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MB CHANGE HE DEPUTIES MARSHAL WALTER S. JOHNSON RECEIVES A NEW COMMISSION AS UNITED STATES MAR- SHAL. United States Marshal Walter 8. John son on Monday received from Washing •on the official announcement of his re jgppointment and a blank bond to be filled tn and filed by January Ist. when h’s new term of office begins President Roosevelt announced the ap pointment tn Washington on the ISth. but Vue first announcement at th* custom house here came Monday. The mar •hare office Is one of the best federal places here. It pays iaQOO a year and the marshal has the appointment of three of fice and twenty-four field deputies. Mr. Johnson s appointment is for four years There will probably be a number of changes among the deputies, though Mr. Johnson will not at present discuss this feature “I cannot say whether my depu ties will remain the same or not as yet." be says There is a strong Inference, however, that there will be some changes, possibly several The deputies in the field are pul l on commission cr fees, and some of them make a good thing out of their office. THE ELOCUTiomSTS - ■ ANNUAL CONVENTION The second annual convention of the Southern Association of Elocutionists will • he held at the Universe 11 st church today, tomorrow and Saturday, the first meet ing being opened at 3:30 P- m.‘ to day The first meeting of the association will be devoted to organisation, registration of members and reports of committees. At I o'clock tonight there will be a public meeting, to which all are invited Admission will be free. Rev. C. B. Wilmer, the rector of St. Luke's, will offer the opening prayer. Mayor Mims wffl deliver an address of welcome. Prof. Franklin A- Peek, president of the School of Eloquence at the American uni versity at Harrifhan. Tenn., will respond to the mayor's welcome. Friday there will be a meeting at which many interesting papers will be presented, read and discussed. Atnong the papers there will be one on "The Physical Ben efits of Elocution." by Miss Minnie Quinn, teacher of elocution and physical culture at the Calhoun street dehool here; anoth er on "Spiritual Benefits of Elocution,” by Mrs. Ada Evelyn Lewis, teacher of elocution at Wesleyan: another upon "In tellectual Benefits of Elocution.” by Lu cius Perry Hills, of Atlanta, and still an other on "Helps to the Art of Expres sion.” by Mias Genevieve Baywrtght. of the Boston School of Expression. Others who will read papers or Join In the discus sion are Harry Stillwell Edwards, of Ma con; Mrs. Joseph Robinson of Danville, ky.; Miss Elisabeth Orimball, of Jack sonville. Fla.; Miss Grace Lewellyn. of Memphis. Tenn., principal of the Conser vatory of Music and Elocution; Mrs. S. J. Hagan, of Atlanta, and Betsy Hamil ton. of Alabama. Friday night there will be the most at tractive entertainment during the conven tion. It will be free to member of the as sociation. but the public wid be charged for admission, the proceeds of which will ge to the association. • - —t BURGLAR CHRISTMAS MONEY The Columbia saloon, at No. 3 Marietta Street, was burglarized Monday night and about sllO in cash taken from the safe end from a contribution box of the Salva tion Army. • The saloon is owned by M H. Buhock. who says that when he closed his place that night at 10 o’clock he was in a hurry and did not take time to lock his safe as was his custom, by turning the combina tion. He placed the money in the drawers inside the safe, which was found this morning had been broken open and rifled of the contents. The burglars entered from the rear of the saloon, which has two doors opening on the alley between the Prudential build ing and the Columbia theatre. During the day seme one had removed the short perpendicular bar which runs from the bottom of the door into the floor, thus making it only a matter of a small push to enter the saloon. Mr. Bullock says that be saw two men in the rear of the place yesterday afternoon, who seemed hanging about the door In question, but that he did not think much of the matter at the time. COMPANIES MUST MAKE REPORTS SOON All Insurance companies doing business tn Georgia will receive a notice within th* next few days that semi-annual state ments of the condition must be filed with the governor within sixty days after Jan uary Ist. Those companies which fail to file the Statement* will be barred from doing buainess in the state for a period of six months. DR. SAMUEL SMIES WAS NINETY YEARS OLD MONDAY NEW YORK. Dee. 3 Dr. Samuel Smiles. author of the "Self-Help” series and well known to American reader*, will celebrate his ninetieth birthday today. Monday, says The Herald’s London repre sentative. His last published book, "A Publisher and His