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THE ATLANTA OEOROrAN. Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F.L. SEELY, President. Telephone Connectioni. Subscription Rates: (tone Year $4.50 I Six Months 2.50 I Three Months 1.25 I By Carrier, per week 10c Published Erery Afternoon Except Sunday by THE GEORGIAN CO. at 25 W. Alabama Street, Atlanta, Ga. red >• seenndrlsss matter April S. MO*, at tba Postoglce at Atlanta. Ga.. under act of conireaa of tlarcb 1, Itlt. "O happy man! Celeatlal aauaage aellerl Friend, guardian and protector of ua all; Come forward; aave your frlenda and aave your country. —Aristophanes. Saturday Evening. "Do you blush? Sufferers of Involuntary blushing id for free particulars of our remedy. This Is not, as might be supposed, an extract from tint opaque humor of Punch or Pick-Me-Up, but we find It gravely nestling among the classified advertlsments of a family periodical, disputing the top of the column with patent Incubators and Mrs. Soothlow'a Winning ' Syrup. ' a Wo have no mean* of knowing hone many answers nri' sent In response to this enticing offer, nor, Indeed, how tunny people there are In this brazen world who would like to be cured of the good old habit of blushing. Dut we take occasion to remark that wherever this spontaneous tendency remains unabated—wherever the native modesty of girlhood and womanhood, or even of nunliood, Is still.ready to fling out the crimson banner of a bluab at the approach of evil communloatlona which corrupt good manners, about the last thing In the world they should seek to do would be to employ some palm- Itrhing empiric to destroy that wholesome tendency. Wo sometimes wonder If the ability to blush Is not passing away, at best. We are almost ready to ask, with Hamlet, "O shame, where Is thy blush?" The crime of tho fratricide to which he referred, might Kwaken, In these yellow days, a moment's Interest, and perhaps evoko a few perfunctory expressions of regret, until the next day's horror crowded the memory of It from our minds. . Dut the sins against the Individual and against so ciety multiply so rapidly In this age of ready communica tion that shame seems verily to have lost Its blush, and the world Is becoming as callous as the upper ten of Babylon. It Is not the evil communications alone—not the risquo stories and Indelicate allusions which would hare shocked our well bred grandmothers—but the Inso lence of graft and the Impudence of greed, the dlspoal- tlon to minify the moral obloquy of deeds which we have been taught to look upon aa wrong, which baa trampled under foot the ensign of shame and taught ua in endure, to pity and embrace the hideous mlc'n of vice. It Is not necessary that a man should bo a states man in order to realize how far thla tendency haa gone In our public life and In the conduct of our great com nuTclnl systems. Men clothed In the garments of re spectability and holding high seats In the synagogue, violate the natural rights of society not only without compunction but apparently without an^ realisation of tin- fact that they are guilty of any moral turpitude. Tho story of Alexander and the pirate la old and yot ever new. It has become trite to say that the man who iteali h million la merely an expert In high finance. It la only 'he petty thief of the barn-yard who la characterized as he really deserves. The widow and the fatherless sre consistently robbed by the Intricate systems of corporate iMiwcr; human life la Imperiled and the (JomestIc budget nibbed by the aelf-satlsfled syndicates which' sell- us for mnldehyde for the nutritious Juices of meat; the great transportation systems laugh at the cobweb netting of the law, spun for flies too weak to break through, and yet their boaom's lord appears to alt lightly on bis throne. Is It not time to ask, "O shame, where It thy blush?" ' • 1 Is It not time to recall that nugget of common sente which Lowell gave ua?— Mr. Peabody for Chancellor. . Tho Georgian Is disposed to coincide most heartily with the editorial suggestion In Saturday’s Constitution for tho selection of George Foster Peabody to the chan cellorship of the State University.' The editor of tho Constitution Is 8 trustee of that Institution, and we suppose that the editorial of Satur day Is based upon Inside Information and can be serf ously considered. The Georgian la strongly committed to the propo sition that wherever It be possible the executive position of great educational institutions ought to be filled by professional educators, and that wherever It can be done the chief places In our own educational Institutions should be filled by promotion from the ranks of the teach ers who have done faithful and effective work In the subordinate places of education. To this general prin ciple we resolutely adhere, because we believe , that along the lines of this policy will be found the highest possible encouragement and Inspiration to the teach era of the state. We favor It also because we deem It as Incongruous to put a politician or a preacher Into the presidency of a university as to transfer a teacher Into tfie pulpit or to the presidency of