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A MESSAGE.
Governor Atkinm'i First Comioo
oication to tin Legislature.
HE MARES A NUMBER OF IMPOR¬
TANT SUQIESTIONS to the
LAW-MAKERS
l,ooklng lo Ihe Welfare and l*ro<*peritj
of 1 he State.
Nr»v» •r 'Jij. lbb4
U‘ General A##embly:
I de# yoor attention to some mat¬
ter* which. In my opinion, rteeerv* ron*ldern
tlon, and 1 I submit to you to tie acted
up*in In ru i'J men ran ■tin
W i*e.
reports from the variousJepnrtment* of
tb( late have tieen laid before you, I shall
not now i ke any suggestions which call for
•pofliil iFjffwIfitloo In re’iillo to any ol the
denartmrntfc of the govern men which are
r#'juir»d ft rf f the g<-ri<rni nnscnibly,
but •l.-ull |«|v you, In the light of report#
tirade, to onnet * ueh lcgl*)ntlf>n n*. In your
opinion, I#nwerimryttiproperlysurtaln them
•6<l to provide for the exercise of economy tn
the trnr cflou of tho hutilncs# of t «c|i c>f
the in
OEIt JUDICIAL SYSTEM
I rail th» ntleriil'in nt the member# of ih«
general n##«‘iubly to the great .wed of reform
In out Jti Jnl #y#tein ttur prevent uygtetn
J* tlie Ktime thnt wiih adopted lu the earlier
blatory of the etnie, nn'l I* now dUtlnctlrely
a pioneer «y#tem ; It l« not nbreaet w 111> the
time#, nor doe# It adetjuntcly meet the dc
mnnd# which the condition of aoclety anil
of buelnee# make# upon It. Our jildlelnl #y«
tem t# niit!<|Uiited; the inachiuery of our
court# need# to act uior* *n»!ly and with
greater promptni-##.
It ennnot be denied that the rate of Inter
ent paid lu Georgia 1# two or three times
b!gli< ;• than In some other Btate* of '.he
Union, largely beenu.se men who hare money
to Invest prefer to put. it where collection*
are more certain, and where tho court# can
be relied upon to bring He ir cnuno to a
prompt hearing. A dollar paid n# Interest In
Georgia Is worth to the money lender lu New
Volk, New England, or Europe, Just n« much
n# a dollar paid «« Interest in any other
state. Men do not bring money h c ru lo
lend at tin low interest rat m* In Home ol her
state*, beenuso It m not to their Interest to
do #o. When our •liretie# are safe and
utuple#!b»nahle, hihi <>ur court# aef prompi ly
upon cnu-t M. money will lie ns cheap In Gcor
Kln an I# la New York. A# a penally inflicted
bornm*c tlo# i# not true, <*nr people are pay¬
ing. In high Jntcrn-t and exorbitant red!
price#, an Immense tribute. It is, therefore, 1
the advantage of the people that i;..- In e s
lio so adjusted that they v ill ntd in bringing
down the rate of interest In IhU fiate, w hh-h
would Inevitably result lu a large saving to
our people, rii bringing to Georgia a greater
volume ol money, und In giving Impetu i «»
♦ h* growth of h<-r enterprise*, a prop* rly
constituted Judicial system can nld In tho
accomplishment of this result, and secure nil
other purpose#for vhirhcourts are ostnblish*
ed.
EQUALIZE THE WORK OF JUDGES.
I will not now enter upon a detailed state
txi ont of what I believe those reforms should
l»e, In cans*', (n my Judgement, there Is one
*f«p that should be taken ns prellmlnurj to
»ht#. The work of the judge#in Georgia is ‘ m»
torlously unequal. In some circuits the Jury
work <lon>‘ by Un^^itr* will probably cover
not more tbj^n reweek* ir. the year; in
other#, Uul Msslkwlil approximate
i»UJ
IudlcieI circuit,
..orn^TT, now this can bo equalized. When
this work has been ftnecr«#full.v accomplished,
the I trust, Initial wlil step lend will have been taken which!
to n readjustment of our
Judicial system, so ns to conform to the de¬
mand# of our commerce and of our civiliza¬
tion.
REPORTS FROM THE COURTS.
