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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER lfi. 1908. .
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS*
F. L. SEELY, Publuh.r.
S. E. DAVIDSOV. AmxUU PuMlU.r.
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Mr. Booth sprung the biggest flsh
etorv of the eeaion, at any rate.
Senator Ankeny la probably op
posed to. election by the people.
Orville Wright and* the Lusitania
are the great record smashers.
San Antonio boasts of a citizen
named Brick Wall. He must be hard
citizen at that.
"Taft going West.” says a newap*.
per headline. Oh, he game. Put In
the rent of the sentence.
Since he skinned Richmond to
fare-you-well, Dr. Flower seems to be
a flower born to blush unseen.
Leslie Shaw evidently means to
retire from public view altogether. He
is going to live In Philadelphia.
“Maybe we can win next year's pen
nant," says The Toledo Blade. So
you've got one of that kind, too?
If a man should fall In love with
one of those Houston red-haired grass-
widows could you call it a case of
hay fever?
, The Ohio river la almost dry at
Cincinnati.^ Rut that does not mean
that Cincinnati people are worrying
about a drought.
The Pittsburg Dispatch says sixty
ppr cent of the women In this coun
try are knock-kneed. It will bo hard
to verify this statement
“Does It pay for a politician to
bathe?" aska The Anderson Mall.
8peaklng from strictly a sanitary
point we would aay yes.
Kansts City baa started an anti-
cussing crusade. At the season Is
about over and the team near the bot
tom, It may be successful. •
"Come on In. Swatting and chok
ing affinities Is fine sport” says The
Allentown Call. Why. Bud Welter!
To openly acknowledge' It, too.
Having spent a good- part of his life
in Inventing things to exterminate hu
manity, Hudson Maxim nojv begins
work on exterminating germs.
Don’t you believe It This report
about a shortage In the cranberry
erop la simply a ruse to boost the
price. Go on and buy the turkey.
"The wheel 'of fortune has turned
many a man’s head.” says The Phil
adelphia Record. Worse than that,
brother. It has turned many a one’a
pockets inside out.
The Milwaukee Sentinel refers to
"The Lake Charles (Oa.) Press.” Look
bore, neighbor, you stop that foolish
ness. We have enough troubles la
Georgia without that added.
The Legislature and Its Duty.
"Pass nny bill. Do anything, so 'as to finish the business, adjourn
sine die and go home.’’- > ,
This advice to tho legislature, after a session of .three weeks, at a
coat of more than 930,000 to the state; this advice to the legislature, after
the business men of Atlanta, after the farmers of Georgia, after the la
boring men of the state have apoken In no uncertain term* against the
conviet'lease system In any form!
There are many members of the general assembly—In the house and
senate—who repreaent the people who elected them to office, men who are
men In every seme of the word; men who can not be corrupted by threat
or promise; men who will do their duty as they see It; men who will not
be beaten Into submission by the convict lessees; men wbom money can
not buy, who will fight to the end for justice and right and humanity.
There are others who hsve been laboring under the delusion that the.
finances of the state will not permit of a change In the convict lease sys
tem. who are really trying to do their duty, who will see the fallacy of the
plea of those who would drag the fair name of Georgia In the dust, who
would continue the bolding up of the state to ridicule; men who claim to
lie Democrats, who, by their actions, furnish the thunder for the Repub
lican campaign orator to win the votes of organized labor.
These representatives are open to conviction, and the people will
show them their.error, and they will cast their votes for the abolition of
the convict lease system In Georgia; .then, and not until then, will the
general assembly adjourn sine die.
The people of Georgia' have spoken against the Iniquitous convict
lease system, and the general assembly can not, without betraying it*
trust, adjourn until' a bill ending the system Is paused.
About “Stop-Overs” Here.
The Jacksonville Tlmes-Unlon finds Itself very much exercised over
the question of granting stopover privileges for Atlanta by various rail
roads passing thru this city. The Tlmes-Unlon sees the danger of various
other cities asking the same privilege, and wants to know why any- way
station might not he granted similar rights.
To bo sure, there Is no rule or law that would prevent any town
asking the privilege, but It would be within the discretion of the roads to
grant It. Moreover, It Is not probable that any considerable tourist travel
would want that privilege for every small town In the country.
Atlanta stands at the gateway of an immense territory, with travel
from the South and Southwest passing thru to- the East. Also the point
thru which passes the large tourist travel from the East and Northwest.
