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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07

+ Once there was a sawed-off At
torney who had studied until he was
B1eary around the Eyes and as lean as
a Razor-Back. He knew the Law from
Soup to Nuts. but much learning had
; put him a little bit to the Willies.
And his Size was against him. He
lacked Bellows.
He was an inconspicuous little Runt.
When he stood up to Plead ne came
trif1e higher than the Chair. OF the
80 pounds he carried, about As were
+. Gray Matter. He had Mental Mer-
chandise to burn but no way Of de-
livering it.
When there was Rally Of some
other Gabfest on the Bills, the Com
Tnittee never asked him to make an
Address. The Committee wanted a
Wind-Jammer who could move the
Leaves on a Tree 200 feet distant. The
dried-up Lawyer could write Great
Stun that would charm Bird out of a
Tree, but he did not have the Tubes
to enable him to. Spout. When he got
up to talk, it was all he could do
to hear himself. The Juries used to so
to sleep on him. He needed a Mega
phone And he had about as much
Personal Magnetism as an Undertake
. er's Assistant.
The Runt lost many a Case because
he could not Bark at the Jury and
pound Holes in a Table. His Briefs
had been greatly admired by the Su-
preme Court Also it was known that
he could draw up a copper-riveted
Contract that would hold Water, but
as a Pleader he was a Pickerel.
At one time he had an Important
Suit on hand, and he was Worried,
for he was opposed by couple of
living Gas Engines who could rare up
and down in front Of a zap Jury for
further Orders.
II have the Law on my Side," said
the Runt. ''Now, il were only Six
Feet-Two with a sole-leather Thorax'
could swing the Verdict
While he was repining, in came
Friend OF his Youth. named Jim.
This Jim was a Book-Agent. he was
as big as the Side of House. He had
q Voice that sounded as If it came up
an Elevator Shaft. When he folded
his Arms and looked Solemn, he was
a colossal Picture OF Power in Repose.
He wore a Plug Hat and a large Black
Coat Nature Intended him for the
II. S. Senate, but used up all the Ma
teriaI early in the Job and failed TO
stock the Brain Cavity.
Jim had always been at the Foot of
. the Class in School. At the age of 40
. he spelled Sure with an Sh and sank
in a Heap when he tried to add
and 4 But he was a tall Success as
Book Peddler. because he learned his
Piece and the 21s pounds of Dignif1ed
superiority did the Rest.
Wherever he went, he commanded
Respect. He could go into a strange
Hotel and sit down at the Breakfast
Table and say: please pass the Syr-
up in a Tone that had all the majestic
Significance of an Official Utterance.
: He would sit there in silent Meditation.
{ Those who sized up that elephantine
Form and noted the Gravity of his
Countenance and the Auted Wrinkles
Of his high Brow, imagined that he
was pOndering on the Immortality of
the Soul. AS matter Of fact, Jim was
i wondering whether he would take
Ham or Bacon with his Eggs.
Jim had the Bulk and the awe-in-
spring Front AS long as he preserved
out the Blum Little Boys tip-toed
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07
FAREWELL 70 W. TINa EANe.

The very general regret IN this country
over the recall OF Minister wu-Ting-Fang
is natural
Seldom has the representative OF any
foreign nation at our capital made such
a pleasant impression or been more highr
Iy respected.
This gifted and educated chinsman has
made a deep impression upon a nation as
different from his own as il possibly could
be- He has proved himself to be one Of
the most accomplished gentlemen that
has visited US in a long time as we'll as
one Of the most skHlful and judicious di-
plomats.
He had for two years past occupied a
very trying position and sustained him
self admirably. He became a decided
social favorite not only I'm cabinet circles
but among the citizens of this country
with many Of whom he became acquain-
ted:
His knowledge of the United States. its
history. Institutions. traditions and con-
dition was so large and accurate as to
cause frequent surprise.
on several occasions he delivered pub
lie addresses on subjects relating espec-
tally TO our people and our governme 1t
that would have done credit to any of our
own public men.
He became famous also as one Of the
happiest and wittiest of after-dinner
speakers.
Though wu-Ting-Fang camefo MS from
the. most stolidly- conservative people in
the world he displayed a .modernness of
thought and sentiment in striking con-
trast 20 our expectations. He has even
more advanced ideas than III Hung
Chang, whom we had long considered the
most progressive OF all Cinnamon. Why
this remarkable and famous minister has
been recalled by his government is a
mystery 1t is probably >the result OF
some whim on the part Of that govern
nent which seems 10 be controlled by SUI
persutition and prejudice almost TO the
exclusion OF reason.
IL Is announced that ne has been APP
pointed TO subordinate Office in the gov
eminent at Pekin. and Il is the irony OF
fate that the brightest and one of the
most Illustrious men OF China. one too
who so far as we know has been conspic-
uousIy loyal and useful 10 his govern
ment should be thus Inundated.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07
a DOOMED GOVERNMENT.

