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THE ATLANTA (/EOKGIAN AND NEWS.
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FRTT>AT, MAnCFT 2?. 190T.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
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JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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The Fruit of the Schurman Con
troversy.
The controversy evoked by The
Georgian'* criticism of President Ja
cob Schurman has not been without
Its wholesome results.
The criticism of The Georgian was
baaed upon an undented report In
the press dispatches which credited
President Schurman with a proposi
tion to "fumigate the tainted money
of Rockefeller by using It to civilize
the South.”
After due waiting The Georgian
answered this aspersion upon the civ
ilization of this section of our country
In a aeries of editorials that were wide-
ly copied and commented upon
throughout the North and South. A few
weeks later In a personal and private
letter, President Schurman disclaimed
having made the remark or having re
flected In any way upon the South.
Promptly upon this assurance and by
permission we published the para
graph In that latter disclaiming the
remark, and we expressed the pleasure
that we felt In doing justice to the
president of Cornell.
Since then, however, the editorials
of The Georgian have been so widely
copied and niade the subject of such
general comment upon the lack of
tact and truthfulness In the itatement
attributed to Mr. Bchurman, that that
distinguished gentleman who declined
at first to say anything for publica
tion began to receive letters from
friends all over the country catling hla
attention to the report and urging him
to make a statement.
Upon this suggestion' President
8churman has decided that perhaps af
ter all it would be better to publish a
denial. And In a formal circular Is
sued tg the country he concludes a gen
eral statement of the incident In the
following trenchant paragraph:
"I lay these facta before tbe ed
itors of tbe newspapers of the
South, repeating tbe assurance
that I have never In interview,
writing or speech—nay, that I
have never even In thought—re
flected on the civilisation of thp
South or regarded It aa Inferior
to the civilisation of the North.
And not only In justice to myself,
but for the sake of Cornell univer
sity, over which I have the honor
to preside—a university which
draws a large and Increasing num
ber of students from the South—
I respectfully ask the newspapers
of the 8outh to make the facte
known."
tVe believe after alt that few things
happen which are honestly dealt with
that do not have their aftermath of
good. And we are quite confident that
this controversy haa had two very
dealrable results.
In the first place It has evoked from
a very distinguished educator of na
tional repute an opinion upon this
section of tbe country which we com'
mend to others leas wise and catholic,
for its accuracy and breadth of view,
tt is quite possible that men who read
this statement will not hereafter be
disposed, as they have been all too
much In times gone by, to Indulge
In reflections upon this section of the
country because of casual acta of vio
lence which aro just as likely to occur
In other sections of tbe country. And
so we think that the controversy has
cleared the atmosphere and has given
us from one of the highest posslblo
sources of intelligence and thought and
observation In this country the distinct
and definite statement that the civili
zation of the South Is In alt respects
equal to the civilization of the North
and has set at rest any minds that
may be disposed to draw envious com
parisons In favor of other sections and
to the disparagement of this. -
As a secondary consideration, It has
given tho South an opportunity to
know the real sentiments of the pres!'
dent of Cornell. And that distinguish
ed educator may rest assured that,
having had from his lips an official
declaration of his opinion of this sec
tion of the country, tt wilt not forget
to feel, and when occasion comes, to
expresilts appreciation of one who Is
both broad enough to see and gener
ous enough to acknowledge the merits
and the graces of the Southern people.
And so out of It all combs good to
everyone and Injury to none.
BRYAN AND TAFT?
According to the lights and shadows which play upon the political hori
zon at the present time, these two seem to be the predestined leaders
under whom we shall follow Democracy or Republicanism to victory In
the next national campaign.
Dp to the present moment no figure looms upon the Democratic horl-.
zon tall enough or broad enough to cast a shadow upon the established
primacy of William Jennings Bryan. The times have aa yet developed no
rival to his leadership, and beyond a few sporadic nominations from
the camp of the ultra-conservatives, no name In the Democratic host Is
being considered In opposition to the Commoner of Nebraska.
In the Republican ranks the situation wears a different complexion
in every way. The first figure In the eager eye of both ranks Is the
president.
If Theodore Roosevelt wants the nomination, he can have It for the
asking. If he will consent to have It, It will be his, without the asking.
But behind this proposition stands the thrice repeated pledge of the pres
ident that he will neither ask nor accept a third nomination for the chief
office of the republic. There are those who question his sincerity In this.
