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NEWSY ITEMS CULLED
FROM ALL QUARTERS
Bright Bits of News, Not Printed in the Regular News
Columns, Collected and Condensed for Readers
of The Weekly Constitution.
Will “lowa Idea” Prevail I
A press report eminating from Sioux
City, lowa, May 9. told of conferences
tween Governor Cummins. President
Roosevelt and Senator Allison at Wash
ington before congress adjourned in
which It was agreed that the policy ot
tariff reform, known as "the lowa idea,"
is to be favored by the president for the
i‘ \t republican platform. It is said
t >at Senator Allison lias already drawn
r plank for this year’s lowa platform
denouncing tariff that promotes monopo
.and that this plank will be t'he
basis of next year’s national plank.
Party After Hanna Again.
Itore the convention of Plano Healers
rod Manufacturers at Buffalo. Wednes
day. Pre'-: lent Parry, of the Manufactur
e's’ .',s< *■ iation. again took up the cud
gels with Senator Hanna on the labor
qnes:i**n. He referred scornfully tn the
s, e.i.T for standing of the same platform
vG'h’ .1 lin Mitch.Hl at Chicago to com
mend the formation of a federation of
”.:*■■■ ip : i >ns which, if it ehose, could tie-
; . evert industry in the country. Mr.
p’l-rt referred to the never ending pro
,SS'.'T. of strikes and asked whether the
■ ~ vcfeignty was about to de-
T .. . tin shoulders of the walking
delegates In making a contribution to
• 1 ■ .-.in.-ipMis fund for entertaining
the ****.' it ion of switchmen, last week.
■ .. .. an enemy
. ' i-z.'d i i’. •• but simply opposed to
same of its methods.
Lee and Washington.
Virt:ui> legislature has passed finally the
r-ipriating sl7.i'"o for a bronze sta
*•... ..f General Loe and a replica of Hou
, t v . j, ... . , . , i,o made by Sculptor
Van ntlne for the national statuary hall
’ the . apltol at Washington.
A $750,000,000 Congress.
t >f th ■ clerks of the
c, ■ and house appropriation commu
te, ihhshcd Wednesdai . .- hows a grand
■ ■al *f $753.”5'.5* 6. exclusive *f contracts
' ■■ ■ a I'proprl.a ti. ms. The las: ses-
c‘..n spent about <A ” > has than th.it
of The total lor both sessions of
'3
Finns Appeal to the World.
A: il to the world for relief from
• |> , . -s has been setil
- ■ - t tgrant injustice nnd
tvrann' ' of whi.-h they have suddenly
b<. .. r ... T i. im. and especially against
tpo ,jof prominent members
o-’ rh.ii ■■■ without cans* and without
, r j Th< al is signed simply "Fin-
Mexico's Silver Programme.
S. ..... J,,
■ d ilexi o’s depart-
-1 at N”W York
. • •■, it is not Intended
\t. , : d standard country.
• a . which will be
..fit there w ill be
! . . ... Th ■
present dollar wi” become merchandise.
Tire Siege of Tetuan.
Six of th< t of Moro
U , a ■ ‘ . •apl I t I' i .VII .".5 mile'.-
. •• Gil” ■ t.-'r. i unm r ■ i'. ion will
Increasing Asiatic Fleet.
i r .r* i - from tin war department,
t;,., I t; ■ p W ■o: isin s i lied from til''
'tbs assert that il.io ord"r has no eon
... tmi with ti>' M" Iririan it u.i t imi.
To Improve Manila Hemo.
\. « :< p fA-ii.'-i :in ti.< i ’hilippirns. which
I*., : .!• :iiir.i!iim (luring the
'. ,«» |., j.. .. -i in- :\ ■ iTi.-'.! ter. has just
• ».» : • w ... <l«i- i i t men t. ll'
: 1!. t t > i t ’ . ■ i’.i iv • be- a i>pointed in
h< nn. tl.-’: . .'ltd that one month
• PH nt all adulterated
l; |, ( . , . ~i. , ;) nd d.'<tr.\ve«l. That
~ ; tis ’.I-r be mad»‘ a penal
Perpetual Motion Denied.
. • .jA, .., . r i’.if.-nts Alien lifts of
nt i’--p''r!s that a
• rme-Uhi*-. said the pat'-nt
, •;. ~ ’■ iJ <) ■, ■ a pa t ii t for perp* I -
.. J j., , fie- f-.H’t’.- lift?, • •■ars and
J.’, b r;.!\ w'.if.i do s » again.
An Educational Trust.
co t :
« ■ \I :nroe Smit .”f • umbi i university,
ct. •:? t ; i( . , •<;.< eb-d that a huge- ,‘dw a
tbmal trust, einbr.a. ing « \ . ry , ■ ’d'-g’-. uni
veisity and pr-'f’ >si<mal svlmol In the
- ti.m and . onp< r
atim:. r Lurdi'd th:s as the iiev hope
f ; i smai.. n’lcge in the future.
Criticism of Schools Answered.
S. pm intend.i b-mas .M. Ballier of
S .immm Id. M:-- . in hadir.a arti< ’t -
j< -in; * -f Kdueation, answers
. ■ , ,'t .. . .. of th’-r.-ughn- ss us kn -wl-
■
p.,.,. s..it ean study at any <‘uo
t’-.i, ilu- y mnger mind is neei's-
V-.» T ’p m attr ■ I•' ‘ 1 a flower, then to
' ' ' < J ' miner-
ology,' zool . in,! his to
. .. ".T," . r! ,b •: ltd says th.it
.... ■ - izing of rules and
ib-tinitions in grammar, geography, etc.,
■.-inb'.n,' to be required merely because
r oil m remembers of having been
» in T~t -u 'ii things and Is narrowly skop
tp i! .-ibout i ■" broader and more practical
College a Handicap?
■ old question < f the pra< tl< il view
of a college education is again being dls
cusT d in the press in connection with a
SXO ftffiMS • VF’i IV! f- v * Sfl EL MEDICINE IS BECAUSE IT-S PURE W
e«° DIRECT FROM A UNITED STATES REGISI EREO DISTILLER TO CONSUMER. J%%
< * , TjS®Sgk Senfl Us your order tor ,our f ’ :11 quarts of ten-year-old Rye for $3.15
' A P ress prepaid, and we will send you. free of charge, two samt.ie fijSSv
Dotlies—one twelve, one fifteen-year-old—Rye, a corkscrew and a UEBW
Kokl-tipped whiskey glass. We make this offer simply to pet you to vWW
W WWPiMIffBWW tr >’. ,l . le goods. he also have this same brand elqhl years old vS
which we will dispose of at $2.50 per gallon, in lots of two or nL
more gallons at one shipment. We also give sample bottles glass /jr
izM T F©«.TDX<d and corkscrew with these go ids. All our goods are put up in full jffl
J quart bottles, and sent express prepaid. If goods are not satistac- JKj
TEN YEAR OLD * tory, return them at our expense and we will refund your money.
