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Newspaper Page Text2 non. of Kentucky; R. M. Johnston, of Texas; T. E. Rj'an, of Wisconsin; Maris Taylor, of South Dakota; James C. Dahl nian. of Nebraska: Clark Howell, Jr., of Georgia; Josephus Daniels, of North Car olina; Thomas D. O'Brien, of Minnesota; George Fred Williams, of Massachusetts; George W. Greene, of Rhode Island; H. S. Cummings, of Connecticut; Truel Nor ris, of New Hampshire, and John H. Sen ter. of Vermont. Eight committeemen sought by The Record-Herald's correspondents prefer to "sit on the fence” until they know more of the situation. Some of them in their interviews speak of the good qualities of Mr. Cleveland, refer to the fact that he made an excellent president, but refuse tn commit themselves one way or the other. They are Daniel J. Ca.mpau. of Michigan; H. B. Ferguson, of New Mex ico; John R. McLean, of Ohio; Richard R. Kenney, of Delaware; J. N. Guffey, of Pennsylvania; Arthur Pugh Gorman, of Maryland; James P. Clarko. or Ar kansas, and George E. Hughes, of Maine Ona feature of the replies is that the south and west is bitterly opposed to Cleveland. Few of the leaders look upon his candidacy as a joke; others see in It a scheme of the republicans to "set up a man of straw.” Nearly all of them say ft would he tantamount to political suicide and is not to be considered by any serious minded democrat. The south ern members express a preference for Judge Parker, of New York, while New England is for Olney. German, of Mary land. who is supposed to hear a bee In his own bonnet, declined to discuss Mr. Cleveland's chances. Committeeman Ryan, of Wisconsin, says he admires Cleveland personally, but his politics are too irregular to per mit of his candidacy. Committeeman Harris, of South Dakota, says the democrats of his state would prefer Senator Tillman to Cleveland. Committeeman Dahlman, of Nebraska, says the nomination is impossible, as it would drive thousands of voters to the republicans. Committeeman Daniels, of North Caro lina, says Cleveland's nomination would alienate all the labor vote of the country. Committeeman Taggart, of Indiana, says the renomination talk is foolish, and will soon pass away. You Know What You Are Taking When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, because the formula is plainly printed on everv bottle, showing that it Is slmplj Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay. 50c. Nonna! Student Has Smallpox. Milledgeville. Ga., May 9.—(Special.)— The "Mansion.” one of tile buildings used as a dormitory by the Georgia Normal end Industrial college and the one occupied tn part by President J. Harris Chappell ns his home will contain scarcely one of its 120 students tonight. The immediate cause of these young ladies going home was the protest of citizens who lived in th- immediate neigh borhood into which the young lady who las the smallpox and her two roommates who had been most expos.<l to it have been moved. The house s,’octet w is unoccupied but in one of the principle resident quarters of the city. The young ladies in college as well ns [ their parents u home would feel much better satisfied to know that if more cases developed, those who contracted the dis ease would not be sent to some shanty on the outskirts of the town. President <’l .ppe'.l. realizing that there was a possibility of more cases a. the Mansion, felt it best to dismiss the girls at the Mansion rather than have the en tire 120 girls quarantined there perhaps ior months, whi 'i might be necessary with no suitable house that could be used es an infirmary if new cases developed. The faculty decided this evening not to dismiss the young ladies from Atkinson hall. but let matters shape themselves They do not feel that conditions now war rant r. difunissal of this the largest dormi tory. but if a : efficient number of the pa rents withdraw their daughters it may prove advis.th . not to continue with the few remaining. ECZEMA. NO CURE. NO PAY. Your druggist will refund vour money if | I'AZO OINTMENT fails to cure Ring- , worm. Tetter, Old ITcers and Sores. Pimpies and Blackheads on the face, and all skin diseases. 50 cents - WITTE RESIGNED IN A HUFF. But the Russian Finance Minister Immediately Withdrew It. St. Petersburg. May 9.