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Equality Tells. Price Sells" Lyons

First class household goods for sale.
Inquire at this office. bss8
Dane. with the Engineers at the
| Turner hall tomorrow night.
Brick is being hauled to the new
smelter for work of construction.
Come and see our pretty line .oi
children's hats at the Emporium.
When you want hack in hurry.
telephone Platt & King. Day or night.
Miss Aimee Campbell has accepted
position with the Anderson-Sc -Scovill
Mercantile company.
Mrs. S. l.. Atkinson and her three
children of Cripple Greek are visiting
in the citv with Mrs. A. @. Abbey.
who is sister of Mrs. Atkinson.
Supper will be served at the hall
tomorrow night. Herman Hoesch
will have charge of that part of the
affair.
Cast aside your worry for one night
and attend the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers ball at Turner hall
morrow night.
Mrs. John Morgan and little son
leave ON No. for Washington. d. @.
where they expect to spend several
weeks with relatives.
Two solid gold medals to be given
Drof GtovalIfc ,,,.i1a pa1l
April 3rd are on exhibition in the
window of Jewler Roberts.
The ball tomorrow night will be
the last opportunity you will have to
hear Boyer's orchetra. Sc you should
by all means attend at Turner hall.
The work on the new front of the
Samplnier store began yesterday. The
new front will be strictly up-to-date
and a credit to this popualr business
firm.
c. NJ Martin. editor of the North
Fork Times. was visitor to the city
yesterday Mr.. Martin reports things
looking fine in that section of Delta
county.
J. f. Byers has purchased the bust
ness of the George w. Brink Tea and
Coffee house and in today's issue of
this paper solicits share of the pub
lie patronage.
The Women of Woodcraft are be-
ginning to make active preparations
for their annual May Day ball. and
they promise that this year it shall be
the best of all.
Today the lumber and coal business
of Mayo and Endner was formally
turned over to the Grand Junction
Lumber company. The latter firm
consists of NJ. W. Blake ,lee, H. @.
Bucklin and L. @. Hickman.
Have you made up your mind to at
tend the ball of the engineers which
is to be given at Turner hall tomor-
row night? If not you should GER
tainly do so, for there will be a splen-
did time for everyone who goes.
The ladies aid society will meet
with Mrs. A. B. Stoddart. ON North
9th street, instead of with Mrs, Perce
| on Thursday afternoon. SuDper will
be served from 4 to O'Clock. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all,
The Modern Woodmen of America.
will give social and entertainment
tonight at Elks' hall, for the members
and invited guests. The committee
having the affair in charge promise
good time and it is hoped that there
will be a good attendance of the men,
bers.
Mrs. William G. Connolly. has
been ON the sick list for the past sew
eral weeks Her many friends will
hope that she will soon recover. Mrs.
Connolly and her mother Mrs. Bevier
are contemplating a trip to Florida.
for the benefit of Mrs. CCnnelly's
health
Lovers Lane the famous Clyde
Fitch play will be given at the Park
opera house on Friday. March 27th.
/ I. &c
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
How He Knew the Difference.

Editor Constitutions Discussing the
race question" few days ago good
story was told by a San Francisco drum
mer Of Uncle Abe Williams, an old darby
whose acquaintance he made at Meridian,
Miss, while he was travelling that dis
trict few years ago.
Uncle Abe, it seems, had heard the
white folks" read and discuss the race
question; besides he had on several oc-
casons travelled quite a distance TO in
terview colored people who had gone
north and returned. As a result Uncle
Abe was loaded with information on the
race question.
Among other things he declared that
the negroes would never set anything
but symI-cthy from the north and that II
the negYoes liked northern people half
as well as they pretended to like the
negro they would have migrated north
long ago.
Uncle Abe was carrying my grip and
after some talk on the race question, he
said he could tell a yankee from a
scutherner every tl8~e ask aim how
he did 1t.
grip uptown to a hardware store for a
'genaman' and he talked q heap and
axed my name and SO on, and when
we got dare he pulls out a han kerch ef
and wipes his face den he put a nickel
In my han and said: Tank you, Mis-
tab Williams, youse a nice old genaman.
Right den [ knowed he was yankee.
How did you know, Uncle Abe?
Cause if he had been a southern man
I wud a-got more money and not 80
much perliteness W e. SELLERS.
Raining CAL May H. 1903
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What Georgia Negroes Have Done.

