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— BULLRUN BAT TLE WITHOUT ANY BULLETS Berlin, • New Town, Ajplres to Be come the Count/ Bite. Berlin, the new town along the Valdosta, Moultrie and Western railway, fourteen mile* southeast of this city, aspire* to be the county seat of a new county, sought to be created out of portions of Colquitt and Brooks counties. A meeting of the citizens of the affect' ed portions called by leading citi zens, to meet in Berlin Saturday to organize and take definite steps with this end in view, was well attended, Should they succeed in their efforts and also Doerun get Its new county, It might be necessary to place th# Moultrie district in one or Che oth er counties, for the manner In which | it Is proposed to carve old Colquitt, Manassas, Va., July 21.—An army, there will be little left outside of of peace took possession of Manaa-. this district. bes today. Thousand, of men wear-| Anast the effort being made by .. „ on A I residents of Doerun to create a new tng the Blue and the Gray filled out „ f portlon , old town. On the battlefield of Bull.worth and Mitchell countiea, the Run near by was to be seen the commissioners of Colquitt county panoply of war, but the implements hnve V on « on record as being bit- of death and destruction were »»t crCa ‘' on th * . . . . ... „ I new county of Griggs. The bill aa there for the purpose that took them now * pendlng bcfore the legislature Grizzled Veterans Met, Clasped Hands and Wept THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF MANAS SAS IS BEING OBSERVED BY OGLETHORPES. NEW COUNTY COTS COLQUITT. there fifty year. ago. Nevertheless, they were reminders of those bitter dnya when tbousande of the youths of the North and South gave up their lives In the first battle of the civil war. 1 The Union and Confederate ar mies, In battle array, marched to ward each other, repeating too movements of the battle fifty years ago, and when they met, they halt ed and advanced, clasped hands and a mighty cheer arose. Many grizzle federal, wept wit hemotlon St an Incident which finally cements the friendship of the North and tne South. Manassas was beautifully and pro fusely decorated Ih honor of the veterans and of President Taft and other notables who came to partici pate in the semi-centennial celebra tion. Many of the visitors reached town yesterday, while the morning trains from Washington, Richmond and the West added thousands to the Invading boat. At daybreak almost the crowd be gan to move toward the historic battlefield. Motor cara and all var ieties of vehicles were preeeed Into eervlce. The battle memorials were lmapected and vary bit of rising ground was climbed to get a. clear view of the field where the eons of the nation's best men went out tor their country's cause, and where the Confederate troops fought gal lantly for what they thought right. The great majority of the veterans had not visited the fields since they fought on It. It was remarkable bow long and Well the soldiers remembered every spot, every move, every order, ever Incident of the great conflict. They gathered In groupa and pointed out to the wive*, daughters and sons who accompanied them the places where this or that commander held the cnoml eo long. They talked of reserve corpe and attacks on their rtRhts; of cavalry charges and de fense by the left. Aa they wander ed around they would see a monu ment or a marker on which the in scription would particularly attract their attention. Then they would figure out among themselves, throw ing statistics to the winds, how many men wero left of each brigade, regiment or company when the bat tle waa over. This afternon the veteran* and their friends returned to town for the formal exercises of the day. The exercises were of a simple but very Impressive character. The speakers stand waa located at the Junction of Lee avenue and Grant avenue. Here President Taft, Governor Mann of Virgins, Congressman Carlin and others speakers of the day add) *d a large and attentive audience The speakers' stand waa decorated with the red, white and blue of the Star Spangled Banner, entwined with the Confederate battle Dag*, showing the peace and harmony existing between the two. Aseem- bled about the stand were hundred! of men wearing blue coate and bran button* who bad fought for th* Union; there were other hundreds In gray suit, and gray cap* who had fought for the Confederacy. President Taft and the other speakers were received with enthus iastic applause. The