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THE MACON TELEGRAPH : SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 25. 1904.
8
MR. OSBORNE HITS
BACK AT MR. MORRIS
8cme Lively Reeding, Though
Quite So Personal or Abusive as
the Marietta Statesman—Pot
Kettlo in Deadly Array.
SAVANNAH. Ga., Dec. 24.—Hon. W.
W. Osborne. handed the following In
terview out to the press tonight*.
“Continuing the discussion. The cold
eteel seems to have penetrated the
flesh. The more the mercenaries wig
gle the deeper will It go. I shall hold
the handle relentlessly. I am deeply
gratified to observe that my interview
has struck a responsive chord in the
popular heart
"There is nothing novel in the tac
tics of the mercenaries up to this time.
I called at their gate and invited them
•out for a controversy. They remain si
lent and unseen. They set the dog on
me instead. Of course I did not expect
them to come out at the first call. So
1 am neither surprised nor perturbed.
“I was reasonably certain the reply
would come in the form of abuse,
know the first defense would be along
the line of that aquatic denlxen that
exudes an ankly vomit into which he
retires for concealment.
“They would like this controversy to
degenerate into one of abuse, mud
slinging and blackguardism. They
would sit off to one side, watch and
grin. The public, not being Interested,
■would soon become disgusted and the
whole matter blow over and be forgot
ten. I think I caught indirectly over
the phone yesterday a governmental
chuckle nt the possibility of steering
the discussion this way.
"But It wont* happen that way. No
amount of personal abuse will swerve
me a hair’s breadth from the dignified,
plain-spoken attack I have planned.
Nor is this designed to be an academic
discussion. I atm at practical results
for good. I am the sower. I do not ex
pect the crop over night. In due time
the spears will show themselves nil
over the ground. A little turning of the
soil occasionally will insuro the har
vest.
“I confess I was impressed by the
ring In the Morris letter. Between the
introductory and the bombast with
which he concludes and above his ob
jurgations, I fancied I could distinguish
*h!s master's voice.*
“I regard Morris as a doughty little
substitute, thrown out as a skirmisher.
He is not effective because abusive,
\bombastlc and possibly still showing
traces cf the mud of his Inst campaign.
But I suppose It was the best they
could do. I must say it was a poor
move.
“The little follow courageously, upon
a pretext that does not exist, rushed In
where wiser people fenred to tread. He
will never get back to the ranks from
which he came. After a careful study
of the Morris letter I nm sntlsiled I can
capture their skirmisher nnd force him
to be an ally, though perhaps, an un
willing one. If I do I should say, Tt Is
to laugh.’ See later.
“Now, Messrs. Enemies of Democ
racy, take my advice and learn quickly
that the people want argument, not
abuse.
“In view of the ability and power of
those I attack, I nagy be pardoned, per
haps, for not following In the trail
which their little spokesman blazed
out for me. It Is true I am on known
ground, but I cannot afford to under
rate the tactical skill of my enemies.
I must be allowed to proceed with due
caution though you may be sure 1 shall
make progress ^rith the precision of a
Jap.
"You see the public must understand
that at present we are simply maneu
vering for position. The enemy Is real
ly divided Into three camps. They nre
hostile to each other whenever they
can wield the knife surreptitiously, but
never fall to present a united front to
a common enemy. I ain undecided
whether Morris Is seeking to gratify
some personal spite against Individuals
or whether there Is a shrewd charac
teristic move afoot to use me In on op
eration by the right wing of the enemy
against their own left and center. At
any rate, I may be pardoned If I ap
prehend ambuscade, pit falls and flank
firing. An ordinary sailor man, like I
am, must keep them all In front of him.
“Morris* letter consists of (1) a flor
id, sophomorlc defense of the general
assembly; (2) personal abuse; (3) a
call for Information ns to a conference.
1 take them up seriatim.
“The sole pretext for the letter was
the defense of the members of the gen
eral assembly from an alleged Insult. I
have heretofore been of the opinion
that all the members of both branches
of the general assembly were grown
up men. ! assumed each could take
care of himself. I certainly have not
heard any member cry out that he
wanted a champion. And yet we have
the little fellow, armed and panoplied,
Jumping into the arena.
