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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: FEBRUARY 4, 1895.
THE MACON TELEGRAPH
J (. V L.II I
AND WEEKLY.
irut vctc
Office 569 Mulberry Street.
THB daily lELLUKAI-H-DaltTerea by
carriers in the city, or mailed, pottage
free, 60 centa a month; IL75 for three
months; S3.bC for cut months; 17 for one
year; every day except Sunday, (t
THE TEL,t-Ult Ar-a—Trl- W eekly, Mon
day*. Wednesdays and Fridays, or Tues
days, Thursdays .and Saturday* three
months, 51; six months, SC; one year, H.
THE SUNDAY TlULKORAI'H—By mall,
one year, IS,
THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH—3y mall,
one year, SL
BuasCRU'lTONa—payable in advance.
Hemit by postal order, check or regis
tered letter. Currency by mall at risk
ol sender.
COMMUNICATIONS should be addressed
and all orders, check* drafts, etc., made
payable to THE 'fULtlUIlAPB,
Macon, (la.
year amounted to 30,000.000 pounds,
while advance order* for machinery,
otc., would account for 0,000,000 pounds
moM .I rUi ns* 9|| rtflrt *>rvt^n/1a
134,000,000 poutnla exeqos of imports
and deducting the 40,1X10,000 referring
Co 'the shipping, we Jure as a remain
der 130,000,000 pounds. I*irgo amounts
of rap'.tal Inviwtud abroad were
brought lionm t.) London, but Hi're
withdrawals wwre offset, tbo writer
thinks. l>y the Intorntt which became
duo in 1S04, but which the English cap
italists did not receive, bcamse of de
fault. Next, the not imports,of coiu
and bullion of all kinds -ajuounted <to
10,000,000 pounds, making tbo total as
sumed receipts on capital invent’d
abroad 140,000,000 pounds. Oi'^tullxed
at 5 per ci-bt., 'this sum wosild repre
sent an ItivvrftmcaU of 'British capital
outside Great Britain' amount: ng to
nearly 3,000 tulUimrs sterling, or fifteen
billions of dollars, -which probably un-
dersli/tcB ithe real amount.
of 'this laudable ur*'lorf.kliiK:. They sac j Just now Is not the merits of the case,
the wisdom of the plan which the I for she regards Xhibt point as settled,
farmers put forward, and ImmciUotcly | Hitt whether there Is enough In the dls-
reefiva its give ?. 5Si: 'sacsi
Tbo farmers' interests, they realise, are
Choir own, and with IB bmitchos of
the cotton (tirade, t;'.ha producer and the
buyer and s«4Ier, rhics determined upon
the accomplishmentt -•£ one cud, It does
not senm hKc4y ttha t this new movement
will meet with anyding short of suc
cess.
LET THE PEOPLE,SPEAK OCT.
A WARNING TO THE SOUTH.
It Is encouraging to see that the
Baltimore iUiBufaeturecis' Record bis
sent out a note of -warning to 'the South
In view of the era of increasing pros
perity (that seems surely tending this
way. Tito Record warns Southern com
munities to beware, in this Instance, of
something of which it has had a suffi
ciency—tihe town boom. To those
Southern communities iwho a few years
ago passed through the specula tive ugo-
nicB of real white Imhiuis, 'this warning
will be useless. It coanes, however,
path peculiarly good grace from one
Record itscif, which, -while It has al-
la-homl oarneskly for (the upbuild-
lug of the Soun't and the linprovemout
of the advantages of ;tie section, was
at one time -tbe most desirable medium
for the boosting of "boom” town
schemes. If we rememba' correctly,
the Record once hid a special depart
ment ibvoited to this line of business
'• which mis worked with great profit to
the Record but lil-tte to the communi
ties which suffered from the collapse
of values which followed the ephemeral
“booms” In real eatUte.
The Record has gotten right and we
agree with it In its advice to the Sough.
,We don’t want any more breakdown*
In prices, and It will tmke a long, long
time for the people of the South to be
come so infected with the malaria
of speculation that an epidemic
of “boom fever" may result. IVe know
the “boomers” now. Wo spotted itlhom
when they came before and Uhe records
Which they left behind are still in ex
WHERE THB BLAME BELONGS.
