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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-30
CLAY is FOR SCHLEY
AND WILL DEFEND HIM

fair is by no means over. I propose to
read the evidence through when return
to Washington, and furthermore, am
going to have something to say about 1t
on the floor OF the senate. Congress, in
my opinion, though have made no poll
is in favor of Schley, and I think ma
iority of the members think that the YER
dict was very unjust. The navy depart
ment, in my opinion, has been against
Schley from the first"
The senate meets again on January 9th
and 1t is very likely that the question will
come up right away Senator Clay be-
lieves in fair play and he is going to make
an effort to get it for Admiral Schley. 1t
is understood that Senator Bacon has the
same views about. the matter as those Of
Senator Clay, and if the two Georgia SEN
ators get in the wake of the navy de-
partment officials it Is safe so say that
some fur will fly in various directions.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-30
NEGR0LYNCHED
FOR CRIME
BY MOB
AS GOVERNOR SIGNED ORDER FOR
HIS TRIAL FIEND PAID
PENALTY AT ROPE
END.

RALEIGH. N. c., Dec. 2s.-While Gov
ernor Aycock was signing an order for a
special court at Northampton to try Peter
Mitchell, a negro for assau1ting Mrs. Luz
clnda Hill, white woman 20 years old,
of excellent family, a telegram came say
ing that citizens took Mitchell from jail
at Jackson last night and lyncbed him.
The crime was committed while Mrs.
Hill was going to her home, half a mile
distant, Christmas day.
Her condition Is crikical.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-30
TALLYKILLED
HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW

RRAE, Ca, Dec. 2s.-on Christmas
day at Alamo, a little town ten miles
east of here, Roe Purvis was accidently
killed by his brother-in-law. Tom Bouyer.
They, with several others, had just fin
ished a shooting match and started OF
when Bouyer's gun was discharged, kill
ing Purvis, who was walking behind him.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-30
SHOOTING SCRAPE AT
FAIRFAX, NEAR WAYCR0SS

WAYCROSS, Ca, Dec. 2s.-News reach
ed the city late yesterday afternoon that
there was a shooting scrape at Fairfax,
a small place 16 miles west Of here, on the
B. and W. railroad. It was said that one
negro was killed in the melee and another
seriously wounded. Coroner Grimes went
to the scene of the conflict on the train
yesterday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-30
COUNTERFEIT CERTIElCATE
is TN CIRCULATION

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Chief Wilkie,
of the secret service, has issued a circular
stating that a counterfeit $50 gold certih-
cate is in circulation. He says 1t is an
unlimited photograph and would not de-
ceive any one who is accustomed to hand
ling money.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-30
FINGERS CUT OFF
INASAUSAGE MILL

AUGUSTA. Ia.5 DEC. Ao----RII- 2 "
Rawls, = young white man employed az
RosePs meat house, met with a serious ac-
cident yesterday afternoon. He was feed
ing a large sausage mill operated by an
electric motor, when his hand was caught
between the knives, and before the mas
chine could be stopped all the fingers were
cut off and the whole arm injured.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-30
-ADVIcEs FROM STORM
SHOW GREAT DISASTER

NEW WHATCOM, Wash, Dec. 2S.--
The storm of Thursday wrought great
damage to property along the water front
here.
]. B. Leonard was drowned while at
tempting to take a sailboat to Shelton.
A large portion Of the grade of the great
Northern's new water front cut of south
Of this city was destroyed by the action
Of the waves.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-30
KILLING OF HIS SON
CHARGED TO FATHER
Special Dispatch to The JournaI.)

Especial Dispatch 70 The JOurnaI.l
JACKSON Miss, Dec. 2S.-Harry Fife,
a prominent farmer of Claiborne county,
has been arrested by the authorities of
that county upon the charge of killing his
own son. Young Fife was found lying
in the road a little way from Port Gibson
cold anu dead. with his skull broken, and
his father is now charged with taking his
life.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-30

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-According TO the
Salonica correspondent Of The World the
first dragomR-s of the American legation,
Gordiulo. and Mr.. Peet, representing the
American mission board, have started for
DjOurma. very close to the Bulgarian
frontier, in search OF news OF Miss Stone,
the missionary held. in captive by the
brigands.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-30
BRITISH BARK MERsEY
WRECKED ON THE REEF

