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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1908.
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ean or obleetlonsble advertising.
Naither does It print whisky or any
liquor ada.
Ton Lawaon Ii In Denver making
a load but noiseless nolle.
Political prognoftlcators can figure
bow Bryan la going to loae Texaa
right up to November 8.
If New York Democracy baa tta
"Flogr" Connor*, tho Republican! of
that atato have tbelr Tom Platt.
"Pat men have made hlatory." aaya
Samuel G. Blythe. Still, thla la not
an unprejudiced opinion, aa Blythe
weigh! bat little under * ton.
The Democratic Convention
There bae been little to eay editorially In connection with the Demo
cratic convention at Denver, and when'there really It not much to aay
there I* little use of talking. We are Impreeaed, however, with the way
thlnga are ihaplng themielvea In Mr. Bryan'a favor. There la a general
opinion that Mr. Bryan'a nomination leavea doubt of success for the Dem
ocratic party, and a few days ago It looked a* If the force* opposed to
Mr. Bryan'a nomination would win out, but that has now died away and
Mr. Bryan secma to be In the saddle. *
There has been a great deal of bitterness shown in connection with
the convention. 'Thla la to be regretted, slnee It Indicates a lack of har
mony, such as was present In the Republican convention at Chicago.
We feel very friendly toward Mr. Bryan and believe him to be a great
man. Me la wonderfully clean and a Christian gentleman, a man who la
thoroughly honest at heart. Hla Ideas have not been generally accepted
aa beat In the past But the Indications are that Mr. Bryan's supporters
have overcome moat of the doubts at Denver and the cbaneaa are very
■llm for any change In the program at this time.
The political parties are rapidly changing—lines are being broken
down from year to year, and we are likely to think that each succeeding
failure of Democracy weakens the ranks. Men who know Mr. Bryan
know of hla clean character—know that he represents all that Is high and
noble In manhood—but we lieyr men among us aay that if .he la nomi
nated they will not vote for him.
Have Democrats given up to the Idea (hat because Mr. Roosevelt
took many of Democracy's policies and carried them thru, there Is no
hope nor need for Democracy? We hop#' not. for If Democracy never
won another election It should fight from now to "kingdom kum" aa a dla-
clpllne to the party that haa held power so long. It la the duty of Demo
crats to support Democracy. The lethargy Into which many are dropping
la wrong—It will allow the party to tag to a point where It will not be
feared by the opposition. Suggestion* that the convention nominate Mr.
noosevelt are a mistake. Statements to the effect that men among ua
will vota for Mr. Taft If Br.van la nominated are wrong. No Democrat
could harm hla conscience by voting for him If hla party pnta him up.
If a bad man were set. up for presidential nominee It would be differ
ent, but loyalty to the principles of Democracy demands that the party
that at least llvea to keep other parties straight should receive the loyal
support of Its members.
Democracy Is the watch dog of the nation. Where will we be If we
have no balance wheel to our political forces?
The Republicans themielvea need the opposition Democracy gives.
And yet Democracy may win—who knows?
LI’L BOY, DON'T CRY
Around the Clock
“Got any Idea what the hyena finds
to langn at?" aaka Tbs Milwaukee
Journal. If he could read, that para
graph would stop him Instanter.
An Ohio woman claims to have
made 418.000 plea In her lifetime.
Thla gives Ohio the pie championship
pf the world—pastry and political.
Secretary Cortelyou aays that the
deficit of 1*0,000,000 Is really a sur
plus of 120.189.338. That Is a neat
way of wiping out a deficit, at any
rate.
The Nebraska flood h»* broadened
Salt Hlver to two miles In width. It
comes In time to accommodsle some
of those vice presidential candidates
In Denver.
Dar, dar. 111 boy, now don't yer cry—
Uncle Remus, he das gone away
To tall all d# Hi boys up in de sky
Bout da pranks "Bre'r Rabbit" used
to play.
Don't yer want do Hi fellsra up dar, lli
boy,
To lub Uncle Remus wsll ae you?
He done give die world a mighty tieap
of Joy,
And he lub hit wid a heart deep and
true.
And he work mighty hard while he live
down here,
And he make alt de folks laugh and
cry.
And any way hit WU*. dar 1 * de failin'
of de tear,
But away up Yonner In da sky
Dar ain't no tears. Ill boy, tall yer
right—
Uncle Remus whan he talk dar de
while.
