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THE TWICErA-WEEK TELEGRAPH
TUESDAY - . FEBRUARY 12, 1907.
SHU LUM0ER
IH FEATURELESS
The possibilities
^action have al?o to he
is noulc? bo quickly re-
r gross *a:r.inR«.
i+r renditions i»nvr pr p -
and the im-
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, -nd' rafr ^ r
. ICuroj'C dhow«
to th* movfm?
iotir’ *•
?ealimer
no pron
gold
SAVANNAH
m«tk. tiis Jn<
l»r*n almost.
ection: and th'* indications arc for
further moderat*- import*. Should, how-
rver, America:', demands heavy
or insistent, vt «f.*tancc would probably
qui'-k!y d'*veloj. The Bank of England
er-f-ntly d*•?;.. >r.Mted very effectively it •
control over the international exchanges,
and a strong: sentiment prevails in Lon
don for the protection of the bankV re-
li.'.cd with ornamental brick a d bril
liant:;** lighted b> ek-ctri :ty. Feat
ures of each will be a rotunda, reach
ing from floor to roof and capped by
0 great d'_:ne feet in diam
eter; a caucus room. cJgrhty-six feet
long and fifty-four feet wide, and a
dining-room, sixty-five by thirty feet,
finished in ornamental plaster.
LEE'S OLD GRAY NAG.
Th-
11k of England
noiit
th«
y the (*cz
[ys caused
iiions, and
.ed a loss.
1 the port,
linprove-
preceding
tm
oannot E' recnrd#*C
fact 01 y J h< trad
t<» bo fairlv good.
-i ork and Philadelpl
:u t hr distribution:
m»-ni.v
Thoturh other citk
Haiti more,
cure promi 1
the total
uow
fight tt
41 e making a stren-
plant r*f the South
Linufact tiring Com-
i*ntly destroyed by
rests of Savannah
rorts *0 retain the
cved here, at ica^t,
b- rebuilt though
,*u ill of M
Wrightsville.
■mated in the :
,ig machine-
jutting macbln
the upright*
c:;t, cntirolv c
Jflt he-n repor
I* Pi-‘HI Of th
)fie of the engi
Foreign
Halfl» '
I hi! 4r|ei
. .17, IST.-IK4
.. Mfoi.461
..33,100.221
Kent &
ntly Are
saw dust near
destroyed the
r*. thr lumber
siippor! ll.g me
if of the ordi-
•<1 from Ipt.
Fr-ye 1 i«r.b*-r
/s “ran away’*
: literally torn
gine hoon got
wheel on this,
I / demolished.
r;«! weeks will
from Sa-
Sall.
13.1161.760
19.563,485
32,727,346
6.404. RS4
14,495,471
12.333,572
MKE STORE MRRKET
was umuib
:3i.tk>0.000 gold. compared with £.12.-
11A0 rtiif. a ;,.ai ago. Tl,» Rank of Prance
bolds nearly £106,009.000. compared with
£i 14.ono.<>iKi a year alio: while the fctauk
: of Germany hold? about £32,000.000.
against £*5.000.000 last year. The.-
re. Ho no; i-ondi;ion? tavor-
! able to any large movement of gold in
* thi B direction. Such amount? a? wo sur-
‘ c.-ed In obtaining will mose likely he
. taken from the open in.iik-v. li hiffi-
J cult 'o ascertain whether the internation-
[ al movement of securities lias been favor-
sMe to New Vnrk o: not. Til' short Term
I notes have not been taken so freely on
the r,;!i«r ■•Iri- a- at one time expected.
Moderate amounts, however, have been
sent across; and It remains to be seep
how far these have been offset by the
return of securities abroad. Foreign mar
kets exhibit a dis.tfnctiy pessitnistic tone
regarding American securities and have
been sellers to a moderate rxtent. There
has also been a return of securities,
shipped abroad a few month* ago as col
lateral for loans transferred back to this
side. Currency should be returning from
the Interior with more freedom, but local
bank reserves are much lower than for
many yrars at thi* time, and the loan
market Is in no condition to stand any
acute strain. Some assistance can be ob
tained from the Treasury in case of ne
cessity. but that is not required at the
moment. The entire monetary out
look is Mill one tint sitgees-- great ean-
tinn and conservatism. Only by such, a
course ean we avoid unpieasant con
sequences. Liquidation thus far ha* beep
accomplished without serious results and
has proved distinctly beneficial. The
market today is In a much sounder con
dition than three months ago. Specu
lative sentiment Is more evenly divided
and conditions are favorable for a healthy
trading market. It would be imprudent,
however, to look for any pronounced ad
vance over present rally. Force,j liqui
dation has probably run its course for the
present, but the tendencies or the times
are against such largo profits in either
transportation or industriaJ circles as
I hare been experienced during the last
two op three years. If these are to di
ininlsli. as seems uulte possible, ntor
liquidation in securities will follow-,
the moment, however, tile declining ten
dency shows a li4lt. and this week's up
ward reaction was atnnly justified.
HENRY CLEWS.
Gen. 'Lee’s favorite war horse. Trav
eler. was almost as well known to the
soldiers of the Army of Northern Vir
ginia as the majestic form of the great
commander himself. So many erro
neous descriptions and stories of the
old horse have appeared in print tha:
a. true history of Traveler is of inter
est.
In 1566 Thomas L. Brown wrote the
following article for the Richmond Dis
patch, which was published August 10;
“He (Traveler) was raised by Mr.
Johnston, near the Blue Sulphur 1
Springs, in Greenbrier County. Va.
(now West Virginia): was of the Grav
Kagle stock. and. as a colt, took the
first premium under the name of Jeff
Davis at the Lewisburg fair for each
of the years 1859 and 1800. He was
four years old In the spring of. 1861..
