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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
SI
DOUBLOONS
A THRILLING NOVEL OF MYSTERY,
TRAGEDY AND A STOLEN FORTUNE
By EDEN PHILLPOTTS AND ARNOLD BENNETT
(Copyright, 1906, by Eden Pblllpotts and Arnold Dennett)
8ynopsis of Previous Chapters.
wondering where he will sleep and
eat, cornea upon a night watchman who
engage* him to take bis place while he
hurries home to see his wife, who la re
ported to be desperately 111. Masters falls
usleep, but awakes with the conviction
that somethin* extraordinary has happen
ed. -He takes a lantern and Investigates a
trench, having seen a figure crawl out of
He
CHAPTER III.
Sixpence.
When Philip Masters got Into Hoi*
bom he turned westward, as a horse
will turn toward the stable, even when
the manger Is empty. In the West
End- he had always lived, and
scarcely felt at home east of Mudte's.
He thought of no device for getting a
breakfast It Is true that he possessed
still the sum of sixpence, but he con
sidered that Mr. Hllgay had a lien
upon that slxpenco for the promised
room, to say nothing of Raphael's An-
sldel Madonna. Doubtless havlag re
gard to the singular way in whlcli they
had become acquainted, Mr. Hllgay had
probably given Instructions about
breakfast. But, simply because
really had need of It and for ho other
reason. Philip dll not wish to accept
Mr. ^lllgay's hospitality. Had he been
a man of ample means, with a regu
lar Income of twenty-five shillings or
so tumbling In every week, he would
have accepted a meal and a. bed from
Mr. Hllgay, and looked on It all as a
great Joke and picnic. Philip was a
philosopher, hut he was not an unnat
ural prodigy; and In social matters he
was apt to be excessively human.
The curbstone of Holburo was dec
orattd with dustbins at Irregular In
tervals, and all the shops, except Pearce
and,Plenty's, were closed so thorough
ly that they looked as If they would
never reopen again. A stream of peo
ple passed from the east to the west,
hurriedly, with a certain gloomy pre
occupation. They seemed chilly; the
men had their collars turned up and
their hands In their pockets, while the
women, mostly young, used their femi
nine pride to keep themselves warm
The Tube railway threw up quantl
ties of the same sort of people out of
the earth. They were the vanguard
of the black-coated workers. They all
had to be at a particular place at a
particular minute; they had the air of
trying to catch trains, but they were
only trying to avoid fines.
Philip alone had no rendezvous with
Capital. He was a loafer; he knew he
wag a loafer; and the workers knew
It, too. They obviously scanned him
with superciliousness as a part of the
submerged tenth, and he could not
challenge their eyes with a denial.
When one Is submerged, one feels it
and shows It. But Philip's revenge was
high.
A magnificent
^ automobile swept
down Bloomsburg street Into the main
thoroughfare. It was driven by an
auguat being In furs, and Its freight
was gfi+ttitet' august •,being In furs.
Philip, who, like many Improvident
persons, loved and understood motor
cars, at once perceived that It was a
four-speed, eight-cylinder Panhard,
sixty-horsepower, with coach work by
Vedrtne, and that the chauffeur was
Imprudently running on the fourth
speed. He stopped to behold It. There
Is nothing surprising In a man stop
ping to gaze at a motor car; but when
a motor car stops to gaze at & man
there may be fair matter for stupe
faction, and Philip's /nlld astonishment
as the automobile
.... lie jerked Itself back
on It. haunches exactly In front of
him may therefore be excueed.
The freight leaned Its splendid furs
over the elde of the car:, out of the
furs smiled a youthful face, with blue
eyee and a Ions fair muetache.
•'Phil. Isn't It?"
■‘Hallo, Tony!”
They shook hands.
“What are you doing up so early?"
Philip demanded.
■'Haven't been to bed yet. Look here,
are you busy?"
"No."
"Well, come and breakfaet with me,
ehr
••Where?”
"My room.. The Devonshire men-
■Ion. You're bound to breakfa.t some
where."
"I don't know that I was bound to.
Still 1 accept."
"Oo ahead," said Tony to the chauf
feur, as Philip embarked, "and shove
her along."
"Tee, Sir Anthony.”
The car swam arrogantly away. Phil
ip no more formed part of the sub
merged: In an Inetant, by the magic
of the car and the furs he had been
transformed Into the envy of all Ox
ford street.
"It’s three or four years since I lost
touch with your stupendous calm,” said
Tony, after a short silence.
"Five." said Philip. There was i
pause, such as frequently occurs be
tween friends after a long separation.
