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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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Atlanta, Ga.
William, presented Garcia with the old gold medal for
science.
Oarcla was also the recipient of a portrait of him'
self, painted hy John 8. Sargent Most of the noted vo
calists of modern times were his pupils at one time or
another.
Entered ss second-claw nutter April 3i. ISOS, at tbe Fostofflce
Atlanta. Oa.. under set of concrete of Marcb i. lift.
THE GEORGIAN COMES TO
GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE
Summer friendship,
Whose flattering leaves that shadowed us Ip
Our prosperity, with the taaat gust drop off
In th’ Autumn of adversity.
—Philip Massinger
Atlanta’s Prosperous Banks.
The statement of the condlUon of the banka of At
lanta, published In Tbe Georgian on yegterday, Is a gratl
lying sign of the prosperity which the city how enjoys.
Without exception the officers of these banks an
nounce that their banks have declared large semi-annual
dividends, reaching as high as 5 per cent, and have fur
thonaore carried a handsome sum to tbe surplus ae-
count
The amount of money turned loose In dividends dur*
Ing tho past few days by these prosperous banks
amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars, while the
aurplus put away goes to establish still further the sta
bility of the varloua Institutions.
As an Indication of the general prosperity of the city
those statements are particularly gratifying. The banka
themselves could not prosper unless the various lines
of industry and oommerce were also prospering, all of
which merely comes as a confirmation of the healthy con-
dlilons which were already known to exist With our bank
clearances growing every week at a prodigious rate and
the dividends and aurplus accounta Increasing, there Is
every reason for us to feel proud and happy.
This perhaps would be a fitting time to express an ap
preciation of the high class of bank official! In Atlanta
who have the management of these essential Inatltutlons
In charge.
Wo willingly challenge comparison with the bank
officials ot any other city In the United States, with com
fldence that tho estimate ot our own will be confirmed.
They know how to onjoy life, as Indicated whon they met
here recently In their annual convention, nnd In bush
ness hours they know how to conduct their business with
a duo regard for tho beat Interest! ot the people and the
Institutions themselves.
Their record thus far this year la highly gratifying,
and Is but an earnest of what they are yet to do.
Tho Fourth of July edition* of The IJndalo Free
Lance, consisting ot thirty-two pages In red, white and
blue. Is one of the most excellent special number* of
i lie present summer. It Is profusely Illustrated and con'
tains a number of special articles setting forth the proa
perlty of that community and of the state at large. Tbe
Freo' Lance la ss full of enterprise as dynamite Is of
danger.
The Death of Manuel. Garcia.
I
The death of Manuel Oarcla, which occurred on the
first day of the present month, at hit home In London,
removes one of the most remarkable men of the present
century.
He was born In Madrid on March 17, 1805, and so
wag more than 101 years of age.
It la to the family of which he was a member that
we owe the Introduction ot Italian opera to thla country.
8enor and Senora Oarcla, their daughter Maria (the
Mallhrsn), Crivclll, Angrisanl. Barblert and Rostch, and
young Manuel Oarcla, the subject of this notice, and the
baseo ot the troupe left Liverpool on a'packet boat In
August, 1886. and after five weeka reached New York.
Here the Brit Italian opera troupe was organised, and
from November 28 or 88. 1886, until September 30, 1686,
pn'O performances In the Park and Bowery theaters ot
the then days.
A theatrical notice which tells much ot the Oarcla
family as It was in the days of long ago follows:
In tho year 1836, on November 30, at the old Park
theater In New York, there occurred one ot the most
memorable operatic performances ever known, namely,
tlie first American production of Rossini's "Barber ot Se
nile,” by the celebrated Oarcla family. No leu than
four of the principal roles were suns by members of
tills remarkable family ot vocalists. Senor Oarcla, tha
father, one ot th* greatest tenon that ever lived, tak
lug the part of Count Almavlva; Senora Oarcla, th*
mother, a superb contralto, that of Dr. Bartolo's house
keeper; Maria Fellclta Oarcla. the divine songbird who
wan soon destined to attain world-wide fame as Mine.
Mallbran, that ot Roslna. while her brother, Manuel Oar-
rtn. a magnificent barytone, took the part ot the wily
barber. Ft-taro.
Garcia sung In the troupe for several years In this
country and in Mexico, and then returned with hla fa
ther and the other lingers to Europe, In 1880 he re
tired from th* stage and took up tho profession of a
teacher of muale and singing.