"When the 'Wise Legion* was en
camped on Sewell Mountaitrr'opposing
the advance of the Federal army under
Gen. Rosecrans in the fall of 1861. I :
was major to the Third Regiment of ,
Infantry in that legion, and mv brother, j
Capt. Joseph M. 'Brown, was quarter
£ i be the candidate or candidates in op-
£ 1 position to Clay, wtight is ambitious,
t. ' as we all know, and as he aspired to
£ the Governorship he might not bo -ad-
r , verse to occupying a sen; in the Sen-
£ ! ate of the United States. I believe
£ j that Mr. Wright can be reckoned with
; t ; : j ; ; ; ; i- l-l-j- j as a candidate in the near future for
t either the Scnatorship or the Governor-
I ship. The people who know Mr.
..... _ . , j Wright best talk this way. I think Mr.
A -;b°rt time ago I wrote an article | tvright has in contemplation the in-
Caught on
the ’Wing
PRODUCTION OF SUGAR
IN THE UNITED STATES
By JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET.
in which I gave the origin of the troduction of several interesting nteas-
name- of the counties in Georgia. ! ures at the next session of tiic Leg
islature out of which considerable rep-
... . , i utation may come to him, and much
. idtn s several school teachers. ha\e ( campaign material. Clay's friends say
Since then a number of persons.
I information at my command. It is not
as complete as I* should like for it to
be.
i United States—E Pluribus Unum.
“One Out of Many.” is the motto of
this great republic, as being one gov
ernment formed of many independent
States.
Alabama—Has no motto. Named
from her principal river, means “Here
We rest." and denotes the satisfaction
of the Indians with her agreeable land
scape and climate.
Arkansas—Regnant popull. “The peo
ple rule.” Has the Indian name of her
river. Is called the “Bear State.”
California—Eureka, her Greek motto.
means “I have found it.” Derives her
master to the same regiment, lAuthor- ! Mm , e from the bay forming the penin-
WASHINGTON. Feb. S.—The aver
age citizen of the United States seems
to have consumed one-half his own
weight in sugar in the year Just ended.
Figures compiled by the Bureau of
Statistics of the Department of Corn-
requested me to publish the origin and j he Is not hunting for a fight, but will merce and Labor show that the quanti
meaning of the names of the Stales in | be ready for whatever comes. Clay and
Wright are from North Georiga. and
that section seldom divides in politics.
It has usually proceeded on the Ken
tucky idea—“United we stand, divid
ed we fall.” And Wright may not op
pose Clay.
the Union, and the mottoes of th
States. I will comply with these re
quests as fully as I ant able, with the
izod my brother to purchase a good,
serviceable horse of the best Green
brier stock for our use during the war.
sula' of lower California. “The Gol
den.”
Colorado—Latin motto, Nil sine
ty of sugar brought into the United
States in 1906. plus that produced at
home, minus the quantity exported,
amounts to near 6% billion pounds.and
if we divide into this enormous total
the number of people in the United
States we get an average consumption
of 76 pounds per capita. The cost of
This week’s issue of the Dawson j this 6V» billion pounds of sugar to the
News contained the following edito- | consumer must have been over 300
rial paragraph.
After much inquiry and search, he j numine, means “Nothing can be done
came across the horse above mentioned, ’without Divine aid.” Named from the
and I purchased him for $175 (gold ! river.
value), in the fall of 1861. of Capt.
James W. Johnston, son of the late
Mr. Johnston first above mentioned.
When the Wise Legion was encamped
about Meadow Bluff and Big Sewell
Mountains I rode this horse, which was
then greatly admired in camp for his
rapid spring walk, his high spirit, bold
carriage and muscular strength. He
needed neither whip nor spur, and
would walk his five or six miles an
Connecticut—Qui transtulit susttnet.
“He who brought us over sustains us.”
Named from her river, which means,
in the Indian tongue, “The long river.”
Is called the Nutmeg State.”
Delaware—Motto, “Liberty and In
dependence.” Was named from Lord
Delaware, an English statesman. Is
called the-"Blue Hen.”
Florida—Motto, “In God is our trust.”
Named from the abundance of flowers
hour over rough mountain roads of when discovered, on Easter Sunday,
western Virginia with his rider sitting In Spanish B'lorida means flowery.
S.UA.V.V Ml.
Ga.. Feb. 1*».—Though
trade has Iren consid-
• - Hilly hampered so far as extensive oper-
. tions ire concerned by llie dwindling
vf i •• daily receipt*, tin: Savannah
/narkct for spirits of turpentine was sub-
Vcted to .'onslderable manipulation in
\ past six day*.
Sinr< February was inhered In, the
I IM-iljfi! of -In:# Wias !«.. I U»<
ftxdiiHl upwnrd ris#* of tile market uit-
< *r the MimulUo of the strength war*
r.in ted by the statistical position ffcner-
>lly .tnd from last Monday’s opening
the article gradually worked up
ward to 71*^0. the high level of the
Month. Toward mld-weck. through the
medium of offerings posted dully under
the < unout quotation, certain of the bear
• lenient succeeded in weakening the ar
ticle and from 71*£c, the article receded
!•* 70*4 c with one exception, that of
Monday, the lowest value realized in the
THE TEHUANTEPEC
SHIP-’RAIUROflwO
da;
Kven at the lower quotations, a fur
ther effort to break the market was made
yesterday. Saturday, through the posting
of .i hundred risks .n 7^ x <\ This was
really one ••! th*- i'««a:ur<.'8 . »f the w-.k
which happened th! *ay: Julius
Schwa, r, exporter, ordered at the final
< all 100 casks to he posted under the
bead of ••offerings” for sale. The in-
irlligence had hardly been posted when
ihn offer w.is snapped up l>\ .Iwi
Kari*. Jr., mother exporter, who was
presumable •'short” on invoice cornvnit-
uionts. Mr. Sch wars, immediately or
dered the posting of another lot of one
.mndrerj casks nt T^c. hut thi* lik*-
jhe otlwir was quickly taken by Mr.
Farie The quick transaction probably
the market for the nonce, and con-
>'derabIo discussion was caused. The
general effect will be. of course to
^irengthen the position of the market.
