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POSSIBILITIES OF ELECTRIC CURRENT
KNOWN TO DR. MEANS EARLY AS 1848 j
By Dr. B. J. Massey.
DURING the month of March, 1900,
I had tho pleasure of meet
jns my old college mate. Dr.
j. F. Alexander, who before his
ieath had been a prominent phy
sj-ian in Atlanta for a half century.
Ho to r.ie: i have been wanting
io see -u for the hist four or live years
to discuss the terun’g predictions Dr.
Alexander ?d a.is. j.rot -. ■ >.- of chemistry
in ..io Georgia Me 1. -a! college, made to
J.j.- li . at A.gu In 1848."
Dr. tl. rfii.: t> ;>•: i.. - broad position that
•c< , ’• .-. 1 ... tricity were all one
s. j the stm< . powerful ami intangible
Cp'it ti.it bails he predicted,
r.t, that tho wo: Id would be lighted
by electricity.
: > ; 'd. that electricity would do away
r>. ‘th till general use of horses; that
Pulseless carriages would bo seen going
up the streets; that ultimately long jour
neys throughout tliis and oth, r countries
would be taken In carriages propelled
.it. by the means of electri'-ijy.
Third, that this same powerful agent
-'ould supplant steam ns a rnotivi power,
not only on the rai.roads, but in manu
factories and the propelling of farming
r< pic ne:it.‘>.
Fourth, that a friend in Augusta would
■teiiigently converse with i friend in
.'few York, a distance of 1.000 miles, by
this same means.
"That i 3 It,” said Dr. Alexander. “I
remember it almost era tly as you do,
-f.’ir a lapse of fifty years.
• And do you know, s.r, that on» n *
the greatest i grots of my life is, since
Ixiison has made such rapid strides in
. that ’ Means di
s ich thoughtless youngsters as you and
’ were th;n when we thought him
■ranky* and off bis base, could not now
<r- bended knee go beforo him and pay
■.omag". duo to so great and powerful
intellect a:> 1m seamed to have possessed.
He ms at least forly years ahead ot his
"If you remember. ln» said: TH not live
to see the happy consummation of all
these things. But there are young men
'.'tier the sound <.f my voice who will.
A v.” e. ntinued Hr. Alixan-. r. you and
1 are p.il w ) Iking witnesses to th-:
greatest !;:lelle<-t trus country has ever
produced.”
His son in low. Colonel 11. D. Capers,
a forceful writer, historian and brave old
nfederate vetoran, relates some unwrit
ten history cona-xtl.ii with this grand
old man.
Sketch of Dr. Means.
Dr. Alexander Me.:ns was born tn
>S:bv.vi".-, N. *’.. ‘ '■ January. 1500. While
yet a youth, his father having met with
business r<-v>rs‘-', under :!ie impulses Os
node mi.r.irv, young Menns left the
iren ai ro»'t t-> se-k his fortune in the
;i < With no other capital but his un
mdied enara.-t r God-appointed in
tellci !. :. h:lt Jl.ttpsvil's followed by
re- b.*.--.. i’e- 1 th..- >-r:ty -rs of a nortle
u.o-r who ,'ihoi;: hey kn- -- had planted
i,,, ..,!■ ■-i ’•••> -’ T! b son lev-doped
•: o ♦}».- !• • •! :l v- r ••- -1 fruit of a
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itblv • -m- • i ■; Alexander
Jeans -.ri ' 'lit:Sl am,
ihi-ik. r" of tie . -a i. :
: - ... i :r ,-• t"
1: id been
... . .. 1 is- tint o io
. ■ the west and
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i ith i" i
’bri | ■ ■ . ri" : Onward h
end his " v.. y. hi" slender 1-"'
G-’i'b"--' -io a ino.lie ferry to
-j 1,,, y. ’ h- ell spent for
•.oil,.nt a lent, W.lr -. i' d passage by
- - k and had he b---' n other th m
i.ee-.-If ,t 1..-V- yield'd to despair.
ie.y ;.) i-ring ail of ids troubles to
Cori just as 1 votild t t levin father.
■ raver m.’-l-' kn-awn -is wants r.i lust
s.'je'i an < a>-:; matin-- as those wno
< 1 to the ling of the ferry boat.
: .ii smiling (ISh cents) With tins h-‘
crossed th. < . once river, -nd snort.y
thereafter, in the upy r part of Greene
In a few yea
,o; Gre-’i e comity had n-eyai' d hinisell
*o **ii:--r a modi' :*I r cii'.’t; - .iiid fo.tcw his
first course of J< ’t ; '■ The only medi
cal coll. g- ; at th it . it-ly day of any
..de wa.t at Ijouisvilie. Ky., and there
- - y- - ———
L H Whisk®/ Half Price!
