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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
' TUESDAY, DECEMBER J.
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no nnelssn or ohjeetlonsldd sdverlls-
lag. Neither does It print wlilpky or
any liquor ads.
!4D NEWS stands for Atlanta’s own
ing Its own gut and electric light
plants, ca It now owns Its water
works. Other rules do this and get
gee ea low ae 60 rente, with a profit
to ths ettr. This should lie done nt
once. THE OEOItlllAN AND NEWS
belleree that if strep* railways esn be
operated successfully by Europesn
cities, as they are, there la no good
reason why they ean nof lia so oper
ated here, lint we do not hellers this
can bo done now, and It may be eotne
year* before wo are rendy ror so Ida
an nndertuklng. Still Atlanta should
let Its faro In that direction NOW.
Anyway, what’s the uae of a "smile
club” with January 1 ao near at hand?
Henry Uevlll la heavy enough, men'
tally and physically, to hold down that
Judgeship.
Tho call hanging "Stolypln’s Neck-
tie” in Russia, but the subjecta fall to
aco the Joke.
A doten men now In congress were
formerly printer*. Every profession,
however, has Its aeapegoati.
Tho man without a scheme for, cur
rency reform could probably get hla
own price In a museum Just now.
Tnlk’a cheap In Kentucky. A tele
phono company has been chartered In
that state with $50 capital stock.
Boston's per capita debt Is $183,
which will probably necessitate a cur
tailment o( tlio baked bean supply.
Editor Rusaell Is establishing a
bank with some of the surplus profits
made out of The Ccdartown Standard.
Waycrosa la to havo a milk commis
sion, and Jack McCartney says the
flrst thing It did was to nail up the
town pump.
After weeks of anxloua and heart
breaking worry, many sleepless nights
mid miles of talk, tho pump queatton
Is settled at last.
A Minneapolis man wants to know
If Oeorgla has any diamonds. Plenty,
In the rough, and a few of the other
kind at “uncle’s.”
Fame la fleeting. Edward Payson
Weston, the remarkable old pedes
trlan, had GO people at a beneflt per
formance lu Chicago.
Pennsylvania’s llate treasury has a
balance of $12,000,000 on hand. It
tnust make the capitol grafters feel
"mighty alow to realise how much they
overlooked.
"Men are kribwn by their work, talk
and face.” wisely observes The Balti
more American. Rut what arq you
going to do when It cornea to the two-
faced man?
it takes nineteen bllllou pins to sup
ply the annust demand In this coun
try, 225 for every man, woman nnd
child—even Including those the bad
boya bend and place In chairs.
. Luther Burbank has, produced a
“spineless" cactus. He would win
tho eternal gratitude of mankind It be
could only come forward srith the
awcarleaa collar button.
Uncle Henry Watterson pays his
respects to "The IlllU-ratea” for three
solid caloric columns In The Courier
Journal. The aforesaid Illiterates ap
pear to be Kentucky editors who hare
Jumped on Uncle Henry since the
state flopped to the Republicans.
"Rain of grit In Alaska” Is coneld-
red remarkable enough for a front
iage atory In a New York paper. Yet
be grit has reigned In the American
mardlng house for years, with no
lommcnt, save occasionally from a
uirtlcularly nervy boarder.
The Braaoa Pilot Is oipected to
forward to this,office without de
lay the photographs and other In
formation about the twelve-foot
ccllards of Brasoa county. We are
hot on Georgia’s trail right now.—
Houston Post.
Come on and produce your collard
before jou brag. Can’t you And a
twilve-foot pine tree In the whole
Bayou region?
THB PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE.
Like a well-trained newspaper man. President Roosevelt, In his an
nual message to the Sixtieth congress, transmitted at noon Tuesday,
goes directly to the feature of hla story—the 1 ' present condition of our
country, with especial reference to the financial fright and resulting
business depression of the past few weeks.
