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TiUfc> ATLAxMA iiinOiioiAiv AAi> ;\r-tV &.
The Hat Store of the South
Better Equipped to Serve You Than Ever.
For years this store has been known
as “THE hat store of the South”—and we
will well sustain that reputation this season.
All the new spring styles are ready,
$2.00 to $6.00
Stetson “Real Nutria”
Forty years^ experience in fine hat
making is condensed in the Stetson
“Real Nutria,” the world’s finest hat.
Only the very highest grade of inateriuls in it;
hand-made throughout in the famous shops of the Jno.
B. Stetson Co.
new shapes;
The Miller Hat
We’re the only Atlanta sellers of
the famous Miller Hat—the best five
dollar hat yet produced.
You’ll see them on the heads of
fashionable men everywhere.
The new blocks are ready—soft and
stiff styles—b.lack and colors.
—Five Dollars.
The Shirt Styles
Of course, you expect to find hand
somest shirt styles and largest assortments
here, and we won’t disappoint you.
Manhhttans and other good brands in
the best patterns you ever saw.
$1.00 to $3.50.
New Spring
Neckwear
Shown here in soft and stiff styles;
black and best colors.
The neckwear stock is gorgeous. Never
were such charming colorings, such attractive
patterns.
Every cravat in the stock is silk, too—
no “mercerized” lakes for us. 50c to $2
Daniel Brothers Co.
Clothiers—Hatters—Furnishers—Shirt Makers
Six Dollars. 45-47 Peachtree—Opposite Walton St
CROSSING THE STREET
(To Which CroMlnc the Bar lan't a Marker.)
By WEX JONE8.
Mind the car! Now, be ready to
I'fh! There's a splash In the eye
At that wagon goes by with a
■platter.
Gee! Slip goes that portly old guy;
He's down and as - mad as a
hatter.
t otpe on: here's a place we can
tvoss, , '
Where the traffic Is all In a mud
dle—
There's a bevy of girls at a loss
To get round or get over that
puddle.
.Never mind 'ant. Look out! Here
«e jump!
Keep your eye on that cab and
that wagon.
Hi! l.ook.out where y' are going!
<jh! Bump!
Ha. ba! He looks tierce as s
dragon.
There's a fellow gone In to his
neek.
Where the mud le eo deep In the
hollow. .
Let him swim If he can. We’re
on deck.
follow!
That fresh guy who'a driving the
truck
Is having a scrap with the cop
per.
That duffer with bundles—hard
’ luck!
He’s busted 'em all.In that Hopper.
Don't stop! He's nut crippled. Non-
slide •
Where the White Wing le tick
ling the gutter.
Trip up that young chap-at your
side!
Crush through! Be a bruiser
and butter!
There's the sidewalk. I Judge from
the slush.
One good jump and we're over!
That's splendid!
Now. home In a last splattered
rush:
Burn these clothee; have a bath;
It's all ended.
SECRET SERVICE
England’s Ambassador
By MR8. JOHN A. LOGAN
By OTTO EDWARD.
T
. lag upset. It was s vase ol
Sevres which Lady Wilton valuer
very highly and would not have soli
any amount of money.
-uni Ncgrettl hid put his hat sway and
a pimp fot the etsgers to r
1 vn.ilt i4e.fi 0 f brlc t hrsr.
I ha.| .cinn.to see lady Wilton that aft.
' i,-in situ the Intsntloo of asking her lot
hand "f her niece, Cedlte Teedewlll:
'ip mu. h to my dleoat. 1 had found Count
'"grettl tiler** trying all his fesetnatloos
C.rt with the girl I loved. Most Ir"—
"ere .harmed with the elegant mat.
m.. t>eanty 0 f tbs foreign coont: but I bed
i-.rr i,-an able to stand him and avoided
him a» much as possible.
tills afternoon bs several times nearly
>i. verged In making ms loss my temper,
t .r more then bait as bear I had to alt
rat took at him, using every effort to Is-
■hire Cecllle. 7
haring all this time Ltd/ Wilton wgg
Irraehlog to me, tetllDg me, as aha had
nt rn dnne before, that I was tbs most lo-
•i. tetit and lair of all Heotch pears. As the
- r. ..f e cabinet minister, the'good lady
•tldrntly considered It her duty to train
be young men who came to her house, and
ihus 1 bid spent thirty vary uncomfortable
when the lltOe Incident with Hie
m-corTad.
