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LUMPWM.lWBl 'to?- . teyp-- 'Brief Summary of Doings 1 Throughout the State* ' Another Primary In Lee. The democratic executive committee met at Leesburg the past week to de clare the result of the primary held in Lee county, which resulted in a tie vote between a! B. Duncan and J. T. Ferguson, for the candidacy tor the state senate in the tenth senatorial dis trict. They ordered a new primary |o be held August 12th. big Dalton to Have Carnival. Dalton la preparing to have etyeet fair *ni carnival this fall. It Is to be givens under the auspices of the Dalton Are department. The fire de partment will conduct a voting contest fon a carnlvalqueen and ^ih have sev eral contests, raies, etc. A prize will be given to the couple who'will marry ou a platform' in public, and also to the farmer bringing the largest load of people to town on a vehicle. The carnival will be well advertised and the railroads will give a reduced rate. ■ ' ‘ Oil Boom in Rome. The Borne Petroleum and Iron Com pany has found oil at the depth of 860 feet. 'Chemical analysis shows .the sub- stanoe to be petroleum. President Saylors claims the present capacity to be 60 barrels a day, but will continue boring until a gusher is struck giving hundreds of barrels dally. . : - • The company has two wells and Is preparing .to sink more wells. The oil fields are three miles west of Rome. The public is excited over the dis covery and freely predipt a boom tor the city. Returns Will Show Increase. ! The tax returns from ninety-one counties of tho state yere received at the comptroller general's office during the past week. Of this number fifty- five show an increase in the returns, •while thirty-six have decreased. The total e nount of Increase is 24,964,131, and the decrease Is $1,438,814, show Ing a net gain of $3,825,817 In the re turns of general property received so far. '•■•'■" There areyet forty-six counties to bo Jieard from, including all of the counties containing the large cities, With the exception of Muscogee. The counties containing the large cities al most always show an increase in tax able property every year. Question of 8ane or Insane. There was an Interesting feature Sunday in the case of Mrs. S. P. Shut ter, of Savannah, the lady who alleges that she Itas been detained against her will far five, years In Mr. Allenis sani tarium at Mtlledgeviile. Sunday morning, very unexpectedly, Mrs. Shotter, in company with her first cousin, Captain George W. Owens, of Savannah, and a son of Captain Owens, left the Brown, house, Macon, where Mrs. Shorter was staying since her arrival In Macon Friday night, and the two boarded the Georgia train Which departed at 9 o'clock for Augus ta, their ^objective point being Savan nah. ' y- , Mrs. Shotter insists that the is not Insane, and Macon ladies and gentle men who have talked with her think she 'is sane. I 'Georgia Cotton Crop, The Georgia cotton crop, It is esti mated unofficially, will be about 80 per cent of what it was last year. Recently the department' of agricul ture addressed letters to the commis sioners of agriculture of all the south ern states asking for estimates of the crop and itB condition as compared to last year in their respective states. Only a few replies to these letters have been received, and It Is not pas sible to make an estimate from, them .yet. The department hopes, however, to have enough Information at band within,the next two or three days to make s preliminary estimate to be fol lowed by a more accurate statement later In the month. From the answers received from several states, however, the Indica tions are that the cotton crop is not In such bad shape as many have been led to believe. Only in one or two states, it is said, is the condition as bad -as it is in Georgia. ture ing “Posstl doesn't a] "be warn The bill decided upon by the commit- : tee provides that no right of appeal to the supreme court shall lie in cases where amounts Involved