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YflF. WKATI^KK WTWfY,
Washington, Oct. 7.—For Georgia;
Threatening weather; probably show
ers on tho const; light to fresh north
easterly to easterly winds.
Leo and Wheeler onthp Stand*
If It shall turn out, as It now seems
probable, that Lee and Wheeler shall
save the good name of our common
country from becoming a byword -and.
a reproach’ Afnobg the nations, they
will again perform a signnl service to
their countrymen, tot all true and pa
triotic people, while they want to see
tho exact truth come out, would rather
sec it proved that the sensational
newspapers are liars than to see them
establish their charges against the
conduct of the war department.
No two witnesses are more compe
tent, or more respected, than these.
The country will believe their testi
mony.
It is exceedingly gratifying to South
erners to see how these two soldiers of
the South are measuring up in loyalty,
In patriotism and In good taste and
good sense. They know what war Is.
It la also gratifying to learn from
Gen. Dodge that only two or three
complaints which amount to charges
have been received from the South,
and that thosQ complaints wero not
from Southern soldiers.
Gen. Boynton, Jn answer* to a ques
tion from Cap*. Howell, said; VI do
not believe wo would have heard half
tho outcry that has been raised it all
the soldiers had been from the South."
This is a great tribute to the South
ern boys.
Thero la no doubt that there were
cases of suffering—otherwise there
could have been no war, no deaths.
There Is no doubt that there were
cases of neglect nnd mismanagement—
otherwise men must bo perfect.
In vlow of tho fact that we went to
war without being prepared for war;
in view of tho fact that 250,000 young
men wero called suddenly into camps
in summer time from cornfortnbic
homes, and many of them sent far to
tho south—to Florida and tp Cuba
from tho Northern states—little less
suffering nrad fatalities could have been
expected.
The Telegraph was ono of the news
papers that opposed the war, nnd It
constantly pointed out the danger^
that must be encountered In a sum
mer campaign. It repeatedly said that
"we had more to fetlr from disease
than from Spanish bullets." It spoke
the words of truth nnd soberness.
Now, the very newspapers that urged
on the war, and led In the cry for
blood, uro tho onea that are raising
Cain about tho suffering that it en
tailed. The New York Journal, for
Instance, when Dewey’s victory was
announced, t\*ollv exclaimed; "This is
tho Journal's \vnrl How do»yt)it like
it?" The glory wns tho Journal's, but
the suffering and the mistakes be
longed to some one tdael
These thing* must disgust sensible
people.
If there is anything left unsaid—If
there Is any further evidence to sus
tain the general charge against the
war department—'wo trust that It will
come out. The whole truth Is wanted.
But It must be confessed by Impar
tial minds that tho first throe wit
nesses -Wheelor, Lee and Iloy'nton—
have pretty nearly knocked out the
charges by tho yellow.journals.
And this fact calls to mind the warn
ing uttered by Tho Telegraph some
weeks ago to those Democratic, news-
papers that were urging tho Demo
cratic state and congressional conven
tions to make an issue in the fall cam
paign Sport the charges preferred.
Gen. Miles Is opposed to sending any
more troops to Cuba than Is absolutely
necessary until the Bickly season Is
over. He goes on the principle that
there is no use to seek to gain time
at the expense of American lives and
he Is right.
on day passed off c > quietly in
eorgia counties that It required
>rn returns of the election offl-
make one realise that there
illy been an election.
the
elecUo
it
uuid
never be suspected that Bibb is the
fourth largest county in point of popu
lation In the state.
The Macon Camp,
Macon Js to be congratulated upon Its
selection an the headquarters for the
winter of the flr*t army corps, MnJ.-
Oen. Breckinridge commanding. It will
aieo be the headquarters of the first
division. The corps will be divided be-
tweeh Macon, Atlafito, Columbus,
AfneHcui and Albany. Macon will get
five regiments and the others named
three each
The second army corps* under com
mand of Gen. Graham, will have its
headquarters at. d^igusta. The regi
ments of this command will be placed
at Augusta and Athens, in this state,
and at points in South Carolina.
