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rHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
SATURDAY, FEBBUABT », 1M7.
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SOME LETTERS FROM GEORGIAN READERS ON VARIOUS TOPICS
FANATICAL INTOLERANCE.
oTThTqwHRton;
as
.SteW MM of tka
***'*'»/ iho awMploC prohibitory law
CSTufodlUnAdlspstteWT. )us trad*.
*♦" blind ^15^ (guaranteed
** ml , n ,* clrcutors ofxom* Import flood-
K r *.h« mauT *nfl nsltlur laat nor
L lh . eommoP spirit of disregard lor
***<• ‘ “S of tM" thing* oxtetod
?£u prohibition, but bavo
10 ,rtlof taints In tha fight.
V-
SJSSS". i>" »»*■“» —
*/« e ; woro unablo to “olao
•'■—F. prohr from lack ofknowl-
*L at hi. pomonaHty. »*r. Btavsns.
^ FitueraW. X°** on to say that pro-
,f *?,**? iTa | a « to provant the or 11.
althou«b ha took no notice
5 U ,hr t that «S? toWtoth.red thorn
£ Kirf.'rmldoblo forml Bo thoo do
•> .„re on “comp
“'" l,l. epic on "Compromise! xn .
STrt hii b«coms ao common te, thl.
«» ra That ft suggested Itoalf. It
•S^drartentlF used whore modify
^n^t'Mn’wIthTha prohibition “fliht''
**!«« the reproach that “submission-
gffite 1 &gw that mada th. oarty
2,tle. nwmorobl.. _ThO oontamptuooa
were hurled about. In tbooa
w l,h *'f...r5« hoctorlDK aplrlt com
SJ i, now. but oomproroloo Anally
J.a.H about Appomattox.
"ir.bifct to take account of only ono
ii ub jf th. qusstfon. But If Intolor-
t «r« ellmlnatod paopla wrrntd bo
«». U .bout equal
8TARTLINQ FACT8.
ih« Editor of Tho Georgian:
Xo one la ra.h enough to teach that
U^ lMor traffic VtefirfbuUS to the
Sclal. moral or roUgloua ««*l of a
community, but aomo teach that It
SSSbStii to th. want th of a eon™.
Sff-that tt la of material btnoflt to
S. Itale. and that It to a tourca of
menue to the Federal government
Wlih the facta .taring ua ln tho faco.
H l» strange that a roan holding this
,ww can eacapo (ho suspicion of either
hypocrisy or Inaanlty. Ho la certainly
not a nmih.inatlclan.
Leaving out the moral, aoetel and
TagniuSTiiiprcta of the quoatlon alto'
Rther. and looking at It from a fltten-
H*1 point of view alone, the liquor trnf-
«c not only doe. not contribute to the
wealth of the government, but It to tho
most univise Investment and the coat-
iwt sml heaviest financial burden that
can possibly be lmcoaad upon the poo-
ri,.
Let us examine a few facto.
When It Is aald that the American
>Aple spend annually one billion four
hundred million dollars for Intoxicat
ing liquors, let It not be Imagined for
a moment that thte la th* entlro coat
et ths liquor truffle to our poopta. It
Is just the beginning. It thte amount
did cover the entire coot It would en
tail sreat financial loaa upon na.
From the beat aoutcoa of Information
It»shown that Uia total revenue, re-
Cited from the traffic annually are
iai.dno.ooo. Thte tak« from 11.404,-
HOMO, leave, a loaa to the govern-
n»tt ot ll.lfO.OOO.OOO. Thla loaa la In.
mated when wa deduct from the rav-
snuss the coat of collecting the aunts.
It Is Impossible to eeparalt the gov-
sniMoi from the paopla. They are
oe». Whatever enriches th* people sn-
riches th. government, and whatever
Impoverishes tha people Impoverishes
ths government.
This i„tpc sum of nearly a billion
THThalf of dollars IWiaKeh lrem th*
iscksts of the people and about a
hairier of n million la returned.
Noa. |( thla Immense aunt of money
ess invested In our liquor by out
Mchbora across th* seas. than. Indeed,
vould we he making money. It would
ha a mean way, however.
Dr Silas c. Swallow, the prohibition
ttoinliii-f tor president In 1.04, In hie
•ptech uf aecaptence. said that for
retry dollar paid Into our treasuries,
municipal, state t.nd national, It cost
us. In piovidtng for tho Insane, pau*
I»rs fin.1 criminal* produced • by the
lluurr traflle 114.50. Suppose It costs
Hie government to per cent to collect
'he revenues, we have annually $177,-
roO.OOo paid into our treasuries. Thla
-‘•ultlhjled by 141-2 gives us an sddl
HotiM 'expense of 14,571.800.000, which
added i„ the fln,t large lum, not to
enormous when compand with thla, wc
Mm •MJEMmm token from th*
pocket* ot the people and loaa than I
par cent returned In revenues. How
Ug would It toks Mr. Rock".Uo" to
get to the paupers' home if he man
aged hie finances this wav?
