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GAVE LOVING CUP
OF CENTRAL CITV
Bridges Smith Surrenders
City Government to
Miller.
Catarrh
Invites Consumption
It weakens tbo delicate lung tissues,
deranges the digestive organs, and
breaks down the general health. _
It often causes headache and dirae
ness, impairs the taste, smell and
bearing, and affects the voice.
Being a constitutional disease it re*
quires a constitutional remedy.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Radically and permanently cures.
In niosl liquid form or In ohooolstod tablets
known as Sarsatabs. 109 dotes*!.
SpoHet to The 0*0 re ten,
Mnron, Ot., Dec. 12.—Tb, rbsn«e of *d-
mlnlatratlon of tbe affairs of the cltg of
Macon wee made Uat night. The reUrlns
aeerntire, u*ror llrfdgee Smith, was pro-
srntcil a beautiful loving rap and other
valuable glfte. Mayor Smith made s strong
and touching parting address, while the
new mayor, Judge Miner, spoke of tbo dtf-
ernlt.r lime wilt ho met ft handling the
fnnnrlnl affairs of tho dtp next year with
prohibition In effect.
He promtaed to etrry out all tha pledges
made end called upon the clttsena to ■■slat.
The flnanre committee wee named je fob
Iowa: J u. ttlley. chairman; B. J. Willing
ham. w. P, Wheeler, Bam Meyer. A. K.
t'happen. Alderman S. I. Brunner was
made mayor pro tern. After all the new
officers were aworn In the special session
wsi adjourned.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FAVORS THE CANAL.
Special to The aeorgUn.
Macon, Oa., Dec. 12.—At a meeting of
the chamber of commerce last night
the new constitution and by-laws
drawn by Attorney A. L. Dasher were
adopted.
The question of the proposed canal
connecting Ihe Mississippi system
with the Atlantic was discussed and a
committee to formulate a plan of action
was appointed by President Small.
Tho following finance committee was
selected: O. E. Dooly, chairman; If. H.
Starr, A. J. Long and J. F. Heard.
The following members ware pres
ent at the meeting: W. E. Small. A.
L. Dasher, T. D. Tinsley, D. L. Me-,
Use. O. E. Dooly, D. W. HUI. W. E.
McCaw, S. It. Jaquea, E. A. Middle-
brooks. A. E. Chappell, B. B. Ford, A.
A. Conner, F. W. Haslehurst, Brown
Wimberly, S. Popper. M. E. Goodie, J. L.
Crump, O. L. Snowden, H. II. Starr,
Z E. Jay.
LOCKER IS ROBBED;
FINE WATCH TAKEN.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Oa., Dec. If.—A locker be
longing to J. H. Wlllami at the Centra
railroad shops was mysteriously en
tered some time yesterday and the
contents, Including a check for *1* on
tha American National Bank, which
had already been Indorsed, and a gold
watch and chain were stolen. The lat
ter were the property of Alex Wil
loughby.
LADIES TO HELP PAY
MACON CHURCH DEBT.
Spsetsl to The Georgian.
Macon, On., Dec. 1J.—The Lof
Aid Society of Christian church, sit
uated at High and Orange streets, has
decided to help lift tha church's debt
by holding a sale of nice things next
Saturday In part of the store occupied
by John Bumett on Cotton avenue, near
the Commercial Bank,
Mrs. Robert Manard. chief execu
tive of the society, will be In charge of
the undertaking.
Fort Osines Elects Mayor.
Special to The Georgian.
Fort Gaines, Oa., Dec. 12.—At, the
municipal election held here the fol
lowing officers were chosen: Mayor, J.
H. Haskins; aldermen, A. W. Holley,
J. E. Pnullln, J. L. Hurst, J. E. Graham
and R. W. Manry. Owing to the fact
that this ticket was nominated at s
white primary several days ago, only a
light vote was polled.
V TINKER BELL
TO HELP
“Keep the Pot Boiling" Is
Appeal of Salvation
Army.
nave you seen Tinker Bell, tbe good little
fairy T
What? Yon don’t Mien In folr*-* tiur
what you told Mauda Adams when aba
aiked you?
Well, tha poor folks of Atlanta believe In
Tinker Ball, and through the efforts of
Tinker Bell they are going to have tha
nicest, biggest and most tempting Christ
mas dinners that they have had In many a
moon.
