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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
MONDAY, DECEMBEB 17,
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pendent absolutely on my constituency
for bread for myself and the loved
ones. The people have been very good
to me, and I- have been falthrul to
them. But age will begin to bow me
down In a few years at the most. Then
won't they turn me out as the worn
down hack horse and place a younger
steed In my place? -
"In the nature of things I have
naught else to expect, and I presume
It Is right But my case Is pitiable
after all. I am tied to the wheel with
out power to release myself until it
crushes me."
What food for. profound reflection
fn this simple story! But how few
will heed It.
Department end hare It m miip
Attests 1m'
It i« ejpslrahtc tint all cominufilr*-
(Inn* Intend*! for inibllrntlon in THU
OEOIMMN be limit*) to 4ft) word» In
!*ic»b It Is Imperative that Uhmt he
•Iffnml. at an evidence of food fnltb.
thonjtti the name* will tar withheld If
reouoted. Rejected nymuncrlpta will
not lie return*! nnleta •tamps are tear
for the purpoae.
tinrfeiti
•r objectlonaide ndvVrtlathf. Neither
does It print ivbUkjr or-nuy liquor mw.
own f*a
. .ants, ns “ “
own* lt» i|rtterworka. .... .
tble end g-t ffl* «• low <•• 80 cent*,
with a profit to the rlfjr. This abouRI
i»e ddne rtt once. '
.... be/ are. lliere Is no fowl
reason Why thee esnnot he so operated
here. But we do not believe fhla con
he done now. and It may he aotne years
before We are rende for so Ida au tin-
dertnklhg. Still Atlanta Should set Its
fare In tbit direction NOW.
The Joy of Giving.
To every well lomiioied men or wo
man * warmer glow comes In giving
than In receiving In this season when
heart snd purse strings arc loosed.
But the hardest thing to do Is the
wisest—to temper our giving with rea
son snd moderation. Those who speed
the gift with only tho thought of
intrinsic value, and thoae who aeek
only the price tag on the gift, miss
the whole spirit of the thing.
Giving which is burdensome end the
straining of resources is not wise or
sensible. It lends to the sweetest
and holiest anniversary a tinge of
commercialism that robs It of Its beau
ty and its deeper significance.
for the little ones, for the poor and
heart sore, for the maimed and crip
pled, for the hosts whoso 1,1 vea are Sor
rowful or barren we should come with
gifts. To these It lightens tbe bur
dens, sweeten* and asnctlfles tho sor
rows and brings sparkling sunshine to
illumine the dark way.
Put back of your giving heart throbs
and It will fill you to tho brim with
happiness. Yon will see the Inward
meaning of the day on which wna giv
en to the World Its greatest gift—the
liowly N'atarcne.
Perhaps thou Brownsville negro
troopers are still kicking just to
show that they are qualified for post-
tlons upon some university football
team.
After Senator Beveridge abolishes
child labor, he can earn the lasting
gratitude of many by abolishing labor
for aomo of tia who are no longer clill
dren.
Alfred Austin.In a recent poem ox
presses a wish to “perish with the
gword." Wo have always suspected
that Alfred's sword would he mightier
than hla pen.
I> the Game Worth the Candle?
Not long ngo an ex-congreasman vis
ited Washington on private buslnesa.
He looked on the game there from s
new viewpoint. Now, he was simply
a (pertator, one at those for whom
legislation was being enacted or not
as the ease might me.
He came away thoroughly coutent
with hla decision to retire. Whatever
of regret he might have felt at first
was entirely absent after n week’s
look-in as a private ritlsen and not as
a cog In the legislative machinery.
While there a congressman who had
been in harness half a century and had-
grown hoary In the public service
told of the pathos of such a man:
“You quit before It was too late to
pick up the threads of your prates-
slon and gain a competence again. You
were wiser than most of us. Would
that I’d have had some wisdom of
that hind. I have been re-elected for
'another term. If I Uve to the end of
that, and I am still vigorous mentally
and physically, I will be 76 years old
"I have grown very weary of It all
here, and long for rest. Hut I cannot
afford It. I have saved nothing from
ay salary and my position tn the par-
ty has precluded outside work to aug
ment my pay as a congressman. I am
too old now to atlempt to build up a
business outside 1 hare many loved
onsa dependent on me, and [ must pro
vide for them.