He went deeply Into the anbject he wet to teach,
lie attended hospital tuts and examined In the body the
inner layer* of th* abdominal muscles and the inter,
costal system, so as to get at the mechanical breathing
operation In connection with dlapragmatic action. ■■
He analysed the three-tone prop*rile*—pitch, timber
anu Intensity. He defined resonance ae "the reinforce
ment ot a tone by a quality of confined air, the rat* of
vibration of which Is the same as that ot the tone rein-
forced.**
The culmination of his studies was the invention
of the laryngoscope, an instrument for the Inspection of
the larynx.
Garcia's hundredth birthday waa celebrated last
year, when be was decorated by King Edward, Emperor
William and the King ot Spain. King Edward received
hint In Buckingham Palace and bestowed on him th*
pommanderahlp of the Victorian Order.
Later bo attended a reception held under th* ana-
j.lms of the Laryngologies! Society, where he received
an enthusiastic welcome from a number of distinguished
i During th* reception the Spanish charge d’af-
folres. tbe Marquis le VUIalobar, Invested him, in behalf
King Alfonso, with tbe Royal Order ot Alfonso XII,
Profc Flif hit, of Berlin, representing Emperor <
The Lindley Murray of Park Row,
We pause in the busy routine long enough to direct
public attention to this choice bunch of words ottered by
the great Galahad of "English undefiled," that very Zollus
of parts of speech, tbe New York Sun:
''.Hlssowath, King of Cambodia, Is now visit
ing France, accompanied by some of his "hallo-
rinl,” than whom there are none In the world to
remarkable for sumptuous attractiveness.''
We havo long been persuaded that The Sun was the
Orest Cham of dally literature “than whom" thero “are'
no one In the world "so" remarkable for aumptuous
beauty and recondite learning, but this new combination
of singular plurals and mlsmated comparatives takes the
worn worsted off tbe underbrush. It Is a combination. If
not a form divine, calculated to make latter-day Quin
Uliana stare and gasp.
Those "ballerinr'—to use tho soft Tuscan term In
which The Sun delights, when it Is discussing a Siamese
subject In 8anakrit—may be very remarkable, but when
the chief atomiser of pelncld speech reaches np Into tho
head waters of the Castellan spring and brings forth a
calabash of sparking word-drops, we needs must recog
nise him as an adept “than" whom there "are" no one
“so” remarkable In all tbe cosmogony of tongnes.
We would never know when the old rules of gram-
mar were amended or repealed if The Sun Itself did not
sit like a sentinel on the watch-tower and give notice
when some butcherly scribe committed a solecism, split
ting his Infinitives, mayhap, with an abandon which Indi
cated that he ought to be spllttlpg wood. But Tbe Sun
voluntarily maintains Its place on this commanding emi
nence and keeps watch and ward over the world ot letters.
We may wake up In tbe night with a sickening sense that
somebody Is taking liberties with Lindley Murray or
using the tempered stylus of Cyrus Townsend Brady for
a can-opener; but a moment later we reflect that Th*
8un's young men “than” whom there “are" no one In
the world “so'' remarkable by reason ot very brightness—
are, like Achates, faithful to th* tomb, so wo turn over
and go to sleep again.
^■The beneficent labors of The Sun do not end here.
It keep* ui In touch with the best poetic thought ot the
day. Like the proprietors ot Warren's blacking, ‘‘they
keops a poet of their own,” who dashes off little piece*
for the paper as easily as ‘‘Big Tim" Sullivan makes a
speech or "Little Tim” applauds It But to add variety to
the column ot poems really and truly worth reading It oc
casionally goes out Into a neighboring garden and plucks
little nosegay like this, for Instance:
Greetings to the Rural Carriers.
The Georgian extends Its heartiest greetings to the
rural mall carriers who have assembled In annual con
vention from all over tbe state in Atlanta today.
Tbe program outlined for them during this patriotic
birthday of tho nation combines business and pleasure
and promises to bo one long to be remembered.
This Is as It should be. The gentlemen composing
the roster of rural mall carriers of the state of Georgia
aro among the most progressive, Industrious and Intelli
gent to bo found In any walk of life and they are con'
tribnUng more and more every year to the growth and
prosperity of the state.
It would bo difficult to overesUmate the Importance
of the rural free delivery system throughout the country.
