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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, !»
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPI.E GRAVES, Editor.
F. 1_ SEELY, President.
T. B. nOOnWIN, Gen'l Mcr.
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work,. Other cltle, do thta nnd get
with u profit
roa a, low a, fit) cute, wtlti u profit
Jmre h *TI«i: GtioItOIAN'AND NEWS
boiler#, that If atreel railway, enn l.e
operated ,urce,efuUr by Korop,,u
rltiea, a, they are, there I, no sand
reaaon why they ran not be »o oner-
•led here. But we do not better, (hit
can he done now. nod It m,y bn eome
yeere before we are ready for ip big
an umlcrtuklne SHU AlleiUn ahould
net lit fare In that direction NOW.
Tom Jobnaon rode Into office again
on that three-cent rate.
1 Trial* pi».v come and trial, may go,
but Caleb Powers itaya with u*.
Dr. Parkhur»t »ay* that bluiter l«
usele,*. Surely, he ought to know.
When Mr. Taft called he found
most of the king, ol( calling on the
neighbors.
Coal an fuel was first used a hun
dred years ago. Before that time
piracy flourished.
England shouldn't mind shipping n
little .gold over here. Some of the
glrL, *111 carry It back pretty soon.
American youths have no-desire to
so to West Point. They prefer to en
list In the fight ror or against the gen
eral graft.
The Washington Times announces
the formation of a collar button trust
which Is getting ready to soak the
people In the neck.
A Chicago judge refused to grant a
divorce by proxy. Which la another
proof that It Is easier to get married
than It Is to got unmarried.
King Edward has a big diamond
and three new green hats. The per
quisites of a king are nearly as nice
as those of a pretty woman.
A large sum of money Is to be spent
In building ventilating shafts for the
subway. Then will New York’s
"smother" become a little sunny?
The second son of the Crown Prince
was not welcomed with as much cere
mony as was tne first. But this also
happens in families that are not
royal.
It I* said that Rockefeller has
asked the advice of Tolstoi as to how
to spend his money on humanity most
beneficially. He might try putting It
In his wife's name.
An unmarried woman of 35 pre
ferred slaying In a Chicago Jail to liv
ing with relatives. The modern bach
elor maid will never lower herself to
be anybody's old maid aunt.
The Philadelphia womau who can
recite the poem she learned ninety
.'ears ago Is'not so wonderful. Most
a ay of us can tell bow the Soldier of
the Legion lay dying in Algiers.
Mrs. Pat Campbell was wise in not
l-avlng Pinky Paaky Poo home while
rhe made a business trip to the
States. Old as she It, the little dog
la worth several columns to her mis
tress yet.
The lateat Innovation In the moving
picture show la the Introduction of a
talking machine that will supply
speech to the figures fn the scenes.
Let ns all give thanks that the phono
graph U to bo moved within.
ALPHABETICAL.
The Kin. ergarien children are strug
gling with the alphabet.
"who can tell what comee after Q?"
a»k# the teacher. Rtlem e reigns.
Again she question,, "Doesn't any
one know what comae after G?"
Then Carleton raises hi, hand. "I
do," he aaya. -Whlx. Gee whlx,"—
woman's Horn* Companion for Novem-
RUNNINO ATLANTA AS A BUSINESS.
Clfy government by commission Is at last reaching the light of day
in Atlanta. A committee has been appointed by council to investigate
the matter. The plan, as outlined In the suggestion of the promoters of
the movement, is not exactly In accord with what haa been done else
where successfully and no doubt should be more or less modified.
The most sensible plan has been that of electing by popular vote a
commission of. say, live men as the executive head of the city. The
council, or legislative body, remains the same, but In place of a mayor or
other executive officials, there Is a commission of live business men who
conduct the affairs of the municipality.
It is not a radical statement to say that our present form of govern
ment has been outgrown and needs Improvement, Just as the old system
of having the conductor act also as cashier for the railroad thirty years
ago has been outgrown. When the railroads put In the ticket system,
and the conductor was only allowed to punch holes In pasteboard, In
stead of carrying the treasury In hfa Jeans, many of them quit the busi
ness. Some of our friends who aro saving their cltlea would go back to
the plow If they had to operate with other than ante-bellum methods.
Our cities are no less than huge business enterprises nowadays and
should be operated as such. Atlanta buys more coal, more machinery,
more electricity and employs more labor than any private enterprise In
Georgia, yet what enterprise Is there that would trust Its destinies to some
of the mayors Atlanta has had and try to meet competition?