From the president of tho biggest Wall street banking house to tho
proprietor of the smallest cross-roads store this subject is Just now up
permost In the public mind, end though there has been much discussion
by representative bankers and business men and by the press aa to
cause and remedy, the country has turned In silent Inquiry toward Wash
ington Jn anticipation of the convening of the national congress, the
source from wHlch must come' any real and permanent relief:
tbls very moment; nn-l It 1a foolish, when turh la th* cats, tor people to
hoard money Instead of Iroeplnit It In aound banka; tot It It inch boarding
that Is tbs Itnmedlata occasion of monty stringency.
Thus does the president strike at the very heart of the moat press
ing phase of the problem In the opening sentences of his message. Ad
mitting that which cone will deny—the splendid resources of the coun
try, the bed-rock soundness of business conditions—the act of hoarding
money from the uses for which It la designed becomes more a crime than
a folly.
From the outset the president makes It clear that the business dis
turbances that have come to pass will not deter him from the straight
course he has been following In tho punishment of "successful dishon
esty” wherever It Is found. From previous use In his speeches of this
designation, It Is accepted aa Including -all manifestations of predatory
wealth In the financial and Industrial affairs of the nation. "There can
be no honest difference of opinion,” he declares, "as to the nood of un
flinching perseverance in the war against successful dishonesty." This
may be regarded as axiomatic, a statement of the obvious, but the in
terpretation can not bo escaped that Roosevelt has viewed calmly the
evidences of distress which have followed fast upon hla efforts to pun
ish the guilty, and that whether he considers this policy as Indirectly
responsible for existing conditions or not, he Is resolute In the determi
nation that, having marked out the furrow and aet hla hand to the plow,
he will not turn back until the work aball have been finished.
In truth, tho record bears wltneta to the tact that the president,
In a measure, foresaw what might grow out of the effort to stamp out
corrupt methods In the conduct of business, and he refer* to that part of
his message to the congress on December 5, 1906, In which he said:
If the folly of man mara the' general well-being, then thoae who are Inno
cent of tbo folly will have to pay part of tho penalty Incurred by thoas who
ar# guilty nf the folly. A panic brought on by the apeculatlve community
tvonhl hurt the whole bualiicae community; but auch atoppage of wolfarc,
though it might be aererc, would not be laating.
While a stern sense of right muat accord to the president the Jus
tice of his course, however regrettable Its consequences, It they are to be
properly regarded as such, It la only human, In the present stress of cir
cumstances, to hope that the lesson already taught is sufficient, and that
the rod may be suspended for the time, In readiness to fall again ahould-
tho need arise. Meanwhile, the president's expressed belief that tho suf
fering occasioned, though severe, must be short lived, may be accepted os
a reasonable vlow of the matter, shortly to be realized.
While distinctly disclaiming any Intention cf advocating the exten
sion of Federal authority, or any leaning toward centralization, the presi
dent attributes much of the present troubled Business conditions to the
lack of regulation of commerco between the states by the several states
themselves and points out that only tho nntlonal government can In
thoroughgoing and effective fashion exercise the needed control. To this
end he advocates additional legislation oxtending the activities of the
national government under the authority already vested In It by the con
stitution.
The most radical legislation proposed In pursuance of the war
against trusts Is an amendment to the anti-trust law compelling tho pub
lication of accounts and the subjection of books to the government's In
spection.
Touching upon the need of a more elastic currency, the president
recommends a thorough revision of the currency lawa, which ahall In
clude such amendments as necessary to provide for an emergency cur
rency. He suggests that national banka be empowered to Issue notes
In specified proportion to their capital and that these be taxed to such
nn extent as will serve to drive them out of circulation when tho need
for them shall have passed. This plan hat heretofore been outlined
by the secretary of the treasury and has met with much favor In Eastern
financial circles, though strongly opposed by those adverse to banks of
Issue aa a principle of government.
The president departs far enough from the stand-pat position on the
tariff which he baa heretofore occupied to declare that the tariff should
be removed from wood pulp and that the tariff lines should be scruti
nized every dozen years pr so In order that no excesalvo or Improper
benefits aro conferred under them. The pressure from tho publishing
Interests to havo the tariff removed from wood pulp has been very
strongly brought to bear In response to the determination of the paper
manufacturers to make radical advances In prices with the expiration of
present contracts. Tbls pressure from publishers has resulted In an In
vestigation Into the situation by the president, and hla recommendation
Is not unexpected.
