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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. ft'EDXnDAT. MARCH t. 1X7. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE ORAVES, Editor. E. L. SEELY, Pretident. Published Every Afternoon (Except Sunday) ■y THS GEORGIAN COMPANY, At a West Alebetat At. Attests. Os. Subscription Rates (as Tear Ii Month* kree Month! r Csrrtrr. Per Work OMrlrfa! Ores for all territory oeta VST.; If *m bs*f mj trn«bt« g#!tlnf Tlin (seoRttiAX and mxn SiephSar tbe Circulation twoartnirni led aacr It praouuir remedied Tslepbooes: Bril MR Mala. Atlanta (Ml. It J» desirable that all eotamutdr*. tinea leteodsO for iwbllrellea In THE nEonntAX and news h» limited to ■ .wUNUIAN Mall* •eeasaav-.a .. too arnrila In Irnflli II la Imperative Set Ibra be signed. as an rrlnro'-r nr fond faith Rejected manaarripta will not bp r#turn#<l unlfaa atampa or# •**•>* for I hr purpoat. TftB UMHOIAN AND NSW* prints ao unclean nr ebjectlnealile, an Partial ax’ Namier deaa ft prlat arhlaky r nquor ids OCR PLATFORM.—Tha OMritsa sad News aland* tor Atlanta'! owolaa Its owa tee sad electric llfbt plants. to the city. This should h* done st oner Tbr Georgian end News hellrrra that tf atrrrt rail- ways ceo hr operated eorcreafully by ■at epee a cttlea. as they ere. there fa ao food reason why they cao not hr oo operated here. Hut wo do not helloes Ola can ho done sow. and It may be same years before We are ready for so ■' as undertaking. mill Atlanta akoald a Ha face la that direction NOW. aur NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS AND ADVERTISERS. On Pabruary 2 Ths Gaargian pur- chased tha nama, food will, Iranehieoa, advertising contracto and aubaoription list sf Ths Atlanta News, and Tha Nawa la now published ae a part of The Geor. flan.. All advartiaing under contract to appear In The News will be printed in The Gaargian and Nawa, without inter ruption, except such ae la debarred by The Georgian's established policy to exclude all objaetlsnabla advartiaing. Subscribers to Tho Nowe will roooive The Georgian and Nawa regularly. All subaoriptionc paid In advance te The Oeorglen and te Tha Nawa will be ex- tended to caver the time paid (or te bath newspapers. Should you now be receiving two capias sf Tha Georgian and Nawa. your name appears on both subscription hats. Ae seen ae these list* can be combined yeu will receive only one copy regu larly. The Philadelphia Telegraph notes that an order has been Issued tn "atop the trolley care on both tides." What kind of cars have they In thut town? Finding nobody showing any anxiety about launchlnf hla presidential boom. Senator Beveridge displays a noble spirit of aelf-eartiflce In doing It him self. A New York youth client hla last hours thrumming a guitar. Ity thl» process he prepared hlmeelf for what ever came afterward!. Edward Harrlman wants "fair play" inatead of the "square deal." Evi dently Mr. Harrlman means "lair play" for himself In continuing to squeeze out 151.1X10,000 pmflt deals Professor Poe. of Virginia, claim* tn have Invented a machine that will rslae the dead, fa this Edgar Allan reincarnated? A visitor tn a Maine town prcclplut , ed ■ panic by trying to take a bath Thay don’t begin tho spring cleaning I up there before May 1. Major Ooethala, who la to try dig ging the canal, rlaca at 0 o'clock every morning. Rut will he stick to the Job, Is a more Important thing tn know now. George t’olllut, a San Francisco lawyer convicted ot perjury, lias kept out of Jail over a year by 1.000 i new motions Seems to have solved i perpetual motion. Now we are to have miiilr by wire lass. Still, thstwwont prevent the landlady's daughter from beginning her practice at t> a. n> , aa usual. 