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THE ATLANTA liEUJHrlAN A.NU NE\m
MAN A GER T. S. DEARING AND HIS BOYS
KEEP THE GEORGIAN GROWING IN ROME
Th* names of those In the group, reading from left to right, are as follows:. Top Row—Early Padgat,
Fay Norton, Frank Joyner. Middle Rov.—Dan Maroney, Mr. T. S. Dearing,
Row—Roy Henson and Cliff Spence.
manager; Homer Smith. Bottom
The Georgian has no more loyal or efficient corps of workers anywhere than T. S. Dearing
and his crew of sturdy, hustling news boys, who deliver The Georgian in Rome and look after its
growing interests. Mr. Dearing reports that owing to tho growth of The Georgian’s popularity
with the people of Rome and its daily increasing circulation, he has been compelled to seek new
i|iiarters and will on Monday move his headquarters to the Horse Hotel, on Broad street; Tele
phone No. 291.
Mr. Dearing has a splehdid set of boys, who are making it possible, for The Georgian to se
cure and satisfactorily serve a very large list of subscribers in Rome.
SOME GOOD BOOKS AND OTHERS
By “ARTHUR PENDENNIS, JR.“
left Burgess tells of a young man who
HtarlH out In an automobile one after
noon. evidently to have a pleasant time
through speeding his machine up to
and beyond the limit. As It should
always result (although unfortunately
In every-day life tome Innocent per
sons usually suffer Injury from such
daring), the hero demolishes his ma
chine and nlmost himself, and wakes
up the next morning In a strange
house. He Is cared for In this strange
house by two persons, a charming,
beautiful girl and her negro »«■,■,
girl. The plot it the story rests upon
a case of dual personality as exnluueu
by the beautiful young woman. The
title of the story Is borrowed, of course,
from the ancient fairy tale about the
enchanted princess who had been wick
edly changed Into a cat. who could only
escape from her feline Incarnation by
having her head and tall cut off by a
prince who combined devotion with
perfect faith. **"
"POLLY.” By Georg* Van Derveer
Morris. (The Neale Publishing Com
pany, New York and Washington.)
There Is not much excuse for "Polly."
That is to say, we couldn't find any,
e searched diligently. Mr. George
Van Derveer Morris says that "Polly"
is a fairy tale of love, "In which It Is
shown that men love not so much the
reality, the substance, as they do their
own Weals." All of which may be very
true, but Mr. Morrl* falls to prove It to
us. In his book "Polly.”
In tho first place we do not see why
the book was called "Polly." It Is true
thst there Is a little girl with a super
natural knowledge of life, aged 7 years,
named Polly In the book, but she ap
pears a minor character In the general
■'■irking out of the plot.-as her tender
ears warranted. Benator Beveridge's
new child labor law should prohibit
the placing upon the shoulders of a
child at the age of 7 the burden of
working out a story, even as fllmslcal
a« Polly." We have had so many
rhild heroes and he-olnes thrust upon
a suffering public, ft am "Bebecca of
Sunnyhrook Farm," all down and
through "Emmy Lou’ and her kind,
until we are getting a wee bit suspl-
lous of human prodigies. And well
>e may. with our evsry-day knowl
edge of healthy ordinary children.
Tho hero of "Polly" Is a young nows,
leper man, who holds long and serious
■'inverse with Polly—age 7 years—and
hint her, as well as from every one of
nla acquaintances, he learns of a young
lady With whom, without having seen
and huvlng pointedly avoided meeting,
he falls in love. Through diverse hap
penings In many yeara this avoidance
h»eps up, until he meets the young
paragon of loveliness on shipboard In
mldocean, and In practically the first th , Hh0 behaves much In the same
conversation held with a girl he haa w ., h nno thcr man.
- K.,— 1— V... >» m.rrv "*«. th( , se posslbtlttcs Mr. Burgess
uses very well. Just how he releases
the chnrmtaK young: woman
(tonality number two is better told In
a. knni, than we will endeavor to ex-
In the negro maid of the young woman
of the dual personalities. He drags In
his arguments Incidents and references
to this question which have no earthly
relation to the story and serve only to
seriously offend the principles and
common sense, based on experience, of
a majority of his readers. The offense
Is not only one against good taste, but,
we think. It fair to warn readers who
hold such an unnecessary exhibition of
bad taste, In proper horror; so that
they may know what they will en
counter In a perusal of "The White
Cat."
Mr. Burgess Is a Californian, and his
arguments against race prejudice are
not such as one might expect from a
native of that state, when we recall
the trying experiences undergone by
the Fisk Jubilee negro singers several
years ago In Los Angeles, when they
found great difficulty not only In gel
ling a place to eat. but a spot wherein
to lay tholr unwelcomed heads.
