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4 INSURANCE RATES WILL BE LOWER Fight Will Be Made to Secure Their Reduction—Will be Commenced Here. THEY ARE TOO HIGH NOW. They Can Be Reduced When the Fight Commences—Not Known Just How it Will Start. it Is rumored that a big fight is to be made for a reduction of the insurance rate® in Macon. Just how the fight is to | be cotumcncod and carried on is not given I out, but that it will come there aeems to be little or no doubt. U has been brewing for some time. In fact .for several y«ars past it has been irpoken of in a general way without any thing being done. Now, however, there is something more than talk in it, and within the next few weeks unices an agreement is reached by which Macon will secure lower rates from all the companies Che fight will be on in earnest. The Chamber of Commerce will probably lake the matter up and all other bodies in the oily will be asked to come in and give the movement their support. READ’S STATION. Social Notes From Down the Road Near Macon. Road's Slat ion. August 24 —Misses Hattie I‘lank and Annie Lou Thomas, of East Macon, are the much admired guests of Miss Mattie Jones. Misses Mary and Bessie Harrell, of Jef ferson, are visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Everett. Miss Edith Davie, of Macon, is visiting Miss Mary Jones. Many social attentions are being Shown her. Dr. E. J. Denson and family are visiting his brother-in-iuw, Mr. B. F. Reid. Dr. Denson Is one of Allentown’s most promi nent physicians, also a candidate tor the senate. Miss Hettie Massey, who has been spending the summer with her uncle. Dr. W. O. Daniel, will return to her home in Montezuma this week much to the regret of her many admirers. Messrs. George Hubbell and 'Will Read, of Macon, spent a few days last week very pleasantly at "Solitude,” the country home of Mr. Read's father. They came down to "angle for the finny tribe,” and chase old "brer fox.” Mr. W. B. Barfield left today for Indian Spring, where he will spend ten or fifteen days. Miss Newton, one of Jones county’s fair est daughters, is the charming guest of Miss Main ye Brown. Miss bevy Durden, of Walden, is visiting her unole, Mr. Daniel Durden. Messrs. "Walter Pierce and Louis Moore, two of Macon's most model young men, at tended preaching at the Baptist church Sunday. Mr. Jeff Tharpe and sister, Miss Reba, are among the guest at. "Lover’s Retreat.” Mrs. and Miss eNwman, of Atlanta, are spending the summer with Mrs. Leila Den son. Messrs. Walter and Ida Burket, of Dry Branch, are visiting Mr. Will Everett. .Mr. Neighbor, of Macon, will deliver two sermons at the IBaptist church today, one at 11 o’clock a. tn. and the other at 2 o’clock. Miss lone Robertson is In the Central City, the guetit of her sister, Mrs. O. R. Tharpe. Misses Mamie, Mat and Bess Read have returned to their home "Solitude,” after spending a few days pleasantly with the family of Mr. J. T. Bond, of Bond Mill. Missea Gertrude McCoy, of Jeffersonville, and Lullo Cook, of ’“Elmwood,” visited visited friends in town this week. Mr. J. C. Marcy, of Solomon, is visiting Mr. Jim Jones. Mr. Charlie Dye and wife, of Eastman, have returned home. Mrs. Charles Pearce and sweet little daughter, Gussie, came down today to visit her sister, Mrs. John Paul. Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rabun Pritchett are visit ing the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Durden. Mr. and Mrs. Hardeman Melton, of Swift Creek, are visiting Mr. D. B. (Mel ton’s family. Mr. Starr, of Flovilla, is in our village this week. Mr. Albert Ray, a prominent young farmer of near Macon, came down Sunday and is stopping at the “hotel." Messrs. S. E. Jones and D. S. Faulk, of Jeffersonville, spent Saturday at “Soli tude." IN THE POLICE COURT. Judge Freeman Disposes of Several Cases Thismorning. Six small negroes were brought before Judge Freeman this morning, charged with 'throwing rocks at the passersby on Fourth street. All six of them plead not guilty and informed them that the policeman who had arrested them had pulled the wrong crew. The judge decided, however, that the po liceman was not mistaken in his "pull” and he told the parents of the coons that he would let them off if they would whip ! them. They decided to do so and for a ( while the police station resounded with yells. The yelling disturbed the judge and he ordered the beating to be stopped. Willie Thompson, Eddie Thompson and Mlles Jackson, three coons whose ages range between twelve and fourteen years, and who live in the vicinity of Bridge I Row, were arrested this morning on the ) charge of stealing a hide from the Abel | Packing Company. It seems that the hide was stolen from I the butcher pen of the packing company and sold to one of the hide merchants in the city. The three boys were seen loaf- . Ing aroun dteh pen yesterday afternoon and the police arrested them. They plead guilty when brought before Judge Free- I man and were buond over to the city court | under a SSO bond. They could not give the bond and were carried to jail. WELL SATISFIED. Orders to Muster Out Received With Pleas ure By the Troops. New York, August 24—The report of the I condition