“But the funniest thing of all and
what makes me doubt the genuineness
of the pretext Is the fact that 1 did
not. attack the general assembly
all. Nor Is there anything in my In
terview that can be fairly construed
as being offensive to members of the
general assembly.
“If there is I disclaim it, so as to
eliminate the issue between Morris
and I. and thus fit him for the work
I shall hereafter assign him.
“The fact Is, I don't condemn the
members of the genera) assembly. My
feeling ** one of pity. They deserve
sympathy. They have been wronged.
They have been victimized. They re
enacted the old story of Reuben up
against the shell game, with the usual
result
**1 note with genuine pleasure the
list of good things done by the last
general assembly. I observe also the
large share of credit Morris, claims
for himself. If all this keeps up I see,
in due time, I shall have to reconcile
myself to the idea that the Republican
party is entitled to the credit for the
bountiful harvest which God Almighty
decreed despite them.
"go let us not get away from the
issue. My charge was that at the
opening of the last general assembly
there were on the scene a horde of
mercenaries who had conspired and
confederated together to defeat
thy young Georgian for preferment
within his own party, and that the
gravamen of this Democrat's offense
was his Independence. • Is this true
or It it not true? That Is the question
that Interests the people <Jf Georgia
Personal abuse don’t answer. Let us
keep on top so long. Is absolutely un
der the Influence of such corporate
domination; and Is evidently under
agreement to whip the rank and fll©
of the popular representatives Into
line for the corporation* whenever
possible.*
“In the Savannah Press of Decem
ber 21, in an editorial upon my Inter
lew, we find this language: The
facts are, however, about as Mr. Os
borne has stated them at the opening
of the last legislature.*
“I believe today that Democracy’s
sole danger Is from the inside—from
the mercenaries who by their acts
make possible today a division of the
rhlte people of the state as a protest
gainst their selfish manipulation.
“Is not the harm incalculable that
attends the presence In party lines
who, If public opinion would
permit an advertisement of his busi
ness, would send out a card reading
like this:
“‘Bill Jones—Mercenary.
" 'Legislative bills drawn, pigeon
holed, amended out of all semblance,
delayed, strangled or killed, politics!
influence bought, sold and exchanged.
*' 'Democracy fooled. bamboozled,
teased, betrayed or steered up Salt
creek and left without a paddle.
“‘Either side taken.
“’Terms: Annual salary preferred,
but will work by the Job.*
"The thing horrifies when one Is
plain-spoken; don’t It?
“So far thlR is as far as I have gone.
But I nm prepared to go further. I
purpose to take the people Into my
confidence and reason it out with
them. I soy now that the question
asked me by Morris relative to the
conference in Mr. West's lntei est Is
pertinent and material.
“But the story never excites Inter
est when you commence In the middle
of the book. In a spirit of perfect
fairness to the punllc I suggest 4f» Mr.
Morris that we commence at the be
ginning, and publish the whole story
as a serial. This story properly com
mences at a mid-summer conference
In the year 1902. Mr. Morris will
doubtless recall It very promptly when
I remind him that It was the confer
ence which resulted In the retirement
of Mr. Steed from the speakership
race and the concentration behind him
of the forces that made his election
possible. Ao incident of this confer
ence, I am reliably Informed, was the
apportionment of certain high offices
for years thence next ensuing.
“Let us start the story here and I
assign Mr. Morris to write the first
chapter. I nsslgn him to the task, be
cause I was not present at the con
ference. He was. The public is en
titled to have the story first hand. I
will then edit his remarks, take It up
where he left off and bring It down
to the present time.
“The first chapter should contain
(1) the names of those present nt the
conference if It Is deemed advisable,
but the Interests represented will an
swer just as well. (2 The reasons ad
vanced at this conference why Mitchell
should he beaten. (3) The premise
made Mr. Steed to procure his retire--
mont. The article should be written
In an open, frank, dignified manner
and be free from abuse In order to
command respect and attention.
“I shan’t hurry Mr. Morris In his
literary effort. I Intend to take a cou
ple of short trips off during the holi
days and will be otherwise engaged
until the middle of next month. So I
give him until Jan. 15th, 1905, to do
his part. If he does not do so by that
time, In the full acknowledgement
that the great Jury that Is to pass
upon this question Is entitled to the
facts, I shall myself write the chapter
from Information that hns leaked out.
I am In no hurry for a further reason.
