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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. fRIDAT, DECEMBER t. 3 CRICHTON’S BUSINESS COLLEGE CHI CillSAOi 11 ITS TIT For More Than Twenty Vears the Name CRICHTON Has Stood For All That Is Best In Business or Shorthand Education. A Strictly High-Grade, Clean and Progreszlve School, giving Its Students the Very Best That Money, Brains and Experience Can Furnish. SHORTHAND DEPARTMENT. Crichton's Syllabic METHOD, the BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. Budget system of Bookkeeping, •upplemented by many new fea tures, designed specially for thin College bv the well-known buslnoes educator, PROF. D. E. SHUMA KER... Most rearching investigation cordially invited. Catalog free. CRICHTON'S BUSINESS COLLEGE. Kiser Building, Atlanta. most wonderful discovery of mod ern years. New, original, thor oughly practical. Indorsed by lead ing reporters. UP-TO-DATE OFFICE FREAK OF A TREE IS WATERJECEIPTS Total Revenue Increase Will Reach More Than $200,000. Mower - Hobart Business Shows Draw Crowds Friday. Two Limbs Grow Together and Form Curious Look ing Fragment, In response to the Invitation or Manager W. K. Mowor, of the Mowor-Hobart Com pany, the office supply exposition nt the company’s atore, No. 1 Houth Broad, whs thronged with visitors throughout the day Friday. In addition to the doaen# of luoys and girls from the Southern Shorthand and Ilnslness University, who were present upon special Invitation, the exposition was at tended by hundreds of bookkeepers, ac countants. bank clerks, railroad dorks and manv others who are Interested In the mod ern office supply fixtures that are on exhi-1 l l The Interest In-tb* exposition has extend-1 ,-d beyond the limits of the state, and many i business houses from the North and East i have written and telegraphed Mr. Mower re questing him to hold the * how open another nf f'k In order to allow them to put their ,-oudH oil exhibition. In spite of these Miineroiis mjuestH. Mr. Mower has declined . . Milmie the show longer than Saturday result of the exposition Mr. Mower Friday sold a representative of a Baltimore house n bill of goods amounting to HjlOO, which would have been bought In the North or Fast if the representative had not chanced to pay a visit to the exposition. The result of the letter-fllctAUhc coftt€$t held at the? exnoaltlon Thursday^night wag announced- Frltlay. Ab6ut twertty-five atn- donts from the business department of the H«rs* High School participated and three prizes were offered for the best letter dic tated to the Edison Commercial Phono- graph, giving an order on the Mower-Hobart Company for a bill of goods and giving full 1«B< rlptlon of how to snip, etc. The first prlte, a vnlunble fountain pen, *»• '™" JV-All ot the contest were It. M. prise. of 105 Lee street. III!'" tfi'itVcrn^mnnzzer or”tlie New' York Aurtlr Compear; q.,V Gilbert, Sonthrrn manager of the Burroughs Adding Machine Omnpally; B. .W. Ginn, manager of the Ginn rsMBhlng Company. Thuradny afternoon the members of tho senior ( lass of the Boys' High School paased resolutions thanking Mr. Mower for the courtesy eitended them In inviting them to visit the exposition. Friday afternoon the girls from the business department of tlio Girls' High School Visited the exposition sod were shown how the vnrloua modern time-saving device* for .office work are manipulated. SLEPT ALL NIGHT BESIDE DEAD MAN HOW THI8 TREE GREW. The dead body of Charlie Ravage, a negro, living at 142 Eaat Kills street, lay all night In a bed. while another negro, his room mate, slept peacefully and soundly beside the cold form. When the second negro awoke Fri day morning and discovered the dead body ho was greatly frlgrhtened. The excited negro Informed Call Officer George Maddox that h, retired about 10 o'clock, and that Savage, who was already In bed, was probably dead then, «B he never moved. Coroner Thomp son was notified. BORING ARTE8IAN WELL, WORKMEN STRIKE GA8. Special to The Georgian. ■ , Jackson, Miss., Dec. 6.