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colnages of a ehmerical and disordered nrain; hut the very fact that the idea excites wonder and provokes a smile of incredulity furnishes conclusive evidence of the truth Of the observation that such a connection is commonly overlooked.
 I am firmly persuaded that not a little of the loose slipshod preaching of our day is to be traced to lack of acquain- tance with the higher branches of math- ematics, and that the sections" into which many sermons are so ilogica1ly di- vieded not unfrequently betray the preachers ignorance of the conic sec tions."
 I knew a distinguished preacher who, when a college student, never learned to follow the chain of demonstration in proposition n geometry. He trusted to his memory to reproduce the figures, and would set down the letters A, B, c, etc, just as they occurred in his Euclid, and would then repeat the demonstration by rote Had he been called upon to turn his triangle upside down, and to suosti- tute the figures l, 2 for the letters A, B, c, he would have been at sea. And
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THE WORTH OF SCIENCE TO

a very able man, and brilliant preacher He was, I suppose, what Is called highly educated" In the course of the conver- sation I found somewhat to my surprise that we were arguing a mathematical question. This was so strange a phe- nomenon that I began to ask mentally how such a difference could originate The question was about great circle" Anxious to get at the root of the con- troversy, I asked the reverend president, What is great clrele?" when hegravely replied that 1t was "a circle that had 56O degrees in it." l suppose he thought that a small circle contained from 100 to 15O degress, according to size.
 Now l suspect it would be regarded as a wild notion. if any one should com plain that few of our theological stu dents have ever been taught to discern any sort of connection between the equa- tion of the circle and the conversion of a soul. That the square of plus the square of y equals the square of has anything to do with the preaching of Christ crucified' will probably be classed by most preachers, among the
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re. as YOU know, is of particular in-
 i, st to me and one which, in view of
 its importance, should engage the atten-
 ton of the horitculturists of your state
 the climate and soil of our state as well
 as a varied list of vegetables.
 It may be of interest in this connec-
 tion to refer to the investigations of Pro-
 lessor Whtten of Missouri. In studying
 the relation that the color O. the peach
 wood bears to the time of blooming ne
 discovered that the wood of the trees with twigs having pronounced reddish color showed a considerably higher tempera-
 ture, and that the trees are apt to bloom earlier than those whose twigs have a greenish color.
 He also found that by thoroughly white washing the trees and branches. whereby the absorption of the suns heat was Tn a measure prevented, the blooming of the
 reddish wooded varieties was retarded
 and the danger of injury by frosts les sened.
 It Is matter of common observation
 that trees having greenish wood will, when in bud and bloom, endure a greater
 degree of frost, and that trees of this color bear white f1eshed fruit, whereas those of a yellowish red color bear yell low fruit.
 The careful collecting of data giving the present range of varieties Of the fruits and vegetables planted throughout the United States and, in detail, the mer- its of each variety, as to its quality and yield, and adaptability to the soil, cli- mate and elevation of the different sec tions, will form the basis of such definite knowledge that the grower will be en- abled 10 select with greater certainty or results the varieties best suited to his particular purpose.
 The subject of pecan culture is now at tracting much attention throughout the Gulf states. In a recent letter received from MT William A. Taylor of the bureau of plant industry, United States department of agriculture, in reply to | mine asking for information and litera- | ture regarding the pecan, he writes in part as follows: ",The question of pecan
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K YEARLY a hundred springs have M sifted their snowy blossoms upon her grave. No one now living can remember her graceful form, the music of her voice, and the thrilling pow CT of her tragic acting as she interpreted the great dramatists of old with her peer less art We are indebted to annals of the English and American stage for our knowledge of her.
 Unexpectedly l came upon her grave and did reverence to the star of genius which set so long ago. In the quaint old city of Alexandria, Va, there stands a stately colonial house oi worship, of which Washington was d vestryman, and in which nearly hun dred years afterwards Robert E. Lee was a worshipper. It is old Christ church, Surrounding this venerable building there is a well preserved Gods Acre enclosed by high brick wall. Here, since the long ago, have lain the ashes of many Of Virginia's s representative fam- lles. Many of the gravestones are inter esting to the antiquary on account of their ancient dates, the curious facts re- lated of the departed, and the archiac spelling in the epitaphs. As l sauntered through the silent streets of this sacred city of the dead, an espec- ial interest was awakened within me, as found myself standing at the grave which holds the pathetic dust of Anne Warren. On the time-stained granite, much worn by the storms of the century, 1 read this inscriptions
 Beneath this Stone Are deposited the remains of MRS. ANNE WARREN, Daughter of John Brunton, Esq, of England:
 And wife of William Warren, Esq, One of the managers of The Baltimore and Philadelphia Theatres. By her loss the American stage Has been deprived of one of its brightest
 Ornaments. The unequalled excellence of
 Her Theatrical talents was only surpassed
 By her
 Many virtues and accomplishments
 Which adorned her private life. In her were contained the affectionate wife, the devoted mother and sin cere friend. She died in Alexandria. June 2S, 1908, Aged 30 years.
