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Vienna News. Published Seml-Weekly. VIENNA, - - QEORGIA. According to the last report 6f the Interstate commerce commlBslon, 813 persona were killed In railroad acci dents during three months In 190t, ending December 31. During the samo period, not a single person met deaf* from railroad accidents In England. A census bulletin on “Needles and “Pins” vouches for the Interesting fact that upward of 83,000,000 gross of pins (a gross Is 12 dozen) are made and used In the United States every year— not quite a gross of pins per annum— per capita of the population; and no- body knows where they go to. The British Parliament passed an act recently to protect wild birds; but, curiously enough, the only penalty at tached to the robbing of a wild bird's neat Is tbat the thief shall be deprived of his plunder. The purpose of the law 1b to discourage egg collectors, but with such a mild penalty their busines* is not likely to be suppressed. GEORGIA. { Brief Summary; of Doings .Throughout the State. The Lewiston Journal urges farmers to name their farms, according to the custom which prevails largely In France and England*. The argument Is that when the farm is thus identi fied the tendency is for the owners to take more pride it it and its products. The farm name becomes a trade-mark. Paint the name on a board and nail it up where passers-by can see it. is the recommendation. Miss Etta H. Maddox of Baltimore, Md„ has at length been admitted to the bar of that state, and is the first woman to be thus privileged or—right ed. She was graduated from the Bal timore law school a year ago and was fully competent to practice, but was not eligible for admission. This in eligibility was removed by the legis lature, which qt Its last session passed a law allowing women to practice law In the state. Conductors on Pullman cars have been favorq^ with an increase of pay without any threats of a strike on their part. But even with the advance in salaries it is reported many of toe ticket-takers look with envy upon the MIdascs among the negro porters who are still buying real estate out of their revenues from tips, although the colored Croesuses complain that pas sengors are not as lavish of gratuities as they were in days of yore. The 22,300 printing and .publishing establishments of the country repre sent almost $300,000,000 Invested mon cy, and the product is $350,000,000 a year. Of tho Income,43 percent, on the average, Is from advertisements, 30 percent from subscriptions, and 21 percent from job printing, etc. Over 625,000 tons of paper Is used a year. On an average there is a copy of daily papor to every five inhabitants, and of a weekly or monthly to every two. Postoffices Discontinued. The postofflce department has re-, cently discontinued the postofflce at Marchman, 14 miles north of Quitman, on account of not being able to get any one to serve as postmaster, and now they have issued notice that the office at Heartpine will also be discon tinued on the 30th instant tor the same reason. « * Hot Blast From Hope. Captain Oeorge M. Hope, command ing Troop L, First regiment cavalry Georgia troops, who was in charge of the Atlanta team which went to Sea dirt, N. J./recentir end participated la the big shoot at that place, gives out a red-hot lctervittr ifc which he payB his respects to the Savannah men who criticized thp governor and the members of the guard who attend ed the shoot. • * • Big Tanneries Merge, Atlanta Is soon to have a $350,000 tannery. It Is to be the largest of Its kind under one roof An the United States, and will, give employment to 1,400 men. This is the result of the merging of the firms of E. O. Miles & Co., of At lanta, extensive hide and tallow deal ers, and C. L. Allen & Co., of Buford, one of the largest tanneries and collar factories In the world. A stock company with a paid In capital of $400,000 has already been organized. • • • For an Appellate Court. A bill will be introduced at the next session of the legislature