['her»- was h total absence Of receipts
Saturday, though SO casks wore offi-
.■ tally sold.
Rosins, though given at least two. days
pf rest In the tail end of the session
••gain suffered several reverses. At the
fail yesterday the following prices were
quoted: Water white. $6.50; window
glass. 36.25; N. $6: M. 35.25; K. 35; T.
$4 60; (7. 34.15-20; H. $4.40-45; F. $4.15;
Jv $4.10-15: D. $4.05-10; CBA. $4.05-10.
In the week 64c rer gallon was realized
for May-August futures,
the markets follow;
Statistics of
ipt$
K\ ports:
Baturri-tv
Week .
Month .
Seaton .
Foreign
ftock .
tpir
4.440
178,144
62.556
11.236
1907
Rosin.
234
7.130
9.507
621,942 !
3.139
10,924
1906
?pir. Rosin.
12S 2.407
9:i 12.025
1.446 20.646
1,137 648.419
1.351 2.621
?,641 10.145
*.121 19.091
».72S 602.139
.799 249.750
>.S09 71,615
Henry
Clews’
Weekly Letter
NT7N lOIlK, Feb. 10.—The downward
ttnd*»ncv i n stocks this week was check-
eo anri n modamie recovery cnsllod.
largely the r**s,:i; of short covering and
somewhat easier condition* in the monev
market. Iterent event* disclosed the fact
♦hat big holdets after selling quite a ron-
sluerable quantity of their securities had
encotirajred the decline and bought a part
hack again on the lower lever. Under
present condition* eperatinns or this sort
*r« probable und profitable, and while
—ttontimied are likely to keep the. market
; r In a fairly active condition.
Prices have now had an average decline
of about 1? points in the leading shares.
Individual storks showing a much larger
fall The element of greatest depression
*»« the continued offerings of short term
railroad notes l^ast week It was stated
that nearly J17tl.000.000 of these had been
Issued since the flint of January Thi«
week at*, issue of $6 500.000 Rock Island
notes was announced, and rumors wee
rurrant that the New Haven Pennsyl
vania. Reading. Erie, Baltimore Sr Ohio
and other roads would also be in the
■market on the first apportuni.'v with ad
ditional amount* nf these notes fh*
Placing of JJ0.000.AAA N'ew Tork citv
bonds on an income basia of 4 per cent
illustrates very plainly the effect of coil- I
tinned demand upon the monev market I
It is worth noting that none of these nf , w I
issues was largely oversubscribed as is |
the rase under ordinary conditions To
what excited these Various demands
Will run It is impossible to at nresent
ronjecture. The requirements of the riil-
roads. however, tn many rases are e r -
tremclv urgent, being neeassarv to orc-
vide for truffle expansion Of course
this condition of affairs means firm
money rates for some time to come the !
effect of which will inevitably i„, ^ rr
st ra lilt upon general business and new
ventures. Such restraint was needed‘and
will be wholesome. Already there is n
muni more conservative spirit in bus
iness and 111 industrial circle*, and the'
same |s manifesting itself among nd-
10.11] mnnag-rs New Tork Central has
practically announced that Its proieded
improvements would be e urt atled aV f,r
ns possible until conditions in the money
nd labor markets are mo'•»
Other railroads are 8 i,„
announcing a policy of retrenchment in
order to anticipate the effects o' present
conditions. Many of them *-e now under
heavily increased operating expenses
due to advances in Wages and increased
costs of materials. The effect . '*£?!
upon net earning* Is almost startling V
statement has been published shoeing
that out of 50 roads reporting in Decern
l>er more than 30 showed decreases in
net. Among those showing diminished net
earrings were Erie. Chesapeake 4- Ohio
Grand Trunk. Canadian Pacific, Lehigh
\ alley Norfolk A Waatern. Hocking v£-
tey Pennsylvania west of Pittsburg
Reading. Sornham Ralbwa>- and others’
It ts wen lcnSwn tn railroad circles that
managers are a good deal concarnad over
the future of net earnings, and more or
less talk Is current of a Slight advance
in railroad rates to off-set Increased ex
penses. rt it probable that a varv email
percentage of Increase «n rates would
make a decided difference in net results
•though in the present state of public
WASHINGTON, Feb. 70—It seems olio
gether appropriate that the formal open
Ing of the Tehuantepec Ship-Railroad
across the Isthmus of the same name
should have taken place in the same -week
that the presentation of the greatest
appropriation bill ever offered in Con
.cress for the development of water traps
portatlon In the United States. This ship
railway, while it will be a rival of the
Panama Canal when the big ditch be
colnes a reality, ts barked by the Mex
ican Government, and is’expeeted to work
wonders In the way of developing the
commerce between the Pacific and At
lantls coasts of this country. Incidentally
the creation of this new trade route ha:
stimulated the whole scheme of rivers
and harbors development—a policy
which the United States now seems
pledged, in an effort to care for the vap
idly growing commerce of the oountry.
The Tehuantepec route will save s‘,000
miles on the journev from New Orleans
to Fan Francisco. 10.OS6 miles from New
York to_San Francisco via Cape Horn
and 1,367 miles via the Panama Canal.
The saving in mileage between European
ports and San Francisco is as remarka
ble; this saving being 8.500 miles between
Liverpool and the metropolis of the Pa
cific coast, via the Cape of Good Hope.
In the trade from Now York to Yokoha
ma It will save 10.000 miles via Cape
Horn or 5,000 miles via Suez. Between
New York and Manila the saving will lie
1.168 miles over the present route via.
Eucz. Already a. New York shipping firm
has established lines of steamers, their
fleet being equally divided between the
Atlantic and Pacific trade, and trans
shipment being made on the railroad that
crosses the Isthmus. According to ad
vices received here. President Diaz and
hi* entire staff attended the opening of
this big enterprise, one which has been
the dream of Mexico for the last four cen
turies.
