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THE MACON TELEGRAPH : SUNDAY MORNING, 'AUGUST 14, 1904.
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REV, GERDINE WRITES
OF A BOMBARDMENT
The following letter will be
keen Interest In Macon. T:
Rev. J. L. Gerdlne. Is ;i son of Mr. J.
H. L. Gerdinc. and the account he gives
of the bombardment of Gens.m. Korea,
makes Interesting reading:
OENSAK, Korea, July 8, 1904.—My
Dear Father: I sent you a card a few
days ago, saying that the bombard
ment here had resulted In little harm
and promising to give further details
in a letter. I have been frank In all
my letters concerning the war situa
tion, and give you the farts as they
were, though no doubt the danger will
seem greater than It really was. Seven
torpedo boats came Into the harbor
hero at about 5 o'clock Thursday
morning, June 30. • They tried to And
out from a member of the custom staff,
who stays upon the custom boat, the
situation of the Japanese consulate,
barracks and telegraph offices. Fall
ing to get him to disclose, they began
guessing us to the houses and firing
Into what they supposed were the pub
lic buildings. I may say that they
guessed wrong and none of the build
ings mentioned received a shot. It
was about G o'clock when they began
. bombarding and I knew nothing of the
arrival of the boats until 1 was
awakened by the first shots. Our
house, you know, is nearly a mile from
the • bay. Hurriedly putting on a few
clothes, I went out on our front ve
randa and saw the roads in our valley
filled with people lleeing from the Jap
anese settlement. Naturally there
was a rush and great confusion. The
situation of the sick, aged, women and
. ill li w.i> • s • : i 1 ’.; • 'm !.!’ g and
aroused my sympathies geratly. Shells
were whizzing past the house, and
while Iwas outside I saw the dust fly
ns one struck Just outside our garden
fence. It did not explode and I re
covered this one. It is 6% inches long
and weighs four pounds. It was
charged with powder, but I have had
the explosive removed, so that It Is
now harmless. I shall keep It as a
fccuvenir and reminder of the day.
After finishing dressing I went across
the valley <o consult with Dr. Grierson.
1 learned then that there was no land
attack, as the Koreans had reported,
•hut simply an attack from the sea—
a sortie from a part of the Vladivo
stok squadron. This simplified the sit
uation and I returned to he house to
look after the condition of the people
In my care. My chief anxiety was for
Di. Hurdle's teacher, who lives on our
lower place, which was directly In the
line of fire. He has been very ill and
was barely able to walk with the aid
of a stick. Fortunately the bombard
ment held up just at that time, and I
rode my wheel down the valley half a
mile to his house. When there I went
upon our house site and saw the boats
for the first time, learning then that
only torpedo boats were in the harlm
and doing the firing. I could also se<
the upper works of a small steam craft,
which had been sunk in the harbor.
Arranging for the removal of the sick
man I went back home and had bre.rfc-
fast. Before reaching the house firing
began again, this time they were shoot
ing at u Japanese sailing wessel. which
heavily laden, was entering the harbor.
I was proud of my boy in the kitchen;
ns I passed through the kitchen, during
the bombardment, he was kneading
brend, I told him he could go if ho
wished and seek a place of safety,
said no, If It did not get any v
than that he would stay and his work
• ns the bread would spoil If not baked
that morning. Ho It washe had my
breakfast ready when I got back from
the lower place.
My concern then was that the larg
ships which I felt sure were outside th
harbor, would come in and lire on the
town until they set fire to It. Imm
dlately after breakfast, therefore, I
went upon the mountain back of our
house to see what was going on out
side the harbor. I hod my gin
could plainly see six of the
boats with the Cneorer Rossla, Admir
al Hhlrkloff's ling ship, about 12 mil
from there. The torpedo boats and left
the harbor after setting fire
schooner, and Joined the Rossla. They
Were all npproachlng the harbor en
trance and I supposed that the torped
boats had reported the situation to the
Rossla and that they with perhnps
other large boats would enter the har
bor and bombard until the town
burned or otherwise destroyed,
cording to the account of the New York
Herald's war correspondent stationed
with J here, the torpedo boat
rlter. 1 before 'eavlng.
