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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN-
Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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irlng of laws. It bat Como at laat and 1’i-rala ml.pa h<*r I sign atatca.
place among the modern state* of the world. This la one km
Tbit step cannot fail to have an Important effget on : ialgn—and there at
tbe future. Ruaslac deelgne on Persia have been one j leglanre to tbla Id
o( the featnrea of the Far Eastern question for a long
time, nnd England views them with a jealous eye. What
the course of the people will he under the new order of
things remains to be seen, but at present It la all novel
and strange.
pparati
It Takes Two to Make a Quarrel.
The current Issue of Harvle Jordan's Cotton Journal
Is filled with several additional columns of persona) abuse
of'thJ editor of The Georgian. We have neither the In*
cllnaUon nor tbe purpose to reply.
We are going to leave Mr. Jordan and bli underlings
tho whole fiobr In this matter with foil freedom to ex
ploit themselves to the length of their rope and to the
limit of tbelr talents.
We have no personal quarrel with Mr. Jordan, and
If we Aid we have never believed that a newspaper was
tbe avenue In which to exploit It. We bare been en
gaged In a great and serloni work with good moUvas to
purify tbe Southern Cotton Association by tbe exposure
and rebuke of those wbo were engaged In Improper prao-
tiers within its offlclal life. We have accomplished this
righteous purpose without tnallce and without stooping
to bitterness or abuse. The work has been done, the
end In view accomplished and tbs effort abundantly 1 vin
dicated In the results. Tbe committee of Investigation
has found all that we charged to be true, and their con
demnation retting with our exposure satisfies tbe only
purpose which we set out .to effect. If It he neces
sary to revive these matters for the refreshment of the
executive committee In September, or for tbe informaUon
of the annual meeting In May, we may perhapa rtiel It our
doty to do so.
Fbr the rest, Mr. Jordan and his underlings may
criticise, abuse and storm to tfiulr hearts' content Noth
ing they can sqy can Injure this paper or Its editor. We
have no wish to Injure them. Mr. Jordan and the editor
of this paper both occupy responsible positions In tbe
upbuilding of the South—the one as a leader of public
sentiment, as an advocate of good cause* and as tbe
friend of every righteous movement looking to the glory
of the South—tbe other as the chosen bead and repre
sentative of a great Industrial and agricultural interest
which used* and requires all tbe 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 thla matter. Our
work Is done; our object Is accomplished, and for the
rest we have no personal feelings at stake.
It takes two U) make a quarrel, and It Mr. Jordan
Is anxious to perpetuate this one, he will have to go be
yond The Georgian office to find the second party to hit
feud.
It la our purpose now, at far as we may be able, to
stand by tho Southern Cotton Association, to perfect Its
life, to encourage its membership, to exploit Its decisions
and to plead for Ita righteous and discreet policies of
trade. So long as Mr. HarVIe Jordan remain* Its proa!
dent we shall urge the members of the association to
give him their hearty support,
The Interest of the state and the welfare of this great
material Interest transcends any Impulse upon our part
to engage even under great provocation In a wordy In-
terchange of bitterness and personalities. We have noth'
Ins to fear; our conscience Is clean and clear and we
nre beyond the reach of any bitterness or of any malice
which any enemy can direct toward us.
Moreover, we believe that the peoplo of Georgia will
Indorse this spirit. For the truth of this assertion, we
submit these paragraphs from the columns of The En
quirer-Run of July (9th, whose aplrlt and comprehension
touches very deeply our conscience and reaches our
highest appreciation:
"Under severe provocation Editor Graven, wb6*e peu
can be ss caustic s* It Is usually Idnd, restrained the Im
pulse to reply in hitter words to an onidanght ti|ion him-
True, he wqs aided lu this by tho consclouHiiegn of
Nit. .
Mod motives and of the high esteem In which he Is held,
but even these Influences sehlrrn contribute to such an
ovldencs of self-control.
"Apart entirely from the subject under discussion.
It may b* aald that Editor Graves' utterances furnish au
ample worthy of emulation. If In public and private
lit* the Impulse to Indulge In bitter apeeeh, to say things
that ara cruel and hard and which sting, should be re-
pressed until soother day, so many of them would be left
insald and fewer wounds there would be to leave scars."
Another Constitutional Government.