 Anne Warren was one of two daughters
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favor. If a man comes to the 1ront in that body he has to work his passage Nowhere else is man of real ability more cordially welcomed. and nowhere else Is dunce more out of place. Every man chosen to a seat in Congress can get a hearing in that body; but he must instruct or entertain his fellow solons to make headway there. Congress bricks up it's ears whenever a new member rises It listens with attention, but he must say something to commend respect or gain place.
 A member of Congress who attains place on the committee on ways and means has succeeded, in a parliamentary sense. It is the aristocracy of the legis lature. It is the head of the procession. With it is lodged the highest preroga tive of government, free. or despotic- the taxing power. True, the entire body may review the work of that council, but so far as the House of Representa- tives is concerned taxes are levied by the committee on ways and means when the majority is in accord with the com mittee. It Is true that several Nor rison tariff bills failed, but the ma jority of those democratic Congresses favored protection.
 We have had an era of octopus-chas ing in this country, but the biggest octopus of them all has not been dis turbed, and MT. Bryan, the master of his party, has ordered that the pursuit of the lesser octopuses must be re- newed. The tariff exacts more off the people in the way of predatory spoil in a month than all the railroads collect in a year. On this issue-the tariff the democrats are united, and what is better to the purpose, they are in the majority, but predatory politics took captive the democratic party in 1894, and has kept 1t in a state of duress ever since. The result this year will be the same 1t was in 1896, 1900 and 1904,
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80 varieties of fruit which he himself
 originated and which represent decades
 of persistent work under trying climatic
 conditions. This is an inspiring example
 of devotion to a work, the fruits or Whlch
 will gladden. many hearts
 We also should remembe- the splendid efforts of MT. Munson of Denison, Tex, who has been working along entirely diff ferent lines, his speciality being the grape. Webber and Swingle have given us the citranges and pineapples of especial merit to certain regions. The citrange is hardy and frost resistant and its range Will un- doubtedly, extend to the northern limit of Alabama and be grown around our homes and furnish us a fruit that will take tho place of the lemon. We must add, how ever, that it will not take the place of
 the orange AS the consumption of the
 so. called soft drinks Is rapidly increas- ing over that of certain stronger ones, the citronage should be welcomed as a very
 timely fruit We see from what has been said how important 1t is that much at tention should be given to the improve ment of our fruits in order to produce something superior to what we already have. Incidentally, it may be mentioned that one of the citranges appears to have especial value as an evergreen ornamental hedge plant, but the fruit or this variety Is not edible.
 We need a peach tree late in blooming, as hardy in wood, bud and blossom as
 the Carman and as prolific, and whose fruit should be equal in quality to the Crosby and rank with the Elberta in size, beauty of coloring, season of ripening and as carrier. However. the Elberta meets the general requirements far better than l any other variety of peach that has been sufficiently tested in a commercial way, and we should consider 1t great acquisi- tion to our present list of varieties if we | could have peaches of like merit ripening both earlier and later.
 There are now seedlings of the Elberta | being tested which give large promise Of | filling these wants.
 There are also needed better varieties of r,r,Iaa tra rherries and figs suitah to
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torney, and he soon grew up to be a very popular fellow. Two strangers arrived in town and they kept close watch on tie horseman, and after a time they made an attempt to kidnap him. They were arrested for 1t, and Griggs apepared to prosecute, but when he found that their motive was to take the man back home and force him to marry girl--the sister of one of them and the sisterin-law of the other whom he was alleged to have seduced, Griggs dismissed the charge on their promise to make no further attempt to molest the man.
 Not great while after that Griggs was appointed judge of the circuit court, and was twice elected to that office. Of his career in that station Evan Howell said he was less like judge off the bench and more like a judge on the bench than any other man who ever wore the ermine in Georgia. Stephen A. Douglas, when a judge in Illinois, to protect Mormon that was accused fin his court, discharged the sheriff for timidity and appointed resolute fellow in his stead, and the current of justice flowed without further obstacle Grggs did the same thing in Georgia on one occasion under very similar circumstances, when he made coroner on the spur of the moment.
 On another occasion he had young fellow before him charged with seduc- tion. The prosecuting witness was good looking young woman of good fam fly. It was not in Griggs' district, as he was holding court in another circuit at the time and he was a total stranger to both parties Griggs at the noon recess called the accused aside and asked him if he was guilty, and the man said he was. "Then why do you not right the wrong you have done this girl. who was innocent till she fell into your hands?' The answer was that he was ready to do so, but his al.ia.atod ..It is of Nniir
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family's business" retorted the judge. Tt is for you to determine. Are you willing to marry her now?" The man re- piled he was. Griggs then sent Tor the girl and, in reply to his question. she said she loved the accused and wished to be his wife Stand up, then, both Of you, and join right hands" They did so, and Griggs married them, and neither ever had cause to regret it. It was a judg- ment of Solomon.
