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6 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. aAllKlMl. JIXfc «. !»><■ THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon, (Except Bandar) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANV. At g Wert Alabama St. Atlanta, Q«. Subscription Rites: Telephone* fonnwtlnp nil depart* Meats. Loaf distance terminal*. aftb * Tbompson. adrert ntstfres for all territory < :;3SB SffilSS a fr rot Itsv# any tnmMa getting TUB EOROIAN AND NEWS telfphona m Hrrulatloo department and bare It promptly remedied. Tslgpbongs: Bair 4887 main. Atlaota MOL itrahln that all commnnlcn- idtd far wthtleatloa tn TUB N AND NEWS ba limited to It la daatraMa a Intetid ' ' OBOIAN ... „ * I* leasts. It la Imporetlre araod anleaa stamps are seat THE O EOROIAN AND NEW* pilots no undone Of obloettonaSla ad- rartlilng. Neltbor does It prlat wblakr or any liquor ads. rents. wltSTn prulft to tba city. This •bonk) ba dona at once. Tba Oeorgfas and Nava bellares that It street rail- vayt ran ba operated aiieeeaatnllT by Bnrapaaa cities. aa I bay are, tbrra la ns dood reason why (bay ran not lie aa Operated ham Bnt we do not bellnyt Ibis ran be dona now, and It may ba same years before we an ready for so bis an undertaking. mill Atlanta ekenld nt Its free In that direction Persona leaving the city can Jiave The Ooorgian and News mailed to them regiilnrly by send ing their order to The Georgian office. Changes of address will be made as often as desired. Nature faking was originated by The Houston Pont. - Walter Wellman Is going to give tho North Pole another cbanco to bo dis covered. It la aafo to wager that Mobile's I)o- As-You-Pleane Club has no married men In It i Dr. O. W. Drake nayn that glrla arc kissing their lives away. Happy death for the fortunate co-osculntors. With a horse that can win tho Eng lish derhy, why should Richard Crolter care for Tammany control? His cup of happiness Is probably tilled. Envy of Atlanta gnaws Incessantly at the vital* of The Charleston News and Courier. Uut why resent Charles ton envy? Demortuln nil nlnl bonum. It Is.natural to suppoao that certain unregeoerated paragraphers will make jeering comment on the fact that a funeral association Is to shortly hold B convention tn Atlanta. Commissioner O. R. Stevens Is In accord with The Georgian In his views of the reduction of passenger rates, which Is to say that, as usual, O. B.'s bead Is conspicuously level. After prayerful wrestling with him self. Senator Knox has gotten bis con sent to accopt the presidential nomi nation. Now, all he haa to do Is to get the reet of the country tu accord. The easy adroltneis with which •"Uncle Joe" Cannon aldeetcps trouble It likely to be put to a more severe strain than ever before. The Federa tion of Womeu’e Clube Is camping on his trail In earnest. Report has It that Armuchee trout are more numerous ami finer than over, which Information Is likely to enuae uneasy movements on tho part of a well known ex-Armuchlan. Envious and boastful people from Texas, the District of Columbia and South Carolina are cordially Invited to note the fact that delicious Georgia peaches are going forth to delight the palate of the country In carload lots. Whether or not 1 Is twice as many as 0. as The Washington Herald arro- t-wmly asserts, it Is certain that The Weihlngton baseball team has naught to add to tho controversy in most of It* contests. So far The Washington Herald has been unable to get General Kurukl In to a controversy. First thing The Herald knows the general will add four more English words to the four he already knows, and put It out of business.. Tho startling rumor that Uncle Joe Cannon Spoke vociferously In North Carolina for States' rights and for let ting the South deal with the negro, can only Had its explanation In a pe culiar product for which the corn Soldi of North Carolina are becoming Camels. HOKE SMITH. THE RATIONAL SOUTHERN CANDIDATE. It Ys not a matter of astonishment to The Georgian that William J. Bryan ahould favor Hoke Smith aa his flrat choice for the Democratic nom ination If Mr. Bryan himself should not be chosen. The dispatches from Washington are not thoroughly definite and clear as to Mr. Bryan's expressions ui>on this matter, but the editor of The Georgian distinctly recalls that as far back as the September of tho last year at the Bryan banquet given by the Jefferson Club In Chicago, the Great Commoner, sltttlng as usual In the center of the banquet hall, asked his next door neighbor to exchange