Senator Vent's couducf In tlie sonoite
the other day was altogether out of
keeping with his professions two years
ago or more. He was a great Cleve
land man tis Tong as Cleveland was In
the heyday of his popularity, but now
tha* Cleveland is the most thoroughly
abused man In America, this same Sen
ator Vest seems to vrtbi to heap the
abuse a little higher titan anybody
else. It Is not the course of a brave
man— this Jumping on a man-when he
is down—and Senator Vest, -we predict,
will get -little glory out o-f this perform
ance ait Washington.
What seems to bo the truth of the
down. Ho is bring cried at and cursed
by a very targe proportion of congress
a.nd some of the weak-kneed Democrats
among them accuse him of wrecking
the Democratic party. This Is cot lire
first time he htas Stood up under file
same kind of abuse. When he wenlt out
of office In 1888 he was ithe butt of
every profiwsonal politician In the par
ty, hut he “bobbed up very serenely”
in 1802 a nd led the party to Wire greatest
victory over known In American poli
tics.
Now, whtit are these howlers howling
about? libs any one or any sot of
them iydt devised a scheme for finan
cial -roliof -that was acceiptalil.' or would
worthy »f acceptance or enactment
into law? Mr. Cleveland bus indirectly
propos'd.one measure and cllroctly sub
mitted other suggestions to congress
and eongriss has rejected or iwill reject
them all as It spoiled his tariff reform
suggestion.-!. The prevalent Is not the
Liwnttklng power of 'this country. Tile
Istence, carefully filed away In the power of leg'.sl.ulon Irolons* alone To
minds of our sober business men. When
tho “boomers" come again their rec
ord* will be here for their own Inspec
tion.
The South -will. In the next genera
tion, become the centre of it ext tl to man-
ofadtures for the United fltntto. This
change will be brought about by the
men who have c.iplml invent el in these
indnstrffs In the 'Now England States.
Wo must, however, remember Hjat
Speculfctlon never serve* us the hand
maiden of prosperity, ami If we expeat
congress nnd congress alone Is respon
sible for tho delay under which the
country lias grown so reMil-aW. A fool
can pull anything to pieces but it takes
a man of brains ito ocOompilsli any
thing. Oongrew has pecKstonitly ob
structed and pulled to pieces but It bis
yet to do anyth'ug Ito .merit the ap
proval of Who peopCe. If the Domocmtlc
party Is wrecked then tho responsibili
ty should be plnccl where tt Irelongs.
and such paifomMncn* us that given
by Senator Vest will mot attract the
genuine iirosperlty.lt must Ire on the attention of tho public from the men
hasls of lmrrovomejus nlreidy made | w j, 0 thould really bear the bunion,
sod not ithose airy piles of granite, ln»n
and brick of which photograph* exist I REDUCING THE COTTON ACRE-
only In ithe eyes of the speculator. *J AGE.
WARD iM'A IJLIMrrBR.
The death of Ward 'McAllister the
other day will oauso no great wave of
regret to flow over this grand demo-
era Bo country where tuen of bis class
have of kite years found It possible to
create positions for tbemstfires In so
ciety. While most people were in
clined to regard this man ns • “snob"
pure ami simple, most people seem to
live been mistaken ns to hts etaraejer.
One trait of the man’s nbaraater seem*
It -Is worth addle noticing the fact
tint In the work of reducing* the acre
age planted In cotton and thereby In
creasing the price, the American Gotten
Grower*’ Aiwooia tlfm is to ha re the sup
port of the cbtton factor* in many of
the cities of Ihe South. The factors
seem to be as deeply ini crested In this
movement as tho farmers themselves.
Their aid cannot bo too highly esti
mated. Many of ithom are nlroady In-
ton-sid in cotton jhtmtjtlou* ami nat
urally llhelr Interests He wJih the farm-
Tho Jacksonville OKPjrs, in on article
about tiro inaction of /-'opgreiM on the
financial question, hatj V-mi' excellent
advice to the people. 1 Kt suggestion Is
tha.it the popple ehouU let Hulr opin
ions Ire known to ttheli)topri-s--nittitires
and that teach hualmoSinan write a
letter to his congressman or senator.
