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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
Seeing Lightning Strike.

In July last William F. Rigge of
Creighton University had the unusual
fortune to see a bolt of lightning
strike an, isolated cottonwood tree
about quarter of mile away. The
flash appeared as superb column
or shaft of light about 49, or 500
feet high and eight to twelve inches
in diameter, perfectly straight. YER
teal and steady" The shaft was
white, but its base was tinged with
red. This column seemed to stand
between two diYerging trunks of the
tree, and lasted abou.. two seconds
Afterward Mr. Rigge found that one
of the two trunks of the double tree
had its bark stripped off in the shane
of ribbon six inches wide and two
yards long. The other trunk showed
two burrows beginning ten feet above
the ground. They looked as if thew
had Deen plowed by piece of steel
There was no sign of fire.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
To Try Growing Hemp in Wisconsin.

To Try Growing Hemp in Wisconsin.
Experiments in the growing of
hemp in Wisconsin will be conducted
by the agronomy department of the
University of Wisconsin in co-opera-
ton with the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and the State
Board of Control. The farms, of the
State penitentiary at Waupun, the
Mendoza insane asylum and the agri-
cultural experiment station at Mad
ison have been chosen for the exper-
iment, which will be carried on I'M
der the supervision of L. H. Dewey,
a government agronomist. The plan
is to discover what soils in this State
are best adapted to the culture of
hemp, and whether crops can be pro-
duced at a price to make possible its
use for binder twine. Experiments
will also be made with various ma
chimes for the separation of the fibres
from the plant, and to discover the
economic value of hemp as rota-
ton crop. Madison Correspondence
Milwaukee Sentinel
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
Model Villages In Hungary.

The progress of the Agricultural
Ministry in dealing with the forma-
tton of new villages and of repeopling
those suffering seriously from decline
goes on apace In Hungary. "A re-
port just published shows that the
State has alocated 1884 acres Of its
own property for sixteen settlements
on which 1880 families have been
given new homes.
Two new model villages have been
formed named Igazfalva and Szilagyi,
while some thirteen centres have been
resuscitated Several interesting fea-
lures demand attention. For instance,
the expenses Of church are the more
easily borne because the inhabitants
Of such a village settlement are usual
~ of the same religious faith. Life
is more bearable Within these pro-
tected or aided areas. Land-good
dand-is cheaper.
Terms of purchase extend over q
long period, and the interest in Tran
sylvania is only 2 per cent, rising
in some of the other districts to
per cent. More than 2.25O,O0 crowns
have been repaid BY the new
settlers and only 10000 crowns OF
the purchase money remains outstand-
ing.
In the selection Of the peasant farm.
ers great care is shown and all are
subjected to a severe examination.
In many cases the new farmers have
been supplied gratis with seeds, fruit
trees and cattle for breeding pur-
poses, and special funds have been
provided for the laying out and max
ing of new roads.-Budapest CORE
Epondence Pail Mall Gazette.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
EXPLOSION ON SHIP.
German Steamship Arcadia
Caught Fire as Result.
NINETEEN STEVEDORES HURT
Eaass Of the Explosion is Unknown.
ship Was Unloading Cargo From Ham-
burg at Philadelphia.

- philadelphia, Pa.-One man is
Aeaa. another missing and nearly a
nDnvs q others are injured by an ex-
wanslDn on board the German steamer
Arcadia, from Hamburg. The dead
mamm m1s a negro etevedore OF this
saly- Sixteen Of the injured were TAX
IN 40 hospitals.
hgerakkons and the physicians say
Amy 30 not expect that any will die.
Thn anRioE1ty OF the injured are negro
mseyeRTcs. Some Of them will lose
@heaT limbs. The explosion occurred
On nn2 OF the holds Of the steamer and
Sta cause is not known.
There was nothing of an explosive
@n1REn In the cargo and 1t lis believed
&h@ accident was due TO gases that
May have accumulated while the holds
ware closed.
Sixty steyedores were put to work
NJ GDDR as the steamer was tied to her
silver. All the holds were opened and
AwaWfy-Gve men entered the forehold
- unload the cargo. Shortly after
&hey catered there was terrific ex-
eingiaR Some OF the men were able
60 ckzBb out of the hold and others
wws rescued by stevedores who were
working in other parts Of the steamer.
&RnR8 dificulty was experienced in
wHetanE the men out because of fire
wAteh followed the explosion.
Y keHkek work. however, saved the yes.
mi E1xm destruction and the flames
agare econ under control. The steam.
ar. nevertheless, was very seriously
#mnREed
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
FULLY NOURISHED
Grape Nuts a Perfectly Balanced Food.