seats with the editor of The Georgian In order that he might make personal Inquiries as to the cam paign of Hoke Smith for governor, and to send to blm tho assurance of cor dial admiration and or blgb political regard. In tbls conversation eight months ago, Mr. Bryan expressed the idea that tbe governor-elect of Oeorgia was one of the most forceful figures In the republic, and that ho would be abundantly worthy of any national honor which the party might seek to put upon him. The reason for tbls preference, of course. Is plain. It Is the reason which has moved’ Tba Georgian beyond any question of state pride to ad vocate Mr. Smith as the Democratic nominee In preference to the admir able Culberson of Texas or to the venerable John W._ Daniels, of Virginia. Governor-elect Hoke Smith Is exactly of the same type of Democrat as Mr. Bryan. He Is an aggressive, definite Democrat. He Is a reformer who strikes straight from tbe shoulder In advocacy and Is absolutely cer tain to act straight from bis convictions In execution. If the present Georgia legislature In loyal cooperation with the gov- crnor-clect shall put upon tbe etatute books of tbe state the legislation which the governor baa promised and wblch be desires to record, we do not hesitate to say that the adjournment of our coming general assembly will leave Hoke Smith, of Georgia, In possession of tbe center of the field as the strongest, the most definite and tbe most eligible reform Democrat outside of Bryan himself In .tho entire ranks of tbe party. We plant ourselves upon several propositions—In case the Democratic parly decides to make He usual party nomination for the presidency. First, a Southern candidate will bo stronger than any candidate from any other section, and will Increase rather than diminish the vote given to our party in the North, while of course his nomination would ac centuate the loyalty and enthusiasm of the party In the South. Second, among Southern candidate* we have no one who etands now and Is more likely to stand In October so prominently or «o forcefully as Hoke Smith, as the representative of those definite reform measures which the people have demanded from the legislation of the times and which are designed to regulate the relations between predatory wealth and the people. Third, yielding the highest honor and regard to Senator Culberson, of Texas, who Is unquestionably our second choice among Southern candi dates, Tho Georgian believes that tbe Texas statesman while dear and wise and patriotic' la not sufficiently and definitely aligned with the re form and progressive spirit of Democracy which must dominate the next election. Tho conservatism of Senator Culberson, while It may be wise. Is not winning before a people who are enamored of Roosevelt, admiring of Bryan, and will domand an active and militant reformer rather than a prudent and conservative theorist In tbe present condition ot affairs. The same objection applies much more strongly to Senator Daniel, who belongs right heartily to the ultra-conservative element which sup ported the unfortunate Parker in the last campaign. The Virginia sena tor haa been too ardent an opponent of Mr. Bryan and too prompt a pro- testant ngnlnst his policies to commend himself to the general enthu siasm of tho definite Democracy either North or South. Folk, of Missouri, has made good only In part as a reformer and his hold upon the public admiration Is not to vigorous tut It was two years ago. Thoro remains then In the entire Democratic rank in this New South from which In our Judgment the candidate should ho chosen, but one man, and that man our governor-elect, who combines the militant and definite record, tho forceful characteristics, tbe physical and Intellectual courage, and the magnificent personality, to enlist the enthusiasm and to command tho actlvo support of tho real definite Democracy of the South and of tho republic. Wo have no donbt that theso are exactly the reflections In Mr. Bryan'a mind wblch have twice led him to'express bis preference for the govern or-elect of Georgia. Mr. Bryan Is a great, wise and unselfish man. We nover have liellevcd ho was sufficiently enamored of the presidency to sacrifice cither dignity or self-respect In Its pursuit, and from his stand point of lofty patriotism ho haa doubtless revolved Democratic personali ties and Democratic possibilities Just as we have and has reached the con clusion which wo havo several times expressed that If any man In the Democratic party has a chance tor success In the