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6 TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. TT'FSDAY. jn.T 11. 19» The Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Edllor. F. L. SEELY, President. Telephone Connections. Subscription Rates: One Yeer $4.50 Six Months 2.50 Three Monthi..... 1.25 By Cerrier, per week IOc Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday by THE GEORGIAN CO. at 25 W. Alabama Street, Atlanta, Ga. ■ntsrtd aa second-els se matter April 3S. 1S0«. at tha Poatonea at Atlanta. Ga.. nader act of eoaxrata of Uarcb A IS7S. THE GEORGIAN COMES TO flL 7* GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE vSB "Porteus, there la a proverb thou ehouldat read: 'When flatterers meet, the Devil goes to dinner.’" —Peter Pindar. An Unprejudiced Review. Th* Constitution and The Journal seam to bo In politics utterly hopeless nnd Irredeemable. The Constitution Tuesday morning has twenty-nine columns about Mr. Clark Howell and Ur. Hoke 8mlth In s comparatively unimportant and absolutely result!ess debate nt Albany. The Journal pn Monday evening bad upon the mere preliminary report, eleven columns, and will doubUess have between fifteen and twenty this afternoon. So tbat the equilibrium of (pace will doubt less be squarely maintained between them. But think of the apace: twenty-nine columns In one ]>ai>er, eleven In another nnd twenty perhaps this attar- noon, will make an average of nearly sixty columns of reading matter about the two candidate* whole wranglea and quarrels have atlrred the state. And think of the conflicting statements. The Const! tution says Clark Howell "smashed” Hoke Bmlth. The Journal says Hoke Smith '‘crushed" Clark Howell. Both r mashed. Both cruahed. Both annihilated. And yet both < ontlnue to live and chirp. What widely conflicting Klatemente! Are both rlghtT Impossible. Are both fulse? How eorrowful In newspaper! of good repate. How can the public credit either of them any more on subject! of Interest to themselves? Will the reader remember that thli campaign la nearly eleven month! old? Will the feeder alio remem ber that thla la the fourth conaecutlvo debate between iIicbs gentlemen, and that acarcely a new point has been developed from first to lost out of the stormy wrangle of their passions and ambitions?' And the worst of It Is that nobody except the parti- hins.of either paper gives anything more than a mere casual credence to anything that appears In either organ upon the great question of who le going to be gov ernor of Georgia and what principles are going to tri umph In the gubernatorial campaign. The correspondent. Mr. Glass, whom ws sent to Al bany yesterday haa been a resident of Oeorgla for only threo weeks. Ho has been long accustomed to mix with politics and public occasions In Tennessee on the .Nashville and Memphis papers, and he le truly and ab solutely Impartial between the relative claims of Mr. smith and Mr. Howell. The reports which he sent and brings back from Albany we flrmly believe to he a* fair, as Impartial and aa absolutely correct as It Is possible for an Intelligent and honest man to make the record of a public meeting. Onr readers can peruse It with perfect confidence and can dertva from It just such Impression aa a fair statement of the facta will make upon their minds. We give tho report ss the report of the paper, which Is confirmed by every Impartial description which ws have lmd from personal and disinterested sources returning to Atlanta. The result* of tCe four debates have not been sat isfactory, although both of the candidates have recently given moro attention than usual to the discussion of great Issues of the campaign. We feet that the only way tn which such dashes of conviction can bo of Interest to tho voters would be to discuss these great questions which aro vital to the people's Interest without passion, without prejudice nnd without the miserable Interjection ot personal abuse and vituperation on either side. As the campaign progresses The Georgian will en deavor more and more to give tha facte aa they are between theee two striking figures of the campaign. No staff representative of thle paper would color or misrepre sent the facta In these political gatherings, and this la the best guarantee to the people ot Georgia that the fairest. moBt accurate and moat trustworthy reports which they sill receive during the further progress of this cam paign will be found In the columns of a free, fair and fearless newspaper. Meanwhile, let ns all thank hsavsn and the better angels of ths state that the campaign has only six more weeks to run. Romancers As Statesmen. When Job