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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. PR THAT, MAT 3. I9W. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ' (AND NEWS) - OHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon, (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At X Writ Alabama *t. Atlanta. Ot. Subscription Rates: nr. Tenr M M fit Month* Ig Three Month. ...... 1J* By Carrier, Per Week » Telephone connecting all depart- nenta. Lone distance terminals. If you hare any trouble rettlnr TIIB OKOROIAN AND NEWS telephone the etrculatlna deportment and have tt If desirable that all eommnnlra- _ nrda In length. It Is Imperative that they be stalled, as an evidence of ■eel faith. Rejected mannaerlpts will not tie returned unless stomps are sent for tbs purpose. OCR PLATFORM: The Georgian and News stands for Atlanta's owning Its own gas and electrlo llaht plants, as It now owns Its water works. other cities do this and gat ga rer.is. with a protTt to t ahonld ba done at once. iff* can be done now, and It may be some years before we are ready for so hie ap undertaking. Still Atlanta should eat Its fact In that direction NOW. The Jamestown Exposition should stir up Its publicity department. It Is a greet show, but It lacks advertise ment Old ago has given to Henry Watter- son tbo privilege ot voicing his theo ries however radical to the amlablo applause ot contemporaries however skeptical. Mr. Watterson Is to be fe- IMtoted. After all there can be no real rev- erence and mighty llttie religion In this country so long as the newspaper paragraphora flourish. This platitude has no especial reference to the amla- ble eplgrammlsts of The Washington Herald and The Houston Post We Uke this ocoaaion to remark that notwithstanding some very Irrev erent allusions which It occasionally makes to one of the most distinguish, ed citizens of Georgia. The Houston (Tex.) Poet has one of the best edito rial pages In this country. In what It writes, dips or quotes It Is without a superior among the newspapers of the South. It only remains to add that Its editor and proprietor Is a wlrcgrass Georgian expanded la the umpto torrl tory of Texas, and heredity wlU doubtless explain tho entire phenom ana. In commenting on Henry )Vatter- son's "back to the constitution" as a rallying cry for tho Democracy, The Washington Herald expresses the os senco of modern common sense In tho answer: "What's the use of trying to get anybody to go ‘back’ to anything nowadays? 'Forward!' Is the word to conjure with. Our outlook Is to the future; our Immediate business is with the present. You can’t win tri umphs. national or partisan, by sound ing a retreat 'Forward with the constitution!' say we; let's carry it on to new heights of destiny!" There comes to us under dato of April 15 Vol. 1. No. 1 ot The St. Louis Times with Edward I.. Pretorlous, president, and John Schrocs as secre tary and general manager. The Times, by the fullness and quality of Its cot umns, by the excellence of Us edito rials and by tha evidence of public favor which Its columns contain, springs full-fledged and militant Into as equality with tho other great news papers ot St. Louis. Tho field of jour nalism would teem to an observer not to be overcrowded In St. Louis as compared with ether great cities, and If merit Is to win Its way In this great fight for public favor, we predict for The Times a long and successful ca reer. and to this prediction we add our good wishes for success. Seeing Thing* as We Will. Among the numerous commen dations of John Temple Oraves' Speech at the Chattanooga ban- t uot, which have been printed in he Georgian, we "note with pride" that not a single one of them Is signed by a reputable and Consistent Democrat.—Lawrence- vllle Herald. We fear that our esteemed contem porary "notes" with Us Inclinations . and not with Its eyes. In point of fact among the literally myriad letters which have come to us, only a few of which we have been able to print, ninety-nine one-hundredths of them art from Democrat! aa reputable and consistent as the editor of The Herald •—can we put It stronger than that? And mark you. contemporary, they arc from the Democrats who vole, and who hereafter are going to think . T- lt-cy please. NO PESSIMISM IN OUR BUSINESS PROSPECT. A good deal baa been said from time to time and from different tongues, interesthd and otherwise, upon the probability ot a business re action In this country. There have been men who ought to know and whose names give em phasis to their statements who have prophesied a panic of greater or lest degree and an Inevitable fall In prices and In values. There seems to be no real foundation for such a view, for throughout