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MONDAY, DECEMBER 28. Can Finish Levee Down to Month ol Butler’s Creek In ’ls It Conditions Are Right, Says Mr. Nisbei Wingfield Commissioner of Public Works Talks of the Levee Below City. Specifications for Levee Between East Boundary and C. & W. C. Soon to be Ready. Mr. Nisbet Wingfield, city engi neer and commissioner of public works, says that if the remainder of the $500,000 of flood protection bonds of 1914 are sold within the next few months it is entirely possible to com plete the levee down to the mouth of Butler’s Creek, nine miles from Au gusat, by the first of January, 1916. Mr. Wingfield, however, is not taking the position that the bonds should be sold. He states, in reply to questions, that if the money is provided—and the onljl way it con be provided is by the sale of bonds—the work can be fin ished if weather conditions are favor able. The right of way of the levee below will be about 100 yards wide. Mr. Wingfield will have the specifi cations complete for the levee between East Boundary and the C. & W. C. Railroad track within the next few days and bids will be advertised for. It is expected that A. J. Twiggs & Sons will resume work on the levee within the next week or two and will A. S, HULL DIED SUNDAY Popular Baggagemaster on the C. &W. C. R. R. 11l Short Time From Typhoid Fever. Mr. Albert Sellers McNeill died at the City Hospital shortly after 10 o’clock Sunday morning after a brief illness with typhoid fever. Mr. Mc- Neill was 38 years of age and had made his home in Augusta for the past sejven years. Throughout the time of his residence here he had been baggage master on the Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad. Mr. McNeill was one of the most popular young men in Augusta. His manliness, his lovable disposition, and his high character endeared him to those with whom he came in contact. Hundreds of friends will mourn his loss deeply and sincerely. The funeral service will be con ducted in Columbia, S. C., this after noon, the remains being accompanied by a committee of Masons, trainmen and conductors. Mr. McNeill was a master Mason, being a member of Webbs Lodge. Mr. McNeill is survived by his fath er, Mr. A. E. McNeill, of Bunleven, N. C.; one sister, Mrs. F. B. Byrd, of Bunleven, and two brothers, W. W. McNeill, of Augusta, and L. C. Mc- Neill, of Chapel Hill, N. C. HOTEL ARRIVALS Hofbrau Hotel. Miss Pate, Miss Deane, Miss Mae Fannie Persons, Jack Parsons, Joe Varnell, James Pritchard, W. Peyson, C. Davis. Genesta Hotel. P. M. Leanord, N. Y.; L. C. Kent, Ga.; M. L. Lawrence, Pa.; A. A. Cox, Atlanta, Ga.; N. P. Harris, Jackson ville, Fla.; D. R. Rogers, Atlanta, Ga.; F. W. Loyal, Pa. Albion Hotel. J. A. James, Md.; E. H. White, Jr., N. Y.; J. B. Spencerey, Atlanta, Ga.; L. W. Hatcher, Atlanta; Jacob Phin izy, City; .J. G. Chancy and wife, S. C.; W T. Lawrence, Texas. Plaza Hotel. T. W. Wilson, Fla.; F. G. Frank, N. Y.; R. T. Turner, Ga.; S. A. Falkner, Atlanta, Ga.; D. S. Carter, Tennessee; J. H. Wheeler, Jacksonville, Fla.; F. G. Moore, Savannah, Ga. OPEN BIDS DANTIGNAC STREET BRIDGE TUESDAY To be Concrete Bridge Over the Canal at D’Antignac and Ninth Streets. Bids will be opened on Tuesday for building the concrete bridge over the canal at D’Antignac and Ninth Street. This work was provided for by city council several weeks ago. The place is one which needs improving badly, and the canal is now spanned by a wooden bridge. FUNERAL OVER REMAINS OF MRS. J. C. FERRIS Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. J. C. Ferris were held yester day afternoon at the residence of her son, Mr. Frank Ferris, 420 Reynolds Street. The services were conducted by Rev. G. Sherwood Whitney. The Interment was in the City Cemetery. Mrs. Ferris’ death occurred In the early hours Saturday morning, the ill ness having been of very brief dura tion. Mrs. Ferris was one of the best beloved women in Augusta and there ar emany who will mourn her loss deeply and sincerely. Y, M. C. A. MEETING AT THE DREAMLAND SUNDAY The Young Men’s Christian Asso ciation held the second of its Sunday afternoon meetings at the Dreamland yesterday afternoon, Dr. Howard T. Cree being the speaker. Dr. Cree's address was strong and masterful, the message therein being especially appropriate to the Christmas season. The musical program was most ex cellent. a quartet consisting of Messrs. Halford, Moran, Bailie and Moody rendering several beautiful