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WATGBOM JOPBUAL. FRIDAY, OCT, 2, HU X'Jf^rPSEftZn Vocelle Tells About the Okefenokee —-They are in the very air we breathe. A system run down" is a prey for them. One must have vital force to withstand them. Vital force depends * on digestion—on whether or not food nourishes—on the f quality of. blood coursing through the body. DR. PIERCE’S Golden Medical Discovery Strengthens the weak stomach. Gives good digestion. Enlivens the sluggish liver. Feeds the starved nerves. Again full health and strength return. A general upbuilding enables the heart to pump like an engine running in oil The vital force is once more established to full power. Year in and year out for over forty years this great health-restoring remedy has been spreading throughout the entire world—because of its ability to make tho sick well end the weak strong. Don’t despair of being your old self again.” Give this vegetable remedy k trial—-Today —Now. You will soon feel “like new again." Sold in liquid omablet form by k Druggistsortrial box for 50cbyma.l. Write Dr. V. M.PierciTBuffalo,N. Y. 1 A. G. L TO HELP COTTON GOODS PLAN Savannah, Oct. 1.—A portion of a letter which the management of tho Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com pany is issuing to all of its agents and representatives, announcing its hearty approval of a movement orig inating in Washington and supported by the wives of the cabinet officers with a view of stimulating the sale of cotton goods during the week be ginning October 5, was received by Assistant General Passenger Agent E. M. North in a telegram from Gen eral Passenger Agent T. C. White, at Wilmington, last night. That portion of the letter tele- * graphed says: "A movement originating in Wash ington, D. C., supported by the wives of the cabinet officers and other la dies has been inaugurated w'-'i n view of stimulating the sal? of cot ton goods during the week berinnin?: October 5. j ^^|iys felt that such an effort will j ^B^Wrfar-reachlng effect In promot-l ing the sale of the products of our principal staple; that .It will cauB’l merchants to buy increased supplies and thereby stimulate the manufac ture and the sale of cfftton, and that pany, and agents and other official and employes are earnestly requeste to lend their hearty support to th scheme and to secure therefor th co-operation of newspapers, mere!: ants and other business men. In their respective communities. “This is one practfcal method assisting ourselves at a time'when aid is necessary and of developing market for goods which we ourselves produce. “Please use every means in your power to make this movement Senator Hoko Smith and others. The called the Rio de May. Later, in 1776, and is better acquainted with the plant debate grew so heated at ono stage ceBS and ur * e a88i8,ance frora It was represented a. the Great Swamp and animal life of tho swamp than that a panlc-strlclten speaker shouted: local newspapers, your business peo- 0waquaphenogtti lta boundaries reach- any one else. Two other families who I J™ ><* » h « a New England fet ing almost to the Flint river. The also dwell in the swamp are the Mix- ,era ln llcre tdeyTI magnify our little Flint river was In the heart of the one end tho Chessers. , differences bo much that they’ll pick country which belonged to the Lower Few people ln Georgia have pene-, our scheme all to pieces, I* or God Al- Creeks, and Seminoles, who regarded trated the depths of the Okeflnokee. .iuighty's sake keep them fellers out!" the swamp as a mysterious country, While scientists and scholars are ex-' Representative Tribble gave later as peopled with an immortal race which cavating ancient ruins In the Old his reason for wanting qewspapor neither they nor the Spaniards could World, we have, right at our doors, a admitted that false information had conquer. They bIbo believed that one large tract of submerged land that has previously been given out regarding of the islands in the swamp was the within It many strange and wonderful tho cotton question. As an example, pie and your personal friends.' This stimulation of the sale of cot ton goods is a new plan which those Interested ln It think will prove very successful in creating a market for the raw staple and thereby keeping the price above the cost of produc tion. It is being taken up in many sections of the country together with the buy-a-bale and other relief plans. for Weakness and Loss of Appeti re Hi* nu\ .-viandard geircrnt htrcnirtl'?u:i.g to K.»» 4 : .iTAPVBXfKSS chill TONIC, drlrc» rutlnriMsftnd bu.!d« u*> the system. A true t< .-j sure Apoetit \ .»-et*ulrsuncl children. 