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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
THURSDAY, OCTOIIKR 11, in*w
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TAYLOR’S. 1 BENEFICIARIES UNDER OELRICH’S WILL
A Bunch of Seasonable Bargains
for the Week’s Selling.
LADIES’ VESTS AND PANTS
Extra heavy fleeced ribbed Veat*
and Pant*, full sizes and worth
35c, for 25c
MISSES’ AND BOYS’
UNDERWEAR
Union Suita and Vesta and Pants,
the best values you'll find at 25c
LADIES' SKIRTS A.
200 Ladles' new, stylish Skirts
In cloths and mohairs, black and
colors, really worth *3.98, for,
«•<*
LADIES’ WAISTS
17 dozen Ladles' heavy Mohair
Waists In black and colors, really
worth *1.98, for, each *1.25
MEN'S UNDERWEAR
Two extra values In Men’s heavy LADIES’ HATS
flat-fleeced Shirts and Drawers at
50c and 39c
WOOL UNDERWEAR
Special values In Men's and La
dles' Ribbed Wool Vests and Pants,
Shirts and Drawers, at *1.00
FLANNEL8
All-wool Twilled Flannels In red,
blue and gray, at 25c LADIES’ COATS
The new, soft Felt Hats—ready
to wear, In all colors, worth else
where *1.60, for *i.oo
I i
MISSES’ HATS -
The new ’'Bkldoo” Hats for
mines and children, in all colors,
tor
COMFORTS
Big value In large Bed Comfort-
ables at, each *1.00
BLANKETS
From 60c to *7.50 pair—
Special In heavy gray mixed
Blanket at, pair 75c
DRESS GOODS
Counter of all-wool 35 to 42 Inch
material*, In plain and plaids, full
worth 60c, for, yard 39s
TRICOTS
1,000 yards of all-wool Dress
Flannels. In all colors, for
children's dresses, yard 25c
WAI8TINGS
10 pieces light wool Walstings
In all colors and worth 25c for.
yard 15c
VENETIANS
In black and all colors. 3* Inches
wide, and strictly all wool, at 50c
REPELLANT8
64 Inches wide and regular broad
cloth finish, but only half wool,
all color*, yard 50c
SEE THE NEW THINGS IN
LADIES' SHOES at *2.00, *2.50,
and *3.00.
<6-®? to *12.50; very special values
at *5.00 and a small lot of new
gray coata at *3.30
MISSES’ COAT8
from *1.50 to *6.00; very special
value lo the new gray coats for
young ladles at *2.98
CHILD’S COAT8
*1.00 to *5.00; very special values
In chllds coats In new bear skins
*2.98 and *3.98
BOY8’ SUIT8
You can see In this department
the best values In Boys' Clothing
to be found in the city. Full
stocks of Suits and Knee Pants
In all grade*. Special values in
Boys Suits at
8CHOOL SHOES
Exceptional value* In boys’,
misses and child’s School Shoes in
all the new laata from
*1.00 to *2.00
SCOTCH PLAIDS
The best stock of moderately-
priced Plaids to be found In this
city; everybody Is buying Plaids
and we have all the wanted kinds
from 12 l-2c up to, yard *1.00
240 Marietta St
HOW I COMMITTED SUICIDE
By GEORGE PERIN.
At the top Is a snapshot of Colonel Jay and Mrs. Jay, the latter a
elster of the late Hermann Oelricha, and a principal beneficiary under
his will. Below from left to right are Mr. and Mrs. Chartes Oelrlchs,
the former a brother of the late Hermann Oelrlchs, and who Is left a
■Iwre of tho estate.
GEORGIA NEWS
IN PARAGRAPHS
I wae once more la Monaco, this para
site on earth, which Is se beautiful that
one understands Flaubert's words: “There
tie spots In this world no beauttfnl that
one^trtnhea hn could presn them to hit
hot what a pity that Monaco Is like a
fruit, beautiful to look at, but hitter end
pplmnou. to the taste, for bore where Ml
played l;—that damned rogue, U“ —~
la eucceaslon It come out while
becking nolr."
Tteeo pcoplo hare no eyes for the beau-
Uea of Monte Carlo. They are like Oodl-
■truggHn# with the Sphinx hero. The
J» to them only a gigaatlc ronlette
;“4 tta #y treats et UU.rente. This la
the Kingdom of Mammon, the residence of
in* itbh fetKk.
If!" tad for name months been bln
•object, bad lont my email fortune and gain-'
ed tnony gray hairs.
One morning I nwoht with IS francs In
“J pocket tad owed my landlord 15. 1
examined my revolrer and made sure It
blue mil the Air Oiled with the
n-eiranee of orange bloeeome and violets.
