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< X ■ fc-1 wjuf* W wAT/f I f George W o Childs. Creat lives alwavs leave great lessons forth. young, Such a life as that of George W. Childe leaves many a lesson. A few line, which Mr. Childs wrote last Christmas are , -€e»erving ot note: “One of my first recollections of Christmas D-.y is. having no sled with which to enjoy th. '.frost-covered ground, for we had frost and Mow on Christmas when I was a bay. and I >wade up my mind that before the next •Christmas arrived I should have one . And I 'had and without any one giving it to me •either, as I had both earned and saved th. afll.M’y with which 1 bought it. "And if a lesson can be drawn from a single 'fncident in my boyish Christmas, it is that • any boy who is determined to succeed will do • so If he keep his aim constantly before him and neglect so legitimate means toward Gaining His End '"When I was a boy I made up my mind ’ rto be rich, and I also made up my mind that . 'When I should be a man I would give 'Christmas presents to every one 1 knew. If I have aot been able to accomplish my resolve it i bas not been for lack of will. I can truthfully say that the happiest week in each year of my i life is the one which directly precedes , 'Christmas, when I feel that lam able to send . presents to about two thousand people whom < 5 know and feel are perfectly deserving of ' them.” Mr. Childs’ natural endowments were perhaps no greater than those of thousands of boy -., who started out in life with him, but whose names have never been known outside of their own little circle of immediate friends. "he Difference Was that Mr'. Childs had a definite purpose; V\ ealth and Philanthropy; and see how t straight he steered to his mark. The boys who had equal talents, but whose names the 'world has never heard, had no definite plan of life; they simply had a vague impression that ’ the world owed them a living, and so they , stumbled along through life with the hope that somehow, sometime, somewhere they i imigbt perhaps stumble unto fortune or fame; “hut they never did; fortune and fame are not found that way. It was this definite purpose that enabled Childs, who began life as a poor boy, to purchase the Public Ledger when it was Hosing $150,000 a year, and make of it a •property that pays sr,ooo a day. His fame as a liberal giver to all worthy charities is world wide. If Mr. Childs were a boy now he would be among tne first to take advantage of The Encyclopaedia offer, for boys of tiis mettle never miss such an opportunity to be tter their chances for Success in Life If you want success in lifeydu must have a iStso.piined mind, and there is no mental discipHae like the self-acquired habit of Investigation. With Britannica in your home , you can follow to a positive solution every question that may com? up, provided it Is vithin the scope of Human understanding. And any b >y «r girl can now bay a set of TncVclopaeflia Britannica, for It can be had on the eaay installments of 10 cents a day. It can. if you order now. but if you put Mie matter off until The Constitution's Famous Introductory Offer is withdrawn, you like all •others, will have to pay full retail price. "Write for specimen pages, application blank, etc. The Constitution Atlanta, Ga. 'There is no medicine so often needed in every home and so ad- Miirab y adapted to the purposes 2for which it is intended, as Chani- Aieriain’s Pain Balm. Ilard- v :i iv lek passes but some member of the family has need of it. A vooih ache or a scald promptly re Sieved and the sore healed in much Sews t ine than when medicine has he sent for. A s] r in may be pr.mi| t’y treated before inflama ion ,sets in, which in siiT e s a Cyii r e i n abo u t oue-third ol Hi- tim- iheiwise in quired Cuts aii' l brui-e- should r p - imm idia’ * iml-ifui o*l "the parts hecoin* s>'<.l !♦'>•, " hit h cmt only be d one a • h* •I’ • 1 1. Il itn is kept »tbund . A ro'e >I F' al luii.i be cured hef>,r-- i’ l.i c< me -stn lit A troubles mi* c >rn ni iv tie r-ntov edby n| px ng i' 1 v < 1 a day hr i weekcr two. A lame back may be cured an l ’several < ax sot vaiuublt time i-hVf<l <ra )u i l ii 'I < side < cheat i-elieV’d xvitt«< ut paying a doctor bill. Krocii ea 50 cent bol tie at once ami ymi will nee r re set : Fonsale by Lowry &B o- ■m—iniif -iriii—-umtiinm—ra—wiw Dr, M. A. TiII.UIORD 1.1 v hit MEDI I.XE . dyspepsia \ 'I jj"’ i Sick or \NERVOUS- 3fLWt!SHESS\ JOMNESS i.:, LOSS Os Sionach Appetite: <c z < "ixyvjxfj WoreGcNIIINE LIKENESS ..ND SwiArmif orM A.Tmuiford on Front"Of v£acn Wsaspei’. M.A.Thedford Meo.