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MUNYON'S Free Invitation.

want every sick person to send me
their name and address and full particu-
lars of their complaint, with Coupon be-
low, which will entit1e them to any one OF
my remedies free. If you have Kheuma-
tism, don't fail to send for free vial OF my
rheumatism Cure; 1 know 1t Will cure
you. Ifyou suffer with indigestion or any
stomach trouble, be sure and get FREQ
vial of my Dyspepsia Cure; 1t Will enable
you to eat what you like and all you like.
If you have a cough, send for my 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 to 10 minutes. My
Diarrhma Cure corrects all bowel COM
plants In a few hours. No matter what
your disease is, write and tell me NIL about
your complaint. and I will send yon my
remedies free or you can buy them In any
drugstore.
MUNYON, Phila.. Pa.
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Bigham Resigns as Book Agent.

Nashville, Tenn. July Especial. DIR.
r. J. Bigham, book agent of the publish
ing house of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south. has resigned and will re-
turn to his home in Atlanta. Ga. and re-
enter the ministry.
This announcement viii come as a great
surprise to DR.. Bighams friends in this
city and throughout the bounds Of the
Methodist church, as not even an intima-
ton of such a step had previously been
given out by DR.. Bigham.
DR.. Bigham was elected to this office
as the successor of DR.. J. d. Barbee by
the general conference of the church
which met in Dallas, Tex, last May. He
was at the time of his election presiding
elder of the Atlanta district.
While DR.. Bignam assigns no reason for
his resignation, It is presumed that he
took this step on account of delicate
health When asked today why he had
resigned he said that he did not care to
state his reasons just now, that they
We're ample and he would give them out
later.
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MlSSiSStPPi.
Forty Farmers Institutes.

jackson, Miss, July 6.-(speciai)--
Dates for farmers institutes have been
arranged In about forty of the seventy
five counties in the state, and petitions
for institutes continue to pour in at the
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical
college The faculty Of the college VIII
be kept constantly busy holding lnst-
tutes during the months of July and Au-
gust and portion of September, and
the number OF institutes held will be
larger than ever before The increased
demand for these gatherings will make 1t
necessary to ask an Increased appropriate
ton at thu, next legislative session in or
der to pay expenses.
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Death of DR. Sassnett

Rev DR.. Boiling Sassnett, one Of the
best known and best beloved ministers
of the Methodist church, died last Friday
at his residence in Atlanta. He has
been i'll for over four months, suffering
severely from typho-malarial fever, but
the immediate cause of his death was an
attack of dysentery. His death came
quietly and peacefully about s o'clock.
The announcement of his death will
come q surprise to his many friends
throughout this state and in other parts
of the country, who, though knowing
prepared for his death. He is well known
throughout the city and in Nashville
where he has been connected for some
time with the Methodist Publishing Com
pany. This position he left some time
ago on account of the condition of his
health, afterwards coming to Atlanta
where he has been working as a local
minister.
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Ee Saw Victoria Crowned.

Jackson. Miss, July 6.-(Special)-
William w Hardcastle. perhaps the only
man in America who Witnessed Me coro-
nation of Queen Victoria lit London in
1851 is living at Taylor's station, in La
fayette county, and Is still hale and
hearty, although he has passed the one
hundre dth milestone OF life. The centena
rian talks interestingly of the event which
he witnessed when q mere boy. Mr. Hard
castle came to America and in l54l was
enlisted in Uncle SANS army. Later he
served for several years in the navy, and
was a confederate soldier In Walthalps
brigade in the war between the states.
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Her Dead Body Found in Home.

Madison va, July s.-Mrs. Benjamin
Lowry, a well-known and highly respect
ed lady living alone near Good Hope
church, In Madison county, was muir
dered at some recent date not definitely
known. and her house robbed.
The body of the old lady was found
living on the floor of her room almost
in a nude condition and blood was splat-
tered over the floor and all about the
room The coroner's investigation devel-
oped the fact that her skull had been
fractured in two places and her body
otherwise mutilated.
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Died After Eating Candy.

