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Georgia

The enactment Of a prohibition law by
the Georgia Legislature will practically
drive out beer from Crackerdom. If
Dry precedents hold good, Georgia whis-
key will be more incendiary, brain biting
and homicidal. Local option would have
prevented saloons in counties where pub
lie sentiment will support prohibition,
and cities like Atlanta, Savannah and
Macon might have been allowed to be
wet. But Georgia is entitled to regulate
herself as she pleases; and the stranger
within or without her gates has no right
to complain. There are reasons, how
ever, why the world cannot see without
strong sorrow and resentment the loss
which the new dispensation will infiict
upon art and philanthropy.
Glorious is the heroism Of Governor
HoKE SMITH in signing a bill which, clos
ing the art gallery and reducing the rent
NJ the Piedmont Hotel of Atlanta. will
take, il is said, a fat suln a year out Of his
pocket. Yet while we applaud the hero
let us not forget the poor. Mr.. SMITHS
share Of the bar receipts was given to
charitable purposes. Unwillingly he dis
closed this liberality in answer To the
viper tongues of his political foes. Thou
sands used to watch the cash registers
in the Piedmont. Corn bread for the
hungry, russell shoes for the barefoot,
kimonos for the shiftless, arithmetics and
spelling books for the needy schoolboy;
a great and pure stream OF benefcence
flowed from that art gallery. There are
gains for all our losses. but here is a loss
which will be felt throughout Georgia.
OF a loss still more serious and sad
dening few will have the heart to speak.
What is to become Of the noblest monu-
ment Of classical art in Georgia, the Gal
at the Fountain, when on January /,
1908, the fountain is closed? Already
that wreath Of native m~uscadines which
is a garment to her begins to wither.
Her wind tossed hair is falling out. The
pathos Of agony is in those immortal
V Is she, to whose shrine millions
come to worship. she. the last and love-
Hest of the goddesses, TO he toted off by
some new barbarian Elgin Of the North?
Chicago connoisseurs are already bid
ding for her. The Pittsburg millionaires
but this in too much and Nature whim-
pers at the thought.
II is a hope, if not yet a positive expec-
tation, that Georgia, that Atlanta in par
%ticular, will rally around the masterpiece
and forbid its ~ravishment. Public sub
scriptions are already open and lovers
Of the beautiful in all parts Of the world
will be glad to come into the kitty, so to
speak. When the fund is large enough
subscribers will be called upon to decide
the future disposition and site of the Gal.
There are two plans, each better than
the other, each insuring a worthy desti-
nation for a priceless work.
Who is the greatest living Georgian?
Ia il Colonel SID Tap? Then the Gal
shall shed new beauty over his temple of
truth, the Tappium. Is it JOHN TEN
PIE GRAVES? Then the Gal goes to the
other temple of truth, the Gravesorium.
Votes and subscriptions may be sent to
either address.
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CorrEkvILLf. Miss. July 10.
stage Drin king.

To rBs EDITOR OF TIE SrN-.Sfr: wesre living
In the age OF q drink drenched drama. An amount
OF drinking truly significant Is going on In the
plays nowadays. Even In every one act pla yiet
one may almost as certainly look for the bottle
and glasses as for the actor and actress. A burglar
Is portrayed endeavoring to escape from the 20
lice. Seeking refuge In a private house. he is dis
covered and overpowered by Its proprietor, and
upon promising TO reform Is released after being
treated to sundry "highballs." In The Girl Of
the Golden West the heroine Is both tavern keeper
and barmaid. Cowboy and Indian gulp down
their nrewster with apparent equal relish. With
barrel OF rum and blinking glasses the ~hiStrionlc
bri gands meet In their forest den.
IL Is not so much Harry Gilfoil's clever inner
~sonation OF Baron Sands which brings forth the
shouts OF applause from the audience as the never
touched him" and artistic way In which he puts
down the gin.
The stage hero who has lost wife. family, all.
PUSHES white faced into the room. runs his myers
al the decsnter and browns his sorrow In a hot
scotch" Meetings OF friends or enemies are pre-
coded or followed ny a little booze fest.
Not long ago In a vaudeville act given here the
comedian relieved his acute thirst by the assistance
OF a full sized barrel OF beer. As his INVESTIGATION
and thirst increased he nune his beer mug aside
and falling upon the floor put his mouth to the
splgot and turned on the beer. The act ended by
the overturnlng OF the barrel. drenching the stag re
and leaving the actor stupercd and unconscious.
Certain OF the amusement loving public follow
the events of the drama as closely as practicable
In private life. and stage acting furnishes object
lessons which may be and doubtless often are
repeated under other auspices. Few persons will
dare deny that this stage drinking exerts a certain
" unconscious influence upon many theatregoers,
and neither fair haired matinee girl nor plous gray
beard IL immune from II. Wives who are trying 70
reform rum soaked husbands might probably
veto the theatre.
The writer is not trying to pose as a reformer,
bat a. UunnAArNn1 40 Nhla .,,hN..s 49,.
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Back to Natures.