editor Constitution: | wish TO say that !!
had the pleasure Of hearing Booker Wash
,ngton the industrial educationaHsl and lee
turer last night at the Peoples Tabernacle.
note with satisfaction that you published
In full IN this days Constitution the ad-
nirable speech delivered by the distinguished
professor I cannot better express my de
light at hearing that splendid, practical and
wise address than by wishing. as ] most sin
cerely do, that 1t could be heard by every
COMMUNICATIVE and colored In this state
Professor Washington gave the negroes
much excellent advice. he properly EN-
phasixed the necessity Of savings with n view
TO the purchase of lands and homes. In doing
this he thoughtfully suggested that tho col
ored man who owns his homo stands for
law. order and progress This is true OF all
men. regardless OF racial lines
suspect that Professor Washington is
not aware OF the fact that Georgia negroes
are paying taxes on thousands OF homes
acres Of farming lands, home comforts farm
ing implements, eto
Listening to him, It occurred to mo to
lot down a few items that will astonish
and ut the same time encourage many OF
your readers.
The facts which I shall give tell most pleas
antly and strongly Of the friendly disposition
Of Georgia white people toward Georgia no
1
groes
Running n mental eye over the state, have
taken few counties at random to Illustrate
the declaration Just made The comparisons
instituted are between the years 995 and
1902.
Burke county, for example-In 9e5. the ne
rroes of Burke returned for taxation 10 CAB
acres Of land by 9o2 they had increased
their holdings 70.4 per cent. In 1895 they
owned city property to the amount Of sly Cos;
by 9O2 they had increased that item 43.o
per cent In 1895, they owned household
ana kitchen furniture In the sum Of S25,o22;
at the end Of seven years they had increased
this character of possessions 9S.2 per cent.
In 1895 they returned for taxation horses
mules, ETC. to the amount of S42, 90, by
1909 they had increased that amount %
per cent In 1895 they had invested in farm
implements and machinery 1883 BY 1902
they Increased this Item 447 per cent. in
1895 their aggregate property amounted to
si47.232; by 1902 they had increased this
1853 per cent.
Jashfnpfon county owned in 1895
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over o,r southern section, when in New Jer-
sey Massachusetts and all over sood . roaa
Europe, two horses pun AioiA :" 'N
Tarmers frequently find 1t cheaper to buy
their meal in the west, getting IL ny rSAiiioau
than to raise the corn ana maui l, " ni'i1 w
few miles So with wheat and flour we
do not diversity, to large extent, because AZ
is too costly to diversity. Timber sllnos
unsawed and houses go unimproveo because use
ie Is too costly to farmers to hau! luiipef ioI
even or miles in the country TO improve
with. Districts along railroads get the luln-
Der from distant points by railroads raan 's
than haul it few miles over country roabus.
1t is the duty of the state to attend ~
highways-to fix them. to improve tmeii.
to make them what they ought to pc ny
are public property, the land for them M. nas
been largely condemned donated. the sta,e
has taken in it's hands the matter OF propsei!
attending to the highways. ana II is poui!d 49,
carry out it's obligation. a state has no iisil
to neglect It's highways, which so larseiy a. a.
feet the progress, the prosperity ana 'le u"
velopnent of the people. 49, ,,
become a law in every state in the south.
The employment of the state cohVlcts t IA
building good roads would mean more 70
the people. to their prosperity mater ials,
Internationally, socially and would pflhs iio,
development to the state than cou!d prooao,s
be wrought In any other way WIN 'ne 80
felons II had the choice of ten Hoiths VI
schooling in a bad roads section OF sooo
reads throughout the section ana eisht ,
OF schooling, l would take the latter, ana
think it would mean more educational M
provement as well meaning more inatei4al
prosperity. Put the convicts OF the sou,n me-,
states to showing the counties no" 10 p"s1r
scientific roads and they Will DO more ~
education than their lease money turned illl'
the schools, as well as bring direct oeFe1op
ment and increase OF state property ,o.o
The census shows. Mr.. Editor that IN iooo'
the year of the beginning of railroad develop
ment--this marvellous form of the roao
only about per cent Of the popu ia rb 10
the of the country gentleman w 10
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THE DOLPHIN U. S. YACHT.

