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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1904.
Jno. C. Eads & Co.
Macon’s Best
Clothing Store
Stein-Bloch
Clothes
Paragon
Pants
Dunlap
Hats
Fowne’s
Gloves
Manhattan Shirts
■ qqq BANK DEPOSIT
.-if dun.* »«nh. Dca’t daisy. Wrtnlo-dqr.
nconGU'>i>n>M*DusmE(icoiuac.Hmii,at.
Attention Creditors
Pnrtios holding Recoivor’s
Certificates against tho First
National Bank, Macon, Ga ,
should present sumo on and
nftor Wednesday, Deo. 28th
for the paymont of tho 20
por cont. dividond doclarod
by this Trust. Call only be
tween the hours
FATAL DANCE,
PROMISES ARE
. ;/\UDE BY CZAR
cJntlnu«d from P«00 On*.
and at Chenstohovo dn attempt waa
made to dynamite the atatue Alexan
der It, but only.1!: atep* were Injured.
IiOMoON, Dec. 17.—TJte Dally Mall'a
correspondent at Toklo cable* a* fpl-
Four Men are Dead and Two Othera
Injured.
HUNTINOTON, W. Va., Dec. !«.—
Aa a reault of a man dancing with
another inan'a alrl without n.klrg hie
permission, four men are dead and two
nra ssrlously Injured «t Grangers, Lo
gan county. The vlcllma are:
John and Marvin Mart, aged >1 and
if, respectively.
Martin Johnson,
Luther Dnacoin,
William Riley nnd Henry TurhevlUe
are Injured, the latter probably fa
tally.
The tragedy occurred at a Chrl.t-
mna dance which began Sunday night
about 9 o'clock after a Chrlatmiie en
tertainment In the rhutrji at that
place.
9 a. m and 1 p. m.
W. J. BUTLER,
Receiver.
Doo. 27th, 1904.
SPECIAL NOTICES
FUNERAL NOTICE.
DISHOP.—Died, at Msenn, Oa.. Dec.
jl, le.'t. Mrs. Hirsh A. Bishop. In the
Hot yeer of her age. Funeral eervlccs
■ resilience of Mr. anil
Will occur At the
a...-, HoWfll L*J»k. NoW Sprint street.
,THfrl (Tuesday) MORNING At 10 o'clock.
are Invited. Interment At Bo-
Suits, Pants, Etc.
vflsr nnd to fit, on short
h liven fret with every
Made to
notice. Br
order.
F. W. GOETTE, Ttllor,
-Cotton Avenut.
Guy Armatrong.
ARMSTRONG,
315 Third Street.
Phone 836.
Kyea teeted free. Fine Repairing.
Reliable gooda only.
CAQDAQR PLANTS
_ From the Deet Teeted Seeds.
Now rrsuy for shtpmsnt, large. strong,
hrnlthy. three plants nr© grown In tho
open (Air and will stand srvsr© frrei*
T\|thnut Injury. i:»rlv Jvrsey Waksftsld,
l.er^r Type or Chsrlsstnn Wakefield.
„ are Ihe beat known vnrlrtli* Of early
tflhbafiF alao llendereon'a Fucceauion,
tha beet large, late and aure he*d«.r; Au-
Baity X uc her. alao n Ana type of
No Caae of Pnaumonia on Record.
We do not know of u Mingle Instance
where u cough or cold remitted In
nneumnnlri or consumption when
Foley’* Honey and Tnr had been taken.
It curew cotigha and coldn perfectly, no
do not take chance* with some un
known preparation which muy contain
oplatoa, which cauee conattpatton, a
condition that retards recovery from
a cold. Aak for Foley’a Honey and
Tar and refuse any aubatltute offered.
Bold by H. J. Lam nr A Co,, druggists.
Noiay Mastlngs Ooeurrad.