8o far no expressions of regret have I been heard from Governor Cummins relative to Secretary Shaw's decision to "beat It" out of Iowa permanently Senator Carmack la now n private citizen, but he made the last day of JJil-SSTYlee In the senate, glorious by talking the ship subsidy steal lo death. Plah ure biting fine up around Port Jervis, New York. They hit ihe pants off a small boy who tumbled Into the water. The statement that the jAiUtavillej and Nashville has a "conscience fund ' or even a conscience will be a auhjert I of serious doubt on the part of parties 1 tn the complaint that It la trying to j ruin tha state road. A rich.New York woman's pet poo die died end lay In slate alt weeks j lilies* the.embalming was good the j ‘"tier part of the "stale" oiuat ha\ej rather trying air the neighbors. LOO AN Z. BLXOKLZY DKAD. With Logan E. Blackley there pisses another landmark that moored Georgia to a past of vivid reminiscence and of striking Individuality. Jurist, justice, philosopher, wlt.pdet and philanthropist. Judge Bleck ley was In every phase of hla remarkable life endeared to the hearts and to the minds of ihe jwople of Georgia. Few men within the stormy generations of which be has been a part, have bean mors prominently In the mind and on the lip of hla contemporaries than Ihe distinguished Georgian who lias passed away amoog the mountains that be loved. The bar of Georgia baa alwdya been one of Ihe strongest and moat Individual In lbs Bouth. And thera la not a lawyer In lla ranks from the briefless barrister lo Ihe wealthiest corporation altomey, who did not hold and express admiration and affection for Judgs Bleckley. The social" life of Allanta and of Georgia I* perhaps aa rich and as varied as any In thp republic, and lltere Is not a circle Into which this venerable and striking Individuality waa not welcomed aa an tirade and a wit. No state In the I'nlon baa higher moral standards or a larger life of philanthropy and ethics than Georgia, and this brilliant aod virile mind that mugiilfled "Truth In Conduct." "Truth at tbs Bar," aod “Truth In So ciety." was one of the recognized and vital forces In that higher life which represented the best and most enduring things In Georgia. The Individuality which at the age of H could enter the University of Georgia aa a freshman, waa not greater rttaa that which, arrayed In the robes of a chief Juatlce. couhl punctuate or puncture the plaaa of great at torneys and counselors with the sharp and remorseless principles of the law. ' * Georgia will in I as l-ogan E. Bleckley even at the age at which she loses him. for Georgia has never known any wane or decay In tha Intellect and vitality of thla remarkable citizen. To the last day of hla life and health lie was a pari of every company and of every community In which lie llvrd-ia vital. Interesting and compelling pari. Hla Judgments were re- lerred lo. Ills epigrams were admired, hla wit waa applauded and hla high and Incomtptlbld Integrity commanded always the respect of hla fellow There Is no titan In the Georgia of today who It just like Logan K. Bleckley, and therefore no man to exactly lake hla. place. Oeorgla lias other sons or liitellect. of Individuality, of striking character and of pic- tureaque and dauntless temper; but there li no figure just fitted In Its pro portions and In their combination to fill the vacant place which I-ogan E. Bleckley leavea In hla psaaage lo a better world. There be not thousands, but tens of thousands In Georgia today who will drop a sigh and perhaps a tear of sincere regret upon the bier of the brave old citizen lying asleep III hla Georgia hills. And they who loved him moat and now survive him may console themselves with the reflection that he has left behind him not only thu virile record of usefulness and power and service and Individuality, but that he has bequeathed to all hla generation that good name which la rather lo lie chosen than the great riches which he never sought and never won. SOME FACTS FOB OUB IMMIGRATION 800IETY. The Ktate of Georgia and tho entire South are passing through a pe riod of very great liiterent and excitement over the question of Immigra tion. We hitvc given the Georgia Immigration Aanoclatlon the a3*ut*anre of our imloraement of ito plana along the very careful and considerate linea of Its preaent organization, and we shall be glad at all times to give our co-oi>eration to the IntelliRent and conservative efforts which It makes to ward the end which It haa In view. This does not, however, and must not. preveut us from bringing to (lie attention of the association any serious threat or danger which seems to menace Its prosperity and usefulness, nor In lifting our voices In warn ing against any mistakes Into which It may possibly fall. It Is perhaps by these means that we can render our best efforts and assistance to the association and to the cause which It has uudertaken. And now we ask the serious consideration of Manager Betjeman and his as sociate* to these figures taken from page 8 of the annual re|K>rt of the commissioner of Immigration for the year ending June 30. 