Friends,” netted him SIO,OOO. which he gave as a Christinas gift to bis tour surviving sons and daughters. The Millennium Will Come, Says Pilgrim Barton, in 1915 Christ will manifest himself to the world • second time and the millennium will be gin In 1915. according to the belief of ths little band In Atlanta and similar bands *ll over the country, who style them selves the Church of the L-ving God. Even now Christ is In the world in spirit, they believe, and ~»e number of the elect church, the ones that are to reign with Christ while the world Is being tried, are now being selected, this work of selec tion having begun In 1975. Pilgrim Benjamin B. Barton, of Alle gheny. Pa.. is in Atlanta, conducting ser vices. Pilgrim Barton is not establishing the ehurch here, but merely trying to strengthen it. It has been here for some time and there are a number of followers. In the Church of the Living God there is no organization. It is a spiritual, not a worldly church. All who affiliate are brothers or sisters M the case may be. and there are no officers. "Pilgrim." one who travels around to all the different flocks over the country.* seems to be the sole title. Charles T. Russell, of Allegheny. Pa.. Is the father of the movement, and It dates back to ibout 1974. Os course, the church has. the members say. como on down through all time. Russell has merely re vived matters. MINISTERS FIGHT BEER IN COLLEGE FIFTY-SIX PINTS FOR NINETY-SEV EN MEN IS FIFTY-SIX PINTS TOO MUCH. BOSTON. Dec. M.—Recent reports of the inauguration of “Kotnmers” at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology having aroused the clergymen of various denominations, the matter was considered formally by' the Baptist. Methodist and Congregationalist ministers. At the Methodist preachers meeting Rev. Dr. W. T. Worth, of Auburndale, reported for the investigating committee, saying that Dr. Pritchett, the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wrote to the committee a letter, In which he said that the amount of beer drunk at the "student smoker" was only 56 pints for 97 men. and that he allowed gatherings of ciasea on the property of the institu tion. where a simple lunch was furnished, to have a moderate amount of beer, rather than have the students meet at hotels and restauranta The investigating committee declares that it is not a question of pints and quarts, but a question of principle. Resolutions were adopted by this body and somewhat similar ones presented by Rev. Dr. A. C. Dixon at the Baptist meeting, deploring the step taken which "seeks to establish among students the .beer drinking habits of German universi ty life."’ A resolution offered at the Congregatlon alist ministers meeting was tabled and President Pritchett invited to address the body next Monday on the "student prob lem.” JACK, THE THIEF CATCHER, HELD A MAN ALL NIGHT A burglar in John Pappa’s saloon, 11 South Broad street. Friday night was treed by Pappa’s prize bull dog. Jack, and guarded all night long, until the sa loon was opend next morning and the burglar discovered. Alas, the good dog’s vigilance came to naught, for no sooner had the burglar been transferred to hu man surveillance than he made a dash and attained hb liberty. Safely the dog guarded him all through the night and he had not dared to attempt an escape, but when the faithful dog was called off and only man stood between him and liberty, he decided to take the chance and make good his effort. As soon as the porter found the burg lar he reported it to J. M. Spear, who Is employed In the place. ■ "What did you steal? he asked of the burglar. "Steal! steal!" exclaimed the man, "I didn't steal anything. How the devil couM a man steal when a dog had him treed all night. Now. look here." con -1 tinued the man. "I don’t think you ought to have me arrested. 1 have suffered enough, perched up there In the cold all night with a bull dog as big as a lion snarling at my heels.” Spear was inclined to ponder over the matter, and while he was considering the matter, the burglar suddenly made a dash for liberty. The dog had been called off and the thief having no fear of man. sprang past his human captor, jumped through a glass door and was gone. WEODINTo™ SET FOR SATURDAY ... -• .--to- way*’.!* 4 C WITH HIS BRIDE THE SENATOR WILL SAIL FOR AMERICA JANUARY 4. NEW YORK. Dec. 3—Senator Chaun cey M. Depew, in radiant spirits and ro bust health and bronzed by his sea voy age, passed Sunday in Paris quietly and congenially with a few friends this, his last Sunday of single life, cables the Par is correspondent of The Tribune. He seems deeply impressed with the cordial widespread interest taken in his forthcoming marriage. Much to his as tonishment his secretary brought him a collection of clippings from the American newspapers relating to the impending event which so far exceed four thousand in number. Senator Depew starts this evening for Nice, where his wedding with Miss May Palmer will be celebrated on Saturday at the Rev. Mr. Adamson s American Epis copal church. Senator Depew and his bride will return to New York on the St. Louis, sailing from Cherbourg on January 4. PROPOSE TO EXTEND ROAD TO ALBANY VALDOSTA. Ga.. Dec. 3.