—At a depth of nearly 1,500 feet, a flow of gas was struck at the artesian well being bored by this city on the Edwards house property. A match applied to the flow gives forth a steady blues. Csvtlry Coming Trough. One squadron’of the Twelfth United States Cavalry, which has been en camped st the Jamestown Exposition during the summer, will leave the ex position grounds between December 3 and 12 for Fort Oglethorpe and will pass through Atlanta on the Journey, "hey will come to Atlanta over the Neaboard Air I,tne In a train of three sections, one for the men, another for i he horses nnd still another for the equipment. At Atlanta they will be taken up by the Nashville. Chattanoo ga an>l St. Louis and taken to Fort 1 tglcthorpe. curiosity to men who know the woods was found by J. J. Singleton, a farmer living west of College Park, Thursday and h} brought.lt t6 the city- to exhibit to his friends, it was young'"lronwood,” or a variety of birch, which showed a peculiar growth. A limb had sprung from tho trunk and then turned and grown In again, or at least that Was the Impression of the casual observer, A closer Inspection showed that the growth must have been that of two limbs from the trunk which met and grew together. The buds and the formation on the bark show growth In opposite directions, but there Is no mark at the Junction of the two parts of the limb. 'Tve been In the woods all my life, and I never saw anything like It,” says Mr. Singleton, "and none of the'old residents I’ve shown It to ever saw such a growth." FAIR WAS SUCCESS, AS TICKETS SHOW Returns are now being made to Sec retary Frank Weldon of the state fair by some of the smaller railroads of cou. pon admission tickets sold with rail road tickets during the late fair, and they Indicate that the estimates of the fair’s success were conservative. Bo far none of the big trunk lines with the exception of the Seaboard Air Line have made any reports, but this one lg gratifying. Some of the smaller roads In the state have sent In re turns and these and the Seaboard's re port show that many people came to Atlanta with atlmtsslon tickets to the fair, but who never presented them at the gate. If the other roads Show reports a* satisfactory, ths returns will Indicate that the state fair of 1807 was even a greater success financially than was shown by ths'gate receipts. Cotton Moving In Dsestur. Special to Tbs Georgian. Decatur, Ala. Dec, 0.—The past few days have witnessed quite a marked Improvement In the money conditions In' Decatur. As a result, much cotton Is now being bought here. For two weeks but little cotton was bought The farmers refused to take checks and the cotton buyers were unahtc to get the cash, on account of financial con ditions. Atlanta will receive approximately 550.000 more from business licenses, tax defaulters and from wnter works re ceipts this year than In 1906. This Is In addition to the 5151.994.65 Increase In the t xes to be received, as shown by tho report of the books In the tax assessor's office and the report of the comptroller general of the state fix ing the valuation on tho property of the public utility corporations In the city. This 550,000 will bring the total In crease In revenue from these four sources up to more than 5200,000. From the city marshal's office. It Is learned that about 57,000 more will be collected from defaulters, and from those who returned their property for taxation and than foiled to pay, than was collected from the same sources last year. In 1906, the total was about 5127,000. In the water works department, the books show that the Increase for the first eleven months at this year over the flrst'eleven months of last year la 525, 946.(6. The increase for the year will opproxlmate 530,000. The receipts for the first eleven months of 1906 were 5264.021.78, against 5289,968,44 .for, the first .eleven months of 1907. The books of City License Inspector R. A. Ewing show [hat In city licenses the Increase for the first eleven months of 1907 is 511,311.08 over the first eleven months of 1906. The total In crease for the year will be approxi mately 512,000. The sum collected through Novem ber, this year, was 5164,810.95, as against 5142,999.85 for the same length of time last year. This Is for general business licenses, and does not Include drays and hacks and whisky licenses, which would make the Increase even greater. ROADS WILL POST TRAIN BULLETINS Show Spirit of Co-operation With Railroad Com mission. STEEPLE PAINTERS ATTRACT CROWD Large numbers of people stood In Bills street and Carnegie way Friday watching painters at work painting the big dome of the Central Congregational church, 240 feat In the air. Tbe painters ware suspended In mld-alr by heavy ropes, fastened about their walata. but notwithstanding thla, they put on the paint with •• much east ns If they