j ; OS* T 3 FULL QUARTS FREE. T
•2-” I FULL I PROPOSE GIVING YOV SEVERAL QUARTS OP WHISKEY FREE, f
x ~ I in exchange for nothing but j’our good will and friendship but before making our liberal B
-?• h’4 CAC| jPH offer wedeern it necessary for you to study carefully the following truthful facts: *'
< J k ' ''U; I Tho I Standard U. S. gallon is lOOproof. All whiskey when dis- K
h j | As SjHb rrihl* Fs J I tilled is placed in a warehouse tinder the direction of a IJ. S, officer g
c . z I UiJ4 U I • and is not adulterated when withdrawn —but various people ad- K
vertise "all shipments made direct, from a. U. S. registered distillery!” None of them B
ill t ’ a io - 'T'Fie I" re* ords show’ four fifths of these fellows own no distilleries and ra
S-w-riA Y nearly all of 1 hem ar ■ engaged in rectifying, reducing proof and blending. We will ®
donatf itI.OGO to < Imrity if we have not stated facts. We defy them with this challenge. »
f x\\ TtUn.Sc. Afxout Some whiskey houses talk about the trusts and
H warn you to be.y y.inr goods right. Why? Simply because they wish to confuse you 4
rS*-o L and g;.i:i your trade, :.ud iu the end ship you whiskey actually bought by them from
| -i’C ' 'he v I.i-key tn-.-t. Why? Ik-eause they are not distillers and must purchase from the B
A rd combine. Ko Trust -will over Joe S'Lronrf Enoujih to Control E
J• > S'iiii tHe CzvmHn.2*. OisfHlers. hlo Trust will ever make p
,-i .'.i.pj: a lar 35©cl” Setna-nd two prices for hfe Whiskey. OVER h
r —-_c,±u-aU£U) TEAR.® //.GO the old time distillers made pure whiskey here in the moun- k
lift! * t* tains and the same methods are employed today' When st comes to making good »
H jSt a j Im, I S‘f* whsskey, North Carolina, folks stsend on lheir honor and will not experiment. They E
I S 3 L/ i 8a are 8-ifi: fled with their grand father’s record—their chiA-alry-—their proud old ancestry!
tt”"’-* f j AF LI F WA”J Most of the whiskey houses sell 6o proof
ewiViLsLi p|,%srl liquor-one gallon, therefore contains two thirds whiskey and one third water. The »
— best W’i v is to f-i/Y FROM VS and when received add the water and yon will have Gt
lT - “ ONE THIRD MGItE WH.’SKEY —Better Whiskey and Higher Proof Whiskey than some
*IiB 3K” H I-iF 0$» I S concerns are now selling at fancy figures. Stop and < onsider—for once act wisely. f.
I A A Jw/ A> s. x. ' the ftid cf ftrnpse c&pitaS, w< are proud to announce, that today we control all w
of the surplus whiskey held in this section of North Carolina and have decided to m
> * thwar* unreliable competitors by offering sample shipments of our JG Year Old hand
r> rvr-r made sweet mash whiskey at the following reasonable prices:
w ITi'l E2UIBS $5.58; 20 BOtIISS- $10; 40 BOItICS S2O |
Pflinr rnD T P CWOISHA CHarrfes PR.EPAIO. Shipped in Plain Boxes with No .Marks, S
lUhL IVJIU iPuni'.uLliV! <i— ■*““*■ ■ ®®~lf you prefer, we can ship either rye, corn, E
■ ■—voj7>t- I COV p 0 N 520 bourbon or apple brandy or assorted. b*
1 < pz Ashn? as >6u live ne other reliable firm anywhere MUI ever offer pure j
w'Vw tri a xiz Get Year Friends to Club With You. and wholesome whiskey at the above figures. We wish to add 100,000 New I
F ’ 11 ' "*• u Customers to our list before Christmas and can afford to ba liberal. To H
frr, 1 Cut this cut and return It with a avoid delay trend full ar.iount with order (as wo do not ship C. O. D.) and
Iffl ISEstt'! , SIO.OO order and we will include address plainly. ■
IIBOEiN BIXBY CONSOLIDATED CO., I
wufi fel .f-pys. ti f to? / three bottles cf 10 year old whiskey. BIXtvT, (Davie County) North CRe-oifexew. g
t the young man went on horseback the
j who.e way, crossing the Cumberland
' mountains at Cumberland Gup, and rid- -
I ing many days among the ClieroKee in
; dlans.
i Dr. Means ns a practicing physician
at Grein-.: boro, Madison and Covington '
was suceo.-.s.t’jl and so eminent in th-’ j
departniiiit of chemistry that when the j
medical department of the University of
Georgia was established at Augusta ho I
was elected professor of chemistry, and j
for nearly fifty years filled the chair with
, great ability. ;
Experiments in Eloctricty.
Cheraistri was in love with Dr. Means
and Dr. Means was in love witn this,
■ his chosen science.
At Augusta and in his laboratory In
bis home at Oxford, Ga., Dr. Means first
> • gun his investigation of electricity, lie
gave to this branch of his professorship
close attention, and was perhaps more
advanced in his knowledge of the ph<;- *
I notnena of this wonderful force tn na
! tore than any contemporaneous chemist
i". the south, if no-', in the federal union.
Following a correspondence with Sir 1
Michael Farrady, of the Royal institute in
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’ DR. ALEXANDER MEANS. ‘
• Jle was for many years professor •
l a ’of chemistry in the Georgia Med- «
• ical college and a pioneer in elec- ?
® trical experiments.
•■o-e-o o »-#•»•«
i ’ Condon, he entered the institute In tho
• year 1850. where he became the atten
; five student of the great Farrady. There ’
grew tip between these men a friendship i
- born of their kindred minds. Dr Means :
- I at the Royal with Farrady con- ,
. i .-.'lived th? practicability of utilizing elec- |
tricity both as a motor power and as I
. 'an illuminating agent.
. 1 At tliis point the recollection ot both ;
I Dr. Air ■ mder and myself varies from 1
i In.-tt of Colonel Capers. Ha delivered to
. hi." class in 1848 almost exactly the same .
ii,.,lu - ittended by simil r temarks ,
Hint h.- <iid in Atlanta in 1856. So Dr.