this entire continent there is an unprecedented prosperity. The American Manufacturers' Association meeting In New York last week gave out the statement that the output of American factories In 1907 will reach the almost Incredible value of sixteen thousand million dollars. In no previous year of their history have the railroads accumulated such earnings as they are piling up today. The only lapse In their con ditions has been a famine In car*. In the larger portion of the country the only people out of work have been the men who were walking away from a job. According to experts, present conditions eclipse every previous rec ord and the promise of prolonged peace and prosperity seems to be as sured. In the conservative and common sense view of the situation the chief danger of reaction and of panic aeema to be In the frequent statement of Its probable advent. Credit and values are largely founded upon the faith of man in his fellow men and In the future. And In the destruc tion of this faith rests tho only apparent probability of collapse. Hest of all, tbe circle of disturbance which Wall street Is able to cre ate Is smaller now than tt has been In previous years because the Ameri can producer has realized at last that the financial centers of New York instead of producing the wealth of the nation, merely possess the medium of measuring It. ... But It Is true, us a New York newspaper recently declared, that the constant talking of a calamity contains an element of danger. A panic Is possible In times of greatest prosperity. It can be created by fear; it can be brought about by the apprehension of any Imaginary danger. Much of this pessimistic talk has come from the rajlway presidents, and the corporation magnates. They are responsible for the threat of pan ic In this country today. Their' prophecy of collapse, their threat of Cur tailment and their prediction of panic, let loose the only apprehension wblch'cast* a shadow npon the proeperity of this nation, and It It comes these men will have much for which to answer. It Is criminal for men whose utterances are of weight and moment to Indulge In any recklessness of speech at a time when a long period of cdhfldcnce has made possible Industrial expansion throughout tho conti nent. Tbe people should watch and promptly condemn any political or strategic captain of Industry who seeks at this time to spread commarclal alarm. No friend of present American success can afford to imperil .the future' of this Industrial nation by spreading baseless prophecies of q reaction. And we repeat once more that tbe chief menace to the prosperity of the United States Is contained In the circulation ot these predictions ot a coming crisis. THE AMERICAN ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS LEAGUE FIOHT. Let no one think from the absence ot dally exploitation that tha crusade against the Great White Plague Is belflg stayed or that the or ganisations that fight It are losing courage or energy. State after state Is passing appropriations through Its legislature for an organized battle against this monstrous enemy of the human race. In many of these states—In Texas, In North Carolina and In Missouri—ap propriations ranging from $30,000 to $50,000 have been voted for the es* llshmcnt of state sanitariums for .the prevention and cure of consump tive jUtlents. Governor Vardanian, of Mississippi, has accepted an Invitation to addreaa the Mississippi Anti-Tuberculosis League In Meridian. Mlsa., on May the 8th and 9th. In which many of tbe foremost physicians of tho state will be In attendance. In Georgia our own organizations are proceeding quietly but vigor ously In the work of molding public opinion and massing numbers for this great emaade. Perhaps, however, this great movement will receive Its highest crys tallization at tho meeting of the American Auti-Tuberculoils League to be held In Atlantic City from Juno 1st to 4th. * Two suggestions of vital Importance will be brought before this meet ing. One Is the subject ot Tuberculosis In Milk. This meeting will bo presided over by tbo Hon. Nathan Straus, the famous philanthropist of New York, who has done more for humanity than any man In the United States In the matter of bettering the milk supply of consumer*, and one of tho foremost thinkers and philanthropists of the republic. The first paper In this section will be read by Dr. Francis Donohue, of Syracuse, N. Y. The other section of tho convention Is of oqual, If not greater, Importance to the people of tho South. It Is Tuberculosis In the Negro Kaco. Tho president of this American Tuberculosis League Is a citizen of Atlanta. Dr. George Brown, who has been Indefatignblo In the work, and who has done mighty