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Fitzgerald Leader. FITZGERALD. GEORGIA. —PUBLISHED BT— K»TA.FX> «*> BOAT. \. Only six of the forty-five States of ,the Union indnlgo in the extravagance iof annual sessions of the Legislature, to wit: Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island and South Caro¬ lina, -all belonging to the original 'thirtcon. _______ A number of liberal citizens of De¬ troit, Mich., are about to present to the Salvation Army of their city a building valued at $74,000 in appre. ciation of tho army’s work for tho re¬ lief of the poor and distressed during the past winter. It is said the whole amount needed has been pledged, Mr. Carlton A, Beardsiy starting the sub¬ scriptions with $15,000. Secretary Alger is credited with giving $10,000. The long-talked-of project of a rail¬ road connecting North and South America is being revived. The nego¬ tiations between Mexico and Guate¬ mala, which were interrupted two years ago by the strained diplomatic relations of the two countries, have been resumed, and Mexico has just appointed a commission to act with a similar commission to be appointed by Guatemala. It will be the duty of the joint commission to select a feasible route for the proposed road. An abstract of some statistics com¬ piled in France on lightning acoidents shows that during the past sixty-seven years for every one person killed three or four are wounded. In the month of March the average deaths amount to 1 per cent. ; in April, 3; in May, 7; in June and on September, 30, 20, 31 and 15 respectively; in October, 12. Most of the cases occur in fields and roads, but particularly under trees. In a period of thirty years 1700 persons were killed under trees, who probably would not have been injured if they had not taken refuge there; and one out of every four has been killed while sheltering under branches. In France there have been eight deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, and in Great Britain two. Thirteen American cities have now experimented with the system of va¬ cant lot farming which Mayor Pingree of Detroit (now Governor of Michigan) invented three years ago as a means of helping destitute citizens to help themselves. The cities are, beside Detroit, New York, Buffalo, Seattle, St. Louis, Toledo, Boston, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Duluth, East Orange, St. Paul, and Minneapolis, and in every one of them enough of benefit has been derived from the innovation to warrant a continuation of it. Next summer it is believed that the pian will be adopted in many other places. Its chief advantages are that it gives a ready means of distinguishing the worthy poor who are willing to work from those to whom 'any form of in¬ dustry is distasteful, and that it is a form of charity which tends little or not at all toward pauperizing those to whom it is extended. An effort will be made during this Congress to have the number of Cab¬ inet officers increased to nine. The pioposition being agitated is to create Cabinet Department of Commerce and Industry, says the Washington Star. The first Cabinet, that of Washington, consisted of five members. The Sec¬ retary of State was paid $3500 a year, and the others $3000 each. War and Navy formed one department, and there was no Department of the In¬ terior or of Agriculture. The first increase in the number of Cabinet officers was under President Jefferson, who had a Secretary of the Navy and a Secretary of War, instead of the two offices being in or.e. The number re‘ mained at six until President Taylor’s term, when a Secretary of the Inter¬ ior was added. Just before the close of President Cleveland’s first term the Department of Agriculture was estab¬ lished and a Secretary of Agriculture was created. Prior to that there had been a Commissioner of Agriculture. The salaries of the Cabinet officers have been increased from time to time, until now they are $3009 each per year. During the first three or four administrations of the United States tho Cabinets were not composed ex¬ clusively of men who agreed in pol¬ itics. Washington’s administration was kept in a state of turmoil by the disagreements between Hamilton and Jefferson, until finally the Cabinet was broken up. Madison, John Adams and Jackson had much trouble with their Cabinets, Madison had seven- teen men in his Cabinet during two terms; Jackson had nineteen and Grant had twenty-one. It has been a rare thing for a Cabinet to remain without change throughout on entire administration. BITTER AND SWEET. The apple that grows highest is the best upon the tree; The rose that is most fragrant always has the shnrpest thorn; The pearl that is the purest lies within the deepest sea. And the deeds that live the longest are of hardest efforts born! The love that’s won too lightly is not treas¬ ured as a gem; The words that flow too freely never have tho greatest weight; Man appreoiat.es his blessings if he has to strive for them, But he never knows their value if they’ro passed up on a plate! —Cleveland Leader. DEAF SMITE, THE SCOUT. N the .main hall of the magnificent