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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