a bank. Dut the condltlona which aurround Mr. Peabody arc so large and so promising that we can, for the time being, at least, subordinate the policy which we have expressed toward the teachers of the state. Air. Peabody haa been for ten years past a conse crated and devoted friend and student of education. Hls sympathies and bis labors have mado of him In expe rience almost a teacher himself, and hls close and lntl mate contact with the late beloved chancellor of the university fits him pre-eminently to carry out and enlarge the policies and the mission of that great and lamented citizen. / /, Beyond this, and of especial significance, Air. Pea body la a mau of affairs, with a large hold upon the con fidence and the ear of the wealth of the country, and these are conditions of supreme Importance at this time of the university of the state. What the university needs Is equipment, dhlarge- rm-nt, the amplifying of 1U scope and the solidity of Its financial relations. Outside of the Vanderbilt Univer sity there Is not an institution sonth of the Potomac river which Is sufficiently equipped to keep at home the sons of the South, who have found It necesaary to finish and complete their education In northern universities. If, at this critical and eventful time, wi9*icould In duce a great and wealthy man of affairs like Air. Pea body, who Is himself a man of the broadest culture and an educator of practical experience, to assume the chan cellorshlp of the university, the state might safely hope that, through, hla Influence and hls connections, the affairs of the university might speedily be put upon that large and ample foundation of convenience and equip ment which would establish It In the front rank of Southern Institutions of learning. For these reasons we cordially endorse the sugges tion of our neighbor across tho way, and unless some reason not now foreseen should develop to change this opinion we shall be glad to co-operate In every way to the consummation of this most admirable and Inspiring arrangement. General Weyler Is now Indulging, perhaps, In some reflections on the whirligig of time. "In vain we call old notions fudge. And bend our conectence to our dealing: Tho Ten Commandments will not budge. And stealing will continue stealing." Do we grow too eertoue and pessimistic? Then let u* say that for Its own take the cunning worker* Id flesh and blood should not rob the world of Its bluehea. What. Indeed, could be more beautiful than the man tling color of girlhood In the rich mid-morning of all her budding charms— "The soul, the muelc breathing In her face, Uke to a lighted alabaster vase?” Tin-re la a glory of the rising and of the setting sun, when the gray clouds are streaked with the crimeon of the coming or the passing day. There Is a glory of the autumn leaf, when the dying year breathes upon the sumac and the maple end the woods put on their royal livery of red. Hut ell their chromatic shades, from pearly pink to passion's poppy splendor, fade before the blush of mod esty and Innocence . Only figuratively, perhaps, can we reasonably expect that the rugged cheek of manhood could blush, even for all the varied forma of malfeasance under the sun. But satiny cheeka In which the crimson currents corns' and go, while life Is young and hopes are high end y,-t the world Is new, are no figments of the Imaginative mind They ere a dainty and sweet reality. shall the-mountebanks take them from ut end give us ftwKliy faultless. Icily regular" Ataudes, robbed of thi pulsing language of the blush? Not yet; not yet! Give na purity and Innocence yet a little while, "Carnatloned like a sleeping Infant's cheek. Rocked by the beating of Its mother's breast” The reel "Desdwood Dick" has recently passed away. This desperate character spent hls declining days holding up people wiili a chewing gum proposition. If Mr. Addlcks cannot get Into the United States seri- he might inflate hlmielf and Join the Aero Club. Secretary Wilson I* again under Are. They do not '• n hand him bis bomb concealed in a bouquet. Bribery" originally meant a piece of bread given beggar. How times do change! The Peachtree Pavement. There Is general satisfaction over the announcement that a new pavemont for Peachtree street Is now prac tically an assured fact. This question has been voxlng the mind of the gen eral public for a long time. Repeatedly the great can- tral thoroughfare had been In such condition that It was necessary to iiatch It up—repairs which wore always socured only after persistent efforts. But at last the residents along the street and the citizens of Atlanta In general realised that tho original pavement had liter ally worn out, and there was no economy In attempting to tinker with It any longer. A movement was then set on foot to secure n now pavoment entirely. This, too, has required long and per sistent effort, but we are now Informed that a majority of the abutting property owners along Poachtree are anxious fo have the new pavement put down and have signified their desire to council. So It seema certain that the work of laying a new pavement will begin within a short time. v