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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY. AUGUST 10, im. 5 SEW COURT HOUSE LOOKS FEASIBLE 10 expertjrchitect J£ust Tear Away Present Buildings and Build New Structure. p Thornton Marye. the architect who as employed to Investigate the feas ibility of erecting a city hall-court house on the site of the present -court house has made his report, and the thancea for the new structure are much brighter than before. Mr. Marye submitted Mb report to Mayor Joyner and to Colonel Clifford l. Anderson, chairman of the board of commissioners, and a meeting Jr the council committee and the board Srobably will be called at an early date. J. which. with the Information fur nished by Mr. Marye, some definite ac- "sVllarye reports that It Is feasible te build such a joint structure as Is proposed; that It could be built on the St/of the present court house wljh Its “'Sexes; that the building could easily II made Into a solid symmetrical aructure and have the sections occu- lird hv the.city and by the county sep. Irate »nd distinct, and that such u landing as he has In view could be .reeled for $881,303, He reports that with furnishings, irehitcct's fees and the like, the total cost of the sttv.-ture would probably be .bout $1,000,00(1. This Is the amount that had been figured on, and the re port IS therefore In accordance w-lth the views and hopes of the mayor, the council committee and the county ^Mr' Marye plans a six-story struct are with floor space of 142,452 square feet as against 11,634 square feet, the Boor space of the city hall and court House as they now are. This means tl, a t there would be twice as much room In the new building. As planned, seme of the departments would havi four and five times as much space, while others would have just twice as much 03 now and others less than twice 11 Mayor Joyner nnd C.olonel Anderson were very much pleased with the re port and both say that the chances for building the new structure as proposed are exceedingly bright. The archltec. tlans th« removal not only of the court house, but ot alt Its annexes holding that nono could be well Included In the tiw building. TWO COMPANIES OF UNIVERSITY CADETS OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF COMPANY C, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA CADET CORPS. ACCEPT IN CHURCH CASE “Loyalists” Will Not Build New Cumberland Church.’ SENATE TO BEGIN y NEW BILLS Steed Drug Bill Passes By Unanimous Vote. OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF COMPANY D^ UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA CADET CORPS. YOUNG BANKERS INVENT PRINTING PRESS WHICH SOLVES AN OLD PROBLEM Years of Work and Thought End in. Success. the decision of the supreme court Friday' reversing Judge Pendleton In the Cumberland Presbyterian church caae will probably end the litigation, according to those conversant with the matter. Dr. R. R. Ktme, while not a member of tho church. Is still chairman of tho board of trustees and was Interested In the matter. He says the matter la evidently at hn end and he Is not in clined to believe that the "loyalists” will split from the "unionists'* and buna a church of their own. This proposition Is conceded by many of the "loyalist*” to be a diffi cult undertaking and one that the "unionists" will not probably care to shoulder. "It la ended so far as I am con cerned,” said Dr. Kimc. "I withdrew from the church sometime ago, al though I continued as chairman of the board of trustees. The • decision of the court probably ends the matter." MAN BATTLED WITH ROBBERS Chicago, Aug. • 10.