And there are othera who doubt his capacity to withstand tho pressure
that may be brought to bear upon him from his friends. There are others
still who believe that he may be moved by the plea of public duty and the
responsibility of carrying forward the work which, having Inaugurated and
set on foot, no one else could so well bear to Its conclusion.
And beyond this there Is the scarcely-to-be-consldered possibility that
the Democratic convention itself might see fit to commission the strenu
ous president to carry to conclusion the great popular causes which he
has championed with such conspicuous ability and force.
But taking the president at his word the presidential field Is open be
tween the brilliant and alert Beveridge, the wily and astute Shaw, ex
secretary of the treasury, and the really substantial and admirable Taft,
tho secretary of war.
From this list we may promptly eliminate Secretary Shaw. He has
not made good In the last days of his administration. He Is persona non
grata to a certain element In the West and ho Is now In the employment,
of the Standard Oil monopoly.
The president Is very fond of Beveridge. He has made him the
spokesman of the administration on many occasions, and Is supposed to
have had a hand tn suggesting his cholco as tho opponent of Bryan In
the political magazine debates now In progress. But word comes to us
that Senator Beveridge la very much entangled by local political compli
cations In his own state of Indiana, that his appointments havo produced
wrangles and that these wrangles have grown to factions which bode him
ill In any contest for the electoral vote of his own state. Then, too, the
boom of Senator Fairbanks has not yet collapsed, and there are those
who believe that tbe older and more astute diplomat and politician
would prdbably carry away the laurels from the Junior senator In Indiana.
All the conditions and all the prophets seem to point to Secretary
Taft as the choice of tho president for the nomination of his party. It Is
true that Taft Is opposed In Ohio by the redoubtable and Irrepressible For-
aker. But with Taft’s own strength and tha prestige of the president In
the "Buckeye State” It Is scarcely probable that the "fire eating politi
cian” would prevail against the broad and level statesmanship of the sec
retary of war and the phenomenal popularity of the president himself.
So that, taken altogether, If the. president keeps his word and if he
cannot be persuaded by hungry politicians and rabid partisans, the bat
tle royal of 1908 will be fought between the Great Commoner of Nebraska
and the strong and able secretary of war.
Between Taft and Bryan all the laurels of the hustings would be with
Bryan. All the drift of the definite Democracy of the tlmea should follow
behind him and those Republicans who have lately been plucked by
Roosevelt's courage and Initiative from the camp of spoils and privilege
would probably find In Bryan a better successor to Roosevelt than In the
conservative and comparatively non-committal statesman from Ohio.
We Influence of the president behind hla favorite might be leas ef
fective than the Republican spirit. There are thousands who would fol
low Roosevelt who would decline to let Roosevelt tell them who to follow
if he were not himself a candidate. There are millions who know and ad
mire Roosevelt who know HUlo of Taft, and the only man In this republic
who shares with the president the full measure of public confidence and
public popularity Is the eloquent and Incorruptible statesman of Nebraska,
whose consistent record, whoso dauntless courage and whose undiminish-
ed consistency, make him still the Idol of hls party and the trusted citizen
among all parties of the republic.
Fairly and without tho prejudice of party at this time, we believe that
Bryan would win the presidency from Taft.
1 Tet'us be thankful as Democrats for the pledges which promise that
he will not be compelled to grapple with Roosevelt.
' the WONDER OF “GYPSY” SMITH.
Dr. Broughton's Blblo conferences have brought to the Tabernacle
many brilliant and wonderful men within these recent years.
The long list, headed, perhapa, by Campbell Morgan, is not at the
end of the pen at the moment, but the people of Atlanta who havq enjoy
ed these great assemblies will remember gratefully tho obligation to
these great men and to the great preacher who brought them here.
tt Is doubtful If Dr. Broughton has ever brought to Atlanta a moro
magnetic and appealing speaker than tho evangelist. Gypsy Smith.
Not so Intellectual, perhaps, as Campbell Morgan, nor so logical as
some of hls successors, but In the magnetism, the tenderness and the ef
fectiveness of hls discourse perhaps the superior as a revivalist to them
all. tt Is Interesting and yet almost Impossible to analyze the power of
this wonderful man.