“I notice your talent for email talk
Is as striking as ever,” said Tony.
"Why talk, when others will talk
for you? And why does your man ad
dress you as Sir Anthony?"
"I'm almost ashamed to tell you.
Phil,” replied Tony, "but really these
accidents will occur, even In quite re
spectable families. I'm a baronet—a
twelfth baronet. Ms cousin died two
days before his marriage."
"Never knew you had a cousin.' 1
'That's because you- never aek
enough questions. So I got the title."
“A pretty toy I Anything ueeful
with It?"
“Fifteen thousand five hundred
year."
Philip paused; the philosopher in
hint had enough to do to maintain hie
sang frold. Five years ago, when Philip
was helping to mismanage a proprie
tary club In St. James' Square Tony
Didring, then aged 21, was beginning
a career of cheerful and Irresponsible
failure as a barrister. The contrast
between their characters had helped to
draw them together at the club, of
which Dldrlng was a member, and for
a year or so a club friendship had
mightily flourished between these two
needy nobodles. And now Tony had
a stake In the country and an Income
of fifty pounds a day, Sunday! ex
cluded.
"You're spending It, I suppose?” Phil
ip murmured.
"Oh, quite easily. What are you do
ing?"
“I'm a man of leisure.”
"The deuce you are! You don’t look
it."
"That'i
"Yes, I do," said Philip.
Just where you're mistaken.'
In no time the car drew up at the
Devonshire mansion on the confines of
Hyde Park. The vast pile, which com
prised within Its eleven floors a hotel,
a restaurant, a cafe, several clubs,
Chreietonouloe' cigarette shop, a bar
ber's, a billiard academy, a circulating
library, a poet and telegraph ofllce, and
some scores of flats unsurpassed for
elegance, had not yet commenced Its
brilliant day. The remnant of com-
mlssionarlea on duty In the great hall
where three tape machines are, were
in the muftt of sleeved waletcoats, and
the lift-boy, who lifted Sir Anthony
and the gentleman of leisure to the
llfth floor, had not yet brushed his hair.
An oldish, clean-shaven. Iron-gray
man received them gravely at Sir An
thony's door.
"Good morning, Sir Anthony."
"Mornln, Oxwlch. Breakfast for two.
Vaviare, kidneys."
have ventured to order grage-
nuta, Sir Anthony.'
“Ridiculous, man! Mr. Masters has
not come all the way from Blooms
bury to eat grape-nuts."
"Your digestion after these nights,
sir—or. rather, I should say, your In
digestion—"
"YouXra quite right, Oxwlch. But
this gentleman—”
“I insist upon grape-nuts," said
Philip.
The portly Oxwlch took charge of
hats and furs, and presently It was
no secret that Sir Ahthony was wear
ing evening dress.
to the conclusion that even with an In
come of fifty pounds a day It was just
as well for a young man who had taken
up the expensive and difficult profes
sion of being a dandy to economise
from time to time with a grape-nut
breakfast.
In the distinguished Chippendale
apartment, where berakfast was laid,
Oxwlch assumed control of the pro'
ceedlngs. He put Sir Anthony, re.
splendent In the sapphire tie, at one
end of the table, and Philip at the
other, and he kept their meals strictly
separate.
Oxwlch,” said the baronet sudden
ly, "these grape-nuts are delicious. Will
you go to the telephone and retain my
usual table In the restaurant for to
night r
"Now, sir?"
"Now."
•'Yes, sir."
"Quick, Phil, my boy!" Tony jumped
up as soon as Oxwlch had, In his sen
atorial manner, quitted the apartment.
"Give me one of your kidneys, will
You see," he xplalned apologetically,
"we had a bit of a flutter here last
might—must enjoy life—and two of my
friends, jolly chaps, missed the last
train for Manchester. Didn't miss It.
forgot It So I promised them they
should catch the first. Why Manches
ter, of all places, I don't know! But
It seems they had an Important ap-
E ointment. I shan't change before
reakfast, Oxwlch. I'm too hungry.
Besides, I'm more comfortable as I
have ventured to prepare your
bath, Sir Anthony, and your new gray
lounging suit, with the sapphire neck
tie. I've had the lower carrying-bot
tom of the waletcoat altered.”
"Oh, very woll, very well! Take
Mr. Mastcre to the other hath room,"
Tony fled.
“Certainly, sir. One moment, sir,”
said Oxwlch to Philip, and picked up
the end of a speaking, tube and whis
tled. "Nother grape-nuts,” he whis
pered Into the tube. "One kidney en
brochette."