1900. This reje resents the Immigrants landed upon our shores during that period with tho countrlos from which they come, and with tha number of those who are Illiterate when they get here. flace or people. Tout. African (blackI Armenian... itulirinlHii und .Moravian Ilulgurian, Servian. .Montenegrin... i’hlnese CfNintlnn and Slovenian • ulmn iKilmatlun. Bosnian, llersegovlnlsii Dutch and Flemish. Kant Indian • Kltgllshi Finnish .. French * Get man Greek Hebrew Irish Italian (northl Italian (south) Japanese *’an neither rend nor write In any liinauugc. 11.54* l.i *r. 44.372 45.' M.ns 10.378 Ng.XI.1 38,137 153.74* a.-:** :4«.;»2* 14.243 nn. l.tthunnlan Magyar Mexican IViiiflr Islander Polish Portuguese . . Ilouinunlan Itiisslan Ituthcnlnn tltuasnlaki Scandinavian Scotch Slovak Spanish Spanish-Atnerli an S>1lan Tutkt-h Welsh West Indian texcept ( other people* t.r.s 'uhunt. (..*•.*4 2.03.1 2.3*7 1.47s 1.027 2tf5.0t»x desirable ravei. ami that 65.000. nr more than one-fourth of those who were lauded. could neither read nor write In any language. The Itnpreaalon which we derive front these figures Is ot the great dta position of the undesirable and Illiterate to come to this new c ountry, and of the apparent difficulty of Inducing those who ere desirable to erbas the ocean tn make their homes in a strange country. • Aa a general role, people who are of good character and well-to-do, manage to lie moderately nueceaafut and happy In any country and ate not likely to be easily persuaded to move their residences In such a revolution ary wa> as to cross 3.000 miles of ocean and perhaps 1.000 tulles of land, and start all over In a new country under different conditions. As s general rule ll Is only the discontented and the thriftless who ■In that and these are the classes which we are earnestly hoping that the Georgia evaugels of Immigration will avoid. It Is alarming also to consider the dumber or the Illiterates who come to this country—over 5*3.000 out of 1.100.000. or more than one- fourth ot the entire Incoming tide. We spend a vast amount, of moaay in this country tn Imlld school houses In Ihe I'nlted States and to enact laws for hotter education. Of course, the Influx of this vast army of the Illiter ate Is likely to complicate this problem and to enlarge the burden of our expense. We commchd the lesson and the warning of these figures to our state Immigration association and ask Ita fervent consideration to their sig nificance. GEORGIA S MOST FAMOUS WOMAN JOURNALIST. Mrs. Merle Louise Mvrlck. of Aiucricus, Is a visitor to Allanta today. And Mrs. Marie Louise My rick IkTSo longer the editor of The Atnericus Times Recorder, but la now a private eltlxen, seeking rest and cultivating re|* The n-tlienithi of ilils remarkable woman from the edlioiiiniprlelor- hip of The Amorim. Times Recorder closes for e time one of ihe moat ac- and virile careers in the history of Southern women. The question ul woman a tact and woman s force iu public affairs Uv baa been discussed to varying conclusions, but there le no doubt any where existing either In South Georgia or In North Oeorgla. that this woman Id the years of her Incumbency made the paper which represented her brains and her personality a distinct and potential force not only In commerce, but even more especially tn the political life of her section and of the state. Courage of the highest order, Initiative never lacking, industry that never flagged, the most unflinching loyalty to friends and to convictions, and a capacity both to love and to hate, were the distinctly human traits which In this Indomitable personality developed and maintained power and Influence lo a degree which no woman and few men have enjoyed In Journalism In any section of the country. Equally remarkable with her political triumphs was that strong busi ness capacity 1 which, where so many men htd failed, carried the finan cial affairs of the daily and weekly Tlmes-Recorder through so many years up to the,day when she saw fit to lay Its responsibilities upon an other. Within this period Mrs. Myrlck