai Rafael Reyes about Colombia making some sori of an offer to give the United States the Panama canal strip free gratis for nothing, as the saying goes, is, of course, nothing more nor less than a < oy South American bluff. General Reyes seems to L" a very estimable gentleman in himself, but he represents a lost, cause. The proyri t of events has absolutely eli.Ll ciie-t his country from the isthmian canal equation, if General Reyes has the in fluence in Colombian affairs he is rep resented as having, the time tor him to exert it was when the bandits at Bogota wore concocting the pretty lit tle scheme by which they hoped to • old up the United States on the one hand, and the Panama Canal Company on the other, for millions with which to line their precious pockets. It there is any real patriotic good sense in Colombia, it failed to assert iti-elf at a. time which proved a crisis in the af tairs of the republic. The otter of the United States to Colombia was the most liberal jiossi ble. Its acceptance meant, to that count'.', not only a financial considera tion which would practically pay off its external debt, but, what was of vastly greater importa.nee, it meant the presei ration to that country of its most, valuable asset —-the isthmus. The Bogota politicians well knew the sentiments of the people of Panama. These had. been made io bear the na tional burdens for yeais wit Inuit re ceiving even decent treatment in re turn, and even an isthmian worm will turn. General Ib'ycs app< ars upon the scene of action too late to accomplish anything. The republic of Panama has been recognized by the United States. Franco and Germany and its genera] recognition is a question of but a short time; its independence is specifically guarante' (1 l>y the United States: it has taken its place among the independent nations of the earth. To this new government and to it alone belongs the say-so with regard to the precious canal strip. If General Reyes is fooiish enough to attempt to officially broach his free canal bluff, he will doubtless very promptly I" tn ad ■to S'■ that, from t.lie view point of the United Stale.'., be has. no standing in com t. If he is wise, he will bend his energies toward induc ing Panama to assume some portion of tite Colombian debt, for this is al! Colombia can possibly hope to get out of the present situation. The New Woman in Hawaii. A cablegram from Honolulu an nounces that Princess Theresa has de termined to take up the political lead ership of her late husband, Robert, W. W ilcox, who v. as Ha waiia's delegate in the American congress, and to that, end proposes to bring about a union between the home rule party and the democracy. it will be recalled that on the eve of the, recent election, in whielt he was a candidate for sheriff, Wilcox died suddenly. This left the home rule party without an active leader and hi- widow, the princess, has deter mined to lake up the reins which dropped from his hands. This advent of a. woman into the active politics of Hawaii will doubt less be hailed by the. advocates of female suffrage as a triumph for their ideas, but it is no new thing to Ha waiian?. While there has been a very active controversy over the right of Mrs. Wilcox Io assume the royal title of pricers, there has never been any dispute ot her right to be recognized as one of the most powerful political factors fhich have been developed since ths overthrow of the old Ha waiian monarchy. She was the power behind the throne in the promotion of her late husband’s political aspira tions and in the development of th-.,* home rule party which put him into congress. Wilcox shone, as an orator. No" man in the islands possessed greater 6 ability in swaying a native audience. Combined with his bold ness in appealing to the taco preju dices of his people were all the tricks of the real orator. But Theresa was LOOK AT YOUR DATE! Opposite yoar name on the address tag of yottr paper you will find the date t< which your subscription