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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. trtuxmtAY. ncnrABT n. nr. ' • ' ■■ • —* v- kiiMkumm (AND NEWS* JOHN TEMfflB GRAVES, f. L. SBELT, Preatdcfit , Fobltehed (vary Aftarasan (Except Bunds?) By THB eiONQIAN COMPANY. At S ITwt Alabama XL. Atlanta. C*. BubtoripHofi Natan WiVi" . M» . !■» . 19 . .M at tha Atlaata Fettoglc* an ateral at th* AtU •sd-etaas null ma vs,« ooTterataste! * Bmltb A Tboaapaoa. ad»»rtmtat rap- jeseatstlves far all territory ovtaUa a< Chicago office. . Trlhnaa IIMr If pan hart anr traaMa fettloff TUB rr.OnmAN AND new* tetepboa'> tka Clreelatlon Dwisrtment tad have H pramntlr ramadlad. Tslspboees: Ball rnBala. Atlaata a«0l. , It la daalrabla that all aammanlaa- o^lu:rA n N l ANn NEW8*be IlmHad to taO warria In length. II la Imparatlra tkat they lia slgaad. as an ertdsare of tar tka parpoaa. THE OEOnOIAN ANIr ME W* prion ad aaalaaa or abloctlaaabla ad- - — dorr It prlat whisky lint 7 Bqa 0011 PLATFORM.-Th* Georgian •ad Kowa auada for Atlanta'a owning Ita mm aaa and statute tight plant*. dttra do this "and jrat fa'a aa low •• « mu. with a prodt to IbTeltjr. This akaald ha dosa at aara. Tka Oaarflaa and Kowa believes that If at root rail woya ran ba oprratad aocraaafnllr by Kurepean rttles. aa they are. them la ao nod rraooo why tbay ran nor Its ao aarrotad kara. Bat wo do not bollaro til. aaa bo doao now. and It may bo — wdy nr Bat wo do not bollaro a oow, aad It may bo yonra hofora wa ora randy tar on • oodortaklaf. Still Atlaata aboard Ita taco la tkat dinettes KOW. n. ramri ohasosc demand Ammon. Ur. Bow dr* Pfelniiy, of The Auguita Harald. haa mad« aotno very diat tact and definite chargee of criminal neglect again at the leaaeea of the Own (It railway. It Hr. Pblntiy baltaraa theaa charges to ba true, he bad • perfect right to make them. Indeed, if ho bolters* those charges to bo Into, it woe not only bis right, but bis duty aa n citizen ot the state and as a patron of tko railroad and as a friend of humanity to make thorn door. More than thli If these charges are proven upon Investigation to be true sad are corrected through the agitation which Mr. Phlnlsy has started, ba btcomaa a distinct and prominent benefactor to the state and particularly to tbosa people who live In the territory that paya tribute to this Georgia railway. ~ Of tbs truth or Inaccuracy of thee* ataismente The Georgian haa had no opportunity to Judge. Of the credibility of Mr. Phlnlsy hlmaelf as a wltneaa wo have the hlgfaeat personal opinion both aa a citizen and as a man. We do not believe that under any elrciimstencoo he would ateto aa antruth, or that he would be governed by small prejudice! In a large public affair. For all that It Is not the custom of a conscientious Juror to prejudge a case aatll tbs evidence is ell In and until both sides ere heard. And. whether as Juror or as Judge, an honest newspaper cannot do less or more than to give publicity to charges which affset ao seriously the safety and property of so large a number of Georgia cltlsana and to Join with all right thinking people In asking and. in fact, demanding a prompt and complete Investigation ot these chargee by tba'oaly body which has power to Inves tigate and to act In the premises. And thiaicourse we cordially pursue. We urge u|m>ii the Georgia rail way commission to take Mr. Phlnlsy's complaints against the Georgia rail way under immediate consideration, to give them prompt end exhaustive Investigation And to act according lo their findings with atl the fairness and with all the vigor with which the law clothes them In responsibility and In execution. NOTICE TO BUBaCftlBERS AND ADVEftTlIBRa. On February 2 Tha Gaarglan pur ehatad tha name, feed will, franshieet, advertising contract! and subscription list ef Tha Atlanta Newt, and Tha Nawa I* naw published aa a part af Tha floor- (tern All advgrtiaing under contract to appear in Tha Nawa will ba printed in Tbs Oeergian and News, without inter- ruptien, axeapt such as la debarred by The Georgian's established pelisy to exclude all ebjeetienable advertising. Subscribers to Tha Nawa will rtaeiva T»m Oeergian and Nawa regularly. All subscriptions paid in advance to Tha Oeergian and to The News will be ex tended to