Macon and Augusta will get the lion's
share. For this distinction, so far as we
are concerned, we are Indebted, In the
first place, to our natural advantages,
seconded by Senator Baton’s earnest ef
forts In our behalf, and the efforts of
others of our citizens who took the pains
to point out these advantages to Gen.
Bchwan, who came here to inspect the
rites offered by the city arid' by'.thc
Orroulgce Land company and others.
There will be jtyvfely times in the old
town this winter.
Explaining It.
If there is one thing more than an
other that the Atlanta Constitution is
good at, it is at explaining things. As
Uncle Rufus would say, when It comes
to splanlfying tho Atlanta paper is
out’n sight. It cam give points In logic,
consecutive statement and inductive
reasoning to Revrunt John Jasper, of
Old Ferglnny, and excel him in demon
strating the whyness, whatness and
flatness of the globe of old Atlas.
In attempting to explain yesterday
the "Great Democratic Revival" in
Georgia, it said among other things:
"It was during tho growing days, of
discontent with Republican policies, the
advocacy of which was not always con-
lined within Republican ranks, when the
people were arising in their protest and
demanding purer methods, that Governor
Northen reached his phenomenal majori
ty Of Tho eclipse of I •• rno<Tiit Ic
enthusliism which came .later on as tho
result of mistakes in national politics, Is
still Well .known to all.* Two years ago
tho majority for governor was figured up
nt only $4,000, which has now been doubled
under circumstances of peculiar signifi
cance."
To this reriiarkable statement was
added the information that nearly all
the Fopulists came back and voted
with tho Democrats, and that the voto
thus cast for the Democratic ticket was
"20 or 30 per cent." less* than that cast
two years ago.
A great "revival" that, if true.
But we are also informed that "tho
eclipse of Democratic enthusiasm
which came later on (two years ago)
tho result of .mistakes In
national politics, fa still well known to
Two years ago the majority of
governor was figured up at only 34,000."
What was the mistake of that year
Sri national couiiftfls which caused the
vote to shrink up In this state? Was
it riot that year that the free coinage
of silver became the "cardinal doc
trine” of the Democratic party? And
was it not this year of our Lord, 1893,
that that doctrine as a "cardinal” or
"original" doctrine of Democracy, If
you please, wns repudiated* by tho
Democratic candidate for governor In
this state?
Now the question Is, did tho Demo
cratic vote shrink up two years ago,
nnd the "Democratic enthusiasm" en
thuse this year; or did it shrink up
this year and did it enthuse two years
ago when Scab Wright’s "personality
was such as to challengo the supremo
effort of nil Democrats in order to ac-
ompllsh his defeat?" At which emo
tion was the "Great Democratic Pc-
ivftl?" The Constitution's luminous
article loaves tho reader In doubt ns
to this matter.
The truth Is a blind mosquito buzzes
around an arc light to more purpose.
The Constitution's* explanation does
not explain. It should try Its prentice
hand again. .It should toll us whether
the revival wan two years ago, or this
yoar. Jf two years ago say "yes," if
not two years ago say "no." Yes or
no, Mr. IIow’l. If you aro not a little
steadier Col. Spinks, of Dallas, will
never back your Judgment with his
boots and breeches again.
The Now York Journal, with the reou-
atlon of being tho most enterprising
icwspaper in this or any other coun
try, devotes orily a half column to Gen.
Wheeler's evldenco before the Investi
gating committee. In view of the-fact
that the Journal has been leading In
the chagrcs against the war depart
ment, this act betrays a partisan dis
position to hide from Its readers such
evidence as docs not agree tvltti Us own
purposes. This is tho organ—the politl-
ai machine—not the newspaper. There
are Just such In Georgia.
In the general distribution of soldi*!*
in the winter camps Macon has done
fairly well. The presence of those five
regiments should make business hum.
