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4 ONE THOUSAND WATERMELONS Wanted bv Directors of the Library for Eating on Fourth of Julv. WALKING MATCH BOOMING. At Least Ten Soldiers from Camp Price Will Enter-Fort Valley and Macon Will Play Ball. Th. dirt'i .i >1 th< Library association hav. begun work in wriKrt for tbe cele iH.uioi. of tii'- Fourth of July in 'Macon. ■J ... l.u.iiiy <li“ always look after the Fourth of July entertainments and it n.u.,1 b.- .-aid that they have always given in. people spl. ndid entertainments. Tin i have pronusi dto give the people flic 1., >1 . ntei (aii.iiii lit that itas ever been pjVin . I'-. Iniy have had a. great deal of i * ■..• n. i>. • ,n this line and this year’s i. ,-ulis will shew for It. l iie walkin;' match is on a big Ixxirn. All the arrangements have been complet ed. 'I he entrance fee is to be two dollars. About iv, .iiiy nu n havt already entered airl ,i gnat many more are expected. jl i < .pee.t.d that fully fifteen soldiers from eamp Price will enter the race and they ought to prove good walkers. Th. two Lewis brothers, who made such excellent records here some years ago wh<n the fatuous J. W. Eord was the ciiampioit wall er of the country, will en ler the race and are now in hard training. The: e two men alone will draw an im mense crowds as they are famous the country over as being fast walkers. I he judg. s for the match will be select ed from the officers of the regiment at camp I rice. The ram isopen Io every one. The prizes will be $76 lor Ihe first man lout, J'.o for tiie second, and SCS for the thud Tin match will be commenced at 11 o’clock in the morning and will last until 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Three hours will bo walked In all. A big watermelon eating match has ticen arranged and twenty-five negroes nave i ut< r. .1 Ihe i onlest. Phe prize is to be live dollars. Twenty live melons are to be placed in a line in front of the grand stand and twenty, live negroes are to be placed by them. The only rule of the contest is that the fir. I negro who eats his melon first will receive the prize. The negro will be re quired to get into his melon the bast way posible. This will be one of the most ciiiiii ing sights ever seen at the park. The school childia n chorus will be a drawing attraction. T hey will assemble at vill be marched to Ihe park in charge of the \eadeiny of Music at 2 o’clock and the mem.lu i s of (’apt. Lawrence’s compa ny. They will sing the songs “Dixie” and *’ America." Fort \ .lb v will cross bats with Macon as soon as the flag presentation ceremo nies are over. Lieut.-Fol. Heaves, f’apt. Harris and Lieut. Blount were appointed to look af ter the oldit rs’ program. The people who go Io the park on Mon day wii see some great things. , A CLEVER TRICK. It ’certainly looks like it, but there is really no trick about it. Anybody can try it who has lame back and weak kidneys, malaria or nervous troubles. We mean he can cure himself right away by taking Electric Bitters. This medicine tones up the whole system, acts as astimulant to the liver and kidneys, is a blood purifier and nerve tonic. It cures constipation, headache, fainting spells, sleeplessness and melancholy. It is purely vegetable, a mild laxative, and restores the system to its natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters and •be convinced that they are a miracle worker. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 60c a bottle nt H. J. Lamar & Sons’ drug •store. KENT-SCHELLING. Marriage in East Macon of Two Popular Young People. The wedding of Air. Geo. Schelling and Miss Minnie Kent, which occurred at the East Macon Baptist personage yesterday was quite a pleasant surprise to the many single thought, two hearts that beat as Mr. Schelling is a well known and-pop ular young man. and has won for ’his bride one of the sweetest and most refined young ladies of East Macon. Certainly such a congenial couple as they have proven to be the old aphorism "two souls with but a single though, two hearts that beat as one," is again brought to the memory of their friends. 0-A.STOTI.Z.Zk. Bears the Kind You Have Always Bought Special sale at the teal store. A beautiful French china pitcher holding one l pint, handsomely embossed, I gold handle, etc., presented to all purchasers of teas, cof fees, baking powder, spices and extracts, of fifty cents and upward, Friday and Sat urdav this week, July Ist. and 2d. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. Open June Ist. On N. W. and C. W. E R. Modern in all its appointments. Hot and cold Li thia water ou every floor. Bath, toilet and gas. Write for rates. J. H. BROW & CO. Proprietors. Southern Ties. Black Vici Kid, Kid Top, Patent Tip, Turn Sole, Medium Heel. $2.00 Black Kid, Cloth Top, Patent Tip, Medium Toe, Turn Sole, Thin Edge. $2.50 CLISBY <sc M’KAY, Phone 29. \ Notes Taken On the Run. Messrs. Deeaean and Bartlett are moving Atlanta. Mr. J. AV. Pearce, of Atlanta, Is in the city today. Col. T. W. Jones, of Atlanta, is a guest of the Lanier. Mr. E. C. Speer, of Americus, Is at the Brown House today. Mr. J. W. Oglesby, of Quitman, is stop tendent of the board of education of Rich mond county, is in the city today. Mr. A. J. King, of Thomaston, is stop ping