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I . THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. ' TUESDAY, DECEMBER J. i THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) Published Every Afternoon (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY At 3 (Veit Alsbsms St, Atlanta, Ga. Subscription Rates! Ono Year ... " »4.M mi Months t.so Throe Months - >•» On, Month * 4S n>- Carrier, Per Week ■ Trlephoaaa cnnnertln* all depart- monts Long dlstanoe terminals Smith A Thompson, adrertlalna rep- rrsentatlrea for all territory outside of Operate. Oblcncn Offlro .... Tribune Rulldln,. New York Office .... Brunswick Bid*. . telephone the circulation department and bavo Telephone*: the circulation departin It promptly remedied. Bell 4927 main; Atlanta 1 tlon; otherwise. It will be continued at ‘ e regular subscription rates until Itlca to atop la reeelred. It la desirable that all roramunlea- tlon* Intended for puhlleatlon In TI|H GEORGIAN ANI1 NEWS ho limited to too words In lenath. It Is Imperstlvo that they be •lined, ns en erldence of ‘ felth. Itejepted msnuscrlpls will THB GECIlGfA.V AM! NEWS prims 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.