the patriarch expressed the pious wish that bis enemy would write n book he did not contem plate that this would be the surest road to political ad vancement nnd renown, for they did not manage things so well In the land ot Us. But this Is s different land end time, and It now seems that as soon si a man makes n hit with a novel the next step is for his friends to gather around him nnd nominate him for some political position. The author ot “The Jungle" has attained n world wide celebrity. He la looked upon as ths logical antag onist of tha octopus. Consequently he has been nomi nated for congress from New Jersey on the Socialist ticket nnd there are those who do not hesitate to urge him to sntar ths race for the presidency. if he were to attempt to carry out hit reforms with in ths ranks of the Democratic party there would be some likelihood of hla success, for he has certainly set the civilised world to thinking, but the moment he,an nounced himself ss a Socialist he queered the game and neutralised his powsr for good. It Is very dlfisrsut with Winston Churchill, however. He has been s member of the New Hampshire legisla ture for the post two years and thus has had aa oppor tunity of learning a great deal about practical politics. It Is a far cry from his first novel, "The Celebrity," to anything Ilk# s problem novel, bat In “Conlston" hs Is sold to have utilised the lnfornfatlon gained In political life for ths purpose of drawing an effective Indictment against railroad domination In the affairs ot n state. Ths Boston and Maine railroad Is ths particular of fender for which Mr. Churchill has been gnnnlng. but It •aems to be accepted that the abuses complained of are not peculiar to New Hampshire, and the Indications are that the novel will have a very wide sale and may exert some Influence. At any rate the admlrera of Mr. Churchill have reached the conclusion that he should run for the office of governor on the Lincoln Republican ticket and he has consented to do so. There Is nothing new In this tendency of literary men to enter political life and to make a distinguishing mark In that line of work. Both before and after hla achievements as a statesman, M. Disraeli was a success ful novelist, while Lord Lytton was at loust aa highly esteemed In parliament as he was In the boudoir whore his florid romances held undisputed popularity for ao many years. It Is to him that England Is Indebted for tho acquisition of Vancouver's Island and for many other strokes of statesmanship. These are but the first Illustrations that coma to mind In this connection, and a moment’s reflection will illy suggest dozens more. Churchill, et least, may reasonably expect to be elected on the reform ticket of New Hampshire. The career of the scholar In politics will bo watchod with Increasing interest if he should he elected. Chairman Taggart Should Resign. It seems to be pretty well agreed that Hon. Thomas Taggart can best servo hts party by resigning his posi tion as chairman of the Democratic executive commltteo. The levity with which he scouts the Idea finds no such echo In tho mlnda of the people of the country in general. It la an undisputed fact that the French Lick Springs resort has been a synonym of gambling for a long time and the place has been generally alluded to aa the Monte Carlo of America. Through the Instru mentality of the attorney general and the governor ot the Hate of Indiana a recent raid was made on the Casino and a Urge quantity of gambling paraphernalia was captured- The Idea that Mr. Teggart did not know that gambling was being carried on la absurd In Its very face and no man who Is clothed and In his right mind will believe it for one moment The proprietor of the building—since he claims that he was nothing mors—might have mads almost any kind of defense and It would have been more graceful and more plausible than to maintain that he was Igno rant of the fact that gambling was going on there. Everybody knows that that was one of the malniUys of the resort It is an Insult to the Intelligence of the American people to aak them to believe In Jilt Igno rance. There Is a general senUment throughout the couo try that Mr. Taggart should resign. He did not do hla party any good during the last campaign. He was held up to the world as u gambler and a "sport” through out tbs campaign, and to thla was added the fact that he seemed much more Intent on bit own builneai than on the election of the Democratic nominee. Ho was not much of a general In the political field. To leave him In thp same position during snothor contest would be deplorable Indoed. In a few months there will be an