 In 1896 Griggs resigned from the bench and was chosen to the Ffty-f1fth Con- gress succeeding MT. Russell, an old Confederate soldier and an admirable gen. tleman The republican majority was overwhelming owing to the fact that at least 100000 democrats had refused to follow their party into the populist and agrarian camp. John G. Carlisle was re- tired to private life to make way for Jerry Simpson as a democratic counselor The vote of New York In the electoral college was fooled away for Nevada, and Indiana was swapped for Montana. In a Quixotic endeavor to make Kansas and Nebraska democratic, Illinois and Wis consin were again made solidly repub- lican The fruit of this foolishness is that there are but two democratic senators from the north in the Sixtieth Congress, and you have to write the word this way, "Democratic;" for both were repub- licans when the last democrat was elected President Had the last two amendments been repealed a dozen years ago, there would now be batch of republican sen- ators from the south.
 Griggs is a man of sterling ability. His mind grasps things, holds them. and picks them to pieces. While making no pretense +o ora tory he makes a strong speech, renlete with clear statement and sound argument. In Congress every man is weighed, and preferment to the front in ...aIrx1aod and rareferrnent Is not a thing of
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clined on the ground that he could not indorse the platform on which MT. Bry- an was tn en running for President. Grggs is an unaffected man of the people without particle of oh cap demogogy in his makeup. Not at all selfconscious, he Is always and every where approachable, and his district loves to slap him on the back and say: Hello, Jim, let's go fishingp It is fine fishing, too, in the beautiful waters of the innumerable brooks and creeks of his district, teeming with red bellies,' the finest pan fish that swims, if any dependence is to be put in what south west Georgia says about it, and that is no little. We'll, what Joe Black burn is to Kentucky burgoo, or The odore Roosevelt to a Louisiana bear hunt, or John Sharp Williams to a Mississippi possum supper, that, and more. too, Jim Griggs is to a Georgia fish fry.
 Imagine a party of a dozen or more fine fellows encamped on the velvet banks of a rippling creek with numer- ous placid pools of considerable depths abounding with a game fish about the size and shape of the average mans hand and red on the belly. Be sure there is a Georgia fish fry there and then. and If the chief spirit of it is Q six-shooter, with fine, open face hearty laugh, and overflowing with the spirit of fellowshi ip--that is Jim Griggs, master of the feast and head cook. To complete the thing, Lon Livingston is tn ere with a bushel of Georgia meal, which he turns into such hoecakes as Lees army fed on, though the corn pone a la Livingston Is even better.
 At 2S Griggs was elected solicitor general of his judicial circuit. There came a Kentucky horse trader that
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ANNE WARREN-By w. E. Evans, D. D.

, bore no relationship to F Forrest. l men ticn his birth only because it occurred in the same year wi1h the Warren marriage. For two years after marrying Warren, Anne Warren played to large and apprec- iative audiences. Her great abilities and consummate art won for her the place , of the greatest actress on the American Drage. and, perhaps, with one exception, the greatest actress in the world That one exception was Mrs. Slddons. The theatrical circuit at the time of which l write embraced, adelphia, Baltimore. Annapolis, Washington and Alexandria. It was while the Warrens were playing in Alexandria that Anne Warren died
 Of Mrs. Warrens histrionic talent the old literature of the stage attests in words of lofty praise. In her class. if she did not excelI them lr ability, were Miss Kemble, Mrs. Whitlock and Miss Tree, who became the wife ot the brilliant but i, often disappointing Charles kean There was one actress, however, whose superior abilities Anne Warren unhesitat- ingly acknowledged. It was the greatness of Mrs. Siddons before whom Anne War ren bowed She saw 'the Siddons' play Lady Macbeth" once, and so impressed and awed was she, that no one could thereafter induce her to play that role, though she often played parts quite as difficult.
 Sometime after the death of Anne War ren, William Warren married Miss Esther Fortune, whose older sister became the wife of Joseph Jefferson's grandfather Warren died in 1852 His name, how
 ever, was perpetuated in the theatrical world by his son, William Warren, a well l-known actor and stage manager in Boston. This second William Warren died in 1888, highly esteemed and honored by his fellow citizens in and out of the pro- fesson.
 A daughter of the elder Warren, Mary Anne Warren, married the once famous manager of Chicago, MT. J. B. Rice, who. upon retiring from theatrical life, entered the political world. and died an honored member of Congress, even as be was hon. pred in his former sphere of activities as a player and manager. Thus have the men and women whom have named made their exits from the stage of this mortal life and passed be- hind the scenes.
