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HOW TO DESTROY THE
CATEfiPILLAR,
In an Interview Clerk Adams, of Al
abama Agricultural Department,
Instructs Planters How To
Use Paris Green in
the Cotton Fields.
Montgomery. Ala., August 13.—(Special.)
The caterpillar hns appeared In large
numbers In this county and In southeast
Alabama.
"Not In ten years has so much Paris
green been sold to farmers In this section
as within the past few days,’’ said a lead
ing cotton mill man to The Constitution
correspondent today.
Since the caterpillar has appeared the
office of the agricultural commissioner in
this city has been flooded with letteis mid
telegrams asking for information as to
the proper way to use Paris green and
other poisons and destroy the worm.
This morning Chief Clerk Jesse Adams
authorized the following interview on the
subject:
"I regard Paris green as the best an 1
most effective poison. Rut it should be
used cautiously and properly, so as not to
damage the growth of the crop. The far
mer having caterpillars should buy hint
a cloth or material through which the
poison will penetrate; make it into sacks,
put the poison into the sacks dry (not wet,
as many of them try to use it), put a boy |
on a mule and load the mule down be- i
tween the rows, while the boy holds a I
pole in his hands just the width of the
rows of cotton, with a sack on each end j
of the pole filled with the poison, which I
he should shake as the mule is led down 1
the row.
"The poison falls out on the top of the I
leaves where the worm first appears, an 1 >
the result is the worm gets hold of the j
poison and is killed before It can raise a
rocond crop. The first crop of worms
are never dangerous, never do any dam
age, but it is after they appear and be
gin to hatch out young ones, when they
become numerous, that they are destruc
tive.
"I would suggest that every farmer go
Into his field and carefully examine for
these worms. which when once they get
fairly hold of a crop do incalculable dam
age, but If discovered in time and poison
ed do little damage.
"A pound of I’aris green cost about 25
cents and will spray an acre of cotton
if properly applied. Every farmer should
have a supply of poison on hand and be
ready to apply it, since when the worm
puts in an appearance its progress >s
rapid and a delay of a single day may re- ,
suit in serious damage to the crop."
Caterpillars in Dougherty County.
Albany, Ga., August 13.—(Special.)—Ca
terpillars have appeared in alarming
numbers in certain localities near Alba
ny. H. 11. Nelms, one of the most ex
tensive planters of east Dougherty,
brings the intelligence that In some of
his fields the pests are so numerous that
the foliage has almost disappeared from
the cotton plants, and that in a few
•lays nothing will remain but the stalks.
Three 3r four worms are found on a
single leat. Air. Nelms states.
A.though tne r>-*-t has not yet Invaded
in some portions of this and
adjoining ccun.n-. ii is feared that they
will spread rapidly ami do tremendous
damage to the crope, which, up to the
present time, has been in the best pos
sible condition. Many farmers do not
feel uneasy, but there is no telling how
rapidly or how far the caterpillar post
will spread. j
.\n \lbanv ware house firm has been 1
ma kin- experiments for the purpose of i
demonstrating how the pests can be sue- ,
eessfullv fought without great expense,
and as a result of its investigations has
made public for the use of tarmers the
f .rmula for a spraying mixture that has
proved uniformly effective. On several
plantations In this county it is being
used with great success and the ingre
dients are quite inexpensive. Hero is ■
the formula:
Dissoive 3 pounds nt arsenic and 6
pounds of sal soda in a barrel of water
and allow to stand overnight. Then
sprav the affected plants carefully. The
niixt'ure will destroy all insect life, but
-wdl not harm the plants. The spray is
a deadly poison to animals, and care
should be taken not to let stock get
tn grass nr forage on which it has been
thrown The ingredients may be obtain
ed at any drug store, and the cost should
not exceed 50 cents per barrel.
Caterpillars Appear.
Columbus. Ga., August 13.—(Special.)—
Caterpillars have appeared in large num-
Ibers on some of the big river plantations
near the city. One prominent planter
•was In the city today to purchase Paris
green with which to kill the worms. The
caterpillars have already begun to rlddlv
the cotton.
ALABAMA FARMERS' CLUBS
Commissioner Poole Talks About the
Organizations.
Montgomery. Ala . August 14.—(Special.)
Commissioner R. R. Poole returned from
Selma last night, where ho organized a
(farmers’ club yesterday with several
hundred members. Farmers’c lubs are
being organized all over Alabama, and
they promise to become as formidable
es the farmers’ alliance, which became
such a factor in politics, not only in this
State, but throughout the south, a few
years ago.
In an interview with the correspondent
of The Atlanta Constitution this morning.
Commissioner Poole said that under the
law defining the powers and duties of the
commissioner of agriculture, It was one
cf his duties to establish county farmers’
clubs, which should be formed into a
state organization afterwards.
”1 have so far organized several clubs
tn Alabama and I have more requests
from different counties in the state to
come, and organize clubs than I can fill.
1 never saw so much Interest in the sub
ject of organization among the farmers
of the state as at present.