election to choose members ot tho Sixtieth congress. Thla comes at a time when tha whole country It aroused on tho subject ot reform, A wave of social and political and commercial morality U sweeping over the country and the peoplo aro de termined that this ethical awakening shall bear fruit The Republican party la already In a position to reap the benefit of a groat deal ot this sentiment notwith standing the fact tbat thet have merely stolen Demo cratic thunder In putting Into execution the reforms which the Democrats have been demanding so long. At the same time It will do the party no good to have at the head of the executive commltteo a man whoso Monte Carlo hae been cloaed a* a gambling resort after enjoying ait unsavory reputation for many years. Whatever may be tho fine distinction drawn as to the person responsible for the gambling at French Lick Bprlnga, the one fact remains tbat U Mr. Taggart wants to serve hit party he can do It boat by resigning at once. The East Lake improvements. The people of Atlanta who have recently been to East Lake can bavo little conception of the deep nnd lasting debt which they owe to the Atlanta Athletic Club. A few months ago the club bought several hundred scree of thle beautiful property and have expended upon It a generous sum ot money, which la being constantly added to, and which will be constantly reinforced for the next four or flvo yean. The metamorphoeli wrought by the taste, energy and liberality of the club has already glvsn to this city the finest country and athletic resort In all the South, and. one which has fsw superiors throughout the country. Heretofore our little slater of Birmingham has been accustomed to vaunt her superiority over Atlanta In this Uns, but hereattsr Atlanta, thanks to the Athletic Club, holds the pre-eminence In this llna of development, and has bulldsd and Is now perfsottng an Institution which will be an ornament and a restful, helpful and healthful charm to all the people of this capital olty of the South. With a lake for boating, whloh is beautiful and am* pla for every demand, with the finest golf courts In nil the South, and with the finest s«t ot tennis courts south ot Chicago or Nsw York, tha athletic feature of thle club la built upon a foundation which offers unlimited possi bilities for success and development In the future. As the slow but steady process ot beautifying goes on year after year, as ths trees grow larger on the ave nues, and the grass begins to grow green upon the lawns, while the club bouses are perfected In boauty and convenience. this country annex to tbe Athletic Club at East Lake will make an ornament of which all Atlanta may be proud, and tn which Atlanta may be happy. Paw Institutions In recent years have bad a moro wholesome, more healthful and a happier Influence upon tho life and development ot the young men of Atlanta than tbe Athletic Club, and the building of this splendid addition at East Lake ts ths crowning achievement tnd glory of an Institution to which Atlanta Is already deeply and happily In debt. THE FIR»T CHARTER OF EAST POINT. To the Editor of The Georgian: In my story of John F. Bible, In The South Fulton Enterprise of June 30, and which you epitomise In a re cent Issue of your valuable paper,'I say: "The embryo city must have a charter aod Juat as that charter was written. In hie own handwriting, by John F. Bible, It passed the Georgia legislature and s new municipality was born." A correspondent disputes this, alleging that tbe charter was written by Captain Conley. Kindly allow me apace In which to set tbe gentlemen right Mjr state ment as above la la avenr particular correct Soma three or four years after the charter was granted. It was proposed to aek the legislature for a new charter giving the young city greater powers. This charter was written by Captain Conley, and superseded the charter under which East Point was established as a city. My Informant Is Mr. R. F. Thompson, who wai a member of the council at that period. Captain Conley did yeoman service for East Point and I cheerfully accord him all the credit which Is hla due. But he did not write East Polnt'a firat charter, tbat having been written by John F. Bible, now of Ixima, Mich. A- A. ALLEN, South Fulton Enterprise, East Point, Ga. GEORGIA'S INSURANCE BILL. To the Editor of The Georgian: / Knowing the ability and the willingness with which yon always rally td the cause and Interest of the people, nnd especially to that of tho Empire State of the South, I ask permission through tho columns of your valuable paper to call attention u> one of the most vital questions of Importance now before