The courts arc an important part of our
government, and yet there I# i;o means bv
which the general n#«eiuh:y or the people of
the •late can o#cortaln how business in them
t# being dispatched In the various jmliei.-il
circuit#. At each meeting of the general as
•einbly the representative# of the people
should bo able, by reference to the records
of the proper department, to ascertain h >w
this part of th# public work 1# being traus*
acted, and what has been nccompllshed with,
lu the twelve months preceding, 1 therefore
recommend that an act he passed requiring
♦ he rlerk of each superior court In this state
to t ransinit to tliu secretary of stnto, tlility
•lay# prior to tho convenlnsr of tho general
nsBoHihly, in on oh your, a statiunont showing
tho uumlwr of oft-MH <>n iloukots, how many
of t hose tvs have been in court loiarer than
Thrre \ v is. and how many have been it!#
poseit of with trial by jury, and how m any
in chamher* o by dismissal within tho
t u eiv e-moiit h Just p jre-linjc the making o!
t )i report. This report should be kept on
iih' by the secret a ry of state, and a sum m»if \
of it for each judicial eireuit should be printed
find laid before the metnbets of the seam a!
assembly.
REVISION OF THE CRIMINAL LAVS.
l reBpectfully uiyte upon the member# of the
Keneral assembly the necessity for u prompt
ret l#ion In the penal laws of thi# state,
1 he necessity for this will not be questioned
U.\ any one who will study ^thcni ami look
closely to tlie clums ier and gravity of all
offence# which are now punished ns felony.
I he hmt general assembly took hold of thi#
iliituliun nml acted upon it. in the h -use.
with practical unanimity in the passage oi
a hill Introduced by Honorable John I. Hu!!
whtch. for s ous reason failed to pa#. 1 * tin*
• unite. The penalties imposed under our
law are In mam instance# too harsh,* and 1
respectfully urge that you revise them in a
• plrlt of jumbo and humanity, In trainer
otis cases the law domain's pun shment for
a felony win i t fi.« offence should, in the tils
errtion of Mm Jin’ge. or tho jury, lie punished
a# a misdemeanor under section 1810 of the
*''’'le.
UOl’N rv CHAIN-GANGS.
I il* r-i 1 ev-i?Dty°hnh)-giit)g , to join m v* nrodeces, < ,»# tr, asking >
that the the l)e'brt)ught nnder
suj-> rv|#ion of the penitentiary depart
mem of th s state, and that, to enable this
t*> b.-* done, you give to the penitentiary tl.»
pariment an additional officer, That stv
large n part of our ciiizeus. w ho have been
deprived of their liberty by the court# of the
houlu. In many instances. be left
»o the mercy »,( private individiinis, to whom
t hey nr* itrusted without th< supervision
of n public offle* i# a reproach to our i eopie
which l tru# vv I not be permitted longer to
exist. 1 ennte more strongly urge thi# upon
youtha to say that i most heartily coiu
tnrtiit tvhat was said by my honored prtde
ecssor upon thi# #ulij«x*t. If each member of
the general assembly will read what ho s*
clearly, foi - »<Uy and wisely snvs in the nit>
#ng»- tran#mitt<xl to you just btj.oro hr iv*
tired fro I OtHre, I ftvi confident that thi#
great evil njil be corrected, ami our state,re¬
lieved of this stigma upon her honor.
^ hetber the convl ts are in control of loca
authorities or In vtther hands, the duty tv
provide for state eujwrvision is urgent. Ou*
delay in meeting this duty Is not to tfcecredit
of our character as a people.
CHANGE OF VENUE.
i recommend that the law* providing for a
rhange of veuue in criminal cases be bo
amended that the judge of the* superior court
mav, lu bis discretion, change tb» venue of
any case without first examining all persons
in the county liable to s t : ve on Juries, when,
in bis opinion, the condition of the public
mind iu the county where the offence is con;
mitted i# such that a fair trial cannot be bad,
• ad that such removal of the care be per
mitted at tiie instance rither ot the etate or
of the defendant.
rewards.