"From the viewpoint of the world,
perhaps I am a successful man. I hare
been returned to the hall* of congress
by my district eleven times; [ have
been honored by party with Impor
tant places of trust; my name la at
tached to many measures of nations)
Importance; my name is frequently
heard In the party councils.
“Hut to my own miud i ixve come
WHERE NEW YORK LEADERS ARE DEVELOPED,
(Editorial Correspondence by John Temple Grares.)
The keenest politicians In this great political' commonwealth are
these shifty "up state" fellows who for three decades have furnished
the leaders and the constructive braid* to both factions In state and na
tional affairs.
We In the South are accustomed to look on Tammany Hall, with Its
vast machine, as the center, the director and the Inspiration of elective
victories In New York, and upon its bosses and sachems, as tbe men who
furnish the brains and win the battles of etrsry contest In the state.
This Is a mistake. Tammany Is an office holding organisation, held to
gether by the cohesive power of spoils, and yielding that perfect discipline
which comes from the constant expectation of personal reward. Its obe- '
dlence snd Its solidarity may be counted upon to win a municipal victory
In the metropolis whenever there Is hot a spasm of civic virtue or a wave *
of municipal reform.
But Tammany has not developed the great leaders j)f New York poli
tics. It has had few really great politicians In Its ranks—In-fact only one.
In these two generations thero has been only ons great and tnastei)ul
nmn who has ruled In absolute sway over the great society founded bjr
Aaron Burr. John Kelly had some great points and he was brave Bnd
honest as any man who haa figured In Ita history. But he was never
absolute.
The only man who ever held Tammany—wigwam and tribe—in the
hollow of his hand, was Richard Croker! He ruled like an emperor.
Ho led like a conqueror. He was believed In as one Inspired, and he waa
obeyed ns slaves obey a master uuder the lash. ,
Thla was tho man that defeated Hearst for governor. Ten yeara
after his abdication, hla voice in a single Sentence sent across the seas,
had more comiielllng force than Murphy's official command a dozen
times repeated—and Tammany Hall obeying Its old leadar rather than Ita
new-and discredited chief, laid Its knife to the vitals of tbe best Democrat
and the truest reformer that ever had a right to expect Ita votes.
That Richard Crolier by himself and In a tingle telegram defeated
William Rnndolph Hearat Is now an accepted fact by all the astute poli
ticians In tho state. Roosevelt and Root had little to do with It. The
nhrowdest Republicans up state think tjiat tho people really resented
the president's Interference In state .affairs, and Root’s speech drove votes
to Hearat that would havo gone for Hughes. They call to witness the
fact that Hearst's rote outside In tho state was far In advance of other
candidates on his tlckot, and that he polled more than hla party's sup
port above tho Harlem.
Then turning to the city where Tammany gave Chanler 140,000
majority and Hearst only 80,000, we see that Tammany cut the Democrat
ic candidate by (10,000 vofes, and (hereby cut him out of the substantial
victory that, with Chanler's vote, would have been hla.
But I am diverging. It la so easy to diverge. I waa talking about the
leaders and tho famous politicians of the state, and I was saying that
Tammany hnd not produced them. Count out Croker, and Tammany
haa been nlmost barren of such products, while the "up state” has sent
down to both parties In Albany and New York a notable line of leaders
and astute political managers. From Hlmira came David Ik Hill, than
whom tho Democracy of the Empire State has known no more accom-
* pushed politician. From Tioga came Thomas E. Plait, who for nearly
two decades held the Republican party at his will. From Buffalo
came blue-eyed Billy Shedhan, disciple of Hill and afterward the fierce
und capable adversary of hie maeter. From Utica came Odell, whom It
took the most redoubtable of presidents to unhorse. From Buffalo came
the nisaells and from Buffalo now hall Norman E. Mick and M. F.
