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hUl fight, now in his second teim,
against a hostile Legislature. His
warnings and recommendations have
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shall seleot Joe Hall or Jaok Slaton
for Governor, the most important
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The State's Financial Plight.
With the slate treasury facing a
crisis not known before in the his
tory of Georgia since Reconstruction,
the Legislature goes on making in
creased appropriations on the one
band, and cutting down the sources
of revenue on the other.
Would not such a ruinous policy
bankrupt any private fortune or
business firm in short order?
By a large majority in both
houses they have voted to cut off
#250,000 revenues which come from
the lieer tax. They know that
under the Constitution the tax rate
cannot be raised, and they have re
fused to pass the Ashley amend
ment to that end. They are trying
to repeal the dog tax, another
source of revenue. They are fiddline
with politics while Rome is burning.
They have Btiirked a great responsi
bility and put it up to the Governor.
They have made it necessary for
him to do that which they did not
have the moral courage to do. It
is well known that a majority of
the Legislature is politically opposed
to Gov. Brown. Are they trying to
pull down the house on his head?
In addition to the financial diffi
culties above outlined the indica
tions are, judging from those
counties which have reported, the
tax returns in the State are going to
show a falling of this year.
What is the remedy?
It seems to us that the people
themselves are largely responsible
in the general character of the men
they send to the Legislature. Now,
there are very many good and
patriotic men in that body, but the
majority seem to have beau named
for narrow"partisan purposes, and
not because they are broad men and
capable lawmakers. A great change
can be wrought if the people this
year will make up their minds to
send only their best men to the
next Legislature. As we have said
there are good and patriotic men
there, but they seem to be in the
minority. It is empbaticslly up to
the people.
Only a few days sgo an Atlanta
partisian newspaper boested of the
“progressive” legislation of the last
few yearB.
The progress which leads to bank
ruptcy may bs progress indeed, but
it is progress in the wrong direction
Just two or three days before the
newspaper wind-jamming referred
to, the man in the house who is now
supposed to be carrying the banner
of “refawm” confessed that it was
all a failure, and he complained
that the chief had deserted them.
Since then he has said in a news
paper interview that he washed his
hands of it all, and that he, too,
was going to quit the game.
And the people are bolding the
bag.
We do not know what the Gov
ernor is going to do more than from
beresay, but it seems to us that be
will be forced to veto the Tippins
bill; and yet, with this saving to
the treasury of 6250,000 per annum,
we do not see how the money is to
come to pay the school teachers and
the pensions.
Here is a rich and progressive
State facing a bankrupt treasury
all on account of the neglect of our
finances by several recent Legisla
tures, bodies that have bent their
sole endeavors to certain phases of
partisan politics.
When Joseph M. Terrell retired
from the executive chair the people
were prosperous and happy, and the
treasury bulged with fatness. Geor
gia never knew a better era. Bnt a
change came, and another change,
but the latter one was only in f
exeeutive chair—not in the Legisla
ture. Jos Brown has fonsht an r-
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r WAS NECESSARY for the Attorney to
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Atlanta Manufacturers’ Exposition
Aug. 1 st to 10th, 1912
Seaboard
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30th, 31st; Aug. let, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 6tb, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th;
Anal limit August 12th, 1912.
Following are the round trip rates from eome of the larger sta
tions:
Athens, Ga.— #2.46 Rockmart, Ga.-— #1.66
Cedartown, Ga. 2.06 Winder, Ga. — 1.20
Lawrenceville, Ga. 1.30 Comer, Ga 3.26
Proportionately low rates will be aocorded from other stations.
Call on agent* for schedules, rates and other information.
FRED GEISSLER,
Assistant General Passenger Agent.
of a “progressive” i
that will i
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Polly Whiting was the happiest per
son lb tEe* world, for she was to go
with Jaapar Slappey to the first plcnto
of the yrtr. "And you know, mother,"
•he exclaimed, delightedly, "that
means, that ! shall he the May queen."