Under the head of the labor Interests of the country, the message
recommends tbo consideration by congress of the ttxtenslon of the eight-
hour law; tho encouragement of wage-earners and farmers, especially
In the 8outh; the prevention of tho abuse nf the Injunction law, and a
provision for the compulsory arbitration of Industrial disputes and
strikes.
In fulfillment of his declarations on his recent visit to tho South, the
president recommends to congress the construction of a canal and deep
waterway connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Great 1-akes and the
reclaiming of awamps In the South Atlantic and Gulf states.
Many other subjects are touchejl niton, and tho message runs Into
26,000 words—one of the most elaborate documents ever Issued by a
president of the United States. Altogether the paper Is characterised by
the thoroughness and self-confidence which are qualities thst strongly
mark the Roosevelt personality. In It the congress has a pretty fair
chart by which to steer through the shoals and narrows of Its delibera
tion* now formally begun.
PUMP QUESTION SETTLED AT LAST.
The town pump question Is settled.
For Io these many months the city fathers have wrestled with the
vexing problem. They have decided upon this pump and that, and then
reconsidered. The gaa has burned late at committee meetings, while
members struggled with the problem of centrifugal or vertical, big or lit
tle. Pump companies have kept representatives on the spot, armed with
figures to prove their pump the best, and all others Inefficient, expensive
and dangerous to life, limb and public morals. x
At frequent Intervals the pump queetlon haa been almost settled.
The presses have been waiting week after week for the' announcement
that a vote had been reached. But something always happened.
It seemed that Atlanta was doomed to enter pumplesa Into a year of
drouth. ■ v
But on Monday the committee met again, and the problem was set
tled. And here Is the puxile: After months of disagreement, the vote
for the Wisconsin pump waa unanimous. The committee recommended
It unanimously, the council voted for It unanimously, and the mayor ap
proved It So the man on the street Is asking; “Why so much argu
ment?"
Still hla feeling of relief that -the momentous question Is out of the
way silences the slightest desire to trouble Its repose.
loss. The work of the Salvation Army In tho South has been remark
able, not only because of the results obtained In relieving sickness and
poverty and In reclaiming the miserable waifs of humanity, but because
of the awakening of a wider Interest and warmer sympathy from a peo
ple whose instincts and training werJ opposed to the methods adopted,
by this wonderful organisation. %
For years little or no concern was felt by the better classes In the
South In the Salvation Army. It* methods provoked criticism and fre
quently ridicule. But year by year the good being quietly accomplished
In the pitiful slum* of cities; the persistent efforts made for the reclama
tion of the hopeless outcasts and the almost divine pity manifested for
men and women who had drank to It* very dregs the cup of shame and
sorrow at last attracted public attention and awakened public sympathy.
Among all the tremendous modern agencies which have for their object
the care of the extremely poor and the reclamation of hopeless human
derelicts none ha* to Its account the accomplishment of greater good
than the Salvation Arniy.
This organization necessarily reaches certain classes of men and
women who never hear the gospel preached except on the street* of tho
city, and It discovers cases of dire poverty which are hid from the gaze
of more fortunate men and women.
To many a sln-slck tout the beat of the drum and blare of the bugle
at a Salvation Army rally makes sweeter music than the grandest or
chestras of the world, for they bring hope and tell of reat and peace
which may even yet be found. The recent visit to this country of the
founder and commander-in-chief of the organization, General William
Booth, was the occasion of many remarkable demonstrations being
made In hla honor In the great'cities of the country. General Booth as
the representative of this wonderful order was the recipient of many un
usual manifestations of approval and Indorsement from men In all the
jrslks of life, religious, political and business. As Is well understood, the
Salvation Army la entirely dependent upon the support of the people. It
does not, like many charitable Institutions, receive regular assistance
from tbe city’s treasury. Although ono of the strongest philanthropic
forces In the world, the Salvation Army Is entirely dependent upon the
generous Impulses of humanity.