1 v’ .i: mi.'-t have conceived all these ,
y. iii.l id -s only to be perfected by the I
■ ; association of his personal s.-ientifie j
fi i ,i i, the great. Farrady, of London. I
i "ig his stay with him in 1856 The i
■ ;. .- l i! r salts of the work he after- >
ill i in Atlanta, it |
’ W"s not until the year 1856 that Dr. |
y; .'ms wa." fully prepared to make a
- ili.ino’istration before the public of what
; had up to this time been regarded as a i
. i ■: i.u-iry .-.nd often ridiculed by men '.
.■ ■ -,. coPcginte -ittainments had not |
. twca-i.'iti <1 their views.
Colo, 1 Capers says: "in the year:
: 1E56 Dr. M---ans invited the public to at- j
-id a ie -<uj< at the oil city ball. Io- .
> . ..'1 then where the capital building
r of Georgia i tn lie found. His subject ;
v. as "t-11.-etnctly as an Illuminating:
Ag.-ney and a Motor Power.’ With many ,
J e.t hi-r.-- I was prt sent and listened witn '
e great attention to the eloquent lecturer, ,
n w r !io b'-fotc his audience was far from <
ring understood or appreciated. His
loqu* nee .-.ill coaid not but admire. En-
~ ..hus d with his subject he delivered a I
l.iiliiai-.t discourse that was charming i
, "A- t<- eonvinclng his listeners of the
prae'.lcabiiity of the theory, I can only
~b:s:rate by stating that after the lec
a-.- I was walking with Judge l.'nder
v.-od. tho cl-.ler, who appeared to be
t in deep thought. 'Sir.' said bo to
'.i'.l it ever occur to you that Dr.
.',i< i.. was insane upon this electrical
r-onseiis ' What a pity that such a great
it mind hould be wasted on such folly.
y;,, id-., lighting a residence with
eb-.itrielty. and more incomprehensible i
•f .-’ill of plowing a field and driving our ;
-- carriages with lightning—nonsense, sir, :
i- ' nonsense.’
-, : "A: the close of his lecture the doctor ,
. ; vit-. d tlio- ■ who wer skeptical to visit.
THE WEEKEY CONSTITUTION : ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1903
his laboratory in the. Atlanta Medical col- j
lege, whore he was filling tho chair of ,
chemistry.
"it was there and then I first saw an !
electric are light burning beightly and
illustrating fully the assertion or demon
stration or theory of the doctor that
electricity is tin illuminating agent."
Worked Without Ostentation.
Dr. Means was a modest man. He felt
great reluctance at letting the world
know v.hnt he was doing or attempting
to do. But among friends, and especial
ly the immediate family, he was known
to have: constructed in a 20-foot base-,
ment room of his residence many years
before his death, which occurred in 1884, :
a circular railroad, on which was mount
ed a diminutive ear on wheels. He had
adopted the ordinary leaden jar, con
nected by the simplest macnlnery with
the wheels, tor tho purpose ot gone-attng
his motive power, after much working
and designing he had perfected the ap
paratus to such extent that be could
propel the car for several circuits around
the room. But he had not yet. 1.-.-.-en able ■
to get up enough force to keep the ma- I
chine in motion for a sufficient. length ot !
time.
All this occurred some time before his
death, when the next man known to at
tempt to utilize electricity for ..ghtlng
purposes and motive power was In tho
state of new babeship. Edison. It will be
remembered, wa.-> not born till 1847. ami
did not commence his experiments till
1871. In 1881 he first shoxve.l arc lights
in the Fallals de L’lndustrle in Parts, and
it is worthy of note that scientists were
so unprepared for such bold innovations
on s< ien.ee, and among them t.is fate was
untimely. Some capitalists, however, saw
money in It, and came to his aid.
At this time bj many learned men
Edison was pronounced insane and off his
base, as his predecessor. Dr. Means, was
judged at least tl irty or thirty-live years
before on Hie same line.
Fulfillment of Prophecy.
Did Dr. Means’ prophecy made in 1848 ,
come true? Let us see.
First, the world is lighted by electricity;
second, horseless carii n;cs are dally seen
on our streel. Long journeys are being
made rill over the land. are
being manufactured at the rate of ICO
tier mouth. Third, electricity Is so fast
supplanting steam as a motive power. !
that in this country alone arts 20.000 i
miles ot' electric trolley lines. A writer '
.ri McClures Magazine, March. 1903.
say..: "Tho development ot electrical [
traction should not fall into tho same
hands that have already developed them.
Some of the old railroad corporations arc
beginning to realize this. Tho x<ew York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad has
taken the daring step of paralleling Its
own lines, for a considerable distance
with new trolley roads. Thus It Is its
own competitor, and catches the passen
ger whichever way he goes.
The Boston and Maine has gone even
further It has corporator! a trolley lino
as an integral part of its regular system
Tho trolley lines might be multiplied by
ten with great advatage to tho steam
roads, which would find them incompar
able feeders, bringing freight and passen
gers from regions in which the locomo
tive’s whittle was never heard. But elec
tricity will not be content with that hum
ble position. It is creating a. system of its
own. self-centered and Independent, and
that system contains such a vigorous
principle of growth that it wiU not ba
tire ’size doll
a »free
M Feet High.
