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j;HE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEW a. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 1> THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) Published Every Afternoon (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY it S West Alabama St., Atlanta, Go. Subi crlption Rate*: : i.» (y** Mootb ...u.r.w Carrier. Per Week T**Irpbnne% connecting all depart- sorni*. Loaf illstanre terminals. »nmu »* l uorapson. enreruwui re«»nratires for all territory oats QeoTfts. . chlegM Office .... Tribune Building. New York Offlrs .... Bruaswlek Bid*. If you bare any trouble jetting THE CKOBG1AN AND NEWS, telephone the firmin'ion department and bars It promptly remedied. Telephones: Hell 49?/ mslu: Atlanta 4401. aat»serl!*ers desiring THE GEOR GIAN AND NEWS discontinued must notify this office on the date of expira tion; otherwise, it will lie continued at the regular subscription rates nntll coffee to stop Is received. In ordering a change of address, please fire the old as well ns the new address. It Is desirable that all coni muni Pi llow intended for pnbllcstlon In THE GEORGIAN AND NEW* lie limited to 30) words In length. If In Imperatlre that they bo signed, as an evidence of good faith. Rejected manuscripts will not be returned unless stamps are sent for the purpose. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prints no ooHeob or objectionable adrertls- lof. Neither does It print whisky or any Uquor ads. OUR PLATFORM: THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS stands for Atlanta's own ing Its own gas and electric light plants, as It now owns Its water works. Other cities do this end get gns as low ns 6fl cent!, with t protit to the effy. This should l*e dope nt THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS « that h! an reason "why tfcey ’cin not be so oper- nted here. But we do not bellere this can be done now, and It may be some rears before we nre ready for so Ids r * “ -•■“VI White Flag Abolished. Hy a recent revision of the refuta tion*. the rear admiral’s white flag has been abolished as a naval flag. Hereafter there will be but two stand ards for flag offlenrs. a blue flag for tho senior rear admiral In command and n red flag for all Junior rear ad mirals In a fleet' That arrangement will prevail during the coming cruise of the Atlantic fleet to the Pacific ccast. Rear Admiral Evans, as the commander In chief, will fly a blae flag and tho other rear admirals com manding squadrons and divisions of the fleet will fly red flags from their flagships. Similarly Roar Admiral Dayton, tbs commander-in-chief of tho Pacific fleet, will display a blue flag and tho otber admirals In tbat fleet will fly red flags. In case the two fleets aro combined under one com mand. Rear Admiral Evans, as the senior ofllcer, will have command and fly the blue flag. To Quit Active Service. Next year twenty-one officers will leave active service for age. Includ ed In this number nre throe general officers: Brigadier Oeneral J. M. K. Davis, commanding the Department of the Gulf, who retires on January 81: Major Gonoral A. W. Greely, com manding the Department of Dakota, on March Si, and Brigadier General C. U. Hall, commandant of the Staff .College and special service schools at Port Leavenworth, on April 29. Deer will go up a dollar a barrel on January 1. Who keers? Old Santa It getting a run for his money In Atlanta’s shopping district just now. Last call for holiday shoppers. It’s almost a non-insurable rlak now to get Into the clamoring hordes around the bargain counters. Tillman resumed command of the senatorial calcium, after allowing Davis to try bis hand on it for a few minutes. Sq far as statistics have been com piled nobody has been pinched blue by the falling of Malevolent Manhat tan’s Sunday lid. Ex-Governor Block warns the pub lic against the "man speaking from the head of tho barrel." But what other use can Georgia make of bar rels after January 1? W’c are growing almost as skepti cal about the actual existence of BUI Skllllt, of Henrico county. Virginia, as wo are about the Houston Post’s ability to produce a 12-foot collard. Gentlemen of the Paragraphera’ Vnlon, on guard! "Diavolo” will .non break loose on tho country like a "plgs-ln-clover” delirium. "The speculative desire Is nature’s first expression of progress," says Henry Clews. And the final one lead ing to retrogression. Extensive beds of lobatera are to be planted In British Columbia, if the New Yorkers will consent to tho transplanting. ‘‘Paragraphera most make no al lusion to the Roosters of Houston.” admonishes The Post If they are like George Bailey'It