This city Is admittedly the most enterptylng; hustling and attractive In
the South. To those coming from the hustling hives of activity of the
large Eastern and Western cities, Atlanta appeals strongly. It Is cosmo
politan and has the energized hustle that attracts those visitors.
Does Jacksonville fear for some of Its winter tourist patronage If
the stop-over privilege Is granted Atlanta? ..This city Is becoming more
_ and more every year the place toward which a large part of this travel
Is directed. But we have no desire to detract from the patronage or
retard the tremendous growth of the Florida metropolis. Atlanta knows
v Jacksonville Is growing and prospering amazingly, and glories In that
prosperity.
There Is nothing small or selfish about Atlanta. It ts ao secure in its
own strength anti wonderful progress, so certain of maintaining its pres
tige, that the advancement of any other community or city Is not a
source of worry, but rather one of real satisfaction. We know that as
the whole South grows and prospers Just so much faster will Atlanta go
forward.
Don’t worry about the itop-over privileges here, brother. People want
to see the best and greatest city In the South, and tho railroads will be
but h Re ding a natural demand from this thru traffic to be granted the
privilege of seeing It.
It He Had a Thousand.
The leading eitisen of a small town went
to the country paper and aaid to ita proprie
tor:
hare been wetehiflg your publication
for aome time, end It acema to me our town
ought to here a better paper. I preeume you
are handicapped for money."
Bald the proprietor: "I sm; rery hand)*
capped: in feet, it has at times been difficult
for me to issue the paper at all, or provide
for ray family."
To this the leading eitiaen replied: "Sup-
se I should loan you 11,000, what would
to h—I."—Profitable Advertising.
Likewise la Georgia.
They’va manacled our little boys.
And worked them in our ditches
For petty crimes: but If they were
Grown up, with votes and riches,
They might park runs and shoot men full
Of holes and be offensive
And never know a manacle;
Friendliness is expensive.
—Houston Post.
Ho Questions Allowed.
When a certain member of President
Roosevelt's ceblnet took up his portfolio he
was much impressed with the business-like
veil oiled machine, the mes
the documents toward him
carefully arranging them on
their return’.trip.
All at once the secretary; a i
.a attention
attracted by a few words In a lattar. They
held his attention for aome time. He began
to harbor aome doubt. "What's all this
about, anyway!" the secretary murmured to
"Collar buttons Were probably In*
vdnted by the devil to make men
■wear," snorts The Hattiesburg News,
probably red in the face from having
chased one under the bureau.
A Kansas teacher wants a course in
martlmony instituted in the colleges
and schools of that state. Has matri
mony In Kansas fallen into such a
state that this course Is necessary?
\ — -
Speaker Cannon told them to look
at the tax list to judge his wealth.
Can't come th^t over us. Uncle Joe.
Never was a rich , man In the world’s
history when it comes to the tax di
gest.
The Baseball Season Is Closing.
Thiz year will probably prove one of the greatest tn the history of
the great national pastime—baaebatl. It promises to be a banner year In
the amount of money made by the leading clubs, and the remarkably
close races in the various important leagues.
It has been demonstrated more than ever that baseball- la the great
American sport, and that, except for rare cases, the gamo Is clean and
square. The’men who back the game and the men who play It are
straight and are In It .with all the pride of the great aport In them,
t Saturday will see the close of the Southern League race. On the
whole, it haa been* a fairly prosperous year. Atlanta appears to have
been pursued by a nemesis of Ill-luck. From pennsnt winner list year
to a second division place this Isn't calculated to make the fans happy,
but It 1s one of the fortunes of the game.
The American Association race closed a few days ago, with Indian
apolis aa winner. It was a close and exciting race to the last. With the
end of the Southern League race In alght. Interest here will center In the
American and National leagues. In both there Is a spirited race on. with
several cluba within the possibility of winning the coveted honor.
Down here our sympathy In the American Is naturally with the De-
trolu, now leading. The team has Ty Cobb, the Georgia boy and admit
tedly one of the greatest ball players In the world. We shall root for De
troit. But Cleveland, Chicago and 8t< Louis are all within striking dis-
Unce. • ,
> tn the National League New York Is now leading, but Pittsburg and
Chicago are both making game flghte. All of the leaderi will make' big
money.
bit flnjrrr a certain blank apace in the paper.