Girl”, h.TAi’’ a <lre«t Btjr
I>O, H biK enough tn veer
t&j'ACG your our grown Duby
v. h’.ih ’'o>: van put on und »>t?,
Zz button arid unbutton, to you. r
’ 1 iD.arVfld “ire. It is me snost
,; U'f rr ci)' indeeu-uctil''.':- b.-rul. gohl
/■ Bill’' ■III HB oa hair, ro»y cheek r. brown
r t IT evr-i. .kid colored body, rnl
S' fKli'’ - 1 cP M<-kUwx, black and
Pi Sift’S '.: J will etaad alone. It Hanoi.
Kfr-jj. i x. k .., not a hand
k &-1 A ' -a» painted French poll and-w I .;’
£ KA'isL -®! It'<- iu memory long-
t" after childhood days hav:
I .t/S- JKSoit We will give tMr
t fe Aw beaat ; ful.iollabsolmelyFre..-
V W Ik l " ; S4®S. a:'B.preraium'jrn'.llnger.!y
c Si "AL vll -'r; !r| torr bor.r« of ocr'lrent Coir
A I’’ AZ ’Jh H'd Hwvlhche Tablet-* ML
%/-. ' w In
' jxn’.paid. When sold end ua
k-y -th. jHur.f>y s•'.< ’ atid ’-my.ill
ftf'nd '■> u this Life Doll
uTueh'is '4 4 feel high, and ceto
rHu ’• -a iy Za wear L»abyclothed.
EXTRA PREMIUM.
it y°o • end b* ihe mehty
within one week jtfier rec**ivirij;
t;'.“ Tablet*, v. .•> will 'end wtto
the of '.I. tli Gdd Rib-
V !s ’ 4 , S bon 14n h. as ar. extra pir.ntiuni
ttss?'®' fur prompt work. We tnke back
goo-h 1 not bold. Address,
Jw NATIONAL MEOiCINE GO.
ooliocpt.4ib New Haven,Conn
MOST POPiJLfiR DOLL »SDE
surprising to see it swallow up its older
rivals. Cortainly the locomotive is doom
ed on local lines; its finish is plainly
visible on mountain railroads, where
water power is cheaper than coal; and
the question whether it can hold its own
anywhere is the most notly debated -
problem now agitating the transportation ?
world.
Fourth, when the fond father in At- j
lanta some months ago pinched his 6- ;
niinths’ hopeful, so his good old grand- (
parents in New Vork could hear the ,
youngster yell over the telephone, fully :
verified the last prophecy made in 1848 I
when Atlanta was In its swaddlings.
Dr. Alexander, who called Dr. Moans :
cranky In 1848. and' the' ~-u .... Judge !
Underwood, who pronounced him fit for '
the lunatic asylum, have long since pass- '
od to the great beyond: I stand alone >
with painful pleasure to give homage to
the grandest, collection that has adorned
Georgia's history.
EXTENSIVE NATURAL CAVE
IN RANDOLPH COUNTY
Few people even in south Georgia know
that, in Decatur county, In the lime
sink region, there are v. at». rfalls of great
height and beauty, or that in Randolph !
ccunty there is a large cave, which cn |
further investigation may prove still ’
more extensive. i
Grier’s cave Is situated about 10 miles !
north of Cuthbert In the northern part of I
Randolph county. The entrance Is a half 1
mile east of th. homo of J. ,j. Harden, ;
on whoso land, it It was first known I
to the v.Tilta people in t..- early thirties,
fust after the Cieek wur. Samuel A.
Grier had moved out >o what was tli r -r. :
almost a wilderness inhabited only by I
wild anima’s, In.'dt-.ns and ,i few whi: .
men. Th" -IndH'.:.-'-: looki’d upou ti.
vhites aa intruders, and, of course, t - ;
.listed every approach w h-.i-evcf posal-
On : cold, frosty ni .r.inp, Mr. Grier, !
while out in th" v.-oocl.- 'i--a.: his '
■loti-.-.-’.l what >i" tlio.';;' t t.- l>'_ smok : ,
curling up from a so..til hole in li: ■ |
ground. Sup[ using that c> In - pa -
•>f Indians was cunceal.-d within, he ::n- \
mediately collect’- i hi" f w n< ..tbhors
ind they returned t-c hoe out the sup
posed n .iraud s at th-- point of tl: i
met. Th.: hole in tlie .rr md proved : » i
-i,., a-: ‘ ; the n •
but the vapor ri.-Ung : tie- u.l r-
ground stream; no imjicns >v--r< the:.-,
in fact, it was lorn -I aft. rw ..-.1" th.:.;
the Indians were afraid of cove.
Bottom Dropped Out.
A few years after ti), disco',.ry o:
tlio cave Mr. Grier v r having r. w-.-ll
dug near his house, which was about i •
half milts from r.ie enti mee of live cave. |
\bout 20 feet belov. surfa., th-,
struck lock and fotii-.i It n<".:w,-.tn to
!o some blasting. A I! mg then Imppcß- .
c-d which, to those, unacquainted with '
the geological formti-ion in the neigh
borhood, seems in "cne—fhe bottom
of tho well was blown out. Another i
t-ory will serve to illustrate t'c.o same |
point. S. A. Grier th" son of the gen- ;
tieman who first visited tho cave, had
fish pond near his house, which he
wished to drain, so n.-. bored a hole in
the bottom of the pond and all the water
ran off beneath.