No chemists analysis of Grape
Nuts can begin to show the real value
of the food-the practical value as
shown by personal experience.
ut is a food that is perfectly ball
anced, supplies the needed elements
of brain and nerves in all stages Of
life from the infant, through the
strenuous times of active middle life,
and is comfort and support in old
age.
For two years have used Grape
Nuts with milk and little cream, for
breakfast. / am comfortably hungry
for my dinner at noon.
Il use little meat, plenty OF veget-
ables and fruit, in season, for the
noon meal, and if tired at tea time,
take Grape-Nuts alone and feel per-
fectIy nourished.
Nerve and brain power, and mem
DRY are much improved since using
Grape-Nuts. am over sixty and
weigh 1876 lbs. My son and husband
seeing how l had improved, are now
using Grape-Nuts.
my son, who is travelling man,
eats nothing for breakfast but Grape
Nuts and glass of milk. An aunt.
over 70, seems fully nourished on
Grape-Nuts and cream" There's a
Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read theabOve letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
Wandering Molecules.

Even the most solid metals lose
some of their molecules by dispersion
from the surface, but some curious
peculiarities are observed in the pro-
cess of molecular dispersion. For
instance, when piece of gold is
pressed against a piece of lead, some
of the molecules of the former dis
perse into the lead. The process is,
Of course, extremely slow. and years
are required before it's effects be-
come evident. But, slow as it is, the
dispersion of the molecules of gold
into a mass of lead takes place faster
than into either air or water. The
surface molecules of water dispense
readily into air, but refuse to enter
oil. The molecules of salt dispense
quickly in water, but refuse to enter
air, or most solids, in appreciate
quantities.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
WILLIAMS RESIGNS.

@amnHratic Minority Leader In Con.
greens oults-Effectlve Dec. 1, 1908.
washington, d. C.--John Sharp Will
Mamg in letter to Henry d. Clayton,
Nnrns chairman, has handed i'm his
aalgnaaaon OF the leadership OF the
&anDcratic members of the house OF
representative, effective at the begin.
HaHg q the next session OF congress.
AGr. Williams said his resignation
wnnla have come sooner, but he did
BsE want to quit while still under Are.
a. wnsigning Mr.. Williams says In case
Go naxt house is democratic the
2rnAn should have at least years
NEBMSance, and If It is republican the
nunty leader can get the benefit of
no session.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26

MEs. Mary Farmer Of WatertOwn, \
u. to BE Executed.

~ to BE Executed.
wEmfsrtOwn, N. Y.--Guilty OF murder
"a murder in the first degree was the
wnrEaga Of the jury In the case of Mrs.
manzg warmer, charged with the kill
ang nE Mrs. Savarah Brennan. The
anEg wzs out three hours Justice
nnEnEs sentenced Mrs. Farmer to De
naa9Rrncuted at Auburn prison during
ahs week beginning August g.
Tina crime for which Mrs. Farmer,
wAD u 23 years old, was convicted
wnn mast flendish. Her victim, Mrs.
mrunnan, who was SIS years old, was
AnE Reighbor and intimate friend and
a. anotive was to gain possession OF
AAa Brennan home, deeds of which
Mia. Warmer had forged in October.
Xhn crime was committed April 20.
MIA Brennan was hacked to pieces
wdKh a hRtchet and her body stuffed in
q aEmnk.
Mira. Farmers husband is also un-
@mr anAictment on a charge of murder
% M hrst degree as accessory to the
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
The Sinking Of the Birkenhead.
Bow shg Went Down of the Cape d Good HOE.