cover the time paid far te DOW* flWfipipffli Should you new bo receiving two copies cf Tha Oeergian and News, your name appears an both subscription Mats. Aa seen aa theaa lists aan be combined you will receive only one espy regu larly. ' The Txar ope' ed the' douma then retired to the grind stona with his It takes a mighty keen ear. plaster ed close to terra Arms, to hear the Cannon presldintlal boom these days. Senator Depew I* now a champion of forestry. Kvldently wants the tall timber there when he has to take to ft. A handsome gold medal la offered the man who can refrain for one whole dey from mentioning the Thaw trial. Finding Philadelphia quite content with gang misrule, the reform element is now busy washing Its own linen In public. Vice President Fairbanks' Wash ington luncheon* are officially known as the gastronomic campaign for the presidency. Sneak thieves go about New York In automobile*. This la a police news Item and not a boost for the captains of Industry. The oldest man In the world, aged 141, died In Canada the other day smoking, and may atm be at It ao far as anyone knows. A gang of ten New York flat rob ber* have been arretted. The real flat robbers—the owner*—go uu- whipped of Justice. The couqtry swalts with bresthleas interest news of Just what fat federal Job Ell Smith, the Alaskan mall car rter, will be handed. If the advertising will do Frederick Dent Grant real good. President Roosevelt will not mind the young man's attack on him. If John D. really owna only 30 per cent of Standard Oil stock he haa so- cured ull that flne collection of Indict- meats under false pretenses. The men who wrote "My Sweet heart's the Han in the Moon" ha* landed In the alcoholic ward. Victims of his song are te the violent wftd. A man la a South Georgia Jail occu pies bla time by writing calling cards for the other occupants. None of them Is going out In society this wlater, however. A very satisfactory shake-up It com teg down oe the Panama canal shortly. The government Is arrang ing to ship ■ million pounds of dy namite down there. INDICTMENT QUA8HED. Why this discrimination? When quoting Georgia newspapero The Georgian doe* so under a head something like ''Georgia Ed itors." but when quoting foreign editors It always beads the clip pings “With The Elect."—Macon News. Usually. John Burke la both pungent, and accurate In his comment. But here he seeks to lake The Georgian to task, when he did not have all of hla facts In hand. The quotations from Georgia papers, with the com ment thereon, are headed "Georgia Sage*." Aa good authority aa Web ster defines sage as "a person of calm, far-seeing wisdom." Predicate your Indictment on hotter evidence next time. Brother Murlta. THE BATTLE PROGRESSES AGAINST THE WHITE PLAGUE. The Georgian Is pleased and happy to record that neither Interest nor activity la waning In the fight which it started against the "Great White Plague" of our modern civilisation. At the meeting held some weeks ago In the office of the mayor, a committee was appointed to awaken and enlist the oo-operation of other —negqnlvnit ivwti.. in ihta rttr and community and to provide fox another and more general meeting to give further scope and effectiveness to the" Interest already aroused In behalf of sanitation, safety and relief In this great emergency forced upon the people by the growth and Increase of the malady of consumption. That committee haa met with more than ordinary success and has had a cordial reception at the hands of every body that It visited. Toe original committee cooslste of Dr. R. R. Kline, Dr. George Brown, Captain W. G. Raoul, Forrest Adair and J. E. Maddox, who have visited the board of education, the board of health, the Associated Chari ties, the Jewish Charities Association, the city council the Fulton County Medical 8oclety and the city at large. From the board of education Dr. L. P. Stevens, Courtland 8. Vyinn and Eugeno M. Mitchell have been appointed a committee of Interest and co operation. From the city board of health. Dr. Bernard Wolff. Dr. C. W. Stick ler and Dr. C V J. Vaughn were aelected. The Associated Charities are represented by Captain W. G. Raoul, George Muse and Harry I.. 8cbleslnger. The Jewtih Charities Association named