things for tho arousing and organizing of Interest In this great cause. Tho president of every medical society In tho United States and the president of ovory board of hoBlth and their respective members have been Invited, and many of them will be present at this section. Every physician In the South Is Invited to be present or to send any Information upon any phase of the subject of tuberculosis In the ne gro, to Dr. Drown In order that It may bo passed upon at this meeting. It Is earnestly to be hoped that all humane physicians of the United States and particularly those In tbe South will not fnll to contribute In full of their Information and of suggestions to tho consideration of this vltil theme. it has been declared by experts dealing along this line that It la through tho negro—tho negro domestics, tho negro washer-women and negro nurses that tuberculosis has received Its appalling Impetus In this generation nnd la doing Its frightful work among tho human race. The president of this American League as wc know him, has only one object, to boneflt humanity, nnd we believe that every member of tho league who can have no other and higher object than this, will cooper ate with any movement that will help to thwart and to crndlcnto this tre mendous evil. Groat and far-reaching rosulta will follow from tbe meeting of tho American Anti-Tuberculosis League at Atlantic City, N. J., if only tho full and earnest cooperation of physicians and philanthropists can be se cured. THE VINDICATION OP M CLELLAN. One ot the saddest things In history Is tho belated Justice that It dono to great men both In war and statesmanship. Politics, prejudice and passion becloud great mon and great deeds while they live, and long afterward history, grown calm In more deliber ate and unbiased Judgment, rewrites the verdict of a man’s own era and sots him right before the future. , These reflections grow out ot the recent unveiling of the'monument to the Union general, Oeorge U. McClellan, and the president’s memorial speech above him. George II. McClellan had every attribute of a great soldier save the element of daring. Ills genius for organization was unrivaled and he ex hibited a magnetism that uiude him the Idol of the army. Neither bis own, nor the present generatlou realizes tbe Immense debt tho Union owes him. and General Grant shrewdly estimated his career when he said that McClellan came on the scene too early. In a very comprehensive and interesting commeut upou the L'ulou general, The Washington Post says: Kate oppoaed McClellan, the best defensive soldier the war produced, to Lee. the foremost aggressive soldier the war pro duced. If the two armies before Richmond In 1862 could have exchanged commanders, and they had been left alone by the war offices at Washington and Richmond, no doubt there would have been the finest exhibition o( soldiership since Napoleon the Great. The Army of the Potomac was fashioned into the splendid fighting machine It became under Grant by George H. McClellan. It was a mob. demoralized by tbe rout of first Hull Run. when he took command. It was veteranized under hts eye In the ti tanic struggles of the seven days. Again It was a mob when he succeeded Pope after second Hull Run. In Maryland he fought a drawn battle that was a practical victory In that It brought I.ee’s s-'-'-’df.i svvressive nmpsljn to naught In Its conse quences Antietam was all that Gettysburg was, and but for An- tletam there would have been no Gettysburg—but for Antietam there would have been no Appomattox. McClellan's letter from Harrisons Landing sealed his fate as commander of the Army of tho Potomac. The day Mr. Lincoln read that ho determined to be rid ot McClellan ns soon as he could do without him. When Pope was overwhelmed there was nothing to do but to recall McClellan to the command. The army demanded it, and, brave as It was. It would not have fought under anybody else. Antietam followed, and Antietam saved the Union. Had McClellan been aa disaitrously beaten there as Pope was at Bull Run, or Iiurnslde at Fredericksburg, or Hooker at Chancel- loraviUe, Washington, Baltimore. Philadelphia and New York might have fallen and the war been ended. But It la not yet time to fix McClellan's place aa a command er. History will do that; yet all Intelligent men know ho wea beaten by Lincoln and Staifton, not by Lee and Jackaon. Not failure, but politic*, retired McClellan. , McClellan was a Democrat and tbe folly of partisanship was not even destroyed by the Are and .fury of war. One cannot fall to reflect upon the Joy It would have been to this really great and effective soldier. If he could have read In life thcae splendid but belated tributes which cannot “aoothe the dull, cold car of death." Army-Navy Orders —and— MOVEMENT OF VE68ELS. Army Orders. Washington. May *.