Hlt'e aunehlne and flowera, and dar'a
no mo' night.
And de folks up Yonnsr alien smile.
Does yar aay, will yer see Uncle Re
mus any mo’?
De Lawd, Hi boy, yes, yea;
Taln't very tur from here to dat beau
tiful eho'.
In dat land where you live wid de
blee'.
Ef yer be a good boy, Jeet ae Uncle
Remus say.
Yeril see Uncle Remus ergln.
But yer has to walk straight In de rold-
• die of de way
What leads away from darkness and
from eln.
Dar. dar. Hi boy, now don’t yer cry!
Uncle Remus Is de happlee' of all;
He des went away up beyon' de blue
iky.
Cause hie name de blessed Lawd don*
call.
And he eay; 'Tee ready:" da Lawd
bless his soul!
LIT hoy, where yer gone? I must
'fee*
can't eee my way for de tears dat
roll;
Uncle Remus dona gona Home to
res".
—Evangel Ryenon Harrel.
Atlanta, July I.
"Why does the girl with pretty
teeth alwaye laugh moat?” queries
that rather Inquisitive person, "Drift"
Armstrong. Why does the girl with
the neatest ankles—oh. very well, we
won't say It.
AROUND AND ABOUT GEORGIA
Well, It had to coma, so It la heat
to meet It calmly. The newapaper
correspondents have commenced a!
ready with stories about the bright
thing* Charlie Taft, Jr., say* and
does—maybe.
Mrs. Frances Dewey -Park, who
wrote the popular song, "How to
Keep a Husband,” la now prepared to
writ* a new version, ."How Not to
Keep a Husband." She hat Just se
cured a divorce.
Congressman Theodora Burton,
who failed to snatch the Cleveland
mayoralty from under Tom Johnson,
la to go after the scalp of Senator
Forai-er. Old Fire Alarm la begin
ning the reaping at last
The Worat la Hare.
The Atlanta Georgian thinks It would
ha hetter to "ram the atray and worth-
lass canines Into the poison squad."
We still contend that the only economi
cal solution of the problem Is to ram
them down the throats of the sausage
eaters. Let everybody be prewired for
the wurat.—Cordele Sunday Dispatch.
We are prepared for anything after
that awful blow.
The Value of Water.
They say that Savannah still has a
terrible thirst that lust won't coma ofr.
Our friends down there should try and
cultivate a taste for water because the
present "dry drought" Is going to last
a long time.—Glennvllle Observer.
Savannahlana go on the theory that
water te a mighty good thing to bathe
In, but for drinking purpoeee It len't
•o very neat.
Her* I* a Tip, Boys.
The frugal South Georgia houeewlfa
la busy putting up pickles, sauces, cat.
eupa, preserves. Jama and othar good
thlnga to eat during the winter. Whet
a goodly land w# have here In south
Georgia! How many blessings w# ean
enjoy If w* will only reach forth our
hands and receive them!—Wlllacoochee
Bun.
Hera la another argument for these
recalcitrant Georgia bachelor editors,
who hsva been shying at matrimony so
long. Why, on* of theta Georgia beau
ties ean put up enough preserves, Jama,
pickles and similar goad thlnga to last
the hungriest editor all winter.
Whst Kind of Maehlnery?
Editor Howell, of f'uthbert, aaya he la
installing nan machinery and haa no
tlma to engage In matrimonial discus-
alone.—Dublin Time*.
But Editor Howell didn't eay what
kind of machinery. It might be a i#w.
Ing machine, a patent churn, a gaa
stove, etc. Some of thee* editors are
mighty foxy.
Comedy in
Mid-Air.
I T happened In the elxteenth story of
the Candler building.
Rastus was attached to the win
dow, outside, by a belt around hit waist
and two leather straps running to the
facing*, and he felt himself secure aa
he polished the panes and reflected
upon the beauty of the watermelon he
had stolen from the porter on the next
floor. A shadow across the window
and a little ahiver up and down his
spine made him look up. There stood
the porter, with a malevolent eye and
a gleaming knife.
"Doan yo' cut dat strap, nigger,”
ejaculated Rastus. making a bluff, tho
hi* cheeks were aehy.
But the porter advanced grimly and
began fingering the leather strap, paus
ing only to poke the knife down at
Rastus, who shoved .himself far out
over the sidewalk at the ends of hie
strap, trying to escape the weapon.