*■* »* haven't reached th* entire
eoat of I ho traffic yet. Let ua add to
“• above the cost of prosecuting and
defending criminal*,"'m*d*"io 'by tote te wlSnSIclte ,, lte U | l * , v*^S"7 k *‘’$^ , f' n %
ptnM 4 *top? >a who ren*«m7ul«‘nf ^WmK'immV Rttfi.%slfthe
urs.o.'itli. - ?•“ compute Rf war* hi tUa eegntry tor morn than a half
Whut shall we add for underpradue-
ttej^f What for tho lose In skilled la-
.. often hear the cry of ovsrprodue-
tlom Thla Is a misnomer. There la no
•ueb thing *» overproduction. It la un.
dercnnsumptlbn. Let tho bare feet bo
shod, U10 thinly clad supplied wltb
needed raiment, the occupants jf hov-
ete and but. furnished Tlth decent
shelter, and th* half-atarved furnished
with wholesome food, then the cry of
overproduction would be silenced. Lift,
log thla financial burden, and diverting
IhM* large aurni of money from this
unholy traffic and applying them to
agricultural and Induatrtal pursuits,
would provide every one with th* com
forts of life, and a caac of want would
ba nlreoat unhoard of. It la atattd that
the wealth of th* United mates la In-
creasing at the fate of f11,000,004 dally.
The more than 14.004,000,004 drawn
from the people annually by this ac
cursed traflle mrsni a loss to the peo
ple of over 114.000.000 dally.
The whisky traffic la the worst ene
my to every good thing. ,
Por ft contributed In foreign mis
sions 1254.50 la spent for liquor.
For avery dollar spent for public
education 17 la spent for whisky. Thus
putting a premium on Ignorance, w*
spend over 17 to corrupt and debauch
the manhood and womanhood of our
county, where we spend ft to educate
and reflne. How long, oh, how Idng.
•hall our ayes be closed .’ Shall ws
grope In darkness and blindness for
ever? No. thank Ood. a better and
brighter day Is dawning!
The following facts show our present
awful condition:
The population of-the United States
Is M.tOO.OOO. The number of church
members Is 30,000,000. The number ot
liquor dealers Is 250,000. Is It not a
burning shame that a quarter of a mil
lion Uquor dealers have more Influence
and power In shaping the legislation
of states and our nation than twenty
mtlllons 'of professed followers of the
lowly Nasarene?
Were the church members as true
to the church and their vows as are
It woult
Every liquor
dealer to an active
worker In hie causa, while thousands
and hundreds of thousands of church
mom here are Indifferent and lukewarm
and many are working In the camp of
the enemy.
Thera Is one liquor dealer
every f20 souls, one church member to
every four persons. Ths Uquor dealer
has more influence over his 220 than
has the Chunter, over hi* four,
other words, the Influence of a liquor
dealer te 50 times greater than that uf
church member.
Need we wonder that our land te
filled with criminate; With murder,
•nd riot, and rape, and lynching!? Th*
wonder Is that we have no more. Let
every Chmtlan. every good cttlsen,
every father and mother, unite in one
mighty, persistent, unyielding effort
against the greatest enemy to the home
sutd to tho church, to society and to our
oura. and we will aava to posterity
the "home of the brave and the tend of
the free."
Tho tight must be waged In th# name
of the Lord Jesus, and In I he power ot
the Holy Spirit, and ere long the tri
umphant army of our God will drive
out Ignorance and vice from the home
tend, and will bring the nations of the
world Into the family of God.
W. C. DAVIS.
P. 8.—Will the papers of the state
Interested In prohibition, glvo to their
Tauders the statistics (numerated
above? These may be published with
out publtahlng the entire communica
tion. W. C. D.
A JANUARY ACROSTIC.
By Augusta Wall.
Ne'er tlrliut. moaning an spirits la pain;
1‘udcr the Iced earth aalccp and all frost-
•lain .. . . . .
Are vhdett that would now wake and fain
ALFRED IVERSON, OF GEORGIA.
intrjr Qr I- — r - .
- 1 OflBNTMd f“
on •O UHtBl
•nr rrrord «orb na <*.*•«! IrwEPfV
■!l» WM •« nuttftuol w*r wort. It J#-
1*. durt»* ‘I* war
P-, ..... rapturv of the only
far Inferior to last of Ike eerier.
