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THE MACON" TELEGRAPH: MONDAY MORNING, JUNE IT, 1895.
HER FAREWELL ADDRESS, weatherindications HARRIS ARRESTED HIM.
JACOBS’ THEATRE
m-
Golden Words Spoken by Hiss Bather.
ford, of Lucy Cobb Institute,
at Athens.
TBF.IR RETIRING PRESIDENT.
Kindiy Md Ftillng Rtmaiki to th«
<3lrl« lVlio Loved Her fa Well—
Onvo Good Advicef hot Will
llolp In Altar l«lfo.
(turn
Athens. June 13.—<8peclal.)—The
pplendid address delivered by Mis*
Millie Rutherford Tuesday nlv',.before
the graduating class liaa been highly
complimented by all who .heard it,
and the Telegraph (eels It but due this
excellent lady ahd the 'friends of the
splendid Institution to give a full syn
opsis. Juet before Mr. L: BUI deliv
ered the diplomas Miss Rutherford
stepped out before the young ladles
and said she wished to say a word In
commendation of their work during
the past session. They hsd It In their
power to make the year a failure or
a success; It Imd not been n failure,
and as a class they had done faithful
and conscientious work and she had no
word of reproach for them. The com-
petltnnn had been clone, and yet there
had been no envious or ugly feelings
exhibited. Each had seemed to rejoice
In the other’s success, and this was an
It ahould be, for what happiness could
there bo In any earthly glory If se
cured al the expense of anothor?
"Vou leave the school with the love
and good will of your teachers. You
have shed sunshlno Into our home by
your cheerful .acquiescence to rules
and your loving courtesies to one an
other. It Is sad that this parting must
take place. No set of circumstances
can ever bring us together again; but
remember, my dear, girls, wherever
yoi| are J ahall be Interested In all
that befalls you. I shall take pride In
you, and your alma mater shall take
pride In you In proportion as you are
truo to your Ood and true to yourself.
It gives her pleasure to bettow upon
you these testimonials of her love and
esteem. Prove by your after life that
she has not bestowed them unwor
thily.'
Miss Rutherford then gave the young
ladles some excellent words of advleo
mid warning, telling them that they
need not think their sohnol days were
over, for thoy liad Just begun—they
wore now Just entering life’s real
school, anil their tcadher, experience,
would prove a hard taskmaster. Ex
perience would muko no cxeuso for
blunders and would offer no sym
pathy for their distresses, but
many valuable lessons would be taught
under trials and dimcultlcs. Bhn told
them to throw away the thoughtless
ness of girlhood and to look seriously
upon the future. Clod lmil wisely
hidden from them whnt their lot In lire
was to he, hu( their happiness wan
largely In their own hands. In this
age the respect paid to woman and
the opportunities olTercd for scir-de-
vtriopment left little room to dread
grave dangers, except those a wonnin
might call Inin existence liy her ob-
stlnnte refusal to bo guided by the
wisdom.of her parents or the precepts
of Him who Is the Infulllhle teacher.
If they would he their own counsellor
and would walk In their own Imagined
wisdom and bo guided by their own
blind Impulses, they would surely find
the roses of their fancy (Hied with
thorns, which would not pierce their
hands, but their hearts with deadly
wounds.
8ho advised them to take the word
of God os their guide through life; to
follow the teachings of tlio greatest
of nil teachers; to surrender self to
Ills will, and they would have naught
to foar; Ilia watchful providence
would guard their every Interest anil
Ills peace would make life worth the
living. “Did I love you less." said the
belov-d principal, "I should wish for
you a life of esse, but none can live
nobly and worthily unless they llvo
a life of self-denial. Espednly Is this
truo In the Christian’s life. One may
find easy ways, but they ore not al
ways tho best ways. If wo are not
willing to umlertuko tlio rough climb
ing In the Journey of life we shall nev
er be able to catch a glimpse of tlio
beauties that llo beyond. Ood In Ills
wisdom prop*res us for this Journey."
