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WE 1 / DORIS AND I.
■We’re faithful com pan tons, wee Doris
and If.
An<l talk to *acii other, at least, so we try.
She uses quaint language when speaking
to me.
For Doris Is only a baby, you see.
She's eloquent vary In talk, ana nr
Scarce resembles a yell or a screech.
So far ne’er uttered a word, but
sie knows , ~
How V ask fbi her bottle, and often she
ihows
Such "flashes 6f wisdom tlrat one wo
Th Inspired with prophecy rare.
qJ afternoons sunny wee Doris andll
C* off on short Journeys through c
try roads nigh; -inn"
And, as hef" small carriage I push
1 tell her my ’ troubles, then try hard to
For strength of the highest to guide m*
That I may he useful and help spread th
And nm one, save Drls and Ood, ev<r
My heart’s deepest feelings. Its J ojrß a "'*
iU woes.
—Frederick Hawkins, In Dailies’ Worm.
Amt Sally's Conscience.
Never was there a better-natured,
more conscientious woman than Aunt
Bally Warner, relict of Joab Warner,
who departed this life after a fall from
the roof of his barn. Aunt Sally had
no children of her own, but did have
half a dozen nieces and nephews, and
among the latter was the rollicking,
Joe Henderson, who was
twenty years old at the time the great
calamity fell upon the house of War
ner. Reference is not made to the fall
from the roof of the barn, but to a cal
amity that overtook Aunt Sally’s con
science.
One day nephew Joe, whose parents
lived five or six miles away, arrived at
Aunt Sally’s on an errand. She was
about to set out for the village of Raw
aomllle to do some “trading," and Joe
volunteered to go along as driver of
old Rommln. Aunt Sally had not been
over that road for a month, and she
"was surprised to see circus pictures
pasted up on every barn on the route.
Since childhood she had had a fond
ness for circus pictures, tut had been
brought up to believe that eternal pun
ishment awaited every one who passed
the doors of the circus Itself. During
his lifetime Joab had discharged vari
ous hired men for staying a day ofT to
go to the circus, and he had refused to
deal with certain men who had accept
ed free tickets for the privilege of post
ing pictures on their barns.
As the good aunt and her nephew
Jogged along the dusty highway and
came to barn after barn decked out in
gayest colors of printer’s ink Joe heard
her sighing. Ho didn’t stop to ask
himself whether she was sighing that
die couldn't attend a circus promising
ao much entertainment, but he forth
with proceeded to concoct a plan.
If a single person could conspire it
would have been called a conspiracy as
well as a plan. He made no comment
on the barebacked riders, on the wom
an Jumping through hoops, or the rhin
oceros grazing along the banks of the
African river, and the hyena sneaking
•bout In the Indian thicket. He just
sat still and chuckled, and when he
wasn't chuckling he was talking about
going to Alaska to dig for gold.
When they reached town and found
things in a bustle, he had to make
some explanations. He explained that
sn exhibition was to be given that af
ternoon for the benefit of the widows
sod orphans, but he didn’t say too
much. While Aunt Sally was making
her purchases the merchant might
have referred to the ‘‘exhibitions’’ and
called it by some other name if nephew
Joe hadn't given him the wink.
When ten yards of calico, fifteen of
sheetiug. and needles had been bought
Aunt Sally suddenly remembered
something and turned to Joo aud
said:
•■lf there is anything going on for
the benefit of widows and orphans I
ought to be interested, being as I am
a widow myself. Is it a spelling bee
or anything of that sort?”
“Oh, no. They have got a tent and a
collection of wild animals. It’s what
you might call a natural history ex
hibition. Did you ever see a live lion
or tiger. Aunt Sally?”
“No, 1 never did.”
"Ever see an elephant or a zebra or
a giraffe?"
“No.”
“Well, you can see .item now and
help the widows and the orphans the
same time, it’s fifty cents apiece, but
I*ve got the money for my ticket.”
