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ass^.— |PppHPPi|1f!VN|PPjPtRNlV*P!PPippBivmi | *!n^gpfpi THE ATLANTA UEOBOIAN AND NEWS. flJWfcAT. MABCIt 1*. tar* THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES. Editor. P. L. SEELY, PrctMtnt. ' Fubllahod Ivory Aftoenoon (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At S lt«l AhlOM Bt.. AUsata. Oa. Subscription Rato* ooa Yaor BJJ •la Monika • *2 Three Mootka. >.*} ny Carrier. P»r Week I* Baton* at IbeAtta.t. I'ostofflc* aa secoad class mall mat Ur. < *’* rt ”* t * riiOTi-iffisani raTnun office Tribune JJlilc. sSttarktm^ :: .rotor Bidr^ If tow bare any tiwnW* a±H4 N It la AaatraMn **»« ,»"„"•.■"■SlSt mgpRW mannerrlpta will aunipa arc Mat tkat lk»r ba alpnad. aa aa gasd (allk. najactsd man Sot lM> retorned unless aui far ihrparpoar AND Nlkk or any Hftuoruda. OCR PLATPOBM.-Tka Oewrgtaa ■ad Nawa stand* for Atlanta a owning tta own (aa ‘“l •'ILV'L.'IS! aa It now owns lla waterworks. Giber cttlaa do thla and art (aa as low as* rants, v-lth a proflt to the city. Thla should ba dona at oars. Tha Georgian aa? Nawa hallorra tkat If street rail- am ran bo operated sucraiifully by European rltlaa. aa tboy arr. there la aa food roaaoa why Ibay raa not l*a ao •aerated boro. Bat wa do aat bellava tljda caa la doam oow, sad It may'ha tamo yaara bofora wa aro raady far oa Mr an undertaking- Still Atlanta aboaM Mta Its faca la that direction NOW. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS AND ADVERTISERS. On February 2 Tha Gaarglan pur- chaaad tha name, good will, Iranohlaaa, advertising aantracU and aubacrlptlon ! Hat at Tha Atlanta Nawa, and Tha Nawa 1 la now publiahad aa a part of Tha Goar- gian. All advkrtlaing undar cantraat to appasr in Tha Naw* will ba pflntad In Tha Gaarglan and Nawa, withaut Intar. , ruptien, axcapt aueh aa la dabarrad by Tha Gaargian'a aatabliahad paliay ta a.xcluda all abjactianabla advertising. Commiuioner Sargent and tbe Official Figure*. Oor catcemcd frlond. Mr. A. A. Mur phy, of Rarneavlll*. la disposed to criticise a recant editorial of oura headed "Some F«eta (or Our Immi gration Society." In which we present ed tome atallatlca of Immigration be lieving they would be of Intereat and carry a very whoteaome warning to our aRfiiln In their own work. Mr. Murphy'a criticism 1* baaed up on the fact that Vnlted Slates Com- mlaaloner Sargent put an entire new phaae upon theae flgiircsln hla ntblrcsa before the Macon Immigration conven tion held In February. We are not dlapoaed to wrangle with Mr. Murphy or Mr. Sargent upon tltla queatlon because our purpose thou aa ‘ bow waa not to Impede the effnrte of our Immigration agents, hul rather to help them, and to steer them clear of aoma mistaken which they might make In the class of Immigrants most . easily persuaded to come to this coun try. .' lu this connection we have only to say that our facta and atallatlca came directly from the census department of the government at Washington, and while we have no dls|s>altlon to Im peach the testimony of Mr. Sargent, we are at leaat Justified In falling hack upon the proposition that the official figures of the Eovernment an- lo he re- -lied upon, even when they come In ‘ conflict with tbe personal atatement of an official of.lhe government apeak- ing In hla private capacity to an au dience enthusiastic mi the affirmative • aide of Immigration. We alnccrely tmst (hat Mr Sargent la right In hla explanation of the fig- 4 Brea published In the government re • porta. Rut we still deem II our duly J to direct the attention of our able and *.. patriotic advocates of Immigration to ? the facf that It Is the undesirable classes who are the most willing and , evan eager to leave their home* and to y cross 3.000 miles of is-ean (o a distant • land, and that the people whom we » need and the only people that we want - In IJeorgia and In the South are those who. It It requires greater time and > greater earnestness to persuade them. ■ will be much more abundantly worthy .' of the trouble which It takes to bring V them here. f Surely, neither Mr. Murphy nor Mr. • Sargent can take Issue with this the | only proposition which we have ever v voiced or ever care to voice as a con- ■ tcleotlous view of the entire Imtulgra • tion proposition; 2 The New Way cron Journal. • Once more The Waycroea Dally • Journal comet to ua with the eachange f mirk on Its foremost page. t The Journal was at one time one 1 of the strong and militant papers id ' the state Edited with large ability, t with signal