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Iikm vStloiit th'tli m without uiltcr.
tiling. Johc Wannamakcr.
Itfuli' j American idem .f liboity
nro in v.'ulin tho suncd precinct (.f
ii'nt J'ritnin. Mill (p..rntivcs in
I.;uim-diti t, 'ii(1hiii1, struck henum
they were Hot permitted to flint up
shop mid attend thu Ibirnuiu circus,
which in touring Great r.rit.iiii.
Hundreds of American firmer are
petting g.iod interest on tho value, of
their farms, simply beeiitiHo they Id
rate 1 near a lar-o town wboro real ci
tato hud a chance to increase in jri(v,
HavHtliu American Agrieultui int. High
taxes cut up a good part of t'to profit,
butslill if tho town growa fait, tho
owner of tlio fitrm often grows
wealthy. Ineroaso in land vuluo is a
legitimate part of a funner'n prolits
Imt nobody should buy a farm wh rh
will not ay itn own way by struight
funning, whether real citato goes up
or dow n.
German shipbuilders are doing fair
ly well outside of mercantile orders.
Within three years they have- deliv
ered twenty-four war vessels for other
maritime powers, including China,
llrax.il, Turkey, Austria, Norway nud
Hwedcn. It is true that among these
two dozen vessels there is not a sin
gle battleship, and but thro3 armored
cruisers for China tho balance be
ing torpedo boats and destroyers.
However there nre now on file orders
for twenty-two warships, including
ono armored cruiser for Japan nud
three large cruisers for Russia. Ho
Germany is doing quite well in this
lino although it is not unlikely that
our recent naval record will interfere
somewhat with future foreign orders
to shipyards in the Kaiser's realm.
Tho lac!: of education which pre
vails in Spain is something astonish
ing. Any knowledge of modern lan
guages and of contemporary history is
extremely rare among even statesmen,
courtiers, politicians and journalists.
Vv'hen tho government of Hngasta in
troduced tho censorship of foreign
telegrams, it could find no censor who
understood German, and henco it de
cided to transmit German messages
without examination, while identical
messages written in French were often
enppr. fifsed. This lack of education,
particularly in the mon who hold the
destinies of tho nation, could not fail
to have its ill effect, and it is to this
source that those terrible calamities
may be traced which have reduced
tho Spanish people from being the
greatest empire of Europe to their
ead condition of today.
A fire, with its consequences, in the
courthouse at Easton, Md., recently,
furnishes a hint for the novelist or tho
dramatist. To counteract the damp
ness in the vault of the probate court
an oil stove was lighted. It was neg
' lected, with tho result that fire wa3
communicated to some unfiled aud un
recorded papers, which were charred
beyond recognition. One of these
papers was the will of a lato resident
of St. Michael's, who, for reasons not
disclosed, had "cut oil" his only child,
a daughter, with $10, bequeathing
tho bulk of his small estate to the
Methodist Episcopal church in his
villnnre. Ev thi3 accident of lire
i o
tho condition, according to the law,
was tho same as if tho St. Michael's
citizen had neglected to make a will,
and all of his property will revert to
liia next of kin, the daughter, who is
traveling in the far West, as the rep
reseutative of a commercial firm in
Baltimore. There is an uncle in the
case, who deposited tho will in the
court, and who was by tho will, made
heir to tho favorite h rs3 of tho do-
22ased. This uncle can eas ly bo con
verted by tho novelist into a wicked
and scheming relative, tho modest es
tate can bo multiplied many fold, the
quality of attractiveness can bo givou
to tho daughter, tho onco necessary
Ji,;nest wooing e.r.i bo added, and the
book is ready for ilia publisher.
HIE FIFIY-SIXTH IB
mii.ons hi:asm;mi!I.i: ami p.hiin
IJIMMSN AT Till: 0l.ll MAM).
THE FRESiDENTo MESSAGE READ
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lr inii.Uiu f nutti.l I'ulillo In-lrri-.l-.ln
Ovation l Winkler.
