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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN-
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The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELV, President.
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at 25 W. Alabama Street,
Atlanta; Ga.
Entered at stcond-clsa* natter April 31, 1901 at the Poatofflee at
Atlanta. Ga.. oudar act of concrete of March 1 lit*.
The Lesson of the Postal Department.
It a private corporation owned and conducted our
mall service, which la also a public commodity, every
man, woman and child who wrltea letter* In thl* country
would doubtleaa be putting on those letter* at this day
a 6-cent pottage stamp.
Every newspaper would probably be paying double
the price It Is paying now and our present 2-cent postage
stamp would furnish Just about halt the necessary
amount to carry a letter trom Atlanta to Conyers.
But, rua by the government for the people and upon
the money of the people, the postal department la one
of the flneat and most 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-
▼sloped Into a great political machine which la to per
petuate the power of the administration already hold
ing the reins, but by tho rules of the government, the
darks and employees In the postal department are for
bidden to show a personal or partisan activity in the
government, and the mall service Is not only perfect In
it* system but absolutely free from the dangers which
are so fiercely predicted by Interested parties as sure to
follow npoh the establishment of public ownership of
public utilities.
And the postal department of the governme't at the
low price of Its service pays back In Its revenues more
than enough to reimburse the government for the splen
did fadlltles which It offers the people.
fa there any reason under 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 any 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 coat of production and without
the arbitrary increases necessary to pay dividends and
'stockholders?
la 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 thlg public Institution from the evils
of a political machine?
Is there any reason why such an enterprise should
not furnish gas to the people of Atlanta at a price aa low
as cities smaller than Atlanta now furnish gas and
lights to their citizens?
It there any reason why a municipality which already,
owna It waterworks and It every year bringing Ita ayatem
to greater perfection both of service and economy,
should not by the tame methods and under the tame
conditions, own Its gas plant and bring this enterprise
to the same perfection of system and economy?
There are simply thousands and perhaps millions of
dollars to be saved to the Individual taxpayers of Atlanta
and to the municipality by simply reaching out Into the
country about ua and holding up before our civic eyes
the object lesson of this same thing which has been done
and Is being done by other cltlea 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 that It ls almost'a reflection
upon a people so Intelligent at the citizen* of Atlanta,
to waste argument and apace to demonstrate the great
Interest they each have In taking hold of It The whole
trend of the times la toward this policy of public owner*
- ahlp and control of public utilities, and we simply urgs
upon the Intelligent people of Atlanta to bring this mat*
ter home to their Individual minds and Intelligence and
to think for themaelvea.
It will not do to permit this great period of public
amusement and Individual Interest In public affairs to
pass without reaplag some of the fruits of the progressive
•plrtt which la a-»tlr In thli and all other communities
and states. The time will come when Interest In these
matters will wane, and when other question* will be
skillfully obtruded by designing corporations to cloud
these great central Issues which to deeply concern the
people's pockets and the people's liberty.
We only urge upon every dtixen and every taxpayer,
an honest, fearless and common sense consideration of
the great question which thsy have a chance to settle
now by a peaceful ballot rather than later by a furious
protest and stern denunciation.
If these great corporations bad been fair and Just
and reasonable In their demands upon the public pocket,
this protest might not have arisen, but -In view of Its
magnificent effect and Its magnificent possibilities, we
can'only realite and believe that providence baa mads
these corporations arbitrary and exacting In order that
they might be made to give place to other and greater
Institutions In which overy dtixen la a partner and
whose Irregularities, if they exist, ran be corrected by
every freeman's ballot expressed In Intelligence and In
liberty.
any commercial and industrial organization In the state
within a few bours, but such 1* not and should not be
the Idea. It should represent the grateful appreciation
and the far-spread affection of all the people. We feel
that there are thousands of men and women and even
children In Georgia who would be distinctly disappointed
It they wore not allowed td contribute something to this
fund. ' w
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 abe
will spread herself on that gala occasion.
Atlanta will, of course, be there In full force and will
enjoy the festival to tbe fullest extent
There are comparatively but a few weeks In which
to raise tbe necessary popular fund for the proposed pur-'
pose 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 have a more magnificent service than that of the
Georgia.
Growth and Progress of the New South
Ing attention.
