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' 1 ' THE ALBANY DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1906. A Warm Welcome Awaits Every_ Chautauqua Visitor at Hofmcryer, Jones & Company’s. A welcome, warm and hearty, awaits every Chautau qua visitor here. Whether you are a customer of the store or not, please feel thoroughly at home at H. J. & Co.’s. Make our large, conveniently located establish ment your “store home” while in the city. If you are not a customer of this store it is probably due to your not being thoroughly acquainted with our methods and unequalled facilities for serving South Georgia’s best buyers. We urge you, therefore, to do yourself the justice and do us the kindness to call during your visit to the city and personally inspect the huge stocks in all their fullness. Our Ready-to- Wear Department is Complete. ■ Wc desire here to emphasize the great convenience and economy of patroniz ing our Ready-to-Wear Department. If you have never had occasion to investi- • gate it, you’ll be surprised and delighted at the satisfying size and scope of our Ready-to-Wear lines. The assortment of styles and sizes is complete, offering a splendid range for selection. The ladies of South Georgia are Urged to call at our Elegant Silk Suits. What’s prettier or more convenient than one of these Shirtwaist or Eton Suits of Silk? Shown in Queen’s Grey, Reseda, Old Rose, Alice, Navy, White, and Black. Beautifully trimmed, or plain tailored. By far the most beautiful line of Silk Suits ever brought to South Georgia. We invite you to see them, even if you don’t want to buy. You will find them ’priced with characteristic •H., J-. & Co. reasonableness from $10 to $37.50. Ready-to-Wear Department and give those in charge the pleasure of a personal acquaintance, which will be .of vast benefit in filling future mail orders. With the stock and the values we now offer, no orders for Suits and Skirts should go to distant cities, for time, money and annoyance will be saved by buying your Ready-to-Wear here. . Swell Spring Skirts. New Suits of Linen. Are shown in the new circular shapes, made of Voiles, Chiffon Panamas and Worsteds. All the most used spring shades — Grey, Navy, Cream, Black. Priced from $4.50 to $17.50 Nothing in the shape of Ready-to-Wear should prove more popular in this section than the beautiful A Metropolitan Millinery Department. “Tub-Suits” of Linens. Extremely stylish and de lightfully comfortable describes them. Some are trimmed with elegant to We’ve added considerably to our Millinery Department this year—both to the size of the stock and the working force. Still we are barely able to keep up with the orders which have poured in in a perfect stream ever since the opening. The cleverness which our milliners have shown in adapting the charming creations of the master designers of Paris and New York to the taste of the ladies of South Georgia is largely responsible.for the increased popularity of our Millinery. Baby Irish, others with Braid or Eyelet Embroid ery, others are plain tail ored. Both Eton and Pony Coat Suits are included in this splendid lot. Prices range from $6.50 to $30.00. The Quality Store. Hofmayer, Jones & Company. The Quality Store. Better Soda. Tha.n Ever , Customers say our soda is better than ever this year. As we hear tlie'saine thing every year .we are inclined to think our soda is fast reaching the point of perfection. We certainly try to make it as near perfect as possible and spare no expense in our efforts as We use the best of everything in making it and serve it in bright, clean glasses. We do not stop at the' best materials for we employ expert dispensers. Even pure . soda can be ruined in drawing. When your spring thirst arrives come to our magnificent soda parlor and drink soda that is delicious, refreshing and satisfying. Hoggard Drug Co., ’Phone 75. IT. THE TEW RETURNS FROM YESTE RDAY’S PRIMARY INDI CATE VICTORY FOR THE “HERO OF THE MERRIMAC.” Attendance Upon Confeder ate Reunion Bids Fair to Be a Record Breaker for Recent Years. Excellent Work Being A( complished Under Direi tion of Mr. Lawton I Evans. Birmingham, Ala, April 24.—LnteBt returns from the Sixth district Demo cratic congressional primary received to 11 o’clock this morning Indicate the nomination of Copt. Richmond Pear son Hohson over Congressman John H. Bankhead. The returns so far in dicate a majority In the district for Hobson of 400. The Hobson men are claiming vic tory, while Mr. Bankhead said today he was not sufficiently informed to make a statement now. SEASON’S FIRST BALL. Albany and Valdosta Will Cross Bats at Ball Park Today. | Delicious Ice Cream m For Warm Spring Days Many people find the first warm days of spring very fatiguing. These will find our delicious ice cream espe cially refreshing. i * Expertly Made of Pure Cream. Served Daily in Many Flavors. If- Albany Drug Co, 6 Per Cent. Fan Loans. Moved! At the ball park tilts afternoon at 4:15 the Albany baseball club will clash with the Valdosta team. The Vahlostn club arrived In town yester day. Tills Is" the first of a series of three practice games, the other two coming off tomorrow and Thursday. The season does not open until May 3, but these preliminary practice games will give the fans a chance to sec the work of the men who are to wear the Albany uniforms. It Is ex pected tlint a large crowd will be out. The game will be called at 4:15, so that It will In no way conflict with the exercises at the auditorium. No one may hang hack on this—there will