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The Christian Index. BY JAS. P. HARRISON & CO. The Christian Index. Publication Rooms, 27 and 29 8. Broad. St. Sixty thousand emigrants are ex pected to leave Norway and Sweden shortly for the United States. France is proceeding vigorously in the war upon the Bey of Tunis. This conflict may breed serious European trouble. The “spirit of the age” is even pen etrating the darkness of Egypt—the streets of Cairo, are to have their names inscribed in Arabic and French, and the houses numbered. A South Carolina plantation is to re ceive Chinese laborers from San Fran cisco byway of experiment. If they prove desirable laborers others will pro bably follow. The Nihilists have informed the Czar that the indiscriminate execution of those concerned in the Emperor’s murder has driven the lukewarm into the ranks of the extreme faction, thus strengthening instead of weaken ing their organization. If you want to paint your residence or any other building with the best and most elegant paint made, get the “ Li quid Enamel Paint”advertised in these columns over the signature of C. P. Knight, the General Agent. Write to him for it. The office is No. 93, West Lombard St. Baltimore. e » “H. C. Dickson, At Home; Wednesday, May 4th, 3 p. m. Rev. T. C. Boykin—Miss Mattie Dickson.” The above tell-tale little note, inclos ed in a neat, white envelope, came the Index office a few days ago. It ex plains itself. —Personal.—Dre. Lawton, Tucker and Gwin, of Atlanta; Landrum, War ren and S. Boykin, of Macon; Chanc ellor Mell, the able and esteemed Pres ident of the Convention; brethren J. H. Kilpatrick and H. D. D. Straton, left this city last Monday to attend the Southern Baptist Convention at Col umbus, Miss. Dr. I. G. Woolsey, paid us a very pleasant and highly appreciated visit on Monday while en route to Texas, on a month’s visit to that State for health and recreation. —Rome Tribune: Rev. W. T. Cheney of Augusta, will lecture in Athens, Ga. His subject is, “The Gospel of Dirt and the Banner says, “It is a deep, studied, careful and laborious present ation of thought, which is vastly in teresting to every thinker and student, and lover of wisdom and truth.” Mr. Cheney is well known in our midst, and his many friends will be gratified to learn of the eminent stand he has taken as a minister of the Gospel, an other recognition of his scholary attain ments. _ Abating a Nuisance.—The Grand Jury of Fulton county, in their present ments to the spring term of the Supe rior Court,speaking of a matter in which Atlanta is interested, say: An act, ap proved July 25, 1875, authorizes rail road engineers to substitute the ringing of the locomotive bells instead of blow ing whistles within the corporate lim its, and it is respectfully requested that railroad authorities shall instruct their employes to discontinue all unneces sary blowing of locomotive whistles in the city of Atlanta. We sincerely hope that the respec tive railroad authorities will heed this reasonable request, and issue the neces sary orders for the abatement of an altogether unnecessary and very un pleasant public nuisance. Buffalo Lithia Springs.—This cel ebrated Virginian watering place, one of the most famous in the country for the medical efficacy of its waters, and its health, and romantic location, will open next month for invalids and pleasure seekers. The advertisement in another column, to which we refer our readers, will give them the neces sary information in regard to the local ity and attractions of the Springs and the wonderful healing properties of its waters. Under the superintendence of the proprietor, Col. Thomas F. Goode, the Buffalo Lithia Springs have acquired a reputation national in extent. Everv accommodation that can be desired is at the sendee of the guests, and all who seek health or pleasure will find their hopes fully realized. The testimony as to the wonderful curative powers of the waters, are from the highest sourc es and of unquestionable authenticity. This testimony is not limited to the general opinions of distinguished med ical experts, but embraces a number of reported cases of actual remarkable relief. These might be multiplied to any extent, but it is not conceived that it could accomplish any possible good, as those rejecting such proof could not be expected to credit any human testi mony. LITERARY NOTES AND COM MENTS. Scribner’s will be known hereafter as The Century. The change in title will take place in the November num ber. Though the proprietorship of this popular magazine has changed, it will remain under the excellent edito rial management of Dr. Holland. We see it stated that the net profits of the magazine last year amounted to seven ty-two thousand dollars. ' —A life of President Garfield, by Capt. F. Mason, With a preface by Bret Harte, is promised by James R. Osgood & Co. —Rev. Titus Coan, the veteran mis sionary at the Sandwich Islands, is writing a volume of personal reminis cences of his work there. —James R. Osgood & Co. will pub lish next fall “Ralph Waldo Emerson ; His Life, Writings, and Philosophy,” by Mr. G. W. Cooke. —Mr. W. D. Howells will contrib ute to the June and July numbers of Scribner’s Magazine a short story call ed “A Fearful Responsibility.”