On the other hand, we see the Chamber of Commerce, that does more
to build up Atlanta than any othor single force, electing one of the most
successful business men the city has ever produced at Its head. Asa O.
Candler has probably brought more outside money to Atlanta—and
brought It here to stay—than any other living Atlantan. The CandTer
building, costing over one and one-half millions of dollars, and hundreds
and hundreds of houses and business bulldlugs bespeak the man's success
and Ills confidence In his home town. Many of Atlanta's wealthy men
have made their money out of Atlanta, and some have Invested It else
where. Mr. Candler has done largely the reverse. He Is president of a
great hanking Institution, president of the Atlanta Clearing House As
sociation, and now is to accept the presidency of the Chamber of Com
merce—with no salary, of course.
What would be the destiny of our municipal affairs If auch a man as
Candler, with Sam D, Jones, Robert F. Maddox, David Woodward, Clif
ford Anderson, or any five men out of several scores of Atlanta's suc
cessful trillions as a commission to administer them? We would need no
Chamber of Commerce—the city government would he Its own Chamber
of Commerce, and all the energies put forth by such a commission would
be hacked by the whole city, and we would grow as no city on earth
could grow In perfection of administration.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian hero record* each day
•orae economic fact In reference to
tbe onward progress of the South.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
Reports show that 98# new industries, with s capital of $54,738,000. were completed
and puf Into operation In Ihe territory tributary to the Southern railway and Mo
bile nnd Ohio railroad during the twelve month* ending June 3?, a gain of many
millions of capital over the previous year. In addition. 220 Industries made Impor
tant additions to their plnuts, materially Increasing their facilities, at an Invest
ment of 311,331,390, and 99 Industries, with n capital of 17,129.600, were reported as
under construction. These figures show the Investment during tbe year of the great
sum of 373,230,800 in industries. In addition to this, there was expended for general
Investments In cities and towns, such np building*, street Improvement*, street
railways, water and light plants. 368,430.886. This shows a grand total of 3135.J63.785
Invested In Industries snd Improvements along the line of the Honthern railway and
tbe Mobile and Ohio railroad for the year ending June 30 last, outside of the
money luvested (n lands and farms and farm Improvements.
Of tbe total Invoatmenta In new Industries 34,084,000 went Into the textile Indus
try. The cotton and oil mills called for Investments of 31.117,000, Iron nnd Iron prod
ucts 34.166,000. lumber mills 36,179.390, miscellaneous woodworking plants 11,990.500,
furniture factories 31,261,600. brick plants 31.375.100 nnd fertilizer factories 3613.000.
The showing Is certainly a magnificent one and Indicates most clearly the steady
and rapid growth of the southeastern ststes, and the work of further development
of the country immediately tributary to these lines Into one of tbe greatest and
most prosperous industrial regions of America nnd the world.
The gain in farm values nnd farm production fu this region has kspt pace
with the remarkable industrial development. New set flora from the North and
from Europe have gone Into the various communities Hlong the Hues In Increasing
In both improved and unimproved
A SOUTHERN MAN FOR PRESIDENT.
For several years In a vague Inconsequential kind of way Southern
ers have discussed the possibility of a man from the South receiving the
nomination of the Democratic party for the presidency of the United
States. At each recurring national convention of the Democratic party it
has been demonstrated that the time was not ripe for such action; that
the people of the country were yet unprepared to accept such a sugges
tion.
Kverj* four years the Democratic organization has presented to the
people at large candidates from the various sections of the country save
below Maeon and Dixon's line and the South In loyalty and good faith
has accepted these candidates and has registered an almost solid vote In
their favor. The politicians of this section have been patient and ac
ceptive of conditions made Imperative and unchangeable by existent prob
lems.
But the day seems rapidly approaching when the political influence
and power which once belonged to the South shall again, In a measure,
dominate the governmental policies of the nation.
The business Interests of this section have grown to such propor
tions; the Industrial development has become so remarkable and the
agrlcnUumrauceesa of the people so tremendous a factor that'tbe South
need no longer remain simply the acceptive voting part of the nation.
