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SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBEB 27, 1P08
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ihcida of Itatton*. at the rale* rf
Uin aiur. As fan! an oof cor ws
lft'.iAd another wan l-autofl forth an
tarn**!
-.x*r to tJjtr tender irorcJe* of the rio';.
The only pirt of the on whlrh la nof
given over to the puLUr la tbc motor*.
AM thay om| trot be^ burned there D
no to mental ton on the o*rt of the people.
They have gobLLtl
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dicate a Surprisingly
Large Amount.
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arsft&s n»c J a fsni-:
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elsty minute* after _
from tlie bam there ho* ndt . _
of It left. Trucks. window aim**, interior,
meimla end fitting* hare mil disappeared
r.l no*t In the -twinkling (fan eye. Out-
eld* cf their value for ru el cm eccount of
their v(m>den eonetructlon -tho greater
•*rt «jf each car ham cone to Junk dealer*,
Cold days which will
make you wish you had
bought your overcoat. Isn’t
it better to be ready for it ?
You can get a much
better selection now
$15.00 to $40.00
Cco*
ONE PRICE TO EVERYBODY.
IKE WINSHIP HERBERT SMART
WINSHIP k SMART,
INSURANCE.
ACCIDENT, HEALTH. F12US.
Waibtnaton lLock.
12,500,000.00 SAFELY LOANED.
During the laat 10 years wo have loan*
•d IL000.000.00 on Heal t-tetate for home
and forricn Investors. Kmfcat and moat
profltatkle Investment Tltono demiting to
l>orrow or having money to Invest will
find It to their Interest to tee u*.
Thomnn a Writ. Secretary and Attorney.
LOANS
Negotiated promptly on in*
proved farms :md city proper
ty ou easy terms and at lowest
market rates.
If you need runner eall on us
HOWARD M. SMITH & CO.
Mi Mulbtrry *u MACON. GA.
LIGHT COMPANY WINS
ANTI-TRUST SUIT
NEW YORK: Dec. 24.—While re
turns are still Incomplete, It Is ap
parent from .those already In hand,
as tabulated by Postmaster Morgan,
that this rtty aent at least $8,000,-
000 l.iNke. form of postal orders to
foreign countries for Chrlstmss
presents, or an avAraga of two dol
lars for earh man, woman and child.
When to this Is added the monay
gifts seal In the form of draffs, blits,
checks and express orders, the total
will probably exceed 110,000,000,
the most striking example this city
has ever had of the practice of Its
foreign population of aendlng money
back to the "old country." The
332,*75 postal ordera already tab
ulated. which are estimated aa less
than two-thirds of tho total, repre
senting a mohey value of $5,041).-
729.21, show In their classlllcatlon
some Interesting facts, Tho small
est was for to cents nnd went to
China, while the largest, amounting
to 12,500, went to England. The
average amount Is about $15, but
the most popular sum was 35, To
England, ns compared to other for
eign countries, wont the greatest
au-nber of orders, 73,041, valued at
$822,408.02. The smallest number
of orders, 2,594," went to Greece,
while tho smallest amount of money,
$ IG.T02.44, went to France. The
list so far classified glvds Italy sec
ond place, with 27*824 orders,
amounting to $788,304.74 u or a to
tal value nearly equal" to that’ for
England. Other countries rank ya
tho following order: Sweden, 28,-
381 order, totalling $340,304.21 :
Austria, 17,010 orders, totalling
$323,025.30; Germany, . 23,249 or
ders, totalling $299,312.43; Hun
gary. 12,600 orders, totalling $292,-
952.28; Russia, 12,494 orders, to
talling $199,173.12; Norway, 10.-
140 orders, totalling $147,102.44;
Sreeco, 2,594 orders, totalling $108,-
110.42: France, 2,820 orders, total
ling $40,102.44.
New York Recoining Westrrnlml.
