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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN-
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The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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titered aecond-elssa matter April S, 1106. it the Postofflee at
Atlanta. Ga.. under act of eoncnii of March 8, 117*.
The Lesson of the Postal Department,
If a private corporation owned ond conducted our
mall service, which .Is alio a public commodity, every
man, woman and child who writea letters In this country
would doubtless be putting on those letter* at this day.
• 5-cent postage stamp.
Every newspaper would probably be paying double
the price It la paying now and our present 2-cent postage
•tamp would furnish Just about halt the necessary
amount to carry a letter from Atlanta to Conyers.
But, run by the government for the people and upon
the money of the people, the postal department la one
of the finest and moat perfect enterprises In the world
carrying letters, papers and packages with phenomenal
regularity and at the lowest possible coat to the Individ
ual. In Its execution, the postal department has not de
veloped Into a great political machine which la to per
petuate the power of the administration already hold
ing the reins, but by the rules of the government, the
clerks and employees In the postal department are for-
^ bidden to show a personal or partlaan activity In the
government, and the mall service la not only perfect In
Its system but absolutely free from the dangers which
are so fiercely predicted by Interested parties as sure to
follow upon the establishment of public ownership of
public utilities.
And the postal department of the government at the
low price of Its service pays back In Its revenues more
than enough to reimburse the government for the splen
did facilities which It offers the people.
Is there any reason undor the sun why the same
perfection of system and the same economy of service
should not be developed In any other commodity for the-
use of the people? Is there sny reason why the city
of Atlanta owning a gas plant upon which there would
be no watered stock, should not be able to furnish gas to
Its people at the same cost of production and without
the arbitrary Increases nscessary to pay dividends and
stockholders?
Is there any reason why such an enterprise should
not be conducted under the same civil service rules as
those which are provided In our national government and
which would protect this public Institution from the evils
of a political machine?
Is there sny reason why such an enterprise should
not furnish gas to the people of Atlanta st a price as low
as cities smaller than Atlanta now furnish gas and
lights to their citizens?
Is there sny reason why s municipality which already
owna It waterworks and is every year bringing Us system
to greater perfection both of service and economy,
should not by the same methods and under the same
conditions, own Its gas plant and bring this enterprlst
to the same perfection of system and economy?
There are simply thousands and perhaps millions of
dollars to be laved to the Individual taxpayers of Atlanta
and to the municipality by simply reaching out Into the
country about us and holding up before our civic eyes
the object lesson of this same thing which has been-done
and is being done by other cities to the happiness, to the
comfort and to the Immense saving of the people who
live In those cities.
This entire proposition Is one of such simplicity and
such clear common sense thst It Is almost a reflection
upon a people so Intelligent as the clttxens of Atlanta,
to watte argument and space to demonstrate the great
Interest they each have In taking hold of It. The whole
trend of the times Is toward this policy of public owner
ship and control of public utilities, and wo almply urge
upon the Intelligent people of Atlanta to bring this mat
ter home to their individual minds and Intelligence and
to think for themselves.
It will not do to permit this great period of public
amusement and Individual Interest In public affair* to
pass without reaping some of the fruits of the progressive
spirit which Is s-stlr In this and all other communities
and stats*. The time wilt como when Interest In these
matters will wane, and when other questions will be
skillfully obtruded by designing corporations to cloud
these greet central Issues which so deeply concern th«
people's pockets and the people's liberty.
We only urge upon every citizen and every taxpayer
an honest, fearless and common sense consideration of
the great question which they havo a chance to settle
now by a peaceful ballot rather than later by a furious
protest and stern denunciation.
If these great corporations had been fair and Just
and reasonable In their demands u|ion the public pocket,
this protest might not have arisen, but In view of Us
magnificent effect and Us magnificent possibilities, we
can only realise and believe that providence haa made
these corporations arbitrary and exacting In order that
they might be made to give place to other and greater
institutions In which every citizen Is a partner and
whose Irregularities, If they exist, can be corrected by
every freeman's ballot expressed In Intelligence and In
liberty.
