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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1OTJ.
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES . • • Editor.
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advertisements.
Great London Papers on “Atlanta.”
From the salient vantage grounds of distance and
tranquillity the Engllah newapapera seem to be viewing
our negro question with a sanity as unusual aa It Is re
freshing.
The Spectator, across three thousand miles of ocean
and a thousand miles of land, seems to realise and ap
preciate better than some of our American papers, and
to tell the truth better than some of these which
are published right here at home, the awful and
compelling provocation to riot and lawlesaneaa, and
makes a genuinely sensible suggestion in the premises.
8ays The Spectator:
"When will the Southern whites learn that the
proper way to protect their women Ib to organize a
really efficient police, and to punish crimes against
them with prompt judicial severity. Instead of killing
In a foolish panic of rage men who iKisalbly are
entirely Innocent? We sympathize with the whitesTa
their horror at the thought of what defenseless wo
men may hare to endure from black criminals, but
we must protest against the folly and crime of the
methods of protection which they adopt."
The 8L Jamea Gazette and The Evening Standard
seem to have almost a Southern comprehension of the sit
uation, and their comments coming from such a source
and at such a distance must do much to confirm the wise
and fearless conclusions to which real thinkers are com
ing In the consideration of the problem. It is Indeed sig
nificant that these great London newspapers should voice
the doctrine of the oternal superiority of the white race,
which Tho Georgian has always preached, and our other
contention thgt these races, thirteen centuries apart, could
not be governed under the same laws or take an oqual
part In tho same government. Read this from The 1 .on-
don Standard:'
"The truth Is that America ought to abrogate
that part of the constitution which relates to the
black population, be prepared to trent It ns nt pres
ent a distinct race on a lower scale of evolution, and
deal with it in a special way. This does not signify
segregation, but It does mean, In a sense, separation
—the separation that Involves the relation of master
and servant, of claaa and class, and Implies a cer
tain amount of association. Neither does it sfgplfy
Injustice; the denial of racial and social equality is
not a denial of equity. Thetr treatment must bo ab
solutely Just and kind. It Is the Intolerable Injus
tice of the present state of things that has caused
all the trouble In the South. ‘Give ua simple justice.’
the negroes say, ‘and the race problem will solve
Itself.’ It la the strict justice accorded tho negro In
the West Indies that baa made him ao contented,
amenable, and law-abiding. It will, however, have
to be recognized that they are capable of advancing,
and that they must be given the fullest opportunity
of developing whatever powers they tioasesa. The
theory that they are a completed product of evolu
tion does not ataud the tost of facts, but It Is
true that the evolution la extremely slow. For a
long time they will have to lie treated, not aa citi
zens of a republican state, but aa subjects.”
And both of those I-ondon utterances read like
Georgian editorial or an extract from The LaGrange
speech of the governor-elect of Georgia.
Fitzpatrick on “Stephens.”
Prof. Z. I. Fitzpatrick, of Madison, has contributed to
the current Issue of Watson's Magazine the first Install
ment of a very Interesting sketch of Alexander Btephena,
the Great Commoner of Georgia.
Professor Fitzpatrick writes from the standpoint of
an Intimate personal association stretching ovef many
years. This has been utilized by a very dose and ac
curate itudy of the spirit, motives and character of the
famous Georgian, and the article wai so Interesting as to
be Instantly accepted by Mr. Wation while he waa still
editor of the New York magazine. Tboae who are fond
of biography and of the personal Incidents of a great man's
Ufe, wilt find this article particularly Interesting. The
description of the Dupree will case In Oglethorpe in
which Mr. Stephens wts opposed by both Mr. Hill and
Mr. Toombs, Is a very vivid picture, and the murder
trial which preceded It by two or three year* with Mr.
Stephens opposing both of these great men and two or
three other great lawyers joined with them, waa an even
more conspicuous triumph for ’’Little Aleck.”