"In certain towna of the empire there
occurred a aerlea of noisy meeting*,
which demanded the presentation to
the government of certain demand!
which were Inadmtaalble in tho face
of the aoefed foundation* of the laws
of the empire and the tndeiructlblo
element* which form tho government.
These sections of the public made
afreet demonstrations* In bands and
openly resisted tho police and author
ities
"Now the duty of th« government Is
to preserve order In the state and pro
tect the public confidence from nil
change In tho true couroe of Ipternal
life. Therefore, any destruction of or
der and peace and all meetings of
ant I-government character 5 must and
will he stopped by ail legal means at
the disposition of the authorities, and
these concerned In thoee disorder*,
especially persons smployod In the
government service, will be held ro-
sponsible. •* 1 •
Communication Issued.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 26.—The
following communication was issued
by the government early this morning:
"In the autumn of this year there
was a meeting In St. Petersburg of
geverai Zemstvos of the various gov
ernments, who expressed a series of
desires concerning what were. In their
opinion. Indispensable reforms of the
Interior government of the empire.
These desires were made the subjects
of action by members of various other
assemblies, which met for the purpose,
and also, notwithstanding the provis
ions of law, were considered at the
deliberations of certain town councils
and Zemstvo*. Thus, by the action of
people who tried to Introduce dis
cord Into public and state life, excite
ment arose in the minds of certain
sections of society, chiefly among Im
pressionable youths. In brief the sub
jects which will be referred to com
mittees of the council of ministers
for early report are:
The Eight Subjects,
First—A just and equitable enforce
ment of existing laws, with a view to
securing the harmonious admlnlstra
tlon of nil the courts.
Second—Zemstvo organisation, with
a view to giving the widest latitude
and autonomy to the various district
Zemstvos, calling additional Zemsvo
representatives where required and
creating smaller Zemsvo units capo
hie of dealing directly with the local
needs of the peasants.
Third*-Equality of all citizens be
fore the law. this touching the much-
mooted question of peasant equality
beforp the courts.
Fourth—Arranging a scheme
workmen's assurance, for the benefit
nnd protection of factory workers
throughout the empire.
Fifth—To secure citizens against nr
bltrary arrest and to accord Immunity
from harsh action of the police except
In the cases of persons known to he
conspiring to commit overture*
against tho stability of the state.
Sixth— 1 The religious freedom of nil
subjects of the empire without respect
of creed or manner of worship.
Seventh—For rescinding all unneces
sary repressive laws, leaving In fop
only those designed for the protection
of peasants and for the benefit gener l
Ally of subjects of the empire.
Eighth—To accord the fullest pos
slble measure of liberty to the press
and the removal aa far as possible of
tbs various restrictive laws.
How Uksts Was Rscsived.
The ukAse was Issued so late that
Us contents were not generally known
even In the newspaper offices till long
after midnight. Among those able to
express an opinion. It was considered
to be a document whose ulljmate value
depended largely upon the Interpre
tation given by the various commlt-
tees ns to the measure of liberty which
It Is possible to grant under the vari
ous heads named. Naturally It has not
met tho rullest wishes of the liberals,
but on tho other hand It Is regarded
by the reactionaries as promising en
tirely too much In the direction of
Liberal reforms. It Is complained,
ulso, that there le some amhlguiydof
expression In tho various section^ of
the document, which must be Ifft to
Interpretation by those to whom the
various reforma are entrusted.
•'On December 10. the Japanese sig
nalled the Russian , hospital ships pro
tecting the destroyer* In the roadstead
of Port Arthur to change their berth,
and the Russians requested a respite
of six hours, which meant giving the
destroyers the benefit of darkness
The sequel Is not known.
'It 1* reported that recently positions
have been captured behind Llaotle.
which have cut off the Russian supply
bases from the main force."
Foreign correspondents from Port
Arthur declare that the fortress Is the
strongest that was ever attacked and
consider that no other army In tho
world could have done what the Japa
nese have accomplished, but deprecate
as over sanguine the idea of its lmme-
late capture.
