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“COMING RACK.” i There is no miring br.ck. IThe wave that left the seashore with a hiss Btetunis in haste; but shifting sands Have changed the spot fareve' more; the i murmur low <>f moaning, ebbihg waves attest the truth; The steadfast miracles of nature’s round — The sun that never fails to rise or set— The quiet stars that ne’er forget To light the windows of the sky, for fear Some worn and weary soul might lose its ; way V\ ithout their light, or miss them, com ing home The mystery of buds—of waving grain— Of ripened fruits; of shining, icelocked streams— Each in their turn recurring. These, it is true, 0 Return; but come they back to us? Not so, • Are we the same we were at yesterday? Ah, no. The heart has beat a few more roll-calls To tbe ranks of life, and we have answered. We. who are older soldiers,now, and worn; Onec shining uniforms are threadbare grown; Our feet have wearied of the march. To us There comes no more the things of yes terday; For we are not the same—or what we were We have forgot—outgrowh. All vainly now We summon friends who were true hearted once, ’And pledged forever constant. Will our call bring them? From the grassy graves the sighing sum mer winds Bring ba<-k an answer, and from graves— Strange graves, wherein no body lies— there’s answer, too, There is no coming back. Pass on, O, soul bereft. —The Commoner. The . Marksman. By FRANK LILLIE POLLOCK. Louis and Allen Wright were snow shoeing back to the lumber camp where they worked. It was a small camp upon the Tobago River, near the Ottawa, close to the border be tween the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and the pine had for the most part been cut long ago. There was a little pine left, however, with a good deal of pulp wood and mixed timber to be got out, and the fore man had sent the boys to look over a patch of spruce about twelve miles from the ehaftty. They were return ing with their axes upon the frozen Tobago Itiver, which formed a con venient roadway through the tangled and snowy Canadian forest. The boys were not professional “lumber-jacks,” but they were both deeply desirous of acquiring a couple of hundred dollars to cover the ex penses of a course in mining engi neering, and that winter high wages were being offered for even inexperi enced meu in the lumber camps. As they were country-bred youths, they took to the work naturally, and Allen, although he had not vet come to his full strength, speedily devel oped a surprising dexterity with the ax. He could “lay” a .tree within a few inches of where lie desired it to fall, and had been the instrument of victory several times in lumbering matches with rival camps. It was late in February and still bitterly cold, but the deep snow was packing and softening. In a few weeks the ice might break up, and mountains of logs were piled upon the river in readiness for the drive. About three miles before it reached the shanty the river broke into rapids for about thirty rods before it fell tumultously over a low ridge of rocks. It. was necessary to make a detour round this obstacle, and Allen went ashore tit a cautious distance from the water. Louis, however, remained upon the ice, walking almost to the verge, and looking over into the inky stream. "Be careful, Lou! That ice is get ting rotten!” Alien shouted, from the bank. “It's as strong ns rock. Look!" answered Louis, jumping in his rack ets with a heavy thud upon the snow. lie proved the reverse of what he intended. There was a dull cracking under the snow and a startled shout from the reckless snow-shoer. A greai cake of ice broke off. drifting away, with Louis standing upon it. He balanced unsteadily for a mo ment, staggered, and plunged off with ;1* terrified yell, goipg clean out of sight under the icy water. The cake of ice drifted over the rapids and broke up. Allen had scarcely had time to move before his brother '(’appeared, struggling feebly, and evidently almost paralysed by the coid immersion. By good luck he managed to. catch the top of a projecting rock at the head of the * A. \ . v . t t-V • *•; - * 'V' " VfyTS'’’ reach him through that swift, deep current, and if he could, he would be so chilled as to he incapable of giv ing any sort of help. But the boy certainly could not hold on long in his present position, and should he let go he v.