of the men on the Yale, which I arrived at Montauk Point last night has | not yet been made by the quarantine of- | fleers. In the electrical storm which con- | tinned for four hours last night, the wind blew down many soldier's tents, twisted the wires about camp, blew down the Red Cross hispital tent in the general hospital i and caused havoc generally. Two tents were blown into the ocean and wrecking five unoccupied tents. The men in the detention hospital will prevent the land ing of some of the sick soldiers on the transports. The news that the order will soon be issued to muster out the volun teers in camp, including the Rough Riders and the Seventy-first regiment was re- i reived with much satisfaction. CALL FOR TICKETS. Subscribers who are entitled to tickets on the prizes which are to be given away by The News can obtain them on Wednes day Thursday of Friday of each week by calling or sending to the office of the sub scription department. Office hours 8:30 j a. m. to 6:30 p. m. Remember that sub scription must be paid when due to secure tickets. G. W. TIDWELL, Manager City Circulation. Life rut out of prices at the big bankrupt sale—Chap-1 man’s. Notes Taken On the Run. Mr C. I. Walker, Jr., of Charleston S I C., is in the city today. Chaplain L. B. Warren returned to Camp Northen this morning. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Wiedman, of Mil ledgeville, are stopping at the Hotel La nier. Dr. William O’Daniel, a prominent phy sician of Bullards, is at Lht . ilotel , Music Lessons—Piano and violin in struction at reasonable prices. Miss Nellie Reynolds, 252 Washington avenue. Miss Antionette Seymour, of Columbus, in visiting friends in the city. Mr. J A. Cotten, a prominent citizen of Tuomaston, la stopping at the Hotel La nier. Mr. J. T. Williams, of Atlanta, is at the Mrs. J. C. Shaw, Miss and Anrw . Shaw have returned from Indian Spring. ..J 1 ”' R ’ Maiwn, dentists, abb Mulberry, opposite Hotel Lanier Try a bottle of Holmes' Mouth Wash for pre i serving teem, purifying th*. b rfca tn, deed ing gums, ulcers, sore rnouui, sore tnroat etc. tor sale by all druggists. Hon. Jacob L Beach, of Brunswick, is a guest of the Brown House. Mise Louis Summers, of Barnesville is visiting friends in the city. Mr. James Walsh, of the Augusta Chronicle, was in the city a short wmle yesterday. Dr. W. L. Smith, uentist, 353 Second street, over Bteiand’s jewelry store, oillce telephone 452. , Mr. Ben Al. Webb, representing the Sweet Water Milling Company of Cnatta nooga, Tenn., is in the city today. Mr. C. M. Shackelford, a prominent citi zen of AJbany, is a guest of me Brown House. Mr. James F. Prince, of Atlanta, is stop ping at tne Brown House. Mr. John Greer Brown, one of the most prominent farmers in the state, was in the city yesterday. Dr. Charles Lanier Toole, dentist. Of fice corner Second and Poplar streets. Mrs. Walter Nelson sailed yesterday on the Kansas City for New York, where she will be gone for some time. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gilbert, of Wadley, are at the Brown House. Mrs. V. A. Menard and children are vis iting relatives in Griffin. Mr. J. T. Jones, of Savannah, is a guest of the Hotel Lanier. —The American Dental Parlors, Drs. Young and Lanier otter one hundred dol lars to any dentist in Macon who will make a belter gold crown.regardiess of, cost, than me one they make for ($4.00) four dollars. Col. E. H. (Berry, of Sparta, is a guest of the Hotel Lanier. Mr. W. C. Cole, of Atlanta, is stopping at the Hotel Lanier. Mr. J. C. Hale, a prominent citizen of Winchester, Tenn., is at the Lanier. Mr. H. D. Duckworth, of Savannah, is at the Hotel Lanier. —W« wil give any dentist one hundred dollars that will make and put on a gold crown that is superior to the crown we charge four dollars for. We make as good gold crown for $4.00 as is made on earth at any price. Young & Lanier. Miss Lennie Flemister, of Griffin, is at the Lanier. Mr. W. G. Smith is visiting friends in Forsyth. Mr. Clarence Mansfield has returned from a two week's visit to St. Simons and Cumberland. —The American Dental Parlors are, as ev ryone knows, the leaders in high class dentistry and low prices. To say that we have since the first of last October done more crown and bridge work than all the in the city combined is no exag geration. Hundreds of cases to refer to in Macon. Trumpeter Lester Bayne, First Georgia infantry United States volunteers, is ex pected in the city this week from Knox ville. His many friends will be glad to see him. “Damon and Pythias” at Crump’s park tonight. The Progress Club will tender its mem bers and their lady friends a dance out at Ocmulgee park on Monday evening. August 29th. Great preparations are being made to Insure the enjoyment of all those fortunate to attend. Mr. J. Maas left this morning for New York, where he will go byway of the Sa vannah steamship line. Mr. Maas says that he intends to bring to Macon this season the finest stock of fall millinery that has ever been seen in the city and that he will surpass all 'his former efforts in this direction. The well known good taste of Mr. Maas insures to the ladies of Alaeon the very best and the latest in the fashions