IA. the nature OF things it is impossible
that the present Turkish government
should last much longer.
Any reform that would restore It to
health and vfgor n clearly impossible I'M
der the present sultan and Is not to be
expected under any OF his SUCCESSORS. as
.as nation Itself would never accommo-
date itself 10 the radical reconstruction
without which It's decay must continue.
The trouble with France may hasten the
inevitable partition Of Turkey. -
France Is In earnest and resistance BY
the sultan 10 her demands would be made
Mt fearful costs
Time was when Great Britain used Tur-
key as a buffer to the aggression OF other
powers In the east. but she win not dare
take The sole responsibility OF maintain
fng the sultan's dominion much longer
Great Britain Is nov TOO firmly establish
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07
WIVES MUST PAY.

The supreme court OF Illinois has just
decided that a wife in that state is liable
for the debts Of her husband.
The statute on which, this decision IS
based reads as follows:
1.-The expenses of the family and of the
education OF the children. shall be charge-
able upon the property of both husband
and wife or either Of them, In favor or
the creditors thereof and IN relation
thereto they snzy Se sued Jointly or sepa-
rately.'
The court had, Of course. to define the
meaning Of the term family expenses.
The case that was appealed to the high
est court of Illinois was one in which
suit had been brought for 500 balance
on a taIlor's bin for a $50 suit of clothes
furnished the impecunious husband of a
woman of means.
The court held that the statute ZAP
plies to the expenses of the family without
limitation or qualification as to the kind
or amount. and without regard to the
wealth. habits. or social position of the
party; that goods purchased by the hus-
band for his individual use and used by
him exclusively constitute a family ex-
pense."
4 1t frequently happens that a man is
sued for his wife's debts and in Georgia
he is liable for them unless he has ad-
vertised his wife as "a free trader"
1t is a new departure to make the wife
responsible for her husbands debts con-
tracted for supplies to be used by him ex-
cIusively. Under the Illinois decision a
wife may be held responsible for her hus-
bands cigar and liquor bills or any others
that he may make. l
Wives in that state who are blessed
with money but af1icted with trihing and
extravagant husbands will probably be-
gin to adopt the plan. Of publishing them
as free traders"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07

ed in the Mediterranean, in Egypt and
the Soudan TO need Turkeys aid there as
she once did and by continuing TO act the
part OF his protector she would lose moral
force both at home and abroad.
The sultan is said to be so harrassed BY
debt and complication OF uncertainties
that ne is on the verge Of desperation. He
may take rash action in hts present deal
ings with France and thus precipitate the
destruction Of his empire. But whatever
course ne shall pursue that result is clear
~ predestined and he can do nothing be-
yond delaying it a few years. .re-
France will exact the last farthing due
her citizens by Turkey on account. of the
ConstantinopIe quays. but how the sultan
is to pay Is a mystery.
Europe's :'sick Man was never before
so friendless or in such straits as he finds
himself today. ffrt 5s
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07
NEWSPAPER WAITS

