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Mr. Jamtn B. Walker.
The very sudden death yesterday
of this moat prominent and estimable
gentleman was a severe shock to the
community and a source of deep aor
row to hla many friends throughout
the city. Yesterday at one o'clock
Mr. Walker was apparently In the
beat of health. At two he was dead
When those who had seen him during
the day were told that “Jimmie'’:
Walker was no more they could not
believe It.
It seeme hard to realise that never .
again will w« come In contact with
the dignified, courtly, never patrnnls
In* but always polite James B. Walk (
•r No man In Augusta was alncerer
In hi* friendships and perhaps none
had a larger circle of steadfast friends
It was so natural lhat ho should be
loved, for hla mind was noble, his
character was manly. He acted with
perfect Integrity In every relation of
life. Hla courage was magnificent
and hla loyalty was beautiful.
When a man's death so shocks the
feelings of his friends, how great In
deed must be the sorrow In the Ini
mediate family circle, where all the
tenderness of hla heart and Iteauty
of hla character shone so resplend
ently.
Open doors and open windows wel
comed th« anniversary of Robert K.
birthday thin year
— 4-
What glorious peepa of spreading
lowland may he had from Augustas
hills these vernal days of January!
What a pale-de fols-araa la to the
epicure the climate of Augusta la to
the tourist, an Inexhaustible relish.
Hoke Smith ami Clark Howell will
need to don tummer riot hen should
they coma to Augimta thla winter
Tom Watson should open hU rani
palan In Augusta A genial rllniate
and a warm braided audience would
greet him.
A tint on the *ky. a zephyr In the
atmoapbere and a panorama tn the
woodland enhance Auauata'a heights
these mornings.
-♦
The Savannah Pres» knows a gi>od
thing when It sees It. It gives cred
it to The Herald and emulates Its
example. Thanks, Mr. Stovall.
The grounds surrounding tha
Country eltih are a combination of
hill, dale, nook, dingle and moor
which old Scotia would repine at
seeing.
—♦—
Ooethe'g "Knowest thou the land
where the citron grows?" ahonld be
Interpreted to read persimmon In
•lead of citron The anawer would
be. Auguata.
An opponent of modern homed***-
♦rover* snd divorce advocates states
the truth eplgrammatlcally thus: "If
marriage without love Is no marriage,
then lore without marriage la no
lore “
Simon Newcomb discussing Ihe
projected formation of a society for
sclentlc research, similar to the Roy
al Society of London and the Aca
demy of Science of Parle, atatea the
fundamental requirement to he that
the body must be kept In "personal
toueh. talk together, pull together and
act togetner."
—♦—
Commodore William I’. McCann.
United States nary, retired, died at
New Rochelle, N Y„ on Monday. To
him Is due the Idea of tin* "White
Squadron.'* When stationed In tro
pical waters he ordered hit ship
painted white In order to throw off
the heat. Other officers followed,
and the idea now rules Vnole Sant's
fleet.
—♦—
An Interchange of courtesies he
tween northern tourists here and
their trlenda In the snowclad home
land Is Instructive A photograph re
ceived yesterday by a guest at the
Terrace showed the bomstead sur
rounded by three feet of snow, and
the caretaker clad In an ulster. It
was examined here while Its recip
ient reposed in au easy chair on the
reiandahl
Rale-Making and thm Constltutlon
“Cnngreaatnnal Rate-Making b)
f'ommlaalon" I* the t’.tle of an article
by .1 R Cessna ir the January num
Imr of the Norn American Review
The title of the article Indicates th*
phase of thla far-reaching question
which conies under discussion. The
ablest railroad lawyers of the country
have for the past few months been
busy In the endeavor to persuade the
public that It would he In coniraven
tlnn of the constitution should the con
gress delegate Its auth<»rlty In thla
' matter to a subordinate legislative
j body.
A decision of the Supreme f'oiirt I*
! adduced to show that congress may <
delegate thla power “to some sub-!
ordinate tribunal." In confirmation of;
thla rule, and specifying even Ha M
tension, an act of the legislature of
Texas. giving a commission the right
to fls and regulate railroad rates. If
cited. Thla act. was attacked imthi
In the state courts and In the Federal
courts on appeal. The supreme court
held that "the act waa valid and con
atltutlonal, and that the commission
created thereby was an admlnlatra
tlve hoard exercising function* prop
erly delegated."