. —Jefferson Davis’ history and Bad eau’s military history of U. S. Grant are issued from Appleton’s press at the same time. —The Academy pronounces “the Americans indefatigable and unrivaled in the production and correction of dictionaries. Messrs. Lippincott have just brought out a new edition of ‘Wor cester’s Quarto Dictionary,’ with a sup plement containing over 12,500 new words and a vocabulary of synonyms. At the same time, Messrs. G. & C. Mer riam announce a new edition of ‘Web ster’s Unabridged Dictionary,’ which will be composed of nearly 2,000 pages, and will contain more than 118,000 words.” —The valuable library of the Amer ican Bible Union has been purchased by Ebenezer Morgan, president of the American and Foreign Bible Society. Mr. Morgan will retain the Library in New York, and ministers and laymen of all religious denominations are to have access to it for Bible study. This library contains many rare books, the rarest and most valuable of which were purchased out of the celebrated Van Voorst collection. It has been collect ed for the past twenty-five years, chief ly through the efforts of Rev. Dr. T. J. Conant, who for many years was the Bible Union’s principal reviser of the English version of the Bible. —Before his death, Disraeli, Earl Beaconsfield, placed into the hands of his former private secretary, Mr. Mon tague Corry, now Lord Rowton, all his private papers, letters, diaries and oth er material for publication, and in structed him in all the details to be observed in the biography of the illus trious ex-Premier of Great Britain. Lord Rowton was his secretary during the whole of Disraeli’s political career, and is thoroughly familiar therewith. Dis raeli prepared these memoirs minutely, and little remains for Lord Rowton to do than to attend to the publication as directed. Disraeli was particular in saying that he did not wish any of his letters, which contained unfriendly allusions to certain persons, printed until after they have passed away, or until events had robbed them of any bitter sting which they might now have. The book will be full of strange rev elations of State-craft, political jug glery, glimpses of English high-life, of photographic portraiture, and of obser vations on creeds, manners, customs and events, such as the marvelous keenness and brightness of Disraeli’s intellect knew so well how to portray, and of which he himself was for years the most conspicuous actor and fig ure. —The New York Tribune gives utterance to common sense and shows literary acumen of a high order in the following criticism on the famous girl poets, the Goodale sisters of Massachu setts, the Tribune says: “The clever Goodale children, who put forth some time ago two volumes of verse, entitled ‘Apple-Blossoms’ and ‘ln Berkshire with the Wild Flowers,’ are presented to us again in a collec tion which includes the whole of their second publication and a large number of new, or at any rate additional pieces. Their previous ventures in literature attracted a good deal of notice, and drew from serious critics a great deal of cordial praise. These little girls had acquired a marvelous facility and accu racy in verse-making, and a command of the simpler forms of poetical expres sion very rarely attained by children of their tender years—it would be rash to call it unprecedented; they showed a charming fondness for nature, and a quick perception of the beauties of the fields and woods. It was a rare pleas ure to hear children singing so simply and so daintily about birds and flowers. But those who are responsible for their training should beware of assuming that they are already enrolled in the great choir of the poets. The preco cious utterances of the age of innocence are quite distinct from the impassioned outpourings of genius. It would have General Literature—Domestic and Foreign Intelligence—Secular Editorials. been better to let the celebrity of the young people rest upon their earlier songs, and to remember not only that the surprise of the first books cannot be repeated, but that our delight in listening to the little verse-maker* is rudely checked when it appears that they are making merchandise of their talent for lisping in numbers. In the main, the contents of ‘All Round the Year’ must be described as nothing better than merchandise. As the poems are not dated, we cannot tell which are new productions, and which are glean ings from the infantile portfolios. There are some rather ordinary pieces of a purely domestic interest which proba bly belong to the latter class. There are other compositions referable appar ently to the callow period of adoles cence, when the mind is prone to dwell inopportunely upon the problems of existence, and passion, and ‘mute sor row and we must say that there is something a little comic in the ear nestness with which these misses in form us that ‘we struggle upward through the darkening years.’ If the Goodale sisters hereafter make for themselves a place in literature, they will no doubt wish the present volume could be destroyed and forgotten, and they will lament the injudicious par tiality which encouraged them to com mit it to type. As a whole, it shows no distinct progress. The blossom has lost its freshness, and we are not sure yet whether or no sound fruit will fol low. Pretty fancies and a neat phra seology, both apparently acquired in a great measure by the habit of reading poetry, however interesting they may be in a child, have no permanent value of their own. It is too soon to look for poetic thought and original expression in the Goodale sisters. Until they have these to offer us, it is best that they should cultivate their talents in private.” MERCER SENIOR CLASS. The present Senior class of old Mer cer has taken high grounds, and in the future history .of this institution a bril liant page is reserved whereon to re cord its doings. It is standing shoul der to shoulder with the foremost in the grand march of progress and enter prise, and well do the members of this class desire to be called “Mercer’s im mortal twenty-four.” As commencement draw’s near, they have been casting about in order to ar range a "nobby” programme for the class-tree planting. These ceremonies, constituting the final act of the drama, they intend shall fall behind none in the past, but shall be in har mony with their previous brilliant re cord, and a close worthy of such a dis tinguished set. To put before the pub lic a programme at once popular and entertaining, has been their supreme object, and to effect this, a series of class meetings have been called and all arrangements perfected. The class has decided, instead of or namenting the compass with the usual tomb-stone and tree-box, as has been the custom with the previous classes, to leave with the faculty a memento in the shape of a fine compass, to be presented to the mathematical profes sor on the evening of the planting. That graceful and polished speaker, Drury Powers, was unanimously cho sen to make the presentation on be half of the class. When it is remem bered that this is the Senior class who presented Prof. Willet with a fine An eroid barometer, their liberality can not fail to be noticed. A committee, consisting of Messrs. Blackshear, Rodgers and Bunn, was appointed to procure the apparatus and to make all necessary arrangements. The public has already been ac quainted withthe election of the other speakers who are to participate in the closing ceremonies of the class. Messrs. Rodgers, Bunn, Solomon and Evans will doubtless endeavor to please the public in their respective roles of historian, prophet, orator and medal deliverer. But this is not all. To show the progressive spirit of this class, is added a copy of a resolution proposed and adopted at the last class meeting: Resolved, That the members of the Senior class of 'Bl appear on the college grounds on the first day of May with beavers. The class will finish its duties and be dismissed about the 20th or 25th of May. Most, if not all, of the boys intend going home to recuperate their energies for the enactment of the closing scenes of 'Bl. — Telegraph and Messenger. We have hitherto failed to mention the improved appearance of The Christian Index, one of the best de nominational papers published on this continent. That paper has stood the test of years, and we are rejoiced to state, giving greater evidence of pros perity than at any time in the past. It is an honor to the church, the state and country. Long may it prosper.— Madison Madisonian. Typhus fever is spreading in New York Cits. ATLANTA, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1881. SKETCH OF JERE If. MOORE, OF THE MILLEDGEVILLE UtflOJi AKJ) HE CORDER. (From the Darien Timber Gazette.] Jere N. Moore was born in Baldwin coun ty, Georgia, on the 6th of April, 1815. He is the eldest son of William Boling Moore. When the Insane Asylum of the State was erected, his father was plaoed in charge of the institution as Steward, where be died in 1844, leaving a widow and five small child ren. Young Jere, the subject of this notice, attended the high-school at Midway, con ducted by R H. Riuisey, a school that has blessed the State with many great and good men. In bis twelfth year he was placed in the office of the Federal Union, at Milledge ville, as an apprentice—this was in 1847, and the paper was then owned and edited by D. (!. Campbell and Hershel V. Johnson. In 1851 these gentlemen sold the paper to Boughton, Nisbet and Barnes, Mr. Moore getting up to be foreman. In the year 1862 Mr. Moore purchased a f mrtb interest in the Federal Union, and the firm was Boughton, Nisbet, Barnes and Moore. This firm was the State Printer, so to speak, during the war they did all the work, paid out their money for paper, workmen and everyt dng else, and suffered serious loss, as the State failed to remunerate them for their services, and the money advanced by them to do the public printing of the session of 1864-65. The bad faith of the State in this matter, fol lowed by the removal of the Capital, inter fere! seriously with the prosperity of the Federal Union, Mr. Nisbet sold his interest to his partners, and retired in 1866. Mr. Moore, who was the business manager, was not discouraged, but labored most earnestly and hopefully for the restoration oftbeState