capitol of Austin, Texas, there hangs a n imm e n s e picture, at least twenty-five b y fifteen feet, en- / -IIX/cased gilt frame. in a massive The l figures, of which Jm'JW there all are of many, life V' \ \ are ft | a^a size. The more prominent a r o Mil General a'W' v huge live-oak. The scene represents a few hours after the battle of San Jacinto, wuich was fought on the bank of that river, near the month of Buffalo Bayou, on the 21st of April, 1836, and in whioh struggle the famous Mexican general was taken prisoner. General Houston had been severely wounded in the ankle, and the surgeon is the act of administering to the gallant leader’s need. Near him, seated on a log in the attitude of listening, is his bosom friend, the celebrated Texas spy, Deaf Smith. The history of Deaf Smith is one of the most extraordinary ever known in the West. His memory is revered equally with the most prominent ac¬ tors in the war for independence of the Lone Star State, one of whose counties is named for him. Deaf Smith made his appearance in Texas at a very early day in the his¬ tory of its struggle with Mexico. He had a host of friends, and was a par¬ ticular favorite of General Houston, yet none of these was ever able to learn the land of his nativity, or gath¬ er a single gleam of his previous bio¬ graphy. If questioned upon the sub¬ ject, as he often was in the primitive days of his advent in the now great State, he invariably placed his index finger on his mouth, and if urged further, his brow gathered in great furrows, while his intensely dark eyes seemed to shoot forth sparks of fire. No one had the temerity to again re¬ fer to his formnr life after the exper¬ ience of a first attempt to learn some¬ thing of the strange man. He could write with astonishing fa¬ cility and correctness, and this, of course, was the only means by whioh he could communicate with his fellow men. Denied completely the sense of hearing, nature had amply compen¬ sated him with a vision that was of the keenest character, and a power of smell that was almost incredible. He could discover objects moving miles away on the apparently interminable prairie, where others could discern nothing but the earth and the horizon. It was such remarkable attributes that fitted him so well in the danger¬ ous vocation of spy, in which capacity he rendered valuable service to Gen¬ eral Houston’s army during the Texas war of independence. He always went where he was sent, alone, and almost invariably succeeded in obtaining the information desired. Many stories of his bravery in bat¬ tle and his many desperate duels are current among the citizens in the re¬ gion where he once lived, but 1 can only relate one here. About two years after the termina¬ tion of the Texas revolution a difficulty occurred between the new government and a number of the citizens which threatened most serious consequences, even bloodshed and all the horrors of civil war. The case was this: Tho constitution had fixed the city of Aus¬ tin as the permanent capital, where the public archives were to be kept, with the reservation, however, of a power in the president to order their temporary removal in ease of danger from the inroads of a foreign enemy or tho iorce of sudden insurrection. The Comanehes, the most powerful tribe of Indians in the Southwest, be¬ gan to commit atrocities within the very sight of the capital itself, when the president, General Houston, who resided at Washington, on the Br zos, conceiving that an exceptional emer¬ gency had been provoked by these acts of the savages, sent an order com¬ manding those under him to send the State records to Washington, which he declared to be, for the time being, the seat of government. It would be absurd to try to describe the stormy excitement wnich the re¬ ceipt c- the order raised in Austin. The owners of hotels, boarding houses, monte and faro banks, were nearly distracted, for it meant a death-blow to their business. Accordingly they determined to take the necessary steps to avert the danger, by ignoring the mandate of the president. They called a mass meeting of the citizens and farmers of the adjacent country, who were all more or less interested in the question; and alter many speeches against the asserted tyranny of the administration, it was unani- monsiy resolved to prevent the re- ' moval of the archives bv open and armed resistance. To that end they formed a squad of 400 men, one-half of whom, relieving the other at regular times of duty, should constantly guard the state houso until tho danger had gone by. The commander of this forco was one Colonel Morton, who had achieved considerable renown in the war and still more recently displayed desperate bravery in two terrible duels, in both of which he had cut his antagonist nearly to pieces with a bowie knife. He was so notorious for his courage and revengeful character, his friends thought that President Houston would rescind his order as soon as he learned who was at the head of the resisting force in Austin. The colonel was as vain as he was courageous, and be en¬ couraged tho general idea by bis boast¬ ing. He swore bv tho honor of a Texan that if General Houston removed tl|o records of tho state from Austin, he would himself hunt him down like a wolf, und shoot him down like a wolf, and shoot him with little ceremony, or stab him in bod, or even waylay him in his walks of recreation. He had the audacity to write to the hero of Sau Jacinto to that effect. The general, whom nothing could intimidate, an¬ swered his insulting note in the fol¬ lowing characteristic brevity: “If the citizens of Austin do not send the archives, I shall certainly come and take them ; and if Colonel Morton can kill me, ho is welcome to my ear-cap.” On the arrival of the president’s note the colonel doubled the guard around the state house; chosen sentinels were stationed along the avenues leading to the building, and the military marched through the streets of the disturbed city from morning until night. A continual session of the committee of safety was held in tho city hall; in short, everything betokened the burst¬ ing of a severe political storm over the city. One day, while matters were in this boiling condition, the committee in the city hall were surprised by the sudden appearance of a stranger, whose mode of entrance was as extra¬ ordinary as his looks and dress. He did not knock at the closed door; he did not seek admission there at all, but climbing, unseen, a small, busby- topped live oak which grew beside the wall of the building, he leaped with¬ out the slightest warning through a high window, and was immediately in the presence of the committee. He was dressed throughout in buckskin, the seams of his trousers and coat heavily fringed, and the front of the latter beaded and porcupined, after the fashion of a costly Indian garment, He carried a long rifle in his right hand, wore at a button on his coat a large bowie knife and in his belt a brace of pistols. He was tall, straight as an arrow, active and quick as a panther ir. all his motions, a magnifi¬ cent specimen of the old-time fron¬ tiersman, a gsnus long since van¬ ished. His strange advent into the secret session caused a thrill of fear among its members, and many seized the handies of their knives or pistols. “Who aro you that dares intrude among gentlemen without being in¬ vited ?” thundered out Colonel Morton, at the same time trying to cow the stranger by his eye. Tho stranger thus insolently ad¬ dressed, returned the colonel’s stare with compound interest, at. the same time laying his long, bony finger on his mouth, as a sign—but of what the committee was at a loss to determine. “Who are you? Speak, or I will cut an answer out of your heart!” yelled the colonel, almost distracted with rage by tho calm, sneering man¬ ner of the strange, who now removed tho finger from his month, nnd laid it on the hilt of an immense bowie. The fiery colonel, on this move¬ ment, drew his dagger, and was in tho act of advancing towards the stranger, when several of his friends interfered, and holding him back, remonstrated: “Let him alone, Morton. Don’t you see the man is crazy?” At this juncture, Judgo Webb, a man of fine intellect, and a courteous gentleman in all his manners, walked toward the stranger, and addressed him in a most respectful style: “My good friend, I presume you have made a mistake iu the house. This is a private meeting, where none but members are admitted.” The intruder did not, of course, understand tho words of tho judge, but he could not fail to understand the mild and gentle manner in which he addressed him. Hi3 stern features relaxed immediately, and moving toward a table in the middle of thy room on which were writing materials,, he took up a pen and traced one line: “I am deaf.” He then held it before his audience, as a sort of excuse for his seeming lack of politeness. Judge Webb took the paper and wrote a question : “Will you be so obliging as to inform us what is your business with the meeting?” The stranger acquiesced at onco by handing a letter inscribed, “To the citizens of Austin.” The judge broke the seal and read the content? aloud. It was from President Houston, and showed the brevity of his style: “Fellow Citizens—Though in error, and deceived by Ihe acts ot traitors,! will give you three more days to decide whether you will surrender the public archive At the enu ot that time you will please let me know your decision. “Sam Houston.” After the document was read, the deaf man waited a lew seconds for an answer, then turned and was about to leave the hall, when Colonel Morton interposed, and sternly beckoned him bnok to the table where ho was still sitting. The stranger obeyed, then the colonel wrote: | “You by were threatening brave enouwh to insult me your looks ten min- utes ago; are you brave enough now to give me satisfaction?” The stranger instantly wrote in an- swer: “I am at your service.” ColonolMorton wrote again: “Who will be your teoond?” The stronger answered with pen: “I am too generous to seek an advan¬ tage, and too brave to fear any on the part of others; therefore, I never need the aid of a second.” The colonel wrote: “Namo your time.” Again the stranger