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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07
ENGLAND'S DISCOUNT
RATE Goes Up,
Rothschild Says the Action Will
Teach Germans They Can't Play
Ducks and brakes With
the English Gold
Supply.

London September 3.-The rate OF dis
count of the Bank of England WAS in
creased today from 3 to per cent The
rise was attributed mainly to the with
drawaI of gold for the repayment Of tbs
Netherlands railroad loan 10 lesser
degree to the demands Tor gold from Ber-
lin.
The action Of the bank officials was a
great surprise to the stock exchange ana
caused a general all round depression.
especially in consols. 1t was thought the
rise in the bank rate would hinder the
supply for American requirements.
When asked what was the cause ard
what would be the effect Of the increase
in the bank rate. Lord Rothschids said;
some little time ago a high official or
tho Bank of Germany announced that ii
would probably be necessary to raise the
German rate in the middle Of September.
! inquired Why and he informed me that
it was because of the expected demand
from mortgages which in Germany al
fall due October !, and must be paid in
gold or in bank notes. The bankers wee
much averse TO the project held out b.
the Bank of Germany and proceeded 10
lay hands on all the loose gold they cou!d
get in the hope Of STAYING off the rise
The operations eliminated today in thu
withdrawal of between s., 250 900 and 900,
900 from the Bank of England The only
action left to our bank was TO raise the
rate. 1t will teach the German bankers
that they cannot play ducks and brakes
with the English gold supply.
''Todays rise had absolutely nothing to
do with the Balkans nor with the pros
pcctiye gold imports by America The
colonial Offices clumsy method Of an
ranging for the repayment il Berlin Of
the Netherlands, South African railroad
debentures may have contributed to the
present condition, but. only slightly
France will now have to supply gold,
which will so to America for the crops.
France has got plenty on hand and VIII
have to give up some in return for the
annual continental demand upon Ameri-
can supplies. Except for the German ac-
ton the continent could have looked chief
ly to England TO finance it through such
an operation. "
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temporary was not in a position to state

temporary was not in a position to state
exactly from what classes of Turkish sub
jects Uncle Sans agents obtained re-
cruits. Judging from the character or
some of the campaigns in Dxie-partcu-
larly i'll the valley of Virginia and in the
famous march through Georgia it
might be inferred that there was a corps
Of bashi-bazouks i'll the south during the
civil war Since the Turks fought so
desperately and efficiently for the preserV-
alton of our union. Abdul Hamid may
claim that he is entitled to the most dis
tinsuished consideration of the Washing
ton government in his present efforts to
put down a rebellion in Macedonia.
One good turn deserves another. The war
ships that have been ordered to Beirut
ought to be recalled or instructed to do
nothing that will make it more difficult
for the sultan to preserve the Turkish
union
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07
The South Against the World.
From The Baltimore SUM


That Uncle Sam, during the ''unpleas-
antness' of 18Gl65. recruited his armies
in Europe is well known. There was
scarcely a nation in the Old World which
was not represented in the vast armies
that were arrayed against the southern
confederacy. Few people We're aware.
however, that subjects Of the sultan OF
Turkey We're enrolled among the hosts
that fought under the Stars and Stripes.
This interesting fact is recalled in an
article published in a Philadelphia news
paper discussing the status of naturalized
American citizens in the Turkish empire
our Quaker City contemporary observes:
For thirty-tive years the position Of
our naturaIized citizens i'll Turkey has
been unsatisfactory, well-night disgrace.
full. The dispute is one of long standing.
Up to the close of our civil war the posi-
ton of naturalzed citizens in Turkey was
one which created no difficulty, either for
the porte or the United States. During
that struggle q number of former sub
jects of the sultan of Turkey served in
the army and on obtaining their citizen
ship at the close of their term of service
went back TO Turkey"
ut is a pity that our Philadelphia con-
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07
Cancer Cured by Amounting with Oil

