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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-26
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surance best contract offered. Address
Georgia live Stock Insurance Co,
Triton, Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-26
Winter Tourist Rates Via Central OF Geor

gid railway
Excursion tickets on sale October 70
1905 TO April 50, 1906, 10 winter Tourist
resorts in Florida, Cuba etc, anal limit
May 81, 1906
For further information in regard to to-
tai rates, schedules Sleeping car service,
etc, apply 10 nearest ticket agent.
The Washington times., 1906-01-23
Lost Arm in Mexican War.

When you are in a hurry and want To
find out il Congressman So-and-So is IN
the House, or II ex-Congressman Blank
is on the floor, ask John Rome. the
one-arned d0orkeeper on the north or
main door Of the House. And If the
statesman you are seeking Is in the
House, John VIII find him.
John Rome has been IN charge OF tie
main door Of the House Tor thirty years,
and has a personal acquaintance with
the lawmakers Of the past and pres
ont not exceeded by any other emplOye
az the Capitol He is on the soldiers
roll. which means that he cannot be
removed except on conviction for
charges IL other words, his position
is for life.
The soldiers roll includes. as a rule,
only veterans of the civil war, but john
is not a veteran Of the civil war he IS
the youngest veteran living of the Mex
ican war, and is the only survivor or
that war on the House list Of employees
He vas a drummer boy and while thus
engaged at the b0mbardment OF Vera
Cruz cannon ball from the enemy
came whizzing BY and carried away the
best part OF Johns lett arm Rome
served under Capt. Bully Magruder,
OF Maryland The captain won dis-
tinguished mention in the Mexican war,
and when the war OF 1851 broke out ne
entered the service Of the COnfederacy.
The Washington times., 1906-01-23
FORMER MARSHAL BIEBER
is GRATEFUL FOR GIFT
Fire Hero Acknowledges Receipt Of
Present From Baltimore
Officials.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 2s.-An acknowI-
edgment of the receipt of $500 recon-
mended by the fire board and appro-
priated by the board OF esumates was
received yesterday BY the IRE board
from Former Fire Marshal Sidney Bic
Der, of Washington. who contracted con-
sumption as a result OF exposure during
the big fire OF February ! and s, 1904.
The letter was written from Los An
geles, Cal, ana is as rOuows:
Il have the honor TO acknowledge the
receipt OF your letter dated December
q, 1905, with inclOsure directed 10 FL
Paso, Tex. and forwarded here.
Never before have l been at loss for
words TO express my feelings. Honest
ly. this is the case in this instance.
Please extend 10 his honor the Mayor of
Baltimore. Chief Engineer George ".
Horton, the fire commissioners and the
board of estimates my sincere thanks
those from away down in the bottom OF
nay heart. l am co deeply touched by
their action 10 say more, except that
reflect with great pleasure upon the
duty l performed at your fire February
and 5. 1904. and 10 say further that II
the circumstances We're the same, and |
knew what might take place. nothing
would afford me more pleasure than 10
repeat my past performance.
with highest regard. personal esteem
and best wishes, and with everlasting
success and happiness for all those who
have caused the action in this regard"
The Washington times., 1906-01-23
ORIGIN OF LOVING CUP.

