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PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
THE HALL OF FAME.
Joseph Palmer of the National muse
um will shortly make a life mask of
the president.
Carl Meyer, the balloonist, says that
birds steer with their beaks and not
with their tails.
Secretary of State Hay suves all the
cartoons and caricatures in which he is
depicted. He also lius the liuest col
lection of Du Maurier cartoons in the
world.
Two of the official pallbearers of
Abraham Lincoln arc still living, Hen
ry G. Worthington and Alexander II.
GofTroth. Both were congressmen at
the time and both are eighty years old
at present.
William Anson, nephew of Lord
Lausdowne, the English statesman,
cousin to the Duke of Marlborough and
a near relative to the I Hike of Port
land, owns u horse, mule and cattle
ranch in the San Angels district of
Texas.
Cnptnln John Stover Jacobs, the old
est fireman in Boston, died a few days
ago, aged eighty years. He was fore
man of the first steam fire engine com
pany In Boston and was one of the as
sistant engineers at the big Boston fire
In 1872.
Count and Countess Lonyay Intend
to purchase a large estate in England
ami reside there permanently. Coun
tess Lonyay is tin* former crown prin
cess of Austria and a daughter of the
king of Belgium, with whom, however,
she is at loggerheads.
John Butter, chief engineer of the
Grimsby (England) trawler Satyriou,
was drowned with the rest of the crew
recently on the Iceland coast. Soou
after the Satyriou sailed a message ar
rived at Grimsby telling him not to go
to sea because his uncle hud died and
left him $40,000,
Lord Curzon is sending a message to
all the tribes in India in a novel way.
He learned a speech in all the dialects
and then spoke it into phonographs.
These talking machines will be sent
broadcast over India, and tdl the peo
ple will so be enabled to hear the voice
of the viceroy speaking In their native
tongue.
Austen Leigh,an authority on all mat
ters pertaining to Eton, has discovered
that Thomas Lynch, one of the signers
of the Declaration of Independence,
was an Etonian. Perhaps the most
significant fact in connection with this
historical item is that Etonians of to
day are proud of the fact discovered
hy Mr. Leigh.
“Strongheart" is the first of Robert
Edeson’s great successes that was not
the dramatization of u popular novel.
“Arizoua" Is rapidly getting into the
class of veteran drumus which have
successfully withstood the test of time.
Eleanor Robson was originally Kyrle
Bellew's leadlug lady In “A Gentleman
of France.” Now the two are the prln- i
cipal luminaries in the ull Btar revival
vt “She Stoops to Conquer.”
Miss Clara Pitt, who plays the pnrt
>t the maid at the baths in "It Hap
pened In Nordland.” was a society
belle before she went on the stage. She
Is a native of Chattuuoogu. Tenn.
Thomas I.. Drew, better known ns
Tommy Drew by many hundreds of
Bostonians, has signed with Madison
Corey to play Montague Fish In Ade's
"Peggy From Paris” company next
season.
Henry V. Donnelly, who plays the
part of Cyrus Gilfaln In "Florodora," Is
well known in the stage world. He Is
best remembered ns the chief mirth
provoker In the old farce comedy the
“Rainmakers."
Jessie M 111 ward was born In Liver
pool, England, nml educated In London.
She was only sixteen when she made
her professional debut at the Lyceum
theater. London, with Sir Henry Irving
In "Much Ado About Nothing."
A $2,200 RESIDENCE.
•tone and Frame Cottaare With Maar
Invtttnar Features.
[Copyright, 1905. by Stanley A. Dennis, !S4
Broadway. New York.]
In the accompanying design and
plaus we present an attractive little
home which enu be erected in most lo
calities under uoruial conditions for
$2,200 and iu some for less. There
are u stone cellar and basement un
der the entire house, with cemented
floor, coal bins and a hot ulr furnace.
The frume above Is hemlock. The
walls are sheathed and covered with
paper and narrow beveled cypress
BRITISH BRIEFS.
In London for using a sick monkey
with which to beg money an organ
grinder 1ms lieeti lined $-10.