Yellow Jack has so far been confined
to Mississippi and Louisiana. It la to
be hoped-that he will not be permitted
to pass the boundaries of those state*
Next week will be a red letter week
in Macon. By the time it has gone into
hlatory a new record will have been
stt for celebrations In Georgia.
China is the storm centre now. It
will not be surprising at any time to
hear that the great powers have come
to blows over the Chinese bone.
It has been definitely settled that
there shall be no successor to Min
Winnie Davts hs Daughter of the Con
federacy.
lacon will put on her beet bib and
ker next week and be ready for
tipany.
\SV are surprised that the Atlanta
'(institution does not enthuse over the
ppolntment of General Manager Har
vey. lVrhapB It Is waiting until Coxey
made assistant general manager.
Reformers seem to have a hard row
of stumps to hoe In China.
The hottest fight In Georgia was In
Glynn county. It resulted in a victory
fut- the. outa, represented by an organi
zation aevetal years old. known a* tho
Ooou Government club, which has been
waging a fight against theme who have
controlled the politics of Glynn county
Cor some years.
Why not appoint Gen. Coxey assist
ant general manager? The thing will
not be complete until this is done.
The war Investigation is furnishing
scant comfort for the sensation mon
gers up to the present writing.
The Spaniards might learn some
thing about fighting from the Pillager
Indians.
Tho carnival and then the camp. Ma
con la In It. .
LITTLE OLD FIGHTING JOB.
To the Editor of The Telegraph: I
find in a late l.wuo of the New Orleans
Tlmee-Democrat tho following tribute
to that gallant soldier and patriot, Gen.
Joseph Wheeler, and I ask that you
reprint it, especially a3 he may be with
us during the coming carnival. If he
comes he will be the guest of MaJ.
William II. Ross, and will doubtless be
tendered a reception by his host. Dur
ing that reception I suggest that these'
veriwfii Din read or rtclted, and I am
cure all who may be present Will'
always hold It among their most dearly
r-membeml pnvito have in* t »1: ■
man Whose heroic personality- has in
spired these stirring lines.
A. Reese.
WHEELER AT SANTIAGO.
Into tho thick of tho fight he went, pallid
ghostly wisp of a mnn;
But tho fighting soul of a fighting ni.m,
approved In tho long ago.
Went to tho front In that arrtbulanc* In
tho body of Fighting Joo.
Out from the front they were coming
back, smitten of Spanish shells—
Wounded boys from the Vermont hills
and tho Alabama dells;
"Put them into this ambuluncc; I’ll ride
tp the front." he said,
From end to end of tho long blue ranks
rose up the ringing rheors,
And ninny a powder-b’aekenetl face was
furrowed with sudden tears,
Ar. with fi;i&hing <-yrn ;ind gl.■.lining rv.nr
and hair and h^nrd or snow,
Into the hell of shot and shell rode little
old fighting Joe.
cuuiu iiul
For he heard the song of th6 yester-years
In tho deep-mouthed cannon's bay—
He heard In the calling ssng of the guns
Beats out in lovo nnd reverence—and to
each dear boy In blue
Who stood or MI 'mid the shot and shell,
and cheered in the face of tho foe,
As, wan nnd white, to the heart of the
fight rodo littlo old Fighting Joe!
—James Lindsay Gordon.
OENERAL_MANAGER HARVEY.
From the Richmond Times.
Hobson’s demonstration of the value
of air-bags has brought “Coin” Har-"
vey right to the front again.
"Coin” Harvey has been made “gen
eral manager of tho ways and means
committee for the Democratic party"
Aa we remember this man the “Coin”
soubriquet sprang from the fact :fhat
he Changed his entire bank baiam>.
Into gold just .before the election of
1898.
HIGHLY APPROVED IN SCHLEY.
From the SChloy County News.
The suggestion of Tho Telegraph to
hold a farmers' convention and discuss
wheat and all that pertains to Its cul
ture Is highly approved of here. Thero
1, a disposition to return to the Old
way of eating homo flour, ground at
Georgia mills.