next national election. It la Hoko Smith, the uillltan), forceful and definite reformer ot the Geor gia Democracy. AUTOMOBILES AND CLASS FEELING. We felt sure It would come. Prosperous as the pcoplo are, and contented In the main, tbe automo- bllo la making a class distinction In our population which Is bearing Us fruit tn watchfulness and In reprisal. This Is much to be deplored and, taken In time, it may be success fully destroyed by the prudence and consideration ot our fortunate friends who are the tiossesiora of these splendid rushing, and costly machines. Tho temptation la almost Irresistible for one who sits behind the power that ran whirl off thirty, fifty and even seventy miles an hour on tbe beautiful roads of this modern day, to let out speed and to cut the sir In swift passage from place to plsco. Without selfishness, without auy lack of consideration and without cruelty, but from the sheer im pulse of warm blood set above tho capacity to accomplish great speed, our ever Improving automobiles are rushing with a speed and a dash that Is sometimes thoughtless but nover malevolent. It Is Inevitable that tho people, and they are tho great majority, who do not have these splendid machine*, should protest some ot the peril* which ere incident to their existence. It Is not In this spirit that the Automobile Legislative League of Georgia proposes to Introduce a bill restricting the freedom of these won derful vehicles. Tho Automobllo League of Georgia has headquarters at Midland, In the center of the state. Dr. S. E. Young la the president, J. G..Baldwin Is the secretary and treasurer. They will present to the next legislature a bill wblch will begin with the expression of good will toward the owners of Automobiles and of congratulation to them on their capacity to have and to handle them. I’rotestlng any possible prejudice, these gonttomen, representing a large number of the pcoplo of middle Georgia, declare that ss It Is only the small minority who cau own and operate automobllea, they should do nothing to menace the health and safety and comfort or the pleasure of the great majority, and tbetr bill will seek to cover about the follow ing points: First, tbe securing of a license to run every machine. Second, tho use of a number both In front and rear of machines, and that such numbers should be purchased for a fee pakj to the county or the state. The hill goes rather far In urging that no automobile or other ma chine ot that nature should be allowed to use the country roads at night under any circumstances. We feel sure that this suggestion will be deemed radical. As will the other limiting speed on the country roads to only fifteen miles per hour as a maximum. There Is more Justice In the provision of the bill which requires that persons operating these machines on approaching curves, angles or hill tops in the country where they cannot see a hundred yard* ahead, should reduce their speed to between tour and six mtlea an hour. . It will bo required that every machine shall be brought to a full stop on a signal from the party In front of them that It* approach Is about to frighten the horse or team which the other party Is driving. And the bill will request not only the stoppage of locomotion but the stoppage of all machinery. It also requires the owner ot the machine to get on the ground add stand between the said machine and the said frightened animals or otherwise render such help as he can, under penalty of a fine. The bill will also provide for the punishment of those violating any ot these rules and will lay them liable to action for any injuries to persons pr to property from tbe careless running of the machines. Tbe Georgian Is always In sympathy with the rights of the majority as-opiiosed to a minority, however popular and Influential the minority may be. We trust, however, that our frleMs at Midland will take a thoroughly reasonable view of this bill before It Is presented and will eliminate any feature which may be too stringent and not required by. the conditions existent. • The automobile Is hero to stay. When Its craze period Is over. Its price will be steadily reduced Just as the price of bicycles came' down In. the course of time, and It will become more and more useful as a com mon carrier on city atrects and country roada. Those who own theso machines now should entry in their minds at all times a sense of consideration and of responsibility which will do more to prevent feeling and adverse legislation than all the appeals of ad vocates or the