courage and with crystal ! patriotism by that aplendtd clllten J John W. Greer, now devoting himself • to Industrial and hlatorical lines of ' work, the new Journal cornea' to ua ! with L V. Williams aa lessee, J. I), i Jones city editor and Mlsa Sara Let- lord telegraph editor. U la au eight- page. six-column dally, and lla Initial appearance la full of tha evidences of life, vitality and trim, and large pub lic approval aa Illustrated In lla Impos ing array nf advertisements Its edi torial page la progressive and at rung. and Tha Georgian for tbe sake of the good name which It brings back to our recollections and for tha sake of lla own aelf-avldant merita and good pur poses. cordially welcomes The Way- cross Dally Journal to lu Uble. ZXJMRJMIX MOBZDVLEa ZVM*nr f TLO*B>A. A trawler just returned from the Land of FloWers bring* back tha Information that schedules aw as execrable and unreliable In Florida aa they are In Georgia. For many reasons this statement seems to us remarkable. It would appear that In Florida at leaat, of all portions of the country, the sched ules should lie unobstructed and the trains on time. Our Informant de clares that on the Flagler lines between Jacksonville and Miami that the record of unreliability appears to equal that of Atlanta and many other sections of the country. * Why Is thla? We have at leaat In Georgia the faint eieuae of a supe rior imputation, of a. vaster volume of freight traffic, of a rough and mountainous country, of a road bed at the mercy of ralna and floods, and nf crossing and conflicting llnea., Hut on tbe level stretch of sand from Jacksonville In MUml, scarcely requiring a curve and rarely a grade, with never • flood and with not a competfng nr ftifcrsectlng tjlie of railway to Interfere—with a comparative- ly small population, and a traffic which cannot In the nature of things be approximate to those of other section*—tt would seem that hero at least we should And the Ideal conditions for (he schedule* of our past decade and for the eouiforls and conveniences of regular and reliable travel. The fart that It ta not ao, must simply indicate that the railroad de moralization la universal—that It amount* to a panic or paralysis that has crippled our railroad transportation and unfitted Its magnates of greater or leaser degree for grappling with conditions of any kind. 11 would Indicate that the whole system somewhere Is rotten and wrong and that a radical revolution la necessary to aet systems In order and to put schedules An their feet again. Surely If Flagler with hla colossal wealth on the level plains of the scantily populated aerol-troplca can't make schedules, then the whole rail- way system must have drifted Into Incompetcnry and decay. It la high time that a stronger force should he placed at the helm. WHEREIN WE ERR AGAINST THE RAILROADS. Amidst the universal criticism and complaint against the railroads, It la only fair In record from time to time those Incidents In which we. the IK-ople, are both Inconsiderate and unjust. And that we are at times both Inconsiderate and unjust no fair man will protest And no honest man will deny. Take the Incident of these damage suit* against the Central and the West Point railroads for the accidents of the picnic pnrty during the spring of lest year. More than BOO damage suite were brought against these two rail- roads by parties traveling on thla excursion. The aggregate amount claim ed by the plaintiffs In these suits amounted to nearly $1,500,000. Three- fourths of these suits have be«n already compromised by conference* be tween the lgwyera pro and con for an amount aggregating about $25,000. On one’ day of last week there waa under consideration a huge batch of theae damage suits whoa* total claims amounted to nearly $100,000. By a conference between the lawyers theae eulla were compromised for $1,- 040! In other word*, ault* entered against these railroads for an accident to a picnic excursion and aggregating over $1,500,000 will be settled for leas than $40,000, and In ono batch of the suits aggregating $100,000 they were compromised for Juat about $1,000! Any thoughtful man who will figure the vaat disparity between the claims and their realisation, cannot - fall to see that many of theao aults ought never to have been brought at all. and that many of those that were brought asked for damages which the plaintiff* had no Idea of securing and fur amounts which they must have known to lie far In advance of anything Hint they hnd the right to expect or to