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ALL THE NEWS OF DIXIELAND
GEORGIA.
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Losses in McDonough Fire.
McDonough, Ga., September 21.—(Spe
cial.)—The principal losses in the disas
trous fire cf Sunday afternoon are as
follows: I’. J. Green, lost buildings worth
$.7,000, with only $2,000 insurance. He
also lost $25,000 worth of notes. The L>.
j dr. ■ n Company lost their entire stock
,1’ goods valued at $15,000. with only
$4,000 insurance. J. A. Fouche lost the
. ittit of The Henry County W eekly,
valued at $2,000, with only $/50 insur
er,-* R. B. Cartniehael & Son lost their
stor ’ge room and goods valued at $2,000.
covered with Insurance. A. A.
j a lost three, brick stores valued at
S 3 .00 with SI,OOO Insurance. The stock
r; c .ads of T. A. Sloan & Co. was <iam
i SI,OOO. This was covered by in
<o.i i,t T. D. Steward lost a brick
r m valued at SI,OOO. The Me
li , r v IL r]. telephone exchange suffered a
1 ,f SSOO. .1. ,1. Smith & Co. lost about
t - ) worth of property.
v Gray, a negro, was killed during
:ir<*. being mashed to death by a
falling wall.
*:■ v, a- 'working heroically to save the
handise of tbp D. J. Green Co. when
he met his death.
Mrs. Jemison Burned to Death.
Ga.. September 21.—(Special.)—
I’miiia Jemison, once an employee at
Manchester mills, was burned to
in her home, one of the mills’ cot
, .. this afternoon.
woman lived alone and as there was
j,. with her when she was burned no
> t . i the cremation can bo given,
thought Mrs. Jemison attempted
ike a tire in the cooking stove by
rosene and that the oil ignited
■*. -i upon her clothing. She wa.s
• 45 or 50 years of age.
Death of Dr. S. T. Biggers.
yo : ’:.n Terry Biggers, one of the
- ,-tizens of Atlanta and the old
iy, *.:;i in the city, died Monday
„■ at the home of his nephew, J. M.
;:■... r Cornelia. Ga.
I *..■: *.*■■: s was 92 years old at the
- de i til, but despite his old
1 the greatest vitality,
v as owing to his extraordinarily
_* will power that he kept alive
His death was the result of a
( * ■! breaking down and was not due
to .m .- ono disease.
Leslie Swept by Flames.
• . Ga., September 22. —(Special.)—A
r-.w di. astrons fire tha4* visited this place
e- 10 o'clo k tonight almost completely
w ~::t th* business part of town.
1 of Johnson & Wilson and the
A’r Line depot were Olffy saved
her >i,- efforts of a hastily organ.
I racket brigade.
- ■ are as follows: Chambliss Ware
■ ■■m any, stock and buildings,
partlv covered by insurance.
AVilliams, 53.000, total loss, no in-
•’ Rouse & Bro., SI,OOO. partly cov
f- bv insurance.
Ggii. of the fire is unknown, but
i ■ ■,’ to have been caused by rats
.•ottoii ware house.
Fatally Hurt, He Shot True.
- ill Ga.. September 22.—(Sp'-
N as t cached Savannah today of
ini- r committed at Bellville last
when Frank O’Quian, manager for
\< wt n's naval stores plant, was
■! kill' d by a negro named Gads-
i.a.i ordered the negro off the
lb. morning. The negro tress
. ■■ntnieai and lay in wait for
when ho saw him al the
,i 1. ibille he fired, the load <f
diking O’Quinn in tlx breast
• 'Quinn fol) dead he ran after
■ n ’ tired throe or four shots,
v. ' ■ i. it is sail, took effect.
~ r , ports . : idsden is sur-
r el 'd an-i will bo captured.
;■ a Baptist Association Meets
' : foe <;,i September 23 (Special.)
no hundred and fourth session of the
ta Rapt: t Association convened yes
morning with tho First Baptist
h of this place.
w. re heartily welcomed by the
Rev B. G. Boardman. Rev.
[> M< 11. of Athens, was reelected
■c and IL, T. i’ittard, of Wintcr-
O ■ two hundred delegates and vis-
: i\. been in attendance, and some
leading Baptist divines of the
> among the number.
tis O’Keefe Killed in Augusta.
; o (□ ,j September 24.—(Special.)
5 O'Keefe, ox-policeman and ex
e-per was killed tonight in the door
Windsor case by Thomas Alls-
There is only One )
| Genuine-SyrUp Os FlgS, J
| The Genuine is Manufactured by the 5rA
California Fig Syrup Co.
