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Tiie Georgia Record. Published Weekly—Every Saturday -121 Austell Building, Atlanta, Ga. SI'BSCBIPTION: One Year 31-00 Six Months 00 Three Months 00 One Month 12 Printed at 116-118 Loyd St. Advertising Rates Given Upon Application. Remit in stamps, cash, money or express order, or bank check. Address all letters to Thb Georgia Recobd, 721 Anstell Building, Atlanta, Ga. Notwithstanding the development of automobiles the prices of horses in the West are rising. A College of Social Science is to be established in Boston, the object of which will be to investigate and teach sociology. Both conservative and radical thought are invited to take part in the work. It will carry on the five-fold work of teaching, correspond ence, extension lectures, research and a publication office. It may or may not be true, as a great physician has said, that “disease is dirt.” But it is clearly demon- ; strated now that yellow fever and cholera have dirt alone for their pro genitor. The existence of such diseases in epidemic form is always and everywhere a disgrace to the community that suffers from them. The same thing is true of bubonic plague and typhus aud every other form of dirt disease. Modern science has changed the reading of the prophet’s injunction “Wash and be clean” into “Wash and be healthy.” The Philadelphia Record points out that one cause of the vast consump tion of iron in this country is tha quantity that is required for wheels for railroad cars. There are nearly one aud a half million freight cars in the United States, most of which have eight wheels each, weighing on the average 600 pounds apiece, and calcu lation with these figures shows that the total number of these wheels rep resents 3,600,000 tons of iron. As suming the average life of a car wheel to be ten years, the Record estimates that 1,200,000 new wheels are needed each year, which means an annual consumption of 360,000 tons of iron for this purpo. e. A eommou-sense scheme for re populating the brooks in Vermont with trout has behind it the authority of the state, and is working well. This is to close permanently the breeding brooks, which can be done with anj 7 brook by the state officials upon agreement with the land owners. Trout in these brooks do not attain much size, but the large trout run in to them io spawn. Protecting the young fish in these brooks, so far as tried, has resulted in restocking the livers to which the brooks are tribu tary with fish of a size for the table. Some brooks flowing into White river have been closed, and in the adjacent parts of the river very good trout fishing is the result. The news papers of the state are urging that all the breeding brooks in the state ba closed, so that the attraction for sum mer visitors of good trout-fishing may be added to the other charms of Ver m’ont. ' Naval Constructor Neudeck of the German navy had opportunities for seeing things while on a visit to this country. Speaking of our ships he ♦ said: “As a result of my visits to all your great shipyards, I can say that the new ships now building for the navy are among the finest in the world, if they are not superior to all others, as I am sometimes inclined to think. The reason for the excellence of these ships, and others that are ready, I seek in the intelligence of your workmen, and in the mechanical genius of the whole nation. Work is expensive here, butthe result is better work, and a greater feeling of re sponsibility on the part of the work men, who draw high wages. A secondary result of these conditions is that the workman has both incentive and opportunity to obtain a better education.” Testimony of this sort, coming from such a quarter, ought to reassure even the most critical that we are getting good value for our money. DEWEY WILL COME SOOTH Accepts Invitation to Visit Atlanta With Flag Lieutenant Brumby. HERO HONORS THE GEORGIAN Presentation of Brumby Sword Will Be Hade By the Admiral. A Washington special says: Admi ral Dewey has accepted the invitation of the citizens of Atlanta, Ga., to par ticipate in the ceremonies attending the presentation of the sword to Flag Lieutenant Brumby. The invitation was formally tender ed to the hero of Manila Saturday by a delegation of prominent citizens, and a prompt and gracious acceptance was immediately announced. Accompanied by Representative Lon Livingston, the delegation called upon Admiral Dewey, at the McLean resi dence. The interview had been pre viously arranged through Lieutenant Brumby, hence the Georgians received an extremely cordial greeting from the admiral. The reception took place in the parlor, which was beautifully dec orated with flowers, potted plants and the national colors. These little formalities having been completed, Mayor Woodward who was one of the committee, stepped to the front and in the name of the citizens of Atlanta, indeed in the name of all the people in the state of Georgia, in vited the admiral to visit Atlanta aad witness the presentation of a sword to Lieutenant Brumby. Mayor Wood ward went on to say how proud the people of Georgia are to claim Lieu tenant Brumby as their own, and he informed the Admiral that a hand some sword had been procured by popular subscription to be presented to Lieutenant Brumby. The admiral at that point inter rupted the mayor to say that he had seen it stated that the people of Geor gia intended to give Lieutenat Brum by a sword, and be desired to say that gallant young officer was worthy of any honor or distinction his friends ot his country might see fit to bestow upon him. This high testimonial to Lieutenant Brumby was made with so much