Is New York becoming western
ised.? That ■ Is the conclusion of
many observers who .'point to the
Increasing prominence In builnexs,
professional and literary llfo of men
from tho western states. For ex
ample, this city has seen a veritable
literary Invasion this year. Aa un
usual numb, i ,.r i,,.ei:s by" western
authors or dealing with western
era life are numbered among the
best sellers, while tho most popular
and successful playa produced dur
ing Iho past year have come from
the pen* of westerners, Eugene
Walter and Augustus Thomas be
ing the tnost noteworthy examples.
Naturally enough tho pictures of
western sconos nnd characters drawn
by thoso who have grown up among
them are more accurate than the
brand of wostorn fiction or drama
produced by men who nevor pene
trated west of Pittsburg, which was
the only kind that Iho east had an
opportunity to become famlllnr with
•mill within the past four or five
weeks. Whother or not It Is true
as Somalia a* charged that Now York
la popular In Iho weal, It Is certainly
the case that tho west nnd every
thing wastern cnovs a very great
popularity tn New York at tho pres
ent time. A caso tn point In which
a western book by n western author
ta tn greator demand In this part of
tho country than In tho west itself
la David Graham Phillips’ “Josh-M
Craig,” concerning which tho pub
lishers announce that tho ndrance
tors hare been heaviest from aorh
ices as New York, Waaklngtonand
Itoston. Particular curiosity has
been aroused by this book because
tho career of IU hero follows so
closely that of one of the most
prominent United Slates senators,
who was n boyhood friend of tho
young Indiana nnlhor amt who ts
portrayed tn an Intimate but not at
together flattering light.
Hus Street Car* to nnra.
Probably Iho queerest, ax It was
tho moat unexpected Christmas
present In the city, was the donation
of tlxly street ears to the poor, and
proletariat which former!
dr!**, end the shades, seats and flouring
*>ld to East Eld* tenements. Altogether
the gift cf slxiy ccij to the poor tV4*
a Christmas present on we:come ns It
WAS un xpotesd.
Waste Would Reed Millions.
New York In the ro*;*t wasteful city in
the world. Recording to the futures of a
noted economist. From these figures it
aopcars that ltd* city throws into Ks
garbage c*n» eveiy dny enough foed to
re d the whole city cf Itarle. or to have
relieved nny of the more Important re
cent foreign famine*. Thl* surprising
waste 1* of two kinds, according to the
economist la question. Tho first I* Igno-
l rant waste which Includes the throwing
Ruuy every day of nl sotta of valuafcD
articles. In the ashes for which It has
no further use. more ttuin $10,056 a day
Is wasted, since In the SO.OOO t»>m» of this
matter which It daily turn* out there Is
rnero then 5.000 ton* of fuel. Could any
one collect the egg shells which the city
put* In Its garbege cans each dny he
would make a fortuno, srnce they con'aln
moro than 11.000 worth of Ume.- The
value of old clothes and «hoea thrown
away every twenty-four hours Is more
than $7,500. while the waste paper of the
city, figured at the lowest price totals
more than $10,000 a day. Over $1,000
worth of bottles ore thrown away dally,
and nearly $1,000 worth of string. Added
to thl*. figures show that at least $5,000
In ri al money, that ta bills and coins,
is carelessly thrown out each day and
that the value of wnrn-mit linen and
luit* discarded every day Is upwards <if
9$ 000. could they nil be collected. The
second ctana of waste, wtitie not no strik
ing. I* far greater, consisting of partially
consumed food. wtnr» and cigar* at hotels
nnd cafea, more than 950.000 .being
thrown away each day of the year In thl*
. according to the figure*. Altogether
looks aa If Father Knickerbocker
might moke a largo nmonnt of money
by establishing a municipal waste.com-
0u, ' Some Views enthe Recent
Controversy With the
mere enjoyment or monopoly
NOT OROUNDS TO CAUSE FOR
FEITURE OF FRANCHISE.
■HE
the
howltsl In anser because of the trans
fer abolishment !« now howling in
Joy over tho presentation to It of
these car*. .Those vehicles, ho* 4
ever, are not cars In which tho pox- “hip I
M-xnors may ride, but superannuated Itreo
mission.