AW wdiingtuu epeci d sny: Congress
reassembled ut noon Monday under
rireuiu'-tiuife ,f unusual public inter
'(t. I ho d;irao congress six months
a;:o dei Lire 1 Mar against Spain, and
now, with ar fought and won, it
ramo t gethrr again for the lirr.t legit
lativa consideration of the questions
developed by the eventful mouths just
passed.
There were moro than the usual
number of distinguished personages
in tho thronged galleries, including
many representatives of foreign gov
; crnmeiils, high officials and la lies and
gcntltinrn conspicuous in social and
political life. The greetings of tho
members were most cordial, and there
was" no outcropping of partisan rancor
to mar tho occasion.
One of the most striking incidents
was tho cordial meeting between the
floor loaders of ho respective sides,
Messrs. Dingley and l.ailey. In view
of tho gossip about tho possibility of
Mr. Kailey being deposed as the mi
nority leader, it is hignilieaut that the
speaker named Mr. J'ailey as tho mi
nority member of the committee to
wait upon the president, an honor
always bestowed upon the recognized
lender of the minority.
Speaker Heed received a warm wel
come from both sides of the house
w hen he ascended the rostrum to call
the house to order.
Hut perhaps the greatest personal
ovation to any member was that given
to Major General Wheeler, of Ala
bama, who has not been seen by many
of his colleagues since he went to tho
front at the head of the cavalry divis
ion of General Shafter's army.
The floral tributes were unusually
numerous and made the hall a verita
ble bower of beautiful flowers.
The proceedings themselves were
dull, all interest centering in the read
ing of the president's message.
' For two hours the clerk droned
through the leng document, but the
interest never l'agged.
The president's review of the causes
cading up to tho war, the manner in
which tho preparations for hostilities
were made, and tho succession of vic
tories on land and sea were listened to
with rapt attention. The other pro
visions of the message were followed
with almost as much interest. There
was no expression of approval or dis
approval through the reading.
As soon as the reading was conclud
ed tho message was ordered printed,
and then, at 3:50 o'clock p. m , the
house adjourned.
IN THIi SKNATK.
When the senate convened Monday
to begin the closing session of the
fifty-sixth congress the chamber pre
sented a notable and beautiful appear
ance. By 11 o'clock tho public and
private galleries were filled almost to
their capacity with a distinguished as
semblage, including many ladies in
brilliant attire.
On tho floor of tho senate the dis
play of flowers was unusually beauti
ful, even for the opening day of a ses
sion of congress. The memorable
scenes enacted in the chamber during
the last session and tho momentous
events that have occurred since con
gress last adjourned created a feeling
of intense expectancy on the part of
both the spectators and the members
of the senate.
Tho reading of tho president's mes
sage was received with very careful
attention for an hour, but after that
the senators drifted to the cloakroom0,
where they could peruse the message
at their leisure in the printed copies
which they had been furnished.
Tho reading of the message occu
pied two hours aud eighteen minutes
and not the slightest demonstration
occurred.
At 3:15 o'clock p. m., after the in
troduction of a few unimportant bills
and resolutions, tho senate adjourned.
GAGE'S ESTIMATES
Of Appropriation Kequtred For the Ser
vice For Next Two Years.
In conformity with tho requirements
of law, the secretary of tho treasury
transmitted to congress Monday the
estimates of appropriations required
for the service for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1000, as furnished by the
several executive departments. These
estimates, including permanent an
nual appropriations, aggregate 593,
018,378, as against ew2,875,513, the
amount of the appropriations, includ
ing deficiencies and miscellaneous, for
tho fiscal year, 1893, and iG2,'U7,-
:it of estimates for 1599.
im; r.XI'Ui.sS TAX.
Mourn Nul.1,1, ( ,.r U, It llnr tlrrn
lirrrtilly ll.il.lrl I:, (iiurta.