had been standing on tba ground. The wnrk was commenced Thursday afternoon and will be completed Friday afternoon. It la being done under the direction of Elder A Wells, contractors. From roads all over the etate are coming letters to the railroad commis sion giving assurances Cl hearty co operation In every way possible with tho suggestion of the commission for correct posting of delayed trains on the bulletin boards. Friday Chairman McLendon received coplos of two letters written by Charles A. Wlckcrsliam. One was written by Mr. Wlekersham to \V. B. Blount, sta tion master at the terminal, as chair man of the board of control. The other was addressed to W. N. Cox. superintendent of transportation of tho Atlanta and West Point, of which road Mr, WTckorshatn Is president and gen eral manager. In the letter to Station Master Blount, Mr. Wlekersham naked that every effort be made to secure prompt and correct posting of trains from the three roads entering the terminal. He then says: "In order to leave nothing undone for the general good, even though wn may not be at fault, I wish to take up with the superintendents of each line any and a(J cases, where the Informa- tloned furnished you Is false and mis leading, when the dispatcher Is, or should be, In possession of the true figures so that they may prevent a repetition of such a case.” In his letter to Superintendent Cox, Mr. Wlekersham says: “I am sure that all of our people are fully cognizant of the Importance of the.matter, and the seriousness with which a violation of Instructions to post proper Information will bo dealt. To make assurance doubly safe. I wish you to acquaint our people with this communication and see to It that they do not ever fall to give the various stations the latest and most-, accurate Information as to the schedule of trains. In case whore the train continues to lose time, tho dispatcher should be par ticularly careful to correct the infor mation without delay." Letters promising every possible fore In accurate posting of trains were also received from S. F. Parrott, vice presi- dent of the Georgia Southern and Flor ida: James T. Wright, vice president and general manager of the Macoti, Dublin and Savannah, and T. S. Mofse, general manager of the Central. It Is understood that the day follow Ing the publication of the letter of Chairman McLendon calling for this action Instructions were sent out to all officials of the Southern In Its various lines In the state to give prompt and hearty co-operatton In this matter. Why Not A Useful Gift? remember. BSD ROOM SUITS, BUFFETS, COUCHES, COSTUMERS, LEATHER CHAIRS, CHINA CLOSETS, LADIES’ DESKS, ROLL TOP DESKS, LACE CURTAINS, RUGS, ART SQUARES, PARLOR SUITS, 18 E. Hunter Street. OSCAR BARNES&Co. Practical and Suitable Gifts at “Low Rent” Prices For every relative and friend whom you wish to MUSIC CABINETS, SHAVING STANDS, PEDESTALS, ROCKERS In all woods and willow, PARLOR AND LIBRARY TABLES, DINING TABLES, TOBOURETS, WARDROBES, SETTEES, MORRIS CHAIRS, IRON AND BRASS BEDS, CHIFFONIERS. Buy Now and have it Deliv ered Later Both Phones 1368 SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S TOPIC THE ROMANCE OF A FAMILY' The International Sunday School Lesson For December 8 is, “Ruth’s Wise Choice.” Ruth 1:14-22. By WIU.IAM T. ELLIS. DIDN’T WANT PHOTO IN ROGUES’ GALLERY Rov. Samuel Ray. a.negfo .Baptist preacher, created a scene In the office of detectives at the police Btatlon Frl day morning by resisting the efforts of the officers to photograph him. The preacher Is suspected of steal Ing a lot of shoes, made by the J. K. Orr Shoe Company, and Is also thought to be wanted In some other place. When the detectives told the negro they wanted his picture, he positively refused to sit before the camera, but Instead fell fiat on tho floor and cov cred his face with his hands. No amount of persuasion could Induce him to pose. Policeman Hollingsworth found tho preacher Thursday In a restaurant In lTdgewood avenue trying to self a lot of shoes. Ray was arrested and the case turned over to Detectives Wood nnd Starnes. The preacher asserts ho bought the shoes from the Chattanooga Shoe Company. Detective Simpson states that there are now two Indictments In the supe. rlor court against the negro, one charg. lug him with highway robbery and the other with burglary. | EXTRA SPECIAL CHRISTMAS CANDV £ SATURDAY ONLY 3s Chocolate Covered Caramels, Chocolate Cover ed Marshmallows, Old-Fashioned Chocolates, hand made, all of them, 9c a box, 3 for 25c. Candy like you used to get in your Stocking, “Santa Clans” kind, 9c a pound (pure sugar). Special prices on larger lots to Sunday School Societies and others. CANDY DEPARTMENT. i M. RICH & BROS. CO. Main Aisle Near Elevator- Rev, Ellenwood In Chattanooga. Chattanooga. Tenn., Dec. 6.