Professor Fltspatrick writes with a clearness and a
vital touch which held* the Interest of hit readers from
first to last He Is doing a distinct service to Georgia
history by the contribution of this admirable sketch
and biography of Georgia's great citizen, and we shall
look forward with Interest to the concluding numbers of
of these tapers.
“Jacques”—Our Jack.
Atlanta newspaper ranks welcome home In triumph
Mr. Jacques Futrell, who has flamed In a night, ns It
were, Into the starry host of story tellers.
Less than a year ago Jack Futrell was a reporter on
sn Atlanta paper. Today his stories are coveted and
paid for by the great papers and magazines of the
country. Even The Saturday Post, seiectest of Ameri
can periodicals, has Just published his latest story, and
Jack futrell—no longer “Jack," hut "Jacques”— which
Is a whole plo* more romantic—Is on the crest of the
wave an<( riding prosperously.
The Atlanta reporter, who as no man In Atlanta will
deny, absorbed bla "touch” from his surroundings and
from the atmosphere, hat risen upon his merits, as he
had no "pull.” His stories catch and bold with the
good grip of. the master, and every year will add new
skill and greater power to the story teller. Jacques
FutreU's .Thinking Machine” Is as good In Its way as
If the “Thinking Machine" was a mere Imitation, nobody
would read of him, but people do read of him, and watch
for him and clamor for hla next appearance, and there
fore he I* himself—and Jacques.
Well, jge qjelcome Jacques Futrell back to the land
where he ta atlll "Jack." We are proud ot his prowess
as a romancer. We rejoice In hla success. We are will
ing to help heartily In hla advancing fame, and It Is
a pleasure to look at him tor the reminder that he was
once one of us, and no more than «he rest of us, and
that the rest of us may yet attain to the fulness and the
romantic stature of this Jacques who Is now the best
of us.
Bheriock Holmes, and yet it It no more an Imitation
of Conan Doyle than Doyle was a plagiarist from Poe-Jlng involved in this account The city authorities annu-
The Jacksonville Example Grows in
Value,
The history of municipal ownership In Jacksonville,
Fla., continues to be a subject of vltsl and constantly In
creasing interest.
The further we go Into It the more are we Impressed
with the merits and advantages of the system as fur
nished by the object lesson of our near and Interesting
neighbor.
Municipal ownership has been an Important political
Issue in the city of Jacksonville for about 12 years, and
la now ao firmly established.. In the Indorsement and en
thusiasm of the people that no candidate for office dares
to confess himself opposed to that proposition.
To begin with, as far back as 1880, Jacksonville put
In a municipal waterworks system which has been very
satisfactorily managed and which now furnishes pure
artesian water at a very reasonable rate and with a
direct prollt to the city. It Is commented upon aa a sin
gular fact that there la very seldom any opposition to
the municipal ownership of waterworks plants among
the opponents of the general ownership and operation
of public utilities in municipal government. Just why
It Is difficult to say, but the fact stands and the Inconsis
tency is In the Idea that If the municipal ownership of
waterworks plant* Is desirable, why It should be so bit
terly fought by Interested parties in the matter of other
public utilities.
But we are dealing now with the lighting matter, and
In this Jacksonville continues to be more and more a
shining example. Jacksonville had a hard fight in 1894
to establish the municipal ownership of its lighting plant.
The monopoly died hard and fought fleacely and ex
hausted every effort, both legitimate and otherwise, to
defeat the will of the people. So bitter was the fight
that the city was forced to leave the matter to a decision
of ttjp supreme court as to Its rights to Install the plan
and to furnish electricity to private consumers.
We have given before the figures aa to the reduc
tion In the price of one-half In public lighting, and of
three-fourths In the private lighting of the city.
The Georgian stated on Friday that the Jacksonville
plant had paid for itself entirely within eight years. A
recent report from the city attorney gives us even more
striking and gratifying figures.
