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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
TIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Edifor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
T. B. GOODWIN, Gen’I Mgr.
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ASt> NEWS *tar»/?« tor Atlanta's own-
In* Its «virn gaa and electr!c. light
i iftnfe, na It now owns t»s water
works. Other cities do th!* and get
gat at low a* tv cellrs. n.>U a jror.t
to the city. Tbs* ato’.M b« done At
. nee. THE GEORGIAN AND NEW M
Is’lerea that If atrsst railways «.su t»e
operated toccestfcllf by European
• 'tie*. •• they are. there Is' no *ood
»*»a«on why they can oot M a» oper
ated here. Bat we do not believe this
res tje done now. and It oar he aoote
years before wo arc ready for so bit
an tinder Inking. Still A flirts should
set Its fnce In that direction NOW.
Mrs. Chadwick's will doubtless dls*
pee, of all ..that money she had
while- living.
George Ade's new play 1, a great
success. It alwaya pay* to be cheer
ful.
The president. la accrued of desert
ing the atork -for the Teddy-benr, as
If they didn't go together.,
Looks like the Moroccan Pretender
Is going to be the real thing before
tlio war la over.
• wt, r,
Evelyn N'eablt Thaw Is having her
portrait painted.... Getting read}; for
a new trial,'evidently.
The balloon racers passod over
Philadelphia at 3 o’clock in tho
morning. But the town was asleep,
a, usual.
Tha Houston (Tex.) Post says
that the Texas sun removes freckles.
What's the matter, girls getting scarce
In your state?
" And Germany won the airship
championship, while we hsd our
stake* up bn those flighty French
men.
The Philadelphia Record says the
outcome of a ntarrlage depends large
ly on the Income. Yea indeed; wit
ness. tlist of Anna Gould, Consueln
Vanderbilt and others.
In the recent typewriting contest
held In Buffalo, It Is announced that
Miss Prits wrote 87 words to her
nearest male competitor's 59. Even
with their hands—.
PoulLley Bigelow argues that the
Panama canal 1* too narrow, because
by. the tllna It Jfi finished,, our ships
will have become twice as large as
how. Bounds reasonable, at the
present rate ot progress, anyhow.
In Corea, sayi Edwin Maxey, In the
Forum for October, the same budget
which appropriates 11,000,000 tor the
funeral expenses of the crown prln
cess and 11,108,339 for the Imperial
privy purse contains an appropriation
of 9:7,718, for all the public schools
outside tho capital.
The latest entry Into the race for
solicitor of the western circuit Is
Colonel Clifford Walker, of Monroe.
Having spoken kindly of other candi
dates. It Is a pleasure to say that
Clifford Walker 1, a gallant son of a
family that has for three generations
given noble and use hi I citlzena to
Georgia. He is a graduate of the uni
versity. a successful lawyer, an ad
mirable speaker and a model gentle
man and cltixen. Tho western circuit
Is rich in good material, and the qual
ity la fully sustained In tbla entry.
I. ' The Chattanooga News of last Sat
urday contained 124 pages, one ot th,
largest editions ever printed by a
Southern newspaper. The News, trader
the able editorship of J. B. Pound, has
become one of the big afternoon
papers of the country, and Its mam
moth Industrial edition ot Saturday
_ Is proof positive that It appeals to the
business men of Tennessee’s bustling
metropolis a* ' a good proposition.
Part of the paper la In the shape of a
magazine, and Is replete with inter
esting Information concerning Chat
tanooga and Its business enterprises.
Editor Pound la to be congratulated
upon the excellent ebowlng made by
his exceutkmally live paper.
WELCOME THE PRESS.
Atlanta, which ha* been having the xoclal season of Its life, adds
another triumph to Its list of occasions today, when she entertains for a
few hours the members of the International League of Press Clubs on
their way to the great cities' of the North.
