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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-01
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The effect of tobacco upon students has
been the subject Of much investigation and
discussion and has evolved a considerable
diversity Of opinion.
DR.. Herbert Fiske, of Northwestern Uni
versity, is convinced that the use OF to-
bacco is incompatible with the best ex-
ercise of the brain. He has given the sub
ject much study and supports his conclu-
sions with impressive statistics.
The figures which DR.. Fiske has obtained
for himself show that in Northwestern
University scholarship is in almost di-
rectly inverse ratio to indulgence in to-
bacco He gives a summary Of his in
vestigation in these words:
"The students who get low marks of
course say it is not due to tobacco. A
somewhat careful observation Of facts
has convinced us that it is tobacco. Last
year not one of the boys who used tobac-
co stood in the first rank of scholarship.
This has been the usual rule. One year,
out Of the thirty-three pupils in the first
rank Of scholarship there was one user of
tobacco. The largest percentage of to-
bacco users is found in the fifth rank of
scholarship"
This is very strong testimony. 1t is fair
to infer that similar evidence could be OBJ
tanned at the other universities for men.
Students are notorious smokers. The great
majority of them smoke pipes, the least
harmful form of using tobacco. 1t is I'M
doubtedly true that the average university
student smokes too much, but there is lit
tie prospect that he can be reformed by
statistics.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-01

chosen and that the birthday Of the be-
loved and honored President of the Con-
federacy would Of all days in the calen-
dar be the most appropriate.
1t became evident, however, that, while
the veterans and the womens Confederate
associations in all the states vie with each
other in honoring the memory Of Presi-
dent Davis, most OF them are so at
tached to the Memorial days which they
have been observing that they desire to
retain them. For this reason the matter
was left for each state to decide for it.
self, which was, perhaps. the most fortu-
nate decision that could have been made.
Thousands OF veterans. thousands of
their sons. and a great host of women who
cherish the memories Of the Confederacy
have had a most happy time in Dallas dur
Ing the last three or four days and are
now on their way homeward with stores
of precious memories.
Next years reunion will be held in New
Orleans and the people OF that city have
pledged themselves to make 1T grander
than any Of fits predecessors. i; grs
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-01
THE oRAroRIcAL CONTEST,

Every year interest increases in the con-
test which the Georgia Oratorical Asso-
citation has made an event Of great I'm
portance to the colleges for young men in
this state. The fifth OF these events oc-
CURED Friday night before an audience
which taxed the capacity Of one OF the
largest opera houses in the country.
The great auditorium presented a scene
Of rare beauty and will not be forgotten
by any one who witnessed II. Five col
ieges had entered the contest and each
gave its champion an enthusiastic support.
A large contingent OF fellow students and
other friends came with each Of the young
orators to cheer him on to victory. Be-
sides these there was present a large ele-
ment which distributed fits applause i'm
partially and felt proud of every one of
the game and gifted young Georgians.
And, best OF all. the college girls were
there in all their grace and beauty. What
better inspiration could the young Ru-
perts OF oratory possibly have had?
The effect Of these annual contests has
been made evident I'm the higher grade of
excellence which is exhibited every year.
1t was the consensus OF opinion that night
was the best that has yet been presented.
1t certainly did high honor to the contest
ants and the colleges they represented.
And modest North Georgia Agricultural
and Mechanical College won!
Noel W. Grant, who spoke for that in
stitution. had four splendid young orators
to contend with. and both he and his col
lege have reason to be proud of his vic
tory.
The University of Georgia, Emory Col
lege. Mercer University and the Georgia
School of Technology were all nobly rep
resented.
There was not an effort In the whole list
which was not creditable to its author in
high degree
Georgia's young manhood showed up
superbly. and those who heard the five
young orators are justified in expecting
much of their future
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-01
THE CONFEDERATE REUNION.