ellis has been discovered which readily
cure all forms of cancer and tImor. It
is safe ana sure and may be used at home
without pain Disagreement. Readers
should write for free book to the origl
rators. whose southern office address IS
Or. D. NJ. Bye Co. Box AZ, Dept H.
Dallas Tex
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In 1850 the south had 667.o 600 spindles. out
of total of I0,76S.oo0. and its capital in
vested in cotton manufacturing was ST.
Oa6, Goa fraction over one-tenth OF the
cotton mill capital % the country BY
1870, the number of spindes had increased
to i.7000o0, and the capital to 6l.mJ'oVo'
The capital then being over one-sixth OF
The total for the country. and the south
Had then. for the first time. come TO be
seriously regarded as possible dominant
factor in certain lines of cotton goods
The census of 1900 showed that IN mat
year the south had 100000 active S3iAd'eS
and SIP 100000 of cotton mill capital. ~
the present time the south has. IN ro'ihu
fr7,rcs \ total Of about 100000 spindles.
representing an Investment of between
$40. .0n0 and 500. 600 900.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07
TIE COTTON CROP OF TODAY
tF'rom an Article by Richard H. Edmonds.
Editor of The Manufact urers' Record.
in The American Monthly Review of
RevieWS)

tFrom an Article by Richard II. Edmonds.
Editor of The Manufacturers Record.
in The American Monthly Review of
ReviewS)
Owing to the fact that the negro, as an
independent or as tenant-farmer, is not
successful In producing as good results
in agriculture as when, in slave days, his
labor was directed by the planter or an
oVerseer, much of his farming has been
Improbable to him, and at the same time
ruinous to the soil. He has not under
stood the value of raising his own food
Stunts, and as a yearly tenant, moving
from place to place, he has not had much
incentive to improve the SOIL even if he
had had the knowledge His work has.
therefore. made him every year a less
important factor in the production of cot
ton. Absolute statistics of the relative
amount of cotton produced by negro and
by white labor are not obtainable but
everywhere throughout the south, except
IN sections similar to the Yazoo Delta,
the amount of cotton raised by negro
labor in proportion to the whole crop is
steadily declining. Such statistics as are
available for few districts bring this
out very clearly.
Fifty years ago defenders of the insti-
tuition of slavery upon economic grounds
thought that the production of certain
staple crops of the south, especially cot
ton. depended absolutely upon the main
tenance of slavery. Their reasoning was
that the negro was necessary in the
production of cotton, and that the best
results could be obtained from him as a
slave. Subsequent events have demon
strated the faliacy of the argument, even
though the free negro is not yet as eff
clent in agriculture as was the slave I'M
der some one else's direction The actual
work of raising cotton was never eX-
clusively in the hands of negroes. 1t is
certain that since the passing of slavery
their Importance in this particular has
tended to Il steady decline. This is fully
understood in the south, but not else
where. In 1883, in an English court, testi-
mcny was given to the effect that cOtson
grows very well in Georgia, and can be
raised by white persons without the aid of
negroes and this has been true ever
sinr'. though many writer's not familiar
18th southern conditions even Yet sup
pose that almost the entire crop is raised
by negroes.
Cotton Mills iii Southern States.
The development of the cotton mill in
~, init trte &c ind
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07

En- Route to Norfolk Cruiser Came
Near Sinking.

Norfolk. Va, September 4.-The cruiser
Olympia, flying the pennant OF Rear Ad-
miral Coghlan. arrived at the Norfolk
navy yard today Her bottom was in
spected and she Will be locked Wednes-
day for repairing the injuries received on
rocks off the coast of Maine. On the
way down the coast In storm it was
thought at one time the Olympia was
sinking.
The Olympia ran into a heavy gale off
Tomaston harbor and for a while fears
were entertained that she might noi be
tight compartments saw her safely
through the blow but the cruiser was
compelled to seek shelter in Tomaston
harbor until the gale subsidized. At one
time during the blow some of the officers
and men feared the ship was really
sinking.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07
BARRED by A JAP GUN BOAT.
American Steamer Not Allowed To
Enter Yalu River.