receive. We have not the slightest desire in this matter to reflect upon the In dividual plaintiff or the Individual attorney upon either aide, for both of these act altuply In accord with the spirit and the custom whjch has so lung been usual In these matters. But the apparent facf remains and Is evident that because of the greatness and rlehncas of corporations, claims made against them for real or fnnrled Injuries, aoar to the very height of extravagance and of comparalfve extortion, and If realized would work the moat colossal Injustice to Hie railroads themselves. If It should he urged In extenuation that an Injured party doe* not know within the first two or three days the extent or the result Of hlx In- Juries and can only pres* hla ault upon the possibilities of the case, then It may tie fairly and truthfully answered that an Injured party la under no necessity to begin a ault at once (for under the law a ault for damages ran be entered at any time within two year* after Injury Is received), and that both Justice nnd fairness and the farts would all suggest that these suits should not tie entered until the Injured party la better able to under- stand the oxtcnl to which he has been Injured and tho reasonable nature of any honest claim he may have against the corisiratlon. We have many thtnga to complain of against the railroads, and Justly, too. and heaven knows wo do not spare either breath or Ink In pressing them upon the railroad* or upon public attention. Hut It la Juat aa well to remind ourselves now and then of our own Ineonilatenrle*. of our own Injustice, and of the unfair and greedy spirit which we as Individuals llulstrnte from time to time against the corpora tions. HOW TO OARE FOR THE PROPERTY RECORDS. We have had much stir of late, and properly, over the queatlon of our land and properly record* In the county court house and the way to pre serve them from vandalism or decay. Many plan* have been suggested for their preservation and protec- lion. We think It has been clearly shown that there has liecn no vandalism In recent years, but tt la alao clearly shown that the early books partic ularly. are being worn out and severely damaged by constant use. In fact, some twelve or Itfteen aro In such condition now that It Is Imperative to have them recopted at once or else a great deal of invaluable Informs- tlnn will be loat lo the community. There aeetn* to he a consensus of opinion among those who aro familiar with tho records that sufficient Iniexlnil' wooW relieve the enormous and unnecessary handling of tho {looks and preserve them. The early records Dover large tracts of Inin! and are consulted many time* In every search. The Indexes lo these book* only show the grantor, grantee and the volume and page, nnd if a vendor has made one hundred deed* dlrlng Ihl* period. II may be necessary to consult one hun dred volume* In order to find the conveyance that I* wanted. But If the Indexes showed brief* of the property a* I* customary In almost every large city. It would Ih- necessary to consult only one volume to find the Information wanted. It t* the unnecessary handling of the records that Is causing them to lie worn out. It may be safely estimated that at least 95 per rent. If not more, of this enormous strain on these early records would Is- relieved If the Indexes In the publlr record office kept pace with other rommunlllet ol similar population. There Is abundant precedent to tie followed h> our official* In making (Ip to date Indexes of the record*. In many of Ihe larger cities like Balti more, Cincinnati.ami tnauy others, the public authorities have made elab orate Willtv Indexes and maintained them-tor current work, and we can cite you to hundreds of cities of lees Importance than Atlanta where an arrutsie name Index briefing the description of the property, have long ago Ik-vii made and are being kept up (or current conveyances Even Ma con and Augusta and several nthet of the Georgia cities have moved In this metier many years ago. Vnder the law. the Filing Docket has come to he a very valuable hook and It l« far too ttu|iortant to be used as a genera) Index. One of these dockets covering a |«r!od about 189$. has already given away under the kIirIii of use and had to be copied at a Mg expense. These docket* should tie used only ns a temporary Index In current work and a general Index should he made to hear the strain of so many examinations. It would In- plain bi any one from an Inspection of these hook* that they will not stand