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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13
THE CORN CROP.

There are so many conflicting state
ments about the corn crop as to make
it probable that the shortage has been
exaggerated.
The New York Journal of Commerce
calls attention to the incongruous state
ments concerning the crop that have been
given out by some statisticians. The
editor of the American Agriculturist, for
instance, says the crop on September l
showed a decline of 1--WE and half points
and vet raised his former estimate of the
erop from loo, OOO,O 900 to 1,2OO,OOO,OOO bush
els. Both of these statements cannot be
true.
Another thing which some of the sta
tisticisns have failed to take into account
Is the fact that the drouth of 1894 was
quite as general and Of much longer du-
ration than the drouth of the present
year upon which the lowest estimate Of
the corn production is mainly based.
The drouth of 1894 continued beyond
the middle Of August. The drouth Of
this year was broken during the first
week of August and since then abundant
rains have fallen and the condition of
the corn crop has improved very much.
In spite OF the great drouth of 1894 the
corn yield was about 1,2OO,OOO.OOO, an av-
erage OF 1874 bushels per acre. q.
AS the acreage of the present crop is
nearly one-third greater than the acre
age in 1894 and the conditions at least
quite as good as they were then it is
reasonable to expect a corn crop far in
excess of 1.2OO,OOOOOO bushels. Unless it
should be cut of by an unusually early
frost the crop will probably reach 1,5Oo.-
900 900 bushels.
There are many reasons for the belief
that most of the estimates which have
been circulated so industriously have
been far too low.
Spectators have had a large hand in
this business. The corn crop will I'M
doubtedly be short but by no means as
short as many estimates have indicated.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13
A UNITED COUNTRY.

AS the leap of Curtius into the gulf
that yawned in Rome restored the unity
of the imperial city, so the blood of the
stricken president has helped to cement
the union of the lately severed sections
OF our country.
There has been no distinction between
north and south in the feelings aroused
by the deed of the would-be assassin.
In each section the dastardly assault has
been equally deplored and condemned with
equal indignation and wrath The sympa-
thy of the south has gone out to the
president and his devoted wife in equal
measure with that of the north. Public
men and private citizens in both sections
have felt and voiced the common sent-
ment From the people of every state,
every city and every hamlet prayers bear
ing the same pleadings have gone up to
God.
Veterans of the Confederacy have
spoken out their condemnation of the
cruel and Infamous act of the anarchist
In terms as strong as those that have
come from Grand army posts. The south
ern press and the press of the north
have at last come into perfect unison.
Political predictions have been ignored
and party lines obliterated.
The people of all sections, all parties
and all classes have come together in
common cause against anarchy, in COM
mon devotion to the government and COM
mon concern and yearning for the re-
covery Of the president. One touch of ma
ture, one thrill of patriotism has revealed
the kinship and drawn closer the tie that
binds the whole country together.
In the dispensation Of providence this
sad event may have been sent for the
purpose of linking the hearts of our peo-
pie more firmly together, leading them to
kindlier consideration of each other,
better comprehension of their common
interests and indivisible destiny.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13
except the fulanment of benevolent de-

except the fulhlment Of a benevolent de-
sign.
The fact that the Beers worship the
same God as the British raises another
difficulty.
The annals of history bring forth ten
thousand more.
There has seldom been conflict be-
tween two nations who looked up to the
same supreme power in which each of the
combatants did not have as strong a
faith in the righteousness OF its cause
and its claims upon the Almighty as its
adversary.
The doctrine that the right always sue
ceeds in war is the enforcement of phys
ical might as the moral principle of the
universe.
Napoleon's cynical observation led him
to declare that Providence fights on the
side of the heaviest artillery, but expe-
rience has proved a hundred times that
a greater lie has seldom been uttered.
The faith that there is a power above
the vaccinations and struggles of men
lives among the masses of men but 1t Of
ten requires a long stretch Of time to re-
veal the line which this overruling power
follows in working its will.
The old hymn tells us that
God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform"
We do not suppose that the convictions
of any reasoning person as to
the relative righteousness of either the
British or the Boer cause will be changed
by the assurance of any other person
that he knows what God is taking in the
South African war and why he is taking
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13

explain to US all the plans OF the omnis-
Client and omnipotent ruler OF the uni
verse.
We hear one man attribute certain
events TO the power of a benevolent deity
and another declare that the same events
are the rsult Of the Vaccinations Of the
devil.
Ordinary mortals who have no means Of
ascertaining the intentions and operations
OF the powers OF good and the powers Of
evil in this world are perplexed by these
conflicting reports.
The revelations OF the Bible seem to give
no authority for the belief that the Brit
ish were chosen by God to subjugate
the Beers because they have done so, or
that the Beers are the prosecuted right
eous because they have suffered so Sc
verely.
A Biblical precedent against the former
theory Is furnished in the story OF the
capture and enslavement of Gods chosen
people by the Egyptians and equal Bib
licaI authority against the latter SUPPOSE
ton is supplied by the fate OF the foes
Of Israel who were put to the sword.
II is possible that the man who de-
clared that hell is let loose in South
Africa" is as intelligent as the good doc
tor who can see nothing in the blood and
slaughter that has been going on there
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13

