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Newspaper Page TextHIGH SCHOOL INMBLF TO THE YOUTH OF AMERICA Remarkable Report on High Schools Submitted to Na tional Association (By Frets.) SAN FRANCISCO. July IL-Declaring that "the high school today is the arena in which th* greatest educational prob lems should be worked out.” the depart ment of high schools today presented Its report to the National Education asso ciation. The report was in line with the re quest made last year by the department on high schools that the colleges re vise their entrance requirements in such away that the high schools might meet modern needs. r emulated by a committee of nine educators, the report cites the criticism of the Carnegie foundation that Ameri can education, from elementary school to college, is suffering from the attempt to teach too many subjects to the same student at the same time. Considering some of the special func tions of the high school, the report says: •The high school must instruct every student in the elements of good citizen ship. This duty cannot be delegated to the college because there is no guaran tee that any particular student will ac tually go to college. **Hlgh school courses must be flexible, for the high school period is the time for the youth to discover his bent. "Broad vocational instruction should And place in the high school to prepare for efficiency. "Mechanics, arts, agriculture or. house hold science should be recognised as ra tional elements in the education of all boys and girls, and especially of those who have not as yet chosen their voca ’ tlons. High school attendance in this country has increased almost fourfold within the last 20 years. If the colleges will recognise the true function of the high school, this marvelous growth will continue unabated, and the American high school will become an institution unparalleled as a factor for democratic living. It is doubted whether any na tion ever before possessed such an op portunity." governmTnt~offTcers MUST NOT USE TAXIS WASHINGTON, July 11.—Govern ment officials everywhere when rid ing at public expense must ride on trolley cars and omnibuses and shun expensive taxicabs unless circumstances warrant the extra expense. Capt. C. H. McLellan. of the reve nue cutter service, stationed at New Tork. recently made a tnp to Wash ington and put in a bill for >3.40 text cab hire. The captain said he haa a heavy grip and could not take a trol ley car. •The captain will be allowed fifteen cants for car fare," ruled Comptroller Tracewell, -in the interest of economy the government regulations provide that public officers shall ride in street cars and omnibuses whenever possible I see no reason why the rule should not be applied in this case." CHICAGO CAR LINES WILL BE MERGED CHICAGO. July 11.—Plans for merg ing all transportation lines in the city of Chicago, both elevated and surfaced into big corporation have been com pleted according to a local morning pa per. A holding company to be organized under the laws of Massachusetts v ill take over the property, wnicn will be operated under one general manage ment. The holding company ,wil! con trol 1.028 miles of street railway. Ac cording to the same authority. Samuel Insull. president of the Commonwealth Edison company, will be president of the new traction corporation and Henry A. Blair, of Chicago, chairman of the board. The capitalisation of the new concern will be approximately 9148,000.040. DALTON THIEVES LOOT STORE IN DAYLIGHT DALTON. Ga.. Jniy 11.—The eotire city was starthM Monday wbea It became known that borglsrv ka>l broken into a •ton- l n the very center of the tmsineM dletrtct tn the broad daylight, the burglary hating been committed Sunday between noon and 5 o'clock. The grocery Stereos J. F. Robertson, comer Hats liter: sad Gondor streets, was the busiuees house burgla rtaed The bargTsrs entered the store by breaking •at a giSM tn a door opening o» Gordon street, sad baw they ear-sped being seen Is a mystery A heavy iuotrnrwent wan need to smash tbs cash drawer, frwa which several dollars were taken, the mooey being small change. Sunday nlghs another burglary occurred jn»t a few doors south, tbe North Georgia Ware bone. company being entered, but nothing baa been missed there. Honduras Rice Shipped NEW ORLEANS. July 11—Tbe mm'i first shipment of Honduras rice will be offered on tbe board of trade today. Tbe consignment, whieb comas frntn a New Iberian plant, r and cnoaists of 3S sacks, is somewhat earlier this year than usual. To The Last Mouthful one enjoys a bowl of crisp, delightful Post Toasties with cream or stewed fruit—■or both. Some people make an entire breakfast out of this combination. Try it! “The Memory Lingers” Bold by Grocer* Poatnm Cereal Company. Limited. Battle Creek. Mick.. V. 8. A. NOVEL METHOD 15 FOUND TO SPREAD UNION GOSPEL Chicago Children Are Taught From “Union” Primers Now and Learn Fast (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, July 10.