Is under $500, Sis* w >* §#> 3 "T beas corpus, divorce, equity and otMr, cases of like character; still 'll is cal culated that such an amendment to the constitution would relieve the su preme court of nearly one-third of the iusin 15 - siness it now has to consider and pass upon. Want Postmaster Fired. What seems to be a determined fight is being made by citizens of Toccoa to have George L. Walker, postmaster, removed from office- A petition asking the president to remove Postmaster Walker has been circulated and has been generally signed by the patrons of the Toccoa postofflee. , The petition Is backed up by about fifteen affidavits from citizens of Toc coa. and taken together the petition and affidavits makes salty reading. The petition alleges that Postmaster Walker is totally unfitted, physically and morally, for the position, and Is not capable of filling the office. It also alleged that Postmaster Walker Is drunk much of the time iu the pest- office and on the public streets of the town; that he is a disgrace to the ad ministration and an. eyesore to the public. / The affidavits show a transcript from the police court docket of the city <ot Toccoa la which Postmaster Walker .has pleaded guilty to the charge of “drunk and disorderly.” Sev eral affidavits allege public drunken ness, While others affirm that Postmas ter Walker Is Impertinent and Insult ing to ladles who have business at the office. Several affidavits show that In the absence of the postofflee clerk the postmaster refuses and falls to deliver the patrons ^helr mail. 8ensatlon In Military Ranks. Formal charges have been filed against Captain James F O'Neil with Lieutenant Colonel Clifford Anderson by Corporal Henry Dunwody. The charges grew out of the Inci dent; which took place while the Fifth regiment was camped at Wrlghtsvllle Beach, North Carolina, and the first allegation is that Captain O'Neill has been guilty Of conduct unbecomlng'an officer and a gentleman. Those In po sition to know the full context of the charge); state that this is not the only ground on which a courtmartlal Is asked,, but at the same time, they de cline to state the technical Import o'f the other allegations. They admit, however, that they comprise matters outside of the Wrlghtsvllle affair and have no connection with that Incident. All parties connected with this, the ^biggest sensation which has been sprung in the regiment in some years, are exceedingly reticent Barbecue For Editors. At a meeting of the directors of the Southern Interstate Fair Association at Atlanta It was decided to give a big barbecue to the editors of dally and weekly papers in the state on October 11th. The barbecue will be on a scale the like of which has never been seen at any fair given In the state, and large gathering of newspaper men Is expected. ling' Out ‘ curtoul' __ in the way'we'call out num bers,? dbfd; the loan who was on the lookout Tbr th'e more novel things of ilftf r*»d MJjfelrfirevolu- le old way of calling out num- M'uAHi 1L» < It A.-II TOUUill..U. •For Relief of 8upr*me Court. The committee of Georgia lawyers appointed at the recent meeting of the Bar Assoclitlon at Warm Springs for the purpose of devising means for re lieving the burden on the supreme court of the state, held a meeting af ’ the capltol the past week, and as a re sult of an interesting discussion decid ed upon one measure which the leglsla- One Vessel Sunk nud Three Lives Lost in Accident ou Lake I rle. Aa a result of a collision on Lake Erie between the steamers City of Ve nice, ore-laden, and the Scguln, a steel lumber vessel, off Rondeau, Canada. Monday at midnight, the former vessel was sunk and three Jives lost, whllo several other persous were more or less seriously injured. The cause of the collision Is not known. There was no fog whatever, and the night was fairly clear. The lights of the City of Venice were burn ing brightly. The passengers and crew say they could see the lights on the Venice as she was sinking. The