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HOUSE CLEANING AT THE CAPITOL IS AN HERCULEAN TASK tub great white-domed hold ing HEADY FOR CONGRESS. Four Hundred and Fifty Rooms, 10 Acres of Floors, 700 Windows and 580 Doors Make the C’apltol Ifonse kerpcr** Job Anything Rut a Lit tle One—Some of the Improve ments That Will Open the Eyes ot the "Nation’s Lawmakers This Week-Nothing Too Good for a ••Billion Dollar Congresa"- Con gressmen Will Bathe in Tnbs Cut Front Blocks of Solid Marble. Washington. Dec. 3.—When Congress assembles to-morrow the members will And their great marble workshop as spick and span as soap and water .md paint can make It. The annual In ’usecleaning at the United States Capitol has been unusually thorough this year, and it is not too much to 6 ay that the great white-domed build ing at Washington Is just now a little cleaner and more attractive than It has been at any previous time In his tory. The legislative headquarters is more modern, too, for many improve ments have been made in the big structure since the national law-mak ,rs went home last spring. Few persons, not excepting the sen ators and representatives themselves, have any conception of what a hercu lean task it Is to put the Capitol in apple pie order for a session of Con gress. The huge building has an area of more than three and one-half acres, and inasmuch as it is three stories in bight, there is an aggregate of more than ten acres of floors to be scrub bed. There are 450 separate rooms, the walls of which have to be cleaned and the woodwork touched up, to say nothing of the renovation of carpets and upholstered furniture, and during the past few weeks twenty-eight apart ments—all committee rooms of good size —have been completely transform ed, the work embracing the redecora tion of walls and ceiling and refurnish ing with new carpets and new ma hogany furniture. A Big Window Cleaning Job. Let the average housewife try to imagine what it would mean to wash 700 windows each twice as large as any window in an ordinary house, and to clean the woodwork of 550 doors, and she may gain a slight conception of the immensity of house cleaning at the nation's Capitol. And In addition there is more than an acre of glass skylights to be washed Inside and out; 140 fireplaces to be set In order; 260 wash basins to be scoured and an In finite number of other tasks calculated to keep a large force of workers very busy for weeks before the date for the assembling of the legislators. One of the most Important “improve ments” which will be disclosed to the representatives when they assemble to-morrow, will be found In the res taurant. For several years past there has been a great hue and cry regard ing the meals served to congressmen. The manager of the restaurant, which is a private enterprise, endeavored to provide menus in keeping with the dig nity of his distinguished patrons, and owing to the wide fluctuation in pat ronage on “duU” and "busy” days, lost about $3,000 during the last ses sion of Congress. A Kick On the Cnpitol Restaurant. The representatives on the other hand were not at all satisfied with the food nor the service, and threatened to have Congress conduct the restaurant. A committee of Congress wrestled with the mooted question this past summer and have a solution which they be lieve will please everybody. Uncle Sam will not go into the restaurant business, the establishment remaining a private enterprise, but there will be abolition of the old-time elaborate re pasts, and instead the nation’s ser vants will have an opportunity to en joy simple fare, well cooked, such as is the delight of the Yankee business man who must content himself with a “quick lunch.” Electricity in the Capitol. When the members of Congress come hack to work this week after their long vacation, they will find that electricity is, to a greater extent than ever, king of the Capitol. The magic current plays the most important part in heat ing, lighting and ventilating the mon ster building, and has lately enabled marvelous advances In the facilities for quick communication between the various parts of this official city un der one roof. Just a hint of the con veniences afforded by the utilization of the twentieth century power is found in the operation of the new elec tric bell system which has been In stalled throughout the big building for .lie benefit of members temporarily ab sent from the floor while the legisla tive body is in session. By means of one or another of these 100 bells a law maker, no matter In what part of the building he may be, Is warned when sny important action is to be taken in the legislative chamber, so that it HAPPY CHILDHOOD. Hight Food Makes Happy Children Because They