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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
FRIDAY. JrXB 16, lttt
WAS THEPLOT LAID
SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE IN
DAMAGE SUIT.
Although Witnesses Were Im
peached They Laid Bare Al
leged Scheme of Plaintiff.
8j>« -la! to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn.. June 15.—In the
caae of Nannie Hutson, administratrix
of the estate of Will Hutson, who was
killed by Annie Brown, vs. Horace
8 tilth, In which the plaintiff seeks $25,-
000 damages, alleging the defendant
aided and abetted In the murder of
Hutson, witnesses, although Impeach
ed, testified that the -scheme of the
plaintiff was to recover damages and
offer Governor Cox a good sum to par
don Annie Brown, deceased, and also
pay witnesses a good sum.
It was shown by the plaintiff that
tho defendant told Annie Brown, with
whom he was Intimate, to kill Hutson,
and the revolver used was Identified as
b'i nging to the defendant. Annie
Brown was serving ten years In the
penitentiary when she died a month
ago
WANT RAILROADS
TO AID INQUIRY
COMMISSION ASKS FOR DATA FOR
USE DURING THE
HEARINGS.
By Private Leaked Wire.
Washington. June 15.—The Inter
state commerce commission today sent
out a circular letter to every railway
company In the United States calling
for Information that will assist the
»ommlssion In Its Investigation of the
coal and oil business.
would"hang men
who attack women
By Private Leaaed Wire.
Chicago. June 15.—Judge John Glb-
l.one today urged a thorough reform
In the criminal lawa of Illlnola In
report which he aent to the ttate nu-
ineme court. The meaaage la a radical
departure from the customary annual
report of the chief Justice of the clr
cult ■ "urt.
He would punlah attacks on women
t>y hanging; he would make a three-
fnurthu Jury verdlet legal, except In
Igpltail eakea; he would reform the dl
CAUGHT BT SHAFT
IN A BOX FACTORY
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BOY MAY
DIE FROM INJURY.
Heels Beaten Into Pulp by Strik
ing in the Rapid Rev
olution!;.
Photograph of the Rev. Dr. Robert H. Haaaau, the returned missionary,
who has spent forts years In the Congo, makes new revelations of the
atrocities perpetrated upon natives by the black and whit* soldiers of the
lielglan king, Leopold, and the kaiser.
INJURED IN AN ASYLUM,
NURSE DIES OF HURTS
By Private Leaaed Wlrs.
Hellefontalne, Ohio, June 16.—Mlaa
Nellie Rutlard died last evening from
Injuries sustained more than one year
ngo while's nurse In the state hospital
for the Insane at Toledo. Mlaa Bul
lard was alone In a ward with a num-
t.T of Insane patients, and one of
them attacked her. Indicting Injuries
to her spine. The legislature voted
Ml.a Bullard $>,600 because of her In
juries.
BIG IRON BEAM KILLS
WORKMAN ON "ELEVATED”
By Private Leased Wire.
Chicago, June 16 James Burns was
killed and Jamea Darker was fatally
Injured by the breaking of an Iron
bruin on the Routh Side elevated rail
road extension In Sixty-third street.
Thu men were adjusting a beam sixty
frri above the ground when suddenly
a alrder on which they were standing
cave way, throwing them to the
ground.
DOWIE S WIFE 8EEKING
SUMMER HOME PLACE.
Iij Private Leased Wire.
Muskegon. Mich., June 15.—Mrs. Jane
Dptgla. In the Muskegon county circuit
. mrt this afternoon, died a bill petl-
II nlng to have Dowie's ISOO.OOO White
Lake summer home property, deeded
...me time ago by Deacon Vollva to
I.,.i n Granger, given back to her. A
Miter light Is expected over the prop,
erty.
BIG CONTRARCT FOR RAIL8
GOES TO TWO COMPANIE8.
Ii> Private Leaaed Wire
i ittawa, Ont.. June 15.—It la an
nounced that the 33,200,000 contract tor
sieol rails for the Grand Trunk Pa-
< in- railway will ba divided between
ih>- Dominion Iron and Steel Company
and the Algoma Bteel Company. It Is
understood that the price Is In the I
nt'ixhborhood of lit a ton.
THE GEORGIAN DOLLAR
HA VING ITSELF A TIME
It is Purchasing Goods Worth From $1.25
to $3.00---If You Get It Pass
It Along.
The Georgian Dollar la surely having
Itself a lime, gatlvnntlng about the
town with every one looking for It.