Thl* Is an organization of brilliant Interest and of charming person
nel. Many, of the noted men and women, of this and of other countries
are members of the League. The organization lias behind It the dignity
of years and the respectability of achievement. It represents perhaps
the most potential organization of publicity that the country knows
and Atlanta, whose right-hand has grown skilled In hospitality, will take
a peculiar pleasure In bidding a heartfelt welcome to these brilliant and
potential members of the Fourth Estate whose favor wo so much covet
and whose presence we so greatly appreciate.
We trust that our brethren of the press may enjoy a generous day
In this twentieth century city of the South and we bespeak now at their
hands the naming of some early year when their annual convention
shall be called to order In the new and.splendid auditorium which At
lanta Is preparing for tho South's distinguished guests.
BIRMINGHAM’S BATTLE ON MONDAY.
Our sister city of Birmingham will pass on Monday Into tlio throes
of a prohibition election. It Is safe to'say that'Birmingham baa*never
seen and will scarcely ever see again an. olectloniso full ot Interest and
ao prolific dramatic foatnrei.
Chairman Sessions, of tho Problbllton Committee, has . Issued a call
for 15,000 women and children to be present at the polls on’Monday and
to take part in the parade to be held on'-that day. You ‘may be- sure
they will all be there. The schools of Birmingham and Jefferson county
will close on Monday, In spite of the opposition that the antl-prohlbltlon-
Jsts have recorded to the move. Tbe sheriff of the county has Issued
orders that no one shall go within thirty feet of the-voting places except
the men who are to vote. Every saloon. in Birmingham closes at mid
night on Saturday night to remain closed until Tuesday morning.
And with excitement at ‘‘white heat,” with 'tension high, this great
moral question Is to ba settled In Birmingham by tho ballots ot the peo
ple. The president and vice president of the WV C. T.ll. ; of America
Rare'established headquarters to give direction and benediction to the
camitalgn, and with Atlanta's high example and with Georgia's sweeping
indorsement no man can doubt that when the ballots close on Monday
evening, the metropolis of Alabama will have followed the metropolis of
Georgia and tbe White Banner of Prohibition will wave above the Indus
trial city of the South.
THE SOUTH BEARS IT WITHOUT A TREMOR.
Tho panic Jn Wall 8treet Is practically over and It Is a matter of
pride and rejoicing that the South has not shown a financial tremor
during a time when tbe metropolis was Itr travail and terror.
The universal testimony of every Southern bank and of every com
merclal force In all this section has sent back to Inquiries from New
York, one unbroken note that “the South was In no strain and no ap
prehension during this troubled time.’' Tbe South weathered tbe storm
without a 'rent In Its sails or a timber bent In Its ship of finance.
>And In this sign we take courage. We And In this an augury and
demonstration of the solid foundation nd which the South’s prosperity
Is planted. With a monopoly of the Imperial staple of the world, with
a soil whose fertility knows no change, with seasons which rarely record
a distressing drouth and with a homogeneous population of Industrious
men and women, the South haa at last come into Its Innings, and
nothing short of Providence can disturb its happiness and prosperity In
the Immediate years that are to come.
THE RISE OF THE RURALIST.
The Southern Rurntlat of Atlanta, which now stands among tho
foremost agricultural papers of the South, was established at Inter-
tachen, Fla., In 1898. Id was afterwards moved to Atlanta and published
here for a number of years as r little eight-page sheet at 23c a year,
' published onee a month. .'• ' .’, . • , -
Five years ago this paper had seemingly nearly run Us course. It
bad. It is true, some 16,000 subscribers on its books, but the paper was hot
Issued regularly and bad little or no advertising patronage.
At this critical time Mr. F. J. Merriam, who had made a reputation aa
a successful farmer and market gardener, assumed control of the paper.
He put Into the venture all his savings at that time and without former
experience In either advertising or publishing, set himself to tho task
of making a practical farm paper. His experience as a farmer and gar
dener stood him In good stead, and the phonomenal growth of . the
Southern Rurallat under hi* practical management has been the wonder
of hts. friends and the puhllc generally.
ISVery, year the Southern Rnralist ba* doubled Its prosperity and lm-
portance.'-' MV. Merrlnm took charge on September 1st, 1902. By Sep
tember- 1st, 1903, tbe paid subscription list had Increased to 32.1G0, end
34.000 copies were being printed each Issue.