50c Whenever You Need • General Toole Take drove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless a me uia otanaara urove s lasteit money which would otherwise lay Tonic is equally valuable as Idle will thus be brought back into General Tonic because it contains the circulation well known tonic properties of QUININE «««.««.♦ ». Indirntpri » 0N - It actsontfaeLiv?r, Drive. Such a movement as Indicated OTt Malaria, Enriches the Blood and above meets the approval of this com- Builds up the Whole 8ystem. SO cents. To Go At CUT PRICES ALSO 100 SACKS BRAN AND SHORTS IT WILL PAY YOU TO SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY PRIDGEN BROS. SUCESSORS TO J. W. S. HARDY Phones 62 & 30 Near Court House , W EH.- ul -CO, W B.rt.1." -May 1* to Dm. let • • MtP.N. , . . fcMAaM. I „ M THE CLEVELAND A BUFFALO TRANSIT CO. CI...I.SA, THE RAPID FIRE HAY PRESS Is a foil-circle double-stroke machine, designated and constructed ter be benefit of the Individual farmers; being light* handy, staple and easy te operate, Only one horse and three men are required to operate it Yery ten two-horse presses will equal ft for balling and none will pat np n nicer tr r bale, yet any fanner who makes a few hnndred bales of hay can i one of these machines. Writing in the Savannah News, James T. Vocelle has the following in teresting article of the famous Okefe- nokee Swamp that will be of Interest lo every one in Waycross: The Okefenokee Swa'ttp, the great est natural marshes of Georgia, and one of the least known areas of its size in the Eastern United States, cov ers parts of Charlton, Ware, Clinch and Pierce counties, and extends a lit tle beyond the Florida line. It Is about forty miles in its greatest length and twenty-six miles in its greatest width, and covers an area of about six hundred square miles. Among all of the fresh water swamps e^st of the Mississippi only the Everglades exceed the Okeflnokee In size, and in the richness of its his' era corner of the swamp, known as El- licott's mound, was made by Andrew ElUcott, who established the flrst good boundary line between Georgia and Florida in 1800. This mound is yet to be seen, and remains the boun dary between the two states. In 1889, the Okeflnokee swamp, or that part of it which lies within the state of Georgia, was purchased by the Suwanee Canal Company. The company's Intention was to cut the large growth of timber in the swamp GOV. SLATON RAPS CONGRESS; FAVORS HOKE SMITH’S BILE Days Doings In Capital City Washington, D. C., Sept. 29.—The playful pastime of “passing the buck" was the main occupation of the and then” to drain the land and use it con f erence all yesterday between for agricultural purposes. The com pany began in 1891 the construction of a canal from the St. Mary’s river to the swamp, about six miles. A large amount of timber was cut from the swamp, but finding that the reclaraa- torical associations, ln its diversified tion of the land was a Herculean task, topography and in the bewitching It was subsequently abandoned. In re beauty of its interior, the Okeflnokee cent years the holdings of the Su- Swamp is in a class by Itself. wanee Canal Company have been ac- From the very earliest times the quired by the Hebard Cypress Com- swamp has been tbe subject of strange pany, of Waycross, which has built a legends and marvelous hallucinations, tramroad Into the swamp for the pur- the governors of the cotton states and the representatives of those states in Congress. Tho governors at a confer ence in the aftrnoon primed them selves with a resolution which stated that the states have no power to act in the emergency. The members of congress fought this idea tooth and nail and publicity was taboo. Newspapermen were excluded from all conferences, including one at night. The meeting was occupied for thirty minutes in discussing whether the In Winson’s History of America, which pose of conveying the timber to its moet,n * 8houI(1 be °P en or closed. Rep- appeared in 1862. a map therein show. mill. , ™ aa ‘ a “ va Tribble of Georgia moved the Okeflnokee Swamp, and It is call- The only Inhabitants of the swamp’s lbat members of the press bo admit- ed a Lacus Magnus (great lake) at remote Interior are the Lees. This tedi Thl ® was ■trenuously fought by the source of the St. Mary’s river, then family has lived there for thirty years, Atlanta, Ga., Oct; 1.