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TTTE ATLANTA GEOKGIAN AND NEWS.
5ATCRDAV, OfTOBEK 12. 1*-.
m ATLANTA GEORGIA
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fo the city. Tbla ahold bo done at
once. THE OEOROUN AND NEWS
bellarea that If alrret rallwaya can be
operated aucceiafully by European
eltlea. aa they art. there la no good
Tbe Atlanta Georgian .aye:
"The Hearst papers are tbo eight
(treat guns of onr modem De
mocracy." Maybe so, but It Is tbo
small arms msn (voters) tbat win
tbe battles.—Athens Call.
You are not a good eoldler. No less
a captain tb&n ■ Napoleon declared
that "Providence Is on tbe side of tbe
heaviest artillery.”
“The Populists," says the Mel-
odcon of Georgia, In his tuneful
newspaper. The Atlanta Geor
gian, ‘‘have fought their battle
and won It. not by direct victory,
bill by till' jiff ireful lint- of I .bl
eating tbe pemocrocy to tbelr
Tiows." True, O, song-bird, If tbo
refefenco Is to Georgia, where
Mr. Tom Watson baa the thing
” by tbe tall; and very nearly true
If the reference Is to the South,
where the protests against the
government ownership of rail
roads and the Initiative and refer
endum are fainter and fewer, and
where Popullsta are now called
Democrats and Democrats aro
called Republicans.—Charlotte Ob
server.
; And yet "true.” That's tbe Issue.
, With all tbe ”lf»" and "ands,” with
1 all the explanations and protests, the
; statement Is true, oh sapient Obser-
I vor, and we applaud the honesty of
• your acknowledgment, .
The Georgian, when last heard
from, was In favor of a Southern
man for president, and while It
would support any one of a half-
dozen named, I* first. of all for
Hoke Smith. It would be too bad
If on tbat account Governor
8mlth should decide that he Is the
possessor of a boom.—Knoxville
Tribune.
He Is, oh rustic of tbo Tennessee
—and a genuine boom at that The
Tribune would be amazed to know
how strong and wide It Is. If there
were no Dryan In the way It might be
a "paramount boom.”
Read the letter from Maaeacbusetta
today. Unking Hoke Smith and W. L.
Douglass, If you would know bow far
flung Is the boom for tbe man whom
Tbe Georgian placed In nomination aa
Its first choice among all Democratic
candidates. If Georgia’s governor
shies his mighty castor In the politi
cal ring, there is only one man In all
the nsplring rank who - Is strong
enough to pick It up.
John Temple Graves Is deter
mined that no guilty man shall
escape. He now puts In nomina
tion "for the great office of presi
dent of the United States that
accomplished editor, that most
versatile of Democrats, that
‘Sonth Carolina gentleman,' Col. '
J. C. Hemphill.” We refuge to
surrender to the ferocious ven-
geanen of Colonel Graves, our
own particular victim, until wo
hare worked out our senatorial
design upon him. "Into parlia
ment he must go.”—Charleston
Post.
Before we withdraw the nomina
tion of our "South Carolina gentle
man? we must have positive assur
ance that South Carolina's senatorial
Intentions toward him are strictly
"honorable.” Meanwhile, If conven
ient, we would like to borrow for a
season from Charleston the spirit by
which the editor of one local news
paper can champion the editor of the
other local newspaper for the highest
office In tbe state.
AN APPEAL FOR INDEPENDENT.
Marietta. Ga., Oct, 3. 1907.
Editor Georgian: I have road your writings and speeches
upon national conditions. Issues and future necessities for n long
time and have always been so Impressed with your patriotic pur-
liose and‘the statesmanship so manifest In all of your utterances, •
whether at the pen or on the rostrum, that I am led to make a
request In the nature of an appeal.
There has never been a time since the Civil war until now
when conditions were ripe for an address to the Intelligence and
Interest of the people of the South to align themselves under pa
triotic leaders, who were true enough and fearless enough to give
expression to honest views without first getting a machlno to
brand them as genuine. Theodore Roosevelt has always, and Is
now, measuring up to the highest standard of patriotic states
manship and you have had the manhood to Indorse his actions.
The peoplo of the South outside of -the Democratic political trust
Indorse your course and will overwhelmingly vindicate you If
they have an opportunity.
Heretofore they have been hampered with the fear of negro
supremacy. Not so now.
