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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
FRIDAY, AUGUST SI. 190®.
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DOUBLOONS
A THRILLING NOVEL OF MYSTERY.
TRAGEDY AND A STOLEN FORTUNE
BIG CONSPIRA CYINDICA TED
IN ARREST OF THIS WOMAN
FROM PALMETTO STATE
By EDEN PHILLPOTTS AND ARNOLD BENNETT
' (Copyright, 1906, by Eden FhlMpotts and Arnold Bennett)
Synopiix of. Previous Chapters.
Philip Masters, a gentleman In distress,
while strolling*ahout the streets'ot Lon
don wondering where he will sleep 'and
eat, comes upon a night watchman who
engages him to take his place while he
hnrrles home to see his wife, who la re
ported to be desperately ill. Masters falls
asleep, bnt awakes -with the coutIcIIou
that something extraordinary has happen
ed. He takes a lantern nnd Ifivestlgates a
trench, having seen a tlguro crawl out of
a house and atop In the excavation. lie
finds nothing wrong. The ifcxt morning,
haring slept the balance of the night nt
a queer hotel near by, he sees workmen
take from the trench the body of n murder
ed man. -
CHAPTER Ml.
Sixpenoe,
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 poseeased
still the sum of sixpence, but he con
sidered that Mr. Hllgay had a lien
upon that sixpence for the promised
room, to^mewnothlng of Raphael's An-
sldet Madonna. Doubtless havlag re
gard to the singular way In which they
had become acquainted, Mr. Hllgay had
probably given Instructions about
breakfast. But, simply because
really had need ot It, and for no other
reason, Philip dll not wish to accept
Mr. Hllgay's hospitality. Had he been
a man ot ample means, with n regu
lar Income of twenty-five shillings or
so tumbling In every week, he would
have accepted a meal and a. bed from
Mr. Hllgay, and looked on it all as a
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 Holburn 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 as If they would
never reopen again. A stream of peo
ple ppssed from the east to the west,
hurriedly, 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
ties of the sanje sort of people out of
the earth. They were the vanguard
of the black-coated workers. They all
had to be at a particular place at a
particular minute; they had the air of
trying to catch trains, but they were
only trying to avoid fines.
Philip alone had no rendezvous with
Capital. He was a loafer; he knew he
•was 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 Btoomsburg street,Into the main
■thoroughfare. . letfcaP driven Jf ai)
august being In .turs, .and its rrelght
was another august being In furs.
Philip, -who, like many Improvident
persons, loved and understood motor
cars, at once perceived that It-was a
four-speed, eight-cylinder Panhard,
sixty-horsepower, with coach work by
Vedrine, 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 gaxe at a motor car; but when
a motor car stops to gaze at a man
there may be fair matter for stupe
faction, and 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 It?"
"Hallo, Tony I”
They shook hands.
•‘What are you doing up so early?
Philip demanded. -'
"Haven't been to bed yet. Look here,
are you busy?”
"Well, come and breakfast with me,
eh?"
"Where?”
“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 part 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 i
pause, suth as frequently occurs be-
tween friends after a long separation.
"I notice your talent for small talk
Is as striking as ever,” said Tony.
"Why talk, when others will talk
for you? And why does your man ad
dress you as 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 had a cousin."
"That's because you never ask
enough questions. So I got the title.”
“A pretty toyl Anything useful
with It?"
"Fifteen thousand flve hundred
year."
Philip paused; the philosopher in
him had enough to do to maintain his
sang frold. Five years ago, when Philip
was helping to mismanage a proprie
tary club In St. James' Square Tony
Dldting, then aged 22, was beginning
a career of cheerful and Irresponsible
failure as a barrister. The contrast
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 thd 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, several 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-
missionaries on duty In the great holl
where three tape machines are, were
In the mufti of sleeved waistcoats, and
the lift-boy, who lifted 81r Anthony
and the gentleman of leisure to the
fifth floor, had not yet brushed his hair.
An oldish, clean-shaven, iron-gray
man received them gravely at Sir An
thony's door.