Isn't It nice to be so popular?
The dollar, which you may not have
seen, has a small silver ring and card
attached to It, and enjoys the distinc
tion of bring the most valuable dollar
In Atlanta, In point of purchasing pow-
lf you get hold of It, don’t fnll
to go to one of the stores offering the
premiums and spend It.
The Georgian Dollar waa started on
Its round of pleasure Tuesday, nnd
since that time bus turned up at the
Globe Clothing Company, Harry Hll-
vertnan'e Ktow-ah restaurant—Its extra
value more than paid a tip here; Bran-
nen A Anthony's drug store, and aft
er & turn at Woltahetmer'a market for
refreshments, was next landed at Law
Bros. Co. It turned up at the last
named store Thursday afternoon, after
having been lost to sight for a couple
of days, nnd was passed on to Cecil
Meyer. Watch out for the dollar, for It
means money In your pocket.
Those ottering premiums for The
Georgian Dollar are. ,
The Atlanta Georgian « months
subscript Inn) $2.60
Glseman A Well, 1 Whitehall St... 1.10
Bass Dry Goods Company, 1$ West
Mitchell l.fo
Globe Clothing Company, 89-61
Whitehall 1.26
Etowah Restaurant, Whitehall and
Alabama streets j.oo
A. L. Curtis Drug Company, For
syth and Mitchell streots 1.10
Walter J. Wood Stove Company,
Whitehall and Mitchell streets.. 1.25
Wolfshelmer A Co., beef market,
111 Whitehall street 1.25
Brnnnen A Anthony, 102 White
hall 1,25
Llcbermnn Trunk Company, 92
Whitehall 1,25
H. W. Rountree A Bros, trunks, 77
Whitehall 1.25
lie Hook Company, 69 Whitehall. 1.25
McClure Ten-Cent Company, 62
Whitehall 1.25
Frank Edmondson A Bro. 1.26
M. H. Slmenhnff 1,60
Eagle Lunch Rooms 2.25
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NOOKS AND CORNERS OF AMERICAN HISTORY
THOMAS PAINE, THE PATRIOT
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.
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Had the Court Guessing.
)Y.>* Harper's Weekly.
A - aster of the fatted States from tbs
«.-t. who fleet rawe late prominence as
a lawyer In California, tells s story of the
ilsrs whew be was strufgUng fur rreugnl
tk'O at tk* bar.
sc Brat ease,- asjrs be. "waa one lu
u'Mii* a complicated question of Inherit
•err, aad It was tried before the niosi
Jurist In CaltfitrnU.
Notwithstanding the complex questions
nf law lowbred. I determined to get at the
borrow of things if it took a year to do su.
I -..suited every authority 1 could get lay
list It os. sad, as a result of my Industry. 1
lurnad ont a brief that seemed to me nu
It rertatnly was s coot
mint wtlietl gore me .'Ole
prove tee abstruse for the court.
•When lay lam raat» I arose aad boldly
planted Inin my argument, which covered
:;.Wr"T beW^rJEfr...^
■:;r}
• Don of the coart w>* not mt latent*.
An hour or t«ro later I obeerred dm of
]so4(1t» UMtUatkso. «*4 this, too. In the
ti list nf the moat tatrirete port of my
pW*. Just | bad exported! The court
anable to perrHra the Site point* of
■I Irmiment.
At tfala jaoctmrr I facettated end mM:
|1 rri< » t ». Tonr hoM * ,r * lMlt Jo fot-
" **• Ihr I hare followed you,* reapoededl
Me bemor. •hot r" * — - -
that If 1 could i
quit rjftit l .-
/ •
Ask the average man you meet on the
atiwt who Thorana Paine waa and the
answer will probably be: “Oh, he's
fellow who wrote that dirty scurrilous book
entitled ‘The Age of Iteaaon.' “
That la as much aa the rank and fllo of
the people of this country know about the
man who waa the friend of Washington,
and who, next to Washington, waa the
heart and soul of the struggle for Atnerl
by the way, that la not half so
radical as many of the booka that are
being written these days by t'hrlatlun tuln
1st era.
luateod of being n “dirty, acurrfloui
book." howeTer. ’The Age of Reason" la
n calm, dignified. Judicial criticism upon
the Bible: am! Its author. In tieu of haring
been a blatant nthelat and whol#»*ale un
believer, declared his faith In the following
“I believe In one tlod. nnd no more. The
world l« ( tuy country, and to do good my
file rutted htates might never have taken
their proud place among the nations of
the ••arth.
