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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
HATTIWAY. JUNE Z!. 1VC.
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
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THE GEORGIAN COMES T<? II
GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE ||
“it
*eended
la Indeed a desirable thing to be well de
but the glory belongs to our ancestors.”
—Plutarch.
Saturday Evening.
It ia an established fact that In India, where ele
phants are employed for carrying heavy Umbers, and In
other work Of construction, these knArlng beasts realise
ful wait when the sevcnth day of the week arrives and no
forco or persuasion can Induce them to labor on that
day.
The necessity and desire for rest and recreation at
that stated Interval which the Hebrews called the Sab
bath have existed ever since the first week after the
Almighty's flat brought order out of chaos and established
the limitations of the land and sea. So we can do no bet
tor at this end of the strenuoua week, which has meant
so much in our national and International life, than to
dwell for a few moments upon the blessings of rest.
There are those, we are willing to concede, who
want the Irish job "where, you work ffom twelve till one,
with an hour for dinner,” but this Is by no means char
acterlsUc of the American people. _ Wo hear continual
complaints that the people of the United States live In a
fever of unrest which saps their vital energies and desic
cates their minds and hearts at a period In life when they
should bo In, their prime', and soon—"Our, out brief can
dle!'—It Is all over.
There arc moralists enough who will preach the vir
tue of Industry-and diligence—who will quote for us the
copybook maxims of "Palma non sine pulvoro” and "La
bor omnia vlnclt,” and a few other platitudes In as many
tongues and keys.
But It should not be forgotten, at least by those who
lmvo the natural disposition to labor and achieve, that
there Id a.world.of wisdom Involved In the art of retting,
ami ilarhcularly In knowing how to rest.
To.rest' is not to rust. Variety and diversion con
stitute tho most efficient system of rest of which we have
any knowledge, for tho active mind which has nothing
else to feed upon must feed upon Itself. We need not bo
come "ns.fdle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean” In
order to recuperate the flagging faculties.
Hut rest we must and should have, whatever may be
its nature and -variety. "Give the boys a holiday,” said
the dying Anaxagaros, and the true philosopher, over
since, has been saying, “Give the boys a holiday.” The
changes have been rung upon It In adoiso proverbs and
the world has confirmed tho wisdom of them.
This Is peculiarly the season of the year when Ihe-ax-
linusted mind and body cry aloud for rest and recreation.
Tho bracing air of winter sends the blood bounding
through the veins and Idleness becomes a burden. But
when tho sun rides In tho warmer constellations and tho
earth pants with meridian heat, the heart turnd to the
woods and fields, to the mountains and the sea, and In
voluntarily we sigh for the balm in the Gilead of . rest.
Nothing could be more alluring than these soft sum
mer days when the laiy clouds are drifting across the
azuro skies, like golden argosies laden with Indolent
dreams—when the, butterflies float like wfnged flowers
among the old-fashioned gardens and even- the morning
note of the nervous lark Is a trifle moro faint and-far
away than In the earlier spring. Now, Indeed, there are
books In the running brooks and we find ourselves
"Most too weak tor wlshln'
And most too tired to nod.”
We think of poor Torn Hood and of his opinion that
whoever "early would be stirring surely Is,a spoon”. We
think of lotus-eaters upon the banks of the Nile'and of
the enchanted country where It "seemed always after
noon."
• To rest does not necessarily piean a junket to the
feverish and fashionable resorts, where the tedious round
Is In fact exhausting, paid for, perhaps, at the expense of
unpaid obligations left behind. A cool veranda under the
trslllslng vines with the Ice and the syphon In easy
reach, remind us that
"The Persian's heaven Is easy mpde; •
TIs but black eyes and lemonade"—
And that almost as easily we can provide a miniature
paradise of hegven,ly rest.
We may well commend the diligence of those- who,
putting their hand to the plow, look not back, but when
the day or the week or the appropriate season of labor
Is ended we may justly claim and conscientiously enjoy
the relnvlgoratlng guerdon of rest.