The Idea tbat is on my mind Is to suggest that you take the
lead In the organisation of a party—whether It • be Democratic,
Republican, or Ropubllcan-Democratlc, makes no dlerence—tbat
will send a delegation to tbe next national conventions as the
messengers from a large majority of the peoplo of this state to se
cure the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt for another term and
If possible to place the name of some Southern man of similar
views on the ticket for second place. ,
The great mass of our peoplo regard President Roosevelt as
a better Democrat than Mr. Bryan, with the ability to carry out
his policy, and only need- a leader to voice their sentiments and
found an organization. Consider it and accept tbe task.
Respectfully and Very Sincerely Yours,
• THOMAS U: IRWIN.
The letter of our correspondent carries a question of peculiar and
general Interest 1 •
. The Georgian Is an Independent Democratic newspaper. Its creeds
and theories of government are Democratic by tradition, by Inheritance,
and by deliberate conviction. We have always been loyal to those creeds
and shall always hope to be. The thing that we have protested Is at bob
tom the thing ourcorrespondent protests. The ascendency which selfish
or thoughtless men acquire -In the councils of a party set to establish tbo
creeds of Democracy, and the- folly of falling Into line behind the tyran
ny and uninspired authority of those who do not represent so much as
they misrepresent a real Democracy.
There Is no doubt but that our friend and correspondent voices a
very great and general desire on the part of tbe people In this and other
states—tbat we should have a party compact, coherent and definite. In
which people could believe and around whose creede honest men might
rally from a fixed belief In those creeds without being whipped Into line
by mere expediency or the slavish fear of the party lash.
It Is amazing past all comprehension how men In this free country
after so many years of the freedom which their forefathers fought so
heroically to achieve, have fallen Into a state of apathy with regard to
the might, the majesty and the responsibility of their ballots.
The ballot In the bands of a freeman ought to be an expression of
Ills conscience. It ought to be set to the establishment of his convic
tions, to the righting of bis wrongs, to the defeat of corruption, to the
triumph of good government and to the preservation of his civic liberty
and his Individual Integrity.
Instead of that the spectacle Is so common as to be universal that
the great apathetic and unthinking mass follows blindly and slavishly 1n
the wake of currents created by the selfish breath of demagogues and
ambitious office-seekers.
It Is like Opper's Illustration of the giant elephant with mighty
power driven and controlled by the dwarf upon hit shoulders with a
small goad In bli band, and moving blindly at the direction of the pygmy
upon his back.
The trend of the age la hopeful. The spirit of Independence and of
Intelligent conception was never so prevalent among tho people. Indi
vidual thinking Is coming to be the fashion of the day, among all claases
of our population.
And that particular class which has been tho sport of demagogues
and tbe tool of tbe wily politicians, Is beginning to lead the march of
progress toward Individuality and Independence of voting.
A great party le forming now In 26 states for Independent voting on
the great questions of tbe country. Thousands have already joined its
ranks In protest against tho corruption, the elavery, the graft and the In
sincerity of the two partlee already In existence. Strong men and good
tUep all over the republic arc watching this party In lta growth, and
watching the eld parties for a better change which they hope to see In It.
If our friend will keep his ear to the ground and his heart In his
bosom with hla honest ballot In his fearless hand, he will find In the near
future tbe opportunity that be seeks for . a free and untrammeled suf
frage along the lines of h|s quickened Intelligence and bis awakened con
science.
A WELL-MERITED COMPLIMENT.
That waa a very conspicuous compliment which the National Rural
Dellverytmon paid to the junior sonator from Georgia.
And It was well deserved. Senator Clay has been Indeed and In fact
not only an Intelligent but a most effective friend of the Rural Mall Car
rier system throughout' the republic. And It Is only fair to say that
there are few men.In the senate who could have been more effective to
this or to any other causo which they have essayed to help. The presi
dent of tbe United States has declared that no member of the Democratic
party In tho senate has a nearer hold upon bis confidence or a more
ready access to hla ear and counsel than Senator Clay. Senator Bever
idge, one of tho Republican leaders, told the editor of The Georgian that
no man upon the Democratic side of the senate could secure as much
from the good will and respect of the Republican majority as the junior
senator from Georgia.
And with the exercise of this admirable Influence Senator Clay has
exercised a potential Influence upon the forward fortunes of the Rural
Mall Carriers which it was right and proper that they should recognize
and appreciate.
“IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.”
There is always something essentially breezy and vital about Thom
as W. Dawson.
Whether In financial daring or In literary veuture or In the chang
ing phases of reform, ho Is always wide-awake and Interesting, an alert
and vigorous Intelligence In Its every form of expression.
At a dinner given In bis honor by tbe Sphinx Club at the Waldorf-
Astorla Mr. Lawson told in the most engaging manner bow he had
originated the Lawson pink. This was his story:
"Let me tell you about the Lawson pink. I went luto tbe
florist’s shop and saw that pink and I said, 'How much?’ The
man said '130,000,' and I said I'd tako It, and put It In my but
tonhole and walked out. Tho next day It withered like all
pinks, but the story of It went around tho world.
"I got at least 21,000,000 worth of advertising out of that
fool transaction of 220,000. Moreover, I love flowers. All fools
do, and every fool that's raised a flower sends mo hla best ex
perimental effort. He never takes any money for It. No fool
ever takes another fool’s money.
“When I paid 230,000 for that pink I agreed to spend
216.000 within the next three weeks advertising the fact that I
had paid 230.440 for it, the florist to have a third of tho profits.
I got back my original capital and a profit of 216.000, and I
gave the florist hack tho flower again.”
Mr. Lawson told this story to Illustrate the value of advertising.
It would be difficult to condense in so brief a narrative a higher Il
lustration of the modern value of the advertising art.
Lawson's bablt of advertising may excite protest, but the very au
dacity of It can not fall to elicit admiration. And that It has the "Ell”
merit of "get there." no man can deny.
WHAT WILL COME OF GREAT CONVENTION
OF THE COTTON GROWERS AND SPINNERS?
Mr. D. A. Tompkins, owner of three or four large cotton mills and a stockholder In a full score of
others In the Carolina?, was one of the representative and Influential delegates to tho Cotton Spinners* con-
%'entlon in Atlanta this week. Mr. Tompkins is one of the South's leading industrial factors, a man in close
touch with conditions affecting its welfare, and In full sympathy with Its needs. No man In the South has
more confidence in this section and few have given such material evidence of their faith. Mr. Tompkins Is a
close observer of men and affairs. Besides being one of the-South's .largest cotton manufacturers, he is an
extensive owner of Influential newspaper properties. * He is part owner of The Charlotte Observer and The
Charlotte Chronicle and also af a dally newspaper at Greenville, S. C. These newspapers are exercising an
influence for good In the industrial development, of the South.
At the request of The Georgian, Mr. Tompkins has written aa article in answer to the questions:
“What will come out of the Inter-Continental Convention of Cotton Spinners and Growers? Will it do any
good or was-it simply a part of a very pleasant Junket and,.International picnic?” ,
So man in attendance upon the convention was better qualified to answer the questions, and what Mr.
Tompkins has to $6y will be of wide interest.
Mr. Robert Y. Hayne, of Charleston, S.
C., once undertook tbe construction of
railroad from Charleston to Cincinnati. Tbla
was awsy back before tbe Civil war.
aspired to make Charleaton the. ocean port
for tbe frontier northwest, of which Cincin
nati was the metropolis. Speaking upon tbe
sabject of this road, Mr. Hayae said:
“I know of nothing, except tho Christian
religion, which can be compared with the
Influence of a free social and commercial
Intercourse for softening asperities, remov
ing prejudices, extending knowledge and
promoting human happiness.”
Tbe late convention Inaugurated a move
ment of social and commercial Intercourse
between the spinner and the producer of
cotton. Tbat alone wonld be a result wor
thy of the meeting, because commercial In
terconrse Is bound to follow social inter
course, Tho molls for tbe next yesr will
carry many a letter from grower to spinner,
and other letters from eplnner to grower.
Some business has already been done. I
know this because I beard some spinners
giving direct orders for sample lota of cot
ton of some special form of bale or some
■pedal grade or staple. This does not -mean
that any great trade will be doue direct be-
tween grower and spinner; yet it does mean
tbat ajl useless Intermediary expense be
tween grower and spinner will be elimi
nated. fly personal acquaintance and more
especially through the federated organisa
tion of the growers' associations and the
spinners' associations tbe drone and the
speculator aro getting Into close quarters.