The attitude of the supreme rourt
toward state legislation on thla sub
ject la summed up thus: "Nearly
half of the states of the union, for
more than a quarter of a century, have
had statutes delegating to a commls
alon a rate-making power. These cases
have been frequently before the Fed
eral courts and the Supreme Court of
the I’nlted Stale*, and. In every In
stance, after a full argument and con
slderatlnn. the courts have held the
statutes valid and constitutional, and
that such a commission was an ad
mlnlstrntlve board, exercising valid
and legal authority."
In substantiation of thla statement
various cases are cited and the arga
ment of uneonstltuttnnallly Is given
an effective quietus.
"Dying Word* of Autocracy."
Under the caption. "Delusions of
Democracy," the February Cosmopoli
tan publishes an article from the pen
of Const ant inn Pobledonostseff, who
In his position of Procurator of the
Holy Synod has been for long years
the object of envenomed attack and
of heartless misrepresentation by the
revolutionists of Russia and their
echoes throughout the world. In an
swer to this article a reply Is given
hy Charles Ferguson, entitled "The
Cr-ar'a Man Answered.'' Under the
general heading. "Dying Words of
i Autocracy," both the statement and
Ita reply are given publication.
The Cosmopolitan Is Incorrect In
stating In an editorial note that Po
bledonostseff has been "swept from
office 1 ' The position he holds In tliu
Russian system Is akin to that of the
Archbishop of Canterbury In the
Hrltlah system, snd the office a» well
as his tenure still continues. His
t rest men! of the question Involved Is
not tn accord with the caption. Had
It l>orn« the caption. "Democracy Is
not. Instantaneous, hut Depends on
Development," a title completely In
accord with the enlightening and con
vinclng exposition he makes would
be had. He Is singularly felicitous
iln the selection of an apposite Illus
tration taken from the pages of
mythology ai the very outset of his
brief article. Minerva, springing
from the head of Jove, perfect In
growth and encased In armor, la not
applicable to the development of na
tions. The principles he states are
the same that every college student
In the Cnlted States Is taught In the
class of civil government, and the
lessons of history he aridities are
Identical with those which the most
pronounced advocate of our own
method of government employs to
trace the origin and growth of democ
racy. They are the Identical princi
ples snd lessons of Hlarhstone and
all other commentators on the sys
tems of government known where
democracy reigns. The trend of his
argument Inclines to the conclusion
that Is in exact compliance with mod
ern physics as applied to government,
namely, popular government la the
result of evolution and that connotes
disciplinary development of the body
politic as well as of the Individual.
Mr. Ferguson's reply Is a conspic
uous evidence of bad taste, low con
ception and appeal to the mob. His
attempt at familiarity in style of
treatment Is on a par With the sneer
ing reply of a ward orator to the full
flown utterances of a Webster, a
Clay, a Calhoun. The contemporary
has presented a picture of brilliant
colors and enhancing hues relieved
h.v a spatter of mixed yellow and
black Inartlstlcally applied
A Literary Tilt .
Ambrose Bierce, and his product a*
well, has evolved, Mr. Bierce a de
cade aito had just come Into recogni
tion as a special writer on the Jour
nal In New York, being one of those
fortunate few whom the entourage of
Hearst could not keep under cover.
He was entitled to all the decorations
of Bohemia aud his fulelitjr to the uu
written code of that Utopia waa re
cognised bv hla fellows. Wince those
days Ambrose ha* evolved H* has
not done so alone. Th* Passing Show
has evolved with him. H« now fills
spare metaphorically speaking, for
If Is the Passing Show which ful
fil* that destiny—ln the Cosmo
politan .
Jnst now one of the subjects that
occupy hi* time la a tilt of the pen
with Professor I /tuna bury, of Yale,
over the proper employment of words.
The pmfeaaor. from hla retreat amid
the elm* of New Haven, perceived a
few worda struggling for recognition
In the literature of the day which the
strife of modern life gave mrthtoand
hla rlasslr mind took umbrage there j
at. The English, or the United .States.;
language, as she is writ, wsa In grave
danger of suffering deterioration In
the swashbuckler hands of newspaper
writers and Ambrose waa singled out ■
for the pillory of terrible example.
