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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
WINNINGS to the South.

We would be real gratitied II we
could believe that the advice TO the
south. now appearing in so many Of
our AXtra-southern contemporaries. is
wholly unselfish and meant for our
substantial good We refer, of course.
to the advice that we should inimedi-
ately mark down the price of cotton
anG save ourselves from future bank
rnptcy Of cur present practical mo
nopoly Of cotton production.
In the first place. We are fain 10 say
10 these newspapers that we do not
maize the urice ct cotton here IN the
south ii IS the fellows who want the
cotton and pay the present figures for
1t Who maize the price Demand IS the
secret oil ~ or 15-cent cotton, To
date Europe has taken in three
months considerably more than i00,-
geo bales than during the same period
last year. and VIII be Obliged 10 mul-
tiply this increase steadily turing
1901 or lct many OF her mills so out
oi business a thing so necessary to
he worlds population as southern
cotton viii bring what it is worth,
gagged by supply and demand tor con
sumption.
Eut we are told that the mills can
n0J buy 12-cenj cotton. manufacture it
and make profit on the finished
GOODS. because tka people Will not
staua for the necessary raise n the
price 81 piece goods. Perhaps those
who sass that know what they are talk
Ins about But il is not the south's
concern L the mill owners in the
east and Europe think il good policy
10 shu down their mills, let their ma
chineIy lie ijlo. lose their operatives
and their customers, and finally the
interest ON their capital and the dIyl-
donds ou their stock. why, they nave
the nc5nte Ihle right to do SO The
effect on Sire people VIII be only thai
tlev VIII nave no cotton goods to wear
sDd will substitute jute WOODEN and
liner for more costly sheetmgs, shirt
ings and caliCoes What else could
tney do2
In the next place. We are warned
that If we persist n welcoming and
takinr b cents or better for our cot
ion Tie dear good people on the other
side OF the dack pond viii go down
into their South African and West
indian possessions and raise coolies
and oudlos of cotton-enough 10 sup
ply an their needs and SO cut off our
European market teetolaily. Ii our
memory serves uS Well those Ell
apean peoples had during ou civil
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28

direct from the national treasury an
nually $2,5o0.416, OF $235 per capita
for her entire population.
We make no comparison between
Georgia and the eastern or central
states. because none is possible. They
saw no war. suffered no financial
losses, but, on the contrary. increased
their wealth abnormally by army con
tracts during the war and since have
added tremendous unearned mere
ments by reason Of The lavoritism CT
the protective tariff.
Again, if we deduct $4,000, 900 as
the assessed property of our 1,034,S13
negroes, and then divide the remain
ing $551347034 between our white
population, the per capita of wealth in
Georgia is 1878 plus, which is above
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28

the pro rata Of the majority OF the
states in the union
We are not all Goulds, Astors and
Rockefellers in the south-not by a
long shot--but when it comes to de.
nouncing us as being conspicuous for
our "pitless poverty" more than for
any other characteristic we take
prompt occasion to register a strong
and indignant kick
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
The Forsaken Toys.

De Chris mus day done gone away
En- de presents th'owed aside.
De Ill tin sogers hez los dey heads.
En- de dolls is all crosseyed!
En- de lfp drum done beat ter death,
En- We know des who ter blame,
De lonesome elephant los his trunk.
En- de hobby-h IS lame,
De painted duck look mighty low,
I'm de monkey rests in peace;
En- de lamb whose fleece WIZ white ez
snow,
Is col fer de want er fleece.
En- de Chiny tea set. scattered roun',
LOOK lonesome ez kin be
Wen de silver bell fer supper SCUM.
I'm dc dolls don't come ter tea!
But--bless de hearts er de chillun. all!
III it's gone--de Chris mus day
Dey still makes music in De hall,
In de same ole wInnin way,
En- de toys kin go-though dey loved EN-
so,
Whar de snow fall white ez foam:
But dc sweetes' toys is de gals en- boys
III de sunshine sweet Of Home
Asked to express his idea Of human
misery Brother Dickey said de rent
due. EN- no man ter move you; de gro
ceries out, en- yo appetite at de same
ole stand; fifteen pc relations ter spend
dc holidays wild you. en- a preacher TO
tell you DAT You gwine ter he'll, ef YOU
don't mend yo ways!"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
The National Conventions.