With interest and some surprise We
learn from our herbivorous friend the
Vegetarian that the Hon. ROBERT MARION
LA toilette Of Washington, Wisconsin
and C~hautauqua, is a herbivore.
Can all that fire and smoke be fed.with
grass alone? Such an eager and a con
tcntious spirit should be nourished on
curries and peppers and tabascos and
salamander spiced and kidneys and
things deviled devilishly. The Caliph
of Oyster Bay hunts mighty game, from
grizzlies To harrimans; lives, apparently,
on red meat and plenty of il; n born
rarnivore and an animalicide. But TO
think that carrots and spinach and rad
ishes feed the Badger Roosevelt. BOB
The Corporation Killer!
The Vegetarian looks forward to the
happy day when the Use Of flesh and
fish products" will he barred in the
White House" Down with the Neat
Trust! Down and out with the meat!
We don't know what's to become of the
butchers: but they will be no worse off
than other ~milliOnaires, for ROBERT will
certainly be Robert the Devil to preda-
tory wealth.
The Vegetarian remarks that MIR. LA
TOILETTE is "a mar Of the Roosevelt
temper" who ia able TO control him.
self" because his system Of stocking is
better and cooler.
II Mr.. LA TOILETTE becomes the Re-
publican candidate for President Mr..
FAIRBANKS will be the inevitable candi-
date for Vice-President. Grass and
Buttermilk! Back to Nature!
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Chinese Way 20 win Battles.

From the London Standard.
Col. Maxse, proposing the toast OF III. FrerrN
President az the banquet given by BouloQne 90 ,rs
band Of the Coidstrosm Guards. said:
"Copfucius, the author of the 'Maxims Of vs..
which even TO this day form part OF the REGULATIONS
o. tho Chinese amy, puts his nrst maxim In ~
terms You should dinuse In the camp Of your
enemy the most beautiful musical sounds In orde
to soften his heart This is a very pleasant wa,
OF winning a battle. and II may be hoped that the
sweet accents Of the bands OF tho Garde Repubi
calne and the Coldstresm Guards playing together
VIII nave the eject Of softening the hearts OF thcir
enemies Perhaps the Mayor viii submit, THIS
pacific solution Of so many European d,frcult,es TO
the Hague conference"
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Many a potentate on a small scale has
travelled the road to exile since the white
race began to appropriate the neglected
corners of the earth to itself. TIL Ger
mans, at least, have not forgotten h big
Samoan chief MArAAFA. who gave their
marines a pummelling one day In 1888 that
is still held in sorrowful remembrance. A
little later he gave himself up, perhaps be-
cause he had to, but at any rate he said IL
was because he was tired OF shedding the
blood OF his people in the vain effort to
maintain his rights. He and his leading
men babe farewell 10 Samoa and a warship
bestowed them upon h hot coral island
Of Jaluit. which is still the secure prison OF
those Of them who are alive.
A while ago a man Of science who had
spent months in Samoa landed on this coral
rook with a lot OF presents and messages
from the friends OF the exiles. They had
not heard from the home folks for years
and welcomed the strange az a blessing
from heaven. Tears poured down their
cheeks as he read to them the names Of
their relatives and friends who had passed
away, and their eyes moistened often as
they listened TO MESA ges or incidents that
we're meant only to bring them good cheer.
One father broke down completely when
he was told Of his son who, just as the a
was pulling of TO the ship, came running
down to the shore with bundle Of kava,
which he begged should be given 10 his
father. There was pathos in the incident
and in its effect upon the poor exiles. A
little later they took great pleasure in using
the plant TO decoct the ~favorite brew Of the
home land.
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The Women's National Trade Union
League proposes to promote union mar
riages. A matrimonial endowment fund
is to be raised. A trade union woman
leaving her union to marry "A thorough
union man" will get $500. -Unless there is
a union label on him he will not be eligible
to become the husband Of n Of our num-
ber." Sound and logical. There should
be no "scab" marriages. The clergyman
should wear the union label. Children not
born Of union parents should be excluded
from the public schools and all civil privi-
leges. In unions is strength.
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The Latch Kew Girl.