AS PREDICTED.
From the Dalton Citizen.
As tho Macon Telegraph predicted,
tho Atlanta Constitution succeeded In
electing Woodward mayor of Atlanta,
INTERESTING FIGURES.
Col. Martin V. Calvin Discusses Agri
culture In Georgia.
In a recent article on the subject of
agriculture In Georgia, Col. M. V. Cal
vin of Augusta says:
It occurred to me a few days ago to
look Into this Interesting subject and
see, ty a prccesa of comparison, what
has been accomplished or what lost In
certain groups of years. I determined
to Institute a comparison between two
groups of three several years, taking
them, ns neittly as possible, eight years
apart. Following this thought, I took
somewhat arbitrarily the years 1885,
1886 to 1888 as my flrat group and the
years 1898, 1896 and 1896 as my sscond
group. ,
. Necessarily I shall deni liberally in
figures, but If jour readers will follow
me, I trust that they will find them
much less dry and much more Interest
ing thun they nre usually esteemed to
be. In any event, the statistics may
afford food for thought. e
Ily wuy of preface, let me sty that In
ISM Georgia produced 30,778,298 bushels
of corn, 12.*1,8>? bushels of oats nnd
115 MS tmah.’.t of rj-c and owned 2.018,-
116 hogs, im against 1.396,362 In 1S90.
Georgia ewned In I860 quite 30,003
horses move than In 1890 and 12,000
milch fnw* more than In 1890. This
statement will possess additional in-
tor-'rt when tho results for the group
of years mentioned here have been
bummed up. Wo And that Georgia pro
duced crops as follows:
In 1888, 82,162,000 bushels of com, val
ued- at 61S.6td.960 : 3,817,000 bushels of
Wheal, valued at 33,670,610 ; 6.395.000
bushels of oats, valued at 33,189,360;
10.012 tons of hay, valued at 3230,336;
9'W.025 bales of cotton, valued at 339 -
413.826.
In 18*6 the yield and values were as
follows: Com. 81.197,000 bushels, worth
318.718,00020; wheat, 1.600,000 bushels,
worth 31,774,500; oats, 8,301,000 bushels,
worth 33,190,600: hay, 34,980 tons, worth
*161.740: cotton, 950.000 bales, worth
333.tlG.703.
In 188* we produced 18,049.000 bushels
of coni, valued at 316.438,940; of wheat,
1.91ft,000 bushels, valued at $3,101,000; of
oats, 7,115,000 bushels, valued at 63.770,-
9S>:; of bay. 47,993 tons, valued at 3646,-
013;^ of cotton, 953,(33 bales, valued-at
In 1891 wo produced crops aa follows:
Corn, 33,678,000 bushels, worth 318,859,-
(35; wheat, 1.732,834 bushels, worth 31,-
6».r42: oats, 7.948.000 bushels, worth
64.132.953. hay, 214,117 tons, worth $2,-
*■**."■ l: notion. 1.125,000 bales, worth
kn.38c.7gn.
In 1S95 our fiotia gave results aa fol
lows: Corn. 42,173,000 bushels, valued
at 117.290,717: 1.3M.706 bushels of wheat.
, valued at 31,091.179 ; 6.(79,048 bushels of
’•cats, valued-at 3»,072,362; 236,641 tons of
hay, valued at $2,678,297; 1.079,000 bales
of cotton, valued at $22,046,300.
In 1896 we produced 32.830,000 bushels
of com, worth $14,116,751; 1,700.000 bush
els of wheat, worth $1,512,880; 6.0*5.28,
bushels of oats, worth $2,084,968;
735 tons of hay, worth $2,036,572, and
1,270,000 bales of cotton, marketed at
$.'■7,719,000.
We find that for the years 1885, 1886
and 1868 the com crop of our state
aggregated 91,428.000 bushels, valued at
$53,811,100; that the corn crop for the
years 1893, 1893 and 1890 aggregated
108,681,000 bushels, yielding $60,267,303,
that, while in point of bushels pro
duced we gained 17,263,000, we v
short In money value $3,543,797.
