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One good feature of the coming
year is that we shall have said goodby
to the expression, fin de siecle.
New Orleans exults that in the last
week of 1899 it handled for export
more corn than New York, Boston
and Philadelphia combined during
the same interval.
Advertising makes the wheels of
business go ’round. It helps to sup
ply the motive force of commercial
activity, and keeps the machinery of
barter and trade moving. It has be
come indispensable in industrial af
fairs, and is a boon to the purchasing
public.
London will soon have four un
derground electric railroads in op
eration. Two have been in operation
for several years; a third is nearly
finished and > fourth is being con
structed. One of these roads lies in
a tunnel from 60 to 100 feet under the
surface of the streets above.
The Philadelphia Press takes an
English publication to task for laugh
ing at what waff called in England
“the Dewey hysteria,” and replies in
the following vein: “A people that
view an engagement in Natal wh ch
did not involve as many men as were
lost on both sides on the field at
Gettysburg as the British have viewed
the Colenso battle of Dec. 15, or as
they are viewing Spion Kop fiasco,
cannot talk of poise, as it is clearly
wanting.”
Young men beforp entering one of
the principal medical schools of this
country are examined as to their gen
eral knowledge. One of the questions
given to the candidates for one of
these schools last year, relates the
Ladies’ Home Journal, was: “What
are the names of the books of the
Bible?” Os 120 answers, only five
were correct. Among the names of
books given were: “Philistines,”
“Marcus Aurelius” and “Epistle to
the Filipinos. ”
The movement to ameliorate the
condition of the discharged convict is
rapidly gaining ground in England.
Judges, prosecuting attorneys, and
city aidermen have united in the at
tempt to set ex-convicts upon their
feet; and St. Giles Christian mission,
London, gave 21,224 discharged pris
oners last year their first meal out of
prison, finding work for 5998 who
were willing to accept it. In the last
22 years this association of Christian
men and women has helped 361,000
prisoners after their liberation.
The spread of the English language
is commented upon by the Journal of
Commerce. In 1800 only 22,000,000
people spoke English, as compared
with 35,000,000 who spoke French,3B,-
000,000 who spoke German, and 32,-
000,000 who spoke Spanish. At the
beginning of 1900 127,000,000 people
use English as their mother tongue;
an i crease in the century of 477 per
cent, and a greater number than those
who speak German and French taken
together. In this period the United
States has grown from 5,000,000 to
70,000,000 inhabitants; the United
Kingdom from 16,000,000 to 41,000,-
000, and the colonists of England have
grown from a few thousand to about
12,000,000. In the same time the
population of the European continent
has increased from 170,000,000 to
about 343,000,000. Thus while at the
beginning of the last century the na
tives of Continental Europe outnum
bered the English-speaking family 8
to 1 they now outnumber the English
races only 2. 7 to 1.
BOERS MASSING
FOR A FIGHT
Big Force Is Concentrating North
of Bloemfontein.
ROBERTS GOES TO MEET THEM
In a Small Way the Boers Have
Recently Been Unusually Ag
gressive at Various Points.
Advices reaching London Thursday
were to the effect that the Boers are
concentrating in force about fifteen
miles north of Bloemfontein in the
rear of Glen, and Lord Roberts is
sending forward troops to engage
them. The Seventh infantry division
and part of General French’s cavalry
have been sent up to join the Four
teenth brigade, and the two cavalry
regiments that are holding Glen and
its environs.
It does not seem probable that the
Boers will give serious battle in the
fairly open country north of Glen.
Still'their evident strength indicates
more than a corps of observation.
In small affairs the Boers are dar
ingly aggressive in all parts of the
field of war. The Johannesburg
mounted police, esteemed by the
Boers to be their best mounted com
mand, are raiding the country near
Bloemfontein, harassing the farmers
who have given up their arms to the
British and are carrying off cattle.
There is a Boer report from Natal
that a Russian soldier of fortune, Col.
Ganotzki, with 100 horsemen, is oper
ating close to the British outposts on
the western border.
The Boers have te-occupied Camp
bell and are in strength near Taungs
and Barkley West. .They shelled the
British camp at Warrenton Wednes
day, but moved out of range that night.
Yesterday (Thursday) two British guns
enfiladed the Boer trenches, quieting
their mausers.
- Lord Methuen and the forces that
have been operating in the Barkley
district have been recalled to Kimber
ley by Lord Roberts. No explanation
, has been given for this, but the
mounted troops are dissatisfied at hav
ing been ordered back.
The Boers and disloyalists at Ken
hardt have been dispersed and caused
to retreat. General Parsons is about
to enter the town unopposed.