the strain of the general Indexes. The weight of them alone, and ao much handling will cause them to wear out We have teen treating the Subject merely In rrferenee to the effect It would hate In preserving tbe preurda. but thure are other reasons which, lo our uiluda, ought to hv suBcIvut to cause laintedlat* action on tha » l part of our officials. The proper Indexing of the records MaM greatly ta- cllltate transactions In real estate, make land more valuable and easier to sell or borrow on and would save lo tha community In title fee* about $30,0*0 per .annum. The proposition of some of our contemporaries to make a duplicate copy of all tha records and keep them In a separate vault la totally Imprac ticable and unnecessary. Beyond the ever-increasing (pace which theae volume* would require. It has been correctly estimated that to make • du plicate copy of all the deeds, mortgagei, wills and land suits affactlng title and Co properly verify (be work would cost In the neighborhood of $400.- 000, and It frould take something like $30,000 to $40,000 • year to keep dti- plicate copies of the current Inntrumenls. And *11 of this expense must come out of tbe pockets of the tax payers. The wills and the land suit* are quite as Important an tha deed* and there would be no proper protection unlenn they were Included In the •chemt of copying. Bo far aa wa have been abl* to leahi and after a thor ough Investigation In many Mates, this'has never been don* In any com- munlty. Than, too, a copy la never ns satlsfsetory n* an original be- caute such a chance Is given fur the accumulation of errors. It la not the duly of tbe clerk of the superior court under tbe law a* It now stands to make these special Indexes. The administration of tbe office of clerk of the superior court by the preaent Incumbent is gtrlng general satisfaction and he Is doing all he can to preserve the records. The books, tinder the Jaw, arc open to the Inspection of tho public. The present board of county commlsaioaert la compoaed of gentlemen who have the beat Interest of tbe community at heart and are worthy of the highest confidence of everybody. But In making changes of such im portance aa that under consideration, they would necessarily Ilka to leal that the public gcnerMly supported them In Ihe movement, qnd It If de sirable that everybody interested In the preservation of the records will inform the commissioners of their wishes In regard to the matter. Army-Navy Orders MOVEMENT OF VESSELS. A USEFUL ATLANTA BOOK— One of the little volumes which Is making Its way as an Indispensa ble companion to our rest)*** pub- lie nf Atlanta and of Georgia. Is The Watts Official Railway Oulde. It Is Issued every month and con tains the latest revised schedules of all the railways In (he South. The little volume Is small enough to be slipped Into the coat pocket of the traveler, and Is a fall, ac- curate and official guide to every railroad route In the entire South, keeping up with the monthly and quarterly change* of schedule and furnishing In one compact form to do away with a dozen circulars, every time table which one might take to any part of these Southern atatea. The present March Issne be gin* the twenty-second year of the publication of the Watts Railway Guide and makes It the oldest pub lication of Ita kind In the city. It baa grown amaxlngly from Ita flrat Issue, which only contained a few of the railway llnea entering Atlanta In that period, and now contains In Ita 218 pages all the through ayitema with the indepen dent and connecting line* and the better classes of hotels south of the Potomac and east of the Mis- slsslppl river. A volume like thla la a business necessity provided It ta pains-tak- Ingly accurate and does not mis- lead the traveler by antiquated and Inaccurate achedules. Here tofore. travelers have been accus tomed to think that we have only one thoroughly reliable railroad guide In America, and that The Official Railway Guide la almost big enough to overload a valise and would certainly take up the greater part of a hand satchel. But thla little volume In Its present shape and with It* conscientious compilation. Is Indeed worthy of the patronage and appreciation which »e are glad lo hear It Is receiving at the hands of the public. If Is an enterprise worthy of all commendation and every traveler should have It In his hands. BUDDHA UNDER THE BO-TREE AND JUDGE BLECKLEY. - Tlie Kdltor of The Georgian: • 'hrtsllsnlty Is the universal religion. Though ll rndir difficult for aome