On January 1, 1906, after ten years and eight
months of operation this electric plant, which cost origin
ally $76,675, furnishes electricity to the citizens of Jack
sonville at 7c per kilowatt, and to the city at $7.50 a light
and had returned to the city treasury out of the net
profits, and over and above the cost of very greatly In
creasing Its capacity and value and everything that the
city had Invested In the plant with 5 per cent com
pounded annually, $64,927.74 additional.
The profits of that plant for the month of Jan-
tinr.v in this year nlonc amounted to $12,118.96,
which, being ndded to tho $64,827.74, shows that
the plant has in ten years and nine months repaid
to the city $370.71 more than double the entire
original cost of the plant in addition to paying 5
per cent compounded interest on the entire original
cost, and this notwithstanding the reduction to the
citizens of Jacksonville ot 75 per cent in the cost of
electricity!
Surely is there anything left to be added In the way of
argument to Bppeal to common sense and to the Individ
ual Interest of citizens than is represented In these mag
nificent figures?
To understand them better, let ua seo what improve
ments wore Included In the sum paid out for this ser
vice so long conducted by a monopoly. Let ui seo the
vast sums that the private monopoly put* Into Its pocket
for managing an interest which the city can juat aa well
and better manage for Itself.
The aggregate sum put Into permanent Improvements
during the existence of the plenty deducting loss, displace
ment of machinery, etc., la, according to tho book ac
counts, $365,423.19.
For the rear of 1905, for Instance, the cash receipts
for light and power furnished consumers by the city
plant was $186,169.48, and lhe'amount expended for oper
ation, maintenance and repair was $91,89182, showing
a profit-for that one year of $94,176.66, of which lat
ter aunt $26,418.16 was invested in permanent im
provements and extensions to meet the great
growth of the city, and $67,758.50 was turned over
in cash to the city treasurer to be tmed for numci-
pal purposes other than those connected with the
electric plnnt, and to reduce the necessity for taxa
lion by that amount.
And Jacksonville Is as yet a city of between 36,000
and 40,000 people.
Tho present value of the municipal electric plant can
be estimated from these figures, but the Indirect value
to the city of a municipal plant, which reduced by 75 per
cent *he coat to consumers of electricity, la difficult to
over-estimate. The value to the city of the fact that all
consumers are treated exactly alike, sad that electricity
It sold by the United States government, at the aamo
price to large and small consumers, is also hard to esti
mate; but the advnutage from a sanitary standpoint, of
furnishing electricity tor lighting purposes to the poor
at a price less than would cost the use of kerosene and
the maintenance of lamps, will be appreciated by thoae
Interested In the Improvement of sanitary conditions.
The steady and rapid growth of the profits of
the municipal electric plant is well established be
taking consecutively the profits for the past five
years. The profits for the year 1901 were $31,.
574.03 (the profits for that year were greatly re
duced bv the fact that the great fire of May 3, 1901,
had destroyed the buildings in which about 75 per
cent of the electricity was being used.) In 1902
the profits were $53,761.27. In 1903, $74,006.66. In
1904, $79,916.13. In 1905, $94,176.66—an average
profit for the past three years of $82,699.82, or
juat $6,023.83 more per annum than the original
entire cost of the plant; and the profits of the plant
for the first month of the year 190<i are $12,118.96.
There Is no possible Jugglery of figures or bookkeep-
iNOOKS ANDC0RNERS0FAMERICAN HISTORY
By REV. THOMA8 B. GREGORY.
THE TRIAL OF AARON BURR, •
‘‘The Daylight Corner.”
It Is safe to say that the trial of
Aaron Burr, for "treasonable designs
upon Mexico," was the most dramatic
bit of forensic fireworks In all the his
tory of our country.
The celebrated conteet came oil In
the year 1807, In the city of Richmond,
Vn., and for a generation the trial was
the talk of the town and of the nation.
The prosecution had as Its leading
counsel the celebrated William Wirt,
the author of the once popular “Life
of Patrick Henry.” while the head and
front of the master array of legal tal
ent for the defense was Luther Martin,
the attorney general of Maryland, and
one of the half dosen greatest minds
that this country has ever produced.