—Finance Min- ■ != tc r Witte personally handed his resigna- i tion to th--- czar today, but withdrew ii ! at nightfall. His resignation followed a ; peremptory letter from Grand Duke Al- I exander Michaelovich demanding in- | creased appropriations for the latter's ; new department of commercial marine. I JI Witte informed the czar that he ‘ would be unable to administer the finan- ' ces if grand duk< s -were permitted to give I orders. The czar urged him to reconsider I Ids determination, but M Witte complied I only after the gram! duke had written | hint a letter of apology. Gift to Pope by Roosevelt. P.otne. May 7.—Rev. Father Baudenllll, : former provincial of th- American Fas- ! sionist fathers, and the Rev, I- other , Francis J- Van Antwerp, of Detroit, i Mich . were received in private audience by the pope, today and presented to; the pontiff President Roosevelt s jubilee ; girt of ten handsome vol :mes of presi dential messages. Father Van Antwerp; sl«o presented a golden scroll containing . the signatures of 2..,'-' Americans and ; Canadians. . ■ ...'.ag \A/c5 Oo Not Deceive the Sick. ®Tf you Are Bick And want to get well, do not experiment, but bo sure that you are placing your case in expert hands. We do not believe in any form of deception. We have no Free Medicine scheme to deceive the sick, but every case put under our treatment is positively guaranteed by, Not a Dollar Need be Paid Until Cured, and w? are the only Specialists who have established a reputation for curing the afflicted and collecting the fee afterwards. 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I i« inj imors and restores gray hair to its original color, go without my meals if necessary but not the World’s Hair Growers, ’ without dyeing. Price si,qo per bottle. Lorrimcr's Skin Hair Forcer, / n 3-120 N. PACA ST., Dept. 3, BALTIMORE. Md. Scß, p Soa P’ ?sC ’ pcr bar ’ l. _ _ L ■ COTTON MEN FORM ASSOCIATION. Sanders, Swann <fc Co., and Inman & Co. Among Reading Spirits of the Movement—Many Names Have Already Been Secured. The control of the cotton business of the south will no longer be left to Liver pool and New York, if the plan now on foot is cosummated. An organization is being perfected to relieve the British of the trouble of tell ing the south what it should ask for its cotton and it is a matter of only a short time when the price of the soutn's staple will be fixed nearer home—in Atlanta or New Orleans, in fact. The Southeastern Cotton buyers’ Asso ciation will soon apply for a charter and will be incorporated for the purposes out lined above. A meeting of a number of the leading cotton firms in the south was held yes terday at noon in the convention hall of the Piedmont hotel, with G. A. Nichol son, of the Maddox-Rucker Banking Com pany in the chair, and Mr. Chesley B. Howard. Jr., acting as secretary, and at this meeting it was determined to incor porate tlie Southeastern Cotton Buyers' Association and to take immediate steps to induce ail the other firms in this ter ritory in the cotton business to form similar organizations, with a view to the absolute control of the cotton business here at home. This association was organized nearly two years since, but has never taken vig orous action looking to the end that is to be pursued now. Sanders, Swann & Co. and Inman & Co. are among the leading spirits in the new movement, and they are backed by a strong list of other cotton men. The Plan Outlined. It is the intention of these leaders of tiie cotton market to take the necessary steps at once to cause every state In the cotton belt to form similar associations, with a central body located either in At lanta or in Now Orleans, to absolutely take charge of the cotton business in the interests of the people who raise the staple and for the protection of buyers in this territory. It is an old story that Liverpool, Man chester and New York get all the profit there is in the. cotton industry. This cry has gone up for generations, and the peo ple of the south have borne the unjust buroen patiently. They have gone on year after year raising the cotton that supplied the work! with clothing, and have been accepting in payment for their labor and expense whatever the financial interests of the old world thought fit to let them have. The best methods of getting the cot ton up in more merchantable shape also came in for a share of the discussion. It was not recommended that round bales be used, but was suggested that less bag ging and tics be used wherever prac j ticable. | A committee was appointed to attend the meeting of the South Cotton Spin ners’ Association, which will take place at