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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31. 1906.
DOUBLOONS
A THRILLING NOVEL OF MYSTERY, ]
TRAGEDY AND A STOLEN FORTUNE
Bv EDEN PHILLPOTTS AND ARNOLD BENNETT
(Copyright, 1906, by Eden Pblllpotta and Arnold Bennett.)
Synopsis of Previous Chapters.
BIG CONSPIRACY INDICATED
IN ARREST OF THIS WOMAN
FROM PALMETTO STATE
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him to tnkn bit pintle while he
lurries home to »ee hi. wife, who I. re-
rortrvl to be desperately ill. Master, falls
rtleep, bat awaaea with the conviction
list soniethlojt extraordinary has happen-
.-I. Ho takes a lantern'and Investigates a
trench, hftvlnp seen a flaiiro crawl out of
r house nod stop In the excavation. He
Inds nothing wrong The next morning,
luring Slept the balance of the night at
i queer hotel near by, he sees workmen
lake front the trench the body of a murder-
td mun.
CHAPTER III.
Sixpence,
When Philip Masters got Into Hol-
born he turned westward, as a horse
will turn toward the stable, even when
the manger' la empty. In the West
End he had always lived, and he
[scarcely felt at "home east of Mudle's.
He thought of no device for getting a
breakfast. It is true that he possessed
still the sum of sixpence, but he con
sidered that Mr. Hilgay had a lien
upon that sixpence for the promised
room, to say nothing of Raphael's An-
sidel Madonna. Doubtless having re
gard to the singular way In whlclt they
had become acquainted, Mr. Hilgay had
probably given Instructions about a
breakfast. But, simply because
really had need of it, and for no other
reason, Philip dt 1 not wish to accept
Mr. Hllgay's hospitality. Had he been
a man of ample means, with a regu
lar income of twenty-live shillings or
so tumbling In every week, he would
have accepted a meal and a bed from
Mr. Hilgay, and looked on It all
great Joke and picnic. Philip was a
philosopher, but he was not an unnat
ural prodigy; and In social matters he
was apt to be excessively human.
The curbstone of Holbum was dec
orated with dustbins at irregular In
tervals, and all the shops, except Pearce
and Plenty's, were closed so thorough
ly that they looked us If they would
never reopen again. A stream of peo-
E le passed from the east to the west,
urriedly, with a .certain gloomy pre
occupation. They seemed chilly; the
men had their collars turned up and
their hands In their pockets, while the
women, mostly young, used their femi
nine pride to keep themselves warm.
The Tube railway threw up quanti
les of the same sort of people out of
he earth. They were the vanguard
d the black-coated workers. They all
d. to be at a particular place at a
._rt!eular minute: they had the air of
rylng to catch trains, but they were
inly trying to avoid Ones.
Philip alone had no rendexvous with
apltal. Ho was a loafer; he knew he
..-as a loafer; and the workers knew
It, too. They obviously scanned him
with superciliousness as a part of the
submerged tenth, and he could not
challenge their eyes with a denial.
When one Is submerged, one feels It
and shows it. But Philip's revenge was
high. •
A magnificent automobile swept
down Bloomsburg street Into the main
thoroughfare. It was driven by an
august being In furs, nnd Its freight
was another nugust being In furs.
Philip, who. like many improvident
persons, loved, and understood, motor
cars, at lance, perceived .that It wa* a
four-speed,: eight-cylinder
Panhard,
sixty-horsepower, with' coach wdrk by
Vedrlne, and that the chauffeur was
Imprudently running on the fourth
speed. He stopped to behold it. There
Is nothing surprising In a man stop
ping to gaze at a motor car; but when
a motor car stops to gaze at a man
there may be fair matter for stupe
faction, nnd Philip's mild astonishment
as the automobile Jerked Itself back
on Its haunches exactly in front of
him may therefore be excused.
The freight leaned its splendid furs
over the side of the car: out of the
furs smiled a youthful face, with blue
eyes and a long fair mustache.
"Phil, Isn’t Itr
"Hallo, Tony!”
They shook hands.
"What are you doing up so early?"
Philip demanded.
"Haven't been to bed yet. Look here,
are you busy?"
"No.”
"Well, come and breakfast with me,
eh?"
"Wherer
"My rooms. The Devonshire man
sion. You're bound to breakfast some
where.”
"I don’t know that I was bound to.
Still I accept."
"Go ahead,” said Tony to the chauf
feur, as Philip embarked, "and shove
her along.”
“Yes, Sir Anthony."
