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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
Meeting in interest Of Canal.

Governor Terrell has received let
ter from Governor w. S. Jennings, OF
Florida, inviting him to be present
and to appoint delegates to attend
Panama canal convention to be held
at Tampa, Fla, beginning May 4,
next, to discuss plans by which the
people of the United States may Sc
cure the greatest benefits as the re-
suit of the building Of the canal.
Governor Terrell replied that he
would be unable to attend the con-
vention himself on account of official
duties, but stated that he would be
glad to appoint delegates. Governor
Terrell is a strong advocate of the
Panama canal, and was one Of the first
to come out in favor of it when the
matter was under discussion in the
senate.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
Mil Sold Under Court Order.

Commissioner Billups Phinizy and
Receivers A. L. Hull and T. P. Vim
cent have sold the property of the
Athens Manufacturing Company under
an order Of Judge Newman, of the
federal court. Judge John r. White,
of Athens, purchased the check mill
for $4,000, and the yarn mill was
bought by J. Y. Carithers and w. T.
Bryan for $4,000. The other property
of the company brought enough to
run the total up to $4,000 The Cen
trail of Georgia railway bought prop
erty along it's right OF way for yard
purposes to the amount of $4,000. The
new purchasers will at once make
great improvements on the property,
and will have two of the finest mills
in the south if the court confirms the
sale.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
Georgia Troops Invited.

Georgia has been invited to send
1850 of her regular organized militia
to take part in the fall maneuvers of
the United States army, to be held at
Manassas, Va, beginning September
s, next. Governor Terrell has received
letter from the war department ex-
tending this invitation and giving the
particulars of these maneuvers.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
BIG BILL SEEKS DAMAGES.

Former Police chief Devery, Of New
York, sues for Breach Of Contract.
At New York, Tuesday, Former
Chief of Police Deyery, through coun-
sci, filed formal demand on Police
Commissioner McAdoo for $4,000,
which he alleges is due him as dam
ages for breach of contract on the
part of the city. He sues the com
missioner as trustee Of the DoD3e fund.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
Reward Offered for Murderer.

A reward of 500 has been offered
by Governor Terrell for the arrest OF
Evans Jones, who is wanted in Lau-
rens county for the murder of War
rem Green in December, 1908. Jones
escaped shortly after the crime was
committed and has not been heard
OF since.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
KOREAN PALACE BURNED.
Residence of Ruler of Hermit Kingdom
Now Pile of Ruins.

Now Pile of Ruins.
A cable report received at the for
eign office in Paris says that the i'm
perial palace at Seoul, Korea, was
completely destroyed by fire Friday
night. Only the ruins of the palace
remain.
The emperor and his suite succeed
cd in escaping to nearby refuge The
recent political unrest In the Korean
capital leads to fears that the destruc-
ton OF the palace was the work Of re.
bellious element.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
Exhibit to Be Ready June list.

ENHIUTI 90 DC HGaUY JUNG IsIs
Governor Terrell announces that the
Georgia exhibit at st. Louis will be
complete in every detail by June the
first. The building will be turned over
finished by May 20, and it is believed
that in ten days thereafter the exhibit
can be in place.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
sUlcIDED ON THE MAINE.

Chief Engineer of Battleship Sends
Bullet Into His Brain.
Lieutenant Commander Edgar Town.
send Warburton. chief engineer Of the
battleship Maine, now in Pensacga,
Fla, harbor, suicided in his cabin on
board the vessel Friday. A bullet
from 38-calibre revolver was sent
crashing through his brain, and death
resulted within forty minutes after
ward. No cause is known for the ac:,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
GEORGIA.
Brief Summary of Doings
Throughout the State.
A&N~NN~~@ NN~~N~~4

The seventh district convention will
assemble on May 4. There are fifty
eight lodges in the district, and all
will be represented. The proceedings
OF the convention will be of great in
terest to all Masons.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22

ton once, then carried back to Dade
county and again tried in Dalton, re
sulting as stated. The case was bitter
ly fought on both sides.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
Masons to Meet In Rome.

Great preparations are being made
by the Masons Of Rome for the great
Masonic celebration that occurs in
that city May and 5. Already the
necessary committees have been ap-
pointed and invitations have been sent
to every lodge in Georgia and quite
number in Alabama, Tennessee,
Florida and Mississippi The indica-
tons are that this celebration will
surpass all others that have preceded
it.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
LEEsBURG, GA. FRIDAY, APRIL 90 1904.