Are Healthy. Sometimes milk does not agree with children or adults. The same thing is true of other articles of food. What uvroes with one sometimes does not agree with others. But food can be so prepared that It will agree with the weakest stomach. As ;m illustration—anyone, no matter now weak the stomaeh, can eat, relish and digest a nice hot cup of Postum “often with a spoonful or two of < 'rnpe-Nuts poured In, and such a combination contains nourishment to carry one a number of hours, for al most every particle of It will be di gested and taken up by the system *>nd be made use of. A lady writes from the land of the -Magnolia and the mocking bird way down In Alabama and says: “I was led >o drink Postum because coffee gave me sour stomnch and made me nerv ,’" R - Again Postum was recommend ed by two well known physicians for hty children, and I feel especially K™*fdl for the benefit derived. , ,‘Mllk floes not agree with either child, so to the eldest, aged 44 years, J give Postum with plenty of sweet cream. It agrees with her splendidly, regulating her bowels perfectly, al ’nough she Is of a constipated habit. For the youngcHt, aged 24 years. I use one-half Postum and one-hslf f-klmmod milk. I have not given any medicine since the children began using postum. and they enjoy every drop of It. "A neighbor of mine Is giving Pos 'um to her baby lately weaned, with splendid result*. The little fellow is 'hrlvlng famously." Name given by 1 ostuin Cos,. Battle Creek, Mich. Postum agrees perfectly with chil dren and supplies adults with ths hot. Invigorating beverage In place of cof fee, Literally thousands of Americans have beep helped out of stomach and nervous diseases by Isavlng off coffee and using Postum Pood Coffee. |j>ok In package f.r the Jlltle book, "The Hoad to weltvllle,” “77” Cures Grip and COLDS Now that the season for Colds, Coughs and Neuralgic Pains is with us the careful man is on the lookout for such preventive measures as will guard him against the “eager and nipping air” that may prepare the way for a winter's sickness. It is not necessary to look far for a preventive and cure; at the nearest drug store you will find Dr. Hum phreys’ “Seventy-seven.” Those who habitually carry and take "77” at the first sneeze or shiver rarely have a serious Cold or illness. At Druggists, 25 cents, or mailed. Humphreys' Medicine Cos., cor. Wil iiam and John streets. New York. is his own fault if he does not vote on every measure which comes up. —5,000 Incandescent Lamps. The visitor to the Capitol under this new regime may be surprised to note the total absence of lighting fixtures, and yet at the first suggestion of dusk the chambers of the Senate and House of Representatives are flooded with light. More than 25,000 incan descent lamps, each of sixteen candle power, tucked away in unobtrusive places, give the illumination. Similar ly, not a single coil of steam pipe nor so much as one radiator is visible and yet no person can ever complain of ■oold so long as he is within the walls of the huge pile on Capitol Hill. Final ly, 75,000 cubic feet of fresh air is pour ed into the hall of the House and 26,- 000 cubic feet of clean atmosphere is forced into the Senate chamber each minute, and yet the novel task is per formed so scientifically that there is not the suggestion of a draught In any part of these vast rooms. CongrresHional Comforts. In this betterment of things in gen eral at the Capitol there has, as may be imagined, been no special efforts for economy. The men in charge have gone on the theory that there can be nothing too good for a “billion-dollar Congress,” and the men who, as a re sult of the recent election, are to come back to Congress after an absence of some years will be very likely to open their eyes in amazement. The twen tieth century congressman sits in a chair that cost $25; has his shoes shined free of charge at a bootblack stand that cost $55; and is served with drinking water from coolers which cost $26 apiece and each of which will hold sl7 worth of mineral water. The Speak er of the House of Representatives has anew mahogany desk that cost $l2O and may rest on a leather couch for which Uncle Sam paid out S6O. There are ninety toilet rooms in the Capitol and fourteen bath tubs have been in stalled for the use of congressmen. These tubs are all cut from blocks of solid marble and are equipped with shower apparatus and other up-to-date adjuncts. To Enlarge the Capitol. This coming session of Congress will in all probability authorize an exten sion of the United States Capitol which will cost several million dollars and increase the size of the building fully one-third. Under the old conditions such an expansion of the already spa cious structure