Ornrral Iverson was Lorntete
dnyt'ln Washlustoa cl}j,
l lilted Stale* renator, l-_
tt*. Ho received hla military -
tliurpc and Tsskexe* military
i,!
equipped a reslinrnt
K une non to leave t
d healu hi, career !
country nmliikt Meat,
run ear. lie began th
hla father In
congeniality ’
fyt.nren.to
nr "lie yir.t
Jn*t tht-o
N. L '
(I*.
He went west again te
RMbff&Sr»l
ritory: then again*! ths
Upon th* hresklsf out of the Civil -
Menteayst Iverson resigned hi*
slon In th* regular artny and 1—
ad as eaptslaln W. ft. T. W*
•■la r- .Miiirnt. IttL. —*■ * -*
K.ito tb« Coil
1 appointrO
Hi
Htntwi ■rmy, and
pinlva at th« month of Cap* Tflrei .... .
DiFOt, iBowf if nt twcttwti noni u.ir*
•J•!
inltM «&•_
nlaraa of artillery on th
tha llrtih— hnoaa; lirnha
_ chargad the H*ht irUif of t
ItatM . army, ■anportlitE thii
*“• hill In f
Clettaa'a Its* el
t'olouel Ivsraou fought In Virginia at all
the great battles, natll after th* teams
Gettysbnrg bsttls, when he was ordered
tn re Here General If. K. Jaekaou. at Rosie,
Ua., where the state forces were collect.
When Bragg fen tiack upon Ring-
■ Hast Geer
gold. tl*.. the gallant ueorgian was nniereo
to take command of the tleoigta brigade
of cavalry, Martin's division, Wheeler's
Iverson fell hark with the Con-
irmr flghtlng Sherman all the
Dalton to Savannah. With osdy
and four pieces of artillery, lie
corps.
ttenerat Iverson felt hack with the Coo-
federate arm,
wny from
1.3#1 men . ,,
raptured Major Ootwral Stoneman, with
Macon. With only three brisadee, he -
lowed Sherman from Harannab to Cotum
Ida, A c. He then reported to Oenral
Joseph E. Johnston at Gretaeboeo, N. C„
mid was In command of Greensboro when
After the wiir L GeneralI tveraea init
Macon, engaging la tmalness
when be mored to Orau^o^la
the aecohd.
nonty, Florida, whet*
In. 1X71. he mtrrled
lie aeroud wife tiring
hie aeroud wife bring Adria, daughter or
l>r. Joel Branham. HI* daughter*. Mr*.
-JS'SVoi
Im that rnrnf 1
borrufs, Ctl*Sly
wlilrh th* «yp* of 4mm»m woold tom sway
"
!h« r?a. __ _ __
Uad" of Uwe.’mvrA *s4*j3Seit "Purely
‘»y tear wore h*— —
•ad servo sorb
bat —
leva, dl
of Tree
trio*
was
tnre, for Orel I*
r frees tea apostate church, and nut
th. prophet*. Christ sad 'tha ayustle*.
.. r a doctrine of aatl Ckriat. a dortriue
of devils, 1 mlsrspwsr station of th* dtvluc
tS*s» ifKrr,
eon tf'rtfktsoMaeia sbajl iHse'wIth ktel
•hall Its • sew hritren and a new earth, a
new order of Hungs, wherein alow dwell
eth righteousness.
J. C. C. CARLTON.
ANOTHER ANSWER
TO "METHODIST”
To th# Editor of Th# OorgUn
..Th*rt. wtr» four Qiimtlut)« ««kr<l by **A
Nrtbodlat" through th* colaun* of TUp
OrorrUu rtCMtly, and with your uenuli-
•l*»n 1 will try abd aatwrr«tb« flrat i|ue«
tlou, via. *
th#
Col
t of tb« Old or lloMlrnl rorruut ut
mirlflxloa of Chrlat. (Mm Jar. uxl, si;
. 1L 14: Hah. vUI. 7-U: ilrb. lx.
au ivf«iti« thit wara to mu rauiutu
with Uod aud aceopt#*! ths* uew cotMmnt
or Nrw T#*tatUMt, •tfpiHtl fnrwitril «m*
da.v from tlw old to tb« new, uml kept the
flrat day of tb# work, lit comiiirittorutlini
of the rrsurrectlon of t'hrUt. (Kee Mark
xvl; Luke xilr; John x».
t *. KIIRV A5IT , SUUU SSfi
Christ's klftoi ia a spiritual kingdom.
_hrlst sits as mediator, most high prleot
and king, lietween Ills aubjeits uud tie*!,
aud has all authority, itet* “ “ —
— US).
Id-20; Ilrb. Til.
Math.
•w-ero. aa.se. .... «.'«(. The Ifadlui
tutlon tn this kinfdotn Is th# luord
~rr, oonimrmonttlv# of tho iMurrectlou of
hrlst. (Mr# Math, xxrl, SM0; Mark xlv.