. . 0UDl Negroni end I bad put nwey our
.. a *,*. L before, nod started In the
[Jvst which he won. Thin settled the met-
f“t »>;. I wee already out of humor
m2 'bereroe* took my bet and used the
aamatlon caused by the Incident to take
i'*" r" , m UecUla Jn a rather curt rnannrr,
" *“*cb 1 vie punished by in entry ej.
,n 5*r ‘fee: but the ulgbt of Count
' who stood sear the vase ho bed
L.' rnm deettuetloD. waa more than I
■a Id heir end I hurried ooL
,!'**• ,* stormy afternoon, raining hard
s,,2 } l( ft the house, but tbe weather
*J etceevtlDgiy well with my mood
m i decided to dismiss ray carriage and
J*™*' When I turned into (Iroareuor
.ir,\r * sodden gust of wind came near
S 1 *! fway my bat. An old. heavy-
u.t grnttemsn, who earns running toward
P whA* nil and had nearly caught
rf T h th.A n, '.' k * r J** “tried It to the roof
lvrvA hr ^A’2 r t boose, when, It stock. Ila
! had miserable that I took
K; "" him and offered him my hat with
)b*t 1 lived only a few
it. I *** lt,J sod that I really did not need
fij! Ppvtsited a little, add I dlaeoverfl
i.m b * rotes that ha waa an American.
, V '*« a "espied my'offer with thanks,
t* «'bangad cards, wa parted, he
10,0 • Paaflag ‘hue and I to walk
w,' 1 !. 1 ', 1 ; 1 *'.. Who opaasd the door. Inform-
tn- t Sr.’i h,, .w fc " r * rrsa a gentleman waiting
^varjewai***
I 1 ..fm» fop map haf V M BTIasaasaasaslln **
oat to do.
••xou ahall have your nac uarg imme
diately," I aald. *T have the addreaa of
the mao to whom I gave It. Ilia nania la
Tbomaa Hobson." I concluded. looking, a i
lb# card b# had given me. "He own* n
restaurant lo Hobo, on tha corner of Hbafts-
burr avenue."
■ We mnat go to him Immediately!" h#
cried. *1 aUould not iak you to accompany
in# If I did not fear that the man uitfbt
refuse to (Ire tha bat to tuc. whom bu
doean't know.** '
••Why. of courae. I ahall be pleased to
fo with you. count. It la all my fault
•ud I will do everything to e«e that you
get your bat back.*' During tba long trip
to Soho, tba coont spoke of nothing hut
tbe Important documents In tba bat. He
safe. d
be rod
Wilton.
leposlt vault, when
that be promised
-.rr«vi From bis words L - ■
deratnnd that Iba papers contained Impori
taut political aecrata. In wbl(Mjteg|||M
tbe famous Ueneral .Ncgrettl, a
One may. therefore, imagine I
be waa. when wa arrived at tbe restaurant
lu Hoho only to be told by Mrs. Itobaon
__ bad rsmem
lard to call on Lady
words I thought to un-
—»ra contained linpor-
In wbleh bla unrla,
wna luvolved.
bow furious
ball of
w-i-,7,.-i *»• saw a
\p2 m A*Jr 1 CTlad, aatonlsbed. ,
>.t ■» bat" ha replied, Im-
left lAdy Wilton e
»»« e mletahe and look my bet
Iiv | /«V® , '® W# . 11 '• sour hat I have
b«hd wow, and I would he greatly
M. ,, . p . #0 traald return mine."
•« -LVi?! «»»*." I replied calmly, "I am
. .r ^’ *bat I cannot gift yaa
«i,lV.',,V r b»L aa I have juat lent il to an
who had lost Ms own In tha
it turned
nt me with
t ba
JJ aatoalataant tba
G,.** • **<*t and loo*-
i l7^! * tbongbt
•«»-rirH * 1 H»°a«ki for n moment ba
m# but presently ba
,-i himself and mok down Into a
• vary norry.” I
im L. }\ * fcut ba did not lot nt flnlab
■\. V.' 1 °*?l ,D ■ Irritable rolce:
*. . , JMotfea do n ot help me tuy.*’ Then
'• ^•r ibought that bia liebatior must
'TJ vuBplrfonB. and ronttuueil In a
Vi a uf TO * r e' ”1 be* your pardon.
