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aim GEORGIAN
KWN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
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OUR PLATFORM.-Tko Oaorglan
atsodo foe Atlooto'o nwo nf Its own
too ond oleetrtr licks plauto. no It
sew owns Its wotorsrotks. Other rlllos
do this tad g#t p* •• low >> W roats.
With. preitIn the r|ty. _TMo should
bo doss st oore. The Georgias bs-
here. Bol we do sot betleee this eon
he dose sow. suit 11 rosy he me yooro
before see ore reedy for so Mo so un
dertaking. sun Alfonto should sot Its
fits In thst direction hOH.
The Traveler.
It I* an Instructive thing to keep
-pact wlthdttanta's worthy end ellru-
litte Inotltutlono.
Here, for Instance, Is one, and a
noble one, of whose existence fen of
our people are aware.
The Atlanta Mloalonary Association.
• body of Christian women from nil
denominations, have placed a Christian
woman, known as Ilia travelers' aid, at
each depot, with Instructions to help
all women and children who are Irav-
ellns alone, and especially look out for
olona or In auspicious company.
Tbs travelers' aid Work |„ protective
and preventive la the highest degree.
To prevent evil, rather than reform the
vlldoer. la the leading thought of the
old. It la- far bettor I14 keep
ng women from evil Inltuemra
ve Ihetn from Ignorantly or ln-
[f>- iaklng u doWOWdfd course,
than It I* to try to rescue the fallen,
although one does resrue some.
Women and glrla are constantly nr
riving In our city; some come from
Omoller towns hunting employment
gome come hunting relatives or friend
dome come believing they ran obtain
pay situation they wish. They come
with little money and often with no
facommendatlons or friends to assist
|>qn In Hading work. The traveler*'
aid I* constantly on the lookout for
these girl*, and many are saved by her
motherly cart. Bh» secures employ
man! or places thsra In some good
boose. If she secure*' work for them In
all ops or store*. *h* places them in *
nice, respectable boarding house and
makes them (eel ehe li their friend Hnd
ha ■intereeted In thslr welfare. Those
who cams expecting to And friends,
who (Oil to most them, gelt them a
reliable trackman and sends them to
thslr destination, thereby saving them
tram tailing Into the hands of the
agents of avIL ready to entlco them.
We now have three matrons acting
na travelers' aide one at tht old sta
Hon and two (one for day and one for
night) at the Terminal. Their salaries
or* paid from funds collected by the
Atlanta Woman's Missionary Associa
tion from the earlooa woman's mis-
domry organisations la th* churches,
and the city appropriates IIS monthly
t* this work.
A monthly moating Is held In the
parlors of tbs Toung Women's Chris
Uan Association Ik* first Wednesday
of every month, to which alt ore cor
dially Invited, and nt which meeting
gha monthly reports of the matrons are
read. Two public meetings are held
during each year—In April and Octo
her—at which lime efforts are made to
especially Interest th* public. Thss*
meetings are held In some church, and
nstlces of all meetings are published In
th* dally papers.
Th* meeting of Iasi October at th*
first Presbyterian church was of great
interest. Th* reports of Hie matrons
for the six months previous showed a
total of MI* persons assisted In va
rious way*,*and the monthly reports
average between 900 and *00. As th*
work Is rapidly growing, owing to in-
creased population and heavy travel,
tha expenses also increase and mors
matrons must be provided.
Th* good women feel If the publla
understood the needs of this wsrk bet.
tar and tha safeguard it la to young
women and gin* patting through and
to our city, liberal fund* would
tw provided to carry on thla work.
Tha president. Mrs. R. M. Walker,
till Peachtree slriet, will gladly an-
*u laqalrios concerning th* work.
, self-help in qoomnr education.
Our genuinely estaamed friend George I). Rucker I* the editor of Tha
Alpharetta Free Press and be Is also the school oommlsskmhr of Milton
county.
