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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
Compulsory Education.

Mrs. FELTON,. Much Esteemed Lady: I hope
you Will excuse me for this communication as
10 the present school system. which / consider
erroneous In the extreme. Compulsory educa-
ton under the present system tyrannical.
Now. lets examine IL.
Boys and girls under y years old put by the
teacher in four different studies or books viz:
spelling and reading. arithmetic. geography.
history Each with tablet and pencil. The sec
ond book bothers the first. The third bothers
the first and second. The fourth book bothers
all the others and but little being learned
No accent nor syllable in spelling being
taught by the teacher. Young men p years
Of age. after going to a dozen common schools
enter the high college for one or two terms
and then can't read.
The SSsten by which they are pretended to
be taught IS barrier and hindrance to a cor.
rect education. Now a comparison: The far
mer botched up and planted ten acres, like
wise ten more. and then ten more and again
ten more. Now he had four tens. all ready to
he cultivated at the same time. He goes in
the first ten with lick and promise 10 get to
the second ten. The same TO third ten. then
the fourth. and by that time the first ten need
ed being worked bad at the first start.
SO he continued this dehauching through crop
times. and did not make a half crop. Just so
under present school system. Go TO school
twelve years and not half an education. why
such a system only for placing money into the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
Cadets Go to Tallulah Falls

GAINESVILLE, Ga, Aug. 10.-The entire
corps of cadets under command OF Mai. Charles
NJ. Everett and the Riverside Cadet band under
direction Of Capt. NJ. NJ. Cole, left Gainesville
this morning for Tallulah Falls, where they
Will spend week in camp. For a month the
boys have been hard at work; regular school
hours have been maintained, two hours daily
have been devoted to military and naval drill,
ana President Van HoOse decided that they had
earned good weeks holiday and Tallulah was
selected as the best place to spend II. Tents,
cooking outfit and everything necessary to make
their stay at the falls pleasant We're carried.
The academy owns about 100 tents and is well
equipped In every way for a camp trip of this
kind. Atlanta, Columbus, Macon and Savannah
are all we'll represented among the cadet corps.
The splendid new barracks which the academy
is erecting is nearing completion and will af-
ford the much needed room which the growing
patronage of Riverside demands. When IL is
completed Riverside will undoubtedly have. the
best plant in the south. The school is but little
more than one year old; in fact, il is not n
year old, having opened its first session last
September, but already ii has nearly $4,000
invested in its plant. The outlook for the fan
session is very bright. Almost all the boys who
are here for the summer will return.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
Large Attendance of Baptists

BLUE RIDGE, Ca, Aug. 1O.-A large num-
bcr of tho attendants upon the Georgia Baptist
assembly attended the session of the Morganton
association at Harmony Baptist church some
two miles from this city. Among those who
attended and made addresses DIR. ID. w.
Key, W. G. Cooper, Dr. John E. White, DR..
John F. Purser, g. w. Andrews, G.. j. Thomp-
son, j. j. Bennett and DIR. ). Y. Jameson.
Dinner was served the ground and TIE
occasion very greatly enjoyed by all.
wOman's missionary society was organ
ICED in the afternoon, Mrs L. g. Willlngnam
presiding.
There was no meeting Of any sort at the
assembly hall on Saturday the Il. Y. T. u.
convention having closed Friday, and the
Sunday
The city is filled with visitors. the hotels and
boarding houses being taxed TO their utmost ca
paeity, many applicants having to be turned
away. However, the congestion Is removed at
this time, most of those who attended the
homes. There Is ample accommodation for aIl
who will attend the assembly meetings.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
Ben Hill Roads Ready for Autos

FITZGERALD. Ga, Aug. 10.-Ben Hill
county's section of the Atlanta to Jacksonville
auto route is about completed. The road
through the county begins at the Coffee coun-
ty line and west almost in a straight
line into this city and from here in a
northerly direction to Bowen mill. the north
ern boundary of the county. Experts who
have been over the road say that 1t is Of
the finest sections that has been built along
the route.
The agitation started for good roads by The
Atlanta Journal, and which has been per-
sistently kept up, has had much to do with
the enthusiasm that has been shown in this
section toward the building of better high
ways 1t has been a great factor for educa-
ton along this line and already those who
live along the routes that have been made
good declare that they wish that the work
had been done years ago.
Besides being a part Of the great highway
that will connect Atlanta with Jacksonville.
the road in this county will directly con-
meet three county seats. Wilcox and Coffee
with Ben HILL
Altogether Ben Hill county this year will
spend $4,000 good roads and before the
work ceases every mile of highways in The
county will be worked. The clay over sand
system Is being used. but it not adopted
until after a thorough test or the system had
been made and proven the right kind for flat.
sandy countries.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
= LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE :.
Gives His Views
on Justice Courts