. A number of houses in the Italian
colony of Ilolborn, London, arc to he
cIosihI, being unlit for human habita
tion.
All the members of the city of Lou
don police force are learning In squads
of sixty In the police gymnuslums the
art of Jiu Jltsu.
The recent birth rate for St. Georges-
in-the-East, London, the headquarters
of the alien invasion, is at the rate of
(10.8 in 1.000. This Is the highest birth
rate ever recorded in England.
A London court has decided that an
employer is not Justified in dismissing
an employee for using insulting lan
guage when tin 1 language Is used “aft
er business hours and off the prem
ises.”
An authority says that there are 105
good sized English towns which are
| absolutely being ruined by the migra
tion of their populations to the great
cities. Trade declines, property de
creases in value, ai 1 while English
cities are being overcrowded the small
er towns are being left desolate.
1850 Fifty-Fifth Annual Statement. 1905
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Hartford, Connecticut.
MORGAN G. BULKELEY, President.
The leading Insurance Company in New England, and the Larg
est in the World Writing
Life, Accident, Health and Liability Insurance
January 1 st, 1 905.-
shingles. The cornices and other exte
rior trim are white pine. The main ;
roof Is covered with clear butt cedar
shingles dipped lu stain.
The exterior woodwork is given two
coats of white lead and linseed oil
paints. The body Is dark colonial yel
low, the trimmings white, the blinds
terra cotta, and the sash Is light green.
The marginal lights of the sashes are
glazed with cathedral glass of various
colors.
The floors are North Carollua piue,
oiled flat. The Interior walls are lath-
Receipts in 1904.
Premiums - $12
Interest, rents and from other sources it,
Total Income in 11104. $15
Disbursements in 1904.
Dent'h 01 aims . $2,
Matured Endowments
Dcatli and Indemnity (Accident and Liabil
ity! .
Dividends to Policy Holders
Surrendered Policies
Commissions to agents —
Agency Expenses, Medical Examinations
and Miscellaneous Expenditures —
Dividends oil Capital Stock (Life).
Dividends on Capital Stock (Accident)
Taxor ....
Total expenses (Accident and Liability
Business)
8(18,1122 77
0(i2.fi33 (lit
1131,55<i 7(1
81)0.58(1 (II
528,085 00
1,281,022 112
721 020 02
64(1,08 ) 71
1,007,478 2(1
080,870 88
200,000 00
60,000 00
364,088 04
1.410,462 17
Assets.
Heal Estate acquired by foreclosure
(Ifiice Building ........ .
Cash on band mid in hanks
Stocks and Bonds
Mortgages secured by Reel Estate
Loans oil Collaterals
Loans secured Policies of ibis Company
Interest due and accrued Dec. HI, 1004
Premiums til course of collection and
deferred Premiums (net i
Market value of Securities over cost. less
sets not admitted ($.'>5,7 13 t'7) net
Agents Balances and Bills receivable
$ 173,1(14 74
4(10,000 00
7,07(1,023 80
24,400,38(1 00
32,(18(1,317 72
1,051,304 02
3,801.504 08
818,732 (15
(174,112 08
As-
2,318,700 55
65,145 57
$73,000,178 HI
Total Disbursements in 1004 10,76H'856 00
Excess of Income over Disbursements in '04 5,172,700 80
SHORT STORIES.
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
Cotillion, 2:10, will be used on the
New York speedway by his new owner,
E. J. LaPlnce.
Norristown (I’a.) horsemen will offer
purses this season for the races over ! and saved 510 lives.
Chile's government derives more
than one-half of its Income from salt
peter.
There are 180,182 Indians, besides the
5,318 lu New York and the 77,018 of
the "civilized tribes.”
Lifeboats were launched In service
ou 204 occasions on our coast last year
The fleet of llfe-
Paid Policy Holders in 1904
$6,971,793 55
Total Paid Policy Holders from
Organization in 1850 to Janu
ary 1, 1905
$145,918,246 86
Life Insurance issued, revived and paid
for in 1004. -. $28,86(1,11(17,00
Life IiiHumlice iu force January I, 1005 237,301,731),00
Accident Insurance in force ,lun. I, 1005 217,2311,1(14,(1(1
Number of Policy Holders .Inn, I, 1005
225,011
Total Assets, January I, 1005
Liabilities.
