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The time may come- whenthe pop
ple of this state will demand a .com
pulsory educational'law, but that pe
riod In our history has not as yet ar-
rlred.—Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
AN AKROrf MAN.
per cent during the 10 years of the
Dlngley tariff between 1890 and 1907
how much more will It cost the atrer-
age family to l!v*[ under the tariff bill
now before Congress? -
This is a problem In tariff arithu.-:-
tic for the public-to think orer while 1
Congress Is preparing to pa - the 1
Payne bill with a few minor clnnc s, 1
writes Clyde Tavenner, from Wash- '
Ington. _ ■ " .... 1 .. 1
The Payne bill, after reVsIon d/ 1
the senate Finance committee,- is ad-1<
mlttedly .au advance In rates over!'
thg Dlngiey or present tariff taqr- I
Just how much of an advance not ev- 1
en the Republicans know for a oer- <
talnty. The Increase over present 5
rates Is estimated all the way from t
1.44 to 90 per cent. The exact In-' e
crease cannot be-kaown until the last t
* **CNl?TION PRICK *1 A YEAR.
THE" CLIMAX OF FUN. '
The most democratic body on-earth
is the Florida legislature. It makes a
point of observing all democratic
rules and/precedents. What could be
more sweeping than the victory of
the democratic caucus nominees In
the legislature! They received every
vote cast, and the republicans, Inde
pendence leaguers, socialists, popu
lists, prohibitionists and social labor
'oand'dates didn't get a vote.
This unanimity may seem a little
less remarkable when
N ,LDOb VA. GA„ APRIL 24. '«#
; I asked one of the members of the
| diplomatic body In Peking for his
I opinion Of the great viceroy. -
j Ho answered me indirectly. "Gov-
lernor Yuan was of humble origin,
you know," he began. "He Was born
I in the province ot Honan—that pro-
vine- south of the Yellow lllver
which is almost annually flooded by
that great muddy streamy catnjd
China s Sorrow.' At a hoy. be slud-
I led the Chinese classics and such
foreign books as ..had been transla
ted Into the Chinese language, but
he has never 'studied a foreign
tongue dor visited u foreign coun
try. And this, 1 think. Is the urit
clement of his greatness—that,
without any knowledge of foreign
language, law, literature, science of
government, or the history and prog-
. res* of civilisation,' he has occupied)
the highest and most responsible
positions in the gift of the empire,
has steered the ship of state on a
straight course between the shoals
The Sultan of Turkey Is vsrlfylug
what Sbakaapeara said about "tba
head that wsara the orown."
riot la
Probing the Brownsville
getting to bo about as frequent and
as fruitless as problog the oil trust
it is under
stood that the senate consists of thir
ty-two democrats and the bouse 01
sixty-nine .democrats, but - what Is
lost In wonder Is made up In fun, for
surely abthhig funnier can be conoeiv-
ed thaii 'the democrats caucusing
against itobody and binding them
selves by the two-thirds rule through
fear that It a candidate were nomin
ated who could not poll a two-thlpL
vote the nobody else would bent him.
there has not
W. C. Paris, of Jasper, Ala., has
announced his oandldaby to saessl
Congressman Richmond P. Hobson M
the Sixth Alabama district.
Mrs. AWuna V. Lafferty, the only
wofaan member of the Colorado legis
lature, lw* Introduced fifteen bull,
all of which have passed the House.
Northeim^alpers are still talking
Akron, Ohio, writas
“I have been. tronMed" for several
years with catarrh ot, tb» afeansefe
Have used different patent medicines
to no effect whatever, and'bxve doo-
tored considerable with family doctor.
"Sometimes hie treatment would re
lieve me for a few weeks, but would
eventually have to go b,ckioklm,aii4
that had kept up for several years.
“I was ndrtitd to use Peruoa, and
have taken three bottles. Never fell
so good in my’Ufa. .'Am gMng to con
tinue using it;. Wouldn't be with
out ii in the house, / wilt gladly nc.
ommend It to any one afflicted with
administrative feature ot the bin baa
been Incorporated,, which Will prob
ably be In the few minute* Just pro
ceeding the passage of tba measure.