I came back home
omen and children o
fired 276 shots
nd
?d tin
MORE FACTS ABOUT
“WOMAN IN INDUSTRY’
taken to the mountains out of range ol
the guns Aft. i getting thh s in h
at the house apd going again to th<
lower place and hoisting the stars an*
stripes os. our hall completed resi
dence, I returned to my point of ob
servation. The Rossla and torped*
flotilla had changed their course am
were running almost parallel with th*
shore line, but little out at sea. I ob
served smoke behind the island it
front of them and In a few minute;
the four funnel cruiser Genenovoi ap
pea red followed by the Ruvlc and wh *
I too to a collier. Then appears*
the Rossla and torpedo boats.
The question then was would the;
return and bombard the town or leav
with the work that had been dom
They steamed out to sea at 11 o'elocl
and we have seen nothing more o
them. We think that the purpose o
the attack here was to try and drr
the fleet from J?ort Arthur,
hardly succeed In that, ho
may come here again. We
Ing for future bombardments should
they transpire, by arranging a tempo
rary shelter In the hill close by, where
we will be entirely protected from
shells.
Port Arthur will. we think, fall soon,
and then with a Japanese nqundron on
this side we will have nothing to fear.
The ladles here stood the Are splen
didly. There was no time to prepare
fight, and so they stood on the hill
watched the affair. None of them
ned unusually nervous after It win
Hnrdle was
i Line of Endeavor in Which aa a
Newoomer Shu is Not Ready for
Final Judgment—Refutation of the
Charge that Her Work Unfits Her
for Motherhood.
REV. MR. AINSWORTH
MADE CHAIRMAN
Succeeds Col. Isaao Hardeman as
Chairman of tha Executive Commit
tee of Wesleyan College—Miss Pope
Teacher of History.
gain away when the fleet came. So
far h* has seen nothing of the war.
le will return within n few days. If
he weather does not stop him. R is
iow the rainy season and travel is un
certain. Brother Hounsell, of Seoul,
vlll co ne with him. I think.
The Strong Shoe Company Clock.
The clock ;.t tli.- Strong Shoe **<-in-
mny stopped nt thirty-four minutes
md fifty seconds nfter three o'clock.
Our first prize of $3 was drawn yes-
erday by Mrs. T. W. Glaze. 707 Sec
ond street, on guess three hours, thir
ty-three minutes und thirty-seven
■conds—being the nearest guess re-
irned and presented.
This bids fair to become by far the
most popular advertising schemes ever
used in this city.
The cards are good at each Satur
day's drawing during this entire con
test and also at the big one Xmas for
130. You get a card, containing one
guess with each dollar purchase.
Get In the game In time for our
drawing next Saturday and win a
prize.
IN THE CHURCHES.
Christ Church—Walnut street be
tween Second and Third. Rev. Win.
B. Walker, rector. Holy Communion
7:30 a. m. Sunday School 9:30 a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon 11 a. m.
Evening prayer and sermon 8 -p. m.
Wednesday. Litany, 6 p. m., Friday,
evening prayer 6 p. m. The public
cordially invited.
St. Barnabas Church.—Third street
between Hawthorn and Hazel. Rev.
James B. Lawrences In charge. Holy
Communion 7:30. Sunday School. 9:45,
morning prayer and sermon 11 a. m.
evening prayer and sermon 8 p. m.
St. John’s Chapel.—East Macon. Rev.
Janies 13. Lawrence in charge, Sunday
School 3:30 p. m. Evening prayer 4:30
p. m.
Some facts and theories of Interest
tending to eontrovert the disheartening
showing made by Mrs. Flora McDonald
Thompson in he* paper on “Woman In
Industry" in the May number of the
North American Review are contribut
ed to the August number of that peri
odical by Elizabeth Carpenter.
There Is a fatal flaw In all statist!
which contrast the male and femalo
forces in the Industrial world, or any
where else for that matter, says Miss
Carpenter. No true woman wants to
be a man, any more than a virile man
will! wants to be a woman. For nil time
and! they are simply—different; “male and
female created He them,” and it Is as
futile to attempt to equalize them as It
would ho to make a doer love the ways
of n lion or an eagle content himself
with the scope of a wren. Each has
a place, and that place Is final. Statis
tics. therefore, which aim to prove that
newly arrived woman fails to equal ex
perienced man are no more fair than
would be figures which showed the su-
i periodty of the trained artisan over the
j raw apprentice. .It Is a plain truth that
ln| the world of Industry, outside the
Col. Isaac Hardeman resigned the
chairmanship of the executive commit
tee of Wesleyan Female College
count of press of other duties. Rev. W.
