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VOLUME XVIII BIG SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY BIBB CO. W JOE BROWN AS USUAL BIO SALE FULL HELD AT MILLWOOD _ i Saturday—About Five Hun dred People Were In Attendance The Sunday school rally at Mil wood Saturday was largely attended, and was pronounced a success from every standpoint. The Sunday school* of Millwooe, Fairfax, and Mt. Green yall united in the rally, and at least five hundred people attended the exercises, which were held in the Methodist church. The address of welcome was de* llvered .by Mr. James Cowart, pres ident of the Ware County Farmer* Union, and was responded to by Mr. E. D. Carswell, of Waycross.. Rev. R. A. Brown, pastor of the Presby terian church of Waycross, also ^de livered an interesting address. A basket dinner was served on the grounds. In the afternoon Judge T. A. Parker delivered a stirring ad dress on Temperance. STRONGER THAN EVER Pat Gambrell, of The Macon Telegraph, Talks of “Little Joe’s” Race Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 9.—Pat H. Gam brell, business manager of The Macon Telegraph, was in Atlanta yesterday. "Bibb county is for Governor Jo seph M. Brown stronger than ever,*' declared Mr. Gambrell last night You Ttnow that in 1908 Brown car ried it by a thousand majority. Last year It was about the same, though we polled several hundred less than our maximum strength. This time he will get about his usual majority with probably a hundred or tw’o in crease. , , ‘This talk about Bibb county lining up for the other candidates on ac count of the sq-called liquor issue is DICKINS REMOVAL SALE Under Direction of Jenkins & Jenkins, Attract ing Great Crowds The hi* removal eale at J. E. Dick- Ins, under the direction of Jenkins & Jenkins, which opened Saturday mor ning, la attracting great crowds. The people of the city are taking advan tage of the prices offered to secure genuine bargains. The sale will continue up to Including the night of October IS,; THE LADIES OF WAYCROSS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE OPENING OF DOLAN’S NEW STU DIO, CORNER PARKER AND MARY ' STREET8 TUE8DAY AFTERNOON, OCT. 10, 4 TO 6. 6 3t all bosh. The voters down our way aay be will carry. Houston by a blg- J. T. STRICKLAND WILL ' STAND FOR RE-ELECTION. Mr. James T. Strickland, the pres ent efficient tax collector of Ware county, requests the Herald to state that he will, stand for re-election. He wants his frlenda to know that he will be In the. race, and his annouiP ■dement j will appear at the proper time. . are not given to chasing moonbeams In politics, and are paying no atten tion to the talk about this light hav ing nothing to do with anything ex cept prohibition and antl-prohlbltlon. If a legislature were to be elected now It might be different; but as it Is only being used to bolster up the cause of the anti-Joe Brown candi dates. , “Believe me, Brown will run as well or better In Bibb than ever before. ger majority than ever before, and will get 'Jones and several others yvhlch have been going against him. “I notice 'that the- Rusoell people are boasting about having appolstei Emmett Barnes as assistant state manager. Emmett Is one of my near neighbors and close personal friends. He denies that he has accepted any place in Judge RusieU’s campaign Iheadqnuarters, hut admits that ho has been approached on the subject. IS A CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF LABOR. EDITOR II. M. STANLEY CANDIDATE FOR COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCE AND LABOR which U nearly t^ro to one. Fron* I hardly think he will do otherwise what we hear he Is etronger than than iupport Governor * Brown over In counties around Macon. They heretofore.” * Look at The New Fall Clothes, Shoes, Hats and Furnishings Will Convince You That You can get as good goods and as nice Styles as are Shown in the larger cities The Prices Are Much Less. H. C SEAMAN. GETTINg TOGETHER «ON STREET R.R. MATTER IS REFERRED Back To Council—Another Meeting Will Be Held Tonight At n special mooting of City Cjun- ell held on Saturday aftornoon, the Street and Lane Committee reported that they bad met In conference with attorneya and gentlemen Inter ested Ih Waycroaa City and Subur ban Street Railroad Company, but had failed to reach any agroomont, and •o referred the entire matter back to Council. The Council room was crowded with representative men anxious to know tbe outcome of the discussion. Among those present were Judge J. I* Swoat, Col. W. W. Lnmbdln, Dr. J. L. Walker, Col. L. A. Wilson, J. 8..Walker, J. H. Wil liams, C. M. Sweat, Goorgc W. Bren, Burdette Loomla, T. J. McClel lan, L. J. Cooper, B. 0. Parka, H. D. Reed, D. 8. McClellan, H. Wil son. NEW LINE OF LADIES, MISSES AND CHILDRENS SHOES COMING Mr. Dunn made report for commit tee and on motion committee waa discharged and with thanka, and mat ter reopened for discussion by Conn ell. Council agroed on question of eliminatin'! clause glvlhg city right I to purchase. Also agreed to ellm- lnate the clause calling for part pay ment for pavement on Plant avenue, also agreed on changes In route. Railroad company agreed on giving np’ claims on atreeta not occupied at expiration of 75 years, also agreed to | give bend In sum of 5640 to have j 510,000 worth of work completed in one year from January till. So far so good. But the bone of contention j lay In tbe qneatldn of bonus to be | paid city. Alderman Brower aaked for J per cent for the oecond 101 Dublin, Ga., Oct. 