"When I went to Marengo and organ
iz'd the club in that county, the horti
cultural agent of the. Louisville and Nash
ville railroad. Mr. Lister, came imme
diately behind me and organized a truck
association. That truck association plant
e i about 60 to 75 acres in cantaloupes,
aii the crop has been gathered this year
and shipped, and I have just heard of
tae result.
’ The farmers who went into the or
ganization put in the pool $125 each.
When all the crop was sold and shipped
a few days ago a meeting of the stock
holders was held and each drew out
$175 a clear profit of SSO on the invest
ment of $125. If this is not. making a
good per ce.nt on money 1 don’t know
what is. And I was glad to see Mr.
Lester at Selma yesterday, where ho
urged a similar organization among the
farmers
’’Truck growers' associations among the
farmers are growing popular and every
where they have been organized the
farmers have made good profits.’’
At Selma, yesterday, Mr. Poole made a
strong speech, urging organization, and
aroused a lively interest in the subject
By-laws and a constitution were adopted
end the admission fee was fixed at 50
cents and annual dues at sl.
The Montgomery County Farmers’ Club
gave its first barbecue yesterday; over 700
people wore present. Among the speak
ers were IT. S. Person, professor of
chemistry of the state university; B. B.
Ross, stnte chemist; Emile O. K riser man.
of Tullahoma. Tenn., and Secretary of
State J. Thomas Heflin.
The average depth of the ocean b©-
t-n-pen 6° degrees north and 60 degrees
south is nearly 3 mlle»
M'OUEEN BEFORE THE
COMMISSION.
Says His Company Does Not Traffic
in Store Checks—That Negro
Miners Are Lazy and Are
Happy if They Make
$1 a Day.
Birmingham. Ala., August 12.—Today’s
session of the board lof arbitration,
which is to adjust tlie differences be
tween the Alabam miners and coal op
erators opened with a statement by the
chairman, Judge George Gray, of Dela
ware, regarding the scope of the arbi
tration. Judge Gray said that the fol
lowing matters would be considered:
Eight hour days; five cents advance m
miners' wages on "he ton, with corre
sponding increase In day wages; semi
monthly pay days; prices paid for dead
or narrow works; differential in ma
chine and pick mining; minimum num
ber of days to be worked each month;
readjustment of day wage scale; dif
ferential between Pratt mines and other
mines.
.1. W. McQueen, vice president of the
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company,
said that his company does not traffic
in store checks and that credit is ex
tended to thrifty miners. He declared
that last year’s wage scale was not
equitable. Men on entry work make
I from 30 to 50 per cent more than men in
I loom work. The negroes are thriftless
| and if one can make a dollar by min
i ing two tons of coal that is about all
!he cares to mine. He will mine three
i tens if necessary to get the dollar, which
represents about the dally spending ca
■ parity of the average .southern negro,
i We sold iron last year as high as s*B
and as low as $:•. We could not take
advantage of higher price, to any ex
tent. because we had sold our product
In advance. Tile Illinois Central lias a
coal rate of $1.25 from Illinois to New
Orleans, the same rate as from the
Birmingham district to New Orleans.
This has cut us out of that district.”
William Herbert, superintendent of the
Bessemer Land Improvement Company's
mines, In Bibb county’, Was the next
witness. He showed, by pay rolls and
other records, that in June, 11 room men
averaged about $l3O per month per man.
and in ten months up to July 1 two
miners, on heading work, working an
average of 21 days per month, drew an
average of $133 each per month. In the
month of June, working 24 days, they
each drew $176 for the month.
Favors Semi-Monthly Pay Days.
Birmingham, Ala., August 15.—The
sixth day of th© hearing of the coal
strike (arbitration board was taken up
with a. further presentation of evidence
by the operators.
J. 11. Adams, assistant district mana
ger of the Republic Hrou and Steel Com
pany, said that th ( > eight-hour system
would Increase the cost of production;
that furnace lab rers work twe.v© hours
per day and that th.- tipple work, wash
ing and the like at the miners were such
that the output could not be handled
in eight hours.
Judge Gray, chairman of tlie arbitra
tion board, asked tlie witness many shirp
questions regarding the company s.ore
system. He wanted to know if it would
not be as easy- to issue a laborer a five
dollar bill as to give him a five-dollar
more frequently ...an 'to nave mm »l«P
off from woik to draw checks.
The witness gave no reply to this ques
tion, but said that the stores of toe com
pany had originally been established at
the request of the miners.
••ft looks hard,” said Judge Gray, for
a man to work for SI ,H : per rnontii and
get only $75 because of the store check
system.”
Tliis statement referred to the. m> th -d
of discounting store checks for cash. Tho
witness said that negroes drew checks
to get money’ for gambling and whisky
lor drinking.
Judge Gray asked if the present sys
tem did not encourage thes • immoiial
practices.
in answer to Judge Gray’s question, the
witness said that he was of tho opinion
that issuance of checks did not encourage
imm<«ality, as the best class of miners,
as a rule, kept their checks and by buy
ing others secured their grooeries at a
discount.
