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THE 3ANDERSVILLE HERALD.
CLOSING SESSION OF THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
Tclfak - , to provide for the creatioa
of a board of commissioners of roads
and revenues in the county of Tel
fair; by Mr. Hines of Baldwin, to
amend an act to create a board of
commissioners of roads and revenues
for the county of Baldwin; by Messrs.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaa a a a . Matthews and Clarke of Lowndes, to
.ini iTmr i r/MDt a m.amend an art to create a board of
Ex tra Session Will Be Necessary to Act on Convict Lease Question
and Other Important Matters.
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
WHAT THE LEGISLATURE ACCOMPLISHED DURING
THE SESSION JUST CLOSED.
Passed measure appropriating $3.U00 to pay expenses of convict
probe, directing committee to report to extra session
Passed Henderson resolution delaying renewal of school book
contract for two years until January l 1911
Passed measure creating Greater Atlanta.
Passed constitutional amendment by Mr. Foster, giving pension
to every confederate veteran and widow with less than $1 500
Passed the telegraph bill, forcing companies to deliver’nromDtly
all messages received, under penalty of fine
Passed a pure registration bill,, which was urged by Governor
Smith.
Passed the primary election law, another measure favored by the
governor. *
Passed measure making pension commissioner elective by the
people. f
Passed a bill allowing firemen and policemen to ride free on
street cars.
Passed bill providing for support of agricultural schools and ag
ricultural college at Athens.
What They Did Not Accomplish.
Started an investigation of the convict lease system, and after
discussing and killing many proposed measures, bearing on the
disposition of the state oonvlcts, let the matter go over to an ex
tra session.
Spent much time over the anti-lobby bill, another measure fa
vored by Governor Smtlh, but did not act on the matter.
Bill to tax near beer places $200 killed. House passed measure,
but senate refused. __
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I-°ver of My Soul,” "Nearer, My God,
to Thee,” and finally, “The Old Time
The following bills were passed by Religion.”
the house at the night session; By The sale of near beer may be con-
Senator Felder of the Twenty-second tlnued in Georgia unhindered by any
District, to quit the title to real es- tax by the state.
tate in Georgia held under foreign By the narrow margin of two votes
wills; by Senator Overstreet of the the senate failed to provide a tax of
Seventeen District, to fix the adver- from $200 to $300 on dealers, manu-
lising of official notices in Tatnall facturers and warehousemen engaged
county; by Mr. Candor of DeKalb, to in producing and dispensing that non
supplement and increase the appro- intoxicating beverage commonly call-
priations for the railroad cominis- ed almost beer.
sion; by Mr. McMahan of Clarke, to The following bills were passed at
Flyut of the senate and Speaker Sla-' pay Mrs. G. Houser, the per diem for the night session: By Mr. Hines of
ton of the house went "bang" und with this session of the legislature that Baldwin, to pay Mrs. O. M. Case for
it. the valedictory; would have been earned by G. Hou- dwelling house which was burned by
"This house stands adjourned, sine ser, former doorkeeper of the house; convicts; by Mr. Candler of DeKalb,
die; God bless you.” by Messrs. Taylor and Martin, to a resolution for meetings of the gen-
According to the official clock of more thoroughly carry out the pro- eral assembly to investigate the pris-
the house, which had been stopped, visions of the pure food act; by on commission; by Mr. Candler of
it was only 8:23 p. m., while that Messrs. Blackburn and Bell of Ful- DeKalb, a resolution to appropriate
In the senate pointed to 9:50, ton, to appropriate $5,000 to the con- money to pay the expenses of the
This was made necessary by the federate soldiers’ home of Georgia; special Joint investigating committee;
law, which makes the legislature ad- by Mr. Barrett of Stephens, to pro- by Messrs. Slater and Dykos, to pre-
Journ by midnight of the fiftieth day. Icide how and in which way pensions scribe the date of electric telegraph
During the closing hours of the ses- due confederate veterans shall be companies as to receiving and trans
ition of the general assembly the ofll- paid; by Mr. Barrett of Stephens, to mittlng dispatches and messages; by
dais of both houses were handsome- amend an act to make appropriations Mr. White of Screven, to establish a
ly remembered with testimonials from for the ordinary expenses of the exec- system of public schools in the city
commissioners of roads and revenues
in the county of Ijowndes; by Mr.