Connors, who, outside of the city, are the rulera of the state Democracy.
There is too much of the machine and too llttlp of the Individual
In city politics to develop leaders and statesmen, and If an observer or n
student wishes to know tho facts and the philosophy of New York, he
must cross tho Harlem and go up state to find It.
I bad a dinner given me last night by a Joint and charming com
pany of eminent Republicans and eminent Democrats. There waa a Re
publican supreme court Judge and a Democratic leader of state wide -re
pute. The conversation waa general and free, and of course I have no
notion of giving names or-of repeating personal confidences. I am not
built of the Stuff of a Bellamy Storer.
But I may say without reserve that I waa amaxed at tbe reaction
agslnst Roosevelt which was made manifest In the Republican party of
New York. The president’s popularity haa gone and It haa dwindled to
pitiful proportloni in his own state. There can be no mistake about this.
Wherever else Mr. Iloosovelt may retain hla hold, he has undoubtedly
fallen In the graces of his own slate. Several causes have combined to
bring this about. The president la very much of an autocrat. He Is
also very much of a politician. He haa never lifted his hand from the lid
of New York state politics. And thla seem* to have been e great mistake.
There era scores of leading politicians of hla party who have personal
grievances against him. There are setfree of other* who have heard
stories of his political finesse which reflect seriously upon hla candor and
sincerity. There are scores of other Republicans who seriously distrust
hi* Democratic tendencies, who declare that he has stolen Bryan's liv
ery gnd la wearing It without sincerity, and there be they who distrust
snd fear hla economy creeds, and are eager tor a more stalwart and
standard Republican.
Thla Is not a Democratic vlaw alone, but la freely expresod by soma
of the most stalwsrt Republicans In the state. .
Out of It comes the view that even If Roosevelt should be "over-
persuaded” to run ngslfl for president In 1908 he would be likely to lose
New York to any popular Democrat opposed to hlffi. It Is confidently be
lieved that the combination of Bryan, with Hearst supporting him, could
win against Ro»sev*)t and Boot or any other member of his cabinet.
The Bellamy Storer Incident has hurt the president. *He has not
conducted It with dignity. He has called Storer a liar, Juat as he called
Senator Chandler a liar in the rate debate, and both Mr. and Mr*. Storer
are united with Archbishop Ireland In testifying that the president told
Bellamy Storer to do what he by blmaelf positively declares he did not
tell Bellamy Storer to do. Storer'a violation of confidence, base as It It,
does not relieve the president of Inconsistency.
And so the outlook Is brightening for Brysn and the Democratic host.
New York likes Bryan personally. It haa seen him accorded In lte great
garden hall the greatest ovation 'ever given a citizen, and It believes him
now sincere and honest snd Is willing to trust him with the relos.
The whole host of Republican oratora can't scare the people about
Bryan any more. „
It looks to me now as If we might really sain In 1901.
1 am racing homeward with thla tetter, and I am not golog away any
more.
Salamanca, N. Y„ Dec. 14.
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES OF VALUE TO SPECULATORS.
It Is an old and trite saying that "there are two sides to all ques
tions.” It could also be said that If all questions were left to tbe two
sides directly Interested they could be easily settled In a satisfactory
manner In quick order. More especially does this apply to commercial
matters—that Is, buyers and sellers.
At present the question as to whether or not the estimates of the gov
ernment as to the number of bales of cotton produced by the farmers
of the South for the year ending August 31, is of benefit to the producer.
80me claim they are of benefit, while others claim they are not.,,
The claim that they are of benefit Is as yet to be proven, and that
there are good and auffident reasons that they are Injurious to the pro
ducer la a fact well known.
There are two clasaca of our people directly Interested In the price
of cotton—the producer and the spinner. The demand must emanate from
the spinner. The producer should furnish the supply. Prices should bn
fixed by these two forces—supply and demand, the law that governs all
commodltlea.