—A novel method of spreading the gospel of unionism among Chicago's foreign population has been adopted by the women trade union ists. Lessons in English axe being given foreign working girls, but the old prim er has been discarded and a new one substituted by the women's trade union league. The time-honored cal. which has done service in connecting ideas with objects. ha« bene discarded and the “union” substituted. In getting her first lesson in reading the pupil no longer reads ”1 see the cat." Instead she reads ”1 an. a unionist girl.” The lesson proceds: "I start work at 8 o’clock in the morning. I quit at 5 o’clock in he afternoon. In another lesson the condition of the non-union girl is contrasted with tnat of the union girt It reads: “I am not a union gii*l. I begin work at 7 o'clock in the morning and I work until 6 o'clock in the evening. I get 81 a week." The new system of education was ex planed nt the meeting of the women's trade union league yesterday. peoplTsearching FOR NEGRO MURDERER ASHEVILLE, N. C., July 10—The death of Patrolman McConnell. whicA occur red Friday afternoon, the Increase of the reward to approximately 91,000 and the employment of expert detectives, has given impetus to the search for John Huff, the negro who shot McConnell, while the former was under arrest for stealing carttie. Posses are sdouring the mountains in every direction, following up dues, while ouicers of adjoining counties are lending every effort in the search, which up to late tonight has proven of no avail. Nothing deflnite has been heard of Huff since he was located and gave the officers the slip near Greenville Thursday night. -atrolman McConnell's funeral tomor row will be held under the auspices of the local lodge of Odd Fellows, of which the deceased officer was a member, all of the city departments attending In a body. NEW YORK IS AFTER" WAR CLAIM MONEY NEW YORK, July 10.—After years of Inactivity, another effort is to be made by New York city to recover from the federal government the sutn of 8662,000, which the city spent in equipping soldiers for the civil war. Experts from the comptroler's office are now looking into the history of the city’s claim with a view to taking It up forthwith. When President Lincoln issued the first call to arms the city adopted a resolution authorising a bond issue of 91,000,000 to help fit out the army. With this money 15.000 men were fuly equipped for the struggle. .The war department later refunded to the city a part of the money, leaving a balance of >662,000. After the war cities throughout the north presented their claims and nearly al) were settled. But New York's claim was so large that it was never reached. STEERS STAMPEDE IN CHICAGO STREETS CHICAGO. July 11.—Thirty long horned Texas steers stampeded at West Fortieth and Morgan streets and ran madly for more than a mile through busy streets yesterday. Pe destrians scampered from the path of the animals * and the excited cattle almost had a clear right of way. One man was not quick enough to escape the frienxied cattle, and his scalp was ripped open by the horn of one of the herd. Three of the steers were killed dur ing the stampede, two being run ddwn by locomotives and a third by a street car. When it was realized that the wild cattle had got beyond control, two cowboys on bronchos dashed along the streets warning pedestrians to get out of the way. A dozen cowboys finally roundejl up the band. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN MAY BECOME SPEEDWAY NEW ORLEANS, July 10.—To consider the question of building an electric rail road and speedway across Lake Pont chartraln, representatives of the Louisi ana Development league and of the Mo tor League of Louisiana will hold a meet ing in Covington, across the lake from New Orleans, July 18. The plan is to construct the road from West End in a direct ifne across the water to Mandeville, a distance of 26 miles. It is estimated the cost of the pro posed road will be between 81.500,000 and 82.000,000. MISSIONARY TELLS ABOUT JAPANESE ASHEVILLE, N. C., July 10.-Today’s sessions of the Southern Young Peoples' Misisonary movement, in-session at the Normal and Collegiate institute of this city, was featured by the address of Rev. Charles A. Logan, returned mission ary from Japan, following which Dr. H. F. Williams, of Nashville. Tenn., a mem ber of the general missionary board of the Presbyterian church ahowed and ex plained a number of stereopticon pic tures taken by him while in Japan. Tomorrow, Sunday, will be the last day of the sessions and the delegates will return to their homes Monday. Dr. O. E. Brown, of Vanderbilt university. Nashville. Tenn., will speak at the morn ing session. SMOKE AT SEA CAUSES COLLISION DIGBY, N. S„ July 11.