Dr. J. E. Summerfleld. Rabl Mark and Leap Eplan. Thd'etty council appointed Alderman E. C. Patera. Janies L. Key. 8. C. Glass. From the city at large ex-Oovernor W. J. Northern Hon. Alex C. King and Edward T. Brown were appointed. The Fulton County Medical Association tends to the meeting Dr. Klme. Dr. Alex W. Sterling and Dr. W. 8. Elkin. These committees have agreed upon a grand central public meeting on March the (th at 8 p. m., and they urge everyone Interested to be present at this meeting and to fesl free to participate In Ita deliberations. The general commute* urges every committee to consider wbat the body It repreeonts la doing and can do to control tuberculosis In Atlanta, and to come to this meeting with aa much dlgeated Information and per fected purpose and plan aa may be possible, In order that Ita deliberations may be prompt and effective to the great geueral end In view. The Geoigtau honestly believes that the meeting of these eight com mittees and of the great general audience which their Influence and en ergies will assemble, will reault In a movement out of which we shall gather safety for our dtiaens who are In health, and a remedial benefit to those of our people who are under the ahadow of this fell disease. We trust that this great and transcendent matter will not be for gotten by the people whoae vital intereata It la meant to serve, and that this meeting of March the dth will assemble every Interested citlseu, bringing his seal,-Ills common sense and hla public aplrit with him. ter* like a palm In weary lands, the traveler through this veil of leers, must, aa He looks from the arching heavens upon the affaire of man, remember that He who has given royally and beneficently e mansion tn tha aktes, a bouse not mtde with bends eternal in the heavens, and gave It free of debt and all Incumbrancts. paid for and presented with un hampered grace. II worshiped Himself la • mortgaged tabernacle and an Indebted churcn, aad that God's human houae rests under the shadow of debt and under the darkness of a mortgage which may tall upon the tem ple erected to hit name. What a glorious thing then It would be to avery church aad to every tabernacle In this Christian country and in this rarely and radiantly pros perous age. If. tn this Lenten period, when men ere considering sacrifice aad fashioning the expression of their self-abnegation in the Master's name, would turn their sense of sacrifice toward the pocket bosk sad to ward the church and would mingle tbeee two conceptions in ooo happy and helpful one. What a royal passage Lent might make Into the bloom and blossom of an Easter morning If the worshipers who walk tha carpeted aisles to their cushioned pews, would put their hands into thair pockets while the entbem of prayer rolled from the robed or unrobed choir around the organ rail, and would say to themselves: "I will ac knowledge God In this I>*nten season by sacrificing tbe price of the public entertainments which I discard, of the theaters which I do not attend, of the dinners which I defer, of the cigars which I do not smoke, and of the pleasures which I put Heblnd me for a time, by giving thair price tn prayerful and In loving reverence to the putting away of debt and obli gation from tbe church In which ! worship the Master te this day.” How fhe clergyman would preach. How the priest would Intone. How the choir would ring with rare and vocal praise and how the crowded pews would radiate good cheer ir the men who are able In every-churefa would bring Iteht lo Easter with such liberal and sacrificing contributions aa would lift the debts and set tbe churches of the Almighty free as un hampered and unmortgaged temple* In the midst of a loyal and gener ous Christian land. May we commend In respectful reverence this practical Lenten sug gestion to the hearts and to the pockets of thf people who worship In the churches of tbe city and of the state. PEN SHOTS •y Graham Egerten. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. FEBRUARY ZT. District of Uotaaute. 1M6—Nn|M.lr«»n start*! oa hit atrond Jour n«*v nr hire tbe Alps luto Italy. 1107—Henry Wadtwofth Longfellow. Amert can poet. Itorn. Iliad March 24. INK. IBS—Klim Terry. Kogtlah actraaa. born. __ prince of Wain from typhoid. 