When this fact Is fully realized the amount of good accomplished by
this unique organization almost taxes the credulity of the average man.-
The report of the local Salvation Army work for ten ‘months, from Jan
uary 1st to Novembor 1st. 1907. has Just been Issued, which is remark
able In many ways. An Itemized account la given of evangelistic work In
Atlanta and of assistance given poor and needy men. women and chil
dren. This report Is a splendid tribute to the faithfulness of the offi
cers and privates In the Salvation Army and evidences the tremendous
need of the generous assistance of the public In order that this noble
work may continue. Perhaps the most significant feature of tbe report
la tbe following data which demonstrates the necessity for tbe generous
maintenance of this noble charitable order, the Salvation Army:
REPORT OF WORKING MEN’S HOME.
Number lodgers who paid caah 9,893
Number lodgers who were sent to the Institution and paid for by
business men and Associated Charities 198
Number charity cases, mostly transients 968
Total lodgers 11,059
MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO.,
CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STS.
ESTABLISHED 1880.
Capital $200,000.00
Surplus and Profits $600,000.00
Banking in all its Branches
1 THE PARMENTER MILLIONS
l ... A Stirring Novel of Love, Conspiracy and Adventure . . .
(Copyright, 1X17, Uy Arthur XV. Mnrchmont.)
Growth and Progress of the New South
Tbo Georgian hero records each day
some economic fact lu reference to
ths onward progress of the South.
BY
\J08EPH B. LIVELY
f-
S ne of tho la r grit land drain In ycara waa closed nt Scottshoro, Ala., last
. Tho property of the Alabama Itlnck Hand Iron nnd Coal Hallway Company,
consisting of about 16,000 arrea of dne mineral and timber lands, altunted on Cum
berland Mountain, In Juckaon county, and extending from near Lluierock on the
wcat to Mudd creek on the enat, has been sold to Dr. F. ll. Plcrc% of .lackaon
county, aud hla brother, Dr. R. V. IMerce. of Buffalo, N. Y. It wnn 1 caah trnna-
actlon, and tha price la away up In the thousand*. nnd the trade haa been fully
conaummated. This ia a rery valuable tract of Innd, nnd the largest body of land
under one ownership In the county. It fits valuable coal and timber resources, nnd
It was for the purpose of developing these that the property was purchased. The
land belonged to tbe Black Band company, which was mvned largely by Captain
Milton Uutnea, of Hnntavllle, Napoleon Hill, nnd otbern of Memphis, Tenu. Dr. F.
devoted
lerce came to this couniy from Syracuse, X. Y„ several yearn ago, and bail
ted much time and money In developing coal lands In this county. He now
devoted much time and money In developing coal lands In this county, lie now
haa one fine coal mine In operation near Island creek, and la getting good coal In
paying quantities and shipping by barges. •
Ject to conduct i
Tbe Sewell Valley Railroad Company haa made application for a Weit Virgin...
charter for a railroad to begin near the mouth of Rig Sandy ertek In Greenbrier
county nnd run to the mouth of Meadow creek In Summers county, a territory
that will be productive of considerable timber. The principal office la to be at
IfvaitWfvul llaii(li\l,ili nrtttnlw H’.ial Vlfwlnlt (Jn
Kvonwpod, Randolph county, West Virginia.—Southern Lumberman.
PEOPLE AND THINGS
GOSSIP^ FROM THE HOTELS
AND THE STREET CORNERS
THE WORK OF THE SALVATION ARMY.
With the approach of the Christmas season the work of the Salva
tion Army In the great cttles of the country becomes more manifest and.
Itp Importance more In evidence. ” ■
A* the crowdt harry through the thoroughfares derated to trade
and become congested In the ihopplng districts, men and women, wear
ing the badge of this militant organisation, stand at convenient corners to
receive contributions for the poor and helpless who would not catch a
gllmose of Christmas cheer but for the kindly office* of theae member*
of the Salvation Army. The gentle tinkle of the llttl» bell* In the hand
of aome good woman of the Salvation Army as she stand* to receive
alma to the aweeteat Christmas chime that rings at thto glad season, for
It I* a call for help for the helpless, which signifies hope for tbe hope-
variation* on the old telephone-
Maud-the-elephant Joke are being
practiced upon the unsuspecting youth
of Atlanta and worry Manager Tudor
of Boatock's show* until he wants to
go In and fight the Hons.