I recommend that section 5S of the code
bc-So amtafied as not to fix the acioust of the
THE MONROE ADVERTISER, FORSYTH, GA-, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1894.—EIGHT PAGES.
tnu re ard t t tb< executive Is fe
charged is *ln
d tb» atn oiiit of tee
in hr t bf ftenitiTc,
tn to tht* othpf U s Cation < In >ai4
t
Pensions
In t :C re nt • l*-1 >n.Hie people ratified the
nniendnient to the 'institution. which pro¬
vides that the |egi«inturv inky imtioil ■ rln#«
>>f retetou not heretofore pensioned tn this
state. Up to tide lime, the state has pen
i onle those vetcratte who were dis
nbled in the confederate service, or whose
- fcult f such »erviee. lath
n , .i r . . *
can vonr «t o.'. 1 *'jj ' ,
pe»#ltlt» also t ' l r t iMlrinltV .
by dseon of age and povert v, nr
anopovery, or bUndnees and themself porertv, ore
uanbh »o provide a living for It
matters not wli! readily understand,
whet her tbU poverty l« tr cable to the war
or not. In carrying into execution thi# pro
t Ision of law, I «#k that you provide liber¬
ally for all worthy applicant-* prevent any
ol the old heron, from dying In want, and
t t it you do n enter upon h w asteful
pen* i policy Thin amendment le. supple¬
mentary to the Battle bill, n law passed by
1 iis g. nernl asseiotd.r, and w hich cnti be
found on page 118 of the nct» of lftpa, I
lhcreioro Hit I he* yo tak* »ueh utepji r>#
y **u may *lo-:h Advisable ;** tkorouKh
information to the workings /snd opera
tlon# of this statut* and as to the probable
number of pensioner* who w ould be entered
non ur pension rolls on account of the leg
islation carrying Into effect the provisions ol
this amend men and that when such Infor
m.ition has la > ti otitalued, you act upon that
k ’ <b/i ! In such a r , um< r as to deal justly
n 1 *^-l*a.' < rs and m>et Imly and gen
fious.y ti.c need# of that rlnfis of our honored
b llow -di i/i n* wildm the amorous people of
♦ieorgi# intended to aid by authorizing you
to enact •ueh legislation.
SHOULD CORRECT Til E EVILS OF * THE
J EE 8VSTKM,
To rem * »■ our ulcer# from unneccx^ny
temptation provide j.iMt compeuufttiou for
them, nml effect unity prevent a waetefiil t-x
travagance in the expenditure of public
money# paid * f *.--m for public nervier*, 1 earn
eetly recommend that the general n##eruldy
ha e ln#tltiifi'd an inijiilry Into the cornperi
nation of nuch ntnt olUcern aa are paid In
part or In full by h##, und to report bv bill
or Mil#, fixing the compenvutlou of nu’cli „j
haid officer# ;i arc receiving sums in excess of
the value of the #< rvices r- ndtred. Thin mat■
ter I wtiitlir of your serious attention. I
l urm-stly risk that you correct such evils an
have grown out of* 1 In f(-:> svstein,
BALLOT liEKJlt.M.
Under the election Inn s now of force In this
state, it is In the power of every man to nee
that ii’s vote is counted e.s cast. There I# a
certainty that, under this system, the real
result of an elect Ion can he ascertained, and
the will of tli«- people declared ns expressed In
an election. V lit In lids i* true, the process
of contesting, where there 1* no registration
law and no requirement that men Hlinll vote
In their own district make# tho matter of
a contest n herculean ta#k. While t he right
of the legal voter to nave his vote counted
ns cast In secure, it la an extremely difficult
matter to purge the ballot box of illegal
voles. I therefore urge upon you the- nvccs
#ity of changing our election laws, and pro
\ iding a #,VHtcm wherein any unfair or fran
rtu'eut practice# may be easily detected and
effectively prevented. I cannot too strongly
ietpre#-. upon yon. however, the necessity of
deliberate action in thi* matter, Let it be
done after a lliorongh study of the election
system# of other states, and when the mind
of the general as j einbjy is mature and clear
n* to what system can bo best adapted to
the necessities of the cose, and will he sntls
f.'ic’ory to a jieople with the ideas and eus.
tom# of the people of Georgia.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
It in hardly necessary for me to urge up«>n
yiu the necessity of meeting tho troubles
which nro now confronting the common
school Interest# of the state, «n I know you
will do this promptly and wisely; but In ad
dftlon to this, f respectfully urge that you
look to all our educational Interest# and
make it the duty of the state school com nits
- oner to -visit the higher educational instiru
ttuns tit th.s state, and. ns far ns posBiblt
the high school# anti public school# of the
various town# and cities of the state, and
retjnUe tlrat a short nrej succinct report on
c« ffll &l ^^A ili li i l iii tfl r-ttuer.Vtrf--hix
all 1 oui educational interests, harnioafze aad
form ol them one periYet. and complete sys¬
tem.