Editor Journal: For some time there has been
considerable agitation of the justice court ques-
tion, and as l have been for some time close
student of our justice courts, having done a
large amount of practice in these honorable
courts. would like 10 present a few ideas to
the readers of The Journal on this subject. The
state of our justice court practice is alarming
to say the least of IL. Under our present sys-
lem it is hard indeed to get justice in our
Justice courts, without having TO go through
that tedious and expensive ordeal of eertiorari.
\ litigant living at a great distance from the
justice of the peace is up against it, under
our present system. He is a stranger; the
adverse party, perhaps, is the next door neigh
Dor of the honorable court. Thus at
glance the problem facing the Htigants and
the possible chance of justice being meied out
according to law and equity. The litigants
bringing their differences In our justice courts
have their differences adjudicated with the most
care and only after the most thorough investi-
cation by competent Justice, for with this
class of litigants the results of their litigation
means the most They are, class poor
and needy and Of all other members OF society
they can least afford to have their differences
brought before incompetent and illiterate
justice.
Under our present system there is one justice
of the peace for each militia district in every
county, also for every district there is a notary
public with the same jurisdiction the justice
of the peace. Under this system there In
every county large number Of Justice court
judges, and they are paid very little for their
services. While, If there were a less number Of
Justices they would be better paid and more
efficient and by far better men could be secured
for jus tees and notaries.
have plan 10 propose which, think. would
be vast Improvement upon present sys-
tenn be less expensive, would keep down a large
amount OF frivolous and useless litigation and
would afford much better administration of
our justice court laws The plan which / would
propose, is this; In each county let there be
enc justice Of the peace at the county site to
try cases. also number of notary publics I'm
the different districts to witness papers, issue
warrants. hold elections. etc. OF course, in the
larger counties there should be more than one
trial Justice. / believe under this plan
better. more efficient. and by far more desir-
able system of justice court procedure would be
afforded The cost accruiRg during the year
from the litigation brought before the trial
Justice from all parts of the county would
amount to sufficient to secure a COM
pe,eut man for. Justice. also under the proposed
plan a much better administration Of our Justice
courts would be secured.
LESTER C. DICKSON
Fayetteville. Ca.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
Abandoning Sheep Culture

There has been struggling eioIt lOi
many years in southern Georgia TO raise
sheep. because wool brings good price
and mutton is good to eat. Beer Is SO
high that mutton is obliged to be pronta-
bic to raise, but yesterdays paper tens
the story of the failure and great num-
beers of sheep have been sold and shipped
because the farmers are Disguised with
their losses from dogs. Grown sheep
were sacrificed at $1.75 per head in
country where the animals could Craze
the wear round on native grasses and do
well.
II is a sad commentary on the apathy
and indifference of Georgia legislators. A
tax of 81 per head on dogs would bring
into the treasury thousands upon thou
sands of dollars, but hitherto we nave
seen them prefer dogs TO mutton.
I hone the coming census will tell us
not only how many sheep we have IN
the United States but how many dogs 1t
took to kill out general sheep culture In
this country.
The dead loss sustained by keeping
hordes of idle worthless dogs is past COM
putation and past remedy, but it is plain
~ evident that If sheep raising was sub
stituted for dog raising we would have
money in pocket and many other things
that would be profitable If dogs were cur
tailed.
I don't know when have seen a little
newspaper squib that was more disheart-
ening to a southern farmers outlook wnen
these south Georgia farmers were COM
PEELED to sacrifice their stock of sheep at
a minimum price and ship them out of the
country because of worthless dogs.
The mayor and council in Gainesville
put the tax of a dollar on every dog in
town, and It cleaned up the dog business
satisfactorily. We had but one, the same
little Ridly that a Hartwen friend sent
me last winter, that is the incest little
dog you can imagine. but l planked down
the dollar without demur, and for the first
time in years we have some satisfaction
In being relieved from a gang of prOwling
dogs that tore up my chicken coops to eat
the scraps. and broke up every hen nest
that they could reach with either their
nimble feet or sharp. quick seeming
noses.
We have more than 100 acres of we'll
set Bermuda that would easily support
100 sheep the year round and we cannot
own a sheep and expect to see it alive for
"a hours.
The 100 sheep could be counted on for at
least 100 fat lambs for market yet we
must stand still and suffer the loss, with
out any place TO appeal to. or find any
remedy. because Georgia legislators are
absolutely afraid they will lose a vote
next time, and the land swarms with
worthless dogs, everyone of whom will
consume as much as hog that gets its
own living by foraging.
II sheep raising could only be substi-
tuted for dog raising. what a fat time
we might have in plentiful lamb and
mutton!
Several years ago I went on a crusade
against dogs, and I carried myself to
Atlanta some thousands of names petit
tiOning for relief from worthless dogs,
but nothing came of il. Fifty years from
now We will actually stand amazed to
remember how worthless dogs could hold
successive legislatures at bay and stare
the farmers out Of countenance in old
Georgia
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
A Temperance Meeting in the sos