Charlotte, N. ('.. on May 11, for the purpose of arranging a standard to be used in the business done between the buyers and mills In the south. Hereto fore. with the exception of the mills in South Carolina, there has been more or less confusion resulting from uncertain dealings of the buyers with the mills. It is the idea of the buyers to arrange a regular standard, so that when a dealer sells cotton to a mill in the association he will know exactly on what terms it Is bought—cash. time, discount, shrinkage, gain and so forth. L'p to the present time the south has had little voice in this. All prices, rules and such have been made either In New I York or in Liverpool. This is the be i ginning of the change that will work won- I ders for this section and the people en gaged in the cotton business. The souln I will take charge of the cbtton industry, I both at the physical and at the financial I end. I NO MASSACRE OF FOREIGNERS. i San Francisco, May 9. —The Pekin cor- I respondent of the Associated Press, writ i ing under date of April 6. says that the , alarming stories emanating from cer i tain quarters to the effect that a mas- ■ sacre of foreigners by Chinese is contem ' plated are untrue. The correspondent writes that the re -1 verse of this picture exists in Pekin. > Never since the legation was established ; there have foreigners gone about the l capital and the surrounding country so ‘ free from molestation and ifisult. The toleration is inspired by the knowl- I edge of the foreigner s powers to hold his i ground. i Whatever attacks upon foreigners j might be made, ail evidence tends to show I that they would be against the will of tho j court. Given SIOO,OOO for Husband. ’ New York. May B.—The appellate divi sion of the supreme court has unani- i mously sustained th- verdict of the jury 1 in the case of Mrs. William Leys against ■ the New York Central. Mr. Leys was ; killed in the tunnel accident about a. year I and a half ago and Mrs. Leys brought suit against the railroad for $230,000, the I jurv allowing her SIOO,OOO damages with ! costs ami interest, amounting to from I $6,000 to SB,OOO. THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MAY 11, 1903. Spring Humors Come to most people and cause many troubles, —pimples, boils and other eruptions, besides loss of appetite, that tired feeling, fits of biliousness, indigestion and headache. The sooner one gets rid of them the better, and the way to get rid of them and to build up the system that has suffered from them is to take Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Pills Forming in combination the Spring Medicine par excellence, of unequalled strength in purifying the blood as shown by unequalled, radical and per manent cures of L Scrofula Salt Rheum Scald Head Boils, Pimples All Kinds of Humor Psoriasis Blood Poisoning Rheumatism Catarrh Dyspepsia, Etc Accept no substitute, but bo sure to get Hood’s, and get it today, MAY COTTON JUMPED New York. May 9.—(Special.)—The rec ord price being made for May cotton caused renewed interest to be taken in the market. With the exception of a brief hour one day in January, 1901, when spot cotton rose to 12 1-2 cents a pound, the price of 11.01 was the highest reached for many years. Commission brokers, however, said that outside of the manipu lation by the bulls there was really very little doing in spot cotton. There was no demand, they said, for spot cotton, and even the market in cotton goods was easier in some descriptions of goods. Print clothes, for instance, yesterday in second hands could be had for 3 1-16 cents a yard as compared with 3 3-4 cents a yard three weeks ago, when cotton was much lower than at present. "Tiie gist of the situation,” said one well-known and conservative broker, "is that there is more May cotton bought by the bull clique than can be delivered. Hence, the rise in May delivery. A representative of the bull clique said: "The high price of May cotton yester day was Simply due to the largo short interest which had boon largely created by the false advice of the Wall street wiseacres. It Is purely a question of the law of supply and demand.” Speaking of the recent reimportation of cotton from Liverpool, this broker said; "That cotton was brought here largely for effect on the market and resulted in a loss to the importers." The profit of Daniel Sully and his syn dicate as a result of the bull campaign on this and other exchanges since the middle of January were being talked about today In Wall street. It was said that Sully dealt in 500,000 bales and that he made over si;.'ioo,ooo for the syndicate, Mr. Sully was seen ami asked about it. "Is it true that the syndicate has cleared up $6,000,000? ”1 won't deny that it has." laugher the operator in reply. "Have you been carrying half a million i bales for this rise? "1 guess it's about that amount. EXTRA SESSION EXPECTED. Lincoln. Nebr.. May 9- (Special.)