WpL 'WdP ’ s almost impossible to get pure whiskey from dealers. These
ExJk aJSI goods are shipped direct from the Distilling Co., which guarantees
•* their purity and saves middleman’s profit. We arc the only Reg-
istered Distillers in America celling to consumers direct the entire
VM•■*. P ro<^uct °f “Our Registered Distillery:” others who claim to are
I’AliidS?- on ly dealers buying and selling REFERENCES, any Express Co.
♦ i r***** r -‘ v ' , NOTE.—Orders from Arlt.. Colo . Cal.. Idaho. Mont.. N<*v.. N.Mex., Oro ,
! ‘kif Utah, Wash.. Wyo.. Fla..muse call for twenty quarts prepaid. ' ”
* ' ***** r r: Tv mo J KFJJ.r -RSTRASS DISTILLING CO. *>&- -
KMI-rstrass Sleek. KANSAS CITY l
• * Warehci:soßlo. ST. LOUIS, MO.
Th- above flrm are sole owners of Registered Distillery No 22 of the Sixth Dis
trict of ,'dlssourl. When writing them, please mention The Atlanta Constitution.
book toy ft. T. Crane, of Chicago, entitled
"The t'tility of an Academic or Collegiate
Education for Young Men Who Have To
Earn Their Own laving and Who Expect
To I’lirsue Commercial lase." Mr. Crane
made inquiries of ninny college presidents,
college graduates .»;;d business men. The
testimony of the col’iege men he discarded
.is being naturally prejudiced in favor of
college education. He found that a ma
jority of the business men. while admit
ting that the education is valuable, yet in
practice give preference to men who have
grown up in the business instead of to
college graduates. The New York Sun.
commenting on this, points out that Jlr.
Crane does not stop to consider how small
a percentage of college men there is and
bow few of these, go into business.
Ticket Scalpers Enjoined.
j The Eouisvir.e and Nashville and the
Southern railloads have secured an in
junction against all railroad ticket scalp-
J ers from the Cnited States circuit court
i t New Orleans, prohibiting th*ni from
'doing business at reduced rates because
ot the confederate reunion to be held at
New Orhans from May 19 to .'I.
The Mafia's Dynamite Plot.
On the N w Yoik iiy, k of tile Canard
line, May 9. when the i’nibria was about
to sail, detectives from police head
quarters discovered an infernal machine
containing PK* pounds of dynamite, fitted
up with clock work and fuses. The dis
ctvery was made through the receipt
of a warning letter signed "Pietro lie
Martini," saying that the Mafia Society
intended to clear New - York harbor of
i British ships. After a few days’ search
the police were able to locate tiie sen
der of the box at lud West Thirty-first
street as one G. Rosseo. The man had
I disappeared, however
i Alabama Suffrage Case.
I Since the publication of the t”x* of the
majority opinion in the Gib's negro smt
j t'rage case from Alabama, in the su
preme court, the press of the country
I lias discussed tile case with r. newed
interest in view of its epoch making
character. It is now seen that tie fiv"
j justices composing the majority did not
| refuse relief to the negro merely on the
I ground that the cas. was i eyond the
I<. art s jurisdiction. They did hold that
i the relief was beyond tlie powers of a.
federal court. The conclusion reached
was that if a wrong had been done it
was a political wrong which could bo
righted only by a political remedy
through t'he passage of a new federal
I statute, defining the mode of r dross.
The effect of this says Harper’s Weekly,
i will 11-- to force into the foreground the
i exuiediency of enforcing the fifteenth
amendment, i’olller’s W.-kly commends
I .lustier Holmes’ view that the law Is
| a mena ble to pubp : sentiment and that
i courts should be guided by public
I opinion.
2.000.0C0 Bibles Distributed.
| Th" Am. r-ni, Bibb- :x .- elghty
! s« wnth annual i p u t states that almost
I f .ifio.i oo Bibb s tnd Testaments w .-re is-
■ sm d last y. ar. an tm l ease of L’it9,7G7
; the pr.vimis year, (if these 731.i;r»
. w : distributed in :he I nited States.
|in hiding Porto Rjco and Hawaii, and
, I.J.'o.iGi m foreign countries ’I e r. •
: telpts of the year were s3''s,i>oo and tile
I ex pen lit'ir. - jjuo.nco.
The Cervenka Phonograph.
Th.' I.ilcrarx Pigert translates from Die
! \\ a- iw particulars about the new type
j of phonogr.'iph invented bv the Bohemian
I Emanuel C<?rvenka, which is the first ap
; raraius t< .s prodU' ■ sound per In-
I st. .id of using wax as a m. . h.inii al (■'•-
■ sistnme to the tracing point of the. re
< eiving haphi.igm. a miniito mirror coo
I u ■ : j with deli.ate fish I.ladder mcm-
I bran, ;s so adjusted as to retie, t a ray of
! .-le. tri" light on a rotating circular phot
’ at 'pli:c plan;. This plate is I hen r.'pro
: ble ed I v th., photo etching pro, 'OST In
' the p. iking tube di-.ii;l'. iiibl.' noises ale
1 avoided li. the use of .- >lt material.-
Scientific Idea of God.
I’l h ■ ::t • d.i" ■ - "I':-, nt
I Hit i i i rn." I.ord R.-lvin, the foremost
I English scientist, trod to show that
. science lea Is toward a r. iigm/.s faith and
111 It away from it. H- .-..id selen.'e did
I not d'.uiy creative pow- r. but on the oon
itr.'ix lief. ni |(. t j th., exist* nee of such .1
• and i?it <’lli.i.,(iie< . lb- t It* : •
’ no a ut.t v hi >iu S'.’ltii. e ai”l
1 religion.
President's Station Room.
I A notable f. atur -of th« i j>! ?ns f.-.r the
• new t'nion rajh-o.itj staib-n at Washing - -
h’n i' i j-riv.ite . titraiK** and waiting
[ i huh f-.r the presid'nt and his family. “
i Acreage of Winter Wheat.
. Returns to th- -4ricullura 1 department
1 up to Al.-iv 1 showed io. .urci ni winter
i wlu-'t under cultivation to he .'13.107,(X»«>
• .cf' s, or acres loss than was sowii
‘ .a-t y»ar. The crop wa.'- pract ica I ij' un
-1 lijured l»3' the recent cold >! .a{».
] Crude Oil for Hogs
1 Farmers of < ass county, Indiana, leave
! form d a vompany to drill for oil win b
| wiil he fed t.. iioeas inst* ol of being put
| on the nuirkef It has b* * n found in that
I lends for fatt'-ning hogs f >r market, be
| sides being much cl • uper.
j Mobile and Ohio Strike.
j The eondu-'f’H’s. brak.ri, yardm-T
and b.'.ge.a; iie-n employc-l by the Mobile
and (>hio raiiwav boiw-en Si Louis and
I Mobil-' struek Ma 5 p i.c big}., r w;i .. 4 s>
I About nun w< r t ‘ involved arid the
! li- -up vas comph to.