.1. down to the net to draw fresh
, r cAwe b«oh very hungry. Before
I etttervd mj hotel. I bought n copy of n
PJPer n grawiome weekly, black-
i">r<l<'r*d sheet.
Whll* f wee eating «ny breakfaat. I look
nn ‘* "’*• attracted by the head
.«•, Tbe Huicldce of the Week.”
iicr*» la where my name will Appear In
f fen* i thought with n elgb, and mu
«>v oj* down the column.
Aii 1 " 1 * 1 night at 11 o’clock, «n American,
L* Pt l aucoAAt. wan found hanging on
, u «* or the palate la the park. Three
Jnoijhitriil francs was found In hit pocket—
or rociree."
n rt ii- rnncotBt » 1 r^htcMhertd him very
s X* bi<1 Pl^od and lo«t tide by
I. jni r h#* evening before wh«*n he had
•roi.nMy | l>#t |,|g g Bt f ranc | n the Catluo.
an ' 1 ^linken my hand and looked Into
SY.iuT* w,th h ‘ B wlaolf boyUh amlle
w *55» n* wild:
0 l ( | I r n r , “|rjj!?*d—abeolntely ruined. Goodby,
&*} ‘ h °n he bid gone to hang himself.
h .m°I v ro,,M b * done tbla when
.in «IH *‘*d 3.00# francs left? And what
'““t -of course" menu at the end of
1 V^ r *ta Whole thing wae deer
How Btupld that I did not gueea It
f&VVr- of <™n*, the proprietor* of
* a *lno hnd put the money In bin
that It should not be Mid that be
‘‘ommltted suicide tiecauao of the
hlTT - 1 wondered how much they would
In rujr pocket In n few hours. I had
' *' "*a*t, u much money an l*ancoaat—
J, ,[ h *u auildenly an Idea ranra to me. I
■ in* rest of my oreakfaet In the moot
mpcrfui mood. Then I went to my land*
{.'i told him that he would get
..I 1* f r a 04*., "If I am still alive/* I
with n unite.
I hire the fullest confidence In mon>
"VilT: ho spiled politely.
'ten Would yon oblige me with a loan
£ : >n, ‘ hundritl frnnen till tonight? t et-
P 1 * r.’inltuiiee from Parla."
felt miserable If 1 had won. „ U l . „,«
•S’ tta1 *, 0n » “ OU ‘ d
iITu& 'ST 'Z2WM
kou know you may still get trareling
fono?' ? h0 t * ,,10 wm getaMer It a*
I Interrupted him: “I do not need nuy
do not mean what yon say. Do not do any-
tiling rath.
I left him without answering, nod saw
how be pointed me out to two officlala.
whom he eridcutly told to keep nu eye on
At 11 o'clock I left the Casino and walked
wit Into the park, with bowed head and
clenched, hand •.
I felt that I was belag watched aa I went
toward a group of rhododendrons In a dark
corner of the park, which waa aa Ideal
place to commit auldde.
Two shots rang out and I fell heavily to
the ground. I closed my eyes and held my
ith. I heard voices and felt somebody
over nm. -Yea. It It him "
the greateat of plea
in tno evening at 0 I put on my
• , a, "l Went to the Casino. I plam* mj-
«°'d piece on rouge, and would have
pleasure,
jy evening
placed my
LUCAS VARNISH
STAINS,
"'bln*, enamels, at ths
GEORGIA PAINT AND
GLASS CO.,
40 PEACHTREE.
brea _
bending over me. -Yea, It Is him.
’’And bit twice. He did not want to take
any chances."
••Hurry, hury, somebody might come. The
scoundrel, that be could not do it some
where else."
I felt something being put Into my Inside
pocket.
'•Curie It, those fellows coat us a lot of
money."
1 could not hold my breath nny longer,
so I drew a deep sigh, opened my eyes,
sat up and looked at them. Then I lootly
picked up my hat and my still smoking
The crowd which had gathered
rise.
_ ... . exclaimed. "One can
not oven commit auldde la peace In tbla
cursed place."
The official who came knew me,. came
Seep your boa mots for yonr-
And I walked sway laughing it bis em
barrassment.
Returning to my hotel, I paid my debt
out of the throe thouar.nd francs I bad
made by committing suicide.
The Casino made repeated attempts to
make me return the money, which, of
course, I could not think of. I do not
think three thonMml francs Is too much
nu* ■ mu'' ucbiu siuv* •••• «
amount found la the pockets or suicides
Is very much smaller now.
Music at St, Nicholas Rink.
