Newspaper Page Text
BONDS
FALL OUE IN 1315
IMPORTANT TASK WILL*DEVOLVE
UPON INCOMING LEGISLA
TURE THIS YEAR.
TO PROVIDE REFUND OF DEBT
Treasurer W. J. Speer'* Report Call*
Attention to the Financial Con
dition of the State.
—Atlanta.
Special emphasis is given to the
Importance of the task devolving up
on the legislature of revising the
revenue system of the state by the
fact that $3,679,000, considerably more
than half of the state’s bonded debt,
will fall due July 1, 1915, and provi
sion for its refunding must be made
by this general assembly. State Treas
urer W. J. Speer called attention to
the necessity of retiring or refunding
these bonds in his annual report.
After stating that the amount of
the state’s Indebtedness on December
of last year was $6,730,702, the report
will say:
“About one-half of the above amount
is made up of bonds issued under the
act of 1894, amounting to $3,392,000
and thos? issued under the act of 1894,
amounting to $287,000, will become due
in 1915. As no sinking fund was pro
vided to take care of these bonds, and
as there will bo no funds available
with which to meet them at maturity,
except about $150,000, referred to be
low, the legislature at its next session
will probably feel called upon to. take
some action looking to their retire
ment or refunding them into other
bonds in which case the following
statement, showing the status of the
bonded debt with especial reference
to its maturity and the application of
the sinking fund thereto, will be of
interest:
“The bonds issued under acts of
1887 and 1889 were made to mature in
annual installments of SIOO,OOO, begin
ning in 1898 and 1917 respectively and
a sinking fund of like amount was
provided, and is being used to meet
each installment as it becomes due,
which will exhaust the first issue in
1917, and the other in 1935. But as the
sinking fund is limited to SIOO,OOO and
its use annually is provided for up to
1935, to pay off the bonds just men
tioned, the last Installment of which
will mature on January 1 of that year,
there will be no available funds in the
treasury of that character to meet any
other part of the debt falling due be
tween now and that date.
“There will, however, be in the
treasury, available to meet a small
part of the debt maturing in 1915,
about $150,000 of funds from the sale
of public property, which includes a
balance of $107,000 yet outstanding
against the Southern railway as part
of the purchase money of the North
eastern railroad, which will be due
November 1, 1914.’’
The treasurer gives a table of the
various items of the state debt with
their due dates and the provision that
has been made for paying them off.
It is only the large amount of $3,-
679,000, falling due in 1915, however,
that will necessarily occupy the legis
lature this year.
Smallest Gold Production In Georgia.
While “gold digging" jn its figura
tive sense. Is the principal activity of
most Georgians and all Atlantlans,
gold digging literally is a neglected
industry in Georgia. H. D. McCaskey,
of the U. S. Geological Survey, has
Just made a report showing that the
mine production of gold in Georgia
in 1912 was smallest by far in 8 years.
During 1912 Georgia yielded in all
only 694 fine ounces, valued at $14,-
360. During this same period the out
put of silver in Georgia was 77 fine
ounces, valued at $47,00. In 1911 the
production of gold in Georgia was
valued at over $30,000. In 1912 the
yield of placer gold was only 331
ounces, valued at $47.00. In 1911 the
and the 1912 output from quartz or
deep mines, was 363 fine ounces as
against 548 in 1911.
Society Circus in Atlanta.
Atlanta’s first society circus has
been such a splendid success, that
this form of outdoor entertainment
may become a permanent social fea
ture in Atlanta. The first event of
this kind Atlanta has ever had oc
curred on the beautiful lawns of
Druid Hills residences in a section
with a landscape back ground of
wooded groves and winding avenues
that made the scene ideal. It was in
charge of the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution. They were assisted
in the plans by Miss Gladys Hanson,
the famous actress, who is an Atlanta
woman. The pageant included “Blue
Beard and his wives. The lied Piper
of Hamlin, the tableau of the Old
Woman who lived in a Shoe, Contrary
Mary with her garden of flowers,
which were “Pretty maids all in a
row." The society circus ended with
a baby show.