But, alas for the high salaried proses-
sor of a resounding Connecticut
name! Governors them have been of
the IgMinabtiry family, and capable
were they. Htock and bond brokers
too. whose activities were Um great
for the circumscriptions of Connecti
cut and, hence, their transfer to Wall
afreet. These latter have been Iner
rant In the strategy of the street. But
the professor, like Homer of old,
sometime snooxc* that Is inelegant—
and he wa* caught, hy hla victim In
one of those lapses.
The professor is now the object of
merry quip and Jest at the handa of
the newapaper writer It I* probable
that a ponderous tome will Issue from
the Yale presses warning the public
against the Rough Riders of the Am
erican press.
In Luther Burbank Land.
The pink Is what the rose Is,
The Illy like the phlox;
I make them grow together.
In bright nr cloudy weather.
In field* or flowerful close*.
In plot or window box
The pink Is what the rose Is,
The Illy like the phlox.
The pear and the tomato,
'lhe pickle and the plum.
Now fraternize as brothers.
And I have planned some other* —
I’ve grown a sweet potato
1 nat gives us chewing gum.
Faired with the pesr-toiiMto,
The pickle and the plum.
Wttn sugar cane and quinces
And watermelon vine.
I'll grow you runs Of Jelly;
Or strands of vermicelli
Such the Bohemian minces
And call* both fair and line—
With sugar cane and quinces
And watermelon "vine.
The piimkln and the apple.
The apprlcot and peach,
Blend In a hybrid, handy
To boll to luscious candy.
Or ran be turned to scrapple.
Commingled each with each—
The pumpkin and the apple.
The apricot and peach.
The pink Is what the rose Is,
The Illy like the phlox—
I Join the pear and pansy.
To please tny Idle faney;
They call such work asmosis.
The theories It mocks
The pink Is what the rose I*.
The Illy like the phlox.
■ - Exchange.
On a Cash Basis.
(Mpplneott's Magazine.)
An eminent physician In ,1 —— had
cured a little child of a dangerous Ill
ness. The grateful mother turned her
steps towards the house of her son's
savior.
"Itoclor," she said, "there are some
things which cannot be repaid. I
really don't know how tn express my
gratitude. 1 thought you would, per
haps, be so kind as to accept this
purse, embroidered by my own hand."
"Madam." replied the doctor, cold
ly. "medicine Is no trivial affair, and
our visits are to he rewarded only in,
money Small presents serve to sus
tain friendship, hut they do not sus
tain our families,"
"Hut, doctor." said the lady, alarm
ed and wounded, "speak tell me the
fee,"
"Two hundred dollars, madnm.'*
The lady opened the embroidered
purse, took out five hank notes of SIOO
each, gave two to the doctor, put the
remaining three back in the purse,
bowed coldly and took her departure.
What the Socialists Want.
(Front the Kansas City Journal.)
The Oklahoma socialists have fined
up a list of things they want the
constitution of the new state to con
tain, The provisions are extremely
varied and include:
"lnfUatlvp and referendum and
power of recall.
"A compulsory school law, school
age, seven to fourteen years: state
to hear expense where parents are
unable to do so.
"Free text books.
"State to have same right as in
dlvtduals except as to being sued.
"Railroad commission to regulate
rates, tlx responsibility for nccidents,
Ac.
"State to operate whiskey and beer
business at lowest possible profit,
surplus profit to be devoted to school
and public road funds.
"Women to have the right to vote
at all elections.
"No man to own more thnn ISO
' seres of land, and he must settle on
, that."
In addition to an elastic currency
the country would glad to have a sys
tem of compressible prices for use in
buy ir.y household supplies.—Chicago
jTribuuo.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD.
INDIAN SAW PRESIDENT.
Crazy Snak* Agreta t* Abide by Dael-
Slon of Great Whits Father.
(Washington Cor. N. Y. Tribune.)
WASHINGTON. D. CCraay
.Snake, or Wtlaon Jones In Bug
llab. the chief of the Creek Indiana,
wa* told reeently by Prealdeat
Ilonaevelt that he and hla people must
obey the white man's law*. The old
chief came to make a Anal appeal to
the Great White Father to be allowed
to continue under the ancient ayatem
of community Interest*. The treaty
of I*6l guaranteed the Creeke pro
tection under th* old plan, but the
treaflea of 1898 and ISO 2 provided
that the land* of the red man should
he apportioned among them and they
he hereafter Individual property hold
er* like »he other farmer* of th* coun
try. All the important, chief* of the
various tribe* accepted the change
except Crazy Snake. He liked the
old plan better and went among his
people and told them of their wrong*
and the wile* pf the paleface*. By
hi* perkonal appeal* he prevented two
thoutand of the Creek* from accept
ing the treaty, and this number I*
still holding out against the scheme.