PHYSICIANS TO HOLD
ASSOCIATION MEETING
Bink Soon to Op*n.
Special to The Georgian.
Flovllla, a*., Oct. H.—The Bank of
Flovllla will open In * -few days In
the old bank building until the hand-
tome new br|ck building le completed.
Officers were elected *t a meeting of
the stockholders as follows: Frank
Ethridge, of Jackson, president; F. M.
Lawson, of Indian Springs, vice pres
(dent; Tom Gibson, cashlsr.
Americus* Tax Rats Dssrsases.
Special to Tho Georgias.
Amerfcus, Ga.. Oct, 11.—The city
council assessed ths tax rate for the
current year, putting It at th'e lowest
figure named In many yehrs, The very
large Increase In property values, to
gether wlf the city's prosperous con
dition, combine to put taxes at. the
minimum figures.
Farmsrs Ars Holding Cotton.
Special to Tl>« UeorgUu.
Roberta, Ga., Oct. II.—Recent rains
and wind did great damage to cotton
crops. The farmers are Inclined to
hold what they have on hand until the
close of the season, when true condi
tions will be known. The price now
seems to be too low for the small crop.
Lsthley Wss Elected.
Special to The Gooigtao.
Hlawasaee, Go., Oct. 11.—Hon. A. E.
Lashlcy, of Young Harris, Towns coun
ty, received a majority of 173 votes
In the district for jtalo senator from
the fortieth In the'Teient election. Ha
carried Rabun by a majority of 1S2
votes and Union by a majority of 40
votes.
Body Idsntifisd by Thumb.
Special to The Grorglso.
West Point. Gs.. Oct. 11.—Ben
Brown was struck by s south-bound
train on the Atlanta and West Point
railroad and Instantly killed. His body
was so mangled that It waa past recog
nition and wss Identified only by a
thumb which had been partly removed.
All Were Dumb at Wedding.
Special to The Georgias.
Augusta. Ga., Oct. 11.—Miss Carrie
Anna Wall, of Augusts, and Alexander
Denham Eallll, of Savannah, both
deaf and dumb, were married here
yesterday by Rev, O. J. WhIJden, of
Baltimore, also a mute. The bridee-
mald, llkcw'se, la a mute. The couple
are prominent In Georgia, the groom
being a nephew of J. H. Rat III.
Rails Spread, Causing Wrtek.
Hperlnl lo The Georgian.
Columbus. Os., Oct. 11.—Tho mixed
The Fifth IMstrlrt Medical Association of
Georgia will meet neit Tuesday nt the
Piedmont hotel, and nddrrnes on medical,
■ithjects will lie delivered by n manlier of
prominent physician,. Among the epeakere
will he Ur. II. II. Martin, president of the
Medical Association of Georgia: Hr. R. R.
Daly. Ur. J. W. Hurt. Dr. J. It. R. I»sy.
of Social Circle: Dr. R. R. Kline. Dr.
C. R. Andrew*. Dr. \V. P. Nlcolxon. Itr.
George II. Solde. Dr. K. B. Illock. Dr.
Bernard Wo|g, Dr. Ckrston Kin* end Dr.
Mlchorl Hoke.'
A cllub- will lo* held Is the afternoon,
riol n l*s-M|iict nt the Piedmont trill le-
given nt night.
The Atlanta Georgian
It On 8ale Regularly at the Fol
lowing Hotels and Newt Stands.
BUFFALO. N. V — Iroquois Hotel.
BALTIMORE. MD.—The New llollnnd,
Belvldere Hotel.
ROSTOV HASH.—Barker House,
Ynnng’ii Hotel. Summerset Hotel.
iTIft'AiiO, ILIJ».-U res t Northern
Hotel. P. O. News Co. Palmer limit* E.
H. Clark, 115 i>earhorn St.; Auditorium
Hotel. Joe Herron. Jtcktos and Dear-
'’ciNtTXNATI. OHIO.-Olhson House.
"denvki'l ’ coua-Sr B’ltyk. h. n.
"7n!»1ANAPOLIS, IND.—English House,
“nkw'vouK. N. V.—’Intel Attor, Ho
tel Imperial.
OMAHA. ? „
SL N p , ^ , iuN A V-V B,: Marie, 94 E.
ern Hotel. Planters Hotel.
TOLEDO. ulllo.-lclTers.tr Bote).
TORONTO. PAN.—Blag Edward Hotel.
WASHINGTON. D. i’.—lintel Willard,
McKinney House, tlnletpb House.
passenger and freight train over the
Seaboard was wracked near Acjillnee,
Ga., yesterday, as a result of tho rails
spreading, and several freight cars
and the baggage car were derailed.
