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volume X U I. NO HARM FPOM COME! » Visit of Gfreat £ Will Be With¬ t out banger the Earth. r t NO COLLlSiO WITH EARTH Scientists Dy Hot f on Composition of Halley’s Comet- aid Ee Packed in Suit Case” As 0:e Professor. London, Engian: From Sir Robert Ball, our foretroi- irotiomer, comes the last and finu: ■turn concerning Halley’s comet. I ould set at rest fears of a grand u uophe in the minds of those to who have been led to believe the vet contains mis chief-making potei .ilities. Sir Rob ert is the royal onomer of Eng¬ land and the auth el several books, in which he deals \ Halley's comet. “I have received n ;itudes of letters relating to the co t, and so many have expressed al: as to the pos¬ eibility of collision tal [ venture to send a reply; My ueurs, a rhinoceros in full charge would not fear collis¬ ion with a cobweb, and the earth need not fear a collision v. ith a comet. In 1861 we passed thr „gh the tail of a comet. No one ki, anything about it at the time. P a hundred mil lion years life has h u continuous on this earth, though \c have been visit ed by at least five c ts every year. If comets could e : have done the earth any harm the; fould have done it long ago, and ye; tnd 1 would not be discussing coi ts or anything else. As far as I e learn, we were in the tail of comet May 12. I sincerely ho ere, and 1 think Sir John Herschel gays somewhero that a whole ini' i. uld be squeezed into a suit ci ROBi IT S. BALI., “Observatory of Cambridge." Washington, D. C-—Halley's comet is being greeted on its closest approach to the earth by a bristling battery ot telescopes, flanked >y rapid-fire lens¬ es in the celestial imeras of the na¬ val observatory, t! only national ob¬ servatory in the i ted States. The Among the sciei ts there is some difference of opin as to the effect the great siar v. have upon the earth, but the di:: ences are minor. Professor Asaph : 1 of the naval ob servatory would i: be surprised it there were a shn •r of meterorites. He advanced thi. theory with the same calmness thi he would proph esy a shower of rain. Others, anil the\ are in the major¬ ity, expecting no disturbances will mark the passing < f the comet. Edwin F. Naulty of > • • oik, who has been at the observ u naking telescopic and spectrocrcpi servations of the visitor, takes is es with Professor Hall and contend that the tail of the comet is compost neither of gas nor meteoric bodies, nd that such show¬ er as Professor Halt deems possible could not follow. "The sweeping f this cometary cone of solar for< does cause distur bance in the solar system,” said Mr. Naulty. The earth and all the planets are affected, not oril- when they come within the actual one, hut also by the ethereal waves t in motion by the comet's tall. It is the constant at¬ tempt of the eart 's mass and its at¬ mosphere to ad.ju. 1 themselves to this disturbance that i caused the prev alent earth tremoi storms and other phenomena. TO RAISE THE MAINE. Spanish Engine* Want to View Bat tleship’s Hulk. Washington, D. C—When the wreck of the battleship Maine is raised from the mud at the bottom ol Havana har¬ bor It is thought to be the purpose of the United Sta '-s government to invite Spain to sen expert engineers to be present at 'ti lamination of the huli, provided if found that the Spanish government desires or will accept such an invit tlon. It is probable alsthat it will be intimated to other inival powers that this government w uld be glad to have them send representative ex¬ perts It is doubted - by many if the condition of the hulk, after this lapse of years, would shov whether or not the battleship was destroyed by an exterior or interior t plosion, but oth¬ er experts say that he action of the w ater will not have riously affected the wreck. Spain has always contended that the Maine was destp yed by an inter¬ nal explosion. If a -panish engineer is invited to inspec the wreck, the other naval powers will also be in¬ vited. If the attempt to raise the MaiDe ts successful a part of the metal will be given for the erection of a national monument to the survivors of the historic v< at New York. HEINZE ACQUITTED Government Fails to Convict Copper Magnate of Bank Wrecking. New York City—F 1 ugustus Heinze was acquitted in New York Mercantile of misap¬ plying the funds of 'ae National Bank while t was president of the institution in 1! ant! he was cleared of the charge f overeertify *ing the ‘.becks of his .rother's firm, Otto Heinze & Co. Thus failed the feder government's attempt to hold He in set •sponsible for financier ng during tt panic three years agf, alleged to ia violation of the national banking laws. Charles W. Morse got fifteen yeprs for “bank wrecking,” but Helnze's transactions were held to be legal. Rockefeller Uses Paper , r, ?sts. Tarrytown, N. Y. —Jou^n D. Rocke¬ feller’s latest fad is thr- paper vest. For several weeks past i e has been wearing one himse'f v henever he went driving or autoing (and he has kept a stock of extra ve.