* * *' know what the nature of the paper
he aaid. in a decisive tone that
in. "but rou puti
Lippincott's.
Tea, Indeed.
"Papa, may I take my piano with mo
whan I marry f"
"I shall insist upon it, ipy dear!"—Hous
ton Post.
In tho Grandstand.
Shortly after Bob and Nellie became en
raged. Nellie instated on goinf to a hall
fame.
"I juat dot# on bateball," ahe told Boh.
"Rather sudden, isn't it!" askod Bob,
who liked to sit In the bleaehera, where he
eould are better and aeata were cheaper.
When a fellow ia engaged to be married. he'd
better be counting up the coat of everything
—even baaeball games.
"Bnt you know. Bob, now thaf we're en
gaged. and know we're going to live with
each other all our lives. I must take an In
terval in tho thing* which intereat you."
Now* wasn't that nice of Nelliet
Bo they went to the game, and tat In tho
grandstand.
"What’a that!" asked.Nellie, aa a batter
popped tip a little fiy back of the catcher.
•'That*a a foul." aaid Bob.
"A fonl! Oh. my! And what’a that thing
he’a pounding with his batt"
"That'a tho plate—the home pfate."
"Oh, Bob. what did he do then" and Nel
lie clapped her handa joyously, as aha saw
the other ladies do.
"He pounded out a fly." said Bob.
"Baseball reminds me of the kitchen. I'm
ao glad I came."
'"The kitchen!"
"Yea—the batter, the fouls, the plate and
the files."
"Oh, Lord!" sighed Bob. "Try to become
Interested in the real points of the game,
dear. Keep your eyes on the diamond.'
"The—the diamond?" Nellie's eyas
aonght her left hand. "You—you didn't
E ire me one. Bob—nothing but a plain gold
and."
Boh kicked himself and wished he’d left
Kellie at home.
"Watch the struggle now, Nell; keep track
of the hits, are how the men go out, and
Anally the difficulty aome of them have in
gelling home."
"Oh, Bob. that's just like marriage, isn't
ft f"
"What?"
"Why, tha men going out, and the—the
difficulty in getting home."
•'■ay. I’m tired of thla* game: it's no
good," aaid Bob. "Let's-go, ’ and all the
way baek to town Nellie was wondering why
ha looked ao sour.—Chicago Record-Herald.
Telephone Manners.
Do telephones lead to politeneaa or other
wise? When they first cam* into use tha
answer to this question would have been em
phatically in tha negative, bnt now that they
are almost universally prevalent.
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
AND
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Army Orders,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-8ceond Lleo*
tenant Emil I*. Lauaon, Eleventh cavalry,
to Manila. tPIfat Lieutenant Alex M. Hall,
Twenty-eighth Infantry, to Port Slocum for
tecrultlng service;.Pirat Lieutenant Earl H.
Bruns, medical cores. from Port Monroe
to Fort Bayard; Major E. M. Ely, from
first field artillery to Washington.
Colonel Peter 8. Bomus. Ninth cavalry,
retired on his own application. Retirement
of Lieutenant Cyrus B. Street, Eighteenth
Infantry, la announced; retirement of First
Llentenant Francis A. Halliday, medical
orpa, la announced.
Naval Ordara. #
Captain F. F. Fletcher, from* Washington.
I). C., to command the Vermont; Midship-
S n E. B. Wilson, uhexplred portion of
re reroked, to the Colorado; Surgeon E.
If. Marstellar, transferred to retired list
from Baltimore reerultlng station to home;
Chaplain W T. Helms, to the Independ
ence. Mare Island.
Movements of Vessels.
The battleship Idaho hna arrived at Nor
folk: tha dispatch boat Dolphin at Pbila
AROUND AND ABOUT GEORGIA
You Are Warned.
Can't aome one please furnish us In
formation concerning a senator by the
name of Jeff Davis? Did he meet
violent death or did he croak In peace?
—Dalton Cltlxen.
Now. there you go, Shope. Why Is It
you fellows are always trying to stir
up the animals? Bendtor Jeff Is quiet
now, and let him remain so. We'll have
you fired from the union If you do that
again.
Arousing Civic Pride.
There are front yards and back
premises In the city that are a splendid
nucleus for civic Improvement. If each
home would only emulate Its best
neighbor In this respect there would
soon’ be a revolution In the looks of
the town.—Pelham Journal.
