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THE ATLANTA UEOKfcHAN ANl) NEVVb.
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
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JOHN TEMPLE CRAVES. Editor.
F. L. SEELT, President
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If this weather keep* up a few day*
longer poke ealad will be In our midst.
Robert Edeson will marry Miss
Ethel Levy as toon na the courta can
remove a alight difficulty by severing
the marital knot binding her at the
present to George M. Cohan.
If they don't squelch, that Dr. Wiley
he's going to have people afraid to
chew anything but the rag.
- A Pennsylvania man haa been una
ble to more his Joints In eight years.
Down here when a fellow showa any
hesitancy about It the police more
both man and Jolnu.
The bureau of entomology In Wash-
Ington lx mourning the loss of some
rare hugs. Congress will mourn a
tow March 3.
In Chile women act as street car
eonductora. That la an excellent
chance for an attempted witticism,
hot It wouldn't be fare.
A New Jersey man found n negro
burglar In the woodpile. Is the negro
a political asset In that state?
The Hague ;ieace conference meets
In June, but It will be too late to act
on the Rrownavtlle matter.
Editor l.ord, of The Winder, Ga.,
News, haa an editorial complaining
about "Wreckless SbtK>llng." That
Is the very kind that ought to lie com
mended.
The listless fad Is the latest. With
Busier not Ibt away roost married
own will devoutly pray for this fad to
teat.
The shortest street In the country is
Hague In New York. Some Innocents
who crowd Into Wall street come
away with an Impression that the
honor belongs there.
Some fellows take dellKht In setting
the public craxy over some such Idiocy
as "What is the plural of grapefruit.,"
The man who started the foolishness.
“How many can you count?' ought to
get Just that.
Congressman Charlie Adamson says
that (he Interview with hint regarding
living expenses In Washington was a
credit lo the creative genius of the re
porter. Maybe that Isn't stepping
toom under In diplomats language.
“Stunning gowna will he seen this 1
spring." says a fashion writer. Yes.
and stunning remarks heart? from fa-
tfcar when the bill comes In. y
The average widower remarries at
ft; tha average widow at 31. and the I
oM tuaid whenever the can.
TWGCJENT FAKE? ANl REGULAI SCHEDULE?.
Tht legislatures of three a tales have passed bills providing for »
twocent rare on.al? tho railroads' within their border lines.
The action of these states waa simultaneous. West Virginia, fowa and
Missouri on February 13th formally committed themselves to thU
policy. ,
And the stun railway commission of Texat has Just Issued orders
requiring that ttslns shall make their schedules, barring unavoidable ac
cidents. that ihey shall not wait longer than half an hour at connecting
points foi delayed trains, and that they must atari their passenger trains
from points of origin In accordance with adverflaed schedules, end con
form lo these published schedules witbir. possible limits aa to arrival at
and departure from the several stations on the line.
It la perbnp* fortunate now that we shall he able to watch In other
states the results of this experiment.
lu the mailer of the 3c a mile rale, the objections heretofore urged
have been that the volume of travel did not Justify thin low rate of fare.
The Georgian has time and again pointed out that ( the railroads* have
themselves destroyed this excuse by their emphatic and oft-repeated dec
laration that (he volume of business. traffic, freight and pasaenger. la actu-
alIp.creator than the line* can carry, and that ibis flood of business ha*
liehd offered aa an excuse and Jnalifleatlon for Ibe delay In trains.
Those who travel und observe wiib any degree of care will bear
wiliest .lu the crowded state of the trains all over the country, and we
do not find In our observation or In our reason any cauae fo apprehend
that this reduction of fare will entail a serious disaster upon the rail-
roads.
If It did we would he Just enough to be willing lo see Ibe rale re
established at. lu preaent figure. Ilul we will now. at leaat. have an oppor
tunity to watch the matter In wholesome experiment In widely distant
slates.
For some years, the New York Central and other railway* in New
York have had a Sc.fare and we have not noted the record of any finan
cial disaster attendant upon this policy. We shall watch, however, Iowa.
West Virginia and Missouri with much Interest In this connection and
will be better able lo estimate the fairness of the law by the results of the
experiment.
The Tew txynralsalon la to be esiH'dally commended for taking hold
of the matter of schedules.
In one particular alone we feel that their Interference baa beeu Just
and timely. There la no reason why a train load of passengers on the
main line of a great railway should lose an hour of time and Imperil all
their through connections by waiting for a delayed train on a branch line.