Thomas Paine waa lmrn of Quaker pa
rents In Thetford. Knglnnd. lu. the
1717, and In 1774, at the ago of
»e yei
tblrt
of introduction aud commendation from
the groat Franklin, who doubtless saw In
England the better.
»ii Reuse" wn$» printed by the
of copies, ntul wherever It went
them to Kg
"Commou
thousands «_ _
It aroused men like
courage Into timid hearts ami woke up the
colonists from Massachusetts to tleorgln.
Washington hulled Paine its the stnuebest
friend of l.llH*rty. and to hit dying day waa
not alow In expressing his profound grati
tude for the iHiwerful Influence that tho
author of "t'omroon Hense" had brought
to (tear, without money ami without price,
upon the mlud of the Amerlcnn public.
I,ntcr on. In the darkest hour of the
American cause, when about nil save Wash-
flal to The Georgian,
ome, Ga., June 16.—Howard, the
neven-year-old son of R. A. Lindaay, of
Eaat Rome, while engaged at work at
the crate .factory thla morning, met
with a very painful, If not fatal, acci
dent. Hla clothing caught In a line of
ahaftlng, which waa suspended a few
feet above the floor, and hla body waa
whirled around at the rapidity of mov
ing machinery.
The little fellow waa’ ao tightly
wrapped around the ahaftlng that the
.kin on his back wax completely torn
off and hla heel* were beat Into a pulp
agaln.t the floor. The machinery wa*
etopped as soon a. possible and the
body released from Its holdings.
Little Howard was carried to hie
home and medical aid summoned. From
Met reports he was In a very critical
condition.
CROMWELL MUST MAKE ANSWER
TO QUESTIONS REGARDING CANAL
By Private Leaaed Wire.
Washington, June 15.—-The senate canal committee decided today to
Inform William Xelaon Cromwell, when he appears before It Tuesday,
that he muat anawer the questions about canal affairs that he has hereto
fore declined, on the ground that he would be violating professional
confidence.
LOCAL NEWS CONDENSED
DINKELSPIEL
OX THE
BROOKLYN
BRIDGE
By GEO. V. HOBART.
of pam
ton ml of
—.: woke up tho people every
where ami. together with Washington's
aubllme poise ami faithfulness, saved the
ly to I.lberty ntul to Man!
"Them* are the times that try men's
nils!" exclaimed Paine In the first nutn-
l»er of "The Trial*," and then with an elo
quence that has lieen seldom equalled In
this world he went on In fHunnhlet after
pamphlet to *how the |>ooplo bow notes-
nary It waa that they
selves for the atnigi *
very despair to pluel
tory.
In 1717 Paine returned to Hngland, and
Upon the breaking out of the French Revo
lution went to France to cast hla lot will*
the people In their (tattle for liberty agalust
t'Otiia nnd lit* depotUm.
Narrowly escaping the guillotine In Parts
he went Itnrk to Rnglaud. from which coun
try he sailed for America In lfatt. dying In
New York In isd$, at the ripe old age of
heranty-two.
Where are the monnments In this country
to Thomas Paine the Patriot?
Is it not nltont time that the American
the great rmnkiin. wno (lountie** saw in
tb« nun tb. *Mti of usefulness to ibo ; fi-yk- tad !««■ to attorn tkrir •pprwla.
colonies. j »bm °* what this man did for the establish-
Into the straggle which soon after began l* ,ncr imon * ,1>I * *»«tlo«x« of the
between th« k.«di>nles and Great ItrHaluJ rartn?
Palm* threw himself heart and soul, asking - — —
no recompense, exi>ectlng no rewsnl.