"Good morning, Sir Anthony."
"Mornln, Oxwich. Breakfast for two.
Vavlare, kidneys.”
"I have ventured to order grape-
nuts, Sir Anthony."
"Ridiculous, man! Mr. Masters has
not come all the way from Blooms
bury to eat grape-nuts.”
"Your digestion after these nights,
sir—or. rather, I should say, your in
digestion—"
'You’re quite right, Oxwich. But
this gentleman—"
"I Insist upon grape-nuts,” said
Philip.
The portly Oxwich -took charge - of
hats and furs, and presently It was
no secret that Sir Anthony was wear
ing evening dress.
“You see," he xplalned apologetically,
'we had a bit of a flutter here last
might—must enjoy life—and two of my
friends, Jolly chaps, missed the last
train for Manchester. Didn't miss It;
forgot It. So 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
pointment. I shan't change before
breakfast, Oxwich. Pm too hungry.
Besides, I'm more comfortable as I
am.”
have ventured to prepare your
bath, Sir Anthony, and your new gray
lounging suit, with the sapphire neck
tie. I've had the lower carrying-bot
tom of the waistcoat altered.”
"Oh, very woll, very well! Take
Mr. Masters to the other bath room,”
Tony fled.
"Certainly, sir. One moment, sir,"
said Oxwich 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," Oxwich 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 waist
coats, his eighteen suits, his seven
frock coats, his forty-one sublime ex
amples of fancy trousering (all In
stretchers), his hundred _pnd elghtten
cravats, his thirty-three walking sticks
and seven umbrellas, his quadruple row
of boots, shoes, slippers and pumps, his
thirteen overcoats, his twenty scarf-
pins, his four drawers full of shim
mering braces, his safe of Jewelry, his
gold-backed brushes, and his unique
assortment of hats and caps, he came
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to the conclusion that even with an In
come of fifty pounds a day It was Just
as well for a young 1 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,
Oxwich assumed control of the pro
ceedlngs. He put Sir Anthony,
splendent In the sapphire tie, at one
end of the table, and Philip at the
other, and he kept their meals strictly
separate.
"Oxwich," 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."
“Yes, sir."
"Quick, Phil, my boy!" Tony Jumped
up as soon as Oxwich had, In his sen
atorial manner, quitted the apartment.
"Give me one of your kidneys, will
you?"
And without waiting for an answer
he robbed his guest of a kidney and
began to eat It.
"Afraid of Oxwich?" Philip ques
tioned.
"Only morally," said Tony. "His
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.
was 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 hts taste In
neckties- -amazing!"
Tony gulped down the last of the
stolen kidney as Oxwich senatorlally
returned.
“Done It," said he, sinking back Into
his chair. ‘
"Yes, sir," Oxwich murmured; ‘it Is
arranged."
"I don'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? Oxwich, tho cigarettes."
"Your study?" Philip repeated, sur
prised, knowing Sir Anthony’s indlf
ference to literature."
"Well, my den—my whatever you
like to call It. Til 'show you some
thing."
Followed by Oxwich 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 tho 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 demanded.
"This Is It,” was Sir Anthony's re
ply, and his face brightened. "This Is
irhat I wanted to show you. The latest
machine for having a flutter. It's Just
out and It'll be all overr 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,
a suit, or a number, or a color."
"And Instead of zero, you have a Jok
er in the pack, ah?” asked Philip.
"You've tumbled to It, my son. Pack
of fifty-three cards. We wore playing
till 5 o'clock this morning. I never
tire of it.”
"Did you win or lose?”
"I won. I was banker. How much
did I win, Oxwich?'
"When I retired to rest the bank
was two hundred and eighty pounds
In hand, Sir Anthony," said Oxwich,
striking 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 It?" Toney agreed enthu
siastically. "Why not have a flutter
now?'
"All right."
"It’e 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
17" •
“Oh, you'd better bank," said Philip.
"Right, Oxwich shall shuffle and cut,
eh? Oxwich, the cards."