The car swam arrogantly away. Phil
ip no more formed paTt of the sub
merged; In an Instant, by the magic
of the car and the furs he had been
transformed Into the envy of all Ox
ford street.
"It's three or four years since I lost
touch with your stupendous calm,” said
Tony, after a short silence.
"Five," said Philip. There was
pause, such as frequently occurs be
tween friends after a long separation.
“I notice your talent for small talk
Is aa striking as ever,” said Tony.
"Why talk, when others will talk
for you? And why does your man ad
dress you Os Sir Anthony?”
"I'm almost ashamed to tell you,
Phil," replied Tony, "but really these
accidents will occur, even In quite re
spectable families. I'm a'baronet—a
twelfth baronet. My cousin died two
days before his marriage."
"Never knew you hod a cousin.'
"That’s because you never ask
enough questions. So I got the title.”
"A pretty toy! Anything useful
with It?"
"Fifteen thousand live hundred
year."
Philip paused; the philosopher In
him had enough to do to malntuin hls
sang frold. Five years ago, when Philip
was helping to mismanage a proprie
tary club In St. James' Square Tony
Dldrlng, then aged 22, was beginning
a career of cheerful and Irresponsible
failure as a barrister. The contrail
between their characters had helped to
draw them together at the club, of
which Dldrlng was a member, and for
a year or so a club friendship had
mightily flourished between these two
needy nobodles. And now Tony had
a stake In the country and an Income
of fifty pounds a day, Sundays ex
cluded.
“You're spending it, I suppose?" Phil
ip murmured.
“Oh, quite easily. What are you do
ing?”
"I'm a man of leisure.”
"The deuce you are! You don't look
It."
"That's
"Yes, I do,” said Philip.
Just where you're mistaken.
In no time the car drew up* at* the
Devonshire mansion on the confines of
Hyde Park. The vast pile, which com
prised within Its eleven floors a hotel,
a restaurant, a cafe, sevoral clubs,
Chrelstonoulos' cigarette shop, a bar
ber's, a billiard academy, a circulating
library, a post and telegraph office, and
some scores of flats unsurpassed for
elegance, had not yet commenced Its
brilliant day. The remnant of com-
mlsslonarles on duty In the great hall
where three tape machines are, were
In the mufti of sleeved waistcoats, and
the lift-boy, who lifted Sir Anthony
and the gentleman of leisure to the
fifth floor, had not yet brushed hls hair.
An oldish, clean-shaven, Iron-gray
man received them gravely at Sir An
thony's door.
“Good morning, Sir Anthony."
"Mornin, Oxwlch. Breakfast for two.
Vavlare, kidneys."
"I have ■ ventured to order grape-
nuts, Sir Anthony.”
"Ridiculous, man! Mr. Masters bas
not come all the way from Blooms
bury to cat grape-nuts."
"Your digestion after these nights,
air—or, rather, I should say, your In
digestion—"
"You're quite right, Oxwlch. But
to the conclusion that even with an In
come of fifty pounds a day It was Just
as well for a young man who had taken
up the expensive and difficult profes
sion of being a dandy to economize
from time to time with a grape-nut
breakfast.
In the distinguished Chippendale
apartment, where berakfast was laid,
Oxwlch assumed control of the pro
ceedlngs. He put Sir Anthony, re
splendent In the sapphire tie, at one
end of the table, and Philip at the
other, and he kept their meals strictly
separate.
"Oxwlch," said the baronet sudden
ly, "these grape-nuts are delicious. Will
you go to the telephone and retain my
usual table in the restaurant for to
night?"
"Now, sir?"
"Now."
“Yen, sir.”
"Quick, Phil, my boy!” Tony Jumped
up os soon as Oxwlch had; In hls sen
atorial manner, quitted the apartment.
“Give me one of your kidneys, will
this gentleman—
"I Insist upon grape-nuts," said
Philip.
The portly Oxwlch took charge of
hats and furs, and presently It was
no secret that Sir Anthony was wear
tng evening dress.
"You see,” he xplalned apologetically,
“we ijsd a. bit' at a flutter herd - last
might—must enjoy life—and two of my
friends, Jolly chaps, missed the last
train for Manchester. Didn't miss It;
forgot It. Bo I promised them they
should catch the first. Why Manches
ter, of all places, I don't know! But
it seems they had an Important ap-
§ ointment. I shan't change before
reakfast, Oxwlch. I'm too hungry.
Besides, I'm more comfortable as
am."
have ventured to prepare your
bath. Sir Anthony, and your now gray
lounging suit, with the sapphire neck
tie. I've had the lower carrying-bot
tom of the waistcoat altered.”