There Is u Jim "tono rock which 11. s
just beneath th surface and extends
■ ver several hu: ired acres, protruding
here and there Into plain view. This
rock is quite sot"; uid contains about 90
)6r cent lime. is just the region in
which the geolo. :sts would expect t ■
nd caves and o would not hesitate
long in looking -r an entrance. It is
usually expect.’- ' ,»at the entrance to .>
' ave will be ic he sl-:lu of a hill or
mountain, but I ■ one's preconceived ‘
notions are com-'i-l r.tbly shocked for he I
.sees only a sma . tound hole 2 f-.-u tn I
diameter in tie- almost level ground. This ;
opening goes through about 3 feet of
the rock.
A drop of 10 feet throng , this apc-rt-jr* ;
puts one irntnetllately into th.- midst
what may w -1 be failed the miteehanib '
ft is an apartment about 30 ieet in di
ameter and varies in height from 2 to 7 I
feet. The floor is somewhat like the con- 1
j vex surface of a sphere. The walls are |
- rough aa-l show no signs o: stalaei.it*-.". j
Description of Cave.
To tho northwest of the entrance lhe :
antechamber begins to slope c *wn. One I
who follows this Incline downward for '
20 or 30 feet reaches a long hallway with ;
a muddy floor—the mud having b*■■■ n c’.c-i
posited by an underground stream v.hie.-. I
woiks Its way through the crev:-<
the rocks and finally comes out into to-.-
open air about 100 yards from the <’;■ .
entrance There are a number of open- I
ings from this hallway, but all are s l .'
narrow that they In-.ve never been ex- :
plored. Overhead the stalactites have!
taken n aliy shape:-:, who -.- beauty lias
redeem" I the muddy caverr: l'i-'in the i
commonplace and the uninviting.
Going northeast from the entrance one
I comes to a very narrow passage about 2\
feet high and 20 feet long. This could
most hi propriately be- called "Fat Ma t.
Misery,” for it is with gi- .' difficulty
-. that one suec t-ds. in g. tting ’.-irough tluu
{passage even when crawling. But tlio,
■ ipartment into which it leads fully c.-
I pays ono for all hardships and diiflcui-I
ties encounter, d on the way. Tins room is
luite la.ge, about 50 feel long, 30 t>- :t
wide and 10 lieet high, and to it some
one has given the nuit.e 1 bail ream, but
.his name is not well applied H th-;- fi • "
is to be the criterion. The walls on all
sides are rough and very Irregular.
The floor i.t extieinely uneven and maa-
■ -ly and across it Lows the same stream
that was mentioned above (thero are a
ew fish In it. but contrary t » the usual
I ideas, they are not blind). The rool Is
i covered with stalactites whfen vary frmn
| the size of small icicles to that of a mu-i s
body. Some portions of the roof arc- beau-
Ifully corrugated and exceed in spleral. r
inything that could be prod-ic- J by tho
most skilled sculptor. I'nfo-. t omit."y. t’>c
brilliance of the crystals bus been smie.
what dimmed by the smoko and soot from
'he torches and candles of the visitors.
:3n the left the rtfilaetites >nrl to- sial..-.: :
■nites have united and hav< thus formed
’rent columns. Here they have (lie a',<
’.ear-ancc of n large basin of water whi. f.
was stream ing ov -r on all skies and '*■•>•-.
uddenly turned to stone: th’-r tln-v foi n
row of pipes ns of some largo pipe or
gan.
The origin of this cave cannot bo vei
different from Hint ol’ others. Ihe tm- :
.’erground stream Is st.i l ciittir.c .nt
the soft llmOstono: the water, pm ••-.•ln
through the thin surface layer, thr . im.
which evr-p tho roots of trees find timer;
way * is s’i’l forming beautiful st.-ilaetit. -
•’mi Ttalagm’tem. This continw-d Im i 'e
’■-igether with the many unoxp’ored r>-*r
tiens which will somo day bo gone in: >. :
’••111 mak" Grier's e-.ve more familbir imt
only tn Georgians, but to the people ,
other sections.
Free until January Ist, 1904, The ;
Weekly Constitution and Sunny
South. See particulars on page 9.
A Cowbird’s Habits.
(From Country Life in America.)
The cowbird is black and a little small
tp,nn the red-winged blnekhird. There
are three species, two of which—the com
mon and rod-eyed—migrate to our north
irn states and ere fours! associated to- I
pother. The males of the common cow- ■
’nird has a head and a neck of deep woo-i |
I town, whi’e the re J-eved is wholly bln* k
ami very lustrous. The females mv small- ,
er than the males and duller in color, .al
though the red-oved female is quite black. I
The bird receives i's name from its as
soeiation with cows, besides which it j
jptuls, snatching up the Insects that are '
fiisturbed by their heavy trend. About i
half a dozen usually utlend a single am- J
m.-il or bunch of cattle, part of which may
be of one snecics ami part of the other.
Indeed, the two associate together as
peacefully as though they were of the
samp species.
The most serious indictment against the
SWE laBSM
OF BAD BLOOD
OLeO There is no better evidence of a bad condition of the blood
and unhealthy state of the system than a sore that won’t heal, or
ULCERS a festering, discharging Ulcer or Abscess, There arc many ways
by which the blood mav become contaminated and poisoned. A
long spell of malarial fever or other debilitating sickness, the
excessive use of mercury in certain diseases, inactive kidneys and
torpid liver, exposure and lack of nourishing food, weaken the constitution and cause
the system to become congested with impurities which are taken up by the blood, and
wherever the flesh is bruised or scratched a festering sore or discharging ulcer begins.