An Inspiration to Teachers.
One policy, at least. In our educational system for
which the editor of The Georgian has stoutly contended
for the last two years has triumphed splendidly In the
recent sessions of the boards of trustees of our two high
est state Institutions.
The principle of promotion In educational positions
has enlisted our ardent and consistent advocacy from
the beginning. The Inspiration to the young teacher In
the belief that faithful and efccttve service In the lower
ranks entitles him to hope for ultimate promotion and the
highest rank. Is the very core and essence of that hon
orable ambition which betters the teacher and uplifts
the school.
The election of David C. Barrow to the chancellor^
ship of the University of Georgia, followed fast by the
election of K. O. Malheson to the presidency of the
Technological school, both vindicated this principle In the
highest and happiest degree. Both of these men have
been teachers during their entire active lives.
David C. Barrow left the class room at the university
to become a tutor In that Institution, and tor nearly
thirty diligent, faithful years he. has grown step’by ..step
In effectiveness and In noble usefulness to the Institu
tion. from whose ranks he has been advanoed by legit!
mate and steady promotion to be the honored and bo-
Kenneth O. Matheson has been himself a teacher
his formal entrance Into the business and active
world of work. He has given to hlB profession his time,
his energy and his talents in consecrated pleasure, and
It Is a noble and Inspiring lesson, to the young teachers
of the state to have had him advance from the ranks
by steadfast devotion and unquestioned merit,to the bead
of the Institution which ho has mightily helped to make
the foremost of Its class In the South.
The Georgian rejoices In the triumph of principles
which It has advocated, but for which It has no right to
claim either credit or originality. The principle Is as
old as public service,'aUd as old-as government In both
the military and the civil life of men.
' We feel sure that these two selections, made by the
trustees of these Institutions at this time, will give a dis
tinct and noble’impulse to, the^kblrlt and.pride of the
Georgia teachers In-thelr great and noble nailing. They
have lifted a banner of hope'above - the-young men
and the young women who have given their lives and
talents to this noblest service of the state.
And we are thankful for the action an'd hopeful of
the splendid results which are to follow from It through
all the teaching ranks.
of Instructing
by resolution will doubtless
There Is a little breeze blowing In New York city
whlci. inrows a side light on what might be if municipal
ownership openly prevailed.—Chicago Chronicle.
Gee! But wouldn't a “breeze" that can "throw a side
light" be worth going miles to see!
Mr. Fleming and Free Speech.
We are not in sympathy with the criticisms which
have been made upon tbe Hon. William H. Fleming for
the spbech delivered at the University commencement..
We think be had a perfect right to make the speech
at the time end place he did. We do not recognize
any Impropriety In his choice of a theme, snd his
Impersonal treatment of It certainly destroys any possible
basis of legitimate criticism' as to the good taste and
tact of the performance.
The fact that William H. Fleming made the speech
Is In itself a guarantee that It wad within tbe ethical
boundary of university discussion. There Is no man of
higher and clearer e'tblcs in the public life of Georgia.
Tbe fact that Walter B. Hill, lamented and honored
among Georgians, knew and Indorsed the purpose and
theme of the speaker, completes the personal argument
as to its full propriety. What Walter Hill and William
Fleming In the tranquil deliberation of a non-partisan
hour agreed upon as proper, will be likely to stand un-
condemned against the protest of eager' advocates and
fiery politicians.
We are at variance with Mr. Fleming's views as ex
pressed at Athens. We are consistently and firmly upon
the other side of tbe question. We are heart and soul
enlisted in the advocacy of negro disfranchisement as Il
lustrated In the approval and successful operation of tho
laws In Mississippi, Alabama and the Carolines. We ante
date In this advocacy every man now engaged In the dis
cussion. We wero fighting fBr.ln the forefront of this
battle line when all of these later warrlora were apa
thetic or asleep. We oppose Mr. Fleming's conclusions. We
protest his flntl argumant, and because we look further
and see deeper Into this great question than nny mere
constitutional qulbbler, of shallow opportunist of present
dny politics, we are hoping and trusting that Georgia
voters will be wise enough and great enough to follow
their sister commonwealths and to establish In their Sov
ereign ballote the legal and eternal supremacy of the
Caucasian race while the mighty question Is at Issue In
this state. « >
nut for nil this we are glad that William H. Fleming
expressed his honest sentiments at Athens.