Judge Gray then made a lengthy state
ment in which lie practically foreshadow
ed ills decision on the question of semi
monthly pay days. Ho said tiiat tlie
p> esent system of issuing checks to miners
and discounting them for cash was
vicious, in that it forced a miner to lose
25 per cent of bls earnings if for any
reason lie desired to be paid before the
end of tho month. He further said that
lie thought the system encouraged im
morality, in that it gave opportunity to
the thriftless miners to gamble their
money away. He was of the opinion that
a semi-monthly pay day should be tried,
at least, as an experiment. If it would
do awav with the check system, he was
hearty in favor of it. He further said
that if a cheek system was still allowed
under the semi-monthly pay day, that,
under no consideration, would he vote for
the system unless tlie checks be made
payable to a certain miner, and that no
other person be allowed to use it in any
way whatsoever. This, he said, would
prevent the harmful trading.
Caused a Sensation.
Tills statement by Judge Gray created a
sensation among th© operators as well as
the miners, and Attorney Walker Percy,
representing tlie Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad Company, made a lengthy
reply. He reviewed the history of the
system and explained that it first orig
inated during the season ot depression,
when tlie companies could not meet their
pay rolls. They could not raise money,
he said, but they had credit for merchan
dise and in this way they managed to
carry tlie miners over the trying period.
Sinpe then tlie system lias spread, and
in many places is welcomed by the men.
He said tlie industrious miner could get
his groceries and other necessaries at a
discount by frugality, while his thriftless
brotlier lost part of his earnings by reck
lessness and extravagance. Mr. Percy
said he believed it would be a great disas
ter in mining circles if the system was
abolished.
Mr. Percy's statement is regarded by
both sides as one of the most forceful
statements ever made to an arbitration
board and it created a profound impres
sion upon Judge Gray and other members
of tlie commission.
Tetterlne in Maryland.
Thousands of unsolicited testimonials
have come to the manufacturer of 'I et
terine from all over tlie country. Here s
one from th.- wife of a prominent Mary
land merchant'
Mr. J. T. Shuptrlne, Savannah, Ga. -
Dear Sir: Inclosed find $1.50. for which
send, nt your earliest convenience, three
boxes of your Tetterine. It is a wonderful
ointment, giving relief in the most obstin
ate cases. Respectfully yours, Mrs. Adlay
Clements. Crumpton, Queen Anne coun
ty. Maryland. ’’
Tetterlne cures nil kinds of skin dis
eases—Tetter, Salt Rheum, Eczema, etc.
WILL COME BACK TO ALABAMA.
Salt Tzike, Utah. August 13.—W. F.
Fox. who is wanted In Alabama for Kill
ing a man of the. name of Stuart on an
excursion train near Camden. Wilcox
county, Alabama, was arrested today and
will be taken back to Alabama for trial.
Fox. who has been in Salt Lake sine-
January 13. working as a carpenter, says
the murder was done in self-defense
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1903.
JAMAICA IS SWEPT BY
SEVERE STORM.
It la Estimated That $10,000,000
Will Not Cover the Damage to
Property Besides Those
Killed Hundreds Were
Injured.
Kingstown, Jamaica, August 12—The
West Indian hurricane struck the Is
land of Jamaica with its tu'l force yes
terday, Inflicting great damage. Po’-t
Anto- ip, r.n the north const, was com
pletely overwhelmed. Only six houses
were left standing there. The United
Fruit Company's wharves, office, hotel
and plantations were utterly demolished.
Five of the company’s steamers, includ
ing the Simon Dumois, Alfred Dumois
and Brighton, were driven ashore, but are
lying in easy positions. Port Maria, an
other town on the -north coast, also suf
fered similarly. Tlie coast is strewn with
wreckage of local sailing boats.
The southeastern portion of the Island
has beep completely d< nuded of its crops,
the rivers ate flooded and many meit
were carried out to sea and drowned.
Considering tlie damage to proeprty dur
ing the hprrlcane, tlie loss of life is
compatptively stnajl, though the present
estimate is that the death list will reach
fifty. Hundreds of persons were iniured
and there were numerous hairbreadth
escapes. The property loss is estimated
at $10,000,000
The en(jre eastern end of the Island has
been devastated. Villages have been
wiped out and public. buildings and
churches demolishgfl. Thousands of tho
peasantry, rendered homeless apd desti
tute, aro wandering about seeking food
and .shelter,. The destruction of the ban
ana plantations has been complete and
the fruit trade is paralyzed for the next,
twelve months. Hundreds of prosperous
fruit growers have beet) broughX to bank
ruptcy and ruin.
The western end of the Island, which,
it whs at first supposed, had escaped,
also suffered considerably, though not to
the extent which the eastern end did.
The new banana plantations planted ther?
were partly destroyed, and the orange and
coffee crops were also Injured. The Nor
wegian steamer DaJvator di Gorgia was
driven ashore at Annotta bay. and lies in
a dangerous position. Several sailing ves
sels were wrecked on tlie north side
It is still stormy’ and threatening and
there are fears thati there may be a re
newal of the storm. Torrential rains have
Increased the misery of the poor and
homeless.
