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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
The President and the Old Maids.

The President and the Old Maids
President Roosevelt has been taken
to task by that large body of fruitiess
but we'll meaning and entirely respec-
table class OF American citizens who
are embraced in the Old Maids AssO-
ciation' Of western New York, for his
remarks telling free Americans how
many children each family ought to
have His advice on this subject was
so general as 10 leave an implied re
fection on worthy and we'll meaning
citizens of both sexes, who naturally
/ enough resent the idea OF having the
charge of race suicide" laid at their
doors.
At least this is the way Miss Amelia
Higginston, president OF the assocl-
alton. looked at it. At the convention
which opened at Rochester, N. y, on
Thursday Miss Higginston devoted a
portion of her annual address to this
vital question. Among other things
She said:
President Roosevelt believes in the rear
ing Of large families lie has a right TO
his opinion. but when he places chi!dIcSS-
ness in the same category with crllhiia'
acts he goes too far. The president is the
father Of what We Americans would call
q large family. He is not the mother OF
n large family. We have heard nothing
about race suicide from the mothers OF
America Let the president grapple WIN
Tho trusts, the tariff and the coming cree
{ fi0n They are more in his line. He can
/ safely leave tho question Of babies III the
hands of the women Of this great re-
pualir
Ii is difficult to see how any one
can take issue with Miss Higginston
in this matter-or how they would
dare If they could TO our way OF
thinking. the lady is eminently cor
rect. Under certain conditions child
! lessnnss is certainly not crime.
The lady makes the telling point
! that the president is rot the mother
Of q large family. A father he may
be-Dut not 2 mother. Therefore. he
+ is. necessarily. one-sided in his views
/ Neither is Miss Higginston a mother.
but she knows enough to fully real
/ ize that it is all very well for man
/ to strut around and talk about large
families, but
Well, as she says. we have heard
nothing from the mothers of America
about race suicide" and we never
will
We heartily agree with Miss Higgin-
| ston that all this is not in the pres
/ ident's line. He knows no more about
/ it than &c does about the south's race
problem and he never will-until he
has been q mother himself or until
he moves south.
OF course, we do not feel altogether
as resentful toward the president in
! this matter as Miss Higginston does.
Nevertheless, We can appreciate, in a
measure, how she must feel about. 1t.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
Significant immigration Figures.

The national bureau of statistics
estimates that the total immigration
of the present year will reach the
500, 900 mark The immigration rec
ord remaining to be broken is that
of 1882, when 1892 foreign emf
grants landed on our shores. Since
that time the number of such arrivals
has f1uctuated considerably it look
ing for a time as if South American
and other fields of European settle
ment would permanently divert the
stream of immigration from the
United States. 1t is difficult to say
just what has given this new impetus
to American immigration, though
many will not hesitate to ascribe it
to the highly-colored reports Of
American prosperity abroad. Since
the commercial invasion of the old
world by our manufacturers the Unit
ed States never appeared to be more
OF an EldoradO to the intending emf
grant.
Contrary to the rule of former years.
the bulk of the immigrants now land
ing at Castle Garden are from south
ern and eastern Europe, with the ltal-
ians greatly predominating. New
York is rapidly becoming good deal
of an Italian city. It's Italian pOpula-
ton is now said to be 100000, and by
1910 it is confidently predicted that
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
Competition for the Southern Cotton
Planter.