A boil or blister, pimple or burn often develops into a frightful looking sore because of
the unhealthy condition of the blood, and the place will continue to grow and spread, finally
reaching the bones and causing them to decay unless Keuton Ohio Aug 22 1903>
the blood is purged and purified and the system thor- som« eight years ago a smaii t. ster
oughly cleansed of all morbid and unhealthy accumu-
lations. This cannot be done with washes, saxves and without avail. Finally i nonsuited a doctor,
spans, which only afford temporary relief. but the sore did not yield to his-trea:inent.
j, 'Ji. 60 consulted another without any better
Such things neither make the blood any purer nor results. The third doctor pronounced :•
& *ii Eczema. The sore m the meantime had
the system any cleaner, and to depend upon them alone spread qu?e a little and the skin adout the
is suicidal and senseless. The sore or ulcer is only a •l ore was discolored Auer treating it for
Eczema and not getting any better, the doc
symptom, an outlet tor the poisons circulating 111 tne tor pronounced it Epithelioma Cancer, and
blood, and as long as it remains impure the sore will advised that Igo to Chicago and have ncus
never heal. It may scab over anti appear to be getting recommended to me by a couple of frie..as, i
well, but a fresh outpour of matter from the diseased began its use, ana the sore soon begyn to
, , ’ • . r 11 .. • heal, and after using some six bottles of tne
blood starts It again, ana tuns it goes on, sometimes medicine it healed up entirely, and has )V
for years, slowly sapping away the life of the patient. returned. Several years Ir'yeelxpsed :ice
•> ’ ri ° r its disappearance. JOHN L. SAM.?.
The only way to get rid of these disgusting evi- ;
deuces of impure blood is to remove the cause by j was th « victim of a se?S bur n’s Sag
purifying the polluted blood, and nothing does this so stepped into a crucible of molten iron. M -
sureiy and effectively as S. S. S. It drives out of the
circulation impurities and germs of every kind; and by my telling you that I was unable to v.qi.c
under the tonic effect of this great remedy the general £ r ’’ !• L
health rapidly recuperates and broken-down constitu- ting discouraged at the slow progress
tions are built up and strength and vigor are restored wsa^ult ■
to all parts of the system. When S.S. S. gets into the its work well, it went into the oircui
circulation, impurities that have been clogging the
blood and causing the old sore or ulcer, are driven out heal. To-dayit is entirely healed, and s.s.s.
through the natural channels of the body, and the
place begins to heal, the discharge gradually ceases,
new flesh forms and smooth, healthy skin hides all signs of the painful, sickening sore.
* S. S.S. is an entirely vegetable remedy, containing
both purifying and tonic properties, making it the ideal
• I 1 ** medicine where the blood is out of order and the health
undermined by some previous ailment resulting in
g 1 Jy chronic sores, ulcers, boils or abscesses.
sore ,at d° es not P roni P t h’T no matter ho -
small, will bear watching. It is a sure indication of oad
blood, and may develop into something far more serious than a common u cer. It may
be Cancer. Through our medical department we are rendering valuable help to th
afflicted with sores and ulcers of various kinds. Write us, and our physiemns wii adv-,
you without charge. StV/FF SPSCifiS ATLANTA, GA?
win i-r - - ■ - niii- -- ~m-»iir— ------ n amp ian>a>.i»aaii>-*mv. - ---- « -—rm- - ■ .♦.-m..--
cowbird l:.- that it builds no nests and do.-s
not rear its own family. Its eggs ar-: laid
in the nests of sireenlets. warblers, finch
ers ami other hlaekbirtls, most of which
aro smaller than Itself. Os the first five
red-wings’ nests examine.] in 1902 four
contained the > gi'.-- of the cowfiird. The
summer warbler was on. Jay forma bury
ing tho detestable egg in the bottom ot
her neat, together with one of her own.
Two orchard orioles' nests, not fifty feet
apart, each contained the egg of the para
site, probably o:’ the same breed.
See the great double fourteen,
months’ offer Constitution and Sun
ny South on page 9.
HOW HE LOST HIS BEARD.
This Is the story of some political whis
kers and what happened to them.
Not very many days ago. while the mos
quito was rampant in Atlanta., there came
’<> this city a certain prominent south
Georgia politician. His purpose In corning
was to be operated on for appendicitis
ami he sojfurned during his stay in the
city at a private sanitarium.
Thes“ whiskers attracted nttention
wherever th* y w< seen, for a man migi ■
live more than the allotted three-sc.ro
and-ten years an t never see a set like
them but once In all iiis li f e. He might
indeed reach the octogenarian mark
without ev< r having feasted his eyes upon
such glorious hiskets.
They wc-’ e long ami gray and sw< -ping,
like the moss on cyprus trees down in the
swamps of Florida. When breezes blew
the whiskers all hut hummed a m< 'dy
like sweet aeolian liat ps. tloating the v. aile
like a gallant flag at the masthead ot'
some ship.
But appendicitis respects not whiskers
end the proud pot- cssor of the lambrequin
adornments was very, very ill. But still
his native curiosity was alive and activ.-.
unsubdued by pain. The surgeons were
driven almost distraught before they ap
plied tho anaesthetics b;, such questions
as: “Why do you boil the knives?” or
"What do you do with the appendices you
cut from folks?"
