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Eta Magie Molodj »M*»t«rpioc«
W« And onrielrei at variance with
he local crttldim of our contempora-
tos apon the play which Mr. Whlte-
Me toa presented at the Orand opera
Z
Ther Georgian feels that the public
la Indebted to Mr. Whltealde for the
fiRtflenUtlon ot -a perfectly - dean,
sweet and wholesome play which la
directly .alma Uie linen of Improve-
■tent which we have Iona advocated
In the moral tone of the American
stage. Having been for many yeara
an observer of comedy and tragedy
as presented upon the stage, we do not
heeltatq to express the opinion that
Mr. Whiteside has presented thta play
In a manner as nearly perfect as It la
possible at this time. Not David War
field In the ‘'Auctioneer" or In the
"Music Master," was more delleate,
more refined or .magnetic than Mr.
Whitestde in the "Magic Melody.”
There was no whit of magnetism or ot
power larking In the portrayal of the
leading character by this accomplished
ntatlve of the American stage.
It gives Toe Georgian editor pleas
are to commend the fineness ot his bal
navrtto dignity of his reserve and
the mi gust Ism of hla delineation of
With perMpe one or two cas
- nat- exceptions, the support of Mr.
Whiteside- ie very much above the av-
ssafit of the Amerlcaa play. We can
aet falt to record our protest agslnst
an apparently, hasty criticism, which
to lately to break out Into eCetadei
over the first foolish and absurd comic
opera that flaunts Its follies and farces
and laces before the people ot Atlanta.
We thank Mr. Whiteside for the
pleasure that he has afforded to soms
of the best end most cultured people
to Atlanta, and wa express our regret
ftot« larger number ot them did not
utUtee the opportunity to enjoy his
edtaruble entertainment.
The New Jersey man who fed muci
lage to his hens had probably read
stout thu cheapness ot glucose eggs.
Major Eugene Ware says Kansas Is
not a stole but a university. Trouble
to that Its matriculates never get past
tto "fresh class."
Senator Alice was defeated, hut he
sf • his'revenge by handing out all the
is hla successor had promised In
to get the Job.
Bangor. Maine, boasts of a woman
lfit- years old who smokes regularly.
If'some woman only had the courage
to-live that long without the smoking!
A-New Yorker who was In a barber
«Yi« had a cloeer shave than he want-
ad when fire In the building made him
tofu a flyer from a eecond story win-
dujr. '
If all this talk about trusts and com
Mp*a don’t stop It Is going lo start a
lot of wives out on a tack' of wanting
an' Increased allowance for Imaginary
additional expenses.
The geographltallou of $3.', per day
progrotaes with sallafactlon among
the ten Inspectors who hope to tilth
mately arrive at a place where the>
cats.begin getting ready to count the
tasurance ballots.
Whenever a Southern negro la
lygched on suspicion of stealing a
ntidh Senator Tillman waves his arms
sad begins to talk about "protecting
the'purity of our womanhood."—New
York World.
Aud When Illinois slaughter* ne
groes for wanting to earn a living, aud
mdto chase them through tha streets
of One tom, snrh papers as The World
ferfPt to tdlk at SH
UT WHICH WE ADVOCATE THE WATER BOND*
The Goorglan Indorses the proposition for the Issuance ot bonds for
the Improvement of tho city's waterworks. : ; t ;
Wo urge our friends to vote for that proposition,- and we urge tho
friends of municipal-ownership to vote for It when U to presented as an
economic question to the people.' . ...
We do this In full coosclousoess ead protest against tha ahelvtog of
aa equal measure of Importance by the local legislature aofi-'we do It with
u lull knowledge of tho agents by which Is was affected. Journalistic, coua-
cllmanle 'and commercial. We shall not fall when the Ume comes to recite
the condltloDs which have surronnded the temporary shelving of the elec
tric light pleat, end wa shell not heel tits to make plain tto dreumetan-
ttal evidence upon which we believe that larger and more Intereeted hands
have had a part In this subordination of the people'* will.
We ctnaot afford, however, to stand obstructive In the way of the
water bonds. We recognise too fully the necessity -for the Improvement*
upon that system. W* know too well the number of poor people who are
lo be benefited by the. vxtenelen of Ibe mains and the Improved filtra
tion of ibe water.
And In this knowledge we shall, without sulking and without hesita
tion. give our full and hearty support lo the water hoods aud urge-our
friends.to make tlicJr success a oertainty at the polls.