To seo him hold In the hollow of his hand those vast audiences that
gather night and morning at tho tabernacle, makes one wonder where to
And tho secret of influence that distinguishes ono man from ahother In hls
relation to hls fellow men. There I* much In the voice of "Gypsy”
Smith to explain his power. No voice like hie has ever been heard on any
local platform tn Atlanta. There is a plaintive note about It. a pathetic
tone touched with simplicity and pulsed with llncerlty that goes like an
arrow straight to the mark of the human heart. Through and through hls
discourse runs the sliver cadence of this plaintive tone. But out of this
pathos breaks from time to time tho live thunder of passionate appeal.
And one part of the evangelist's strength undoubtedly lies In the sharp
contrast between the appealing tenderness of hls conversational tone and
the splendid Are of hls resonant bursts of condemnation or appeal.
Of course all these considerations would be as naught unless the tone
and spirit of the man carried the Impression of earnestness and abso
lute sincerity. And with these In full measure developed, and with the ar
dent and emotional temperament of the Gypsy joined to the fervor and
devotion of the absolutely consecrated Christian, we hgve the easy secret
of Gypsy Smith's wonderful power among men.
The fact Is the longer we live the more do we come to msgnlfy the
Influence of the heart and of sentiment In the affairs of men. We have no
patience with tbe cold creeds of colleges tl\at deify the Intellect while
they scant the sentiments and the soul. Intellect may waken thought,
but we call men to witness that a big human heart has throbbed at the
heed of every great movement that has bettered the race. From Peter
the Hermit through George Whttefleld down to Henry Grady, it was the
radiant pulse of beartfulness that has sent men to their majestic missions
In the world.
And when God Almighty sets apart a man to do a mighty work among
men. either In the realm of spirit or of morals. He touches with a live coal
from Hls altar the heart and the lips of His servant, and has managed
so far In history to prosper mightily without the complacent egotism of
the human mind.
The great congregation* of the Tabernacle and the public of Atlanta
owe It to this evangelist, Gypsy Smith, to go out ^n full and swelling
numbers on this Friday night to tbe only paid service which ho holds
and hear him tell the wonderful story of hls wonderful life.
IN ADVANCE OF THE TIMES
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE.
Genius—A man in advance of the times.—Popular Idee.
When lean and hungry Caeslus ground hls slim and slippery knife.
With tho Intent malevolent of having Caesar's life,
A sooth-purveyor spotted him, and beat the streets of Rome
To notify said Caesar that ‘twere safe to stay at home.
“Not on your life!” the latter cried: "as soon as he attacks
I'll draw my trusty forty-four and drop him In hls tracks.”
There were no forty-fours those days—Poor Julu was In advance .
Of the prevailing times—so far he never had a chance
When Richard Third discovered that hls enemies had sicked
The dogs of war upon him—that he wae—excuse us—licked.
He did not make hls get-away with promptnese or dispatch,
But readjusted Jauntily hls crown upon hls thatch.
"There's lots of time,” he caroled: "I'll Just light a fresh cigar.
My Kingdom, what there'* left of It. for one good motor car!”
Alas, for fatuous Richard! He was many laps ahead
Of current Jlmes, and now, poor chap. Is consequently dead.
When polished off at Waterloo, tho noble Bonaparte
Was warned by sundry marshals that he'd better get a start;
"You haven't helped the English much,” they told him. scared and pale,
And If you're caught they'll clap you In some strong, substantial Jail.”
"No danger,” quoth Napoleon, "ere they lay hands on me
I'll board my lightsome airship and go sailing o'er the eea!”
That hunch about the alrablp was prophetic genius, yet
It lost the brilliant conqueror hls one and last best bet.
MORE PRESBYTERIANS IN RETROSPECT I
THAN WE COUNTED. DREAMED A DREAM.
To tho Editor of The Georgian:
Your strong appeal In behalf of the
Presbyterian Hospital In your Issue of
March 22 was In line with your usual
broad and helpful policy.
In the editorial, however, you pay a
left-handed compliment to a great
church which does It, as well as other
churches working In Georgia, a serious
Injustice.
You say: "The Presbyterian Is the
smallest denomination numerically In
the state.” You doubtless have In mind
only the Baptist and Methodist
churches, both of which outrank the
Presbyterian church In Georgia. You
forget that, In addition to these, the
Episcopal, the Christian and the Con
gregational churches have a considera
ble membership In the state, though, of
course, much less than the Presbyte
rian membership.
