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HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY.
J. A. FOUCHE, Editor.
Entered at the postofflce at McDon
ough, as second-class mail matter.
Advertising Rates: SI.OO per inch
per month. Reduction on standing
contracts by special agreement.
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Says the Chicago tribune: Notwith
standing the reputed weakness of Mr.
Rockefeller’s stomach, he seldom has
any trouble in digesting his securities.
The new British ambassador told
the New York reporters that his ap
pointment to Washington filled the
cup of his ambition to the brim. There
is no doubt that he is diplomatic.
Next July a provision of an act of
congress will go into effect under
which no ships will be permitted to
engage in traffic between the United
States and the Philippine islands unless
they carry the American flag.
While It is undoubtedly true that
German exporters have much to learn
from the methods of American export
ers, it is equally true that American
exporters can learn much to their ad
vantage by studying the manner in
which the Germans cater to foreign
trade.
It has been remarked that few men
who come to congress from the Pacific
coast are natives of that region. One
of the few is John Newton Williamson
of Oregon, whose wife was also born
in the 33d state of the Union. Chica
go was far east to this couple till
Washington hove in view.
The New York Sun graciously ob
serves that Boston is the only large
city in the United States, with the ex
ception of S'an Francisco and New Or
leans, which has been disregarded by
both political parties for holding a na
tional convention, and that, geographi
cal and political considerations apart,
no city is bettor suited for a summer
convention.
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Butter and cheese are so closely akin
a commercial sense and in a dairy
sense that one would naturally sup
pose they would be in proportionate
quantities where either of them is
made. Not so; New York makes 127,-
000,000 pounds of cheese; Wisconsin,
7S,000,000; Ohio, 18,000,000; Michigan,
$10,000,000, and the other states still
less amounts. In butter making the
rank of the statese is: lowa, 139,220,-
552 pounds; New York, 115,408,376
pounds; Pennsylvania, 111,358,246
pounds; Wisconsin, 106,552,640 pounds;
Illinois, 86,548,762 pounds.
The American woman is threatened
with ruin from megalomania, the New
York World discovers. Her head has
been turned by adulation, and in her
worship of self she forgets her duty
to husband, family and country. She
becomes unpatriotic, bartering her re
publican birthright for foreign titles.
She becomes extravagant, shallow and
vain. She is forgetting how to man
age a home. She flits frivolously from
pleasure to pleasure, and often from
husband to husband. Man has placed
her upon a pedestal, but such stern
yet needful admonition as that of Dr.
Dix proves that it is beginning to top
ple from her own acts.
When the United States government
was an infant just setting up shop on
the banks of the Potomac there wasn’t
enough money in the national strong
box to build a shelter for it. The com
paratively venerable commonwealth of
Virginia helped the struggling young
ster out by lending it $120,000. The
loan was authorized by the Virginia
general assembly on Dec. 27, 1790, and
the money was to be used by the
young government for public build
ings. For sixty years the creditor
made no effort to collect this loan from
Uncle Sam, but in ISSO the federal
government appearing to be prosper
ous enough to justify it Virginia asked
to be reimbursed. The Washington
authorities didn't pay, and now Sena
tor John Warwick Daniel has taken
up Virginia’s claim and introduced a
bill in the senate for its payment with
interest since 1850. The creditor state
is willing to have Uncle Sam deduct
from its claim any money due to.him.
but she believes it is time the advance
was returned.
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Tioubie.
Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
discourages and lessens ambition; beauty,
,■ v-..icrr. i vigor and eheerful
cCl ness soon disappear
4BTT when the kidneys are
J ' out of order or dis
; J Kidney trouble has
if l) become 50 prevalent
" that it is not uncom
// liStw'uw*! 3 nion b,r a child to be
1 born afflicted with
—weak kidneys. If the
child urinates too often, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet
ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diffi
culty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to a
habit as most people suppose. *
Women as well as men are made miser
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold
by druggists, in fifty- fT-dP' -
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may HfffjjEjSn
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a Home of Swamp-Root,
pamphlet telling all about Swamp-Root,
including many of the thousands of testi
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and mention
this paper. Don’t make any mistake,
hut remember the name, Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, and the ad
dress, Binghamton, N. Y., on every
bottle.
FOR MONUMENT TO GORDON.
New Chief of Confetcrate Veterans Issues
Circular Letter Anent the Matter.
