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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. Published Every Afternoon, (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY At 26 West Alabama At, Atlanta, Os Subscription Rates! ojn. r*tr •*.» s x Months J W Thr** Montbo »•* ..Heaths Om Meath Rjr Carrier. Par Week Telephone* .oonnootlnf til depart- meets. Leec distance terminals. *mlth A Tbompsoa. adrertlelnf rep- tbe rlrcuUtlon department and nare It promptly remedied. Telephone*: Bell 4927 main; Atlanta 4401. Subscriber* daslrlna THE GEOR GIAN AND NEWS dlacontlnned tnnat _ atop la receired. In ordering a cbiture of addreaa, please five toe old as well at the neir address. ft 1* desfrafcb’ that all communfct- tlsos fstead*:) f fr Id THE GEORGIAN ANV NEW3 limited to 900 words lu It le imparatlre tlutt they be siraocL ** **» erfd*j*#ef rrvfwl faith Relented P.kt-iit< flpll Will I atutrjT. arc aect THE GEORGIAN AND NEW* prtnta no uncleitn or objactlorabte advert's* lnr- Neither dose ft print whirl'/ or r.sy lienor tda. OfR PLATFORM: THE GEORGIAN 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 *