To understand what tbs real mean
ing of an Increase of tariff rates ov
er the Dlngley law Is to the consum
er. the record of the effect of the
Dlngley tariff Is Interesting.
Dunn's commercial agency has for
years kept careful track of prices of
the commodities which are of general
dally consumption. The coat of living
Increased 47.4 per cent during' the
drifts Uercely, if only to be near his
master's side. He will kiss the hand
that has food to offer. He win Hex
the wounds that may come In the'
encounter with the roughness ot the
world./ He guards the sleep of his
pauper'master as if he were a
prince. When all the ,'otbev friends
desert, ho remains. Yyijen' riches
take wlngu and reputation falls to
pieces, he is as constant In his love
as the sun In his Jonrney througn
the heavens. If foutune drives the
master forth an outcast In the.world'
tbe faithful dog asks nohifffler priv
ilege than that of ffltompanylng
him, to guard agalnst J *fienger, to
fight against his enemies; £pd when
death takes the maatM^Jp 'its em
brace and bis body Is Mnd In the
As we remember,
been more than one member''not a
democrat In any legislature for many
yeara, and we have often wondered
bow the ninety-nine could keep from
laughing when they , were caucusing
against one and tying themsslves up
with a two-thirds rule to keep that
one from outvoting the nlnety-nlnr
but the very climax of mirthfulness
was not reached until 100 solemnly
filed Into caucus to prevent any pos
sibility of the defeat of their candi
dates by qpbody.
The shove Is ap oft-repeated story.
Troubled for years with cHfonlo c»-
tarrb. Tried different remedies; and
doctors'to no avail. Peruna wds ad
vised by friends. Instant relief expe
rienced, Great' gratitude to Pernna
expressed. This, in brief, is a story
that is repeated to us a great many
times every year.
No one could be in touch with our
vast correspondence for one month
Without being Impressed with the sin
cerity and truthfulness of these kind of
testimonials. , ■
Feruna promptly produces an appe
tite, corrects digestion and relieves
stomach difficulties that have resisted
other treatment. ^
Man-a-lln an Ideal Laxative.
In June 1906. Tbe rise was steady
and gradual.
While wages during the same pe
riod Increased nominally 18 per cent,
the cqgt of living Increased 29.4 per
cent In advance of wages.
Abstract of the
HINTS BY MAY MANTOX.
polntment of tb® prohlbltlonlsta.
The controversy between the Mu-
con New* and the Augusta Herald
us to the population of the"" two
town* look® much like an argument
The Statistical
United State® shows the effect of tbe
tflngley law on various commodities.
In, reading each of the following com
parisons It should be borne In mind
the present tariff bill materially In
creases tbe Dlngley tariff. /
Breadstuffs costing 110.50 In 1898
Meats costing
stkras that have more than once ap
peared in Collier's Weekly about the
women of the South In connection
with lynching® of black brutes for
"the usual crime." -In lti issue be-'
tore us our Balnbrldge contemporary
quotes the "Weekly" -as follows and
proceeds to takg some of its cuticle:
"It la well known that many
Identifications pee sheer hysteria,
often tor crimes that
Mr. Bryan baa accepted an invita
tion to address the Florida legists-
tore. Are ws to expect the Nebraa-
cost 818.16 in 1907.
17.05 In 1895 cost 19.64 In 1907. Miry
and garden coctlng 87.17 in 1888 cost
$14.46 In 1907. Other foods costing
1853 in 1890 cost f».8t In 1807.