Then he permitted himself a discreet
smile at Philip.
"Not for me," Philip protested.
'Yes, sir, for you," Oxwlch Insisted.
"This way, elr."
Guest and host met again In the lat
ter's dressing room, and when Philip
had seen Tony's thirty-three waist
coats. his eighteen suite, his seven
frock coats, his forty-one sublime ex
amples of fancy trousering (all In
stretchers), hts hundred and eighteen
cravats, his thirty-three walking sticks
and seven umbrellas, his quadruple row
of boots, shoes, slippers and pumps, hit
thirteen overcoats, his twenty acarf-
plns, hla four drawers full of shim
mering braces, his safe of jewelry, hla
gold-backed brushes, and his unique
assortment of hats and caps, he came
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your
And without waiting for an answer
he robbed hie guest of a kidney and
began to eat It.
“Afraid of Oxwlch?" Philip ques
tioned.
“Only morally," said Tony. "His
empire over me Is purely moral, I as
sure you. And he's quite right about
my digestion."
"How did you get hold of him?"
"I didn't. ‘He got hold of me. He
was my cousin’s valet, and seemed
somehow to go with the estate."
"I like him," said Philip.
"So do I. He resembles grape-nuts—
he's good for me. And hie taste In
neckties- -amazing I"
Tony gulped down the last of the
stolen kidney as Oxwlch senatorially
returned.
"Done It," said he, sinking back Into
his chair.
'Yes, sh-," Oxwlch murmured; Tt Is
arranged.”
"I don't mean what you mean," said
Tony blithely.
"A little more grape-nuts, sir?"
"No, thanks—excellent as they are.
If you’ve finished, Phil, let's go Into my
study, eh? Oxwlch, the cigarettes."
"Your study?" Philip repeated, sur
prised, knowing Sir Anthony's Indif
ference to literature."
“Well, my den—my whatever you
like to call It. I’ll show you some
thing."
Followed by Oxwlch bearing nine
kinds of cigarettes, they crossed the
passage to a Sheraton apartment, larg
er and richer than the other. In the
middle of the room, next to a grand
piano on which lay the vocal ecore of
'The Spring Chicken," was a peculiar
oblong table, the top of which was
painted to represent a pack of cards
laid out In four rows, according to
suits; all round the pack was a wide
border of green cloth, and at one end
was marked a circle with the mystic
word “Joker" In the center of It.
"What’s this?" Philip demanded.
"This Is It," was Sir Anthony’s re
ply, and his face brightened. ‘This Is
what I wanted to show you. The latest
machine for having a flutter. It'a Just
out and It'll be all over the Riviera
next season. It's called card roulette.
It'a better than roulette—no ball spin
ning, no noise. You simply shuffle
and cut a pack of cards, and put your
money on either a particular card, or
a suit, or a number, or a color.”
"And Instead of xero, you have a Jok
er In the pack, eh?” asked Philip.
"You've tumbled to It, my son. Pack
of flfty-three cards. We were playing
till 5 o'clock this morning. I never
tire of It."
"Did you win or loee?”
"I won. I was banker. How much
did I wtn, Oxwlch?*
"When I retired to rest' the bank
was two hundred and eighty pounds
In hand, Sir Anthony," said Oxwlch,
sulking a match and holding tt for
Philip.
"I could enjoy thla came, I fancy,"
Philip remarked. "It'a Monte Carlo In
the home."
"Yes, lan’t It?" Toney agreed enthu
siastically. "Why not have a flutter
now?'
"All right."
"It'e a fifty-one to one chance against
any card you see. Three to one against
any aulf, and twelve to one against
any number. Will you bank, or shall
“Oh, you'd better bank," said Philip.
"Right, Oxwlch shall shuffle and cut,
eh? Oxwlch, the cards."
Philip drew sixpence from hla pocket
and put It on the queen of spades.
"You're getting cautious In your old
nge." Sir Anthony commented, empty
ing hla pockets on to a corner of the
table. "Now, Oxwlch."
Oxwlch majestically shuffled and cut
the queen of spade*.
"Good for you." said the Baronet
Better than bridge. Isn't It? Oxwlch
—fifty-one times sixpence?”
"One pound live and six, air.'
“Leave all the money on the queen
of spades," aald Philip. "I'll try her
again."
“We have a limit of a couple of quid
on the big chance." Sir Anthony ex
plained. "Now, Oxwlch.”
Oxwlch shuffled and once more cut
the queen .of spades.
•The devil!" muttered Sir Anthony.
Oxwlch, flfty-one times one pound flve
and six?"