CHRISTA1AS HOLIDAYS
IN OLD GEORGIA
Aa General Rule a Spirit of Quiet
Marked Celebration of Event in
the State.
Disorders In Poland.
8T, PETERSBURG, Dec. 26.—While
the new mobilization is proceeding
quietly In most places, disorders are
reported to have occurred In Poland.
The most serious disturbance was at
Razonlo, where one colonel was killed
and a gendarme wounded. There has
also been considerable rioting at Bak-
hout, where 6.000 conscripts pillaged a
few houses nnd fruit stalls. No one,
however, was killed.
The emperor has hie personal aides
decamp at all of the mobilization cen
ters In order to see that everything
possible Is done for the reservists and
conscripts, and to obtain Immediate
reports at first hand of any disturb
ances.
Killed a Hundred.
MUKDEN. Dec. 26.—Volunteers who
crossed the Rhnkhe river on Friday sur
prised a force of the enemy,' killed
about a hundred and taking flfteeh
prisoners. The Russian losses were
trifll rig.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec. 26.—Nearly all
of the state house officials were down
for a few hours this morning, ^bonding
out Christmas greetings to each oth
er, accompanied with cigars and ex
changing views upon political affairs
that are expected to blossom out in the
near future. All of them are keeping
up with the long distance fight be
tween Osborne of Chatham and Mor
ris of Cobb, but none of them seem to
know exactly what all of this war of
wordf Is about They look for the
whole thing to be uncovered in the fu
ture so that those in front of the foot
lights may know what is going on be
hind the scenes. The Telegraph’s edi
torial 1n Sunday's paper Is freely en
dorsed.
While nearly 400 arrests have been
mode by the police since Saturday
night, a very large majority of these
have been for drunkness and disorder
ly conduct No serious disturbances
have occurred and no one was killed
today. Mldgett Venable, a white wo
man, was sent to the hospital tonight
In a seml-unconslous condition,
brought on by taking some drug. By
the earless handling of a pistol Moses
Qoodslnki tonight shot Max Silver-
man in the left side with a blank
cartridge. The wad from the cartridge
entered the left lung, making a wound
that may prove fatal.
Wesleyan Female College
and Conservatory of Music, Macon, Ga.
THE OLDEST AND BEST.
Though recently much crowded we can now
accommodate several new pupils in our dor
mitories and, classes. New and elegant Pipe
Organ. No healthier boarding school in the
Union.
DuPONT GUERRY, President.
HufTsrsrs from sciaUm should not
hrsluts to uss rhsmhcrlaln’s Puln
Hulm. Tho prompt r.llof from pain
which It affords la alone worth many
times Ita coat. For sole by all drug-
fists.
CSV «
fists II.H per
st. 11 per i.ono fo.t>. ....
usds on large lota
CHARLES M. GIOION.
Young’s Island, 8. C.
dal
leo. Spt.
S. S. Parmelee
vehicles, harness, bicycles.
Also largo stock acre—orus, such as lap
roboa. rsrrtsgr fceatenL horn© blanks mi.
whips, brushes. etc. Complete line go.
• carts, boys wagons, velocipedes, tricycles
FIELD SEEDS
Tonnsssos Rye,
Test* R. f*. Oats. | Tonnd^imi
Tenntme Burt OuU. Stu. Os. Ays',
Tennessee Rsrley. North Os. Rys
Seed Wheat. 1 Cow Pos#.
f «.
1.0 INS.
mproved farm lands or eity prop
• gotiatod at lowest market rate*
it# of fifteen years' standing
Woman Kills Enginsor.
BATSON. Tex.. Pec. 21.—W. R. Con-
stan, an engineer, employed by nn oil
['ompany here. was shot nnd killed to.
day by Mrs. Elisabeth Nichols, wife
of another engineer. Tho shooting oc
currod on the doorstop of ths Nichols
residence. Constan gained access to
tho house, It Is alleged. Insulted Mrs.
