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V\ Th-iely Topics."' \ .it e—uaieatto- f« this departmest to Mr. W. H. Faltas. Carters, Oa. Hclf-KIIUng Mania You can rea»on*bly expect to see a no- Uca of a suicide, whenever you open a ( daily paper. These deaths are palnfu ly to ccmmon. And you are more than suryrte- P ed at the class of people who kill them •elven because they are apparently well fixed tn finances and family connections. In nine cases out of ten. Sometimes there , has been a bank failure or a defalcation, etc., but a treat many ’ uicid ** f ar * ?T?i* who are not only honest but well my young day* I feel ’’ ,r * J”, heard of a half-dozen • u *‘ de ‘ haps thirty or forty years; but nowadays you are (as ..Id before) made familiar with them, continually—every day. as \"™•«.. x. r~«: There have been too many or these death? to credit all to insanity or dementia, yet I grant there a screw loose some where, when a P*™o” chooses death rather than life, and that •d • jcause It has affected even children. Young girts enter into suicide pacts and « to death with a feeling Hin to Indif ference It astonishes ua. every day. this tendency to self murder. U aonre one should aay-that prncbw have quit discussing hell-fire and the: am Hde. are more afraid present trouWe. than of hereafter punishment, what ■wer would you make? . It is a well known fact, that men in t'hina and Japan are expected or required to suicide when they fail In •***• or military leadership. It is conslde ; to be more dignified to commit harl-kart to lutxl I" I * oU<^J y .nllly-but this choice ofsni-',< dde seems to be the privilege of heath endom—not of Christendom. yX my standpoint ft look, to me as there Is an insidious wave of a«no«l --cism underlying this tendency to suicide and suicide is only one of symptoms of atheism or unbelief in our overrul ng Providence The modern world is too polite to listen to hell fire doctr,n< more and too learned to believe In Bible teachings—so there is nothing to lean up- ( on but poor finite understanding. * hen that prop breaks down, the structure is toe weak to stand alone. With some people pride is very What the world thinks of them is their rule in life. Rather than receiv e the pun.- ishment which the law provide, for evil , doing, they will chunk out their own 11 Blit these are exceptions to ‘harul*. , We see and know of people who commit suicide, with no imaginable reason there for those who have friends, and a home a competency and even good health, but r they seem afraid to live any longer and choose to plunge into the unknown. Sheep Culture in ?’on tana Perhaps I may never see the time when Georgia shall raise all the wool and mut ton that we need or can raise for pfofit. but 1 can wifely promise that I shah h Play on th. .tring of sheep culture mi , P ’ong as 1 have strength and opportu- We have thousand, upon thousands of acres of outlying land that could be used for sheep culture and which are doin» no good to anybody and on which sheep might be easily raised, and where sheep droppings would sooon restore the lost fertility. But for the horde of wortn less dogs all about, the sheep might mul tiply with amazing rapidity, and there Is nothing more salable than wool or tender, fat mutton. We are chewing on tough beef and salty bacon, when a little energy and at tention would give up delicious mutton chops and tender roast meat continually. Montana is one of the far western states, and a prospering mining met ion. hut its value as a sheep growing state has not been known until within a few years past In there were 4.800.000 sheep, and there were SBOKX>.OnO invested in sheep culture, and there were fifty million pounds of wool marketed in the year 1906. and sold at the low price of » cents a pound. * 1 Montana is subject to terrible blizzards in the winter time and in 1907 over TOO.OIM 1 sheep perished from cold and disease. < caused by exposure. Sheep sheerer, receive 9 cent# a head, i and often gverage nine dollars a day. The i aggregate pay of shearer, amounts to to more than MXKOOO annually. Sheep herdew receive B*4 per month t and their board, ahd the cooks for a sheep 1 ranch are paid as high as fifty dollars a I month, with a house to Jive.,tn , Where Is there another industry that pays so much in the United States? In Australia herders get sl7 per month, and shearers are paid five cents a head. . Tn Argentina herders get sls per month ' and shearers four cents a head. When we consider the mildness of our Georgia climate and the class of labor that would be needed to herd and shear , sheep. It is passing strange that our people are as shortsighted as they arc, and are so surprisingly and disgustingly daft on dog culture, as against the val- ' uab’e culture of sheep, and the profit < thereof * . -7 A The Bermuda pastures of middle Gear* gia would feed a hundred' thbtnmhd sheep at least, but our people will not see their opportunity. Danger inViolent Exercise There Is no sport, perhaps, without Its spice of danger, and we often read of sud den deaths tn ball games, violent wrest ling. jumping hurdles, running, etc., etc. : * Youth Is generally incautious, doe? not ' anticipate danger especially under strong , excitement and ambitious rivalry. Marathon races are too strenuous for| any except the extremely vigorous and no , one can tell what may happen under ‘ •train and stress with the apparently strongest. Forty years ago a youth of seventeen who was the son of dear friends, overdid himself in gymnastic ef forts and died within a few hours. Last night, a promising young man. just nineteen, about to graduate in the high school, beloved and useful, passed away and we hear that he overdid him self a short time ago in a running race, preparing for a match game that would have come off the day of his death. If he had been well. He bad had strong symp toms of appenditicl# and should have; been very quiet, but his love for the. sport and the pride his companions felt in | him mad? him forego caution, with the! sad result here mentioned He had so* much to live for and was progressing so | well In his studies that his riends mourn | his untimely departure. Appendicitis de veloped violently soon after the youth had exercised on the baseball grounds, and the operation developed extreme Inflammation with attending peritonitis. A