A poor Ohio woman. who had a wan.
Ierfng son. for she didn't know whore
ie was. or what he was doing. except that
ie was stranger in a strange place.
vent into a, woman's Temperance meet.
ng one afternoon. and her interest was SC
eal- and her amens so earnest. she was
tsked 10 pray.
She prayed for her own son. wherever
ie might be- and poured out her soul &c
ne Lord 10 save and keep her child what
sVer ne might be doing. Her zeal and
sarnestness was 50 great that mention OF
he meeting was made in the local paper
tpc after many weeks. reached two mis-
uonary women in far-ofT Japan. wher
heir papers and letters from home were
delivered 10 the missionary station
They determined to hold a temperance
Meeting also. and to tell the japanese
yomen OF the perils OF intemperance
they met in their tiny little japanese
Dom. which opened on the street. where
ne songs and prayers could be heard by
he Qassersby.
Their attention was attracted To a drum
gen sailor. who belonged to an America
'eSSel In the harbOr. and ne was curSins
n the English tongue. One OF these Ia
lies asked where he was from. and he
aid from Ohio. from the town where
hey also came He interested them a.
he sat down somewhere in the vicinity
where he could hear. IL not see These
FOOD women carried their meeting to ?
:lose-sung a number OF American HYMNS
that they made a part OF their wor.
hip. and when the little company dis
Iersed they found the drunken sailor. sob
ling Ike his heart would break. and cry
ng aloud. MY poor old motheri"
The remembered hymns brought back
AZ hr.r - =
tie. where he was miserable stranger Ir
very strange land.
He was found near the little assembly
llace. az the next meeting. and finally
Re went inside and sung with them.
To make long story short the sailor
because OF the interest these ladies
COX in him. not only took the pledge. but
vas happily converted and Joined the
:hurch-
To go back to the Ohio temperance la.
lies and the poor old mother. when the
aides net again some months after the
Meeting first mentioned. they found the
I'd mother there. the first 20 come.
She was not sObbing. as at first. but
Ezs shouting happy. and the old hard
worked wOman's face shone with her hap
hness. AS she waited for them, she
iummed the tune Of
Praise God from whom all blessings
flow"
After the meeting opened she arose anC
aid: Won't you ladies sing Praise Coo
rom whom all blessings flow. for me?''
which they did. Of course. She sung her
elf so rapturOusly that every one was
Itfracted to her. ard her ecstacy was SC
marked they thought something had pos
ably unsettled her mind At last she
landed a weather-beaten letter TO be
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13

read. blotted with tears, and begged the
leader 10 read IL aloud. 1t was writer;
by- her wandering sailor boy from tar-oE
Japan. and told the story of his CONVEX
sion.
AS the reader read the letter, shouts
OF praise were heard in that small upper
chamber, and every little while the OLD
mother would shout out, Praise Goo
from whom all blessings flow.
\ How God works IN, and through pure
mother love- for the children they love
so well. The poor old mother made her
wants known at a throne of mercy ane
the Almighty listened to her prayer OF
faith
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
Some Absurd Things
in Georgia Article

