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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-16

- bis reipn. Some Of his subjects revolted.
1t became necessary for his MOBILES 10 EIoISn
og.Inst him They met him at huunS ,oue
nesr london on the 18th day or June, 80 80
They forced him to sign tne " r1Eest victory
1Grent Charter). This was great Hio o'o
for the people as they bad drawn up the T -
ter themselves. OF course the perlolous jun M,
had no idea Of keeping his pledge out ,Y ne
was not able TO get entirely Tree Iloni ~. o,,+ao
LENS 70 ha England's first written guaranty
e -i,bts and the laws were under henry II.
England's natural situation seems to M
aided her in her present power. DELI 80 o1,,.
lea was discovered she learned mucn ILoln LII
inc in contact with the people OF the CONT
- -s ,~bose near neibhbor she was. She was
,nucb benefitted by some OF her m'1ueis
thopgb she suffered also from them; ~
said by some great writer that Wi'n ~, ~, IA
Qualities of both Saxon and Norman bnglShu
eorId never have given the world snake
speare. LA .cross tho At
I,ntic the bottom of the ocean otiereu W.!
odvnntsge 10 connect England win America America;
IJer sea coast is rugged and offers many good
barbors Her being an island gives ner NJ
SEQ coast in proportion to size than any other
country. - Latitude of
Labrador the warm waters OF the gun
give her a moderate climate. - II :,
As am working hard, too, to learn an
csn will tell Mrs. Ford what am stuuylus
in connection with English history. II IL NJ ~
literature She may have completed H. puI
do,,htIess Shakespeare offers more than many
Of ms can master in long time. thlnk ~
has been truly said that one who knows ths
Rible and Shakespeare cannot be consloereu
ignorant. ,.s,..s No. chat the
Istters and Mrs Feltons letters. l do not
see how eny one can escape the influence that
urges one upward in reading the writings OF
these dear ladies. Long may tney i've 10 carly
on '"e" e JACQUELINE.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-16

a lady and sat an hour with his hat on.
She t@ed her best to get rid Of him
without being rude. She saw the men
in the office eyeing his hat and teasing
her; but he was too well satisfied with
himself to realize the fact that he was
a laughing stock. At last she said.
Mr. Blank, / am too busy to talk long
er, and for your own good / am going
TO tell you that you will never make a
success Of your business until you learn
that TO lady is going to trade with you
until you learn to take off your hat, and
keep your dignity"
After he left she was shown a note
one OF ne young men had written him.
Rules to be studied by men hoping TO
succeed" was the title. But as she had
told him a few things they did not send
IL to him.
The small sweet courtesies Of life
mean a great deal. One illbred habit is
like a pin sticking in one, and one never
knows what may be the result. Moth
ers, teach you boys to take off their hats
when they enter even the piazza. then
IL Will be second nature. Let them stand
until you pass and for mercy's sake
don't gloss over their rudeness that
boys must make fuss" Donkeys must
bray and dogs do a certain amount OF
barking, but boys are supposed to be
reasoning animals. not beasts. and
should be taught to be polite.
Faithfully yours,
LIZZIE o. THOMAS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-16
HOW ALI Should Walk

profassinR Christians should always walk just
as straight possible. FIRST Oh az, o1Joraps
are always watching; and If skeptical' uhco1,
verted person can learn something wrong 10 zen
on one protesting to be Christian ana lneh
laugh and talk about IT, he Is Just as napp! "S
he wants TO be. Not long ago l asked a FRIEND
To lead a better life than he had been leaoihe,
and these were the words he said: wen, l
viii ioin the church and when drink ana laugn
7 will stay at home and nobody VIII know II
Per friend he did not to know he
would be committing greater SIN imam ever.
He would have been "steilng the livery oL
heaven TO serve the devil in He would nave
becn uniting stones in the hands OF GOD enc
rntes and would have been breaking solemn
So. church members. let us all walk uprightly
rs becometh Christians; for II our names are on
the church list end we profess to be Christians,
and are not walking uprightly, not letting our
lights shine and living as we should, we are
weakening the little faith the outside world
NAV chance TO have in religion ana there9y
endangerlng our own souls to greater punish
ment. -, -,
levers who are good, nice. kind, clever.
cbsritoble and accommoda ting. watch out and
don't let that induce or influence you 10 be-
lieve as they do about religion.
II Won know any even whose name is on a
church book. and are not living right that sad
fac; should not. in the least detract from the
tr1;h OF God on His holy Word and If you are
holding unbellef Of any form as an excuse or
reason for not being truly religious You VIII
some day wake up to the sad an awful fact
that it is a rather poor excuse. heep on the
Lonely Cowboy. 1 enjoyed reading your letter
on Sunday schools and would like much to havG
heard the lecture you gave at Homer, Ga. All
81 Won have nv most sincere wishes and may
this year prove to every one Of you to be the
best year Of your lives.
LATINA THIGPEN.
Adrian Ca Route
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-16