—Rev. E. Dean Ellenwood, of the First Unlver xallat church of Atlanta and superin- 'endent of the Unlvereallst churches of Georgia, preached last night In this city. He wilt hold a aeries of meetings here this week. Hegeman Pleaded Not Guilty. New York, Dec. 6.—President John R. Hegeman, of the Metropolitan Life In surance Company, before Justice Dow ling In the supreme court today pleaded not guilty to three Indictments charg ing perjury. December 16 was fixed as the date for his trial, but a further continuance la likely. ooswHj&oooooooooooaoooooao O STATISTICS. G O 300000000000OOOOOOOOOOOGOO PROPERTY TRANSFERS. 52,005—Governor's Horse OuaCds to W. M. Rapp, lot on Edgewood avenue. Warranty deed. buildincTpermits. 5300—Nora Ellen, 305 Elm street, to repair house. 3800—A. E. iJtmpkln. 122 - West Peachtree street, to repair atore. 3145—McClure Realty Company, 175 South Prior street, to erect fire es cape. 51,000—H. H. Cobb, rear 261 Capitol avenue, to add church. ’ DEATHS. Carter, colored, aged 81. died at 514 West Mitchell street. Ruth Dukes,, colored, aged 5, died at 101 Norlh Butler etreet. V. Williams, colored, aged 33, died at lot North Butler street. BIRTHS. To Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCoy, 44 DnvIA street, n girl. Tu Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Greene, 6 Sum mit avenue, a boy. To Mr. nnd Mrs. J. T. Coffins, 345 West Third street, a boy. To Mr. nnd Mrs. C. L. Freeman, 406 Rawson street, a boy. To Mr. and Mrs. Mel Gossett, 22 Bailey street, a boy. To Sir. and Mrs. Holt, 171 Chapel street, a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. Turner, 76 Weal Peachtree place, a boy. To Mr. nnd Mra. Bonwlck, 1066 Ma rietta etreet. a boy. To Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Nathan, 142 Peachtree street, a tray. "1 am plssaed at the spirit with which the roads have met this matter," said Chairman McLendon. “They apparent ly realize that It Is a matter that di rectly.' concerns the traveling public, and that our intention and aim In the matter was correct, I believe that all Of the rokdWawItr Correct this trouble without delay." Deaths and FunSrals John ,W. Wilton. John W. Wilson, aged 40. died at a private sanitarium Friday morning at 2 o'clock after a lingering Illness. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Loftus. The body It being held at Greenberg, Bond & Bloomfield's undertaking establishment awaiting the completion of funeral ar rangements. William A. George. The funeral ceremonies of William A. George, aged 16, who died at a prl vato sanitarium Wednesday night, wilt bo held at the Greek church Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Interment will bo at Westvlew. The body Is be Ing held at Greenberg. Bond & Bloom field's undertaking establlshmenL Infant of J. C. Brown. The Infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brown died at the residence of Its par ents, 71 Berean avenue. Friday mony Ing at 11 "o'clock. The child was taken III with meningitis Friday morning at 4 o'clock. Tho funeral ceremonies will be conducted at the residence Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. The Interment will follow at Cool Springs cemetery. HOG RAISED IN PAULDING WEIGHED 725 POUNDS. Family relstfonahlpa ere the norela pop ular theme. They repreaent romance amt problems. They lie back of tbe great ''inn- Ilona of life. The latest banker's suicide bad as Its Oret motive violated family I Unnablps. This Is tbe background enmie of moat of the misery In human life. What Is better, family relationships under lie most hnmsn happiness. There are no joya like home Joys. There are no friends like family frlenda Earth has no greater pleasure than a happy home life. Thla Is tho great reward, as It should be the groat goal, of every normal exlatence. This old story which tbe Sunday schools apectaen- exlraordlnary heroisms, trag- loves. It Is Juat such a tale as fa Special te Tbe Georgian. Hiram, Go., Dee. 6.