The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-07
ETCHED AND SKETCHED.

have just been gIancing over the pages OF
a truly wonderful old book. Ii Is n volums
treating of the curious history Of the famous
Rosetta stone, discovered by the French
officer, Bussard, during the contest carried on
by the French and English in Egypt. Tha
Rosetta stone bore on its face rilingua
translation of the hieroglyphcs Of the his
toric Egyptians, their pyramids and the Ike
and the scientists at once thought when this
stone could be fully translated 1t would dis
prove the Christian religion. But so far from
doing so it strengthened the evidences Of thas
religion. This old book is not printed. 1t 10
written, and each page Is quantity pictWeI
with Egyptian symbols and carcatures. LIZ
was compiled by some college students OF
the University of Pennsylvania long ago. The
book is a curiosity and is the property OF
Hon. Eb 7. Williams the well-hnoWn young
attorney Of this city.
It has been a long, long time here in Georgis
since men turned out eli masSe to celebrate
with all their hearts and souls the glorious
Fourth of July. But. this year Wen have IL
In dose that is fully calculated, as the say
ing goes, to make up for lost time. Iha
people of Charleston, Il dozen miles from Az
lanta on the Georgia railroad, are preparing
for it already. They are advertising 1t in ak
the papers, ana what they propose to do il
to eclipse the country in genuine old patrio-
tic way in celebrating the day the blessed
birthday of our free republic of America.
basket dinner four or five haIr-SpHItlhS
speeches, brass band-maybe tWo-and
thousands Of men, women and children VIII
go to make it what it is intended TO be-a
grand and blooming success. Hurrah for ths
Fourth once more!
GIadstone's intimatcs in public life speak OF
him as the man with the terrible memory
and some of them say he has forgotten aS
much as any other British statesman ever
knew. His memory has always been Gpod'
and he SAYS he has strengthened 1t hy forcing
1t to retain facts that other men make memo
randa of and then forget He possesses me
rare faculty of putting to use odd moments
which enables him 10 personally handle 50
much of his own correspondence. Ills aulo-
graph is more familiar to EIglishmen than
that of any other public man.
The Philadelphia Times says OF the Syracuse
convention: 1.-The Hill delegation has every
attribute of regularity; it is clearly within the
accepted rules of the party, and to ASSUME
that its delegation can be set aside by vol
untary convention which has not a feature Of
party regularity in it's proceedings, is to strike
at the overthrow of all party organization,
and the democrats of the nation must reject II.
1t could with great propriety appoint Il conf
nittee of any number to appear at Chicago
and give expression to the views OF the large
number of democrats in New York that they
represcnt but to send n formal delegation to
claim seats in the convention against all party
rules could not fail To bring the whole move
meut into contempt, and how MIR. Cleveland
can escape injury from such action seems
now inconceiyable Presidential candidates
are often in greater peril from their friends
than from their foes, and Mr.. CleYelanGs
greatest peril today is i'll the Threatened &C.
ton Of the Syracuse convention,