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THH ATLANTA flEORGIAN
T1KXUAV. AUGUST 14. ISrt.
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
P. L SEELY, President.
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It Takes Two to Make a Quarrel.
The current. Issue of Harvl* Jordan’s Cotton Journal
it niied with several addlUonal columns ot. personal abuts
of the editor of The Georgian. We have neither the In-
tllnatlon nor the purpose to reply.
We are going to leave Mr. Jordan and hit underlings
tho whole floor in this matter with full freedom to ex
ploit themselves to the length of their rope and to the
limit of their talents.
We have no personal quarrel with Mr. Jordan, and
If wo had we have never believed that a newspaper was
the avenuo In which to exploit It Wa have been en
gaged In a great and serious work with good moUvea to
purify the Southern Cotton AssoclaUon by the exposure
and rebuke of those who were engaged In Improper prac
tices within lie official life. We have accomplished this
righteous purpose without malice and without stooping
to bltterneas or abuse. The work bss been done, the
end In view accomplished and the effort abundantly vin
dicated In the results. The committee of invesUgatlon
has found all that we charged to be true, and tbolr con
demnation resting with our exposure satisfies the only
purpose which we set out to effect It it be neces
sary to revive these matters for the refreshment of the
executive committee In September, or for the Information
of the annual meeting In May, we may perhaps feel It our
duty to do eo. •
For tho rest, Mr. Jordan and his underlings may
criticise, abuso and storm to their hearts’ content Noth
ing they can say can Injure this paper or It* editor. We
have no wish to Injure them. Mr. Jordan and the editor
of this paper both occupy reeponilbl* positions lu the
upbuilding of the South—the on* as a leader of public
sentiment ns an advocate of good causes and aa the
friend of every righteous movement looking to the glory
of the South—tho other ns the chosen head and repre
sentative of a great Industrial and agricultural Interest
which needs and requires all the help and cooperation
that an Interested people can give It
Under these circumstances we decline to quarrel per
sonally with Mr. Jordan any further In this matter. Our
work Is done; our object Is accomplished, and for the
rest we have no personal feelings at stake.
It takes two to make a quarrel, and If Mr. Jordan
la anxious to perpetuate this one, he will have to go be
yond The Georgian office to find the second party to his
feud. '
It Is our purpose now. ai far aa we may be able, to
stand by the Southern Cotton Association, to perfect Its
life, to encourage Its membership, to exploit Its decisions
and, to plead for Its righteous nnd discreet policies of
trade. 80 long aa Mr. Harvl* Jordan remains Its presl-
dent'win shall urge the members of the association to
give him their hearty qupport.
The Interest of the state and the welfare of this great
material interest transcends any Impulse upon our part
to engage oven under great provocation In a wordy In
terebange of bltternesi and peraonalltles. We have noth
Ing to fear; our conscience la clean and clear and we
are boyond the reach of any bitterness or of any malice
which any enemy can direct toward ua.
Moreover, we believe that the people ot Georgia will
Indorse this spirit. For the troth ot this assertion, we
submit these paragraphs from the columns of The En
quirer-Sun of July 2»th, whose spirit and comprehension
touches very deeply our conscience and reachos our
highest appreciation:
"Under severe provocation Editor Graves, whose pon
can be a* caustic aa it Is usually kind, restrained the Itn
pulse to reply In bitter words to nn onslaught upon him
self. True, he was aided in this by the consciousness of
good motives nnd of the high esteem In which be Is held,
but even these Influences seldom contribute to such nu
•vldence ot self-control.
"Apart entirely from the subject under discussion,
it may be said that Editor Graves’ utterances furnish an
'-sample worthy of emulation. If in public nnd private
life the Impulse to indulge In bitter speech, to say things
that are cruel and bard nnd which sting, should be re
pressed until another day, so many of them woidd be left
unsaid and fewer wounds there would be to leave senra.
Another Constitutional Government.
A more atrlktng evidence of the growing popularity
of representaUve government could not lie found than
the fact that the shah of Persia baa Just Issued a decree
granting to hla people a national assembly nnd a const I
rational form of government. In etriklng contrast with
tho Insincerity of the cur, who has been liberal of his
promises to his people, but niggardly hi his performances,
the concessions made by the ruler of Persia have been
straightforward and without delay.
