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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
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The Atlanta Georgian.
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JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President. *
Oeorria Railway and
I Kleotrlo Company, with the fujl'confldonre In their ca
pacity to oblige tho people, and with the reasonable hypo
that they will do so without delay.
Holutely nec»-B.Hary, or a codification in th
supplement to the Code of 1*95, with a ni
j plefe Index. Ih Indispensable. A r^ccxlific,
* ntlre Code of ISlto Ik not accessary and
form of a I of pr«:it public value, since many publi
v and coot-Jtanee have been passed by the general
Ion of the tho Code of 18*J5, and mr
•ould prove j amended, and other valuable 1:
laws of lni|>or-
assembly since
code sections
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Telephone
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Subscription Rates:
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very expensive to tho state. The cost would be $60,000 j present session and at the next session of the legisln*
and would render 1.500 codes now In the state library j tire, which art to be Incorporated in tho proposed code
.. f Li i / woithless as paper, and their \ali;p Is $i».ooo. i See r ipplenxMit. The work can he done by one commission-
L^Odliy tnC L2W8* report of state librarian 1003-4. pp. 5 and C.) If a sup- or, with the assistance provided for In the act.
In another column *c publish today a communication | I'loment wore made iheao code, would be salable.. .a«. or even better than by thiee. and
Published Every Afternoon
Except Sunday
THE GEORGIAN CO.
at 25 W. Alabama Street,
Atlanta, Ga.
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. I as against ovtr (60,000 (and 16.000 lorn In cod
from Hon. John C. Hart, attorney general, to Hon. BO) , 0 maK „ a De , cod,., cort „
kin Wright, chairman of tho general Judiciary
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Entered tin second-class matter April 26, 1996, st tbe rostoflTIce at
Atlanta. Ga., under act of congmaa of 1(1141,1'^ "
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THE GEORGIAN COMES TO
GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE |
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8ummer friendship,
Whose flattering leaves that shadowed us In
Our prosperity, with the least gust drop off
In th v Autumn of adversity.
—Philip Massinger
More Cars for the Busy Hours.
The Atlanta atroet car company la doubtleas com'
paaaed with many large and Interesting problems. It baa
grown with great and marvelous rapidity within these
last few year*, and within the very nature, and necesal
ties of It* own expansion, It hae doubUeie found It dlS)-
cult to do all and lingular the thlnga that It ought to do,
and hat necessarily mado some mlatakea which are In'
cldent to the rush and rapidity of Ha own development.
We are under obllgationi to the Atlanta street car
company for the ramification of our atreota with theae
lines of transportation which make transit easy betwean
the different sections of the city. The system la com
prehensive, It la well equipped and in the main It la ad
mirably run.
With this much said, we offer now In behalf of the
people of Atlanta an appeal for the Immediate consider
ation of the Georgia Railway and Kleotrlo Company,
which oonducta the street ear system of Atlanta. We
trust that we have said enough to Indicate that we do
not speak In temper, and' certainly not In prejudice
against the corporation or the Individuals who com
pose It,
But the chief necessity which exists at this tlma for
the comfort and convenience of the people of AUanta
la an Increase of transportation faolllUes on the street
cars during the busy, hours of tho day, and more par
tlcularly between the hours of half-past live and aaven
In the afternoon.
We do not feel that it la asking too much of the
street car system to beaUr their utmost energies to re
lieve the gross discomforts and actual dangers which
tho people of Atlanta suffer under the present condition*.
Tho cars which go out during these busy hours are peek
ed to suffocation, they are unwholesome In the close
and suffocating contact of people In tbeae crowded quar
ters. and oven with tho windows opan It la Impossible to
keep tho air pure In such a mast of squirming, heated
humanity.
Moreover, It Is dangerous, for In case of any sort of
accident the casualties would be greatly Increased by
the crowded state of the' cars. Beyond this, a people
who patronise the street car system of Atlanta as royally
ns these people patronise tho Georgia Railway and
Electric Company are entitled to at leaet a greater de
gree of comfort, at well ai of eafety, during theae crowd
ed houra of the day.
There la no claee of tho etreet railway's patrons
which la entitled to more consideration than those who
make up the passenger Hat of these crowded hours. In
tho first place they are the regular patrons of tho street
cars, they come and go morning and evening whUe tho
seasons roll. In addition to that, they are the busy por
tlon of this community, they are the men and women,
young and old, of greater or leaser degree, who do tho
work' of our stores, offices and shops and make up tho
Tery Hie and pulse of the business Interests of the great
city of which the Georgia Railway and Klcctrlc Com
pany la fully aa much the beneficiary as It la the bene
factor.