at the Brown House. Captain Gleason of the United States army is at the Hotel Lanier. Mr. Thomas B. McCormick, a prominent New Yorker, is a the Lanier. Mr. J. M. Caraway, of Atlanta, is regis tered at the Lanier. Music Lessons— -Piano and violin In struction at reasonable prices. Miss Nellie 'Reynolds, 252 Washington avenue. Ms. and ’Mrs. W. A. Slaton, of Griffin, passed through the city esterday afternoon. Drs. W. R. Holmes, and Mason, dentists, 556 Mulberry, opposite Hotel Lanier. Try a bottle of Holmes’ Mouth Wash for pre serving teeth, purifying the breath, bleed ing gums, ulcers, sore mouth, sore throat, etc. For sale by all druggists. Mr. Thad E. Murphey left this morning for Indian Spring, where he will spend sev eral days. Dr. Charles Lanier Toore, dentist. Of fice corner Second and Poplar streets. Mr. Y. A. Shipman, a prominent mer chant of Jacksonville, Fla., is stopping at the Lanier. Dr. A. S. ‘Moore—l can do your dental work for less money than any dentist in Georgia. 121 Washington avenue, Macon, Ga. Miss .Mildred Henderson leaves for Co lumbus tomorrow, where she will attend a house party given by some of her friends. Dr. W. L. Smith, dentist, 353 Second street, over Beeland’s jewelry store, office telephone 452. Mr. D. S. 'Newkirk, a prominent mer chant of Shellman, is in the city today. Mr. R. 'A. Wilson, of 'Abbeville, is in the city today, stopping at the Brown House. ■Mr. IH. M. Sandwich, prominent lawyer of Thomaston, paissed through the city to day. Mr. Charles L. Williamson, an old Ma con man, but now of 'Atlanta, Is here to day. Messr. H. A. Sherrill and Albert Sum 5 mens of (Hawkinsville are guests of the Hotel -Lanier. Messrs. Disson and Bartlett are moving their office into the Pythian Castle. They will have rooms on the second floor. Mr. Charles G. Johnson, of Columbus, Ga., Is registered at the ißrown House. (Mr. Leopold Haas, of Atlanta, is in the city today. Jackson, Miss., June 30.—One case of yellow fever was reported today at (Mc- Henry. Prof. Lawton B. 'Evans, one of Augus ta’s most prominent citizens and superin tendent of the board of education of Red mond county, is in the city today. Post D. oftheT. F. lA., will give an ex cursion to Tybee island on July IG. The low rate, of $2.75 for the round trip has been offered. Low rates from (Barnesville, Athens, Griffin, Montezuma and other points along the route can be secured. Bucklin's Arnica Salve The beat salve in the world for cuts, nruiaee, seres, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, •orris, and all skin eruptions, and positive ly cures piles, or no pay required. It la guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents par box. For sale by H. J. Lamar A Baas' drug COOT THREW ~ HALF A BRICK But it Does Not Appear that He Intended to Hit Mose Williams. In the superior court this morning an other murder trial came up and Coot Mc- Kay is now on trial for the murder of Dave Wiliams, a young negro boy. It is not at all probable, however, that a verdict of murder will be secured, as the evidence in the case does not show that there was any intent on the part of •McKay to hit the boy with the half brick w’hich he threw' and which struck the boy on the back of the head, crushing his skull. It was some time before the boy lost consciousness, and it was not until the next day that he was taken to a doctor, who found that trephining would be ne cessary. Before he died the boy stated to several people that Coot McKay did not intend to hit him with the brick. McKay is being ably defended by Messrs. Johnson, Hatcher and Orr. Mr. Roland Ellis is conducting the prsecution. MAGAZINES FOR SOLDIERS. Library Sent a Big Lot of Reading Matter to Camp Price. The Library sent a large quantity of books, papers and magazines to camp Price this morning. They were distributed out among the soldiers. The soldiers were very glad in deed to get the papers and books as they are short on reading matter. DOWN TO WORK AT CAMP PRICE, The Soldiers Are Now All Eating Their Meals at the Park. SERVICES HELD LAST NIGHT Attended by a Large Number of Soldiers—Will be Held Every Night this Week. Camp Price is now an ideal military camp. Everything is fixed up in splendid order and the camp presents a neat ap pearance. The soldiers are being drilled in the >1 ct the company, which they are learning very fast. The school of the com pany is a very fine drill for the recruits. i be officers are all required to stay in camp now. Very nice quarters have been fixed for them. The captains and first lleu ;< uunts’ tent is in front of the company Th< other officers are fixed up along the stret. The soldiers are now eating in camp. They are no longer brought to town. Two men are detailed every morning as cooks, and the two who are detailed and probably whose whilom-lily fingers have never been stained with toil, proceed to “peel chick ens.” The food which the soldiers receive isn't fine at all. They have plenty of sub stantial food. Each company in camp has its funny man, and some amusing things cau be seen when the rival funny men are pitted against each other. The officers in charge rarely ever have trouble with the men. One of the officers remarked yesterday that they were the best disciplined body of recruits that he had ever