selections. The service was well at tended. build that portion between Sixth Street and East Boundary. About two months work, the putting on of finishing touches, remains to be done on the levee between Sixth Street and where it starts near the city stockade. Specifications for the work of turn ing the Houston Street sewer into Beaver Dam Ditch have already been completed. By January first tho Eighth and Eleventh Street sewers will have been turned into tho canal at Eleventh and Walker Streets and by the first of February the Four teenth Street sewer will have been turned into the canal. The sewer openings will be stopped with con crete and there will be no further danger of water backing into the streets through the sewers. Mr. R. Roy Goodwin, purchasing agent of the River and Canal Com mission. is pr&gressing well with the work of buying property on Bay Street. Many houses have been pur chased and some that have not been will be condemned. YOUNG Ml WHO TOOK POISON OIED SUNDAY m G. Lee Martin, Who Was In duced to Take Bromo-Chloral By Friends, Passed Away. Inquest on Monday. Death Sunday morning relieved the agony of G. Lee Martin, the young Richmond County man who took bro mo-chloral cn Christmas Day, think ing it was wine. A story of the yqung man taking the poison nppeared in The Herald Saturday afternoon. It seems that Martin and his wife were spending Christmas with Mrs. Martin’s father, Charles Clark, on the Wrightsboro Road, nine miles from Augusta. The young people in the neighborhood went from one home to % another drinking wine and eating cake at each place, and when the home of S. G. Boswell was reached, which is a short distance from the Clark place, Martin was dared by the young men in the party to drink wine, he having refused to drink wine or egg-nog throughout the morning in the pres ence of his wife. He was kidded and told that he was hen-pecked. As a practical ioke the young men had placed bromo-choral, a poison, in a glass and told Martin it was French wine. The young man took the daro to drink what he thought was import ed wine and drank an entire gobletful. He was seized with pains and was soon writhing in agony. He was car ried back to the home of his father in-law and Dr. G. V. Baxley, of Grove town, sent for. He appeared to be a little better Friday night, but the poison had gotten in its work too well for medical assistance to be of avail. He died early Sunday. A coroner’s inquest is being held Monday over the remains. The young men who induced him to drink the poison state that they thought Martin would take a sip and finding that it was not wine would leave it alone. The funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 10:30 o’clock at the home of Mr. Clark, and interment will take place at Mark’s Baptist Church Cemetery. Besides the widow, Mrs. Pearl Clark Martin, the deceased is survived by three brothers, Messrs. J. M., F. T. and W. M. Martin, and one sister, Mrs. V. T. Maddox, of Thomson, Ga. EMMA WANTED TgTcLEAN UP THE PLACE; $10.75 FINE The desire to inject too much "pep per” into the show at a local colored moving picture house caused Emma Michael and D. Perkins Johnson to contribute ten-seventy-five each to the city’s strong box. It seems that Emma Is “leading lady” of a musical comedy company filling an engagement at the ‘‘high brown” rendezvous. Saturday night she partook rather freely of the cup that cheers. In sooth, she became so imbued with a desire for action that she started cleaning up things behind the scenes. Professional jeafciusy, no doubt. When an officer came In to quell the riot (“argument," Emma called it this morning), Emma started In to include him In the "cleaning-up” process. D. Perkins, director of the orchestra, showed his gallantry by rushing to Emma's aid, declaring that he would stand or fall with her. D. Perkins’ intentions w»re of the best but his Judgment was faulty, as witness tho fact that both artists fell —to the tune of ten shekels plus. REMAINS LITTLE MARJORIE DECKER INTERRED TODAY Tho remains of little Marjorie Decker, who died Saturday from burns sustained while playing with a Christ mas sparkler, will be interred thlß afternoon at the City Cemetery. Fu* neral services will be held at the homo of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M Decker, 458 Broad Street at 3:30. Her dearth will be moyrned by a host of little friends who knew her as one of the most bright and cheerful of chil dren. AUGUSTA HAS