Thee*.bond* tmgbt tob* «fet$d. Thais improvements ought to be
mflgp. The watarwortaa/xtam toght to be perfected.
But In the very tact that It to so well conducted and so well establish
ed emoflg The people', we 'find the real and unanswerable argument wby
tbla city of Atlanta can also taka charge of tto lighting plant Just ta
It baa assumed, control of the water system, and that the electric ll|hto
can be given to our people Just aa effectively and much more economic
ally than they are today. ‘ ♦
THE BACKBONE OF RELIGION IN THE SOUTH;
The moat atrlklng and significant Incident of tbe great Farmers'
Union matt meeting has been as yet unrecorded.
The mass meeting at the Broughton Tabernacle waa called tor a
o'clock With their usual promptness and with the desire to secure 'good
seats tbe'fsrmere and their friends had filled the vest auditorium by 7
p. m. aud were watting patiently for their president end tha orators of
the evenlag.
The majority of audiences would have spent this Interval of wait
ing In light conversation and In Idla Jokes and gossip- —
Not so the Southern farmer. The tons of the soil In Dlsle are Chris
tian men—almost to n man: They are the plUare of the dhurches and the
props of religion In the communities In which they live. They are filled
with tbe spirit of fellowship, and they are charged with tbe aoega of the
sanctuary.
And so when the carriages with tbe guests and orators drove up to
the Tabernacle their ears were greeted by tbe rich wave of vocal music
sounding from thousands of throats lu solemn, reverent, deep-voiced cho
rus of reverence and praise. "Old Hundred." "How Firm a Foundation."
and "The Old Time Religion" followed fast upon each other In a thunder
of cooperative praise, and the speakers mounted the platform- under
the Iniplratlon and tha benediction of a lofty and sonorous psalm.
There Is probably no other secular organisation In tbe world In which
tbla scene could have been repeated.
It to a fact kaown of all men that the very backbone of orthodox re
ligion In America la among the agriculture) masses of the 8outb. Infi
delity and skepticism may find their converts In the cities and In the
larger centers ee well ns In the great foreign settlements of the center
and tbe west. But In this great race of men who own and till the South-
era farm* there Is an Inheritance of faith from godjy fatheris and from
pious mothers, which keeps the aggregate of orthoddxy In our civilisa
tion.
And so In tha hymns and psalms with which this great farmers' union
begullad Its hour ot leisure and of waiting, the outside observer may
cetch a gllmpae ot tbe faith and ths'creeds which not only make the char
acter of these Southern sotlmcn, bat which must bring down apoa them
tbe blessing and benediction of a God whom they serfe with unforget-
tlng and unbroken loyalty In a'rank and skeptic ays.. <. t
Surely God must be la the prosperity of the Southern farmer who al
ways remembers Him. ' "
BAILEY NOT YET IN THE SUNSHINE.
Our contemporary of The Constitution la a trifle premature lu Its
ronKratulatlon* to Senator Bailey upon his. complete vindication by a re-
election to tbe United States senate from Tessa.
Behind th vote of the majority of. the Tepas legislature stands
the uncompleted Investigation whtrtit* to tfrrtrte SR tn the giittr<ir Inmc
cence of Senator Bailey In hla relatione with the Standard Oil*monopo-
oly aud other questionable corporations with which he Is charged with
a questionable association within the past few years.
Senator Balley'a re-election to tbe senate la an accomplished fact, hut
Senator Balley'a usefulness In the senate and to the Democratic party will
largely depend upon the reaulti of the Investigation now pending. The
chargeq made against tbe distinguished Texan Involve all the proprieties
and the high ethics of personal and senatorial life, and If Texas' brilliant
statesman shall be adjudged by a Jury of hla countrymen to lie guilty of
conduct unbecoming a public servant or a senator. It will be many yeara .
before tbe Iron logic or the silver eloquence of that moat distinguished
sou will regain Its force and prestige In tbe American senate or In tbe
public opinion of the American republic.
The Constitution, we fear, rushes too quickly to tho tpere garish
standards of success In Its felicitations to Senator llalle.v. We trust and
hope with all our hearts that It may lie able upon the belter and larger
basis of a complete vindication In the near future to congratulate the sen-
ator and bit party upon his real vindication In the deliberate verdict of
the Texas legislature.