Some of the republican newspapers
appear to repel the suggestion that
the democrats should next year make
their nominations ahead OF the repup-
licans, and they do so with an air that
seems to assert their right to say
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
A Summer Citizen.

De Chris mus come and de Chris mus 90.
En- he lef' my soul ter sigh,
En- deys no mo holiday for me
'TweN de 20 In er mex Julyl
Den I'll be whar de blacksnake run.
A-sleepin' in de sun;
Wild watermiyun
AT my head,
Wild green striped sides
En- heart er red.
Go long, Mister Chris mus--go yo WAYS
You come too high--too high!
IN set my stakes fer de summer DAVIS
En- de Fo'th er mex July!
Den I'll be whar dc backsnake RIM
A-sleepin in de sun,
I'd Watermilyun,
At head en- feet.
Wild green striped sides
En- heart oats sweet!
Love and Turkey.
ITO think of it," said the disbaartaro,
poet Six love songs for one Christmas
turkey"
Yes, dear replied his wife. ..hnt ,o,
forget that the critics said thew were 49,. 49,
light, While the turkey weighed %
pounds"
Mister New Year.
Hi! Mister New Year,
Comm up de slope,
En- wish you'd gimme license.
En- ] wish you'd gimme rope.
Outcome ter think erbout it,
Dat word is out err place:
Oars too much rope already.
Fer de suffrin' cullud racet
Lucky Brother Williams.
''Br'er Williams don't need 20
winter time '' III
How Gomez
Wy he all time drear,in Dat
got him. '"' oe oevu
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28

Antony the
Bowielknifed national honor
holds citizen in the
patriotic devotion to the national honor Could
already
hereafter by on the
uimo, would
promptly senator.
whole the
treaty from their chamber
read
has in
the Pan
that stigma utcheon OF
somebody's
We do there is not such evidence existence but
emphaicaly he is
himself cupab mpeng the national honor by it secretly
that hon
oralIe wherein their character being ia
GRAVITY
not a gentlemen senator's
pers up hurt
in is specific which
the national honor must first be Identified its duties defined
jeopardy plain the a MONDAY.
work whose every import will affect the world for
yond evvng memory.
Honor is round and onorous word Use where you
honor
lea knight and
gentleman among gby
treaty press by advocating
ton the Panama the exchange the first honor men
toned for the last kind quoted!
We do s attribute that
anttcanal
is able 10 monono The national honor has indeed trer friends
them 1t is
national honor follow
the fg who ghf the battles VINO die bear wounds and
supported
victory those
common people for the men in the cotton fields in the
in all o
quick chance greatest
os for southern products that the world can or will afford
those whom he national honor" more
a a political counter
The attitude Of The Constitution
The democratic demanded
republican born II cannot now
he with
out nexcuabe the pending treaty
is concerned The Constitution is not in opposition to the party or
iEIa the O it,
The not acted to
at end Because it has not and because when does
whore that sentiment
all consideration appeal to demo
senators NOT 10 adont line Of action that will dsappoint the
world especially southern democrats
demand the canal and whose desires should not be ree
ey overrdden.
here the question pertinent as to wha the Aaona honor
deman ii he present case?
As 10 Colombia the double
practed by Mario
- - rsad ~ mo ira nscontinena railway AGENTS at 30,
gotta? July working hardest
the secret Of the United States
steamship lines his message 70 the Colombian con
gress year called the Hayeran
g W (l pli Of mis- matter for ongre@~. That con,
gress tered badgeng meanwhile Tor
more Panama Canal Company Of France
with and finally adjourned with the
treaty flung be forgotten
WINE v" @ ss 5 +5 49, w. - - riea har more man ourselves
get failed raise loan Of $5o0oooo in Ea
rope deaued interest
treated favor with shameful oceyns and final
all that heep sweet
Does further submission these
the right reject the treaty
RIGHTS represent responsibilities when rejected the treaty
hey assumed responsibility the Those
consequences advertised beforehand happened when Pana
ma independent which
right to do
let Colombia and the
behind her dictate how our national
be handled?
the other hand demand OF us To-
ward Panama?
draw al there a1n
recognized
Europe by
recoupe disciplined the divine
standards nations
and policy seeking national
republican board together broad
Can the
wreckage Of worldwide humanity? We
NJ
The Of houori S a nation
dhonoae col
Colombia make the
most entirely
independence seryie dependence to
Colombia the long
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
To the New - ear.

