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PLAN RAILROAD TO SPAN AFRICA French to Spend $600,000,000 for Electrified Line With Its Power From Lake Tchad. PARIS, May 4. —A great project for a French transafrlcan railway, extend ing from Tangier to Juba, on the banks of the Indian ocean, has been revealed by Senator Gauthier. The cost is esti mated at $600,000,000. The motive pow er is to be electricity, generated by water falls in the neighborhood of Lake Tchad. It is pointed out that when the proj ect is realized the present commercial status of the Mediterranean will be vir-_ tually that of a Latin lake, as by far the shortest route to India and the Far East will be by the transafrlcan rail road. France is especially eager to carry out the plan so as to compete with the projected Bagdad railway, backed by Germany. Ferries will carry *"4i.ns over the Strait of Gibraltar. 70-YEAR-OLDS FORM OLD MEN’S BROTHERHOOD MONTGOMERY CITY, MO., May 4 The “Old Men’s Brotherhood” was or ganized here, composed of members more than 70 years old. The following officers were elected: President, Rev. William Carr, who has been a minister 60 years, and was born in 1628; vice president, Colonel Warner Lewis; secretary, D. W. Graves; treasurer, Henry Moss. A number of addresses were made. It was declared that it was time for the old people to organize for their own entertainment. It was decided to hold meetings once a month, when such subjects as the following will be discussed: “Which Period of Life Affords the Most. Pleas ure?” "Is Tobacco Really Injurious?” “Have the Many Inventions and Dis coveries Added to the Sum of Human Happiness?” "Is There More Hospital ity Today in Missouri Than in Former Years?” Escapes An Awful Fate. A thousand tongues could not ex press the gratitude of Mrs. J. E. Cox. of Joliet. 111., for her wonderful deliver ance from an awful fate. “Typhoid pneumonia had left me with a dreadful cough,” she writes. “Sometimes I had such awful coughing spells I thought I would die. I could get no help from doctor’s treatment or other medicines till I used Dr. King’s New Discovery. But I owe my life to this wonderful remedy, for I scarcely cough at al! now.” Quick and safe, it's the most reliable of all throat and lung medi cines. Every bottle guaranteed. 50c and SI.OO. Trial bottle free at all drug gists. •** Poor appetite is a sure sign of im paired digestion. A few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab lets will strengthen your digestion and improve your appetite. Thousands have been benefited by taking these Tablets. Sold by all dealers. ••• A great show this week at the Bijou, Seaboard announces $1,50 rate Athens and return on Sundays, effective May 5. White City Park Now Open World’s leading artists, musicians and colleges use our Pianos. Write us for catalogue and testimonials. CABLE PIANO CO., 84 North Broad-st. Orders Filled Promptly Standard High Grade Coal. Finest quality Red and White Ash Anthra cite Pennsylvania Coal. We screen all coal before shipping. Let us submit estimates. Consumer* Coal Company CHARLESTON, S. C. CONSERVATORY (Q I mi SUMMER SESSION unx " Summer Session begins June 27th. Equipment the <t|b most elegant in the South. Location among foothills O< B |ue Ri< * fe Mountains, a famous health and pleas r v’ 1 -^■ ‘'''yp W t ure " ,ort - An opoortuaitv ; ■ ■' for the tired teacher or stu- fa, ■' pBHSSk i J?, irr* dent to rest, and for the am- d I?MmSL i 1 ■; bltlcus to continue studj un der favorable conditions. >- Unsurpassed advantages in Music, Expression and Do mestic Science. Chautauaua i affords solendid entertainment, Brenau graduates are in great demand as teachers IVrife for full information and catalogue. Address: 3 BRENAD COLIEGE-CONSERVATORY • • GAINESVILLE, GA. Box 16 mw— JU 11 '■■□'■ I ULXI-kJL nr A Jackson Street Show Grounds qc ft Z3C MONDAY and TUESDAY *JU 200 P M The World's Greatest Trained Animal Exhibition —8:OJ P. M. QKo Grand Free Street Parade Both Mornings ORp AJU SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES | Silk Socks Failed I To Save 'Vagrant* Tried in Wisconsin MILWAUKEE. WIS., May 4.—“1 ain’t no vagrant, judge, and I can prove It,’’ said Vincent Warner, twenty years old, before the district court today. "How?” asked the court. “I've got on silk socks,” was the an swer. “Just look at 'em.” “They speak for themselves.” said the court. “I hear them saying. ‘Kinety days,’ and they are right." MARIStIifUeS TO~GIVE MINSTREL SHOW SOON M»mbers of the Marlst Rifles, which is Company G of the Fifth regiment, expect to see Lew Dockstader backed off of the boards when the Rifles gives its first minstrel show on the nights of June 3 and 4. I The show will be staged at Marlst college under the direction of Captain ■ E. R. Schmidt, and as the Rifles have • much excellent material it is expected to prove a hit. The funds derived from i the entertainment will go to the com- ■ pany’s treasury, for fitting up its quar , ters at the Auditorium-Armory. How’s This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY * CO.. Toledo, O. 1 We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney tor the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transac tions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. WALDING, RINNAN A MARVIN. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of tne system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. BURGLARS! FLIES! MOSQUITOES! I Screen Your House! I Against such varments. They are dangerous to good health and a nuisance to comfort. We can furnish screen doors, windows, screen wire and necessary fixtures (for putting up) so cheap that it will astonish you. SCREEN DOORSSI.OO each, up SCREEN WINDOWS 35c each, up (adjustable) SCREEN WIRE, .(cut any length) 2 I-2C per sq. ft. • Steel Spring Hingesper pair 10c and 15c Steel double-action Hinges.. .per pair SI.OO to $2.50 Door Springseach 10c, 15c, 25c WEST LUMBER CO. I Everything to Build and Paint With I 238-242 Peters Street. 269-285 Bellwood Avenue. Phones 573. Main 1654. Atlanta 1009. Satisfied Customers Are the Best Advertisement—We Have Them | Quick Sales, Low Prices, Good Goods and Prompt Delivery B THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS:SATURDAY. MAY 4. 1912. HEN LAYS AN EGG THAT WEIGHS QUARTER POUND MAIDEN ROCK, WIS., May 4—Miss Sarah Dowling, of Plum City, lays claim to being the proud possessor of a hen which has laid the largest egg on record in the state. The longitudinal circumference of the egg is 7 3-4 inches and the smaller circumference 6 7-8. It weighs four ounces. GROSS, SICK, FEVERISH CHILDREN ~ NEED GENTLE, THOROUGH GASCARETS. Most of the ills of childhood are caused by a sour, disordered stomach, sluggish liver and constipated bowels. They catch cold easily, become cross, listless, irritable, feverish, restless, tongue coated, don't eat or sleep well and need a gentle, though thorough physic—but don't try to force a nauseating dose of oil into the little one’s already sick stomach—it is cruel, needless and old-fashioned. Any child will gladly take Cascarets which act gently—never gripe or produce the slightest uneasiness-—though cleanses the little one's system, sweetens the stomach and puts the liver and bowels in a pure, healthw condi tion. i Full directions for children and grown-ups in each package. Mothers can rest easy after giving this gentle, thorough laxative which costs only 10 cents per b° x ' REGULATE STOMACH, LI VER frBOWELS rSlifc J ftSTF GOOD-NEVER GRIPE OR SICKEN, De per » /1 I Also zArand 1:1 ’ll ■ 1111 Ke boxes A a S $ i ” Any Drug Tomato Plants 20 Cents Dozen Sweet and Hot Peppers 52 Cents Dozen 600 Kinds of Seeds Even’ kind of seeds, vegetable, flower and grass, that yon could possibly have use for this spring. Flowering Plants Geraniums, Petunias, Verbenas. Salvias, Hol lyhocks, in fresh every morning from our green houses. Also Ferns, large and small, and other decora tive plants. H. G. Hastings & Co. •16 AV. MITCHELL ST. ’ Phones 2568. ) I ■I ■ aMmgeM'"} LJMMLLjamMSuii ■i■ i ■ GEORGIAN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS. FEW PEARS THIS YEAR. Though the pear crop in Georgia this season may be light, pecans will more than balance the loss, it is thought, and the fruit farmer will likely not feel a financial loss. This was the announce ment made today by J. S. Montgomery, of Thomasville, who is in Atlanta. Mr Montgomery said the early spring blight has caused considerable damage to the pear crop. ——i ' 1".: 11 — u .'..: .■.llijh' —u._ jl. —. jjiuui ■v -r- i « i i i . n i m—i—aa—— , , YOU CAN ENTER THE GREAT $16,000 PROVERB CONTEST NOW WITH AS GOOD A CHANCE OF VICTORY AS ANYONE ELSE Anyone who has hesitated to enter the Georgian’s $16,000 Proverb Contest under the impression that one’s chances are diminished if one enters after the con test is on, should revise his or her idea instantly. One of the most potent and excellent things about this contest is the rule “Anyone can enter at any time.” There is no reason why “the early bird” in this competition should catch the worm any more easily than the later bird, for none of the solutions to be sent in until after the last puzzle picture has been published, and even then, ten days or two weeks will be al lowed for contestants to arrange and review their sets before sub mitting them. . When you consider that one third of the total number of puzzle pictures have been published to date, you will se£ there is abun dance of time for you to obtain the back numbers and have all the puzzles solved before the time for delivering them arrives. A full set of back numbers of the puzzle pictures and answer blanks can be obtained by sending the regular rates of The Georgian on the days that these pictures were published—that is, 2c each. You can (‘all for them or order by mail. Delivery will be prompt. Then you can go ahead on an ab solutely equal footing with all the other contestants. Answers to Questions B. C.