Lord Roberts is making extensive
arrangements to police and safeguard
all the Free State towns in the terri
tory occupied. Dispatches from Mas
eru assert that the Boers who returned
to Ladybrand from Clocolan have
taken up strong positions and sent
pickets far in every direction to watch
Basutoland, in the expectation that
part of General Buller’s army will in
vade the Free State on that side.
According to Pretoria advices, Ma
tching was bombarded for seven hours
on Tuesday.
It is reported in London in a well
informed quarter that Lord Kitchener
will be offered the post of commander
in-chief in India, succeeding the late
Sir William Lockhart, so soon as de
cisive successes have been obtained in
the Transvaal and that General Sir
Archibald Hunter will succeed him as
: Lord Roberts’ chief of staff. The In
dian newspapers have been urging
Kitchener’s appointment.
BECIsioFIiTBANK CASE.
One Stockholder Not Liable For Failure
of Another, Says Judco Newman.
At Columbus, Ga., Thursday, United
■ States District Judge Newman handed
down a highly interesting opinion in a
branch of the defunct Chattahoochee
National bank case. The receiver of
1 the bank levied a second assessment
' of 39 per cent upon the bank’s stock
holders, and they resisted it. The
receiver then demurred to the cross
bill. Judge Newman has just over
ruled the demurrer, and the case will
ne tried on its merits.
In his decision Judge Newman says
that one stockholder in a national bank
cannot be made liable for the failure
of another stockholder to pay his as
sessments, and that the stockholders
should not be responsible for any dis
astrous investments by the receiver.
REFORMATORY FOR ATLANTA.
Election Is Called For May 15th To Deter
mine Wish of the People.
At a meeting held in Atlanta, Ga.,
Tuesday afternoon the board of county
commissioners, in accord with the pre
sentments of the grand jury, decided
to hold an election on May 15th to de
termine the wish of the people of the
county in regard to establishing a re
formatory in the Gate City for youth
ful criminals.
The matter has been referred to the
public works committee of the county
commissioners and the county attor
ney, with instructions from the board
to look after the details of the elec
tion.
FIRST EXCITEMENT
Occurs In Frankfort Courtroom
During the Preliminary Trial
of Caleb Powers.
A Frankfort dispatch says: The most
thrilling event of the examining trial
of Republican Secretary of State Caleb
Powers occurred Monday afternoon
shortly after 3 o'clock, and for a few
minutes it looked as if serious trouble
could not be prevented.
Ex-Governor Campbell, who was
conducting the examination of Whar
ton Golden, asked the witness to state
if Powers had said anything to him
about killing Breck Hill, the Demo
oratic secretary of state.
Colonel George Denny, for the de
fendant, in an argument upon the com
petency of a question, said:
“It is perfectly lawful for people to
come here, and to come armed. I
came here several times myself.”
Colonel Denny was referring to the
crowd of armed mountain men who
assembled at the capital and camped
in the statehouse yard just prior to
Governor Goebel’s assassination.
Colonel Campbel], for the prosecu
tion, replied that he did not consider
it lawful and was surprised to know
that Colonel Denny had come there
armed.
Denny denied having made such a
statement and said that he did not
come armed. Campbell insisted that
he had made the statement. Both men
were very much excited and spoke
with vehemence and with arms shak
ing commenced to advance toward each
other. The courtroom was crowded,
and the audience evidently thought a
fight was on and made a mad rush for
the doors and windows, people falling
over each other in their wild efforts to
get out of the room.
After five or ten minutes of the most
exciting scenes since the assassination
quiet was restored and ex-Governor
Brown, one of the attorneys for the
defense, whispered to Colonel Camp
bell, who promptly arose and apolo
gized to Denny and to the court, Col
onel Denny replying in a very happy
speech.
On an inspection of the record it
was found that Colonel Campbell had
misconstrued Colonel Denny’s state
ment.
Golden, as the prosecution’s star
witness, again created great interest.
When placed on the stand for cross
examination he said he learned about
two weeks ago that he would be ar
rested if he did not tell what he knew
about the assassination, and that if he
did tell the attorneys for the common
wealth would try and save him from
prosecution,. As
ABOUT MONEY.ORDERS.
Transmission of Money Is Made Much
Easier By Postoffice Department.
The United States postoffice depart
ment has enlarged its operations, and
by a method which has recently been
authorized in first and second-class
offices, the transmission of money is to
be made much easier and more con
venient. The following is the sub
stance of a circular which has been is
sued:
“First, to cash all money orders,
irrespective of the place of payment
named in such order, it being under
stood, of course, that the identity of
the owner shall be established, as in
all other cases; and,
“Second, to cash any money order
drawn upon such office, irrespective of
the fact that the corresponding advice
may not have reached the office upon
■which drawn.”
