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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEW&
Monday, February n. mot. -*
BAPTISTS AND EVOLUTION;
RATHER LIKE THEORY BUT
CAN'T STAND TOR MONKE YS
Thera was an tntsrestlng. but good
natursd discussion of evolution at the
meftUng of Bartlst ministers of Atlan
ta Monday moraine at the First Rap-
flat church.
Dr. John K. While, pastor of the
Second Ihiptjst rhurch, wax down on
the program to deliver an address on
the subject of “Evolution and Ortho
doxy.** and In an Informal manner he
presented his view* on the subject.
“No Intelllirent. reasonable man,
said I>r. White, ‘can deny that there
are chances and developments ffnlna on
In the world all the time, and to this
extent we are all evolutionists. The
primary foci* laid down by Darwin are
facts, ami we cannot afford to butt our
heads attain*! the wall of such truths.
"The Idea that evolution and Chris
tianity cannot go hand In hand Is no
longer pretatent. The materialistic evo
lutionists believe In evolution, hut they
lose sight of the Iteglnner of ull things,
the creator of the protoplasm, which
their own theories establish us the be
ginning.
"On the other hand, thelstlc evolu
tionists are as much Christians as any
body. I nead but point to the preeldanta
of some of our big denominational In
stltutlons to prove this. They recognise
the facts of evolutions and they show
where then was a God—why there
must have been a God, a creator 'along
and behind of all development. They
see the true relation of too facts and
our faith."
Dr. Landrum followed Dr. White with
an address along the asms line. It
which he denounced the "Ignorant, par.
scrutiny orthodoxy which hurts rtdl
rule, abuse and vituperation at any'
body who gives facts which disagree
with lu erroneous pre-conceptions of
the Bible snd religion."
Dr. J. L. D. Hlllyer took exception to
that part of the theory of evolutionists.
from a monkey and the like,
viously Dr. White and Dr. Landrum.
"We will have to rtd evolution of
Ite exaggerations and trim It down Ip
other ware," he concluded, "before wa
an accept It In our theology."
Itev. C. K. W. Dobbs, of Marietta, and
Iter. J. W. Millard also took pqrt In
llie discussion.
WALKER, OF SPARTA,
TO CONTROL FUNDS
■ FOR ASSOCIATION
Hnn'io Jordan Appoint*
Him Chairman Finance
Committee.
Hayfnir been authorized at the Bir
mingham convention last January to
establish a general finance committee.
President Harvlo Jordan, of the Bouth-
ern Cfotfori~7fi5ocIilToIsriHW Hiiiiwumed
the appointment of John D. Walker, of
Bpsrtu. Ou., president of the First Na
tional hank of Hpurto. an chairman of
thin responsible committee.
Hlnco It h organization Chairman
Walker has been treasurer of the
Georgia division of the Southern Cot
ton Association, and was chairman of
the original hankers* committee,
which so materially assisted In raising
110 ,000 for the furtherance of the work
of the association. President Jordan
fscla that with such u chairman the
finance committee will do good work
toward helping the fight against ma
nipulation of the cotton market. Other
names of the committee will he an
nounced lat**r.
TO SEEM GRAS
Weather Ideal and From
Indications All Records
Will be Broken.
JAP SQUABBLE
IS THRESHED OUT
AT WHITE HOUSE
Entire California Delega
tion Is Urged to Stand
Finn.
Washington', Feb. 11.—Another chap
ter In the Japanese school squabble
story is being written at the white
house today. Mayor Kchnilt* and the
members of the school l»onrd of Han
Ffanclsco are holding their second con
ference with the president and If It Is
satisfactory to txith sides the visitors
froHPthe coast nlll leave for their
homes tonight.
The delegation has received hundteds
of telegrams from friends *»n the coast
urging th»*m to stand Him
Ons Jspsnsss Is Bsrrsd.
Han Franc Dilu. Feb 11.—Alt except
one member of a Ju|>sn*-*« a party, who
arrived here on the steamer Siberia,
was allowed to land. The one excep
tion was suffering from tachoma. and
will be returned to Japan.
gpeelsl to The Georgian.
New Orleans. Feb. 11.—Perfect wsatlier
conditions prevail for the carnival fastlvl
tics and thousands of visitors era here to
enjoy the tdf rete. despite the greatly en
the tdg hotels are overcrowded and every
our train** nre bringing In mor« strangers.
The record for ntteiuhitu-o will he broken
this year, mid the eelidirnfloo promises t
eclipse nil others.
Hex, king of tin* carnival, arrived st the
head of Cuiial street nt 1 o'clock, escorted
by dosens of tuglNists and pleasure crufts,
and tho usual uol**y demonstration greeted
him.
