Newspaper Page Text
,
MM
Up Against a Family Trust.
m
“Owing to a Nebraska smash-up I
got left in a little Nebraska town
one night a year ago,” said a drum
mer, “and the way I came into con
tact 'with a trust made my hair
stand up. It was a wretched town
and a still worse hotel. My room
was small and the bed was as hard
as a board. I got up feeling mad,
and after a miserable breakfast I
was ready to boil over. The boiling
came when th6 landlord presented
me with a bill of $4.
“ ‘Is this correct?’ I asked as I
looked at the figures.
“ ‘Entirely so,’ he replied.-
‘“Then you are a blamed old
highway robber.’
“The landlord had three sons, and
when they began to mix in I turned
on them and gave them some red-
hot talk. When I stopped for
breath the old man, who turned out
to be a justice of the peace, sat
down in his chair and calmly an
nounced:
“ ‘Hear ye! Hear ye! I now de
clare this court opened. Hames,
have you any business?’
“ ‘I have,’ replied his eldest son,
who announced to me that he was a
constable and that I was under ar
rest. He then made a charge against
me, one of the other brothers testi
fying as to my language, and his
Honor fined me $10. As the third
brother hadn’t taken any part, I
turned to him and sarcastically ask
ed:
“ ‘Where do you come in?’
“ ‘Me?’ he replied. ‘Oh, I’m the
town marshal, and as you are evi
dently a desperate character, I shall
have to lock you up for a couple of
days and then run you out of town.’
“It was a nice little family trust,
you see,” smiled the drummer, ‘?and
I couldn’t beat it. I was locked up
for forty-eight hours, but I had to
pay the hotel bill and the fine, and
when I was set at liberty and got
my mouth open to say something
else, the jailer laid a hand on my
arm and whispered:
“ ‘Don’t do it. I am the old man’s
son-in-law, and if you kick against
my jail he’ll make your next stop
twenty days.” ’
We Have Little Sentiment.
Brother Dickey on the Race Problem.
Savannah Press.
There are people who believe that
sentiment stands no chance wh en it
conflicts with the acquisition of “the
mighty dollar.” This is not always
the fact however. There are times
when money cannot buy what its
owners.so ardently desire. For in
stance, efforts were made recently
by Boston speculators, plentifully
provided with cash, to buy an old
gray stone church in the Hub known
as St. Paul. For the lot on which
the church stands $1,500,000 was
offered, and in addition $6,000 to
each of the forty-one pewholders.
The offer was emphatically refused,
as the pewholders and vestrymen
voted unanimously against its accep
tance.
Sentiment prompted the rejection
of the proposition. There is a St.
Paul church on lower Broadway,
New York, for which, according to
a Philadelphia paper, the tempting
sum of $6,000,000 was offered. “St.
Paul is not for sale at any price,”
was the answer. In the greatest
commercial city of the Uunited
States, where the financial spirit
might be said to be dominant, sen
timent proved too Btrongfor the “al
mighty dollar.” A strange thing is
this sentiment. Just because some
illustrious dead are buried in the
New York churchyard millions of
dollars could not tempt those who
have “sentimental record” for the
historio place of worship to sell the
plot of ground on which it stands.
The Chinese revere the bones of
their ancestors, but there are Ameri
cans who profess to believe that the
Chinaman is an imbecile. Senti
ment has a stronger hold upon the
practical people of the United States
than they are willing to admit. The
noblest men the world has ever pro
duced, the men whose names will
live as long as the world lasts, were
swayed by sentiment. The man
who scoffs at sentiment is an object
of sympathy rather than of derision.
He has never , realized the difference
between soul and sawdust.
A Georgia negro, asleep on the
track, came in contact with a
railway train, says Frank Stan
ton. As he^arose aud brushed
the dust from his coat he said to
the engineer:. “Ef some er you
folks ain’t more keeffuller whar
you gwine you’ll git sued fer
damage some er dese days.”
Demand for Gold Dollars.
“I hopes,” said Brother Dickey,
“dat de cullud congress will settle
de race problem fer good en all; but,
lak a balloon, hit’s my opinion dat
de race problem hez been all in de
elements fer some time pas’, en hit
never hez knowed des how en whar
ter light. De folks what lib up
north sighted hit frum fur off; but
w’en hit landed right in de midst er
dem, dey didn’t know what ter do
wid it, en said hit had done lit two
hours en a half befo’ hit’s time, en
de bes’ t’ing hit could do wuz ter
h’ist hitse’f ag’in en go back whar
hit come f’um! But hit’s my private
opinion dat de cullud congress will
fin’ dat dey ain’t no race problem
worryin’ de bes’ people er de cullud
race, what either owns dey own
house er works hard enough ter pay
house rent en satisfy de grocery
man. Cornin’ down ter plain fac’s,
de race problem what’s keepin’ some
er ’em stirred up, is—how dese lazy,
triflin’ sinners kin keep two mile
ahead er de sheriff on de high road!