South which do
(.•thing more than paas*
Re-
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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 tbe people of this state.
Nothing short of the gold, mined from our own red
old hills, should be good enough and patriotic enough as
• 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, la an excellent idea alto.
Georgia la proud of this battleship, not only because
ft J* one of tbe moat perfect fighting machine* ever con
structed and an honor to the American navy, but be
cause of the sentiment which attaches to It from tbe fact
that the name of Georgia was chosen for It by the mar
tyred president, of his own accord, after one of hla visits
to oar state and people.
It wonld be an easy matter, as inlnted out by the
gentlemen quoted In yesterday's Georgian, to raise tbe
necessary sum from one or two men of wealth or from
Who Is the Spokesman ?
Who ls tbe authorised spokesman for tbe
publican administration?
Upon this question depends, In a large measure, our
knowledge of what la to be tbe dominant Issue In tho
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. Ha seemed glad of an opportunity to fore
stall any ntterances 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 tq the
country before Secretary Bonaparte came out In a care
fully prepared Interview In which he stated that no one
In his senses expected tbe next congress to do anything
toward revising the tariff. - He said that the Indorsement
of President Roosevelt was tbe real Issue In the cam
paign and that there was no possible room for any other.
Well, maybe to, 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 Is the recog
nized spokesman of the administration. There has been
general Impression for a long time that Secretary Taft
had tbe ear and the confidence of the president more
than any other man In tbe cabinet. In hla speeches
In Ohio he was generally regarded as expressing the
views of the president himself.
Secretary Bonaparte la 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 ot "plutocracy" and
trusts,” which Mr. Bonaparte regards as the "gabble
of demagogues,” has become trite, It le true, but the
cry ls aa vital and calls as loudly for a remedy as ever
before, and this queatlon will not be settled until It la
settled right.
Mr. Bonaparte says the question Is whether we will
give the president a congress which will support him In
what he wants to do or one which will oppose all hla
good Intentions. The fact of the matter Is that he hat
stolen so much Democratic thunder that a Democratic
oongress would probably be willing to do much more
along the same line than he Intends to do himself, and
It would have the merit of coming from tbe party wblch
hat championed these reform* for a hundred years.
Who Is the "voice?"—Bonaparte or Taft?
Northern Colonies For the South.
We arc 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 center*
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, has
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 this state, there la one man In New York city who thinks he can
solve the problem.
Mr. J. B. Flnater has been making the whole matter a study and has a
plan which with a reasonable amount of capital con be made successful and
of great benefit to the South.
He proposes to purchase 800 acres of good farm lands and sub-dlrlde It
Into (-acre plots, build a cottage on each and rent for a sum equal to what
they will pay to.* a hat In bne of tbe crowded tenement houses In the city.
He will 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 cltlea who would be glad to try agricultural
pursuits In a small way, but are afraid to make the venture. Perhaps
they have a few hundred dollars of bard-earned money saved up, and to
make the purchase of a farm to try their hand at farming Is too much of
a risk for them, but If they knew they could rent suck 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 modem Improvements
for the successful raising of chickens on a scale that will pay. Also the
squab, duck and other Industries of a similar nature. Some of the settlers
wilt be taught specialties In truck farming. In other words. It will be on
the order of an agricultural school, and they will be made to realize that
their Interest! are the paramount issue. Besides It will be an object lesson
for the Southern farmer, who has for many years grown one crop, aay cot
ton or tobacco, Instead ot diversifying his crops, growing everything he
absolutely needs and becoming in the end eelf-austalnlng and Independent.
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NOOKS AND CORNERS OF AMERICAN HIS.T0RY I
THOMAS DONGAN
The Merit System in the Water Board.
Atlanta, Ga., September 7, 1906.
To tbe Editor of Tho Georgian:
1 notice In The Georglah of yesterday the ac
count of the recent meeting of the water board, and
the failure to elect n secretary to succeed Mr. W.
R Dlmmock, deceased.
Permit me to say, as an bumble citizen, and a
former employee In tbe water office, that I believe.
It the water board la to get the beat work, and tho
most efficient service for the public, that the men
who compote the working force In that department
ought to bo encouraged by promotion to better po
sitions with better salaries, where years of constant
labor and effort lit men for a promotion.