In bis Joint aopneity he Is conducting n campaign for aducatipaal ad
vancement which Is no focreful end so sincere that we are glad lo Join tha
circulation of The Georgian to that of The Free Press to glva It addition
al currenffir and effect. . ■_
This Is ih* opening gun of tbs educational campaign whlcl Commis
sioner Rucker declares shall not end. short of ttye educational uplift of Mil
ton county: •
Elsewhere In Ibis Issue of The Free Press MR) Jessie Norris, of
Westvlew academy, one of the host teachers In this county, boo
an article In the Interest of local taxation for school*. Mis* Nor
ris points out * school and gives us a clear picture of it before It
was •imported by local taxation and another picture of It now,
when It It so supported. The two pictures remind one of s skel
eton and a man In the best of health.
Staled In s few words, the trouble with our schools Is simply
this: They have not enough money behind them. Money Is what
la heeded, and It makes no difference when it corns* from, just
so It Is not' "tainted." If Home big-hearted man would endow our
schools; nr If well-to-do citizens In every-community would sub-
errlbe lllmrally to pay the teachers; or If the state would appro
priate four million* of dollars to tbo common schools every year,
as It should do. then local taxation would not be necessary. But.
If we wait for money from these sources, our children will grow
up In Ignorance and wa shall ha gnUty of tha groaaest neglect'of
duty. We see no rich man who Is even thinking about endowing
1 he achoola of Milton county. In only a few place* In the county
are there men who will eupplemeut the public fund with amounts
sufficient 10 secure the cervices of the beet teachers. Two years
ago the constitution of Georgia, was so amended 1 cursed ha tha
<lgy when It was!) as lo limit the power of the stats to tax, and
It Is not at all probable that we shall ever he able to Indues the
legislature lo cut off other appropriations and Increase the ap
propriations to common schools to such extent as will moke thorn
what they should be. Wa see only on* way to get money tor -
the echools. and .that It by local uAtion. If there Is any other
way, let some one point |t out.
We know the iieople of Milton county sre progressive In educa
tional matters. We know they sre enthusiastic sad far In ad
vance of many other country counties of the state. They do not
wish to we' their schools lowered In efficiency. But. Itgten. f*I-
lowcllltena: If we do not provide means for raising more mon
ey for our schools, so as to extend the school term and pay the
I .cut teachers respectable salaries, we shall soon be far behind the
Ilmen. An unprecedented tidal wave of prosperity Is sweeping
over the country, and high-priced living has forced wages and sala
ries to double. Wa have no right to expect competent man and
women lo remain In the teaching profesnioo when they can got
twice nr three limes as much munsy for their services In other
lines of work. Ten years ago tlv* best teachers worked for 150
a month; now they get 1100 amontb. and could get mere If they
would go Into other fields of endeavor. The best teachers are re
maining In the profession only because they possess the genuine
missionary spirit, without which even the best educated teaohers
are failures.
The Free Press begins this week tn educational campaign
such as has never before boon made In MUtoa county. We sre
going lo discuss In these columns til matters that bear upon prog
ress In educational matters, having an the object jn view local
tax** for our schools. We Ihvtle teachers and citizens to contrtb-
ule articles that will help the cause to succeed.
If before this good yesr 1907 shall be numbered with the things
or the post we can pul Into operation n school system that will
give to our children that which Is rightfully theirs, we shall Indeed
be worthy servants. Let us all try.
There In the wholesome gospel of self-help In Editor Rucker’s ap
peal.
Tbs old spirit of dependence—of laying down on somebody to wait
for help—Is not a part of this virile age.
Perhaps Editor Rucker may he right In his belief that the slate
should educate Us children.' Hut we are sure thst Editor Rucker Is
right In lb* proposition that If tha stale will not educate the children
of Milton county then Milton must educate Its own children.
And so In this saving gospel of manliness and Independence, we sa
lute our contemporary and wish him QbdspeedTaud msy hia example 1>«
multiplied among the counties of .the state.