Miss Rutherford then touchingly re
ferred to the blessings which Moses
gave the children of Israel when Asher
was given shoes of iron that he might
climb the mountainous country In
which he lived, snd she said that Ood
would eee that they were shod to suit
their needs If they deserved It at His
hands. She told (hem net to Bhun the
rough paths of life It Ood willed It
that they should wulk In them, but to
pray to Him for strength to pass over
them unharmed. "Miss Willard." said
Miss Rutherford, “says In ’How to
Win’ ’If I were asked the mission of
the Ideal woman I would say It is to
make the world more home-llke,’ nml
she thlnke that In order to purify’ ami
make the government more hotuo-like
It la necessary for woman to enter
1C As much as 1 admire Miss Willard
In many respects, I must differ with
her here. 1 tell you. roy dear girls,
that while the power to purify the
government dose not rest with wo
man, It Is the power that Is given her
nt the fireside. Next to your duty to
your Ood Is ynur duty to your home.
The government rvlll be In safe hands
Juet oa long os tho mothers will do
their duty In Instilling the right princi
ples Into their children. Go to your
homes, then, and aid your mothers lit
carrying out the noble purpose that
Ood hat ordained for them. In the
piece of almlera reveries have a reso
lute aim. Remember, as Dr. Lipscomb
used to say, that if you throw* the
right spirit Into your work, picking up
chips will be as acceptable In the eyes
of Ood as any service that an arch
angel could perform, and remember
also that among the many things for
which the model woman In the Ulble
was commended was these:
•She ealeth not the bread of Idle
ness; ‘she strelcheth forth her hand
to the poor;’ ’in her tougue was th
law of kindness;’ ’favor la deceitful
and beauty la vain, but n woman that
teareth the Lord the shall be praised
Imitate the example of her of whom
the 8avtour said: ’She hath done what
she could.* Then when life is ended,
there V1U be no regrets for time mis-
spent.
■•Get thy dielaff and spindle ready,
and Ood will send the flax.
Then, spin carefully, .
Not tearfully.
Washington, June 16.—For Georgia:
Showers; warmer; southeasterly winds.
Though merrily you plod;
Spin carefully.
Spin prayerfully.
But leave the thread: with God."
When Miss Rutherford concluded
her remarks to the young ladles there
was scarcely a dry eye In the audience.
Her beautiful words and peculiarly
touching manner of delivery had
touched the hearts of all, and all knew
what she said came from the Inner
most recesses of her heart. The scene
was truly a touching one. 8he then
advised the Lucy Cobb girls In the
audience, and said that on tho 29th of
November thero would be « reunion In
Atlanta—Lucy Cobb Day at the expo
sition. She desired to meet there the
trustees, every teacher at any time
connected with the school, every pupil,
not only the alumnae, but every pu
pil whose name had ever been enrolled.
This reunion would bring together the
children, grand-children, and great
grandchildren of their alma mater,
and stiff would be disappointed If she
failed to see everyone of them there.
Then came the saddest blow when
this beloved woman said:
•1 suppose you all know that tonight
I sever my odlclal connection with
Lucy Cohb. f have felt that It was
wise to tender my resignation to the
trustees, and they have been kind
enough to accept It. Although 1 am
no longer principal, as long ns life
shnll last will I be Interested In all
that pertains to the welfare of the
school. I nm thankful that It falls into
worthier hands than mine. Mrs. Lips
comb indeed has been during all these
past years, the better principal of the
two. I could not have done the work.
Aid her In every way posalblo by your
hearty co-operation.” *
Miss Rutherford expressed her deep
appreciation to the citizens of Athena
for their sympathy and support during
the years which she has been connect
ed with the school. She said their
patronage had been liberal, and their
criticisms In the main very kind. The
Incoming principal, she had every rea
son to believe, would receive equally
as generous and .kind treatment. The
citizens knew Mre. Lipscomb too well
to withhold It. She begged that crit
icisms of oil kinds be withheld until
well assured of all the facts, as she
herself has boen so often misrepre
sented.