You further say: "In the country
outside of Atlanta its (Presbyterian)
numbers are comparatively few and Its
wealth trivial." Surely, Mr. Editor,
your pen slipped, or the printer played
havoc with copy, or “Great Homer
nodded." Certainly you should know
that the Presbyterian membership of
Atlantans not more than (.000, while
the Presbyterian membership of the
state is tb,000. In all the cities, and In
many of the towns, as well as In not a
few country districts, our brethren of
other denominations acknowledge the
Presbyterian church as a definite and
respectable force for righteousness.
Every year these churches outside of
Atlanta send scores of members .to re
cruit tho ranks of the Capital City
Presbyterians, a fact which the pastors
of the various churches gladly and
readily acknowledge.
We who are outside of Atlanta re
joice that there aro many wealthy
Presbyterians in our Capital City,
though wealth la the least asset In
living church. Yet, for the last eccle
slaatlcal year of which we have official
record, Atlanta Presbyterians gave to
missions and general benevolent ob
jects a little more than Jll.000, while
the Presbyterians In other parts of the
state gave 830,000. This manifests a
generous spirit on the part'of the Pres
byterians of your city, but It docs not
Justify the inference which would be
drawn from the statement that "Its
members aro comparatively few and Its
wealth trivial” outside of Atlanta.
It may be a matter of surprise to You,
also, to know that long before the
philanthropic spirit of dear Dr. Holder-
by conceived the Idea of a hospital a
similar Institution was in efficient op
eration In Savannah, the expression of
the broad generosity of Presbyterians.
This hospital Is still one of the valua
ble and rherlshcd Institutions of our
city by the sea.
It is said. Mr. Editor, that the aver
age New Yorker Is the most provincial
of any person In the country, being
utterly unable to conceive of anything
of Interest nr Importance outside of
.Manhattan. We who love our Gate City
can not contemplate with equanimity u
similar fate overtaking the citizens of
our metropolis. Hence these lines.
Sincerely yours,
D. W* BRANNEN.
Mllledgevllle, Ga.
A PERSONAL REASON AGAIN8T
ALTERNATING JUDGES.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
We rise to remark that we. are hard
end faat against tho proposition to al
ternate the Judges of the superior
courts, sending them from one circuit
to another to hold court.
This le nothing more nor less than a
sneaking scheme to take from us our
own Judge Charles H. Brand, one of the
b“«t nnd wisest Judges that ever went
Into a court house.
To the writer In a recent Issue of The
Georgian who advocated this new
scheme we would say that while we
don't like to be selfish, we think you
ought to have done like us folks of the
western circuit—selected u man who
would render Just and Impartial de
cisions and instead of having pets
among the attorneys, showing n par
tiality to some and an enmity toward
others, as this writer says some Judges
do, would give everyone a square deal
according to law, ns does Judge Brand.
If all the Judges were like Judge
Brand, crime would greatly decrease in
out- state and peace and happiness
would reign In many homes where
there are misery and suffering on ac
count of lawlessness.
No, my dear writer. Just .because
some circuits have had Judges on their
hands, don't try to swap them off on us
for the real article.
Just wait until the day of the next
election roils around and retire the
kind you speak of tn private life and
get a man of the right kind In his
place.
No. elr-ree. the good folks of the
western circuit are not going to listen
to such a proposition. When we net
hold of a good thing. Instead of push
ing It along, we keep It.
WILLIE 8. LAMER.
Sparham, Ga.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
There la nothing more delightful,
There Is nothing more sublime,
There Is naught that’s half sco bllthcful
As la music's blessed chime.
When the girls are all at meeting,
Bind when beaux and charming belles
Are assembled together eating
And a-drlnklng from the wells,
Won't you Join me In the revel
And go back a few decades.
Where never a road waa level.
Where never a memory fades,
Where country cousins gather
When the gentle spring has come,
And welcome Ideal weather,
And talk of sweethearta some?
Go back with me, oh happy bands,
In fancy's sweetest dream, •
Where lads and lassies Joined hands
And frolicked on the green,
When hooks and rode were In demand,
When mother spun the line.
Where In fisherman's promised land,
We roamed In summer time.
Oh. comrades of my childhood.
