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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
HITCHCOCK 70 BOOST T.
First Assistant Postmaster Gem
to Retire from Office.

First Assistant Postmaster Gene
to Retire from Office.
Announcement was made \
ington Friday Of the approac
tirement from the postal Sc
Frank H. Hitchcock, first
postmaster general. Mr.. E
will resume the active CAM
Secretary Taft for the republic
ination to the presidency. n
date of the retirement has
determined definitely, but it
will be about February Is.
Mr.. Hitchcock will be succ
first assistant postmaster gen
DR.. Charles P. .Grandfield,
little more than two years,
chief Of the bureau over w
Hitchcock presides. DR.. Grand
been actively identified with
tai service for about twenty
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
Reward Of 1865 offered.

At the request Of citizens Of Mays
Vile, Banks county, Governor Smith
has offered reward Of 500 for the
arrest of the unknown party or par
ties who, on the night Of December
IS last, set fire to and burned the
dwelling house OF J. M. Rylee Of that
place. The citizens OF Maysville have,
by subscription, offered a reward of
$S65 for the same arrest, and the total
outstanding reward in the case is thus
s665.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
BILLS FOR ELECTION INTRODUCED

Appears as if North Carolina Will Vote on
state Prohibition.
In both the North Carolina senate
and house at Raleigh, Thursday, bins
were introduced for an election on
state prohibition to be held in August,
the measure, if carried by vote Of
che people, to become effective Janu-
airy /, 1909.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
NIGHT JAILER IS INDICTED

For Aiding in Escape of Two Prisoners
from the Atlanta JAIL
Former Night Jailer Jim Brown Of
the tower and John Groves and ]. C.
Williams, the two TRUSTEES, were In
dioted by the grand jury at Atlanta on
the charge OF aiding John Harper and
John Barton to escape, one true bill
being returned against the three.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
Prlson Farm For Mrs. Freeney.

The prison commission declined to
recommend clemency for Mrs. Sallie
Freeney Of Eastman, who was convict
ed OF the murder of w. P. Harrell and
sentenced to life imprisonment in the
penitentiary.
There is little doubt, however, that
the prison commission will be called
on again to consider the question OF
Mrs. Freeney's pardon after she has
served short time at the prison
farm.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14

1uS IeCSC4A6 LIZA Vuiy udll I'LL 10
countess was present, but theI
Yarmouth was not in court. |
Only four witnesses were e4
They were the countess Of VI
herself, her maid, doctor at
by the court, and an Americ
yer, who proved the marriage.
The countess gave evidenced
port of her allegation that Il
riage had never been consuI
and the maid testified that I
and the countess had been Ii
man and wife.
The judge pronounced his del
nulling the marriage without cd
The change from the previou
mination of the earl of Yarn
contest the case is said to hal
influenced by the evidence 81
Gently in New York at the |
Harry Thaw, brother of the Q
with regard to insanity in tn
family, as well as the verdict
Jury that Harry Thaw was insai
he killed White.
1t has been well known that
nestle affairs of the yarmouth
unhappy. The earls companiG
his manner of living, it was sal
such that he could not give !
the place in society which shI
right to expect. She supple
sums Of money to defray her hl
extravagances.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
SANDERS GIVEN BIG MAJORITY.
ofneiaI Count of Recent Primary Held
in Louisiana.

IN LOulSl4MAs
The official count Of Louisiana's re-
cent democratic primary elections, is
sued Friday, shows that a second cleo
ton will be necessary for lieutenant
governor, state auditor. state attorney
general and registrar of land Offices.
The count shows that ]. Y. Sanders
won the contest for governor by o
plurality OF 1S,447.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
TWO FILIPINos IN CONGRESS-.
Resident Commissioners from Islands Take
Seats in the House.

Representation in the house of rep.
resentatives was increased by two
Wednesday, when Benito LeGarda and
Pablo Ocampo, resident Philippine
commissioners, took their seats. They
were conducted to the capitol by Sec
rotary Taft. Their entry into the
chamber was signalized by applause.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
JURY AcQUITs DR.. KIRI
Wac on Trial for Two Days on G
Killing ]. D. Money, Jr.

The jury at Greenwood, Miss
whom DR.. ]. w. Kirby was
for two days, charged with th(
Of James d. Money, Jr., ret
verdict adjudging Or. Kirb
guilty" The killing was thu
Of a family feud.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
ReeeIvershIp Nay ssttIe ownerahIp.