fine surgeon in New York city made a report in St. Luke's hospital of four) such cases, and all died, in the year 1838. i In 1»» eleven such cases were operated i upon and but one survived. Os the ten I deaths seven occurred within twenty-four | hours and the others at longer intervals. In 1900 eight cases were reported and only two survived. Those that were saved remained in the hospital from six ty-four to seventy-four days under con tinuous treatment. If I can induce any of our boys to think on the dangers that go with violent strain or bruises tn tender and vital places, then I shall have accomplished what I am seeking to do in this article. Sometimes they drink too much ice water, others eat unsuitable food in too great bulk. I heard of a young lady of 19 years, who attended a party where she ate a mixture of foods, like clams, crabs, ice cream and a variety of things. She took a vomiting spell before day and developed violent pain where the appendix is locat ed. And the surgeon operated and saved her life after a severe struggle. The hu man frame deserves care and attention, and abuse of one's body will bring bad re sults like abuse of a good horse will make him run down in flesh and finally kill him. Try to impress these dangers on your children, dear readers. Frauds in the Civil Service. In a discussion before congress last week some light was thrown on the frauds that pertain to civil service meth ods. and assertions were made so emphat ically that nobody could or would enter an excuse or apology. Washington City is filled up with peo ple who claim to be residents from various states to secure positions in the depart ments of the government who never lived in those states, and who are perpetrating a fraud in such claims. All this fraud could be avoided or corrected if these persons were compelled to stand their civil service examinations in the states to which they are accredited, but they be long in Washington City, live nowhere else and yet they are recorded on the books as coming from Montana. Missis sippi. Oregon or maybe Georgia and oth er states. A senator thus expressed himself: “I want the senate to listen to one report from one section concerning nine per sons. and they happen to be all women, One who has employment there 1s the sec retary’s wife, of a congressman. Two are wives of officials in the war department. One is the wife of a promnient person in the treasury department. One is the wife of a travelling man. and another is a married women married just lately. The promotions seem to be mostly given to those who already hold places in these departments. There are three widows who are obliged to support themsevles and their dependents.” Another senator arose to say: “It is a well-known fact, Mr. President, that in all these departments there are two. sometimes three, persons in the same family employed. "There are husbands and their wives employed at large salaries. 1 have always felt this ought.not to be permitted.” Another statement was set down in these words: “Washington City is grow ing to be a city of official families hold ing salaried positions under the govern ment. There is a man. perhaps, who passed through New Hampshire thirty or forty years ago, got a position here, and has held it ever since. He has never seen New Hampshire since. He has rais ed a family of children and grandchild ren. AU these children are in public ser vice here, and all claim to be residents of New Hampshire. I think you will find these extra capable residents always take their full thirty days of sick leave, as well as full thirty days of regular absence." The whole business is a fraud. Borne one has properly called it, the “Snivel service fraud.” If the truth was known and the facts exposed we would possibly find that Washington City Is packed with people who are drawing big money In these departments under the foul pretense of civil service promotion. JAP CRUISER IS GIVEN GREETING AT FRISCO SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., May 1-“ Bah xai. Ohio!” With these exclamations of welcome echoing over the Pacific, severe* hundred Nippons. members of the Japan ese Association of America, shortly be fore 10 o'clock this morning hailed the approach of Rear Admiral Ijachi'a squad ron of Japanese cruisers off this port. The Japanese were assembled on the deck of the steamer Sehome, and a pa triotic scene followed on the vessel when two cruisers of the Mikado, grim looking in their coats of battle paint, emergea from the haze and passed through the Golden Gate. Once inside the harbor, the officers and 2.000 middles and cadets on the two Japanese ships were treated to an elab orate display of daylight flreworks, while their countrymen, assembled on the hills and along the water front, shouted a hearty welcome. On entering the bay. the fighting ships were escorted by a fleet of smaller craft bearing hundreds of the Mikado subjects. Rounding Lombard wharf, they came in sight of the vessels of the Pacific fleet, at anchor in Man-of-War Row, and as they approached, salutes were exchanged by both parties. Upon dropping anchor the flagship Aso was boarded by 15 members of a com mittee who welcomed the visiting Jap anese to the city of San Francisco on be half of their country. Immediately fol lowing this visit, the revenue cutter Gol den Gate, with Mayor Taylor and Lieu tenant Governor Porter, the Japanese [ consul, various officers of the army and j navy and prominent Japanese of the city, I steamed out to the Aso when those on | board pajd their respects to Admiral and | his middies. The luncheon on the I flagship followed. This completed the ! program for the first day of a week's ' fiesta. In the afternoon the Japanese officers held open house aboandship when visitors were received on board. FLO A TING BA RgITfOU N D TABLE SET—NO CREW DETROIT. Mich.. May I.—A special from Traverse City. Mich., says Ann Ar bor car factory. No. 1 last night picked up the steel barge Batavia floating 19 miles south of Fox Island, without a crew. The table was all gpt for dinner. The barge was towed to Northport. No , one knows what nas become of the crew. , It is feared they are lost. BODY OF KLANG HSI STARTS ON LONG JOURNEY PEKING. May I.