Tho paper was then Increased to 16 pages and the subscription ad
vanced to 50e a year. Subscriber* continued to pour In. lu spite of the
ndvaucc In price, and by September 1st, 1904, there, were 43,800 paid
subscribers and 43,000 copies were printed. Moreover, the advertising
rolumns were Ailing up and the paper looked prosperous from every-
standpoint.
On September 1st. 1905, the subscription list showed s total of 46,650
paid stibscrlDert and 50,000 copies were printed each Issue. During this
lieriod the advertising patronage of the paper bad Increased so greatly
that Mr. Merriam was again forced to enlarge the Rurallst to 24 pages,
but without any lucrease in the subscription price. Indeed, business
came In so rapidly that he was foreed to enlarge the paper to 32 pages
January 1st, 1906, and In March to 40 pages.
During this time subscribers continued to come In, so that by April
1st he was forced to print 65,000 copies each Issue, and this was con
tinued until September 1st, 1906, when the circulation was Increased to
70.000 copies each Issue, the books showing a paid subscription list of
66,122.
In September, 1906, Dr. H. E. Stockbridge was secured by Mr. Mer
riam to aid him in the editorial work. Prof. Willoughby and P. N. Flint,
of tho Georgia Experiment Station, were engaged to conduct the Dairy
and Live Stock Department. Dr. C. H. Cary, of Auburn, Ala., took charge
of the Veterinary Department, Prof. Marshall wns employed as Poultry
Editor, and Mrs. Merriam, who had all along been of very great assist
ance to her husband In the conduct of hie paper, continued to edit the
Hotne page, la short,' the Rurallst was msde to appeal to every Interest
of the fanner and the farm home. ,
That the readers of the Rurallst appreciated the change was evi
denced by the fact that the subscription list continued to grow, and today
the Southern Rurallst has over 77,000 paid subscribers aud 80,000 copies
are being printed each Issue, twice a month. Moreover, the Rurallst Is
now beta* printed' on the big mtgasinc perfecting press of the Sunny
South Publishing Co., on which they print the Uncle Remus Magazine.
This press prints In two colors and the Rurallst now appears with a
gorgeous red title page. The paper I* clean and well printed throughout
and the advertisements are well classified and of high character. The
articles printed are original, practical and entertaining, and the editorials
of the highest order and right to the point.
In short, the Southern Rurallst Is now In all respects a first-class
agricultural paper, equal If not superior to anything in Its line in the
United States. We rejoice with Mr. Merriam In the abundant success
which bo and hls paper so richly deserve.
THOMAS J. KEENAN.
The Georgian welcomes with especial warmth and heartiness to Geor
gia today, editor Thomas J. Keenan, ot Pittsburg, Pa.
Few men among the newspaper fraternity In America are better
known and more cordially esteemed In Atlanta than Mr. Keenan. In
our Cotton States and International Exposition of 1895, he was one ot
the most loyal and potential friend* that Atlanta knew outside the
state. Hls Influence prevailed mightily in the great Pennsylvania ex
hibit which was made here and hls Influence was largely dominant in
tbe gift of Pennsylvania’s splendid building to the social lire ot Geor
gia and of Atlanta.
Mr. Keenan Is one of the forceful personalities ot the republic. He
Ik always a plus man. abounding In cnorgy and fruitful of good works.
He is an officer of tbe Pennsylvania National Guard. He Is a leading
force in the commercial and social life of the great city of Pittsburg
fn which lio lives. He has beon the owner of two of Pittsburg's lead
ing newspapers. He was an international figure In bis splendid energy
In the recent development and almost practical annexation of the Isle of
Pines to the Uhfted States. He is a personal friend of many ot At
lanta’s public men, to whom he has endeared himself by hls vigorous
loyalty aud gracious personality.
And with all. Mr. Keenan Is as gentle, as loyal and as cultured a
gentleman as Atlanta haa entertained within Its hospitable limit® within
the decade that has passed since the Cotton States and International
Exposition. .