There Is another element to recken with in .the fixing of prices of the
8outh's staple product—the speculator. He apparently holds "the balance
of power;" a shrewd manipulator of figures and In the end the power that
the producer is forced to look to for the price at which to sell his cotton.
He Is the middle man—"go between" the spinner and producer, and the
ease with which he can befuddle the brain of the Southern farmer Is
known to some of the more prosperous of this class of our best citizens.
Some instances are known where he has got the best of the spinner
He dealt In figures mostly; bases his advice as to when to buy or sell
cotton on figures. Occasionally to cinch his argument he will furnish a
few pictures to prove his figures do not lie.
Government figures are the speculator'! hobby. They -carry weight,
because they are issued by a disinterested (?) government department.
They are of sufficient frequency to keep him busy, the entire time front the
“Intention" of the farmer aa to how many acres he Intends to devote to
cotton to the final out-turn of the crop These reports come In rapid suc
cession-weekly. semi-monthly, monthly and annually. It urged It is pos
sible the government would leaue a semi-weekly report. 1
The fact that the government estimate la Invariably enormously un
derestimated la known to the entire cotton trade, and It Is this feature
'that makes them worse than useless as a factor for better prices.
In commenting on the estimate of the government on lest Tuesday
Tbe New York Commercial says:
"In tbs past government estimates have been very incorrect,
but In spite of this they do' not seem tt» lose their speculative
value. A bitter protest fronl both the North and the South against
thla sort of manipulation has gone up for years, and while It has
never had any effect so far, some bets were made yesterday that
the report would be the last of ita kind ever issued."
The following figures show the government guesses and the crops In
past years.
Crop 1997-1898 .
Crop 1898-1899
Crop 1899-1900 .
Crop 1900-1901 .
Crop 1901-1902
Crop 1902-1903
TAX OFFICIALS
MAY LOSE PLACES
IF NO! CAREFUL
t'uli-M a large nnmlicr of the newly
elected tax collector* Sod tax receivers gel
liuij at once, there prutul*** to k* an ni-
tnnlebtng number at vacancies In such of
fice! shout January V
t'nder (he law, auch official* are re
qulred to bare on file with (he comptroller
general, hr January I, their state houdo.
Though the election wn* held In October
only about twenty' tax collector* and re
cclver* bare filed their bond*.
The law la mandatory about filing bond*
by January I. t'hleaa. the official* have
these lumas lu the comptroller general’*
office by January 1. 1*17. they ataud lia
ble to have tbelr office! vacated. .
Thoae who do apt comply have no au-
. .. -■ w... . * -- r io ae
■ _ liable
i luladetiioanor.
Idea why the of.
‘In nttriidlhu
, Ite urge* them
to eon* forward with the bond* at once In
order to oar* trouble.
December
Actual
Est. of Dept.
Outturn.
. 9,100,000
11,181,000
10,000,000
11,235,000
.. 8,900,000
9,440,000
. 100,100,000
10,425,000
.. 9,674,000
10,701,000
.. 10,417,000
10,758,000
10,124,000
13,567,000
. 10,167,000
11,320,000
.. 12,546,000
7
re pinning their
faith. The
Crop 1909-1907
On these figures the speoulatlve be
only question, they claim. Is how many bales must be added to arrive- at
the actual outturn this season. The figures show that by adding 1,011,000
bales to the estimate the 1904-03 bumper yield will be equalled, and by
adding the difference between the estimate and actual outturn, the crop
will be 13,936,000 bales. So figure the bears In supplying figures for the
Interrogation point tinder the actual outturn heading. These figures are
apparently bearish—have been used with bearish effect, but there Is a
jraastblllty the estimate this season will be nearer correct than any here
tofore Issued due to the fact that different methods were employed lu
arriving at the figures published.
If this be true, the prices for cotton are "dragging bottom," aa the
enormous consumptive demand will absorb tbe entire crop at prices better
than now current.