—Dense smoke from forest fires which are raging tn many sections so obscured observation yesterday that the schooner Georgia E.. bound from Rockland, Me., for Bar ton, ran on the Briar island and was wrecked. Captain Messenger and the members of his erew were rescued with dificulty. The schooner is a total loss. CANAL DIGGERS ARE STILL ON THE JUMP WASHINGTON. July 11.—Although the dit firaltlea of the work Increase a* tbe digger* on the Panama canal got deeper Into tin prism, they are more than keeping up their record. I-aat month they took out 2.84«.442 cubic yards nt earth and rock, which exceeded by ju»t 75.550 yards the total excavation tn May. Thia may be explained by the fact that tbe rainfall was twl<-e as great in May as in June. On the other hand, tbe cement work ers. who are building tbe great locks succeeded in placing 104.1M0 cubic yards of concrete, which was 21.873 yards less than their May record. THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY. JULY 14, 1911. Girls Refused to Break Laws So\Were Fired CABOLIJn: LYONS ..... .-x¥ : x"' * %|i\ JO C Wk"' < y ; RUTH WAX.I.XSTEB SEATTLE, Wash.—Caroline Wells less some tight for our rights the law and Ruth McAllister, drug store clerks, will never amount to anything. We be are the first to suffer under the new lleve It was passed to help working women’s eight-hour law. girls, and we refuse to help employers They refused to violate the law, so Violate it. The eight-hour law has also the drug firm flred them. Other girls, shortened the work day for men m who lacked the courage of these two, some of the Seattle stores. They now remained at work. “We have been told work eight hours fluring week days that we cut off our nose to Spite our and Saturday 10 instead of 11 1-2 or face,” said one of the girls. "But un- 12. BOLT FROM CLOUDLESS SKY BOUNDS FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE AND SIX PEOPLE ARE INJURED LOUISVILLE, Ky„ July 11.—Ricochet ing frpm ofle house to another, until five had been struck and zix persons In jured, was the prank of a bolt of light ning that crashed from almost a cloud less sky here late this afternoon. The first residence struck was that of Fred Kneisel, Ormsby avenue, and the bolt bounded from there to almost every house In the block. Mrs. Kneisel was knocked from a chair and stunned. BODY OF REVOLUTIONARY HERO TO BE RE-INTERRED IN MARIETTA (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MARIETTA, Ga., July 10.—On the an niversary of the date when the British evacuated Savannah the remains of John Hames, a Revoltuionary soldier who was buried in Murray county in 1860, which have been brought to Marietta, will be interred in the national cemetery with appropriate ceremonies, conducted by the Fielding Lewis chapter, Daughters of the Revolution. Considering the fact that at the last state conference set apart July 11 of each yertr as a memorial day for Revoltuionary soldiers, it is a most appropriate date for this Interesting event. The grave of the soldier was in a very old cemetery In the wild woods and was marked by a piece of lime stone. What was once a Hardshell Baptist church stood nearby. Messrs. Hames, descendants of the deecased, who conducted the removal, were met by John Shannon, who made the coffin, and Henry Beemer, who dug the grave in which John Hames was buried. The CANTALOUPE GROWERS REPORT POOR PRICES VALDOSTA, Ga., July 10.—The canta loupe season is just about over in this section. The shipments have been very large, but the prices at the time that they should have been the best were very far from satisfactory, due to the very large shipments from California about the same time. The quality of the cantaloupes shipped from this sec tion this year is said to have been ex ceptionally high and the growers ex pected the season to be very good, espe cially since the peach crop was almost a failure. Many of the growers have declared that their profits for the year will be hardly enough to pay for the fertilizer and the crates, together with the expenses of gathering and shipping. The watermelon growers have fared about the same way. The shipments of melons through this city has been very large, as the new road has opened much territory that was planted in melons this year. The prices have ranged from 830 to 8100 a car, though not many melons have sold for more than 860 or 800. The congestion of melftns at Jersey City about the Fourth of July caused a heavy loss to the shippers in this sec tion. NASHVILLE ITALIANS PLEAD FOR WOMAN NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 10.