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COMPENSATION. I know the sorrows of the last abyss; 1 walked the cold black pools without a star; I lay on rock of unseen flint and spar; I heard tlic execrable serpent hiss: I dreamed of sun, fruit-tree, and virgin's kiss; 1 woke alone with midnight near and far, And everlasting hunger, keen to mar; arose, and my reward is this: I’am no more one more amid the throng; Tho’ name be naught, and lips forever weak, I ftcem to know at Inst of mighty song; And with no blush, no tremor on the cheek, 1 do claim consort with the great and strong Who suffered ill and had the gift to speak. , —William Ellery Leonard. \ (..******#***.*!***:•, **<.*<•.,. *<l , Tlhe Wanderer^ 7 l*************************** ** S> \ BY W. R. ROSE. On a low fence along a dusty high way a little girl sat and whistled. Back of this whistling sprite, a little way up t*hc lane, was an old farm house. On the porch a woman appeared. “Alma,” she called, “what are you doing? ” “I’m out here on the fence, mamma, Whistling goodnight to the sun.” "Supper will soon be ready.” “I’ll come In a minute, mamma.” She turned her head as she spoke and saw a stranger approaching over the ridge, beyond which in the valley lay the village. As he came down the roadway lie seemed very tall and very thin, and his shadow stretched far behind him. He was an old man, with full gray beard and long gray lialr. 11 is coat, was long and loose and he leaned heavily on a stout cane. The whistle stopped as he neared the child. Tile old man raised his hands with a strange gesture. “Tho child!” he murmured, and stood fast in the roadway. For a full moment ho stood there with hands upraised. Then his hands slowly dropped, anew light came Into his face. “It iss Lena,” ho softly said. "My name Is Alma,” said the child. “It iss Lena’s hair and Lena’s eyes,” he murmured. “I am Alma Sedgwick,” said the child. “I live with my mamma in the house you see there.” Ho slowly nodded his gray head. "Lena lives far away.” “Is Lena your little girl?” “She was my lectio girl, but slie iss lostod.” “That’s too bad,” said the child with a tremor of sympathy. “And are you looking for her now?” “I look effryveres,” the old man answered. “Vat is do use? She comes no more. I call so loudt, ‘Lena!’ but she hears me not.” His thin figure suddenly drooped. “I am so very tired,” ho murmured. Ho staggered a little and the frightened child caught his hand. “Come with me,” r.he said, “and rest. My mamma knows just what to do for sick people. Come.” Holding fast to his hand, she slow ly led him to the porch. “lie is very tired, mamma,” ex claimed the child. “He is looking for his daughter, Lena. A child like mo. She is lost.” Then the woman, noting his ex haustion, brought him cordial and cakes. Hedrankthe cordial and slowly ate the food. And his deep-set eyes wandered from the child to the mother. “And do you think your daughter came this way?” she presently aeked. “Dere are many vays,” he slowly answered, “vy not dis vun?” “And was it long ago you lost her?” He gravely nodded. “Long ago,” he answered, “so werry long ago.” “Then she must be a grown woman Bow?” “So,” he said, with infinite pathos. •That iss why 1 haf lost her.” He talked little, but listened with Rn eager air to all that was said. Bui when the mother tried to learn some thing about him, his mind proved a blank. He did not even remember Ills name; he had no friends, nobody would look for him. He did not know whence ho can.e, nor whither he was going. If Lena could be found, Lena would know. Ilis restless gaze, wandering about the room, stopped at a violin box that stood in a corner. “That was my Uncle Jim's,” said the child, following his gaze. “He left it here when he went away with papa. Would you like to see it?” He took out the violin and frowned as he looked it over. Then he strung it with infinite care and adjusted the bow. And presently the little room was tilled with crowding tones, now sweet, now- Kirsh, now sad, now jubi lant, and then dying Into silence. The old man lifted his head and looked at the mother in the door way. ”1 van de king's chapel master in ling ago," he said with quiet dig npv "N'ov 1 play something for de Child.” It was a lilting little measure, full of laughter and whispering voices and the patter of merry feet. And when It ended with a sudden thrum the child laughed. “More,” she cried, "more.” “Den I play you de leetle folk song I taught Lena,” he said. “Und after I rill teach it you. Sit here by me vere you can vatch it close.” It was a song of the Rhine, of sunny slopes, of vineyards fair, of the humble cot and the mother heart — the song of the wanderer who longs for his boyhood’s home. The old : an player! it through with pathos, and then he the child hum it with the violin. Her ear was quick and presently she hummed it alone. The old man was much pleased. "To-morrow,” he said, “I vill de words teach you. To-night it iss enough.” In the morning the wanderer ap peared stronger and brighter, but said nothing of his future plans. He seemed