NORMAL TRAINING.
1 am gratified t<> know that the people o'
tire state now reeogtrixe the value oi normal
training, and am also gratified to bit able to
report that the work of the normal depart
n;cnt tif the Georgia Normal and Industrial
- i\t Mil N progressing w/itls
factorily, ami resulting in immense good to
the common school# of the state. The great
disadvantage that the Normal and Indus¬
trial College i* now laboring under, and
which Is serious!) embarrassing it, in all Its
if. part meat*, in a want of sufficient buildings,
both for class-rooms and for the boarders.
The state can make no wiser invest ment than
to ju.'ike an appropriation to supply t he
nee'led buildings, 1 herewith transmit to
you. a* a pait of this message, a letter writ¬
ten by J. Harris t’happell. President of the
Geoig'a Ni*rinnl anil Industrial College, nrg
i'-g the necessity for additional buildings.
The arguments stated by him are clear,
strong, anil convincing. I'cancur in what h@
• ay#, and most respccftuiiy ask that this ap¬
propriation be made.
'1 l:e work ludtijj carried on b this Institu¬
tion is Important to the state, not only be
enn«# ii adds to thesioiieral intelllKenee of the
people iu the education given to the individ¬
ual# w ho attend, hut it prepares our women
fi>r new fie)d#of usefulness, for becoming inde¬
pendent bread-winners; and equip# our
you me women to become efficient and mic
t --nil *-‘fiool teachers, tlierehv carrying lie*
benefits to the children of thi state and giv¬
ing new impetus to the advancement of our
j common schools. There are so few vocations
open to our women In Georgia that the state
an do no better work than to prepare them
thoroughly for those to which they are now
She has so thoroughly demons
rented her lituiss for the school-room, that
tbe tendency, not-only in Georgia, but all
over the United States, Is to leave this field
chiefly to woman. The best equipped school#
in thi# state mo those which are being
operated under local systems, where the
local tax raised, supplemented with the state
school fund, is sufficient to properly sustain
the schools. Of the thirty-two local systems
in Georgia, I have at my command only the
statistics of the number of teachers In twelve.
Out of 456 teacher* In these twelve schools,
are women and 60 men ; 87 out of everv
lt*0 of these teachers are. therefore, women,
I have obtained statistic# as to the propor
i ** r a * number# of male and f cm ale teacher#
«» ^ the state# of the Union.
Femalett. Malea.
Maine .................................. 84 is
New Hampshire .................... 91 c«
3 vi
ei
Rhode uiand ...................... Is:!! 88 i c<
Connecticut.................. $7 cc
New York.................... 83 i
New Jersey...................... S2 cr
District of Columbia....... 87 so
To further illustrate this idea, i give you
some figure# •bowing the sex of those who
are attending sonic of the leading normal
schools of the couotry ;
Female#. Male#.
Massachusetts fall told 5 ...... ... 996 42
voWnectlcnt tall told).. 401 1
Cook Co. Nor. School.Darker # 19." 20
Great School, Inglewood, IP.. 195 20
California (ail tuld)................ 985 110
Louisiana (alt told)............ 122 IS *
.
New Jersey (State Normal) 305 81
New York (all told ..........4.154 7s8
Peabody Nor. College, N’vllle. 3 90
Y lthoat attempting to Justify or approve
the practice, I state as a fact that where
men and women are each equally qualified
to work in the school-room, that, on ac
count of the lew vocation# open to women and
multiplicity of applicants for each posi
tion which can they fi.J, to do the same work,
woman can beemploycd formuch lessmoney
than and nobler man. Leaving out of quention all bight'r
consideration*, and looking at
it from an economical standpoint alone,
cannot be denied that it i# good policy on
the part of the ctate to spare neither pains
nor money In ti e education of our daughters
* or work in the school-room.
t Two things are necessary for the perfection
of our common schools; one le thoroughly
equlppeff teacher#, and the other t« monev
to pay them that they mar be Induced to
niter Into the busices# of teaching Until
these two want* are •applied, oar educa¬
tional Interest# i iurt fMil to iiccomplUll the
0^!rf»3 Ult.