Nichols, whereupon he was ejected. He
returned later and Mr*. Nichols tired
at him from ths doorway, killing him
Instantly.
Mrs. Nichols was arrested, but later
released on a smalt bond to appfcar be
fore the grand Jury. ..
Constan !* reported to hnv* a family,
but their whereabouts la unknown.
Columbian Congressmen Arrsstad.
WASHINGTON, Dec. It —Mr. Kusl
aell. the American minister at Bogota,
Colombia, advised the state depart
ment today of the arrest In Bogota of
three oppoettlon member* of the low
er house of the last congress for circu
lating publications against ths govern
ment. The present government Mr.
Russell adds, la Inspiring confidence.
A Jap Attack.
LONDON, Dec. 27.—The Dally Tele
graph’s correspondent at Che too, in
a dispatch dated December 26. says:
"A messenger from Port Arthur de
scribes a Japanese nttack. the evening
of December 22, with a light column of
five thousand and many machine guns
on the northern defenses. They dashed
along the railway, carried trench after
trench, and succeeded In reaching the
water course beneath Pnyulssonn
mountain, whence the Russian artil
lery worked terrible execution. A fierce
bayonet fight occurred at midnight. >
strong Russian force advancing east
ward at Payulssean mountain threat
ened the retreat of the Japanese, who.
fter a desperate struggle, retired to
the north, leaving several machine
guns, 306 rifles, and eighty prisoners.
It is estimated that they lost 600 killed.
The Japanese halted near the cemetery,
nnd finding that both their flanks had
carried all the works forming the out
lying rnnge of the main forts, they en
trenched on smnll hills near Etse
mountain under a severe enfilading Are,
which caused them heavy losaes."
Columbus.
COLUMBUS, Ga.. Dec. 26.—Colum
bus people have pUd out in cash for
fireworks during tho past few days
910,000. Local dealers estimate that
$6,000 worth were sold to' the people
of the surrounding country districts.
Eatonton.
EATONTON, Ga., Dec. 26.—In spite
of the fact that Putnam farmers are
holding their cotton. Eatonton mer
chants report a good Christmas trade.
The holiday season is passing quietly
here as usual. Putnam county having
always a Puritan reputation for or
derly nnd law-abiding citizens, no mat
ter whnt season of the year.
Zemstvo Congress Opens.
MOSCOW, Dec. 26.—The zemstvo
congress of the Moscow government
opened today. Prince Trubetskoi, the
president. In his opening address, dwelt
upon the serious condition of Russia
and the regrettable war with Jnpan, the
end of which could not be anticipated
In the near future, as well ns the grnve
economical crisis through which the
country Is passing, nnd the internal
disorganization of the empire. All
this, he said, lay ns a heavy yoke on
the Russian people and produced the
condition of strong nervous excitement
under which It labored.
Continuing. Prince Trubetskoi de
dared that Minister of the Interior
Rvlatopolk-MIrsk's assurance of confi
dence In the people had given the sem-
stvo new power to serve the state.
The zemstvos had firm confidence In
the emperor. They believed the happy
day was nigh, when through the Impe
rial will, tho present bureacracy re
gime, which hod estranged the supreme
power of the people, would he changed:
the day on which the emperor would
summon freely elected representatives
of the people to participate In legisla
tion through whoso co-operation the
Imperial power and greatness of the
throne would be strengthened and the
triumphant development of tho father-
land assured.
The address was adopted by n ma
jority of the voters In ths congress.
DODGE VERY ILL.
NEW YORK. Dec. 26.—Charles F.
Dodge, who returned from Texas last
week In chnrge of United States Mar
shal Hntison. to answer to a charge of
perjury, suffered’a collapse in his room
nt the Broadway Central hotel today,
and a physician was speedily sum
moned. Later n second physician was
called In consultation. During the re
mainder of the day one of the medical
men was In constant attendance. He
Is said to be n very sick man and under
the constant care of a physician.