—Fatally wounded In a battle with two armed robbers who attacked him In his store early today, O. L. Seeberger. a dry goods merchant, D dying at the Washington Park hos pital. One of the robbers probably fa- Jally slashed by a knife, used by See- "hwr. was captured by a neighboring •torekeeper. THIRTY TELEGRAPH OPERATORS WANTED great opportunity for young men and women to LEARN TELEGRAPHY. r-ason of the fset that thousands of - f now railroad sre now Iwln* com- „„!? I "" 1 congress baring passed s bill re- railroad companies not to work tele- F«Ph "norater, more than eight houre a SAr*. *■ will neceealute making throe 11,1,",.,.." "very twenty-four boure-alwut 11 Mill THOUSAND more telegraph op- MW’ limn eon be ■ocuroil will be needed tow months. ttalsries bnve been In- Fjwwil. ami the ohnnees for promotion for iwgM|.h iH«-rn‘m were never lietter. I'HAI'IIHON OBTff BL’BY. I rtunh,Ill's 1'ntrtlrnl llusfuoss College «Xv""‘y has liven indnevd by rallriuri of- aotnl. to establish Telegraph Departments oral of Its colleges. Itnllrond wires mg rut Into these eolleges hr rrtllroni! IV I. " giving students nmln lln ■ proe- - - i rm-Hegl telegraph operators of many FT, exgerteiii-e have le-en employed us ' kiovial liidtieement Is being made ,*'vbn enter for Telegraphy NOW. , *oklet en Telegraphy ami Itullroad- t-loM.'i"® t'-nsons why yon alinuld leani tn- ," ( "*• show lag grt-ii t oppornmltira for jgLWrainph operator, giving rates of till- LESS- £*>• nn “v address I Iranghon s hid Ituotiiess College. Athlllto. 122 - r ™ street, i'ledwout Hotel block. It's a long jump from a banker to a printing press Inventor, but that Is the jump that an Atlanta man has made and It now promises to be the making of his fortune. He Is J. M.. Thomas, prominently connected with the Fourth National bank, and he has Just perfected, after three years’ work, a printing press that Is something country editors have been | wanting for years. It comes In between the old Wash ington hand press nnd the cylinder press, In the price, but It does tho work thnt the $1,000 cylinder presses do. The plan Is so simple thnt one won ders why It was never thought of be fore. But simple ns Is the plan. It required many nights pf study and worry before It was completely per fected. Now a company has been or ganized and ten country newspapers are anxiously waiting for the ten presses that aro nearing completion. Several are already In operation throughout the country and the people using them are loud In their praises of the Atlanta banker who thought out the scheme. Beats the Old Style, A country editor, os a rule, doesn't want a Washington hand press because It Is too slow. The price suits him but tho amount of work It turns out doesn't. Two hundred papers an hour Is good work. A cylinder press will turn out the quantity he wants but It costs from $800 to $1,000. Tho press which Mr. Thomas .has perfected by working at nights will do all that the thousand dollar press will do and do It as welt and yet It strikes the country editor’s pocketbook Ju*t right. The reason of this Is not because It Is a cheap press hut because It Is so simple It can be built for less money than the more complicated cylinder press. The cylinder over which the paper ts taken to be printed, on the moving bed underneath Is only about six Inches In diameter and when the bed with tho type on It Is not under It ready print, the cylinder Is stationary. At tho proper moment it begins revolv ing, the paper being carried hround by the aid of tapes, and Is printed. As soon as It Is printed, the cylinder raises from the type bed and become* sta tionary until the next sheet of paper Is ready to go through. The result Is that It Is much sim plified and yet the press Is guaranteed to print 1,000 papers an hour. It can print 1,500 but It Is guaranteed to turn out 1,000. By a clever contrivance of multiply ing leverage by the aid of gears, the bed containing the type travels the en tire distance necessary to print the pa per with only 'a lever movement of one-quarter the distance. This Inven tion makes the press possible. A Thought at Midnight Another Invention Is a simple con trivance for feeding In the paper and which keeps It straight and prevents It from tearing. This was the last fea ture perfected and was thought of by- Mr. Thomas In the middle of the night when he lay awake trying to remedy the defect. This midnight thought made the press perfect. Mr. Thomas Is well known In the banking world, and ever since he was a lad he has been Interested In mechan ics. Ho conceived the Idea with a friend of his several years ago, but It required three years of experimenting and study before the press was