“But 1 shall pay tor both of us,” re
plied Aunt Sally as she handed over
v a dollar. “When l set out to do any
thing for the benefit of charity I’m not
one to scrimp at it. There won’t be
aay gambling or horse racing, will
there?”
“Mercy no. The bill says there will
be nothing to offend the most fastidi
ous. Come on.”
They had a quarter of a mile to go to
reach the tent, aud during the walk
Aunt Sally was puzzled that so many
people should have turned out in the
cause ot charily. If she had had her
glasses on she might have read signs
on the gayly painted wagons to arouse
suspicion, but she passed into the tejit
with the innocence of a child of five.
It was the menagerie, and nephew
Joe guided her around and saw that
she missed nothing. It was a real treat
to the woman, and she felt herself
growing a bit reckless under her wave
of enthusiasm. She ate peanuts and
drank lemonade, and after taking an
other look at the Bengal tiger, which
had killed seven men and was anxious
to finish off seven more as soon as pos
sible, she said;
“Joe, this Is real nice, and I’m glad
we came. What are the folks going in
to that other tent for?”
“Oh, that’s part of the show, you
know. There are folks who don’t care
to look at wild animals, and so they
have some riding and tumbling in there
for them.”
“But why can’t we see it?”
“We can, and it won’t cost a cent
more.”
They went in and found seats, and
the circus performance opened. How
was the guileless Aunt Sally to tell
that It was a circus? It was her first
attendance, and she never even had a
performance described to her. She
grinned from the time the clown first
appeared, and the hurdle jumping and
bareback riding brought “Ohs,” and
“Ahs!” from her until everybody
around her was delighted. She bought
lemonade and peanuts every time the
boy came along, and when the perfor
mance at last was over she said to her
nephew;
"Joe, I could go to such a show every
day in the week and not see enough.
I don’t know who got it up for the ben
efit of the widows and orphans, but I’m
telling you he was a mighty sensible
feller. If It had been a husking bee
he wouldn’t have taken In half the
money. If you hear of any more shows
like it this summer you let me know,
and we’ll go.”
Something really new had come into
Aunt Sally’s life, and she talked of it
all the way home. Joe left her to do
most of the talking. He was now pre
paring for the impending calamity.
It came within fifteen minutes of
their arrival home. Mrs. Bronson, a
neighbor, was at the house on an er
rand, and as soon as Aunt Sally be
gan to describe the show given for the
benefit of the widows and orphans the
cat was out of the bag.
“Do you know what you’ve done.
Aunt Sally Warner?” asked the caller
In serious tones.
“Why, I've had a good time.”
“Yes, you’ve had a good time, but
you are going to pay an awful price for
it. I wouldn’t be in your shoes for all
the money this side of Jericho.”
“But what do you mean? Isn’t It
everybody’s duty to help the widows
and orphans?”
“Not If it’s going to send your soul
to the bad place. Aunt Sally, you’ve
been to a circus!”
“No, I haven’t! I wouldn’t go to a
circus for a thousand dollars, and you
know It.”
"You’ve been to a circus—a regular
circus—with all its wickedness, and
how on earth you are ever going to get
forgiveness for it is more than I can
say.”
Nephew Joe was called in from the
barn and the matter put to him, and
he had to acknowledge he had worked
a plot.
“I never would have believed it of
you—never!” wailed Aunt Sally. “To
think that one of my own kith and kin
would take me to a circus and make
nie lose my chance of going to heav
en!”
"But the animals interested you.”
"Yes, they did.”
"And you liked the peanuts and lem
onade.”
“Alas, but I did!”
“And you thought the clown was
funny and the riding good.”
“Heaven forgive me, but I did!”
“Well, I don’t see where the kick
comes in. I don't believe you are any
wickeder than before."