General Stephen D. l.ee, commander
in chief of the United Confederate Vet
erans, has issued the following unoffi
cial circular relative to the movement
to erect a monument to the late Gener
al John B. Gordon:
“1. The great demonstration of
warm love and confidence shown at
the burial of General John B. Gordon
at Atlanta, Ga., and the abundant evi
dence of esteem manifested every
where,!ll our beloved southland and
also throughout our great republic,
suggests to the undersigned some con
centration of action necessary to a
quick and successful movement to
eiect a monument out of such funds
as may be raised this year.
“2. While, as commander in chief
of the Confederate Veterans’ organiza
tions. I do not think it proper to is
sue, in general orders, an appeal, still
as the successor of our beloved com
mander and his personal friend and
admirer, I issue this call to every con
federate organization, to divisions,
brigades and camps of the United Con
federate Associations; to the Ladies’
Memorial Association and Daughters,
Sons and Children of the Confederacy,
to take immediate action and organize
to secure subscriptions to to secure a
monument movement.
“3. I also suggest to states, cities
and organizations generally to unite
with us in building a monument 1
“4. I also suggest that a local com
mittee be promptly formed at Atlanta
to receive subscriptions for the monu
ment at the home of General Gordon.
“STEPHEN D. LEE.'’
GRAFT CHARGE LAID TO BURTON.
St. Louis Grand Jury Indicts Kansas Sena
tor lor Alleged Crooked Work.
The federal grand jury at St. Louis,
Saturday, returned an indictment
against Joseph R. Burton, United
States senator from Kansas, charging
him on nine counts with accepting
five checks of SSOO ">aoh from the
Rialto Grain and Security Company,
while a United States senator, for his
alleged services in interceding with
the postmaster-general, chief postof
fice inspector and other high officials,
to induce them to render a favorable
decision in matters affecting the per
| mission of the Rialto company to use
the mails.
Cow Wrecks Passenger Train.
Illinois Central passenger train No.
2. the fast mail from New Orleans to
Chicago, was wrecked at Gates. Term.,
Monday. One per'an was killed and
two slightly injured.
Kentucky Balks at Panama Treaty.
The Kentucky house of represen
tatives Monuday practically killed a
resolution offered by Black, of Knox.
! endorsing the president's action in the
Panama treaty.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR PEACE.
Owing to the Optimistic Feeling Financial
Market in Tokio is Strenqthened.
A special from Tokio. Japan, under
j date of January 21st. says: The
, growing belief that a peaceful settle
ment of existing international diffi
; culties will eventually be attained has
I served to strengthen the financial
markets and stocks arc advancing on
the local exchange.
WEAKLINGS
MALTREATED
Russian Marines Vent Their Spiecn
on Women and Children.
WAR TALK IS REVIVED
Report That Japanese Have Landed a
Large Force and That Russians
Have Crossed Yalu River.
The correspondent of The London
Times at Tokio, Japan, says letters
received there from Vladivostock de
clare a party of Russian marines land
ed at Vladivostock January 9, and
subjected tbe Japanese residents to
great violence.
They wrecked twenty-four houses,
maltreated women inflicted wounds
upon aged persons and children.
The rioting lasted for twenty hours.
Ihe rioters were accompanied by
their officers, according to the let
ters from Vladivostock, and were not
restrained by the civil authorities.
Japanese newspapers advocate the
withdrawal of all Japanese from Sibe
.'s,a and ask what may be expected in
the event of hostilities if such things
occur during peace.
Special dispatches from Seoul, pub
lished in London Sunday morning, re
port the resignation of Yi Yon Gik
from the post of minister of war, ow
ing to his unpopularity with the army.
The same dispatches say Yi Kun
Sang has been ap-pointed Korean min
ister at Washington.
Japanese Land Force in Korea.
A St. Petersburg special says: Re
ports of an alarming nature continue
to pour out of the Far East. These
include the statements that the Jap
anese are landing an army at Ma-
Sam-Po, Korea, and that three hun
dred Russian troops are crossing the
Yalu river. The reported dispatch of
p, Chinese army of soldiers trained by
European officers beyond the great
wall to preserve order in Manchuria,
can not be confirmed, and the reports
of the Japanese at Ma-Sham-Po and
the Russians at the Yalu are discred
ited at. the foreign office in St. Peters
burg and by the Japanese minister.
RACKET WITH KOREA.
American Trolley Cars Attacked Be
cause a Native Was Accidentally
Run Over and Killed.