Injunction Against Employers.
in Omaha’s battle b t\\ ■■ u '
; bi r and < ap:'al ho.io-
i>
; f tn? district court, on aprdii.'atiou of
I ’.he !ab«‘<r uni -ns’ attorney, issued an in
i junction agrrnst the nuunLers of the
M ' \ j i tl .'
I union labor or from boycotting union
I laher np in an - , wav lnt« j with the
1 J urdens in the management of their a:-
' fairs. It .al -> < njo.'ns th.-m from intimi
d.’.iirg ary pors into jdnl:..g the Busi-
Ith > - M -• \ oe; ition or 1’ »m off. rh\g>
: . bribes to union 4H ers or fr-m import-
~ Ing lab .r. ’ < i • the city or <-tat-' with
I the obj t of destroying labor organ*-
|zalions or from bringing any other in-
1 : junction suits in pursuance of a plan to
j break tip lal>or unions.
j Employers’ National Movement.
' At a largely att«*nded meeting of build
contractors and other employers aHlliat-
I nfl with the Building Trades’ Association
• iof New York <-lty. Friday night, there
- ! was considerable talk of organizing a.
1 f national federation of employers as an
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. OA„ MONDAY, 31 AY 18, 1903.
offset to the American Federation of La
bor. The building tie-up at New York
lias been nearly complete as the result of
the lumber and brickyard lockout of
drivers. A similar movement of employ
ers has been started by the Textile Man
ufacturers* Association of Philadelphia.
This association decided to offer concert
ed resistance to the demand for shorter
hours and higher wages. The subway
strikers at New York refused the return
and non-union nu n were put to work un
der police protection.
THE PASSING THRONG.
The Philosopher laid down bis paper
the other morning, wiped bls eye-glasses
with great deliberation, and cleared his
throat with that crescendo “hem,” pre
saging one of his wise discoveries.
“I see,” said he, "that a certain young
wife has applied for a. divorce because
her husband joined the army in viola
tion of a promise made to her when
they were married.
"That reminds mo that women are pe
culiar creatures. ‘Feminina. semper mu
tabile et Incerta,’ says Virgil. You can
novel - forecast their whims and fancies,
and ua. h of the dear things is as wbim
si'.illy original, as totally different from
all her sisters as today Is different from
any other day the world ever knew’.
■'.\’<>w some women would delight in
h'ing the wife es a soldier. Their little
heat is would b“1 a proud flutter when
ever they thought, of Percy in martial
blue and brass buttons, marching and
countermarching while the voice of the
bugle went echoing through the hills
round the regimental parade ground.
"< >r if lie were afar off in foreign ciimes
discharging Kiag-Jergensen rifles at half
clad negroes among the palm trees, the
wif* lu re .it home would probably wear
' an ' \pro >i<>n like a. meek old mutton
and imagine In rself Just such a person
as th filr heroine In the latest paper
backed romance.
"Th.'i" would even boa gloomy pride
land pleasure in I’ervy’s death should
one of Hi- half clad negroes shoot back
at him and sink a bullet in some sen
sitive part of his anatomy not enured
to sii.li liardships. She couldn't help
; . . |i n g ju ; a bn more important than
.ail, , . i 1.- with Percy buried bem ath a
tall u.i uatia tree and newspaper clip
pings aboil- his death laid away in the
bur» ;;u druwci*.
•j< 1; « \<-n if Percy wasn’t slain her lot
I would iieverthelo"s be a proud one, for
whenever people spoke of benevolent ns
-imilaipm or tin' spread of civilization m
lorcign iaml.-. she would have the joyous
eons iotism s that Percy and his Krag-
Jorgensen were assisting in the work.
"'l'ln-n there ar- other women who
! would gl 'd if thcii Percies enlisted,
| beeause, forsooth, they were getting rid
while Percy good, loving i < icy
W as faithful and fond enough t > send
' home . very penny lie got from the pay
“"Th.,!. you know, would be as nice as
'.g'
' Wl-XTo, I ;.' V- i Gli'7'
, "But then are Mill other women, bless
w,,c tb .r bu-b.iml Slam; wao
l.j’„,(t f,.r ir.-dom from th.- cares
~l w, .1....1 lit . who only want their
bom- to pet them and love
1! . md buv them n. w hats and pay
i Hi- gro. -I s bill.
"Vein oft< n, though, these simple girls
! are - idly an l if Pei -y
In'. ',|’“ I |n '‘lom-lhing' else th m the
. (, .1 ..row-- (-..111 ,11. 1 wearj of the
, ■ m .trim..io. an 1 ih-n the dream
f thc jjttie wife the bright, sweet bride’s
i ,1,. im .< i i linnt beautiful, as were
; . >... , bl..<s,.ms in her -unny hair,
: ... him.’, ri'i-. lik- tin pm ' l> idows
I w-'e-n 1-..' -Il" sink“ 1"W at twilight, or
I lik',. (.., mil. ami <| .rkling frost beneath
i til.- warm glar. of the moon.
Vl | v..n I"-. can't lay down a
gen.rai r".b' im nuking women Imnp.v;
, i, ul it - w.m ii •- il- th” making h.ip
,p. 11,.- .inn.."- :i." sb"'ll l>" ' If I’et'-.V
Clays it home and keeps on loving her.
1 I? 1- Arcu !• II <»:u' the owncis and
■
i ( l: . "IX. r. ; in Atlanta for a f' w days.
. .aftet inion he related a few things that
' jndi .ale He lively interest in ..hmation
i m.w .'il Matin,” through bis slate.
Ail North I'lrollna is mating forward
i along .due.ilion.il and industrial lines."
I h<. raid ".and we f””l very much en
i cour.aged b.'. what Ims been don”.
• "... the last ses don of th” leglslaturt
Here tv-re forty dx local acts passed
I authorizin'.: a- many small towns, cotton
! mill m igliiioi hood ■ and other sllght.y
| populated comm uni ties to let y and co<-
11, , local tax. . for the maintenance of
ten-month scliools.
•"j'iii.s.. a, is snade it optional with th”
< ..uimunilt '.’i.'. rn”d to adopt th* l liw or
1 aot. ju. I as III” people voted. Since the
i i. ; isl a 11> i. - adjourned some thirty of the
; . onnnuniti' s . one. rm il hat e voted on the
; qu, aion. .ami all but two have adopted
i tlo. 1.,w ..nd prepar'd to levy their tax
j and inaugurate a line io,al system of
\\ . r ; ard this as an Indisputable evl
j Genet of interest in edui atlon."
A w. 11-knov,-n and popular traveling
in: n, tt I'." ni former days was nffll* t"<.
