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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17
WAR ON The HIP POCKET HABIT,


There are in many parts OF Georgia evil
dences OF q rising determination to sup
press the vicious habit Of carrying con-
ceaied weapons.
We have observed recently that our SUI
perior court judges in their charges to
grand juries have laid great stress upon
the necessity Of a strict enforcement OF
the law on this subject, and the fact that
such an enforcement is impossible unless
grand juries do their duty.
I'D to a somewhat recent date the carry
ing of pistols and other concealed weap-
ons was regarded by the average citizen
as a comparatively trivial offense and
there was little disposition, either to find
indictments on this account or to press
them when found. But there has been a
wonderful and a most wholesome change
in public opinion relative to the conceal
ed weapon habit.
Grand Jurors have begun to realize their
duty in the matter and are doing 1t in
manner that contrasts finely with their
former indifference.
The other onicers OF the law generally
have moved forward quite as notably in
an organized and systematic EFFORT to
climate the loaded pistol pocket.
Judges of superior, county and city
courts. solicitors general and local police
officers have Joined forces and are coop
Grating to make the law a terror to the
''pistol toter" and all other bearers OF con-
cealed weapons. It was high time that
this reform should begin and it should
be carried on until in every county OF
Georgia any man whose nature or habits
would impel him TO lug pistol with him
wherever he goes viii be afraid to do so.
1t goes without saying that the habitual
'apistol toter'' Is a bad citizen, as he per-
sistently violates and defies the law
Such a fellow should be made scarce
I'm every community that is cursed by his
presence. There is no telling how much
of the violence and bloodshed that al
nicts this state Is directly attributable to
this habit which only a coward or bull
" win indulge in. but the proportion is
great.
The statute law and the moral law alike
should be invoked against this oftense.
whenever any man becomes notorious Tor
carrying concealed weapons he should not
only have to face certain and severe pun
ishment, but should lose the respect Of all
good citizens.
How can we expect the lower classes to
refrain from this dangerous indulgence so
long as quasi-respectable persons are Of
ten guilty of it,
Responsibility, instead Of mitigating this
offense, should be held to increase its
gravity.
II should cease TO be misdeameanor for
which no severer penalty than the pay
ment of a fine need be expected.
Unless harsher measures are used we
need not expect this prevalent curse abat-
ed very materially.
The concealed weapon habit is the source
of many crimes and must be treated with
due regard to its viciousness and its posi-
bilities for evil
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17
SHALL ARMY OFFICERS MARRYi

General Corbin, the adjutant general Of
the United States army. says mo" He
is an authority on the subject and all he
says has weight. But it is a serious ques-
ton to answer, and the adjutant gen.
eral may be wrong.
The Philadelphia Ledger says he is
wrong, and gives reasons for negativing
the command, for 1t would condemn army
officers to bachelorhood, If carried out.
If, as General Corbin says, the pay is
too small. he should go before congress
and give substantial reasons for his views
on matrimony and soldiers.
''TIe that hath wife and children" says
Bacon, hath given hostages to fortune"
Perhaps the habits and customs among
army officers tend to extravaganza rather
than common sense with frugality. This
tendency to extravagant living has been
largely overlooked because of the hazards
of war, and public opinion has contented
itself that a man who is ordered to charge
Calling guns and fixed bayonets on occa-
sions should have a good time between
spells OF fighting.
The Ledger asks. eff officers are not to
marry when young, General Corbin should
say how old they must be to marry prop
erly, and how rich" Millions of people
are willing to begin matrimony on pre-
cious little income, and sometimes with no
income at all, and as young army officers
are simply human they are not apt to be
more cowardly in contemplating matri-
mony than in facing an open enemy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17
aY JAMES 3. HEYwARD.

able either to inheritance or training, 1t
may be said that as a good inheritance
is nothing save a fair start in life; good
soil to be worked on; yet something which
could easily be lost under evil or trif-
ling environment.
Tako the one subject, truthfulness. The
child can only inherit a prediction for
endorsement, early endowment Of hypoc-
risy soon develops the liar.
Well, then, I ask Mrs. FELTON,, what
proportion OF the women OF our acquain-
lance are not only hypOcritical but fool
lshly so? II the proportion be as great as
think II is, quite a majority Of children
learn to lie from their mothers-and II the
father be one who hates lie, he soon
finds himself eternaIly correcting his son
of five years of age for habit which the
child cannot realize as bad, because moth
er does so.
Up to 5 years of age, very few children
reason much-it is very much case Of
monkey see, monkey do" and pray tell
me who does the monkey see most often?
However solicitous or otherwise the IA
ther may be, he is very little more than
the provider for the physical and mental
nourishment OF his child, and even though
he fail to furnish such, the child may out
grow its physical and mental stunt in
later, more generous atmosphere; but is
this possible with the moral faculties?
No. once stunted, the moral faculties are
never rehabilitated-which condition per-
haps accounts for a sensible person &C
cepting the doctrine of falling from
grace;" which seems to provide for the
condition that liar will always be apt TO
lie-get religion and lose it.
Do I demand too much of woman? BY
no means. Woman's back is plenty broad
enough for the responsibility she must
shoulder-neither do our high-typed wom-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

