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P SUB FALLEN. 'And were ye of the Seekers, ye fallen, _ * e rocreed in the mire? When ye clutched so, and stumbled, and stiHed, \\ ere ye led "by Desire— angel of longing, whose task is To set souls afire; Too feeble the flame of your burning; Was passion so pale Ye eould drown it in drafts for the body? Could nothing avail To fire you to mightily conquer Or mightily fail? , _ Nay, truly, God's angel of longing Who sets souls afire Must chafe when the snatched spark of heaven Falls so in the mire To sputter in pitiful sinning Anil weakly expire. —Lily A. Long, in Harper's Magazine. ’TWIXT ICE AND SEA Tttld by FREDERICK MARTIN and Sat Down by J. MAYNE BALTIMORE. Frederick Martin Is a fisherman of San Francisco, California, U. S. A. He spent the winter of 1905 at the fishing camp of the Union Fish Com pany, at Eagle Harbor, Alaska. One bright day In February, Mar tin concluded he would go out fishing In hls dory alone, never considering the freaks of a treacherous climate. By a singular oversight, he took no matches with him, thus omitting any means of making a fire. He thought about it later, but merely aald to himself, “Oh, well, I shall be gone only a few hours. I'll Just go around the land corner, and bo back in time for my dinner.” So away he pulled to look for cod fish. It was several miles to the “land corner"—the high point that Jutted sharply out Into the sea, but the water was quite smooth and the fisherman made good progress. Scarcely, however, had Martin rounded the abrupt point, when a tre mendous gale sprang up from the northwest, scourging the hungry seas Into foaming fury and hurling the dory this way and that like a mere chip. Not a ghost of a chance was left Martin to return to camp In the teeth of the gale; he was compelled to run for such shelter or landing place as the fierce winds and fearful seas per mitted. Just nhcad of him he sighted a narrow hay or Inlet. "I will run for that and get ashore,” Martin mut tered, through hls clenched teeth. No sooner said than done; the thing was simple enough. Ho knew he was not five miles from camp, and he was sure he could easily make his way back overland. Presently the inexorable thrust of the raging sea cast, him helpless upon the beach of the little bay. Judge of Martin's consternation and horror, however, when, on making a brief exploration, he discovered that he •was shut up In a veritable prison of Ice, whose only gateway was the hungry, devouring sea. Backed by sheer cliffs rising 800 feet high, coated with a narrow film ©f lee, the narrow crescent of the made a prison as hopeless as the ancient Bastille, and further re moved from human nid or sympathy. Martin saw nt a glance that he was face to face with death —a slow, Bug gering, lnch-by-lnch death from cold. Now, tho strange thing is that this vnati, reduced to the most desperate straits, began gravely to record with a stump of pencil, on fragments of paper and strips of wood cut from hla dory, his sensations from hour to hour. Nothing was omitted in this terri ble record of his sufferings—his ex pedients, his despair, and his re course to devouring his raw fish-bait for food, after two days’ starvation. Then follow notes of his desperate fight to keep the blood moving by •avagely beating his feet with tho handle of a gaff-nook, his final perse verance, and his wonderful escape, after hope had deserted him, by climbing the Ice-coated rocks. Strange fancies often pursue a man In dire extremity. His record of fear ful sufferings and dangers during those three terrible days seems to hare affordcu Martin companionship —almost consolation. Again and again tho prisoner ex plored tho beach and scanned the towering cliffs for an avenue of es cape, but entirely without success. Then ho prepared to pass the night as best he could. Pulling tho battered dory farther ap the beach he turned It over, wrapped himself in a piece of old sail, and crawled under the miserable shelter. It was hitter cold, the gale was furious, and the sea tumultuous. Martin dared not go to sleep, even with sleep were possible. He spent a night full of Indescribable suffering and horrors, crouching on his hands and knees, and cruelly beating him self with tho gaff-handle to prevent himself freezing to death. The horrors of that fearful night were repeated next day. For two days Martin bad no food and no fire, with tho temperature rangtng below *ero. His voice died in hts throat, he lost the power of speech, his mind. it seemed, was giving way under the awful strain. The weary hours dragged along in slow, horrible suspense. He must do something to keep his mind from madness, and accordingly he whittled chips of wood off hls dory and wrote messages, more or less Incoherent, that might he found after he was dead. Some of the sentences he scribbled in pencil were: “To-day, If the wind don’t