But Aunt Sally could not be com
forted. Her conscience waa roused
and she could eat no supper. She
thought of the two-horned rhinoceros
and the girl who jumped through
hoops, and hid her face. She had an
accusing night of it and never shut her
eyes, and early the next morning she
walked over to the house of the vil
lage minister and told him. He asked
many questions in a kind way, and
when he had got root of the matter
he said:
"Well, sister Warner, being as your
nephew deceived you and being ae
there were animals and peanuts and
lemonade, and being as there might
not be another circus along here for
five years, I think the Lord will let
you off this time, but if your hired man
plays dancing tunes on his fiddle you
watch your feet and don’t let them get
to shuffling.”—American Cultivator.
Fired Sometimes, Probably.
“Your husband, has he any aim in
life?”
“Why, 1 don’t know; why do you
ask?”
"My husband says he is alwayr, load
! ed.” —Houston Post
-
Asa result of special work done
. by the Rev. S. Gray of Brighton. Eng
land, $3,000 has been raised to pro
vide a home for poor lepers in India.
STOP AT THE
ZETTLER HOUSE.
The best SI.OO a day house in the.
city.
FOURTH ST., MACON, G*.,
. . Mr*. A. I Zeltler, Proprietress.
STATE FAIR NOTES.
Honorable William Jennings Bryan
will make an address at the Georgia
state fair, Atlanta, Saturday, October
19th. He will be Introduced by Gov
ernor Hoke Smith. This will be one
of the big days at the fair.
All the secret orders in Georgia have
been Hnvited to take part in Fraternal
day exercises at the fair, Thursday,
October 17 th.
Nearly all railroads In Georgia will
give reduced rates from October 10th
to 26th.
Oamden, Cobb, Cherokee, Carroll,
Hall, Habersham, Rabun, DeKalb,
Twiggs, Bulloch, and Worth counties
have applied for spaoa for farm exhib
its at the state fair.
The far-famed Passion Play shown
in moving pictures, will be seen at the
fair. This play, representing the life
of Christ, is presented once every ten
years at Oberamergau In Europe,
and draws people from all the world.
Baby incubators with real live in
incubator Is the best mother in the
world for tiny, weak babies as the
temperature is always the same, and
a doctor and trained nurse are always
on hand.
The fair management has engaged
Ranch 101, the great wild west show,
to come direct from the Jamestown
exposition to Atlanta. This show has
been the leading attraction at James
town ever since the exposition opened.
It Is the largest aggregation of genu
ine Indians and cowboys traveling.
The Indians are Sioux and some of
them were in the Custer battle. One
old duck carries two bullets which he
received in that fight. This show will
be a free attraction at the fair.
ANTHRACNOSE IN COTTON.
New State Entomolist of Georgia Explains
Destructive Disease.
Professor E. L. Worsham, recently
appointed Georgia state entomologist
to succeed Professor R. I. Smith, re
signed, has taken up his work in this
department at the state capitol in At
lanta.
Professor Worsham comes direct
from the United States department of
entomology. He has been stationed at
Orlando, Fla., where he has been in
vestigating and devising methods to
control the white fly, which is as dis
astrous to the orange crop as the boll
weevil is to the cotton crop. He is in
receipt of a letter from Darien, ad
vising him that anthracnose is attack
ing the cotton crops in south Georgia,
and is proving most destructive. Com
missioner of Agriculture Hudson states
that the crops in Sumter county have
been attacked in the same way.
In speaking of the disease, Profes
sor Worsham said: “Anthracnose is a
fungus disease, which attacks the
bolls and in many cases prevents them
from opening. In planting, the seed
which are diseased, anthracnose is
perpetuated. Oftentimes planters,
seeing their crops thus ravaged, be
lieve it is boll weevil, on account of
the fact that at the points of infec
tious holes occur in which insects
crawl.
Georgia is singularly free from boll
weevil, and importers of cotton seed
and cotton seed hulls cannot be too
careful in order to keep it out. The
prevailing low prices of cotton seed
and cotton seed huls in ifcsas is an
incentive for importing, into Georgia
from that state. If the planters would
turn loose their cotton seed in Georgia
and buy Georgia hulls, the boll wee
vil danger would be obviated.”
