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QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Any person may send any Biblical ques-
ton to DIR. Gilbert, 1903 r street. this
CITY. and receive answer in The Star.
3Ss. Do the schools Of theology in the
United States teach that Christians at
death go at once to heaven or that they
remain unconscious until the judgment"
Answer: BY far the greater part teach
that Christians go Immediately TO heaven.
3s4. What do scholars teach concern
ing the millennium. and when do they
calculate that will be?
Answer: The opinions are exceedingly
varied on both points No one can af-
ford To be dogmatic here. The data in
the New Testament on the subject arc
very uncertain.
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oFIooAIl CHURCHES And SUNDAY g
Activities and Plans of Various Congregations.
Notes of Young Peoples Societies.

| lea. VIII preside. but for which the dates
of meeting have not yet been fixed are
the Bolivia Mission. Chile. conference.
f stern South America conference and
North Andes Mission.
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We never knew

we never Knew
So heedlessly walked with you
The drops we jostled from your cup.
That. split. could not be gathered up:
We might have given you foam and glow
From our own besker's overflow.
All. what We might have been TO you
We never knew. Lucy Larcom.
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may have some fine things about II. but
still it is not a fine character If the main
part Of ones life is made MP ri dis
rourtesies and unpleasan'nesses to those
io nloI1, "" most iudehte'l anu most
i'm duty bound to bring them JOY
Applied Truth.
LonEfe!loH Was asked by a western col
1ege for women 20 write a poem for the
graduating class II could not say
YES" he said to- a friend. 'but / tried
to say no SO pleasantly that it would be
thought better than yes
At an upper window fair young woman
with burning cheeks and shining eyes sat
writing letter. AS her pen hurried over
the paper in phrases worded coldly and
meant to pierce the heart of the reader.
her firm lips were pressed together with
determination that the recipient OF her
note should at least suffer for once AS
she deserved for the offense committed.
Down under the window sat ner brother
and sister. The young brother said:
I'm sorry for Ethel Morse. She didn
know what pricEs she was kicking
against when she wrote that letter TO Car
oline. Won't She get an answer that Will
make her hair stand on end thougn! l
tell you Caroine's tongue can cut when
it wants to. She's bright enough to say
the thing that's hardest to bear.
Said the young sister in low tone
which nevertheless was clear enough to
be heard every word above the honey
suckle vines at the upper window. But
Fra nix. don't you remember that she united
with the church yesterday? Her tongue
doesn't belong to her any more; It be-
longs to Jesus. Besides. Ethel Morse Is
a member of the same church 1 don't
believe she will hurt her feelings. even
though she did feel terribly about what
Ethel said
'Humph.'' said the brother significant
IT, you just wait and see. You'll find that
Caroline didn't put her tongue into that
bargain yesterday; she kept it for her
self
The hurried pen paused. and TIE angry
face grew grave. The pen was laid aside
altogether. while the writer stopped to
think and then with resolute hands she
took those closely written pages. tore
them across several times, threw them
into the waste basket and fell upon hef
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How to Help the Leader.

Put yourself to test for few days.
Try to speak always as if some honored
guest were within hearing. some one be-
fore whom you would wish to appear we'll
Notice whether you have to change your
habitual attitude any toward your init
mate friends or family. and whether you
are always as courteous as you might be
to all. Then tell the result TO the meet
ing. 1t may encourage others to try the
same thing and bring many 10 a knowl-
. edge of themselves they would not other
wise have.
Hints to the Leader.-i'he Endeavor
Hymnal. 20. A. 50. So, Ill. li2. 161.
Encourage members to speak out OF
their own experience about courtesy in
their own homes and whether or not 1t
promotes better feeling among the
members. Urge this thought to color the
sentence prayers. that members may learn
to be more courteous to one another. and
thus build UP one serious flaw in many a
character.
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Lord.
Para Hell Passages Romans Xii:11: Mat
thew. vli::o,2l: Romans. viti:9: ! John,
ii:6: I John. iii:fS: Matthew. Xiii:4.I: Gala
tians, v:.@@: Colossians. iii:1@: Titus, sii:ll,
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III is moi required OF every man and
woman TO he or 10 do something great;
most OF US pust content ourselves with
taxing small part in tie chorus, far
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Some one has said "A block OF Tin may
have grain o. silver but still it is tin:
and a block OF silver may have an alloy
OF tin, but Still il is silver SO character
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tine test of your Christian character
should he that you are joy-bea ring
agent 10 the world. ''-Beecher.
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= Much Of our dissension is due to mis-
understanding. which could be put right
by a few honest words and little open
dealing. Black
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.
Irish Leader Says It Is Certain to
Come