A Gold Service for Our Battleship.
The project for raising a fund to provide a gold ser
vice for the battleship Georgia, which will be commission
ed In Georgia waters during next month or the month
after, will meet the prompt and hearty approval and sup
port of the people of this state. *
Nothing short of the gold, mined from our own red
old hills, should be good enough and patriotic enougtoas
a donation to the offleers of this magnificent fighting
machine, which was named In honor of the Empire State
of the South by the late President McKinley, and the
further proposition to have It rest upon a marble table,
the material for which ahall be quarried from the
bosom of the state. Is an excellent Idea also.
Georgia Is proud of this battleship, not only because
it is one of the most perfect fighting machines ever con
structed tod an honor to the American navy, but be
cause of the sentiment which attaches to it from the fact
that the name of Georgia was chosen for It by the mar
tyred president, of his own accord, after one of hts visits
to nur state and people.
It would be an easy matter, as pointed out by the,
gentlemen quoted In yesterday’s Georgian, to raise the
Bscc-tsary sum from one or two men of wealth or from
within a few hours, but such Is not and should not
the idea. It should represent the grateful appreciation
and the fat'-apread affection of all* the people. Wo feel
that there are thousands of men and women and even
children In Goorgla who would be distinctly disappointed
It they were not allowed ti contribute iomethlng to this
fund.
Savannah will be In all her glory when the great
battleship comes. Her magnificent harbor will be .cover
ed with a flotilla of pleasure craft and thronged with
patriotic visitors from all over the state. Her very
name—the name of Savannah—Is synonymous with roy
al hospitality and It may be depended upon that she
will spread herself on that gala occasion.
Atlanta will, of course, be there In full force and will
enjoy the festival to the fullest extent.
There are comparatively but a few weeks In which
to raise the necessary popular fund for the proposed pur-
poke and It Is time for the movement to take on some
definite form. The people will do their part freely and
willingly and none of the battleships that float the seas
will hare a more magnificent service than that of the
Goorgla,
He-
Who Is the Spokesman ?
Who Is the authorized spokesman for the
publican administration?
Upon this question depends, In a large measure, our
knowledge of what Is to bo the dominant Issue in the
next presidential campaign.
A few days ago Secretary Taft made a speech up In
Maine In which he declared that the policy of the Repub
lican party would be to make some necessary revisions
of the tariff. He seemed glad of an opportunity to fore
stall any utterances the Democrats might make on the
subject of revision by giving the country to understand
that the protected industries had been getting something
more than their share of late years and that this nursery
of the trusts would be disciplined.
But these utterances had hardly gone forth to the
country before Secretary Bonaparte came out In a care
fully prepared Interview In which he stated that no one
in his senses expected the next congress to do anything
toward revising the tariff. He said that the Indorsement
of President Roosevelt was the real Issue In the. cam
paign and that there was no possible room for any other.
Well, maybe so, and not so.
We all have our own ideas as to how that may be,
but In the meantime we would like to know, and the
country at large would like to know, who la the recog■
nlzed spokesman of the administration. There has been
a general impression for a long time that Secretary Taft
had the ear and the confidence of the president more
than any other man In the cabinet In his speeches
In Ohio be was generally regarded as expressing the
views of the president himself.
Secretary Bonaparte Is a very excellent and attrac
tive man- and -no doubt the president thinks a whole lot
of him, but the great question which Is now disturbing
the public mind Is whether he has supplanted Secretary
Taft In the good graces of Mr. Roosevelt to the extent
that what he may say has more of the stamp of author
ity than what the stout gentleman from Ohio may de
clare.
There Is no reason on earth why there should not
be a revision of the tariff. The cry of "plutocracy” and
trusts,” which Mr. Bonaparte regards as the "gabble
of demagogues,” has become trite, it Is true, but the
Cry Is as vital and calls as loudly for a remedy as ever
before, and this question will not be settled until It Is
settled right.