—A spe cial session of congress will be called to meet November 9 next. This announce ment was made this evening during toe visit of Congressman Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois Mr. Cannon said: "1 believe there will be a special ses sion of congress called to meet Novem ber 9; Isn't that the way you under stand it?” said he, turning to Congress man Burkett, whose guest he is. Mr. Burkett assented. It was given out his evening that Mr. Cannon m_et President Roosevelt during tiie latter's visit to St- Louis, and that the two had a conference on this mat ter, that the determination to call a special session of congress was then reached, and it was agreed or, at least, understood that it should not be an nounced until some time later. Congress man Cannon discussed the needs of legis lation relating to island affairs, and said that the reciprocity measures not enact ed by the last congress were greatly needed. Mr. Cannon is in Nebraska, look ing after property interests. NEGROES DID SHOOTING Fremont. Ohio. May 9.—A serious con flict, the outcome of labor troubles in this city, occurred here late tonight. Otto Mischke, a young man 20 years old. was shot and killed, and Albert Gummel fatally wounded, the shooting being done by a gang of colored non-union men, three of whom are now in jail. The po lice are searching for the others. A party had taken place at the Gum mel home, and as the guests were home ward bound they met a number of color ed men. Remarks were passed, at which 1 the negroes took offense and tiie shoot- ■ ing followed, the colored mon starting I the shooting. I Although late when the murder was I committed, the news soon spread and great excitement was created and a mob soon formed and started for the jail. At this hour several hundred men are at the jail demanding of Sheriff Mason to deliver over the three negroes under arrest. | Much shooting has been dime. but. the ■ police and the deputy sheriffs will like ; ly be able to '-ope with the crowd and prevent a lynching. ; Recent experiments on the Florida East i Coast railroad with oil burning locomo ’ lives, as reported in Tiie Scientific Ameri • can, showed that 132 gallons of oil did the ; work of one tone of coal for passenger ' service and about the same ratio In | freight, service. The engines could work 1 to a greater capacity and with smokeless i fire. WORK IN THE FIELD OF MISSIONS, Annual Report. Is Read at St. Louis by W. R. Lambreth —South- ern Methodists Are Main taining Many Mis sionaries. St. Louis, May 9. -(Special.)—-Yesterday at St. John church, the secretary of the board of missions of the Methodist Epis copal church, south, Dr. AV. R. Lambuth, read the annual report, lie indicated that work in six foreign kinds, beside a large educational campaign, and the assistance of weak conferences in the states, consti tute the labor of the board. Over $500,000 pass yearly through the hands of tho treasurer in tho Nashville home office, and these funds go out over the country and to Japan. China, Korea, Cuba, Mexi co and Brazil The report shows that the first foreign : mission of the church was opened in China in 1818 and since then the. work has grown until the six fields now occu pied are manned by bi, missionaries and their wives, with 93 native preachers. 312 organized churches and 12,906 members. Twenty-one missionaries, including their wives, have gone out during the past year, although Hie needs call for many 1 more whom It has not been possible to supply. The increase in membership for the year has been over 10 per cent, which is several times greater than the increase of any of the regular evangelical Prot estant denominations in this country. Such facts indicate a great willingness to receive the preaching of the gospel. Neither can mercenariness bo claimed as their motives when we consider the tare bravery shown bv many Chinese Chris tians who died for their faith, and the steadfastness under persecution ami lib erality in giving on all fields, which amounts up to $21,716.74 for the year. Preaching in ehapels and on the streets, teaching in day schools and colleges, 1 maintaining hospitals and treating w sick and much p.r.