THE OGLETHORPE ECHO’S REMARKABLE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Tho Ogletborpo Weekly Echo published In Its last Issue the most re
markable statement that has ever appeared In a weekly newspaper In the
South. It ran lii this fashion:
“Tho Echo will not recelvo after this any other contracts
for advertising until our present contracts have expired. Look
at our pages. We are pot a hoe and we know when we have
enough.”
That Issue of tho Echo showed 12 pages of advertisement with scarce
ly twrf Inches of reading matter able to find a place among them.
Nothing that has-been said or could be said could better illustrate
than this announcement the splendid tide of prosperity that Is rolling
over thla Southern country.
Time was, and not ao long ago. when the life of a newspaper man
In the country was a hand-to-mouth scuffle with poverty and starvation.
Tlmb was, and not so long ago, whon the country newspaper man was
going., up and down hls-territory hawking his space at almost any price
and In most Instances glad to take hls pay In cord-wood or potatoes.
Time was when the country newspaper was eagerly willing to give Its
space tor any extent In return for passes doled out by the railroads of
the South. Time was when tho .country scribe visiting the capital city
of Georgia- or the nearest metro pell* to hls own little town, was an ab
ject specimen of humanity before the merchant and business men who
doled out to him their advertising favors with a reluctant and sparing
hand. ' . - -
Behold-the difference when this Oglethorpe Echo promptly pro
claims "its columns closed to business announcements and declares that
, It has all and jnoro than - It, can attend to, and that the public clamorera
for advertisement must wait their turn like applicants for a barber’s
chair! What larger commentary could be made upon tbe prosperous age
about us than this splendid growth In the appreciation of the advertis
ing columns of the weekly newspaper?
Such a condition will do more to dignify and ennoble the country press
than any of the many results of the prosperity about us. Indepen
dence, self-supporting dignity and Belf-respect born of a prosperous busi
ness will lift up the weekly press of the state and make It more and more
that bold , and fearless Instrument which shall Its own and the people’s
rights maintain unawed by power and unbrlbed by wealth.
The Oglqthorpe Echo Is no better situated than other weekly papers
in the state, Its territory is not richer, Us town Is not larger. Us sub
scription list not superior, to a score or more of other papers In Geor
gia, and while it stands unique In the announcement that it has made, It
Is fairly representative of the growth of tho weekly papers which come
to us from every secUon of. tho state filled with the evidences of local
prosperity and of local appreciation for the power and Influence of the
country press.
Surely a prosperity that Is so well distributed as this must be durable
and substantial. It must be founded upon a condition which relieves the
South of the dangers which may threaten other centers but which leaves
us serene and prosperous in the might of splendid resources. In the
power of our great .staple monopoly, and in the golden value ot a climate
which is without a peer.
We thank the Oglethorpe Echo for the homely and eloquent an
nouncement la which It has epitomized the glory and prosperity ot the
South of today.
CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STREETS.
F OB over twenty-seven years tbe Maddox-Ruck-
er Banking Company has enjoyed uniform pat
ronage and prosperity. The efficient service it ren
ders its clientele, its policy of liberality to legitimate
enterprises, combined with conservatism in the plac
ing of its funds, has inspired confidence.
ON THE SIDE
Growth and Progress of the New South
Th* Georgian here record* each day
not economic fact IB tern-coco to
tho onward projrcts of tho .South.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
Knoxville la enjoying a building boom. Dirt hsa been broken for a
*kyscrap«r anti nix largo business blocks are being constructed beside*
the public building* which are being erected and many private handsome
homes. Millionaire Col. L. D. Ty«on lit remodeling 111* handsome home
In West End at enormous expense and Is making of It one of the hand
somest and most costly In the state. The wealthier class of Knoxville Is
constancy building new homes and very handsome ones.
Though It was said that the departure of saloons from Knoxville
would harm Knoxville, and It was anticipated that so many empty busi
ness house* In consequence woultl affect real estate, yet quite the con
trary seems to be promised. The business houses In (he center of the
city which the saloons are to vacate on November 1 are nearly all al
ready rented und at advances oyer that which the saloon keepers have
been paying. Real estate agents report numerous demands for real estate
of all kinds consequent of the broad publicity given to the fact tnat
Knoxville was to be taloonless.