—Local Italians In mass meetings Sunday form ulated a petition to Governor General Gray, of Canada, asking taht the death penalty be not inflicted on Mrs. Napoli tano. The sad plight of the penniless woman In a strange land is recited and a strong plea made for a new trial. Con cluding the petition, which is signed by practically every Italian resident of Nashville, says: “As neighbors and citizens of a sister country, we love and respect Canada, and feel confident that no Injustice will be done a frail woman whose misery has won the sympathy of the entire world.” KILLED STEP-FATHER; IS GRANTED BAIL NEW ORLEANS, July H.-Andrew Goliber, aged 12, who shot and killed I his step-father Saturday night, was to day granted bail of 85JXX) by Judge John ■ B. Fisher, of the first city criminal j court. Young Galiber pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder, alleging that he ' killed his step-father in self-defense, i DEAFNESS CURED “I have demonstrated that deafness can be cured.”— Dr. Guy Clifford Powell. —t The secret of bow to nee the mysterious and Invisible nature forces for the cure of Deaf ness and Head Noise* baa at last been disco, ered by the famous Physician-Scientist. Dr. Guy Clifford Powell. Leafnera and Head Noises disappear as if by magic under the use of thia new and wonderful discovery. He will send all who suffer from Deafness and Head Noises full Information bow they may be cured, absolutely free, no matter hew long they have been deaf, or what caused their deafness. This marvelous Treatment is so simple, nat ural and certain that you will wonder why It nas not discovered before. Investigators mar vel at tbe quick results. Auy deaf person can have full information bow to be cured quickly and cured to stay cured at home without in vesting a cent. Write today to Dr. Guy Clif ford Powell, 8742 Bank Building. Peoria, 111,. and got full information of this new and won derful discovery, absolutely Iron. » ........ Will Lucas, a carpentar, was thrown 11 from a ladder at 2409 Ormsby avenue, and - badly bruised. Mrs. T. E. Curd was knocked from a - porch at 2407 Ormsby avenue, and se e rlously bruised. 1 T. E. Curd was shocked; Mrs. T. E. e Van Meter, at her home, 2405 Ormsby y avenue. Was knocked from a chair, and Mrs. W. O. Lowe was sitting on th* r porch at her home, x 403 Ormsby avenue. and was badly stunned. coffin had been made some time before the old soldier died, and it was found to be Just as Mr.' Shannon had described it. It was to have no nails. It was, therefore, dovetailed and the lid was put on with pegs. Parts of the coffin were brought to Marietta by Mr. Hames, together with the headstone. The grave gave up nothing but the dust and a few bones. When John Hames first moved to Mur ray county the Indians were ajl through that section and deer and turkeys could ue killed from his yard, white the streams abounded in fish. The exercises will take place at 11:30 a. m.. Tuesday. Rev. Mr. Doame, of St. James Episcopal church of Marietta .will conduct the commitment services, and the body will test under the folds of the flag of the United States. The three chapters D. A. R. of Atlanta are invited to be present, as are also all daughters and their friends. The elec tric cars will leave Atlanta for Marietta at 10 o'clock and return every hour. , , . -.,-.-.^ ===== FIRE CHIEF EXAM. WILL VERY RIGID NEW YORK, July 10.—Today marked the first stage in the examination of can didates for the post of New York’s fire chief, the most important place ever filled through competitive examinations in the world. The exhibitions will be the most technical and scientific ever held. The examinations will cover the archi tecture of skyscrapers and loft apart ments, the use of explosives, the use of the automobile, chemistry, the use of chemicals in fighting fires and the effect of chemicals in the fires. The appoint ment Is practically for life. Only deputy fire chiefs, ten in num ber, are eligible to take the examination. Their present positions, reached by pro motion from the ranks, together with their records, are regarded as sufficient proof that they have had the necessary experience in handling the men under them. MUTUAL ADMIRATION EXASPERATES BURTON WAstilNGTOa, July 10.