< with an .irdrnt friendship for "Id "John
i I, ,r; . orn," was Friday relating a few
'of tiie . xjiermm which in the end show-
I cd him the evd of his way and led him
: to br.-ome. while not altogether a tee
j t< i tl. r, a temperate man, to say the
f m<ml'* r one time wlmn I was tn
Atlanta mi a trip and, without regard for
i the interests *>f my employers. I went on
i n imwling spree that lasted for several
i <luys
••(jpp c\ rHnv, after f lia*l been hitting
il;<- b;u- keeper's stock In tnidc pretty
I heavilx for a. couple of days, two soberly
; Ji \-s, .1, r.uld-ma nner. d nmn approached
! me in tl’..' hotel lobby and asked me if
I would . i trv to br.ieo up and get sober
" ‘You're too good a man to behave this
I way,’ they said, ‘why, you’re ruining
’! yoiiiseli' lor this world and for tile next
as well Jeopardizing your everlasting soul
every day you keep this up.’
"It waai't long before limy bad me
:nis‘ r;.'nl" with r. morse, and I promised l"
i o to l ed and stay there till 1 was sober,
if they would assist, me to get there,
vlii: h ilicy readily promised to do. We
tiire. v . nt upstairs and I was put to bed,
alter which my benefactors knelt down
and prayed for me.
" ’Now we’ll !• ive.’ said one, 'but before
wo go .von had bettor tell ns wli r- your
moni y and watch and Jewolery are, so we
can put them away for you.’
"AH unsuspectingly. 1 told ..them and
f. 11 asleep, tn which state I remained for
several hours. I got up and dressed,
wont downstairs and made a search for
my good friends, but to this day 1 have
nev< r seen the. S7O. the gold watch ami
the diamond shirt stud they 't at away
for me ' ”
A Life Saving - Order.
Many years ago the American war ship
Dolav. ire camo near foundering off the
coast of Sardinia while luffing through a
heavy squall during a morning watch.
The "unauthorized letting go of the fore
sheet" alone saved the ship from going
down with 1,100 souls on board. The first
lieutenant, afterward Commodore Thomas
AV. Wyman, with difficult climbing, suc
ceeded in coaching the quarter deck,
where, snatching the trumpet from the
officer In charge, his first order, given
in a voice heard distinctly fore and aft,
was “Keep clear oT the paint work I"
This command to hundreds of human
beings packed In the lee scuppers like
sardines in a box instantly restored them
to order and prevented a panic, they
nsiturally feeling that if at. such a time,
with a line of battle ship on her beam
ends, clean paint work was of paramount
importance their condition eauld not be
'. serious one.
Henry Ibsen Seriously 111.
Copenhagen, May 15. Henrik Ibsen, the
Norwegian dramatist, is again seriously
Hl His friends are very anxious re
garding the outcome of his illness.
MARKET QUOTATIONS
New York. May IG.—Much loss excite
ment and activity was displayed by the
cotton market this morning and the open
ing was by fa” tlie tamest of the week.
First prices v> -re. at an advance of 3
points to a decline of 3 points, the gain
being due to covering, while the trade
seemed disposed to sell the late positions
in expectation of a further reaction and
on the generally favorable tone of week
end crop accounts. Port receipts were
estimated to exceed last year, and there
were many reports of curtailed consump
tion. The closing Liverpool cables, while
perhaps not so low as expected on fu
tures, reported a subsiding demand for
spots and a decline of 2 points in spot
prices. These factors naturally encour
aged the early selling, but after showing
a little further weakness values were
rallied a few points by New Orleans
buying orders.
The rally noted after the opening was
of short duration and 11 o'clock found
the market I'.mW points lower with August
hading th” weakness under local bear
pressure in the face of continued sup
port from New Orleans.
In tlie last. hour, however, buying or
ders predominated, bu-in s became more
active, the general t'.iie e.eu more un
settled and the mark, t at the close was
net 1 points higher in May, while other
options were to 1» points lower. May
closed 11.15; July 19.71 .and August 10.45,
th” latter being a lo<s of 10 points from
last night's final. Sal-s were estimated
al 1.'i0.000 bales.
Review of the New Orleans Market.
New Orleans, May 1»l The spot cotton
market was very dull, on:y 60 bales being
sold. Quotations unchanged. Futures
quiet and weak. It is . , imi'.l that the
market has been dellb.iately sold down
by those in control for tlie purpose of
shaking out timid longs and that tlie bull
clique will buy back again as soon as tlie
low level they d'-sire is re.o'll”.l. The
present situation in cotton is a puzzl" to
every trader, no matter I *w long he h is
been in the business, except those who
are on th” insidi At. tl," opening .lune
was down Hi points; l-r ■■ 1.’,; August J.
and the new crop months 1 to 5 points
lower. Later there wa i recovery ot a
tew points. Th” board it the close show
ed net losses of 5 poittis on May and
June; ‘I on Ju'j . I °n V.gust; < on Sep
tember and il to 4 points on the other
months.
I’ll” following were the ruling prices In
tin: exchange toda”:
Last
Open High Bow Sale Close
May H
June .. 11 1 •’
Ju1y11.79 11.79 11.69 11.80 11.79
August .. .« •• .11.17 11 ' 11 il ll.l< 11 li
Sept, mber . . . '• ■ ,! '
October .. .. l-AJ S s7S S.H2 ■'' ■'>2
November .. .. 5.66 8.66 8.65 8.65 8.67
11, . .■inlier . . . s.Gx S 8.65 8.68 8.6.
Spot Cotton Prices.
Atlanta ... .. ■■ ■•■■ ilv 1113
Cale. Mon I mn 1118
N. rfolk Si.-.olj- I I
u.ltiaiore X ailii.i 113 8
st.ni . .. . _ .. ipu.'t I I 50
VVilinlngi"ii SI..VIV 10 I 2
Piiil.i !■ Iphia Quiet I I Go
Savannah I’lnn 10 7 8
X. w .irl.-!-. ... . ii.-iial 10 3 4
Mr.bll.. ninal 10 3-4
M. pills ■ .. I'lrui 107 8
At gusta..Quiet an l .'t-ivlv II 1-4
.'I,; Heston Firm 10 5 8
('meliinatl ‘>u|.'t 10 18
I..lU'v;il.' i inn 10 :> 8
loust.xi 2 22 2 2 . a.ly 1118
N. n York Quiet I I 40
Pensacola .
World's Visible Supply of Cotton.
New Orbans. Miv I'. Secretary Hes
ters staterm nt of :In world's visible
supply of eott-iii. made :p from spe. iil
cable and t.T'gr.ipin” ... .I.,:;, compares
the ligur.'s ol tills v. , -k with last week,
last vear and the car b.-fore.