PROSPECT FOR WARMER WEATHER The cold wave passing over this ter ritory has broken and tbs pro are that the weather will he consider ably warmer for several days to come. The forecast Indicates cloudy weather tonight and Tuesday with rising tem perature and a probability of rain. The Savannah river climbed to 24.4 feet inches yesterday morning but has been falling since. Society PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO MEET SATURDAY. An important meeting of tho Public Health Department of the Augusta Woman’s Club will be held Saturday at 12 o’clock at the Albion. —Mrs. DuPont Klrven, of Columbus, Ga., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Frye, having come to at tend the funeral of her grandmother, Mrs. J. C. Ferris. PENDLETON-GYLLENHAAL PLANS. Invitations will be issued this week to the wedding of Miss Philo Pendle ton to Leonard Gyllenhaal, of Byrn Athyn, l r a., which will be solemnized at Bryn Athyn, Pa., where both young people attended school. The wedding will take place on the afternoon of Saturday, January 9th, at 3.30 o’clock, the ceremony to be performed by Bshop N. D. Pendleton. Miss Pendleton will be attended by her sister, Miss Vida Pendleton, as maid of honor; Mrs. Paul Carpenter, of Chicago, as matron of honor, and little Miss Jean Pendleton, of Bryn Athyn. Pa., as flower girl. John B. Gyllenhaal, of Chicago, will be his brother’s best man. The eeremony will bo followed by a reception at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Pendleton. Miss Pendleton, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. C. R. Pendleton and Miss Vida Pendleton, leave next Sunday for Philadelphia and New York, where they will spend the next two weeks. After a short honeymoon Mr. Gyl lenhaal and his bride will be at home at Bryn Atliyrr—Macon Telegraph... Miss Pendleton has done some fine work during the past several months in the social department of tile Tele graph. WOMAN’S CLUB INVITE COLONIAL DAMES TO RECEPTION. The Augusta Woman's Club invited the Colonial Dames of Augusta to at tend its reception to be given on tho afternoon of New Year’s Day, from 4 to 6 o’clock, at the Albion Hotel. S. A. MCWHORTER, Chairman. —Mr. Frank Graham, of Columbia, has returned home after spending the Christmas season with his mother, Mrs. Mary K. Graham. —Miss Louis Kerr left today for Macon, where she will visit Miss Mar garet Kerr. —Master Charlie Phinizy, of Athens, will arrive tomorrow for a visit with Master Bowdre Mays. —Miss Birdie Deas has returned home after a pleasant visit with friends in Jacksonville, St. Augustine and other Florida points. -—Mr. and Mrs. William J. Welsh, of Atlanta, who have been spending the holidays with Mrs. Welsh’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hogan, on Monte Sano, have returned home. MRS. TURNER HOWARD TO ENTERTAIN. Mrs. Turner Howard will have a few friends in for an informal little party Wednesday afternoon. ENGAGEMENT OF MISS BESSIE WHEI-ESS AND MR G. A. MERCER. JR., ANNOUNCED. Augusta friends will he interested In the following announcement from the Savannah News: The marriage of Miss Bessie Whe less to Mr. George Anderson Mercer, Jr., will take place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph I’earce Wheless, Thursday evening, January 14th. Miss Gertrude Whe less will he her sister’s maid of honor, and Mr. Mercer Lang will he Mr. Mercer’s best. man. Only members of the family and a few intimate friends have been invited to the wedding. MISS HAMRICK TO ENTERTAIN. Miss Louise Hamrick will entertain her music pupils Wednesday after noon at 4 o’clock at her home on D’Antignac Street. MISS MARY MAY TO ENTERTAIN. Miss Mary May will entertain with a dance at her home on the Hill to morrow, Tuesday, evening. YOUNGER SET TO ENTERTAIN AT SANS SOUCI. The younger set of boys will enter tain with a dance thlH evening at the Sans Soucl. NEW YEAR’S DANCE AT MRS. NIXON’S. Mrs. William M. Nixon will enter tain with a dance New Year’s night at her home on the Hill, the usual dance with which she entertains dur ing the holidays. MISS DAVISON TO ENTERTAIN FOR MISS OWENS. Miss Alice Davison will entertain Tuesday evening with a dance at the Sans Soucl. —Miss Lois Eve, who Is home for the holidays, has as her guests Misses May and Edith Inglesby, of Savannah, and Miss Janette Joiner, of Arkansas. DANCE AT LAKESIDE CLUB. One of the most delightful affairs of th ehollday season will he the dance at the Lakeside Club tomorrow