—The tangled political affiliations in the present tariff revision and reciprocity struggle in the senate have worked a host of sarcastic allusions in the debate. The breaking down of party lines has reminded sen ators of the lions and. the lambs, the wolves and the sheep, the pharisees and the publicans. The bids of one element for support from another causeu Senator Burton, of Ohio, an ardent administration support er, to remark that he was “pleased at the sort of mutual admiration society manifested here among members on dif ferent sides of the aisles.” He contended that Senator, Bailey, Democrat, and Senator Dixon, of Mon tana, Republican insurgent, both favor ing the amendment of the reciprocity vill, vied with each other in their ex pressions of honorable intention to amend the tariff. TEXTILE MILLS ARE _ RUNNING ONCE MORE BOSTON, July 10. —More than 31,000 operatives employed in textile mills in various parts of New England resumed ; work today after shut downs of vary ing lengths in accordance with the pol icy of curtailing production adopted by i the mill managements. At Manchester. IN. H„ 18,000 operatives return to their machine in the Amoskege Manufactur ing company’s mills after a lay-off of ten days. Six thousand hands went back to the mills in Biddeford, Maine, after two weeks of idleness and more than 7.000 employes in mills at Clin- I ton, Chicopee and Ware, Mass., re sumed work. STORE IS DAMAGED BY DOUGLAS FLAMES DOUGLAS, Ga., July 10.-Douglas had another Sunday morning fire yesterday, when the Ten Cent store in the Douglas hotel block was burned. The fire was discovered just before day, and at one time it looked as If the entire block might be consumed, but the fire depart ment did such fine work that only a comparatively small pirt of the block was injured. Several stores and rooms in the hptel and the Southerland boarding house were damaged. The loss is only partially cov er* d by iisurance. The o>lgln of the fire is not known. , NO TJRIFF MEASURES TO BE PASSED THIS SESSION President Will Veto Any Tariff Laws Sent in Before Next Fall (Special Dispatch to The oJurnal.) WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 10.—The president will veto any tariff measure that may be pasesd by congress at the present special session, following the en actment of the Canadian reciprocity measure Into law. This was the Infor mation brought from the Whit® House today by a regular Republican senator who enjoys the confidence of Mr. Taft. The president will take the position that there can be no Intelligent tariff revision until the tariff board submits the results of its investigations to con gress. The commission will not submit any of its findings until next fall, hav ing promised to present a report on schedule K by that time. The positive news from the White House that the president - will vto any tariff legislation will very likely hasten the date of adjournment. It Is not be lieved that senators will feel inclined to prolong «.*ie tariff discussion in the trying hot weather with the certain knowledge that there can be no tariff legislation at this session. NO OFFICIAL RAIN~SUNDAY; STATION WAS NOT WET Officially the city of Atlanta had no rain Sunday, notwithstanding the fact that nearly every section of the city had good showers in the afternoon. It just hap pened the showers cut out the center of the city, where the weather bureau was located, and the business section didn't get enough rain to wet the streets. So the weather man's gauge only showed a trace of rain—not enough to record. It rained particularly hard in Copenhill, De catur and East Lake. On account of the cloudy condition Sun day, the temperature was kept down, and the highest was 87. The night was un usually pleasant. These conditions will continue for several days all over the cot ton belt. And while the south has moder ate temperatures the north Atlantic coast is still sweltering. Some of the high tem peratures Sunday were at Chicago,Boston and St. Louis, where 94 was reached. Monday Atlanta was 72 at 7 o’clock in the morning, while Boston was 86. New York was 80 at the same time. More showers are expected Monday and Tuesday. KILLED IN DISPUTE OVER DIAMOND STUD MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 10.—Thomas F. Dolan, 26 years old, an employe of a lo cal theater, was shot through the heart and instantly killed Sunday evening by J. H. Hughes, a merchant and planter, of Haynes, Ark., in the room occupied by Hughes In a local hotel. The planter alleges that while in the company of Dolan a valuable diamond stud was removed from his shirt and when he demanded Its return Dolan re fused unless Hughes pay him 850. When the request for money was refused, hot words followed, Hughes declared, and he snatched the weapon from his grip and opened fire. Dolan had no weapon. Dolan was formerly a jockey and was well known among the sporting fraterni ty. EXPLOSION JARS EGGS, NO SPRING CHICKENS CHICAGO, July 10.