Griffin the past week, every store and
saloon in the town closed between the
hours of 8 and 4 o'clock at the request
of Rev. T. G. Jefferson, of the First
Methodist church, who conducted the
meetings, 1t is the first time in the
history of recent years that such q
history Of recent years that such a
general recognition has been given an
effort of this sort, and the fact that
the whisky men were as prompt as
any other merchants in closing their
doors has caused much comment.
The Centennial Commencement of the
state University.
All Georgians are naturally interest
ed in the celebration of the one hun
dredth commencement of their state
university. In order to bring wildly
before the minds of the living the
courage and faith Of the fathers who
planted a university here in the midst.
of an almost unbrOken forest the pres
ent commencement will be celebrated,
as was the first, under a bush arbor,
erected on the very spot where the ar
Dor stood one hundred years ago. The
calls for a general gather
ing of alumni and citizens on this aus
picious occasion.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22

Saloons close During Revival.
While a revival was in progress a
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07
Mistake Of a Western Surgeon.

Clarence Douglass of Muskogee is
poking fun at Clark Moore's radium
and tells this story: Recently pa
tient. while shaving himself. sliced on
the end of his nose. and very natural
ly dropped the razor, which in falling
cut off one of his big toes. A local
surgeon bandaged him up, but In the
excitement of the moment bound the
end of the toe to the nose wound, and
put the nose where the toe ought to
be. The mistake was not discovered
for three days. when the bandages
were removed. and by that time,
thanks to the wonderful curative pow
ers of the radium water. perfect union
had taken place and both wounds were
found to be completely healed. The
only inconvenience the patient now
experience is trimming the toenail on
the end of his nose and taking on his
shoe when he wants to sneeze.-kan-
sas City Times.
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07
To-day and Forever"

Man builds n castle on n hill.
He makes n citadel or town
And ere the world may know his skM
Another comes to tear 1t down.
Yet, day by day and year by year.
Through nli the changing centuries.
While men appear and reappcnr.
God paints his sunsets on the seas.
Not all tho years the world has known
Have changed the pattern of the stars
Though men in conflict for throne
Have mapped the world with battle
scars,
Though men in their own blinded way
Have grown confused of wrong aAd
God gives them still the golden day
And silent glory OF the night.
He turns times record, page on page.
And writes his history the same.
While men blot out each bygone age
In mistness of fading fame.
In countless numbers men arise
And try their weakness or their force.
Yet calmly through the endless skies
The earth holds its appointed course.
Mans dreams as deeds to him appear.
And drcamllke, deeds and words ere
But day by day and year by year
We have the sunset and the dawn
We never come to understand
The trcnchant message brought ~
these
God limns his sunrise on the land
And paints his sunsets on the seas.
Chicago Tribune.
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07
Why Justice Has Not Been Done
Before.

The West has been for years insist
ing that some legislation should be in
augurated by Congress looking to the re-
clamation of the arid public lands owned
by the government and constituting in
some States % per cent of the area. One
reason this agitation has progressed slow
ly has been that the portion of the coun-
try most interested in the question is
scantly settled and has not the inhu-
cnce in national councils which numbers
give.
Another reason was that it was diff
cult for those living in humid States to
form any proper conception of the irri-
cation question, and the senators and
Representatives from States having no
direct interest in the question have been
slow to acquire the information neces-
sary to bring them to full realization
of its Importance. 1t is not specially
strange that so many American citizens
should be unfamiliar with this subject.
II is one that does not present itself in
practical way in the portion of our
country which contains nine-tenths of
our entire population. While the arid
re gion is of vast extent. it is but thinly
settled 1t is estimated that under the
National Irrigation Act the West will
he capable of sustaining SO,OOO,0OO peo-
N
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07
Parker's Admission,

Judge Parker's letter of acceptance
stands pat-on Republican achievements.
but coyly admits that its writer would
he safer man at the National throttle
than President Roosevelt so long as q
Republican Senate sits on the safety
valve. II the protective tariff is rob
berry" he is willing to turn sneak thief;
if we burglarized Panama he is willing
to keep the stolen goods; il order No. TS
let's down the bars for n pension scandal
he will revoke the order, but let the
bars remain down just the same. 1. is
a very pretty confession that the Repub-
licans have administered the government
so wisely. diligently and effectively that
they deserve vacation. while he tries
his prentice hand at running it without
reversing a single lever.
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07
Word. of Cheer for the Democracy.