I don’t want the mercenaries put out
of their misery too quickly. Let the
punishment fit the crime. Make It a
lingering death.
It will be observed that in this In
terview I do not attempt to correct
the many grave Inaccuracies which go
to make up Mr. Morris* tirade of per
sonal ahjuse. The sole excuse Is that
this Interview Is already too long-
must not tire nor becloud the Issue
with collateral matter. I am waging
an offensive warfare. Mr. Morris Is
not strong enough to put me on the
defensive. 1 content myrelf for the
present with the statement that never
at any time have I ever received a
penny as a reward for political Influ
ence. This for my own satisfaction
only. With the recognition that it
does not absolve me from my duty to
the public and to myself to answer
specifically at a later day. Mp
Any matter personal to myself Is
at present of minor consideration.
When the shrill cry of the sentinel Is
heard.upon the still night air warning
the sleepers of the danger that
menaces It is not necessary nor
safe to stop and eye criti
cally the one that warns. If the
danger Impends, safety steps are the
first consideration.
For the purposes of this contro
versy It is sufficient If It be admitted
for the sake of the argument that all
Morris had said about me be true and
all that has been said about Morris In
the past year be true. If two such
get to fighting It at once becomes in
teresting to the honest country folks,
for If the adoje Is true they are near
coming Into their portion. That is ail
they really care about.
I like Morris* comments upon turn
Ing states* evidence, though there is
nothing forceful in his application.
When a stink smells to the highest
Heavens so as to become a common
nuisance, it is not 'turning state evi
dence* to make a casual comment
about it, even though it does stir up
trouble. I am reasonably sure the
public will observe the first Instance
of turning states' evidence—when Mr.
Morris gives up the inside of bis con
ference.
“Now, to what purpose Is all this?
What practical good can it accomp
lish? Where may the people profit from
Morris says it all grows out of
the coming race for president of the
senate. Ray It does. Let us assume.
If you please, that all who now engage
in this controversy and who may
hereafter unwillingly be dragged In
to It, are actuated by selfish motives.
The net benefit to the people is the
expose of men. motive and probable
result, that will enable this great jury
to make a righteous decision.
The position of president of the
senate la a high office and an Im
portant one. The suggestion that it is
important because it gives the holder
a grip on party politics is to silly to
argue.
Tt Is an undeniable fact, however,
that If the next president of the sen
ate Is nnder the Influence of or Is allied
with the mercenaries, they will have
the strange hold on any refnedfn!
legislation that the house may pass.
This is the guts of the whole business.
“Let the people awake. Let. them
Inquire who are the candidates? What
are their records? With whom did
they 'train* during any legislative
reera they may have hsd? Wh
SCIENTIFIC DEFINITION
PTOMAINE POISONING
he Causes of Bacterial Changes in
Meat. Milk and Fish—Precautions
That Should Be Taken in Prepara
tion of Food Products—Canned
Goods Are Safer Than is Commonly
Supposed.
BOSTON. Dec. 24.—Just what "pto
maine poisoning” really is puzzles the
average man. For some years it has
been the fashion to attribute any sud
den and otherwise unexplainable local
epidemic of disease to this dread cause
—a form of bacterial action very
vaguely understood by most of us, aftd
only beginning to be reduced to exact
sclentlflc knowledge by the accumu
lating investigations of students of
bacteriology.
. For example. It Is undoubtedly true
that of all articles of food canned
goods, if properly prepared, are about
the safest from the action of the “bugs
that make the ptomaines." Yet they
have long been popularly believed to
be the most dangerous. And the rea
son, when one comes to think about it.
Is fairly obvious. The canned goods
are generally prepared from fresh ma
terial, used before there is opportuni
ty for decomposition to reach the dnn-
ger point, nnd they are further freed
from danger of bacterial action by
careful sterilization. And If these
safeguards have proved Inefficient, as
In rare Instances they do,there remains
a method by which the consumer can
tell whether or not the contents of
given can are perfectly wholesome. All
that Is necessary Is to Inspect the can
and, If the busy bacteria nre within,
you may be sure that they will have
been at work and that their labor will
have produced gases which In turn
will hnve affected the shape of the
can. If Its ends bulge ever so slightly,
don’t buy it. But If the ends of the can
are concave the contents nre quite
“safe and sane,’’ to borrow the slogan
of recent campaign orators. Once the
can is opened, however, the contents
are as subject to bacterial attack as
any other food product would be and
must be kept as carefully.