Savannah. Ga. July 9.-(SpeciaD-
Barnard was arrested at Glennville, In
the lower part of Tattnall county charged
with the poisoning of Miss Weeks last
Sunday.
It seems that Barnard and Miss Weeks
We're sweethearts. He called on her sun
day and spent the day and before leaV-
gone she ate a piece of it and remarked
shat it was the most bitter candy she
ever ate.
DIR. G. w. Tootle conducted the post
mortem examination. but could find no
cause for her death other than poisoning.
He removed the stomach and it will be
sent to a chemist to be analysed.
Barnard was taken to Reidsville this
morning and lodged in jail. ". Il. SWee-
ney left Reidsvlle this morning with the
stomach Of the young woman for At
lanta. where it will be turned over to the
state chemist for lnalXsis.
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Langley Killed by Coward.

Columbia. s. c., July 9-(Special.)-
Purify Langley was shot and killed by
John w. Coward near McLeod's mill, 10
miles north of Bennettsville, yesterday.
Both were white men They met In the
road and had some words. A difficulty
ensued, in which coward emptied a shot
gun into Langley, killing him almost in
stantly. Coward surrendered himself and
Is now in jail.
1t is said the shooting was the result
of an attack on Cowards son by Lang
ley. Coward Is farmer and merchant
and man of considerable intelligence.
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Dead Hv Assassin's Bullet,

louisville. July S.-Pulaski Leeds, mas
ter mechanic of the Louisville and Nash
Vile railroad, died at 4 o'clock this morn
ing from bullet wound inflicted by
George Warner. Warner on Monday last
entered Mr. Leeds office at Union sta
ton and asked for a letter Of recommen-
dation to another road, he having been
recently discharged from Mr.. Leeds de-
partment. Mr.. Leeds refused, whereupon
Warner shot him In the head. The assas-
sin then shot himself, indicting wound
similar to that received by Mr.. Leeds.
Warner will proba bly, recover.
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Appeal to State Court.
Sunday School Association.

Macon, Ga. July 1O.-(Special)-Th
Sunday School Association of Bibb county
will convene in annual session at Wilmer
church. on the Holton road some miles
from the city, the latter part of this
month. and VIII remain in session two
days. The programme prepared and
given out indicated an abundance of
work and plenty of music during the con-
vention. On Saturday there will be a big
basket dinner in q magnificent grove near
the church, and after dinner will be the
address of the reunion.
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Officeholders Dying Rapidly.

Jackson. Miss, July 6.-(Special)-A
strange fatality seems to be following
county officials IN Mississippi, more va
cancies caused by death having been
filled within the past sixty days than dur
Kelly, circuit clerk of Yazoo county. was
killed May 9; A. G. Easley, supervisor of
Lowndes county, died May 80: Thomas
J. Cunningham, circuit clerk of Prestiss
county. died June %; T. S, Mayre, pres
ident Of the board Of supervisors OF Lee
fore county died June q, and there may
be others that have escaped notice.
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Tragedy at Guin, Ala.

Memphis. Tenn. July 7.-(Special)-A
special from GUN, Ala. says that Mayor
Mann, chief executive of the municipality
at Bear Creek. small village near there,
today surrendered to the sheriff of the
county.
Last Saturday he shot and killed a
young man by the name of Clark The
latter was a son of Captain Clark, a
wealthy merchant and member of a prom
inent family. Young Clark had been ar
rested at a Fourth of July picnic He was
carried before the mayor and fined. He
paid the fine and then. 1t is alleged, at
tackled the mayor with knife. The
mayor drew his gun, fired on Clark and
killed him Instantly.
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COMPTROLLER After Wild Cats.

Columbia, S. G.. July 10.-(Special 1.-The
comptroller general of South Carolina has
issued very strong circular in regard
to the enforcement of the law Of South
Carolina in regard to wild eat insurance
companies The law In this state in this
respect is very stringent and it having
been reported officially to the comptroller
that number Of such companies are do
ing business In the state, he proposes to
see that the law is enforced to the letter,
through the proper channels.
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No Need of Further Contributions
According to McWade.