"" Luka xxll. 1939). The time that
rrsprcttr# plscrs of worship to attaint to
this lustltutlou Is tb# flrat day of (lie
wk. (Arts, xx, 7; I Cor. xl. 17 34; xv|,
. j; Hrb. x. X». Chrlsf left the n|N>stleo
as nmlNtasadors of Ills klugdoui here ou
aarth, and If w# truly wish to Ihtoiu** sub*
Jrcts of this klufdom. wo will have to lls-
tru to what the apostle Mtys. Tho
church hsd trouble with falsa trarhers In
Also
Uw of Mosrs. (Me# Act« XT,
not# accusations against l'aul. (Arts
15-141.
This troubla seems to t># mow* favonsl
by the people at large from Hint time
to thla than tho truth, as ruveuM iu
Chrlat.
Sow, to sum up the Christian • de
fense In keeping the flrst day of
Week, lustend uf the Maltha th. we see that
tlegl low or covenant eauie
the crurlflxlou of ('hrlst.
wan In ihc grave three dny
1 Alter Ills resurmtlou forty days.
•rent.
. . were roMueata of Atlanta a
few jenra since, and «rc still, aa .far a*
the writer knows. flu«U Is the ItrlOf roc-
ord of si groat military chief tain, who still
survive# In partial seclusion. If# la moat
affable and conllsl t« all calUra, and la
bis friend#.
W. A. PARKS.
delighted to
A BAD PICTURE.
To the Killror of Tbs Georgian;
It ha. Im-sii ssttm.lstl that atiout 150,500,.
500,000 of people hove llvsrt l.d dlsd na Iks
earth sines rhs creation of Adorn; *n< “
ths moat ttbreol sstlmsts that caa bs
SSI
lias gotten MS.nee.ruu.il**. thus aaktsg
the dsrll ont master of ths rilnstipa In
ured of God. And thl. in.non.o0n.4M have
been sw.pt Ilk. so many dead flirt tote s
lake of flic and brimstone, te bs tormented
. .. ... dat
eternally with demons, devils, anil damnsd
•nlrits for refining or telling to believe on
t 'hrlst, when te troth not one In 1M.S50 erer
beard of or knew anything about Christ;
while the 1.tU0.au.000 wlm have Irani ao for
tunate as tn escape this awfnl doom are In
c.llaM and hard that they are Inoklag over
the hatttsmonta of heaven wltb perteer
rompUrency and delight upon their ooev
deer loved one. writhing lu ngoolet from
Open Tonight ’Til 11:30
And the Reduction Sale’s in Full Blast
Whatever your needs in Clothes or
furnishings, 'twill pay you to come here
and fill them.
Rogers, Peet & Co. aud Hart, Schaff-
ner & Marx Suits and Overcoats at 25
per cent off.
All winter Underwear one-third off.
Scriven’s $1.00 drawers at 67c; 75c
at 50c.
pancy 75c and $1.00 hose at 50c and
fanev ties at 3 tor $1.00.
grade
Daniel Brothers Co,
L
Clothiers, Hallers. Furnishers, Shirtmakers
45-47 Peachtree Opp- Walton Street
the old rov#uant au<l (ha
#otiuu#ueetn#nt of th# saw covenant or Nt*W
Ti-atamcuY. All p#t»pl# In covenant rela
tion with God thla sldo of tha cross kept
III# flrst day ot the week luateud of tli^
Babbath. It waa In th# year 40. or tho
L'hrtatlau Era (by taklug th# Itomun calm
would be tbs year 70) that tha
t was her# that 1 can l
hat the “gcrin of tb# uiyatlc
d# Ita ap|M-arane#. *
Hut, l*c that aa
sc# that nil of the nin lent
writing# of tb«- old Teatamcut fell Into th#
bauds of • heathen uattnn and n church
S rung up that had (and atlll hnn for Ita
urch government moat of th# old cove
nant uml neir covenant uilxad together.
If my memory Bcrica u># right lu
riant history, I think It tvn# nlMuit
thlnl century In Auguatlue's time that the
8* him th waa brought font owl ami conaol-
Idatad with the flrat day of the tvu«k,
through the Intcrerdlug of Augustlua'a
mother lu-latr. who waa a Thrlstlnu. How
over. I am not certain about this.
I will have to omit aaawer* (to th# arc-
ond. third and fourth qa##tton« fur tha
pr#—at. I'erhap# I may give theui some
at ten i lou In the near fill nr#. Then* could
b# volumes written on th# flrat ipieadon
anil th# suhjei-t uouhl not In* ••\lmust«*4l.
Should what 1 have written »># of Iwneflt
to you. I will fvi that I am hiiiiiI/ re
paid Respectfully, It. D. 8TAFK0UD.