seen. There were no soldiers on the sick list yesterday. The sanitary condition of the camp is excellent and, of course, that will prevent sickness. The soldiers have better water from the well than the iMacon peo ple. The men will be given their arms in a few days and will be put through the manual of arms very rapidly. Knowing how to handle a bun is by far more impor tant than knowing how to march. The soldiers all want the Krag-Jorgea sen rifles but the officers say that they will be given the old Springfield. The camp is under strict military dis cipline. The men are not allowed out after taps. Taps are sounded at 11 o’clock and all the men must be in at that time and all lights jnust be out. The regiment is the pet of Macon and all ‘Macon wishes to see 'Col. Ray’s regi ment well equipped before if is ordered away. Church services were held at the camp last night and a large number of soldiers were in attendance. The services were in rbarge of Rev. Mr. 'Pinson. A great many people from the city were present and all of them seemed to be well pleased with the manner in which the ser vices were conducted. Services will be held at the camp every night this week. Fire sale Rochester Shoe Co’s stock. FREIGHT RATE KNOCKED OUT. Merchants Won on Their Protest Against Small Package Charge, The Macon Chamber of Commerce has just been instrumental in securing the revocation of the order increasing the minimum charge and weight on freight in single shipments. This will be good news to a number of Macon houses which had begun to fear that their trade with points in adjacent states, in which shipments of small weight were made would be handi capped by the material increases in freight charges under the new order. Under the order refered to the mini mum charge on single shipments was rais ed from [wenty-live to fifty cents, with the aditional proviso that the charge on a single shipment should also be not less than the full rate for a 100 pound ship ment. The practical result of this was to raise the freight rate on small shipments in many instances from fifty to one hun dred per cent. The interest of the Macon merchants was at once aroused in the matter, and the Chamber here was soon in posses sion of numerous leters showing how de trimental this change would be to certain business interests. A large number of business houses here would have been hurt if the order had continued in effect. The merchants all pointed out .that with the advance they would lose considerable trade, the diffi culty they experienced in getting ship ments from the factories necessitating hundreds of small back order shipments on their part to their customers. The shipments would have been a considerable extra expense, and would have prevented such shipments in many cases. The same reason held good in the wholesale gro cery trade, and it was also pointed out by houses in that line that small shipments of cigars and tobaccos, tvhich are quite common, would be handicapped by such an increase. All the wholesale grocers, as well as the hardware houses, the drug firms and others, took a decided stand against the ordered increase. Fire sale Rochester Shoe Co’s stock. STAMPS ON TELEGRAMS. Must be Affixed Before the Message Will be Sent. inager Kemp of the Western Union telegraph company received -advices yes terday from the main office in regard to liie stamp tax on telegrams, which goes into effect at midnight tonight. brom that time a 1-cent stamp issued by the internal revenue department must be placed on each telegram before it is icceived by the company. It does not matter what the character of the dis pute.!. or whether it is paid for or frank •l. the stamp is a viral necessity, prelim inary to its being placed on the wire. ■i a.i-in .id messages have no more stand ing with the government than those of the humble citizen without a pull, who pays for all he sends. Cable giams are not excepted, either, the same courtesy not being extended to for eign telegraphic business as is accorded loit ign business in the. postal money order department. The office the Western Union here, as well that of the Postal Cable, will be kept supplied with stamps for tran sient business. The person sending the telegram pays for the stamp. Large ex porting houses and other firms using the wires considerably will doubtless keep themselves supplied with stamps and send their messages over to the office already for transmission. The revenue to the gov ernment from this source is expected to be very large, and the burden will be so light upon any one person or firm that it will hardly be felt. Fire sale Rochester Shoe Co’s stock. MACON NEWS THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 30 iSsb. PREACHER HOOTED When He Tried to Save Wil liams From an Angry Mob. Macon, Mo., Juen 30.