The Pelham Journal can do no great,
er work than arouse a civic pride In
such Important matters. Orderliness
and cleanliness about the premises not
drlphli: the cruiser Yankee, the tug Hist, only add vastly to the attractiveness of
the stihmsrlnss Cuttlefish. Octopus, Tamil-; * town, but It adds to the general
tuls and viper and the torpedo tionts String-1 health and morals. Many papers In
ham. Harney. OeLong, Thornton and Tin
ed from Tompklnsrllle for :
About The Georgian
Yei, Atlanta Georgian, we agree with you
that It couldn't he possible for there to he
lady paragrapher. No matter how ehe
started out, she wouldn’t be a lady long
when she views the flagrant dlaregard In
which other psragrapbera bold the eighth
commandment.—Fort Worth Record.
The Atlanta Georgian and -ae Colrnn
|la State are fiercely arguing as to wheth
er "chlggera" or “chigoe#" la correct. Why
not compromise on "red-hug*?" Everybody
knows whai that means. And. ao far ns
the bug# themselves are concerned. It is nil
a matter of taste.—Washington Herald.
Speaking of the guarantee of bank de
posit*. we cordially join with The Wash
ington Post and The Atlanta Georgian In
the request for the Annctment of a law
guaranteeing the return of stolen umbrellas.
—Jackson (Miss.) Newi.
.. Milwaukee woman la suing her hus
band for divorce on the ground that ht
calls her Xnntlppe. and ahe thinks It must
mean something dreadful." says The At
lanta Georgian. Well. It doe*, doesn't It?
Think of the color of Xantlppe'a hair!—
Jackson (Mlaa.) Newa.
Burke In an Angry Mood.
Okowwlon berfebuntle#—! waf woy.
—Macon News.
We never saw Burke as excited as
that before. Usually he la such a quiet,
even-tempered chap that It takes a lot
to rile him. Printer get one of your
paragraphs mixed up. Burke, to make
you explode that fray?
an era of
iw can yon
goose and
_ng. ..
ia not even possible to quarrel over the tele*
phone, altho the two women who took part in
the following conversation came near it:
"Hallo! Ia thla Mrs. WestonF'
"Yea." /
"Thla ia your uext-dod* neighbor. Mrs.
Lawrence. I thought you might be Interested
to know that at the present moment your non
Thomas is sitting on one of the sheets which
Is bleaching on my lawn, and I* building a
large pile of mud on it." #
'•Oh. thank you, Mr*. Lawrencf!" ex
claimed the mother. "And may 1 return the
favor by informing you that youy setter Rah
has Juat rooted up mr two new rn*e bushes
and that he acema to b« chewinc the buds?"
"Oh. Indeed! Thank you! Goodby!”
"Not at all. Thank you! Goodby!"—
Youth’* Companion.
Sitablishlng the Plural.
Fred, who waa 4 years old. visited his un
cle on the farm. When he came home, his
father asked him what had pleased him moat.
"Oh, I liked tha ge«se. I had sueh fun
chasing them, and we had a great big goose
for dinner one day!"
"Well." said bla father,
tell the difference between
geese f"
"Aw, that’s easv." said Fred. "On*
gets* ia a goose ana two gooses ia geese.*’—
The Delineator.
Sticking to Faets.
Little Miss Margaret la nothing If not
literal. To her. a well known sound upon
her ear, a simple sound ia unto her and it
means nothing more. Consequently, when
ahe was asked In a store whither aha and
another small friend had been taken for a
treat, "Will you have a chocolate sundae?"
Miss Margaret replied with decided erapha
"No’tn; I'll have it now.'’S—Baltimore
American. /
How Ha Took It.
Doctor—Did your husband follow up dirae-
tions? Did h* taka tha medicine I left him
T# ltft!#nt^a Wife—I'm afraid not. doctor; ha
swore every time I gava him a doie.—Boston
Transcript.
The Export Trade.
They were discussing the relative position
of various countries as musical centers.
Germany seamed to have the moat votaries,
much tn the evident displeasure of one ex
citable Italian, who wished hia own country
to carry off the palm.
"Italy is turning out tha most musicians,
and has always turned out the moat," h*
cried. . , , «
"Ach. Gott! exclaimed a German pres
ent, "can you plain* dera"—Harper's.
Georgia are engaged In thi« sort of
campaign, and they are to be com
mended for It.
Flea* and Flee.
Lay down wfth a dog and you sure
will get up with fleea.—Pickens County
Progress.