has recorded the birth and death of seven competitor*'to her newspaper In Americus. She has superin tended the smallest and most minute datall of the business-affairs of her paper; has dictated every policy and almoat every editorial; has made e<- cry rontrartfslgned every deed, and perfected every plan by which the lUtlier lias been made not only self-sustaining but profitable. Aud. ay the conclusion, selling out for a good round sum paid In hand, she (retire. Iu comparative* affluence and with undlmlnished prestige Irom a field in which she has been one of the most striking and distin guished figures for twenty years, and In which her happy and truthful Isutst Is that she never turned her hack upou a friend or upon a foe. Id bdbalf of (he entire profession we wish this indomitable and suc cessful wumatijnauy happy years of the rest and health and quiet which ■he haa so richly deserved. May all the benedictions of peace and tran quillity tie hdr* during her years of voluntary retirement. And If the time should come when she sees fit once more U> "take her |ien In hand," we fpel aure that the profession will recognize and wel come her as one of (hose who are never lost and never discounted in the battles of our public life. Mlflfl HOWELL CONVALESCENT. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Howell will lie glad to learn that their daughter, who has been so III In a New York hospital, Is now safely on the way to recov ery. Miss Howell has been crit ically III with pneumonia and fears were entertained at one time for her recovery. It Is good to know that she Is now convalescent and (hat a great sorrow has licen spar- . ed to her.parents, who are endear ed In so many ways social and liersonal to the people of Atlanta and the state. PENSHOTS By Graham Egerton. LET US PREVENT MINE EXPL08I0N8. » the Editor of The Georgian: Handing of two different mine ex- ploMton*. and nhockrti at the loatng of many Uvea. I have thought of u plan prevent the gnu exploalona In tnlnex. Uy theory la to avoid theae horrnra by plat ing a vacuum fan upon the top of the mint*, or on the aide, wherever the opening may bo. that a pipe muy go through Into the Interior of fIto mine and he divided ofT in sectlona mo that the fit fit pipe from the fan would be he inchea In diameter and then branch off by four tdxen In different aeotiona of tho mine. and. If ntcesaary. divide again from I ho mIxom Into two fourn, and tho end of all the pipes* to he In funnel Mutt**. ThlM means* piped which would take tlie gaa and foul air all out of tho mine, liy taking this out of the mine the fresh would rush in t*» auppl.v thin vuvu- Hv ao doing It would keep the gaa leak that ll could not explode, red a alack above tho fan fifty feet high, Mt lead, for the foul air and ga* l>e kept away from the ehtranee to o mine. Thln.^ I am dure, will vc many exploMion*. All other papers pleoae copy. A THortlHTFl’k .MINER. Army-Navy Orders Why tha Difference. A few month* ngo, Chief Kukdiioer ' Inn*, tiring of I'unuam mil'rounding*, ortinieiitnl red tape mid the reetrletive uiiilioiiN Hint lnun|M»reil Ida nioveiuenia tendered liln roRlguatioii and eeked to relletfd of M |Mnd I loll Hull bed become din tniitefiil. A luon* congenial and ntlll inure berth wee In eight, and < liicratl _ offered, n magnificent opportunity c&crclNo of the engineering gcnlu* or llio man. Wallace resigned and Revered bla connec tion with Ihe I’annina project. The ferrldc gruelllug that the retiring en gineer wit a forced pi undergo at the hand* of tin* preultlenr nml Secretary Taft will Ik* forgotten. Wallace** reslgoa tuilering public nr a mortul affrout to bla nii»« nt tb# white liotine. aud iin the act of one devoid of iiatrlotlim. To Judge from the good- gutea of Invective nml ucorii turned loom* aguliiNi |N»or Wallace liy the iidiinlly geulel. hut for tlild particular occaEluu. lnordl nately niftlcd decreturv nf war. the reflr fflciiil had committed an iiupardoua- reunlug a very natural de- nf dulled that etpe- » he of au unconge I'lc idn In •Ire to be had pro ulaI tint So much for Wallace! Hut now. In rHphl Riiccetdlou. com# Should, tin* chnlrmau of the whole Panama out01. ami Steven*, who nucceeded Wal lace III the engineering department, uud each of tticne gcntleiaeu in turn expreadoa n dojdre to turn