This whole subject, according to
Prof. S. C. Prescott of the department
of Industrial biology at the Massachu
setts Institute of Technology, fs now
much better understood by the experts
than formerly, and the main features
of It can easily be made intelligible to
the man In the street. For a long time
after the ptomaines, or poisonous sub
stances, were first discovered, It was
Imagined that they were themselves a
form of bacteria. But It is now wall
known thut they are simply poisonous
substances, produced by the combined
action of hundreds , of minute organ
isms—the so-called “putrefying” bac
teria—on the food products eaten by
all kinds of humanity except the vege
tarians. The ptomaines are, therefore,
practically ns many In number ns the
different animal food products—but all
alike In their power to mnke trouble
for humnnlty. All are alike, also, In
that they induce evils which nre pre
ventable. One Important reason, for
example, why pork hns attained so un
enviable a reputation for unwholesome
qualities Is due not to the personal
habits of Mr. Pig, but to the careless
way In which he has been handled
while being transformed into sausages.
The subject, therefore, Is obviously one
of vital Importance to human well-be
ing—so much so that It not only ab
sorbs the attention of many Indivi
dual scientists but has become of Into
years an Important pnrt of the bacteri
ological work of such an Institution ns
the Massachusetts Institute of Techn
ology, where not only Instructors but
also advanced students are constantly
working along specific lines of Indivi
dual research. And It Is owing to such
research, the world over, that ptomaine
poisoning Is losing Its terror in propor
tion as it Is made rpure and more un
likely by scientific methods In the pre
paratlon of food products.
The name ptomnlne has a rather
startling significance, going back to
the Greek word for corpse, the first
ptomaines having been discovered In
dead bodies. The name was suggest
ed In the early eighties by an Italian
scientist, some years after the first ex-
act knowledge hnd ben obtained of
what the substance actually was that
for centuries hnd been causing such
disastrous results to the human being
who accidentally came In contact with
It. As long ago as the time of the
ancient Hebrews, the danger of this
kind of poisoning had been recognized,
although the cause was neither sus
pected nor sought after. One may still
read In Deuteronomy the command:
“Ye shall not eat anything that dleth
on Itself: thou shalt give It to the
stranger that Is in thy gates, that he
may eat of it"—which is a direct in
Junction to avoid ptomaines although
It hardly reflects much credit on the
hospitality qf the ancient Hebrews.
place with great rapidity nnd are. al- ;
most Impossible to detect in their first 1
stages. Later the decomposition Is
accompanied by a characteristic taste
or odor; but the food may have be- •
come dangerous before these telltale j
evidences are noticeable.
The remedy Ues In stringent laws
regulating the sale of any food product
that is open to suspicion—and especl-
tlly in removing from every creature
that has been sacrificed to the human
appetite the Intestinal tract where
these dangerous organisms are found
in greatest abundance. The passage
of such laws, based upon the work of
the bacteriological laboratories, has
already marvellously reduced the num
ber of reported cases of ptomaine
poisoning—a danger that must have
been vaguely realised by primitive
man centuries before the presence of
any kind of bacteria was even distantly
suspected.
Fish poisoning Is another way In
which the 'so-called ptomaines hnve
caused humanity a great deal of un
happiness; though many times this
type of food is wrongly supposed to be
guilty. Certain fish, for example, have
poison glands of their own an! are
only wholesome when those glands
have been removed, and yet others me
poisonous at certain seasons owing to
changes thut are taking place In them
that give rise to potaonous compounds.
But In many cases the disastrous ef
fects of eating fish are undoubtedly
to be attributed to the ptomaines j re
duced by bacteria, either after the Halt
have been prepared for market or on
account of the accumulation of such
bacteria in Infected waters. And here,
also, the danger is fortunately de
creasing in proportion ns greater sci
entific knowledge not only safeguards
the fish markets, hut attends to the pu
rification of sewage before It Is per
mitted to entei bodies of salt or fresh
water.
In this study of the ptomaines lies
also the secret of the modern develop
ment of laws governing the milk sup
ply of our grent cities and the employ
ment of experts to maintain a stand
ard of purity In various dairy prodimts.