The reunion Of the United Confederate
Veterans association at Dallas last week
seems to have been an unqualified success
from every point of view.
The attendance was one of the largest
In the history Of these assemblages and
the enthusiasm was quite up to any form
er standard.
The city of Dallas did itself proud by
the manner in which it received and en-
tertained the thousands of veterans and
their friends from all parts of the coun-
try.
They came not from the south alone,
for the survivors OF the Confederate ar
mics are scattered throughout the whole
country and they love to meet their old
comrades at these annual reunions.
The speeches at Dallas were all in fine
spirit. They breathed a broad patriotism.
a devotion to our reunited country, as
well as to the memories OF the past which
are cherished with love and tenderness
which no lapse Of years can efface.
General Gordon was the recipient at
Dallas. as he is on all such occasions, with
notable demonstrations Of the confidence
and affection in which he is held by the
not hear Of his retirement from the office
Of commander-in-chief which he has en-
deavored several times to lay down. The
boys are as solid for Gordon as ever.
The proposition TO make June Memo
rial Day throughout the south had strong
support. II came originally from the La
dies Memorial Association Of New Or
leans and was endorsed by a large num-
Der OF organizations.
The third OF June is the birthday Of
Jefferson Davis and has been set apart as
a legal holiday by several states. Georgia
having been the first to take that action.
There is no uniform day for the decora-
ton OF Confederate soldiers graves.
Georgia. the first state to establish this
custom. chose for It April 26. the date of
Johnston's surrender. Several other states
adopted this day also. But Louisiana has
April 9. Virginia May 10. etc. etc.
II was thought by many that a common
day for all the southern states should be
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-01
eEoReIA's GLORIOUS CLIMATE

During the last three OF four weeks the
people of all parts OF Georgia have been
Illustrating In atmospheric conditions
which were so delicious that the most
confirmed complainer would not have
changed them II he could.
We have had a succession Of days like
those which Elizabeth Barrett Browning
describes when she says: "They scarce
seem to breathe; they are so beautiful"
We should be happy over such blessings
when we consider them on their own mer-
its and think OF our own deserts, but
how can we measure or express our graf
itude when we contrast the favors we
have enjoyed with the hardships which at
the same time were being endured by our
fellow citizens in other parts Of the Uni
ted Statesl
We read OF parching winds which have
recently swept over Kansas without in
terruption or relief for days in succession,
whitening vegetation Of every kind and
making life burden to people who have
Just escaped the rigors OF very hard
winter.
We extend our sincere sympathies to
Montana with one part of its population
sweltering under a temperature Of 50 de-
grees, Fahrenheit, and another part sim
ultaneously shivering beneath blizzard
driven snow.
Such heat as Montana has suffered in
these April days is rarely known any
where during the whole course Of summer
BIghting simoons, like those which have
Just swept over Kansas. have never Wis
tied this state.
Extremes OF heat and cold are alike un-
known to Georgia, except in very rare
instances, and these never occur except at
the height OF summer. or winter, and are
invariably OF very short duration. The
cold that kills man and beast is a stranger
to US and sunstrokes are known to our
people only through the reports Of pros
trations in less favored regions. While
we are basking In the genial sunshine Of
the full-fushed spring with the dogwood
blooms bestarring the woods In their new
spring splendors, the honeysuckles flash
ing their infinite variety Of color through
the pale and the darker green Of hickory,
sweetgum, chestnut and oak. and the
sweetshrub freighting the air with the
treasure of its ruby censers, we cannot
realize that there are stars on our flag
which stand for states where the people
are painting for breath. or smuggling under
blankets, and where natures first leaves
and blossoms are languishing under the
hot breath of a desert blast OF crumpling
beneath the merciless- grip Of the frost.
Why doesn't everybody come to Georgia
and be happy all the year round7
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-01
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

General Walter Kitchener. brother OF LORD
Kitchener is going 20 India to take over the
command OF first class district.
It is reported that Lord Methuen win leave
South Africa shortly after Lady Methuen's ar
rival there. Her ladyship is now en- voyage In
the new steamer OF the Castle line. =
Dr. William zebIna Ripley. Of New York has
been awarded the valuable Prix Bertillon by
the societe d'Anthropologie. France. for his
monogram on The Races Of Europe"
Frank Sargent, who has been appointed COM
missioner general q immigration by the presi,
company, that Of engine wiper at Phoenix, ArfE.
King Edward. at his dinner TO the London
poor on coronation day. will present every one
and contain the portraits of the king and
queen.
Captain william F. Sampson. Of Cambridge,
Mass. has invoked the aid Of the police TO re-
cover gold watch and hair chain gift from
President Lincoln for resculng the crew OF the
old ship Northern Light.
Mrs. Elizabeth r. Horton. Of Salem, Mass.
owner of the famous international doll collec-
ton, which has earned nearly SIS, 900 for chari-
TT, has just received from the Queen Of Rcu-
mania doll with which the queen once played
Lord Kelvin, the great English scientist who
is 20 be entertained by American scientific So
cieties in Manhattan, Is entitled to use the
following pretentious string OF initials after
D. Sc. Pm. D.. NJ. A, F. r. s.. F. r. S. z.
He has been decorated by nearly all govern
ments.
the English statesman, was never seen without
an orchid in his buttonhole, but now he has
stopped wearing them. II Is limited he made
the change because Of this clever line in Wat
sons Spontaneous Tribune. You shall know
him by. the orchid in the coat that he has
turned. ."
Lord Grimthorpe. the pugnacious ex-chan-
ceIlor of the archdiocese Of York, is the Oldest
kings counsel in England He Is eighty-six
years of age, has been lawyer sixty-four
years, was made a queens counsel In 1854 and
can write a more vigorous polemieal letter on
ecclesiastical matters than any other man In
ENGLAND
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-01
AN IMMENSE APPROPRIATION.