“Sixty-four pounda and sixpence,
air."
“Excuse me, sixty-flve pounds and
sixpence.’' said Philip.
"My fault entirely, elr.” aald Oxwlch.
"I should have aald alxty-flve."
"Don’t mention It," Philip amlled.
“What’s your maximum stake on the
suits?"
•Twenty quid," aald Sir Anthony,
taking notes from a breast pocket.
TH go maximum on.apades," Philip
announced.
And Oxwlch cut spades.
Philip counted hla winnings—a hun
dred and twenty-etx pounds six shil
lings. plus the original sixpence.
"What are you going to do next?"
Sir Anthony Inquired.
"Well, If It’s all the same to you. I’m
not going to do anything next,” Philip
responded.
"Why?”
"I'll tell you some other time,” aald
Philip, In a strange voice.
The baronet looked at Oxwlch, who
faded from the study.
"What's up, old chap?” Sir Anthony
asked.
Nothing! Look here. III give you
your revenge. I'll toes you double or
quits."
"Done!” snapped the baronet, picking
up a coin. "Sudden death!"
'Tails," said Philip.
It was.
Philip sat flown.
"I’m not quite ?«»ll," aald he.
1 “You ought to be." aald the baronet,
parting with more notes.
"The fact la—" Philip began, hesi
tated and proceeded: "You remember I
put sixpence down, to start with?"
"You did.” [
Tt was my last In me world. 1 was
■tarring when you picked me up this
BIG CONSPIRACYINDICA TED
IN ARREST OF THIS WOMAN
FROM PALMETTO STATE
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, Aug. SI.—With the ar
rest of Miss Eulalle E. Puckett, aged
35, Wednesday, while she was at
tempting to negotiate a loan of $6,000
on the property of Mrs. Fannie Spriggs
Perry, a gigantic conspiracy Is Indi
cated. According to a statement made
by William E. Ambrose, attorney for
Miss Puckett, the master minds of the
scheme were two men, whose names
have been divulged to him by his
client.
She absolutely denlea ever making
any confession to the police and re
pudiates whatever might have been
construed as admissions of guilt,
the same time she admits the existence
of a conspiracy to defraud money lend
ers.
Insanity, it was Intimated by her
attorney, might be the defense's plea.
Miss Puckett was born In the upper
part of South Carolina, near Columbia.
After her father's death, some years
ago, she and her mother set out to
face the world alone. The mother kept
boarders, the daughter working In the
government service. They have lived,
according to Mrs. Puckett, In Georgia,
Tennessee, Alabama and North Caro
lina.
THE THEATERS
A Message From Mars.
A comedy In three acts by Richard
Ganthony.
.. .. David Proctor
. ..Charles Eldrldge
Wallace Wlldecombe
. .. Freeman Barnes
Horace Parker
A Tramp .. .
Arthur Dicey..
Dr. Chapman .
Mr. Ferguson .. .
Sir Edwin Vivian
Jim
Boy
Servant .. •• •• ,
Mugerldge .. ..
Watchman .. .. ..
Policeman J _
Newsboy .. Master Joseph Bernstein
A Message From Mars, John E. Mackln
T. Andrew
>. .. A. McKenzie
.. .. Donald Gould
. .. Master Phillips
.. John Marshall
..Alfred Beaumont
C. Edwards
Sidney Mansfield
Aunt Martha
Mrs. Clarence ..
Flower Girl .. .
Bella
Polly
A poor woman..
Girl
Mlnne Templar
Anita Rothe
Ora Lee
Mary Sylvester
.. Miss Barnes
Ethel Thompson
. .. Addle J. Dunant
. .. Zaldee Appleton
Elizabeth Valentine
A Message from Mars, with David
Proctor In the role created by Charles
Hawtrey and filling it well, opened the
theatrical season at the Grand Thurs
day afternoon and night. It was
production worthy the best patronage
and It had It. The first floor was filled
from orchestra rail to the last row
while the balcony and gallery gave evi
dence of carrying their share of the au«
dlence.
The Improvements In the auditor*
lum were the topic of chatter before
the curtain roee Thursday night. The
soft affect of cream and gold Is restful
to the eye and the house, though in a
spick and span condition, does not
gixe a painful impression of newness.
The new curtain with ltd well executed
scene In Switzerland called for lti
share of approval and received a favor
able verdict.