LONDON, Dec. 2s.-The British bark
Mersey, Captain Olsen, from Rosario, oc-
tober IA, for Falmouth, was wrecked
upon the Goodwins rock last night. She
began to break up soon and the crew was
taken off.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-30
BOY LOSES EYESIGHT
PLAYING WITH SAND

WATNEsBoRo. Dee. 2S.-Alfred Green.
the seventeen-year-old son OF Mr. E. p.
Green. was playing with some associates
q week ago when they all got into a
tunaal and they put sand In his eyes.
Ophthalmic poison set in and he has
lost one OF his eyes. and the attending
physician thinks he has only a slight
chance Of saving the other.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-30

TUSCALOOSA. Dec. 2s-The stock OF
goods IN the store room now occupied by
Perry q Walter Is being moved 10 make
room for the stock OF whisky that is ar
irving daily for the dispensary.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-30
ALL AID is PROMISED
TO sEARcHERs FOR WOMAN

CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 2s.-W. w.
Peet treasurer Of the missionary society
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07

"Wall street brokers as class are as
superstItIous as women" said on. OF
them, land there is hardly a Spectator
In the street who could not own up to
some pet superstition N he would. |
mean the kind OF nonsensical supersti,
ton that decides his action occasional.
ly. My own is about as silly as that OF
any mans, but as II has won me lots OF
money l am going to cling to 1t. II
originated about eight years ago when
l found a fifty cent piece on the side
walk. IL was the first money that l
had ever found In that way. and had
feeling that luck was with me on
that day. ! plunged on everything that
| bad been heeitntlng about. and when
! settled up found myself way ahead,
After that fell into the habit Of keep
Ing on the lookout for coins In the
street. You would be surprised to see
the collection that have at home, for
| have never spent any OF this lucky
money II now amounts TO more than
six dollars, and that tirst nfty cent
piece 10 the largest In the lot.
"On days when l have found a coin !
have pushed my luck successfully.
Once or twice when l have hesitated
about doing anything In the market l
have gone out and walked around the
streets, hoping to find coin. l never
have found one on such excursions,
and each time stayed out Of the mar.
ket, which proved to be the thing to do.
know as we'll as you do the foolish.
ness OF superstition, but can't shake
II out Of me."-New York Sun.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07

1t is stu a tradition that the people
Of Manchester, England, should gibe at
Liverpool with the proverb, "A Man
chester man. Liverpool gentleman"
but, 1t ia said, classification is not 30
strongly marked In Lancashire as In
the old days.
When stagecoaches were running, q
guard was once asked, who has tha'
Retten inside, BinyT Billy consulted
his list and replied "A gentlemen fra
Liverpool, mon fra Manchester, a
chap fra owdham and a fellow ira
Wigan-"
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07
At .aennna HAND.

A Highland laird who could not af-
ford to keep his own piper was accus-
toned to employ the village piper when
he had company. r,rF Sc
On one occasion, through some over
sight. Donald had not been given his
preliminary glass Of whisky before he
began his performance. Accordingly,
he found his bagpipe in a most refrac-
tory temper. The laird asked him what
was the matter with it, and Donald re-
piled that the leather was so hard that
he could do nothing with 1t.
what will soften IT." asked the anx-
ious laird.
"Och, Just whushy" said Donald.
A tumbler Of whisky was at once
brought, which Donald immediately
drank.
"You rascaly' said the laird. "Did
you not say 1t was for the bagpipesT
"0ch, yess, yess," said Donald, but
she will be a ferry peculiar pipes this.
She aye likes 1t blawed in."-Highland
Bagpipe,
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07
Her Chef From pnrIn.

AN American woman" says the Bos.
ton Journal, "who lived In Paris was
famous for her cook. Her dinners were
popular and celebrated, and the CONVEX.
sation was largely a tribute to the chef.
The day came when she should return
to the United States Could the cook
be persuaded to go with herr What
Leave Paris? NeyerP But she offered
him a sgiary that was incredibly, pre-
posterously high, and he went with
her.
"She had hardly settled her house
when she gave dinner party that she
hoped would be sensational. Not one
dish was flt to be eaten. The hostess
almost hysterical. after the gloomy
meal was over rushed to the kitchen
to find out whether the cooks art was O
matter Of Partisan atmosphere. and
then. and only then, she discovered
that her famous chef had never cooked
a dinner Cor her In Paris; that he had
got It all from q world famous boule'
ward restaurant"
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07