lan’t necessary. They win do their own crowing. HOW THE COUNTRY LOOKS A quick trip through New York and the West shows that v,-e have not been the worst sufferers during the past sixty days. Cities dependent upon the production of luxuries like Detroit with Its automobile factories suffer most. It la claimed that forty thousand men bare been laid off In that city, and when one consider* that auto mobiles aro so large a part of Ita product, the fact that It will always feel depression more than cltlea where necessary Industrials make up their activity will readily appear. Cincinnati Is more matter of fact, and the few people who are not brewing beer or tanning hides—two things that never seem to stop In Cincinnati—are pretty generally buiy otherwise. A friend employing 400 machinists had but sixty laid off and expected to have them all on again by January 1. Them seems to be a tendency on the part of manufacturers to take advantage of this occasion to shrink their stocks and go along quietly until tbelr January Inventory period, cleaning up odds and ends and figuring out where they stand. St. Louis seems to feel cheerful, and no big losses or failures aro heard of there. 6t. Louis has grown so In the past few yean that few realize It has three-fourths of a million people within Its borders. It Is a great manufacturing confer, and seemingly should be hard hit by a depression, but everything seems to be going along about sb usual— perhaps a little more quietly. St. Louis bank clearings for November were $233,000,000—only 12 per cent below November, 1906. New York seems as busy as ever. There Is money thore for those who need It. A friend with a little business on which he had never previously borrowed any money had no trouble In getting $35,000 on last Monday from his bank, snd when put to the test, the banks, as a rule, seem to bo taking care of their friends and customers. There has been s persistent rumor that a great merchant with a world-wide reputation had quietly passed Into the bands of a receiver. This Is not true, so far da can be ascertained, and Is flatly donled by the highest newspaper authorities In New York. When ono considers the millions upon millions this great merchant has put Into two great bnlldlngs In New York and Philadelphia, It would hardly be a surprise ’If a depressed condition of the money markot should embarrass him to some extent, but we are glad to see that It has not The feeling In New York seems to be quite bitter against Mr. Roosevelt. Of course, his policies have hurt more Now York people than any others, and they are only squealing because it hurts. Broker age and stock people complain, of course, but thero seems to bo no slackening or stoppago of business, where real honest progress (s In volved. For Instance, the Hudson Terminal enterprise that Is driving four tunnels under the Hudson river and orectlng the largest building In the world o4er the Now York end of the terminals, with four thou sand offlees, was underwritten by one banking house for $100,000,000, and I understand the entire amount has now been called, with but a few delays In getting In the money. The enormous work of the Pennsylvania railroad's terminals and tunnels is going along rapidly. Millions upon millions have been spent on It. The New York Control is pushing its terminal construction, and the massive old Grand Central train shed that has stood so long Is now being dismantled pleco by piece. The Lackawanna has nearly complet ed Its magnificent terminal In New York and Jersey City. Even along the Southern for several hundred miles thore Is still a great deal of ac tivity In new road building and the magnificent bridge work that forms a part of It, The country seems to be building-mad—new buildings everywhere, always a larger and a better structure replacing an old ‘one. In every case better materials arc being mad.' It’s concrete—concrete—concrete —bridges, stores, ofllco buildings and ovary conceivable thing being molded In solid concrete—the unchangeable, the unalterable. Everybody seems to be doing things for time and eternity. The old "veneer” Ideas are passing away, and substantial things are taking their place. The country Is strong—only banks and men have failed, where lack of proper methods and common honesty existed, and where suicide's pistol erased the clew to tho full guilt. But nowhere docs there seem to be the substantial, quiet plodding tbat Is felt Cere In our section. Tho reason Is obvious—nowhere do they depend upon such certainties as here. The crops are here—tho cotton grows—the teeming millions need It—the mills must have It— and one can not but see the difference between having to depend upon Industries that are more or less luxurious that suffer from depressed conditions and on our own that rest upon a great, strong foundation as the direct product of our soil. The South has much to bo thankful for. F. I.. SEELY. SENATOR TILLMAN AGAIN IN THE LIMELIGHT. Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, never stays In tho shadows any longer than ho can grope hlB way to the limelight. He' Is thoroughly aware of the value of publicity In political life and takes advantage of every opportunity to keep himself before the country, whether In so doing he gains applause or censure. There are very few questions of general Interest and Import tbat do not receive tho oratorical consideration of Senator Tillman and tho pub lic has fallen Into the habit of reading whatever the press dispatches send nut from Washington regarding this remarkable man and his opin ions and policies. His speech before the senate on Monday was charac teristic of Senator Tillman, and while many of hit statements are an tagonistic to general public opinion, yet ho never makes a speech or de livers a lecture that he does not furnish food for serious thought on current Issues. » ' Mr. Tillman advocated In his speech on Monday a larger, more elastic currency, which would benefit the farmers of the West and Sontb, and ridiculed with nil of the force of hts unusual wit the recent Issuance of clearing house certificates to relieve the present flnanelal stringency. Ills statement that the financiers and gamblers of New Yprk were too actively Interested in treasury operations, will receive sympathetic consideration ft-oni the laymen of the country. While Sonator Tillman Is essentially t radical on almost all ques tions of national Importance, the turning an of tt\e light Into corners In which many great flnanelal transactions are made, will necessarily prove valuable and wholesome at this time when tho people ore striving to find a solution of present difficulties and a preventive to similar condi tions In tho future^ ROOSEVELT WANTS MEN FIT FOR SADDLE. President Roosevelt. In regard to the Military Academy at Weat Point, has caused one of tho regulations lo bo amended so as to read as follows: > “A board composed of five oncers, to bo appointed In orders front the war deportment, will examine carefully tho members of each gradu ating class as to their fitness for mounted service, taking into considera tion only the degree of prollclency shown by them In riding and horse manship and their site, when so great as to Indicate present or future unsuitability for mounted service, and will report them by name In three groups ss determined by the result of the examination, vlx.: 1. Those considered specially qualified faf mounted service, t. Those considered qualified. 3. Those considered not qusltfled.” Favor an Amendment. Lumbermen of the northwest, who are In Washington to attend the hear ing before tbo Interstate commerce commission of their complaint against the Northern Pacific's and Great Northern's 25 per cent Increases In lumber freight rates, aro openly In dorsing Senator Pulton's proposed amendment to the Hepburn rata bill, which provides that any Increased railroad rale which Is duly complain ed of hy shippers, shall not ba put into effect by the carriers until Its reasonableness Is determined by the Interstate commerce commission. Increase in Mails. . ■The Increase In the British mall with Canada on account of the reduc tion In postage on mngaxlnes, periodi cals and newspapers has been phe nomenal. From Jfay 1 to October 31 last the number of British mall bags received at Canadian ports was 16,. 591, as compared with 6,288 during the same period of 1$0$. or an Increase of 10,301 bags. This was an Increase of 165 per cent. The Increase of British mails by way of New York for the same six months woe 15 per ‘eect Growth and Progress of the . New South Th<* Georgian here record* each tiny loin» ethioftfc fact In reference to the onward progreif of the South. BY 3. LIVELY 'i fc will be well lupplled with equip* by the railroad commission of this itder Issued by tho coratnlsflou applies to the follow- Tex.. Dec. 17.—The Texns rallr ... tin* orders which hate beta Issued by the rnllroul ■ the purchase of rollln* stock by the rations roads are compiled with, saya horn Lumberman. Thi» purchases to be delivered within the next _ three Infest equipment * locomotive, one paftnfir coach, me^pntsenffer coach, twenty freight thirty freight corn, first year: one loci ““ * ‘ ' j tbL- witch on, fifty freight cars, two locomotives, first ond passenger coach, fifty freight cars, second year: twenty Eastern year: one locomotli freight cars, third" year. H. Louis 80mhwestern Railway t’-ompany of Texas—Teu Ipeoinotlvei. ninety refrigerator cars, first year: ten loconiotlvus, second year; four locomotives, third year. Itcnuniont. Sour Lake and Western Railway—Six locomotives, four passenger coaches, 250 freight cars, first year; same equipment, less two locomotives, second year. 9 ('aro Northern—Forty freight cars, first year; twenty freight car*, second year. Kansas City, Mexico and Orient—Ten locomtlves. six f*a*seuger coaches. 