Now then, wo submit to th# management of the atreet
car system the proposition that there I* ono of several
things which they might do to relieve this congested
travel in the early morning and in the late afternoon.
Take, tor Instance, a single line, and that with which
the editor la most familiar, tho line leading to Collegu
Park. Why should not the atreet car system have on
this line betwoen tho hours of five and seven In the
afternoon two cars attached, making a trail car, as they
do In Chicago and In tho other cities of tho country?
If this be undesirable, why should not the company
run separate cars, one to Oakland City and one to Mc
Pherson’s barracks evefy five minutes, and have the ten
minute cart run ns express cars to College Park, with
East Point aa tho first atop?
Or, why should not the company give na five minute
cars running dose together during theae crowded
houra?
Now, we are not experts In this ofllce, and we realise
that there may be objections to each one of thee* prop
ositions, but we are free in the conviction thnt the com
pany, If It seta It* will mightily toward tho relief of the
people In this vital matter, can easily devise out of Its
own experience and Its own equipment tome way to re
lieve the uncomfortable and dangerous congestion of
transportation during these crowded houra
If It need* more can to do this, the company Is sure
ly making money enough and fast enough to buy new
can, and It it la not making money fast enough, which
all the evidences would seem to disprove, then we are
quite sure that the multiplication of facilities will easily
multiply patronage and create the nvenue which will
speedily repay the company for Its wholesome and de-
slrable expenditure In this direction.
Now this la a matter which Is very near to the peo
ple of Atlanta. This I a. a case where the street car com
itany can demonstrate In real an<: practical form Ita eon'
aldentlon for the people who support tt. Wo an very
much Inclined to think that If the company continue* to
be Indifferent to the serious discomfort and Inconven
ience of the people, that Ita unpopularity will grow apace
and that It will find the difficulties to multiply In the
way of any future favon or concession! which It may
ask either from the public organisations or from the
jury boxes of Fulton county.
It to perfectly easy for a great corporation to make
itself pop alar with a people if It will. Other great cor
porations have done this and have tpaapfred tnightjly
by the operation. Wo are quite ante that ft would bo
tl.o 1.-st and sanest of policies for the Georgia Railway
and Klee trie Company to strain a point with Ita atreet
car system and obllgo and help the people In thla mai
ler at this time.
And this appeal In behalf of the people to Madly
committee of tho legislature, and another to The Georgian
| signed "Lawyer," urging thnt the laws of tho state
| adopted during the past eleven years bo codified and pub
| Halted aa a supplement to the Code of 1805-
We take great pleasure In giving spaco to these
rnmniunlcatlon* and In calling attontlon to the need for
this work. The past eleven years have been among the
most Important and prolific In the legislative'history of
tho state. Many of the most vital laws on our statute
books have boen adopted daring tho time which has
elapsed slnoo 1895.
The attorney general points out that |t Is now nee
essary for lawyer* to go through the vast mass of laws,
scattered through tweaty-two volumes of annual re
ports, representing the work of the legislature* during
the post eleven yesrs. In order to arrive at what the law
really to. That this to onerou* and tedious goes with
out saying. It I* a hardship which the lawyers, and
the courts should not be called upon to endure, partlc
ulnrly when It can bn remadlea at a comparatively small
coat.
As "Lawyar” points out In bto communication. It Is
not necessary to make a complete recodlflcatlon ot all
existing laws. This would render uselens $0,000 worth
of codes now In the library for sale and would entail the
necessity of appointing a commission of at least three
members, when the supplement could bo prepared by
one commlsaluner and an assistant with the aid of a
stenographer, all at a cost, Including printing, of about
(21.000. Six thouiand dollars, It to estimated, cquld
cually be realised from the sale of the supplements, and
as much more from the remaining copies of the Code of
UBS, which would otherwise become useless and even
now are not very useful.
|By this means tho cost of bringing the code up to
date would not amount to $10,000 and would be a great
benefit to the lawyers and to the people in general.
With the exception of the last two codes, the law*
of Georgia have been codified every five years, whereas
it has now been eleven years since this work was done.
If'it was necessary that thto-work of revision should
be done so frequently In the earlier history of the state,
when our laws were not nearly so numerous, there Is ell
the more reason why no more time should be lost
In making the proposed supplement now, In view of the
faet that the laws adopted during the past eleven years
are among the most vital end Important In the history
of the state. ,
We believe that the present general aisembly will
serve a good purpoee In authorising thla work and that
the peoplo in general will approve ot the appropriation.
hllo the work Is
In t lnboriotis. can be tlon-.- by him In -Ime for the session
nt of the legislature of 1007. aa provided for by the pro-
with complete new Index, would cost estimated $12,000 < posed law. (Tho supreme court contemplated the pas
tor printing. $0,000 for salary of single commissioner, nave of this bill In 10331. If the work is properly done it
f-'.'"n ton Ills and for ;■ nti-no.-ranher. will result in great saving of lime to tho unr, niui of
making In all the sum of $21,600. At lowest calculation, j economy In expense to nil of the complex of tho state.