tbe people of this state, pre sented to them through the legislative body as represen tatives of the whole state. Not only does thla question affect the present generation, but future ones. I.refer to the hill ns Introduced by Senator Foy, of Screven county, which hill seeks to regulate the business of life Insurance done In tho state of Oeorgla. whether such business Is done by a company organized In Geor gia or some other state. This bill as Introduced. Is to protect the people of Georgia from being Induced to buy or offered "gold brick" contracts and "special boards” under the name of Ufa Insurance; to prevent discrimination of one policy aver another, of same class; to place the sale of life Insurance uimn a legitimate basis, and having legiti mate Ufa Insurance to offer. The people of Georgia have been the victims of many Yfnke" life Insurance companies of both home and foreign birth. Tho legislature now In session could not pass n law which would prove of moro benefit to all till- people of Georgia limn lo pass tho bill as Introduced by Senator Foy. I am sorry to say, but the state of Goorgln haa not kept paco with other states In the protec tion of her citizens by having and enforcing strict life Insurance laws; In my opinion there.ahould be created a separate state life Insuranco department, presided over by a state official whose duty would be to recom mend proper Insurance lawn, see that same were en forced, and that no life Insurance company be allowed lo do luminous In Georgia except that company organized and operated upon honest and scientific life Insurance principles. I do not make the suggestion of creating the life Insurance department with any political Interest In view. I have chosen life Insurance (the sale of It) as my pro fession. I have not now, or ever did have any political aspirations, neither hate I any friend 111 view* tn recom mend to fill the position as suggested to ho created. Thanking you In advance for any prominence you may give this letter, or i's purpose, I am vours sincerely, 1 B. W. TORRANCE ‘‘EXCHANGES” AND "BUCKET 8H0PS." To the Editor of The Georgian: I have read your two editorials In defense of local exchanges. Will you pleaso explain to me the difference betwocn losing a thousand dollars In a bucket shop and losing a thousand dollars on the so-called exchanges? Do you deny that It Is a fact that these so-called ex changes will allow am p-r-on regardless of Ids occupa- tlon and regardless of hla purpose In buying to specu late through these exchanges provided that ho will put up Hie margin? I)o you or tlm so-called exchanges eon- tend that because tin- exchanges will not receive frac tional orders that It will lessen the gambling on futures lii-csime >1 contract with an exchange requires more mon ey than la required In a bucket shop? Don't you know that this can be evaded by pooling arrangements be tween soveral parties who desire to speculate and will do so In tho name of one person? How can you prohibit bucket shops without prohibiting so rnlleil exchanges? ir a Idll should he passed requiring that every corpora tion, firm or Individual engaging In tho business of deal ing In futures should be required to have a certificate of membership on some legitimate cxchnnge, who is to lietermlno which exchange Is legitimate and which Is Il legitimate? Is there any prohibition ngatnst tbe form ing of other exchanges? Is It true that the New Or leans exchange and tin- Now York exchange are the only exchanges that can exist? The bucket shops cu easily get together and form an exchange upon tho floors of which purchases and salsa can be made under ths asms rules and regulations required upon the New York nnd New Orleans exchanges. Such has been done already In tho organization of tho Consolidated Stock Exchange of Philadelphia, Metropolitan Stock Exchange of Boston, National Bonrd of Trade of Kansas City, Mo., National Cotton Exchange of Memphis and Superior Board of Trndo, Superior, Wli. If such a bill was framed aiming exclusively at so-called bucket shops It would not run out tbe buckot shops or tho exchanges either. It would Just simply mean that all of them WOttld run on as thsy do now, because tbe bucket shops can organize ex* changes and havo membership on them the same ns tho so-called legitimate exchanges now have membership. All of this opposition ts not for tho benefit of tho fanners. the business men nnd producers of thla country, lint this opposition Is Indng carried on by the SOCaBad exchanges and bucket shops, the purpose of which Is to prevent any bill which Is drastic enough to prevent the evil which it Is aimed at. I will