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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-10

and all spoke the French language tuentH.
Those who remained in New Orleans We're gen
orally men Of property, or mechanics. sumo
had received a good education abroad Many
were slave owners. These caught the war fr
YER and organized negro regiment of eight
companies for the protection Of the SOUTH
They were under negro officers commissioned
b, the governor and styled themselves the Ma
tive Guards OF Louisiana:
The south suspicious of these troops
and they were never allowed to so TO the
front Butler called them to arms When ir
held the city and enlisted them on the teoeraI
side as the First Louisiana Native Guards
Colonel Bassett was placed in command with
all the other officers negroes. You remeN-
her the familiar cry-"And The colored troops
fought nobly at Port Hudson" They were
the Native Guards. One OF the captains.
Andre CaiIlioux lost his life and became the
hero OF the negro soldiers. 1t is known. of
course that In the last day of the confederacy
Mr.. Davis cabinet seriously discussed the ad-
visibility of armng the slaves TO drive PACK
the northern invaders MI Davis hlmsel
favored the plan, but abandoned 1t because
II was pointed out that to take the negroes
from the farms would deprive the south OF itS
I'd Si1nDly
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markets by means of reciprocity treaties
with foreign nations Such bargains are
bound 10 be of the jug handle variety if
based upon a mere balance of tariff
schedules without taking into account the
immense superiority of our market as an
absorbent of goods.
Turning our attention to the sources Of
the cotton supply we find even greater
Inequalities OF distribution, and here
gain find America far in the lead.
The accompanying chart shows more
plainly than figures can the way in which
the production of cotton is distributed
throughout the world 5.3s4 GEO. 900 pounds
nr nearly three quarters of the worlds
cotton crop is grown in our south
ern states. the remaining quar-
ter consisting principally of In
Han cotton. which is short. dirty
and tender, fit only for the coarsest
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4 FAIR PRICE FOR COTTON

closed the price reached II "a cents. the
highest In thirteen years. having risen
to this level from 2-10 cents last Oc-
tober.
The average Price of cotton during any
considerable period is, like all other
prices. regulated by the balance of supply
and demand, and as to the state OF this
balance In the future one mans guess Is
as good as that of another. We have
certain we'll established facts to guide us
in forming a Judgment as to what is n
fair price for cotton. We know that the
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Survivors of Company c, Eighth
Georgia.

Editor Constitution: VIII you kindly inquire
If there are any survivors Of the little band
that were captured with me miles oelo"
Richmond on the Darhytown road? There were
eighty seven OF us diminishing. We We're cap
tured by Buffers forces A deserter from our
company had Informed Butler Of our move
ments. We were put under a negro guard
at Dutch Gap; were worked ten hours day
on one-fourth rations
Of truce and offered to exchange prisoners, but
were sent to Point Lockout. where we We're
kept six months. guarded by negroes al inc
time.
Ours was company c, Eighth Georgia
would like to hear from any one who was
with me in that dark time
NORMAN STRATHAH.
AhbeviIe, Ga.
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UNIVERSITY is LOSING MONEY.
President Harper Refuses To Pay
Chicago Water Bills.

Chicago. August 5.-1'he superior court
has been called upon to decide whether
the University of Chicago is operated Tor
gain or is it a purely religious and char
liable institution?
The city of Chicago takes one view of
the case and the university the other.
1t all came about over a bill for water.
The city has been supplying water 10
the university without receiving any pay
for it, until the bill ran up TO $500.
Then It sent a collector to call on DR..
William r. Harper.
The collector came back without the
cash. and then Superintendent Nourse
threatened to shut off the water where
upon the university management petition
ed the court for an injunction to restrain
the city from carrying out its threat
1t is based upon the city ordinance ex-
emptng from the payment of water bills
religious, charitable or educational lnsti-
tutiors not operated for gain. President
Harper AYERS that the university is run
ming behind at the rate of 5000, 900 a
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FROM CHICAGO TO BRAZIL.
The Little Steamer San Salvador
Will Sail.