The proposed general assembly will consist of repre
sentatives from all classes of the country except the very
peasants, who, apparently, will havcjtn wait for some time
longer^ but their Interests ought to be safe In the hands
ot the sympathisers who are given seats In tho delibera
tive body.
The new assembly will meet In Teheran, and all
civil and constltuUonal laws will originate In that general
assembly.
There has been practically no bloodshed and hardly
anything which could be construed as a revolution.
This breaking up ot the old order ot things and
growth of the representative Idea of_ government Is a
striking Illustration of the rapidity with which the world
moves and the spread of the rule of the people bs op-
loscd to the theory of king-craft nnd autocracy.
It Is a shattering of old romance to think of Persia
a ; a constitutional government. We are nnturally In
clined to associate It with Darius nnd Cyrng and Xerxes,
and the magnificent despotisms which flourished under
them until they were swept sway by Alexander the
crest. In the popular mind It Is the enchanted land of
tbo Arabian Nights nnd the benevolent rale of good
linrauu ai Roschld. We think of It In connection with
Lailah Rookh, the tulip-cheeked, and tho Journey she
made with the captivating Prince Keramorz.
Indeed, until recent times It has probably preserved
more of tho manners and customs of the ancient days
than any country In the world, and It comes ns a distinct
shock to the sentimentalist to think of It ns a land with
a legislature and a constitution nnd an electoral system.
list the leaven ot republicanism has been at work
there at et>->wh*r«. The people have bceu straggling
for a. parliament pud a snare In the making and nd
tering of laws. It baa come at laf and Portda tain
place among the modern state* of the world.
Tble step cannot fall to have an Important effort on
the future. Russian'designs on Persia have.been one
of the features of the Far Eastern question for a long
time, and England views them with a Jealous' eye. What
the course of the people will be under the new order of
things remains to be sewn, but at present it Is til novel
and strange.
nls- conscience* and the Jeqlebtlon of these separate r
he* jelgn states.
This is one great transcendent Issue of this cam
paign—and there are three candidates who profess al
legiance to this idea. Every honest man and every
loyal citizen of common spnse can decide for himself
what is the platform and which la the candidate that
will best execute this duty which be owes to himself, to
bis children and to the state.
A Transcendent Issue of the Campaign.
It is difficult In this whirl of ambitions and storm
of personalities for an honest and conscientious citizen
of Georgia to keep his Judgment and bl* ballot In bal
ance with his civic duty and bis personal obllgaUons to
the state.
And yet, It Is the honest and sincere desire of The
Georgian to do this very thing.
AbstracUng ourselves then, from the malignant at
mosphere of this unfortunate campaign, one thing ap
pears to us ai clearly a duty on the part of the pety
pie of Georgia, to themselves and to the future welfare
ot the state.
Whatever else Is true or false, tt is unquestlousbly a
fact established iu the Judgment of ell these times that
It I* necessary In every state and In the republic at large
to demonstrate here and now to the railroads and to
the great corporations of the country, ths shining and es
sential fact that the people rale this country and that the
people must continue to rale It.
Now there la neither anarchy nor demagogy In this
assertion. The Georgian has been tranquil and conserva
tive amid the Issues of this time. We have sought to ar
ray no prejudice; we have done no Injustice to any cause,
or Interest; we have been neither violent nor abusive, al
though we have had abundant provocation to be so.
And. we have striven to be fair, to be Just and to be
broad in our attitude toward all Interests and all public
question* of this time.
The necessity to curb and to restrain the aggressions
of the railroads and corporations Is as wall recognized
at thl* period of our history as any public policy In gov
ernment hat ever been recognised at any period of our
national history. It Is not scatter of local prejudice; It
la not a matter ot state conditions; nor I* If yet a spirit
that grow* out of any especial discrimination, or least of
all, out of any prejudice on the part of people ot moder
ate means toward the corporations of colossal wealth. The
necessity to curb and restrain the railroads without In
any possible way doing them any Injustice or any In
jury, Is recognized In erery section of our country. It
has been the battle cry and shibboleth of Victory In
Michigan, In Wisconsin, In Missouri, aa It Is In Georgia,'
and It has been an Issue of such general recognition that
It bae made the great light which has enlisted tha cour
age and the energy of the brave president of the United
States, and has bead fought and won In part In the illus
trious forum of the American senate.
