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THE SANDERSVILLE
HERALD
The Sandersville Herald.
SEMI-WEEKLY
Establshed in 1841.
Oldest. Paper in This Section of Georgia
Official Organ of Washington County.
Herald Publishing Co.
G. H. HOWARD, Editor.
J. E. TAYLOR, Manager.
Entered at the Sandersville post-
office as Second Class mail matter
January 2nd, 1907.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.
One Year $1 -01)
Six Months, -&0
Three Months, -26
PAID IN ADVANCE.
DIDN’T ASK ENOUGH.
FICTITIOUS ENTRIES MADE.
The Lawyer Should Have Probed Hii
Witness a Little Deeper.
A small but distinguished company
of English lawyers sat talking over
old times. Among them was Mr. S..
who told the following story:
“I was retained,” he said, "by an ex-
soldier to sue for the recovery of £33
which he had lent to a friend. The
late Mr. J. was counsel for the de
fendant. J. cross examined the plain
tiff in his usunl forcible way.
“ ‘You lent him the money?’ Mr. J.
asked.
“ ‘I did. sir.’
‘“It was your own money?’
“ ‘It was, sir.’
“ ’When did you lend him the mon
ey ?
”‘In July.’
’’ ‘Where did you get that money,
sir?’
“ ‘I earned it. sir.’
“‘You earned It, eh? When did you
earn It?’
“‘During the Boer war, sir,’ he said
in a very humble tone.
“ ‘You enrned It during the Boer
war? Pray what was your occupation
during the war?’ Mr. J. inquired.
" ‘Fighting, sir.’ the mau replied mod
estly.
*’ ’Oh. fighting!’ Mr. J. said, some
what taken down.
“I smiled triumphantly. Mr. J. was
very angry. Well, we went to the
Jury, and I, of course, had the Inst to
eay. I sailed away to glory. I spoke
of the war, of the lives which It cost
us, of the awful battles which helped
to build up the glory of our nation, of
the self denial and bravery of our
men, who left home and wife and
children nnd father and mother and
everything that was dear to them and
went forth to the light. I worked up
the Jury and got a verdict for the full
amount. As we were quitting the
courtroom Mr. J. said:
“ ‘S.. yonr war speech gained you the
verdict. If you hadn't discovered
through my cross examination that the
man had fought In the Boor war, you
would have been beaten.’
•' ‘My friend.’ I replied, ‘If you had
only asked the mau which side he
fought ou you might be going home
with a verdict. My client served un
der the Boer flag.’ ’’
Manager California Safe Deposit and (
Trust Co., Makes Confession. j
San Francisco, Dec. 12.—J. Dalzell
Brown, the Imprisoned ihanager of the
California Safe Deposit and Trust com-
panv, Wednesday, made a confession
to the bank commission that fictitious
entries were made In the books of the
bank.v The confession came after
Brown had been subjected to a long
sweating process by Bank Commission,
era Garroute and Sheror. Finally,
when Brown was cornered, he blurted
out, “Y'es, its true; those entries do
not represent real transactions."
The entries which Brown has con
fessed wore false related to two Items,
each of $100,000, which appeared as
assets of the bank. Thdse Items as
recorded on the books made it appear
that the California Safe Deposit nnd
Trust company had on deposit $100,-
000 in each of two New York banks.
Brown maintained almost to the end
of the interview with the commission
ers that the entries represented genu
ine assets, but when pressed further
Tor a complete explanation, he broke
down and admitted the truth.
WORKED IN FACTORY 46 YEARS.
SMS 10110 TERM
President Roosevelt Silences Talk
on That Subject.
AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENT
Funeral of Woman Is Attended by One
Thousand Employees.
Waterbury, Conn., Dec. 12.—Out of
respect for the memory of a woman
who had worked in the factory for 4<!
yoars, the works of the Waterbury
Buckle company closed Wednesday,
and every one of the 1,000 employees,
from the president down, followed the
body of Bllen Galvin to the grave.
Miss Galvin entered the employ of
the company In 1861, and during all
the years since, missed but five days
from her machine. When the com
pany offered to retire her she refused
and when they wanted to raise her
pay, she refused again, saying her
work was worth no more than she was
getting. She never received more
than $1.50 a day, but accumulated a
neat little fortune.
POPE RECEIVES DON CARLOS.
Pretender to Spanish Throne Given
Audience by the Pontiff.
Rome, Dec. 12— The pope Thursday
received in private audience Don Car
los, of Bourbon, the pretender to the
Spanish throne.