Oh, very well, very well! Take
Mr. Masters to the other bath room,'
Tony fled.
"Certainly, sir. One moment, sir, 1
said Oxwlch to Philip, and picked up
the end of a speaking tube and whis
tled. "Nother grape-nuts," he whis
pered Into the tube. “One kidney en
brochette."
Then he permitted himself a discreet
smile at Philip.
•'Not for me,” Philip protested.
"Yes, sir, for you," Oxwl<m Insisted.
This way, sir."
Guest and host met again In the lat
ter's dressing room, and when Philip
had seen Tony's thirty-three walst-
conts, hls eighteen suits, hls seven
frock coats, hls forty-one sublime ex
amples of fancy trousering (all In
stretchers), hls hundred nnd eighteen
cravats, hls thirty-three walking sticks
and seven umbrellas, hls quadruple row
of boots, shoes, slippers and pumps, hls
thirteen overcoats, hls twenty scarf-
pins, hls four drawers full of shim
mering braces, hls safe of Jewelry, hls
gold-backed brushes, and hls unique
assortment of hats and caps, he came
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you?"
And without waiting for an answer
he robbed hls guest of a kidney and
began to eat It.
"Afraid of Oxwlch?" Philip ques
tioned. \
"Only morally,” said Tony. "Hls
empire over me Is purely moral, I as
sure you. And he*s quite right about
my digestion.”
"How did you get hold of him?”
"I didn't. He got hold of me. He
tvas my cousin's valet, and seemed
somehow to go with the estate.”
"I like him,” said Philip.
"So do I. He resembles grape-nuts—
he's good for me. And hls taste In
neckties- -amazing!”
Tony gulped down the last of the
stolen kidney as Oxwlch senatorlally
returned.
"Done It,” said he, sinking back Into
hls chair.
"Yes, sli*,” Oxwlch murmured; "it is
arranged.”
"I doh't mean what you mean," said
Tony blithely.
"A little more grape-nuts, sir?”
"No, thanks—excellent as they are.
If you've finished, Phil, let's go Into my
study, eh? Oxwlch, the cigarettes.”
"Your study?” Philip repeated, sur
prised, knowing Sir Anthony's indif
ference to literature.”
"Well, my den—rny whatever you
like to call It. I'll show you some
thing."
Followed by Oxwlch bearing nine
kinds of cigarettes, they crossed the
passage to a Sheraton apartment, larg
er and richer than the other. In the
middle of the room, next to a grand
piano on which lay the vocal score of
"The Spring Chicken,” was a peculiar
oblong table, the top of which was
painted to represent a pack of cards
laid out in four rows, according to
suits; all round the pack was a wide
border of green cloth, and at one end
was marked a circle with the mystic
word "Joker” in the center of It.
"What’s this?” Philip demnnded.
"This Is It," was Sir Anthony's re
ply, and his face brightened. "This is
vhat I wanted to show you. The latest
inachtrie for having a flutter. It’s just
out and It'll be all over the Riviera
next season. It’s called card roulette.
It’s better than roulette—no ball spin
ning, no noise. You simply, shuffle
and cut a pack of cards, and put your
money on either a particular card, or
a suit, or a number, or a color.”
"And Instead of zero, you have a'Jok
er In the pack, eh?" asked Philip.
"You’ve tumbled to it, my son. Pack
of fifty-three cards. We were playing
till 5 o’clock this morning. I never
tire of It.”
"Did you win or lose?”
"I wmn. I was banker. How much
did I win, Oxwlch?*
"When I retired to rest the bank
was two hundred and eighty pounds
In hand, Sir Anthony,” said Oxwlch.
•ti Iking a match and holding It for
Philip.
"I could enjoy this game, I fancy,”
Philip remarked. "It’s Monte Carlo In
the home."
"Yes, isn’t Itr* Toney agreed enthu
siastically. "Why not have a flutter
now?*
"All right.”
”It’c a fifty-one to one chance against
any card you see. Three to one against
any suit, and twelve to one against
any number. Will you bank, or shall
I?”
"Oh, you’d better bank,” said Philip.
"Right, Oxwlch shall shuffle and cut,
eh? Oxwlch, the cards.”
Philip drew sixpence from hls pocket
and put It on the queen of spades.
You’re getting cautious in your old
age,” Sir Anthony commented, empty
ing hls pockets on to a corner of the
table. "Now', Oxwlch.”