A more striking evidence of the growing popularity
of representative government could not be found than
tho fact that the shah of Persia has Just Issued a decree
granting to bla people d national assembly aud a consti
tutional form of government. In striking contrast with
the insincerity of the exar, who has been liberal of his
promises to his people, but niggardly In hit performance*,
tho concessions made by the ruler of Persia have been
btralghtforward and without delay.
The proposed general assembly will consist ot repre
sentatives from all classes ot the country except the very
peasants, who, apparently, will have to watt for some time
longer, but their Interests ought to be safe In the hands
of the sympathiser* who are given seats In the delibera
tive body. ■'
The new assembly will meet In Teheran, and all
civil and conatituttona! 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 of the old order of 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 ot the* people as op
posed to the theory of king-craft and autocracy.
It Is a shattering of old romance to thlak of Persia
a constitutional government. We are naturally In-
cllned to associate It wltlr Darius and Cyrut. and Xerxes,
and tbe magnificent despotisms which flourished under
them until they were swept away by Alexander the
Cr.at. In the popular mind It la the enchanted land ot
the Arabian Night* and the benevolent rule of good
Hurmin at Raschld. We think ot it In connection with
Lnllah Rookh, tbe tulipcheeked, and the journey she
made with the captivating Prince Feramorx.
Indeed, until recent times |t has probably preserved
more of the manners and customs of the ancient days
than any country In tbe world, and It comes as a distinct
shock to tho sentimentalist to think of it as a land with
A Transcendent Issue of the Campaign..
It Is difficult In this whirl of ambitious and storm
of personalities for an honest snd conscientious eltixen
of Georgia to keep bis judgment and hta ballot In bal
ance with his civic duty and his personal obligations to
the state.
And yet. It Is the honsst snd sincere desire of The
Georgian to do this very thing.
Abstracting ourselves then, from the malignant at
mosphere of this unfortunate campaign, one thing ap
pears to ns ss clearly a duty on the part of the peo
ple of Georgia, to themselves snd to the future welfare
of the state.
Whatever else Is true or false. It Is unquestionably a
fact established In the Judgment of all these Umes that
It I* necessary tn every state and.in the republic at large
to demonstrate here and now to the railroads and to
the great corporations ot the oountry, the shining and es
sential fact tbst (be people rule this country and that tbe
people must continue to rule It
Now there I* neither anarchy nor demagogy In this
assertion. Tbe Georgian has been tranquil gild conserve
Uve amid tbe Issues of this time. We have sought to ar
ray no prejudice; we .have done no Injustice to any cause,
or Interest; we hare been neither violent nor abusive, at
though we have had abundant provocation to be so.
And, we have striven to b* fair, to be Just and to be
brood In our attitude toward all Interests and all pubile
questions of this time.
Tbe necessity to curb and to restrain tbs aggressions
of tbe railroads and corporations Is as well recognised
at this period ot our history as any public policy In gov
ernment has ever been recognised at any period of our
national history. U Is not a matter ot local prejudice; It
I* not a matter of state conditions; nor Is It yet a spirit
that grows out of any especial discrimination, or least of
all, out ot any prejudice on tho part of people ot moder
ate means toward the corporations ot colossal wealth. Tbe
necessity to curb and restrain the railroads without In
any possible way doing them any Injustice or any In
jury, Is recognised In every section of our country. It
lyt* been the battle cry and shibboleth of victory In
Michigan, In ttylsconsln, In Missouri, as It Is In Georgia,
and It has been an Issue ot such general recognition that
It has made the great fight which has enlisted the cour
age and the energy ot the brave president of the United
States, and has been fought and won iu part In tbe illus
trious forum of tbs American senate.
So, that there can be no question of demagogy, of
bitterness nor of untitnellness In tbe demand which Is
being urged that the railroads should be taught thi pre
eminence of the people In the affairs of this country,
and that they should bo rebuked lu tlielr 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.
!nv, and his business Is to place negroes In sections of
Sow York city which had hitherto remained nnlnvaded
transcendent Issue of this cam- by them. An Instance In point was a large apartment
three candidates who profess at-1 house on Ninety-eighth street, which this shrewd real es*
Every honest man and every ■ tate man and "friend" of tbe negro race purchased. As
loyal citizen of common tense can decide for himself soon as It became noised abroad that this houso was to
what it the platform and which It the candidate that bo occupied by negroes, the people In the neighborhood
will best execute this duty which he owes to himself, to
bis children and to tbe state.