Thousands of houses in Kingstown were
damaged, tlie wharves were battered and
several coasting vessels were sunk in the
harbor.
Trade is practically’ at a standstill.
Thousands of People Homeless.
Kingston, Jamaica, August 13.—Tho
destitution in the hurricane-stricken dis
tricts Is appalling. Thousands of per
sons, homeless, starving and ill-clad, are
hurrying to the towns to obtain shelter
and supplies, but as all the churches
and public buildings have been demol
ished, the misery is Intense. A meeting
held at Port Antonio today’ appealed,
wifli the governor's approval, to the
generosity of the American people. Food
stuffs and lumber are urgent.*- needed
Tlie Norwegian steamer Ethefwoiu en
countered the hurricane on her voyaage
from New York to Jamaica and passed
through a terrible experience Her ma
chinery became deranged and tho cylin
der cover was blown off. The steamers
Alfred Dumois and the Salvatore di
Giorgio are still ashore. The other
steamers which went ashore have been
floated.
Wednesday's dispatches said that the
Simon Dumois and the Brighton, as well
as tho two named above had been driven
ashore by the storm.
Facing' Death by Starvation.
Kingston, Jamaica, August 14.—There
are heartrending scenes all over the east
ern and northern portions of the Island
of JutTiplca. At Port Antonio thousands
of homeless and starving people have
sought shelter in the old prison and the
few other buildings which survived the
hurricane. Those whp could not be thus
accommodated are cowering In the lee
of ruined walls and dismantled piazzas.
The railroad sheds and waiting rooms ary
filled with women and children. The
merchants of the place are feeding tho
hungry to the best of their ability, but
the majority are depending upon green,
unrlpo bananas, knocked down by the
storm.
Similar conditions prevailed at Annotata
bay, Buff bay. Orange bay. Port Marla
1 Manchionoal, Morant bay, Bowden and
; other smaller sea ports
in the interior .the distress Is equally
i acute. Scarcely a peasant's home is
I standing.
: The homes where the peasants families
were living have been literally blown
away, and fliey are contriving rude shel
ters' from fallen trees, palm boughs and
banana leaves. Owing to the continued
unsettled weather with occasional tor
rential rains, these shelters afford practi-
callv no protection.
Efforts are being made at Kingston
to relieve tlie immediate wants of some
localities by subscriptions of food and
clothing, but the efforts are inadequate.
Unless immediate shipments of food
stuffs come from America, deaths by
starvation are inevitable.
The local hospitals in the wind-swept
districts are crowded with the Injured
and tlie death list is increasing. Ono man
was beheaded at Port Antonio 'by a fly
ing sheet of galvanized roofing. Several
houses located on the banks of the
streams were carried away by the floods.
The fate of their Inmates Is unknown.
The bulk ot the Blue mountain coffee*
has been ruined and tho pimento groves,
which stood for centuries, have been
oblltera ted.
It is now estimated that the loss on
the Island will reach $15,000,000.
THIS WORM BORES INTO MEN.
Thousands of German Miners Are
Attacked by Novel Disease.
Berlin. August 10—The government’s
effort to cheek the tropical worm dis
ease among the mine operatives in the
Essen district have proved unsuccessful.
Tlie latest reports indicate that the dis
ease is spreading. Its presence has just
been discovered In the co.ilerles of
Franziska and Bergmann, in the middle
of the Ruhr region, which hitherto has
been exempt from the disease.
According to previous reports the trop
ical worm disease has attacked 20.000
Westphalian miners. The government
commission Investigating the disease re
ported that only those miners who rare
ly see 'lie sunlight are afflicted.
Tlie disease is rarely fatal.
LITTLE BOY FOUND IN BOX CAR.
Chicago. August 12.—A 9-year-old boy
who gives his name as Percy Bigelow,
and who says his father is a wealthy
resident of Fort Wayne. Ind., was found
by the police today In a famished con
dition in a box car in the Wabash freight
yards. He said he had been seized by
j two tramps while playing in front of his
. heme, thrown into the car and kept a
I prisoner without food and under threats
1 of death if he made an outcry.
'CHARRED BODIES IN
GREATHEAPS.
Eighty-four Bodies Have Already
Been Recovered —Flags in Paris
Are Half-Masted on Ac
count of the Horrible
Disaster.
Paris, August 11— Eighty-four bodies
have been recovered and the death list
probably will exceed 100 in the under
ground railway disaster which occurred
here last night.
The accident which occurred on the
Metropolitan electric railway assumed
the proportions of an awful catastrophe
during the early hours today, when
more tha.ii four score bodies of the
burned and suffocated victims were re
moved from the subterranean passage.
Crowds of weeping men, women and
children were struggling around the
tunnel entrance in an effort to recognize
their missing relatives and friends. Most
ot tlie victims are from the middie and
working classes, as the trains were car
rying them home from their work.
At 3:30 o'clock firemen forced their
way down through the tunnel station at
Menllmontant and returned soon after
wards with seven bodies, two men, two
young boys and three women. These
persons had been asphyxiated, as thek
positions showed they had been groping
through the smoke that filled the tunnel,
seeking away to escape, when they
were overcome.
