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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. 7rm V IM The Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Thanks to the Witham Bankers. Subscription Rate*: One Year $4.50 Six Months 2.50 Three Months 1.25 By Carrier, per week 10c Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday by THE GEORGIAN CO* at 25 V. Alabama Street, Atlanta, Ga. ■red n« second class nutter April X. IP*, at the PoatolUce at Atlanta. Go. coder act of concraaa of March 3. 1171. THE GEORGIAN COMES TO GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE Summer friendship. Whose flattering leaves that shadowed us In Our prosperity, with the leaet gust drop off In th’ Autumn of advereity. —Philip Maaalngar The National Corruption Fund. Senator Bailey. In the courae of hla speech on Wednesday, declared that unless the Republican party took steps to prevent the corporations from contribut ing to the national campaign fund, "Bryan’s vote will be more unanlmona In 1908 than McKinley’s election was In 1898.” This calls renewed attention to one of the moat se rious delinquencies ot the Fifty-ninth congress. It can not be denied that the oiienlng session of this congress did a great deal toward restraining and regulating the trusts and protecting the Interest* of the people. In glv- Ing us beet Inspection and pure food laws. In enlarging the powers ot the Interstate Commerce Commission, In the enactment ot various laws during tho session that hat Just come to a close, this congress has done a great deal for the people. nut all that has been accomplished cannot blind tho people to what has not been done. Such legislation as has been put through is calculated to perpetuato the Republican party In power, while it la a fact recognized In Republican councils that the untrammeled will ot the people would placo In power the Democracy whoso policies aud principles In these Individual Instance* have been stolen by the Republicans. This free expression ot the popular will can never be secured so long aa It Is possible for Mr. Bliss or Mr. Cortclyou to stretch out bis band and rnko In thousands upon thousands ot dollars from the large corporations as a corruption fund for uso In the national elections. Mr. Roosevelt has taken the Initiative In much ot tho remedial legislation that has been passed, but It cannot be aald that It was essentially a Republican policy, while on the other hand the demand for these reforms has been running like a silver ribbon through the platform* of tho Democratic party over since the days of Jeffenon. If tho Democrats aro onco more placed In power It will be no mere spasmodic effort to secure these reforms, but tt will becomo a gonoral course of conduct to which the party Is definitely dedicated. It would have required but n short time to enact a law prohibiting corporations from contributing to pres Idealist campaign funds. It would havo applied to tho Democratic party as well ns to tho Republican party. It would have put an end to what hns bcon ono of tho most ahnmeful practices of our representative government. But the Republican party knows that left uninflu enced by campaign contributions, this country Is normal ly Democratic. In tho very nature of things It should bo so. Mr. Lincoln mild that the Almighty must have loved tho common people, because be made so many of them. And It Is tho great mass of the common people who suffer most by onerous and unjust taws It Is they whose welfare la to be considered In matters of legisla tion, and It Is one of tho highest duties that congress can discharge to put an end to the corruption fund by which tho mass ot voters la Influenced. Benator Bailey I* right. Tho second session of tho present congress must take up this matter, or there will be a Democratic landslide at tho polls In 1908. The Vineless Potato. An enterprising concern out In Chicago has under taken to outdo Luther Burbank, and has been flooding the country with a proposition by which "farmers” could grow “vineleas potatoes” at a cost of something less than nine cents a bushel. At the very outset It should be stated that the de partment of agriculture has made an examination ot this proposition and aa a result a fraud order hat bfen Issued which putt an untimely end to the plan for rais ing a quick crop of potatoes without the Intervention of sun or soil. The Arm which eo anxiously desired to con fer this Arcadian dream -on mankind was doing a land- office business when the government Intervened and there la great grief In Chicago. Advertisement* appeared announcing that a combi nation of aawduat and "potatlne”—the tatter eelllng for the sum of $4.50 per bottle—conflned In a bln ot stated proportions, was guaranteed to produce as many pota toes, without the aid ot soil ot any kind, as could be produced on an acre ot ground. There would not even be any foliage. The potatoes, like little Topsy, would “Juat grow.” This looked like a pretty good thing to the unin itiated. Mr. Burbank had done so many things with veg- etattoo that tho impression prevailed that there wee no limit to the marvels that might be achieved In thli line, so the public mind was In a receptive mood when thin new plan was given out Tho fanners out In Missouri were willing to be show ii. and Kansas regarded It aa a more profitable crop than sun flower*. • So they decided to take a try at It. But the new process made eo much nolte In the world before tho first crop was produced—which waa to be a mere matter ot sixty days—that some on* sent In formation ot It to the agricultural department. An anal- vita ot the “potatlne” was made and It wat found to constat ot nothing but a low grade ot sulphide of potaah, worth 25 cents a bottle. It was also shown that pots toes grown under circumstance* where th* leaves could nut develop would contain no atarcb, which Is rather an Important element in potatoes. So the prospects of raising potatoes, now worth a dollar a bushel, at the small cost of 9 cents, went up In the air. The company's malls bars been bekl up and the farmers ot Kansas and Missouri have been compelled to fall back on the sun and the toll and the old-fashioned quantity of elbow grease In order to grow potatoes. The scientists bare been getting too (mart, any- how,- and we are glad to see nature vindicated and even revenged now and then. It is not within the nature or the composition of Th Georgian to paim without grateful acknowledgment the splendid resolution of Indorsement given by the Witham Hankers at Warm Springs to the work and to the pur- loses of this newspaper. The gentlemen, young and old, who make up this as sociation aro among the most remarkable In Georgia. They are. without exception, young men who have grown up from the strong and useful ranks of business, and by clenn methods and diligent ways are putting themselves just now In tho forefront of that grand army of progress that Is going to mako the South the greatest and richest section of tho world. To one who listened for a day to the deliberations and discussions of the convention, there must linger the Impression that the brains and character of the With&m Bankers’ Association aro fully equal to the splendid op portunities and to tho oven nobler duties of the future. The most significant thing In the assembly of these business men Is the fact that business and money getting father* and Inspire the Ideals of manhood for the up lifting of today. The mission which brings General Ijon to Atlanta will command the Instant respect and attention of the state. If the state can see Its way to coincide with his wishes In the matter of the national pork at Vicksburg, we are very sure that it will be a double pleasure to do so for the sake of the beloved and knightly gentleman who asks it. STARLET AND HER MOTHER: A STORY FOR CHILDREN By Ella Anglin Verne. Said a wee, woe star to It* great, big ma— May I play by tho light of the moon? Said the Heavenly ma to her baby star, Sweet child, In the month of June, Ail stars must play by the light of day, And work by the light of the moon! Once upon a time there was a little star, white and , „ _ beautiful, called Starlet, who nightly took her position Is not allowed to aubordlnate tho nobler virtues or the J*/ tlfir ni0, her in the sky. But Just a* the beautiful of Earth are not always good, so this little star of the Heavens, though beautiful, was not very good- And so, higher aims of life. It Is something out of the lisna' run to find a bankers' association Introduced by a regu Inrly appointed chaplain, with the reading of tho Script ures and a fervent prayer to tbo Omnipotent, and pulsing tho routine of tbo hours with reverence and charity, and love, mixed In equal proportions with wholesome fun and with radiant good cheer. It Is at lost the moral element In the Witham Bankers' Association, the comprehension of the home motive and the stoto motive which supplements and wraps Itself about their strenuous money getting, which elevates this organization of Georgia gentlemen above the sordid Into the patriotic and the spiritual. And It la this spirit and tbja pulse In the Wltbam Bankers’ Association which gives tremendous force and significance to that royal resolution of confidence and