It has succeeded In bringing tho country nearer to the
city and thus has contributed In no Inconsiderable degree
toward the dissemination of Information and the pleasures
of country life. The day of Isolation and the limited op
portunities for keeping abreast of the times Incident to
tho old system aro already a thing of the past The
country gentleman may now enjoy all the advantages of
rural life and at the same time keep closely in touch
with the outside world. He has his dally paper, his dally
letters, and bis mall order purchases from the larger
centers, all of which mako him Independent and happy—
far happier, perhaps, than bis brother In the crowded
cities.
The rural carriers are, of course, Important function
aries In this •system. They discharge their duties not
only with fidelity, but with a keen Intelligence and a de
sire to be of genuine service to the people whoso wants
they supply. Thoy are mighty factors for tho upbuilding
of the country as a whole and they are entitled to their
full share of praise.
We trust that their stay In the city w'lll bo pleasant
and that they will enjoy every moment of the day as
outlined In the general program.
The army of Georgian carrier boys, on their Fourth
of July outing, wore one of the notable features of the
day. If there Is anybody on earth who can get enjoy
ment out of a holiday It Is a healthy, hefty young Amer
ican, and he was In his element today.
MESSENGERS.
(Love’s boldness Is Its own excuse:
And Sincerity ne'er sues for pardon.)
Ah Roses, Tare and pink, thou art ever dear to me;
Are, my purest gift from God’s bright realms above;
Then come thou near—I've a secret to Impart thee
Entreating that thou bear it hence to her, my Love.
O come, thou, nearej still and raise thy lips to mine.
That, la ono dear moment ot sweetest, wildest bliss.
My heart’s pure love may flow Into the depths of thine:
And, departing, may thy petals bear the Impress of'my
kiss.
Thence to her, betake thyselves, on pinions light and swift
Delaying not till Into her sick-room thou art borne;
Then, close beside her cheeks thy drooping bends uplift,
And, whispering, breathe thy heart's sweet secret unto
her alone.
—CALVIN F. CARLTON.
“We walked the blossom mates dreamily.
What time the day hod reached Its crimson close,,
When she, with gracious smile, bestowed on mo
A wondrous flower, the garden's fairest rose.
My wish—she might have read It In my eyes—
Was not for worldly power or place or pelf.
But that she would bestow. In kindred wise.
On me the fairest rose ot maids—herself
Lest anyone should he misled, this little boutonniere
Is entitled "Bestowal'' and bears a name which soured hu
morists occasionally luslst on,spoiling ''Collards'—which
tho same Isn't his name at all.
But over whatever name or under whatever title It
might appear, there .could be no doubt of the originality
of the Idea. There Is, to be sure, an obscure little jingle
about "queen-rose In tho rosebud garden of girls" which
used to be current a number of years ago, and thoro Is a
lumbering line of more ancient date about Prose rpln
whoover she wae—"gathering flowers, herself a fairer
flower.”
8he was merely picking blackberries, compared to
the conaummate art with which The Son's most dainty
Ariel gatherod this cluster ot Malmalsons.
The Grub street bard was a piker from Pike county
compared to the Haflx ot Manhattan.
Thus It la that The 8un keeps the world of letter*
from lapsing Into primeval night by holding for our
guidance the flambeaux or literary truth and beauty In
th* foggy era of Billy Baxter and Chlmmle Fadden.
Let u* spread out our prayer rug and bo thankful
for the light of The Sun “than” which, among all the
luminaries, thero "are" no one ao remarkablo In all the
twelve houses of tbo Zodiac.
Honors for John Bible.
We are Indebted to our contemporary, the South Ful
ton Enterprise, for the story of the remarkable success
and growth which ha* come to a young cttlxen of Fulton
county In the state of Michigan.
John F. Bible waa a mere boy when he located at
East Point twenty-eight years ago. Young as be was, he
made upon tbe East Pointers an Instantaneous Impres
sion tor manlinessi- high character, quick decision and
alert Intelligence. These qualities so Impressed hla fellow
eltltens that the young man waa Intonated with the deli
cate work of writing the charter tor Bast Point, and
tbe charter, Just as written by his band, passed the
Georgia legislature and became th* law ot the town.
Mr. Bible was one ot the first members of the city
council, and when the city council waa elected, th* first
mayor becoming Incapacitated from service, John F.
Bible was elected a* hla successor. No undertaking was
too great, no detail too trifling tor this Indefatigable
worker In behalf ot hla community and bis friends.
From a responsible position with one ot th* large
manutaetorlea at Eaat Point, he yet found abundant time
help develop tbe life and the laws of th* little city
which he lived, and when he left East Point no
man's departure was ever more regretted and no man's
character left more durably In th* reepect and confi
dence of hla fellow eltltens.