1s In on Inverre ral/o to age. according
to figures Ju*t compiled. In othw* word*.
know, ao
earned. since less than four out of every
ten pupils who start tho elementary
the older you grow the teas you knot
far an public school education Is
tlnue from the first grade until re*dy to
enter the high school Is for girl*, *• per
eent. nnd for boy*. S3 per cent. Boy*.-
It would seem, not only go flvc-slxtlis as
‘ r aa girls In their education. It Is
yet unexplained fact that the school
yearn than In tho first year. After the
third year the percentage of pupils de
er eases rapidly, so that out of every 109
ehlldren who enter the first grade at
tho average age of six and one-half year*
only Ihlrty-nine ro though the elgh**- or
highest grade before the high school with
_ o( f (tUrtmn
nn average age of fi.nrteen yea res. In
Greater New York the coefficient of Ju-
\enlle education to altrhtlv higher than
In the rest cf the state since forty-two
out of evrry one hundred puplta who en
ter the first grade finish the eighth. In
the greater city the Orta who finish the
graded school course exceed the boys In
number by about torn ppr cent.. Outside
of this city, however, tho boya surpass
the atrls In number about eight per ceoL
In cities and villages outride New York
city the total registration this year 958.-
103, nn compared wlih 7M.000 In the city.
Altogether the state has more than 1.500.-
000 school children of whom considerably
lore than half ever complete the elemen
tary public school education taking them
up to the age of four toon years.
BUSINESS MEN
AT A BANQUET
President Finley nnd Olliers to At
tend the Anginal llnnquet of flic
Chamber of Commerce In Febru
ary—A llrliiRhig nnd Getting To
gether.
.Preldont W. W. Finley, of the
Southern Httllwnv Company. bn*
tentatively accepted an Invitation
tn be preaont at the annual banquet
of the Macon Chamber of Com
merce, to be given about tho mlddlo
of February,
Tho Chamber of Commerce ia very
anxious to secure Mr. Finley’s pres
ence at tho banquet, and in responso
to nn Invitation sent to him tho fol
lowing reply has been received:
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 23.
Mr, H. Bums, Secretary nnd Treas
urer Chamber of Commerce, Sili
con, Ga.—
Dear Sir: I have received your
Big Papers.
Oy GLENN GUERNSEY.
NEW YOKIC. Dec. 26. -Now that
the smoke of batt!# tag cleared away
and the roar and crash of combat
have become but an echo. New York
er* are beginning to take serious and
sober note of the recent warfare be
tween Waahingtca and Park new.
That two groat metropolitan newspa
pers should have M offended against
the proprieties as to^merlt public con
demnation of tho president of the
United States is a thing unprcccdcnt-
yet too early to Judge
whether* President RooHCvelt’a strict
ures will have serious and lasting ef
fect upon the influence of the Jour
nals involved. Certainly, no event of
rec^nj years ha* caused such a flurry
in the journalistic circlej of Parh
Row, aud even here opinion la dlvld-
41«R, UIUJ *;vvia miu ujjijii'hi *o .a...— -
cd As to the merits of the contro
versy. —
Roosevelt and the Sun.
Few persona w’ere surprised when
the president attacked the Sun. What,
ever else he may be, Mr. Roosevelt
la earneat, direct and natural—a “man
with the bark oil” The Sun is a
journal of circumlocution. It Is ut
terly lacking in the capacity for
staunch and Steadfast adherence to
a policy. It 1* bright, witty, satiri
cal. much given to classic*! allusion
and caustfc crltktom, butva* devoid
of fixed constructive principles os' a
Mexican dog of hair.
What Voltaire was among writer*
the Sun Is among newspapers—a cynic
and a mocker, lAughlp? all the
world, and hiding Its own superior
wisdom In a multiplicity of words.