INVESTIGATING CENTRAL'S BOOKS.
Accountant is Employed by Trustees of
Income Bondholders.
Authentic information has been re
ceived in Savannah that an account
ant has been named to thoroughly In
vestigate the accounts of the Central
Railway and Ocean Steamship compa
nies.
The accountant was appointed by
the trustees of the income bondhold- !
ers who recently placed their holdings j
in the hands of the Central Trust com- I
pauy of New York. |
Georgia Callings
Curtailed Items of Interest
Gathered at Random.
U. D. C. to Meet in Augusta.
On October 30th a state convention
of the United Daughters of the Con
federacy will be held in Augusta, and
the local chapter is already actively
preparing to entertain the delegates
and guests. The convention will oe
the occasion of general social enter
tainment and is being looked forward
to with interest by the ladies' all over
the state. The convention will remain
in session several days.
Carroll Citizens Elated.
The citizens of Carroll county are
highly elated over the fact that an ex
-perimestaJ-statipnJs to be established
at the A. and G. colleger~TntH means
very much for the college, and it is
due to the untiring efforts of Presi
dent J. H. Melson that one. was ob
tained. Professor Melson is daily re
ceiving applications for entrance irom
all over the fourth congressional dis
trict and from present indications all
available room will be taken up by the
opening of the college. Ihe buildings
are nearing completion and school will
open on the first of January.
Two Dioceses for Georgia.
The house of bishops of the general
convention of the Episcopal Church of
the United States, in session at Rich
mond, Va„ has agreed to a division
of the diocese of Georgia, and the
resolution to that effect will go to the
house of deputies for their concur
rence. It was not just clear to some
members of the house as to what por
tion of the state was to be set off
into the new diocese, but the bishops
expressed their willingness to divide
the state into two dioceses, the line of
demarkation to be established later.
* * *
Uniforms Cost $lO6 Each.
As the result of a meeting of mem
bers of the governor's staff in the
office of Adjutant General A. J. Scot-t
at the capitol a few days ago, the con
tract for furnishing uniforms to the
members of Governor Smith’s staff
was let to the M. C. Lilly company,
the price to be $lO6 each.
Only the service and the dress uni
forms are to he purchased at this time.
Later on the full dress uniform may
be secured, but that has not yet been
determined on. Should the staff de
cide to buy it, its members will have
to come up with $75 or SIOO more.
* * *
Donator of Cemetery First Occupant.
Mr. B. F. Camp, one of the most
prominent citizens of Douglas county,
died at his. home near Douglasville a
few ttays ago.
He was taken suddenly with menin
gitis and grew worse gradually until
his death. He was in his fifty-fifth
year and leaves a wife and five chil
dren, four brothers and a host of
relatives.
Mr. Camp had just completed anew
church building and had deeded the
building and lands to the church, and
he was the first to be placed in the
cemetery adjoining.
* * *
Corporations Ignore New Law.
Over one thousand corporations do
ing business in Georgia will be liable
to a fine of SSO each if they do nol
file their corporation returns with Sec
retary of State Phil Cook by November
Ist. With the time limit less than
30 days off, Secretary Cook has noti
fied the corporations that they will be
fined under the state law unless they
make the proper returns.
The secretary of state is having con
siderable difficulty in securing the cor
poration returns and will probably in
stitute proceedings to secure the fine
if the returns are not made in the
proper time.
The corporations have responded;
slowly to his demands, and in adai-'
tion to those of this year there are
one thousand corporations from last
year who have not complied with the
law.
* * *
Masons to Meet in Macon.
The grand lodge of Georgia Masons
will convene in Macon on October 29 i
in its two hundred and twenty-first ‘
annual communication. The session j
will be the most largely attended in
the history of Georgia Masonry. There
will probably be 1,500 masters anc"
pastmasters present.