'i done made er bet wid dat gal er
mine," eafd the porter, with a wicked
grin, "dat when 1 cuts dla strap you’ll
hit de sidewalk In two seconds, an* I’se
gwin* hold a watch. Is yo' ready?”
Then Rastus begged. He pleaded, he
promised, he confessed to crimes past
and presant, real and Imaginary: Ami
at last the porter put up hla knife and
went away and Rastus pulled himself
Inside the window and flopped down on
the floor In a limp and trembling heap
of awtat-soaked rags.
"I was Jes' projlokln' wid dat nigger."
explained the porter, when questioned.
But Rastus washed no more windows
that day. G. D. G.
In Advance of
His Time.
The telephone bell In the police ela
tion rang vigorously.
"Hello, Is that 21V came from an
excited voice at the other end.
Call Officer John Peyton, who an
swered the 'phone, responded in the
affirmative and Inquired as to what
was wanted.
“I want you to send a call officer out
here right away. I’ve been robbed of
a suit of clothes," again came from
the vole*.
Officer Peyton naturally wanted to
know to what place the call officer
should be sent.
"This I* Mr. Blank, of College Park,"
replied the vote*.
Officer Peyton started. He almost
dropped tha recelvar. He politely In
formed the man at tha other end that
|Mj0©oCtfe4
Aa Far at Some Ever Get,
Mr a. Xeu wed—I am taking cooking
lessons. *
Mr*. Patterton—How ara you pro
gressing?
Mrs. Neuwed—Nicely: I can tell
when anything Jb burning,—Brooklyn
Life.
A Mistaken Applicant.
An Episcopal clergyman had adver
tised for a butler, and the next morn
ing a well-dressed, clean-ehaven young
man In black waa uehered Into his
etudy. "Name, please ?” asked the cler
gyman. "Hilary Arbuthnot. air.”
"Age?” "Twenty-eight.’* “What work
hav6 you been accuatomed to 7**^ **I
am a lawyer, nir.” The clergyman
Mtarted. This waa odd. However, an
lie knew, many were called In the law,
few chosen. "But.” he eald, "do you
understand the conduct of a house
hold?” "In a general way. yes,” mur
mured the applicant, "(’an you carve?”
Yes,” "Wash glass and silver?” ”1
-er—think so.” The young man seem
ed embarrassed. He frowned and
blushed. Just /then the clergyman’s
wife entered. "Are you married?" was
her first question. "That,** said the
young man. "was what I called to see
your husband about, madame. I desire
to know If he can make It convenient
to officiate at my wedding at noon
next Thursday week.”—Bellman.
What He'd Broken.
Mrs. Jones, of Reading, had a Jap
anese servant who had a habit of try
ing to conceal from his mistress any
breakage of dishes. She told him It
was wicked to deceive and In the fu
ture to always tell her when he broke
anything.
One day. while she was entertaining
some friends In the parlor, he suddenly
appeared and said:
"Mrs. Jones, you tella me when I
break something to tella you. I break
my pants.*’—Philadelphia Public Led
ger.
American National Bahk
ALABAMA AND BROAD STREETS.
Capital . $600,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits, $430,000.00
4%
COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS INVITED.
INTEREST, COMPOUNDED TWICE A YEAR, IS
PAID IN OUR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
TRIBUTES FROM THE PRESS
TO JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS
UNCLE REMUS.
The D,ar Creatures.
Mine Aseum—I thought you weren't
going to send Marie Mctnnes an Invl-
It would lie impossible to send an offi
cer to College Park, as that place Is
out of the city.
’Out of the city!" was the exclama
tion. "I thought College Park had
been annexed to Atlanta. I've been
reading a lot about It In the papers."
"Wp'll send you an officer In 1910,"
remarked Officer Peyton, as he hung up
the receiver. C. B. N.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian bars record, each day
■ami economic fact In reference to
the onward progreaa of the South.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
The Georgia end Alabama Industrial Indsx a!ya In Its regular weekly issue:
"Dividend money la now granting tbs wheals of rotmnerca In Georgia and Ala-
bam*, and I right wslcotns lubricant It fs. Numerous banking. Industrial and rail*
road corporation! In tha two atatea declared annual, semi-annual or quarterly divi
dend, daring the drat weak In Jnly. end a great sum „f money wn« thne placed In
tha channels of trade, benefiting ronntleas thousands of people. To the rite of
Macon. Ga., the money petd ont In dividends Is estimated to have been llOit.OOO.
in Auguatn. Ga., the Interest paid savings bank depositors aggregated iao.nno.and
thla nae bnt nos Item. In other large cities In tho two atatea big auma of money
were turned lone* by rh# rorporariona In the shape of dividends to stockholders,
who for the time being found thrmaelvea In the asms role as employees. In that
they were on the pay roll.