—The directors of the Atlantic, Valdosta and Western railroad had a meeting Friday in this city for the purpose of considering the matter of issuing more bonds for the purpose of extending the road on to Albany. Most of the members were present by proxy, the meeting being to put in legal form a determination already reached. The direc tors of the road made a trip over the line some time ago and afterwards gave notice that an application would be made for an extension of the privileges of their char ter so as to permit the completion of the line to the Chattahoochee river, as was at first contemplated. • * SCHLEY IS'OFF AGAIftT’ FOR NEW YORK CITY WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.—Admiral Schley left yesterday at 10 o'clock via the Pennsylvania railroad for New York, where he will spend the holidays with his daughter. Pilgrim Barton's sermons are not so very different from those of the average minister. His audience Sunday was small, and he took it for granted that all present understood the plan under which he was working. The new church accepts most cf the doctrines of all the churches and reconciles them to its own satisfac tion. One church, they believe, puts all its faith In one or several features of the divine plan, other churches, another or others, but the new church accepts prac tically all and harmonizes them. "You must bring every string of the harp Into fclay to get complete harmony," Pilgrim Barton says. The plan of things, according to this church, is very different from what most people have always believed. The day of Judgment Is to be thousand-year day. The church, now being selected, will be the judges of the wtftld. The millennium is not to be a time when all are good, but when every one. whether dead when it comes or not, will be given another chance. The church will be judges, all people will be given another chance, and if they prove worthy they will be allowed to stay In happiness on the world forever. Those that fall in this second trial will be cut off. However, there la to be no eternal damnation, according to this be lief. You just simply cease to be. THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1901, WSNTS PUPILS TDKEEPSEHS HON. HOKE SMITH IS OPPOSED TO DISMISSING CHILDREN FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ’ * Hon. Hoke Smith, president of the board of education, does not believe that the children of parents and guardians who do not pay their taxes will lose their seats Id the public schools. He is of the opinion that it is the chil dren of the poor who should be entitled to education in the public schools. Mr. Smith, speaking of the matter, said: "I do not think there Is cause for un easiness on the part of the children in the public schools. It Is hardly probable that any of them will lose their seats. There may be a few In the schools not en titled to be there. The board of education has followed the policy, where the ques tion of right to be in the schools was doubtful, to solve the doubt in favor of the child, believing it to be better that a child should be Improperly admitted to the schools than that a child should be improperly excluded. "I feel sure that a revision of the list will greatly reduce the number of those whose parents do not pay at least poll or street tax, but the payment of tax by the parents or guardians is not the legal test for the admission of children into our schools. Many ere the children of widows without property and liable to no tax, and even though the father should be alive and by reason of his poverty unable to contribute anything in money to the city, none the less is it important that the child should be trained mentally and mor ally in schools. ' • "Indeed, it is the opportunity which the public schools give for the development of such children, who otherwise could not receive an education, that especially ap peals to my head and heart.” IN HiDDErORAWEB SECRET IS FOUND FRENCH MANUSCRIPT DECLARE-S SECRET OF DUKE OF ORLEANS. CINCINNATI. Dec. 34-An Enquirer special from Gallipolis, 0., says the dis covery of a manuscript in a secret drawer of an old clock in that city reveals a se cret of the French court and shows the reason for the visit to that city in 1788 of the Duke of Orleans, afterwards Louis Philipe, of