The Georgian has written with more regret or this great man's ob
scuration than of any other Incident or our present politics. It tin* ex
pressed more keenly Its seuse or the great political tragedy which this
trial Involves to the Democratic party, and we are quite sure that no man
who holds high the Ideals of Southern statesmanship or values real ser-
vice to tbe greet party of the people can desire more fervently the com
plete and deliberate vindication of Senator Bailey from any culpable con
nection with corporations or cliques In trades that Involve the dignity of
a senator or becloud the representative ot a sovereign state.
We withhold our felicitations to Texas ami to Halley until we shall
find a more definite standard of vindication on which to base them.
city cane Intp Its own ob. • goH center: ..The Southern Golf Association
acknowledged the supremacy by awarding the annual tournament of 1007
to Atlanta, oner the city rrtU soon have tha best golf bonrte lo ths South
and one of ths best to America.
It msy be mentioned fix posting that much of Atlanta'* prominent po
sition Id amateur athletics Is dus to that splendid orgauixatlon of young
men—the Atlanta Athletic Club—a club whose enterprise and rapidly grow
ing membership bsvo made It the foremost organisation of Its kind In the
South. .
The local Y. M. C. A. with JUnw golf course. Its numerous.basket
toll team* and Ita growing Intoreat in all forms of athletics, has played
a port In tto athletic upbuilding of the city which can not well to orar-
looked.
And tha result of this athletic activity? Well. Atlanta to developing
men clean alike of mind and limb. It to teaching them the proper way of
■pending their letonr* and by making them better men physleslly.
It Is making for ns healthier and bettor dttoena.
7HE RECORD OF 1906
By MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN.
dlepyrlght, MSS, hy Auerlrau JuuruslEx
SBlMr.l
I N lookleg ursr Iks recent of lire year
Jott drawn to a Hear, an aUrtiias are
•xnfr of Ita If*(Mira and ao appalling
tore torn entw of tbe create, that oae
la lurUiMd In lkink they could not tors
toppeued put for Ike lueutpry of Ike eor-
row and augulsb wblrh followed In (heir
wake.
Karthqaakee of nlknnlss nsleat, roefla-
C ideas of aaaaaatotdc korror. Ooods I tot
re tuundnteu towns nnd rlllagra and
ikreelennd Ike de»tmotion of rllfra. have
•wept over vast arret of the countries-of
tke globe.
Htremshlp sud reUroed disasters tore
rsassd tto aarrtore ef kstuss life and tto
oes of Millions of dollars. Drain kss been
busy With aa unasaai harvest of yeuug and
oLi rtrwM. . ■
f firrrruiuiMit hat pror*u « fare* In
j. involution was only promtstl hy
nwy of tho I stand l>y
th* V tilted Htstm. Ih bi»r nt efforts
to nink* tho CjiImm a Iron peoptr. wrn
•mrroly obliterated.
a wonitarttl prrtod 'ot •und*tlaiM.
Mamtwra of tha profaoahiM. turn-ban ta,
nuiuurartuma, fanurm and prvuiotvra of
rutrrprlara rlalni that phtuouieual ium*w
haa rmwnwl lbntr effort* during thi- past
roar; all of which la an anomaly that ia
lafiplhabta except wo rvcogatac that an
Inscrutable providence "mores lu uiyste*
By MR& JOHN As LOGAN. -
rluua ways Ills wonders to perform" and
that we are dependent creatures, upon Hla
love and bounty.
We Md farewell to 1906 with more of
pleasure than of regret because, nptlulsHc
aa we are to tha future, we have been
•ly Impressed by thf calamities of tha
year, and If are aro tv pass Into a
» fort nun t <• cycle, aa astrologer* exprena
... ve lull With delight tbe dawu of tbe
new year of 199*.
THE HEADQUARTER80F "CLEAN SPORT."
Atlanta is preeminent among Snuthrrn cities for mnuy reason*.
These reasons are frequently enumerated by friends aud enemies alike.
But Atlanta's pre-eminence along one line l* generally overlooked—
and Dili Is tho line of clean sport.
By "clean sport" Is meant those branches nhlrh nre able to exist
without the "faking" which has given wrestling it black eye In every wide
awake city on the continent and without the bettlug feature which makes
the racing game considerably morn of a curse tbun a blessing.
In no city of the South are baseball, tennis, golf, basket ball, football,
played by as great a' number of men and boya. No city of tbe South takes
a more genuine Inlerest In Ita profeiolonal baseball team nor gives It more
loyal support. In no Southern city has trap shooting more devotees.