defense of enthusiasts. On tbe other hand wo sincerely truit that our frlenc'x of the Interior will not be tempted by Irritation and discomfort In this Intervening period In which their country horses and teams are becoming accustomed to the automobile and that they will be considerate of the few as the few must be qinslderate of them. New Inventions and public Improvements frequently entail tempora ry Inconvenience and discomfort. It Is the part of wisdom and of good policy to be patient and to endure If necessary some temporary dlscom forts while a great Invention la beco mlng adapted through degrees to tbe convenience and Interest of the msjority of the people. Every year will lessen tho conflict between the automobile and the people, and before tho decade Is oflt we hope to see them in the posses sion of farmers, clerkB and mechanics as generally as the bicycle is now subserving tbe convenience of these classes of our population. THE GREAT TUBERCULOSIS CONVENTION AT ATLAN TIC CITY. There can be go doubt that the American Agtl-Tubercutoils League, now In session at Atlantic City, has established itself as a vital and re spected factor In the great battle against tbe White Plague In America. No organisation In this country or In Europe has had a more Inter esting or vital program than the present convention. Its attendance bts been especially large; Its papers hove come from men of the highest caliber, and have been of the greatest scientific and literary value. The press has given the largest attention to Us dally deliberations and Its conclusions will doubtlsss hereafter be standard In tbe further movement against the tuberculosis plague of the country. Atlantans have a peculiar Interest In tbls league from the fact that It Is presided over by an Atlanta physician, who perhaps more than any other man In the South Is responsible for the birth of this league and for Its present splendid numbers and Influence. Dr. George Brown, ot Atlanta, Is practically tbe founder of the league, and with a consecration as rare as It has been utterly unselfish, he has, little by little, recruited Its ranks, enlarged Its membership and dignified Its deliberations, until the present session In Atlantic City has won for ftae.f a place In the medical annals ot the republic and of tbe times In which wo live. The Georgian ■peaks advisedly In Its comment upon the consecration and the unselfish ness which Dr. Brown has shown. He has no desire to exploit himself In connection with It, and we havo seen the letter which several weeks ago he wrote to the New York secretary of the league urging upon him to secure the consent of some New York physician or publicist of na tional prominence to assume the presidency and to locate the headquar ter! of tbe league In a more metropolitan center. We have no doubt that at the mere suggestion ot hts willingness tor service he would have been elected, and we do not know yet what tbe convention may do with bis advocacy o( another man. But we should be less than an impartial newspaper If we failed to commend the really notable and thoroughly un selfish service of one ot our own distinguished professional men In the creation of a movement so Important, and of the ample and gratifying success which his diligent efforts have carried. We congratulate Dr. Brown upon tbe convention which has so richly crowned bis noble and al truistic labors. And we congratulate the country upon the unton of so many good and wise men Into an organized and determined effort for future warfare against tho colossal plague of the century In which we live. The poem unsigned in Wednesday’s Georgian, “Falth’i Answer to the. Ages,” waa by Arnold B. Hall, of Pen dergrass. The Chattanooga speech has set the newspapers of the country to discuss ing tho great question of "What Par ties Stand For." If It doe* nothing else the utterance Is amply vindicated In this result. We are about to see where we are at." Tbe Hon. Hoke Smith, of Atlan ta. Is talked of tor tbe presidency of the United States. The Hon. John Temple Graves Is agin' 'lm.