!*n
College rnrk. (In.
ANTI-RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
To th# Editor of The (Jeorglnn
(lov#rnor-eh>ct Ilok# Hmllh’# remarks In
bla adilres# at the liedmont hotel Hatunlay
J lght. If correctly reported In The Atlanta
ottrnnl of Mutnlay. are both unwlaa and
unjust, and If lie undertake* to enforce bla
views after lie t ikiw hla seat, the reaulia
will iirolistdy he rtctrtmental, rather than
beneficial, to the Georgia public.
Kapcchilly unuiie' In Ida threat that If tb#
proMMit railroad counnlaalon doea not do
what th# iH'ople. lu bla Judgment, want
done, h# lilr. Miulthi should hate the pow
er to turu them out of office ami appoint
new- routmlaalonerF.
It Is. of course, entirely proper (hat the
Interests of the public should lie protected
Where the railway# nr# concerned, Iwth
with iWfewnoB; to tlie aafoty and comfort
of paasengera. na well aa regards chargmi
for transportation, but conservative ac
tion in these matters should prevail, and no
unjust tueasurra be taken against tho rail
ways for political reasons or otherwise.
It must he renieudN*rad that moat of tho
railways In the Month operate lu two
more stiles, and Unit, therefore, where
railroad legislation differs materially lie-
tween slate iin compared with another.
Impracticable for the railway
satisfactorily comply with the provisions
of each.* If It Is pmndhle to bring It al»out.
the proper plan ,J * * *— —*■
>uld lie for each stale
rsllrond comralssioti t«» select one of Ita
members to serve on n joint committee rep-
reset 11 lug the several Mouthern statini east
of tb# Mlsalsslppl and south of the t)ldo
aud Rotomac rivers, such Jolut eoinmltt##
* rvaU ‘
to »u##t hi tinted Intewa
for the p<
„ •!! qttaftiotiN
pertaining to railway transportation, and
submitting a report with recommendations
to their respective state etanmlssloiiR
This would result In unlfi
would l»e mu'h fairer to every Interest cou
eerniil tlmn arc the ptcyaul jumUhhIm. -
It baa Wii Ii*nm-mi\ • hargetl that the
railways #f the t ultiNl States. In onlcr ti
Imt overwork snd uudei|*ay thetr employ
eve. This I*, no doubt, true In a great
measure, buj Is not #o lu all caaaa. Home
of the rallwaya purNiie a fair and liberal
pulley alt round, and notably ao the renn
gyPHktri* nWwel; *+*w twetawte, -they
have recognised th»t In th# laat leu years
the ctwi of tfrthg ba« Inn.-and very b»rg#
ly ami they have on two aeparate o«mh-
•Iona, at least, within thla period made
a general lucrea*# of I0_pcr cent In thi
data or another.
. _ bit they get the vary
lies! oervb-e with ccniNHnIral net re
aulta. Up the other hand, many
railway* hove only Increoaed wages wb**n
eued strike ou the part of organise*'
tier, the pay of unorganised UW.
as clerks, etc., remnlnlng unehangml.
THE THEATER AND THE PULPIT.
qorerioo
which ho m shs css Blons solve. Ws shall
auawoc hsfors God autl the Iwr of our
roiiaclfsc*.
sot put s prohlbltloa on
Inx that Is clssn and nsnlthfni. Inn
wc uud that some
xrcot latere sisrsil
rilrrere rhnstlss ot
to forego sock.
auiuaeuionta bavo dons
vllT and aulrituallT, and n
i onfbt te ho brans onongh
are lawful unto me. but all
(kings are not axffrdlent; all things am
lawful tor me, but I will not be brought
under the powar of any.—I Lor. vl. 12.
Mom# tiling* are M aot expedient" liocaua#
Wherefon
offend. I w
ndeth, laat
•UmletL. ....
fond.-. I Car.
I*sul waa
world
?v}|l._
willing lo gits SR meal fnv
sake ot tXh-re. Can you not (tvs up
elhlngf *V
Alralaln from all sppearnsc* of svll -
Thes. v. 23.
The word “chsrrh" mots* ''rolled out
ones."
If v* were of the world, tho world
would love bis own: bnt beronao ye
not of the world, hot I bar* chooru
mit »r tho world, therefore Ihc r
luiteth rou.—Johu xr, IS.
In what way sre "you" uot of the
world I
They arc sal of the world srru as I am
not of the world.-John svll. te
The world for worldly lint the Cbi-Mtlan
muat bold sloot from sll riufnl amuae-
Int-ulc. *
Bin |iut ye on th* Inml Jean, ChrMt,
and nuke not provision for lire ilreli. 19
foirm Hu, loan thereof.—Bom. Hit 14.