N letter of Mrs. w. H. FELTON, in
your issue of November LIST, she asks
opinion OF some of the men Of her
\ acquaintance IL Bishop Spalding, of
Peoria, Ill, makes a veritable statement
of facts when he says: 'If women were
more serious, large minded, intelligent
and loving, three-fourths of the depravi-
ty and sin which make life a curse would
disappear" etc.
Mrs. Felton's query is very solemn
one, but without a CULVER I answer yes,
Bishop Spalding is correct and decidedly
so.
AS Mrs FELTON, knows, am well past
middle life and have reared family OF
adult children, or at least to be more
truthful my wife has done so. Associated
all my life with the thinking classes,
have ever been interested in all that per-
tains to social science; and the conclusions
drawn by me are from knowledge of the
homes of those who have been well to
do" for generations-within which circles
I can testify to the all inspiring presence
of the Christ, as also the pitiable abb
sence.
Again, from the cabins of the very poor
wherein as the guest and friend can
testify to the beautiful effects of the
presence of the Christ, despite the fact
that the inmates were so unSopnlStlcateu
as often unable to explain the how, the
why or the wherefore.
In each and every condition the rela-
tive results were the somewhere the
wife and mother was of strong and good
character the family went up; and where
she was a shriveled weakling, the family
would represent her moral statum. In
other words, without ever seeing a moth
err, she was easily sized up when you
knew the child.
Granting that all vice and crime is trace
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

why he did It in the night. Ask his wife. Betsy
Bagg If she knows anything about slippin
into a neighbor's field and milkin three cows
on the sly. Ask"
Look here, madam"
ASK Josh Bagg about that uncle Of his
that died in prison. Ask him about lettin' his
pore old mother die IN the workhOuse. Ask
Betsy about putting a big brick into a lot
Of butter she sold last SPRING
Madam, tell you"
''See IL Josh Bagg knows anything about
feeding ten head OF cattle on all the salt they
could eat, and then letting them swill down all
the water they could hold. just fore he driv
them into town and sold en- See what he's
got to say TO that!'
THAT has nothing to do with the case. I
want you to"
Then there was old AzraeI Bagg, own uncle
to Josh, got kicked out his native town. and
Betsy Bagg's own brother got ketched in a
neighbor's henhouse at midnight. Ask josh
Madam, what do you know about this case?'
Il don't know Twin thing bout IL. but
I'm sure Josh Bagg is guilty, whatever it is.
The fact is, I've owed them Baggses>a grudge
for the last fifteen years, and got myself
called up on purpose TO get even with EN-
and I feel I've done il"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17
is THIS THE 2oTH CENTURY,

Molfneux may be an innocent man; we
hope he is. But three of the most i'm
portant witnesses for the prosecution
were citizens Of New Jersey and could
not be compelled to testify. These United
States are not truly one country as long
as state lines can interfere with the exc
cution of justice in a neighboring state.
1t ought to be possible for any state to
procure a witness or a fugitive from any
other state when necessary as easily as II
he were within it's own borders. How is
It, If we are one country and one govern
ment under one flag, that one state acts
as foreign territory" so to speak, in
harboring criminals or witnesses who are
necessary to the conviction of criminals?
The fugitive ex-governor of Kentucky
furnishes a case in point. BY crossing the
line into Indiana he has made himself
safer from prosecution than If he had
escaped to Mexico or Canada or any other
foreign country with which we have ex-
tradition treaties covering such crimes as
the one with which he stands charged.
Indeed, as the world becomes more civil
lied, it recognizes the fact that there
should be no spot anywhere in Christen-
dom where criminals may find a safe ref
uge. AS the nations of the world come
into closer touch with each other, the
welfare and security of each demand that
none furnish immunity from arrest to any
man charged with crime.
How ridiculous, then, seems the propo-
sition that a mere body of water like the
East river. which separates New York
state from New Jersey, or the Ohio river,
which separates Kentucky from Indiana,
should be Sufficient to halt the operations
of our courts and defeat the ends of
justice.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17
ALPHoNso's INDEPENDENCE.

