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Ferguson und
Hi* "Beat"
Bj F. B. BENNETT
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T^VERY eye In the courtroom wni
*** fixed upon Klcliurd Ferguson. re
|H>rter for the Morning 1'ost. The
young journalist stood facing the Judge
In silence.
It wus the second time In a single
day that Ferguson had emerged con
spicuously from the ranks of his pro
festdon. The first occasion was In
the morning when lie scored a -beat'*
for his paper on the conviction of an
accused millionaire. Ills report was
so accurate thut It made the reading
of the real verdict a farce. The Judge
looked sternly at the reporter, whoui
he had known for years.
"Did you write that article?" asked
the court.
"I did, your honor."
"I shall demand a full explanation
of you, and perhaps of other persons.
Do you object to replying to my ques
tions?"
"Not In the least," replied Ferguson.
"Mr. Ferguson," the Judge began, "I
know that you did not guess at this
verdict?"
"I did not."
"Will you read the marked portions
of this newspaper clipping and tell
us If these are the words you wrote?"
Ferguson picked up the paper and
read: "The first ballot was eight
for conviction and four for acquittal;
the seconS bnllot was ten for convic
tion and two for ncquittal; the third
was the Fame, and at the fourth Jtijor
Stephenson alone held oat against cap
ital punishment. Not until the fifth
ballot did the Jury agree to send the
accused millionaire to the gallowa"
"Did you write that?" demanded the
Judge, leaning far over the bench
Until he could look squarely Into Fer
? guson'n face.
MI did."
When did you learn these facts?"
"About 2:25 tills morning."
"Did any of the Jurymen tell you
what had transpired In their room?"
"I did not learn it that way."
"Did bailiffs give you Information?"
"No, sir."
*TW(l you tamper with the enve
lope?"
"I did not."
"Who told you, then?"
"No one."
The Judge was perplexed. He knew
thnt Ferguson told the truth, and that
he was endeavoring to keep the source
of his Information a secret. Suddenly
an inspiration came to him and he
amlled because he had not thought
of it before.
''Did somebody write you the infor
mation?" Tl?e court was sure that this
would bring the desired result.
"No one wrote It for ine," replied
Ferguson, "and no human being gave
me the Information."
A stir went through the courtroom
<it this announcement and the Judge
seemed completely baffled.
"Would you so state under oath?"
"Under oath, yes, sir," echoed Fer
guson. "No one knew those details at
that hour but the Jurymen and myself,
and I may add that I have not ex
changed a word, letter or signal with
ai\y of these twelve gentlemen."
The foreman of the Jury was called
before the bar.
v "Mr. Tlllotson," said the Judge, point
ing at Ferguson, "Have you seeu this
man before?"
"Yes, your honor; during the trial."
"Did you speak or communicate with
bim since the verdict was agreed upoD
or sealed?'
? "?! did not, nnd I can safely vouch
tot my colleagues, also."
"WoH, then, Mr. Ferguson," said the
Judge, turning to the reporter, "will
you kindly explain how you came Into
possession of this Information?"
"I could refuse to answer on con
stitutional grounds?on the plea that
I might Incriminate myself," replied
Ferguson. "I will not do that, but T
have a favor to ask. May I put to the
Janitor of the courthouse three ques
tions?" '
"Certainly," assented the astonished
Judge, and he called the Janitor before
him.
"When did you clean out the Jury
room?" asked Ferguson.
"As soon as the Jury left It?about
2:20 this morning," was the response.
"Where did you empty the ftaste bas
ket containing the Jury's ballot slips?"
"In the alley, sir." The Janitor looked
apprehensive, as If He feared that he
was about to get Into trouble.
"Did you see a man out there?"
"I did."
"What did he look like?"
"Very much like you. sir."
"That's all," replied Ferguson tri
umphantly.
F am oat Sittin? Chapel
?The word "Slatine" 1? derived from
tfce Italian "Sltlno" and the Latin
^Bextua." The Slatina chapel in SC.
Piter's waa a? named for Its foondar,
rape Saxtua IT (14T1-14S4).
KING OF THE RODEOS
(Copyright by R. R. Doubledny.)
Te* Austin, a name that la known in every locality in the country where
horses are bred or cattle raised. Such is the man who will draw on his years
of experience to manage the Chicago Roundup and World's Championship
Kodeo to be held .for nine days, beginning August 15.