Up to the brave light lead
TO truth. and kindly deed;
BIND thou the wounds that bleed
Friend to a world in need!
So shalt thy coming be
BEST OF the bond and free;
Hailed of the sea and sod
A messenger of God,
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
No Alternative.

You gwine swear off New Years, Brer
Williams"
Il reckon so too po' ter buy Ticker
en- my fr'ens too mean ter keep me =
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
The Swearin' Day.

he - w Sd4 liA '>Ny
Chris mus come.
En- gone his way.
En- I gittin' ready
Fer de swearin' day.
En- he fin me sad.
En- ne leave me grum.
kaze I amt got muffin
Fer ter swear off fun!
But de time is a-comin'
En- I makes my way
Wild q sorrerful soul,
Fer dc swearin' day!
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
"Son9s Of the Soll''
By FRANK I. STANTON
The Dav After Christmas.


It's the day after Christmas.
An paw is in bed,
With hot bricks at his feet
An cracked ice at his head.
An he's groanin so loud
That he'll wake up the dead
Oh, he don't like the day after Christ mas
Had battle last night
With signpost an gate
Fell over the hall-rack,
An trpped on the crate;
An that's Jest the reason
He's lyin' in state
Oh, he don't like the day after Chllst'iia9'
Nav says he's a heather,
Beyond all the law
The wickedest heather
The worl' ever saw
An he's mixed up with her
An the mother-in-law,--
Oh he don't like the day after Chrlsthlds'
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
Brother Dickey on the Day After

Man born err woman STAINS. in great
need err sermons en- soda water DC uas
after Christmas.
wuz made a present err two haIs
Chris mus, but. please God. dey am
one er dem dat fits me terday'
! wish de ice man had made me
present er a tom er cracked ice ter put
roun' my po' sufferin' head!
Hits mighty strange dat all de good
things or dis worl is got claws in dey
hindfoots.
We never think, wen we dancin'' daf
we got ter pay dc fiddler, en- dat, after
all. we didn't know how ter dance
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
The Feelings of Br'er Williams.

.'Br'er Williams. how you feel dis
mawnin'9"
"Br'er Dickey, I'm mighty low"
Didn't ! tell you not ter look on de
wine wen it WIZ red?'
II didn't look on It, replied Brother
Williams, but I raised de devil wild De
corn Ticker en- it wuz white
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
Hands All Round!

HdIIN1 III NV
Hans all roun'
For the year that's new,
An JOY TO whirI
IN the dance with you!
Love no dream.
An friendship true
Hans all 'roun'. believers.
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before in our career.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-18
DEATH OF KING CHARLES
PLANNED BY OFFICE
Number of Soldiers Arrested on Charge of ca
spiracy--Widespread Plot Against the
Dynasty Is Said to Exist

Berlin, July IA dispatch n
the Cologne Gazette from Lii
bon says that a number of on
GERS of the Fifth Portuguese iii
fantry have been arrested on ths
charge of conspiring again
King Charles. They will q
tried by court martial.
Suspicious of widespread COD
spiracy against the dynasty hays
been entertained for some time
the instigators being officers VIII
were cashiered some time ag0|
Other regiments are said to o.
affected.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-18
Russia Is Given Roast
In The Jewish Petition

Washington, July lit is
stated by the secretary of state
that the incident created by the
question of the presentation of
the Jewish petition to Russia is
closed. The state department
today made public the cores
pondence that has taken place
respecting the petition. It's sub
stance has already been forecast
ed in the press dispatches. The
correspondence consists of an
instruction to Mr.. Riddle, United
States charge at St. Peters burg,
reciting in detail the petition and
directing him topresent the same
to the foreign office if it we're
willing to receive it. 1t is stated
by Mr.. Riddle that that the for
eign office would not receive il
under any circumstances and
Secretary Hay so informed the
B'Nai Birth committee in a brie1
telegram.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-18
WaycrOss Car Factory.