Nor la there any reason which the common same public can sen out
side the carriage of malls, why passengers an a through train should wait
for a connection with the long-delayed schedules of some allied road.
We believe that the Texaa commission has enacted a wise law. and
we would be glad to see It Imitated by the body which presides over the
luiereats of the people In our own railway system of Oeorgia.
PRESIDENT FINLEY'S FINE SPEECH.
, It isTinpossniTeTni' peupta who think rightly and fairly not to be Ini-
pressed by the spirit with which President Finley, of the Southern Rail
way. has assumed the very large and responsible duties of-his Important
position.
From the very first, the new executive head of (he South's greatest
railway system has demonstrated a spirit of high consideration and of
giwat respect for the people who have an Interest In the vast system
over which he presides. Coming Into offlee under the shadow and sor
row of a great tragedy, and with a record behind him of unblemished In
tegrity In hla own department, President Finley has made evident from the
beginning thnt he intends so far aa In him Ilea, to establish a better re
lation between the railroads and the people of the South.
And he la going about It in the right and proper way. Instead of
holding hack In the shadow when public clamor arises against the corpo
rations. and Instead of living, by Implication at leaat, tho Vanderbilt theory
of "the public be damned," President Finley came frankly and fearlessly
Into the public prints vrith n kindly, honest and manly statement address
ed through the newspapers to the Southern people, giving- the
raUrond aide of the unfortunate and unsatisfactory situation of
transportation In the South. Frankly assuming responsibility for
mistakes, frankly conceding thnt errors had been made, the new
preeldent of the Southern railway gave through the newspapers with ev
ident sincerity a statement which w«* meet Impreaelve, concerning hi*
railway system, what U had already done, and what It waa now trying to
do to relieve the complicated and trying conditions of traffle and travel.
Coming from an ofllclal source this statement did much to quiet the
Irritation and discontent of the business public end to Ineplre confidence
tbnt no effort would be spared to relieve the situation as promptly a* en
ergy and mean* could be applied to Iti correction.
And now comen Preeldent Finley with another public utterance ad
dressed primarily to the employees and representative* of his railway
system In convention assembled and given to the press on Wednesday.
There I* s ring of linearity mixed with the kindness and falrneia of
these remarks which we feet sure will please (he people of Georgia and of
the South. The Injunction to courtesy, to high consideration given by the
president to bla subordinates, tho dl rectlon to treat even the Impatient and
unreasonable patrons of the road with patience and courtesy and klndneaa.
Is one which will do much to disarm the bitterness and antagonism
which has- been carefully and diligently fostered and which still ex
ists between the people ami the railroad corporations.
The tone and temper of President Finley's remarks are worthy of the
sttentlon of the public and will doubtless Inspire a reciprocal patience
and consideration on the part of the people toward the railroads.
There can be no doubt that one of the chief censes of division In
the past baa been the Indifference, the apathy and too frequently the curt
ness, amounting almost to rudeness, on the part of the railway officials
toward the public.
There never was a railway situation whose unpleasnniness could not
have been molllfled by the evidence of consideration on the part of the
railroad represantallves. In the case of a wreck the writer of this article
has many a time seen the discontent and Irritation of passengers who did
not know the cause of the delay molllfled and softened Into good humor
and amiable acceptance by a polite conductor who did not hesitate to ex
plain the c'uuse of Ibe delay, the probabilities of another start, and to ex
press his regret for the discomfort of the passengers. On scores of occa
sions we btve teen a revolution In feeling wrought by this simple policy
of explanation and consideration.
1'pon this policy of courtesy and klnducts toward (he traveling pub-
lie, the Northwestern and Burlington railroads in Hie West have built up a
popularity which has brought them great tides of business and saved
them no end of bitterness In their litigation.
Ami so, we cannot fail to commend the spirit and the method by
w hich President Finley Is seeking lo bring the Sum hern people Into a
larger and kludlier consideration of the difficult? -* which surround the
present railway situation, and we believe If Ibis altitude Is maintained and
enlarged In material ways that the new executive of that great system
will have Itnimoated ut least the beginning of an era which will do
much lo heal the trouble between the people nod the corporations.
A FOOLISH NEORO CONVENTION.
The wiser element of the negro race bare counseled the abolition of
the Equal Rights convention now lu session at Macon.