It shows a <1... reaso for the week Inst
closed of ir<; ::„'2 bales, ar ilttst a (leer.use
of 150,1:.6 last ve:tr : n.| a <!"■ r.-aso of
97,943 the year 'b<'frtf: la-.,.
The total visible is L'.X7‘.',4<tt. against
2.975,725 last week. s:"i last year and
3,126,12 s year before last.
<>f this the total America': cotton is
1.7T1.403. against 1.51’..725 last week, 2,265,-
I.9'i last year .and 2.312.12 S year before last,
and of all otli.-r kinds, Including Egypt.
Brazil, India, etc.. 1.';;9,0u0, against 1,133,-
ii'io iast week, l.'i-.d'W last yar .ind 1,084,-
(Mi'i year b. fore last.
The total world's visible supply of cot
ton, as above, shows a decrease com
pared witl> last we”k of 103,322' bales, a
decrease compared with last year of 421,-
187, and a .!< r' .'" compared with year
before lust of 553,725.
(if the world's visible supply 'f cotton,
as above, there is now afloat and bold in
Great Britain ami continental Europe
1.t',67,000, against 1.885.000 lasi year and
1.72’4,(100 year Itefore last; In Egypt 72,000.
against 137,000 last year and 177.Wi0 year
before last; in India. 719,000, against 551.-
000 last year and 581.P00 year before last,
an.l in the I'nited Slates 114.000, against
721,000 last year and 944.000 year before
last.
Sea Island Cotton.
Savannah, May 15.—Sea island cotton;
Weekly receipts 38; sales 12’3; exports 562;
stacks 8.615.
Charleston, May 15 -S a Island cotton:
Receipts none; ■ xports none; sales 7
bags; st .ek S 3 bags.
Secretary Hester’s Crop Statement.
New Orleans. May 15 Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New I 'rlais cnti.in ex
change statement, issued before the close
of business today, shows an increase in
th" movement Into sight compared with
the seven days ending tills date last
rear in round figures of 12.000 bales, a
decrease under th” .-am.' period year be
for. last of 8,000, and an increase over
the same time in 19‘..‘l ot 23.000.
For the llfteon days .>f Maj the totals
show an increase over last year of IJil.OoO.
an Increase over the same period year
before last of b .'H)”, and in increase over
1900 of 66,0'10.
For the 257 days of the -"ason that have
elapsed the aggregate ah ad of the 257
davs of last year 294,000. ahead of the
same time year lief .”" ■ Gt of 671.(»«' and
ahead of 1900 by 1.495,000.
't’he amount brought into sight during
the past week lias been 73,72’8. against
62.128 for the seven days ending this
.lute last .vear, 81,21.3 year before last and
50.462 in 1900, and for tlie fifteen days
•if May it has been 176,429, against. 139.-
993 last year. 160,722 year before last and
110.556 same time in 1990.
The movement since September 1 shows
receipts at. all I'nit'd States ports of
7.502,371, against 7,327.850 last year, 6.950.-
240 year before last and 6,422.646 same time
in 1900; overland across the Mississippi,
i'hlo and Potomac rIG-rs to northern
mills and Canada 1,029,63'... against 1,052.-
221 last yen'. 1,006.106 year before last and
1,116,368 same time In 190”: interior stocks
in excess of those held at the close of
the commercial year 43.0-15, against 72,044
last vear, 373.371 year before last and a
decrease of 54,331 under same time in
1900; southern mill takings 1.619,500,
against. 1.438,859 last year, 1.164.249 year
before last. 1.215.245 same time in 1900.
These make the total movement for the
257 davs from September 1 to date l".-
194.552,'against 9.900.974 last year, 9.523.966
year before last and kJ'' l .92s same time
in 1900.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 66.203, against 06.173 last year, mak
ing the total thus f:.r for the season
f,,"72,189. against 6.070,486 last year, an in
crease of 301.703.
Northern mill takings and Canada dur
ing the past seven days show a decrease
of 10,868 as compared witli the correspond
ing period last year, and their total tak
ings since September 1 have decreased 4,-
842.
The total takings of American mills,
north and south and Canada, thus far
for the s. ason have been 3.6:16.925, against
3,459.925 last year. These include 1.989,145
by northern spinners, against 1,993,987.
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading southern interior centers
have decreased (luring the week 35,953,
against a decrease during the correspond
ing period last season of 54.209, and are
now 325,133 smaller than at this date
in 1902
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop, and
the number of bales brought Into sight
thus far for the new crop, the supply
to date is 10,409,626, against 10,260,661 for
the same period last year.
It must be remembered that the week
ly, monthly and season's comparisons in
Secretary Hester’s reports are made up
to corresponding dates last year, year
before last and in 1900. Comparisons to
close of corresponding weeks are mis
leading. as Totals to close of this week
last year would take in 258 days of the
season, year before last 259 days and in
1900 260 days, against only 257 days this
year.
Liverpool Weekly Cotton Statistics.
I-ivenpool, May 16. Following are the
weekly cotton statistics: Total stiles of
all kinds 96.000; total sales American
86,000; English spinners, takings 68.000;
total export 10.000; import of all kinds
36.000; Import American 22,000 bales; stock
ol' all kinds 645,<i00; stock American
560,000 bales; quantity afloat, all kinds
131,000 bales; quantity afloat. American
82.000; total sales on speculation 11.100;
total sales to exporters 15.870 bales.
Tlie Dry Goods Market.
New York, May 16.—The dry goods mar
ket has shown little change, although con
siderable quiet trading has been indulged
in during tile last few days. Buyers have
shown slightly Increased confidence asid
are taking more interest in the situation.
Prices remain unchanged with the excep
tion of a slight hardening on bleached cot
tons.
McCullough Bros.’ Fruit and Produce
Letter.
Atlant.l. G.'l.. May 16. Tlie unfavorable
w.,ither conditions which have pre
vailed for more than ten days, thereby
demoralizing trade conditions from every
standpoint under tlie bead of fruit and
produce. ha\ e passed away and we now
have t'he pros;is of genuine spring,
which will naturally result In our mar
ket assuming her normal state.
\ppk scarce with prices high
aud advancing.
Demons ar - very firm at points of im
portation, with the market showing an
upward tendenev. Trade requirements
have suffered great inconvenience dur
ing the pr. sent w -.k on account of the
scarcity of Oiang.s. The bulk of the
orders, except for very large sizes, have
lien lil.it for future shipment. 't'he
market is v.iv strong witji prices up
from 25 to 50c per box on all sizes and
qualities.
Bananas are showing more or less ac
tivltv. witli pri.'.'S high and prospects
ot further '(dvatiees.
Florida vegetables, especially tomatoes,
cukes, squash, now Irish potatoes, amt
..b .'i, ar.' In abundant supply, with the
market showing considerable weakness
and indications of Hi" lowest prices of
Hl” Season .luring tlie mxt few dajs.