loud**. Juxt nn Wallace had done, a poult Ion that they do uot caye to hold any louger. With the recollection of Wnllare*o„*e cere cull down at I ll fredb, tin* country dt'iHid aghast «t the reckle** audacity of them* two latcdt iiapirnnfd for relnntatement In the riinkd of private life. Can It Im» that Iniitury rellmiulahment of puhll flee pinva havoc with the very Woof and warp of Uie MK-redly cherlebcd ethic* of the G. O. I*. * Hut did Tnfi and Teddy pour our ii|m the devoted hernia of Should .... that |H»rtloii of the Fnglldh voenh nlary not utterly eoiiduiued in the tie nt that obliterated * “ MOVEMENT OF VE88EL8. Total 1,100,715 The warning which theae figure* convey lo our Georgia association mid to ail tho*e who arc tntcrented In immigration. I* ex praised In the fact, that, of the 1.100.000 people who have been landed In Atuarlca during the current year, nearly 700^KM) were from undesirable countries and from mi- Wanhington. March <».—The following order* have been la*ued: Army Order*. Scigcant Jatncx J. Hath, signal corps. J\.*t Wood, dldchnrgeri from the army. t'mpornl Lmiln H. A pit Inn. company M. T«enty-rtrat infantry, army and navy general hospital. Hot Spring!*, discharged-{mm the army. FI rat (’lass Private Fmmett L. Harp er. signal corps. Benicia barracks, dis charged from the army. Captain \V. II. Folwcll, Klghtccnth Infantry, before retiring board at Fort Iwavenworth for examination. Naval Ordara. Coininnnder F. W. Collin, lo com-I, mnnd Hmithery. | B. uiatt Lieutenant Commander l T . T. Holmes, detached Dixie, home, wait ordera. cable from commander-in-chief. Asi atic fleet, .Matllla»_AInrch 4: Lieutenant C T Owens, detached Colorado, to home; Midshipman \V. K. Hall, detach ed Chpttannogu, to naval hospital. Yo kohama. i Fnslgn Hayward, detached Chattanooga, to naval hospital. Mare Island. Movements of Votttli. ARRIVED - March 4. Rhode Island, at Lvn Hnv; lies Moines, nt Guantana mo; New Jersey, nt Tompklnsvllle; Fncas. at Key West: Mnrcellus at League Island; .Mayflower, at Wash ington March 5. Chattanooga, at Shanghai. SAILED—March 3. Rocket. from Norfolk for Washington; Wasp. New Orleans, from Memphis March 4. Rhode island, from Hampton Roads for l.vnn Haven Bay. March $, West Vir ginia. Maryland. Pennsylvania and Col orado. from Cavite for Woostmg; Ra leigh. from Cavite for Hongkong. Minnesota turned over to government esterday at Norfolk navy yard l»y toirent that oliht#rnt**d Wallace from the luigoii** service nml the public eye? Well, hardly: Tl»# • method that marked Wallace's ef- fneement reflected anything hut credit upon the administration, nml served rather to fo cus the iintluual gaze upon yet unother Gvld exhibition of the prcttldeutlal ••natu ral gait of ruiinlug sway.** Thank goodness: The ‘country has keen spared another humiliating displav of exec- uthe irritation and hud taste, mid Messm. Shouts ami Stevens have been r»-lm t.intlv vet graciously permit ted to lay aside of tidal duties that had become Irksome nml engage ill the less arduous mill responsible but Wltlml. more lu«rntl\e avocations of private dtlzeiiNhlp Hut why pillory Wallace'-ns a traitor, nml loss bompiets at Mioni- nml Stevens la something the people .an not understand! When Wallace saw Ilf Ids poaitln Aud tendered Ids resignation, lie was forced to sup froiu the Of orfldnl execration. to quit. FOURTH CLASS POST MAST RR}> ARE NEEDY—HELP! (An Awsktis. by sn Oetegangrian.) Fourth.rlsss postnuatan are many; most of them get ecanty pay. One friend they here nor In cougreea— senator from Oeorgls—Chiy. Uncle Mamufl is able, wealthy, rich; could greatly cheer Rural no.ims.tera, «o many serving for "poor payment" hare. To ihe "poorly paid post master" Sena tor Clay would prove a friend; Hla bill to pay them per quarter dollar* ten much Joy would aend. Clay would have for one mall weekly, dollars ten. per qusrter. paid. Letting dollars three be added for each mall per week that's made. And by handling three matte weekly, - postmaster would than receive Sum of alxteen well-earned dollars quarterly, which he should have. Senator Clay's bill is most righteous, Just und fair, and It ahould peas, Fray for congreaa to enact It. rural poslmaatare, fourth claaa; O, get up! Have algned petitions to have congress pass clay's bill; Stull a* will not aid and