government to the “Halls of our Fathers,” and when that question was finally submit ted to tne people, and decided in favor of Atlanta, his best efforts were used for the establishment of a college in the old Cap itol. The Southern Recorder was purchased with the Federal Union in 1872, thus two of the oldest, and for many years most influen tial journals in the .State, (the former Whig, the latter Democratic), were united under the name of Union and Recorder. In 1877, Mr Boughton died. Barnes and Moore then purchased Mr. Boughton’s in terest in the paper,and the business continues to day under the same firm name. Mr. Wil liam Barnes came from Boston, Massachus etts, in 1840, to put up in the Federal U. ion office a power press, and has been connected with the office in some capacity ever since He now resides on his farm at Midway and Mr. Moore has had the entire managment of the paper for many years. These gentlemen have been associated in the office for more than a third of a century. Now, a few words about Mr. Moore. He is one of thousands who have succeeded by diligence, industry, honesty and sobriety. He has a large family, wife a id ten children, to whom he is devoted, which cuts off many chances of success pecuniarily. Except a vear at Eatonton, with the lamented Jos. A. Turner, and six month employment on the Christian Index, at Penfield, a trip to tlm North in 1858, Mr. Moore has not been ab sent as much as a month at the time, in thirty-four successive years. He is emphat ically a worker, a self made man. He knows what work is, and how to appreciate it. Honest, he owes no man—a plain, straightforward, conscientious member of the M. E. church is Jere N. Moore. He is trustee of the Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural College—Secretary and Trea surer of the Board. He is a trustee an 1 stew ard of the Methodist church—President of the Board of Education of Baldwin county —a Mason in high-standing, being senior Warden of the Benevolent Lodge, and a trustee of the Masonic Hall. He is in the prime of life, and, physically, a finespecimeu of manhood. Without any disposition to trespass on his domestic relations, we may say, very properly, that his eldest daughter is a teacher in the college, and bis fourth is a rapid little type-setter, and when an occa sion requires can render efficient aid in in the printing office. Mr. Moore is devoted to the interest of his native city, and has stood by her in sunshine and in storm, even when more inviting fields offered him brighter prospects of sue cess. Ehrich’s Fashion Quarterly, publish ed by Ehrich Brothers, Eighth Avenue, New York, at 50 cents a year or 15 cents a copy, is to hand. Like the swallows, its coming proves that Spring is here in earnest, and the dreadful winter of 80-81 has at length receded into the past, to furnish forth a fruitful theme for fireside discussion on many a future winter night. The fashion Quarterly’ as usual is full of information for the fair. It tells them what to buy and how to get it: what styles have gone out of fash ion, and what are coming into vogue: and its copious descriptions and price lists will enable its readers to practice a wise economy, by foreseeing, and providing for, every item of the sea son’s necessities. A strictly novel feature of the pres ent number is the system of ladies’ unmade dresses: which is intended to enable a lady to secure the most fash ionable goods and patterns, without being subjected to the charges of a New York dressmaker. Under this system, the Ehrichs’ furnish the materia) and patterns of the various costumes illus trated in their journal, for a fixed price; sending not only the dress goods, but the lining, trimming, buttons, sew ing silk, and, in short, everything' but the needle and thread. The economy of this system is evident, and it is safe to predict for it immense success. The Philadelphia Times.—This paper is becoming quite popular in this section, and has a large circle of readers in Georgia and other Southern States. It is managed on the best and most approved principles of American journalism, has a large corps of able writers all over the Union, and every department is full of valuable and en tertaining reading matter. The prospec tus says: “The Times aims to reach the highest standard of the independent newspaper. It fearlessly opposes cor ruptionists and rings in all parties, whether in city, State or nation. It opposes form of imperial political dominion, whether represented by an individual, by a faction, or by a party. It opposes sectionalism, North and South, as the demon of the Republic, and it demands public tranquility, and the supremacy of liberty and law, for every citizen of the Union.” On such a commendable platform the Times deserves to prosper. We wish it abounding success in its notable career. The Weekly is two dollars a year, the Daily is six dollars a year. Address The Times, Times Building, Philadel phia, Pa. Ou the very important subject of sanitation aud education, Hon. John Eaton, United States Commissioner of Education, says in the April Sanita rian: “Bring up to a proper standard the information, the theory and practice of those who direct our public