1171—cull rights bill pasa*I by (hr senate. 1*1-William I! of Oermany married l*r!o- ccer Augusta of grbleawla-llulatrlD. IttS— Kxiiloaton oil ferryboat Julia at tfoulh Vallejo. «'al.; thirty Uvea lost MOMtiiiiili ,delated I I'Nnrdeberg. 1903—IMnln ‘ faUt. at battle of Ourdlck murdered In Ruf* A PRACTICAL 8AORHTOE FOR LENT. The period of Lent has been dedicated by Immemorial custom as a time of sacrifice of greater or less degree In honor of the sublime sacrifice or our crucified and risen Lord. In some of the churches and denominations more than others, this time becomes a period of prayer, of fasting and of sacrifice. The form of sacrifice takes many varieties and compasses various relations of the human life. Its general theory Is thst In the mortification of the fleab. the sacrifice of desire, and the restraint ot appetite, we Illustrate our desire to worship th* 8avtor whoae life was a sacrifice of which His ultimate glorification was the rich reward. Rome of our friends who whirl In the fashionable circle* of society rscognlxe this period by cancelling many of their social engagements, by absenting themselves from balls, from parties and from tbe theater. In some houses It I* the custom to abstain from certain kinds of meat of which the family Is fond, and In other houses fashionable women with fashionable fads, sacrifice the diversion and paastan of bridge whist to the sentiment of the l-enten period. Many good men put their cigars carefully Into boxes which are uol to be opened until the period of Lent Is ended with the festival or Easter, and men of moderate drinking habits put sealing wax upon the rorka of certain ancient bottles which are suppos ed to contain the liquor which cheers and sometimes Inebriates. Hut In almost all the churches, and among almost all claaae* of men to whom the religious Idea appeals, this aeaaon of.Lent records aome sac rifice ot appetite, of desire, of passion or of pleasure. l.et us suggest here upon this particular seaaou the practical and most helpful line upon which the Christian people of this Christian land can offer the sacrifices of "a broken and contrite aplrit" which are "more then the blond of rams or the fat of lambs." upon th* altar. Many of the churches of this Christian land are covered with mort gages and harassed with debt. Conceived in reverence and bollded In am bition. they have been budded beyond th* Immediate meant or the Im mediate ncceialtlea of their congregations, and the surplus of their dues haa been written In mortgage! and promissory notes which affect tbe In dependence and the comfort of the church. The worsblpera In the pqws whan they look upon chaucel rad and shining alter, upou stately pulpits and awlnging candelabra and toft- footed carpets, are often haunted te the mldat of th* sermon or under the sound of prayerful hymna, with the recollection that the equipment te’ not paid for and that the church te slid In debt. Pastors, looking out upon their congregatlona and preaching In pralaeful spirit of the mercies and blessings of a Thanksgiving day, have In their minds the ahadow and apprwheniiiBii of a debt whoae Interest must be met and whose principal mull In aome uncertain time be paid. And the Almighty whose providence shadows llk« a cloud and abel- Georgia and Alabama Continue to Grow. The Georgia and Alabama Indus trial Index lays In Ita regular weekly lane: "The numerous developments of suburban real eatate, followed by the sale and utilisation of budding lots, te an Important factor Just now In the upbuilding of cities and towns In Georgia and Alabama. In many In stances the developers show their thorough faith In their properties by Investing considerable sums. In addi tion to the first coat. In laying off sod grading atreete, paving sidewalks and making other anbstantlal Improve ment* of w pubttc character liefnre placing budding lots upon'the market. In a majority of Instances, aa develop ments show, lota are purchased by people who build homes for them selves or residences to rent, the epecu- latlve feature being absent to a nota ble degree.. Notwithstanding the great and constant Increase In the supply there te. however, an Insistent demand for more residences In many of the cities and towns of the two states. "Cotton mills arc prominent In the advatfee report* to The Index thle week. New mills are to be built at Carrollton. Ga., and at Sparta, Ga. A ISO,000 cotton, mill company has Just been organised at Clayton, Ala. 