The '' Child 'a Playground.' ’
It I* iieculiarly appropriate in con
nection with the present agitation for
better school facilities and an enlarg
ed equipment of our educational sys
tem. that Prof. Henry 8. v Curtla, of
New York, should lecture tonight In
the Y. M. C. A. hall on "The Play
ground In the Life of Children."
Professor Curtis Is an expert student
elong all form* of child and educa
tional life. He considers tbe question
from the hroMcst end most compre
hensive view, and we cannot Imagine
that any subject at thl* time could be
more Interesting, either to those who
have children of their own or those
who have In charxe other people's
to »hc tear and yellow days a failure ch[Idren ln educational Institution*.
I- tua hlggect ami beat cense of the We sincerely true; that Profeasor
A'hr.i rm I do now? I aa ds- Curtis' entertainment may be liber
ally patronlaed. and that both Intel
lectual profit and tome wholesomely
enlarged Ideas may be received by
thoee people public and' private who
attend the meeting.
Statisticians say that the average tl
bill last* sixteen months. None of
our 81 bills, then, are of the average
kind.
Do Your Shopping Early.
With Christmas about a week off, It
may not be out of place to suggest to
those who Intend making purchases to
shop early.
There are several excellent reasons
why you should take advantage of the
earliest opportunity to select presents.
Chlefest of these Is tbe fact that by
so doing you take a burden from tbe
shoulders of the young women clerks.
Don't wait until tbe last minute to
attend to your shopping. If you do,
you make one of a crowd which will
compel these clerk* to stand all day
while endeavoring to make sales of the
goods which you want to buy. Be
considerate.
Thl* Is the time of year when you
ought to be doing Something to.make
others happy. You can make a whole
lot ot people happy by shopping now.
If you Intend to make your'pur-
chases Immediately, you avoid the
crowd* and have a-better chance to
make your selections deliberately and
with some degree of satisfaction, not
only to yourself but tp the persons
who welt upon you.
Bo, do your shopping early.
Twenty persons In this country fell
from balloons during this year. Con
sidering the fact that this bee been
a political year, theae casualties are
very few.
German* complain that William 11
has too many Americanisms. Per
haps that man Is really better than
some of us have, been thinking.
Wall street's regret at ShaW's going
out la the only tblng that reconciles
the country to the thought of Cortel-
you as secretary of the treasury.
Senator Cullom favors tariff^ revis
ion. That wily statesman Is willing
to revise anything except Illinois' rep
resentation In the senate.
OF COURSE WE WILL.
To the Editor ot The Georgian:.
In the month of May The Atlanta
Georgian was kind enough to publish
an editorial entitled, "An Appeal From
Clouded Mind*.” which wa« an appeal
for contribution* to the Georgia State
Hanltnrlum Library, which I am happy
to *ay brought ue many contributions
of valuable books, magazine.*, papers,
etc. It apeak* well for The Atlanta
Georgian that the editorial-appeal
was copied In many papers of the state,
and Influenced distant papers to place
the library on It* "complimentary" list,
such a* The Brooklyn Dally Eagle, The
Electrical Age, The Electrlcnl World.
The Technical World Magaslne. The
Forum, etc., which come to the library
as donation*.
In addition to the eloquent editorial
ot the Hon. John Temple Grave*, you
placed The Georgian on our "compli
mentary” llet. The wrapper doe* not
any for how long n time, as the wrap
per of the above papers and magazines
do for the year 1907. We therefore
respectfully request that the time be
extended, or the "renewal" be made
for the year !9«7, nnd have the address
changed (rum "N. Maddox" to "Libra
ry Georgia stale Sanitarium,” for It has
ronietlmet been placed In mall for my
fantlly In town, wherea*. I am nut two
mile* from Mllledgevllle. Very truly
your*, N. MAtlDOX.
Librarian.
Mllledgevllle, na.
NOT YET CERTAIN
The fate (if tho proponwl whisk) reffuht
tlotii will be lu the bunds'of council Man-
dny Afternoon.
Tho reiwrt of tho upeclnl pol^e commit
tee, recohimendluf these regulation*, will
lie Adopted, but not by a uunntmoue vote.