A large conservative dement were against
any attack upon tbe legitimate commerce
In cotton, but the convention was a unit In
vigorous condemnation of speculation and
of exchange methods and of rales which
are made In deference to tho speculator.
At the opening of the convention several
errors of thought were conspicuous. The
Europeans had It In their minds that the
Ainerlcau grower might be persuaded to
modify prices for philanthropic or altruistic
motives. Some of these told of the poor
In India who needed clothes. When asked
By D. A. TOMPKINS.
why not cut the doth market In England
below the commercial price for the benefit
of the heathen thero was no satisfactory
answer. These Europeans further thought
»that the American grower could by some
American hocus-pocus process put'up the
price of cotton on the Europeans.
The farmer thought also that he could res
olute 15-cent cotton. At the end of tbe
convention both the. European and tbe
American were nearer the tiellef that nat
ural causes would malt* the price. The*
cotton growers' convention at New Orleans
voted a 15-cent price some years ago, but
those who bad faith in the resolution
method of fixing the price of cotton were
disappointed.
The two big organisations of growers
make n great force for the good of tbe
farmer. They have already * done great
good and 1 believe will do much more. In
co-operation with the spinner their power
for good will be largely Increased.
Tbe .dangers to which these two organisa
tions may be most liable are: (1) Following
the self-seeking politician .and (2) attempt
ing Impossibilities—like making the price of
cotton by resolution. The growers’ organi
sations may create conditions favorable to
higher prices, such as diversifying crops,
thus reducing production, fostering con
struction of factories, thus Increasing con
sumption, and In other ways.
They can also steady prices by warehous
ing cotton and putting It on the market
gradually Instead of In the three fall
months.
Borne of the best talent In the convention,
perhaps the best, was exhibited by .the lead
ers of the cotton growers. But some of the
worst was also exhibited by some who pos
ed as speaking and exhorting for the grow
er*. Mr. Jordan and Mr. Barrett were both
careful, conservative and wise In their lead
ership. Each had very little ludeed to say.
At several critical momenta one or the
other would make a simple resolution or n
few simple remarks that would clear the
muddy waters. Mr. * Barrett’s resolution,
disposing of Mr. Heflin's radical resolution
about the commercial exchanges, was admlr
ably timed and skillfully done.
It was evident as tho convention got
deeper Into In work that bettor feeling was
growing. Delusions were wasting away.
Bombastic speeches counted for less and
serious business talk counted for more.
Among tho Europeans, .Messrs. Macara of
England, Huffier of Austria, Mncalllster
and Tattersall of England, all grew In. fa
vor.
One of tbe Important results reached was
the understanding about the apedfleatlona
for a standard* bale of cotton. Nothing
was done to prejudice any other hale In
commerce, but the adoption of standards,
dimensions and coverings for the bale
which would be preferred was an-Important
action.
While nothing was done about the cotton
exchange evils, it was made very evident
that tbe existing exchanges must be radl
cally reformed If they hope to survive. The
convention was practically unanimous that
cotton should be warehoused near tbe place
of Its production, as wheat Is carried by the
farmer direct to the elevator:, that ex
changes should nominate central delivery
points In the cotton states for delivery of
actual cotton on contract. One of the bin
drances of warehouse construction Is that
the exchanges don’t handle actual cotton
and don't need the actual cotton. If the
exchanges <3o'not adapt their method*, rulea
and transactions to the requirements of le
gltlmste commerce, theu tbe growers and
spinners will have to Join together and
fortnnlate something more forceful than a
warning.
All the visitors, domestic and foreign,
hare been charmed with Atlanta. I heard
one Englishman say to another; "I believe
I will not go back to England at all. This
place is good enough tor anybody to live
The visiting ladles expressed
bounded satisfaction with their entertain
ment. The moving reception was something
new for most of us. Ie was Unique and
delightful.
LA It READER PROTESTS
AGAINST DR. WILMER
THE WASHINGTON HERALD.
The Washington Herald celebrated Its tint anniversary on October 8.
The Herald haa just reason to be proud of Its success and of the In
stant and continuing welcome It has received from the public. It Is a
clean and brilliant newspaper, edited both In Its news and opinions with
conspicuous ability and courage, and is fitly representative In Its tone
and -character of the capital city of tbe United States.