The power ot any section, of any peop'.e.
is tneneure J by the productive power of lti«U
tduaie. 'I he nnedueated and unskilled
tn bore who earns but fifty cents per day
l-riusfs info circulation—adds too the wealtn
inexistence—1-ut #150 per annum, while the
skilled laborer who can earn five dollar# jwr
day adds to the wealth ol ntul brings into
circulation iu the community w here he lives,
^ * .'>00 i«*r annum. One such skilled citizen
create* tn one dav Lis as muon wealth c# is
crested by ten of unskilled neighhore. To
property utilizs this great factor In the die
*'“»'»«”»«>' wealth, we must educate our
pc ,ple ^oroughly, neres.- tfcelr produc
" vrW * n - 0,141 thwrby increase the products,
the wealth and the pow t-r of the state. The
words "Norms! and Indus'risl” in the name
• >f tbi# institution, clearly indicate the scope
of the work done by this school, and are
sufficient to commend it to all who desire
to foster the material and intercetua! growth
of our beloved state.
THE UNIVERSITY.
To advance the educational interests of
the Ktate I#, by fe.r, the greatent work w itlilu
the reneS) of the etate government. The Uni
verelty nt Athcn*, the School of Technology
the common Hchool#. ontl every department
olour educational Interest*, •hotild receive
your «!d and the fostering care of the slate,
They are not beggar#. .Money wisely spent
upon them Is not waste, nor ixit a gratuity;
It Is the best invi-stment which th*- state can
make. The proper support of them Is c#»en
ti*l to the progn-ss. t he development and the
dignity of our state and to the intellectual
greatness of our people. The (juauity of
wenlth and happiness which the future w l;J
bring to this people, depends upon tho char
m ter of the education which they rue to re
edve. The power an'l prestige of this people
In moulding the thought and formulating
(he policy which guide nr.d control this lia
lion, depends upon the course pursued in d*>
vedoping the tirain of our people. Vo cannot
look to philanthropist*. «« cannot look to
rich !ii*n toj* tiie »<u»tFii;jnee ol our rihica
tionai luHtitution*. bemuse the colossal for
turns from Which such aid sometimes com. s,
do not exiKt at tl«e South. V m mu«t look to
the state to properly nnstain our institu
tion#. ft In the duty of our stute to educate
Hie pnople and fserhet thine educational in
^Dtuiioas.
THE MILITIA.
I most cariieetly recommend and urge tiiat
this general assembly grant, the neivssai f
aid rind proper encouragement to the mili¬
tary i I tlii# state.
The existing condition of "our domestic
affulr# will undoubtedly encourage the
grow th of lawlcssaca* and increase those
c.uforfunate occurrence!* which sometimes
make the presence of tho military nccersary
to the enforcement of law and the pier or r a¬
tion of peace. The militia i* nn essential part
the state government; it is tho arm ol
thecxe*utlve upon which he must, a« a last
resort, rely for the enforcement of law. The
existence of an effective militia force is a
conservator of the peace, and diminishes Hie
number of outbreaks nn<l the frequency o'
lawless acts.
THE EXPOSITION
In Hio exposition which i# to b 0 held in At
lanta. It. 18b.", Georgia has the greatest op
p(ir tunltie* which have come to her during
her existence as a state.
I recommend that rite general assembly u_->e
every effort and all proper means to secure
for it an extra or Jinaj-A si!; cess ft u r J en n ble
Georgia to attract the attention ol the civil¬
ized world to her climate, her resources and
le-r advantage#, and reap from it. that rich
harvest which will ripen for her If you meet
Hie fall measure of the obligation which now
lesis upon you.
NO Ill'll EASTERN If A ILP.OA I>.
