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VOL. 3. Atlanta After Pres byterian University Atlanta is not only after Mercer University, but they are also en deavoring to move the Presbyterian Seminary from Columbia, S. C. t<> lie made a part of a grand universi ty contemplated by the Southern Presbyterian church and to be locat-: ed in Atlanta. This scheme has lioo.i on foot for some time. W e admire the great enterprise and pluck of our capital city, but qucs tion the policy and wisdom of en deavoring to rob other cities. If Atlanta wants colleges, let her build them. It seems to us that it is absolutely wrong for them to stretch out their avaricious liay/d --toward our Central City, »t>d en deavor to pull in her ff/iurishing . npd beloved Mercer that f has been i lifitJged and fostered by her loyal citizens for the past fJfty-one years. Macon is up hi arms, and, as a retaliation, will endeavor to move the capita from Atlanta, and are prepared to offer a magnificent site; and to show the Georgia legislature that Macon is the logical point be ing centrally ’ocated, an ideal city, and altogether able to maintain the proper prestige of being the capital city’ of the Empire State of the sun ny South. Government to Crop Estimate Dec. 9 New Orleans, November 20. — The cotton trade is now entering upon a period in which it will think and talk about little else than crop estimates. The one big estimate of the year, that of the government on the total crop, is not far off, its date of.publication being De-ember 8, and this week material for this esti mate wil be in active preparation all over the cotton oelt. The report that the trade will lis ten to the first thing Monday morn ing will be next to the last ginners’ report before the government’s esti mate and is, therefore, regarded as very important, especially since the gi oners’ report to follow will proba bly be issued on the same day as the estimate, as has been the custom for some years, leaving the trade but little time to digest it and use it in fresh calculations concerning the total yield. WATCH INI. THK WEATHER The weather of this week will lie ■ixiously watched, for the weather Hm affect the gathering of the rem- Mjjk of ti e crop and consequently Favorable weather probably; lead to large esti mates of the total amount ginned, which in turn would encourage those who believe in a large crop to stick to their figure.*, f Thursday will he a holiday on this side of the water, and on Fri- ®l|C Cocljran 3onnuil COCHRAN, pyLASKI COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 1910. One of the most useful presents in the world is a nice piece of Furniture, and some of the' selections of Bed Room Suites, Iron Beds, Davenports, Parlor Suits, Rockers, Hat Racks, Piettyt Squares, Rugs and Many Other Nice Things for the Home are to be Found at Shooting A ffray in Hartford Steve Randall, a tffegro, Was Shot Saturday by J. E. McNeel. In Hartford last Saturday after noon about one o’clock Steve Ran dall, who lives in Mr. Roseoe Beni bry’s farm, was shot and painfully wounded by Mr. J. E. McNeel. Mr. McNeel shot at the negro four ti nes but only two of the bul lets took .effect. One of these struck his hand and the other pen etratciVfiis *leg just above the knei arfid broke he hone.. Randall, it is said, was drurk and had gotten intoa difficulty witn Mr John McNeel, a son of Mr. J. E. M.'NeeJ, and drew a pistol on him, when the father was called to his son’s assistance and opened fire on the negro as lie was attempting to shoot the young man. —Hawkins- ville Disp. A News. day the census bureau will issue a report on the supply and distribu tion of cotton up to October 31. As a rule, these reports on supply and distribution do not cause much ex citement around the future ring, but once in a while they contain surprises which throw the future market into an uproar, and iV is well to he prepared for any such oc currence, especially in a season like this when supply and distribution statistics are full of meaning. END OF NOVEMBER EXPORTS One thing that the trade will want to know more about this week is the size of the end of November exports. Ocean freight brokers have been talking lately about a big demand upon them for cotton room, especially for Havl’e and Bremen. Both of these ports an; carrying very’ small stocks of cotton and it has been claimed that Havre lias been making special efforts to re plenish its supplies, the chief diffi culty in the way being the firmness with which spots have been held in the interior of the cotton belt. Fu tures will he affected favorably and perhaps strongly’, so if toward the