"Two Interesting Industrial events of the*we*k were the announcement* of
the deetalon of t big fertiliser rompany to erect. a ISno.'on plant In Montgomery.
Ala., end of the plane of soother eompany to bnlld'a guano factory In Selma. Ala.
Theae are only two of many new Industries that are mentioned.
"The week wa# marked by railroad aettvlty. Important announcements being
made which Indicate that actusl eonetrnetlon work fa sen to begin on several long-
dlacuaaed projects. Electric railways between Randeravllle. Ga.. and Tennllle, Ga..
and at Huntsville, Ala., are among the projects of that character now nasumlng
definite shape. -
"Mobile. Ala., la gratified at the news that a big Spanish atesmshlp company
la to operate a direct line of steamers between Srsln end that port. The fact that
thla new transportation line.
"A mllllon dnllar hotel project has Just been tsunehed In Birmingham, and It 1a
atatad that people of flnanefal strength nre behind It. Bids for an elegant new
hotel at Tordote. Ga.. will be opened the latter parr of the month.
“N'orth Alabama la cheered by the announcement that a reorganisation of the
Kouthern Steel rompany seems In sight, and It la said thnt the Georgia branch of
the onmpanr fs now practically free from litigation.
"From Mobile. Ala., there has Just gone to New York snd Boston forty tons
of Florida honey, wltlrh la declared to be the largest shipment of honey ever made
from a gulf port.
"Many new erhool hnlidlnge are projected for various elites, towns and vil
lages In Georgia and Alabama, and tho poople of the two atatea were never an
prograaslvo before In tha matter of education.
"South Alabama haa become very much Interested in the subject of tobacco
culture, and as a result of the successful experiments made this year In growing
a more pretentious character are being built or planned and Inreatora are deter
mined to make hay while the tun shines, evidently realising that the present favor
able prices on building material ran not continue Indefinitely."
Personal Tribute from One Who
Knew Him.
To have entered into the hearts snd
live* In deep affection of the children
of the world la an accomplishment
worthy of the Immortality that "Uncle
Remua" attained.
Born in an obscure village In Interior
Georgia, of parents as obscure as the
village Itself, by that touch of world
kinship which only a few rare aoul#
from century to century, »uch a* the
Christ, Abraham Lincoln. Hans Chris
tian Andersen, ahd James Whitcomb
Riley possessed, he attained the most
unique position In the world of letters
of hla day. Neither the pomp of pow
er. the fascination of society, the fa
vor of the great, nor the blandishment
of wealth could lure him from the
charm of hla environment or the love
of his work.
' In,countless millions of homes his
name la on pure and tender lips, In
terms of sweet affection this day.
He came Into the world to entertain
the children of the world. He became
as a child.
And "of such Is the Kingdom of
Heaven."—Washington Herald.
Nathvills American,
Alt the South, all America, all the
civilized world, will how In sorrow over
the death of Uncle Remus, which oc
curred In Atlanta last night. Who haa
not listened with delight to Uncle Re
mus as he told of Br’er Rabbit, the Tar.
Baby, I''rep Joe,' Mingo. Aunt Minerva
Ann, and other stories? Grown folks
as well as little folks have enjoyed
them, and they have been translattd
Into many languages. He was the
South’s most widely known author and
cltlxen, and It* most modest one.
Joel Chandler Harris was a native
Georgia, and he was 80 years old. He
learned the trade of printer, and for 24
years was connected with The Atlanta
I Constitution, most of the time as an
ledltorlal writer, a line of work In which
‘he did not particularly shine. He was
the author of many books and stories,
and some months ago established "Un
cle Remus's Magazine.”