Messrs. Jerome and Qarvan spent
most of the day In their offices work
lag on the Dodge case. Mr. Jerome re
fused to be Interviewed and said he
could not say when he would present
the case to the grand Jury.
Closed Unlvsrsity.
LONDON. Dec.' 27.—A dispatch from
8t. Petersburg io a nows agency says
the Russian authorities have closed
Moscow* University until February 1,
owing to the recent student disturb
ances.
According to the same course of In
formation. during the riots at Razom,
two railway bridges were blown up
A Western Blizzard.
OMAHA. Neb.. Dec. 26.—A blizzard
has been genernl today over the great*
er part of Indian Territory. Kansas nnd
Nebraska and Western Iowa.
A terrific wind Is biowins here and
the thermometer Is near tho zero mark.
A thousand telephones are out of work
ing order In Omaha, where a heavy
sleet storm Impeded communication.
It Is the worst storm of the winter.
Stock men assert that the cold wave
will not affect cattle seriously, as they
are In excellent condition and abts to
stand much cold.
Fight Will be Bitter.
their ear* against the continual recom
mendation of Dr. King's New Dis
covery for Consumption, will have a
long and bitter fight with their
troubles. If not ended earlier
fatal termination. Read what
R* Beall of Beall. Miss., has
any: "Last hill my wife had
every symptom of consumption. 8ho
took Dr. King’s New Discovery after
everything else had failed. Improve
ment came at once and four bottles
entirely cured her." Guaranteed by
nit druggists. Price 60c. and S1.00.
Trial bottles free.
Sitker’a Body Found.
PADUCAH. Tex.. Dee. 26.—The re
mains of Gus Sltker. a boot maker,
who mysteriously disappeared frtm
this place on the night of February
16. 1902. was found today In a canyon
In the pasture of H. C. Cook, four mtles
west of town. A knife blake broken
off in tho skull Indicates foul play. The
body was Identified by the clothing.
Sltker was supposed to have had 9500
on his person when he disappeared.
THE GAS CUT OFF.
REBATE
Saye You Money
w
$
d.
AT NEW YEAR’S TIME,
be merry nnd wise in wine drinking. Get
the best, then you need fear no trouble.
Our
WINES AND LIQUORS
are the choicest to be found In the mar
ket. and a bottle or two will certainly
ket. and a bottle or two will certainly
make the day more enjoyable. It Is all
very well to eat nourishing food, but you
need a nourishing drink ulso. We will fill
your orders promptly.
Old Joe Mercer Corn, six-ycar-old, one
gallon Jug 12.76. delivered.
Four full quarts. $3.00, delivered.
Bartlett Pure Rye, one gallon Jug, 12.83,
delivered. Four full quarts, $3.25, deliv
ered.
Genuine ML Vernon Rye, 8 years old.
$3.75 In gallon Jug delivered. Four full
quarts, genuine &a. Vernon Rye. 94.00,
delivered.
We are agents for Lewis’ *C6; Duffy’s
Pure Malt. Wilson's Whiskies. 8azerao
PafUoI' S(.h!lf* nnil Atirnrn hoorii Writ.-*
Cocktail, Schlitz and Aurora beers. Write
us for price list. Special prices on whole
sale quantities.
Sam & Ed Weichselbaum,
'PHONE 414
361 THIRD ST., MACON. GA.
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Calhoun.
CALHOUN, On.. Dec. 26.—Every
thing passed off nicely here Christmas,
nothing occurring to mar the enjoy
ment of the occasion.
All points East and South, Including North and
South Carolina and Virginia points.
Dawson.
DAWSON. Go., Dec. 26.—Christmas
passed quietly here. There was very
little drunkenness nnd no disorder.