Tho Hon Frank Longley, Jr., of Troup. Is the firm
friend snd advocate of his friend and fellow citizen, tbe
Hon. Frank Harwell, of Troup, for one of the seata In
tbe new court of appeals established by the legislature.
Colonel l-ongley believes that Colonel Harwell Is capable,
popular, welt equipped and crystally honest, and he Is giv
ing his cordial support to Troup's candidate for this re
sponsible place.
Let Us Have the Truth About the
Soldiers’ Home.
There has been too much smoke coming from tho
consideration of the Soldiers' Home to permit the legisla
ture or Interested people to halt In tbe Investigation until
the presence or absencq of fire Is discovered.
For a long time rumors have been coming to Tbe
Georgian from this great charity of the (tate—rumors
which we have been loath to believe and equally loath
to handle.
But at tbe preeent time these'chargee have been
put In such definite form and shape, and so bravely
assumed by members of the state legislature that there
can be no honorable exit from this discussion short of a
full, fearless and complete Investigation.
Mr. Williams, oCLauren*. made a brave speech upon
this question on Monday In the house- The definiteness,
boldness end 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 afratd to, assume a re
sponsibility and yet ready at all times to sustain his con
tentions with the 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 watch the results with keen Interest and record
them without hesitation.
It Georgia has glorified Its own gratitude and Its own
loyalty to Immortal memories by this 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 ot the state, and It
would be a deeper shame It negligence or indifference
on the part of tbe state permitted Georgia's bounty to
be prostltntcd by mismanagement or to be Insulted by
cruelty and unklndnest lu Its administration.
Once moro we assert that the matter has gone too
far now not to be carried to Ita full and definite conclu
sion, and we trust that without any other consideration
than the vindication of the spirit and tbe motive which
moved thla splendid charity, the legislative committee will
hew to the line and 1st tbe chips fall where they will.
No Social Equality for Them..
The evidences sre accumulating every day that the
pretended sympathy for tbe negro In the North It the
hollowest of empty shtmt, snd that he Is not accepted
on anything like equality by the people of that section
The very universality of this spirit add Its recognl- | any more than he Is In the Sonth. .
At least one man realises this and apparently he Is
profiting by IL He It going at the matter In the most
coldblooded and systematic manner, and It Is said that
he has cleared up something like 110,noo on a recent deal.
He la the head of the Afro-American Realty Compn-
tion.ls the best and most Incontrovertible argument to
the voters of Georgia that when this question Is brought
face to face with our ballots and with our brains. It be
comes our high and unmistakable clVlc duty to register
at tbe polls such a veriHct ai will best establish the su
premacy of the people and tbe subordination ot the cor
porations.
It does not matter to The Georgian nnder what can-
dldate this may be done or In what shape the lesson may
be taught. But it doea matter to The Georgian as a citi-
sen and a public voice that this great lesson should be
taUgbt now while It Is possible to teach It welf—-while
the people have yet la their hands the power, tbe co
herency. and the co-operattve courage to administer the
lesson.
Neither Tho Georgian nor the people nor those wbo
represent the people, desire along any lines nor In any
letter ot legislation, to be unjuat toward the railroad*
and tho corporations, to restrain their liberty, or to crip
ple tlielr prosperity. Recognising In full the splendid In
flueiice ot these Institutions In the development of the
country, we give them our high regard and pledge them
our fair and generous consideration In every act of legis
lation upon which we may be allowed to speak. But
we do kuow and we do declare that the spirit ot selfish eg'
greaslon, the spirit of indifference, and the spirit ot monop
oly which have expresaed the policy of the railroad* and
the corporation* for the last ten or twenty years absolute
ly demands that when the Issue between the people and
selfish plutocracy la Joined, that the people must win or
that tbe people will sink Into deeper slavery aud become
completely subservient to tbe corporate will.
Georgia simply cannot afford to do leaa In this elec
tion than to win with Its ballots the fight ot the people
for the rights of the people against the selfishness ot
these vast combinations of |>owcr. To win now Is to e»
tobllsh Justice nnd popular liberty. To lose,now la to
endanger both for ourselves and for our children.
It the people should win gm. a real repreaentatlve of
the people abould be seated In the chair of state. The
Georgian pledget Itself with all Its might and main to
protest and to dispute every effort on tbe part of that
or any other public servant to be unjust or unfair toward
these great Institutions which are entitled to the care
and tho protection of the atate.