New York City.-"Home rule for
Ireland is as certain as that | now
stand on soil of freedom-as certain
as the day follows the night"
This was the greeting OF John Red
mond, the famous leader of the Irish
nationalists in the British parliament
to the big crowd of Irishmen that met
him on the White Star line pier when
the Oceanic reached here.
There was a cheer and some one
shouted:
"How about a free Irish nation"
"That is not the question now re-
piled Mr.. Redmond. what we want
now is autonomy, home rule; and that
we will get. The sentiment in favor
of it is growing hourly and its enc
mics can stop it only short time fur
Their.
ireland is making great develop
ment in social and educational condi-
lions and you,. our transplanted broth
ers, may well be proud of her. Her fu-
ture welfare is assured.
"The best sign of rapid improve
ment is the marked falling off in emf
grafton Our countrymen are still com
ing here. but in smaller and smaller
numbers every year, and within a few
years the exodus will have stopped en-
tirely and many will be coming back"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
MISSING BOAT IS found
Steamship Aeon Long Overdue
Has Heen Heard From.
SAFE ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Passengers All Wen and Have Plenty
Of Food and Water---AtIanta Woman
Among the Number.

Victoria, British Columbia. = The
missing British steamer Aeon, which
sailed on July 26 from San Francisco
for Sydney, Australia, has been heard
from. A brief cable dispatch reached
Bamfield, the terminus OF the Pacific
cable on Vancouver island, from Fan.
ming Island saying that the passen-
gers of the Aeon were safe at Christ
mast Island, 100 miles from Tanning
Island. The word came from Captain
Downie of the Aeon, who had arrived
at Tanning Island, but contained no
details as to whether the Aeon was
wrecked or simply delayed because
of an accident to her machinery. The
message read:
"Aeon's people all safe at Christmas
Island. Captain Downie at Tanning
Island
Tanning Island is about 1000 miles
south Of the Hawaiian Islands, and is
in the course of steamships bound
for Australia. Christmas Island is
about 100 miles southeast OF Tanning.
The Aeon left San Francisco ON
July rs with 5000 tons of freight, and
although she was not supposed to car
ry passengers, ten persons shipped as
sailors and ship hands and steward
esses. She was destined for Sydney
and Auckland by way of Apia. From
that day nothing was heard OF her
until the dispatch came telling OF the
safety of the passengers on Christmas
Island.
1t is supposed that the ships ma
chinery was disabled and that the
vessel drifted to the island in safety.
In addition to the officers and the
crew the Aeon. carries Chaplain B. X.
Patrick. United States navy, and fam
lily and the wife of Naval Lieutenant
w. X. Riddle. Rear Admiral Swim.
burne, of the Pacific feet, was ordered
to keep a lookout for the Aeon. She
was placed on the overdue board at
rs per cent reinsurance, and after re-
naming at this figure for a time,
jumped to 40 and finally to So, Among
the party are the wives of several
American naval officers. They have
ample food and water and house
has been built for the women.
Atlanta, Ga.--Mrs. Meta Riddle, the
wife of Lieutenant Riddle, Is an At
lanta woman, the daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. J. J. Russell, of so West North
avenue. Some three years ago she
married Lieutenant Riddle. He was
ordered to Samoa, and as she was
refused passage by the United States
on the Panther, on which he sailed,
she had to take passage on the Aeon
in order to join, her husband. Her
! mother and father have not yet heard
from her.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
ATRSHIPS ACROSS OCEAN.
Trip in Eighteen Hours Predicted by
Thomas A. Edison.