of the day in millinery. OA.S6TOH-T-A-. Bears the Kin(l V ° U Have AlwayS BOUgM Big ".r ANXIOUS TO GET HOME. Sentiment in Favor of Letting the Soldier Boys Return. Sentiment steems so run decidedly in fa- ■ vor of the privatese of the Georgia regi ments who prefer ‘to be mustered out of service rather than be re- i <1 wired to serve for the remainder of the I two years enlistment doing garrison duty in Cuba or Porto Rioo. i There is nothing in garrison work, with I its dull daily routine of life, that either ap i peals to a man's patriotism or offers any | hope of glory or of advancement. It was not for such duties, the expression is gen erally heard, that the Georgia boys enlis ted, and it is easily found on inquiry, that the feeling here is strongly in favor of giv ing all a chance to return home honorably i who may desire to do so. “In the ranks of the privates of the First and Second Georgia regiments,” said ; one man yesterday, in discussing the mat- | ter, “are many young men who gave up good positions, took the chance of winning their 'whole future professional or business careers to enlist to do garrison work after that was is over, and no stretch of terms of enlistment can never make it clear to them or to the conscience of the country that it was so intended. It is all right for some of the officers, who are making more money and having an easier time than they ! ever enjoyed before, to shout for a longer ! retention in the service, but it is the desire of the privates that should be considered lin this matter. The friends and relatives ' of the boys in the ranks will be perfectly justified in bring pressure to bear to have i their wishes considered in this matter and not the wishes of a few officers. The pri vates are none the less patriotic because, ■ now that the war is over, they desire at the earliest opportunity consistent with the country’s necessities to be mustered out of the service and object to doing gar rison work in time of peace.” The bargain bugle blows |at Chapman s bankrupt sale. Visit the store. Hear the blast. CANAL OPENED WITHJSH EDI Big Event in the History of Macon Was Celebrated Todav. HEALTH OF MACON IMPROVED Already as a Result of a Cleaning of the Swamp—Barbecue Was a Very Select Affair. Work on the drainage canal in the swamp has been completed and the county commissioners and road commissioners are celebrating the event with a big bar becue nt the foot of Poplar street in An derson's old brick yard. The barbecue suggested itself yesterday when the lake was drained and a large number of fine fish were caught. Some of the fish weighed as high as twelve pounds and they were thoroughly enjoyed by a select party invited to the fish fry and barbecue, which was held at the dinner hour tdoay. All of the county officials were invited but the members of the press were left out, presumably because of the well known appetite of the scribes. The completion of the swamp drainage is something of which the people of the city have good reason to be proud and will have a generally good effect on the health of the city. In fact, there are many who say that the record now shows a great im provement and that the drainage of the swamp is responsible for this fact. Superintendent Paschal has done good work in draining the swamps and he de serves the compliments that he is receiv ing on every hand for the excellence of the work. The road commissioners and county commissioners, by whom the fish fry and barbecue was given today to celebrate 'the opening of the canal, are coming for their share of the praise and it would appear that it is all well deserved. It is to be presumed that the barbecue was as tender as it usually is, that the sauce was perfection and that the fish were fried to a turn. RAVING WAS ~ MAIN MATTER. Council Was Asked to Reopen the Bids For the Paving of the Streets. (Council held another one of its short meetings last night but nevertheless some important business was transacted. The Hirst thing to came up was the petition qf the Dannenberg Company through their attorneys, Hardeman, Davis & Turner, asking that the grade on Cherry street re main as it is. The petition was referred to the committee on streets. A petition from the residents of Madison street was read asking that the street be paved with shell concrete. The petition was referred to the committee on streets. A communication was read from the sec retary of the meeting of property owners which was held at the Academy of Music last night asking that all the streets which had not been paved and that those on which work had not been commenced be paved with asphalt. Alderman Pearson wanted the communi cation filed in the clerk's office but Aider man Gibson moved that it be referred to the finance committee. A petition from the Southern Asphalt Company was read asking that as the com pany had agreed to pave the streets with asphalt for $1.93 a square yard those streets which had not been paved to be paved with asphalt. paved with asphalt. The petition was re ferred to the committee on finance. Mr. Horne in submitting the petition asked that a committee be appointed from the council to go to Savannah and inspect the paving in that