On the bench sat. In somber dignity,
the great John Marshall. Washington’s
close friend, and later the Illustrious
chief justice of the supreme court of
the United States.
■ In the galleries of the court room,
and filling every available bit of space
upon the floor, were gathered the
cream ot the nation’s beauty and ge
nius. Grand dames and fair belles yied
for admission with great lawyers,
fudges, statesmen, from New Hamp
shire to Georgia, all anxious to see and
to hear everything that ahAuld take
piece.
The “prisoner at the bar”—the as*
tutest legal mind, perhaps, of them all
—was the busiest man on the floor. All
unconscious, apparently, of the many
pairs of eyes that were eagerly fixed
upon him, he was Intent upon the case
from start to finish, suggesting to his
counsel the telling 'points for and
against his cause.
Wirt's speech was a record-breaker,
even for Wirt. ,Valn, with one eye on
the case and the other on the galleries,
the eloquent Virginian, putting his best
foot forward, made, In the opinion of
many, the speech of his life.
The climax of Wirt’s speech came
when, after thu most terrible arraign
ment of Burr, he asked the dramatic
question: “And who Is Rjennerhas-
A 8HREWD YANKEE'S TIP.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Permit me, a Northern>newspaper
man of twenty years' experience, to
give you, and through you, the white
people of Georgia, a tip upon one of
the fundamental points of the much
discussed negro question. Have read
everything In your paper. Including
speech of Senator Till man, but nobody
has touched my point. - Possibly this
may be from the fact that it shows the
white man to have been in error, and
my experience ot over a year In Geor
gia In all cities, from Atlanta south,
telle me that the white man does not
like to acknowledge an error upon the
negro, as he was "born and raised
with the negro, and knows all about
him.” It Is a fundamental principle
of political economy that no man or
nation can be expected to work with
out an Incentive. This Is particularly
true of the negro aPd the Incentive
for the average' negro la something to
eat and wear, the latter because he
would be locked up If he did not have
It. Now the white man has taken tnls
Incentive from him by feeding and
clothing him for naught, and he will
not work because ho don't have to.
The balance of the argument Is plain—
he Is Idle nnd soon becomes vicious,
etc. Every colored cook, housemaid,
etc.. In Atlanta, Amerlcus, Cordele,
Thomasvllle and elsewhere, carries
home every night a mesa ot food to
feed male negroes who don’t work. A
bundle of clothing goes the same way
as often as needed. This brings me to
ths Illustrative ntory I heard In At
lanta last January. Ons negro woman
was ruld to have asked another why
she married the man she did, as ho
wns no good and never worked. The
reply wan, "Oh, yes, lie's a good nigger,
he found me three places to wash this
week.”
If the white people would stop feed
ing and clothing the negro free he
would have to work, and this would be
a big step toward bettering present
conditions.
You can extend the argument Into
the stopping of the bribing of the ne
gro to do what he Is hired and paid
to do—by tipping, as H 1s called, until
It covers to Its logical sequence the
council and legislative halls, etc., then
we call It bribery. The origin of brib
ery was the so-called tip In order to
get something the other fellow didn't.
Am not looking for notoriety, sn
don’t care whether you print any of
this as a communication or not, but
think It good suggestions for editorial
Have not written It In convenient form.
Am with von In munlelpal ownership
light, and suggest you use Port Ar
thur, Ont., on northern shore of Lake
Superior, aa an example. A city of
10,001) and had n long light with the
Canadian Pacific railroad, but won out,
and profits of the municipal operation
of public utilities to great that citi
zens pay no taxes directly.
Respectfully.
F. M. STEWART.
Thomasvllle, Ga.
sett?"—Blennerhaasett, the simple,
confiding soul who, according to the
argument, had been so unmercifully
fleeced by the prisoner at Die bar.
It was. to say*the least, a most af
fecting speech. The women cried, and
some of the sterner sex even were seen
to reach for their handkerchiefs.
Wirt had more than held hit own,
and It was the opinion of many~ln the
audience that Burr would be convicted.
