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DR. W. H HOYL'S DENTAL OFFICES
DAWSON, GEORGIA
Good Accounts are Wanted
Special attention is
i e SN\ 4 given gold and por
s NN N\ LL celain fillings. By
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SHOOTING STARS LIGHT THE HEAVENS
Millions of Them Now Entering
the World's Atmosphere.
ADD TO THE EARTH'S WEIGHT
But It Yakes Eight Hundred Mil
lions of Years to Increase the
Thickness of the Earth's Surface
One Inch.
The earth is passing through a sea
of meteors known as the Perseids.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
of last week the center of the path
of the meteors was crossed by the
earth, and the sky is full of shooting
stars. The display will diminish
gradually until Aug. 22, when the
earth will pass out of the path.
The late Prof. T. A. Newton esti
mated that the total number visible
to the eyve which enter the earth’s at
mosphere daily must be between 10,-
000,000 and 20,000,000, the average
distance between them being more
than 200 miles. Beside those visible
there is an immensely larger num
ber, about 100,000,000 daily, ob
servable only with a telescope.
During early August the daily
number of shooting stars which the
earth meefs or overtakes in space
were many times multiplied. At the
height of the phenomenon, Aug. 11th
and 12th, the heavens were full of
fiyving points of light.
Science has shown that the meteor
and the shooting star are the same
except in point of size. A meteor is
& body which falls upon the earth
coming from outer space. Until they
reach the earth's atmosphere they
are invisible, but as they enter it
they blaze forth and sometimes ex
plode with a report which is heard
for thousands of miles. The pieces
of strange minerals which fall from
them are called meteorites, aerolites
or simply meteoric stones.
Shooting stars are so small that
friction with the ‘atmosphere burns
us the little mass and dissipates its
ash through the upper atmosphere.
The meteors, or shooting stars,
which belong to the Perseid group
are yellow and move with medium
velocity—that is medium velocity for
a meteor, between ten and fifteen
miles a second.
The meteors of each group have
certain family resemblances. The
[Leonid shower, which is seen about
November 15th., is very swift, and
of a blueish green tint, with vivid
trains. = .
The Andromedes, which comes
about November 24th., are sluggish,
and of reddish hue. They overtake
the earth, and, therefore, are less
intensely heated, while the Leonids
meet the earth and come through
the atmosphere with double speed.
Travel Thirty Miles a Second. I
Shooting stars have ever been thel
subject of intent observation and
much speculation among astrono-.
mers and scientists. KEver since the
ancient religious superstitions con
¢erning them have been discarded
modern science has discovered
some wonderful facts about them.
The average rate of movement of the
shooting star has been calculated to
be 30 miles a second, which is about
150 times faster than a shell leaves
a most powerful gun. The weight
varies from a couple of pounds to
two grains. It may appear impossi
ble that such atoms should produce
the brilliant effects observed, but
Prof. Herschel has calculated that a
single grain moving at the rate of
30 miles a second represents a dyna
mical energy of 55,675 foot-pounds.
This energy is converted by the re
sistance of the grosser air into heat,
as the motion of a projectile is con-
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verted, into heat by its impact on
the target.
The luminosity usually begins at
a height of 75 miles from the sur
face of the earth, and ends about 50
miles from the earth. This distance
is traversed in a second. At the end
of that second the intense heat has
disintegrated the ‘‘star’ into an im
palpable ash powder, and the light
disappears.
Since these bodies are consumed
in the air all that it is possible to
obtain is their ash. Prof. A. E. Von
Nordenskold of sweden thought that
it might be found in the polar snows.
In Spitzenberg he melted a great
quantity of snow, and on filtering the
water he found minute globules of
oxide and sulphide of iron ingredi
ents of regular meteors that reach
the earth without being disinte
grated.
Add to Earth's Bulk.
The effect of meteors upon the
earth has been caluculated with
scientific precision. Meteors add
continually to the mass of the earth,
an amount estimated as 50,000 tons
a year. Thus it would take 800,-
000,000 years for the deposit of a
layer one inch thick on the earth’s
surface. Meteors lengthen the year
by resisting the earth’s passage
through the air, and by increasing
the bulk of the earth.
The careful calculator adds to this
statement that it does not effect the
calendar very materially because the
combined effect hardly amounts to
more than one-thousandth of a sec
ond in 1,000,000 years. Meteors
supply light to the earth. In one
vear the light of all the meteors and
shooting stars equals the light from
the sun for one-tenth of a second.
During August nearly 40 per cent.
of all the meteors which fall during
the year reach the earth. While
passing through the center of the
Perseids the stars all appear to shoot
from one point in the heavens called
the radiant. This is the vanishing
point in the perspective of the heav
ens and the stars are really running
parallel to each other through their
orbit.