The loving cup is an old. old institu-
tion whose origin goes back probably 70
the dim days Of Saxon England Author
tiles dtf1er as 10 the date OF It's lnVen-
ton. but English historians. like VIII
liam of Malmesbury, attribute IL 10 the
feeling Of CONSERVATION that arose in
England over the assa ssination Of King
Edward in SlS. Edward, surnamed the
Martyr. was stabbed in the back while
drinking in the saddle by servants of
his mOther-in-law. Elfrida. The heavy
wine cup OF that day required TWO hands
70 grasp IL, fact which, s illustrated
by the successful attack on Edward. left
a man helpless at the hands OF his enc
my.
The SaSons who were, as is well
known, great drinkers, we're in the hab-
1t of passing a large. heavy cup around
at a banquet to be drunk from ytthe
guests in rotation. he who thus drank
the health of some one OF the company
stood up to do so lifting the cup 10
his mouth with both hands. while the
person whose health he drank. or his
pledge. as he was called, assumed the
responsibility Of protecting him from
assault.
The pledge. who usually was the per
son sitting next the drinker. stood up
10 do so. raising his drawn sword in
MS hand the while TO defend the drink
ing man.
This practice continued long after the
conditions OF social life had ceased to
require it. but. modified, IL has survived
IN the modern loving cup as passed
around on ceremonial occasions such as
The lord mayors feast or the Inns of
Court banquets in London,
a pretty story attributes the invention
OF the three-handled loving cup TO Hen
ry OF Navarro tHenry " of France. II
tells how the king. while out hunting
one day. became separated from his
companions and, feeling thirsty called al
wayside inn for a cup Of wine The
serving maid, on handing il TO him as
he sat on horseback. neglected TO pre-
sent the handle. Some wine was smiled
and his majesty's white gauntlets were
sOiled.
While riding home, he bethoueht hin,
that two-handled cup would prevent
a recurrence OF this, so he had a two
handled cup made at the royal pottertes
and sent il 10 the inn on his next
visit he called again for wine, when 10
MS astoniShment the maid. having re-
celved instructions from her mistress
70 De very careful OF the kings Gun
presented IL 10 him. holding il herself bv
both handles. At once the happy idea
struck the king of a cup with three
handles. which was acted upon. AS his
majesty quantity remarked, Surely out
or three handles l shall be able to get
one" Hence the three-baplSIeJ fO,Sta Se,
cup. '-'-e
In these days the loving cum has
passed from use TO ornament. II Is
seldom passed on this side of the At
Idnuc. out testimonials TO high officials
oLten take the form of a superb niece
or silver IN the form OF a three-handled
loving cup, Its associations are those of
tIieHuSIlp asa esteem and these fl seems
10 typlIy as no mother gift can
The Washington times., 1906-01-23
Flood. Society Man.

Representative Flood Of Virginia Is
the society man par excellence Of the
delegation Of his State. Almost every
evening he can be found ar a ball or
in some swell drawing room He is at
the House regularly. where his clothes
and society air are admired.
he wants TO be chairman Of the Dem
Ocratic Congressional Committee. and II
Is also said tha: he would like 10 be
the next governor Of the Old Dominion
Curiously enough, ne combines with his
passion for society a gift for the praC-
teal game OF politics. and il IS thought
that he stands a good chance 10 realize
al least one Of his ambitions. As a de-
batter. however MT. Flood once en-
cOunteTed q fOeman worthy OF his steel.
The thing happened In Mr.. Flood
district during "a joint debate with his
opponent for the Congressional honor.
The opponent asked Flood what he had
ever done that his constituents should
send him back TO Congress. Flood re-
piled that he had introduced a certain
bin affecting the district and had had
IL referred 10 a committee. but that he
had been unable TO get IL out OF the
committee.
This was his opponents golden chance.
"You hear that" he said 10 the ex-
cited audience. Two years in Congress
and he has gotten a bill before a cOm1
mittee. Nv God, nv friends. he Is paid
5000 a year. II IL cost him $1,000 Jf
get that bill into the committee room,
how much do YOU suppose II viii Coa
him 10 get IL out again2"
There was no ans WeT.
The Washington times., 1906-01-23
THE personal SIDE
oAT THE CAPITOL
To the Cotton State Belongs the
Distinction of Having the Oldest
Senatorial Team in America.