change, Is my last day." “Give my best regards to C. Schmaiz.” “This is a terrible place. I can’t get out.” “I have to die in terrible suffering, but when I am gone I shall be very happy." “Maybe, I would last a few days longer, but I have ho food.” Most of the entries in that remark able diary ran like the above — broken, fragmentary, but terribly elo quent of the man’s plight. Still, in spite of his sufferings, Martin’s indomitable spirit could not be crushed. He had in his dory some small fish-sculpins; these he vora ciously devoured raw. Then, in des peration, the man determined to try to scale the beetling, ice-clad cliffs. Escape seaward was hopeless. The storm still raged with unabated fury, gale succeeded gale, and tremendous seas broke continually on the beach. Just about this time Martin was missed at Eagle Harbor. It was known at the camp that he had gone fishing alone, and it was conjectured that he had been suddenly overtaken by the gale. His companions deemed his fate sealed. To attempt to search for him in such a storm was fool hardy—too hazardous even to think about. And so the hapless man was abandoned to his awful doom. There was a narrow pinnacle of rock jutting from the icy face of the mountain. “If I could only reach that point, I might make my way upward,” Mar tin kept muttering. But it was useless to think of climbing in rubber boots. If that cliff was to be conquered it must be clone with bare feet, or not at all. Even then it was hopeless to at tempt to scale the smooth, icy rock without something more than his bare hands and feet. In his dory Martin had a strong rope of consid erable length, and with this he made a noose. Again and again he cast the lasso at the snap crag above. He was very weak, and bordering on delirium; but now the faint hope of escape seemed to give him almost superhuman en ergy. At last, when he was on the verge of utter despair, the noose caught on the pinnacle and held fast. How Martin ever managed to drag himself up to the little jutting crag he himself could never tell; but at last, nearly lifeless, he reached it. From that point of vantage he con trived to zigzag his way upwards, slowly and painfully, in constant peril of crashing headlong to the beach. Barefooted, frost-bitten, hatless, torn, bleeding, and almost dead, Mar tin finally reached the lofty crest. Once on the summit of the mountain, calling all his resolution to his aid, he somehow or other dragged him self to the camp, where ho arrived In a fearful physical and mental con dition, having spent three days and two nights in his Icy prison. It was found necessary to amputate his frozen toes, and it was days before he recovered from his protracted ordeal. —The Wide World Magazine. Triumph of Heredity. The other college boys were hazing the new freshman, who was the sou of a clergyman. “You will be required,” they said, as they stood him on a table, “to preach a sermon.” “I’ll do it. gentlemen,” he an swered, “on condition that you do not Interrupt me until 1 have finished." “We promise.” “Will you kindly furnish me a text?” "You will preach a sermon,” they said, after consulting together a mo ment, “on Cerberus." “On Cerberus, gentlemen? Great Sc ” “That’s text enough, sir. Go ahead. You nre wasting time.” "All right. Cerberus it ts. My hearers, the subject of tilts discourse naturally divides itself into three heads. As you have been kind enough to promise not to interrupt me I shall occupy your attention only half an hour on each. 1 remark, firstly,” etc. They stood it patiently for fifteen minutes. Then they sneaked out, one by one. and the hazing came to an end. —Chicago Tribune. Would Leave Europe Unscourged. Looking up from his magazine, a farmer said vehemently to his wife ono night: "Do you know what I’d have done If I had been Napoleon?” ”Yes,” she answered. “You'd have settled down in Corsica and spent your lire grumbling about bad iuck and hard times."—Kansas City Jou naW Georgia Culliiigs Curtailed Items of Interest Gathered at Random. Quartermaster General West Retired. At his own request, Gen. Andrew J. West of Atlanta has been placed on the retired list as quartermaster gen eral of Georgia. This retirement gives him the right to participate on all public occasions in full uniform if he should ues*re. The record of this officer has been brilliant, faith ful and of long duration. He has been in the service of tne state thir ty-six years, and has held the posi tion of quartermaster general under six different governors, and has never received a dollar l'or his services. * * * Sumter County Convicts. The prison commission will await the action of the county commission ers of Sumter county in the matter of the local convict camp before giv ing the situation any official consid eration. The questions which the Sumter county authorities are said to be investigating are alleged cruel treatment of