In the early morning more stars
may be observed. As the cluster of
Perseids is 4,000,000 or 5,000,000
Imilofl across it takes the eprth sev
eral days to make the distance.
I It is believed that the Perseids are
'a part of the tail of the famous
comet of 1862.
CHURCH WORKING CONVICTS.
Zebras Grading and Beautifying
Methodist Lot in Blakely.
A special to the Atlanta Georgian
from Blakely says the Methodist
church of that town is at present
working convicts, the county gang
being hired and put to work grad
ing and beautifying the lot on which
the church stands.
The county commissioners recent
ly decided they had the authority to
go into the open market and enter
into contracts with private interests
for the labor of tue misdemeanor
prisoners. The stewards .of the
Methodist church decided they want
ed the church 16t beautified; and
they made a contract by which they
secured the county gang to do the
work, the pay for the work to be
$2OO. ¥ o i
It is interesting to note in this
connection that one of the stewards
of the church is also a prominent
convict lessee.
Americans are known as a dyspep
tic people. The extent of this dis
ease may be inferred from the multi
tude of so-called ‘“‘medicines’” offered
as a remedy. They are often in tab
let form and have no value except
as palliatives of the immediate ef
fects of dyspepsia. The man who
used them may feel better, but is
surely getting worse. They do not
touch the real cause of the disease.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov
ery is a medicine specially prepared
to cure diseases of the stomach and
organs of digestion and nutrition,
It is not made to give temporary re
lief, but to effect permanent cure.
In ninety-eight cases out of every
hundred it cures perfectly and per
manently.
Write to Dr. Pierce, Buffalo, N.
Y., for free booklet giving all the
ingredients contained in his medi
cines, which have been so widely
used for the past forty years, and
the opinion of eminent medical au
thorities indorsing these ingredients.
In Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery pure, triple-refined glycorine
is used instead of alcohol to extract
the medicinal virtues from the roots
and preserve the same unimpaired
in any climate.
It has cost Dr. Pierce $25,000 to
give away in the last year the copies
of his People's Common Sense Meodi
cal Adviser which have been applied
for. This book of 1008 pages is
sent free on receipt of 21 one-cent
stamps to pay expense of mailing
only., Address Dr. R. V. Pierce,
Buftalo; N. Y.
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' CALLS BACK S[ILI]NS.I
Governor Smith Could Not leei
Up Idea of Extra Session. |
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PUSHED HIS PET MEASURES
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And There Was Not Time Enough mi
Dispose of the Convict Question. |
Says It Is Too Important to ('un-i
sider the Matter of Expense. I
The regular session of the Georgia |
legislature adjourned \\'edmesda}"
!without taking action upon the con- |
| vict lease system which had onguf_‘:od‘
{the attention of that body for the]
past several weeks and had been un
der investigation by a committee of
' both houses. This was done in ac
{cordance with. the expressed wishcsl
of Governor Hoke Smith, who short-|
|ly after the legislature met Wednes
|day morning sent a special message
{urging that the last day of the ses
sion be devoted to measures other
|than the convict bills and signifying
|his purpose to call an extra session
| to dispose of this question. ,
Crittenden Against Extra Session.
At the afternoon session the sen
ate killed whatever chance was left
of evading an extra session when by
a vote of 26 to 14 it voted down a
motion of* Seantor Born to take up
all convict bills for passage. The
ayes and nays were called for,
and the vote took up considerable
time, as several of the senators ex
plained their votes in order to show
how they stood on the convict ques
tion and the extra session question.
This is how the vote stood:
Ayes—Senators Born, Brock, Bush,
Crittenden, Gordy, Griffin, Hardman,
Hawes, Hayes, Henderson of the fif
teenth, Johnson, @ Knight, Steed,
Weaver—l 4.
Nays—Senator Akin, Boyd, Camp,
Cowart, Deen, Dobbs, Farmer, Fel
der, Henderson of the thirty-ninth,
Howard, Hudson, Hughes, Lashley,
Martin, Mattox, Overstreet, Peacock,
Stapleton, Stephens, Taylor, Turner,
Walden, Walker, Whaley, Wilkes,
Williford—-26.
The Governor’'s Message.
The message of the governor is
as follows:
‘“To the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives: Peérmit me once more
to suggest the importance of using
the last hours of the regular session
to close up matters of legislation now
pending before your bodies other
than the convict lease question.
“It must be apparent from the num
ber of new suggestions that are con
stantly being made as to the manner
in which this subject is to be handled
that no satisfactory conclusion has
been reached upon it.