second mate of the Segutn, C. A. LaVlgne, who was on watch, refuses absolutely to give In formation In regard to the way the ac cident happened. It was shortly after midnight when the accident happened. The Venice was bound to Buffalo, while the Seguln was going north to Perry sound from Ogdecsburg. hTltlKE QUIETLY CONDUCTED. Over Tw» Hundred Electric Linemen Go tint at New Orleans. The electric linemen in New Orleans ■truck Saturday for higher wages, af fecting atreet railways, telephone and electric lights, as well as telegraph lines, even the linemen In the country being called in. Only about 200 men are Involved, but the interests affected as very impor tant. , would think of saying anything but one thousand five hundred and forty- . six. He would us,e seven distinct .words id calling out t$ie. number. This rule is still observed in the schools, but outside the schoolroom one rarely hears It called out after the old rashlon. If It is a street number, a telephone number or any other pan ticular place or thing designated by number we will slipplycall it/fifteen saves breath and saves time, and any. thing that saves time Is the proper caper these days. Time is the great element now. If the number should happen to be 1,090, instead of'using four words iu saying one thousand and ninety, we dismiss the number with two words by simply saying ‘ten ninety.’ In tbe cake of teleohona numbers In the larger cities where ihe duplication of numbers has been re sorted to, with a final figure Indicat ing the serial number, as, tor in stance,'1546-23, instead of saying one thousand five hundred and forty-sly— twenty-three, we will simply call out to tbe exchange ‘fifteen forty-six— twenty-three.’ Here we find the same time-saving principle. Yet if we had called numbers after this fashion just a few years back we would not have been understood at all. If yon call figures In the old way now you are put down as worse than a backwoodsman. You are simply a Jay, that’s all. We do these thing* because we live in a hurrying age. We want to get through quickly and pass to the next post”—New Orleans Tlmes-Democrat LAYING IN A SUPPLY. “Now,” said the good fairy, "I am going to grant you three wishes.” “Anything I mention I can have?” said the boy, who has been reared in a modern business atmosphere. "Anything.” “Well, to start with, I’d like to have you guarantee several encores to each wish.”—Washington Star. COULDN’T. MISS IT. Miss Hoyle—Yes, be kissed me when we went through that dark;tunnel. I don't see how he managed to find my mouth. •<-. Miss Doyle—That was probably the first thing he struck.—New York Press. Summer JTonn By Land and Sea—Ex- onraton Tickets at Very Lovr Hates. Central of Georgia Hallway and eonneo- time are now se ling Bummer Tourist Tickets from all aoupon stations to Mew York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore via Savannah and Steamship lines. Tickets Include meals and stateroom berth aboard ship; much less than all raH. For fall par ticulars, berth reservations, etc., apply to > our nearestrallroadagent. F.J. Robinson, Agent, Savannah, Ga.: J. Asst. Gen'l. Pass. , , 0. Haile, Gen'l. Pass. Agent, Savannah, Go. Zs tbe oldest and only busineascoUenln Va. _ Typewrit!-- * *- f - " •'lasdla its ft lenttemcn. Book keeping, Shorten*, Mila. Stenographer. Address, “hdrat Prc-' J ~* **- G- M. SmlthdeiL President, Richmond. Va Price Only $25 A SIMPLE, DURABLE Hand Power Hay Press. ■Ires to Introduce horse racing national itnusemant?” i 4 ; , r-y said the man who eclate money, till it’s gone, :o help the treasury out by cabinet into the ring as "—Washington Star. IMPROVED THIS 8EA80N. Better than ever. Pays for Itself quick. For testimonials, etc., address WATKINS HAY PRESS CO., East Point,Ga. Spectuce# »r»» io'ft br tan thousand me chants throughout the United Sinter Kwr peddled. None genuine without »*H«wkeB” fa stamped ou frame. Take no Imitation*—yon r eyes may be injured. ofcoieoleotaoiioiioitoMofeoitoieoitoie * "EADACHE, ««e* 