. . .....
Frost Roast* Atlanta Newspapers,
That the Atlanta newspapers them
selves are the blame for the unfair
notoriety which Georgia has gained in
connection with the Ollie Tayler case,
is charged by Jonathan B. Frost, in a
leading editorial in the June issue of
his magazine, “The Call of the
South.’’ Mr. Frost says that the most
heart-rending stories of the wrong*
and suffering of this alleged little
martyr were printed In the Atlanta
papers, and that the northern and
western newspapers only repeated
the libels. Commenting on the pres
ent attitude of the Atlanta newspa
pers in blaming northern periodicals
for their comments, Mr. Frost re
counts the fable of the farmer and
the bull. “The farmer was walking
through the weeds one day, when sud
denly and without any provocation,
an angry bull began chasing him. The
farmer dashed for a big tree standing
nearby, and around and around the
tree he ran, closely pursued by the
infuriated bull. The fleet-footed far
mer kept gaining on the bull, until
finally he overtook him from the rear.
He grabbed the bull by the tall and
began whaling him with a big stock.
It was now time for the bull to get
frightened. He dashed off through
the woods bellowing at every jump,
and making desperate efforts to get
away from the farmer, who was still
swinging to his tall and Trailing him
with the stick. “Yes, bellow!" shout
ed the farmer. “Gosh-ding ye, who
started this thing, anyway?”
General Assembly Meets Soon.
With the opening of the legislature
less than two weeks off, Governor
elect Jno. M. Slaton has practically
completed the outline of his inau
gural address. Owing to the natural
exigencies of Georgia’s present situa
tion, the address will deal largely
with the state’s financial and business
condition. The legislature opens Wed
nesday, week after next, June 25, and
the governor’s address is scheduled
to be made on Saturday the same
week. June 28. The big problem of
the Slaton administration will be the
refunding of the state’s bonded in
debte’dness. The question of taxation
generally will also come up for seri
ous consideration and for improve
ment. The Western & Atlantic rail
road problem will also be dealt with.
Governor Slaton has-spent the great
part of his time this summer in study
ing these and kindred questions, and
his address will set the situation be
fore the gentlemen of the assembly
in such away that they will know
from the outset exactly what prob
lems confront them.
Will Urge Conpulsory Education.
Advocates of compulsory educa
tion in Georgia are going to try to
overwhelm the coming legislature
with statistics that will force the pas
sage of a bill, it is said that they
have facts to prove that throughout
the supposedly civilized world, only
Russia, a few parts of western Asia
and six southern states, which in
cludes Alabama and Georgia, lack
some kind of complsory education
law. It will be shown that thousands
of Georgia s white children are grow
ing up lacking in ambitioii and lacking
in the rudiments of a common school
education. It will be argued that
where the parents fall in such a duty,
the state has the right to step in and
see that her future citizens are train
ed for the battle of life. ,
Checker Championship to be Decided.
Checker players from all over Dixie
will gather in Atlanta August 5 and 6
to attend the annual tourney for the
championship of the south. This is
the principal event of the year for
those who delight to sit on a cracker
box in the generaj store and play the
Intricate game. Indications are that
several hundred men will participate.
One rumor is that Tennessee will run
in a dark horse, a 15-year-old lad who
is defeating all comers. The noted
Scotch-player, W. Anderson, who is
at Mt. Airy, N. C., will come while
Fishburne of South Carolina, is a cer
tainty. Allen of Tennessee, who has
held the title for tw’o years, will be
•On hand to defend it. There will also
be a blindfold exhibition, one man
playing six games simultaneously
with his eyes covered.
Atlanta Bathers Protected.
Unusual safeguards are being
thrown around the public swimming
at Piedmont Park in order to prevent
the recurrence of drowning tragedies
which have cast a damper on previ
ous seasons. Trained life-savers are
on duty and strict rules are being en
forced. The park board has taken
this action because of so many reports
of drowning which have appeared in
the newspapers from other parts of
the country.
Hoodoo Day.