AS a result of the receivership OF
the Macon and Birmingham road it
Is thought that the Macon and Bir-
mingham may be added to the mileage
Of the Atlanta Birmingham and Allan
tic system. 1t is known that the At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic has
tried to secure possession of the Ma
con and Birmingham. The receiver
ship may settle the matter by trans
ferring the road to the Atlanta, Bir-
mingham and Atlantic,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
Two Bank Examiners Added.

Two assistant state bank examiners
have been added to the force under
the state bank examiners. They are
WI J. Fakes OF Conyers and J. w.
Stevens of Atlanta, both having had
banking experience. This gives a
force Of four assistants in this depart
ment now. Under the law 1t il re-
CURED that each state bank be exam
ined twice a year.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
VOTE OUT THE SALOONS

Is the Recommendation of Governor Noel
to Mississippi Legislature.
Governor Noel of Mississippi has
sent message to both houses Of the
legislature recommending that saloons
be voted out Of existence at the earli-
est possible moment and an amend
ment for constitutional prohibition be-
submitted to the people.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
Georgia Briefs
Items Of State Interest Culled
From Random Sources.
sexenty-sIx &c for lie.

s. II. Helveston of Camden county,
was last week granted 76 acres Of
Land In that county by Secretary Of
state Philip Cook, under the headlight
laws, The total fees In connection with
the grant were $4.25, making the land
cost Heiveston about IL cents an
acre. 1t is said to be good land.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
BIG SALARIES FOR FLIP
Island Representatives in Cong
Voted SO, 500 Each.

Voted $4,000 Each.
A joint resolution was adj
the house of representatives
giving to each Of the two
Philippine commissioners in
the same salary Of $500 en-
members and senators, with
tional. $4,000 each in lieu of
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
chanaes II eeoraIa postofIloes.

The following changes in postmas-
tiers in fourth class Georgia offices are
announced by the postofice depart
ment;
De Witt, Mitchell county, B. Adler to
succeed H. R. Cowan, resigned; Love
Joy Station, Clayton county, Andrew
w. McViceker, to succeed Isham G..
Dorsey, resigned; Munnerlyn, Burke
county, John w. Lewis, to succeed ]. 9,
Clark, resigned; Pine Grove, Appling
county, Erasmus D. Music, to succeed
J. L. Bohanon; Walnut Grove, Wal
nut county, r. A. Forester, to sue,
eeed J. Robinson, resigned.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14


among tic blind tigers Of Augusta III
bis sentence Of j F.. Allen and Fred
Elliott, the two white men convicted
of having liquor for the purpose OF sale
IT had been rumored thai, the sentence
would be served, but the reality proved
worse than the talk. Allen was given
fine Of 5000 and six months in jail,
and Elliott fine of $500 and four
months confinement.
This is believed to be the first jail
sentence for violation Of the new pro
hibition law in the whole state. Judge
Eve announced that he expected this
would put an end to the tigers in the
county but If it did not he would apply
the limit to the next offenders and
give them twelve months In the chain
gang instead of sending them to jail.
college on Wheels"
DIR. Soule, president Of the 100000
agricultural college at Athens, and who
is charge OF the college on wheels"
has outlined an itinerary which will
take in every county in the state and
will make $50 stops at which 100000.
people will be reached.
State School Commissioner Jere M.
Pound and Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Hudson are also expected to trav-
81 with the train, from time to time,
and deliver brief lectures.
DR.. Soule has provided for five lee
lures to be delivered aboard this train
and make brief talks at each town Wis
tied
One of these lectures will go deeply
into the subject Of fertilization, and
will tell of the wonderful properties
to be found in the use Of cotton seed
meal as fertilizer filler and will show.
exhibits which have resulted from its
use. He will also go into the subject
Of cattle raising in the south and will
explain how much more cheaply cat.
tie can be raised, and how much bet
ter by the use of a mixture Of cotton
seed meal and cotton seed huls than
western hay or bran. DR.. Soule has
tried the experiments, and will vouch
for the good results to be obtained.
Pandemonium in Canon sTown.
Excitement over the horsewhipping
Of Dr. Bailey, superintendent Of Canon
city school, is still at fever heat.
Threats are now being made to horse.
whip the mayor Of the town and the
chairman OF the board of trustees.
The posse was allowed to go pending
trial before the mayor.
Out OF an enrolment of over two
hundred pupils the women who did the
horsewhipping represented less than 10
per cent and pay less than per cent.
Of the special tax levied for school pur-
poses
Canon has but small population,
and this affair is deeply regretted by
the best citizens. Since DR.. Bailey
has been principal of the school the
town has progressed by leaps and
bounds, exceeding any town in north
east Georgia.
1t appears that the cause of the whip
ping Of DR.. Bailey by the women was
certain statements which he is alleged
to have made. The women demanded
retraction, which was made by him.
This was followed by the demand
that he resign as principal, turn over
the keys and leave the town. DR.. Bal.
ley agreed to all of these demands.
Before he could leave the building,
some Of the women, it appears, could
not restrain their anger and dashed
him severely with both whips and
switches.
BILLS FOR ELECTION INTRODUCED.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
Club Secretary Heavily Fined.