Mr. Scott Bone, editor and manager of The Herald. It one of the
ablest and most resourceful, as well as one of the most popular, men In
American journalism. His success Is a matter of congratulation to as
many friends ns belong to any one man In bis grest profession. The
Herald has a peculiar Interest for Georgia In tbe fact that James R.
Xevfn, formerly or Rome, writes Its brilliant and puugent editorial para
graph., and Is one of tbe notable men on Its editorial staff.
It Is a matter of general congratulation that tbe Capital City has a
journal so bright, so fair, so capable, and so far above tbe suggestion of
graft or hypocrisy at Tbe Herald. May It* birthdays multiply iu num
bers and prosperity
To the Editor of The Georgian;
It Is with a great deal of pleasure
mixed with remorse that I read your
editorial In Thursday's Issue of The
Georgian In regard to Dr. tVllmer’s
position as to tbs Bible being the
word of God. It seems very strange to:
a communicant of the Episcopal
church that a priest should have so lit.'
tie respect for himself and congrega
tion as to deny--that the Hdly Scrip
tures Is the revealed word of God.
His position as a priest In the church
being based on the revelations con
tained In the New Testament, and be
fore taking his place In the church as
a priest he mads the solemn obliga
tion to faithfully and diligently banish
and drive away from the church alt
erroneous, and strange doctrlnee con
trary to Ood'e word. I know that I
express the sentiment of a large ma
jority of the membere of our church
when I state that the next step-that
Dr. Wllmer should take should be to
sever hla connection with the, church,
and thus save the stigma of. a trial
for heresy. Yours very truly,
■< CHARLES K. WELLER.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian here records etch day
some economic fact In reference to
the onward progress of tbe Booth.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
The I.ols Cotton Mills nt Dotiglasvllle. Ga.. will be completed and In operation
by Jahuary 1. 1908. with 20,000 splndlea and $300,000 capital stock.
The building has been completed and declared by experts to be one of the l*ft
In tho -Bouthefn states. Hon. J. M. Geer, of Easley, 8. C.. Is pr«*idput of the com
pany. He Is also president of three tnlljs tn Month Carolina. The other officers
are M, E. Geer, vice-president and manager, and J. T. Duncan, pf ponglasyllle, see-
rotaryUrj^ force of hauda Is at work snd the 2,600,000-gsllon reservoir. is hearty
new cotton mill has brought large numbers of new dtlxens to the town
already, and as It will employ from 500 to 600 people when completed It menus
much to the town and surrounding country.
Five new brick stores, as well as a large number of handsome, residences, have
been built within the past three months. Work la progressing on the Farmers'
Union warehouse, and ft will be completed In time to store a large per cent of tbla
year's crop.
Tbe DonglaavlUe Banking Company has sold Its old building on Broad street
and has pnrcliased the corner lot on Broad street and Price avenue nnd will erect at
once one of the handsomest buildings in a town of this slxe Jn tbe state. It will
l»e of Chattanooga .pressed brick with marble trimmings, and will be completed
by December J. i
ixinuninn, im iiiinuuo» iu iuv k-uimk mi a ivuirgui i«t « iirw <'<<,<<<<<<*
Aunfeld A Blount have Just beguu pinna for such a structure for tbe First National
bank. Contracts for the construction will soon be let. The buhdlng will be of
Georgia marble, one atory, with tlre-pfoof construction.
NEW ZEALAND THE HOME
OF GENUINE DEMOCRACy
(Watson’s Jeffersonian.)
In 188? New Zealand was tn almost un
known British colony In the far southern
‘as.
With an area about twice that of Georgia
or Illinois, it bad a scant population of
about 700,000 people, composed entirely of
English. Irish and Scotch stock, except
about 40,000 Maoris, tbe native race. It was
cursed with land monopty, coal monopoly,
shipping monopoly, money monopoly. It
had tbe largest per capita debt In tbe
world. Fortunately* this great debt bad
)>een mainly created for productive works,
such as railroads, telegraphs, etc. -Roughly
speaking, one-hslf the lend was choice, fer
tile soil, the remainder was rough laud
heavily timbered and untlllable mountains.
The policy pf the country had' t>e*ft con
trolled by tbe exploiters and some of the
railroad Ituee bad been unwisely built at
the demand of large land owners.
The railroads bad been built by govern
ment because private capital would not ven
ture, and this proved to be a good thtbg.