Chicago, August Cone of the longest
trips ever undertaken by steamer of
its size and construction will be that
of the little Brazilian steam ship San
Salvador. now in Chicago. The vessel
has just come from a ship yard at
Winthrop harbor. near Waukegan, and
it will be necessary to follow a course
of nearly 5000 miles long to deliver the
boat in Maranhao.
1t will go through the Illinois and
Michigan canal and the Illinois and Mis-
sissppi rivers to New Orleans. Thence
IT will go through the Lake Borgne
canal to the coast and skirt the coast
states and islands until it reaches its
home port. The San Salvador will be
commanded by Captain Jake Chapman,
Of Concago. and its owner, Robert Wahl,
a Maranhao merchant. will make the trip
on the craft.
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sCHWAB QUITS STEEL TRUST.
He Is Succeeded as President by
William E. Corey.

New York, August 4.-The resignation
Of Charles NJ. Schwab. as president %
the United States Steel Corporation, wss
rendered and accepted at a meeting os
the directors today. William e. Corey
Was unanimously elected his successor.
Mr. Schwab's resignation caused no
surprise in financial circles, where it
had for some time been foreshadowed
The new president was for years one OF
Andrew Carnegies ablest lieutenants and
is now president Of the Carnegie Steel
Company. one OF the subsidiary concerns
of the United States Steel Corporation
It is scarcely more than a month ago
that Mr., Corey was made assistant to
the president. Mr. Schwab. BECAUSE of
the latters continued i'll health.
Mr.. schwab attended today's meeting
OF the directors, coming to town, 1T vas
said. for that especial purpose He ap-
peared to be in good health and spirits.
and seemed rather glad to be relieved
of the duties imposed on the chief Elk
ecutive of the "biIion dollar corpora
ton.
The formal announcement Of Mr.
Schwab's resignation says Ill health was
the cause
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as nnxiously by the European spinner as
by the southern planter himself.
For each person In the United States
there are, approximately. eighteen people
outside. Uncle Sam, therefore, may be
likened to planter who raises 67 POUNDS
of cotton, his family consuming Y pounds
of it, and who sells the surplus OF ~
pounds to IS of his neighbors. These
neighbors must have the 40 pounds OF
cotton. They could use more to advaht-
age and each year sees their wants IN
this direction growing more urgent. On-
der these conditions it requires no extra
ordinary reasoning powers to determine
whether a high or a low price Tor cot
ton is for the benefit of the aforemen-
toned farmer.
The following table gives the average
price of mid1ling cotton in New YORK
for each of ehe fifty years ending with
1902:
AVERAGE PRICE PER POUND FOR
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100000 pounds, from our southern states
is equal to 81 $40 pounds per capita Of
our population, while the cotton crop OF
the rest of the world is equal to but
2-1O pounds per capita of the popula-
tion outside of this country. Summing
I'D these statistics, each American uses
q pounds Of cotton and produces 81
pounds. while each foreigner uses 3 6-lo
pounds and produces but ! 30 pounds.
This explp'ns why the sunshine and the
rain in tn. southern states are watched
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Doodle Charges Against Solons.

Jefferson CITY. Mo-. August ga spe-
cial grand jury to inquire into legislative
boodling was impaneed today by Judge
Hozeu. In the course of his charge to
the Jury, Judge HAZEL said:
1.-THE impression widely prevails in THIS
state that dishonesty was practced IN
bills pending before the legislatures that
.sand-bagging' was INDUCED in; that mold
UPS were common; that legislators re-
sorted TO questionable methods and GRIM
inal acts by accepting money from those
who were financially interested IN GER
tain legislation. 1t is further the I'M
preston that these matters have not been
probed to the bottom.
I'VE now. charge YOU to make thor
ough investigation of these charges
against the legislative department OF our
state government as well as against all
bribe givers. and if any one is believed
to be guilty. as to warrant a con-
viction. you should bring in a bill or
an indictment against him. No good cit
izen should submit tamely and quietly
to such proceedings as are charged
against the recent general assembly and
Others
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Wealthy Man to Poor House.

