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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
THE NEW CURRENCY BILL.

The republican members of the house
committee on banking and currency have
agreed upon a measure of currency re-
form which they will introduce as a COM
mittee bill.
1t was prepared after consultation with
a number of republican leaders and. it IS
said. will have a practically united party
support. The object of the bill is TO re-
organize the present monetary system IN
the following general way:
BY national banks assuming to redeem
currently g3OOOO,OOO Of United States
notes.
BY permitting national banks to issue
under proper safeguards and during a
term Of seven years asset currency pro-
portioned to their capital.
BY limiting issues Of silver certificates
to FIVE dollars or less.
BY increasing the coinage Of subsidiary
coin.
BY providing for the exchange of gold
for silver.
BY permitting national banks to have
places Of business I'm any part of thhe
United States, colonies and foreign coun-
tries.
BY requiring national banks TO pay IN
terest at the rate of per cent. per annum
on all deposits of public money.
One Of the most important features Of
the bill provides for a board OF control
which is to consist OF three members who
will have general charge of the national
banks OF the country and about the same
authority over them as is now held by the
comptroller OF the currency.
All the details OF the issue and redemp-
ton OF currency. the redemption of the
notes Of failed banks and the carrying In
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
RURAL DELIVERY PROTECTED.

The house did right in defeating the
attempt to deliver over the rural mail de-
livery to the contract system.
The postoffice committee went in for this
scheme strong. but IT was beaten down in
a debate in the committee of the whole,
and the vote went heavily against it.
The memory Of the Star route scandals
by which the government was disgraced
and robbed some years ago was invoked
as a warning against putting the rural
mail service into the hands of contract
tors, and the house very wisely decided
to keep this service directly in the hands
and under the control of the postoffice de-
partment.
AS far as the house can provide the ru-
raj delivery system has been taken out
of the experimental stage and embodied
as a component part of the general pos
tai service. An appropriation has been
voted for it just as is done for the delivery
OF the mails in the cities.
The new service so far as it has been
tried has been successful and satisfactory
beyond expectations.
In eight years the appropriation for it
has been increased from $4,000 to 50, 75O, 900
and the service has been established in
ali parts of the country.
The threatened transfer of this already
useful and very hopeful system to private
contractors aroused very serious appre-
tensions and there is much qualification
over its decisive rejection by the house.
It is very strange that majority of the
postofice committee took view of this
matter that was so much at variance with
a large majority of the house and the
overwhelming conviction Of the public as
to the best policy that could be pursued
concerning it.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

The presence of Mr.. s. H. Clark. Of the
University of Chicago, in the city during
the past week has stimulated those fortu-
nate enough to hear him to a study Of
good literature. heretofore "undreamed OF
in their philosophy" His lectures as a
whole were plea, an inspiration for the
best of literature and for an expurgation
Of the worst His able exposition of the
incalculable harm Of frivolous. aimless
reading moved down the preconceived
tastes of the average novel reader like fire
In a field of broom-straw. Those who went
to hear him not only read the great trag-
edies about which he lectured beforehand,
but after hearing him, went home and re-
read them, finding new meaning and an al
together new and undreampt of beauty In
them.
Mr.. Clark prefaced his shortest lecture,
"Antigone," with very instructive talk
on the uses ana abuses of literature; spe-
ciically, how to cultivate taste for the
best. His talk was directed towards his
young hearers. but many gray heads were
benefited thereby.
'sThe only way to determine whether you
love great literature he said, sis to de-
terminei whether you are willing to make
a sacrifice for it. Silver and gold, dia-
monds and other Jewels of great price are
precious because of the work it takes to
get them So, with literature, you must
dig to get the best results.
Great literature attracts, holds and
keeps us when we have once developed
that side Of the spirit that is intoxicated
by beautiful thought. 1t develops a sensf-
tiveness that lasts always.
whenever you feel like reading, read
something good The time viii soon come
when we will get our pleasure from our
labors. Ruslin says That art is greatest
that stimulates the highest faculties.
Take up occasionally some Of Matthew
Arnold's essays. something by George Ell
lott, Balzac, Shakespeare or some OF the
Greek tragedies. You may not like them
at first: your spirit may revolt, but per-
sist and soon they have you enthralled.
Read criticisms of books, that you may
get the workings of the critics mind and
then study them for yourself. Above all,
never substitute criticism for the real
thing. Read for yourself.
And you have a literary reward IN
this study Soon you will begin to trace
resemblances between this character and
lthat-a fascinating study
''Thoreau says a man can have what
he wants in this world If he is willing to
pay for it. The question is, is he willing
to pay? That is the true test
"Great art newer yields its secrets to the
mere passerby.
Man does not like to look things in
the face and great art has the peculiar
insistency of compelling one TO see things
as they are.
ANY man who is true to truth can never
fail as an artist: he is never wrong.
'He only is immoral who brings out an
end untrue to the beginning.
Tragedy teaches us where TO lay the
stress in life.
Tragedy teaches that law is inevitable;
that law is God, and God is law; laws
are the expression of His will.
Death is not the worst thing In the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Chicago News.