In 1887 the outlook was gloomy. Sixteen
hundred persons owned 11,000,000 acres of
land, or orer 11.000 scree per capita. Eleven
men owned land worth $24,000,000, 107 men
owned land of the value of $35,000,000.
One John Reliance, a philosophic states
man, came Into power on a reform platform
with a majority of parliament at his l>ack.
By 1*91 they were able to get at the land
ipollsta. It was done by the old and
itmloual method of taxation. Grad'
tinted Income taxem, graduate<1 Inheritance
taxes, graduated land taxes—these were the
weapons used. The rate of taxation was
moderate. Liberal exemptions were allowed.
In Incomes $1,500 was exempt. In lands all
Improvements and mortgages up to a cer
tain amount were deducted, and after thnf
a further deduction of $1500. but even with
these big exemptions and a low rate ttiv
graduated tax got next to the Mg* land
owners; the fellows who owned 99,000, M.OQS, nrj ______
mm arrra found themselves In a had. war. the glass af tbe bottle. hat somehow tb>
I hi»n 111., nkvsmniant .fsnnsil In an<t hmtali» ... »n__ t ._V . “
that the people could get a chance. The
government paid good prices for these landa
and when sub-divided would sell to no man,
ns It wanted no more land monopoly, bat
In lieu of freeholds leased these lands on
easy terras for 999 years. Leases were
transferable after approval by the govern
ment and Improvements were the property
of the tenant, but no fee In the land could
be established snd. futnre monopoly was
estopped. Then the money ring was at
tacked, government borrowed money at 3H
and 4 per cent and ltnt out again to tbe
people ,at 6 per cent on 3$H yearn* time.
Under tbla system a borrower of $506 would
pay }15 every six months for 3$ ^esrs and a
final paymept of $9 at tbe end of 96ft years
snd bis debt waa discharged. He could an
ticipate payments at any time In whole or
In part. It (s almost needless to state that
they bare state telegraphs* state telephones,
postal savings banks, a parcels post, state
Insurance advances to settlers, old age pen
sions and a mnltitnde of things our space
will not permit ua to mention.
In 189$ Ballance died In the midst of bis
I* I tors, and was succeeded aa premier by
Richard Seddon, who had been the mtuls|>r
of public works, and who bad started life
as g miner. John McKenzie a Scotch farm
er, became minister of public works. Ked-
doh died In 190$, but the work tfotw not
slacken.
„ Every step was tterrely fought by the
Conservative*,, but they grew weaker with
e«u‘h election. Todarthe 1JM0.060 people In
New .Zealand have the greatest per capita
wealth of any people In the world, fully
f 1.501 per capita. There are no strikee, or
Tfr P»*i» revenue is fully $».-
wO.OOO yearly. Including customs dues. The
foreign commerce Is three times greater per
otpttii than that of the t*«lted States; mil.
Ilona I res are almost unknown and paupers
and unemployed have been eliminated.
Government A O*. Unlimited, as llenty
I». Lloyd called It. seems to ht ft
Such nre the fruits of genuine dr
We have the label of democracy
“MOTHER.”
I’m glttln* old—1 know—
It seema so long ago—
So long sence John waa hers!
• He went so young!—onr Jim
'S ts old now 'most as him—
Close on to thirty year'!
I know I'm glttln' old—
I know It by tha cold.
From time 'at first frost files—
Seems like—sence John was here—
Winters is more severe.
And winter 1 despise.
And yet. It seems, some days,
John's here, with his odd ways.
Comes soon-like from the corn
Field, callin’ “Mother’' St
Me—like he called tne that
«* Even 'fore Jim was born.
When ..lira come—(La!-hour good
, Was Jill the neighborhood!—
And Doctor!—when 1 heard
Him Joke John, kind o* low,
And say: "Yes, folks could go”—
“Pa" needn’t be afeard!)
When Jim come—John says—*«-»
A bendin' over me
And baby In the bed—
Aik! Jea us three—says >,
"Onr little family,”
And that waa all he said.
And cried Jes like a child—
Kissed me again, and smiled,
’Cause I was cryln*. too.
(And hero I am again
A cryln*. same ns then—
Yet happy through and through.)
The old home '■ most In mind
And Joys long left behind! ’
Jim's little n'latln* crawl ’■
Arrost the floor to where
John set a-rockln' there!