is paid. Don’t let it run • Better send yottr remittance a week or tw> ahead so yoti will not miss any papers. December here now, you have let all the contest get by yot txcept this last month, let t>s have your renewal at Mfcce. THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION. the political manager of the family. She mapped out the campaigns and presided over the councils of the party. The recognition of her leadership was universal. When, therefore, she openly assumes control, she is but stepping into her own. Hei' position is most unique. Without possessing the right to vote that is accorded to females in some of the new western states, site has attained a position oi leadership considerable above that enjoyed by any of the voting females of those states. She is a new woman with powerr. ♦ The New House Leader. While it is manifestly too early to pass final judgment upon the leader ship qiiaiilii-atlons of the new demo cratic house loader, Mr. John Sharpe Williams, ii. is worth noting that the gentleman from Mississippi has made a most favorable impression upon Washington—one that augurs well lor the future. There never has ben a question of Mr. Williams' soundness a? a thinker or his ability as a debat' i’, bin the leadership of a minority culls lor qual ities of a peculiar kind. Since the days of judge Crisp, of Georgia, no man selected for li-adership sc in ' to have b-on able to command tbe united support of his party to win the respect of the other side of the house. Both oi' those things ace essential to success in the man who speaks for a minority, senator Gorman is an ideal leader, bold and a.T.ressive, in spiring confidetice in hi- followers and the absolute r< sped of his repub lican associates; and in 1 "'’sequence lie heads an united and militant minor ity in the senate. The dev lopments of the extra session, though it has bo; a short, have shown that the demo crats of the. house believe c M>’- ' 1- hams: that he is bent upon keeping them united rather than upon splitting them into factions by' domineering tacti' s. and that lie enjoy.- a: 'he same time the confidt nee and est' at oi the I, piibiican lead* r~. a per?'rial asset gained through long associa ion. Mr. Williams be , started out well. He lias the best of good wiUtes trom democrats in general and southern democrats in pariie.tlat; t ■ ’ his ef forts may be crowncil by tch com plete success that ’he hotis- minority : may be fairly representative of the j party which will ( tiler the -xt cam- 1 paign united and aggro - 0 in it.-, fight for the rights of the masses. Why Not the Whole StoryP It will be noticed that, tlu one stig- ■ gestion of politics (‘Obtained in the re- 1 noii .if Founh Assistant i -tmast-r Bristow is in connection wit" the case of Mr. Machen. In his review of this : case. Mr. Bristow refers pc.ntedly to i the tact that Mr. Machen r ’ived his appointment to the dopai"' mut as a democrat.' While Mr. Bri-now was iting this preface to Mr. Machen's pUltical ca- ■ reer, why did he not tell :l’-c whole : Why did ho not for i- tance. re veal the intere-e‘ i fa-t that Mr. Machen subsequently been "" an ard ent convert to yepnn'i'-anii a. Why did he not -Bow H T Mr. Ma chen was one. of t:.(>.-•• cso- med dem- ; ocrats who found I’ imp. > ide to fol low the party in IS'."'.. ‘ of I'? fiuiw iM pirn i<" (»'' ■■ ■' upporfed I •jr. Aiclxi'iley! And why did ho not that in the historic eoni.i-;J at Uolumbti;-, When Mr. Hanna finally landed tin' ■ a orsbip by one vote, Mr. Mat ht n was one of th- patriots who went, on from Washington and lent his best el forts toward aceompiishir? ob < ■ tion of the old man? ; Perhaps had Mr. Bri'-tow written this portion of Mr. Mach( . s political ; history, the country migi' have in ferred that the former Lad of the. rural delivery service had simp'y absorbed “grafting" alon with the; other phases of republican financial I doctrine. Read Great Port Rccei *s Contest announcement on Page 10. Only, three weeks more. Don't miss it. FLORIDA SHIP CANAL. : ■ 1 Iso.) ■; v.. ’. O TI Atla ‘ in bringing up again the (1 'Stlon of a ; I,’lorida ship canal is >1- -<■' ”‘ig "f th«- ■ 1 ia'ni.