The girI with the latch key Is something NOR.
ian a newspaper Joke. M Lorn r. Deiand.
You bet she Isl
That sort OF Jokes
Alive TO day,
To morrow croaks.
But the latch key girl
Has come IN stay
And she'll wear whlskers
And pants" some day.
She'll smoke and drink
And bet and cuss
And he just like
The rest NJ rs.
She isn't built
Exactly for
The grave snsirs
or state and war.
But what OF that
Her genius shines
Clean dows q lot
or other lines.
Hall to the latch key lady,
The coming times reveal
The hand that spanks the baby
Running the automobiles
". J. LAkpgos.
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Greatest Conservative Force from the
most threatening danger his bold excur-
sion around the globe produced. He
deserves the Boy Orators sinoerest
gratitude and thanks and not the heart
less attention Of the police.
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AN.tur.s student, Concern for III. Reputation

To TIE EDITOR or TIE SUs-.SI: Returning
from church this morning through Central Park
saw q buffalo, or American bison. come eagerly
forward to the fence OF Its pen to take a peanut
from the fingers OF a nature student; near by A
wspiti deer as eagerly ate an empty paper bag
Am I right In concluding from this evidence thar
the bison subsists upon peanuts and that paper
bags form the diet OF the spotted wspiti deer; or
am ] another' C.. c. II.
NEW YORK, July ID.
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The FaHIe's aey.

To TIE EDITOR or The SUN Sir: In my very
early teens I used 10 dcclalm q bit OF un- Mltonic
blank verse which sides against Mr.. Drake and pos
sibly Mr.. Roosevelt In the matter Of the eagles
sex:
81 am the American eagle
And my wings nap together.
am the hen bird OF the Goddess ~ Liberty.
And when ! scratch gravel
Mind your eyes"
CxDAs RAPIDS. Ia, July u. ANorHsa HALF.
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After n months service a New York
patrolman has resigned because he ouldn
find any "hard work" He does well TO go.
He was unworthy of the high traditions
and ideals Of the Finest.
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SOCI4BLE RELATIVES.
On the Frequency OF uninyited visits From
Ones kinsfOIk.

To TEE EprroR or TEE uS-Sr Have the
times changed. or am | growing srouchy in my old
are, We used to sing In the village singing school
q rollicklng roundelsy with this refrain:
There's Hezekiah and Aza riah and Aunt Sophia and
Jededah.
All coming here to tea.
Oh, won't We have a Jolly time
Jerushs. put the kettle on,
Wen all take tea"
But our relatives don't come 20 take tea any more.
They come to stay a week or two. one after the
other In succession, and | don't see anything jolly
In IL.
A generation ago mother and went on our wed
ding trip and stopped for one night only At a rela
tive's house. We have been paying for IT ever since.
ON the strength OF that small obligation those
relatives. their kindred. heirs and assigns OF every
DEGREE have ever since planted themselves. bag and
ba rgage on our front stoop at all hours Of the day
and night. until we feel like one Of those city restsur
ants with a sign in the window This place Is never
closed"
10 Ia most likely to ma ppen any beautiful summei
morning. Right after breakfast as we take up the
delightful routine OF a retired life the bell rings
and upon answering II we md Sister Maria and
Cousin Nellie and Uncle John and Aunt Matilda
and little Willie standing In a row and grinnins
from ear to ear In anticipation OF the great sur
prise they IRE about TO give the old folks.
Didn't you get our postal3" Ia usually their mrs,
ejaculation. They always send a postal Just al
they start out. and OF course they get here nrst
N ever the postal gets here hrst. ] tell You right
now. mother and I. in spite Of our rheumatism
will shut up the house and dust out somewhere
pretty quick.
We do not wish 10 be disa greeable nor TO inspire
others to be disa grceabic. II II were possible We
would like 20 make everybody happy. But having
by industry and ~fruEality earned q little home and
a modest competence. we do not feel II wrong ID
desire to he left alone. We long for peace and
quiet. and to pass the remainder OF our days In oui
own way. free from surprises" and Interruptions
and confusion. OLD MAN.
JAMAICA, July u
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Paris Office. - Rue Louis lie Grand. The daily and
sunday editions are on sale al Klosque -. near the
Grand Hotel: Kiosquc ~. Boulevard des Capucincs,
corner Place de rOpcra, and KIosuue 10. Boulevard
des ItalieEs. corner Rue Louis lc Grand.
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Subscription, by Mail. Postpaid.