The omnipresent bacteria nre also In
evidence In the milk of III kept dairies,
and It Is only by the greatest* care In
the handling of every object that
comes between the cow nnd the milk
consumer that the danger can he com
pletely avoided. Before the modern
sclentlflc study of milk and Its pro
ducts there were undoubtedly many
eases of poisoning that remained un
explained to those who experienced
tjiem; and the known cases, since the j
subject was better understood, have
Included even Ice cream nnd custardr
In which bad milk was the dangerous
element.
Home persons, of course, are more
easily affected by ptomaine poisoning
than others, and general good health
Is, therefore, an additional safeguard
gainst this particular danger. It has
been suggested, Indeed, that most of
our minor ills could be attributed to
nuto-lntoxlcatlon” or the accidental
poisoning of ourselves with more or
mildly poisonous substances, a
majority of them being otomalnes of
one kind and another. This, however.
Is simply a theory that has been neith-
proved nor dlsorovcd, nnd modern
science claims credit only for the dls-
ery of the inrge number whose ex
istence can be proved by the delicate
bacteriological experiments thut have
led to so many laws that look nt first
glance quite unnecessary, nnd are
nevertheless of vital Importance In
tiding to the comfort and safety of
modern living. And these laws are
Invariably npproved In practice by all
for In the long run pure goods nre
more profltnble and more easily han
dled than those In which there are ele
ments of decomposition.
CORDELE'S PROSPERITY.
Business Men Gratified at Past Year’s
Accomplishments.
CORDELE, On., Dec. 24.—Cordele
business men are abundantly gratified
with the accomplishments of the past
year. It has been one of the most
remarkable in the history of the city.
Two years ago the area o/ country
that truded In Cordele averaged only
nbout five miles In every direction.
Today the best posted men conserva
tively estimate the nveruge area trad
ing here at twenty miles in every di
rection. The cities that have yielded
up large Items of their cotton und
other business Include Amerfrus, Al
bany, Montezuma. tlawklunvllte, Vi
enna and others. Cordele banks now
carry romfortnble sums to the credit
of farmers fifteen, twenty and twenty
five miles from the city. Those same
hanks have paid for the cotton of
those men raised this year, and will
continue to pay them for their pro
ducts In years to corns. The cotton
buyers who have been stationed here
have competed so sharply that this
has become the Mecca of all who raise
the Southern staple In any consider
able quantities.
The Dally News a few weeks ago
estimated that the Increase In the
wealth of this city was sixty per cent.
It Is now believed that the figures
then compiled were too modest. The
enormous amount of money that has
changed hands here means something.
The three banks of the city have paid
out fully two and a half millions of
dollars on’cotton accounts, and It Is
not all In. Capt. Coney, who Is rec
ognized as an authority on cotton,
estimates that fully 2.040 bales are
yet held for an advance In price be
fore they will be brought to Cordele
warehouses. Cordele has already re-
PE-RU-NA—THE SANTA CLAUS OF HEALTH
VISITS MILLIONS OF HAPPY HOMES
produce In south Georgia or anywhere
else. Wu can sell anything wu bring
here, und at satisfactory prices, if a
farmer cures to bring it load of pota
toes, turnips or anything else here he
will not have hard work to dispose of
It at better prioes than he can get In
any other south Oeoergln town.
"Most of us understand the advan
tages of having a court house here,
although there are some who have not
thought of the fuct that such a divis
ion would reduce the tnx rate and
have not avowed support on thut ac
count. We know thut the new county
would have railroads enough to almost
pay the taxes for the lower half of
the county. W« also know that the
taxation from the city of Cordele
would greatly reduce the taxes asked
of the country people now."
WHAT THE SENATE SPENDS.
IN GRIFFIN AND
SPALDING COUNTY
Noticeable Lack of Drinking During
the Christmas Holiday*—Big Trade
Handled.
GRIFFIN, Oa., Dec. 34.—That the
close of the year of 1004, marking the
dose of the saloons here, Is a realisa
tion of the hopes of the people, has
been demonstrated by the fnct that
there has been leas drinking In Griffin
this Christmas than has ever been
known before.