The death of Uncle Remua calls to
mind the words of Josh Billings when
Artemus Ward died. He wrote: "Deth
seldom Iz Imparshall; this Iz all that
can be sed In hla favor. He moves his
slthe awl round the world, now In this
field, now In that; wheat, flowers and
need* drop, wilt and wither, for he
slthe* early snd 1st* In cltl and town,
by the hearthstun and away oph where
the wanderers are. Deth hex done a
cruel thing lately. Deth la seldom kind.
Her* a father, s mother, a wee small
thing, but a month old, on a tvslt:
there Mary and Charley go down In
white clothes. Deth mowes; menny
fields are bare, for Deth cuts dots aa
well as cruel. Deth loves to mow*;
tit Ills stile. He Iz old and slick with
his sickle; he mowed for Able of old
and for Able of yesterday. Deth movti
strangely, and round fall the daisy and
the grata, and alone, snarling, stands
the koarse thistle, left for what? Deth
kan't tell, for God only knows. Deth,
you have dun a cruel thing lately; you
have mowed where the wittiest on* of
all stood, whose worde have gone itf-
flng swl over the world, whose heart
was good and soft as a mother's. Deth,
you have mowed where my friend Art*,
mus stood, and humor wears mourning
now for the child of her heart I am
sad and I am aorry."
So eay we of Uncle Remua,
tatlon to your party.
Mis* Cutting—Oh! I decided It
wouldn’t be right to hurt her feeling*
that much.
Misa Ascum—So you sent her one?
Miss Cutting—Yes. but 1 addressed It
to "Miss Mary McGinnis."—Catholic
Standard and Time*.
'A Colorado Crime.
The banns of Anna Gould and the
prince have been published in Pari*.
Still, It wouldn't be Just right to call
her a bsnn-Anna.—Denver Post.
At Least Justified.
Not every dog at which the boys thro#
stones,
Not every dog on frenzied quest for
bones.
Or, panting for a drink when day* are
hot.
And out of humor If he finds ft not,
Is msd.
But then, or so It seem* to me,
He almost has a right to be. a
—Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Baltimore Sun.
"Uncle Re nuts" Is dead. The new*
will bring tears to many an eye, for a
generation of children haa been raised
on hla stories and the fathers and
mother* of the time have loved him
only less than the children.
The amusing dialect and quaint hu
mor of hla tales made an Irresistible
appeal and aroused a feeling of affec
tion for the author. It was as If he set
In his armchair with the children of the
nation on hla knees ana grouped about
him. telling them tale* that combined
astonishment and entertainment. Thev
felt a peculiar klnahlp for him; he was
their Uncle Remua,
But Joel Chandler Harris vraa more
than a teller of stories and a humorist
of rare merit. He waa a novelist, a his
torian, an essayist and a Journalist.
For twenty-five years he wat one of
the editors of The Atlanta Conatltutton,
and on that Important newapaper
waa the successor of Hthry
IV. Grady. He had an Inti
mate acquaintance with . men and
affair* and had a wide Influence In th*
South. Hla offlee waa In the topmoit
story of Th* Conatltutton building. In
the most secluded corner he could find.
He shunned the crowd, fearing above
all thlnga the curiosity seeker and the
other penalties of fame. Hla modestv
amounted to baahtulneas; and even
when President Roosevelt went to At
lanta Mr. Harris refused to be mad* a
feature of th* public reception; but Mr.
Roosevelt eald he must meet and know
the Georgia author, and the president
went to the modest Harris home, where
he received •* cordial welcome. They
became fast friends, and th* president
afterward entertained Mr. Harris at
th* whit* house.
In apfte of hla exacting editorial
work Mr. Harris found time to write
some twenty volumes of stories and
novels, aa well as a hlatory of Georgia
For the last two year# he had edited
a monthly magazine In Atlanta.
He was a native- of Georgia, born at
Ettonton, December », 184*. and hi*
writings are strongly Southern In feel-
Ing and expression.
Th* creator of "Unci# Remus" wa* a
gentle apirit, with a fine modesty anfi
a breezy, wholesome humor, with many
a quiet laugh and never a barb or a
sting. He has enriched literature and
left a legacy to childhood.
New Orleene Pleeyune.
Probably the greatest Amtrlcsn htunereit
of our diy next to Mark Twain, and cer
tainly tb* foremost tn tha South, waa Joel
Chendltr Harris, of Atlanta, who parsed
away at hla home on Friday.