The most ill-omened day of the
whole Christian calendar, Friday the
13th, rolls around again this week.
It is the only Friday the 13th in the
current year. Friday the 13th, 1913
' sounds still more ominous, but it will
amuse the superstitiously inclined to
learn that, while there isn’t » singTb
’ hanging scheduled for this particular
’ “black Friday’’ in Georgia, several
1 weddings are set to take place There
will be two right here in Atlanta.
The Divine
Healer
Br REV. PARLEY E. ZARTMANN. D.D.
S*er«t»ry d Extetunoa Department
Moody Bible loadtutc, Oucego
TEXT—"Why marvel ye at thl»T . . .
yea, the faith which U through him hath
given him thia perfect soundness In the
presence of you all.” Acts 3:12. 18.
These two verses
are very impor
tant; they mark
the crisis in the
story of .the first
apostolic miracle
after Pentecost;
the story sets
forth the type of
the ministry, mes
sage and motive
of the church; we
see that spiritual
work (even along
physical lines}
went hand in
hand with spir
itual power, and
we must face two or three plain ques
tions as to matters of fact
Is Christ the same as he was then?
Is he able to do now what he did
then? Are we in the same condition
of need —difficulties, habits, sins? How
far may I expect help from Jesus?
It God’s word show® me what Jesus is
able to do, will 1 trust him for it, as
men and women did then? The study
of the story and of the entire word
of God will give me an affirmative
answer to all these questions except
the last one —that I must, answer for
myself; for it is still true that, al
though Jesus is able to save to the
uttermost, be can save only those
who come to God by him and who will
accept the healing power of the Great
Physician.
The gospels tell us of many varie
ties of sickness dealt with by Jesus;
these are all types of sin and of
Christ’s power to heal. Take foui
typical Illustrations: Leprosy, or the
guilt and defilement of sin; palsy, or
the Impotence of sin; fever, or the
passion of sin; demoniac possession,
or the slavery of stn.
Or, take three typical cases from
the gospel according to St. Luke:
(I) 5:17, palsied limbs; (2) 6:6-10,
the withered hands; (3) 13:10-13, the
bowed-down woman. In all these
cases Jesus not only healod the body
but he stands forth as able to heal
the sin of which the bodily ailment
Is a type. No case is too bard for
Jesus. His diagnosis Is thorough and
correct; his treatment is appropriate
and adequate; his power is “unto the
uttermost.” There will be no need
to come again. He cures In different
ways, but always with perfect under
standing and with satisfactory re
sults.
The man at the Beautiful Gate of
the temple expected only alms from
Peter and John, but he got what was
of surpassing quality and value —heal-
ing, in the name and through the
power of Jesus of Nazareth. “And
they were filled with wonder and
amazement at that which had hap
pened unto him." That hour of
prayer became an opportunity for the
manifestation of the power of Jesus
Christ, an unexpected blessing to the
lame man, and the occasion of a great
sermon by Peter. How graciously
and generously God deals with us!
"Exceedingly abundantly above all
that we ask or think." Not alms, but
healing; not silver, but salvation; not
gold, but grace and gladness; not out
side, begging, but beyond the Beau
tiful Gate, Inside the temple, "walk
ing, and leaping, and praising God.”
Is Chrtet the same today? Can he
do that work of forgiveness and sanc
tification now? And is he willing to
do it? Thousands can testify and say
"Yes.” On which side of the gate
Trust in God.
“But I trusted in thee, O Lord; I
said, thou art my God. My times are
in thy hand." —Ps. 31, 14.
There are 'times'' which are not
easy for us to recognize as being in
God'c hand, and by God’s appoint
ment. When the trial which afflicts
us is from the direct agency of man,
it requires no common stretch of faith
to look up and away beyond the hu
man agency, to the high will of him
who orders all things concerning our
good and to say “My times are in thy
hand.” It was thus with David when
he uttered this in faith; he was,one
who suffered all his life long - from
the malice of enemies. His psalms
constantly testify to thfs, but they
still more aver his full trust in God.
And what David says, let us, too, say.