Think of tho many mined uionrlly through
the numcrdiirnta that apiieat to the luat ot
the rieab. Th* ■rldOB, the theater and tha
hrnree of III fatso for worldly, hut not for
Christian. uv A „ ANTHONY.
Clarkston, Os.; February 5, 1IU7.
THE OREAT MA»8 MEETING
AT TURNER'# TABERNACLE.
To the Editor of Ths Cteorxten:
I writs you on this Important meet
ing, for no gstharlnx has boon ot
greater benefit to ths people than tills.
It Js.A.|UainoUr_ot real harroony bs-
t ween the races.
Or. R. D. Stinson, nhoald bs ths re
cipient of much pruDe for brlnglnx to
gether the Istulsra of ths rsets st this
tlm* and hsVs them spssk to the peo
ple as they did Sunday. It wtl s
meeting of the people of every walk of
Ilfs. An opportunity to hMur Captain
English, Commlslonsr Merritt, Dr.
Whits, General Evans and Hoa Rags-
land and Baker on one aids,- Bishop
Galnos, Prealrleiu Flipper, Dr. Bryant.
Profaasora Jordan, Hill and Matthews
3 ut when Dr. Whits, Commissioner
erritt and General Evans speak with
the assurance of friendship and fra
ternity, aa they did. such a masting far
exceeds a thousand newspaper edi
torials and articles and makes us feel
that what appears to be antagonisms
hi but n cloud of misunderstanding.
Then Bishop Gaines so represented
the race •» to give our white friends
to understand that ws are ready to do
our part and do It as men for the beet
of all concerned.
The industrial feature of thte mealing
should not be overlooked, for a busy
people can not be a vicious people. The
Idler* are the ones who are giving all
the trouble.
These face to fsee talks baget con
fidence and rant harmonious relations
and are the means of cementing n bet
tor feeling.
It waa Indeed pathetic to see Oen-
.. il Evans standing amidst those of
our race who represent what he come
to represent, and If he had not said one
word his presence would have made
the occasion potent.
Tho banker, minister, teacher, law
yer, doctor and laborer all meet on one
platform for the one purpose of better
ing man.
Hoping tills mny appear In your eol-
umnr. ’vhtrtr hrtre alwaya been open-to.
the people, white and colored.
WILLIAM H- HEARD.
Former Mlnslster to Liberia, now Sec
retary of tho C. P. A. of the A. M. E.
Church.
65 pupils enrolled- since
Jan. 1st at The Dixie Busi
ness College. They are all
enthusiastic students of
Bookkeeping, Banking, Pen
manship, Shorthand, Type
writing and the related sub
jects of Arithmetic, Spelling,
English Grammar, Letter
writing, Office Routine, etc.
Write for catalog.
H. L. Bridges & Bernard C.
PROPRIETORS.
4%
Interest Compounded, Allbwed In Our
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
On and After January 1,1907
TH E NEAL BANK
W. F. MANKY,
Vice Preildent.
H. 0. CALDWELL,
Cuhier.
r. X. XXKKY,
Awt Cashier.
A HIGH TRIBUTE TO DR. BELK.
To the Editor of Tha (JeorgUn.
Will you allow on# of your trailer* to
Intrude aufflrl#utiy upon your «|tar# to con
of tb# Rev. Pr. B. II. Iielk aa (Motor
ou# of Ita laadlug cbuirhetl Men such aa
ho are aliraya d#«lral»le addition* to any
community; of his typ# tru tboa# who
create and direct mankind to blgbvr anil
better tbluga. A rare comhluatlou of the
suuity lo oiovsir inn rvnuri il wvu
s* from prarest. A more riisssaisioto ous
ter of th* an of shirorlty as well ss of
ths ricmcolsry truth Is hsnf to Unit; a
iplar of the vlrlooo of God's ministry one
•be. uot for. Aud niniv, with stl bis
(Mining, his talks sis so simple, on direct,
so cunvlnclnff. that even he wh«, run* may
read, and ths moot simple may I'mnpre
head. Verily, Atlanta Is It, !„• rnlyirittu.
latcd. A FO It ME It AUGl'ffTAN.
Atlanta, (Is., January 85, 1507.
all the men who bars lived In American
history—H-orge WlMhlMtsS. Tho great bts-
tortans, sad unprejsdlrad bl.torbns are
treat, have st IstldoeMod test Im has hsd
ih> superior In th* history of this nation.
Aud as Um people ls oar stator ststos of
tho North sre com lux crow year to cele
brate tho anslverrory of his Mrth more
•ml more, and sre fast coming to resits*
tho mighty worth ot this man. why In tho
nam« of Jnmico sod In all thst Is great
•ml lirasd. does tho Culled flutes gnvers-
tovot persist te tporisx Kobwt Lm lu r
nation's halls and gallsrtes of fame?
of Oraat.
i. portrait wherever there It ooe
In
NOW I LAV ME 00WN TO BLEEP.’