In Mr. Burgess' story
modern magic naturally takes the place
of the black art of the fairy tale.
The possibilities of such a case con
sist, first In personality number one,
who Is all that the heart of man could
desire, a most gracious, lovely, high
bred woman, with a gift *“ r * he „ v „nil?
and taste for the poems of Mr. Robert
Drowning. Personality number two Is
a breezy, slangy, athletic young worn-
an crudely coquettish and tw inlnf.
The plot hinges on and about the
young automoblllst becoming bewitch
ed by the delicious charm of person-
alltv number one. The next day he
encounters personality number two.
who In precisely tho samo fascinating
veil of flesh cuddles up to him, pats
him on the head and altogether acts
shamelessly like any coquettish girl.
And the worst of It Is that he discovers
sever before seen he asks her to marry
him.
Is not Mr. Morris asking Just a little
In much of us to expect that we should
’(retch our credulity, even In story
[Ke, as f« r as that? We think so, and
>pe lie won't do It again.
'Vllh this hope In'view, and taking
Into consideration Mr. Morris’ plea,
the reality of Ideals” with which he
•filers court, our verdict regarding
Polly” Is "Not proven.”
“THE WHITeIiAT.” By Oelett
Burgess, (Th* Babbs-Merrill Com-
wny.) In "The White Cat," Mr. Ge-
the book than we will endeavor
nlaln here. Suffice to say the end
comes like a Fourth of July celebraDon
and makes up In noise what It may
la Thera"s^nne other thing In his book
that Mr. Burgess has seen fit to dlscuss
and which mars the work as a w hole
very much Indeed. And thag Is, lie
combines with this skittish f
story an entirely uncalled for protsst
against race prejudice, as embodied
ERRIBLE EFFECTS OF DEADLY “GRIP.”
PHYSICIAN ADVISES PROMPT ACTION
Richmond, Ind.—The *rlp epidemic
PM rendered two men Insane. John
5 lar * who placed In a eanltarlum. also
Carter, who became very violent.
Lionel M. B. Bollard died yesterday,
brings the fatalities up to flfty-
In a month. A prominent physl-
Iiuh published a statement that
nfluenza or grip Is one of the easiest
‘Rubles to cure if taken in time, but If
• lowed to linger will frequently take a
^astrou* turn on short notice. The
Raiment Is very simple; stimulate
blood circulation; heal the mucous
rn^branes and keep the bowels nor-
J!* 1 - For this he advises the use of
Jnat la known as the Oreek formula.
j”' 8 la as follows: "Two ounces or
•jy«*erlne; half ounce Concentrated oil
Mne; eight ounces of good whisky
Krt ,Jamaica rum; mix in a ten-ounce
and shake thoroughly and use in
yalespoon doses every four hours.
rne*e ingredients can be obtained
ri n ny good prescription drugglat.
, fy only care necessary Is to be sure
the genuine ••Concentrated” oil
Mne. it always comes put up for
betiflng tn half-ounce vials, each
i.wg.,1 ln av«crew-top case, which
original ox one. Don’t maxe me *«*••
take of getting any of the oils sold In
bulk patent medicines put on the mar-
ket In some localities aml caHefi Ojl°f
Pine ” The "Concentrated oil of pine
iValio used by mixing It with hot tort
anil rubbing on the chest and throat. It
will prove very effective. n
Just what causes the grip has never
been fully determined, but scientists
seem to generally hgree on the gejm
theory. However. It Is very evident
that anything that stlmulates ^nnd
•Vnoiethena the mucous membranes
succeeds Immediately In combating the
disease. The active principle of pine
has been since the days of the ancients
acknowledged as tho greutest stimulant
and healer for the mucous membrane
SSd the modern product "Concentrated
oil of pine when used according to the
above formula works wonders on these
membrane* «f the nose. .hrast and
tunas. The worse feature of grip Is
thit if not quickly checked will lesd
‘nto pneumonia and hasty consumption,
as well as many other per & Brothers.)
frequently wrecking Ihe nervous »} Simpson Rock of Wall Street” is a
tern.
“THE LIFE AND SERVICES OF
JOHN NEWLAND MAFFITT.” By
Etnma Martin Malfitt (hi* widow).
(The Neale Publishing Company. New
York and Washington.)
The life anti services, especially to
the Confederacy, of Captain John New-
land Maffltl, are very well told In a re
cent book by Mrs. Emma Martin Maf-
flit. Mrs. Malfitt Is Ihe widow of Cap
tain, Mafflu and a resident of North
Carolina.
The book la Intsrestlng to students or
the Civil war and Is well filled with
letters, and parts of Caitaln Mount's
Journals and notes. It tells of Captain
Malfitt beginning life nt the age of 11,
as a midshipman In the United Rtates
navy; how at the Initiation of hostili
ties he resigned from the navy and
Joined his fortunes with th* Confeder
acy. Captain Malfitt was In chuige of
the Confederate man-of-war Florida,
which ship, next to the Alabama, did
more injury to the Northern commdrco
on the seas than any other Southern
vessel. It Is a good reference book and
should be In every Southern public
library.