France. The discovery wa made by Mr. Claude M. Wall, wbo, wishing to make a device to place in his window to attract Christ mas purchasers, went to the storage room where odds and ends were kept and found an old French clock which had been cast aside for many years. Taking it apart, he found a secret draw er. in which, to his amazement, he discov ered an old parchment manuscript in French wrapped with a portion of a flan nel skirt of a child, richly embroidered ahd bearing a monogram. A piece of the fine lace was also with the manuscript. Upon translation the manuscript, pur ported to be a true history of Adele de Alonquin. It was signed by Louis De Al onquin, and dated October 15, 1789. It was addressed to Adele, apparently to be giv en her when she grew to maturity. The substance of it was that Adele was the daughter of the Duke of Orleans. The mother died at the child's birth, ignorant of the rank of its father. The writer was then placed in charge of the child and sent with it to Gallipolis, where there was a French colony. The story ran that he became her pre ceptor, and finally after the visit of the Duke of Orleans to Gallipolis it was deter mined to send Adele to a Catholic school in France. Adele’s mother, not being of royal blood, the marriage was kept secret. Mr. Wall has sent the paper to the French ambassador at Washington. Some portions of the papers, giving names and lineage have not been made public. cXeToniA,. Bean the z? Th» You Hara Always Boqtf THIEF FINDS BOOTY IN BOARDING HOUSE VALDOSTA, Ga.. Dec. 23—Several of the young men who board at the Valdos ta boarding house lost most of their clothing, watches and other effects on Wednesday, though the report of the rob bery has Just come to light, the victims hoping to capture the robber or robbers without publicity. A young white man, claiming to be from another town, was a transient boarder at the house and he disappeared the same day that the arti cles did. It is believed that he was the thief and a reward of S3O was ottered for his arrest by the young men who were robbed.- The same young man rented a wheel from a local dealer to ride in the country and has not returned. The bi cycle dealer is also anxious to get hold of him. GROUNDTO DEATH BY COTTON GIN VALDOSTA, Ga., Dec. 23.—A terrible ac cident happened to a young man named Henry Williams, son of Mr. Jerry Wil liams, who lives several miles from here in Brooks county. While, feeding a gin Friday his clothing was caught in the shafting and his arm was Jerked from his body. His thigh was also broken and his head and face badly bruised. After lin gering about two hours the young man died in great agony. Death of F. M. Jack. F. M. Jack died Monday afternoon at 4:55 o’clock at his residence, 38 ’Church street. His death resulted from paralysis. He had been in bad health for some time, and when the stroke of paralysis came it was believed at once that there was little hope for his recovery. l Mr. Jack was nearly 62 years of age. With the exception of the first four years of his life he spent the entire time as a resident of this city. Mr. Jack was well known as a baker, having been engaged in that business since the war. During the war he made bread for the army, having six ovens in Atlanta. About 20 years ago Mr. Jack was noted in Atlanta for his fine horses. He always kept a beautiful pair, and they were the admiration of every one in the city. Mr. Jack had many friends in Atlanta, and his death will cause much sorrow. He is survived by his wife, two daugh ters and two sons. Mrs. P. Bester Brown Dies in Anniston ANNISTON, Ala., Dec. 3.—Mr*. P. Bes ter Brown, wife of one of Anniston’s most prominent citizens, died at 9:40 last night of heart failure after an Illness of only ten minutes. She was the mother of Miss Laura Brown and three other children. Mrs. Brown was the daughter of Mrs. L. J. Little, of Livingston. WITT OF BONOS WILL BL SETTLED IMPORTANT NORTH CAROLINA QUESTION PENDING BEFORE U. 8. COURT OF APPEALS. CHARLOTTB. N. C„ Dec. 23.-It is learned on trustworthy authority that it is tho Judgment of two of the judges of the United States circuit court of appeals that the bonds issued by Stanly and Wilkes counties are valid, and must be paid. It is said that Judges Boyd and Morris so hold, while Judge Goff dis sents. This decision is in cases involving $200,000, but indirectly involves many bond issues. The counties in question some years ago issued bonds to aid in building a railroad. A few years later it was found that there was a technical flaw in the way in which the laws authorizing the is sues were passed by the legislature, and the county authorities refused to pay any more interest and Coler & Co., of New York, for the various stockholders, brought