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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-20
Montgomery, Ala, in his address in
Boston. They are as fol1ous

There are in our southern states more
than 3,500.o00 souls 10 years of age an,
over, VINO cannot read and write; moro
and nearly 16 IL per cent If the white
OF the native white population of our
while country 10 years Of age and over.
the south has "a per cent but OF the ma
| i've Wnite lilteracy of our country, the
south has Ga per cent
There are in the United States 217 coun-
ties in which more than 20 per cent OF
the white men of voting age cannot read
and write. Two hundred and twelve of
these counties are in our southern states.
The total number of the illiterate. 10
years of age and over i'm our southern
states. exceeds the number of the aggre-
gate population of the states of Alabama
and Louisiana. The white iliterates of
the south, an army OF l,010000 souls, eX-
population of the states OF Florida and
| South Carolina.
Taking few of our states Individuals.
we find that there are 54000 white Hitter
| ates in South Carolina. The white Tilt
crates of Georgia are but j. per cent of
| the white population 10 wears of age and
over. but their number exceeded in 1900
the number of the aggregate white popi-
latlon or Georgia three largest cities
| Atlanta. Savannah and Augusta
| The white illiterates of Tennessee ex-
ceeded in 1900 the number of the total
white population of her six largest cities
! Nashville. Memphis, Knoxville Chatta-
nooga, Clarksville and Jackson
The white illiterates OF Alabama (near-
ly 10 per cent of the white popuia ton of
10 years of age and oVcD exceeded the
number OF the aggregate white population
of her fifteen largest cities including the
cities OF Birmingham, Montgomery, Mo
bile, Admission, Florence, Selma, Talla-
dega ana Tuscaloosa, and the number of
the white illiterates Of North Carolina
- 10 per cent, is more than double the
number of the combined white population
of her sixteen largest cities.
We print the above calculations at
length because they are Of such ire
mendous import. They show the urg
ency and insistence OF the burden that
is upon us in destroying the curse of
illiteracy among our people
When it is proposed to go at THIS
upas tree with ak and grubbing hoe,
there is wall that Georgia, for in
stance, is too poor TO pay the price
of educating her people That is alb
solutely not true. Whenever a state
gets to that point it is too poor to be
state end would be better off to
revert itself to the status of Porto
Rico and the Philippines, where the
national government provides the ed
vocational establishment and pays the
bills.
There is no such real parsimony
and greed among Georgians as so
many allege. Up to this date the
people have done Well but they can
do better and Legislators brave enough
to do the better things will be honored
rather than condemned.
Think of Atlanta, Savannah and
Augusta consolidated into one city,
of age, and not soul among them
able to read a signb0ard or address
letter for help t. the outside world,
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| and being consumed by angry flames
while hateful white men stand around
and howl with satisfaction. Altogeth-
err it is a hot book-lurid in language
and incandescent with indignation
against the south's treatment or the
negro. Mr. Cross is also republican.
But just as we were getting deeply
interested in the pyrogenOus contents
of the Cross book the telegraph wires
began to tell the auful and grewsome
story of how negro had been skinned
alive, mayhemmed from head to foot,
creased with oil and burned in strict
accordance with the model pictured
on the cover Of the aforesaid book, by
a West Virginia mob.
1t is another bad coincidence. We
confess we cannot account for such
occurrences. and we are awaiting
further light from the Hon. Samuel
Greed Cross, of Martinsbnrg, W. Va.
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Some Condolences.

How things happen, And who is
able 10 account for them?
During a recent convention Of per-
sons from all parts OF the union, held
in this city, speaker at public
meeting said something about lynch
ing in the south that perhaps few Of
his hearers mistOOk for palliation of
the offense. A distinguished eX-
federal general from Ohio arose and
Indignantly stalked from the meeting,
condemning the speaker with show
of savage spirit. But next morning
be read in The Constitution that at
the very moment when he exhibited
tic indignation here mob at Marion,
in his own state of Ohio, was fractur-
ine the Sabbath evening in an endeay-
or to lynch a negro man. 1t was a
rerv sad coincidence, wasn't it?
few days ago we received by mail
q book by Hon. S. c. Cross, member
If the West Virginia legislature, emit
tlod "The Negro and the Sunny
south" The front Of the book bears
10 nortrait of the fierce and cross
Locking Mr.. Cross and graphic repre-
nontation of a negro tied to stake
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The Suffra oe Issue.