seeking to establish a court of appeals, which shall hear a number of eases which are now carried to the supreme court. The bill also restricts the duties of the supreme court and relieves it of number of cases which have con sumed a good deal of time and con gested the docket The bill was prepared by the special committee of the Georgia Bar Asso ciation and had Its inception in the fact that for years the judges on the supreme bench have been overworked. * * • New Brtok and Clay Company. An organization known as the Au gusta Vkrlfled Brick and Clay Com pany, a> chartered Institution with a paid up capital of one hundred thou sand dollars, has begun erecting build lags at Harlem and making dther preparations necessary for the manu- facturo of any and all goods made into earthen ware, having discovered an abundance of the finest clay known to the world In the Immediate section. They expect very soon to Increase their capital stock to six hundred thousand dollars. Harlem . is much elated at the prospect of a great boom, as these clays He within and near the Incorporate limits. tors a few days ago and the heavy burdens resulting from carrying a great deal of the cotton manufacturing interest recently established in this place, has gone into liquidation.. The assets® the bank are given in at $190,000, of which $150,000 Is cash, bills receivable and real esti and $40,000‘'llaBfiity of the stockhold ers under the charter; and the liabili ties are placed at $73,000. The depositors are being paid in full—dollar for dollar^—as fast as prac ticable. With good, speedy collections this fall the business of the bank can be continued. - • , • • • Appearance of Anthracnose. The first case of anthracnAse to be reported to the department of agricul ture this year - comes from Colonel’ J, M, Smith, of Smithsonia. He has writ ten the department asking for infor mation concerning the disease, end he states that fully one-third of his cotton has become so endangered as to be practically a dead loss. In some cases the disease will average a loss of five bolls to a stalk. Mr. Smith is probably the largest grower of cotton in the South and his annual crop will average 3,000 bales A loss of one<third of this amount would mean many thousands of dol lars. Captain Wright, assistant commis sioner, stated that he thought Mr. Smith was possibly unduly alarmed He said he did not well see how any considerable amount of cotton could be damaged at this late season of the year, for the reason that most of the crop had been picked. Anthmcnose first made Its appear ance In Georgia in August, 1901, and it was thought that it would do consid erable damage. No other case besides that reported by Mr. Smith has been heard of this year, and Captain Wright does not anticipate any dam age to amount to anything. * • • Much Good Accomplished. The convention of the county school superintendents* at Athens adjourned after a most pleasant and successful season. It is the general opinion that this session has done more real good for the educational system of the state than any meeting held In recent years. The superintendents, having fully -exchanged ideas on vital questions, go home with much information which they will put into practice. The discussions were full of Interest and abounded In Information. The subjects of local taxation, consolida tion of weak schools, transportation of scholars in wagons and the beautify ing of the school rooms and grounds, occupied the chief attention of the convention. One of the most pleasing and most heartily received speeches of the con ference was that of Hon. Joseph M. Terrell, nominee for governor. Mr. Terrell gave his hearty approval to the work of the conference and pledg ed his earnest* aid to the movement to better the rural schools of Georgia. BOODLERS AT BAY "SEEK YEMEAtiCP They Plot to Assassinate Prosecut n; Attorney. DETECTIVES ON TO THEIR GAME GEORGIA 0UTHERN FLORIDA leuuie in Effect May 4. 