Can we ne'er go back to see,
Can we ne’er stroll through the wild-
wood,
With our hearts chock full of glee?
For retrospection's happy hours
.Those scenes come back to me—
I pluck flowers from the bowers
Of a precious memory.
HENRY CLINTON WEST.
Birmingham, Ala.
“JEROME AND HYDE."
To the Editor of The Goorglnn.
The above might lie n fitting title to a
new volume nfter tho manner of "Jekjrll
nnd Ilyde." Various titles suggested U
stives ns otji rend of "the latest" In
Thaw case—such ns rhmneleon trickster
nnd the like—nnd tried to picture "Jo*
romc In tenrs” for the "poor Inennc l>oy
who ought never to he tried.” nnd then,
liy contrast, watched him "line tip” his ex
ports end had them nil pronounce the
"poor boy" sane only two days before.
Such conduct la an offense to common de
cency and nn Insult to one's manhood.
Just ns the time lisd arrived nnd Law.
,, yer Dolman was thla dny to make hla
speech In defense of hls client, n plea Is
**• put In for a commission to Inquire Intn
)- ihc fact of tho sanity or otherwise of the
doctor called, aceompnnl
physician.
•‘Hood day, Mrs. Murphy: we've called
to make nn examination of your buslmud,"
said tho doctor.
"An examination Is It, doctor? And
what kind of- an examination would you
he milking, doctor?"
"<>h, lint a post mortem examination,
Mrs. Murphy.
"Indeed, end, doctor, what would you
he having the examination for?"
"Well, we want to Hud out Just what
was the matter with him, thnt's all."
“Oh, Is that It? But, doctor dear, why
didn't you hnve the posht-mertem exam
ination on him before he died?"
Mue months havo pnsseil since Thaw waa
Placed In prison, nnd two months hnve
been consumed and thouunds of dollars
spoilt on the cnee, and now. when the cud
seemed near, tho question of hls sanity Is
raised.
Why not relied and eettlrd long ago?
8. I>.
“THE GRAVES OF A HOUSEHOLD."
BY FELICIA HEMANS.
They grew 111 hcatily, aide by aide.
They filled one home with glee:
Their grnvee are severed far and wide,
lly mount, mid stream, and sen.
The same fond mother lient at night
Oer each fair sleeping brow:
j She bnd each folded flower In sight—
Where lire these dreamers now?
One. 'midst the forest of the west,
lly n dark stream la laid—
The Indian knows hla place of rest
Far In the cedar shnde.
The sen. the blue lone sea, hath one—
He lies where pearls He deep:
He was the loved of all, yet none
O er Ills low bed may weep.
One sleeps whore Knutlicrnj'lnei are dree!
Above the noble stain: ^
's colors 'rouli .
l-red Held of Spain.
And one—o'er her the myrtle showers
Ita leaves by soft winds fanned:
Ami pnrled thus they rest, who played
Beneath the same green tree;
Whose voices mingled as they prayed
Around one parent knee!
Alnsl for love: If thou wert all.
Amt naught beyond, n earth!
—FELICIA REMANS.
Setting the Date.
An author was once called upon to
pay a bill he owed. The creditor apoke
strongly, and insisted upon some defi
nite date being mentioned for settle
ment. "Certainly,” the author replied,
"though there seems to be a rather
unnecessary commotion about this
trifle. I will |iay the bill as soon ae I
think of It after receiving the money
which ap ubllsher will pay me In case
he accepts the novel which I will write
and send him Just as soon as 1 feel In
nn energetic mood after a really good
Idea for a plot haa occurred to me."
Birmingham Post.
The greatest obstacle in the way of people who might ac
quire the saving habit is—making tbe start.
Once you open a savings account, the mere possession of
a bank-book creates within you a sense of economy and a desire
to accumulate sufficient funds to finance future undertakings.
One Dollar will start an account with us.
We pay 4 per cent interest, compounded semi-annually, in
our Savings Department.
MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO.
No Man Should Preach Reform
Who Does Not Put His Theories
Into Practice in Every-Day Life
iorni; inni i wai n rooi. n sei
nnd other unpleasant thing*.
indlguQut mnn «nld I wn* M n
an.’* and urt-mod to think th
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
(Copyright. 190Jf by Amertcnn-Journat-Kxnminer.)