la the recorders court at Macon,
Secretary C. r. Wright of the local
order Of Elks was fined $500 with the
alternative of 80 days on the public
works, for alleged violation Of the city
ordinance against the operation Of the
locker in Macon. An appeal has been
planned, and the case will be hurried
through as fast as possible.
AT lodge meeting the Elks made
plans not to undertake to hold the
lockers open until after the matter
has been decided in the state supreme
court,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
reward L.araeIy increased.


Rewards for the arrest of George Bar.
ton. the alleged safe blower, and John
Harper, the condemned slayer OF Sher-
iff B. G. Keith, Of Murray county, who
made their escape from the Atlanta
jail, have been materially increased.
Two hundred and fifty dollars viii be
paid for the apprehension and delivery
OF Barton, and 5000 for Harper.
Mrs Keith, widow of the murdered
sherif. offers a personal reward Of $500
for the capture OF Harper, and the 9th
or rewards for him are $3.50 by the
soverno and $3.50 by Sheriff Nelms Of
Fulton county The $3.50 reward Of
Tered for the arrest OF Barton is made
up by an offer Of $500 from the Bank
OF sharon and $3.50 BY Sheriff Nelms.
Heavy Fines for Blind Tigers.
Judge w. n Eve threw a bomb
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-14
SAME OLD RESULT.
Rotten Marriage Of Alice Thaw to Count Of
Yarmouth Annullsa by Divorce
Court in London.

A London dispatch says: Sir BirrelS
Barnes, president ofthe divorce court.
Wednesday, granted the countess OF
Yarmouth, who was Miss Alice Thaw
of Pittsburg, Pa, decree multiplying
her marriage to the earl of Yarmouth.
The case was heard in private and
was practically undefended, the hear
ing lasting for only half an hour. The
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Tennyson and Lowell.

Mrs. Proctor, the wife Of Barry Corn
wall, was great figure in London lit
erary society when Mr.. Lowell was
United States minister at the court Of
st. James. Mrs. Proctor was most
anxious to bring Tennyson and Mr..
Lowell together. Tennyson, who was
whimsical in his prejudices, made va
rious excuses and affected to believe
that Mr Lowell was poet OF little
Importance and an after dinner orator
whose graces of style were overrated.
One day Mrs. Proctor told MI. Ten
nysnn that Mr.. Lowell had written
some lines on her birthday and that
she must insist upon reading them to
him. The English poet looked at her
askance and submitted with bad grace.
Mrs. Proctor did not so further than
the opening line, Il know a girl-they
say she's eighty" Tennyson scowled
and sprang to his feet with q gesture
of impatierce. TOO familiar" he
growled out in high disdain and re-
fused to listen to the remaining lines.
Mrs. Proctor persevered in her efforts
to bring the two poets together, and
they finally met and became intimate
friends. Mr. Tennyson was man OF
many caprices and had touch Of shy
ness and cold reserve which made him
unwilling to meet @ stranger.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
M;sat,ccS Sympathy.