This Is as It should be. There are few cities. North or South, that can boast ot.ao magnificent a thorough fare. and we would be much to blame If we allowed it to continue longer In the condition It has been for several years. * . The entire community feels gratified that thla Im portant step I* about to be taken and It Is hoped that the work will be ruthed to a quick and efficient condu- ■Ion. Two Atlanta Young Men'. The ample announcement of the N. P. Pratt Labora tory In today's Issue suggests tba rapid and successful way In which the young men of Atlanta and of Georgia are forging their way to the front of Industrial develop ment In the South. The two young men who compose tbl* Arm are sons of the famone Dr. N. A. Pratt, the most noted chemist of hi* day In the South, the developer of the phosphate beds of South Carolina end of Florida, and a man of genius end affaire. The young eons of Dr. Pratt, without excepUon, followed In the professional footsteps of their father, and have never varied or turned from the Inten tion to work out for themselves and for the state in which they live a destiny along the lines of their father's profession. Beginning from the ground floor of effort and of InformaUon, with or without a college education, and moat of them without this advantage, the sons of N. A. Pratt have for ten years past been recognised as es sential fedora In *11 matter* chemical and Industrial In Atlanta and In the state. The N. P. Pratt Laboratory started by K. P. Pratt and George L. Pratt le now one of the flret Institutions of Its kind In the South. It* chemical department Is standard and Its engineering department exploited In The Georgian today Is growing steadily Into the same relative position among .the sclentlflc Industrie* of. the South. K. P. Pratt and George L. Pratt have amassed both wealth and Influential position by the steady consecration of their efforts along these lines, and are recognized among the foremost buslnees forces of the city. They ■re both Intensely Interested end Arm believers In the future of this section, and It 1* simply e matter of logic to say that there ere always certain reward* to capable men who do succeed in doing things In connection with the amazing progress the South Is making. ~~- The lesson of each live* le obvious and the moral scarcely needs to be pointed along the high end etaudard lines of concentration, charade* and Industry to the young men of the state. It Is the purpose of these brief lines not more to congratulate the Pratt Broth er? upon the- splendid and unbroken achievements of I saved,” It Isn’t of much Immediate consequence to them their professional life, than to point their example to whether they are to reach salvation by one man's route tho emulation of young men of the state who will adopt or another man's route. The essential thins Is to set reputable and useful profession and follow It with there, and we take It for granted that all soul savers and with unflagging Industry. j ought to be glad that a soul 13 saved by any route. And | we have never yet heard an orthodox Christian who did not recognize tho "repent and be saved" route as stand ard. Intelllgc Mr. Wilmcr and the Revivalists. We publish on this page today a communication from Rev. C. B. Wllmer growing out of some of the criticising which have been made by ministers and lay men upon the Torrcy revival during the course of Its continuance in this city. Mr. Wllmer writes Interestingly alway*. and bla letter of today Is In hls clearest and happiest vein. Tho Georgian lias no comment to make upon It in a controversial way. We bave no desire to spilt doctrinal hairs or to discuss theological topics with one whose busi ness and whose pleasure It Is to become expert among these themes. , We (rive Mr. Wllmer free course to be magnified In oiir columns, and reserve for ourselves a single state ment of fact as to our own position. If we have ever been sincere and well meaning In our lives we linvo endeavored to be so In reference to this revival of religion under the auspices of the earnest business men of Atlanta. With a layman's full sense of the meaning end Importance of this movement we have had but one eingle Idea In connection, and that to give whatever force nnd Influence tills paper might wield to the suc cess of the central Idea of the revival—the quickening of conscience and the Bavlng of souls. In the old fashioned religion to wblch we have been reared, we were taught to believe that the gospel was tho good news or salvation, which when received, estab lished not less tho brotherhood of man than the Father hood of God. Tho clash of doctrines and the wrangling of warring creeds and constructions have never lnterferd with the serenity and the happiness of this conception, and we hnd somehow and somewhere derived the Idea that controversies nnd doubtful disputations hindered rather than helped tho free course of religion in the minds of men. It may be the dullness of our minds, or the narrowness of our experience, but we honestly did not recall a great, revival that had prospered upon controversial wrangles or upon doctrinal duel* between