The time has arrived when, once more, she should take her rightful
position In directing and controlling the destinies of the republic. As Is
well understood, previous to the Civil war the South was the dominant
section. In the politics of the country. Her representatives In every
branch of the national government largely directed the policies of tboae
earlier time*. For more than forty years this task has been left with
out protest to other sections. But with returning prosperity the people
of the South are beginning to. question the wisdom of remaining any
longer quiescent In matters appertaining to national politics. The action
of Tennessee Democrats assembled In state convention at Nashville on
Tuesday was significant and ominous of a change In the unquestioning
position hitherto taken by the 8outh In being ignored In the distribution
of the great national offices. At Nashville a movement was Inaugurated
for the nomination of a Southern man In 1908. An address was Issued
by the Tennessee Democrats bringing to the attention of the country
Ihe fidelity and loyalty of the South: that the Democratic party was born
In the South; that conditions which made only candidates from the Fast
or West available or desirable no longer exist—and asserting that 'in
leadership In war. statesmanship and literature, the 8outh Is not be
hind other sections, and at this particular time we have men equal to the
best that the past has produced."
Tennessee Democrats in organised form have taken the Initiative In
favor of a Southern man for the national presidency. While 1908 may ho
somewhat premature for the successful carrying out of this worthy move
ment, the day can not he much longer delayed when a Southern man
shall occupy at Washington the highest office within the gift of the
American people. The South will certainly come info her own political
ly. Commercially and industrially. The day of happy fulfillment is nigh
at hand.
By CAROLYN PRE8COJT,
O F all tbe excuse# flint have been made
for women knocker#, tbe .beat, I be-
lleve. Is tbe one that saja the*
knock because their mind* are soisll
—#« small that there I* no room In them for
higher, better thought*. Gossip It what
they like, gntslp Is all they know, snd.
therefore, gossip Is all they do. Gossip
Is twin slater to knocking, though not
quite so vindictive In Its character.
Did you ever listen to n regular ham-
merfest. when it was at Its height? It Is
it lllieral education In Iteelf. 1 hove lis
tened time nfter time to these soirees: In
fnet, I worked In the midst of one for two
years, once upon a time. Knockers there
were who would destroy n woman’s char
acter or gossip away her reputation ns
blithely and airily as they would discuss
a new gowu or the weather.
They did It by suggestion, ugly, unhen it-
tlful suspicion, (or your knocker Is always
a coward at fcJnet. He or she never comes
out bravely with a criticism. It Is ac
complished by Insinuation nnd underhanded
methods. Oh. the reputations that have
been picked to pieces and ruined by this
body of fair knockers! No—I will take it
bock. They were not fair; they were
frumps, the most of them.
If a girl uad particularly pleasing man
ner*. wan pretty or attractive, they knock-'
ed her. thinking their catty conversation*
regarding her would put a finish to her
success. If one of tbefr number received a
raise In salary, had a stroke of good for
tune, came out In n new dress or a new
hot. they get their hammers out and tbe
anvil chorus got nt work.
If one of the girls who didn't belong to
their circle met a man and walked a half
block with him. out came the mallet. Noth-
lug was too veered for them to attack—
marriage, divorce, love, religion—every
thing was fish that come to their net. It
didn’t matter what, only so that It was
something they could knock.
One of the girls, n regular beauty, who
had been so carefully reared that she bod a
mind above gossip, was tliulr particular tar
get. This was because she was, as I have
said, carefully reared. She wag' a beauty
and a favorite with everybody except thla
baud of knockers. They were Jealous, of
course; Jealous of her beauty, her pretty
clothes (which, by the way. were made at
home by her mother). They were even Jeal
ous of her pretty Eastern accent, and
mocked her In whisper* when they were
where they could not be. overheard.
One evening she went to visit a friend In
the suburbs and missed an early train. Be-
ins obliged to wait for a later one, she tel
ephoned her mother to meet her nt tbe cor
ner of the street. It happened that one
of the members of tbia hammer band was
on the street car that brought thla young
girl home. What meat for the knockers’
club! This woman, with the all-important
secret, could hardly live until noon the next
alone latent night. What business bad she
? ;olng out at night alone, all dressed up
n white? Nhe* didn’t tell anybody aboui
MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO.
CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STREETS.
Capital $200,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits $600,000.00
Commercial Accounts Invited.
4 ni Interest, compounded twice a year, is
fO paid in our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
I WHY SHOULD ONE PLANET RECEIVE
MORE HEAT THAN ANOTHER?!
snu me siory grew snu grew. ji»w h
ball, uotll every one In the big office had
heard It lu Its unabridged form.
Thla la but one example, but I could tell
scores of others that Were brought before
the committee of the whole at these ses
sions of tbe knockers. The truth was
stretched, conjectures were made, fiction
was Juggled with until It became feet, all
because these women with limited brain ca
pacity cotfld not grasp greater Idea
Are you one of these women knockera?