But “the play's the thing." Not that
It Is worth while to review a play so
well known to alt theater lovers as
A Message From Mars. The story of
the most selfish man In London, his
dream of a Martian visitor with mys
terious powers and hla subsequent
awakening to find himself In posses
sion of a heart has been seen In At
lanta more than once before. No dra
ma of the past several seasons has
created a stronger Impression. It Is a
sermon which has had greater effect
than many a discourse irom the pulpit.
Mr. Proctor's Interpretation of Hor
ace Parker, the man of self, follows
closely the lines laid down by his pre
decessor, Charles Hawtrey, and is a
rendition fully as pleasing. Mr. Parker
Is easy In his manner and equally at
home In the selfish character of the
first act or under the warming Influ
ence of the Martian in the third.
Charles Eldrldge as the tramp gave
a creditable portrayal of a difficult
character role and blended comedy and
pathos with delicate shading. His bit
In the first act was especially clever.
John Mackln as the Messenger was
entirely acceptable while Miss Eliza
beth Valentine In the leading woman’s
role proved herself not only an unus
ually attractive woman to look upon
but an actress fully worthy of her part.
The supDortlng members of the com
pany filled all the requirements of the
play, which depends for Its success
almost entirely upon the leading char
acters. The setting was the same as
in former productions.
DUDLEY GLASS.
‘The County Fair.”
The return of Nell Burgess person
ally to the Grand Saturday matinee
and night with the familiar “County
Fair," will have many warm friends
among the audience and his appearance
In the city will be a signal for a big
demonstration. As the Impersonator
of a respectable old spinster, simple,
kind and honest, Mr. Burgess is with
out a peer; he Is funny without vul
garity and pathetic without pathos,
and there are moments when the
pathos Is so effective as to hush the
audience In Its most hilarious mo
ments and to command the respectful
attention of the most thoughtless. The
play Is so well known that It calls
for no extended notice. What plot
tliere is grows out of the paying off
the mostgage on Aunt Abby's farm
with the winnings of her horse, and the
scenes at “The County Fair” where
the race Is run are cleverly Illustrated
by the mechanical devices of the moving
scenery Invented by Mr. Burgess which
has been greatly Improved. It Is now
one of the most effective of scenes and
as the horses In their struggle for su
premacy are visible for many seconds,
the result Is great enthusiasm on the
part of the audience.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEi
Golden Text—Tht eon of men it com
—Luke 19:10.
By DR. GEORGE A. BEATTIE.
to took end save that wh:
thou son
96. And hearing the multi
he asked what It.uennt,
97. And they told him, that Jetue of
Nazareth paineth by
38. And he cried, atylng, Jeeuf,
of Pnrld, hare mere; on me.
39. And they whlcli went liefore rebuked
him, that he ahould hold hla peace; but
ho cried so much tie more, Thou aon of
David, have mercy ai me.
40. And Jesus stood, and commanded him
to l>e brought unto Km: and when he was
come near, he asked him.
unto thee? And he slid, Lord, that l mny
receive ray alght.
42. And Jesus said unto him. Receive thy
«lght; thy faith bat! wired the#.
43. And Immediate)? be repaired bis sight,
and followed him, gorlfylng God: and af
Jbe^people, when thty saw It, gave prats
passed
unto God.
19-1. And Jesus filtered and
through Jericho.
2. And, behold, there was a man named
Zacchaeut, which was tho chief among the
publicans, aud he wis rich.
1 And he sought o we Jesus, who he
was; and could not for the press, because
a sycamore tree to a o him: for he was to
pass that way.
6. And when Jesus rame to the place, he
looked up, and mh him, and Mid unto
him, Zacchaeus, mnee hnate. and come
down, for today I mi«t abide at thy house.
6. And he made histe. and came down
and received him Jo, fully.
i. And when they ww It, they all mur
mured, saving, That he was gone to bo a
fbest with a man mt is a sinner.
8. And Zacchaeus • ml, and said unto the
Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goodi
. Mid n, ° h, *n* This day Is
Miration come to th i house, forsotnucu ns
be also is a son of Kbrsham.
10. cor the Hon of man Is come to seek
nnd to Mrs that wt ch was loat.
This lesson con alns two Incidents
that occurred In he closing days of
Havsrly's Mastodon Minstrsls.
The Haverly Mastodon Minstrels
will be seen at the Bijou next week
with Billy Beard as the star comedian.
The assisting comedians have been
carefully selected for their fun-making
proclivities. The singing contingent
wit!} a first class minstrel company Is
•ne of the most expensive parts of the
the pay roll. No better evidence of
the care that has been taken to secure
singers for this minstrel company car
be given than to submit the list of
artists who sing with the Haverly
show'. Among those quite prominent
are Harry Weaver, Harry Parkerson,
Joseph Gomes, Calvin Huss and Walter
Leon.