The cutter then showed off in charge
Of one of the ships officers, and the
women and children were safe.
No sooner was she clear than the
entire bow of the vessel broke off at
the foremost, the bowsprit going up
in the air toward the fore-topmast;
the funnel also went over the side,
carrying away the starboard paddle
box and boat and crushing the men
on the tackles. The paddlebox boat
capsized on being lowered, and the
large boat in the centre of the ship
could not be got up. The men were
then ordered onto the poop, where
they stood calmly awaiting their fate.
Within few minutes the vessel
broke in two, cross-wise, just abaft
the engine room, and the stern be-
gan rapidly to fill. In this extremity
the commander called out: Those
who can swim jump overheard and
make for the boats" but the officers
begged the soldiers not to, as the
boat with the women and children
would be swamped. They were young
men in the prime Of life, with all
before them, yet no one moved, nor
did any sign of terror or fear escape
them. Lower and lower sank the
vessel into the deadly sea. The old
transport shivered, gave final
plunge, and disappeared. carrying
with her the band of heroes on deck
and those working below at the
pumps.
Men of all ages and ranks they
were-the colonel and the drummer
boy, officers Of gentle birth, and men
from the workshop, the pillow and the
mine; but all animated with the same
heroic resolution, fortitude and chiv-
alry-as cool as though they had been
on their parade ground, with as much
courage as in action in the field A
few managed to cling to the rigging
of the mainmast, part of which re-
NAMED out Of water, while others
got hold of floating pieces of wood
and were eventually rescued, but of
fourteen officers and 458 men no
fewer than nine officers and 349 men
persisted, many falling prey to the
attacks of the sharks, which sur
rounded the ships in shoals, waiting
for their victims. Every woman and
child was saved.
1t need hardly be said that the ap-
palling extent of the misfortune cast
a gloom over the whole community,
a grief which was only lessened by
admiration for the extraordinary dis
cipline and fortitude displayed from
the time the ship struck until she to-
tally disappeared. There was not a
murmur till .she made her final
plunge. The senior surviving officer
likened the scene to an ordinary dis
embarkation, only more orderly one
than he ever remembered to have wit
messed. The Duke of Wellington, as
Commander-in-Chief, gave fitting ex-
preston to the feelings of the army
on the subject; but perhaps the great
est compliment ever paid to the men,
c@y of the brave was the order of the
King of Prussia for the account of
the wreck of the Birkenhead to be
read on three successive parades at
the head of every regiment in his
army; and it was spoken of in every
school in Prussia and Germany
London Globe
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
MAN-EATING TIGER
Attacks Keeper Whose Wife Rescued
Him With Aid Of Pitchfork.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Hermon Gerson,
head animal keeper in the East Lake
Park zoo, was seized by both arms by
a big male tiger while washing its
cage. The tiger stripped both arms
Of flesh from the elbows down and al
most pulled his arms from the sock
cts. His wife came to the rescue and
by jamming the beast in the eyes and
breast with a pitchfork, pried its
teeth and claws open.
The fight between the woman and
the man.eater lasted several minutes.
ending only when Mrs. Gerson direct
ed the prongs of the fork against the
animals eyes. With his arms re-
leased, Gerson sank to the ground and
was later removed to the hospital.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26