"King of the Itodeo" is the title Austin has won. Born In the great stat??
for which he was named, he was raised in the atmosphere of the ran^fe. Lie
participated in the thrilling deeds of the famous contests of the Far West
and then became a ranchman himself. Wherever the roundups have been
staged, Austin'j name has become synonymous with the cowboy sport. In the
effort to perpetuate the spirit of the West, he manage(*and directed number
less rodeos in the West, also giving the East Its first thrills from cowboy
contests. Then, spreuuing the fame of Uncle ,Sam further, he put on the grent
International rodeo at Wembley, England, under the auspices of the British
government.
Covering All the Ground !
He is a small town tailor who take?
his vacation in jerk?. When things '
become dull in his place of business, 1
he locks up the store and leaves for
a white without saying anything to
anybody about It. Being told by a
friend that he should have some ex
cuse to give to his customers when he
takes Impromptu vacations, he print
ed a large sign which at frequent in
tervals he places upon the front aoor
of his business place, bearing this le
gend : "This shop Is temporarily
closed. Am sick, out of town, attend
ing a funeral or fishing."?National
Republic.
Lotus in America
Nelumbo nelumbo, the Egyptian of
Indian lotus, grows In abundance In a
bayou of the Grand river. In Ottawa
county, Michigan, and In but few oth
er places in this part of the country.
The bayou Is about three miles from
the village of Spring Lake, a short dis
tance up the river from Lake Michi
gan, and about 90 miles west of Grand
Rapids. Every year brings many vis
itors to the spdt. Incidentally, the
American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, also a
very rare plant, grows In two loca
tions near Cleveland. V Both of them
are in the vicinity of Huron, Ohio.
Eye ?ione* '
Different small, smooth objects were
used by our grandmothers to remove
foreign substances from the eye, and
were known as eye stones. The most
common object used for an eye stone
Is the "operculum" of a small marine
shell. This is a sm'all lens-shaped piece
of calcareous shell and is put <nto the
Inner corner of the eye under the lid.
It works Its way to and out of the
outer corner, often carrying the for
elgn substance in the eye with It.
Spiritual Growth
We must nqk expect spiritual growth
when we pertust in acting the fool.?
Charles E. Jefferson.
To Shore Unknown
Let me dream that love goes with
us to the shore unknown.?Mrs. He
mans.
Strong Body; Pure Soul
"A strong body Is good: a pure soui
Is better."?Burning Bush.
Seeing Christ in Men
St. Vincent de Paul made H s rult
of his life to he always looking foi
the Christ In every man he saw ot
met. When that a master-thought
In anyone, in thst person all men
Christ.?Dr. R. F. Horton.
Tiger Talk, Etc.
The mating call of a tiger, the
mournful, whining "ah-woongli," re
peated five or six times in succession
at Intervals Is really a very loud
"miaow," and when mating, tiger, or
tigress, will roam the Jungles for
miles, miaowing all through the night,
and sometimes till as late as noonday.
But when a tiger is angry at being
disturbed, especially a tigress with
cubs, it gives a low, humming, mur
muring growl, very cat-like, and fol
lowed by a long-drawn "h.ia-eeh." A
tlgrt- will often give its "ah-woongV*
and a leopard its sawing roar, when
on their way to their kills.
Words! Words!
Some very beautiful choral music
we heard recently reminded us of a
little Bpeech Sir Henry Wood once
made to Sheffield choristers. "Now
for your greatest fault I" he exclaimed.
"Words! Words are your master.
When you go and hear a bad comic
opera nnd >ou listen with rnpt atten
tion to the principal co tried Win, what
attracts you? You are able without
effort to hear every word he sings.
You forget that he has no voice. Now
think when you are singing choruses
at the next festival what a delight It
will be to the publHf if they hear everx
word you sing!"
King's Power Nominal
In England the veto Is a remnant
of the more extensive power former
ly exercised by the king, but which
has gradually been 'cut down until
only the negative power of disapprov
al is left. Since 1708 the right has
never been exercised. Nonuse, how
ever, does not Imply that the po<ver
does not exist at the present time,
although the system of responsible
cabinet government makes Its use out
of place.
Ink Stains on Carpet
When ink Is spilled on a cnrpet or
rug lay on pieces of blotting paper,
changing them as often as filled with
Ink. Now wash the spot with n piece
of sponge dipped Into milk, squeezing
it dry between each application and
soaking it full of more milk. When
the Ink has all been taken out wash
the place In weak suds nnd then ;nse
with a spongefnl of clear water. Let
it dry without exposure to dust, and
it will be difficult to tell where the
?? eldest happened.