The great Frenchman himself, dis
pensing bitter Insults In sugar-coated
pills of flattery and abject apology,
could hardly have surpassed the Sun’a
brief ♦‘compliments” to the presldnnt
Between a man like Roosevelt and a
newspipe# like the Bun. there muat of
necessity be a natural nnd bitter an
tipathy. The president's anvage on
slaught wan a thing to be expectod.
Tho Surf* polished nnd caustic reply
wa* a matter of course.
President vs. Pulitzer.
Between a* Roosevelt nnd a Pulitaer
tho sources of animosity arc more
closely associated with the direct
cause of the wordy warfare, nnd less
ft matter of wide divergence In at
titude toward things in general. There
are . hundreds of.thousand* of Now
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26—Senetor
Philand.tr Chose Knox, slated for sec
retary of state, fa ono of the most
delightful men aikclally to tfw- found
anywhere. Golf, auV>moblling V*d
driving arc bis outdoor recreation^.
Billiards and reading furnish indoor
amusement. He has nn electric light
adjusted so rs to enable him to read
in bed. When he came to Washing
ton ns attorney general hi* reputation
a a a corporation lawyer caused It to
be assumed that he was one of the
gruff, brusque kind. *But .representa
tives of big newspaper* who had been
Instructed to get hi* view* about the
enforcement of the -anti-trust and In
terstate commerce laws, were surpris
ed when hey were invited Into hto
room at the hatch They found a .po
lite, dapper Httle roan who offered his
r&llerstflne cigars and started conver
sation as if ho intended to reveal hi*
Inmost thoughts and furnish diagram*
of all ho contemplated doing and how
he would do each thing.
“Of course," he *a!d, -when the con
versation got around to the point
where real interesting thing* were
coming out, 4 1 am talking to you gen
tlemen personally, not In your Jour
nalistic capacity."
One caller announced himself as tne
representative cf a newspaper that
had been criticising the do-nofhlng
policies of tho administration. Ths
new attorney general bowed and asked
what questions he was expected to an
Yorkers, nnd amohg them many ad
mirers of the presWent. who believe
that the Ideals of modern Journalism
come nearest to fulfilment In the
Pulltxcr papers. To such os these,
the violent ktrletures of the president
are mn'ttcrs of much moment. It Is
no srninll thing to see the reputation
of. a friend dragged In the dust
whether that friend be b ,,man or , *
thing of Ink nnd wood pulp. Prawn
to the fine point of- a question of
racity between tho president and Mr.
Pulitzer, the latter will not be ‘with
out hi* following.
Meanwhile, (he unprejudiced and ob
servant am Inclined to ths belief that
both parties to the controversy hk^e been
unduly icfero In their crltletsms. Grant
ing tho prohaIfiltty that the Panama story
, grave error, It to yet hardly such
wlrieh gave It publicity. Those who do
things, whether It be running a news
paper or n nation, moke mistake* and
President Roosevelt should be among
the first to r*cojml*e this fact. So say
those whose Interest In the controversy
ta neither ‘hot nor cold.
*utt from the warfare of words, It has
not be^n without Its element of hu-
Wflttam Randolph Hear*t *
any suspicion of Inveracity—oh. It Is In
deed a Joyous sight to witness this saint
ed William pointing to his rival. Pulitzer,
n* a horrlbn* example of the results of
sensatlonnl methods In Journalism,
Pu'.ltaer Self-made.
Mr. Pulltxrr "came to th I -.-country an
a penniless Immigrant." chargee Saint
William. ."He slept at first on the
benches In the park, lie got his first
work as n wnltar In a ealoon. He rose
to be a coachman to private families."
Thun pitttawhr doos Saint William exposi
the skeleton in Mr. Pulitzer'* cloaet fake
* benediction are these word* of 8a!nt
William. "The president's mensago to
not nn nttaek upon the press, but an at-
lark Upon the proftltatton of the press.
letter or tho 17th Inst. mrltlnB mo 1 'n><' rro.l.lenf. MMela a <Jefon,e or
to attend the annual banquet or tho; p™7£Xi£ or ^rS ro timt ?t*ct
Macon Chamber or Commerco, some
time In tho mouth of February.