Options have been secured on farms on both nicies of French Broad
river from neat- the confluence of that stream with the Hnlston river, for
about twelve mile* up the stream for the construction of an immense
power dam. Already about |10,ai)0 has been spent In securing options
ttnd some farm land desired. IVIth the completion of the securing of op
tions a movement on the part of those financially Interested In the under
taking Is awaited. The whole movement has been conducted In secrecy
and very, few details of the plan have developed. It Is learned, however,
that Eastern parties are Interested and that six tnen, each a multi-million
aire. are Interested. Mr. Boyce, of Asheville, N, has been quletly
worklng up the undertaking und he promises soon to let hls plans be
known. French Itroad river, where the proposed dam Is to be constructed,
has a low water discharge of 2,500 cubic feet per second.
In at. Louis photneraph* of baliltual
drunkards are to ho hung 111 tbe saloons.
They should scare away tbo beginners,
any way.
SPECIALTIES.
BOSUN BILL (the hero of "The Four-Dsy
Boat,” In tbe great tire scene!—Shiver my
timbers! the ship's sari, nnct In n moment
ths Hamas will reach tin- powder. Not an
Instant to he lo*t; to the lifeboats with
the women and children. In the mean
time, ladles anil gentlemen. I will sing yon
toy latest success, entitled "Barney Magfnn,
tbe Sailor Coon.”
(Song snd hornpipe.)
But to the boate—to tho boats!
Oh, dear, tbe wicked men bare-tied—I mean
Ismnd—me to the railroad track. The fait
express Is doe—my 'avian, I esn hear It
now ("ehnes-hag, puff-puff’ In ths wlngst.
It rounds ths carve; It Is almost upon mnh!
While It approaches, with year kind permis
sion I will sing yon tnv lnlest pathetic bal
lad, entitled "Pro No One to Love Me Since
ther Wen' '
By WEX JONES.
(Spotlight Song.
Mother Went to Jail."
Not a dry eye. Sniffle,
. sniffle.)
But here comes the train, ■rvablug on Its
ruthless tvuy at M miles nn hour.
TOM TOPI.OFT 7th7 hero of “For An
other’s (’rltne-’i—Molly, me tri-M.fe! 'The
police are coming to drag mo to n felon's
cell, but, believe tnuh. 1 nnt Inhoeent. It
breaks me heart to leave yon and the chil
dren for twenty long rears—twenty—long-
year*. llnrk! The officer* of the l»w art
at the door. While you nnwer the bell, I
will endeavor to entertain (he audience bv
tinging the great aueers*. “When Yon Know
You're Not Forgotten By the Man You Owe
the Bent.”
Slit AUDREY CLARENDON (the villain
In “Married for Money, or No Father to
Snank Her")—Stubbed! Unr-M-i-se you.
Mager. yon hare keeled mull! keeled mnh!
and won tbe gtir rl. Well. I'm (lying, dr
Ing. Me heart beata Mower, slower, while
waiting for It to atop I will endeavor to
amuse the audience with my Imitations of
Ann* Held and other*.
NECESSITY
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
(Copyright, 1(07, by Amerlcan-Journsl-Examlncc.)
Necessity, whom long I deemsd my foe.
Thou cold, unsmiling, and hard-vlsaged dame.
Now 1 no longer see thy face, 1 know
Thou wert my friend beyond reproach or blame.
My best achievements and the fairest flights
Of my winged fancy were Inspired by thee:
Thy stern voice stirred-me to the mountain heights;
Thy Importunlngs bade me do and be. i ' ,
But for thy breath, the spark of living Are
Within jnp might have smouldered out at length;
But for .thy lash, which would not let me tire, ,
I never would have measured my own strength. .7
But for thine Ofttlmes merciless control, , • » .
Upon my life, nerved me r«*t despair,
I never should have dug deep In my soul
And found the mine of treasures hidden there, ■
And though we walk divided pathways now.