Binghamton. N Y, August 6.-Pos-
sessed of property said to be worth
thousands, and denied admission to no.
tells and hospitals because he is suffer-
ing from cancer, Andrew Murray, OF
Brooklyn, has been admitted to the coun-
ty poor house here His pockets were
lined with bills when he entered the in
stitotiol.
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SEVEN YEARS FOR BooDLEK
Former Councilman Lehman Sen
fenced at st Louis.

81 Louis, August SIN the CIRCUIT
court today Judge Ryan sentenced Ju-
I,ue Tehmann. former member Of the
house of delegates, to seven years I'M
prisonment ia the penientiary on the
charge of bribery in connection with the
city lighting Doodle deal.
On request of Circuit Attorney folN
the passing of sentences on Charles f.
Kelly. former speaker Of the house and
former Delegates Edmund Bersch and
Charles Denny was deferred. Kelly was
convicted of perjury and the others o.
bribery in connection with the same oc'i'
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Teller Robs Bank of $4,000.

Canton, Ohio, August "a shortage In
the funds of the Cuynal bank, which, it
is stated may reach $4,000, has been dis
covered. The officials of the bank declare
that it will not affect the concern, as IT
has a surplus and undivided profits of
$50 600 Albert w Deibel. teller at the
bank has been removed from his position
and a warrant issued for his arrest.
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The Bible Suits All.

The Premium Bible came three or four
weeks ago, but do not think 1t is lack OF
appreciation that / have not expressed
my thanks sooner. for l assure you that
for a new one. and one of that size. &c
is the incest 1 have ever seen.
MRS A. f. HUDSON.
Paris, Tex, January 81, 1908.
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The south's Negro Regiment.

From The New York Press)
The war department has unearthed a bit OF
forgotten history. When the uncivil war broke
out New Orleans had a negro population OF
90 600, of whom nearly half. or 2 O0O were
free The free negro population had been as
high as rs, oOO but the growing excitement
had driven many mulattoes and quadroons to
France. They had French blood in their veins
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CLEVELAND TO MEET HANNA.
They Will Discuss the Labor Problem
from Platform.

Chicago, August Announcement has
been made by Ralph N. Easley secretary
of the National Civic Federation, that
both Mr. Cleveland and Senator Hanna
will discuss the labor problem from the
same platform early in October. At that
time a convention will be held for the
purpose of inaugurating movement in
the west to bring capital and labor into
closer relationship.
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4 Good Beginning

the good the beginning of the
troubled bols
make life misery.
building the
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-10
HORRIBLY AFFLICTED WITH BoILs.

I had a horrible
attack Of b oils
that broke out kll
over my body and
from W b i C b I
could get no pos
sible relief until
7 beg an taking
your medicine,
and from my ok
pori o noe I can
Dafe1y soy s. 8. s.
ia tne best blood
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-10

blood and strengthening the weak
places in your constitution. During the
cold winter months we are compelled
to live indoors and breathe the impure
air of badly ventilated rooms and Of
fees. We over-work and over-eat, and
get too little outdoor exercise, and our
systems become clogged with impure
ties and the blood hot-bed of germs
and humors of every kind, and warm
weather is sure to bring a reaction,
and the poisonous matter in the blood
and system will break out in boils and
pustules or scaly eruptions and red,
dis6guring bumps and pirnples. Make
a good beginning this season by taking
A course of S. S. S. in time; it will not
only purify your blood and destroy the
germs and poisons, but promotehealthy
action of the Liver and Kidneys and
give you a good appetite at time
when you need it most.
S. S. S. improves the digestion and
tones up the Stomach, and you are not
continually haunted by the fear of
indigestion every time you eat, or
troubled with dizziness, nervousness
and sleep1essness. There is no reason
to dread the coming of warm weather l.
aud the blood in a normal, healthy CO
blood that invites disease germs, mic
bring on a long train of spring and ST.
stitution, and produce weakness, lasslt
Eczema, Acne, Nettle-rash, Poison
troubles are sure to make their appea,
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purifier in tho world.
Mrs. NJ. ?. SMYTHERS,
Wytheville, We.
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The BEST TONIC AND APPETIZER.