even ing. The entire dancing pavllllon has been enclosed In glass, decorated In holiday attire and will be an ideal place for a winter dance. Balk’s Or chestra will be In attendance. MISS LOUSE O'CONNOR TO ENTERTAIN. Miss Louise O’Connor will entertain tomorrow evening with a dance at the llarlson Building hall. —Misses Anita and Sue Brlttlngham are spending tho holidays with Mrs. W. O. Hlnman In Atlanta. —Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stout, of Indiana, and their young daughter, Miss Ruth Stout, are spending the holidays in New York. CUNNING, IS IT NOT? The many friends of young Miss t>lgarda Horton, the bright little daughter of Mrs Thnddeus Horton, had a great surprise Christmas morn ing when the postman brought them In lieu of the traditional card of greet ing an artistic little booklet contain ing original dime novels and fairy tales compiled by Ihe young author. The stories were printed for private circulation an no effort has been made to polish, correct or perfect them. A charming feature of the stories Is that little Miss Horton has given the names of her playmates to the hero and hero ines of the different tales and Christ- THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA. mas morning several little girls found themselves masquerading as fairy princesses and a number of the little boys as kings and princes and alas, a few as villains in a dedication of the number of well known Atlan tans and is printed in full. I. To Miss Gertrude Smith, the cele bi.T’ied writer—because she dedicated her book to me, and because she was the first to encourage me to be an author. 11. To my mother and two grandmoth ers—because they are my nearest re lations. 111. To my dearest friends (most of whom are mad with me, because I read and write and do not play), Mary Cohen, Sarah Shane, Mildred Kern, Frances Kern, Franees Ellis, Margot" i Mitehel, Marion Coyler, Mary Ruth Stocker Margaret Leather Turman, Helen Dorothy Turman Elsie Marks, Elizabeth Block. Elizabeth Tillman, Willie Green Childs, Alice Stearns, Charlotte Meador, and Cecelia Throw er. . IV. To my cousin, Miss Sallle Eugenia Brown —because I love her. V. To m.v cousin, Mr. Joe Brown Con nolly—because he gave me by first dog. VI. To Mrs. William Worth Martin—be cause she was my first acquaintance. VII. To Mr. Cliattncey Smith—because he is my first publisher. VIII To J Warren Kerrigan and Mary Plckford—because they are my favor ite movie stars. Mr. and Mrs. Rose Benet and small son, who have been visiting Colonel and Mrs. Benet. leave Satur day for their home In New York. IN HONOR OF THE MISSES HALL. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hall will enter tain Thursday night in honor of their daughters, Misses Lucy and Willie Hall. —Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Alexander have leased their home on the 1111 l and will spend the winter at their country place. DEATHS DECKER, MARJORIE ELIZABETH— The three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Decker, died last Friday. Funeral services con ducted from the residence this af ternoon at 3:30 o’clock, and tho Interment followed in tho city cemetery. McNEILL, MR. ALBERT S.—Died yesterday morning at 10:30 o’clock at the city hospital. In tho 38th year of his age. The body of de ceased was shipped to Columbia, where the funeral services and in terment will take place this after noon. Deceased Is survived by his father, Mr. A. E. McNeill, Bunle ven, N. C.; one sister, Mrs. F. B. Byrd, Bunleven, and two brothers, Messrs. W. W. McNeill, Augusta, and L. McNeill, Chapel Hill, N. C. HAYNIE, HAROLD—’I 1 lie seven-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Haynie, died (his morning at 11:30 o’clock, as the result of being run over by a wagon. Funeral an nouncement will be made later. MARTIN, MR. G. LEE.