made perfect. It is a radical departure In the print ing press world and promises to revo lutionize the small newspaper plant. Interested with Mr. Thomas in tile company' now manufacturing the press are B. E. Thomas and W. T. Pcrkerson. avsistnnt cashier of the Fourth Na- HE SEEKS PLACE ON PRISON BOARD CAPT. WILEY WILLIAMS. Prominent Columbus man who has opened a vigorous campaign for the office of state prison commis sioner. PROF. W. M. SLATON RETURNS TO CITY Professor W. M. Slaton, superintend ent of schools, and Mrs. Slaton have returned from a visit to Cleveland, p., and the great lakes., While In Cleve land, they visited the famljy of Mrs.' Henry S. Blossom, and afterward made a trip to ,8anduaky. Professor Slaton paid a visit to the Cleveland public schools. He Is now back at his desk and preparing for the opening of the Atlanta session. STOPPED BATE WAR TO PRESERVE ORDER Thompson Issues Open Let ter To the People of Alabama. Birmingham, Ala.. Aug. 10.—Clearly seeking to allay public feeling and re establish a cordial relation with the people of Alabama, J. S. B. Thompson, assistant to Jho president of the South ern railway, appears In an open letter addressed to‘the people of Alabama, In tho state newspapers today saying that the action of the Southern In making concessions to Governor ’ Comer and thereby securing reinstatement of Its revoked state llcense.-vvhlle not yielding any legal point, was In the Interest of peace to preserve order and In line with prior action In-North Carolina and Vir ginia. .' Jr i The Southern’s license has been rein, slated. . It has never, ceased to run trains and no Inconvenience, has been or will be suffered. FARMERS’ UNION AT STATE FAIR PRESIDENT BARRETT HA8 SYMPTOMS OF TYPHOID Special to The Georgian. Ltttlo Rock, Ark., Aug. 9.—C. S. Bar-, rett, Of Atwater, Go., president of the Farmers’ National Union, who. Is at Conway, Is very III and has symptoms o( typhoid fever. Arrangements have been made to bring him to d hospital In this city. President R. F. Duckworth, of the Georgia division of the Farmers' Union, has held a consultation with Secretary Frank Weldon, -of the State Fair, apd as a result Wednesday, October 15, was decided upon as Farmers' Union Day. As was the coso lost year, the day this year will probably be tha big gest of the show, A program will be prepared and It will havo among Its features speeches by prominent mom bers of the union and others. It Is possible that an exhibit will bo arranged by tho union of agricul tural Implements manufactured at the factory owned by tne union at Fair burn. : » KENNEDY SHOWS STRONG VITALITY assistant cashier of the tlonal Ijank. Several times during the experiment ing on the press .luring the past four years, the hopes of the young men son and Mr. Thomas would lock the machine over at night when they fin ished their work, and then Mr. Thomas would lock himself up in hl * room and think over the problem until he arrived a solution. It v-a* In thla manner the last dim- tulty was overcome and It was such a perfect. MRS. P. W. HUTCHINSON. Cox College announces with pleasure .the addition of airs. Pauline'Wither spoon Hutchinson to Its conservatory faculty, Mrs, Hutchinson is one of the best trained teachers cf the South, having studied with Brlennlng, of New York, and Lyman Wheeler, of Boston. The latter says of her: "1 cheerfully and with entire confidence recommend her as being fully competent to teach D. W. Kennedy, the saloonkeeper who attempted to commit suicide in his room at the Aragon hotel Friday, probably will recover. At the sanitar ium It was said Saturday afternoon that he waa doing remarkably well, and had exhibited wonderful vitality for a man who had sufTered the loss so much blood. Mr. Kennedy's brother, Dr. W. C. Kennedy, of Bel mont, Go., arrived In Atlanta Friday night, and la now with him. PLAN TO ASSASSINATE TOBACCO GROWERS. Guthrie, Ky„ Aug. »0.