One day In a London tobacconlst's
shop Sandow, the strong man, was
handed some change, and in the middle
Of it he saw something that looked
like bad shilling He pushed 1t back
across the counter. II think that one.
Ia bad" he said,
Nonsense" said the shopkeepers
with an incredulous air He took up
the shilling and tried 1t In the little
brass coin tester that was screwed to,
the side OF the counter. Then he ten
dered 1t again, "Its quite good" he
said. IL can't bend IT,"
Sandow smiled and took 1t between
his finger and thumb. "You can't bend
it! May try7" he asked.
Certainly" said the man, with a
grin.
The strong man pressed the tip OF
his forefnger toward the tip of his
thumb and the spurious coin bent like
tissue paper.
"Wcll," said the tobacconist dunn
founded, at looks like q wrong 'um
after all! Perhaps you will accept an
otherP
And Sandow did
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07

were wide open. There was n roma
around bis waist, and that rome IN
oacR TO the body Of a guide and sim !,
second one. ! say guide because from
.ueir uress aud looks | believed them
80 ue such' One was huddled up as II
nis bones were broken. while the other
iay sprawled on bis back. The three
OF US had waved our caps and cheered
perore the thought came 10 ps thu,
these men were dend--dcad and frozsn
,n'o That nlnty ice for heaven ouIy
KNOWS now long. And yet II was hard
10 believe II. We could see every line
In their faces, and every instant n
seemed as II they would move a leg or
an arm. We had brought rope with
U.S. ana l managed to lasso a bowlder
ana pull myself up on level with the
victims. Il judged that there was AT
least three feet OF solid Ice before them.
out II was wonderfully transparent.
II was easy to guess what had han.
pened Somewhere thousands OF miles
away, where n great glacier crept down
10 the sea, the tourist had set out with
the guides to explore, and snow or ice
had given way under them and tirop.
ped them down perhaps a hundred feet
In time the crevasse filled up solid
and as the ice was pushed down to the
sea berg was born, and the corpses
were carried away with 1t. One could
not say from the dress how long a time
had elapsed. We must Judge from the
fact that, though we reported the case
three months later, the identity OF the
tourist has not yet been discovered
We returned to the bark to report
what we had seen, and offered to
take ropes and axes and blasting pow.
der and return and secure the dead,
The captain favored the idea, perhaps
thinking II would profit us In some
way, but circumstance stepped In to
prevent me from carrying out my
plan. As we were getting ready the
berg began to revolve In q slow and
stately way, and at the end of an hour
the western face had turned due
south, and such q sea was beating on
1t that no landing was possible. To
make our way over the berg we
should have needed wings, The move.
ment Of the berg crowded the icefields,
and the result was the opening Of a
narrow lane TO the north. We were
watching and waiting for 1t, and the
bark was soon warped In and sail
made. We were lucky enough to keen
this lane until It led us quite out OF
the floating Ice and further danger
and looking back as we sailed every
man Of the crew saw the figures rs
the three of us had seen them. The
spray seemed to dash against theiI
frozen faces and the waves to rant
and growl like hungry wolves, but VIC
knew they would not be given to the
sea until their strange coffin had drift
ed out of that frozen and desolated
sea into sunshine and warmth.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07
A Richter AnecdOte.

II is not always the great conductor
that shines as composer, though UNI
fortunately he often labors under the
deluslon that such is the case. On one
occasion Hans Richter was present at
a concert given by brother composer,
at which the Inter performed a long
and not particularly interesting work
OF bis own.
When the composition came to an
end, Richter expressed his criticism In
a very few words. well" he said, 81,
too, hat written compositions to make
a pile 80 high"-raising his hand three
feet from the ground-"but | hat burn
ed themPt
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07
III CLAD statues.

We sympathize with the tailors Of
Berlin. They may well be indignant
at the way sculptors libel tailoring.
IL they have a Bismarck clothed In bad
fitting garments, we, too, have John
Bright and W. +. Forster portrayed
in garments that would bring the blush
to any tailor's cheek. Sculptors de-
light in folds and looseness, and what
care they that the coat buttons on the
left side or the pocket naps on one side
are half as large again as on the other.
Buttons and seams are often beneath
their notice, and 30 they perpetuate
monstrosities such as no man would or
could wear, let alone any tailor make
London Tailor and Cutter
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07
skipped the Hard woran.