—The largest hog killed In thle county for many years was slain yesterday by Robert Rags dale, 'a prosperous farmer and land owner, residing near town. Thla Paulding county ptg, which weighed 726 pounds, only goes to show that the farmers of this county are interested In other pursuits rather than devoting their entire attention to rais ing the fleecy staple. Farmers who raised cotton here this year have placed tho most of It In warehouses. CLUB SUPERINTENDENT ARRIVES AT JEkYL Special to The Georgian. Brunswick. Ok., Dec. 6.—Superinten dent Grub,.of the Jekyl Inland Club, has arrived from tho North and Is making preparations for the opening of the club. The visitors to the island will begin lo arrive in a few days, though the club will not be opened before Jan uary 1. SAFE WAS BROKEN OPEN AND LARGE SUM TAKEN Special to The Georgian. Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 6.—The atore of Sam Ward, near the Taylor-Cook cypress mills, a few miles out from Brunswick, wa* robbed Wednesday night. The safe was broken open and the sum of $60 taken. The thieves ulso carried off a dray load of groceries, shoes and dry goods. The robber)' was not discovered until the storo waa open ed yesterday morning by Ward. ELECTION WA8 LANDSLIDE FOR CITIZENS’ TICKET Mpeutal t»> The Georgian. Columbus, Ga., Dec, 6.—The city election, which was held Wednesday, seems to have been a landslide for the , cttfz4gB‘* »a*s meeting" ticket, every memberof the city council Indorsed by that body having been elected by handsome majorities. least In Its early pa: as a limpid stream. There are lar events; edles or lo\ being enacted dally oil over the world nraoug the common people. When the Family Moves. The moving van Is one of the common sights of modern life; yet It stirs the Im aginative mind profoundly. What undream ed-of changes may follow In Its wake! Tho moving which was designed merely ns a measure of convenience, economy or add!- ‘ isl luxuries, rany represent a complete nsformatlon of the family history. It means new neighbors, new alliance*, new environment, new wlvei and husband* for children, and altogether a new set of life Influences. We ahould give heed to moving. as to. marrying, for the consequence* of both reach far. Snomt left her Judean home because of famine. Bhe went In search of bread, and found a new destiny for heraelf. Her life waa lifted entirely out of Its old grooves, nnd fta future completely chnnged. With her husband and two sona she crossed over into Moab. There, Ip a heathen land, she maintained a God-fearing home. When, In course of time, her two aous married Moab ite maidens, Orjmh nnd Hath, they, too, came under the Influence of the worship of Jehovah. The Story Behind the News. The dally newspaper, which la content.- K iraneous history, should be read like all etor - — ^ '* * ' ' “ “ can li inpLv.uvn. •« .... — - —. _ _. snts are filled with heroism*, pathos, tragedy, love and sorrow. Rehlnd the Bi ble's brief record of thla domestic drama In breaklngly. 1 recall a somewhat similar scene In the famine district In China, when I saw two Chinese women walling over the grave of what had evidently bean the eon of one and tbe husband of tbe other. Tbe lonely woman In our modern urban life. Hitherto she has been almost wholly Ig nored, or considered only In respect to her grossest temptation. There (■ a pathetic light thrown upon this ancient Idyll by tho contemplation of thu loneliness of the two women making their way through the hot. dusty nnd fatiguing pilgrimage to Bethlehem. It waa a Journey In which the older woman llveil on the strength of the younger. Hath had a pas sion for helpfulness, that flue sentiment of noble soul*. Her deuo^Jon to the welfare of Naomi was nothing less than royal, ntid proved her fit for her later destiny, which was that she ahould become the mother of kings. For so Ruth was rewarded, thla being one of the stories which has a reward at the end. Ruth became the great-grandmother of King David nnd thus the anoestrcaa of “King David's Greater Son." The obvious comment Is that the best blessings always >w loyalty, although they may not in j case be so tangible as those tnat came to Ruth. A final observation Is that this atory makes better reading than the mother-in- Is a delicate one, nnd often provocative of misery. Surely, though. It Is oftenrut met In the sensible, loving, loyal fashion repre sented In the story of Ruth. For when the can be only happiness; any contrary course must spell misery. TAFT SCORES ONE IN THE ELECTION OF NEW AS CHAIRMAN Washington, Dec. 6.