Losses mid Claims awaiting further proof,
and installment claims not yet due ( Life 1 $ 305,147
Losses and (Maims awaiting further proof,
nml not yet due (Accident and Liability.) 588,727
Surplus Reserve for special class of Policies
and dividends to Policy holders not vet due 708,(12(1
Premiums paid iu advance and other Liabili
ties.. (11,002
Reserve un Life. Endowment and term policies.
4 per cent, standard on Old Business and 3•
percent, on Policies tssnd since 1000, (11,858,783
Loss value of Policies of Ue-iasur
mice, $-10,0(10,00 01,817,814
Special Reserve, in addition to I lie Reserve
above given, . - 2,194,780
Unearned Premiums on accident and Liabil
ity insurance .. .. J,274,344
Special Reserve ou Liability Insurance 100,000
Total Reinsurance mid Special Reserve
and all oilier Liabilities .. 07,140,538
(iunrmitec Fund in Excess of requirements by
(Joinjuny’s Standard 0 556,040
Total Liabilities .Inn. 1, 1005 . _ 73,000,170
(luurunlee Fund in Excess of requirements
hv Standard of < Mmneeticnt nml other
Status 8.850,420
Great Gains in Business in 1904
Inorease in AssntH . .. . $5,028,310 10
InorenHc in Guarantee Fund over re
quirements ... -- 883,881 10
Inoreusuin Premium Income .. 1,135,008 00
lnorcnse in Total Income . . J,372,082 20
Incrensc iu New Life insurance issued and
paid for -- $8,825,105 00
Incrensc iu Life Insurance in Force 14,001,802 00
Increase in Accident Insurance iu Force 8,018,020 00
Increase in number of Policy holders 11,048
F. M. BRYANT, District Manager,
Newnan, Georgia.
boats uumbers 285.
It has been figured out that the an
nual boat race between Yale uud Har
vard at New London costs euch of the
tlie Klnwood truck
Fred Ackerman of Mansfield, O., has
purchased the fast pacer Billy J., 2:14(4,
from Joel Milum of Upper Sandusky, O.
R. T. Callahan of Buffalo has sold his
handsome speedway pacer Noella, wag
on record 2:16V4, to a Pennsylvania
turfite.
Cresance, 2:16%, the property of Fred
Boyd, Decoruh, la., wi.l be trained aud
campaigned by It. L. Tarker, Cedar
ltupids.
Fantine, 2:06%, by Shirley Boy, has
been sent to Harrle Jones of RushvlUe,
Ind., to race the coming season on the
grand circuit.
L. O. Baldwin of Glens Falls, N. Y„
now owns the stallion Armont, by Bel
mont, sire of the champion yearling
Paul D. Kelly, ^-20%. I for baggage, thut remaining as here
American Boy, 2:10, and Fred the tofore g centg Kold per pound .
Kid, 2:08%, are now owned iu North
ed and plastered with one heavy coat
of adamunt wall plaster aud white
sand put on one-half inch grounds and
troweled out smooth und straight. The
Interior trim and other woodwork are
clear kiln dried whltewooil, stained
colleges $1,000 a minute during the 0(l ^ ou floor and cherry ou the
time tlie race is lu progress. second, with water color stulus prop-
“Metapsychics” Is the latest word. It e rly rubbed down flat and finished with
Dukota and will be heard from In the
northwestern circuits.
The Commercial club $1,000 stake on
the programme of the Des Moines (la.)
state fair is for 2:35 Instead of 2:25
trotters, as previously announced.
is the Invention of Professor Churles
Reichert, president of the Society For
Psychicul Research of England. It
means the science lu embryo, hitherto
known as "occult,” "psyeGlcal” or
“spiritistic.”
The passenger rates across the lsth- ] /
mus of Pauamu have beeu $4 gold for i f
first eluss aud $t! silver currency for
second class passuge. By the new tar
iff a first class passuge is $2.40 gold,
while the second class is $2.85 silver. 1
These rates do not cover the charge I
two coats of light varnish.