—At a meeting of the Dark Tobacco Association yea terday It developed that a few days ago there was an attempt to nssassl Mate Dr. I. F. Sory, a prominent mem ber of the association; that Charles II. Fort, president of the association,, hud received an anonymous' letter, giving him ten day* in which to resign his po sition and get out of the association nnd threatening him should he disre gard the warning; that "night riders” had attempted Kory’s life and that had this been successful, It was the plan to go to Fort’s home, call him to the door and cut his throat. ITALIAN MARBLE WORKER DIES OF INDIGESTION. Special to The Georgian. Columbus. (Ja., Aug. 10.—Matt Bur- tinl, an Italian marble worker employed at the Carnegie library, died suddenly In the city hospital yesterday after noon of acute Indigestion. He had a wife and child living near Ponce De- I.eon springs. Atlanta. The body was shipped to Atlanta today. At First Baptist. liar I tire UCIIIPI »un; Isa • English and Italian singing, -also cul- Rev, W. I,. Pickard, D. D., who was tlvatlon of the voice. Mrs. Hutehtn- j heard by such large congregations last son's voire Is a high soprano of delight- j Sunday, will preach again Sunday fu! quality and her chaste style of sing- ] morning and evening. Ing cannot fall to give unalloyed pleas-1 Dr. Pickard Is an orator equal to the y re." - I foremost In the pulpjt today. He hue - . ja magnificent pulpit presence, end Is I very dramatic *n delivery. His subject simple remedy that It only required Sunday Is "Love." about 10 cents worth of material andj Mr. O'Donnelly, musical director of about a half hour’s time. Yet 14 was I the church, has prepared a program of the final touch that made the press 1 especial Interest for both services, the > < utonilng and evening. mmt The first afternoon session ot the state senate this, session will be held Saturday afternoon, beginning at o'clock, the specific purpose being the reading of the general tax act for the first time. The Steed bill to check the drug habit paAed the senate by a unanimous vote Saturday morning, but the Hays bill, giving water privileges to a Co lumbus company, met with unexpected opposition and was tabled. All of the earlier part of the session waa devoted to reading house and sen ate bills for a first and second time. A brief executive session waa held to confirm the appointment of Colonel Al bert Foster as solicitor of the county court of Morgan. Fight on Haya Bill. When the bill of Senator Hays, glv Ing electric power companies the right to condemn property to secure addi tional water facilities, was called up for action In the senate Saturday morn. Ing, It met with unexpected opposition. Senator Hays explained that the pur. pose of the bill was simply to allow a Columbus company to take water from the Chattahoochee through pipes to be used In generating steam. It woe stal ed that only 2 per cent of the water would go into steam, and thtft the bal ance would go back into the stream. Tho bill only gave the right to lay pipes under ground. Senators Williford, Wilkes and Over- street opposed it on the ground that It gave too much power In eminent do main over waterways. On t|te aye and nay call the vote was 21 to 19. but before the result could be declared Senator Hays moved to table the bill, which was done. It requires 23 votes to pass a bill. Bill to Check Drug Habit. Senator Steed’s bill to guard against the evils arising from the sale ot cer tain narcotic drugs was next placed on Its passage. It prohibits the sale or giving away of cocaine, alpha and beta eucalne, opium, morphine or chloral hydrate ex cept on the .written order or prescrip tion of a physician. Exception is made to preparations containing two grains of opium, one grain of morphine. 1-8 of a grain of alpha and beta eucalne, or 20 grains of chloral hydrate. As originally drafted the bill also ex cepted preparations containing one- eighth of a grain of cocaine, but an amendment offered by Senator Felder, striking this exception, was adopted. The amended bill waa then passed by a vote of 39 to 0. It was immediately transmitted to the house. One Senate Bill Pissed. The following senate bill was passed; By Senator Knight—To change the time of holding Tift euperlor court House Bills Pasted. The following house bill*- wero passed. By Messrs. Slaton, Blackburn and Bell, of Fulton—To amend the charter of Hapevllle. By