Pekin September IA telegram has
been received here Announcing that tho
steamer Stanley Dollar formerly Dan
ish vessel, but now owned by an Ameri-
cam sent by Russian company from
Tien Tsin to Yongampho, at the mouth
of the Yalu river Corea for a cargo or
lumber from the Russian concession OF
the Yalu river, was prevented from en-
tering the port Of Yongampho by jap.
anese sunboat, whose commander said
Y ongampho was not an open port and
that foreign vessels had no right to enter.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07
AGUINALD0 BEGS FILIPINOS
TO F0RSAKE BESETTlNG SIN

Manila. September 2-Aguinaldo, the
eX-revolutionaly leader. but now a pro
ncunced supporter Of the policy main
tanned by the United States in the islands
has lust addressed a letter of advice to
his countrymen. In this he urged them
TO forsake their besetting sin of gamb-
ling; TO improve their methods of agri-
culture, and to attend the public schools
generously provided to furnish them ed
ucational facilities
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and this particular bill has been intro
duced by request by various senators for
the last eight or ten years. am sorry
to hear that any Of our people are being
fleeced by sharpers under the head Of
ex-slave pension matters"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07

Nothing much trouble
located
and sluggish eating righu
melting
and deep offensive often develop gland
such are this should
OF all
family
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07

annoyance because they are so per-
sistett and unsightly and detract so
much from ones personal appearance.
Middle aged and old people and
those whose blood is contaminated and
tainted with the germs and poison of
malaria OF some previous sickness, are
the chief sufferers from chronic sores
and ulcers. While the blood remains in
all unhealthy, polluted condition heal
ing is impossible, and the sore will
continue to grow and spread in spite Of
washes and sa1ves or any superficial Or
surface treatment, for the sore is but
the outward sign Of some constitr-
tional disorder, a bad condition OF
the blood and systere which local
remedies cannot cure. A blood purifier
and tonic is what you need. Some
thing to cleanse the blood, restore its
ton and invigorate the constitution. ;
s. S. S. reaches these old chronic S
The very root of the trouble and counte
the impurities and poisons, and gradua
t1,aro tho c1r,rorfc1, r;rc.11afiot, n
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07
DISTILLERY-FED COWS
MAKE TOPERS OF BABES

Chicago, September 3-The theory
that germs of an appetite for
liquor are impaired to Chicago ba-
} bies through the medium Of milk
from COWS that eat the refuse from
Peoria distilleries has suggested it
self to Assistant State Food In
spector r. NJ. Patterson. Mr.. Pat
terson has just returned from Pc
oria, where he found $50 distillery-
, fed cows whose milk has been reg
ularly shipped to Chicago. He en-
Joined the dairymen to sell no more
milk from these cattle.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07
SORES ON BOTH ANKLES.

Gentlemen About ten years ago a
small sore came on each OF my ankles.
Dew got into tho places and they be-
came largo, eating ulcers, and I suf-
fered intensely for nearly ten years.
I had spent more than $4,000 try
ing to- get well when I CHANGED to
see s. s. 8. advertised in Memphis
paper. 1 began to take it and was
cured. MY limbs have never been
sore OF given me any pain at all
since. have recommended s. s. s.
to o great many people, and am now
giving it to my nine-yeer-old son for
Eczema. During my long sickness
was living near Memphis, Tenn, but
hcyo since removed to Kansas City,
and am now residing at No. Ga
East Sixteenth Street.
Mrs. B. A. HARRIS.
Kanaaa CITY Mo
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07
= Do You Suffer with Pi,es2

Do You Suffer with Piles?
Do they protrude?
Do they bleed?
Do they pain you?
Do you have mucous or bloody dis
charges?
can certainly cure you. Write me
fully. Advice perfectly free. DR..
Tucker, Is Broad street. Atlanta. Ga
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Cotton Mills iii Southern States.
The development of the cotton mill in
terests Of the United States is indicated
IN the following figures:
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IGNORANT NEGROES ALARMED.

Houston county, Ga. August %
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-07-04