-jts for those friends who have acconr .r.K-d him. Now a score or more hon •s in Tarry town boast possession i a Rocke feller paper waistcoat, i esented by the oil king and chert: 0Q 38 a souvenir of an autoiuobi ride with the magnate. Blow-Post Law Valid. Washington, D. C. — ei using to hoid_ that the biow-pc statute of Georgia, to be uncons: r,ai. the United States supreme ~x affirmed decisions of the lower liberal courts, awarding judgments of bout 10,000 to Mrs. Josephine King ar her daugh ter for injuries suffered Southeiffi :|l a crossing accident on „ the tile Railway. The constitutionality of law arose When Mrs. King broughtAteiit against the Southern Railway ' ht?} Wbipaiiy for damages for the death of husband. struck by A3 t a public WilttllC J U v. f Iz 9 l. i A* l SC* v Ctl r ♦ GEORGIA NEWS NOTES. Georgia's share In the public build¬ ings bill, reported to the house, will amount to nearly half a million dol¬ lars. The Georgia cities which will get building or sites follow: States¬ boro. $7,500 for site; Thomasville, $75,000 for building and site, Bain bridge, $15,000 for building; Tifton, $50,000 for building; Cordele, $17,000 increase for building; Carrollton, $50, 000 for building; Newnan, $5,000 in crease for building; Newnan, J5.000 Increase for building; LaGrange, $3, 000 increase for building; Barnesviile, $7,500 for site; Milledgeville, $10,000 increase for building; Rome, $10,000 increase for building; Elberton, $50, 000 for building; Quitman, $00,000 for site and building. The committee promises also make provision for Au¬ gusta, but the exact figures have not been decided upon . On May 21 the statue to the mem¬ ory of the late Samuel W. Spencer, first president of the Southern rail¬ way, killed in a wreck in 1906, while he held that office, will be unveiled on the plaza of the Terminal station, At¬ lanta, with appropriate ceremonies. The statue, which represents Mr. Spencer seated in what might be an office chair, was purchased with the individual contributions of thirty thousand employes of the railroad system which represents the work of his life. An increase of from fifty to one hundred per cent in crop yields is expected in Ware and Pierce coun¬ ties as a direct result of following directions of the bureau of plant in¬ dustry of the department of agricul¬ ture. Dr. J. E. W. Smiith, who is special agent for the bureau work in the counties named, states that from the interest and co-operation shown he is satisfied the results will be as good if not better than the showing in Bulloch county last year. An aver¬ age yield of one hundred bushels of corn to the acre is an accomplish¬ ment being worked for in Ware and Pierce, and it is believed yields of the next season or two will come up to this. The farmers find it easier to cultivate their land so as to grow a greater amount on a smaller space than usual, thus cutting down their running expenses. Corn is already the leading crop in Ware and is fast im¬ proving in quality and quantity. Cot¬ ton in almost all parts of the county will be a late crop. The damage by cold waB not great, but the dry weather made the growing cotton backward. Replanting has been found necessary in only a few instances. A new idea in penology has been advanced by the board of eommis /ioners of Floyd county, who want to dress all the men prisoners received at the Floyd county jail in “Mother Hubbard wrappers. The hoard has sought legal advice to learn whether or not it has the power to deprive the men of their clothes. There have been frequent complaints of late that the jail is in a filthy condition and the prisoners Infested with vermin. The board believes that the kimona effect in dress* will enable the jailers to keep the prisoners clean and that the unique garb would prevent es¬ capes from the joil, as the sight of a man strolling down the street in a loose wrapper would doubtless create a sensation. Au effort to putnp "the