It Is folly to kick against the inevitable.
It takes two drunkards to make one pair of
tights.
The woman who is a good talker is apt to be
a poor gutter.
Some men play the races and some others
work the players.
AS a woman's beauty fades her brains come
to the front.
1t sometimes happens that mans house is
his mother-in-laws castle.
Perhaps pretty girl is called peach" be-
cause she has a heart of stone.
When a woman is unable to go shopping she
calls on neghbor and they talk shop. =
Successful doctors know how to proleng the
convalescence of their wealthy patients.
No matter how positive woman may be Of
anything, she is seldom willing to bet real
money on II.
A girls idea Of fool is another girl who
breaks on her engagement because her folks
are opposed to IL.
Solomon says the glory Of a woman is in
her hair but he doesn't say anything about her
glory being attributed to some other woman's
hair.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

migration to the north and west is a most
happy thing for this section.
The industrial growth of the south i'm
presses the San Francisco Call as being
specially fortunate because it is not con-
fined to large cities, of which the south
happily has few, but has been most nota-
BILE in the smaller cities and the towns.
An interesting statement is that which
shows the percentage of increase of towns
of different population in the south and
the country at large. stated as follows IN
the census bulletins:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

These figures refer only to the growth of
manufacturing industries and therefore
indicate only very partially the growth of
the south. An element Of the real in
crease of the strength and prosperity Of
this section which is quite as notable,
hopeful and important is to be found In
the agricultural development and advance
of the south, the increased diversity of its
crops the improved methods of tillage and
the enlarged productive capacity per acre.
The south is moving forward in manu-
featuring at a wonderful rate, but no less
phenomenal and certainly no less encour-
aging is its agricultural progress.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
STRAY THOUGHTS CAUGHT
AT CLARK LECTURES

universe. Macbeth is dead at the end OF
the drama. but he was spiritually dead
long before.
''since we must fall. tragedy teaches
us how to fall; that there is an elasticity
of spirit that raises up again.
THE poets are the true philosophers ana
all the serious-minded philosophers have
chosen the drama as a medium for the
expression Of their ideas.
Tragedy is the soul struggling against
the eternal laws.
1.-THE purpose Of tragedy IS to uplift. en-
noble US, as Aristotle said to chasten US
through pain and terror.
THE only redemption Of weak deed
is another deed.
'It is not the tragedy. but what one
does with the tragedy that is ones trag-
edy.
eve are never going to have what we
want in the realm of the practical.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST,

Nice and its neighborhood hold the record
for holiday traffic. The average is 2S0o,O00 ar
rivals in the course Of a year.
An international exhibition OF motor boats
and motor equipment for sailing vessels is to
be held on Lake Wannsee, near Berlin, in
June.
It is said that the British government 10
Considering the desirability Of establishing
royal body guard of native Indian cavalry, TO
be quartered in London.
Twenty persons have taken out insurance
policies on the life Of a pauper inmate OF
Wolverhampton England workhouse. who
charges half crown for the privilege.
Sixty-two miles an hour is TO be the aver
age speed maintained by a new train to run
on the English service between Paris and
Calais. The journey will only occupy three
hours.
The Belgian railway authorities are DESTROYS
Of minimizing the effect which the ear-splitting
screech Of the locomotive produces upon the
nervous system Of passengers The engines are
to be furnished with whistles producing two
tones and softer in effect than formerly.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
MORGAN AND D0DD
ARE NOT INDICTED

. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. March 1.-The
United States grand jury has adjourned
and mo bills were returned in the cases
against George W. Morgan. president OF
the Continental Security Redemption. and
W. L. Dodd, former secretary and treas
urer of the Birmingham Debenture COM
pany, both of whom were charged with
using the mails for fraudulent purposes.
This finally disposes of all of the cases
against these men and the numerous SEN
sational allegations which were made
against them when the affairs Of the de-
funct debenture companies were first
aired.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
No Chance For a Reform.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Congressman Babcock is disposed to retire
from the Craftsmanship of the Republican con-
gressional committee, because he feels that
his views on tariff reduction are not in accord
with those of the majority of his party in or
out of congress. The interests of the Ameri-
can consumer are no longer considered in con-
gress and the majority there does not believe,
with Mr.. Mckinley, that cannot always
go on selling without buying something
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
Doom For One or the other.
pbiladelnhia. Times.


The subsidy bill is doomed or the party
will find it difficult to keep the republican
pledge in this year of grace in every Ameri-
can ship yard and the joke about II all is
that the men who framed the bill are now
so busy at their. legitimate trades that they
are Indifferent as TO what finally becomes of
the bantling that they have hitherto so care
nIIrsed
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

Nevertheless and notwithstanding, there
are those who remember how that Macon
delegation to the senatorial convention
which held up Berner's nomination came
back and got their friends to dig them
out of the hole in which they had placed
themselves.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
OPINIONS OF OTHERS.
How to Encourage ship-Buiidina.
Indiananolis Times

Indianapolis Times.
Take off the practical subsidy given to steel
and iron, for example, and the mercantile
marine, for which Senator Frye seems to be the
constituted guardian, will grow by leaps and
bounds. When did America ever fail to recog-
nize a necessity and to meet it? Yankees
once convinced that ships of their own will
pay and ships Of their own they will have; will
have them speedily and in such numbers That
the flag of progress and light will become
familiar in every locality of the seven seas.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

How must the veteran Of the regular
army, who has served faithfully through
two wars, and yet wears nothing more,
perhaps than a captains or coloners
shoulder straps. feel when he sees such
sprigs as Freddie Funston lording it over
them as a brigadier general, because, for
sooth, he swan a river and captured a lit
tie half-breed Filipino.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

On July 8 last General Kitchener report
ed i'm an official dispatch that the number
of Beers remaining under arms was 1850
Since then he, has placed the Boer cas-
ualties and surrenders at 1888. Kitchen
er seems to be as badly off in his arithme-
tic as he is in his tactics.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

Nevertheless. II is demonstrated at
times that the British can run even faster
than the Beers. AS witnesseth that four
nile chase the other day in which a por-
ton OF Methuen's command managed to
escape with their lives.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

For .$1.4o we will send The Semi
Weekly one year and the Five Vaseline
Toilet Articles and any one Of the
premium papers offered with The
semI-WeekIy at 500. This is the
greatest offer ever made and you
should take advantage of it without
delay.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

Here IS the most conclusive evidence
that there Is nothing In a name: or even
two names. The firm OF Irish & English
conduct a furnishing business in Buffalo.
y. Y. And the worst of II Is the former
Is English and the latter is Irish.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

There is a strong probability that a
number Of new neighborhood roads will
be built in Newton county at once. so that
Congressman Livingston may be given an
opportunity % have some more rural
carriers appointed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
secret of Amerlcan Success.

ST. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Mr. Steads saying that 1.-THE English work
man fights machines the American workman
Improves them" explains great deal OF
american prosperity with which tariffs have
had nothing TO do.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

The Missouri state university will here
after give its graduates diplomas I'm Eng
fish instead Of Latin. We never could
understand why colleges persisted in Civ
ing their graduates diplomas that they
couldn't read.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

A Maine bank teller has confessed to a
REGULATION OF $500 OF the money Of the
depositors. which he lost in unsuccessful
business ventures. Why is IL that men
who speculate with other peoples money
always Iose2
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

The Chicago Tribune speaks a parable
vhen IL says the time spent in defending
the truth" Of the Bible miracles might be
better spent in expounding the truths IN
the Sermon on the Mount
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

We don't know who wrote that Frank
Potts telegram but we sincerely hope IL
viii not be necessary 10 introduce a hand
writing expert into the gubernst0rial cam
paign.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