—Spring chickens are a scarce article of food In Chicago. When the country for 50 miles or more around Pleasant Prairie, Wls., was sha ken up last March by an explosion in a powder mill, the blast played havoc with setting hen ß and incubators. The ex plosion was mistaken by many for an earthquake when It was felt. A few houses were blown down and thousands of windows were broken. About 90 per cent of the spring cu.ck en crop went up with the powder explo sion, commission men say. The egg» were shaken and' the young chickens were either killed outrlg.it and failed to hatch, or they were born deformed. Some were hatchd out minus a leg, oth ers with twisted neckrt and some wiLh only portions of wings. PRESIDENTS PARTY HAD PLEASANT TRIP WASHINGTON, July 10,-The presi dent's yacht Mayflower, with the presi dent and his party of guests, including senators and others aboard, arrived at the navy yard this morning at 7 o’clock, end ing the two days' cruise that began from Phiadelphia. Beautiful weather prevailed during the entire trip, fortunately for Senators Tay lor and Brown, "who were taking their first voyage on the open sea. The other members of the party were very solici tous for the comforts of the •‘lubbers,” but the latter did not have an unpleasant moment. The president and his guests left politics and the cares of state behind and gave themselves over to thorough en joyment of salt breezes. THIS GREEDY NEGRO ROBBED THE SQUIRRELS WASHINGTON, July 10.— The squir rels that make their home In the capital grounds have not been getting their full rations lately. This was because a greedy human being was stealing part of their food. The government furnishes daily seven pounds of filberts and peanuts for the bushy-tailed pets. Early each morning an employe distributes the food at va rious points in the grounds. A negro employed as a menial about the capital was discovered with his pockets bulging with nuts taken from the receptacles in which they had been placed for the squir rels. For weeks he had been robbing them. He was promptly discharged. ROBBER y7ndTOVE \ COST THIS MAN’S LIFE? VICTORIA, Tex., July 10.—George Gosnell, originally of Redlow, Mo., a road and leve contractor, was found dead today on the Terrell ranch, in Goliad county, where he had been building a levee. There were four bullet wounds in the back of hfs neck. Gossnell had re ceived 8600 from Mr. Terrel yesterday, but had deposited it in banks. Robbery and love is supposed to have been the motive of the killing. Golaid county authorities have arrest ed Mrs. Gosnell, Peter Miller and Howard Millner, and are looking for a id-year old boy named Ell Pointer. Sugar Planter Dead HONOLULU, June 10.—Harry P. Bald win, one of the largest sugar planters of the Hawaiian islands, died Saturday at his home on the island of Maui. Baldwin is understood to have left a large for tune. 100 FARMS FOR SALE 100 Do you want a home In South Georgia, the land of peace and plenty, where 10 acres Is sufficient for a living and an average farm producing an independency in a few years? We have about 100 well improved farms situated in Pulaski and surrounding counties for sale ranging in size from 10 to 1,000 acres, on which one thousand people can find comfortable and profitable homes. Price from 815.00 to 860.00 per acre—according to location and improvements. Terms one-fourth cash, bal ance 1, 2 and 3 years with interest, if desired. Thus putting them in reach of all. South Georgia lands have advanced from 100 to 200 per cent during the past five years. The boom has just begun. The chance of your life to secure a home in South Georgia. All farms offered ready for occupancy. Possession given in ample time to plant fall crops. Free booklet giving full description and price of each farm sent upon request. Write or come today—better come. SOUTHERN TRUST COMPANY, HAWKINSVILLE. GEORGIA. Special Offer ORDER TODAY! The Farmers' and Planters' Speedy Stitcher A perfect sewing awl for sewing any heavy material. It > is just the tool for mending harness, carpets, shoes, saddles, . buggy tops, etc. It is designed to be used by all classes; the experienced man as well as the farmer or mechanic. Shows One-Half Size SIX POINTS j Wherein this tool is superior to any other on the market: 1. Everything is inside the handle. 2. No screw-driver is required to remove bobbin. 3. No wrench is required to tighten needles in the chuck. 4. Any machine needle of any size or make can be used. 5. It is so constructed that the needles will not fall from receptacles when the cap is removed. 