schools; advance the 300,000 teachers of the land to the full discharge of their duty, with respect to sanitation in the teach ing and training of our youth and they would create public sentiment that would leave no excuse for the short comings of sanitary experts, either in the breadth or accuracy of their resear ches and inferences, or the efficiency of their administration. There would be no longer a lack of a satisfactory system of registration of marriages, births and deaths in any State or Territory. Physicians would not fail to make suffi cient record and report of disease*. The community would not fail for op portunity to know as accurately and fully as need be the usual or special causes operating to prevent disease, either mental or bodily. Business aud professional men would be warned against the methods and business hours that hasten sickness or bring on decay and death. Apparatus and systems of heating, lighting and ven tilating, so often fostering disease, would be banished from homes, churches, schools and places of pleasure or labor. “The dust, heat, effluvia, or other conditions so often destructive of life iu certain mechanical industries, would be reduced to the minimum of evil, and alj possible remedies applied. Gradual ly there would disappear alike from city and country those regions of filth, over the entrance of which all who ap proach might fitly read, as Dante read on the infernal gate, ‘all hope abandon, ye who enter here.' “There would be sought out and removed those sources of disease that conceal themselves in cleanly appear ance, but send out the fatal diphtheria or fever. The communication of conta gion by commerce or travel or social in tercouse would be understood and prevented. “I need not pause to show intelligent religionists or moralists that, as sanita tion is advanced by educational aids to wards its proper position, their assaults on vice and crime will be enforced by arguments drawn from mental and physical health or disease.” —Rome Bulletin: At the Baptist church in this city last Sabbath even ing there was an interesting baptismal service. The pastor, Rev. G. A. Nun nally, very appropriately introduced the services by reading several passages of Scripture touching the ordinance of baptism. Many were surprised to hear from the Bible such explicit expres sions upon this Christian duty. The circumstances and qualifica tions and symbols attached to the ord inance by the Word of God, as recited by the pastor, were indeed striking. Deep solemnity pervaded the immense audience, and the impressive scene will not soon be forgotten. There were twenty-two young ladies arrayed in robes of spotless white, and three gentlemen who had been received as acceptable candidates for the ordinance. Misses Alis Milner, Helen Gignilliat, Emma Wood, Berta Pinson, Lucy Cal laway, Mattie Turner, Annie Mallary, Bell Willingham, Fanny Steed, Mollie Walker, Lola Milner, Nellie Bass, Fan nie Rice, Lucy Pringle, Sallie Pinson, Mamie Harbin, Nannie Mcßeary, Lula Mullens, M. L. Sargeant, L. H. Sarge ant, Orie Buice, Bettie Ledbetter. Mr. J. H. Sargeant, J. T. Moore and Henry Woodruff. Two were also re ceived by letter, John Banton and S. L. Crook. —A presbytery eonsisting of Revs. P. J. Pipkin, J. M. Smith and J. R. Wood, by request met with the Baptist church at Mt. Moriah, Washington county, for the purpose of setting apart by ordination Bro. A. L. Brantley to the full work of the gospel ministry on Saturday, the 16th of April, 1881. The ordination sermon was preached by Rev.P.J. Pipkin. Rev. J.M.Smith exam ined the candidate as to his Christian experience, and call to the ministry. Rev. J. R. Wood offered the ordination prayer. Charge and presentation of Bible by Rev. J. M. Smith. —The population of Germany has increased two and a half millions in the past five years. The population is now between forty-five and forty-six million*. ESTABLISHED 1811. GEORGIA NEWS. —A Catholic church will be built at Do boy. —Griffin has b.-eu made a regular baggage station. —Great quantities of timber are being shipped from Darien. —The Rome Tribune and the Atlanta Phonograph (dailies) have suspended. —The extension of the railroad from Ar lington on to Blakely is progressing finely. —Farm labor in Southwest Georgia is well organized, aud the freedmen are working well. Nine-tenths of the work now being done in Burmah is in the hands of the native preach er*. —Mr. John M. Kendall, of Albany, is try ing the experiment of shipping strawberries from his garden to Baltimore. —Rev. John T. Mcßryde, formerly pastor of the Preebyterian church in Albany, now has charge of a church at Henderson, Texas. —One hundred and thirty boysaud young men have been in attendance at the Agri cultural College in Uuthbert during the year. . —Unfortunately at a recent town election at Greenesboro, the cost of a whisky license was reduced from ten thousand dollars to one hundred dollars. —The corn acreage in Lowndes county is reported by the Valdosta Times as greater than last year, aud more good land aud ma nure is being devoted to it. —The Eastman Times thinks the fruit crop of that section will be as large as usual. The Sandersville Herald reports