Mr. Jonei, of Mitchell—To fix the liquor llcenso In Mitchell county at $30,000. By Mr. Ryals, of Bibb—To provide for holding four terms of Bibb superior court. By Mr. Boyd, of Spalding—To au thorize tho commissioners of roads and revenues to use certain fund* for road improvements. By Mr. Duggan, of Washington—To amend act Incorporating Sandertvllle. By Mr. Duggan, of .Washington—To amend act creating the city court of Sanders vllle. By Mr. Mays, of Butt—To establish the city court of Flovllla. By Mr. Dormlny, of Irwin—To pre scribe the duties of county commis sioners for Ben Hill county. By Mr. Hill, of Monroe—To extend the corporate limits of Forsyth. By Mr. Brown, of Carroll—To au thortxe Temple to establish a system of public school*. By Mr. Chamlee, of Floyd—To create a new charter for Rome. By Mr. Flanders, of Johnson—To amend act incorporating school dis trict of Wrlghtsvllle. By Mr. Flanders, of Johnson—To amend act Incorporating Wrlghtsvlllo. By Mr. Flanders, of Johnson—To regulate operators of automobile* In Johnson county. By Mr. Kendall, of Paulding—To amend charter of Dallas. By Messrs. Tyson and Rountree, of Emanuel—To Incorporate tho town of Morristown. By Messrs. Tyson and Rountree, of Emanuel—To amend act establishing the city court of Swalnsboro. By Mr. Johnson, of Jasper—To amend act Incorporating Hlllsbopo. By Mr. Clifton, of Toombs—To In corporate the town of Ohoopee. By Mr. Boyd, of Spalding—To amend the chafer of Griffin. By Mr. Walker, of -Washington—To create a new charter for Harrison. By Mr. Clifton, of Toombs—To give additional authority to the county com missioners of Toombs. By Mr. White, of Madison—To amend act Incorporating the town of Hall. By Messrs. Candler and Alexander, of DeKsIb—To amend act Incorporat ing the Lithonla school district. By Mr. Guyton, of Effingham—To change the time for holding superior court of Elfingerhsm county. By Messrs. Brown and Watkins, of Carroll—To amend act Incorporating Whltesburg. By Mr. Edmundaon, of Chattooga— To Incorporate the Chelsea school die trlct. By Mr. Atwater, of Upton—To au thorlze the city of Thomson to Issue bonds. By Messrs. Barksdale and Wooten, of Wllkee—To amend act Incorporating Floklln. The house then adjourned until 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon for the special purpose of reading the general tax act for the firs', time. Columba* Surrey, the favorite for fumlly use. Where to find everything in Vehicles and Harness, HOHSE FURNISHINGS, Stable Accessories, Etc. Frntlcr carta lend— others follow. Our “Cuatoin” liar- neag la matlu right ami fits'correctly. If you aspire to style this kind will help you on. Just suits the exclusive so ciety folk. Bolster Spring* lighten load and gave track. Csrrlnga Lamps. Variety of patterns sad prices to please. Remember this Parable: “It Pays to Deal With" E. D. CRANE & CO. FRONT NEW TERMINAL. i This steel Axle Jack lifts and lasts. ROOSEVELT IS SORRY FOR STANDARD OIL TRUST New York, Aug. 10.—Attorney Gen eral Bonaparte stopped over In New York yesterday after his visit to Saga more Hill to see the president on mat ters pertaining to the Standard Oil fine and other subjects. Mr. Bonaparte was asked If there would be any prosecution ot Individuals and he replied: Caee Pushed to Limit. "The case will be pushed to tho limit. So far ns the smaller fry are concerned I do not think there la any usd In going after them. I reff r to the men who are at present holding positions In the com panies.” "Will the Standard Oil Company of Indiana bo forced to pay the fine If its appeal falls?" he was asked. "That Is a question the answer to which can only be found In the future," said Mr. Bonaparte, smiling. “The president .-uni I talk, ,1 <iv«r the nmount of the fine imposed by the courts and we both sympathized very much with the company," added tho attorney gen eral, and his smile broadened. Will Collect Fine. “How can the Standard Oil Company of Indiana pay a fine of over $29,000,000 on a capitalization of only $1,000,000?” he was asked. “If the decision just obtained fa af firmed by the court of appeals then we will go after our money and get It in eome way," answered Mr. Bonaparte. "It is true that a stone has nd blood,” he added, "but a stone may be ground tip.' This one csso against one com pany of the Standard Oil does not In sure Immunity for the other branches. In all probability other cases will be taken up by the department- of Jus tice." LEATMliCH English Woman Killed By Excessive Indulgence in Beverage. By RICHARD ABERCORN Loudon, Auk. 10.