While living IN sherman, Tex, I be-
blood. ran down in appetite and
energy; was scarcely BILE to get
about and had to stop OF and rest
occasionally. I took 8. s. 8: and be-
gan to improve at once, and after q
thorough course became strong and
well.
I think 8. 8. 8. tho best medicine
ever used as an appetizer and gen.
eral tonic. j. &. SCOTT,
S11 Railroad street, Romes Ga.
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you have your system well fortified
ldition. 1t is the polluted, sluggish
obes and poisons of every kind and
INNER ailments, break down the con-
ide, and other facilitating disorders.
)ak and Ivy, and other irritating skin
ance unless the humors and poisons
antidoted and the thin, acid blood
lie rich and strong before the coming
arm weather.
A course Of S. S. S. now would be
.fe precaution and good beginning
enable you to pass In comfort
ugh the hot, sultry months and
nd summer. S. S. S. is guaranteed
e best blood purifier and the most in
rite for our book on 1.-The Blood and
SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, Ga
The Holly chieftain., 1903-12-18

The National Sugar Mfg. Co..
owner Of the Sugar City factory,
has voluntarily raised the price
of baets. The company agrees to
pay S4.75 for beets testing ID to
II per cent aud an additional 25
cents for each one per cent over
II. This increase is rather re.
markable in view of the recent
action of congress reducing the
tariff on Cuban sugar 20 per cent,
which is bound to cut into the
profits of the manufacturers of
beet sugar to some extent.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-12-18
AN ENCOURAGING. :aEPoRT.
Curly Top in Beets Mo- Likely to
Appear Next Season.

There have been many attempts
at solving the shortage of the
beet crop the past season.. Some
have attributed it to an insect,
others to an exhaustion of the soil
and others, perhaps the larger por-
ton, to the unfavorabse climatic
conditions. An eminent author
ity bears ont the last attempt at
explanation. Prof. Townsend,
psthologist of the United States
depaftment ofsagriauEnrs, visited
Rocky Ford several times last sea-
son and inspected number of
beet fields. He took number of
samples from various fields and
inspected them 'at Washington.
His report from the examination
made follows: Curly Top is
caused by combination of unfav-
orable soil and climatic condi-
tions, yet we have not been ablo to
produce the disease by initiating
the conditions'we consider respon-
sible for the trouble. In view of
past experiences, we do not look for
an outbreak of "Curly Top" next
year in the Rocky Ford section, on
the ground that the conditions that
prevailed last season are not likely
to recur next season."
Professor Townsend will givA
the disease close attention IN the
future and if he can throw any
light on the cause of the trouble
and discover means of preventing
it he will promptly do SO.
Another authority, Mr.. Hache,
of California, states that he is pos
tive that the cause of "Curly Top"
is due to causes to which Profes-
sor Townsend attributes it.
He says that in California,
during the season of 1900 the
beet crop was n failure on n
large acreage in the southern part
Of the state, but since that time,
average climatic conditions have
favored them and the beets have
been grown successfully, even in
soil that showed IN entire failure
in 1900. These reports and the
substantiating evidences show
that the government is getting at
the cause of the short crops.
This solution, from such author
ity as the Bureau of Plant Indus
try, should dispel the fears of the
many who are hesitating about
plant nS heets, fearing a recurrence
of the conditions that SO greatly
effected the yield tins season.
Rocky Ford Tribune.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-12-18
THE BEET SUGAR
INDUSTRY ATTACKED!
The Storm of Adverse Legislation Must
Be Weathered By Good Man
agement on the Farm and
in the Factory.