By Jams* WsIksr Hssthorloy.
PROTESTS THE WOMAN
VIEWS OF WEININQER
To the Editor of Tho Georgian:
limits lino with intelligence. The Atlanta
Georgian Is Imleed * bright inedlnm of
advance,! lean,tug. Impsrtlui temtny per-
ham much nonled ksowlrilge wllhmt which
thev might eunttnn* to grope In the dark-
nroa of .Ulu ruIIIon, doubt, uncertainty and
Ignorance Ho, for this ss one r.wsou. each
night 1 least my sosl on.your pn|ier In
order tn gain sufllelsnt strength te push
l may
t the shod* of wisdom, tbongb
iippreach nearer than where
the nlglii .hides most ths dawning of
knowledge, last night, however. In ps/
taklug of my euatomary fossl.
■oiiieiirtog that was tilftsr
not to the least palatable,
rilled. —
•ants to
tor, repulsive, sod
.. ile. It was a dish
Hhall Man Treat Woman)
nil,med II. lint oh! the resultant nnu-
It made me sick—soul sick. I arose
“ — some*
i man
. h# has
irefii cl\4*ti th# dlvlna right of il#*r**#lng
tli# fat.* #f •uppoabt ‘
n#«. It 114 h * I •* mi* boui aica. i
from th# f V r 1
tiling. I know not what. When turn
rU*n to that exalted atat# wh#n»ln li«
li|r u7 Wh.
wornAu fallen ao low at tn »l#man.l hnrab-
i»nt chaatl«te‘iu#ut at tb# band of man. her
lord? When bna ah# dttnanilM t«» In* hyn-
noticed and wb#» baa abo tlamnin #*l. In
tbi* gull#* of " compUm_#nt. b#r lord r —
•admit# * —
pray, hni
f‘ hla’domratl# alav#? When, t
woman fallen from that atat# of
cnm|*ulaaabl|i with man Into the nitre of
aluvcrv wlivr# abm#r*wla In bundlltilou to
hl» f##t. iM-ffKlfig POMbclpatloa at the bunds
of man? When have onr American worn
#ti iicalml to exchange their purity and no
Idilty for th# coutamlOitton that wounn a
auffrago w.oild Impoa# uinmi them? For
there nr# many tblnga cl#au#r than poll-
tli-a. Our women might uot hurt tb# gov-
ertiment **f our commonwealth. Imt govern-
lii tf mlk’lit hurt th«m-«nd for thla reason
w# protiH’t them.
Hather thou to ImII#v# what I’roffaaor
Wdnlnacr t>»* *aid. la It n«»t belief for
iin to think nn he who one# cold: "Woman.
tiiHl uud# the# to temper man—we would
hnv# Ih-#ii hruthea without the#?**
I hnvi- n*k#d tbeae quest Iona merely that
1 wiia t* "l v * thi*'meaning of "How Shall Man
Tr«*:»t Woman?" Very trulv yonra.
Tr CALVIN I . CARLTON.
UNDER THE LAUREL.
n under th# drooping laurel,
On r*H-ka nil coated o'er
%Mb reil Htnl velvet tnorsen
Which arma- In day a of yore.
The limpid, laughing water
whirling t*aat my feet.
Th# tarea of life to banlah
Hy Ita music clear and awee
Th# lofty tnounlalnit round tn#
At# towering far on high;
Tfcclr client pralae aurrounda me.
)t Him whoa® Yu*Jp f* nfgh
Th# stately tre«« o'ershndow
The aun’a fierce toy a to check.
While phantoms all are playing—
H#e how they nod and beck.
Th# mountain breexea coming
Knmf many n hidden bower,
Mv ruddy vheeka are kl*i*tng
iiach moment of the hour.
..... w thus
causing illaaatl*f«#tlon and a. lurk of
"eaprlt d# corpa." and roaaequeut uegli
and careleaai “*
Inyolvleg ao-hlenis.
— ... a many *fiff#n-it
ways, which under a liberal policy wonli
aoi occar — A. HAmJikoN-
An«l f^tlll the Inurcl’s o*#r tne,
Iin llmba lire drooping low*
A# It to keep away from me
Al! cares of life below.
—UEOKtiR W. HABRETT.
AffHTTfim.
me down to deep."
And may n#ver »«*lu awake.
Mv soul nl#a nut within me deep,
8av
ave my aoul for J#»ua’ oak#.
For everlaatlui
Immortality I pray.
My Bavlor'a fiaml 1 loot; to ahakc,
Humbly to l*ow nt Jean* feet.
