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mmm Interesting Facts About Iron. Mr. W. J, Lampton contributes an important article to the April num ber of Ainslee’s Magazine, in which he gives some interesting facts in regard to the world’s output of iron. Four hundred years ago the iron mines of the world produced only 60,000 tons of ore annually. To-day the output is 40,000.000 tons. This marvelous increase has been brought about by the demands which the world’s material development has made upon the supplies of iron. To day there is no material factor of our civilization which is more indispen sable than iron. We use it in the manufacture of stationery and loco motive engines, iron rails, stoves, boilers, implements of warfare and agriculture, and countless other in dustrial products. In fact, there is scarcely any phase of our modern life into which iron does not enter to some extent. This necessity for the use of iron has stimulated the development of iron mines and led to the discovery of the vast deposits of ore which lie imbedded in the mountain ranges of the globe. Four hundred years ago the North American continent was just discov ered and consequently it made no contribution to the world’s output of iron. Iron was first. discovered in-what is now North Carolina in 1585, while the manufacture of iron was first commenced in Virginia in 1619. In 1643 blast furnaces were established at Lynn, Mass. Parlia ment interfered with the manufac ture of iron for several years, but it started up again with increased vig or. In 1800 the output of our Amer ican mines was 40,000 tons, and in 1900 it was 15,000,000 tons. We have forged ahead of Great Britain and now lead the world in both the production and the manufacture of iron. Much of the history of our mate rial progress has been written in the history of this useful metal. What we owe to iron can never be compu ted in figures. Astonishing Calculation. John Temple Graves, in a recent issue of the Atlanta Journal, thus speaks of Rockefeller’s colossal for tune. “Rockefeller is easily the richest man, titled or untitled, that the world has ever known. “I sat down the other day and made this calculation: It has been 4,004 years from the creation to the beginning of'the Christian Era, and 1,901 years of the Christian Era, making 5,905 years from the begin ning to .this day. Multiply these 5,- 905 years by 365 days and add two cppgrs and we have 215,532,500. “And this means that if our fore father, Adam, had lived until this hour, and from the day of his birth had thoughtfully laid aside $100 each day until this day, he would have been worth not quite half as much as the lowest estimate of John D. Rockefeller’s fortune.” $25,000.00 Given Away, In the past year Dr. R. V. Pierce has given away copies of his great work, The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser, at an expense to him of $25,000.00 exclusive of post age. This standard book on medi cine and hygiene contains 1008 pages and more than 700 illustra tions. It treats of the greatest and gravest problems of human life in simple English, from a common sense point of view. It answers those quescions of sex which linger unspoken upon the lips of youth and maiden. It is essentially a family book, and its advice in a moment of sudden illness or accident may be the means of saving a valuable life. This great work is sent absolutely free on receipt of stamps to defray tbs cost of mailing only. Send 21 one-cent stamps for the book in pa per binding, or 31 stamps for cloth covers.' Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. Why Buchanan Never Married. “Mr. Buchanan, who was the first bachelor elected to the presidency, was sixty-five years old when elect ed, and had deliberately given him self to a life of celibacy,” writes William Perrine, in the May Ladies’ Home Journal. “In the days when he was a young lawyer of Lancas ter, Pennsylvania, he had lovad Miss Coleman, a beautiful daughter of a citizen of that town. They had been engaged to be married, when one day he was surprised to receive from her a request to. release her from the promise. According to Mr. George Ticknor Curtis, the separation origi nated in a misunderstanding on the part of the lady, who was unusually sensitive, over some small matter ex aggerated by giddy and indiscreet tongues. Soon after the estrange ment she was sent to Philadelphia, and there died suddenly. Through out the rest of his life, or for nearly half a century, Mr. Buchanan is not known to have revealed to anybody the circumstances of the romantic tragedy. He would only say that it had changed his hopes and plans, and had led him more deeply than ever into politics as a distraction from his grief. In his old age, long after he had retired permanently to piivate life, he called attention to a package containing, he said, the pa pers and relics which would explain the cause of his youthful sorrow,and which he preserved evidently with the idea of revealing them before his death. But when he died, and his will was read, it was found that he had directed that the package should be burned without being opened, and his injunction was obeyed.” Preacher Turned the Joke. As a joke the liquor dealers of Abingdon, Miss., recently nominated Rev. Windsor H. Wyman -for con stable, thinking that the proffer of such an honor would make the min ister angry. Instead of taking of fense, however, he enlisted the aid of the church people, canvassed the town thoroughly and rolled up the biggest majority ever given to a candidate for the office. Now Mr. Wyman says that he will make it his business to see that the Sunday and midnight closing laws shall be strict ly enforced, and the saloon keepers realize that they will have to toe the mark. They are not quite sure that the joke is on the clergvman, after all. Beautiful Word Painting. Ex-Governor Bob Taylor is a won derful word-painter, as the fallowing ■ extract from his lecture entitled: “Sentiment” will show: “I saw the morning with the pur ple quiver and burnished bow stand tiptoe on the horizon and shoot sun beams at the vanishing night, and then reach up and gather the stars and hide them in her bosom and bend down and tickle the slumber ing world with straws of light until it woke with laughter and song. A thousand bugle calls from the east heralded her coming; a thousand smiling meadows kissed her gar ments as she passed, and ten thous and laughing gardens unfurled their flowery flags to her. The heart of the deep forest throbbed a tribute of bird song, and the bright waters rippled a melody of welcome. Youth and love, radiant with joy, came hand in hand tripping and dancing in her shining train, and I wished that the heaven of the morning might last forever.” Fought For His Life. “My father and sister both died of consumption,” writes J. T. Weatherwax of Wyandotte, Mich., and I was saved from the same frightful fate only by Dr. King’s New Discovery. 