-st C'linni ii.laii'ci. It - t". anil no . doubt w ill, be a lone tin;' ■ such a ■ al becomes a r'..-i ;z.od sac: but i'' it is j practieablc. which r .opi-.-.n to 1"'. the; south should never -a:' to struggio for its building. ‘fhe i.i . 1 ro -it I87S;W"U1(1 brie 'T.... :-'.a s\ ;■ imni' " i ’.‘-I. i O til- zone 01 acii'. ily. St. M. ik - is - - tha i 60 - mil. s from ‘riiom. rille ■■ I a matter - which is ■'« h ' ‘1 i' I’ I ' l ' l I" i -,, i.!• > i~ cf ’- j t .J. "in- it ‘■ Not. tiie least f th- '"-".-fits that this immejia;- sc-tlo. would de- ; i fr-.'-n th- dig" ". 1 ' ii east rale- . .:■■ laud U"d on oar . : rn fn sht wo d .■ o y i» mil. 1 . stuTi i.-iit proof of wli it . :da.'-i'>g thine i, is to iiavo voter fr.-iglr lew Orleans uml all gulf pol ls would i( brought -onio 500 miles m.;;': to Ne Yorl<. and • lipping W"idd I. i . In 1; of the Florida strait . The ■ ■ it • t no-, only our mor. i nt. -cir era..' sup port as well, and w<- doubt m Iliat Con gr<-- mati Griggs will : l a l.iggird in the fight. I ‘ll. - IJi b 11 ow ell. we’re right b.-hind ynu. The 1 lorida Cana. Editor O"i lit . V ur ’h :al nn the Florida ship canal is tl clearest, best and most virile note yot -o -.led In favor of tills pr d watei’a- All El .ri Li '. 1 : '.led Io ’ie ' 'nsti ration for taking iliis pr- OFition so - ■ >ly. J. HA RV ~V I I) Tampa, Fla. “Songs of the Soil” Ey FRANK L. STANTON When the Weather’s Crisp and Frosty, Bar’s somepin’ in de elements dat keeps you on de go I Wen de weather’s crisp en frosty en you lookin’ f'r de snow; W’en you hear de kittle sing On de tiro, like ever’thing, En yon clean fergits de summer en de roses er de spring. You hoars d drivers whistle on de big toad, t r de teams; En at night d; IIT chillun sees de Chris'- mus in dey dreams; I En de folks a-sett.iiy roun', Hears de fiddle’s lively soon', En de dancin' makes de room r r-l—’twel do roof seems cornin’ down! It’s do halleluia season in de country fur en nigh, En it makes you think de angels Jines de chorus in do sky! Do. go.'d time at its b-s’, Finn de ringin’ eas' ter wes’. Lite en joy amazin' 'twel you never wants ter res'! Den l<"<'p d<. joy a gwille, en k-op good 1.-.-iin's all! No bettor wor]' dan dis is, fnm d-’ spring time ter de fall! Weather crisp on tine All erlong- d, line— ft s de halleluia S’ a.um, co dal ■< de way we twine! Ills Christmas Schedule. “Yon know what dry gwine give you f'.-r Chris'mus?" j "No; I ain't studied bout i. yll!" ; ‘ 'B-a ver-11 at." "Aly, rny!" j "Long tail coat.” | “Tell de truth!'' "S'.atidin’ collar." I ’‘l,.;.wd bless us!” i ‘ il'ii-d .-hill, kid gloves, en a gold head I walkin’ stick.’ ■ I ''iJi Lawd save us!” exclaimed the pros- ; pectin- lo ir to all tin- above gifts. "Has I got t : go t. ’■ i.i.-a hin' (I. gospill in my Any Time in Dixie. j Any tiin-- in Dixie— l.'at - de time I'er me! Melon;- in dr- summer, Or 'possums, fat en free I Any lime in Dixie Is glory time ter me! Any time in Dixie You finds rm I'.-, lin' prime Don't k< -r, night or day time Ib '.v high de 'possum climb Any time in Dixie 1-■ hall'ditia time! The Rolling World. II ... o'- (>, worid. To m.- i. the happy day! W. weary of tin- winter— ; Sail-.a -imiug of tii’- May; We ar.- y.-arning- for the meadows The meadows far away— Roll cm. O. w. rid. To meet the happy day! : Roll on. O. world. Ben. nth tic- rainbow's ray! . W.. v.-.- u y of the tern;, st, i Wl...ligh:nings sti ike to slay! ■ \\ i- ar<- yearning for the harbor Where tin- .-hips amhor star ' Roll or.. O, W'.rld, ' To me.-t the happy day' A Song of the Tinies. Di- time., ain't J.il; dey ns..- ter be Bit ; till w. livin' .in, I'm still we ll k. .-p a .'is In' 1 '■’■ '1 e. b‘ ; l er timr-s is gone 'Twel v.e do mountain's rockin’, i En Gabrut blows his bo n. En w- answer ter de roll call in de mawidn'! De times ain't Ink dey use ter lie, But still, along d. way. We g.