Mr. Bonaparte says the question Is whether we will
give the president a congress which will support him In
whst he wants to do or one which will oppose all his
good Intentions. The fact of the matter Is that he has
stolen so much Democratic thunder that a Democratic
congress would probably be willing to do much more
along tho same line than he Intends to do himself, and
It would have the merit of coming from the party which
has championed these reforms for a hundred years.
Who Is the “voice?"—Bonaparte or Taft?
The Merit System in the Water Board.
1908.
Atlanta, Ga., September 7.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I notice In The Georgian of yesterday the ac
count of tho recent meeting of the water board, and
tho failure to elect a secretary to succeed Mr. W.
R Dlmmock, deceased.
Permit me to say. as an humble citizen, and a
former employee In the water office, that 1 believe.
It the water board is to get tho best work, and tho
most efficient service for the public, that the men
who compose the working lorco In that department
ought to be encouraged by promotion to better po
sitions with better salaries, where years of constant
labor and effort fit men for a promotion.
If good results are obtained In other depart
ments by rewarding men for honeet effort, why not
In the water department? la It possible that of the
several men who havo served the city a dozen years
In that department, not one Is qunltfled to suc
ceed to n position where experience should fit him
to serve tho department and the public alike with
satisfaction?
Otter the boys something to work for, and look
forward to, by adopting a policy of promotion where
the service justifies It, and better results will ob
tain.
Trusting that tills suggestion will not be con
sidered out of place, as 1 rendered several years of
service to the city In thst department, I beg to re
main yours very respectfully. A. ERNEST.
Care Gate City Collin Company.
With the personal phase In this communication, The
Georgian has nothing whatever to do. Wo have no can
didate to offer for the position to be filled, and none
other than a general civic Interest In the matter.
But In the general principle which Is advocated here,
we have long been, and are now, profoundly Interested.
There Is no sounder principle In business, public or
private, than the promotion of worthy servants from the
lower to the higher ranks of sny public enterprise.
Promotion upon merit furnishes thfi Inspiration to
faithful service and to higher endeavor. The hope of
reward Influences more people than the fear of punish
ment. and the best results In all business ranks have
been obtained by offering to each employee the hope and
prospect of a promotion to another and higher position
just beyond him.
This principle Is the basis of inspiration In the army
and navy of the United States. It Is the principle which
tho government has crystallized Into a distinct policy
the civil service rules. It ts the policy employed by
the largest and greatest business houses of the Innd. It
the policy which Tho Georgian has advocated with
unbroken earnestness In Its application to the educa
tional Interests of the state, and the earnest and consis
tent advocacy of this paper along this line has obrne Its
part In tho recent selections of noble teachers to the ex
ecutive resiionsibllttles of our great educational Institu
tions, the one as chancellor of the University of Georgia,
and the other as the president of the Technological
school.
We are quite confident that the contention of Mr.
Ernest will meet the approval of thoughtful men and
good citizens everywhere, and that without regard to
persons or to Individual rewards, the public service of
the city as of the state, can best be furthered by put
ting a premium upon the faithful servants of our public
enterprises In Just promotions as their merits and ser
vices may permit.
Growth and Progress of the New South
Northern Colonies For the South.
We are told that the fascination of city life has a great deal to do
with the fact that Immigrants will not come South to better their con
dition. They prefer to continue In poverty In the more congested centers
rather than make the bold plunge of moving down here and engaging In
agricultural pursuits.
This fact has generally been recognized, and no systematic effort Ijas
been made to overcome the difficulty, but according to an article publish
ed In The Southern Investor, of New- York, edited by David Robinson,
formerly of thle state, there Is one man In New York city who thinks he can
solve the problem.
Mr. J. B. Flnster has been making tha whole matter a study and has a
plan which with a reasonable amount of capital catpbe made successful and
of great benefit to th'e South.
He proposes to purchase BOO acres of good farm lands and sub-dtvlde It
Into 5-acre plots, build a cottage on each and rent for a sum equal to what
they wilt pay to.* a fiat In one of tha crowded tenement houses In the city.