While the worlds consumption Of
cotton is gradually increasing, it is
also fact worthy of note that the
production of cotton bids fair to be
considerably increased within the
next few years.
The south has long had virtual
monopoly of the cotton business. but
if the efforts now being put forward
by England, Germany and France
count for anything, the time will
come when other countries will have
to be taken into account
! Each of the above countries has its
Cotton Growing Association. whose
purpose it is to encourage cotton
growing in their respective colonies.
particularly in western Africa and
central Asia, where considerable
Roadway has already been made.
! According to The London Times.
the British association recently sent
Two experts from America to Lagos,
west Africa. to instruct the natives
in the growing Of cotton. 1t declares
that similar experiments are also be-
ing made In other portions of west
Africa and in the West Indies.
A syndicate, il says. formed in Rho
desia has applied for an expert to
give instructions in that country,
while attention is also being paid to
the cotton industry in the Soudan.
1t is claimed that the cotton grown
in those countries is equal to Amer
lean midding," and the promoters are
very much encouraged at the outlook.
It is claimed that a very considera-
bic supply has been obtained from
central Asia for the Russian mills,
the industry in that country being aid
ed by the Russian government.
The Indian crop is steadily increas-
ing as In shown by recent report
from Consul General Patterson, who
notes that the crop Of 1900-190f was
2.900.0 600 bales Of 400 pounds each ::
| that of 1901-1902 was 3,400 600. and
that this year is estimated at 100000
bales. He also declares tnat cultiva-
tion of cotton has made marked prog
ress in the United Provinces, as also
in the Punjab and the northwest from
tier provinces Records are estab-
lishcd for the Central Provinces, Be
rar. Hyderabad, and there are large
increases in central India, Rajputana,
Madras and Burma. The area under
! the early crop in Bombay, however, is
"a per cent less than in 1901, which
was q very favorable year. Low mum
datiOn has contracted the area in
Sind and there is q decrease in Ben
gal. indicating steady decline in the
cotton crop in that presidency.
While it is apparent that the Etl-
rOpeans are doing all in their power
TO render their mills independent of
the American supply, by developing
the growth Of cotton in their colonies,
not enough has as yet been accom-
plished to affect the market, it being
estimated that the increased yield has
been no more than enough to meet
the increased demand for the staple.
The time may come, however, when
Asia and Africa will figure TO a very
considerable extent in the world s
cotton market; and this is matter
that the southern grower will do well
! to keep in mind Fortunately for the
southern farmer, he is learning to de
| pend to an extent on other crops than
cotton. so that he is absolutely indie
/ pendent no matter what comes.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
A Dream of the Fields
The Jingle of It.

There's Jingle in money, my honey.
No matter what people may say,
That makes ell the weather seem sunny
Let her jingle an jingle away!
That's what they say
Let her jingle away,
Till she jingles us UP to the
Judgment Day.
There's Jingle in money, my honey
That turns the wild winter to May
Though the people who make it are quick
to forsake it.
It's music by night an By day!
That's what they say
LET hey jingle away
Till she iingles us up to the 'uus
mcnt Day
But O. for this money, my honey
It's sweet is still mixed with the gan
Tts scattarin' light through the dark
the night.
But it isn't the best thing OF an
That's what I say!
J,ove's the one thing today
Thar carries us safe to the Juoe"ie''
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20

Ii is exasperating, in the first place
TO be held accountable for something
that may not be altogether your 1ault.
And no doubt. the other members OF
her association agree with her.
Viewing the matter i'll its fairest
light. we are very much Of the opin-
ion that the president owes somebody
an explanation and apology He
should, at least, emerge from the SOIL
tude of Yellowstone park long enough
to wire a disclaimer, making 1t clear
that his recent remarks were not IN
tended to apply to the old maids OF
the country. Either that, or he should
forthwith put the association in touch
with some get-married-quick matri-
monial agency. And then he should
quit talking SO much.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
A Gentle Hint.

you may not kiss me, sir" she said,
AS saucly she tossed her head,
While laughter welled deep in her eyes;
You may not kiss me--till snow flies
Now this befell IN iocund May,
When all the air with bloom was gay;
But II wished each leaf was sere
And dull December days were here.
Till there beneath the apple trees
White petals showered in every breeze
And lay in fairy windows piled
why. how it SHOWS" she said. ant
smiled.
WINTHROP PACKARD.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
Had You Thought Of It?

Pniladelphla Press: 'Isn't It funny"
said Henpeck, that battles should be
spoken of as enga gements?'
"Why so?"
"Why, an engagement is comparative
" reaceful: the real battle doesn't begin
until a fter the wedding
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
Law It On the proofrea der.

Boston Globe: Is there such a thing as
literary perfection? DR. Henry Van Dyke
announces that he has found five gram
NAUTICAL errors in the original Westmns-
ter confession. Including split infini-
tive and q singular verb to a plural sub
ject."
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
Down on the Mississippi.