guarantee and defy any so-called exchange to dispute It that not one-tenth of their business Is legitimate business. It Is the gambling feature of their business that they want to retain and It Is the gambling feature which brings the revenue. As one expressed It In tho Kimball house lobby p few nights ago, "they have the teat and they are going to hold it until the milk goes dry." The purpose of our bill Is to choke them off the teat and to stop the milk from running. No one can dispute that tho gambling Is Immoral, Illegal and contrary to public policy and should be sup pressed. North Carolina tried a law In 18S7 In which it was attempted to draw a distinction between so-called legitimate and illegitimate transactions and this law was Ineffective. In 1904 the legislature of North Caro lina enacted a law which has prohibited future specula tion In that state. The substitute bill now pending be fore the legislature. Indorsed by the Credit Men's As sociation of this state," tho Chamber of Commorce and other trade organizations Is almost a re-draft of tho North Carolina law. I have letters from prominent persons In North Carolina where thla law la In force and they all state that the law has had a good effect and haa not Interfered In tjo least with any legitimate enter prise, but has abolished gambling on futures In that state. Yours truly, , JOHN A. BOYKIN. hATURAL RIGHTS. To the Editor of Tho Georgian'. It Is a popular saving-that man haa no “natural rights." This Is not to say that.he never haa had any, but thlB statement la used to convey the Idea that man's natural rights ts tin Invention of his Imagination. This Idea Is ndrnnced to uphold present social and economical conditions. If this Is true, and It doubtless Is. then present so cial and Industrial conditions are not natural or are op posed to nature. The only law which does sod can exist, ia natural law, and like the laws of the Medea and Persians nev er changes. Natural law treats all mankind alike. It treats tha king and hlB slave alike. Upon no other groundB can the Democratic slogan of "Equal rights to all and sp'e- dal privileges to none,” exist This Democratic slogan, unjess It applies to both king and slave alike. Is not sincere. To apply to those alike It must abolish the name and the calling alike. All men eat. drink, wear clothes and dwell III houses In obedience to the natural law of self- preservation. The possession, then, of these things Is after the law of natural right. To deprlvo mankind of these things Is to mako tho natural right to these things tbe property right of those who withhold them from their fellows. This unnatural property right of the few In the nat ural right ot all ta the bone of contention between those who own this right In small degree, and those who own It In a larger measure. In other words, present political parties who aro or havo been In power, are simply par ties of those who claim to own the natural right of all men to food, clothing nnd shelter. Those who are dta- possessed of these natural rights are not parties to these political deals, or stockholders In theee political parties any moro than tho paper upon which la printed tho gov ernment function of money, Is money. The paper Btands for the laborer or slave, ami the jirlntlng or wording thereon stands tor those who own the natural rights of the laborers or slaves. Tbe laborer is a slave, simply because be worships the printing or stamping, which he does not understand. Instead of the paper which he does understand. Tho printing or stamping Is all there la ot capitalism, and tbe blank paper Is all there ts of labor under tbe present functions of government One nmy prevent his fellow man from enjoying nat ural law, but they cannot thus destroy the natural law, or deprive the other of tho natural right to tho benefit of natural law. This Democratic slogan of "equal rights to all" to bo effectual or of use, should read “equal rights of all to the use of their natural rights.” A man. a mulo, the enrth. tbe air, the water, the seed end the sun mako a crop of wheat. Is this crop after natural law or human opinion? Or after natural right or human edict? To whom does this whoat belong, and by what right ts there any ownership? If man's opinion can perpetually obstruct or stop tho oporatlon of natur al right, can ho not perpetually obstruct or stop, the op eration ot divine right? , Which candidate for governor of Georgia stands for the natural rights of the man nnd the mule In making tho crop of wheat? Feudalism was abolished, chattel slavery wns abolished, why not wage slavery? Is not John D. Rockefeller sound In denying tho natural