would probably have appalled the men who are frequently called upon to communicate with widely separated points in Uncle Sam’s biggest office building. Now they can regard the growth with serenity, for the Capitol has, all of its own, as complete a telephone system as is to be found in the average city of 10,000 inhabitants, the exchange being con nected with more than 300 telephones throughout the building. Some of the Things it Will Have. Steps are also to be taken to give the Capitol a more efficient system of fire protection, for whereas the mas sive structure is, in its construction, well safeguarded against fire, its rooms contain vast quantities of records, books and documents of value which would be rapidly consumed were not means at hand for quickly extinguish ing the flames. The provision of a modern fire department is all that is needed to make the congressional com munity a little city in itself, for it al ready boasts a police department that numbers more men than are on the pay roll of the average small city; a postofflee that does a tremendous busi ness and an institution—the office of the sergeant-at-arms—which performs all the functions of a bank. When the new office buildings are completed the Capitol will also have its own un derground railway system. MAY DISSOLVE COMPANY. The Universal Tobacco May Go Oat of Existence. Trenton, N. J., Dec. 3. —Preliminary steps were taken in the Court of Chancery to-day towards the formal dissolution of the Universal Tobacco Company as a distinct corporation. This company was recently merged Into the American Tobaoco Company. An order granted by Vice Chancellor Garrison fixes Jersey City and Dec. 19 as the place and time where a hear ing on the application for the dissolv ing of the company’s charter will be had. The order for a dissolution will In clude a provision fo'r the payment of the company’s proved debts, which amount to $499,480.52. Mt’C’ue Seeks New Trial. Lynchburg, Va„ Dec. 3.—The coun sel in the case of J. Samuel McCue, former Mayor of Charlottesville, con victed of wife murder, has received the transcript of record of the case In order to endeavor to appeal to the Su preme Court for anew trial. The record contains 1,060 pages of typewrit ten matter, an unusually large one, and the petition for writ of error will be more than 100 pages In length, Its length being record breaking. The case mav not be taken to a Supreme Court judge for a week yet. Another Hotel for Thomasvllle. Thomasvllle, Ga„ Dec. 2.—A number of business men In Thomasvllle have started a project for the securing of another resort hotel In Thomasvllle. They propose to raise a c'ash bonus of several thousand dollars to bo paid to any hotel man who will build a modern hostelry. Several parties ate In correspondence over the matter, and If a hotel is built It will rival the Royal Poncf'ana and Ponce De Leon In mag nificence. Northern resident* of Thomasvllle are Interested In the pro ject. Huron Elks’ Memorial Day. Macon, Dec. 3.—Macon Lodge of Elks No. 230 will hold Its annual memorial service to-morrow afternoon. The principal address, on “Our De parted Brothers." will be delivered by Capt. W. A, Davis. The prayer will be by Itev. H. Bohler Walker, pastor of the Christ icpltu opal Church. The Klks whose memories ere to be honored are: H L. Simmons, H. H Teogln, J. L. Baker aud C. A. Turner. SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 4. 1901 ALL THE WORLD ISJHOOTING UNCLE SAM’S MARKSMEN WILL HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR THEIR LAURELS. Congress to Be Asked for $1,000,000 a Year to Carry on Training; Schools for Rifle Practice— How It Is Proposed to Expend the Appro priation—Little More Than One- Half the Regular Army Trained Marksmen—What Other Countries Are Doing to Muke Soldiers. Washington, Dec. 2.—lt will be in teresting to Col. W. E. Coney and his rifle shooting assistants in Georgia to know that the Committee on Legisla tion of the National Board for the Pro motion of Rifle Practice has complet ed a draft of a bill which will be pre sented to Congress at the coming ses sion, presumably through the Secretary of War, for the carrying into effect of the plan drawn by the board in compliance with the act of March 2, 1903. More than a year was consum ed in the consideration of the general subject by the national board, and a most comprehensive plan was at length drafted and has been approved by the Secretary of War. A Bill in Congress. The bill will be entitled, "A bill to encourage rifle practice and excellence in marksmanship amongst citizens of the United States, so as to render them quickly available for efficient service in time of war.” The title clearly indicates the pur pose of the bill, which