1 An attack of pneumonia left an obstinate cough and very severe lung trouble,which an excellent doctor could not help, but a few months’ use of this won derful medicine made me as well as ever and I gained much in weight. ’ ’ Infallible for coughs, colds and all throat and lung troubles. Guaran teed bottles 50c and $1 at Holfcz- claw’s Drugstore. Trial bottles free. . McKay, TAILOR, of MACON. GA., MAKES ALL THE STaslxioixaTble Tailor-Made Clothes Worst by the .XDresssr of Central and Southern Ga. Artistic and High-Grade Work. Fashionable and Seasonable Fabrics. Tailor. 360 Second St. MACON, ga. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ON POSTAl\ CARD MAILED TO W.M.TAYLOR, Jacksom. GA. AND I WILL DRIVE AROUND AND LEAVE*' you a sample copy of “—* GEGPRGOA POULTRY (ttRALff DEVOTED TO POULTRY, PIGEONS & PET STOCK. AND THE BRIGHTEST, BEST, UP-TO-DATfc * ' OUT-ON-TIME POULTRY PAPER IN THE SOUTH A bill which has just become a law in New York makes the funeral ex penses of a deceased person payable from his estate before any other debts. Besides being a boon to un dertakers, this measure may have some effect in encouraging reasona ble simplicity of fnneral display. There are, says the New York World, 63 children among the 108 inhabitants of * the tenement house at No. 40 Clinton street, and only 15 in the mile of mansions on Fifth avenue, between Fifty-seventh and Seventy-second streets. The lingering cough following grippe calls for One Minute Gough Cure. For all throat and lung troubles this is the only harmless remedy that gives immediate re sults. Prevents consumption. Hoitzciaw’s drugstore. flow’s This! Wh off j r One Handrpd D illait Reward for any case of Catarrh fcbat caunoc be cured by Hall’s Ca tarrfi Cart-. F. J. Cheney & Co, Props. Tolpdo, C. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, aud believe him perfectly booora- hle in *<11 business transactions and financially able to carryout any obligations made bv their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, C. Warding, KinnAn & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall’s OatHrrh Cure is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Pricw 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimoni als free Hall’s Family Pills are the best. A few days ago a train composed of twelve refrigerator cars pulled out of Newton, Kansas, for California, and each car was laden with eggs gathered in the vicinity of that town by one firm, says the Kansas City Journal. The twelve cars contained 144,000 dozen, or nearly 2,000,000 eggs. The train went as a special, and it is the first instance of a train carrying nothing but eggs which has been reported by any road run ning into California. Counterfeits of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve are liable to cause blood poisoning. Leave them alone. The original has the name DeWitt’s upon the box and wrap per. It is a harmless and heal ing salve for skin diseases. Un equalled for piles. Hoitzciaw’s drugstore. A Chicago newspaper estimates that the entire wealth of the United States engaged in business is $21,- 000,000, and that Mr. J. Pieipont Morgan has consolidated under his control over one-third of the entire amount. Their promptness and x their pleasant effects make DeWitt’s Little Early Risers most popular little pills wherever they are known. They are simply perfect for liver and bowel troubles. Hoitzciaw’s drugstore. Special Ofifer:—To all who pay us $1.50 strictly in' advance for the Home Journal we will send the Georgia Poultry Herald one year Free. THIRD AND POPLAR. THIRD AND POPLAR. When you come to Macon call at my repository and see the most complete line of Vehicles’ ever shown in Macon, including every size in FARM WAGONS from one to aix-horse. In pleasure vehicles everything from a Road Cart at $17.50 to the most handsome Rubber-Tired Victoria at $750 00. INSPECl'luri CeoiS NOTHING. Come in when you are passing our stoie—never mind whether yon want to buy anything or not. You may be wrong —we may have something you want ex tremely. At any rate, we always have something new and interesting to show, and inspection costs nothing. J.H.& W. W. WILLIAMS, JeweiiEbs, Macon, Ga. We Are Not Only the Cheapest, but Also the Most. Reliable Whiskey House In Georgia. Our line of business is largely one of confi dence and therefore you want to deal withpeo- pe who will not make misrepresentations. We guarantee everything we sell j:.st as represent ed, or will cheerfully refund your money. For $3.25 we will deliver four t ull quarts of our FAMOUS ioney ry. Another good thing we offer is a pure Kentucky Sour Mash—the Daniel Boone—at $2.40 per gallon, also delivered, express pre- • laid, anywhere in the state. "We are sole agents ::or the famous Kennesaw Mountain Com Whiskey,'best in Georgia, only §2.00 per gallon, and are the only people in the south selling a pure, seven-year-old Mount Vernon Rye at $1.00 ::or a full quart, or $3.50 pec gallon. Everything else just as cheap: we have goods from $1.25 per gallon up. Complete stock of everything. Sena us a trial order.’ No charge for jugs. SAM & ED. WEICHSELBAUM. Wholesale Liquor Dealers & Distillers’ Agents. 451 Cherry Street, Macon, Ga. Jn Automobiles: :c Auto- KETTES Locomobiles are guaran- “Locomobiles” for two and four passengers; ’j for one passenger. Our teed to run from ten to fifteen miles per hour on country roads,regardless of hills or sand,at a cost of 1 cent per mile. When you need anything on wheels write or call. THIRD AND POPLAR. THIRD AND POPLAR. ill Agt. I am better prepared than ever to supply your wants in , Staves, Sutters, Tinsiii W00DEMWARE, FARMING IMPLEMENTS, » MSTtyfe. AMMmmQHI, IT®. buy goods for spot cash, anybody in Macon. and therefore I sell as low as : 308 THIRD STREET,.NEAR POSTOF . • 7-;. . -