The habit Is easy to acquire and grows
alarmingly. If you find yourself saying un
kind thing* about people, stop It at once,
before you Join tfmt everlasting throng.
Nice people do not Indulge In personalities,
they leave these for servants nnd back
vnrd people. Really nice women are char-
PROHIBITION VICTORY IN ALABAMA.
The action of tha lower house of the Alabama legislature on Wednes
day In passing the Carmichael prohibition bfll by a vote of 66 to 25 was a
tremendous victory for the prohibitionists of that state. What the sen
ate may do In thla matter of count remains to be seen. The passing of
the Carmichael bill In the old capltol at Montgomery was marked by an
enthualgam rarely witnessed In any legislative hall. The galleries were
crowded with representative women, and. when the result of tbe vote
was announced, the excitement was so great that little or no effort waa
made to keep even a semblance of order. The bill provides against the
sale of whisky In clubs, or by associations, and for an officer whose duty
it shall be to enforce this law.
Alabama's position on the prohibition question is significant In the
extreme. For tbe first time In her history haa this issue been made a
state Question. Local option haa obtained In many counties of Alabama
for several years, but twelve months ago few men could have been found
to prophesy auch a victory as was gained on Wednesday by the prohi
bitionists of that state. The senate will In all probability pats a similar
blit to the one adopted by the house on Wednesday at Montgomery.
J. B. RICHARDS WRITES
OF ALABAMA PROHIBITION.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I Unv# just read the report of tho passage
of a prohibition bill iu tbe lower bouse of
the Alabama legislature and the strong
speech made by Speaker Carmichael, u
lltor of Ihe bill, aud I would like to say
few words about It.
With scores nnd hundreds of others. 1 am
f rently rejoicing over added victories, but I
cel perhaps n deeper Interest lu the work
In Abihitiiia than most of you Iterative of
my long association with, nnd great love
for. the Carmlchuels. Speaker Curmlchael
nnd I were reared In the same little town,
were schoolmates, and bis Illustrious father.
Judge Jesse M. Carmichael, of Osnrk. was
one of my father's warmest friend*, snd, I
believe, one of the ablest and purest men
that ever lived In the wlregrnss region of
the old eotton state. I wo* for several
years under Judge Carmichael's training In
sabbath school, where he waa long the
honored and much loved superintendent.
Next to my father, I owe no other man a
greater debt of gratitude and love.
At my father’s death Judge Carmichael
icreeded him In office, and at once became
almost n father to me In his stead, nnd
aided me greatly In wlqdlng up my father’s
business affairs. I love him, and 1 love
Archie, the son. nml now, more than ever,
honor the itnme.
Praise fiod for the many manly men.
Ide aud faithful, In a work that incans
much for our boy* and our girls, and whose
Ing nnd must prevail
J. B. RICHARDS.
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
AND
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Army Orders.
Washington. Nov. 13.—Lieutenant Colonel
George A. Dodd, general staff, from Tenth
to Fourth cavalry; Lieutenant George H.
G. Gale, from Fourth to Tenth cavalry.
Captain Robert MeCleave. Second Infantry,
recruiting officer, from Jefferson barracks
to Columbus barracks: Major Robert If. No
ble. from Ninth to First Infantry.
First Lieutenant George"I*. Tyner, gecoud
cavalry, aide de camp, report to Brigadier
General W’n field H.
ton; First Lieutenant
Third cavalry, to Fort
tenant Marion C. Unysor, Fifth cavalry;
First Lieutenant Theodore Hohults. Four
teenth cavalry; First Lieutenant Alvnn C.
Gllletu. Fifth cavalry; First Lieutenant Rog
er H. Fitch. First cavalry: First Lieutenant
f^slle A. I. Chapman. First cavalry; Sec
ond Lieutenant Howard C. Tatum. Seventh
cavalry; Necond Lieutenant Arthur G. Mah
er. Fourteenth cavalry, nnd Second Lieu
tenant William R. Pope. Second cavalry, to
8. Edgerly, at Washing-
rn«i*t Bryce I*. Dianne,
Fort Clark. First Lieu-
PROHIBITION CONVENTION FOR ATLANTA.
The decision of tbe Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to tend Prertdeat
J. Wtlle Pope to Chicago to prcaant to the national executive committee
of tbe prohibition party now In aeaalon In that city tbe clalma of Atlanta
to their next general convention of tbe prohibition party la in every way
to be commended and approved.