"While was in practice" said Judge
Gates OF Kansas City, Il was before
the supreme court on one occasion.
While waiting for my case to, be called
/ listened 10 lawyer from the south.
eastern part of the state arguing his
case. He was at least O feet Z inches
tall and had voice 80 deep that when
he spoke 1t seemed like the rumbling
OF Niagara. 4 will read he said,
from n work with which your honors
are no doubt familiar-Blacksto
"The judges did not smile, although
there was q decided twinkle In their
eyes as they glanced at each other,
The man read a few lines and then
said; There is reference here, your
honors, to q footnote by Lord Gran
vile. l would have your honors pay
particular attention to this note be.
cause 1t is by Lcrd Granville
"The judges waited expectantly. The
lawyer held the book In front Of him,
glanced at It two or three times and
then coughed rs many times in rather
an embarrassed manner. Everybody
waited for several seconds. Finally
he said: Your honors, l see on closer
inspection that this footnote is In Lat
In, 80 l reckon I'd better skip that"
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07

To dwarf trees as the Chinese do you
must follow their methods. They take
a young plant, say Seeding or cut
ting Of cedar when two or three inches
high, cut of its taproot as soon as it
has enough other rootlets to live upon
and replant it In a shallow pot or pan,
allowing the end Of the taproot to rest
upon the bottom of the pan. Alluviai
clay nodded to the size Of beans and
Just sufficient in Quantity to furnish a
scanty nourlshment is then put into
the pot Water, heat and light are per-
mitted on the same basis.
The Chinese also use various me-
chanlcal contrivances to promote sym
metry of growth. AS, owing to the
shallow pots, both top and roots are
easily accessible, the gardener uses the
pruning knife and the soaring iron
freely, 80 that the little tree, hemmed
on every side. eventually gives up the
unequal struggle and, contenting itself
with the little life left, grows just
enough to live and look well.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07
Alsb.mn,. cap,taIv,

When Alabama WINS a territory It's.
capital was at st. Stephens, in Wash
ington county. The convention that
framed the constitution under which IL
was admitted into the Union was held
in Huntsville, where the first legis-
lature met In October, 1919, and the
FIRST governor was Inaugurated. Caha-
ba became the seat Of government in
1870. In 1925 the capital was removed
to Tuscaloosa, and In 1916 1t was again
removed, this time to Montgomery.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07

That the proverbial absentmlnded
professor is sometimes ably abetted by
his wife Is illustrated by q story told
Of Professor Bunsen. One evening
about the usual hour for retiring he
took 1t into his head to run over TO the
club Just as he and madam were re-
turning from an evening call.
But" said the lady, II must have
the front door locked before 1 retire"
This emergency staggered the pro-
fessor, and as be looked bewildercd al
his wife the lady, seized with an In
spiratlon, continuedi
an 60 In and lock the door and
throw you the kew srom the window"
This programme 4 carried out, and
when he reached the club the professor
related the incident to q friend as evi.
dence of his wifes unusual sagacity.
The friend greeted the story with n
roar OF laughter. ~
"And why, my dear professor" he
snid, did you not simply admit your
wife, lock the door from the outside
and come away|
"True," calculated the learned man
Of science; 1--WE never thought Of that"
The climax Of the Incident was reach.
ed an hour later when, returning home
the professor discovered that the lady
in her excitement had thrown out the
wrong key.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07
A rlnrn Inrrin atnrr.

Clara Norris related this story In Nc
CIure's Magazine Of her production OF
'Silss Mutton"
"rh@ play had twice failed In Paris
which was, to say the least, dlscourag-
ing. But after brief reflection | con-
Tcluded would risk II, and then, just
by way Of encouragement, Mr.. Cazau-
ran declared that all my acquired slSllE
and natural power Of expressing emo
ton would prove useless to me, that
Miss Mutton was to be my Waterloo
and to all anxious and surprised
'whysT he sapiently made answer, No
children His argument was that, NOT
being mother In reality, could not
be one In Imagination.
always lacking In self confidence
these words made my heart sink, but
the ever ready Jest came bravely to the
fore to hide my hurt from the public
eye, and at the next rehearsal shook
my head mournfully and remarked to-
the little man: 'Bad-bad! Miss Cuslr
man must be a very bad Lady Mac
beth. don't want to see herr
"'Whatr he exclaimed. 'Cushman
not play Lady Macbeth! For heavens
sake, why notr
"'No musderessv 1 declared, with an
air Of authority recognized by those
about me as fair copy Of his own. IL
Miss Cushman IA not n murderess, pray
how can she act Lady Macbeth, who
lsT"
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07