GREAT TUNNEL COMMENCED.
New Yorkers Begin C instruction of TSieir
Underground Railway.
With a silver spade and in the pres
ence of thousands of persons, Mayor
Van Wyck of New York lifted from au
opening in the city hall square a few
pounds of earth which formally began
work on the underground rapid tran
sit railway system. The ceremonies
which marked the beginning of this
great engineering undertaking were
befitting an event of such great im
portance.
A handsome memorial tablet bear
ing a suitable inscription was fitted
into the opening.
The underground railroad tunnel
will be twenty-one miles in length and
will involve the expenditure by the
city of New York of more than $36.-
000,000. The contract time for com
pletion is unlimited and about 10,000
men will be employed. Work will be
begun simultaneously at several points.
SHELDON’S VENTURE FAILED.
Editor of The Topeka Capital Expresses
His Opinion Tersely.
“The estimate placed on Mr. Shel
don’s experiment will generally be
that it was a failure as a newspaper
and not above the average as a relig
ious paper.”
So in one sentence Charles K. Hud
son, editor of The Topeka Capital,
sums up his opinion of Rev. Charles
M. Sheldon’s attempt to run a Chris
tian daily. Mr. Hudson marks his
resumption of the paper's management
with an editorial which indicates that
the stockholders who opposed a con
tinuance of Mr. Sheldon’s policy have
won the day.
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Every Veteran, and every son and
daughter of Veterans, ought to have
one copy of this History. In a few
more years you will want it, and then
can’t get it. Buy it now and learn ol
an organization that is fast passing
away from your view. History of the
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ans, personal and regimental sketches,
minutes of the meetings, etc.
Price is only one dollar.
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Historian of Atlanta Camp,
721 Austell Building,
ts Atlanta, Georgia.
KITCHENER NO FIGHTER.
Rumor Ha» It That Lord Roberts Has
Called Ills “Helper” Down.
Mail accounts of the capture of Gen
eral Cronje, just received in London,
bring out interesting points as to the
rapidity with which Lord Roberts
changed his plans when he found that
General Cronje had escaped from Mag
ersfontein, where it was originally in
tended to attack or close in ur-on him.
Lord Kitchener was sent to inter
cept him, and at the battle of Paarde
berg Lord Kitchener seems to have
shown that he is better as an organiz
er than as a fighter, for it was at his
order that the British infantry repeat
ed the blunder of other generals—at
tacking entrenched Boers, who allow
ed the Britishers to get within 1,000
yards before opening fire.
As the British had absolutely no
cover they lost heavily and uselessly
and were compelled to fall back mo
mentarily with some amount of con
fusion and to withdraw to a safe dis
tance.
This fact makes a signiffceiH com
mentary upon the rumors that have
been in circulation of some coolness
between Lord Kitchener and Lord
Roberts, which is said to have account
ed for the former being sent to Pries
ka to suDDress the rebellion.
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
The Various New Industries Established
the Fast week.
Among the more important indus
tries reported during the past week
are a bleachery in South Carolina; a
brass foundry in West Virginia; brick
and tile works in Georgia and North
Carolina; a broom factory and a cigar
factory in Georgia; coal mines in
Tennessee and West Virginia; three
cotton mills in Georgia, one each in
North and South Carolina and Texas;
a cotton waste mill in North Carolina;
cotton yarn mills in Alabama and
North Carolina; one electric light
plant in Georgia and three in Texas;
an electric power plant in West Vii
ginia; a flouring mill in Georgia, two
in North Carolina, one each in South
Carolina, Tennessee and West Vir
ginia; a furniture factory in Virginia;
graphite works in Alabama; a hosiery
mill in Tennessee; ice factories in
Georgia and South Carolina; kaolin
mines in South Carolina; lumber mills
in Arkansas, Mississippi and South
Carolina; oil wells in West Virginia;
planing mills in Florida, Mississippi
and South Carolina; a plumbing com
pany in West Virginia; two soap fac
tories in Texas; two telephone ex
changee in North Carolina and three
in Texas; a tobacco factory in Tennes
see; a wagon material factory in
Arkansas.—Tradesman (Chattanooga,
Tenn.)
Prosperity promises to smile be
nignedly upon you this year. You’ll
not miss the small sum necessary for
yon to become a subscriber to this
paper.
Real Estate For Sale
The tracts, lots, and parcels of lands
as stated below are for sale, cheap for
cash, or will exchange for available
merchandise at reasonable prices.