The land parade consisted of a uillltar
escort Including tuariues from the cmlsc
Columbia.
Tomorrow the Mardl Gras will witness'
the close of the merry season, when there
will lie promiscuous merry-making.
FARMERSHOTAGENT
WHO USED OBSCENE
LANGUAGE TO WIEE
Spcclnl to The Georgias.
Montlcello. Ga., Feb. 11.—News
ranched here yesterday that Emmett
Newton, a prominent farmer living Ttve
4mile* -Xiuiii hero, shot and killed a
lightning rod agent by tho nuim; of
Shatter Haturday night. The report la
that Poster. In tho absence of New
ton. entered the latter's residence and
frightened Ida wife from the home,
ualng very Insulting languuge.
When Newton returned and learned
that Poater had l>cen to his house, he
went out In Hoarch for him and usketl
for an explanation, whereupon. It la
aald, poater reached In hla pocket um If
to draw a pistol, and Newton shot and
killed him
Poster was drunk. If In said. He han
a brother and slater living In Atlanta,
the former living In the employ of the
Houthern railroad.
The remains will be shipped through
Atlanta this evening for burial at
Lovejoy.
OVER THE RATE BILL
(Statement **f Toole Is Pe~
iiounml liy Follow Mem
bers of the Body.
fipecla! to The Georgian.
Columbia. H Fi b 11 —There was
a dramatic scene lu the senate today
dating the debate on the Toole bill to
reduce passenger fares to •„* 1-J cents.
Senator Toole said that there waa
evlden* v that memlwra of* the senate
hud been Improperly Influenced by the
railroad** against the bill
S«*natj»r Yamey Williams, who has
bad flashes Itcfure In the leglalatuie,
was sc;.ted near Mr. Toole. II•• imme
diately arose and demanded that Mr.
Toole specify the numbers so influ- j
en«-(*l and expose them Mr. Toole
did n*>t respond, and Mr. Williams
leant d forward toward him, and. us Ills
ivii flashed with anger, aald;
•'As the m nut »r docs not answer. 1
«Tn,. uTU«- ft TV etwvewwit »" fsks-, situ
ns I ut-t eonct mi d.*'
mitor Grout h followed with a si in.
Ih.r >t.it* ment
f- T»mUc tuu.de n d reply to
el«h* i.
Afitr Mr. T*
ate took
Ux» bUL
WANT LOCAL TRAIN
ROME TO ATLANTA
OVER SOUTHERN
A petition nlr«yuly licnrlng several th<
solid nanirs Is IhMii* <ir«*nlnt«*l lu Atlanta
and a lining tin* citizens of Heme. tin., niul
Ititcriucdkitc stations «m the Southern rail
mud. In an effort to Induce I’reshpmt W.
W. Flulev of the Soutbcrir to direct that a
morning ami etenlng ncrotmui»lnilou tmln
Im established Ih>tween Home nii-l Atlanta.
illrvete*! to President Kin
DR NUNNALLY SPEAKS
TO FARMERS OF COWETA;
OFFERS GOOD ADVICE
Special to Tho Oeorglsn.
Newnan, Go., Fob. (.—Dr. G. R. Null'
nojly appeared bora In o new role early
In the week, when he delivered o One
addreoa to the Coweta Cotton Amoclo
tion.
Dr. NunnaJly** addraex wee so packed
with keen wit. food sense and central
Information that It te herewith given
In full:
My appearance la thle role Is sur
prising to some, but when the inci
dents of my early life are known It
will not aeem strange. I um only .get
ting back to my native heath and once
more playing about iny cradle rtm.
was born on a farm—rocked and some
times thrashed between the rows of
com. The barn yard wus my play
ground, the fodder loft the place fot
'bide and seek." the spring branch
supplied the oft-frequented “wash-
hole" and the shuck pen the treasure
house when tho hen* layad and the
young chicks were hatched—end they
were sacred birds and had no fears of
tho knife until "meeting day" rolled
i.round,or until th J preacher earns. My
flrst comrades were the little niggers
and the calVes and pigs. .My first pets
were a motherless lamb anil a pup, the
gift of a neighbor. We all thereafter
appealed to the same breast or bottts
for nourishment. And while you could
always distinguish the lamb—It wus
sometimes difficult to tell which was
the boy and which was the pup.
My First Work.
The niornlBf catti come early In Hfe
and every time when the (Inkle of cow
bells was heard In the meadow my
eager feel sought the calves—and to
•keep them off" while the milking was
going on was a gladsome task. The
rose-tinted dawn found me at break of
duy on the path to the pasture to feed
the sheep. And later the plow and the
hoe unit the heavier fob of the farm
and field frll to my share.