But The Georgian knows now and here, and every
honest man In Georgia who thinks snd swj, will In
dorse the statement, that with the Issue joined ns It has
been joined and Is joined today, the people should win
nnd simply must win this fight for the safety and the
protection of the people and of the railroads as well. In
the years to come.
And to, we aptieat frankly and sincerely, with abso
lute Indifference to any single personality In this cam
paign or to any tingle candidate In Ibis race—we appeal
earnestly and fervently to Hie common sente and the pa
triotism ot Georgia to rise In the might of that ballot
wbleh Is the expression of a free man's conscience, and
to write In the result of ttfte primaries the sovereignty
of Ihe people and the subordination ot special Interests
to tbe general good.
We appeal to every cltlxen to put behind him tbe
special pleas ot candidates and the dashing fallacies of
ambitions and to aet hit dvlc eyes dearly and reso
lutely upon tho central proposition that Ihe people sre
fighting In Georgia as they have fonght tn other atate*
and as they are fighting now In Washington to establish
beyond all doubt or question that tbe principle of the
greatest good of tho greatest number must be recognised,
both by the government and the Institution! which flour
ish under it. that the railroads must be just In their
a legislature and a constitution and un electoral system.
But the leaven of republicanism has been at work I rales, fair in their tnffle, and must not seek through
there as elsewhere. Tbe people have been struggling personal lobbies and political 'agencies to dominate the
became greatly alarmed. No love and fraternity with the
negro race for them. They had lived thus far without
being disturbed by nezroes In the neighborhood, and
they were not going to stand for a change If It could be
prevented.
There was do way to enjoin the new tenants, for the
properly had been bought and paid for. There was noth
ing to do but to buy the property, so after a hurried con
sultation on the part of the property owners and old-
time tenants, tbe deal was made and tbe head of the Afro-
American Realty Company was richer by something like
110.000.
It was a novel Idea. It worked well. He knew very
well that he could bank on the distaste of tbe average
New Yorker for negroes as neighbors nnd he played tho
game on that theory. He knew 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 cough up (10,000 to keep tho color lino clearly
and distinctly drawn and It silences a great deal of the
hypocritical flubdub Indulged In by negro sympathizers
nt the NoTth.
The Tendency Toward Tariff Revision.
The efforts of the administration to hold tbe Repub
lican party to u "stand pat" policy on the question of tbe
tariff are becoming more and more hopeless every day.
While It Is true that the platform adopted by the Re
publican* of Iowa was not very radically In favor of tariff
revision. It Is pointed out that Governor Cummins' per
sonality and bis Individual opinions, coupled with bis
triumphant renomtnatlon, are more significant than any
platform, and that he Is an earnest tariff reformer Is un-
dlsputed^
The Springfield Republican recalls his vigorous as
sertion last fall that "all the graft ot all the Insurance
companlei from the beginning cannot equal one-fifth the
amount of «£ICh the people are robbed every year by
excessive tariffs."
So staunch a Republican paper as The New York
Tribune Indorses the demand of the Republicans ot the
middle west tor tariff revision, and finally Tbe Outlook,
for tho present week, summarizing the opinions ot the
press and people, expresses the conviction that “It ts In
creasingly evident that those who believe in a protective
system will tefore long have to chpose between a system
gradually modified In the direction of a freer trade by the
Republican party, and a system of tariff for revenue only
brought'in by the political victory ot the. Democratic
Party."
This ts an Impartial authority, and makes it certain
that the country la drifting gradually but Inevitably to
ward tariff revision and toward the time-honored prlncl--
pies of the Democratic party.
Among the candidates for a place on tbe new rail
road commission to be elected by the people; Is Colonel
J. E. Mercer, of The Fitzgerald Enterprise, and while
The Georgian Is not In the habit ot committing Itself In
advance to any one candidate tor this responsible and
Important post, we do not hesitate to lay that our esteem
ed contemporary Is one ot the llvest, bravest and most
honest public men In Georgia and would grace any posi
tion ot trust or responsibility to which be might be
called.
Growth and Progress of the New South
Uniter Ibis brad will appear from time to.Hue lafenwitlo* Illustrating tbe
remarkable development of lb* Booth wbleh deserves somethin; mors tbsn paw
ing sttfntlon.