Some of our boys and girls would prob
ably like to know something of Uncle
Sans yacht In foreign countries the
kings, emperor and car reserve the ex-
elusive right to their yachts but in our
country the Dolphin is used by the secre-
tary of the navy. the admirals and others
high in office, as well as by the president
The yacht Is a beautiful three-ma sted
schooner rig 1t is 240 feet in length on
the water line; 80 feet in breadth. The
engines are of $3.50 horsepower and
sometimes has gone II knots an hour
The coal bins hold 275 tons Of coal. 1t is
painted cream white, and the entire
yacht cost the government $780, 900.
OF course. In carrying such important
individuals as presidents, etc. it must be
provided to protect them, If such should
be necessary, and SO it is equipped with
two 4-inch rapid-tire guns. one five
FOUNDER rapid fire. six three-pounder
rapid fire and two colts.
The ships company number 1877 men.
with seven officers. These sailors are
called the presidents tackles" They
have mascot, which is fine. lively
Scotch collie, favorite with the whole
crew
The "Jackies'' have a good time, and
hold themselves In readiness to be called
in service at any moment. The interior
of the yacht is as handsome rs the ex-
terror. and every room is furnished for
comfort as well as ornament.
President Mckinley made many trips on
this vessel, as has President Roosevelt.
1t is quite customary for members of the
cabinet to use 1t for excursions either by
day or moonlight, going down the Po-
tomac. Not long since Miss Alice Roose-
Welt made an excursion down the river
TOR the pleasure of her small brothers ana
sisters. Often Mrs. Roosevelt will take
pleasure trip with her children down the
Potomac and into the Chesapeake bay,
often extending the trip for a short
cruise along the sea coast. staying as long
a week.
To those that love the water, such
trips are very pleasant, and the Dolphin
affords much enjoyment to those high In
Crcle Sans employment.
Proba bly, the most notable trip taken
by the yacnt recently was when the
secretary of the navy, postmaster gen
eraI. speaker Of the house and other dis
tineuisned men made cruise to the West
Indies
| hope I have interested yau In telling
you something of "Uncle SANS private
yacht the Dolphin.
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a Northern Suggestion.

Editor Constitution: Your attention IS call
ed to the Enclosed editorial Of The Baltimore
Evening News Of yesterday, called forth by
one in The Philadelphia Press of the day
before. Il Is follows;
The crime which brought upon the negro
! White the horrible vengeance Of the Delaware
mob is a capital oftense in Maryland and
many other states. 1t ought to be a capl-
tai offense IN every state. An attempt to
commit that crime can hardly, however. be
made. however. capital offenee and in most
OF the northern states the crime itself Is
not punished by death. The case Of White
was made peculiarly abhorrent and excited
even more than the usual iniignation-if such
q thing be pOssib le-that is stirred up by
such fiendish brutality, owing to the alleged
fact that White had previously served a term
in the penitentiary for rape OF attempted
rape. The Philadelphia Press proposes
measure which 1t may fairly be hoped would
do something to prevent these outrages. no
man" says The Press. fought to leave a
state prison after conviction for this Of
Tense or its attempt until the prison surgeon
had made II impossible TO repeat offense or
attempt" The proposition is eminently sound
Not only would it operate an absolute pre-
ventive Of repetition % the crime by the
Individual punished, but it IL the belief NJ
those who have given attention to the subject
that the innictton of this punishment would
have a peculiarly wholesome effect on the
class of hrutes with whom we have to deal
In this matter. The measure proposed nv
The press ought to be promptly adopted In all
states.
The punishment for rape therein suggested
1 believe. VIII be all that is necessary to
check the brutal nature Of those for whom
intended AS you IRE aware, "a no-good mig
GER amongst his kind both male and female
Is n pariah--the wiley Turk introduced this to
protect his home Why should we not do
the same? Why not take this up seriously
agitate the question, with the view Of leg
islative enactment on these lines in the va
rious states of the union where the,e is
preponderance of ignorant hrutes Sug-
sested by northern contemporary they
could say nothing against it.
WILLIAM II. SINCLAIR.
Baltimore. Md.
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Tribute to Watson.