In matter of fact, the Haverly ahow
this season Is stronger than In years
and the scenic equipment Is the most
expensive ever seen In a minstrel pro
duction.
There will be a special matinee on
Monday, Labor Day.
PRESIDENT CONNER
WHS REELECTED
8pec!al to The Georflan.
Grl/fln, Oa., Aug. It.—The State Af'
ricultural Society yesterday elected the
followlnf officer.:
President—J. J. Connor. Cartersvllle.
General Vice President—R. F. Crib
tenden, Shellman.
Vice Presidents—First district, Jamee
Blitch; Second district, W. D. Ham
mock; Third district, John A. Cobb;
Fourth district, Roderick Leonard;
Fifth district, A. J. Smith, Sixth dis
trict, J. T. Williams: Seventh district.
W. H. Lumpkin: Elfhth district, J.
McC. Bryan; Ninth district, J. E.
Claud; Tenth district, Geonre Gilmore:
Eleventh district, W. B. Burroufhs.
The Committee appointed at Albany
to prepare a report on the advisability
of having u commissioner of agrlcul-
ture for each county recommended the
appointment of another committee to
prepare a bill to be Introduced at the
next session of the legislature creating
said office. The recommendation of
the committee was unanimously adopt
ed and the society pledged Iteelf to
work for the passage of the bill.
GEORGIA NEWS
IN PARAGRAPS
Negro Shot During Row.
Hporlil to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Oa, Aug. II.—Cleveland
Butler, a negro farmer from Camden
county, le In the hospital here, and will
probably die as the result of a gun
shot wound he received while trying
to act ao peacemaker between hie
cousin, Jacon Butler, and another ne
gro, who got Into a row.
Cotton Boing Sold.
Hpeclal to The Georgian.
Columbus, Oa, Aug. II.—A good
many balm of new cotton have been
brought to the local warehouses by
the farmers. The planters are not
selling at the present prices, but direct
that the cotton be held.
Polio# Clark Appointed.
Hpeclsl to The Georgian.
Savannah, Oo, Aug. It.—Mayor
Myers has appointed Robert Haym oa
clerk of the police department, the
place being recently created by the
consolidation of the position of clerk
of police court and the same position.
morning. Now I'm worth on Immense
fortune—two hundred and fifty pounds!
I've never gambled before In my Ufa,
and I shall never gamble again, Tony.
On that you may slake your bottom
dollar.”
“Well. I'm daahedt" breathed the
baronet, softly.
(Continued in toanwrew’. Georgian.)
In council tho vote between Haym and
Meldrtm waa a He and the appointment
only holds until an election can be
had.
Three Days In Jail.
Hpeclal to The Georgian.
Savannah, Oa, Aug. 21.—Charles B,
Hudson and Nnncy Kirkland, who
claimed to be the wife of Hudson, were
sentenced yesterday to three dayi In
Jail by Judge McAlpIn of the ordinary’s
court, on a charge of attempted kid
naplng. The woman last year permit
ted the adoption of her baby, and then
wanted to get It again.
Will Develop Springs.
Specie 1 to The Georgian.
Talbotton, Oa, Aug. *1.—Chalybeate
Springe, tho once noted summer resort
located In Meriwether county, 14 miles
north of Talbotton, are to be developed.
For some years past It has not been
open on account of the lack of railroad
facilities.
Croeetle Receipt. Heavy.
Special to Th. Georgian.
Brunswick, Oa, Aug. 11.—With In
creasing scarcity of labor at thla port
the receipts of lumber and crosatlea
are getting heavier all the time. One
day during the present week the At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Rail
road switched and delivered to the At
lantic Coast Line over ope hundred
cars, or about twice the number they
have been delivering.
Brunswick Brick Favored.
Hpeclal to The Georgian.
Brunswick. Oa, Aug. II.—The Glynn
county commissioners of roads and
revenues have decided to use Bruno
wick made brick In the construction
of the court house building. The
Brunswick brick, along with samples
of brick from various sections of the
country, waa put through some very
severe testa, aa a result of which a
decision wan rendered In favor of the
home product
Training School For Nurses.
Hpeclal lo The Georgian.
Brunswick, Oa, Aug. II.—The man
aging and working force of the Bruns
wick city hospital has recently been
reorganized, and House Surgeon Blan
ton la now working on a plan for the
establishment here of a training school
for nurses.
Negroes Will Celabrate.
Hpeclal to The Georgian.