800 freight ears, Including forty stock cars, first year; six locomotives, four passenger coaches, 310 freight' carp, Including forty stock cars, second year; 200 freight cart. Including twenty slock cars, third year. Livingston and Southwestern—Twenty freight cars, first year; ten freight cars* Moscow, Camden and San Augustine—Twenty freight cars, first year; ten and Northern Texas—Ten locomotlres. six passenger coachit, And iOfi - no third year. . , six pa a freight ears. Including sixty atoek cars, first year; six 1< e«eT# freight cars. Including forty stock cart. X loeoinotlves. two passeuger second year; 100 freight cars. i e%lUyer Railroad—Two locomotives, two passenger coaches. 100 freight cars. Including thirty stock enrs. first year; two locomotives, two passenger coaches, sixty freight cars, Including teu stock cars, second year; twenty freight cars, third year. * . Fort Worth and Rio Grande—Eight locomotives, four passenger conches. 330 freight cars, Including nifty. stock '•nr*, first year; eight locomotives, two passen ger conches, 850 freight cars. Including sixty stock cars, second year; three locomo tives. 150 freight cars. Including thirty stock cars, third year. Chicago. Hook Island and. Gulf Hallway—Twenty locomotives, fifteen pas coaches. 4rt freight cars. Including 100 stock cars nnd fifty coal cars, first year; same second year; sixteen locomotives, six passenger coaches, 290 freight cars, In lives, fifteen passenger eluding fifty stock cars and twcuty-fire coal cars, third year. GEORGIAN ECHOES Tha Atlanta Georgian speaks of Au gusta us a qul.t, pretty village, and yet we prefer Augusta to Atlanta which, with all its big metropolitan way* could not hold the etnr-eyed John Templo Graves. He knew how small Atlanta really Is. Now, Augusta makes no pretensions to being some thing nlio Is not—she is what she Is, a mighty fine town, something like Co. lumbla.—Columbia (8. C.) Record. “Argument can only convince the reasonable." obsorves the Houston Chronicle. A married man wrote that. —Atlanta Georgian. A married man wouldn't dare to write It, John, it Is only tho bachelor Ilk that fling paragraphical rocks at ths ladles.—Rome Herald. Now comes The Atlanta Georgian and declares: "From the banks of the soothing Savannah comes a voice of commendation for The Georgian’s plsa for the village. While not hav ing In mind the quiet and serene vil lage of Augusta. It might have been taken as the model for ths placid and Ideal small town. And Augusta was a city when Atlanta was just Mar- ttiaavllle. and modest.—Columbus En- quIrer-Sun. Something In the atmosphere about Rome. Jack McCartney already shows tendencies that almost place him In the class of unregenarated and hope lessly lost, psragrapherf. — Atlanta Georgian. There Is lots of company.—Rome Herald. Ths Atlanta Georgian Isn’t far wrong In tho following: "Congress will go through the monumental folly of wind, jabbing for about ten days, then ad journ until after the holidays. The session up to January Is always a farce."—Arlington (Ga.) Courier. Since The Atlanta Georgian printed the picture of that eight-foot collard that was grown by an Atlahta ama teur gardener, the Texas papers have quit bragging about the Texas pro duct. What would they do were they to-see the picture of - collard grown by a professional In this more favor ed section of Georgia?—Augusta Her ald. At any rate, every Georgian who can not afford a Thanksgiving turkey, can at least dine on collard* and potllcker, which beats the best turkey In the country to a frasale.—Atlanta Geor gian. If the man who wrote thnt really be lieves what he says (as to which wo hove doubts), he ought tu be down on tho farm plowing a mouse-colored mule named Beck.—Cnthbert (Go.) Leader. The Atlanta Georgian and organ ized labor of Atlanta are advocating more pay for the city echonl teachers, With these forcee working In har mony for the same causo. wo predict there will be something doing In salary raising down at the city hall.—Winder (On.) News. The Atlanta Georgian declare* that “the bill Introduced In tho national congress a few day* ago by Hon. W. C. Adamson, of Georgia, asking for Increased compensation of rural mall carriers, should enlist the approval and Indorsement of representative* nnd senator* regardless of party lines or afflllstlons."