Just here bliss Rutherford said she
wished to say a word to the Univer
sity boys. Some of them hat’, felt that
she was their enemy, but all along
she had been their friend. Her child
hood and girlhood days had been
passed upon tho campus. Her father
was for more than thirty years n pro
fessor In the University, and she had
been mid would ever be Interested In
Its success. "I have never," she said,
‘blamed the University at large for
the mischief and disrespect shown me
by a few bad-mannered boys, I have
said and felt that the better thinking
men of tho college condemned such
conduct ns much as I did. I have vis
ited many colleges and universities,
Including Oxford and Cambridge, Eng
land, Berlin and Heidelberg, Germany.
I have Inquired with Interest regard
ing tho discipline and conduct of the
students, ami I have found nowhere
any who, taken ns a whole, were as
free from vices as our Georgia Univer
sity boys. To the boys Who have giv
en me offense, If they uro present, and
I think I see some of them, let me
beg that you shall be kinder to Mrs.
Lipscomb than you have ever been to
me. Homemlier that there are only
ladles nt thy Institute and It behooves
true gentlemen to be their protectors,
not their tormentors. I havo fre
quently watched you at your work
and yet have been powerless to pre
vent you."
Miss Rutherford sntd she could not
leave without a tribute to one of her
girls, through whose nobleness of
heart and warm Impulses they owed
tho beautiful chapel In which the cx-
erctses were being held. Fourteen
years ago her pleading letter touched
the heart of a grand and philanthropic
gcntlrmun, who responded quickly to
her request for aid. He gave the
money not only for tho chapel, but the
sweet toned argun and eighteen valua
ble paintings from his own art gal
lery. Thcso gifts gavo an Impulse to
tho school and had done much good In
making It what It wns. Miss Ruther
ford asked that tho name of Miss Nel
lie Stovall, now Mrs. Ulllups l’hlnlxy
of Athens. Mr. George I. Scney. lato of
New York, never be forgotten by the
children of Lucy Cobb, and that It
they were ever able she wanted built
a Seney-Stovall muslo and art ball as
a monument to them.
To tho trustees of the school Miss
lluthreford Bald she could not express
her apreclatlon of all that they had
enabled her to do. No school ever had
a better set or trustees. They had
been willing to bear the responsibility
und blarr.o whenover It lmd been
thrust upon them, and they had claim
ed none of the glory. They had left
Inr unhampered to do what she
thought beat for the school and had
shown tlielr Interest by an ever-readl-
ness to do all that was asked or re
quired. Since her election In 1860 death
had claimed thro* of the trustees, Mr.
John H. Newton, president of the
board. Dr. Long and Mr. A. M. Scud-
dor: only txvo of the original number
remaining. Col. Harrow and MaJ. Cobb.
She expressed great pleasure that Col.
Harrow was able to be present and said
that she had been .told that to him
she was Indebted for her election as
principal. If tliera was aught to com
mend tn the management of the school
It was to be laid as a tribute at his
feet: It aught to condemn sho must
rondone for blunders.
Miss Rutherford closed with a beam
tlfully touching tribute to the teach
ers. She said that no principal ever
had truer helpers or more sympathis
ing friends. They had been faithful
companions In her Joys and her sor
rows. and It was a grief too deep for
utterance to bid them farewell.
The
AT VANDERBILT.
Well-Known Conductor Had a
Lively Eipericnce With
Negroes,
A BLOODY FIGHT,
* Bsrlr Stgro OMnliwl tho Conductor
With a I.oo.l.a stick, bat Was
Arrettod and Locked Vp
at Portytb,
Conductor T. J. Harris had a lively
experience with a dangerous negro on
the Central railroad near Smarr’s Sta
tion yesterday.
As a result of the encounter Mr.
Harris now has a mutilated scalp.
The negro struck him In the head
with a loaded cane.
Cuffy Is now In Jail at Forsyth, and
will have to prove that he is not guilty
of assault with Intent to murder.
As the northbound Central train was
on tts way to Atlanta yesterday even
ing with Conductor Harris In charge,
a crowd or negroes boarded the train
at Bollngbroke to attend a camp meet
ing at Smarr’a Station.
Beveral of the negroes took positions
on the platform of the negro coach.
The conductor went out and asked
them to go Inside. They paid no atten
tion to the request.