-tlicrs up wid all de tho'ns De roses Or de May; En de bu irl is always singin’ I Gs a happy holiday W’en we answer ter de roll .all in de ma wn in’! Took in the Situation. ' W ' iPl ’ erS ''’ “And you? .-inukiiiv jiti'kci." “How j.om.hl ■ ou ar' /' i “Ainl \ our piy - au<i tobacco. ’’ ! “a iuit s kin.;:" ‘ Aid’ u i'a. sil (iown, and let me rub your li' ad -for I know you're ilrcti, - poor 1 1 (■!]<• w Ai.d -ii ]:<■ b'Okrd iii'iuiringly at her, ' ‘\\iolJe. lei's be ppriV'Hy candid with > ■ '’i.'Uii otii- i ; kind of a Christmas ; p)' .'‘ ’ll do you want 7“ The New Tinies. I Old limos in Georgia were gnori 1 But td’ ut‘W times are slngiu' ( iu' \ - w< tn nud ; The w<«rtd like a. picture in a livin’ frame of blue, j An’ al! th” slurs arc sendin' down the brightest beams to you! O!d tini'. *- v.'<good tinms in winter tirn l ? 1 an' May; But *. ir ■> ’’m "- £’■< >t a. feller with a i(mi!a r “Ifooru\. ’ An’ w’d’u i’-ti ’S in thu <’hristmas times— llif ii ail I want s a *'ii;inuo. An’ I;.. •> fl fiddle u• •i. an’ give me room to dance! Brother Dickey's Holiday Sayings. I" a ain't coal cuough in de country ter ’ keep all ue folks in d.- wor" warm, on dey ' ain't no consolation In thinkm" that de > ne.x' work may be blazin'. Dey ain't. "•> pmtii-r sight dan tor see Charity wadin' in d" snow; but de ole ; lady's miehiy apt ter git col' feet in ■ winter time. Sorrow thinks she conns tor stay, but Wen Joy picks a. tune on de banjo, she lints on her hat en makes double-quick time! To Keep Us Singing. For all o’ 'li. strifes an' the troubles— For all o' th-' grief an' the wrong. )'i-.-re's- ; .,y enough in (lie emmtry To keep us singin' along. The past was a past of promise— There's faith in the future strong; An' joy enough in lhe country To keep us pingin' along. The thorns are red in the reaping. But thiv'rc still nhcre the roses throng; Joy enough in the country To shout hall.'luia along! The Nobler Life. Let us build upon Life's way On the wrecks of yesterday; Seo the nobler .etrueturc rise Where the old ir. ruin lies! In the barren fields ami dr. nr Sow the seed of harvest;; fair; I , tn the gardens, lost in gloom. See th.- sweeter roses bloom; ; Knowing ever that we stand In tne hollow "f God’s ham;, i.ot us build upon Life's way On the wrecks of yesterday! HOLD YOUR HEADS UP, FARMERS! By HON. MARTIN V, CALVIN, Secretary Georgia State Agricultural Society. Editor Constitution: If a casual ob server even were asked to name a class of citizens at once hard working, and, in manner of life, retiring, he would in stantly answer: “The farmers.” If further interrogat'd with a view to eliciting the reasons tl.at suggested the answer so promptly given, he would re ply: "Because, confronted through long rears by so many untoward conditions and by so great a number of difficulties, they b'-came in a large measure discour aged, and tiie inevitable sequence fol lowed—a retiring disposition and a non assertion of their rights. More than tills: I the great body of farmers have suffered from lack of organization. There is in spiration in organization of the right kind—helpful, preserving one’s own while considerate of the right and the affairs of others." Generally, observer's points are well put. By degrees, all this is being changed -praise the Dord' Changed by His guid ing and bountiful hand. Hold your heads up, farmers! It is your high privilege so to do. When I was a small boy there came to Augusta quite every winter a phrenol ogist wito gave free lectures, nights. I was among the attentive listeners, for I felt then that a good part of my educa tion must come through a hearing ear and a seeing eye. I remember that the lecturer would emphasize the importance of cultivating a reasonable degree of self-esteem—not only as to one’s self, but one’s vocation also. He would exclaim: "Now, let everybody in the hall sit erect, brace yourself against the back of your chair—hold