Tinker Bell, you know, la In Atlanta as
sisting tho tfalmtlon Army prepare for
these dinners. Haven't yon seen one of
those good women, with the patient faca
under * poke bonnet, watching all day In
tha cold while the pot holla, and haven’t
you henrd the tinkling voice of Tinker Bell
as she rings to attract your attention*/
Ho the lassies of the (salvation Army with
“ ‘ '31! ‘
ForCoughs
A'euer hesitate to ask your doctor about
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, ft to a regular medl-
doe, a etrong medicine, a doctor's medicine.
It would beretj Interesting to know
how many yeirs your family physi
cian bss prescribed Ayer’s Cherry
Pectorsl lor coughs, colds, snd ill
forms of lung troubles. Ask him the
next time you see him. We know
physicians who have used it for over
h»lf a century. l£.T£LV
poor.
Arrow
i asize collars
HAVE BUTTONHOLES WHICH ARE STAYED
AND STRENGTHENED BY A BAR WHICH
PREVENTS PULLING OUT.
Christmas Jewelry
Our assortment for gifts was never more com
plete, never more artistic,norcverlower in price.
Eugene V. Haynes Co.
Jewelers. 37 Whitehall St.
TOM WE
TAILOR .WlTH REPUTAffiOl
93 Peachtree StreetvJ!&tlanta.
Mliiliii
I*
BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R.
NOW HA3 DIRECT CONNECTION IN *
NEW UNION STATION, WASHINGTON, D. C.
WITH ALL LINES TO AND FROM THE 80UTH.
THROUGH VESTI9ULED TRAINS 8PLENDIDLY EQUIPPED
PULLMAN DRAWINGROOM PARLOR AND SLEEPING CARS
EXCELLENT DINING CAR SERVICE
from WASHINGTON T0
PITTSBURG, CLEVELAND, CHICAGO,
THE WEST AND NORTHWEST.
FAMOUS ROYAL BLUE! LINE
TO
BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK
“EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR” WASHINGTON TO BALTIMORE.
“EVERY OTHER HOUR ON THE ODD HOUR” WASHINGTON TO
PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK.
B. MARTIN, C. W. BASSETT,
Manager Passenger Traffic. General Passenger Agent.
now until Christmas they will
remain at their posts on tha various street
corner! around the city and with the aid of
Tinker Bel! plead the enuae of the poor,
hungry and iortora.
Its mighty hard to pass Tinker Bell and
not drop n dime, a quarter, or even more.
Into the put and help keep It boiling. And
If you do stop and drop In a contribution, It
makes you feel better.
LasT year .Major BrrrlnuitT* workers
wntcbsd the pots Ml, and with the money
Atlanta's eharltably.lnelined people gave,
they made many a humble home happy on
the day when happlueas la ao essential.
Weeks before this the Salvation Army
workers Investigated many esses railed tv
their attention, to when the time came for
distributing the food things, they had
plenty of places for them to go. •
They distributed 221 boskets of provisions
and each basket contained a fine Christmas
dinner toe a family of five persons. In
other nurds, the Salvation Army fed 1.M6
persons on last Christmas who probably
would hare had a cheerlesa day hot for the
efforts of the lassies and Tinker Bell.
This year there Is a greater demand foi
help from the tislestlon Army. Many ap
plications bare already been made for as
sistance to Major Berrlman and he has on
file many cases of distress. All of these are
receiving attention and efforts are being
made to lietter the conditions surrounding
these families. , , . . ,
The problem of taking rare of Atlanta s
poor U one that Is with the Halvatlon Army
and other char
tliruugb and i
time. It doesn’t do any .. ..
the poor on Chrlstuma and lei them starve
and struggle along for the other 364 days In
the year. Thin sort of charity Is pnuverls-
Ing. While trying to better the condition
of tbe poor all tha year, the Hulrstfon Army
endfjivora to Inject a little more happlueaa
and good cheer ou Christmas.
Tinker Bell ami the Irou pots help the
lassies do It. And the Atlanta people with
a little to spare, help them
As long as somebody els
stand In the cold nil day aiil
and And out the suffering aud hungry, It
Isn't such a hard task to drop aointtnlug In
the iwt. la It)
TIED BOPETO NECK,
JUMPED FROM TREE
Zprotul to Tbs Goonrlnn.
Flowery Branch, Us.. Dee. 1!.—Mrs. Cole
Mayfield, wife of a prominent farmer living
In Forsyth county, was fouuil swlnzliix foiu
u limb of a tree jest.rduy near <be house.