said a Senator TO a group Of friends
la his committee room the other dav.
II have never been there but can al
most appreciate how IL feels 10 20
down in defeat by the hand OF your
State Legislature. Congress is the only
place the unWritten law allows a pub
lie official 10 serve more than two con-
=ecutiye terms. When the general run
OF men are elected 10 the Senate they
Immediately begin 10 make provisions
to make Washington their home half
Of the time. II must hurt 70 be cast as
a has been l know how I would fee" 4"
These remarks were probably act
uated by the appearance Of ex-senator
William i. Mason at the Capitol II
was the first time that gentleman Yis-
tied the Capitol since he severed, By
force, his connection with the Senate.
He did not have much 70 say when he
was among his former colleagues. but
the expression OF his face indicated a
/ strong desire 10 again come .nto the
| fold
The Washington times., 1906-01-23
Opening the Fight.

In answer TO the speech of Mr..
Clay of Georgia yesterday. a mem
Der of the United States Senate used
these words:
He proposes to put in place of six
great railroad combinations one monster
combination, under Government control
and Government regulation. with no
power 20 change rates on the mart of
anybody, after they are once establish
ed by the commission and ratified by
the courts. He proposes to destroy the
last vesuge by law in the name Of De
mocTacy and IN the name OF the pe0-
pie. He proposes TO wipe out what there
is left of possible competition in trans
pOrtatiOn, and by what would be an in
famous project give one commission,
without appeal and without review ex-
cept upon some unimportant collateral
questions. the arbitrary power to fix
rates, not alone for tle railroads. but
for the shipper. for You and me, and
every man in the COuntry who would
thus be made 10 bow down 10 this mon
steT who would have IN his clutch the
great business interests of the country
put there by your Votes-you who pre-
tend TO speak in the name of Democracy
and the people.
This is not the speech of Senator
Tillman, or any other Democrat-this
reference to monster combinations, F."
the last vestige by law" "an in
famous project" this monster who
would have in its clutch the great
business interests of the country" 1t
is the speech of a Republican well
lpown as one Of the most conserva-
tive men in the Whole chamber, Sen
ator Nelson w Aldrieh, and the
reference is to the project of a Re
publican President and the Interstate
Commerce Commission
1t is, moreover, an incident of the
first days debate on this subject. If
any reader of The Times has enter
tained the slightest doubt as to the
The Washington times., 1906-01-23
Statesmen Out-of-a

"Statesmeu-out-of job" or Repre-
sentatives and Senators who have been
defeated at the polls ar 4 have tried 70
make new life" in Washington is one
Of the many interesting chapers Of the
book o. o. Stealey has just published
under the title OF Twenty Years in the
Press Gallery"
The stories that could be told of
these luckiess statesmen would fiIl vol
umes, - one wished 10 delve into their
private lives. No one seems 10 know
why they should decide TO seek fame
ana fortune" in staid old Washington
It may be that they have grown so ac-
customed TO the Capital City's ways
that II is a hard nut for them 10 crack
10 shake its dust from their feet. II
may be that the Capital being the scene
of so many hard fought battles during
their period OF official lives that they
cannot just tear themselves away from
the fields OF action
Despite all this many ex-members of
both Houses are counted as permanent
Washington residents. Statistics COM
piled by :he Commissioner of Pensions
for Mr.. Stealey when he was gather
ing data for his book show that four
ex-Senators and nine ex-members OF
the House were on the pay-rolls OF the
Pension Bureau.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Is another bureau where ex's find
lodgment. The legal profession IN
Washington also serves as 8 tack for
"states-men-out-o job" to hang their
hat on, while others pursue different
Yocations IN order that they may make
livelihood 10 enable them TO catch
a glimpse of that stately old building
on the hill.
The fate Of an 'ex' is a hard one,
The Washington times., 1906-01-23
Widow Won Pension.