—Ths body of Kuang Hsu. emperor of China, who died in Peking last November, today began the long journey to the western Tomba, eighty miles away, for final Interment. Postmasters Appointed WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 1.-Poat | misters appointed: Ceylon. Camden coun- I ty. lotion N. Donaldson, vice H. 8. i McWhorter resigned. Ttcknor, Colquitt I county. George F. Taylor, . vice Cora | Woodruff removed. THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. Atlanta. GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1909. MARKET REPORTS Spot Cotton Atlanta, steady ,lo t-16c. New York, auiet. M 85 100 c. i Liverpool. Steady. SM-lMd. , New Orleans, steady. 10%c. Galveston, firm, 10%c. Savannah, steady 10 l-l*c. , Wilmington, quiet, 10c. Norfolk quiet. 1044'' Baltimore, quiet. ’oSe. Boston, nominal. 10 88-lOOc. Philadelphia, steady. 10 10-100 c. Houston, dull. lOUc. Augusta, steady, 1094 c. St. IxMits. quiet, 1014 c. Louisville, firm. 10%c. Memphis, quiet, 10 l-10c. Mobile, firm, 1014 c. Charleston, firm, 101-l Cc. New York Cottou The following were the ruling prices la the exchange today: Tone steady; middling 10 85 100 c. quiet. Last Prev. Open Wish. Lew Sale.CMse January ... . 10J2 10.19 10.00 10.17 10.14 10.15 March 10.19 10.19 10.08 10.08 10.15 10.14 Mar 10.58 10.90 10.50 10.59 10.58 10.52 June 10.44 10.4 S Julv 10.38 10.45 10.J5 10.44 10.43 10.40 Ang 10.28 10.37 10.» 10.87 10.86 lO.od ffc.ptlo.2B 10.24 10.86 10.24 10.25 10.15 Oct. 14 . .. 10.24 10.28 10.18 10.24 10.24 10.54 Nov. 7 10.28 10.24 Dec 19.18 10.26 10.15 10.22 10.28 10.22 New Orleans Cotton The following were the ruling prices on the exchange today: Tone steady: middling, 1014 c: quiet. Last Prev. Open. High. Low. Eale.Close.Cloae. Jar.uarv .. ..10.18 10.18 10.11 10.18 10.17 10.15 Mav 10.28 10.81 10.28 10.28 10.31 10.28 June <•••• 10.40 10.39 Ju1y10.49 10.58 10.46 10.55 10.55 10.52 Augue* .. ..10.48 10.42 10.43 10.43 10.42 10.39 September .. 10 37 10.37 10.37 10.37 10.86 U) 33 October .. ..10.20 10.24 10 12 10 20 10,19 19.18 November 10.16 10.19 December .. 10.16 10.18 10.11 10.J8 10.18 10.15 Chicago Quotation* The following were the ruling tn the exchange today: Prertona , Open. High. Low, Cloae. Clone. WHEAT— Mav 12594 12«14 '2544 12094, Julvll2 ©11214 11294. 111% 11*14 11* dept lW%filo3l, 1034, 10« k 10914 102*4 December .. .10214 1029 s 10M4 101% Nt* July 98%#98% 69 98% 88% 69% December .... 56% 59% 58% 58% 58% May .. .’59% 59% 59% 59% 59% Ju1y49%«260 50 49% 49% 49% December .. .. 41% 43% 43 43 42% May 17 W H-$2 H 17 - M w - n julvlß.o7 18.07 11.02 18.02 IS.fiO September .. ..18.05 18.06 18.02 18.02 17.97 Mav ß 10.40 10.40 10.37 10.37 10.85 July 10.50 10.52 10.47 10.47 10.85 September .. -10.62 10.65 10.40 10.00 10.40 Mev o **"’ .. -9 90 9so 9.87 9.W 1.77 Jubr 9.90 9.95 9.90 9.92 9.85 September •« ..10.0$ 10.06 10.00 10.00 9.97 New York Produce Market NEW YORK. May B.—Flour— Receipts 18,391, sales 300. Firm and quotably unchanged. Wheat— Receipts 28.400. After starting steady on cables, wheat soon eased off clear and warmer, larger northwest receipts and Im proved crop accounts. May 81 July 81 16%ff1-19; September $1.10%<91.10%. Rye—Dull; No. 2 western 94c f. o. b. New York. Corn—Receipts 41.825. Beef steady; pork firm: lard firm, western 210 85«10.76. Sugar—Raw easy; fair refining $8 89; centri fugal. 96 teat. 83.89; molasse* sugar $3.14. Re fined steady; crushed 65.75; powdeerd $6.16. granulated $6.06. Petroleum—Steady; refined all ports $8,460 8.60 Coffee—Steady; No. 7 Rio 8O8%c; No. 4 San toe B%<9c. Molasses—Steady; New Orleans 28<42c. * «■• Farm Produce CHICAGO. May s.—Butter firm; creameries, dsrlea. 19%C24%c. E*gs firm at mark, cases included; firsts, 23c; prime firsts. 2sc. Cheese steady; dairies. 16<515%c:; twins, 14%®15c; Young Americas, 14%514%c; lang Boros. 14%014%c. Potatoes steady; choice to fancy. 98cO$1.00; fair to good. 90©96c. Poultry steady; turkeys, 17c; chickens. 15c: springe. 16e. Veal steady; 50 to 60 lb. wts., 5Q5%c; 60 to 86 lb. wts.. 6%07c; 85 to 110 lb. wta, 7%@9c. Naval Stores EAVArftNAH. Ga.. May >.—Turpentine firm, 86c; sales. 10; rosin, firm: W W. 85.80; W G 95.00. N. $4.90; M. 84.90; K. 84.75; I, $4.86. H, |4.«; O. sß.k>ef.tt%: F. M. 75883.77%; E. $3.08% fft.7o; T). 83.47%: B. $3.22%: sales. 1.292; spirits receipts. 3*7: —shipments. 1.066: stocks. 24.496; rosin receipts. 687; shipments. 1,067; stocks. 102.296. ATLANTA MARKETS . Atlanta Cottow ATIJLNTA. Ga.. May 3.—Cotton by wagon, steady. 10 l-16c. Flour, Grain, Hay and Feed Flour, sacked, per bbl.—lglehearts Beet Flour. $7.26: Puritan (full patent). N 60; Home Queen i.full patent), $6 60; Supreme (full pat ent), 98 60; Ocean Spray, (half patent). 89-20; Sun Rise (half patent). $9.30; Fltshugh Lee, (half patent). $6 30 Tulip (straight), $5:00. Meal, sacked, per bushel—Plain 96 lb. sacks, 86c: Plstn. 48 lb. sacks Me; Plain 24 lb sacks 90c. Grain, sacked, per bushel—Wheat, for poul try. $1.50; com. choice red cob. 96c; com. No. 2 white 98c; cera. choice yellow. 98c; corn chops, 74e; nets choice irrigated clipped 74e; cats fanev white clipped 78c; oats, white dip ped 99c; oats, dipped barely mixed 68c; oats oats, clippel barely mixed, 68c, oats, mixed mixed. 67c. Seeds, sacked, per bushel—Cane seeds, am ber, $1 40: ean seeds, orange. $1.40; German mil let need. $1.75. Hay. per cwt.—Choice large bales. $1.10; Timothy. No 1. small balea. $1.10; timothy. No. 1. third bales. $1.00; timothy. No. 1, clover, mixed, 96c; clover hay. 90c; timothy. No. 2. 90c Feed stuff, per cwt.—Chicken feed. 30 lb. sacks. SI.M; Purina Scratch, bales 1 dos., $2 20; Purina chick. 82.20; Purina scratch, 100- Ib. sacks. 82.06; Purina feed, 175-lb. sacks. 81.75; Purina feed. 100-lb. sacks. $1.80; Arab Horse feed. 31.80; June Pasture. $1.50; shoria, white. 81*6: shorts, fancy. 76-ltJb 81.75; shorts, P. Wheat, cot. sacks, 75-lb, $1.70; shorts, brown. 100-lb $1.65: bran. 100-lb. $1.60 salt brick, per ease. $1.60; salt brick, medicated, per case. $4.60; salt rock, per cwt., $1.00; salt, 160-lb. sack, 60c: Cotton seed meal, prime, per ton, 8F1.00; Cotton seed meal. No. 2, per ton, 929 00; square sacked hulls, per ton. 88.60. Uv« Poultrv Turkeys, lb.. 17c: hens, eech. S7%M4Oc: fries, each ss te else. w©3Sc; geeee. esrh. 60*66e; ducks. 25(tj30c; cocks each 26e. Dried Fruit Evaporated apples, la pcstad cartons T%e: benea belt. 7e; bags- *%«: t’spoesWd Mechea. 