—Columbus Enquirer-Sun. Special care for drunken people are now advocated. They Woyld grow old nnd musty from lack of uee In Geor gia after January 1.—Atlanta Georgian. Not If the state prlaon commission succeeds In having Governor Smith pardon all the "wildcatters." If you please.—Rossvllle (Ga.) New Age. ••Use found for cotton stalks.” an nounces a press dispatch. Mighty few farmers that can not ofTsr feeling testl. mony that his dad found use for them long time ago.—Georgian. True as gospel.—Wadley (Ga.) Star. The Atlanta Georgian warns us to stop whistling through a graveyard that doe* not exist." but because we heve passed through eafely and en countered only currency's ghost In tho form of clearing house certtfleatt*. does not mean that there wae never a chance of a mold gruesome bogle.—Savannah Press. No eooner ba* The Atlanta Georgian produced a collard ten feet tall than The Houston Poet produce* one eleven feet: whereupon The Georgian ex- precsea "aurprise." Surprise? At what? That The Poet’s wasn’t twenty feet tall.—Rome Tribune. The Atlanta Georgian I* bold enough to come out In a scorching condemns-, tton of the Bradley verdict, which It j terms a *!ap In the face of American ' womanhood. The Georgian makes out a pretty good case for Itself, too.—Rome Herald. The Atlanta Georgian thinks that the Southern baseball pennant "ought to more than offset the loes of the hlgh- batl" tn Mobile. If tbe prohibitionist leagues could be split as easily as In- flnltlves. there would never be such a thing as a lost highball in thla world.— R'l-htnord T i--s >***•**•************************•*****•*•**•********'* "Music Is said to be a great hair re storer." soys The Atlanta Georgian. The New York Sun is running a column on tho question of baldness. The above Is commended to that paper—Knoxville Sentinel. The Atlanta Georgian calls upon Bur. bank to produce a sivearless collar but. ton. • First And a neckless man.—Rome Herald. We can produce the necklace lady, all right.—Georgian. Much obliged. When we want that eort of a proposition we will deal direct ond not through any dei —Rome Herald. ' dern paragraphed The Atlanta Georgian paragranlier It getting a hump on himself these day*. He must have eaten up that big collard ond feels more vigorous.—Rome Tri bune. If The Atlanta Georgian will be quiet until a special camera arrives from the factory wo Intend to produce the photograph of the Brazos collard twelve feet high.—Houston Post. It Is Interesting to note thnt Tbe At lanta Georgian und tbe Houston Post are In bitter 'dispute' a* to whether such a thing os a 12-foot collard really exlets. Only yesterday reliable old Bill Skllllt Informed ue that one-tenth of hie famous Henrico garden Is a mass of 14 and 16-foot collards, one dozen of which young Peter cuts each morn ing to stay, the glorious appetites of the magnlflcent Skllllt porkers.—Rich mond Tlroes-Dlspatch. , Upon hearing that somebody was go ing to send President Roosevelt a Georgia ’possum for his Christmas dinner, old Bill Skllllt Imemdlately an nounced his Intention of sending two genuine Old Virginia ‘possums to Sen ator Forakcr.—Richmond Times-Dis pute)). A Navy Recruit. Csptsla Jobs E. Pttlsbury, tbe navy hoard’s new member, said the otber day tn Wnahlngton of a recruit who could not aboot: "Tbe aergennt tried the fellow Itrat at 60# yard* anil he felled to come within a mile of the target. "Then he wan tried at »0 yarda, then nt MO, then nt loo, nnd hla last shot wna worse. If possible, than hla Oral. "The sergeant looked nt him dingbat- edly. got very angry, anil walking up done tn him .bunted In bta fare: “‘Attention! Fix baronet! Charge the targetl It a your oaly elinoce:' "-Cleveland MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO., CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STS. I F you are thinking of opening a bank account, or of changing the location of your present one, we would invite you to look into the facilities of fered by this institution. We are confident that we can help you. Consult our officers. Up in a War Balloon By WEX JONES. Great honor. The government of France has asked me to take part In tho ceremony of swearing In the first dirigible balloon to be attached to a fortress. Enormous crowds present when La Scatrle Is floated over the fort. Sol diers presented arms, band played "Moon, Dear,” people cheered madly. Sudden puff of wind. Captain yelled to soldiers, who dropped arms and grabbed a lot of rapes to hold u* down. Wanted to climb out, but captain wouldn't let me. Another puff of wind. Soldiers went up In the air