Salt Lake City, Within FIVE
years airships will be carrying pas
sengers across the ocean in eighteen
hours, two hundred miles and hour.
Aerial flights will be commercialized
in that time.
"The North Pole can and will be
reached in a forty-elght-hour trip.
The perfected heliocopter will be able
to encircle the globe in week."
These statements were made by
Thomas A. Edison, the inventor, in
the course of talk on aerial naviga-
ton.
Neither the aeroplanes now owned
by the Wright brothers nor any air
ship built along that principle nor
along the idea Of the dirgible bolloen
wilr ever be Of practical use or sue
cess commercially" he said.
''The successful machine must be
automatic in operation. The human
part of it must be reduced to mere
mechanism, as in the case of the au-
tomobile and steam engine. Otherwise
the dream of Swimming the clouds
must ever remain dream"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
FIRE CAUSES GREAT LOSS.
Paris, France, Postoffce and Central
Telephone Station Destroyed.

Paris, France.-Fire broke out in
the Central telephone building and
spread with such rapidity that the tel
ephone employees were forced, after
brief and Intellectual efforts, to ex-
tinguish the flames, to fly hastily to
the streets. The entire building was
soon in flames and this, together with
the postoffice, which is located close
to the Place, des VICTORIES, wigs total
ly destroyed. The loss is estimated
at $5,0O0,O00, but much greater loss
is likely to be involved through the
complete interruption of telephone
communication. 1t will take more
than month to re-establish the serv-
ice, and even temporary installa-
iion will require considerable length
of time.
The origin Of the fire is believed to
have been due to a short circuit. 1t
is asserted also that it may have been
of incendiary origin, but nothing as
yet has been found to prove this.
Telephone employees, when they
first discovered the flames, tried to
extinguish them, but were forced to
desist on account of the volumes of
black smoke and the pungent fumes
from the burning gutta percha. In
short time the flames enwrapped
the entire five stories and were
bursting through the room, leaping
skyward like blast furnace.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
Washington.

Surgeon General ORiley Of the
army has announced the appointment
of George Dawson Heath, Jr, of Ian
caster, s. c., as first lieutenant in
the medical reserve corps. Mr.. Heath
recently took the examination for a
lieutenant's place and was successful.
orders have been issued by the
navy department transferring Assis-
faint Naval Constructor r. p. Schla-
bach from duty at Norfolk to Charles
ton He win not report at Charles
ton. however, until October
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
, CHOLERA In MANILA.
Thirty-one Cases and Twelve Deaths
in That City.

Manila, P. I.-Thirty-one cases of
cholera have been reported in this
city in all and the death record UP to
the present time is twelve.
A free hand has been given the
health bureau in Its campaign against
the disease and one hundred addition
al inspectors were started out on a
systematic investigation Of the SAM
tary conditions of the city. The bu-
reau is devoting every effort to the
work Of stamping out the plague be-
fore it gets grip on the city The
churches and schools are cooperating
in this work, a general movement to
check the spread of the disease hay
ing been set on foot by the authori-
ties and the health officials declare
that they are not alarmed, but are
confident that the city will be thor
oughly cleaned up and the plague sit
uation under complete control within
ten days or fortnight at most.
SO far the cholera cases have been
confined almost exclusively to the
Fillipinos.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
CONVICT LEASING ENDS
Georgia Legislature Passes Bill
Practically Forbidding Leasing.
COUNTIES TO WORK CONVICTS
On Roads---Governo and Prison Com.
mission May Lease Surplus Convicts
to Private Parties.