Chicago Tribune; The enterprising re
porter in the rowboat called out to the
man on the roof Of the onestory build
ing anoat in midstream: You people
who live on the bottom lands along here"
he said, know that this river overfiows
it's banks every spring. Why don't YOU
move" Amt I movin'. you durn fool?'
said the man on the roof
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
Great Scheme.

well sir" said the traveller, l was
plumb strapped up north-not penny IN
the world. But came out all right
What did you do?
'Lectured on the Race Problem
"Nnow anything about IT.?
Not a thing in the world, but the au-
dience. like the rest O the country, was
in the same fix
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
View Points.

Puck: Wily-My papa and mamma
are agnostics and won't let me so to
church on Sunday.
Freddy--How lucky some fellers Isl
Ny folks is only cranks, and won't let
me eat candy.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
The Singer.

What though the world is heedleSS'
Nor hears thine every note
That wells up from the heart oil 'hee
As song from lnnets throat!
What though. Withholding even crust
Tho mad world does thee wrong
The birds UP there are singing
lust for the love of song
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
Lying on the Bed.

Tit Bits: The agent for a patent hair
restorer received this testimonial: Dear
Sir: A few days ago | accidentally spilled
some Of your hair hatcher on the straw
mattress at my lodgings. and when | re-
turned home I found halr mattress
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
Not a Gold Mine.

Chicago Post: But | don't believe,
he said. that a man profits by his mis-
takes
You don't?'
mo. l don't. Why. I've made enough
mistakes to be rich if l could profit by
them
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
frank IL. stanton.
In Deep Content.

Don't bother bout no politics
A-runnin' of the nation;
A shady scene
bank of green,
Jest beats the whole crea ton,
An nod, nod, nod,
Goes the Georgia fishin'rod
An the mocllin birds singin where
the blossoms strew the sod,
Don't bother bout the fan o stocks
That make the rich folks shiver:
From worlds O woe
Away | go,
Like ripples on the river.
An nod. nod, nod
Goes the Georgia fshin'rod
And the moclkin birds are singin' where
the blossoms strew the sod
Don't bother bout the world below,
Nor even the worlds above me:
The vioets say:
Its fine today
The lilies seem to love me!
An nod, nod, nod
Goes the old-time fishin rod
An the mockin birds are singn' where
the blossoms streW the sod,
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
Another Qualification, Chairman Fox

Judge: Doctor walk in my sleep
every night. what shall do FOR it?'
81 wouldn't do anything; I'd get "a posi-
ton on the police force.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20


Goes the old-tme fishin rod
An the mocln'birds are singin' where
the blossoms strew the sod.
Spring Notes from Billville.
A spring hurricane kindly moved our
house outside the town limits, just when
the tax collector was coming to levy on
It.
Numerous visitors are under the i'm
preston that we are subject to earth
quake shocks in this settlement, whereas
the disturbance is nothing but our lead
ing citizens shaking with the cnllls.
Lightning struck the new church stec-
pie two days before we had completed
the subscription list for lightning rod.
Brethren. you just can't get ahead Of
Providence,
Major Jones, while bringing home a
jug of Mountain Dew. yesterday. was Sc
verely bitten by rattlesnake. The snake
Immediately wobbled off and expired.
While our esteemed postmaster was fish
ing in the river ON Sunday last, he was
pulled into ten foot of water by large
fish; but. like the whale that swallowed
Jonah the fish couldn't stand everything.
and gave our postmaster his liberty
A Lazy Day.
| De river crawl along so slow
Pears LAX he dunno whar ter go;
He say. II weary 90 kin be
De bird dar. in de blossoms high.
He hidin' fun dc blazin sky
He nod his head, en- stretch his wing
But mel stretch out in my place
des don't kecr fer bird or stream
sleep my secp, en- dream my dream
Billville Philosophy.
Market reports tell us there IS great
activity in money. Fact is. it's SO active
VIC find it impossible to catch up with it.
The Mormon missionaries were doing
pretty well in our ncighborhood, until
wives and then the citizens rose 10 their
wrath and drove them out.
De white man a!lus grievin
Twell worry turn his head;
En- dar's de Niger dancin
On des a crust er bread:
1@o oe way
''ii' 10y ~ ,'''S .,,.,
-Nissel uol'Ve "o WI
ia v.li4. man 'rraid his money
Cn,i.,o 1of lin ON dc run;
H.. .,irqAr sloena 'tweI mavnin
ReIs5ze he amt got none:
Dat de way
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-21
IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN.