TOES or THE WHITE PLAQUE ORGANIZING.
Hon. John Tempi* Graves, Editor Th* Georgian, City.
After your splendid editorial In yesterday's Georgian, nothing re
mains to do but for you to call a mealing of toms of our moat
prominent cltlanna and devise
! away to assist thss* unfortunate
I gland ready to put up my subscription to a properly organized
movement of this kind and know that thsr* ar* many mors citi
zens of Atlanta and Georgia who will do ths same.
Call this meeting. Mr. Qravss, and let’s pull off our costa snd go
to work. Respectfully! J. E. MADDOX.
It Is a notable and gratifying evidence nf profound Interest In a vital
aubject when so busy end absorbed a merchant aa Mr* Maddox responds
so promptly tu lb* startling array of facts presented on this page on Tues
day.
Mr. Maddox Is oue of the representative Atlantans of today. In
perfect health and at the head of a great and prosperous business, be In
stantly comprehends tbs scope and the magnitude of the peril which
surrounds our people present snd future, In ths unchecked and unchanged
conditions which forward the growth of consumption. Like the practical
and direct business man that he Is. Mr. Maddox appeals for "action and
organlullon"—and these mutt be the watchwords of Ibe hour.
Here from another source—perhaps the most practical In the chari
table Ilfs of the city—comes this strong letter of indorsement and appeal:
Atlanta. Ga., Jan. 59. 1907.
Mr. John Temple Graves, Editor Georgian;
II waa said by a prominent physician before the National Con
ference of Charities and Correction* In Philadelphia last May that
"the attitude of the authorities, state, municipal and national, to
ward the tuberculosis problem Is one of the anomalies uf our age
at the presolft lime.
"That th* annual loaa of a Hundred and fifty thsuaand of eur clt-
Ixtnt from * single dlstaso which is known to bo communicable
and tharofora preventable, should bo allowed to eontlnuo almost
as a matter of courai, speaks badly for our civilisation.”
You have anlsed upon a vital Issue and most ably put It before
the people. Could anything make plainer 10 our city fathers and
our voters the necessity of public provision for those unfortu
nates suffering from this disease who cannot care for themselves?
In how many of our promlutnt families has this "preventable”
reuse laid Its blight, and taken away what their remaining for
tune can never replace—give It though ihey would.
There are many prominent men In this community snd big tax
payers who believe thst our city government should spend more
money In the cause of elvlc righteousness and philanthropy
Could anything maks plainer to our city fathers and eur entire
suffrage, the Interdependence of our ptoplr, than the rosily groat
editorial which you publlthod Tuesday?
The paupers come from our Inebriates, and the criminals from
our paupers snd our neglected children, one-tenth of th* total
Dumber of deaths from a preventable disease.
I despise the name "charily" with which some of our ollcltls
and others are wont to characterise snd dismiss an appeal for
mare attention to these subjects. When they recognise the brother
hood of men and help to restore charity to the pise* St. Paul gave
It. will Ihey speak so slightingly of ll?
Ultimately. II I* the altruistic activity of a community which
furnishes the basis for Its greatness. Its glory snd Its pride. It
Is the man who lives for others that loves his'own life, and fall)
urns Its deepest secrets. So with n community. The more cm
pbaals we lav on these things I have mentioned, the more we will
think of our city and our state—the more we will think of our-
aelvee and of each other, and the world we llvp In.
Look how Tha Georgian has grown In tho publie sstssm and
spproelatlonl Is It not duo somewhat to th* smphasls you hav*
laid on a elosnor paper and a batter land? J. C. LOGAN.
This from the Associated Charities which has Just established a dls
pensary for the free treatment of tuberculosis It Is an admirable letter
from tha secretary and Indicates thst the physician* and the Associated
Charities of Atlanta are a unit In appreciation of the perl!, t,nd lu the ef
fort to combaf'lt-
It Is aa Mr Imogen quotes a matter or absolute amatement that there
could possibly be «ny apathy, slate, municipal or national, toward the
fearful malady at which Tho Georgian edltorisl of Tuesday ws* aimed.