Editor: Have you seen the August National
MagazineF It's peach. at least part of it
Is. The part of which I speak is entitled
Glorious OLD Georgia" The writer who
poses under the name of Garnault Agassiz
evidently struck up with a Joe Brown man at
Albany and thereby got all of his information
as you can see easily by reading the article
Some things which seem very absurd to the
writer may be true, take for instance where
he says that the paper shell pecans run from
40 to 20 to the pound and bring in the market
from one to six dollars per pound and that
one confectionery uses may % car loads
Of these nuts chat average from two to fif-
teen cents each).
The candy evidently must sell for $500 per
pound to bring a fair profit to the manu-
facturer We don't buy 1t down this way
we get mighty nice candy for 50 cents a
dollar a pound.
This one instance is merely to show that
the gentleman evidently msinformed.
You will also notice that he pays his respects
to Ex-Governor Smith in passing for being so
cruel 10 the railroads and other corporate
interests.
While strong for Georgia. love
the old empire state of the south; we think
the writer painted the picture a little brighter
than necessary.
OF course the Magazine has a national dis
tribution and probably the article will bring
us a number of immigrants
We are sending you the magazine and trust
you may see fit 10 comment on same.
Yours very truly.
r. WHIT ADAMS.
Boston. Ga
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
One Killed: One Hurt

FITZGERALD. Ga, Aug. I-while
helping to move a piano Thursday
Mr.. E. P. Keefer, a wealthy resident of the
city, and one of the pioneer colonists wac
instantly killed. Mr.. Keefer had--ane to
see that the instrument was properly
loaded on a wagon and stepped in to
help lift it, when it fell on him. crush
ing him to the earth and practically
breaking every bone in his body. Survived
by his wife who has been unconscious
ever since she learned of the accident and
fears are felt that she may not survive,
the shock, four sons and two daughters
also survive.
was killed, Robert McAllister, a machin.
list at the A, B. and A. shops, was
caught by a belt that he was trying to
adjust to a pulley and was terribly
bruised. His left arm is broken and
nearly all the flesh torn off it and serious
internal injuries were sustained. He may
not recover.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
Consults About Steamship

MACON, Ga, Aug. I.-Signor John Sa-
wares, the Italian consul at Tampa and
president of Thomas w. Troy G. Co +,
spent yesterday in Macon in consulta-
ton with Mr.. Troy about the new steam
ship line that the company will soon start
in operation between Tampa and Puerta
Barrios, and other Honduras and Guate-
mala points.
The company will not be for commercial
purposes alone as passengers and freight
win be handled and strong bid is being
made to get the mail service, the new
route being the fastest BY this route It is
but 100 hours between Puerto Barrios and
New York city, 1t taking go hours by
water to Tampa and 40 by rail to New
York.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
On Trial for killing stepfather

LAGRANGE, Ga, Aug. 1O.-The trial OF
Henry Beck, charged with killing his
step-father DR.. William Taylor, a veteri-
nary surgeon at West Point last May.
is being held in Troup superior court in
LAGRANGE.
Judge p. S. Gilbert, of the Muscogee
circuit, is holding court for Judge r. w.
Freeman. DR.. Taylor and Henry Beck
were at Princes stables in West Point,
when IT is stated a family quarrel en-
sued, during which Beck fired five shots
at DR.. Taylor, killing him instantly.
Attorneys b. H. Hill, of West Point:
M. U. IPOoty, of LAGRANGE and Stallings.
of Birmingham, represent the defense.
Solicitor Render Terrell, for the state, is
assisted by Attorney Hatton Lovejoy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
SUTTON PROBE NEAR
FINAL ARGUMENTS

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Aug. 1.-THE re-
sumption of the sessions this morning
of the court of inquiry investigating the
death of Lieut.. James N Sutton,
U. S. NJ. C., seemed to bring the close
of the case within measurable distance.
ISalf dozen more witnesses may be
put upon the stand, but IT is expected
that the examination of most of these
will be brief.
When they have been disposed of. the
judge advocate. Major Leonard. will sum
up. He viii be followed by Henry E.
Davis, counsel for Mrs. Sutton. and he
by A. E. Birney. representing Lieutenant
Adams.
The Judge advocate will then close.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
Will Have Boxing Matches