I'ltder (list name, and at this time, such a convention ran do no good
and has already done harm lu affurdltig an arena for the violent har-
anguc of lllahop Turner, who Is evidently seeking notoriety- through In-
cendlary radicalism.
Only a few days ago The Georgian published a protest against this
conventlur. by Edllor II. J. Davis, of The Atlanta ludepeirdeul. Editor
lhrrls is growing fast In the confidence of the white South by hla whole
some utterances, and his advance comment upon this foolish convention
was so timely that wv are going to print It again llero Is what a wise
negro says about these ftxdlah negroes:
"Character nbd usefulness in men anti women arc not created
by resolutions lo conventions It must come If It comes at all. by
useful and helpful living ntuoug our neighbors lu Iho communities
where we Hv« Kqua? rlghtr am? no other convention cau bring
to us tire fuli enjoyment of oti.' manhood rights until we demon
strain our worth ar men and citizen among our neighbors. It
may be a bard Jol. under prevailing cundltlo.ru. In convince our
neighbors thnt we art entlller? It lire tights and privileges we
contend for; R matters not how bard lire las' Is, Hit burden of .
proof Is upon our racial shoulders and we had as well address our
selves to the work. The tlmo we spend at Macon and $>ther places
resolutlog and complaining about conditions we cannot remedy
could be more profitably spent In an hones', effort to establish
ourselves In the hearts of ou.' neighbors. The only rtglu that win
remain permanently with us. are those we earn by our faithfulness.
While we dc not approve the animus behind the curtalUnent of our
constitutions? rights, sometimes wo are almost of the Opinion that
we are unfit for many of the cl vie tod political Immunities left as.
Why pall one thousand negro men to Macon to resolute and make
hot air speeches In February? Dr. White haa been In the Conven
tion business In the state for 33 years, and nothing tangible stands
to his credit along political llnea. Let us keep our mouths shut
and work more. Let us stay at home and address our talents to
the accumulation of wealth 'and character. Ninety-nine per cent
of the negro leader* who meet lo these conventions are default
ers on the tax books in their counties, yet.they asplre.to lead and
■bape citizenship."
Such counsel at this from real negro leader* cannot he too often re
petted to the ear and understanding of the negro mass. ,
We are almost sorry that true men and wise men* lllfe Governor
Nortben and Dr. Ntmaally. should go out of their way to ftyend a conven
tion called by such a name, and led-by agitator* of * question which can
only be settled along the lines of the editorial which me qhote above.
A FORECAST OF THE SOUTH'S ADVANCE.
During 1W6 the wealth of the South increased tl.fQt.OOO tor every
day of the year, Sundays Included, or e total of t34t0.00p,000'.
The actual lacreaae In assessed value, gays The Manufacturers' Record,
was yi.076.000.000, and this waa on the average to per oent of the true
value. The unaxlng magnitude of this gain or I7.300.00tl a day Is strik
ingly shown by the statement of The London Express, Which, bemoan
ing the Inability of Great Britain to keep pace with America's growth, put
the lacreaae In Great Britain's wealth at 17.000.000 a week.
Contrast the South’s Increase of $7400,000 a day with. Great Britain's
$7,000,000 a week and then think of the future.
Great Britain, with comparatively few natural resources, dependent
upon the outside world for nearly all Its foodstuffs, for much of Its Iron
ore. for all of Its cotton and a large part of Its lumber, add with only 10.-
000 square mile* of coal, of which a large portion has been worked out.
has 40,000,000 people crowded Into an area equal to that Of less than half
of Texaa.
On the other hand, look at the South, with the worlfl's cotton trade
In Its absolute domination, with 62,000 equate miles of virgin coal Held*,
with Iron ore sufficient to duplicate for years to come the; whole Iron and
alee) trade of all Europe, with almost limitless soil capabilities already pro
ducing over 300,000,000 bushels of grain a year and several hundred mil
lion dollar*' worth of diversified farm products, able to produce foodstuffs
for hundreds of millions, able to clothe the world, able to i do more manu
facturing than that of the whole country today, with millions of available
water power, 600.000 horse power for electrical transmission being already
under development, and when you have catalogued these you have men
tioned only a few of the South's strong points.
With the Elect
Where the Georgia Delegation
Live in Washington.
A Fair Criticism.