<■ J* 0 ' 1 ?') 1 '. ,h : RECEIVER ASKED FOR
Old liberty |Utt of |*hllsdelphla rang out .
to the “world and to the Inhabitant* AMUSEMENT RESORT
•hereor the tiding* of the Immortal Itecla-
ration. Paine ptilHIahed his soul stirring | , , * —. — . .
t*ook entltleil M'niuuimi Sense." In which Special to The Georgtah. «
he abowed In plain, straight forward wonla Hew Orleans. La.. June 15.—The
the folly of further patience with llrttlsh * * “"7
tynaar .ad ihi- crjlu* nrwlij of .n managom.nt of Athletic park one -of
Imu—llate arparailon frooi, ih* Mother [ the eummet amuoement resort* of the
iP'hfc patupblrt ho toM tho Anurro.It 1 "a* been placed In the
people thnt they were foola not to see that) hands of a receiver. Gus Lehmann, Jr,
jopamtlon «r«. • foro«..i.o ronolort.tt, by |, creditor of the Athletic Park Amu»e-
tPJuMiKror < wltPlk. tB !b l iai| t> 5lii!ji W jf !*y nt Limited, the concern
thin*, that Amerim .boobl to- an Indepeo*. j *ka; haa been operating the rwctrt thla
- ** —■ — - -- — 1' Xeaaon, haa applied to the civil co
for the appointment of a receiver.
(Copyright, 1906, by American-Jour
nal-Examiner.)
Home, Dl. Veek.
EIN Lleber Son, Looey : Ve haf
recelfed your letter from
Chorleaton, S. C., und your
mother und me van glat dot pltineu
on der road 1* still flourishing like der
bay rum tree.
I met a friend of your* lately by
the name of Mike Bkeexegelater, vlch
liven In Brooklyn.
He Inkvlred after you kindly mlt aa
much wolce a* he has been able ter
safe after der Effect* of going home
ofer der Brooklyn brltch at der alg*
o'clock massacre efery efenlng.
You know. Looey, dls mad rush of
der Brooklyneeni for roast beef und
mashed potatoes at der closing of tier
day has been looked upon as a choke,
but If you could see der scars und hear
dsr bones rattle In your friend, Mike
Skeexegelster, after two years of It,
you vould call It a bum veese.
Mike Skeexegelster' has der Idea In
his noodle to write a book abould dls
efenlng riot at der Brooklyn brltch,
und rnebbe vill he.
He tolt me vun chapter of dls book
vlch he mokes himself h
hero.
I like you to llatett please:
Mike Bkeexegelater felt der ould-
aklrts of hla oferchat'leaving him for-
efer, but mlt der sveet sound of der
supper pell In his ears he rushed for-
vard Into der wortex of der surclilng
push.
•■Zowle!”
Maddened mlt der thought of der
vest rcakes getting colder und colder
brafe mens elbowed der vlinmen. und
stepped carelessly on der portico, vlch
der policemen used os feet*.
■■Zowle!”
Der aroma from der corn-beef hash
seemed to float over from der distant
flre-sldea, beckoning, beckoning! Un
der dls Influence strong men puffed
clgaroot smoke In der faces of tier
vlmmen und .smiled hysterically.
Vot pltznea has a vqman on der
battle field, unyvay?
Does she carry der sign of dor Bed
Cross Into der var at dsr, brltch?
No.
Den give her der double cross.
"Zowle!"
Mike Bkeexegelater felt as -.hough
he had svallowed a bottle nf hair dye,
because all grew dark before him.
Yen he avoke der ambtilnnce stur
geon vas looking carelessly ofer him.
‘Much of you vos missing," net der
sturgeon.
'I feel It In my bones," responded der
wi-llm.
"Even your wolce seems to be crack
ed," set der sturgeon.
"It happened to be dere ven I got It
In der neck,” set Mike Bkeesegetster.
"Perhaps It Is you monkeyed nut a
buss-saw, maybeT’ Inkvlred der stur
geon.
"No such luckiness fer me." sighed
Mike 8keesegelster, moanfully.
"Ach!" set der sturgeon, qulvoting
mlt Internal nerfousness; "1 see It all!”
"No, you doan'd," set Mike Skecse-
gelster, "dare Is some of me dot vlll
nefer be found.”
Der sturgeon helped himself to
bunch of trembles.
"I vas a Brooklynite!" gnsped Mike
Bkeesegetster, “und hearing ofar der
last call for supper, I attempted to go
ofer der Brooklyn brltch. In der eggs-
dtement vlch followed I left samples
of myaelf all der vay from Park Row
to my collar bone. Belief me. It Is
easier for a gnat to enter der eye
of a camel den It Is for a gntt to cater
der brltch mltould leaving hla vtshbone
as a soufenlr."
"Vot?" vlspered der sturgeon, 'Vot
Is der true meaning of dsr void 'Brook
lynite?' "
"A Brooklynite," said Mike Sksesc-
gelster, der human chop-suey, "a
Brooklynite Is a man dot uses New
York to vork In und at night tries to
use Brooklyn to have his Insomnia,
but chenrally vakes up In der ambu
lance.”