An Inquiry.-Uncle Hlram-'I see the editor
Of the Banner has 2 iong article rtI. on the on.
for or ag'in itP'-Puek
Saving Tlme--He Cat swell restaurant)-
You may have anything on the bili-of-fare,
DARING daring just read It 70 the walter chicago
News.
Judson-"carrie, sometimes I think you are
With hn gon so many YEARS.? It can't Be possible
/ admit l might have been when married
you."-Boston Transcript.
Great Borns-' 'Naggus. I'm getting
out a little pamphlet descriptive of the game
OF .at GIVE me ss goofn n name "A t9r on H. sat
by a Skate '-ChIcago Tribune.
Advertising-Noveli (desperately)-"Unless
my book succeeds at once. shall starve to
/ commend your resolution Nothing you could
do would better advertise your work. think
Life.
Ruin Ahead.-Mamma-'.N dear, you cant
go out. this weather. Now, IL you'll only
promise not TO ask to let you play out
doors, I'll get you any toy you want Tommy
-"Ail right. ma. get me a bow and arrow
Philadelphia Press.
wherein it Failed. -"why didn't the tenor
voice. ''well. the reason he didn't sing was
that his voice wasn't sympathetic enough to
due "-Philadeiphia Evening Bulletin.
Not Of the Upper Ten.-Mrs. Nextdoor--'T
have found out one thing about that Mrs.
Newcomer Whoeyer she Is sne mas ne Io1T
do you know about that?" Mrs. Nextdoor-
'she shakes hands as if she meant it.
New York Weekly.
She-"Oh dear! Just as expected. That
stuck-up' Mrs. Wagstafrs husband has got
$500 damages out of the railway company.
and YOU didn't get a farthing. although you
were in the same accident" He-:'But was
not hurt at all. while Wagstan has lost a
leg and arm, and will never again be able
to work" She-"All the same, Mrs. Wag-
staff will be fouting new sealskin jacket In
my face next Some people are born lucky.
Tit Bits. I'D tv ga
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07

Artillery punch, says the Augusta Herald.
changing the political wires next Wednesday
at the state fair.
victs. VIII produce three hundred bales Of
cotton this year, says the Talbotton New Era
which will more than pay expenses
Under the new census. Georgia has the same
number of congressman as under the preceding
1shmaelte there is no necessity whatever for
any reapportionment OF the state. 1t would
be time and money wastedR
The sudden death of Hon. Porter King. Of
Fulton county. removes one Of the purest and
stiiimore Budget. aad ne lived, the people
would have desired him in higher positions.
Atlanta appreciated and Georgia was learning
to regard him very highly.
The bin to exempt from the public schools
aS nys the q Twin Gy News Is Eod
and can work no injury TO any one. II man
raise not children TO a R ey should so bo placed in
charitable institution.
Those EnsIishmen who are telling as how
to govern this country would do well TO re-
member that they have had their inning at 1t.
says the Augusta Chronicle. RS
II the part taken by Americans in the naval
spain is right to drop the matter without a
word says the Americus Times-Recorder.
The Dublin Courler-Dispateh says the horses
in the gubernatorial race are pranctng around
the tracks at too lively a gait for the judges to
determine just how many will be at the scratch
when the bell taps.
The governor in his message recommends BIZ
ennial sessions of the legislature. And they
ought TO fall on off campaign years 50 that
there would be less attention given to politics
and more to legislative atfairs, says the Ogle-
thorpe Echo.
Admiral schley has never uttered word Of
censure against any one who took part in the
News-Herald but insists that there was enough
glory for all. He will 80 out of the court OF
inquiry greater hero than ever.
The ratification OF the new constitution in
Alabama says The West Point News, Is a
certainty. The Roosevelt w shington dinner
was the concluding rlvet assuring It's success.
The beauty Of Correspondent Graham's tes-
timony in the Schley case, says the Griffin
Evening Call IS that he has the articles writ
ten BY him at the time to show that there is
no aftsrthought- about his statements.
Atlanta is progressive enough 70 get 10y
in that city. Those fellows take advantage OF
every opportunity offered to advertise Atlanta
and that is what has made IT the greatest city
in the SOUTH says the Macon Telegraph.
Grover Cleveland will speak for the Demo-
When things get in such shape that old Grover
can talk for them they are coming around all
right, says The valdosta Times.
Nothing has been heard Of the Hardwick bill
10 disfranchise the negro since the legislature
convened. Has 1t been lost in the hum OF the
congressional bee2 asks The Waynesooro news
Those who are not acquainted with the states
Anticipated depot in Atlanta ought 70 nave hs s
business in the Gate City's Jam during the
past week, says The Newman News
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07
WISDOM IRON INV BOOKS.