Visitors to the hospital OF the old
pensioners at Chelsea will. perhaps,
have noticed iii the colonnades a SIM
pie memorial tablet, placed there by
order Of the late Queen Victoria, to
record the heroic constancy and disci-
pine Of the officers and soldiers who
lost their lives in the wreck of the
transport Birkenhead, OFF the Cape
Of Good Hope, on February 26, 1852.
On January OF that year, after en-
barking re- endorsements amounting to
fifteen officers and 476 men for the
troops engaged in the Kaffir War, the
Birkenhead left Ireland for the Cape.
On board were also 166 women and
children, the wives and families of
soldiers. All went well until the
transport reached Simon's Town,
where ten officers and eighteen men
we're landed; the ship continued her
course on the evening of February
rs. But the captain, in his anxiety
for a quick passage, unfortunately
kept SO close to the shore that during
the night the ship got among the
rocks which line the coast About
three miles off Danger Point, at 2
O'Clock in the morning of the 18th,
while all except those on watch were
sleeping peacefully in their ham
mocks. the ship struck with violent
shock. The bulk of the men ON board
were young soldiers who had been but
short time in the service, yet they
behaved with as much GOODNESS as
though they were on their parade
ground, and with as much courage as
If in action in the field.
The rush of water on the Birken-
head striking was so. great that most
of the soldiers on the lower troop
deck were drowned in their ham
mocks The remainder, with all the
officers, appeared on deck, many only
partly dressed, and fell in as orderly
and as quietly as on the barrack
square. Calling the officers round
him, Lieutenant-Colon Seton. of the
Seventy-fourth Highlanders, the SEN
Tor officer on board, impressed on
them the necessity for preserving or
der and silence among the men. The
services OF the next senior, Captain
Wright, Ninetyrfrst Highlanders,
were placed at the disposal of the
commander of the ship to carry out
whatever orders hei might consider
essential Sixty men were put on the
chain pumps on the lower after deck,
and told off in three reliefs; sixty
more were put onto the tackles of the
paddlebox boats, and the remainder
were brought onto the poop to ease
the fore part of the ship, as she was
rolling heavily. The commander
next ordered the officers chargers to
be pitched out of the gangway. The
plunging and terrified horses were
got up and cast over, five of them
managing to swim ashore. The cut
ter was then got ready for the women
and children, who had been collected
under the poop awning; and they
were passed in one by one There
being room in the boat for one or two
more, the order was given for any
trumpeter or bugle boys to be taken.
A young drummer standing near was
told by an officer to get into the boat,
but, drawing himself up, he refused,
exclaiming that he drew mans pay
and would stick by his comrades.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
TO REDUCE PRICE OF BEEF.
Also to Increase Supply Is Aim Of Az
ricuIturaI Department.


Washington. d. C.--To increase the
supply of beef and thereby lessen its
cost TO the American householder Is
one Of the principal objects underlying
the efforts of the department of ag-
riculture to secure proteid that will
thrive in the semi-arid regions of the
northwest The beef market at pres
ent is being supplied by corn-fed cat
tie. CRASHED cattle are not as good
In quality as those fed on corn. The
beef that is secured from the cattle
having photeid foods included in its
fare is considered the best.
1t is to increase the supply of this
kind of beef by increasing the proteid
belt in the west that the department
Of agriculture has again sent Neils F.
Hansen, Of Bookings, s. D., to make a
thorough investigation of the plant life
of northern Russia and Siberia.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
THE PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS.
Americans Taking Active Part in the
Discussion.

London, England. Seven meetings
OF the Pan-American congress all
largely attended, were held in differ.
ent parts of London Among the sub.
jects discussed were marriage, Chris.
tian revelation, and similar claims OF
other religions, the church ministry,
the claims on the non-C Christian world,
the church at work among the settlers
in American colonies, the ANGLICAN
communion, and the duty of the
church to the young. The American
delegates to the congress took prom.
inent part In the discussions.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
MENTY INJURED IN WRECK.
@sslaha and Passenger Train in Col
Talon on Wabash Railway.

s~a@H vi W@b&St NAtIWuys af
a. louis, Mo.-Twenty persons
Ws9N aAiured IN collision between a
wassnnger train and freight on the
aahaRh road near Pendleton, Mo. A
MsnASr Of the most seriously injured
w@m brought here for medical atten.
&AsA. Both engines, the baggage car
@nA . mail car and a number of
&fgagne cars were badly damaged.
IAREa were 140 passengers, and ali
wars Aruised, many being more Sc
GAnuBlF injured.
Passenger Engineer Christ Smith
maAmred a broken leg and internal in
euEiRE. and was taken to his home In
AxmSE0mery City, Mo. Mail Clerks
w. @RyTill and II. e Hubbard of st.
&nzas and w. ]. Cleary of Kansas
Mkw were badly injured, and were Ia
&GR 40 ahe hospital at Moberly, Mo.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
SOLDIERS INJURED.
bareback Of slx-Inch Gun Fired Dur
Inu Practice.