'J.--Recently number of newspaper men met In At lanta, and the suggestion wok then made that Mr. H. M. Stanley, editor of the Dublin Courier-Dispatch this city, should become a candidate for the office of Commissioner of Commerce and Labor, which was ere ated by the last act If the General Assembly. Mr." W. Trox Bankston, of the West Point New,a was secre tary qf the meeting, and has furnish ed Mr. Stanley n copy of the resolu tion passed, and which has been nu- merousty signed. In obedience to this request and to the request of various other citizens In different sections of Georgia, Mr. Stanley will thl* week mako his for mal announcement for tho ofllco. The resolution follows; "Whereas, at the recent session o! the General Assembly of Ooorgla a department of Commerco nnd Labor ■,-a created and established, provid ing far the olectlon of a Commission- er thereof In tho general election for choosing state house officers, and, whereas, this position Is ono to which a man trained In tho newspa per profession la peculiarly adopted, therefore, he IT resolved, that we the undersigned newspaper men as Indi viduals and brethren of tbo craft, urge uppn Hon. H. M. Stanley of Dublin to become n candidate for sal? Commlaalonersblp and plodge to him our heart support Ini the event of hla candidacy.” This petition waa tlgnod by over 100 newspaper men ot tbe aUt*. WONDERFUL - ANIMAL Acts Are Prominent Fea tures of Forepaugh And Sells’ Shows THE SALE OF YOUNG'S SHEW LOTS HAS BEEN REMARKA-t; E. BUT THE OUTLOOK FOR THIS MONTH WILL 8EE MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER MAKE THE START TO HAVE A HOME ON EITHER JANE. ELIZABETH, MARY OR CARSWELL STREET EXTENSION. WALTER M. YOUNG, ( St REAL ESTATE BARGAINS. When the Great Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers’ circus comes to Waycross on Friday October 20, peo ple -Will bo given an opportunity of seeing the greatest trained animal features ever introduced by any cir cus In America. In one of thoBe numbers the three rings are occupied at one time by fif teen beat trained elephants In the world.. The big beasts have learned to play tunes that are not at all sim ple on sets of Swiss bells. At one time they form themselves tnto three mighty pryamlds. The uppermost elephant la twenty feet from the round. During this formation flftcoa trained dogi enter the ring. Each perches Itself on the uplifted trunk qf an elepbanL It Is a novel and pret ty sight. Prof. Taylor’* company of bicycle- riding and wlro-walklng monkeya la another extraordinary feature. These unlma/s «yo 'trained with amazing skill and they are more adept In their various feats than any of the human performers. Captain Webb’s two troupes of trained reals and aea lions are an other wonderful aoblevemenL These , remarkable animals,, by some myster ious system of teaching, have master ed all the arte known to the - heat el human circus performers. They are better balancers, acrobats, equili brists and Jugglers than any man who ever lived. They toss ball* of all sizes Into the air and catches them on their nose; They Juggle lire brands. They ride horses. They walk tight wires. They play on string Instru ments. They operate teeter boards, ride on velocipedes And skip the rope. In respect to the msny other art* that go to make a great circus per formance, this show takas first place, having on Its ll«t of star* tho world's host talent. There are riders; acro bats, clowns, aerlallst* and tumblers from every country on tho face ot the earth. Each artist has his own Individual characteristic to distin guish him. There; Is not a moment daring the throe hours of the show that It Is not occupied In the presen tation of some novolty that has en gaged the attention of European dr- cm goers very recently. The fore- Contlnusd on Page 8. years st 4 per cent end 14 1*1 years at 6 per cent.. The discussion gtsp very warm and several ^0" 11 looked as though the meeting woold break np without any decision. Finally ' tbs years from 1811, 4 par cant for next I compromise agreement was reached years and 5 per cent (or balance j temporarily, of which copies are to Ills of franchise, about 18 years.!be mads so Out each Alderman can Company demurred to this, and were'consider them carefully and final ac Willing to SDllt tbe last two Deri ode tfrn will be taken at special mestlnf ISTATE AND IMURANC# ' ’ttutiiTi' ' 53 cre WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS II la toe late for fire Insurance. No one knows where tbe next fire will be. Somebody’s house or place of buslnosa Is in Hamm. IN4URE NOW, Don’t look upon the Idea as gambllnr with the law of chance. Fire Insur ance Is the legitimate Investment of the business man. It Is part of tanf* A.M.KnJ^ht & Son