sin cerity that it deeply impressed the mem bers of the delegation, and their ad miration of the admiral was increased accordingly. The admiral took occa sion to say that he not only appreciated the valuable services rendered by Lieutenant Brumby, but he also ap preciated the noble and patriotic part played by the representatives of the southern states, hi the army and navy during the war with Spain. He said he knew how bravely the southern men rushed to the support of the nation’s honor and shared the glo ries of victory with their northern brethren and thus wiped out all traces of sectionalism. The admiral’s atten tion was called to the fact that Geor gia sent more men into the United States service to battle against Spain than any other state in the union. The admiral replied that the infor mation was intensely gratifying to him and it made him all the more anxious to visit Georgia and personally show his appreciation of the valor and patriotism of the southern people. Turning to Lieutenant Brumby, the admiral said: “Brumby, we have but two engagements ahead—one in Chi cago and one in Philadelphia.” Brumby replied in the affirmative, whereupon the admiral delighted his visitors by saying: “Well, gentlemen, yon may count on me being present to see Brumby get his sword.” He said he could not state definitely when it would be convenient for him to visit Atlanta, owing to an engage ment he has with the president aud the members of the Philippine com mission, soon after the president re turns from his western tour. His acceptance, with that qualifica tion, was entirely satisfactory to the delegation, aud the details of the visit were further discussed. The admiral evinced such a warm personal regard for Lieutenant Brum by throughout the interview that a change was made in the original pro- CARGO OF MULES LOST. Transport On the Way To Manila Encoun ter* Typhoon. A cablegram from General Otis to the war department brings word of the loss of several hundred horses and mules on the transport Siam. The message is as follows: “Manila, October 6. —Steamer Siam, which left San Francisco August 19th with forty-five horses and 330 mules, encountered a typhoon on the Ist in stant, Northern Luzon, in which all but sixteen mules were killed by the pitching of the vessel and a lack of air from necessary closing of hatches. No casualties among passengers. “Otis.” gram, so as to place the admiral in the picture and give him a conspicuous part to play in the ceremonies attend ing the presentation of the sword. On the steps of the capitol at Wash ington, it was deemed a high honor for Admiral Dewey to receive the na tion’s sword from the president of the United States. At Atlanta it will be an equal honor for Lieutenant Brumby to receive Georgia’s sword from the hands of the nation’s hero, Admiral Dewey. The suggestion was promptly acted upon, aud the programme will be arranged on that basis. Admiral Dewey stated that his de sire to show his personal appreciation and friendship for Lieutenant Brumby was a sufficient inducement to him to visit Atlanta on the oeeasion of the sword presentation, but added to that, his dosire to recognize in his humble way the glorious part the men of the south have played in the war with Spain. He then referred with deep feeling to the recent deaths of Naval Cadet Wood of Georgia, and Lieutenant Commander Eldridge, of Alabama,two brilliant young officers of the navy, who lost their lives at Manila. DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF Will Be Discontinued In Compli ance With Orders Received From Washington. An Atlanta dispatch says: The acting commander of the department of the gulf, Colonel John Simpson, received Saturday from Washington the official order of the war department discontinuing the department of the gulf and transferring the headquarters to Governor’s Island. From the nature of the order it is regarded as evident by the officers of the department that the mind of the president has been made up, and that the efforts of Atlanta business men will bring no satisfactory result. The order states that the change is made by direction of the president, and is signed by the secretary of war, the commanding general ajs.the adjutant general of the army. Colonel Simpson stated that he wat in no way acquainted with the purpose of the war department in discontinuing the department of the gulf, but sup posed that Atlanta had been made th{ headquarters on the outbreak of tht war on account of its central locatior. and its thorough connection with the southern seacoast towns. With the war at an end there was nothing to accomplish by the continuance of the department. JONES IS OPTIMISTIC. Democratic Chairman Says Bryan Will E ~ Nominated and Elected. United States Senator James C-. Jones, of Arkansas, chairman of tin Democratic national committee, ans wife, were passengers on the Cunarf line steamship Lucania that reached New York Sunday. They have bee! traveling in England, Ireland, Scot land, Switzerland and Wales for sev eral months. Senator Jones said that he had been much benefited by his lengthy European travels, and felt ready to go into the hard work neces sary in getting ready for the presiden tial campaign. Senator Jonea, when asked to give his views on tha political situation, said that, owing to his long absence abroad, he was not as fully informed as to political conditions as he hoped to be in a few weeks. When asked his opinion as to the probability of the 1 Democratic nomination for the presi dency going to William J. Bryan, he said: “There is no donbt that Bryan will receive the Democratic nomination for president,”and added: “Has anybody any doubt on that question? Bryan is sure to win.” Reed in Washington. Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed ar rived in Washington Sunday. He declined to discuss politics, saying he was here to remove some of his private belongings. — LOTH TO STRIKE FIRST. Delay of Hostilities In Transvaal Bo<U Much Good. All the reliable intelligence frou. South Africa reaching London Friday points to a continuance 6f the existinf situation for some time, as both sides are apparently diffident about com mencing an attack, although from the dißpaches received it seems as if every movement of a patrol and every cloud of dust made by a herd of cattle were turned into a general advance by both armies. The delay is all to the good, inas much as it gives time for furthur ne gotiations. COMMISSION DEFIED Railroads Entering Atlanta Filed No Depot Plans. THE SITUATION GROWS INTERESTING Other Roads Say They Cannot Act Until the Western and Atlantic Takes the Inidatlve. The railroads entering Atlanta, Ga., have abandoned the idea, if they ever seriously entertained it, of voluntarily giving the Gate City a new passenger station. They have failed to file plans, and now they are up against the commis sion. The board will meet again in a few kays and see what it can do with them for disobeying its order. At Thursday’s meeting the lessee of the state’s road declared that it is ab solutely impossible to get the roads, the city and state to agree. Major Thomas, representing the lessee, sug guested that the state should patch up the old shed, which four of the roads claim to own. If the state does not do that, he pro posed that his company would stand part of the expense of patching. This would mean the continuance of the dangerous street crossings at grade, a menace to life which the city has considered far more objectionable thau the inadequate old shed. All the roads say that Major Thom as holds the key to the situation. He says there is no hope of getting a new union station. In the face of this announcement, the Southern railway takes an opti mistic view of the situation. That company says it does not think the question of locating a union station on the old site has been exhausted, and asks for more time. Several times in the past, the Southern representa tives have expressed doubt about the advisability of using the old site for a new station because it is so narrow. None of the other roads suggested anything that would tend to solve the problem. Fine* May Be Imposed, So now the commission is looking into methods of procedure. The roads hare not filed plans, and the next question is to fine them. The law fixes as the penalty a fine not ex ceeding $5,000. The fine, if im posed would go to the state. Six roads enter Atlanta. If the max imum fine were imposed and collected it would amount to $30,000. The commission can cite the roads every thirty days, and in the course of two years might collect enough in fines to build a magnificent station. At Thursday’s meeting the board asked Judge Atkinson, the legal mem ber, for his opinion on the way to pro ceed against the roads. Judge Atkin son assured his confreres he would have his opinion ready when the board meets again. President Thomas has been advised to confer with the railroad commission and the legislature’s special commis sion. One idea in getting the presi dent of the lessee company and the legislative committee together is to see if any agreement can be reached on which the legislature can act looking to the state building a union passenger station and renting to the roads. GEORGIA PENSION FIGURES. State Paid Out Sum of 8652,820 the Past Year The annual report of commissioner of pensions for Georgia, Richard John son, has just been issued from the press. The report is one of the most interesting that will be issued this year from the capitol, as it shows some very important changes have taken place in the pension rolls during the present administration. To begin with, the report shows that the pension accounts for the fiscal year just ended has increased $13,060, the total amount for the year reaching $652,820. There is also aa increase of 731 pen sions this year as compared with last year. There is an increase of 731 new claims paid this year as compared with last year. These increases, taken together with other items, are of inter est to the tax payers and public gen erally as well as of great interest to the pensioners. BURGLARS USED CHLOROFORM. Drugged Woman While She Was Awake and Bobbed the House. A sensational burglary occurred at Knoxville, Tenn., at an early hour Wednesday morning. Two masked burglars entered the residence of C. A. Trainum and held his sister, Mrs. Kimbrough, while they chloroformed her. They then searched the room, where Trainum, who is treasurer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers, had several hundred dollars concealed. They secured some of it, but Mrs. Kimbrough had hidden the larger part, which they did not dis cover. Only Saw Her Own Joke. Aunt Hannah—Of course, you ought not to go if your busband does not want you to go. You know you prom ised to obey him. 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Price $1.15 per bushel on cars at Charlotte. Bags hold two bushels and are new—no charge for bags. Terms: Cash W’ith order. CHARLOTTE OIL & FERTILIZER CO, Per FRED OLIVER, Pres’u CHARLOTTE,N. HDADQV NEW DISCOVERY; giveF T - ■ quick and cures wortrt ctees- Book of tefttimoniuln and IO days’ tieatineut Free. Dr. H. E. GBEENB BONK. Box B AUanta. Ga. GUKES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. ” EJ tad Best Cough Byrup. Tastes Good. Dee fX| in time. Sold by druggists.