Z. i y
Master Halves spoke shriiiy and with 2 lisp:
for which he would have been admired had
II been affected. but for which he was otten
fidiculed because it was nstural-Cartain
Ravenshaw
children are like jam az very ven z 10 the he
proper place but y9S CiR osss' s
All women fear and suspect irony when they
are able to recognize 1.-THE serious Wooins;
"A man, Philpotts, is never beaten, tlll he
has said in his heart I am beaten. SIR
Christopher. ttt s..r4t ,rEsL4ts- ~
: The whole affair was eminentiy unsatisfee-
tory vet so little might have made L perfect
but that is the tragedy Of many things'-A
Woman Alone. a4
Dogs scent, danger sooner than men. and
their fidelity IL more relia5leTIhe ',fSins
one way Or other, belief is frightfui thing
It assassinates everything except itself.-7Iem7
pie House. AHt
Life is a brittle loan;
who makes good gsancs Of ,5 y d0e1n veil not
The Voyage Of Ithobai
csiture Is accessible 10 everyone but there
are people who not only do not need Il, but
whom il is liable to spoil.-Foma Gordyeen,
There never was republic or a democracy
so elemental, 50 pure, as this one OF letters
1t is always the best man that wins ana ne
wins or loses by his own acts.-American Au-
thors and Their Homes. ,,s.a
The price of existence with some people must
be an eternal silence.--Two Men,
Yankees rush in where angels fear to tread.
Two Men
Nature shows us the beautiful while she
conceals the interior. We do not see the roots
Of her roses and she hides from us her skele-
The Morgesons
The worlds a-dyin' o. clos. Perlitical am
bition serciety ambition, this worlds fashion
what is it all. ask We, but clo's?-Flood-
Tide.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07
AN INEXcUsABLE BLUNpER.

Last Saturday there occurred in Fay
etteviue, N. c., one Of those horrors at
hanging which have become so frequent
and for which there is no possible excuse.
IN this case the torture of the con-
demned man was all the more revolving
because there was very serious doubt of
his guilt. IN fact, the judge who presided
at the trial, the members Of the jurarand
almost the, entire local bar had signed a
petition TO Governor Ayeock. TO copnmute
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07

OTHER PEOPLES VIEWS.

Artillery punch, says the Augusta Herald.
will figure as conspicuous material for
changing the political wires next Wednesday
at the state fair. .-f
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07

The state farm. worked by penitentiary con-
victs. VIII produce three hundred bales Of
cotton this year, says the Talbotton New Era,
which will more than pay expenses
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07

. Under the new census, Georgia has the same
number of congressman under the preceding
one. This being. the case, says the Sparta
lshmaelite there Is no necessity whatever for
any reapportionment Of the state. 1t would
be time and money wastedSs
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07

The sudden death of Hon. Porter King, of
Fulton county removes one of the purest and
ablcst men from the legislature, says the
Stillmore Budget. Had no lived. the people
would have desired him in higher positions.
Atlanta appreciated and Georgia was learning
to regard him very highly.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07

The bin TO exempt from the public schools
the children of all mer who do not pay poll
tax, says the Twin City News, IS good one
and can work no injury TO any one. II man
raise children and they should DO placed in a
chnritahle institution. - IL
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07

! There is a great deal OF contention over
the oath that King Edward shall take.
and vet we always had an idea that King
Ed was fully capable of doing his own
swearing when he had to-. -- ri
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07

Nothing has been heard of the Hardwiek bill
TO disfranchise the negro since the legislatunfe
Convened Has ii been lost in the hum Of the
CONGREGATIONAL bee ? asks The waynesboro News
Those who are not acquainted with the states
antiquated depot in Atlanta ought to have had
business in the Gate City's Jam during the
nagt week. saws The Newman News.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07

We don't believe it, but we have heard
It rumored that the Hon. Joe Halh is pre-
pairing a bin to build a new union depot
out of the net earnings of the state ex-
pertinent farm. -A l--s-s
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-11-07

Those EngIishmen who are telling how
to govern this country would do we'll TO re-
member that they have had their inning at Ii,
SAYS the Augusta Chronicle. RS
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-24
RULE TO PROTECT FRESHMEN.
Trustees of Princeton University to
Put IA Stop TO FIeecing on the
Part of Seniors.