Philip drew sixpence from his pocket
and put It on the queen of spades.
"You're getting cautious In your old
age," Sir Anthony commented, empty
ing his pockets on to a corner of the
table. "Now, Oxwich,"
oxwich majestically shuffled and cut
the queen of spades.
"Good for you." said the Baronet.
"Better than bridge. Isn’t It? Oxwich
-fifty-one times sixpence?”
"One pound five and six, sir.”
"Leave all the money on the queen
of spades," said Philip. "I'll try her
again."
"We have a limit of a couple of quid
on the big chance." Sir Anthony ex
plained. "Now, Oxwich."
Oxwich shuffled and once more cut
the queen of spades.
"The devil!” muttered Sir Anthony.
Oxwich. fifty-one times one pound five
and six?"
"8lxty-four pounds and sixpence,
sir.”
"Excuse me, slxty-flve pounds and
sixpence,” said Philip.
"My fault entirely, sir,” said Oxwich.
"I should have said slxty-flve.”
"Don’t mention It." Philip smiled.
"What'a your maximum stake on the
suits?"
"Twenty quid," said Sir Anthony,
taking notes from a breast pocket.
"I’ll go maximum on spades," Philip
announced.
And Oxwich cut spades.
Philip counted his 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 lime,” said
Philip. In a strange voice.
The baronet looked at Oxwich, who
faded from the study.
"What's up, old chap?" Sir Anthony
asked.
“Nothing! Look here, I'M give you
your revenge. I'll toss you double or
quits.”
"Done!” snapped the baronet, picking
up a coin. "Sudden death!"
"Tails.” said Philip.
It was.
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 thla
By Private leased Wire.
Washington, Aug. 21.—With the ar
rest of Miss Eulalle E. Puckett, aged
35, Wednesday, while she was at
tempting to negotiate a loan of 26,000
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 Ills
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 moneylend
ers.
Insanity, It was Intimated by tier
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.
!THE THEATERS
i
A Massage From Mars.
A comedy In three acts by Richard
Ganthony.
Horace Parker David Proctor
A Tramp .. .' Charles Eldrldge
Arthur Dicey.. .. Wallace Wlldecombe
Dr. Chapman Freeman Barnes
Mr. Ferguson T. Andrews
Sir Edwin Vivian .. .. A. McKenzie
Jim Donald Gould
Boy .. ,• Master Phillips
Servant John Marshall
Mugerldge .. .. .. ..Alfred Beaumont
Watchman C. Edwards
Policeman Sidney Mansfield
Newsboy .. Master Joseph Bernstein
A Message From Mars, John E. Mackln
Aunt Martha Anita Rothe
Mrs. Clarence Ora Lee
Flower Girl Mary Sylvester
Bella Miss Barnes
Polly Ethel Thompson
A poor woman Addle J. Dunant
Girl Zaldee Appleton
Mlnne Templar .. Elizabeth Valentine
A Message from Mars, with David
Proctor In the role created by Charles
Hawtrey and filling It well, opened the
theatrical season at the Grand Thurs
day afternoon and night. It was a
production worthy the best patronage
and It had It. The llrst 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
dience.
The Improvements In the auditor
ium were the topic of chatter before
the curtain rose Thursday night. The
soft effect of cream and gold is 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 Mars. The story of
the most selfish man In London, his
dream of a Martian visitor with mys
terious powers and his 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 efTect
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 his pro
decessor, Charles Hawtrey, and la i
rendition fully as pleasing. Mr. Parker
Is easy In his 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, Ga., Aug. 11.—The State Ag
ricultural Society yesterday elected the
following officers:
President—J. J. Connor, Carteravllle.
General Vice President—R. F. Crit
tenden, Shellman.
Vice Presidents—First district, James
Blltch; Second district. W. D. Ham
mock; Third district, John A. Cobb;
Fourth district, Roderick Leonard;
Fifth district, A. J. Smith, Sixth 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, W. 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 another committee to
prepare a bill to be Introduced at the
next session of the legislature creating
said office. The recommendAtlon of
the committee was unanimously adopt
ed and the society pledged Itself to
work for the passage of the bill.
character role nnd blended comedy and
f >athos with delicate shading. His bit
n 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.