The establishment of this coast-to-coast
service lias brought forcibly home to Con
gress the necessity for a most vigorous
campaign in the development of the coast
harbors of this country and the interior
waterways. Despite the demands made
by the National Rivers and Harbors Con
gress. which forsthe last five years lias
been urging the Federal Government to
appropriate $50.A0n,0nn annually for ihe
prosecution of development work. Con
gress has believed that this work need
not be pushed any more rapidly than the
work on the Panama Canal, tile tlicow
being that the waterways of (he country
might he in readiness to rare for tha
Increased shipping when the big ditch
■was done. The opening of the Tebnun-
tepec route has caught the country nap
ping, and it is highly probable that ag
gressive English. German and French ex
port concerns, with their eomprehrngiv-e
shipping facilities, will capture the Pan-
American markets that American busi
ness men might have had had the Federal
Government taken the precaution to pre
pare tile way for American trade.
Congressman Joseph E.-Ransdell.- pres
ident of the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress, is pointing out that while the
present bill carries upwards of JS3.O00.-
000 for waterways improvements, never
theless not more than $34,000,000 Is imme
diately available In cash. The difference
is appropriated by the present Congress
for the continuation of contracts begun
this year or under way. The National
Rivers and Harbors Congress insists that
not less than $50,000,000 should be availa
ble for the improvement work, to the <Bid
that this country may be In readiness to
seize upon the trade of South America
When the time is ripe. With the Tehaun-
tepec ship-railway in operation, it would
seem that th* time is nlreadv here, and
that the United States will have tn adopt
the program suggested h\- the National
Rivero and Harbors Congress if Ameri
can commerce is to lake its rightful po
sition in the business world of the South
ern Hemisphere.
firmly in the saddle and holding him ic,
heck by a tight rein, such vim and
Georgia—Motto.
■OOHI Wisdom. Justice
eagerness did he manifest to go right : and Moderation. “Named after George
ahead as soon as he was mounted. ! U. King nf England. Is called the
“When Gen. Lee took command of 1 “Empire State or the South."
the Wise Legion and Floyd Brigade. Illinois—Motto. “State Sovereignty,
which were encamped at and near Big . National Union.” Name derived from
Sewell Mountain in the fall of 1861. he an Indian tribe, also applied by them to
first
fancy
it will take a jimmy and a crowbar to
get into the State's cash box. It will
be fortunate for the State If Speaker
Slaton verifies the report ”
The editor of the Dawson News is
in a position to know what he is talk
ing about for he has served several
terms in the House with the gentle
man from Bibb, and is thoroughly con
versant with his qualities and policies.
The chairmanship of the appropriation
committee is the most important of
any of the House charmanships, but I
doubt very much if Mr. Hall would
care to be tied down with the chair-
million dollars, since the average
wholesale price in the New York mur-
for the
hen to
ansporta-
tion to the consumer and the profit of
the retailer it is quite apparent that
the cost to the consumer must have
been more than 300 million dollars
during tho year just ended.
One-fifth of this enormous total of
614 billion pounds of sugar was pro
duced at home, another one-fifth was
brought from our own islands^ and the
remaining three-fifths from foreign
countries, including the Philippines,
during the year, as shown by the re
ports of the Bureau of Statistics, just
completed, was 3,864,665,661 pounds:
the quantity brought from Hawaii and
Porto Rico was 1,281.384,946 pound?
ports of the committee on the floor of
the House, and T am quite sure there
would be occasions when lie would not
care to do this, but on the contrary
would prefer to antagonize the action
of a majority of the committee. For
this reason I think he would not wish
to be handicapped with the chairman
ship. • I believe, however, that Speaker
Slaton would give to Mr. Hall
exported was 25,731,407 pounds. Of
the 3,864,665.661 pounds imported from
foreign countries, 2.. .83.893,033 pounds
was from Cuba. 425,372.363 pounds
from the Dutch 'East Indies; 303,430,122
pounds from Germany; 163,493,319
pounds from the AVest Indies, exclusive
of Cuba and Porto Rico; 173,627,104
pounds from the South America, and
26.283.929 pounds from the Philippine
t saw this horse, and took a great j Lake Michigan and her large inland
cytoit. Ho called it his colt, and said river. Means “We are the men.” Is
he would need it before the war was
over. Whenever the general saw my
brother on this horse he had something
pleasant to say to him about ‘my colt.'
as he designated this horse.
“As tlie winter approached, the cli-
called the “Sucker State."
tion. Is called the “Hoosier State.”
gested by her numerous Indian popula
tion. Js called the "Hoosier State.’
-Iowa—Motto. "Our liberties we prize,
our rights we will maintain.” Her In
mate in the western Virginia moun- name means “This is the Land.”
tains caused 'Rosecran's army to aban- I Is called the “Hawk Eye State.”
don its position on Big Sewell and re- Kansas—Motto. Ad astra per aspera.
treat westward. Gen. Lee was there- “To the stars throuf
'ough difficulties.”
upon ordered to South Carolina. The Xante means “Smoky water.” and is
Third regiment of the Wise Legion was
subsequently detached from the army
in western A'irginia and ordered to tho
South Carolina coast, where it was
known as the Sixtieth A r irginia Regi
ment. under Col. Starke.
“Upon seeing my brother on his
horse, near Pocataligo. in South Car
olina. Gen. Lee at once recognized the
horse and again inquired of him pleas
antly about his colt. My brother then
offered him the horse as a gift, which
the general promptly declined, and at
the same time remarked: 'If you will
willingly sell me the horse, I will gladly
use it for a week or so to learn it’s
qualities.’ Thereupon my brother had
tho horse sent to Gen. Lee’s stable.
Gen. Lee returned the horse, stating
that the animal suited him, but that he
could no longer use so valuable
derived from one of her rivers.
Kentucky—Motto. “United we stand,
divided we fall.” Bears the Indian
name of one of her rivers. The Indians
termed it the “dark and bloody
ground.” It was the battlefield of
Northern and Southern Indians. Is
called the "Blue Grass State.”