For our own pert we confess thst apathy with us has been th* ehlM
of Ignorance. The very moment that reading and investigation had quick
ened the realisation of the tremenous figures of ibis uatlonal peril th*
spirit of th* pencil leaped to warning and appeal.
Why If we knew that even the little turbulent Cubans wlthogt a navy
on rhTU only were swarming to our coasts with hostile gtm la their
republic would be l« a aUr from Penobscot to PaiassMs. and
arsonaUiwUfc the trai^pot armed man and ^ustllnff hi
wny u »
and on rafts
bn|b the rei
the wli of 1
would sweep Southward in long lino* of martial soldiers through the states
to Florid* to defend the country. And yet no man can figure how from
1 sdeh sn iavaalon there could be a loss of more than one or two thousand
men.
Tha Idea ef any peoples on earth remaining Inactive and unconcarnsd
In th* deadly preaenca ef an aver advancing enamy whs** progress stays
every ysar on* hundred and fifty thousand of sur psopl* In tha most re-
morsels** way.
Wan, let us. gat to work as soon as possible. The Georgian Is an even-
gtl. * messenger. It has no desire tolead. Let the ifhyalelaua. the organ-
Udd charities and the public official* call a meeting, and perfect a plan
for help and remedy.
To buy or lease a tract of high, dry ground about Atlanta. To build
a bouse or to erect tent*, to enlist the aun and air In volumes for heal
ing, to provide expert physicians, ample equipments, and proper food—
to regulate eplttlng and coughing In htatad aganelat ef dissemination, to
register all consumptlv* casts, and to rigidly perfect tho host possible
system of unitary protection—to destroy tht thousands of millions of con
sumptive bacilli flooding tho air—to heal tha tick, and to protect tho well.
Ml the mayor and the doetors eoil the mooting and ws will all lend a
band and heart to our humanity. , f -
ROBERT E. LEE •
By JULIA WARD HOWE.
<Tills poem was written for "Collier's" snd Is published In its Issue
for February !. It was read by Thom*. Nelson Page at th* Richmond
crlrbratlon of th* hundredth anntv-irsery of th* birth of th* great vireinu
cltlssn snd soldl*r. January 19, HOT.) *
A gallant fotman In th* fl(lit,
A brother when the fiaht »a* o'er,
Th* hang thst led the Inst with might
\ The biressd torch of learning bore. (
No shriek nf shells nor roll nf drums.
No challenge Her,-*, le.iownfiln* far.
When reconciling Wisdom comes
Td heal Ih* cruel wounds M war.
Thought may the minds or men dlvhlf.
Love makes the heart o( nations one.
And so, thy soldier grave beside.
We honor the*. Virginia's son.
Annual Rally *1 C. E.
An annual rally of the Christian En
deavor Society's local union will be
held next Friday night st th* North
Avsnu* Presbyterian church. An ext
cellent program has been arranged at)d
on enjoyable affair is sxpsetsd.
It will be s celebration of <he ;#th
mlversary of "
Han Endeavor
purl
Orme Fllnn and other
speakers will be heard.
Mrs. W. H. Winn.
The funeral services of Mrs. W. II.
Winn were conducted Thursday after
noon In th* chapel of Barclay * Bran
don. Ths Interment was in Wsstvtsw
cemetery.
CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER
Gossips About People
O ' L, ossips j
and Oth
and Other Things..
By CnOf.LY XNICKtRBOCKait
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THE "PREACHER" AND "THE THEATER."
The estaaaiad Constitution of Tuesday morning furnishes an editorial
which gives us much surprise and aom* pious regret.
An axel I pment was recently created In the religious circles of Colum
bus, Oa.. over th* rumor that Rev. Lao Lewis, of th* Methodist church,
had attended the theater. Rsv. Lewis succeeded In promptly establish
ing an alibi, and bis vindication was made the aubject of a press dispatch- J
In commenting upon the Incident The Constitution takes th* positive
ground that Preacher Lewis should have gone to the theater and argues
over a colump and a half of space to prove It.