Adams of Chatham, to authorize the
municipal authorities of certain cities
to provide for municipal prisons; by
Mr. White of Madison, to incorporate
the city of Danielsvllle.
At the night session of the senate
the Foster pension bill, which. It is
estimated, will add $1,000,000 annual
ly to the budget of the state, was
passed. This bill involves a constitu
tional amendment and must be sub
mitted to the people for ratification
before It becomoB effective.
The bill by Representatives Slater
and Dykes, providing that telegraph
companies must put the date and time
of receiving messages on the mes
sages, and fixing a penalty of $25 for
failure to deliver within a reasonable
length of time, was passed.
A number of local and pension bills
were also passed. Authority was giv
en for policemen and firemen to ride
free on street railroads.
While the senate was waiting for
the report of the confreres on the agri
cultural -bill, the members improved
the time by singing, more or less mu
sically, such pious selections as “Jesus
* On the last day of the session both
houses worked hard, each holding
three sessions. With the usual
see lies the solons adjourned at 3 a.
m Thursday morning, though the
goodbyes were not us solemn as usual,
owing to the fact that in a few days
ills two bodies will again be in ac
tion.
As the big bell In the court house
dock tolled the hour of 3 Thursday
morning, the gavels of President
the members of the legislature.
IN THE HOUSE.
August 12.
The house adopted resolutions la
menting the death of former mem
bers Wednesday morning. The gov
ernor's message, stating that an ex
tra session of the general assembly
would be called was read. After a
lengthy and heated debate the house
passed the bill which makes the reg
istration laws of the state more strin-
sent.
Two important
utive. legislature and judicial depart- of Sylvanla; by Mr. White of Scre-
rnents of the government; by Senator ven, to amend an act creating the city
Gordy of the Twenty-fourth, to fix the court of Sylvanla; by Mr. Strickland
age for road duty in Muscogee coun- of Pike, to establish the city court
ty; by Senator Camp of the Thirty- of Barnesvllle; by Messrs. Slade, Rub-
first, to authorize the governor to take 1 sell and McMahon, to exempt police
options on terminal sites in Chatta- and firemen of cities by the olties’ re-
nooga. quest, from the general exclusion from
■at Tnr ccmatf free Passes; by Mr. Barrett of Ste-
I1N I rit DfcNA 1 Eu phens, to pay pension of F. M. Rice
to W. A. Mitchell; by Mr. Bond of
August 12. Forsyth, to pay pension to W. J.
senate
Most of the session of the senate Standford; by Messrs. Blackburn and
Wednesday morning was devoted to a Bell of Fulton, to appropriate $5,000
discussion of a bill to appropriate $25,- for the maintenance and use of the
measures 000 for the fiscal year 1908 and $60,000 state board of health; by Mr. Noyes
were passed by the house at the af
ternoon session and with the signa
ture of the governor will become laws
In Georgia.
The first extends tho present school
book contract, which expires January
1, 1908, to January 1, 1911.