— Newipaperdom. And this from a newspaper model end expert. Well, let It pass. LOVES OF TWO GREAT MEN. From the Washington Herald. How sweet It t*—and how grateful we should be that It Is io—to enjoy the contemplation of so rare a love as that existing between William McKin ley and his wife. How restful to turn aside from the heartaches, the pain, the sorrow, and the shams of thoas who tread the beaten patha through primrose way* of worldly things, and give thought to that which we know to have been Ideally pure, ennobling, end approved of the Master. The love of William McKinley and hie gentle helpmeet was as simple as the sunshine of Junettme; tt wae Just a winding of the Ivy about the oak—an affection without an element of unrest, of uncertainty, or of doubt. It Is not to be told of In words—they are such Idle thlnge at beet. It waa love born In esteem and high regard: was nurtured In serenity. It was Jeweled with the memory of children sacrificed to death, and It lived and grew and broadened, and eventually encompasaed entirely two souls that were truly one, and two hearts that knew no separate throb. William McKinley, who cherished such a beautiful affection for Ids wife, was the gentlest of men. Harsh words rarely, It ever, passed hie lips. He dreaded the task that Involved the slightest possibility of wounding a fel low creature's feelings. He wae kind, considerate, tactful. One would hardly think to find a parallel to hts tender regard for hts life companion tn such a man as Robert Toombs, of Georgia. Toombs was many things that McKin ley was not. Fiery, hot-tempered, scornful, and utterly unmindful of the feelings or pride of those near to blm, the Georgian was a whirlwind of pae- slnn and a hurricane of crushing, bit ing, bitter words. And yet his love for his gentle Invalid wife was Ideal. Like McKinley. Toombs was the lover to the very last. He was nurse at the bedside when pain racked the body of his dear and precious charge. Never wae the day too occupied with official duty for Toombs to take the afternoon drive, and never lived the footman who carried hie loved one to and from the carriage. Those who re member Robert Toombs In life bear In their minds no more cherished picture than that of the leonine Southerner car. rylng his frail and fragile wife tender ly. carefully, tn hts own strong arms. To Mrs. McKinley, the martyred prcsl. dent waa ever "the Major.’ To Mrs. Toombs, the Georgian waa ever "the General.” It frequently happena thus. Men aa far apart aa the polea tn temperament, environment, phyalcal and mental make-up, come to • high and lofty level under the inspiration of a good wom an's pure and unaffected love. “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin," and the small white hand* of the women worth while guide Into a com mon fellowship the soules of men who piled with proper apparatus for pre- are truly great. paring diet for the sick and Invalid in- THE GREAT RICHMOND REUNION To the Editor of The Oeorglan: No on* who attended the late Con federate reunion at Richmond could fall to be Impressed with the very cor dial and enthusiastic reception given to the veterana by the ladles of Richmond and Virginia. It was grand, spontaneous and uni versal. No wonder Lee's army fought I(ke tigers. Such noble women would Inspire the timid and cowardly to deeds heroic and chlvalrlc! Who wouldn't be willing to die In defense of such noble specimens of true womanhood—for such unconquered and unconquerable hesolnes? The reunion would have been a grand success If It had not been for the cold, Inclement weather. Copious showers were followed by a chilly wave, which lasted from the opening until Sunday. Monday, the day of the last grand pa rade and the unveiling of the Davis atatue, was the beet day of the occa sion. The managers seemed to be surprised at the unexpected Inclemency of the weather, and consequtntly most of the cots were unprovided with blankets, and It really seemed that those In charge of provisional arrangement* were overwhelmed with the unexpected numerous attendance. Much complaint wes heard: some of It wise and some of It otherwise—some of It Just and some of It unjust: some of It reasonable and some of It unrea sonable. While It was evident that the ad ministrative capacity of tho manage ment of the Richmond reunion was faulty and Inefficient, yet It must be ad mitted that these were "errors of the head and not of the heart.” The en tente cordlale was there. The noble son* and daughters of Richmond meant to extend old Virginia hospitality to all veterana. The writer, not being able to procure a cot at Camp Gordon (where many tents bad been erected for the accom modation of the vets), repaired to the Soldiers* Home, whore he secured a good bed In one of the cottages con nected with the home, through the kindness of Colonel Charles Euker, commandant of Lee Camp, Soldiers' Home, and Colonel Euker not onty pro. vlded the writer with a bed, but with board also, while there. I couldn't have been better enter tained anywhere In Richmond than I was by the commandant of the Soldiers' Home. Colonel Euker ts of German descent, and Is every Inch a soldier In appear ance, as well as In action. His military training In the Confederate army was thorough, to say nothing of the train Ing he received In the "fatherland; and In the volunteer service of Virginia- after the war. Ills military service from 18*1 to 1897 was as follows: 18«1-'S2—Sergeant Company K, Fif teenth Virginia Infantry. 