help you. you can unseat If you jrlll. Tls great power you *40.000 fourth- class postmasters possess. Make your power felt by congreaa; ask for pay your toll to bless; Aak "right pay" for faithful service In your handling of the mail. Senator Clay, your friend, will help you make your need and worth prevail. Talk out loud your need to congress; make It think, and make It do Exercise power of petition, better pay- itient Is your due. mirroiimllnga ilia reasons f Ami lici|t ii When Shout how illstaateful Ui« tot f toll. was gruel If acorn or th# nation! Of Wallace'* excoriation) K\|»octcil tin* worst, nml watched burat of Kooa#r#ltlan Indignation: when Storm* *nw he could make much builder* THE DISCONTENTED VIOLET. By William R. Hanleiter. let sat III H quiet place. Aiel naught but elowdx f “A Md. m<! d*r: a dr#«ry fl*T. Is one Ilk# this. ' Mill lie. I wish the clouds would pat* ot return to me. ‘ heard th# violet *lgh. Hv resigning and going horn# V all snickered and laughed at tho wot Mr. Taft Would |w« up tho earth nml foam. lint Teddy'* mood weartc* of aamme** and arlo for resigning 'their >tl each n lingual bouquet. Panama Ditch Hitch. And now comes another remarkable stunt hr our go-off at halfr*oolc president. Kveryl*n*lv hus. for some time. under*tood that it he question of flnaurlnt capability out of the way) W. .1. Oliver, by long odda the lowest bidder, wa* to In* awarded the contract for dlgglug th** I'uuauia ditch. Oil \or himself. It im-ciun, received quasi -offi cial assurances to the Mine effect, and waa encouraged in the formation of * glgantb? construction concern, whose directorate em braced mniir of ih# most ox|»crlruccd con trai'tora nml engineers Iu the country. Aud now. having demonstrated Is-yond a P#radventure, hln uui|d# capacity flna'm-hilly inentn th# trivial outlay of *01110 |4fl.nt«> In tils effort at abundant and exact pllamv with every demand of the gt Mlver nml hW expectant noanelaten are suddenly treated to the latest demon stration of presidential vacillation and ka- For many a lengthened Hay. The violet anilled with youthful glee, Alid stretched hlmeelf *}«##»* 'TV mu aft. me spread luyOeir.'” alfd be. The edict has gone forth that tlie com mission must reject all bids and that the 1 work of construction shall henceforth tie Upon the eiiglneertng branch i»f the the sunflower chase." l it hot and the air wax'd dry The aim _ Till nil moletnre fled away; Altai sheening down ftrbm brazen aky • 'nine many a acorrhlug ray. Th# violet pig bed and would have wept Hut Ita fount fur tear* waa dry; A parching wind, with onnd. had swept The rtr * '* *■'- * * channel of hit blue eye. Griffin. publl T»* ihe Fdltor of The (ieorglm I hand you th# atotve atanvii* • atloii in your e»t#*>ni#4 |*a|*#r nml «-t»ugrni Hint# yon upon coming Iniu your own I** ■ Usatrptlou of The Atlanta News m»uh less Its Intterdnv kinks will n.*t prodtn ■ UV wrinkles litcicr the lilortl surf.iee . The igwrglan. Very trwh. hk. U. UA.NLEITKU. Th Minify, with l*ntcd breath, is await Ing Teddv s next |HTforiiinm-e. and Is won ilerlng If In* can survive the l.cuten **m without establishing n penal colony Iu td decreeing that the work Another hit* h Over I'amtinn ditch . bids reje IMniis disarmugi-tl. Kvefything «*buugcd. Iver dejected! , The fi»rei* of prunt of Te*ld>'« stum s»r Oliver Is iH-arlug. Without a doubt lie's thousand* out is*otraet bid* preparing* "DOING AWAY WITH HELL.” To the Editor of Th© Georgian: I note with no aniall degr©© of In terest the reply of Mr. \V. O. Butler, of Idtganville, Ga.. to Mr. J. C. C. Carl* t^n’a doing away with hell. Of course we all admit that Mr. But ler haH the beat of the argument. But really doe* that destroy Mr. Carlton a contention? Mr. Butler goea beyond the period of the go-called dark ages for proof that there la an eternal hell. Well, let's'ae© about It. The Bible telle ua that In the beginning God created tlie heavens and the earth. But it aaya nothing of hell and a devil. The his torian. Moses. In hla description of the creation, gives in detail a full ac count of what was created and made in the six day*. And the majority of the ('hi imIan believers are familiar with the most of the creature*, ani mals. Insects, birds, fowls, raptile*. beasts, plants, trees, herb*, etc. Kiahes. whales and every living