A Waschington special says: The
state department Sunday received of
ficial information of an attack by a
mob of native Koreans on an electric
car in Seoul, the line being owned by
Americans, because of the fact that
it had killed a Korean. The news
came in the following cablegram, re
ceived under Sunday’s date from Min
ister Allen, at Seoul:
“This morning, on the electric rail
way which is the property of Ameri
can citizens a Korean was accidental
ly and unavoidably killed. Thereupon
a mob of natives attacked and partial
ly destroyed the car. The operator
of the car would have been injured
had it not been for the presence of
mind and action of our guard and se
rious riot would have occurred.”
Although there have been previous
reports of disturbances in Korea, this
is the first mob attack made thus tar
or. the property of Americans. The
railroad is owned and operated by
Americans, H. H. Bostwick, of San
Francisco, and H. Collbran being its
principal officers. It runs through the
heart of Seoul, the Korean capital.
The guard, which made the rescue,
came from the American legation. It
consists of 100 marines, who were
sent there some time ago to be on
hand for the protection of Americans
and their property. Reinforcements
of this guard has been urged, and
could be made in a week’s time by
detail of marines from the Philippines,
but nothing has been decided on thie
point. Conditions in Korea are rec
ognized to be critical, and the state
department is keeping in close touch
with the situatidn.
APPEAL EOR MOUNDVILLE PEOPLF.
Help is Urgently Needed by Unfortunate
Cvclone Sufferers.
“The village of Moundsville was de
stroyed on Thursday night by a cy
clone. The town was completely de
molished. A number of people were
killed; a large number were injured,
and now aid is necessary on every
side.
“The injured have been brought
here, and are being cared for by our
citizens. Any contributions will be
greatly appreciated, and can be sent
to me. (Signed.)
“N. L. CASTLEMAN, Mayor.”
thedford’s I
THE GREAT
Family mediqhf
Thedford’s Black-Draught lias
saved doctors’ bills for more than
sixty years. For the common fam
ily ailments, such as constipation,
indigestion, hard colds, bowel com
plaints, chills and fever, bilious
ness, headaches and other like
complaints no other medicine is
necessary. It invigorates and reg
ulates the liver, assists digestion,
stimulates action of the kidne.V3,
purifies the blood, and purges the
bowels of foul accumulations. It
, cures liver complaint, indigestion, ,
sour stomach, dizziness, chills,
rheumatic pains, sideache, back
ache, kidney troubles, constipation,
diarrhoea, biliousness, piles, hard
colds and headache. Every drug
gist has Thedford’s Black-Draught
in 25 cent packages and in mam
moth size for SI.OO. Never accept
a substitute. Insist on having the
original made by the Chattanooga
Medicine Company.
I believe Thedford’* Black-Draught
is the best medicine on earth, it is
good for am' and everything. I have
a family of twelve children, and for
four years I have kept them on foot j
and healthy with rso doctor but Black- j
Draught. A. J. GREEN, lllewara, La. J
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
j> arks in. cARmcnAEL,
Dentist,
M’DONOUCH, CA,
Office over McDonough Hardware Store.
pRANK REAGAN',
Attorney At Law,
McDonough, Ci
Office in Sheriff's office in couit house.
Prompt and careful attention given to
collections and all other business.
yy>l. T. DICKER
LAWYER,
McDonough, Ga.
W. RECK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office over Merchants & Planters* Bank
Cirlflin, Georgia.
g ML SMITH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDonough, 6«,
Office over Sinr Store, south side squs.re.
All work carefully and promptly atteded to.
Am prepared to negotiate Bans on
real estate. Terms easy.
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WORLD’S FAIR TOPICS,
Water in lagoon system passes
through the pumps every live hours.
Washington University Buildings,
cost $1,000,000, used by Exposition.
Wide waterways beautify the main
picture, for gondolas and small craft.
California’s State Building is a re
plica of the old Santa Barbara Mission.
Genera! Grant's cabin in St. Louis
Cousty erected at Exposition.
Hospital perfectly equipped with sur
geons, physicians and nurses. ,
Brazil’s pavilion at the World’s Fair
will be one of the largest and finest
foreign government buildings. It will
cost $130,000.
The City Councils of St. Louis. Mo.,
passed ail ordinance prohibiting tic
ket sea.ping, to protect railroads dur
ing the World’s Fair.
Live stock breeders of Canada will
make a big display at the World’s
Fair. St. Louis. They have asked for
government assistance to the extent of
$250,000.
The Indiana building will be painted
a pure white which will be the univer
sal color at the exposition. Indiana
Day at the Exposition will he Septem
ber 15.