traced, without a moment’s hesitation : “Time, sunset this evening; place, the left bank of the Colorado, opposite Austin ; wenpous, rifles, and distance a hundred yards. Do not fail to be on time.” Then tak¬ ing three steps across the floor, he disappeared through the same window he had entered. After ho had gone Judge Webb ex- claimed: “What! is it possible, Colonel Morton, that you intend to fight that man? He is a mute, if not an absolute maniac. Such a meeting, I fear, will sadly tarnish the luster of your laurels.” “You are mistaken,” answered the oolonel, with a smile, “That mute is a hero, whoso fame stands in the rec¬ ords of a dozen battles, and at least half as many duels. Besides, he is the favorite emissary and bosom friend of General Houston. If I have the good fortune to kill him, I think it will cause the president to take back his vow against venturing any more on the field of honor.” “You know the man, then? Who is he?” inquired half a dozen voices together. Colonel “Deaf Smith,” answered Morton coolly. “Why, no; that cannot be. Deaf Smith was killod at the battle of San Jacinto.” remarked Judge Webb. “There again your honor is mis¬ taken,” said the colonel. “That story of Smith’s death was a mere fiction, gotten up by General Houston to save the life of his favorite from the sworn vengeance of certain Texans, on whose conduct he had acted as spy. 1 found that out a year ago.” “Well, if what you say be true, you are a madman yourself. Colonel Mor¬ ton,” exclaimed Judge Webb. “Deaf Smith was never known to miss his mark.” “Say no more,” answered the col¬ onel; “the thing is already decided; 1 have agreed to meet him. There ciin be no disgrace in falling before such a shot, and if I should succeed my triumph will oonfer the greater glory.” Toward evening a large crowd as¬ sembled at the place designated to witness the hostile meeting, news of which had spread all over the city, and so great was the general reckless¬ ness as to affairs of that sort, that large sums of money were wagered on the result. Duels were an every day occurrence, for such a settlement of real or fancied wrongs was the custom throughout all Texas in that early time. At length the summer sun reached the edge of tho horizon, covering it with a crimson glow: Then the two antagonists, each armed with a long, heavy rifle, took their stations, Fuck to back, and at a signal, the waving of a white handkerchief, walked slowly and steadily in opposite directions, deliberately counting their steps until each had measured fifty. Both covered the given number at about the same instant, and then wheeled; each was to aim and fire when he chose. As the distance was rather great, both paused for some seconds—long enough for the specta¬ tors to flash their eyes from one to the other, and mark the striking contrast between the two men. The face of Colonel Morton was calm and smiling, but tho smile it bore had a murderous meaning. Deaf Smith’s countenance was stern and passionless as ever. A side view of his features might have been taken for a profile done in cast iron. The colonel was dressed in tho richest broadcloth, Deaf Smith in smoke-tinted buckskin. Presently two rifles were discharged with simultaneous voices. Colonel Morton gave a tremendous bound in tho air and fell to the ground dead. Deaf Smith stood erect and immedi¬ ately began to reload his rifle; and having finished his brief task he turned away into the forest that bor¬ dered the stream. Three days after General Houston, with Deaf Smith, entered Austin, aud without any trouble carried off the archives.—Detroit Free Press. For Health’s Sake. Olives, as a food, are considered very strengthening for those with lung troubles. Hot pastry and iced drinks of this country have much to do with the thinness of its people. Disordered digestion in adults is often the outcome of being compelled or allowed to eat rich food in child¬ hood. A stooping position maintained for any length of time tends more to un¬ dermine the health than is generally supposed. Physicians aro advocating tho uso of olive oil, whioh comes from Califor¬ nia, for weak lungs, It bids fair to take the place of cod liver oil, and it is thought by many pleasauter to take. The toothache caused by a cehl in the facial nerves may often be re¬ lieved by wringing a soft cloth out of cold water and sprinkling it with strong vinegar, This should be laid on the face like a poultice, and will often be followed by refreshing sleep. 