be no conflict at all. Mr. J. W. Thomas, president of the league, and owner of the home club. Is in town and will he on hand to watch the work of the men. The work of the men so far has been of a flrst- clnss order. Marked Improvement has been shown. Let the fans go out nnd show their approval of the men. There is noth ing so encouraging to a ball player as knowing that the grand-stand is back ing him; nothing so disheartening as played Independent ball and Is ex pected to make good. He is a good hitter. Boyd, a pitcher, and Snodgrass, who is slated for the outfield, came in yes terday. Both are experienced men, and Manager Alexander is to be con gratulated on securing them. , Remember, the game this evening begins at 4:15. New Orleans, April 24. — Present indications are that the Confederate reunion which begins here tomorrow will surpass in attendance all similar events of recent years. Twenty-nine special trains have arrived so far. Gen. Stephen D. Lee, commandur-ln- chief, held a reception tills morning at the St. Charles. Only two cities, so far—Birmingham and Richmond— have been mentioned for the next re union. The Teachers’ Institute, which was organized yesterday In the lecture room of the Methodist church, is prov Ing one of the best, though it is no: one of the largest, ever conducted It Albany. 200 CHILDREN TO GIVE CONCERT. Bananas, 20c dozen. ’Phone 70. W. E. FIELDS. Interesting Program at the Auditorium Announced for Tomorrow After- Odd Fellows Give $25. At a special meeting of Evergreen Lodge No. 66, I. O. O. F„ this morning $25 was appropriated for the San Francisco relief fund. The Institute work Is being directei by Supt. Lawton B. Evans, of the pul 11c schools of Augusta. He is one o the best known educators in the Soutt and has introduced in the schools ur der his charge the most approved an up-to-date methods of teaching. He 1 peculiarly fitted for the work he 1: now doing in Albany, and the teacher: attending the dally institute session: are being greatly benefited. Severa counties are represented, thougl Dougherty is the only one whose en tire corps of teachers Is taking advan tage of the work. J THOS. H. MILNER, ARamey-at-Liw, | ncotfJUl ^Uuvls-Exchango Bank Building, Albany, i . . A'- Mr. Jos. L. Rarey, the old reliable tailor, has moved his place of business to No. 98, over M. Cnne’s store, south Broad street. . , . My Spring samples are ready for in spection. JOS. L. RAREY, to feel that he Is playing the game by himBelf; and his work is good or bad accordingly. So coihe out in full force and.be ready to boost, not knock. New Players Arrive. Lovelace, the mnn who Manager Alexander, of the Albany team, haa secured to play third base. Is expected to report this evening. Lovelace has Letters In Borland Not Private. You canuot* regard any letter you may send through the post as being private. The government has a legal right to open any letter or parcel pass- lag through the post aud Is also en titled. of course, to use any informa tion thus obtained In furtherance of the Interests of the law. At one time the otllciul aud secret opening of ’ pri vate'’ letters was of such common oc currence that postoffice employees were seat to France to take lessons from an expert in the art of opening and re- sealing letters. Iu 1812 the postmas ters of Manchester, Nottingham and Glasgow were Instructed to ‘’open ah such letters as should appear to be of a suspicious nature and likely to con- vey seditious Information,” aud so re cently ns fifty years ago there was an agitatiou to deprive the government of the right to open letters passing through the post. The ugitation failed, however, so that your letters are still liable to be opened, aud the law would be on the side of the official opener.— Loudon Answers. Fresh country eggs, 25c dozen. 'Phone 70. W. B. FIELDS* About 200 children will be heard in chorus at the auditorium tomorrow af ternoon at 3 o’clock, under the direc tion of Mr. Hallam. The children have been hard at work since the first of last week, and they will surprise their audience to morrow afternoon. The following program will be ren dered: Chorus, "America" Children and Audience Cantata: "Who Shall Be Queen of the Flowers?” Miss Markley’s Kindergarten Chautauqua Children's % Choir, With Piano and Orchestra. Accompanist.. .Miss Chloemily Gilbert Soloist Miss Giles 1. Orchestral selection. Song: "America for Freedom.” Song: "Flag of the Free.” Song: “Hearts and Homes.” Solo: Selected—Miss Giles. Chorus: “Dixie.” Song: "America, Beloved Land.” Song: “My Old Kentucky Home.” 9. Chorus and audience: "The Star Spangled Banner.” The Honeymoon Over. “No one comes to see me,” sa wearily, “like they did before married.” “Speaking of that fact.” said used to call ou you seven evenli the week at that time. But I i had oil as you—I row have no to go.” Too Much Le\-|| Kllduff— For a bill coll Dunn displays eonsldernl levity. Skidmore—In wba duff—When he comes afte: he says cheerfully. "Did see me today V 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. A Rule For the Di Give us to awake with s us to labor smiling. As the ens the world, so let our 1< ness make bright this hoi habitation.—Robert Louis St T i,nh^' V M a I,n " t Re »ource. tn S a , eood enou e& thing to tru to after you ve done everything else tnvlt* success.—Kansas c [ ty ^ 'Phone 230 for stove wood and ice. ALBANY COAL & ICE CO. Fresh strawberries every da: quart, 2 for 35c; Oranges, 40c < Lemons, 25c dozen; Bananas dozen: Cocoanuts,’5c and 10c ea ’Phone 70. W. E. FIEI