bottomless well" dry was made at Dalton, and after several hours’ work with a pump capable of bringing up two thousand gallons of water per hour, the at¬ tempt was given up as a bad job. The well is located in the northwest¬ ern part of Dalton, and it is believed that an underground river flow* through it. When the well was being dug some time ago, a portion of the bottom “fell out" and a roaring sound similar to the sound made by a water fall was distinctly heard. A larger pump will be attached to the engine near the well and another test will be made within out the a city short time.,If in tiie the fu¬ well pons may ture get Us water supply from it. AU records, except during Christ¬ mas time, for seizures of stills were broken by the revenue officers for April, one hundred and six stills be¬ ing raided. The seizures for the fis¬ cal year will probably amount to one thousand. The revenue officers state that the monthly seizures now aver¬ age eighty, whereas during the days before prohibition they generally raid¬ ed about forty stills. It seems that the business is becoming very profit¬ able in north Georgia, and it keeps the officers busy breaking up the “good things” that Uncle Sam doesn't allow to exist. It is expected, from the present record, that this year will go far ahead of any in the history of the office. The fiscal year ends in June, and it is believed by that time the number of stizures will amount to one thousand, or very close to that Comptroller General W. A. Wright was in receipt of a letter from the tax collector of Taylor county, to the effect that there were several hun¬ dred bales of cotton in a warehouse in his town for which he could find no owner. He wanted to know of the comptroller how he could collect the taxes due the state on the cotton. General Wright advised him looking that, if he would have fl. fas. issued, to the sale of the cotton for taxes, he would probably not be long In dis¬ covering an owner for it. Advices received at Waycross from Washington state that just, as soon as practicable the preliminary surveys of the Satilla river from its mourn to the Atlantic Coast Line trestle will be made. This is for the pur¬ pose of determining the feasibility of using a portion of the river in a barge eanai proposition, by which Waycross hopes to get in communication by wa¬ ter with the Atlantic ports. It is understood that the census of Macon for 1910, which has just been completed, fill show that this city has doubled in population in the last ten years. This will make the present population of the city not less than forty-five thousand Opti¬ mistic public officials and well-posted citizens had hoped that the increase would be even greater, but it is now understood that the returns will give Macon about forty-five thousand six hundfed, and Bibb county about sev¬ enty-five thousand. This will be the most remarkable gain made by any city in the state. In the election held at Warrenton to determine whether or not bonds to the amount of $12,000, for electric lights should be Issued, the bonds carried. At an election held at Donaldsvilie submitting the question as to whether tije town of Donaldsvilie should issue an( j B( .i! bonds in the amount of $20, 000, for the purpose of improving their waterworks system and install¬ ing an electric lighting plant, almost unanimously carried in favor of the bonds. The bonds will be put on the market as soon a validated and werk an the pi a is w ill begin as soon as practicable (Prickly Ash, poke Root and ——HAKES POSITIVE CURES OP ALL FORMS AND STAGES OP Physicians endorse P. P. P. os % splen¬ did combination, and prescribe it with great satisfaction for the cures of all forms and stages of Primary, Secondary and tertiary Syphilis, Syphilitio Rheu¬ matism, Scrofulous Ulcers and Seres, Glandular Swellings, Rheumatism, Kid¬ ney Complaints, old Chronic Ulcers that CATARRH borennlnM all treatment, Catarrh, Biin Pisceses, Eczema, Chronic Female Complaints, Mercurial Poison, Tetter, Scahihead, etc., etc. p. P. 