It work* thuHly: A friend confldee
to another male fr|end, "Say. do you
want to have some fun? Well, just
call up 955 and ask for Miss Lyon.”
“Hallo, 1* that *66?"
"Yes."
"May I speak to Ml*s Lyon?”
"She Is In her cage Just now, but you
may talk to her as much As you please
through the bars.”
"What! What place I* that, any
way?"
"Boatock’s shows.”
"Aw-r-r."
Sometimes It’S) Miss Woolf, or Miss
Bear. Whatever the name there Is al
ways a guileless youth at the other
end.
Forrest Adair, Jr., who Is Just re
covering from a dangerous attack of
pneumonia, was down town Monday
for the flret time. To open sir treat
ment he uscrlbes his recovery. When
his condition was critical several weeks
ago he was moved out on a porch,
where he has slept ever since. At that
point he rallied and Is now nearly In
his usual health.
Jack J. Spalding, of Atlanta, has been
appointed a member and chairman of
the committee from Georgia which will
attend the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress to be held In Washington on
December 4 to 6. The committee was
appointed by Dr. Jeff Davis, of Toecos,
president of the Georgia Industrial As.
soelstlon. at the Instance of Governor
Smith. It Is composed of several of
the most prominent cttlsens of ■ the
state.
On Monday night the new mayor and
councllmen of College Park, who were
elected on October 19. took the oath of
office. The new officers are es fol
lows: Mayor, Edward H. Walker;
councllmen, A. J. Jones. W. J. Harris,
H. H. Camp. J. R. Farlow, 35. C. Ma
son and D. G. Bettis.
Judge Newman and the officials of
the United states court left Atlanta
Sunday for Columbus, where court was
opened Monday morning. Judge New
man will hold court there during this
week nnd will probably return Satur
day or Sunday to take up the criminal
docket here nest Monday. With Judge
Newman are District Attorney Tate.
Assistant District Attorney John W-
Henley. M. L. Covington and Howard
Tate, of the district attorney’s office;
Deputy Clerk Fred Beers. Deputy Clerk
W. Colquitt Carter end Chief Deputy
Marshal J. A. Rlnard. , - 1
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
AND
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
By ARTHUR W.
Author of “By Right of Sword,”
Qynopaia of Previous Installment.
Mr*. Taiwton tolls Ollrc tbut abr muet
remain n prisoner In lit*r bouse, Tbe wom
an vfitehea Olive In tbe act of throwing a
note to u young stenographer In the gnruen.
next iloor. Hbe then put* u watch over the
girl, nemllng a woman arrvant to spend all
her time In the girl’* roonr. Gilbert Merrl-
dew calls and renew* hi* offer of marriage.
AgnIn hf Is reptileed by Olive, who now
realise* that the band hat no Idea of killing
her—that she i« of more value alive thou
dead.
Something had occurred to cause &
change In their plana. He had at
tempted her death In that railway Jour
ney, and then had sought to have her
put away aa a lunatic. If they were
still In the same mind aa when that
nttompt had been made they would re-
new one or other of the same attempts.
Why didn't they? She thought she
could detect Mrs. Taunton's aubtler
shrewdness In the change. And then
an explanation occurred,to her. A» tho
result of her Journey to Shqtflelfl aho
had set forces to work which might
result In the fraud to her father'd' Al
leged marriage being discovered. In
that event they would lose everything.
And It waa only the marriage with her
which could render them secure.
Thus gradually the conviction grew
up-on her that her life was safe at least
until Merridew had exhausted every
means of compelling her to become hla
wife. She was worth more to theso
u retches alive than dead. There was
some comfort even In such a consider
ation.
Moreover, ae long as she could fight
on, there was a possibility that some
chance might come to escape. She was
hungry for even a crumb of hope; and
In this she found enough to sustain
her and once more steel her nerves’and
knit her courage.