'• for my nrithl Words, but without
- ‘ ^on he vr rauanl tua ffVeat I on.
. A.ijB Tee it fn tbe habit of carry-
•'•'t |Mit#r« In my. bat. and the hut
•••Htnlnod fntnlly MuirrA uf *^*.vt
e'«*l If Hi m- f »|| Into lb# IiuImIb
• •• It uuj vauac mctulcra of ut/
liid *|.»_ __ -
thought was her husbsud’s. to her gnu. who
bid gone to a featlval. ■
-Do yon know where the festival lakea
placet" Negrett! asked, when he had re
gained his composure
lu tba meantime. 1 bed eiplalned to Mra.
Roliaon why It wse io Impvirtaut that the
hut should be returned to this mau with*
out delay.
My son went to a roitimie
let models, which tskea pure, .....
somewhere Hi Chelae,. I do not remem'
tbe name of the atreet. hut I can prointae
you that I ahall tend the bat to you early
tomorrow morning." . .
"It teems fur better. 1 Mid to Count
NegretlTr "that we watt here until the
voting men eball return."
' - So. I can not well, the count replied,
I know a number of artiste In cbrl.es
sod I shell easily llnd out where the bell
tehee pure, it wlll. of eoorae, not he nee-
essery-for you, my lord, to go to ssy fur*
U -f csnuSer It m.v duty, however, eount.
to go with you uollt you eball have recov-
•Teertog the'boose, we celled a cab nod
toW the driver ti tike u. to Ckelyea.
It would bo iso tiresome to tell of all
tha difficulties wa bad before wa at last
found where the ball we. held, and It will
tm enough to agy tbtt we it. last met s
young girl at the lull who ku»w the young
men. 8be told ue tbet be bed been drluk-
Ins too mnrh sod crested such s disturb*
lore tbit II bsd been necessary to throw
him out From tbe policeman who stnml
at tbedooe weheerd |Ja, Holuon bad Mil-
ed n cab and told tbs driver Is tekr him
to * public dsm-a ball, tbe name of which
he could not reesll.
The oolist bad SLlstt .to idmlt tbit we
coold sot do toy more that night, and
that the beet be canid do would be togogo
K..UO the nett morning to sag for hla bal.
He wse once more eieeedlngly polite sod
Invited me to go borne, im tike supper
with him L'nuer the clrremutasceu I
thought tt bait to eccept hit Invltutloo. and
did so, although I cau not ssy that I en-
> °{vhtle l we'wXa*i'ttlng it tbe table smok
ing s footman announced the errtvel of
lord Wilton, the prime minister.
"I muet speak to yon, count Neprettl,
concerning n must Important affair.' esM
be. et enon ne he hid bees shnwn 1st.) the
* he carried
mill npi>r#cl w
Itlii vlelt to tills country, more than twenty
yenrs ago. to atmly American affalra ami
gather material fur his great work, “Tb«
American Common wealth. lie will douht
leM-he Impressed with tbe fulflllment of bin
prophecy ua to tbe destiny of the American
republic,
Ou page 149. volume 1 of "The American
(onttnonwealth." In apeaklng of the house
of representatives, be aald:
**! have spoken of the din of the house of
rcpreaetnatlres, of Its air of reatleasueB*
aud confusion, contrasting with the stahl
gravity of tbe senate; of the absence of
dignity, both In Its proceedings and In the
hearing and aapect of Individual member*.
All theoe thing* notwithstanding, there la
something Impressive about It—something
not unworthy of the continent for which It
legislate
•This T
clamor; till*
facet, this
many feet, this Irreverent public.