(I'm glttln' old—that'* all!)
But, strangest i ,
I cry so easy now—
I cry Jes nuyhow
The fool-tears wants me to!
But Jim he won't be told
'At ••Mother's” glttln' old.
Hugged me, he did. nnd amlled
This morning, and bragged "shore”
That a his way; but ef John
Was here now, lookin' on.
He'd shorely know and see:
'But, 'Mother,* " a'pect he’d soy,
8’poao you air gtltlu’ *ra«r.
You’re younger yet than me!'”
I’m glttln' old—because
Onr young days, like they was,
Keeps cornin' back-so dear,
At little Jim, once more.
Corns* h’lstln’ 'croat tbe floor
Fcr John s old ruvfcln' cheer!
Oh. beautiful !-to be
A-flttiu' old, like me!
Hey, Jim! Come In now, Jim!
\our supper's ready, dear!
(How more, every year,
He looks and acts llko him.)
HUMAN CATAPULT RUN8 AMUCK.
(From The Chicago Inter-Ocean.)
The original Mr. Buttinski butted Into
Chicago yesterday.
In baptism he was named Timothy Stroth
er, but four teamsters, two policemen, a
patrol box, a "hurry up” wagon, and a sec
tion of tbe sidewalk at Sheldon and Madi
son streets fire teatlmoitr to the fact that
Timothy’s baptismal tltU* (s a misnomer.
Tim started his remarkable bit 6f headi
work when a teamater told him to get onf
of the way aa he was attempting to cross
Madison at Hheidon. The teamater empha
sized bis remarks by Jumping down from
the wagon with the remark: "I'll make you
move, you big mutt.”
Tim mored. tie began to move with a
running Jump. Ir ended when he projected
hi* head, like a cannon ball. Into tbe vicin
ity of the teamster's last meal. The team
ster doubled up like s Jack knife and enter
ed Into a deep sleep. Three other team
an '! Timothy did some mofS
to^fiep k ’ *"* thrw mor * went
Bergesnt Baldwin, passing by, took Tlmo-
thy by the collar and fed him to a patr.J
box. As he was telephoulng for the "hurry”
wagon Tim nv hla chance, lira wing tl?*,
tbrm,eU
The wagon .bowed up in the nick nt time
Two policemen were with It. The three
policemen hearted Ttmotbr tor the vehicle
11111 jf .***** Ih* ra t» It. He took mother
onx-dl.unce dire, knocked down two po-
Icemeu nt tbe tam. time, end made a dnra
B-ldwin. The eereeent tide,
stepped naln. Timothy', hentf airnrk a
wagon wheel. The wheel I tore n rubber
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ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
—AND— :
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
Army and Navy.
Wnihtngton, Oct. n.-I.lentcimnt Colou.l
Frank Bnkkr. ordnance department, from
Han Antonio to Springfield armory, vice
Lieutenant Colonel Cbnrlett H, Clark, ord-
Gejioral Kiltvlu 8. Uodfrejr, placed on retired
Naval Ord.r*.
Rear Itdmlral C. H. Stockton, to retired
Hit October U. Captain C. McLean. ,v
tachert naval war college, to duty aa mem
ber board of Inapectlon and aurvey, Watlt-
Ington. Lieutenant Commander O. W.
Koeater, detached naval war college to
charge navy recruiting atntlon, Buffalo.
Lieutenant Commander C. T. Vogelge-
ang, to command Mayflower: Lteutcnan:
. II. Held, detached rcnhaylvanla, home?
Lieutenant Commander A. Long, detached
Mayflower to Illluola; Lieutenant J. ('.
Kro.n, detached narjr recruiting nation,
llnffaln, home to await nrdera. Lieutenant
M. Ht. C. Ellin, detached plant William
Cramp Ic Horn; Enalgn J. J. McCracken,
detached Dixie, Wellington; Mldahlpnt.o
I). L. Howard, detached Ulaaourt to Hart,
ford; Mldabtpmnn W. P. Sedgwick, Jr.,
realgnallop accepted.