pan. to rtnllte. It la not for a «eot or denomination, but for the race. From tho time mun first heard within him Ihe awful voice of conscience to the Incarnated of that voice In the God* man. Itn essential principle wan. a* It is today, loyalty to the everlasting law of righteousness. Christ came not to add a single precept so much as to reveal behind that law the pretence of an In finite peraonalty. "I am the Truth WHY IS THE COST OP LIVING INCREASING WHILE WA0I1 REMAIN LOWT To the Kdltor of The Uoorgtau: All orer ths broad land there lo sou ml ed a note of discontent, it Ih a shisaii of prosperity; some ire prosperity; stupe are prosperous, while apriority feel (hi pressure of an ad- In price for life • necessities while ninllty to purchase Is lessened- Ho w« •trike out blindly and ink the ration why? There ire elementary fundaments! truths which ran not be Ignored. Deny them and the e&perlcnre of life iff Irma them, and we reluctantly admit our error, aid If wise set nlHHit to conform to natural law In matters economic* When we pny 4') cents for n pound of batter which onee waa fttralsbed at *>. fielding a fair profit to the maker at tbe lower price, are we btttar off by the lu- creased outlay? lias the farmer benefited by thd higher price? The per c v . _ __ nao. who Is the gainer? To ask the queatlon Is to answer It. landlord, the owner of the land. I owner of all living things. To him wo pay unlimited, unwilling tribute, yet we contlnne to par. Bat yoa ask what la the remedy? Here we have no hesitation In replying, The land belongs to the i hot fo the few. hut to all. Here fundamental truth underlying all others. If tbe people are permitted to occupy tbe land; If the state collects the full rental value from the oeeupaifl. we can at once discard the robber tariff, the many methods of deriving revenue will he simplified, and all will share In a prosperity which at present la only for tho favored few. and these not even prod Beers, only collectors of the earnings of Others Personally, we do not bliinte them. Most of ua would gladly exchange places and lucernes; tint our contention la that the present system la evil and results In wrong to the great army of workers, we have lu the 1’ulted StutcR a i-oudltlon nf prosperity greater than In other lands for tho reason that pri vate greed has not yet appropriated tha Ing. and under present rate of progress, ai other century will find ua no better - SPIRITED DEFENSE OP SENATOR B. R. TILLMAN. Tn the Editor of The Georgian: I am often grieved to note hoar some of nur prominent men endenvor to place Impedimenta In the path* of some of our greateat leaders and states men, very often perverting the true facta for the accomplishment of such despicable motive*. AVhy not be broad, minded and obeerve the golden rule. “Do unto others as you would have oth ers do unto you?" I sm astonished to sea some of our most prominent South cm people casting slurs and Inuendoaa st cne of our greatest statesmen nf the prorent time. In Whom the whole South should Hon. R ator from South Carolina. I wonder why they are so persistent In their endeavors to discredit him *• much as possible with the masses of the people. Rut he need* no defense at my hands. He Is abundantly able to take care of hlmaclf. provided hla enemies will com* out In the open and fight him like brave men. I note In your Issue of March II an article on the race question from your ex-Oovernor Northern which la calcu lated to do him great Injustice. Among other things he says: "About the 1st of February I addressed another commu nication to all ihe dallies In Georgia asking If they would not ronsent.V" help us hy editorial Indorsement; would they not discontinue all refer ls not altogether the hlatorical person- jence to Tillman's blasphemous utter- ■ ffn Skit ft ha eras a csalI as.u.dat. It... _.« . ....... t. _ _ . X. _ ka..l. age, but the great central principle of our souls with which Ho Identified Himself that commands our allegiance. When Oautema after his long vigil resolved upon the way: that neither life nor death, nor poverty nor wealth, nor family nor friends, were tn he a grain In the balance against Instan'. resolute end alsmlule devotion to right snd ciiine forth from this suhllme self surrender Ids fsce shining like an an gel's, to rommunlrnto the secret of Ids pesce to his seventy disciples snd send them forth as missionaries to a be nighted world who shall say he hnd not In the truest sense found Christ? Ray not In thine heart who shall ascend Into