Let us look beyond man, and see God
working for us and dealing with us.
If we trust him we shall ere long
praise him as David in this psalm,
t/ how great is thy goodness which
thou hast laid up for them that fear
thee; which thou hast wrought for
them that trust in thee before the
sons of men ”
are you? Are you outside, distressed,
diseased, despairing, dying? Do-you
cry out in vain for help? There is no
reaeon why you may not be on the
other side, rejoicing in the sense of
sin* forgiven, righteousness imputed,
life Imparted, Joy planted. Only one
reason—“ Wilt thou be made whole?”
"Perfect soundness," and fu a mo
ment. “And immediately.” He is the
healer divine. As such he is able not
only to make “better,” but to make
well. "My case is too hard.” Ido not
know how far your disease has gone,
how dark the night may seem, how
deep the sin dwells, but I do know the
power of this healer in each and ev
ery case intrusted to him—nothing is
too hard for God. His ability is om
nipotent Siad hi* love matches his
power. He may deal painfully, but it
will also be effectively.
In the days of bis flesh he healed
by a word, or a touch: now by the
Holy Spirit Still the Great Physician
stand* in the presence of Bin-bur
dened ones saying, “Arise,” “stretch
forth thine hand," "thou art loosed
from thine infirmity,” “I will, be thou
clean.” Put him to the test, and find
“Jesus Christ, the same, yesterday,
today, yes, and forever.” "Yea, the
faith which is through him hath given
him this perfect soundness In the
presence of you all."
Strengthening the Church.
When we build a home we do not
destroy society; when we strengthen
a church we do not weaken Christi
anity, There is no greater danger to
society than the loosening of the ties
of the home, and Christianity is in
peril when we lose our denominational
self-respect. An efficient army is
made up of efficient units correlated.
But no man has a right to build a
home, unrelated to his neighbor. Nor
can he build, a real home that is not
in some measure exclusive of his
neighbor. Even more Is this true of a
church; the church is here to supply
a human need. It is justified only as it
supplies some human need, and to ful
fill its mission it must be distinc
tive, it must have character and pur
pose all its own; it must stand for
something, and then it must fit itself
for efficiency by mobilizing and
strengthening and inspiring its forces
to do the work set for it to do. Un
less a church has some distinctive
work to do, it has no right to live. If
it has a distinctive work to do it must
make Itself strong enough to do it.
And in doing its own peculiar work in
its own way, to the best of its ability,
it is helping every other church and
the general cause. Sectarianism is a
crime; denominationallsm is a virtue.
—Universalist Leader.
Doing the Will.
“And tne grace of our Lord was
exceeding abundant with faith and
love which is in Christ Jesus.” These
two, faith and love, are the fair blos
soms from which spring the fruitage
of the true Christian- life. Without
thfem life is a barren and hopeless
thing; with them it is raised into the
heavenlies, even here on earth. To
walk by divine guidance rather than
by our own self-promptings—doing
the will of God. according to our
knowledge, walking by faith and not
by sight, that Is the Christian’s part.
As one great thinker has put it, “Is
not this the life of faith, which walks
by your side from your rising in the
morning to your lying down at night—
which lights up for you the cheerless
world, and transfigures all that you
encounter, whatever be its outward
form, with hues brought down from
heaven?” That is the life of faith in
deed, life lighted by faith and glow
ing with love. And no such life can
ever fail when it is energized by that
grace which was in Christ our Lord.
The noblest service comes from
nameless hands, and the best servant
does his work unseen.—O. W. Holmes
Hope always strengthens to the per
formance of duty, gives courage, and
clears the judgment—G. Macdonald.
Our Need of Prayer.