suit, and the case has been hotly contested in the courts. Among the hold ers of some of the bonds in question is the University of North Carolina- The case will probably go to the United States supreme court. It has already been be fore that tribunal once, on a certain phase of its many features. It is said that the efforts to have these bonds declared void has hurt the sale of North Carolina securities, and many North Carolinians are fearful that the state’s credit will be materially injured by what they tertn efforts to get out of paying a just debt by reason of a tech nicality. Probably the worst feature of the matter is that if the courts finally hold that the bonds are worthless the suf ferers will be innocent parties, who pur chased the bonds in good faith, and who had nothing to do with the handling of the proceeds from their sale. The rail roads which the bonds were intended to aid have been built and in operation for some years. TURKEY MAY EXPEL AMERICAN CITIZENS WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—The state department confirms the report that Mr. Eddy, our charge at Constantinople, is in correspondence with the porte relative to the proposed expulsion of naturalized Am erican citizens from Turkey unless these citizens abandon their allegiance to the United States. Owing to the absence of a naturaliza tion treaty between the United States and Turkey our government has no spe cial authority to interfere in behalf of these naturalized citizens as against an edict of expulsion. The reliance upon broad principles of international law is not strong for the principle that a nation may refuse to allow its citizens to change their nationality has been pretty well es tablished. But, admitting the right of ex pulsion, the United States government has itself a right to Insist that this shall not be attended by hardship such as might result from the allowance of a very limited period of time for leaving Tur key. It is probable that Mr. Eddy will take advanced ground on that point, if he cannot secure the abandonment of the projected order of expulsion. CITIZENS DFIEXAS OUSTED BE SULTAN TURK DECLARES ALL VISITORS MUST ABANDON UNCLE BAM IF THEY WANT TO STAY. DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 24.—A special to The News from Waco, Texas, says: Several citizens of Waco, formerly of Beyrout, Syria, who went to their child hood's home to visit friends, have cabled here for transportation back to Texas, having learned that the Turkish govern ment objects to their presence in that por tion of the sultan’s domain unless they are willing to renew their allegiance to Turkey and abandon their rights as natur alized citizens of the United States. The Syrian colony here is composed of sub stantial citizens and they promptly met the demand of their countrymen across the ocean by sending transportation, as desired. The leading Syrians here say the sultan will rigidly enforce his order and will deal harshly with his former subjects unless the United States interferes in their behalf. WILL SODNSTTTLE DISPUTE IN CHILE RECALL OF MINISTER MAKES A GOOD IMPRESSION IN ARGENTINA. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—According to the Valparaiso, Chili, correspondent of The Herald the opinion prevails there that even though negotiations may be stopped at present the rupture between Chili and Argentina will be only for a short time, and will pave the way for a rapid settle ment of the boundary controversy. A large crowd made a friendly demon stration in front of the United States, Co lombian, Mexican, Ecuadorian and Brazil ian consulates at Valparaiso Saturday. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The recall of the Argentine minister to Chill, Senor Portela, has made a good Impression in Argentina, says the Buenos Ayres correspondent ol The Herald. The correspondent also says that the Ar gentina government will prepare an ex planatory note, embodying the points of the dispute and will send it to King Ed ward, of Great Britain, the arbitrator of the boundary question. ENGLAND INTERESTED - IN THE CORONATION NEW YORK. Dec. 24.