The naval appropriation bill. which has
been agreed upon by the house commit
tee, is by far the largest measure of that
character ever proposed to congress-
1t does not, of course, provide for ma
val construction on the scale projected In
the estimates of the several bureaus and
nobody expected that it would.
But after cutting down all the esti-
mates very materially the appropriations
provided for in the bill amount to $780,
100000.
No such amount was ever set apart at
one time for naval expenditures except
by Great Britain, and only two British
naval bills have ever carried so large a
sum.
We are evidently not going half-hearted
into the business of constructing a very
powerful navy. The rapid increase of the
number of our battle ships and cruisers
has already made the supply of officers
and men inadequate. The pending bill
will increase the enlisted force of the
navy by an addition of 5000 men, thus
bringing it up to $4,000. which will be a
larger number by several thousand than
we had enlisted in the war with Spain
The marine corps will be brought up to
1000 by the addition of 1000 enlisted
men. The number of officers must be
largely increased. To meet this press
ing need the bill provides for a large in
crease Of the number of appointments to
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-01
A DAY OF NOBLE THOUGHTS.

II has been So years since Confederate
Memorial Day was instituted and TO Geor-
gia women belongs the honor Of its estab-
lishment. Though the lifetime of a gem
Grafton has passed since q band OF no
BILE women OF Columbus, Georgia deter
mined that the anniversary OF the sur
render OF the last great army Of the Con-
federacy should be observed in honor OK
the men who suffered and died in the
gray, Memorial days was never before
observed so generally in Georgia as 1t
was this year.
The splendid procession In Atlanta was
only one Of the hundreds OF like demon
STATIONS in this state. Almost its every
city, town and village had its memorial
day exercises. The general interest In the
day was not more notable than the noble
addresses that were delivered to the null
titudes who assembled about the graves
which women and children lovingly dec
GRATED with flowers.
Reports from every part Of the state
show that the orators of the day with
remarkable unanimity took broad views
and uttered sentiments which appealed to
the sentiments of all broad minded patri-
OTIS. There was no evidence anywhere. so
far as we have heard. OF sectional rancor.
no appeal to sectional prejudice, no at
tempt 20 revive or keep alive sectional an
imosIties. The nobler feelings which the
day suggests found cordial and eloquent
expression in the orations to which the
multitudes listened with demonstrations
OF sympathy and appreciation. While the
speakers gIoried in the past OF the south
and the superb heroism of the men who
followed Lee and Jackson they spoke
with patriotic ardor and assurance OF
the future OF our reunited country and the
part which the south Is sure TO have In
its victories OF peace.
Optimism was the dominant thought OF
the memorial day exercises.
Another impressive feature was the
presence OF great numbers of children,
the greatest number that ever attended
such celebrations.
II Is well that children should be taught
that courage. honor and devotion Of
duty at the cost Of severe self-sacrifice
are held in high honor and are qualities
that make human nature great and lovely.
Georgia has reason TO be proud Of the
manner In which the memorial day OF 1902
was observed. It honored alike the Iiv-
ing and the dead.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

chicago NEWS.
Steer clear of the man whom dogs and chill
dren dislike.
Prosperity tries the small man; adversely the
great one. ,- a. $50 81
Paradoxical though 1t may seem. Il is hard to
touch a close man.
Men who are continually blowing about them
selves spoil lot of wind.
II is the services Of the uncommon man that
command the highest wages.
Some men have no fixed price, but proceed to
sell out to the highest bidder.
When a dog growls over his food he likes IT.;
but with a man II Is different
There is nothing so certain as a sure-thing
game-for the man behind the game.
Many a young man visits the three-ball mer-
chant merely to pass the time away.
There is far more eloquence In silence than
there are in some long-winded speeches.
Never doubt a girls veracity when she says
she can't sing It's ten to one she can't
Ambition, like a torrent, carries everything
before 1t, regardless OF the wrecks left behind.
Man r. born to rule the world-but along
comes woman and declares it is up to her.
Only a physician of long experience knows
what TO do when there Is no occasion for doing
anything.
Men who beat their wives and thoroughbred
horses are perfect brutes-with the odds in
favor of the horses.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-01

the naval academy and the shortening of
the term to four years.
Considerable additions will be made also
to the civil engineer and pay corps of the
navy.
1t is not definitely stated whether the
bill provides for three battleships and
three armored cruises or only two Of
each.
The president and the secretary OF the
navy, 1t is said. are heartily in favor
of the larger number. There will be no
provision for light cruisers and small gun
boats.
Some OF the details Of the bill will pro-
woke much discussion, but there seems to
be no disposition to take a partisan view
of this matter in which the whole country
is so deeply concerned.
The Democrats in congress would make
a great mistake II they should do any
thing of the kind and we are glad to see
that there is no tendency among them
toward anything but the consideration OF
the whole matter in a broad and states
manlike spirit.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