Dls seemd to bring der sturgeon to
his senses, for he at vunce sat down
und made outd his Mil.
But tar avay der vest cokes sat on
der table, growing colder and colder.
To Draw up Charter.
The committee of five that will pro
ceed with the work of organising the
Atlajita Bar Association was appointed
Thursday by Colonel B. F. Abbott,
chairman of the meeting of the asso
ciation last week. This committee,
composed of pilfford L. Anderson,
chairman; James L. Key, Alexander w.
Stephens, Walter W. Vfsanska and E.
Marvin Underwood, will draw up a
charter for the new association.
Dying Cab Driver.
The announcement of the critical Ill
ness of Charley Franklin, an old-time
cab driver, who has been a familiar
figure on the streets of Atlanta for the
past twenty years, has caused much
sorrow among his associates and for
mer patrons, who are assisting him
materially In his trouble by generous
I ye
best financial condition desirable.
8pends Dsy in Atlanta.
L. J. Jones, proprietor of one of the
local fish markets and manager of one
of the largest wholesale fish concerns
on the Atlantic coast, was In the city
Thursday en routs from Tampa, Fla.,
to Chicago. He spent several hours
with his friends In this city.
Memorial 8trvlce Sunday.
Atlanta lodge. No. 720, Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen, will meet at the
Payne Memorial Methodist Episcopal
church, on Luckle street, at 3:20 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, for the purpose of
holding the annual memorial service in
honor of the members who have died
during the past year. The pastor of
the church will deliver the sermon, dnd
Brother J, W. Williamson will speak.
Horse Traders in Court.
In Justice Landrum's court Thursday
afternoon a warrant was sworn out
against Ike Hughes by T. M. Smith,
who alleged that Hughes used force
to take a horse away from him. The
trouble arose from a horse trading In
cident and will be aired* in the court on
Friday afternoon.
Gass to Crsicent City.
Manager F. A. Fairchilds, of the
bureau of publicity of the Southern
Cotton Asaoclatlon, left Friday after
noon for New Orleans on business con
nected with that association, and In
cidentally to advertise The Cotton
Journal, with which he Is connected.
The annual report of the cotton asso
ciation will be published In a few days
at New Orleans.
Conductor Injured in 8light Accident.
Conductor Cleveland Niles, of car No.
142, West Fair to Lee street, was se
verely Injured about the hips Thurs
day night at the corner of Nelson and
Chapel streets by the sudden derail
ment of the oar, and was hurried to
Grady hoapltal, where his Injuries were
dressed. None of the passengers waa
hurt, although badly shaken up.
Full Vacations for Postoffic* Men.
The employees of the Atlanta post-
offlee were very much surprised and
pleased Friday morning when Postmas
ter Blodgett received word from Wash
ington that the government had de
cided to give the employees fifteen
days' vacation, exclusive of holidays.
This Is the rc«-<7 of an agitation all
over the country by the department
employees who have been objecting to
getting fifteen days' vacation In the
summer and then have Sundays and
holidays take away three or four days.
They would naturally have those days
to themselves and did not consider that
they should be counted on their sum
mer vacation.
8outhtrn Railway Sued.
Alleging that while a passenger on
the Southern railway, October 2, 1105,
he was severely Injured, J. 8. Danlelly
$20,000 Damage Suit.-
J. H. Thompaon has filed a suit
against the Georgia Railway and Elec
tric Company far $20,000 for alleged In.
Juries received from being thrown
from a car on May 17, 1106,
For Damaged Wagon.
The Union Pressing Club filed suit
against the Central of Georgia railroad
Friday morning, alleging that a wagon
belonging to It hod been Injured by the
defendant to the amount of $180.
Charles H, Bonds' Address Wanted.
Bad news Is In store for Charles H.
Bonds, who Is believed to be In At
lanta. Mayor Woodward Friday re
celved a commounicatlon from A. Pier
son, of No. 112 South Second street,
Philadelphia, Pa., asking that an at
tempt be made to locate Bonds, as his
wife, who lives In the Quake:
has succumbed to death. The ci
nlcatlon relates that Bonda' address Is
unknown. Mayor Woodward, after
finding that the directory was of. no
avail In locating the Bonds, said that
he would notify the police and try In
other ways to locate him. Bonds Is In
the furnace and repair business.
Asssulted with a Wrench.
Alleging assault on the part of W. S.
