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s THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 4. Utt. CERTIFICATE OF PURITY REVENUE MEN LAND This is to Certify that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great Kidney, liver and bladder remedy, is purely vegetable and does not oontain any calomel, mercury, oreosote, mor phine, opium, strychnine, oooaine, nitrate potash (salt-petre). bromide potassium, narootio alkaloid, whiskey, wine or any harmful or habit producing drugs. Swamp-Root was discovered through scientific research and study by Dr. Kilmer, who grad uated with honors and is now actively engaged in the practice of his profession, which oalling he has successfully followed many years. {State of New York, County of Broome, ) _ City of Binghamton,. [ s,s ‘ Jonas M. Kilmer, senior member of the firm of Dr. Kilmer & Co., of the City of Binghamton, County of Broome, state of New York, being duly' sworn, deposes and says that the guarantee of purity of Swamp-Root, as described in the foregoing certificate, is in all respects true. Subscribed and sworn to) CL before me April 26. 1898. \ ’J '*(3. L-— Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root Is not recommended for everything, but II you have kidney, liver or bladder trouble. It will be found Just the remedy you need. Swamp-Root makes friends. Each bottle contains the same standard of purity, strength and excellence. YOU may have a sample bottle of Swamp-Root free by mall, If you have not already bad one. When writing to Dr. Kilmer Jb Co., Binghamton. N. Y., be sure to mention reading this generous offer In this paper. HAVE TO SHOOT ONE After engaging in a rlfio* skirmish in which one moonshiner was seriously wounded in Randolph county, Alabama, Deputy Collector Knox Branch and Deputy Marshal Gibson returned to Atlanta Monday, having placed two moonshiners under arrest, and raided stills in Randolph, Clay and othei* counties. Their reports included a great quan tity of captured beer and whisky. The Illicit distilleries were complete in every respect and the raids were .considered unusually fruitful. Neither of the rev enue men was,injured In the battle. Both are veterans In the department and have good records. The injured moonshiner was placed In the Opelika jail. AFTERRAISINGCROP 4 CONVICTED MEN WILL SERVE TEAMS Kpeflnl to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., Dec. 4.—Four rnen, Tay lor Folks, Marion Hardison, Robert L. Wood and William L. Floyd, came to Macon yesterday morning to answer for charges upon which they were found guilty last June in the Federal court in this «*it>. All four men In June last were given hearings upon the charge of Illicit distilling, but Judge Speer showed leniency In nil cases and allowed them to return to their homes upon their promises to return to serve their term when their crops had been made and sold. CHRISTMAS CLOTHING OUTFIT $15.00. DRESS YOUR SON OR BUY AN ENTIRE OUTFIT FOR YOURSELF ' Sent) us *15.00 for a suit that Is well worth tha< amount and we will give you FREE the following outfit: Suit ...I $15.00 Underwear 1.00 Top Shirt 1.00 Collar and Cuffs ...’ 40 Neck Tie ... -50 Pair of Sox 25 Handkerchief 25 Pair Suspenders .50 Pair Hoso Supporters 25 Collar and Cuff Buttons ... 1.00 Total value of outfit $20.65 ALL FOR $15.00 SEND THIS AD. WITH COUPON PROPERLY FILLED. , N,me Express Offie, Tqwn or City.... Kind of Suit Desired... No. of 8ox .No. of Cuffs XI llllu UUlill 1J 11VI DUUJIUVtV/A J TV V/ TT ill gladly return money. EMPIRE CLOTHING COMPANY, 62 WEST MITCHELL STREET, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. If you a re already convinced that Swamp-Root Is what you need, you can purchase the regular flfty- cent and one-dollar size bottles at drug stores everywhere. Don’t make any mistake, but remember the tnnae. Swamp-Root^Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle. CRIME AND LONG BATTLE BEFORE COURTS NOTABLE IN ANNALS OF GEORGIA Father and Three Sons Are. Involved With Negro. Tht Rawlins case la one of the moat remarkable in the history of tfie Geor gia courtH and the battle for his life made by Attorney John R. Gonper, of Macon, I* unu to be remembered in the annals of the lmr. Mr. t’ooper hna fought at every turn, continuing l->mg after hie client had begged to give up the fight. The crime I* a |>ecullar one, tlendiHh In It* plan and operation. On June 13, Ji06, Willie and Came Carter, two children were *hot down and killed In their yard near Valdosta. The crime nu the result of a feud between their father, W. L. Carter, and J. G. Rawlins, farmer and ex-preacher. Rawlins admit* that It wn* he who caused the murder of the children, hut that'hi* vengeance was aimed at Mr. and Mr*. Carter, and the murder of the children was an accident. Thu negro, Alf Moore, who is to be hanged at the Paine time a* Rawlins, claims that Ilawlinn planned the murder of the whole Carter family and that the Raw- lina *ons carried out their father’s