regard which they read on Tuesday for Tho Georgian. Tho character of tbo men. the purpose of tho or ganization, and the pulse of fellowship and of nobility which lives In Its ranks makes this an Indorsement of which wo are genuinely proud, and for which wo return here and now our sincere and grateful thanks. escb night she stood by her mother’* side, not from a de- TWO SUGGESTIONS BREATHING SPACES Knights of the Racket. Once more, as wo have done In other years, we ex press our welcomo to tjje Southern Lawn Tennis Tour nament, now progressing In Atlanta. We have never before welcomed a body of such scope In the tennis world. Our provlouB visitors havo mado up the tournaments of the south Atlantic states. By enactment of the National Lawn Tennis Asso ciation, this Is now the tournament of the entire South ern states, and Its victor and champion will carry a larger laurel than any which boa over becir won on the field In tho South before. Wo have said so many times that It scarcely needs to be snld that there Is no legitimate sport In our country whose devotees represent a higher type of mor als, of ethics and of manners than the followers ot tennis. Tho tournaments which for so many years havo beon held In Atlanta have left behind them not a memory of questionable or unworthy act. There has been no man less than a gentleman In public and in private ways npon the tennis courts of Atlanta. They have served to lift the entire standard of our Amorican sport, and in tho Integrity, the courtesy, tho fairness and the perfect temper of their gallant contests they have done such service to legitimate sport In Geor- gln that they are welcome, not more for tho pleasure that their skill and mannors bring us than for the profit which tholr virtues and gracos leavo us. To the Editor of The Georgian: Heartily commending the "breathing spaces” agitation you ore now con ducting, 1 wish to offer a suggestion as to the Ruitaldllty of two regions that I have for years longed to see trans formed into places ot beauty. They arc so close In, so obtrusively offens ive at present, and, surely, paying less Income to the owners than any other parts of the city. I refer to tho regions west of the Southern Railway from Block's cracker factory to llcllwood, and to the space between Edgew-ood avenue and the Georgia Railroad for five or six block*. Both of these regions are covered with cheap temporary buildings, and, I repeat, very close In, ana so promi nent to travelers passing on the trains giving an impression of dlnglness, dirt, cheai-ness ugliness beyond any oth* regions of the city. * Htircly In these places "beauty for ashes” Is most desirable. I have long felt If I were a million aire I'd buy up these regions, and trans form them Into places of beauty. , Atlanta might follow London's lead and bound theso parks by model tene ments. I wish to add that'I greatly admire and appreciate the character and alms of The Georgian, and subscribe myself a friend. LILY REYNOLDS. Llthla Springs, Go., July 3, 1908. sire to help light the Earth, but because she was afraid to be away from her mother, who was really a duiirui star. Time passed and Starlet grew braver. Then, one glorious moonlit evening, while the stars were prepar ing to take their positions In the Celestial Sphere. Star let approached her mother and said: "Bright mother, may I play by the light of the moon?" "No, no, my twinkling darling," the mother star replied—“not tonight! You must take your stand in the firmament like a dutiful star, aud tomorrow you may frolic the livelong day!" Now, this surely seemed the rignt and proper thing for Starlet to do—don't you think so? Especially as her fond mother was so very earnest In her desire that her child should help (o Illuminate the Earth. Nevertheless, Starlet decided fully that she would disobey, and this is what happened to poor Starlet. While everyone was busy getting their places. 8tarlet darted off to frolic un der the moonlight. She was enjoying herself immensely, when lo! something dreadful happened; no one knows Just how It was—nor even the why nor the wherefore, but It may have been because she disregarded the wish es of her mother—who knows? At any rate, beautiful white Starlet shot down, down, down into regions strange—far, far away from those that loved her—and her mother! On, on, she fell, until finally she vanished without even nearing Earth, as stars sometimes do. Think of It! Think of falling far away from your own dear mama! Then listen kindly to her teachings and obey alwaya! history up th vote Leased Wire. • York, July 6.