2.000 copies of the supplement will he sold, at Jit.00 per and tho state Itself, and tu-eure a speedier and more ac-
copy. <o the lawyers of tho state, making JG.000. This curate administration of the lews In ail the courts, ei-
$6,000 and $6,000 value In codes In library, deducted from ' peclally the Justices' courts, which must search out this
the $21,000 would make tho supplement cost $9,000, OS I legislation lo eleven annual session laws-a
against over $60,000 for a rccodificatlon of the Codo of some difficulty, ns the laws referred to nro ver
1893, with lhr$*<* f firnrnH. rs ()■.• < oi.jui.-Kiop.i'.', u ilh • i*iM*■r.*'
— —•-»—* —.. * nographor. can do the *' 1 *“ *“
Our Dumb Animals.
To tho Editor of The Georgian:
I bespeak for the many who feel a* I do an out
flow of your eloquence In behalf of the poor dumb
animals of this great metropolitan city. Within
the survey of every eye there to dally Bn exhibition
of the most brutal treatment of animal* by their
driven who often are negroes, and not Infrequently
white men, whose livelihood to largely dependent
upon the transportation ability of tbelr dumb
slaves. \'
It to a sad commentary upon tho condition of
public sentiment when such actions are tolerated
and not Interfered with. Who are tho odlcers ot
your local Socloty for the Prevention of Cruolty to
Animals and why to It they are not more active In
suppressing this base relic ot barbarous custom*?
Urging the distribution of some of your talents
' with a vlow to focusing the attention ot the public
upon this worthy cause, I close with an expression
ot my highest esteem. Vary truly yours,
PAUL E. FLOTRON.
The merciful man to merciful to hts beast, sad If he
I* not such n man. the tow should teach him the quality
of a mercy that to strained and fortified with punish
ment
We ure glad to glvo prominence to the cooimunlcp
tlon of Mr. Flotron, for this to emphatically a season of
tt^e year prhen not only passive mercy to dumb animals
should appeal to all mankind, but positive provisions
for their comfort, as far aa possible, should be made.
U to evident that the guardians of law and order do
not entirely Ignore flagrant Instances of cruelty, for only
yesterday two negro offenders, who had been beating
their horses, were brought before the recorder and fined
$10 nnd $15 respectively, tt I* proper, therefore, to make
public acknowledgment and commendation of this
course and to recommend that It be strictly nnd dill'
gently pursued.
If human beings suffer during Iheao warm days, with
all the artificial appliances for koeplng cool, how much
more must the dumb animals suffer at the same time.
And yet It to evident by yeaterdny'a prosecutions
that there are flagrant Instance* where these animals
are unmercifully abused.
There to nothing that appeals more strongly to the
heart of every normal man nnd woman than the humane
treatment of dumb animate and the man who violates the
law should He Instantly and severely punished.
briefly
■■I their
put forth their ut
forth u long, lout]
:i* on nearing her
thnt t
rlble .truth, t
ellng.
an assistant ami stenographer, can do the work better
itid Infinitely cheaper than three commissioners. So
three men can write a book. One can—ono who would
devote all his time to It, impress hto Individuality on
It, and assume all responsibility. ,
■ Tho supreme court, in It* letter to the Judiciary
' nit".' hi I-1' rence to the bill of Mr. Blackburn now
before the legislature providing for ono commissioner
with on assistant and stenographer In lieu of three
commissioners, says:
“We regard this bill as a very Important one, aud
All of the public laws ],asset! since 1895 Incorimra-
ted. thoroughly annotated and the entire rode properly
Indexed, will sjiare the necessity of the great expense to
tho stato of a recodlflcatlon of It* entire code law for
gome years to come. We commend the act to your fa
vorable consideration.”
The last codo of 1895 cost over $60,000. It muyt be
torno In mind that the cost of printing, patter and work
Is much higher now aud the great numbers of acts .for
tho past cloven years would swell the size greatly nnd
Increoxe tho co*t at least one-third. LAWYER.
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CODIFICATION OF TIIE LAWS.
Hon. Boykin Wright. Chairman Oeneral Judiciary Com
mittee, House of Representatives.
Doer Sir: I have very carefully read tho letter of
July 31, 1005, signed by the members of the supreme
court of Georgia, addressing you as chairman ot the
general judiciary committee, wherein they commend the
proposed legislation In a bill Introduced by Hon. Mr.