6. It has an automatic tension which enables you to tighten the stitch. The Speedy Stitcher is a thoroughly practical tool in every respect, having within the handle a set of tools consisting of three straight needles of varied size, one curved needle, one di mond pointed awl, and a round pointed awl for making buck le-holes in straps,i all of which are safely secured in receptac cs by a spring, thus preventing thenr. from being lost when cap is removed. The needles provided have a special diamond point which will penetrate any thickness of leather or material • with ease, yet any machine needle of any size or make can be used. It also has a spool or bobbin in the handle to carry the thread, and is provided with an automatic tension which makes it impossible to draw the thread from handle when tightening your stitch, but when needle passes through the material it releases the tension and causes the thread to feed automatically. The Speedy Stitcher is a necessity. It is used by farmers, teamsters, and many others who do their repair work, and by all stitchers of heavy material. Its simplicity makes it a practical tool for all kinds of repair work even in the hands of the most unskilled. No practical man can afford to be with out it. A money-saver for the user. By recent fortunate purchase The Semi-Weekly Journal secured this practical premium for its subscribers and buying 5,000 of them to start with, it enables us to make this liberal offer: One year’s subscription to The Semi-Weekly Journal and ’ this Speedy Stitcher Awl, both for only $1 00 This offer is good for both new and renewal subscriptions. Send your orders today to The Semi-Weekly Journal Atlanta, Ga. (No commissions allowed on this offer). PITTSBURG SUFFERS FROM ICE FAMINE PITTSBURG. July 10.—The excessive heat in Pittsburg was abated today, but the discomfort is increased by more hu midity than was present in the atmos phere last week. The continued shortage of ice ig in creasing the suffering. In many of the nearby boroughs and towns where butch ers are without ice they are handling only salted and smoked meats, and many residents are reported ta be digging vaults in their cellars to preserve milk and vegetables. FIERCE HEAT WAVE HITS NEW YORK NEW YORK, July 10.—An unterrinea heat wave that showed no conscious ness of having been broken last week, returned with the sunrise this morning to claim renewed dominion over the city and its exhausted millions. Two deaths occurred during the night. The tremendous demand for milk and Ice has made both scarce and prices have risen. At noon the temperature was 04. Hu midity made the suffering intense and prostrations increased rapidly. STEAMER SEIZURE WAS AUTHORIZED BERLIN, July 10.—A news dispatch xrom Madrid says: The German consul general here fipds that the seizure of the German steamer Gemma by the Spanish authorities at Corcublon on the charge that the vessel was carrying war material for Portuguese royalists, was justified, and orders the confiscation of the cargo of 154 tons of ammunition. Corn Whiskey, 12 oz. pint flasks, 15c. Corn Whiskey, 14 oz, pint flasks, 17c. Rye Whiskey, 12 oz. pint flasks, 16c. Rh W Jel Rye Whiskey, 14 oz. pint flasks, 18c. FLA |l| Everyday Gin, 14 oz. pint flasks, 18c. gfo . / fWj We will not ship less than 24 flasks of above EeV I A to anyone and all orders must call for 24, 48 or 96 pint .4/ flasks. Any kind can be selected. We ship by express or freight collect, and never prepaid. Shipments of 24 Bd'' JtgHjß'flß flasks or more, goby express collect just about as cheap r Wmm as if prepaid. The railroads charge freight on 100 lbs., (about 60 cents) and if you wish to save money, don’t Hff order less than 48 or 96 flasks sent thia way. Remit and mail your letter to Atlantic Coast Distilling Co.. W Jacksonville, Ft trMa. i Return this ad with order) 3 MAN IS DYING OF MOSQUITO BITES NEWARK. N. J-, July 10-After hav ing spent three days and nights in s swamp near Caldwell, N. J., Aaron Ken nedy is dying from mosquito bite poison ing. He w»i out for huckleberries and wrenched his ankle so he could nol walk. When found, after three days, swarms of mosquitoes had bitten him until his features were swollen beyond recognition. He had fought the peats by building a fire and hia reacuere found him lying unconscious near the ashaa- HEAT WARPS RAILS •TRAIN IS WRECKED THE DALES. Ore., July 11.—The warpins of the rails by beat on tbe Oregon Trunk (Hill line) railroad, yesterday, caused tbe wreck of S south bound passenger train. Louis Rising, a store keeper at th? Warm Springs Indian school, was killed, h'-s wife per haps fatally injured and 20 others seriously hurt. The engine left tbe track and rolle-J down a 40-foot embankm-nt. A day coach followed and fell on tbe engine. PILES CURED AT HOME BY HEW ABSORPTIOH METHOD. If you suffer from bleeding. Itching, blind or protruding Piles, eend me your address. and I will tell you how to cure yourself at home by tbe new absorption treatment: and will else send some of this home treatment free foe trial, with references from your owi locality if requested. Immediate relief and permanent cure assured. Send no money, but tel othcri of this offer. Write today to Mrs. 14. Sum men, Box 327. South Bend. Ind.