—Well, the glo. I-ourth of 1903 has passed into beginning to count v York celebrate she starts in r.t it. COST OF RAISING COTTON AND ITS SELLING PRICE b The Letter Carriers in Atlanta. The rural letter carriers had the honors of the day In Atlanta on .yesterday. They were In evldenco everywhere, and they were fully entitled to all tho at tention that they received and to all tho happiness they enjoyed. The rural lotter carrier la n distinct mile post In the advancing civilization of these times. Tho country has been waiting for him for n hundred years. Since the firit crude post delivery system of the republic we hove bcon gradually stretching toward thlB period In which tho country districts are brought Into full equality with the town Id the system of tho gathering and dis tributing mall. The government hns done few things valuable to the people aa the creation of the rural letter carrier. Tbo rural lottor carrier la tho link which binds the city to tho country. He Is the commercial traveler of tho postal department of tbo government, and be helps make up tho grand army ot tho American citizens who, because they are a part ot the government, have had an emphasized loyalty to the government and to the flag under which we Ilvo. It Is a matter of gratification to the people who live the cities and whose mails are dependent upon the character of the carriers, to observo that tbo spirit and tho 'personnel ot these Georgians was of a high order both In appearance, Intelligence and responsl blllty. We sincerely trust that they may hare other occasion* as happy as that of yesterday. We treat that their annual vacations may be onlargod In scope and en Joyed In measure. We trait that In tho due course of events their ealariee may be Increased as their labors are enlarged. And tor President Paul Undsay, of the National As sociation, President F. L. White, ot fjte state associa tion. and tor the retiring president, J. A. Giles, The Georgian cordially wishes a happy summer, a pros perous winter end a speedy recurrence of the Fourth of July. General Stephen D. Lee. The grand old figure of Stephen D. Lee. the com mander-in-chief of Confederate Veterans, successor to John B. Cordon, lion of battles, and knightly gentleman of the olden time, makes sn appeal to any organisation, clrlc or commercial, in the South, which can scarcely be denied. No man can look at General Lee and ever for one moment Imagine that he could ask or deelre anything out of the hands of the state or the people that waa not high and clean and worthy. He la almost the last heroic general figure of the Confederate cause. Surviving Gor don, Fltihush Leo and Longstreet, he Is Indeed one of the lone and lingering relics of the Immortal epic of our sectional life. And surely no nobler figure could be left to us to enshrine our recollections and to .command our love and confidence. With his magnificent stature, with hts splen did face, .and his "grand gray head uncovered," General Lee Is Indeed worthy In his appearance and in his stain less and knightly character to be among the last and loftiest of the paladins of a great cause. It Is good for us to see him—for our young men and our old men—to revive the ancient memories of our SUGGESTIONS TO THE POPULIST STALWARTS To the Editor of The Georgian:■ To Chairman J. J. Holloway, of the People's Party—I would say that after brooding over politic*, politic*, politics, and over gubernatorial muddle and partylsm, hair-splittings, and realising that we are now treading on the slip pery cross of a very sacred ground and opportunity, and realising that Hoke Smith has a very considerable popular following which wants to do right, I rise to make a suggestion to you and tho favorable body of comrades that meet with you In Atlanta on tho glori ous 130th anniversary of our declared independence, that you make a free and open proposition to the Independ ent (?) Hoko Smith, something like this: "Now you have your Independent Democratic following; If you will kick entirely loose from the organized ring and make a truly independent race, we will maintain our party organization and at the name lime Indorse your In- dependent candidacy and not put out a nomination against you." This may seem absurd to some, but to me It does not, for it will surely take a brays fight sooner or later to break the ring rule. If you do not care to consider that proposition, I beg to offer another, that we still put out no candidate for gov ernor, but pass a resolution that we will vote or die In the deciding election without making any future pledges to politicians, and that we will see that our ballots nre counted, or kill. This will bring us