“Tho 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 his 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 Is 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 mostgoge on Aunt Abby's farm
with the winnings of her horse, and the
scenes at “The County Fair" where
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.
Haverly's Mastodon Minstrels.
The Haverly Mastodon Minstrels
will be seen at the Bijou next week
with Billy Beard as the star comedian.
Tho 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 Hues 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.
By DR. GEORGE A. BEATTIE.
\
Golden Text—The son of man is come to seek and save that which was lost.
—Luka 19: 10.
BARTIMAIItTH AND ZACCHAEUS.
Luke xvlll, 36, to xlx: 10.
18-35. And It came to pass, that as he
- "i certain blind
whs come nigh unto Jericho,
‘ * ‘ * >,
multitude pass by,
that Jesus of
38. And uearlnL.
he SMked what It mennt.
37. And they told him,
Nnxareth nasseth by.
38. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thon son
of Dnvld, have mercy on me.
30. And they which went before rebuked
him, that he should hold his pence; but
he cried so much the more, Thou son of
David, hnve mercy on me.
40. And Jesus stood, and commanded him
to be brought unto him: and when he was
come nenr, he nsked him.
41. Haying, Wbnt wilt thou thnt I aimII do
unto thee? And lie said, Lord, thut I mny
•eelve uiy sight.
42. And JestiM Hnld unto him, Receive thy
sight; thy faith hath snved thee.
43. And Immediately he received hts sight,
nnd followed him, glorifying God: nnd nil
the people, when they saw It, gave prnlse
unto God.
191. And Jesus entered and pnssed
through Jericho.
2. And, behold, there wnn n mnn nnnied
/ncchneus, which, wiih the chief niuoug the
puhllcHns, Bud he was rich.
3. And he sought to see Jesus, who he
was; and could not for the press, because
he wns little of stature.
4. And lie rnn before, nnd climbed up Into
n syenmore tree to see him: for he wns to
pass that wny.
6. And when Jenna came to the place, he
GEORGIA NEWS'
IN PARAGRAPS
Negro 8hot During Row.
Special to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Ga., Aug. 31.—Cleveland
Butler, a negro farmer from Camden
county. Is In the honpltal here, and will
probably die as the result of a gun
shot wound he received while trying
to act as peacemaker between his
cousin, Jacon Butler, and another ne
gro, who got Into a row..
Cotton Being Sold.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., Aug. 31.—A good
many bales of new cotton have been
brought to the local warehouses by
the farmers. The planters are not
selling at the present prices, but direct
that the cotton be held.
Police Clerk Appointed.
Hpeelnl to The Georgian.
Havannah, Ga., 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 an 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 waa a tie and the appointment
only holds until an election can be
had.
Three Days In Jail.
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Savannah, Ga.. Aug. 31.—Charles B.
Hudson and Nancy Kirkland, who
claimed to be the wife of Hudson, were
sentenced yesterday to three days In
jail by Judge McAlptn 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 Develop Springs.
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Talbotton, Ga., 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.
Crosstie Receipts Heavy.
Hpeclal to The Georgina.
Brunswick,, Ga., Aug. 31.—With In
creasing scarcity of labor nt this port
the receipts 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.
Hpeelnl to The Georglon.
Brunswick, Ga., Aug. 31.—The Glynn
county commissioners of roads and
revenues have decided to use Bruns
wick made brick in the construction
of the court house building. The
Brunswick brick, along with samples
of brick from vurlous sections of the
country, was put through some very
severe tests, as a result of which a
decision was rendered In favor of the
home product.
Training School For Nurses.
Hpeclal to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Ga., Aug. 31.—The man
aging* and working force of the Bruns
wick city hospital has recently been
reorganized, and House Surgeon Blan
ton Is now working on a plan for the
establishment here of a training school
for nurses.