Soon afti-r tho j m-mi,- of the war
few-nun n t tin ruilloud rolniui"! ioll
-f Georgia iumje-l on order that the
tat on cipress pneko'c thoiild be
pail by tho companies and in-t ly
shippers.
This order applies, of course, only
to shipment from point to point in
this state, and Southern Express com
pany acquit . seed without resistiineo or
appeal.
There have, bow ever, been several
cases beforo Federal courts involving
the question of the intent of the law
as to which party fdiouhl pay tho tax
on express package, and it is inter
i Ming to note how they have been de
cided. Tl.o most notii ablo of these cases
whs that of William Crawford, com
plainant, vs. L. llubbell, as treasurer
of tho Adams Express company, de
fendant. It was argued elaborately in
tho United States circuit court for tho
southern di.-triet of New York. The
motion In fore the court was for a pre
liminary injunction to prevent the
collection of the tax from shippers.
The court denied tho motion and held
that tho war revenue act does not pro
hibit tho carrier from requiring the
party tcndei ing the goods to pay tho
carrier tho increased cost which has
been imposed by act of congress,
A similar decision was rendered in
the case of the United States against
tho Southern Express company in tho
United States district court for the
westesn district of North Carolina.
A few days ngo a c.iso was brought
in the United States district court for
tho southern district of California
against tho Wells, Fargo & Co. 'Bex
press. In this case the company's
agent refused to issue a receipt for a
package tendered for shipment unless
the shipper would pay the stamp.
Suit was brought against the company
to collect the $"0 penalty provided in
tho war revenue act. The court in de
ciding this case said:
"It will be seen from even a cur
sory reading of this clause that the
duty which it imposed upon the ex
press company is to issue a bill of la
ding only where goods are accepted
for transportation or for each ship
ment for carriago and transportation.
Tho complaint not only fails to allege
that the company accepted for ship
ment the package in question, but tho
implication is to the contrary. What
ever may be the liability of an express
company to a shipper on account of its
refusal to accept goods offered for car
riage and transportation, such refusal
is not a violation of the revenue law.
Tho penalty of said law is incurred
only where a company accepts goods
so offered and then refuses to issuo for
them a bill of lading." Atlanta Journal.
FOR SOUTHEWX IMI'IIOYEMF.NTS.
Some InnmHcnt Item Contained In Sec
retary fiC(N Eittim nt en.
In Secretary of the Treasury Gage's
report transmitted to congress Mon
day were the follow ing items:
For completing the improvements
of Savannah harbor for tho fiscal year
ending 1900, 200,000; for continuing
tho improvements of Wonyah bay, S.
C, 3400,000; for continuing the im
provements in Cumberland Sound,
Ga. and Fla., 100,000; for Altamaha
river, $10,000; Flint river, 15,000;
Ocmulgee, $10,000; Oconee, $10,000;
Savannah river above Augnsta, 5,000;
Savannah river below Augusta,25,000;
Chattahoochee, 50,000 gross; improv
ments in Coosa between Home and
East Tennessee bridge, 100,000; im
proving Coosa river between Wetump
ka, Ala., and East Tennessee bridge,
250,000; improving inside route from
Savannah to Fernandina, 20,000.
MEDAL FOU HE LEX GOULD.
General Wheeler Thinks Her Work Should
lie IlecoKiilzcd By Congrcmi.
General Wheeler, of Alabama, intro
duced in tho house Monday a resolu
tion providing that "in recognition of
the patriotic devotion and bounteous
benevolence of Miss Helen Miller
Gould to the soldiers of tho army of
the United Statos during the war with
Spain, the thanks of congress is here
by tendered, and congress hereby au
thorizes and directs that a cold medal
with appropriate designs be prepared
by the director of the mint, r.nd that
said medal be presented to her by the
president of .the United States at such
time and in such manner as he may
determine."
KEXXEY AGAIN IX COURT.