There is a certain member Of Con-
gress who is rather cEary in the mat
ter Of getting pensions for PEOPLE. When
he does go after a pension, he has 10
have the proofs that the pension Is de-
served and Is not sought through any
unusual or questionable means The
other day an aged constituent. wom-
an. approached him on the subject OF
getting her a pension.
She explained The reasons for her hav-
ing the pension and ended by saying the
Congressman could clearly see that she
deserved IL.
DO I understand" he asked. that
you seek this pension in The name OF
what your husband did for the Gov
ernment?"
- ask It in the name OF God and His
mercy" answered the widow
IN that case. I'll get your pension, -
said the Congressman. 4 have very
few applications IN that name
The Washington times., 1906-01-23
SING, OH SING!

sing a song OF microbes.
Dainty little things
Ears and eyes and horns and tails.
Claws and fangs and stings.
MICROBES In the carpet,
Microbes in the wall
Microbes in the vestibule.
microbes IN the hall,
microbes on the money.
Microbes in my hair,
microbes on my meat and bread.
Microbes everywhere.
Microbes IN the butter,
Microbes in the cheese,
Microbes on the knives and forks,
Microbes in the breeze,
Microbes in the whisky,
Microbes in the beer.
Microbes in the milk and tea,
Microbes by the year.
Microbes in the kitchen,
Microbes in the bed
Microbes on the brush and comb.
Microbes IN my head,
Iicrobes in the faucet,
Microbes in the drains.
Microbes IN my shoes and boots,
Microbes in my brains.
New York Press.
The Washington times., 1906-01-23
GREAT CARGO OF FOOD
ON STEAMER CELTI(
Forty Thousand Dollars Worth of Provisions Will
Shipped-Takes Place of Culgoa as Chief Feeder
for Uncle Sans WarhipS.

BROOKLYN. Jan. 23.-It is announced
at the navy yard that the largest cargo
OF pro ;ssons ever shipped IN a single
vessel for the use of ships of the Amer
lean navy would be sent south in a few
days on the supply ship Celtic. which
is 10 be fitted out in the yard and will
become the main feeder OF the vessels
OF the Atlantic fleet. This cargo Will
cost $4,000 and an idea Of the appethes
OF the men on board the ships of Rear
Admiral Evans feet may be CLEANED
from the list of good things that are GO
ing south on the Celtic. Here are some OF
them; Fresh beef. 10000 pounds; fresh
mutton, 10000 pounds; fresh chicken, ~, =
OJO pounds; potatoes, Irish ana sweet;
800. 900 pounds; cheese, 10000 pounds. and
ice 100 tons,
The Washington times., 1906-01-23

To the State OF Alabama belongs the
distinction Of having the oidest-not in
term OF service. but in term of years
representation IN the Senate of the
United States. her two representatives
in the Upper Chamber each having pass
ed the four-ffth century mark in life's
journey.
Senator Pettus. who was born in Ala
bama, and who has made that State his
home all his life, has the honor Of being
the Oldest of the soions who make our
laws to protect the Constitution Of the
United States. Mr.. Pettus viii have
reached the eighty-hve-year mark on
July &. 1866. His colleague. John Tyler
Morgan. one OF the most active men IN
the chamber today. has TWO distinct
standings-he is the second Oldest in
years and also number two in line OF
service seniority. Senator Allison. OF
Iowa. taking first place in the latter
honor
To see these two grand old men OF
the South" as they are often referred
to, in action when It comes 10 bringing
attention 20 bear upon a particular pas
ags Of the remarks they may happen
10 be making would convince one that
DR.. Oslers much advertised theory as
10 the productive age limit OF man
was a wrong deduction.
Other distinguished sogons who are
crowding DR.. Cslers theory into the
back ground are Senators William 3.
Allison OF Iowa. Shelby NJ Cullou Of
Illinois. and Henry a. Teller Of Colora-
do. Each of these three Senators have
entered into a close proximity 10 the
three-quarter century mark In LIES
| journey. These i've men-with but one
single exception. and that exception has
not been noticeable long-take a very
decided part in solving the important
questions and framing the important
laws that are going down In American
history every day.
4 glance over the Congressional Rec
ord or al the committee lists In the Con-
gTessional Directory indicate how very
active these veteran Eolons are appear
ing daily ia Congressional limelight.
Senator Allison ranks nTst in period
OF continuous service in the Senate. IN
age lie ranks third The distinguished
Iowan. who guides the ship OF appropria-
| tons. viii have attained his seventy
/ nth birthday on March ?. neGt. He is
closely followed by his colleague from
Illinois, Shelby n. CullOm. who. on No.
vember q next. viii have passed the
three-quaTter mark. In period Of serv-
| ice Senator Cullom ranks sixth. Nex'
| following Mr.. Cullom in both age and
| service is Senator Teller OF Colorado.
On March next, Senator Allison will
| have rounded out thirJy-three consecu-
tive years In the Senate. The same day
| Mr. Morgan Will have the distinction OF
| having served his State twenty-eighi
years. Mr. Cullom will have served
! twcnty-three years, Mr.. Teller twenty
one years, and Mr. Pettus eleven years
With the exception OF Senator Cullom
who Is seeking the recovery OF his health
! In Florida, each OF these solons is ap-
parently enjoying the best OF health.
The Washington times., 1906-01-23
Our Poisoned Foods.