It Is thla argument which gives*us an Inward pain,
For m staid and venerable old newspaper whose orthodoxy he* re
cently eoared to th* far millennial height of solving tbs roc* problem by
converting all the negroes to Chrlst.lt appears to ns that this position Is
altogether too advanced and perhaps a trill* heretical.
We nr* Inclined to fear that for once In Its cautious and oooaarvatlv*
Ilf*, our ever venerable contemporary has gotten In advance of the times.
We apprehend that In this matter It is marching out of step with th* or
thodox rank and that the religious people of Georgia who are regular
and after the old fashion, will “mark time" whll* Tha Constitution got*
forward.
We have no “cant" ourselves In th* matter and make no pretensions,
but we would prefer not to see our preacher Ip th* pit or the dress circle—
not yet nor soon. The age la growing spec* and old standard* are drop
ping away mighty fast, but we ore still to Tar under th* spell of the old
things that we would like to keep the men of God who lead us for a llttlo
longer upon a plane and pedestal above we fellows who alt la the pews.
Th* stage'll perhaps growing batter, but It Is not yet a place where
w# care to see our preachers or to .carry our younger children. It I*
a faithful saying and worthy of all -acceptation among the orthodox that
a Chrtxttaa mtnistsr should go nowhere that he cannot carry bit Lord
with him, and his little children.
There are not many preacher* of the old regime who would feel
comfortable In an ordinary theater with the Idea that Jesus of Nazareth
might look In at th* door, or that hla little girl by his side might ask
him to reconcile bis home teachings of modesty sod virtue with some of
th* wards end much of the undressing that she saw on the stage.
We are forced to take Issue with our contemporary’s first “broad and
undeniable premise." tbst “the siege of today Is Uf* Itself In miniature.”
For It la not true.
The plays tike “Hazel Klrke," and "The Old Homestead," and “Shore
Acres,” are not now on the stage. They have been carted off with the
frayed scenery. Wa have our full quota of problem plays like Bernard
8baw’s "Candida” In which an Impulsive gentleman frankly falls In love
with another man’s wife, and-an frankly toll* her *0,—And we are liter
ally surfeited with the Anna Held* and the FYitsI Scfaeffa snd the Lnla
Glasers, and (be long flaming sketch, of comic operas In whose absurd ex
travaganza* and ahameleas ballets there la no more of real life than there
la In a lunatic orgle or In a mardl gras parade. Think of an ambassador
of Christ studying life snd death aad immortality at a matinee perform-
auce of “Tabasco” or "Tbo Sultan of Sulu!"
It would be dlfflcult to persuade the average church member that a
healthy and normal preacher at pay one of these startling physical ex
hibitions of human flesh would be able to keep his mind resolutely fixed
upon his business with the souls ofmeu or bis mission In lb* world.
But. says our wise old contemporary, he needn't go to the bad shows.
There arc so many good things In the theater.
So-so. And there are many good things also In a whisky saloon.
Whisky Is not the only thing they cell In those gilded places. There Is
Apolllnaris, and Whits Rpck, mineral waters so palatable for the atomach.
There la the Red Raven 8pl!t of medical celebrity, and there are excellent
cigars for those who smoke. Our advanced and progressive preacher as
developed by Tbe Constitution's counsel might go Into the saloon for a
bottle of Apolllnaris lo carry to hla sick wife at home. Hut the young
fellow on tbe outside who saw him go In. would ba sure to think'the
preacher went for a drink of the liquor that Inebriates. And If the young
fellow was himself In doubt as to bis own entrance, be would find In
th* clerical sxsmpl* s pretty strong excuse lo follow his own Inclinations.