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Should Weigh Bread Housewives who are endeavor ing to keep down the cost of living by practicing every-day economics, are advised by Fritz Reichmann, State Superintendent of Weights and Measures, to (Weigh their loaves of bread to see how much they are get ting. “A five-cent loaf of white bread as sold by some bakers,” said Mr. Reich mann, “weighs 11 ounces and other bakers furnish loaves weighing all the way to 25 ounces. Ten-cent loaves vary from 24 to 341£ ounces, so that the smallest of the ten-eent loaves is smaller than the largest of the five-cent loaves of some bakers In some bakeries where the average of a five-cent loaf is 10 ounces the average of a ten-cent loaf is only 24 ounces, so that it is cheaper to buy two five-cent loaves than one ten¬ cent loaf. “A five-cent loaf of rye bread varies with different bakers from 15% to 28% ounces, and a ten-cent loaf will vary from 26% to 36% ounces. An eight-eent loaf of rye •bread varies from 21 to 38% ounces. “There is no law in the statute books requiring the marking of loaves of bread as to what the weight is, as there is, for instance, in Chi eago and Washington, or in the State of Massachusetts.—Albany Special to New York Press. POOR SNOWBALL. I want to tell you about my pet bunny, Snowball. We named him that because he was so very white and looked like a ball when he was all cuddled up. When 1 first had him he was only a few weeks old and could hardly walk. I taught him to go up stairs. At first he could only j climb one step at a time, but aa he i grew older and more accustomed to ; it he would go two or three at a time, Snowball could do many tricks. One morning when I went out to feed him, there was no bunny to feed. I hunted and hunted, but finally I dis¬ covered him in one corner of the yard, lying dead as a door nail. We newer knew just what killed him, but think probably it was a weasel, as we saw one running ar< und a few days later.—Gladys C. Waring in the New Vork Tribune. JESUP, GA.. THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1910. Blflfil PBISDN ™m 4 aw'. ^ if _ In *<* it THE » UTOLOADING SHOTGUN DEMINGTON genius combined safety and shooting'comfort in The the Auto¬ loading Shotgun. Rem¬ ington Solid Breech Hammer less Idea places * wall of thick solid steel between your face and the smokeless powder. The recoil does all the work of reloading. You have five shots \ under control of trigger f finger, giving three shoL« to get cripples which other l wise would die unrecovered _!n Gun the Remington the Autoloading date you modern get ideas most up-to and embodi¬ ed in any gun in the world, yet the price is moderate, E If your Suiter can't ihow one, K write us for eatalctar. The REMINGTON ARMS 1 COMPANY, llion, N.Y. A'-nry. 3|S York Broadway, City itv . SKATERS IN ARMY. a corps of skaters is attached to Norwegian army, the members being selected for their good physique and their accurate marks tnanshfp, as well as their ability to cover long distances on ice skates. These skaters can be maneuvered on the Ice or over the mountain snow fields with as great rapidity as the best trained cavalry. As an instance of their speed, one of the corps some time ago accomplished 120 miles in 1S% hours, and this was done over VCTT mountainous Country-Wash j yon -will regain flesh and strength. Waste of energy and all diseases resulting from overtaxing the system aro cured by the use of P. P. P. Ladies whose system Bare poisoned and whose blood ie in an impure conditiondua to menstrual irrogularitics are peculiarly benefited by the wonderful tonic and SCROFULA blood cleansing properties of P. P. P., Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium. Bold by all Prussia te. F. V. LIPPMAN Proprietor Savannah, *, Ca. Professional Column. J. R. THOMAS, Attorney at Law Special attention given all business. OFFICE IN TUTEN BLOCK, JESUP, GA. Jos. A. Morris, Af/TORNBY AND COUNSELLOR, Practices in all the courts, State and Federal, Notary and Stenogra¬ pher in offioe. Office in Whaley build¬ ing. JESUP, GA. Robert L. Bennett SOLICITOR COUNTY COURT, Wayne County. Office in Courthouse. JESUP, GA. D. M. CLARK ATTORNEY AT LAW --and— JUDs-C WAYNE COUNTY COURT. Careful attention given to ail bus¬ iness. Office in courthouse. JESUP, GA. A. M. Brown M. XL General Practitioner. Office in Knight's Pharmacy. JESUP,-- ---GEORGIA. Oscar Nail, Attorney at Law Office in Kicklighter’s Building. General practice in all the courts, State and Federal. JESUP, GA. M. N. STOW > Physician and Snrgenn Special attention to the diseases ot women and children. Office Hours: Monday ant] Friday forenoons. Klcklighter Building. D. L. Moore, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office Whaley Building. JESUP, GA. S. F. Ellis, DENTAL SURGEON. Office in Kicklighter’s Building. JESUP, GA. ’WINCHESTER SMOKELESS POWDER SHOTGUN SHELLS There are more “Leader” and “Repeater” loaded shells used than any other brand. Their superior shooting is the reason why. For pattern, penetration and uniformity they are unequalled. They hold all important records and trophies. ASK YOUR DEALER FOR THE RED W BRAND. TRADE MARK ggjk TRADE MARK REG. IN U.S. Si' ml REG. IN U. 5. FAT. OFFICE. PAT. OFFICE. .