The wheels of the South Atlah
tic Car and Manufacturing CD
will begin to turn tomorrow mora
ing and the company will com.
mence to manufacture cars for
the Mexican National railroad.
The company has an order fol-
500 of these cars to begin WORK
on and is under contract to finish
400 by January l. 1t is 1ikelS
that this order will be completeS
before January, as the compans
expects to put on a full force b
hands as>soon as the factory cal
be got under full Roadway.
Severa1hundred cars of matef
al have been ordered and ever
day this material is arriving anH
being placed on the yards of Tho
factory. It is not known just yel
how many men the factory vii!
employ, but it is likely that Thu
pay roll will be several hundred
dollars a day.
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Cleveland May Accept
The Party Nomination.
How He Knew The Difference.

How He Knew The Difference.
Editor Constitution: Discuss
ing the "race question" a few
DAYS ago, good story was told
by a San Francisco drummer Of
Uncle Abe Williams, an old darby
whose acquaintance he made at
Meridian, Miss, while he was
travelling that district few years
ago.
Uncle Abe, it seems, had heard
the white folks" read and dis
cuss the race question; besides
he had on severaloccasions travel
ed quite a distance to interview
co1ored people who had gone
north and returned. AS a re-
suit Uncle Abe was loaded with
information on the race question.
Among others things he declar-
ed that the negroes would never
get anything but sympathy from
the north and that if the negroes
liked northern people half as
we'll as they pretended to like the
negro they would have migrated
north long ago.
On one occasion, says the drum
mer, Uncle Abe was carrying m y
grip and after some talk on the
the race question, he said he
could tell a yankee from a south
erner every time. | asked him
how he did it.
wall, "said he, ''one time l TUX
a grip up town to a hardware
store for a 'genaman' and he talk.
ed heap and axed my name and
SO on, and when he got dare he
pulls out ahan 'kerch'ef and wipes
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-18
RAILROAD IS ASSURED.
st. Andrews, Quincy and Mt. Nor
thern Is To Be Built.

Tallahessa, Fla, July 16.-The
|St. Andrews, QuincS>and North
ern Railroad is an assured fact.
The Governor and Secretary of
State yesterday issued letters
patent for the above line. The
company is capitalized at 100000
and is headed by a number of
men, prominent in railroad cir
cles. The ecent session of the
Florida Legislature passed law
granting 5000 acres of land for
each mile of the road constructed
limiting the time of completion to
four years. In case the road is
not in operation by that time the
grant is forfeited.
The new road will start at or
near Quincy, in Gadsden county,
1t will run to the Apalachicola
river, thence through Calhoun
and Washington counties to St.
Andrews Bay, distance of sew
enty-seYcn miles. It will open up
and develop a country rich in
timber and agricultural POSSIBLE
tiles, and will make Quincy one
of the most important railroad
towns in the interior of Florida.
The above road is the one that
Col. W. y. Hawkins is interest
ed in.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-18

Col. MERCER:
II your statements about the
dog scare is correct then there is
not the least doubt about it that
the dog is mad, And it is not a
mere scare, it is an iminent and
awful danger, and your talk about
what ought to be done is by no
means emphatic enough. There
should be no talk, but instant and
i'm mediate action.
All dogs that are desired to be
left to live should at once be or.
dered muzzled or tied up. All
those running al large should be
hunted and shot Immediately. A
couple of men with good guns
and sure aim should be detailed
to do this.
1t is criminal carelessness even
to put it off an hour. If the
chief of police cannot act on his
own responsibility, council
should be called at once.
From the wild way in which
you speak about it, it is plain
that you or the town do not rea-
lize, for want of experience,
what case of this kind means,
Let us not have to pay horrible
penalties fo~ delay.
shall not sign nv name, but
you are in position where YOU
can talk and act without calling
undue attention to yourself.
Yours,
READER.
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Change for the Better Noted in Condition Of
the Aged Pontiff- Death Preparations
Being Made at Vatican.
Ore9lia IS Arranging For Conc1ave,
Just as Though Leo Were Already
Dead---When Hes Asleep the
Pontiff Seems to Be Dead.