If I should dl# N-fore I wake.
Lying <
Aa I ;. — . - . . .
A future existence loonn* up bright.
Aud th# vtry gates of lies veil «>p#;
All my doubts are cleared a wav.
* ‘ " “ —* a fake.
And I know religion’*
dl# liefor# I
jtur# exlstcnr# loema up bright
A Uf# to #ootb# tho aoul'a desire;
Ll^ eternal, great reward.
The morning's dawn may never break;
R#m#nil*#r tue. rave me, dear lx»rd,
If I should dl# before 1 wake.
A SHAME UPON THE REPUBLIC,
While lu Wasblugton. I). C.. a f«w weeks
ago I stood oa# flu# morning lu th# rotunda
of the tiia|tnlfl##ot capttol of the nation.
and guard In admiration not unuHxed wltb
great rnvu which adorn Ita
tiNtorlc walla.
Tho rotunda of the rapltol la
of the
nust beautiful ami Interesting places with
in tin* cover of the great bultdlug. From
the obi and practoua walla Took dowo npoa
th# vlaltnr the fac#a of many wh# have
done mightily wall In founding and In uv
lut; this republic of oura. There la —
^ like
m-rni of a great man In all that gn*N||y group
Hint does not deserve to l*e there Hnt aa
I ItMiki-tl upon thpa# majeatlc pnlntlugs I
thought bow straug# It was that mv eye#
i-tHilil nud no pointed memory of It
Fdwaril Lee
Itotiert
racrad place where Webitcr
flay i
tnred utthitorlv* of '
mighty meu who
th# record of lit# republic, aud the statue
of th# *Ui# woman which adorns the hall.
Willard. Hut •• I liHtknl upon
Iglity patrlota la marble I tin
Fran
lough
b>*w* atrnng# It was that no monument had
Ihm-d vrecti-d th#r# to tho houor uud to the
glory of ttottert le^».
And lit all that inagnlfleopt capltnl. and III
all that iH-aiitiful *ity of Washlngtnli. an
hnllowt-tl to us all In-cause of Ita hlstorli*al
tiii*I am red moMM latbim*, I sc:tn h#4l In talu
to And a single painted or aculptureil mem-
I thought this waa at range, lint It la
eonii-thlnif more tlinn EiriUig-— It Is mou
■troua We are living IimIuv **
t la reunltod. Reuulitil lu
:l tu love. Whoa
raury of the birth
that la reuultod. Ueuult
naiuivJjLjptrvrpment am!
npci-ntTy me IflRli nnnher .
of I*## was oli#erve<l. hU nniu# was pralt ...
from one end of th# country to th# other,
lu every state tn the t ulon piddle exercises
wen- held lu hla h«Hioi. And It waa right
and It waa just. For Iav was flrst a Vlr
gliil/ni, ami next a cttlsen #f tht* great re«
public. It waa l*#«y win- flrst taught th#
prladpl# of national unity after hla nob!#
awnnl wn* aurrendi-rcil to (Jrniit at Ap|M>-
i wit tux. Anti when Iav waa offered a grvqf
pealtlstn In a foreign country after th# ctoa*
youth uf the country
Tb# whol# civillscti world Ik corn lug tu
statu# that would b# an honor
comitrr. A atatae that
I*##. IJncolu aid
with liauda cla
eairle and uadrr
flag of th# republic
of peace ami In th#
Aa It Is today, tl
tn Itnbart Edward
Is a abatq^ upon th
THEY’LL CARRIE A. NATION.
By Jams* Watksr Hsslhsrlsy,
Carrl* N'stlon’s on her wsy
Tn Atlanta!
Hire's sura to take ths day
In Atlanta!
('arris Nation's cornin' to town.
An' ahe's goto' to knock It down.
Whisky man an wssrnln' n frown
In Atlanta!
Oh! shs's cornin' 'roun' ths cures.
To Attentat
An’ shs's cornin' with her nerv*
To Atlanta!
Mho's cornin' with • dashr
Saloon windows will crash.
Oh! shs’s sura to maks s mash
It Atlanta!
cants Nation's du*
It Atlanta!
All th* wblskr crowd are blue
In Atlantal
If woman wsra allowed to vote
Whisky would coass to float
Down ths drunkard's throat.
In Atlanta!
Oh!
Oh!
sire'll brulss th* ssrpsafs hi
In Atlanta! -
•Ire'll bruise the nosax rad
In Atlanta!
When th* woman folks swsko
The whisky foundations will shakti
There'll ba • great earthquake
“ II Carats t
They'll
> A. Nation!
The average savings
depositor in the
United States has
$400 to his credit.
Are you up to the
paver-p
raaaarayaoi
HKBBiHMi