Engineer Horton prevented what would
have probably been a bad wrpek by his
promptness In applying ths air brakes.
Assets Only Furniture.
Special lo The Georgian.
Augusta, Ga* Oct. 11.—The Augusta
Stock Exchange, (he local branch of
the Odell Stock and Grain Company,
of Cincinnati, Ohio, failed to open Its
doors yesterday. The official slate-
ment shows liabilities of about 9709.
Tbs assets consist of office furniture.
Married In Fsr-Off Japan.
Special to Tho Georgian.
Balnbridgt, Ga., Oct. II.—Tho rel*.
lives In this city of Miss Lola Russell,
who recently left as a missionary for
Japan, were surprised to roceivo yes
terday a letter from her advising them
of her approaching marriage In that
far-away clime to a fellow American
missionary. Mlsa Russell did not give
tho name of her flanee. but stated that
the marriage would take place prior to
the receipt of her letter In America.
High Llcsnss Rscommendsd.
Special to The Georgian.
Albany, OA., Oct. II.—The grand
Jury for the October term of Dough'
arty superior court. Just made public,’ It
la recommended to tho city of Albany
that the retail liquor license be in
creased from 1300 to 91,904. It baa
been *20* for ■ number of yean.
County Officers Increased
Specie! to The Georgian.
Albany, Ga., Oct. 11.—Ths number of
mounted offleen doing duty on the
public roads of the county, will prob
ably be Increased by the county com
missioners and then will be extra dep
uties on duty on Saturdays.
To Establish Exchange.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., Oct. 11.—The Colura
bus board of trade It contemplating
taking the progressive step of estab
lishing a cotton and grain exchange
for the benefit of the cotton factors
snd business men of Columbus, the
farmers of the eurmunding sectloiv
and the merchants und warehousemen
of the smaller cities and towns In the
territory contiguous to Columbus.
Ideal Skating leather.
‘NEGRO QUESTION”
TO BE DISCUSSED
‘The Negro Question" will be the
subject of a discussion lod by Rev. C.
B. Wllmer, rector of St. Luke's Episco
pal church, at ths meeting of tho At
lanta Sociological Society at the Car
negie library Thursday dvenlpg at 9
clock. Among tha otliera who will
take part In the discussion are Dr. A.
W. Sterling and E. Marvin Underwood.
GREENSBORO MOURNS
LOSS OF CAPTAIN HALL
Specie) te The Georgian.
Greensboro, as., Oct. 11.—Tho many
friends of Captain George A. Halt
were grieved to leern of his euddep.
death Saturday night. Captain Hall
had been In feeble health for several
years, but was contlned to his room for
only a day or two.
He waa one of the beet known cltl-
sens of Greene county, and had held
several responsible position**. He wss a
gallant captain In the Confederate ar-
niv and untl; hie health failed, had
been In the mercantile business at this
place. He le survived by five child! en.
as follows: *
Mlsa Maud, l.ulle and Kate Hall.
Mis. E. H. Armor and Henley Hall.
In Touch With Ths
Correct Paris
We say “Correct Paris” because all that
Paris produces cannot be taken as absolute.
There are great artists in millinery there and
there are the mediocre.
It is those who “dwell upon the hilltops”
that we look to for inspiration. Ideas-from
- the creators of ideas before they have been
twisted or misinterpreted by less skilled
hands.
Paris at our finger tips and every facility
to work out the ideas in our own work
rooms. "
; , r
Our Paris representative visits and
studies* sketches, photographs and de
scribes. These things come to us direct, fresh
and sparkling, with all the enthusiasm of the
Paris salons—the Rue de la Paix and the
Avenue de l’Opera.
Produced
multaneously.
here and in Paris almost jsi-
Chamberlih-Joknson-DuBose Co.
MODERN KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP
By JOHN ANDERSON JAYNE.
N:
OTIIIXO so Illustrate, the change In
bualusa methods during the pest
twenty jeers as the aspect sad at
tltsde of thooo gsnlsl-hesrted fellows oat on
the road, known as ths Kolgbtt
Grip.
Old meo who Irsvelsd then will tell yoa
that Is those iliys It waa the exception to
tlnil a whole-souled, sober, Industrlens man
plying Ms trade Iwttveea dry sad dry sad
lows sod town. Then the arrival of the
oveslsg trala Ihst brought the "drummer"
1st* town lirosght s lot of cosvIvtsL whis
ky drluklng. story-telling men together, sod
special arrangement, warn m.dc Is the ho
tel Istr rooms to irromraodate the host of
mas who had tho Srm’e mosey to spend
sad but Uttle Id the way of real work
to llo.