The other Is a primary measure
for the fiscal year 1909, to the Uni
versity of Georgia for the support
and maintenance of the State Agri
cultural college at Athens. After
much discussion the senate voted
these appropriations In addition to
the sum of $30,000 for expenses of
that institution up to June 1 of this
which fixes the date* of state prima- 1 present year. Under amendments
ries at some date not sooner than $5,000 was also appropriated for he
» ,he «« wr * 1 “-“ISSSJ? c .££ TePp^X
in Oi-tohnr experiment
Tb. «r.t means th.t Cher, will be Ua Che necea.iily oi which was each-
no school booh war In the fall, with oally tltged by ' ,
siSTKtiar*” 1,1 “■ ““ “r d sr.M aw&’ff r
S accohd mean, that there will ; r,Tag out of ..Perlment. U. OMnjJ
he no more primaries on Juno 4. iU° n witb 1 p . , * branch ex-
Another Important action taken was cane at the state branch ex
that of tabling the resolution which perlmontal station Way cross.
sought to set as a special order the The S °HT a T L r ^ tolet7h. con-
senate measure which gives the right aud the se i g • . eH8 i 0U
of eminent domain to water powers. I vict bill.await the ext™^
In addition the following bills were! totheeassage ofap
passed at the afternoon session: By ! was liven These bills having
Senator Bush of the Eighth, to amend proprlatlon bills. These bills having
of Butts, to appropriate $2,000 for im
proving the state’s property at Indian
Springs; by Mr. Foster of Cobb, to
amend article 7, section 1, paragraph
1, of the constitution, relative to tho
payment of pensions; by Mr. Black
burn of Fulton, to pay pension to Mrs.
Tallulah of Towns; by Mr. Goode of
Perkins, to pay pension to Mrs Mary
Blackstock; by Mr. Tyson of Eman
uel, to pay pension to George M. Brin
son; by Mr. Fowler of Bibb, to au
thorize the re-recording of deeds,
mortgages and other liens In new
counties.
ator Busn or tne bigum, auicuu bv (h e house
the charter of the town of Colquitt; already xlvnature to
cnarier or me town ui - - • . Miniature to
by Senator Dobbs of the Twenty-fifth, need only the governors signature
tb repeal act incorporating the town be £° b ® e f< ; nowlng bmB wer e passed at
of Edgewood In DeKalb vounty, to
extond the limits of the city of At
lanta, to repeal act Incorporating the
town of Battle Hill In Fulton county; prove n „ viaon of Greene to
Senator rfawes of the Thirtieth,; rietta; by Mr Davison of Greene, ^
the afternoon session: By Mr. Foster
of Cobb, to appropriate $5,000 to tm-
the confederate cemetery at Ma-
py Senator Hawes or tne i nirueiu,,. ' „ , fidl iineer for copying
i “. c “ rp l 0 „ rate .. t . h ® t . clty 0f Unl0n CUy pension roUs^n the pension office; -by
in Campbell county. i M^wntson "of Harris to pay pension
The first bill passed by the house Mr- ElUson of p / tb0 ynar
at the night session had already been to M: jj y McMahan of Clarke, to
oassed by the senate, and will soon • Jf J j 7 000 l0 the trustees of
become a law. University of Georgia for the sup-
It punishes as a misdemeanor any i the Uni y Norma i School at
person who .puts a carcass in a road,! port of _the State Norma^
HEADLIGHT BILL NOT A LAW.
* u uu l r ul " “ . , a tVianQ * • hv Ml*. ttJnCS UI Iinluwiu»
running stream or property of anoth-! Lopriate the sum of $7,671.76
er without burying It deep enough to to^ app Norma i an( i industrial
destroy all stench.
Thl. measure.,'which provide, that | Mid
... third of th.'w.g.» of bjar- Htoj.
day or over of journeymen mecnanica j appropriate the sum
and day laborers, not now subject to of B - the year 1908 an d $30,-
garnishment, may be, after the pass- of $15, ? the support
age of this act, was tabled after a 000 for toe year ij ^ QeoVgla state
heated debate. Sanitarium for the insane; by Mr.