So, that there can be no question of demagogy, of
bitterness nor of untlmellness In the demand which Is
being urged that the railroads should be taught the pre
eminence of the people In the affaire ot this country,
and that they should be rebuked in their effort both to
dominate legislation and to discriminate at times in their
rates of freight and transportation against the commer
cial life and the personal comfort of the American people.
The very universality of this spirit and its recogni
tion is the best and most) incontrovertible argument to
the voter* of Georgia that when this question is brought
files to face with our ballots and with our brains, it be
comes our high and unmistakable clrlc duty to register
at the polls such a verdict as will best establish the su
premacy of the people nnd the subordination of the cor
porations.
It does hot matter to The Georgian under what can
didate this may be done or In wbat shape the lesson may
be taught. But it does matter to The Georgian as a citi
zen and a public voice that this great lesson should be
taught now while it Is possible to teaeh It well—while
the people have yet in their hands the power, the co
herency, and the co-operative courage to administer the
lesion.
Neither Tho Georgian nor the people nor those who
represent the people, desire along any llpes nor in any
letter of legislation, to be unjust toward the railroads
and the corporations, to restrain their liberty, or to crip
ple their prosperity. Recognizing in full the splendid In
tluonce of these institutions in the development of the
country, we give them our high regard and pledge them
our fair and generona consideration In ovary act of legis
lation upon which we may be allowed to apeak. But
we do know and we do declare that the spirit of sclflsh ag
gression, the spirit of Indifference, nnd the spirit of monop
oly which have expressed the policy of the railroads and
the coritoratlona for the last ten or twenty years absolute
ly demands that when the Issue between the people and
selfleh plutocracy Is Joined, that the people must win or
that the people will sink Into deeper slavery and become
completely subservient to the corporate will.
Georgia simply cannot afford to do teas In this elec
tion than to win with Iti ballots the fight ot the people
for the rights of the people against tho selfishness of
those vast combinations of (tower. To win now Is to es
tablish Justice and popular liberty. To lose now Is to
endanger both for ourselves and for our children.
If the people should win am. a real representative of
the people should be posted In the chair ot state, The
Georgian pledges Itself with all its might and main to
protest and to dispute every effort on'the part of that
or any other public servant to be unjust or unfair toward
these great Institutions which are entitled to the care
and the protection of the state.
But Tho Georgian knows now and here, and every
honest man In Georgia who thinks and sees, will in
dorse the statement, that with the Issue Joined as It has
been Joined and It Joined today, the people should win
and simply must win this light for the safety and the
protection of the people and ot the railroads aa well, In
the years to come.
And so. we appeal frankly and sincerely, with abso
lute Indifference to any single personality In this cam
paign or to any single candidate In this race—we appeal
earnestly and fervently to the common sense and the pa
triotism or Georgia to rite In tho might of that ballot
which Is the expression of a free man’s conscience, and
to write in tho result of, the primaries the sovereignty
ot the people and the subordination of special Interests
to the general good.
Wo appeal to every citizen to put behind him the
special picas of candidates and the clashing fallacies of
ambitions and to set hit civic eyes clearly and reso
lutely upon the central proposition that tho people are
lighting In Georgia as they have fought In other states
and as they are fighting now In Washington to establish
beyond all doubt or question that the principle of the
greatest good of (he greatest number must be recognised,
both by the government and the Institutions which flour-
Ish under It, that the railroads must be Just In their
rates, fair In their traffic, and must not seek through
The Hon. Frank Longtey, Jr., of Troup, le the firm
friend and advocate of his friend and fellow citizen, the
Hon. Frank Harwell, of Troup, for one of the seats In
the new court of appeals established by the legislature.
Colonel Longley believes that Colonel Harwell Is capable,
popular, well equipped and eryetally honest, and he le giv
ing hie cordial support to Troup’s candidate for this re
sponsible pjace.
Let Us Have the Truth About the
Soldiers’ Home.
There has been too much sfnoke coming from the
conalderaUon of the Soldiers’ Home to permit the legisla
ture or interested people to halt In the Investigation until
the presence or absence of fire Is discovered.
'For a long time rumors hove been coming to The
Georgian from this great charity of tho state—rumor*
which we have been loath to believe and equally loath
to handle. »
But at the present time these charges have been
put In such definite form and shape, and so brarely
assumed by members of the state legislature that there
can be no honorable exit from this discussion short of a
full, fearleaa and complete Investigation.