4 symDatheGc Ere::>linan un!uckily
bought an almanac that gave the dates
Of tie worlds chief events. From that
day On he lived a life Of mourning.
Thu. on April 80 he had Grape on his
hat.
"Eiave you lost q relative:' friend
asked. Not exactly" said he. But
todar is q sad anniversary for the
French people. On April so, 1924, the
Chevalier Bayard died. On May 2
he had Grape on again. Still mourn
ing Bayard:" said the friend No,
said he. "but don't you remember that
on Nay . a great and charming poet.
Alfred de Musset, breathed his last:
On tie 9th Of the same month, Whom
are YOU mourning for now: For an
honest man, General Caviagnac.' On
the S1th, crying terribly. he said: "Ah,
Joan Of Arc! On this date, il 1851,
handful Of Englishmen and miser-
able bishop put the gallant maid to
deatl..' On July 13 he took bath IN
memory Of the assassination Of Marat-
On tie 18th Berarger's death gave him
faral shock On the 18th. having
read Of Napoleon's departure to ST
Helena, he felt better, but on the 25d
the Commandment of Dieppe by the
English, in 1904. confined him again to
his Led. He was taken with q fever
and died on the 22d, nuttering, In
,,on+, tho massacre of st. Bartholo-
mew"-New York Sun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Salt Lakes

The Great Salt lake is gradually dry
Ing up, and the Inhabitants OF Salt
Lake City seem quite surprised. They
ought not to be. All salt lakes owe
their salinity to the fact Of their hav-
ing no outlet, and lake without az
outlet is dying Lake.
Nor is death usually long delayed,
speaking geologically. Lakes Koko
Nor and Lob Nor were undoubtedly
extensive inland seas not so very many
decaGes ago, yet Sven Hedin found
them reduced to mere acrid puddles
set IL the midst Of well nigh imitless
salt deserts that once were their beds.
The terrible Taklamakan desert, too,
in Which Hedin nearly died Of thirst,
was oace the bed Of just such lake.
So also were the salt deserts Of Persia.
Northern Tibet is studded with salt
lakes in process Of desiccation. The
Aral and the Caspian seas were at one
time Ear more extensive than is now
the csse, proving that they, too, are un-
dergoing the inevitable process of des-
location to which all such bodies OF
water are sooner or later invariably
subjected.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16


+ Smyrna figs r zen e beginning
Of August. The II. :, picked, but
when they reacl -ertain maturity
they begin to dry, and consequently
they drop on the ground. In the morn.
ing everybody on the plantations goes
around with buckets gathering the
fruit, which they carry to a acertan
place where the ground IS covered
with dry leaves and straw (sergeD
and on which they spread the fruit,
exposing it to the sum-. allowing it to
remain there from two TO three days.
It takes about three days to dry the
fg if north winds prevail, as the at
mosphere is then very dry. If, how
ever, westerly winds are blowing,
which means heavy dew at night, the
fruit must remain exposed to the sun
from 6ye to seven days. This is
dangerous period, as rain or even
shower might ruin hundreds Of tons OF
fruit lying on the ground. Heavy dews
sometimes are just as detrimental.
The proper atmospheric conditions to
insure a crop Of large, sound, rich figs
are west winds in June and July, fol-
lowed by north winds in August, and
from then on an occasional west wind
every five ~ six days.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
a FEspaanole.


81 wonder why it is" remarked the
stranger to me.
'Why what is?' queried.
He groaned and explained thus:
"Why is it that chefs at restaurants
think that the mere addition Of to-
1nato to anything under the sun jus,i-
6es their calling the combination some
thing "a TEspagnole:'
Il see eggs l'Espagnole.' My curl
osity is at once aroused. What I ask
myself, do the Spaniards do to eggs"
SO order eggs 4 lEspagnole,' What
are they? Eggs with tomato. !.
Il see chicken fricassee q rEspa-
enole.' Nothing but tomato mixed with
chicken. And thus it goes on and on
through life, a continual round Of
hopes deceived. Spanish sauce is to-
mato catchup It is absurd; it is care
less. Chefs have no right to be so
lazy. Why. if the same degree Of care
lessness is allowed to run rampant
through other classes Of men besides
chefs do not Doubt
Here the stranger got positively
tragic.
81 do not doubt that the good old
phrase walking Spanish will be ap-
piled to stepping on tomato. fear
1t; 7 fear it.
And he faded thence. shaking his
head with gloomy foreboding-New
York Times
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
The Wrong Horse.