The women had zone to the sprlnz after n
K» ft
let Is Wltn tne ntlirauou Army
isrlly organisations Ihe year
not only urouud Christina,
n't do any lu.tlnz good to feed
pull of water end ws, gone po lon* rhet
anxiety of the huxbaiul led him to go
•etreb of her. Arrlrlng at the ,prinz.
enw her iw.ylug body a; tbe epd of a n
The women hid »rldently climbed the It™,
lied Ihe roirn to the limb near tbe Irunk and
Jumped. There bus been found no enuae
for the tet.
EEM CI0AREYTE8 Be.
cure colds, catarrh, nathmn. Drug nnd
your grocer. 15c the pound.
CHRISTMAS TREE
AT TURN VEREIN
An unusually Interesting program
has been prepared for the thirty-fourth
annual hall, concert and Christmas tree
to be given by Ihe Atlanta Turn Vorcln
on Monday evening, December SO. nnd
Is expected that this event will
eclipse anything of the bind ever held
before In Turners' hall, A real live
Santa Cluus will have charge of the
Christmas tree, nnd not a child of nny
family known at the Turn Vereln Hall
will be forgotten. After the present,
are given out, the floor will be turned
over to Ihe danceys. Warm's Orches
tra nnd Wedemeyer's Bond will fur
nish mualc for the occasion, and th*
concert program Is especially Interest
ing.
HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATE8 VIA
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY. CO.
FORCED IT ON ME;
SAID THE BUTCHER
When II. D. Jones, butcher, slipped and
tumbled off of Probation Officer Coogler's
water wagon. Juat after he had clambered
on. he landed on a unique Idea which ho
proceeded to tender to Officer Coogler as
bis excuse to, the ‘accident.”
According to the story told Officer Coogler
In the police station Wednesday morning,
Jones was the rlctlm of one of the most
daring hold-tip games perpetrated In Atlan
ta Id a long while. The young man de
clared that white walking along the atreet
Tuesday night two unknown men suddenly
seised and yanked him Into an slier. And
'
Ins him drunk.
On bearing this remarkable story. Officer
Goofier excTafmad:
“For goodness cakes. Jones, don’t tell
chance.
Jonas wss .
MiHlsfac J«4^ „
he would never drink liquor again. ...
was warned that ir found drunk again be
would be given tiro customary thirty days
In the stockade, and was then released.
Tuesday night, a few hours later, he was
again arrested In an Intoxicated condition.
When the yonng man pleaded for another
chance, the recorder remarked:
“Jones, I will flret give you thlr
and will then give yon tbe second <
Remarkable Rescue.
That truth la stranger than fiction
has once more been demonstrated In
the little town of Fedora, Tenn., the
residence of C. V. Pepper. He writes:
“I waa in bed, entirely dlaabled with
hemorrhages of the lunga and throat.
Doctors failed to help me, and all hope
had fled, when I began taking Dr.
King's New Discovery. Then Instant
relief came. The coughing soon ceased r
the bleeding diminished rapidly, and In
three weeks I was able to go to work.”
Guaranteed for coughs and colds, 50c
and VI at all drug fctores. Trial bot-
tlo free.
Our Special Low Prices Continue to
Draw Large Crowds to Our .
Store Every Day
Reduction in prices in every department. It will pay Christmas buyers to
inspect our large assortment of Holiday Gfoods before buying.
This store means to reduce prices on every article. Now is the best time to
take advantage. An extra force of clerks to serve you.
Perfumery
m
Fancy Boxes
from
25c to $2.50
FUNERAL OAPT. BELL
IS HELD AT HARLEM
Special to The Georgian.
Harlem. Oa., Dec. 1?.—Yesterday morning
at 2 o'clock one of Harlem’s oldest citizens
and pioneer settlers, Cnptnln John \V. Bell,
died. lie hnd been In fcehla health for
eighteen months and for tho past three
weeks had been routined to his bed. Mr.
Bell was general supervisor of this end of
tlie Georgia railroad, which position he bad
held for quite awhile. He also served his
towu an mayor for several terms, and had
held a number of other offices, lie is sur
vived by his wife, .Mrs. Fannie Bell, and a
brother. J. T. Bell, of Atlanta: five dnugb
ters. Mrs. F. I>. Fox, of Murfreesboro,
Tenn.: Mrs. J. II. Williamson, of Conyers,
On.; Mrs. Kdcnr C’lnry nnd Misses Ixuilse
and Mlrlnm Bell, of this place, and two
sons, I furry Kelt, of Augustn. aud Waiter
Bell, of Harlem. The funeral wss held this
morning at 11 o'clock from his late residence
Belle avenue.
OPERA GLASSES.