Th" continue,t rain.-s have practically
ruined the local berry crop, and we are
pow de pending principally on out of
t< wn suipplics. wliich are light witili
old Irish potatoes continue t,o advance
ami tlie market is in good shape on
I i. t.l peas arc a drag at low prices.
Butter Is plentiful witli the demand
sow. But little change in tlie egg sit
uation as to supply and prices, also does
tins apply to live poultry.
Coffee and Sugar.
New York, May 16.—The coffee market
open' d quid and unchanged In keeping
with th” featureless character of cable
news, tub'd Inactive In the face of local
operations in either side, and closed dull,
net unchanged, witli sales of 1,500 bags.
4.15; Di'i’em r 4.65. S tgat .
Raw linn; fair refining 73-16 c;
Flour, Grain and Meal.
Atlanta. G:t . May 16.—Flour: Diamond
patent. $5; seoond patent. $4.30; straight,
J;: si), extra fancy, $5.6*1; fancy. $3.30. First
patent spring wheat. $4.75. ('orn. choice
white, 7te; No. 2, whit”. 70”; No. 2 mixed.
ilSc. <>its, whit” clipped. 52c; N". 2 white,
60c; No. - mixed. 49c. Bran. $1.15. Brown
* shorts, $1.20; whit" shorts, $1.40. Victor
food, $1.35 per 100 pounds. Quaker food,
$1.25.’ (..’hoi -o large bale, $1.20; No. 1 small.
:i.15; No. 2 small, $1 10. I’laln corn meal.
I ('.Go; bolted. Ole. ('otton seed meal. $1.27
: per 100 pounds. Hudnut's grits. $1 GO.
Provisions.
Atlanta. G.i.. M r, 16.- (’bar ribs sidis
, 1 10 1 t. halt ribs 10 14; bellies 10.60
to 10.40. Sugar cured hams 15”; Califor
nia hams lie. Lard lie; compound 8 l-4c.
Groceries.
Atlanta, G.'i . May 16.--Coffee, per 100
1 pounds, Arbuckle’s $10.30; Lion $9.80,
i i'ordova. $1” ”5; Blue Ribbon, 9 '-2; green
; coffee, eli■>( -e. 10c; fair Sc, prime 6”. Su
i gar. standard gr,'initiated. 5.20. Sirup,
i New Orleans open kettb . s3.(io<: .1 65; mtx
i ed. choice 21b?28e; south Georgia cane, 35c.
: Salt, dairy sacks. sl.3”a 1,40; barrel, bulk,
' $2.50; ice eream, $1.26; common, 55@>60c.
Cheese, fancy, full cream, twins 15c;
.’■:■■■ ■: 300 s,
< ?!.’ 1:1.75. Soda. Arm and Hammer, $1.75.
Crackers, soda, ('• ; cream, 7c; ginger
I snaps, '■> 1-4 c. I’ie peaches, $1.75; table
i peach' s ?2.75''Z3. (' inn”d tomato- .s, $1.60.
! Canned corn $2. Bost mince m-at
i iuc lie. choice, 7c lb. Oysters. F. W. $1.75;
I L. 5V., $1.20. Fancy head rice 7c; head
! rl.'o 6c. Whit • fish, 60-lb. keg. $2.90; white
: rislt, 100-Ib kegs sl.lO, mullet fish 80-Ib
! Ke:-- $4.50; macaroni, 7- lb ; pork sausage
I 8 l-2c lb. Sardines, oil, ease $3.75; sar
ici in es, mustard, $3.50; salmon, ease. S3.S<XJJ)
I 5.50. Pepper souse, dozen, 60”; cutsiip,
i pints, do/eii. 85c; mustard, dozen, 90c;
i Piekies, 15-gallon 600 s, $5 50.
Country Produce.
j Atlanta, May 16--Eggs, fresh, 14t??15c.
j Country smoked bacon, llltrlJ'.se; hams.
, l.’kyloe. Butterfl Georgia fresh table IGW
I 20; Tennessee table. 20*1122',- 2 e; Jersey
* 2.'<:'!2 ! 2*', cooking butter 12 1-2 to l.’<-;
supply plentiful with demand slow.
I l.ive poultry, liens. 32’/2@35c; fries, large,
2f/1;27 J 2<", spring broilers 20fir3'ie, medium
: 16i((i8e; small 14 dl6c. Ducks, puddle. 25c;
Peking 30e. Live turkeys lit to 11c.
t Pi-sscd poultry, hens. 12 1 2<til3 l-2c per
It*.; fries 15*' lb ; e..<ks X'.ilOc ffi.; turkeys
12U/ri!4<-. Onions, new cr.j,;. $1.504/'1.75 bu.
I’abbage, Florida green. 14’1 1-2”. Irish po
tatoes, northern. 90c to $1 bushel.
Sweet potatoes, 90 to $1 per bushel,
p, . wnite, $1.5 bu.; de. iiidy, $1.75
, '((’2.i"i; stek sl' al 25. Dried fruit, Geor
gia apples 5c It., do. peaches 4<sjsc.
Florida Fruits and Vegetables.
Atlanta, Gn.. Mar 1(1- Strawberries, S to
10c per quart; tomatoes, $1,254/2 per
(■rate; peppers sl4/1.2.: per crate; egg
plants $1.75 per . rate; lettuce $1 25 to $1 50
per crate; beans $412.25 per crate; peas
$1.2'5 to $1.50 per crate; celery $2 to $2.,0
per crate: $2,254/2.50. New Irish
potatoes. N.i, 1. $1.25 to $1.50 per crate;
per barrel SI.OO to $4.50.
Fruits and Confections.
Atlanta. Ga.. May 16.-Apples: Fancy
$4.00 to $4 50; choice $3.0” to $3.75. Or
anges: Florida. 126 to 216 to the box
$4 to $4.60. Tangerines $44:6. Grape fruit
$6 to $6.5' a box. Lemons, fancy, $3.25 to
$3.50; choice $2,754/3. Bananas. per
bunch, culls. $1'111'5; straights $1 ..>0@1.75.
Nuts: Walnuts. No. 1 12 1-2; No. 2,1” 1-2;
almonds 13; pecan 9 1-2 to 10; Brazil 124(13;
mixed nuts 12 1-2 c. Peanuts, Virginia,
4 1-2 to 6c; Georgia, 4c. Cocoanuts, per
100, $2.75. Pineapples. $3.5 Oto .$t
Dates. solb boxes. GiiiO’.'zC; packages,
I lb. Figs 13 1-24/1 ie. Citron 15c. Raisins
xx $1.65 p* r box; xxx $1.85 per box. Primes
small 54/6; large 64/7 1-2. Candy, common
Stick 6c lb; mixed 6 l-2c.
Comment on Bank Statement.