1t has been given out to the fororn
and dropping Democracy that Willie
Hearst is loosening up; that he has
been induced to put in few thousands
to open headquarters for the National
Democratic Clubs The hungry know
well that this means that Hearst aspires
to be candidate again, but they are not
worrying about 1905 now.
Four years ago Hearst was pres-
dent and footcr of bills for the National
Democratic Clubs. The members met,
if memory serves Alright. at Indianapolis.
expecting to greet their president. But
he sent one of his hired men to receive
the greetings Of his admirers. This
dampcned the ardor of the crowd, de-
spite the fact that their fare back home
was paid. The November election set
tied the whole concern, but it seems that
the n. d. G. is to be resurrected, what
little there is left of its ashes.
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07

awoke with frishtful pain in her
back She could scarcely get out of
bed, but she insisted on keeping her
lecture engagement that night. The
next day, although she had to be car
ried to the sleigh. she drove seventeen
miles with her knees doubled up to
her chin, and lectured that night. Ris-
ing at the next morning, she rode
ten miles by stage, and then went by
train to Watertown. At that city she
engaged a room at a hotel, and took
her case in hand. She instituted meas
ures that, to say the least, may be
called strenuous. She called for sew
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07
Kent Well Posted.

"Yes, sir" said the village grocer.
''I take the big weeklies to keep track
of the worlds affairs and the big city
dailies to keep posted on what Is 60
ing on in this country"
But don't you take your home pa.
PERI" asked the drummer.
Nope"
But you certainly ought to feel
interested In local affairs"
"Oh, l know everything that goes
on. My wife belongs to the woman's
club and three church societies. one
of my daughters works in the millin-
cry shop and the other is in the de-
livery window at the postoffice."
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07
METHUsELAHANDTH THEsPHINx

Come all ye Bryan Democrats,
Your peerless leader sinks;
Come all ye uloated plutocrats,
Forget your former kinks;
The banners float for and you must vote
for
Methuselah and the sphinx.
Come all ye scattered Democrats
That sulk like frightened minks,
So lean that we can see your Stats.
As hungry as the lynx;
The banners float for and you must
vote for
Methuselah and the sphinx.
Come all we hopeless Democrats,
While Parker thinks he thinks,
Climb OF the ship like frightened rats,
Before the old thing sinks;
The banners float for and you must
vote for
MethuseIah and the sphinx.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07
Resolutions by business Men.

At the ninth annual convention of the
National Association of Agricultural I'm
plemeut and Vehicle Manufacturers, held
AT Minneapolis Oct IL to II. 1902, the
committee on resolutions reported as fol-
lows:
Resolved. That we congratulate the coun-
ry OH the passage OF the National Irriga
tlon Act and express our profound appre-
citation of the aid and cooperation OF Pres
idcnt Roosevelt, and all friends of that
measure In the Senate and House of Rep
rrsentntlvcs, In sccurn. the passage of that
act, We believe this action by Congress
marked the conception of one OF the great
est projects ever undertaken by any gov
crnmcit and that ii naugurates new era
In the progress OF this nation and the de-
yeopmrnt OF Its internal trade and com
uercc and the enlargement OF the home
market for all our manufactures; that the
irrlgable arid lands, which are estimated
to comprise area of over 100000. 900
acres. and should be reclaimed just
rapidly as settlers will take them and
pay the cost to the government OF irriga.
lion works built for their reclamation.
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07
TWO eRAcEs HELD SUFFICIENT.
Third Was Sawed of by Order Of
Prejudieed Stage Manager.