„ . . . ucsuaeu
i*ipreen tbe Itellef that, nil In all, the sp
in another century to form one half of civ
ilised mankind, whose afTalrs are here de
bated. If the men are not great, the Inter
ests and the Issues are vnat aud fateful.
Here, aa so often In America, on* think*
rather of the future than of the present,
of what tremendous struggles may not this
hall become the theater In ages vst far Ula-
tnnt. wheu the parliament# of Europe have
ehruuk to lualfnlflcance!"
Hr. Ilryoe will bo moat cordially received
and will assuredly he ready to acknowledge
the marvelous advancement ami achieve
ments of civilisation In American and In
other lauds by Aroerlrsu agendo*, lie wlll
enhance the happy relations existing lie-
tween England aud the rolled Utale* by
bla • omprehenalou of American Inatltutloua
ami form of government, lie wlll nuijuea
tlonaldy be ready, ss the represetnatlve of
a great nation, to ro-operate lu every tuove-
meat for the evangelisation and betterment
of the people uf the whole world. England
la so much lutereated In the movement and
cougresa for “nnivareal peace*’ that It goes
without anylug that Mr. Bryce will heartily
Jo!u lu the advuency uf any effort which
iuay l»e made for the conamumstlon of the
|daui of the world'a worker* In that dlrc«'
Ihm. Enthaalaatlc unity of the two greatest
With all due rnnprrt to hi* dlatiitgnlahed
proilficABor*. It I* not Maying t«Mi nint h in
iMilntiiictit of Mr. Ilryce I* eapeclnlly felld-
Adjudged Bankrupt.
Macon. Ga.. March 8.—Ivey W. Gar
ner, of Sparta, was adjudged a bank
rupt Thursday morning by Heferec
Proudflt. The petition ngRlnet Gamer
i brought by A. H. Small A Co., of
this city.
PEOPLE ANGERED -
BY SWETTENHAM
Kingston, Jamaica. March Sir
Alex Swettenham. whose resignation
as governor of Jamaica haa been ten
dered to the home government, has
aroused almost aa much of a storm
by suggestions as to rebuilding as he
did by requiring the American warships
to leave after the earthquake. In a
speech to the legislative council Swet
tenham declared the Ideal scheme for
rebuilding would be to place the prison.
Insane spylum and government building
nil under one roof.
CLAIM MILEAGE BOOK RATE
DOES NOT BENEFIT FARMERS.
special lo The Georgian.
Jackson. Mis*.. March 8.—There are
breakers ahead for the 2-rent passen
ger fare which* It Is expected that the
allroad commission wlll put In force.
The commission has received u peti
tion from the Farmers* Union asking
for this rate and stating that Its mem
bers are not able to buy mileage books
and. therefore, get no benefit of the
rate made for this class of travelers.
The Mobile and Ohio railroad haa filed
protest with the railroad commission
against such ah order.
Southern Railway
Declares Dividend
New York, March I.—The Southern
Railway Company reports a balance
for ala months, after charge!, of *3,-
IH-lil, a decrease of ll.SS4.0IT. In
connection with the statement of earn
ing. for the ala montha ended Decem
ber SI, the following statement was Is
sued by the company after the meeting
of the directors:
"The Income statement for tbe sir
montha ended December SI, KOI, shows
that the semi-annual dividend on tha
preferred stock of the company qp the
basis of I 1-2 per cant baa been earned
and It has been declared.
"The operations of the company , dur
ing the flrst six months of the year and
of the present month reflect extraordi
nary conditions which It Is thought can
be Improvqd except as they may be
affected In common wjth all other roads
by Increased wkgea and fha higher coat
of materials." >
HON. JAME8 BRYCE.
England's Ambassador to
Unitod Statsa.