Louisiana—Motto. “Union and Confi
dence.” Named after Louis XIA’, King
of France. Is called the "Creole
State.”
- Maine—Latin motto. Dirigo. “I di
rect.” indicative of sovereignty. Was
named for a proA’Ince of France. Is
called the "Pine Tree State.”
Maryland—Latin motto. Creseite et
multiplicamini, "increase and multi
ply.”
Massachusetts—Latin motto, Ense
petit placldnm sub libertate quietem.
Slaton would give to Air. Hail any
Chairmanship desired by the gentle- | Elands The quantity contributed by
man from Bibb. But if Mr. Hall is not ‘ isiands was from Hawaii. So2,-
to be chairman of the appropriation j
committee—who then? I think the
safest prognostication, at the present
time, for this very important position
is that sound, practical arid level-head
ed Legislator. C. M. Candler, of De
Kalb County, well known arid esteemed
throughout the State as Mur?>hy Chnd-
ler. He would make an idea! ebair-
man. Speaker Slaton appreciates his
916,070 pounds: and from the Philip
pines. 26.283,929 pounds (the latter fig
ure, however, being included in the
imports from foreign countries).
More than -i«re-tenths of the sugar
imported from foreign countries and .all
of that brought from our own isle ads
was produced from cane, and less thsi
one-tenth from beets. Of the production
strong ability, high character, knight- j n United States a little less than
Iy courtesy, firmness and resolution. It ; one 'half was from cane and a little
can be stated in passing that Hall and | ^ ore < .,f^‘l 1 ?, 1 . one ' 5la1 ^ - fr01 ? beets - 'Of
Candler are warm friends.
horse in such times, unless it were his ! “B>‘ sword she seeks placid rest in lib-
own: that if he (my brother) would not
ell. please to keep the horse with
many thanks. This was in February,
1862. At that time I was in A'irgini’a
on the sick list from a long and severe
attack of camp fever, contracted In the
campaign on Big Sewell Mountain Mv
brother wrote to me of Gen. Lee’s de
sire to have the horse, and asked me
erty.” or “conquers a peace.” The
name was acquired from an Indian
tribe and the bay on her coast. Is
called the “Bay State,” from her nu
merous bays.
the 6% billion pounds of sugar con
sumed in the United States last year,
514 billions was produced from cane
and about 1 billion pounds from beets.
This is in marked contrast with con
ditions in Europe, where by far the
larger proportion of the sugar con
sumed is produced from beets.
The quantity of beet sugar con
sumed in the United States varies
J “LAW OF THE FARM.”
I Judge Andrew J. Cobb, of the Geor
gia Supreme Court delivered recently
a lecture before the students of tho
j Department of Agriculture of the State
University upon tho "law of the farm.”
It is issued as a University bulletin,
and is for’distribution. It ought to be
in the hands of every farmer in the
State.
The lecture summarizes the laws of
the State which hear directly upon tha
farming interests. For instance, it
treats of boundaries, fences, criminal
trespass, overhanging trees, private
ways, damages arising front defects in
a highway, the farmer and his labor,
landlord and tenant, landlord and crop
per. sale of crops, manure, damage by
fire, anima.s. water rights, game, lish
and birds. For instance, under the
tast heading, the game laws are stated
in brief as follows:
It is unlawful to kill or capture wild
turkeys, pheasants, partridges and
quail between March 13 and November
1: doves, marsh hens and snipe be
tween March 15 and September 1:
summer or wood duck and woodcock
between February 1 and September 1.
It is also unlawful to take or destroy
the eggs of-such birds during these
dates.
AA’iid deer or fawn must not.be killed
or captured between. January 1 and
September 1.
It is unlawful to sell, offer for sale,
or have in possession any of the birds
or animals, either alive or dead, or any
part of the same, during the season
that the killing or capture of the same
is prohibited.
The killing or capturing of any such
birds or animals for sale is only per
mitted on one’s own land, and then
only after obtaining a license from tha
ordinary upon the payment of $25 each
year to the county treasurer.
More than forty doves must not be
killed by one person in any one day.
Partridges and quail hust not be
netted or trapped except on one’s own
premises. The shipping of such birds
beyond the limits of the State is pro
hibited at ail seasons.
It is unlawful to place in any stream
any poisonous substance which will
drive away or poison fish.
The taking of fish with seine, net,
gig. spear, or like device, between Feb
ruary I and July 1, is prohibited. This
Hon. E. M. Donalson. of Bainbridge,
was in the city yesterday. Mr. Donal
son has recently returned from an ex
tended and most delightful bridal tour
through Mexico, and to a number of
interesting points in the United States.
Mr. Donalson represented Decatur
beTmember^tL^InrHiuse 3 He freaUy.' The’qu^nt’fty”brought inborn | P^ision does not interfere with fish
is a fine lawyer. I foreign countries (chiefly Germany)
• I was. in 1906. in round terms 375 million
Among the prominent visitors in j pounds, but in 1905, only a year earlier,
Macon on Fridav was Hon. W. A. Dod- 1 th< ? total was but 50 million pounds,
son. of Americus. He is as fond of ! m 19 , 04 11 wa ? 225 million pounds,
politics as a child is of candy. And "he quantity supplied by home produc
tion is steadily increasing, having been
he is usually a winner. I believe he
has never failed to come under the
string first when in the running him
self, and he has been very successful
when acting for others. Mr. Dodson
has been a member of the House and
Senate of Georgia, and was Speaker
pro tern of the former body and Pres in
dent of the latter. Mr. Dodson holds
110 office at present—but watch him.
I at the first agricultural fair ever held
in .Macon, in December. 1830. Airs. Pen
but 185 million pounds in the year 1900
: and in 1906 672 millions, having: in that
year for the first time exceeded tho
production of cane sugar in the United
States. The cane sugar produced in
the United States in 1900 was 390 mil
lion pounds and in 1906 600 millions.