N. Ainsworth was elected in his
Miss Mattlebelle Pope was <
teacher of history. Miss Pope \\
first honor young lady two years ago.
i the
To Confer Master's Degree.
Mabel Lodge 255. F. and A. M„ will
confer the master's degree at Fort
Hawkins lo*lge Monday night at 7:30
o’clock. Past Grand Master W.
Da vis and Past Masters C. E. Da mo
W. 13. Chapman. L. W. Burkett. Sam
Griswold and L. J. Michael will ass
In conducting the ceremonies.
rethren of local lodges are invited to
attend.
First Church of Christ Ccientlst.—
Services Sunday 11 a. m.. Subject:
"Mind,” Golden text—Psalm 9:10.
Testimonial meeting Wednesday 8 p.
m. All are cordially invited to attend
these services which are hold In the
bell of the Public Library* Reading
room same building.
Mulberry Street Methodist—The pns-
tor. Rev. w. N. Ainsworth, will preach
morning and night. Morning subject,
“How to Multiply a Man's Value.”
Night subject, "A Coword Faced.” Gos
pel song service. A welcomo for the
masses.
8T. Joseph’s Church—6:30 a. m., first
mnss: 9:30 n.m., second mass; 5:30 p.
in., vespers and benediction and dev*
tlon. Monday, feast of the AsHiirnptk
of the Blessed Virgin; masses at 6, 7
and 8 m.
tic regime, women are still
gers; they are merely beginners,
apprentices; and it Is centuries too
early to attempt final conclusions as to
their industrial acceptability when
compared with men.
Mrs. Thompson charges thafthe ef
fect upon the woman herself is to Im
pair her physical fitness for maternity,
and to subject her to a false system of
education, which mentally and morally
unfits her for her economic office In the
family.”
But has not this danger been, nt least
partly, realized and provided for? In
France, we nre told, the Council of Sa
lubrity determines "what branches of
Industry a woman may engage in with
out detriment to her health.”
France, among the modern nations
of the world, has an enviable record in
regard to her Industrial ability. She
a thriftiness, a capacity, a recu
perative quality not easily equalled,
and yet wo hear continually that
France the men are the women nnd the
omen are the men.” That 1^,
France It Is a notable fact that the
clear-headed. steady-nerved, keen-
'vlf.- is the *r**n**mle force
which conserves, nnd also frequently
produces, the supplies necessary for
the support of the family.
But It is nlso true, as the quick ob
server will at once note, that In France
the problem of declining maternity Is
at present a menacing one, nnd on the
surface the iden of economic success
Injures motherhood's probabilities
might appear to be Justified. But M.
Zola has shown that when families fit
Franco nre restricted it I
to the objection of the hard-working
husband to children ns a drain on hii
resources or to the rleslre of nmbl
tIons rich couples to leave their estates
Intact to n single heir.
Where mnternlty Is concerhed the
admitted truth full exonerates th‘
average woman In the economic world.
It Is not the laboring man's wife, tl
washerwoman nor tho scrubwoman
who falls In fecundity, although th
•oil -I nly u i'li .ill Fuel? might, »»v
taxing repeatedly their poorly nour
ished physiques: nor Is It tho mate of
the middle class man. that Ideal house
wife. It Is not these (let us Insist
upon this significant fact)—it is not
these women who nre childless; It li
*ho«.. who rival th* 1 lilies of tin* field.
To the average girl in factory or mill
a home, a husband and a child are still
evidently such desirable things that
■he leaves her work and her
tlnunlly nnd Insists upon "depleting
by marriage” her Industrial,world until
she Is the despair of the statistician
In the light of the broadest truth,
then, the effect of economic labor Is not
Changes for tho Batter Affecting WrJI
Known Officials.
. h. J. Maxwell, assistant superin
tendent. Jacksonville. Flu., has h
1*1 •«»iv.t»*<| suj>« i rlnten.!.‘nt of the West-
rn Union Telegraph Company with
headquarters at Richmond. Va.; Mr
W. G. Peebles, formerly of Macon and
now manager nt Savannah, On., will be
Mstatant laptrlnUMPt at Jackson-
Fln., and Mr. Jos. Marshall, chief
operator nt .Savannah, has been pro
moted to the managership at that
point.