—Such- dlsi Ipllne gave me health and
muscle and skill with common tools
and some science. It wee belter than
sanitarium or a gymnnstum. unit
mingled with the blessing was the prof
itable fruit of honest loll.
To some cultured folks such recol
lections would lei painful, but to me
these are the glad duys, the proud days
of my life—the oasis In the desert olh.
erwisc a barren existence.
fords such visions of culture and com
fort and refinement and high and
heavenly Ideals.
Farms Alee Grow Men.
Need I say more to commend the
calling of the agricultural Intereels uf a
people? If so, rrmember that things
of vaster worth than corn and
and cotton and wheat and pigs and
cows are reload on the farm. The
record shows thst It also grows a har
vest of men—men ripe In wisdom, strong
In power, fresh in heart and practi
cal In life. The men who today
masters of finance, heads of bureaus,
managers of great enterprises, men
who control millions and direct armli
and hold the destinies of republics,
who are the bone and bruins and brawn
In world-wide movements, suet' men
came from the farm. The open-air,
the wooded hills. I he discipline of the
field, the training of (he ccuintry home,
(he habits of the simple life, ell these
have fltted them for mastery und for
the thrones of power. The farm
must still send In the harveat of men
civilisation and government will suf-
fer.
Men wholly the lust of office dose not
kill:
Men whom the epolla of office can
not buy;
Men who possess opinion and a will;
Men who huve honor; men who will
not He;
Men who can stand before r. demagogue
And damn hie treacherous flatteries
without blinking;
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above
the fog
In public duty and In private {Unit
ing.
Georgia the Favored Spot
Of all the lande of earth competent
to produce a harvest of food for the
a harvest of men to auppty
the needs of human enterprise, social,
civic and Industrial, this Southland of
ours U best suited In Its soil and sea
sons and sunshine; and Southern
strains of Anglo-Saxon bipod are the
none can suroaae. not one can
Still o’er these scenes my memory
wakes
And fondly broods with miser care;
Time but the Impression stronger
mokes,
As streams their channels deeper
wear,"
Tho old farm orchestra In melody
and combination haa never -been ex
celled In (heater or music hall. There
were no stringed instruments, no piano
or organ, pipe or reed—no beating
drum und cornet and mandolin—but
tbe signal came at daybreak, when the
old rooster broke tho silliness with Ills
proverbial crow, and then there fol
ded the bray, of mules, th* low of
•title, the bleat of sheep, the cackle of
guineas, the grunt of hogs, the chirp
of the wren, the sang at tbe robin
and ihe medley of the mocking bird
I Ite bark of the hounds—sonorous
and melodious, winding over the hills,
and as they pursued their game
through the sedge anil cane and wt*‘tied
tlnn. and cheering at night with a
icc iif savory 'possums with slick
tails In the splltted slick or giving the
farmer hoys the relish of a short fight
the bloody contest with the plucky
in. Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Moxurt
and Sousn and Thomas are moverlrs In
music when compared to such oratorios ' 1111 making comparisons to stir up
I the farm—nature's orchestra and' hatred or to provoke animosity. l am
**ry performer u ppei lultst Jiml all i •J* 1 * »»lnffln* M«-rui*ut|on*i of fraud or
allied to Him who taught the dishonesty or th#ft against men who
heres "to sing while they shine, the l '“ v « ,mu <‘ Investments In other enler-
hand that made us Is divine." I h l«c«.and prospered, but to throw light
Forgot these? Never, till the ear Is !" "»d ,h « c “ uw " « f
du„ in death anil .he heart ha. Um. i|- a „ U .XeT^TSSTy^
against .man ami to excite bitter an
tagonism; but that would be a grace-
lens act and an unprofitable undertak-
lnir. The rath»»r we should flnd not
the line of cleavage between enterprises
ness and our growing belt Is pregnant
with human greatness. From our farms
the food that feeds the world and from
our homes the inen to control the world
must come. And all of this South
land, so superior In soli and climate
and men. Georgia Is the garden spot,
the richest area in the great world that
God haa made; richest In Its rare com
bination of adaptation to all kinds of
production and In the universality and
Intensity of the pure blood of its citi
zenship; such nre our naturul advan
tages. The possibilities of the Georgia
farm are beyond the conjecture of her
people. The future wlH show marvels
of growth and greatness both material
and mental, of which the historian has
as yet made no records and of which
the far-sighted prophet as yet has had
no adequate vision.
But Net Yet Attained.