Oxwlch majestically shuffled and cut
the queen of spades.
"Good for you.” said the Baronet.
‘Better than bridge, Isn’t It? Oxwlch
-fifty-one times sixpence?”
"One pound five and six, sir.”
"I^ave all the money on the queen
of spades,” said Philip. 'Til try her
again.”
"We have a limit of a couple of quid
on the big chance.” Sir Anthony ex
plained. "Now', Oxwlch.”
Oxwlch shuffled and once more cut
the queen of spades.
"The devil!” muttered Sir Anthony.
Oxwlch. fifty-one times one pound five
and six?”
’Sixty-four pounds and sixpence,
sir.”
Excuse me, slxty-flve pounds and
sixpence,” said Philip.
"My fault entirely, sir,” said Oxwlch.
1 should have said slxty-flve.”
"Don’t mention It,” Philip smiled.
’What’s your maximum stake on the
suits?”
•Twenty quid,” said Sir Anthony,
taking notes from a breast pocket.
’Til go maximum on spades,” Philip
announced.
And Oxwlch cut spades.
Philip counted hls winnings—a hun
dred and twenty-six pounds six shil
lings. plus the original sixpence.
"What are you going to do next?”
Sir Anthony inquired.
"Well, If it’s all the same to you. I’m
not going to do anything next,” Philip
responded.
"Why?”
"I’ll tell you some other time,” said
Philip. In a strange voice.
The baronet looked at Oxwlch, who
faded from the study.
•What's up, old chap?” Sir Anthony
asked.
Nothing! Look here, I’ll give you
your revenge. I’ll toss you double or
quits.”
"Done!” snapped the baronet, picking
up a coin. "Sudden death!”
Tails,” said Philip.
B> Private Leased Wire.
Washington, Aug. 31.—With the ar
rest of Miss Eulalia E. Puckett, aged
35, Wednesday, while she was at
tempting to negotiate a loan of $6,000
on the property of Mrs. Fannie Spriggs
Perry, a gigantic conspiracy is indi
cated. According to a statement made
by William E. Ambrose, attorney for
Miss Puckett, the master minds of the
scheme were two men, whose names
have been divulged to him by hls
client.
She absolutely denies ever making
any confession to the police and re
pudiates whatever might have been
construed as admissions of guilt. At
the same time she admits the existence
of a conspiracy to defraud money lend
ers. s
Insantty, it was* Intimated by her
attorney, might be the defense's plea.
Miss Puckett was born in the upper
part of South Carolina, near Columbia.
After her father’s death, some years
ago, she and her mother set out to
face the world alone. The mother kept
boarders, the daughter working in the
government service. They have lived,
according to Mrs. Puckett, in Georgia,
Tennessee, Alabama and North Caro
lina.
I THE THEATERS !
By DR. GEORGE A. BEATTIE.
Golden Text—The son of man is come to seek and save that which was lost.
—Luke 19: 10.
BARTIMAKUS AND ZACCHAEUS.
Luke xvlll, 35, to xtx: 10.
18-35. Aik! it conic to pass, that as he
was come nigh unto Jericho, n certain blind
man sot by the wayside, begging;
36. And hearing the multitude pass by,
he asked what It wennt.
37. And they told him, that Jesus of
Nazareth nasucth by.
38. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son
of David, have mercy on me.
39. And they which wWit before rebuked
him, that he should hold hls peace; but
he cried so much the more, Thou son of
David, have mercy on me.
40. And Jorum stood, and commanded him
to be brought unto him: and when be was
come near, he asked him.
41. Haying, What wilt thou that I shall do
unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may
receive my sight.
42. And Jesus said unto him. Receive thy
sight; thy faith hath saved thee.
43. And immediately he reeelved hla alght,
and followed him, glorifying God: ami all
the people, wheu they saw It, gave praise
A Message From Mare.
A comedy In three acts by Richard
Ganthony.
.. .. David Proctor
. .Charles Eldrldge
Wallace Wlldecombe
. .. Freeman Barnea
T. Andrews
A. McICcnzi:
Horace Parker
A Tramp ,
Arthur Dicey.. .,
Dr. Chapman .. ..
Mr. Ferguson .. .
Sir Edwin Vivian
Jim
Boy . • • •
Servant
Mugeridge .. .. «,
Watchman
Policeman
Newsboy
>• •« Donald Gould
, .. Master Phillips
.. John Marshall
..Alfred Beaumont
C. EM wards
.. Sidney Mansfield
Master Joseph Bernstein
A Message From Mars, John E. Mackln
Aunt Martha
Mrs. Clarence .