good pros pects for a fair crop in Washington couuty. —The Way cross Reporter says: “The building of the new railroad close on the margin of the Okefeenoke swamp has opened up a number of lakes which abound with fish of every kind, and the sportsman can here enjoy himself to his heart’s content. —The Sumter Republican, in an article oil the public school system of Americus, says there is an attendance of seven hundred aiid sixty five scholars upon the schools, three hundred and fifty four white, aud four hun dred and eleven colored scholars. —ln the Superior Court at Perry recently there was a case iu which o le farmer prose cuted another for hiring a farm hand that was already under contract for the year. The jury cave a verdict for the plaintiff, and the court imposed a fine of thirty dollars and costs. —Three Mormon preachers are attracting wide spread attention in Bonks county. Their names are Kuler, King and Carter. The good people there are much incensed against them, although they have made nu merous converts among the very illiterate and ignorant. —The Waycross Reporter has the follow ing reassuring itsm : “Peaches! Why they are a sight worth seeing in South Georgia. Never before, within the memory of the oldest inhabitants, were there so many on the trees, or so healthy looking. At least two thirds of them should be beaten off to save the trees and secure good fruit. —Mr. Francis Fontaine, the Georgia Com missioner of Immigration, says he has never had greater faith in the success of immigra tion, both as means of selling land and ob taining additional laborers, than atpresent. Within the last few months Mr. Fontaine has sent North and to Europe thousands of pamphlets describing the soil, climate, etc., of the State, and his office is daily visited by scores of people who are interested in this business. —Last year the carriage builders of Geor gia met and organized an association that shall be mutual In its benefits, and the ob jects of which are said to be commendable. They held their annual meeting in Atlanta on the 27th, and elected the following officers to serve during the ensuing year: President, R. H. Jones, Cartersville; Vice-Presidents, C. H. Osborn, Griffin; W. Collins, Macon; J. G. Smith, Barnesville; G. W. Dexter, Cov ington; R. P. Jones, LaGrange; Treasurer, J. M. Smith, Atlanta; Secretary, J. W. Weitzell, Atlanta; Assistant Secretary, N. C. Spence, Atlanta. —Commenting on the action of the Bap tist Slate Convention, at Athens, on the Temperance question, the Macon Telegraph and Messenger says: "Without question there is a strong and growing feeling in favor of prohibition in Georgia. It mav not be successful in accomplishing what is desired and aimed at. It has not been successful to that extent in other States, but the war still goes on. It is felt that any evidence of pub lic hostility to liquor is a good thing, and that any abatement in its use and abuse is a good thing. In brief, that it is a fight in which all won is clear gain, and every pub lic interest bils it God speed. Georgia can not well be hurt by placing obstacles in the way of the trade in consumption of liquor.” —Says the Early County News: "We are somewhat astonished that the Americus papers have not come out in plain terms in condemnation of Messrs. Burkhalter and Fort for attempting to fight a duel. It is true, they have expressed the hope that the matter might be amicably and honorably settled without a fight, but they have failed to say that there is no honorable way of set tling difficulties which involves a violation of the laws of both God and man. We sup pose these would-be duelists stand high in the community, and the editors may feel a delicacy in using their names in connection with violations of law; but their high stand ing is only an aggravation of their crime, and they shonl I know it. There is too much overlooking crime in the land because of the high standing of those who commit it. We hope the Grand Jury of Sumter county will have the moral courage to take hold of the matter.” —The Grand Jury of Fulton county, in their recent presentments, make two very sensible and practical suggestions, which, in the interest of the public good, should be adopted at once and pass into laws : "An ample supply of good water being indispensable to the health and safety of Atlanta, the jury tekes pleasure in com mending the administration of the present water servise, but recommend that, as soon as practicable, measures be taken to strength en the present works, and provide for an increased supply as may be necessary. A watchman should be stationed on the water shed from which the supply is drawn, to patrol the premises, prevent the accumula tion of impurities, look alter the drainage, and protect the property." "There are professional beggars in Atlanta whose appearance is unpleasant and repul sive, ana who should not be allowed to prac tice this calling. If they are physically unable to work, or support themselves hon estly in other ways, they should go to the alms-house. We respectfully request the I proper authorities to look after this matter, and Also to see that the laws relating to I vagrancy generally be strictly enforced" *