© l ” Rome. GA’. HIS FIRST Governor W. Y. Atkinson’s Mes saged the General Assembly. AN ABLE DOCUMENT Full of Gum, Pointing out rmny needed Reforms and Directing the attention ofthelaw makers to Various matters of importance to the State Atlanta Ga , Nov., 26. —At noon to-day Governor W. Y. Atkinson sent his first—the following able message, to the General Assembly of Georgia. Members of the Gen eral Assembly: I desire to call your attention to some matters which, in my opin ion, deserves consideration, and which I submit to yon to be acted upon as in your judgment, you may deem wise. As reports from the various de partments of the State have been laid before you, 1 shall not now make any suggestions which call for special legislation in relation to any of the departments of the government which are required to report to the General Assembly, but shall leave you, in the light of reports made, to enact such legis lation as, in your opinion, is nec essary to properly sustain them and to provide for the exercise of economy in the transact ion of the business of each of them. OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM I call th a’te ilion of the Gen era! Assembly t > the greai n*ed of reform in our judicial system Ou pie<ent jy-’iem is the same that was adopted in the ear’ier history of the State, and is now distinc tively a piom-er system; it is abruast with th* times, nor does it adequately meat the demands which the condition of society and of business makes uuou it. Our judicial system is an’iqua'- ad ; the machinery of onr courts needs to act mor«aasi'y and with It cannot be denied that the rate of interest paid in Georgia is two or three times higher than in some other States of the Union, largely because men who have money to invest prefer to put it where col lections are more certain, and where the courts can be relied up on to bring their cause to a prompt hearing. A dollar paid as interest in Georgia is worth to the money lender in New York. New England or Europe, just as m c i as a d< T. r paid as interest in any other State. Men do not bring money here to lend at as loxx’ interest rate as in some other States, because it is not to their interest to do so. Wnen our Hiieti-8 an- sate and inquestiouabb*. and our courts act nrotnptlv upon causes, money will bn us cheap in Georgia as in New York. Asa peualty inflict’d be- ANNOUNCEMENT COLUMN For Tax Receiver I gave my right arm to the “Lost < anso." and respectfully ask the people of Flovit county <o give me theotHce of lax Receiver. Election first XVe< n.nday nt jauuaiy 18ir>. F. W. QUABL.S. For Bailiff I hereby announce myself a canilidate for re. election o the office of constable for the 919th D.et <1,51. Fli.jd < ounty E'ection Ist Saturilny la January 1895respec 1 illy W. M. Byars For Bailiff. To the vot‘rs of the 911th Dist <r. M. fellow < itizen- i in reby anm-miee myself as a Cadidate li.r Baliitl ul ilie9l9th List, and if elected 1 promise to illseltarue the duties of the ottlc to be beat ambilitj, Respectfully E. L.Poll ck For Tax Reci iver I hbv aum mice myself as a candidate for ir-electionto the office of Tax Receiver of Herd county Election, first Wednesday in miliary 1895 M. I). McOsker lien 'by renounce myself as a candiilate for the office ofTax Beceiverof Floyd county , elec tion to be held on first Wednesday in jannaty 1895. Respectfully. li. 1.. Foster For Bailiff. To t lie voters of the 919 Dist G M; fellow Citi z -ii- 1 Hereby announce myself as a Candidate for llailiitof the 919th Dist, and if elected I pro use o discharge the d i ties of the oftlce to 1 e be>i ambility, Respectfully F. M. Carwile. For Bailiff. To th-» voters of the 9l9th Dist, G, M. I re spect felly anuoutce myself as a candidate for l aiiifl . aud if elected will do my duty to the best of my ambility W. P. McCi.kod THE HUSTLRE OF ROME MONDAY NOVEMBER 26 1894, crtUrPtbiß is not trun our people Mie paying, in high interest and xoroitant credit prices, an im mense tribut"-. It is. therefore, io the advantage of the people that our laws be bo adjusted that they will aid in bringing down th* rate of interest in this State, which wou'd inevitably remit in a large saving to our people, in bringing to Georgia a grea’°r volume of money, end in {giving impetus to Hie growth of her enterprises. A properly constituted judicial sys tem can aid in the accomplish ing it of thu result, and secure all ether purposes for which courts h re esia ili-hed . EQUALIZE THE WORK OF JUDGES. I will not now enter upon a de tailed statement of what I believe these reforms should be, because, in iny judgment, there is one step that should be taken as prelimina ry to this. The work of the judges in Georgia