- Died early Sunday morning. Funeral services will he conducted tomorrow morn ing at 10:30 o'clock from (he homo of Mr. Charlie Clark, nine miles out on the Wrightsboro road. Rev. Postele Reed will officiate and the interment will follow in the Marks Church cemetery. The following gentlemen will act as pallbearers: Messrs. H. Crozler, J. Mnrphey, H. Morris, L. Ward, H. A. Wall, and A. Marks. SPEARS, MISS CATHERINE E. Daughter of the late Mr. end Mrs. Frances Spears, died last midnight al the residence, Six Fifteenth street, in the 73rd year of her age, after no Illness of ten days. Fune ral services will he conducted from the residence of her nephew, Mr. E. It. Beall, 818 15th street, to morrow morning at 11 o’cloek. Rev. G. I). Stine will officiate and the Interment will follow In ttm city cemetery. The following gen tlemen will act as pallbearers: Messrs. G. D. Etta. VV. H. Ellis, Arthur Thomas, L. 8. Davis, I). L. Kuhlke, H. C. Bryson. Deceased is survived by one brother, Mr. Frank Spears; four nephews, E. \ It. Beall, A J. Beall, Augusta, and ; E. A. Beall, Columbia, S. C., and , Dr. Francis J. Beall, Syracuse, N. Y.; four nieces, Mrs. W. R. Jones, I Mrs. (’. Vi', l’llcher, Augusta, arid l Mrs. A. J. Kelsey, Jacksonville, ITa.; Mrs. Mary Ackrldge, Birm ingham, Ala. MADE CIGARETTES OUT OF BUTTS THROWN ON STREET London. —The butt end* of cigar* and cigarette* picked tip no Industrl oualy In the street* by vagabonds are not hII u*ed for private smoking, as shown In the case of Isaac I.lss, an Hast End tobacconist, who was fined 160 pounds this week for selling un taxed tobacco. I.lss had In his shop 30 pounds of butts and 41,500 elgur ettes made of that material. Me bought part of Ills supplies from a man named Robbins, who sold his picking at the equivalent of 32 cents a pound. Cigar ettes made of this material brought Miss two cents each. In view of the nature of the business, which carried disease as well as filth from the streets to the mouths of deceived purchasers, the magistrate Imposed the extreme sentence with Its alternative of four months In Jail on I.lss, and the half of that penalty upon the dupe, Kohldns. royal navy. INBURANCE THAT FAILED. Strong armies and strong navies are Insurance avfilnst war, they say; lint European nations had Strong ones, and look at them toda'\ —Exchango. BEGIN IDE GIT? CUT Mill Date Changed From January 4tli. Many Local Attorneys In Atlanta. The Assignments City Court will convene January i 11th instead of January 4th. This move was decided upon today because of the fact That quite a number of local attorneys have eases in tho su perior court in Atlanta during the first week in January. The list of assignments is as fol j lows: Monday, January 11th. William E. 1111 l A Co. vs. Georgia Iron Works. I Afri Cola Co. vs. K. A. Feagan. Charles F. Sehler vs. City Council of Augusta. R. C. Collins vs. Augusta-Aiken Railway .V Electric Corporation. K. J. Swearinger vs. Augusta-Alken Railway A Electric Corporation. Tuesday, January 12th. 11. Lorlek Company vs. Henry Prontaut. H, M. Co’.elough V Cobb Bros .V Co. A. G. Rhodes & Son vs. A. Silver. John Jones vs. A. .1. Twiggs & Son. ; Mamie Hill vs. Georgia Railroad & ■ Banking Company. Wednesday, January 13th. H. A. Haley vs. Augusta-Aiken Kailway A-Electric Corporation. B. F. Smith vs. Augusta-Aiken Rail way K' Electric Corporation. Rhetta Robinson vs. Albion Hotel Company. Charles E. Glover vs. Augusta-Aiken Railway A- Electric Corporation. Gladys Andrews (by next, fried) vs. ,Augusta-Aiken Railway & Electric Corporation. Thursday, January 14th. George Holmes vs. Augusta-Aiken Railway .V Electric Corporation. E. L. Benson vs. City Council of | Augusta. Lula Benson vs. City Council of Augusta. Berry Stone vs. City Council of Au ; gusta. Austin Mohrmnn vs. City Council of Augusta. Friday, January 15th. I Frank lloban vs. Central of Georgia ! Railway Company. I Mrs. Nellie Whitaker vs. Georgia : Railroad A Blinking Company. 1 Sarah F. Matthewson vs. Augusta- Aiken Railway A Electric Corporation. Fred Huff vs. Augusta-Aiken Rail way A- Electric, Corporation, j Piekrell Craig Co. vs. Nixon Grocery I Company. Monday, January 18th. Mrs. Elizabeth Ray vs. City Council of Augusta. I Bon Thompson vs. Charleston & Western Carolina Hallway Co. and City Council of Augusta. A. K. Gunter vs. Augusta-Aiken Railway .V Electric Corporation. .1. G. Glover vs. Doremus A Co. Mrs. Walter Young vs.' Augusta j Aiken Railway A- Electric Corporation. Tuesday, January 19th. M. G. Sheftall vs. Louisville A .Nashville Hallway Company and At lantic Coast Line Railway Company. C. E. Ord vs. Independent Butchers' Abattoir Company. A. J. McGahee vs. Augusta-Aiken Railway A Electric Corporation. W. W. Armstrong vs. Augusta-Aiken Railway A Electric Corporation. Maxwell Brothers vs. Brill Electric I Company. Wednesday, January 20th. Barbara Cooper vs. Central of Geor gia Railway Company. Lyon A Kelly vs. Mrs. F. H. Rhodes. A. S. Nichols vs. W. G. Brewer. T. F. Bristow vs. Augusta-Aiken Hallway A Electric Corporation. Bcrdlo Hafer vs. Augusta-Aiken Railway A Electric