He wilt bring the families from the large cities and place them on the
farm; let the head of the family work on the farm and the children work
In the cotton mills.
Where the difficulty lies, says Mr. Flnster, Is In not trying to make the
environments as near as possible to the city life. There are many hun
dreds of families In the large cities who would be glad to try agricultural
pursuits In a small way, but are afraid to' make the venture. Perhaps
they hare a few hundred dollars of hard-earned money saved up, and to
make the purchase of a farm to try their hand at terming Is too much of
a risk for them, but If they knew they could rent such a place, and besides
have a small weekly Income from the earnings of their children In the mills
•they would be glad of the opportunity. Mr. Flnster proposes to have an
expert agriculturist teach the head of the family how to cultivate for
profit. For Instance, he will have a few of the farms made Into chicken
ranches, which will have up-to-date houses and all modern Improvements
for the successful raising of chickens on a scale that will pay. Also the
squab, duck and other Industries of a simitar nature. Some of the settlers
will be taught specialties In truck farming. In other words, It wtli be on
the order of an agricultural school, and they wilt be made to realize that
their Interests are the paramount Issue. Besides It will be an object lesson
for the Southern farmer, who has for many years grown one crop, say cot
ton or tobacco. Instead of diversifying his crops, growing everything he
absolutely need* and becoming In the end self-sustaining and Independent.
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NOOKS AND CORNERSOF AMERICAN HISTORY
THOMAS DONGAN
WORK DAY PROCEEDS
FOR DECATUR ORPHANS
The fourth Sunday In September will
be devoted by the Methodist ministers
of Atlanta to an appeal In behalf of the
Decatur Orphans' Home. The cause of
the home was set before them by Major
R. J. Guinn at a meeting Monday tnorn-
Ing at the Wesley Memorial church.
-He told them of the need of the home
for a new building to accommodate the
girts comfortably and asked that the
Atlanta churches arrange to give the
proceeds of the annuel "work day,”
September 29, toward the erection of
this building.
By every Methodist pastor devoting
hts fourth Sunday sermon to the cause
It ts expected that "the proceeds of this
work day, when the farnlngs of the day
will be given for the work by every one
so Inclined, which will be taken In the
collections on the following Sunday,
will be more than enough to complete
the tend for the erection of the At
lanta cottage.
Rev. H. I,. Crumley, superintendent
of the school, stated that he had cared
for over <00 Atlanta children In the
Institution. He said that the girl's
dormitories were badly crowded and
that the new building was an absolute
necessity.
"Work day” Is observed by tho Meth
odist, Baptist. Presbyterian, Hebrew
and other religious organizations an
nually, the proceeds going to some
charitable work.
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.’
•w York. Sept. 11.—When a Euri
king wants really to enjoy Ilf, i
New
pean king wants really to enjov life
chooses for Ills hostess an Amerir,
peeress. King Alfonso and Queen Vi,
frtrln flrfi tho Intact 11 v
PEOPLE OF BOSTON,GA„
T LOWER RATES
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.
IHHHMtHHttMl
In the whole annals of our country
there are to be found but few finer
names than that of Thomas Dongan,
James Stuart's governor of the prov
ince of New York from 1653 to 1688.
Coming to the governorship of Amer
ica's greatest province In the prime
of life, Dongan applied himself heart,
mind and soul to the conscientious
terformance of the high duties that
ell upon him.
A statesman by Instinct, Dongan saw
at a glance the supreme Importance,
from the political point of view, of the
valley of the Hudson.
If that valley should be dominated
by the French, the wedge would be
driven In between New England and
Maryland and Virginia, and It would
be all over with English rule In
America.
To prevent this Dongan brought his
diplomacy to bear upon tho Iroquois
Indians. He knew that If he could
make himself solid with that powerful
tribe he could checkmate the designs
of Louis XIV nnd preserve the Integri
ty of the English possessions.
He succeeded, and when the great
Frontenac came out to drive In the
“wedge” he found In hts path the ter
rible red men, who had been won over
by the tact of Dongan.