—Mrs. oJhn W. Nelms, in despair over the disappear ance of her two daughters several months ago, has offered a reward of 16,000 for proof of their murder or their present location, if living. This is believed to represent Mrs. Nelms' whole fortune. I The plucky mother Is now In Texas, with the states, to which Senator Hoke where sho went to testify in the trial Smith took exception, saying that he had thought the states ln a general way might do something. This arous ed Georgia’s chief executive to a vo ciferous speech which recalled the re cent Georgia campaign, Governor Sla ton saying that he had been to Wash ington once before and had found disposition on tbe part of congross to do anything for the cotton growers, that to the contrary congress was dis posed to discourage any suggestions to help the cotton farmer and that bo, (the governor) had stated in the press that congress was trying to shift the responsibility to the states. "What can congress do?” asked Rep resentative Adamson. “I’ll tell you one thing it can do," said Governor Slaton. “Senator Smith's bill permitting state banks to handle emergency currency and lend It direct to tho farmer has boon completely emasculated by a commltteo of your own body. 1 say pass this bill. most blissful spot on earth, and was phenomena. Inhabited by a peculiar race of Indians . whose women were incomparably j “ beautiful, and to whom they gave the There in more Catarrh in this name of Daughters of the Sun. „«'.l. ( u.,, .11 The Indiana, in their .operation. of the country than all fancy, people tbe Okeflnokee with a other diseases put together, and race that can only be equaled by those until the last few yeara was aup- marvelous people, of Grecian mythol-j p 08e( j t 0 b e incurable. For a ogy. to whom the Greek, in their im-1 doctors aginations gave the name of Hyper- , , ./ , , , borcans. These people were supposed n °uuced * local disease and to have Inhabited the northern portion prescribed local remedies, and by of the earth, and dwelt In everlasting constantly failing to cure with bli... Thomas Moore, the gifted lri.h Iocl , pronounc ed it poet, gave us the "Song of a Hyper- . ,. 0 .. » wi,ni„ thus: | incurable. Science has proven I Catarrh to be a constitutional “I come from a land in the sunlight disease, and therefore requires deep ' I constitutional treatment. Hall's Jr- ow«<*, ^ ohm, calmed in sleep, 18 *‘ ,e onl y Constitutional cure on Their conch shells never blow." J the market. It is taken internal- jly in doses from 30 drops to n a refu^for'd'esertert, 0 ^the*time ^ ^ “ war, being a safe hiding place for j the b,0 °a and mucous surface! of those who for sake of cowardice, # or the system. They offer one hun lack of patriotism, preferred disgrace dred dollars for any case it lath to honor. During- the Revolution «o«neJ 4o cure g cnd for circular8 and testimonials. Address: F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 7.5c. Take Hall’r Family Pills for constipation. Indians who were unwilling to take part in the war settled .there. In the Seminole war In Florida It proved an .almost impregnable fastness for the Indians. It was during this period that a number of places ln the swamp received their present names, Billy’s Island and Billy’s Lake (after Billy Bowlegs, a famous Seminole chief), and Floyd's Island (after Gen. Cbas. R. Floyd, who was sent into the swamps to dislodge some Indians from this Island). During the Civil War de-1 sorters from the Confederate army sought the swamp for protection, and even today evaders of the law flee there to escape the arm of justice. The famous mound in the southeast- C o., Waycros,s Georgia MEN S*#HfiSUfc imriMt MlWt. “606” AbMlMta nm la all tractrd Sfa—■—b &XS w-y..——tf lata tha WwS without cattlas mr drtcattoa fiaaa 'luU.r Or. Geo. L. Dickerson ‘“lEyitJSFJZSlHSF' * JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. he said that a committee had been ap pointed to look into the constitution ality of a federal law limiting the pro duction of cotton. This committee, he said, had voted two to ono against the constitutionality of such a law, but press notices given to newspaper men by senate~n stated that a committee of five had voted unanimously that such a law would be constltutonal. ' The differences were no greater than this: The members of congress wanted to pass the solution to the states; the governors refused to accept the "buck." Governor Slaton of Georgia spoke so vigorously that no closed door could deaden the sound of his voice. “This is the flrst time in history that a resolution has been introduced from a member of congress that the gov ernors of the states should come here that you could tell us what to do. can tell you how much wo do, what conditions are in our states and what our constitutions forbid do ing, but you need not ask us to advo cate to our legislatures any plan which wo know is unconstitutional, which is opposed to the laws which wo have sworn to uphold. No matter what this meeting decidos I shall stand by my convictions. 