The convention will convene the laat week In May, or the flrat week
In June. There will be about three thousand delegates, representative of
every portion of the country, and the wives and relatives of many of
thaae men. Several other cltlea are contending for the honor of enter
taining thla great convention, but In view of Georgia's recent action In
declaring for state prohibition It seems the natural and proper thing
for tbe prohibition party to bold Ha convention In this splendid city,
where, after, such a fierce conflict, the great victory waa won.
Mr. Pope will he accompanied by Alderman Quillian on his mlaaion
to Chicago and the cftiiens of Atlanta reallxe that their Interests and
those of tbe city are safe in their capable hands.
ty-ninth ...
Fort Douglas. Flrat Lieutenant Albert G.
Goodwyn, from Fifteenth to Tweuty-nluth
Infantry, to Han Franelseo; First Lieuten
ant Robert Met*. Heck. Jr., Twelfth caval
ry, from Fort Oglethorpe to his troop.
Navy Orders.
Rear Admiral II. II. Hnow to retire,! list,
Novemt»er s. t'ommaiider W. H. Hogg, de
tached navy yard. Pensacola, to command
Glacier: Commander M. M. Bennett, detach
ed Glacier to command navy yard, U
PEOPLE AND THINGS
GOSSIP FROM THE HOTELS
AND THE STREET CORNERS
“Excuse me.” said the %n*u whose coat
collar turned up ns he shoved a newspaper
filliping over the counter toward the res
taurant cashier. “Perhaps you have nl
ready read this?”
“What Is It?” naked the clerk as
glanced at the dipping.
“It Is an account of a man In New York
city who had 360,000 left to him last week
by an entire stranger. Twenty years ago
be gave this stranger 10 cents to buy
jdate of beans. "*“—*“•
“Well,” said the cashier, as he pushed tbe
dipping hark, “what about It?'*
• r l was merely wondering." said the man,
“If you felt that you would like to take a
cbnuce like that. You never can tell, I
might he a millionaire aotue day. and —*’
“Excuse me; I'm busy now.” said the
cashier. “Come back In twenty years, sup
show me.”
“In traveling over the Tennessee tuoun
tains a short time ugo I discovered n ram
edy for toothache,” said Cyrus Fleming,
of Martin.
“I stopped at a mountaineer’s house on#
night. Along about 2 o'clock In tbe inorn
Ing I awoke with a terrible toothache. 1
aroused the whole family with my groans.
The old man got up and gladly offered to
give me relief. He went our In the yard,
got a handful of yellow day. brought It
In the house, poured tt In a skillet and be
gan heating It. When It was dried out
and red hot he made me flap It to my Jaw.
The pain for x Just a moment was terrible,
but In another momeut my toothache had
entirely disappeared. I kept the hot clay
on my Jaw until I fell off to sleep. It Is n
great remedy.”
A letter seeking Information of the daugh
ter of Hamilton Mnyflel.l, an aged dtlxen
of Phllcampbell. Ala., who died recently,
has been received by Sheriff Nelms from
John Wedgeworth. of PhllcininbeU. Mr.
Wedge worth states that Mayfield s daughter
at one time lived lu this dry nnd that she
Is heir to some property left by her father.
Illness of some three months'
duration. State Geologist W. S. Yea tea has
resumed hi* duties at the cnpitol. I’utll
he fully regains his ktrongtli. Professor
Yea ten will have n desk In the office of
Kxeentlve Secretary M. Hitch,
arranging to have the mineral exhibit re
moved from Jamestown ami established in
tbe state museum on the third floor of the
cnpitol
PATTERN8 BARRED BY
BOSTON NEWSPAPERS.
The lending dry good# merchants in
Boston recently sent this petition to
the daily newspapers:
“The advertising of patterns In the
dally papers tends to conflict with the
dry goods interest. Thla feature of the
business fa email In every establish
ment In the country as far as aggre
gate sales are concerned. These de
partments are maintained as a means
for attracting customers to the stores,
and liberal expenditures are made, con
sidering the sales, by the distribution
of what are termed fashion sheets.
"The business of such departments
is not large enough to Justify expensive
newspaper advertising, and the under-
... signed do not think It fair for the news-
cola: Lieutenant G. F. Neel, to charge papers to become competitors of their
: I?!* 1 * 0 ♦ advertisers In this, or any other
navy recruiting station. Omaha
P. Blackburn, detached navy recruiting its
tlou, Omaha, to Milwaukee.
Movements of Vessels.
Arrived—Novemlter M. Justin at Honolulu;
Wasp at Huntington, t L; November 11.
Dubuque at Guantanamo; Dolphin at
!*eague Islam!; Eagle at Norfolk.