political gangs have been the locomo-
tive in former campaigns. and the good
people who pay the taxes and stay by
the stun have been the pile of scrap
iron lying out to one side motionless
and powerless. II this campaign
shapes up right I propose to take a
hand. Not as the champion so much
of a man or men but as the champion
of measures. If there is anything ! ad-
mire more than another this side OF
heaven il is a manly man. / love wo-
manhood and admire manhood, II the
cause of prohibition and the anti-sa-
loon element of this state shall organ
ize within the next six months then
I doubt not but that very candidate
for governor will be as pronounced as
the Hon. Dupont Query. When IL
comes to opposition to saloons aud
whisky 1 yield the palm to no man;
when it comes to paid lobbyists and
lobbyism with their corruption fund
and vicious influences, am as unalter-
able and pronounced against that as
any candidate can be. but l have my
views along some lines. The railroads
of this state and of all the states are
the great arteries of commerce and
business. I never will join in the hue
and cry against corporations simply
because they are corporations. 1 be-
lieve in equal taxation upon all classes
alike, but I don't believe in putting
railroads and saloons in a bunch and
jumping on both together as If they
were both a common enemy united to
wreck and ruin this country, and Meth
er does Dupont Query. / have mixed
and mingled with every class Of rail-
road men. I know railroad men from
top to bottom. / am the friend Of rail-
road men and 1 am glad to know they
are my friends, and 1 vin not join In
any attack that is made upoa railroads
because they are corporations. If there
is a deficit in the revenue of the state
don't squeeze and coerce the money
out of railroads to pay that deficit, but
do like honest people ought to do, live
within their income. reduce expenses
rather than increase values and tax
those increased values by inquisitorious
methods. A dishonest sentiment ma
terializes into a dishonest law and a
dishonest law makes dishonest men.
When a hungry set Of politicians and
demagogues in the legislature begin to
jump on railroads and corporations
who can blame railroads then for meet
ing such a spirit with paid lobbyists
and corrupt influences. so-called2
All I ask the railroads of Georgia
to do is to stay out Of this fight.
If incontestable proof is given that
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13
HEsTER's COTTON REPORT.

The annual reports of Secretary Hester,
of the New Orleans Cotton exchange. are
always awaited with great interest. Mr..
Hester has established a reputation for
reliability, as well as enterprise, which
gives his reports high value in public es-
timation.
Las. night he issued his report for the
cotton year of 10000 in which he puts the
crop raised last year at 10.3SS, 422 bales, an
increase of 947,0Os over the crop
Of 1sss-IsOO. The crop was largely
underestimate by most cotton dealers,
and many of them refused up to a few
months ago to concede that it would go
over 100000 bales. This is the old story
and 1t will probably be repeated in the
average estimates of the crop now matur-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13

caused me to share my seat with
young man. He impressed me at once
with his ability and gentlemanliness,
and conversation drifted into matters
touching the sin and cure of drunk
enness. He had been an awful drinker.
One day a lovely girl he knew went
after him in the sea.
John, why don't you try the Keely
cure and quit drinking?' He hadn't
the money, and freely said as much,
saying further that he would not ask
help of his father. The next night her
pin money savings for years were in
a check for $3.50, and this she would
have pressed into his hands. Declin-
ing her gift, his soul was so moved by
her interest in him, he resolved to go.
He diu, was cured, and is today
splendid business ran and her hus-
band. Was it Kelly cure that saved
him? No; that was the lifeline which
her fair hands threw him as he was
sinking, and with that she drew him.
to land and life.
Women of the church, follow the
northern and the southern girl into
the life-saving serYice 1t is certainly
a noble outlay of service you can rem
der your Lord, for he is every DROWN
ing mans brother, and motherhood as
well, for every drowning boy Is some
mothers son. What young man have
you, fair readers, sought and asked
and entreated to give up intemper-
ance and gambling? Are your hands
too soft, is your heart to hard TO let
you throw them one line for escape
from the roaring pillows? Join the life
saving servicel Somebody's husband,
or brother. or boy, If not yours, viii
then find help in the hour of despair.
Whatever Greek saved a life was
crowned by his country with chaplet
of distinction, and our government
medals the heroes of the stormy surf
beat. Let our women become greater
and ascend to higher distinction for
life-saVing service in the billowy sea
of temptation. Miss Miller richly de-
serves a statue for her noble daring
and unselfishness. But service Of the
girl who saved her lover from drunk
enness, and other like acts of best
women, deserve notice in higher re-
gions of reward, and are destined 10
get it from the lips of the King, who
sees and remembers.
You can't help save them! Then, for
heavens sake, don't push them out
of the boat or over the rail into the
sea. If your voice and hand cannot be
enlisted to save, let them not be used
TO destroy. Heaven save our drowning
boys and brothers and fathers, and lift
them out of brine into blessedness by
the ministry of wide awake women!
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13
WHICH IS coRREcT7