Don Carlos expressed the hope that
the pontiff would assist him In an at
tempt to regain the throne of Spain,
but the pope, although saying that his
friendship was unaltered, indicated
plainly that for political reasons it
would be Impossible for him to change
his present attitude toward King Al
fonso.
Don Carlos enjoyed the most inti
mate relations with the present pope
when the latter was patriarch of Ven
ice.
The President Adheres to Hit De.
cision Made After the Election in
1904 That He Would Not Accept a
Third Nomination.
Washington. Dec. 12.—President
Roosevelt will not be a candidate for
a third term. All doubt on this point
was Wednesday night dispelled by the
authoritative statement from the
White House that Mr. Roosevelt still
adheres to the declaration of renuncia
tion made on the night of the election
three years ago. In the statement
issued President Roosevelt says he has
not changed, and shall not change, the
■decision communicated to the Amer
ican people In 1904.
It appears that President Roosevelt
has been awaiting the call for the re
publican national convention to af
ford the proper opportunity for mak
ing his position clear and unmistak
able, thus leaving the field clear for
Fairbanks, Taft. Cannon, Knox, For-
aker and others declared or respec
tive candidates for the republican
nomination. The president’s statement
follows:
"On the night, after election, T made
the foTlowlng announcement:
“ ‘I am deeply sensible of the hon
or done me 'by the American people
In thus expressing their confidence
In what I have done and have tiled to
do. I appreciate to the full the
solemn responsibility this confidence
Imposes on me, and I shall do all that
la In my power not to forfeit It. On
the 4th of Mnrch, next, I shall have
served three and a half years, and
this three and a half years constitute
my first term. The wise custom which
limits the president to two terms re
gards the substance and not the form,
and under no circumstances will I be
a eandldate for or accept another nom
ination.’
"I have not changed, and shall not
change the decision thus announced."
BRYAN STOCK RISING.
Third Term Renunciation of Roosevelt
Cheers up Democrats.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 12.—The I
democratic national convention will
In all probability meet the latter part
of June next year. Bryan, it Is said,
I am a Candidate
For the Honor of Being the
Handsomest (Country Man who
will be seen in the
“Daylight Corner Grocery Store ’
during the next two weeks.
The'next two weeks will be
Special Opening Days at This Store
for Country Men generally and ladies in particu
lar. Everybody will be allowed to vote and I
am in the race to the finish.
While you are in the City making purchases
have^these^City Merchants to send your bundles
at the DAYLIGHT CORNER Grocery Store and
Make sThis Place
THE PURSER’S JOKE.
Why Religious Services Were Not Held
or. That Trip.
On most of the big ocean steamers a
minister is usually found among the
passengers, and Invariably he Is called
upon on Sunday to conduct religious
service In the main dining saloon. Oc
casionally the man of the cloth seeks
the purser nnd nsks if he may conduct
n service on the Sabbath. A case of
this sort happened recently on one of
1 lie Ited D steamers ou the run from
Now York to La Guayrn. A young
minister who three days before the
steamer sailed had taken orders from
a seminary, ami n day later n wife
asked the purser if lie might conduct
religious aervlce ou the follow ing day,
which was Sunday. The purser re
plied that the dining saloon was at ills
disposal and that the passengers
would be informed. “At what hour
shall the service begin?" asked the
young minister. The purser rubbed
his brow a moment and replied that
he could begin at “nine bells.” The
minister aud his bride uppeared In the
dining saloon at 9 o'clock In the morn
ing aud waited four hours for the con
gregation, which did not come. Ou
the following day he listened again for
“nine bells,” but heard them not.—New
York Tribune.
Federal Grand Jury.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 12.—The
federal grand* jury has been organized
for the term with A. J. McBlhaney
as foreman, with twenty other men.
Judge Thomas G. Jones made the
usual charge, calling attention to duty
In a general way. He did not refer
to the railroad litigation except to say
that after the work of the term the
jury would be given a recess instead
of a discharge, as they might be
needed later on. ’
Dallas, Ga., P. O. Is Robbed.
Dallas, Ga., Dec. 12. — A bold rob
bery of the postofflee by three white
men took place here at 1 o’clock Wed
nesday night. About $200 in stamps
and $90 in money was taken. The
safe was blown open, the robbers mak
ing their escape in the darkness. No
clew as to their identity was obtained.
THE WEST POINT CHAIN.
She Said the Wrong Thing.