Following this the famous fight over Sa Mltc hell, to authorize the
establishing a secondary national Jon® 1 Qf penalon due Mrs. Queen
guurd for Georgia, to be known as the pay th ‘ e yoar 1908; by Mr. Wil-
Georgia Volnuteers, which organiza- 8b Dodge to incorporate the
lion is to do home guard duty in tho Hams of uoage, _ ,. r „J
fivant of the regular national guard be
ing called out of the state by the
president of the United States, took ^ ^ ^
place and was passed. IZlnd an^ act”dreating the city court
The bill by Senator Dean of the J" £ . by Mr Pope of
fifth district, to allow street ear com- of F > incorporate the town of
paije3 to make, manufacture and seU r 5 . , ’ b white of Madison, to
gas, was defeated. , . 1 :‘kiV,.' ,h e city court of Daniels-
T^e house passed, then, the bills by ; White of Madison, to
Senator Felder of the twenty-second, v , > p| tv court of Madison
town of Leon; by Mr. Ward of Coffee.
to repeal an act incorporating the
town of Buchanan; by Messrs Cham-
Ki Dean and Wright of Floyd, to
Railway Men Claim Senate Made Mis
take at Last Session.
Atlanta, Ga.—While its supporters
thought the bill requiring that all lo
comotives on regular railroads be
equipped with headlights had been
passed by the legislature, opponents
of the measure declare that through
an unintentional omission on the part
of the senate the measure is dead.
It will probably be tested In tho
courts, whereby a peculiar question
of parliamentary procedure will bo
deoided.
The bill was Introduced In the
house by Mr. Tift of Dougherty. It
passed. In the senate it passed by
substitute, by which the railroad com
mission was merely empowered to
require headlights, the mandatory
feature fmlng omitted. The substi
tute was passed by a clear constitu
tional majority.
The house rftused to concur, and
on the last night the senate voted to
recede from its action in passing the
substitute. The vote was 18 to 12-
This was sufficient to recede, but not
enough to pass a bill.
The matter was dropped, the sena
tors thinking the bill had been en
acted. Railroad attorneys claim that
tho measure has not been passed;
that if by receding from its action
the senate made tho measure law
such did not succeed in its purpose
because of the vote being less than
that required for the enactment of a
^The bill was bitteily fought by the
railroads on the ground that the re
quirement is unnecessary and would
cost them between two and three
hundred thousand dollars to carry
out.
:be iweniy-sevui.u, cour t
to (|Ht the titles to real e8,ate ^° nt y- fy Messrs. Alexander and
Georgia under foreign wills, and that, coun y, J EeKalb> t0 amend the
by Senator Overstreet, to provide lor nf Kj r k W ood; by Mr. Cook of
c^advertl.l.g I. T.lt.all county. ^ ^ - —— ~ ^ ^ , Urt> , oMh
Liaim s uiinwinz a pile of
The Southern Commercial Secreta
ries, at their convention in Chatta
nooga, Tenn., selected Atlanta as
their next meeting place and elected
W. R. Royster of Chattanooga, presi
dent, and John A. Benjamin of Alba
ny, vice president.
Tho Horse Swappers’ Convention,
which met in Cartersville, was attend
ed by about six hundred members.
Traveling mule and horse traders in
their picturesque gipsy wagons, came
from all directions, and every man in
Bartow, Cobb, Cherokee, Gordon,
Paulding, Polk and Murray counties
who has an animal witli four legs and
strength enough to get here, was on
hand. The horse swapping conven
tion was unique in more than one par
ticular. There were no rules govern
ing the classification of animals eligi
ble to entry upon the trading marts,
the only requirement being that the
"critter” must be on the ground where
it can be seen, and must have four
legs upon which It might stand, If
able or Inclined. For the sake of ap
pearance, it was requested that all
"critters" have hair upon them, but
this was by no means required. Each
and every member was supposed to
be his own judge of "horse flesh,” and
to those who got worsted little sym
pathy was extended. That was hit
own misfortune, and It is against the
unwritten law of the horse swappers
to "Bqueal.” Many trades and Bales
were recorded.