—Ordnaure Sergeant Rn*sell K. Brown, at Fort flrutly. to Prea •Min of Man Franrlaon, throe* to I'hlllpl pine*. relieving Ordnann* Hergrant f'bnrlea N. Knell, wio will prorred to Fort lllley. Ordnance Kergennt Mlt-bnel Learb, Fort fil ler. to I'realdlo of Hnn Franrlico, thence to Pnfllpplnee, relieving Ordnanee Hergeont Thoniaa Derbyahlr*. who will proceed to Mergernt■ Motor Marina M.l academy, detarbmeat nr army service tuen, quurterinaster'a department! from Norfolk to proper station. Naval Orders. Commaoder J. If. Gibbons, appointed war rant machlilat: J. MePhee, defsrhed navy yard. Norfolk, to duty In connection tilting out Olympia. Warrant Machinist A. \v" Bird, detached Franklin to duty connection with Siting not Olympia. Pnyinustrr'r Clerk O. W. Downing, appointed for doty lu con nection with settlement of accounts of navy pay office, Portimouth. -Movement of Veatsls. gABBIVHD—May j, Milwaukee, at Bants BAILED—May 1, Rocket, from Washing ton for Norfolk. Hatton ordered to nnvy yard, Puget Sound, to be placed out of commission. Her place In fourth division. Pacific Heat, will he taken by Albany, which his been ordered commissioned at navy yard. Pant sound. Marina Hospital 8ervic«. H. 8. Mathcwaon. passed assistant surgeon, granted leave of absence for fifteen days, from April 27. • John M. Holt, passed Assistant sur geon. granted leave of absence for two months, from June 20. Louts Schwarts, acting assistant sur geon. granted leave of absence for aev- en days from May 9. THE PEOPLE INDORSE. To the. Editor of The Georgian: A majority of tho people In Georgia Indorse the Graves speech. Borne of the newspaper* do not. I could make out a list of tha papers In the atate so far as * know them, who will not indorse the speech. All of the Republicans In Georgia who pone as Democrats will denounce tt)e speech; no true Democrat will denounce It. Some who yell the loudeat "I am a Democrat," "my daddy before me wae a Democrat,” and 'Td vote fur a yal- er do* ef (he party wta ter nnmenate him," will denounce It. No Independent Georgian who dogs hi* own thinking will denounce It. When Graves made that speech his mind was filled with the thoughts of Democratic liberty. His lungs were filled with air of Demo cratic liberty; his kps and tongue were turned to Democratic songs of liber ty, and the whole man was Imbued with a courage that knows no defeat. Tho tarn* people who denounce Graves would likewise be denouncing Bryan only the Kebragkan flopped on the Tousoapus. Tom Taggart side-stepped In time to save his rep with the Bel monts, Morgana, et al. The Wallstrcet vedict was when Wlllum Glnnus Bryau came back from Turup we ran use him. for my part, I tee no more Impropriety Teddy serving his country thsee times nn president, specially when he makes a good one, than I do In Billy Bryan serving three times as a defeated aspirant. My honest opinion Is that Teddy Is a stronger man today than Hilly and can beat hint In Ueor- jla today. Of course I don't know t all. The very gnng that have been manipulating the policies nnd shaping the pains of the Democratic party In Georgia for In these many years and holding up the arms of our people, while financial pirates got a good all underholt on the state, are the same who will denounce Graves. The dlharders arc a slick set, but our peo ple have caught on to their little game, always preaching conservatism to our people but never practicing It among themselves while robbing our atate and people. J. B. HOWARD. Morristown, Oa.. April 24. 6CRATCH ON FINGER COST8 MAN HIS LIFE. Special to Tha Georgian. Hpartmnburg, 8, C., May *.—Aa the result of blood polaon In his nose, de veloped front a scratch on hla little finger, W. G. Haughton. a well-known Insurance agent and broker, died at the home of Dr. E. L. Potts, where he had been taken for treatment. The de ceased was one of the hest-known men In the city. He came here fifteen yean ago from North Carolina nnd was agent of the Southern Express Com pany nt this place. About seven years ago he resigned and entered Into the fire Insurance and brokerage business. Cotton Seed Scarce. Special to The Georgian. Yatesvllle. Go., May 3.—In many In stances In this section farmers will be compelled to plant over their entire cotton crop, nnd to obtain the seed, that Is the question. It will doubtless result In a great decrease In the acreage of the fleecy staple, Red Man to Give Danes. Special to The Georgian. Montgomery. Ala., May I.