7e. faaey, $1.96 Karo fiyrop, lhe aisa. SLN; Bhs Dreand Poultry Dreeeed turkeys, head and feet oa. drawr Jotf32c dreeeed frys, per lb. 30®22%c; broilers, faaey. per poon6. 2*stoMe: boas, set ire. lb.. 16<!8<; coeks, per la., 9**e: Wtks, per lb.. Produce and Vegetable Suudrloa Irish potatoes. Burbanak. per bnehel. $1 30© 1.35: sweet potatoes, pumpkin and bunch yams, per bnehel. *o®66c. white varieties. »<|6oc; co lons. yellow or red globe, per bushel. $1 7503. Pepper, per crate. $3.6003.00; eggs. 90ffl!lc doeen: butter, fsney tables 1-lb. prists, 35<|27e; cook, in bulk, per lb.. 10©15c ■moked sides very dull, well cured, per la., lOOllc: boras owing ta siae. per lb_ 16O16e: a) oulders. 10© He. Cereal# CRuaker Oats. wood. M-’a s3.B#: Quaker Oats, tip. Il's. $1.09; Quaker Oats. tin. 36 'e. 84.36; saker Puffed Hico. 36 'e, $1.70: Quaker Wheel Berries. M-'s, $1.30; Quaker Coro Meal, R-’a. s2.to; Quaker Com Flakea. 84 'a, sl-»; Petti- Jahas M s. $3.70; Pettljoba's 18-'s. $1.16; Qnak sr Fsrlns. H-'a, $1.69; Quaker Breaafsst Bte ruits, M's. $1.85; Saxon Wheat Food. 34 a 83 39; •eetch Pearled Bsrtey. M-'s, |IH: Bai>. Pearled Hominy, 34-'e, $1.66. Pnre r>e fioer, bbls $6.36; rye flour, mixture, S6.M; Rye Meal, bbta.. 85.00 Peotum. targe, $1.36; email. #B.7#; Grape nuts SB-79; Poet 'toasties, papular Mae. $2.70: farnUj alae, 83.76. Amber Graham, bbls., $6.75; kegs. $3.50. XXX Graham, bbl#., $6.40; kegs. $3.00. No. 3 Pearl Barley, kegv, $3.66; 3-0 Pear] Bar ley. kegs. $3.25; B Oatme«T. kegs. $4.00. Meat, Lard and Hams Dry salt, extra ribs. 35 to 50 lbs., 11c: dry salt rib bellies, 20 to 26 lbs., 12e; dry salt fat backs 8 to 10 lbs., 10%c. Premium hams, He; Premium breakfast bacon. 20e; Picnie hauis, 6%e: Premium lard 12%c; Silver Leaf lard !2%c; Jewel lard ccwpound. B%c. Fruit Sundries Lemooa. Mernlaa fancy, per box. USfilH; sitra fancy. $3 76©4.<»• rmrida «3«7.M: Calb tomia lemons. s3.sn©«.M; pineapples, Florida, popular elxer. crate. sß<33 50; oranges, Florida, uwlua t.i atzea and condition on arrival, per box. $1(93.60; limes. Florida, per 100. s(>(g6uc: grane fruit, vises is to 64 inclusive per nos HQ8.60; ■mailer sites, per box. 62 M«s. apples beat variety faaey quality, per box, $3 C 1 barrel $7 00$$ 7.60. cranberrtoa, gallon 60Q ; barrel. sl6. Condensed items Gathered From cAll ‘Parts of the State- SAVANNAH—Saturday ends the first week of the taking of testimony In the United State# court in the trial of the al- 1 leged naval stores trust. The officers of ] the American Naval Stores company are i the defendants in the case. The impres- ' sion gathered in Savannah I# that the ( governmen haa so far failed to make out ■ a very strong caae against the def and- < ant#. The testimony of the week, while interesting, has not been of such charac- ‘ ter as to show a conspiracy. The mosi damaging evidence was that given oy an ex-employe of the company, who testified 1 that there had been regrading of roi- ns ' in the Brooklyn yards of the defendants' company. It is understood the defense will have testimony to rebut this at the proper time. DAA.TON—The Daughters of the Con federacy are now preparing the program for the annual Memorial day exercises to be held here next Friday. Colonel O. P. ( Levert, of Atlanta, will deliver the ad dress to the veterans, and thirteen crosses of honor will be presented to members of the local camp. Mrs. May McAfee Shu mate will deliver the crosses of honor. The music of the exercises will be fur nisher by Druckenmiller'# concert band, which will make its first nubile appear ance on Memorial day. The band was or ganized several months ago and contain# twenty pieces. MACON.—Almost two-thirds of the nec essary SIO,OOO for ..the annual state fair i that is to be held In Macon this fall has been raised, and the remainder will prob ably be subscribed within the next fsW weeks and without trouble. An enthusi astic meeting Was held by the directors of the association at which time Presi dent C. B. Lewis submitted a report, showing the returns so far. R. W. Jemi son. a well known Macon man. has been selected as secretary for the association this year, and is busy sending out let ter#. Over six counties have already start ed arrangements to compete for the coun ty agricultural prizes. COLUMBUS—At a meeting of the water board Thursday afternoon it was decided that all technical questions and differ ence# between the board and the Hudsoh Engineering company, which is boring for artesian water In the basin of Bull creek, be referred to a board of arbitration, of which J. Ludlow, consulting engineer for the board, is a member. WASHINGTON.—Two most interesting facts were brought to light Memorial day when sev eral of the older soldiers were brought to gether at Memorial services and tell to discuss ing their comparative ages. It was found that there are now in Wilkes county seventeen vet erans past the age of four score, who took up arm# for the Confederacy, and that there are two mothers still living who had sons in the war. Two of these old soldiers are in their 81st year, three in their 82d, four in th?ir 84th. four in their 86th, one in his 87th, one in his 93d and the oldest, Mr. A. J. Paschai. in his 95th year. The two old ladies who had eons in the Confederate army are Mrs. Nancy Max well. who lives in the Beaverdam church neighborhood, and Mrs. Mary Nance, who 1> an inmate of the state sanitarium. Mr. Car land Darlcott, son of Mrs. Maxwell, is still living, while Mr. Henry Nance has been dead a number of years. Both these men were members of the -same company, the Irvh,, Guards, which was organized as an infantry company and soon transferred to an artillery one and fought thus throughout the bloody con flict. JEFFERSON.—A negro man by the name of Mose Cheney came to town Tuesday morning driving a 30-yeat-old mule to a buggy, and on leaving town the mule ran away with the uegru, throwing him from the buggy, and Cue line becoming wrapped around the negro's hand, he was dragged some two hundred yards before being released. The negro was found uncon scious. He was immediately carried to a phy sician. but the injuries appeared to be internal and he died ibis morning. The mule became frightened at (he rattle of the buggy over rocks in the road. MeBAE. Ga.. April 80.