Brunswick. Oa, Aug. 11.—Next Mon
day Labor day, the colored trades
unions of Brunswick will celebrate,
and consequently work will be at a
standstill along the water front. These
colored unions have a membership pf
between 1,500 and 2,000.
Chrlat’a ministry.
There are two rlnclpal characters
who present analofles and contrasts.
Both, In dlfferen sennea were blind
both wanted to tee physical conditions
brought both to C fist: both encount
ered obstacles In getting to Christ
both gave ev!denc< of conversion. One
was poor, the othe waa rich; the one
was a beggar, the ther was n grafter
one occupied a I wly position, the
other a governmei t official.
The I eggar.
The beggar eat b r the wayside, while
the multitudes we e passing on their
way to Jerusalem to celebrate the
Passover. When lo heard that Christ
waa passing by he cried; "Jesus, thou
son of David, havt mercy on me!" He
doubtless had hea d of the wonderful
miracles He had erformed, and this
was the opportunl y to get His sight
They tried to qulei him, no doubt tell
ing him that this roe not the time or
place, but he waa 1 earnest, and would
not be silenced, bu cried out the more.
Hie voice reach s the car, and hla
appeal reaches the heart of the Great
Physician, who slips and commands
that he be brough to Him, and then
asks him what hi wished, find when
he told Him, Jeeu said: 'Receive thy
sight, thy faith hath made thee
whole."
This Is only on i of the many In
stances where th receiving of the
thing asked depen led on the faith of
the applicant.
In nearly every miracle of healing,
Cbriat demanded I Uth aa a condition
of healing.
How often He laid, "According to
thy faith, be It into you,” and the
same words He spoke to the blind beg.
gar, "Thy faith hath saved thee.”
The reason we to not receive more
Is because of our want of faith.
Praying for Rain.
In time of great drouth, a meeting
waa called at.the church to pray for
rain. Though there waa no cloud
sight, one little girt took her umbrella
and she waa the on y one. When asked
why ahe brought It ehe replied, "I un
derstand we are going to pray for rain
and I thought I would need It" Thla
Is the simple child-like faith we need
to secure spiritual blessings.
A physical Infirmity brought the beg.
gar to Christ and caused him to cry
for morcy. He hoc a reason to thank
God for blindness, for It brought him
salvation. The Iom of some faculty
or friend, or fortine, has brought
many to the Sav Jr, with a cry for
mercy.
Had not the prodli al eon been reduced
to the husks he mli ht never have turn
ed hla face and fee toward hla father'*
house.
We may well hank God for the
losses and the crc i«e«, the tears and
the trials, for the I jrnace fire. If In Its
lurid light, we art enabled to aee the
face of Jeaua aa I e slta not as a de
stroyer, but a refl er of Ilia gold.
He bear, the crowd, be hear, e breath
Hay, "It la the Chrl it of N.iareth;''
Aud rail. In toae. of! tinny,
Je.ua, mercy hare *n bie."
The thronging multitude. Increase;
ml nartlmeii.. h ,1,1 thr lienee"
llllnd nartlmeii., held thy peace.”
Hut still .bore the polar crowd.
The beggar', rolre I. .hrill and loud,
Until tlwy My, "He e.lleth thee,
Tike courage, rite, Be e.lleth thee.”
And he replied. "Ohi give me ]
Ye th.t hare eyee, yet rnnnot we.
-Longfellow.
Chick Spring*, 8. C
Asheville, N. C
Waynesville, N. C.. ••
Hendersonville, N. C. .
Lake Toxaway, N. C. .
Tryon, N. C
Tate Springe, Tenn ...
St. Simon*, Qa .......
Cumberland Island, Ga
were fertile. Herod the great had re- Atlantic Beach, I la ...
cently rebuilt the place, and addedIII
It* prosperity. It was also a j
Zaechacu*.
There are three thing* about Zac-
chaeua that should be especially noted,
flrat that he lived In Jericho. This
waa a city of much Importance In many
perloda of Jewish history. It waa sit
uated on one of th* great public road*
that led to Jerusalem, and many now
were passing through It. The country
around was populous and the fields
fleer put In charge of the
collectors was under eng
pay so much to the governri
waa free to get as much 1
from the people. There wm
iar rate of taxation. I
We see here the slgnlflcait
was said by John the Baptl
publicans who came to hlrr|
no more than that which
you." There was great
for extortion and fraud, a ■
atlon to the “chief to becorJ
false accusation. These circa
give peculiar emphasis to ttf
ance of Zacchaeus. 1
Again he was rich. The si
is that he had grown rich by {
ods mentioned. Whatever he .
before, now on becoming nr
with Jesus Christ, he formed
mlnatlon to mako restitution
whom ho had defrauded,
ing to do more than the Jewish
quired. His example 1b a strikl
traat to that of the rich ycrtlg
The willingness Is one of the f
dences of his conversion.