Delevrare Senator Charged YVith Aiding
H Teller To Loot a Bank.
United States Senator Richard R.
Ivennfy, of Delaware, was placed on
trial Monday in tho United States cir
cuit court at Wilmington for the
seeoud timo on charges growing out
of the looting of the First National
bank, of Dover, by its teller, William
N. Doggs. Senator Kenney was last
arraigned on the charge of aiding aud
tibetting Bogjs in misapplying the
bunk funds in last July, and after a
trial lasting over one week the jury
"disagreed. Since then the charge of
conspiracy has been joined to tho first
charge.
i Piififtin inn
I'OHTItir TO ATLANTA AM) OTHER
MM IUERX UTILS,
SCHEDULE OF JOURNEY PRESENTED
r.nt Only rrl of It I l-flnlti ly Dr t lc.l
I'ltoii Hill I.rv Vtltl(B
ton tin t:uh.
A Washington special sys: The
president spent some time Friday
evening in tho consideration of the
plans for his trip to Atlanta, Ga. Mr.
L. S. Brown, tho representative of tho
Southern railway, who has thargo of
the preliminaries appertaining to tho
soutlu rn trip, submitted to Secretary
I'orter a schedule covering not only
the trip to Atlanta, but but covering
also tho various points in tho south
which have sent invitations to the
president.
After going over all figures present
ed carefully, tho president determined
upon tho schedule so far as Atlanta
and Tuskegee, Ala., are concerned, and
left the other points still undetermin
ed, lie will leave Washington at be
tween 2 and 3 o'clock on the afternoon
of the 13th inst. That will put him
in AtlftuU shortly after breakfast on
the 14th. He will remain in Atlanta
until midnight of the 15th, when bis
special train will leave the city for tho
trip to Tuskegee.
The train will move leisurely from
Atlanta over into Alabama, reaching
the junction, Chehaw, at probably 9 or
10 o'clock the next morning. At Che
haw there will bo a change to the nar
row gauge road, which runs to Tus
kegee. One hour or two will be spent
at Booker Washington's school there,
and the party will return to the spe
cial train in time for dinner.
Beyond this nothing was settled at
Friday's conference. . The president
has a very urgent invitation to visit
Montgomery, and he is anxious to go
to Savannah, if General Lee and his
troops are still there. He also has in
vitations from Huntsville and Cam)
Force. He regards it essential that
he get back to Washington by Satur
day night, if possible, and for that
reason it looks as if whatever time lie
can give to any other points in the
south besides Atlanta must be in the
nature of very brief flying visits.
MUST RESENT INSULTS.
Cubnn Officers nre Commanded to Chal
lenge Any Calumniator.
According to a Havana dispatch the
executive committee of the Cuban as
sembly agreed at its la-t session to
make it compulsory upon tho part of
any Cuban officer insulted by Spanish,
American or other officers to challenge
the person bo insulting to fight a duel.
The measure has two aims, accord
ing to the Cubans first, to "maintain
the dignity of the Cuban army," and
secondly, "to check the impudence
and insoleuco of many so-called Cu
ban officers who, without having ever
put their courage to a test, having en
listed after the armistice, are swag
gering about with Cuban uniforms,
endeavoring to offend Spanish offi
cers." MEETING WAS WITHOUT RESULT.
Fence CommUitlon Spend Two Hours In
Frultlem l)UcnIon.
A Taris special says: Tho joint
session of tho peace commissions Fri
dap lasted two hours. No real prog
ress was made. The Spaniards are
awaiting instructions. Spain's propo
sition for commercial privileges in the
West Indies was not settled and was
scarcely considered. The Americans
have also asked for instructions on
certain matters.
The Caroline islands questions were
not considered. Tho joint commission
adjourned until Saturday.
HALE AGAINST EXPANSION.
Maine Senator I Opposed To the I'eace
Treaty With Spuln.