city. Aiderman Wil liams arose at this point and stated that he was in favor of reopening the bids and giving every company a chance and that the company which would pave it tor the lowest price would be given the contract. The other members of council did not seem to be in favor of that and that mat ter was referred to the coanmitee on fi nance. The committee on markets reported that the roof of the market was in very bad condiion and that the market needed a new roof. In their report they requested permission to advertise for bids. The re port was referred to the finance commit tee. Alderman Damour introduced aa ordi nance referring to tearing up the paved streets, if the ordinance committee re ports favorably on his ordinance it will be necessary for the people who wish to take excavations in the street to secure a written permit from the city engineer and they will also be repuired to pay tne cost of he excavation. The work is to be put back by the city forces and the person having the work done is to pay for it. Several other minor petitions were read but were of no importance. WATER-RATES’ ARE TOO HIGH. Committee is of the Opinion that Meters .Should Be Universally Used. The committee appointed by the Cham ber of Commerce to confer with commit tees from the Macon Gas Light and Water , Company and the city council held its first i session at the Chamber of Commerce yes- I terday afternoon. The purpose of the eom ; mittee is to ascertain if the citizens of Macon are not entitled to a more reason | able rate in gas, water and electric power. ’ The committee is composed of the follow- I ing gentlemen: Mr. Calder B. Willingham, Mr. J. D. Stetson, Mr. S. S. Dunlap, Mr. A. B. Small, Mr. George A. Smith. Mr. Ben L. i Jones and Mr. N. M. Block. Mr. George A. Smith was elected chair man and Mr. George Ketchum, as secre tary of the Chamber of Commerce, acted as secretary. The committee was unan imous in agreeing that the meter system was the best for the citizens of Maeon as the meter would show the exact amount of water used. The committee decided that the water rate, 30 cents per thousand gallons, was excessive in comparison with the rates of other cities. The committee was not sup plied with the necessary information as to the rates in other cities and they adjourn ed until next Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Bring your dollars and get double tneir value at Chap man’s bankrupt sale. MACON NEWS WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14 189&. RETURN-THANKS. Sisters at Mount De Sales Are Gratefu For Help Received. The Sisters of Mercy wish to express I their great appreciation of the hearty co- I operation of all those whose efforts contri | buted to the success of their lawn fes j rival. I They feel especially indebted to the gen | erous donors of the refreshments; to the i ladies and young girls who served, and to the liberal patrons. They return sincere thanks to the local press for advertising; to Professor Weisz whose orchestra delighted the pleasure seekers; and to Captain N. Gewinner. who kindly permitted the St. Joseph’s Cadets to appear in their handsome uniforms thus lending an additional attraction to an already beautiful scene. NEW SUPERINTENDENT Mr. Amos A. Cordsdon Selected for the Gor don Cotton Press. From the Savannah Press. Mr. Amos A. Cordson, formerly of Ma con, has taken up his permanent abode in Savannah, -ie has received the oppoint ment of superintendent of the Gordon press, a position which he once filled sev eral years ago with great ability. Mr. Cordson was transferred to a similar duty in Macon, where a man of his judgment and experience was necessary to thorough ly perfect and manage that plant. He has hosts of friends in Savannah whoarepleas .ed to have Mr. Cordson back with them, and they are also gratified at the confi dence and trust placed in him by his su periors. GEORGIANS ARE MUSTERED OUT. Batteries “A” and “B” From Savannah on the List Issued Todav. Washington, August 24.—Orders were issued for mustering out the following reg iments : First Vermont, First Maine, Fifty-second lowa, Sixth Pennsylvania, Fifth Indiana, Second New York, Second Nebraska, 157th Indiana, all volunteer infantry; also the batery of Ohio Light artillery, the First Il linois volunteer cavalry, batteries A and B Georgia light artilery, the Twenty-eighth Indiana light batery, and the New York and Pennsylvania cavalry troops now in Porto Rico. Other orders 'to muster out troops will be announced as soon as defi nite decisions reached. WANTS PROTECTION. Phillipine Islands Positively Refuse to Lay Down Arms at Present.. Manila, August 24—At a conference to day between the insurgents and the Amer icans the former declared emphatically that they are willing to co-operate with the Americans and surrender their arms promptly if assured that the islands would remain either in the American or British colony or under the protection of the United States or Great Britain, otherwise the insurgent leaders asserted that they would not dare disarm but must positively refuse to do so. They threaten fresh re bellion within a month if the Americans withdraw. Staange Things in Georgia. Crawfordville