passed to be trampled upon. The governor e"
this state--the grand old Empire state or Tn"
South-is no more than figurehead, ana an
awful small figurehead at that--else he would
put every lIquor-scling town In the state under
martial law and see to 1t that her laws are
respected.
Now. | do not wish to be misunderstood. for
/ believe in education: but what we need Is
schools-more schools and better schools. With
plenty of high schools in every county-schools
that would teach any grade-there would be no
need Of compulsory education; men are only
too glad 10 get the chance to send their chill
dren to school, provided they have schools to
send them to-
Mr. Bach, | like your letters fine, and
think I would like you II knew you person
ally, Isn't 1t strange how peculiar and eccen-
trio some unmarried folks become after they
reach the bachelor days. l think we are
in the same boat, Mr.. Bach, you and l; all
the difference between us is possibly this:
have long ago given up every idea of matri-
hope of some day getting TO yourself Wife
the old hope Of being given the custody of
sweet and innocent little children to bring up
and keep "cean a pin" always. May your
hopes he granted, Mr.. Bach, and long may
you wave!
How hot and sultry it is down here in
south Georgia this fodder-puling weather. II
the sea, where ocean breezes blow, and l wish
there this summer.
Well. it has been a long time since I was
with you l said In the beginning and
being somewhat Of stranger therefore, per-
haps / had better close these remarks else
what I have already written may find the
waste basket; perhaps 1t will, anyway.
MILINToN RALPH SMITH.
Halcyondale Ga
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-16
AXE TO HIT BALL|NGER,
Cannon and ALDRICH

BEVERLY. Mass, Aug. 13.-The re-
tirement of Secretary of the Interior Bal
linger on September Is, and the with
drawal of United States Senator Aldrich
and Speaker Cannon is the alleged pro-
gram to be followed out by the Republi-
can party.
ALDRICH TO RETIRE.
Although he is not to retire until March
T. 1911 and Senator Aldrich confirmed to
President Taft today his intention to do
so, the readjustment plans which plain
ly are in progress apparently treat what
ever influence Mr.. Aldrich may have had
with the president as a thing of the past.
The elimination of Mr.. Aldrich, ac-
cording to close political observers, is
soon to be followed by the retirement
of Secretary Richard Ballinger from
the cabinet. The Republican party is
facing one of the most crucial cam
paigns in it's history this fall and the
leaders, who have been coming more
and more into influence with the presi-
dent, are arriving daily to do all they
can to bring about an adjustment of
the differences within the party.
Mr. Balllnger practically has lost all of
his personal fortune in defending him
self from the attacks that have been
made upon him. 1t is said that one at
torney fee alone in the congressional IN
vestigation cost him $4,000. If the secre-
tary is to recover these losses, IL is said
he must soon resume the lucrative prac-
tice Of law which he left in his home
state to take up the arduous duties of
head of the interior department.
The retirement of Mr.. Ballinger Is
fixed for September Is. The congress
sional committee will have reported by
that time, and the date is sufficiently
early to take the so called Ballinger is
sue out of the campaign.
CANNON TO GO.
The third move in contemplation is
said to be directed against Speaker
Cannon. 1t is not admitted in Beverly
that Mr. Cannon will even be a candi-
date for the speakership. Representa-
tive Mckinley, of Illinois, close friend
of Cannon, and chairman of the Republi
can congressional campaign committee,
was asked here the other day if he
thought Mr.. Cannon could be elected to
the chair again.
Il have not heard that he will be a
candidate" was the significant reply.
The Cannon situation, a thing of
the future, is a little difficult to handle.
Once it is known that the president
would like to see a change, however, it
is believed all doubt as to the result
would be removed
That Beverly is being made the head
quarters of the movement to set the Re
publican house in order is now generally
admitted. The various moves are being
made quietly, but effectively.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-16
NJ MURRAY ALSO HAD
S1,500.O0O CONTRACT
So AGENT DECLARES
George w. Scott Tells Con-
gresSionaI Committee That
His Employer Had Additional
Contract With Indians.