-ould bo swept over the rapids and under the ice at the foot. His life hung qn seconds. Allen could think of no plan. He shouted encouraging words without knowing what he said, while his eye3 roved desperately up and down the snowy shores in search of some in spiration. If he had only a rope, or anything to make a bridge—and then his -eye fell upon a tall dead pine “stub,” barkless and almost branchless, standing a few feet back from the stream. It was long enough to reach to the imperiled youth, if it could be felled so accurately as to lie close beside him. But a foot or two above or be low him would make it useless, and to aim too closely would be to run a deadly risk of crushing the boy under the falling trunk. By a queer vagary of his excited brain he remembered William Tell and the apple. He would have to perform a somewhat similar feat of marksmanship; but it was the only chance that he could think of. He plunged through the snow for his ax, wallowed back to the dead stub, and began to chop. In the need lor action his nerves grew suddenly cool. The feat was a more delicate one than ~e had ever attempted, and his brother’s life hung upon his steadiness of nerve and muscle. But he cut quietly and without haste. The great yellow chips flew, and a wide notch grew in the trunk. rn a few moments he shifted to the other side, cut another notch, and sighted for the probable direc tion of -the fall of the stub. He coule not tell how the roots held. He would have to leave that import ant factor to chance; but he cut, now delicately, now strongly, till the tre mor through the ax-handle told that the trunk was growing unsteady. It, was the critical moment. He sighted again most carefully, and cut out a few small chips here and there. The s£ub tottered. It was standing poised upon a thin edge of uncut wood, and he stood behind it and pushed, cautiously, and then heavily. The tall trunk wavered, and the fibers snapped loudly. It hesitated, bowed, and Allen leaped away from the butt. Down came the pine, roar ing through i.he air. It. crashed into the water with a mighty wave and splash that hid boy and rock, and Allen had a moment of horrified belief that his brother had been crushed under A. A mo ment later he saw that Louis was un hurt. But the tree had actually grazed the rock. It hail fallen within eight inches of the boy’s body. It made a perfect bridge as it lay, but in his nervous reaction Allen was almost too shaky o walk the trunk and pull his brother out. He did it, although how he got him to land ho never quite knew. Louis was al most. unconscious, and his wet clothes froze instantly into a mass of ice. He would certainly have lapsed into sleep and died, but Allen piled the pine chips aftout (he stump and had a fire blazing in a few seconds. Thedry stump burned like pitch, pro ducing a furnac -like heat; and Allen partly undressed his brother and rubbed him hard with snow. Under this heroic treatment Louis came back to painful consciousness, and the fierce heat from the pine did the rest. But *t was several hours before lie was able to resume the tramp, and it was dark when they reached the shanty.—Youth’s Companion. Bear Opens Lips of Silent Hermit. William Woodruff, a hermit who lives in a cabin near Winsted, Conn., where he has kept to himself for twenty years, was gazing at the stars through a telescope when he heard a noise and saw a huge bear making toward him. The hermit went in the cabin and bruin sat down by the door. All night the enemies waited for each other. Woodruff with his rifle inside, mid the bear outside. The latter left at dawn, and for the first time in a score of years the her mit spoke to a man who happened to pass. He said ha wanted some am munition for his gun and asked Stage Driver Blythe to get it for him. One Secret She Kept. It was the same old story of a man who refused to tell his wife the out come of a business transaction, in which, naturally, she took a deep in- Georgia Callings Curtailed Items of Interest Gathered at Random. More Headright Grants. Every now and then some person lo cates a tract of land, especially in south Georgia, that seems to belong to no one, and it is immediately made the subject of a headright grant, un der the old land grant laws of the state, which are still in force. Sec retary Cook has just issued two head right grants for land in Effingham county, one to Angus L. Nease for 95 acres, and another to John It. Nease for 70 acres. These hieadright grants now average some fifteen to twenty every year. * • Lot of Cotton Brings 12 Cents. Three hundred and thirty bales of unusually fine cotton were sold in one lot at Americus a few days ago to B. F. Boone, representing Ford & Cos., of Macon, for the round price of 12 cents, the record price this season. The entire lot belonged to W. P. Jowers, a wealthy farmer, and repre sented two entire cotton crops from his plantation. Another lot of 100 bales belonging to other parties was bought by F. B? Ar thur at 10 cents. These sales