Finest line at Jno. U Moor* & Son,,
North Broad atreet, Prudential
building.
LEMAIRE OPERA GLASSES
Are recognised the world over ax the
bext glaxx made. We have Juet re
ceived the largest Importation onler
ever xhlpped to Atlanta. There I* noth.
Ing more appropriate (or a Xmas gift.
Make your eelectlon notv and hnve
them laid axtde while our etock Is com
plete. Walter Bqllard Optical Co., 76
Peachtree street.
DR. JORDAiTtO REST
AWHILE IN CUBA
Tickets will be sold on December 20
to 25, Inclusive, December SO and SI,
1107, and January 1, 1908, with limit
good to leave destination, returning, not
later than midnight January 6, 1008.
For fuH particulars apply to nearest
H. Fogg, D. I». A.,
Dr. Johu IK Jordan, pastor of the Jackson
Hill Baptist church, leaves next .Monday
for Cuba via the Tampa line, lie will spend
three weeks on the Island resting sfter a
yenr’s strenuous endeavor.
Ur. Jordan came to Atlanta from Savan
nah about a year ago, nnd took the pas
torate of tbe Jackson IItil Baptist church.
He has worked afternoon snd night since
then nnd has npbulhled the church wonder
fully.
TYPOS ELECT
UNION OFFICERS
' The send annual election of officers of
Atlanta Typographical Union No. 43
curved In the various chapels of the city
Wednesday, nnd resulted as follows:
President, J. J. llobby; vlee-president. I*.
!,. Itikunl; recorder. \V. 8. Wnrdlnw; secre
tary-treasurer, Walter II. Grant: sergeant-
iit-arms. (’buries ll. Brown; ybltrotor, It.
I*ee Smith; delegates Federation of Trades.
W, I a. llaygnod, Jerome Jones, t\ J. L<vh-
rblge. W. 1\ Ilnrdlug, l>an W..Green; dele-
vntes Allied Printing Trades Council, W.
G. Gredlg. W. M. Fudge. It. T. Poavy: aud
Ding and finance committee. O. W. Peace.
F. J. Terry, T. K. Hollis; business commit
tee*, i.corgc DeFralne, H. A. Cobb.
At this election also means was furnished
for the annual celebration of the blrthdnv
of the printers', patron saint, benjamin
Franklin, who was a printer In the oblcn
days, as well ns’a statesman who rendered
yeoman service to his c*nmtry during the
stormy days of 1775. nnd who set the type
for the production of a Bible tn the smallest
known type In Phfladetnhta when he first
settled in that city tn 1772. a “tramp print
er.** A committee will Immediately he ap
point*! to arrange for this celebration,
which la the fourteenth, by Atlanta union.
These celebration* nre by Invitation and
card* are eagerly sought by all th# printers*
friends. The celebration occurs January 17,
IMS, and tbe arrangements wilt be Immedi
ately made.
GEORGIAN ROBBED ON TRAIN;
FAMILY WITHOUT FUNDS.
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 12.—Robbed
ot their savings of ysars, Frank Honor,
of Dohloncga, Ga. ( his wife and three
children, were left atranded here last
night and appealed to the police for
aid. Honor left Dnhlonega with $204
to make his home here. He fell asleep
on the train while occupying a seat
with a chance acquaintance and when
he awoke hl» new found friend and his
money were gone.
LOCKSTEP AND
STRIPES BARRED
New York, Dec. 12.—John V. Cog-
gey, cnmmlxxloner of correction, ha,
announced that he has decided to put
an end to xtrlpex nnd the lockstep In
the Blackwell Islam] penitentiary, ax
he believed that they did much, to kill
any smoldering Bpark of decency that
might remain In the priabner when he
lx brought to the city prlxon.
to The Ueorzlxx
Davlsboro, Oa., Dec. 12.—At the Iaxl
meeting of Davlsboro lodge, No. 1M,
Knlghtx of Pythlax. the (ollowlng of
ficers were elected for tho xeml-annual
term: Chancellor commander, S. H.
Hollis; vice chancellor, J. C, Godfrey;
prelate, 8. J. Taylor; maxter-at-armx,
IV. c. Wilson; master of work, S.
Goodrich: Inner guard, 8. F. Yates:
outer guard, C. F. Gibbs; master of
flnance and keeper of records and seal,
S. F. Hunt: master of exchequer, B. L.
Christian; trustee, J. E. Curry.
