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14 LETTER FROM PANAMA. Camp Elliott, I. C. Z., Panama, Feb. 1, 1907. Sir: I take exception to your article, “Mrerely Incidental,” of January 10, 1907, in regard to the navy part. First on behalf of myself, 1 must state that 1 have no ax to grind, and second, "to err is human, but to forgive is divine.” Having been aboard ship, 1 know that neither otticer nor enlisted man is allowed to go ashore during the drill of coaling ship. Our friend, the late Hickey, probably could have died from overjoy as well as from grief had the lieutenant commander given him lib erty. Wait and see what the autopsy shows. Who would prefer charges against the omcer had he given the man liber ty, and the poor fellow died from over joy? There is no charge of brutality, as far as 1 could see. He was put in irons and confined, as many have been, prob ably for insolence or refusing to obey a superior’s order. An enlisted man, when in charge of a working party, can report another for insolence or neglect of duty and the commanding officers will punish the offender as se verely as if an officer reported him. No officer in our navy would dare go as far as the German officer did, be cause of our naval regulations. 1 can tell you the reason that enlist ments are falling off in two words — small pay. Re-enlistments too, are falling off because a man who has had a four years’ training in the navy or marine corps, also the army, can find employ ment here in the zone for the govern ment at $l5O a month, instead of sls a month. Ask the men along the zone if they were ever in FRIGHTENED LIQUIDATION IN STOCKS. Frightened liquidation in the stock market continued yesterday. In the eariy trading new low levels were contagious on American stocks in London led to the impression that li quidation was completed abroad, and a snarp raily caaie. Just before this rally rhe seven let it be known to their friends that tne market was around oottom, and there was a quick buying movement tnat Battened out before tne close. The Seven nad been leading tneir friends into the slaugh ter pen recently, and tneir utterances are not taken with such complete faith as formerly. Tne heavy semng of Ca nadian racific, St. raul, nne, North ern raciuc, Great Northern, iteadmg, Union raciuc and Steel tn«.t toliuwcd the laiiy destroyed what nttie confi dence was left. The cio&e was near the low ugures of tne day in many issues, while tne sentiment was guo my. it is becoming apparent tnai tne insiders aie borrowing stocks freeiy to give a false impression of a large short interest. Wnen tne brokers and traueis speak of tne present move ment as a Teddy bear movement they are not trying to be funny, ihe in formation that the president intends to make even i he Seven oocy the laws has been driven home to eve,y man in wall St.eet. The universal opinion is tnat a year of liquidation must re sult unless Ihe Seven publicly agree to ooey the laws and tne presmeut puonciy announces a truce in nis war of extermination. One su anye feat ure or tne situation is that Vvali Street does not blame KoosvVelt, for it is beginning to iealize tnat it is the man wno commits the crime, and not tne policeman, who is responsible for an anest. Wall Street is in re- H--11la■» Can-r-n. tired THE WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN. $87,000,000 to $210,000,000. The army appropriations have jumped to a large amount and the expenses of the navy have doubled. “It is too much to expect that the nation can continue to shoulder these enormous expenses. God has provid ed us with a prosperity such as no other nation has ever enjoyed. A slump will come sooner or later, and w e must prepare for it. This is one of the reasons why I am advocating getting rid of the Philippines.’ 1 MUM HOSPITALITY OF GOV. VARDA MAN. Hon. Tom Watson, Populist, has during his visit to Mississippi been sharing the hospitality of Gov. Var daman, Democrat. It looks as though an era of good feeling had returned and speaks well for the removal of partisan prejudice. A few years ago a northern Republican governor might have been entertained at a Democratic governor’s home in the south but a Populist—never. Mr. Watson does not deny being a Populist nor does he deny that he helped to make Hon. Hoke Smith, a former member of Pres ident Cleveland’s cabinet, governor of Georgia. He advises the farmers to keep their union out of politics but to get in knee-deep themselves. Con cerning Mr. Watson’s suggestions the Picayune correspondent says: Mr. Watson asserted that he is anx ious to have it thoroughly understood that his present tour is not with a view to advancing the political pre ferment of himself or any other man or men. His ambition is to bring the farmers of the south and west to a full realization of their position in the material and economic world, and influence for bringing about Biter condition of things if they Llut harmonize and organize, not fcreat political body, but as an Btion for the material advance- Bf the producers, who are now’, Bsserts, at the mercy of the ma the trimmers and the plu ||||g|M The reasons why the farm- Btild organize and study their and the laws of supply and manifold, while there is il^Wi-*B- v no reason w by they should ijllltlß it is gratifying to behold H9Mp|lining of the awakening. Let ■BBBfc; study these questions and and think hard, and vote they want an<l not what other people want, ■ this stage conies to pass it the I )resent dictators to and take notice and the be in the saddle, the J Bice more be in the saddle of Andrew Jackson. . Btlie west whose interests Manure Spreaders JWO HcRSES ii~*•jjF-iwjzwy ~ Artery C mpany 1- ATLANTA,GA Hers to advertisers should be carefully Ha It is important to give the box, street in answering advertise- Hvays state that you saw the advertise- H Weekly Jeffe/sonian. are Identical, will be lined up. He would keep their organization out of politics but the individuals must watch the politicians and do their own thinking and electing. —Union Advo cate. HMM A LITTLE CHiLD LAUGHED. (From the Baltimore Sun.) A little child laughed—and the sun came out, A little child laughed—glory echoed his shout, The birds caught the wonder and car ried it far In the song that they sang to the clouds and the star. A little child laughed—and the shad ows and mist By the beams of love’s beautiful sun shine were kissed. A little child laugned—and our burden and care Fell away as our sorrows fall away after prayer. HMM HOBSON, HURRY ON! Texas Border, beb. 5, 1907. Captain Richmond P. Hobson, Washington, D. C. Dispatch: Great fear and apprehen sion is being feit here on account of tne appearance of nve Japanese, who were uncovered recently in the at tempt to cross the border from Mex ico into the United States. ft is doubtless their intention to captme tais government. Come as soon as you can, or send a hand. SCOUT. M W. J. Bryan can "rub it in” when he tries. A few days ago he spoke of the two great parties of Nebraska — meaning tne two old parties, wnen the Topuliat picked up Bryan tney outnumoeied tne .Democrats two or three to one in Nebraska. We think Mr. Bryan too often taxes occasion to show his ingratitude.—Missouri Wond. n n h The record of Boston’s shoe ship ments for 1906 is now complete, a.id while the last six months did not see so great shipments as the earlier months of the year, the quantity ship ped exceeded the record of any prev ious year. The total shipments for 1906 were 5,179,543 cases, as compared with 5,100,038 cases for 1905, 4,730,332 for 19u4 and 5,094,436 lor 1903. if these cases contained twenty-two pairs of shoes each, which is a conserva tive estimate, the number of pai r s of shoes shipped from Boston aloae to all parts of the country and abroad would amount to 113,949,946, or more than enough to give every Inhabitant of the United States a pair and some a second pair. IDLEWILD PROLIFIC COTTON has captured the south. Two bales per acre sure. Seed limited. Price cheap. Selling fast Home grown, guaran teeu garden and Hower seeds, cheap. Sole owners of Siberian Lettuce, grows outdoors all winter. Planted new brings 10c per head. Pkg. seed 10c. Write us. IDLEWILD FLORAL GARDENS nollaae Perk Ga.