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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. JULY 24, 1903.
East Lake, Ala., Dec. 8th, ig02.
jtlr. A. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sir:—This Is to certify that on Au
gust 1st I went to Verbena, Ala., to hold a
series of meetings. Was at that time, and
had been for six weeks prior, so feeble I was
scarcely able to preach. Mr. F. A. Gulledge,
0 f Verbena, with whose family I was stop
ping, kindly offered me three bottles of
Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic, gratis. I
accepted, and began the use of the Tonic at
once. Within three weeks I was was much
better. In three weeks I had taken the
three bottles of Tonic and was fully well.
Took no other medicine then nor since, and
am in better health and heavier than for
the past fifteen years.
J. M. McCORD,
Pastor Verbena Baptist Church.
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE LEGISLATURE
WhntSolons Are Doing In
Atlanta.
DAILY SESSIONS AS REPORTED
Proceedings of Both the House and
Senate During the Week-Moa*
of Interest and Importance are
trodueed
m M. CLAY IS
T0_BE DYING
sador to Hu3sia Under
President Lincoln.
TIONIST AND AUTHOR.
Age of Minty-Three, Well
«n Kentuckian, Who Has Fig-
I In Many Sensational episode*,
I Oeatn's Dccr.
Ky . July 22.—A tele-
metsage from Richmond, Ky.,
•i attending physician says that
i Caisips M. Clay, ambassador
s ’i under I.incotn, abolitionist
ul-or, is dying at his home at
“ ,il at the extreme age o 93.
tfjs 1 'ian says he cannot live 2t
II "' -t aud that he is gradu-
I flakier.
children sre all at his bedside
at them have not been in their
ft house or seen him In yean
« of his peculiar hallucination
ere in a vendetta sworn to
C!av was one of the most
figures in American poll
», s * x< - e *. Hit home at
T“ fcas hwn guarded by armed
•' .otiied cannon alt* in his hall-
[ttJ his room is 4 veritable ar
. gathered f or the purpose ol
attack of aa imaginary
FOUR ARE DROWNED
RY CAPSIZING SKIFF
Pleasure Bide on Biver Be-
sults In Death.
ACCIDENT NEAR SPARTA, TENN
|“-J
[ Assault Laid to White Man.
X- C.. July 23.—Rufus E
* white man abont 10 yean
» f*rp»nter by trade, la ch*rg>
criminal assault on a WUl
11 T-ura old. So far Hold.
eluded the officer*.
1IM
I*:.
®°y Died of Lockjaw.
r - a July 32 —Cordon Sto
®* 15-year-old »on of J. T. Sto
nclcarm street, died Tneeday ol
* iron, sticking a splinter In Mi
Grandfather Take* Children Out on a
Pleaauro Trip When Boat la Cap
aired and Four Find Watery Graves
River Dragged to Recover Bodies.
Nashville, Tenn., July 22.—A special
from Sparta to The Banner says four
persons were drowned by the capslz
!ng of a skiff on the Calfklller. They
were:
Joseph Ramsey, aged 65.
HU 3-year-old granddaughter.
Two other cniMren aged 7.
The old man had the children out
on a pleasure ride and as they did not
return at dark, a searching party of 1C
boarded a ttcamer and began dreJg
ins the river with barbed wire. Tbr
capsized skiff was found at daylight
this morning and a short distance
away the four bodies were found with
in a few feet of each other.
The old man was subject to faint
ing spoils and It is supposed that dur
ing one ol them he overturned the
boat.
Bill Passed to Abolish Days of Grace,
Other Matters.
Atlanta, July 16.—The house yeater*
day passed four bills and one resolu
tion. The bills were an amendment
to the contract labor law, a bill pro-
riding for the collection of specific
Uzes by execution, a bill providing for
a levy to raise the annual sinking fund,
and a bill abolishing the three days’
grace on commercial paper. The res
olution provided for uniformity tn the
school teat/books bn* been disposed
of.
Not least In Interest waa the bill by
Mr. Calvin, of Richmond, to abolish
the days of grace on commercial paper
referred to In section 3,680 of the
code of 1895. There was rather an
Interesting debate on thla measure, and
at one time It looked ai If It would
fall; but the bouse Anally patted It on
the call of the roll by a vote of 9S to
36.