-At a late hour Hat niaht flie jury which had been out for about five hours h» the ease of (,t, ’ke" Walton, cliarged vrHh mnrder. returned a verdict of not guilty. It will be recalled that early in the present vear in an altercation at Helena. Ga.. Walton struck Col.'Geo. Bright with a tobaco cutter, inflicting a fatal wound. All of the parties were prominent in this section. WAVERLY HAL!, -Hon. Hoke Smithy will speak here May 22. His address will be on the educational line The citizens will gl\e a barbecue and people from all th* adjoining counties are expected. This will be the clos ing of the school for the eprlne term. MACON—A letter mailed in London and bearing the following very insufficient address, has just been placed in the hands of the proper person by Uncle Sam: “MISS EDMONDBTON, care Mrs. Fraser. 150 Georgia avenue., Ga., U. 8. A.’ As to readily seen no city or town is men tioned, but the letter was delivered yesterday. The letter was received at the ne-w poetoffice on April 28. There Is a Georgia avenue in Atlanta and there are probably streets of tju same name in other cities of the state. The postal department, however, seemed to have experienced but little trouble in locating the person to whom it waa addressed. ANDERSONVILLE.-Mrs. Anna Lou Harden, a resident of Andersonville, waa accidentally poisoned a few days ago. The poison covered the face, hands, and extended, more or less, over the entire body. The attending physician says there is no danger to life, but that It is worst case of that nature he has ever met with. COLUMBUS—Considerable Interest haa de veloped here over the fact that the Hudson Engineering company has succeeded in getting three flowing wells of arieslan water In the basin of Bull creek and thst' there Is a distinct probability that the necessary flow of two mil lion gallons will be attained. The company formerly had a contract to reach this stage in two vears. but failed to do so. In accordance with" their request, an additional two years was granted them. WAYCROSS—Arthur Ricketson. charged with the murder of Andrew Music at Telmore in June of last year, waa found guilty at this term of Ware superior court and received a sentence of life imprisonment. The jury was out for forty minutes and brought in a verdict of guilty with a recommendation to mercy. SAVANNAH.—Savannah will send a large delegation of Daughters of the Confederacy and those in symnsthv with them to Ander •onovllle in a little less than two weeks to be present at the unveiling of the monument to Wtrx, the martyr of Andersonville prison. The address at the unveiling will be delivered by Mr Pleasant A. Stovall, editor of the Savannah Press. The ceremony will take place on Mav 12. The oeeasldn Is to be made a gala one In and around Andersonville and Americus. The Americus chanter of U. D. C. will be the host for the occasion and will en tertain all the visiting daughters. MARSHAa.VILLE. G#.. April M.-After a long and tiresome chase by the sheriff and poaae with doaa. a negro suppoaed to the murderer of Mr. Banks Ixtftin, of Montesuma. Ga., was captured juat ahead of the posse by Mr. Walker, at Bonair. Ga. The aberlff of Hmiaton county hurried the negro in an automobile to Perry, where it was later dlacovered. greatly to ihe disappointment of all. that he waa the wrong man. MACOX. Ga.. April 80.—The convention of the grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons bare inatalled offlcera aa toUows: J. A .Walton, grand high prieat. Columbub; W F Bowe, deputy grand high prieat, Au guata; John R. Wilkinson, grand king. Atlanta; W. G. England, grand acribe. Cedartown: 8. H. Griswold, grand treaaurer. Macon. W. A. Woll uln. grand aeeretary, Macon; A. E. Sanborn, grand chaplain. Newnan- Joe P Bowdoin. grand captain of the hoot. Adairsville; H. 8. Coldlng. principal sojourner, Savannah. An appropriate memorial, conaiating of a framed collection of badges gathered by the late George A. Dure, was accepted and will be placed on the wall in the Georgia Masonic home. MACON. G#.. Anrtl 30.—Th» Georgia divi sion of the Farmers' union will hold the an nual sessions of this bodv in Macon July 22. 23 and 24. The session will bring hundreds of farmers here. BRUNSWICK. Ga. April 30—The Georgia Dentists association wil meet in annual session this year on Cumberland Island The sessi >n will begin on June Ist and will last three duve. I A program replete wiah subjects of great in terest to the dental profession will be carried out. A large attendance is expected at th«- session. BARNESVILLE. Ga.. May 1.-W. H Mitch ell and R B Milner returned from Eatonton where they represented Barnesville K. P. Lodge, No. 146. at the semi-annual meeting ot the Tenth District Knights of Pythias of Geor gia They report a successful convention and are much elated that they succeeded In secur ing the next session, of the convention for Barnesville, which will be held next Augusta The convention in Eatonton was held in the Castle hall of Putnam Lodge. No. 113, with President F. M. Gobert presiding and S. H. Haddock acting b« secretary.. There were fifty representatives present from the various lodges of the district. The convention was devoted largely io hearing reports and the discussion of subjects pertaining to the good of the order. The following officers were# elected for the ensuing year: C. T. Eberhardt, of Valdosta, president: T. J. Hardin, of Forsyth, vice president. W. H. Mitchell, of Barnesville, secretary. M. F. Adams, of Eatonton, inner guard. The Knights of Eatonton were given a ris ing vote of thanks for the “warm, cordiality, generous, southern and Pythian hospitality shown the visiting brethren.” BRUNSWICK. Ga.. Mav I.—The Brunswick board of trade, the Retail Merchants associa tion. and other commercial bodies have passed resolutions calling upon the Glvnn county com missioners to order an election for bonds with which to build a bridge scanning the Altama ha river and connecting the counties of Glynn and Mclntosh It is more than lik«iv that the project will get the co-operation of the officials of Mc- Intosh and the expense of the big undertaking will thereby be lessened to each county. This movement comes as a result of the announced purpose of the Georgia Coast and Piedmont railwav to extend its line from Da rien. to Brunswick. The proposed bridge when constructed will open up a public highway for both trade and travel, being of especial benefit to Brunswick as it will open uo an automobile road be tween Brunswick and Florida. MACON.