No less a man than John Flske calls
ths friendship of the Iroquois with
the English the "pivotal fact” In Amer
ican history; and for such fact no small
thanks are due to Governor Dongan.
Dongan was also the Instrument
through which was effected the bring
ing together of the first representative
assembly In the province of New York.
Tills over-memorable assembly, con
sisting of the governor, the counsellors
and eighteen representatives elected by
the people, met In the city of New
York on the 17th day of October, 1888.
Such was the practical beginning
of free representative government In
the province, that historic assembly
being the head waters of the splendid
liberty that Is today enjoyed by all
New Yorkers.
In an age of Intense sectarianism
and bitter religious prejudices Dongan
managed to keep as sweet and amiable
as could be! and when he took off the
robe of office no one could say that the
governor had treated him unkindly
or unfairly on account of a difference
of religious opinion.
It Is a pleasant page of our country’s
history that tells of the administration
of Governor Thomas Dongan; and with
the whole story of ths man's life It
would well repay our people to be
come thoroughly and Ipvlngly familiar.
Freight rate discriminations still ex
ist In this state, it the petition of cer
tain parties In south Georgia can be
sustained before the railroad commis
sion.
Citizens of the town of Boston. In
south Georgia, claim that they are the
victims of freight rate discriminations
and have filed their complaint with the
state railroad commission, and this
matter will be taken up by that.body
at Its regular monthly meeting Wed
nesday.
The merchants there wish to enjoy
the same freight rates granted to two
of their neighbors, the cities of Thom-
asvllle nnd Quitman, skirting either
side of that progressive little burg.
The complaint of the north Georgia
marblemen that Vermont marble ran
be shipped as cheaply to certain points
In the state as the Georgia product,
mention qf which has been made In
The Georgian, will also come up at this
meeting.
CLERK IS ARRESTED
AT DEATHBED Of BRO,
Speelnl to The Georgian.
Cbsttnnoogn, Tenn., Sept. 11.—A. L. gtulse,
city salesmen of Morton A Kyle, produce
merchants, hss been arrested at the death
tied of his brother at Ooltewah, on a
charge of embeailemeut and fraudulent
breach of the trnst. lie waa placed In the
county Jail here In default of a <3,000
bond.
It Is charged that the young man baa
collected within the past year about II,-
000. which he failed to turn In. The de
fendant claims that an error haa lieen
committed, and that be will prore him
torla are the latest examplee,
Alfonso nnd Ills queen made est«A
slve visits at two famous Scotch «b ?
ties and in both Instances their i,„.
tresses were American women who h*
married Englishmen. That Son nil
royalty was never entertained moh
charmingly goes without saying 7
The first visit of the king and'mice,
of Spam In Scotland was to FvJn
where they were the guests of th
beautiful and accomplished Lad
Leith, who, before her marriage w,
\Tf*n .Tfinnurv nf Rf T.akU s ' "
Miss January, of St. Louis. t
At the celebrated Drummond casts
the seat of^ the earls of Lancaster, t|
royal guests were received by Lai
Willoughby de Esesby. who aaalsted he
mother-in-law. Lady Lancaster, In dl.
Ing the honors of the castle for th£
royal guests. ~
Until lost year Lady Willoughby « .
Miss Elolse Lawrence Breeze.
In fear of their lives four patlei i
and half a dozen attendants at a mrt
bath Institute, 69 to 71 West NinS
tleth street, tied from the bulldli
about 4 o'clock this morning whd
fire was discovered on the top fioo
As some- of tho patients wore only i
thick coating of mud, their poslti*
wns embarrassing. One man was »
the bath covered with Italian mti
when the fire started, and the atteni
ants Carried the man, tub and all Ini
the street, where he had to be dd
flllt. r PhA BrtHVfl tvntfho/l tha J
out. The crowd watched the proceed
Ings with a great deal of Interest.
The will of Mrs. "Margaret R. Agnet
disposes of an estate valued at I2,oo0s
000. One thousand dollars ts to n
used In purchasing medals for the me
of the New York Ore department.