Still, when the North sends to the
senate such exponents as Aldrich, Pen
rose. Depew and Briggs, we do not see
that It has a very valid Impeachment
against the South for Its Idlovyncracles
In the line of Tillman. Jeff Devls «nd
Vardanian.— Pittsburg Dispatch.
Sure, Post Hast*)
“Atlanta, • small city." says the Chi
cago Post. The Post may recover
from the combined onslaught nt the At
lanta press, but we have no Idea It will
ever look like anything again.—Waan-
Ington Herald.
Whtr* Did This Happen?
What a testimony to the militant
Torre of woman, when a husband lias
to arm himself with two revolvers and
club to discuss domestic questions
with his wife!—Philadelphia Telegram.
Proof Positive.
The t’nlted States built more auto
mobiles last year than any other coun
try. No one who tries to crasi upper
Broadway doubts It.—New York World.
Hatty Editorial Opinion.
That editorial opinion may be too
hastily formed Is shown by the expe
rience of ah Oregon editor who shot a
man against whom he supposed he had
a grudge and was chagrined to And
that he had killed a stranger.—Phila
delphia Public Ledger.
Which?
John D. Rockefeller changed hotels
at Augusta. Ga. to avoid the crowds
that inn after him. College presidents,
church treasurers or United States
marshals?—Mobile Herald.
And Seme, Many te See.
All of os hsve a few- stars to thank.—
Dallas Morning News.
Not Guilty.
i'airy Nation la spending the week
In Atlanta and that sensation-loving
ellv Is fairly hugging Itself, Including
Carry, with delight.—Tlflon. Ga.. Ga
zette.
To Prevent Crime.
(.'tall dental students are practicing
on the penitentiary convicts out there.
When these tidings become generally
noised abroad. It Is anticipated thnt
crime In that stnte will Instantly cease.
—Richmond Tlmcs-Dlspatch.
With Ons Exception.
Ohio Republicans are keen for negro
tecogimlon everywhere except In Ohio.
-Louisville Times.
- Why Held Bryce Responsible?
The birth-rate Is decreasing In Lon
don. Wc trust thst Mr. Ronaevett will!
tube in early occasion to speak to Mt.
Bryce ahout It.—Columbia Bute.
Yet, Takes Your Money.
"The Book Agent Talks." says n j
headline in an esteemed contemporary.
Bure, Doea lie ever do anything else?—
Baltimore American.
Universal Language.
A statistician has figured that there
me just J.otit languages. And money
talks In every single one of them.—
Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Lone Exception.
The t 'ongresrlonnt Record Is s Jour
nalist!, relief It has not published a
single picture of ' Evelyn Nexbll.—
Wm-hlngton Btat.
t»$4+^# J#y,
Jockey Miller, who thinks that til.
Job is bitter than thst of the president
because tie gets 360,nOO tt year, knows
nothing nbm.t tlte priceless Joy of being 1
able lo Icy things on Loch. — Louisville t
hurl, r-Journal.
SENATORS.
Augustus O. Bacon, 1757 Oregon ave
nue.
A. S. Clay, the Normandie.
CONGRESSMEN.
\V. C. Adamson, the Bancroft.
C. L. Bartlett, the Bhoreham.
Thomas M. Bell, the Iroquois.
W. O. Brantley, the Riggs.
T. W. Hardwick, the Shorehain.
IV. M. Howard, the Bancroft.
Gordon Lee, tne Shoreham.
E. B. Lewis, the Metropolitan.
J. W. Overstreet, the Metropolitan.
L. K. Livingston. HI6 B.ltmore street.
J. M. Griggs, the Bancroft.
GEORGIANS tS GOTHAM.
New York. Kell. 14 —The following are
*maag the visitors In New York today:
ATLAKTA-J. P. I (arris, J. BUOBmiir.
Mrs ,'nrtnlrhncl.
MACON-Mls* It. Meyer.
CHATTANOOGA-A. P. Montague. Miss
t.‘. Montague,. MISa G. II. Muutsfuv,
lilts M. Montague.
NEGRO SNATCHED CHECK
FROM AGED LABORER.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus. U*., Feb. 14.—A feature
of the monthly pay-day at the Central
of Georgia railway ahops was the loss
of a check for $50 by Mr. Ed Browning,
an old employee. After receiving Ills
check from the paymaster. Mr. Brown
ing stopped under the electric light to
rend II. and a negro man dashed by
him. snatching the check out of his
hand.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
IW-IWC
FEBRUARY 14.