right of any but his own? W. A. JOHNSON. July 6, ISM. INTERNAL USE ONLY—(Quantum Buff.) Mustard on cloth for tho stomach's exterior, Why', that la tor Christians ot Science Interior; But mustard on beef for the stomach's Interior la proper for Christians of Science superior. —JAMES J. DOOLIKG. NEW YORK COMMERCIAL COMMENTS EDITORIALLY ON TORREY-ALEXANDER Under the caption. "An Age of Cant,' The New York Commercial haa the fol lowing editorial comment on tha Tor- rey and Alexander system of revivals: We are living In a striking age from whatever aspect considered—an age of decedent creeds and changing stand ards. The historian of the future, In summing up the salient characteristics of the present inhabitants of the United Staten, will no doubt classify them as the most restlessly progressive people, the greatest rood, city and empire builders that this world hoe known, and an essentially practical race. On the other hand, the amazing facility with which so Intelligent a people sub mits to being \xplotted by any religious fakir or thsumaturglet that Just hap tens along will not ascape criticism rom tha Greenes or Gibbons of future ages. It was refreshing to find the esteemed Public Ledger not long sgo rejoicing, apparently, In certain strange discover ies and tidings of great Joy that had been brought to the good people ot Philadelphia by a Doctor Torrey and a Mr. Alexander, Itinerant "evangelists" or “missionaries," or “revivalists." For, while Philadelphia may possibly lack some of the briskness of New Tork and other large ritlee, yet surely the marvels alleged to have occurred under Tiberius Caaaar should have reached that fair city by this time. They were state newt even when Constantine, led by hla Empress Helena, promulgated on official religion for the Western Roman empire, only sixteen centuries ago, and since that time these wonders have certainly been exhaustively dis cussed In all their possible bearings on human society aa well os the proved Interpolations In the few passages of contemporary writers which refer to them. Yet, notwithstanding the deduc tions (so contemptuous for certain forms ot primitive beliefs) arrived at by masters of the human Intellect- such men as John Stuart Mill, Spencer, Darwin, Huxley—at the present mo ment, to our discredit be It said among English-speaking races, the profession of "Howling Dervish" for which Ignor ance Is a good qualification, la one of the moat Immediately profitable that even a get-rich-quick schemer can turn hla attention to. The good news that Philadelphia was asleep and needed reviving reached the ears of Doctor Torrey anti those of tbe similarly Inspired Mr. Alexander at an pportune moment, and they very laud- ibiy hastened to Introduce salvation to the city of brotherly love. A much wider field of effort has presented Itself In Franc*. And what may not have been lost lo the French population by the absence of theee reverend gentle men at this precise Juncture? The government and legislators of that country hare been engaged for a year or more In a rough-and-tumble fight with "the church" there; indeed, that was a precious opportunity for. our re vivalists, either ns Umpires or, better still, participants In the fray. In tho Obeence of any such champions "the church" over there haa been wonted, and tha principal French newspapers, with few exceptions, are congratulating tbe government upon Its victory. In gur own land we appear slow In realizing that cant and euperetttlon are the deadliest enemies of human progresa. Has education not sufficient ly advanced among us lo render Holy Qhoeters, Dowtelem, spook worship and other such religious masquerades Im possible? What renders such beliefs possible In the first Instance? There Use the crux of the problem. Thirty years ago, when France, still trembling after her tremendous defeat by Ger many, waa being reorganized by such ? lre patriots aa Gtombetta nnd M. hlers. Paul Bert, then minister of K bltc Instruction, addressed the chain- r of deiutles to tho following effect: "It Is not our domestic discords. It la not England, nor even the trained Ger man legions that constitute tha great est menace to Frenchmen and tha ■parity of Franca, still bleeding from wounds, but ‘the man In black.'" Hla memorable word! have borne fruit. But aa to tho vultures who; under a clerical garb and under all kinds of denominations, are allowed to Impose on the credulity of the British or American public without restraint, such aa these wero not tolerated In France, Germany or Switzerland at any period, but were amenable to the law as rogues or Impostors. Tha French minister was referring only to