1t is practically assured that the
next session of congress is to be cele-
brated with what may result in a mem
orable agitation of the suffrage ques-
ton. If the republicans choose, as
they probably will, TO make the bill
| that Congressman Hardwick, of this
state, will introduce the foundation for
the debate, they will also charge that
( the agitation comes up from the south
and the democratic party. That will
give the radicals among the republi-
cans happy reason to resurrect and
swing the bloody shirt once more in
the forefront OF a presidential cam,
Daign
1t is, perhaps, a necessary outcome
of political conditions in this country
that the question of the right of a state
to control its suffrage privileges on
equitable, constitutional terms should
be delivered over TO partisan discus
sion and decision But the United
States supreme court has said that
suffrage matters are political ques-
tons within the purVieW of congress
and subject to no other interference
by the courts than judicial interpreta-
ton under such acts as congress may
constitulionally Tass.
Such being the status of the cleo
toral privilege issues the only tribunal
that can deal with them at first hand
is congress and To it they must go. 1t
would. however, have been better if
congressional discussion and action
could have been postponed until the SUI
preme court Of the nation had been APP
pealed TO in some direct case to pass
upon the full scope and effects of the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments.
Just now there is a growing and
strong expectation by eminent legal
and political authorities, north as well
as south, that the supreme court will,
if left free from the intrusive infu-
ences of an acrid political campaign
over the subject matter, eventually and
definitely decide that the fifteenth
amendment supersedes and nullifies
the fourteenth amendment and throws
the whole matter OF the control Of the
suffrage back to the states, conditioned
only by the said fifteenth amendment
That would be a just and equitable
hGNjolOtl do DcLNCCll III SldlCo anu Clll-
zens. 1t would conserve the represen-
tative system intended by the fathers
of the government and conserve the re-
suits of the civil war in their true eff
fects. namely, the freedom and equal
citizenship of the negroes. Suffrage is
an incident and not an integer of citi-
Zenship- Such 'ecision. therefore,
would at once and amicably settle the
whole suffrage question as national
issue
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The Black Veil of IIliteracY.

The bar sinister of southern illit-
eracy was advertised at the recent
meeting of the National Educational
Association, and by southern men,
in a way to cause every thoughtful
and patriotic citizen of the south to
do one of two things-ether hang his
head in helpless shame or lift it up
with a stern resolution that by the
grace of God and the power of his
ballot that bar shall be removed as rap
idly as time and money will cooper
ate to that end.
1t is going to cost a large expendi
ture of patriotism and cash to do the
work, but unless this generation of
southern men and women is more
sordid, mean and stingy than that
which bore the burden Of the bloody
battles, poverties and fortitudes of the
great war of the COS the work will be
done in the same high spirit of pride
and chivalry.
First, let us look at the suggestive
figures from the last census presented
by Rev. Edgar Gardner Murphy. of
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Oeekly Constitutions Zig Three

different sorts Of folks, and nature knew
it, or she wouldn't have made 'em differ
ent.
Parallel Of the Indian.
This morbid sympathy for the poor
negro is wasted. Why not have it for
| the Indian? We robbed him OF his land
and run him off and have been cheating
him ever since. He is. by nature OF
higher order of humanity than the negi D.
He has more pride and more emotion lie
has more revenge and more gratitude lol
these two things always go together. You
can't wean him from the forest for that
Is his nature.
The negro loves to depend upon the
white man and the white man loves the
| homage Of the negro 1t suits and nus
both races and | hope it will stay So
heard an old physician say that he mad
never seen great grandchlld that de-
scended from mulatto parents in mulat-
to succession. The crossing or races hha
never improved them. Not even will the
Jew and the Gentle mix with harmon?
John Randolph boosted of his PocahontaS
blood but | reckon it run out IN Johfi,
for that was the last of it. History
makes 70 record of two races ilVlnS To-
gether III peace unless one was in a state
of dependence upon the other. Our mod
eTn plllldilllil OlllStS diS boNSAN''to Ni'~ 49,
gro when they tiatter him with a ca
pacity equal to the whites III fitness TO
invent or to govern. or to rise 10 the
heroic or the sublime reckon II one
of our millionares was to die and leave
his money for the education of poor white
children it would be violation of some
of the constitutional amendments. We
want to help the negro. but we want him
to help himself first. He has got to work
cut his own advancement by industry
and by saving what he makes before
education will do him any good DR..
Mayo. of Boston, was the superintendent
of education in that state, and he said
The negroes must be told that no
people in any land was ever SO marvel
ousIy led by Providence as they have
been for 250 years. indeed all the good
there was in slavery was for them
1t was that severe school of regular
work. and that drill in the primeval viz
tues which every race must get at the
start and their slavery was charity
school. compared with the desolation and
tyranny by which the European ma
tons came up to their present civilized
life If the southern freedmen now lie
down in stold Indifference to their future
they will deserve all that their most con-
temptuous critics say of Them
This is sensible talk. There is no foul
blot in that view of slavery and it is
good talk to the negro. What the bad
negro wants is less chaingang and more
whipping and the bad white man should
be punished the same way.
BILL ARP.
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SPANISH COIN WILL BE SOLD.
1t Was Captured at the Surrender or
Manila