And then Luther Martin sprang Into
the arena, like a Bengal tiger, licking
his chops, thirsting for gore! There
came a growl, as If from the Jungle,
and the women trembled!
Here was a man, and no mere stage
player, a virile, powerful, uncompro
mising Intellectual athlete, and It was
plain, to the men folk at least, that
soon there would not be left a whole
bone In Wirt’s body.
And It was even so. The man de
scribed by Henry Adams as ‘‘the rol
licking. witty, audacious attorney gen
eral of Maryland, boon companion of
the whole bar, drunken, generous slo
venly, grand, the bulldog of Federal
ism." pitched Into the counsel for the
prosecution, and when he was through
with him he.was—non est’.
It was the’giant against the carpet-
knight, a native born Hercules against
the very finished product of the gym-
naalums-and the result was as might
have been expected.
The griat man on the bench listened
to Wirt and listened to Luther Martin,
and although Wirt was solemn and
Martin waa—Martin, Marshall saw
that the defense had the case, and
ruled accordingly.
“The assembling and enlisting of
men on Blennerhassejt Island,” said the
renowned Jurist, “showed on overt act.
Even If It did, Burr's agency does not
appear, and the overt act must be es
tablished before Burr can be pro
nounced guilty.”
Burr was acquitted. Luther Mar
tin’s genius and Marshall’s fairness had
saved him, and the most thrilling trial
of. the country's history was at an end.
FUNNYQRAPH8.
Bos'tmsn—Tars’ widows .do be In
bathin’, muni.—Boston Transcript.
•'8lnii!" commanded Miss Xaros. with n
disdainful sniff. "The Idre of yonr nro-
noslug In n Indy In my station' of life!
Yon nuaht to know bolter!"
"Well," reiillrd Mr. Ilnnler, “I do know
bettor, but no richer.”—Philadelphia
Press.
"I thought It was a good time to ask
the old gentleman for his daughter. II#
Is suffering from a recently brohen arm."
"I found I mode a mistake In not wall
ing until he broke a Ief."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer. _
Hotel Changes Hands.
Speelsl to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Ga., Oct. 32.—J. A. Koa-
set|, of Dublin, Ga., haa purchased the
Central hotel on the comer of Monk
and Newcastle streets. The hotel will
be refurnished.
EUROPEAN DOG POLICE.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
f have just read an article In the
Century Magazine of this month on
the dog police used by European cities.
It occurred to me that the adoption of
this system In Atlanta and all South
ern cities would greatly reduce the
danger to our homes from marauding
negroes.
The dogs used are of many breeds,
though the Belgian sheep dog has
proved moat efficacious. They are se
lected for courage and Intelligence,
when about six months old, and are
then given n thorough training course
of six months. They are taught to
search all dark and remote places and
to report the presence of suspicious
characters, by sharp barks, to the of
ficer on duty.
To prevent attacks on cltlaens they
are mussled, but In such a manner
that the officer whom they'accompany
can release them at a moment's notice.
A dog trained In this manner can cover
more ground in ten minutes than a
man In an hour.
The chief commissioner of police of
Ghent, Belgium, originated this Idea
of dog police and has carried It be
yond the experimental stage to a de
gree of success that has warranted Its
adoption by Paris and most cities of
Belgium. It Is Inexpensive—the cost
of maintenance of a dog Is only about
5 cents per day—and the dogs are more
effective than the same number of men
would be.
I see no reason why this system
could not be adapted! to the needs of
the South. The dogs could be trained
to look upon all negroes and rough
whites with suspicion apd to report the
presence of such In any vicinity. I
know from experience that there Is
nothing the average negro fears more
than a husky, negro-hating dog. The
very knowledge of the presence at large
of fifty or sixty dog* qf this kind
would do much toward keeping ne
groes In their homes at night. I hope
you will Investigate this subject end
give your readers a better Idea of It
than I have been able to do.
HENRY O. BECK.
Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 18.
NO TRACE OF THE 8HIP.