The house took up as a special or
der the senate resolution by Senator
Park, of tho thirty-seventh, provldng
tor the extension of the present achool
book contracts, pending the action on
the question of adopting a uniform sys
tem of text books, and passed It by
substitute, the substitute having been
offered by Messrs. Mitchell, of Thom
as, and Holder, of Jackson.
The resolution as It came from the
senate provided not only for the exten
sion of existing school book contracts
until 1905, but provided for a school
book commission with Chancellor HID
of the state university as chairman, to j
NUMBER 12
iPOPk '0 Xlil HAS
ENk'ED BEYOND
Reman Pontiff After Struggle Last
ing for Many Long Day*.
Bolens Take Up Discussion of Convict » niter the reading of tne Jour
Lease Question. The important question before tho
Atlanta. July 17.—Discussion of the I bouse today is the substitute for tho
“evict question waa opened up la the I Felder bill by Messrs. Hardeman and
house yesterday, on the Mil by Mr. Holder, of Jackson, and Shackelford, ol ___
Felder, of Bibb, providing for any of Clarke, the provisions of which ago] r,., ..
the counties of the atato that desire I familiar. It provide* each coogj .Long Mattie Pontiff Haa
to do ao. to work their convicta 00 ly shall have the right to work a num. Suooumbed to Death
the public roads. There waa con- her of felony convict* on the pqblii Duouiunoeato UeatiL
slderable dlacnaoton. roads In proportion to population, ci SURROUNDED BY HI8 CARDINALS.
Many amendments were offered to I may have Its pro rat* of the proceeds
tho bill, among them being on* eon- from the lens* of convict* for tho Grim Reaper at Last Claims 8oul of
aidored of much Importance, providing I ochool fond, as It may desire,
that the revenue derived from snob The bill of Mr. Carrington, of Madll
convicts as ar* leased shall be dlatrtb-1 son, providing for the extension of tbo
nted to those counties which do not Western and Atlantic road to the se» ro-.
work their own convict*. Thla waa board was not reported back to th* * - *'■ ... 1 "f* , n
by Mr. Womble, of Upron. bense yesterday, ££**•-* “
After a debate whlcn contained prac- of the adjournment. Tbo special com
tlcnll, .11 of yestard.y’a seoslon the mlitee will make no recommendntlo. thfoL^rLdlr t^ho^lt^
.senate passed the MU of Benitor Da- on the measure one way or the other. apnJ^^h^Dhi.foS^oh^dZS!
vis providing that corporations com Immediately after convening the sen onI _ B
lag under the operations of tho fran- ato adjourted out of respect to tho * * dled ^cefullr hi. .to.
chise tax law. sh.11. In making ths memory of Justice Lumpkin. Aftei ££ u w£ttrf in .«£»
payments required by tbe stole law, the formality of the reading and ap L b „ *“ wreathod la ,mU “
be given credit for such some as they proval of tbe Journal, a message from T el..r.m . m .n
are, under existing arrangements or the governor was received. Then lot LI. * f t T! world
sgreemento. now paying each yew to Irwed an executive ms.ton of aboal EftuU«» being rend at
the mnnldpaUtles within which they two minutes' duration to admit of Uf x 0 thelBit hll holta# _
0Ferate ' »ytog before tbe ..mate of tbe cover the nbrdd.n lLid ^ ^™^.^
WhUe this bill only effects Atlanta nor's nominations. As soon as th< I
and perhapi two or three other cities executive session concluded Seastoi “tonsf.hewtehed tomeetdwthSS!