—Henry Williams, colored, charged- with the outraging of the Browitt girls a few days ago, was hanged by a mob to a bridge today. He died pro testing his innocence. Rev. Robbins. Sheriff Glenn and Mr. Mc- Vicker made speeches pleading with the lynchers to let the law takes its course. Robbins was hooted down and McVick ers was knocked senseless. Thv sheriff and his deputies were over powered, disarmed and the jail broken into and the prisoner secured. ON EXPRESS PACKAGES. The Agent Here Will Call for Compliance With the Law. Mr. Greer, agent of the Southern Ex press Company, states that he has receiv ed instructions to comply with Uncle Sam’s edict, and on and after July Ist will re quire a 1 cent internal revenue stamp at tached to every receipt or bill of laden is sued, and a two cent stamp for every money order sold. Mr. Greer undestands that the stamp is required for each receipt issued for a sin gle shipment. This may comprise one or more packages forwarded at the same time to the same consignee by the same con signor. Shippers will be required to attach the stamp to the receipt before the shipment can be accepted, whether it is intended that the transportaion charges are prepaid or to be collected from the consignee, and in no case can the tax be colected at des tination, the law requiring the stamp to be atached to shipper’s receipt and embraced in the same receipt. The agent states that he will ‘keep a lim ited supply of the requisite stamps for the accommodation of ladies, and transient shoppers, and will not be able to supply them in any quantities at least for the present. . To save any annoyance to forwarders, he requests that shippers provide the neces sary stamp before offering the shipment, ■as he oanot accept the goods until the law has been complied with. The public is cautioned not to make the mistake of attaching the stamps to the article itself, but to the receipt for same. CLEAR WATER. No More Muddy Water for the People to Drink. The water is-now as clear as a crystal after having resembled mud in color for about three months. The people are all very happy over the prospeci or not having to drink mud any longer. The water which the city is geting today docs not come from the new pumping sta tion, but there is enough clear water in the reservoir to last until the new pump ing station can be used. The new pumping station with its filters will probably be put in operation tomor row and then the city will have one of the finest systems of water works in the country. VINEVILLE METHODIST Concert to be Repeated on the Night of July 4. The concert given on last Tuesday even ing by the ladies of Vineville Methodist church will be repeated on the evening of July 4 th. The whole program is extreme ly beautiful and appropriate to the date on which it is to be rendered. Several attractive features are to be added to the program. 'All those who were present last' Tuesday evening pronounced the entertain ment a grand success. Certainly it com bined the very best talent that Macon af fords. The News will announce the pro gram tomorrow. The News predicts that the size of the audience will only be limi ted by the size of the building. DISCREDITED. Navy Department Attaches no Importance to Rumor About Brooklyn, Washington, June 30. —‘No word has come to the navy department from Samp son making the slightest reference to the Spanish story of the sinking of the ‘Brooklyn by a shell frohi the Santiago harbor defences. As Sampson is within an hour or two’s reach of a cable station and his orders re quire him to report instenly any such oc currence the officials of the navy depart ment denounce the story as a fabrication. SOLDIERS’ RELIEF ASSOCIATION Will Have an Important Meeting Tomorrow Afternoon. The Soldiers’ Relief Association will hold an important meeting tomorrow afternoon at 5:30 o’clock at the Public Library. The public is cordially invited to attend all of these meetings and they are also cordially invited to join. The object of the association is to give aid to the soldiers and their families in every way possible. The money with which this is done is derived from the dues of the members and the gifts from other sources. MURDERER CAUGHT Yesterday Morning bv Policemen Pearce and Thompson. Ike Edwards, who has been wanted in Forsyth for a long time for the murder of Mark Howard, was captured yesterday morning by Policemen Pearce and Thomp son. Edwards killed Howard about six months ago, about a game of craps and skipped the country. A reward of $25 was offered for him and the officers have been on the look out for him for some time. GERMAN WARSHIPS. Berlin, June 30.- —The German warship Geir, it is announced left Havana Wednes day on the way to Santiago de Cuba via Jamaica. The Question of Diet. An article by Sir Henry Thompson, en titled ‘’Why Vegetarians'?” in The Nine teenth Century is an exhaustive treatise on the subject of diet He demolishes the theory of vegetarians that they are total abstainers from flesh products, as in their use of milk, butter and cheese they in dulge in highly concentrated proteid con •taining food of animal origin, to say noth ing of eggs, which contain the material of the developed chicken. There are few vegetarians who confine their diet abso lutely to productions of the vegetable king dom. To this practice Sir Henry Thompson opposes the argument that no form of vegetable nourishment has been discovered upon which it is possible to rear the young mammal, in which man is included. He wishes to be informed why an animal that is born into the world of carnivorous par ents, which is solely dependent for its ex istence upon animal food—milk—should suddenly adopt a vegetable diet, and at what age such a change should