Commissary General Sharpe has Is
sued a ruling that henceforth atmj
officers must know how to cook. It
they don't they must go to a culinarj
school and learn.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
SEPTEMBER 1t.
1700—James Thomson. Scotch poet. Imrn
IfH All H!l ,t 2,1 l '*»-
1750-Thomns Tlngery, commodore In I nlted
states navy, horn. IHed February 23,
1814—Americana and British engage in Inttle
Lake Champlain.
of lintteaburg and
1838—John 1 reinnd. Ilotnan Catholic arch
bishop of St. Paul. born.
1861—President Lincoln modified General
Fremont's emancipation proclamation.
1889—Lm’,* Pnlmerston, wife of British pre
mier. died.
at Hnxlcton, l'n.
1902—United Stntes worahtpa sent to Pan-
ama.
1906—Car fell from New York elevated rail
road Into street. Twelve killed and
forty Injured.
IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, Sept 1L—At Washing
ton hotels:
GEORGIA—Edwin A. Cohen, of Sa-
vannah, at the Ht. James; Sterling G.
Turner, of Atlanta, at the Raleigh.
"THE PARTING STRANGE."
self to bo Innocent.
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
(Copyright, 1908, by American-Jour-
nal-Ezamlner.)
What the walls and ceilings of
room are to the effectiveness of Its
furniture, the complexion of a woman
Is to the effect of her features.
A beautiful tone of walls often makes
an otherwise commonplace room seem
attractive.
The women of Holland possess this
beautiful tone of complexion almost
universally, Irrespective of class, con
dition or ago. Such astonishing splen
dor of bloom I have never seen else
where. The tints range from pinks to
peonies, with nil the delicate shadings
of colors between.
There la a pretty habit here of set
ting boxes of flowers along all the
upper balconies, so that one who walks
the streets lifts hts eyes to behold
rows of blossoms as far as he can
eee.
But just as wondsrful a sight Is
spread for his level vision In the cheeks
of the girls nnd the women, young and
middle-aged, who promenade the side
walks, ride In the trams, or drive In
carriages.
Everywhere we look there Is a rote
growing on a woman’s cheek. And not
only on the woman’s cheek, but on tho
cheeks of boys and young men. Nor
Ib It the common bloom that can be
slightingly termed "a red face" by any
pallid visitor, masking envy under the
name of "criticism."
It la a color so exquisitely applied by
nature’s brush ns to kok at first glance
artificial. The nose, the brow, the cir
cle about the mouth, the pretty de
pression In front of the ear, are all
milk-white: only the cheek, the tip of
the ear. nnd sometimes the tip of the
chin, glow with color. Mothers ot
rosy children are rosier than their
babes, and the grandmothers are only-
shade lets blooming.
I have seen three generations sitting
tide by side, looking like a bud, a full
blown rose and a rose whose outer
leaves wete Just touched with decay.
The only place passengers on the
tram cars are allowed to stand tn Hol
land la on tha outer platform. During
the busy hours of the trolley the plat
form of every car looka like a window
jox with Its flower faces of young
women and young men banked togeth
black eyes. But with every combina
tion, eight women out of every ten
flaunt tne glorious rose of Holland on
their cheeks. Jt Is most beautiful to
see.
And It la a severe blow to the food
faddists, of which I am one.
I have always contended that com
plexion, after early youth at least, waa
greatly a matter of selection of food.
So I have watched the diet of these
people, In each city mentioned, at ho
tels, restaurants and seashore resorts.
Alas’, and alas’, (or the theories I
brought across the seas! They all eat
fried things, heavy with grease. They
devour Bweets. They consume starchy
stuffs enough to run a laundry. They
drink tea nnd coffee strong enough to
float a fleet. And they Indulge In beer
and German wines.