heaven, that Is in bring Christ down from sbnve; nr wrho shall descend Into the deep, that Is to bring up Christ again from ,he dead Rut what tsyeth It? The word Is nlgo thee, even In thy mouth snd tn thy heart." The religion of Hudrityi degenerated from the puce conception of Its founder wild vagaries anil gross supersti tion. The worship of the historical 'hrtst merely has also led to fanaticism and In some of Its forms has been a stumbling block to rational tnlnds, hut absolute devotion to Him. ns he has been from eternity no less than when He walked Ihe hills nf Judea, the nu- (u«t hut Infinitely loving Helng origi nating. Inspiring nnd Illuminating ill righteousness with its springs nf pence nnd Joy everlasting must be recognised hv all as one just and reasonable serv- r. • Who can doubt that Judge Bteekley rendered tills service'und that tt was accepted? If he did not definitely accept Ihe historical Christ, does nil his life show htin loyal to Christ, no •n|er ivalklnx In Judea, hut (a He speaks In every heart? . Great and goal old man. what a hen- edtctlon tt vvas to know you! Hoc much, richer la Georgia bScvu.. you walked among us! Though with stem Impartial!!V you held the scales of the nw. no Infraction or delinquency ever hevked lire flow of that serene henev. >leme which, tike the benelhtm • ot G.sl extended alike to the Just anti tlit unjust, who can doubt that you huv.- lesltsed the hope of H-n-nites and nmol Klyslan Helds you enjoy all if raptures of the blessed? H It PERKY. Gainesville, Us. March 15. anree that were weakening the back bone of all the officers of the law In the South as the papers continued to quote Tillman as saying. ‘When 1 was governor of South Carolina I said with the oath of office warm In my mouth lo enfotve the law, I would lead a mob to lynch a negro.' Thla accounts for thp Indifference as to effort on part of sheriffs." Now. why should Tillman's utter ances be garbled up In this manner? Why not be fair enough to quote him correctly? Here Is vvhat he said tn tha Cnlted States senate Monday. January 1907, replying lu a similar unjust Hitnek on him by Senator Bpooner: “Have I ever advocated lynch law at any time or at any place? 1 answer on my honor. ’Never.' I have Justified It for one crime, and one only, and I have consistently and persistently maintained that altitude for the last fourteen year*. As governor of Houth Carolina I pro claimed that although I hnd taken th* oath of office to support the law and enforce It. I would lead a mob to lynch an- man. black nr white, who had rav- lahed a woman, black nr white. This I* my attitude, calmly and deliberately ta. ken. and Justified hy iny conscience In the sight of God?' Again. Governor Nnrthen quote* him: "Ills further utterance publicly made in absolute disregard and defiance of Isw, •To hell w ith law.*" If I remember correctly. It waa dur ing the last session nf congress he sMd In a running debate on Ihe race ques tion. referring to the crime of rape: 'To hell with auch a law." The remark was made solely on this phase of the question, and for.nothing else, which llie learned ex-governor undoubtedly knew when he thus quoted him. I am not aurprtsed at him meeting with auvh dismal failure In hla attempt at bot tling up the daily press of Georgia against Tillman. Ruch tactics will never succeed while there Is auvh great demand for Tillman to talk to the peo ple direct all over this t'nlnn. Hit time Is now engaged To lecture up to the time congress convenes ogutn. There Is no hypocrisy about Till man's .make-up. a thing he very much despises. He Is • plain, blunt, honest snd fearless statesman, who will go down In history slung side of t'qiqnun flay and others, despite the efforts uf hts detractors WITH CAHOLINAN. Kttsliaw, H. C * Armv Order*. Washington. March 1».—Th* follow- Ing orders have Men Issued: First Sergeant William Beaatay. Fif ty-sixth- company, coast artillery, placed upon retired Hat; Second Ueu tenant Andrew W, Jackson, artillery corps, to Fort Bayard, general hoaw pttal; Privates Thomas H. Pattlson. Forty.fourth company, coast artillery, and Jamas Hammett. One Hundred and Fourth company, coast artlllary. from Fort Washington to general hospital, Washington barracks; Private fflrat- clossj Walter E. Jackson, hospital corps, from general hospital. Fort Bayard to Fort Bam Houston; Ser geant W. J. Tryba. field artillery, re cruit depot; Fort Blocom. having en listed under falsa pretenses, discharged without honor from th* army. Naval Order*. lieutenant