be made. In the matter of food Sir Henry Thomp son denies that there is any reason for ex clusive forms of diet. Considerations of age, personal habits, occupation, climate and surroundings should be the determin ing factors in governing a choice of food- All fads that ignore this principle, wheth er they take the form of exclusive adher ence to a flesh or vegetable diet, are not conducive to the maintenance of health and physical activity. PYTHIAN CASTLE OPENS ON FOURTH Public Will be Entertained With Delightful Music During the Evening. SPLENDID OFFICE BUILDING. Equipped Throughout With Every Modern Convenience and One of the Best in the State. The new Pythian castle will be opened formally on the night of the Fourth of 1 July. No regular program has been prepared, but music will be furnished and the public is cordially invited to attend. Refresh ments will be served in the handsome new hall on the third floor of the building. The Pythian castle on Mulberry street is the pride and boast of Macon. The work of construction has been watched with the deepest interest and the develop ment of the plans, making it one of the haad.-omest if not the handsomest building in the city, has called forth the highest priase for the architect and the contracts, the Macon Sash, Door and Lumber com pany. It was first intended to open the build ing with a fair to last a week, but it was thought advisable to postpone this fair until a more opportune time. The heat of the weather and the war being calculated to detract from the attendance and the enthusiasm looked for when the bazar is held, which will be some time in the coming fall. A number of offices on the first and sec ond floor of the building have already been taken and it is certain now that every room will find a tenant in a very short time. on the ground floor one of the best of fices will be taken by the Macon and In dian Springs company and the new elec tric light company. On the second floor several of the lead ing law firms of the city have already en gaged their offices. The building is equipped with every convenience and will be the best office buildings in the city . A cordial invitation is extended to the public to be present at the meeting on next Monday night. The building will for the first time be lighted throughout by electricity and will present a most attrac tive appearance. BANKS WILL PAY Semi-Annual Dividends Tomorrow and Mon ey Will Circulate. The banks of Macon wil pay their semi annual dividends tomorrow to their bond holders. The Georgia Central .Bank will declare a dividend of 2% per cent, and will also pay the Southwestern dividends in the next five days making the entire amount paid out nearly $15,000. These payments wil put a great deal of money into circulation and the trade of merchants will begin to look up. Many men will be all smiles tomorrow. THREE PER CENT. Semi-Annual Dividend to be Paid by Ex change Bank. The directors of the Exchange bank have decided to pay a semi-annual divi dend of three per cent, on and after July 5. The total earnings for the bank for the last six months is $42,500. This is good news to the stockholders of the bank. It shows the splendid financial condition of the bank and it reflects credit on the management. STRONG ADVOCATE Os Mrs. J. B. Cobb as Presi dent of Wesleyan Col lege. The alumnae of Wesleyan College never made a wiser move than that which places the name of Mrs. J. B. Cobb before the Wesleyan trustees with a request that she ■be elected president of that institution, ft is earnestly hoped .that this wjill be the outcome of next Wednesday’s election. 'Since Dr. Bass’ death no one but Mrs. Cobb can do as much for the college. She has the advantage of knowing the best methods for its welfare, as pursued in the past. She also has the courage, the abil ity and the determination to introduce whatever is necesary to give continued life to it. It has been the wish of the trus tees for some time to interest the alumnae particularly in the building up of the col lege. If Mrs. Cobb is made president the alumnae from every part of the Southern states will rally to her standard and work for the college with an enthusiasm that no other president could possibly inspire. A woman so eminently fitted for the po sition would not only make a financial suc cess ,but would revive the old time love for Wesleyan in the heart of every graud- ■ ate. Without doubt Mrs. Cobb would work harder and accomplish more for Wes leyan than any other man or woman now living. If the trustees wish to see the col lege grow and thrive as it has not for years, let them give us this noble woman to represent it at home and abroad, as its honored president, one whom our heads and hearts unite to praise. The crying need of old Wesleyan today is a president such as Mrs. Cobb would make. It is my sincere belief that no man could fill the place as satisfactorily as she. A woman of lofty principles and high attainments, belonging to one of Georgia’s noblest old families, having a record of hard work for Wesleyan already to her credit. Mrs. Cobb would be more acceptable to the alumn-ae and patrons than any other person the trustees could select. I hope with all my heart that this urgent call from the alum nae will not be disregarded. A Graduate of Wesleyan. HINES-BRINSON. A Home Wedding Celebrated on Plum Street Yesterday Afternoon, Miss Florence Hines and Mr. Geo. 