Washington July 9.-The following ca
blegran has been received at the state
department from United states Consul
McWade. at Canton, dated today:
I'm consequence of general dissausfaa-
ton, 100 braves deserted to he rebels
at Arms Admiral ffo left here for
Kwangs with 1000 soldiers. NiceHoy
Chuan telegraphs conditions in Kwaagsl
now improving owing TO the American
reGef."
Another message from Mr. McWade
states there Is no longer need for fur
Their contributions for kwangsi suffer
ers
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Saws Found in O'Brien's Cell.

Lexington. Ky, July S.-Jailer Robert
Wallace has broken up plan for escape
arranged by Claude O'Brien, who with
Earl Whitney, Is condemned to be ex-
ecuted July "a. The Tailor searched their
cells and found In DBriens cell six steel
saws. This Is the second time that
o Brien has been supplied with steel
saws. His mother wrote him the first
time that twelve saws were coming from
Memphis. Both letters and saws were in
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Belknap To Vim In Kentucky.

Louisville. KY, July n.--Returns from
nearly all of the republican county con-
ventions throughout Kentucky today
point to the nomination Of Morris B.
Belknap for governor at next Wednes-
days state convention to be held in
louisville.
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Five Hundred Men on Strike.

Johnson City, Tenn, July 1o.-(Special)
f1is morning at II o'clock the common
lahorers employed on the United States
Soldiers Home. under construction. went
on strike. About 800 men are idle as
result. The carpenters and bricklayers
also quit work, being affiliated with COM
mon laborers who were recently organ
lied into a union. The laborers demand
a wage scale of $3.50 and nine hours.
They now receive $1.25 per day for ten
hours. 1t is stated that an effort will
be made to arbitrate.
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Charlie Sparks Must Hang.

Montgomery. Ala, July lO.-(special.)-
The supreme court today affirmed the
case of Charlie Sparks versus the state.
appealed from Lee county. Sparks was
sentenced to be hanged for killing another
negro at Phoenix City at the time troops
had to be called out to protect him. He
has fought the case hard. it going to the
supreme court twice.
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Planter Killed by Negro.

Osceola, Ark. July S,-Arthur Shadden
a prominent young planter living about
4 miles south of Osceola, was shot and
killed by a negro tenant on his farm at
an early hour this morning. There was
trouble between them in regard to an
account. Mr.. Shadden was trying to col
iect from the Negro. The negro made
his escape The sheriff and posse are
in pursuit A lynching is probable If
the negro is caught, as the excitement
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FLORIDA.
Carried Away by Large Fl

Pensacola. Fla, July S.-Last night
while a number of boys We're gathered
on Perido wharf fishing for shark, one
of them, Carl Johnson. tied his line about
his waist and threw the hook In the
water.
In few moments a big fish took the
bait and finding itself caught. lunged for
the bottom dragging the little fellow
from the wharf He disappeared beneath
the surface and was never seen again.
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Farmers Congress for Fair.

Macon. Ga. July 9.-(SpeciaD-At meet
ing tonight of the board of directors Of
the Macon Fair Association arrangements
We're made for the Georgia Farmers Con-
gress to be held here during the fair. An
appropriation for speakers on agricul-
tural subject was made, DIR. Wylie of the
national agriculture department, and ex-
Governor Hoard, of WISCONSIN, being on
the list. The programme is being pre-
pared by Dudley M. Hughes and Harvie
Jordan, and will cover q period OF six
days. There will be a session every day
and delegates will be in attendance from
every t,OunfN In the Sfate
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VIRGINIA.
III Taka TROOPS from Richmond.

Richmond, Va, July 6-The street rail-
way company has been covering practt-
cally its entire city territory today with
out military protection, militia guards be-
ing placed on the cars of the Manchester
and Seven Pines lines only.
The troops will from this time on be
withdrawn by degrees and as quietly as
possible from the city.
Passenger travel on the cars is rapidly
approa ching normal proportions.
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Good Prices for Cantalopes.