SULPHUR, Okla. Aug. 12.-That j. f.
McMurray had contracts with the In
dams by which in the sale of their lands
he would receive not only $S,00o.0OO as al
torney's fee, but also amounts calling
for 81 100000 in other fees. was testihed
TO by George w. Scott, before the special
congressional committee. Scott acted as
an agent for McMurray.
Conspicuous among the witnesses call
ed to testify before the committee was
Douglass V. Johnson, chief OF 5000
Chickasha Indians.
JOHNSON TO TESTIFY.
Johnson, together with IS per cent of
his tribe, signed the McMurray con-
tracts by which, according to Senator
T. F. Gore, a 10 per cent attorney
fees or 100000 would be withheld from
the Indians in the sale of 10000 acres
of land in this state. This money, Sena-
tor Gore charges, would be paid for
services which the government already
has agreed to render the Indians.
Chief Johnson has made it known that
he signed the contracts because of i'm
patience at the governments delay, in
disposing of the land.
Mr.. Lyon, national Republican commit
teeman from Texas, also is here, and
probably will testify. According to pre-
vious testimony Lyon was financially in
terested with McMurray in what was
known as the old tribal contracts dis
approved by President Roosevelt in 1908,
but is not interested IN the resent con-
tracts.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-16

o,osolv after their leader, the Americans
noured a destructive volley into the enc
my, and then, rushing forward Win
fierce impetuosity, swept the Whole ue-
tachment across the stream pehlhd tiie
batteries. Then began one of the not
test fires of musketry ever Witnessed
among the same number of troops. STARK
mad not a single cannon and scarce a
bayonet, vet his men charged up 10
the mouth of the cannon and rusneu on
the intrenchments with desperation ana
success.
The little hill was wrapped in Names
and the two armies, now within rev
Yards of each other, delivered their IRE
with constancy and were almost cease
less for two hours, as Stark said IN MS
dispatch. like a continued clap OF thun-
der" =
The American leader was himself IN
constant danger. His horse was SHOT
from under him, but with sword in hand
he strobe steadily through his thlnned
ranks, cheering them on to the maj as
sault until the Americans had gone over
the cannon and over the breastworks ana
won the field. 80,
No sooner. however, was the mn
cleared of the enemy than the soldiers
dispersed on every side in search of
plnnder, and while they were in TINS
disordered state word came that large
British reinforcement under Breyman
was only two miles distant Stark en-
deavored to rally his men, but before
he could restore order, the army OF
Baum. finding help at hand. had wheeled
and advanced to the attack.
The presence of another fight restored
the American forces to order, but the
fresh English troops rushed with furl-
Gus shouts to the combat, and pressed
the Americans with such vigor that the
day seemed. after all, about to be lost.
The Americans were driven from one
Hill to the other, post after post was
carried, and symptoms of disorder be-
can 70 he visible in the ranks. But at
this moment the Berkshire militia, who
had arrived before daylight and had re-
NAMED behind till now to dry their am
munition, came up. Fastening to these
fresh troops, Stark ordered them to the
attack and the result was the complete
defeat of the British just as night was
settling over the field.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-16
union CITY LOTS WILL
Be SOLD At AUCTION

UNION CITY, Ga, Aug 1S.-The first
auction in the general development of
Union City as an industrial center will
be held on Thursday and Friday, when
$50 lots will be sold. The auction will be
made a pleasant as we'll as interesting
occasion and all visitors are requested
to be the guests of the promoters of the
auction. Refreshments will be served
and visitors will be given an entertaining
day.
Three hundred and fifty dollars in gold
will be given away at this sale. Prizes
amounting to $3.50 will be divided into
premiums Of SIS and given away each day.
The sale will be conducted by Foster &
Robson, agents. of atlanta.
Two mammoth mills are to be located
Immediately adjacent to the lots that are
to be sold The mills will need homes
for their tenants and improved lots will
be leased by the mills.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-16
LANDSLIDE FOR SMITH
IS PREDICTED IN WAYNE
Especial Dispatch to The JournaL)