Trading was unusually brisk and the
merchants express themse'ves as more
than satisfied with the result
Douglas.
DOUGLAS. On., Dec. 26.—Christmas
in Douglas passed off the most pleas
antly for years, the weather being as
mild as Indian summer. The vast
crowds that thronged the streets were
Jolly in their postllng*. The police had
but little trouble In handling the
largest crowds of any similar occasion,
only a few plain drunks being re
corded. Trains on nil roads were be
hind on almost all schedules because
of Increased holiday traffic, and merry
crowds of shoppers. MerchanU all did
good business, with not a single fire
serious trouble to mar the happi
ness of tho occasion.
Hawklnsvills.
HAWKINSVILLE. Ga.. Dec. 26.—
There was but little trouble of
bolstrous nature during the Xmas
celebration with the exception of one
killing which was done by negroes and
little Xmas handlcuff between two
well known white citizens of the coun
ty. Henry Wallace, a negro character
who gives trouble nil the year round,
shot his wife, Henrietta Johnson, Sun
day at 1 p. m. with a double-barrelled
shot gun. the load taking effect In the
shoulder. She died at about 4 o’clock.
Wallace escaped but is being hunted.
He has threatened to kill her many
times before.
Very little drunkenness was notice
able on the streets compared to what
there generally is during Christmas
times.
The merchants had more than they
could do.
Work of Dynamite.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—The unex
pected explosion of a stick of blasting
dynamite today fatally Injured three
men. Injured a score of othera and
partly wrecked a large steam shovel
on the Chicago drainage canal near
Loekport, III. More than 100 men were
working wlttiln 200 feet of the dyna
mite when the exploslson occurred.
All were thrown from their feet,
twenty belnjr bruised and lacerated by
flying stones and earth. Engineer
James Hilt, an unidentified man who
acted as Hill’s assistant, and an Italian
laborer are the men fatally Injured.
The otheis were not seriously hurt
Turned off This Morning for About
Fifteen Minutee—The Danger.
An occurrence which may prove In
lcresting to users of gas tn the city
took place this morning about 2 o'clock,
all the ga* lights in use in The Tele
graph cfflc© suddenly being cut off and
remaining so for ten or fifteen minutes,
when the gr.s was as suddenly turned
nn again, without warning or expla
nation. The opening* that were in use
when the sa* was cut off aa a conse
quence leaked ga*.
Thta occurrence would prove an ax-
tremely dangerous on* under ordinary
circumstance Bed-room lights left
burning would hava been convertsd
Into daath trap*.
To L«av* Fez.
TANGIER. Dec, 28.—'The German
legation has warned German subjects
at Vbt to rr*pare to leave at a mo-
CLA VS COFFIN STORi:
ut'fcr, LAV ANB Mum r.
Mrs. N.tli, D.nt Sharp Dead.
IStaKOTOX. r*r. W— Mrs. !*•»-
trM Sharp. u,» srMotr at Major
in4.r Sharp, rnltnl Stairs Army.
,lil.r of i hr Ut. Mrs. V. 8. Omr.t
Mrs. Jorvs s. Cany of this C.ty.
Woodity apartment hou.fi
to ihla city today.
Christmas Tragsdy.
WILLIAMSON. W. Va., Dec. It.—A
Christmas treo entertainment at
church In Nolan, a small town north
of here, last ntshL was brousht to a
sudden close by a bloody flyht tn
which one man eras Instantly killed
and two others ssriously wounded. The
dead:
Everett Thompson, shot by Mlks
Duncan.
The Injured:
Nimrod Thompson, father of Ever
ett. cannot live.
Mike Duncan, stabbed by Everett
Thompson, may die.
Stabbed His Brothsr.
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Dec. JT.—A spe
cial to the Commercial-Appeal from
Coffeyvllle. Mies., say* Marshal Harri
son has stabbed and fatally wounded
his brother Henry while the two were
encayed in a tight. The injured man
has assumed the blame for the -en
counter and begged that his brother
be not prosecuted. Both were drink
ing when the difficulty occurred.