Mr. Harris, who was a Georgian hr birth,
after receiving t fair academic education,
turned to the printing trad* and after serv
ing his apprenticeship In tbtt once nursery
of jgrrtt men. became s newspaper writer
snd auhsequentlv an author, turning ont
from bl* prolific prn many stories and
hooka of wisdom end fin. He became fs
ms for bis “Unci* Remua" stories of anl-
ils. In which th* prorerblel running of
;r*r Rabbit" wss on* of th* chief tea
tore*. Mr. Harris la said to hare acquired
solid prosperity thru hla authorship, which
Is highly gratifying tn the numerous friends
end ndmlrere of "Uncle Remus."
A little redheaded widow In
Wharton eonnty Inquires: "What
are the synonyms of 'home'?"
Houston and Heaven.—Houston
■ Post.
Oh no, Houston la the antonym.
Jefferson DeAngelta, the actor, re
quested New York reporter* to ktep
hit name out of the paper* th* other
day.- Does sound like a bid for the
Ananias Club, doesn't It? But Jef
ferson had been pinched for auto
speeding.
The kaiser threatens a tax on
bachelor*. Now la the time to
propose!—Boston Globe.
Or emigrate.—Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Here la a welcher. Go on and be
game. If the leap year maid baoka
you to a corner, might a* well give
up, anyway.
-Hants is about to annex ter
ritory that will double lti area
and add 18,000 to Ha population,
according to The Florida Times-
Union. Atlanta evidently want*
to be known as the Allentown of
Georgia.—Allentown, Pa.. Call.
Say, man, thla la a forward move,
not a retrograde one.
Because an Indiana man' was
fined 1100 for embracing the
wrong woman. Th# Milwaukee
Sentinel advises: "Before you
bug a girl, take a good look at
her." After that, In a good many
cases. you may not want to hug
bar.—Washington Post.
Particularly If you are tn Washing
ton or Milwaukee.
Tom Watson of Georgia will be
nominated for president et Ponce
DeLeon. Ga., next Thursday. He
will be the candidate of the only
genuine copper-fattened, blow-ln-
thfebottle radicals. All others
are Imitations.—Buffalo New a.
Oh abueka! Listen to that, won't
you? Ponce DeLeon. Gt. Guest
maybe The Newt don’t know that
Ponce Deleon Is the biggest amuse
ment retort in the country, and In
to* corporal* limits of Atlanta.
A RMY-NA VY ORDERS
AND
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Army Order*.
WASHINGTON. D. C., July fc—'The
following orders have been Issued:
Lieutenant Colonel Harry F. Hodgaa,
engineer corps, from duty as general
purchasing officer of the Isthmian canal
commission, to the Isthmue of Panama.
Captain Frank C. Bogs*, engineer
eorpa. detailed aa general purchasing
officer. Isthmian canal commission.
Flret Lieutenant Thomas E. Belfrldge,
First field artillery, from Habimonda-
port, N. T., to Hesddeek. Nova Beotia.
Colonel William H. C. Brown, to the
Twelfth Infantry. Flret Lieutenant
Fred T. Cruse, to Flret Field artillery;
Captain Ewing E. Booth, Seventh cav
alry. to Washington.
Naval Ordtra.
Rear Admiral R. Clover, placed on re
tired list. Lieutenant Commander B.
F. Hutchinson, from tb* Bt. Lout*, to
the Wteconaln, aa executive officer.
Midshipman A. O. Dlbrell from the
Weet Virginia tp th* Ohio. Medical
InepectowJ. M. Bteel, placed on rotlrod
list.
With Pagan Paragraphers
OH. WHAT'S THE USE!'
Just a Habit.
A Michigan woman haa been mar
ried and divorced five timet In the past
sixteen yean, and Is now only *2 year*
old. Her latest divorce* dentes her
-the right to marry, the further exer
cise or which would not be likely to
prove beneficial either to her or th#
public," aaya th* rourt. With her mat
rimony la not a right; It la a habit.—
Nashville American.
An Appreciated Omitslen.
At the present writing nobody has
been unkind enough to suggest that
Uncle Henry Gaasaway Davis be Woml.
nated for vice president.—Anniston
Bur.
Busy Explaining It.
This year th# government will have a
deficit of about JSfi.fioO.OOD. What haa
become of th* old-fashioned statesman
who argued that deficit* recurred only
under Democratic administration* ?—
Kansas City Star.