Alarming, indeed, is the extent to
which the adulteration of food stuffs
prevails among those who in their
lust for gain are careless of their
moral obligation 10 conserve the
public health Generally speaking the
mother has no assurance that the
milk she feeds her baby is not taint-
ed with fOrmaldehyde. The physi-
clan who prescribes for his patient
has no guarantee that the ingredients
do not contain adulteratives that may
neutralize the virtues of the medi-
cine. The housewife, when she gives
her order at the butcher shop or the
grocery, has no way of knowing that
the articles for her table have not
been treated with poisonous preserva-
tives How long has it been since
the whole country was aroused 10 a
terrible pitch Of indignation because
our soldiers were fed "embalmed
beef?" And yet all the while the
populace was protesting there was
being served on every table in the
land chemical contamination dis
guised as delicious dainties.
Recent analyses of staple products
by the Maryland Medical Society dis
close some astounding revelations. 1t
found that pepper is largely mixed
with ground cocoanut shells, and the
man who sells pepper cheaper than
his competitor is merely selling a
greater quantity Of cocoanut shells.
The average housewife determines the
quality Of chocolate by its darkness
of color. The society learned that
lamp black was used to impart the
desired hue to cheap chocolate, The
purest sugar has a blush white color
Five pounds of the best sugar on
the market" We're treated chemically,
and a large quantity Of ultra marine
coloriRg matter discovered. Ultra
marine is a deadly poison, and were
person to consume five pounds of
sugar at a single sitting, if that were
possible, the amount contained there
in would be sufficient TO cause death.
The cheap candies eaten so pro-
fusely by children We're found to con-
sist largely Of paraffin-in other
words, they were nothing more than
cOlOred and favored tallOw. Medicines
used by druggists in filing prescrip-
tiOns We're discovered adulterated,
and as DR.. Pierce Knitting, of the
University of Maryland Hospital staff
puts It, when a medicine fails 10
effect a cure, l have no way of know
ing whether il is because some other
medicine should be used, or because
the patient is not getting the ingre-
dents in their pure state"
A great many of the nostrums on
the market are nothing but disguised
alcohol and opiates. Cough syrups
are many times laden with morphine
and so-called tonics are usually mix
lures of liquor and bitters. Only re-
Gently in the city of Baltimore the
death of a child from the overdose
of a soothing syrup brought to light
the fact that six other children had
died from taking the same remedy.
Were the manufacturers compelled
TO state plainly the compositions of
their products, there could be no i'm
position upon the credulity OF the
public.
The time has come for action. The
situation suggests Tennyson's Days
of Advance" when
'-chalf and alum and plaster are sold
10 the poor for bread,
And the spirit OF murder works In the
very means of life"
The Washington times., 1906-01-23