With such possibilities It ts a shame
that the present presents only partial
prosperity to reward the farmer. It
Is the part of wisdom to pause and nsk
why have we not prospered ns other
Industries. A recent compilation of
statistics will show that the manufac
turer. the banker, the merchant, tire
mine operutor and the ratlmnd mag
nate have vastly Increased In wealth
and power, white the farmer has gained
but little und comparatively Is poorer
and weaker than lie was forty years
ago. True, compared with himself, he
has made great progress, but several
years ago be stood second In wealth,
today he has fallen to flfth place. It
Is u serious question and Us proper
answer means millions to the sons of
mu und the knights of the plow. I
‘ making
to.tha butMongue snd ahovtl and save
labor and multiply production and leg-
■an th, coat nt tbe aam* time. Improved
c “ ltore . ot lht crov. Improved varieties
of,ra»d and (hen wa must fertilise oar
1 n,y »'“»nod .west
and blood, but with brains.
Co-operation a Cur*.
Thera baa not bran proper co-opera
tion among the farmer*. Single-Handed
*1*7, *“* ,rt * d »« be Independent
of AH other men. Independence has
hJS? ***** midJt has come
nigh being his (tenth. Think of n man
on an old red hill with a single line
drawn over the back of a bob-tailed
mote followed by a scortes plow going
forth to contend In fight with tbe world.
and the devil! What hope Is
thtre of his winning a victory! He
will be captured sure and put In the
debtor's prison or mercifully sent to
the county farm. The farmer who
* tends aloof from all efforts at co-oper
ation. 1s simply preparing a carcass for
the vultures, and spreading a feast for
the beasts of prey.
Make Fefohidz.
We should get the tHendshlp of all
silled Industries. All honest laborers
are kin, and the farmer's kin consti
tute an Immense fomlly. The Interests,
the honest, legitimate Interests of the
merchant and hanker and manufac
turer are all Interwoven with the best
welfare of the farmer. When brought
down to Its last analysis and followed
to Its logical sequence the prosperity of
the farmer megjui prosperity for all
others and the depression of the farmer
means hurt and harm to all the others.
Establish the relationship, demand the
benefit of the kinship and seek his aid
and folluwahlp. -AiiaheJHmdLnfLof the
cotton associations could be profitably
borne by these allied Industries. They
could not make a better Investment thuja
to make this association a rolling. rotis*;
Ing. roaring success. High priced cot
ton means larger sales for the mer
chants, and better collections. It mean*
larger demands for all manufactured
S nods. It means larger deposits In the
unkH snd mors money for them to
loan and bigger dividends for all stock
holders; strike hands, be friends, come
. over und help us, and when we sing
tv filled with fot- —n Hu j. hallelujah." you will join In
the chorus with a glad refrain
Welcome All Fallow Helpers.
We should extend a hearty godspeed
to all societies and unions and schools
that are striving to better the produc
tive. social and financial condition of
the farmer The ends we aim nt are
Identical, our movements should be
mutually co-operative, though each
striving by Its. own peculiar methods,
we are trying to reach the same ' prom
ised land," but are traveling by differ
ent roads. I*et us send messages of
cheer from one column to the other;
and let there be no hindrance or fric
tion on criticism. From division to di
vision speed the tidings and let the
great swelling shout be of the same
note und make the welkins ring. Let
the farmers all get together In our
Southland, lock their shields and fight
a common foe, bear n common burden
and clasp hands and rejoice together.
In this day of deluge and flood and
earthquake In the business world as
well as In the naturul there must be
combination and co-operation In any
large business to be able to stand the
cataclysm* ami successfully ride the
billows In tht face of the tempest,
ilenco tho manufacturers have n close
corporation by which they limit the
output, determine ilit? qu.vttty, estab
lish the grades, and defind the terri
tory of operation. The merchants have
their exchanges and their chamber of
•ommerce ami by rigid regulations they
•ontrol every move on the mercantile
chesslsiard. Operators In steel nnd Iron
are welded nnd fused Into u common
block that enables them to withstand
the hammer of disaster, and sitting
firmly on the anvil, laugh nt the futile
attacks of every kind, whether the
NEW BUYER FOR M'CLURE'S
ARRIVES 70 BEGIN DUTIES,
W. F. HOLLEY, . .
New General Buyer for the Mo-
Clure Ten-C.nt Company.
In w. F. Holley the McClure T r „
Cent Company haa aacurad a. buj, r .
man who baa uubllabod a repuiaii 011
of tho hiflhoat character by four Kit.
of oorvlco with the Tltua Com,,am „
targe ten-cent store eyndlcate in v',_
York.