St. Louie’ New Theater.
ST. LOUIS. Deo. S«—Before an au-
dlence that used the capacity of the
Oarrlck theater. Miss Ad* Re ban. as
sisted by Charles 3. Blchman, formally
opened Rt- Lnule- new playhouse to
night. presenting -The Taming of ths
Shrew.” The Oarriek was erected at
a cost of ISOO.OOd and the building will
be entirely devoted to amusement pur-
Three B-rned to Death.
OLD TOWN- Ud.? Dec. ft.—Mack
-Nlrui.-lci. hl» *dfa and child, and Aa-
BY THE
-To-
DATES OF SALE
For The Public Students and Teache rs
Dec. 23rd, 24th, 25th, 31st, December the 17th, to tho
1904. And Jan. 1st 1905 with 24th, 1904 inclusive, with
final limit Jan. 4th,' 1905. final limit to Jan. 4th, 1905.
Ask Your Ticket Agent to Route Yoii Over This Line.
For Further Information Apply to
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116 PeachtresSt. Atlanta, Ga.
duna Cole. Nimarlck's sistsr-in-law. JAPAN’S MILITARY RESOURCES,
were burned to death today In a | (
shanty in which 60 laborer, employed c T ho f t *" N o , {M,„ M 'o’} X°. ttu. 0 "
on the Wabash railroad were housed.
The men were employed by a sub
contractor named John Nichols. An
explosion of coal oil In supposed to
have caused the accident.
The Dreyfu* Cate.
PAR18, Dec. 26.—The attorney gen
eral’s statement of the Dreyfus case,
which it Is believe^ will demand the
cancellation of the Rennes Judgment,
without Indicating further steps, will
not be ready before the end of Jan
uary. This means that a re-trlal of
Captain Dreyfus before the full au-
prorne court of appeals cannot occur
before May.
and Hardihood.
Outsiders arc not able-to for man ac
curate opinion of the real condition of
the military resources of Japan, writes
Jlhel Hashlguchl In tho November
World’s Work. Even .the 'sympathetic
people of Europe anil America are in tho
dark on the subject. I have been Informed
by an Intimate friend, who has been In
the service of the Japanese army for threo
years, that Japan can call into service nt
short notice 1,500,000 men of strong phy
sique, besides the largo national guard;
An
CHARLES WAGNER. THE MAN.
reclatlon of ths Much-Talksd*of
for. jiccordfnc to his Information. 639,-
W2 men—which was the number eligible
for conscription In 1901—had no objloct-
lonahle physical defect, and belonged to
the first class, as shown by physical ex
amination.
The tnon who belonged to the second
class had merely alight defect* In the
eye* or In some other bodily function. As
for the naval force. 27.885 men—th* total
From Book New*.
Love of nature take* place side by side
In Pa*tor Wagner’* heart with love for
hla fellow-creature*. Not many men now
adays can confess to having stood ■pell-
bound before a woodland flower, over
come by It* beauty and the force of Its
rare symbolism. It remlnr* one of Chau
cer and the earlier poet*. And a* he loves
the flowers so the animal* of the field
and forest awaken M. Wagner's liveliest
Interest, and. country-bred though he la.
.... milking of the cow* and the butter
churning, ready ever to quaff the new
milk like a happy child to whor “
world I* a new experience.
It is this enthusiasm, this qutrki
“ this ale
sympathy, and this alertness that give
him so magnetic a personality. Intensity
of life, capacity for keenest enjoyment or
__ ... njoyment
keenest sorrow, and a broad tolerance
that yet Interferes in no way with the
Life" a power In religion. In philanthropy,
and In letter*.