And Atlanta furnishes more than a prqportlonnte supply of both rod aud
gun enthusiasts.
The Atlanta baseball loam has uevor been able to win a t>ennant.
not during the existence of the present league at least. Hut this Is no
fault of Atlnntona. The club owners have spent their money liberally, the
baseball enthusiasts of the city have vneonraged the teams with their
backing and support. Atlanta Is recognised today as the best baseball-
city of Ita population In Amerlea.
In minis tbe etty ha* always been at the frout. but the position waa
most firmly estahllibed something over a year ago when the United
States I-awn Tennis Association transferred the Southern champion
ship from Washington to Atlanta, where It will tie held hereafter annu
ally. # •
In golf Atlanta was for a long Ume behind other Southern cities,
owing to the’ poor course and tbe Inability ot Jocal golfers to secure suit
able ground* nnd the right kind ot hacking. When the Atlhnta Athletic
t’Jnb took the luettpr np. howorisr. leaned an enoTnous tract or land, and'
tod a course laid oat by America's forepiyat expert on golf couraea, tha
MHH. BOTTLECORK
HELPS THE KIDS
By WEX JONES
*T*htl! Do nol bold Btby ao upalda
down; th« blood will all run out of hla
feat. 1 don't cmrs If you do want to
•ee the toys: ! have to got my hands
free to get through thla croud. Hold
him tight, and follow me.
"Harold! Leave that boy alone. Never
mind telling stories ncm\ H<b hit you
in the eys with his flrat, did he? I
shouldn't bonder If It was you that hit
him In the flat with your eye, you
wicked boy. 9
Tome on now, children; follow me
clo*e. „
"No; I’m not pushing forward; It's
you tbst's pushing backward. Some
people don't know how to behave In a
•tore. It’a two weeks to Christmas, so
don't see why you mult knock people
down to buy a 10-cent doll.
"Oh, did I stap on your loe?
"Oh, did ( knock your hat off? Well,
I've got to hurry with Christmas right
on top of u*.
“Oh. did I —
"Kthel!
"Where's Baby
"You dropped him on the escalator?
"(stub mv vhilil! *ume one—there.he
goes, near the Itipl Save Baby! Ten
dollars reward—no. there lie Is—10
cents reward for my Baby!
* Brine him down, will you? Thanks,
little girl. Come up to my home In the
Bronx some day and I'll give you a
nickel for yourself.
"Oo—goo—mummer's ownest babsl-
kins—Id It hurled?
"Now. here’s the toy place. Hold
Baby tight this time, Kthel.
"Are you at this counter. Miss?
"You are—well, why don’t you at
tend to patronesses? You waiting
fur me to say wiiat 1 want? Were you,
Indeed? Impertinence!
"Well, I want a present for n child.
"Boy or girl, you aoy? The Idea!
What business It Is of yours? Why
don't 1 say what I want? 1 want a
toy.
"Why don’t you suggest somethlr
and heln your patronesses? You -woul
recommend a steam engine?—a steam
engine for a girl!
"You Impertinent thing!
"You didn’t know It was for n girl,
you say. Well, you should have guessed.
What you then* for? I’m going
right out of thla store, never to re
turn.
"What! You don't suppose the store
will close!
"Come, Ethel; come, Harold; we’ll
g«*t right out of here.
"What's that under your coat, liar-
old’
"A gun!
"And what have you there behind
Baby, Ethel?
"A doll!
"Where did you get them? You saw
the gun on n table labeled 'Gifts for
Boys'—Anil the doll was on a table
marked 'Gifts for Glrla?'
"And you were a boy, s
It was a gift for you?
"And you were a girl, s
the doll eras for you?
"Yon little thieves—
"Well, It's no use golna all that way
back. ‘
POLITICS AND
POLITICIANS.
Probably the youngesc; state legislator lu
tbe muutry Is Uuy H. t’yr. n member of
tb<* BsIih* cent*nil SRseuibly, who I* not
yet twenty ! wo year* old.
Colonel Itoliert E. Lee, Jr.. I* aaltl to lae
mt afiplrnnt for congress lu the Eighth dis
trict of Vlrgliita, now represented by Cou-
gimmau Klxey.
Ilunlcn. tke Fall Ulvsr cotton manufactur
er. would like to succeed Uecretary of Ag
riculture Wllsou, lu l'resldeut ltoooevelra
cabinet.