de sign*. On the night of the murder the two children were drawn from their home by the barking of dogs. The boy car- _ pi the darkness to frlghtcnatfie ani mals away. A second time the dog* harked and the hoy went out again, this time accompanied by his sister, A gun shot was heard and the boy fell. His little sister ran to Ids side and a second shot rang out, mortally wound ing her. Another sister wus slightly wounded by a third shot, but reached the house. Locked in Hout*. Mr. and Mis. Carter barricaded themselves in tin* house, not during to venture Into the yard. The little boy dragged .himself to the door and they let him In. but all night the girl’s groans were heard, and added to tho horror. The parents know that as sassin! w»re wilting for them outside, and after a while they saw the mur derer* approach the form of the little girl and kick her until her groans censed and sho was past all suffering. Not until daylight did the assassins leave the house. The hoy* died soon after davllffht, after begging piteously all night for water. The well was just outside, but the father could not venture out of the door. He hint a gun, but was placed at i disadvantage, and could not take the ink. During the night ho suw one orni approach the house with a bun dle of fodder, with the intention of fir ing the dwelling. The negro, Moore, that this was Milton Rawlins, the eldest son. The Rawlins family wns suspected, but the old man had spent the night in Valdosta, und Mrs. Rawlins swore that her sons had been at home all night. The old man and his three sons. Milton, Jesse and Leonard, were ur- sted and lodged In jail. Then the long fight In the courts began. Ntgro is Captured. The Carter* claimed to have *een a Immigration Of the right sort will be beneficial to the state. This label: On your printed matter will also be beneficial to your business. Expert Printers Furnished on Short Nolice. Atlanta Typographical Union 520 Candler Bldg. P. 0. Box 266. Atlanta Phone 873. negro In the yard on the fatal night, and Alf Moore was captured and lodg ed In jail. He had worked for Raw lins lu Coffee county and his presene* on tho night of the murder was estab lished. He told a story which was aft at* ward* corroborated by facts. ■Moore said that old man Rawlins Imd **nt for him, und by threats and uumey forced him to take part in the crime, fie snld the old limn went to Valdosta, leaving him and tho hoys In an. outhouse. Hwo Is the statement Raivllns was sworn to have made t> the negro: "Alf, I have got $100 which I will give you tomorrow morning If you will go with my boys tonight and kill old man Carter. I want tho whole damn family wiped out. I want you to shoot them nt the supper table. I want you to kill the old man, the old lady, the daughter* und the kids, too. If any of those damn kids run out I want them riddled and thrown back In the house* and the whole damn place burned down.” Moore said that Rawlins gave him a guu with which to kill the old people and a pistol to use In killing the chil dren. He said a knife wns also given him. He said that witli the three Raw lins boys he went to the Carter home and that when the children came out they were shot down. All Are Indicted. A special term of court was called on July 17, a month after the crime. The grund jury returned Indictments against the old man, the three sons, the negro Moore and another negro, numed Frank Turner, who was uccused of aiding in the plot. Beparnte trials were demanded and* tho eldest boy, Milton Rawlins, was onvlcted uftef a hard-fought trial. Jesse was then convicted. Leonard, the youngest son. was found guilty, but mercy recommended. Frank Turner, the negro preacher, was given a life term In prllon, as was I^onard. and the defense dropped tin* fight In their case*. At last old man Rawlins wus ar raigned. .He denied plunnlng the crime, but was convicted and sentenced to death. He was denied a new trial. Three of the Rawlins, father and two •ns, and the negro Moore, were sen tenced to hang on September 16. Then j the fight of Attorney Cooper began, a j fight destined to become famous. He ! moved for a new trial. It was refused and lie appealed. He got his ease Into ! the United States courts on a technl- , callty after the state supreme court Imd refused his appeal. The Federal | courts also failed him. The gultows ! was made ready for the executions. * Another bill of exceptions, wns made I out by Attorney Cooper based on a con- | fesslon the old man had made In the ! meantime, and on Milton Rawlins’ ul- h’ged Insanity. Rawlins had admitted ! that lie hired the negro to kill the Car- I tern* but denied that his sons were Im plicated. Moore clung to his first story that the boys participated In the crime. Once more they were sentenced to j bang, T#ion Mr. Cooper tried a new turn. lie went to the Federal courts ; with a 4»lea that Rawlins had not been i tried ‘hy due process of law.” "Rawlins was a preacher,” was his j plea. "There was no preacher on the Jury and Rawlins hail therefore not been tried by n Jury of his peers.” To the surprise of the public Judge Emory ■ St>cor granted the right of appeal and 1 the governor was forced to again grant n respite. All this time the-old man wo* beg* ; ging Cooper to drop the case and let 1 him hang. But the lawyer would not ! stop. He went to the courts for an- ! other appeal on the ground that the I records did not show that Rawlins was In court when sentence wo* passed. Rawlins was there, but this was omit ted from the record. The appeal was denied. % Three weeks ago Rawlins was fcen- tenced to hang December NEGRO CONFESSED STEALING DIAMONDS OF ACTRESS CORINNE Spools! to Tlie Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 4.