1 Though Governor Slaton declined to be drawn Into a speech at the Georgia luncheon, ho spoke but ln meeting and In most vigorous fashion. Ho stated In reply to a question from a member of congress that boforo leaving Atlanta for Washington he asked tho attorney general of Georgia various questions as to the power of tbe states to bsndle the cotton sltustlon, snd that the dec alogue included every suggestion thst wss msde since he hss been ln Wssh- lngton. The sttorney general told him positively, he ssld, that the Georgia logislsturo hss no such functions; that it can not issue currency, that it can not reduce acreage, that it can not levy a special tax to buy cotton nor could the individual counties in any way deal with the situation, for great er restrictions are placed on the coun lies than on the state. Henator Smith Replies. In his speech of half an hour oi more, Governor Blatoa referred by In direction to a publication in the Georgia press coming from mebers of congress that the matter Is now solely GERMAN CHEMICALS MAY BE IMPORTED GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY, Atlanta, Ga.1 Tho Sooth'* great Technical and Engineering School Ge.Teeh Spells' tunity'' tor the young men of Georgia and tbe South. Offer* full tcnr-jtmrcoanc* In Mechanical, Textile, Chemical, CM! and Electrical Engineering, and Architecture. *«dnate» of "Georci. Tech" are ln great demand, owing to the MenAlfraWna offered,atWa inaUtutton. Couraca of atndbr practical and thorough. Tor Catalog addnu, K. a MATHESON, President. FBteea Free Scholarships For Each County in Georgia. Washington, 1). C., Oct. 1.—No principle of International law stands in the way of tho importation from Germany of sugar beet seed, stuffs, cyanide and other chemicals needed by American industries, in tho opinion of Solicitor Johnson of the State Department. Addressing a conference of repre sentatlves of these industries here yesterday Mr. Johnson said export cargoes from belligerent to a neutral nation could not be considered con traband of war or subject to seizure If the good faith of the shipment were established. Even arms and ammu nition, he said, could be imported from Germany for use in the United States without objection by powors war with Germany. Called Conference. Tho conrerenco was called by thv Department of State and Commerc3 to bring Into concrete form tho needs of the industries named. Secretary Redfleid presided and Secretary Dry na was present to givo his personal assurance that the State Department would act as a inedlritn of comtnuni cation between American buyers and German sellers. it was pointed out to tho confer ence that Germany had removed tha ban first placed on tho exportation of the commodities mentioned, but in sisted that they should be carried In American vessels and under guaran tee that thoy would not be re-export ed from the United States to any pow er at war with Germany. Tho first agreement obtained by Ambassador Gerard at Berlin specified neutral bottoms, but this was changed later to American tattoms on tho theory, it was assumed that Dutch vessels might be held up by British cruisers. Batch Ships Detained. Solicitor Johnson said it was known that British warships were “detaining’’ Dutch steamers carrying cargoes of copper to Holland on tho theory that such cargoes actually were intended for German consump- tion. Mr. Johnson told tho business men If they adopted the suggestion that American steamers en route to Hoi- Ian take over cargoes of cotton or copper they were placing themselves in danger of complications. The conference appointed a com mittee to confer with Secretary Red- field on future plana and waa asaur- ed by tho Secretary that the commer cial 'attache to tho American embas sy in Berlin would be sent to Rotter dam at once if that proved necessary and kept there while American bus iness Interests could be served. PIERCE INSTITUTE IE* THE PLACE FOR BOYS AND OIRLJS A Superior Junior CoUrqt for Young Men and Young Ladle fee me w*n s«i«c t.a c..r*. ii inking, ■aain.aa, Expraaalon, Mualc, 2 baaWee th. Regular Literary Wain. Trail! la ei Oar Caaaarvatery of Mania and Normal Department am trail Cqulppra fra Good Service. Darmltorfa. raw Rka Noma*. Teach era {with, and Ilk. Fapil. RATES REASONABLE AS ADVANTAGES GIVEN WILL ALLOW. fer fordira InrermaUen, meSe t. D. L. IORDAN, Vi»-Pr«sldent. Or REV. W. A. RROOKE, S«cy„ Executive Re.rd, BI.eV.h rao *1. TIFT COl'NTY FAKHtfiKH , TO OBOW OKA IT CHOPS. THton, Oe„ Oct. 1.