'M. Brinson, of Stillmore, were married at .the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hines, on Plum street, yesterday af ternoon. Rev. J. L. White performed the ceremo ny. Only a few friends and relatives of the bride and groom were present. Mr. and Mrs. Brinson left last night for Atlanta and will go from there to Ashe ville, N. C., and various other points. Mrs. Brinson, as Miss Hines, was one of Macon’s most popular young ladies, and her numerous friends regret to see her leave. Mr. Brinson is one of Georgia’s best known business men. He has numerous friends throughout the state who extend to him and his bride a hearty and earnest wish that their future may be all that they can wish. WILL RESTORE DUTY. Paris, June 30.—The cabinet has deci ded that the full duty on wheat will be re stored tomorrow. JAS. M. FINDLAY DIED SUDDENLY Shortly After Noon Todav— Funeral Arrangements Not Yet Made. . Mr. James M. Findley, son of Major C. *D. Findley, died today about one o’clock, at his residence at 1206 Arch street. Mr. Findley was bookkeeper for his father and was about 21 years of age He had been marled only a year. He was a popular young man and was liked by all who knew him. He leaves a devoted wife and many friends to mourn his loss. A few weeks ago Mr. Findley had a slight stroke of paralysis from which he had never recovered. No arrangements have been made yet for the funeral. LOSS OF VISUAL ACUTENESS. Reasons That Tend to Make Children Need Glasses. It Is Interesting to compare the visual acuteness of the normal eye before and after the effect of some purely physical cause that tyay be within the realm of either nature or civilization. Taking a few instances of each for illustr ‘ton, I will cite from nature first. It is well known that severe illness greatly Impairs the acuteness of vision of an otherwise strong eye. 'Almost the first thing a con valescent will do is to call for a book or newspaper to while away the tedium of the sickroom. Unless warned not to try his eyes too much, ho is apt. through for getfulness, to overtask his accommodative powers or injure the already weakened ciliary muscle. When the rest of his body recovers its normal strength, the eye con tinues weak. After straining the eyes more in the vain hope that his sight will improve the person, if he. is trise, will con sult experienced help. If Titherwiso, he will pick up the first pair of spectacles available, regardless of whether they should be too strong or too weak for his eyes. Should he finally go u> an optician, the lattsr will often find it difficult to fit glasses satisfactorily. Other natural causes that affect eyes are wind, dust, light and heat when excessive. Eyes otherwise good enough become weak under such conditions. Tho weakness may be due to an error of refraction, and under most conditions the accommodative power of*the eye is strong enough to over come the error. But under such atmos pheric or climatic conditions as I have mentioned the accommodation is lessened, and the eye cannot find relief except by the use of glasses. They should generally be convex. Having mentioned those losses of visual acuteness due to natural causes, next in order are causes produced by civilization. At the outset 1 will say that if the patient were to change his occupation and take plenty of fresh air and exercise the opti cian’s service might*never be needed, but these “ifs” are in the way and are not to be got rid of by the average Individual. Take a boy from the country, bring him to town and place him at clerical work, writing perhaps all day and into the night; put him behind a counter and let him stand all day with one hour free out of 12 or more, or let him sit at a workbench, following a trade that keeps his eyes fixed steadily hour after hour 12 or 18 inches in front, of him. Take this same youth with hitherto good eyes and bid him use them day in and day out reading for a profes sion, or let him occupy his time in a dim ly lighted room or bond over a desk be neath artificial light all the time. 1 might go on giving instance after instance with out particularizing any calling as more harmful than others to the eyes. Is it a wonder that the children of this generation are wearing glasses along with their grandsires? Old age is no longer the reason for wearing glasses. In nine cases out of ten the young man needs a convex glass to assist his overtaxed eyes in fulfill ing their duties. In addition to these causes of weakened vision it is hardly necessary to mention the common evils of tobacco and alcoholic stimulants. Again, if the strong consti tution of a boy cannot save his eyes from ■their thousand and one uses, how can frail women escape? The ever increasing army of women workers in shops and offices and the new avenues of employment opening to them swell the number of spectacle wearers. It has Ijeen my purpose to point out that it is not the serious and very plain errors of refraction that cause the most of an optician’s patronage, and he must often attribute the loss of visual acuteness to other causes.