Hailed—XovemU-r II, Wasp from Huntlng-
A Cornwall paper, pointing out tb* advan
tages of a holiday In Cornwall, *aya: “Down
here the moral atmosphere is at pure aa tbe
“**- ‘ ■ and bracing. There
• whole of Cornwall,*'
There are eighty-five widows lu Donrdoln*
hatu. Maine, a village of 1.909 Inhabitants.
The youngest Is 29 aud tbe oldest widow fa
99 years old.
As a result «.f recent accident* to tarlo»i. lt -"L/"ZIT”"-
navies the British warahlpa will have their I ferial feature, but now that fanh-
Migaxlnv* with refrigerating machlii rut* can be made so cheaply In
branch of their business,
that, on consideration, you will agree
with us and decide to discontinue It.”
The Boston Herald, Traveler Post,
American, nnd Record all granted the
request of the merchants. The Tran
script, Globe. Advertiser and Journal
never handled patterns.
Speaking of the Boston petition The-
ron McCnmpbell. manager of the Home
Pattern Company. New York, said:
“Publishers, it should be noted in
passing, never handled patterns be
cause of the money in It. for aa a mat
ter of fact they not only did not get
enough to pay for the apace, but hardly
enough to pay the cost of handling the
orders and the complaints, and there
bar always been a lot of complaints,
due to delay.
“The publishers used patterns as an
By M. A. RUSSELL. '
It has bean taught by some eminent as-
tronomers that life could not exist on some
of the planets In our solar system on ac
count of extreme cold and heat.
It Is the writer's purpose to prore that
w# can have the same conditions on each
planet that we have here on earth.
We will start our observations at our
equator, or center belt of the earth. Here
we have perpetual heat. At sea level,
tbe host is mnch more noticeable than on
tha low mountains near tbe coast. At sea
level our atmosphere Is the most dense,
but when we get on top of the highest
mountains we find snow and Ice that Is
there Jhe year round. Now. If we should
go up In a balloon we would find the
atmosphere to get tbtliner and thinner,
and we would get colder and colder until
there would seem to be no limit to the
cold.
Sow. what conclusions should we draw?
Do you think It Is tbe nearest plnnet.to tbe
sun, or the one with the most dense at
mosphere. that gets the most heat? The
mere dense the atmosphere, that much
more la heat generated, therefore, when
..'e have t>een taught by our aetrono-
mera that Mercury, being only 36.000,000
miles from tbe sun. the heat would bt
so great that animal and vegetable^ life
coulu not exist. And Neptune, being 2,800,-
000.000 miles nway. the extreme could would
bar all life.
Now, we will try to And whether Nep
tune gets sufficient sunlight, for the need*
of Its probable animal and vegetable Ilf*.
We know that no planet gives out any
light of Its own. and we ouly sec then,
by reflected sunlight. Now. as Neptum
ta seen through our large telescopes nn a
bright disk, then It Is surely made bright
by an abundance of sunlight.
In (he Inst few years It has beeu found
(hat Uranus aud Nepttiue hare a very den*-
atmosphere. Then wliat. Is more natural
than for them to have the same conditions
of heat and cold that wo have?
The argument may lie offered that If von
build a fire, tbe closer we get to It ‘tin*
hotter we get. Hut we van hardly coiiipar**
a auubenm to a red-hot (taker.. But we can
compare the sun to u great dynamo, amt
the planets to motors, and the sunbeam to
wires that connect this great system of
worlds that are lu everlasting motion.
To Illustrate, we njll put a dynamo i„
Atlanta, and from It run n wire to Macon.
Now, we want to distribute heat along th»*
wav. We will give a little heat to Fort
McPherson, so we will make n slight re*l*.
tattoo, nnd there Is n alight bent. If «>
want to heat Macon more, we will have
S take more resistance to the flow of current
a the wire# ««d there Is more heat. Ho n*
find It Is not necessary to be close to tbs
dynamo to get the most heat.
We are tatif 4 -* ' - **-
omy that thli .
millions of years In ths making, one of
their most plausible theories Is that this
system was once In a gaseous.' or nebulous,
state, and waa billions of miles In extent.
And through the course of time, grnduallv
condsused and started in a rotary motion,
and after partially solidifying, great por
tions were thrown off In Its rapid revolu
tion. And these portions thrown off art*
now tbe worlds that still revolve around the
original center, tbe sun.
COLONIAL OAMES EXHIBIT.