OME time ago, I expri»**ed the Idea cultivated. The. boy who will not learn
‘ ' “*■ to read cau not enjoy hit Shakespeare
when It 1* presented to him. 1
It would be only consistent for such a
boy to say “Shakespeare la a wonderful
book. I h«Te been u atnpld and Indolent
fool, nnd I have not learned to read, go
I enn not speak from knowledge. Beware
of my example, nnd all learn to read.”
Just go It Is perfectly proper for the
f reedy, Ill-tempered and Intolerant man
y *ay to the public: “Avoid my example,
I am a type of whoit: your present condi*
tlons produce. Men like me are the cans*
and the result of your system. Fleo from
me^nnd work for socialism and brother-
If we nre determined to preach to our
fellow-men. to carry force in this world,
wo must either be n warning or an ex
ample. We all have Ideals beyond oor
reach, to be sure, yet we can at least
struggle towsrd their attainment.
Reform Begins at Homs. >
Some of ua nre trying with might and
main to reach the standard we believe to
be the right one. We stumble and fall,
but rise nnd. try again. Others are only
talking standards and making no effort to
attain them. They will tell you It lg not
their fault, but the fault of modem condi
tions. Just as sensible Is It to gay that,
the fault of the temperance lecturer who
walks the streets In a state of Inebriety
Is not In himself, but In the law which al
lows the drink to be manufactured nnd
•old.
S that no raau bad a moral ri;
talk reform of our social conditions
until he practiced the methods of un
selfishness—which all reform mean*—In hls
home, hls social life, and, so far as waa
possible, lu hls business.
This expression of my belief brought
a storm or protests and criticisms. Flocks
of letters twit angry wings about my
bead like Infuriated tea gulls. I was
told I had do business to write on re
form; thnt I was a fool, a sentimentalist
One very
. mere worn-
the reproach
of thnt term would be withering.
Two or three dignified und moderate
letters of protest impressed me with the
conviction that I hod not fully couveyed
my tneaulng.
Preaching and Praotice. \
My Idea was not that every man should
wait until every other man had been
taught self-control before he preached re
form, nor that the work of reformation
should confine Itself to Individuals.
What I do maintain—nud will with my
dying brpnth—Is thst no man has nny
right to preach, talk or write on the
beauties of brotherhood nnd unselflshncps
until he himself lives as true to those
principles as is possible at tbe preseut
epoch.
He can at least Illustrate them In h s
home life, with hls employees or with hls
employers, nnd In hls relations with hls
friends. Here he can be considerate, lib-
eml-mludrd. Just and humane, however he
may be obliged to push «ud Jostle lu the
business part of competition.
Some of my critics may contend that
because of this competitive system man's
nature baa become loo warped to enable
him to use hla better qualities until ho
la forced into their use by changed con
ditions. That may b« to-S degree true of
the unthinking many, but it is the think
ing few to whom these words nre ad
dressed. Any mnn who hns the brnln to
think reform in religion, politics or econom
ics hns the will power to teach himself
reform.
ITe who Is a niggard with a wife, a
petty tyrant with hls children, a slave-
driver with hls domestics, a backbiter with
his neighbors and a cruel mnn to his deg
brotberhood. What do these words mean?
Merely unselfishness, n regard for the
rights of others ard a putting Into prac
tice the command, lore one another.
Try to Reach the Ideal.
The man who employs none of these
principles In hls domestic or social rela
tions will not be fitted to adapt himself
to hls dreamed of millennium when It ar
rives. It will require qualities he has not
tlciug nt home, but your words are doing
nothing for humanity if you are nagging
or neglecting your wives, making a wretch*
ed home for your children or misusing
your servants, your animals or your employ
ers.
Universal Brotherhood.
I believe In a universal brotherhood sod
In co-operative methoda in business. But
I maintain that no man can accomplish
nny thing of value on these lines for hls
fellows who does not begin hls illustrations
at home.
Make thy life better than thy work. Too
oft
Our artists spend their skill In rounding
soft.
Fair curves upon their statues, while the
rough
And ragged edges of the unhewn stuff
In their own natures startle nnd offend
The eye df Crltld and the heart of friend.
If In thy too brief day thou must neglect
Thy labor or thy life, let men detect
Flaws lu thy work, while their most search*
Can f _
praise
In thy well-chiseled character. The tuao
Should not be shadowed by tho artisan.