There has occurred in the Eeumenicai
Methodist conference. now in session in
London. clash Of opinion as to the ma
ture and purpose OF the South African
var.
Sir Charles SHELTON, former mayor Of
shensld IN welcoming the American dele
gates denounced the war and declared
that hell Is let loose IN South Africa &"
He urged the members Of the conference
to 90 forth to denounee such wars and
make them impossible In the future.
on the day amer this impassioned
speech was delivered the conference was
treated 20 one which was about as red
hot on the other side ofs the question.
a DIT. Leonard. OF New York. thanked
Cod for what Great Britain Is doing in
South Africa and stated that Il was car
fSins out Gods design in that part Of the
earth
Sow the question arises as to whether
ez-Mayor SHELTON OF DR.. Leonard has
read Alright the lesson and divine purpose
OF the South African war.
IL would be interesting to know which
OF these gentlemen is the more familiar
with the plans Of the Almighty and best
xualined 20 explain them.
We often hear men who are not es-
fssmed especially wise IN human Affairs
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Chicago News.
Bankrupts broken, but idiots are only
cracked.
Better do a few things well than attempt to
do many.
When some people unable to do thing
they boast Of II.
Many woman studies her glass to the
neglect of her heart.
II a girl has teeth like pearls she's never as
dumb as an oyster.
All women are born equal, but some spoil 1t
by getting married.
Nothing aggravates a girl so much as her
inability TO make man angry
If some men would work more and hope less
they would get along better
PEELED to contemplate matrimony
genial man is who enjoys fun and
comfort at the expense of other men.
Love is responsible for a good many frosts
in summer and for a few hot waves in winter
Never enter into partnership with man
whose wife is president OF a woman-suffrage
club
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13
The Fight is On.
Albany Herald.


II Il now very evident that we are TO have
a clean-cut well defined prohibition fight IN
Georgia next year. Indeed, the prohibifion-
lists are already lining up for II, and the
night will be made in the Democratic pri-
maries.
Hon DUPONT Query having been the first
aubernatoFiaI candidate to make an unquan~
fed declaration in favor of state prohibitons
and to enter the race subject to the Demo-
cratic primaries II seems foregone conclu-
sion that the prohibitionists will take him for
their candidate. Mr.. Query has already en-
tered upon an active canvass and has fully
verified the prediction made by the Herald
when hts candidacy was first announced-that
ne would prove an aggressive campaigner ana
hard fighter.
this prohibition campaign 1t Is not the re-
suit SO far as the sale of liquor is concerned.
but the strife and bitterness that the cam
paign viii engender. that we dread. II arouses
two classes Of fanatics in the community ana
arrays them against each other-the one who
believes that his business or his Individual
liberty as the case may be, is being interfered
with and the other sort OF moral or rellg-
ious Pharisee who feels that he is called upon
to reform the world and believes that II can pc
done by legislation. Neither can be reasoned
with and between the two there is no middle
GROUNDING peace, no rest for the conservative
citizen. whether he be pious and temperate
or not.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13
MADE IN GERMANY.

Fair Gretchen keeps a toy shop
OF woolIy lambs and things.
That roll about or wildly pop
Forth on their agile springs
And when she chooses to display
Her Well-nade store 70 me,
She says in quite a naughty way
Yah! made IN Germany.
She thinks that I might like a doll.
Have I a little giri7
''See dot sweet leetle pet; look, all
Her hair vas reaP'-A curl
Has strayed forth from sweet Gretchen'n CAP
The one real curl to me-
What are the other curls that hap
To come from Germany?
A wooden horse, all painted brown,
Just like Won Waldersee's,
Quite meekly in this China town
Supports some dolls Chinese.
I'd quickly buy this charger fine,
If Gretchen would but be
A felloW-traveler Of nina
And fee TO Germany.
All rosy Gretchen, can't you see
IT'S not your wares I seek2
What though they be from Germany.
They cannot love or speak
IT'S your sweet self, for love has laid
His fairy wand on ple:
] want the maiden who was made
In wise old Germany.
Amulet Andrews in Life.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13
HowIson should WIthdraw.
Albany Argus.