Conscience Fund.
In the United States trea
Washington there Is a fund of J
that they do not know how to I
of, nor to whom to give credit |
Men who have defrauded the gl^
ment, and have never boon detj
being converted, sent this mo
the treasurer, and in most of thi
withholding their names. Zac|
makes a public confession.
We have every reason to beltevfl
It waa more than idle curlosltj
prompted him to climb the Eg|
fig tree. His riche* did not
him and his conscience troubled |
He was ready to overcome all t
Stacies mentioned, to subject 1
to ridicule, willing to be ostracld
order to see Jesus. When Jesual
to the place he looked up, invltea
to come down, and invited hlms<
dine with Him. JL,
Someone has said that Zacch
was converted somewhere hr t weed
limb and the ground. It was not
a sudden, but a thorough converj
The Last Opportunity.
For Bartlmeus and Zarchneus,
was not the first It was their last ,
port unity. Had the beggar herd,,
those who tried to silence him. a nq
concluded to wait till anojherj
when there might be no opnpeitlf
had never seen the blesped "
the face and form of Jesus. j
chaeus not put himself ini
where the passing Savltfir f
him, ho would never have ha
lor as his guest, for this was
time that Jesus passed over this road
to Jerusalem.
In both cases this was the crucial
period, the turning point that decided
their eternal destiny.
The blind man glorified God and the %
people gave God praise, and he became l
Christ’s personal follower. L
Zacchaeus obeyed Christ's Invitation
and received him Joyfully, like those
who watted for Christ’s return from
Gadara, of whom it Is said, “They re
ceived hlpi gladly for they were waiting
[for him."
Waiting For Jesus. '*
Ja little girl In the hospital whs toT3
th«> gospel story for the first time, and
[that every night Jesus passed through
all the wards in the hospital. She said,
|T will hold up my hand so He will stop
and see me when He comes."
■ The nurse propped up the little wast
ed hand with the pillow, and soon the
child fell asleep. When the morning
came, the little hand was still uplifted,
but It was white as marble. Jesus had
come that way and taken her to Him
self.
■Jesus of Nazareth .Is now passing by.
How many are lifting up their hands
and hearts, willing to make reparation
for every wrong, publicly confess him
and take him Into their homes an abid
ing guest?
WALTER BALLARD OP-
TICAL CO.
Less than one year ago placed on the
market the new Ballard Bifocal, giving
reading and walking vlalon In one
frame and looking like one glass. They
have proven the most aucceeaful of a
the advertised Invisible bifocal
Ground In a deep torle curve, giving
large visual field for reading aa well i
walking. They are the moat perfect an.i
beautiful glees sold. Consult us about
bifocal.. We have them all. Sale.-
room, 51 Peachtree, Atlanta, Go.
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LOW
RATES
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Warm 8prlngx, Ga $ 3.73
H. H.B0
. 10.50 :
. 11.50 J
.. 10.00 |
.. 12.70 "
.. 10.00
.. 11.35
,. 12.00
.. 13.00
It* prosperity. It wae also a ' I d , , „
the priest, from which clrcumst*' Arrirai/*'' 1 , Spring., N. Y
Rain. Damage Cotton.
Hpeclal lo The Georxl.n,
Juliette, Oa.. Aug. 21.—The seveie
rains which have been falling here for
the past two waeka have,caused con
siderable damage to the cotton crop.
TRY A WANT A.’
IN4££ Pj
required a religious as well as , g:3
merclol Importance. So that o #i uu;u
poet held by any person In such a eld
would be of greater coneequencenbcl
If held In a smaller place. "The olilef
of the publicans” In Jericho must have
been no Inconsiderable person. It la
often found that men occupying
prominent public poeltbm experience a
peculiar difficulty In making a confes
sion of wrong-doing.
Ho waa a revenoe .fflcer, or n col
lector of taxes, and rhea* taxes were
tlan\lo City, N. J
Aabury Park, N. J
Detroit, Mich
them, hence
tgloua. The
e nation
the tax collector wtuld
Jews had a feaUnJ of a natlow _inn„,
silty, and those Je^, of XvU W . !)
Means were hated ■(’CEMENTS.
Is no doubt tint u *
and degraded nm i M i 0 n#r.\ I Tm
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