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Mir William lUacb*l«ni»\ faimnn»
nuthorlu. »ll#s|. Horn July l'». li —
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in;4tnl
ISW-Hrt'lK* ,
fctroMtl lev Art*.
tSTt-¥ir«t patent graultil
At' a \rtinlrr tirohnm Roll
1W0—IHmuh* i»f rrtnuaetiltilUe*
HimmUo? Itifil * now mien.
|9M— Klnif IMwiml VI! ufienet] tUe fii*t i>ar*
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER-
New York, Feb. 14.-A caW* dis
patch from London says the* Edna
May. tha American actress, Is en
gaged to marry Oooar Lewlaohn. son
of Adolph Lewlaohn. of New York. The
wedding will take place. some time
this year, and the couple will rt* d*
Hi London. The settees will not give
up her stage career. v *
According to news received from Bt.
Paul. Minn., Representative Tlntber-
lake, of Minneapolis, ha* Introduced a
bill In the state legislature, which. If
enacted, will prohibit any person from
Inducing a mother to cease nursing
her baby before the Infant 1* one
month old. The bill wne Introduced at
the requeet of a charitable society and
was referred to the committee on
health and pure food.
The United States senate last night
broke all record* by passing bills et
the rate of fifteen a minute for on*
hour and six mfnotes. The bill# wero
pension bills on the calendar, to which
there were no objections. The num
ber psssed was 1*1. and during the
procedure Senator Met'umber was the
•only senator on the floor. Vice Presi
dent Fairbanks presided.
New York Central line* are to have
the use of twenty cars equipped with
steam heat and,electric light* for- the
exclusive transportation of valuable
horses. Experience has taught the
management that such cars w||| prove
the cheapest In the long run. If a
horse, valued at $35,040. catches pneu
monia while being shipped over the
road because the car could not be kept
warm nr could not be ventilated or
there was too much ventilation, the
carrier la called upon to pay for 'the
liorae If It dies. In addition to those
which are used (or- racing purposes,
thousands of valuable horses are ship
ped every year to CNfcagn. New Yoric,
Cincinnati and other large cities.
An annual International and colonial
exnoeltIon. pertaining to agriculture.
Industry and commerce, Is planned at
Antwerp. Belgium, to open In May and
dose In September next. It Is under
the patronage of the governor of the
province of Antwerp, the burgomaster
of the city of Antwerp, and other prom
inent dtlsens. A distinctive feature
w ill be that exhibitors will be at liber
ty to aell their exhibits at any time
without reetrictlon or expense, so that
the exposition will be more In the na-
ture^of a fair.
Before Read Admiral Willard H.
Brownson relinquishes command of the
Asiatic fleet, to become chief of the
bureau of navigation, It Is said that he
will be placed In command of the new
Pacific fleet. It I* also possible that
in the event that congress should de
cide to accede to the department's rec.
ommendatlnn and authorise the ap
pointment of two vice admirals. Rear
Admirals Evans and Brownson will
have the honor of being the flrat to
bear those titles. The general board
haa worked out a scheme which orig
inated with Rear Admiral G. A. Con-
erne, retired, the present chief of the
bureau of navigation, for the merging
of the Asiatic fleet and the Pacific
squadron Into one Pacific fleet.
Aa reported In former years, the
Roman Catholic church la by far the
largest body of Christians in the
United States, the 1(06 membership fig.
ures being 10,67».930. a gain of 135.-
776 over the estimate a year ago. The
method of computing membership fig
ures In tlte Roman Catholic church
differs much from that prevailing In
most Protestant bodies. The number
of Catholic communicants Is estimated
on tfie basis~brUllfiuitetf of popula
tion. The rule followed by church of
ficials In the census of IKO trae to
take 65 per cent of the estimated Cath
olic population, deducting the 15 per
rent for Infanta, children and others
not admitted to communion.
It Is reported that the De Beers man
agement Is considering the establish
ment of a diamond cutting Industry In
South Africa, which will give employ
ment to 15,000 white laborers. Stones
to tht value of approximately 615.000.-
noo are shipped annually from South
Africa.