Our Destiny
We mak? our destiny by oar think
ing. and the only determinism In na
ture is furnished by the verdict of Mi?
mind. The course of history Is tb<
course of thought.?Harold Begble.
k SHERIFF'S SALE
i i ? * ??
Georgia, Houot< u County.
Will be .?old be lore Uie Court House
door within the legal hours of sale ou
the first Tuesday in August 1926 the
follow mg propel ty l*-*it:
All those lots? tract? and parceli* of
land situate, lying and being in the 13th.
land District of ll^uston, County, Geor
gia ?ud particularly described as fol
lows: Lot Nor'Sfi in Block No. 7, bciig
;')0 feet by 100 feet according to the plan
made by the Macon Construction Co. of
the towu of Grovania; A too lots Nos. 1,
2, 3 and 4 in Block No. 1 also lots Nos.
10, 11, 12 and 13 in Blcck No. 2; also
lots Nos. 32 and 31 in Biock No, 5; also
lot N?. 35 in Block No. (i; accord in k to
the map ofsuivey of the town of Gro
vania aa made by the Mac?u Construc
tion Company, and recorded in the
office of the Cleik of Superior Court of
Houston County, Georgia together with
all houses, buildings and structure lo
cated thereon.
Also one lot of oil mill machinery con
sisting of: 6 Carver li titers; 3 Con
tinental linters; 3 40 ton Bauer Bros,
beaters; 2 40-ton Bauer Bros, double
shakers; 130-inch Atlanta Utility huller;
1 24-inch liauer Bros, huller; 1 set
^mith-Vaile roll?; (60 incb); 1 Van
winkle hydraulic pump; I battery of
three Vanwinkle 12-box hydraulic pres
ses and one fifteen-box Vanwinkle
hydraulic press; 1 24-inch Bauer at
trition mill; 1 Murray cake breakei; 1
40-ton Bauer Bios, seed cleaner; 1 Howe
square hull packer; 1 Vanwinkle round
hull packer; also miscellaneous lotshaft
ing'and tpulleys. All above described
personal property Leing in main brick
building of Houston Cotton Oil Company.
Also the following described property
located gin house building of Houston
Cotton Oil Company; 150 horse power
Talbot engine; 4 70-saw Continental
gins; 1 double box Mullus cotton press
together with pneumatic system com
plete; 1 lot shaft pulleys and belting.
The above property will be delivered
to purchaser where it is now located. It
being too expensive to move.
Levied on nnd to be sold under fi fa
issued from the City Court of Macon in
favor of A. P. Cain and M. A. Smith vs.
Houston Cotton Oil Company. This 8th.
day of July 19J5.
C. C. Pierce Sheriff.
Safety
No intelligent man or woman
doubts tbe absolute safety of Old
Line Legal Reset Ye Life Insurance
today and certainly not a Com
pany with forty years experience
and five hundred millions of in
surance in force?
Service
includes the solicitation of your
business, the medical examination
the delivery of the poliey, collec
tion of premiums, arrangement of
loams, assignments, change of bene
ficiaries, etc.,and finally the proofs
of death and payment to bene
ficiary?
. Satisfaction
can only be gained by entrusting
your business to one who is not
only willing but capable ef ?erv
ing you with safety.
J. GUY JACKSON,
"The Gny Who Puts The Sure In
Yonr Insurance."
Life-Acoident-Health-Group
Missouri State Life Insurance Co.,
Citizens and Southern Bank Bldg,
Phones: 1142 3514-w
Box 53 Macon, Ga.
W. Cooper Jones,
Local Kcpiesentative.
PETITION FOR LEAVE TO SELL LAND
Georgia Houston County.
Kebecca Bentley, administratrix of the
estate of Tom Bentley deceased having
applied for leave to sell the following
property te-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land, situate
lying and being ia the Tenth District of
Houstoa County Georgia, and being
known as the southern half of lot num
ber 2f7, containi! >g one hundred and oae
and one fourth (1U1^) acres, store or
less, and the Northern portion of lot
216 extendfag to the branch, and con
taining seventy (70) acres, mere or l??s,
and the Southeastern corner of lot 900
containing thirty one (31) acre?. All of
said tracts or parcel? of land together
containing two hundred two and one half
(202M!) acres, more or less, being h part
of the land deeded to O. B. Willin^ham
Jr. by L. K. and C. B. Willingbntn, by
deed recorded in Clerk's Office, Houston
County, Book 7 folio 323.
Haid property to be sold for the pu ? pose
of payine debt? and for destru? tioa.