Corporation. Thursday, January 21st. Matthewson Company vs. Gustave I Speth. Garnet Carter Company vs. R. A. Somers. Mrs. Mary E. Daly vs. General Ac cident Assn ranee Corporation. Henry T. E. Wendell vs. L. H. Han kinson. Mrs. Effle Johnson vs. City Council of Augusta. Friday, January 22nd. Amelia Cook Fowler vs. City Coun cil of Augusta. E. .1. O’Connor vs. J. E. Arnold, ad ministrator Lucinda Vincent. Thomas H. Simmons vs. l’erroux A ! Jones. SHRAPNEL FIRE FEARED BY THIS FRENCH BIRD MAN London. —ln a letter descriptive of his experience In the air, Lieut. Jose Orta, a French aviator, writes to his parents In London, that while the rifle (Ire Is little feared, "the shrapnel shells with their vertical range of 10,- 000 feet, are villainous visitors. "You would not believe the number that have been aimed at me,” he writ’s, “but all exploded either too low or too high. The noise of the mo tor Is so loud, by tiie way, we cannot hear them explode unless about fifty fee's distant. Then we have to dodge. The most dangerous altitude Is about 6,000 feet, as the tierman aeroplane artillery Is timed for this range. Eith er a thousand feet higher or lower Is safer than 6,000. We have to be very careful, In any case.” THE LORD NEEDS HELP. A certain preacher In one of the Southern states was preaching away one Sunday night when a fire alarm broke the attentive stillness of the sanctuary. "Sit still!” he cried to his disturbed congregation. “If there Ih a fire, the Lord will take care of ills own, and not let anything happen that should not." Just then two children, who had stepped outside, shrieked: "Oh, It’s the parsonage! It’s tho parsonage!" Wltout a word of farewell that preacher made a wild bound from tho pulpit and struck out. for his burning residence. "They Is times. It seems," said a lean member of the congregation, "when th’ Lord needs he'p.”—National Monthly. RIDING THROUGH THE WOOD. A college graduate applied for work In a lumber camp, lie was told to get busy on one end of a cross- saw,* the other end being In charge of an old and experienced lumber man. At first all went well, but by the second day the young man's strength proved fickle. Suddenly the old tnan stopped the saw. "Sonny," he said, not unkindly, "I don't rnlnd yer Tidin’ on this saw, but, If It's Jest the same to you, I wish you'd keep yer feet off tho ground.”— National Monthly. IDE HISTORY BE THE GOBI GLOBS i —— General Educational Board Is sues Report on the Progress of Work of Interesting Boys On Farm Work. New York An Interesting chapter in j firm Comprehensive report of tho uork ol the (leneY.il Kducation Board, made public today, summarizes the ef forts to interest boys and girls in in | lolllgent, mone y-producing farm In g methods. The history of the Hoys’ Corn i luhs in related in detail. The report B-'gv.H. in part: “Tho farm demonstration wotrk was designed to reach adult farmers. Oh vlously, the need for instruction of this type would, in tiie long run, disappear | If, so to speak, the farmer were caught J younger. The Hoys’ Corn Club was de- I signed to accomplish this end. “Hporndic clubs had aVcndy been or | gun toed by a few county superintend* euts of education, when, in 190$, Dr. j Knapp appropriated and made the most I tbo idea. As far as possible, every j boy should plant an acre of corn on his ! father’s farm; In every neighborhood , there should J.. local boys' corn club, next, county and state organizations; fi nally, a federation of corn clubs, in cluding every Southern state. “Local, county, and state prizes should he awarded; tho topmost hoys should be sent to Washington, to meet the Secre tary of Agriculture and to shake hands with' the President. The expanded idea was an effort to appeal to the boy’s Imagination assured y an effective way of dignifying the farming profession. But tho shrewd old teacher knew that merely decorative distinctions would iu the long run prove Ineffective. The hoy, therefore, was to sell his crop and pocket the money! “A club consists essentially of a group of hoys varying in number from twenty five to one hundred, and ranging In age from Ift to IS. Corn and cotton are both cultivated but erfrn Is preferred: first, because the South needs more corn; secondly, because corn lends itselt better to study and selection. “As a rule, each member works a plot of one acre. The county superin tendent of education is usually In charge. Appointed special agent of the Depart ment «>f Agriculture with a