Ladies’ Hand
Mirrors from
50c to $2
Ladies’ Mani
cure Sets from
75c to $6.50
FULL LINE OF
Perfumery
At Reduced Prices
Toilet Waters, Ex
tracts, Etc.
Special
Quadruple Handker
chief Extract, the 50c
sellers, all odors, re
duced to
25c oz.
Celluloid Baby Sets, blue,1 AA *« AC
pink and white, from Nr i-aVJvJ IU
25c to 50c
Celluloid Baby Rattles, blue,
pink and white, from...
Fancy Baby Rubber Balls.. 50c
Fancy box Stationery from. 23c
to $3.30
c S,“om ruA “ aMirror $LOO to $6.50
to $5.00
Gentlemen *8 clothes Brushes 50c to $1.50
Gentlemen’s Shaving Mugs, 25c tfl 75C
Oe tom me "! 3 . Sh “ v . ins .. Sets '$2.00 to $5.00
om. Mi “‘ arr . BrU ‘ h $ 1 -50 to $6.50
Japanese Art Vase$
Import Order
All sizes, reduced from $1.00 to
$8.50, worth three times the price.
Lowney’s Chocolates in fan- CA^ j.*-. CA
cy baskets, from OUK IU *PUiJO
Wilbur’s Chocolate Buds, 1-4 lb. 30; 1-2 lb. 50; 1 lb. 90c
Allegretti’s Famous Chocolate Creams, 1-2 lb. 40; 1 lb.
75c.
Extra Special
Gibbs’ Chocolates and Bon ^ j
Bons, regular price 60c S M I PflTS
lb., reduced to ^ V^V/0.-XtAJ
Get a free package of Violet de Panne Sachet.
Whitaker-Coursey Drug Company,
The Convenient Drug Store
29 Marietta Street, Cor. Broad.
INDUSTRIAL HOME
APPEALS FOR AID
Christmas appeal that will probably
touch th# hearts of those In Atlanta char
itably Inclined conics from s hundred boy
and girl orphans down In Macon who are
dependent on th# charity of others to live.
This appeal Is made throngb J. O. Harris,
financial secretary of th# Georgia Industrial
Home, an Institution In Macon where un
fortunate children are tnkon care of and
made Into useful citizens,
Tbe following is the appeal made by Mr.
•The’ Georgia industrial Home for the
re of unfortunate lw>ys und girls, located
at Macon, appeals to the generous-hearted
people of Atlanta for assistance. We hare
one hundred children who nre In need ot
food and clothing. Ten of these children
tuue to ua from Atlanta, and It Is not un-
sand men who read this appeal send us one
dollar each? Thl* Is a very small amount
to you, but would mean very much to
You have been abundantly blessed du.
thl# past year, and what more appropriate
thing for you to de than to remember these
unfortunate children now In this glad
Christmas time?
“Brother, mall me a check today. Will
you not?”
Three Negroes Held as Suspects.
Special to The Georgian.
Carrollton, Ga., Dec. 12.—Three ne
groes have been arrested and placed in
the county Jail charged with being Im
plicated in the aesaselnatlon of Hon.
Jethro Jones on November 29. They
have given out a statement to the ef
fect that Charlie Summerlin, one of
the negroes who Is now In the Tower
In Atlanta, flred the shot that killed Mr.
Jones.
BAD MAN FROM TEXAS
TO STAY AWHILE
drunkenness.
Young I# wild to have then proceeded lo
elm*«* nnd ctireo the whole police depart
ment. He used tho vilest profanity and I
— . patrol wagon.
hen haled before Recorder Broyles
Wednesday sfternoon Young declared be
had no recollection whatever of his rate*
conduct.
"Well. I know whisky was doing til of
that talk." said Judge Broyles lo s tone
which Indicated he might h* intending to
Impose only a small fine. “But then talk
like that aounds bad. Young, I will Just
fine yon $100,76 or thirty dsyt In the stock-
The fine was not paid.
A keen brain and steady
dependable nerves can win
wealth and fame for their
owner.
Clear-headedness and a
strong healthy body depend
largely on tho right ele
ments in regular food and
drink.
Coffee contains caffeine—
a poisonous drug. Postum
Food Coffee is rich in the
gluten and phosphates that
furnish the vital energy
that puts “ginger” and
“hustle” into body and
brain workers. “There’s a
Reason.”
WHEN YOU ARE GUARANTEED
t Full Weight
“BANNER,”
Forked,
Clean,
No Slate,
Quick Delivery,
Moderate Price,
the Bargain should close by
0
your calling
.... 656 ....
0. CAMPBELL COAL CO.
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