11 tinier Dura nil a* aiuh***ndor from
A Great Britain to the rutted Ktnte*
(UapoMeH uf the atlly gntalp that Hlr Mor
family. , —
Mortimer desired a change fur reason* It
was his privilege to refratu from expressing
tu gratify a curlou* public.
lu the seletclou uf llou. Jas. Bryce King
Edward VII has manifested much wisdtHii
and demonstrated that the United Htate* in
do longer considered of secondary Imnor
lance. Mr. Bryce is without a peer lu Bug
land at a man of masterful ability, as *u
author and diplomat, lie has studied the
American government, people aud Instil it
tloos more assiduously perhaps than nnv of
our own statesmen aud political economists.
Ills "American Common wealth," of two vnl
utnrs. Is considered the ablest analysts aud
commentary ever written ou the govern
raent of the United Htalcs and Ita Inatl
tutlous. Ills crltldsma can not be mnatd-
ereded as being without fouudatlon aud lu
the light Of events occurrlufe atoce they
were written they may be pronounced to
have been prophetic.
It wlll be Interesting to him to he here
at this particular time, when there Is a run
test going on between the executive and the
legislative branches of the goveruiueut. !)»•
has doubtless watched with Intenne luteieNi
the exposure of corruption In the off Ida I
life of the agent* of the government ami
prlvnte corporations, na well as the *tupcn
dons effort that has been put forth fur ref
ormatlon along all Hues of public au«l prl
vale Interests, t
In volume 2. In many chanter* he dl»
cu*ses "l*olltlrat Parties aud Their III*
tory." ••Politicians," "I«ocal Extension of
Blngt and Bosses," ".Spot!*." "Corruption.”
and many other questions so fairly and
truthfully that one must accord to him the
credit of being an uuprejpdlccd critic, nl
though one might feel inclined to take Issue
■s to the superior advantages of English
method* over-American.
From every standpoint England Is to t»e
congratulated on haring so brilliant a rep
resentatlve to till* country, while the
United Htate* I* most fortunate In having
f i man of Mr. Bryce’s ctillber here. There
• no possible danger of mlsundurstaniHngs
Sale of Seventy
five Separate
Skirts
And In a few words I told l*>rd Wilton
the whole story. *
"By mar# accident I used the same cab
whlt’li young Hobson left, without the hat,"
!.nrd Wlltbn aald In a very atern rolce. ”|
Mum) the hat In a corner and Immediately
saw that It wa* yours. Count Ncgrettl.
nnd I have tb- honor of returning It to
you,"
that ri
nddel.
lear i<
today
are here, my dear Klnmundlu." he
as he *«»w that I wsi preparing to
iIns room. "I>ld you lose your hat
slay, county*
Wh-n Un count did
away I replied* »•*■-
loaf hl« hri through m.
o•* have trt'*l ' cry h*f*t,
not iunroicl lu lotting It back.
longer In your hst.
„ ..l<'h you stole from my -— _
your hat are this moment In my
son be-ou tb» other aide of the chanoel.
and should have ln*eu able to have dune hir
country a moat valuable service." anl.t
Ncgrettl In his ralmeat voice He had once
more recovered his composure.
' from your manner that you da not
yon
irlth-
•i answer right
int Ncgrettl hn
*.td.
spy." replied Lord Wilton. "You «
It would be bad policy to have tb
come out. bat yon compel me to i
arrested If you do not * “
In twenty-four hours."
"AH right, my lord; tomorrow night at
this iliue I winsII lie In Paris, although I r»
grd that I *hnll not And time to my good-
like to my friends In tendon "
miter* of my family will
ihe honor of having
,- - — v«m go." *ald l*»rd Wl
•‘Come along with me. Kininnndln."
With then# roh|» the minister took m*»
under th* arm and we left together
The iietl day I pr.Hioscd to iVrlllt* aiul
w.n ac«optat|. end Ijidy Wilton, mv moth
t-*n» law. h-t- iMMer iikmIii tried to pri-at H
:• in aud Ivil luc that 1 out Indolvut aud
lii*.
Vilton.
New designs, plaited and
striped effects in Chiffon
Panamas, black and blue.
In fancy mixed weaves—those
neat effects in gray and tans.
Broken stripes, checks, over-plaids
aud cross-barred patterns.
Seventy-five new arrivals.
Five
Dollars