"0h, Mr.. Johns" exclaimed Miss
Gush, 81 heard you talking to pa about
plants, and do so want to talk to you.
for, you know, am very interested In,
botany. like all kinds Of plants and
flowers, as, OF course, you do, too, Mr..
Johns; but what varieties Of plants are
you particularly interested in?"
''The plants which am most inter-
ested In" replied Mr.. Johns, "are ma
chinery plants"
Miss Gush looked mystlhed for mo-
ment, but soon frightened up, remark
ing;
II haven't got 80 far as that yeti
London Tit-Bits.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07
For Their own Calves.

A couple Of young men were out FISH
ing one day and on returning were 60
ing past a farmhouse and felt hungry.
They yelled to the farmers daughters,
Girls, have you any buttermilkr
The reply was gently waited back
to their ears, Yes, but we keep it for
our own calves"
The boys calculated that they had
business away, andythey went.--Coun-
try Gentleman.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07

King Oscar ana tine YOUNG HepOrters
On one occasion Oscar II. went to
Gothenburg to attend a dedication or
the opening of something or other
where he was expected to make q
speech. An enterprlsing reporter In
tercepted him at railway station
upon arrival to ask FOR a copy Of his
manuscript In advance in order that 1t
might be published the same after
noon. for there would be no time for a
stenographer to write out his notes
after delivery, The king greeted him
pleasantly and explained that be had
no manuscript; that he intended to
speak without notes. The reporter was
very much disappointed. He told the
king frankly that he was a new man
and that his future standing with his
employer might be seriously affected II
he failed to get the speech. King Oscar
responded alphabetically, motloned
to the reporter to get into his carriage,
and while they were driving to the hotel
gave q brief synopsis Of what be ex'
pected to say.-Chicago Record Herald
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07
Mea.urInw the Irent Of the body


BY means of an Ingenious instrument
Invented by DR.. Lombard Of New York
It Is ascertained that a woman's body
is warmer than that Of a man by about
three-fourths Of a degree and some
times as high as one degree. while In
no instance has the warmth of O mans
body been found to be greater than
that Of female. II is also dcnnL !
ascertained that children are nee y"
warmer than adults the dice h
ing about degree f.. the 81 ngg ~
child the greater the diversit Az
ference In the heat Of the 81
body is discovered 70 I:p an
law. The left side ~
tending downward t'r
neck Is much hotter tr q
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-11-07
ii TCEBERG'S
v NJ \. QUAD
...rplnnr. lpOl. nE 9. ). LEvIa.

,gso@c@cSo %o$o@c$oS6
N had been driven below Cape
(. hundreds OF miles by a fierce
n sting eleven successive days and
a and one mornIngrwe found our
ID among the ice and almost
Ii aloft. The gale had blown
out. hut the situation was one
4 FOR the best seamanshlp and
<eenest vigilance. Only steam
= and exploring vessels get as
,r,h as we found our position to
tcept by accident. During the
Idays we were putting the bark
Name we were packed in a field
Extending as far as the eye could
4 every hand, and even had we
4 twin screw steamer I doubt II
Ind have worked clear Of II, 1t
'eld Ice broken from the coast Of
island. and some Of the cakes
< A good twelve feet thick and al
hs bard as tilnt.
he fourth day we found ourselves
tg down among six or eight great
.rs, and the boats were proyl-
A and other preparations made to
fine bark at a moments notice.
Sdds would be a thousand to one
Itbe boats would be ground to
4 IN ten minutes. but we had to
bcm. While we helplessly waited
hld struck a berg which was estl-
a TO be a solid cube measuring
1000 yards on every front and
sIng up over a hundred feet high,
4 was q grand crash, and the berg
4 TO slowly topplc, II was like a
hlllng, only much slower. II took
i minute for that monstrous cube
I'm turtle, and as the top reached
katcr the mass cracked In twain
/ a report like the firing Of q can.
The sea kicked up gradually,
u a wide lane In the lceheld, and
bark was headed In and had clear
. L for ten miles before we found
|bssage blocked by one OF the big
|bergs ever set ahoat. Had that
been measured should have had
wonderful figures to set down
but 1t was impossible for us to