A TRIAL
WILL CONVINCE YOU.
There are thousands of persons to-day enjoying
good health simply because they were persuaded to
try IIOSTETTER’S STOMACH BITTERS
when their stomachs were weak and their livers and
kidneys disordered. Then there is no logical reason
why you should remain sickly and delicate. Get a
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and give it a chance to demonstrate its power to
cure DIZZINESS, INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA
CONSTIPATION, BILIOUSNESS, KIDNEY
COMPLAINTS, RHEUMATISM OB MALA
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require a tonic will also find the Bitters invaluable.
Doctors recommend it. Here’s proof:
J
HERE’S
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FOR BABY
WESTERN UNION PROMOTIONS.
A baby’s stomach is the most sensitive axul delicately attunea
organ of tue human system. It is upset and deranged from the
slightest cause and baby becomes irritable, peevish and fretful—
the bowels are often seriously involved nnd in a wonderfully short
time the little one is in a precarious condition.
An infallible and immediate enro for Baby’s ills resulting
A Woman
My husband wa
and hunter, and
men, never knows
that despit*
on tho Trail.
1 always a fisherman
like other outdoor
when to romp hoi
entreaties and "fuss
Dr. H. Zuefch. Brooklyn,
“I suffered a long time
without relief. Your Bitter
D*-. W. J. Berrinqer, Lake
“Your Bitters is the f
N. Y., says:
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View, la., says:
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THE GENUINE IS SOLD ONLY IN BOTTLES. NEVER IN BULK.
Ing," as he called It, he wna always
coming In long after dark. Uaunlly he
arrived with a basket of fish or a lot
of birds about the time supper was
half over.
I used to waste n great deal of breath
trying to convince him of the error
of his ways, but It did no good and
unlly ended In his describing in his
vn fluent and convincing way the
beauties of the woods In general and
the Joys of that one day In particular.
He usually'- wound up his outdoor
1th. "Honey, you'll have to go
along next time,” so at Inst I did go
along; nnd I don't think I ever spent
more miserable day.
I laugh now when I think ofythose
first trips. I thought there was a hug
under every leaf, a snake In every hole,
and a thousand and one horrible things
nil sides. A spider gave mo the
horrors and a big black ant strolling
across my skirt mndo the chills n
up and down my back; nnd If I wi
unlucky enough to s**e a frog or a snake
—that wns tho finish! Those we
callow days nnd,foolish!
Of course I wore a long skirt,
shirt waist, straw hnt and vc
kid gloves nnd low shoes, and wo*
uncomfortablo oh It wna possible for
orhan to be. My skirt caught on
very little, brier nnd brush, my fac*
•as red with sun burn nnd once I an*
nexed eight freckles, five of which were
on my none.
Oh. those daya! They haunt me l!k«
a nightmare!
At last, however, I learned there wai
at least some pfynnure in the woods
nnd began to take real Interest,
realized that my clothes, while quit*
all right in town, did not fit my prosen
occupation: bo i resolved myself Into
a committee of one to Invcstlgnti
decide on 0 suitable costume. I wi
something comfortable that would fit
tho surroundings nnd nt the sumo time
enable me to feel at home before other
people.
It took some courage to don short
skirls nt first, and I thought rubbor
boots made me look like 11 fright; hut
I could not fish without wi
could not wnde without boo
I was bound I would catch some fish
nt least, I mu/ttered U]
got Into tho hoots.
I finally derided on a short skirt, nn
ordinary canvas hunting c
felt hat, a double-brenste
shirt converted into a blow
of trousers that wei
iers nor knlekerbockc
stockings with woolen blc;
s over them, and a pair
vy shoes with sensible 1
or wet weather and foi
have added a pair of hoy’s n
nnd a featherweight min
be folded up and put 1
hunting coot pocket when
It only weighs two poor
Any woman will find thin
•rhaps some slight modi
fit her own Individual taste.
I dress for on outing trip
where.—Rene A. Phillips In
Outing.