—There is as yet no official announcement of the corona tion naval review next June, but at the admiralty arrangements are already be ing made for it, and, as far as possible, the precedent of 1897 will be followed on that occasion, says a dispatch to The Tribune from London. Fourteen foreign powers were represented, each by a single ship, but the chief attraction was the outward and visible sign of the strength of the British navy. Before the corona tion takes place it is expected that the Prince of Wales will be promoted to the rank of admiral, and will be In supreme command at Spithead wheii the fleet is reviewed by his father. I Cure Men and Women of any form of chronic nervou* disease*, no matter how obstinate or deep seated the case. Twenty years of my life have been devoted tc their study and treatment. I have cured hundreds of patient* »t their homes. Write me fully. J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D.. M Inman Bldg, Atlanta, Ga. CHRISTMAS DA Y 1864 General Sherman waa in Savannah—At lanta was in ashes, and there were burn ed houses, desolated and impoverished homes and poverty-stricken families from the mountains to the seaboard in Georgia. The Confederate forces were still hold ing the lines in Virginia fighting all the time against odds and very largely against hope. Provisions were scarce and very high. Confederate money was getting less and less valuable every day. Scarcely a home had escaped bereave ment, none had escaped great anxiety and privation and the outlook was fairly dense with overshadowing gloom and apprehen sion. Our little family skedaddled in front of Sherman, and we were three full weeks in getting around and away from his tolls before we reached the refugee shelt er once more. General Wheeler occupied the refugee shelter when he and General Sherman’s troops were close together, and General Wheeler’s troops took everything in sight, because, as you know, he thought Sherman might take all we had and he might as well take it himself. One lusty hog fled to the canebrake and saved his hide until we came back when we butchered him. because we had noth ing but torn bread to eat, and that must be hauled twenty miles, from Twiggs county, before we might eat the corn pone. Such destruction and such confus ion as we encountered! When I think of General Kruger's peo ple down in South Africa, my mind goes back to the southern people during the civil war. . »». But there was wood to be had for the cutting and hauling and we had fires to keep the house warm. There was no Ker osene in those days, but pine knots were plentiful, so we did not sit in the dark. alleged swindle SULL UNDER FIRE REMARKABLE STATE OF AFFAIRS DEVELOPED BY INVESTIGATION BIRMINGHAM DEBENTURE CO. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Dec. 24.—As the affairs of the Birmingham Debenture Re demption company are probed the more sensational become the developments. W. L. Dodd, who was secretary and treasu rer of the company up to the time it was sold to G. W. Morgan, president of the Continental Security Redemption compa ny, and was absorbed by that company, is on trial before United States Commis sioner Cornish on the charge of fraudu lent use of the malls. The evidence tends to show that tne Birmingham Debenture Redemption com pany was organized with a capital of only $5,000 and that but 20 per cent of this was ever paid up. . The business was carried on for about a year and then the stockholders sold out to George W. Morgan. The total amount paid by Morgan was $12,500 and, the most remarkable feature of the case is that .his amount, according to the evidence, seems to have been paid out of the assets of the company. It is alleged that Morgan paid the stockholders in checks and asked them to wait a few days before presenting the same to the bank. They complied with this request and, it is alleged, Morgan took charge of the company in the mean time and when the checks were finally presented for payment the money which they were paid came out out treasury of tho company. It is alleged that there was something over $13,C00 in the treas ury of the Birmingham Debenture Re demption company when it was sold and that there were notes besides. The stock holders of the Birmingham Debenture Re demption company required no bond of Morgan to secure the carrying out by him of the contracts which had been made. The principal witness in the case has been Captain Reuben F. Kolb, who was president of the Birmingham Debenture Redemption company at the time the sale was consummated. Captain Kolb is one of the most prominent men in Alabama. He was three times a candidate for gov ernor. He told of the organization of the company and expressed® the opinion that the scheme of operation was feasible. He said that the company was organized with $5,000 capital but that only 20 per cent of this amount was ever paid up; the enter prise being launched on an actual capital of SI,OOO. He had 100 shares of stock, for which he paid S2OO. When the sale oc curred he received $2,000 for this. He said that he was asked by Mr. Morgan to wait a few days before presenting his check for payment and that he did wait nine days. He said that he did not know that the checks issued by Morgan in payment for the stock were finally paid out of the money that was in the treasury of the company when the sale took