Valdosta, Ga, July 10.-(Special)-
Lowndes county growers are receiving sat
isfactory prices this season for their
shipments of watermelons and canta-
loupes, though the yield Of the former is
considerably less than last year There
will be between thirty-five and forty cars
of cantaloupes shipped from the county
this year. Prices thus far have netted III
the neighborhood Of $500 per car. Water
melons have averaged about 500
per CT net. One cantaloupe grower IS
said to have cleared $1,000 on four acres
planted in cantaloupes.
Appeal to State Court.
Macon. Ga, July 10.-(Special. )-Attorneys
for Gus Chappell. the negro who was last
night found guilty of murder, will not
carry the case to the United States court
of appeals, as they contemplated, but
will now go to the supreme court of the
state with 1t.
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Seventeen Deaths from Heat


Boston. July 9.-This was the hottest
day of the year The thermometer regis
tered 90 at noon.
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ALABAMA.
Reward Offered for Coffee.

Montgomery, Ala, July 6.--(Special.)-
Governor Jelks today offered a reward
Of $500 for the arrest and conviction of
William Coffee, a white man of Scots
boro, Ala. who shot and killed Hewitt
Cobb, a negro. 1t Is said that it was
murder In the first degree.
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ARK AN SAS.
DR. c. T. Nash Dead.

Little Rock, Ark, July DIR c. r.
Nash one of the oldest and most prom
inent physicians in the south, died today
aged 10. He was a prominent writer on
civil war subjects. lie was a near relaA
tive of Richard F. Bland, of Missouri and
was born in ST. Louis.
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Moultrie's Creosote Plant Burned.

Moultrie. Ga. July Especial )-Moul-
tries famous turpentine and creosote
plant, owned by the Georgia Naval STORES
Company. was destroyed by fire last
night. Several thousand gallons of tur-
pentine, tar and oil We're burned. The
manufactured product was in barrels,
and when they exploded and the tur-
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TENN ESS EE.
Missionary Conference Adtourns

MISsIoHHIy CoHAoAeHce AUJOurus.
Chattanooga, Tenn, July 8-The mis-
sionary conference attended by delegates
from all the western and southern states
which has been in session here for the
past ten days, adjourned this afternoonf
The most important action taken was the
decision to make the conference a per
manent one. and to hold meetings each
year hereafter on Lookout Mountain.
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Death of Jeff Edwards.

Columbus, Ga, July n.-(Special jeff
Edwards, the young man shot by young
Barlow Nix in an oat field east of the
city about q month ago. when John Ed
wards was killed, died last night at mo
night Barlow Nix is under arrest ana
has ben indicted on the charge of muir
der
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Love Not Yet Found.

body of W, s. Love has not been cast
up on Tybee beach by the sea. nor has any
word from Love- living, reached Savan-
nah The belief that he simply disap-
peared is general. No claim, SO far as
known. has yet been filed for the s15,5oo
Tor which Loves life was insured.
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Negro Hanged in Savannah.

Savannah, Ga, July 10.--(Special.)-
Cohen. a negro, met death on the gal
lows this morning In expiation of the
crime of murder. His was crime in
which more than the ordinary interest in
a negro murder was exhibited This was
because of the brutal nature of his deed
and the long drawn-out legal battle for
his life that was made by his counsel
Last July Cohen cruelty shot Susie Rog-
erS, a negro woman. to death. -Four
times the sentence of death had been pro-
nounced, and four times the attorpeys
were able to secure a stay of execution
upon one ground or another. These points
had all been exhausted today, and upon
no ground could further postponement Of
the execution be secured
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Pardon Asked for Whitney.

Frankfort Ky, July 9.-Mrs. Abby Ha-
gan and Mrs. Rothweldt both of Nash
vile, Tenn, aunt and sister of Earl Whit
ney. who is under sentence of death at
Lexington, called on Governor Beckham
today. They will go to Lexington tomor
row and ask that jury inquire as to
WhitneY'S SANITY.
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Mrs. Butler Fell to Her Death.