Greater Demand For Cotton Seed Oil
Ths recent session of the Cotton seed crushers In Atlanta, which »'U
one of the inoet notable conventions held In thle city during the preeent
summer, lends timely Interest to the following article from The New York
Commercial. The newspaper In question snye 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 be certain to have a far.reachlnv Influence on cotton oil
prices for home and export shipment. The suggestion just put forward I*
that the 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 the Standard Oil Company, In the sale of Its Il
luminating end lubricating oils.. It Is proposed. In 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 etmply at a substitute for lard,
but on Its own merits as a culinary gresse.
"It hat been demonstrated,” e*ys the advocate of this Idea, "that re
fined cotton oil not only meets all requirements In thle respect, but Is
actually superior to lard In thle connection. The people should be made
acquainted With cottop oil. A cotton all tank wagon, with liquid measur
ing facilities, could dispose of the oil at the rate of IK cents per quart.
Take (he negro portion ot the population of the South. They use great
t quantities of lard, all the time. The Idea I* to visit every habitation,
without regard to color or nationality. In this way, just ae toon as the
people realise the value of refined cotton nil, a home market could be ob
tained for innat, if not all, of the cotton oil manufactured in the a 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 of advertising prior to actually taking the field In the manner sug
gested. Printed circulars, newspaper advertising, snd possibly * series o(
lecture* at food exhibition*, a* well se In great cities, carried on syste
matically might expedite matters. If we are to piece cotton oil where It
rightly belongs, something on the lines euggeeted must be done. Individ
ual effort la vain.
"The hope of success In such a movement la strong when undertaken
by s powerful organisation such as the Interstate Cottonseed Crushers' As
sociation. An Individual crusher or refiner would hardly make a break tn
thle direction on hie own responsibility. Concerted action In the matter
of educating Ihe people of the United Statee to the value of cotton oil ss
an edible product le Imperative. It gives fair qromlee of euceess. The
needs of the trade demand II, and I trust that ways snd mesne will be un
earthed lo put the suggestion Into effect."
LANDING TOE FISII.
Jack Spotte was s nice fellow, and
he had barrel* of money; at lesat his
father had. Tom King wan a nice fel
low, too, and he had barrele of money,
or hi* father hnd.
Ethel thought n lot of each of them,
and *he nu a* nice as she could be to
both, but somehow or other neither
Jeck nor Tom would come to the point
where one dlecuaaea the residential
merits of Jersey or Long Island.
The summer was slipping by without
the sign of a proposal, and Ethel began
to grow unhappy. So one evening she
wrote two letters—abort 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
ns well tell you It's that adorable, ath
letic boy you've seen me with several
time*. 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 it
began "Dear Jack," and referred to
Tom King as the Adorable athlete.
Then she took the letters out to the
postnftlce, carelessly getting Tom's let
ter Into the envelope addressed to Jack
and Jack's letter, of course. Into Tom
King's envelope.
Next morning Jack Spotte opened
hi* mall.
"That chick King proposed to Eth
el!" he cried. "And she loves me!
There may be time."
Tom King opened his letter:
"That scrub or a twn-8potte!" he
cried. “Proposed to Ethel, indeed!
And she loves me! There may be
time."
Ethel had Just accepted the panting
Jack Spotte when Tom King buret
breathlessly Into the room.
Too late," she murmured sweetly,
“And to think, dear," said Jack, af
ter Tom had gone “to the devil," ns
be had bitterly announced his desti
nation. "to think that I might nevee
have won you If that letter hadn't got
Into the wrong envelope.”
"Just think of it, dear,'* answered
I THINK I ,THUNK A LIE.
I used to thlak when I was young,
Aud tny heart Was free from koIIc,
That there wa» grief la every tear
Ami joy In every amlle;
Awl friendship was not a chest
And lore rodld never die;
Bat thinking now ot what I thank
I think 1 thunk a lie.
Or n xrncrnl like Leo.
lint I hare wnltnl long In rain,
While yearn rolled slowly by,
‘ ' tjil.nl (Itijf of what I tuunk,
jin nwrriuiTMi i-iiiiiiiiiiffi.
That they were all tlnd's last and heat
Of pmcctnp** refined;
That Ihey were not half pad* and palut,
lint angels from on hlcli.
Bat thinking new of what I thunk.
I thluk I thank a lie.
The prenchera. ton. t used to think,
'Were not like other men.
And were not tempted of the flesh.
And ciMild net therefore ala.