The university rostrum Is or ought to be one of the
great freo platforms of the state. Whatever Is of Interest
to the people of Georgia ought to be discussed with abso
lute freedom and frankness there by her distinguished
sons to long ae the dlirynslon steers clear of personal al
lusions or partisan alignfnent as this discussion ran. The
speech cannot Judged by the excerpts carefully col
lated by a local and partisan paper. It must be judged
In Itt entirety, and upon this basis we are sure it will
stand the test of al| propriety.
There has been all too little of fair and philosophic
discussion of this mighty Issue In this campaign. -Mr.
Smith, Indeed, gives It cloar comment and earnest
exposition In bis canvass, bat. It Is all too .yadly true that
tbe greatest of all our present Issues-la clouded in tho
prejudices and passions, of a personal campaign. If ever'
the people of Georgia had need for dispassionate argu
ment and clear counsel-upon a transcendent thqme It Is In
this Issue of the rapes In the South. Because we belleke
Mr. Fleming to be able, and becauee we know him to be
sincere, we are gla4 that his honest views, which are op
posite to our own, found expression upon a great and Im
partial platform. jWe are only sorry that some other
statesman did not bethink himself to discuss upon the
same or another platform the opposite view of the same
great question. We Would have given much for the priv
ilege of answering that fine argument upon the following
day. Wo trust that some advocate of our side may an-
swer yet the objections which Mr. Fleming has pro
posed. They can bo answered—all of them.
But In the name of all fair discussion, do not let us
close In this top partisan age the few great platforms on
which honest men jpay submit tbelr honest and oppoalng
views to the honest judgment of a people whose vital
Intereata hang upon their wise and Intelligent, decision
at the polls.
The longer we live and the more we realise the preju
dice and paaalon and demagogy which becloud our public
Isauee, the more wo are convinced that the crying need
of theso great,times Is platforms of honest thought and
speech whereon men may itand, with no candidate to
elect, with' no scheme to carry, with no purpose to. sub
serve, with no object but the truth, and with no plan but
to tear every great question wide open and let the light
shine through It
May God and our batter eltlsens multiply such men
and each platforms In our greater Georgia of today.
For Bryan has undoubtedly blown a bugle note across
the d<-cp blue sea.
General Rufus N. Rhodes, of Tbe Birmingham Eve
ning News, tbe dean and the shining ornament of after
noon journalism In the South, la a guest of Atlanta to
day. ; General Rhodes Is the most vital figure In the
journalism of our sister state. He Is perennially young,
Indomitably purposeful, exhaust,ess In resources and In
resistible In his charm of manner and of speech. Atlanta
Is always delighted to welcome him as her honored guest
The Crusade for Small Parks.
The present range of the thermometer-lends a new
stimulus and Interest'to the proposition to purchiu-
breathlng spaces" for. the people throughout the city
and dedicate them in' perpetuity io-the people.
This question has become more and more inter
esting as It has been discussed during tbe past few weeks.
Many of tho leading ciUzens of Atlanta have been spoken
to about the matter and they give their unqualified sup
port to tho undertaking They realize that the value of
real estate in Atlanta la advancing rapidly and that the
city Itself Is growing with tremendous strides. Unless
some-of the desirable locations for a park are secured
within a short time the price will have advanced to pro
hibitive prices and all the available sites w(ll bo built
up to such an extent with large and permanent buildings
that it will be Impossible to secure the small parks we
need for the benefit of the people. ,
We believe that the creation of a special commission
by the legislature, to acquire and preserve these parks,
will inspire confidence on the part of the people that
these breathing spaces will never be alienated by the
dty—which would then be Impossible—and will be an
Inducement to public spirited citizens to make donations
of land or endowments for park purposes.