Flower Girl ., •
Bella ..
Polly
A poor woman..
Girl
Mlnne Templar
Anita Rothe
Ora Lee
• • .. Mary Sylvester
Miss Barnes
• .. Ethel Thompson
• Addle J. Dunant
, .. Zatdee Appleton
Elizabeth Valentine
Message from Mars, with David
Proctor In the role created by Charles
Hawtrey and lining it well, opened the
theatrical season at the Grand Thurs
day afternoon and night. It was i
production worthy the best patronage
and it had It. The first floor was filled
from orchestra rail to the lAst row
while the balcony and gallery gave evi
dence of carrying their share of the au>
dlence.
The Improvements In the auditor
ium were the topic of chatter before
the curtain rose Thursday night. The
soft effect of cream and gold la restful
to the eye and the house, though In a
spick and span (condition, does not
give a painful Impression of newness.
The new curtain with its well executed
scene In Switzerland called for Its
share of approval and received a favor
able verdict.
But "the play’s the thing.” Not that
it Is worth while to review a play so
well known to all theater lovers as
A Message From Mare. The story of
the most selfish man in London, hti
dream of a Martian visitor with mys
terlous powers and hls subsequent
awakening to find himself In posses
sion of a heart has been seen In At
lanta more than once before. No dra
ma of the past several seasons has
created a stronger impression. It Is a
sermon which has had greater effect
than many a discourse from the pulpit.
Mr. Proctor’s Interpretation of Hor
ace Parker, the man of self, follows
closely the lines laid down by hls pre
decessor, Charles Hawtrey, and is a
rendition fully as pleasing. Mr. Parker
Is easy In hls manner and equally at
home in the selfish character of the
first act or under the warming Influ
ence of the Martian In the third.
Charles Eldrldge as the tramp gave
a creditable portrayal of a difficult
PRESIDENT CONNER
WHS REELECTED
Special to The Georgian.
Griffin, Oa., Aug. 31.—The State Ag
ricultural Society yesterday elected the
following officers:
President—J. J. Connor, CartersvIUe.
General Vice President—R. F. Crit
tenden, Shellman.
Vice Presidents—First district, James
Blttch; Second district. W. D. Ham
mock; Third district, John A. Cobb;
Fourth district, Roderick Leonard;
Fifth district, A. J. Smith, 8lxth dis
trict, J. T. Williams; Seventh district.
W. H. Lumpkin; Eighth district. J.
McC. Bryan; Ninth district, J. E.
Claud; Tenth district, George Gilmore;
Eleventh district, VV. B. Burroughs.
The committee appointed at Albany
to prepare a report on the advisability
of having a commissioner of agricul
ture for each county recommended the
appointment of ahother committee to
prepare a bill to be introduced at the
next session of the legislature creating
said office. The recommendation of
the committee was unanimously adopt
ed nnd the society pledged Itself to
work for the passage of the bill.
character role and blended comedy and
pathos, with delicate shading. Hls bit
In the first act was especially clever.
John Mackln as the Messenger was
entirely acceptable while Miss Eliza
beth Valentine In the leading woman’s
role proved herself not only an unus
ually attractive woman to look upon
but an actress fully worthy of her part.
The supporting members of the com
pany filled all the requirements of the
play, which depends for Its success
almost entirely upon the leading char
acters. The setting was the same as
In former productions.
DUDLEY GLASS.
“The County Fair.”
The return of Nell Burgess person
ally to the Grand Saturday matinee
and night with the familiar "County
Fair," will have many warm friends
among the audience and hls appearance
In the city will be a signal for a big
demonstration. As the Impersonator
of a respectable old spinster, simple,
kind and honest, Mr. Burgess Is with
out a peer; he Is funny without vul
garity and pathetic without pathos,
and there are moments when the
pathos fs so effective as to hush the
audience In Its most hilarious mo
ments and to command the respectful
attention of the most thoughtless. The
play Is so well known that It calls
for no extended notice. What plot
there Is grows out of the paying off
the mostgage on Aunt Abby’s farm
with the winnings of her horse, and the
scenes at “The County Fair” whero
the race Is run are cleverly Illustrated
by the mechanical devices of the moving
scenery Invented by Mr. Burgess which
has been greatly Improved. It Is now
one of the most effective of scenes and
as the horses In their struggle for su
premacy are visible for many seconds,
the result Is great enthusiasm on the
part of the audience.