Blackburn, representative of Fulton county, for tbe cod
ification of the laws of this state passed since the Cods
of 18*5 was adopted.
I cordially agree with the supreme court In com'
mondlng the Importance of this proposed legislation,
both to tbe people ot tho state, the lawyer* nnd the
8 residing officers, nnd the method by which tbl* codt
cation I* to be effected. It ha* been nearly eleven
years atneo our last code and even the lawyer who to In
active practice often finds difficulty In determining what
tbe law really to, owing to the fact that thaee laws are
ttered through twenty-two volumes ot annual nets of
the general assembly. I cordially commend the bill to
the favorable consideration of the legislature. With as
surances of greet esteem 1 beg to remain, very truly
youra. JOHN.C. HART, Attorney General.
"Lawyar" Urges ths Work.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Th* pending bill before the legislature to codify tbs
laws since 1805 1$ so Important that 1 1 hardly need ex-
ouso myself, for a brief space in your paper.
Georgia has had five codes, to-wit: 1063, 1858, 18T3,
1882, and 1805; showing that Georgia has bad a code
oa an avarage nf eight years. It Is now over eleven
years since our tows were codified. The moat active
and Important yesre In .extotottoe are covered by this
period of eleven year*. Among them. Important fran
chise and tax laws, as well a* a great number of general
laws, have beep passed. These laws are made Inacces-
anile and Inconvenient to the courts, lawyers and lay
men by being In eleven separate volumes of annual
statutes with no annotations ana Inadequate Indexes.
The period has arrived when a recodlflcatlon la ab-
By REV. GEORGE A. BEATTIE.
Ths Good Samaritan—Lukt 10:25.37,
Golden Text: "Blessed are the merci
ful, for they shall obtain mercy.''—
Matt 8.
This parable was given by Chrlet In
answer to a question propounded by a
lawyer. The lawyers were those who
studied and expounded the law of
Moses. Sometimes they an called
scribes, ae It was often their business
to copy the laws. Against this class
Jaaua uttered some of hts severest de
nunciation. They complained because
He ate with publicans and sinners:
they watched to see If He would heal
the man with a withered hand on th*
Sabbath, that hey might accuse Him;
they put sple* on Hts track; as a class
they arrayed themselves In open hos
tility to Christ and His teachings.
Thla lawyer who came to Him might
hare been an exception. He might
have asked hie question, not to entrap
Him, but merely to teat Him. to ascer
tain If His views accorded with the
law, In which he tvas supposed to ba
versed. If He had any right to be an
expounder ot the law. And Jesus as
sured him by referring to tho tow.
Th* lawyer quoted from Dout. 6:6 and
Lev. 11:18. The Jews were required
to repeat tho former every morning and
evening. Perhaps this lawyer, like the
rich young ruler, was not entirely sat
isfied with himself and his conduct, at
least he would ascertain If his Inter
pretation and application of the law
accorded with Christ's, an- ao ho asked
another question, ,“*.Vho I* my neigh
bor?" anil In answer to this question
Jesus related the parable ot the good
Samaritan.
'A certain man went down from Je
rusalem to Jericho,” In two senses he
went down. Jerusalem was situated on
an eminence while Jericho eras In the
Jordan valley, which I* n volcanic de
pression, and much lower. Then Je
rusalem was the capital, and they
spoke qf going up to Jerusalem os they
speak of going up to London, and as
In this country we apeak of going up
to Washington, and In thla state of go
ing up to Atlanta. TJie road between
theae two cities ran through rocks and
ravines, which afforded a hiding place
for robbers. Josephus tells us In bis
day It was Infested with thieves. It
was the scene of so many crime* that It
was called "the' bloody road." So dan-
J erou* did It become, that, according to
erome, the Roman* had to erect * fort
to protect travelers. It to dangerous
still, and th# traveled today Is accom
panied by an armed guard. In the time
of Christ the Incident narrated must
have bean one of frequent occurrence.
A solitary •traveler I* attacked by
theae bandits, who leap upon hbn from
behind some rock. He tries to defend
himself, but In the ufloqual contest soon
falls, badly wounded. They strip him
of everything, even his clothing, and
leave him weltering In hie blood. While
.lying there, by chance, there come down
u certain prleet that way, and when he
taw him he "passed on the other side.”
‘ By chance" la an unfortunate transla
tion. The literal meaning to, by coin
cidence.
Nothing happens, nothing cornea by
chance or accident. By a previous plan,
by specific arrangement by exact coin
cidence, this meeting took place be
tween UiM wounded traveler and I he
priest In th* "bloody road.” The meet
ing of these two was Ilk* th* meeting
of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch In
the desert near Gaza. That did not
happen by chance, for we arc told "th*
antej of th* Lord spake unto Philip,
saying, arise, go unto the South." So
this meeting In the valley wae prear
ranged. It la thus that all meetings
taka place betwasn man and man.