There huve only been three arrests
made for drunkenness during the past
week, and the city has been free from
Th. Enormou. Amount o( Mon./ Boqulrod j , h . , wr ronm h»n«.r*-on liint „' h ®,
in M.ilnUln tha "Qraattil Deliberative I brhYnd
The first experimental study, how
ever, of the effect produced upon an!
mats by the eating of unwholesome
flesh was carried on only a hundred
years ago when the famous physiolo
gist Albert von Haller began the pies
ent widespread work in one of
most minutely difficult of nil scientific
researches; and. although already It !i
said that the time Is not far distant
when the danger of ptomaine poison
ing, with its centuries’ long list of un.
suspecting victims, will be altogether I celved In its local warehouses about
abolished, there stll remains from a I 17.000 bales. This will make the Iocs)
Investigation for the labors of future
sclentlflc point of view a wide field of
generations of scientists.
Food poisoning may be caused in
various ways—the most common cases
being those of meat, sausage, flsli,
milk, and cheese poisoning, through
bacterial action producing ptomaines.
These bacterial changes usually take
place In the flesh before It Is cured or
cooked. During this time the bacteria,
which act by attacking the nitrogen
ous portions of the food and breaking
It up Into other substances, some of
which are poisonous, complete their
work so thoroughly that even the heat
of an oven or frying pan Is Insufficient
to destroy their newly acquired pois
onous qualities. These changes take
“Speaking of the charge of corpor
ate domination, the Atlanta Journal
editorially says: ‘Rut true in the
sense that the little inner ring. whl»
by hook and crock has maezged to j the supporters of each candidates, and
lastly, who do the mercenaries want?
Then let them select some one with
no entangling alliances. I shall then
be content,
“But they say I am actuated b]
selfish motive. 1 do this to gratlfj
political arnbiton. May be I "hall be
levs so myself whenever one of those
I attack polpt out a case in history I ne-
from the day when the Master bore I Mr. Gleaton Is
His own cross up to this present time, J porter of Cordel
receipts for the season about 19.000
holes. Last year the local receipts
ere one or two hundred hales under
13,000.
General business Indications nre
;ood for next year, although farmers
are going to buy less fertilizer, and
raise perhaps te*s cotton than thla
The territory Immediately con
tiguous to Cordele may show a drop
1 one or two thousand bales in thla
year’s plant. No drop-off Is looked
for In nezt year's receipts, however,
as the reputation that Cordele has
made as a cotton center thla year will
carry the receipts next year into the
neighborhood of 13,000,
where one ever posed as a reformer to | movement, and tbl
hia personal material benefit. Until
then I shall allow such abuse to pass I this etty,
me by as harmlessly os a summer I us all that we
•Alte. It l« th
Favors New County.
CORDELE. Ga., Dec. 24.—T. E.
Gleaton. one of the prominent farm
ers of the Fourteenth district of Dooly
county, spent today In Cordele.
Gleaton is holding thirty or forty bales
of cotton for better prices. If**
he has made up his mind to bold until
April. If the market Is not In better
shape by that time, he will continue
to take care of It until next year if
IS *
new county
to Maintain th« “Greatest Deliberative
Dody In the World.”
From ivnrson’s Maxaslne.
The Biliary of a United Htatea senator,
Uke that of a member of the house of
representatives, Is $5,400. and he allowed.
•-hnlnunn of a committee, In .Which . ......
ho hns the appointment of a higher sala
ried clerk) nnd $125 for stationery. That
Ht-eme modest, hut the perquisites and
emoluments not set down In the law sro
numorous and attractive, and account In
no email measure for the tenacity with
which a small calibre senator holds on
hen once he has been Heeled.
Tin- senate is a small body, but It takes
big amount of money to run It, t»s the
. -jllowlng extracts from the last annual
appropriation bill will *how:
For compensation of senators.,..$ 45C.OOO
For mileage of senators 43,000
For expense* of the office of
vice.president (there is none,
by th<* way, but Mr. Frye oc
cupies this room) 5.740
Chaplain l.voS
Office of secretary of the senate. 71,194
Document room 10,120
Clerks and messengers to com-
mitt* cm 147,340
Office of sergeant-at-arma and
door keeper 134.144
Poet office 17.$$**
Folding room 27.624
Knglne«?re. elevator service, etc. 27,445
Senator*' serraterles 46.000
Stenographer* of Investigations
and Inquiries
Reporting debates.....
MI*cHtancoi:n. not Including the
expense of the capital police
force, one-half of the total
($75,000) being paid by each
hou
169,400
Shopping In Mexico.