your head up! Don’t you see how much more a man, a woman, a boy you feel yourself to be?" So it was; so it is. One does not need • to acquire the habit of regarding one’s self "the whole thing,” but that one is worthy to be recognized as a factor in the crowd. This recognition comes, or ought always to eomo. because of good citizenship, that is today, being energetic and useful along right lines. Every patriot feels instinctively that it is his duty, to the fullest extent of his ability to contribute to the public wel fare. This patriotic impulse moves the I great musses of the people much more readily and deeply than some men are ■ disposed to believe possible. I Os all the people, no matter how quiet lor how self-as entire, farmers have ! proved themselves to be patriots. They i Pave shown that th.-?y can liglTt for eoun | try as well as toil for themselves and j others. ■ Primarily, farmers arc workers—cheerful worker -. enjoying to the- fullest extent 1 their daily toil and the sunlight and the breezes as well. They are a host in tbemt ives. In Georgia, of the persons '...gaged in the gainful occupations over 60 per cent are farmers. What have these quiet, retiring men ! ' and women been doing all these years I for themselves and the ccmtnonwealth? I I What did the farmers of Georgia ac-corn- | p'lish between 1879 and 1902, and between i 1886 and 1902, for example, that they ' should held their heads up? Let us see: Between 1879 and 1902 they increased Plunkett’s Letter 1 i v A ND now comes Christmas," said /\ Brown, sorrowfully as he threw I Z 1 himself ba. k in his rocker with i<L 1 d)'-,i \\ h y •<>}<_ ’ "Yra. Christmas." I ventured, "but , ( hristmas is not what it. used to lie.’’ "No t by a jug full.' retorted my old ■ friend, pertly. ■ I don t know whether it was the meu -I’oit "f a "jug full" or iincthm ,- else, but anyway Brown suddenly revived tram his sorrowful mood and showed him- h anxious to talk, and I let him pro •'(■< d and spr. .ad himself: "This yankee notion of Thanksgiving . seems to me to be getting bigger than | Christmas. Th' y don't hav>- limbing now at ('hi l.slmas like they us.”l to hav,', and it's my notion that it is the making of such a-to-do over Thanksgiving that causes it. Wo n.-vor heard of no Thanks gi? :.ig day till since the war :.n 1 if we ar-, to lose the joys of our oli-tlme Chr: ;ma.<s, J, for on -, would b-. glad : -,V" had never heard.” As my friend '-’ased to talk I bad I time to study, and in my hi art I fc.it ‘ l:k - agreeing t'.u'it mtr Christmases w.-i-- I not what they used to be and iliat .as I I bin.'"-giving day grew li:-;:--;- Cliris'- n 1 1- Anyhow, my study, as : Brown si; with his head bowed in his ’hands, stirred up the fountain of mem ories and I thought of some of the i'hrisl rnases 1 had known. A Constltu . tion Uy in my lap as 1 studied, and 'without ‘nteuding to read my eyes fell or; a paragraph stating that Sam V,. . Small was in one of the city hospitals, and an operation would have to ?c pci formed upon him. and this. I knew, mc-ai't that Mr. Small was sm-jous y sick Ba k ov;-r the mib-post of yea.s dty I mind wandered, calling up thousands of I ir.cid it? la connection with the life of ; Mr Small, till at Amt 1 ?vas living over ; ; again a Christmas night in the old I .jonstit'ilion building mi Broad street Memory after memory welled up In eon- ' : '.oi’tion with that night I think there are only three now working in the meeiian , i ic.il part of the groat paper who wore J ■r. rut upon this Christmas night "f > which I si.e.'ik. The editorial foree erm | sisted of Mr. I-'Di b. Joel ('handler Har ris, Sam Small with Mr. Whidby to do I the “society” and small locals. On this night Mr. Small wrote "Old Si's Y'ti Log" I think this was tiie < -ip- : tion of the poem, ami In my heart I think I I have never known a sweetr r Christmas poem, and it is oi' the writing tb.it 1 choose to sneak, thmigii the poem is lost lost in the immensity of the files of tin. great paper and the carek ssn'-ss of ■ its author. Mr Pascal J. Mornn was “foreman"' of | the paper then. He was a stickler on th. observance of Christmas, and always generous he was overflowingly so -wi’li friends nt Christmas. Not a hi:.t was given that Mr. Moran had ordered a ban quet to b" spread win n the paper was got to press. It was long before the day.