Mr. Wllllnms,'of Laurens, made a brave speeeh upon
this question on Monday In the bouse. The definiteness,
boldness and evident sincerity of the representative from
Laurens deeply Impressed the house, and as reported
Impressed the state, and stamp Mr. Williams as a direct
and courageous statesman, not afraid to assume a re
sponsibility and yet ready at all times to sustain bis con
tentions with tbe evidence from reliable sources. We
are very glad that such a man as Representative Wil
liams has taken a personal lead In this matter and we
shall wateh the results with koen Interest and record
them without hesitation.
If Georgia has glorified Ita own gratitude and Ha own
loyalty to Immortal memories by thlz splendid benefi
cence to the old heroes of our lost cause. It would be
Indeed a poor and grudging charity to deny to these our
noble beneficiaries the real bounty of tbe state, and it
would be a deeper shame If negligence or Indifference
on tho part of the state permitted Georgia’s boupty to
be prostituted by mismanagement or to be Intuited by
cruelty and unkindnesa In Its administration.
Once more we assert that the matter lias .gone too
far now not to be carried to Its full and definite conclu
sion, and we’ trust that without any othor consideration
than the vindication of the spirit and the motive which
moved this splendid charity, the legislative committee will
hew to the line and let the chips fall where they will.
I ny, and Lie ImslncuH is to place negroes li. sections of
New York city which had htthertc remained unlnvaded
by them. An Instance In point was a large apartment
house on Ninety-eighth street, which this shrewd real es
tate man and "friend" of the negro race purchased. A*
soon as It became noised abroad that this house was to
be occupied J>y negroes, the people In tbe neighborhood
became greatly alarmed. No lovo and fraternity with the
negro race for them. They had lived thus far without
being disturbed by negroes In the neighborhood, nnd
they were not going to stand for a change If It could be
prevented.
There was no way to enjoin the new tenants, for the
property hat} been bought and paid for. There was noth
ing iw iiu but to buy the property, so after a hurried con
sultation on the part of tbe property owners and old-
time tenants, tbe deal was made and tbe bead of tbe Afro-
American Realty Company was richer by something like
$10,000.
It was a novel Idea, it worked well. He knew very
well that he could bank on the distaste of the average
New Yorker for negroes -as neighbors and be played the
game on that theory. He know that the only way for
them to. prevent this unsavory proximity was for them to
buy him out, and they did so.
It was rather an effective object lesson In the real
sentiments of the people of New York when they are
willing to cougn up $10,000 to keep the color line clearly
and dlatlnctly drawn and It sllencee a great deal of the
hypocritical flub-dub Indulged In by negro sympathizers
at tbe North.
Itersonal lobbies and political agencies to dominate the
No Social Equality for Them.
Tbe evidences are accumulating every day that tbe
pretended sympathy for the negro In the North Is the
hollowest of empty shams, and that he Is not accepted
on anything like equality by the people of that section
any more than he Is In tbe South.
At least one man realises this and apparently he Is
profiting by It. He Is going at the matter In the most
coldblooded and. systematic manner, and It Is said that
he has cleared tip something like $10,000 on a recent deal.
He Is the head of the Afro-American Realty Compa-
The Tendency Toward Tariff Revision.
The efforts of the administration to hold the Repub
lican party to u "stand pat” policy on the question Of the
tariff are becoming more nnd more hopeless every day.
While It Is true that the platform adopted by the Re
publicans of Iowa was not very radically In favor of tariff
revision, it Is pointed out that Governor Cummlus’ per
sonality and his Individual opinions, coupled with his
triumphant renomlnatlon, are more significant than any
platform, and that he Is an earnest tariff reformer li un
disputed.
The Springfield Republican recalls his vigorous as
sertion last fall that “all the graft of all the Insurance
companies from the beginning cannot equal one-fifth the
amount of which the people are robbed every year by
excessive tariffs."
So staunch a Republican paper as The New York
Tribune indorses the demand of tho Republicans of the
middle west for tariff revision, and finally The Outlook,
for thq. present week, summarizing the opinions of the
press and people, expresses the conviction that “It Is In
creasingly evident that those who believe In a protective
system will I efore long have to choose between a system
gradually modified in tbe direction of a freer trade by tbe
Republican party, and a system of tariff for revenue only
brought In by the political victory of the Democratic
party.”