MACON Ca, Aug. u.-Although the city au'
horities have declined to allow boxing matches
pulled OFF In this city, Promoter ]. J. Jarvis,
4 Atlanta, has succeeded In arranging them for
aaeon people. He has done this by chartering
~ leasing ocmudgee park for Friday night next.
On that date Jack Foy, OF Atlanta, will go ten
rounds against Kid Duffy, Of New York Bill
Slim, Of Atlanta win tackle Young Hector, OF
Detroit. in six-round 60 and local men or
boys will mix 1t in a three-round preliminary
Lout.
This program is interesting the fight fans of
Macon and there should be a big crowd out.
Jarvis tried TO get the Crump's Park casino
for the bouts, but unable to arrange mat
tiers with the street car company, who control
the park.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Aug. ia Washington
special to the Tribune says:
The name of Seth Low. former mayor
of New York and once head of Columbia
University. is being seriously considered
by President Taft in the selection of s
successor to Whitelaw Reid, as anbassa-
cor to Great Britain.
Since the declination Of the post by
President Emeritus Eliot, of Harvard,
Mr.. Taft, it is known, has been looking
around carefully in his search for a rep
resentative American, Intellectually fitted
to hold the post at the court of St.
James. and rich enough to stand the ex-'
penses and yet not too wealthy.
The president, it is declared, is con-
WINGED that Mr.. Low is the possessor OF
all the desired attributes ana 1t is prob
able that he win be offered the post. :
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
NEGRO is LYNCHED
BEFORE CHURCH

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Aug u.--Wallace
Miller. the negro who yesterday afternoon
attempted to assault Lulu Wellington,
aged II years, daughter of a prominent
Trigg county kentucky planter, was
lynched last night by mob of so men,
The mob took him from the brothers.
of the girl. who were taking him to Jail,
and strung him up IN front of a church.
The negro made improper proposals to
the child, who screamed and fed. pursued
by Miller for some distance, when he
saw her brothers in a field.
The brothers caught the negro, who cons
fessed his guilt
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
MARSHALL rs ELECTED
MAYOR OF GREENVILLE

GREENVILLE, S. c.. Aug. u.-After
serving three two-year terms as mayor
Of Greenville, G. Hayward Mahon was to-
day defeated in the second primary by
John B. Marshall the vote being S62
against $50. giving Mr.. Marshall a major
ity of 500.
For alderman in Third ward, W. B.
Anthony won over G. K Willis. the vote
being s47 against 694. For alderman in
First ward. there is a difference of nine
votes in favor of c. S. Webb against
W. T. Bull
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
Gas as Power Producer

SAVANNAH. Ga, Aug. 1.-THE Southern
Cotton Oil company. of the largest manu-
featuring concerns in the city of Savannah, is
preparing TO make an experiment in the use OF
gas as II power producer which will be new 70
this section of the country. II is proposed 10
put in a machine for generating gas which will
be used in turn to operate machinery for the
purpose Of generating electricity. 1t is said the
company may pc able in short time TO supply
Some Of it's nearby neighbors with electricity.
IL the plan proves successful other manufactur
ing plants in Savannah may adopt it.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
Aforementioned Society at ouitman

MACON. Ga, Aug. 1.-THE annual con-
vention of the State Agricultural society
began in Quitman, Ca, today and will
last two days. President ]. ]. Conner
of the state society. was in Macon last
night, and left for Quitman today, ac-
companied by Secretary r. w. Jemison,
of the Macon Fair association, and other
officers of both organizations. Secretary
Jemison will make a speech, telling about
the plans for the state fair that is to
be held here this fall.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
Agents Wanted.
Miscellaneous

WANTED-CENSUS OFFICE CLERKS Railway
Mail Clerks. City Carriers POstoffice Clerks
October and November examinations everywhere.
5000 TO 81, 900 yearly. No 'layoffs" because OF
poor times. Short hours Annual vacation
Salary twice monthly. Over 10000 appointments
during 1903. Country and city residents eqaully
eligible Common education sufficient. Political
influence not required Candidates prepared
free Write Immediately for schedule Of exanai-
nations and free bulletin. Franklin Institute,
Dept J-43 Rochester, n. Y.