the orthodox regular French clergy, good enough for the feudal ages of Europe, but now deemed mischievous, reactionary and a breeder of debasing superstitions. Is there no lesson that our cultivated and more thoughtful class ot citizens can derive from thla great French na tional movement? For such It la. Are tha "shapharda" and “tub-thumpera," the types ao wall portrayed by Charles Dickens, forever to b* encouraged- and go unrebuked by tha preea of this coun try? We must decline to believe that Philadelphia Vaa asleep and needed awakening by Doctor Torrey and Mr. Alexander. The Reverend Doctor Casa, chairman of the "mission," announced that the total expense of “the revival" reached 140,000. The profits ware not stated. In thla kind of business they never are, nor thalr disposal. On a rough calculation It coat about IS a head to convert a Philadelphian. In Atlanta, the next “eland" for the two worthlea, It no doubt cost much more. Warm Contest For Mayor. Special to the Ueorctss. Auguste, Oa_, July 10.—It le only eight V»ys till the city whit* primary will be held and much Interest Is ba ins manifested In the outcome. It la the mayorellty election this year, and as usual the city employees whose Jobs depend upon their action, are working hard for tha different candidates. HOW DID HE KNOW. Yvette Gnllbert, the noted French ac tress. at a dinner In New York had ‘ compUmented rather awkwardly, re the New York Tribune. "Your Intention was not bed,” said tha n ctrese, good-humoredly. In her quaint Gna sh. "But you were awkward. I will admit that “Ho awkward yon ware that I am re- nlndod'Of a hepjH-nlnx, a Parisian happen- ***_ Parisian gnve'a dinner. All the tere. Jewels (Uttered on white end ribbons crossed while In a word, elegance com an gnve worm vai ih* throats. Ord« •blrt boaoma* Plata. “And after ainnar, artar tba ladle •one upstair*, tba men. orer thalr coffcs and dears and liquors, talked, as men will, of lore. . “And all of a sadden tbe host cries In i load volet: ••! will tall roue gentlemen, thla Ir the S: InWas fiaJnj Germany, even of America, I here kissed, but Itfc meet tree that to kiss my wife le best of all. “Then e young men cries from across the table: " 'By heavens. air, yon are right there!' TRIBUTE TO THE GEORGIAN. To the Editor pt The Georgian: I waa glad whan The Georgian was launched, and, commencing with the first number, I am a hubscriber as long as It Is run by such a man ns John Temple Graves. It Is a splendid paper and Juat such a dally as every true Georgian should and will b* proud of. It haa but one possible fault, and that la the restrictive word "Atlanta" to Its Leave off the word "Atlanta" and let "The Georgian" be the name. IV* people down her* In Carroll formed a large Hoke Smith Club on the first Tuesday. It will soon have a ma jority of the white voters of tbs coun ty belonging to It, os nearly all the vot ers of this county era Smith men. We are very proud of Hon. Hoke Smith and Intend to elect him In spite of the many low down efforts being made to Injure him. The lowest ws haw seen le the picture of the negroes appoint ed by the Cleveland administration, sent out by the Clark Howell crowd to Injure Smith. That is enough to dis gust every Democrat who voted for Cleveland. It comes with very, bad grace from Mr. Howell now, who Hilled to oppose the appointments. In hie great paper at tba time; but seemed then. If not to approve, at least not to openly. Ilka a man, oppose the appointments. Howell now blatantly lays he "would die rather than Injure tba Democratic party," and yet hs la little enough to throw thla Insult at every whits man who voted for the only Democratic president whom w* hare had since tha war. This ploture has turned a few that would have been for Howell •iralnst him. Much success to The Georgian, and long may It flourish. J. W. BALLARD. Carrollton, Go. July 7, 1904. By Private Leased Wire. New York. July 10.—Thomas F. Ryan, traction magneto, banker end political manipulator, la again a grand, father. The financier Is abroad, but when a third --,n was bom to his eon, William K. Ryan, at the homestead. Oak Ridge, Va . the moles got busy and the new* seas sent to grandpa. Mr. Ryan recently lamented that none of his grandchildren had been bora at the old homestead, and hla son thereupon moved with hie family to Oak Ridge. Clarence Eddy, the distinguished American organist, who enjoys Inter- natl -nal reputHtlun, and Mrs. Grace - -1 - • 11 J ilrkman, a n-it.-.l concert Mn.