Christian leaders. Air. Wllmer Is a great and good minister of the gos pel, nnd wo are among the very humblest and unwor- thlest of Its unfaithful followers, but we cannot get out of our minds that It Is a gospel of love*and peace and fra ternity, nnd wo hnvo heard higher and better disciples than wo are at least, declare that the strife and Intoler ance of Christian teachers discredited this gospel In the eye and ear of the worldlings, and that the noisy dis cord of doctrines' Was poor food to feed to sinners seek ing salvation, and trembling upon the verge of acceptance or rejection. We had somehow thought that If men—good men— had criticisms to offer and corrections to makp, they might well afford to wait until after the great question of accepting or rejecting Christ was settled, and then In the quiet aftermath, they might lead their flock Into tho gencrcl doctrinal paths that seemed straight, and Impress the disputed creeds In which they believed. Air. Wllmer must pardon us. If we continue to dis sent from tho view that any man (preacher or layman), Is under obligations to project hls personal convictions, however honest. Into an effort to lead men along broad and accepted lines to a better life. When men aro-belqg besought to "repent and be Mark you. we do not level this as a criticism against Mr. Wllmer. Far from it. We are merely giving the point of view, crude and uninspired as it is, which has moved us In the treatment of the Torrcy revival. Wo were the flrst voice to be lifted gently nnd reverently against the great revivalist himself when he seemed to be diverging Into the arena of controversy, and In the same spirit of respect we took the liberty to present our view to Mr. Wllmer. We make bold to express one more opinion in con clusion. The world is not going to be saved by the hair splitting theories of wrangling doctrinaires. If God Is true and Christ Is real, then love and faith, and fellow ship and kindness will continue to be the master forces of the world, and the only^rellable guide posts to eter nal Joy. ■ ■ —— - ■■ aJjXJcU For the Public Comfort. We publish today a communication from Mr. J. G. Rossman on the necessity for purchasing one or more sites In the central part of the city for small parka be fore the price of real estate advances further. He also argues strongly for the establishment of public comforts In one of these central locations for the beneflt of visitors to the city, as well as for the general public. Air. Rossman Is a man of affairs and of advanced Ideas. Alore than once he has made suggestions for the good of the public which have made a deep Impres sion upon the minds of thinking people. None of them has been more timely than the suggestions be now makes for the public welfare and wo believe that they should be given earnest consideration. There is certainly a crying need for some such small parka or open areas as ho describes. It is true that land In the central part of the city Is now held at fancy figures, nnd at flrst sight It may seem to be prohibitive. But we must reflect how much moro valua ble this property will be In the next ten or even flvo years. / We have our larger parks for recreation and amuse ment, where Jaded humanity may go for a pleasant evening or a restful Sunday. But oo provision I* made for the down-town shopper or the thousands of visitors who come to Atlanta every year and have no tlmo to get out of the heart of the city. One or ( more of these little oases in the heart of our’ busy centers would be n veritable God-send to the people we have mentioned. To lit up such areas with the public comforts pro posed would be one of the wisest and most Important de mands of health and would obviate a vast amount of suf fering on the part of the public, and particularly of vis-. Itors of both sexes who are here only for a day. Such conveniences are now supplied by all the most progressive cities of the middle west, while every one who has been abroad bears hearty testimony to the common sense end wholesome foresight which make such provisions In the great cities of tho continent It la a subject which no one should overlook, and If wo aro to take the lead among twentieth century cities during tho next decade we must begin this work before property valoes In the central portion of tho city are Indeed prohibitive. MR. WILMER AND THE REVIVAL Editor The Atlanta Georgian your Issue of the 21th Instant, under the caption, "pr. Hawthorne on. Dr. Torrey," you say, "We trust that Dr. Hanborne nnd Dr. Wllmer nnd Dr. Bridewell will And no ocoaslon to voice another critlcsm during this last closing week. • • • Under these con dltlone, every Instinct and all reason would suggest either hands off or hands In hands f5r the Gospel cause.' If, by the worda "And no occasion to voice another criticism," you mean only that you hope that nothing will be said or done at the meeting now In progress that will furnish any basis for Just critlcsm, you express a hope In which all good men must Join; but If you mean, as. apparently you do mean, that clergymen should retrain from crltclslng anything, whether just ly liable to criticism or not, on tha ground that "the time Is short; ths revival la at Ita height; the Interest la Intense; many strong and sensible cit izens claim to have found a blessing in the closing days, - you raise ques tions of great Importance to the com munity. 