The beet sugar production increased
260 per cent from 1900 to 1906, while
j cane sugar production increased but
I stated in this column Thursday that ! “ 4 P er cen t- these figures being based
upon the latest estimate of the 1906
production. The actual increase in
Si quaeris peninsulam amaenam cir
cumspice. “I will defend.” "If you
seek a pleasant peninsula, look around
whnt he should do. I replied at once ! you.” The name is derived from two
If he will not accept it. then sell it to
him at what it cost me.’ He then sold
the horse to Gen. Lee for $200 in cur
rency. the sum of $25 having been
added by Gen. Lee to the price to make
up for the depreciation in our currency
Indian wqrds meaning “Great Lake.”
by them applied to Huron and Alichi-
gan lakes. Is called the "Wolverine
State.”
Minnesota—French motto. L’Etoile
du Nord. “The Star of the North.” The
from September. 1861. to February, j name, meaning whitish water (foam of
is derived from the In-
1862. " i the falls),
“In 186.9 Gen. Lee wrote to my 1 dians.
brother stating that this horse had
survived the war—was known as Trav- ' Missouri—Latin motto. Salus populi
oiler (spelling the word .with a double ! superma lex esto, “Let the welfare of
r
for his pedigree, which was obtained,
as above mentioned, and sent bv mv
brother to Gen. Lee.
in good English style), and asking ! the people be the supremo law." Named
river. It means
from her great
Aiuddy ’Water.’’
Mississippi—Has no motto. Named
Capt. Robert E. Lee. Jr., youngest : from the river, whose name signifies
son of ibe general, in his Recollections ’’ — ”
elope Bryan, of Twiggs County, was : Quantity produced in that period was.
awarded a silver tankard, worth one
hundred dollars, as the prize for the
of beet sugar 4S7 million pounds, and
of cane sugar 210 millions.
iiuiiuivu uuiiai ii, tt■’ ' jji lAt: 1U1 LilL | . t
best lot of cotton, eight bales. 'I have i Rapid as the increase in sugar pro-
since learned that this lady was the duction in the United States has been
ing by hook and line, or the taking of
fish in private ponds.
Shad must not be taken between
April 15 and July 1.
The catching of sturgeon is abso
lutely prohibited four years front Au
gust 15. 1903.
The use of firearms, dynamite, or
other explosive or destructive sub
stance,- for the purpose of killing fish,
is prohibited.
The possession of game, fish, birds,
or their eggs, during the dates above
mentioned, is taken as pflma facie evi
dence of a violation of tile law.
Upon the application of fifty free- '
holders In any county the judge of tho
Superior Court is authorized to appoint
a game warden to see that these laws
are enforced. The game warden may
grandmother’of Air. Bryan Edwards, a ' n rece nt years, it has not by any
well known young gentleman of this means kept pace with the increased
city. His mother was her daughter, consumption. The consumption in 390C
I am informed that the prize tankard. J’7JL i;’! 9 , 0 ^ 92 ' 640 P° un< ! s - an <l m 1906, i appoint a deputy in each militia dis-
won seventy-seven years ago. is in tha t>.4i»,j88.i2u pounds, the increase in
possession of a member of the family, consumption in the ten years being
■ 2,024.816,480 pounds. The production
The first bond - . No. 1, issued by the in 1896 was’ 647,635.520 pounds, and in
1906, 1,304.607,360 pounds, an increase
of 656,971,840 pounds. Tho increased
consumption in the ten-year period
Confederate Government, was owned
by Air- Napier, of Alacon.
and Letters of Gen. Robert E. Lee
has much to say of Traveler. To an
artist who wanted to paint the horse.
Gen. Lee wrote:
” ‘If I were an artist like you. I
ouid draw a true picture of Traveler,
representing his fine proportions, mus
cular figure, deep chest and short back
strong haunches, flat legs, small head'
broad forehead, delicate ears, quick eve'
small feet and black mane and tale!
Fuch a picture would inspire a poet
Signor Angelo Patricolo performs in was 2,025 million pounds and the in-
Alacon tonight. He comes heralded as | crease in production only 657 million
a great pianist. Old timers tell me i Pounds. Thus the increase in consump-
that the most brilliant pianist that vis- j *' on from 1896 to 1906 was more than
ited Alacon before the Civil AA'ar, and i three times as great as the increase
they do not recall any greater who has | in home production. The share which
been here since that time, was Sigis- j domestic sugar formed of the total con-
mond Tlialberg. the celebrated Swiss ‘ sumption in the United States was. ac-
pianist. who had thrilled all Europe be- • cording to the Bureau of Statistics of
the “Father of AA r aters.’
Nebraska—Motto, “Equality before
the law.” Name is derived from one
of her rivers, meaning “broad and
shallow, or low.”
New Hampshire—Has no motto.
Named from a county in England.
Familiar name is the “Old Granite
State.”
New Jersey—Alotto, “Liberty • and
Independence.” Named for the Island
_ New A'ork—Latin motto. Excelsior, i nor Adavarini and Aladame Johanson, ; '3 per cent, though at that time the
hose genius could then depict his “Higher.” Named after the Duke of i nn d JIiss Kemp, an American singer, quantity consumed per capita was far
—. ..... _ — - 'were with them. The echoes of that less than at present, having been in
Ttni lliont mnci/vil ftt'onf ovn eHll 1Sirt 9 n nounrlc • ? n 10CC ».1 ■( oen oa
fore making his tour of the United j tIle Department of Commerce and La
bor. in 1906. 20% per cent; in 1905
21.9 per cent: in 1895, 19.4 per cent,
and in 18S0, 16 per cent. Prior to tlie
Civil War domestic sugar formed more
than one-half of the total amount con
states. including Alacon. He visited
this city in February, 1858, accom
panied by the equally renowned Bel
gian violinst, Henri Arieuxtemp*. The
famous musicians were greeted at Ral
ston's Hall by a large and cultured ' sumed in the United States, having
audience. Two foreign vocalists. Sig- been in 1S55, 57 per cent, and in 1845,
*lth«i
^eplaljuL
j OFFICES FOR U. S. LAWMAKERS.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.—Uncle Sam
is supplying his law-makers with of
fice*. Two of the most magnificent
buildings in the country are being put
up by the national Government for the
exclusive use of Senators and Repre
sentatives in Congress. Each will oc
cupy a block and will cost $2,500,000.