—Several hundred school children from schools and high schools of the sixth congressional district are coming to Macon next Wednesday to take part in the first track meet and declamation contest ever arranged by the district." The athletic events will be held at Central City park an dthe speaking will be at the Grand Opera house. BRUN..SWICK. —Leiah Ferguson, a young pianist, who lias been emoloved at the Grand opera house for some time, announced to his employer some two weeks aso that he was going down the river for » day's fishing, since which he has not been seen 0 rhea rd from. The vounc man came from Presqu-v isle, Maine, and l>ore a snlendid reputation. Much uneasiness Is felt among his frtenjs as to his whereabouts. COMMERCE. Ga.. May I—G. H. Martin shot and instantly killed John Ryles, a negro, near here today. Martin had paid a fine imposed on the negro by the mayor and when he refused to work, a quarrel ensued and the shooting followed. GRIFFIN. Ga.. May I.—Mr. Tbos. J. White, one of Grlfin's most popular clothing merchants, was thrown from an automobile yesterday after noon and had a boulder dislocated. He was re turning from a fishing trip to High Falls, where he spent the day with a party of friends, where they ran into a severe wind and rain storm and the car. owned and driven by 8. B. Grav. was overturned. None of the otli#r occu pants of the car were Injured. Fort Valley Expects Good Fruit Crop FORT VALLEY. Ga.. May I.—This city is again to the front with all prospects of a great fruit season. The fruit is season, but with an average crop, which heason, but with an average crop, which means more money to the growers and better fruit for the consumers. The fruit shipped this season will not be over 60 per cent of that shipped last season. There will be four' canning factories in operation during the entire season, em ploying anywhere from two to three hun dred hands each. County "officers Plan Convention FITZGERALD. Ga., April 30.—0 n June 16 and 17 it is expected that at least 500 members of the County Officers' Associ ation of Georgia will be the guests of the local members of the association on the occasion of their annual meeting. Sec retary D. W. M. Whitley, who is clerk 6t the Ben Hill county courts, sent out 1,100 invitations last night to every coun ty in the state and at least half that number are expected to accept. The biggest feature of the entertain ment of the delegates will be the automo bile races which will then be In progress in the city. The business meetings will be so arranged a# not to interfere with, the enjoyment of the races. There will be other social events to make the stay of the visitors pleasant and it Is hoped and planned to make this the best meeting in the history of the as sociation. Judge HenCy McAlpin, of Sa vannah, is president. New Town Planned South Georgia VALDOSTA. Ga.. April 90.-There is a strong probability that a new town will spring up between here and Moultrie within the next few months, the promot ers of the Valdosta and Moultrie road having decided to start a town about twenty-eight miles from this city. The site is a beautiful one and the new road will pass directly through It. Work on the road is moving in a hurry. One hundred and twenty new hands were added to the corps this week and now the dirt is flying twenty miles from here. A force of men is to start from Moultrie to meet the bunch working from this city and which I# now beyond Morven. The construction gang is already on the ground ready to begin laying rails Just as soon as they are bought. The promoter# of the lines are waiting on the tariff fight to end before buying their rails. They hope to have the work of laying them begin before the middle of July. Fitzgerald Plans for Auto Race FITZGERALD, Ga.. April 29,-Fitzger ald has evinced great interest in the big auto race, which is to be run under direction of The Atlanta Journal and 3lew York Herald next November. Both local autoists and advocates of good roads are enthusiastic over the great race. The Fitzgerald Automobile association has had under consideration the plan ot offering prizes for a race between the Daily News office in Fitzgerald and The Journal office in Atlanta at the same time The Journal-Herald prizes are awarded for the best county roads and best ma chines. ’ The association has figured on a plan to get a route from New York to Jack sonville byway of Atlanta and Fitz gerald. The Journal-Herald project is regarded as one <n the biggest things of the kind ever polled off in this country and the whole of south Georgia is interested. It promises to bring great results in the building of good roads. Grand Jury Says Hill Killed Himself Mcßae, Ga., May -.—The April term of the superior court of Telfair county has adjourned. During the term the grand jury devoted several days to an inquiry as to the cause of the death of late Pope S. Hill, of Macon, who was found dead in the Dodge land office in Mcßae on the morning of the sth of March, of this year, Their general presentments were filed in court Friday afternoon. , The following Is a copy of that part of their presentments referring to the death of Mr. Hill, to-wit: “We have carefully investigated and in quired into the matter of the death of late Pope S. Hill, who was found dead in Dpdge land office in city of Mcßae on morning of March Sth. 1909. Witnesses were examined under oath and evi dence was obtained from all available sources. including testimony of medi cal experts of-city of Macon, and of Mc- Rae, who examined the body of deceased after death, and discoveries made by competent and reliable detectives. After a full and careful Investigation, we find that said Pope S. Hill came to his death hy a pistol shot wolind in the right eye. the pistol being discharged by his own band. The evidence was sb clear and convincing that we have no doubt as to the correctness of this conclusion.”'' * HE WAN CONFIDENT “Young man. before you marry my slaughter. 1 must know if you can support her?’’ "Rest eaay on that acora, she weigha but 180 pounds. ” ♦ DEATHS IN GEORGIA. ♦ estttt »«»4 •*♦♦♦♦ -♦ * ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦ ♦ The funeral of Mr. 8. P. Hugh, aged tfc years, who died early Friday morning at the Confederate Soldiers' home, was held at the private chapel of Harry G. Poole Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The interment took place at Westview ceme tery. The tody of Mr. B. H. Vandergrift ») years of age. who died at a private san itarium at 10 o'clock Friday morning was sent to Ellijay. Ga.. Saturday morning for the funeral and interment. Mr. Van e'ergriff resided at 33 Davis street, and is survived by an uncle, W. S. Clayton, of Atlanta. DALTON—Rev. E. G. Thomason, pastor of Hamilton Street Methodist church, will deliver the annual sermon to local Knights of Pythias at the First Baptist I church next Sunday morning. A special| musical program has been arranged. MACON.—Funeral services over the body of Mrs. Amelia Burns were conduct ed at 1 o’clock this morning at St. Jo seph's Catholic church. Father Madder) officiating. Mrs. Burns was the wife of the late James Burns, and was sixty-one years of age. She leaves two sisters. Mrs. Caroline Herzog, and Mrs. Andrew Gile3, of this city, and one brother. Mr. Jo seph Bender, of New York city. ELBERTON, Ga., May I.—The remains of Mrs. W. H. Roberts, of this city, were brought here FTiday afternoon from Co lumbia. S. C„ where she died at the home of her daughter. The dead woman is survived by her hus band and nine children. They are: Mrs. W. H. Land, of Atlanta: Paul S„ Mary and Fred Roberts, this city; Mrs. E. S. Sanders, D. A. and Will Roberts, of Co lumbia, and Wade H. Roberts. Louisville, Ky. ELBERTON, Ga.. May I.—Louis Ber man, son of Mrs. M. Berman, aged 25, died at the home of his mother this morn ing. His remains were taken to Atlanta for burial. Mr. Berman had been ill for only a few days with an attack of pneumonia, but Friday evening his condition was consid ered. more favorable than for the past day or two. CARNESVILLE—Mrs. Marv King died at her home near this place at 11 o’clock Thurs day night. She was in her 89 vear and leaver A. N. King. Laura King. Alice King and Martha King of this place. R. N. King, of Atlanta, and J. O. King, of Lavonia, aa her immediate relatives. Her remains will be in terred at Hooewell church. LOOK ED IN r WINDOW*; SAW WIFE KISSED Albert Murphy, a check clerk for the Georgia railroad and who was tried be fore Recorder Broyles Friday morning following an attack made upon him in a stteet ear on Whitehall Thursday after noon by Andrew Pittman, yard conduc tor for the Seaboard Air Line railway, was, as 'a result of the trial, bound over upon a S2OO bond for carrying a concealed weapon. . ; Murphy claims that he was carrying the weapon only because Pittman had threat ened his lite. The fight between tne two men occurred about 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon, when Murphy s#eing Mr#. Pittman, with whom he boarded, on a Lakewood car on White hall street, entered the car. sat down by her side and began a conversation. Pitt man, expecting the meeting between his Wife and Murphy, had concealed himseif behind seme standing passengers on the rear platform of the car. without the knowledge of his presence by either hi# wife or Murphy. When the latter boarded the car and sat down by Mrs. Pittman. Pittman followed him in and began th-t attack. This difficulty followed a previous en counter between the two men at the Pitt man home last Tuesday night, when the latter returning home about 9 o'clock, saw through the blinds, according to his testimony, Murphy kissing Mr#. Pittman. Murphy states that he was boarding with Mr. and Mrs. Pittman, who live at 76 East Hunter street, and that no improper relation# existed between him and the lady. When the husband entered the home, after a brief encounter, the young man escaped, and was in the meantime told not to return to the home at the peril of hi# life. Mr. Pittman claims that the young man has since written him a letter asking the latter's forgiveness. Murphy says his meeting with Mrs. Pittman was accident al, and that he merely meant to consult her with reference to making arrange ments for removing his belongings from the Pittman home, where lie had been boarding. Mr. Murphy has since had a peace war rant sworn out against Mr. Pittman, and the matter will be heard before Justice of the Peace Ridley Friday afternoon. MRS. VENSLOVE IS STRONGLY DEFENDED The reflections cast by B. Vensieve, the Griffin tailor, on the character of hi^ ! wife from whom he is separated, and who is well-known in Atlanta where she lived for several years as Mrs. Ellen El lington, are declared by T. E. Patterson, of Griffin. Mrs. Vensieve's attorney, in her separation suit, to be untrue and thor oughly malicious. On Thursday afternoon Vensieve stab bed and seriously P. B. Head, a well known druggist of Griffin, an in explain ing his reasons for the attack declared that Head had been too friendly with his wife. Other like accusations were made against Mrs. Vensieve by her husband. Attorney Patterson was in Atlanta Fri day and he took occasion to call at The Journal office and deny these allegations. In support of his denial Mr. Patterson produced affidavits signed by many prom inent citizens in Covington, and Conyers, former homes of Mrs. Vanslove. Each of the affidavits testify to the lady's irre proachable character. “Venslove is seeking to shift the re sponsibility for the separation between himself and his wife to Mrs. Venslove's shoulders.” declares Mr. Patterson. "There are absolutely no foundations for his charges, and he does a good woman a grievous injustice.” Druggist Head, who was stabbed with a pair of tailor's shears, is said to be resting comfortably Friday. 10-Year Sentence is Given Manes N. M. Manes, the Greek who was found guilty on Wednesday of manslaughter in connection with the death by stabbing of Andrew M. Smith in the latter'# home on Powell street inßellwood, was on Friday sentenced to ten years by Judge Roan of the superior court, criminal division. Tn pronouncing sentence, the court told Mane# that he was a young man, and yet had time to surmount the disgrace of the sentence. Manes had nothing to say. He will not appeal. Manes was jointly indicted with C. M. Doby. The two went to Smith’s house to serve a subpoena. Manes claimed that Smith insulted him and members of his family, then attacked him. Threw him to the floor and beat him, when he stabbed i him in self-defense. The defense tried to show also that Smith had a bad character as a dangerous man. The officers who arrested Manes testi fied that he snowed no signs of having been beaten. Attorney S. D. Hewlett re presented Manes. SLD UNCLE MIKE i >traigbt c&tflied whakey. imooth dos high quality it it belt-r than and we guarantee it to coni ona to pure food lawz. You tove middle- UNCLE mike Whiskey h J I Personal WOULD YOU MARRY IF SUITED I—MATBl uionial paper containing hundredx advertise-, 1 ment* marriageable people from air 66clion*. I rich. poor, young,, -old, Protest anta; CatiragiM.