Havtrly’s Mastodon Minstrels,
The Haverly Mastodon Minstrels
will be seen at the Bijou next week
with Billy Beard as the star comedian.
The assisting comedians have been
carefully selected for their fun-making
proclivities. The singing contingent
with a first class minstrel company is
one of the most expensive parts of the
the pay roll. No better evidence of
the care that has been taken to secure
singers for this minstrel company can
be given than to submit the list of
artists who sing with the Haverly
show. Among those quite prominent
are Harry Weaver, Harry Parkerson,
Joseph Gomes, Calvin Huss and Walter
Leon.
In matter of fact, the Haverly show
this season Is stronger than In years
and the scenic equipment Is the most
expensive ever seen In a minstrel pro
duction.
There will be a special matinee on
Monday, Labor Day.
It
Philip sat down.
"I’m not quite well,” said he.
"You ought to be,” said the baronet,
parting with more notes.
•*The fact Is—” Philip began, hesi
tated and proceeded: ’’You remember I
put sixpence down, to start with?”
You did.”
It was my last In the world. I was
starving when you picked me up this
GEORGIA NEWS
IN PARAGRA PS
Negro Shot During Row.
Special In The Georgian.
Brunswick, Oa., Aug. 21.—Cleveland
Butler, a negro farmer from Camden
county, Iz In the hospital here, and will
probably die az the result of a gun-
zhot wound he received while trying
to net an peacemaker between hl»
cousin, Jncon Butler, nnd another ne
gro, who got Into a row.
Coiten Being 8old.
Hpeclal to The Georgian.
Columbus, Oa., Aug. 21.—A good
many bales of new cotton have been
brought to the local warehousea by
the farmers. The planters are not
selling at the present prices, but direct
that the cotton be held.
Police Clerk Appointed.
Hpeclal to The Georgian.
Bavannah. Oa., Aug. 31.—Mayor
Myers has appointed Robert Haym as
clerk of the police department, the
place being recently created by the
consolidation of the position of clerk
of police court and the same position.
morning. Now I'm worth nn Immense
fortune—two hundred and fifty pounds!
I've never gambled before in my life,
and I shall never gamble again, Tony.
On that you may stake your bottom
dollar."
Well, I'm dashed!" breathed the
baronet, softly.
(Continued in tomorrow's Georgian.)
In council the vote between Haym and
Meldrlm was a tie and the appointment
only holds until an election can be
had.
Threo Day* In Jail.
Hpeclal to Tliu Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 31.—Charles B.
Hudson nnd Nancy Kirkland, who
claimed to bo the wife of Hudson, were
sentenced yesterday to three days In
Jail by Judge McAlpIn of the ordinary's
court, on a charge of attempted kid
naping. The woman last year permit
ted the adoption of her baby, and then
wanted to get It again.
Will Davalop Springs.
Hpeclal to The Georgian.
Talbotton, Od., Aug. 31.—Chalybeate
Springs, the once noted summer resort
located In Meriwether county, 14 miles
north of Talbotton, are to be developed.
For some years past It has not been
open on account of the lack of railroad
facilities.
Crosztie Recelptz Heavy.
Special to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Ga., Aug. 31.—With In
creasing scarcity of labor at this port
the receipt* of lumber and crosstles
are getting heavier all the time. One
day during the present week the At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Rail
road switched and delivered to the At
lantic Coast Line over one hundred
cars, or about twice the .number they
have been delivering.
Brunswick Brick Favored.
Hlieclal to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Ga., Aug. 31.—The Glynn
county commissioners of roads and
revenues have decided to use Bruns
wick mude brick In the construction
of the court house building. The
Brunswick brick, along with samples
of brick from various sections of the
country, was put through some very
severe tests, as a result of which a
decision was rendered in favor of tho
home product.
Training School For Nurse*.
Hpeclal to The Georgian.
Brunswick, On., Aug. 31.—The man
aging and working force of the Bruns
wick city hospital has recently been
reorganised, nnd House Surgeon Blan
ton Is now working on a plan for the
establishment here of a training school
for nurses.
Negroes Will Celebrate.
Special to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Oa., Aug. 31.—Ngxl Mon
day. Labor day. the colored trades
unions of Brunswick will celebrate.
Bnd consequently work will be at a
standstill along the water front. These
colored unions have a inemllerahlp of
between 1.800 and 2.000.
Rains Damage Cotton.
Hneel*l to The Georgian.
Juliette, Oa., Aug. 31.—The sevete
rains which have been falling here for
the twist two weeks have caused con
siderable dnmage to the cotton crop.
unto Hod.