McNeal, owner of the Southern Autr
and Equipment Company, Homer E.
Thompson, a machinist, has filed suit
In the city court for $500 actual and
$5,000 punitive damages. Both W. S.
McNeal and the Southern Auto and
Equipment Company are made defend
ants to the suit.
Thompson claims In Jits petition that
on June 12, 1906, he was employed as
a machinist by the South rn Auto and
Equipment Company, and that while In
the act of removing a bolt from an
automobile, a piece of It was broken;
that McNeal became angered at thla
and the plaintiff, In order to avoid
having words and to escape hearing
the Insulting remarks that might be
made by McNeal, turned to go to an
other part of the shop. It la claimed
by Thompson that as he was walking
away, McNeal picked up a wrench
weighing three pounds and hurled It at
him, striking him on the back, Inflicting
great pain and Injury.
SUBSTITUTE BILL
AIMEDJT PACERS
OPPOSES CHANGE FROM
BEVERIDGE MEASURE.
Says Cost of Meat Inspection
Shouldn't Be Paid by
the People,
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, June 15.—In the houxe
today the minority of the committee Vn
agriculture; through Representative
Bowie, pf Alabama, presented a report
against the house substitute for the
Beveridge meat Inspection bill. In sa.
dltlon to Mr. Bowie, these members on.
pose the minority measure- °*
Lamb (Virginia), Candler (Mlssli.
slppl). Democrats; Cromer (Indians?
Henry (Connecticut) nnd Davis (Mia.
nesota), Republicans. ' In
In making the report. Mr. Bowie nro.
tested against saddling the coet of ml
spectlon upon the people: oppoeed the
court review provision as "k new ij!
not iu«lned by «
single fact, and opposed the abroi«.
tlon of the civil service law In the «n.
polntment of Inspectors as “unnei-ei.
v“c r toul" d donferous -" “unsound and
The Beveridge measure Is declared a
much better and more efflcacloue piecs
of legislation. "
BAPTISTS' SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION
To' Enjoin Wm. S. .Rea.
The hearing of the Injunction pro-
reedlngsln the case of the North Geor
gia Electric Company against William
S. Rea, was started In the Fulton coun
ty superior court Friday morning. The
company seeks to enjoin the defendant
from Interfering with certain towers
It ts building along the property of Rea
In DeKalb county.
Gets $1,000 Vsrdlct.
In Judge Calhoun'e division of the
city court, a verdict wae rendered Fri
day morning for $1,000 In favor of the
plaintiff In the case of Smith against
the Georgia Railway and Electric Com
pany.
Desertion and Divorc^.
Mrs. Odessa Steele, alleging deser
tion, has filed suit In the superior
court against her husband, Lem F.
Steele, from whom she wants a total
divorce. They were married Septem
ber 19, 1897, according to the petition
filed Friday morning.
Bank Increases Capital.
An amendment to the charter of the
Bank of Brunswick was granted Frl
day morning by the secretary of state,
allowing that Institution to Increase Its
capital stock from $50,000 to $100,000.
Captain Johnson in Lee.
Captain Joe Johnson, fertilizer clerk
the agricultural department, left
Friday morning for his old home In
Lee county to rest and recuperate for a
week or so.
By MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN.
(Copyright. 1906, by W. R. Hearst.)
There seems to be a wave of deprav
ity sweeping not only over our coun
try. but England In the practice of
hazing. It would be deplorable enough
this heinous crime were confined to
boys or junior classes, who in recent
years have furnished such appalling
cases of criminal treatment of their
fellows In military and naval acade
mies, colleges and universities.
It la to be hoped that recent prose
cutions have furnished grounds for leg
islation sufficient to punlah these ol
fenders against dlsclpll
ty:
Ins and proprle
and that In the future, In our
Der book starts oft veil und Is full
mlt der mad dash of der plains und
dsr roar of der prairie waves, aln'd It,
Looey?
I dink Mike 8keesegelster might be
falrst-clssa authorer If der brllch
doan’d take away his license to live.
Yours mlt luff,
D. DINKELSPIEL,
• IVr George V. Hobart.
dennan, and here I am at the ton of
the tree: and what Is my reward? Why,
when I die my son will be the greetest
rascal In the city."
To this the young hopeful replied:
“Yes, dad, when you die, but not till
then."—London Ttt-BIt*.
In vogue of hating lower classmen w
be abandoned.