In appearance. Pastor Wagner la tall
and large framed, with unruly light hair
■ kabty keen and expresah
NPmiiHRriBHaHpMP
set In a face lined and seamed and nig
ged with the stress of time. His hands
are stll more deeply and closely wrinkled,
the hand* of a strong man. hut a man to
whom life ha* not brought luxury and
ease and
hard. The nervous, restless manner be
tokens the Inceaeant activity, the unceas
expenditure of nerve rorce. shown si
n the markte of the eyes, which eec
to note and comprehend the meanfhg of
everything they chance to fall upon.
Boston’s Blank Votes.
The ballot law of Massachusetts
has been recommended for adoption
In other statea because It compels the
voter to express a preference for each
candidate and thus In theo^ favors
"split-ticket’’ voting. It has another
curious quality—the number of blank
ballots It produces.
Parker for president had 10.869 plu
rality in Boston, but about 6,000 bal
lots cast were not marked for this of
fice at alL Douglas’s plurality was
99.079 tn the largest vote cast, but
even for governor there were 4.619
blanks. For lieutenant-governor there
were 9.767 blanks, for secretary of
state 11,776. and so on In generally
Increasing ratio until 23.256 blanks
out of a total vote of only 96.624 test!,
fled that 24 per cent of the voters
didn’t care a pencil mark who was to
be sheriff.
Evidently the Boston problem tw not
to get the voters to the polls but to
make them take teh trouble to vote
right through tha M bUl of’fare" i
they are thare.
number
ccsslty, mor©
can be recruited from the merchant ma
rine. as well a*.from tho eager appll-
to I •dmlsslon to the service. On©
mlllipn fly# hundred thousand Is a Inrge
number,.but It la a small portion of 8,034;-
-hlch Is the number of malerf from 17
[ho were available for conscrlpnbn
098. ■
to 40.
service Ifl 1898.
Foreigners are apt to suppose that the
flower of the Japnnese soldiers and sail
ors are necessarily* the young men of the
Ramural class on whom too much eulogy
has been already lavished. True die
Samurai class have long bc* n the flower
of Japanese fighters; and. Indeed, most of
the generals and ndmtrnl*. nnd other high
officers are atilt of the Samurai class; btu
the rank and file of tho army and of the
navy today are composed more of the ple-
bgano, than of the patticUn Samurai
It is undeniable that the power of the
Japanese fighters are now at the front.
Among the dead In the battles of Yalu,
Nanskau. Tellssu Port Arthur, and Liao
Yang are included some of the best men
In the service. Japan, can 111 afford to
lose these men at the front. If the
slaughter as Liao Yang he repeated In
many other battles tho effective strength
of the Japanese army will bo greatly
nfid. * re * U »’
anthnVltlM. awumlnK Jnr«n'« contlnu^
•ufww. thfi active mtnnr det.11. of ths
w nwy continue to make elhtht trou-
Mm. Then Japan will not need to maln-
Uln ouch nn enormoua force at tho front.
A greater pert nf tho ,rmy will bo with,
drawn, lenvlnit * .umclent force to rard
the frontiers of Mnnchurln, while China.
Io which Mnnchurln will bo returned, wni
wnd her own troop, to supersede ih*
Japanese soldiers.
Naturally Objected.
From tho Chicago Tribune.
“What would you like for break-
taatr* asked the Jailer.
“Whnt have you gotr* queried tho
man who had been Incarcerated od
the charge of embenellng a large sum
of money..
“We have some nice ham and eggs,
fried potatoes nnd coffee.-
“That's too conventional- said tho
embenler. crossly. “I am not about
to be executed. I am only here for
stealing.”
Through Sleeper, Macon to Kan-
s& City via Atlanta, Birmingham
anrt Memphis. Leaves Macon
daily 3:05 a. tn.. arrives Birming
ham 11 *-45 *• in. same dav, arrive*
Kansas City 9-45 a. m. following
day. This car runs via Frisco Sys
tem bevond Birmingham.
SOUTHERN' RAILWAY,
Phone 424.
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