In the state It I. general In It. terms Coma. , u recogntoed. Ho prroenb
The object aimed at as explained by ed a resolution expressing the d*e| I' “ 01 “** crerr
the promoters of ths measure, la to sorrow of the eenate at the death el
_ _ Rome, July 20^-4*20 p id *~/Tb0
provide for equality of franchise toxa- the distinguished Jurist and moving 1» pope ddl eetortlv after' 4 o'clock this
lion and to prevent tbe double taxing mediate adjournment aa a tribute to afternoon. His last moments were
which would result unless some sucil his memory. This was unanlmonalj I comparatively peaceful and Dateless
bU ‘“ tb )V wer * and "• deelarsO 4,4 were preceded by n pertoTot In-
The following seaato bill* were pass- adjdbrned nnUl today. sensibility Around the b*HM* at tho
*d by the senate:
By Senator COmaa—To authorize I House Still Dltcusalng Convict Quo* I relatives and the
the issue of bonds by the county ol tlon—The Felder BIIL I'w*
Fierce for ochool purpooee. I Atlanta. July 1*.—The bouse of rep
By Senator Comas—To establish a resentatives ia still In the depths of the
system of pnbllc schools in Plefcol discussion of the convict question. So
county. I f lr the end Is not In slghL but an ef-
By Senator Sweat—To create a new f 0rt will be made when the mattef
charter for Nichols, Coffee connty. I come* np again today, to put
By Senator Skelton—To prohibit time limit on the debate,
the manufacture of distilled spirits Is The greater part of tbe cession ye*
Hart county. I terday was spent In debating tbe que*
The house bill of Mr. Welch, of Oil-1 tlon with the Felder bill as tbe ape
mer. to Incorporate tbo town of But I clal order. Many of the speeches were
Blijay, was passed by the senate. I addressed to tbe Holder-Sbackelford
The committee on education report-1 substitute and several more substl-
ei adversely the bill of Messrs. Steed I tnea were offered, the mstn point la
final moment were the cardinals, the
nbers of the pap
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF ELKS
Jifev
ciys ago.
[TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
, ' ravalry •* now In foil
J f: 0 at Savannah. The first
’ MrM « »as held In Savannah
• a . T *fionjoon.
Compresa
I * ! a paper with the Inter
o .I ?”"” ^mmlastoo caking
J /-^aiination in rate* be at
round bale.
i l nj , nt r ° Ioncl Quinn, rnite#
In.. ?. r at Savannah, nnnoa»
«ik l . wl11 b# another hear
I Augusta draw bridge
°^vt :, e. Jefferson
lioi' i*. , *u yesterd*f or
ky Judge Kimsey at Oalaea-
1 If.,. roi 'l Is to be offend fof
1 at * whole ana then ia se»
:, to waj
awept by 4 wind tad
yesterday, fifast
««itroy«d and several
[ **xra
hrer Is ,4*4 ^ |> 0
Qto*
cbltJ lAc
Big Farad* In Baltimor* Is Witnesssc
by Thousands.
Baltimore, July 22.—About 7,00(
Eks, In national convention here, pa
raded today. It is estimated that
300,000 persons witnessed tbe parade
The marchers were cheered.
At tbe city hall the procession pus
ed in review before Major McLane and
city officials. The member* of
number of lodges appeared In cos
tume* on a novel and grotesque chartc
ter Among these sere the famout
"cotton p|ckers" of Greenville, Miss.
The Cincinnati lodge marched is
golf costnm*.
The Alliance. O.. lodge was attired
In German costumes and waa headed
by It* falhons "Little German Band."
The members of the Annapolis lodge
appeared In United States naval uni
forms.
Strike V Nsw York Tailor*.
New York, July 32.—More strike*
Of But Bldo tailor* *r* being arrang
ed for to go Into effect within the nest
ten days. Several thousand worker*
already bar* quit. The Brotherhood
of Tailors, composed of about
ma» tillorii It dow miking
for aa agreement and next week will
order strikes sgslnst Individual em-
nlovers who refuse to olga It- uw*
s P X romltto. of the Jo* brajdto.
makers bu had a b*rd U««
lag out worksrs In
They reported haring Un «•» wit
n ihflfif of AM IfGM bOfltd IfOB
shop Window! sod war# eompsUsd to
^Ughlnte^D^sfig^^yi'* 1 "*'
Lexington. Ky-, July 13^^® head
aodarm of the stotno of ths Orool
commoner Hrary Clay, la Leslngtoo
cemetery, wore knocked off by llgfib
jg,t t.ight an 1 tho manning was
Investigate the question of state school
book uniformity and report at tbe next
session of the legislature.
Attention waa called to the fact that
the senate had already passed the uni
form text book bill at the session ol
yesterday, and Mr. Mitchell stated
there would probably be no necessity
for the proposed commission. Ho
said the substitute contained every
provision necessary in that Is provides
for an extension of the present school
book contracts In all counties for a
period of two years, by which time tbo
necessary school boclk legislation can
be gotten In shape.-
Mr. Miller, of Muscogee, opposed ths
substitute.
The house adopted the resolution by
substitute by a vote of 87 to 13. It sim
ply means that each county shall ex
tend Its present school book contracts
until the uniformity question Is
finally determined.
Tho house refused to reconsider tl
action In defeating tho bill by Mr.