I saw a walking rose, wearing t
gown, sit down to a breakfast of bo
lognn sausages, cheese and strong black
tea!' I would nave given her threo
years to sink Into attenuation and pal
lor, or fat sallowness, had not her
mother sat beside her, who had no
doubt breakfasted on a similar food
twenty years longer, and still rivaled
But with complexion their beauty oft-
_n begins and ends. The features of
the women are rarely beautiful. The
lips are Inclined to thickness, and lack
curves. I have not seen one I'upid's
bow mouth on a Holland girl's face.
The nose lacks delicacy, nnd the eyes
lack depth. The whole face Inckn emo
tion. The whole woman lacks temper-
ament. . . , ,
But to return to that wonderful, daz
zling and iterntanent bloom. What can
be the cause of It? That Is the ques-
tlon I have been ssklng myself day
after day, In Rotterdam, In Dordrecht.
The Hague, In Schevenlngue. tn Am
sterdam.
It Is not because these people are
_.I blond, for they are not. Every
shade of color of hair and eyes Is found
among them. Golden, tltlan, auburn,
"strawberry" nnd "carrot” blondes are
here: and there are all shades of brown
hair, down to the coal black.
There are blue, gray, brown and
any New York debutante In complex
Ion.
Tho climate is said by many people
to be the cause of this' color. It is
damp nnd cool. But I have been tn
other places where there was dampness
nnd freshness of atmosphere nnd never
hare seen such uniformity of lasting
radiance of complexion as here In Hol
land.
Bo we must look deeper than mere
climate for the explanation. We will
give that Its due and pass on.
Children are popular and plenty In
Holland.
Men consider a barren wife an evil
to be avoided. 8o strong are their
Ideas on this subject that morality Is
often put aside, while honor is main
tained, In making a girl a wife after
she has proven her ability to be a
mother. This, Sf course, Is among the
poorer—the peasant—classes.
The working people produce the most
children. Here, as with us, and every,
where In the world, luxury and leisure
lessen the stsc of families. But there
seems to be no race suicide here, as tn
France and America—no effort
thwart nature.
Then again the waists of the girls
and women have net been restrained.
The natural tendency of the Dutch fig
ure It not to curves, but the square
ness. It can not be called pretty: b it
no Induret,tent haa been offered to force
Ita compliance with faahton'a laws.
Again, the Dutch woman is, without
question, utterly devoid of that subtle
quality genown aa temjternment. She
is not emotional. I have yet to see
one evidence of coqucttlshness. even,
on her part. She does not use her
complexion. She simply nccepts It. She
does not appreciate It because every
body has It, perhaps.
But If she were less phlegmatic, she
would lesrn early how lieautlful It Is.
and this knowledge would eventually
lead to Its loss. She would live, but
her bloom would -die. As It Is, her
ploom lives on, and she leads a gentle
and phlegmatic existence.
And there Is still another reason why
MISSING MAN FOUND
New York, Sept. II.—News was re
ceived In South Orange, N. J., today
that James A. Ayers, who disappeared
from his home at No. 877 Tllyou road,
South Orange, September 1, nnd for
whom a wide eearch had been made,
had been found tn Mara, Pa. The
missing man was found by T. J. Link
crawling along a public road tn Para
on hts hands and knees, almost ex
hausted. He was unable to give a
clenr account of himself.
Hts brother. Nelson O. Ayers, first
vice president of the Oriental State
Bank of this city.- is on hit way to
Mara and will bring his brother back
to thta city.
TWO COUNT! BRIDGES
TO BE CONSTRUCTED
tiuv» iittiruii *rar m'Hini AH. IIO,—l mif
Thnt none could fenr hope ot Infinite rot,
‘Tli the^ fenr of thnt pnrtfutt of nijutcrjr,
We dwell never more with the ouo» w#
UNDER SOCIALISM#
(Looking Forward.)
“And what la that?*' the stranger nuked,
“That stately building on the plain,"
“Oh, thnt/' hfa wild-eyed guide replied,
“Thnt'a nu asylum for the aane."
JAM KB J. DOOL1XO In Boaton Record.
Atlnntn, Ga.