And I no more may see thee, to the end,
1 weave this little chaplet for thy brow, r
That other hearts may know, and hall thee friend..
I . ■ of the
New South.—Americas Recorder. .
We contrstiilste the New York Amerlcen
pon securing the services of Mr. John Tem-
le Craves. He la a beautlfnl writer amt a
cry forcible one. Hli Style la virile. *rac*-
fill, and hls blealji are high. As an
and aa a writer, he baa no superior In tho
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
AND
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
***•*****••«*«**•**<
Army Orders.
Washington, Oct 2A—Major ,Lp« is
United 5tatea*"At tR headoTtSe Regret C. Strother. Tfc’Snty-eighth Infantry
PRESS CONGRATULATES
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES
William Randolph Hearst has corns
along and scooped John Temple Oraves
out of tho heart pi Atlanta. Next month
Colonel Graves will become editor of
The" New York American, which Colonel
Graves hlmsslf soys Is the first and fa-
.vorite of Hears!’* eight great newspa-. ..
per*. That means, of course, that Col-1 "[J.V"* ** •U®“ M typically
—m ,,_ , An —_ „ .i, n ■ A merit.ah. lie Is not bound b, conven-
onel Grave* will no longer edit Theu|,, n n f thought or expresrlon and he
Atlanta Georgian, though It Is an- mips along in a breexy and familiar
nounced by F. L. Seely, publisher of rust,Ion that appeal* to “the common
Colonel Graves says that when Mr.
Hearst asked him to accept the position
lie has agreed to take, the publisher of
The American said: "I wish to do two
things; 1 wish to make The American
national, and I desire to help the Mouth.”
Colonel Graves Is well chosen for both
these efforts. Hts views and hls style
that paper, who will assume the edltor-
ahlp of It on the retirement of Colonel
Graves, that the Graves editorials for
The Atnerlcun will be telegraphed from
New York to Atlanta for simultaneous
publication In Tbe Geo-glan. Colonel
Graves has been inode a cult In Oeorgla
and The Georgian haa the business
sense to make the most of Its asset of
association with the great editor. On
Th* American be will hav* a rare op
portunity. Whatever else may be said |
of thin Hearst publication—and a good
deal could be said against It—ther.- can
be iso discounting of II a* u medium of
publicity. It carries tbo printed word
to a vast number of men and women
every day. How many nf them read
the editorial matter is another ques
tion. and how many arc affected by It
still another. But there Is a great
audience gathered every day before the
editor of that newspaper. Colonel
Graves says he will speeik “ovary day to
some 4,000.000 people and sometimes to
twice os many.” That Is cer-
tulnly a great concourse and the oppor
tunity to address such b multitude Is
not given to everybody. What a man
make* of tbe opportunity depends on
himself. Colonel Graves has proved In
a smaller sphere hls ability to attract
und to hold the attention of men. und it
reasonable to suppose that h* will
evidence tho some power In hls en
larged circle. Though h* writes n vast
amount of nonstnse, there la journalist
ic genius In hla soul. That he will
'make good” os one of Hearst’* "bunch”
people.” As far ns the South Is con
cerned, there la no more loyal son than
Colonel Graves, and he has a keen and
Intelligent appreciation of the problems
that confront us, especially the one
great problem that Is always in our
thoughts. He can. and. no doubt, he
wifi, do much to make this a national
problem, and thereby its will do a great
service to the Bouth—and to the nation.
Certainly the calling of Colonel
Graves to tbe editorship of the Hearst
paper la an event of no small Interest
and Import. It Is, of course, u recognl.
tlon of Colonel Graves’ Individual abil
ity and that Is gratifying to the Bouth.
But It Is also notification that ths
Hearst propaganda Is to be directed
strongly and specifically at the Houth.
and that a Nouthorn thread Is to be
woven Into the fabric of the Hearst
evonsrel. That, of course, was neces
sary to make It national, but whether
the association will be beneficial or
gratifying to the Knuth remains to be
shown. At any rate, we wish Colonel
Graves well and shall expect him to
hold up his banner with the doughtiest
of the host.—Charleston Post.