Such notion by the p -ople might be
very -wise. All other Influences and
agencies have Allied n»Vl 1t would bo
well to give public aptiiioii a trial. Iu
this connection the Citizen tuys:
Public opiufoti Is soud-1. The people
are all right. They wish the credit of
the nation to be mninltujnd. They see
the crying necessity fo^ prompt action
by congrw»i. Tltcy fiivotj the Immediate
lUttsage of tho necesar^ legislation.
What is needed is to Mike the feeling
of the people clear to their servunts a-t
Washington. Senators a ad representa
tives must be made to ui»lerM;and whlvt
their ooustitucnllB think.' The force of
public opinion mudt ithe\Jhrown like a
search light upon tile national oapttoL
There are various way^ln which pulv
lie opinion, can mn-nlfwt itself. Cue Is
through tho press. Tin* newaptipers
cun express itloo feeling of the people.
As a rule, the conductors of tho pives
appear to appreciate the exigencies of
tlie situation. But ithertl Is no duuger
thait the mwvspapors will be too em
phatic. Every editor hasV duty in Ihls
matter. I ' (
Orginlaatlons and associations of
business mewhuvo an cblk ation to dis
charge. Chambers of corn; free, boards
of trade and other such bodies cun
speak with grait aulhott-t; la a crisis
like this It Is peculiarly tl question of
business that damtinds the at tention of
congress. Senultora awl tw»e»;nltaUvc8
are consequently likely to 1 erd the ad
vice of orsiuixatlons of bn lines* men.
'Hie private citizen also to s a duty to
perform It Is -not ettough that tire
newspapers and -the organiutlons of
business mien should be hainl from,
Tho individual voter cun wiiid an Intlu-
enne also. He should wrtW ito Ills
represerttatlvie and his st-nxlbr and tell
them how’ "the pliln pcopll" of the
counltry feel. Let the mo lit carry to
overy dongressman each dly of the
week scores of letters from fla constit
uents. Bring home to every lumber of
each branch the tote* that thlj v-
the country are profoundly Ana
W-'.k V,( t-- il l U 'y^'s-lll
tor* hum exactly what the pceife itilnk
ahouk the oonrae of dlllyskilljrtrg that
lias been purauxl during Jbe past two
months.
Tlie public opinion of ihe nation can
force tho congress of Khe nnt’on to da
Its duty ami enact the legislation that
Is required. It Is naceiwiry puty that
thts public opinion should be brought
to bear. The first dilty of tho hour Ui
every community throughout! 1 the land
to vvoko tir.s l.risilis«duil» curve, UwiV
geunmlly latent, and to coqccntra.ue
up,n congress. Bvi*ry cltlten should
do hU share In this work.
THE MEXICAN OASU8 HBLLI.
fo? soles to w '* r
us to that, she may see tha-t she can
saddle the cost on Guatemala, or else
toko a bigger slice of tlie better's terri
tory as Indemn’ty. She will also have
the prestige of success.
iluatemalti, on her side, has been in
judicious, us often before. She was
foolish when, under Barrios, She sought
to drive the either repubEes of Central
America Into a uul-on, with Ivor as
leader; and again in her hi sc war with
Untie Salvador, when she was beaten.
How she can exipedt to tackle success
fully her big northern neighbor is not
olear, and ydt, instead of proceeding
oiutfotisly and suavely, she has burned
Mexico's property on the disputed 'tract
and angered Mexico by her conduct of
the whole affair. It la doubtful whether
war can now be avoided unless she
backs down, arid either accepts Mex
ico's 'terms or as -much, of them us Mex
ico Insists upon.
A MOVABLE EXHIBITION.
One of the probable outcomes of the
convention of -ruanuSiidiurerB in Cincin
nati last week may We a movable exhi
bition of American products In foreign
countries. It Is proposed to hold an In
dustrial Exposition in Cfnclnnatl next
year, under the auspices of the Ns
Konal Association of American Manu
facturers. When this exposition shall
have elided the design Is to move It
from Cincinnati, wttta aCil Its exhibits,
to -the City of Mexico, ami 'thence to
the princtpa.1 elites of South America,
Should Uhe project be realized to such
cuil there would be no reason
why the exposition Should not be car
ried all around the world—to 'Melbourne
and Sydney, to»Yokohama and to tha
grealt cities of Europe.