1 FEVERISH CONDITIONS 2 AND COLDS CURED BY o I „ CAPTJDINE _ er Hold by all Dmcctats. N Ao»to»toitoitono»to»to»to»to»tono»to DROPSY 10 DATS’ L2ATMEXT FUEL •v» made Dropry audit! eom- tticai a raecialty for tvintv ••art vita, tfii emit wonderful many thou- ligaciTOmcR* Box K Atlanta, Ga. NEW PENSION LAWS^ FREE Apply to NATHAN B1LKPOKD, 914 V HU, - iVaablnotoa. D. C« - - OVER-SUSPICIQUS. Hewitt—Gruet hadn’t any confidence in anybody. Jewett—No, I don't belleve'he'd cash his own check—New York Times. Aik Ten Dealer For Alien'. Foot-Kale, r. It Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aohlng, Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nalls. Allen's Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. At all Druggists and Shoo stores, 25 cents. Ac cept no substitute, sample moiled Fats. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeBoy, N. Y. The largest coral reef in the world' is ;e A‘" ”— 1 * *- ““ miles the Australian Barrier reef, which is 1100 sin length. Conductor E. D. Loomis, Detro t, Ml'h., says: “The effe t of Hal.’s Co arrh Cure Is wo-derful.” Write him about it. Bodb Druggists, 76c. Three-fourths of the people of Cuba de pend for a livelihood upon the sugar crop. FITS permanently eured.No fits or nervous ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great RerveBestorer. $2trlal bottle and treatise!ree Dr. B.H. Kliwx, Ltd., 931 Aroh BL.Fhlla., Pa. Borne men never break themselves of bad habits i i until they find themselves broke. Mr*. Winslow's Sc othing Syrup tor children teething, soften the gams, reduoes luflamma- tlon,allays pain,cares wind colie. 25o. a bottle The woman who marries for spite dis covers that revenge is not always sweet. Iam rare Plso's Cure for Consumption saved my life three years ago.—Mat. Thomas Bob- Bias, Maple Bt., Morwloh, N. Y„ Feb. 17,1900. ners when they rets to go out. '*1 was given up to quick consumption. I to use Ayer’s Cherry improved at once, and perfect healtb."-Chas, ^ ,pi*n, qibbstown, NrY, ^ It’* too risky, plfying with your cough. The first thing you know it will be down deep in your lungs and the play will be over. Be gin early with Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral and stop the cough. Tbresslits: lie., He., $1. All to'tabs' it. then don’t taka It . Ho knows. &.V. itwlt^Wm. Wo.™ wli.tn.il, Cross? Poor man 1 He can’t help it. It’s his liver. He needs a liver pill. Ayer’s Pills. -Want your moustache or beqrd a 1 beautiful brown or rich black? Use Baeklnghan’sDye WESLEYAN FEMALE CQLLE6E, nfiT)RHT rni.r.Rnr wmuL'V iv rrui* wmit.n 7 OLDEST COLLEGE FOK WOMEN IN THE WORLD. 1 One of the few high-grade Institutions In tho Sonib. A quarter of a million dollars Invest, ed in buildings. All modern convenience.. Ideal climate. Proverbially healthful. All Liter- ar/Coureee of a high order, nnd Conservatory advantages In Music, Art and Elocution. Excellent Academy for pupils not propped to enter College Cleeses. Students who wlab to board In tbe college should apply early, as wo bave room for only two hundred and Ofty In the ■ boarding department. Bxpensesiow. Fall Term beglne September 17th. 100». For catalogue* and lull Information, address J. W. HoBMltTg. A. »i„ D. D„ President. THE MOONEY SCHOOL. “ uJ?vi n !£T£, <1 T . en 2™ Murfreeibnro, Tenn. Magnificent new HOYS iOR COLLEUE OR LIFE. An up-to-date, school. W. V. MOON! building. FIT8- RV, I’rluoipal. SOUTHERN DENTAL COLLEGE, A *or.“- If you are interested in obtaining a dental education write for froo catalogue Address Pe. J. ip. Poster,Span, *i Inman EI<le.,v»f!anra,Ga. of full instruction. McMillan, SI and SS 8. Forsyth St., Atlanta, Qa. AU KINDS OF quarterof a century the reputation of L.' Douglas shoes for style, com fort, and wear has excelled all other makes. A trial will convince you. W. L. 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LO WB.tltll IKO.N WOI Opalra for a Itoltlng, Injector*. Pl| rwQivo the name of this paper whnn writing io advertiser* (At. 32. ’02).