Mr. Bible went from East Point to loola, Utah., and
Utat Republican stronghold speedily and twice In suc
cession elected him Its Democratic mayor by over
whelming majorities.
Two years later be was chosen president ot th*
League of Michigan Municipalities, giving five yean of
splendid service to good government and to th* prin
ciples ot tbe Democratic party.
He was honored shortly afterwards with th* nom
ination tor lieutenant governor on the Democratic ticket
that state, and a well founded rumor comes back
Georgia that at the next state convention, the Mich
igan Democracy will Indorse John F. Bible, late of Bast
Point, for vice president as the running mate of wil
liam J. Bryan.
Rarely among th* young men who have gone out
from thla community, have character, decision, energy.
Integrity and fine, alert Intelligence been more swiftly
and more substantially rewarded than In this young
Georgian who now represents our commonwealth In tha
distant state of Michigan.
WATSON AND CARTER,
To the Editor of The Georgian:
There seems to be a general disposi
tion running through the human fam
ily to "taffy” a fellow more, when you
want him to do something. We are
always ready, I suppose It Is human
nature to be encomiastic when we have
on "ax to grind.”
This Is not my purpose when I say
toot the columns of no paper In the etate
of Georgia, or In the South are more
Just In their Intelligent expression of
opinions than The Georgian. It stands
out superbly, magnificently and alone.
Now. there Is no necessity for my
championing th* cause of the Hon.
Thomas E. Watson, the most gifted
historian In th* Bouth, a gentleman
whose escutcheon la unspotted, whose
Integrity la conceded, even by his ln-
tslllgent opponent.
Now In the days when he waa lead
ing the Popullet party, he was the
great Jupiter. In tho** stormy days
that tried the souls of splendid m.|i,
there w*r* a lot of small satellites that
twjnkled around and about him. They
were falling over each other, eager to
touch the honest hems of his clean
garmentr Bom* of them, while thla
eloquent tribune waa touring the state
rediscovering the old landmarks of
Jeffersonian Democracy, attained some
political distinction. There Is one case
about which I desire to apeak. It was
In the Thirty-first senatorial district,
the Hon. Yancey Carter was the Popu
list nominee for the senate In that dis
trict. He would never have been elect
ed.had It not been for the fact that
this gifted orator, this polished publicist
delivered two noted speeches In his
district. Thla, I believe, was the first
time Air. Carter was ever a candidate
for a public office, and he was elected
as a result of Mr. Watson's logical
exposition of Populistic principles.
Then Mr. Carter tried It alone. He
quit tho party that ho once loved so
dearly, nnd went back to the Demo
cratic {tarty, sought the nomination
for the legislature In th* Democratic
primary and was disastrously and
overwhelmingly defeated. From that
time on. down until the time that Mr.
Carter became a candidate for sheriff,
he was considered a Democrat. In
this county's primary, for county of
fice*,, he was again overwhelmingly de
railing to carry his own home
finliC
precinct Mind yon he was In thla
primary ns a Democrat.
When the Popullet party men. In ex
ecutive session In Atlanta, at the
Kimball House, In room No. 4, he
there meets with them to woo and love
again hla old Populist sweetheart
The Indications were that the fair
maiden refused to flirt with him. Hav
ing been repudiated by the Democratic
party, and falling to be made one of
Us leaders, he seeks now to reorgan
ise the disintegrated remnants of th*
Populist party. No longer than yes
terday I waa asked:
"Hairston, are you going to Join the
Yancey Carter wing of the Populist
party?” Thla wing Is noted only
for Its fragility. The Populist party
has at last been absorbed by the fol
lowers of the Immortal Jeffersonian
principles, and those who have strayed
away have returned horns, and not
even can Yancey Carter lead them
astray. Nobody knows better than
Captain Carter that he could have
never been elected without the match-
less advocacy of the peerless Watson.
Let us be fair: the Interest of the
people Is at stake, the rights of the
masses are In jeopardy, the ambition
of no on* man should com* between
tha masses and their unalienable
rights.
Watson, during the recent Populis
tic campaign battle, was Its great cus
todian, and many of the little etump
speakers would read th* People's party
paper and charge their pop guns and
go to tha militia district court ground
to defend the cause they loved so «&tll;
Carter used to do this himself.