John Temple Ureres his cast hls lot with
Hearst*! New Yorh American, where he
will receive a salary fire limes ss large as
that be now gets, seeardlna to puhllaher
Seely, of The Attest* Georgian. Mr. Graves
has promised to Is* still n friend to the
South nnd plead her eause In a wider field.
It I* with regret that the newspaper frater
nity In Georgia nee* Mr. Grave* depart, bnt
that hr should Ite called to the editorship
paper* he will have bis Infiuencs broadened.
Mr. Graves will nddros* n great constitu
ency In America, lie I* already well known
— - — p
Sts
- .it n
galaxy of gifted men In New York. He hsa
always been * close personal friend of Mr.
llearat. Tbe editorial page of The Ameri
can will now lie n classic every day and n
poem on Sunday. Mr. Grave* ba* made
some notable speeches dnring the past year
nnd wrltteu some admirable articles. When
ever he talks he hns hundreds of llstenera
and tbonsnnds of |>eoplo applaud hls writ
ings. Tbe South welcomes the product of
hls pen and delights In the dlstlnetlon
which has come to one of her most brilllint
sons.—Savannah Press.
genius. While the country Is watching
one coupe he la bually engaged on another,
and by nook slid crank he matingea to keep
the great Amoricsu public aueulng. It in
but natural and consistent tust Mr. Ilcsrst
should lu the course of time have attracted
Colonel John Temple Gmrra to himself.
Colonel Graves Is the one- thing needed to
complete The American, nnd now that he
Is essentially n singer, fle Is tuneful nt all
times, nnd before such an audience we tuny
well expect a deeper, rleber. sweeter tone.
The New York world Is mistaken lu sup
posing that Colonel Graves Is Imimrtcd
merely to relit phrases. He onu. ef course.
mission, lie will smite the monsters hip
sail thigh whenever they raise their unholy
heads, but hla especial mission, we may
well imagine. Is to furnish stage settings,
nrtlslle loaches, the music, the pathos and
dramatic effect, * ■
League.
All. but Colonel Graves Is s painter. Ills
warm Southern heart, hls melllflnous voice,
hls striding patriotism may lie depended
upon to burn through the Icy crusts of
mere eomuterclallsm and eonvert the froten
North and the self-centered West.
When Colonel Him, of Georgia, went to
nddresa Tammany nnd told of the --anolly.
S ostera’’ he awoke to Hml Idmself famous.
tow Tint Sulllran Is riding on the crest
of n ware hernuso he kkrned the attitude
of those tvho bail ns soon lie Repnldlrnna
an Democrats under proper Inducement, to
-•cracksloos.-- Hut when Colonel Graven
gets well Into harness he will make these
show up as mere pretenders In the nrt of
phrase-making. Ife e#n give eerds and
spades to tho man who found the molly,
roddfr, the milksop, the tnosshAck, tho 4*t>p-
perhesd, the enckoo, the know-nothing and
the Illy white.
The tnnn who e«n see reasons why Ik ran
Mbnnfd nominate Kocsevelt 1s resourceful,
mill no wonder he should bo chosen first
lieutenant In the army that Is destined to
com hat the combined forces of the cnemlea
of the iwople.
Colonel lira’
you.
And It I* In no spirit of levity we say II-
■ whiilii mittnlse (as a— c -
having been fottntl by retiring board In
capacitated tot active service on ac
count ot dInability Incident (hereto. Is
placed on the retired. Hat,
Lieutenant OAlohel George H. Torrey.
deputy surgeon general, In addition b.
present .duties, .to t duty as chief sur
geon. department q? California,, anil as
medical superintendent army transport
service In Han Francisco.
Captain William F. Lewis, assistant
surgeon, from general hospital presidio
of San Francisco, to Fort Sill; Major
Edwin Babbett. ordnance department,
to general hospital, Washington bur
rocks; First Lieutenant William I..
t’estle. Ninth Infantry, detailed profess
or military science aft Grove City Col
lege. • 1
Navy Ortf.tr*.