Those who need are placed In the way
of those who have plenty; tbe strong
are led to the place whora the helpless
He. Wo admire the wisdom and fore
sight that spread layers ot Iron ore and
coal near each other in the earth, that
the one might give the melting heat
the other needed, but the divine gov
ernment la a much more minute and
pervading thing. God brings tbe neg
ative pole of one man's need Into .the
positive of another man's power of
Most High: thy ministered In the tem
ple. They were the Interpret cm I
expounders ot the lew which nns so
careful In pressing the claims of hu
manity, which inn ■ !*■ peortot >n f*r the
widow and the orphan, the pior and the
rtnmgar. which even commanded that
help should lie given to a brother'* ox
or as* that fell by the way. But here
was not a brother’s ox or aas, but a
brother himself who had fallen, wo* ly
ing In Mh blood, and they left him to
rile. They might have attempted to
justify thetr conduct by saying that
they could not be of any assistance, the
man was mortally wounded, und would
die In any event; any attempt to http
would only Imperil tnelr own llv Hi
that their business was Imperative: or
that tho claims of Cfod upon their tlma
for the temple service was greater
than this wounded man. There are a
great many people today who are pass-
man's fulness. The op
portunity and the ability to synchron
ous. God lays the plan, watches the
progress and'la displeased when men
neglect the opportunity. He will hold
us accountable for the thlnga we did
not do, as well os for those we did do.
The prleet neglected hto opportunity.
As he looked at the waylaid traveler,
he might have said, "Poor fellow, I am
sorry for you." But thla wae a time
not for expressions of pity, but for
deeds of kindness. He seemed to fear
that he might be living and there
might be a demand upon hi* time, his
patience or hi* puree, and not entire
ly destitute of feeling. It would b*
easier to pass over on the other side
than to refuse assistance.
The Levlte now comes along, and at
first It seems he had more compassion
and humanity. He will not pass by
him. He atop* and examines him. But
he presents n more aggravated and
heartless case than the other, for after
he has looked upon him. saw his suf
ferings and needs, be, loo, passes by on
the other side. The fallen man might
with reason have expected assistance
from theso two men. They were all
of one blood and one faith. The Jews
have always been noted for the care
they take of each other.
Then theae men were servant* of the
NEW ZEALAND IS UTOPIA,
DECLA RES NE W PREMIER
Uy Private Issued Wire.
New York, July S.—"What would you,
lo If there waa an Ice truet In New
Zealand which put up the prices ex
orbitantly?"
••W* would fill overy tee house for
miles around with this commodity, and
see how quickly we could get under
construction plants for Its manufac
ture," replied Bit Joseph George Ward,
the new premier of New, Zealand, who
was the sheet of G. W. McNurran. at
the Lawyer*' Club In thla city. Blr
Joseph drew an amusing picture of
New Zealand under municipal owner-
•hip as Utopia where there are no
truats nor grafts, where there to a pen
sion for old age, rich and poor alike,
where the railroad fare Is leea than l
cant a mile, where every man Is pro
vided with work, where there Is no
rebating and no discrimination against
shippers; In fact, where everybody to
happy.
8tat* Helds Property.
New Zealand," said he, 'la only
sixty-five years old and has today a
population of lea* than a million. Yet
In our bank* th* peopl* have earplug*
aggregating $150,006,000 and the state
hold* property worth $1,600,000,000.
"W* have enacted through our par
liament a large number of so-called
socialistic acts and the ministers who
promoted thee* measures have now
been In power long enough to see the
results. It to fifteen year# sine* the
first ol these were put through, and
even those who then opposed the roes*,
urea most bitterly dare not now advo
cate repeal.
"We began by taking large estates
held by private owners. The govern-
ment paid full price and then parcelled
the land Into small arena which were
turned over on lenten on the yearr
tenure, which, of course, to a* good a*
a freehold. The only condition an
nexed waa that th# lessee cultivate the
land. Th# result ha* been that all over
ths rand today, even In tha fltr outly
ing districts, we hove a targe and high
ly piliducttv* farming population
where there might have Keen vast un
cut tracts.
Labor Furnished Parmer*.
"In every town of the colony w#
have, that Is to say, the government has
established a labor bureau. A regis
ter Is kept of those who either are out
of work or who expert soon to be out
of work. To these bureaus tho farm-
era apply for tha hands thoy want and
housekeepers seek their servants. Our
unemployed Is an Inconsiderable frac
tion of our population, and no man
need starve If he has the will to work.