Nearly all th* literature we had In
those days was furnished by Thomas
E. Watson. Now, If Mr. Carter loves
those principles and wishes to see them
triumph, why doss he not proceed to
affiliate with th* most available man?
Th* milk of the cocoanut Is: Mr. Car
ter hate* Tom Watson. Now, this, I
believe, to b* th* correct solution of
Mr. Carter’s attitude In the campaign.
In conclusion, when the little fel
low* who are trying to traduce Mr.
Watson, and malign hla spotless name
—when they hare plaited their crown
of thorns and placed them as they
think upon Ms brainy head—when his
wrsecutora are gone and forgotten—
Us name will loom up In history as
one of the grestert historian* and
statesmen that the world has ever pro
duced.
With two yean' service In congress
he gave us the R. F. D., and forced th*
railroad* to place upon every box car
an automatic car coupler—no man has
ever don* more than this In a two
years' congressional term, establishing
th* fact beyond cavil, that he I* pre
eminently a stats*man of the first wa
ter. There are a great many things
that we differ with Mr. Watson about,
bat notwithstanding this fairness
forces us to concede his unsurpassed
ability, his honesty and unstinted love
for the tolling masses from Alaska's
Icebound shore* to Mexico's tropical
clime, and we hall him as a great com-
Respectfully,
W. M. HAIRSTON.
Carter’s History Reviewed
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Sir: I see you glvo W. Y. Carter
space to try to make the Hon. Thomas
E Watson look like thirty cents, so
plsass allow ms space to say a few
words in his defense, not but that he
can defend himself, but there are a
few things that must be said. Yancy
begins by working himself Into a fren
zy because Tom did not ask his and
the other boye' permission to make that
famous speech of th* let of September,
1104. But It seems that he made the
speech and It wae well received; he
(Carter) then goes Into spasms be
cause Mr. Watson expected all Popu
lists who then Indorsed him to stand
by him now, and asks will they do it.
which, I think, they will, as they are
very much given to doing the thing
that they Indorse, and also the other
things that he said that coincides with
their idea of right, and I know he would
hav* them do no more.
As to Mr. Watson's remarks about
the crowd that led the fight for the
Pop convention on July 4, next, he can
not be far from tbe track. I know
Yancy Carter; he Is a special personal
friend of mine, and It Is a source of
genuine regret that a circumstance
should rise wherein I am called upon
to call his attention to some things
about his recent movement* Yancy, I
did not knojv, neither do you, that Tom
Watson knew what your political faith
was when you first began to perform
th* revenue stunt In these parts; moat
people Just knew that you held an ap
pointment under Buck, and you hare
no right to exclude Thomas from the
Hat. But w* do know that some time
after that you were a Democrat, and
after that a Popullet, running for the
Georgia senate, and got elected by a
small, very small, majority, and after
that—oh, gracious I My head swims.
Yes, Yancy, Tom Watson made two
speeches In your senatorial district, and
set forth the principles of Populism ns
only Tom Watson could, and without
which your name would havo been
Dennis, while we will agree that he
did not point you out and call you by
name, he built th* stair by which you
went up. He explained the principles
and platform of Populism, and you
were elected on this same platform;
therefore, you owe your election to
Tom Watson more than any on* man
In Georgia: and remember you were
elected on the Populist platform—anti-
barroom plan. Not one voter In ten
knew that you objected to the antl-
berroom plan. I did not, and I was
much closer to you than the average.
Now, after you were elected, what sort
of service did you give? The echo
answers what sort? It le no part of
my business to criticise your service In
the Georgia senate. The voters hav*
placed their criticism and sealed It
with their disapproval, and that must
be final. You offered for the legisla
ture In 1(01, and was turned down.
You offered In 1(00 for sheriff, and
was overwhelmingly turned down, fall
ing to carry a single district Now, as
appears on the election returns of May
10, KOI, you could not get elected
bailiff to tbs Justice court In your
hnma Ala# idrtt Mnur I# (hi* ilnaan*!
THE TORREY DISCUSSION.
To th* Editor of Th* Ueorslaa:
I hare read with considerable Interest
teemed paper relative to the Torrcy meet-
leg. Prom my viewpoint there Is not
m*eh difference between tbo revere! dts-
_ rtwrea
patssta as te the reonlt.
rhe rundameoul prtactplo Involved, ss
" Goery-IIse any organisation rev* t
ecnptaral church any scrtptusl tsthority
to pnsck tho goonelf
1 wages t that the Roy. W. L Iliinskatt
lead Is the dtscesslaa sod exKovemor
Novthen tourer.