New York Press.
The old are forgotten; the dead never ex-
listed.
The secret Of dress is the location Of the
pocket.
When In doubt turn to the right; then go
straight ahead
A man never begins to rise in the world until
after he settles down.
Success covers a multitude Of transactions OF
the gold brick variety.
Political bosses like to think Of themselves
as the sovereign people.
wise man is his own best friend; q fool Is
his own worst enemy.
A pess1mist Is a man who thinks other men
are as bad as they know he is.
Once there was a man who retained his
friends when he was in trouble-in a story
book.
You couldn't stop some men from Dragging IL
they were deaf and dumb and had no hands to
talk the language OF the mutes.
The wife who hasn't time to keep from run
ming down at the heels hasn't time to keep
her husbands fancy from going astray.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-01
THE DANGER LINE REACHED.

Mr.. Melville r. ingalls,, president of the
big Four" system. is recognized as one
of the ablest railroad men In the country.
His opinion on matters Of railroad man
agement and policy always carries great
weight, and therefore whatever he says
regarding the condition and prospects of
the railroad problem attracts wide atten-
ton. He said in an interview given out
in Chicago a day or two ago:
1.-The community of interest scheme has
reached its highest point for good. 1t
may go still higher or stop where it is;
It all depends, as the Romans used to say,
on the limit of Caesars ambition"
President ingalls, admitted that he had
himself favored the merging of railroads
within certain limits, but he Is convinced
that this movement must stop where it
is" He added, in a very deliberate and
impressive manner: "If mergers continue
to grow in size the logical end must be a
one-man control, which will result in gov
eminent ownership. This would bring in
its train greater evils than we have yet
had to surmount, and would be lamentable
in the extreme"
President Ingalls, feels that the combina-
ton of railroads has gone so far that 1t
presents the gravest problem with which
the public and the government has now
to deal. These are not the views of a dem
agogue or a theorist, but those of one of
the most prominent and successful rail-
road presidents in the United States.
If things continue on the line that they
are now taking at an accelerating pace.
some of the railroad magnates who seem
to be irresistible at present may have
cause to regret that they did not possess
the sound sense and the saving conserva-
tism of Melville f. Ingalls,.
There is already an immense and in
creasing demand for federal and state
control of railroads in this country to
an exSAnt which, if adopted and enforced.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-01
THE BUTTER TRUST.

Our Washington correspondent wired
recently that there is no surprise at the
capital over the heavy increase Of the
price OF butter throughout the country.
OF course not. The passage Of the bill to
destroy the oleomargarine business made
It certain that the dairy trust would
squeeze the people at once and just as
hard as it dared. The real object Of the
bill was to enable the trust to do that.
1t is true that we heard a great deal Of
fine talk about protecting the public from
bogus butter and there were some advo-
Gates of the oleomargarine bin who really
believed that II was righteous measure.
But the real forces back OF the scheme
were tout for the stuff" They knew per-
fectly well that oleomargarine is a pure
and wholesome product and that they
could not attack II on its merits. They
also knew that the plea that further leg
islation against this perfectly legitimate
and helpful industry was a pretext to
cover their real design. They knew fur
Their that the passage of their bill would
increase the living expenses OF millions OF
people in this country and that was the
very reason they wanted It passed. These
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and the prostitution of the taxing power
Of the government were perfectly satisfied
with oleomargarine and enjoyed 1t as one
Of their few luxuries. The price OF oleo-
margarine will now necessarily be put
above the reach of many of them and the
industry itself will probably be crushed.
But the dairy trust will fatten. It's power
to levy an outrageous tax upon the peo-
pie win be established and thus the object
of the oleomargarine bill will be accom-
plished. The pretense that 1t is govern
ment revenue bill is an insult to the In
telligence of those to whom it is pre-
sented 1t is simply the prostitution Of the
federal taxing power to destroy one indus
try in order that another industry may
exact more than a legitimate profit from
the people.
We are glad that both Georgia senators
and every one of Georgia's representa-
tives in the house Of representatives went
on record against this vicious measure.