face to face with facts. This will leave only the "Democratic" party In the field and will make the "primary" the real and only deciding election, and who has the constitution al jlght to disfranchise us? We will then cut off nl! names and pledges that we don’t wish to vote for, and vote for only such persons and planks as ‘we tike, anil will go to the polls like men and stand by like real men and see that every ballot Is counted. I tell you. It will-take something drastic to break ring rula and the people will bo with us In this fight. Every gentle man In the state will fall In line, for, truly speaking, there Is not a real gen tleman In the whole state that Is will ing to make the pledge and stick to tt that was proposed by the "organised* Democratic ring ruled committee. In deed, they could not be gentlemen and make that pledge, for In eo doing they would pledge away their future right !■» vote f .r -u.'li ie:il I •••t.-m t ..* - -i> 1 Innrst, Watson, Graves and others of their type. For we see that the "or- To the Jvdltor of The Georgian: There is at present a great deal being said about the cost of raising cotton. This Is a question of merit and should be clearly understood by every man that raises this product. If a man en gages in raising stock he counts the cost; If in merchandising, he keeps a correct expense account: then why not the cotton raiser? There are a few people telling us that ■:» ,n hr r.i i.st-il Ht fl '*m r»c to >r, but these farmers raise their cotton, on ; • • ’I’li** tiling that «e want to know Is, What does It cost to raise cotton from the soil? We would like to have every farmer that reads this to write us just what It costs him to raise cotton. We ask every local and county union to take this question up nnd discuss It (i'I j . .. IMI n;i11if .4 prl.'f Ht which they think this crop should sell, and mall same to me before August 1. I will compile these votes and furnish same to committee, and from them they can take the average. This will put the minimum price where It should be with the members. This action on the part of the local and county unions Is of the greatest Importance and should not be neglected a single day, as tho time fbr setting our minimum prtco will soon be here. We do not want to make a mistake. For two years the Farmers’ Union has set Its minimum price at such fig ure* that all were forced to recognize it, and every attempt to change proved a failure. This has given the Farmers' Union a front seat on the cotton question, and we must keep our place. We can do this by moving with care, being reason able In our prices, and being uncom promising In our effort to get the prices set. If your union does not meet before August 1 have h call meeting for the special purpose of discussing the mini mum price for 190*’,-7. He careful to keep the price you set from the outside until all have been heard from. There in an effort being made by the cotton speculators to force the price of our next crop below 10c. Can we af ford to let this be done? I think not, but you are the people to say. The speculator has learned that you can price your cotton If you stand together. They would like to see us set our min imum price so high wo couldn't reach It, and bo forced to lose as the South ern Cotton Association did last year. We should be careful, yet we should Ask what our cotton Is worth, remem bering that the more cotton there Is made the harder It will be to get w’hat we should have for tho present crop. Respectfully, R. F. DUCKWORTH. President National Union. Thomaston, Oa. the Judges are either appointed or elected for life, etc. What Is good for our Federal gov ernment In that respect must be good for our state government. Government la a progressive science. Therefore, In order that the peoplo alike may receive the benefit of our laws, In order that tho supreme court may be relieved of half Its work with out creating other courts, and In order that the expenses may bo reduced in stead of Increased, let the Judges of our superior courts bo emancipated by being elected by the people for life, etc., after suitable, amendments are made to existing law’s. I hope that you will consider the subject seriously and give your readers one of your sound and brilliant edi torials thereon. I have net the pleasure of your per sonal acquaintance. I presumo you are not personally acquaint.*<i with many of us engaged In gooponlcs, but you are doing, nnd can do, us much good. Yours truly, A. MacDIARMID. Falrburn, Ga., R. F. D. No. 1, June 38, 1908. P. S.