week-end it develops that end of November shipments are to he November is a dull month, as a rule, in the matter of spot tra ding, and any departure from this dullness will he taken to mean that spinners are very anxious for fresh supplies of raw material. It is held in some quarters that a strong movement to buy the Decem ber option is under way, and that a strong clique is accumulating a great quantity of eotton. Any fresh news tending to prove this will stimulate buying, particularly among outside traders. ! The South Atlantic Corn Exposition We publish below a letter from the President of the Stats Corn Breeders’ Association, South Caro lina in regard to the South Atlantic 'Corn Exposition to he held in Co lumbia, S. C., December 5-8 next. We trust that some of our readers will try’ for some of these prizes. The following letter contains neces sary information: To the public: The South Atlantic Corn Exposi tion, to he held in Columbia, Dee. 5-8, 15)10, which is the first under taking of its kind ever attempted in the South, gives every promise of being a great success. The State Corn Contest and the Boys’ C oi'A .Clubs have developed and are still deveUTpMg the public interest in the matter of yieVV- of corn. Now. that so much has been accomplished in that direction, this Corn Exposition is to he held with a view of setting the machin ery in motion to improve the quali ty’ of the corn Raised in this and our sister states, to stimulate breeding work and make corn bring more per bushel. No one should fail to compete and send exhibits to the exposition because he has read of one man or hoy making a phenomenal yield, and because he fears to enter into competition with such. At the Ex position all exhibits will he judged as to quality whether they are from lots of corn from the large produc ing acres or not. They will lie scientifically judged and scored and the corn from a low yield field stands an equal chance with any other. I would, therefore, urge all corn growers, men or hoys, who have what they consider good corn, ei ther prolific or single ear, white or yellow, to apply at once to M. J. Miller, Superintendent of Entries, Department of Agriculture, Colum bia, S. ('., for premium lists, entry blanks, and shipping instructions, andLentcr the competition. The prizes are numerous and handsome, and at the present stage of develop ment of corn growing one man stands as good a chance at these prizes as another. Entries should he made at once. A. D. Hudson, Chairman of Commission. Bale Cotton Weighs 74 7 Pounds The largest hale of cotton mar keted in Cochran this year was brought in Tuesday afternoon by Mr. M. A. Scarborough. This cot ton was ginned by A. V. Horne’s ginnery and weighed, after ginning, 747 pounds, the seed bringing $20.- 37,. The cotton is in • store at the Farmers Union Warehouse. Livery Stables Change Hands The City’ Tranafer Company has bought out the livery feed and sales stables of Mr. W. S. Coley, closing the trade Wednesday. In retiring from the livery business, Mr. Coley will move to his place near here and take active charge of the plant ation. He has just completed an attractive residence there. The City Transfer Company will continue their dray line with the business bought of Mr. Coley and will run both in their name. Situation in Mexico Gravest in Y ears t Uncle Sam’s Tffroops at Eagle I _ Pass Eagle I , assT a rv4UiS i> Nov. 22—At (i o’clock tins evening it by one of tlie highest officials, and oner who by virture of his position, is in close touch with the revolutionary movement in Mexico, that fighting is now gok'g on in Cuarto Cienegas, a large and prosperous city just be low Monclova. It is regarded as the stronghold of the anti-Diaz forces. The same authority say’s the situ ation now in Mexico is more serious than at any time in the past several years. He declares that the excite ment on the border is nothing com pared with what it would he if all was known of the situation in the interior. He says that the officials and citizens of Cuidad Porfirio Diaz are expecting the very worst at any minute. They’ are scouting the sur rounding country, not for revolu tionists, hut for their friends and relatives and bringing them into the city, some not for protection, but for the purpose of arming and assisting in the defense of Cudad Proririo Diaz. The town is under absolute military control and all communications with the American side prohibited after dark. The passenger train from the south, which is supposed to have left Torreon yesterday afternoon, has not yet arrived in Cuidad Pro firo Diaz, though it was due there at 11 o’clock this morning, and