cleared practically the Americus warehouse * * * Gordon Statue Arrives. The Borglum equestrian statue of Gen. John B. Gordon reached Atlanta via the Southern railroad a few days ago. The car containing the statue was delivered by the Brooklyn casting concern to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad about ten days ago. At Washington it was delivered to the Southern railroad, both lines using diligence to expedite its handling. Work on the pedestal on the capitol grounds is progressing satisfactorily, and the contractors state that It will be ready in advance of the unveiling ceremony, May 25. No Hurry About Jamestown Exhibits. State School Commissioner Merritt * has just been notified that, owing to a strike of the plasterers and other set backs, the educational building at the Jamestown exposition is still far from complete, and it is not now known just when it will be completed. For this reason there is as yet no availa ble space for educational exhibits at the exposition, and those schools in Georgia which contemplate making such exhibits need not be in any un due hurry to get them in. It is pre sumed that something definite will be known within the next few weeks, at which time, no doubt, due notice will be given. * * * Important Notice. To Surviving Members of Doles Cook Brigade: Capt. Wm. M. Myers, commanding Richmond Howitzers, Richmond, Va., has kindly tendered this association space in their ' ar mory, at Richmond, for our use as a headquarters while attending the re union in that city from May 31st to June 3d, 1907. The armory is located in the center of town and four blocks from the principal street car lines. All members of the association are requested to report at the headquar ters herein described immediately on arrival at Richmond. Look for nonce on the bulletin board as to date and time of our regular meeting. Yours truly, W. W. HULBERT, Commander. * * * New Railroad Organized. It now begins to look as if the Sa vannah and Southwestern railroad, for which a charter was recently se cured, is to be built. At a meeting in Savannah a few (lays ago of those in terested in the new road the officers of the company were eiectea and the first payment on the stock was called for. It is proposed to extend this line from Savannah to St. Andrews Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. It will pass through many towns and counties that are now without railroads and will open up u new section of country. There are good men behind the move. It is expected to begin the survey in a short time and after that is com pleted it is expected that the actual work of construction will begin. The line will be four hundred miles in length * * * Governor-Elect Talks of Immigrants. Gov.-elect Hoke Smith makes the statement that, after his investigation bf the immigration question in Eu rope, from whence he has just re timed, he has come to the conciu- Y>n that immigrants should ' come Austria and southern Russia. He Id: |ln Germany I was impressed with perfect organization and the ab ■ ice of sordid poverty. During my AT THE ZETUER HOUSE. The best §I.OO a d*y house in the city. 253 FOURTH ST., MACON. G., Mrs. A. L. Zettier, Proprietress. stay there I never saw a mendicant and was never solicited for alms. “In Austria there is no industrial de velopment, and the country seems dead. I found the place where we want to find our immigrants—Austria and southern Russia —the pure strain of Teuton who wants to move. They are solid, clean, industrious people and will make the most desirable citi zens we can have.’’ * * * Bundrick Case Without Parallel. George W. Bundrick. who was con victed of murder at the spring term of Crisp county superior court, and who escaped from the Americus jail last December while waiting on a re spite, and who gave himself up in Cal ifornia,* has just been resentence’d by Judge Littlejohn at Cordele to be hanged on June 11th. It will be remembered that George and his brother, Andrew Bundrick; were convicted for the murder of John Shrouder four years ago. Andrew is serving a life sentence in the penitentiary, and it is thought +hat attorneys for George will appeal to the governor to commute his sentence to life imprisonment. Perhaps there is not a case on record where a man condemned to death and who had es caped to far-off California, has peace fully given himself up, wishing to re turn home and meet his fate. New Officers of Knights Templars. The Grand Commandery of Knights Templars for the state of Georgia at their 46th annual conclave in Atlanta the past week elected officers as fol lows: John R. Dickey, Atlanta, grand com mander. L. P. Stephens, Atlanta, deputy grand