Army •Navy Orders
MOVEMENT OF VESSELS.
Of Of An Angel?
Could you conjure up a tender mem
oir of your mother coming to your
bed-lde when you were sick In Hie
night, K It huppened that It waa the . -
xtyle In those day* for women lu weur ordlonry white glass bottles,—Science
pajamas?—Atchlnon Globe, Sifting*.
Colored Bottles for Milk,
"Krenrh.inother* nre greatly Interested
in the advice which le being given
them by physician* to have the milk
which they give their children after
they are weaned kept in colored glass
bottle.. Milk, they advise, won never
Intended by nature to see the light.
Experiments have shown that milk
which l« kept In colored glass Is far
Kupcrior lo that which l» nerved in the
Army Orders.
Washington, March 29.—The follow
ing changes In ordnance department
have been ordered:
Major Kenneth Morton from Benyca
arsenal to Bridgeport, relieving Major
William S. Peyroe, who will proceed to
Augusta arsenal, relieving Major John
W. Joyce, who will proceed to office
chief of ordnance, Washington, rellev
Ing Major Odua C. Homey, who will
proceed to United State, powder depot,
Dover.
Captain Edward M. Shlnltle, from
Sandy Hook proving ground lo Benyea
arsenal: First Lieutenant Charlsa M.
Allen, from Sandy Hook proving
ground to Watervlett araenal; First
Lieutenant Lloyd L. Smith, assistant
surgeon, from West Point to Fort
Monroe for temporary duty: Contract
Surgeon George T. Tyler, from Fort
Monroe to West Point: General Sur
geon Raymond E. Galls from Los An
geles to Fort Leavenworth; Second
Lieutenant William H. Hawes, Fourth
Infantry to general hospital, Washing
ton barracks.
Squadron Sergeant Major Chartea W.
Aldridge, Twelfth cavalry, from Waeh-
Ington to proper atatlon.
Sergeant Wltllnm H. Sanders, • ord
nance department from Greater Louis
ville Exposition, Louisville, to Jamen-
town Ter-Centennial Exposition, Nor
folk, for duty: Recruit Edward F.
Batchelor, cavalry, recruit depot, Fort
Slocum, transferred to hospital corps
as private. Company C, hospital corps,
general hospital. Washington barracki;
Sergeant Mike Hetdman. general serv
ice. Infantry, recruiting station, Chica
go, discharged from the army; Private
John M. McCool. military academy de
tachment of field artillery. West Point,
discharged from the army: Corporal
Jacob Berneon, signal corps. Fort
Wood, discharged from the army.
Recruit Salem Melad, cavalry, re
cruit depot. Fort Slocum, tranaferred
to hospital corps ae private. Company
C, hospital corps, general hnxpitul
Washington barracks; Sergeant Arthur
Hightower, transports, discharged from
the army: Private Fred Broulllard,
Fifth recruit company, recruit depot,
Fort Slocum, discharged from the
army.
Fallowing enlisted men recruit depot,
Columbus barracks, transferred to
hospital corps as privates, reporting
for duty with Company C. hospital
corps, general hospital, Washington
barracks: Recruits Nicholas J. Hooger-
heldc, cavalry, and William T. Kina,
coast artillery; Recruit Merle Thomp
son, infantry.
Naval Orders.
Assistant Surgeon W. G. Farwell,
detached Worden to Lancaster; Acting
Assistant Surgeon L. H. Schwerin, de-
tached naval hospital, Norfolk, to War-
tlen; Assistant Paymastsr W. G. Neill,
detached navy yard. Portsmouth, to
Franklin; Chaplain" C. Q. Wright, de
tached Lancaeter to navy yard. League
Island; Civil Engineer R. C. Holliday,
appointed chief of the bureau of yards
and decks, navy department: Civil
Engineer E. P. Brownell, detached navy
yard, Portsmouth, t« navy yard. New
York: Civil Engineer J. W. r. Walker,
detached navy yard. New York, to navy
yard, Portsmouth, N. H.; Civil Engi
neer F. R. Harris, detached naval sta
tion. Guantanamo, to bureau, of yards
Bnd docks, navy department. 1 '
Cable from Rear Admiral W. If.