is notoriously unequal. In some circuits the jury work done by the judges will probably cover not more than twelve weeks in the year; in others, the jury work it self will approximate forty weeks. I most respectfully urge upon the General Assembly that a commit tee be appointed to investigate and report, at your next annual session, on the amount of work done in each judicial circuit, and also to report by bill how this can be equalized. When this work has been successfully accomplished, the initial step will have been taken which, I trust, will lead to a readjustment of our judical system, so us to conform to the demands of our commerce and of our civili zation . REPORTS FROM THE COURT. The courts are an important part of our government, and yet there is no means by which the General Assembly or the people of the State can ascertain how busi ness m them is being dispatched in the various judical circuits. At each meeting of the General As sembly the representatives of the people should by reference to the records of the proper depart ment, to ascertain how this part of the public work is being transact ed, and what has been accomplish ed within the twelve months pre ceding. I therefore recommend that an Act be passed requiring the Clerk of each Superior Court in this State to transmit to the Secretary of State, thirty days prior to the convening of the General Assem bly, in each year, a statement showing the number of cases on dockets, how many of these cases have been in court longer than three years, and how many have been disposed of with trial by ju ry. and how many in chambers or by dismissal within tne twelve month just preceding the making of the report Tiisrnpirt s’lou d bxkepc on file by the Secretary of State, and a summary of it for etch ju Ucial circuit should be printed and laid before the members of the General Assembly . REVISION OF THE CRIMINAL LAW. I respectfully urge upon the memb rsuf the General Assembly tae necessity for a prompt revision in the penal law of this Siate. The necesity of this will aot be questioned by any one who will rtudy them and look closely to th* character and gravity of all of fences which are now punished as 'elony. The last General Assembly look hold of this question and acted upon it, in the House, with practi cal unanimity, in the passage of a bill introduced by Honorable John I. Hill, which for some reason failed to pass the Sen He. The pemdtisß imposed under our law are in many instance too harsh, and I reepectfnly urge that you revise them in a spirit of jus tice and humanity. In numerous cases rhe law demands punish rnent for a felony wnen the offence should, in the discretion < f the judge, or ths jury, punish’d as a uiLdeineanor under secti'ii 431 • of th* Cod*. COUNTY CHAIN-GANGS. 1 desire to join my predecessor n asking that the county chain gangs be brought under the super vision of the Penitentiary Depart ment of this State, and that, to enable this to be done, you give to the PtMiiientiary Department an additional officer. That so large a part of our citizens, who have been deprived of their liberty by the courts of the country, should in many instances be left to the mercy of private individu Is to whom they are entrusted without the supervision of a public officer, is a reproach to our people which 1 trust will not be permitted longer to exist. 1 can nut more strongly urge this upon you than to sav that I m st heartily cuinuDiid >vhat wae said by my honored predecessor upon this subject. If each member or th« Assembly will read wh«t he so clearly, forcefully »nd wisely says in the message trans mitted to you just before he retired from office, 1 feel confident tha' this great evil will he c >rected,and oir State relieved of thu stigma upon her houur. Whether tnecon victs are in control of local author ities or in other hands, the duty to provide for State supervision is ur gent. Oar delay in meeting this duty is not to the credit of our character as a peop’e, I cannot too strongly impress upon you, however, the necessity of deliberate action in this mut ter. Let it be done after a tboi ough studj’ of the election systems <if other States,and when the min ' of the Gemril Assembly is mature and cl liras to what system can ,z e best adap 'o ‘he uec p e i r iee o t'i.' case and will be satis f aft ry 1 •i people with the ideas and cu - toms of the people of Georgia. COMMON SCHOOLS. It is hardly necessary for me to urge upon you the uecossity «f meeting the troubles which are uoxv confronting the aommou school interests of the State, as I know ycu will do this promptly and Wiselj ;b -1 in addition to this, 1 rewpectful'y