This Is an Impartial authority, and makes It certain
that the conntry Is drifting gradually but Inevitably to
ward tariff revision and toward the time-honored princi
ples of the Democratic party.
Among tbe candidates for a place on the new rail
road commission to be elected by tbe people, Is Colonel
J. E. Mercer, of The Fitzgerald Enterprise, and while
The Georgian Is not In the habit of committing Itself In
advance to any one candidate for this responsible and
important post, we do not hesitate to say that our esteem*
ed contemporary is one of the llvest, bravest and most
honest public men in Georgia and would grace any posi
tion of trust or responsibility to which he-might be
called.
IJy Prtrnte Leused wire.
Sew York. Aug. H.—English society
people are whispering that If Laa»
Leonora Sophie Tankervtlle had not
been American bom she would never
have permitted her French maid to an.
noy her to the extent of bringing a lull
for damages. That she would not set
tle or compromise or retract from her
position It taken as an Indication that
her American spirit still exists, though
she has been married more than ten
years to the Earl of Tankervllle and
lived In nn English castle. Her trou-
ble seems to be the possession of a
French maid who did not know her
Place. They were going on a railroad
Journey and Lady Tankervllle wanted
seclusion. She told the mold to take
a seat In the van which carried the
luggage of the party.
As often ns the mistress Insisted the
maid refused nnd finally left In a hud
She secured an attorney, brought suit
for damages, and nearly won It. Ladv
Tankervllle Is th* daughter ot 1 c
Van Harter, of New York, and has
been In the public eye many times
elnce her hasty mnrrlage. Her bus.
band Was Lord Bennett and engaged
In evangelistic work lh the state ot
Washington when she met and fell in
love with him* For some time after
their marriage they' continued their re
vival work.
New York Is suffering from a plague
of flea*. They are high-toned deas
at that, and none but the bluest blond
satisfies them. The insect* have cen-
tered their campaign In the territory
contiguous to Riverside drive, em
bracing hundreds of fashionable npart-
ment houses. In many of the houses
which are overrun with flea*, com-
plaint* have been made to landlords
nnd the tenants have threatened to
move unless successful war of exter
mination Is waged.
A policeman for 27 year* who never
knew of a case of graft ts New York's
latest offering to the country. The - inn
lg William T. Coffee, of Bensonhurst,
who wa* given a farewell banquet bv
his comrades upon his retirement, in
responding to the presentation of a
loving cup, he said that In all his ca
reer he had never known of a single
case of graft.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAJI.
By Private Letted Wire.
New York, Aug. 14.—Here are some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—A. S. Emerson, H. John
son, Jr., H. K. Neer, J. S. Hatcher, M.
A. Sims, H. Stone, J. B. Zachary, Jr.
AUGUSTA—Sirs. J. B. Graham, W.
J. Higgins, J. M. Landrum. .
SAVANNAH—J. Cohen, J. LaveyfJ.
Lyons, H. W. Wllycover, Mrs. .M. S,
Cabling, Misses Caldlng.
£
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Paris, Aug. 14.—C. B. Howard. Mrs.
M. C. and Miss Edith Russell and Ed
ward R. Van Winkle, of Atlanta, Ga.,
registered < at The Herald ofilce today.
Growth and Progress of the New South
Greater Demand For Cotton Seed Oil
The recent session of the cotton seed crushers In Atlanta, which was
one of the most notable conventions held In this city during the present
summer, lends timely Interest to the following article from The New York
Commercial. The newspaper In question says that If a suggestion put
forth by a Southerner Is acted upon by the cotton oil Interests of the
country, there Is likely to be soon a greatly Increased demand for cotton
oil, which would b* certain to have a far-reaching Influence nn cotton oil
prices for home and export shipment. The suggestion Just put forward Is
that th* Interstate Cottonseed Crushers' Association should Inaugurate a
movement for the sale of cottonseed to the general public In line with
the methods In use by tha Standard Oil Company, In the eate of Ita Il
luminating and lubricating oils. It Is proposed, hi other' words, that cot
ton oil tanks on wheels should be sent throughout the country with a view
to selling cotton oil from door to door, not simply as a substitute for lard,
but on Its own merits as a culinary grease.