There It decided opposition to tho jtlan.
Some tbore Aro who fAvor the nrltflunt re
port. which fixed o license at $2.OX) Instead
of $1.(09. nml provided that no saloon could
be established until tbe population hud been
Increased to 150.000 Instead of 120,OOi).
It Is possible that tbe report will be
changed be council liefore It (s adopted.
Anyway, there Is sure to be lively discus-
slo—
If council ndnpts the report Its fate will
-en thru lie nut finally nnd po»ltiv«>ly set
tled. For thero Is the mayor. Mayor
Woodward has uot wild he would veto the
ordinance, nnd neither haa he anld he
Tore It.
I known that Mayor Woodward's
views are not cntJreLr In accord with some
of tlio provision* In th# ordinance .drawn up
by the special police committee.
NEW RAILROAD IS
GRANDTED A CHARTER
Secretary of State Cook granted a char
ter Saturday morning to the Ahbevlllo
and North western Railroad Company.
The road la to be 60 miles In length,
beginning nt Abbeville, hnd ending at Fort
Valley, traversing Pulaski, Dooly and Hous
ton counties.
The capital stock la to be $100,000, and the
rlnclnnl offices In AbbarlUe. Ineorpnr
.ora are L. Bankston, & B. Mhnn
Hal Lawson and otheri.
I GOSSIP!
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Th* Evening Georgian ha* sounded
a popular chord In Its fight for better
school houses.
It Is to be congratulated for its gsl
iant entry Into this fight and every
Encouragement ehould be given the pa
per to continue the battle until every
child le provided with a Mat In our
schoole—and further, a seat In a house
fit for such purposes.
The Journal of Labor has long been
In this fight and win continue to be
until the end Is achieved.
A few months ago this paper con
tained an editorial upon the subject
and attracted the attention of a mem
ber of council who In open meeting
read It, and followed with a resolution
calling for the appointment of a com
mittee to perform this duty. The com
mittee waited on the editor and the
fauta were gone over—and—that was
the last.
There le not enough school room.
The schools we have with the ex
ceptlon of a few building* are not what
they ehould be and council should now
and at once proceed to erect suitable
school buildings.
The wage earner of Atlanta In th*
end pay* all the taxes and God knows
he should have the opportunity of
sending his child to a decent school
building.
The Lee Street school Is a veritable
old ahack of a barracks and an eyesore
to West End.
Walker street achool looks a* though
were the habitation of bate and
owl*.
The Marietta Street school house Is
desth trap.
Let the new council get down to
business and give the people more
hool houses and better ones.—Jour
nal of Labor.
LA W AND ORDER LEAGUE
IS INDORSED BY LABOR
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
New York, Dec. 17.—The society
woman and the pet dog have been a
long familiar pair In the park, but I
hear now that a new fad Is slowly com.
ing Into vogue, whereby the dog hae
the brougham and 'the park all to him.
self.
Several prominent women send their
doggies out driving unaccompanied;
the girls who don’t own carriages even
ordering hansoms at certain hours dal
ly that their dogs may "enjoy" an
airing.
One observer says that In the park
on Sunday he saw no less than ten
hansom* unoccupied save by a bulldog,
Boston terrier, Pomeranian, Blenheim
of Yorkshire in all hla alver-coated
glory.
Mr, and Mrs. William K, Vanderbilt,
Jr„ have sailed on the Kron Prinz
Wilhelm, ln Southampton they will be
met by the duchess of Marlborough
and from there they go to the Mediter
ranean, where they will board the yacht
Valiant for a three months' cruise In
the Mediterranean.
Attorney General Moody has taken
an npartment for two years at the
Connecticut, In Washington, and la
having the drawing room and the din
ing room changed to meet the require
ments of entertaining. Mil* Moody, his
sister, Is still his guest.
The United States geographical sur-
vey commission, which has been work,
ing nt Cape Elisabeth, believes that a
gas plsnt situated on the recently dis
covered Cape Elisabeth neat bog could
pipe Its gna to Portland, forming the
purpose of converting the power into
electricity and transmit that.