The Largest Cities of Antli
. much of the vast 01....
population was not what th«
old seem to Indicate. In fn* t, 11
one hlstnrtnn thot nme-tenth*
from
Colic,
Cholera Infantum,
Dysentery,
Diarrhoea,
Is PITTS’ CARMINATIVE
which fox- more than fifty years has
been relied upon'by the mothers of
the south as an unfailing remedy
for the baby. It relieves colic almost
instantly, and euros the tortures of
teething. It is especially valuable
for dangerous summer diseases.
Ono bottle will prove its worth.
Indigestion,
Teething,
Cholera Morbus,
Nausea.
I havo used Dr. Pitts’ Csrmlnatlve
with wonderful results. It la the best
modlclno marie for teething*baMas. It.
will make them seat, regulates the
bowels, builds up the system and
makes baby playful. I have used It
with two babloa and would not attempt
to bo'without it. Respectfully,
MRS. JOHN CUMBIE.
Sprlngvale, Ga.
25 cents a Bottle
At all Drug Stores
Manufactured only by
Lamar & Rankin Drug Co., Atlanta, Ga.
MYSTERY OF JEWELS
Persian Prinoess Revouls tho Magio
of the East
A Persian prlcess Is now demonstrat
ing tho occult sciences of the Hast In
the drawing rooms of tho West Bnd In
London, says the London gapresa. At
a house In Mayfair recently this dark-
eyed sibyl lifted a corner of the curtain
which hides the nmglc and tho my
stery of tho Oriental from Kngllsh eyes.
Clad In 0 looso flame-colored gown 1
with Jewel* entwined In her dusky hair, I
and precious stones glittering In bar- I
baric array on her corsage, tho princess
succeeded In completely mystifying her
audience of women.
She declared thnt only the Eastern ,
mind could understand the deep, nil*
absorbing, passionate devotion of a wo
man for her Jewels. The Eastern wo-
man adored her Jewels. Tho llfo tha* .
wns within them responded to thnt j
Jove, and'thtjr shone with nddod lustre.
Precious stones had nil a life within
them. 8tones had sex. continued tho
sibyl, and If tho mala snd female were
placed together In the wrong way the
beauty of the stones would he dimin
ished. Place a malt nnd female dia
mond. however, In n tightly-closed box
nnd at tho end Of n few years the dia
monds would have (Ivon oft little crys
tsls. For tho same reason. Jeweler
learned In tho lore of the Must mnss«**
their diamonds together.
Of the opal the princess could no
speak without a shudder. It was ai
evil stone, and brought misfortune
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Bibb Manufacturing £0.
Macon, Ga.
Manufacturers of ■
Cotton Yarns, Warps,
Twines, Hosiery, Etc;
18 and 20 Thomas St.
New York Office.
ch**r*ls. The total populatl
NVbuchndnexsor and h!
during the fourth century
Its population was then ol
to be compared In harmful t
with the effect of tho unuxo
the petty social ambitions 1
benumbing selfishness.
When woman trlea to b*c
snd do man’s work In man’a
falls, and she will continue
long as the sex Is the final d
which no possible element Ir
disturb. But the Industrial *
not circle about the horn# w!
terlng its doors. In th* tide
that sweeps men on to fortun
nnd flow are felt as quickly
hearthstone an they ere uj*>
mm, and the woman beside 1
Is ss truly an economic t •
significantly “the woman In
as any of her sisters who haj
earning a personal Income in
reel ways.
Therefore, when ' woman
I try” means. f* It already Doe
ess ways, simply one clas
human things expreasl
selves after their own partfc
ion; when i» a Roiw
with her paint brush**, a frn n
with her pen. a flam Dai’-.n ■ i 1
nurse’s cap, a “mol! army, hush
loom, nt counter. »»'* typewm* i
libraries, in hospitals. In kltrheg*
offices. It means only th.it here a
woman Is not only the wife of
pot only the mother of sLhalf
children, but she i# normglflr “th»-
nal feminine.” rr.*nlf**w.< .:.*•*
distinctive Intelligence ^
\**r in *!.tv«. will l>o allowed
Y<>rW. I*liil.i<i«-!i>liia. Haiti-
\\ a'l;u’L r t'*n returning on
■N s*.I*i b> the Southern
t*» li*--ton on Auk- 12. i.<
otilv for the round
Jas. T T. P, !£• *