applause reach ed Us height when various well known leaders of the Blue and the Gray were recognize) In the assem blage and given seats of honor on the platform. In voice* tremulous with emotions natural to tho oc casion the several speakers deliver ed oration* that were listened to throughout with the deepest atten- brlngs the line to within a few miles of Moultrie on the west and would Include Sale City, In Mitchell coun ty, the proposed territory containing about two hundred and fifty square mile, and something over fifteen thousand population. In the event that the lower house should pass the measure, organization and determine fight would be made to have It defeated In the senate. NOTES FROM LABOR WORLD Nearly twice as many women as men ere engaged in the industries of Japan. The printers of Portsmouth, N. H. f have formed a hundred per cent organization. The International Railroad Mas ter Blacksmiths' Association will hold Its annual convention next month In Toledo. The International Iron Molders 1 Union shows nn Increase In mem bership for the first quarter of the year of 2,015. The annual convention of tho Master Car and Locomotive Paint ers' Association will be held In At lantic City In September. Tho San Jose, Cal., labor council Is coonducting an aggressive cam paign to raise money for the erec tion of a labor temple. Of Ihe total of 3,733 female wage earners In all Industries In Dela ware In 1900, 851, or 22.8 per cent, wore employed In the canning In dustry. At the recent Potters' convention In Atlnnllc City It was officially an nounced that the potters would de mend a general advance of wages In the fall. The union machinists of New York are winning their fight for tho eight-hour day. Up to the present I'mc more than sixty New York firms have signed agreements with tho Unions on the eight-hour basts. committee of seven has been appointed to revise the constitution tho International Bricklayers' Union and present Its report at the International convention, which to meet next January. The threatened strike of the union teamsters In San Francisco has been settled and this leaves the teamsters' union without a strike In the whole country, among Its to tal membership of 47,000. A strike of about 7,000 miners Is th* lignite (brown coal) district of central Germany la In progress The chief demand la for a subatnn- tln' Increase of the wage rate, which la the lowest of all mining districts, except In upper Silesia. ALL PROSPEROUS. Permanently the welfare of one community will depend upon th* welfare of other conmmul- tiea. and ao It la among the groupa of (tales. When you make one community prosper ous you benefit the communities with which It docs business. It Is exactly the same among com munities as It Is among Individ uals So It Is among nations It Is n help to. the United States to have every other country in the western hemisphere a prosperous country. — Theodora Roosevelt IS AT WORK FOR THE RAWLINGS Their Lawyer Still Trying to get Them Pardoned PETITION WAS FILED WITH THE PRISON COMMISSION YE8TEIL DAY AND IT GOES TO GOVER NOR SMITH SOON. (From Tuesday** Defly.) Reports from Atlanta Indicate that Col. J. R. Cooper Is going to make another effort to get a par. don for the Rawlings boys. On yesterday he filed the third appeal for executive clemency for Milton, Leonard and JeeBe Raw lings, who are serving life sentences for the murder of Carrie and Wil lie Carter near this city six years ago. Tho last sppeal was turned down by the prison commission and Gov ernor Brown, but Mr. Cooper deci ded to renew the fight as soon as there was a change of administra tion to whom he conld appeal the cnee. It is said that after a conference with Governor Smith regarding the case Mr. Cooper talks mofft hope fully to his friends regarding the announcement of It. It Is said that Major Jowers, the grandfather of these boys, and the mother have never rested In their work to get a pardon for them. The Rawlings sa.e resulting In the hanging of the old man and sen tencing of the boys to the peniten tiary for life, was one of the most sensational In the history of Geor gia. Every boy ln.the state who was old enough to read a newspaper at that time knowa tho story almost by heart It Is understood that all three of these boys, or two of them, at least, are serving their sentences near At lanta. , , APPLICATION FOR CHARTER. GEORGIA—Lownde. County. To tho Superior Court of said County: Tho petition of W. T. Staten, J. T. Blalock sad D. H. Breedlove, each