To what cause do you attribute this
griat disparity. Scarcity of money,
overproduction or under consumption?
Yhcae are very important Inquiries:
they cannot be lightly passed by.
The record discloses the fact that the
Georgia wheat crop for the first group
of years aggregated 6,417,000 bushel.i
valued at’$6,946,030, while that of the
second group of years , amounted to
4,417,630 bushels, marketed for 34,163,607,
so that we produced during the second
group of years, 1SS3, 3893, 3896, less
wheat by’ 3,653,470 bushels than during
the years 3885,' 3886 and 38S8, and re
ceived 32,782,423 less In money.
Why this falling off In the acreog'
■own or In tftr ylsMi vM' aerof- Thar*
was a difference In price of 21 cents
per bushel agalnst the crop of the sec
ond group of years.
A comparison shows that the' oat
crop for the years 1885, 3830 and 18.36
amounted to 38,011000 bushels, mar
keted at 310,540,850, while the crop for
1893, 1895 nnd 1896 aggregated 19,719,330
bushels,, valued at $9,238;283. We gained
1,101,236 bushels over the first group of
years, but .the yield In money was
$1,252,567 less. The crop of the first
group sold for 66.6 cents per bushel;
that of the secoTid group for 47.1 cents
per bushel.
The hay crops of the first group
amounted to 99,017 tons, priced
53.531,078, while that of the second
group aggregated 640,393 tons, valued
at 37,257,120.
This presentation ought, Indeed, to
prove very encouraging, it shows on
its face that our people have begun
to appreciate the value of hay as a
money crop. Observe, It you please,
that wo gained 540,776 tons and re
ceived for It $5,926,042 more than In
1885, 1886 and 1888. A larger crop gave
more money; that Is natural enough.
The crop of the first group sold for
313.38 per ton; the second, $11.33 per
ton. A few weeks ago I read In the
Country Gentleman that farmers fn
tho Mohawk valley realized from $3 to
$4 per ton for their new hay crop. That
Is calculated to make our brethren up
Nopth sympathize with us when they
see cotton quoted at 3 to 5 cents. There
Is a lesson for tho country In the low-
price of hay North, but I havo not
time or space to refer to it now. In
Augusta new crop hay—young John
ston grass—sold this season at $7 per
ton, loose. That Is an exception; the
ruling figures are *10 to $12 per ton.
This Increase Is over a half million
tons Of hay. yielding Itself quite $6,000,-
'4)00, means that there Is a way of
escape to us from the all-cotton sys
tem. One would be greatly surprised
to know how many thousands of tons
of Western hay are sold In Georgia
notwithstanding the crop grown within
the state.
-A few days ago I saw at the post-
office In this city an Invitation for bids
for hay to supply the arsenals at this
point, and timothy hay was prescribed,
Leaving out of consideration pea hay,
which is practically Incomparablo as
un all-round forage, crowfoot grass,
Johnson grass and beggar weed are
superior to timothy In this, that of al
buminoids—which contain nitrogen and
bone and flesh forming elements. Tho
first mentioned contains 11.64 per cent:
the next, 10.11 per cent; the next, 16.25
l*r cent, while timothy contains 9.03
per cent only. Our native or adopted
grasses contain less of carbohydrates
—producers of animal-heat—than tim
othy. This Is a provision of naturo;
the heat-producing elements are not
needed In this climate.
Wo find that the cotton crop of th(
years 1886,. 1887 and 1388 amounted to
2.863,648 bales,, valued at $112,018,673;
that of 1893, 1894 and 1895 aggregated
3,474,004 bales marketed, at $105,152,175.
We produced, SlO,352 bales more ^during
the last three years than tho first, but
-received 36.855.4S8 less money.