We have no disposition to criticise the city authori
ties, but the following extract from The New York Jour
nal of yesterday throws some light upon the fate of park
sites which are left under the direct control of the city:
"Four solid blocks of vile tenements, acquired by the
city for park purposes, are being rented out to the poor
of the weqt side In flagrant violation of the law, by tho
city authorities, according to charges made public last
night by the Cltlxens' Union.
"The buildings are located on Ninth and Tenth ave
nues and Twenty-seventh' and' Twenty-eighth streets
and were purchased as a part of the site for the proposed
Chelsea park. The tenement house department permit
ted the former owners to run them regardless of the life
and health of the poor occupants and since their acquisi
tion by the city, the finance department has been doing
Just what the previous owners did, rent them for all they
would bring.
"An Inspection revealed an average of sixteen vio
lations of tho tenement law In each structure- It Is In
ferred from this condition that a. large portion of the
neighboring tenements are also Immune from the law.”
It Is only human nature that when necessities arlso
and opportunities present themselves for disposing of
city property at a good price, this should be done and
all projects for preserving park sites are set aside for
the time being. i
It la not only true In Atlanta; It'Is true, as wo havo
soen, .In New York, and It la true in all other cities of
the country. The only certain way to prevent this Is
to secure tho establishment pf a chartered commission,
holding its power and authority directly from the stato,'
which shall have theso parkB In Its keeping for all time
to come.
We trust' that all those who are In favor of the small
park system or of any part of the plan outlined, will fill
out the blanks published In another column of the paper
and send them to the "Park Editor” of Tbe Georgian.
Dr. Young J. Allen, who preaches at Trinity church
tomorrow, la worthy of a dozen editorials. At this late
hour we have not space to give him even one. He Is per
haps the most famous of all American missionaries. His
life Is a romance of high achievement and of great use
fulness, He Is one of the distinctly great Americans of
this generation. He Is also a mandarin of the Chinese
empire, and those who have not heard him preach would
find It a matter of Interest and of profit to bo among
his congregation on the-Morrow.
A Useless Debate. •
There la no logical basis of expectation for much of In
terest or any definite result from the Joint debate being
held In Rome today.
There la really nothing to be accomplished by It,
and both parties to the performance will enter Into It
with the full conception of Its futility and folly.
There will doubtless be a careful distribution of ad
mission tickets oetween the friends of either candidate.
They will line up on separate sides of the hall In which
the speaking ie done. They will each yell like demons
for every point or every climax scored by their respec
tive candidates; and when It Is all over the mad parti
sans of either will waste their breath In proving how
well each man sustained himself and bow completely ho
demolished tne other.
| Thera are few Impartial forces In politics, although
The Georgian at thta time le one of them, and It Is’ not
likely that any partisan on either side will be converted
by today's debate. It there be any fair and balanced
Bryan’s Bugle Note.
That was a clear, strong note which William J. Bryan
sounds from distant Norwdy on the vital question bf tbe
trusts.
It will do much to clear the atmosphere which has
been thick with the rumor of the too great conservatism
of the Nebraska statesman.
Mr. Bryan la very wise and very timely In tbe ut
terance which be has rent to us across the sea. There
have been mntterings not a tew over the eagerness of
the ultra conservatives and the Democratic allies of the
traits In behalf of the people's candidate of two great
campaigns,"and It sounds wholesome and cheerful to
hear the man whose name Is just now on every Demo-
cratls Up speak the assurance that his hope and bla poli
cy are not to be wasted upon the vain expectation of
regulating and controlling Individual monopoly, bnt that
bla brain and his strong right arm are to be consecrated
to the work oi their absolute destruction.
This sounds clear and definite. It sounds like Hearst
and la what the people are waiting to hear. The process
men, and there are many snch in Floyd, who go to listen
and to learn, there may be votes turned one way or the
other by tbe meeting of the candidates.