Colonel Charles Anderson, of Ander
son. 8. C.. who has the biggest mus
tache in his state, called on the presi
dent n few day* ago. They had met
once before, when tha president was
visiting Charleston, and Colonel An
derson was a member of th* reception
committee.
Do you grow such whiskers In South
Carolina phosphate?" asked Mr. Roose
velt on that occasion. When they met
at the white house last week Colonel
Anderson Inquired: "Do you remem
ber me, Mr. President?"
The president said:
"I certainly know that mustache."
and then he recalled the circumstances
of the first meeting.
J. D. Rockefeller. Jr., advised the un
married members of the Bible class at
the Fifth Avenue Raptlst church to
be extremely careful when picking out
wives for themselves. The young mil
lionaire, In his Impressive tones, de
clared that marriage Is a decidedly se
rious thing, nnd that men must give It
serious consideration. In the audi
ence were a dozen or so gray-halred
bachelors, and they were considerably
cheered by their leader's utterances.
"A man's wife has much to do with
his success In life," said Mr. Rocke
feller. "Many men have ruined their
prospects In life by taking the wrong
sort of a wife. Some men have picked
out wives only for their money. They
have realised later on that It was a
huge mistake. I want to say to you,
and I wish to make It as strong as 1
can. that a man must be sure to se
lect for his life partner a woman whose
temperament la like his own.
"If he dose not, hie wife will be most
apt In Jim*, to take him from his nat
ural business tendencies. Bhe may
think he would do better In some other
sphere, and unwittingly Influence him
to take a step that will mean hi* busi
ness ruin. I want you unmarried men
to consider this seriously. .Don't marry
a woman who Is not in full sympathy
with your Ideals. She will he a con
stant handicap to you. It Is. easy for a
woman to make or mar the success of
her husband.
Don't marry a woman simply be
cause she Is pretty. Common sense Is
what count*. If you get the right kind
of a wife, you will be greatly helped.
If you don't, you would be-better oft
without one.”
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
DECEMBER 17.
lHT—John ttreenleaf Whittier. America*
-Benjamin W. Crownlnahleld, of Mi»«
■■luiaeita, became secretary of lb*
1M—Captain Itlchard Walnwrlsht. U. B. X..
Iwrtt. . . _
IMS—The I'tilon troops occupied Baton
I toil g*. I*n.
1975—Jay Gould reetnned U.nW.OD.l worth •■(
property to Erie Itallrond Company
for sake of peace.
1874—Emigrant *ht|> Coapatrlck burned nt
*ee; 486 litre* lost.
1876—Gold sold at par In Now lork, for
drat time since January. 1961
1896— President Cleveland aeut to ronure**
HI* inenmrnM# melange on Veneiiielji.
199*—llaron Ferdinand do llothsehtld died.
Horn tut.
We notice from th* dally press thatigenre mark them a valuable asset to
a law and order league hae been formed Atlanta. . . , '
iw —1,1, ..... I The** men love their families and
in A.lama with many prominent j Atlanta, and would not yteld a Jot in
Spain has some nice, new warships.
II she wishes to keep them nice and
new, she should carefully refrain from
war.
The ehlp tubaldy bill la again be
fore congreea. There seems no way
to ship a bill that calls for a subsidy.
The Pullman company's surplus of
828,000,000 seems to Indicate that
the porters have to turn In their Ups. ’
Count Ronl owes only 14,000,000.
Considering the opportunity that he
had. It doesn't seem that Boni la such
a great financier after all.
Although 69 banks were chartered in
Georgia during 1906, getting enough
money for Christmas shopping seems
to be Just as hard a* ever.
It’s Joe Bailey, not BUI Bailey,
whom those Texan* are tinging to
to come home.
Money may be easy, but the trouble
ft that the man who baa It Isn't
Souvenir Calendars.
The souvenir calendars of Atlanta,
which have been on tale in the leading
stores for the past week, are having a
rapid sale and promise to become .me
of the must popular gifts uf the holiday
sees enrolled aa member*.