Bat alnce I've traveled round a Mt,
I've watched them on the aly.
And thinking now of whnt I thank,
I think I thank a lie.
The honest tiller of the soil,
When marketing hi* rrnp.
Take* |Hilua to iiui the ripe nnd ties!
Alwnya upon the top,
1 used to think Iknue honest men
weald never cheat or try.
lint thinking now of wlmt l thank,
I think I thank n lie.
, a lordly at..
.... on milk and honey,
•They're nothing elan mi earth to do
lint write nml rake In money.
In-aatwlso flint wny I used to think,
Ami now It rnnkca me cry
To think nlmiit the wny I thunk,
And how I thank a lie.
Wluit noble men the dorters nre,
I ua«l to think they come
From hen ven or amne heavenly bind
And worked for love ,tml fame,
Tlml they eould rare nil hnmnn Ills
And never let us die.
Bni Blinking now of whnt 1 thunk,
I think I thunk n lie.
The lawyer*.,too. I used to tklnk-
tlh: Caul forgive the thouxllt—
Thnt their vmiviotlou* of the right
t'oubl not by knnvea In* In,light;
The dry gnoit* men nre Imutest. too.
They aiwenr Iher sell nt eoat;
I naeal lo think they told the truth.
Ami all tlielr profits lost.
I thought n ynrd wn* fall three fret-
lion I ask my reaiann why— ,
But thinking now of whnt I thunk.
I think I thank n lie.
,The tilexer*, ton. | liana! to think.
If open they were net free
■set make gnnal hom-at rltltena
like white folks usual to lie.
But they hare wamb>ivat far fnwn grace.
The rhlckcn* atm nmet hlgfc.
Anal thinking now of whnt I thnnk,
I think I thunk n He.
—Columldn Record.
a GLAD IT WAS WRITTEN,
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I muut thank you for that edito
rial of Tuesday August 7, about
the present campaign. Ye*. I
*m glad you wrote It up snd compared
IL* ,m . M a when a gentleman was
responsible for what he aald snd did.
Yours, truly,
„ _ „ HENRT «• farrow.
Porter Rprlng*. fla.
By I'rivnte I-.-rie.--l Wire.
New York. Aug. U.—English society
peopae are whispering that If L*dy
Leonora gopble Tankrrvllle had not
been Amerlcun born she would never
have permitted her French maid to an
noy her to the extent of bringing a suit
f .r damages. That she would not set
tle or compromise or retract from her
position Is taken an an Indication th»i
her American spirit still exist*, though
ahe ha* been married more than ten
»' f “™ ,f° ‘he Bart of Tankerville nnd
lived In an English castle. Her truuZ
ble seems to fm the i-issessbm of *
French mabl who dial not know her
place. They were going on a railroad
journey nn.I Lady TanKervllle wanted
•e-.'htwton. Flic told tlic mold to take
a «eat In the van which carried the
luggage of the party.
An often as the mistress Instated the
maid refuned and Ilnally loft In a huff.
She secured an attorney, brought autt
for damages, anal nearly won It. J-ad*
Tankerville Is the alaughter of J c
Van Harter, of New York, and ha*
been In the public eye manr timet
•Inapt her hasty marriage. Her hue-
banal waa Lord Bennett and engaged
In evangelistic work In the atate of
Washington when she met and fell in
love with him. For some time after
their marriage they continued their re
vival work.
New York le suffering from a plague
of fleas. They are high-toned .leas
at thaL and none but the bluest blond
satlsfle* them. The Insects have cen
tered their campaign In the territory
contiguous to Riverside, drive, em
bracing hundreds of fashionable apart
ment houses. In many of the houses
which are overrun with fleas, com
plaints have been made to landlord*
and the tenants have threatened to
move unless successful war of exter
mination la waged.
A policeman for 87 years who never
knew of a ca*e of graft le New York's
latest offering to the country. The .ruin
le William T. Coffee, of Bensonhurat,
who we* given a farewell banquet by
hie comrade* upon hi* retirement. In
responding to the presentation of a
loving cup, be aald that, in all his ca
reer, he had never known of a single
case of graft.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. It.—Here ere some
of the visitor* In New York today:
ATLANTA—A. S. Emerson, H. John
son, Jr., H. K. Near, J. S. Hatcher, M.
A. Sitka, H. Stone, J. B. Zacherv, Jr.
AUGUSTA—Mrs. J. B. Graham. W.