 All the worlds a-stage. And all the men and women merely players;
 TA.y have their exits"
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ulation which concern subjects belong ing to mans immaterial nature, and which are governed by the same laws as sciences altogether physical It is not our business to dwell on the prospects which our philosophy thus opens to our contemplate l; but we may allow our selves, in this last stage of our pilgrim age among the foundations of the phy- sical sciences, to be cheered and animat- ed by the ray that thus beams upon us, however dinlly. from higher and bright CT region.
 This profound and beautiful view of the connection of every science with every <. other science-a view in which the learn ed author seems to have partly antici- pated Professor Drummonds Natural Law in the Spiritual World'-may we'll be seriously pondered by the conscien- tious minister of the gospel. who is tempted to ignore certain departments of science because, forsooth, they seem to have no special bearing upon the great work of his life.
 Carlyle, in ridiculing Darwin for spend ing so much time among the Alps, where the famous naturalist was studying the nature and the motion of glaciers, asked:
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''Who cares to know how fast glacier moves, or whether it moves at all?' He also asks: Who cares to know how the male spider courts his sweetheart?" Such questions as these showed how utterly destitute Carlyle was of the spirit of the naturalist, and they tended to turn the ridicule against himself, rather than against Darwin.
 Almost any tolerably informed theologl- cal student can easily see why he should study Latin and Greek. A really thought Sul student would probably be inclined to add at least one modern language other than his vernacular. But it is to be feared that there are altogether too many who are willing to ignore what are called 'the exact sciences" as rather irrelevant to the matter in hand, and it is obvious that the body of our educated preachers pos sess altogether too little of the truly scientific spirit-a spirit which is rarely developed in any mind that has not learned to see in the higher walks of mathematics more beauty than most col lege graduates ever discern.
 l remember a conversation which I had some years ago with college president
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PULPIT-By J. C. Hiden, D. D.

Criticism. this able preacher and t logical professor once said to me: . not believe that there is in our recs version of the Bible a single word was not put there by the Holy Spi and he astounded me by ad, When you have read as much as I h on this subject, you will agree with in this view"
 Cur conversation at the time was the Treasurer's confession of faith, Al viii:37-a passage which all the best crit very properly reject from the text. d lot say, but there was no law agi my thinking-"Oh. that you had learned some geometry at colleger
 Now. of course, this was an ext case, but still it is a case in point. not pretended that there are many c, so glaring as this. But when we rem Der that argument has, or ought to | a prominent place in preaching, and cultivated reasoning power is an inpc tant requirement. in the construction a connected discourse, it may be serious questioned whether any preacher can ( ford tc neglect the task of training logical facmties to do the best work which they are capable.
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and expoundings of political principles. If he could come out of the grave in 1908 he would have to be introduced to the democratic party of MT. Bryan. Joseph B. Brown was the war governor of Georgia, in which station he gave both aid and trouble to the govern ment at Richmond.
 James M Griggs is a native of La Grange, Ga, where Ben Hill lived and practiced law and politics so long. He was born a few weeks before the shot that was fired against Fort Sumter be- gan to reverberate around the world, and thus his childhood, youth and early manhood were associated with the Georgia that so slowly. so painfully and so h heroically recovered from Sher- mans march and Stevens reconstruc- tion. Young Griggs attended the com mon sch ool, and his training was hn- ished at the Peabody Normal school at Nashville, in 1881, when he was 20 years of age.
 He immediately returned home taught school, and studied law. In 1883 he came to the bar and two years later he located at Dawson, Terrell county, where he yet lives, in the dis trict so long and so capably represented in Congress by that greatest Georgian of his time, Henry G. Turner, a man fash toned by nature and by training for the great place of chief justice of the United States. I do believe that of all the men I ever met Turner was the purest, and certainly he was one of the ablest-the only man, except Oliver Cromwell, who eXtorted a compliment from Thomas B. Reed in a public speech, and perhaps the only man who ever overcome Thomas B. Reed in forensic debate. His district was unanimous for his. nomination for Q ninth term in Congress when he de-
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A s a general proposltion. 1t may be

A S general proposition it may be
 "A stated that all sound knowledge 4 \ and especially all real science which is only systematized knowledge, is more or less helpful to the theologian, if he knows how to manage it. Whewell, in his Indications of the Creator" has she following fine passage:
 We began our inquiry with the trust that any sound views which we should be able to obtain respecting the nature of truth in the physical sciences, and the mode of discovering it, must also tend to throw light upon the nature and pros poets of knowledge of all other kinds;- must be useful to us in moral. political and pathological researches. We stated this as a confident anticipation; and the evidence of the justice of our belief all ready begins to appear. We have seen that biology leads us to psychology, if we choose to follow the path; and that the passage from the material to the immaterial has already unfolded itself to us at one point; and we now perceive that there are several large provinces of spec