It will afford mo much pleasuro to
accept your courteous Invitation to
meet tho business men of Macon, ir
the dato of your banquet docs not
conflict with other engagements for
that month. When you have defi
nitely fixed tho date please let me
know, and I shall endeavor to ar
range matters so that 1 can Iro
present.
I note what you say as to the de
sire to bring about a more harmo
nious and closer relationship with
the management of this company Be
lieving as I do that such relation-
ithl to the highest de-
perlty, both of your
KINSMAN OF CAPT. MOSELY
Was a Prominent and Influential Citizen
of That Place.
The Picker.* County Progress, printed
nt Jasper, brings to Capt. Warren Alosely
tbe nccount *•( the d«ach of the hu*ba
of tb** captain** young eat sister. Mr.
i wrapped in flame*
Philander C. Knox, Small,
Physically,. But Handy
With His Fists.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Dec. 26—Four yeans
ago. In 1904, tuo little kingdom of
Denmarfc Issued a small stamp with;
the king’s head and the word “Yule"
on it—not good for postage, bpt to]
llick on packages, postal;* and'letters
—the funds from the *>ale of tSrtsjl
stamp to go for a tuberculosis hos- j
pita! for 4c hi Wren. Over four million
were sold, and the proceeds, used as
planned.
Jacob Rilla urged the Introduction
of the Idea Into this country. The
laws did not permit tho government
to take hold of It, but last year The
R«1 Crews Society in Delaware issued
a Christmas stamp, and the sale ex
ceeded nil expectation.
Thousand* Eeir.q Gent Out.
Encouraged by this the National
Red Cross Society has, this Christ
mas, issued a stamp which Is being
sent out by the thousands to the dif
ferent cities to be put on sale.
The enthusiasm has spread to all
states from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific. Pennsylvania la taking the lead,
and sales there have already reached
swfcr. Then In a formal manner
two went over the matters they, had
fully discussed In a personal wa;#
To each question Mr. Knox made the
same answer, namely, that he had
nothing to say. But ho was so suave
that his-visitor did not feel that he
had been rebuffed.
Best One on Knox.
The best true story told about Knox
concerns a fee he had received In the
Indianapolis ntroet railway franchise.
He had his trunk packed for a vaca*
tioh in Europe when ho received** P
telegraphic request to come Into the
case. He wired back that he had
made arrangements to go to Europe.
Back came a message telling him to
name a fee that would Induce-hlm to
remain. Desiring to discourage the
Importunate ^client* he named $100,000.
His offer waa accepted.
After the fees wore paid ex-Prcsl-
dent Harrison s and Knox met at At
lantic City/' - ^
"Did prettv well In that franchise
case.” said Harrison. "Charged $25,000.
Don’t suppose you got as much."
“Oh, no, I suppose not." said Knox,
getting ready to continue his walk;
I got only $100,000."
Expert in the “Manly Art.”
The most unpleasant experience
since he entered public life occurred
to the senator at Atlantic City, while
dining with Mrs. Knox and some other
ladles, three or four tlpsjr-polltlcians
from Pittsburg began making Insult
ing remarks. Knox had a waiter ask
them to -atop, but It only'-m^d*. thorn
worse. Bo Knox went over himself
and made a few observations. They
subsided then, but os they were leav
ing the room one of them made a
lungo at Knox with his fist. Tho.. at
torney general Jumped to his feeL ns
did private secretary and Juuge
James. S. Young, who were with him.
and the three sailed *r. When the
nttsburgers got through tw*o of them
had badly bruised fncoa.
Knox to “handy with his fists," ana
ho likes to put on the gloves once
in a while with a friend who la not
too much over hta size. He Is 5 feet
5 Inches tall, and weighs about 150
pound*.
the millions. Other States are fol
lowing. and Georgia has fallen Into
line. In Atlanta tho work is going
with n rush. All the retail merchants
are giving large orders for the stamps
to put on their Christmas bills and
packages. Everybody Is calling for
thorn to put on packages, letters and
postals.