New York City Three members OF
Battery Dix Of the Ninth regiment
New York National Guard, were prob.
ably fatally injured and several othera
slightly hurt in an accident during the
firing Of 6-inch gun at Fort Wads,
worth.
The practice was in connection with
the mimic war now in progress. The
men injured dangerously were Pri.
Yates Mcdowell, whose right arm was
broken off; Harvey, whose skull was
crushed, and Welsh, who received in.
ternal injuries,
Two are not expected to survive the
night The other may live.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
AUTO CAPSIZES.
asan NA'hO Mas Driving the Machine
Loses Life.

Ra&artOn, Cal.-While going at a
AnszzAe rate on a trial trip an an auto
sznAAas 8. o. Minter, aged 35, was in
anEsAy killed two miles north Of town
" M Overturning Of his machine. 1t
Gn AaADved that Minter tainted from
AnnE4 failure, as he was subject to
NR1h stacks. His machine LETT the
BanR while going down slight incline,
AaBns1 sharply to the left and climbed
mAhsaARoot bank and after going some
aAsaanee X overturned and one Of the
M1hns entered Minter's neck, coming
@Ea an the other side.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
BUTLER BECOMES NOBLEMAN.
Was scrubblng Steps When Told Of
Inheritance In Germany.

Richmond, Va.-Theodore Won
Then, for twelve years butler in a
private Richmond home, has just been
officially informed that he is entitled
ito high rank among the German nobil.
ity and is the heir to almost fabulous
wealth left by his father, Count Won
Then. The official Information
comes from the French and German
consuls in Washington. A brother,
August Won Then, who settled in New
York, is now in Germany looking af
ter the vast estates. Theodore Won
Then etill retains his employment in
this city. The no5leman was scrub.
hing the doorsteps of his employer
when notified OF his inheritance.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
|. Z. WRIGHT, SECRETARY OF WAR.
Appointed by President Roosevelt TO
Succeed William III. Taft.

Washington, D. C.-Secretary Taft
presented to the president his resig-
nation. to take effect June 80, and it
was announced at the white house that
Luxe r. Wright Of Tennessee viii be
appointed secretary Of war to succeed
Mr. Taft.
In making this appointment the pres
ident was Influenced somewhat by the
desire to recognize in an emphatic way
that there is no longer any dividing
line between the north and the south,
and that all good Americans are In
thought and deed one, and the presi-
dent was influence still more by the
fact that Governor Wright's personal
attributes and experience eminently fit
him for this particular position.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26
BANKER KILLS SELF.
President Shoots Himself as officers
Batter Door.

Aberdeen, Ohio.-As officers carry
ing a warrant charging him with mis-
appropriation Of the funds Of the
Aberdeen Banking company, were
breaking down the doors of his barri-
.caded home to place him under ar.
rest, D. H. Fawcett, president of the
bank, killed himself by shooting.
The warrant and the tragedy fol-
lowed the appointment Of a receiver
for the Aberdeen Banking company,
which had closed its doors. Fawcett
organized the bank as private con-
Germ two years ago.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26

After suffering for seven years,
This woman was restored to health
by Lydia e. PinlKham's Vegetable
Compound. Read her letter.
Mrs. Sallie French, of Paucaunla,
Ind. Ter, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
81 had female troubles for seven
years was all rundown, and so ner-
yous I could not do anything. The
doctors treated me for diferent troubles
but did me no good. While in this con-
dftion | wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for adj
vice and took Lydia e. Pinlxham's Vege-
table Compound, and am now strong
and we'll"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousandsof
womenWho have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
fng-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, ornervous prostration.
Why don't you try it
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
'Pinlzham if there is anything
about your sickness you do not
understand. She will treat your
Ietterinconfidence and advise you
free. No woman ever regretted
writing her, and because of her
vast experience she has helped
thousands. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26

Greenland has a population Of H.
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