In 1895 wc used and paid for commer
cial fertilisers to the amount of $5,264,-
675; In 1896, wo used'$5,480,674 worth;
In 1888 ewe used $6,086,070 worth, or' a
total In the throe years of $16,831,328.
In other words It took quite tho entire
receipts from the wheat and tho oat
crops of tho first group of years to. pay
for tho .commercial fertilizers used.
Well, wo had left of the receipts from
the two crops $055,551.
In 1893 Georgia farmer* expended
$7,792,494 for commercial fertilisers: in
1895, S.222.616; In 1396, $8,843,638, or a
total In three years of $24,798,648. In
other words, it required the entire re
ceipts from the wheat, the oat and the
hay crops that group of years—$20,709,-
010—and $4,0S9,6$3 In addition thereto
to pay our fertiliser bills.
Now, I am not Inveighing against
commercial fertilisers; I believe in
them—In a liberal and Judicious use of
them. My object Is to get these facta
before the people In order to Induce
them to put their "thinking caps o’
nights."
Now for tho summing up. Here it
Is: While wc produced In 1893, 1995 and
1896 17,253,000 bushels of corn; 1,101,336
bushels of oats: 640,776 ton* of hay, and
610.352 bales of cotton more than dur
ing 1885, 1386 and 1888, we received less
money by $*.619,243. Or, viewing the
situation from the other standpoint, we
received from the corn, wheat, oat, hay
and cotton crops of 1*85, 1886 and 1888
$181,617,751 and paid for commercial
fertilizers $18,837,329; we received In
1893, 1895 and 1890 from the crops men
tioned $176,128,488 and expended for fer
tilizers $24.798,841—total receipts from
crops being In tho six years $360,776219
and expenditures for fertilizer* 341,636,-
077.
What a wonderful state Georgia
must be, to be sure. Why, with the
energy of her people, with the capabil
ities of her soil, with her matchless
climate she ought to blossom am the
rose, agd, In point of prosperity and
happiness, she ought to -be as beauti
ful ns the morning.
I might have presented other facts,
but the foregoing are sufficient for the
purposes of this artlcle-already clear
ly intimated—act' the people to thtnk-
Doea anyone question the statements
made? I have the proofs on my desk.
Respectfully, Martin V. Calvin.
Augusta, Oa„ September 90, 1898.
UNPROFESSIONAL RUDENESS.
From the Milwaukee. Sentinel.
Mr. Corbett frankly admits that he
was surprised to. r»pt a professional
prize fighter who ccnld be so rude as
to retort to violence.
THE CURSE OF ITALY.
Once Every Two Hoars the Stiletto
Claims Its "Victim.
From the St. Louie Globe-Democrat.
Throughout the Kingdom of Italy an
Italian kills an Italian every two
hours during the entire year by means
of the knife. Such are the official sta
tistics which were today placed be
fore me by Baron Garofalo, vice-presi
dent and leading spirit of the associa
tion which, under the presidency of
Queen Marguerite, and the patronage
of King Humbert, has been formed to
put down homicide by depriving it of
Us all too convenient and all toe uni
versal weapon, the accursed knife.
During the 365 days of the year 1897,
there were placed on record 5,580 homi
cides by means of the knife, a total be
sides which the list of killed in the
sanguinary battle of Custozza, and
even In the-holocaust of Abba Crlma
In Abyssinia, sinks Into Insignificance
Italy Is, In fact, engaged In a personal
war with herself, which costs her on
an average of 5,000 lives annually.
The league, or association, which has
Just been formed under these royal au-
spices has very rightly and cleverly
placed Itself In communication with
the various labor unions and trade as
sociations, and among the first of the
labor asportations to take up the .mat
ter with enthusiasm and with vigor
has been the Union of Associated
Printers, wMch Includes some of the
most public-spirited and energetic of
the workingmen of Rome.
The league,* likewise, has secured a
promise from the premier, Gen. Pel-
loux, to submit to the legislature, When
It meets again, a law rendering It a
penal offense for any one to carry one
of those knives with which In nearly
.every case murder Is done In this coun
try.