And wbso our preachers get to frequenting the box office* for eligi
ble seals even at reputable plays, the eager youtb who have £een train
ed to regard them with reverence as models of Christian conduct, will
be likely to follow not wisely and discriminatingly but “to the altogeth
er" of the stage.
There are preach are who will probably agree with our content
portry. We have some decided “advanced" occupants of the
pulpit tn these times. Tbe> preachers who desire to attend the the
ater arc sure to agree. But there will be a saving remnant—we think
th* great majority—<*rho will hold fast to the faith of the Fathers
and continue to sing "The Old Time Religion—It's Good Enough for
Me!"
There are vast possibilities of usefulness In tbo stage. Purged of Its
errors, stripped of Its Ignoble pandering to tho baser side of our humanity,
and set to high tdsala. It may, bo made In time to teach the great lessons
and preach the mighty aermona of the world.
Hut this consummation la not yet attained. Nor is It likely to come
by Ih* surrendsr to Us present stats, of thst great band of Christian knights
snd ministers Ahose Inflexible attitude of virtue bst for a hundred years
rebuked Its Idffultlas, rettralned Its excessss and pruned lu errors, and
whose superb aad Isvel fidelity to Christian standards. Is the one great
leaven which Is today, by Its very absence and aloofness, leavening thu
stage with th* Impulses, aspirations and reforms which are slowly but
steadily bringing It to Its last and greatssl mission In Ibe world
We believe our preachers of rlghteousaess will stand steadfast n little
longer. In fsel, we know they will.
New 'York. Jsn. *1—Th* republic of
Mexico has made a diplomats "Scoop"
on Great Britain.
By sotting her new ambassadors ■ on
Ih* ground In Washington bofore the
arrival of th* British savoy. Mexico
takes precedence over the great power.
The roolgnatlon of Blr Mortlmor Du
rand last November vataa suddenly and
entirety unexpected, lmmedlauly Pres
ident Dios began to take notice and U
Is understood Razor Caaaans was com-
munlcatad wltb In th* hopes that he
might be able to return; If not. the
Mexican president would set about to
find a successor so as to have him In
stalled In Washington ahead of the
new Britleh diplomat.
Hie difficulty tu (lading a successor It
well known. Finally, he settled upon
Oovtrnor Creel, of Chihuahua. The
govsraor was famed aa * politician and
financier, but he waa entirely new to
th* diplomatic service Mr.-Creel. It la
known, demurred and preferred to fol
low Iho even tenor of hla way. but
Dias would not take “no" for an an
swer. and he was asked to doss up hla
affair* t* soon as possible snd make all
hast* lo Washington.
Mexico's action Is appreciated In dip
lomatic and official cl rets* as placing
Consul Horace W. Metcalf forwards
from Newcastle an English newspaper
review of ship building In 1901. from
which this I* taken: I
The ship tonnage launched In Brltlsn
yards th* past year was 9.000.000 tons,
against the previous high-water mark
of 1.900,000 tons In 1001. and lust
double Ih* 1,000,000 Lons production of
1111.
In German yards 01 vessels were
launched during 1000. with a tonnage
of 930,990 tons and :33.9(1 hors* power.
The large French nhlp yard on tbe
Seine built nine vessels, aggregating
9,259 tons and 19,900 hors* power.
At Hoagkeng) Chinn, about 21 vex.
sols wire built by oa* firm, th* tonnst*
being 0.997 and the hors* power 9,995.
In Japan tha Nagasaki, yard pro.
duced fivo vessels, with 11,190 tons and
9,991 horse power.
Three leading yards In Canada
launched nine vesstls wltb 10.9(0 ton,
burden nod 9.190 home power.
Mm. J. J. Caine, who Is aald to know
much about the romance* of Evelyn
Neablt Thaw, and loros of tha Incidents
which led to th* roof gardan tregedv,
arrived In Now Tork today. She was
not In hiding, as" had been report*,!
She was In Boston when she heard
that th* district attorney might want
her, then sb* cams directly to Nsw
York.