E. B. Jackson detached. Buffalo to Annapolle; Midshipman 1. B. Rhodea detached. Alabama, horn*; Warrant Machinist W. A. Morgan in Annapolis: Boatswain H. T. Jofmi detached Independent at Annapolis. Msvamant of Vessels. ‘ ARRIVED—March It.' Arkansas at Norfolk. Dolphin at Havana. Bt. Louts at Lynn Haven bay. Colorado and Pennsylvania'at Wooaung; March 17, Hannibal at Hampton Roads, West Virginia and Maryland at Wooaung. Paducah at Port Llmoo. SAILED—March It, Hannibal from Philadelphia for Hampton Roads, West Virginia. Maryland. Wilmington and Villalobos from Nankin for Woosung; March 17. New Jersey from Hampton Roads for Guantanamo. Raleigh from Hongkong for Cavite, Louisiana from navy yard. Naw York, for Hampton Roads. Annapolis ordered placed In commission at navy yard. Mare Island: she will replace Adama aa station ship at naval station, Tutullla. A CRACKED NUT. To th* Editor of The Georgian: Having lived for almost a score of year*, 1 have solved many riddles ex cept one—that la. how a paper Ilka The Georgian can be sold for only ten cent* a week; but having cracked a very hard nut. I present It to the readers of The Georgian "cracked": What rules thla land of tha brave and tbe free? What makae the law* that rule you and me? What alecta tha Senator, th* Governor, th* Mayor? What puts tha President In th* White House chair? What force Is It that th* poor man doth lack? What power is thar* behind th* mil lionaire's back? What protects the claw* of Standard Oil? What reward Is It for which tha poor man doth toll? What guides that power, th* people'! voice? What la tt that chooeae "the people's choice"? Aye, that powerful magnet which all do follow "Tie Mid In a word, 'tie the "Almighty Dollar.” R. B. BELLE: Atlanta, aa. A TRIBUTE TO ROMRT JJALL WALTON. * By Carl Hutahaaen. Robert Hall Walton, a apiendld cin. xan, a Christian gentleman, a devout church worker, a lover of mankind ha* suddenly been taken tnmni mldat by the Ajmlghty. <,,,, He had a hoet of fritndd la thla (rest throbbing city who are grtevad to of his death. Wherever he motm***! matter In what he engaged" whtih.? pleasure or business. h7Sew AM remain In constant touch with his rs! lift mis principles. No-transection erei took place through hi* manlpuiati'n asari's.iBsraSSj? S3.M.VJ.S" **■?* Hthla place of business may be du. covered notices such aa these' "o-t Right With God." "No Profans L*„! guage Allowed Hi Hare." Hla will waa respected and aa all knew him, no of. fenae was over taken. H* waa navar btttar against th* aln. fui. trot waa against am itaeir. \th"* a person was In trouble "Bob" Walton waa among tha first to lend hla aid. Hit counsel waa wtae and good and all who knew loved him. Thla simple eltlien, with a percen. tton of Hasp etirtetlati prlnapiei. *ix hla obedience to civil tawa, wie doubt" Ism more influential for tha masssy good, than tha Uvea and work* of many great statesman. r Andrew Jackson had a great follow, lag la civic and notional life. Wash ington corralad enough patriotism to magnetite a whole country to hla call. Napoleon's Indomitable will sad Ingen. lou* Command forced all Europe to tremble. Webeter, Clay and Calhoun (orosd the trio of America's greatest Intellects, In forensic array, but who knows but that this humble citizen ->( God did not veritably do more for man kind fn hla few span of yaara than ill of these? Thla docile man has attained rest, and. as Carlyle said, "Rett Is for th* dMd." “FAITH." To the Editor of Tbe Georgian: llellerln* It to h* tbe dutjr of (vary Me to rontrlbotr to the happiness and prog ress of msn So far aa hla knowledge will allow. I wlab to contribute something which msy abl to a proper uuderstaadlDg of the word "Filth." In detlalng Ita use to religion, tt la nee- fury that we deloe It ■■ It was used nd defined st the ttase It wee put Into he translation of the Greek teat of tho tew Tears asset lata oar tsagosge, aad sore tha a that. It It stands for the Greek, t mutt carry with It the meaning and latent of the Greek se understood nineteen hundred yaara ago. This la rntHlaaieatal. . cation of words grow, lad tbs ‘ rds enlarge, and uinraoce, the opp „ That Is. this Is the csss with all spoken Inti guage. as th* BagUak, especially. Toe Greek text being out of ole aa a spoken tongue, almost entirely, we and that what waa understood a* faith elarretn bun that tt represents what waa meant In the time of Christ. If we do. It la not Chris- tlan. but modern, or not Christian. Now the surlent Greeks were not mye- tlrs. as w* ere commonly taught. Their philosophy, secular or relit ~ farther than the facts and i aerrattou would Justify. Homan life waa pictured by Gram after 1 hr fans, and from these they got a res- ■unable understanding ot man ana bis pow- ■*. As a matter of fart, they had no sell, glon or faith worship, except that or know!