and all of said county and state, re spectfully shows; 1. That they doslr* for them selves, their associates, successors and assigns to be Incorporated under the name and ftylo of tho Valdosta Pecan Plantation Company, 2. That the object of said corpo ration la pecuniary gain and profit to Its stockholders, 3. That the business to be en gaged In by said corporation la the planting, cultivating and growing pe can trees In groves or orchards, or any other fruit trees In groves or orchards, and Improving and de veloping pecan groves or orchards, or other fruit groves or orchards; also to plant and cultivate pecan nur series, or other fruit nurseries, and sell trees from same; and also to engage In buying and Im proving real estate, In planting out and cultivating pecan groves or or chards. or other fruit groves or or chard*, and also In buying, selling, renting, leasing, or otherwise dis posing of pecan grovea or orchardi or other fruit groves or orchards, and the real estate on which such pecan grovea or orchards or other fruit groves or orchards may be sit uated; also to engage In the buying, selling, renting, leasing, owning, Im proving and developing real estate, and also town sites, suburban tracts and properties; to make all kinds and classes of Improvements In and upon real estate toy planting the same In pecan groves or orchards, or any other fruit groves or orchards, or de veloping the same In any other way, and to sell, rent, lease or dispose of auch real estate In auy way said corporation may deem proper, and with the power to do any and all things necessary and proper In Im proving or developing said real es tate In any manner whatever; to Is sue and sell bonds of said corpora tion In any amonnt desired, and to secure same by mortgage, deed or otherwise: to loan or borrow money either with or without security, and also to loan or borrow money upon any and all collaterals and securities, whether real, personal or mixed; to act in all matters or classes of business herein enumera ted. either as principal or agent, with the right to receive, exact or give reasonable and proper commis sions and remunerations therefor; In short to buy, sell, mortgage, encum ber. hypothecate, or otherwise deat and trade In all kinds and classes of property whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed, as fully and freely as a natural person conld do, with the right to exercise all the usual powers and to perform all the neces sary and proper acte pertaining to, or connected with the transaction of bus iness herein specified, Including the the right to make, Issue, deliver, or receive all notes, bonds, deeds, mort gages, or other Instruments neces sary, proper or appropriate to the hud second In fielding In the Na tional League. Pitcher McAdams, of the Dallas, Texas League team, has joined the St. Louis Cardinals. Rucker and Bergen have been the winning battery of the Brooklyn Suporbas so ,far this season. Scout Fred Lake, of the St. Louis Browns, Is looking over the talent in the New England League. Tho Now Haven owners of the Connecticut League team are after franchise In tho Eastern League. The New York Highlanders have five and the Giants two men better than the .300 mark' in hatting. Poor conditions of the crops and Ihe lid on Sunday baseball have put the South Dakota League out of business. Joe Ward, of Rochester, and Tim Jordan, of Toronto, aro having merry battle for the batting honors In the Eastern League. (o) The Cincinnati Reds have not been going any too well, and will he lucky to get anything near an even break during the Eastern trip. The Cubs' pitchers are doing great work. McIntyre, Cole, Reul- bacta and Richie are among th* first tsn pitchers In the National League standing. CO St. Paul haa placed a price ot 115.000 on O'Tolle and Kelly, their star battery. Charles Comlekey. owner of the White Sox, la dicker ing for the pair. First base seems to be the hoo doo for the Boston Red Sox this season. Williams, Myers, Carrlgan, Engle and Janvrtn have all had a try at the bag iwitb poor remits. With a combined population ot 500.000 Inhabitants, Minneapolis and St. Paul believe they can sup port a major league team In the Twin Cities, and would like a fran chise In either th* American or the National League. The St. Louis Cardinals, the Den ver and Omaha clnba are lucky base ball teams. Th* three outfits have been In railroad disasters this eea- mupniT.T votes completion or execution of any or all RAS^ALL rbt -poWen or privileges hereinbefore Philadelphia la first In hatting named and specified; that the said corporation shall have th* power to ane and be med, and to have and nse a common seal; make by-laws for Its government, elect a hoard of direc tors, and such officers as It may de sire, end generally to have vested In It all the rights, powers, privileges and Immunities allowed corporations under the laws "of Georgia. 