Tbes, the Drat characteristic af the com
mends I man was aportlDsss. He mast lie
strictly up-to-date with the Is.t store, the
flnrat assortment of ntasg. all of which ho
noed os preliminary to tho selling of goods,
ladeod. oso would Uriah that rtory swap
S ng sod trestle* were the prtndpel thlsge
r which ■ men traeeted, while the get
ting of ordera eras s secondary resalerr-
*Bet all that lo ehaagad. Ths old-llme
at mar has gone Ms way, togethor with
plug-hatted minstrel. Ibe atasmhost
rambler tad tbs loud-mooibtd railroad con-
a r«ss’y a man on the read Is com period to
t a *
nisi Heart.
OeapledwW SOS tire "and ciri-
tlrsted ability to sell goods, there must be
the manner and drees of a ip-htlemau and
an hoaest heart tbit will net ll.tea In sag-
geslloas of graft from tho |oir. basing sg.-i.t
of the r-nrfmntloa to whoa, bo wishes lo
sell goods.
ssd a thirty secesd
Time was, whan along with svery lint
of samples went s eenple of bottles of
Old Toot sod a hundred or so of finest
tax esros.
Now. If yon have opportnalty to look
Into the flip of one of thew modern np.
jo date Knights of the Grip, yon will Dnd.
In addition to a well-kept sad tne line of
simples, seme magsslne of his trade, the
latest book on the srt of Ms era ft, and
sotso hand-book of Germs, or Kpaslsh.
with which he Is keening kls mind bright
sad preparing himself Per tho advance
ment that will bmws so sraek to Nellie
and the ho trie, sway back la tho old boms
'"The'modern Knight of tho Grip Is ss
great an Improvement on tho old is elec
tricity le over caedla right. He le eoorte-
— — * nly. and. shore all.
■ the mat aspring of
I outs cm. sad timer orders be will have If
fair dealing end squareness trill lead them.
If yoa happen to be In s hotel when be is
there you will find blot sod his fellow-
knights qstetly amoklag. aetrlr homing,
telling (end. clean stories that might he
nature*!, the traait-bearted, end the most
wemejoo turn tn America. They radiate
snnsblne, sweeten life, and make gi.d the
hearts of men. Nev.r a d.y la so dreary
that their amlle esnnot chase the clouds
stray, saver a business so poor that they
c.nne.r and «nn:c crumb# of comfort, never
s heart so discouraged that they rnunot
help relieve sn-i uplift It and moke It
sweeter anil better. Three cheers, and
thrice three cheers, for the clean, euceecs-
fui. modern snd genlsl-hrarted Knights of
May tlisy Hr# Isag sad gst stacks of or-
as good, rirss stories that might be
told In o bride's botwMr. or rapeotrd to Ms
OMther or slstrr. You wjll And him writ
ing Irttrrs to little Tommy ar Kittle la the
iintne. nstag the fountain pcs that Nellie.
Ms wife, csve hiss list Christmas. Von
will Pod him writing tn hla Arm. telling
of egset conditions without .lr.-umio.-u
.7 . rndli
lions Is
orders
home the shipping clerk has s
good word for him ssd all hands are glad
re see Mm coats In.
Oeiutstomllv yon And tho oM-llmi- -drum
mer" with clothes so load that yon atop
vonr ears when you hear him coming. Hut
ran know thgt he Is n typo of n species
LOSS AT LOVEJOY
AMOUNTS TO $30,000
Bpeclsl to The Georgian.
Hampton, Ga.. Oct. 11.—Lovojoy, nve
mile, north of this place, wss almost
wiped from the map by yesterday’s Are.
The firs originated In the general store
of Standfleld Bros., having caught fr- *.i
a defective flue In sn adjoining store
occupied by O. H. Conkle. t’onkle’s
■tore was not burned, but hla stock of
goods waa damaged several hundred
dollars.
The losats are as follows: Hand-
Held Bros., entire stock of about 15.909
with a email amount of Insurance: A.
V. McVIcker. moat of stock of 17.""0
burned and balance damaged, with no
Insurance; A. \V. McVIcker, stour. of
53,090, no Insurance; P. B. Martin, stock
of goods to the amount of 51.64". with
9900 Insurance: Edwards & F'd.K
stock of 97,000, with about 59,440 In
surance; ware and seed house, with a
lot of cotton seed dnd thirty bslv of
cotton, which Is entirely lost; black
smith shop of Jlnt Standfleld entirely
lost, w ith no Insurance.
The Are did not leave but three stores
ami the loss will amount to about 5S0,-
900.