New York. May 16.—The Financier says:
The striking feature of the official state
ment of the New York associated banks
last week, was the slight change In the.
cash reserve, this being increased only by
the net amount of $213,000, whereas the
estimates based upon the traceable move
ni'-nts of money during the week, indi
cated a considerably greater gain. The
discrepancy between the actual and the
estimated .gain may have been due in
part to withdrawals of cash by non-se
ceding trust companies of those which
intend to conform to the clearing house
regulations as regards reserve. Th” loans
were Increased $5,859,000. probably reflect
ing syndicate borrowings jind also the ne
guii,atioii in tills city of loans which have
hitherto been carried in Europe but which
have been recently paid off. The de
posits were Increased $5,000,00c or less, by
$1,071,20(1, than tlie amount called for by
the augmented loans and the increase
in cash; consequen.tly. the statement was
technically out of proof. The required re
serve was Increased $1,250,200 through the
gain in deposits, and deducting from this
sum the net increase in cash, leaves sl.-
037,200 as the decrease in surplus reserve;
this item now stands at $8,992,625.
Computed upon the basis of deposits,
less tfiose of $37,252,400 of public funds.
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MERCHANTS BROKERAGE AND COM MISSION CO. g
! SUITE 88. CAY RLDC., ST- LOUIS, MO. to
the surplus is $18,305,725. There was an in
■ re:uf $321 000 in . irculatfon during the
week, rnakipg a gain of $683,900 In this
item within tip* fortnight. Indicating that
the banks are gradually preparing f'.r the
greater activity in the money market,
which, it is expected, will be developed tn
the fall season.
Th- dailv average of bank clearing last
week was $213,000,000 with h, as well as the
total clearings, almost exactly compared
with tlie figures in the previous week, in
dicating prolonged Inactivity in the stock
Tiie statement was mad" up on
declining averages for cash, then* hqjmg
been a withdrawal on Friday, the last day
of tlie bank week, of $1,250,000 gold for
shipment to South America: therefor”. tl»o
condition of the banks in tills respect was.
doubtless, less favorable than was in
dicated by the statement. But the In
quire for money is so small that it is
probable that reduced reserves, unless
thev shall Im materially dltninlsh. d. will
not have much influence upon rates for
money. Comparisons of loans show that
s ven of the larger banks gain'd $5,100,000
net. or nearly the whole of the increase
reported by all tti” banks in the .asso
ciation; one Institution reduced Rs loans
by $4,600,000, while two increased tills
item $3,000,000 each. The changes in spe
cie shown bp five banks resulted in a
m t gain of $1,200,000.
Bank Statement.
New York. May 16—The statement' of
averages of the clearing house banks of
this city for tlie week shows:
Ixtans. $928,939,200; Increase. $5,55!),/W».
Deposits $920,835,500; Increase, $5,00'1.800.
Circulation. $14,269,900; Increase, $321,000.
Tzcgal tenders, $70,415,100; increase, $.*”S,-
300.
Specie, $169,756,400: decrease. $295,300.
Reserve. 239.20i.50i1: increase. $21:1.000.
Reserve required, $230,308,875; increase sl,-
250,200.
Surplus $.8,992,025: decrease. $1,037,200.
Ex. C. S deposits, $18,305,725; dc'-rease.
$1,036,300.
Naval Stores.
Savannah. Ga.. May Cl’.—Turpentine
firm at I”; ipts 7.38; sab s 647; exports
887.
Rosin linn: receipts 1.7R8; sales 999;
exports 582; A B C I» E $1.70; F $1.75; G
$1.80: H $2.35; I $2.95; K 73.10; M $3 20;
N $3.25; window glass $3.35; water white
83 55.
Charleston, S. May 16.—Turpentine
quiet 45 1-2. Rosin quiet. A B C I> E
$1.60; F $165; G $1.76; II $2.17 1-2; I $2.77’ ■;
1< $2.921 : M $3.02 I ' 2 ; N $3.071 2 window
; lass. $3.17 1-2; water while 3.37 1-2.
x;. w ( May 16 ':
286 barrels.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
About Silk Culture.
Editor Constitution: 1 note in the col
umns of The Constitution, under date of
the 11th, that a Mr. Sampson, claiming
to represent th.* Nonotuck Silk Company,
which is indeed one of tiie largest sew
ing silk makers in the I’nited States,
stating that silk culture in the southern
states is bound to fail, owing to the
cheap labor we have to compete witli
that is employed In the raising of silk tn
foreign countries.
In the first place, be speaks of 5 cents
a day. wliich Is absolutely untrue. There
is no such a thing as working for 5 cents
a (lay in tlie silk centers of Europe and
Asia. On tiie other hand, if in the far
interior of < Ilina the people do riot earn
more than 5 to 15 cents per day, as this
gentleman claims, how, then, does France
and Italy compete with China in raising
silk, when most of the American manu
facturers who aro opposing silk culture
in Ameri* a admit that the Italian silk
raisers get. Recording to their own state
ments, 25 to 30 cents a day? However,
the writer has had the opportunity t * se
that more titan that sum of money was
earned by silk eulturlsts in southern
France and Italy,
All. Sampson further says that the un
winding of «ocoons is done by ha nd. I
do not know Mr. Sampson, though I know
some of his superiors, and I am sure that
Mr. Sampson should know better than
tiiat. The unwinding of silk today is dona
only by machinery. Even in the uncivil
ized China you can go into factories
win re 8(H) girls are employed to watch
madiit.cs that were made In Italy for tlie
unwinding of cocoons. It would be of
more Interest to the zYmerican people to
know that in some parts of Europe where
silk Is raised, a machine Is used that was
invented bv an American, who is now
residing it Faris, France, and formerly
an engineer of New York state.
The Constitution lias nobly defended
silk culture tn its editorial of the 12th
instant, as The Constitution always does
take the lead in the interest of the peo
ple of Georgia. 1 am much gratified to
see it.
Why does Mr. Sampson come and tell us
such things if lie does not believe that wo
can raise silk : Why should he bother his
Iliad about it when others have come
here and are Investing their money to
prove such tilings” The very opposition
that th” silk manufacturers are now put
ting tn the way of the. silk raisers is the
foundation of .neourattement to establisn
silk culture on a most successful basis
in Hie near future.
As you are aware, f am editing ’’Silk
to teach tiie people of Georgia, and otho’
states how to raise silk. Os course this
journal has found Its way to the silk
manufacturers. To illustrate tlieir oppo
sition one prominent silk manufacturer
writes to "Silk" in part of ills letter as
follows:
"While it would seem not impossible to
create amonjj the farmers a raw silk in
dustry, using tlie labor of children and
old people, whose labor would other
wise be mere or less unpriiductive on the
farm for the purpose of rearing the
worms, yet we lo not understand how
these cocoons could over be reeled in this
country. They could no doubt b£ sent to
Italy to ba reeled, and the only alterna
tive' would seem to be the Imposition of
at least $1 a pound duty on taw silk,
which on the importations of 1902 would
tax the silk Industry of this country over
$13,000,000, and all for what? Do you in
tend to advocate a heavy tax of this kind
on the raw material of our Industry?"