1t is difficult for any impartial man to re.
sist the conclusion that where there has been
so much smoke there must be some FIRE. IT
may be that Admiral Howison is capable of
rendering a fair and impartial decision. but he
is so generally suspected Of bias against Schley
that he ought to relieve the court OF his mem
bership therein, and he should DO so without
other prompting than his own sense Of honor
and propriety.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13

Is pubush mailed in
ss5essie n Of dt
/ OF cia value % the home and farm
Aeent wanted in eve
q
and the
Journal are
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acted with The
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13
A Little Fishy.

Montgomery County Monitor
Who said that North Georgia would stand
aside and let as name the next governor 2
The idea Is a little hshy,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13
Turner's Hurchard.

NaIdOsta TINES
II Is amusing to see some Of the small-bores
in the upper part OF the state trying to -ead
Hon Henry G. Turner out Of the Democratic
PARTY They do not take the position that ne
was wrong IN advocating sound money four
years ago, but they are mad because ne was
not as idiotic as they were about that time
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13
a snaq For the 6andwagon
The Peacemaker.
Guess Who.

Covington Enterprise.
The man who has not yet announced VIII
most likely be the next governor Of Georgia
he sits serenely IN his office az the capitol
daily and more is written about MIN thar any
of those who have announced.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-13
GabernatoGa[ Situation
As TFewed By State Press.
Must There Be . RIna7

Must There Be Ring?
Dawson News
Mr. Query Is after THE ring" with sharp
stick II Mr.. Query gets in how long VIII u
be before there viii be another ring!
A Snag For the 5andwagon.
Macon News
The Quitran Free Press says: II seems
that Mr. Terrell Is the one TO incur the Con-
etitution's support Incur Is good.
The Peacemaker.
Thomasville Times Enterprise.
Editor Perham kindly offers the use Of his
sanctum to Messrs. Turner and EstiH TO meet
IN to settle their differences and suggests tnat
thew meet there on the It'll Of September ana
tank the situation over. Blessed Is the peace
maker.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-01-18
APPRAISE THE LAND.

The proposition to allot the
lands of the Cherokee nation by
allowing the selection of 100 acres
per capita, without any sort of ap
praisement, will hardly meet with
the approval of the fullblood In
dian, neither will the government
accede to such an arrangement.
The lands of the tribe is an estate
to be divided equally between
those entitled to share in the di-
vision. The man who gets 100
acres of land worth $50 an acre,
would get very much the best of
the fellow who had to take land
not worth $5 an acre. No division
save that based on the actual money
value of the land would be fair.
Thousands of fullblood children,
and others are without a foot of
land, and a plan OF allotment that
allows those who are in possession
of the best lands to keep what they
have without appraisement is un-
just on the face of it. As a gen.
eral thing the white man and the
mixed blood has in possession
quantity oflgood land, whereas the |
real Indian has none, or if any, |
the poorest land in the country. 1t
will all have to be appraised.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-01-18
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.

Some of our friends are advocat
ing municipal ownership Of water
works and other public utilities o.
Vinita. The Chieftain does not
favor such Investment of the pub.
lie moneys of the municipality,
The town should control, but need
not necessarily own them. The
city government is an organization
for the administration of law, and
for the proper application of its
governmental machinery. The
officers in charge today may be re-
tired tomorrow, and hence the con-
slant shifting of responsibility and
administration would not be con-
ducive to the interests of investors
in franchises. The town is not
supposed to have money to invest.
1t should only take from the peo-
pie by taxation enough money to
economically administer the gov
ernment. All investments requir-
ing large outlay should he by indi-
vidual capitalists.
e-tenths of the people of
Vinita would not be directly bene-
fitted by system OF waterworks
To tax the poorer classes Of our
citizens, and those living in the
outskirts Of the city, for the main
tenance of such public enterprise
would be an onerous burden and
an objectionable blunder. To
wiring enough taxes out Of the peo-
pie to build an elaborate system of
waterworks for this city at this
time would be little short of crimi-
nal. Let those who have money
to invest have a reasonably liberal
franchise, fully guarded and pro-
tected by proper ordinance and let
them BUILD the waterworks if they
want to risk it. Any other plan is
socialistic in its tendency and will
prove an unending source Of evil.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-01-18
Jefferson Davis was inaugurated
governor of Arkansas today.

Inspector J. George Wright COM
pliments the Chieftain by embody-
ing one of its editorials in his an
nual report to the secretary of the
interior. The Chieftain takes Sec
ond place to none in its definite
knowledge of facts and conditions
in the Indian territory. With an
experience of eighteen years of
news gathering in the most excit-
ing period of the history of the five
tribes, gives it a prestige not to be
ignored. No better history Of this
country and its life for the last two
decades will ever be writted than
is found in The files Of this paper.