-- of telephones, but there wore boys that .rarried the messages—(specially the order for a banquet- on almost lightning v.ings. As a boy hurried to Thompson's to order the banquet brought forth, an other boy went to the editorial rooms and there invited Mr. Small to join the com posing room—h.*- joined. As the last "form" was being “looked" ; !l was n marked that there was no Christ iras poem. Mr. Small volunteered to write one it" the "forms" would wait and the printers return to work. I think it was six printers that went to the “cases." Mr. Small sat down at the “foreman's" m-sk and in thirty minutes “Old Si's Yu Dog" was being "looked" in the "form." and I stand upon it that never a Christ mas story from that Christmas to this lias excelled it in sentiment or in pic turing the old time south. But Brown has revived, his Ideas may their home comforts from $7,500,000 to 516,600.000. or 81.4 per cent. They in creased their possessions in live stock from 521,000.000 to $25,100,000, or 19.4 per cent. They increased their holdings in farm implements and machinery from $2,975,000 to $6,900,000, or 131.7 • er cent. Betw'x-en 1886 and 1902 Georgia farm ers increased the value of their improved lands from $104,925,000 to $121,540,000. oi- 15.8 per cent. They increased their home comforts from $12,425,000 to $16.- 600.000, or 33.6 per cent. They increased their live stock from $24,370,000 to $25. 100.000. or 4 per cent. T"hey increased their farm implements and machine:" from $5,580,000 to $6,900,000, or per cenx. During the years 1836-1902-a period of seven years—Georgia farmers pio duced crops as follows; 228,103,000 bushels of corn, farm value •• ..$141,735,823 47.285,000 bushels of oats, farm value .. .. 26,166,272 14.190.000 bushels of wheat, farm value .. .. 14.561,477 477,81 I tons of hay, farm , rrt value 6,1 17,81 I 7 325,528 bales of cotton farm valwe .. .. 287,084,937 Making a grand total 0f....5475,666,322 Is not the foregoing a wonderful ex hibit? Is it not passing wonderful, in the face of direful and discouraging con ditions? Values aggregating $475,666,322 dug out of tiie ground in seven years.’ Hold your heads up. farmers! That Is your prlvileg.e by divine right as well as by your own untiring Industry. But the story is not half told. Between 1899 and 1901—a periodef three years—Georgia farmers produced; 104,472,110 bushels of corn farm value .. $66,738,743 15,692.223 bushels of oats, farm value .... 8,436,533 10.075.300 ba.- '"' Is of wheat. farm value .. .. 9,601,013 548 303 tons of hay. farm value 7.3(9.410 3.996,003 bales of cotton farm value .. .. 151.256,387 A grand total of $249,352,086 Between 1892 and 1901 Georgia farm er.-: im’.'vised their production of ha:- ! from 214.417 tons to 548,803 tons, or ; 64.1 per cent. i In 1892 this coming crop was valued <' I $2,582,251; in 1901 it was valued at $7. i 319.410! I Between 1892 and 1900 Georgia farmer" i increased their wheat production from i 1.733,000 bushels to 5,011,133 bushels, o: 189.1 ii.-.- cent. ! Let us not lose sight of the grand totai i tiie market vain" of the crops for thc | three years 1399, 1900 and 1901, to-wit: ■ $249,352,086. Wondrous cx'ilWt! Nothing need he . said about unfavorable conditions or ! difficulties abs -.lutely unknown to farm i ers outside of Georgia and the south. I These are the facts; they speak for | themselves! I Did cotton manufactures in Georgia in- I crease 311.6 per c'-nt between 1886 I ($5,709,773) rai-1 (902 ($23,494,371)? ' Who made tl.at splendid achievement ; possible? The farmers. : Yes. farmers of Georgia, hold your I heads up! It is your royal right, for