Grice of Pnlaahl, to amend tho const!'
tntlon so as to divide tho state ochool
fund between the whites and negro**
la proportion to the amount Of taxos
paid by each race. The measure will
not be heard from again during ths
present general assemble.
Wanted to be
\HeardFrom!
If there ia an invalid woman, suffering
from female weakness, prolapsus, or
falling of womb, or from leucorrheai
Iwho has used Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre-
srri-ition without complete success, the
urder-igned proprietors and makers of
tb it wurid-Umctt medicine would like
to hear from »ueh person—and it will be
to her advantage to write them aa they
offer, in perfect good faith, a reward of
Jem fur any cate of tbe above maladies
winch thev can not cure.
$3,000 FORFEIT will al» be paid if
[thev cannot show the original signatnre
of the individual volunteering the teeti-
mouinl l*-low, and also of the writer* of
every testimonial among the thousands
which they at* constantly publishing,
thus proving their genuineness
World's Dispk.nsary Medical Aa-
SOCIATION, Proprietors, Buffalo, N. V.
A MaMacheartta woman, Mn Carrie P. Ban
aaf-.nl. of No. 69 Hale Stmt. Bmrly. Maaa
f who la well known aodatfy there, twine Trees-
ervr of Ike Order of the Eastern Star, wrote her
SSSSS3S0S®
err*rat Sifcrewt whirlT-aiii irtliil mamSm.
amt found that thry dkf am eo pwlnhatwtr.
oat •tax a friawd rmltaS. who lal Mail ae I
asSSS-SiKSSS
k>W"*
B grnarmI health wia much b«
and at length had com* unt.'
"Favorite Prescription"
The Common Sense Medical
1008 large pages in paper covers, .
fret on receipt of si one-ccnt stamp* to
& y ^e£ B Bu i M , Y
it is still pending In th* bouse.
Tbe principal work of the legists.
passage
of which have gone through both bod-
and Hixon to provide for the election i view being the working of the convict*
of county school commissioners by | on the public roads,
tbe people. At the conclnslon of the debate yes>
Senator Middlobrook* moved to die I terday an effort was made to gel
agree to the adverse report of th* through a resolution to limit speeches
committee, and asked that the bill I on the convict question to five minute*,
be made th* special order for next I but consideration of It wts ruled out
Tuesday. I on points of order. There I* no doubt
This was. agreed >0 I however, that the house Is anxious t*
_ _ I conclude the discussion as early as
Twenty-Fifth Day ef Session Has B««" I pculhle and there I* aomo I!keHbood|
Reached. I or a vote being reached on the Feb
Atlanta, July 20-Saturday was the ^ bl " #nd substitute, today or to
-twenty-fifth day of tbe session, and n ' orrow ’ tho °J_****
Jutt half of it had expired at midnight wnole roportoi yesterday provhlos
that night. Notwithstanding this lit ™ n '» de to J a continuation of tbs
Ue business of Importance bas been *»«•«»£» tod*y. and consideration ol a j court. Before lapsing Into
completed. ’ No Important general bill tfce ™ d * r bl " win bo res»med Immo Mlousues. the dying pontiff feebly
bas yet gone to the governor. T*ire d;at * ,r after tb ® "A* 110 * of the J«tn»al B0Te d tl* lip*, bis laat articulate
was one such bill, tbe measure limit- th L* mor ? lnr , . . . . * ord > telnv those urad In bestowing
lug the tax rate to * mills, which reach- , S * Ter> ' tlon. were Introduced , brntcdletlcn
ed the governor'a band, but It had to ,ook,n * to hoIdlB « ntternoon sessions | Gradually the shadow of death
be aent Uck for correction. Then It ,be n< ". mir'^MTrUi rr"' 1 ° T "' ^ ‘"“J 1 *' h “
waa found It had to be naaied wl'h 1L tbo comBltte ® H 11 ”- waIfa B *'I ties became cote, bis feature* assumed
waa round it had to be passed wi.h it, | , d , oorninentj 4 nd ubled them for l!;e rIfIdlt7 o( d(lth Dg. Lappenl
the present. I acted hie laat lutteriag heart beats,
fore np to the present time has been! The nW * wniniUtee. however^, r» tUo |, gradually became slower and
the P.*«ie of local mmtorm. mZj «“My
The bin by Mr. Steed, of Taylor, relerl xn. Bewi C f the pope’s death the*
tire to the disposition of th* convicts, ( pm d rapidly thrmghout Rome, tad
canned a mere pr. - nneed sensation.