The ?uH name’ of the company, California Fir Syrup Co„ V
k, printed on the front of every pavkagc of the genuine. /
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■ The Genuine- Syrup of Figs- is for Sale, in Original
Packages Only, by Reliable Druggists Everywhere *. • g/J
Knowing the above will enabk one to avoid the fraudulent imita- y /
* tions made by piratical concerns and sometimes offered by unreliable MS
f dealers. The imitations are known to act injuriously and should W
therefore be declined. .
Buy the genuine always if you wish to get its beneficial effects. e-.; - ,<f ? *
It cleanses the system gently yet effectually, dispels colds and headaches
1 when bilious or constipated, prevents fevers and acts best on the
kidneys, liver, stomach and bowels, when a laxative remedy is needed
by men, women or children. Many millions know of its beneficial
effects from actual use and of their own personal knowledge. It is the
laxative remedy of the well-informed. .■«
Always buy the Genuine- Syrup of Figs X’j
MANUFACTURED DY THE <
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s , SaAtnnciSCOt&i. «ewYsrk. W.Y;
| LoUISVIIIc* nuawnr cents msomE *
worth, a well-known man about town.
O’Keefe was drinking and had threatened
to kill Allsworth, and police were out
looking for the former to disarm him
when the shooting occurred. Allsworth
was coming down from his room over
the case ar.d found O’Keefe at the foot
of tile stairs. He tried to pass, but
O’Keefe repeated the threats and reached
for his pistol, when Allsworth began fir
ing and killed him.
Hurt in Mbtor Car Wreck.
Moultrie, Ga., September 22.—(Special.)
Superintendent T. \V\ Geer, of the Union
Pinopolis saw mills, and E. W. Hale,
electrician for the Tifton, Thomasville
and Gulf road, were seriously injured in
the wreck of a motor car between Moul
trie and Obe this -morning.
Geer had one leg broken In several
places and may be fatally hurt.
Hale received painful cuts and briuses,
but will recover.
Some one had evidently planned to
wreck the passenger train, near due,
for a piece, of scrap iron had been spiked
on the. track.
Geer and Hale, who were going to Obe
and running at a high speed, tailed to
see the obstruction until too late.
They were picked up by a passenger
train and brought to their homes, where
medical attention was promptly rendered.
Editor Mercer Used His Rifle.
Ga., September 24.—(Special.'
A shooting affray that created considera
ble excitement occurred late today. The
participants were Colonel J. F. Mercer,
editor and manager of The Fitzgerald
Enterprise, also captain of the local com
pany, Georgia state troops, and Thomas
I.uky, well known in Irwin county.
Tin- trouble grew out of an article that
Editor Mercpr published several weeks
ago, when Tom Luke’s name was men
tioned, among others who were arrested
on a vagrancy charge under the Calvin
bill.
Falling Off at Columbus.
Columbus. Ga.. September 24.—(Spe
cial.)—The shortness and lateness of the
cotton crop in this section of Georgia
is shown by the decreased receipts at
Columbus and other points in this section.
Columbus ware houses have received to
date 4.052 bales, whereas last year the
receipts were 9,885. Comparative cotton
shipments from various small towns in
this section have been as follows;
Cusseta, 31 bales this year, against 129
last year: Waverly Hall. 15 bales this
year, against 1.200; Talbotton 89. against
1,142. Box Spring 35. against 300; Upa
toie 9, against 150; Ellerslie 13, against
325,
Had it not been for Columbus’, cotton
receipts by river early in the season
several of the cotton mills here might
have, stopped for the lack of raw materia!
Every steamboat that, touches the wharf
now is laden with cotton.
Receipts at Americus Fall Off.
Americus. Ga., September 24.—(Spe
cial.)—The apparent fact of a short cot
ton crop is evidenced in comparative
ware house receipts in Americus, which
today are short 6.200 bales, as compared
with receipts this date last season.
At this date last year local receipts
were nearly 11,000 bales, against 4,500
bales at present.
Drought, caterpillars and the recent
severe storm combined to cut down the
crop in this section of Georgia.
Waterloo Plantation Sold.
Tifton. Ga., September 24 —(Special.)—
Hon. Thomas B. Young has sold his
Waterloo plantation In Irwin county to
Thomas Y. Fletcher. This is one of the
finest farms in south Georgia, eentaifling
about 1.000 acres, all in a high state of
cultivation, many portions of it have
produced 5 bushels of corn or a bale of
cotton to the acre. The purchase price is
said to have been $13,000 and the sum
paid in cash.
Marvin Booth Held as Forger.
Dublin. Ga., September 24.—(Special.)—
Marvin Booth, a traveling salesman for
Adams & Johnson, of Macon, Is in jail
in this city charged with forgery.
This morning ho presented a check at
the First National bank, signed by VV. T.