The disposition of the Northeastern rail¬
road, now in the control of the state, tie
serves your cart ini consideration. It is be
Lia operated by the state at considerable
loss. According to the figure* submitted to
you in the message of my preuee's<or in
office, it has, under the light.expend!tuiehero,
tofore required for repairs, paid somewhat
more than operating expense*, but its carn
lugs do not pay the fixed charges upon the
road, and are not sufficient to pay operating
expenses and cancel tho, interest, capon# on
bonds of the road indorsed by the state.
"jHs
tion. A copy of Ms
with this message,
special attention. 'I^B clea^H
cellent one, and 1# a
which should be in your
ing out with of the the state's important relations < j||‘ reyTrnss>|
I desire this general assembly to miv
whether or hot this property shall be uow
sold, end. If not, what coarse should be pur¬
sued by the stnto In its management of It,
and what should be done to meet the state’*
obligation on bonds indorsed by it, It i#
worthy of note in determining tills question,
that while but a small amount has been ex¬
pended in repairs upon the road up to this
date, according to the report of Mr. Gnhbett,
to which 1 have referred, it will bo neces
snry to expend during the next year, a sum
considerably In excess of that expended dur¬
ing this last year.
I ask you, also, to inquire into iho condi¬
tion and valueof that part of tho road mpon
which the state also has a claim to secure
the bonds indorsed by it > lying beyond Lula
and reaching to Tallulah Frills. I most re¬
spectfully ask that your honorable body In¬
stitute inquiry, and give me such advice'a*
you may deem wise, as to what course the
state should pursue with reference to the
part of the road in question.
In pursuance of my official duty, 1 submit
these suggestions to you. the representatives
of the people, whose prerogative it is to
enact legislation, lo perfect our laws, pro¬
mote our growth, and advance our civiliza
j Hon, and leave them to i>e disposed oj oy
you. bb lu your wisdom you may believe to
be to the best interests of the state.
V. Y. Atkinson, Governor.
■
rutqsrn «nm«A«S oqs *neapijqD pnq
•rjjojwto °1 *3nup »qs •ssjit ©umooq -*qs uan v\
’t’uojsv,) .io; pwtjo ‘pntD » #8.iv ops u-vq^V
•vtiortv.) j-*i; av«S ja; ^nts sv.u .Cqtqj u-vq.w
A Loss of $60,000.
A tire IV in Fowler Rrnt* i° 8, ’ nrekin« packing
t Ivansas mi ity n* W ednestlavinoril
^
^
^ . D S Caused a loss of 800,000.
^ vav* Roanoke, i \a. v- f> the Evening
<Jt ( ~ ^ UD10nplintcr8 8 jjBckW'CdU 68 -
day morning because the management
refused to employ a union pressman,
Non-union men 'were secured at once
*° P* ace of the strikers.
Blaze iu a Coal Mine.
Tie buildings of a shaft at Spring
Valley, II]., Mere completely destroyed
Jr I he fir0 damage ear f v is . Wednesday already $3o,000, morning, and
should the flames reach the numerous
wooden passage ways and face of the
eoa j m j neS; jj, e i OS8 ex ceed half a
million.
Six Sailors Drowned.
day moridng aTthe^tra^c-etoB^ton
harbor between the fishing schooner
Grade H. Benson, and the Philadel
^ The :a schooner aQt ^ Reading was sunk steamer and six Reading, of her
crew drowned.
Hot Water For Sleeplessness
Lord Rosebery says tha^ as soon
k5 the story of Ills sleeplessness got
into *-VUre the newspapers after he en
V, Giiulstano’- triad-tone » CaUnm ( abune.. Le waa
.
deluged With cures. One Of the
first, and what seemed 40 him the
easzsst, was to sip before going to
h e A a tumbler r “ Dier cf c r h°t-water. bo' water Pte Hs triad tried
**» ^Du Since , n&S hs-i no further
trouble of the kir.d.—(Xew York
Tribune,
ICEBERGS.
Fragments of Glaciers That Float
Down From Polar Seas,
They Are a Menace to Vessels
Crossing the Atlantic.
An iceberg melts very slowly.
WliCll ill crossing the Atlantic YOU SCO
a lx;rg you may know that it has floated
in tho bUD and ram . thousands , of . miles
to that place, and lias been perhaps
knocking about fur the letter part of
a year without aensible diminution.