The Valdosta Times thinks Colonel Es-
till il the second choice Of both Terrell and
Query. This ought to make his nomin-
NOUS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

whiteIaw Reid expects 10 pay 500 for
house rent in London for the six weeks
ne viii stay there TO see King Edward
crowned. This Is the highest price on
record for seeing a king.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

KItchener's revised report OF Methuen's
defeat says the British sustained the
best traditions Of their various regiments.
This Is probably a just report; at least
we can see no material difference in the
way they Surrendered this time and for
rrarIN-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

Somebody has started 10 throwing mud
"a the new secretary OF the navy already
He Is accused Of being related TO Henry
Cabot Lodge.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

II does not seem 50 strange. after all.
that General Methuen was captured when
1t Is known that his intended destination
was Pooirantjestfontein-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

Prince Henry wasn't sssassinated while
in this country. as some slsrmists pre-
dicted. but we came very near feeding
him = death.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

The shirt worn by Charles /. on the
scaf0ld has Just been sold at auction in
London for s1.0oo. Are we TO have another
s.bloody shirt revival I'm England?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

At least one thing seems certain about
that Greene-Gaynor case: Captain Carter
couldn't be guilty all by himself
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

Gatlin. the inventor OF gun. is said to
have invented pillow that does the work
Of sixty horses. IL viii doubtless prove 4
great boon 10 the one-horse farmer.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

Every time the British capture the
Beers last gun the latter are put TO the
agreeable necessity of going out and
taking a few more away from the British.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

II might be well I'm future fJ- Lord
Kitchener TO merely give the facr and let
the British public do the regretting.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

Now that the Hon. Jim Smith has sold
his cotton crop for $1,000 all that he needs
20 do before entering the gubernatorial
race is TO finish his spring blowing.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

In Siberia the remains OF a mammoth
with a tongue ~ inches long have been
found in the ice. Yes. IL was a female
mammoth. Of course.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

IN revising the rules Of the United States
senate. II Is 10 be hoped some provision
win be made against hitting in the break
away.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

A West Point instructor has whipped
three footpads single handed He ought TO
he sent over 10 wind Up that little affair in
the Philippines.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

Admiral Bob Evans silence since Prince
Henry's departure IS taken TO indicate
that he has gone into dry dock.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

The Spanish cabinet has resigned. Il Is
unfortunate for Spain that il didn't re-
sign about five years ago.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

Il would be very unl<ind Of Kipling 70
write another poem about the British
while they are down
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

IL il mighty dlfhcult 10 make the father
Of q family Of girls laugh at the Easter
bonnet jokes
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

Texas seems determined not 10 be out
done in anything. She has come forward
with the first cyclone of the season.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

II Is now announced that Prince Henry
Is 70 write a book on America And this
after all We did for himi
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

The Griffin News and Sun calls on Col
cnel EstiH 20 give Spalding county a
Erite-up.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

British fruit growers are adopting the idea
OF covering their crops with paper sheets dur
ing the cold nights small outlay IN laoor
and paper results In considerable saving IN
the long run.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

The Beers have given up General Meth
uen. but they kept the captured pompon.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

Il is now Freddie Funston's turn to walk
I'D 10 the white house and get his rebuke.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

After all. the American mule is the most
practical sort OF pro-Boer OF any Of them.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

Whenever the sultan is in doubt he or
ders another brother-in-law beheaded.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
THURSDAY. MARCH p. lsoa.

The horse is stin the paramount issue
in the British army.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

The more one sees OF other British gen
erals. the more one thinks OF Butler.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

Never mind: foods and tornadoes are
simply harbingers Of spring.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20

Al antitrust law seems 70 do very well
until II butts into a trust.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-24
A POOR GARDENER.

In one OF his campaign speeches Sec
rotary of War Root said: Prosperity
is the garden. The flowers are the good
trusts. The weeds are the bad ones.
And the republican party is the wise
gardener whose prudent purpose it is
'to regulate and curb and suppress the
the bad trusts, rather than to destroy
the good and bad together and ruin the
whole garden"
The New York World pertinently
asks (which are the bad trusts any,
way, and which are the good trusts 1t
will be very gratifying if Mr.. Root will
just label the flowers. and the weeds and
enable us all to walk in the garden in
diligently"
The World might have added that if
the republican party is the wise garden
or Mr.. Root would have us believe, how
does it happen that since the republic
can party went into power in 1897 more
"weeds" have grown up in the garden
than existed in all the previous history
OF the country.