One of the twin structures will be for
the House, the other for the Senate,
and they will form detached wings to
the capitol.
Heretofore the Congressmen have
had no regular offices, each has had
his headquarters in whatever place
pleased him most. There has been no
system about ihe accommodation*.
Now each branch of Congress will
have a handsome office building, with
uniformed attendants, a postoffice and
telephone and telegraph service.
Tile southern building, for the
House, will have 429 rooms, one for
every one of tlie 410 Representatives
and nineteen for future growth in the
membership. On account of their
smaller number the Senators, in the
northern building, will get the better
of the bargain in the matter of space,
every Senator having a room for him-’
self, one for his secretary, and a bath
room.
In designing these Congressional of
fices the architects put particular em
phasis upon safety from fire, and the
specifications call for 230.000 square
feet of terra cotta hollow tile for tire
building. Though only four stories
high, each of them will have as great
a quantity of hollow tile brick in it
as many a skyscraper the height of
which makes fire-proofing an absolute
nece.ssi!y.
Thus, while the character of Wash
ington architecture demands that the
buildings be low, they are made just
as safe as if they were high. Fire
will have no chance against them.
The exterior of these capito! wines
will be whit* marble. They will be
orth and deseribe his endurance of York. Is called the “Empire State.'
toil, hunger, thirst, heat. cold, and the North Carolina—Has no motto,
dangers and sufferings through which Named after Charles IX. (Carolus)
he passed. He could dilate upon his King of France. Is called the “Old
sagacity and affection and his inva- North Slate." or the ’’Turpentine
nable response to every wish of his
rider. He might even imagine his
thoughts through the long nigh;
marches and days of battle through
which he has passed. But I am no art
ist: I can only say he is a Confederate
gray.* ”
CALIFORNIA AND JAPAN.
W. J. L.. in the New York World.
If we are bound to have a war
And fight the sassy Japs.
Why can’t we give the contract to
Those California chaps?
They seem to be the only ones
Who are raising all this muss.
While ail the other commonwealths
Don’t seem to care a cuss.
State.”
Nevada—Latin motto. Amiens et
potens. ’’Willing and Able." Was
named from her mountains. Spanish
name, means “Snowy.”
Ohio—Latin motto. Imperium in
imperio. “An empire in an empire.”
Took her name from the river on her
south boundary. Familiarly called the
“Buckeye State.”
Oregon—Latin motion. Alls volat
propriis, ”She flies with her own
wings." Name is derived from her
principal river.
Pennsylvania—Arotto. “A'irtue. liber
ty and independence." Named after
Wm. Penn. “Penn's woods.” Is called
the “Keystone State.”
Rhode Island—'Her motto is “Hope.”
Named from the Island of Rhodes, in
the Mediterranean Sea. Is familiarly
brilliant musical event are still chim
ing in the memories of all persons alive
today and were present on the notable
occasion. It is said that Thalberg’s
playing was distinguished by precis
ion. delicacy, and finish. “His chief ,
1845. 20 pounds: in 1855 and 1860. 30
pounds; in 1870. 35 pounds: in 1880,
43 pounds, and in 1S90. 53 pounds: in
1900. 65 pounds, and in 1906, 76 pounds
per capita.
The following table shows the
* to «vc*d««
They've got the greatest State out there called “Little Ritody.”
On ours or any map.
And war material in heaps
To overcome the Japs.
Take prunes, for instance—just that
one.
Omitting all the rest:
In prunes the Golden State may put
i Her valor to the test.
She needn’t load a single gun.
But arm herself with spoons.
And seizing ail invading Japs
Just fill them full of prunes.
When anybody’s full of.prunes.
As everybody knows.
He isn't any good at all;
And so the battle goes.
Prunes. California conquering prunes.'
Then let the slogan be.
From Sacramento to the coast:
In prunes is victory!
Afterword.
But if by chance the prunes run short,
And Japs should get the drop.
Resourceful California may
Hand them her lemon crop.
merit as a performer and a composer, , sources of supply of tho sugar con-
consisted in his successful attempts to j sumption of the United States for the'
combine the elements of song and har- j calendar year 1906:
mony and of brilliant execution.” Thai- '
berg and his method acquired their i Cuba
celebrity by a series of fantasies of United States
great beauty and brilliancy. Vieux- Hawaii
temps commenced playing the violin Porto Rico ........
when he was eight.years old. and was a ‘ Java
public favorite in all the capitals in Germany
Europe.
South America
West Indies (except Cuba).
Alisses Alary and Birdie Blackshear. Belgium
of this city, granddaughter of the late Philippine Islands
Dr. Ambrose Baber, have been request- Austria-Hungary
ed to allow to be exhibited at the
Jamestown Exposition the colonial and
revolutionary relics that belonged to
their ancestors, a. large and interest
ing assortment of which they have.
Their great great grandfather was
with General AA'ashington at Brad-
dock’s defeat, and was killed. Their
great grandfather was in the war of
brose Baber, the grandfather of these
young ladies, was in the war of 1812.
at the age of twenty. The relics pos
sessed by the Alisses Blackshear would
add much to ihe interest of Georgia’s
exhibit at the Jamestown Exposition.
South Carolina—Latin motto. Animis
opibusque parati. “Ready in will and
deed." Has the Latin name of Charles
IX. of France (Carolus). Is known as
the “Palmetto State.”
Tennessee — Alotto. “Agriculture.
Commerce.” Has the Indian name of
i one of her rivers. She is called the
“Big Bend State.”
Texas—Has no motto. Has preserv
ed her Mexican name. Is called the
"Lone Star State.”