—Tlppe. canoe Tribe No. 4S, Red Men. will give a dnnee nt their Imll. on Madison ave. nue, Friday night, nnd It Is expected to be one of the largest affairs ever given by the local Red Men. There will be n voting contest for the moat popular Red Man In the city, and There will be sev eral prizes offered. CHARTERS ARE GRANTED NEW CORPORATIONS. Reuf Asks Venue Change. San Francisco. May 3.—Abe Reuf yesterday applied to Judge Dunne for a change of venue to some other county, alleging that for various reasona he could not be fairly tried in San Fran cisco county. OF THE TWO WHICH ABE YOU? By JOHN ANDERSON JAYNE. Two men walked down street the other day. In the midst of the s'lush and rain. One saw colds, fevers, sickness of various kinds, and grumbled. The other saw Increasing business In the stores, opportunities for helping the unfortunate and tha relief of the poor. Which of the men was you? Two ipen were compelled to cross a puddle of water. One saw the dirty mud and smelled the disagreeable odors. The other caught the reflection of the sunlight In the pool and saw millions ot diamonds dancing at his feet. Which of the men wae you? Two men heard a little, ragged girl crying on the etreet Her dress was torn and her head was hatless. Her shoes, gaping wide open, let In the dust and the dirt of the streets. The tears on her cheeks had ploughed great fur rows through the accumulations of dirt had heaped themselves there. One man turned aside with a shrug and a curse and said: "Shut your mouth, hussle.” The other stopped for a mo ment. Inquired the cause of the trou ble, found the little one wae motherless, hungry, dejected M> d friendless. He wiped away the tear with his handker chief, fed the fclrl, placed her In a home. Which of the two men was you 7 A Good Line of Credit is sometimes very essential to the success of any firm, corporation or individual. It is best acquired by keeping a steady* balance in bank, and making all payments by check. Checking accounts often lead to the extending of courtesies’that are more desira ble than 4 per cent interest. MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO. ELLA WHEELER WILCOX She Tells How to Get and Keep Health and Correct the Great Fault of the Age. (Copyright, 1907. by Amerlean-Joumat-Examlner.) The fault of the age Is a mad endeavor To leap to heights that were made to climb; ' By a burst of strength, or a thought most clever. We plan to forestall affd outwit Time. We scorn to wait for the thing worth having; We want high noon at the day's dim dawn; We find no pleasure In tolling and saving As our forefathers did In tne old times gone. We force our roses, before their season. To bloom and blossom for us to wear; And then we wonder and ask the reason Why perfect buds are so i few and rare. We crave the gain, but despise the getting; We want wealth—not as reward, but dower: And the strength that la wasted in useless fretting Would fell a forest or build a tower. o NE of the beet resolutions you can make la to utilize the days, or, rather, the moments com prising the daya. In a wise manner. It la wonderful what can be accom plished if we do not fritter away time— that moat precious possession which belongs to all men equally, and upon which no trust or syndicate can obtain a “comer." No matter what regular occupation may employ you dally, there are mo menta which can be used for recrea tion or mental improvement. If you are In health. A half hour given each day to reading will astonish you at the end of six months with the number of vol umes completed. Fifteen minutes before breakfast, fif teen minutes after dinner, will not be missed by you If you make your reso lution to take them every.day. You will find you have Just as much time ns you had before you began this /sun* vv mvil VI Ills in v lllcll non juu . #..*aa Two ladies saw a "newsle” on tho system, for you have ran frittering away more thsn those fifteen minutes morning and nights without being con scious of It. Then. If you are musical, arrange to give twenty minutes every day to sight reading. You can manage It It you are determined to do so. 1 knew a busy, young, self-supporting woman who had only a rudimentary knowledge of music to make this reso lution. and It was amazing to see the progress she made In one year’s time. With only twenty minutes each day do. voted to this one purpose, the surpassed many professional musicians In her ability to read difficult music at a glance. TAKE A FEW MOMENTS’ EXERCISE^EVERY DAY. If your Ilfs Is an indoor one, on ac count of your occupation, snatch five minutes after rising and ten before retiring for physical exercises. Any book' on physical culture will Illustrate a few movements for the development of the chest and the reduction of super fluous flesh, and for the general benefit of the whole system. If, on the contrary, your work la of an exhausting nature, take a