Patents have been Issued to the fol
lowing Georgians; Rat trap, Thomas
Knight, Atlanta; fender for cultiva
tors, Abba Benton and C. D. Jordan,
Montlcello; angle cock for fluid pres
sure brake system, J. A. Hicks, At
lanta, assignor to Hicks’ Improved
Engine Brake company, Barae place;
rail Joint, H. J. Thomas, Jr., Macon;
Insole, Joseph von Uracht, Savannah,
assignor of one-half to Herrmann Ro
senheim, same place.
Stock subscriptions for ( establish
ment of a large creamery at Amerl-
cus have been completed and the en
terprise is thus fully assured. Four
hundred cows will be utilized.
Jane Worthey, an aged colored wo
man, living at Beach Haven, near
Macon, is paying a visit to her chil
dren living on tho plantation of 11.
T. Manley, near Pomona, the young
est of which, she says, 1h 80 years
old. The old woman claims to be 125
years old, und says this Is her first
visit this way in torty years. She got
along well without crutch or cane and
apparently is in good physical health.
At a rally of the Farmers’ Union
held In Statesboro it was decided to
build a new warehouse in that city
where the farmers of Bulloch county
can store their cotton.
In attempting to shoot his wife,
Isaiah Singleton of Americus killed
his stepdaughter. As Singleton lev
eled his shotgun his wife’s brother
knocked up the weapon, the chargo
killing the stepdaughter instead. Sin
gleton was captured and jailed.
Claiming that they had been hired
for a year by the police commission
representing the city of Rome, five
discharged policemen have sued the
city for eight months’ salary at $60
per month. Tho police commission
was abolished by legislative enact
ment at this session of the legisla
ture, and the control of the force re
stored to council. The discharge of
the five men followed.
New York capitalists who recently
bought from Captain C. A. Lilly of
Gainesville the Currahee mines prop
erty, in Hall county, six miles from
Gainesville, have been making practi
cal tests of the ore in the mines, and
have definitely decided to put In a
$200,000 smelting plant for working
the gold ores of tho property.
Industries, representing an expen
diture of nearly $300,000 and a capi
talization of several companies of ap
proximately $2,000,000, are being rap
idly rushed to completion near At
lanta, and will be finished In a short
time. The industries are: The acid
plant of the Germofort Manufactur
ing Co., between Atlanta and East
Point, costing $150,000; the acid plant
of Schoen Brothers at Roseland, at
an approximate cost of $60,000; the
creosote plant of the Southern Wood
Preserving Co., costing $25,000.
The following twenty-six young men
have been given scholarships to the
medical department of the State Uni
versity, by Governor Hoke Smith :
State &t large, G. L. Carpenter, Au
gusta; Sheddie Usher, Springfield; L.
F. Lanier, Sylvanla; C. G. Cox, Elll-
jay. First congressional district, T.
B. Brantley, Sylvanla; James T.
Longe, Darien. Second congressional
district, J. -G. Stamolfer, Blakely; W.
H. Watson, Omega. Third congres
sional dstrlct, C. C. Frederick. Kath
leen; L. D. Parrott, Americus. Fourth
congressional district, Homer L. Bar
ker, Franklin; F. C. Harp, Cusseta.
Fifth congressional district, T. R. Ay-
cock, Monroe; Paul J. Smith, Monroe.
Sixth congressional district, B. W.
Greene, Gray; C. B. Brookins, Mil-
ledgeville. 3eventh congressional
district, M. A. Acre, Calhoun; C. E.
Cllatt, Mistleto. Eighth congression
al district, C. E. Griffith, Eatonton;
G W Camp. Carnesville. Ninth con
gressional district, Ralph Freeman,
Dacaula; M. B. Ketron, Clarkesville.
Tenth congressional district, Garnett
Edwards, Crawford ville; Pat H.
Weeks, Appling. Eleventh congres
sional district, W. E. Williams, Soper-
ton; W. W. Massey, Barwick.