you I have proved yourselves worthy- to be j designated "The Princes in Israel" of this I grand old commonwealth. | Hold your heads up, farmers! | Augusta, Ga. I be entirely impracticable now, but he is ’ | “ergln" our present way of celebrating : Christmas and especially "ergin” allow- I ing tlio day of Thanksgiving to ov ; : shadow Christmas. “Blast tiiese fireworks,” says my rd.l friend. ”1 want to shoot sure enouga I guns and shoot at something.” "But the pot-hunters from the town- I have left nothing to shoot," I ventured ; . autiously. I “No," in- said, again growing gloom. i “A few English sparrows."’ was m suggestion, “and insects taking t'ra I land." 1 “Yes,” he agreed, moodily, “it is i ; shame. We used to go out on an; I Christmamorning and bring down a firn gobbler in less th in an hour, come iram- 5 by the still, find chitterlings, sausage and sOncc meat waiting us f"r breakfast, a yet, and yet. blast it. this young gen-. ■ tion will howl about these times b: u better than old times.'” i_ The indignation of my old friend H . ienced him. am) I was glad of it. ' whenever he begins to study oven t’ .- I old-time tiirk'-y hunts, tlio stills wo r across, riie pea ch and hon"v that w >- a every house, and a break frat of . bi’tor . lings, shortening bread and souoome-F las it then was. w< knew In w.-ra i dangerous ground. We had no so.-iMis-t■< | then, no anarchists then, no dyndmitors i with murder io their hearty then ' ('hristmas was- Christmas, and -.-niir IP I th- old "I bank--;ivin;.- ? .- Pr , nc> t ( n j , Rut Brown, lie revives again, and p-«n ; the ' hildro;-. are willing for him to snread himself, ami they gather arouri'i ’ j bapov in the faith flt'it my present-.- -rad ;my knowu poi sistenc to ha • - noi h- ■ nothing bi;» th,- :i ’ith will j ’-"tr-.-t (1 ; . m I and Hic-y w;l! ’■■ rn somethii; - " i times as it used to bo. "I used to like to hunt on Christmas \ silence that was distressing tn rr eld friend gre- tod ti •'-■ remark, bra a moment he r.-rovor - i himself and cecded bravely: How many oM 1 kid at an? one time?" I am sure that this was asked mere to bo certain that, wo older folks wa'it-ra ■ I hear him. I , said I. “Ilia! !.--- what we w " like to know." “Well" h. said t!tought',.lly. the truth ;s that t dor. -m;, rom.-.-.b I my biggest killing at o:;o shot, I. . I , K tmctij- remember when I ‘baited' for j turkey one-’ and killed H whojn drove, i • gob-dera ' '"’ ns and ! B ‘^' whilllkinsr ' exclaimed Mr ' see-whillikins around ' satd Brown in an injured -one '' l } rf '~ ? , ,n able about that, 1 i . ji i_nted .\ot a bit unreasonable ” | ao, there is not," said Brown pant and that is not all," ! ..L’? ’ >!L . R '■•HY'Mirac’incdv. { . Thom tlnrty-s-pvcH turkey av.-.j-p ' pa . u uht- f! nt by a Jugful.'• bu on. said J. I ’ r,lP rtos" "•'■< "in n few mir.ura; .tnd 1 bi" Iran sll • s ' x L'-ono "possums .iu'. -.i ,- - mg hollow i‘h.-s(mif ■ i " lblllklns: " <’ x, '!aim Mrs r; - | \ •■"■’’>■■ and f.-li,-.-o. v I !” thp kitclu n , ‘ about that • ’’ ■< (mng. s.i d Hr iwn. “and ■ - old women Know it, but t , In > . , thing her.- of late bu; what th. v hra.'- o .ip ;i roii •, ;(i ' | ’’Go on.’’ said T. i . 1 blackbirds at « Aj ' Oi;said h b Q } ! j€C '' vhil, ‘^ ins: ' exclaimed the bigg- • Nothing unreasonable.” said T. u 'n ,hillL "" Brown, and that is not all- n-c a ]] ;, v ;l j, iKf ,,t ‘‘G-> on.’’ said i. o.ip Chiistmas fho wild piffpoiic cl-itti’’ m ”>‘'i numbets that in llri! ,g j,,;., - .rath both barrels at on,-.. f,.’| c „ Os vo'iL 1 " I ' ,y 1 ’ li- Or A O, ( f]rr cfM ~ Oldn7? vl "". ik ' ;is '" "X. la.med all ra'. ' " ri ’ Blowing Christmas!" w-h’f|c"l' 1 'g S ,'k ll himL h ' < i ’>" silpri remarking?" 0 * tOGS H times" 1 01,1 "“ ,cs ‘ Children, old ino'iu mv\l ‘ Ook walk "D'self, w.sb nira m-i-i- . ' i'i'' our Chri = ‘ . .." * !1 i,s coming a. memory the’ f.'.'ee "nf "r'l tO „ ,,K ’ RC wh ” « r ” h n ' r everv re , m <• ( onstltution and :■> etery reader of its pages SARGE PLUNKETT.