Mr. Hollay arrived In Atlanta |„„
week, and at once entered on his
dutlee.' Already ha haa madr
strong friends bora and hi* |m| lu i,,
la *ure to Increase steadily,
Ha la widely known In trade , in;,,
throughout ihe Eaft, and hi* lint ot u ,
qualntance* embrace* thou*aml» . r
wholesalers all over the country ,\| r
Holley will do tbe general buylnx f .*
the McClure stores In Atlanta ami ,
other points.
Mr. Holley I* delimited with Atlanta
and expect* to have hi* family ,
him here ahortly. He say* that n,»
dale City la one of the finest tow n <
the country. For *ome time Mr. Haller
will devote hi* attention largely ,,
preparing for the opening of Mrtiure'*
new store at the corner of Mitchell
Foraylb street*.
plre* from every cone and belt will
auck hi* life-blood. Eat your own
bread and meat "under your own vine
and flg tree, where none can moleat
or make atfrald."
There 1* the labor problem with the
added factor of Immigration. Mer
chant may talk about dray driver*
and city iieople may discus* the house
maid and the kitchen servant, and the
manufacturer may talk about skilled
labor—piece work and technical knowl
edge. and such like; but at the last
the housemaid la n little girl and the
skilled laborer I* only a lad, but the
great maos of the coming multitudes Is
ihe common laborer, who Is going to
Ihe field*—who.Is going to add to the
cotton production force* or bring con-
findaiv"0H~lHa~fluma. elm I* going to
be a blessing to society and gladden
our homes or will be a curse and cor
rupt and Vitiate and poison the pure
and crystal current of farm life: who
will bring with them high Ideals and
noble aspirations or continental vice*
and be cancers on Ihe body politic and
dynamite charges under the founda
tions of government. This question In
volving all Ihut Is glorious In our his
tory, beautiful In our civilisation and
grand In our prospective, must be
solved by ihe man who guides the
pm'C'drag. the l^and >wiS. WY , 'U-g , ' t>V«Jiy»jl«^nrar>-. lbr„u,h
—plant* the cotton seed and gathers Gie°governor appointed by
The present county boards mnv
chase from the commission the -m,
of goods for tho new order of thing-
PATRONS PROTEST
. and gathers
the iteecy staple.
The Houthern Cotton Association Is
the custodlun of our glorious traditions
and holds In Its grasp the transcend
ent destiny or the shnmeful doom of
our great republic.
Then there la the problem—so re
cently thrust upon the present gener-
atlon—which must have a wise solu
tion, or the cotton field will lose Its
snowy whiteness In the miserable
. , 4 a dl*»nal /allure. That nroh.
thT Id ,h * educatlonal Problem. Shall
m* ■ ch00 '" «o which. I„ “ J
main, the farmer* have alrendv
nearly a million dollars,
maintenance of which they must direct,
ly or Indirectly give oqe hundred thmi.
"! n H ^annually tor.Ml time—
•hall. these be agricultural schools
"J 1 «* academlt attachment or
•hall they be academic schools with
an agricultural attachment? Mora than
we think I* wrapped up tn the charter
thnt give* a rommMan to these
schools. Will they educate Our boys
him! girls for farm life op Jpr. profes
sional callings? Will thejr turn oUr
boys with graatsr aest aid skftl to-
wnrd the hay stack and cotton bale
or will they fix their eyes and heart*
and ambitions and hopes on Ihe ros
trum, the forum and the political ure-
na? The Colton Association must an
swer that question. The movement with
us is an experiment. True. It Is preg
nant with great egpeetatlons and seems
IHM.essed of marvelous potentialities,
but the outcome may be a monster
STATE niSIBI
IS WIPED OUT II
sfflnwii
Without Division House
Pasaea Bill to Wind F|i
thp Affairs.
Hptrlul to The Georgian
Columbia, 8. C.. Feb. II.—Without
division the house today passed n bill
to abollah the state dispensary nnd
wind up Its affairs, and sell all
and property In the sub-dlspenaan
blows come from the mountain top of [ whose footfall will pack niy .well
the Federal government or from the | plowed fields into "hard-pan" and the
monarchies beyond the seas. The
banks get behind their Iron li
lts feeling and the silence of the grave
settles above me 'n the "hamlet where
In* rude forefather* sleep.”
Farming a Divine Calling.