thing that creei*eth upon the eArth. we learn from the same historian. The purposes for which all those things were made. He goes on and tells of the aun, the moon nml stars, but not a, word about that awful place called hell. And then when Adam and Eve had sinned and the Otnl of heaven walked in the garden and called for them and they had hid on account of their disobedience, did God say to then* Unless you repent of your sins ami get forgiveness for your sin that after death I will shut you up In yon dark and dismal hell and torment you or have tlie devil to fio it for ever and ever? But not a word whs mentioned about hell, al though tnv contention Is that that was the time for God to have put Adam Hnd Eve and tlielr posterity on notice of the reality of a place of evarlaatlng punishment for the wicked. But God passed sentence upon them, and this is what He aald to Adam: “Henceforth where thou tillest th© ground It shall bring, forth tlmrns and thistles, and In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return to the earth. For dust thou art. and unto dust shalt return.*’ Oh the pity of It J That the Great and Hood God forgot to warn Adam or helt torments! And again, when (.’aIn slew Abel, would have been a good time to have put the children of men on notice of the existence of tlujt awful place. And I want to say Just here that If God bail mentioned It on either of the above occasions the Mubjet t w ould never have come up for discussion. / Hut I weary the editor and find m.v ray to the vvaste basket. I will ring rr for this time. » G. B. CRANE. Dixie. Ga. OVER THE STARS FAR AWAY. Over the atars and far away There Im no end to space, they say; *Tls filled with billions of worlds un known, And space extends on and on: And Aery world reflects a golden ray over In the mysterious far away. Over the stars and far away. Over where the Immortals stray. No human mind can comprehend The length of space; It has no end. How would you like to go and stay Over with the angels far away ? Over doubt and far away I’m sure I heard my Savior say: He patient, poor soul; God Is good. All things by Him are understood. You shall live forever and a day over death and far away, Over In heaven far away. —JAMES WALKER HEATHERLEY. Rural poctmaatara of fourth clags. um your powar: Exgrt your might? Service render true and faithful, hand- ling mafia to homaa* delight; Aak congreaa (o pay tan dollara month. ly for on# m>U par wtak. Rural poatmaatar. you need It. for *t have petition—apaak! Ever faithful, yat ao naady! Congreaa following llfty-nlne. No las* than tan dollara menthly ahouM for pay to you assign, Enabling ta know position yltldlng to your home delight. Every man that votes In congress your wrongs ahould at once sat right OUT d*>V? PtMl* fnw san—. Do your duy! Plead for payment: That It truly. Justly due. You’ll be grateful; truly thankful, for tha Jusuee dona to you; Help! Rural portmsafari, congress, bat. tar. happhr times to sea. Enabling them In tha future to know homes frost seed all free. Let a Just and r-neroua payment glad- nans yield hla rural homa. Pay him wall, stitttth congress! Let a ganaroua payment come: •M.009 fourth-data poatmaatar* In t* B. A.; 70,000 first aid second and third and fourth-clan* pRtmasters In U. K A.: none gat over *,000 par year; it ■ 000 fourtb-claaa potmaatera gat la.i than HO per year; Jilndrada of fourth, claaa postmaster* jrt not ovtr Jio or IIS par year. Octogenarian la CtrUand C. Jackson Marquis, Lookout 24untain, Dade o. Georgia. A New “I am a king,” aaya lor. But Theodor* __ will declare him merelia pretender — Columbia State. Bob Tay- at Imperator On* of tha Gray Volveaf The United States aentor who, a. - cording to Mr. Beveridgeiay, ji.oou a month to live In two emu rooms In Washington, ought to ctmne hlmaeir to tho one In which tho lame Is n>q running.—Louisville Courlt-Journal Kicks. Mrs. Catf* Idea that huabbds should be treated like mulas la tlloy t 0 p r „ due* a good deal of ktcKfli more Sun. -Baitl- A Common Experii "I waa touched when I New York, pded In says Ambaasad* Bryce. As that la the common fate op 11 who land In New York, Mr. Bryc.hae no kick coming.