"It has been demonstrated,” says the advocate of this Idea, "that re
fined cotton oil not only meets alt requirements' In this respect, but Is
Actually superior to lard In this connection. The people should be mad*
acquainted with cottop oil. A cotton oil tank wagon, with liquid measur
ing facilities, could dispose of the oil at the rate of 15 cents per quart.
Take th* negro portion of the population of the South. They uae great
quantities of lard all the time. The Idea ts to visit every habitation,
without regard to color or nationality. In this way, Just as toon at the
people realise the vatu* of refined cotton oil, a home market could be ob
tained for most, If not all, of the cotton oil manufactured In the South and
Southwest, and at paying prices, regardless of expert needs.
"It might be well to assume some sort of preliminary step In the
way ot advertising prior to actually taking tbe field In the manner sug
gested. Printed circulars, newspaper advertising, snd possibly a series ot
lectures at food exhibitions, as well at In great elites, carried on syste
matically might expedite matters. If we are to place cotton oil where It
rightly belongs, something on the lines suggested must be done. Individ
ual effort Is vain.
"The hope of success In such a movement It strong when undertaken
by a powerful organisation such as the Interstate Cottonseed Crushers’ As
sociation. An Individual crushsr or refiner would hardly make a break In
this direction on his own responsibility. Concerted action In the matter
of educating the people of the United Btatee to the value of cotton oil as
an edible product ts Imperative. It gtvee fair promise ot success. The
needs of the trade demand It, and I trust that ways and means will be un
earthed to put the suggestion Into effect.”
LANDING TIIE FISH.
Jack 8potte was a nice fellow, and
he had barrels of money; at least his
father had. Tom King was a nice fel
low, too, and he had barrels of money,
or his father had.
Ethel thought a lot of each of them,
and she was ns nice as she could be to
both, but somehow at other neither
Jack nur Tom would come to the point
where one discusses the residential
merits of Jersey or Long Island.
The summer wge slipping by without
the sign of a proposal, and Ethsl began
to grow unhappy. So one evening she
wrote two letters—short letters, but
full of meaning. One ran:
"Dear Tom—I promised to give you
my reply tonight. I am sorry to hurt
you—but. Tom, I love another. I may
as well tell you It’s that adorable, ath
letic boy you’ve seen me with several
times. Jack Spotte. I shall always en
deavor to be a true sister to you.
"ETHEL."
Then Ethel wrote another letter,
worded Just the same, except' that tt
began "Dear Jack," and referred to
Tom King aa the adorable athlete.
Then the took the letters out to the
poatofilce. carelessly getting Tom’s let
ter Into the envelope addressed to Jack
and Jack's tsttsr, ot course. Into Tom
King's envelope.
Next morning Jack 8potte opened
his mall.
"That chick King proposed to Eth
el!" he cried. "And eh* loves me!
There may be time."
.Tom King opened his letter:
"That scrub of a two-Spotte!” he
cried. "Propdked to Ethel, Indeed!
And she loves me! There may be
time."
Ethel had Just accepted the panting
Jack Spotte when Tom King burst
breathlessly Into the room.
"Too Itte," she murmured sweetly.
"And to think, dear," said Jack, af
ter Tom had gone "to the devil.” aa
he had bitterly announced his desti
nation. "to think that I might never
have won you If that letter hadn’t got
Into tha wrong envelope.”
"Just think of It, dtar," answered
THINK I THUNK A LIE.
And Joy Jn erery tinlle;
Ami frleutlsblp was not a cheat
Anti love could never die;
I used to think about myself
Anil think that I would be
governor or a president.
•feetnes* reflned;
y were not half
gels from on hit
islns now of wt
I think I thunk s lie.
The preachers, too. I used to think.
Were not like other men.
And were not tempted of the flesh.
And eonld not therefore sin.
Hut since I've traveled i
I've watched them on
\nd thinking now of wt
I think I tnntlk a He.
Always upon l_
I nsed to think those honest men
Would never chest or try,
nut thlnklns now of want I thunk,*
I think 1 thunk n He.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
Thcy’v
llut write n ua rake in money.
Leastwise that way I unci! to think.
unk.
ay I i
And now It makes me cry
To think about the way 1 tht
And bow I thunk a lie.
What noble men the doctors are.
I uaeil to think they rame
From heaven or some henrenly land
And worked for Ioto and fame.
Thnt they could cure ell human Ills
And never let ua die,
nut thinking now of what I thank.