I like tho smell of the fodder field
• •I In
lilt*
III I'lift tier S|H till:
It- kniiirt. Heney. I
• It Urns
III M lilt'll util
In Atlnnln
the nfteriHM
t f.trill thnt
. II
The fitl«enii'ask
We Ihein to spend
let urn **» their
freight •It'i’iirimv
In I'llain't I J. I
u.iw lii Atlanta
«>l»«rntlou of the
In.Hi pMMenirrr ■
rii.linker «*f ('*
X‘
DECISION DAY
EASI ER SUNDAY
"Decision
of the
South,
will be
* mem-
Foster Sunday will
l).i>" in the Sunday t
Met IuhIIfI Episcopal Church,
and *iii that day the* children
Ki\en an opportunity to be«*otn-
Im-i* of the church and the door* will
lx* opened in tbe Sumfey schools.
IkcMon Day in Our Sunday
S hot*!*" was the subject of the weekly
discourse at the meeting of the Meth-
• •di-t mlnl*tii» of the Atlanta diet net
at WV-|e\ Memorial Tabernacle Mon.
*’.»»> Morning, led by Itev. Ilenrx It
May-. | Hist or < f Inman Park Meth'*di-t
It*
Jtillu- Me
amj *'
i th.
nrtlto-
ohev of the Meth.
of III.
tiiiKly
ihlldit-n of the Chilstinn nnd Jewish
* hurvhea and of his work niuonic the
Jean in Ud* ami other communities.
I!« t»< itrvrd thnt n f*»w more teu tuon*
Isis Intiodurcd In service* would h«\e
more effect In leaxlng u lasting Impu-j.
tlun u*• v the ndmiz ut the children.
and the new made furrow and simple! «nd Inveztments^but the llne^of.jul
life of the farm because the farmer Is 1 ‘ * ** " “
like G«mI In hi* calling. lie creates
things—he mokes, he products, he al
most Imparls life. From the Invisible
grains he grow* the harvests that feed
and the raiment That clothes the world,
HI* barn la the fml More, the com
missary, the table at which the nativc*-
are fed nnd Ids tlo<-k* and cotton flrlds
the clothing store for all human beings.
How God-like! What nubility of pur
pose! What uhundanre In provision!
What churlty In betterment! Let ull
men any; Idea* the farmer, and let
all that I* w ithin me t>U ** the farmer'
good nume who feed* and clothea the
world!”
Not only so. hut the farmer deals
direct with God. There Is no middle
man to raise the pi ice, no railroad
with delayed trains to disturb the
schedule, no manufacturer hindered by
strikes to cut off supplies, but direct
tram the seed houses nnd light centers
and water stations In the skies,he gets
his soil and seed nnd sunshine und
shower. Not ever the angels can Inter
fere. hut may he used us transporting
agencies. Out In the iq*n field, with
hi* hand en the plow and his aye on
the cloud, his check tanned by tephyrs
sent from heaven. Id* heart turned
toward God. who till* hi* basket and
store nnd then multiplies the oatne till
all the earth Is supplied from the ac
cumulating fulness. i
The Qotpel of the Farm.
No business so replete with gospel
privilege* and so Inviting to gospel
effort as the farm Here la preached
the gospel of purity, no work offers
fewer temptation* or corruptions or
dissipations or gambling devices, or
«Imnccs for embezzlement. Here th>
K"*|*el **f pence I* heard and obeyed.
Then I* no competition between neigh
bor farm*'!**. ii*» sttife or contention,
hut llhetally they sh;pe In mutual
prosperity and wltlinglv hear each oth-
» r's bun’ens. 'Go<*d will” Is the song
• >f the birds nr.d tills and ploughshare
and ringing ax litre the go*tad of
contentment find* it* best Illustrations,
f * * i hop* I* tnirn .ikh
Ing spring and every swellinc bud and
op. ntng tlowci and wwtrtng field and
i.pcnlng hat vest chi-ors afresh the hon-
* *;. intfllig* nt4nlH*ivi and Inspire* him
(T. tenr.rrtT effort "Next year" Is al-
w«>* going t«» be n better crap >*ear
and better prices. With the farmer* the
golden age 1* vet In the future, ami ha
Intends to live until It Is ushered In
1th songs of gladness and abund-
nca and some to give away. And
Woking forward no channel In life af-
and harmony; the point where
an meet |n friendly co-operation
and each In a divine magnanimity
strive tn push forward all that con
cerns the best Interests of humanity
in general. Admitting that we have
n<it luid a Just share of the great pros
perity, let us find the cauae, discover
U*»» curs and apply the remedy. We
do well sometimes to study our fail
ure* and analyze our disasters, nnd out
of these failures nnd blunders construct
« stairway on which we may rise to
it proper level with nil the others xvho
arc climbing toward a worthy but a
hard earned prosperity; consider the
advantages which others had specially
provided for their use and see what
method* they employed to reach the
coveted prize.
Causes Thst May Ba Rsmovtd.