Bodies lit a Mass.
At the second descent the firemen
found a great number of bodies massed
near tlie ticket office of the station,
where many had evidently been over
come while seeking tickets. They had
teen surprised by the columns of smoko
and had sought to run back up the stone
stairway leading to the street. A strug
gle had ensued anil some escaped, but
the others had been trampled on. One
woman had fled within the ticket office,
where her body was Iwtind. The ticket
taker herself succumbed In escaping.
Farther on the firemen stumbled upon
a terrible mass of bodies.
These were the passengers of the burn
ed train. They had leaped trom tl‘«
coaches when the fire broke out and grop
ing through the suffocating clouds of
smoke sought tho exit nt Les Chaconnes
station. But the tunnel makes a sharp
turn near the scene of the disaster and
at the angle the entire mass of human
ity apparently became tightly wedged.
The panic which took place at this point
within this dark subterranean passage
must have been terrible.
Mothers Clasping Children.
The number of corpses brought up from
tlie angle where the mass was wedged,
was so large that four and eight bodies
were placed in each ambulance. Many
ot the victims had handkerchiefs stuffed
in their months, having evidently tried
to keep out the asphyxiating smoke.
Some women held their children tightly
In their arms.
RECENT VOTE IN MISSISSIPPI.
Democratic Executive Committee
Gives the Figures.
Jackson, Miss., —(Special.)
The state demo_cy*'a, /
finished • no popular vote of tha
state candidates, and thojse who were de
clared the nominees
A. J. McLaurin, for United States sen
ate, term beginning 1907—71,650.
For United senate, fl. D Money,
59,758; A. H. Longino, 36,121. Money de
clared the nominee.
For governor, F. A. Crltz, 34,813; James
K. Vardaman, 39.679; E. F. Noel, 24,233.
Electoral votes, 124 for Vardaman; Crltz
116; Noel 24 No election. Crjtg and
Vardaman to am the race over
For Heutenint governor. Carter -16.931:
Kiger 31,895; Pnnls 7,171. Carter declared
the nominee.
For secretay of state. Power 64,477:
Runnels 22,802 Power declared the nom
inee.
For attorneigeneral. Will 'Williams 52,-
349; Brame 37,8. Will Williams declared
tho nomine©.
For auditor,lenery 51,490; Maxwell 35,-
712. llenery dared the nominee.
For state trsurer, Miller 4-1,606; Sharp
42,985. Miller dared the nominee.
Clerk of thruprome court, Brown 44,-
168; Myers 345. Brown declared tho
nominee.
Insurance c-mlssloner. Cole, 76.711.
State land nniissioner, Nall, 76,901.
State r«ven agent’, Wirt Adams. 77,-
129.
Superintend* of education, Whitfield
78.215.
The. race foailroad commissioner in
the first disti was contested by Mr.
Robey, who irned that he received
about forty ?s more than the offi-
cial returns e him credit for. The
committee ad.med until 11 o’clock to
morrow morn to decide the matter.
Tho votes acting to the count of the
committee walradley 5,757; Roby 5,668;
Mclnnis 5,69.3;Ckett 5.247; Dunn 3.397
The rac© on face of fly* returns Is
between Bradhnd Mclnnis.
For the rail commissioner In th©
second districttNair 10,487; McGhee 4 -
702; Sheppard ; Watson McNair
and Sheppard, run the race over
Railroad conplonor In tho third dis
trict. Kincan 16,281; Stovall 14 819-
Crawford 7.962lncannon declared tlie
nominee, he ring 63 of the electoril
votes; Stovall and Crawford 26.
Tho state otlve committee unani
mously reconded Governor A. IT.
Longlno for :nnl committeeman to
Hon ,h A V j aC ß":’° aed th ° <leath of
MME. THEE WILL EXPLAIN
Promises To ir Murder Mystery
In Bert Trial.
Parts. Augu-The Humbert trial
was contlnuedy. A. number of pro-
vincial crodlto the Humbert family
testified to leaf many millions of
francs Thelrements showed their
credulity reg.-it M m e. Therese’s story
of the Crawfoteritance. Among the
witnesses wasinker named Schots
mans. whose er was mysteriously
assassinated lithe time o£_the Hum
bert ’’O-nplleat
Mme. Thereiniatlcally demanded
Schotsmans torate her brother Ro
main D'Aurlgfom the suspicion of
complicity hi rother’s death The
witness answ-hat his brother did
nut know Huberts.
Mme. Therereuj?! n made a de
clamatory st:i, saying that the
mass ot falserould disappear In a
few hours wir disclosures w.’r«
made.
Should youiate | n the contest
received duri' first period take
any other prl should It be the
nearest receif the first period,
the S2OO specie will be paid in
addition to her prize it may
bring you.