the unknowing ones | will explain that
this bit of water, like many others of
it's kind, lies in northern Wisconsin,
close beside the tracks of the North
western railway.
The wind blew at Tomahawk. 1t
tumbled its waters into choppy seas
that made navigation difficult for Tom,
our guide. 1t blew from the north d.
recetly from the ice fields that Perry
and others have buffeted unsuccess-
fully. 1t came down upon us with
frigidity that CONCEALED the waters
the dashing waves cast into our boat.
The sun shone at Tomahawk, but its
rays, though intensely bright, had
none of the congenial warmth belong
ing to late May.
l have but a dim recollection of
shielding my eyes from the binding
reflection from the water, and my face
from the cutting blasts of the wind.
That which I do remember with a
vividness which cannot be effaced is
the rush of the "muskie" through the
water.
The strikel
The leap Of the finny prize into the
air!
The plunge into the depths of cold
water!
The whirr of the reel as he took out
line!
The bending, quiyering rod!
The ting and pull on the Incl
The turning Of the little crank that
reeled in the line as the "muskie"
darted for the boatl
The final landing of the prize as
Toms arm shot out with the gaff and
brought him into the boatl
All of these things I remember dis
tinctly. There needs no jogging of the
memory to bring them back again, and
remembering these what care I for the
Disagreement Of face; what care for
the jeers of friends; what care for
uncomplimentary comments.
All, but / remember one thing more.
It was not pleasant incident. II 10
with curses that I recall it.
I remember all too distinctly the
doom pronounced upon me by the
game warden.
"Coniscated"
MY "muskies" gone to feed the mad
ding crowd that fish not, neither do
they brave the discomforts heaped
upon us by the weather man.
"Conhscated!"
And all because the law was stronger
than my viii or pull"
Disfgurements count for naught,
but this is a sad ending to pleasing
tale. The next time the label will be
right. Tom shall be my witness that
it is, and | and mine shall eat the next
"muskie" that falls prey TO my Prov
ess-
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-07-04
VAST SULPHUR mine,
It Lies in the Crater of Popocate-
petl In Mexico.
The Deposits Are of a Higher Conn
mercia1 Value Than Any Others
That Are Known and Are
Almost TnexhaustfbIe.

A mine on mountain top. A climb
of over three miles up, up, up,
through the heavy timber to the
snow line, and then on, and on, until
the rugged edges of the crater of
Popocatepetl are scaled, and below
us in the vast bowl of the extinct
crater lies our mine. Sulphur of the
purest quality and in inexhaustible
quantities, waiting for intrepid, in
genious, enterprising man to carry
it forth to the markets of the world.
The sulphur found here is Of higher
commercial value than that which is
secured from Mount Etna, being free
from both iron and arsenic.
Popocatepetl rears its snow-capped
head to the southeast of the City of
Mexico. A journey of As miles by
rail brings us to Amecameca, where
horses are secured for the ride up
the mountainside to the halfway
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-07-04
VICTIM OF MUSK|ES.
Being an O'er True Tale of Fish
ing Expedition.
Dfscomforts and Disbursements
Count for Naught when the
"sfrfkesv Are Numerous--Tbe
story Has "a Sad Ending.
] am a sight end ] knew 1t.

A weeks growth Of beard disfgures
my face. Beneath il shows a skin of
many hues.
Ny nose is at least four different
shades Of red, varying from brilliant
crimson to pink.
My lips are parched, and cracked,
and bleeding.
! know these things for several rea-
sons.
First my friends never fail to com
ment opon my appearance when 1
meet them.
Secondly can feel my disfgure-
ment.
Thirdly mirror hangs on the wall
before me as / write.
1t will be at least week before even
"store clothes" will make me presenta-
BILE in good society.
My family shun me. My wife re-
fuses to appear upon the streets in
my company, and finds excuses for
eating her meals alone. My children
evince a decided preference for their
mothers society, and am not called
upon to entertain my friends.
But / cast the thoughts of all these
things from me, and permit my mind
to ponder only on the past pleasures.
"Maskies" were the cause of my dis
fgutement Those wolves of the wa
tiers that entice many a disciple of
Walton from the city and make of him
dime museum attraction for his
friends.
J am but one of thousands in this
class who brave ridicule and the ele-
ments for the sake Of the sport these
prizes furnish. But one of thousands
who listen impatiently to the click
ing of the clock until Father Time
says to the authorities whose duty
IL is to protect the fish during the
close season: Take down the bars
and let the anglers in. Their day Of
sport has come"
My "muskies" are, or were, denizens
of the waters of Tomahawk lake. (For
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-07-04