A Dainty Stamp
It Is a very dainty little stamp, not
at all suggestive of sickness, but
hearing a Christmas greeting in
quaint red lettering and a red cross
encircled by aholly wreath. It cost3
only one cent, and make* as.attrac
tive a "sticker” a3 one of the Dennison
stickers so-universally In use. The
proceeds from the sale will-be .fid,
toward the work of stamplng^out tu
berculosis. In this sale twd^purposes
will be fulfilled. Not only will the
money be put to good use. but the
cause wfl] be put before the public
phrmauently, and attention called to
the need of active and Immediate work
In this fight against the great white
plague. #
Georgia Committee. .
The-Red Cross stamp commltte® for
Georgia to composed of tho following:
Hon.TW, J* Northern president of the
Old Lady Started Hie Fortune.
An old Indy nt Brownsville, Pa„ the
place where Knox was born, thinks
she laid for Knox the foundation for
hi* millions. The elder Knox was o
banker, but tho son’* allowance w$l
never so large that ho spurned an
opportunity to add n dollar or two.
8T. LOUS. Dee. M.-Judge Taylor. In
th* circuit court today. suMaincd the de
murrer of the Union Electric U«ui and
Company
" cult A
the
lli* i barter of the couumny.
‘ lr ‘'Wt attorney b
• tolf.l that the 1 niun RJeotrle Mrht
mul
construction which the community »**d transport.*- n
Bait SUle lias boon allowed to break llon Wnclea by which It Is served. : J 1
up for firewood. New York, so long 1 * assure you that It will be my pur- \
without an adequate supply of fiK, T»oso to co-operate with you lu.bring- 1 *
now literally has them to burn. ,n * nbout this relationship m every
V>nr a whole week the ettv baa i««><>t. 1 leaaonable nnd practicable way.
toSi^ehoDDed SThlf r J£r'\V^ ***•£*i Thanking yon, nnd through yon
. am..I m in. in .I,,'. r of kiit.Jiin* lh<> members of the Mmcm Cham-
Thc fliei h«a gon* Mitcrt- it is her of Commerce, for your luvita-
smYeRi'ri*. JhiTn *‘* r *7i! y tlt>n * 1 tm ?' ours very truly,
^ uw lh ‘*| w W. FINLKY President.
The members of tbe Chnnsber of
ommerer are much pleased with
it* pro:*pect of President Finley**
LM. nnd nre of the opinion (*■«» *♦
ill be tb
According to tbe story the first dol-
—r. a silver "cart wheel," he over
earned was by digging potatoes for
the old lady. That was during the
civil war. nnd cartwheels were not a
familiar sight then, even to the -son
of n banker. Congressman Ernest 1*.
Acheson. who represents the district
in which Brownsville Is situated, aays
the old lady told him that when Phil
ander got it ho looked at It dumb
founded. and remarked: "I didn’t
know anybody in the world had as
much money ns that”
Resents Untrue Statements.
Tho Standard Washington story
about Knox concerns tho pair of road*
sters he brought here after ho became
attorney general. Mra. Roosevelt wa@
Invited to ride behind them, and ns
Mr. Knox was driving away from the
niW ttinnCMV ill IKPCQ white house the group of newspaper
Ultu OuUULiiLi In JAuTlii men fell to speculating as to why
one of them had not had his wits
about him enough to ask the name
of tho horse*. One of the party said
their names were Highball and Si
phon. A serious-minded chap there
upon wrote a story about It, and sen
It to his paper. When It appeared
Knox was very angry, and the upshot
of it was a retraction by the news-
r Another story that angered Knox
was to the effect thst lie had told the
late Senator Hoar that of course he
expired. * "The l*ro$m *► ; had quit ihc employ of tho Carnegie
ks of him ma one of tho moat promt-1 Steel Comnany before aeooptlng Pres-
well tti.one of the heat clttma Mcnt McKinley's offer of the attor-
tho county.