Crazy Snake and a small hand of hi*
followers have been In Washington
since November 4, arguing their case
with the official* of th# Interior de
partment. A* the treaty, which Is
now the law, was voted for by » ma-
Jority of the Creek nation, the author
ities here have not treated Crazy
Rnake with all the deference that hi*
dignity demand*, and last week he
was Informed that he had better go
hark to the territory. With dogged
persistence the old man said that he
did not Intend to go home until he
had exhausted hla las* hope—the
president. If th# president told him
that he must obey this rew treaty,
well and good; he would do so, but
he did not Intend to take as final the
word of any other government offl
dal. So the Interview was arranged
Crazy Snake stalked Into the office
building of the white house at 11
o'clock, followed by his son. Thomas
Jnne*; his Interpreter, fill** Jeffer
son; his Irlhesman. R M Phillips,
'and Congerssman Curtl*. of Kansas,
who ws* to Introduce them to the
president. Jefferson, the Interpreter.
I* a coal Mack negro and wear* rings
In hi* ear*. Crazy Snake's son.
young Jones. Is an Inoffensive look
ing fellow of twenty seven or eight,
nearly white, and Phillips, the other
Creek. Is a colored halfbreed. The
chief, would attract no attention any
where. He stand* over six feet. Is
straight as Cooper’s Deerslaver, and
has a fare which betokens a spirit of
energy and an Iron will that any
sculptor would glory in reproducing
All the Indians were dressed In white
men's garment*, wore their hair short
and. with the exception of the old
chief, would attract no atentton any
where. The Interview In the presl
dent a office wa* brief. The Intro
ductions were made through the In
terpreter and Crazy Snake made a
short speech, which was translated
for the president. The president
briefly told Crazy Snake that the
treaty waa the law. the majority of
the Creeks had voted for It. and
Crazv Snake and his hand must bow
to the Inevitable and obey. The
Orest White Father would give Crazy
Snnke a letter to hla children direct
ing them to carry out the provision*
of the treaty and he hoped that he
would hear no more of dissatisfaction
or disobedience. After listening to
the president's speech Crazy Snake
and those with him Alert out of the
president's office Into the anteroom.
“The chief does not. care to talk,"
said Interpreter Jefferson to the news
paper men. when asked If Crazy Snake
i had anything to snv.
“Will he have his pirture taken’"
asked one of the correspondents. The
question was put, but the old chief
made no reply.
"Perhaps he does not hepr," some
one suggested.
“Oh. yes. he does," exclaimed Jef
ferson with a grin, "but he does not
like the question."
"Ask hint If her ever had his pic
ture taken?"
Crazy Snake seemed at first Inclin
ed to treat this question with like
contempt. Rut finally he uttered three
grunts In gutturals of deep disgust.
"He has had his pictures taken
many times and does not like them."
said the Interpreter.
Responsibility of the Fourth Estate.
(Boston Evening Transcript )
Since monarchs ceased to declare
war at will, without taking the trou
hie to give thetr eubjecta a reason,
few conflicts have occurred either
civil or International without the pub
lic mind and temper being prepared
for them anil favorable to them This
preparation, in the more enlightened
countries at least, has consciously or
unconsciously, been largely the work
of the newspapers, and It does no
harm to occasionally remind the press
of the country and the preen of the
world of Its tremendous responsibil
ity. The Ixmdnn Times, and other
Journals of the British metropolis
have been charged of late, with dark
ening their pages with frequent war
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clouds especially in their representa
tion of the menace of German poli
tics to the peace of the British em
pire. Even were the indications what
they are represented to be it would
hardly make for peace and amity be
tween the nations to keep them con
tinually before the people.
The Times has Just published two
letters deploring this tendency, one
signed by distinguished representa
tives of science, art and literature In
Germany and the other by English-,
men who stand for the same high in !
terests In their own country, and both
express regret at the tone In which
the British press discusses the rela
tions between the two nations. The,
Germans are convinced that if the
fog of prejudice could be dispelled
“no step the German Government is
likely to take and no feelings that the
German people are likely to harbor
rould ever rightly endanger the,
friendship between the two nations.’’:
That Is certainly the more produnt
assumption and the more civilized
policy.