When Mr. Harris returned and found
them still there, he repeated his re
quest, stating that they must go in
side.
One of the negroes had a cane In
his hand made from the butt er)d of a
buggy whip. With this he made a des
perate slash at the conductor, and re
peated the slashes until he cut a severe
gash In Mr. Harris' forehead. The
wound was very painful and bled free
ly. Without attempting to hurt Cuffy,
Mr. Harris seized and dragged, him
Into the coach, and with the help of
other members ut the train crew, he
bound the negro hand and foot and
carried him on through to Forsyth,
where the negro was turned over to
the officers, who entered a charge of
assault with Intent to murder.
The negro refused to give his name.
Other negroes on the train made a
slight attempt to help Cuffy, hut the
appearance of white relnforcementa
from tig: white people's car prevented
any more serious disturbance. t
In New York Completely Destroyed
by Fire This Morning.
New York, June IT.—Jacob's the
atre, on Third avenue, was almost
completely destroyed by Are this morn
ing at 12d4 o'clock, from some un
known origin. ,
Immediately Joining the building on
the north was the flve-story tenement
house. In the basement of which Is
Grundy’s saloon. Several of the fami
lies live on the upper floor. All the
people In the house were asleep at the
time the Are started and policemen
and citizens broke Into the building
and drove them out almost by main
force. So far as is known nobody was
injured.
The roughest loss on the theatre and
contenta is put at 2200,000. The build
ings adjoining are estimated to be
damaged and partially destroyed at a
loss of 2100,000. At 2 o'clock the fire
was reported to be under control.
WOMEN'S WORK.
The W. C. T. XJ. Meetings In England
Yesterday.
London, June 16.—A dispatch to the
gates to third biennial council of the
world’s Woman’s Christian Temper-;
ance Union occupied pulpits In Lon
don today, delegates being present
from America, Canada, New Found-
land, Germany and Denmark, besides
Lady Somerset, Miss Francis Willard
and Belle Kearney,
Mother Stewart of Ohio spoke and
Antoinette sang. Addresses were de
livered by Lady Henry Somerset and
Miss Willard. Belle Kearney and
others spoke at the various -chapels.
The Telegraph says:
London, Juno 17.—The Dally Tele
graph, In Its leader today, wishes God
speed to those women who are doing
angel's work "by means , of their pre
destined success."
The Dally Telegraph continues:
“They will earn the nation's grati
tude."
DEAD IN A MANGER.
SUINO THE ATLANTIC S. L.
A Man Wants 216,000 from the Road
for Two Broken Lees,
The Macon and Atlantic and the At
lantic Short Lino railroads are being
sued for damages before they are com
pleted.
William Timmons has Med a suit for
210,000 In tho United States court at
Bnvannah. , .
Timmons claims that he lost both
legs while obeying orders of the super
intendent of the Macon and Atlantic
on February 16, 1895. He was ordered
to go from Hrewton to Adrian, where
the Wadley and Mount Vernon rail
way crosses tho Macon nnd Atlantic.
Timmons was on top of a car applying
brakes. The train did not stop at the
crossing, and Timmons was struck by
a wire across tho track and thrown
to the ground with terlble force. Ho
fell beneath tho cars, and both knee
caps were broken.
As a result, both legs had to be am
putated.
Petitioner also alleges that he -Was
deceived Into signing a paper, the con
tents of which were unknown, and ac
cepting 225.
A Kansas Farmer Was Murdered For
His Money,
Erie, Kan., June 16.—The body of
Fanner Peterson, a bachelor about 60
years of age, whd lived all alone, was
found by neighbors hidden In the man
ger of hls barh.
The body wns covered with hay and
old horse blankets were thrown over
the hay as If to cover up all traces of
the crime.
The neighbors had missed seeing tho
Old man around for about a week and,
becoming suspicious, went to hls house.
They found It unlocked and no one In.
The condition of the furniture indi
cated that there had been a great
struggle, and tho searchers went - to
the bnrn, where they located the body.
He Is thought to have had considera
ble money, Rome of which he had In
tended to Invest In a few days, but
none of It can be found.