“You have had a committee en
gaged in the work of investigation of
the penitentiary system for several
weeks. This committee has not yet
finished its work. It is utterly im
possible for this committee to pre
sent to you a full and complete re
port today. You, therefore, cannot
have before you today that informa
tion which has been prepared under
your own instructions that should
aid in determining what disposition
should be made of this subject, and
there are many reasons why the
work of the committee should be
completed.
“It is too important to the people
of Georgia. It involves too greatly
the future of this state for us to hesi
tate about spending a few thousand
dollars more to handle it in the most
intelligent and best manner possible.
I therefore again urge that yvou give
the balance of vour time to other
matters pending before you, leaving
the convict question to be considered
at an extra session which I am ready
to call to meet within a week or ten
days. HOKE SMITH, Governor.”
Cannot Limit Length of Session.
The governor has the power to
limit the Number of subjects which
may be acted on, but he cannot limit
the time, and the extra session may
continue as long as tne general as
sembly desires.
$3,000 to Pay Investigation Expenses
At the night session of the house
Ian(l senate a special resolution ap
ipr(‘)priating $3,000 to defray the ex
penses of the investigating committee
was adopted. It is also provided that
the investigating committee shall
continue its labors through vacation,
and be prepared to report when the
extra session meets.
MADE FARMER PULL WAGON
After His Poor Lame Mule Had Been
Taken Out of the Traces.
A farmer named John Brown drove
into Atlanta a few days ago with
two mules hitched to a wagon, one
of which was lame, halt and blind,
and practically in the last stages of
life. Special Agent E. V. D. Haskell
of the 5. P. C. A. spied him, made
him unhitch the mule and tie him
behind his wagon, then get into the
traces himself and help pull the load
on the wagon. Threatened with ar
rest Brown complied.
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Via the Central of Georgia
Railway.
TO CHATTANOOGA, TENN,, and re
turn from all points, account Con
vention of Commercial Secretaries
of the Southern States, August 11-
13, 1908.
TO AUGUSTA, GA.. and return from
Savannah, Macon, Dublin and in
termediate points, account Geor
gia-Carolina Fair, to be held No
vember 2-7, 1908.
TO CORDELE, GA., and return from
Atlanta, Augusta, Bremen, Cedar
town, Columbus, Griffin, Macon,
Milledgeville, Rome and Thomas
ton, account Georgia State Fire
men's Association, to be held Sep
tember 9-11, 1908.
TO FLOVILLA, GA., and return from
points in Georgia, account Indian
Springs Holiness camp meeting, to
be held August 3-20, 1908.
TO NEW ORLEANS,. K LA.,, and re
turn from all points, account An
nual International Missionary Con
ventions of the Churches of Christ
in America, to be held October
9-15, 1908.
FFor dates of sale, limits, through
rates, tickets and other information
apply- to nearest ticket agent.
J. C. HAILE, Gen. Pass. Agt.
NOTICE.
Do not forget that I am yet here
and can give you better satisfaction
than any other in your town on
female complaints. vome and see
me. MANDY CARTER.
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Sheriff’s Sale.
Georgia. Terrell County: Will be sold at the
court house door in said county, on the first
Tuesday in September, 1908, within the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, the
following described property towit: All of lots
of land numbers 79 ana 80, containing each two
hundred and twe and one-half neres: also all of
lots of land numbers 49 and 50 in said county
which lie south of Kinchafoonee creek, contain
inz each about 50 acres, more or less, a total of
00 acres, more or less, and situated in the
Twelfth district of said county, Said land is sold
by virtue of a purchase money execution in favor
of J. R. Mercer against Mrs. J. E. Kennedy,
which issued from the City Court of Daw
son, said county, at the July term therect. 1908,
for the principal sum of $1.500.00, interest $333.33,
and costs, Defendant in execution having held
said land under bond for title a proper deed
thoreto has been executed and filed, in terms of
the law, prior to levy: also notice of levy given
defendant as reqaired by law, This A ugust 3rd,
1908. M. G. HILL, Sheriff,
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| For Leave to Sell.
Georgia, Terrell County. Notice is hereby 2iv
en that the undersicned has applied to the Opdi
naty of said county for ieave to sell the land be
longing to the estate of P, B. Dozier to pay
debts of und for distribution among the heirs of
said P. B. Dozier, deceased. Said avplication
will be heard at the regular September term, 1908,
of the Court of Ordinary in and for said county
of Terrell. This Aug. 3."1908. G. F. SMITH,
} Admr. of P. B. Dozier, deceased,
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. For Year’s Support.
Georgia, Terrell County. Nancy Summerford
l having made application for twelve months® sup
vort for herself out of the estate of Joho Sum
merford, deceased, and appraisers duly appointed
to set apart the same having filed their return, all
all persons concerned are hereby required to
show cause before the Court of Ordinary of said
county on the first Monday in September, 1908,
why said application should not be granted,
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