In the first of two volumes, which
have Just been published, from the
pen of J. Holland Rose, of Cam
bridge, England, on "The Develop
ment of the European Nations” be
tween 1870 and 1900, the part taken
by the press In ronnection with the
greatest war drama of that period Is
significantly commented upon. Speak
ing of the causes of the Franco-Ger
man War, the author says that the
story of that dispute "is one of na
tional jealously carefully fanned for
four years by newspaper editors and
popular speakers until a spark suf
ficed to set western Europe in a
blaze. That spark was the Hohenzol
lern candidature" but that "would
have fallen flat had not the tinder
been prepared by Journalists at Paris
and Berlin. The resulting conflagra
tion may be justly described as due
partly to national friction and part
ly to the supposed Interests of the
Napoleonic dynasty, hut also to the
heat engendered by a sensational
press. ’’
That Blstnarck wanted war the
world knows and he never denied,
hut had the press of the two great
cities endeavored to soften the re
spective national tempers Instead of
Inflaming them, he would have had
hard work to precipitate It. whereas,
by molding popular sensibilities to
the pitch that he desired and needed,!
the conditions for carrying out his
purpose were laid in train. If the Lon
don press is determined to read men
ace and instill into every move on
the political checkerboard of nations
that Germany makes, arid hold these
up to Inflame If not Infuriate the
popular mind, as a red mantle is used
to arouse the fighting blood of the
bull in the arena, it will be very dis
, flcult to preserve amicable relations, 1
for the German press is not above
reproach In this matter. To a
greater degree than most of the
world realizes the fourth estate has
the issues of peace or war in its keep
ing. It is a mighty responsibility, but
It also carries unlimited opportunity
to serve the interests of justice and
humanity.
Apparel for Men.
(New York Commercial.)
Tourists contemplating a journey to
southern watering places or winter
hunting grounds are turning their at
tention to seasonable toggery, if one
j would Travel in comfort he must pro-
I vide himself with suitable apparel. If
he expects to tarry at fashionable re-
I sorts then he must anticipate mtmer- (
! ous changes of apparel, for the day
of a single dress suit with tuxedo coat
to match the trousers Is past history.!
i Besides he must have appropriate |
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clothes for golf, tennis, riding, driving
i and cruising.
i For outing purposes flannels arp to
he more the vogue than ever, and
plain white flannel promises to reign
supreme over stripes and light grays.
It was a good deal In evidence last
summer at eountry clubs, made up on
simple long sack lines, with renter or
side vents, preference being given to
the latter. Trousers are made long
to turn up once. No waistcoat Is worn
with the flannel suit, but. as much lib
erty as one chooses is offered in the
selecting of brilliantly hued ties. As
to hats, It Is a debatable question
whether or not the Panama will be a
pronounced favorite, many men show
ing a decided preference to the new
high crowned "Reggie” In light tans
and cream and having band and bind
ing of black or dark brown.
The white duck shoe for country
dress with flannels is as m”j in
vogue as it was last summer and
promises an equal measure of popu
larity. Especially is the low duck shoe
recommended for tennis use. Besides
being exceedingly comfortable, it Is by
far the most dressy shoe for both
white flannel suits and duck trousers.
In belts there Is little or no change.
Kidskin, pigskin and tape are popular
beltings, although the latter is less
used than leather save for tennis. A
few extremists are advocating white
and cream colored soft kid crush
belts; but this is only an experiment,
and not likely to carry very much
weight.
At the present moment knicker
bockers are the accepted fashion.
While long flannel trousers have been
almost exclusively worn for golf or
other outing dress for a year or more,
there seems to be but one advantage
over knickerbockers, and that is the
absence of heavy worsted stockings,
which are not the most comfortable
things in a. warm climate. But for
shooting or tramping through swamps,
playing golf or even tramping over
th* mountains, they are incomparably
preferable to long trousers.