'The projected building of 310 miles of railway In Alabama te announced, and plena to build a railway line through an undeveloped section of that state are taking final shape. At Waycrost, Ga.. contract hae been let for tbe conetrucllon of a hotel that will repreaent'an Investment of $170,- 000. A Birmingham. Ala., hardware firm will build n warehouse at a coat of 8186,000; a land company with cap- Hal stock of 8175,000 te being organis ed at Columbus, Ga.: at Albany. Oa.. the expenditure of $100,000 In street paving te under-conaideratlon; a pow er plant will be established at Colum bia. Ala.; a company with capital ■tuck of 1160,000 te being organised to develop kaolin Uepoilta tn Sumter county. Georgia; an election haa been ordered In Limestone county, Ala- tempest's wrath, bama. upon the Issuance of $130,000 of! " * b » * w * ; one ho l» road-improvement bonds; contract has Thou hast wrapt*! mi in tty iwhiier'a Ivww.. ut Ik. I,eaf . t&n . clpDk: thou bait feu cot l me with th y THE KINO OF ARRAGON’8 LA MENT FOR HIS BROTHER (The grief of FrrUlnaml. king of Ar- ragon, for tfcr low* of bit brother, !><»u IVilro. who war killed during thu tlrge of Naples. It nffrrtInfly detcrihed by tbo historian, Marianna. It la alto tka subject of one of tbe old Hpanlsb hal- bids lu l.trikbarl s btautlful rollrotluu. To my mind, thr following Hurt ar« among tbe moat l*autlful lu tha English language. I.. C. Fraser.) IT were In the by rig! WltttL ... And the conquerors Ailed the wlue run high, after yeara of bright bloodshed, tbtflr lord, the — * Rut llr looked down from thr fortress now. on the tents and towua below. The moonlit wan. tbe tnrrhllt streeta. and a gloom caura o’er hla brow; The voire of thousands floated up. with tbe horn and rruHMttr tone. Rut his heart, ’midst that proud music, felt more utterly alone. And he cried. ”Tliou art mine fair city! thou city of the sea! Rut, O! what portion of delight Is mine at last in thee? I am loueljr 'mldat the palarea. while the glad waves (Mist them roll. And thr soft breath of thetr orange bow era Is monrurul to my soul! "My brother! ob. my brother! thou are gone —the true and brave— And the haughty Joy of victory hath died upon thy grave! brother: thou art gone! are wanted for the conatructton of a church at Birmingham. Ala., «t a cost pain; oli, bravest he e tbe festive lights around, o'er a dull. * . ._ . i aad world they shine; of About 9?&s000; extensive street pav- 1 hear tbe voice of victory—my Pedro: tng Is planned In Atlanta, tis. ! on , h v VO |,. p JJ whose kind tooe my spirit “Among other Items reported arc: - Art glass works. Birmingham, Ala.; mattress factory. Columbus. Ga.; gas plants In four Alabama cities; brush factory, Gainesville. Ga.; power plant enlargement. Birmingham, Ala.; con crete block plant. Madison. Ga.; $30,- 000 lumber and turpentine company which will expend $25,000 In construct ing docks and boats, Horae Creek. Ala.; steel bridges In two Alabama counties; church build lug. Quitman, Ga.; nnd two business buildings, one 7-story and the other 8->tory, Birming ham. Ala. Other business buildings and numerous residences are reported. Among the contract awards noted are: $30.Q0n school buildings; $10,000 pumping slat ion; remodeling court hou*. $25,000; two business build ings. one 4-story and the other 3- story. MISSISSIPPI TRIBUTE T° A GIFTED GEORGIAN. From The RtsrkvIU* (Mias.) News. Georgia seems tn he on the Inside track when It cornea to furnishing un usual men for the platform. 