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treys' Sevent
eaks up Grip
COLDS
Humphreys' Seventy-Seven
breaks up Grip and
y generalship. He regarded It
nn’ Insult to McKinley to Imply that
he would appoint
consider it necessary^ to give assur
ance that he had observed the ethic?
of his professions.
Mrs. Mary McCullough.
BOUND OAK. On.. Dec On Toe*-
dar teaming At 12:30 nVhv-k. after «»
ness of many months. Mrs. Mery A. M< -
CeHough died *t her home here.
Before her mnrrlng.* *»>•' wr* M!** Mary
Ann Prance* Tufts, ar.d belonged to one
or Hie o'.dSSt and he*t famllle* of middle
Georgia.
Her'* was a ruwt beautiful life, fui! of
NMARK SOLD STAMP FOUR!
YEARS AGO—FUNDS WENT
TO HOSPITAL.
To Our
Antl-tubcrcalosls and Visiting Nurses’
Association; Dr. T. D. Coleman, of
Augusta, president of tho State Medi
cal Society; Dr. T. E. OerteL o< Au
gusta, chairman of the committee on
tuberculosis of the State Medical So-
detymnd Mrs. Frank Woodruff, chair
man of the sanitation and welfare
committee of the State Federation of
Women’s Clubs.
Dr. Coleman, president of the State
Medical Society, is appointing Joint
committees from health societies and
women’s clubs throughout the state,
urging them to tako up this matter
at once and put this stamp on sale.
SUNDAY.
.’E5’“d
HEARD HESITATIONS”
THEN KILLS HERSELF
GIRL LEAVES NOTES PULSATING
WITH HEART THROBS AND
HIDDEN MYSTERY.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26.—Just before she
went upstairs to kill herself Miss Hil
da Wuostenbcrg. 19 years old, asked a
friend to play "Meditations’’ by Franz
Liszt on tho pi.iso in the parlor of
her boarding house.
little later the friend who had
played for her found a note in Mu*
hall In front of Miss Wuestenburg’s
room telling of her Intention to com
mit suicide. Tho friend entered the-
room and found Miss Wucsteaberg
dying.
The girl had been to visit an aunt.
Mrs. Elizabeth Haves of 6330 Isabella
avenue, Wellston. during the after
noon. She returned about 5 p. m.
moody and with little to say. At the
supper tabic she «*U1 she had no
app»tit*> and refused to e«.t.
After supper a party of boarders
gathered In the parlqr. Mrs. Laura
Sanders played the piano and several
men and women ?ang. Miss Wucs-
tenberg sat apart from the rest, si
lent and taking no part in their mu
sic and mirth.
Found . Letter in Hall.
The whole party felt dispirited after
that, and It was not long before Mrs.
Sanders left the piano and started to
her own rodm. She saw what she
thought was a * letter accidentally
dropped In the hatl. She picked it up
and found It to be oddressed to her
self. It was a note from Mia* TfQas
tenb^rg. telling her “not to -worry,'
nnd not to geni the £)ody to the
morgue.
Note In the Hall.
Here Is the note placed In tbe
hall:
"Mr?. L. Sanders:
"Don't worry over me. Just send
me home to Aunt Lizzie, and she can
then see that I get to my motlfer.
Don’t take me to the morgue. Tell
auntie to let napa know, and I jm
he will do the rest. Please, Mrs.
Sanders, see ihKt everything to at
tended to as I have it written out
under the pillow. If they send me
home, see that I am sent JuEt as r
am dressed. Please leave tho rtngi
on my fingers and the chain arourn
V/e extend
thanks, and
wish for
EACH ONE
A “ Happy
Christmas. ,f
Schedule effective Dec. 20, 1908,
S. F. PARROTT,'Receiver.
MACON ANO BIRMINGHAM
railway;''
Trains leave Macon for Uzcl-
la, Culloden' Yatesville, Tiioinus-
ton, Woodbury, Columbus,' Har
ris, La-Grango and* hucrmcdlace
points as follows:
i No. 41 at 4:30 p. m. dally and
*}• No. 55 at 7:JO a. m. Tuesday,
v Thursday and Saturday.