Ths district attorney did not say us
wanted her. Sh* read It In a news
paper and decided to com* to Nsw
York. Bh* Is not under asubpona. but
on arrival here she communicated with
the district attorney, saying where sh*
would be If She was wanted.
Mr*. Cain* lived! In the Sam* house
In Twenty-second street with Evelyn
Nssblt and her mother, than Mrs NSi
bil. when they first came from Pitts
burg to New York. The mother.and
daughter war* then In strained clr-
cumstones*-and Mrs. Coin* said that
ah* hod assisted them financially. At
that time she is sold to have taken
much Interest In th* IIV* affairs of th*
young girl.
Evelyn Is aald to has* road* a confi
dant of Mrs. Colas. When Evelyn Nss
blt snd Harry Thaw returned from Eu
rope before they were married and
when they were elected from the Cum
berland hottl because of ths publtslty
and notoriety they attracted, It waa
understood that Evilyn-took refuge In
the home of Mrs. Caine, which she did
then. At that time sbs Is said to have
told Mrs. Cain* all about how Harry
Thaw had treated her. of her relations
with both men and the Incidents In tho
competition for her—Incidents which
might make valuable evidence oh th*
witness stand.
lOIMOfltlMIIIMMI
WHAT OUR CONGRESS HASN’T DONE J
IIIIIOOIIMMItll
(Samuel E. Moffett writing In Collier's for February 2 on tbs conarea-
slonsl work of Washington, sums up tbs
MEASURES THAT OUGHT TO BECOME LAW8.
Our congress ha* procrastinated until there li left only about on* month
l<> pass them. The Mils which Mr. Moffett lists ss essential to the best In
terest* of the nation are;
1. The Philippine tariff bill, H. R. 2—Now In the senate committee on th*
Philippines.
3. The Porto Rico cltltenshjp bill, II. R. 17,001—In committee of the
whole house.
3. The right of criminal appeal bill, H. R. 15,424—In senate commit! 3*
on the ludlclary.
4. The Appalachian and White Mountain forest reserve bill, H. R. 12.57J
—In the committee of the whole house.
5. The railroad employ***' hours of labor bill, B. 5,122—In th* house
commlttsc on tnieritats -and foreign commerce.
8. The naval personnel bill. H. R 24.120—In tbe bouse naval romgiltlt*.
7. The Immigration bill, S. 4,493—In conference.
0. Th* restoration of the army canteen—May be added to army appro
priation bill In th* senate.
*. The Indian corporation bill—In senate Indian committee.
10. The Santo Domingo treaty—In th* senate.
With the Elect
> Cold Cemfort.
Those who are In rebellion against
winter weather might find comfort In
the fact that there will be an ubun-
dance of Ice next summer tn fight the
beat with.—Cincinnati Enquirer.
Also His Head.
The man who runs around with 11
chip on hla shoulder usually tinds some
one to knock It off.—Atchison Globe. ,
What Abeut Burnham?
"Where are our wealthy men?" asks
Th* Richmond Journal. Some ore In
the I'nlted Stales senate and others
ar* making frantic efforts to break In.
—Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
Absolut* Unanimity.
The president's subsidy meassgt hn*
met with almost unanimous reproval.—
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Bill Had th* Wad.
•■Bill" Hohenzolltrn surely did lay
It over Hie "Pope" In Germany. Wo
certainly must admit that thin Is u
good deal of a year for the "Piute."—
Kansas City Times.
Army-Navy Orders
MOVEMENT OF VE88ELS.
Washington. Jan. 31.—The following
order* have been Issued:
Army Order*.
Trsnsfsrs—Second Lieutenant Paul
H. Clark, from th* Twenty-fifth Infan
try - to the Third.
First Lieutenant William Bennet. Jr..
Twenty-fifth Infantry recruiting offi
cer. Nee/ Orleans, to McComb, Miss.,
procure evlder.ro lo complete trial of
an enlisted tiisn now before a general
courtnmrtlal.