-onai intercourse are tiie various modes of work. Conditicns in China.. Dr. Lambuth said: • China, the greatest of mission fields, with its 400,000.060 population, is no tho inpcnetrable and '"'‘Rhn'oacaab.c- tm ' i.ire of yesterday, ('lima is waking and calls for'education, and Christian schools . have an opportunity never seen b< tot . in eleven of the eighteen provinces col leges have alre. dy been established by the governors, and Hie country is in an impressionable ri-l But China, nnl; .-s ' properly directed, may be an almost, nre sistible force for evil.” "Tiie. danger of Japan. ' ' Wainwright, dean of Hie Met iiodisl c.l ’ iege. of Kobe. Jai-:<n. "is the msec unt> of I-national life, which is no longer bound bv the tie of a national religion. Not • nlv the individual, but the nation as well needs the strength of Ciiristiani.y, l,i this time of transition, the education of a native ministry, such as is being carried on at the Kwanset Gakuin in Kobe, is of prime importance. Moreover, in Japan, instruction, to hold its own. •oust be scholarly. The school for girls n Hiroshima is f .5 to overflowing, ami applicants are tun - I aw.i;. lor want of room. Hotli school are doing admirable work, considering i c't facilities liris tianity has here a great work to do. The account of Korea, was as follows: The work in Korea is most encouraging. Tho people .ire poor and oppressed by old customs and superstitions. Tin y are ac cepting Christianity gladly, and call for more help than can possibly be given them. There are twelve missionaries, in cluding their wives, and 4;>4 members. The Mexican Missions. ■ Os Mexico, he said: "Few incidents of the mission fields could be more inspiring than the recent rnb«crlption of s3*>.ai'» (Mexican! by ilw missionaries and native members for too erection of a school in Monterey, fiur Mexican Christi ns are. many of them, poor in tills world's goods, and such giv ing meant mail' sacrifices ami depriva tions. Tiie money was subscribed w ill I tiie understanding that the sum of $70,600 (Mexican) would be raised In the Unit'd States to supplement it. There could be no better surety of the genuineness of their Christianity than such generous giv ing.” Rev. J. M. Lander made a powerful appeal for Brazil, and particularly for the Granb'ery college. "We are doing thorough work,” he said. "We already have 297 pupils and hope in a few years to have 1,000.” The secretary said of Cuba: "Christian education is doing a great work, and our religious teaching is find ing a great welcome, Tiie people have Insufficient schools and the field is by no means occupied by churches. The force now in Cub should be sufficient, consider ing the encouraging opportunity, to Chris tianize the whole island.” A mission conference among the Ger mans of Texas and aid of tiie conferences in the west is also maintained, as well as a mission to tho Indians. The growth of t'ne board, in eolle tions. In territory cov ered. and in members received, has been a. fine showing. The work carried on is remarkable in its extent.. No oil ANGE OF NAME WANTED. Adverse .Report by the Diocese of Washington. Washington, May 7.—The commtltee of the Washington diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church appointed yesterday to consider the advisability of changing the i name of the church in the United States i reported today adversely to tiie proposl ’ tion. The report was made by Dr. Randolph i 11. McKim. chairman, and took positive • ground in sui port of the retention of the present name A monority report favor t able to a course which would leave open l : a Tetter, Eczema, Cured .aa.— a | Salt Rheum, Tetterme S o • * JwL Refuse substitutes. H Kingworm Purely, By Nothing else as good. || g| 50c. nt druggists, or by mall from ra J. T. Shuptrine, Sole Proprietor, Savannah, Gn. the discussion was made by Dr. Ilard in<f- . . x , Bishop Satterlee, who presided, stated that wlille ho did not consider the pres ent name entirely adequate he was of the opinion that, a change at this time would be inadvisable. The report was debated at length by the convention. Jacksonville, Fla., May 7.—The annual council of the diocese of Florida of Hie Episcopal church in session here voted in favor of changing the name of the church from Protestant Episcopal church to the American Catholic, church by a vote of 21 to 18. Creed Revision Practically Assured. Philadelphia, May B.