4. The capital stock of said cor poration shall be Twenty-five Thou sand (125,000) Dollars, divided Into Twenty-five Hundred chares of the liar veins of Ten ($10.00) Dollars r.er share, and with the right, power and privilege to Increase Its said capital stock from time to time not to exceed One Hundred Thousand ($100,000.00) Dollarn, upon n vote of tho holder* of tho majority of th# capital stock then outstanding, and with the right similarly to decrease any Increased capital stock to an amount not less than said original capital stock. , 5. That said corporation shall have the power, right and privilege to receive at a fair valuation all kinds of property, both real and per sonal; for the payment of subscrip tions to Its capital stock, and with the right to exercise any of lta cor porate power* and. privileges when said capital stock shall have been fully sulbacrlbed for and not leas than ten per cent thereof paid In. 6. That the principal office ot said corporation shall be In the city of Valdosta, Lowndes county, Geor gia, tout that It shall have tho right and privilege of establishing branch offices or agencies at such other places In this state or other states as mav be desired, and with th* right and privilege to carry on any busi ness and to do any of the things It Is authorised to do under Its charter in any county In this state, or any other ntnte or ntnte* at may be ds- aired. Wherefore, petitioner* pray that they, their associates, successors and aaslgns toe Incorporated and made a body corporate for and during th# term ot twenty yearn, with the privi lege of renewal at th* expiration of that time, with nil th* rights, power* and privilege* sat forth In thl* peti tion. and aa may be allowed under the laws ot the state of Georgl.a DENMARK ft GRIFFIN. Petitioners' Attorneys. Filed In office this 13d day ot June, 1911. R. B. MTDDELTON, Clerk Superior Court Lowndes Co. GEORGIA—Lowndes County. I, R. B. Myddolton. Clerk of the Superior Court of aald county, do hereby certify that the foregoing Is n true copy of the petition for char ter, of W. T. Staten, J. T. Blalock and D. H. Breedlove. Given under my band and official seal this 28d day of June. 1911. R. B. MYDDELTON. Clerk Superior Court Lowndes Co. S-2S-W4L W* can show you an excellent se lection of driving horses, saddle horse* and combination horse* this week. Mtiell Live 8tock Co., in the old GrUBth stable*. 4-8-aw-tf. DENTISTRY -AT- ONE-HALF PRICE Come to the best equipped office in the South, where you will get the best work with the least pain. Dr. L. C. Holtzendorff, Formerly United States Army Dental Surgeon. VALDOSTA, GEORGIA. The All-Steel John Deere Cultivator With gauge wheel, lever and horse hoe at tachment, is one of the most useful tools you ever put on your place, as its several attach ments andjj great adjustability adapts it for numberless£uses and conditions. Unequaled for the cultivati ig of Corn, Cotton, Potatoes, etc. W. H. Briggs Hardware Co. JIT 1,213 acres of land, 16 miles from Au- aJ gust a, on the C. & W. C. Ry., side-track on the land. Between 4,000 and 5,000. Pe can trees, 8 to 20 years old, heavily fruited now, half cleared and in cultivation; 1 Over seers house, 3 Tenant houses, 2 large barns, 2 store-houses; 15,000 pounds Pecans gath ered last year. rhis is also a fine hay farm. Will trade this place for a large body of South Georgia Land. Address, W. H. CHITTY Valdosta, Georgia Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic The Standard of Excellence In Passenger service. Schedule* effective February 19, 1911. , Lv Thomasvllle * 8:20 a. m. 7:15 p. m. Ar Moultrie.... Ar Tlfton Ar Fitigerald.. Ar Cordele,... Ar Montexuma. Ar ATLANTA Ar Birmingham 9:25 a.m. 8:22 p. m. 10:35 a. m. 9:30 p. m. 11:35 a. m. 10:30 p. m. 1:40 p. m. 12:15 a. m. 2:48 p. m. 1:23 a. m. 8:15 p. m. 6:40 a. m. 6:55 p. m. 11:45 a. m. Pullman sleeping cars on night train* between Thomasvllle and Atlanta. Pullman Parlor-Broiler car on day trains between Cordele and Atlanta, Ga. W. H. LEAHY, E. H. FELL General Passenger Agent Aa*t Gen'l Pasaenger Agent.' A. D. DANIELS, T.P. A. Atlanta, Ga.