- . were married nt -noon today at the Msnhasset apartments. Lost year, when Mr. Eddy made a concert tour of thle country, Mrs. Dick- tnan was his concert soloist. At thle time a suit for divorce was pending against Mr. Eddy and on May 10 of this year the conditional divorce was grant ed and -Mr. Eddy and Mrs. Dlckmsn fixed the time of thetr marriage. Only their most Intimate friends were noti fied. Mrs. Dlckman obtained a divorce from her husband sums time ago. She was born In California end xnng In Dr. McKenzie's church there. The fact that Thomas A. Edison, son of the famous electrician, haa taken to himself another wife ties Just become known. She was Miss Beatrice M. Pnyser, and they were married Sat urday In Trenton. While ths weddlnx woe very quiet, It waa not a runaway match. A certain section of New York’s "400" are discussing today with considerable interest the election of Cornelius Van derbilt as a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, the organisation that dates back to the revolution—for be hind tho election of Cornelius Vander bilt was another contest between him and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt as tn which was the head of tho house. Both Cornelius and Alfred Gwynne, It ap pears, made application for member ship to the society at about the same time, Cornelius declared he wee eligi ble on tbe ground that he was the eld est eon of hie great-grandfather, who woe an officer In the revolutionary ormy. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt baaed his application on the ground that he was descended- In a direct line from his mother’s great-grandfather, who wae an officer st Charleston, 8. C., at ths outbreak of the revolution. It Is a herd end feet rule In the Society of the Cincinnati that the law of primo geniture hold In regard to eligibility. But, os once before In the dispute of the two brothers os to which woe the head of the house of Vanderbilt, Cor nelius won. The flret contest occurred when Cornelius woe practically disin herited by his father because he mar ried Grace Wilson. But then he forced hie borther and other members of the family to give him part of the share of the Vanderbilt estate left to them, so that In the end he had almost ss much as Sny of them. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt had been declared tbe heed of the Vanderbilt house before tho lat ter died. Severe treatment le to be meted out by the* authorities of Bellevue hospital to drunkards who won't reform. It wss announced today that hereafter every man who calls at the Institution s sec- ..II I time t-> t- treeateil for nl, will be arrested. A card system will be used for Identification. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. By Private Leesed Wire. New York, July It.—Here are some of the vlettors In New York today: ATLANTA—D. E. Arnold and wife, J. H. Pace, D. M. Slrk, S. S. Stevens, R. I. Cheatham, Mrs. R. W. Davidson, L. Richardson, B. B. Roberts, A. H, Welhouee, A. W. Comes, J. Harris, L. Reynolds, W. W. Reynolds, L. Richard son. AUGUSTA—W. H. Harrison. SAVANNAH—Mrs. E. Hsalsm, H. F. Lauderman, H. W. McCowan, H. IV. McCowan, Jr, F. H. Golden, Miss M. Hogan. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. JULY 10. 1024—Pope Benedict Vltl died. 1414—Henry V claimed restoration ol English possessions In France. 1400—Battle of Northampton, England. Wars of the Roses. 1609—John Calvin, religious reformer, born. Died ltd. 1659—Accession of Francis II of Franca 1554—William, Prince of Orange, as sassinated. 1680—Bishop Tell died. 1723—Sir William Blacketone, fammie legal writer, born. Died Febru ary 14. 1710. 1777—Capture of British General Pres cott, Bristol, R. L 1792—Frederick Marryatt, novelist, bom. 1806—Mutiny ot the Sepoys at Vellorq India. 1832—President Jackson vetoed bill te recharter United States bank. 1850—Millard Fillmore sworn In as president of the United States. 1863—Mexican empire proclatmedi Maximilian as emperor. 1884— Paul Morphy, noted chess expert, died. 1885— Arrival In Chicago of flret car load of fruit shipped from Ore gon. 1888—Brekemen on the Cincinnati. Bur lington and Quincy Railroad wenl on strike. 1890—President approved set for ad mission of Wyoming to state- hood. 1892— Kate Castleton, actress, died. 1893— Score of lives lost In cold stor age fire st Chicago worlds fain 1894— Hundreds killed by earthquake at Conatantlnople. 1895— Allen Pettlbone, fsthar ef '» Mlllerttee, died. 1898—General Torsi. Spenleh com mander of Santiago, declined tt surrender. 1902— Explosion of Ore-damp In tain* near Jnlinglnwn. Pa, more tnss 115 killed. 1903— Second operation In endeavor u save Pope Leo's life. 1904— General Jose Toral. Who Wire* dered Santiago to the Americana died In ilidrtd. 1905— Franco-German agreement Morocco *aa announced*