OUR BUSINESS
IS RESUMED. ,
With a slight interruption, caused by the
fire of Saturday night, our business was re
sumed on Monday morning at 9 o’clock.
We are now offering only ABSO
LUTELY PERFECT goods for sale.
Our usual good values on high-class
clothing, furnishings, hats and shoes will
be found on the first floor.
EISEMAN & WEIL,
1 Whitehall.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
New York, Oct. 22.—Here are some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—Mrs. K. Cox, Mrs. L. E.
Okeete, R. M. Jordan, J. A. Avery,
Mrs. W. H. Inman.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
OCTOBER 22.
1685—Revocation of the edict of Nantes.
1*40—Sir Philip Frauds, reputed author of
the ’’Letters of Junius," born. Died
December 22, 1818.
1759—'Thomas Cooper, South Carolina states
man, born. Died May 11, 1840.
1777-Battle of Red Bank, N. J.
1811—Kraus Llrat, * musician, born. Died
July 81, 1886.
1832—I^opold Domroech, musical conduc
tor, born. Died February 15, 1886.
1845—Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, actress, born.
1858—Empress Augusta Victoria of Germany
boro.
1888—Captain Moyne Reid, writer, died.
1902— Denmark declined to tell West Indian
Islands to the United States.
1904—Russian Baltic fleet flred on British
fishing fleet lu North sen.
By AUGUSTA WALL.
One happy night o’er cryetal sea did !
Hall merrily In a white-winged ship—
That Jeweled night beneath a starry sky,
Amid showers of sparkling water's drip,
a softly back upon the brimming tea.
They rippled on tangled tea weed, where
The red coral twines lu deep mystery,
Ttonnd grottoes or set-nymphs alluringly
fair.
Thither the Captain, eerie-like, came
And stood beside the spray-flashed bow—
Skies were silver and all aflame
With the sunset's fast dying glow;
I cried, ’’Ho, Captain, far out to aen.
Far, far away past moss-lined eaves,
Where pink aen sheila will sing to me
Hougs echoed by the ocean waves."
Through moon lit foam we sped along,
Fast onward thro’ the surging tide—
Splaah. splash of oars and sailors’ song;
And with dear mother at my side:
Sweet ns rose-breath her gentle smile—
Forgotten sorrow nnd all pain—
Zephyrs, lotus-laden the while.
We sailed o'er the crystal main.
.. mystic shoriT
Slop not till we hare anchored where
Happiness dwells with care no more,"
"No happiness without alloy,"
Sab! mother, ’’here It ne'er la *>:"
Ship’s In anchor, then the cry "Ahoy,"
Said the Captain, "I must go."
The ship came In all white from sea.
And fonui-draped thro’ the morning mist—
Bright wnves flnshcf) past In mockery.
Past corn I strands agleani, Miui-klst;
Hushed sailors' songs, n sun lit sky,
A billow-haunted shore—no trace
f Anchored ship that dreamy ulght when I
Sailed out and oaw my mother’a love-lit
face.
At tlie Garden Gate of Love
By EARLE E. GRIGGS.
Came a wand'rlng minstrel to tl
den gate of Love,
And be snug a vibrant song unto the
_ gleaming atari above;
file song was one of Duty, and, although
w«k quite gay,
are remained uno
lered on his way.
Again be came unto the gate, and once
again his voice
Rang out so sweet nnd mellow, nud Sff
theme wan to rejoice.
‘ "sove’s 1
And again tho* minstrel
thinking to forget.
And he sang of naught but Love, for It
wns lu rosy May;
And, lo! (he gate flew open at tho sound
of his qlear voice,
And he found that Life was Duty, but to
Love waa to Rejoice:
REV. SAM.JONE8’ 80LIL0QUY
ON FATEFUL JOURNEY HOME
Jawliack—Tho letters I wrote you
. Mrs. Jawback—My dear, what are you
burning*
Jir.Ja ....
before we were nmrrlef).
Mrs. Jttwbaek—You heartless wretch!