A reproduction of the cottage in
which the grandfather of the late Pres
ident McKinley was born, in Ireland,
will be one of the features of the Irish
exhibition at the World's Fair.
In the reproduction of Jerusalem at
the World's Fair, more than 200 dis
tinct buildings have been erected. The
site covers twelve acres and all build
ings will be ready for use when the
Exposition opens April 30.
Michigan will exhibit at the World's
Fair an extensive collection of pioneer
relics. There are more than 1000
articles, including the crude contri
vances with which early settlers
kept house, cleaned the land, tilled the
soil, wove clothing and trapped game.
A SENSE OF THE ROMANTIC.
“So you think your prospective so-n
--ln-law is a paragon?”
“Certainly not,” answered Mr.
Cumrox. “If we lack words to de
scribe him we certainly should not
think of going to prosy old geometry
for them.”
ROAD AGENTS
LOOT TRAIN
Highwaymen Throw Heavy Express
Safe Bodily From Car,
SECURE IMMENSE BOOTY
Amount Taken Alleged to be $30,000,
Though Officials Deny That the
Loss Was So Heavy.
A special from San Luis Obispo,
Cal., states that train No. 9, which
left that town at 10:40 Wednesday
night for San Francisco, was robbed
of the express safe on Questa grade,
about six miles to the northeast.
Messenger Sullivan, in charge of the
express car, had occasion to leave the
car west of Tunnel No. 6, and return
ing later found the door burst open
and the safe gone. The safe is said
to have contained about SBO,OOO.
As soon as notified officers went to
the scene in search of the robbers.
At the office of the Wells-Fargo Ex
press Company no information regard
ing the robbery could be obtained. It
was admitted that the safe of Messen
ger Sullivan had been taken during
his temporary absence from the car,
but regarding the details or the affair
the officials were reticent. The report
that the amount taken aggregated
about SBO,OOO, was denied and the
statement is made that the contents
of the purloined safe were of little
value. No definite figures were given.
The engineer, sc the report says,
pulled up at the sight of a red light
displayed as a danger signal when the
trainmen were overpowered and the
robbers forced an entrance into the
express and mail ears.
At the office of the Southern Pa
cific, in San Francisco, the only infor
mation received was to the effect that
the train known as section No. 2 of
the Sunset Limited, had been robbed
by bandits who had taken the safe
from the express car weighing 200
pounds and thrown it off the car.
The express messenger, T. Sullivan,
had two cars to look after, and short
ly after the train left San Luis Obispo
and while it was nearing San Mar
querote, he discovered the loss of the
safe. He had been working in the
forward express car and as soon as
he went to the rear he made the as
tounding discovery that the safe had
been wrenched trom the corner of the
car, where it had been secured by
heavy steel bars, and carried away.
The messenger immediately gave the
warning. The train was stopped and
word was wired along the line to
lock out for the robbers.
The safe was found Thursday in the
rough lands along the track. It had
been rifled of everything except a val
uable diamond and some valuable pa
pers. Notwithstanding the express
people’s statements fhat there was lit
tle of value in the safe, it is stated
that one package sent from Santa Bar
bara was worth about $1,500.
The Wells-Fargo officers say there
were two safes in the train, one of
which is a depository for local valua
bles. which is locked at New Orleans,
the other being they assert, seldom
contains more than $1,500. It was the
latter safe that was stolen.
HOUSE PASSES PURE TOOD BILL.
Measure Goes Through After Severe! Inef
fectual Attempts to Amend,
A Washington special says: The
house has passed the Hepburn pure
food bill in a rising vote of 201 to 68.
A roll call on the bill could not be ob
tained. The amendment inserting the
word “willful” referring to persons
who sell adulterated or misbranded
goods, and which would have compell
ed the government to prove intent to
violate the law by the vendors was
stricken out on a yea and' nay vote
in the house. Several attempts were
made to amend the bill, but no ma
terial changes were made.
The bill fixes the standard of foods
and drugs as to their purity, strength
and character, and defines what shair
be considered adulterations or mis
branding of foods and drugs. It also
prohibits inter-state commerce, impor
tation and exportation of such mis
branded or adulterated articles. It is
pioposed to enlarge the scope of the
bureau of chemistry to include the
bureau of foods and impost upon it
the duty of performing all chemical
work for the other executive depart
ments. This bureau will be charged
with the duty of inspecting food and
drug products which belong to inter
state or foreign commerce. The sec
retary of agriculture is given author
ity to employ such chemists, inspect
ors, clerks and laborers as may be
necessary for the enforcement of the
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