urge that you io >k to al 1 our educational interests and make it the duty of the State Sohoi.l Commissioner to visit the highest educatonal institutions of this State and, as far as possible th" high schools and public schools oi the various towns and cities of the State and require that a short and succinct report on the University and its branches be embodied his annual report to the General As sembly. It should be the duty of th« State School Commissioner to en deavor to systematize all of our educational interests harmouiz* one form of the one perfect and complete system. THE MILITIA- I most earnestly recommend and urge that this General Assembly grant the necessary aid and prop er encourgement to the military of this State. The existing condition of our domestic affairs will undoubtedly encourage the growth of lawless ness and increase those unfortu nate occurrences which sometimes make tne presence of the military necessary to the enforcement of law and the preservation of peace. Ihe piilitia is an essential part of the State goverment; it is the arm of the Exncutive upon which he must, as a last resort, rely for the enforcement of law. The existence of an effective militia force is a c ■neorvator of the | eace, and d iniiuisLi’S the number of uut hr -axs and the frequency of Jlaw less acts. THE EXPOSITION. In the Exposition which is to he held in Atlanta, in 1895, Georgia has the greatest opportunities which have come to her during her existence as a State . 1 recommend that the General Assembly use every effort and till proper means to secure tor it an extraordinary success and enable Geoagia to attract the attention of the civilized world to her climate, her resources and her advantages, and r up from it tli.i; rich" harvest which will rip hi ith’ ii '*" it you meet th* tail m ■l'sitie of t le o >ll -i> i wh.c.i no x" rests vp >n you. kSfrUlN RUuROAD. The disposition ui the North- eastern Railrnnid, now in the con trol of the Stat* , deserves your careful consideration. It is being operated by the State at consider able loss. According to the figures submitted to you in the message of my predecessor in office, it has, under the light expenditure here tofore required for repairs, paid somewhat more than operating ex penses, but its earnings do not pay the fixed charges upon the road, and are not sufficient to pay oper ating expenses and cancel the in terest coupons on bonds of the road indorsed by the State. CHANGE OF VENUE. I recommend that the law pro viding for a change of venue in criminal cases be so amended that the Judge of the Superior Court may, in his discretion, change the venue of any case without first examining all persons in the coun ty liable to serve on juries, when in his opinion, the condition of the public mind is such that a fair trial cannot he had, and that such removal of the case be permitted at the instance either of the State or of the defendant. REWARDS. I recommend that section 58 of the Code be so amended as not tw fix the amount of the minimum reward that the Executive is re quired to offer where offence charged is gin-house burning, and that the amount of the reward in each case be fixed by the Execu tive, subject to the other limita tions in said section. PENSIONS. In the recent election, the people ratified the amendment to the Constitution xxhich provides that the Legislature may pension a class of veterans not heretofore pensioned in this State. Up to this time, the State has pensioned on ly those veterans who were dis abled in the Confederate service, or whose disability is a result of such service. In the amendment to the Constitution to which I call your attention, you are authorized to pension also those Confederate soldiers who, by reason of age and poverty, or infirmity or poverty, or blindness and poverty, are un able to provide a living for them selves. It matters not, you will readily understand, whether this poverty is traceable to the war or not. In carrying into execution this provision of law, [ would ask that you provide lib iraily for all wo thy applicants, prevent my of the old heroes trom dying in want,and yet that you do not enter upon a wasteful pension policy. This amendment if suplimentn ry to the Battle Bill, a law passed by the General Assembly, end which can be found on pi g* 118 of of the Acts of 1893. I iherefore suggest that you take such steps as you may deem advisable to get thorough information as to the workings and operations of this statue, and as to the proLable num ber of pensioners who would be entered upon our pension rolls on account of the legislation cairying into effect the provisions of this