1003. SOUTHBOUND. ‘ Std(lohs. IQulckl Dixie! Shoot- I Step! Flyer! Fly! The description of the sunsattons of & young woman who won an auto mobile race on a public highway at the rate of 45 miles an hour Is as fol lows: "To see three feet ahead was Impossible; the roar of the machinery made hearing out of-the question, and Instinct was the only guide.” This Is truly thrilling—especially to horse owners and pedestrians. Armor- plate clothing Is pretty sure to be among the favorite fall fashions for non-owners of automobile*. Besides harboring the germr. of ty phoid and other diseases which get into it through the medium of sew age, the oyster, we are now told, has Its own particular microbe. Thlshai Just been discovered by Dr. Zardo, an Italian physlelan, who states tbat while the oyster microbe has no harm ful effects on a normal person, if the gastric juice Is not strong enough to kill,the germs, they msy cause dis ease of tho digestive passages. Cook ing an oyster, while it kills the mi crobe, does not effect the poisonous substance that It produces, so that even stowed or fried oysters may not be free from harm. It may be seen that the poisonous qualities of oysters la the months without an “r” may sWbsibly extend to other seasons of the Sear- . Mllllon-DoUar 8meltlng Company. A mllUon-dolIar smelting company asks a charter of the superior court of Fulton county, the Incorporators being A. Popkess. of High Point, N, C., and J. E. Black, of Cobb county. The name of tho concern is to be the "Piedmont Smelting Company.” The Incorporation Is asked for tho usual period of 20 years, with the right lo Increase the capital to $2,000,000. fbe business of the enterprise Is set lorth as that of smelting, reducing, re doing and otherwise treating gold, sil ver, copper and ores, with the general dealing in mining and mineral rights. The head office of the concern will be located In Atlanta, with- various branch offices through the state and elsewhere. • • • Ready, For the Contractors. 'Contracts’ for the construction of thirty miles of the track that the Sea board Air Line is to lay to connect the East and West with Atlanta and Birmingham will be let in a few days. The permanent survey* has been lo cated between Coal City and Birming ham, and this part of the line is now ready for the contractors. The prelim inary survey between Rockmart and Atlanta has been completed, and part of the line nas been located. The work of locating the permanent route of the road Is being pushed and It will not be long until contract* will be let for the entire line. Bids have already been received from a number of large contracting concents for the construction of that part of the line that has already been located. . • • • Bank Goes Into Liquidation. The Putnam County Banking Com pany, of Eatonton, Robert Young, president, and E. M. Brown, cashier, on account of a heavy and unexpected withdrawal of large sums by deposl- Valdosta Fair Will Be Great. The nearer the date for the opening the more evident it becomes that the Georgia state fair, to be held In Val dosta from October 29 to November 9. will be the best ever held in the state. This applies not to one or two departments alone, but to the entire exposition. i Already fifteen county exhibits are assured, and this feature will be far superior to any former fair. The prizes tor the county exhibits aggregate $4,- 000, divided as follows: - To the coun ty making the best exhibit, $1,200; for the second best, $800; for the third bes., $300; for the second best.RODI best, $300; for the fourth best, $200, and to the ten next best county exhib its $160 each. These handsome prizes have stimulated the farmers to put forth their best efforts, and there is no doubt that their part of the fair wlU show up strong. Another splendid feature, and one that has not been seen at a state fair in many years, If at all, will be a mag nificent display of agricultural imple ments and machinery. Pay Only State Tax. Bzonwood, In Terrell county, Is, per haps, one of the few towns in the United States where its citizens are required to pay state