Peru-the great arch bridge at Mag
ara, and who is now building the sec
ond East river suspension bridge
One is the architect of many of the
most stately edifices in the country.
One is a soldier who is nominally at
army.
One is the man who harnesses the
most subtle force of nature, electric
ity, and makes il perform wonders at
his will, obedient as trained animal.
One is leader among the surgeons
of the world.
One is chief justice of the court that
ranks perhaps highest of any on earth
the supreme court of the United
States.
One is speaker Of the house and one
president of the senate at Washing
ton.
One is leading prelate of the Ro-
man Catholic church, and another of
the Protestant Episcopal church in
America.
The oldest of the 90 is w. p. Frye,
who was born In 1881; the youngest is
Theodore Roosevelt, born in 1858.
The age of the composite man, COM
puted by average, is IS 7-20 years. In
other words, he has been busy for Just
about quarter of a century since
acquiring his preliminary training So
II may be said that he has done what
he has in 25 years.
OF his personal appearance the com
posite photograph is the best evidence.
but some Municipalities are worthy
of mention.
Only two of the 20 are clean shaven.
The fashion of quarter of century
ago is still good enough for them. and
- of them wear the mustache only,
as was then the prevailing mode. Five
wear full boards and one only, the &C.
clesiastical. side whiskers. A surpris-
ing fact, considering the age of the
composite man, is that he is not both
cred with badness. The picture COM
bines the features of President Roose-
welt, d. b. Henderson. Chief Justice
Fuller, Archbishop Farley, Admiral
Dewey, John d. Rockefeller, j. ]. Hill,
Thomas A. Edison. John S. Sargent
DR.. Charles McBurney. Grover Cleve-
land, Senator Frye, Bishop Potter, Gen.
Miles, J. p. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie,
John Clafin, Charles f. McKim, Au-
gustus st. Gaudens and L. L. Buck.
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COMPOSITE PICTURE.
Faces of Twenty Men Of Importance
In One Illustration.
Average Age \. Nearly sixty, But the
Composite Is in Its Prime, So
Far ms Active Effort IL
CoAcerned.

The American whose portrait 10
shown herewith is 20 men, But each
one Of the 20 is to-day in his prime,
working with unimpaired yigor and
with superbly developed faculties at
the problems OF civilization which still
remain unsolved. Taken collectively,
they represent the typical American,
to whose marvellous ability the glory
of the epoch Is due
Their counterfeit presentments have
been grouped in a composite picture,
says the Kansas City Star, to show,
as well as facial expression may, the
personal traits that make the typical
American what he is.
Three Of the group are three Of the
richest men on earth, not by Inherit
ance or by the use of despotic power,
such as has been used by monarchs
of all time to wiring tribute from un-
willing subjects, but by sheer business
ability. Two of them rank among the
highest governors of earth, presi-
dent and an ex-presideut of the United
States.
One of them won a great naval bat.
tie.
One is head of the concern which
does the largest dry goods business of
any one concern in the world.
One is ranked as sculptor and one
as an artist in oils. whose work is not
for the generation. but for all time.
One is a recognized leader of the
transportation business OF the coun-
try, the president of the Great North
ern system.
One is the engineer who built the
highest viaduct on earth--in Veragua,
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G. S. CENSUS OFFICE.
It Is Now in Charge of Mr.. North.
the New Director.
Nerriam's Successor Has Long Been
Regarded as an Expert I'm statfs-
tics--Was Highly Esteemed
by President Mckinley.

The president on June notified Mr..
William X. Merriam Of his acceptance
of Mr.. Merriams resignation as di-
rector of the census, TO take effect on
Snat day. MIR. S. n. ID. North, former
chief of the division of manufactures
of the census bureau, was rendered the
position a number of weeks ago, and
accepted. 1t was expected at first
that Mr.. Merriam would retire from
Office May IS, but Mr.. North requested
him to remain little longer, as he
could not arrange his private affairs
so as to take charge of the Office be-
fore June 8. Accordingly, that day was
fixed as the date for the transfer of au
thority.
Mr.. Merriam has been elected vice
president of the international mer-
camille agency, and expects to devote
himself to business entirely in the flu.
ture. He will probably make his head
quarters in New York.
Mr.. Merriam has been the director
of the census since the organization OF
the bureau in 1899, and his record in the
OlltNC dLti dCttd uttNAtlOs
on account Of the manner in which he
prepared for and took the census and
published the results. An act of con.
gress gave him a very short time in
which to complete the work, and in
spite of all sorts of obstacles thrown
In his way, including strikes among
the printers, he was able to push the
4 l. i -. IL. .Ia4x Il
work before congress before the ex-
piration of the time limit. This is con
sidered remarkable performance
and drew special attention to the bu.
reau.
Simon Newton Dexter North was
born at Clinton, n. Y, November 20.