Advocate-Democrat: W. B. Jackson, of Oglethorpe county, has a three legged chicken. Dahlonega Signal: We hear that the tombstone in the court house marked , Henry Freeland should be Lewis Freeland, ; who was a member of the Fifty-second Georgia and was killed in Atlanta. A curiosity in the shape of a squash was taken to the editor of the Thomasville Times by A. G. Holt. The squash was four and a half feet long and was only an Inch in diameter at the largest point. It look ed like a long green snake. ' Conyers Weekly: J. M. Houseworth brought in the largest melon this week , that ever fond its way to Conyers. It weighed eighty pounds and ta known as the Triumph melon. Mr. Houseworth purchas ed the seed from a gentleman in Flarida. , The biggest watermelons of the season are reported at Thomasville by John Zieg ler and brother of Lake Park. They have two mellons in their patch which weigh ninety-five and ninety-two pounds, respec tively. Neither is fully grown, and both are expeced to go above 100 pounds when ' ready to be pulled. Washington Gazette: Mrs. J. W. Chap man of this place has a fine Jersey cow that has just completed one year’s butter record. An exact account was kept and in the 365 days the cow produced 472 pounds of butter. This was outside of the cream and milk used by the family. Of ten times a little more than two pounds of butter were made from one day’s milking. LEMONS AS MEDICINE. They regulate the liver, stomach, bowels, kidneys and blood as prepared by Dr. H. Mozley in his Lemon Elixer, a pleasant lemon drink. It cures biliousness, con stipation, indigestion, headache, malaria, kidney disease, fevers, chills, impurities of the blood, pain in the chest, heart fail ure, and ail other diseases—nine-tenths of all the diseases of the South and West are caused by the failure of the liver and kid neys to do their duty. It is an estab lished fact that lemons, when combined properly with other liver tonics, produce 1 the most desirable results upon the stom . ach, liver, (bowels, kidneys and blood. Sold by druggists. 50c and $1 bottles. MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXER Cured me of sick and nervous headache, I had been subject to all my life. Mrs. N. A. McEntire, Spring Place, Ga. MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXER Cured me of indigestion. I got more relief and at once from Lemon Elixer than all other medicines. J. C. Speights, Indian Springs, Ga. MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXER Cured me of a long-standing case of chills ! and fever by using two bottles. J. C. Stanley, Engineer E. T. Va. & Ga. R. R. MOZLEY’S LEMON EDLIXER Cured me of a case of heart disease and indigestion of four years’s standing. I tried a dozen different medicines. None but Lemon Elixer done me any good. Tules Diehl, Cor Habersham and St. Thomas sts., Savannah, Ga. MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXER. I fully endorse it for nervous headache, indigestion and constipation, having used it with most satisfactory results, after all other remedies had failed. J. W. Rollo, West End, Atlanta, Ga. Subscribers must pay up and not allow small balances to run over from week to week. The carriers have been in utructed te accept no part payment from anyene Avril !«♦ Beats the Klondyke. Mr. A. C. Thomas, of Marysville, Texas, has found a more valuable discovery than has yet been made in the Klondyke. For years he suffered untold agony from con sumption, accompanied by hemorrhages; ; and was absolutely cured by Dr. King’s I New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs ( and Colds. He declares that gold is of lit- j tie value in comparison with this mar- i vellous ere—would have it, even if it cost i a hundred dollars a bottle. Asthma, Bron chitis and all throat and lung affections are positively cured by Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption. Trial bottles free at H. J. Lamar & Sons’ Drug Store. Regular size 50 cents and sl. Guaranteed to cure or price refunded. Don’t take our word for it; see for yourself the low prices at Chapman’s sale. TAYLOR WAS FOUND GUILTY Jurv Brought in the Verdict at Four O’clock This Afternoon. MAGNIFICENT FIGHT MADE By Botn Sides—Speeches Were Equal to Anything Ever Heard in the Courthouse. Abner Taylor, the wife murderer, has ■been found guilty and has been sentenced to hang. ' * The jury retired to make up its verdict at five minutes to four o’clock the jury returned. . - % The verdict was guilty without recom mendation to mercy. Taylor was at once sentenced byh Judge Felton. He will be hanged on September 20th. While sentence was being pronounced the prisoner stood without showing the slightest emotion. The Taylor case has been a remarkable one in many respects. It has been remark- - able on account of the attitude of the pris- j oner and on account of the closeness of the ■ watch that has been kept on him by the officers during the course of the trial. The \ fact that this watch has been kept has led to the belief that Taylor would atempt to do something desperate (before his last chance came. The case is remarkable on account of the | magnificent defense that has been put up for the man. The speech of Mr. Dupont