1 beg to urge two points on your calm and Judicial consideration. First, you utterly Ignore the fact that every clergyman In Atlanta Is un der most solemn pledge to Almighty God and hls own church to give hie people Instruction, according to the (caching of hla church and hls own best undsrstandlng of the word of God on the subject of man's spiritual and sternal welfare Thin responsibility can ,not be set aside In favor of the teaching of any one clergyman tern- K rarity In our midst, or permanent- for that matter; and still lass can It be net aside at the suggestion of a secular newspaper. You would, doubt less, repel the thought that the pulpit should restrict the Just liberty of the press. By the same token, I would suggest the Impropriety of the press' undertaking, on any pretext whatever. You will doubtless say In reply that you are not exercising censorship, but making an appeal to "Instinct snd rea son." Allow me. then, to remind you that, — - * *'—— *-—* this satlon — _ _ . "the old-fashioned gospel" Is being preached. But this was amurely dog matic utterance, aiming, without one scintilla of proof, to put those who may have and express some other concep- linn nf the "w.ianAl" Into (Has svllnil* l. aiio^ mf, inrn. 10 irminu you it, In a former editorial, .bearing on * same subject, you asked for a cee- Ion of criticism on the ground that tlon of the “gospel" into the odious position of opposing the salvation of souls. That Is religious tyranny of the worst sort. Secondly, you make It neceeasry to reassert and maintain, on the thresh old of the twentieth century, what ought, by this time, to be taken for granted ae an axiom by all thinking people, via: that nothing can be safe ly withdrawn from serious criticism, and the more Important the subject, the more true Is this. The appeal of the Great Teacher was to the Intelli gence, the spiritual discernment and practical sense of men. not -to blind credulity. Hls conception of saving men- was establishing the kingdom within them, getting them to love He Hlm- He ask- He ask' reason, selves to be called master, conviction and persuasion, conviction an dpcrsuaslon. ed tho free tribute of our conscience and heart. II Is alien to the Bplrlt of Christ to ask for any human being a kind and degree of loy alty that Ho repudiated for Himself. The manner In whleh epithets are sub stituted for argument by many relig ious teachers shows the pernicious re sult of tho plea for exemption from criticism. Why should any man ask to be ex empt from criticism any way? Is It not by criticism that all Improvement comes? There sre magazines that of fer prizes for criticisms that shall enable them to make Improvements. Has any human being gdt the gospel down so fine that nobody can say anything on the subject worth hls while to hear? Is not thla to claim Infallibility for oneself? t say to you very frankly and seriously that If I have got Jo be subject to a pope, I prefer the present bishop of Rome to any "combine" of Proteatant preach er and newapaper editor; end this 1 say with no Intention of sarcasm or want of respect to such preacher or editor. The truth la, I suspect that people' _ minds are confused on the subject of what criticism Is. I submit that while the fact that one le both trying to do good, and Is, In some measure, suc ceeding, warrants exemption from cap tious criticism, unessential critlcsm, it does not warrant exemption from se rious critdsm. If a man was doing hls level best In all sincerity to save others from drowning, It would be. In effect, a murderous act for any one thoughtlessly to embarrass hls efforts, or keep drowning persons out of reach of hls strong and saving arm. And If people are drowning In sin, as they are, and, on the way, tt not to brimstone, at least, to moral and spir itual ruin, thoughtless criticism, crit icism that does not go to the root of the matter or touch some essential, or, at least. Important principle, would be worthy of all condemnation. I am thoroughly at one with you on that, which I take to be the real controlling thought In your mind on this matter. But suppose, to continue the Illustra tion above employed, that I, too, am In the business of trying to get peo ple out of the waters of moral and spiritual ruin, snd tm convinced that some things done will actually result In drowning some people. Instead of saving them, am I to keep quiet at trie dictation of n bystander, who knows nothing of the subject! , Or suppose that cholera is raging In our beloved city. Thera are different schools • nil * vravA riIffaranona of thought, andgrave differences of opinion as to what curative methods are best. There are Christian Scient ists, Homeopaths, Osteopaths, Regu lars, not to mention others, In the Held, all sincere and bavlng the same object In view, the cure of the disease— whether It be conceived to exist In the body or only In "mortal