Alphonso is young. but he is game. He
has been raised by good thoughtful
mother Gas queens go), and he shows his
training by his manners.
Gen. WeyIer, who got a bad name in
Cuba is the Spanish war minister. he
was promoted because of his rigorous
treatment of Cubans-which stood for his
fidelity to Spanish claims and purposes.
OF course Gen. Weyler feels as II he
IS the literal head of the Spanish army
but the young king is preparing to give
him some lessons in king craft that the
Cuban Generalissino had perhaps forgot
ten; and it seems likely that Spain will
have a king in reality, as we'll as in name
when Alphonso is grown.
Not long ago there was some friction
between them concerning review of the
troops. and Gen. Weyler expected to have
his authority respected; but little Alphon-
so consulted with his mother-got up soon
one morning and had review, without
Gen. Weyler, the minister Of war. His
mother stood on a balcony and watched
the boy go by. full of mothers honest
pride in the boys independence and en-
terpFise
When Gen. Weyler woke up, he had a
bad quarter of an hour, along with his
early coffee. And the most extraordinary
part OF It all is the king didn't care a
cent and is likely to review troops &C
cording to his own ideas-at every full
and change of the moon hereafter. As
a rule youngsters are rather too rash to
be the safest OF rulers, but it is salts
factory to Americans to find out that Gen.
weyler is not king, or anything akin to
kingship. over in Spain.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Chicago Daily News.

Chicago Daily News.
It is up to the bookkeeper to keep posted.
An early crop-the small boys first hair cut
With some scent cigars you get at least six
scents.
The eight-day clock is a hardworlker and .
chronic striker.
Sometimes 1T is his disabilities that increase
1t is easier to apologize to a big man than II
is to a little one.
There is little warmth in the mitten handed
10 a rejected lover
If you can't marry dollars. the next best
thing is to marry sense
Much OF the charity that begins at home IL
too feeble to get next door.
Any small boy in his first pair Of trousers
feels sorry for his mother
The skin-deep beauty of the rhinoceros isn't
calculated to make him vain.
The mountaineer always takes a peak when
he wants to obtain good view.
Lots of people in this world would be miser-
able IL they couldn't md fault
Men may boast Of their honesty, but only
women return borrowed umbrellas.
When IL comes to a question of staying ouali-
ties the undertaken can lay the pugilst out.
Preachers may not amount to much as car
penters, but they are usually expert joiners.
Some mems heads are so soft that shadow
from brick wall produces a serious impress
sion.
If It is true that the good die young, it is up
10 the Oldest inhabitant to offer explana-
ton.
At the moment Of his birth every man has a
brilliant future before him-and 1t usually re-
mains there.
A cynic is man whose disappointment Is
due to the fact that the world was made with
out his advice.
Probably a small boy never so thoroughly
realizes that fighting is wicked as when he is
q encounter.
It sometimes happens that a man puts both
money and confidence in q banx-and later
draws out his confidence.
A Kansas boasts of running the only
strictly third-cass hotel in the country. 1t is
up to some Chicago landlords Indignantly to
deny this assertion.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

1.-THE man who perpetrates the para
graphs for The Atlanta Journal has got
US into trouble. He launched sarcastic
pleasantly about our pecan story and
now the women of thirteen states are
writing US with paragraph attached to
know If we lied about 1t and who raised
the pecans as big as hen eggs. We've
sent one Of the pecans with Waycross
Havannah smoker and II he don't set
us right we are going to ship him a
cage of Okefinokee gallinippers that will
eat him alive, paragraphs and all"
Waycross Journal The pecans and cigars
were received all right. We hadn't
thought of this way of working our
friends for cigars, but now that we have
the hang of it, we will do 1t some more.
And they were good cigars, too.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17
She Knew Josh.
London Tit-Bits.

LONDON I1t-BitS.
Now, madam" said the counsel for the
defendant to a little, wiry black-eyed, hdgety
woman who had been summoned in case.
''vou will please give your evidence in as
few words as possible You know the de-
fendant2
Know who?''
1.-THE defendant-Mr. Joshua Bagg?
s'Josh Bagg? do know him, and knowed
his father before him, and don't know nothin'
to the credit of either Of 'em, and l don't
I'VE don't want to know what you think,
madam. Please say yes or mo- to my ques-
tons"
what questions %'
s'Do You know Mr.. Joshua Bagg?'
Don't ] know him, though. You ask Josh
Bagg il he knows me- Ask him If ne knows
ANYTHING about trying to cheat pore wilder
like me out of S25 Ask"
MADAM, Il
ASK him whose orchard he robbed last. and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17
THAT BABY.