Lieutenant R. Z. Johnson dsisched
Minnesota, to Dolphin) Lieutenant I.
C. Wettengel to Mlnnessta; Lieutenant
D. W. WurtsHaugh, detkehed Georgia,
to Alabama; Lieutenant Washington,
detached Dolphin to Georgia as ord
nance officer. t
Movements of Vassals.
HAILED—October 24,' Strlngham,
Shubrlc, Thornton, front. navy yard,
New York, for Norfolk; Chattanooga.
XngasAkl, for (Hvlte. Submarines Vi
per and Cuttlefish commissioned tor
pedo station, Newport, Qclober IS.
Graves, the world is watrhlng
the whole country Is expecting much from
this really brilliant writer niul loyal friend
of the Iieople. He uinv Ik- depended upon
to show up well In this greul work, ami
when question!, touching tbe south arise
may have the opr-irtonlty of presenting the
truth to thorn* who Nflilum hunr nrmtiiu*ntB
from hat u biased standpoint. The feiertloa
Is wise, and again prore, that Mr. Hearst
Is determined to surround liliuself with the
Itest talent to hr had.—Piedmont News
ARE THE TIMES OUT OF JOINT?
To the Editor of The Georgian:
The Roman republic lasted about
sevsn hundred years. Julius Caesar
was killed In the year 709; our republic
has lasted less than 150; already many
symptoms and Institutions of absolut
ism are In operation, borrowed and be
ing borrowed from monarehlal Europe.
Are we lost without hope? No duke,
carl, baron or title of nobility can be
created here, but more power and
greyy forntfs are now in the hande
or Individuals and corporation gangs
and the government I* resimnslhfe for
Ihi" r2* , “2 n ' A sensible man front
iri!2 Why did.oOTgovmmtaent *1. *s*i*o
iiiem can do nothing now but keep
nagging at the Injustice which pre
vails?” Mr. Rockefeller anq Mr. Car
negie are not by any means pararmt
of American or republican altlsenahip.
either by education dr naturfil Inclina
tion. As to tho former, they may think
they atone by their Uberel donation'
of money, but do they know by their
princely gifts they are extending a sys
tem of education which draws its high
est Inspiration from the Roman emplt*
under Augustus, Tiberius, Nero am
the other Caesars, whilst the older and
better authors under the-Roman repub
lic they rarely or never teach Ike pl«J ’
of Terenee (Teddy), for the education.
Instruction, forming of principle*, feel-
Ings and correct view* of life? Con
science, morals and understanding of
the Amsrli on ‘cltlxen-are worth all the
colleges, obi are; beside the eihbodl-
ment of tit b-autles and wit and gracs'
of the Roman language, they fire sonic
twenty-two or twenty-three Hundred
years old and s« fresh ss of today.
Ours Is the Roman civilisation, not
the Mohammedan, nor Mongolian, nor
yet German. Our rltixens are born to
liberty, as were the cltlsens under the
Roman republic. They were made hjc
by the American Revolution of 171*. ,h '
Declaration of Independence end George
Washington. Under the government
they formed, the first power grsntet
was to "establish Justice,” not to eit»J>-
tleh courts and sheriffs, but Justice. Th*
grant Is logically true, the same s« >> e
first declaration In th* Ten Commend'
menls* "r**n the Lord thy God. The
one Is ss much authoritative ss th
other,.and of equal Importfinfce to- th*
welfare of the people. LEN.J
St. Louis, Mo.
Dr. V, W. Watkins of Killjoy. *•.*"'
dlrinte for congress from th* NlnU 1
trict, wns in Atlanta Friday. He l» “P*
posing Hon. T. 54. Bell, now congre*
man front that district, end It opUm'"
!<-. Hon. Newt Twltty. of (ialn | ”'“/n'
-make good” as one of Henrst'a -bunch ” ^ tuost wldeir read niber i low «uch a ran*™ »( v.Z . ? «<*> VT^TT’’.i ta
ut talent we do not for a moment doubt, tbe couaitqr I* a aonree- ot pleasure, ami vu brought about here; that the govern^ BouncemenL*** lU *