is to encourage marksmanship among citizens, giving them instruction and affording facili ties for practice without it being nec essary for them to belong to military organizations, although suitable pro vision will be made for rifle practice by the National Guard, the army, navy and the marina corps. The board will ask for an annual ap propriation of $1,000,000, to be expend ed under the direction of the Secre tary of War, for training in rifle prac tice those who desire to be efficient marksmen; for the construction and equipment of shooting galleries; for the acquisition, equipment and main tenance of national target ranges; and for the issue of arms and ammunition to schools and clubs, etc. Clubs to Be Organised. To enable civilians to practice in the shooting galleries and on the national ranges and to obtain the benefit of the provisions for the issuing of rifles and ammunition, clubs are to be formed of not less than ten members each and the shooting galleries and ranges will be open to such clubs as well as to the army, navy, marine corps and Na tional Guard. To reach the schools, both public and private, the age limit of membership to the clubs has been placed at 15 years. Not exceeding one rifle may be issued to a club for each ten members there of, together with 500 rounds of ammu nition per piece. After the first year, not exceeding fifty rounds of ammu nition for each qualification as marks man may be issued free. All qualified marksmen will receive official badges and their names and addresses are to be filed in the office of the military secretary of the army, so that a com plete roster will be on hand of all the men in the United States, who are familiar with the handling of the na tional arm, and who are able to use it effectively. Such information would be extremely valuable in case of war. All Countries Practicing. Reports from nearly all civilized countries as to the work which is be ing done in those countries in the di rection of rifle practice have been se cured containing valuable information which will be presented to Congress in support of the bill. It will be pointed out that in estimating the military ef ficiency of a soldier in Wattle, if ten points are considered as a standard of perfection, at least eight and one-half of these points are skill in rifle and revolver shooting. In the Santiago campaign the troops of the regular army engaged In that campaign was perhaps the finest body of expert riflemen in the world, while the Spanish troops had received little or no instruction in target practice and were very poor shots. While the Span iards were protected with rifle pits, with the ground in front of them clear in some Instances for three-fourths of a mile, the American troops march ed over these open places, captured their rifle pits and sustained com paratively few casualties. In comment- STARVED TO DEATH. Our text to-day is the story of the miser who taught his ass to live on straw, of which he gave him a smaller portion every day. Just as the miser had got him so trained as to eat one straw a day— the poor ass died. He is an ass who starves himself to death—as thousands are doing, mis led by foolish teachers—because their stomachs have become too weak, through neglect or disease, to do the work which nature has provided for their stomachs to do. Because the engine is out of gear, would you consign it to the Junk heap ? Why, no! Mend it! Commit slow suicide because your digestive organs leak? Certainly not! Take Stuart’s Dys pepsia Tablets. One thing is sure as shooting. You can never get anew stomach. You must mend it, or it will lead you a miserable existence. The only way to mend it is to take Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets. This has been practically and scien tifically demonstrated by the many thousands whom Htuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have positively cured, after every other treatment of medicine, mineral waters, pills and slow, suicidal starvation had failed. These methods are all unscientific therefore false. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are scien tific —therefore true and successful. Having cured so many thousands— many of whom doubtless have Buf fered more than you do—do we claim too much when we say that Htuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets will surely do good to you? Hurely not. Especially when wc make It plain that no promise is made to cure more Ihan one disease—Dyspepsia. Htuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are a positive cure for Just this one disease. They are a scientific combination of Ingredients which search out the weak spots In nil the digestive organs and make them strong snd well. They have an Immediate digestive action on undigested food, and thus, while curing weak organs, they at the same time help them to do their work. They thus stand for sll that Is good In the medical treatment of Dyapep sis, snd for nothing Ihst Is bad. They are not a fad but a fact. They are asfe, pleasant, certain end permanent and can be taken by the meet delicate Invalids without fear of harmful result*. lng on this a number of expert shots who participated in this campaign have said that had qur men been behind the enemy’s rifle pits we could have killed at least ten times our own num ber out of any troops attacking them as we did the Spaniards. Japanese Are Good Shots. The lack of rifle praettoe on the part of the Russians is contrasted with the care and attention given this sub ject by the Japanese and is held large ly responsible for the success of the Japanese in attacking and carrying fortified places. The board takes the position that “for practical purposes in battle, the man behind the rifle is the military unit and if he is properly trained to hit what he shoots at, all other units will do good work." and insists that there is no way by which a rifle can be accurately shot at any range “without the individual training of t’Jb man who aims it and pulls the trig ger." After pointing out that the United States must depend, in time of war, upon the militia and volunteers for the bulk of the fighting force, the board says that if the plans proposed in the bill are adopted, it is believed the United States will, within a few years, have more than 500,000 men “who will have, for practical pur poses on the line of battle, nearly all of the requirements for the most effi cient enlisted men in the world.” Half tile Army Trained Marksmen. Statistics of the existing regular army show that of the 60,000 aggre gate, only 24,000 enlisted men of the infantry and 12,000 enlisted of the cav alry, or a total of 36,000 are being trained as marksmen. Of the National Guard forces, amounting to 115,000 ap proximately, only about one-third of the states have ranges or make any pretense of training national guards men; as riflemen the second third have the merest apologies for ranges, and quite a third have no ranges at all. It is, therefore, estimated that not more than 40,000 or 45,000 of the na tional guard have been trained to shoot, which, together with the 36,000 of the regular army, make an aggre gate available force of trained marks men of only about 80,000 men in a country of 80,000,000 inhabitants. The National Guard is only avail able for service in time of war for a period of nine months, so that volun teer troops drawn from civil life would be required. Of a land force of 400,- 000 or 500,000 troops, at the very out side, under existing circumstances, only 80,000 or 20 to 25 per cent.,’ would have been trained in the handling of a modern weapon and in accuracy of shooting. British Army’s Work. A resume of what the other coun tries are doing in this direction shows that Great Britain, since the Boer War, is making strenuous efforts to encourage rifle practice. Hundreds of ranges have been built and every in ducement is offered for boys and young tnen to practice. Ten thousand pounds sterling is annually appropriated by Parliament for the encouragement of rifle practice in England, which is aug mented by many private donations. The King of England gives 1,000 pounds annually for prizes, and Mr. William Waldorf Astor. formerly a citizen of the United States, recently contrib uted fIO,OOO towards an endownment fund for the National Rifle Associa tion of England. In 1902 the aggregate prizes at the great Bislet meeting amounted to $50,000. All the World Shooting. Canada, with a population of about 7,000,000, gives SIO,OOO a year for the support of the Dominion Rifle Asso ciation, which receives at least as much from private parties. In France, rifle clubs under the supervision of the government, are maintained, assisted and ei .ouraged to the utmost extent. In Italy, rifle clubs are formed under the direction of the government in every community and a considerable reduction in time of compulsory mili tary service is allowed to those men who have qualified as marksmen. In 1898, Switzerland had 3,446 shooting clubs with 210,000 members, of which 163,000 qualified. Assistance is given by the Netherlands In money, arms and ammunition, while Norway and Sweden. In addition to organizing rifle clubs for adults, are giving special at tention to the training of boys In schools from the age of 11 years up wards. “When the whole world seems to be keenly, a ive to the Importance of civilian rifle practice,” says the report, “it seems strange indeed that the United States, the most progressive of