Atlanta, Ga.-The general assembly
of Georgia passed the new convict
bill which takes the states criminals
from the hands of private lessees next
March and puts them upon the public
roads of the counties, where they will
work under the supervision OF the
state.
Governor Hoke Smith has approved
the new bill whereupoE it became the
organic law, and, unless future legis-
latures change it, the disgrace of sell
ing convicts into slavery will be for
ever wiped from the statute books
of Georgia
One section of the new law provides
that after all the counties have been
supplied, without cost,with all the con-
victs they desire for working roads
and other public improvements, and
all the cities supplied with what NUM-
Der they want at 500 each per year,
and all the state institutions, state
farm or farms are filed with them,
then if any felony convicts remain
undisposed OF the governor and the
prison commission may dispose of
them as they think the best interest
of >the state demands, Tor period
not to exceed twelve months from
March 81, 1909. AS this section ap-
plies solely to felony convicts, the
counties being compelled to take all
of their misdemeanor convicts, it is
the opinion Of Governor Smith and the
leaders in the anti-lease movement
that no convicts will remain on hand
to he dismissed of undorsethiS section.
The state averages only 2,100 felony
convicts, and this number will be alb
sorbed, it is believed, by the several
plans provided in the bill. In pass
ing this bill the legislature accom-
plished the work for. which it had
been called in extra session and af-
ter having struggled four weeks in
one of the bitterest fights the state
has ever known, the assembly adj
iourned sine die.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
FLEET SAILS FOR MANILA.
United States Warships Begin Long
Voyage Of $500 Miles.

Albany, Western Australia, The
American Atlantic feet, under COM
mand of Rear Admiral Sperry has left
here for Manila, three thousand six
hundred miles away, where 1t Is due
to arrive October 2 or 8. The flag
ship Connecticut did not leave with
the other vessels, but departed later
and will overtake the rest Of the feet.
She was delayed by coaling opera
tions.
The delay of one day here--the ves--
sells were expected to leave here Sep
TENDER 17-was occasioned by the un-
reliability Of the chartered Golfers,
Rear Admiral Sperry has dispatch
ed the following message to Alfred
Deakin, the premier Of the common
wealth, in reply to the communication
sent by the premier wishing the
American visitors God-speed in the
continuance Of their voyage to home
waters:
Il thank you most heartily for the
cordial message sent in the name OF
the government and people of the
commonwealth, and we warmly and
responsibility reciprocate your good
wishes. The public and private hos
pitality extended to us during our stay
in Australian waters has created mu-
tual and friendly sympathies and I'M
derstandings, which years OF ordinary
intercourse could not Nhave brought
about, and which must cement and
make more enduring the cordial rela-
tions so happily existing between the
American republic and the Australian
commonwealth. Hearts with hearts,
we wish for the happy and prosperous
development of your splendid COM
monWealth."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
1000 PERSONS HOMELESS.
Two Wisconsin Towns Destroyed by
New Forest Fires.


New Forest Fires.
Rhinelander, Wis.-The towns of
Gagen and Woodboro are totally de-
stroyed, their populations, consisting
of 1000 men, women and children,
are homeless and the refugees are
Joining with able-bodied residents of
Rhinelander in fighting a new forest
Gre which threatens every minute to
bear down upon the town and con-
sumo it.
Men and women fought the blaze
for hours, but despite the aid of ia,
yorable change of the wind, little
progress was made.
Citizens of the town, terrified by
the fierce menace, have decided, to
ask Davidson to call out the Wiscon-
sin state troops to aid in saving the
town.
The fire is a fresh one and is not d
continuation of the forest fires which
last week did so much damage. The
forests are like finder, owing to the
continued droughts, and the flames
threaten to consume them entirely.
Fearing the fate that befell Gagen
and Woodboro, the mayor Of Rhine
lander requested Milwaukee to send a
fire engine to protect the city, and an
engine, half a mile of hose and a
truck soon were on the way on spec
ial train.
The fire started in the woods in the
early morning and quickly reached
Gagen and Woodboro. Men, women
and children fought vaiiantly to save
their homes, but without avail
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
SOUTH'S COTTON MILLS
Show Great Increase in Amount
OF Raw Material Handled.
Iron INDUSTRY is GROWING
Immense improvements in Alabama.
Ultimate Domination of Cotton Crop
Utilization Predicted.