—I suffer a little, I believe, on account of the form of court organi zation. The change could not be cen tralizing government, but the reverse. Heard on the Corner gnnlxed" Democrats kicked out the real Democrat, Watson, and he had to raise a new, clean banner. They have done the inme thing for Hesrst and deny that he Is a Democrat. They have practically done the same for Grave., and would have. If he had con tinued hi. race against the "organ- teed” candidate. Tell all honest people not to let the trust fool them with their bought; bundled, wined and dined W. J. Bryan. Oh, united reform movements, nomt- Inate and elect Hearst and Watson in 190*. Respectfully. J. CONDON SIMPSON. Valdosta, Ga. Relief for the Supreme Court. To the Editor of Th. Georgian: Upon reading th. governor's mraxgc to the legislature now tn session I de elre to ask your own attention to that portion thereof bearing upon the glut of business In the supreme court end the remedy proposed. I beg to submit to you e few Ideas, which, amplified and elaborated by K ur abler pencil, will most assuredly ve greater Influence. In brief: This Is a "government by the people," who are represented by our awa. The laws are aborff us all nnd wa being free to make them and place them above ourselves constitutes what vra call liberty. The humblest cltlsen to the highest dignitary hava equal rights under our taws. Singular, Indead, but thoae of our cltlsens entrusted under the law to ad minister the taw. via: the Judges of circuits, have the least freedom from outside Influence. tt Is undignified and humiliating for a Judge of the superior court to have to resort to the practices of the ordi nary politicians every four years. If not during the full four year*. When the Judges are thus humiliated from time to time, or all the time, the door to their purity can hardly fail to be easier assailed by strong tactions of voters, some of whom may be Involved In litigation with one who may not be able to control more than bis own vote. In all civilised governments I know. Including our own Federal government Bryan In the West. To the Editor of The Georgian: Vindication must be a great gratifi cation, and If there be any virtue In this truth, when William J. Bryan Ve turns to the great middle West he will surely realise It. My tour has carried me nearly all through Indiana In the last tew days I have met representative men from Ohio and Illinois, and Republicans, too, wfio freely concede thnt public opinion has been revolutionised as to the man from Nebraska In this sec^fqn. 1 was In Louisville, Ky.—that state waa battle ground for Bryan hereto fore—I heard Republicans say he would carry It by 60,000 majority. There Is but one man that can en gage battle with him In Indiana, and that Is Theodore Roosevelt. He will sweep this slata over Fairbanks like a cyclone. Republicans from Illinois and Ohio tell me unless the Republicans nomi nate Roosevelt that Bryan "IB carry these states, heretofore overwhelmingly Republican, and these are lmsim-n men, too. They say tho country at this period needs and must have a man like Roosevelt or nryan—honest end fearless—to enforce the law against the trust, corporate nnd railroad thieves that are plundering the people. It seems that the Intelligence, mo rality and Independent business Inter ests ot the country have at last been aroused against the Morgans. Rocke feller! and their class, and demand the execution of the law against the real criminals of the land! And public opin ion through this great middle Western country seems to look to Roosevelt now, and then Urynn ns his successor to execute the law ngnlnst th graft era and public plunderers. The other night, when 1 finished my lecture, an old Union soldier came up to me and said: , "Young man. you spoke like William J. liryan. and I have always been a Republican, but If the Democrats nomi nate him this time I am going to vote one Democratic tjeket" I do r. presume that the old man meant that 1 spoke In point ot oratory like Bryan; but I was speaking on "Some ot the Wrongs of Our Civiliza tion." and suppose that It was the moral of what I had to say that re minded him of Bryan. Anyway, this is an expression of pub lic opinion tn this section. It does seem that the peerless knight of Nebraska la coming unto his own At last. I And that the Hon. Thomas E. Wat son has students out here, and his magazine la making an Impression In this section. And os I go from place to place I meet people who have read my novel, “The Straggle,'* and say they feel Ilk* they know me before they meet me. Surely this Is a day when people are thtnktrg and patriotism Is SIDNEY C. TAPP. Evansville, Ind. taking on new life. Sincerely As to Red Hair, "The