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\ WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER You Can See the Points PHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. If You Study the Star.j R[ftL ESTATE AT < Will You Money Saved is Money Earned Help do It? THE THEATERS • Netharsols’s ‘‘8apho.” ••Saplio” has come and cone. Hun dred*, who had ataycd at home on Mon day turned out on Tueaday and the Grand' waa filled almoat to overflowing. And "Sapho' , ywaa worth it That flrat act wiy a surprise. It wo* more an extravaganza than'flhunfL The acene at the Parla .bml maaque waa pre seated in all It* gorgeous, voluptuous beauty. The dancing, the mualc, the wine and all the revelry—they would have made Bacchua wlah lilmself on earth again. But It waa In the aecond act that ".Sapho” revealed heraelf flrat. From her lovemaking In the beginning to her denunciation of caretesa tonguea at the end. It waa perfect. And in the euc reeding acta Mlaa Nethorsole's power In emotional Ilnea waa ahown aa never before. The play la a powerful one. a wonderful work—and Olga NelheraOle is worthy of It. Aa In the previous playa, the work of Frank Mills atood head and' shoulder* above the real. The benuty of the great ecenea between "Sapho" and Jean Is due aa much to hla finished art, per hup* ns to Mlaa Nethetvole's splen did Interpretation. In "fjapho" he la u eo-atar with her. The supporting Company appeared to much better advantage than In "Adri enne," and It ts probBblo that the caat was chosen more with a view to the more popular play. The dancing of •Miss Quinlan in the maaked ball acene was a really beautiful bit. William ( lark, as Uncle Ceaalre, gave a splen did bit of comedy. The play? Well, an audience com posed of the tnont prominent people In ulnnta preferred the voluptuous, sen suous. "Sapho” to the sweet and virtu ous • Adrienne.” "Sapho" la a work or art—and it It la not meat for babas, the ovll of It la dressed so beautifully that It la hard not to forgive. U. D. G. At the Bijou. After many weeks of musical comedy, the Bijou Is presenting thin week Sterling comedy drama of the Blaney brand, entitled "Old Isaaca of the Bow ery." This play, as the name suggests, Is a Hebrew play, but not the slap stick sort which haa been eo distaste ful to the Jewish race. Old Isaaca re veals a world of pathos, with very clev er dramatic effects Interwoven and at opportune tlmea there la some clever comedy Introduced which makes ona smile amid tears. The play deals with the life of Old Isaacs, an installment man. on the Bowery during the civil war days. Isaaca was noted for hla honesty, ready wit and especially for the fact that he would always extend a helping hand to a suffering brother. The play la In four acta, each filled with Interesting situations and clear cut dialogue. The characters are well drawn and exceed ingly well portrayed. Special praise la due Harry Flrat for hla very conscientious work and fidel ity to the character portrayed. The re mainder of the company la made up of good material and the show moves with a smoothness that bespeaks good stage management. "Old Isaacs of the Bowery" will be the bill for the balance of the weel: at tho Bijou. Al H. Wilson. The pleasurable announcement made that golden vfllced Al H. Wilson cornea to the Grand Wednesday and Thursday nights and Thursday matt- nee. "Meta In the Alps" la the title of the new vehicle by Sidney R. Ellis, and is said to be the moat successful play ever written by that .clever dramatist. The scenes of the new romantic drama are’ laid In plctureaques Switzerland and Manager Ellis lius provided a sumptu ous scenic equipment and surrounded Mr. Wilson with an admirable support ing company. A number of beautiful ballads are sung by Mr. Wilson, afford ing him every opportunity for display ing hla voice. There Is a great deal of human Interest In the play, as It abound* In dramatic climaxes and he roic escapes. “The On* Woman." The One Woiftan," the newest Dixon play, la running "The Clansman" n very close race In the matter of re ceipts on Its Southern tour. Ever since The One Woman" company opened Its season It has been playing to standing room only, and In nearly every town where this new play has appeared the manager of the theater has requested a return date. Under the personal direc tion’ of Thomas Dixon. Jr.. "The One Woman” company will appear at the Grand Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday matinee. In many cities where "The One Wonfan" lias played this year many have been disappointed In their neats by not making early res ervations. Tho seats are on sale at the Grand box office. There Is every Indi cation that a large audience will be >n attendance, as "The One Woman" has been discussed pre and con, nil agree ing that It Is a powerful argument against Socialism, and an artistic dra matic production. Mr. Dixon la accom panying the company and personally supervising the stage rendition. , Baldwin-Mslvills Company. With the performance Wednesday night the Baldwln-Melvllle Stork Com pany will bring to a close the produc- WANTS MORE PAY FOR CONGRESSMEN Washington, Dec. 5.