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THH ATLANTA flEORGIAN T1KXUAV. AUGUST 14. ISrt. The Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. P. L SEELY, President. J~t*C phone “* Connections. Subscription Rates: $4.50 Sir Months 2.50 Three Months..... 1.25 By Carrier, per week 10c Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday by the t;i:ijkgian co. st 25 W. Alsbsms Street, Adsnts; Gs. Entered as second-class matter April 2f. UOe, at the Pootoflet At Atlanta. Ga.. under act ef coacre— of March 8, 1171. 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.