Tho family of Captain Malfitt Is es
pecially interesting to Atlantans, owing
to ths fact that his niece, Miss Matilda
Mafflu, married Mr. Benjamin Crew, of
Atlanta. She was so lovely a woman
that her early death in lg|« was
mourned by almost the entire city. She
left three children, one of whom, Miss
Roberta Southerland Crew, married Mr.
Henry Inman, and at present resides
In Atlanta.
“SETH JONES, OF NEW HAMP
8HIRE.” .By Edward 8. .Ellis. (O. W.
Dillingham & Co. Fur sale In Atlanta
hy Lester Book and* Stationery Com
pany.)
"Seth Jones of Nsw Hampshire" li
one of Ihe first dime novels ever pub
llshed, edited by the author and sent
forth In a very pleasingly attractive
form for present day reader*. In th*
Introduction Mr. Ellis make* a strong
plea for a proper definition of a "dime
novel” and shows that when these pub.
Ilcatlona were first Issued they were
worthy and gave satisfaction to dis
criminating readers. Certainly If the
other dime novels are on the same or
der as "Seth Jones," Mr. Ellis un
doubtedly proves Ills case. Mr. Ellis
goes on to show how the dime novel
deteriorated, because of the Issuance by
unscrupulous publishers of any story
that would sell or appeal lo a morbid
taste.
Seth Jones of New Hampshire” Is
a first-rate Indian story. And It I* a
good book for young people, written In
a good style, clean and free of all
tendency toward sensationalism. True
there nre some Incidents In Ihe book
that are difficult to digest, such as the
time when Seth Jones, while a captive
In the handa of the Mohawk Indians,
and through knowledge of the respect
shown by Indians of an Intane person,
he deliberately tomahawks th* Indian
chief. Imping thereby to forcibly Im
press his Insanity upon hla captives
and escape death. Still, altogether, it
Is a rattling good story and a good one
for young boys 'or men.
“SAMPSON ROCK OF WALL
STREET." by Edwin Lefevre. (Har-
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good story of the habitues of the graat
stock markets. It Is a great deal better
story than "Friday, the llth," by Law
son, for such things as related might
happen, while In Ihe latter story cer
tain Incidents are told (hat seem to be
even beyond the powers of Imaglnatloi.
We can not say that Mr. Lefevre ap
proaches the charm of his delightful
little story, "The Golden Fleece," In
"Snmpson Rock," and while the latter
drag* along at time* sulficlenlly to
cause the reader tn wish he would be
up and doing. It Is *o much better thqn
most of th* »torle* laid In and around
Wall itrc«t that ws welcome It with
open arms.
Sampson Rock Is a great manipula
tor "In the Street." He Is a widower,
with only one child, 8ampson Rock,
Jr., who spends his time traveling
around and about the world collecting
armor and whatnots and we wager to
say, although Mr. Lefevre does not so
state, that Mr. Rock, Jr., plays ‘‘bridge
whist.” Sampson Rock, like many an
other eminently successful man. was
burdened with the thought of the utter
lark of Interest shown hy his only son
In the great business of his father and
a lack of desire to perfect himself in
the work of making himself capable of
carrying on his father's Work and his
enterprises after the latter's death.
Sampson. Jr., turns up at. his fa
ther's office one day, after a long cruise
around the earth, and finds the old man
busy on a great scheme to get control
of a rival line of railway In Virginia.
The young man does not approve of his
father’s business methods and has long
arguments with him, as to the proper
conducting of stock manipulations. As
this Is the first glimmer of hope that
Sampson Rock has ever seen of any
business Interest In the son, he Is
pleased even to discuss his own short
comings. The result of which Is ta
have the young man come in to his
father’s office and work out his theory.
Young Sampson Rock goes down to
Virginia tn see if he can not. through
what he slylea hla fair methods of stock
manipulations, secure the controlling
Interest In the rival road. He takes
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On and After January 1,1907 -
TH E NEAL BANK
E. H. THORNTON, President.
W. F. MANRY, H. 0. CALDWELL, F. M. BERRY,
Vice President. Cashier. Ass’t Cashier.
with h(m a young mining engineer
friend of his from the West, and to
gether they have some Interesting ex
perlencea. Many times almost upset
ting (as he did In the end) the plans of
hla father.
Principally through blind luck mor*
than us* of brain power, he succeeds
where hla father ha* practically failed,
anti he arrive* In Nsw York with the
controlling Interest of the rival road In
hla pocket, In time to take charge of a
panic on lb* exchange, hi* father hav
ing left hi* office for the day.