It good results are obtained In other depart
ments by rewarding men for boneat effort, why not
In the water department? la It possible that of tbe
several men who have served the city a dozen yearx
In that department, not one ta qualified to suc
ceed to a position where experience should fit him
to serve the department and tbe public alike with
aatlafactlou?
Offer tbe 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 this suggestion will not be con
sidered out of place, aa I rendered several years ot
service to tbe city In that department, I beg to re
main your* very respectfully. A. ERNE8T.
Care Gate City Collin Company.
With the personal phase In this communication, Tbe
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 hero,
we have long been, and are now, profoundly Interested.
There la no sounder principle In business, public or
private, than the promotion of worthy servants from tho
lower to the higher ranks of any public enterprise.
Promotion upon merit furnishes the Inspiration to
faithful service and to higher endeavor. The hope of
reward Influences more people than the fear of punish
ment, and tho beat results In all business ranks have
been ubtalned by offering to each employee the hope and
prospect of a promotion to another and higher poaltlon
Just beyond him.
This principle Is the basis of Inspiration in the army
and navy of the United States. It Is the principle which
the government has crystallized Into a distinct policy
in the civil service rotes. It U the policy employed by
the largest and greatest business houses of the land. It
la tbe policy wblch Tbe Georgian has advocated with
unbroken earnestness III Its application to the educa
tional Interests of the state, and the earnest and consis
tent advocacy of this paper along this line has obrnc Its
part In the repent selections ot noble teachers to the ex
ecutive responsibilities of our great educational Institu
tion*. Ibe ono a* chancellor of the University of Georgia,
and the other aa 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
persona or to Individual rewards, the public service of
the city aa 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
vice* may permit
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By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.
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WORK DAY PROCEEDS
FOR DECATUR ORPHANS
The fourth Sunday In September will
be devoted by the Methodist ministers
ot 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 morn
ing at the Wesley Memorial ohurclt
He told them of the need of the home
for a new building to accommodate the
girls comfortably and - asked that the
Atlanta churches arrange to give the
proceeds of the annual "work day,"
September 29, toward the erection ot
this building.
By.every Methodist pastor devoting
hla fourth Sunday sermon to the cause
It Is expected that the proceed* of this
work day, when the earnings 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 fund for the erection of the At
ianta cottage.
Rev. H. L. Crumley, superintendent
of the school, stated that he Had cared
for-over 400 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 the Meth
odist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Hebrew
and other religious organizations an
nually, the proceeds going to some
charitable work.
I gossip!
PEOPLE OF BOSTON,GA„
T LOWER RATES
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 1881 to 1888.
Coming to the governorship of-Amer
ica'* greatest province In the prime
of life, Dongan applied himself heart,
mind and soul to the conscientious
performance of the high duties that
fell upon him.*
A statesman by Instinct, Dongan saw
at a glance the supreme Importance,
from the political point of view, ot 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 hi*
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 and 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 hla path the ter
rible red men, who had been won over
by the tact of Dongan.
No less a man than John Flake calls
the 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
aseembly In the province of New York.
This ever-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, 188*.
Such was the practical beginning
of free representative government In
tho 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 prejudlees Dongan
managed to keep as sweet and amiable
aa 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'#
history that tells of the administration
of Governor Thomas Dongan; and with
the whole etory of the man's life It
would well repay our people to be
come thoroughly and lovingly familiar.
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
(Copyright, 1909, by Amerlean-Jour-
nal-Examlner.)
What the walla and ceilings of
room are to the effectiveness of It*
furniture, the complexion of a woman
Is to the effect ot her feature*.
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 age. Such astonishing splen
dor of bloom I have never seen else
where. The tints range from pinks to
peonies, with all the delicate shadings
of rotors between.
There Is a pretty habit here of set
ting boxes of flower* along all the
upper balconies, so that one who walks
the streets lifts hi* eyes to behold
rows of blossoms aa far aa he van
see. .
But Just as wonderful a sight Is
spread for hla level vlelon In the cheek*
of the girl* and the women, young and
middle-aged, who promenade the side
walks, ride In the tram*, or drive In
carrlagee.