—Detect ives have brought to this city John Moseley, a negro who was arrested in Cincinnati on the charge of stealing the Corinne Diamonds, valued at about $3,000, nt the old opera house here In October. He made a confession to the theft and Implicated Ike Beeson, unother ne gro, in tho steal. He says that Bee son knew that Corinne was in iKisses- slon of the diamonds and while Moseley ■waited at a saloon, Beeson came back with a sack full of the Jewels. They took them home with them and later met on Cameron hill. There they di vided the booty and Moseley went to Cincinnati to disuse of his share. Bee son remained In this city, where he wn* arrested on suspicion, but he will not tell where the remainder of the dia monds are. The jewels fodnd on Mnselqy are now awaiting the Identification of the actress. LEAGUE CONFERENCE WILL BE ADDRESSED BY PROMINENT MEN Kpeeinl to The Georgina. Macon, Ua., Dec. 4.—Delegates from te different institutions of learning In Georgia, both for young men and women, will arrive in Macon on Friday morning next, to attend the first annual convention of the Georgia Htudents’ Missionary League, which Is to be held at Wesleyan College, December 7, 8, k. Speakers of such prominence ns Bishop Candler, President Gaines, of the Agnes Scott College, Chancellor Barrow, of the University of Georgia, and others will be among those who will address the league upon different subjects of interest. FOR CHRISTMAS 9lobc^roick* “ELASTIC” BOOK CASES =MOWE R-HOBART CO; HUDSON SA YS FARMERS ARE IN WORSE CONDITION THAN IN PAST FIVE YEARS Increased V ;lues Bring Addition.fi Expenses and Output. NO MEDICINE But Change of Food Qavo Final fttliaf. Most diseases start in the alimentary •anal—stomach and bowels. A great deal of our stomach and bowel troubles come from eating too much starchy and greasy food. The stomach does not digest any of the starchy food we eat—white bread, pastry, potatoes, oats, etc.—these things ilgested in the small intestines, and If we eat too much, as most of us the organs that should digest this kind of food uro overcome by excess of k, so that fermentation, indigestion and a long train of alls result. much fat also Is hard to digest, und this is changed into acids, sour stomach, heirhing gas, and a bloated, heavy feeling. In these conditions a change from In digestible foods to Grape-Nut* will work wonders in not only relieving the distress, but in building up a strong digestion, clear brain and steady nerves. A Washington woman writes: "About five years ago I suffered with bad stomach—dyspepslu, indigestion, constipation—caused, I know now, from eating starchy and greasy food. "I doctored for two years without any benefit. The doctor told me there was no cure for me. ! could not eat anything without suiting severe pain In my back and sides, and 1 became discouraged. "A friend recommended Grape-Nuts, and l began to use It. in less than two weeks 1 began to feel better and Inside* of two months I was a well woman and have been ever since. "I can eat anything I wish with It wn* i pleasure. We eat Grape-Nuts and then found that a Methodist coifer-1 cream for breukfast and are very-fond enco would be in session on tha' day I of It.” Name given by PostUin Co., and to relievo the feelings of the inhds-| Hattie Greek, Mich. Read the little l£r* the execution' wn* deferred until | book, "The Rond to Wellvllfe,” |ri l»kgs. December *• '"There’* a reason.” Georgia farmers are In a worse con dltlnn this fall than they have been In five years.” This rather rtartling statement is made by Unlonel T. G. Hudson, com mlssioner of agriculture. It I* especial ly surprising In the light of the gener ally accepted statements that the farm er In the real plutocrat of the country. Pressed for further facts, Colonel Hud son said*. "Half a dnxen years ago the llvi stock of Georgia wns valued nt $33,000,- 000. Now It Is $67,000,000. And hero comes the trouble. This value does not represent Increase in the number mules and horses. It Is the Increased value, of tho same. That means that a man who paid $126 for a mule a few years ago now pays $260. "And he must pay more taxes on that f >ro|»erty, too. The Increase comes not n Increased taxes on the. dollar, but the Increased