Th* whole city '« ' jvouralng.
CHARGE OF MURDER FOUND.
Byron Trammell Indicted by Montgom
ery County Grand Jury.
Montgomery. Ato, July 30.—Th*
grand Jury of Montgomery county has
returned a true bill agalast Byroe
T.-aaamoIl, chief clerk la th* office ol
Vailed States Marshal Bryan, for
murder la the first degree.
Trammell is charged with killieg C
E. Taylor, formerly of Roanoke, la this
state, in front of th* Bar Image hotel,
la that city, and at a preliminary hear
lag of the case, before th* evldeaeg
was coaclndeJ, the attorneys repre
seating th* state agreed, rather thaa
go on with the case, to permit th* da
fendant to make ball in tb* sum of
$7,000.
It I* understood th* ease ft—
Trammell will be vigorously proeecu* -
ed by the state, kelative* of th* da
ceased have employed able connaeL.
JUOge W wmm,
Atlanta, July 31—Judge William K,
Ragsdale, ordinary of DeKalb county
and on* of the moot prominent ami
Influential citizen* of that 1 action, dial
yesterday afternoon at 12:M afdock
tbe special order for eonalderatlon im
either the senate or the bowe but sol ^ th , re!der NI1 u 4*
both. Much of th* Urn* of th* hotusl * of .» xh* bourn will act ou this
has been devoted to th* discussion
of one or two large queitions/ sueh as
th* child labor MU and th* convicts,
and it look* as If much more of it Is
to be consumed In th* same way. II
L* not inrprialng therefore, that th*
resolution by Mr. MUla. of Cherokee,
proposing to limit the session to 25
days, which went to th* committee on
rules, has never been heard from.
Tbe house ia confronted by a mors
complicated problem in the questloc
resolution this morning.
SOUTH QEORGIA MAY GET PLACE
Vacant Judgeship To Ge to that Boo
tlon.
Atlanta, Jnly 2«).—The vacancy upon
th* supreme court bench created by
the death of Justice Samuel Lump
kin, wlU, In all probability, go to soms
sooth Georgia man.
. , . .... Gcyernor Terrell declines to meks
ot the deposition of the state's felony .t.tement concerning his probable
convicts tnan the members ever action, but from those dose to him
thought cf. and the proepects ere that ramn the Information that th* p
several more days will be. devoted U
it before any conclusion la reachel.
The calendar of tbe present honss
of representatives. It la stated by As
sistant Clerk D. T. McClatcbey. Jr,
ia the largest known during the laat
seven years. Within that time he says
there has never been a bUl numbered
aa high as 700. Saturday boos* blU
No. 7uO waa read a second time, In the
house, and the number of th* laat MU
introduced was 77$. There are others,
many others, yet to come. Hereto
tore 500 to 600 bills has been a big
calendar.
House Helds Short Session Out of Re
spect to Judge Lumpkin.
Atlanta. July 2L—Tho house held «
yesterday, adjourning la
ter tho reading ot the
Journal, out ot respect <0 the memory
ef Justice Samuel Lumpkin of the
supreme court
A motion to adjourn was adpptod by
aa tbs
r Mor
ris declar
rot Indications point to tender of Ik*
place to either lion. Pope Ban
Judge of tbe rnperior court at Savan
nah. or Hon. Henry G. Turner, ol
Brooks county, former member of com
greas.
That this vacancy will be filled by
the appointment of a south Georgian U
regarded certain. Th* reason* which
prompt tbe governor tn confining his
consideration of possibilities to I
section of the state are fond la V>«
present make np of tb* court South
ern Georgia Is th* only section not
now represented.
Ac-
TU
two
days
tt.-r
Im
To Discus* Financial Legislation.
New York, July TT " scnsmei
Joseph O. Cannon, of Dlteeta, probable
speaker of tb* aext hoot* of repre
sentatives, has arrived hero from th*
dtp of Washington. It to understood
that he to her* tea discuss with Hew
Yorker* financial legislation to be of-
/■.rad at the syjra aezslon of congress
Ragsdale to said to have been doe to
down, superinduced by over work. Hi
wag at once confined to his bed. H!i
T\ . 1 TT * We mean all that rich, dark color
uamriair your hair used to have. If it’s
T7 gray now, no matter; for Ayer’s
Hair Vigor always restores color to gray hair. And often
it makes the hair grow very heavy..