Everywhere we look there Is a roee
growing on a woman'! cheek. And not
only on the woman’s cheek, but on the
cheeks of boys and young men. Nor
Is It the common bloom that can be
slightingly termed "a red face'' by any
pallid visitor, masking envy under the
name of "criticism."
It Is a color so exquisitely applied by
nature's brush as to lt,ok 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, and sometime* the tip of the
chin, glow with color. Mothers of
rosy children are rosier than their
babes, and the grandmothers are only
a shade less blooming.
I have seen three generations sitting
side by side, looking like a bud, a full
blown rose and a rose whose outer
leaves were Just touched with decay.
The only place passengers on the
tram cam are allowed to stand In Hol
land Is on the outer platform. During
the busy hours of the trolley the plat
form of every car looks like a window
box with Its flower faces of young
women aud young men banked togeth-
But with complexion their beauty oft
en begins and ends. The feature* of
the women are rarely beautiful. The
lips arc Inclined to thickness, and lack
curves. I have not seen one Cupid's
bow mouth on a Holland girl's face.
The nose lacks delicacy, and the eyes
lack depth. The whole face lacks emo
tion. The whole woman lacks temper
ament. , „ . _
Hut to return to that wonderful, dax-
tllng and permanent bloom. What can
be the cause of It? That Is the ques
tion I haw been asking myself day
after day. In Rotterdam, In Dordrecht.
In The Hague, In Sehevenlngue. In Am
sterdam. ,
It I* not because these people arc
all blond, for they are rot. Every
shade of color of hair and eye* Is found
among them. Golden, tttlan, auburn,
■'strawberry"' and "carrot" blonde* are
here; and there are all shades of brown
hair, down to the coal black.
There are blue, gray, brown and
black eyes. But with every combine'
tlon, eight women out of every ten
flaunt the glorious rose of Holland on
their cheeks. It Is most beautiful to
sea.
And It Is a severe blow to the food
faddists, of which I am on*.
I have always contended that com'
plexion, after early youth at least, was
greatly n matter of selection ot food.
So i have watched the diet of these
people, In each city mentioned, at ho
tels, restaurants and seashore reaorte.
Alas! and alas! for the theories
brought across the seas! They all cat
fried things, heavy with grease. They
devour sweet*. They consume starchy
stuffs enough to run a laundry. They
drink tea and coffee strong enough to
float a fleet. And they Indulge In beer
and German wines.
I saw a walking rose, wearing a
gown, sit down to a breakfast of bo
logna sausages, cjieese and strong black
tea! I would have given her three
years to sink Into attenuation and pul-
tor, or fat sallowness, had not her
mother sat beside her, who had no
doubt breakfasted on a similar food
twenty year* longer, and still rivaled
any New York debutante In complex
ion.
The climate la said by many people
to be the cause of this coior. It Is
damp and cool. But I have been In
other places where there was dampness
and freshness of atmosphere and never
have seen such uniformity of lasting
radiance of complexion a* here In Hol
land.
Bo we must look deeper titan mere
climate for the explanation. We will
give that Its due and paas on.
Children are popular and plenty In
Holland.
Aten consider a barren wife an evil
to be avoided. So strong are their
Ideas on this subject that morality Is
often put aside, while honor Is main
tained, In making a girl a wife ufter
she has proven her ability to be a
mbther. This,.of course, Is among the
poorer—the peasant—classes.
The working people produce the most
children. Here, as with us, and every
where |n the world, luxury and leisure
lessen the size of families. But there
seems to be no race suicide here, aa In
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 la not to curves, but the square
ness. It can not be cnlled pretty; bit
no Inducement has been offered to force
Its compliance with fashion's laws.
Again, the Dutch woman Is, without
question, utterly'devoid of that subtle
quality known ns temperament. She
Is not emotional. 1 have yet to see
ono evidence of coqucttlshness, even,
on her part. She doe* not use her
complexion. She simply accepts It. She
does not appreciate It because every
body has It, perhaps.
But If she were less phlegmatic, she
would learn early how beautiful It Is.
and this knowledge would eventually
lead to Its loss. She would live, but
her bloom would die. As it Is. her
bloom lives on. and she leads a gentle
anil phlegmatic existence.
And there Is still another reason why
Freight rate discriminations still ex
ist In this state, If the petition of cer
tain parties In south Georgia can be
sustained before the railroad commis
sion.