1862-'«5—Sergeant Company B. First Battalion Virginia Cavalry. 18IJ-'97—First Regiment Cavalry, Virginia Volunteers: private, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenant colonel, colonel. A belter man for commandant of the Soldiers' Home could not be found In Virginia. And If there he a more ur bane. accommodating, faithful and ef ficient officer than Corporal J. W. Gen-, try, acting adjutant of Lee Camp, Vlr- glnla Soldiers' Home, I've yet to find him. Dr. William Allen Deas Is the medi cal director and physician of this Vir ginia home, and his administration of this department give* eminent satis faction. It Is certain that he will not drink whisky appropriated for ths sol dier*. as many of our surgeons did dur ing the war. Her* I found a genuine "F. F. V." woman, Mra. O. A. Yarbrough, sup- ARMY-NAVY ORDERS —AND— MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS Army Orders. Washington, June 8.—Dental Surgeon Edwin F. Tlgnor. from Tacoma to Fort Leavenworth, relieving Dental Burgeon Raymond E. Ingalls, who will proceed to Philippines. Upon return of Dental Surgeon John D. Mllllkln to Fort Leavenworth, Dental Surgeon Tig. nor will proceed to Fort Adams, reliev ing Dental Surgeon Homer IVoIven who Will proceed to Philippine*. Captain Henry R. Richmond, to troop , Tenth cavalry- Flrat Lieutenant Clarence Llnlnger. to Flrat cavalry. Captain Ephraim G. Peyton. Eighteenth Infantry, and Second Lieutenant Levy O. Brown. Twelfth cavalry, detailed to attend encampment Mississippi nation al guard, Columbus. August 6. Post Quartermaster 8ergeant Adolph Wells, from Fort Douglas to Presidio ot Monterey, relieving Quartermaster Ser. geant John O. Galger, who will pro ceed to recruit depot, Jefferson bar racks, relieving Post Quartermaster Sergeant Samuel T. Robertson, who will proceed to Fort Hunter, relieving Post Quartermaster Sergeant James Hackett. Resignation of First Lieutenant Rob ert C. Corltse, Philippine scout*, ac cepted. First Lieutenant Oscar S. Lusk, Twelfth cavalry, to general hos pital, Fort Bayard. 8quadron Sergeant Major Frederick Koch. Fifteenth cav alry. placed upon retired list. Sergeant Major Angus O. Walden, Junior grade, coast artillery corps, from Fort Wil liams to Fort McHenry. Quartermas ter Sergeant Andrew White, Eeventh caValry, placed upon retired list. Ntvy Orders, Commander C. McR. Wlnelow, de tachod. Charleston, home watt order*. Commander F. E. Beatty, to command Charleston. Commander H. T. Mayo, twelfth light house district, to com mand Albany. Lieutenant Commander R. F. Lopes, detached, naval war col lege, to duty aa Inspector In charge twelfth light house district, San Fran cisco. Lieutenant Commander H. A. Pear son. Lieutenant R. P. Craft and Pay master H. Def. Mel. commissioned; Lieutenant J. L. Hlleman, to command United States fisheries, steamer Fish Hawk; Lieutenant J. W. Schoenfol, de tached Chicago, home, watt orders; Lieutenant L. S. Cox, Jr., to Hancock: Ensign T. L. Osburn, detached Milwau kee, home, wait orders. Assistant Surgeon R. B. Chapman, detached navy recruiting station. Ok lahoma City, home; Assistant Surgeon R. Hayden, detached naval medical school hospital, Washington, to naval hospital. Annapolis; Assistant Surgeon R. I. Longabaugh, detached naval hos pital, Annapolis, to naval hospital, Mare aland; Assistant Surgeon H. W. Smith, to naval medical school hospital, Wash ington. i Chief Boatswain P. E. Radcllffe, to navy yard, Mare Island; Boatswain W. E. O'Connell, detached Chicago, to na val training station, San Francisco; Boatswain J. Glass, detached Chicago, home, wait orders; Boatswain D. H. White, detached naval training station, Newport, to Missouri. Boatswain M. Higgins, detached Mis souri, home, wait orders; Midshipman H. Delano, from naval hospital, Yoko hama, to Pennsylvania: Midshipman W. E. Hall, from naval hospital, Yoko- hama, to Chattanooga, via Maryland, Marine Corps. Flrat Lieutenant Frank F. Robards, detached marine barracks, navy yard, Pensacola, to First provisional regiment of marines, Havana; Captain