misdemeanor convicts, and the frequent escapes which have been reported. The state prison com mission has authority to summon the entire board of county commissioners to answer to the charges, but will not do so, it is stated, if the investiga tion and action taken by that board proves satisfactory. * * * Roster Commission Puzzled. The Georgia roster commission is up against rather a difficult proposi tion in the matter of the muster rolls of some fifty or sixty Georgia com mands which took part in the civil war. The war department, or the records bureau of that department, having defeated Georgia's efforts to get congressional consent for the making of copies of these rolls, now wants the state to deposit with it ,000 to pay for the work which is then to be done by its employes, it is unnecessary to say that such a de mand is preposterous and out of the question. Many Were Disappointed. Forty-nine applicants for license to practice pharmacy in this state failed to pass tiie state pharmacy board in session at Atlanta the past week- Eighty men and two women faced the board., and of this number only thirty-three passed, the remaining for ty-nine tasting the bitterness of dis appointment. There were nineteen given apothe caries’ and fourteen druggists’ li censes. The two lady applicants passed with flying colors, Miss Nellie Dill as an apothecarian. and Miss Mary Burton as a druggist. H * * Bundrick Anxious to Hang. George W. Bundrick. the escaped murderer sentenced to hang for the killing of John Bchroeder. in Dooly county, in BJO2, and who gave himself up to the authorities in California a few days ago, will be returned to the scene of his crime. According to ad vices from Los Angeles, where Bund rick is in jail, he broods constantly over his crime. “1 am guilty, and want to pay the penalty; 1 hope they will come soon. 1 want to die. 'nicy can’t hang me too quick.” Sheriff Sheppard will not go for the prisoner, but has wired.the Califor nia officers to br.ug Buudrick to Cur dele and get the reward of s'^)o. Roswell Remains in Cobb County. Under a state supreme court de cision rendered a few days ago, ;he town of Roswell will remain in Cobh county, although the citizens of that town, under the act of August 7, 1906, voted to go into Milton county. The supreme court, iii sustaining an injunction which was granted by Judge Gober. bases its actiou princi pally upon the act of 1834 creating Milton county, in which act it is clearly set forth that Roswell is in Cobb county and a part of the boundary line between the two coun ties. It is held, in effect, that no part of the town is in Milton county, and that therefore the election held uuder the act of 1906 is null and void. * * • Nearo Must Pay Penalty. Will Johnson, colored, must hang for his assault on Mrs. ltichard Hem bree at Battle liili, near Atlanta, on August 15, 1906. The supreme court has affirmed Judge Roan in denying Johnson a uew trial. The higher court held that "the alleged newly discovered evi dence was not ot such a thurtcier as required the grant of anew trail/’ After Johnson's trial, conviction and passiug of the death senteuce, an attempt was made to prove aii alibi. However, conflicting evidence developed in this respect—in fact so much that the alibi theory was large ly discredited. Evidently the supreme court did not find the new evidence of suin eient merit to warrant anew trial. * ¥ * - Inspector’s Report Adopted. In so far as the railroad commis sion is concerned, the Georgia rail road case is closed on the Bowdre Phinizy petition. The commission un animously adopted the report of In syector Jackson. “I can add nothing to my report,” said Mr. Jackson. "The inspection was made carefully and conscientious ly, and is absolutely my opinion. The road is in as good condition as I indi cate, and the management is appar ently doing all it can to improve the defects.” Commissioner O. B. Stevens, wh i accompanied Mr. Jackson on the in spection trip, holds practically the same views as contained in the ex pert’s report. Colonel Stevens thinks the Georgia road is the third best in the state in its general condition. He places the Western and Atlantic first, the West Point second and the Geor gia third. * * * Bartow Not “Dry" County. Indictments and convictions in Bar tow county against Randolph Rose. W. F. Baker and R. M. Rose Com pany, of Atlanta, for selling whiskey in Cartersville, were knocked out a few days ago by a decision of the appellate court at Atlanta. The whiskey men were indicted by the Bartow grand jury for violations of the prohibition laws in shipping and selling whiskey into that county They were tried beiere Judge Fite and convicted. When the cases reached the appel late court the reversal came on the ground that Bartow county has no “prohibition” law, but simply a law that permits the sale under a license granted by the proper authorities. In other