Cltlxens bf 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 and Quitman, skirting either
side of that progressive lltfle burg.
The complaint of the north Georgia
marblemen that Vermont marble can
be shipped as cheaply to certain points
In the state as the Georgia product,
mention of which has been made In
The Georgian, will also come up at this
meeting.
CLERK IS ARRESTED
AT DEATHBED OfBRO
8ptclnl to Tbe GeorfUn.
Chattnnoofa, Tenn., 8opt. 11.—A. L. Stulae.
dty salesman of Morton A Kyle, produce
merchants, has been arrested at the death
bed of bis brother at Ooltewah, on
charge of embesslement and fraudulent
breach of the trust. He wmm placed In tho
county Jail here In default of a 92,000
bond.
It l_ .
collected
•elf to be Innocent.
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
New York. Sept. 11.—When a F„,„
pcan king wants really to enjoy inf,
Choose* for his hostess an America?
peeress. King Alfonso and Queen
iorla are the latest examples.
Alfonso nnd his queen made ext.n
slve visits at two famous Scotch ra.
ties and in both Instances their ml."
tresses were American women who had
married Englishmen. That Bnanlsh
royalty was never entertained mors
charmingly goes without saying
The first visit of the Icing and' oue.«
of Spain In Scotland was to fS,'
where they were the guests of the
beautiful nnd accomplished Ladr
Leith, who, before her marriage. W u
Miss January, of St. Louis **
At the celebrated Drummond castle
the seat of the earls of Lancaster th«
royal guests were received by Ldv
Willoughby de Esesby. who assisted her
mother-in-law. Lady Lancaster, In do.
Ing the honors of the castle for their
royal guests.
Until last year Lady Willoughby wu
Miss Elolse Lawrence Breeze.
In fear of their live* four patients
and half a dozen attendants at a mud
bath Institute, 89 to 71 West Nine,
tleth street, fled from the bulldlnr
about 4 o'clock this morning when
fire was discovered on the top floor
As some of the patients wore only *
thick coating of mud, their position
was embarrassing. One man was In
the bath covered with Italian mud.
when the (Ire started, and the attend
ants carried the man, tub and all into
the street, where he had to be dux
out. The crowd watched the proceed
ings with a great deal of Interest.
The will of Mrs. Margaret R. Agnsv
disposes of an estate valued at $2,000 -
000. One thousand dollars Is to be
used In purchasing medals for the mea
of the’New York Are department.
Commissary General Sharpe has Is
sued a ruling that henceforth army
offleers must know how to cook K
they don't they mtist go to a culinary
school and learn.
. THIP DATE IN HISTORY.
MISSING MAN FOUND
N ROAD
New York, Rept. 11.—News was re
celved In South Orange, N. J., today
that James A. Ayers, who disappeared
from his home at No. *77 Tllyou road,
South Orange, September 1, and for
whom a wide search had been made,
had been found In Mara, Pa. The
missing man waa found by T. J. Link
crawling along n public road In Para
on his hands and knees, almost ex
hausted. He was unable to give a
clear account of himself.
His brother, Nelson O. Ayers, first
vice president of the Oriental State
Bank of this city. Is on his way to
Mara and will bring hla brother back
to thl* city.
TWO COUNTY BRIDGES
TO BE CONSTRUCTED
8peel ill to The Georgian.
Gainesville, Oa„ Sept. 11.—The coun
ty commissioners of Hall county have
let two contracts for bridges over the
Chattahoochee river, one at Brown
ing's Ferry Crossing, and one at the
old Seven Island ford. The former
ta on the public road leading from the
Cleveland-Galnesvllle road to Air Line
church and White Sulphur Springs
station, and the other on the road
known as the Athens-Dahlonegn road,
leading to Dewberry church and Lula.
The pier* 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 88,254.
SEPTEMBER 11.
I Wed August iff, 1
1784-Thonin* Tlngery, commodore In I'nltnl
States nnry, born. Bled February a,
1777—Star* ami stripes first carried Into fet
tle at battle of Brandywine.
1814—Auierienu* and Dtitlah engage In hauls
of l'lattesburg and I .ike Champlain.
1838—John Ireland, Roman Catholic arcb-
Idahop of St. Pant, hern.