Portland Oregonian.
1t amt no trouble now to find
The things that used to be
A-scattered round about the house.
Or hid away from me.
The papers allus right to hand,
The tidy's on the chair,
NV hat don't leave the front hall pes
Most fore 1 hang IL there.
An everything is orderly,
An Just the way it's put,
without a raft % Gurus truck
A-kickin' under foot.
But when look around the room
An see the chairs just so.
An all the things a-settin' in
The place they ought to go.
I'd give the rest O. this OIL life
If 1 could only see
That baby strewin' things around
The way they used to be-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17
Perrysoric.
Philadelphia Press

Jay Cooke, the fnancier. was from his boy
hood an enthusiastic angler The waters OF
Put-in-Bay, not far from Sandusky, o., have
often been the scene Of his exploits from his
earliest to his latest years. Concerning this
harbor and its associations with notable event
in our naval history this little tale is a favo-
rite Of Mr.. Cookies:
An old countryEnan entered drug store IN
Sandusky, holding up a handkerchief with a
knot in II.
We'll, uncle, what is it?' asked the clerk.
III get around to 1t pretty quick. Now,
what place Is Il down here on the lake?''
do you mean Fut-in-Bay?"
Yes. that's it. Now who was 1t that put Ia
thore?''
Perhaps you mean Commodore Perry?''
The very man. And want bottle Of Perry
goric,''
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

The Southern Railway ought to have a
kindly feeling for the Hon. Joe Hill Hall
for one thing. at least. While he has been
paving up the earth and keeping the
public eye fastened on the old union depot
for the past two years. the Southern has
been quietly securing options on other
property for the purpose OF building a
depot. thing IL couldn't have done so
easily had the public been looking IN the
other direction. instead OF watching the
Hon. J0e's maneuverR
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

Just as We expected. some exchange has
been mean enough 10 intimate that Editor
Rainey has bull bats in his belfry. But
Rainey has the consciousness OF being
right and Of trying 10 help the farmers.
frngs as these.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

The desertIon OF s557 men from the
army CenOugh for FIVE regiments) during
the past fiscal year is being used as an
argument against the present nO-canteen
system Take IL home 10 yourself; would
you work for s16e0 per month and no
uQuor7
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

Here Is that cry OF the south Georgia
candidate" again: the Dublin Courier
Dispatch is complaining that there are not
enough south Georgia colonies on the
governors staff.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

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Hona. moaE and other departments OF
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

Ii Is reported from Delaware that three
"doubtful'' members of the legislature are
all that stand between Addicks and the
United States senate. observes an ex-
change. II they are good and doubtful,
Gas" may as well prepare 20 dig down.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

That proposition. which IS about 70 be
made I'm the Georgia legislature TO elect
the railroad commissioners by the people,
ought TO be about as good a thing as
the railroads want. though IL is. I'M
doubtedIy. intended the other way.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

A Maryland man fell dead the other
day when somebody told him he had fallen
heir to $4,000. Most people go around pre-
pared for these little surprises. Even If
they never come.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

Two weeks OF the session have
passed and no dog law has been intro
duced; Is IL possible the CANNES viii have
no show this session. asks the Americas
Times Recorder. Mrs. Editor Myrick
should know that the dog has had its day
It's the bull-bst's turn this time.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

Editor Mcintosh thinks this affair be-
tween ore OF the labor leaders OF the
house and the speaker needs explaining.
We were under the impression that the
explanation went with IT,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

The railroads deny the merger charge
brought in Kentucky. And II this doesn't
work. they viii next come in and plead
justification
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

The Georgia legislature seems to have
feared a union OF church and state. But
the people need have no fear OF such a
thing as long as we have the present
brand OF legislatures.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

people-while every little farm, and par
ticularly every large one, with a little
care could have an abundant supply of
tender, healthy vegetables.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

The Hon. Joe Hill Halls anti-free-pass
bill may at least serve to show how many
members of the Georgia legislature use
free passes-or rather how many don't;
which is easier. And on this we call for
the ayes and nays.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

A Brooklyn fortune-teller was robbed
recently OF a considerable sum Of money.
And he had TO get the police TO help him
ind H.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

Now that New Mexico has gone Re
publican, il has probably demonstrated
70 the Republican majority in congress
that Il IS fitted for statehood.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

The sultan Of Morocco is having trouble
with rebellious subjects. They evidently
don't like Nuly Abdul AEeiz. You'll ind
the key 10 this IN the ONCE.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

We are pleased TO note that the election
Of a moderator and permanent clerk for
the Presbyterian synod OF Georgia denotes
that the Presbyterians. at least, have no
prejudice against the south Georgia
candidate" Moderator Fair and Clerk
Nisbe. both being from Savannah.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

II what one OF the labor leaders Of the
house says about Speaker Morris is true,
It Is very evident that he made mistake
In voting for him.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

The Grim Jiggs speakership boom mas
decided TO take another two years
course.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

Those people who are contesting Ger
tain seats in the legislature have probably
learned that possession is about 10 IL
points IN the Georgia legislature.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

Those people who are beginning to talk
about Democratic victory being in the air
FOR 1901. ought 10 sit down and reflect on
what happened 70 TIE early worm.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

Il Is putting rather severe test on nn-
man nature 10 ask man to vote away ms
own free-pass-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17

Speaker Morris evidently believes IN 90
ing his own objecting-it's safer and saves
time