“I shall never for* )t the breakfast I
gave to a pretty girl when I first knew
her,” the short man began. “It would
make your mouth water to hear what
it was—grape fruit to begin with, the
most delicate of breakfast food with
cream, a choice broiled chicken—it was
a late breakfast—the finest of fruit,
coffee. I can’t remember the things
I ordered for her at that breakfast, and
what do you think she said when she
finished? She said: "You needn’t have
gone to so much trouble. I don’t care
for anything but a couple of eggs for
my breakfast and a piece of toast.”
* "It was the wrong thing to say, I
will admit,” sighed ids wife. “I was
that girl, and I have been living ever
since on a couple of eggs for my break
fast and a piece of toast.”—New York
Press.
Mail Pouch Rifled of $3,000.
Honolulu, Dec, 12.—A registered
pouch of United States mull sent on
the steamer Kinan, on her last voyage
to Hilo, was opened and ?3,000 taken.
It War Nearly a Mile In Length and
Weighed Almost 200 Tons.
From an ironmuker’s point of view
the greatest achievement during the
Revolutionary period was the making
of the great West Point chain. This
massive chain, which has probably
never had an equal since the first ham
mer struck upon the first anvil, was
stretched across the Hudson river at
West Point to prevent the British fleet
from making a second attack upon
Kingston and Albany. It was nearly
n mile In length and weighed almost
200 tons, mnny single links being as
heavy as an ordinary sized mau. To
complete It in six weeks sixty men
hammered day and night at seventeen
forges, aud the cost of It was placed
at $400,000. “The great chain Is buoy
ed up,” writes Dr. Tacher. “by very
large logs, pointed at the ends to less
en their opposition to the force of the
current. The logs nre placed at short
distances from eacli other, tho chain
carried over them ami made fast to
each by staples. There are also
number of anchors dropped at proper
distances, with cables made fast to
the chain, to give it greater stability.”
No British ship passed tills iron har
rier. With its aid West Point became
the strongest military post in America
—so strong that treachery was tried
where force of arms had failed. When
Benedict Arnold was plotting the sur
render of West Point lie wrote Anclre
and said, “I have ordered that a link
be removed from tlie great chain and
taken to tho smith for repair.” The
chain, however, remained in place til!
the end of tho war, and links of it are
still to he seen in tlie museums of Al
bany, West Point, New burg aud New
York.—Exchange.
WILLIAM .1. BUY AS.
will be the nominee. The choice of
location seems to lie between Chicago,
"Louisville and Denver, with Cleveland,
also, In the running. Kansas City
and St. Jjouis seem to be out of It.
His supporters say Bryan is just as
much the nominee of the democratic
.party for the next race as though the
convention had finished its work. The
declaration of President Roosevelt re
iterating his election night pledge
that he would not be a candidate for
a third term, has wonderfully Inspired
the national committeemen who have
been discussing the outlook. Many of
them have expressed the belief that
the president, handicapped by the
third- term millstone, would prove an
easy victory for Mr. Bryan, With
President Roosevelt out of it, they be.
lieve Mr. Bryan can defeat any man
the republicans can name. He is more
closely identified with the Roosevelt
program than any other man in the
country in either party. He has fought
for them, urged them and praised the
president when the latter put them in
to effect.
Coast Line Trains Collide.
Ludowlci, Ga., Dec. 12.—Wednesday
morning freight trains Nos. 208 and
‘209, of the Atlantic Coast line ran
together, which resulted in wrecking
of ten cars which were almost eom-
pletedly demolished. A negro bruke
rnan threw open a switch which al
lowed the westbound engine to crash
Into the east bound freight. Several
hours were required to clear the deb
ris. The damage cannot be estlmat
ed but it is thought to be comparative
ly light. The engineer and conduc
tor were slightly hurt.
’
Ship Faced Fierce Storms.
Plymouth, Dec. 12.—-Captain Smith,
of the White Star liner Adriatic,/rora
N«w York, for Cherbourg and South
ampton, which arrived here at 9:45 a.
m. Thursday» reported 1 that fierce
•torms were encountered on the voy
age, delaying tho Adriatic’s arrival
k»r« sixteen (hours.
Headquarters
Justjhavefyour name put ou them and have
them tmarked:[in care of the
Country man in
a City Store.
Before^getting out, I will kiss all the Babies
and sell .you something to eat worth eating.
Appetising,'Fresh, Good things to eat is what
1 Sell.
There Is No Place Like
Home and
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