Editor Constitution. am delighted to no
tce that your great paper Is publishing in
serial form The Life and Times Of Thomas
jefferson by the gifted pen Of that most
worthy son Of the south. Hon Thomas D.
watson He is prominently man OF parts
,a,,,s o,,ite capable Of correcting the many
gross rnisrepreseuta;ions concerning the history
Of our great southland, and the wonderful! feats
achieved by her men Of valor
have read carefully his Napoleon and
his "rlstory Of France and the admirable
presentation of the cold historical facts in,
sn,rsd by the magic stroke Of his trenchant
"a fafia non xfves movement and fascination
to his works rarely equaied in the best works
Of hction His short, direct sentences give
y.atenn the greatest historian Of America and
The greatest orator Of the south. Every loyal
Ion in whose veins course the patriotic blood
should read carefully these valuable contribu-
tlons 11lt-Nl204 - NlOi't1r-
llama Ca
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They tighten our burdens and cheer up
the young and the old. How can any
one be sad always when they look at
this beautiful world with all its charms?
mere are some people who never look at
anything but the unpleasant. Most of us
are lots more pleasant things in this
"orid than unpleasant II we would only
seek pleasure. Some had rath>r look at
sad pictures than cheerful ones.
Keep cheerful countenance
All the bright day long.
Morn and noon and eventide.
Mary Holloway, Dunn. Ia.-Dear
Junior: Having been n silent admirer Of
The Constitution SO long 1 often think
or writing letter. as l enjoy reading
the letters from this part of Louisiana.
nave been sick six weeks with typhoid
IeEer. Rave TO live on milk and soup.
1t IS very long time but | am on the
improve now. Hope to be are to sit
up soon When am we'll will write and
describe our little town and country.
NOW -! want to ask the cousins how
many of you have my birthday july e
! will he Is years old and would enjoy
a letter party so much, as I am shut in
1t would be such a pleasure to get letters
from all that will write me. Hope some
of the readers will write me q letter.
Love 20 Aunt Susie and the cousins. Best
wishes to the dear old Constitution. Good
by. Farmers Daughter
owen t. Brewer. Arcadia, Fla--Dear
Junior: VIII you admit stranger from
away down in the Land Of Flowers"
] was born in the good old state of
Georgia, but my present home Is In
south Florida. on the banks of Peace
river.
Several dredges are constantly working
night and day. dredging for kind Of
rock known as phosphate. which Is dried
and used as fertilizer purposes.
1t consists of prehistoric teeth, bones,
etc, which perhaps has been buried here
ever since the deuge.
| am a curio collector. l collect fos-
sils. arrow heads. shells. minerals, curio
and several other interesting things,
which makes a good study. | am en-
pl0yed at present with the phosphate
company, and working with my father in
the ship yard would like to correspond
with some of the Geol gia girls between
the ages of IA and ID. and would like
to correspond with all the foreign
cousins. Enclosed ten cents for Grady
hospital. Good luck to all.
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Good Roads.

Editor Constitution: The greatest need of
Georgia--I emphasize that It ie the greatest
need in tho conditions now existins-is the
radical improvement OF It's public highways,
the country means OF transportation. This
transportation is entirely too costly at pres
ent. only in Georgia, but throughout the
southern states. which so far behind in
this matter OF country Improvement The
modern development and improvement OF the
roads Is important as that OF
the improvement of the schools. The present
roads cause stagnation, ruin the churches,
schools, farms and all industries and insti-
tutfons There is small attendance at church
in the country on account Of tho terrible
the almost barbarous-roads. Farming COM
nuntles all more or less isolated There
is little social intermingling between neigh
borhoods, and too little Of it in nelghborhoods.
travel is so difficult. This Is not modern; II
is not intelligent.
President Spencer. of the Southern railway,
recently called attention in an address to the
fact that railroads could haul ton of freight
milo at cost of one-half q cent
per ton per mile-and that It cost
tho transporter on the unimproved coun-
try roads usually 30 cents per ton per mile
hundred times much as 1t cost the
railroads. How the country districts be
expected to prosper in compar son with the
districts along the railroads? Easy transpor-
tation furnishes the key to development.
On the improved public roads Of New Jersey
1t costs only from 7 to 10 cents to haul a
ton & mile that Is. 1t takes from five to seven
times more mules to do the same hauling
in Georgia and South Carolina than 1t does
in New Jersey-hve to seven times greater
Investment in mules and horsepower in this
section than there to do the same work Could
varied manufactures prosper under such a
disparity of conditions? Could a city or town
prosper that had to pay five to times
freight than another town? The
difference would annihlate such Il town. SO
the remote country districts are being ami
hiiated on account of the cost OF transpor-
tation. 1t takes two horses to pull two bales
Of cotton-half tonic market nearly all
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SLUMBER SONG.