commander. A. B. Simmons, Savannah, grand generalissimo. J. C. Greenfield, Atlanta, grand cap tain general. George C. Case, Milledgeville, grand senior warden. F. F. Petri, Columbus, grand junior warden. Thomas Burry, Gainesville, grand prelate. M. A. Weir, Macon, grand treasurer. W. S. Rockwell, Savannah, grand recorder. A. G. Miller, Americus, grand stand ard bearer. W. F. Bowie, Augusta, grand sword bearer. Without exception the Knights de clare that the conclave in Atlanta was one of the most enjoyable in the his tory of the order. The next conclave will be held at Valdosta in May next. DECISION ON EIGHT-HOUR LAW. High Court Declares Statute Constitutional But Works Only in Spots. Justice Holmes of the supreme court of the United States, announc ed the decision of the court in a num ber of cases involving the construc tion of the eight-hour law. The court held the law to be con stitutional, but held that it does not apply to laborers and mechanics on dredges and that men so employed cannot be held to be employed upon public works. JONES SURRENDERS HIMSELF. Charlotte Bank Embezzler Voluntarily Re turns to Scene of Crime. Frank H. Jones, the defaulting u er of the Charlotte National Bank who is charged with having embezzled about $70,000 of the bank’s funds, ana for whom a reward h a . i B in mgl > ynj wmmmiwvmim Pass* N*. fl M m 8 M §3 STRANGE TURN IN BUSH CASE Love Was for Business Partner In stead of Young Woman. IS UNDER HEAVY BOND Denoument in Police Court Trial of Atlanta Man Who Sent Infernal Machine to Partner’s Sweetheart. Charged with sending a bomb to Miss McCarthy, at 447 East Georgia avenue, to murder the young lady, be cause she was about to wed Charlie Dolittle, with whom he was infatuat ed, the bomb nearly killing the girl’s mother, Fred Bush was arraigned in the recorder’s court at Atlanta Friday afternoon, and held in a SIO,OOO bond for assault with intent to murder. Charlie Doolittle was also arraign ed, but the case against him was dis missed. The case was one of the most sen sational that has ever bgen heard in any court in the city. The man who was held tinder such a heavy bond stood charged with attempting to an nihilate a whole family and espe cially a young woman, because a young man visited the house for whom he had for many years held a deep, and what w r as believed to be an unnatural affection. It was brought out at the trial that act of Bush was that of a jilted lover, but the evidence in the case, which was investigated by the recorder brought out the fact that Fred Bush was so deeply attached to Charlie Doolittle that he tried to wreck a home and murder a household, rath er than become separated from a youth, who was his partner in busi ness and for whom his affection was almost a mania. In one part of the investigation the city attorney asked Doolittle if Bush ever bugged and kissed him, and Doolittle laughed slightly and re plied that he did several years ago. Charlie Doolittle stood near Bush during the trial, and it was noted by more than one in the court room that Bush never took his eyes from tho pale-faced youth by his side. Doolittle told nothing criminating against his business partner and warm friend. As the recorder remarked, he did all he could to shield Bush from the arm of the law. Itw as brought out at the trial that Doolittle is now, or was when the murder was attempted, Miss McCar thy's sweetheart. They were engaged to be married. Mrs. Julia McCarthy, the mother of the girl for whom the infernal ma chine was indeed intended, and who was seriously injured, was not to appear in court. The negro messenger boy, the only person who saw the mtrn who sent the box to the McCarthy home, pointed Bush out in court as the man whom he had met on the night of. the ex plosion. Miss McCarthy was on the stand and told about her love affairs with Doolittle and about how queerly he acted at times. Bush made a statement, His man ner was cool, collected and suave. His reasons for everything was “busi ness.” It was business that made him object to Charlie Doolittle visiting young ladle’s; it was business that made him bring Charlie hack to At lanta from Florida; it was business that made him go to see Mrs. Mc- Carthy was business that mads him such a deep interest in and act as his guar dian I [ENT DEMANDS. al Abolition of the System. driziba, Mexico, textile operatives re have added to 2 abolition of the ■ing and destitu /ident among tha e defiant and ob- RST OF IT. lot Springs Doctor dy Carved. Itr, who has gain ng former Secre r Hitchcock for ion with a pro the ethical doc , whom he claims tey to ruin nim, - stabbed late Fri r. A. U. Williams, it and moat promi- Hot Springs- The .n as^aultar--'^” W