Published by the sun Printing and Publishing
Association at 10 Nassau street. In the Borough Of
Manhattan, New York. President and Treasurer
Of the Association. william NJ. Lafnn. 10 Nassau
street: Secretary Of The Association. Franklin
Bartlett. 3 Nassau street.
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shall study II 1.-THE Interstate Commerce Com
missions report carefully and have something 20
say about II later. --EDvARD n. HARTMAN.
Wow. WOW, WOW !" perhaps
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-13
He Was Convinced

The late Or. Julius Wise once con
sented to attend meeting Of spiritual
lists near his home on College hill
Ohio, and was surprised when Il shad
Owy form in the darkeDed room was
referred TO by the medium as his
mother. VIII, had died a short time I've
fore. The alleged spirit spoke Of s"v
eral members of The family and 'scut
her love To her husband" the Rev. Ur
Isaac NJ. Wise. Ask some question.
the medium urged. and the young doe
tor said. IF YOU are the spirit oi my
mother repeat thc Schema This IS
the Jewish confession of faith There
was pause. tn" figure disappeared.
and the medium said. She doesn't
know what YOU mean. When the
lights went NJ she asked the doctor.
are you coutiircdf" Il am" said
he. but do not ask me what | ain
convinced of New York Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-13
She Scorns Fruits.

If you wish to affront the working
mans wife. ask her if she puts UP her
own fruit When fresh fruit is scarce
and high in price she sometimes buys
it. but only for the kinds that make nc
demands Oh her culinary energies has
she any respect. Apple sauce and boil
ed prunes are absolutely out of cOnsid
Grafton. although as rare treat she
now and then prepares her family q
nice indigestible plum pudding or ap-
pie dumplings which would win enthu
siastic appreciation in an ammunition
experiment station
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-13
THE SEASONS FURS.
Pelts That Are Eavorites and How
Thev Are Fashioned


It is during the summer that ali the
fur garments for tho winter are made
and SO tn, fashions for the cold DAYS
are now ready Thcr" is NOT y very
striking difference between those for
the coming winter and those worn
last season except there is q noticeable
absence Of tails on all liIe meek Uior"~.
Little fur crvAscI pendent balls take
the place of the many tails formerly
considered necessary MuiIs are small
or. as Il rule lHrG"r ut the hottun
than 1T the top and are entirely IN
trimmed Throw Scarfs are with us
again, this time longer than last sea
son One of chuehiila is wjicncd at
the bottom and forms a point there
which point is hor,fered with Il two
inch band Of SrHl
AS many Women oHn sew furs aaH
can thus make any alteration required
in their fur garments the / trvIo.igr
Of the advance STYLES ov-h, &. t. use
ful Stolcs are longer ttaju bcl .ro a0d
the preferred share Is tie 'r.~. s!to'.
which means that til" s-arf goes
around th. neck Is ing N"t along the
shoulticr when not tied. Whpn il is
tied il is thus brought VI closely
around the neck rs a protection. There
are some stole effects with Il short
shoulder piece something like the old
vict0rinc Some of the muffs to match
are made perfectly round and rather
small while the others show the fat
pouch effect being narrow nj the top
and rounding out into the bag design.
Both kinds are pretty. especially il
chinchilla. 1t needs Il short fur 10 look
we'll in these muffs. Seal. lamb and
chinchilla are the best.
In the list of furs for women this
season we find that seal is best. and
dearest. too. with lamb as a close sec
ond. | do not mention Russian sable.
for the price of that is almost pro
hibitiye but the usual furS worn by
the well to do for nice" Seal is nat
uraly the first choice | noticed the
welcome revival of the thrty-sx inch
coats half fitted in the back and
straight front. made perfectly plain,
with nntrimnrl coat sleeves. There
are lapnls, large aud useful. and the
storm collar For two or three seasons
the fancy for scarfS and throws of diff
fe-ent kinds Of fur from the coat itself
made the storm collar superfiuous. but
now we find it again, not SO high per
haps as it was. but still high enough
to protect the back of the neck. Seal
is so rich in color and has such a vel
vety softness that it will he sought for
by all who can afford it. Nothing looks
so well on every one from grandmoth-
er down the line.
Seal, chinchilla and lamb are best
adapted for coats. although chinchilla
is fragile while the long haired furs
| are now made up in enormous quaint
ties for automobiling This sport has
become so general that Il whole long
line of garments for its express pur-
pose is shown Furs that few years
ago no woman would dream of wear
ing are now f.lshona ble-for instance.
muskrat I have seen more than l
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-13