Washington, July 15-Secretary Root
has written a letter to the state depart
ment relative TO the sale Of the Spanish
coin mostly copper, captured at the Tune
of the surrender of Manila by the Span
iards to the Americans. These ana other
COIN were ordered TO be sold III order To
put the new system of Philippine cur
rency in operation. The Spanish valuation
placed on the coin is about $2o00oo W hen
the sale was ordered advertisements were
published in Spain as wei as III the
Philippines. The Spanish government did
not bid, but about the time the bids were
to be opened FLED a protest saying they
wanted to bid. This was followed by
protest to the state department, making
a claim for the money as possible proper
ty mentioned in the treaty of peace.
This claim was forwarded to Secretary
Root, who replies in his letter to the
state department, that the war depart
ment and tine Philippine government viii
consider the filing of the claim by Spain
as a withdrawal of the protest against
the sale under the advertisement, and
the coins will be sold TO the highest
bidder. unless the state department sees
some objection to this proceeding. II is
expected that Secretary Roots action
Will be considered as final
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-20
England's Struggle for Self-support

A singularly Grass statement is
made in Gunton's Magazine in reply
to a correspondent. 1t is to the Ell
feet that Englands free trade policy
encouraged foreign markets for her
manufactures but it ruined her agri-
culture and has kept a large portion
Of her population in a state Of stereo-
typed poverty
AS a matter of historical fact the
calculation was made SO long ago as
the time of Samuel Pepy that whenev-
er the English people grew so numer-
Gus that the United Kingdom would
have less than two acres of productive
agricultural lands per capita the ma
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frank u. Stanton.
Taking His Ease.

How can a fellow take his ease
An get his fill o rest
When all the time the singin' breeze
Blows blossoms on his breast,
An cattle bells are tinklin
'Crost meadows. east an west,
An. fishin in the river,
The fish so pull the rod,
It's doin' all the noddin
When the Teller orter nod!
But there's life-thank heayen!-in all The
air,
An life in every clod!
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Pious Henry.

Exchange: Henry Watterson has the
secret of happy living, without a doubt
He says: When l stump my toe, 1 do not
damn the universe for my carelessness;
but. instead. I thank God that did not
break my neck"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-20
Log Cabin Philosophy.

AoS OobAd = hAAOoOphJ'
De righteous man has a hard time in dis
WORT en- sometimes he feel ez lonesome ez
a gray owl in de daytime.
Many people not only cuts up dey
shines in dis life, but hopes ter raise
sand at de resurrection.
Eff dey wuz ter take hell out de Bible
deyd be plenty folks in dis country dat
would soon raise it.
De man who spends half his life climb
IN ter de mountain top is so tired W en- he
gifts dar ne don't appreciate de scenery.
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Any Time