She took to her books again, forcing
her attention on what she read; and
after a time committing passages of
prose and verse to memory. The men
tal discipline benefited her greatly, re
storing her balance, and giving her
case of mind and relief from the rack
of her troubled thoughts.
If It was to be a trial of endurance
between her and Merridew, she would
need to husband her strength carefully;
nnd she was resolute enough of purpose
to put all the necessary restraint upon
herself.
It was well indeed for her that she
had lost no time in adopting these
means of recovering self-command. A
searching experience was In store for
^er.
Panton had passed the whole day In
her interminable sewing, seemingly ab
sorbed In It entirely; but she had ob
served Olive’s strenuous struggle for
self-mastery; .and hard though she was,
the woman had been touched by It.
“You are better, Miss?’* she asked, as
the evening-meal was being laid. They
were the first words which had passed
for some hours; and Olive glanced up
In astonishment.
“I am resigned, Penton. I don’t care
now what happens.”
T think you are very brave, miss. I
ought not to tell you, but It can do no
harm. You need not fear any sort of
injury or violence.”
Army Orders.
Washington, Dec. S.—Captain David II.
Case, comtnlMary, from Fort Riley to Chi
cago, report to nurchaatug commiuary as
an nanlatnnt to lu* office. Captain tfolomon
Avery, Jr., coast artillery corps, from
Tenth company to unasslgncd list, report to
commanding officer, artillery district of
Han Francisco, for staff duty.
Navy Orders.
Lieutenant Commander W." P. Scott, to
navy yard, Washington, duty naval gun
factory.
Movements of Vesaele.'
ARRIVED—December 1, Whipple, Hop*
kins, Hteart, tawrenre nnd Trtixton at
Hampton Honda, Abdrcndn and Leonidas at
Lambert Point, Nobrnskn nt Bremerton;.
December 2, Rainbow nnd Chattanooga at
Shanghai.
SAILED—November 30, Minnesota from
Norfolk for New York nnvr yard, Vermont
from Boston for Bradford, It. I.: Nero from
Portsmouth, X. 11., for Bradford. H. 1.
December 1, Whipple, Hopkins, null. Stew
art, Lawrence and Truston from Norfolk
for Hampton Hoads; Kentucky from Nor
folk for Boston; Caesar from Newport
MARCHMONT. J
“When I Waa Czar,” Etc., Etc.
•was carried through It.
She tried to move and found that
ahe was enveloped In heavy rug* and
shawls; and at length became aware
that she was lying at full length in the
tonneau of a car, traveling at a high
speed, under the guidance of a man
whose head and shoulders she could
Juat make out In the seat In front."
For an hour or more she lay aa still
aa she had been while unconscious, and
■lowly battled her way back to her full
senses.
She soon realised that .he had been
drugged In order ibat she might bo
safely carried away from Mrs. Taun
ton's house; and almost her first con
scious thought waa that she muat try
to list the time to escape.
While they were rushing along at
such a speed. It was Impossible and
she used the time of watting to chafe
her limbs, to. restore the circulation
of her blood, and to relieve her cramp
ed muscles, so as to be ready should
the chance come.
After a long distance had been trd-
veraed. there was a heavy Jerk, aa If
something had snapped. The car im
mediately began to slacken, and then
came to a standstill.
The man In front rose with an oath;
nnd Olive recognised the voice. It wo*
Gilbert Merridew. He turned and .look
ed at her, bending over the seat. She
lay aa itlll ae death. Satisfied with
his scrutiny, he got out of fihe car to
see what was the matter.
This was the chance she had prayod
for.
Stealthily putting aside the rugs, she
peered out and saw that Merridew was
bending down over the machinery In
front. Opening the door on the sldo
opposite to that on which he was busy,
she sprang out and rushed off Into the
darkness.
CHAPTER XXXII.
The Lone Haute on the Moor.
Olive had not gone 'a dozen yards
from the car In her attempt to escape
from Merridew when ahe discovered to
her intense dismay that she had made
one most disastrous miscalculation.
Her brain had cleared from the effects
of the drug, but her muscles were still
under Its Influence.
Her Hmba were like lead and only
with the greatest effort could she even
move at a walking pace. She staggered
to and fro like one In drink, stumbled
heavily,'and more than once nearly fell
to the ground.