—Washington Poe Th* Panama Canal. Future geographers may be enptrol to define a canal aa an Imagtnat both of water surrounded by tro.ies Baltimore American. Not a Berth-right A bill has been Introduced In ti Ne braska house cutting Pullman carmec 30 per cent. Of course nn attent) win be mad* to put It asleep.—(.alia World-Herald. Discouraging Enterprise. A Reading woman haa been artu.,1 for selling charm* that did not Srk. and If they had worked the would tv* been pulled for witchcraft. Somatne, enterprise Just seems to have no chance.—Philadelphia Public Ledg< Following Philadelphia's Lead Policyholders will be pleased to Urn that dead men were voted in tie ream Insurance election. This Is an uex- peeled addition tn death )enqd., - Grand Rapids Press. 8urs, and a Bi « . The dog that bit Ethel larrymora suggested a new and aenei onal piece of business for "Uncle To a Cabin " Let one of the bloodhoundi ake a ulp at Elisa.—Philadelphia Inq *r. Texas Athlete., Great athletes In th* T is hou- At ons bound they clean Btllev.— Boston Record. ELL." "SAID ALECK 8TEPHENS TO ROBERT TOOMBS." To the Editor of The Georgian: In your animadversion on the “bid aaw - ' alluded tn in your Issue nf re pent dale tone thing thou larkeet— full dating at top of each pnge), Ihe original tiles Is not fully brought out In the lepartee. which charged stupidity rather than diminutive quantity of brain: The condition* nn which kwallowlng depended. In the original proposition, aa now recalled, were pinning berk th* ear* iwith emphasis.on earal. amt greasing the head. The rompartaon »«i nltli the ears of the supposed .mail mao and thoee of the beast that Baalum rod*. . Accepting the evidence of stupldlty nn She part of the pigmy, opened the way for the keen retort that the man of abdominal rorporostty had less brain than the beset alluded to. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. I&.'l—Island n( Guam discovered hr Maze!- ItU-tiustavne III nf Sweden saasaaiaated. 1.31-General Philip II. Sheridan boru. Died August 2, lKVc tS3C— Mneanrre nf Ihe Alenin. ' lv((—John 4'albouu. of Smith t'aroliua. Tlda Iat>*: j,.it Make When In I It unde, Dirt will atari to flat 1-etwroe -eerriarv «,f «ta I IW.’-Ghrltl* of pea Itiage. 1 ttelT—i ’hnrleu Ferrnr Hrnwnc Uar.lt died ! IV**— Knight, nf Ulntr .It Ike nn Hmithweatern ratlrund ny.teai -King Milan nf Svrvla alellrated la fa Arteurul lie Gtiuld "DOING AWAY WITH To the Editor of Th* Geori 1 nolle* In your Issue of 1 a card In defense of hell I Hutlet-. After examining the text i W* suggeat that he examlneb text more closely (St. Matthd 25-41' The context shows that It Isle gom* that are to go Into everlaatlnare u c Infer that the Are here la aalmlrol-c aa the goats which go Into It. I gon'i Ally represent unrighteous meL Ally represents destruction. TA .halt be punished with everlasting luruc- tlon tThese. 1:0). In Rtvelatt 10-15 the devil and hla crowd Is' ed as being cast Into the The context shows this lake ofj be the second death. This la Bible. The wag** i mane 6:23). He give* Psalms show that Ihe wicked shall he Into hell. We remind him of that in the Old Testament tM word translated by the English I "hell" Is "sheol" and means totnq state of death. For Instance In F 10:10 we read "thou will not leuv( Lord In iheol I hell—tomb) .'' Thle "sheol" la used In the Old TestaO sSxty-flv* times'; In thirty-four I'll Ii I- translated "grave," and "plt.I thirty-one places It Is translated and tn three of th* thirty-one pM the margin explains that "gruv. 1 meant. He says "sin has brought Into condemnation and hell le doom." Tha Rlble aaya wherefore I by one man sin entered Into the won and death by sin. and ao death pu' _ upon ull men for that all have alert tRom. 5:12). “For the wages of ei" I death, but th* gift of God Is etc" life through Jesus t'hrlst, our Lord Mr. Butler would have ua beli- that we are redeemed from hell. 1 words are'; “The man who does ' bellevt tn an eleriuri hall do** r know the Bible and doe* not utre stand the plan of redtiKptlon." 1 hoar the words of Inspiration: " redeemetli thy life from deal rue (Psalms 103:4). I will ransom th>'|]| from th# power of the grave. vur •( hi* sou. redeem them from death (Ho*. 13 1,1 Mr. Butler also says you can as ■ ly Wot out sn eternal tiod as you ■ blot out an eiernal liall.' Aa this t- part of the Bible, but his own Image lion, we do not feel called upon J answer It. J. B. WILLIAMS Greenwood, S. C