Some, Otn Jen* 9, KM.
homo district. Now, If this doesnt
convince you that you are dead, you
would not believe that you were dead
If your head waa chopped off. Your
tired legs had rested scarcely a week
from your disastrous race In th* Dem
ocratic primary until you were tearing
down to th* city of Atlanta and getting
yourself Interviewed and saying that
there would be a full Populist ticket
put In th* state after a little while.
W* hear of you exclaiming with th*
eloquence ot Demosthenes that It was
not a question of votes, but a question
of principle. Oh, the dear old Popu
list party must be saved! My eon.
about seven weeks ago you were mak
Ing a noise Ilk* It was awfully a qu**'
tion of votes: now, Yancy, you blow up
■o much hot sand about Tom Watson
making a speech without asking th*
boys whether It would do. Whom did
you ask about this state Popullet tick
et business other than Julian McCurry?
1 heard on Mojtday, th* 81th Instant,
that you (to us* your own simile)
were In th* bed and under th* “klver"
with Julian preparing this tirade
against Tom Watson, and when I look
over It I see very much the tavor of
both Its father and mother. Now, It
seems that your humble correspond
ent was big enough to be consulted In
the matter of your race In the Demo
cratic primary for sheriff; In fact, you
consulted nil of us boys often and ear
nestly, but since the 10th of May you
don't se*m to consult anybody. Her*
Is the Fourth of July right on ua No
county convention called. In fact none
wanted. Carter Is going to represent
this county. In fact Carter I* th* whole
show. Well, all right; you go on to
tha convention Just by your lonely sell
and then you wont be bothered with
dissenting voice*, and put out a ticket
and by all mean* you are th* man to
run for governor, as you hav* nothing
to lose, ao what yon gain will be all
clear grin. There are several Democratic
paper* that will blow your horn until
th* 3Sd of August, but after that you
and your atat* ticket wilt be heard
from no more. Now, Yancy, you hav*
a perfect right to do all thw* things,
If you want to; but you must allow
th* people to think lust what they
pleas* about It, and don't you forget
they are thinking!
F. M. JOHNSON.
Bowervllle, Ga, June 81.
MY ANCE8TOR8.
To the Editor of Th* Georgian:
Being a plebeian, I am rather sensl'
tlvo when the question of ancestry Is
discussed. Once upon a time a lady
boasted In my presence that she was
descended from William tho Com
quoror. "Please don't mind that,”
replied with all the saccharlno bitter*
ness I could Infuse Into my tones.
"I’lmse don't mind that; I've lied some
disreputable ancestors myself."
Desiring, like most men, to trace my
lineage from some distant even though
dlsreputablo source, I was pleased
when Herbert Spencer Informed mo
that he was In doubt as to whether
man is descended "from a soft-bodied
worm or a crustacean having an exte
rior skeleton.”
But, alas! a reverend writer on CVO'
lutlon In Saturday's Georgian shatters
my pride, for he tells us that "Those
who speak of man coming • • • froth
any lower species of llfo do not under
stand what evolution means." As Her
bert Spencer, Lamarck. Darwin nnd
some ten thousand other men of
science. Including Huxley and Tyn
dall, do not know what evolution
means, and the reverend gentleman
evidently does, I suppose that
The grand Old 'Gardener and hla wife
Smile at (my) claims of long descent.’
JAMES J. DOOLJNG.
16 W. Georgia Avenue.
P. S.—Lord Averbury on "Httxloy's
Life and Work." Popular Science
Monthly, February, 1901: "Many of
our countrymen and countrywomen
not only do not accept, they dq not
even understand Darwin’s theory.
They seem to suppose him to have
held that mill was desccndeil from
one of the living apes. This, of course,
Is not so, Man Is not descended )from
a gorilla or any orang-outang, but
man, the gorilla, tho orang-outang nnd
other antnrophold apes are descended
from some far-away ancestor,"
• Advice to Populists.
To the Editor ot Tbe Georgian:
Because of your broad-mindedness
and your wllllngnsse to serve th* peo
ple, I will ask spoco In your papew to
express a tow thoughts on the political
situation as regards whnt I believe-to
be the duty of tho Populist party, with
regard to the action to be taken on the
Fourth of July.
First, I think If there are any aU'
thorlsed representative* ot the party
THE BUD—THE ROSE.
(Apologise to IIM Itarbsi Lackey.)