North PatUßdron Wins. I
Tort TownsfSh-. August 14. ■
The Nor'n r; u e<lron, whose re- i
turn fmm thr as been so eagerly
expected by t1 !| y forces here for
several days. ’<l In passing tho
forts eaa-ly th l "* in a drizzling
rain and has v’toty over the land
forces.
f)N’T GET IN A SWEAT
Perspiration—“sweat” is what the Bible and we common peo
ple call it—is away nature has of driving out of the body refuse
that has no business there. We sweat more in summer, because,
in the overheated bowels, undigested food ferments more quickly
than in winter and produces irritating acids and gases. Ihe bowels,
overworked, try to relieve themselves by violent convulsions,
causing terrible gripes and colics, and diarrhoeal discharges so acid
as to make you sore, and leaving the intestines weak and worn out.
Nature assists body-cleaning by sending the filth out through th®
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ROOT TO TENDER HIS
RESIGNATION.
If Ha L's Detailed in London Longer
Than December 1, President
Roosevelt Will Name a
New Secretary of
War.
Washington, August 11.—Before Secre
tury Root sails for London tn sit with
(lie Alaskan commission lie will place ills
resignation in the hands of President
Roosevelt in order that rhe president may
appoint a secretary of war, if it is deem
ed necessary during Mr. Root’s absence.
It is expected, however, that the resigna
tion will not lie acted upon until after
congress meets. The appointment of Mr.
Root's successor will depend somewhat
upon the length of time that Secretary
Root Will be engaged upon the Alaskan
boundary commission.
It has been known for some time that
Secretary Root Intended to retire, but did
not wish to leave the department until
the general staff bill was In operation
and other matters pertaining to the de
partment were well under way. It Is un
derstood that the matter of his successor
has been decided, and while nothing offi
cial can be obtained, it is believed that
the position will be tendered to Governor ,
Taft.
While Secretary Root is in London he
will remain in communication with the
war department, and matters pertaining
to tlie general staff ami other important
affairs will be referred to him. If the
sittings of the Alaskan commission ex
tend beyond December 1. It is likely that
the secretary’s resignation will be accept
ed and liis successor appointed at that
time, and If tlie situation In the war j
department becomes such that a secre
tary Is needed to take charge of affairs, .
one will be appointed earlier, It is be 1
lleved lore that there will lie a.great deaf I
of delay in consideration of tlie Alaskan
boundary case, ami that the United
States commissioners may lie detained in
London several months.
Secretary Root's desire to leave public
W A sbing tmt ‘“nd '", f.T
also to return to bls law practice in
New- lork. The great questions that were
pending in the war department relating
main ,v to the administration of the Islands
acquired from Spain and the establish
ment ot a government in Cuba have been
accomplished during Secretary Root’s ad
ministration. ’Die reorganza tion of th--
army under the general staff plan Is now
under way. and tlie secretary feels that
he has accomplished tlie work that ho
was called on to do when ho became
secretary of war.
Taft To Succeed Root.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., August 11—Ellhu
Root will resign as secretary of war, the
resignation to take effect about the Ist
of next January. He will be succeeded
W Hl’am Pr M en qk?r anS miscarrv b >'
Phl’iXes.' ‘ governor of the
Governor Taft Denies the Report.
Manila, August 12.—When th o news ar
rived hete by ca-blo that .Secretary Root,
of tlie war department, would be forced
to resign the portfolio bv his duties as
a member of th© Alaskan boundary com
mission about to meet in London, hfs
resignation to take effect in December,
If not sooner, a reception was taking
pkice in honor of Major General George
. Davis, until recently in command of
tho division of the Philippines and now
on the retired list. Governor Taft who
was present when shown the statement
contained' in this dispatch that he would
succeed Secretary Root upon his retire
ment, laughingly replied that tlie report
was untrue. Later on, when a second
message was received confirming an al
leged offer of the appointment the gov- I
ernor denied tho statement In similar i
terms.
LANETT MILLS ON HALF TIME.
Shortage of Cotton Cause of the Dull
Times.
Lanett, Ala.. August H.-(Special.)—This
week about half of the machinery of tho
Lanett cotton mills Is idle, g.nd nearlv
seven hundred operatives are out of work
as a result of a shortage of cotton. It is
claimed by the mill authorities that the
company has already bought cotton
enough to supply the mills during this
year, but at present, as a result of some
hindrance in transportation, they are un
able to get it to the mills. The operatives
who are idle this week will work next
■week while another seven hundred will
rest, thus all will be able to work half
tlie time until more cotton arrives or the
mills close down.
The mills have been working only five
days a week for some time, and it is
rumored that this last act < stopping
half tlie machinery is soon to be follow |
cd by a complete shut-down, but so far a.s
it is positively known this rumor is
groundless
Shut Down for Lack of Cotton.
Quitman. Ga., August 12.—(Special.)—
The Atlantic and Gulf mills, which manu
facture yarn, have shut down until the
new crop comes In. They exhausted their
supply Os cotton yesterday, and as no
more is obtainable they wen* obliged to
take the step. rhe mills have been in
operation for several years, and have
been quite u success from a financial
standpoint.
The Quitman Oil Company have been
nt work pji their plant for several weeks
getting it in first-class condition for the
coming season.
There is a strong probabilltv of the
Morven Foundry and Maelijjio 'Company
moving its plant to Quitman. as it would
be more centrally located for tlie terri
tory It serves, aijil railroad facilities aro
better here.