With the recent completion of the fire
proof historic building at the Jamestowu
exposition and the Installation of the price
less exhibition, representing more than n
dozen states of the Union, and several of
the leading historical societies of tbe coun
try, the ter-centeunlal has lidded to its al
ready extensive list of exhibits the most
Interesting and valuable collection of n his
torical nature ever brought together In this
country.
The e___
collections .... —- - ,
lea, the Daughters of the American Revolu
tion. the Episcopal church nnd the stutes of
Virginia. West Virginia. Rhode Island. Ver
mont, New Jersey, North Carolina and Mas.
snehusetts, Is replete with relics, souvenirs
and antique* of American history, from Its
verjs* earliest stages, nnd Is In Itself an edu*
The Pennsylvania state historical exhibit,
tinder the supervision of Albert Cook Myera,
Is perhaps tue most conspicuous and hand
some collection In the history building,
although every display has Its own special
features. In this exhibit the history of the
state of Pennsylvania Is depleted by a se
ries of beautiful oil painting*, from It* set
tlement on through the Revolution. Includ
ing some famous old Dutch portraits. A
large full length portrait of William Penn
Is tn« center of n handsome portrait collec
tion. A set of lay figures, dressed In the
various costumes of the different religious
sects tbit have existed In the state from
time to time Is another reature of the ex
hibit.
Tbe Colonial Dames' historic exhibit
also one of the Interesting and valuable
collections In tbe history building. Arrang
ed in separate exhibits of the states repre
seated, the collection has many famous por
traits, colonial relics nnd document*. A
portrait of Alexander Hpottswood, aud two
paintings of Gilbert Ktuart being the most
noted lu the collection. The exhibit also
Includes a wonderful display of old colonial
silverware and sliver relics, smoug which
Is a silver crown worn by tbe queen of
tho Pa monkey Indians, presented to her by
King Charles 11 of England. The portraits
of the Calvert family, famoua In Maryland
history, are also la this collection, ionued
bv Mrs. William Reed, of Baltimore.
The exhibit by the Daughters of the
American Revolution Includes • notable col
lection of documents nnd relics, prominent
among the latter being a display of dolls
of the Revolutionary period.
The Episcopal church exhibit la most In
teresting, consisting of a collection of rare
old silver services from the historical
churches of the country.
The Virginia atate historical exhibit,
which baa been Installed under tbe aus
pices of the Httts Library aud the Virginia
Historical Horlety, is in charge of William
C. Torrence, Blbllogriuiher of the Htate Li
brary at Richmond. Thla exhibit Is valued
at 3176,000, and la made un largely of state
documents, dating from the earliest period
of Virginia history up to n recent date. In
cluding some of tbe rare old documents of
the house of burgesses, and some of the
most valuable state papers relative to tbe
civil war.
North and ftovtb Carolina have Imtb In
stalled most creditable exhibits In the his
tory building nt the exposition, the most in
teresting feature of the former Itelng sn
original portrait of Theodosia Hurr. the
beautiful daughter of Aaron Burr, one of
the most romantic characters In American
history.
It was stated at sn Inquest on a peasant
j a Servian village that the man died from
swallowing too many bullets, which he was
avcuatoined to take In common with all the
peasants In the district whenever he felt 111.
The salaries of president* of hanks, even
those In the largest Htles, are ns a rule
very much less than the salaries of railroad
HELIGOLAND.
(Tbe Nashville Banner.)
The death of Richard Mansfield recalls the
fact ‘that he was born on the Islaud of Heli
goland, one of tbe poorest and nt the same
time one of the most Interesting spots on
the globe.
In the dispatches that give Mr. Mans
field’s biography the Islnml Is spoken of for
mally as “Heligoland, Germany,” and It
Is now - - -
pire, b
years.
mauy years It belonged to Denmark. Eng
land seised It lu 1H07. during tl|»« Napoleonic
wars, and In tbe genera! readjustment of
Eurppeau affairs following the great shake
up that the restless Corsican had given
that continent It was formally ceded to
Great Brltaiu.
Heligoland meant* “holy land.” In (h**
esrly days a temple of the Goddess Herthn
stood on the Island, aud our remote an
cestors. the Angles, came thither from
the mainland of Germany to worship it her
shrine. Later a great pagan king named
Bttdhod had Ids residence and stronghold on
the Islaud. and 8t. Willebrod went thither
nd preached Chrlatlanlty.