Many people think that icebergs are
accumulations of sea ice from the po¬
lar regions, and foolishly imagine
when they see a berg that the ice at
the polo must be several thousand feet
thick, As a matter of fact it is impos¬
sible for iee on tho surface of any
sheet of water to frecZO to fi depth r of
twenty foet, as the ice itself acts as a
ghield Or prote<kio& from, the Cold,
i llOWevd', thou
Many lcelXTgS, are
sands of feet ill diameter. Thiaisbo
CSbSC they 810 tll( voken-off ends of
pluciers, wliich Ire zf’- from the top and
bottom and around, the sides.
The glacier coming down to the sea
with its slow but {lure progression,
Bt i 0 ks its nose tim'd'he sea, and the
npward pressure o the water liually
brcflk{ - off tho eIr ^ • Then the berg
floats down from She polar regions .
•when spring looapi ■$ tho ice’s grasp
upon the north, ^ ad it finally gets
into the Atlantic to astonish New
Yorkers on their way to Europe. Less
than one-eighth <>t an iceberg is above
fche water, and the submerged part
often projects out a. long distance.
For this reason steamers give them a
wide berth.
Yet many vessels running into an
iceberg in the fog have been damaged
only above tho wattvline, as was the
case with the Miranda, of the Cook
Arctic Expedition^ Icebergs chill
tho air for a long distance in their
imme diato neighborhood, ami their
presence at sea is often heralded by
the thermometer 5^fore they are seen
ou the horizon.
The i>rapositiou has been more than
once made that long-burningli^hts be
put upon the icebergs floating in the
tracks of ocean stammers so as to lessen
the chances oi‘ a illusion. Hundreds
of these bergs are afloat at ono time in
tho Atlantic, many of them in large
groups. One of them would furnish
iee enough to supply a large city for ft
whole year.
The cumber Hteamer®during c Apjbergs in tho path
of ocean the past year
has been very lai^e. As soon as these
beres have bee tted their location
Hydrogr-2 jn the HydroJ|| ch»gp
issued periodi^SK* _ by t.pe
phic oflice, these bere-^have been iu
^iners kngw iu ad
MhayrsTT? me to be en
Thh bergs drift very
PPrly, sometimes not more than a
mile a day.
They grow smaller and smaller as
they near tho equator, but in more
than one ease they have formed a re¬
fuge for shipwrecked crews, who
trusted to being picked up before the
bergs melted under their feet.—New
York World.
When the Hair Turns Gray,
Concerning gray hair, says a writer
in the Detroit Free Press, there seems
to be no rational theory for change in
the eolor of the hair, except that loss
of pigment-color and presence of gas¬
eous matter in the hair shaft. This
may be the result of natural or arti¬
ficial causes. Probably among Amer¬
icans tho early age nt which the hair
blanches is duo largely to nervous
conditions. Mental and physical dis¬
turbances undoubtedly often affect the
secreting apparatus of the hair, de¬
stroying coloring matter, for history
records instances of the change of hair
from dark to white in a single night
through the cerebral excitement of
some groat loss, bodily or men¬
tal anguish: neither can col¬
oring matter, •• nice entirely destroyed,
be restored. 1K> not believe the quacks
who pretend lo restore gray hair to
the youthful color in any other way
than by dyeing, for science has not
yet discovered a met hod by which pig¬
ment, once entirely exhausted, can be
renewed. Dark hair may be bleached,
but no sane person could be deceived
by the dull, lustreless yellow' of hair
so treated, neither does dye deceive
any one, and a woman who would look
charming with a head of white hair
kept perfectly clean and fluffy with
legitimate treatment becomes disgust¬
ing when she resorts to such flagrantly
artificial means for keeping the hair
dark or blonde.
When one's hair turns gray attention
bh&uld be directed toward keeping it
scrupulously dean; toward keeping
the complexion delicate and fine with
color, the eves bright, and the expres
siou animated; for a brilliant face,
framed by snowy hair, hae a peculiar
charm, ii the hair be abundant and
becomingly arranged.
Innuendo.
Alice—Tve been engaged six times.
Maude—-And T’ve been engaged
twelve,
Alice (with emphasis)—Ye«, but I
w&s engaged to a different man each
time.—Chicago Record.
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removes .he i*ui Ids up t he system
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m AGED LADY
SUFFERED 40 YEARS.