8am Jones, (’hades Lane. Sam Small, "8no|. lygostet Ham. Joaeph G. Camp, found rei >, brother! I have bought too dear this hollow pageantry. I have hootN aad gallant flute to spread my glory nud my away. And 4‘hlefs to lead thru* fearlessly, my ed away! the word c my heart may thirst lo vala. Ami the fare that waa m* light to mine— li cau not eonie again! "I have made thy blood, thy faithful blood, the nfferlug for a crown. With lore which earth bestows not twice. ■ have purchased cold renown; jften will my wear * sounds of triumph When I think of thee, tuy brother, flower of chivalry! "I am lonely: I am lonely! this rest Is e>n as death! I.et him hear agnlu the rinsing speors^and the batHe*truaipet’a hrettb: I.ci me see the Aery charger roam, and the royal banner ware- Rut where art thon. uiy brother? where? -In thy low and eorly grave!" Am! louder swelled the songs of Jov through that victorious sight. And faster flowed the red wine forth, by tbe start and torches light: Rut low tnd deep, amidst the mirth, was heard the conqueror's moan, "My brother! oh. my brother! best ami bravest! thou nrtgone** -VKl.liTA IIEMANS. ready iw-curred. and Btarkvllle Is being stirred for good as It has not been for years. This eloquent and consecriited son of Broughton and John temple Graves are I Georgia |s In many way* a remarkable •cm* of thr n.m,. that h.v. r*-,ntly „„„ >p , nd tn( x.v.n y**ra In bed *nd m*d» (irorf la famous on thr platform , Jy... K „ _ ■n.i in ih* imit.if *nH ihn Mnni* nt now held up b) ft plaater of parts brace and crutch.*, hr could not rru.hrd by clrrumatanc* that would have dlxcouraaed moat men. The au thor of a book, that has gone Into Its tenth edition, th* friend and helper of struggling (Iris and boys In aenrgta for year*, thr editor of that beautiful anil tn thr pulpit, and thr people of Htarkville are ready to voir for adding another nam* to the Hat of unusual man from that state. He la Will D. Upahaw. who la now aposklng day and night In revival rtrvlce* at the Baptist church. Mr. Upshaw has Just spent ten day. at the Agricultural and Me chanical foliage, under the nuaplc** of ... .... the Touna Men's fhrlsllsn Association, new Houthern weekly. The Uoldan Ag,. conducting the greatest meeting which'a platform lecturer of rare gifts and tha college haa known, perhaps. In nil 'although not an ordained minister, yat Its hlstorv —something like a hundred'n preacher of power, his versatility Is •tudants coming out on tbr l-ord's side, nothing less than remarkable. Pastor Thornton and thr Uaptlat 1 It Is not every day that a man like church **w their opportunity and In- , this comes to our community, and every slated on Mr Upshaw postponing tome; men. woman and child In reach of lecture dstrs si several colleges In the Htarkville should hear this Georgia state and Staving for a meeting, which I young man, whose heroic life and atlr- brgan last Honda.. Urent.ct'iwdojre ring words are ao Inspiration lo all attending, man)’ conversions have al- who tome In touch with hint. I T PROBABLY hog never dawned upon those good yet misguided rtt (sens whose rallgtcua Intolerance and teal would aid In burning latter- day rrtnm.ni gnd Let Inters at th* auk*, that they have overdone the thing In their reckless handling af Read Smoot. When these ultra-aealoua defender* of the true faith started out on th* war path lo taka the political tcalp of th* senior eenator from Utah, th* im pression vary generally prevailed that Smoot, being a Mormon, wad * be liever In and practiced polygamy in open defiance of the knr, and was a* such offender against both th* moral and atatute law, unfit to retain hla sent In the senate It will astound many to know that not only has Rood Smoot never en tered Into or advocated the plural mar riage relation, but IJiat the senate com mittee on privileges and elections ha* expressly decided that auch ehaiga has not even the flimsiest foundation In fact, but that on the contrary, the per sonal character and private Ilf* of the senator “are above erltlclsm and hs- yond reproach, and that not a line of evidence was submitted to the commit tee to aubsuintlatefihe cnarge of polys emy." Thor* who In good faith but without first familiarizing themselves with the (acta hav* Joined in th* liu* and cry against Smoot will accept the situation gracefully, but It was a fearful Jolt to th* bigot* and Intoler ant* when th* senate refused to espel the senator. Many women, with the teachers Of Kunday schools and preachers. Have boon making things unpleasant for Read Smoot: Facta and logic don't affect 'eth. You can not disconnect 'em From the Idea that "a Mormon te n brute." They declare that his admission To the senate's a condition That no Christian country ever faced before; Conalttutlonal objections They meet with genuflections