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he Americans ■The Americans Once Occupied Havana City. It is not generally known that Ameri can troops were at one time in Havana ir. conjunction with English soldier*, and they suffered principally from that terrible gcourgt. yellow fever. It Is the foe to be drea ltd more than ail the bullets or shells of the Spaniards about Cuba. Jan.* - G. Blaine one*- remarked that the United States could well affcrd to pur chase Guba at " a good round price” in or der to vet rid of the annual danger of yel low fever. A commission from the United States which visited the island several years ago and investigated the character of this continuous menace to that counthy. reported: “Cuba has become the great nursery and camping ground of one of the deadliest diseases. It easily becomes most seriously afflicted, it annually dis seminates to other lands, as from a central hell, disease and death.” But Havana has never been difficult to cap-ure by an armed force. Santiago de Cuba, on the southern coast, was the first capital. the seat of government being transferred to Havana in 1550. The next year pirates, under the notorious Jacob Sores, sacked the churches and the houses of the wealthy, and forced the command ant of the fort to surrender. After com mitting numerous outrages and murdering many of the influential citizens, Sore* de part*]. The place was afterwards re peat* liy seized by buccaneers. It was un suc'essfully attacked, ho wever, by Sir Francis Drake in 1585. In 1762 an English squadron, command « 1 by Admiral Pocock, the entire force un it r Lord Albemarle, landed soldiers and ,-ailors at Cojimar, about four miles from Havana, bombarded the city, and com pell* 1 it to capitulate on Aug. 14, a «l»-f ns* of two months. They retained pos >* of the city until July of the folio v ing year, when it was restored to Spam by th*? provisions of th* treaty of Paris. Our army would probably follow the plan of L *rd Alm marie, t i tigh, as Coji mer !• today within the reach of the guns of Mho -a.-tle, in Invading army would probably b. kind* d a little farther east, po.-.sibiy on the beach of Bacuranao, and from there inarch directly inland to de- ioj th< Havana railway, and thus sever all comibiinicat ion with Mantanzand comba:, if necessary, with the 60,000 Spanish soldiers. Troop* can also be land ed n*-;,;- the villag* of Caban:;.- or Mariei. ,t few miles wot of Havana, to tear to plc**-s the West* rn railroad. But an army of n upation should not ir allowed to re main there any great length of time. The deadly clima e would soon decimate the iardy - >idier.-: of a more northern region. Th* 1 instil g i nt forces would serve as guides and vanguards, and might at an ■ally day be left m preserve the military government of the island. As f* w horses are in Cuba, it would be necessary for the United States govern jm n to transport them for the use cf the / aval’y, and the Texas pony has long been recognize*! as the l>* -t bread for this pur pose. But our naval force is sufficient to lay every city In Cuba, in ruins after a few hours' bombardment, and an army is only an auxiliary to complete the subjugation of that gem of the Antilles. THE NEXT SESSION Os the Georgia Teachers' Association Will be Interesting. The next session of th* Georgia Teach ers’ Association will be one of the most important sessions tn its history. In ad dition to several discussions of great im portance, several special topics will engage the attention of the association. Such questions as the enlargement and enrich ment of the course of study for the com mon schools of the State; the supervision nec* ssary to carry it into effect; the in tellige-nt ami thorough affiliation of the secondary schools with the nigh schools in ;he line of the uniform requirements adopted for th* fr*shn.an class by the Uni versity of Georgia, Emory and Mercer; the beginning of a movement among the fe male colleges of the state looking to uni form requirements; and tne investigation by the association of the curricula of schools .n the state empowered to grant degrees—-all these questions will be before the association. It will be seen .that these involve all the vital issues which enter into the future educational