The bathroom Is enumeleil white.
Tlie stairs are cypress, with ash new-
EDITORIAL FLINGS.
MODES OF THE MOMENT.
Speaking of yellow perils, how about
the lemon pie of commerce?—Atlantic
Journal.
If you only had as much money as
Mr. Rockefeller what a lot of good you
would do!—Somerville Journal.
Now is the time for bulletins an
nouncing the totul ruin of the Dela
ware peach crop.—New York Tribune.
Having beeu obliged to huve his vulet
Embroidered tussore silk makes
charming summer frock. ■= ■ " „ second floob flan.
sJn'ln'boffidres^aid ^ mblnatl ° n W HavIug C beenTbllgi W to have his vulet els, balusters and molded hand rails.
Some new pongees, with rose decora- ! arrtsted ’ the czur ls . now c . onfront ,^ 1 hUV6 olltHlde blllld “ wlt
tlon In soft colorings, suggest tapestry.
$33 TO PACIFIC C0A8T
Tickets will be on sale from Chicago,
via the Chicago, Union Pacific and
North-Western Line,during tho autumn
months at this low rate. Correspond
ingly low rates from other points. Daily
and personally conducted excursions in
Pullman Tourist sleeping cars, through
without change to Han Francisco, Los
Angeles and Portland, only $7 for double
berth. Full particulars on application
to W. B. Kniskern, P. T. M., C. & N.
W. Ky.. Chicago.
When a man has the reputation
of being insincere he is always
looked upon with a degree of sus
picion.
Stiff, flat handles have the preference
In bags, and leather covered frames are
more popular than ever.
Shot silks In soft rose, wood, violet,
amethyst, pale blue, biscuit and opal
colorings are fashionable for afternoon
wear.
Novel notions lu shoes are the straps
that button crossways over the Instep
In many tones of brown, from light
pongee to the deepest chocolate. Many
of these are laced with ribbon of exact
ly the same color.
A belt novelty is of striped patent
leather, red and white aud blue and j
white being a favorite combination. J
The stripes are about a quarter of an
Inch In width, and the buckles are plain
and generally of dull gold.—Brooklyn
Engle.
JAPANESE JOTTINGS.
with the servant problem along with rolling slats,
his other dlfficultles.-Wushington Post. The hardware Is black Japanned,
George Bernard Shaw declares that brass faced locks and oval cherry
“ehiiriren ,.re the <rre.it destroyers of door knobs, roses and escutcheons. 1 he
mantels are cherry uud huve bevel
Turrlffic Race With Death
"Death wns fast approaching.” writes
Ralph F. Fernandez, of Tampa, Fla.,
describing his fatal race witli death, “as
a result of liver trouble and heart, disease,
which Imd robbed me of sleep uud of all
interest in ltfe. I bad tried several dif
ferent doctors aud several inedioinns.hut
got no benefit, until I begun to use
Electric Bitters. Ho wonderful was
their effect, that in three days 1 felt
like a new man, and today I am cured
of all my troubles. Guaranteed at
J. T. Reese’s and Dr. .Paul Peniston’s
Drug Htore; price 60c.
children are the greut destroyers of
i home life." Such an assertion creates
u strong suspicion that his birth was a
broad mistake.—Montgomery Advertis-
! er -
That famous Gambon dinner lu New
York seems destined to be classed with
the great feasts of all times. And its
cost might rnuke even a Lucullus sit up
and look interested.—Cleveland Plain
i Dealer.
mirrors. The grill is u special design
In oak.
The kitchen and the bathroom con
tain sanitary open nickel plumbing und
fixtures.
The less a man says the more
he means it.
Saved by Dynamite.