Guerry yesterday afternoon before ad journment and this morning for an hour, was one of the finest that has ever been heard in the Bibb county court house. He dealt almost entirely with the insan ity side of the question and he argued out a fine showing. The opening speech for the defense, which was made by Mr. Charles Hall, was one of the best that has ever been heard from so young a member of the bar. Mr. Hall was congratulated justly on his ef fort. Mr. Roland Ellis spoke for over two hours in conclusion this morning, and did not disappoint those who had expected a good effort from him on this occasion. It was, without doubt, a most powerful ar raignment of the position taken by the de fense on the insanity plea. Mr. Ellis did not become passionate, nor did he make any effort at oratorical display, but he was dispassionately logical and strong from be ginning to end. The case was given to the jury at 1 o’clock. Several Tilings at Once. The Philadelphia Record says that the late Dr. William Pepper could do several things at once. He had two secretaries, whom he kept busy, while perhaps at the same time he examined several patients. He worked on an average 18 hours a day, | and when he began to feel the effects of fatigue he would lie down on a couch or a sofa and be sound asleep in a minute or two. A nap of ten minutes would suffice for several hours’ work to follow. It is re -1 lated of him that on one occasion he called to see a man suffering from some disease, and, finding him asleep, the doctor lay down by his side and was soon fast asleep also. Curiously enough, although as a physician he advocated perfect regularity at meals for his patients, he did not him self observe the rules ho laid down for others. The Settler of Majorca. The Vienna newspapers are calling at tention just now to the circumstances sur | rounding the life of the Archduke Ludwig Salvator, nephew of the emperor, who is known as the “Settler of Majorca.” The archduke’s life has been as romantic as it has been eccentric. After the tragic death of a princess whom he was about to marry he spent some time in cruising about the Mediterranean until, struck by the nat ural beauty of Majorca, he determined to take his permanent abode on the island. His castle bears the name of Miramar and rests on the crest of a lofty peak, crowned by ancient oaks and olive trees. In memory of his dead bride the arch duke devotes himself to works of charity. His favorite studies are ethnography and geography, and his works on these sub jects are adorned with his own drawings. He has written a history of the Balearic islands and established an asylum for the sick and unfortunate of ail nationalities and creeds.—St. James Gazette. Gcutlc Walt Whitman. “Once,” says the d in of a great uni versity to a writ, f in The Conservator, “I called on Walt Whitman with a number of my follow professors The old man re ceived us with that gentle courtesy which was characteristic, and among other things he asked me kindly, ‘And what do you do?’ “I said th it I held the chair physics and logic at my university. The old poet gave a reassuring smile, as one who encourages a child and answered: “ ‘Logic and metaphysics—ah, yes, I suppose we have to have people to look after these things, even if they don’t ex ist.’ ” Hawaiian Pigeon Post. A London Times correspondent says that the Hawaiian government has, in co operat ion with a syndicate of planters and merchants, organized a pigeon post service between the eight largest islands of the Sandwich archipelago. Communication had previously been carried on under diffi culties and at irregular intervals, vessels no* always being able to reach the islands. Several hundred birds have been trained to the service, and the attempt to establish a daily bird post has been attended with success. The most distant of the outlying posts is 250 miles from Honolulu, the cen tral station. Sentinel Holds Up an Officer. An Irish sentinel of the Fifth Missouri at Chickamauga was sharply reproved by . the officer of the day for permitting per ■ sons to approach without giving the conn ! tersign. The Irishman listened patiently | and was then about to walk away, when i the officer called sharply, “Well, you have notasked me for that countersign yet.” Quick as a flash the soldier thrust his bay onet point uncomfortably close to the offi cer’s breast, while he grimly ejaculated, “Lave us have that countersign, thin, and be dom quick about it!”