Dupree and made payable to AV. S. Thom
as. He indorsed the cheek L. Lamar
and received $360.64.
Death front Mule’s Kick.
Rome. Ga.. September 24.—(Special.)—
Dolce Baggetto, a well known and high
ly esteemed Summerville man. was kick
ed on tlie head by a frightened mule this
morning and instantly killed while haul
ing logs on his farm near Summerville,
Baggette’s mules became frightened at
sometliing and. in trying to quiet them,
he endeavored to unhitch one of the trace
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1903.
chains. While stooping to his work the
frightened mule kicked him on the head
knocking his brains out and scattering
them around for several yards. A fellow
workman who witnessed the tragedy, says
the sight was most sickening. Baggette’s
head was almost completely knocked olf.
His death was Instantaneous.
Gallows and Pen Their Reward.
Vienna, Ga., September 24.—(Special.)—
Judge Littlejohn adjourned Dooly superior
court at 6 o'clock this afternoon after be
ing In session a part of three weeks.
The case of Thompson Dennard, Semore
Williams. Frank Rock, Dosse Henderson
and Harriett Sanders, charged with the
murder of W. B. Edmonson, a prominent
white man of Coti< y, this county, Maj 9,
this year, was disposed of as tallows:
Thompson Dennard. verdict of guilty
with recommendation, sentenced to tl.e
penitentiary for natural life time. ,
Semore Williams, verdict ot guilty, juty
being out only twenty minutes, and sen
tenced to be hanged on October 23 next
in private. „
Frank Rock, Dosse Henderson and Ha -
rlett Sanders turned state’s evidence ana
bills nol pressed. .
Joe Qua ttlebaum, the epileptic > OUII y
man of Unadilla, who was charged with
Hie murder of Walter B. Brannen and
given verdict of voluntary manslaugh
ter. has had his bond assessed at s_.auu.
and if given tin effort will be made to gi--
him into the state asylum.
Rural Carriers To Visit Fair.
The rural letter carriers of Georgia are
to have a. day at the Southern Inter
state fair. Wednesday, October 14, being
the date.
This date was selected late yesterday
afternoon during' a conferen e between
J. A. (lile.of Alberton, and Secretary
Frank Weldon, of the fair association.
This date will come at a time when Hi.:
lair is at its height and the carriers will
be given an opptLUml'y t 0 see all of its
big features.
The state organization of rural carriers
Is te hold a meeting in Atlanta on Octoiicr
14. to discuss the propn diion of entering
the national assoeiatlpn, and it is ex
uccted that this meeting, together with
lite special day at the fair, will bring
numbers of carriers lu re. There are 500
rural carriers in Georgia. A progamme
of special events is to be arranged for
rural carriers’ day. Mr. Giles has just
returned from the convention of the na
tional organization of rural carriers at
Chicago.
Working for R. F. D. Routes.
Columbus, 'Ga., September 25. —(Spe-
cial.)— Congressman AV. C. Adamson is
gratified at the bright prospects of se
curing eighteen additional rural free de
livery mail routes al this end of the
fourth congressional district, an inspec
tor now b'ing .it work investigating the
proposed rout' •. but he is not resting on
his oars by any means. He 'says that
at least nine routes should radiate out
from Columbus, and he is working for
tlie extension of rural mail facilities in
Muscogee county.
For Fall Term Mercer Is Opened.
Macon, Ga.. September 25. -(Special.)—
The seventeenth annual opening -of Mer
cer university took place this morning
and surpassed ail others in the history
of the institution. About 110 students
w ere in the chapel, and this numb' r is
greater by far than on any opening day
In the past.
Light Fine for Kemp.
Marietta, Ga., September 25.—(Special.)
The jury in the case of tlie state against
Dr. H, H. Kemp, who was tried on yes
t' ril.-'.y in Cobb superior court on an in
dictment charging him with murdering
John D. Gantt by leaving a. catheter in
his bladder, tvml' red a verdict this morn
ing finding' Dr. Kemp guilty of involun
tary manslaughter in (he commission of a
lawful act without due caution and cir
cumspection.
He was fined by Judge A D Bartlett,
who presided .it the trial, $350.
A motion for a new trial was made.
May Invite Teddy to Savannah.
Savannah. Ga.. Scptembei 25. -(Special.)
Dresident Roosevelt will probablj" be in
vited to visit Savannah during the fair
to be held here November 4 to 14.
An Invitation to him is now being con
sidered.
As one of the directors puts it:
”1 want the president to come. T am
convinced that a v:-lt to the south would
broaden his views ami help him as well
and as much as it would help us."
Young Girl Took Her Life.
Columbus, Ga., September 25.—Miss
I'.arl Waters, a pretty young girl, only
16 years old, committed suicide in Gi
rard, Ala., just across the river from
Munyon's Free Invitation.