Vain Coquetry, thou art tbe tender bed.
«2ra wvarM&'t&s
A bewilder!ux. regne. half blown roomm.
Dear Lore, thou art tbe fall blown rone.
Which, o'er my pathway. K doth less:
And tby he*trty la the ftsierlsx realty
Of tbs Isag night’s fondc.t dream.
CALVIN f. CARLTON.
home, for It would. In fay judgment,
very unwlne to put out a ticket at thle
time, for the party t* disorganised and
cannot possibly b* organised In six
months, and tt would not only Insure
the Populists' defeat, but It would ac
complish what th* Democratic commit
tee Intended by tbelr drastic actions,
vis: the defeat of the people and the
wrpetuatlon of ring rule In thla state.
Let me say Just here that Democratic
committee ought to be photographed
and the picture hung up In the state cap
ital, that future generations may look
back and see how corrupt political
mrtlta can become and how much
was* a political ring can take on. I
know there are sum* good tnen on It,
but to think of such a thing as the
political lobbyist of a trust and a lot
more of railroad or trust attorneys
being put on a committee to represent
the people 1s enough to brine blushes
to the face of a brass monkey. I do
hop* that no such committee will ever
be elected again.
But back to the Populists.
I think 1 am as true a Populist as
ever lived, and I think any man that
was ever a Populist from principle Is a
Populist still, and ray Idea ot the duty
of th* Populist now Is to go ahead and
vote for the man In this contest that
comas nearest representing their prin
ciples There are two Issues In this
campaign—the people ve. th* railroads
and rings, and whit* supremacy vt.
negro domination.
Now, the first of these has been one
of the Popullet demands ever atoc* th*
party was organised. Now, for the
Popullet* to fall to vote their convic
tions la strange to me. Bom* excuse
themselves by saying they do not be
lieve In Hoke Smith. Sincerely, they
speak *of his past opposition to th*
party and his connection with the
trusts, etc. To this I would say If h*
had never been alloa-ed to enter the
sanctum sanciorium of th* ring hs
perhaps would nevtr hav* known of tbe
corruption of the ring. In conclusion.
I say to my brethren, th* Populists,
lets all vote for Hoke Smith, because
ot the principles he represents, burst
up the ring In Georgia, then organize
the Populist party In every county,
not to act In a separate capacity, but
to hold th* balance of power, and never
let another ring man be nominated for
any office In tbe state.
J. H. MADDOX.
Cholly
Knickerbocker'
GOSSIP
By Private Lease.) Wire.
New York, July 4.—John D. Rocke
feller has been to the races. This Is
news for his good Baptist brethren In
this country. Mr. Rockefeller not only
went to the races, but enjoyed every
one of them.
Here Is how he acted during one race,
acocrdlng to a veracious chronicle:
"There, look! My conscience," was
his favorite exclamation. "What speed.
Hee, mother, how beautiful • they are
as they come around tho turn. How
beautiful! Magnificent! Oh, but that's
cruel to whip the horse when he la do
ing his best. Ah, Mon Blue wins. 1
thought he would all the time."
Mr. Rockefeller was on his feet with
the rest of the crowd, his face eager,
hi* eyes snapping. He was greatly
amused at a Japanese who bet on all
five races and losL When Invited to
bet he said:
"No, thanks; to see Is enough for
me."
It Is premature to Intimate that th*
oil king le to acquire a racing stable.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Is to be a mem
ber of the Society of the Cincinnati.
This will blight the ambition ot Reg
gie. who was desirous of becoming a
member of the order. Under Its laws
two brothers may not become members
of tbe society.
Samuel Floyd, a pyrotechnic expert.
Intimates that the Fourth Js being mad*
glorious today at an expense to the
United-States of (10,000,000.
Wholesale dealers and makers of fire
works were completely taken off their
feet by this year's demand. Many
large orders for public displays,
amounting to from (2,000 to (5,000 each,
were declined, so that there might be
no cutting off of the supplies of the
retail trade and curtailing of the joys of
the younger generation.
Manufacturers report that their sales
Increased 60 per cent. One dealer on
Park row sold (1,000 worth of fire
works In small packages within an
hour. Another disposed of sixty tons
of rockets and crackers In Manhattan
and Brooklyn on June 10, and kept up
the pace to the very end.
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr„ Alfred G.