J. T. Roberts, living in the Lock
hart district, near Statesboro, killed
two large rattlesnakes near the Ogee-
chee river recently, one having seven
rattles and the other fourteen rat
tles and a button.
The Floyd County Fair Association
was formally organized at Rome, with
J. Lindsay Johnson as president ;
Wilson M. Hardy, treasurer, and C. N.
Fuller, secretary and manager. The
association will * give a county fair
and horse show at Rome on Septem
ber 29 to October 3.
FROM A WOMAN S VIEWPOINT
Co-education in Michigan.
Siuce the University of Mlchl«rsn
became co-educatlonal in 1871, 2832
women have received degrees. Ut
these 2168 were from the literary de
partment, 442 from the medical school
and 47 from the law department.—Un
iversity of Michigan News-Letter.
Washington Shuns Jewelry.
In Washington, D. C„ it is rare now
adays to see a woman wear more
than a brooch os a stick pin, except
on formal occasions. The rage for
necklaces and bracelets, earrings and
chains seems to have vanished. Bar
oness Moncheur Invariably wears
either all white or all black for the
promenade or calling, and not one or
nament is visible except small dia
mond pins to hold her high collar in
place.—New Y’ork Press.
Hsherwomen who has landed many •
salmon, and an unerring shot, and
when in Scotland it amuses her to
go out shooting clad In Mackenzie
tartan kilt and wearing a tam o’shan-
ter.
Before her marriage In 1904 Lady
Constance spent many months shoot
ing in the Rockies, where, absolutely
alone except for her guides, she
camped out. Dressed in breeches and
coat with a cap on her short dark
hair, she looked exactly like a slim,
boyish man.—Tlt-BIts.
Tolstoy'* Good Wif*.
Tolstoy’s domestic life is singular
ly happy, In spite of the fact that hla
wife does not Hhare his views concern
ing religion and sociology. The count
ess is 16 years younger than her hus
band, and, although the mother of 13
children, is still beautiful und chaitn-
lng. She is highly gifted, too—has her
self written throe novels. At one time
she hnd great difficulty in preventing
the count from giving away all hlR
property. “He wished to distribute all
his worldly goods (o the poor,” she
says, "It was I, alone, who prevented
It. Heavens, what a struggle I had!
But, God bo praised, 1 triumphed.
From that day to this, I, and 1 alone,
manage tho count's affairs; every
thing Is done by me—Is In my own
hands.”—New Orleans States.
la removing the front of the brick
building of the J. H. Kelly company
at Montlcello, which was built in 1886,
was negligent in allowing a pile
was n g s stored on the street. J
H Shaw who wrfs seriously injured
H. snaw, ruction has
prepatatory to the placing of new show ” 'r_ t1 nnoo damages.
containing the folio*- Bu od th.t
b, Sing with lh. B Oh.trncUon, a hnn
'vlndoivs, a jar
)|>S named deposits was found In one
of thq corner atones: A copy of the
Atlanta Constitution bearing date 01
September 1. 1886, in which was con
tained an account of the ^' bar ! es ,. 1
earthquake, a copy of tho Weekly
^iudlsonian of same date, a copy o
the Jasper County News, a copy o
Prie-’s Almanac of 1886 and coins ol
Various kinds.
Macon citizens have raised a fund
Georgia counties is reported to State
Entomologist E. U Worsham to be
suffering from black root, which he
estimates will reduce the crop in that
section of the state by 10 per cent.
The counties which report this black
root are Columbia, McDuffie, Washing-
Macon _ mimosa r° ot are uoiumota, mojuiud, „
of $10,000 to be aEed , in that elty ton, Bibb, Talbot, Harris, Muscogee,
of holding a state fail m t - Chattooga, Marion, Sumter, Ma
lt was deemed ad * Vu D erior con, Houston, Pulaski, Dooly, Stew-
journ the Spalding c ° uu *; y 8 , p e . a rt Webster, Randolph, Terrell, Cal-
court, and allow the 1® houn. Dougherty, Early, Worth, Col-
turn to their work, as a Y® ry . ®? a ! wo quitt, Thomas, Brooks, Lowndes, Ber-
able rain has fa.lon ‘ u benefit to rlen, Montgomery, Tattnall, Effingham
day », which will be of vast benent 10 ^ pierce
the growing crops. J
Close to Mother Earth.