There Is not the slightest clue to the
murderer. , . . . .,_
TREASURY RECEIPTS
Are Not as High as Was Expected-
Sugar Very Low.
Washington .Juno 16.—The treasury
receipts from customs and Internal
revenues so far during tho month of
Juno shows no Improvement over last
month, while the disbursements re
main practically the same.
The receipts from sugar Importa
tions are surprisingly low, and the ex
pected large Increase of whisky with
drawals has not materialized.
For the first half of June the receipts
from customs amount to 26,224,725 and
from Internal revenue 25,107,OSS.mnklng
the total receipta from customs for the
eleven and a halt months of the pres
ent ffscal year 2146.S4S.6S7, and from
Internal revnue sources 2136.954,161.
Notwithstanding this showing tor
the year's operations there Is no’ex
pectation from any source of an extra
session of congress or of another bond
Issue before the regular meeting In De
cember.
LANDI8 GOES BACK.
The Private Secretary of the Late Pre
mier Will Practice Law.
Washington, June 16.—Kennesaw M.
Landis, private Secretary to the late
Secretary Gresham, having resigned
hls position In the state department,
has returned to Chicago.
The employes of the department yes
terday took leave of Mr. Landis al
most In a body and wished success to
hls future. Mr, Landis had the op
portunity to remain In Washington In
the government employe, but he pre
ferred to returne the practice of law
In Chicago, which he was following
with success when he temporarily eus-
pended It, because of the close personal
1 relations between himself and the late
Secretary Gresham to accompany him
to the capital In the capacity of pri
vate secretary.
MARTI IS DEAD.
Commencement Sunday—Chauncey
Depew to Be the Guest of the Week.
Nashville. Tenn.. June 16.—Today’
commencement proper at Vanderbilt
University began.
Rev. Dr. A. Carman, a prominent di
vine of the Canadian Methodist church
preached the commencement sermon.
Chauncey Depew was due tonight,
but did not come, and t* expected to
morrow morning. He will attend the
alumni banquet and In the afternoon
will be given a reception by leading
rltlaens at the University Club, and
will deliver the commencement ad
dress Tuesday night.
During Tuesday he will visit the
Hermitage and be entertained by Gen.
' \V. 1L Jackson at Belle Meade.
An Interesting Private Letter Re
ceived In Florida From Cuba.
Galnesvtle, Fa., June 16.—A letter
written by MaJ. F. P. Hanna of the
Cuban army hat been received by a
friend In this city.
MaJ. Hanna was formerly from
Pennsylvania and has been in the Cu
ban service three months.
'Arsnaas River. Cuba., June 10, 1S95.
—The moot important expedition that
has reached Cuba from the United
States was landed today at this point.
It consists of tOO men. 2.000.000 rounds
of ammunition. 1.000 rifles, under com
mand of Col Hernandez.
"We have positive news that Marti
Is .lead: was betrayed into Spanish
hands by a trusted Cuban guide and
■hot down In cold blood before he
could eecapf."
SEVEN SKELETONS.
White People Supposed to Have Been
Murdered In Colorado.
Brighton, Col., June 16.—The skele
tons of seven persons, four adults and
three children, have been exhumed In
a field about a mile and a half of here,
near the Platte river.
The character of the skulls Indicate
that they were white people, and It Is
believed are the remains of a mur
dered parly of emigrants, possibly a
family massacred by Indiana and bur
led by subsequent emlgranta.
No incans of Identification were dis
covered.
TURKEY ACCEDES
To the Frlnolple of Limited European
Control.
Constantinople, June 16.—Upon the
appointment of Said Pasha as grand
vlzar, the powers have granted the
porte's request for further time ,to
consider the Armenian scheme of re
forms.
It Is stated today that Turkey has
given a reply, acceding to the princi
ple of European control, but asking
that the period of control be limited,
and suggesting a three-year limit.
CUT TOO LOW
Are Cornell's Sleeveless Jerseys to
Suit the Britishers.
London, June 16.—The Cornell oars
men at Henley and their friends are
very Indignant over a crltlcslm of their
eostuihca which appears In the Field
to reflect, upon the modesty and pro
priety of the coatume.