—I'nwti broking l* one* of he new profession* for women that urn prfhging up every day. Although no titled hi ‘ Jgn of the three brim* hnll*, n* S hare freely entered the millinery mid Itko elegant bn.slne.iH, there are *ev* -_j; .. lowed sentiment to oat weigh window.” With tho doling of tho Corent Garden grand opera aesnou at tho end of July the Yeondon neuHon of 1907 dies a natural death. Society generally deierti London for Cowe*. where tne famous regatta Is held, nnd later for tho grouio moors and for tho Dental summer reiorti. . Tho lennon of 1907 ha* been only moder ately brilliant. What eclat It baa had bn> been Imported by Anfericana and foreign royalties. Record numbers of both theao nuxlUnrle* hate come to London tht* year and have aaved tho season from absolute (Inline**. ASLEEP IN EURNACE French Fertilizer Oven the Scene of Ghastly Death. the ■urn like elegant business, mere sre sev eral women of lower degree who hold pawn brokers' lleeuses. Mint of them sre widows of pawn bro kers, nnd their shops are In the poorer dis tricts of Ismilnu. Usually they run the business with the assistance of male elerks, hilt ouo woman Is a saceeftful pawn bro ker with only her daughter's help. Male pawn brokers do not fenr the com- petition of women. They soy thnt It Is nn exceptionally clever woman who Is success ful In the business, Itecnuse "women un consciously bring sentiment to hear upon their hnrgslns. Though there sre some eg. tretncly efficient women pawn brokers, there sre few, If any. who con say that at some time or soother they hare not nl- has declined to give any further par- By RAOUL DE SAINT RENE. Paris, Aug. 10.—A gift of $200,000 haa been refused by the Assistance Pub- llque, the department which controls French hospitals, under curious cir cumstances. The donation Was offered by M. Boi ler, a millionaire, who holds strong views, about hospital management, be lieving that patients are used by hos pitals for experimental purposes. Ho offered the $200,000 on condition that the hospitals were placed under the management of scientists, who are not medical men. The Assistance Publlquo would not accept the money unless M. Boiler further explained his conditions. He Tsft's Mother III. Mllbury,. Mass., Aug. 10.—Physicians are constantly attending Mrs. Louise M. Taft, Becretary Taft's mother, and It Is tuild the aged woman’s condition Is extremely critical. She has been III several days. At Westminster Church. Rev. B. F. Gullle has returned to the city after conducting a very successful revival *nt Bethany. In Newton county, and will fill his pulpit at both services ■a Sunday. ■ without the Influx of American women who eniiio every year to take the lead Is all so cial functions. Indeed. It Is only women who sre responsible for keeping to the old tradition packing s year's gsyety Into three months. Most men hare ceased to toko nn Interest In, tho "Besson,” and few can 1st persuaded to attend the nightly halts end 'Twhiter season will gradually Im dcvel- oped upon the nucleus of the "little sea son” nTready existing. May nnd June will •till lie Important months In the social rear, hut the season will be spread over a longer period. Excessive tea drinking, which la s com- „tou habit In Knglnnd, where the runaiimii tlou of ten Is enormous, caused the dcntl of a Mnncbestcr woman, who drank n gal Ion of ton every dty. the post-mortem examination her stem waa round to be bard and leathery, bar lug been actually tanned by the tuunln In the tea. which has the same ehemlrel prin ciple ns oak hark nseit In tanning leather. Thla effect Is often produced In tea drink- .m In the poorer class, who use Inferior tea, containing much tannin, and allow It to brew Indefinitely. Thus the poison Isdrawu out, and the Interior of