—Jewelers’ Weekly. Louisiana’s Tiger Zonavss. There were occasions during tho civil war when some of the Confederate soldiers were anything but apostles of sweetness and light. Early in the trouble the notorious Louis iana Tiger zouaves camo through Atlanta on their way to Virginia. For hours be fore their arrival telegrams kept the wires hot advising our citizens to keep out of tho way. Rumors reached here of the murderous assaults made by the zouaves upon people en route, and just before the train was due in the afternoon the women, children and timid citizens were in a state bordering on hysterics. When the train rolled in, the Tigers be gan jumping off before it stopped under the car shed, and they at once scattered in every direction looking for liquor. Tho sight of their bronzed, foreign looking faces and their bizarre uniforms scared the spectators into fits, and most of the non combatants made a rush for their homes, where they bolted their doors and did not again venture out until the next day. The. zouaves had a few fights among themselves, but they did not bother the inhabitants as much as had been exjiected. They were so noisy and threatening, how ever, that the provost guard rounded them up at night and penned them up in the old courthouse yard, where Dr. d’Alvigney made a speech to them in French, which had the effect of putting them in a good humor.—Atlanta Constitution. A Gambol of the Lambs. A man who attended several of the ro hearsalsof the Lambs’ clubgreat star min strel show tells me of a bit of dialogue he overheard the other day—a bit of dialogue which he thinks the public will not have a chance to hear. Big De Wolf Hopper was acting as interlocutor, and Bones Mar tinotti interrupted him constantly in the familiar minstrel show manner. At length Hopper ceased to frown upon him, and in tho familiar minstrel show manner again roared out: “Now, Martinotti, what is it?” “Veil, Meester Hopper,” said Martinot ti, “I want to ask you just uno question. What does your wife say when you told her you has been to the club?” The first tambourine, Jeff De Angelis, interrupted. “Which one?” he asked “Which one what?” roared Hopper “Why, which club,” answered De An gelis innocently. “Ohl” said Mr. Hopper. “What did you think he meant, Mr. Hopper?” asked Martinetti. Hopper struck the Casey at the bat at titude. “I refuse to think,” said he. Washing on Post. Barred From the Beer. A man in Munich the other day was rash enough to permit himself to make derogatory remarks about the be< r at the Hofbrauhaus. He was cited to the man ager’s room, and there a paper was pre sented to him to sign, declaring that lie Would retract his shameful remarks about JJofbrau beer. The guilty man said he could not conscientiously sign it. The re sult has been an older that he shall never again be admitted to the sacred precincts of the court brewery of Bavaria’s capital. CASTO H.XA. Bears the in(, Y ° U Ha ’ e AIWayS B ° UgM Fire sale Rochester Shoe stock. B i E R ww 1 iswi e bb'w r M P W s wfe (A 1 Special attention is called to our forced sale of Fancy Crash Pants, Light Wool Sweaters at 33 ’3 per cent discount. CLEM PHILLIPS. 1 WisK ■ x v ' T ' How much better to have a SUIT IMAiDE TO ORDER —to your own order —than to get into one cut, made, and finished by machinery along with hundreds of others of the same style and pattern. Have some individuality about your at tire. Permit us to clothe you properly. The cost of a perfect fitting, handsome suit made from any of the serges or cheviots in our large assortment is only $30.00. We guarantee satisfaction. GEO. P. BURDICK & CO. > Fruit Growers’ Express. ARMOUR & CO., Prop’rs. Are now prepared to furnish refrigera tion to all fruit growers in the territory for handling the peach crop. The com pany is prepared to make contracted with the growers, and having ample cars and ice supply is prepared to handle all bwsi nass with proniptnes and dispatch. For information as to rates and sohedlues ap ply to any of the following district agents: H. J. Hark, Fort Valley, Ga. T. E. King, Marshallville, Ga. Inman H. Payne, Jr., Americus, Ga. P. B. Griffith, Eatonton, Ga. W. S. Deidrick, Elberta, Ga. Or to office Fruit Growers’ Express, Ma con, Ga. I. M. FDEWING. General Southeaate.ru A<unt. EXECUTOR’S SALE. We will sell at auction to the highest bidder, on July 28th, at 9 o’clock a. m. all the household effects, live stock, and corn, fodder, oats, hay, etc., belonging to the estate of H. J. Lamar. Sale will take place at the residence of H. J. Lamar, lately deceased, and will continue until property is disposed of. H. J.. LAMAR. W. D. LAMAR. Executors Estate of H. J. Lamar, June 30, 1898. PULLMAN CAR LINE qj) patwav BETWEEN Cincinnati, Indianapolis, or Louisville and Chicago and THE NORTHWEST. Pulman Buffet Sleepers on night trains. Parlor chairs and dining cars on day trains. The Monon trains make the fast est time between the Southern winter re sorts and the summer resorts of the Northwest. W. H. McDOEL, V. P. & G. M. FRANK J. REED, G. P. A., Chicago, 111. For further particulars address ■R. W. GRADING, Gen. Agt. Thomasville, Ga. Macon, Dublin and Savannah R. R. *4|_2d| | ld| 3* P.M.IP.M I STATIONS, |A.M~|A.M. 4 00i 2 301Lv ...Macon ....Ari & 40|10 15 4 151 2 50 f ..Swift Creek ..f| 9 20! 