with us. but hung on nobly until we scraped them off against a thorn hedge. La Scatrle shot up Into the air and began to whirl around. “Steer her toward a hotel." I said to the captain. “Can't steer,’’ said he; "leg's torn off my trousers and stuck In the motor." “Where are we going?" said I. "Je ne savoy pas," said he, "where the wind blows us." After all ths glory and tbe bands and so forth, to be adrift In La Scatrle. the pride of France, just like two tramps of the air! A tear rolled down my cheek and fell to the earth, hundreds of feet below. We drifted and drifted all night. Clel but It was cold and wet! in the morning we saw a fine country below. "Let us descend and obtoln refresh ment,” said I to the captain. In the end he did so. , The persons tilling In the fields looked at us and at the balloon. "It la tbs French war balloon!" they cried, and ran like rabbits. "HI!" I cried, "all we want I* food." but they kept on running. What was one to do with such fools? Half an hour later, as I was stumbling over the fields toward a farm bouse, I saw a company of soldiers approaching. One of the farmers pointed me out. “There Is ono of the men that are trying to eelze our country." I did not wait for the volley that rang out. but scooted for La Scatrle. We rose high In the clr. and I could not smile again until a bag of sand I dropped hit the farmer on the head. Then I laughed and began to think war wae a good thing, nnd some of the old glory of France was reflected on my face. But the low soldiers fired several bullets at us. some of them whisking quite close. Cowards! Wind shifted and we began to drift In the opposite direction. "Why don’t you do something?” I asked the cap tain. What can I do?" said he. "Well," said I, "what's the uee of a captain that can't capt?" - t„ Floating over the sea now, ,Warship In sight; may rescue us. Warship’fir ing heavy guHs at us! They all go underneath us. Think I shall dive over the side. Dived! Warship picked tne up and captain asked me what we were doing chasing his ship. Words failed me! War Is war, but only on good, hard ground. PEOPLE AND THINGS i GOSSIP FROM THE HOTELS AND THE STREET CORNERS It looks like a merry scramble Is go ing to result for tlie sOllcItOrshlp of the Rome circuit. Solicitor W. H. Ennis Is a candidate for re-election. John W. Bale, a well-known young lawyer, of LuFuyette, has announced, and Judge G. A. H. Harris, of Rome, has his ear tn the ground listening for the call. There Is also talk of Frank W. Cope land. of Rome, who won considerable fame In the Sanford trial. Hon. Harper Hamilton, Judge of tho city court of Rome, has almost gulned Ills consent to make the race for con gress In the Seventh against Gordon Lee. According to the- Rome papers Judge Hamilton “has the matter under advisement.” As yet little has been heard concern ing candidates In the various counties and districts (or the 1909-10 house and senate. A tew candidates have launch ed booms here and there, but the gen eral field has not opened up yet. Speak er John M. Sloton has announced for fhe Senate and the senate presidency from this district, and there arc n dozen or more candidates for the house from Fulton In the field. It will be In teresting to watch and see what course Governor Smith will pursue If certain men offer fqr election In their countlos. He has stated In spocchea that It Is his purpose to go Into these counties nnQ tell the people something about tho candidates nnd their record*. Ho has not named nny of the men he expects to fight In this way. Judge L. 8. Roan and Attorneys Luther 55. Rosser nnd P. H. Brewster left Atlsnta Bunday night for Homo- sassa. Fla., near the gulf, where they will spend the Christinas holiday* ■hooting ducks and tingling for the finny tribe. At Ilomosaiaa the party will Join Attorney Charley Hopkins, who left Atlanta last Friday for the fa. ARMY-NAVY ORDERS . AND MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. Army Orders. Wanliliigtoti, -Dec. 17.—Major Charles F. Woodruff, mirgcdn. from Plnttsburg bar* rucks to Fort Wndaworth. Capttilti George M. Apple, Fifth field nr. tlllcrjv detailed tnnnngltig director at Fort Leavenworth. Lieutenant L. K. Cole, naslatnut surgeon, Shn FrnnrJaoo, to Washington barracks. Captain Henry H. Dickson, from 8an Fronclaco to Fort Meyer. Navy Orders. Lientensut jo Alabitnin. I’m sign A. C. Kale. Cook, detached Tinge j detached Alabama, wait orders, Movements of Vessels. Arrived—December 18: Treble at Mare Island. December ]6: Hopkins and Sbru* brick nt Trinidad, Tecumseh at Hampton Hoads. Craven nt Norfolk. December 15: Nevndn ut Norfolk. Silted—December 15: Mavflower and Pol* nliln. Washington for 'Hampton Ronds; Dahlgren. placed In reservo nt Norfolk navy yard, December 16. Thouflhf He'd Lost Pongion. “TbiV* wild Senator DeVerldge of a wit* tlolsm. "wna quaintly put. It Is like the remark of nu old veterau. This aged man, golug from his room one night to let out tho rat. atumhlNl on the Inndlug snd pitched headlong tldwu Into the hall. ‘Why, Milan,' crlled bln wife, 'la tbat you? Did you fall downstairs?' 