—Representative John Wesley Gaines, of Tennessee, has Introduced a bill In Congress to raise the salaries of members of congress to 17.500 a year, to become effective In the sixty-first congress. OR. GREGORY'S DEPARTURE REGRETTED BY NEIGHBORS. Special to The Georglsa. Lumpkin, Ga., Dee. 5.—Dr. F. B. Gregnty and his estimable family left yesterday for Macon,'Ga., which place they will make their home. The people of Lumpkin are loath to give them up. This Is Dr. Gregory'* native town and professionally, personally and socially he has a strong hold on the people. At an Informal supper given him last Snturday night by a few of hie friends resolutions were unanimously adopted regretting fits departure and wishing him success In his new home. The auction sale of real estate at Smyrna. Ga., by .the E. P. Green Real Estate Company,' of Marietta. Ga, on Thursday c. Ill be one of tho largest land sales over offered In- Cobb county. For several years Smyrna has been a suburb of Atlanta. -Many Atlanta peo- pie have spent summers (here and some have built permanent homes,, going intci’ Atlanta, dally. Since the trolley line to Marietta has been In operation. Smyrna property has been more at tractive-than ever. The E. P. Green Real .Estate Company which- Is offering this property for sale, announce that they recently sold 26 building lots there, some of which have been resold at a nice profit. It is also announced that on n.-.-nmi of luivlug two separate tracts In tills snlf, they wiirserve a free barbecue dinner .to nil who attend the sale, and-extend a cor dlal-Invitatlon to all. Steve R. Johnson w ill be.the auction eer and crowds are expected out to en joy the car ride and free barbecue and to take advantage of this opportunity to gtt one of these pretty suburban lots.. NOBLE ROME LADY LOST IN DEATH OF MRS. SHROPSHIRE Special to The Georgian., Rome, Ga., Dec. 5.—Mrs. W. Shropshire died at her home, on Sixth avenue, yesterday, after an illness of about ten daye. Her death haa cast a gloom over the cMy, where she had lved all her long and useful life. Judge W. M. Shropshire and Miss Anne Moore were united In marriage In thia city In March, 1842. and conse quently lacked only about three months of having lived together 55 years. Mrs. Shropshire waa In her eighty- third year at the time of her death. She was a member of the First Baptist church and during her life contribute] much to the upbuilding of the cause of Christianity In this city and section. Mrs. Shropshire leaves a husband. Judge W. M. Shropshire, who Is In hla eighty-seventh year, and five children. The children are: Ed F. Shropshire, of Atlanta; Ralph Shropshire. Pittsburg, Pa.; C. M. Shropshire, Lexington, Ky., and Misses Battle and Lillie Shrop shire. of Rome. The funeral services will occur at the late residence of the deceased at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon and will be con ducted by Dr. R. B. Headden and Dr. L. R. Owaltney. Interment will be In Myrtle Hill cemetery. FAST PASSENGER TRAIN8 NOT REQUIRED TO STOP. tlon of "Davy Crockett." Thursday. Friday and Saturday nights, uitli mat inees Friday and Saturday, the South ern drama. "Louisiana.” n-lll be the bill. The flrat acene shows the planta tion of Colonel Peyton,-who has died, leaving It heavily encumbered. His wife Is awaiting the receipt of a letter from Liverpool containing enough money to freo her place. McCloskey. a Yankee overseer, knows of this, and when the letter comes he waylays the post boy and steals tile loiter. The next Beene shows the sale of the plan tation anil slaves. McCloskey buys for 226,000 a young slave girl, Zoe. to whom the family are much attached. Shortly afterwards he Is arrested for the mur der of the post boy and found guilty. They place him In the hold of a ship, but ho escapes by firing the ship. He It tracked by an Indian friend of the boys and Is killed. Zoe. who has been cruel, ly treated by McCloskey, ends her life by poison. At ths Star. "A Western Judge.” which Is the at traction at the Star all tills week, is truly a Weslern drama set to Inspiring music. This play contains a plot which la a very Interesting story. The inusl- cal features are not a lot of old chest nuts. but a merry swing of melody that charms and delights the ear. A style of performance that will please people who are mualc and comedy lovers. Every line, musical number, song or dance In thla bill I* of the better sort. It Is an entertainment catering also to the lovara of lilgh-claas vaudeville, Special to The Georgian. Jackson, Miss., Dec. 5.