Negroes Will Celebrate.
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Brunswick. Ga., Aug. 31.—N|»xt Mon
day, I.abor day, the colored trades
unions of Brunswick will celebrate,
and consequently work will be at a
standstill along the water front. These
colored unions have r membership of
between 1,600 and 2,000.
Raine Damage'Cotton.
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Juliette, Ga., Aug. 31—The sevete
rains which have been falling here for
the past two weeks have caused con
siderable damage to the cotton crop.
nnd received him Joyfully.
7. And when they saw It. they all mur
mured, saving, That he wus gone to ho a
guest with u man that Is a sinner.
8. And ZnectiaeiiN stood, and said unto tho
ord. Behold, Lord, the half of my goods
Klve to the poor: nnd If I have Inker
anything from any mnn by false accusation
1 restore him fourfold.
9. And Jesus said unto him. This day Is
sn I vat Ion come to this house, forsomucu ns
a«* also In a son of Aliruhnm.
10. For tho Hon of man Is come to seek
and to save thnt which wns 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; the 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, while
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!
doubtless had heard of the wonderful
miracles He had performed, nnd this
was the opportunity to get His 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.
His voice reaches the ear, and his
appeal reaches the heart of the Great
Physician, who stops nnd commands
that he be brought to Him, and then
asks him what he wished, aqd 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 tho
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,” nnd the
same words He spoke to the blind beg
gar, “Thy faith hath saved thee.”
The reason w’e 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 thp Blmple 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 his face and feet toward his father’a
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 His gold.
Blind Bnrtlmeus st the gates
Of Jericho. In darkness waits;
lie henra the crowd, he henra a breath
Huy, “It la the Christ of Nnxareth;”
The thronging multitudes Increase;
“Blind Bnrtlmeus, bold thy pence.” .
But still above the noisy crowd.
Then snlth the Christ as silent stands
The crowd, “What wilt thou at my hands?”
And he rejdled, “Ob, givu ine light,
Itnhlii, restore the blind man’s night.”
And Jesus unswers, “Go thou free.
This faith of tblue bath saved thee.”
Itecall those mighty voices three.”
TRY A WANT AD
IN THE GEORGIAN
—I-ongfellosr.
Zacchseus.
There are three things'about Zac-
chaeus that should be especially noted,
first that 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 was populous and the fields
were fertile. Herod the great had re
cently rebuilt the place, and added to
its prosperity. It was also a city of
the prleats 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
often 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 a subject i>eople to a govern
ment that wns 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
bad and degraded men.
The Roman method was to farm the
taxes. In a place like Jericho tlje 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 as he could
from the people. Ther4 waa no regu
lar rate of taxation.
WeR 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
Is 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. Ills example Is a striking con
trast to that of the rich young ruler.
The willingness is one of the best evi
dences of his conversion.
Conscience Fund.
In the United States treasury at
Washington there Is a fund of $432,000,
that they do not know hdw 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 w’as more than idtd curiosity that
prompted him to climb the Egyptian
fig tree. His riches did not satisfy
him and his 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 w’as not only
a sudden, but a thorough conversion.
The Last Opportunity.
For Bnrtlmeus and Zacchaeus, If It
was not the first It was their last op
portunity. Had the beggar heeded
those w*ho tried to silence him, and
concluded to w’alt till another time
when there might be no opposition, he
had never seen the blessed light nor
the face and form of Jesus. Had Znc-
chaeus not put himself In a position
where the passing Savior might see
him, he would never have had the Sav
ior as his guest, for this was the last
time that Jesus passed over this road
to Jerusalem.
In both cases this was the crucial
period, 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
Gadara. of whom It Is said, “They re
ceived him gladly for they were waiter
for him.” Hog.lift
Waiting For Jssus. vr**'
A little girl in the hospital w’as told
the gospel story for the first time, and
that every night Jesus passed through
all the wards in the hospital. She said,
I 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
nnd hearts, willing to mako reparation
for every wrong, publicly confess him
nnd take him into their homes an abid
ing guest?
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