It can be taken as within the few there
thing cheap farming lands located in the vcn-
large cities figures the natural rate OF increase IN
population calculates the probable addition through emiga
on realizes Immediately that there is to be constant
increasing good lands well located With
this demand very limited still available raise in
value is to follow.
only great value of lands in Northern Wis
which attracting attention the present time 1t the
realization that the soils this district exceptionally adapted
and small This TACT with the heahy
climate the pure makes this region
where dairyng sheeprasing fast being introduced
There are afraid work but who want to
feel that their work going to count 10 sucn men Nortner
Wisconsin offers opportunity Here there Is ACTIVITY the
year mills factories of kinds using the
products forest lumber and bark give ready employ
their winter and summer No man need
month When hehas no work to Go on his
farm, he work for some one else at good wages.
are course in Wisconsin, some districts containing
soils richer than neghborng localities The
most those where hrdwoods predomnae and
generally speaking Taylor Price Marathon
and other richness of the soil is truly remark
able Price county, excellent lands be obtained took
first premium Wisconsin State Fair for it's county exhibit
the state and Marathon had won first
prize for three consecutive years prior 1902 but made exhibit
this year.
Prof W A. Henry the Wisconsin College Of Agcul
ure says: fter study all the conditions prevailing
Wisconsin, the writer is firmly impressed with the
belief that the great dairy regions Of the
First of ALL there that prime requisite for fine
namey anampe supply OF pure cold water
everywhere Second abundance Of wholesome stock
foods time the cattle Of Northern Wisconsin find
pasture finest grasses and clover cred and white cove
flourish timothy blue grass prevalent and
productive anywhere farther south.
Wilson, secretery OF agculture has recently
made this statement:
The Northern part Wisconsin going to be great agri
have been making study OF it and expect
to accomplish great dein bringing Tits merits One thing
compliment the people of Wisconsin, especially Of
orthen the nigh class of settlers it is
tracing. james G. Pond, in Speed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-21
JOE LETTERS DEBTS.

Chicago H. May l6Joseph Letter, who figured so con-
spcous wheat of 1897 and 1898 has MADE
proposition settle their claims against him Tor
20 the dollar
This destroys the popular impression heretofore he
Letter father of Joseph had settled all the ndeoeo
his the collapse of the wheat corner IN june
1898
satisfied But Mr. Letter has had heavy losses
in several enterprises since majority of these claims are in
the
proposition creditors made through New YORK al
torney specified that all claims shall be presented ana all
accept the dollar in full satisfaction
of all claims
The suggestion conveyed the statement to the cedltors
that alternative the event OF this offer not beng accepted
will Letter go through the Bankruptcy proceedings
It's understood that Letter will guarantee that this
proposition will be carried out.
Some creditors all inclined to accept this pro-
position and would the methods taken to lay the pro
position before all confident Of the sue,
personal appeal The proposition reached some OF the
only yesterday nothing has been done towards acn
upon it yet
pushed Joseph Letter for their
claims they always had the greatest con-
ability desire pay full as soon as posi-
BILE.
Has paidOf 100000
This belief strengthened within the past two years oy
his taking claims S2OOOO against him. rms money IS
said have made in wall street.
For the been extensively engaged IN
Providence R. L. and in perfect
ing en- air motor Within few days the report has
that he had sold his interest the ocomo
tive owing heavy losses stockholder OF the inter-
company which has dropped from above 100 40
entaing loss said to have been 100000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-21
AN ARTISTIC TRIUMPH.
Two Marvellous Reproductions of Famous
Paintings by Berlin photographers.