—Chicago Inter Ocean. The Latent Hatton. The latest button, according to the Phil adelphia Record, consists of a genuine rev enue stamp of the new issue, which is pasted on the button and glossed over. The words “I pay war tax” appear above and below the stamp, and as practically every individual pays a war tax either di rectly or indirectly, no one need fear creat ing a false impression by wearing one. Revenue Coll, ctor McClain thinks the ap pearance of the button will encourage de- I linquents to step up and pay the tax Cheaper than ever sold for , before—all goods at Chap man’s bankrupt sale. A HUMILIATED DONKEY. One Who Wax Taught to Us® His Feet, Not His Brains. It is no reproach to bo called an ass. He Is full of brains, pluck and will power, and it is boastful to say that you have got the best of one of them. But I’m conceit ed, I am, for I beat the most intelligent ass that ever made up its mind to humili ate and trouble me. I hired him to go camping in the Yosemite valley. I picked ' him out of a band of donkeys, and the ground of my selection was his cheapness. The owner asked less for him than any animal in the bunch. He stood about to my belt, and I han dled him as if he was a baby, lifting him up and dropping him for fun. That didn’t seem to bother him. He slept, or dreamed at least, right through it. But one day he fell to his knees when I let him down, and I laughed at the sudden awakening. That hurt the donkey’s feelings. He looked at me over his shoulder, his ears pointed straight at me, and I believe he f took a secret oath to get even. At any rate, from that time on he mado my life a burden. He swelled when I cinched on the pack. j He laid down in the dust when we were j in a hurry. Rolling on the pack, he broke ! everything breakable, and during the night . he trampled upon and rolled on any pile i of goods that was left near. Whenever he succeeded in doing any damage he seemed i to me to wear a malevolent smile, and the hardest licking I could give him failed to remove the expression of triumph from his face. No, sir; an ass is no ass. But man isn’t, either—not all men. One morning as I was packing him I : conceived a plan of revenge. I put on all the stuff in a round pack that would help him roll; then I made the top flat—per fectly flat and quite broad. When all was ready, we started off, and I let him have all the rope he wanted. He took a lot, got well ahead of the line and suddenly drop ped, stretched out and rolled. He swung over and over till at last he landed on the flat top of the pack and stopped. There he lay, head down and feet in air, kicking and struggling, but unable to turn down. !He was caught. I ran up, and, sitting ! down right at his head, 1 laughed. I guyed | him and shouted my delight in his face ■ upsidedown. It must have been tiresome, but I was merciless. 1 let him stay there ! for half an hour, while all the fellows got ; around to help me make fun of the don key. His ears gradually sloped and hung loose anil meek, dragging in the dust. His eyes closed. At last he ceased to kick. He i kept quiet and gave in Then I helped I him up. Itwas the most humiliated lookingdon key, 1 ever saw. His ears were in mourn ing and he kept his face turned away. His head hung low and his tail did not budge. ' Os course we all guyed him all day, and he seemed to acknowledge the corn abso lutely. But ho wasn’t conquered. The next morning he rolled on our cooking utensils, and, though that cut his back a little and bruised him, he had the satisfaction of doing us irreparable harm. But I wasn’t through, either. I knew he wouldn’t roll on his pack any more, and I thought I could stop the other trick. The next morn ing after we had cleared up our camp I covered the smoldering ashes of the camp fire with dust and grass and put on the top of it all some old cans and rubbish, straps, ropes and things. Then I turned loose the ass ami walked away. He browsed along up to the rubbish, smelled of it and smiled. His ears lay back hap pily and he steered himself up beside the pile. Then ho sank upon it and rolled joyously, viciously. He rolled the cans flat anil bored his way down through the other stuff till he struck tho ashes. His spine cut deep into the fire. He uttered a squeal and rolled out of the fire and up to his feet, his back curved high like a camel’s. There was a big burned spot about as big as a saddle, and it must have hurt, but the ass suffered most in mind. He looked ashamed, cowed, humiliated almost to death, and as we laughed at him he seemed to shrink up i into a ball, ilc ucwr . ‘ r it. After that he never used Jijs head any more. The Merchants, Business Men ••• and Citizens Generally of • Macon Endorse the ... . • ANNIVEHSAHV ffl CSRhIVAL EDITION OF THE MACON NEWS. IT WILL BE A BIG THING FOR MACON. Thousands of these handsome publications will be scattered all over the country. They will be in de= mand in every home in Macon, and, unlike the or dinary special editihns of newspapers, will be kept as valuable for reference purposes. THE ANNI VERSARY EDITION OF THE MACON NEWS will be the most perfect publication of the kind ever put out by any newspaper in this state. The reading matter will be carefully compiled, giving a vast fund of statistical information that has never been published. In addition to the reading matter the edition will contain a large number of new views of Macon and the different points of interest in and around the city. No merchant oi Business [Ban can afford not to De represented in (Dis Publication. It should be a directory to every business house in the city and should reflect the every day commer cial life of Macon. Remember that The News can now be found in it’s old home on Cherry street, the most convenient and the handsomest afternoon newspaper building in the state. < The Exploit of a “Eady." A special request has been sent to the ladies who reside in the Naval academy to forego visiting the lower part of tho acad emy grounds, where the prisoners are lo cated. In spite of this several of the ladies walk in the neighborhood of the Spanish quarters. One, a little less timid than l others, engaged in conversation with Eu , late, much to the discomfiture of the lat ter, who appeared restless and uneasy at ■ the lady’s presence. She, not in the least daunted, approached Eulate near enough to cut a button from his coat. Eulate be came indignant, but with the taunt that “you got your deserts,” the lady walked off, triumphantly bearing her souvenir button.