T want every sick person to send me
their name and address and full particu
lars of their complaint, with Coupon be
low*, wlilch will entitle them to any one of
my remedies free. If you have Rheuma
tism, don’t fall to send for a free vial of my
Rheumatism Cure; I know it will cure
you. If you suffer with Indigestion or any
stomach trouble, be sure and get a free
vial of my Dyspepsia Cure; It will enable
you to eat what you like and all you like.
Ifyouhavea cough, send formy Cough
Cure. If your kidneys are out of order, no
matter how serious, my Kidney Cure will
prove a blessing. My Headache Cure
stops any headache In 7 to IO minutes. My
Diarrhoea Cure corrects all bowel com
plaints In a few hours. No matter what
yourdlsoase is. write and tell me alt about
your complaint, and I will send you my
remedies free or you can hny them In any
drugstore.
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COUPON.
This coupon, properly filled out, entitles sen
der to a free sample of any of my remedies, and
toy doctor's advice absolutely free.
Name
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State
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Mention Atlanta Constitution.
Columbus, tonight, by taking an overdose
of morphine. Mistreatment by her fa
ther is said to be the cause of the act.
Fire Near Cumming.
Cumming. Ga., September 26.—(Spe
cial.)—The barn of William Clement, at
Big (‘'reek, near Cumming, was destroy
ed by fire last night. Several head of
horse.*, mules and cattle wore burned.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Marvin Booth Again Arrested
Jeffersonville, Ga.. September 26.—(Spe
cial.)—Marvin Booth, under bond on tlie
charge of forgery at. Dublin, came up to
Jeffersonville this evening and was soon
afterwards arrested by F. E. Wimberly,
sheriff of Twiggs county, on a telephone
message from Adams & Johnson, of Ma
con, Ga., the firm by whom Booth was
employed as traveling salesman.
The only information obtainable as to
the second arrest is that Booth's ac
counts with the firm are crooked.
Trammell Held for Kidnaping.
Charles Trammell, the stepson of Mi
chael Burns, an engineer on the South
ern, was arrested Saturday on the charge
of kidnaping the 13-year-old son of J.
C. Watts, of Rome, this state. Last
night the sheriff came from Rome to
take Trammel to that city this morning.
Trammell, who is about 18 years ot
age, is said to have kidnaped young Jim
Watts for the purpose of making the boy
take part in a minstrel and snake show.
Six Negroes Bound Over to Court.
Harmony Grove. Ga., September 26 -
(Special.)—At the commitment trial In
Gainesville, Jolip Gaines, Guss Goos,
John Hopkins. ;lud Hopkins, Eugene
Mathews and Hagus Faulkner, all col
ored, were bound over to the superior
court of Hall county, charged with the
killing of Henry Deadwyler, on an ex
cursion train ne;xr Gainesville on Septem
ber 7.
Error of Nurse Caused Death.
Macon. Ga., September 26.—(Special.)—
Miss Emma Smith, principal of the Win
ship public school, was called to West
Point this morning by a telegram an
nouncing the sudden death of her sister,
-Mrs. Ellis Anderson, of that city, which
occurred late last, night from an over
dose of laudanum administered by the
mistake of a nurse.
Mrs. Anderson, according to informa
tion received here, had been ill for some
time and late yesterday afternoon one
of the nurses in giving her a dose of
medicine, picked up a phial containing
laudanum, thinking she had another
kind of medicine.
Negro Lynched Near Whigham.
Thomasville, Ga., September 26.—(Spe
cial.)—A negro was lynched this after
noon about 5 miles north of Whigham,
a town In Decatur county, 20 miles west
of here.
The negro assaulted" a. small white
girl this morning and was lynched hard
ly six hours later.
Up to a late hour tonight it was im
possible to get particulars concerning
the affair. Both telephone and tele
graph messages to Whigham fall to get
more Information than that the negro
was lynched.
Jesup Has a Big Blaze.
Jesup, Ga., September 26.—(Special.)—
Jesup was visited by a very destructive
fire last night, consuming the entire
Whaley brick block excepting the bank
and new store. Losses: H. AV Whaley,
building $5,000. Insurance $3,000; AV. H.
Roberson, <lrug store, $2,000. insurance
$1,000; H. C. Dye, store, $5,000, insur
ance $3,000; Wayne County News, sl,-
000, insurance $600; Dr. A. L. AA’ilkins,
SI,OOO. insurance $400; 1. Nathan, dam
age SI,OOO, no insurance.
The building was owned by H. AV.
Whaley, who says he will rebuild at
once.
VIRGINIA.
Mountain Top Hotel Burns.