—Dr. W. H. Rob erts, stated clerk of the Presbyterian general assembly, has received returns from 203 of the 237 presbyteries on the question of creed revision. Eleven over by the last general assembly. Os 'the returns received, 185 are in fa vor of the overtures, thirteen are part ly affirmative, two negative, and three took no action. Tills vote ratifies the proposition which requires a majority of two-thirds of the presbyteries, and practically assures the adoption of the revised confession of faith by the general assembly which meets in Los Angeles this month. BAPTISTS IN SAVANNAH. NEARLY EIGHTEEN HUNDRED DELEGATES ATTEND. Southern Baptist Convention Holds Important Session in South Georgia City. Savannah, Ga.. May B.—(Special.)—Th* forty-eighth annual session of the South ern Baptist convention was called to or der this morning by Hon. James Phillip Eagle, the president, a former governor <,f Arkansas. After three quarters of an hour given over to devotional service, the enrollment of delegates began. There were present 1,282 delegates chosen upon the financial basis, besides 4(5 who represented associations. The election of officers resulted as fol lows: President, James Phillip Eagle. Lit tle Rock, Ark. Vice presidents. Edwin William Stephens, A. M.. Columbia. Mo.; George Hillyer, Atlanta, Ga.; R. • . Buck ner, Texas; A. E| Owner, Portsmouth, \ a,’ Secretaries, Lansing Burrows, D. D., Nashville. Tenn.; Oliver Fuller Gregory, D. D., Baltimore, Md. Treasurer, George W. Norton. Louisville, Ky. Auditor. AX 11- 11am Patrick Harvey, D. D., Louisville, K.v. Governor J. M. Terrell was nominated as one of the vice presidents, but declin ed tiie honor, stating that it would not be possible for him to attend after today. In accepting the presidency for another ' term, President Lagle said: "I would rather be president of the Southern Bap l tist convention that president of the ( United States.” Pastor John D. Jordan, of tiie First Baptist church, welcomed the visitors to ’ Savannah, while Governor Terrell follow ! cd with a welcome to them on behalf of ! the state. The governor made a speech that was well received. Georgia First for Missions. F The report of the foreign mission board [ was made by J- AVillingham, the corre sponding secretary. There are missiona ’ ries in Mexico. Italy, Brazil, Africa, Chi ' ra and Japan and there has been but one ! death among them during the year. Rev. S. T. Williams died al Canton, China, April 1. of meningitis. The financial report is of great inter est. It itows that Georgia lias taken first place in contributing to this cause. The | report of gross receipts for foreign mis sions is as follows for the states repre sented in tiie convention: Alabama, $16,- 126.06; Arkansas, $4,256.24; District of Co lumbia. $1.607.95; Florida. $2,203.41; Geor gia. $33,(>58.03; Indian Territory, $229.36; Kentucky, $23.241.77j Louisiana, $1,896.56; I .Maryland. $7,143.85; Mississippi. $16,105.43; Missouri, $9,107.95; North Carolina, $15,- r.ll.Jii; Oklahoma, $251.67; South Carolina, $17.39ti.76; Tennessee. $9.341.3d; Texas. $23.- 267.38; Virginia. $28,504.23. The. board docs not now owe a cent and carries a net balance of $19,621.23. Hoine Mission Report. At Hid session of the convention this afternoon, the fifty-eighth annual report of the home mission board was submit ted by Secretary F. C. McConnell, of Atlanta. showing_a very satisfactory con dition. Receipts were shown to have been SIIO,OOO, an increase of $9,000 over last yea r. Tiie twelfth annual report of tiie Sun day school board was received, showing receipts of $97,500, or SB,OOO more than last year. This report and that of the home mission board embraced the reports of their respective women's auxiliaries. Tiie floor waa extended to Vico President Dunnaway, of the board of trustees of the theological seminary at Louisville, who. followed by others, discussed that, insti tution, its works and its needs. Missionary Work in China. Savannah, Ga., May 9.—(Special.)