This ia to aotify all person? con?? rned
t? show eauae If any they eaa wh* her
application for leave to sell shoul i not
be graated at the Court of Ordinary on
the firat Monday in Auguat aext. Thia
Jaly 7, lt26f
Mak M. L. Cooper Ordinary.
?PROVED UMFOMI OTTlXfUTlONAL
(Br RIV. F. B. riTZWATBH. D.D.. Dm
of tho Kvtnlni School. Moody ? BlbU li
?tltut* of Cblctfo.)
((c). 111?. Wuttrn Nowapapor Union.)
Lesson for July 26
THE COUNCIL AT JERUSALEM
LESSON TEXT?Acts 16:1-35.
GOLDEN TEXT?"We believe that
through the grace of the Lord Jesun
Christ we shall be saved, even as they."
?Acts 15:11. * *
l'HIMARY TOPIC?Jesus the Friend
of Llttlo Children.
JUNIOR TOPIC?A Great Gathering
at Jerusalem.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC?The Council al Jerusalem.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC?What Is Christian Liberty?
I. The Controversy in the Church
at Antioch (vv. 1-3).
T:ils difficulty was a most serious
one for it threatened the disruption of
the church into a Jewish and a Gentile
division. It was not a question of the
admission of the Gentiles into the
church. That had been settled some
years before when I'eter received Cor
nelius and his household. The ques
tion now was, on what ground could
they be received? Should Gentile con
verts be required to keep the Mosaic
law as a condition of salvation? This
issue was brought on by the coming of
certain men from Jerusalem, who de
clared, "Except ye be circumcised
after the manner of Moses, ye cunnot
be saved (v. 1)." The question was so
difficult that Paul and Barnabas were
unable to put the men to silence.
These Jewish legalists had the letter
of the Scripture on their side. They
could point to the command In which
this was enjoined upon believers
(Gen. 17:14). Paul could not point to
any Scripture where It had been abro
gated. If Paul could plead that Abra
ham was Justified before he was cir
cumcised, Ills antagonists could an
swer, "Yes, but after justification the
rite was divinely Imposed." The
brethren at Antioch decided to refer
the matter to the mother church at
Jerusalem. Accordingly, Paul and
Barnabas and others were sent as a
deputation to Jerusalem. At an in
formal reception by the church at
Jerusalem they rehearsed the tilings
which God had done for them.
II. The Deliberations of the Coun
cil (vv. 6-21).
li Peter's Speech (vv. 6-11).
He argued1 that God had borne wit
ness to His acceptance of the Gentiles
by giving the Holy Spirit to them as
unto the Jews (Acts 10:34-47). Since,
therefore* God had not made a differ
ence It would be folly for them to do
so.
2. Paul and Barnabas Rehearsed
Their Experience (v. 12).
They told how God had set his seal
of approval on their preaching of sal
vation by grace through faith, apart
from works, by the working of signs
and wonders^through them.
3. The Argument of James (vt.
14-21).
He took the declaration of Peter and
showed hew it harmonized with the
prophecy of Amos (Amos 9:11-15).
He showed that the reception of the
Gentiles was not in conflict with God's
plan, but in strict harmony therewith.
As set forth by James, God's plan ia
as follows: ?
(1) To tnke out from among the
Gentiles a people for His name (v.
14). This is what is now going on?
the preaching of the gospel to the ends
of the earth, and the calling out of the
church.
(2) After the church is completed
and removed, the Hebrew nation will
be converted and restored to its own
land and privileges by the Lord Him
self at His return (vv. 16-17).
(3) Following this will be the con
version of the world through the
agency of converted Israel (v. 17, ct.
i Itoni. 11:15). He showed that there
| Is no conflict when the Scriptures are
rightly divided.
I His Judgment was that the Gentiles
should not be troubled with things that
are Jewish, but should be warned
against the perils of heathenism, such
as meat offered to Idols,. fornication
and blood. v
III. The Decision (vv. 22-29). <ii
The Mother church came to unan
imous agreement and accepted the res
olution offered by James. The apos
tles and elders not only sent a letter
stating the decision of the conference,
but took the wise precaution to send
Influential men along with Paul and
Barnabas to bear the same testimony
by word of mouth. The letter denied
the authority of the Judalsing teach
ers (?. 24), and stated the method by
which this decision had been reached
(tt. 25-27). They put the Holy Spirit
first . /
IV. The Decision Delivered to the
Church (tv. 80-35).
The church was called together to
hear the report. Its rending brought
rejoicing. They were now free to
grttt mUHogyj ?