Have rou do sentiment, no—
Jawback—Now. lie quiet. I'm doing
'or your sake. I’m trying to flx things
nt If I die nobody enn break my will
the ground of insanlty^-Clevelaud
(•eader.
By DR. 0. A. BEATTIE.
"The good fight I’ve fongbt; my race le
run;
My sword 1 now con sheathe; how the
'prise Is won.
With armor proved, and with battered
shield
I’ve met every foe, and held the field.
Rent has been my blade, but never broke;
I've proved every word He ever spoke.
In the shadow I've tried *to stand
Behind the cross; unseen my hand.
H’hafe'er I’re !*een, or to of hers seemed,
• - - -• - - - “ tie redeemed.
TT ... Jl claim nn mine,
An stars In my crown they'll ever shine.
Not mvefl by me, only through Ills grace;
Now soon I'fl meet tnein face to face!’
Home of them weut In the days of yore;
And they'll greet me on the shining shore.
Others will follow me to that laud.
And I'll give to them the welcome linnd.
Hark! 1 uoar the rumble of a train—
I've been away—noon home ngnlu.
Where we'll gather 'round the reatnl Itonril.
And, with nn my lovwl oues, thank the Lord
h'or another year of life He's given
t reads, ’From earth to Glorylnnd.'
t root me nothing: liought with Ills blood;
Co date upou It. 'TUI used It’s good.'
le's my conductor; has l»ceri my guide,
t'n growing dark, but He's at my side.
I cau’t see the face of loved ones dear,
Ills face I see nud Ills words besr,
Thou good and faithful servant, well done;
Coiuo enter now thy heavenly home!’
Now the cates of pearl swing open wide—
Waves of S4>ng come rolling like n tide.
And then they break 1 ou my ravished ear
In strains so load, so sweet, and clear.
The train has at opt. nnd I'm home nt last
Life’s engine's throhn are In the pnst.
Now no danger signals are In slant.
No darkened tunnels, for all la light."
_f the road lends to ....
It matters not where life Imglus or ends.
If to Christ It tnkes us, and our friends.
With them gather round the Father's
. surprise
To awaken In Paradise.
Atlanta, October 2), 1936.
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BY CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
New York, Oct. 22.—The plteoux
mewing of a cat caught high In a tree,
waa the direct cause of Joeeph Oakley
leaving Flushing Hospital with only
one leg.
Oakley wan on hie way home on Au
gust 8, last, when he heard the howl
ing of a cat. From Its cries Oakley
knew it was either badly frightened
or in pain. He looked about and eaw
the cat among the branches of one of
the highest trees In Flushing.
Oakley clambered the tree to rescue
It. He fell and shattered a bone of his
left leg. It wag a compound fracture,
the ambulance surgeon said, and took
him to the hospital. -The cat scram-
bled down the tree when Oakley fell,
when the surgeon and nurses heard ot
Oakley's humane act, they became
greatly Interested and everything poi-
alble waa done to save the leg for him.
At last America and Russia are to bo
connected by a direct line of steam
ships. The Russian Steamship Navi
gation Company has organised a line
of fast freight and passenger steamers
between Odessa and New York.
The first steamer, the Gregory Morch.
Is scheduled to sail from Odessa on
October 25, with 1,700 passengers.
The new line will compete with the
Continental and British lines of the
immigration traffic;
Few persons are aware of tho fact
that the name of Melba has been se
cured by letters patent In the United
States. When tho diva first visited
this country everybody wo* Melba-maJ
with the result that everything was
called Melba. One day Mme. Melba
went Into a shop and It occurred to her
to ask the proprietor whether he did
not think he should have asked for per
mission tiefore using tho name.
“No," ho replied, calmly, “Melba's
name Is not her own. I am aa much
entitled to use It as she Is."
The Idea did not commend itselt to
the great singer's lawyers. They there
fore advised that letters patent should
be applied for. and today no one can
use the name of Me!ba for any article
without first obtaining permission from
Its rightful owner.
street, reached his home last nlgli
he wn» met on the steps by something
less than the population of the cast
side who greeted him with:
"It is here."
