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THE ATLAHTfi COKSTITUTiOH’S
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CASH CONTEST
UPON TliE NEW COTTON CROP OF 1904-05.
How many bales of cotton will be marketed from
September 1st. 1904. to January 13th, 1905? This
means the cotton “brought into sight,” the totai cot¬
ton coming to market, between the dates named by
the official report of New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
Contest Opened Jane 1st—Closes December 31st, 1904.
Splendid $10,000.00 proportion upon the most interesting cotton
crop ever planted. It involves increased acreage, extraordinary de¬
mand, boll weevil, drought, the season’s conditions, and all the vicis¬
situdes of the growth of the fleecy staple.
From September 1st to December 31st last year the official figures
were................................6,929,240
This is the $10,000.00 Cash Offer?
1 For . , the .. e:;r.et. or the it. . nearest 4 to the 4 1 i » exact, Avn of estimate ocl i rv» of o of /~\ C f the total Cl
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number of bales of cotton marketed, or “brought into sight,”
from September 1, 1904, to January 13, 1905, both dates in
el ml............................ .......83500.00 1090,90
2. For the nexi nearest estimate as above .. . ......
3. For the next nearest estimate as above.. ....... 750.00
4. For the next nearest estimate as above.. ....... 509.00
f>. For the next nearest estimate as above.... ........ ‘250.00
For the live next nearest, $50.00 each....... ....... 250.00
For the ten ne xt nearest, $25.00 each....... ....... 250.00
For the twenty next nearest, $12.50 each.. ........ 250.00
For the fifty next nearest, $10.00 each.. .. ........ 500.00
For the 100 next nearest, $5.00 each...... ....... 500.00
For (ho 100 next nearest, $2.50 each...... ....... 250.00
§8000.00
SPECIAL EXTRA OFFER FOR EARLY ESTIMATES:
We will give for the best, estimate as above that we re¬
ceive during the calendar month of June.... $200.00
During the month of July.................... 200.00
During the month of August................. 200.00
During the month of September............150.00
During the month of October..............125.00
During the month of November.............125.00
A total of special extra prizes of................ 81000.00
These prizes to be awarded for the NEAREST ES¬
TIMATE we receive during each period regardless of
how far it may miss the exact figure, so it is the near¬
est estimate offered.
GRAND CONSOLATION OFFER:
For distribution among those estimates (not taking any
of tlie above 290 prizes) coming within 500 bales
either way of the exact figures................ 81000.00
GRAND TOTAL............................. 810.000.00
In Case of a Tie on Any Prize Estimate the Money will be Divided.
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THE CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Ca.
VISIT GHE_
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(THE WORLD’S GREATEST FAIR)
AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, MAY I, TO DfCEMBER 30, 1964.
THE GEORGIA REILR0SD
will sell tickets to St. Louis and return at greatly reduced
rates. Season tickets, 60-day tickets and 15-day tickets on
sale during the Fair.
Also 10 Day Coach Excursion Tickets will be sold on
each Tuesday during July at exceedingly low rates.
Ask agents of the Georgia Railroad for rates. Parties
desiring to start from non-coupon ticketing stations should
apply to agents in ample time for them to order and secure
tickets from the general passenger office.
A. G. JACKSON,
General Passenger :igent , Augusta, Ga.
John H. Park Co.,
(Formerly with John D. McCarthy.)
Domestic and Imported Whiskies, Wines
Beers and Bottled Goods,
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION IN BOTTLES, JUGS, BARRELS
Jugs shipped anywhere, in any way, in an>>
quantity. We handle everything in the whis¬
key business, and are prepared to fill any kinc
of order.
NO SUBSTITUTION.
23T*No charge for jugs, dray age, packing, etc. Mail order
given immediate attention, and satisfaction guaranteed.
John II. Baik & Company,
522 NINTH STREET, AUGUSTA, G*
AI D FINE '
FCR QUARTET 1
fell c r 3 Sentenced in Federal
Ccurt ai Atlanta.
i.RE STOICAL
Little, Coffee, Rebb and McMichacl
Eea- Fentity Imposed for Their
Crooked Work in Atlanta.
Ia the federal c- rt at Atlanta Sat¬
morning, Ju.l're Newman passed
on P, S. Coffee, J. N. Little,
Clarence W. Rel > and Oscar McMi
chael, the four m• ^ recently convicted
in the famous co '.nterfeiting case.
J. N. Little 7 given the heaviest
punishment ot ft of the prisoners,
immediately a; if the conviction of
Coffee, Little pleaded guilty to the. en¬
tile indictment,Cf•- ntainin three counts.
The judge sentenced him to two years
and a line of $500 in one case, and to
one year and on V day and a fine of
$250 in eh eh of the other two counts,
making a total fine of $1,000 and sen¬
tence of four years md two days,
p. s. Coffee was convicted on two
counts in the indictment against him.