Two Marvellous Reproductions of Famous
Paintings by Berlin photographers
One of our advertisers, the Calu-
met Baking Powder Company of
Chicago, is distributing free to it's
patrons some remarkable examples
of the perfection which the litho-
grapher s art has attained. Several
years ago this company purchased
two celebrated paintings and sent
them abroad, where photography is
ina much higher state of develop
ment than in this country, for re-
production. The idea which they
had in mind was that it was posi-
BILE, if sufficiently ski!lful artists
could be found, to reproduce upon
paper every line, every color, every
delicate touch and shade which the
artists who painted the original pic
lures and exhibit upon canvas. In
this they have been phenomenally
successful, for when framed under
glass, even connoisseur would
promptly pronounce them paintings
from the easel Of great master.
The subject of one of these pic
lures is landscape, an autumnal
scene, where the fidelity with
which nature is reproduced is an
evidence of the artists genius and
his appreciation of the truth of the
old maxim that Nature is the artists
standard and Truth his chief end.
The other is a half-length, draped
figure of beautiful young girl
wnere the artist has not merely re-
produced those features of what
must have been marvellous model,
but has included minute which
would escape the generality, giving
an idealization of astounding perfec-
ton.
The pictures are uniform size, e
inches by 30 inches, making two
magnificent companion pieces.
Either of the above pictures will
be forwarded to all persons sending
their name and address, together
with two of the coupons found in
one-pound cans Of Calumet Baking
Powder, and twelve two cent stamps
to the Calumet Baking Powder
Company, Chicago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-21
Travelling is Dan gernus.

Constant motion jars the kidneys
which are kept in place in the body
by delicate attachments. This is the
reason that travellers, trainnen,
street car men. teamsters and all
who drive very much. suffer from
kidney diseases in some form.
Foley Kidney Cure strengthens the
kidneys and cures all forms of kidney
and bladder disease. Geo. e, Hau-
sen, locomotive engineer, Lima, O.,
writes, constant vibration OF the
enginel caused me great deal OF
trouble with my kidneys, and | got
no relief until | used Foley's K dney
Cure. Frost & Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-21
Thousands Have Been Sold.

The Milwaukee Sentinel has ar.
ranged with the manufacturers oil
the Porcelain Plaques, to furnish q
handsome gilt frame for each ano
every plaque without additional cost
excepting expense of express and
delivery.
If you are at present a subscriber
to the Sentinel, you can assure q
plaque, by sending photograph with
30 per ceat to pay expense of express
and delivery.
If you are not a subscriber to the
Sentinel, you can secure the plaque,
reproduced from any photograph
sent us, by subscribing for the Sen
tine. tor three months, and sending
80 cents in addition to pay expense
OF express and delivery Of photo
graph and plaque.
We guarantee to return photo.
graph with plaque within thirty
days after order has been received.
The plaque is guaranteed to be all
exact likeness of the photograph
furnished and will never fade.
Address all communications to
Circuls tiop Department,
Milwaukee Sentine-.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-21

of the country who voted the ticket at the elections
don't suppose all street has been putting any money
this Cleveland boom. have wondered whether it wasn't
newspaper noise.
1T may be that somebody is trying to work things
around to the old status where putocrats will be
ed both presidential tickets Then it makes differ
them which of the candidates is elected That
the state of things had until the last presiden
tal elections when Mr. Bryan took different and
stuck to it,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-21
Gilman Olzzmanlxes.

Washington May 10-What is all this talk about Cleve
land for? asked Senator Tilman of South Carolina IT'S
because il res so many people, because it makes every
democrat hot under the collar whenever he hears
whenever he reads it? It seems every democrat
have met who has come across Cleveland talk has been
cussng All of them have regarded this talk about Cleve
land impertinent and insulting.
MY ideas about Grover Cleveland are pretty general
" understood The simple suggestion of Clevelands
nation for third term an insult 100000 democrats
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-21
Dissolution Notice

Notice is hereby given that the
firm of Sagan & Aune has been dis
solved by mutual concent, Mr..
Sagan retiring. The firm is sue
ceeded by Fiustad & Aune, who
assume al liabilities and will collect
al bills due the said firm Of Sagan &
Aune. F.. H. SA1EN.
OLE AUNE.
Washburn, Wis. April 81, 1903.