Influence of Typewriting Upon Hirsute Adornment, With an Appendix on the Relationship of Red Hair to Ir ritability," may be the title of a mon ograph rend before the next meeting of tho Medical Society, If any doctor heard a little discussion between two stenographers on a Ponce DeLeon car several nights ago. It was Interesting to the men on the seat behind. "I do declare," said one of the girls. "I washed iny hair today,-and now I can't do a thing with it. Funny thing, too; It's turning red. Charity used to way It was the loveliest brown.” "Red!" said the other;. "Why, I didn’t think anybody else would ills enver that. 1 know mine Is getting redder every day, and It used to be black. And it Just started since I la gan hammering a typewriter." “la that so?" remarked the bluo-eyed ono. Bljo was interested now. "1 was afraid mine was all imagination. But there eertnlnlv me streaks of red In mine. I wonder what causes It?" "Well, they say led hair makes tent per, and maybe temper makes red hair," said the girt with browt nm "I know since I've been In that Insur ance office I've had enough trouble to worry mo Into a fit, nnd I have to stand It all day and than kick tha cat whan I E et home. Maybe It’s going to my air.” The car passed under an arc light Just then, and the man behind leaned over ana took a long look. Both heads, on* brown ami one black, showed a decidedly reddish tinge, which was cer tainly not unattractive. Whether or not the typewriter had anything to do with It or whether the July sun had been getting In Its work, did not appetr on the surface. But when the scientists ithout stint end what goes on here Is fairly IndlcoH live of what went on throughout the country yesterday, except, of cottrs#, in .‘couth, where the succulent barite- cue and luscious watermelon takes th* place of the strenuous rocket nnd Ro man cundfe it the North, celebrating I I.I,-Ml.. ... the nation’s birthday New York city's celebration o£ the Fourth this year cost only one life, that of Morris Bhaptr >, of No. 90 Sheriff street, who was killed by a stray bul let. About 300 persons were injured. Nearly 3200,000 was spent here lot fireworks. It was the nolsest Fourth within rec ollection. The crowds at nearby resorts and watering places broke all records. Lord Northcllffe, better known as Sit Alfred Harmsworth, the noted English newspaper man who Is in this city now, has a high opinion of the American women, nnd with him are all right as money-makers, but they .do not shine in the cupaclty of head of the family, ac cording to Lord Northcllffe. "The best thing about America is her women," he declares, "at least that Is w hat Englishmen think, 'and we ought to know, for we have In London th* very flower of American womanhood- women of your country who have mar ried our men and who never come over to this side unless it may be to mak* •mamma’ n brief visit or to see how the States have grown. "The American girl likes our men better than she does the American: it's because he knows hotter how to treat her. What the .American woman— what any woman likes—is to be adored; to be made much of—to be worshiped. In truth—and that Is where the Englishman has the advantage ot the American. He adores, worships, lavishes his affection on his wife. "The American calls us a stupid lot; he loves to tell the American girl those stories, referring to the slow going wits of the average Englishman: the Eng lishman may ho stupid—I don’t think so—but If he Is, his stupidity Is of a sort that appeals to the American girl so much that she marries him." It Is gratifying to learn that Com mander Evangeline Booth, of the Sal vation Army, Is rapidly recovering from the severe attack of pleurisy which has been racking her, and that ehe is able to visit her father. General Booth. It is announced that she will be able to go to England by the end of the month. Young Alphonse Zelaya, son of the Nicaraguan president, who married tho daughter of Dr. W. W. Baker, of Washington, has buckled down to the responsibilities of married life and has gone to work to support his wife. The best Job ho could get was that of piano player in a Washington concert hnll. nnd he hopes to hold It until his hard-hearted father relents. new subject to Investigate. Mortuary Among the Blacks. “Negroes have a moat Inopportuni or opportune—way of dying Just when taxes nre due.” said Tax Collector Andy Stewart. "There’s hardly a day but some old uncle or auntie drops in to ask that 1 ’hold up’ a little otf their taxes. And, ot course, 1 have to do it. "One of them will promise faithfully to pay his taxes on a certain day. He will appear promptly, smile Ingratiat ingly and ask a postponement. "•White folks, I sho' did 'speck to come In wld dat money die mawnln'.’ he will say, ‘but my ole 'oman she up burled. She done dtsp out er do sas slety an' lose her fune'al 'spenses an' I got to pay. Kin you hoi' up on me Jes' a few daysr "We usually try to be accommodat ing and most of them pay sooner or later. Here comes a negro now. Let's see what he wants.” An old negro shuffled up to the door and stood with hat In hand. "Howdy, Mr. Andy," he said. “You sutt'nly is lookin' well today. 1 ties' come 'roun' about them taxes. I 'low to bring do money today, but hit dla way. My sister, Mendy, her little boy done —* J IIIIIU we UL die yestlddy and hit cos' me er lot wants to know kin you Jos' hoi' up on dem—■" "That’s all right, William," said Mr. Stewart. "But you come round mighty soon now or you'll get In trouble." "Ill bet you'll fled more death re ports tn my office than in the mortuary statistics,’’ continued Mr. Stewart. •Tve 'killed' enough negroes to till a private cemetery." CARTER'S CONSISTENCY. To the Eilllor of The Georgian: lu yesterday's Georgian I notice Boo. Yauery Carter, of Hart rounty, takes inu'tj wt iihii ruuiit;, r.ai'S IH- rfision to rrltlrlfp Hon. Tltomaa E. Wntsnn for what b« ha* Mkl Normlni the action of the l*0|Millat committee. Now. nohodV know* bettor than I that Mr. Watson f fully rnpabto of taking rare of btm«rl mm M*Mf ha* printer retpect nnd atimlrn* t!ou for Mr. farter than niraW Mr. Carter un.lrrtnke* to brine *rt»»r tUiiit uivisoif. but whoa ilertnke* to brine Mr. Wifan tank for fidelity to anunod It la likely to make nomebody sit up an wak. np and readers will Just stop and think . _ they will remember that «... Carter has Just I teen defeated for therlff of Hart count/ In a Democratic Uoiulnntlne primary. If Mr. farter voted In that urf -nary we think he I* In honor ImhjuiI to ii|»|N>rt the BOCBtoee*. Itc»|*vffuUr. J A. SMITH. Bowman, Ga.* June l><- "I Rues* I’m a 'poach' all right, and guess Dr. Osier had better take a back seat," snld Andrew Peach, 71 years old, in tnlking of a boat race In which he was victorious over Andrew Kayser, 60 year* of age. The course was from the battery’ to Robin's reef light nnd back again, Just eight miles. Peach was an easy victor. Both men, who live in Brooklyn, are well known brokers. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. By Private Leased Wire. New York, July 5.—Here are soma of the visitors in New York today: ATLANTA—Mrs. M. D. Awley, Mr*. A. Blount. R. Lyon and wife, G. C. Elf and wife, Miss C. V. Hendrick, E. Jacobs, J. P. Pace, Miss Rose, W. H. <’. Rose, S. E. Jthirkue’*!. J. J. X . O. L. Fatlllo, J. L. Riley, H. Wellhouse. MACON—O. C. Smith. SAVANNAH—W. T. Hopkins, J. M. Long, J. Mcnzles, P. J. Smith, M. M. Smith, IN PARIS. Special to Thi Georgian. Parts, July 8.—William Osborne, of Savannah, registered at th* office of the European edition of the New York Herald today. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. JULY 5. 1770—Turkish fleet defeated by Rus sians off Chios. 177$—Virginia adopted state constitu tion. 1777—Americans abandoned Fort Tl- conderoga. 1792—Francis H elected emperor. 1828—.Daniel O'Connell, elected mem ber of parliament, refused to take the oath. 1830—Algiers surrendered to the French. . 1833—Dom Miguel's squadron captured by Admiral Napier. 1855—First publication of the Kanss* Freeman at Topeka. 1886—Austria ceded Venetla to France. 1891—Park Theater, St. Paul, burned. 1899—Bishop John P. Newman, Presi dent Grant’s pastor, dtsd. BorU September 1, 1921. 1904—Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia, nominated for president by the People's Party. VERSES. (From a Father To Ills Uttt* Daughter, Georgia, In Kentucky.) If you were a flower and I were a toe; A humming through the air, 'd teas* Maas flowers and com* to thro And linger .ret there. If you were s cloud and 1 were a breeze, |'d lento this old brown sphere— . ■d forget this earth with tte dowers snd trees And come to you, my fleer. If the world were a garden fllled with dswerm, . The fairest thte yerth e r* knew, wouldn't »taj 111 It twesty-four hours I 'nir.j this world held yen, _ If you were yourself snd I were a star. Way up ta th* ether blue— ■I send my reys to where you nre And send thrill to only ; Atlanta, July 1. 191X, A FOURTH OF JULY TICKET, To the Editor of The Georgian: On till* Glorious F irth ot July. V* T ‘ mlt me to n ruinate Bryan and B*u e /, the two big H.’*. , .- Brynn nnd Halley—li not that apl cn did alliteration? Could a better team be named. LOUIS N. FOSTER Winder. Go, July 4, 1904 I