'Yea** grunted the did fellow, rising slowly. 'Yea. I did. and. for nliout n lofuuto nnd a half I thought I'd lost my pension.* **—Cleveland Leader. mous reaort of fishermen and hunters. Lieutenant ni»bcrt M. Campbell, of tbe Twelfth cavalry, arrived Tuesday morning to take tip hla duties r.a aide-de-camp to lieon In Jamestown during the anmmer at- tending tbe exposition with n squadron of cavalry from tort Oglethorpe. i DID YOU EVER HEAR THIS BEFORE? Famous Poem, “A Visit From St Nicholas,” Was Writ ten Many Years Ago, But Popularity Never Wanes Twa* the night before Cbriitmai, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse: The stockings were hung by the chimney with cart. In hope that 8t. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug In their beds, While vision* of *ugar-plum* danced In their head*; And mamma In her kerchief, and 11 In my cap, Had Ju»t settled our brains for a long winter’s nap— When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, - 1 sprang from my bed to see what was ths matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon, on the breast of the new fallen snow, Gave a luster of midday to objects below; When, what to my wandering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh, nnd eight tiny reindeer, With • little old driver, so lively and quick, 1 knew In a moment It must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came. And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: "Now. Dasher! now. Dancer! now, Prancerond Vixen! On, Comet, on, Cupid r on. Donder snd Blltztn! To the top of tbe porch, to the top of the wall! Now, dash away, dash away, dash away all!” As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly. When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky, 6o up to the housetop the coursera they flew. With the sleigh full of toys—and St. Nicholas, too. And then In a twinkling I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each tiny hoof, As I drew In my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney 8t. Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all In fur from his head to hi* foot, And his Clothe* were all tarnished with ashes and soot: A bundle of toys ho hsd flung on his back. And he looked like a peddler just opening Ms pack. HI* eye*, how they twinkled! his dimples how merry: Ills checks were like rotes, bis nose like a cherry; His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was a* white at ths snow. The stump of a pipe he held tight In Ms teeth. And the Smoke. It encircled his head like a wreath. He had a broad face and s little round belly That shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump—r right Jolly old elf; . And 1 laughed when I saw, him, in spite of myself. A wink cf his eye, and a twist of his head, Hoon gave me to know I had nothing to dread. He spoke not c. word, but went straight to hts work And Ailed all the stockings; and then turned with a Jerk, And laying his finger aside of hla nose. And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. He sprang to his alelgh. to his team gave a whistle. And awsy they all fiew like the down of a thistle; But ? heard him exclaim, ere be drove out of sight. “Happy Christmas to all, and to alt a goodnight!” Clement Clarke Moore’ Composed the Jingle For the Pleasure of Hla Own Household, But It Has Gain ed Wide Circulation in the Poet 84 Years. When Clement Clarke Moore wrote “A Visit From St. Nicho las,” he had no thought that it would ever see the light of pub licity. Professor Moore was a learned teacher of Biblical loyo' in a theological seminary in 1882. He wrote “A Visit From St. Nicholas” for the family circle. As a specimen of perfected ver sification it is exceedingly crude, violating some of the best known rules for the guidance of verse- makers. The poem was printed with out the consent erf the author in the Troy (N. Y.) Sentinel. De cember 23, 1823. Prof. Moore was so distressed by its publica tion that he came very near re signing his place as n teacher. But the exquisite sentiment of the poem rose above any crudi ties of construction, and won tremendous favor at'once. ‘‘A Visit From St. Nicholas” has survived through the years, nnd is jttill popular everywhere. It is given here ns Professor Moore penned it 85 years ago.