the large nations, should have done al most nothing in this direction, although a greater proportion of its soldiery than that of any other country, must be drawn from civil life, in case of war.” ELECTION IN COLUMBUS. Th Successful Candidates In the White Primary. Columbus, Ga., Deo. S. —The count In yesterday’s white primary for al dermen was not concluded until long after midnight this morning. The City Democratic Executive Committee to day declared the following candidates to have been nominated: First ward, E. P. Dismukes; Second ward. J. Al bert Kirven; Third ward, M. C. Bar low; Fourth ward, Leo. Leowenherz; Fifth ward, A. J. Teague; Sixth ward, Robert Reid; Seventh ward, W. C. Lawrence; Eighth ward, J. W. Favers. Mr. Dismuke’s m'ajorlty was 83. Mr. Kirven's 28, and Mr. Barlow’s 11. These were the closest races. A split ticket was elected, three of the candidates on the Citizen's ticket, going In and six of the Commercial Club ticket being elected. Interest cen tered In the contest In the Fifth ward, between Messrs. Dismukes and Mur rah, which resulted In a victory for the Citizen’s ticket. OVERRULED ANSWER Of Defendants In Halt Broaght By ( Mrs. Mnybrlck's Mother. Richmond, Va., Dec. B.—ln the City Chancery Court to-day Judge Qrlhnan overruled the answer of D. W. Arm strong and others to the demurrer to their plea of abatement in the suit filed against them by Mrs. Caroline E. Roques, the mother of Mrs. Florence V. Maybriek, to set aside conveyances of certain lands in Virginia and West Virginia. It is stated that this action does not affect the merits of the case, and the taking of testimony will now begin. withers Tot guilty. lie Was Charged Willi Misappropri ation ol gIS,INNI. Beaumont, Tex., Dec. 3.—The Jury in the case of former President J. P. Withers of the American National Bank of Resumont, charged with the misappropriation of 138.000 of the funds of the bank, returned a verdict of not guilty to-day. There were fifteen counts in the Indictment, covering five different transactions. Me was acquit ted on all counts. Hrarinar'l Field I leap, Washington, Dec, I.—Representative James A. Hemenway of Indiana, chairman of the Mouse *'ommil !• on Appropriations, telegraphed Hpesker Cannon to-day that all the candidates for rtenator Fairbanks' seat In Indians had withdrawn, leaving hint fHerrien wsyl a clear field In tb* Repot/! 'an caucus. OVER A MILLION FAMILIES RELY UPON PE-RU-NA PE-RU-NA is i safeguard to the home. It is a wall of security. It guards the health and happiness of many a family. The winter’s sudden changes in temperature, the inevitable exposure of man, woman and child, makes colds and coughs, bronchitis and pneumonia, acute catarrh and chronic catarrh inevitable in this country, Peruna should always be kept in the house. A bottle of Peruna stands as a silent guardiar* of the health of the household. Millions of households have already realized the benefit of Peruna, Millions of other households still neglect this valuable precaution. A few doses of Peruna at the right time work wonders. Its value as a prevention is far greater than the wonderful cures it is constantly making. From a Colorado Home. “My children were fully restored. The whole family is in perfect health, thanks to Peruna.”— Mrs. Bertha Binkert, 619 N. Wahsatch Ave., Col orado Springs, Col. Ask Your Druggist for Free Pe-ru-na Almanac for 1905. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR SOUTH GEORGIA National Aid for Waterways, Syrup Station, Ex periment Farm and Valdosta Public Building. Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 3.—Congress man Brantley left to-night for Wash ington. "I do not anticipate any gen eral legislation of any very great im portance, outside of the appropriation bills at the approaching short session of Congress,’’ ho said. ’’The same ap propriation bill 9 that are passed at the long session have to be passed at the short session, and the time will be too limited to transact much other business. I look to see the ‘Stand Pat ters' in the Republican party win out against the effort that Is being made to revise the tariff. The logic of the situation Is with them. The Republi can party was overwhelmingly return ed to power on the present tariff. "It Is greatly to be desired that the President modify or recede from his pronounced position on the race prob lem In the South, as manifested In his utterances heretofore, and In the ap pointments he has made. I have seen absolutely nothing, however, emanat ing directly, or Indirectly from him that he will do so. The Brunswick llnrhor. "There are many matters of local in terest to be disposed of at the ap proaching session,” said Congressman Brantley. "Brunswick, under the rules governing such