Now. this gentleman forgets that the
American people pay $15,000,000 every year
to the I’nited States because we are
Importing about $30,000,000 worth of manu
factured goods, merely to protect the slllfc
manufacturers?
It seems to the writer it would not be
unreasonable that a duty on raw silk
is put on to make the silk manufacturers
pay $13,000,000 a year, if by that we caji
create $75,000,000 worth of raw silk to be
raised among our American farmers.
LOI’IS BORRIS MAGID.
Tallulah Falls. Ga.. May IL 19(13.
The Single Tax.
Editor ("institution: T noticed with
special interest the editorial in your
paper on "Labor-Saving Machinery and
Shorter Hours."
Do you ask me what that remedy Is?
I answer: It is the single tax.
I remember the tune when imprison
ment was resorted to to compel a man
to pav a debt.
Slowly the world, especially the Anglo-
Saxon race, Is learning wisdom.
This remedy is not a discovery of mine;
I learned it by reading th" writings of
Henry George, the first man tbit ever
advanced the idea or taught the doctrine,
and other single taxers who have em
braced and have been teaching the doc
trine.
When stern want and suffering, a lack
of sufficient nourishing food and com
fortable clothing and houses becomes the
condition of marly every human being,
with no ray of hope peering through the
| dark abyss, then the people will realize
; tlie fact Unit we are in a condition * t
[ continual turmoil and struggk a most
unhappy condition. This will tause them
, to adopt the single tax, a.nd when the
I people adopt It. it will have come to
I 3Uy ' , a
i I’erhaps some of your read/rs do not
| know what the single tax is the meaning
of the term, and
that I should explain its meaning. It is
called the single tax becaus/ it is intended
: to tax only one tiling—the land. It mignt
■ more properly be called a land tax.
We propose to levy or a..*-.-,-.-s tax .** n
the ground only; to tax that w! i.-h is
held bv the people, but which they di i
not make.
Such ti tax would encourage industry.
Personal property- (all property except
th" ground)—is produced by labor.
When this system of taxing is adopted
i every person will decline (refuse) to own
or hold any land except enough for Ills
actual, personal use.
1 And when this occurs every one will
have a home.
A man who has no home may be a good
man. but a ood ma.it without a honia
would be a better man with a home.
'i 'n'" single tax is natural taxation.
God made tlie land nnd H” intended it
for homes for the people whom He has
.•rent'd and plan* d upon the earth: W
( ver is holding a foot of ’and that he docs
not. actually n-. .1 for his own pers.'ai!
support, is to that -'Xtent depriving soma
one of his God-given birthright.
And when the single tax is adopted It
It” will do away with more than three
fourths of the'wickedness which is abroad
in the land and which comes under oar
personal notice almost every dev
J. HENRY SMITIL
Atlanta, Ga . M: v ’2, 1903.
Where Is MuskittaP
Editor Constitution: I would like to
know the location of a town somewhere ’n
southeastern Georgia that w- s in a
small railway station and callr-.l at that
time Mliskltta. If any of the readers ■•{
The Constitution can give the informa
tion asked l'i r abov ‘.ph
on Williams, .West Txiberty, Ills.
Opium, Morphine, Free Treatment.
Painless homo cure guarantied. Free
trial. Dr. Tucker, Atlanta, Ga.
MRS. KELL MAKES CHARGES.
Says She Can Prove Liquor Men Bm k
Vai daman and Money.
Jackson, Miss., May 13.- (Special.). Thu
The sensation of the week In the cam
paign for governor is the open ch.irgo
made by Mrs. Harriet B. Kelts, prcsld.-nt
of tiie state Woman’s Christian Temper
ance t’nion. that tho Honor dealers’ or
ganization has sent out a tip that
Major Vardaman and Senator M e.■
must t'o elected. Mrs. Kells has b- n
making her headquarters In Jackson for
tlie [i.ast thico months, watching ever.’
move of tho campaign with reference t i
tlie temperance interests which have bc<>n
injected into tlie Issue, and she stoutiv
declares that tier sts tement is si - ■ ptib
of proof. It is. of course, to be expec'*' 1
that Major Vardaman and Senat ir M-mev
will deny that they have the pledge ■ f
support from tlie open saloon element,
which will be answered by the natural
explanation that they are being thus
oiipporte.l without their knowledge fr.nn
tills source, and both gentlemen mav be
expected to demand that Mrs. Kells fur
nish the proof of her charge.
Some days ago, In commenting ort| a
leading editorial in The Griffin News, en
titled “How To Raise a Boy," The Banner
asked what th” bachelor editor of The
News knew about tills subject. The News
replied that the editor had "raised” a
good many of tho boys in his time, though
not always successfully. Now the bright
Thomasville Times-Enterprise comes for
ward and asks the editor of Tho Griffin
News if his "auntie"’ didn’t h”lp him
We’ll "pass" on this "last" call, says
Tlie Ath ns Banner.
WAXTED-lAND WARRANTS
Issued to soldiers of the War of the Revolution.
Issued to soldiers of the War of ISI2.
Issued to soldiers of the War with Mexico.
Will also purchase Forest reserve land, or noy
valid land warrants or land scrip. Will pay cn -i i
on delivery of papers.
J. <’. McKEAN, Mgr. Land Dept..
Missouri Tnist ('oinp.uiy, St. I.oiiN. Mn.
New Secret Remedy Absolutely Unknown to tb»
profession. Permanent < urea iu 15 to v 5 day& *’•'»
refund money if we do r,«.t euro. Von can he treated a?
home fort he same prl'-o and the same guuran-
tecM with those who prefer to come here we
will contract to cure jJj rheun nr nny er pease of
coming, HPBKW9HM railroad
and hotel N £©*«» Vns'sr- '4l ftn ‘ l
Make no K sa»xg roZf w3]SS 3 |l Charge, if
wo fall to cure« if
y u have taken mer» < ury, iodide potash l
atill h.xvo aches < and pains, Mucoun Patches
in mouth, Sore Throat, l*lmpl< A,<'opner-(\»lor-
cd Spots, Ulcer* on any part of the body.llulror
'Ey* brown falling out, tT .' JBl l is this Primary,
Secondary or Tertiary ga I Blood PoHon that we
(piurantee toenre. We solicit the inost obstin-
ate canes and chnHenar HEfHH the world for a cawr wo
cannot cure. This lease las always baffled
the aklll of the moat B |k ’ S ern fncn t phvah lana.
For many roars we have kbkkhm made h Fpecialty of
treating this disease with cur MaOIC BBKKDT ami «o
have $500,000 capital behind our unconditional
guarantee. Write us for 100-nnge book and absolute
proof*. Address COOK HKtIEDY <’<>.,
210 Ma«onlc Temple, Chicago. Bllinola.
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