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Brass Holiday Goods, Brass Fire Sets, Brass Andirons, Brass Hods. 4 Have just received a fresh supply of the finest Brass Fire-place goods ever shown in the city. Nothing nicer for a Xmas Present; lasts a lifetime, and the prices are icasonable. » David Slusky 1009 Broad St. ; ' ' ' . '». ’ AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Typewriters AT Half Price We have a large assortment of all standard machines, which have been slightly used, that we will sell on guarantee, viz.:— Fay-Sho or Rem-Sho ..$25 to S4O Williams (All Models) ..S2O to S4O Remington (All Models) sls to S6O Densmores (All Models) sls to S4O Smith Premiers S2O to S6O Yost (All Models) sls to SSO Write for special prices on any other machine made. We have them in stock. Atlanta Typewriter Exchange Seventy-one North Pryor Street. ATLANTA, GA. References: H. M. Ashe Co., Cen tral Bank & Trust Corporation, R. G. Dun & Co. FIVE THOUSAND CHILDREN LEAVE THE MILLS. The second section of the child la bor bill which was passed last sum mer, went into effect Jan. 1, and it is estimated that at least five thou sand children, now working, who are under the age of 12, will be remov ed from the factories and other plac es where children are employed in Georgia. The first section, which took all children from work who were under the age of 10 years, went into effect when the bill was approved by the governor. The third section, which stops chil dren working who are under the age of 14, will go into the first of next year. This section prohibits a child under 14 years from working between the hours of 7 p. m. and 6 a. m. * Section 4 goes into effect the first of next year, and it prohibits chil dren under 14 years of age from working unless such child can write his or her name and simple sentences, and shall have attended school for twelve weeks of the preceding year. Other sections made provisions for the carrying of the law into effect and for punishing those who violate it. ’ Frees 5,000 Children. “Section 2. Be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That on and after January 1, 1907, no child under 12 years of age shall be so employed, or allowed to labor, un less such child be an orphan and has no other means of support, or unless a widowed mother or an aged or dis abled father is dependent upon the labor of such child, in whicn event, before putting such child at such la bor, such father shall produce and file in the office of such factory or manufacturing establishment, a cer tificate from the ordinary of the county in which such factory or man ufacturing establishment is located, certifying under his seal of office to the facts required to be shown as herein prescribed; provided, that no ordinary shall issue any such certifi cate except upon strict proof in writing and under oath, clearly show ing the necessary facts; and provid ed, further, that no such certifi cate shall be granted for longer than one year, nor accepted of any em ployer after one year from the date of such certificate.” To the Hon. Madison Bell, repre sentative in the legislature from Ful ton county, is due the praise for the passage of the child labor bill in Georgia. A special hearing was granted on about July 25, 1906. Amendment af ter amendment was offered, some with the purpose, as the authors avow ed on the floor of the house, to kill the bill, and others for other reasons offered which the authors thought would benefit the original Bell bill. The author, however, of the original bill fought each and every amend ment, some upon one ground and others upon others; but the main ob jection was to the effect that twenty three of the senators, which num ber was constitutional majority of that body, had agreed and were hon or-bound to support the measure just as it stood, and that any altera tion, the dotting of an i or the cross ing of at, might reverse one vote which would cause the bill to be lost, Each and every amendment was de feated, and the bill went to the sen ate just as the author had original ly offered it. It received, practically a unanimous vote, which was 125 to 2, the fight of its enemies having been lost by the defeat of their amend ments, and they gave up hope. THE WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN. The bill was signed by the govern or on August 1, the birthday of the author. HUH 4 Don’t let the speculative fever that is rampant over this country now on account of the unusual industrial ac tivity get you into the speculative swirl. It is a mighty thin line be tween the speculator and the gambler and there isn’t any line between the gambler and any other sort of a thief. Get scared right now of the mort gage; Get busy with the crops and help the good woman and the girls with fixing the front yard so it can be made into a flower yard. All decent people want decent sur roundings. HMM Lightning flashes in a storm are found, by an English observer to be uh cn less irregular in period than they appear. Such storms have usually two ioci—sometimes three —irom w inch the flashes radiate, and the dis charges irom eacn come at regular in tervals. Tiie apparent irregularity is aue to the varying rates of the diner ent centers. In a storm of July, tne two foci were about a mile and a half apart, and in an hour the northern center emitted thirty flashes at intervals of 15, 30, 45, 60 and 90 seconds, and the southern center gave sixteen flashes at intervals of 17, 31 and 51 seconds. Another unexplaineu observation is that just before each great flash there is a momentary faint iignting up of the sky in the storm region. H H Near the Lucrine Lake, to the north of beautiful Baiae, Italy, where the villas of Romans of imperial times crowded each other to the water’s edge, and where, in consequence, to this day the ground is full of archaeolo gical treasures, a very fine mosaic has just been discovered, says “The Chi cago News.” In form it is a parallelo gram, measuring about five and a half yards by nearly ten yards. The piece represents a hunting scene in which there are many wild beasts and several hunters, the favorite subject for large mosaics in those days. It has been bought for $1,500 by the Ministry of Public Works for the decoration of the great monument to Victor Einmanuel, in Rome, which is slowly taking form and will eventually dominate all old Rome. H W « When the care-taker at a traveling menagerie recently exhibiting at Stratford, England, went to heat the water In a tank under the cage of a boa constrictor one morning the rep tile was missing. After two hours’ search they found it snugly resting in a cinematograph box. Attempts to induce it to return to its proper quarters were resented, but the crea ture responded readily to the woman snake charmer, its keeper. During its wanderings the big reptile swallowed a cat. K K M Would it be asking too much pi the present legislature to get them tc pass a bill to make fish bite in the Catawba river, and to prevent per sons from trodding upon another’s corns'?—The Hornet. HUH Too many churches often crowd out religion. n h h Behind the persistent smile sincer ity never holds an abiding place. The Leader Injector Feeder JET PRODUCER Gasoline Engines, Wood Saws, LATH and SHINGLE Machines. Light SAW Mills ENGINES, BOILERS AND SUPPLIES Try LOMBARD, Augusta, Ga. Dr. Henry J. Godin EYESIGHT SPECIALIST. Spectacles and Eye Glasses fitted to correct all correctable muscular and refractive Errors of the Human Eyesight. Eyes thoroughly examin ed and tested, Glasses prescribed on ly when absolutely needed. Artificial Human Eyes matched and inserted. Office and Optical Store, 948 Broad Street. Opposite the Planters’ Ho tel, Augusta, Ga. Nessmith & Bonney General Southern Agents for THE BROWN-COCHRAN CO. / vy ~ mX/Vx Gas 6 Gasoline Engines STATIONARY, PORTABLE, MARINE and ELECTRIC LIGHT, ICE AND RE FRIGERATING MACHINERY. WOOD AND STEEL TANKS STEEL TOWERS A high grade Engine. One of the greatest labor savers of the day. Especially adapted for threshing, saw ing wood, pumping water —in fact all kinds of farm work. Correspondence Solicited. 70 S. Forsyth St., Atlanta, Ga. Customer (lifting something out with his spoon)—“What have you been putting in this chicken broth?” Waiter (closely inspecting it) — “That seems to be a piece of chicken, sir. Accidents will happen now and again.”—London Tit Bits. H H H For lack of space we are compelled to leave out a “Letter from Forty Cents,” and a poem entitled “Hi, ho, tickle nm dee.” They will appear • next week. i 13