There is only one thing of which we may be perfect
ly sure—that The Journal on tomorrow will assert moat
po'slttvaly that Hoke Smith has once more wiped Clark
Howell from the faco of the political map. and It Is
equally certain that The Atlanta Constitution will con
fidently proclaim that Clark Howell has. routed Hoke
Smith, bag and baggage. In this new encounter.
SHAME ON THE YOUNG MEN.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
My Dear Sir: I read with a great deal of pleasure
your editorial today of the standing ladles and the sit-
ting gentlemen, If we must call the latter b'y that name'
If you will take a trip In any crowded car. especially cars
running to the parks on Sundays, and watch the gen
tlemen who keep their seats while ladies are standing
you will find that 99 per cent of them are young men
from 12 to 20 years old. The old gray-halred fellows, no
matter how old and feeble, are tbe first ones to get up
for .'I lady, ns mmui as on,- outers the far that l-.ns no
vacant seats. The younger generation (a great many
of them) are devoid of the proper respect for gray' hairs
and tbe female sex. Whose fault Is It? Some of It
belongs to the mothers and fathers of the present gener
ation. “Hit ’em again.” Yours truly,
G. M. M’KINNON.
Atlanta, June 22, 1906.
IN DEFENSE OF MISS WRIGHT.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
For the first time I noticed this morning the arraign
ment of Miss Wright at the Sheltering Arms for whip
ping a little child under her care. I have been a con
stant visitor at the Sheltering Arms for some time, fre
quently nn hour nt a time and several times quite a half
day, being Interested In a little boy under Miss Wright's
care, ami I want to say in tier behalf that for nobleness
of purpose, gentle patience ami motherly devotion and
grace I have seldom if ever se.-n her equal. In several
Instances I have seen her patience tried beyond reason,
but with sweet, gentle forbearance she ruled them with
out 1 even a harsh word. In one case the child was unusu
ally stubborn and persistent, and I thought needed n
"good spanking," and I told her so. With a bright smile
she said: "Oh it takes a whole lot of love to go through
with It, but he will come to me in a little while for a
kiss and bo real sorry." Parents or guardians leaving
their children at this institution scarcely realise or appre
ciate the favor they are receiving, or the great care and
responsibility resting on those In charge. Think of six
teen babies to look after and care for. I have seen Miss
.Wright under the most trying circumstances. Her assis
tant being out for the afternoon, leaving her own baby
to Miss Wright's care, and she performed nil the duties
of this mother who should have been In in time to put
her ohlld to bed and help with the others. But Miss
Wright bathed each little baby, giving n loving pat and
n goodnight kiss to the little lips raised to receive It. If
she were harsh, theso little fellows would soon disclose
the fact by their actions. ,
That the child In question got the bruises on its little
body by falling I haven't a doubt, as there ts a stairway
leading from the porch where tbe little oneB play and
one afternoon I happened to be there, one of the little
ones climbed upon the gate placed to bar tho step and
keep them from falling. I took him down three times
myself while Miss Wright was In the nursery attending
to a sick baby and frequently the older children from tho
ward Ill-low came up tin- steps leaving the gate unfasten
ed. It ts n matter almost Impossible to keep It fastened.
Miss Wright is only one woman and cannot be in two
or three places nt ono time. I am romparatlvely a stranger
In the city and I speak from simple Justice and from my
convictions. That Miss Wright's nature Is anything elBe
but cruel qb the accusations would Imply. Her position Is
certainly one of self-sacrifice for anyone, and few would
be able to fill it ns satisfactorily in every, way.
Juno 20, 1906. A VISITOR.
MR WHATLEY WILL AID MR. STOVALL.
To tho Editor of The Georgian:
In your editorial commenting on my “Open Letter
to thb People of Georgia,” resenting certain, unjust re
flections cast against the city of Savannah, growing out’
of -the recent primary . election here, you seem to misun
derstand clearly tho motive of my letter. The purpose
in view was to show that Savannah was being made tho
"scapegoat,” us It were, through which certain defeated
soreheads hero sought to vent their spleen by sending
'out exaggerated reports of vote buying and selling.