nominal salary of $1 a year, lie obtains the franking privilege which enables him to I procure reports from tho hoys and to ilissemlnate information and Instructions among them. “But more and more other agencies also undtfrtako to co-operate, prominent among them being state colleges of agri culture, of which nine were regularly with the work In tlie year of 1012. “The club enrollment has increased with great, rapidity, as the following fig ures testify: Year. Enrolment of Boys. 1908 10,343 1009 45,000 1910 40.225 1.911 51,178 1912 09,958 1913 *91,000 i * (Approx.) I "The growth of club work Is itself the j best proof of Hie enthusiasm excited and I the substantial material results achieved. Nor has its Influence been limited to the I hoys; for the crops raised have set new standards and opened new vistas for the I adult farmer. “In 1910, for example, the boys’ clubs of Holmes County, Mississippi, averaged 70 bushels of corn per a tfnt. while their fathers were averaging 10. In the same season, 100 boys In various parts of the Mouth averaged 133.7 bushels, and one hoy produced cover 200: the following season. 100 hoys averaged 137.18 bushels, 7 hoys raised over 200; In 1911, 171 made over 100 bushels to the acre; In 1912, 193. "Tn the awarding of prizes for these notable performances various factors are taken Into consideration and credit is given accordingly: 30 per cent. Is al lowed for yield 30 Tier cent, for the showing of profit, 20 per cent, for the l est ten enVs. 20 per cent, for the best written report. “The instances above cited represent, of course, the most favorable results, hilt the general average of the bov* Is, as the following figures show, striking ly superior to results otherwise obtained: Average Average Yield on Yield on State. Boy’s Acre. Similar Lands AW lama 033 Arkansas 49.5 22. Fiord la 38.58 8. Borgia 50.1 11. T/ouisiana 55.32 20.24 Mississippi 86.3 18. Nrfrth Carolina ....03.8 20. Oklahoma 48. 22.03 Mouth Carolina .... 68.79 18.5 Tennessee 91.46 35.5 Texas 38. 24. Virginia 59.5 20. TURKISH TROOPS, NORTH OF PALESTINE SUFFERING London. —Turkish troops posted In the Lebanon mountains, north of Pal estine, are suffering severely from un utually hard winter weather, accord Ing to British advices from Cairo. Considerable numbers of the troops, which are poorly provided with cfoth iny, are said to have died from expo sure, and cases of frostbite have deci mated the army. Lebanon Is being strongly occupied by the Turks, the number of troops In the province being estimated at 150, 000. In Syria proper there are 80,000 troops. The Turkish officials are said to he endeavoring to secure alliances With various native tribes, hut so fur their effort* have been without much success. "Buttersby Is getting more absent minded, Isn’t he?” “I should say he was! Why I met him this morning on the wuy down town to have Ills straw hat cleaned,”— Cleveland Plain Dealer. BE THANKFUL. Though you may have no private yacht, Tho igh you may have no motor car, Be thankful you’re as far away From Europe’s war as what you are. SPECIAL NOTICES Ts IK OFVICJCRH AND MKMBKRB OH Wood lawn Lodtc*, No. 91 f. O. O. F„ nr« rf'jiifHtfd to attend funeral of Bro. (i L. Martin TI7KHDAY MORNING. DKC. 2»th at 10:3ft o'clock at Marka Church OmeteVy, Wrlglitaboro Road W. W, LTNCKFOUD, Bec y. A. MACKICV, N. G. d2B At The Grand “POLLY OF THE CIRCU3.” Telling, as it does, the story of tho odd romance of a pretty, little circus rider and a village pastor in the mid dle west, “Polly of the Circus/’ with Elsie St. Leon, will be presented at the Grand New Year’s Day, matine© and evening. It is a drama as origi nal as it is refreshing, and is one of those rare plays that appeals to the “gallery gods” with the same force as to the occupants of orchestra chairs. Since this play was first produced, hundreds of thousands of persons have been moved from laughter to tears and to sheer joy in following the fortunes of the wistful little girl, from whom comes the title, “Polly of the Circus,” and her ministerial admirer. The re production of a circus in full swing in the third act, is one of the greatest pieces of stage realism. Dainty Elsie Ht. Leon will be seen again in the title mlo. The personnel of the supporting cnsl is an apparent assurance of a finished and artistic portrayal of the other characters. The scenic produc tion is remarkable for one of such admittedly unusual skill in such mat ters as Frederick Thompson. The third