"Tho state owns practically the en
tire railroad mileage of tbe country.
There are In New Zealand 2,16ft miles
of rallruud built and t,200 more in con
struction. All the earnings over 3. per
cent are turned Into th* general gov
ernment fund. That 3 per cent to
used for maintenance purposes. The
mile' rate Is a penny a mile for the
first 50 mites, and after that a steadily
decreasing scale within th# distance.
* Cheap Wires Tolls.
"Our telegraph and telephone toll*
are In keeping. A telephone with tho
prlvlege of unllmted calls costs for a
S rivnte residence !25 a year and we
{•patch a message of twelve word*
service embraces practically ev
ery town and village of tho colony and
statistics have justified the policy of
state ownership. By municipal owner
ship the elites also control all their
public utilities.
"The government manages a depart
ment of Insurance. Other Independent
companies which have cither coma In
or were established In the colony 'be
fore the state began to write policies,
have all been forced to lower their
premiums. The government does not
solicit business, and therefore escapee
tha heavy charges which most com
panies must add to their policies to
meet the expanse of writing Insurance.
The surplus which this department has
earned has not been turned Into the
public treasury, but has been lent out
to farmers on first mortgages, enab'
Itng them to develop their land.
Pensions For Old Agt.
"A striking feature of our govern
ment to our pension* for old age. W#
found parent* well along In year* re
sented being dependent upon their
children for support, and now any per
son who ha* an Income Insufficient to
lire on Is provided for. We have no
truet* In the sense the term Is here
employed. If any group of capitalist*
attempted to comer any commodity
the political party whlrh countenanced
their art would be forced Immediately
out of power."
mg on the other side, who will not visit
places nf suffering or destitution, for
fear they will appeal to their sym
pathy nnd benevolence, and wno would
rather not as* them than ae* them, and
then refits* their help. And this la don*
by many from whom we might expect
better things; by those who are tho
profeseed follower* of Christ, who claim
to be actuated by the same aplrlt of
sympathy and love. It may bo wr
have done tha same thing. We certain
ly have. If we have turned away and
passed on the other side.
The curtain falls, with the,prlest and
the Levlte riding on, leaving the trav
eler on the roadside, with hto life
ebbing away; but It rises on another
that Is more creditable to humanity,
and that gives us more pleasure to
look upon. The echoing footfalls of their
horses' feet have scarcely died away,
when another traveler Is seen ap
proaching. He Is not a Jew, but
Bamarltan. From him we need net
expect sympathy or help. The wound
ed man . has no claim on him, either
of blood or faith. The Samaritans were
not a race of degenerate Jews. When
the ten tribes were carried away Into
captivity, their place was supplied by
the king of Assyria by men from Baby
lon and other heathen provinces, and
they brought-their gods with them. La
ter they adopted soma forma of the
Jewish religion, and stood In some awe
of their god. 'Although they clung for
a long time to their old faith, yet In
time they abandoned It and the prac
tices of their heathen ancestry. When
the Jews returned and rebuilt tho tem
§ le, they asked permission to assist.
ut were denied. They built a rival
temple on Gerislm. They only admitted
the qivlne authority of the first five
books of Moses. All the rest they re
jected. On account of their heathen
blood, their heresy and rivalry the Jews'
I'l'JUU, LUCK IIC1 IBj U((U (19(111/ LUC dOW*
hated them. They cursed the Bama
rltan In the synagogue, prayed thnt he
might have no part In the resurrection:
proclaimed that his testimony might
not be received; that lie who entertain
ed a Samaritan In hi* house was laying
up judgments for hto children; would
not ride a hors# on which he hod rid
den, nor eat nr drink from a dish he
had used: would suffer rather than ac
cept his help. And all thla animosity
was reciprocated by the Samaritan.
When Christ was going up to tint
passover they would not accept Him.
because He was on Ills way. to Jerusa
lem. When the Jews went up to thetr
annual feasts they not only refused
them hospitalities, but, according to Jo
sephus, would waylay and raurdsr
them. It may be ot Interest here to say
that there Is a little remnant of the
Samaritans, about 20ft in number, and
that during the International Bunday
School convention, held two years ago
In Jerusalem, their high priest, Jacob,
son of Aaron, addressed the convention
and welcomed the delegate* to “the
land ot promise.”
The feeling existing betwoen the two
races at the time of Christ was as
1 have described. They hod no deal
ings with each other. The disciples
were surprised that Jesus would talk
with the Samaritan woman, und she
was surprised that He should ask her
for a drink. The fallen Jew had been
passed and left to die by two ot his
own. and now the Hnpiarltn.n, a recog
nised enemy, approaches. He may hove
often received III treatment from the
Jew. Here Is an opportunity to avenge
himself and his race. Atone with his
victim, with no eye to see him but the
vultures that, perched on the rock, waft
for death to com*, he approaches and
bends over the dying man, but not to
finish what tho robbers had neurly
done. At the risk of his own life he
treats the fallen enemy aa though he
had been a wounded brother. His heart
Is touched. Ho has companion on him.