—Ninety-lire per cent of tbe farmers of Tift coun ty will reduce their cotton acreage next year by putting in heavy crops of grain this fall. A farmer In Tlfton today who runs five plows said he was going to sow 75 acres in oats this fall and It acres in wheat. He cultivates 140 acres and will put tbe balance of bis farm in corn, peanuts and velvet beans, except in tbe usual side crops and 12 acres In «weej potatoes. A conservative estimate will put the increase In. acreage in grain in this county this fall as compared with last at about 600 per cent, or five acres to one. This will mean a correspond ing decrease In the cotton crop. The cotton acreage In this county this year was about ten to one as com pared with grain. of Victor E. Innis, at that time charg ed with he murder of the two young women, Mrs. Eloise Dennis and Beat rice Nelms. He was afterward re leased bo far as this charge was con cerned, there being no proof that tho girls are actually dead. * Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 1.—To use cotton bags Instead of jute for handling flour is the plan being urged by Brooks Morgan, munager of the Frank E. Block Company, candy and cracker manufacturers. Mr. Morgan believes the use of cotton would go a long way towards increasing the demand and relieving the present situation. "Jute sacks used in Atlanta cost .'around one hundred thousand dollars a year,’’ said Mr. Morgan. "A juto back costs 16% cents, while cotton backs can be had for 15 cents. Wd have recently been using cotton and iflnd It preferable in many ways. Tho mills which make bags have been sup plying jute and the flour mills have been using It largely as p matter of habit, and would be glad to have pur chasers express a preference for cot ton instead. Southern jobbers should brdcr their flour Bhipped in cotton in future." Atlanta, Go., Oct. 1.—Various eco nomics have marked the general ten dency toward cutting expenses since the war broke out, and Atlanta busi ness men are swapping stories of how they are chopping off the iuperflqi- ties. One of the oddest of these fa the very practical way In which one prominent real estate man saves post age stamps. Forrest Adair Is tho head of a firm Which has thousands of customers up town whe receive monthly rent checks. Instead of mailing these at two cents each, Mr. Adair has adopt ed tho plan of delivering them by per sonal messenger, using a trusted office Employee. As many of his custom ers are right In the business district, the messenger can deliver several hundred a day, and his wages are considerably less than postage stamps would cost, besides insuring prompt and correct deliveries. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 1.—An Atlanta printer this week exhibited a copy of an old newspaper wblch waa distinct ly Interesting. It was Tho Vicksburg Dally Citizen of July 2, 1868, printed on bright-colored wallpaper at the time of the siege, when Vicksburg cit izens were living In bomb-proof caves. Tho most Interesting item Is a defi ance of tho “Yankees under General' Grant to get into the city." And a foot note is added to this which shows that Grant did get it, that the newspaper office was seised,- and tbe editorial completed by some-Northern printer . with a aense ol humor, who stated he was on the job and gave his opinion of the Coufederacy In,terms which certainly would not bav^ pass ed the editor of the day before. The paper, is'proving of especial In terest on account of tbe European war, which is causing the moving and suppression of mahy papers as vic torious armies capture cities in their advance. Atlanta, Oa., Oct. 1.—The polltlclana can talk anil keep on talking, but it tbe cotton market hold* up and the termor la eared from dealltutlon if will be due to the newepapera and not to the ateteeman, remarked a promi nent vlaltor to Atlanta today. "Al ready th eouy-a-bale movement, the hold-cotton and cnt-acroaso cam paign* are having a dlatlnct effect In atcadying the iparket and Tailoring confidence. 'And it la all due to the new,paper,, city dallies and country- weeilica, In tact the entire preaa of tho South. Thoy have proved their enterprlao and their loyalty. "And yet, every peanut politician who haa uaed the papers, or tried in, to boost blmielt into office, will con tinue to abuse the press and any It ought to be curbed and Is too senca- tlonal and can't be believed, and all tbe real of that familiar old rot. Hut • notice every one of them la mighty glad to have a paper—even the small est one—aay something tnlcc abou him.” CHINA WILL STAY STRICTLY NEUTRAL. Chicago, Oct. 1.—China will keep Its strict neutrality, according tp Gen. Hwang Swing, Chlncae minister of war in llio cabinet of Sun Yat Sen, who arrived hero yesterday. "I don’t think more than a show of protest will ho made against the Japanese Journey across Chlncae land," he said. "China does not want war and knows better than to array itaelt against tbe allies, who arc Ha friends. It Is strange that Adam couldn't I "It will be impossible to predict the wait to havo that apple converted lend of tbe war. If Germany wins the into elder and have something in (present battle it means a long pro- whlch to drown bis troubles. (traded war.