act setting, where an actual saw dust ring performance, with all the Incidents and accessories is shown, is especially notable. Seats one sale Wednesday, 10 a. m. MISS MAUDE ADAMS. There is certainly much promise in the announcement that Maude Adams is to come to the Grand Tuesday even ing, January sth, when she is ot be seen In a double bill of plays by J. M. Barrie. The principal play is “The Legend of Leonora,” in which the act ress was seen the major part of last season in New York in which she is credited with having scored one of her most satisfying successes. The com bination of tho Scotch dramatist and tiie actress began with “The Little Minister” and since then it has had a measure of success such as has come to no other combination that the stage has known. It is said that Miss Adams has become so identified with the Barrie plays that one naturally sug gests tlie other. Barrie himself has said that the actress understands his characters better than he does him self It has been the custom to speak of Miss Adams’ charm, her personality and her magnetism, but in “The Le gend of Leonora” while all these things are very much in evidence they are found to be only the gloss covering her skill as an actress. The play deals with one of the loftiest of themes, a mother’s love for her young. While there is much whimsy, and riuaintness, the fantasy, and subtle hu mor there is also a great deal of real truth and humanity. Leonora is one "f Barrie’s most fascinating heroines. She is a blend of many women and altogether delightful. Following “The Legend of Leonora,” which is in three acts. Miss Adams will come for ward in “The Ladies' Shakespeare,” described as “being one woman’s read ing of a notorious work, edited by J. M. Barrie.” This play is in one act imd contains three scenes. It calls for a large cast. Seats on ..ale Sat urday, 10 a. rn. FUNERAL NOTICE * MARTIN—THE It KL A T IV E 3 AND frlnmlH of Mr. and Mrs, General L. Martin. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Martin, Augusta; Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Martin, of Jackson, On.; Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Martin. Martinez, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. V. ’l’. Maddox, of Thomson, Ga., are respectfully Invited to attend the fu neral of MU. GENERAL L. MARTIN ol ihe residence of Mr. Charlie Clark, nine 'miles, W right sboTo Road, TO MORROW (Tuesday) MORNING at 10:30 o’clock. Interment, Marks Church Cemetery. dl’B SPEAKS TIIE It KI.AT IV E S AND friends of MIS 3 KATHERINE E. SHEARS ore respeetfullv Invited to at tend her fundrul TOMORROW (Tues day) MORNINQ at 11:00 o’cloek at the residence of her nephew, Mr. E. R. lteall, SIX Fifteenth street. Interment City Cemetery. d2S DIED—AT HER HOME IN PlTTS hugh, Pa., on Monday morning, De oembor, 28th 1914, at a quarter before ten o'clock, KATHARINE McKNIGHT. wife of John Z. Speer. z d 29 SPECIAL NOTICES MERCHANTS BANK, DIVIDEND NO. 31. August i, Ga., December 23, 1914. THE USUAL QUARTERLY Divi dend of $3.50 per share on tho capital stork of this bunk has been declared by the Board of Directors, payable Janu ary 5, 1915, to stockholders of record this date. Checks will be mailed. K. E. ROSBOROUGH, J 4 Cashier. LEGAL NOTICES notice of intention to TRANSFER STOCK. Notice Is hereby given ot Intention to transfer six elm res of the capital stock of Tho National Exchange Bank of Au gusta. Georgia, standing on the books of said Bank In the name of Mrs. Ida B. Chafes, late of Aiken County, South Carolina, ns follows, to-wlt: Three shares to Mrs. Kllse C. Ray, of Aiken, South Cnro lna, and three shares to Mrs. Addle C. Walker ,of Savannah, Georgia, sib] transfer to be made under powers conferred In Will of said Ida B. Chafe*. This 14th clay of December, 1914. ELIBE c. RAY, SARAH,A. WALKER, Executrices of Will of Ida R. Chafes. d14.81.28.J4 WANTED Furnished Country Home with hunting privilege on a thousand or more acres for three months. JOHN W. DICKEY Let me send you FREE PERFUME Write today for • testing bottle of ED. PINAUD’S LILAC The world’s most famous peHume, every drop as sweet O' tho living blouom. For handkerchief, atomizer and bath. Fine after (having. All the value Is In the perfume .you don’t pay extra for a fancy bottle. The quality Is wonderful The price only 75c. (6oz ). Send 4c. (or the little bottle-enough tor 50 handkerchieia. Write today. PARFUMERIE ED. PINAUD, Department M. ED. PINAUD BUILDING NEW YORK FIVE