1861—President Lincoln modified General
Fremont's emnnclpntlon proclamation.
1 M3—Lai';’ Pnlnieriton, wife of British pro
o strike riots
st Hazleton, l'c.
1905—United State* warships lent to Paa-
nma.
1908—Car fell from New Vork elevated rail
road Into street. ' Twelve killed and
forty Injured.
IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, Sept. 11.—At Washing-
ton hotels:
GEORGIA—Edwin A. Cohen, of Sa
vannah, at the St. James: Sterling 0.
Turner, of Atlanta, at the Raleigh.
"THE PARTINp STRANGE."
By Ells Anglin Verne.
Does mortal fesr Death? Ah, no,-I a tint
That none could fenr hope of Infinite r«t.-
'TU^-jhe fenr of that parting of myitrrjr,
We dwell nerer more with tbe one* «a
lor* beat.
UNDER SOCIALISM.
(Looking Forward.)
"And what la that)" tbs stranger inked,
"That atately building on the plain,"
"Oh. that," hla wild-eyed guide replied,
"That's an asylum for the snne.”
JAMES J. DOOLINO In Boston Record.
Atlanta, On.
RAILROAD INCORPORATED
AT MONTGOMERY, ALA.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery. Ala., Sept. 11—The sec
retary of state has been Informed of
the Incorporation of the Cullman and
Southwestern Railroad Company, with
a capital stock of 1504,400. This road
will run through ports of the counties
of Cullman, Jefferson and Walker. It
will connect with the Louisville and
Nashville at Cullman anil run to Brvan
where tho Southern and Frlrco cross
each other.
The Incorporators nre William M.
•ook. A. W. LDJIendabl and O. It.
Teh Broek.
when the mother merges Into the
grandmother. Despite'her alarmingly
unhygienic diet, she does not Indulge
In alcoholic drinks.
I hnvc 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 wine* are most
toe Dutch dame need* no rouge, even I moderately taken.
BRYAN WILL'VISIT
JACKSON, MISS.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss.; Sept. 11.—W. J. Bry
an la to be In Jackson on September 21
and will deliver an address. He *u
Invited here by Governor Vardaman.
CONSUMPTIVE NEGRO
TRAMPLED IN CAR.
Special to The Georgian.
Athena Ga., Sept. 11.—A negro. Hen'
ry Jackson, was smothered almost
death on on excursion train yesterday
afternoon. He wn* a consumptive and
was very weak when he got on the
train In Atlanta, where he lives, t«
come to Athens to see some of tils
folk*. He fell In the aisle and w"
tramped upon by tbe crowd of un.y
pathetic negroes, He wa* barely aov
when carried to the ofllce of Dr. Sor
rolls for relief.
IS RE-ELECTED SUPT.
OF COUNTY HOME FARM.
Hpwlnl to Tho Gcorgtm).
Gainesville, Ga., Sept ll.-Joseph &
Dyer, superintendent for the past >' ear
of the county home farm, was yestef*
day re-elected to the position at a sar
ary of *440. Mr. Dyer ha* been very
succeasful on the county home (arm
and the board unanimously re-eleeteo
him at an Increased salary.
BLACK HAND AGENT
FIRES INTO CROWD.
Huntington, w! VaT sept. lL-<#
flclals of this county believe that tr«
"Black Hand” la getting In its
here. This morning an unknown »a'
Ian, who arrived yesterday at the rai-
rood camp at Barboursvllle, pulled
revolver and began firing It In*
group of workmen. He killed Jane-
Rosslman and badlv wounded urea
* tie laid, as he made a break for lib
erty, that he had been sent to
country to kill two men. A* he _
toward the woodlands several h
were fired at him. H* has not be*»
captured.
WORKING TO SECURE „
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
Bpeclal to The lleorglnn.
Athene, Ga., Sept. 1L—Morgan roan
ty f* endeavoring to secure the n
agricultural school to be pieced In
congressional district by the *•■**•
citizens In and around Boetwlck
anxious for It nnd are working har
*ecure thl* excellent addition for tn
locality. , ,,
Citizen* of Commerce are anxl'™'
get the building In the Ninth dl-
and her wealthy men *ay there «»
no trouble whatever In getting
proper site for the schooL