Iu the manufactures of wire and steel,
Including steam engines, machinery, ag
ricultural Imploments, firearms, sewing
machine* and -tooils; in carriages and
wagons, and In household furniture, be
sides tnmimettible products of mechan
ical skill awl Ingenuity, this country
distances compettltlon. Such an expo
sition as is proposed by tho National
Association of Manufacturers would
greatly s-bnulatcithe demand for Amer-
Irati Industrial products throughout the
world’s markets. Its educational effect
upon our merchants and manufacturers
in 'teaching the best means of meeting
the needs and 'tadtei of foreign custom
ers would be Invaluable. This mov
able exposition would at the same 'time
greatly 'tend to diminish -the foolish
fears of Ithe spook of foreign competi
tion by demonstrating that in a vast
range of industrial products, requiring
the best skill and tire most complete
organization of labor and paying the
highest wages, Jbe foreigners are "not
In ft” with American manufacturers
anil workingmen. 'When oncedn mo
tion we predict for the traveling expo
sition of American mamiflaotures great
success. Ttre conception Is worthy of
the liberal spirit of American enter
prise.
purpose of maintaining tho legal re
serve of gold in the treasury are not
of the proper character. They hoar a
are of ewtacpst entirely out of Voep'wr
with the times, end the only hope of
die officials is that the premium on
them shall be sufficiently high as to
tnako the rate of Interest within rea
son. Th«io v -bonds should never have
been Issued but for the necessity of
maintaining a reservo for ihe payment
of treasury notes which are redeemable
In gold on presentation. Tlie treasury
notes are presented and nro put again
into circulation, and nothing short of
some provision for tho retirement tf
them will stop this outflow of gdd
from the treasury. If the reserve Is to
be maintained, ond "t\re ttw says it
must be, then there is no resource ltut
the issue of bonds and that process un
der existing conditions Is Interminable
and of the most dangerous character.
The new bonds, being of small de
nominations, will be taken, not by spec-,
ulators, but by people of all classes
who have money to Invest, for although
the rate of Interest Is not high. It Is
sufficient to make the securities desira
ble since the guarantee of the govern
ment Is behind them to make them
safe.
Another good recommendation In tho
message Is the retirement of silver cer
tificates and national bank bills of
higher denominations than ten dollars.
This would Insure the circulation of
silver either In the form of smaller cer
tificates or of the coin Itself. While
this will hardly be satisfactory to thoso
advocates of silver who think that
nothing short of free coinage will suffico
to put that metal on Its proper footing
it is a recognition of the principle that
has been always advocated by the
Democratic party of having n currency
in which hath metals ahall be on the
same footing.
There Is one unwise rocoamnendatlou
In the message, and that Is the payment
of customs duties In gold. Its effect
Governor Brans of South,
has announced that there will ^
more “X" brands on liquor sold iJI
at«tto dt'arvwvEMry' T!iiS is Z. "
on the part of tho governor, n,, l
poses to put the manufacturers’ nj
on the labels. The next thing -*C|
pcot 'to hear will bo 'tat some
magnate has been blown up by ea J
biollc victim from South Oaroliri.T
governor has officers to (lefafi
from these assaults and he shouljl
w iling to take the oomsequencas. 1
THEOSOPHY ON THE SOCtj
Having written several articlcj,
which an attempt was made to prevl
the -teachings of theosophy in
to the sclenttflc and melta physic^
nature and In man, of those unlvj
laws, of reincarnation, of camut| 00
of evolution, whose operation oe
tates rebirth, compels an equitable
just,meat of effects to their
causes and presents a logical ana
sonaible theory of the geulsis ana
upment of the universe, the
deems l't reJevualt to lay before
readera some idais reluit.ve and
five of that principle In turn that
governed and. controlled by then- l
and through whose intelligent aut-.J
evolves out of iunseltf a-nd by bis «
efforts that state of conscious self
iza-tiou, that fund oil transcend^
knowledge which readers further
birth unnecessary, i. e., ceu«ciour
or souL
Now -what Is tat principle 0
soul, -whose attrliimv-s inuy, wtiose
being has been denied or attlmiui
scientists, sages a-nd philosophers
ancient and modern-times? Thutp
oiple possessed by all men, yi
whldt tho greater portion 'have
most ill-d«tlned uwl obscure a on
tion, at whldt maUrtaiUst-io
jeers, and which modern Uirisrtai,
claims us the spec.nl creation of
creator of all? Is It. material anl tl
fore subject to tue law of vim;a- ■
decay? Or is It spiritual, eternal i
eudiurittg? Is It an organ? A s«c
or u power? Whut is is It, where
or is It? Does it really exist?