I think I thank a He.
f’ould not hy knaves he boar
"hat they would not a r“ ‘ *
Or “sell*” him on tin
nt thinking now of wb
t think I thunk a He.
The dry goods men Are ho
-y aell At
hey told the truth,
.troflta loot.
t yard was fall three feet—
w - -i my reeeon why—
But thinking now of what I thank,
I think I thank a lie.
Like white folks aaed to lie,
Bnt they have wandered far from grace,
'Tliw. *■ i ebsH. .tilt ’
And thinking now of what
GLAD IT WAS WRITTEN.
To ths Editor of The Georgian:
I must thank you for that edito
rial of Tuesday August 7, about
the present campaign. Tee. I
am glad you wrote It up and compared
It to old times, when a gentleman was
responsible for what he said and did.
Yours, truly,
HENRY 8. FARROW.
Porter Springs. Ga.
Ethel. "WasnT It Just luck?" '
. And oyer hie shoulder she winked at
herself In the gloss.
AUGU8T 14. .
3457— Book of Psalms, first book printed, by
Knast nnd Scheffer.
1521—Mexico surrendered to Cortes.
1717—Pope Ploi VI born.
1754—Fort Ontario and Fort Oswego de
stroyed hy Montcalm.
1W8—British sloop Pelican captured Lotted
Htatee sloop Argue In English chan-
1544—President proclaimed Florida war at
an end. _
1848—Oregon Territory feraed hy act of
congress.
1817—Dexter made the fastest time on rec
ord—1:17*4—at Buffalo.
1878—Admiral David O. Farragut died.
Born July 6, 1801.
1888—Cathedral at Cologne completed; 838
K ura building.
Imhall house, Atlanta, horned.
1887—Ferdinand of Saxc-Cohurg formally
proclaimed ruler of Bulgaria. . „
1801—Moscow police ordcrod to expel all
Jews within two months.
189&—W. \\\ Tnylor, ex-treasurer of South
Dakota, pleaded guilty to embexsle-
ment of 8887,000 from the state treae-
190*—Jeffries defected Corbett fa tight for
.jjjgjjjfo.
A PROTEST.'
By Ella Whetlsr Wilcox.
Copyright, 1908, by AmericanJournll-El-
nrnlner.
S o sin by silence, when we should protest,
skse cowards out of men. The hums*
Has climbed on protest Hid no voice bera
raised
set Injustice, Ignorance end Inst.
The Inquisition yet would serve the taw.
Anil guillotines declds our least dtapotca
The few who dire must speak end spesk
i right 11 the wrongs of many. Speech,
thank God, , ,
i rested power In thta day aid lend
n gag or throttle. Frees and voice may
I/rad disapproval of existing Ills:
May criticise oppression end condemn
The lawlessness of wealth—protecting taws
That let ths children aad chltdbeenra toll
To purchase ease for Idle millionaires.
on. rusted
Therefore I protest against tbe
Of Independence In this mighty
Cell no chain strong which bold!
link.
Call no iand free that holds one fettered
'Until tbe'Vnanacled slim wrists of tytaee
Are loosed to toss In childish sport snd Ztee.
Until the mother been no hnrden, eate
Tbe precious one lieneeth the heart, until
God's sett It rescued from the dutch of
FACTS.
* By JAME8 J. MONTAGUE.
Up beyond the strait of Bering whining
hllsurda ere esreeving. .
Peevish polar beers are prancing througn
the sutlng, shirting snow: „
By the frozen Colville river trapped arc-
tie foxes shiver „
And tbe seels are swarming Icebergs to
fYhlrh* l dnn't < msVe^uT sny coder, but
we're glad to know It's so.
Where the pole looms dark sad dreary,
which the enterprising Fesry. ...
Yearly has discovered—nearly—biting, Wt-
ter hreeses blow: , .
he thermometers endeavor to remsla if*
•xed fotwtcr ,
Immovable snd solid, at ninety-eight be-
Which "don’t glad oar hearts to sprit
of, but It’s fnt'rettlng to know.
L’p om Greenland’s glacial ranges, wbers
tbe weather never changes.
Befiwe. yon breath* yon have to nse a
stove to melt the sir;
There la little peraplrtfloa op that wsy.
snd beat prostration .. .
Is an strikingly lnfre«|aent It’s considered
rather rare— .
AI of which la very pUwaant, though,
some bow. we do not care.