Mr. Lurbasky trudged up three
flights of stairs to Investigate and dis
covered thnt "It” was a new baby boy
and almost a giant among babies. Dr.
Rprinkar placed him upon the scales.
They creaked anti then broke. Another
pair wns produced and the Indicator
maintained Its mark at 23 pound,.
Tho now boy will be christened Mau
rice, fifth of the house of Lurbasky.
The others, two bovs and two girls,
were also prodigies.' The flret, a boy.
weighed 13 pounds; the eecond, a girt,
welghedglt pounds; the third, a boy,
18 pounds. and the fourth, a.girl, 18
pounds. The youngest boy and girl
uro dead.
It Is announced ut the Madison
Square Presbyterian church that a
regular noonday service will be Inau
gurated In the beautiful new temple
Just dedicated, probably beginning a
week from today. The pastor, Dr.
Parkhurst. will officiate at times. There
have been many requests for permits
which would admit persons to the new
churches on week days.
The private auto speedway Iden Is
taking hold. E. R. Thomas, who start
ed three cars In the Vanderbilt ellm-
Inntory race nnd one In the cup final,
haa come out for It.
"I F*gnrd the exiahllshment of n prl-
vnte course for apee'd, endurance and
other contests an pbsolute necessity
for the development and perfection of
automobiles,” said Air. Thomas. "Ths
construction of a touring car for public
use must In no sense fie experimental,
for the SAfety of human life Is Involved
nnd n great reserve of strength must
be had. The construction of a racing
earns the science of automobile con
struction.”
ally publlih full and complete statements of the operation
of the electric plant, and the account* are regularly ex
amined and audited by expert accountants, who are not
city officials or employees, except that they are employed
to Investigate and audit the accounts.
This will suffice for today. But the aubject and the
object letioD cojnblne too many attractions for a good citi
zen not to recur to them again and frequently.
And this we (hall do.
The Union of Presbyterians,
The general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian
church sent down to lt« presbyteries last May an over
ture concerning dozer relations with other Presbyterian
churches, of which the Northern Presbyterian church is
by far the most Important ,
There are 83 presbyteries. Of these 26 have post
poned action until their epring meeting, and among
these are the preebyteriet of Atlanta and Macon.
Twenty-six preibyteries have taken action. Of these
19 presbyteries, containing 26,000 communicants, have
voted for closer relatione. Seven presbyteries, contain
ing 16,000 communicants, have voted agnlnet any closer
relatione.
All the preslyrteries that hare voted on the question
In North Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri and Ar
kansas have voted for closer relations.
The cause of Presbyterian unity-seems to be gain
ing atendtly even If It Is growing slowly.
The Atlanta Georgian
Is On 8ale Regularly at the Fol
lowing Hotelo and News 8tands-
BUFFALO. H. Y.—IijaBate Hotel.
BALTIMORE. MD.-TUe New HoUaod.
Belrldere Hotel.
BOSTON. MASS.—Birkir House.
Young'* Hotel. Snmmenet Hotel.
CHIC AGO, I LIJI.-U rest Northern
Hotel. V. O. Newx Co.. Palmer lienee, E.
II. Clerk, 112 Dearborn St.; Auditorium
Hotel. Joe Uerroo, Jackoou end Dear
born etreeta
CINCINNATI. OIIIO.-GIbeoq Uouee.
Grand Hotel, Unlace Hotel.
g DENVEB, COLO.—J. Black, H. H.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-EagUeb Uouee.
Grand Hotel.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Hotel Aator, Ho
tel Imperial.
OMAHA. NEBIt.—Megeetb Sin. Co.
HAN DIEGO. lAL.-ftR.Amo*.
ST. PAUL MISV -V •> ii.JE
TO BO NTO. CAN—Kleg Edward Hotel.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-llotel Willard,
MvKIoney Uouee, Raleigh Hoaoe.