words the only law operative in Bartow is high license, which is a form of regulation and not a com plete prohibition. The appellate court holds that the indictments were invalid and the con victions contrary to law. Growing Crops Hard Hit. Growing crops in middle and south Georgia, market gardens all over the state and the fruit crop in some sec tions, have been badly injured by the cold and frost of the past few days, according to .Agricultural Com missioner Hudson. Colonel Hudson estimates the dam age to cotton in south Georgia at nearly 50 per cent. Of the cotton that is up he believes not less than "5 per cent is killed and that 25 per cent not yet up will not mature, or if it does that the plant will die soon after coming out of the ground. “A larger per cent of cotton is clanted in south Georgia than I ever saw this early,” slaid Colonel Hud son. “The warm weather of March induced the early planting, and now great harm has been done. About 50 per cent of the crop down there has been planted. "Market and kitchen gardens have been killed out; corn nipped and put back, but that will not seriously' harm it. as the plant will put out again; oats and other grain is hurt; canta lounes and watermelons have all been killed, and replanting will be neces sary. ‘‘lt is difficult to state how serious ly the fruit crop has been damaged. The high winds have beaten the limbs about until a great deal of the fruit will fall off. 1 am afraid the peiuu crop v/ili t>e very snort in Geor gia this year.” HONDURANS THROW UP SPONGE. Run Up White Flag and Capilutate tc Victorious Beseigers. The Houui.r.u lorces wnich have been besieged in Amapala by me Nicaraguans, capitulated uncouuition aily Friday morning. President Bomini nas taken refuge on the Amer.ean cruiser emcago. He will not be permitted to disembark on Central American soil. The capitulation was arranged by Commander It. M. Doyle, of the Chi cago. Peace is now believed to be assured. A STANDING ARMY FOR CUBA. Plan Projected for Enlisting and Maintain ing 12,000 Native Troops. The general staff at Washington has transmitted to Governor Magcon a complete project for the creation and maintenance of a standing army for Cuba, composed entirely of native troops and numbering about 12,Q0> men. This project involves the abandon ment of the original plan for ’he in crease of the Cuban rural guard. STOP AT THE ZETTLER HOUSE. The best SI.OO a day house in the city. 253 FOURTH ST., MACON, G*., Mrs. A. L. Zettier, Proprietress,. STEVENS PROPHECIES. Says Sea Level Canal Will Be, Final Out come—Arrives at New York fjrom Isth mus and Talks of Work. John F. Steveus, who recently re signed as chief engineer of the Pana ma canal, arrived at New York Sat urday on the steamer Pan ama from Colon. Mr. Stevens declin sd to talk about the work on the is hmus. It is his present plan to tal re a long, rest, including a trip to I lurope be fore again engaging in at :tive busi ness. Mr. Stevens said he was great ly flattered by the send-off given him. Cg u| . g ill tl til b| a I tl tl tl ifl lv| c| M il fig si ■ m The Standard Oil Comp iny of In diana, w'hich has been o i trial for the past six weeks before fudge Lan dis, in the United Statjs district court, at Chicago, on a clxjrge of hav ing received rebates frejn the Chi cago and Alton railroad oia shipments of oil from Whiting, Ind., to East St. Louis, 111., was found guiii y Saturday night on 1,463 counts out of the orig inal 1,903 in the Indictmeo ts. The re maining 440 counts were Jropped from, the indictment on accoun t of errors. The oil chmpany is liable to a fine of $29,260,000, as the ElkinJ law', which the indictment charges the company with having violated, provides a fine of SI,OOO to $20,000 for each offense. Pending the decision on a motion for anew trial the court will not pass sentence on the company. EXAMINATION MOST RIGID. Only Sixteen Inspector Applicants Out of 1,389 Pass Muster. The civil service commission at Washington has completed its exam ination of applicants for the office of inspector under the pure food law'. Out of 93 applicants for chief food and drug inspection chemists, 30 pass ed. There were 1,389 applicants for the position of food and drug inspec tor, but the examination proved to be so rigid that only sixteen were found to have met the requirements. THREE TRAINMEN MEET DEATH In Plunge of Passenger Into Open Switch. Work of Wreckers. Three men killed and one probably fatally injured is the result of what is believed to be the work of train wreckers at Cheneyville, La., on the Texas and Pacific railroad, between 1 and 2 o’clock Sunday morning when a westbound passenger train plunged into an open switch. The wreckage caught fire and the mail car, baggage and express car and two passenger coaches were burned. At a depth of s }r, ! x feet the water of the Dead twice as much salt asy' * -’•face. J ' ' An avy the per y