No. 41 makes direct connec
tion with Southern Railway at
Woodbury for* Warm Springs
and Columbu*, ajrjylng^t. Warm
Springs 8:17 p. m. and Colum
bus 10:00 p. m.
Trains arrive Macon ns fol
lows: 42, ‘ 11:80' a. m. * dally;.
No. 56, *5:40 p. m.. Mondays,'
Wednesdays and Fridays, v
Tralns leavo from M. and B.
Ry depot. Fifth and Pine sts. -
C. B. RHODES, Gen. Pass. Agt.
■*- Phone 1800.
my neck. This Is all I have to say,
so good-bye to all for the lust time.
hope they will be "good, too, nnd
not say I am crazy or (note is blank
hero) the matter with me as* the rea
son I do^this. But I hope some day
they will find out »HrT know, anil
find out the truth of it. 'J.ovinvhv"
"HILDA.’*
Another Note to Her Mother.
Another note‘was addressed to her
mother. It rea^: ' .
“Dear Mother: Good-byo'to you nil*
ns I will soon end my misery. Tell
my old schoolmates good-bye for me.
1 am sorry that I do this, but l think
it is for the best for both of us. Give
my love to everybody. Your daugh
ter, HILDA."
Mtos Wuestenberg was a. seamstress ^ k
employed by a sporting goods house,
where she. made baso ball uniforms.
She had been home on a visit about
weeks ago and had been able to
work only three weeks since her re
turn. The last two weeks she had
been confined to her home .by bron
chial trouble. -
"Aa far ns I know, she had no
sweetheart,” said Mrs. Mary Donman,
who conduct* the boarding house
where Miss AVuestenburg lived. "She
had no young man caller all the time
she was here, inora than a year, ex»
eept once, when the ftH»re of a girl
ffepnd of hers from mdrtdge. who wa»
in st. Louis, came out to £ee her."
Mrs. Hayes was notified and a tele
gram was sent to the father at Kl-
dridge. Tho body was left at the
Donman home. Mis* Wuostenburg’s
Wishes as expressed In her notea,
ryled out In every particular.
MRS. FLEMING'S STORE
BURNED AT LEESBURG
-The
LEESBURG, Ga.. Dec. 26.
store of Mrs. J. W. Fleming
burned here about 2 o’clock thl*
morning. The stock was valued at
about $7,000; Insurance b tween $3,000
and $4,000. Building belongs to tho
Callaway estate, some of whom reside
in Macon. The building was partly
covered by Insurance.
Chrislntas celebration* made people
think tho notoe, a continuation of tho
frolic, and assistance to help save the
slock was slow axrUtng.
Christmas trade has b^n very live
ly. In fact the-tra-ta * trf LecfcbVirg
seems to have grown this year in spite
of the panic. She ha* now nearly
every line of businaaa except a drug
store, which she badly needs. Tha
nearest plare at which a pf(?«r*r1ptIoi
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FORT VALLEY CLOSES
WEEK OF MERRY-MMW6
'OUT VALLEY, Ga.. Dec. 26— Fort
! Valley dosed her week of fun nnd
frolic today. Tho program for each
' Jay was carried .}ut.
i There were automobile races, sham
I battle* by the military company, bat-
' loon a-scenslona. grett hag rar.**. great
I ifitrade n n CUrii*rm** day of old Benta
j t'lau* dr. un hy four hwwe*. with tb«
• baud playing «a.| (la* fly'.ng. nnd race*
afl. r gr- <-*> »•.»<•*. eiimblng grexaeri
p«.!e8. rid’n* fantastic*, and all *orts
of
Will
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»»ntlre *r-*ek. and
I was maater of
i>.;*nle» and general manager, and
■ i-nei yv an,] skill genuine f«n*M
ted e*rh day lnd«e«t ho proved
• a genius In drawng hum*m>u*
for each day <*t th*
u week of fun «n4
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