Prayer*, petitions und round robins by th* score. With a seal that's so profound They concede no middle ground. And no redeeming feature will they see: Hmaot's a Mormon. seU-cjnfotseil! That’s enough, they guess the rest. He must pull his freight lrom Wash ington, D. C. I don't court thr Indignation Of the Gentiles In this nation By taking Issue with thetr teal In aoy way, V Yet It seems that they ignnte In their eagerness to score. Every principle of justice and fair play. Those seeking to disgrace hint And from public life efface him. Have left unturned no atone to And , flaw; Every' secret has been bared And hla private life been aired As surely never moital's was before; Yet thetr efforts eo laborious Met with n doom Inglorious And the character they've ventured to disparage Though by bitter tongues traduced. Stilt no line of proofs produced That he practiced or defended plu ral marriage. When the clamor and confusion Did subside, the same conclusion Woe then reached, that no religious view. Church doctrine, creed or tenet Forfeit., right tn seat in senate. Whether held by Dur.kard, Mormon, by Catholic or Jew. Railroad Accident*. The alarming and recurring frequen cy of railroad accidents with thetr ap palling list of attendant fatalities, is becoming a well established though horrible feature of these strenuous limes. From the commencement of the Christmas holiday truvel to the pres ent time, to even the moat casual read er of the dally dispatches. It must have occurred that wrecks and coaualtles Involving loss of life have almost reached an epidemic condition. Carelessness. Incompetency and downright negligence nre at the bottom of most of these disasters. Railroad companies, In their effort to earn dividends upon their watered slock, have, tn a degree, slighted the proper maintenance of road beas nnd equipment, postponing further outlays In till* direction In order to make the best possible showing on paper In tlrtlr annual reports. In ionie instances overworked em ployees have fallen asleep at ,h*ir post of duty or have drowsily misinter preted orders, resulting In a needless satrlflce of human life. In staid old England, railroad acci dents Involving the lives m’ passen gers, rarely occur, but when tuch does happen, the whole country Is awaken- ed. nnd throughout the length and breadth of the kingdom no other topic Is discussed. Government engineering experts repair to the »rene and ex haustive Inquiry is mads Into the cuusts of the disaster (at the railroad company's expenet i. a coroner’s Jury < unaided the flndlngs of the experts us a part of the proof and the blame Is pUcsd where It belongs and adequate punishment metet' nut. nut Just so tong as railroad compa nies can wipe out the consequences of their too frequently criminal neg ligent e by the grudging payment of a pittance to their victims or thair next of kin. Just so long will thay continue to swell their gross earnings at toe ex. pcnsi of the safety and welfare of the traveling public. No Dull Dsye. Atlaata boasts of th* *ulclde of » monkey in ita zoo recently. It’s , Uul , day In th* Capital City when some, thing out of th* ordinary la not brine palled off.—Athens Coll. "Dull days" have bean espungM from th* rooorda, so far aa Atlanta I. Frodue# Your Expert. Experts stem to think that the mint crop I* atlli oaf*.—Columbus Ledger What axpart? Henry Watterson’ \ 0 other 1s acceptable or authoritative. Here's Serious Trouble. “Ar* oil th* b*M-Ji*ad*d men hap. py? oak* an exchange. Th* sms,, once are." Thla from the pessimist who pencils paragraphs for The Al- bony Harald. and The Newe begs leave to Inform him that It Is a commonly accepted belief that only married men are bald-headed and that their wives know why.—Newnan News. Thle trouble between Editors Mcln- taeh and Fate ought to be arbltrai-d if possible. Editor McIntosh has, unl-i., we mistake, already repented tn the privacy of his domestic domicile, but who Is there to hold so confirmed , bachelor os Editor Fain to accounu- btnty? A Polk County Diogonts. Diogenes lived In a tub, IVe are Informed that a certain youth in it,* k. mart went to sleep Ig one. A kind f LHogenes II. as it were.