You are more apt to get up with
flea* and flee.
Calls for More.
The Brenau angel will Boon be In our
midst.—Gainesville Herald.
Neatly expressed, but we think such
a visitation of loveliness calls for one
of Editor D. G. Bickers' famous poems.
Let us have !t, please.
Doomed Rowell.
The Columbus Ledger Is authority for
the statement that "a man of 65 waa
wedded to a girl of 15 near Rome the
other day. That’s the limit both ways."
If that's the kind of girl they have fti
and about Rome, It does look as If Mc
Cartney should eventually be able to
do something for Rowell.—Macon News.
McCartney has done his—well, his
best, but It's no use. Rowell Is doomed
to linger In single-cussedness.
There’s a Reason.
When we took charge of The Gwin
nett Journal five men stopped the pa
per. Since then thirty new subscribers
have been added to our mailing list.—
Gwinnett Journal.
We can understand It. Editor J. C.
Flanigan is giving the people a paper
worth while. May The Gwinnett Jour,
nal grow rich and powerful under his
able guidance.
An Armful of Sweetness.
We have heard of people chewing the
rag and foaming at the mouth, but they
are now content to chew south Geor.
gla’s good sweet sugar cane. Who'll
be the first to present the editor with
a nice armful ?—Norman Park Press
Now, this might be Interpreted In sev.
era! ways. Inasmuch as he was talk,
ing about sugar cane, we presume that
Is what he wants an armful of. At any
rate, he wants an armful of sweet,
ness.
The Weekly Press.
Below we reproduce some recent
clippings from The Atlanta Georgian,
with which we are credited. Editor
Seely Is publishing The Georgian on a
plane Just exactly to our Idea of an up-
to-date newspaper, and when our hum.
ble little sheet Is given note In such a
worthy dally we accept the same as an
appreciable compliment. — Mansfield
Leader.
The Georgian believes tjiat the week-
ly newspapers hold an Important place #
In the community and state and thru
them is given the real ambition, thourht
and activity of the people. The weeklv
editor necessarily comes In closer and
more Intimate contact with his readers
than the editor of a large dally paper
He Is usually and Justly an Important
man In the community. He knows
what the people are doing, tanking and
accomplishing, and If he is as progre?.
slve as Editor B. W. Wagner, of The
Mansfield Leader, his paper Is a weekly
reflex of all that is important In his
particular territory. The Georgian feels
It an honor to clip from these papers
and sometimes comment. It is also a
pleasure to testify that In The Geor
gian's fights for the right and the peo*
pie It has usually received the united
and heartiest co-operation of the week-
ly press.
Hey! 8top This.
The glorious muscadine time has
come and the persimmons will soon be
ripe. Sweet potatoes are already here
and the 'possums are getting ripe, sh—
not quite so loud.—Calhoun X-Ray.
You fellows out where you can get
all such things haven't a bit of mercy
on us poor chaps pent up In a city. First
thing you know, you are going to be
responsible for a lot of us playing
hookey.
His Agents Along.
Taft Is making a* fine cherry-tree-
and-hatchet pose, by saying he didn't
catch any flsh: but the people are
naturally suspicious of a fisherman who
on't He.—Augusta Herald.
Mr. Taft did not find It necessary to *
prevaricate about It. He had a lot of
the press boys along with him who
proved equsl to the emergency.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian here records each day
some economic fact tn reference to
tha onward progress of the Sooth.
BY
!08EPH B. LIVELY
historic forty-crea-ntid-n-mule period, and It Is Interesting to note that the fort?
dollnrs-an-ncre ers la now being ushered In. Recent events tend to show that this
Interesting stage In the South's development has been reached, and whilo It Is
true thnt the Increased land values manifest themselves not uniformly, hut at
first In the most favored section*. It la Indeed gratifying that so many sales are be
ing made at such satisfactory price*.
ncre wiik the price paid for land In several transactions ..... .
the past week, the most notable Mile perhaps being that of 500 acres In Pulaski
county, Georgia, for $20,000. Down In C'llneh county. Georgia, the timber privileges
on n tract of land sold for $60.0no. A tioortfnn sold 25.000 «crcs of farm land
across the line In Florida to a Chicago syndicate for n handsome sum. Brunswick
capitalist* Invested heAvlly In a tract of laud In the city of Jacksonville. Fla. A
good-sized timber trnct In south Alabama changed hands during the week.