Vermont—Alotto. “Freedom and
Unity." Has thp French name of her
mountains (A'erd Aront, “Green Aloun-
tains.")
A'irginia—Latin motto, Sic semper
tyranrris. “So always with tyrants.”
Was named for Elizabeth of England,
the "A'irginia" Queen. Is called the
“Old Dominion
.West A'irginia—Latin motto,
semper liberi. "Aiountainers are always I each Central American republic, in-
free." Retained the former name, when directly involved in the dispute. Guate-
Mexieo
Other countries
Total ;...
Less sugar exported
Pounds:
....2,683,293,033
. ...3,304.607.360
.... 852.468.867
.... 428.916,079
.... 425.372.363
...’. 303.430.122
173.627.104
163.496,319
65.861.744
26,283.923
9.934.000
.3.186.469
9,575,715
Amount available for con
sumption ..6.424.922.560
. . . - . Of the above imports of sugar that
the Resolution, and his son. Dr. Am- from Porto Rico and the Hawaiian Is
lands entered free of duty, that from
the Philippine Islands at 25 per cent
below the regular rates nf duty, and
that from Cuba, under the reciprocity-! purposes,
treaty, at 20 per cent below the regular
rates of duty.
trict.
Hunting with gun or dogs on Sun
day is unlawful.
Hunting deer by firelight is allowed
upon one’s own land, and elsewhoro
only with the consent of the land
owner
Traps, trot lines, or similar devices
for catching fish must not be set with
out the written consent of the owner
of the land upon which the stream or
lake is located.
Dams, traps, and other devices must
be so constructed and set as to leave
an open space of ten feet in the rivers
and one-third of the channel in creeks
for the free passage of fish.
No shad, or other migratory fish,
shall bo caught between sunrise on
Saturday and sunrise on Alonday; and
all nets and other devices shall be re
moved from the river during suqh
times. The meshes of nets and similar
apparatus for catching such fish shall
not be less than five inches, and must
not obstruct more than one-half tho
river.
The use of seins or nets in streams
where mountain trout are located is
prohibited.
Any one injuring an artificial fish 1
pond, or destroying the fish therein,
is subject to Indictment.
Since January 1. 1904, it has been,
with some exceptions, unlawful to kill
or capture any wild bird other than a,
game bird, or to purchase, or sell, or
have in possession for sale, such birds,
their plumage, skin or body, or take
or destroy the eggs of such birds.
A license may be obtained from tho
Commissioner of Agriculture to take
birds and eggs for strictly scientific
HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA
AGREE TO SUSPEND WAR
PREPARATIONS.
IN A FRIENDLY SORT O’ WAY.
CITY’ OF MEXICO, Feb. TO.—Official
acceptance of the intervention of Pres
ident Diaz in an effort to prevent the
dispute between Honduras and. Xiea-
j ragua was received by the Alexican
. Alontani : Government today. The president of
divided from A'irginia.
Wisconsin—Latin motto,
successit barbarum, “The civilized man
mala, Salvador and Costa Rica, has
Clyllitas | officially agreed to the friendly recom
mendation by President Diaz, and in
succeeds tile barbarous." Has the In- accordance with the suggestion made
dian name of one of her rivers. Is i by President Diaz. Honduras and Nic-
ealled the "Badger State
AA'ill Scab. AVright be a candidate for
United States Senator again?
Clay? The impression exists with
some that be will. If Governor-elect
Smith does not enter the race it may
r.ot be improbable that AA'right will
make the fight. It is not believed that
both Fmith and AA'right would run. It
• « ., .... will probably bo developed at the com-
&iso renew for tne year iau/ t i iflg session of .the Lejieiaujre wiu. jtfil
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
Examine label on your pa
per. It tells how you stand on
the books. Due from date on
the label. Send in dues and
aragua have agreed to suspend prepa
rations for war. pending the award of
the board of arbitration now sitting
Steve i in Salvador, in accordance with the
treaty of Corinto. in 1902. Official ad
vices received here are to. the effect
James Whitcomb Riley.
AA'hen a man ain’t got a cent, and he’s
feeling kind o’ blue.
An’ the clouds hang dark an’ heavy an’
won't let the sunshine through.
It's a great thing, O, my brethren, for a
feller just to lay
His hand upon your shoulder in a
friendly sort o’ way!
It makes a man feel curious: it makes
the teardrops start.
An’ you sorter feel a flutter in the re
gion of the heart:
You can look up an’ meet his eyes;
you don’t know what to say
When his hand is on your shoulder in
a friendly sort o' way. j
O. the world's a curious compound, j
with its honey and its gall.
The English sparrow, great horned
owl. sharp-shinned hawk. coopers
hawk, crow, lark, crow-blackbird, jack
daw and rice bird are not within tlin
protection of the law.
The keeping of a non-game bird as a
domestic pet is allowed but it must
not be sold or exchanged.
that the arbitration board would be : With its cares and bitter crosses, but
free to consider thoroughly. th« ques- ;
tions in dispute and no outbreak
now anticipated until after every
fort h.as been made to
tambA .
a good worl’ after all;
s j An* a good God must have madf it—
leastways, that is what I say,
arbitrate the ; AVhen a hand Is on my shoulder in
>- ft »’ 3U&
FEHMl PASHA WILL BE BANISHED
FOR SEIZURE OF GERMAN SKIPS.
CONSTA’XTIXOPLE. Feb. 10.—The
special commission of inquiry ordered
by the Sultan to examine' into tho
charges against Fehmi Pasha, chief
of the secret police of the palace who,
it was alleged by the German embassy
recently caused the seizure of a ship's
cargo destined for Hamburg, has eon-,
eluded Its w-?rk. Th?- German •mi-'*
bassy. at th" Sultan's request, waived
a. public trial, but insisted that. Fehmi
Pasha be banished, which it is under
stood will be done, as the Sultan is
convinced that Emperor AA’iiliam is
strongly backing up the German em
bassy's demand for the punishment al
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