Matnuel I,. Dcatrow, lieutenant governor
under Horace Bole*, nnd the only I lento-
ernt ever elected lieutenant governor In
Iowa, died recently at bis home lu Chari
tun. aged 64.
A sill agent kntl trust blit Introduced I h
Lunar C. Powell, u former newB|Mi|ier ed
itor of Fnlrmoiit. Is the latest nsplniut for
the llcpnhllcaii notulunthm for governor
uf Wist Virginia, other candidates already
pres
Lduaid llurali. ultu L. i*» a*uc«.s«cd Feed
T. Duhuis iu lb*'Edited Mtstes senntc. wo*
burn lu lUluata, «ud-spent s nunilier of
year* In KstiMiH liefon* removing to Idaho.
In VOX. He was educated st the I'lilverslty
of Kansas, and first began the practice of
taw In that state. He Is a tireless student
mill has thf* reputation of being one of
the n>o»t widely read rarn of the uorthwest.
Army-Navy Orders
MG VC MR NT Of VKSSSLfi.
Wtokinston, Jtn. Jl^-Tto foilowtns
ordsrs k»v* b**n Issued: * » '
Army Ordsr*.
Th* relltomsnt of Captain Alvarado
M. Ktollsr. Ninth cavalry, from actlvs
service, with th* rank of major.'on
January It.
Th* followtos asilxnment* to r*c<-
msnts of officers recently promoted
are announced:
First Lieutenant Guy B. Norvsll. to
captain ot Thlrtsamh cavalry: Second
Lientsnam Guy Kant, to first Usutsn
ant Blsventb cavalry; Second Usutsn
ant Coptor Enos, to first Itsutenant
Blxth cavalry; Bwood Lieutenant
Emery J. Pike, to first lieutenant Flf-
tsouth cnvnlryi Second Lisutsnkn
WUIIam & Martin, to flrat lleatraant
Fourth cavalry: Second Lieutenant
Frank E. Sldman. to flrat lieutenant
Second esvalry; Second Lieutenant
Frederick Mean, to first lieutenant
Eleventh cavalry: Bepdad LMUtMUt
Aldan V. Graham, to flrat lltutenent
rim cavalry.
Transfers.
Captain Stephen L. H. Slocum, from
the Elxhth to tho Thirteenth cavalry;
Captain Ooy 8. Nonrell, from the
Thirteenth to tha Blchth cavalry.
board of officere to appolntad to
meet at Fort Myer. Va.. for the exam*
tnfltlon of inch persona aa may to
used to appear before It to 'determine
their fitness for appointment aa chap
lain In the army. -Detail for the board
Is as follows:
Major James D. Glennan. surf eon;
Major Joseph T. Dlckman. Thirteenth
cavalry; captain Thomaa M. Corcoran,
Thirteenth cavalry: Captain Tlemann
N. Horn.-artillery corps; Flrat Lieu
tenant Chartaa C. Bllllnfslea, aeelstant
Motor Samuel Retor. fentral
to San Francisco and take transport
for the Fhtttnptnsa, relieving Major
Henry I. Ripley, feneral etaff,’ who,
after belnx relieved, will
Louts, Mo- southern df
isrel staff. wl
111 proceed to I
division, for a
> you thought
> you thought
A COUNTY COMMIS
SIONER SAYS AMEN.
To tin* Editor of Thi* Georgian:
Your warning In an editorial In ye*-
terdu>'« Georgian of the danger In the
tendency of our ngrb ultural schools to
emphasize literary work at the expense
of ugrb ultural tmining It Indeed time-
ly i tim equally glad to hear what
Hon. fhnrle* S. Barrett has to nay on
the same subject. The people should
•ee to It ami demand that these schools
place farming on a thoroughly Intelli
gent and scientific basis.
If these schools are to carry out tho
ptii’IMise for which they were created it,
van but result In greater produc
tivity for our state.* The light kind of
education In fully as powerful a factor
In the products of h country as labor
Itself. Again, unquestionably tha
science Involved In agriculture Is aa
conducive ami Is as good meant for lha
development of the mind as the con
jugation of Greek and Latin verba.
Agricultural science need not exclude
mental development. How Infinitely
blessed would our ■late be could wa
lift fnrmli
learned
sink of
L. D. PASSMORE.
milng up to the dignity of a question and la h
HOBBIE S ESSAYS.