000th Anniversary of the Fork. Venice is about to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the first intro¬ duction of the fork for table use. The merit of its adoption belongs to the Doge Orsole, who, at the wedding of his son produced a silver fork aud a gold spoon. It wns not until 30!) years later that the fork reached France, while it was only in the year 1608 that it was first adopted for table service in England. —Chicago Record. OUR CUBAN COLONY. KEV WEST, A CITY WtTU FEW AMERICAN INHABITANTS. It Is Overrun With Refugees From tho Island, Which Is boss Tliuu Ninety Miles Away. The first impression a stranger gets of Key West at the present time is that the city has gone on a perpetual holiday sprue. Bunting flies from al¬ most every house top, and the colors are about evenly divided between “Old Glory” and tho emblem of the Cuban Republic. People of all classes and ages wear pins or other symbols bearing the motto “Cuba Libre,” aud if Uncle Sam would only nod consent or say nothing at all about it the 15,- 000 patriotic inhabitants of this sea¬ girt isle would skip across the chan¬ nel and tack the Queen of the Antilles to the star-spangled banner without any more fusB. “Castillo del Morro,” or Morro Castle, is only eighty-seven miles from the government dock at this point, and our swift cruisers could cover the distance in a little more than four hours. The population is about evenly di¬ vided between white Cubans, colored Cubans and white Bahamians. There are not more than a score of real American families resident on the island, but, notwithstanding this fact, the great mass of the people aro loyal to the Union first, and to Cuba next. It is ourious, though true, that of all the houses, dwellings, stores, hotels and other buildings that dot the island from one shore to the other, not one of them has a chimney or anything that will answer the pnrpose ot a chim¬ ney. Handsome residences and lowly hovels are alike in this respect, and from an eminence, gazing out over acres of roofs on all sides, one is at once struck with the want of some¬ thing to complete the symmetry of tho picture. Wood and coal or fuel of any kind are unknown quantities, as the tropical atmosphere furnishes at all times of the year all the heat re¬ quired, and for cooking purposes sticks of carbon are used, which are sold by peddlers who hawk their wares about the streets. There are few stores, as we under¬ stand such things, and no markets. Signboards in Spanish will tell you where a barber shop is located or where to buy coral ornaments. There aro not more than half a dozen real stores conducted on the American plan on the whole island. Instead of a market there is a daily auction near the Government dock, where everything in the way of pro¬ visions, furniture and fruit is knocked down to the highest bidder. Bananas, alligator pears and pineapples are the commonest articles of purchase, and here ships from Jamaica, Cuba and Nassau in the Bahamas unload their cargoes and dispose of them at ruin¬ ous rates rather than risk a voyage at this time of year to more northern ports. Quick sales and small profits seems to be the prevailing idea with them. As a consequence Key West is, perhaps, the greatest banana and pineapple market in the world. On almost any day one can secure an enormous bunch of bananas, ripo or green, at from ten cents to fifteen cents, and can cart away all the lus¬ cious pineapples he cares to purchase at one, two or three cents each. Directly opposite the harbor docks, on the farther side of the island, and facing Cuba, is a large dancing pavil¬ ion culled La Brisa, where Monday and Friday nights and Saturday after¬ noons public dances are held. It has large broad verandas overlooking tho sea, which make ideal promenades, anda commodious dancing hall within, where those who desire can trip tho light fantastic to their hearts’ content, upon the payment of a small fee. The island of Key West being strictly of coral foundation, the streets are naturally of the finest macadam that can be imagined. Long snaky street cars drawn by pairs of diminu¬ tive donkeys and officered by Cuban drivers and conductors form the prin¬ cipal means of carriage, but should any one desire to reach a certain point within a reasonable time he had better trust to his legs rather than to these antiquated and slow moving venioles. Duval street is the principal thoroughfare, and a modest frame building on this street, with a huge sign in red and blue, bearing the words, “Club Cubano,” indicates where the headquarters of the patri¬ ots may be found. There must be at least 5000 refu¬ gees in Key West, non-combatants and exiles from their home.?, who dare not return under the present Spanish rule, and who must await tho solution of tho war problem one way or the other before they can return aud re¬ sume their peaceful occupation. Icarly Fire Lasses. The average yearly loss from fires in the United States during the past twenty years has been about $100,- 000,000. During the past year, ac¬ cording to the chronicled fire tables, there have been 38,003 fires, destroy¬ ing 33,964 pieces of property. Tho total loss entailed has been $142,110,- 233, with au insurance lossof$S4,- 689,030. Iu this tall column of disas¬ ters there were 22,711 dwelling-houses, 340 churches, 302 colleges and school- houses, 502 theatres and public hallo and 5281 manufacturing establish¬ ments. The Wheat Line in Europe. In Europe the growth of wheat censes with an imaginary line connecting In¬ verness, Scotland, latitude 58 degrees, Drontkeim, Norway, latitude 04 de¬ grees, nud St. Petersburg, Russia, lat¬ itude 60 degrees 15 minutes, Oats reached a slightly higher latitudo latitude. Barley and rye ascend to 70 degrees, but require