These reports were telegraphed broadcast throughout
tho state, and your paper, like many others throughout
the state, In the best of good faith, handled what you
had been led to believe was one of the most unprece
dented ’ of ' outrages. In no mistaken terms. This
brought forth my letter, and my sole purpose was to Bet
before the people tho plain facts, and let them Judgo for
themselves. It was not my purpoBO to do lnjustlco to
any ono. I repeat It. and I wish to emphasize it, that
thoro was never in tho .history of Savannah,- so far as
I have known 1L for the last quarter of a century, a
more-orderly election. Everybody was calm and-quiet
to a degree. I was about .the. polls the most of. tbe en- L
tire day, and 1 never saw a ballot bought or sold. It
was simply an uprising of tho people—a quiet and blood
less ono. too—the laboring man standing side by side
with his so-called "kid glove" neighbor, In a united
determination to "put ont that gang." In an election of
this kind money plays a very small part, and this Is the
general opinion of every good citizen In this city today
except the defeated Cltlxens Club. It you. could havo
seen the ten thousand jubilant men. women and children
assembled in the Park Extension last night to celebrate
this great victory, you would have boen fully satisfied,
without any argument from my pen, that It was the free
and uncontnmlnatcd will of the people, whose vote was
cast without money and -without price, that carried this
election to such a glorious consummation. Everybody
In Savannah and throughout this great state who knows
me, knows that I have always stood for a free and un
sullied ballot, and as suggested In your editorial, I am
ready to stand side by side with Mr. Stovall and every
food man In Georgia to carry to a sure consummation a
Inw that will give us a pure ballot, the sale or purchase
of which shall be punished os a felony.
. 0. B. WHATLEY.
Savannah, Ga., June 22, 1906.
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\ Gossips About
People.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, June 23.—The Waldorf-
Astoria Is getting to be a strenuous
place these warm summer days. There
was a great scatteratlon last night in
the big hostelry when those twp d!».
ting'ulshed exponents of wild western
life as it was a score of years ago
Colonel iJat Mastersun, once sheriff
Fort Dodge, and Colonel Dick PlunkltL
former stmrlff of Tombstone, came to.
gether.
Everybody expected that guns would
be busy and blood would flow In rtvu. -
lets, at least, but so far as known not
a drop of the ruby Is missing. Plun-
kltt was seated at a table with an-
other man, who Is said to be a Texas
editor named Dlnklespeels.
According to reports, Plunkltt had
been expressing doubts about Master-
son's killing proclivities when Master-
son arrived on the ecene. Masterson
Is alleged to have remarked to the
colonel that he had thought he wa. a
friend, but after the line of talk he had
heard Plunkltt was giving, he wanted
to give Plunkltt n wide berth. The
story goes that warm words were ex
changed, nnd that the Texas editor
butted In. aiming a blow at Masterson
but only knocking the glasses from' i
the table. .
Masterson, It Is asserted, stepped
back, shot his fist out and-the Texas
editor xvent to the floor. Then Master-
son stepped over the overturned table
nnd pressed agnlnst Plunkltt. He was
watching the right hand of Plunkltt,
and some say they saw Maaterson’s
hand go to his coat pocket. Somebody
yelled nt this point that Masterson was
nbout to pull his cannon, and with vis
ions of bullets flying through the
air, there waa a mad scramble to reach
the outside.
Joseph Smith, house detective, who
Is not familiar with western ways,
went to Masterson and Induced him to
leave quietly. Plunkltt, it Is asserted,
had felt something hard In Maaterson's
pocket pressing against him, and re
mained quiet.
In the exodus oven the palm room
had been deserted, and’men left their
hats behind. When quiet was restored,
the Texas editor revived and began to
talk loud, but he was quickly quieted
and placed In a cab. Masterson
nvolded Interviewers after the affair,
and an effort to find him this morn
ing was unsuccessful.