J. Higgins, J. M. Landrum.
SAVANNAH—J. Cohen, J. Levey, J.
Lyons, H. W. Wllycover, Mrs. M. B,
Cabling, Misses ('aiding.
Special to The Georgian.
Paris, Aug. If.—C. B. Howard. Mrs.
M." C. and Mis* Edith Russell anal Ed
ward R. Van Winkle, of Atlanta. Ga,
registered at The Herald office today.
1'IHS PATE IN HISTORY.
Ethel. "Wasn't It just luckr
And over his shoulder she winked at
herself in the glare.
AUGUST 14.
1187—Book of I'aslms, first book prlateil, lay
Knnat nml Scheffer.
1521—Mexico surrendered to Cortes.
1717—Pope Plus VI liorn.
1764-Fort Ontario sad Fort Oswego de
stroyed by Montcalm. . , ,
lilt—British sloop Pelican captured I sited
- Htntes sloop Argus In English rlnui-
nel.
1 Mt—President proclaimed Florida war nt
lM*-tm-gon' Territory formed by act of
congress.
1867— Dexter made the fastest time on rec-
oral—2:1714—at Buffalo,
1876-Admiral David U. Farrngut alla-iL
Born July 8. 1*01. . ,
1186— Cathedral nt Cologne complch-il; *B
years hntkllng.
1RSX—Kimball house, Atlanta, hnrneal.
1187— Fenlinnnil of fiaxe-Colmr* formally
proelalmed ruler of Bulgaria.
Me* ‘ m
J***!
1896—W.
Dakota, mi**... -
tuent of 1387,000 from ihe atate mas*
1663—Jeffrie* alefeateat Cawbett In fight for
tbe pugilistic rliampimutilp.
J904— Naval lmttic off \ ladlvostok.
A PROTEST.*
By Ella Wheeler Wiloex.
Copyright. WO* by Amerlean Journnl Ei*
x ninlner.
when w
lakes cowards out of turn.
Una dlmlMMl on proteat Had no roice bm
raised ...
A(Diln.it Injustice, Ignorance and lust.
The liMiuliltlfWi yrt would arm* the law.
And guillotines deride our Irnat dispute*
Tbe few wbo dnrr mutt apenk am\ speak
airaln „ .
To right thr wronga of many. Spree#*
thnnk (lod. . . , ,
No vested power In thin dny nnd Innd
Can, an a or throttle. 1'reaa and volet* may
Tx»nd dUapproral of rxfatlRt Ilia:
Mafjr rrttlrlae oppression a ad condemn
Thr lnwle«Miir*« of wraith—protecting lawj
That let thr rhtldrrn nnd child M*arr« toil
To purchase mar for Idle nillllonalrra.
Therefore I protest ngnlnat thr boast
-Of Independence In thla mighty Innd.
Call no chain atrong which bnldi«
Call no innd free thnt hold* one fettered
*l*Te, . . , „
TntU tlw manacle*! illm wrlm* of hf**!*
Are lonard to tom In chlldlah at*ort and alee.
I'ntll thr mother Inoim no Iwrdrn. «»vr
The prerlona one l»rnrath the heart, jmtu
tlod’a anil la reacurd from the dutch of
greed.
Call th»a thr land of freedom.
And given Imek to labor, let no nan
facts!
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE.
Up beyond the atralt of Borin* whlxdnf
iHlmanla are ntliiftef. ,
Dervish polar l»mra are pntnclof throw#
the sifting, ahlftlng snow:
By the froxen Colville river frapped nre
tie fotea shiver . .
Ami th** serfs are swarming Iceberg* to
raeape the Rskln
Which don’t tnrkp
we’re find
Where the pole looms dark nnd drrary.
which the entrrprlalng Drorr
Trarly hn« iHannrrred—nearly—biting.
ter hreefea blow: ...»
The thermometers endeavor to remain af
filed forever , ...
Immovable nml ao!ld. nt ninety-right M*
WhicTdne't *t»al aaur hrerts ta> spreh
of, bn* lt*a Int rusting to know.
Up on Greenland's gladnl ranges, where
the weather never changes.
Before ymi breath- yo« hare to nee a
stove to melt the air:
There Is little perspiration up that way.
«ad hmt prostration .
Is mt strikingly liifrequent It • considered
rather rare— . *
Ak of wbleh Is very pbmsant, though,
we do net care.
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