In scverhl of the other callings there
hate been special favors In the form
of law that made existence certain nnd
success easily attainable. The tariff
laws udded to the productive and prof,
liable power of the loom and furnace.
Monopolistic privileges and exclusive
franchises were granted to many In
dustries. But the law beamed with no
spwlal^ fsvor on the field—did not In
crease productive capacity or secure
monopoly of the market. By agitation
and political pressure correct these ad-
verse legal provisions; demand equal
right* to all and special favors to none.
The infant manufacturing Industries
might have needed government help
In their early years, but they have
grown to be giants now and In not iP
few instances have become ferocious
ami greedy, and they demand. In Im
perious tones, that the paternal gov
ernment shall keep the swill tub full
of mush while they feast and faten. 1
need not argue this question. U. Is
simple. The farmer furnishes the swill
In paying the tariff, and the hog grows
fat. hut refuses to be butchered. By
your ballot turn the faucet and with a
sharp edge of your vote bring the fat
ting t«* the slaughter pen or let him go
the farmer dies and "root for
hi* living."
Another cause of failure Is the l(-
...»rance of our rights and eapahlllttes—
ty } u r n ; , Mgn,,tanV \.t tin intiinid* worth *Tr our
product*, ignorant of the markets In
which we might get value received. We
need to dl*» us* cost and values as well
as method* of production. Improved
machinery and keeping up to date In
machinery t* one secret of the manu
facturer. Every ten years he has to
tear out hi* spindles and looma and
pulley* and throw them on 4ha scrap
heap ami replace them with the latest
eep of whose hand may bo a cy-
Midit-toiio I" the field of corn, and whose
locked In burglar proof vaults nnd Are-1 breath will be a tynhoon_upon the
proof casement, they alt steady
dignity In counsel and all act together.
I say organize, unite, wrap yourselves
together; be one In the effort to rise
and you will snap all the cords*that
hold you down nnd ugsln be free
and be able to stand .a drought or
overcome a flood or ride a panic tri
umphantly.
Words of Cheor.
The little effort made and the great
success already gained should encour*
age us. By co-operation we have
gained a partial control of the pmduc.
tlon of cotton. But of the amount w«
need have but little fears. The naked
shivering world needs all that we car
make. We have secured partial con
trol of the price. New York exchange
may bulletin the "bull" or the "hear."
but the village price changes nor. The
hilling on Wall street can not control
the pennies for cotton In the country
town. We have compelled antagonistic
forces to recognise our presence und to
consider our wishes. The law-making
powers, congress an<t legislature*, have
at last begun to hear the rumbling of
the farm wagon, for It sounds like the
rattle of the hearse that may bear
many of them to the political grave
yard.
New Calls to Duty.
Qur mission Is not ended. We hav
not finished our Jobs. Other problems
aro rising which only the consolidated,
combined, co-operative brotherhood of
farmers can solve. The politician Is too
much concerned about his office and
salary to consider them. The states
man Is too busy splitting hairs on the-
oretlcal questions of government to
give proper thought to the great prob
lems. The banker Is so burled In counts
and discount* and calculating Interest
and looking after loans he can not
leave his table long enough to cipher
out these problems. The railroad men
a it looking so closely after freight
rates and passenger charges and
watching, lest the watered stock leaks
something besides dividends, that they
cun not leave the crosstle and open
switch nnd broken rail long enough to
figure on the tkosalbllitles of these
question*. If they are each solved nnd
solved to the betterment of the farm
and to the amelioration of mankind and
the advancement of civilisation It
I be when the farmer shall figure
them cut with hi* plowshare and an
nounce the solution te the redemption
of the cotton .cfpp und In the salvation
of the cropper.
The Old Probleme Restated.
The first unsolved problem which
only organised Agriculture can solve
Is diversified crops end Intensified col-
lure. Fntll this Is solved the cotton
planter is a vassal and must pay ex
orbitant tribute to all the outside world.
He wilt be the victim of leeches from
the Last and from the West. Yam-
cotton lands of the South. Beware, go
slowly and step cautiously.
Then there Is the liquor problem. If
ever solved It must be done by men
who rely upon human faithfulness and
walk by faith In God. This question
to be solved must be lifted above the
dollgr-merk that rules In money cen
ter*, and must he placed before men
whose person and peace and pros
perity and property depend upon the
reliability and sobriety of men nnd
neighbors and laborers In whom they
must confide. The farmer at the last
must solve this problem—A pgpbtem
which hus made the politician Crazy
and blinded the financier and baffled
the preacher and defied the sociologist
and tangled the brain of the profes
sional.