ates for generations. and young oren
went to that institution in due time
graduating with honors in the class of
1891. He had not been out Of college
but few months when he was intro
duced by his uncle the present secre
tary Of state. to President Vrceland of
the Metropolitan company. He told
Mr.. Vrecland he would like TO enter his
employ. and the latter said he could
give him either nice. clean. polite job.
with easy hours. or one in which he
might have to soil his hands. but would
get chance to learn the business.
I'D like the dusty job if you'll give
it to me-" said young Root.
"All right Report to MI at the
Sixth avenue car barns tomorrow
morning ut Z o'clock was al Mr.
Vreeland said. And the NEXT morning
Oreu Root. Jr.. then twenty years old,
began to learn the business Of street
| railroading
The president of the read hadn't
painted the picture any worse than II
was. The young college graduate was
sent out neat HiffhfltE iii Il ttllSti NJ
ton gang. He shoveied dirt dug up
| cobblestones. helped to lay rails and
| finally became timckeener \ little
| later he was sent to one OF the power
! houses and worked there long enough
| to get an idea or what there WIS TO a
| power plant. how it was sci up and
how the electricity got from plant to
| cars
Then he was sent to the car stables
| to learn how to run an electric car and
| after time blossomed out as a motor
| man. At twenty nine he was general
manager of the biggest street railway
| in the world
John Drew has opened his season ut
the Empire theater. New York. in my
Wife," which is the latest success i'm
ported from London. where it ran al
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-13
What She Wears.

In garments the taste of the work
ingman's wife is for something styl-
ish" She buys it in the ready made
clothing section OF the department
store on special sales days when the
enterprising dealer is disposing of
freak or shoddy garments. The clothes
seldom fit we'll or wear well. Simpler
gowns costing Il trifle more would Ike IL
better investment and more becoming
Even the underwear for the tinieSt
child Is bought ready made.
1T doesn't pay TO make it," is her
excuse
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-13
Why It Is Thus.

While this picture fortunately does
not represent all workingmen's wives.
1t does portray many Of them. The
reason of much of the tronbie In the
classes go to work so early that they
never learn housekeeping even If their
mothers know how to teach them. No
YOung woman should be allowed to go
into a shop u. factory until she is six
teen. aud schools Of housekeeping and
courses In dor ,psiir economy should he
made go xenciat and so attractive that
no young ~on~" is 'Re'* t" escape
their influence
t.ARRlEl.I.A MARCH,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-13


roll. tumble and play without harm
coming 10 IL Later when the inclina
ton scizes il. walking becomes an easy
matter. and IN. child learns all alone
by holding to the sides of its pen
about this time baby ought to be
tied into the crib IN prevent accidents.
| want to say tied III III q certain hou!
every night and released ut the same
hour every morning. This sounds like
Unnecessary strictness. but If parents
realized NhHr peace of mind they
would gain thereby they would appoint
more regular hours for regular things
and insist that these hours he kept.
Let the baby cry if temper or d de
sire to get out is tn" cause. 1T will
soon learn there are rules to he Oh
served after the first useless crying
spell or so is over and no mother or
auntie has come in response
"Giye the child plenty Of water. So
many times il cries because its mouth
is hot and fevcriSh from teething
Last and not least give it plenty of
nourishing food along with its milk
farina. beef juice and Cruel, with o.
rasionally y c0ddIed egg
Doctors are becoming moro AMI
more Of the opinion that milk don, Is
not enough for III" nervous highly
strung modern child
HELENA WARE
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-13
An Antivegetarian.

Vegetables are too much trouble or
take too much time In the cooking, and
beyond a soggy ear of corn or a water
soaked potato the family is almost en-
tirely carnivorous. The staff of life is
bought fresh at the nearest bakers,
but the family is not particularly fas-
tidious in regard TO its quality.
Any one who supposes that the aver
age workingman is content with the
inferior cuts of meat doesn't know the
workingman's family in its days of af-
fiuence. PorterhouSp and teuderioinE;