Men who cling to long trousers for
hufitlng provide themselves with pig
skin leggings. With these the usual
coat with pivot sleeves is worn. Bur
berry game feather tweed rendered
waterproof hy chemicals is found to
be 1 * capital material for outing wear,
and is quoted hy foremost makers of
smart sporting toggery. Khaki is an
other approved ipaterial, which is
much in use, hut in this knickerbock
ers 'nre universally adopted. High
russlt boots that lace to the knees are
reedtamended. making the entire outfit
proojt against mud and water. Jackets
made of thp same material as the suit
and lined with scarlet flannel have
large pouch-like pockets for carrying
shells.
A smart new coat known as the
"equepede" is made of Burberry or
khaki. It has wide gores inserted tin
der the arms and extending to the bot
tom, which when not in use as a rid
ing or driving coat may be closed by
means of invisible clasps, giving the
appearance of lapped seams. Riding
breeches are cut on the same lines
as last season's style. The one no
ticeable feature that is attracting the
attention of fashion’s worshipers is
the general use of small checks in
pronounced colors.
The Reproof.
During the French revolution a
priest rode in a tumbrel to the guillo
tine with two persons—one a mar
quis, the other a common thief. As
the cart jolted through the crowded
streets the citizens shouted maledic
tions on Ms occupants.
“Down with you beasts of the aris
tocracy!"
The marquis smiled proudly, but
the criminal was vexed.
“My good friends." he cried, "I am
,no aristocrat. I am a thief."
Then the priest touched his arm
gently, murmuring:
"Ah, my son, this Is no time for
! vanity!"
Irish-American Investment Go.
will loan money on real estate in large or small amounts and for
a short or long term to suit.
We will also ioan upon our own stock to the extent of
$12.50 PER SHARE
under the same conditions as real estate. Opposite the new school
house in West End. we have three very desirable residential lota
that can be bought for cash or on monthly payment plan.
Fronting the school we have also a store and dwelling for sale on
easy terms. The very place to establish a store. A school of
1.000 children opposite to be supplied with books, fruits, eac.
CALL ON OR PHONE
P.M.McAnally, Sect'y and Treas.
226 DYER BUILDING
SUNDAY, JAN. 21.
ALASKA SINKING.
New Official Map Show* Loa* of 4,000
Square Miles in Six Years.
WASHINGTON.—A new map of
Alaska has Just been completed by
the geological survey, and. according
to the estimates of the scientists who
have prepared the outlines, our Arctlo
province has lost nearly four thousand
square miles in the last five or six
years. The last, previous map issued
by the government gave Alaska an
area of 690,000 square miles. The new
map sets forth the area as 586,401.6.
Alfred H. Brooks, who has made many
Journeys to Alaska and who has cor
rected many errors of former surveys,
is the topographer responsible for the
latest map; and although thus far the
survey has issued only a preliminary
lithographic copy of the work, it la
declared by experts to be the only
trustworthy may extant.
The Russians, who made the first
drawings of Alaska’s outlines back in
the early twenties of the last century,
would probably be amazed to see the
changes which have taken place since
they surveyed the coast and guessed
at the interior. By far the most start
ling changes have been made in the
memory of the present generation.
The last previous map, issued four or
In years ago, did not even show
what is now the largest city in the
territory. Not a dot was there to
represent Fairbanks, which today
claims a population of 7,000 or 8,000,
and which has outdistanced Nome.
Skagway and every other gold town in
the production of the yellow metal and
the number of its inhabitants.
One of the officials of the survey,
commenting upon the area of Alaska,
as shown by the new map, observed
today that if the future surveys con
tinue to cut down the number of
square miles the time is not far dis
tant when the statement made by Sec
retary Seward in 1867 will be literally,
made good, fn that year the great'
secretary, while defending the course
of the administration in purchasing
Alaska, asserted that the territory
consisted of 570,000 square miles. This
statement was received with absolute
incredulity. Our surveys show that
the secretary was a hit under the
truth, instead of over it, In hts esti
mate; but if the area continues to
shrink he may he proved an accurate
statistician, after all.
Mr. Winston Churchill, American
writer and author of "Richard Car
vel!,” "The Criss,” and “The Cross
ing.” was born at Bt. Louis, in 1871.
His confusion with the English poli
tician has caused much amusement
in both countries.
Another
Thing
Since I have been hand
ling Jamison Coal it has
increased my sales 30%.
It will add 30% to
your comfort and pleas
ure if you will use it.
A. N. McDaniel,
Phone 16.
Augusta. Ga.