questions propounded by 'those *
tug to loarn the truth and rb-ises
under present conditions will probably ; r<*Ject all as proof, to which one or]
- Coon""
| IS THE
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\fL\ t »' K
sill 1
I
bo to place a premium upon gold and
tt gives the same gold shippers who
have been draining the reserve the op
portunity to cut both eomtnfe and go
ing by importing some of tbe metal
which- has gone out.
The situation presented at present Is
a grave ono and If must be rendered
loss serious. In our opinion, tho presi
dent has recommended a arise course.
Some means for the retirement of
treasury notes must be provided sooner
or later, snd while the Issue of govern
ment bonds is under no circumstances
a desirable step, It Is tbo only alterna
tive presented . except the breaking
down of the govcirnnient credit by a re
fusal to pay Its promises in gold.
One of 'the nownpapers says thait
Gladstone spent the kist weeks <*t Ha-
warden ait work on “a now -Bible for
an American publisher." W» have ol-
ways raverenoed 'Mr. Gladstone’s shi
fty,’ but we question flit- aBf>siblllty <-f
even bis writing a "now" Btbie. How
ever, it is Indicative of American en
terprise tat tt Is to bo published on
tbls side.
to have boon she Inclination and am
bition to be a leader. In pbWlcs there era - Herdtofore. every movement for
wtis no hvidTHhlp open to bun. In so; I ***“ farmers' -benefit seems to have tre*'n
doty Diiere was u vacunry. He kiw it
nnd he dlli-d St. A <i»n of moot imgas-
log manners, of attractive persimltty
anil, atoore aB, poses*d of a knawl-
onamizisl with tlie idea chat every
other business man -was tbe farmer’s
enemy; that the interests of the mer
chants were exactly opposed to those
edge at the weaknnto of hum in nature *** l> lnen produced any ngrit-ul-
M he bad seen tt In the world of fash
ion. he was eminently fitted tor tbe
position he chose to oasnino—for he did
assume tt despite the Jeer* of those
who rtareil not content with him bis
chlm to the loader’s place In Now
York's most exclusive social set. When
he thought things about society bn said
them, no putter how Its mwnh.-rs
winced, and In everyday life the Rime
Independence characterized all his ex
pressions.
Although pre-emloentiy a louler of
sreioty, bo anas exivnp’.ary in hi* con-
dnat momUy. a good fsther and «■; up
right ami honest citizen. How.-ver
isnall we may consider olm way pi
tural product. It is o notalfie fact that
nine out of ten of the onjmtrations
fonneil with this as one of their fun
damental belief* have Hailed to meet
with sucres*. They were secret socie
ties under one name or another. Tbe
Grange, the Earm-vs’ Alliance, the
Agricultural WIi«4, the Industrial
Union, and other of greater or femes
tin pur.liner, were all secret organize
lions. No man whose hustnew* was pot
Bait of a producing agriculturist was al
lowed admittance. Every fight that
was nude by these organizations was
made upon the business of the mer
chant and the hanker. Co-operative
bus;no* establishment* of various
which he chose to make hi* name I -were started by laexperlemced
known, we roust acknowledge that ttt
But way his name was the grenusft of
them «B.
BXGIiAlVD’8 INVESTMENTS.
tm-n, only to meet with fttllure. Phans
for -the cheapening of supplies were
furuitihUnl by men who knew little or
nothing of the conduct of business ea-
terprlsis, snd eeded In absolute failure.