—When the Re publican national committee got down to work today for the first session, the Chicago boomers were claiming a vic tory over Kansas City. The committee will name the time and place for hold ing the national convention next sum mer. Without a dissenting vote, Harry 8. New was elected chairman of the com mittee. Thla la regarded as a distinct victory by the Taft contingency. New was acting chairman. paving decided to call on the presi dent this afternoon, the committee ad journed until 10 o’clock tomorrow morning, when It will meet to select the time and place for holding the national convention of 1908. Charged With Contempt * Upon the ground that he has failed to comply with the order of the court to pay $25 attorney’s fees In his wife * cult for divorce. Attorneys Maddox & 1 Sims Friday morning secured an order j from Judge Pendleton summoning Jas. I >. Flood to appear In court and show | cause why he (Should not be held for’ contempt. The order Is set for a hearing on December 21. ami never want to aee again ret It doubtless was but a rep*- ..nat Naomi and Ruth, with Ori ental Intensity, bad undergone. After the tint sharp stab of Intense grief, there came tba dull, deadening sor row of realised losa. Than followed the added burden of maintaining Ufa without the bread-winner. The borrow* of death are not worst at the funeral, but in tt veallng days and month* that follow, bands and sons rone, Naomi’s heart turned to the homeland. In her loneliness, home sickness laid Its grip upon .her. She de termined to go back to Bethlehem, the vil lage that was alive with tender memories of her earlier, happier life. Her two daugh ters-in-law offered to go with her. She unselfishly rejected their offer and had* them remain where their own solMntercutg were to be served. Orpah yielded to her mother-in-law’s entreaty and kissed her farewell, but Ruth clung to her* and wo not be sent back. „. It wa* a great tribute which Naomi pi to Ruth as she Invoked upon her head ah iar treatment from Jehovah to that which Ruth had accorded Naomi and bar sons. Ruth muat have been one of thoae lovable characters who aro good to lire with. These quieter domestic virtue* do not bulk r In the hooks, but they bulk largest In .... It Is more Important to those to whom a man’s life means moat that he be a lovable, unselfish, helpful man at home, than that be do brilliant deeds out In tho big world. The Woman Who Stood By. In a middle West newapaper this morning I saw a cartoon Inspired by a recent suicide In New York "high Ufa.” It represented an “affinity," flying out of the window wheu adversity came in at the door. Nine times out of ten It la the wife who stands by-a ll-treated figure In tbe w abllme In the majestic virtue of loyalty. Ruth waa a atand-byer. 8ho wap one of thoae royal nature* to whom loyalty la car dinal. She was not as brilliant and versa tile as a modern society woman, bat she did know how to be* true. Perhaps, as subse quent chapters of the atory snow. she had not that romantic love which the novels exalt, but she did richly possess the grenter virtue of loyalty. In the extremity of Naomi, the thrice bereaved, Ruth, whose the treasures of all literature: ■IP r my people. And thy God my God; Where thou dlest I will die. And there will I be burled; Tbe Lora do ao to me, Aud more also. If aught but death part thee and me." The Lonely Woman's Lot. A recent magazine story drew an Intense rlctore of tbe lot of a woman alone In a great city. Would that tbe (?hurch bad tbe Imagination of that novelist, tor then It would perceive that one of the deepest ***! problems of WB m ‘ “ ‘ ~ A Three Fifty Shoe With Plenty of Style Muse Special 652 Patent Colt Bluch- er. Dull mat, kii top, narrow toe, high heel $3.50 The “Rialto” 875 Also same shape as above. Made of Gun Metal Calf.. .$3.50 ttm. Is that of th« The cut shows perfectly the graceful swing, the high-arch instep and the military heel—style a plenty. But in striving for an unusual smartness at three fifty, good leather and good shoe making haven’t been forgotten or slighted in the least. It’s a Muse Special and you never saw the name Muse on anything that didn’t measure up to the full. This most popular shape for young men comes in all sizes, from 8’s to 11's and widths A to E. A Christmas Thought—Slippers Slippers for men and boys—many styles. No doubt the largest in the South, $1.00 to $4.00. ' MUSE’S ; : 3-5-7 Whitehall St : i