Brownsnn, conimander-ln-chlef Asiatic
fleet. Kobe. Japan. March 27:
Ensign D. W. Ragley, detached West
Virginia, to home: Paymaster's .Clerk
L. R. Jackson to Raleigh; Paymaster'.
Clerk O. W. Mercler. to Cincinnati.
Movements of Vessels,
ARRIVED—March 27, Wilmington at
Ningpo, Saturn at Magdalena Bay, Po- (
tomac at Portsmouth, N..H.: Louisiana .
and St. Louis at Guantanamo Bay.
SAILED—March 27, Nero from Port
Llmon for Guantanamo Bay.
Ooean Steamships.
New York, March 29.—ARRIVED—
Whrdeburg from Bremen, March 12;
Teutonic from Liverpool, March 20;
Georglc from Liverpool. March 20,
ARRIVED (out)—Vaderland at Ant
werp from New York; Amertka at Ply
mouth from Now York.
POLLUTING THE ATMOSPHERE.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
On North Boulevard, near Ponce De
Leon avenue, there Is a broken sewer,
from which Issues continually a stream
of filth of the vilest description, pol
luting the atmosphere for several
blocks In every direction, and destroy
ing the comfort, aa well ns threatening
the health, of every one living In that
vicinity.
This state of affaire has existed for
more than a week, and the attention of
practically every department of the
city administration has been called to
It by the residents and property own
ers affected thereby, without obtaining
any relief.
Can you suggest a remedy? Yours
truly, A RESIDENT.
THE AUDIT TORIUM.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I’rofessors of physic* and nelrntuts tell
ue o innn's voice will hreslt wliqlnws nn,|
crack waits of churches nnd large build-
Inga where hlg lunged speakers nre accus
tomed to talk. The snclenr Greeks nn<l
lloninns usually addressed the people In
the open sir nud tbun eared repair ex
pense*.
Tom Wnlnon nnd Seal) Wright would fill
the renr well of the Audit Torlnm full of
hole* the firm npeerii, meklng I: look Ilk-
o sieve. Hok" Smith would enuno n catas
trophe: Ihe whole l.nlldlng would eollnpae.
The drainage, w-ntjletlon and lighting, a
well nn the neouatlrs, for the Audit To-
rlum. eheuld ho carefully looked after anu
given special attention.
Kehoea nre very annoying little peatx.
like flies nud mosquitoes, nnd litter up th«
flwr. They should certainly Ik* tnken care
of; however, the floor can be fluahed ami
all eehoes anil tobacco spit washed otir.
ladles should not lie allowed to smoke clgn*
rettes: It is Ited enough for the men
spit tohareo Juice ell over Ihe floor.
Iteverlteretlons nre very unhenlthv, nnd
dnnli the- wells end -elllng up with ""
lerly.
A good suggestion would he to nulla
the Audit Tonnw like n powder mill, wit#
(Ire deportment, nrtuory nnd hospital nr
rated near liy: thtee walls, cement floor
end light tin roof. When «n explosion or.
curs. It Just blows out. leering tbe tare;
wells standing. It could bo ensllv refllled
with moro people. .
Gentle summer mins and winter wine*
will ternl to keep the speaker cool ant
the people below the exploding point. Die
Hteal Trnst should Ite employed- nt onre to
tunke an armor plate curtain. It should no
bullet proof ns well ns Are proof.
Another appropriate design would be to
build It In Ihe shape of e megaphone. A
speaker could edilrtsn the world. '
volt would come to Atlanta to earn ""
a little gentle conversation with wlm*
Kaiser. Iloke Smith coaid be heard In
81. Louis and Cincinnati distinctly. Echo**
and reverltemtlonn would travel In *•
ellipse, come luck like a boomerang.
lug the M>enker's mouth with hls own drsj
conversation, choking him off early.
governor could make adequate reply
any city In Ihe union that dared to crl
h-tne our Plato or city, gome enterprising
newspaper mnn could Interview the fl-u
on the capliol. Tho lady might have
something Interesting to say: certainly
haa been watching ns a long while, nna
ought to know something. .. „
Tho oieliement certainly will run bis"
i round tin- Atnllt Turin tn. nomciblns Ukr a
I hoc send feet. It will resemble * cjrtc".
but torn out lo Ire nothing more than
nlr. It will hnve. however. * «••>«
mentniin appearance, seen from
Atlanta. Os.’, Marrh 27, 1W7.
I ttul l»y the Are deoartruent regu-