When Ephraim Slappey, the butcher,
married Oroleen Carney, a foreigner
from IreS hand member of a travel
ing theatrical company, everybody in
Bologee laid that no good would come
of It. Jespt? came of It, and then the
pretty, mlimaWd women died and
Ephraim, bad always been, a God
fearing man, though rather hard at
driving a bargain, waa laft with thla
queer child-on hie bandi. The UtUe
Jaipur grew up in his father's shop, a
gay, irrespgpalble child, devoted to
the phlegmatic butcher, but no man
ner of help to him. Once, when he
was a tiny itar, Ephraim lent him to
deliver meajS^ Lawyer Hale and Jae-
par fed the“«bb« to a stray our. Law-
yer Hale, hefcyiLted, was fat and well-
fed, whereei the puppy was starving.
Ephfalm remonstrated and scolded,
and then forgave hla eon. He knew
it was no way to bring up a child, he
knew that he ought to whip Jaapar,
but he could not bring hlmeelf to
atrlke the boy, for Jaspar looked ex
actly like hie mother, Caroleen.
As Jaspar grew older It became the
hope of Ephraim's life to see the sign
"Slappey & Sou" above hla butcher
shop, yet he could no( take the hoy
Into the bualaees when he refused to
handle raw meat. After much trou
bled cogitation the butcher decided to
break Jaspar forcibly of this squeam-
lehnets, so ha took him with him to
the daughter pen. The calf that waa
about to be vial was led out, and Jas-
par draped hlmeelf about the crea
ture's neck. Pocahontas weeping for
John Smith was a mild sight compared
with Jaspar Slappey pleading for that
calf. Ephraim, however, waa obdurate,
the calf was Killed and Jaspar fainted
away. The butcher was panic-strick
en; he carried the boy home In hla
arms, and after that Jaspar had hla
own way.
Jaspar's way was to be a post, the
only poet in Bologee. When anybody
died or was married or waa born In
the town Jasphr mounted Pegasus in
their behalf and produced a touching
commentary la verse. Envious and
admiring friends bad sought many
times to discover how he did It, hut
the process, though simple, revealed
nothing. Jaspar would climb to his
father’s hayloft, alt there quietly a few
minutes, and after chewing up a quan
tity of hay Intended for the horse—not
Pegasus, but old Dobbin—would evolve
a poem. Many aspiring youths In
Bologee sat In lofts and chewed hay,
but nothing n»#> »f It, so everybody
knew, that »»i»r wie a born poet.
or jfcpSPk poems had been
written to Polikun her graduation day,
and she had adored him ever alnoe.
The poem described her aa the "ox-
eyed maiden,” and, to Polly, that
seemed wonderfully appropriate from
the butcher's son. She told Jaspar so
and he laughed until he nearly fell
out of hie ohalr, though Polly could
not see why. She could not under
stand Jaspar, but she was Immensely
proud of him, tor he wee tell and
handsome, with violet eyes and curly
black hair. Moreover, he had the hip
piest knack of making other people en
joy themselvas, and was always lead
er In the merrymaking. . It was he
who planned the May pole dance eaoh
year, and he who chose the queen. In
joyous anticipation Polly could already
feel that wreath of rosea resting cm
her head.
All the town was at the plonlo, and
Polly and Jetpkr were weloomed by
every group. They were In the midst
of theee greetings when suddenly Jas
per stopped talking and a faraway
look came over hie faoa. Polly fob
lowed his glanoe end eaw two stran
gers coming toward them. One waa a
young man, a spick-and-span young
man, whose olothss and waya war#
not of Bologes. But It waa the girl at
hla side that attracted Polly's atten
tion. She was a wonderful, radiant
girl, with a ollngtng green dress and
a floppy green/hat that rested on a
shining maas of fluffy golden hair.
Jaspar stored at her In mute admira
tion, and Polly In her primly starched
to dress felt awkward and ugly
. lonely.
Evelyn Bibb waa with th* stran
gers, and ah* stopped a mlputt ta la-
troduoe them. They wars her cousins
from ths city, Marietta and Moiyan
Bibb. Marietta spoke, smiled, than
swept on her conquering path, but at
ah* floated by ah* carried Jaspar with
her. The little, country gM waa left
atondtng alone. \
For a few minutes Polly wa# too
heartbroken to hide her misery, her
eyes kept following Jaspar, who
seemed to bars forgotten her entirely.
Presently, however, the notloed that
•ome of the gtrls were laughing at her
evident dleoomdture, and pride oame
to her eld. She -was by natura demur*
and dignified, but now she flirted,
flirted desperately and determinedly,
And stvtn a Via vai fha nanfaw a# a
laughing group, and Morgan Bibb had
appointed himself bar especial cava-
liar.