By william'f. kirk.
you A- for u»e. then It ta honey
wh-n lieei wrs* made, than* Maker tnl ti»
them Now. I have nnali* you vary small
without no tnnodes with wldi to bit St
without no hands on wlch to put Imxlng
loves, so I will fix yon up another way,
lie railed a stinger St It enn «h» the work, on
the Ilf tel lies* was glsd A started rite out
yradtalng until now It <nn lick even Mister
the first l»ee wa* In the tlardeu of Bden.
sitting Oil a wild float. When Adam «wuft>
along. Adaiu sed Glee me that flour, my
wife wants It to pin on her dress, bnt the
Iw sod No. thta flour Is too big to pin ou
her dress, git s llttel flour that will show
»*e*ar of the dress, then Admit got land &
sc«| Nevertheless I will talk the flour Sc the
l»oe so«l Not without » deteruilnetl struggid.
ufter sed stfuggcl. wlcli only taste«| three
«3i seconds. Adnm sed ••Stung."
mice I was stung by n black hornet, wlch
Is a kiud of Imhi Si • vary bad kind the tast
of thta e*My Is a |M>em:
«»f nil the litscrks In thta wurld,
Iile Noonest In* a lh*e.
Ide fly rile nt n big police
A watch him tweuty-three 43).
SIXTY PAV8-NEXT!
There wus a young l»r. n dr.
Whelmed when he shouhl have known hr.
The I in pit said "Nay.
Mr. I toe., you must pn.v
Something uioro than sildressei to gr."
There once was a test* young I»r.
IVluNM* wife made complaint that he mr.
Hald the M. I•*||i»! lis!
She'll go home to her ms."
Ks* he sr. a prescription that kr.
There wns u ymnig tad who said, "Mr.
Your sr. Is vcied that I kr.
I tom-hrd but her ear.
That's the reasou I fear.
But when I uir. I dared not rear.
The
ruling
foul
"If 1
Whose Htomaeh .
But lie saliL
I shall have t«> reiieat
That work I've Just done, ami I dr."
. *’• K. II.. In The Nashville American.
THE "CURSE OF EDUCATION.”
Ti> tlie Editor of Ths (Jsot-glan:
I road with Intrre.t your sdltortal >f
ysatorday In Tho ilsortlan regard I nx
our sduonttonnl systsin.
I know from pot rnn,l rxprrlrni-s .11
and thoroiiqh know-trdqr- of the rondl-
tlnn* surroundlnc nt lra*t ons of our
suts Institution* Hist wlmt you Imvo
stated relative to hoards or tniatres I.
correct.
The trustee* of thla Institution are .ill
■mid men a* far as I know, but from
their several ratlines In the business
and professional world I ran see no
re-ison for appointing some of them to
school board, other than that yon
■xest.
Politics has hurt the Institution In
hurtlnc It now. I am
ll educational system
Your, truly,
T. J. BRYAN.
slsnasnt as chief of staff,
-^ttopqrtmnmer Ltnflator. Ftm car.
slry. Is detailed for ssrvlcs In tbs quar.
termaster's department, vie* Captain
~ ' Donald, quartsrmaatsr, w-hi
from datatl tn the- depart
■sank
Colons) Edward 1 E. Dravo, assistant
commlsaary csneral. to Manila. P. L, aa
chief commlsaary, relieving Colonel
Ablsl L. Smith, assistant commissary
■eneral.
Colonel Smith, upon belnc relieved.
New York city and rslisva Llautan*
ant Colons! David L. Bralnard, deputy
commissary (snsral, os purctoolns
commissary.
Lieutenant Colonel Bralnard, upon
bslna relieved, to Ban Frartelsco. Got.,
department ot California, for duty aa
chief rommlesary.
Major William 8. 'Price, ordnance
department, will make not to exceed
three visits per month durinc Febru
ary. Marbh and April, HOT. lo Hart
ford. Conn., on buslneoa pertaining to
the Inspection of material bell
cured under contract for ths oi
department.
Brigadier General William P. Rogers,
retired, to be deputy governor of the
Soldiers' Home, District of Columbia,
to rsllevs Brigadier General Edward
B. Wlllliton. retired: Brigadier Gen
erst Wllllston, upon being relieved, to
his home.
Troop K. Fourteenth cavalry, la re
tired from duty at th* Presidio, ot
Ban Francisco. Cal, and will proceed to
Boise barracks, rdoho, • fof elation, re
lieving Troon B. Fourteenth cavalry,
which, upon nelng relieved, will return
to lls pfopef ktallon. Fort Walla Wan*.