prosper ity of the state. It is felt that the next session of the association wil be wonder fully fruitful in moving forward the edu cational life of the state. A one-far* rat* has been secured on all the railroads in the state to Cumberland Island and return. It will be a most de lightful summer outing for the teachers: and their coming together cannot fail to be of the greatest inspirational value to education in the state. The oft leers of teh association for 1897- and 1898 are as follows: President, P. D. Pollock, president of Mercer University; first vice president, J. M. Pound, president Gordon Insittute; second vice president. Mrs. M. A. Lips comb, president Lucy Cobb Institute: sec retary. C. B. Gibson, superintendent of schools, Columbus; treasurer. IV. M. Sla ton, principal Boys' High School. Atlanta. The following program has been ar ranged: Wednesday Evening. June 29. S o’clock —Meeting of board of directors and trus tees in Auditorium, followed by an infor mal experience meeting and reception . Thursday Morning. June 30. 9 o’clock — Devotional exercises; 9:20 a. ra.. annual address of the president, discussion: 9:60 a. m.. “Relation of the Association to the Legislation of the State, and What That Relation Might Be.” Supt. G. G. Bond. Athens; discussion led by Supt. W. B. Merritt. Valdosta: Supt. S. V. Sanford. Marietta, and Prof. W. H. Palmer. Al bany; 10:40 a. m.. “Education of the Ne gro.” President George Sale. Atlanta Bap tist College ; 11:’.0 a. m.. “Some of Geor gia’s Educational Needs —How to Satisfy Them.” Supt. J. C. Woodward. Newnan, Ga.; discussion (ten minutes): 11:50 a. m.. “What Kind of Normal Schooling Do We Need at Present in Georgia?” Prof. E. C. Branson, chair of pedagogy. State Normal Cologe. Athens. Ga.; discussion (ten min utes): 12:30 a. m.. report of committee on legislation, report of reading circles, an nouncement and appointment of commit tees. Thursday Afternoon. June 30. 3 o’clock —“High School Teachers’ Round Table.” Chairman. President J. M. Pound. Barnes ville; report on uniform entrance require ments for the freshman class adopted by University of Georgia, Emory, and Mer cer, Prof. W. D. Hooper. Athens; report of committee on correlation of colleges and high schools. Prof. Charles M. Snelling, University of Georgia, chairman. “Clas sical Versus Practical Education,” Prof. M. L. Brittain, Boys' High School, Atlan ta; “College Entrance Requirements, En glish,” Prof. J. E. Kemp, Gordon Institute, Barnesville, Supt. W. E. Thompson, Dub lin; “College Entrance Requirements, Mathematics,” Prof. M. T. Peed, Emory ' r&i® - / l| cf > Tyj'fcT ■ u ><Aril| I J II Z//! Z\ . I w/ /\ II I I I \ Vil l ? ’ll A 11 fl nHn \\ J t\ I Ju jiiiM i SPRING COSTUME WITH TUNIC OVER-SKIRT FROM HARPER S BAZAR Among the new fabrics shown by im porters for spring all-wool, softly falling appropriate Ito the clinging folds which are coming into fashion again. One of the novelties is Sicilienne, a silk and wool weave with a tiny silk cord crossing it, and resembling silk in softness and lustre. The trimming for these dairy wools are rows of macrine stitching, bias folds of ’the material stitched, bands of silk of a con- I trusting color, and frills or bands of black satin ribbon. There is also a revived fan cy for milliners’ folds in clusters of three or four. An imported Sicilienne gown of attrac tive simplicXy in the new burnt-silver gray is made with a tunic dress. This tu nic reaches exactly to the bottom of the underskirt in front, in accordance with the preset** tendency towards long slender effects, and slopes gradually upward towards the back, where it forms, an open box-pleat, falling ca either side of the folds of a circular underskirt. The latter is a new three-gored model, measuring three and three-quar’ier yards at the foot. The old fashion of using two materials, one for the under-dress and the other for the over-skirt, is coming into vogue again in Paris, as. for instance, cloth over si’>k, and nuns’ veiling, grenadines and other trans parent tissues with a skirt of novelty silk Colege, Oxford; Prof. Gardner, Donald | ; Frazer Institute, Decatur; “College En- i i trance Requirements. Latin,” Prof. W. M. I Slaton, principal Boys' High School, At lanta; Prof. W. D. Hooper, University