The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-04

Independent Camille Flammarion. the
trenchman, insists that it is Impossible
| TO determine the position of our sun pre-
cisely enough to justify the Wallace in
terence and points out that at least thirty
stars are conceded to be much larger than
our sun He also asks why Wallace ig
nored Jupiter. The world of the future in
our system
prehistoric Architecture.
Experts w. II. Holmes and Delaney
| Gill, of the Smithsonian institution, are
| now preparing elaborate models of struc-
lures erected by early races on this con-
tlnent for the St Louis exposition. The
first completed one is that Of the Temple
! Of Xochicalcos. Buildings of the twelve
civilized peoples of prehistoric North
America. living south of New Mexico, Will
be shown.
Would Welcome Christ Back
The Rev. DR.. Hirsch in a lecture before
the Epworth League of ST. James Meth
Chst church, Chicago, said that if Jesus
Christ could return to the earth tomor-
row He would be welcomed in every Jew
lsh synagogue in the land. He said that
the Jews had always loved and admired
ChrlSt, who was crucitied by a Roman
governor at the instigation of a few jcal-
GUS priests. He asserted that the Jews
| Of today do not believe in original sin or
the fail of man. but that every man is a.
free agent, regarding the Garden of Eden
story as an allegory.
SHuTCn Ohity IN tne Air.
Additional evidences of the trend to-
ward church unity have been the first
1 pastoral letter of Bishop Brent, head of
! the Episcopal church in the Philippines
and Il tract by the Rev. Edward Abbott
! Episcopal, of Cambridge Mass. Bishop
/ Brent, although a high churChman, says
! 1T is impossible to get away from church
unity if the personal life is in union with
] our Lord Accordingly he did not go to
, the Philippines to battle against the Ro-
man Catholic faith" He believes that
! the unity Of the whole Christian church
| some day will break forth into visible
| and permanent form" Mr.. Abbott wants
! the next general convention to revise the
/ prayer book so that it may be acceptable
! for the unity of all Christian people.
Dean Farrar's Successor.
King Edward has approved the appoint
ment Of Prebendary WAGE as dean of
! Canterbury to succeed the late DR. Far
/ rar Or. Waco is now 66.
| A New Method of Taxation.
john Brisben Walker. editor of the Cos
! mopolitan Magazine. in Il signed article
/ for his May issue advances method for
| putting into equitable operation the gen.
era plan Of taxation now accepted in New
| York and other states. The more impor-
tant principles which he fOrmulates are:
/ taxation of all property once, pro rata
! for state. city, county and school. and
/ only once: property" defined as anything
! WHICH may be bought ma SCIQ except per
| Sonal services. "cquitahe valuation" de
( fined as the mean between the forced sale
| price and the spectators price: every clti-
| zen to prepare n sworn schedule Of his
property; public property also TO be taxed
all collections Of taxes by the county
! treasurer.
Mark Twain Wants a Reform.
An impressive criticism of the existing
age of consent laws is made by Mark
| Twain in the current Harper Weekly.
. He argues that there is no age at Which
the good name Of member Of a family
ceases to be it's property and that consent
; means previous persua sion-tne point
! where the crime begins. He would punish
! the beginner with two years Of solitary
| confinement or five years of hard labor.
New CampaniIe's Corner Stone.
/ on April 25 the Count of Turin, repre-
eenting the king Of Italy. in the presence
! Of thousa nds of spectators including
many foreign guests. laid the corner stone
| Of She new Campaniie at Venice.
! Sculptor of General Lee Chosen.
: The Joint committee OF the Virginia
/ legislature has agreed on a life size statue
! in bronze of Gebral Robert r. Lee and a
bronze replica OF the EOudan Washington
| 10 he made by T. Y. Valentine at cost
| Of $1,000 for presentation to the United
| States government.
"Uncle Toms Cabin" Barred.
1t has been decided by the public school
! librarians of New York city 10 exclude
/ from the catalogue of class Libraries
J Uncle Toms cabin" on the ground that
/ this famous book has served its purpose
! Years ago and that il would be better 10
/ have the tragedies Of the civil war for
| gotten.
! Price of Silver Rising.
/ Subsequent to the government purchase
OF silver April %, there was another ad-
vance OF cents in the price OF SILVER,