tax only. No city or county tax Is levied, and the people of the town seem to be rather proud of the fact Owing to the dispensary, which is controlled by the county of Terrell, the county levied no tax this year, and Bronwood. which owns a share of the dispensary, reaped such enormous profits from It that the may or and council found it was not neces sary to require any tax this year. { la writing to Comptroller General Wright Mayor S. W. Denton says: “We levy no tax, street or advalorem; neither do we pay any county tax. Ton wifi see that onr city is the only one in the world that paya only state tax." European - Languages, Five hundred and eighty-seven dis- find languages are spoken In Europe. To Foil Robbers of St.Louis Body* guard i3 Assigned to Protect Circuit Attorney. — - A special from St.-Louis says desperate have the 1 ' b owing to the merciless ! cult Attorney Folk, that it is rumored a plot has been formed to assassinate that official. The first inkling of the plot was made known Thursday, but only slight credence was given to the rumor. An investigation was started, however, and Friday positive evidence was se cured that the circuit attorney’s life is menaced by the desperate men who have robbed the city and fattened on public plunder or the dishonesty of the city’s servants. It was demon strated that a conspiracy was on foot to murder the man who has already sent two of their number to the peni tentiary and threatens the liberty and qntire careers of a score. There was a hurried consultation in Mr. Folk’s office when he appeared Friday morning. The chief of police laid before him the evidence of the plot. Other city officials were present and all united strongly in urging Mr. Folk to consent to being constantly guarded by one or more armed detec tives and to.take every precaution pos sible to guard against the knife or bul let of the assassin. Mr. Folk strongly objected. He said that he had no tear for his personal safety; that boodlers had repeatedly tried to Intimidate him before and nothing had come of it; that he had repeatedly served notice on boodlers through their agents that he was not afraid of them, and that he would not now gratify these enemies by accept ing a bodyguard. But be was finally persuaded that ho must accept a bodyguard, since he had undertaken a great public service, which he was in a fair way to carry to triumph as no other man could, and owed it to the public, as well as him self and his family, tq accept protec tion. \, \ Dotectlve McGrath was at once ap pointed to guard the circuit attorney, and will not leave him untll all the boodllng cases are ended, Five policemen were designated to guard Mr. Folk’s house at night, and Mr. McGrath is within call of the cir cuit attorney’s bed room. It it seml-offletally stated that clew to the men who hatched the plot la being worked on, and that some sensational arrests may follow. It Is pointed out that should the circuit at torney be murdered, some prominent men who are now In serious jeopardy of their liberties and reputations might escape In the excitement following tho crime. A M 1 P M Lv. Palatka 6 25 6 10 Florahomo . . 6 57 6 43 Hampton . .. .7 40 726 Samp. City .. 7 66 7 40 Lake Butler . 8 20 805 Lake City ... 905 8 55 White Spr. ... 9 28 9 21 Jasper . ...... 10 00 9 55 Jennings . ... 10 22 1018 Lake Park .. 10 36 10 33 11 00 11 00 A M Lv. Valdosta .... 11 05 11 15 4 43 Heartpine . . 11 45 11 56 B 37 Adel 11 61 12 02 3 43 Sparks 11 87 <12 OS 5 49 Ar. Tltton 12 30 12 45 6 35 Lv. Tifton 12 30 12 46 6 40 Ashburn . ... 103 122 7 27 1 29 Cordele 2 08 168 8 20 223 213 8 41 Unsdllla . ... 2 48 235 9 12 Grevanla . ... 301 9 35 Kathleen . ... 