anxious to make himself use ful as far as possible. He brought in wood, he mended the fence, and then he gave the child her music les son. The puzzled mother shook her head. Was it right for her to shelter this stranger of whom she knew noth ing? It was evident that he was mentally disordered, although harm less. She would wait longer before she decided what she would do. Alma and the old man were insep arable companions. And she never tired of the music lessons he gave her. “She has the werry promising voice,” lie told her mother. I villa fine singer of her make. It vill not be de feerst time, no, no.” But, one bright summerday in June the child was again sitting on the fence along the highway. This time she was not whistling. Her clear soprano was warbling the folk song the old man so ca/efully had taught her. And as she sang, her eyes were intent upon the pagfe of the wonder ful German fairy book the old man had sent to the village and bought for her. She was so absorbed that she did not hear the approach of a huge tour ing car. There was in the car a lady, who, catching sight of the child, sig nalled the chauffeur to stop. Then she lightly stepped down and stood there listening to the song. When it ended, she drew a long breath. “My dear,” she softly called, “will you come here, please?” The child looked down and saw the lady, a very grand lady, with beau tiful clothes, and with a winning smile. “Who taught you to sing that song, my dear?” There were tears in the beautiful lady’s eyes. “Father Luke taught me.” “Father Lulre? And will you take me to him?” She took the child's hand and to gether they went up the lane. The old man was sitting on the porch, and the mother of the child was in the doorway. As the grand lady approached the old man looked up, and his gaze was a troubled one. “Father,” said the grand lady very softly. He slowly shook his head. Then as she stood with her appeal ing eyes upon his face she began the song he had taught the child. She sang it softly in the start, then fuller ami louder and presently her great voice rang out vibrant r.nd wonderful. As the last notes lingeringly died away, the old man, his face rapt and shining, turned to the mother of the child. “There is no odder voice like that,” he simply said. “It iss Leara! ” Then the grand lady’s arms were around him and her kiss was on his cheeks. “Ah, it is very good to see you again, father. And you look so fine, so well, so happy!” “Und vill you take me away, Lena?” “Why, father dear, you want to visit Lena, do you not? But you may come back. Lena is only too happy to find you again, and find you so comfortable. You may come and go as you please, father.” The gray head nedded. “It is well," he said. A little later the lady talked to the mother of the child. “1 am Mine. Marlattl of the grand opera,” she explained in her quick'' way, “and this is my father. He wandered away from us—he has not been the same si ce my mother died —-and we have searched so far for him. It was quite by chance we heard of the strange old man who played the violin so beautifully. I hurry, hurry, and Is! he is here!” The voice of the old man inter rupted her. “Und how about de child, Lena?” “You will make a singer of the child, father —a great singer.” And the old mau's trembling hand touched the child’s curls and he gently smiled. Cleveland Plain Dealer. There are 3390 Smiths of full age in New York City, and 6SO of them ‘ have telephones. Georgia Callings Curtailed Items of Interest Gathered at Random. Five Pike Officials Have Died. In the death of Sheriff J. H. Mil ner, which occurred in a hospital in Atlanta a few days ago, Pike county loses another efficient.officer. Within the last eighte’en months live county officers have died —coun- ty school commissioner, two clerks Of the court and sheriff. * * * Free Delivery for Turner County. Orders have been issued at Wash ington authorizing the establishment of complete rural delivery service in Turner county, effective June 17, 1907. The total number of routes in the county is nine, four ol’ which are new, and originate from the following of fices: Ashburn, 6; Rebecca, 1; Syl vania, 2. * * * HanJsome Present for Roosevelt. A diamond and gold badge repre senting Georgia’s iiag and coat of armu will be presented to President Roosevelt at the Jamestown exposi tion on Georgia day by former Geor gians now residing in New Yorii. These Georgians will send a delega tion of prominent men to the exposi tion to present this token of esteem. * * Atlanta Negro Respited. Will Johnson will not hang at At lanta Friday, May 24, for the criminal assault on Mrs. Georgia Hembree, tho prison commission, with the sanction of the governor, respiting him until June 14. The respite was granted because the commission wants all the facts before passing finally on the case. All the evidence in behalf of Johnson has been sifted thoroughly, and the com mission now wants a little time to look into the other side of the case. * * * Will Invite Teddy to Fair. If President Roosevelt makes the southern trip which