The land lots indicated will be sold
with special warranty of title, with
plat and grant, with the original
“beeswax” seal:
No. Dist. Seo. Acres. County.
942 2 3 40 Paulding.
124 7 2 40 Fannin.
90 1 81 Rabun,
118 26 2 40 Gilmer.
57 11 1 40 Union.
137 19 3 40 Paulding.
308 10 1 160 Union.
650 16 2 40 Cobb.
718 16 2 40 Cobb.
719 16 2 40 Cobb.
885 16 2 40 Cobb.
887 16 2 40 Cobb.
915 16 2 40 Cobb.
958 16 2 40 Cobb.
843 16 2 40 Cobb.
646 17 2 40 Cobb.
16 17 2 40 Cobb.
17 17 2 40 Cobb.
86 17 2 40 Cobb.
1090 17 2 40 Cobb.
267 20 2 40 Cobb.
1006 16 2 40 Cobb.
514 15 2 40 Cobb.
567 15 2 40 Cherokee.
584 15 2 40 Cherokee.
585 15 2 40 Cherokee. )
638 15 2 40 Cherokee.
639 15 2 40 Cherokee.
640 15 2 40 Cherokee.
641 15 r 2 40 Cherokee.
642 15 * 2 40 Cherokee.
255 13 2 160 Cherokee.
102 21 2 40 Cherokee.
101 1202 J Troup.
731 19 3 40 Paulding.
72 3 3 40 Paulding.
501 3 3 40 Paulding.
880 2 3 40 Paulding.
1175 18 3 40 Paulding.
13 13 1 160 Pickens.
246 6 1 160 Chattooga.
708 18 2 40 Polk.
981 21 3 40 Polk.
7 26 3 160 Murray.
1012 12 1 40 Lumpkin.
314 11 1 40 Lumpkin.
697 11 1 40 Lumpkin.
573 5 1 40 Lumpkin.
830 11 1 40 Lumpkin.
148 8 2 160 Fannin.
629 3 4 40 Floyd.
643 18 2 40 Douglass.
8 3 490 Wayne.
95 3. 490 Wayne.
96 3 490 Wayne.
151 3 490 Wayne.
200 3 490 Wayne.
| 173 3 245 Wayne.
160 2 490 Wayne,
j 75 2 245 Charlton.
Jx517516 25} Upson.
}x}llll2 25} Taylor.
} 368 28 125 Early.
} 113 16 1 80 Union.
} 175 16 1 80 Union.
815 14 1 40 Forsyth.
398 5 1 40 Daivson.
157 11 202} Henry.
104 19 2 40 Cobb.
901 21 2 74 Cherokee.
Three lots, 50x150 feet each, alto
gether being Nos. 14, 15 and 16, on
Mt. Zion avenue, in the village of Mt.
Zion, Carroll county, Ga.
One lot, No, 114, in block 17, in
Montrose Park, Montrose county Col
orado.
Six acres on Satterfield Ford road,
5 miles from Greenville, in Greenville
county, S. C.
Three lots at Montreal, on G. C. &
N. railroad, DeKalb county, Ga.
1,100 acres; 700 hammock, 400 up
land, in Screven county, Ga. This is
a fine place, divided by the Georgia
Central railroad. 50 miles from Savan
nah. Railroad station on the place; good
location for country store. Splendid
situation for factory for staves and
cooperage works. Enough good tim
ber on the hammock land to pay for
the place three or four times over.
Investors are invited to examine this
place.
1.149 acres on west bank of Savan
nah river, in Effingham county, Ga.,
grant of 1784, and descent of title to
present owner.
1.150 acres on Satilla river, in Cam
dem county, Ga., grant from state,
and deeds on record for 100 years
back. Good title, by descent to pres
ent owner.
1,150 acres on St. Mary’s river, in
Camden county, Ga. Grant and deeds
on record 100 years back. Good title,
by descent to present owner.
430 acres on west bank of Savannah
river, in Screven county, Ga. Deeds
on record since 1827. Good title, by
descent to present owner.
I desire to sell these lands as soon
as possible, and they must go at low
prices, very low for cash, or on easy
terms and long time with 5 per cent
interest, as purchasers may desire and
prefer. Persons desirous of investing
money for future profits by enhance
ments should examine these offers at
once. I have other lands, which I
will sell on good terms and low prices.
In writing for information about any
of these lands, refer to them by thn
number, district, section and county,
and enclose two stamps, 4 cents, for
reply. Robebt L. Rodgers,
| ts Attornev at Law. Atlanta. Ga.