According to a set of rules recently
adopted by the university board of
trustees of Princeton the sale of
furniture in the dormitory rooms be
tween undergraduates will be subject
to the estimate of an appraiser Sc
lected by the university authorities.
1t will he the duty of the appraiser
to estimate separately the value of
each article offered for sale in a
room to he vacated or transferred,
and to deposit with the treasurer a
complete list of the articles ap-
praised, with their values affixed.
The owner shall not be permitted,
under any preteXt, to sell to his sue
cessor any article for more than the
appraised valuation.
This action has been taken to pre-
vent the bleeding of underclassmen
by seniors leaving college. The
seniors usually told their victims the
"good will' of the rooms was worth
the extra cost. Sometimes when an
underclassman refused to be heeceG
the seniors would break into his
room and damage his furniture. The
furnishings in some apartments have
sold as high as S7OO. and the average
price ranges from $500 to $500.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-24
MULE AND DOG IN FIGHT.
The smaller Combntnnt Had 10 BE
Killed ana Larger VIII Prob
ably Die.

4 mule owned by Louis Crabtree. of
Columbus, o., was taken to farrier
the other Cay to be shod. While the
smith was preparing the shoes the
mule broke away and a bulldog start
ed after il, overtaking it and sinking
his teeth in the tleshy part of its thigh.
fhe mule kicked the dog off, and as
the dog tried to renew his hold caught
him on the back with one of his heels.
knocking him head over heels. Again
and again the dog sank his teeth in
the mules legs and was loosened by
the mule only when the flesh yielded.
The mules heels were telling Sc
verely on the dog, when the latter man
aged to catch the mule by the nostrils
throwing him TO the ground The
owner of the animals. who had been
trying in vain TO separate them. man
aged to beat the dog into insensibility
and the fight was stopped.
The dog was so terribly injured that
he had to be shot and the mule will
probably die.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-24
REPAIRS IN NAVY.
They Cost the United states $S,OOO,-
900 Every YeRr-MOney is
Well spent.

at requires $4,000, 900 each year for
repairs to the vessels of our navy"
said Rear Admiral Hichborn, chief OF
the construction and repair bureau,
THAT is great deal of money, but
none of it is wasted, as it keeps our
navy, which is now a magnificent one,
in excellent repair, and also furnishes
employment to large number Of
persons, contributing materially to
the prosperity of the country.
1T is also notice to the world that
the United States proposes to keep
its navy in the best possible condi-
ton, to meet all emergencies.
"Our navy is gradually growing in
size, and will continue to grow. We
have not yet got up to the point
reached by Great Britain, which
spends large amount of money for
new vessels, whether they are needed
or not.
''Of course, the shipping interest of
Great Britain is the life blood of that
country, and it is the aim of British
statesmen to keep the shipyards
busy. When there is let-up in the
building of vessels for the merchant
marine, the government steps into
the breach and furnishes war ves-
sells"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-24
A MASSIVE STONE
Will Uphold The Southwest Corner Of the
New Court House.

The corner stone. which will be the
most important piece of masonry to
succeeding generations, when the
Court House. now under process of
construction shall in turn be super
seded by more pretentious structure,
arrived from Bedford, Indiana, Satur
day morning and was soon hauled to
the site of the new building. The
huge stone weights approximately two
tons and a5 yet has no carving or in
scriptfcn on its surfaces
1t Is two feet. four irCaes in thick.
nea1 and the ether dimensions are over
a yard each.
The corner stone will be superim
posed r-cn another stone block con-
sidera'bly smaller in every dimension
In trough that has been followed out
of the latter stone the copper box con-
tainirg the articles which will be Sc
lected to represent the Marietta of to-
day, will be placed and securely sealed
for their long Incarceration in the
brick and stones of the structure The
box is made Of copper sheets securely
joined together 80 as to exclude both
moisture and light
1t IS foot and half long, a foot
Wilde and inches deep. The situation
of the corner stone is at the southwest
corner of tn building and it will be laid
on the water table course fourteen feet
from the ground and 144 feet from the
highest pinnacle of the building.
The ceremony will occur on April
9th and will be conducted by the
Grand Lodge of Masons of Ohio. The
service attendant upon placing the
stone in its position will be of an i'm
pressive and solemn nature.
The contractors, w. H. Ellis & Co.,
are not deferred in their work by bad
weather but utilize every day which al
lows profitable work ON the building
or advantageous employment of their
laborers.