- ; mailed sealed free. H. H. Gunnell, Toledo, tmio. iMIDDV RICH?* Photos 8 Free 04). ! 11l MiIIII Standard Cor. Club. Orayalaka. 11l I. _ v"' M A DDV BEST PLAN ON EARTH, sent FREE Iwl Hnn I fmotos or tvtav uaor mimbes, III* 61111 I CHE PILOT, Dept.ST Marshal . Mtslt. For Sale. HOSIERY, darn proof, twelze pair $1 to,intro duce; guaranteed, intense black or tan, as sorted. gents or ladies. Globe Hoalerjr Mills, KeruersTille, N. C. FOR SALE. FEATHERS—AII kind* of domM- I tic feathers. Live xeese feathers a specialty. 4. dm Write for samples and prices. R. S. Eubanks, 78% S. Broad St.. Atlanta. Ga. 'TO HORSE and Mule Owners: Have you a horse or mule with rinabone or spavin? It so. send me money order tor $1 and I will a mail you a recipe that will cure or money re funded. There la not a surgeon in America j that haa thia recipe. Address C. J. Wats-zK, Mgr. Farmers’ Union Warehouse and Cotton I yard. Gorman. Texas. ' J Agents Wanted. WANTED—An agent tn every community to (tell . Dr. G. B. William#* Liver and Kidney PLils. | Write for sample, prices and terms. Dr. G. B. | Williams' bon, Quitman, Ga. ' I DON’T ACCEPT i samples and particulars. Money Makers. Address •, : SAYMAb >279 Franklin Ave., St. Louis. Mo. Male Help WANTED—Railway mall clerks, custom hovaa clerks Examination# everywhere May IStlt. Yearly salary 38W to 81.800 Short hours. An nual vacation. No “layoffs.” Over 2.0)0 ap- • pointments to he made during 1909. Country. , residents eligible. Common education suff'.- 1 clent. Candidates prepared free. Write Imme diately for schedule Franklin Institute, Dept. 1 E. 51, Rochester, N. Y. WANTED—Railway mail clerks, city carriers, postofffee clerks. Many examinations com ing. Yearly salary - *6OO to SI.6IM>. Short hours. Annual vacation. No layoffs because of poor times. Salary - certain twice monthly. Over 8.000 appointments will be made during UCi*. Country and city residents equally eligible. Common education sufficient. Political influ ence does not help appointment. Candidate# prepared free. Write immediately for sched ule and free bulla'in. Franklin Institute, Dept. F-48. Rochester. N. Y. — 1 ' L1 - > 1 Miscellaneous. - nDAPCV*™ed: quick relief: removes afl sweffia* i# 8 Ulzwtwl Jo2o<iay»; 30to60dayz etfeetz pe-Bsaaeat cure. Trial treatment given f ree to sufferers; n othin g fairer. For circulars, ieMimomals and free tri- 1 treatment write Dr. H. H. Gress's Sms, Boz A Atlanta, Ga 2 Gold Rintß gpWRIFRE E Daadrnff Remedy ro?h.‘ Wt TWUST VOU. Whoa sold roturn the 81 sjnd r ehoioe from premium list. A rsll.bjs#r«,setob ’♦»«'»■ aOSKBUD FBRPUMB CO., Box 147, Weo4eber«, M 4. IF* RINGS FREEZ-—h Send name and addressMfiSaßßKTzg for 12 pieces of jewelry to « f-l sell at 10 cents each. Ke- w’wF turn us the $1 » when 9 and we will send 7 w'eson’jewelry < co C FROVIDZMCX, R. I, n'JS MRS. EMMA FLANDERS DEAD AT SWAINSBORO SWAINSBORO, Ga., May B.—Mrs Em ma Flanders, wife of Mr. John R. FI and- '.J ers, ordinary of the county, is dead at T 9 her home in this city. Mrs. Flanders ha< been in feeble health for a long while, but ,1 was able to attend to her household du- ■-i ties up until,her death. She was stricken with an attack of her heart and before, / medical aid could be summoned she was dead. Mrs. Flanders was born in this county seventy-one years ago. Before her mar- . riage she was Miss Emma Black. Be- , ’ i sides her husband and three brothers she ' j is survived by five children, Mr. S. J., Flanders, cashier of the Peoples’ Bank of 'Summit. Ga.. Mr. R. A. Flanders, of this ’City; Mr. Eugene Flanders, of the Cpun- 1 ty: Mrs. W. G. Rountree, of Cobbtown. , | ' and Mrs. R. A. Curl, of this City. Beside her own children she has reared six orphan children, five of whom are now ■ 1 married and in their own homes. The sixth one. Miss Nannie Henry, was liv-_ ing with her foster parents at the time of S • Mrs. Flanders’ death. Mrs. Flanders was a member of th*. Methodist church, was prominent in S 1 church work. Her remains will be inter-. i red this afternoon in the city cemetery, i after the funeral services are held in the | Methodist church, conducted by Rev. L K. Chambers. Gets Combination and Robs the Safe A thief went into the Philadelphia dent al pai ors. at 36 1-2 Whitehall street, Fri- , '(day night, ai d. after selecting a comfort able leather chair, drew it up to the safe and proceeded tc work out the combina tion. • It is believed that he worked away at • the safe for several hours, but in the end he opened it by discovering the combina tion which had i*fo.e been unknown to any but two people. About two hundred dollars worth of ’ gold for fillings was inside. He left this and took one hundred dollars in money. Then he went quietly away. The safe was found open Saturday | morning w ith papers scattered on the i floor in front of it and the money It had ’ contained gone. The thief must have been well acquaint ed with safes, for it is certain that it was ,j locked and it is impossible that he should have known the combination. It is believed that he knew the value of the gold he left behind, but that he' chose not to take it for fear that it would .* 3 serve as i means of tracing him. Entrance was made by drawing the Jock of a side door. The place of this burglary is at the busiest part of the city, and while the thief worked at the combina tion people must have been passing back end forth below on the street, for it was Before midnight that the robbery oc rCurrtd. Two other burglaries also occurred Fri- K ' day night. \One at 117 Hunt street, the other at 37 ventral avenue. IMWGLASVII.LE.—A large delegsttoa from Douglasville, composed of the Sumlav ncboola, | Car schools and 1a day off Friday nest. May 7tb. and picnic at Grant park. Atlanta. Liberal rates on Ida Southern bare been secured. 7