Richmond, Va., September 21.—The
Mountain Top hotel on the Blue Ridge,
and near Afton, Nelson county, has been
destroyed by fire. All of the guests es
caped. The property was valued at about
57,000. The insurance is estimated at
about as much.
Brakeman Cremated in Collision.
Portsmouth. Va., September 21.—Two
freight trains, one on the Southern road,
and the other on tlie Atlantic Coast lane,
collided today* at Boone, 7 miles front
Portsmouth. Both trains were wrecked,
as was also one of the engines, which set
fire to the cars and their freight. They
were destroyed, and Isaac AVest, a col
ored brakeman from Pinners Point, was
cremated. Engineer Richard Carrington,
of Selma. N. C.. was seriously injured.
'The accident probably was caused by a
misunderstandlijg of signals.
Richmond’s First Primary.
Richmond. A'a.. September 22.—The first
election under the new democratic le
galized primary plan was held here to
day. candidates for the assembly from
Richmond being chosen. Tlie vote was
very light, amounting to about 3,000
only, and the feature of the outcome is
the defeat of the two candidates who
were particularly regarded as represent
ing the anti-liquor clement.
Oil Tank Fires Southern Cars.
Danville, Va., September 25.—A special
from Greensboro, by a long distance tele
phone. says that the explosion of the oil
tank at I o’clock this morning get fire to
a. number of cars standing on the side
tracks and about twenty-five cars were
entirely consumed.
At 2:30 a. m. the fire was still burning
and it was feared It would spread to
adjacent buildings.
Trains both ways are delayed by tlie
main line being blocked.
Patricide Pays Penalty.
Roanoke, Va., September 25—(Special.)
Sherman Stephens, a negro, was hanged
today at AVedowee, In this county, for
Hie crime of patricide in the presence
of a large multitude.
He went to his death calmly, profess
ing conversion.
The murder of his old father was a
cold-blooded affair, wholly unprovoked.
This was the second execution from
the same scaffold within the past six
months.
Stern of Ship Washed Ashore.
Norfolk, A’a.. September 25.—The
United States weather bureau tonight re
ceived information from Captain Brink
water, of the Currituck life-saving sta
tion. that the stern of a steamer bearing
the "Beatrice-New York." was pounding
bottom up in the breakers 2% miles south
of Caffe’s Inlet life-saving station.
Cassey’s inlet is half way between Cur
rituck and Kitty Hawk. Tho wreckage
Is thought to be from the fishing steam
er Beatrice, which was caught in the
recent hurricane south of Delaware
breakwater Wednesday, September 16.
FLORIDA.
Bixler Jumped Overboard.
Fort George, Fla.. September 23.—When
the Algonquin reached this point this
morning it was found that Ernest Bix
ler, it prominent insurance man of Jack
sonville, was missing from his state
room and a note was found with his
clothes, saying that he intended to jump
overboard.
He was returning from the Catskills,
where he had been to regain h;s health.
Be was much improved bj* Ins trip and
when last seen appeared to be in good
spirits
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Rich Treasure Ship Found.
Jacksonville, Fla., September 24.—Ru
mors of th" finding of a treasure ship
off Miami were confirmed today when
Captain Jennings and three of the crew
of the wrecking schooner Gseeo tiled a
l;).el against the cargo of a sunken ship
in the United States court here today.
With the assistance of a chart in his
possession Captain Jennings has been
searching for this vessel from time to
lime for many years. It is supposed to
have gone ashore In 1835, loaded with
ere from the Mexican mines.
It was found in 5 feet of water near
Miami. Its cargo, which l-.ts ml,, been
p.irtlj' examined, has been found io con
sist of silver ore.
KENTUCKY.
Dobbs Knocks Out Buchanan.
Lexington, Ky., September 21.—" Young”
Dobbs, of Philadelphia, knocked out
George Buchanan, of C’nattauooga, In the
third round here tonight. Tho bout was
scheduled to go twenty rounds.
Kentucky Gets Tax Money.
Frankfort, Ky., September 24.-The
suits instituted some time ago by the
state to recover from foreign railroad
(orporations.au organization tax of one
! tenth of I per cent of capital stock were
■ compromised today as to the Southern,
I the Mobile and Ohio, the Nashville. Chat
! tanooga and St. Louis and the Tennessee
I Centra.! railroad companies. The state
collects on the proportion its mileage in
I Kentucky bears to the total mileage of
i the companies.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
Stayed in Loft for Nine Days.
Raleigh, N. C., September 22.—(Special.)
After nine days and nights of ceasehc i
search for Drayton Medlin, a murderer
I serving a life sentence, and A. A'. Rice, a
i thief serving a teu-year sentence, tliej’
were found this afternoon in the peni
| tentiary in the loft, of a building long
1 used as a shoe shop. They mysteriously
■ disappeared after religious services Sun
day, September 13.