frcJuoiCeO stage mAUa30Ts
That's cheerful trio." said
Charles Walter Brown. author Of revo-
lutiolary hero biographies. to his
brother-in-law. William Evarts, actor.
Yes, three graces. SO to speak"
returned Evarts.
They were on Van Buren street
car and passing some kind of q medi-
cal shop where three skeletons In the
window seemed to be quite happy to-
gether. The grim relics accorded
with Sidney Smiths friends idea.
who wished In hot weather that he
could take off his flesh and let the
cool breezes whistle through his
bones.
Reminds me-" continued Evarts,
"of manager l once know who had
some dealings with the three graces.
A star was geing to act in my friends
theater. against whom he was per-
haps prejudiced. In the play was
scene in which the three graces were
to appear as set piece under an
arch. The set piece was too wide
for the arch, and the stage carpenter
went to the manager for advice. The
carpenter told the manager all about
the situation and said that the star
was insistent about the three graces.
Never mind him." said the manag-
er "You saw off one of them graces
and set two under the arch. Two
graces is enough for him, anyhow
Chicago Record Herald.
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07

employees has increased more than 10 per
cent. over the year previous, while tho
number of their employees has remained
practically stationary, as is shown in the
following table:
Number and compensation OF employees OF
eight representative railways:
Year ending Cofnpehsh-
June so No, employees. tion.
1904 .................lo .loi,3i4 sGG.aoouo.
1OO3 ................. lo5,ooi po'-ooo''
Increase ........... 45s 6.2l557o
Increase per cent. o4 10"
Here at last We see truly reflected the
effect of the horizontal raise in the wages
of railway employees made as the result
of the widespread labor agitation in the
summer of 1908. The advance was
variously estimated at the time MS from
12 to 10 per cent, and any statistics
that fail to show it must be distorted
by the introduction of some factor, such
as disproportion of low price labor
tending to reduce the average.
In connection with the above proof
of the 10 per cent advance in railway
wages in one year, it should be rennem-
bered that the decline in prices begun
in 1908 continues.
II the Democrats are willing to ac-
cept the pay of railway labor as the most
accurate barometer of wages. the Re-
publican party can call to the witness
stand 1,312,337 railway employees to
testify to the fact that, mca surcd by
what 1t will buy, their income of 1904
is higher than it was in 1897, and near
ly half q million of them can truthfully
affirm that they received uo compensa-
ton whatever in 1897 where, according
to the above systcm OF average cunpen-
sation, they now divide some $2T5.oOO,-
600 among them, or about S3GS apiece.
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07

These figures present the results OF an
extensive investigation into the wages
and hours of labor in the leading manu-
featuring and mechanical industries of
the United States during the period nam
ed. 1t has designed to cover thoroughly
the principal distinctive occupations and
Mr.. Wright, in submitting it (see Bulle-
tin of the Bureau of Labor, No. o3, July.
19O4) says: at is believed that the
data presented are more comprehensive
and representative so far as the manu-
featuring and mechanical industries are
concerned than any that have been here
tofore published
The figures as to income and sIpen-
diture are summa rized from data gath
cred from 2,5G7 families. in 33 States.
whose average income from all sources
was 1927 year, whose average eIpen-
dturs was S7GS, and whose average
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07
w wssk!y earnings % retail tall p5
-, = ,.L- =. ..,.... -. ,soo ,eoo ,ooo,

during the year 1929 more than 10 per
cent greater than durinG the year 1896
1897. Moreover, it is notorious fact
that these averages do not begin to rep
resent the increase in the earnings of
railway employees during the summer of
1903, when the rate of pay of certain
classes was raised from 10 to 10 per cent.
In that year, too, there were 227, 1912
more persons employed in the six classes
named than in 1897, and according to the
Interstate Commerce Commission they
were receiving the increased daily aver
age pay where they received nothing in
the year last named.
Finally, returns gathered from the an
nual reports for the year ending June
30th, 1904, of eight representative rail
ways in different parts of the country,
having total mileage of 1G,5S7 miles,
indicate that the compensation of their
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07
KILKENNY HARMONY.
That Il the Kind thut Prevails Am nouE
NeW York Dcmocrnts.