[•j r s JOB W6 have THE IS NEXT been PRINTING BEST TO very ADVERTISING NEWSPAPER fortunate IN ADVERTISING, THE in WORLD. securing the ____ i services of ono of the best and most experienced printers IN THE STATE, and are now able to execute Job Printing of every description in aii the leading styles. The class of work turned out by us is acknowledged to be the FINEST - and PRICES the LOWEST of any printers. U V [Q^ 1 A? pm are di*ea se earners. J^tve andjpeed in *B kmdt ot «th. Jnfcct food and dnrtk by germ lades feet Cadi female fly can by ISO efgs S' should be used to keep them out WINN & C i : A TO OUR PATRONS AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY: We desire to inform you that our stock is real your inspection. Our Implement Department Consists In Part of On* and Two Horse Chattanooga Chilled Plows, Disc Harrows, Walking and Riding Cultivators, Be., Stalk Cutters, Hoes, Shovels, Pitchforks, Potato Drags, Grub Hoes, Mattocks and Wlr. Fencing. Special tantion lo repairs on all implements we handle. •Hardware Departm We have recently added a full line of shelf and general hardware, such as Cutlery, Nulls, , _____ Points, Builders’ Hardware, and Supplies, Mechanical Tools, Table and Pocket Ldekfl, ;oa, •t Oils, Glass, Putty, Hashes, Doors and eto. House Furnishing Department In this department we have Stoves, Ranges, Heaters, Stove Pipe, Iron and Enamel Ware, Meat and Food Choppers, Galvanized Ware, Brooms, Washing Machines and many other useful articles awaiting your Inspection. . '■> Buggy, Wagon and Harness Department. In this department our stock of Buggies are complete. Our Brown and Eagle two-horse wagons need no comment as you or your neighbors know what it means to own one. Buggy, Wagon and Team Harness, Coliurs, Pads, Homes and extra parts. In this connection we aro pleased to inform you that Mr. W. T. Wil¬ kins is in charge of the selling department of our business. You know Mr, Wilkins as a hardware man. He understands the needs of tho public and with your patronage and support he will build up our hardware fleparlmonl to where it will merit the praise that was formerly given the Wilkins Supply Company** es* tablishmont under bis management. Live Stock Department, L. A. Phillips & Co., will ke*p * full supply Ot Live Stock always on hand. =7 YOURS TO SERVE, v WINN & COMPANY 9 Jesup, Georg! Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic R. •‘The Standard of Excellence in Passenger Service.’’ i ”■ Schedules Effective September 12th, 1909. Northbound. Southbound. 6:15am 0:15pm Lv ......Brunswick Ar 8; 00pm 12:15pm i 6:55am 0:55pm Thalmaun .. 7 : 20pm i n35 a.ni (A.C.L.) 4:10pm Jacksonville........ 8:30pni., . 8:25am 8:15pm . Waycross ., .. 6:00pm ; 9:55am 9:45pm Douglas...... 4:30 pm 10:55am 10:45pm Ar Fitzgerald..... Lv 3:25pm m 7 ; 30 am 7: o to Lv ..Thomasville .. . . .Ar 6;45pr» 8:37am 8 : t— Wf ,. Moultrie .. .. . ..Lv 5:3Spro 4:30p/ 9:45am 9: O Ar Tifton f • . 10:55pm Lv......Fitzgerald ,, . .. .. .. I . ;;rr;,atesl .. , 12:35pm 12:10am Cordele ,v L ! 12:54pm 12:29am ......Vienna ..... iHT , 11:45pm 1:20am .....Montezuma .. ,. .. .. 12 - ; 1:55pm l:30ara .. .. .. Oglothogc* .... 13d 'i. 3:27pm 2:5Sam .. ... , .Ta'.^.tmi’“—Jw 4:34pm 4:09am .. .. .. Wocdbury /. V 5:35pm 5:07am . . 7:25pm 7:00am Ar Atlanta Lv g 5:20pm 4:45am Lv . LaGrange 9:20pm 8:55am .. Talladega . 11:45am Ar Birmingham Connections at Atlanta and Birmingham with lines divscginM lffiPPtla Pullman sleeping cars on night trains between Thom "svllle ta, via Fitzgerald. Car leaving Atlanta ready for occupancy at 9: p. m. Atlanta, Ga. Birmingham, A a. A. D. Daniel, T. P. J. Nelson Norris, T 1’ t ,V„ 11. Leahy, U. P. A. A., Atlanta, Ga. A RE YOU A SUBSCRlBBfe^ WARNING! Do you realize that Typhoid Fever, Tuberculosis and Dysentery will continue unless we undertake the extermination of the fly and the pre¬ vention of its entrance into our households. This may be accomplish¬ ed by destroying his breeding place, the refuse heap and garbage pile and thoroughly and effectively screening the house. Delays are Dangerous Write us for Prices. Louis Gallaher, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. NUMBER fc’a* mob