Judge Newman gave him a sentence of
two years and $."'00 fine in each case,
making a total of four years and a
$1,000 fine.
Clarence ReW whs sentenced to
three years and’a fine of $500, and Os¬
car McMichael drew the lightest sen¬
tence, two years ami a $500 fine. Mc¬
Michael got a lighter sentence owing
to the fact that he was only charged
with printing the aills, while Rebb was
charged with bo' b printing and passing
the bills. The sentence of each man
commenced the av that he pleaded
guilty, or v,as convicted.
These seoten< s end up for several
months at least;, the counterfeiting
case. There are l>t|l three more cases
to be tried, on« against Will Wynne,
another against Charles Mansion,
charged with conspiracy and the other
against Eugene Mansion, charged with
j intimidating a government witness,
These cf w-'H not co - v v howev
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' one 01 ti
prisoners to make a speech before the
judge pas® d ante nee. L8 stated that
he was driven to ie crime by neces
sity, by the wants of his wife and chil
dren. He sai l the he was finable to
get work, ami in a moment of despera
tion the tempter came and he yielded.
He claimed that Captain Wright had
promised to lighten his sentence. This
Captain Wright positively denied.
GO VIPERS REMAINS AS PRESIDENT.
Head of American Federation of Labor Al¬
most Unanimously Re-elected.
Samuel Gompers was unanimously
re-elected president of the American
Federation of Labor a* the meeting in
San Francisco, except that Victor Ber¬
ger. of Milwaukee, a leader of the so¬
cialistic element in the convention,
voted in the negative, and asked that
his vote be so recorded.
Gompers promised to try to do much
more for the lnbor movement in the
future than he had done in the past.
Secretary Frank B. Morrison and
Treasurer John B. Lennon were unani¬
mously chosen o serve another term.
IRIAL IS STOPPED BY SICk JIR0R.
Nan Patterson Ca se at New York Brought
to a Sudden Stand-Still.
The illness cf a juror caused a sud¬
den and unexpected adjournment in
the Patterson murder trial in New
York.
When everything was in readiness
to proceed Saturday morning, it was
announced that Juror Edward Dress¬
ier was too ill to leave his home.
There remained no alternative but to
suspend the trial for the time being,
and an adjournment was ordered by
Justice Davis.
SAVED LIVES BY JUMPING.
Miraculous Escape of Thirty Negro Tenants
From a Burning Building.
At St. Louis Tuesday thirty negroes,
men, women and children, living on
the second and third floors of a burn¬
ing Morgan street lodging house,
saved themselves from death by jump¬
ing from the windows into tarpaulins
held by firemen, by groping their way
to the street down smoke and flame
filled stairways and by climbing
through a scuttle to the roof and
thence to adjoining buildings to be
taken down by firemen.
express
prepaid
Our celebrated CUdd.luuai 1 Id an d
liquor of the kighesi quality. It is gnaranteec lie •_
- —led the good old style plan over aa open furnace, which which
on another brand.
feU< S delicacy wifi"ship of flavor not to ^ had m ^
~ We one gallon of this excellent whiskey,
in aplain case express prepaid, for ¥2 25, ersh to accompaw
order. We make no C. O. D shipments. Our goods ate |uaran
teed to be as represented and yourmonej will be 5
are dissatisfied.
Mr. GEGRGE INGRAM, formerly with Thos. Akins at
Crawfordville, is Ayith us and will be glad to serve any of his old
Taliaferro friends.
Address all orders to
A. H. HARRIS a CO.,
12 Walton Street Atlanta, Ga.
--ESTABLISHED A.D. 1846.
John R. Schneider,
Importerand Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Liquors, Fine Wines Brandies,
MINERAL WATERS, ETC.
Agent for Veuve-Clicquot Ponsardin; Moet and Chandon Urbana
Wine Company; Anheuseur-Bush Brewing Association.
601 and 802 Broad St. Agst, Ga,
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St, Louis and. Chicago
MORNING AND EVENING
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j From Union Sta.[Merchants Bridge]St. Louis, 9:30 a. m. -9:46 p.m.
Morning and evening connection at both termini with lines diverging.
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Send jour orders to
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The Old Reliable Whiskey House.
876 BROAD ST., AUGUSTA, GA.
Established 1887.
Write for Price List.
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Is via Atlanta, Chattanooga. Lookout Mountain, Nashville and the
ILLNOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
(Double Track.)
Two trains daily. 8:25 a. tn. nnd 8:30 p. m. with Pullman Sleeping
cars from Atlanta.
Ten I O day coach excursion tickets on sale each Tues¬
day and Thursday during Nov. with through coaches
from Atlanta .
For full information, rates and Sleeping cars reservation address.
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No. i N. PRYOR ST., ATLANTA, OA.
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