English opinion at Henley Increases
against the chance' of the Cornell men
winning. Their stock Is unfavorably
commented upon all sides.
MUST PAY POLL TJX.
The School I'and of Bibb Connly Will
Thereby Be Increased $7,000
- a Year.
CITY NOTES.
WILL COLLECT THE TAX EARLIER
Judge Hardeman alicnv. That Only Twro
Thousand Out ot the Mao Thousand
Mo nor tho County Pay the
$1 to tu« School Fund.
CRUMP'S PARK BANJO CLU
>ne of the moat unique as well as one",
of the most enjoyable concerts Macoqf
people have had the privilege of hear
ing win be given tonight at Crump's i
Park by the Crump’s Park
Club. The music will consist of banjo]
mandolin and piano music by experts^
and will be free to the public. Noth
ing more delightful can be Imagined
than a visit to the park tonight, where
a person can have a comfortable seat,
where cool breezes fan hla cheeks
while he listens to the sweetest kind
Of music. WWy.
IMPORTANT MEETING—An Im
portant meeting will be held In the
Sodality rooms of St. Joseph's Catholic J
church this evening at 6 o'clock to -]
make arrangements for the grand fes
tival to be held at Ocmulgee Park on
Wednesday evening. The meeting was
to liave been held yesterday afternoon,
but it was decided to postpone It un
til this afternoon. All the ladles who
arc Interested in the festival are in-'
vlted to be present promptly at 6
o’clock this evening.
DIED FOR HIS SON.
Annapolis, Md.. Juno 10.—W. H.
Kerr of Winchester, Howard county,
Md., was drowned from hls yacht Wa-
tanga this afternoon In attempting to
save hls 6-year-old son, who had fallen
overboard. The boy was rescued by
Capt. Burllss of Annapolis, and Mr.
Kerr’s body was recovered soon after.
Mrs. Kerr and a party of friends were
aboard the yacht.
PRESIDENT OF NICARAGUA
Managua. Nliaragua, via Galveston.
June 16.—Vice-President Franco Baca
has Just been Installed as president ot
Nicaragua, In the temporary. absence
of President Zelaya at Ampata to con
fer with the presidents of Honduras,
Salvador and probably Guatemala as
to the formation of'a league of Cen
tral American states.
GONE TO RUSSIA
Lonodn, June 16.—A Idspath to the
Times from Paris says that the agents
of the syndicate have started to SL
Petersburg to sign the Chinese loan
agreement
GOMPER8 IN ST. LOUIS.
SL Louis, June 16.—Samuel Gompers,
the well-known labor leader and agi
tator, addressed an audience of several
hundred people at Arsenal Island this
afternoon.
FAILED FOR 2175.000.
London. June 16,—The Times an
nounced this morning that the Stuart
Brown Company of Glasgow. Scot
land. engaged in the sugar trade, has
tailed tor about 135,000.
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT—
The marriage of Mr. Ed. Devlin and
Miss Sallte Flynn was announced for
the last time at SL Joseph’s Cathollo
church yesterday morning. Mr. Dev
lin is a popular grocer on Fourth
street and has a large number of
friends. Miss Flynn Is head milliner
for Ml S3 Ward, and a young lady who,
by her gentle, womanly nature and
charming manners, has won the love
and admiration of all who know her.
USE HOLME’S MOUTH WASH.-
Prepared by Dra. Holmes & Mason,
Dentists, 66b Mulbory street. It cures
bleeding gums, ulcers, sore mouth, sore
throat, cleans the teeth and purifies
the breath. For sale by all druggists.
DR, WALKER’S FRAGRANT MOUTH
WASH AND DENTIFRICE. For
Bale at all drug stores. Dr. H. W.
Walker, Dentist, over Solomon's Jew
elry Store, Second street.
SCRUGGS SAYS
An effort Is being made to collect
more poll tax from the residents of
Bibb county.
Several prominent citizens of the
county have been discussing the sub
ject and trying to devise a means by
which the public school fond may be
Increased from this source.