BRYAN WILL VISIT
JACKSON, MISS.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackaon, Miss., Sept. 1L—W. J. Bry
an la to be In Jackaon on September 21
and will deliver an addre.e. He was
Invited here by Governor Vardanian.
CONSUMPTIVE NEGRO
TRAMPLED IN CAB.
8)HH-lal to Tin- Georgian.
Gainesville, Ga., Sept. It.—The coun
ty commissioners of Halt county have
let two contracts for bridges over the
Chattahoochee river, one at Brown
ing's Ferry Crossing, and one nt the
old Seven Island ford. The former
la on the public road lending from tho
Cteveland-Galnesvlllo road to Air Line
church and White Sulphur Springs
station, and the other on the road
known as the Athens-Dahlonega road,
lending to Dewberry church and Lula.
The piers of the bridges are to be of
wood, with stone foundation, nnd the
bridges to be constructed of forest pine,
with shingle roof.
Both contracts were let to Washing
ton King, colored, bridge ■ builder, for
the sum of 85,250.
RAILROAD INCORPORATED
AT MONTGOMERY, ALA.
Speelnl to The Georgian.
Montgomery. Ala., Sept. 11—The nee.
retary of state has been Informed of
the Incorporation of the Cullman nnd
Southwestern Rnllrond Company, with
a capital stock of 8500.000. This roinl
will run through parts of the counties
of Cullman, Jefferson nnd Walker. It
will connect with the Louisville and
Nashville at Cullman and run to Brynn
where the Southern and Fr'.sco cross
each other.
The Incorporators are William M.
Cook. A. W. Lllllrndnhl and O. It.
Teh Brock.
Special to The Georgian.
Athens, Ga., Sept. 11.—A negro, Hen
ry Jackson, wna smothered almoBt to
death on an excursion train yesterday
afternoon. He was a consumptive and
was very weak when he got on th«
train In Atlanta, where he lives, to
como to Athens to see some of his
folks. He fell In the aisle and was
tramped upon by the crowd of unsym
pathetic negroes. He was barely alive
w hen carried to the office of Dr. Sor
rells for relief.
IS RE-ELECTED SUPT.
OF COUNTY HOME FARM
Speelnl to The Georgian.
Gainesville, Ga* Sept. 11.—Joseph &
Dyer, superintendent for the past year
of the county homo farm, was yester-
day re-elected to the position at a sal
ary of 8400. Mr. Dyer has been very
successful on the ertunty home farm,
and the board unanimously re-electea
him at an Increased salary.
BLACK HAND AGENT
FIRES INTO CROWO.
Huntington. W. Vn., Sept. •>-'*
Petals of this county believe that tn
"Black Hand" Is getting In Its
here. This morning an unknow n Its!
Ion, who arrived yesterday at the rail
road ramp at Barboursvllle, pull™
revolver and began firing It * n *®
group of workmen. He killed
Roselnian and Oadlv wounded Luns
.He said, as he'mad# a break for lib
erty. that he had been sent to tnit
country to kill two men. As he rs
toward the woodlands several »h
were fired at him. He has not been
captured.
WORKING TO SECURE
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
when the mother merges Into the
grandmother. Despite her alarmfngly
unhygienlr diet, she does not Indulge
In alcoholic drinks.
I have never seen a cocktail, a high
ball, or any form of spirits, other than
beer or Rhine wine, served to a woman
. _ . . , , - In Holland. Even the nines are most
the Dutch dame needs no rouge, even I moderately taken.
Hpetinl t« The tirurghia.
Athens. Ga., Sept. 11.—Morgan coatj
ty Is endeavoring to secure the nr
agricultural school to be placed In t
congressional district by the state. T
citizens tn and around Boetwlck a
anxious for It and are working ha ™
secure this excellent addition tor tn
locality.
Citizens of Commerce are “ nx '7 u ,' H -
get the building In the Ninth dM"*,
nnH !iss> u-Bfilthv man idV tMK "' *||||
and her wealthy men aay there
no trouble whatever tn getting
proper site for tbe school.