They claim they hid a. bed and supply
of food in the loft. They are much ema
cla ted.
C , F. & V/. Railway Completed.
i Raleigh, N. C., September 24.—(Special.',
i Five thousand persons, representing six
| counties, at Dunn today, participated In
; tlie celebration of tlie completion of tlie
i Cape Fear and Northern railway from
' Apex to that place, a distance of 40 miles.
Free Help to
Sick and Weak
Simply Write Dr. Hathaway, of Whom
You Have All Heard, Just How You
Suffer and He Will Tell You What
to Do to Quickly Cure Yourself at
Home—Save Doctor Sills.
Eight Medical Books —A Smail Library
in Itself—Free to All —Send to the
Doctor for the One You Want.
There is no longer
any need of giving
out money for do.’-
for fees to find out
what disease you
have when you can
write Dr. J. Newton
Hathaway, tlie dis
tinguished Southern
specialist, and 11.?
will tell you for
nothing; and as no
man stands higher
In the profession of
medicine and science
than he does, what
he tells you can be
relied upon as being
correct. In tills way
hundreds upon hun-
r iff
DR. HATHAWAY
Hlh Knowledge Is
Free to t he Sick.
clreds that we know ot throughout the
south have been cured, for this great doc
tor is not only* an expert in knowing what
you suffer from, but his cures are brought
about in an entirely original way, along
new lines, developed by* him after two
generations of years In the profession.
The cures are now perfected for home
uses, so he wants to hear from all men
and women who suffer from any disease
of the throat, lungs, heart, stomach, kid
neys, bladder, female trouble, rheuma
tism, piles, prostatie trouble, blood poi
son, nervous debility, emaciation of parm,
impotency. losses, varicocele, stricture,
night sweats, weak back and all other af
fections of the nerves, muscles and glands.
He will instantly stop all aches and pains,
soreness and swelling; steady the nerves,
arouse muscular energy, get the blood to
circulating, put strength in the back and
firmness In tlie tissues, and once again
make you as determined and ambitious
as of old. By writing io him Joy and
happiness can be brought Into the home
at no cost at all
The doctor Is also famous as the author
of many* medical books on chronic diseases
that are standard among the profession,
and these have now been issued In special
editions for free circulation among the
masses. Every* person who is sick and
every head of a family should have them
for reference In case of an emergency,
and tills can be done by addressing Dr. J.
Newton Hathaway, 42 Inman building,
Atlanta, Ga., telling him which book you
want, and he will send it free at once.
Altogether there are 8 of them, as fol
lows: I. Disease of tho vital organs; 2.
Throat, lungs, catarrh; 3. Female dis
eases (new edition); 4. Strictur**; 5. Abi
ricocele; 6. Blood poison (modern edi
tion); 7. Kidney, bladder, rheumatism; 8.
Nervous debility and weaknesses of men
(enlarged new edition). Ask for the book
you want and the doctor will send it to
you, free: write him how you suffer, and
he will tell your disease and the quickest
way to be cured, free.
Make up your mind to write Dr. Hath
away the first spare moment you have,
since it costs nothing anyway; ho will
nurse you back to health and it will not
be long before you are again hale and
hearty.
Mrs. Kampelman
System Full of Malaria
2617 Rutger Street, St. Louis, Mo., August 21, 1903.“
Mrs. Kampelman says: 'V fffeat effort that I did my house
hdbe for a long time been a sufferer work. 'Paine s Celery Compound
from smothering sensations, swell- was recommended to me and 1 habe
ing and soreness of the joints and finished taking one bottle and feel
my whole system seemed to be full j Ipell again. It has entirely cured
of malaria and at times it was Ipitb j me-'
Paine’s Celery
Compound
Cured Her.
Governor Aycock and tlie other state offi
cers are present and the governor spoke.
The company which owns this road, of
which B. Duke, of New York, is president,
is building, at Duke, on its line, the Erwin
cotton mill No. 2 with 35,000 shindies
and 1,500 looms. These mills wre visited.
Cotton Ct op Will Be Light.
Raleigh, N. September 22.—(Spe
cial.)—All tlie farmers who have cotton
crops unite in saying that, the crop will
be a. very light one —not oxer 60 per cent
of an average. Tney say this with great
positiveness..
Stabbed by His Nephew.
Asheville, N. ( ’.„ September 22 - Rob'" t
Penlaud, one of the wealthiest and best |
known men in Buncombe, was, it is be- i
lieved, fatally stabbed by his nephew. I
Henry Penlatjd, in an affray which oc- |
curt cd yesterday as the resuP ot’ a feud j
of long standing.