—The decision of tho United States supreme court against the railroad commission of Mis. slsslppl, denying It the right to order fast trains to stop at station* It may deem proper, Is quite u blow to a large number of small towns in the state. The railroad commlaalon some months ago ordered the- Illinois Central vesti bule train to stop at Magnolia. Tho road refused to obey the order and took the case to the United States su preme court. To Meet Together. There will be a.greet mass meeting given at the People"* Tabernacle on Yonge street Sunday, December 16. at 2 p. m. The leading white and colored men of both races will be present anil make speeches. The object of the meeting Is to bring about a better un derstanding between the races and dis cuss come plan by which they can put nn end to the vagrant class of tile race; “AT THE SAME OLD PLACE” 18 EAST HUNTER STREET. Owing to some misunderstanding, many of our customers are liuder the impression that we have moved our business from its former location. This is wrong, and we wish to correct it. We arc still at the same place, selling the same good quality of Furniture for which the store is famous. It will be found especially interesting just now to visit the store and inspect some of the beautiful Christmas Gifts tliat are suggested by our stock. OSCAR BARNES & CO. Successors to ROBISON & BARNES, 18 East Hunter Street. O0O00O0OO00OO0O0OO000O0OO0 o o O HOME FOR FRIENDLE88 O O THANK8 THE GEORGIAN. O o a O The Georgian lias received tile Q O following letter of appreciation O 0 front the officer* of tile Home for O O the Friendless: O O "Atlanta, Ou., December 4, 1904. O O "The Indies of the Home for O 0 the Friendless thank your paper.t» O rlnccrely for its generous aid In O 0 making tho 'Thunk*glvlng Window O 0 Day' for the children of tlie home O O a.aucces*. 0 O "MRS. E. P. M'BURNEY, O O “President. O 0 "MRS. R. M. CLAYTON. O O "Recording Secretary." O O O 00000000000000000000000000 o o O A "LAWYERS TRU8T” O O . IS TO BE PROBED. O o o O Danville, Va„ Dec. 5.—The grand O O Jury of the corporation court to- O O day asked Instructions relative to 0 0 the July’s power to Investigate the 0 O Danvtlle “lawyers trust,” so-called. O 0 It Is alleged that the members of 0 O tlie Danville Bar Association have 0 O agreed upon a minimum fee for O 0 service. The court instructed the O O Jury that it could make the In- 0 0 vesllgatlon. 0 O O 00000000000000000000000000 O 0 0 MARRIES AT AGE OF 113; O 0 THE BRIDE'S AGE IS 84. 0 O O O Special to The Georgian. O O Jackson, Mias., Dec. 5.—A negro 0 O man who Is one hundred and thtr- 0 O teen years of age, which fact Is O 0 established by documentary evi- O 0 dence, waa married at Collins, In 0 0 Covington county, to a woman 84 0 O vears old. Tho groom's name Is O O False,, and, he «-as formerly a O O slave and owned by the family of O 0 United States Senator McLau- 0 0 rln. O O O oooooooooooooooooooooooooo O CONTEST OF BEAUTY O ENOS IN A RIOT. O 0 O East Llndlay. Pa., Dec. 5.—A 0 0 beauty contest at East Llndlay, 0 O Pa., school ended In a rtot. The 0 O contest had narrowed down to 0 0 Miss Nellie Francis and Miss Nel- 0 0 He Simpson. It cost 50 cents to 0 O cast a ballot. 0 0 The fight followed when admlr- 0 o era of Miss Francis raised the cry 0 o that the voters on the other side 0 0 were not paying. Both beauties 0 O were scratched, while many spec- O O tabors were hurt. 0 o o O0O00000000000000000000000 O 0 O WIDOW OF COWEN 0 O TOO POOR TO PAY. O o o O Baltimore, Md„ Dec. 5.—Mrs. O Free Lecture and Demonstration ' - - Of .the ART OF COOKING Upon the Great Majestic Range Every Afternoon from 2 to 5 O’Clock in Our Housefurnishings Department—Second Floor. Professor Joseph Becker, one of the world’s greatest chefs, will give this afternoon and every afternoon this week a special lecture and demonstration upon the art of cooking, from the most practical standpoint. He explains each point as he goes along. He makes in the course of the week 83 different kinds of pastries and shows exactly how to manage the great Majestic Range in all kinds of baking. His re ceipts will be given free to all who wish them. Majestic Drip Coffee and all Kinds Delicious Cakes Served FREE. EVERYBODY INVITED. Some Advantages of the Great Majestic Range: It saves Kitchen Space. It saves Labor in Operating. It saves over Half Your Fuel Bill. It has Only One Plumbing Connection. It saves Time and is Always Ready for Business. It saves the Food, and As sures an Evenness of Heat That Can Be Depended Upon at All Times. MENU FOR TODAY. Majestic Coffee. Cream Biscuit. Milling Cream Puffs. Co.’s, Flour Chocolate Eclairs Used In Cream Rolls. This Yellow Rolls, Damon- Devil’s Food. atration. This Menu Served Free Today. Receipts Free for the Asking. Anderson Hardware Co. 33-35 Peachtree Street. 