Dat’s all. De res’ er it is mos’ly in
de min’s erde yankee folks what
don’t know nuttin’ ’tall ’bout de
niggar, en ain’t got no mo’ use fur
’im dan what dey hez fur a snow
shovel in de hot middle er July!
Hard work, en han’s off, is de settle
ment er de whole business.”—Frank
Stanton.
World’s Fair Bureau, St. Louis,
Aug. 4.—Orders are being received
by Secretary Stevens for gold dol
lars to be issued by the United
States government in commemora
tion of the Louisiana Purchase Ex
position. The issue will be limited
to 250,000 coins, according to the
instructions of the act of congress
authorizing ,them. The committee
in charge of the matter, under the
direction of the Secretary of the
Treasury, has about decided upon
two designs, one including the bust
of Jefferson, the other the bust of
McKinley. The coins will be sold
at two dollars each by the World’s
Fair, and the amount derived from
the premium will be used in the con
struction of monuments of Jefferson
and McKinley. The first hundred
issued of each design will be num
bered as painted and a certificate is
sued by the director of the mint for
each coin stating that it was minted
in his presence aud numbered in con
secutive order. These two hundred
coins will be sold to the highest bid
ders. The 250,000 gold dollars are
a part of the appropriation of $5,-
000,000 in aid of the World’s Fair
from the United States government.
They will be delivered to the Expo
sition authorities as soon as minted,
which will probably be late in the
fall.
Henry L. Shattuck, of Shells-
burg, Iowa, was cured of a stom
ach trouble with which he had
been afflicted for years, by four
boxes of Chamberlain’s Stomach
and Liver Tablets. He had pre
viously tried many other reme
dies and a number of physicians
without relief. For sale by all
dealers in Perry, Warren & Lowe,
Byron.
* President Palma thinks that the
fact that Americans are buying up
Cuban industries shows the faith
they have in the future government
of Cuba. It may also mean that
they believe it will be only a ques
tion of a short while until Uncle
Sam will bring the Cubans under
his protecting arms.
The Only Guaranteed Kidney Core
is Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure. Your drug
gist will refund your money if after tak
ing one bottle you are not satisfied with
results. 50 cents at Cater’s Drugstore.
Our present conception of a col
lege is not a storehouse of knowl
edge merely; it is something more
than this. It should be a laborato
ry for research, a real work shop for
real workers. The true teacher is
not a pump with a tank back of it;
but a master workman who teaches
his apprentice by doing something
himself, a guide for the searcher af
ter truth in this earthly wilderness.
—Pres. Chas. W. Dabney.
The best physic—Chamberlain’s
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Easy
to take. Pleasant in effect. For
sale by all dealers in Perry, War
ren & Lowe, Byron.
Dawson and Elberton are men
tioned as the only towns in Georgia
owning and operating their light
plants.
Free Biood Cure.
They recommend Botnuio Blood Bfd m
(B. B. B.) for all blood troubles, snob as
ulcers, eating sores, scorfulaj eczema,
itching humors, pimples, boils, carbun
cles, blood poison, achiug bones, fester
ing sores, oanoer, oatnrrh, iheuuiatism.
Botanic Blood Balm oures all malignnut
blood or skin diseases, especially advis
ed for old deep-soated oases. It cures
when all else fails. Heals every sore or
pimple, stops all aches aud pains by
giving a healthy blood supply. Thor
oughly tested for 80 years. Thousands
oured. At drugstores, $1 per large hot-!
tie. Our readers will receive a trial !
treatment free by writiug Dr. Gillarn,.
213 Mitchell St., Atlanta, Gn. Describe |
trouble aud flee medical advice given.
Medicine sent at once m-epaid.
111
Weber, Brown, Russell and Thornhill Wagons cheaper
than you ever bought them before, to make room and re
duce storage and insurance.
MACON,
GA.
1W. SHINHOLSER,
MACON,
GA
TO BE GIVEN AWAY TO SUBSCRIBERS
TO THE MACON TELEGRAPH,
Everyone counting or guessing the exact number of dots in the plate below
will receive a prize. A bona fide proposition. No trick.
Thia signature is on every box ot the genuine
{Laxative Bromo=Quinme Tablet* 4
the remedy that coxes a cold in one fjjgfj
i •
wwm
■
Mill
wm
.
! •*- ,)■■■-,'
1st
2nd
3rd
Prize
1 Handsome Cabinet Grand Lester Piano in
either solid oak, mahogany or Circassian
walnut. Can 'be seen at P. A. Gutten-
bergor & Co.'s music store, Second street.