Especial Dispatch to The Journal)
JESUP, Ga, Aug. 13.-A large political
rally and barbecue was held here today.
The speakers for Hoke Smith were Col
j. H Thomas, of Bailey, and Col. T. c.
Taylor. of HawkinsvilIe; For Gov. j. NJ.
Brown was w. E. Dempsey, of waycross.
About 800 voters were present Judge D.
M. Clark presided and the speakers were
introduced by Col. James A. Morris, of
Jesup.
Magnificent speeches were made by all
the speakers. but the crowd was clearly
three-fourths for Hoke Smith, and utter
ances of those speaking for him were met
with prolonged and vociferous applause.
1t was clearly demonstrated to the most
sanguine supporters of Governor Brown
that Wayne county, which two years ago
went for Mr.. Brown by more than 200 ma
jority, would this year reverse itself and
so far as Mr.. Smith is concerned in
Wayne county, to start him towards the
executive chair with at least 300 or 400
majority.
It has been reported for some time that
Mr. Smith was rapidly gaining ground
in this county and today's demonstration
was even more prophetic.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-16

On August 16, III, occurred the ia
nous Revolutionary battle of Benning-
ton, in which the Americans, under the
Gallant General Stark. defeated the Brit
isb In the midsummer OIL 10 ia
govne at the head of his Ehslisii
Hessian forces, found that III -,
carry out his scheme OF nv o'1a,,,ta a
tho north. he would have TO eAe,,Nt. -.
ran,d descent of the Hudson, "hlch
vrnrId necessitate a number OF horseS
ra, na,,ond that at his disposal. lie hau'
reviewer been told that the Americans
had a great depot for horses anu 80
,Iies for their northern army at Den
i1inrton. Vt. and he accordingly oeterni,
ined to send out a force IndI "N
take that place by surprise. 49,. .,o
On arriving at their oesllnd'iOi -
Englisb encamped on a hill, In peho
- tba woIlmsac. on the banks OF
which stream stark and his men were
stationed. A part of the English force
vas entrenched on the further she Oh
the stream, opposite the hill, the same
side on which the Americans had en-
canned, only a mile distant, ana OH lHe
hill a battery was set up 80 ooo
Stark sent Colonel Nichols with ~
men to the rear of the enemy let''
ond Colonel Herrick with 300 more TO
ioin forces as they came up. Colonel
Hubbard and Colonel Stickney with 30
men. were directed to move to the front
in order to distract the attention OF Eng
fish. Stark. with the rest or MS Iorce,
kent SLOWLY down the stream toward
that post of the enemy intrenched on
the nat opposite the battery.
Shortly after noon the action began
AS soon as the sound of musketry warn
ed Stark that his detachments were upon
the British rear he ordered his own
immediate command to advance at
point where a bend of the stream re-
veaIed the whole scene of action. Inc
story goes that he pointed out the enc
nv with his sword and cried: See,
there, men, there are the red coats Be
fore night they are ours or Molly Stark
IS a widow A loud shout was the an
swer as the whole column pushed rap
idly on.
In an instant the British cannon had
opened on the dense ranks. Pressing
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-16
A Rev Remarks on Various
TonicS

Dear Householdcrs: II has been quite
while-about year. | believe-since was
last with you. but l have been enjoying the
good letters as much as any OF you.
note with much pleasure that the House
hold page has grown so much better since
this time last year. May It grow on and on
green hay tree that grows beside the water,
till its good influence will he felt In every
home and every heart!
have never decided which is the best Of
those step Saving letters. The one read
last is always the best 10 me-and have
read them all several times. They were all
rcCd-fine. II we would put them into actual
practice: but tho trouble Is we don't put such
things into practice, we only read them, think
Of them for perhaps a few minutes, and then
put them up for future inspection. and nine
chances TO one never think OF them again.
have tried hard TO decide which OF the
several I think best. hut have failed utterly.
If ] was n woman-and sometimes how I wish
were n woman. seeing the great work could
do even ont Of politics. have no doubt but
that I could decide at once, hut being man
have decided 10 give It up. Who's the prize
winner Miss Thomas?
] see whore the compulsory education bill
was knocked under for at least one more year.
think it an awful senseless bill anyway;
there could come possible good from such
law. The state of Georgia has more laws
than she can look after-or will look after.
Men who won't send their children 10 school
OF their free win won't send them under
the compulsory law. If such a bill was
like the dog-tax law the prohibition law.
Hundreds ~ men own dogs in this state and
pay taxes on them. This is said to be
a dry state. at least bills were passed to that
effect: but is il a dry state? You can answer
that question yourself by going to any town
whore they sold liquor previous to the passing
Of this law. Why, they Will sell the rotten.
dea q dealing stuff more openly and boldly than
ever before. Why? Because these laws
no stronger than the men who made them; be-
cause they are a sham and lie and were
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-16
After the Canninu'S Over