he has now under consideration, he will be invited to be the guest of the Georgia State Fair, which meets in Atlanta in Octo ber. Dispatches from Washington state that the president will probably visit Memphis the early part of Octo ber to attend the waterways conven tion of the Mississippi valley, in the event that he goes to Memphis every effort will be made to bring him to Atlanta. The visit of the chief executive to the fair, October 19, 1905, was one of the greatest occasions in the state and over 40,000 people were present to welcome him. * * * Cannot Indict Bush for Murder. Solicitor General Charles D. Hill of the Fulton superior court, Atlanta, is of the opinion that the which provides “that tli<iwiU'ul and malicious destroying or injuring any dwelling or house, etc., by the use of dynamite or other explosive substance or compound, shall be punished with death,” does not appiy to the now celebrated Bush case. Mr. Hill said that act applied to persons who put explosives under hpuses with the intent of blowing them up, and that no provision is made for persons who send explosives to another person. According to this construction, Bush can only be indicted, if ho is indict ed at all, for assault with intent to murder. * * * Glover’s Execution Postponed. Judge Hammond, at Augusta, has set June 15 for hearing the motion for anew trial made in the case of Arthur Glover, who was sentenced to bo hung on May 26. If the motion is refused the case will bo carried to the supreme court. It will be remem bered that Glover created a sensation when he received sentence by ex claiming “I’il bed and if I will be bung!” He has been sentenced by two juries to expiate the killing of Maud Dean, while she was at work, xMs trial was marked by the severest ar raignment ever delivered in this sec tion by a judge in passing sentence. It developed later that he had tried to borrow a pistol with which to shoot the judge, according to a story told uy an official of a near county. He also planned to smash the solicitor over tne head with a pitcher of ice water. * * * Farewell Dinner to Governor. At a dinner in Atlanta, at which 800 of the most prominent men from every section of Georgia will be pres ent, on the evening of June 6, a most remarkable tribute will be paid u Gov. Joseph M. Terrell, who will lay down the reins of state government on June 26. For the first time in the history of STOP AT THE im\B HOUSE. , | ni- an imib ■ii i m r~r The best SI.OO a day hOUSft in ttie c'.iy. 2.53 FOURTH ST., MACON, GM, Mrs. A. L. Zettier, Proprietress. the state a retiring chief executive will be given evidence of pubnc es teem in a great banquet arranged J his friends all over the state. And credit for the initiative belongs to an Atlantan, a warm personal friend of Governor Terrell, F. J. Paxon. The date is especially auspicious it will mark the governor’s feu}- sixth birthday anniversary, also the anniversary of his nomination for gov ernor of Georgia five years ago. On the day following Governor Terrell will leave with his staff for James town to attend the Georgia day exer cises. * * * Plans for College Drawn. Following the completion of the pian for the new SIOO,OOO state agri cultural college at Athens, bids will be received at once, closing about May 25. The contract will be let a3 soon as possible and work commene ed on the structure. With this building begins the scheme of the campus as worked out by the celebrated architect, Mr. Lea vitt. Not long ago the campus was enlarged by the addition of 1,000- acres, and the new college will be on this addition on Compton Hill, a dis tance of half a mile from the mam campus. The plan for the building will em body all the best features of other colleges over the country, a commit tee visiting various points for this purpose. It is probable that the ex periment station, now located at Grif fin, will be combined with the new agricultural college. The new building will have two full stories and a basement. The mate rial will be buff press brick, with terracotta trimmings, and red tile roof. It will be 264 feet long, the depth varying from 60 to 75 feet. # * * Other Cases to Follow. Following the appellate court affir mation of the conviction of C. N. An derson of Atlanta for violation of the Boykin anti-bucket shop act, Solicitor Charles D. Hill of the Fulton superior court has issued instructions to have the other nine cases pending placed on the calendar for June. The nine indicted at the same time as Mr. Anderson were: Albert Cur ran, Holland Curran, John Curran, Gus Escher, Harry Andersen, Louis Huffaker, Edward Whittlesey, Daniel Danne and T. M. Hamilton, Sr. These cases were held up on an agreement that a test would be made df the one case. The parties all agreed tc refrain from engaging in the business in the state pending final adjudica tion. No constitutional issue was raised or passed upon in the appellate court, but the decision is a shaip warning that any efforts to break either the spirit or the letter of the Boykin acl by subterfuge will not be tolerated. TRAINMEN