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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 transafrican 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 transafrican 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 trains 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 1828; 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 all now.” Quick and safe, it's the most reliable of all throat and lung medi cines. Every’ bottle guaranteed. 50c and 'sl.oo. Trial bottle free at all drug gists. **'■' Boor 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. ■ ll !P 11 t-Ugg'IUBJUJUaiJ . -■> ■'■l. 111 ! iwim—i'J * ■ w ll ■" 1 ' -" '”01 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. Consumers Coal Company CHARLESTON, S. C • COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY - ! H 11MI SUMMER SESSION . v.'j IVj Summer Session begins June 27th. Equipment the :mOSt eleeaot *° tbe South. Location among foothills ? ’ V'-’ of li,ue I<hJce Mountains a famous health and pleas- 3 I } y ,lre resort * opportunity ‘r fi,r the tired teacher nr stu- T iKBKgg, jjj . Ijjjwfafirr dent forest, and for the am- 3 ;i i •' bi'ious to continue study un- ' der favorable conditions. '**'*■*• Unsurpassed advantages in Music, Expression and Do- Science. Chautauaua affords splendid entertainment. Brenau graduates are In great demand as teachers Write for full information and catalogue, Addrets : 3 BRENAU COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY - - GAINESVILLE, GA, Box 16 — .. . . ■ ".. | fir- Jackson Street Show Grounds fir. ZdC MONDAY ant! TUESDAY Z3C I I | 2:00 P. M.— The World's Greatest I■■ J Mn.mal Exhibition S.uj H. M Bl 9&P Grand Free Street Parade Both Mornings QGn i AMU SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES £JU 3 I Silk Socks Fa iled To Save ‘Vagranf Tried in Wisconsin MILWAUKEE, WIS.. May 4 —“I 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. ‘Ninety i days,’ and they are right. *’ MARIST RIFLES TO GIVE MINSTREL SHOW SOON Members of the Marist 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. The show will be staged at Marist college under the direction of CaptAjn E. R. Schmidt, and as the Rifles have much excellent material it is expected to prove a hit. The funds derived from the entertainment will go to the com pany's treasury, for fitting up its quar ters at the Auditorium-Armory. How’s This? Wp offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that can not he cured bv Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHEXEY A CO.. Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transac tions and financially able to carry out any obligations made bv his firm. WALDING. KINNAN A MARVIN. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O Hall s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials s p nt free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by p.ll druggists. 'lake Hall's Family Pills for constipation I BURGLARS! FLIES! MOSQUITOEsUI 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 cheaip that it will astonish you. SCREEN DOORS sl.oo each, up SCREEN WINDOWS 35c each, up (adjustable) SCREEN WIRE, (cut any length) 2 i-2c per sq. ft. H Steel Spring Hinges.... .per pair ioc and 'lsc Steel double-action Hinges.. .per pair SI.OO to $2.50 Door Springs each 10c, 15c, 25c WEST LUMBER CO. I Everything to Build and Paint Wilh I 238-242 Peters Street. 269 285 Bellwood Avenue. Phones 573. Main 1654. Atlanta 1009. Satisfied Gustomers Are the Best Advertisemunt—We Have Them I Quick Sales, Low Prices, Good Goods and! Prompt Delivery g 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. CROSS, SICK, FEVERISH CHILDREN NEED GENTLE, THOROUGH GKGKREIS, Most of the ills 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 svstem, sweetens the stomach and puts the liver and bowels In a pure, health* condi tion. Full directions for children and grown-ups in each package. Mothers can rest easy after giving this gentle, J&r thorough laxative which costs only 10 cents per dSgF box. * fcucouto Wk STOMACH, LI VER 6-BOWELS Wj 6000 -MEVER GRIPE OR SICKEN Oe per !?n» i /1 1 I Also 25c and TUKJIU , a '1 *ll ■ As IV 60c boxes WI ■ 111 * fin? Tomato Plants 20 Cents Dozen Sweet and Hot Peppers 52 Ctents Dozen I 600 Kinds of Seeds Every kind of seeds, vegetable, flower and grass, that you 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 W. MITCHELL ST. Phones 2568. 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 I financial loss. This was the announce- ; ment made today by J. S. Montgomery, : of Thomasville, who is in Atlanta. Mr j Montgomery said the early spring blight i has caused considerable damage to the pear crop. 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 anv more easily than the later bird, for none of the solutions are to he sent in until after the last puzzle picture has been published, and even then, ten days or two weeks will he al lowed for contestants to arrange t 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 see 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—4hat is, 2c each. You can call for them or order by mail. Delivery will be prompt. Thon you can go ahead on an ab solutely equal footing with all the other contestants. Answers to Questions B. C.—lt 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 he 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.—No. eaeh one must he sent in on a separate slip. The list form will not do. This Is Picture No. 25 (CRAOOUS ) ... < ’ RSJMO »T ovTf/ ' neGset-p ( > i eecAuse «■© / I MATE TO I _J ftl\ What Eroverb 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. answers will be considered If sent In before the publica tion of the last 1 - J : Conditions of the Contest The Atlanta Georgian Proverb Contest Is a contest ot skill and Judgment. 4 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 er pencil; they may be written on the 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 one answer to eaeh picture. Each set wNI 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 abeotutely barred from participating In the contest. ’ In case there are no complete lists of correct answer, prizes will be awarded to the person submitting the great est number of correct solutions. In ease 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 of winning a prize than the last answers submitted AH answers must be delivered at The Georgian Contest Headquarters either by mall or in person, within the specified time limit. It Is contemplated to give contestants ten daye after the close of toe contest to prepare their answers, so that thev 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. Theee Judges will In no way be connected with The Atlante Geor 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 la, 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 for 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. 5