—Rockm.irt Courier. It Is evident that the youth referred to did not «o far rorget himself it* to turn th* water Into the tub. Vivid Imagination. A 15-yenr-nld boy In Atlanta has devised an algebraic key which bids fair to supply , hint w-lth more mn money than the average boy ,.,f hi. age.—Fort Valley Leader. The value of the story lies solely in the marvellous Imaginative ability of the reporter. Th* Atlanta Spirit. Why not settle this canal buxines, by letting the contract to Atlanta? Maybe then there would be lex. "talk” and some work done—It will laU an Allan's -spirit _or. something fu:iv- ax- hardy to dig that "big ditch."—Henry County Weekly. We are hot quite sure whether or not this Is a sincere expression front Kl. Itor Johnson or n bit of hlx gentle sarcasm. Be that as It may. if an Atlanta man should be given the work the dirt would fly—canal dirt. too. A Ringing Wslcoms. Ring 6, when you have an out-of- town guest.—Hogansvllle News Whereupon Editor Wright will ring "23" In The News. Advertising Pays. * Advertising pays: lost week we of fered 31.00U reward for the return of an umbrella and we got It.—Fltigerald Enterprise. . — Bui where did you get such g valua ble rain stick. In the first pise*. Editor 'Mercer? And did th* party get the It.ooo? Bay. where did you get “it?" GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. So strong la habit, we don’t stop to re- tied That rilsaater our journey mav tnar. With n faltn that la bMnd, with the rest of our kind We rush tor a rest on tbe cnr. Wlmt n blind faith It isl on train- crew end track. On equipment rontent to rely. We pltk up a book; too absorbed soon to look At the scents we so swiftly past by. Hut a wide-open switch or a stolen rail. Per, ’lance ’tls a spreading track. And souls by the rcore have been xont lo that shote From whence no traveler comes buck! Oh >e In whose hands the lives and the llnibe Of thousands s>r placet; every d«v How many disasters are Jue to these ‘masters of flnince?" Whose penny-wise way Of curtailing expenses, in order tu show. In thetr greedy pursuit after g.iltt. A big balance net, wlth-senrcc n tegret For what It haa cost to attain! Those Celared Companies. What a aorry spectacle the discharg ed and disgraced members „f th-' Twenty-fifth regiment ire ntsking . f tnemselve* and of thetr caus<! In their reckless effort* to screen each other these foolish. Ignorant n, ■ gioes are adding to tho Infamy of their condtfft by the utterance, under oath, of the most monstrous und Impossible theories. Perjury drips from their ready tongues like saliva from the chm" "f a tired hound: These fellows ataited In with the determination to Itc their w.t.v >ui "f the *scrape nnd they nre sticking their Improbable story In sheei des peration, nfrald to lurn ;t l«"*e si the while oblivious to tne nionumen'al and universal contempt With which th" country view* the floundering *''- tempts of these guilty rascslx m xhirt th* consequences of thetr offense upon innocent shoulder*. Way down 'n Brownsville. Texas. The people, so they say. When they found the “nigger solders Were getting moat too g*>. Amt all protests went unheeded Until their patient e 'Iretl. These cliltens conceived-n—ri«" To get the soldier* "flieu. ’ They blacked their fnces. kinked ih ir hair, Donned regulation blue. Got rifles treal Krag-Jorgensen" And ammunhton. too: . .., I Lord knows how they procured m. But that's neither here nor there. It's in evidence they had 'em H.i the "nigger" eoldters sweat'. diets Then there mimic Brownsville « On thetr mission so "hell-bent. •Shot up" thetr town st midnight With deliberate Intent. Killed one and wounded others Gave th* folk* a frightful *. in*. Hsd thetr women dodging bullet. That were flylnff everywhere. Then the** Imitation wariloi- Hought thetr customary pUte- Hid themeelves. doffed their‘ un f j Washed the iamp-blnck fr-nt < Then mtegimt with *h*«r townsmen. Vowed, with colosittl gal'. Thoae pesky, colored troop' iri ■ 1 Th* bottom of It alt: And strange to say. ny ........ this during " Achieved It* put posed ml.sl"'' For thoae colored troops wero ap- Relieved of thetr commissi"" And now each pi»t:do-*olal«i A, , \^:T.n.^'v? , rh*'pr*.idro- And caused those tioops to I*** Rut strange a* all this may up I Yet stronger a whole lot. . The country thldki anch one d|*< Deserved Just what he g"G