Lord Curzon’s Term Extended.
I x,ai l° n ’ August 12.—Lord Curzon's term
of office as viceroy of India lias been ex-
I tended from January to May, 1901. ( n
making this announcement in the house
of commons today, Lord George Hamilton
secretary of state for India, added that
Should I,ord Curzon be able to continue
his duties in India oeynnd that date the
government would extend his period of
years f another term * '>°t exceeding two
SHARKS PROSPER OH
HANNA'S BILL,
Negro Sharpers Have Been Using- the
Senator’s Bill To Pension Ne
groes as a Bait, and Have
Reaped a Big Harvest
of Money.
Thomasville, Ga., August 12.—(Special.)
Senator Hanna’S bill for the pensioning
of ex-slaves has been the groundwork for
"sharks” nil over the country, but here
at Thomasville, where the senator Is so
well known, the "sharks” have found a
paradise.
Several months ago, only a short time
after the senator first drew up his bill
for the pensioning of ex-slaves, a negro
named Mitchell came to Thomasville In
its interest. He spoke to large assemblies
of negroes several times and before leav
ing the section organized a number of
societies for the purpose of raising money
for the pushing of the bill.
Mitchell was a smooth article. He
worked the old slaves up to a passion and
had them passing up their hard earned
quarters and half-dollars for miles around.
The only receipt he would issue for these
contributions was n (promise to the effect
that soner or later thej- would get a fat
pension from Uncle Sam. Os course
Mitchell and hfs lieutenants represento.l
themselves as Senator Hanna’s agents.
Tho personel of the audiences they
would draw to their speakings was curl
ous.
There would hardly be a whole negro in
the bunch. Not a listener Im’ was bow- d
with age and most of them were almost
beyond going. It almost made an on
looker wish that the pension bill could
become a law.
Senator Hanna, as well as Ids brother
Mel! and two brothers in law, J. <’ Morse
and J. Wyman Jones, have winter homes
in Thomasville. This fact, enabling every
negro In the county to know, or know
vl pig senator personally, made them tak ,
than they would otherwise have done”.
For some weeks the "sharks” worked
quietly and were not suspected. Finally
however. N. Ji. Wilson, an old colored'
man of Thomasville, smelt a mouse and
wrote a personal letter to the senator. He
has received his reply and It is as fol
lows:
Senator Hanna has authorized no one
to collect money to aid in securing- the
passage of this measure and any efforts
being made along that line with the
representation that it Is done with ins
sanction are fraudulent. Senator Hanna
introduced the bill by request and on
investigation finding that the senate com
mittee had reported unfavorably on a
milad measure In 1900. he withdrew tho
bill. It is not at all probable that fa
vorable action could be secured on such
a measure In the future.
"A. E. FISHER.
Acting Private Secretary.”
Os course this puts an end to the shear
ing of the lambs.
BATSON PAYS THE PENALTY
Was Convicted of Murdering Family
of Six Persons.
Lake Charles. La.. August 14—A E
Batson was hanged at 1:42. He made
no confession.
I Batson was hanged for the murder of
I Six of the Earl family in February, 1902
near Welsh. The crime was not discov
eted for several days after ft was com
mitted when Batson, a field hand of the
Ear-, appeared In Ixike Charles with
t C . f T ° r , Sale ’ presenting himself as
Ward Earl. Liveryman Downs agreed
! on a price, but being suspicious, tele-
Phoned to Welsh to learn if War’d was
leaving the country. Miss Earl, with
friends went to her brother’s home and
found the bodies of Airs Far! nn i r
mil - r ;wv' ani i ! throa rl ts a^t f ° A r <
mile awaj the body of old man re-1,.1
jvas found Batson left Ward’s watch '
and gun to be mended and boarded 1 '
train, go ng to his home In Spicard M„
Where his mother lived, and when ho
was arrested. He has always denied the
- crime, saying the witnesses were mi '
I ak.-n in their identifications and cla m
g the Earls were all alive when he Wt
the farm. He had two trials the ‘ir t
conviction having been set aside bv th©
supreme court. The board of pardons
lV* ‘• ( ’ n ’ n ’”‘ation. but Gov!
n >r Heard disregarded the reoommenda-
Activity of Famous Volcano Causes
Reign of Terror.
Rome, August 13.-Vesuvius is n-Hn
causing intense al arm ln the surround
ing region, eruptions of the volcano being
very heavy today. This alarming aetiv
it.v. which followed tho shocks of eartli
quake is augmenting. The detonations
are very loud and almost continuous
while from a fresh opening at the base
of the principal crater two streams of
lava are Issuing which within a few
hours covered a wide tract of ground.