RE-ELECT MORRISEY. Has Already Headed Order for Twe:ve Years-Otfier officers ke-Eiected. Grand Master P. H. Morrisey of the JBrothernood of Railway Trainmen was re-elected at the meeting in At lanta the past, week to head the or ganization for two years, having al ready filled the office for twelve years. The other grand officers re-elected were W. G. Lee. assistant grand mas ter; T. R. DcJQge, Val Fitzpatrick, W. T. Newman and James Murdock, vice grand masters. A. E. King was re elected grand secretary-treasurer. STRIKERS APPEAL TO GOVERNOR. Havana Cigar Makers Lay Their Grievances Before Magoon. The' striking cigar makers in Ha vana called on Governor Magoon on Thursday and said that the blame for the men remaining out lay with the manufacturers, who had declared a lockout against them. The men de sired to return to work if the employ ers desired them to do so. Women It is said, will be put in the place ol the striking men. DIAZ BLUFFING GUATAMALANS. Mexican Troops are Removed and Concen trated on Frontier. Mexican troops -ire being removed to the Guatemalan frontier. This in formation reached the Mexican capi lai in a private telegram Monday. In what fvuniutrs or tor what purposes these soldiers are being moved south ward is not known outside of official circles. LION SCARES atlan TANS. Beast Escaped During Theatrical Perform ance and Created Pandemonium. Many Atlantans were treated to a genuine, hair-raising fright Saturday night, when a large, firce-looking lion roamed at; vill up and down the streets in the center of the city for half an hour. Pondemonium reign ed supreme, people climbed telegraph . poles and excitement was intense. A horse was bitten by the animal, but the beast was finally captured by seven men in the Elkin-Watson drug store, without having killed any one, and without being injured itself. At 10:15 o'clock, jhst at the conclu sion of the last act of the perform ance given by “The Great Lafay ette” shows at the Bijou Theater, a large lion, fully four and one-half feet in height and weighing fourteen hundred pounds, broke one of the steel stays of his cage, and set him self free. But for the quick worij of one of tile theater managers in closing the door leading into the main auditorium, the wild beast would have walked out into the pit and created a panic among the large audience. Instead he was forced through a rear door into the street. When the animal reached the side walk in front of the theater a police man drew his revolver and attempted to shoot, but Lafayette, the owner of the shows, who was following in hot pursuit, jumped in between the po liceman and the lion, thus prevent ing the policeman from shooting the beast. Lafayette had a pistol, with blank cartridges, and by shooting them at the lion, succeeded in guiding him, and preventing him from doing great damage. The animal ran from in front of the Bijou, up Marietta to Forsyth, up For syth into Broad, up Broad to Walton, across Walton to Peachtree, and down Peachtree into Elkin-Watson’s drug store, at the corner of Peachtree and Marietta. / Just as the lion reached Peachtree, a hackman came driving down the hack No. 89, came driving down the street. The beast made a wild dash for the horse, biting a large piece of flesh from his front fore leg. When the beast entered the drug store, he went at once behind the counter, and Was in complete control of the store, for the clerks had climb ed upon the showcases, and one had gotten up on top of the soda fountain. Considerable damage was done in the store by the breaking of the glass covering the showcases. Once he had been quartered in the store, the doors were quickly closed, and his capture effected. Lafayette, the owner of the shows) was taken into custody and carried to the police barracks, where he was placed under a S2OO bond. He put up a cash bond. NINE WHIPPING-POST VICTIMS. Sensational Flogging Exercise Takes Place in Wiimington, Delaware. The most sensational whipping in the history of the state of Delaware took place at the work house in Wilmington Saturday. Nine men were stripped to the waist and given from five to forty lashes. Adam Ward, aged 19, accused of highway robbery, received forty lashes. During the lashes Ward loosed one hand and cried: “Oh, God, I will be good. Please stop.” His plead ing was not heeded, however. STONES FOR CONFEDERATE GRAVES. War Department Will Give Out Contract ior Twenty Thousand. The war department will award within a few days the contract for 20,000 white marble headstones to mark the graves of confederate sol diers and sailors who died in fed eral prisons and military hospitals in the north during the civil war, ana who were buriec near the place oi their confinement.^ This will be tJ®Atirst step to'&aid action by the 'WT ument to main, these graves PASTOR ‘ < HIS ERROR- Preacher Jorey Wedding ;>jurch. s!*- >astor of the Due ougregational (jliy * officiated at the Corey, presi de I|s Cor poi I man, submit ter mniititje of the ck liiuisday night, a aegged forgive bc jrmed the mar r' ■habit of going mm-