ANY times de good time
Hear me sayin' dat!
Wen de melons feeble.
Possum loOkin fat
Come long, believers
Dis de happy day!
Ruther freeze in winter
Dan plow de Ian in May!
Any times de good time
Give de worl chance.
Money play de fiddle,
En- de dollars in de dance.
Come long, believers
Hail de happy day!
Ruther freeze in winter
Dan plow de Ian in Mayl
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A Georgia Prophecy.
Heat de oven. honey,
Make de kittle steam.
Soon will come de money
| been seein' in my dream.
Bacon in de smoke house
Swingin' fun de beam,
EN- de jingle er de money
| been secin' in my dreami
Weather brisk en- sunny
Whippin' up de team;
Soon will come de money
1 been seem in my dream!
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Sarge 22unheH.

~~~ HEAT most everywhere Is ready
M for milling and we all thank God
w for the years bread that Is In 1t.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-20
Brother Dickey's Philosophy

Don't mind man Wen you hear him
sayn' &c devils ter pay, kaze de devil
is de most patientest creditor in de coun-
try.
De sayin is dat Poverty teaches les
sons ter folks, but Wen | sees him COM
in | mighty quick decides that l don't
need no eddication.
Eff deY wuz a railroad runnin ter heav-
en-. some folks would wake up too late
ter letch de train
Dey's so little er de place whar Satan
live at preached in dis day en- time, dey
has ter put steam heaters in de churches
ter climatize de sinners.
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To harvests full and plenty,
Right soon their hats they'll doff.
The bead Will rim the moonshine.
But--weve
Done
SWOre
Off
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n ONE fifty years ago there was a
dogmatic old squire in the seven
~ teenth district of this, Cass county,
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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. only S. per
annum. Clubs of five, S each: clubs of ten.
81 each and a copy to getter-up OF club.
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Entered 1T the Atlanta Psstoffico Second
Class Mail Matter, Nov. IL, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-28
TAXES FRIENDS PLACE IN HOSPITAL
Polish Immigrant with Contagious Disease
Escapes-His Countryman Arrested.

The story OF how a Polish immigrant, detained
&, tho Long Island College Hospital in the benef
that he was suffering from contagious disease,
was enabled 10 escape through the assistance OF
his friend who took his place in the bed In the
hospital was told yesterday in the federal court
before Commissioner Benedict Frank Lynn OF
Boston was arraigned on the charge OF llegau1
ob,aining the entrance into the country OF Francis
Iev,aroWskv He was held in $3.50 bail for further
exa nina ton tomorrow.
JeuarowsBy reached Ellis Island IN company with
horde Of Polish immigrants several DAYS & agG,
;rbe autborities believing him TO be afflicted with
contagious disease OF the eyes, sent him 10 the
ward In the Long Island College HOS
nitsI In order that he might be detained Tor Cd
serVatfOn- ,---.-- - 81. 5s+ap-
,soT came on from Boston and obtained PeTHnlt n
= -jeir Te arovsky in the hospital ACCORDING 10
~. atifhorities Lynn told his friend 10 exchange
clotb hing with him. and the prisoner, gong TO me
Snor and presenting Lynn's identhcatoh car y, y,
reade MS escape. Several hours later Lynn II IS
I'D tried 10 get by offering g to the aoorIal
-, a. was promptly arrested and the trlck e nau
t,isxed on the authorities was then discovered
New-York tribune., 1903-06-28
EPIDEMIC OF SUICIDES.
-Four Try to End Lives-Man Cuts
Throat Before Sister.

Three men and one woman attempted suicide
in the Eastern District yesterday. One, George
rltnlann. tailor, Of No. &c George-st.. sue
ceeded in his attempt.
Since being struck on the head with a beer
glass several months ago Eltmann had shown
evidences of being mentally unbalanced Yester-
day morning he called to his sister-in-law. Mrs.
Henry Eltmann. When she had approached
within a short distance he drew a razor across
his throat with a powerful stroke that nearly
severed the head from the body. She screamed
and tainted. Neighbors in and called for an
ambulance but the tailor had bled to death be-
fore il arrived.
Frederick Geffert, twenty-siX years old, a bar
tender put two bullets into his body in bed
room over the saloon at No. 1,162 Manhattan
ave At the Eastern District Hospital II was
said that he would probably die.
Ambrose Leach, sixty-one years old, a painter,
of No l43 Linden-st., tried the gas method OF
ending his troubles. He was found by his