We presume these gentlemen having
In view at all times the Interests of At
lanta deemed the step necessary: that
such an organization Is needed.
We know them to be gentlemen of In
fluence In this community; ue know
that they love Atlanta as they do their
lives, and their affection for her Inter
ests Is as keen as their love of family
ties.
They are gentlemen who are among
trf* foremost In pushing the city's In
terests and nn all occasions among the
leaders in performing deeds redounding
to her worth and prosperity.
The Journal of Labor Is In thorough
accord with all movements that make
for peace and harmony, and for this
particular organisation and the person-
net that make up Ita membership’ we
have the highest regard and respect.
We could not be otherwise and be
true to the unions we repreeent and the
principles the organisations stand for.
The organized workman who Is not
loyal to the Interests of Atlanta and
the preservation of Its Institution*, and
Is not in accord with the law and order
element of the community. Is nut true
to the principles of the organisation of
which he ts a member.
This much can truthfully be said of
organised labor of Atlanta, that In its
rank* are men whose claims for good
citizenship are not surpassed by any:
men whoee characters ate unimpeach
able and whose children are an orna
ment and-add n pride to the city; men
whose character and skill and Intclll- j
their love and fealty tor our beloved
city and her peace, happiness and good
name to nny class of men within her
borders.
Within the .ranks of organised labor
ran be found men of all shades of polit
ical and religious opinions, but in one
thing they all agree, and that I* the
rights of all mankind without regard to
race, creed or color.
These men are of the Industrial class
—men who know nothing but labor and
believe absolutely in labor’s rights—
ever striving to better Its condition and
Improving the material and Intellectual
life of the worker. •
The labor organisations are construe-
live In their character—not destructive.
They aim to build up materially and In
character—as such we can well afford
to put the stamp of'approval on any
movement looking to the well being of
our citizenship.
The organisation numbers among Ita
membership men who are Masons, Odd
Fellows, Knight* of Pythias, and In fact
officers and members of all fraternal
orders, a* well as odicers and' member*
of the various churches. These men aro
striving by precept and example to
place the artlsah class or Atlanta In the
very from rank as cltlxens of worm
and merit.
These men have not wealth—as meas
ured In dollar* and cents—but they
havo honor and character which they
will stake for Atlanta’s good name and
their peace and happiness and that «f
our humblest citizen.
We are sure that organized labor
will commrnd the efforts of the league
to preserve forever the peaceful tran
quillity of our bsloved city,—Journal of
Labor.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
New York. Dec. n.-llere are aome of tiro
vlultart In New York:
ATLANTA—J. SI. Chapman. Dr. E. <».
Jones, II. \V. Pratt, K. Hoblutou, K. *.
a peer, IV. Wnltliour, Mr* Donald.
Where the Georgia Delegation Live
* in Washington.
’ 8ENATORS.
Augustus O. Bacon, 1757 Oregon
avenue.
A. 8. Clay, the Normandie.
CONGRESSMEN.
W. C. Adamson, the Oxford.
C. L. Bartlett, the Sltoreham.
Thomas M. Bell, the Iroquois.
W. G. Brantley, th* Chapin.
T. W. Hardwick, th# Bhoreham.
W. M. Howard, the Bancroft.
Gordon Lee, the Bhoreham.
S. B. Lewie, the Metropolitan.
J. W. Overstreet, the Metropoli
tan.
L. r. Livingston, 1916 Blltmor*
street.
J. M. Griggs, the Metropolitan.
FIRST CARGO OF COAL
ARRIVES AT BRUNSWICK.
Mperlal to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Ga.. Dec. 17.—A tor**
cargo of coal arrived Saturday on the
steamer Orleans at the Atlanta, Birm
ingham and Atlantic ptere. Thl* l« the
first cargo received by the railroad
companies and the Bee Line of steam
ship*.
The Orleans wilt load pilings for
New Tork after discharging her cant’
of coal. ,
A tramp steamer with kalnlt and salt
will arrive this week at the A., B. * *•
piers.