Henry Penland was committed to Jail '
without bond.
White Brothers Given Ovation.
Concord. N. September 26.—(Spe
cial.)—Chalmers AVhite and Thomas
White, who killed Russell Sherrell at
Mount Ulla, N. C.. near Salisbury, N C.,
on September 16, had a preliminary hear
ing in Salisbury at 10 o’clock today.
Judge Brown pla"<:d the bond at $25,000,
which was signed by the majority of the
leading businiss men of Concord, repre
senting $1,000,000.
Five hundred .people met the Whites at
tho railway station tonight in Con
cord.
Great enthusiasm prevails here over the
release of the prominent young men. tiiey
being among the representative citizens
of tlie county.
Jailed for Burning* Swallows.
Raleigh, N. C., September 26.—George
i Anthony, a prominent citizen of Ala
' mance county, who burned to death 246
swallows which had taken refuge in the
chimney of his home, has been bound
over to court to answer for cruelty. A
game warden, employed under tlie Audu
bon law. arrested him .".nd had him held
for trial.
Getting Rid of Stumps and Trees.
The time has passed when our farmers
can afford to “plow around" tlie stumps
: in their fields and work amongst them
iin the cultivating of their crops. I'ntil ;
' recently, however, the above seemed to ,
i be about tlie only way to do a. the dig- i
1 ging out of these stumps and trees in I
■ this part of tlie oountry was an almost I
' hopeless ta-k and this method of clearing ,
was exceedingly slow and laborious and '
very little can lie accomplished in this ;
way. 'But with improved machinery j
tlie clearing of land today has beeoni" ;
quite an easy task and is being done I
rapidly and cheaply by the us" of tuni|> ,
pullers and appliances f°r this purpose. |
Such machines and appliances as are I
manufactured by the Alilne Mfg. <’o., No. !
922 Eight!: street. .Alonmoutli, Ids., for :
the purpose of clearing timber land are ,
of the very latest styles and kinds. The i
above firm have made the matter of i
clearing land a study.* for almost twenty* |
veal's, and their machines are now in use i
iu all parts of the world. They* have I
many times visited tlie timber siytions 1
(if the .south uud math* a tjp.cial . tudy j
of the work to be done here, and :ti" ■
supplying maehines especially fitted and
designed forth. handling oi the stumps
and trees in thi- part of tie country.
Persons having timber land to clear
should write the above firm for tlu-ir cat
alogue, which gives full information re
garding their machines.
ai • '*■
ARKANSAS.
Death of Colonel John Colquitt.
Little Rock. Ark . September 24 - Col- j
onel John AV. Colquitt, the iprnior coni- j
missioner of state lands, died tonight at
his home in this city. He was 63 year"
of age. He was a veteran ot tin con
federate army, having been colonel of the
First Arkansas infantry.
Suicide of Railroad Man.
Hot Springs. Ark., September 26 A
Grottman. a railroad man from Cid. ..go,
committed suicide here this morning by
shooting himself in the head. He left a
note asking that his brother at Golconda.
11l be notified of his death. Among the
dead man’s effects is a cheek for $37.50
from the paymaster of the Illinois Cen
tral railroad.
SOUTM CAROLINA.
Folhemus Took His Own Life.
Charleston, S. C., September 23.—(Spe
cial.)—J. H. Folhemus, formerly city*
■passenger agent hero and in Savannah
for the Plant system, killed himself this
morning at his home at Summerville.
He went into Hie yard with a parlor
rille, th'- muzzle of which lie placed
against his breast an.j pulled the trigger.
His body- was found by his child.
The bullet had gone through his heart.
TENNESSEE.
* Wild Horse Deals Death.
Gallatin, Tenn., September 21.—A. run
away horse attached to a delivery* wag
on smashed through here this
afternoon, seriously injuring five persons,
three fatally.
The animal, when finally* caught, was
in such a state of frenzy that, it was
U The' injured: Mrs. Smith, right arm
broken hurt internally, will die; .Miss
Hattie’Smith, left thigh dislocated; Ma
mie Smith, .-iged 6. skull fractured, both
bins dislocated, will diet Miss Mollie Sad
dler, internal injuries, will die; AV. AVat
son wounds on head. Miss Saddler was
in ;i surrey witli four other young ladies,
all of whom were more or le.ss liurt. W at
son was in a buggy alone.
The i'.orse, while hitched, became fright
ened at a toy* balloon.
Fired Store To Cover Theft.
Sunbright. Tenn., September 23—At
Pilot Mountain, on the Cincinnati South
ern, a large grocery store of Dennis
brothers was burned last night after
several hundred dollars worth of goods
had been hauled away by robbers.