Dear Miss Thomas: Permit me 10 thank
you. and the many writers of the Household.
for the good they are doing. was deeply
impressed by your letter OF the 9th inst. l
always felt Incompetent Of writing what might
be published. but in that Household j was
greatly enthused and resolved in my heart
20 do something for Christ. II but little. l
find with myself that Il is human nature to
stand back from our duties TO Christ. because
we can't do great things to begin with. We
should remember that beginners In spiritual
life are as beginners in natural life. We must
do small things first. II is Gods plan and II
should be our greatest desire TO do His viii.
/ think Josephine Hopeful struck the key
note wornan's suffrage. | think IL well TO
repdint IL. or call attention to IL. as some
may net have read her letter or should read
II again.
Come again. Isabel. your letter is fine. You
won't have TO get out on Leap Year in search
of a JOhnnie-some is watching you.
have a brother / wish could meet you. be-
lieve his vote would please any Christian
hearted girl. Well. l Will stop-that waste
basket is near.
With best wishes to the Household.
MR.. ALBERT.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-16

j. ]. Logue, of ]. ]. Logue e Co.,
Confederate veteran, has furnished The
Journal with a protest against the &C
ton of Camp Walker in indorsing Gov
ernOr Joseph Brown as candidate for
governor. He says that despite this in
dorsement by Camp Walker, two-thirds
of the Confederate veterans in GeOr-
gia will vote for Hoke Smith.
Mr. Logue protests against the ac-
ton of Camp Walker because he be-
lieves the Confederate camps should be
purely fraternal organizations and
should not enter into politics.
II am sure that the majority of the
Confederate veterans in Georgia agree
with me-" he stated Saturday morn
ing, land 1 believe that two-thirds of
them will support Mr.. Smith. 1 don :
make this protest simply because 1 am
supporter of Mr.. Smith, but also be-
cause think that our Confederate vet
eran organization should be kept clear
Of politics. Had Camp Walker Endorsed
Mr.. Smith 1 would Nave protested just
the same"
Mr. Logue volunteered at the out
break, of the Civil war, enlisting in the
Sixteenth Tennessee, Company D. He
served four years and II days. He was
discharged in 1862 because of disabil-
ity, but refused to accept his discharge
and continued with his regiment
In 1865 Mr.. Logue came to Atlanta
from Tennessee and established his bus
mess here. In 1876 he moved to
Charleston. In 1881 he moved from
Charleston to Augusta, lived there nine
years, and then returned to Atlanta,
where he has since been engaged in
business.
Mr.. Logue has friends through out At
lanta. He says that he is sure that he
A1@v
one of the leaders in the First Christ
ian church since 1862. He believes that
in fraternal organizations, as in reli-
gion, politics should have no place.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-16
Answers Some History Cues
tionS

Dear Household: May / come in for a few
minutes? / want a seat Agnes Ford. /
think her suggestion for Mutual Benefit
club fine one. ! share her enthusiasm for
an education. and there is better way 10
obtain one than by reading good books and dis
cussing them.
| will answer her questions in English his
tory, and IL / am not correct some Of you
must correct me.
Queen Edburza poisoned her husband by mis-
take and afterwards died hoggar.
Alfred the Great disguised himself as
harper and played In the tents Of the Danes
TO ascertain their number.
think Alfred the greatest king England
has ever had. Some may differ about ii.
though and IL you do please speak out and
tell who.
The Norman conquest was in the year 1866.
I an not about the first written law.
Henry III was first to systematic trials
by Jury. The first grand jury was in his
reign. The decisions OF his judges were so
sagacious and consistent that they became the
basis Of the common law which Is used now
in all English speaking countries.
Henry's John, became kind. He
very desPotic. There was great dissatisfaction
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-16
FARMERS ARE CHEERFUL
OVER CROP CONDITIONS

MARSHALLvILLE, Ga, Aug. 11-Farmers
have reason TO feel much more cheerful over
the crop prospects than they did two weeks
ago. While cotton on sandy land has been so
overrun with grass and weeds that a great part
of If will have TO be abandoned. yet these hot
dry davs have improved al the crops and helped
the fruitns In general
MANY farmers hope that the advance in prices
will partly cover the shortage In cotton. Corn
crops are looking well and grain, potatoes and
sugar cane fine.