The Empresa Eugenie, who 1ms had
so many years of heartache, finds her
comfort In getting close to "Mother
Earth.” At her Riviera villa she leads
a very quiet life and ip her garden
often weeds the beds with her own
hands, still so delicate and pretty,
though so old. No half-withered bud
or blossom Is left on a rose bush on a
plant, and she knows how to wage war
against slugs and snails. At Sir Thom
as Llpton’s estate In Colombo, where
she was a recent guest, one wonders
If she assisted in the gathering of the
tea leaves. When It rains she plays
patience, laying the cards before her
on the table In a solitary game. To
play patience and to poke around the
flowers! Even an empress must thus
find her comfort In a lonely old age.
Brooklyn Life.
Devoted Indian Mother.
The Seminole woman Is a devoted
mother and wife, and her position
In the life of the tribe Is of consider
able Importance. She Is the boss of
her wigwam, and on many questions
of tribal import Bhe is consulted. If
she finds it necessary to her happi
ness and peace of mind to obtain a di
vorce from her brave, Bhe is permitted
to do so without disgrace, and her
children are invariably awarded to
her. In return for these privileges
the Seminole woman Is unusually pa
triotic. She not only maintains the
highest possible moral standard for
her people, but she excludes outsiders
entirely. Any young squaw who allows
her heart to stray to a white man,
add to allow that straying t!o be
known, Is subject to death. There is
a legend to the effect that one such
case occurred and that the guilty
squaw was found one day hanging
to a tree, where all the women In the
tribe had helped to hang her. The
cherishing of the women is said to
omo from a desire to preserve the
race, and as marriages outside of the
ribes arc not allowed and marriages
In the tribe are governed by a strict
law of gens, the women, young and
old, are cherished as carefully as are
white women, and the behavior of tl\e
Semlnale brave differs considerably in
this regard from that of the braves In
other tribes where women are more
numerous.—Leslie’s Weekly.
John D. Rockefeller’s gift of $1,000
;o the Uncle Remu3 Memorial Fund
had a proviso attached to it that $49,*
000 more was to be raised for the
fund within one year. Mayor Joyner
of Atlanta has written Mr. Rockefel
ler that the gift Is not acceptable on
these terms.
The distribution of prizes by thfi
Uniform Rank of the Knights of Py
thias was made before the close of
that lodge's convention at Boston.
Company L of Georgia won the $1,500
prize in the infantry class. The Mo
bile, Ala., company won $600 for the
company coming farthest.
To Look Well Woman’s Duty.
The woman of taste keeps abreast
of the fashions in u way, ttyt Is, she
drops wornout styles and adopts what
ever new ones she can adapt to her
use. If she can afford It she patron
lzes first class dressmakers and gets
her money'B worth by wearing her
clothes two or three seasons without
losing her prestige as a well dressed
woman. There Is an advantage In this
method, as you can see. and I have
been told by women who use It that
there is economy as well.
It Is no economy to save at the ex
pense of good looks. It Is a woman’s
duty to look her best, a duty she owes
to her family. If she can secure It by
a small expenditure so much the hot
ter, but to save by accepting shabhl-
neas Is not creditable save In dire
stress of circumstances. Poverty Is
an excuse for shabblnoss and nothing
else is accepted by the world, save In
the rare cases of shabby millionaires.
—Pittsburg Dispatch.
Society Woman a Decorator.
Lady Mary Graham Montgomery,
one of eight sisters renowned for
their striking beauty,' Is the latest re
cruit to the ranks of artistocratlc trad
ers.