In order to realize how utterly In
adequate the tribunals have shown
themselves until now to put a stop to
crime by means of the knife, It may
be mentioned that the annual average
of hofnlcldes In Italy alone surpasses
that of all the remainder of Europe,
put together.
TRAINING CANARIES TO SING.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Classified advertisements under this
head nre intended strictly for the pro
fessions.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
PHYSICIANS AJJD SURGEONS.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
REAL ESTATE LOANS.
Loans obtained promptly at 6$i per
cent, on City real estate, and at 7 per cent,
on farms. ■
SECURITY LOAN & ABRTRACT CO .
370 Second 8t„ Macon. Oa.
J. J. COBB, T. B. WEST,
President Bee. A Attr,
P. E, DENNIS, -am
■ AltCHXXEeTu-^
508 Cherry Ga.
FifuisnYWtt’ Experience.
She Months of Incessant Care Required
■ r-f* • ■ yvf Fcr the Task.
.Tho-musical academy of the canary
breeder" has Its professors, tho stamp
of whose stylo is left on the puplla an
distinctly as that of the vocal expert
Influences the students of the conserv
atory. Every breeder makes It his,
business to constantly be on the look
out for old cock birds of repute as
songsters. These are never used for
breeding, but are ustlally kepb in
small, darkened cages. They are the
masters on which the musical educa
tion of the young birds depends.
When the nestlings are about six
weeks old, the cocks arc taken ampy
and put In a large cage until they Have
developed properly. After two months
they oro put singly Into smaller cages,
and placed In a room with the master
bird, yet so that they cannot see each
other. Now comes the testing of the
young voices, and the breeder listens
carefully to Judge their quality and
the progress the birds are making.
The best singers are picked out and
put Into what aro called "singing
boxes," small wire, darkened cages,
placed Inside a tin box. At one side Is
a curtain, which Is withdrawn when
the bird Is to sing. The greatest care
Is taken that tha canaries never hear
an Inferior bird, or. In fact, any other
sort of bird, as they are apt quickly
to lcanj wrong notes, and so spoil their
song.
The birds, too, are kept very quiet,
and allowed to sing only under pleas
ant coadltlans, as it la considered that
any kind of disturbance or fright Is
likely to create a broken. Jerky kind,
of melody. The excellence of the song
consists not so much |n its loudness,
or even in Us tone, ob In varied repe
titions of certain strains. Each melody
has Its'special name and the birds arc
classed according to the tunes they
sing.
Thero are twenty-two different
strains, and some birds have a compass
of four otflaves. The education of the
canary Involves' six months of Inces
sant watchfulness and activity on the
part of the breeder. When tho bird
has reached seven months he is sup
posed to have acquired his musical ed
ucation, although a talented pupil is
often left with the master somewhat
longer. In order to gain special finish.
BABY BRIDES.
Wo hear from a correspondent that
two memorable marriages nre Jufft
going on at Tlruchannr. In one ease
the bride Is only a little child Just a
year old and hardly able to stand
erect, and her wonld-be husband is a
boy of 10 or U,- and his eyesight is
said to be defective, but the parents
say that because Brahma Wills that ho
should be the husband of the little
baby there can be really no help for
it In the other case the bride Is 4
years old and tho husband Is ten times
older. Our correspondent adds: "Such
marriages have not altogether ceased
In this country, and these clearly indi
cate the necessity for effective legisla
tion. Let those who object to the in
troduction of the two recent bills with
which the country is familiar and
which follow the lines of the law now
in force in the Myeorc territory pause
and think calmly over this deplorable
state of things.” More particulars re
garding the parties will bo interesting.
—Advocate of India.
Hon. J. W. Treadwell,
one of the staunchest citi
zens of old Hancock, said.
“I think it is worth more
than the price of the medi
cine to take GRAYBEARI)
for general health. ”
Whatever
You Do
don’t fail to attend Roff
Sims & Co.’s big fire sale
of shoes which is now rush
ing along like an avalanche
There are big bargains here
for those who want to make
a little money go a long
way. Now is the time to
strike.