Dyspepsia, Chronic Diarrhtea,
Debility, Rheumatism 10 Years.
All Yield to Cermetuer.
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the trouble ran into a
CHROMIC DIARRHOEA.
1 tv.is reduce i to u statu of "real
•lebility. In this condition, some two
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It has done mu num*. u.oo<l than all t.ii«r
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relieved. 1 have recommended ffer
lnetuer D> many others who have
used il with great Lem lit.. 1 think
it is the greatest medicine that l know
of; MRS. 15. PURSEli,
Hazlchurst, Miss.
Mr 1‘unsui If, Hi niollier of lluvs
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loans, two eminent, baptist ministers,
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Neuralgia, Troubles,
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Castoria is l>r, Samuel Pitcher’.*; proscription lor Infants
and Children. If couiainn neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic tibstaneo. it* l;:;rniless substitute
for Paregoric, Drop.;, . ioot-hiaev b'y rups, mni Castor OIK
It is I*Icasant. Lis : ;naranteo i> thirty years’ use by
3Iillions of AXotlie:* -.. * '.'.srorta dest roys Worms and allays
feverishness. Castor;:', prevents vomiting* Sour Curd,
cures Diarrhoea and Wind (. oik*. Castoria relieves
tectliifjg: troubles, cures, cH>nstipation :;n<l flatulency*
Castoria assimilate.; the food, rejailates the stomach
and bowels, healthy and natural sleep. Cas«
toria is the Children’s Panacea—the Mother’s Friend.
Castoria,
"Castoria is an excellent medicine f.-r chll
dren. Mothers* have repeatedly told m; of its
good effect upon their children."
Da. 0. C.
*• Castoria i-the best remedy f.or children < i
which I am acquainted. I hope the day is not
far chstant- when mothers will consider tie > rec, 1
interest of their children, and use Castoria ■
stead of the vnriousquaek nostrums which are
destroying tlu-ir loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats, thereby sending
them to premature graves."
Dn. J. F. IviNunEkoit,
Cost way. Ark.
The Centaur Company, TJ Murray Street, New York City,
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IliiiCON, GA.
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BOILERS t
SAW MIL.JL S,
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COTTON GINS,
COTTON PKE8SES, and everything ©tee fn iho machinery lino.
Please don’t be persuaded lartomq^n;; anything in the machinery
line before writing us for pjides. N
mJtJiAB'i BROS, k (JO , Macon, tia.
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i file fewest clothing stores
! in the Sotith, in Atlanta
: and Maeon. When in need
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Mail orders promptly flll
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39-41 Whitehall St., 552-554 Chierry St.,
Atlanta, Ga. Maeon, Ga
Enterprise LER Works
GEO. T. GIFFORD, Proprietor,
MANUFACTURER OF
Boilers, Smoke Stacks )
Oil and Water Tanks, Iron Door and Window Shutters,
Wrought Iron Grating for Cellar Ventillating.
in fact, ftli kinds of Wrought Iron Work.
Special attention given to repairs of all kinds. Competent workmen to send out on
repairs in the country. Prices guaranteed to be as low as good work can be done at.
All work guaranteed to be firft vlua. Orders solicited.
Dealers in kinds of Steam FiUir gs, such as
Steam Guages, Safety Valves, Whistles,
Globe aod Check Valves, Guage Cocka, Etc.
Addreiui—
GEORGE T. GIFFORD,
Rnt*rpr!i»#t Boiler Work*. MACON. GA
Advertise Now
It wil c T *
Castoria.
' t toria i -t so well adc.ptt*d lo children Urn*
j recommend it assupoi ior toauy prescription
i known to me."
If. \. VuciiEii, SI. D..
i ; i! (‘xfont Ft Brooklyn, X. Y.
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"Our physicians i.i the children's depart
inert have spok**n higliiy o 1 * t tcir experi
enev ir their outside practice with Castoria.
and although we only ? «avo ainuug (mr
, mt-dical supplies what is known as regular
products, vet we are free i-.* eon loss that the
merit.; of Castoria has won us to lo<>k with
favor upon it."
i'siTi:;i lloat'iTab ami DtseENSznY,
Boston, Maas.
A I.lex C. Smith. iVcs.,