We notice that In England the
wretched custom has extended to offi
cers of regiments, and In one Instance
In particular the victim waa so mal
treated by hla persecutors that his
physician hns reported him to be In
a very serious condition. This case
waa perhaps more cowardly than oth
ers, because of the fact that the un
fortunate officer, being unable to share
In the extravagance and expense Jn
which his brother officers Indulged,
excluded himself from the company of
the officers nf the regiment and con
fined himself to the seclusion of hla
own rooms. Without Inquiring Into the
cause of hla action, they proceeded to
humiliate .the officer In the most dis
graceful manner. They sought him
In the privacy of his own room,
stripped him, smeared him with motor
oil, covered him with feathere and
plastered his hair with jam. He man
aged to escape from Ills tormentors,
and in this denuded and disgraceful
condition sought refuge In a nearby
hotel.
It Is promised by the English au
thorities that a thorough Investigation
will be made of the case, and we trust
that the perpetrators of so humiliating
a disgrace upon a brother officer wtl!
be punished to the full extent of tb”
law, and their names nosted so that
they may be ostracised from society
and denied the recognition they have
probably heretofore enjoyed.
The moat devoted students of cause
and effect aecqi unable to account for
' inhumanity
the spirit of Inhumanity that has
STssilSwSFS TtSMSniofSi-vZ.
win ka< lieeii * ►•.rotated with him In lii- •hose who have had the finest oppor-
W.irk; Francis Darwin la a botanist, and tunitlea for-education and preparation
Major Lcouant Karat* Is a geographer. | for future Important poattlonx. People
generally are Inclined to believe that
theae opportunities are necessary to fit
those who are to take part In the af-
fairs of advanced civilisation of the
twentieth century, and are greatly
shocked over the recant occurrences,
which have been of the moat brutal
character.
Ohio has passed very stringent lawe
since the murder of one of her pupils
at Kenyon College, and doubtlesa oth
er states will follow If pupils and stu
dents do not desist from manifesting
such savage spirits. They have car
ried this spirit to such an extent In
athletics that many of the colleges have
Been obliged to Institute new regula
tions, and some have prohibited match
games with other colleges, confining
the question of athlstlcs to their own
Institutions, which I* beyond question
the part of wisdom.
RECOVERS DAMAGES
AFTER LONG FIGHT
Special to The Georgian.
New Orleans, La., June 16.—The four
years’ fight In the courts to. recover
damages for Injuries sustained during
an eventful voyage to South' Africa
and back during the Boer war, with
ultimate victory on his side, has been
the experience of Peter Kentxel. who
served as a muleteer on the British
steamship Montcalm. During the re
turn trip of the vessel, Kentxel fell
through a hatch, which had been left
open through carelessness, and he waa
ao badly injured that for a time hla
life was despaired of. He sued the
ship owners for 210,000, but Judge Par-
lange, who tried the case In the United
8tates circuit court, rendered a de
cision In Kentsel'a favor for $2,000.
Dr.
The Stone Mountain Baptist Sunday
School convention will be held with th»
Decatur Baptist church on July 4 and
S. All Sunday schools In the Stone
Mountain Association are requested to
send representatives to this conven
tion.
All those who expect to attend ate
asked to notify Rev. J. E. Sammons.
Decatur, Ga.. not - later than July l!
so that homes may be provided.
The program Is as follows: :
Friday Night, July t.
7:20—Song service.
8—"The Sunday School and Cltlxen-
ship”—W. J. Northern
8:20—"The Modern Sunday School
Movement"—B. W. Spilman.
'Saturday, July 7.
9:30 a. m.—Devotional aervIces-S.
A. Cowan.
10— Organization of convention.
11— "The Paster Leading the Sunday
School Forces"—John E. Briggs.
11:10—"The Sunday School Aa An
Evangelistic Agency"—W. W. Lan
drum.
2:20 p. m.—"Open Conference Man
agement"—George W. Andrews.
I— "The Superintendent Superintend
ing"—B. W. Spllnmn.
3:80—“How to Conduct a Teachera*
Meeting"—John T. Pendleton.
7:10—Song service.
8—Exercises conducted by George W.
Andrews and B. W. Spilman.
Sunday, July 8.
10:10—"Keeping the Records"-"
George W. Andrews.
II— Sermon by W. M. Dyer.
2; 30 p. m.—Song service.
2:45—Teachers' training class by 1L
Brittain.