Washington.
Lieutenant Colonel William
Witherspoon, general staff, will return
to thta oily * * * *
member of the general staff carps and
In connection with th* army war col
lege.
~ Movemenft of Naval Veeself,
SAILED—Dee Moines, from Santia
go for'Havana: Teooms, from Havana
for Santiago, and Yorktowti, from Mag.
dalena Bay for Ban Diego.
Order* te Naval Officer*.
Captain H. Mlnett, retired, to duty
ss member of th* board of Inspection
end survey at the Norfolk navy yard.
Commander O. W. McElroy. commis
sioned a commander In the navy from
January 7, ltot.
Burgeon G. PI .
Naval Academy. Annapolis.
Assistant Surgeon F. H. Sllbbtne,
appointed an assistant surgeon In th*
navy from January 4. 1S07.
Assistant Civil Engineer R. F. Smith,
appointed sn assistant civil engine#
the navy from January >. HOT.
Offioers Registered in the City.
The following are the officers regis
tered et the war and navy depart
ment*:
ARMY—First Lieutenant J. P. Hop
kins. artillery corps: Cafialn R. R.
Wallach. Tenth cavalry: First Lieuten
ant G. 8. Tiffany, Twenty.flrel Infan
try; Dental Burgeon 8. D. Boak, Sec
ond Rlsutenant Wlffnrd Jones.
ARTILLERY CORPS — Brigadier
General Edwin Morton Coatee, retired.
NAVY—Lieutenant J. W. Oreenelad*.
Paducah; Commander 8. -Arnold, re
tired; Lieutenant Commander J. L.
Latimer, Virginia: Commander Albert
Gleavee. torpedo elation: Pay muter
W, H. Doherty. Captain G. A. Blck
nell. Pensacola.
. ' ’ ‘ I
WINTER'S UNDOING.
r.> the Editor of Tbe Georgian:
I read a poem In your paper entitled
■The Wherefore of Our Weather,"
s-hlch suggested to me this one. It le
called "Winter's Undoing,” and Is writ
ten Inside:
With witching charms, begull
Old Winter with her blandishments,
lewed It all and smiled:
For well I knew 'twos her Intent
To fool him—fickle Jade!
Tie ever so, as well I know,
If loo soon thla fair mold
Lays sweet siege to th* citadel
of lile poor oid froeen heart.
For no sooner had she softly brushed
From off hie coat th* enow,
Revived to bloom the peach tree’s buds.
Made greenest grass to grow.
No stwner had she mad* th* birds
Lirt little head, to sing.
Unsealed th* brook*, that they might
help
T» make the chorus ring:
o sooner had she kissed with warmth
The chill from Winter's lips
Than half afraid of what she'd done
From off his lap ahe slips.
And leaves poor Winter chilled and
stunned.
And angered by her telcka;
Lo. now cold Winter and fair May
Are once more far apart.
MAYBELLE DALTON,
to* Richardson m, Atlanta. Ga.
Not Thirsty,
■■A l ~?!!*7| i |i!r'ealn , * > *° **** *“ w
Jsae-ufhy. nis’eis. they ain't drank 1 *11
Uat yct.-Ally Mayer,
GOSSIP
By CHOLLV KNICKERBOCKER.
New York; Jan. 14.—Joseph JL
Choate. 1str American embassador
(ires: Britain, was 76 years old lodar,
and.during lbs greater part of the day
be waa kept:busy'acknowledging tbe
congratulations that poured In upon
him tn countless number. New York Is
Justly proud of Mr. Choate and claim*
him among her distinguished eons,
though, aa a matter of fact, the “fore-
mopt lawyer of the day" la a son of
Massachusetts. It wo* In Solera. Ih*
•'city of wUcties.” that Mr, Choet* first
sow tbe light of day on January'74,
1U2. He ram* of a most distinguished
New England family. Hla oouslo waa
Rufus Choate* the famous statesman
•5* taW. and ift* professonal rival
of Daniel Webster. Joseph H. Choate
graduated from Harvard and waa ad
mitted to the tar ot Maasa&usetts. But
the following year be ramoved to this
o4»y lo engage In the practice of law.
Mr. Choate's political career practically
began In till, when he took the stump
tor Fremont. Since then he has been
known aa on anient Republican, though
he has never sought nor held any high
public office, with the exception df the
post at the court of St. James.