Athens, Ca, July 6.-(Special. )-Sunday
afternoon at the home of w. ]. Elder
near Elder, Oconee county. Mrs. Henry
Butler, who had been visiting there LOT
a few days met with tragic death.
Mrs. Butler had gone out to the Well
to draw Il bucket of water and was in the
act of drawing up the bucket when the
rome broke and Mrs. Butler was Jerhed
forward into the Well
Her head was damned into one of the
buckets as far as her shoulders and her
body shot downward through space OF
10 feet to the bottom of the well, in which
there was several feet of water.
A neighbor hearing the noise ran to the
minutes the body of Mrs. Butler was
drawn up, feet foremost. She was dead
when her body was drawn out
New Superintendent Is Worker.
Cuthbert, Ga, July 7-(Special.)-The
Georgia, Florida and Alabama railroad,
Cuthbert's new road, has a superintend-
ent and general manager Of a rather I'M
usul kind. Superintendent Legg, VINO
recently came to the road from the Geor-
gia. Southern and Florida, instead or get
ting IN his private car and going over
the road for inspection, has walked the
entire distance from Tallahassee. RIA.
to Cuthbert, distance OF lVo nlies, ~
spected every foot of the track. BESIDES
every bridge and trestle, and other prop
ertv Of the road. He is a new man, ana
thinks this is the only way that he can
get the work quickly and properly III
hand. He Is making the new road
most excellent official and Is making
friends napidly.
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Third Sentence for John Perry.

Dalton. Ga, July 9.-(special-) John
Perry was for the third time sentenced
to hang by Judge Fite today in the Whit
field superior court for the murder Of
Snowman John A Walker.
A large crowd was present to hear the
sentence.
Perry did not curse out the court and
officers as he had threatened, but grew
mad and made some resistance when the
officers placed the handouts on him.
The case has been before the pardon
board and supreme court twice and each
time refused favorable Consldera ton.
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Trainer Gerhardy Dead,

Nashville. Tenn. July &-Henry Ger
hardy. former Jockey and trainer, died
today at the Davidson county asylum,
aged 81 years His last engagement was
as trainer for w. II. Jackson, Jr, of
Belle Meade farm, which position he held
when his mind became affected last win
ter.
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Eleven Prisoners ESCAPE.

Williamsburg, Ky, July 10.-Eleven pris-
oners escaped from jail here last night by
prying out the iron CRATE in the floor.
Five were charged with murder and other
serious offenses. Six prisoners refused
to leave the JAIL
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Bolt Fired Cliff House.

Tallu1ah Falls, Ga, July 10-(speciall
During 81 severe electrical storm today
lightning struck wire leading into the
Cliff house, doing considerable damage,
as well as igniting the roof and frighten-
ing some three hundred guests. Bucket
brigades soon extinguished the flames.
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is THIS WHAT AILS your

Do you spit up your food?
Do you belch gas?
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Monument to Worth Bagley.
Space Needed at Insane Hospital.

Raleigh, n. c., July 9.-(Special. 1.-The
next legislature will be called upon to in
crease the accommodation at the hospital
for the insane here. 1t Is crowded to
the limit and there are no less than
seventy-one applications on file. 1t is
now being made a hospital for the treat
ment of curables. Many epileptieN and
other incurahlcs have been Dismissed
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Water Boy Captures Heavy Purse

New York, July 81. 3. Haggins
Water Boy won the Brighton handicap
at l IA miles today in 2:03 Is. world 8
record, faster by 3-5 of a second than
Gold Heels circular track record TIME
made In this race last year. and raster
than the record time of 1903 S-4 made
on straight course by Banquet. Water
Boy carried the top weight-124 pounds
and was favorite in the betting at 2 to l.
He had no serious competition IN the
race after Jockey Odom made his run
except from Roe Hampton.
Water Boy was bred by J. =. Hagglh
on the Rancho Del Paso in California,
and was brought east a yearling for
sale in 1900 When led into the ring at
Sheepshead Bay the only bid for him
was so small that he was withdrawn.
He has raced eight times, in his life,
finished first six times and made two
records. To the winner the Brighton
handicap was worth slS590
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KENTUCKY.
They Will Go to Scaffold.

Frankfort, Ky, July Ex-Governor Beck
ham has refused finally to grant commu-
tation to life imprisonment in the case
of Earl Whitney and Claude OBrien Lex
ington murdererS. under death sentence.
They will be hanged Friday, July "a.