The wonderful record of the past
year is set forth in a letter of Grand
Master Meyerhardt, which has been
sent to all the lodges. Among other
things in this letter, the grand mas
ter says:
“It is with profound pleasure that L
announce to you that the past year
has been one of unprecedented pros
perity. When the grand lodge meets
there will be in the treasury about
$35,000, the greatest surplus known
in the history of Georgia masonry.
We will have 30,000 members on our
rolls—an increase of 12,000 within the
past nine years. Our lodges—includ
ing those under dispensation—number
510. Our home has been improved,
every need of its occupants? has been
supplied, we do not owe one cent, and
every department of the grand lodge
has been properly and creditably
maintained. Anew or enlarged grand
lodge temple is in contemplation, and
Georgia masonry stands on a higher
and nobler plane than ever before,’
* * *
Farmers’ Union Directors Meet.
A significant meeting of the nationa.
board of directors of the Farmers
Union of America was held in Atlanta
toe pasrwveete — Two. questions of im
portance claimed the attention of the
■board —the short cotton crop and its
relation to prices and the organization
of the northeastern states for the in
terests of the union.
The meeting was an executive one
and closed to outsiders. Just before it
began, hov/ever, D. I. Neill, president
of the Texas state union, said:
“If the people hold their cotton, there
is no telling where the price will go.
Two weeks ago we had reports in our
state from 185 counties. From these
reports and later ones I estimate Tex
as’ crop at'less than tw r o and a half
million bales.”
From this statement it is generally
inferred that the directors will devote
much of their time toward plans for
holding the cotton market in the in'
terest of the farmers.
More Postmasters Organize.
Between twenty-five and thirty of the
second and third class postmasters of
Georgia met in Atlanta last Saturday,
and perfected an organization, the pur*
poses of which were stated to be the
mutual welfare and protection of its
members and increased efficiency in
that part of the postal service entrust
ed to the second and third class post
masters.
There were a number of distinguish
ed persons present at the meeting, but
those who attracted chief attention
were Mrs. Helen Longstreet, widow
of the late General Longstreet and
postmaster at Gainesville, and Mrs. W,.
Y. Atkinson, widow of the late Gov
ernor Atkinson, who presides over
the destinies of the Newnan post
office.
]\jrs. Longstreet was elected tempo
rary president, and Mrs. Atkinson tem
porary secretary. A committee tc
draft a constitution and by-laws to be
submitted to a future meeting was
then named by Mrs. Longstreet, the
temporary president. This committee
was as follows: Walter Akermau of
Cartersville, chairman; J. L. Sibley
of Milledgeville, Mrs. W. Y. Atkinson
of Newnan, E. F. Blodgett of Atlanta
and Chafes W. Parker of Elberton.
PILOT'S LICENSE SUSPENDED.
teamboat Which Followed Teddy is Laid
Up For Six Months.
The steamboat, Fred Hartweg, the
license of whose pilot the president
personally ordered suspended, accom
panied the presidential party fropi
Cairo, 111., to Memphis, and carried a
party from Pittsburg.
From the first the boat insisted upon
maintaining a position near the head
of the procession, crow-ding the other
vessels out of the places assigned to
them and hugging the Mississippi,
which carried the president.
At one point it ran up alongside the
president’s boat, and for a distance
maintained a very close position. This
is believed to be the conduct of which
the president complained. The vessel
also at times kept up an almost in
cessant shrieking of whistles.
Captain Waltz, inspector of hulls,
suspended the license of Pilot Nichols
for six months.
The president had requested that his
license be suspended for only three
months, but Captain Waltz, after hear
ing the evidence, decided to make the
penalty six months.
GAS EXPLOSION DEALS DEATH.
Three Men Killed and Two Fatally Hurt
in Coal Mine Accident.
In a gas explosion at the No. 7 min*
of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and R a: -'
road company one mile from Pra*t
City, Ala., Friday morning at
o’clock, three man were killed and two
others fatally hurt.