. The corporate
Wheeler A Wilson 1 _
peny. one of the oldest and beat'known
manufacturing concern* to America,
was formally terminated today at
Bridgeport Conn, by a vote of tto di
rector*. In future the big sewing ma
chine factory founded by th* 1st* Na
thaniel Wheeler, and which grew from
Insignificant proportions to became a
Plant emplnytog more than 1.000 oper
atives, will be legally designated as
the Singer Manufacturing Company
plant Thla action Is the recult of the
abearptlqn of the Wheeler * WUson
Company m year ago by tha Singer
Minulkctnmg CompSay. of New Jer
sey. The last-named company. In ad
dition to th* factory here, haa exten
sive plants In Elisabeth. N. J, Sooth
Bend, Ind, Montreal, Glasgow, Ham
burg and Moscow.
Th* Old Guard, New York’s famous
organization ot veterans, expects Ita
annual toll tonight to scllpaa all of Its
existence of th*
Vltson Manufacturing Com-
predeceseors. This means' much when
It I* borne In mind that th* annual
moat brilliant events of the i
eon In the metropolis. The affair to
night will take place In Madison Square
Garden, th* Interior of which has been
lavishly decorated for the occasion. The
guests will Include mltlti
officer* and distil
from Washington,
ton and other cities, and they will be
reviewed by Rear Admiral Joseph B.
Coghlu.
ww lor mo occasion. I no
■elude military and navel
distinguished veterans
igton. Philadelphia. Bos-
to wealthiest sad
itlles were unfed,
Two of PhUodeli
most prominent 1 ,
In the wedding today of Georg* w.
Elkins. Jr, and Mies Natalie C. Fok.
daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Caleb F.
Fox. of Ogents. Th* ceremony was
performed to St. Pauls Protestant Epis
copal church of Cheltenham, In the
presence of a targe and fashionable as-
‘ ‘ ige of eodety folk. The wedding
allowed by a large reception at
"Bethellyn." the home of the bride's .
parents at Ogonts. .
John C. Sheehan, formerly leader of
Tammany Hall waa brought up on
supplementary proceedings In the su
preme court on comptalnt of McMann
A Taylor, of 104 John street, tor an
unsatisfied judgment of tnt, obtained
In 1000. Th* case waa adjourned until
Saturday.
Tha kaiser haa Instituted "akatt per.
Use at the palace. Th* players ar*
chiefly veteran general* and minister*.
They commence with a frugal meal of
potatoes, butter, herrings and beer.
The points or* half a pfennig; Squat
to about one-tenth of a cent occasion
ally rising to ono pfennig- The kaiser
le said to enjoy winning, but loose
philosophically. He becomes veer angry
when mistakes are made. Tbs games
are punctually ended at midnight.
Tha government ot Franco haa de
cided to use the Eiffel tower a* a part
of th* army wlraleea telegraph system.
Ths government expeots to maintain
regular communication with Algeria
and Tunis.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
JANUARY 24.
1167—First outbreak of Ike Sepoy rebellloa
st Herreekpoor.
INO-jtodn W** ‘“"l" 1 " breech-
Utt-F* A* Voo Flotow. compoeor of
"MirM," deed.
IMS-New Booth Weloo celebrated IIS ran-
tenary •• t rolooy. . . .
"KSA
ScigkTy' killed aed laeny Injured by
1M0-SS
’“‘-eSsJ'.KZM &££ iSTu*
In setll* AW»— - --
1»*-Cha>. I. Tucker found
’ ' l>**e murder ut Cum!
•leu end Greet Britain
ly providing for commloilon
Where the Georgia Delegation
Live in Washington.
SENATOR8.
Augustus O. Bacon. 1707 Oregon ave
nue.
A. 8. Clay, the Normandie.
CONGRESSMEN.
t. C. Adameon. the Bancroft.
C. L. Bartlett, the Shorehem.
Thornes M. Bell. Ihe Iroquois.
{. o. Brantley, the Rlggt.
T. W. Herdwlck. the Bhorebam.
\V. M. Howard, the Bancroft.
Gordon Lee, the Shoreham.
E. B. Lewi*: the Metropolitan.
J. w. Overstreet, the Metroflotltan.
L. F. Livingston. 1010 Blllmor* street.
J. M. Griggs, tbe Bancroft. „
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ateur. Mall order department.
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