mind.” Sup pose, now, that all the practleers of tho healing art. no matter which of them schools of thought they represent, should be railed on to stand back and give np tho Hold for one month to one man, when they conscientiously believe that some of the medicine used or methods employed while doing good here snd goodness, and think truth with their. there, sre, to other persons, actually own minds and.will the hlgheat. At [baneful? Is that a legitimate demand the very 'foundation of Jesus' dealing to bo made upon any physician, cape- with men lies Hls respect for their i daily by one not himself a physician? personalities. He taught us to rail i I repeat that no captious criticisms no man father an ) n' t to ;, nnlt our- should be employed. The man who. in such serious situation, should under take to arouse resentment against any one doing earnest work by making fun of hls clothes, for example, or criticiz ing hls manner, or any unessential cle ment In the man's makeup or methods, would bo Justly regarded ns lacking In a proper sense of tho Importance of health, hs well as of tho serious re sponsibility that attaches to thinking nnd speaking. But when serious ques tions are raised by persons whose life work It Is to get at the truth In such matters, as to tho truth and effect of certain remedies, it Is wrong to assumo the very point under discussion and cut off thought and Investigation. That Is as true of religion as of medicine. Nor can I see where the harm Is going to come from full nnd fair discussion of religious themes at this time. Nay, I submit, that the more Intense the feeling that la aroused, the more Impor tant It Is that dear thinking nnd truth should be kepi well to the front. If any one will carefully study the etory given In Luke xlv:26-13, of how Christ dealt with a crowd that jvas under the most Intense feeling apparently, and run of enthusiasm for Him, I think he will not fell to understand my point— STOP AND THINK! was the burden of Hls message to the multitude at that psychological moment. - It Is not the purpose of this- letter to Justify the theological opinions l have expressed, but to justify the right of Just and responslbls criticism In prin ciple. I would, however, to make my point dear as to the difference between criticism and criticism, remind you that I have challenged the two propo sitions that a man's natural goodness has nothing to do with hls salvation, and that salvation Is an Instantaneous occurrence. I have contended that while every man must be born again, and that no natural goodneas makes on* Independent of the Spirit of God, yet natural goodness Is part of the soil In which the seed of divine truth must be sowed, and that while the full sur render of the Ufe to God In Christ gets one .started on the way of salvation, FOK PUBLIC COMFORT. Edit The prls tfit to ,eorgian: s you art ?d In any public enter, tent which may be oi Ity. I desire to suggest ... ........pent which I bellevt should he started, -md for which At. Unta will realize the necessity. Crowded Condition in Skyscraper Sec tion begins the process of eternal life, and lace In a short,time—hard may take pi ly, I think, instantaneously—yet salva tlon Itself Is the reslut of growth— "flrst, the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn In the ear.” I desire, therefore, not to be numbered simply with those who havo "criticised these meetings" (except that I do not ap prove of them for children), but among those who have, with a sense of responsibility for both thought and utterance, made an appeal to thought ful men and women, . In the name of 8crlpture, reason and experience, on behalf of certain prepositions which I must regard as both true and Impor tant. And, In conclusion, let me say I have no desire to be exempt from the same sort of criticism that I have dealt out to others; a discussion of what Is true In religion, although I decline to bandy personalities The subject Is too Important. I stand for a church which has a certain conception of religion. I have views of my own, within ihe large limits of liberty accorded me In that church. As to both, the only way to And out what Is true It to allow full and free discussion, carried on with due deference to the rights of others. "I speak as to wise men; Judge ye what 1 say." For as many as may be brought In these meetings to accept the Lord ship over human Rfe of aur Lord Jesus Christ. "I rejoice end will rejoice;" but I warn them that they era at the beginning of their spiritual careen, not the end: end I affectionately beg them to beer In mind the exhortation of Ahab to the king of Syria; "Let not him that gtrdeth on hls harness boast himself as be that putteth It off." C. B. WILMER. Citizens point with pride to ths crowded thoroughfares and metropoli. tan nsjiect In the central portion ol the city, and real estate owners holf on to the land which has so rapidly In. creased In value, and Is constantly be coming more so. I have read with interst of the work of the men who were the pioneers le building Atlanta and their explanation of the narrow streets and sidewalks in the present business section. We