Vanderbilt, Mrs. William G. Rockefel
ler, Warren Delano, George J. Gould
and Mrs. William Walter Phelps are
among those who have obtained large
display* for their country place*. >
Scranton, Pa., has The distinction of
having the longest string of firecrack
ers ever brought to the United States,
for It contains 100,000 of the beet Chi
nese brand and Is 70 feet In length. It
Is made In the form of a dragon.
Somo hard things have been eald
about the cigarette, and doubtless most
of them Rave been dsstrred, but Ed
ward Page Gaston went adrift too far
when he declared to a committee of the
British house of lords that American
cigarettes are worse than American
canned meats. Evdta the cigarette is
not quite below calumny.
Close upon tho wedding last week of
David Huyler Gaines, of Mnnhattaa to
Miss Florence Streubcr, of Erie, Pa.,
came tbe announcement today of the
engagement of Mr. Huyleris former
fiancee, Miss Elslo Marlon Farrell,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin
Farrell, of Ansonla, to George A. jjosa,
son of Mr. Chauncey Goss, of Water-
bury. The Ansonla heiress' fiance waa
graduated from Yale In 1903, In the
same class with Gaines, Miss Farrell's
brother, Franklin Fnrrcll, Jr., nnd the
brother of tho former Miss Streuber.
While at Yale Goss played on the foot
ball eleven.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.'
FOR THE PEOPLE.
To th* Editor of Tb* Georgian:
W* com
you hare
of tb* people sad for tb* people, sad
helping niaght their betflrasgslsst
cnalsed wealth. While w* keow that ]
Smith Is aot Just what we would bare
In a governor, h* In far better thas say
other candidate In tb* field. If w* did
sot vote for Ur. Smith for any «tber
reason, w* would rot* for him from thi
fact that tb* Hob. Thomas K. Wats** ra
dorses Mm. Mr. Wateoo I* nwdoahtedly om
of the brainiest and owe of the most fear*
lessIn
but
... Bfl .Jag twahrned nod are beeesisac
better educated oa the poll Ural situation.
The time I- now ripe for the working
ea to go to the pole* nnd rest tb-ir hoi-
t as age man for liberation end fr. -tom
om ring rule, A WTLK.
JULY 4.
1530—Marriage of Francla I with
Eleanor,, of Austria.
1601—Siege of Ostend by Archduke Al
bert.
1776—Declaration of Independence of
the United States.
1778—Wyoming Valley massacre.
1789—First tariff act signed by Pres
ident Washington.
1804—Nathaniel Hawthorne born; died
May K. 1(94.
1807—Oulsssppe Garibaldi, Italian pa
triot, born; died June (, 1912.
1817—Construction of Erie canal be
gun.
1826—Stephen Foster, author of ”My
Old Kentucky Home,” born; died
January It, 1864.
1826—Thomas Jefferson, third presi
dent of the United States, died;
born April 8, 1741.
1826—John Adams, second president of.
th* United States, died; born Oc
tober (1. 1786.
1881—James Monroe, fifth president of
the United States, died; born
April 29, 1758.
1849—Peace proclaimed between th*
United States and Mexico.
1857—Pierre Loti, French writer, born.
1883— Vicksburg surrendered to General
Grant.
1869— Burlingame treaty between the
. United States and China signed.
1870— Spanish crown offered to Prlnc#
Leopold of Hobenxollern-Slgmar-
ingen.
1884— Prohibition taw went Into effect
In Iowa.
1861—Hannibal Hanlln. former vice
preeldent of the United States,
died; born 1(09.
1894—Tbe Hawaiian Republic pro
claimed.
1869—French steamer La Bourgoyne
collided with British ship Cro
marty off Sable Island; 610 lives
lost
DIRECT LEGISLATION.
To Ik* Editor of Tb* Georgias:
In view of tb* different etetement* of
the papers championing tb* different can
didates for governor of Georgia. It seem*
fi.re nnd' , lfd!u5t“S feSgS
sag
UMTAm rwjjjto wooid^h*^
iirf 1 t& n vrerh P y. l tfajraqr8 w*M4h* earn
stderably lessened. W* hare entirely too
many laws already. If w* had fewer and
plotter taws sod tho*# rigidly eofor.M
,.ii all cl*»- « ot cttls—ii— ear country
he mnrh better off sad w* wouM »»»
a higher standard of etttxeuiblp. For the
■eke of clean govern meat tad bo*emre
minlstntlo*. let's agitata for dlrej* '•<'*
Ifttioa. II. A. MOBuAa.
Molts. Ga, July 1, L’4.
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