Baltimore, Md.-The trend of the
iron and steel industry OF the south
is emphasized in a dispatch to the
Manufacturers Record announcing ex-
tensive improvements at the Ensley
plant of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company, upon which work
will begin at an early date. This an
nouncement Of large improvements to
be made by the Tennessee company,
carrying out the broad plan OF deVelv
opment work which has been under
way since that company was purchas-
ed by the United States Steel Corpo-
ration indicates the spirit in which
the latter is carrying on its expansion
of the iron and steel industry in the
Alabama district. 1t has already ex-
pended several million dollars there
and doubtless will continue to spend
q good many more millions.
Another interesting development in
the Alabama field is the blowing in OF
one of. the Admission furnaces OF the
Woodstock company
Indications of the southwark trend
of the American textile industry is
had in the fact that during the year
1uSC ClOSSQ southern COtCOu ul1lS AoNO
for the third time. in the past ten
years taken more bales Of American
cotton than the mills in the rest OF
the country. The advantage OF the
southern mills was gained first in 1903
which year, by the way, marked the
passing of the 2,O00,O0O-bale mark by
southern mills, their million-bale rec
ord having been established in 1897.
In 1909 the southern mills were again
ahead of the mills in the rest of the
country, and in the year just closed
they took 2,193,277 bales, against l.
896,661 bales taken by mills in the
rest of the country, or more than So
per cent of the total number of bales
of American cotton taken by American
mills. The past-year was one of I'M
favorable conditions for the mills, but
it is interesting to note that, in&spite
of that fact, they maintained the gen.
eral tendency which should ultimately
make the sotuh as dominating in cot
ton manufacturing as it is in cotton
growing.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
SHOT MISSED ITS MARK.
Ten-Year-old Girl Was Victim Of AS
sassIn's Bullet.

Columbus, Ga.---A bullet fired in an
attempt to assassinate T. ]. 'Haden, a
farmer, at his home, four miles west
of this city missed Mr.. Haden and
struck his ten-year-old daughter, FL
bin. in the abdomen. She died from
the wound.
The father and mother were seated
on the porch at the time and the child
was in the hall Of the house.
No clew Is known to the assassin
vet. though the officers are making a
diligent search.
m. v. Culpepper of Girard, Ala, was
arrested on suspicion of shooting at
Haden. The two had fight recently
and bad feeling existed between them.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
FORTY ARE OVERCOME
BY Poisonous Fumes Caused by Burn
ing Asphalt.


ing Asphalt.
st. Joseph, Mo.-Betweent thirty
five and forty men were overcome by
smoke in a fire which destroyed
Swift's Packing plant in South st;
Joseph.
Alexander Mason, foreman Of the
South st. Joseph Hose company, went
into the building on the first floor,
tying a rope about his waist before en-
tering. He had proceeded but short
distance when the firemen outside
heard him fall.
They attempted to pull him out, but
the rope broke. Harry Davis, one Of
Swift & Cos. firemen, went to the
rescue Of Mason and when he reach
ed the outside with the unconscious
man he was himself Frustrated. Both
men are in critical condition. Burn
ing asphalt produced poisonous gas
which overcame the firemen. y
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
RECORD AGAIN BROKEN.
Wilbur Wright Stayed in the Air Over
Ninety Minutes.

Lemans, France. In the presence of
the oficials of the French Aero Club
of Sarthe and a wildly cheering crowd
numbering 10000, Wilbur Wright, the
American aeronaut, captured the
worlds record from his BROTHER Or
Vile Wright, with a fight in his pow
erfuI machine of one hour, thirty-one
minutes and ffty-one seconds, cover
ing in that time an actual distance OF
SO kilometres, or nearly sixty-one
miles.
Owing to the recent accident at
Fort Myer, the trial for the Michelin
cup, for the greatest distance covered
by an aeroplane in 1908, and the aero
club prize of $1,000 for the longest
fight over an enclosed ground, at
tracted intense interest.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
RATTLE IN JAIL.
At St. Petersburg, Florida, Cost Lives
Of TWO Men.


st. Petersburg, Fla.--In a desper-
ate battle at the Jail here, Constable
E. A. George was killed by an UNI
known italian, who was in turn
killed by Policeman Fletcher.
Upon arriving here from Tampa,
the Italian practically took charge of
the home of Captain Tuttle. The po-
lice were summoned and the man
taken to Jail. After arriving at the
jail the Italian made an attack on
Constable George.
Shots in the jail attracted citizens,
and when the police went to the scene
they were attacked by the Italian.
Several shots were fired and finally
the fire company was called out and
played stream of water on the infu-
rated italian. After two hours Of
fighting and the exchange Of dozen
or more shots, Policeman Fletcher
succeeded in shooting down the Ital-
ian.