Our Lord prayed much. He rose
। up a great while before day and went
। out alone into a resert place, and
i there communed with the Father. He
■ spent the whole night in prayer. In
; Gethsemane, being in agony, he
prayed more earnestly, and his sweat
। was like great drops of blood falling
! down to the ground. He lived the
' prayer-life, and because he did he
met and foiled the tempter’s power
and accomplished the work the
Father gave him to do. Paul was
. pre-eminently a man of prayer. He
j prayed for himself and he prayed for
his converts that they might be
J strong to apprehend with all the
| saints what is breadth and length and
I length and depth, and "to know the
• love of Christ which passeth know!-
kedge, and to be filled unto all the
i fullness of God.” He prayed always
for them all, and he urged them to
pray for themselves without ceasing,
and to give thanks in everything,
i Every one who is ambitious to live a
complete life will do well to heed this
advice and to give large place in bis
i life to prayer.
THOSE RHEUMATIC
TWINGES
Much oftherheu
matic pain that
comes in damp.
changing weather is ■
the work of uric
acid crystals. ' jc/j
Needles couldn’t tNi
cut, tear or hurt any * RY
worse when the af
fected muscle joint J
is used. L/f k Mb
If such attacks are
marked with head- f/tj I] Jl
ache, backache, diz- / JggF
zines* and disturb-
ances of the urine, VMKIuK ruun
it’s time to help the
weakened kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Sy
Pills quickly help ff
sick kidneys.
*y AW S C
D. J. Donovan, Larchmont. N. Y.,
right le« wu to swollen It wm twenty soar
lichee 'round My back felt aa if it were be
ing prodded with a hot iron. I had ran down
from 210 pounds to 160. I was steadily growing
worse, and bad given up hopa. I "P*
Idly, however, under tne use of Doan e Kidney
Pills. They cured me entirely and I have aince
gained 40 pounds."
Get Doan’, •* Any Store. 50c a Boi
DOAN’S V/UIV
FOSTER-MILBURN CO., BUFFALO. N. Y.
Aim at independence of mind.
There are some men who go in lead
ing strings all their days.—Rev. J.
Stoughton.
No. SIX-SIXTY-SIX.
This is a prescription prepared es
pecially for Malaria cr Chills and
Fever. Five or six doses will break
any case, and if taken then as a tonic
the fever will not return. 25c.—Adv.
Hl* Confession.
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis of
Chicago confesses that he once work
ed as an usher in a theater.
AROUSES THE LIVER AND PURIFIES
THE BLOOD.
The Old Bunderd aeneral strengthening tonic.
GHOVR'S TASTBLBSS chill TONIC, nronses the
llrerto Action, drl.es Malaria onl of the blood «nd
builds op the system. A true tonic. For kdulw and
children. 60c.
Now They Are Making Cowless Milk.
Cowless milk is being made in Lon
don, where a factory with a capacity
of 40,000 quarts a day was opened re
cently. The “milk” is made from
vegetables, principally soya beans. It
is said to be scarcely distinguishable
from the real article and has the ad
vantage of keeping longer and being
free from disease germs. It sells for
six cents a quart.
Information Wanted.
A little girl listened quietly to the
serious conversation of her elders
At last, hearing her father make an
Interesting statement anent the pos
tal situation, she could no longer keep
silence.
“But, papa,” she asked, earnestly,
“if the postoffics department doesn’t
pay for Itself, then it can’t have any
money, can it? Then why do they
keep on advertising postal banks?”
It's Easy to Learn.
Alexander Graham Bell, the inven
tor of the telephone, hit on his mar
velous discovery while studying and
while teaching the deaf.
At a dinner in Washington, Profes
sor Bell said, apropos of this fact:
“Yes, we can learn valuable secrets
from the most unlikely sources. A
Persian poet, famed for his wisdom,
was once asked by his king where he
had learned his philosophy.
" ‘From the blind, sire,' the poet re
plied—‘from the blind, who never ad
vanced a step till they have tried the
ground.’ ’’
In Summer—
When the body needs
but little food, that little
should be appetizing and
nourishing.
Then about the best
and most convenient thing
one can have handy is a
package of
Post
Toasties
This food is fully cook
ed —crisp, delicious and
ready to serve direct from
the package.
Post Toasties with fresh
strawberries and cream
are hard to beat.
“The Memory Lingers"
Sold by Grocers.
Poatmn Cereal Company, Limited,
Battle Creek, Mlcb., U. S. A.