Senator Eugeno nale, of Maine, his
announced his opposition to the peace
treaty which is being formulated in
Paris.
He is opposed to the acquisition of
the Philippines aud his antagonism to
the treaty will bo based upon that, sec
tion of tho treaty which deals with tho
Philippine question.
WILL CONTEST ELECTION.
I'rohiMtlonifitft of Bibb County, Ga.,
Charge Fraud.
A Macon, Ga., dispatch says: The
defeat of prohibition in Bibb county
was overwhelming and tho leaders of
that cause were greatly uisappoiatod
when the result was known.
Friday tney gave notico that tho
election will bo contested and tho ordi
nary will bo served with papers at
onco.
Tho prohibitionists declare the bat
tle has just begun. They say they
Mere defeated in the election by fraud
and illegal voters and that to years
henco nnother prohibition election will
be held iu tho county.
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Arc you frequently hearse?
Do you have th:t srir.oyip,-,
tickling in your threat? C'cJ.l
you fee! relieved if yru could"
raise something? LXl'; yovr
cough ennoy you r.t r.if.r.t, sr. J
i'o you raise wore r.ucus i.i
the morning?
Then you should" rlv. ey- l.c.i
on hand a bct:!i cf
If you have a wes!;
throat you cannot be too
careful. You cannct befjn
treatment too cerly. Each
cold makes you more liable
to another, end the last
one is always harder to
cure than the one before it.
Cp. user's CEerru Pec: or:3 Piaster
prctccis tut ls:ss frem colis.
Help fit Hand.
If you have any complai::t
vrhatevcr and debirc the best
medieai r.dvice you can pos
sibly obtain, write the dot tot
freely. You will receive a
prompt reply.
' Address, DR. J. C. AYF.R,
Lowell, Mass.
When There Was Trouble.
The same words, or word pro
nounced alike, may have different
meanings to different people, as In the
following lnciilont:
A farmer stopped In front of it Mich
igan City electric plant and asked a
bystander:
"What Is that 'ere building, a fac
tory'" "No. n plant." was the answer.
"What do they raise there V"
"Currents," replied the quick wltted
bystander.
"What are they worth a bushel?"
"Wo foil them by the shock."
The farmer pulled his beard, scratch
ed his head and drove down town to
market his fcgetables. American
Messenger.
o-To-I!ae for Fifty Cent.
Cnarnnteed tobacco habit cure inakfd weaH
men strong, blood pure. 00c. I. All drugging
Mrs. Watts Don't you find your
neuralgia an awful nuisance? Mrs.
Potts Oh, I get used to it, more or
less, and, besides, I always get the
tenderest piece of steak when my teeth
are lame. Indianapolis Journal.
THE DUTY OF MOTHERS.
Daughters Should be Carefully
Guided in Early Womanhood.
What suffering frequently results
from a mother's ignorance; or, "more
frequently from a mother's neglect to
properly instruct her daughter!
Tradition says "woman must suffer,"
and young women are so taught.
There is a little truth and a great deal
of exaggeration in this. If a young
woman suffers severely she need3
treatment and her mother should see
that sh gets it.
, Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to a physician for examina
tion; but no mother need hesitate to
writo freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and Becure
the most edcient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinkhain's address is
Lynn, Mass.
The following letter from Miss Marie
F. Jorrxsox, Centralia, Pa., shows what
neglect will do, and tells how Mrs.
Pinkham helped her :
'My health became eo poor that I
had to leave school. I was tired all tho
time, nnd had dreadful pains in my
Bido and back. I waa also troubled
with irregularity of menses. I wa3
very weak, and lost so much flesh that
my friends became alarmed. My
mother, who is a firm believer in your
remedies from experience, thought per
haps they might beneiltme, and wrote
you for advice. I followed the advice
you gave, and used Lydia E. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills a3
you directed, and am now as well as I
ever was. I have gained flesh and have
a good color. I am completely cured of
Irregularity."