value of the property. This Is only ope feature of tho troubles of the farmer. With labor troubles con fronting him he Is ever handicapped by the problem. Labor Is scarce, often incompetent und high. "It costs on an average now 70 cents a hundred to pick the cotton crop. In some sections they cun do It for 60 cents, In other less favored communi ties It sometime* costs a dollar. With prices at 10 to 10 1-2 cents a pound many farmer* believe they are making good money, but they do not stop to consider the Increased cost of produc tion. It costs u great deal more to raise, harvest and market a bale of cot ton now than It did say half a down years ago. "Our trouble Is that we depend abso lutely on cotton to furnish everything. We must diversify before we can *ee our way clear. South Georgia Is com ing to It rapidly and Intelligently, and that is why that section is prospering Many things have worked against the Georgia farmer this year to leave him In a bad way. The seasons have been bad—too much rain. Then dis ease and Insects multiply to cut down the crop of our great staple. It hurts me to have to say it, but the farmers are not us prosperous as I should like to see them, and many believe them to be. "But the farmer Is learning fasQ and will work out hl« own ,nlvntlon'. He ha. none through rougher place, than he face, now, and came out on top. He’ll do It thl. time.” L HANDS OF W. L, PEEL Policy holders of the Mutual Life Policy Association met nt the Kimball Monday afternoon In pursuance of a call Issued by Colonel \V. H. Thomson, Georgia member of the executive com mittei*. Colonel Thomson stated that the ob ject of the meeting was to warn the policy holders that It was not to their Interest to elect tho administration ticket, but to name the united commit tees ticket. Ho'explained the reason for this In full. He then offered a resolution, which was adopted, making 't tho sense of the Georgia policy holders that the admin istration ticket should be defeated, und that this could be best brought about by furnishing prbxies to Mr. W. Peel. SHOT AT JUDGE IN COURT ROOM Poplar Bluff, Mo., Dec. 4.—Judge Sheppard had a narrow escape from deuth yesterday afternoon when G. H. Reed, a litigant, fired a shot thut struck the Judge’s desk In the circuit court room. The shooting followed a decision giving Reed's wife, Mrs. Rosa Reed, possession of their five children. Park Woodward Injurtd. ’olonel Park Woodward, general manager of the waterworks depart ment, Is still confined to his home, suffering from Injuries sustained in an accident at New Orleans two weeks ago. i HORACE BAKER STEPS INTO GARRETT'S SHOES- Horace Baker, general superintend ent of the Iron Mountain (({vision of the Missouri Pacific relinquishes his connection with that system to assume the general management of the Queen and Crescent, succeeding W. A. Gar rett, who resigned to accept the first vice presidency of the Heuboard Air Line. Tho change Is effective Tuesday. Mr. Baker went to the Missouri Pa cific from the Southern at Asheville, where he was general superintendent of the Asheville division. Ho is an ex pert transportation manager and Is pe culiarly fitted for his new duties with the Queen and Crescent. Ho began his career as clerk In 1878. BURGLARS IN STORE; MADE THEIR ESCAPE As M. Marcus, proprietor of the Guarantee Clothing Company, was passing his place of business, 8 Peach tree street, with Ills brother Monday night about lu:30 o'clock, he glanced to the back of the store nnd saw the back door was open. Quickly opening the door he went In to Investigate. As the door opened a negro was seen crouching by one of the glass show cases. When the alarm was given two more were seen going townrd the back door, which was still open. Officers were called, who went throygh the store, but the negroes had escaped. They gained entrance by going through the fire door. MAY NOT RECOVER Sperial to The U«or»l*n. Rom., Go., I>e<-. 4.—Ora Joimion and Burk Ha rnen, who were Injured yeater- dny afternoon by the tailing of the Printup warehouae, where they were at work, are reported better today. The men were tearing the building down when a part nt It fell. The heavy timbers struck the men nnd they were tendered unronreloue, enuring, It I* feared, Internal Injutive. f How’s Your Business Health? Advertising is the best medicine for a sick business—and unless it’s entirely be yond hope of recovery, the proper sort of advertising, judiciously used, will put any weak, failiug business on its feet and make it strong and healthy. Provided, of course, tliat the business is fundamen tally sound. If your business is ailing, advertising in this newspaper will help it. Call in the aid of a good agency—the Massengalc Advertising Agency, of Atlanta, Ga., is a good one—to prescribe how much and when this great remedy should be used to secure best results. And, by all means, delay not. The very life of your business may be in dauger and prompt treatment absolutely neees- sarv.