"Into the bu»!n**«s affairs of the two states la Injected fhe new blond of some
twenty corporations, which begin existence with n minimum capital of about $4 / x>.
000. These new corporation* represent numeroua lines of business endeavor and
show that.enterprise and Investment continue to assert themselves In aggressive
manner.
"1
wick _
improvements. Covington. On., voted for $40,000 of bonds for waterworks and
sewer extension*. Gainesville. Oa., Is agitating the Issuance of $16V»no of |»ondf for
municipal Improvements. Fitzgerald, Ga., sold Its $130,000 Issue of city Improvement
bonds at a satisfactory premium.
“New *■—' -*
boro. Ga.,
been let.
and the contract will be awarded this weet. .... .......
office building there wera placed In the hands of contractors and their blda invited.
Among the Interesting construction Items noted are: $25,000 apartment house In
Birmingham. Ain., hotel In Rome, Ga., churches In Foley, Ala.. Greensboro. Ga..
school buildings In Fitzgerald, Ga.. Tuscaloosa. Ala., Menlo. Ala., and Carrollton.
Ala., and the award of contract to build a $40,000 ho
•'New buggy factories are to be established at
and Covington. On; An Aflanta, Ga., company waa chartered to manufacture art!
fldal limbs. Gadsden, Ala., gave an Atlanta company franchise to furnish the
city with electric light snd power. A $100,000 Iron mid coal company naked for char
ter nt Cednrtown, Gn. At Dnwson. Gn., n $20^000 telephone company was formed.
., Is to bar* a new chemical —■“ ——• —’
_Jv In existence there. Ice n!
are noted.
“Cheerful reports of Improving prices were made nt the monthly meeting of th"
Alabama-West Florida lumbermen nt Montgomery, Ain., nltho it laanonunced thnt the
manufacturers will not make the mistake of rushing too much lumber to market dur
ing the next two or three months, but will accept the brightening conditions with
the proper degree of conservatism."
Once in a while a burglar hits the
wrong party. One up In Pennsyiv*
nit got Into the room with a man
who had an aching tooth. The bur
glar ft now,in "the hospital, where
experts are trying to piece him to
gether again.
Gentlemen of the Mixed Metaphor
Association, rise and greet a worthy
Addition to the organisation! Listen
to Senator John P. Knight, of Georgia:
“How do you propose to work thla
steam-roller? You can't run It over
me, snd you might aa well pot it In
your pipe and smoke It."
Even the gruffest old rounders
In Texas are considerate In the
oreaence of the Texas bridegroom
because they know how Inex
pressibly happy and foolish he Is.
—Houston Post
Move to amend by striking out "hap-
■y and." That would make it about
V
We know of a men In Allen
town whose nature li so taint-
like thnt be treats the tax col
lector with civility.—Allentown
Cell.
Ub, hah! We know ■ men In Al
lentown who he* qualified (or a front
■eit In the Ananlt* Club with that
paragraph.
The 8L Lout* Tlmea Intimate*
that the Lincoln boy who acquir
ed the dope hlblt while In the
Nebraska itate prison may have
gotten some of hi* dope from the
pages of The Commoner. Tho
fact that the Lincoln boy In ques
tion la not a victim of pared! ab
solves the St. Louis Times from
all blame.—Commoner.
That ought to hold The 8L Louis
Time* for the present,, at least.
An Atchison dispatch referring
to the aceident which befell Mlaa
Frances Oarslde this week, refers.
to her. aa the telegraph editor of
The Atchlsou Globe. Mlaa Gar-
dde Is not only telegraph editor;
but city editor.- managing editor,
reporter, exchange editor, edito
rial writer and advertising so
licitor.—Kansas City 8tar.
We judge, by thla that Miss Oarslde
la of considerable Importance In The
Otobe office. ‘ And at (hat she turns
out more bright and quotable stuff
than anybody else In this country.
Apotogtea to The Houston Post
for having referred to a 107-
pound watermelon on the John
W. Gates ranch a* a large speci
men of the ambrosial Texas
melon. In the light of further In
formation It seems that the
Texas watermelon I* regulated as
to length by the fencing and as
to altitude by the snow line.—
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Wrong. Bite of Texas watermelon*
Is limited solely by the imagination
of Georgia Bailey, and If you are a
regular reader of The Houaton Post
you know there's no limit to that
W hat’s the Use?