So perhaps had the priest and the Le.
vlte. but no mention Is made of It, any
more than we keep account of tbe
blossoms of spring that never ripen
Into fruit. In the judgment day there
will bo no reward for those who said.
"Be ye warmed and be ye filled."
As the Inns of those days did net
furnish provision, the travelers were
accustomed to carry thetr own, and
what was the Samaritan's food became
the wounded men's medicine. Nor wn*
the oil and wine so unsuitable as one
might fancy. In olden times wine was
used to cleanse the wounds and staunch
the bleeding, and oil was used to mol
lify and deaden the pain.
Oaten, on* of tbe greatest Roman
physicians, pronounces them good for
this. At any rate, they were the beat
and perhaps aft he had. He did whai
he could. The man revived, ha places
him. on his beast, and walking by hts
side, conveys him to th* nearest tnr..
which, seemed to be an exception In
that It could provide both food and
shelter.
The sum of two-pence may seem
•mall, but tt was equivalent to oa many
dollars of our money In our day. If
this amount was not sufficient, he
mekes himself responsible for th* ad
ditional expense. The story told. Christ
turns to tne lawyer to ask which nf
the three acted the part or neighbor.
In bto answer he manifested the nar
row-mindedness, tho sectarianism, the
prejudice of th* Jew. II* will not uy,
the Samaritan, but avoiding the name,
replies. "The on* that showed him mer
cy." How often we are disappointed In
people from whom w* had reason to
expect something, and surprised by
tcr-loggod .in the
n i miles from th ,
h,id drifted about
was dead tn her
try, A ship! 4
Mugfilnj energies,
i ofiil-oa. ho,k was
it of distress. Too
ler course, and bore
•ruble wieek. Tory
I vet strength to send
snout over the deei.
:hey discovered th'w
congratulated each
c saved ot Inn. \v; 10
rig of the*# m,. n who
hanging over a li r-
eutlden chanse? Hut
V the sudden re-
- terrible sinking
iwl that went up
tho other vessel, eall-
I to see the ghastly
plored their pity, put
ai">ut. unit (olng . ff left them In de-
el.io. No.- was that all. Recalling
tn.it scene In Lie Infernal torments of
the .heathen poet, war re Tantalus Hite
the cup and no ei aer raises ft to hit
thirsty lips thin tic water vanishes—
the same hopes had before been raised
by another ship, manned ulso by their
own countrymen, to suffer the sums
cruel disappointment. When death had
Mixed t me and despair all, a Nor
wegian bark . ir.ie salting across their
path Pity filled the hearts and eye*
of th" foreign sailors, and not until
the> had lurried the last survivor
nti ard th*ir ship did they desert th*
wreck. It was a noble act. Hut still
nobler his who appear* on the scene
of this bloody trayedy, to redeem th*
character of humanity, become an ex
emplar in Christ's hand to nil future
aaes and gaining Immortal renown,
win for hlm-elf too title of good Sa
maritan. “Go thou and do likewise"
inn the moral of the story.
It was told to rebuku the narrow,
minded, prejudiced Jew. May It rebuke
our prejudices of race, of party, of sect
and creed and church. Help us to see
t’.le' brbtber fn rdf nations whom He has
mads of one blood, nnd redeemed by
one blood. Our love Is confined tn nar
row channels, because It Is n narrow
stream,' Let It swell'Into a larger
nrt thn«A (>mtM nnt hntrl le
volume and theae could not hold it.
May God, pouring out Hts Spirit In
showers from heaven, so (load our
hearts with love that It may burst the
boundaries within which educational,
ecclesiastical, social or national preju
dices confine It, nnd burying them, flow
forth to all mankind.
Our neighbor Is the man who needs
our help. If any man needs our syni-
E athy or help, let us po more ask him If
s belongs to our country, nr family,
or party, nr church, than If w* saw
him stretching out his hands from a
burning bouse, or lifting them above a
roaring flood.
Thu* shall we Imitate the example
of the areut nnd Good Samaritan, who
far our aakes became poor, that by His
poverty we might become rich: who
not only Imperilled His life, but died
that we might llv*.
GEORGIANS IN GOTIIAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, July Here *re some
of the visitors tn Now York today:
ATLANTA—B. E. King, S. G. Van
dyke, L. Haas, J. F. Richardson and
wife, J. H. Adams, A. M. Gore, Mias
Roach. O. D. Street.