She has elected to start her bus!
ness career as an artistic house dec
orator, and only quite recently opened
premises in Duke street, Manchester
square, London. The distinguished
ownership of the now shop is con
cealed under the following laconic
commercial announcement: “Ropley
House Decoration, Alterations, Uphol
stery. Sanitation.”
Lady Montgomery Is the wife of Si
Thomas Montgomery, seventh baron
et of Stanhope, In Pecblcshire, and the
youngest daughter of the late SI
Thomas and Lady Louisa Moncrleffe
Her eldest sister married tho present
Duke of Athol, who hclds more titles
than any other peer in the British
Isles. Lady Montgomery follows the
eaxmple of many other distinguished
shopkeepers.—London Tit-Bits.
Society Ballet Dancer.
To her many accomplish meets Lady
Constance Stewart-Richardson has
now added that of ballet dancing.
Lady Constance lias been attending
the classes of Mme. Cavalazzi-Maple
son, the famous mistress of the ballet
in Covent Garden, and donning the
usual costume has beer. Initiated in
to tho mysteries of the profession
Lady Constance is said to have a per
feet genius for the art, and if she
cared to devote the time to it she
might become one of the most exqui
site exponents of ballet dancing ever
seen.
Unconventional to a degree Lady
Constance is a noted sportswoman
She is a champion lady swimmer.
Not Bound to the Hearth.
Wcmen physicians advocated at a
session of the American Academy of
Medicine, In Chicago, the right of girls
to enter any profession or to engage
in any business in preference to be
coming wIvcb and mothers.
Several men physicians read papers
deploring that too many women un-
sexed themselves by forsaking home
life for industrial work, and asserting
that the future of the race depended
upon the checking of “this widespread
evil." Then Dr. Helen C. Putnam of
Providence, startled the audience by
declaring that she was in favor of
woman suffrage. She said:
"Every woman has the right to de
velop her best faculties, to become
educated and to enter a business field,
where she meets many men, so she
can select the father of her children.
I favor establishing a study of ‘home
making’ in the public schools of our
country.”
Dr. Emma Culbortson of Bostou
said: "Co-operation of the two sexes
alone la needed to settle the question
of the place of women in business
life.”
Dr. Edward Jackson of Denver, as
serted that conditions had changed
during the last hundred years, and
that women should be allowed to
change their habits and occupations.
Dr. Otto Juettner of Cincinnati said:
"The lack of housewives and domestic
servants is disrupting society and
home life. Women competing with
men simply lower the wage scale,
cause a lack of support by men, and
a tendency toward singleness.”
Fashion Not**.
The pastel and sofe blues are among
the best sellers at the silk depart
ments.
The strictly Pompadour coiffure
calls for a small hat to be worn far
back on the head.
The princess petticoat is almost a
necessity for the woman who wears
fashionable clothes.
A little full V of silk between sur
plice fronts forms a very satisfactory
style for a slim figure.
An excellent coat for all-round wear
Is that made of voile strapped with
silk but volJ of fussy trimmings like
lace.
Pony coats are quite as popular as
ever, and are trimmed with bands of
self material in suspender effect over
the shoulder.
Trimmings of tiny points falling
in pendant fashion from leaves sewed
to the frock material are a high priced
French novelty..
Though we see less of • gold and
silver tissue than formerly, touches
of It remain modish, appearing chiefly
as narrow belts and borderings.
Very wide fancy back combs of
shell and Jet curve about the head
almost from ear to e-ar, the support
ing prongs disappearing Into the fluff
of hair at the back.
For afternoon gowns the daintily
checked voiles in two-toned effects
are exceptionally attractive, when
fashioned with a garniture of silk,
which gives them body.
It Is a good idea to make a plain
bow to back the one of lace or era
broidery t&at forms the front of the
fancy bow for the neck, for it helps
to hold out the bow and prevent early
musrAuf.
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