191. Ami Jesus entered and passed
through Jericho.
2. Aud, Itehold. there was n man named
/acclincuN. which wn* the chief among the
publicans, nnd he wan rich.
3. And he nought to z«h? Jesus, who he
wtz; and could not for the press, because
he was little'of stature.
4. And he mn before, nnd climbed up Into
n Njenmoro tree to zee him: for he wnz to
pnzz tlmt way.
6. And when Jezuz came to the plnce, he
looked up, and znw him, nnd wild unto
him, Zacchaeus, make hnzte, And come
j’ or . today l muzt abide at thy hotize.
6. And he made hnzte, nud cnuie down;
and received him Joyfully.
i. And when they znw It, they all mur
mured, navlng. That he wnz gone to a
that I" n "Inner.
8. And Zacchaeus stood, nud znld uuto the
Isord, Behold, I*ord, the hnlf of my goods
I give to the poor: nnd If I have tnken
anything from nny mnn bjr false accusation,
I restore him fourfold.
9. And Jesus said unto him, This dny Is
salvation come to this house, forsomnen ns
b* *lso I" • "on of Abraham.
10. kor the Hon of mnn Is come to seek
nnd to save that which was lost.
This lesson contains two Incidents
that occurred In the closing days of
Christ’s ministry-
There are two principal characters
who present analogies and contrasts.
Both, In different senses were blind:
both wanted to see; physical conditions
brought both to Christ: both encount
ered obstacles In getting to Christ:
both gave evidence of conversion. One
was poor, the other was rich; tho one
was a beggar, the other was a grafter;
one occupied a lowly position* the
other a government official.
The Beggar.
The beggar sat by the wayside, white
the multitudes were passing on their
way to Jerusalem to celebrate the
Passover. When he heard that Christ
was passing by he cried: "Jesus, thou
son of David, have mercy on me!” He
doubtless had heard of the wonderful
miracles He had performed, nnd this
was the opportunity to get Hls sight.
They tried to quiet him, no doubt tell
ing him that this was not the time or
place, but he was In earnest, and would
not be silenced, but cried out the more.
Hls voice reaches the ear, nnd hls
appeal reaches the heart of tho Great
Physician, who stops and commands
that he be brought to Him, and then
asks him what he wished, and when
he told Him, Jesus said: ‘Receive thy
sight, thy faith hath made thee
whole.”
This Is only one of the many In
stances where the receiving of the
thing asked depended on the faith of
the applicant.
In nearly every miracle of healing,
Christ demanded faith as a condition
of healing.*
How often He said, "According to
thy faith, be it unto you,” and the
same words He spoke to the blind beg
gar, "Thy faith hath saved thee.”
The reason we do not receive more
is because of our want of faith.
Praying for Rain.
In time of great drouth, a meeting
was called at the church to pray for
rain. Though there was no cloud
sight, one little girl took her umbrella
and she was the only one. When asked
why she brought It, she replied, ”1 un
derstand we are going to pray for rain
and I thought I would need It.” This
Is the simple chlld-llke faith we need
to secure spiritual blessings.
A physical infirmity brought the beg
gar to Christ, and caused him to cry
for mercy. He had a reason to thank
God for blindness, for It brought him
salvation. The loss of some faculty
or friend, or fortune, has brought
many to the Savior, with a cry for
mercy.
Had not the prodigal son been reduced
to the husks he might never have turn
ed hls fuce and feet toward hls father’s
house.
We may well thank God for the
losses and the crosses, the tears and
the trials, for the furnace fire, If In Its
lurid light, we are enabled to see the
face of Jesus as He sits not as a de
stroyer, but a refiner of Hla gold.
Blind Bartlmeus st the gates
Of Jericho, l|i darkness waits;
He benrs the crowd, he hears n breath
Hay. "It Is the Christ of Xazgreth;”
The thronging multitudes Increase;
"Blind Hnrtlniemi. hold thy pence.”
But still nlmve the noisy crowd.
The lH*ggnr’s voire Is shrill nnd loud,
Until they s«y, "He cnlleth thee,
Take courage, rise, lie culleth thee.”
Then saltb the Christ as silent stands
The erowd, “What wilt thou at ray hands?”
Aud he replied, "Ob, glvu rae light.
Unhid, restore the blind man’s sight.”
And Jesus answers, "Oo thou free.
This fnlth of (blue hnth *s«ved thee.”
thnt hnve eyes, yet cannot see.
TRY A WANT AD
IN THE GEORGIAN
—Longfellow.