- 'That tbey knew nf man they arm- hollaed. In what we wrongfully hay# lieea taught aa n system of myths, or mytholo- They had ao Mm of many god*. They had hat oor god. or flrat cause, which .Is pointedly called by Plato "To Agathen." They had hot Me man, sad they took man they likens t personified world of tbtlra, I her personified ell things In the world. ■• these thtnga eilsted for mas’s hearflt, aa Crres. the goddess of tbe harvest, ate. There sms nothing of faith or rayatl. cltm In any of thla. os we commonly look ■ I faith Feus, the head of tkls prana- tiled boat, stood for aisn aa tha ruler of hi* own pass loo a. needs and ideaaaree. and *• the creator and user of ikem. H# re pro- rented man gud. and not th* reel tlod of the unlrerse. Thla tatter wee celled "To “CRUELTY TO LAND." To the Editor of The GtorgUa: How doc* the above caption strike you? Of course It dees net apply to land la Georgia, but to IlUnolh. where tks idea on*, toiled, and where u society ot prerentlon of cruelty to lend ta pMpoaad. There are plenty of evidence* of crualty to foils, hone* aad molra la Georgia, bat there is no land tn Georgia which has hern reduced to akin and tome* aad poverty. Th* tend ta Georgia baa Man an carefully nursed, and tbe red (ash of hMlth brought to the eurfar* With such Uriah energy and persistent tffort. that w* QaorgiM* Would K SSwfiw rtuF rrucHr to Bnto&lirinrt to Und. ntm. Banish tho thought! It would be mil cidbI to make land fat that It would ba hurdaoad with tan ink ig «urb • land, nr It aa that aw?.. the tari. m... ,o»ahe|^ ! den.l«h',.prr OTeHSS hiosn S£ ropa and nagtactad homo folk*. Tha farmers In HIIuoIb may b* rru»l mouth to rompat tMF Hindi to tWFRt rwI toll In producing HatiuabaU of corn - ‘tra ttoarata faftoara do — mere, hat i - Intend at aucla croal ddmand a« that, to ba crufl td oumrttM. wa prarar to — — —... . children and Mr Stack by lotllag and sweat, lag arer forty acre* fry *re lutes of mtton to spending a lot 3 Idle rime whir npult moral aad physical, aad th* ih of the golden day. ink art re to come suit rhl# ita dlmplthg cheek* with the plow ad th* ho*, and rejoice la Ur* proceeds of i* effort; Iv* hair* to rerty acres rrueltj to Mad! Why, see do all the work taut with the rosy i&riHft and *nd"th# 7 li*d*J»at gate'redder and redder. 38S8 5lft'R«Mr.. , & -ere omw covered dear with a Mark eoterlnc their likes and yielded plenty, which opr forefath ers enjoyed. Three (etna have grown laid- hrtdeq tn patriotic dr tot Ion to our aim. JKetM - w all have lizbt Georgia, which bear on theTr hanercl lies- ema the scare of. th* Ing conflict with the negro ‘ — " ■— flame ? > aad tha pnl*. aad which, at th* time, predated the king of comeir-cr. HI uucrnmb to th* ridicule** and ,n*h.>n. orabte task of ess acre performing ihe dmy which ta honor belong* to forty. Be aide*. It would be * dishonorable thing to alight th* thlriy-ata* brtriooara In h«. slowing upon one all tha honor and glory of the thirty-nine. We are not rommarclat plratri. and re. fata to ba Jaaglliaad, for auch base insln- uatlona belong to Illinois, the bftinr of rru- rlty. Hr. Editor. Juat writ* that Illinois mia tn roma tn Georgia and sattlt. aad he will get th* floothare spirit aad the rare for auch a crur. Idea a. "pretty toUnd^. Atlanta, Ga. result of what h* Would be If he *•• governed by his divided and warring mrm here, or of each one acting to ault I'erlf. Th* ayatem atood far the government or th* part* hr th* who)*. *eua. ihr man. "> save himself aad his world, often chaln-d and chaagod the objectionable personiS™. Ilona to aav* thla Zeus man and hla o*a this body) from dastructlos. Rare 1 will Isave th* reader to atady soom for H™' •elf or herself. t And than that th* Greeks dealt anh facta and knowledge: had filth awndlng for th* Urea* of Oteataan hundred rears ago. aad for Itself at.tha ham*,time, or taler at th* ttaie of King James irsmi*- tloo, meant knnwladge. arrtctly knnwlrd!-. with ao raystlcltm or doubt almut It. What It may maan now or he understood to mean aow, la oat of the question tr. Tha trua Greek la '• ^."'^ItNKON. Atlanta, Oa.. March U. 1M7. Absolutely Pure A Cream of Tartar Powder free from alum or phoe-. phatlo acid Makis Home Baking Ewy