AUGUSTA—J. H. Jackson. W. a
Jackson, Jr.
MACON—F. S. Bradford, C. II.
Humphrey. J. G. Morris, E. H. Plppen,
N. B. Corbin. . „
SAVANNAH—M. L Davene. W. C.
Lyon, Jr.. Miss A. M. McCall.
THIS DATE IX HISTORY.
JULY 6.
1415—John Hum liurut.
.... MQ H IPVI a ms Minn toil.
17&-Ktnii'lanl of American dollnr wtab*
■Untied.
1W0—Itottle of Wiffram. ... ,
1821—Kdiitnml W. iVtfnn, 1-kIImI State*
iu*n«tor frrni Atnlmtun. Imrn.
1ST—Kington) of Umfe erected by trentj
of l.otnlon.
1844—FI rat llouacll ministry formal.
IN*— 1 The Deftiy mlnlatry entrred I'ff 'T.
1870—France proteatwl ajmlnat etorfee of
Prince Leopold for kluff of rt|ril».
1833—MnrrbiKc of Duke of York,
itrlHulr ttorone, • ond .Itrlnceaa Mary <
Took.
-Kxfhanico of Spnnlab prlaonera of ai
fur 11 ns i*ii and hi* comrade*.
lBfr-Koliert llonner. fitni»u* New v»ri
iMibllnbcr. died. Itorn 1824. .
IMt-KUhn Him' aimolnted jmrrvtnry or
atnte In »tirreiMbai to Jobu I lay.
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
To tho Kdltor of Tho flcorclnu:
Cro.'cln Is my native Mato. I have
4 voter In flve atntc»; hnvo attend* I Hoc-
tlona In fhmtb Atii-rlco nnd Mexico, lint i
do not re member to have aeen or read *4
any Meet led aceuoa thnt ao humiliated inf
nn the report* of tho recent election to
The Ueonrktii toll* mo that William M*
..II hits dIM as 6Sr rtf ttlr result" "f
sllllnrsu of ttmr eU-ttnn. hr?
til- nirsilurs nf ths llrwrxla Irslstajiiri' irw#
fulled to provide an eleetlou ^“'t d«n*
not hrluff ntwut a teh a»*ei*e« *a were ipa
** it dnv and night, and aura
pitriubVitM that which enrxed the deajj
of a reneralde oM man, $8 yearn «>.•-
tralla In the latent government to
itud II Hus jflirn the j&t eWtli." !■*
ever adopted l».v lain. Uonld that l' "V*
hml adopt'd I hat luw before the sj-eu ■» w
Knvaanun luul sreaMuiltanra the druih «•
the st nemlde Mr. KatilL ,
That law Is roiiitoHye • to a ealiii. 'I™"
election. There Is no ptare In spend nnuej.
There Is no plsee for Iwl herr. "
the "Imw" to work. Me Is teft without|
jot.. There Is no iilue ■ for inrarte.
killed poor Mr. Estlll. There J* no
silled 'poor Mr. Estlll. There I* iw
for sny (tut of eheillas. Ever. r
one nt n time, to the swell'
ngiuw. nnd In riven n Iwl!' '
tunlisj "
ngera put* hts name >«' hl» '““"j
th- stnh. ssrt nlno th" Mind"!r
ballot—t. S. *. nnd ■»
IntUot riven on'- There are J«" ■
ImmiiIis convenient. The volt r i'
oue of them nlonc. Me plaee» "
murk liefur* the iisaie of
he wniuu to vote for, folds It «P “'..A,,*
I. the aunuer* and
the Mini, nudpiureft ‘{''.oS'w
^jndn W.,^u«t U mejoiend ,, >r .
All the snrrimndbn: ''lene'" *
quiet, un,l orderly proceedings often"'
otherwise. The man goes e'.oit '''"'...i
•Vocation: uol.ilr knovni how be
•Blew ho ehuuees to tell Ihetu.
slew hu elKkoes to ti ll nem- , lV
It Is to be hoped that W .p!* "nstlh#
biuire will ink adjourn nntll I? I !, 41
Australian b«llot_ law on IkJjWM'J , , M
of the store, and let the u«.
election this ye.m lie held.coder >un« »
oura iruiy. . . .
DeLcnd. Fla., Joly •$*
THE EA3T POINT CHARTER.
Ta the Klltne of The Ceorri'n: „
f Iw* spore hi your vnlunble P‘ :' r ,2
correct an error to yyrienluys editm*
attSR •»
min Jolin I*. Conley wi « r £V r
rbartrr, and now »be Cr*« rI
"W-JST'JSfT um-T're
store the npreise eouri 'U ,/
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