—Bap tists are traditionally partial to water, but they have been getting decidedly more than thev wanted in Savannah t'ne last three days. Today, as on yesterday, it simply poured, to the great disgust of the delegates, who have bad no chance to see any of the beauties of the city, and who have been forced to abandon any plans they had for social pleasures. The session this morning was marked by a discussion of tiie reports of some of tiie boards. Foreign missions led in Interest and tiie sum of $280,000 was pledg ed, a great increase, o.ver that secured last. year. By state subscriptions the money was raised, and Georgia and A'ir ginla forged to the front, leading by each subscribing $40,000. The ministers devoted considerable, time to a discussion of the best methods of raising funds for foreign mission work. The floor was extended to Rev. P. T. Bryan, missionary to China, who talked of his work in that country. The Boxer uprising, he said, had elevated China to a point where Christian influence ciin reach tiie millions from whom it was bo , fore shut off. and the agitation had open- i ed every door needed by the missionary for the regeneration of tiie Celestial em pire. Mr. AVillingham made an address on home ptissions. after which the minis- Il I BLOOD WILL TELL . IN THE RACE. IT takes lots of vitality, nervous force and strength to win a race. The blood must be pure and good. Read what Alex. Mcßain, who for many years has been champion skater of Manitoba and Quebec, says: "In pursuit of my chosen M >fossion I found three years ago that th. >ugli getting sud denly chilled and neglecting the same over and again I contracted sciatic rheu matism. I also found that the frequent strains told on my nervous system, caus ing acute dyspepsia and extreme nerv ousness. The trouble grew worse and worse until [ feared I would have to give ip my work altogether, when I was ad vised to use I) '. Pierce’s Golden Med cal Discovery to drive the poison out >f niy system and restore its equili >rium. 1 atn pleased to siy that within ;ix weeks after I first began taking it I was once more in fine health. The .hemnatism had disappeared and mv ippetite and digestion were all that ■ould be desired. I now have nerves .ike steel and am glad to give highest endorsement to vour very efficacious medicine.” COURAGE A MATTER OF THE BLOOD. Without good red blood a man has a weak heart and poor nerves. Thinness ■ of the blood, or anemia, is common in men and young women, and all those who work indoors, who do not get enough good oxygen in their lungs, consequently have too mr.uy white blood ' corpuscles. There is often a heart mur mur, caused bv thinness of the blood passing through the heart, where, nor- I mally, a much thicker fluid should i pass'. This is not a case of heart dis- j ease, for the murmur disappears when I the blood regains its natural richness. ; 1 Sometimes people suffer intense paiu \ over the heart, which is not heart dis- ' ease at all, but caused by indigestion. No man is stronger than his stomach. Let the greatest athlete have dyspepsia ; and his muscles would soon fail. His strength is made from food properly i digested and assimilated, and no man is ■ stronger than his stomach, because when the stomach is diseased the body does not get its full nourishment, the blood ; has not the elements it requires; and, in consequence, all the organs of the body, such as the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys, as well as the nervous system, are deprived of pure, rich blood. The consulting physician to the In valids' Hotel and Surgical Institute. Buf falo, N. V., Dr. R. V. Pierce, says : " Pure air and exercise are important factors in the preservation of health, and a vital need. Then, too, laughter is a good thing. All these things conduce to an exhilaration. The blood is stirred up, its circulation is accelerated, and it: becomes more highly charged with oxygen. Where the stomach gives trouble, and poisons accumulate in the blood, warning signals are thrown out 1 in the shape of pimples, boils, eruptions on the skin, or heartburn and indiges tion. If the nerves do not receive their proper food from the blood there will be pain—neuralgia, sciatica and many other manifestations —which might be called ‘the cry of the starved nerves for food.’ Again, if poisons are allowed to accumu late in the blood we suffer from rheu matism or other painful diseases.” tors took up the matter of subscrip tions. Mission Pledges by States. Bv states, the pledges for the foreign mission fund during the ensuing year were as follows: Georgia. $40,000; Vir ginia. $40,000; Texus, <B0,00O; Kentucky, $30,00; North Carolina. $20,000; S aith Carolina. $20,000; Mississippi. SIS. 000; Ten nessee. $15,000; Missouri, $15,000; Mary land. $S,000; Arkansas. $7,000; Louisiana, $0,000; Florida, $2,500; District of Colum l Ida. $2,000; Alabama, $20,000; Oklahoma, SSOO. It was announced by Secretary Wil lingham that it had been estimated that t,; r ~ could ' ’ rom ■ turces. Tit's gave a grand total of S2SO.COO, an increase of S6MS7.3S over that actually raised last year. The Troubles of Diaz. The troubles of Rev A. J. Diaz, of Cuba, camo to the attention of the con vention. It seems that a suit has been instituted in Havana by the members of the First Baptist church there to oust the Americans and dispossess the home board of the Southern Baptist conven tion, which supplied the funds for the THE XVAV TO LIA’E. Keep the nerves nourished, the heart strong, the head cool, the stomach vig orous, the liver active with a tonic which has stood the test of time and has a wide reputation, such as Doctor Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. Tonics consisting of large portions of alcohol, iron or cod liver oil, do not bring the desired changes in the blood, because they do uot enter the system ! and are not absorbed into the blood. ' with the exception of the alcohol, which shrivels up the red blood corpuscles I when it doea come in contact with ; them. I The animals know by instinct what ' is good for them and will search until they find in some plant what they need i for correcting indigestion or constipa -1 tion, etc. Is it therefore not probable that there are roots and herbs supplied bv nature which will cure the diseases that afflict human kind? That is why we have such faith in Dr. Pierce's Golden ; Medical Discovery. Years ago when Dr. Pierce was in general and active practice he found that a combination of certain herbs and roots made into an alterative extract, without the use of alcohol, would restore the stomach to a healthy con dition, nourish the tissues, feed the blood and nerves and impart a healthy tone to the whole system. "I take pleasure in recommending Dr. ; Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier,” writes L. J. Smithwick, Esq., Accountant, of Norfolk, Va. "For I years I was a sufferer from a very obstin ate form of skin disease, commonly ; known as tetter, which, being confined ! to the palms of my hands and fingers, j was very annoying. In cold weather the skin would become hard and dry ; and would break or crack, which was : very painful. " I wrote to Dr. Pierce, stating the case ! and requesting his advice. He advised ! me to try his ‘ Golden Medical Discov i ery ’ to purify the blood after which he thought the skin trouble would all dis appear, and I am grateful to say that ; after the fourth bottle there was no sign of the disease left. I think Dr. Tierce’s Golden Medical Discovery a wonderful ; blood purifier and most heartily recom mend it to all who aiay be suffering from ; any form of skin disease.” COSTS POSTAGE ONLY. "The People's Common Sense Medical ; .-Adviser,” 1008 large pages, is sent free on receipt of twenty-one oue-cent stamps, for the paper-covered book, or thirty i one cents for the cloth-bound volume. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. ■ erection of the church. Dr. W. W. I.an- I drum, president of a commission that I Investigated the situation in Havana, I made this report: i "Theie are in Havana two Baptist I churches, one known as the Gethsemane i church, of which Rev. A. J. Diaz is the I pastor, and the second, known as the ■ Calvary church, of which Dr. C. D. : Daniil, formerly of Texas, is tile pas- ! tor. The first church is composed of a i Cuban membership exclusively, and is j not in harmony with the Southern Ban- I tist convention. But it is allowed by I the convention to worship in the build ing, which tiie convention owns. The convention has now asked the Get': I semane church to withdraw from the I building by January 1. 1904. I "Tiie Calvary church is in perfect har mony with tiie convention and. after ; January I, 19i>4. will have exclusive use I of the church edifice now used jointly : by both churches. "Dr. Diaz is no longer in the emp! I of the convention and alleges he has I grievances, asserting that the Ameriea ;s desire to ecclesiastically enslave the islanders." The whole Diaz matter for quite a while was the sensation of the hour. It appears not to have been downed yet. It will probably come in for some discussion before the convention is over, because of the tiling of tiie suit. 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