From the Mexican Herald.
"Well, what do you think of that?"
hibned a young American Indy in n
dry goods store the other day us she
8 rvcd u number of fashionably got
exlcjm ladlea enter the cstabllal i
and Hhake hands all uround with
’’It la tha custom or the eountry
dear.” said-the elderly lady who ac
punted h«r, und who seemed ucuua
more thoroughly with life in this
"nnd ls (| not hy any means a dlapla
”liow many of the little umenlri
life those of ns ihteu who have cut
the habit of at niggle-for-lifs
shopping. Tilt* bargain c
und the Friday s.iI*m that
that might lie mentioned
gentle affability of till* delll
pution. Here In Mexico nho|
properly carried out. takes •
the feat urea of n social fllnet!
f .ndte* here show their
and attentlo
mte
Grand total 9l.Mf.K73
The total of $1,327,373 tells la n general
way the story of how expensive ft Is to
record the doings of ninety law-maker*,
and to keep them comfortable and happy
for a period of twelve months, but It Is
the details that are most Interesting.
In 1474 a senator of the United W
_ . __ 'pile*
.. himself out of the public trasury,
dditlon in hfs salary, with hla mileage
1125 for stationery, and one clerk. If
mppened to he the chairman of a pom-
tee. That wab practically all. In i:>04
fnltr-d Htatea senator would sniff st
clerk, and declare It ImposHhte to
nd to hi* work without two or three,
h a thing as peylng for a clerk out of
prcdlceasors, u pb
tutor
today <
that near
Will f.tV!
hfs
rdela,** he said, **aff«
could desire In a county
i te*t market for farm
Hufferers fror
Balrln * e The °pri
which it affordi
times its cost.
gists.
s a crime.
sciatica should not
Chamberlain’s Pain
pm. relief from pain
Is alone worth ninny
For sals hy all drug-
hnvo always heretofore celebrated the
birth of Christ by spending their
Christmas drunk.
And while the bar rooms have no-
Hood a large decrease in business dur
ing the last few days, the other mer<
chants have hud u most prosperous
tisoti, notwithstanding the low prices
of cotton, which was thought would
cause a falling off In Christmas shop
ping.
8warm of Buyers.
The streets for the last week were
crowded with holiday buyers, and some
of the stores hnve been unable to han
dle the Immense crowds that have ac
tually swarmed in their places eager to
bo waited on though special prepara
tions were made by our merchants to
handle the Christmas business, which
was generally expected.
Yesterday was a bud day for shop
ping as it rained during the day and
made It disagreeable on the streets,
but this had no effect on business, as
the stores were packed from early
morning till late In the night.
Paid Fire Department.
Next Tuesday the eftiy council will
pass an ordinance Installing a paid fire
department which Is so badly needed
here, and which has been the topic of
comment during the last month.
There is some opposition to the
movement by Company No. t of the
volunteers, but as the entire senti
ment !u In favor of the move. It has
been decided on by the Are committee
to begin the new year with a paid de
partment, and the members of compa
ny No. 2 have given to the city all of
their equipment, consisting of hose
wagon, horses, steamer, etc., which
were accepted by the council at their
meeting Tuesday night on the condi
tion thut a paid department Is to be
started January 1.
Notice of Appointment.
Col. H. K. Patterson received yester-
I day notice of hie appointment of solic
itor of the city court of Griffin to suc
ceed Holtcltor Boyd, who for the past
two years has made such an efficient
officer.
The only opposition Col. Patterson
had was Col. Beck. % prominent and
able lawyer, hut ho withdrew hi *y-
X the
store the led
mice with t
hand. Then
ng their I
md ~-
romlng
ether. Und the
far ns
famllk
and cf\
the captain of th*
York harbor to x
According to a wrl
buying a sack of
hte P meate^nSt k
heh'I-i (he autllll
MONEY
Come at Once
Don’t Wait!
We make Leans
f.:i Pianos, Organ-, Furniture, ■
Horses ard Carriage?. __ .
liasily Borrowed
Easily Paid . .
All !»:; ■ «■- Hrii tly confrlcntiaL
)rop L' .< n- \il and <>ur man will
>oui
H. C. Hamrick Mgr,
CoUici 4th and Boundary db, j
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