Usually active and able to run at a
great pace, she was the more discon
certed by this strange paralyzing weak
ness. With all her soul she prayed for
her strength to be restored to'her that
■he might make good her escape from
an enemy. But In vain, and as the ef
fort to keep moving grew more and
more painful and difficult, she realized
that her only chance now lay In her
finding some place where site could
hide. .
Eagerly her eyes sought to pierce the
darkness, aa she stood a moment, her
numbed fingers trembling aa with an
ague and threatening every Instant to
Olive looked at her coldly. “My ex- give- way under her. She could make
perlence here has taught me that when ou t no spot that offered even the remot-
ony one tells me anything It Is prob- n„t hope of a shelter, and then to her
" profound alarm she heard a cry In the
News for Rio tie Janeiro.
A GEORGIA COLLARD.
(From The Rome Tribune.
Th* Atlanta Georgian of th* 23d lest, had
a picture on Its front pace. Tho piece de re
sistance In which wan John Ileeiie bolding n
tree. The picture 'woe labeled a Georgia
collard. From the Information presented
there Is ahaolutely no way of determining
which la the collard, John nr the tree. Tak
ing Into consideration the coinparntlre sizes
of the two objects in the picture, It would
seem more appropriate ror th* tree to have
been bolding John, or perkstfa It would
have been better for him to nave climbed
l lodgMl there. However,
In the tree, and
never this picture la Intended to renre-
t. It presents an attractive sight. But
we still Inalat that Instead of Itelnz labeled
a Georgia collard It should have been called
John aud tbe tree, nnd would have been
■till better to have been called John In a
tree.
Has Georgia diamonds hidden away
In the north Georgia mountain* in suf
ficient quantities to pay mining for
them? Evidently Austin n. Millar, sec.
retsry of the Kentucky Diamond Min
ing and Development Company, thinks
It probable, because he has written to
Assistant State Geologist S. G. Me-
Callle for definite Information.
That diamonds j)f the purest quality
have been found In this atate I* of
record. The first recorded waa found
In Hall county in 1143 by Dr. M. F.
Stevenson, and was valued at 1100.
Since that time other valuable stones
have been found In Hall, Lumpkin,
White nnd Dawson counties. Pertd-
lie, a mineral found usually with dia
monds. exists In those counties, also
In Rabun and Habersham. This min
eral to alto called kimberlite, after the
kindred stone found In the great Kim
berly diamond mines In South Africa.
'News hss reached Atlanta of (he
Important promotion of Lieutenant
Colonel James H. French, who was de
tailed for Inspecting the Georgia na
tional guard In 1905, and ia well known
all over the state.
Colonel French, who we* formerly of
the Sixteenth Infantry, ha* beeq on
duty In the Inspector general’s depart
ment, but has been ordered to Manila
as lnspectof general or the Philippine
division, a very important post.
W. t\ Bate*, formerly commercial agent
of tbe Clyde line of steamship* In Chattn*
nooga. baa saeceedsd J. A. McNeill as com-
mcrctal agent of the Clyde line In Atlantn
and baa office* In tbe Century building. Mr.
McKeUI return* to New fork a* New York
tuaitager' of the Clyde line.
cbly falae. You havo, of course, been
told to say that; and I do not believe
you.’.’
"You may be glad to remember It.
miss, all the same.”
No more was spoken. Olive ate In
silence the little food for which she had
appetite and returned to her books.
She read for a few minutes and then
found that she had great difficulty In
fixing Iter attention nn the words. The
print of the letters began to run one Into
the other. She laid down the book and
passed her hand across her eyes; and
then noticed that Panton waa watch
ing her Intently.
The woman’s face seemed to under-
f o strange changes as she stared at It.,
t receded Into the distance and then
came close up to her. Gradually a
mist began to come between them; her
head felt heavy on her shoulders; the
air darkened; and when she strove to
rise her legs and feet refused to bear
her weight.
