The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-08

Tn politics he, is a Democrat; in re- iigion a Baptist
 He is descended from Scotch Irish Protestants, who came to this country in the seventeenth century. His ances- tors were hardy. honest and true men. His father was a contemporary of such iliustrious Georgians as Lucius O. c. Lamar. Thomas R. R. Cobb, Benjamin Harvey Hill. Robert c. Harper and Linton stephens. In brain power and ability the elder Brown was the equal of any of these. Of him 1t was said that he had ''the largest and best bal ariced brain of any man In the State and was the equal of any in energy and perseverance.
 Tn the early eighties Georgia also claimed such leaders as Alexander H. Stephens and Robert Toonhbs and Her schei V. Johnson and Howell Cobb. AL though at the time these men were older in years and higher in honors than Joe Brown, he was elevated by the people to positions coveted by score of the iIlustrious men of the time and reached by necessarily limited few.
 Governor Joseph M. Brown inherits many of his fathers traits. He is calm, deliberate. slow in making up his mind. but determined and untiring once he is satisfied as to his course. Personal Appearance of Joe Brown.
 During the campaign which closed on Thursday good deal was said about MT. Browns personal appearance. It was charged that he was not hand some. That is true. His opponents said he could not make speech :. His friends, admitted #. But they re- torted that neither could Thomas Jeff ferson make a speech. but. oh, how he could write. like a modern Junius!
 In the calm seclusion of his study MT Brown has thought out the prob lenns of the campaign as they were pre-. sented He has digested the facts. made up his mind and told the people of the State his views, In cards that could not be surpassed for condolences, cIearness and incisiye thought.
 The author of these splendid cam paign documents Is slight of build He lacks the ruddy hue and glow of vig- orous physical strength and virile. ath- ietic manhood. His chest Is narrow and everything about him denotes the student. That Is what he is; neither an orator. an Adonis, nor the embodi- nent of the popular conception of a hero of the people.
 But Joe Browns mind is clear, &C., tive ever alert and capable of grasping and compreh ending in their entirety the intricate details of every problem he approaches. " Quiet, calm and in1perturbable, he easily ifnpresses a visitor with his self control and thorough mastery of his emotions. In height he Is about five feet six. His hair is tinged with gray and thin on top. His beard is full and the brown Is mingled with gray. Ills eyes are dark brown His nose Is large and prominent and his forehead is broad and high.
 When he speaks. his voice lacks. vol uEne and resonance.-s In conversation, he is quiet, self contained and is not a man to whom q laugh comes easily. He Is earnest and even positive in a quiet way, but never unduly emphatic and no one has ever heard him emphasize his remarks with profans explosives.
 There Is nothing of the sport, the society leader or the bravado about Little Joe." @
 He is unobtrusives usually bent in reflection and appaTeBtlw lost in his own mental processes.
 Browns Wide Experience. " The experiences of Joseph M Brown as laborer. law student. rallroader, business man and farmer should qual- fly him to appreciate the struggles. and synapathize with the needs of every class of Georgia citizens.
 He has had taste of almost every field of business activity. He is profound student, an author, a busi- ness man and farmer Of an ex- tremely modest and retiring disposI- tion, his various activities were not widely known until the present re- markable campaign for Governor. It is inevitable that in hot and spirited political struggle a mans accomplish- : ments will be discredited by the oppo- sition and his abilities called into question. This, is the fate that me Joseph M. Brown.
 Mfr. Brown was born in Canton. Cherokee County, on Dec. 2s, 1851. His father was Senator Joseph E. Brown, and his mother. Elizabeth Grisham Brown
 when Joseh E. Brown was elected Governor of Georgia in 1857, the fam fly moved to MiliedgevilIe, which was then the Ctate Capital, and remained there eight years during the adrninis- tratien of Governor Brown. In De- cember, 1865, they moved to Atlanta and took up their abode in the famous Brown homestead on Washington Street. in this city.
 Lives on His Marietta Farm.
 This was the home of Joseph NJ. Brown until his marriage to Cora A . Mccord on Feb. 12, 1883. Previous to his marriage he had bought a splendid home in Marietta, formerly the prop erty orf Ex-Governor Charles J. Me Donald, whose death occurred in 1859 The property was bought from Gen Henry R. Jackson, one of the most H. -lustrious men in Georgia history. On this fine place. embracing Ills acres, the newly y-elected Governor lives He also owns large farm in Cherokee County, where he raises everything needed for his own table and for the stock of his two places. He recalls with pride that on this farm he raised sixty.seven bushels of corn to the acre. This was done by deep blowing and liberal fertilization. He also raised seventy bushels of oats to the acre, and on seven acres produced of Georgia red hills and not on rich bottom land. The real secret of this rerlarkable yield is deep blowing: the land having been blower 22 inches
 Three children bless the Brown homestead: Joseph E. Brown, aged IS; Charles McDonough Brown, aged Is. and Cora Mcdonald Brown, aged IS. IL will be observed that the two boys are named for ex-Govarnors of Georgia, are living on the old home place of an exGovernor, so there must be some thing in the atmosphere of the place to develop a Governor.
 To Keep the Boys and Girls on th,
 Farm.
 On this place all the tree fruits ant berry fruits that will grow in thil climate are in bearing. The fine Jersey cows furnish the family witt an abundance of sweet milk and but ter.
 With a gleam of pride and affection Mir. Brown yesterday explained tha he wanted to make the old home place