brother unconscious with gas tube in his
mouth An ambulance surgeon revived him and
left him at home. III health had brought on
dependency. -
Martha Meyer. sixty years old, of No %
Maeker-ave after a slight quarrel with her
daughter went upstairs and turned on the gas
She was found unconscious half an hour later
After bringing her out Of danger an ambulance
surgeon left her in the of her family physi-
clan.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-28
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Nev-TorS June p 1903
BEEvEs-Rceeiprs. cars. or 10 head all e9nsisned
sides. extreme range Issac per 70 taoes
quoted general sales Of American I've cte
r.,I.v-f-sr axuo-ts reported for
dav The Caupanfa Liverpool about 200 quarters OF
quarters. British Empire so cattle 10 London and
100 head Antwerp
,AIvEs- Receipts including 500 direct. were SIS head
to4sT = H., 70 be soid-i3 at Jersey city ana 81
txteth trading; 5uttern1iIk calves were
few veas sold at 50 e7s-s7 per 1oC ~ City dressed
veaIs general sales. SlzQll -2c- per ~
SaI.s-NeWtou Co. . veas l-t TO average, az - Der
100 n. 10 do. - n. at - -Is7
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. Including single car
saughter 'i2 cars. or LBS mead rla6ln
gsl cars ~ ha zod-a,I city Sh eep
commonly du-anost unsalable al any ngjre.i sales
Vas confined TO comparatively few carloads. beyond
which inquiry, unless posslsy a. sna-p
dav OF 1sG1.c peg n About ~ cars ot STOCK incuing
per 100 n So soa$6 10 dressed mutton IG92c
per n dressed lambs loa al2-zc-
saIes-Kerns Commission CO. - Kentucky lambs s.
$50 do y n ., 1876 do. - n al S6 =; 25S Dc
81 n at So: Ohio warnings. 80 ~ az So $ ono
sheep. - n. at s. . ., Indiana do iSI n at -
Tobn & shannon 90 Virginia lambs y =. az 81 T5;
do ~ 50 % 81 d. - n az 50 - SS ono
al s., -. 6 Virginia do 112 n. az 81
KsSat7 Nf127 sheep S2 rs @ 3 s. @ 8 Do 8 & at s. IS
fsrrtnrr5n ~ & CO go virginia Il n IS 20.
Virginia sheep. no n az 81 % -. ss-z
Mcpherson y CO. -3l virginia iahos' 81 10 a % 80
: Judd & Buffalo lambs. = y. al S6 so 26S
crockett & Co. 80 Kentucky lambs IS 70 az s6 80
Kentucky sheep - n. at - . .o-
RECEIPTS 1sls cars or ? SO head nearly AL
consigned direct No sales reported
New-York tribune., 1903-06-28
THE PRINT CLOTH MARKET,
Try TELEGRAPH TO IHE TRII

TELEGRAPH TO HE TRtEUNEI
Fail River, Mass. June 27-Local brokers report
that the sales in the print cloth market for the
week will reach about 10000 pieces. being con-
fined 10 both wide and narrow odds. The market
has held firmly throughout the week at basis OF
7I.c for regulars There has been an advance In
3s-inch six64 from 414c 10 4ssc during the week
Wide standards have been receiving steady call
of late the same amount Of these goods as was
disposed Of this week having been sold the latter
mart of last week The selling price of these
goods during the last week Is said TO be on a
basis Of about 3ssc for regulars. Except for the
fact that five six mills have signined their In
teution OF closing during the week OF July T. the
general conditions ruling the market have con-
tnued unchanged from those OF the last few weeks.
The demand for all classes and styles Is much
greater than the sales show. but the manufactur-
stilI combining themselves 70 spot o. de
Iiveries within the next four or SIX weeks. the
daily advance in the cotton market making the
future prospect Of the cloth market very uncer-
tain The tone is very firm at the following
prices 2s-inch 81 square size &-inch 6ix6o 3-l6c.
g7-iuch 64xsO 3sc; 27-nch. bs square, lS-l6c. 39-
inch GSx72. 47sc. 3sIs-nch, 81 square, 4asc
New-York tribune., 1903-06-28
sourHERN COTTON MARkET.
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

Liverpool. June 27clostnE: wheat-spot steady. no
Bad. No I California, sad
futures dull July 6s Cd septen1her- IS 4lsd Corn
mixed - 1i1d fuures dull June
nominal July. 4s u. September - Sid Peas-Ca-
madam quiet 9led Flour-St Louis fancy winter
Gs q London tFacihc Coasr frnl e l5s
a IS 6s Beef easy. India 75s. Pork hrn
mess SIS 6d HaUs-Shorr cut - 70 Is
n steady. 55s cd Clnnberisud cut 2s - 50 y
6ru short rib. a5s 81 long clear
rndjeg liRht 2S "a I'd. long clear mid
dIes heavy n. hrnn Sis 81 short clear backs
IL. steady q bellies. - p p
ass Shouders-Square II Il r steady. SOS 81 Lard
easv. prime Western. in tIerces AIS 81. American
fined in pals. 4os 50 Butter-tiood United states
quiet American finest white. SIS. do
coIoref SIS TaIlov-Prirue Turpentins
steady Ftosin--Cou1rnon srsady. Is 50
re+rofa1rr,-Refned steady.
t.otonseed c-TulI refnsd-Spot steady 22s Tallow
Australian in London firm. sis Beet susar-June. -