Rome, July IS, 4 a. mater
having some sleep the pontiff
appeared to be again restless and
required the frequent assistance
Of DR.. Lapponi and his valet
Contra.
Rome, July IS, 2:15 a. m.-The
pope is now reported to be in a
somewhat quietcr sleep than he
had last night, although his
breathing is perhaps not so easy.
Rome, July II, midnight The
pope tonight showed less aver
sions to the rourishment offered
him and took half cup of con-
somme, piece oftoast and a few
sips of old wine.
Rome, July II, s p. m.-The
following bulletin has just been
issued:
The day has been passed
calmly enough. The august
patient had intervals of rest and
his general condition is a little
less depressed. Pu1sation 88:
respiration, which is less super
fcal, %; temperature 36.6 cent?
grade.
'LAPPoN1
"MAzzoN."
Rome, July II, 8:25 p. nj
cannot say the pope is better,
but he is no worse"
Ia these words DR.. Lapponi
summed up for the Associated
Press this evening the pontiff S
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-18

condition at the end of the second
week of his illness, in all the
varying periods of which the
pontltf has scarcely had a quieter
day than this, with the result
that tonight's official bulletin de-
clares him to be a little less
depressed.
In the morning after a night,
during which stimu1ants and
nursing restored him to fairly
good condition, the pope com
planned of soreness, due to the
many days he has passed in bed.
TO relieve this and to humor him,
the patient was allowed to sit in
his chair for short time, with
apparent good effect. The ce1e-
bratlon mass in honor of st. Leo
and the pope's conversation with
Mgr. Pifferi we're the only other
incidents which today relieved
the tedium of the sick chamber.
From tonight's examination of
the pope it appears that the liquid
in the pleura remains at about
the same level, which is marked
with dermographic pencil on
the pontiff's side. The physi-
clans think the liquid amounts to
about 1000 grams. Considering
the condition of the pope the
doctors do not believe it possible
that his body can absorb it, as
might a strong, young, wellnour-
ished organism.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-18
THE ATLANTIC s. BIRMINGHAM
Sues Southern Pines Company For
$65,OOO Damages.

The answer of the Southern
Pine Company in the suit insitut-
ed against it by the Atlantic and
Birmingham Railroad for the
recovery of $4,000, which is
alleged to be due by breach of
contract, was filed in the office
of the clerk of the Superior Court
yesterday.
The suit is an interesting one,
and will be hard fought. The
railroad company alleges that the
defendant company made a con-
tract with it to ship all Of it's
lumber, in consideration of a re-
duced rate on the whole, but that
it did not live up TO the contract
and by its failure so to do en-
damaging it $65,OOO.
In plea of res adjudicata,
which in common parlance is a
contention that the matter has
already been aujudicated the de-
PENDANT states that the subject
matter of the present suit was
determined by the Superior Court
of Coffee county some time since
in two suits instituted against it
by the Atlantic and Birmingham
Railroad. The plea covers 100
closely written pages of type
written copy.
In addition to this plea is a
general demurrer in which it is
contented that the railroad has
no rights at law, since the con-
tract mentioned in its petition is
in violation of the laws of the
state in restraint of trade and
tends toward the creation of a
monopoly. A special dem urrer
containing forty-threc grounds
in which it is con tended that the
petition is vague and indie finite
on material points at issue, was
also filed.
The attorneys for the defend
ant are George A. Mercer, w.
w. Gordon, Jr., Kay, Bennett &
Conyers and John c. Mcdonald.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-18

Mr.. Pearce desires to an
nounce to everybody in genera|
and the ladies in particular thu
they who come to the lecture tol
morrow will find the opera house
somewhat cleaner than last Sun
day. Every body invited to como
and enjoy themselves.
Mrs. ]. H. Powell left Wednes'
day for the Great Lakes. Shl
went direct to Milwaukee, and
will spend this month and AID
gust at the summer resorts i'll
that vicinity.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-18

Chicago, July 15.-Consider-
able interest centers about the
announcement that Former Pres
ident Cleveland will deliver an adj
dress here in the early fall as the
honored guest of the Commercial
Club at a banquet which is to be
arranged for the occasion.
At no time since he left the
chair as the chief executive of
these United States has Mr..
Cleveland been more in the public
eye than at the present moment.
Many of the leaders of the Demo-
cratic party have pointed to him
as the man to lead the Democrats
to victory at the next president
ial election, and although Mr..
Cleveland has stated on more
than ne occasion that he is not
seeking a third term, yet it is
confidently believed by many
that he is not an impossibility.
The early fall will find nationa
political affairs at high pressure
and it is generally expected that
the sage of Princeton" will, If
his speech before the CONNER
cial Club, lay down in no uncer
tain way the exact position he
occupies with regard to the nomi
nation. That he has been think
ing about the matter is certain
but whether he willN really CON
sent to lead the party remains t.
be seen.