The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-11-30

tom What a pity that out OF the great
choirs who chanfed at his obsequies ono
little zirl, dressed I'm white, might rot
have sung to his living ear compliment
airy solo! The post-mortem expression con
tradicted the ante mortem. The nation
could not have spoken the truth both
times about Charles sumner. Was it be-
fore or after his decease It lied? No such
injustice shall be inflicted upon this ven
cradle nineteenth century. Before he goes
We recito ia his hearing some of tho good
things he has accomplished. What AN ad-
dition to the worlds intelligence he has
made, Look at the old schoolhouse, with
the snow sitting through the roof and the
nlthv ain cup hanging over the wafer pail
SIN the corner. and the little victims on the
long benches without backs. ana the INIT
crate schoolmaster with his hickory Eau,
and then look at our modern palaces or
free schools. under men and women cul-
tured and refined to the highest excellence,
SO that, whereas In our cilldhoOd we had
10 De whipped 70 go TO school children
now cry when they cannot go. Ihank You,
yenerab bic century, while at the same time
we thank God. What nm addition 10 the
worlds inventlonsi Within our century tho
cotton gin. The agricultural machines, LOT
planting. reaping and thrashlils,, ~ ~
preserving a human voice from generation
10 generation. The Typewriter. that res
cues The world from worse and worse pen
manship. And stenography. capturing
from the lips Of thc sWiitcst speaker more
than 2a0 words n minute. Never was 80
amazed at the facilities OF our time as
when "a few days ago, ] tcie&raphed rom
Washington 10 New York long ana
elaborate manuscript. ana a rev minutes
after 10 show fts accuracy, n was read 10
mo through the iong-distancc telephone,
nnd IL was exact down 20 the last semicolon
and comma. What hath God wrought
oh. ! am so elad was not horn sooner.
For the tallpW candle the electric IEnt-
FOR the WRITINGS of the surgeons tthie
God-givcn anaesthetics, and the whoi"
physical organism explored by rharpest
instrument. and giving not so much pain
as the taking Of a splinter from under
chiids fineernail. For the lnmberinE
stage coach the limited express train. And
there IS the spcctrOscOpe of Fraunhofer, by
which our modern scientist feels the pulse
81 other worlds throbhing with light.
JrnEer's arrest by incubation or one or
th. worlds worst plaques. DR. kecley
emancipation for ipebriety. Iutimation
III q the virus OF maddcncd canine. and
cancer and consumption are vet 70 be
raf'x,d 1v mneuifccnt medical treatment.
The eVtsicht of the doctor sharpened III
D." can look through thick flesh and find
the hiding place Of the bullet. What adj
yauoefuvut in geology, or the catech3sm of
the mountains. chemistry. or the caiechlSn
az thc elements. astronomy, or the cafe
e..fcehiem of the lighniupa What ad-
vaucrfneut i'm music. ~ he beginning Or
fnis century. cornniug itself so far 80 tho
great masses OF the people were concerned,
Ia "a few airs drawn out on acoofdlon or
massacred on church bass VOL; now cn.
ehantiuglv dropping from thousands or
tr,t.cr- in Wandars Concerto" in y Nat
a.. GuiImaut's sonata" i'm minor
Thanks To Won. q centurvl before yoJ die,
for tho nsylums Of mercy that you have
founde1-the blind seeing with thclr
FINGERS. the deaf hearing by the motion OF
--ofir liDs the born lmhecile by skillful oh
scat lesson rfted TO tolerahle Intelligence;
'l,f.arl<s 90 this century for the improved
condition OF most nations. The reason
That NAPOLEON made such successful
,.u-,cp across Europe at the beginning OF
-h.. century was that most OF the thrones
"a Europe were occupied either 10y imhe-
ci1ass or prof gates. Put most cf mo
thrones % Europe ara today occupied by
1,in.-s and queens competent. France re-
public. Switzerland "a republic, AND about
nfty free constitutions, I am told, IN