Tbe London Statist bos sn Interest- I The ^ lvn °* h *“- n<y * are «udi that no
Inf though conjectural estimate of the I 0De c ^** buslne* pople ts entirely
amount of British capital Invested out- I Independent of other classes, if this
side Great Britain. Last year the I v "‘ ro Hre case, nil coiumar&a] life
value of imports Into the United King- l would soon be paralyzmL One business
dom e^rettk-d the value of the exports naturally upholds another, and the
by 134,000,001) pounds. The t British (Teater the number of Its brandns tbs
vesHfs obtering and cleartiw with car- Bmater the numlier of men who live
goes during the year measured about ft*'™ «•
00,000,000 tons, which at 10s. per ton 1 The aorsment which was started at
would represent .umlngs of 23.000.000 I •»>« met with no opposition
pounds; to this should be added tbe I and no Inteshrmpesa on -the pert of
esrninreof English ships which did not I rtie men who live by buying the farm-
touch et English ports; also the com- 1 erst cotton. Cotton exchanges snd ns-
mlastons snd Insnnuwes, amounting In I sociatloo* of cotton In number* of the
all to 40,000,000 pounds. The foreign I effiet of ths Botltfa base already do-
and cojontil borrowings durtof ths I cUred thnsV m ir«ra supporters
The sewing gwv.ty of the quarrel
between 'Mexico and Gualtumila admit*
of one oxpfcmaitlon. Aware fii.it site is
-verwhclntlugly tbo stronger^ npd that
she might soon dictate the terms of
ireace iu Gtiaitomal i, Jlexlco s.H'm* to
offer her uelghbor the nlterjiatlvc of
war or submission, says the New York
Sun.
There Vs every reason to suppose,
also, that -fills has been the only choke
offend for Ami- time. PresUenC IHaz,
Mr. Mariscal, Mr. Romero Jud others
may have occasionally expfearid the
hope that, despite the crlttctl aspect of
tbe quarrel, It -would be atalca-bly ter-
niluatid; butt on examining tbls optem-
tstlo thought, tt seem* to he based on
the Ideu that reflection will convince
Guatemala either of -the injustice or of
the hopelessness of her casse. And In
ono senso Mexico Is Jnstlted in this
complacent If rather curiocs hope of *
peaceful settlement, bocausu Guatemala
night well be convinced tlru she has
little chance of success in tlie appeal to
the sword.
■ Still, that seems to be the only ground
on which the ilex lean statesmen pro
fess ito discuss the chance tl*A war may
be averted. They do ucu ] propose «o
avert It except by Guatemala's surren
der to their demands.
Not s word Is heard from Mexico
about athUratlon, aul she holds shat
Gu-ytivnali Ins viola tud the treaty of
1882, so that nrbltra’tiou is Dot binding,
tt -is said that Guatemala Would be very
glad to submit the points in dispute *o
a competent referee, hut Mexico may
not see why Abe should give up a sure
thing for a doubtful one.
All ibis does nut show that Mexico's
side of tbe question U -wrong. Appar
ently she has no tinUbt that she
right. We resil of tbe adherence of nil
parties In Mexico to the government's
views, and wen of their hourly support
by American restdems ss founded In
Justice. But that has not made Mexico
any the more willing up to the prencnt
time to submit her cause, however
munh she snay believe in it, to arbitra
tion; nnd the esse is perhaps sn exam
ple of how arbitration ran fail ns
panacea fur war.
What Mexico seems to he studying
OUR CHANGE FOR MILLS.
In this issue of tho Telegraph there
appears o local article on tbe work
done by Mr. George A. Smith of the
Macon Advertising and Information Bu
reau In the matter of Inducing the erec
tion of a cotton mill plant In this city.
It appears from tbe statement of Mr.