Zacchaeus.
There are three things about Zac
chaeus that should be especially noted,
first thnt he lived In Jericho. This
was a city of much Importance In many
periods of Jewish history. It was sit
uated on one of the great public roads
that led to Jerusalem, and many now
were passing through It. The country
around wn* populous and the fields
ere fertile. Herod the great had re-
•ntly rebuilt the place, and added to
its prosperity. It was also a city of
the priests from which circumstance It
required a religious as well as a com
mercial Importance. Ho that a public
post held by any person In such a city
would be of greater consequence than
If held In a smaller place. "The chief
of the publicans” In Jericho must have
been no Inconsiderable person. It Is
>ften found that men occupying a
prominent public position experience a
peculiar difficulty In making a confes
sion of wrong-doing.
He was a revenue officer, or a col
lector of taxes, and these taxes were
paid by u subject people to a govern
ment that was odious to them, hence
the tax collector would be odious. The
Jews had a feeling of Intense nation
ality, and those Jews who became pub
licans were hated and despised. There
Is no doubt that many of them were
bail and degraded men.
The Roman method was to farm the
taxes, in a place like Jericho the of
ficer put In charge of the subordinate
collectors was under engagement to
pay so much to the government, and he
was free to get as much aa he could
from the people. There was no regu
lar rate of taxation.
We see here the significance of what
was said by John the Baptist to the
publicans who came to him: "Exact
no more than that which is appointed
you.” There was great opportunity
for extortion and fraud, a great tempt
ation to the "chief to become rich by
false accusation. These circumstances
give peculiar emphasis to the repent
ance of Zacchaeus.
Again he was rich. The supposition
fs that he had grown rich by the meth
ods mentioned. Whatever he had been
before, now on becoming acquainted
with Jesus Christ, he formed a deter
mination to make restitution to all
whom he had defrauded. He Is will
ing to do more than the Jewish law re
quired. Hls example fs a striking con
trast to that of the rich young ruler.
The willingness is one of the best evi
dences of hls conversion.
Conscience Fund.
In the United States treasury at
Washington there Is a fund of 3432,000,
that they do not know how to dispose
of, nor to whom to give credit for it.
Men who have defrauded the govern
ment, and have never been detected,
on being converted, sent this money to
the treasurer, and in most of the cases
withholding their names. Zacchaeus
makes a public confession.
We have every reason to believe that
It was more than idle curiosity that
prompted him to climb the Egyptian
fig tree. Hls riches did not satisfy
him and hls conscience troubled him.
He was ready to overcome all the ob
stacles mentioned, to subject himself
to ridicule, willing to be ostracized, in
order to see Jesus. When Jesus came
to the place he looked up, invited Him
to come down, and invited himself to
dine with Him.
Someone has said that Zacchaeus
was converted somewhere between the
limb and the ground. It was not only
a sudden, but a thorough conversion.
The Last Opportunity.
For Bartlmeus and Zacchaeus, If It
was not the first it was their last op
portunity. Had the beggar heeded
those who tried to silence him, and
concluded to wait till another time
when there might be no opposition, he
had never seen the blessed light nor
tho face and form of Jesus. Had Zac
chaeus not put himself In a position
where the passing Savior might nee
him, he would never have had the Sav
ior as hls guest, for this was the last
time that Jfsus passed over this road
to Jerusalem.
There Is a time we know not when,
A place we know not where,
That marks the destiny of men
To glory, or despair.
In both cases this was the crucial
l>orlod, the turning point that decided
their eternal destiny.
The blind man glorified God and the
people gave God praise, and he became
Christ’s personal follower.
Zacchaeus obeyed Christ’s invitation
and received him Joyfully, like those
who waited for Christ’s return from
Gndara. of whom It Is said, "They re
ceived him gladly for they were waiting
for him.”
Waiting For Jesus.
A little girl In the hospital was told
the gospel story for the first time, and*
that every night Jesus passed through
all the wards In the hospital. She said,
”1 will hold up my hand so He will stop
and see me when He comes.”
The nurse propped up the little wast
ed hand with the pillow, and soon the
child fell asleep. When the morning
came, the little hand was still uplifted,
but it was white as marble. Jesus had
come that way and- taken her to Him
self.
■Jesus of Nazareth Is now passing by.
How many are lifting up their hands
and hearts, willing to make reparation
for every wrong, publicly confess him
and take him Into their homes an abid
ing guest?
Pass me not, oh gentle Savior,
Hear my humble cry; .
While on others thou art calling
Do not pass me by.
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