wen de shadders falls aroun' US,
wen de chicks no longer peep.
wen de frogs sings in de medder.
Den hits time ter go ter sleep
hits dat time DIES now nah honey,
You mus come an TAX you res;
All de day yous run an scampered-
Come now. Nanny knows de bes'.
Mammy'n sing about de angels,
AS she rocks her iii boy,
How dey scatters dreams all roun you
Dreams OATS full OBJ Tub an JOY
Shut yo' eyes up tight, nah honey.
OATS right! dey caint get peep:
You's a trabblin' on ter Dreamlan';
Dab! yous sholy SCUM asleep.
CLARA D. GILBERT.
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Better Than Spanking.

Spanking does not cure children of bed
wetting, If 1t did there would be few chill
dren that would do H. There Is consti
tutional cause for this. Mrs NJ. Sum
mers. box los, Notre Dame. Ind, will
send her home treatment to any mother.
She asks no money. Write her today II
your children trouble you In this way.
Don't blame the child. The chances are
IL can't help it.
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Hnr,r On. Pihln r-n1-Au

The Premium Bible came 20 hand las.
weoiz.
We are delighted with it and consider
ever seen
We shall always appreciate It as a
Christmas present from yoI, as the cost
is too small to count, compared to it's
real value. l. L. HINE.
Aliakka Fla.
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CHARITY LIST.

F. Monroe Smith, Fairmont. Okla, 81;
Carrie Mae Turner. Turner S. C., lie;
owen I. Brewer Arcadia. Fla. 1oc; Mat
lie Chapman, Moody, Ark, Zoe; Mrs. Lula
Hamelton. Manoak, Ark, 1oc; Maud Nj.
chestnut Hone Hull Ala. sc.
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Editor Constitution: 7 served as q
private in company X. Thirty seventh
regiment, Georgia volunteers, c. S. A.
Would like to have the address OF several
members of that company.
J. Z. NJ. BAILEY.
Marion, Ala
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on various kinds of vines and trees such
as crab apple. orange and locust trees.
and among the vines are green bramble.
AS to sand spurs and cockleburrs they
are very painful when stuck into the flesh
and are. l think, disliked by every one
who may come in contact with them.
There are others / could mention, but
ere l take up too much space | Will quit
Grover c. Griftis Eclectic, Ala. I think
your letter good one for your age.
Please come again soon.
With best wishes to all I inclose cent
for charity.
Ruby II. Burt. Waldo. Taladega. Ala.
Dear Junior: ! enjoy reading The Con-
stitut!on very much and look forward to
seeing il every week, My school closed
about four weeks ago and ! am enjoying
my vacation very much My father is a
farmer. Every summer we move to Eu-
reka Heights. whore we spend the sum
mer. This is a summer resort about u
miles from Talladega. The Heights are
about 1000 feet above sea level. Talladega
creek is close to the springs and every
week We all go In bathing.
Sarah e Greene, waldo TaIladega
Ala Dear Junior: 1t affords me pleasure
TO read The Constitution. have recent
ly come to Eureka Heights which is a
nice summer resort 1t is about 9 miles
from Talladega; it is a thousand feet
above sea level My home is in Birmiug-
ham, Ala, but We have been coming here
for the last three summers We have a
summer home here We have a nice
swimming pool ana l have learned to
swim. We dance and play games at night
and have lots Of fun. We are here with
very sick baby which we hope is i'm
proving.
Stella NJ. Blue Bolton n C. Dear Jun
Tor; have been a constant reader and
silent admiror of the Junior page for
quite a while. l will take "Cheerfulness"
for my subject One should never worry
about little things, instead of worrying.
lhey should be as merry as possible
Cheeriulness win scatter the dark clouds
that gather around the ones We associate
with There is no real life but cheerful
life lime advances like the slowest tide
but retreiSts like the swiftest current. So
let lis he merry while we can. for there
are trials in this life for all Of us. Smiles
are always better than Er0ans We never
know what a smile may do for others