HomotimoH a limning city is unveil by
dynamiting a place that the lire can’t
crosH. Hometiincs, a cough bungs on so
long, you feel uh if nothing lint dyna
mite would cure it. Z. T. Gray, of Cal
houn, On., writes: "My wife Imd a
very nggrevating cough, which keeps
her awake at nights. Two physicians
could not help her; so she took Dr,
King’s New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, which eased her
cough, gave her sleep, and finally cured
her.” Htrietly scientific cure for bron
chitis and La Grippe. At J. T. Reese’s
and Dr. Paul Peniston’s Drug Htore,
price M)o and $1 .(X); guaranteed. Trial
bottle Free,
No, Cordelia, all baseball play
ers are not base men.
A Good Suggestion.
Mr. C. B. Waiuwright.of Lemon City,
Fla., has written the manufacturers
that much better results are obtained
from the use of Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in eases
of pains in the stomach, colic and chol
era morbus hy taking it in water as hot
as can he drunk. That when taken in
tiiin way the effect is double in rapidity.
"It seems to get at the right spot in
stantly,” lie says. For sale hy Holt &
Cates, druggists, Newnan Ga.
Most women can get along bet
ter with men than with their own
PITH AND POINT.
Gossip has wonderful acoustic prop
erties.
Did you ever know any one to buy a
wedding present cheerfully?
Most any girl can tell her own for
tune many years hence by looking at replaced hy the solution the wood
Novel Treatment of Lumber.
A novel method for Increasing the
usefulness of lumber has been perfect
ed in England. The method consists, in
brief, In replacing the air in wood with
a solution of beet sugar aud removing
the excess of water by a subsequent
drying. The Inventor, Mr. I'owell,
attains his object by using a large
boiler lu which the timber to be treat
ed Is placed aud the beet sugar solution
pumped In. After the air has all been
is
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s Spring Medicine,
s Kidney and Haoknoho
Cure,
s Cough Cure,
s Headache Relief,
s Cholera und|l)mrrlioea
Mixture.
s Family Liniment,
s Eczema Cure.
's Liver Powders.
's Pile Halve.
's Liver Pills.
's Female Relief,
These are Standard Prepara
tions and are Sold and Recom
mended at
L Peniston’s
Drug Store.
...White Barber Shop...
C. T. BAILEY, Proprietor.
Japanese dead are burled lu a squat
ting posture, chin upon knees.
Wrinkles are poetically termed by
the Japanese “waves of old age.”
Danjiro, the great Japanese trage
dian, is also the most skillful of all the
dancers of Japan.
Japan has one of the largest steam-,
ship companies in the world, with
service to the United States and to
England by the way of Suez.
her mother.
When other people take it easy they
appear to have a lots better time than
they are actually having.
People who have consideration are
like those who got big salaries—you
hear about lots of them, but know
mighty few.
In trying to decide what is easiest in
this world we have come to the conclu
sion that it is telling some other fellow
lot to worry.—Atchison Globe.
kiln dried. Examination of the wood
seems to show that tlie sugar is absorb
ed into the fiber of tlie woody tissue
aud is not simply held lu the Intercel
lular spaces. It Is claimed that timber
treated in this way is no longer porous,
will not shrink or warp and is stronger,
heavier and more durable. Moreover. It
is said tills wood is not liable to dry
rot. It is hoped that by mixing the
proper poisons with the sugar bath the
wood will be made resistant to the at
tacks of funguses and Insects.
Have it done at this shop, and—if
the quality of the stock and the work
is not satisfactory, or if the price is
not as reasonable as first-class print
ers anywhere charge for first-class
work—the job will not cost you a
cent. That’s a fair and reasonable
proposition—a proposition we could
not afford to make if we didn’t have
the facilities, the workmen and the
will to “make good.” If it’s any
thing in printing, you should try The
News shop before giving an order.
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Only first-class white bar
bers employed. Prompt, re
liable, courteous attention
and service given all custom
ers, at tho usual prices. We
have the only electric mas
sage machine in the city.
Give it a trial ; it does the
work perfectly.
Cleaned for Action
When tho body is cleaned foe action,
hy Dr. King’s New Life Pills, you can
tell it by tho bloom of health on the
checks; the brightness of the eyes; the
firmness cf the flesh and muscles; tlie
| buoyancy of the mind. Try them. At
j J. T. Reese’s aud Dr. Paul Peniston’s
Drug Store, 25c.