New York Democrats.
Not since the traditional cats of Kill
kenny were hung across Il line by their
tails has there been such an amusing
harmony of subdued discorl as is heard
in New York, now that Judge ID. tady
Herrick has been nominated by the Dem
ocrats for governor. Judge Parker want
ed Edward NJ. Shepard or District At
torney Jerome nominated for governor iii
order to galvanize his campaign into the
scmblance of life.
David b. Hill wanted John B. Stancli-
field because Stanchtield best represent
ed the organization outside of New York
City, to which Mr.. Hill owes his ascend
ancy in the State Democracy. Mr.. LII
had no use for Herrick, who, as Demo
cratic boss of Albany County, has been
a thorn in his side for years. But, 1t
is said, he accepted Herrick and put
him in nomination on the principle of
the salesman who sold coat marked
SIS for $40, on doubtful credit. because
he would lose less if the bill was never
paid. Hill will lose less in Hcrrick's
defeat than il he had succeeded in nomi-
mating his friend Stnnchticld.
Senator I<.trick ii. McCsrren, the
Brooklyn boss, to whom Judge Parker
owes his nomination., wanted Comtrol-
had Mr. uilrs ustensiblc support for
Grout. Judge Parker and Hill went back
on McCarren: the former to placate
Charles Il. Murphy and Tammany, and
the latter because he couldn't help him
self.
Tammany accepted Herfick because it
was willing to accept anybody WHO STOOD
for the discontinue of Boss McCarren.
AS tomahawk in the hands of Charles
+. Murphy with which to dispatch Nc
Carren, d. Cady Hcrrick would serve
Tammany much better than either Shcp-
ard or Jerome.
Besides, did not Judge Herrick's career
on the bench present sterling claims on
the admiration and necessities of Tam
many? His abuse of his judicial posi-
ton to the political exigencies in Albany
is along the line of what Tammany CON
siders the higher walks of politics. More
over. has he not practically pardoned an
official blackmailer and protector of dis
orderly houses by imposing paltry fine
of $1,000 on the notorious police Captain
piamond?-a stroke of judicial lcniency
toward corruption i'll New York City pc
culiarly attractive 10 Tammany. If 10
would so act rs judge. what prodiSies
of clemency to good men" might he not
perform as governor? So Tammany drop
ped Mayor Mcclellan and swallowed
Herrick and his record with genuine rel
ish and noisy gusto.
Not so however, the Democratic press
of New York City. The WORLD takes
its medicine with evident nausea; the
TIMES turns Herrick's picture to tho
wall and fixes its gaze on Judge Parker.
with the reflection that one honorable
nomination in four years is as far as the
New York Democracy can be expected to
pander to the somewhat bluntcd moral
sentiment of its constituency. The
EVENING POST openly repudintes
Herrick, saying that proper regard for
its own reputation forbids giving him
the negative support Of silence.
From this brief resume it may be
gathered that the clements for n harmo-
nious Democratic campaign in New York
are all that could be desired-from a
Republican point of view.
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07
Poor Health Of Berlin Children.

This year. for the first time. all the
children in the schools Of Berlin were
examined as to their health. There
were $4,000 children and thirty-six
examiners. The results were aston
ishing. Ten per cent Of the pupils
were found insufficiently developed in
body or mind and had to be excluded
for a half year or longer; 16 per
cent were not strong enough to attend
school owing to the debilitating ef-
feet of scarlet fever and other dis
eases; Is per cent suffered from
anaemia or scrofula; per cent had
tuberculous trouble, etc.
The Springfield herald., 1904-10-07
An IdcnI American.


What this country wants now is men
not a few of them, but multitude
vast majority of her citizens who shnll
be just such men as Theodore Roosevelt,
of strong and rugged physique, shirking
no labor, however hard. able to stand
the strain OF sturdy integrity. guided by
high civic ideals standing inilexible and
inexorably for the truth and the right
His own words from his address, 1.-The
Strenuous Life" may be taken as the
very basis and foundation for new
source OF philosophy and national policy
winch will guard against all social dan
gers il the people of this country will
but heed them:
In the last analysis. a healthy state can
exist only when the men and women VINO
make 1t up lead clean, vigorous, healthy
lives; when the children are so trained that
they shall cndeavor not to shlrk difficulties
but to overcome them. not to seek ease but
to know how to wrest triumph from toll
and risk. The man must be glad to DO
mans work, to dare and endure and 10
labor, to Keep himself and TO keep those
dependent upon him. The woman must be
the housewife, the helpmeet of the home.
maker. the wise and Jealous mother OF
many healthy children.
Here is remedy that goes to the
foundation. The words are those of a
leader and carry with them n warning
and an admcnition. Theodore Roosevelt
has coined word that we should take
us national watchword and set it up
as a beacon light on every hilltop
throughout the nation: "Homemaker.'