matters, is not enti tled to any appropriation for Improve ments of the inner harbor, or the out er harbor. The only appropriation we can ask for for this purpose Is for maintenance. The district engineer estimated 340.000 for this purpose, but the chief of engineers, most unfortu nately. and as 1 think most unwisely, has reduced this estimate to 315,000, and has recommended to Congress that this latter amount Is sufficient. I hop* to see provision made for a survey to obtain thirty feet of water In the har bor and on the bar. It has been esti mated that the Clubb and Plantation Creek canal will cost 340,700. and the chief of engineers has recommended that this amount be appropriated for this purpose. I hope the opposition, heretofore, manifested against this ca nal, has abated, and that we can get the appropriation without serious diffi culty. Waterway Appropriations. "The Inside water route from Savan nah to Fernandlna, by way of Bruns wick. Is sadly in need of an appropri ation. The district engineer estimates that 356,000 should be expended upon It during next year. The chief of engi neers has reduced this, however, to 330,000. ’’The Altamaha river had 340.000 estimated for it, but this amount was reduced In the office of the chief of engineers to 320,000. "The Oconee river was likewise es timated at 340.000, hut In the same way this was reduced to 315,000. The amounts recommended by the chief of engineers are totally Inadequate for the purpose. "There ought to be a survey of a part of St. Marys river for the pur pose of removing certain shoals that exist In the river, so as to give the town of St. Marys benefit of the mag nificent deep water over the Fernan dlna bar. I hope to see this survey ordered. "I have also introduced a hill for a survey of the three-mile cut between Darien and Brunswick and hope to aee ih survey ordered. "I shall also eall the attention of the River and llsrtior <‘ommltte* to a lapsed appropriation of 330, 000 that win mads some years ago to t*ol. Goodyear for work on the Brunswick bar. Ths chief of engineers holds tiiat this ap propriation being mad# payable to f'/tl, Goodyear for work done by him, can not be used by ths government engi neers, esrept by direction of Congress Ths •mount could be moot profitably r yJaiL# JmrwM/n\ 'wXx Inf II \ ‘ M! mrJ&wS s7/ f a ?/J f , ir expended in our Inner harbor, includ ing Aeadamy creek. The Way cross Syrup Station. "The syrup station at Waycross Is In Its second year of operation. I have not yet been advised by the Bu reau of Chemistry," said Congressman j Brantley, "whether or not it will oom , plete this year all the experiments nec essary to make and that it desired to make. If it has not completed its ex periments, I will ask for another ap propriation to operate the station next year. If the experiments have been satisfactorily completed I shall ask for an appropriation for potato experi ments at this same station. I have been advised that most of the outfit there could be used for that purpose. The Bureau of Chemistry thinks there are great possibilities for our sweet potato for both starch and alcohol, and the experiments will be for the purpose of demonstrating the value of the sweet potato for the production of starch and alcohol. The lllarksliear Experiment Farm. "I secured an appropriation for an experiment farm at Blackshear, which farm has been In operation during this year. Its purpose has been principal ly to develop the sea Island cotton plant with a view of producing a seed that will prove a resistant to the va rious diseases from which it suffers. Wilt, root-knot, rust and anthracnose have of late years interfered most se riously with the cultivation of sea Is land cotton. The experiments have also been conducted for the purpose of determining the best crops to ro tate with sea Island cotton. I hope to get an additional appropriation to continue these experiments. They must be conducted for several years in order to prove of practical benefit.” Public Building for Valdosta. Valdosta Is entitled to a public build ing for a Court House and postofffee. The people of Valdosta are now fur nishing a place for the United States courts to meet. The government has purchased a site In Valdosta upon which to erect a building. I hope to see an appropriation this winter for a building, and I feel quite sure that If any public building legislation at all is had, Valdosta will get an ap propriation. RATS EXPLODED A~TORPEDO. Set Off a Box of Firecrackers and Nearly Burned a Tilton Store. Tlfton, Ga.. Dec. 3.