The reciprocity treaty with Cuba
will soon be passed by the senate,
granting 20 per cent reduction
of import duties to raw sugar and
tobacco from Cuba Hardly has
congress thus bestowed special
privileges on the sugar trust and
tobacco trust, at the expense of
the domestic producers. when we
hear of new danaer.io the domes-
tic interests in the form of special
legislature favoring sugar and to-
bacco from the PHILIPPINES. The
bill introduced by Senator Lodge
provides that sugar and tobacco,
manufactured and unmanufac-
tured, coming from the Philip
pines. shall pay only so per cent
of the current import duties This
PRIVILEGED, added to the natural ad.
vantayes of the islands and to the
already existing or contem plated
concessions as to cheap money,
coo!ie labor, land holdings and
freight, will make the Philippine
sugar industry as formidable a
competitor of domestic sugar as
Cuba is now.
Ofcourse, the domestic produc.
ers have at once protested against
this new outrage. Whatever
manifest destiny may have con-
templated once upon a time in
giving to the United States the
control Of the Philippine islands,
it certainly could not have pre-
arranged these attacks on impor-
tant American industries. Wheth-
er or not the protest Of the domes-
tic interests will be heard remains
to be seen. Although a recent
press dispatch reports that Sena.
tor Lodge has had special con-
ference with President Roosevelt
on this subject, and that this smeus-
ure may not be urged at the com.
ing session of congress, the domcs
tic interests have been forwarned
and may as well prepare for a
fight to the bitter end against such
continued attacks.
In the meantime. the beet sugar
industry must make greater efforts
than ever to strengthen itself by
every possible Improvement in
technique, methods of manufact-
ure, fuel economies, careful lee
ton of imported bee: seeds, rails
ing of hardy home grown seeds,
increase in the sugar contents of
the beels, more rational methods
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The Holly chieftain., 1903-12-18
WOODMEN BALL.

A MASQUERADE Ball will be given
in the Dawley hall Chr1stmss
night December 25. Oyster sup
per will be served at the Bon Ton
Restaurant, Music by Che Reed
Orchestra A good time is assured
to all who come. Everybody in-
vited.
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The Holly chieftain., 1903-12-18

OF cultivation, utilizations of bv-
products, and the like. BY such
means il will be possible, not only
to weather the storm, but to stand
forth stronger and more command
ing after il has blown over, Sugar
Beet Gazette.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-12-18

G. 81. Thomas Of Amity was
Holly visitor Tuesday.
Masquerade Ball Christmas
night by the w. O. ".
Miss Pearl Trotter visited
friends in Holly Friday and Satur-
day.
I'VE are closing out our fall and
inter hats at cost. The Racket
Store.
Mrs. e. &. Marston and Mrs.
0. F. Cox were trading in Holly
Nuesday.
w. NJ. Wiley went to Denver
Friday and returned home Tues
day morning.
Mesdames Ferrell and Kava-
naugh of Coolidge were shopping
in Holly Tuesday.
Our boy continues to improve
and will probably be able to come
home in few weeks.
Passenger train number one was
about nine hours late Tuesday
morning, but We were unable to
learn the cause.
W. j. Pratt returned this week
from eastern Kansas, where he
bss been for the past month buy.
ling up corn for his trade here.
\ W. 8. Pardonner, president of
the Arkansas Valley Sugar Beet &
Irrigated Land Co., is looking after
Nhe interests of his company here
this week.
Winifred Milford has recovered
IRON mild attack of typ hold and
is spending this week in Denver
with her brother Floyd. at St.
Lukes' hospital.
h. L. Pickett returned from
Rocky Ford Monday morning and
began work on the new city Jail.
The building will be ready for oc-
cupancy by tomorrow evening.
City Marshal Vincent ASST ste d in
its construction.
W. E. Courtney arrived last
Saturday from Missouri to visit
his cousin, Jno. L. Ande rson,
Manager of the Dawley- Viii SON
sdardware & Furniture store. He
will visit othe, relatives up the
valley before returning home.