2-16 Edgewood Avenue. BUILDERS’ HARDWARE, HARDWARE, TOOLS. F. J. COOLEDGE & SON, 150 Peters St. HEYWARD COUNTY 1 FAILED TO CARRY Hpcclal to The Georgian. Columbia, H. Doc. 5.—The pro posed new county of Heyward was de feated yesterday by 38 vote* of the requisite two-thirds of the total num ber of votes cast. All th* precincts have been rel*>rted anil *how a total vole cast of 604, of which the new ounty received 288. This was the new county Augusta was so anxious to see formed. North Augusta. Just across the Havunnah, being the county seat. James U. Jackson bent all of his en- etgy to win the election. O00000000000000000000O000C 0 a O FEAR OF POVERTY O 0 CAUSES SUICIDE. O O O 0 New Ulm, Minn., Dec. D.—B. F. O O Webber, aged .74, .former judge of 0 O the district court of Brown and 0 O adjacent counties, who was worth 0 0 *100,090, but feared poverty, be- 0 0 came despondent from Illness and 0 0 committed suicide by banging. 0 O O 00000000O00000OO0000O00O00 -GRAND Tonight and Thursday—Matins* Thursday, SIDNEY R. ELLIS Presents Th* German Dialect Comedian AL. H. WILSON in An Entirely New Play METZ IN THE ALPS Night Prices 25e,to 11.60. Matinee 25c to 31.00. SPLENDID OFFER MADE OF LEADING MAGAZINES Friday and Saturday—Matinee Saturday. THOMAS DIXON, JR., . Presents His New Play rjlTTTi ONE WOMAN A Study of Love and Socialism. Night 35c to *1.50—Mat. 25c to *1.00. ' SALE NOW OPEN. LADIES’ OPERA GLASSES with beautiful caee, combining watch, pocketbook, pencil and tablet, mirror and puff box, at John L. Moore .« Sons, 42 North Broad street. Prudential building. • O John E. C'owen, widow of the for- O O mer president of tlie Baltimore 0 0 and Ohio railroad, tearfully told 0 O In court yesterday that she was O 0 unable to pay her debts, amount- O o Ing 11^512.000. 0 O O 00000000000000000000000000 The Georgian doea not Intend that ita subscribers shall miss anything. Consequently, It has obtained subscrip tions to ten prominent magazines and publication*, ono of which will be sent to each yearly paid In advance sub scriber to The Georgian. The price of The Georgian is *4.50 per year. Send us that amount and we will send you The Georgian every afternoon during the year, except Sunday, together with any one of the following magazines you may select: Judge'* Quarterly, Ameri can Magazine. American Boy, Good Housekeeping. McCall's Magaslne. Popular Magaslne, Southern Cultivator, Woman’s Home Companion, Garden Magaslne, Cosmopolitan. TO SELECT REGIMENT FOR THE JAMESTOWN. Kjieelal to The Georgian. Augusta, aa., Dec. 5.—Col. W. W. Gordon, of savannah, and Col. John D. Twiggs are # con«ld»rtng a plan whereby they can get a large number of men from their res|>ectlve regiments to go to the exposition at Jamestown next summer. The plan la for enough men to be secured from the two regiments to furnish the necessary quota for one regiment and these men. parts of two regiments, will go s* one regiment. OPERA Not only make a handsome gift, but one of lasting usefulness. We have Just received three of the largest Im portation orders ever shipped to At lanta. Le Malre and other high grades. Every glass guaranteed. See them while the stock Is complete. Walter Ballanl Optical Company. *1 Peach tree street. TOE BIJOU TONIGHT—MATINEE THURSDAY CHAS. E. BLANEY Presents MR. HARRY FIRST In Blaney'* Comedy-Drama Success OLD ISAACS FROM THE BOWERY BALDWIN-MELVILLE STOCK GO. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Nlfhts, Tueaday and Wedneeday Matlnaeo, “DAVY CROCKETT” Thursday, Friday, Saturday Nlghta, Friday and Saturday Matinees, ‘‘LOUISIANA”,'. THE STAR T Ask the clerk at Smith & Higgins to give you a sub scription to The Georgian. It’s free with purchases of $5.00 or more. Week of December 3, Sensational Drama in Three Acts “A WESTERN JUDGE” New Moving Pictures. Matinees Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at4:80. Every night at 8:15. MUSIC Every Day at Durand’s, 111-2 E. Alabama Si. Noon and Night. FLOOR PAINTS. For voraiula floors, for kitchen floors, for any kind of floorx, Dries Hard. Durable; both Lueas and Senotirs’. Georgia Paint & Glass Co.. 40 Peachtree.