—'Tlfton .came very near having another fire hist night. A fire was discovered issuing from the store house, formerly occu pied by Henderson & Son, grocerymen, In the Sumner building. Henderson & Hon has Just vacated the building, and in leaving, left behind a box of fire works, also a few boxes of Uncnda bis cuits. The rats discovered the biscuits, and In robbing the box exploded a tor pedo which fired several packages of firecrackers. The explosion was heard by Will Dent, a Const Line yard man, who at once located the fire, and gave the alarm. A few buckets of water quickly applied to the blaze soon dis tinguished the fire with little damage. Thninns* llle’s Election. Thomasvillc, Ga.. Dec. B.—The city registration books for the municipal primary to be held this month, will doss on Monday. Ths registration Is heavy, and thers Is conslderabls inter est In the election. Mayor H. A. Itod denberg will bs rs-elected to a second term without opposition. Marshal J. J. Mlephens and City Clerk K T. Mac lean ara also unopposed. The office of rlly treasurer will be contested lor by J. W. 11. Mitchell and W W. Wll llsma. Haversl tickets will bs In ths field for school board and City coun cil. From a Governor’s Home. “I have had occasion to use Peruna in my fam ily for colds, and it proved an excellent remedy-” W. M. Lord, Governor of Oregon. From a Massachusetts Home. “Accept my thanks for your kind advice. Peru na will always be found in my house.”---W. E. Richmond, 40 Cady St., North Adams, Mass. From a Washington Home. “AH the members of our family use Peruna when sick with a cold and it keeps our health in good condition.”—-Harris F. Parks, 609 Seventh Ave., Seattle, Wash. From an Illinois Home. “I always keep it in the house and it saves me a great many doctor bills.”—Lida Rowland, 2160 Grenshaw street, Chicago, 111. From a Missouri Home. “Peruna has been my favorite and only house hold remedy for nearly five years.”—Mrs. Carrie King, Darlington, Mo. ROOSEVELT WILL COME TO GEORGIA SO HE TOLD SENATOR CLAY. TALKED ABOUT HIS DEEP REGARD FOR THE SOUTH. President Is Anxious to Visit Ros well, On., Where His Klnspeopl* Lived—Clay Invited Him to Be His Gaest—Georgia Senator Promised the President a Cordial Welcome From the Pi-ople of the State— To Talk It Over Again. By R. M. Lamer. Washington, Dec. 3.—President Roosevelt to-day informed Senator Clay of Georgia that It Is his Intention to visit the South some time during the coming year. This is the first pos itive declaration on the subject that has come directly from the President. Senator Clay arrived here this morn ing and later in the day called at the White House. The president greeted him cordially and assured him that he expects to go South, and especially in Georgia, during the next year. The President expressed himself as entertaining the kindest feeling to wards the people of the South. He said he had for a long time desired to visit Roswell, Ga.. where his ktns people had lived. It was suggested that the President visit Senator Clay’s home and from there drive over to Roswell, whloh Is not far distant. During the informal conversation which followed, the President said the people of the South had misunderstood and misjudged him In regard to his feelings for the Southern people. He added that, while he was a Republi can, he was also an American, willing and anxious to advance the Interests of every section of the country. Senator Clay in reply said it was not necessary to assure the President that the people of Georgia would ex tend to him a cordial welcome. While many of the people of that state may differ with him in politics, they recog nize thut he is the President of the United States, and he would find them to be hospitable end progressive peo ple. He assured the President he would find a people of business tact and skill and the equal of the people in any olher section of the country. The Interview ended by the Presi dent asking Senator Clay to call again nome evening next week, stating that he desired to talk with him further a/bout matters pertaining to Georgia. STABBED THROUGH THE HEART. Fatal Ending uf a “Skylarking*' at Tlfton# Tlfton. Oa., Dec. 3.—John Butler, col ored, was stabbed through the heart and instantly killed late yesterday afternoon by Ella Winters, a nsgro woman, scarcely grown. Ella says they were only playing, but she was promptly arrested and placed In jail pending a committal hearing. Tlfton Aliases Telephones. Tlfton, Ga., Dec. 3.—For the last thirty days, even sines Tlfton'a disas trous fire, the citizens have been gristly Inconvenienced over the ab sence of telephone service, the Tlfton telephone exchange having been ona of tile sufferers 111 the fire. Anew switchboard has arrived, and other material is now arriving dally, much to ths gratification of the hundreds of subscribers to the exchange in Tlfton. Within the next week ths service will be rsady for business mgmtm. 7