Herbert J. Hlrshlnger, detached marine bar racks, navy yard, Pensacola, to First provisional regiment of marines, Cuba. Movsments of Vessel*. ARRIVED—June 8, Yankton, Hampton Roads; Saturn and Preble, at Mare Island; Ajax, at Hampton Roads; Pompeii, Guam. BAILED—June B. Tennessee and Qenrgla, from Boston for Hampton Roads; New Jersey, from Bradford for Hampton Roads. June 6.Virginia, from Norfolk for southern drill grounds; Whipple. Worden, Truxtun, Stuart, Hopkins and Hull, from North river for Hampton Roads. June 7, Concord, from Shanghai for Chefoo. mates. This noble woman takes great pride tn discharging her duties effi ciently, and does not hesitate to do so, because she descended from one of the best families of the Old Dominion. Lee Camp was the nucleus of the Virginia Soldiers' Home. The home was established under the auspices of this camp. The board of directors of the home belong to Lee Camp. When the home was established, about 23 years ago, the land on which It was built—38 acres—cos* $14,000. The home then was considered to be some dis tance In the country, but so rapid has been the growth of Richmond the past ten years the home la now surrounded with residences, and is a part or the city; and the property which cost only 114,000 la now valued at over a million dollars. Two-etory cottages connected with the main buildings were built and fur nished by different Individuals, and the name of dbnor'ls on each building. There are at this time about 280 in mates of the home. The hospital will accommodate 100, the Cooke building 85. There are eight cottages which will accommodate each from 8 to 18, Johnston Hall IS, Peersm Hall 1C. The mess hall Is large and spacious. officers’ hall Is a three- The main or _ story building. In front of which, with cottages on the sides. Is a magnificent oak grove of several acres. This home receives an appropriation of 83S.OOO per nnnum from the stale, and private donations amount to ts.000 or more. Scores of ladles—God bless them— visit this home every day, administer ing by sympathy as well as In a ma terial and tangible manner tn the wel fare of the battJe-Hcarred inmates. It Is worth a visit to Richmond to see the horse that Stonewall Jackson rode when he was killed.* Mr*. Jackson pre sented this horse to Lee Camp. The horse died at 8< years of age. Jackson was 39 when he died. The horse stands life-like In a glass case at the Soldiers' Home, with saddle on that Jackson used .when he left Islington and for eighteen months thereafter. A taxider mist from the North separated the flesh from the bones and replaced the bones Inside the hide. It was a fine piece of work, and the horse looks natural, and like Alexander’s Bucephalus, seems to bs on the alert and "snuffing ths bat tle from afar." Captain J. R. Rosser, custodian Lee Camp. Soldiers’ Home, haa charge ot this horse and other exhibits. Captain Rosser Is "as spry as a cricket,” al though he la about 70. He Is genial and pleasant and always In a good hu mor. He Is very popular with the young girl*. and tells them he Is 22. All the girls seem to be In love with him; and my observation Incline* me to be lieve there Is more truth than Imagina tion about this. T. J. COX This hank has achiev ed a reputation for con stantly exerting every effort to meet the re quirements of its depos itors, irrespective of the extent of their deposits. The officers are always accessible and will he pleased to confer with you relative to your banking needs. 4% On Your Savings Compounded Twice a Year. MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO. Alabama and Broad Streets. GRAVES AND HIS IDEA3. From the Charleston News and Courier. The extraordinarily and amazingly logical proposition of Mr. John Temple Graves that Mr. William Jennings Bry. an In the next national Democratic con vention nominate Mr. Theodore Roose. velt for president continues to hold the attention of the country. Mr. Graves has himself repeated and emphasized it In a letter printed In the New York World, and that newspaper editorially declares that "he has reared a strong and logical structure.” Logic. It win be remembered, The News and Cour ier pointed out as the gleaming, daz zling, blinding feature of the Graves address at Chattanooga delivered in the presence of the Bryan Itself. We reprint elsewhere The World's restate ment of Mr. Graves’ massive argu ment. The Charlotte Observer, however, with Its penchant for disturbing har mony. enters with a quotation from "this same John Temple Graves." "A friend of The Observer has