Losses, $2,500 to stock and SI,OOO to the
building. The postoffice in the build: *
was destroyed, but the stamps and niencj
were in an iron safe an! were saved.
There is no clue to the guilty parties
Senator Peak Found Guilty
Chattanooga, Tenn.. September 23
(Special.) In tlie criminal court today
State Senator Walter Peak was so i .1
guilty of assault and battery and lined
S2OO.
Senator Peak was indicted for f .
ious assault on the person of William
Dowling last April.
Mr. Dowling was sitting in a drug st-* ■
when Mr. Peak came up behind him .i'.l
hit him several times about the head mM
shoulders with a heavy stick, causing I
juries which kept him in bed for some
I weeks.
J Akbantft Postmaster as Bribe*.
I Chattanooga, Tenn., Septembei 23 -
(Special.) Andrew S. AA’ailace w<
1 a few weeks ago postmaster ;:t Opp.
I While serving as Uncle Sain’s agent in
i that capacity Mr. Wallue read in Toe
papers of tho bribery that, wa.s going on
in the postoffice department a.t Washing
ton and he forthwith proceded to writ’
to Postmaster General Payne and after'*
him the sum of SSO if Air. Payne would
have him appointed postmaster at Anda
lusia, Ala. . .
This is a better office than the one he'-
by Mr. Wallace an.i lie thought by templ
ing the post master genoral with the oft ■>
of SSO he would have no trouble in >■-
coiving the appointment. He lias I>**<*’l
removed from the office at Opp and
placed under arrest.
A bond of SSOO for his appearance at
tho next term of tlie United States court
nt Birmingham was required.
Cures Guaranteed.
All cases of Piles, Fistula. I'b-erat >n
of Rectum. Mucous and Bloody Di
charges. Strictui". Varicocele. Inflamma
tion of Bladder. Gleet and Unnatural L'b
charge". No knife; no pain. Parti, bars
free. Dr. W J. Tueker t 16 North Broad
street, Atlanta, Ga.
TEXAS.
590.000 Fire at Galveston.
Galveston. Tex.. Septeinl ■ 21. I : ■*’
conveyor of the Southern Pacific grain
elevator. 1.000 feet long, was destroyed
by fire today. The elevator was in great
• danger for a while A part of tile wharf
! was destroyed. The total damage is • -
1 timoted at between $75,000 and S9O 000
; It probably- will be two months befo* •
repairs cai b< mack -onn tent
i porary arr*'iTement f-.r
■ may be made soon*lnsurance probably
I covers the entire loss.
• Flames Destroy Oil Property.
! Sour I-ake, Tex.. September 23. Fire.
| which started at n*iOn in the Shoe. String
district of tlie oil field, burned about
■ twenty derricks and destroyed a quantity
I of machinery, spreading over about 250
i yards of the thickly built portion of th«
I field. Tho loss is variously estimated a:
from $50,000 to SIOO,OOO, according to *.e
damage which'lias been done to the wells.
i This cannot yet b* as* ertained.
i Tlie amount of oil consumed is* also an
i known as yet. but there were no largo
I tanks in the path of the lire. Tho tlamos
are under control, and ii" further damage
will result.
Operators and Miners Confer.
Fort Worth. Tex . September 23 A
joint session of c >al operators and mil *’rt»
is being held hero in regard io I lie situa
tion at the Texan and I'acific mjn*-s it.
Thurber, 'fox The confer**:ico i" being
I held behind closed doors. It is learn n d,
j however, that tho two sides are far fr mi
I reaching an agreement. The operators
i contend that the scale asked by* tlie
i miners is 100 high, considering the com
petition v. itli Indian Territory mines.
Cloudburst in Texas.
Fl Paso, Tex.. September 4. \ be’ivy
rain and hail storm wept over this
tion this afternoon. For a half hour tha
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I To Core
CrunkartSs
A Simple Way To Cure Any Drun
kard Against His Will.
By using the new odorless and tast'dess
remedy. which is placed in the coffee or
food, any drunkard can be cured. Anyone
can us.- it without the drunkard ever know-
fc'w
•. *■ /.'' Ji
Mrs. Samuel Boyd.
ing It. It dr.es its work so silently aivi
surely that while the devoted wife, sic-t-.r.
daughter or mother looks on. the drunkard
is cured ev« n against his will.
Every person who has a loved one who is
a slave to drink ought to give them this
remedy at once.
Miv. Samuel Boyd says: “With Golden
Sp cific f cured my husband of drinking. I
put it in hie coffee and after that he could
not drink liquor or bear to be where he could
.smell it.’’
Write to Dr. J. W Haines, 1287 Glenn
Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, and he will send
yon a free trial package, which will show
you how simple it is to use and how pog
' tive is its cure.
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