3:10—"The Substitute Teachera’
Class"—H. A. Etheridge.
3:45—"Teaching; or. How to Moke
the Pupil Know"—B. W. Spilman.
7:45—Song service.
8—"The Big Boy Problem "—B. W.
Spilman.
8:30—Sermon by A. J. Moncrlef.
THE MOTH AND THE FLAME.
[ala of forfeiture of his Interest.”
In fdnaiy, and
•he °pe"ls« of saTlnllon. when be will be
sent fo Mt. Tslior l<*** tort cm In Portland.
.. _ Daniel
Because It Is Inquisitive, was lbs rsib-r
puerile anawer given hy Ihe great Ho
ms ne*. Because of some IneipIlraM* la-
lerited Instinct, was the ran son advanced
by other natnrallsta. Because It It tna
nature of the Insect, ws* a third *»4
equally unsatisfactory reply. One reason
wnn an *ood as another, but thnt of lo’
runnri undoubtedly carried off the popular
pelm. Prrtinp* we owe It to him thnt a
moth and the flame have pointed many *
moral ami adorned many a sad tale ot
curiosity tragically- mtlsfled..
The (nvestTgatlonn of Professor
Loch hid fair to relieve the moth of th«
moral burden that ba* rcatnl on Itt rolnn.
Professor Imeli baa proved very eonetn-
alvely thnt n moth. In common with rosny
Insect!, fllen toward n flume for Ihe ism*
reason that Home plant* turn their leaiea
toward the light. "Ilellotroplsin- la »•
n wean me name In which thin tendeary of
plant* and anlmala rejoices. ,.
It happens that there are two klmls ™
hellntroplam. If your moth or JjJJ
toward the light It la positively heliotrope.
If, like the earthworm. It shrink* from th#
tare, It Is uegatlrelr bellorroplo IMJ
oo, may tie etasetfled lute throe divides*,
net aa tome flower* open only by day
ran Pro parliament.
hlmT"
»r Parliament, f.vlllns of election.
$ the lady campaigned ricoromlr foe
If mow known as •Mary'a fjtUe
foo, may lie etmadfl
Ju*t u some flower* vpm »»•**/ •>/ -"v,
othcra only by nlrht. ao soe saints* V
only by day and other* only by n)«ht.
The results of Professor Ico-li s
meat* explain with astonishing simplicity
the eanaro of a Jane ting* merry ntrtJJ
nn well t* the apparently atmleee tsoj*
meats of nqutnnlng. new hern vermin.
sect* It seem*, more In the dlrrertej or
the light rayn that fall npou them. Lh*M*
the position of the UgSTsol the Inrort
changes Its course likewise. But IfleljJV
must lie of a certain Intensity to pr®l«CJ
a very marked effect. Hnppoae that
your experiments you eiposed yonr twa
to dlffnaed light lie wonld move towsw
th* light, to lro aura; hut he wouldccery
toward It rather let surely. Expose him tes
bright glare, however, aad he wtH haste*
toward It with rheerfnl rapidity. Jh* 1 la
why Winged Insect* flatter ssyly^ ab™ 1 "
direct sunlight. CsriotMly enough, th'' 1
fluence of ffght Is limited hy atmospheric
l *Fron*tbe*elrcumata*ceii that
to arrasse themselves amt .to .move I* '
direction of light It would "7,,.
that their structure muat have mya
to ilo with their hritotroplam. And
Professor bosh's experiment* furo'e
th* ewe. The bend of »».*■'“th*
more sensitive than th* tall H»ro ™j
omnipresent skeptic will probably ", J«t
that an Insect ere* with M* head •“'■ ' M
with hla tall, and that^Boejairos m*?,, ,
right after all. Bnt such a*«a*t»«b 21Z
animals aa the rorthwormendothercvci
creature* are far mora rrooooalrc 10 u«
at the head the* tt the Ull. The
poee.-tsl.rn of tight rnjurot. MmreMrrt (
rovint for the earthworm • “"'.nisrl
light or for th* motb'i gpparent w
(< Homeriiae* It hap pees that»u
■tlmaUtnl by H*faf o«ljr It ET f s
appearance of srtagn, swd
when fnll growth hen brow attained.
Charon was navlgatlnc •*>« 8U 1
"Seems to ma” he remark^
pawnner, to me l
the reply. “I com* >*"
c '^ , w n j,v he ,h G . , “^.fcn.
grandson dolefully paeeed on- *
York Sun.