Bridget had been in America only a
few months, but she believed in the
principle of pretending to know what
she ought to know. She had been en-
gagged as laundry girl in a small family
Of well to do people. When asked If
she understood all the details OF her
work she unhesitatingly replied. Sure
I do ma'am.'
Her mistress was not quite satisfied,
however, and while she was busy with
her first washing looked IN upon hes.
Bridget seemed to be doing all right,
and she left without Offering sugges-
tons
Next morning the ironing was in Or
der, and Bridget was hard at 1t when
her mistress looked in to say, LAS you
get the clothes ironed. just throw them
over the horse"
"AIl right, ma am" the busy laundry
girl replied without stopping to raise
her eyes from her work in hand.
The laundry room was located in an
clubhouse adjoining the barn, and occa-
sionally the neighing Of the family
horse and the merry voice Of Bridget
resounded throughout the house
Returning to the laundry house
couple of hours later, the lady could
scarcely believe her eyes nor RESTRAIN
her mirth when she beheld the fam
ily horse. standing patiently beside
Bridget, loaded down with newly
ironed sheets, pillowcases, tablecloths
and lace trimmed waists and skirts.
With an anxious look on her honest
face Bridget observed. ''I'm glad
you've come, ma'am, for III have to
have another horse.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Tho Pcnular Coral.

The dealer held up two strings of
coral. They were Of equal size, but one
was dark and dull in hue, the other
beautifully pink and translucent.
The dark one" be said, "is worth
50 cents; the pink one is worth $500.
That is what makes coral so popular.
It suits all pocketbooks. All over the
world it goes. These strings Of rough,
uncut beads are for the dead of India.
They are put round the necks Of the
bodies about to be burned in the ght-s.
These large and blood red beads 80
to Africa They are much liked by
the natives, whose dark skins they
perfectly suit Here are lot Of coral
hands with fingers extended In 4 V
the gesture that wards of the evil eye.
The coral hands are for Italy, where
the belief in their efficacy IS wide
spread" Buffalo Express.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
NEGRO Eioeuenee.

Some years ago one Of Texas widely
known statesmen who is now dead
was passing along I street In Dallas
when an old colored man who had
once belonged to him approached, took
of his hat and passed hand over his
white wool as he asked:
''Marster, gin de old man so cents"
Dan. you are a robber.''
How" asked the astonished 6arky,
opening his eyes, around which rough
shod age had walked.
Didn't you see me put my hand IN
my pocket:"
Eyes, sah.'
sWell, you old rascal, you rob me Of
the pleasure OF giving you money with
out being asked
The old man received dollar. Bow
ing almost to the ground, while tears
came out and coursed through the aged
prints around his eyes, he replied:
.'aIarster, wid-wid such a heart as
you nab and wild Abraham and Isaac
and de Lord on your side don't see
what can keep you out Of heaven"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Fife Wheat,

Years ago, about Q century, David
Fife. a Scotchman Of Otonabee, Ont,
sent to friend in Glasgow for a
small bag Of seed wheat to try in
cleared patch Of the backwoods. The
friend obtained some seed from q
vessel just in from Danzig. Unfortu-
natelv it was fall wheat and reached
David Fife in the spring. Neverthe-
less David Fife sowed it in spring.
One can guess how feverishly the
hackvoods farmer watched for the
growth Of his experiment. Only three
wheat heads survived till the fall, but
those three wheat heads were entirely
free Of the rust that had ruined his
aeighbor's crops, and those three heads
real,,. represented new variety OF
wheat, fall wheat turned into
spring wheat. David Fife treasured
the three heads and planted them in
spring. Such was the beginning OF
Fife wheat in America.-Agnes G. Laut
in Outing Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Not a Nursery.

Before got this Job had no idea
so many funny things happened on
street cars" said new conductor, ac-
cording to the Denver Post. Every
day see and hear things that are
amusing. For instance, woman with
baby about two years old boarded
my car and roGe downtown. When we
reached Fifteenth and California she
rose to get off, The baby was tucked
snugly in the corner of the seat. The
woman hesitated in the aisle. Say
she said to me. I'D like to ask favos
Of you
"'What is it?' l asked.
"'I've got some shopping to dof' she
said. Would you please take baby
around trip With your l don't want
him with me. I'll be back when you
return to this corner and take him.
MADAM replied, I can't take
care of your baby. Suppose he should
get to crying, as be undoubtedly
would%
"'Wen, goodness me- she said, you
could slap him, couldn't you?'"