Clothing costing- |18.J<K,lu 1816
co*t |20.10 In 1907. Miscellaneous It
ems costing 118.89 in 1896 cost 819.24
In 1907;
“The increase ot the cost of wearing
apparel «nd food stuffa under .the
Dlngley tariff was, gradual
steady," said Hon. James M. <3
of Illinois In a master tariff upfc
Abo Hous*,'
Sir Thoms* Llpton refuses to die
bsppy without winning the yachting
cup from America Just once. He
promises to try R again In August
A HUNDRED MILLIOI
For all of tho cxch
Uiiltcd States tho amoi
tied up In speculation 1
ago less than.$800,000
per cent Interest chargf
amount cost® the patru.. JPVL.
brokers the tidy annual sum ot
840,000,000. We have already de-
tirmlned'that the annual expense
of malnte 1 -'- Uie brokerages and
YEAR,
ln^the
1 money
ot aver-
A five
nst this
of ths
LOST—Three bead of cattle. One
V and
swallow-fork,
colored
black with white underneath. Two
heifera unmarked. One brlndla tho
other yellow and white plded. Fin
der will be properly rewarded by
notifying B. R. Devane, Route NO.
8, Adel, Qa. 4-20-wlt.
often for crimes that were never
committed, and many other char
ges and Identifications are toun-
AeM-on something worse than!.
Interleaf lnventlon^they ■ are
the easiest escape froin scandal.
Noft these are not tho things
to say, no doubt. They altogeth
er lack cblvolry and 'be aristo
cratic virtues, hut perhaps It Is
time to put Justice and truth
above honor,' whatever that may
old cow, marked swallow-fork
underblt in one ear.
two underbits In other'.ear.
iently
[of the absolutely scientific manner
1 In whtoh tbe workingman's wages are
’ reduced In toot; although the unions
1 have been able to obtain a alight
1 nominal Increase. They give the la
borer 18 cents with one hand and
[ take 47c. from him with the other.’
. The condition ot labor at the end
| of ten years' operation ot the Ding-
, ley tariff was shown at a meeting oft
the prominent labpr men ot the ooun-j
try at the office of Former Secretory j
of Commerce end Labor Oscar S.
> Straus, on Feb.' 10, 1909.
8amuel Gompors, on behalf of the
American .Federation of Tabir, re
ported that he had sent out circular
letters to the executive officer! ot tho
International trade unions In Decem
ber, 1908, and from the repllea gather
ed the following information: t
Blacksmiths, 50 per cent unemploy
ed, those employed averaging about
four days a week; carpenters, 40 per
cent unemployed; cigar makers, 10
per cent unemployed, commercial tel
egraphers, 80 per cent unemployed:
freight handlers, 30 per oent unem
ployed; hod carrier* and building la
borer!, 60 per cent unemployed;
butcher workmen, 40 per cent unem
ployed, tobacco workers, working on
two-thirds time; Iron moulders, 70
per cent unemployed.
Mr. Oomp*r« soy*: "I am uur* It la
not nn exaggeration to say that there
are now In our country, and bxv*
been with very Uttle variation line*
October, 1007, nearly 9,000,000 wag*-
earners unemployed.
must shoulder to thp picturesque to
tal of I140.000B00—and we nave
not yet paid on»rokers a penny ot
profit®.
If the operating expehse 1 Of 1 thy.
speculative game In New fork'Em?
alone be placed at 970,0(!t,000, It
will be conservative to Incfeas* the
amount to 8100,000,000 fop the en
tire United States. Boston, his an
active 8tock Exchange and more
then two hundred recognised firms.
Philadelphia has ts many more. Bal
timore supports seventy-seyqjs stock
brokers. Chicago has Its owtoflHt
Exchange, but its ImportandB is
overshadowed by tbe vast* transac
tions in grain on Its famous Board
of Trade. LaSalle Street Is the
Wall Street of the metropolis of ihe
Middle West,' and in and about it
nro the offlcen of hundreds of bro
kers. many of whom do no enormous
speculative buslnese. Hundreds of
millions are wagered by tba suMIffi
on the fluctuations of wheat £ad
corn, and nn unceasing toll iHe
form of commissions pours Inly Vi e I
hands of those broker* who’ **•[
member* of tbe Board. S-f&l
Thw* Is no aaenpe from tho con
tusion. my epecnlatlvg-frlend. that
WANTED TO BUY—Ona 60 to 80
H. P. engine and one 70 to 100 H. P.
return tabular boiler In good shape.