First Lieutenant James D.’ Reams,
Twenty-fifth Infantry, recruiting offi
cer. Detroit, Mich., lo Clement Oily.
Mich., to procure evidence lo com
plete the trial of sn enlisted man now
before rourtmartial at Fort Wayne.
Major G. W. Rutbers, commissary,
purchasing commissary, Denvsr,
Colo., in Hsvs City, Kona., on business
pertaining id the Inspection of sub
sistence supplies.
Orders to Nsval Officsrs.
Warrant Machinist E. A. Manrk. to
treatment In tha naval hospital, 80s.
Stung! j ,0 "-
The result has I teen declared and! Fsymastst* Clerk G. P. Seifert, sp
it Is neither becoming nor profitable lo • imlnted a paymaster's clerk In th* navy
prolong the "mess." Our "Idol has ! ‘“ r fluty on board the U. 8. S. supply,
fallen." bul "slglin for the mourning” "* v, l station. Guam, L. I.
ami "erys for the dletressed" will not 1 . •* Nsvsl Vessels,
repair th* damage that time slnne con , ARR15 LD Yorktown. at Mars 1s-
mend—so "solve Jure, aolus point! 1 «u-1 “*jJ' L* b V’. on ' *• Now York navy
yard: Yankton, nt Guantanamo, snd
mand—so "solve Jure, aolus popull »u- I „
prem. eat lex.'-Cenler (Texas) «•">' sm
-sews. UAH.ion r.
"Bottled in Bend."
A Kentucky paper says the bane of
the state legislatures ts the pet meas
ure. which. It declare*, should be
stopped. The pet measure In Ken
tucky I*, usually one from which the
• topper la extracted—llouatoH Po»t.
Getting Celd Fest.
SAILED— Ilrutua, from New . York
navy yard for Norfolk, and Connecti
cut. from Cutsbra for Guantanamo.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
JANUARY 31.
It linn Junt About come to the point , ,. tt ~
when* there are not chip* enough for | * k,wapJ ’ lbo yo,, “* pwltwlf^
half the bugs to get under.—Dallas, m*_Britith transport* f^»rd Melville and
News. IIomiIIi-ch wrecked nmir Klnunle; «>rer
—— j 200 soldier*, their wh«« and cblldreu
Grafting Mad# it Fruitful. ! 1 W-rRiVhfiV*Ftnn«. New York merchant
■ml tdilUnthropIfit. horn.
Agriculture Is progressing under tlv
*rlng of the govemmei
The house committee has produced
The house committee Ims produced a ;
•e«lle»:. appropriation bill without the “ l >re" o.hail tn hiw
aid of WI sard Hurbank.—Newark Blur. ; 1 liSuTh" ortilreilnventorTf tta Star '
Hop* fer Harvard. tttl—Troops suppreitwl n ItepotiHcsa rising
Mr. t'arnegle has followed Ids gift! In PortugtC
df a' lake to Princeton with one of a {l®:-4*harlH» 11. Fmirgeon.
swimming tank to Yal#. At thla rate j iSSLSki'ou tha
Harvard will have to content luelf I'!,» T N k
some time with a hath tub.—Charles- i |Wi~||nu»* nf npresrnlsllrcs passed WII"
7J ,U "‘ U
ton Nsw* snd Courier.
Usually Profanity.
The Prussian government Inis found j
that Oh per cent of the telephone girts
develop nervous prostration, not lo |
mention what Is developed by the tele. !
phone patrons —Indianapolis Star. |
A Statesboro Scandal.
There was s street fair over in
Statesboro which Editor Miller said 1
was a fake On* young man who had ;
not paid Oils board bill In two month* {
was seen blowing In seven dollars on |
on* ef the catch penny devices.—Sa
vannah Press.
mrit Mil.
HSS— tVtI llsI Wel taken hy the Japans**.
, IMI-Ntere Hrndlr, fanioua as a brtilg
Jumper, died.
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