I regret to learn that Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Jr., Is ill at her home In
Newport. Society can ll|-afford to
spare Mrs. Vanderbilt at the beginning
of a strenuous season.
A double veil combination has be
come n fad. At the Suburban, the
other day. many of the smart set wore
two veils, and thick ones, at that. The
combination of ribbon and lace veils,
or plain and fancy veils, of any kind,
makes the wearer's features Indistin
guishable except under scrutiny. One
man, who 1ms been bowing blmdly all
morning to these mysterious visions of
hidden beauty, finally said: "By Jove!
They muBt see out of those screens
better than wo enn see in, for III bo
blnmcd if I can place one of them.’
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
FOLLOW ME.
The Fourth of July United States Is
not the only republic In the universe.
The William Tell mountaineers of
Swltserland have maintained a repub*
lie for TOO years. •
Away back In the dork ages when
the feudal lords ware master* of Eu
rope, much of the Swiss mountains
belonged to Austria. Man Imbibes
strength of character from the God-
reaching mountains snd the spirit of
liberty, like the American eagle* U al
ways calling for Independence. The
Swiss peasants were feeling the
strength of the eternal hills, were feel
ing the divine summons to be /men—
Independent men—were warming the
Inner fires that centuriee later burned
Into sublime courage In the farmer
hearts at Lexington, They were a roup
ed and were having secret nlMtt meet
ings In the clefts and rock caves and
they might have sung:
Rock of Ages cleft for me.
Let me gain my strength from Thee."
The feudal lords sold such brag
gart upstarts must be stopped and the
contemptuous peasants taught a les-
ion of cirniic^.
But, unafraid, Liberty replied In
many cantons, gathering In a public
meeting. Oppression tried to scare by
sending In one day forty-five declara
tions of war from forty-five feudal
lords.
But liberty scares forward and not
backward. Liberty counts not In num
bers but In God's right arm. Soon the
dreadful Austrian army comes, 5.000
trained, armor-clad knights,, and what
band of peasants could stand against
them, who hod an able general at their
head, long apeara at -each tide and
sharp swords In each mailed hand.
The Swiss peasants numbered only 110
O, men. not "one trained' to fight and
with no armor, spear nor sword. They
only had the halbert, a wooden stick
about four feet long with Iron spikes
like nails In the head. They bravely
charged, 'but the long Austrian apeara
•topped them, killed many while their
short halberts had not reached a sin
gle Iron clad knlgbt. They had tp re
treat up the mountain or all be killed.
The cause of right was hopeless. What
shall be doneT •
God was calling for a hero. One
man heard It, wjio became liberty In
carnate, who, Ilka Patrick Henry, said.
“Give me liberty or give me death," not
In oratory’s ringing words but In the
higher grandeur of action. Arnold
Welnkfefretd saldf. “Men, take care of
wife and children .and follow me." He
rushed at the center of the Austrian
line. Every spear that could reach
him was buried tn his side, and. fall
ing. degd, pulled them down. Over his
body rushed his comrades, broke the
Austrian lines, and, like frenzied gods
of courage, they mowod them down tIU
hardly an Austrian waa left' to tell the
tale of utter defeat, and TOO years of
liberty and the .best .government now-
under the eun Is the fruit of'one man’s
courage.
Two thousand years ago the heart
less Roman aword ruled the world. But
there xvae a poor man. It man we call-
incarnate love, who on the defeated
cross salj. “Follow me." not to ambi
tion's glory, not Vo Roman throne; but
to die ulih the spear In.His side, to’
prove It la rnbrs glorious'to dts for.
right than tn lire In tbe palace of
wrong.; To. die. to break tbe ranks of
sin, to overthrow the temple of soul-
■re» <reed, to prove every man a child
of God and find In every human a
brother and to prove to a hopeless
world that those who die for right will
Love's hcrylc brother has broken tbe
ranks let us follow Him; follow Him
till hate and greed and discord are
•wept from our Eden-created world.