B. F. .McCall, Jennings, Fla.,
4-19-dl sw. 2L
Iporary that hi* 1* a “vile Insinua
tion,” the word “vile" being scarcely
] s'^ong enough to characterize It. We
have known before that some
“smart" blacka have retailed this
kind of infamy to willing ears In the
North.
And yet we cannot understand
why Collier's Weekly has a large'
circulation among self-respecting
white peole of the South.—Macon'
Telegraph.
' Sailor Blouse 6266.
three-quarter sleeves,
for round collar.
The simple sailor blouse is al
ways a satisfactory one and this
s.-ason promises to have great vogue.
This one can be made with
sleeves or those of
With long or
Perforated
with big busby tall, small ears for
a mule. Please notify C. C. Carter,
Lake Park, Ga. 4-13-w4t
FOR SALE—100
bushels mixed
peas, sound and free from weevils.
IJ.50 bushel, casb with order.. Ref
erence Bank of Preston. F. A. Bash,
Preston, Qs. 3-8-W8L
long
three-quarter
j length and consequent)- will meet a
hearty welcome from all the girls
..and women ot athletic tastes, for.
let long sleeves be advocated as
much as they will, the shorter ones
are the only really comfortable sort
I for active sports. In the Illustration
Ivhlte linen,.Is embroidered and com-
< blned with a chemisette of tucking
{hut the blouse Is appropriate ror all
j the seasonable material and the list
j Includes the simple inexpensive
) printed wash fabrics as well as tbe
finer linens, embroidered muslins
end the like, "it can be utilized for
the odd waist and tbe gown with
equal success, and for cool weather
wear It will be found most -satisfac
tory made .from flannel or each heav*
ler washable walstingi as cotton
poplin and the like.
The blouae la made with fronts
and back. There are tucks laid in. .
SAW MILL FOR SALE -Suoll
saw mill and turpentine farm nicely
located. For particulars, address
W. N. Harrell, Lake Park, da.
3-22-w-lm d4t - I
COMPUL80RY EDUCATION.
A good deal ot talk la being Indulg
ed In about compulwry education,
and there Is a growing sentiment la
favor of It. The discussion Is not con
fined to any particular looallty, but]
appears to be pretty general. In many
Mates the question ot whether cr not I
tthe matter skull be legislated uponi
is before the people, and In some ot
of them tbe Indication* are that It
will not be a great While before some
Attlon will be taken one way or the
Tho dispatches say thaf the mob
which lynched four white mA at
Ads. Oklahoma, wore composed ot
"tho better class of cltlsons." The
foundations of society are getting
' Shaky when tho better class of citt-
Mt< hare to resort to mob violence.
Despite the - fact that Wheat King
Patten gave 1150.000 to Methodist
Institutions, tho Methodist ministers
of Cincinnati have pounded him
without glove* for* tletng up the
wheat crop and causing bread to go
Bevnrsl times recently have w*
read such headline* M "Dog Saves
Little (llrls," "A Faithful Dog Led
Rescuers to the Place." "Dog Saves
liar announcements In the daily
press. All ot which Is the bast proof
that can b* furnished that a good
continue to pay the
Wall and LaSalle SI
1 (-faction you
money keeps
80,000 at “wc
' will cost only. 310.000.000 to get tip
communication with Mara. It the
prohibitionists kaap np thalr work
tt may bo necessary to got up some-
thing more.than "talking communi
cation" with Mar*. •
The lalk shoot making paper
from cotton ntalks will not amount
to muoh, for tho simple reason that
■ I (MmcBmu-o-tm)
Cure* catarrh or-money back,
breathe It in Complete outflt.lnc
tohalsrei- ExtrebottbefiOo. Dm
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