One stream has covered the ground al
ready arid from previous eruptions, but
the other is going swiftly toward the
village of Ottajano. the direction taken I
bv the famous eruption of 1,872.
u. rh^?’ hol . e d ’ strict around the volcano
Is shaken by frequent earth shocks and
a perfect panic prevails. th e population
crowding the churches to prav or gath
ering in open spaces for safetv’. Experts
however, affirm that so far there is no
reason for fear of a serious disaster
WANT MORE FOR THEIR WHEAT
l»n<lon. August 11.—The” Daily Nail thl .
morning prints a dispatch front Warsaw
dated last Friday, which says that an
assoc ? ation said to compels:
38,000 farmers had addressed itself to
the Russian ministers of finance -....i
agriculture requesting their assistance in
raising the current prices of agriculture
Products, particularly wheat and "tvi 1.
tnat the association projects a ‘ grclt
nder o f Pt th: e 'world. WhPat 6roW1 "«
DWYER'S MONEY HAS
VANISHED.
Real Romance in the Life of New
Yorker Who Vv on and Lost
Several Fortunes in a
Short but Sensational
Career.
New York, August 13.-Edward L.
| Dwyer today filed a petition in bank
ruptcy witii the clerk of the United States
district court. The liabilities are fixed at
$374,855, and assets $l5O.
Most of tho liabilities are secured.
The history of Edward L. Dwyer reads
like a romance. He was born in Connect!
cut forty-three years ago, and at the age
of 25 went to Mexico, where he realized
a million dollars througn the development
of land and the. construction of a railroad.
Then he went to Chicago and entered
into wheat speculation, and for some time
was known as tlie "Napoleon of the
wheat pit.” In his wheat speculation, it
is said, he made several million dollars,
but finally lost all.
In 1193 he met and married tho Duchess
De Caseluchla, a New York woman who
many years previously had been married
to an Italian nobleman. The duchess pos
sesses many acres of orange groves in
Florida. She was 73 years of age and
Dwyer 33. Not long after the marriage
Mrs. Dwyer died, leaving an estate ot
over $3,000,000. She bequeathed $lO of this
amount to Dwyer. The will was fought
for six years, but finally was admitted
to probate by tlie surrogate of New York
city.
After the death of his aged wife. Dwj r
j went all over the west organizing mining
1 and land companies, many of which are
said to have returned vast sums of money
to the investors, of which he says he has
received little or nothing.
in 1900 Dwyer enlisted in the marina
corps in tlie Brooklyn navy yard for a
term of three years and wa< sent to Ma
nila. where lie was known as "the mil
lionaire marine.” After one year's ser
vice, on tli- application of friends he re
ceived an honorable discharge.
FARMERS MEET AT CLEMSON
Institute Attended by Over Twelve
Hundred Persons.
Clemson College, S. C.. August 1.3.
(Special.)—There are over I._'oo in at
tendance upon the great farmers' In
stitute. The people have to sleep in
tents, on floors and everywhere.
Colonel R. J. Ridding, F. J. Merriam
and Miss Carrie of Georgia, aro
here giving lectures. Miss .Hyde gave a
most estimable discussion last evening
on the subject'* Domestic Science” to an
audience of a thousand. Her lectures
are very popular. Her heart seems to
be in h* j r work and she is doing great
good. Many Carolina homes will be
brighter and happier for her coming.
Mr. Merriam delivered a very s:ron a
practical lecture last night on "Irriga
tion.” He is to give another lecture.
Colonel Redding won the hearts of ail
in. the brief talk he made last night.
Hu was talking in general to fill up the
sap till a speaker arrived. There :*
wonderful enthusiasm here. The very
~e st farmers from every part of the
®l a !® .f 4 " 6 be re. There is a large number
o. ladies in attendance.
H is a serious matter to take <ara nt
t.v Tli. attendance to-
day wifi probably reach 1,500.
.there were 31 county institutes heal
'this summer by the fa-.-ulti ~t t'i.msot
M 860 t Th attPndan ’-” at th- was’
Ci™lin lh i S a av.ek ..:.-.g . ,
u‘al nnes a " e ’ lffrlcu!tu r a ! and indus
c^ <b i ly < ’ olon ” 1 KJ- Redding, of th©
nifiTA station, m uie a mog-
nr ■ a(id 7’ ss on cotton cuitur.
Dr. J. B. Hunnicutt spoke on ' T' e N ew -
Farming.” j .vew
rt!J,'n Or * Aivar<l - of the department of ag
business!’ SP ° ke £tr ° ne ' } f< ' r
(occupation DAY AT MANILA.
It Is Celebrated by Veterans cf th«
Army.
Manila, August 14.—Veterans of the
Army of the Philippines celebrated occu
pation day with t. parade in which 800
men took part, clad in the
lion service clothing of blue shirts and
khaki. A banquet was afterwards served
at which the story of the campaign dur
ing the Stirling period in the <ariy oe
cupancy of the territory closed by th©
' a *, Y?' ,° f tlle cit J’ of Manila was told
t he ,. battles fPPKht over again around
« IV t, boartl ' Commissioner Smith
was the chief speechmaker of the -ven-
Two-thn-Js of the veteran soldiers
J ♦ 10 campaign now serve in one posi
ment° r anotlier the civil govern-
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n m dollars "’Orth of Australian
n,'.‘ 1 -)y lil . ;lriiv ’- " San Francisco on
■ , mstant, payment for whijrh will
' in New York by tin- gov.-rntnent '
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