Then. Inst of all. there I* the problem
of universal Industrial adju'tment—by
which all human activity shall be hnr
monlsed, all energies Interrelated and
business nnd social nnd moral Impulses
shall be brought Into full accord and
nil adjusted In a perfect harmony to
the accomplishments of "glory to God
In the highest, on earth peace and
good will among men." What a mis
sion! And yet It Is brought close to
the farmer for solution and for usher
ing In of the millennium, "when the
lion nnd the lamb shall lie down to
gether and a little child—the child of
the farmer—shall lead them."
CREDIT MEN POSH
BUCKET SHOP MEN
Rrubtn Arnold, th* tvpll-knnnn at
torney, has been engaged by the Atlan
ta Credit Men's Association to assist
Hollcltor Hilt tn prosecuting the s|.
leged violators ot the Boykin Jaw.
Ten men connected with alleged
bucket shops were indicted several
weeks ago by the Kulton county grand
Jury', und the trial Is set for next Mon
day. Mr. Arnold will deliver an nd-
ilress at the meeting of Ihe credit men
Mongay night and will take up the
bucket shop question.
An Intolerable condition of affairs an
the Georgia Coast and Piedmont rail
road, formerly the Darien and Weal
em. Is alleged, tn a petition of Darien
ettlsens, filed In the office of the rail
road commission Monday morning.
On February 7 the people of Darien
brtd ft mas* maetlng of protest. 3!
which time resolutions were passed
and these have been embodied tn a pe
tition by Attorney Charles M. Tya
The railroad commission ts asked
ink* up the matter and see If condi
tions cannot be bettered.
The Georgia Coast und Piedmont
operaten from Darien to Ludowld. I
mites, and fCnm Ludowld to Collins. 41
miles. The petitioners allege thst there
are no watting rooms at many points,
that the cars used op the line arc "In
decent, fltthy and unsanitary, " ihst
there Is never any fire when it Is most
needed, and rately any lights.
The fare from Darien to Ludowld Is
« cents per mile with a ticket, nnd i
cents It no ticket la produced. The rate
from Ludowld to Colltna Is 3 cents per
mile. There It only-one mall per day.
which reaches Darien at 1: So anil
leaves at 2:10 p. m.
The petition sets forth that pa-v-n-
gers are often two and three days go
ing from Bavannah to Darien. The
commlsaton will take up the complaints
enumerated with the officials of ihe
road at once and see If something ran-
not be done to remedy the asmdlU iu-
sald to exist.
COURT RESEMBLED
WHOLESALE JUG HOUSE
The police courtroom Mondu;
Ing had the appearance of a wholesale
liquor house, as the result of the trial
of three blind tiger cases. Jugs st* 1
bottles, confiscated Bunday by the p>'
lice, were piled about the Judge's desk
In great heaps.
Fred Pritchett, a negro, who conducts
tailoring establishment nt
West Mitchell street, was fined 11
or thirty days In the atockade ot
charge of selling liquor. The phe
raided by Officers Rowan amt tic™'
who seised six ons-gallon Jugs r“
number of whisky and beer hoitl
Will Walker, a negro, arrested b
fleer Rowan, In Butlct street. «•>
150.76, and Lee Bmlth. another negro
living in Haynes street, .irre
the saint officer, was fined I
i d by
DU, MILLARD DEFENDS
THE MEDICAL COLLEGE
Rev, J. W. Millard, president the
Atlanta Baptist Ministers' fonfereffi*
and trualee of the International M™*'
M( j TniinlM
BRITISH TROOPS
LSrhaAgfor Nunes, defended ih*
| lege at the ministers' meeting M nu*’
I morning. . , „
Dr. W. W. Landrum and Dr. t ■;"
Broughton. It will be rememteres
spoke against the college at tin- 11 '*‘
-■ , i Ing a week ago. the latter'* it"'
I being very rsusttc.
Klogsion. isolates. Fell. ,||.-Their qnnr "1 am a trustee of the culler
lers destroyed by the recent eiirlliqoske sod I •,,« l)p Millard “and I feel II l’i> dUU
ramntlou* «*n tho UIhikI wm h «kA to ran, I f J H JhT* 52ra«loi v
for th* bohHcm |« pmotlenlljr lm|WHMtJ.|«. I •*■*•**"• ft*
«H*»rUr •» «f the WMt loau 'rwiHmJSrUs;| *!}? d .V^ l * t w “ ond * 3r
rn rumv*- 1 ***• Broughton, for both of * horn *
practically ItoimsaUde.
. - - , , -*st India regiment hsi
bees ordered.b» tiers*ada. Only two nanoa-
tiles will remain'to police the Island.
the highest urspecL