Roff Sims & Co.
ALEXANDER BLAIR,
ARCHITECT,
673 Cherry Street, Macon, Ga*
LOANS.
On Improved farm lands or city propel*
ty negotiated at lowest market ratAr
Business of fifteen years standing. Facu
lties unsurpassed. .
„ „ HOWARD M. SMITH.
' No. 314 Second St^ Macon, Ga.
Tin? Georgia Loan andTrust Co.
386 Second Street, Macon, Ga.
O; A. Coleman, General Manager.
We offer the following money for this
week: $22,750 to loan on good farm
property; $19,475 for city loans.
Our rates will‘satisfy you that wo
are. headquarters. No delay. Call and
see us.
. . DR. J. j. suBKns.
, Permanently located. In the specbiltles
restored. Female/
S10 Fourth St.. Macon. Ga. '
PEACE! PEACE! PEACE!
With victory perched upon our ban
ner, wo will onco more settle down w
a quiet and peaceful life, and enjoy the
fruits of our labor. The Maine ques
tion la what 13 best to bo done. Wo
think wo can solve the problem. Let
economy be our watchword. Bavo all
the money yon possibly can. Look at
our price list below and begin to savo
50 per cent, on all purchases In our
lino. Do not throw your money away
and pay twice as much for Inferior
goods. Give us a trial. See what wo
will do for j'ou. All goods bottled at!
the distillery. Original Bottling Only.
WHISKIES:
Per
Qt.
Belle of Macon (Kentucky Bour
bon)
Old Monongahcla pure Pennsyl
vania Rye no
Our Monogram (4 years old) 1 co
Baker's A. A, A. A. Rye C5
Canadian Rye Va
Finch's Golden Wedding 73
Old Oscar Pepper (Green Label).. , 75
Old Club House Rye 75
Hoffman House Rye 00
Mount Vernon Pure Rye (6 years 1
old i 00
Old Oscar Pepper Ryo (white la- !
bel) 1 OO
Old Crow (7 years old) 3 00
Guckenhelmer Pure Rvo (6 years
old) 100
Sweet Pansy <8 years old)........ Ii00
Old Private Stock (cream of whis
kies) 1 25
"Park & Tllford Fine Rye... 1 :s
WINES and BRANDIES.
Per Gal.
California Sherry, Port and An
gelica I $•
Imported Sherry, Port and Ma
deira , 1 00
Old Cognac Brandy ....'. 2 00
Per Bot.
Martel Brandy, S Star... $1 00
Henncsy Brandy. 8 Star 1 00
Clarets by the case of -one dozen
quart bottles $1 00
iRlilne Wines by the case of one
dozen quart bottles 4 00
All Other goods by tho gallon, au,.-,
> corn whisky, peach and apple bran-
les, 'etc.. *tc„. sold equally as low,
Am $1 29 per gallon and upwards.
We make a specialty of the jug
trsile and all orders by mall or-tele-,
graph will have our prompt attention.
Special inducements offered. Send for
price list and other Information.
'Phone 265.
The Altmayer & Flatau
I Liquor Company,
666/land 608 Fourth Street. Near Union
Passenger Depot.
Rent List.
7 Rose Park.
8 Oak street.
0 Oak*street.
7 Spring: street.
4 Hprlnj? street.
1 Second street.
8 Second street.
{ Washington avenue
Orange street
1 Borine street
8 Hazel street
l Walnut street
S Plum street
\ One house. Vlneville avenue.
\One house. Pardeman avenue.
(One house. NejHer's Grove.
A. T. HOLT,
Batata and Ipsarane. Axmt.
S.\S. Parmelee
Bi/ggies, Wagons, Baby
CiuViagos and Harness.
Celebrated Cleveland Bicyles, $40 to
$75; Staunch Cieeoent Bicyles, $20
\to $50. i