of j Georgia, Athens. Thursdap Evening, June 30, S o’clock. — “Uniform Requirements Among Female i I Colleges in the State.” discussion by Pres- ■ I idem A. J. Hammond, Macon; C. C. Cox, ; I College Park; A. W. Van Hoose, Gaines , ville; G. A. Nunnally. La Grange; A. J. 1 I Battle. Rome, and R. W. Smith, La : Grange. Friday ‘Morning, July 1, 9 o’clock. —De- I votional exercises;- introduction of new ! ‘ business; 9:30 a. m., (.1) Theme, State ! Course of Study.” Professor T. J. Wooster, ' chair of pedagogy. State Industrial and Normal School, Milledgeville; 10:10 a. m., •i (1) "Natures Studies in a State Course of Study for the Common Schools,” Super intendent A.. F. Ware, Cordele; 10:30 a. m., (2) “Literature in a State Course of Study for the Common Schools,” Miss Ma mie Pitts. Atlanta; 10:50 .a. m., (3) “Man i uel Training in a State Course of Study I 1 for the Common Schools.” President Ly man Hall. State Technological School, At ; lama; discussion (ten minutes) by Super intendent W. L. Abbot*. Madison, and Su perintendent N. E. Ware. Hawkinsville; 11:20 a. m., (4) Physiology and Hygiene in a State Course of Study for the Com mon Schools,” Professor D. L. Ernest. Athens; discussion (ten minutes) by Pro fessor A. H. Allen, Columbus, and Super intendent T. E. Hollingsworth. Washing ton; 11:50 a. m.. report of committee to recommend state course of study for the i common schools, chairman, J. S. Stewart, Dahlonega; L. B. Evans, Augusta: Otis Ashmore. Savannah: W. R. Power. Ma rietta: W. C. Wright, Covington; discus sion. Friday Afternoon, July 1. 3 o'clock— “ County School Commissioners' Round Table,” R. J. Guinn, county school com missioner, Fulton county, chairman: (1) ■ “General Theme: The Value of Skilled, Regular and Systematic Supervision of Our County Systems:” (1) “Skilled Super vision as Related to Intelligent and Uni form Work Among the Teachers.” discus sion lead by Superintendent Lawton B. Evans, Augusta, fifteen minutes, general discussion ten minutes; (2.) "Skilled Su pervision Necessary to Carry Out With Any Marked Success a Progressive and Liberal Course of Study for the Common Schools." discussion led by Superintendent Otis Ashmore, Savannah, fifteen minutes; general discussion ten minutes; (3) “Skill ed Supervision as Related to the Organiza tion of Teachers for Instruction, for Im provement.” discussion led by Superinten dent J. C. Harris. Rome fifteen minutes; j general discussion ten minutes: (4) “How Can This Skilled Supervision Be Secured?” ' discussion led by Mr. M. L. Duggan, coun ty school commissioner. Hancck county, ; fifteen minutes, general discussion, ten ' minutes. ; •» -* v Friday Evening, July 1, 8 o'clock— MACON NEWS SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 2 1898. ; beneath. Such models afford a means of freshening up old gowns. A circular bertha with graduated box- 1 pleats in front is open from the neck to the bust, where it fastens invisibly, so that | it may be removed when one prefers the bodice without it. The later is drawn in I pleats to a slight point in front, which I passes under a girdle of satin, made with open bands in the back. The back of the | bodice is cut round. The beitha is made 1 with no stiffening except the sarin lining. | and fits around the shoulders with scarce ! ly any ripples; like all the new models, the ; tops of these perfectly Itig'ht sleeves have i 'no fullness. They are finished at the wrist j by a double turn-down cuff, with a tiny I revers on each side. The tunic and bertha ■ are bordered with bands of panne, than which no satin is more lustrous and vel- | very. The proper cut of the gown can be obtained from the cut patterns furnished ■ by Harper’s Bazar, when it appears. Ap- I proximate quantity of material —wool. ; foiky-two inches, for entire costume, eight I yards; silk or satin lining for entire cos | tume, sixteen yards; satin trimmings, ; bias, three yards. The hat of chiftonne straw, in a round form, is one of the new spring models which are designed to be set squarely on. the top of Ithe head. The trimmings are an airy scarf in coral and gray, forming I great bows, and a bunch of velvet spring i flowers. I “Remeniseences of Ante-Bellum Schools,” j President R. W. Smith, LaGrange-; ad : dress, Hon. G. R. Glenn, State School Com missioner. I Saturday Morning, July 2, 9 o’clock —De- j votional exercises, new business, election ' of officers; 10 a. m., “The Origin and Pur i i pose of Degrees.” Professor H. J. Pearce, ■ Gainesville; 10:30 a. m., “What Schools I Should Be Permitted to Grant Degrees,” I Superintendent Fermor Barrett, Toccoa; discussion (twenty minutes;) 11:20 a. m., report of committee to investigate the cur ricula of schools in the state that confer ' degrees, President J. M. Pound, chairman; discussion; 12:40 a. m., installation of of ficers; adjournment. An Easter Offering. Weary and worn upon life’s stage. I've found a quiet hermitage Where grief forgets the tears it shed And hopes revive that once were dead, Where love divine with heavenly glow’ Makes the sad heart forget its woe, And Christ, the risen, still inspires With pahpier thoughts, with pure desires. Oh. may each wayworn pilgrim find Such rest of bodv. peace of mind! i Many there be as wel as I That solace find in this retreat, Who hear the busy world go by. Yet canot tempt their straying feet, 1 For dearer to their hearts by far Than all allurements of the world Is he who first removed death's bar. And open wide tis gates were hurled, I And. thinking of his empty grave, They know His power who came to save. Lily or palm I cannot bring. Nor rarer offering to His shrine. The mead of gratitude bemine ; And of His love to loudly sing— : That love which brought Him down to earth To show us diviner way By which the vilest sinner may Remove the ban that cursed his birth. O. Risen Christ, for hope divine Our heartfelt gratitude is thine! NEIL MACDONALD. FANCIES. A new design in girdles is composed of . two parallel silver chains about an inch apart. They are held in place by verti cal bars of silver at intervals of three or four inches. Diamond shaped and circular pieces are also used, instead of the plain bars, and are enameled and set with pre cious stones. The girdle is also shown mounted on black or brown leather belts, and is gen erally of girt silver. Among the designs are silver disks, enameled in Scotch plaids with a ruby set in the centre of each disk, and also enameled pansies on silver, sur rounded by wreaths of forget-me-nots. Velvet belts with diamond shaped buckles of oxidized silver are popular. A I counterpart of the buckle is worn at the back, and on each side is a circle of sil- • ver of a design similar .to that of the | buckle. • Another leather belt isin imitation of dog ' collar studded with little pyramids of sil i ver, and with a name plate at the back. STYLE IS ONE THING; -ECONOMY IS ANOTHER!- When the two can be combined, you have just the right combination. We help you to combine economy with style. We sell you .... Stylish Shoes at Economical Prices We don’t merely say so==we prove it. How ? Well listen ::::::: Edwin Clapp’s Shoes For men are conceded to be the best, aren’t they ? What do you pay for them elsewhere ; six dollars, $6.00, don’t you ? Os course you do. But we let you have them for five dollars. That’s one dollar made, isn’t it ? AAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA* XAAAAAAAAA The American Beauty For ladies is as good as any $5.00 Shoe sold in Hacon, isn’t it ? Not only as good, but as stylish as any. if you have ever worn this Shoe, you will not hesitate to say so. You thus get the equal of any $5.00 Lad ies’ Shoe sold in Macon and pay ONLV $3.00 For them. This is $2.00 saved, isn’t it ? Two dollars for you to add to that Easter dress or bonnet. We simply mention the above to prove our statement. The same rule holds good throughout the store. Another case in point isour $3.00 TANS. If you see them you’ll say at once that others would ask you $5.00 for the same shoe. This is not mere talk; it’s an array of solid facts=== of business propositions that you cannot afford to ignore if you’ve got to buy shoes. AAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAA REAIEMBER our stock is the largest in Macon. Therefore, we have all sizes, all shades, all toes. We can fit anybody, please anybody. And you save the difference between what you pay us and what others would charge you for the same goods. Ross Sims & Co., | Corner Third Street and Bargain Lane. 15