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Prize
Prize
Prize
Prize
Prize
Sunburst, diamond center with 48 poarls,
offered by Lazarus Jewelry Store.
Handsome ball-bearing, drop-head New
Home sewing machine, latest pattern,
with all attachments. Offered by J. R.
Burnett, mgr. Youmans & Leete, agts., for
,New Home machine. 131 Cotton Ave.
Value $400
Value $75.00
Value
Scholarship, offered by the Georgia-Ala
bama Business College.
Handsome solid silver pitcher, offered by
J. H. & W, W. Williams.
Stlylsh suit of clothes, offered by Star
Clothing Company.
$15.00 worth of Groceries offered b y J. A.
Flournoy.
Pair tailor-made pants, offered by Veltre
& Syman, Macon’s leading tailors.
Value
Value
Value $15.00
Value $15.00
Value $12.50
nfli Oj'ivA Handsome rocking chair, offered by Wood-
i/lll *1140 pdavy Furniture Co.
I Oth Prize ' Handsome 8-day Mahqgony Clock, offered
by J. J. Mercer, Jeweler, 416 Mulberry St.
Value $12.00
Value $10.50
nth Prize
12th Prize
Pair gold eye glasses (eyes tested free),
offered by Lazarus Jewelry Store.
13th
Teachers’ Combination Bible—Two Bibles
in one, old and revised versions on. same
page, without Increasing size. Offered by
T. A. Coleman, bookseller and stationer.
Pair pants. Offered by Benson & Hous
er, Clothiers. Third treet.
14th Prize
15th Prize
5 Prizes
Handsome parlor lamp, hand painted and
decorated. Offered by A. & P. Tea Co.,
608 Cherry street.
Pair the celebrated Laird Schoeber & Co.
Ladies’ Fine Shoes. Offered by Taylor
Shoe Co., 519 Cheery street.
To the next five correct guessers or count
ers will he given $5 in gold.
Value $10.00
Value $ 7.50
Value $ 6.00
Value $ 5.00
Value $ 5.00
Value $25.00
There will be many other beautiful prizes to be announced later. Everyone cor
rectly counting or guessing the number of "dots” will receive a prize.
Date Received..
A. M.
P. M.
THE TELEGRAPH, Macon, Ga.: Time
Enclosed find $ , to pay for
!TS-£wLkS raLEe,R ^H
for Months.
GUESSES ON DOTS
Name, •••••••• 4, _ _ ...
Address...,
street and No.."......
Postoffice. | .State........
Are you.taking The Telegraph NOW?
115J
Every subscriber, new or old, will be al
lowed one count or guess with the pay
ment of one month’s subscription to the
Daily, or six months. to the Twlce-a-
Week Telegraph, In advance, and one ad
ditional count or guess with eaoh subse
quent payment of one or six months’
subscription. All 'back duos for subscrip
tion must be fully paid up, and no one in ,
a family already subscribing will be al
lowed a guess or a oount, unless the ac
count due for paper going is settled, You
can guess or count as many time as you
wish under' the above conditions. The
regular subscription price of the Dally
and Sunday Telegraph Is only 60 cents per
month: $1.76 for three months (entitles to
three guesses or counts); $3.50 for six
months (six guesses or counts); $7,00 for
one year (twelve guesses or counts). The
regular subscription to the Twlce-a-Week
Telegraph Is $1.00 per year, or 60 cents for
six months. It will, be seen, therefore,
that it costs nothing to guess or count,-
every dollar paid being credited to your
subscription: No guesses or counts will be
recorded unless accdmpanied by cash.
Contest will continue until 12 o’clock (mid
night) Monday. August 25th, 1902. All
guesses must be filled out on printed
blanks. No one will be allowed more than
twelve guesses at one time.
Out-of-town Subscribers.
After filling out the guessing blank, mall
same direct to this office, with subscrip
tion money for each guess or count you
make. In order to give out-of-town sub
scribers equal chance with subscribers in
Macon, the time of postmark will indicate
the time the guess is filed. ■ ,
The first correct gUess or count received
will be awarded the first prize. The sec
ond correct guess or count will be award--
ed the second prize, and so bn through
the list.
In case no one guesses or counts the
dots corectly, the person coming nearest
will receive the first prize; the one' com
ing next nearest will; receive the second
prize, and so on through the list.
Try your skill at counting. There is uo
trick about the puzzle. It is absolutely a
matter of skill and ingenuity.
To Contestants :
No one connected with The Tele-
graph, directly or indirectly, will
Be allowed to enter this content.
Address all orders to “PUZ'/LH
DEPARTMENT," The Telegraph. M a*
con. Ga. •
- cr ———- :— 55 .
Read the Conditions Carefully and Then Send in Your Count