10 00 425 3 00. f , .Dry Branch ..fj 9 10| 950 4 35] 3 lOif ..Tike’s Peak ..fj 9 00| 9 40 4 4's| 3 20;f ...Fitzpatrick ...f| 8 50| 9 30 4 50f 3 30;f Ripley f| 8 40! 9 25 5 05* 3 50|s ..Jeffersonville.. s| 8 25| 9 15 3 15| 400 f.. . .Gallimore.... f| 805 j 9 05 5 25j 4 15ls ....Danville ....sj 7 50| 8 50 3 30 4 25;« ...'Allentown... sj 7 50| 8 50 5 40 4 40|s .....Montrose.... sj 7 25] 8 35 5 50; 5 00 s Dudley sj 7 loj 8 25 6 02 ] 5 25 s Moore sj 6 suj 8 12 6 15; 5 40. Ar. ... Dublin ...Lvi 6 3pj 8 30 P.M.~PJM.| |A.M. |A. M. ♦Passenger, Sunday. d Mixed, Daily, except Sunday. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. /At a meeting of the board of directors of the Exchange bank, held this day, a semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent was decdared out of the bank’s earnings pay able on and after July sth. C. M. ORR, Cashier. Macon. Ga., June 30, 1898. S' \ g Made a i Well Man THE jir. 0.. of Me. CJREAT joLaZr __ LTRENCH REMEDY produces the above result *- L in 30 days. Cutes Nervous Debility, Impotency. Varicocele, Failing Memory. Stops all drains and losses caused by errors of youth. It wards off In sanity and Consumption. Young Men regain Man hood and Old Men recover Youthful Vigor. It gives vigor and size to shrunken organs, and fits a man for business or marriage. Easily carried in the vest pocket. Trice TA PTC 6 Boxes $2.50 by mail, in plain pack-yy L J O.ag e > with written guarantee. DR. JEAN O’HARRA, Pari» E. Y. MIALDaRY, E. N. J’ELKS, President. Vice-President. J. J. COBB. Cashier. Commrcial and Savings Bank, MACON, GA. General 'Banking Business Transacted. $5.00 wil rent a box in our safety de posit vault, an absolutely safe plan in which to deixjsit jewelry, silverware and securities of all kinds. UNION SAVINGS BANK AND TRUST UOftIPAN Y MACON, GEORGIA. , Safety Deposit Boxes For Rent. J. W. Cabaniss, President; S. S. Dunlay, Vice-President; C. M. Orr, Cashier. Capital, $200,000. Surplus, $30,006. Interest paid on deposits. Deposit your savings ano tuey win be increased by in terest compounded isetui-atinuaily. THn. EXCHANGE BANK of Mueon, G». UapHa! $500,000 Kurpius too.ooo J- W. Cabaniss, President. S. cs. Dunlap, Vice-President. U. ‘M. Orr, cashier. Libetal to its customers, accommodating to Hie public, and prudent in its manage ment, tins bank solicits deposits and otcer business in its line. DfR'ECTORS. J. W. Cabaniss, W. R. Rogers, R. E. •Park, 11. J. Lamar, N. B. Corbin, 8. 8. Duuiap, L. I\V. Hunt, Sam Meyer, \V. A. Doody, J. H. Williams, A. D. Schofield. Southern Loan and Trust Company of Georgia. MACON, - - GEORGIA. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, WGO.OOO OO J. S. SCOFIELD, Pres. JOS. W. PALMIER, Vice-Pres. F. O. SUHOi'iIEUD, Treasurer. BT’EUOD WIMBERLY', Attorneys. Offers investors carefully selected First Mortgage Bonds, yielding 6 and 7 per cent, interest, payable semi-cinnually. These mortgage loans are legal invest ments for the funds of Trustee#, Guardians and others desiring a security which is non-fluctuating in value, and which yields the greatest income consistent with ab solute safety. Acts as Exxecutor, Trustee, Guardian. Transacts a General Trust Business. ESTAHLISfIED J MUM. fc. a PLANT. CHAS D. HURT, Cashier. I. C. PLANT'S SON. BANMFR, MACON, GA. A general banking business tranaactaa and all ccmdsteiit eorteeies cheerfully *x leaded to patrons. Certificates of deposit issued bearing interest. FIRST NATIONAL BANK of MAOON, GA. The aoiounts as banka, corporatlea* firms and individuals received upon Lb« most favorable terms qonstetent with con vsrvatlve banking. A ebare of your baa neaa respectfully solicited. R. H. PLANT, President. George H. Plant, Vice-President. W. W. Wrigley, Cashier. HEADQUARTERS FOR Real Estate Loans ■We have large quantities of money sub ject to sight draft for loans on city, farm or suburban property. Straight interest loans. 'Annual payment loans. 'Monthly payment loans. Security Loan and Rbstract Co. 370 Second St., Phone 82. T. B. WEST, Secretary and Attorney. FHIHICIANf. DR. A. MOODY HURT. Office over Sol Hoge’s drug store, 572 Mul berry street. 'Phone GO. Hours: 11:30 a. m. to 1:30 and 4:30 to 5:30 p. m. 'Residence 452 College street. ’Phone 728. DR. J. H. MfOKTKR, 'Eye, Ear, -Nose and Throat. Oover Sol Hoge’s, corner .Mulberry and Second streets. DR. C, H. PEETE, ’Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, 270 Second street. ’Phone 462. DR. VIAU BY M. STAPI Ekf, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. 506 'Mulberry street. ’Phone 121. 1872. DR. J. J. bUBEKS. 1897. Permanently located. In the specialties venereal; lost energy restored; female Regularities and poison oak. Cure guaranteed. Address in confidence, with stamp, 519 Fourth street, Macon, Ga. HARRIS, THORIRS & GLRWSON, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. Macon, Ga. Idle Hour Stock Farm, Macon, Ga. Stallions at Farm CLEBURNE. Trial 2:11/4, by Brown Hal, dam by Pat (Malone. Cleburne is a half brother to Star Pointer, 1:59%. BARON STAMBOUL Trial 2:27%, by Stamboul, dam Bon Bon by Baron Wilkes. Address — J F. GODARD, Manager Money. Loans nogotiato<i on improved city prop erty, on farms, at lowest market rates, business of fifteen years standing. Facili ties unsurpassed. HOWARD M. SMITH Second St., Macon, Ga.