Smith that he has already Induced Ma
con citizens to subscribe *41.500 to Ire
used In subscriptions to the capital
stock of cotton mills which intend lo
cating in the South as uu Inducement
to locate their plants In Hacon. Tho
work was undertaken by Mr. Smith as
an official of the bureau, with the cor
dial support of the Telegraph and Ma
con's citizens hive responded most lib
erally. There are many other men who
are Interested in Macon who bare not
yet been beird from who are certain to
swiil tbe sum to flfty thousand dollars,
which was the amount named by our
public-spirited mayor a few days ago
In an interview with a Tolograph re-
pui'ii-F, in which he declined the use of
his name for public purposes. We are
swimming along with all the rest »f
tbe towns. They cofliplatn of bard
times and we do, in a modest way. but
when Macon’s Interests are at stake
Maconfs citizens are always on hand
to lend s helping baud. We want to
make Macon a great manufacturing
centre and tbe best of our citizens are
Inclined our way. And oven without the
help of the Telegraph they would bo
able to do so. But tbe Telegraph Is
here ax s citizen, as much as anybody
else,'and It will always be found work
ing for tbe material advancement of
the city in any laudable undertaking.
Let the subscriptions to this fund grow.
Why not -make tt one hundred thousand
dollars and get two mills.
Rear Admiral 8. R. Franklin remem
bered 'the other day that tie owed tbo
Now Orleans Picayune $1.50 fur an «td-
vvn.Tvtnent published thirty year* ago
mud sent a check for 'the amount. Wo
xupp'Sc* ittha-t the chock ban been framed
and hung on the wall of the Picayune's
business office.
Senator Peffer wants she people to
exptVHs Urolr view* on the flutinoinl I
question. Tho bowthlskered senator I
lias probably forgotten that the people
did than last <f.ill and that the expres
sion of the people was in the line of a
distinct rejection of the Pefferian Id-a
of finance. •
Dr. Walker has given the Royal Col
lege of Physician* $10,000 to be u*ed
in giving prizes Cor dlsconrertes of cures
for conNuraptlon. Tbo oolktge accepted
the gift w.th tanks and will probably
hold on to tt.
Yesterday was “groundhog" day.
Tho little animal had Urtlo etanca of
seeing himself In Macon.
“Rev.” Freak L. Cbardon of Ilknol*
did tv thriving bustnera In getting free
passes frjnt m inted* ami tilling them.
Mr. OhttrtVm'* bust newt wtw saving
souls and he had no mercy on corpora
tions. -which are raid to be soulless.
Iu South Catudinu there ore only
toveu hundred persons subject So the
Income tax. So much for the pokey of
Governor T-Lanan and hi* party. A
few year* ago there would probably
have been seven thousand.
The mystery of 'the loss of She “Elbe"
will naver txi fully explained. And
yet all our modern tibtps are supposed
to be almost absolutely wife In case of
collision*
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
President Clevelands message, sent
to congress on Monday, seems to indi
cate the only policy left for a Demo
cratic congreas to pursue in giving <he
country relief from tbe flnanclai dla
teen* which hi* fastened itself upon it
during the past few years. The pres
ident asks for authority to lsroe gold
bond* bearing a low rate of interest
and of small denomination* to be uied
In tbe redemption of the treasury
notes which of late have given tbe coun
try so much trouble. So long as these
treasury note* are left outstanding just
to long will they be used by tbe arms
who ship gold as a means of withdraw
ing that gold front the United States
treasury untena, which seems unlikely,'
the foreign price of gold should fall to
a figure where tbe export of that metal
should be no longer profitable. Tbe
bonds which have been tamed for the
Two famtrral women boaune imbued
with She Idrtv that tbqy must cant out
devils from a St. L)u!t church. The
devil*, -who weie mviviljr clawed and
bantered, were all men.
Tbe Chinese peace envoy* ought
move a little Canter if grey expect to
save men she canteens of the Holders
of their army from the wreck which
tbe Jap* are making of them.
And now Mayor Strong ta* gone
back on Dr. Parkhum, The mayor of
Now York shown that be is enough of
a nun -to run the oty without interfer
ence.
Paderewski te ?»Id to bo sufferirg
from nrrrous preMteatios—probably
the result of the cigarettes with which
Stotnway furnished him so liberally.
A HaraaflUh minister Is to preach
"Trilby” sermon today. Whut next?
of their tiro senses does -not lvur un
niablo teofimony? Yet hum hive W
and do lire at this ptvsem day v
affirm not ohly itheir belief, tint tl
acttul knowledge, of tho realltiw
sp.ritual ex.Stence.