half hour or even fifteen minutes lome time dur. street at a late hour. His stock of pa- pers was unsold, for the night was bit. ter cold. One went oq her way, say. Ing, "the city should not allow these waifs to be out on the street.” The other opened her purse, found a cent, bought a paper, gave the boy a smile, and passed on her way. Which of the ladles was you? Two ladles went to the theater. One came In the middle of the first act. Swept down the aisle, with a great show and much pomp. Trod on the feet of people In her "row" that she disturbed. Interrupted the perform ance. Removed her hat only when re quested to by the courteous usher. Chattered through the performance. Made the evening miserable for those around her. The other came In five minutes before the curtain went up. Removed her hat. Listened to the mu sic and the songs with delight. Told her gentleman friend between acts how much she enjoyed the play. Acted the lady at all times. Which of the two Indies was you? You are wondering today, friend, why life frowns at you. It Is because you frown at life? Are you telling your friend, that life la smiling at you? Is It because you are smiling at life? Are you a frowner or a tmller? Which of the two are you? DOUBLE TRAGEDY FOLLOWS QUARREL St. Louis. Mo., Mar A—After climbing t twoatorr porch and breaking open a win dow, Albert Koenig, • tlnamon, aecnred entrance Into the room of Nettle Woods early this morning and shot tier, lie then •bot himself twice. It Is believed they will both die. Tbe two quarreled recently. something worth while the remainder of the day. Many people going to nnd from their dally occupation, and Indeed scores ot people who have no occupa tion, fall Into a habit of shiftless think ing on the street, or In public convey ances, or in idle moments elsewhere. The mind roams about like a lost leaf In the wind, resting nowhere. Study the faces you see and try and form some Idea of the characters of their owners. Notice ears, noses, mouths, eyes, chins. Observe how few beautiful mouths and eats you will find compared with other features. It Is an Interesting use of your mental powers, this study of faces, and will teach you sympathy If nothing more. SEVERAL GOOD WAYS TO TRAIN YOUR MEMORY. If you find yourself without faces to study, then memorise verses, phrases or numbers, to retain your memory. Learn to recall the numbers of a dozen or a score of your acquaintances' homes. Instead of always referring to an ad dress book. Commit the words of songs to mem ory—even If you do not sing—It will make you popular with people who do —or memorise a dozen lines of prose from the dally paper If you have noth ing else at hand, just for practice. It la better than allowing your brain forces to become weak and slip-shod from lack of direction. Make the most of the odd tnds of time, and you will make the most of yourself with little cost and no loss. NEW YORK PASTOR PRAISES SALVATION ARMY. In* 1 relax your whole system. Do this as regularly aa you eat your dinner or comb your hair. Immense benefit to your whole being, mental and physical, will result. * Think of nothing—the most difficult thing to do, but do It; or merely Imag ine yourself a plant growing In the soil and a sweet summer ratq is drop ping upon you, washing and refreshing every leaf. You will rise Indeed refreshed for your occupation. With the exception ot a time set apart for thinking of noth ing, teach yourself to always think of Chicago, May 3.—In a talk on ‘‘Con tinued Inspiration," the Rev. Robert Mackenxle, D. D., of New York, told tho graduating class of the McCormick Theological Seminary that General Booth, of the Salvation army, and other religious workers of high standard had blazed the way for them, at the Com mencement exercises held in the church of the Covenant. ' Will Build Masonlo Temple. 8peclal to The Georgian. Spartanburg. 8. C., May 8.—The opera house will be torn down within the next few days and the old city clobk In tho tower will be Installed In the court house tower. The opera house was sold several months ago by the city tu Private cltliena and on the site a hand some three-story Masonic temple will be erected. Special to The Georgian. Montgomery. Ala.. May 3 —The sec retary of state has been Informed of the following new corporations: The Enttachopco Graphite Company, of Talladega: capital 325,000. South Pratt foul Company, of Birm ingham; capital 310.000. Coosa Valley Mining. Manufacturing land Land Company, ot Birmingham; capital *10 000. $5 .00 STETSON SHOES cost very little more than the ORDINARY kinds. Yet there’s as much difference between them and the ordinary * as there is between daylight and darkness. Get in the DAYLIGHT. Sole Agents For Atlanta