place. He was shown some of the literature of the company on which it was set forth that the treasurer was under $50,000 bond. He said that the treasurer was originally under $50,000 bond but that a meeting was held after the advertising matter had been printed and the security com pany was released by resolution from all liability over $5,000. He said that he was not actively connected with the company, simply signing the certificates in blank. The active management devolved upon the secretary and treasurer. W. L. Dodd. Another prominent witness was Henry ( B. Gray, vice president of the company at the time of the sale. Mr. Gray is president of the Peoples’ Savings Bank and Trust company and is treasurer of Jefferson county. He testified that he knew absolutely nothing of the operation of the company and that he went into it at the solicitation of Captain Kolb, W. L. Doud and W. D. Lee. STOPS THE COUCH AND WORKS OFF THE COLD. Laxative Brom-Quinine Tablets cure * cold lz one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price *5 cent*. J. W. ANDREWS KILLS HIS FATHER-IN-LAW. _ - 9 GRIFFIN, Ga.. Dec. 24.—J. M. Davis was killed Sunday night at 7 o’clock by hie son-in-law, J. W. Andrews, at the lat ter’s home, two miles from Sunnyside. Particulars which have reached this city are very meagre, but it seems that the killing was justifiable. The men had some trouble over a set tleirfent several weeks since -but it was thought that it had been settled satisfac torily to both parties. It is said that on Sunday Mr. Davis went over into Fayette county, and after drinking rather hard he returned and went- to the home of Mr. Andrews, calling him to the door and telling him that he came to settle the trouble and it must be done if it had to be settled in h—ll, at the same time reaching in his hip pocket. Andrews stepped back into the house and securing his gun opened fire upon Davis striking himln the side of the face. _ BURGLARS~GETS2,Odd IN LOGANSVILLE, GA. LOGANBVILLE, Ga., Dec. 23.— Burglars entered the large retail store of Hodges, Kilgore & Co. here Thursday night and blew open the safe and carried off about $2,000 in money and notes. They then pro ceeded to cut the telephone wire between this place and Monroe and made good their escape. No trace of the robbers has been found. If any of our readeiJ have ever been without fires in cold weather and without candles or kerosene oil they will under stand our thankful feelings when we had good fires and light enough to read fairly well after nightfall. A good friend loan ed me two or three of Miss Muhlbach's historical novels, and although they were printed on the coarsest of paper and had coverings made of wallpaper, the inside reading was delightful, because it took me out of myself and my troubles and for the time being I was entertained per fectly and while the torchlight was flick ering very often my interest in her well drawn characters never waned until each book was finished. One dear little boy had "passed on" to the better land in September and his love ly little brother must have entertainment, so I read aloud to him on those Christmas holiday nights in Bunyan’s "Pilgrim's Progress.” It was ancient script with its long S’s, and the little boy was not equal to them. So we enjoyed "Great Heart.” and “Christiana,” and her children, In the sweetest and most comforting way for both mother and little boy. That holiday season was the dear child’s last Christmas on earth, because he also passed on to the better land by the middle of the incoming year to meet hia brother and little sister, and the Christmas of 1865 found a childless mother on earth in a war devastated home and three dear lit tle ones safe in heaven. We had no luxuries in the Christmas season of 1864. unless it was a couple of pounds of yellow sugar at $8 per pound to sweeten the rye coffee or wheat coffee or sweet potato coffee as it happened to be. It made raspberry leaf tea taste almost as good as Yang Hyson, but the sugar did get away surprisingly, because it tast- PER CALLON. FOR A SHORT TIME OHLY. Special Sale of 100 Bar' nit of Si Private PURE WW J Mountain Dew, ■JStfiMHWk J ■ OUR OWI PBITATE BRAND. Q g I ’| \ SPECIAL SELECT. 11 a"® IlKIs 1 “Fine as Silk.” J ErnTO i Hl!? I Smooth •• 1 term®**® . A Jf enough ta obtain IM bor- our r*l* of Mountain dla- Jtyr ■ s —‘ tilled pur* Corn Whl»- ' key, mad* where Impur- * —ity * n<l manipulation !• ■ unknown. It ta THREE TO FIVE YEARS OLD. and Is the equal of any $3 good* on th* market. We ar* going to give our patron* the benefit of this large punch***, and a* long a* the tot last* will fill *ll order* at 82.00 PER CALLON. and will refund your money if not az represented. 