amendment, and that when such information has been obtained, you act upon that subject m>uch a manner as to deal justly xvitb th<* tax payers and meet fully and gen erously the needs of that class of our honored fellow citizens wh >m the generous people of Georgia in tended to aid by authorizing you to enact such legislation. SHOULD CORREC T THE EVILS OF THE FEE SYSTEM. To remove cur officers from an necessury temptation, provide just compensation for them, and effect ually prevent a wasteful extrava gance in Ihe xpeuditure of public moneys Paid as fees for public serv-c*, I earnestly recommend Hint'll* General Assembly have instituted an inquiry into the compensation of such State officers as are paid in part or in full by fm, an.l to r ?p.-t by bill, or bills fix iig the cotnp Q iifation ot such ot - oil offictrs a« are receiving sums i i exc 'SS of the value of the services r inl’T-d This matter is worthy of vou serious attention. I earnestly o-k that you correct such evils as have grown out of the f u . ballot reform men * Undsr the election laws n<w force in this State, it if u '' power of every man to see th lt b" vote is counted as cast. There i certainty that under tins syst ’ tho real mult of an eloclio,, " be ascertained, and the willof t h people declared as expressed in an election. While.this is true, th process of contesting, where th e „ is no registration law and no quirement that men shall vote k their own districts, makes th, matter of a contest a herculean task. While the right of the ] Pgal vote to have his vote cast is secure, it is an extremely difficult matter to purge the ballot box of illegal votes. 1 thereto urge upon you the necessity o f changing our election laws,'and providing a system wherein any unfair or fraudulent practices may be easily detected and effectively prevented. That I might ascertain the pres, ent physical condition of said road, I engaged Mr. Cecil Gabbett, an expeit and able railway officer, to examine and report to me upon its condition. A copy of his report I transmit to you with this mes sage, and to it I invite your spec ial attention. The report is a most excellent one, and is a clear state ment of facts which should be in your possession in dealing with th; important questions growing o.it of the State’s relations to this property. I desire this General Assembly to advise whether or not this prop eiLy ehall be now sold and. if not, what course should I pursued by the State in it- man genu nt of it, and what should he done to meet the State’s obligation on bonds in dorsed by it. It is worthy of nott in determining this question, that while but a small amount lias been expended in repairs upon the road up to this date, according to the report of Mr. Gabbett, to which I have referred, it will be necessary to expend during the next year a sum considerably in excess of that expended during this last year. I ask you, als*, to inquire into ths condition and value of that part of the road (upon which the State also hss a claim to secure the bonds in dorsed by. it) lying beyond Lula and reading to Tallulah Fall» I most respecfully ask that your honorable body institute inquiry, aud give me snch advice as you may deem wise, to what course the Stare should ];u r sue with le'erence co the part of the road in question In purnuaiiCH oi my vfficialduty, I submit thes* suggestion* to jou. the represeutatiAH« of the pec’ll', whose prerogative it is to enact, legislation, perfect our laws, pro mote our growth, and advance ou civilization, an 1 leave them to ilrt disposed of by you, as in your wis dom you may believe to be to the best interests of theS<at* W. Y. A3KINSON Govei’ r. “JANE” The Greatest Comedy in Europe or America. Frohnan’d great company appears at the Nevin’s Opera house next Wednsday eveuing or o night oniv, presenting ’h ß ' far icai success “Jai.e. He Bt"H tens of the adventure of a young bachelor of prod’gil ways,wh cures money from the trustee of a» estate by representing himse.i to be married-When the trustee sud denly appears on the seem’, ttie young mu), forc&d to provide wife for the situation, Makes a dus.ueos arrangement with h B housemaid, dune, and trom U ll3 plot of the morning, a houeemai econies the wife ol her mat ' 1 nuon,and baa io- acount f ir - children,their offspring, ev - 1111 The household and neighpoD 1 all turned into ba.e liars and e ceivera, all for sordid gain vain glcrv all in a morning, 11 and night. As a farce comedy 1’ ever it accomplishes its own creates roars of laughter Don’t take internal r«medio* for Female Diseases sense requires a direct app 1C! like -‘Orange Blossom-’ bold . D. W. Curry.