It flashed upon her then that she had
been poisoned. She made a vigorous
effort to stagger to her feet and cry
out. But it was In vain. Sfto could
not even lift her hands; and not
sound could she force her voice to ut
ter. It became difficult to breathe, and
she began to gasp for air.
At this Panton rose and came to her
holding out a handkerchief to her wide
ly dilated noatrtto. "It will do you
good,” said the woman, aa she pressed
it upon OUve. The voice sounded far
distant and faint. "Remember my
words. No harm will be done to you,”
added Panton. It was aa It she were
calling from the height ot some lofty
mountain.
Then the handkerchief waa pressed
on her face—she had no power to re
slst—and after that she passed Into un
consciousness.
"No harm will be done to you.”
These word* were humming In her
ears like the distant beat ot a thousand
muffled drums and fitting themselves
Into a wild hissing rhythm of rushing
air. as the flrst glimpse of conscious
ness began to awake in Olive’s brain.
She was cold, with the coldness of
death Itself. Her head was throbbing
as If the very skull would crack under
the blows.
Chill blasts of Icy air swept upon
her, freezing her to the very marrow,
as she was borne through Infinite
space with no power to resist,, no
strength to raise a finger to stay her
progress, no will even to care what
happened.
"No harm will be done to you.”
The words came again and again and
yet again, In this same mysterious
then with a note of hope; and
again In the rasping, sneering voice In
which Panton bad seemed to utter
them.
The brain cleared, however, and
gradually Olive begun to understand.
The muffled drums resolved themselves
Into ths whirr of fast moving wheels;
the blackness wau relieved By myriad
poluta of light overhead; the Icy blasts
became the rush of the night air as she
distance and the sound of hurrying
footsteps.
Merridew had evidently discovered
her flight and had started In pursuit.
With a groan of despair she dragged
herself heavily to the side of the lane
and threw herself at full length under
the hedge In (he hope that he would
puss without seeing her. .
As sho had hoped, ao it happened.
He cam* running through the night,
casting his eyes from side to side, and
her heart beat with rapid lurching
throbs as he approached. She even
hold hsr breath In suspense and fear.
He passed without seeing; her and soon
disappeared Into the night beyond.
But he was no fool to think she had
traveled far. He knew that the drug
which had {teen given her would affect
her power of movement, and when he
had run aa far as he thought It possi
ble for her to have gone he turned and
came back at a more, lefsurely pace.
There were more terrible moments
of suspense as he neared the place
where she lay. then reached It and
again passed without seeing her. She
began to breathe freely, she had In-
deed escaped, and with a fervent
thought of gratitude she rose and
staggered, on seeking some break In the
tall hedge? on either wide of the lane
by which the could get Into the adjoin-
Ing fields. '
, For a time the darkness completely
baffled her, but at length she came to a
gate, and another little cry of delight
and thankfully escaped her. Here at
last was the way clear to freedom.
But her hopes were cheated after all.
To her Infinite dismay, she found that
the gate was securely padlocked, and
try na she might she could not climb It.
A moan of anguish broke from her lips,
find then chancing to glance hack along
the Jane she saw that which filled the
cup of her fear to overflowing.
Merridew-was again coming In search
of her. and this time he was carrying
one of the powerful lamps of the car
to aid the search.
Fascinated by this new terror, sht
watched the ray* of the lamp a* he
■wept the light from side to aide In
his systematic search. She realized
that now Indeed she could not hope to
escape unless she could seals the gate
and rysh nway Into th* darkness be
yond ths sweep of the ruthless light.
Spurred by this fear, she mode s
last desperate effort and this time suc
ceeded In getting to the tbp. But there
her strength failed her, and she fell
headlong into the field.
Hope revived then, however, and call
ing up every ounce of her remaining
whirring rumble of confused sound, as strength, she managed to crawl to her
■he was borne onward; now In moek- Vet and stumble on.
Fortune was all Bgalnst her. It was
plowed field, and the ridges ham
pered her every step. She heard Mer
ridew In the lane, and now and again
caught the Hash of the light he carried.
Just bzfor* he -reached the gate she
threw herself headlong on the ground
between two of the plow ridfees, and lay
■till, cowering and trembling.
Continued in Tomorrow’s Georgian.