officials say that they do not know where the train is. the railway wires are not working. Troop L Third United States cal vary’, under command of Lieuten tenant BristilJl arrived at Eagle Pass at 6 o’ clock this afternoon. A high Mexican official stated today that it was his opinion that the Diaz reign was at an end. West Livaudias, a New Orleans business man, who has reached here from Torreon, confirms the re port of a clash between federal sol diers and revolutionists- The gov Macon Wants State Capitol Fight for the Capitol Building is Jlgilated by Movement to Transfer Mercer. At a mass meeting at the Cham ber of Commerce in Macon yester day resolutions were adopted to eon- j tend for the transfer of the state capitol to Macon. It seems that a fight to the finish will ensue be tween Atlanta and Macon, rivalry between the two cities being already ■-xisting over the proposed transfer of Mercer University. We copy from the Telegraph dat ed yesterday: “At a mass meeting held in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce, at which all the representative citi zens of Macon Were present, the fol lowing set of resolutions were unan imously adopted: “Resolved, That the state capitol ■'gilding of the state of Georgia, now Ga., is entirely inadequate in size'iT7Tt*r>w : [ > building not in keeping with the prßjjWSi. and needs of the Empire State; and he it “Further resolved, That we do petition the next general assembly’ of the state of Georgia, through Hon. Joe Hill Hall, Walter Defore, and Minter Wimberly, that they erect a more suitable building for our fast growing state: and he it* “Further resolved,. That Macon, Ga., being the direct center of the state of Georgia, that we insist, in the event of the state erecting a new building, that it he erected at Ma con. if located at Macon, we put our Chamber of Commerce and city council on record as willing to fur nish the state of Georgia with the most valuable and beautiful site en tirely free of cost; he it “Further resolved, That these resolutions he presented to the next general assembly when they meet by Bibb county’s representatives.” FOR SALE —One 10 horse power gasolene engine, comparatively new, in good running shape. Also one Meadows grist mill: half price; write or call on R. L. Walker, Cochran, Ga. 11-17-tf eminent forces were apparently beaten and the rebels invested Go- Polacio and Lerado. “The rebels at 3 o’clock Monday morning,” said Liraudais, “shot down the police on the corners at Gomez Palacio. The garrison was senUa gainst them and many’ were reported killed, The soldiers were] forced to fall hack, and when I left Torreon a large force from there had been sent to retake the town. Torreon is practically under martial law and everything is shut tight.” | Card from Prof. L. H. Brow ur gq Saturday, Dec. 3rd, all school teachers in the public school of Pu laski are requested and cordially in vited to meet at the Cochran Opera House at 10 o’clock a. m. to form a corn club and industrial exhibit for the coming year. | The trustees of every - school should notify their teachers and have conveyance ready to bring them. The purpose of this call is to arouse interest in the development of horticulture in our eominnrHTyT Prizes will he se cured for at least 20 exhibits. No J dues will he asked for. Only school children will lie al lowed to enter the school contests. The farmers will have a separate contest at the s ni( time and place. Leo 11. Browning, Supt. CWlmm School. Card of Thanks I wish to extend many thanks for the kindness shown and the manifested by my friends in*my , *N"*4iijtdh)ess. Mrs. W H. Dixon May Prosecute Citizens of A mericus Americus, Ga., Nov 13 —Thomas Dixon and Company’, presenting “The Sins of the Father,” spent two hours in Americus today, en route to Albany. Mr. Dixon was in consultation wish ftiends, pre sumably’ regarding Lis threatened damage suit against Americus dermen and clergymen for alleged slander in the, resolution recently passed by’ the council prohibiting the presentation of his play’ here. Council is given until noon tomor row to rescind this resolution or stand prosecution. Death of Little Girl Pauline, the two months old baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. I*. It. Purser, died Sunday night. The funeral services were held at the home Monday. Interment was ment was made at Weeping Pine cemetery’ Monday afternoon. NOTICE One setter dog with white and liver colored spots on body, follow ed party home from Chester Nov. 22. Information can be obtained at Journal office by’ paying for this notice. See the beautiful parlor sets at 11-24'lt Jackson’s