Polly's small stock of courage al
most gar* out when th* May pda waa
set up and Mulatto was chosen
queen, but she took her place and
danced with the others. After the
dance came the crowning ceremony, a
wreath of rosea waa brought forward
aad Jaapar read a poem to the queen
of beauty. Then he knelt and told
tha roies on Marietta's hair. Polly
felt faint and turned away her »ye»,
until n gup of surprise from tho
crowd mad* bar look back.
Sh* taw a strange, uncanny light
The wruth had caught in Jupar's
sleeve as be rose and Marietta's won-
derful locks had com* with It Th*
heir was a wig and In th* beating
sunlight Mulatto's head shone smooth
end polished end held. The queen of
beauty wu abeurdly, ludicrously ugly.
Marietta wu not a whit disturbed
by this unfortunate accident 8he
laughed good-naturedly, put her wig
beck on, end explained that ah* waa
iuit up from a spell of typhoid fever.
Everybody toughed at th* Incident
th* dancing wee resumed, and only
Polly noticed th* look of blank horror
on Jupu Stoppers fees. Ho ellpped
away from th* crowd end wu sien no
more, even waentwHlghfcagi* 6n and
th* plcnlckera'storted for home. Polly
welted anxiously, but her truant
cort did not raturn and . finally ah*
agreed to lot Morgan Bibb toko her
home,
They turned down an unuaod tone
and were driving rapidly to overtake
tho others when they oame upon Jas
par Slappey. He set listlessly on th*
bar* of a high wooden gate, a forlorn
and dejected figure, black a*alnst.th*
golden auna*t. Polly leaned clour to
her companion end obatted gayly u
they pasted, hut when they had gone
a little distance up th* road aha latd a
detaining hand on Morgan Bibb's arm.
“Pleau, Mr. Bibb, I want to go back.
I've forgotten something."
"Why, of couru," he answered, ‘TH
take you back."
Polly shook hsr head and Morgan
Bibb, who wu n very decent young
man, understood. Ha bit hta Up, for
he thought he had captured th* heart
of this simple country maiden, hut ha
■topped tbs horss at once and helped
her down. Polly put out her hand, and
looked at him appealingly. “Tou've
been very kind to me, and I'm sorry
to ho so ruds. But I do so want to
go back.”
Ha smiled down at hsr. "Never
mind about ms. Ooodhy, little girl,
and good luck."
When he climbed back Into th*
buggy he waved to her, but Polly did
not se him. Sh* wea hurrying down
the lane.
She found Jaspar lying tn the grass,
his head burled lu his arms. Polly
wu rather a dull UtUe person, but
she realised that whet wu only a joke
to the rest of them wu e tragedy to
JMpar. She sat down by him, timidly,
and than at the sight of hla misery
she grew euddenly wise end bold. Sh*
drew hie heed Into hot top.
Jasper gave a long aigb. "Oh, Pol-
1, f—'h. , orlaA-— "vSiU- la iMCU'
Wasn't she frightful I ■ My Queen of
Beauty f And then In n passion
contrition, “I treated you shamefully,
Polly, Indeed I did! You shell be queen
next you.”
But Polly, with Jupar In her arms,
wu far happier thu any queen.
“Never mind," th* answered content-
edly. ''Marietta can he queen
She'll have plenty of hair by that
time."
Lodge Directory
Glenn Lodge, No. 76,1.0.0. F„
meets every Thursday night at Odd
Fellows hall, ooroer. Clayton and
Jackson streets. All Odd Fellows
are oordially invited to meet with
them. G. A, Tucker, N. G.
A, B. Harper, Seo’y.
Williams Lodge, No. 16,1.0.0.
F„ meets every Monday night in
Odd Fellow hall. All brethren In
vited to attend eaoh meeting.
W. W. Hayes, N. G.
J. A. Mialox, Seo’y.
Athena Lodge, No. 790, B, P. O,
B„ meets Wednesday night of eaoh
week, oomer Broad and Lumpkin
streets. 8:80. All Elks welcome,
H, Caritbers, E. R.
Geo. H. Palmer, Seo’y.
Mt. Vernon Lodge, F. & A. M„
—Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. 22, F.
and A. M. meets in regular com
munication every Thursday night
at Hasonio Hall, third floor, Max
Joseph building, Clayton street.
W. A. OAPPT, W. M.
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