the drinker. If she Indulges to excess. Is gradually turned Into leather. dance," now that the matron has returned to social favor. The credit of Introducing thla novelty belongs to two well known so ciety leaders, Viscountess Cotebrooke and the Hon. Mrs. Georg* Koppel. The latter, who is the wittiest woman In London, It known is "the king's female J ester," because she Is always Invited to loose parties where the king Is a guest, to keep his majesty amused. The matrons' dance, of which Mrs. Koppel was Joint hostess, waa a distinct snet-esa. It was held at the gorgeous new Itlta Hotel, and was preceded by a dinner. About 150 guests sat down to dinner, but a great many more came on afterwards from a mnsleale given the same evening by Mrs. Bradley Martin. The automobile for pfcrk driving and vis iting la going out of favor with fashionable I-ondou women, who are revlvlug the horse- arid-carriage cult. The decline of the elec tric landau Is alto shown by a revival of the carriage dog—also known as tho Dalma tian. Talbot or plum pmldlng dng-whleh Is seen, sometimes In pairs, running under some of the smartest equl|Mges In the psrk. but which could never of course run under nn automobile. At North Avenue Church. Rev. Richard Orme Fllnn haa re* turned t» Atlanta from a short trip, and will fill his pulpit at North Avenue Presbyterian church ut both service* Uunday. Ilculars, unless his donatlgn Is pro vltlonnlly accepted, so that it Is likely, •"that the hospitals will not get the money at all. An atrocious death has- Just been met by an unfortunate workman named; Munce, at St Quen. close to Paris. I Munce was employed at tho Mcldrum I manure works, and after the midday | meal he was occupied In cleaning at! the far end of one of the largo rufnse | ovens, which are used to reduce the refuse to fertilizer. It Is not known whether he fell, asleep In the place or whether he was so much occupied at the far end ns not to . know what was going on, but tho other i men, who were unaware that tholr! comrade was In the oven, closed the door and lighted tho furnace, setting It at full blast. It was not until three-quarters of. an hour later that tho foreman noticed the absence of Munce, and then, with an Inkling of the gostly truth, a rush was made to the furnace. The fire was extinguished, and as soon os It was pos. slble for the oven to bo entered, the Iron door was opened. Close to the entrance lay a heap ot charred remalne, with an iron pick and shovel beside them. Munce hod evi dently made frantic efforts to save himself, for he had dug a hole for sev eral Inches In the brick under the door, but had then been overcome by the fearful heat. As It takes half an hour to get the oven to a proper heat, his agony must have been frightful, unless he speedily fainted. A curious case has Just come before the Paris courts. This was first tired be fore the courts at Fontainebleau, which had to declare itself Incompetent to deal with such an extraordinary case. In March, 1005, a rural postman was traversing the railway line at Moret In the forest of Fontainebleau, when he was caught by an express train and hurled to a distance of about fifty yarde. In this unexpected flight the postman. In his turn, knocked down a passing peddler and broke his leg. The peddler now claims damages from the railway company for the In jury done Indirectly through them. In Ite turn the Parle court declared Its in ability to deal with the case and so It was dismissed. The unfortunate postman was cross. Ing the line at his own risk, and the fact that he acted as a sort of human bullet and Injured the peddler could not possibly be the fault of the railway company, and therefore no action ought to have been brought. The highest and widest tunnel In the world will be that which will be built by the city of Marseilles for the Rhode- Marsellles canal. It will contain, be side the canal wide enough for two barges to pass, a track for nn elec tric railroad on either side. Tho total width of the tunnel will be seventy feet, and Its height forty-three feet. Throughout its length of four and a half tnlles. It will be brilliantly lighted by elcctrlcItK.