Probably She most logical nnd cJ
preJuaiaive description o f fills
clple would be 'this; Sew! I
the sum totul of our oonsetuiMue*
we are conscious only of tlnsa
which perjaln to the physical plam
ba-vo evolved only physical soul or o
sc.ousuesj. But if we are oonsrioflj
thait divine ray of Immortality al
lUuulnahm our briug, if in at*.in.-iu
the past or the future the light of t:
or reason fall* to reveal the lx
■or the end, tlien do iwe go on for
consciously and fearlessly, o ther
lng new -bonds to bind un, or
away rbe tackles of materiality,
haling deep draughts of the air of
morraaUty.
An Immortal soul is all that
cunt of oousclotw self knowledge,
attwbutes of mind which are lnt
ally enduring, those lofty and e
i l -ill ,m-. 1. .- -■
of change and decay. The etonbe
of spiritual knowledge, the book o(J
to which Is kept an inventory of
succcKsful effort ttiwunls a real;:
of our spiritual origin and tho 111
nature of all physical things.
Within us l!m the power
ascend to these higher plan.*
thought and bong, or to remain
lowing lu the mire of materiality,
stagnate and rot. Therefore we
conclude -that tt ts only us -wo
sclously ondcuvor to grasp that k
edge which lie* beyond tbe realm
the phj-slcal do wo become Imuv
that only os we rmtlzo In our
tat element, over which death
control, -that uncreated uml toexha
bit* principle hnvc we laid hold on
ttmiuu* life, -tlia.t in so far us we uj
deny our spiritual lineage awl cL
the doors of the mind to Ihe percep
of d. vine truth, do we prerlmle 'the p
siblllty of further expinslon, do
barter our blrthrighj of eterntl life
mem of physical pjttage.
Tbcaaophy reglirds the universe
one vust nueh'.ne, whose pans i
with -woudrotu harmony, unltelly i
per»fsuaUy. Evolved and operated
conscious divine power. Infinite i
Inconcela-uble. l't is this -power t
animates every particle of maxter
vivifies Mie four kingdoms, m:
vegetable, unlmul snd hunwn.
iitom of moisture, every tlower,
grain of mud, every pbeocanemi
ths phjtrlca! manifestation of tbe w
tngs <rf this power, tt is Attna,
aU pervading force. It I* imlvers.il
■ctousneas or world soul. It Is the
morttil. Infinite principle Hut live
bereut wttbln ns, -whose presence
must ettleavor to realize to become
sdous of before we oan become
ers of its Immonhltty.
tt Is s sad fact that few, v<
people have uny sort of tl ootarepn*
or at beat only an exceedingly Hint
conception of that undying raunv
all Ufo within them, the one rnil.tv.
Very near the' truth lies that sip
tat only one person Id -two tbni*:!
ever has * profound thooglr. pi-
relnoartut on after reincarnation. I
lng nothing to Itheir credit of mental
spiritual advancement, of lifting
veil (bat obscure* human ex si'
some without tbe slightest *oknowidl|
meat of deodk of common olurity.
or unsolfishueas un the tsxdu of fit
cordutg a mp4. Like spoiled ehtw
compiled to reheurae the same Iu
Ufe after life slothful and indifi
revel.ng like swine In the awlll
tnal pa scons uml desires. At
when me l.giit tllelcera and they
on -the threshold of two world*,
realize the terrible wtiste of time
energy; then comes dirkness, and
pas* into the night of tbe soul.
But to him of brave soul, of do
lew and untiring energy, cons-' - 1
the immortal self within him. of b!
vine and cnernul origin, who hi*
the rocky und tortuous pvth. tndS*
eot uliloe to Joy or palp to him
time Ca not, death Is oot, the pa*'- P :
edt and future are as one, oelmly.
of the supreme glories of oonsci'>u!
mortality, with tbo fonoc of an tnd-
tftto wall ami godlike Imritc'w'''.
asccmls, to him nature give* np her*
cram, rdtutnln* all those
bis arduous past, he arrives at h
of tnumcoodcntal thought and grind
flf being, that gods alone p»«
'ha* *ver was of him, mini or soil
now become on • tannonlou* «b"*
•elf-oansctous spirit, V. F.