In bis speech at the Walden High
School commencement the other day.
Judge Hardeman made an eloquent ap
peal to the good citizens of the county
to take the matter In hand. Among
other things on the same line. Judge
Hardeman said:
"I appeal to the public-spirited men
In this county to see that the poll
tax Is collected. It Is within your pow
er, and you should attend to IL Out
of 9,000 men In the county only 2,000
pay the pitiful sum of 21 a year. Thus
the county school fund loses 27.000 a
year. And many of these defaulters
are sending.their children to the
schools, be It said to their disgrace and
shame."
During the past day or two much
comment has been' made upon the-
fact to which Judge Hardeman allud
ed. and several plans have been sug
gested for correcting the evil.
A great many people attribute the
trouble to the lateness of the time at
which the tax Is attempted to be col
lected. Many people look upon the
payment of tho tax as the purchase
of a right to vote; that If they do not
vote they owe no poll tax.
Because of the feature of the law
which prohibits voting by those who
do not pay the tax a great many of
the votero of the county have become
disfranchised, and In addition the
school fund suffers.
No attempt is made to collect the
poll tax until tenants have made their
arrangements to move each year, at
which time many have spent all their
cash money, and reconcile their con
sciences to failure to pay the tax, on
the ground that they do not vote.
An effort Is now being made to have
the tax collected earlier In the year,
and to impress upon the people that
they owe the tax regardless of the vot
ing franchise.
REV. F. F. REESE.
An Interesting Sermon at Christ
Church Yesterday.
Rev. F. F. Reese preached a most
Interesting and broad-minded sermon
at Christ church yesterday morning.
A large congregation assembled to
hear the words of wisdom falling' from
the lips of this talented minister. The
text was taken from Genesis 1!1.;6.
"And when the woman saw the tree
was good for food and that It was a
delight to the eyes, and that the tree
was to be desired to make one wise,
she took of the fruit thereof, and did
oat, and she gave also unto her hus
band with her, and he,did cat.”
Some accept this narrative as ltteral
facL while others assert it to be pure
allegory.
Whatever may be one's opinion
about It, that oplnton cannot affect the
Inner truth contained In the allegory.
The aim of the story Is to trace the
moral history of mankind from Its
fountain head, and to picture tho
transactions of the soul with Its deep
consciousness of evil; these facts no re
ligion or philosophy creates. They are
the universal testimony of men's con
sciousness. With the question of life it
self :s allied the question of moral dis
cord of life. Before the first concep
tion of moral nature arises this con
sciousness of discord Is felt. Strange
as It may seem, there Is everywhere
a faint, suggestive hope of redemption,
a looking forward to moral victory and
perfection. The Bible deals with these
truths. They have engaged the think
er, the philosopher, prophet and Beer.
The story Beta forth tn vivid but al
legorical form the evolution of the
origin of this human tragedy. This Is
no local myth, narrow, temporal, but
gives place tc a deeper insight and
more penetrating philosophy. What
ever may be the truth as to the origin
of man—whether full made by the cre
ative hand or by the process of evo
lution. there must have been a stage «... , , _ ,
In hls development similar to that In- COflStcintiy InCrORSinCT U6ff
dlcated In the first chapters of Gen- | ° ,
“Hi. life was on a plane w„h h.smen- ! ^ f ° r tf » 0 '
tal and physical needs.’nolntrospectlon
had opened to him as yet the secret of
hls own being. He lived by sight. Hls
life was Instinctive. Moral responsi
bility was unknown. Hls was the In
nocence ot Ignorance. Then dawns the What Our DruHPistS Sav At
Idea of'an outer law, existing as n TYU “ I UU ‘ uru *6 IMS ^J Au
check upon conduct, appealing to the
moral sense. Consciousness reveals a
law ot life—an Ideal of what ought to
be. Impulse U no longer a rule of con-
ducL Civilization aspires to the unat
tainable. beyond present reality. We
realize that the highest conception of
abstract law Is the conception of right
—a law laid upon man from without, I they sellmoreof Hood’s Sarsaparilla th.