' Sampson Rock, Jr., win* out In busi
ness. Oils father pats him on the head
and refer* th* newspaper reporters to
the young man who has stopped the
panic. It Is all very lovely to read, but
we people outside of Wall street are
compelled to take *uch stories with
heavy loads of salt. Thera la a light
strain of k>v* running through tb*
story—not too much to hurt. Th*
heroine I* not much. If anything,
thrill over, but If Sampson. Jr, wanted
her, we are glad he got her.
“Sampaon Rock of Wall Street'
so much better a atory than we are
uiually called on to buy, or worn-to
read, where the *cene* are laid In Wall
street, that we feel Justified In recom
mending It.
"A FRONTIER TOWN AND OTHER
E88AY8.” By Henry Cabot Lodge.
(Charles Scribner’s Sons.)
United States Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge haa complied In "A Frontier
Town and Other Essays" an Interest
ing number of his articles and speeches
written and delivered at different times
and occasions. Senator Lodge stands
well up among the first of American
orators, historian* apd essayists, and
the pure Kngllah of his diction de
servedly ranks among the best masters
of good English.
There are a number of speeches and
papers in Ibis book, but especially of
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All of the essays and speeches make Clerk of Council ef thu Cay of Atlanta.
^ (Seal of City.)
Notice of Water Bond Election.
Atlanta, 0*„ March A 1907,-NoUce Is
bersby given to tbe qualified voters of
tb. city of Atlanta that lb. mayor sad
general council of slid city bare called an
election to be held at tbe several voting I
precincts In lb* city of Atlanta, wilbln ,
lb* legal bours for bolding elections, on
Tuesday, tbe *th day of April, 2307, to i
determine wbetber tb. qutllBed voters of
lbs city of Atlanta will assent, by tbs
requisite two-tblrda majority, to tbe Is.
auu of tv* hundred thousand (1300,000)
dollars of bonds of lb* city of Atlanta,
to bo told for not less than par. and
tbe proceeda thereof applied only to
Improvements In and additions lo tho sys
tem of water works of said city and th.
extension of water mains within tbe cor
porals limits of said city. Tb* bonds pro.
powil to li« Issued are Hr* hundred itoot
bonds nr .aid city of Atlanta, of tbe de
nomination of one tnoniand ($1,000) dollars
each, to run thirty (JO) yean, and bearing
Interest at the rate of four (I) per centum
per annum. Tbe principal and Interest of
said bond* to bo psysbl* In gold coin , of
tb* United Slates of America, of tbs pres-
ent standard of web ~ M
part of tho prinrlp
*d before mature,. __
paid semi annually. . la the event
jils are Issued, an annual tax vrl.1
levied, lieglnulng with tb. rear 1*7 and
continuing tnruugh tb. ytar IMS, aurri ient
In amount to pay twenty thousand itMtal
dollars per annum Interest on said bonds
sad sixteen thousand six —I
seven ($16,t£7) dollars per
of Ihe principal of said
so raised on account or toe prim..,— .
said bonds, (o be put In lb* sinking fond ■
said city ssd kept hy tbe sinking fund
commission, and applied at tb. maturity
of tbu bonds to tbcfr payment.
Notice 1. also given that lb* tax collec
tor of Fulton county, statu of Georgia, as
registrar for elections, ordered by tb. may
or and general council of lb. city of At
lanta, has opened books of registration for
tbe purpose of registering tbs qaaUtgd
voter* of tb* city, under tbe ordlnan.«
therefor, and such registrar will keep said
books of registration open dally, Sundays
excepted, until within ten dare of (he
date of said clrciton, at bis office lu me
annex of tbe court lions* on Mast Hunter
street, oetween booth Pryor street -ml
Central srenne, In tb* city of Atlanta, said
county, and only those voters who** names
appear upon tbe said registration book, a*
qualified to vote lo city elections for the
present year, shall be permitted to vote
In said water bond election. Th* voters
favoring the proposed lien* of bonds shall
have written or printed on their ticket*
the words, "For, the Issue of live hundred
($600,3002 dollars it bond*, for Improvement.
In and .itenslons of tbe system of e ster
works,” and those opposing the liait. of
Istnds shall have wrUtru nr printed on
their ticket, the word*. "Against tbe Is.
•n« of live hundred thousand ifc".,,.,, dol
lars of bonds for Improvement. In and ex
tension of the system of water works.”
Th* election ahall bo conducted under tb*
rul*. «nd reaulatleiPi governing the election
of^ mayor, aldermen and councilman of said
C Tbis nolle# It flren In purxunnp# to nn
oniinanov cslUnx for «ahl election approved
February «, _
W. R. JOTNBJL
Mayor city of Atlanta.
W. -I. CAMrilKt.U