sent It a copy of an old paper containing an open letter from Mr. Graves, written In 1903. In which Mr. Graves arraigns Mr. Roosevelt In severe terms for hav ing reversed the policies of his Imme diate predecessor which he 'solemnly swore above the deathbed of a patriot statesman to perpetuate.' especially In that he had reopened the sectional and race division which president McKin ley had healed." Mr. Graves proceeded to say that Mr. Roosevelt may have acted “perhaps In mistaken honesty, but certainly in lamentable error." and his course was an Insult to the South and '.'looks unquestionably In its re sults to the aggressive assertion of an Impossible social equality and to a po litical equality which by the records of the North as well as the South. Is equally Impossible." The Observer's point Is not well ta ken. Its criticism Is fatally defective In assuming that the Graves of today is "this same John Temple Graves of 1003." Although Colonel Graves was a man of mnrk four years ago, It Is unfair to compare his then greatness with hla Importance In world affairs today. He la greatly enlarged. No vice of small minds Is his. When he declares that tho Democracy of a Roosevelt and a Bryan are essentially Identical he pro claims a truth which millions of Dem ocrats feel but lack the power and the courage to put In words. In our opinion Colonel Graves Chat tanooga speech was ono of the few substantial and Illuminating contribu tions to the political Information of the year and, much as he has been Jeered at, the logic of his proposition ha* not been attacked. Colonel Bryan hlmselt under the spell of the logic Bat spell bound and gave no sign that he looked upon the Graves suggestion as one to be lightly rejected. RAILROAD PASSENGER RATES. To the Editor of The Georgian: In Wednesday's Issue of The Con stitution an editorial appeared object ing to the proposed sone basts for the construction of passenger rates In the stats of Georgia on the score that it would be cumbersome and confusing, and suggesting that the local rules of each railroad should be based on Its gross earnings. In my humble opinion, the adoption of the latter basis would not only result In very much greater confusion than the zone basis, but would create con ditions which would be unsatisfactory, both to the public and ths railroads. Railroads, ss a'rule, secure remunera tive passenger earning* by furnishing satisfactory schedules and other facil ities and by giving good service In gen eral. It because of such remunerative earnings they are forced to reduce their rate, what Incentive Is thero for them to continue to render good service, aim what Incentive Is there for a railroad doing a limited business to Increase Its facilities with the object of Improving Its business, If Its rite Is to be cut after the business Is secured? Again. If the rate to be charged by each railroad Is to be based on Its earnings, It would apparently result In continual changes being necessary In local ns well us through tariffs to accord with the Increased or decreased earnings—which would be anything but satisfactory. Further still. If. for Instance, the Western and Atlantic Is required to adopt a 2-cent rate between Atlanta and Uhattanoogn. while the Southern railway is allowed a 21-2-cent rate between same points, the result wou d be that the Southern railway would be practically forced to employ Iho same rate a* the Western and Atlantic, or abandon all business between com petitive points, such as Atlanta, Rome, Uattnn and Chattanooga. The only method by which satisfac tory results can be secured Is for a standard rate to be doclded upon—same to be employed by alt railroads In the state performing through or competi tive service, regardless of earnings. Small local roada. with a limited busi ness. should be permitted to charge a higher rate. . If the state railroad commission would spend their valuable Ylme In en deavoring to make the railroad* render prompt and satisfactory service. th*v S ou hi help the public needs much bet- r than by trying to bring about re ductions tn rates. This applies to both freight and passenger traffic. A. MADDISON. Quits Teaching for Law. Special to The Georgian. Covington, Gsl. June 8.—Professor A. C. Padgett, who for the last twelve months has filled the chair of mathe matics and science at Robert EL Lee Institute, Thomaston, Ga., will spend the summer months In Covington. Pro fessor Padgett has taken up the study of law and will soon stand an examina tion for practice In the Georgia courts. ,