a favorable aspect and season to produce a THROUGH GEORGIA. For the first time in many years the* city of Atlanta will nbt be compelled to borrow money to pay current ex¬ penses this year. The new system of paying taxes quarterly has proved ad¬ vantageous to the city and the treas¬ ury has been greatly benefited tliere- i>y- A dispatch from Columbus states that the motion for a rehearing of the Henry White case having been refused by the supreme court, there seems to be but one thing between the young man and the gallows. This is the ex¬ ecutive clemency of Governor Atkin¬ son. It is hardly thought that the case will be carried to tho United States supreme court, as . first sup¬ posed. * * * The fruit display that is to be shown in Georgia’s exhibit at the Tennessee Centennial will be tho best ever sent from Georgia. A great portion of the material used was shown at the late exposition in Atlanta and the exhibit will be added to and replenished as fast as the fruit ripens. The whole exhibit will be ready auu in place by the opening day of the exposition and there will be no delay about Georgia’s display. * * * The annual report of the agricultural department has been received from the printer and hundreds of them have been sent out to the reading farmers throughout the state. The report this year is said to be the best the depart¬ ment has ever issued. It is neatly and artistically bound in black and contains much valuable information for the farmer. The reports can be had by applying to the agricultural department. * * * The union brick masons of Atlanta went out on a strike a few days ago and notified the contractors that they would work no more until certain terms laid down by the Brick Layers’ Union were conceded to. The strike was sudden and almost wholly unex¬ pected by the contractors who had no intimation that a strike was intended until the men quit work. The cause of the strike is a demand for nine hours a day. They have been working ten hours. The question of locating the place of holding the next state fair is attract¬ ing the attention of of the State Agri¬ cultural Society. The matter must bo decided very soon. There is a strong tendency in favor of holding it in At¬ lanta. Hawkinsville has been pulling hard for the location of the next fair in that city, hut the preponderance of of preference favors Atlanta, and if the people of the latter city do their full duty in the matter it can probably he secured. There are but two veins of verde antique marble in the country. One of them is located in North Carolina and the other in Cherokee county, Ga. The former is a small affair, and the quality of the stone does not compare with that to be found in the Cherokee country. The supply in the new quar¬ ries that are just being opened up at Holy Springs, in Cherokee county, is practically inexhaustible. Such faith have the owners in it that they have formed a company and obtained a charter with a capital stock of $50,000 all paid in. The affidavit of C. E. Carpenter, pilot on the wrecked City of Colum¬ bus, which has been filed with tho United States inspector at Apolachi- cola, Fla., is somewhat sensational. He states that on the night that tho steamer ran into the rock he twice called Captain Mark’s attention to the fact that it was too dark ami danger¬ ous to steer, and that in neither in¬ stance the captain gave Mm an answer. The pilot says that on account of the darkness and storminess of the night and other circumstances it was a dan¬ gerous run for the steamer. C. C. Luby, who confessed to the murder of bis wife near Blakely, has been convicted and sentenced to hang on May 14tli. A special session of tho grand jury was called by Judge Shef¬ field and a bill was secured against the murderer Monday, four days after the commission of the crime. The supe¬ rior court was already in session and he was immediately placed on trial. A verdict of guilty without recommen¬ dation was the result. This is one of the quickest trials on record iu the state. Luby is a fisherman on the Chattahoochee river. The body of bis wife was found in his boat and he was suspected of the crime. He confessed when arrested. The returns are nearly all in for the payment of special taxes due for tho first quarter of the year 1897. There are now forty-one counties in the state where liquor is sold, two of them, Clarke and Pike, being dispensary counties and paying one liquor license each. Of the other thirty-nine Chat¬ ham leads the list, returning, less the tax collector’s commission, $31,303.25;, Richmond follows with $14,4-67.63; Fulton coming third with $11,079, and Bibb bringing up the rear with $9,462.50. After these four counties comes Muscogee, which yields a revenue to the state from the sale of liquors of $5,061.25; Glynn, $3,891; Dougherty, $3,161; Thomas, $1,966; Sumter, $1,872; Wilcox, $1,852; Floyd, $1,592.80, and Terrell, $1,154. There are twenty-seven counties where the yield is less than $1,500. Of the smaller places Coweta, Dade, Han¬ cock, Mitchell and Wilkes pay each $282, and Chattooga, Clay, Miller, Pickens, Quitman and. Rabun pray each $141.