—Baltimore Herald. A Freak of Fashion. The London News the other day chron icled this incident: “A fashionably dressed lady, attired in white, with a large hat, and carrying a varicolored ‘en-tout-cas,’ Was to be seen walking down Parliament ! Street yesterday afternoon with a thin ; chain around her waist, to the end of the chain being attached a small live monkey, ■ which was holding on to her hip as best it . could.” Useful Material. Lady Novelist (getting up copy)—Ate , you on duty, my good man? Sentry—Lor’ bless yer, no, mural I’m ; jest a-waitin for me chum, Lord Wolseley. We’re a-courtin the cook an ’ousemaid ’ere!—Comic Cuts. Trade Terms. The Everyday Girl—So she threw him : fver, did she? The Bicycle Girl—Yes, she spilled him. •-Philadelphia North American. HALF CENT A WORD ADVERTISEMENTS of Wants, for B «le For Kent, Kost, Found, Etc., are inserted in THIS COLUMN at Half Cent a Word each insertion. No Advertisement taken tor less than 15 cents. Miscellaneous. YOUNG lady wants position as stenog rapher. Will assist in office work also. Address Stenographer, News office. WANTED —Nice looking mulatto girl to clean up house. Apply at News office. FOR RENT. DWFiTIT.TNGS Elegant 10 room dwelling of Capt. Park’s 110 Park Place, 6 rooms and kitchen. Paschal house, 6 rooms and kitchen third 758 Second st., 8 rooms and kitchen. door on Cleveland avenue, Vineville. 459 New st., 8 rooms and kitchen. Irvine house, 6 rooms and kitchen, third 457 New st., 5 rooms and kitchen. door from car line on Rogens avenue. 136 Cole st., 5 rooms and kitchen. 1363 Oglethorpe st., 9 rooms and kitchen, CrpMDVQ with stables. -*■ LzXVJbO. 417 Forsyth st., 6 rooms and kitchen. 417 Cherry. 664 Plum st., 7 rooms and kitchen. 419 Cherry. 765 Spring st., 4 rooms and kitchen. 421 Cherry. 317 College st., 10 rooms and kitchen. 125 Cotton avenue. 763 Cherry st., 6 rooms and kitchen. 469 Cotton avenue. 203 First st., 8 rooms and kitchen. 465 Cotton avenue. 915 Walnut st., 10 rooms and kitchen. 421 Mulberry. 917 Walnut st., 9 rooms and kitchen. 259 Second. 12 room house ou Cherry street suitable 357 and 359 (Second, will rent portion or all. for boarding, one block from business Wolff & Happ building, half or all, will ar portion of city. range suitable for tenants. H. HORNE, 315 Third Street. INTELLIGENT young lady desires light work as stenographer. Not an expert. Small compensation. Address “Hope,” this office. STRAYED from 243 Jett Davis street. South Macon, two heifer calves, colors Jersey and red. A liberal reward for their recovery. H. A. Morgan. FOR RENT October 1. House on Oak street, near Second. Apply M. O’Hara. FOR RENT—3I7 College street, Dr. Ma son’s, 364 Orange street, Dr. Shorter’s, Third story 412 Cherry street. Store of Anderson & Son, Triangular block. 1 Store 259 Second street. Officers above 263 Second street and part of 263 Sec ond. Apply to R. E. Park, Macon, Ga. WANTED—White butcher and meat cut ter to butcher and sell meats, make sausage, &c. Single man preferred. State salary expected. Apply with reference, stating experience. Lock Box 43, Ashburn, Ga. > FOR RENT—The offices over the Macon i Savings Bank; possession Oct. 1. Ap i ply at Macon Savings Bank. FOR RENT —My mother’s residence, 406 ’ Orange street, furnished or unfurnish ed. One of the most desirable homes on the Hill. Nine rooms, all modern conveniences. Apply to Augustin D. Daly, Exchange Bank building. NOW is the time to have your lace cur tains laundered. Mrs. Ryder, near Crump’s park, does the very best work. All curtains laundered at only 25 cents per window. W. A. GOODYEAR, carnage, buggy and wagon shop. Horae shoeing, fine paint ing. Repairing of scales a specialty. 451. 455 Poplar street. GET our prices on iron or steel fence. The laUst and most up-to-date patterns. A postal card will get our Illustrated catalogue.. Central City Marble and Granite Works. Hurrah for Dewey. Have his or any other picture you want framed or enlarged , first class, but mighty cheap. Do you want a beautiful hall, dining room or 1 parlor picture? I have ’em. Also breast, scarf or hair pins, rings, cuff and col- I lar buttons. If so remember Migrath’s, 658 Mulberry street, opposite Hotel ■ Lanier. AGENTS WANTED—For war tn Cuba by Senor Quesada, Cuban representative at Washington. Endorsed by Cuban patriots. In tremendous demand. A bonanza for agents. Only $1.50. Big book ,big commissions. Everybody wants the only endorsed, reliable book. Outfits sent free. Credit given. Freight paid. Drop all rtash and make S3OO a month with War in Cuba. Address today, THE NATIONAL BOOK CON- > CERN, 352-556 Dearbora atroat, Chi cago. 111.