But at last the ether got in its work
and the inquiring politician lay motion
less, silent and helpless or. the operating
table. The surgeons did their work dettly
and quite soon a successful t rinmation of
the operation wax had. Then tho uncon
scious patient v. as removed to his room.
This room open* d off a long hallway ;> :-1
it happened that in th.- apartment ad
joining t. .:.t occupied by the still si ttn
bering politician was another stiff<-rer with
appendicitis. This man had a friend across
the hall likewise recuperating from i simi
lar operation. He had de.eloped, during
his illi es.:'-. a shaggy growth oi beard an i
to have this removed had sent for a bar
ber. When the barber finished Ins task
the convalescent said to the barb w:
"I have a friemi across th bad who
wants a shave and a hair cut. too, but be
careful with him, lie's not as near re
covered as I am.”
And the barber, rejoiced over this new
chance of a tee, steppen across the hriii,
but as ill luck would have it, entered tin
room of the man with the great gray
whiskers. .
"1 ve conic to shave, you,” said the bar
ber.
"I d'want t’ be shaved,” mumbled tn
sick man, hard.y conscious yet and still
hull from the effects of the ether.
“But the man across the had ahi you
were to b shaved," rejoined the barb- c.
"Oh. W'11" said the sick man. - that
feller b’.led his knivos. 1 reekin he had
some good reasin fe>- that and has an
other good reasin ter tills. So shave
And the barber did. shaving before lie
had finished al! tho whiskers away. Then
be put up his razor and cup and demanded
50 cents.’
' Not l>y er jugful,” cried the sick nrin.
"of you 'want enny money yo-.i see thet
fel’f !’ that does till the s icin' and operatin'
around here. I’m payin' him by tiler job
and he's gotter see thet I'm shaved es I
need shavin' ”
But the barber insisted anil finally the
voices of the sick man and the lonsori.-tl .
artist rose high ami' a house physician
rushed in.
•'Here'.” he cried, "you mustn't excite
i that patient—l'll pay the 50 cents anu !
j you get out of here.”
And the barker and the house surgeon
i went their ways and the sick man rolled •
*oi er and fell asleep again. He was stl.i '
I sleeping when his nurse came In. That .
; young woman wps astonished. Her patient
‘ bad been an elderly man with a patri
[ at* hal beard, but in his bed was a man
twenty years younger and very, very
i smooth shaven. There was a mystery ,
som-. where. The nurse rushed away in a
i quiver of alarm.
“Where Is my patient?” she asked "very I
i one sho met; “the old man with the !
' whiskers—the big gray whiskers?”
But no one had seen him and the mys- <
tory grew more and more perplexing un
til the house surgeon who had paid tho
. bather appeared. He explained that it
w is the same man—minus the whiskers
ti. it so lately adorned bis jaw.
But there were other developments yet
to grow out of these same whiskers j
When the patient woke In ths morning
be missed them and then there was a to |
do that will be 1* ng remembered at that
sar'tnrlum.
'-Where's my v.-’tinkers?" he cried. '
"Who's got 'em? "e>ne one’s i.'Opm hi :
here in the night arid sto'e my b?ard. j
That other spoiled 'em. Thr-v're gone i
no’ some one's got to settle with me for i
»he loss nv '. ’n. I've been a-wearin ’em I
; for forty ye'>r 1 run fer the m-si-1 ! tnr' i
and got e'er-fed beers o’ them whlslrers -
■ 'in'» I o’ the peace right now
count o’ 'em? Wlint' 1 ! my constituents |
env when I go bnck among 'em with a i
. • !ji<p 3 onion? T had anpcidv- j
j . :>m-not some kind er whisker dis- I
'..1 all that dnv he wont ?>n*l Tnoanod ;
n;, i cwor*>. .mol now it is I d !, n.-■ jlf >n-it- :
: for a barber to get into that, san'ta- ;
! rium.
Free PoaFlet
I r.„ T’rinorv Disoa=osr written by the j
; n.'-.a'ng- sneolnltj, of this pennpv. ■’<!-
! ,’rpcs nr. ,T vowfnn Hathaway, 42 Inman i
■ building. Atlanta. Ga.
Cotton in Africa.
(From the T’h” . i .’m’nm Pnbno ledger), i
The y.-t'.-rts •’’’ sneoossf':! cotton < i-.'t'-.’-e ;
In Western .Africa have a future rather |
than a contemporary Interest. it will j
j be many years before African cotton can *
enter into serious competition with the ’
I American crop, which now furnishes I
1 mote than thron-fourtlm of the worli'" I
I supply. Os the recorded sales of the last •
I cotton year, 10.-ISO.OOO ba'es. iu round !
| numbers. s were from the United State.--. '
l 2.400.000 bales from India. 1,125,000 1
! from F.gvpt and 220.000 from other sour :- I
I es. arc! this proportion had changed very .
I slightly li: five years. The American cr-r. !
■ will be larger this ye; r than last, and |
I there probably will be sotm* irmre.-isc fmai ,
i Africa; hut the figures sufficiently in.U-|
' eate how largo a margin must be over- |
i come before our control of the market I
' can bo endangered.
■ At the same time it is to be observed
that the Ameri.’au crop of co'ton has
I not increased with the general demand. ■
i oi- the recent, inflation of prices would j
! have been impossible, and this increas- i
' ing demand and upward tendency will I
! inevitably slimuiafo the efforts of other
i countries to increase production. The >
I world im st have cotton. It is ono if
the cons' icuous objects ->f the great en- |
BLOOD POB3ON CURED.