pronounce It perfectly satisfactor. and
arc using every precautiou not 20 per-
NIT the bones again 20 slip apart. as
was the case in the first setting. Miss
Walsh is under the care OF several
trained nurses. while two surgeons di-
vide time IN the watch. Il is now
known that her recovery will be rapid
and she viii suffer no greater incOn-
Yenience than the slightest possible
shortening Of one limb.
Lady Susan Townley has returned TO
Washington from a visit TO PhiladeI-
phia and New York.
Mrs. Isabel WcrreH Ball is now at
lel7 Fourteenth street. where she will
spend the rest Of the winter.
ST. Agnes Guild Of the Church OF the
Good Shepherd will give turkey dinners
the nights Of January q and . from 5
10 > o'clock at she Parish Hall, Sixth
and streets northeast.
The Washington residence Of Mrs.
Burton Harrison was brought TO q close
By the death OF her husband several
years ago. LheT having occupied a resi-
dence IN y street. During her STAY
here she made many warm friends who
VIII regret her continued residence in
Europe II now seems 10 be Mrs Har-
rlsou's determination 10 spend as much
time over there as here. She has left
Paris after q prolonged visit and has
gone TO Cannes for the rest of the
winter.
She has Just finished a novel, 10
which she had put the finishing touches
when she received the news of the
shocking death of her daughter-in-law
Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison. This
book viii be published in the United
States and abroad next summer.
The first meeting Of the W. / y. Club
was held Saturday at the home of the
vice president. Miss Elsie Y. Webster.
SS5 Ninth street southeast. in which
nineteen members participated. The
committee on arrangements tastefully
decorated the rooms in the club coiOrs.
blue and white At II 80 .. m the efforts
or the refreshment committee were dis
cussed and duly appreciated
The first prize winners were Miss Elsie
fost and Ernest Johnston while the
BOBBY prizes were awarded 10 Miss
Harriet Cremer aud George CalVeP.
After arranging for the next meeting an
ENJOYABLE evening was brought to a
close.
The Washington times., 1906-01-23

dies. last Wednesday. Considera
pair work viii have To be done
before II is ready for the imI
duties assigned TO il. The Celtic
the mainstay now OF the navy
supplying the wants Of the i
southern waters. as the Culgoa. 4
ly the chief supply ship. has d
demned for repairs and a board4
Vey recently said that neariH
would have TO be expended upoE
was said at the department Of Il
tion and repair in the yard ~
that IL was the intention TO D.
Celtic ready for sailing by the dfel
IN February. BY that time JIg
of provisions will have been De-
ana put on board.
The Washington times., 1906-01-23

As a result OF the hot weather men
wear no overcoats, women leave off
their furs, stray butterflies fit. the
song of spring is in the air--and Vice
President Fairbanks demonstrates again
that his iced manner IS weather-proor.
The Washington times., 1906-01-23
KING EDWARDS NIECE
MOTHER OF DAUGHTER

ESHER, Surrey County, England,
Jan. 23-Tl5 Princess Alexander OF
Teck, niece OF the King, who was
The Princess Alice of Albany before
her marriage in 1904 to Prince Alex
ander of Teck. gave birth TO a daugh-
ter this morning. Both mother and
child are doing well.
The Washington times., 1906-01-23
CABINET BACHELOR
Dimes PRESIDENT
Mr.. Moody Host of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roosevelt.
CONGRESS H0STESSES BUSY
Many Receiving Today as Participants
in Strenuous Twenty -four Hours
for Society.

There is a strenuous outlook for so
ciety people today. the social roster
being remarkably well filled. and many
OF the events particularly attractive.
The Washington times., 1906-01-23

August Schmidt is president Of the
Green Sod Club. of Washington. This
would seem 10 leave some hope for John
Finnegan TO become president OF the
Washington Saengerbund.