Brigadier General James Allen, chief
signal officer, has been making prepa
rations for extensive experiments with
balloons, airships and aeroplanes with
the view to settling upon some svstem
of aerial navigation for use In opera
tions of the army. It Is the Intention
to conduct the experiments at Fort
Omaha, and foj ihl* purpose $10,000
NEW
BIlANCH
STORE
lie Peachtree street (Can
dler building), made nec
essary by our rapidly | n .
creasing optical business,
has proven a splendid suc
cess front the day of open-
% * have used the knowi.
edge gained by thirty-five
years' experience aa Op
tician* to tha Southern
people. In equipping one of
the finest eye-testing par
lors hi the South,
The "Hawke* Reputation"
and the popularity of
"Hawkes Glasses" | ( the
natural outcome of our
effort* to give the very beat
optical aervlee.
W* make a thorough and
careful examination or the
eye*, and manufacture
every style of eye glass
and spectacle, and everv
form of lens. Including the
■few Tories and the Send-
Invisible Bifocal*.
A. K. HAWKES CO.
OPTICIANS.
STORES | 125 Peaehtre* 8t!’
will be spent in fitting up the fott w in,
all the necessary appliances. Including
gee tanka, repair shops, etc. General,
Allen said that he will be prepared tu
conduct experiment* with every ,„n.
ceivable kind of machine offered, und
aH will be given a trial before a board
of officers.
Army-Navy Orders
MOVEMENT OF VESSELS.
Army Ordsrt.
Washington. Feb. 14.—The following
orders have been Issued:
Captain Carl A. Martin. qusriernu»-
ter, from Newport News to Fort l-e,i-
venworth. military prison, relieving
Major John B. McDonald. Fifteenth
cavalry.
Captain G. Soulard Turner. 8evrm!i
Infantry. detailed tui general -remitt
ing service at Jefferson barracks.
Captain Edion A. Lewis, Twentv.
fifth Infantry, from Fort McIntosh ts
hie regiment.
Captain Harry L. Hawthorne, artil
lery corps, detailed member examining
board at Fort Myer, for service during
examinations of captains only, and
Captain Dsn T. Moore, artillery corps,
detailed member same board for serv
ice during the examination of second
lieutenants, vice Major Thomas Ridge
way. artillery corps.
Cook Stanislas Rose, Eighty-ninth
company, coast artillery, from Fort
Banks to recruit depot, Fort Slocum.
Oqdnance Sergeant John McLaren,
from Fort Monroe to Fort Riley.
Private Frank Massinger. Fifty-
fourth company. First artillery (depot
torpedo company). Fort .Totten, dis
charged from the army.
Private (flrat clasa) Theodore Fled-
ellus, hospital corps, from recruit depot
at Fort 8tocum to Fort Hamilton
Recruit Tresey Taylor. Infantry, re
cruit depot, Columbus barracks, having
enlisted under falee pretences, dis
charged without honor from the armv.
Major George Deehon, surgeon, de-
talledihenibef rearing board at Ome-
has vice Lieutenant Colonel John Jt.
Banister, deputy surgeon - general.
Naval Order*.
Lieutenant Commander N. E. lmln,
to naval academy. -
Lieutenant F. Lyon, to naval ho«pl-
tel. New York.
Ensign 8. M. Robinson, from naval
hospital, Mare Island, home.
Ensign H. D. Cooke, to navy yard.
Washington.
Gunner A. S. Pearson, to naval tor
pedo station. Newport.
Movements of Voosolt.
The following movements of vessels
have been reported to the bureau of
navigation:
BAILED—February 11, Don Juan de
Austria, trom San Juan for Porta-
mouth, N. H.; Dubuque, from League
Island for Key West; Scorpion, from
Miami for Nassau.
Vermont delivered to government at
navy yard. Boston.
mmdaLUM
AN UNSEEN IMKER
MFOOO
TO GUARD SHIPS a«*inxf the unseen danffen at tto.
the United States Government maintain* l|[tithnton
To guard your home against the un
seen dangers of food products, the Govern
ment has enacted a pure food law- The
law compels the manufacturers of baking
powder to print the ingredients on the
label of each can.
The Government hax made the label your proteciion-
*o that you can avoid alum-read it carefully, if it doea not
say pure cream of tartar hand it bade and
Say plainly-
ROYALramt*
ROYAL is a pure, cream of tartar baking powder—a put*
product of grapes-aid* the dotation - adda to tbe btohb-
fliinew of food.