—Tt is not necessary to send in anything hut the solutions. You may send in one, two or three sets, but they must contain only seventy-five solutions, one for each puzzle. Lou. Jones —The wording of proverbs in The Georgian’s Prov erb Book may be considered au thoritative. Anna O.—That is the safest plan, follow the form of the print ed coupon as closely as. possible. J. C.—You can make your own answer blanks. W. R.—Xo, each one must be sent in on a separate slip. The list form will not do. This Is Picture No. 25 (CRAC’OUS 1- . .. ' 3 COAw Ml ’ R3JNO ' (-'ET?Sei. c I > eecAuse. «t> J 7 HATE ° I ■ w ? i/A What Froverb Does This Picture Represent? Proverb Contest Editor, Atlanta Georgian No. 20 East Alabama St. / My solution to Proverb Puzzle No. 25 is, My Name is Street or R. F. D. No Town State Hold all answers until you have the entire set. No, answers will be considered If sent In before the publica tion of the last picture. f Conditions of the Contest The Atlanta Georgian Proverb Contest Is a contest of skill and judgment. Prizes to the amount of $16,000 will be given absolutely free by The Atlanta Georgian to the winners. Every one Is eligible to enter this contest whether living In Atlanta or out of town. Each set of answers must contain only one answer to each picture, but each person Is entitled to send In three complete sets of answers. The answers to the puzzle pictures may be sent In writ ing In long hand either with pen or pencil; they may be written on th* typewriter or may be printed In any manner to suit the fancy of the contestant. Participation In any other contest now being run or which may be run by The Georgian will not debar any one from entering the contest. Each contestant or any or all members of the family will be allowed to submit one, two or three sets of an swers. but each set must contain only pne answer to each picture. Each sat wHI be considered separately, but not more than one prize will be awarded In one family. All em ployees of The Georgian and their families are absolutely •barred from participating In the contest. In case there are no complete lists of correct answers prizes will be awarded to the person submitting the great est number.of correct solutions. In case of a tie, prize will be divided equally between those tying. Do not send your answers now. Keep them from day to day. and at the end of the contest arrange them In nu merical order, and then send them In all at one time. Under no circumstances should contestants begin to send In their answers now, as all answers will stand no better chance es winning a prize than the last answers submitted AH answers must be delivered at The Georgian Contest Headquarters either by mail or In person, within the specified time limit. It Is contemplated to give contestants ten days after the close of the contest to prepare their answers, so that they can be sent In all together at one time. The prizes will be awarded by a disinterested commit tee of judges whose names will be announced later. These judges will In no way be connected with The At;anß« Geor gian. In case contestants desire further Information they should address their questions to Proverb Contest Editor. 20 East Alabama street. Atlanta, Ga. All questions will be an swered through the columns of The Atlanta Georgian, by mall, or In person. There will be seventy-five (75) puzzle pictures In the series used In the contest. The solution of these pictures must be written In the same manner as printed In the offi cial Proverb Book. Each and every answer must be written neatly or print ed In the coupon published In The Atlanta Georgian or on a page of some form of book by Itself accompanied either by the puzzle picture printed In The Georgian or a pen or pencil copy thereof, and must have the name and address of the contestant. Do not send In your solutions In “list” form. That Is, do not write answers under one another on a large piece of paper. The Proverbs which will be used In the contest have been carefully compiled by The Atlanta Georgian, and print ed In a neat book fur handy reference. No proverbs will be used other than those which appear In this guide. For their own convenience the contestants can procure this reference book at the Contest Department, No. 20 East Alabama street, Atlanta, Ga., at 25c a copy, by mall 5c extra.