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ALA —Ship me 100 half mo- rocco Guld “- 1 have wT r sheLton* Wi— ~ =n-.~ - IRISH NATIONAL MUSEUM. A $600,000 Corporation Organized to Make Irish Exhibit at Bt. Louia World’s Fair. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23.— " The Irish people will be represented at the St. Loul® World’s Fair with an exhibit which will show the other people of the world what an important factor that race of people has been in its development,” said Cap tain John J. O’Connor, secretary of the Irish World’s Fair association, to a press representative yesterday. “Under the flag of every nation on the globe the Irishman will be found in the front rank as citi zen, soldier and statesman, and yet at the great international expositions of the past this mighty race of people have had no distinctive representation outside of an alleged ’lrish village’ in the ‘Mid way.’ It is high time Irishmen of brains and culture took this matter in hand. In St. Louis Irishmen there are plenty who realize the truth of lhe situation. They have perfected tho organization of the Irish World’s Fair Association, and kt has been decided that the exhibit which t will have at the Louisiana Purchase Ex position in 1903 shall be made permanent after the fair, and sfiall be known as ■The. Irish National Museum.’ A corpo ration with a capital of $600,000, divided into 600,000 shares of SI.OO each, will invite Irishmen in all parts of the world to be come stockholders. Thtf building this company will erect will be a fireproeu, permanent structure, and in it will be stored a display of Irish products, anti quities, literature and arts.” An Irish world’s fair commission will be appointed in every state and territory of the United States; commissioners will be appointed in several foreign countries, and it is probable that an honorary board of foreign directors will be chosen. The organization of a ladies’ auxiliary is also under consideration. Five Victims on Dead Liist. PITTSBURG. Dec. 24.—Five of the victims of the Singer-Nimick mill explo sion which occurred last Saturday morn ing are dead. The fifth victim is William Sharp, helper, aged 35 years, of Elliotts borough, who was scalded about the face, head and body. He died early yesterday at Mercy hospital. Another. Mr. John storx is not expected to live through the day. Some men pay cash for everything they buy because they want to and others because they have to. BY MRS. IF. H. FELTON. cd bo good to uz all after a long experi ence with sorghum syrup. But we had molasses cakes and molasses candy and California beer sweetened with home-made molasses, and how thankful we were to have flour to make cakes, and syrup to make candy, and the necessary sweetening for California beer. A dear good neighbor had saved some sweet potatoes from the Yankees, and when the little boy went over with us to see these good friends there were nice roasted potatoes to make him happy. We had muffin bread with a little gravy and sometimes syrup. The cows and sheep were rushed away into Twiggs county ahead of both armies, so we had milk and butter, and occasionally some mutton to eat during Christmas, and the little boy found a silver dollar In his stocking, which was like the gold guinea which the Vicar of Wakefield's wife put tn her daugh ter’s pocket, but was not to be spent un der any circumstances. But he had a home made trap which was set out on a bleak hillside covered with yellow broom sedge, and the trap caught eight part ridges at one fall, so the Christmas time was made glad in an unexpected way, and the partridges were perfectly delightful to the young sportsman, when served for the family breakfast so long as they lasted. Thirty-seven years have come and gone since that Christmas of 1864. As I sit be fore a wood fire tonight with snow on the ground outside, and all nature hushed under its white covering, the most vivid recollections of the Christmas of 1864 come to my mind, and I see a youthful mother,,; with her arm about a bright-eyed little boy, and both his arms resting on her lap as she reads aloud of “Great Heart's” Journey to the heavenly home, and the prayer goes up "May these dear ones meet me on that shining shore!” OPERATION BRINGS RELIEF TO ALGER DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 3.-Gen. R. A. Alger, formerly secretary of war, who was operated on yesterday, passed a very comfortable night and was reported in good condition this morning by Dr. Long year. At 8 o’clock his pulse was 80 and his temperature was 99.8. He slept almost all night and was much freer from pain this morning. AGENTS WANTED! The Semi-Weekly Jour nal wants good men to act as local agents at their re spective postoffices. 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