Movement! of V.ii.la,
Arrlted-October ». Kentucky at Norfolk,-
Illluola at Doalott. ■ • 1 ■
Sailed—October 9, Illinois front Capa Cod
Bay to Boston; Prairie from Newport for
league Island; Leonldaa from Pnerto Cor-
ten. Hondoraa, for Hampton Bonds, tic-
tober 10, Chattanooga from Yokohama for
Kobe,
JUDGE W. A. COVINGTON
CORRECTS OUR FIGURES
To the Editor of The Georg lira:
I note that you eay editorially, on
lent Wednesday, that -‘Encambla coun.
ty, Fla., Including Pensacola, voted
■wet' by 600 votes.”
This in an error, the -wet’. majority
wan only 170, in a total, vote of wore
than 6,300. This la thought to .be a
victory for prohibition, when lt-ia ton-
Bldereti that more thnn 600 negroes
participated In the election... 8S . per
cent of them voting “weL"
Yourn truly.
. W. A. COVINGTON.
Moultrie, Ga.
tire,
Timothy bounced.eight feet, and lit ietd-
TJen the government stepped In and bought contents of.the bottle acem to have Itecomo flrntTm the aSSwalk' l U&£!k?
these big noldlnga nnd auh-dlvldcd them no much mixed. We need a bottle washlngT founilhit he Kd b«tro Wto
came to ht
luto jalL
C08T OF INITIATIVE,
At Intervals the agencies In this city
that are opposed to popular govern
ment through direct legislation, con
sisting of the utility corporation peo
ple, the machine politicians and one
corporation newspaper, mine an outcry
about the terrible expense to which the
city will be put. by. special elections un
der the Inltla'tlver referendum and re
call features of the charter. Every time
soitie reckless committee af'.dtisathlkd
citizens declares that It will Invoke the
referendum, or recall, these people make
It a text-for great lamentation ns to
the cost of frequent city elections.
How frequent? What are the fact*
up to date?
The direct legislation features of the
charter came Into existence In Febru
ary of 1641—four and a half yean ago.
They have been used three times—once
in a recall election in the Sixth ward,
once In a general election when a ref-
rendum vote was taken on a slaughter
house district, and once In a special
election on the question of closing of
saloons.
The recall election being In only one
ward coat about 21,040. The vote on
slaughter houso district came at a gen
eral election'and< added-nothing to the
expense.: The vote on the liquor ordi
nance coat the city 28.600. The total
cost of the direct legislation features "I
the charter therefore in four find a half
years has been under 210,000, or about
22.600 a year. This amounts to one-
tenth of 1 per cent per annum on the
total tax levy for general, expenses of
the city—a very modest charge for In
surance against legislation that Is dis
approved by the people.
And let us not forget a certain inci
dent that occurred during this.period of
four and one-half years. There was «
piece of property belonging to the city
worth one million dollars, to-wlt, a
franchise to operate cars over the riv
er bed, which a city council undertook
to give away without one cent of com
pensation. No one who was familiar
with the incidents connected with that
famous scheme will question that the
attempt would have been successful
but for these, provisions of tbe char
ter. One million dollars saved. At the
rate of 23,600 a year that will cover the
next 400' years, so the account up to
date stands Something like 2200,000 to
the good, and le safe to run along an
right until the year 3307 A. D. * If by
that time direct legislation haa no oth
er Items to be plactd to Its credit, we
can consider the question of It*. re
peal on the score of economy. Lnti
then It had better stand.—Munlcljnl
Affaire,
RI8KED LIFE FOR CHILD'S PET.
(Berkley Dispatch to 8«n Frandeco CtlU
The cries of e child, whnee pet dog **■
conflned In a burning building. Insplr* 1
lileve Kenney, a fireman, to risk kin UN
'“ morning In rescuing the nnlmsl.
Is n uephew of Fire i-hlef jitnee Sen
ile drove to e fire today nt the home
Oenlel Foley, 1813 Cnrlton street, *■'
id little Catherine Inter. » >r rtr ?i,
toddler, welling nnd weeping Itecsueo her
pet dog was In the burning bouse.
"I want my doggie,” she . rled. .
Kenney'e heart w«* tracked. He deehcl
Into the bouse, but hod to retreat, ss to»
flames drove hint tieek. A second attempt
was morn sueeenfnl. Watching his chance*
When the stuoke was dee rad, Kenney Ft"
Into the hoene and located the helpless dn«.
swimming about tn g pool of water In «•
kitchen. He brought out the animal l“'.£
umph and onlorert the sight of the smllee
that wreathe,! the face of Mina t'athertsa
when her pet was placed In ber arm*.