Heligoland, situated near the Elb'a mouth,
rss In tbe path of the sea rovera that
.erne fropi the North apd ravaged the coast
of nil southern Europe, and it was for
some centuries a bono of contention be
tween various bands of Norsemen ami
Danes, who wished to make It a basis
of their predatory excursions. Finally It
hersme permanently a fife of the duke* of
Hchleswlg-Holstelii. and they frequently
placed It in pawn to the free city of Ham-
rg for loans mads them. Rchleswlg-Hol-
tin was a part of Denmark, aud that D
w the island happened to he DanlMh
. rrJtory, when, for strategic reasons, Eng
laud seised It In 1307.
Under British ruls the Islanders enjoyed
the utmost freedom, and almost complete
autonomy. They poorly relish the exchange
to German rule, which subjects them to
strict government regulation from tbe out
side and compulsory military service.
Heligoland has suffered greatly In time
from the ravages of tbs sea. anil Is now
really two Islands, the wave* having cut
It In twain. It Is divided Into the Ohei
land nnd tbe Unterlaml, the higher nnd
the lower regions. Its permanent Inhabi
tants number shout 2,000. and nt one time
they were reduced to about 800. Its mesa
temperature In July Is but little more than
60 degrees; Its beaches are fine, 'and for
that reason It attracts many summer visi
tors from the German cities of Hamburg
•ml Bremen and some from Euglaud.
in the winter jt Is shut off for month*
at n time from all communication with the
mainland by atorms and Ice drifts. Durluu
these seasons of Isolation Insanity nnd
Nutctiie are uncommonly frequent among the
Inhabitants.
The natives art of mixed genealogy, hnv
They aro unable to keep horses, nnd
selves do alt the work required of tho
animals elsewhere. The land Is spaded nun
burdens are carried. In lnrg«* bssketa.
Richard Mansfield' was born of the s>»
An Innovation nt the College of the City
of New York In Its new borne on 8t. Nich
olas Heights Is the use of glass blackboards.
What I* written on a glass blackboard may
be rend from any angle except from be
hind It., as Dr. Rnskervllle, professor of
chemistry, explained to his stndent*. When
o blackboard •‘eases to be a wsll slate, then
what will ft liecome? Evidently a new
word must he coined.
there Is no need for using patterns In
lieu of fashions pure and simple.
"Now that the merchants of the
country, who have so much money ln»
vested in patterns and who are the
largest advertisers of newspapers, are
putting their side of the question up
to the publishers, it la almost certain
that newspaper patterns will soon go
down Into history' along with 'World's
Fair Parts* and other old-time schemes.
“If I were the publisher of a daily
newspaper, I. would go. Immediately to
every other publisher and get him to
agree not to handle newspaper pat
terns. and then notify the dry goods
merchants. This would be a compli
ment which every merchant would ap
preciate.”
The laat issue of The Dry Goo«l»
Economist contained an article on pat
tern publications. In which, among oth.
er things, it said:
"At a meeting of more than 150 mer
chants from alt parts of America, at
• la* A .t
the U'*l<lorf-A»torla. Augutt St, the
conttiMU, or opinion w«, that retail
merchant* can reasonably protest
againet mail order advertising In pub
lication,. laaued by manufacturers of
pattern*, which depend to largely upoi
every Important office In the country, pattern agencies for their circulation.'
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
(From The Chicago New*.)
Many a man ha, loat hi, game by
booming It too much..
Only unmarried women have optl-
miatlc view* of wedded bli**..
Food for thought l* often re«pon*ible
for Intellectual dyepepela.
Neuralgia and rheumatism come un
der the head of aharpehooler*.
When the unexpected happen, tbe ''I
told you *o" chap I* In hi* glory.
Hard luck never ml.ee, an opporn--
nlty to take a fall out of a *oft snap.
Don't be atlngy with kind word*,
tliey are worth a lot mom than they
coat.
Charitable people never look upon an
undeserved epitaph aa a grave mis
take.
A wlee man accepts all the advice
that la offered him—but he doe,n't u*e
It In hi, buelnee*.
A woman's Idea of economy I* <‘1
buy a S-cent loaf of bread Inalead ot
a dollar sack of flour.
When a man calls hi* wife "honev”
the explanation I* that It keep* him
a* busy aa a bee supplying her want*.
Dot* of people will tall you the tfuth
)f they think they can fool you that
way.
Does Not Alwaye Pay.
From Tlt-BIte.
Flrat Tramp—After all It pay* to be
polite, pardner.
Second Tramp—Not always The
olher day 1 was actin’ deaf and dumb
when a man gave me alxpence. I *»> ■
largely upon "Thank you, elr," and he had me » r -
— ruud