from an authority superior to self. 1 of all other blood purifiers means that
Life Is governed by the physically ; the people have found Hood’s Sersape-
Imposslble. such as your Inability to rill* unequalled for all diseases arising
fly. You are guided not by fear, but from impure blood. Lamar, Cheatham A
bythe law of right ' Co., located at the corner of Mulberry,
n& ■ ^^MBtA.Maoob.GL.tratSrt
first lesson in life's unfolding. The! “ Wo do not heeltete to eay that we eel
law became a challenge to man's self- , “ ot ® ot Hood ® Sarsaparilla than of aU
assertion. It piqued hls curiosity and otlier Sarsaparilla, and blood purifiers.
In fact la this vicinity there is only one
blood purifier prominently before the
people,and thst Is Hood's Sarsaparilla.
It baa always given eatlafactlon to cut-
tomers from the start, end as an inevit
able reeult is now the leading family
medicine.” LamjLE A Chkathak.
The record of remarkable cures effected
enables us truthfully to say that
He Had a Talk With President Cleve
land—What He Said.
New York, June 17.—A special to the
World from Atlanta, Ga„ says:
"Ex-Minister W. L. Scruggs, who
represented the United States govern
ment, first at Columbia and then at
Venezuela, and who is now the regu
larly acredlted representative of Vene
zuela In this country), had a long talk
recenty with President Cleveland on
the Venezuelan bounidary controversy.
"It Is said he singly urged the
president to make a vigorous declara
tion on till- line of the Monroe doc
trine. Col. Scruggs Is understood to
have suggested also that there was a'
probabiity of the people calling on
Mr. Cleveland for a third terra.
•But I am not seeking it,' said tha
president.'
‘Oh, yes, Mr. President, I know;
that,' was tho substance of CoL
Scruggs' reply, ‘but you know you
were not a candidate before, and tha
people called upon you, and they will,
probably do the same thing again.'
•But I am not sccklnk It,’ was all
the president had to say.”
, NECOLOOICAL.
' New Orleans, Juno 16.—Judge Felif
P. Foche, a well-known lawyer and
Jurist, died today, aitod 50 years.
Brussels, June 111.—Baron Vander-
mlssen, who led the expedition to
Mexico during tho reign of Maxlmll-
llan, died today.
HARVARD'S COMMENCEMENT.
Cambridge. Mass., June 16.—Grad
uating exercises at Harvard began
this afternoon. BJshop Lawrence of
Masachusetts preached the baccalau
reate sermon.
WHITEWASHED.
At New Orleans—
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New Orleans ..0 0000011 2—1—S—0
Nashville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0—6—4
Batteries—Carl and Gondlng; Her
man and Trost.
MEMPHIS BEAT ATLANTA
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Mempnls ....130 1 30 1 0 1—10—20—
Atlanta 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0— 0—13—3
Batteries—Burrell and O’Meara;
Wood. Hornung and Armstrong.
MEMPHIS REORGANIZED.
Late tonight 1 the club was reorgan
ized, the franchise passing Into the
hands of F. G. Jones, general man
ager of the Citizens' 8oclety. Charley
Frank was appointed manager, and
the club will leave here tonight, reach
ing Little Rock In time for'tomorrow’s^
game. • \ j
Only Hood’s
Great Blood Purifid
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Local Dealers Sell More
Hood’s than All Others.
The testimony ot local druggists that'
created a desire to experiment,
know the effect of • disobedience, to
widen experience. How hateful the
Idea of restraint! The author ot Eden
was reading out of the book of human
experience with inspired vision.
It was no mean ambition to desire
knowledge—wisdom: but straying Into
forbidden paths is the cause of his
downfall. Selfish knowledge la a jewel
set in base metal. To gratify self, man
gained some suspected knowledge. Fol
low the paths of sin and you gain
knowledge and experience of a larger
but a lower world, where life loses Us
joy and becomes alienated from the
divine.
Savannah Press: Miss Annie Hal
ley of Macop. who has been on a visit
to her sister. Mr*. Aubrey on Third
street, has returned home.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Is the Only
True Blood Purifier
Prominently In the public eye today.
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