3 21 10 00 3 65 11 05 1PM AM AM Bl Heartpine Ar, Valdosta . Lv. Valdosta . Lake Park Jennings . Jasper . ... Whits Spr.... Lake City .. Lake Butler Samp. City Hamptod . . Flora-home . Ar. Palatka ... AM 1125 12 19' 12 38 12 56 119 165 215 2 38 3 29 325 4 02 4 07 4 13 4 55 500 5 25 5 39 6 01 632 665 7 So 8 00 8 14 854 9 30 2 07 2 32 2 60 *3*26' 4 60 4 00 ft- 4 44 5 25 6 35 5 59 C 13 6 35 7 06 7 30 8 20 8 46 900 9 45 Iff 25 PM I 4 20 I 5 31 6 57 6 20 II 9 00 9 05 9 49 9 56 10 03 1100 PM NORTHBOUND. IQulckl DlxlelShoo IV ! Step! Flyer! Fly|! ‘Dixie Flyer” has through coach and Pullman sleeper between Macon and Jacksonville via Valdosta, and through: coach and local sleeper between Macon and Palatka. Local sleeper open In Ma con Union Depot 9:00 p. m., and remains In Union Depot on return until 7:3' m.. and can be occupied until that time. "Quick Step" Is solid train between Ma con and Palatka. WM. CHECKLEY SHAW. Vice-President C. B. RHODES, General Passenger Agt., K Macon. Ga. DAVE G. HALL. T. P. A., Room 211 Equitable Bldg., Atlanta. Ga. HARRY BURNS, F. P. A..' 0 201 W. Bay St., 201 W. Bay St., Jacksonville, Fls Atlantic & Birainlai El Time Table Effective May 25, 1902. WAYCR0S8 TO CORDELE. ~ NoTL “NoTsT Dally. Daily. Lv. Way cross .... 8:00 am 4:00 pm Lv Beach 8:47 am 4:47 pm Lv. Sessoms ..... 9:00 am 5:00 pm Lv. Nlcholls 9:12 am 5:08 pm Lv. Douglas 9:tl am 6:38 pm Lv. Ambrose ....10:03 am 6:01 pm Lv. Wray 10:09 am 6:10 pm Lv. Fitzgerald ....10:37 am 6:37 pm Lv. Isaac 11:04 am 7:04,pm Lv. Rebecca U;21 am 7:21 pm Lv. Double Run.;ll:36 am 7:30 pm Ar. Cordele 12:20 pm 8:20 pm CORDELE TO WAYCROSS. NoT" i. MRS. DAUPHIN SKIPS OUT. Grand Jury at New Orleans Indicts Hpr for Perjury. Governor Heard, of Louisiana, Fri day issued a requisition on Governor Odell, of New York, for the extradition of Mrs. M. A. Dauphin, who Is wanted In New Orleans on a charge of per jury. Mrs. Dauphin la the widow of W. A. Dauphin, late president of the Louisi ana Lottery Company, and one of the most prominent women In New Or leans. After the death of her hus band the Dauphin heirs contested the wlU and a prolonged legal battle fol lowed. During a recent hearing be fore the district court It is alleged that Mrs. Dauphin gave false testimony re garding some financial transactions, and the grand jury returned an indict ment against her for perjury. When the grand jury began the in vestigation, Mrs: Dauphin quietly left the city, and It was learned later that ■he bad been located in New York. Lv. Cordele .... Lv. Double Run Lv. Rebecca ... Lv. Isaac Lv. Fitzgerald .. Lv. Wray ...... Lv. Ambrose ... Lv. Douglas WORK OF LONE HIGHWAYMAN. Train on Atlantic Coast l ino Hold Up and Express Car Bobbed. Train No. 23, of the Atlantic Coast Line, due In Charleston, S. C., at 11:15 Saturday night, was held up by a* lone highwayman. Soon after -the train left Lanes,, a young white man entered the express car, bllntffoided the messenger, G. G. Lewis, and robbed him of about $160 In cash. He then took several pack ages of jewelry and other articles! He did not try to tamper with the safe. When the train got to Charleston the robber jumped off with his booty. Dally, 6:00 am G:44 am 6:59 am 7:16 am 7:43 am 8:11 am 8:18 am 8:42 am Lv. Nlcholls 9:12 am Lv. Sessoms 9": 20 am Lv. Beach 9:33 am Ar, Waycross ....10:20 am No. 4. Dally. 4:00 pm 4:44 pm 4:59 pm 5:16 pm 5:43 pm 6:10 pm 6:17 pm 6:42 pm 7:12 pm 7:20 pm 7:33 pm 8:20 pm THROUGH SCHEDULES. Lv. Waycross .... 8:00 am 4:00 pm Lv. Douglas 9:41 am 5:38 pm Lv. Fitzgerald ....10:37 am 6:37 pm Ar. Cordele 12:20 pm 8:20 pm 3:12 pm 10 6:20 pin 4:10 pm 7:45 pm 1:00 am ,...12:45 pm ... 4:20 pm ... 6:00 am ... 7:43 am ... 8:42 am am Ar. Americus Ar. Columbus Ar. Macon ... Ar. Atlanta .. Ar. Chattanooga Ar. Louisville Ar. Cincinnati . Lv. Cordele ... Lr. Fitzgerald Lv. Douglas ... Ar. Waycross ....10:20 am Ar. Jacksonville ..12:50 pm Ar. Brunswick ... 7:30 pm 10:00 am Ar. Savannah.....12:45 pm 12:20 am Ar. Columbia .... 6:05 pm 6:00 am Ar. Charleston ... 5:10 pm Ar. Washington .. 7:36 am Ar. New York ....1:43 pm 8:55 am 7:25 am 1:00 pm 2:30 am 7:20 am 4:00 pm 5:43 pm 6:42 pm 8:20 pm 8:30 am 6:40 am 9:00 pm 6:18 am GEORGE DOLE WADLEY, Vice President A Gen. Manager. H. O. McFADDEN, Gen. flight and Pass. Agent. Gen. ALEX BC« "AN, Superintendent. j. o. Tmr. *J*'64it and Pass. Agent A. B. DE#2£ t ! MOLUN, \ Agent. C<Rg*^, Go. >