know Hint In their flights of Imagina tion they never planned a city like the Atlanta of 190H. with all Its glorious promise of future growth and useful, ness. Let us profit by the experience of the past and begin the movement for a Grenter and More Beautiful Atlanta —the Atlanta of a decado or two de cades of the future. Atlanta, with Its many public In stitutions nnd magnificent buildings, has neglected to provide something that Is necessary In the congested section of any Inrge city—and that la small areas or parks for public use. I should like to see a movement started for the purchase of a tract In the center of the city for this pur pose, or tho selection of a commis sion to devise ways and means for ths purchase of a sits and Its mainte nance by endowment and popular pub lic subscription. In the early days ol Boston, provision was mads for ths purpose, and the beautiful Boston com mon. In the heart of Boston, will be held Intact for nil time. It Is known now, as in the olden time, as the chil dren's playground, or • Boston com mon. Now Is the time for Atlanta to give another practical demonstration of its civic pride. With the great 1910 ex position before us, It would be a signal stroke in the way of civic Improve ment to have a small park or square hi the center of tho city, and Is al most essential for the comfort and health of the hundreds of thousands of visitors. It would be useful for large outdoor mass meetings and for reviewing stnnds on public occasions. Public Comfort Facilities Underground. The public comfort facilities could be located underground, being well- lighted and ventilated, and so ar ranged as to prevent the slightest em barrassment .to either sex on entering or leaving. Thera la no public place where any one can get a drink of water. Atlanta should provide drinking fountains for the public and a place to rest, If for only a few minutes. Such a place would be a blessing to thousands of the suffering public, who would wel come It. Finally, I will suggest that If At lanta real estate Is already too valua ble for the centrally located public comfort accommodations, and that ways and means can not be devised without considerable delay, that the space under the streets be utilized for this purpose as n starter to relieve the present condition of affairs. It might be practicable to use the space under the streets, say, near Penchtree nnd Marietta, for a resting- place. with drinking fountains, publto comforts, bureau of information for citizens and strangers, public telephone booths, telegraph offices and similar public necessities. A building arrangement could be de cided upon which would prevent the slightest embarrassment to either sex on entering or leaving. J. C. ROSSMAN. GEORGIANS^ IN GOTHAM. By Private Leased Wire. Now York, Juno 2.—Hero are soma of tho visitors In New York today; ATLANTA—A. O. Graves A. W. Har mon, Mrs. F. Flexner. AUGUSTA—A. Benson. * SAVANNAH—G. A. Gordon, Miss M. C. Rourko. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. JUNE 2. 1492—Granada surrendered; end of do minion of Moors In Spain. 1535—John of Leyden tortured and put to death. 1572—Thomas, duke of Norfolk, exe cuted. . 1581—James Douglas, earl of Morton, beheaded at Edinburgh. 1609—Sir Thomas Oates and party of colonists sailed from England for Virginia. 1629—John Bobleskl born. 1671—Sir Edward Leigh, member of long parliament, died. 1701—Madame de Scuderl. writer, died. 1754—Thousands killed In earthquake at Cairo, Egypt, .... . 1780—Gordon's "no-popery” riots be gan In London. 1814—Pea •Peace between Great Britain and France proclaimed In I/ondon. 1818—General Philip Kearney born. Died September 1, 18*2. 1835—Pope Plus X born. . 1843—John Cory, Washington's negro servant, died at the age of 111- 1858—Donntl's comet first observed by Dr. Donatl, Florence. 1868—Generals Kirby Smith and Ms- gruder formally surerndered their forces at Galveston. 1872—Mobellng attempted to assassi nate Emperor William. 1875—International telegraph conrer- ence opened at St. Petersburg 1878—Wreck of the steamer Idaho on the const of Ireland. 1882—General Gulseppe Garibaldi died. 1SS6—Hon. Grover Cleveland married to Miss Frances Folsom. — 1889—Forty lives lost In floods at Pe- OJ~r HI II8YB iwrit. sss ’ . . „ X tersburg, Va.. and Washington >D. C. . . „ 1892—The “High-Water Mark” monu ment at Gettysburg dedicated. 1894— Field Columbian Museum at Chi cago dedicated. . 1895— Eugene V. Debs, leader of the Chicago railway strike, sentenced to six months' Imprisonment. 1904— Killing of -Caesar'' Yonng. tor whose murder Nsn Patterson was tried. 1905— President Roosevelt’s peace offer to Ruslsa end Japan. EVOLUTION. Pasra. reader, for an tngler » sake, A moment of year time I take. M Td show the growth that went to me*» An Isaak Walton. le leer s very modest Mte. ^ But yet It ailed bla with drtlsbt. And an he tntd hls friends that alfbt A plscatoey narrative. Next time la quite a royal trty A twenty pomader pit sway, So he rrisied every day A fish story. The last whleh rsssed hU red to fall Wat little siuller than a whale. And nil were forced to cell bis Isle A Be. .. . JKk.i m*