' ■’MK ri'. Any stage of this drcarii'il dir-, is • *S;. >!ri -1 ; :•’.<?/ -. . nr- I-
ri? \ y.-.u »:1 kvll Ms ’- u: ”, hnlid»c4 .IF 1 all ri’;. '■ I- . -'1
;• •■ . ’■*4 Ts? ri -ithi Still hate pimples, mu -us pr’.-riit , som it
•'-.ri Vr ' , an-1 a’-Iring bent"*, come to mi ; I w: I ;. i . 'v . ■ .
' ■ I . .in furnrih a h en- tie., tment < <ri ‘ •
. ri guarnntfp abs>hib ly » c refund :.-"ir •
Writ, a ful) icveript o-f y .nr •--.«<• a.’-i r- !t '■> *■
*^ T V eonsultaition an 1 . tlx'ice fn • and sfvi. dh . .u*.. ..; :,ri. D..
< F. A. WYNNE, Specialist, 625 AustelL Xtini 'T, G’.
r - -XOJSA GRAND SURPRISES
' , . riril ALL FOR IO CENTS! %
- - " bile wo h.»ve not exactly -’omere 1 t’.r : inirkot. we FA. •'■’7
/ ‘ - I have I’tU ourseivvii hd • iwittis. a »« ■■ •> ;»• <t* iv»ti.- v g Vri - i
I - i r ever know . Ini'* ■ I < onto n- I ri’ j..
l ri, ‘ j ri.l *S3 hpfuiritul Frti<'\ L;ire. I v:tiri Kihhon 50 l.» ncy Silk
i V Z’Y -3 Kcmijants rind I’” to fill If’i <.ohi .‘Aii’.l KinQ
"i - . ted h< ro. V.’ th»- ah>re. 12 y:»t 1.4 F a -e, I’ rtom. Hem z />//1 \
12 b /postpaid. silk <’<K* PwL L, Box 1588, Now York,
gineering operations on the Nile to •
large the area available for cotton e
tur-e in Egypt, a .d Britis:.. German cr-.
Belgian interests are engag'-d, in t.ie
motion of this Industry ;.. . : r ; - ••-
of Africa, a continent of vot-t pc:*?"*:,
ties as v.t und*-'.eloped. The S*- Am-.,
tear, cotton fields also are cupaol -
large development, and in the e u'.-.-
years, as the ar.-a *>f profitable cot’ *n *
ture in the I.’niled State-- ;ippri".i"T "
limit of i's eapai-iiy. li--■-* various
er sourec-s of supply must gain in re.at- a
importance.
Last :. ar the c<ms.;:'ipt:un ot . ■ -
was great.-r than the year's new r _
The United .States ron/rimod about
p»-r cent of its
small proportion of Eg.' ’■
mostly in comi-i ;a:i- e , w.. " vp-t"
that mam u; th-' <l- ! -
ropean markets. It w.l tn-us "
that the European natb-i s tr-' vn;y j
great inducements t" e;u ourag *
planting in their colonies, out
very long way to g’ to ak<
In any degree independent of the I in
states.
Tomorrow.
Where is the thrill of last ni.-hU- tr?
Where Is the stem ■■'. I *st ■ ■ ■ ~
Where is th-.- toe::', th .: "- I le- - : ■
Gone where th" lost pin." go ’"*: ,
For last night's ni-ll" i." " I mafic paj.;.
The s. -ishit. - laughs at th" long".
And tooth that a-hed has lost
pain—
ThaTs wh: es g .-w to.
Where are the ciotn. s that w- used to
we i) ?
AVhere ire bur*:. n-- > ■ 1 '
1.-- the- b.'il'l li" . /■- cur :g ::*.>■
Gone where t'i • pic" -h"". ; p- a" t*’’
Or the style has ciiangcfi .a:*: tho ciorqes
arc new.
The ski 's are wearing a brighter *lue.
The hair doesn't snarl as it i.ie*-4 " <lt»-
And th- parting has grow;-, more '..“A
Where are the bills that our p*
tressed?
Where Is the pin ’hat ?he -■ -by ?”
Where are the dov< - :i. last year's oest?
Where have the pins all gone to?
On the oi l bill" paid -ire n'w ones tlTrowfi
And the baby'u at school with her pin
outgrown
And the squabs at-- runnir-g a nest of
You can’t bring ’em back if you want m.
We can stand i lie smart of yosierfioy.
Today'-s worse ills we can A ;ve away;
What was and is brings n.- dismay
F >r past and present sorrow;
Hut the burdens that make us gr in
and sweat.
The troubles that make us fume an '
Are the things that haven't h.jpye. <<4
The j.R-y that we '! find t"-morrow.
-Rob.-t J. I'. -t»
A Religious Free Lunch Boute..
.From IT..- B.)s-o ; i Globe.)
The matter of the full chureli is eausint
some minister.-, to stay awake -"ir’riis, b. t
a pastor in Evanston, Ills., thinks he h.;s
hit on a scheme to give him a large
gregation. The following is the pro
gramme tor his evSning s -r\ ce la
day: ’‘Hot roast beef sandwich; hymn No.
338. four stanzas; hot .- ■ ■ " *
tea; brief talk by elder; lobster salad, po
tato salad, shrimp snaid; pal:. hy
, -
beauflful girls; 011-r.-s. pickles, radishes,
young onions; doxology.
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