ANDREW M. M'CONNELL.
IN THE BEST. OF HUMOR.
"Why do (Iris weer ensegement rlngsT”
"On the Same principle that a person ties
t string srAund his linger—so they won't
fsrget they're engaged/'-Answers.
"Did yon say thsTihe Is • professional
nurse!" . ,
"I |hlnk no. Anyway, abe's going to
marry him lost as ndton an he can sit op."—
Milwaukee Sentinel.
. .He—Gracious! dm yon notire the terri-
nl m * de went
t>y. n little while ago!
.."he—No, deer; l was peeling onions for
dieuer ,tbeu.—Yonkers Statesman.
quirk*" 1 ”' br, “* m * ■ Jingle. sandwich.
- ".A” right, .sir." (Gulps to n speaking
* P wm?£s5^““““" heSre
Hwornoff—(low's 'that!
fejfc-ywy I don't get It to spend.-Chi-
ftgo Journal. ;
Optlmlst-A great - dial Is srrltten
days upon- the advisability of alwat _
'ns on the bright- side of things/
Feast mis t—Tes, hut.eonfosnd Itt. So many
things don'fhase any brjgbt tlde.-Chlrago
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, 'Juno 33.—Here are some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—F. B. Chapman, F. H.
Coolldge, J. B. Daniel, J. V. Gresham
snd wife, J. H. Jennings, A. C. Langs
ton, G. Warren, F. S. Wllner, A.
Graves. . * _ _
AUGUSTA—W. F, Roowc, C. R.
Hammond.
MACON—T. C. Parker.
SAVANNAH—J. Hull.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
JUNE 23.
1757—Lord Clive, with 3,000 men, de
feated 60,000 at Plassey, making
England mistress of India.
1760—Battle of Landahut.
1810—Slllstrls taken by. Russian*.
1825—Trlpolltza taken' by Ibrshsm
Pasha.
1839—Lady Hester Stanhope died In
Syria; bom 177*.
1849—Tho Prussians defeated the Ba
den Insurgent* nnd entered Hei
delberg.
1864—Fugitive slave law repealed.
1868—Matthew Voasar, founder ol
Vaasar College, died;,born April
28, 1792.
1881—Sllai C. Herring, safe Inventor,
died; born September 7, is® 3 -
1892—Grover Cleveland nominated for
president.
1894—Prince. Edward of W*!**-
presumptive to British throna
bora.
1897—Great naval review at Ports
mouth In honor of Queen 'to
torta's Jubilee.
1899—Henry B. Plant, 'steamship "«£
er and financier, died;, born oc
tober 27, 1819. .
1804—Roosevelt and Fairbanks nomi
nated.
VIEW8 OF ONE7
By Wsx Jones.
The man who. sftcr \weij
<ipniypiM ■
enou *
DesM hod olaha OottathT.' V
"He's as easy at s New York Olr
W&STJSS
ig£?j2gSSrJ£ft weather ?* Jt
warm.
Mr. Jerome appears to think theelWf
to remove him for jJJ, M
pretty good Joke. If It f*o I** >,»
prosecuted for Indecent ex pool! re of
eense of humor.
The Vaasar girls' cpntamellons jre*™^
M a w«»&^ ■»*
them but the Mufti of Mooth?
tune
RSTtoSE
bureau for booties them on nlfht.
Baron Tnknkl. of theJspsnree sru'f- '*,•
Insularly wnrih'e “«"“***»• • b ( s-r-
generously signified hls spprovs 1 ' lM
retsry iinnsparta s order «**J“I„, r iesB
order.
The last British garrison soMier bss ^ri;
ed kls lent like sn Arab snd sllently *"’ 1 |f
away from the Ilomlnleo of £«•"„.*r
nny American patriots are left s° w I* .
chance to rush in gl„rj or the XO'q,.*
wkrS there I. it reasonable prospeol SI
