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other time But whether there is a
window or ,not-and if there is it
should swing out instead of in-noth-
ing should be placed above the seat
to interfere with ones leaning back.
When pictures, shelves and other or
naments occupy place that by rights
belongs to the person in the seat, then
the one great charm of the lounging
place is lost; it has ceased to be COM
Portable.
There are an endless variety of in
expensive furnishings that look we'll
and do not bring pang to the house
wife's heart when they begin to show
the effects of sunshine and usage. Gre
tonne is the fabric par excellence for
certain kinds of rooms, for bedrooms
particularly and for living rooms
which are furnished in the chintz peri
cd. A new kind Of 9nen mesh fabric
that is being used for curtains and
tops has large square open
ings, through which colored lining
shows. When this material is used
for hangings at a window no lining is
needed, but for all other purposes a
substantial foundation of this kind
must be provided,
Arras cloth is always in favor on
account Of its good wearing qualities,
the varietyfof colors it comes in and
it's generally good effect with almost
any style Of furniture. It can be used
either plain eI decorated with coarse
needlework, with applique or with
stenciling ANY one of these treat
ments will be highly satisfactory.
Okolona messenger., 1908-10-07
AVoIdlnq Rust.

Many housekeepers do not seem to
be familiar with the fact that pins. and
needles are not likely to rust in a
cushion filled with coffee grounds. The
grounds have already served to make
. beverage they are merely poured
from the pot rinsed ii cold water and
dried IN the sun.
Okolona messenger., 1908-10-07
Simple Pattern of Garment Desiene
to Match the Skirt.

This over-bodice is, of course, q!
linen to match the skirt; 1t is a de-
cidedly simple pattern, being tucked
on the shoulders nearly to bust.
The neck is cut out in a square that
is outlined with muslin embroidery
Okolona messenger., 1908-10-07

and strap Of embroidery is carried to
the waist in certer front, the armholes
being finished with the same. The
blouse worn with it is Of white lawn.
Materials required for over-bodice:s
One yard line, A inches wide, ~
yards insertion.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
TO PROTECT FLORIDA
Increase in Duty on Citrus Fruits Is
Favored.

Washington, D. C.-The so.called
Starch Trust" was under are at the
hearing on tariff revision before the
house committee on ways and means.
The cross-examination Of J. B. Wal
ton, representing the Corn Products
Refining Company, the so-called trust,
formed the most interesting incident
at the hearing on the tariff schedule
covering agricultural products and
provision. Citrus fruits also occupied
considerable attention.
Mr.. Walton admitted that his COM
pany sells corn starch at loss in the
United Kingdom, at price forty cents
less than it is sold in this country.
Florida fruit growers gave the COM
mittee information on citrus fruit,
pineapples and vegetables, especially
as affected by competition with Cuba,
and requested either the retention Of
the present tariff on these articles or
an increase in the duty
The argument that ''the states of
Florida, Arizona, Louisiana and Cali
fornia can in time produce all of the
citrus fruits used in the United States"
was put forth by Z. P. Porcher of
Jacksonville, Fla, for a protective duty
on oranges and lemons.
]. G. Chase. representing the Jack
sonville board of trade, was urging
protection duty on citrus fruits, when
representative Underwood of Ala
bama asked:
DO you believe in the general idea
of protection?"
YES" was the reply, 80 far as 1t
does not harm the people Of the coun-
try"
"Is that the attitude Of the Jack
sonville board Of trader" questioned
Mr. Underwood.
Mr.. Chase answered afflrmativelyA
"And it's the attitude of all the
people Of Florida, isn't it," urged Mr..
Boutell, republican member from Illi-
nOis.
Again the fruit grower agreed, add
ing; "Of all the thinking people"
II just wanted to know about it."
said Mr.. Underwood, because Flori.
da gave its electoral vote for a party
whose platform faVors tariff for rev.
enue.",
Representatives Clark and Sparkman
Of Florida asked leave Of the COM
mittee TO file briefs on the subject of
tariff on citrus fruit, and F. G. Nc
Mullen for the Florida pineapple grow
ers, asked for a 70 per cent duty on
pineapples.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
WILL SELL CANAL BONDS.
Certelyou Announces Terms for $3O,-
100000 Bond Issue.

Washington, d. C.-Secretary Cor
telyou has made public the announce
ment that he would receive bids up
to the close Of business on December
5 next for $50, OOO,0 900 Of Panama Ca
nal bonds. or any part thereof, to
bear 2 per cent interest. The bonds
will be dated November /, 1908, thus
making this new issue, and interest
will begin as Of that date. The bonds,
by the terms Of the law authorizing
their issue, will be redeemable in gold
in ten years from their date and pay
able in thirty years. AS an evidence
of good faith the secretary requires
each bid to be accompanied by a GER
titled check, payable to the secretary
of the treasury, for 2 per cent Of the
amount of the bid.
The bonds will be issued in denoml
nations of $40, 500 and $1,000 of
coupon bonds, and of 500, 500, $500
and $4,000 Of registered bonds. They
will be exempt from all taxes or du-
ties of the United States, as well as
taxation in any form by or under nay
state, municipal or local authority.
The bonds will be available to nation
al banks as security for circulating
notes and receivable as security for
public deposits in national banks. The
law forbids their sale at less than par
and provides that all citizens of the
United States shall have equal oppor-
-tunity to subscribe therefor.
In considering the bids the secre-
tary will award the first allotment to
the bidders offering the highest price.
Of two or more bidders offering the
same prices, those asking for the
smaller amounts of bonds will receive
priority in the allotment.
The secretory of the treasury will
issue the bonds under authority vest
ed in him by acts of.congress, approx
ed June %, 1902, and December 81,
1905. which authorizes the borrow
ing on the credit of the United States
of the sum of $130.000,000, or as much
thereof as may be necessary in carry
ing on the work of constructing the
Panama canal
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
Convention at Denver, coI.-Re-EIects
Samuel Gompers, President.


Denver, Col-The result of the cleo
ton in the American Federation of
Labor convention follows.
President, Samuel Gompers Of
Washington; first vice president, Jas.
Duncan, Quincy, Mass; second vice
president, John Mitchell, Spring Val
ley. ILL.,; third vice president, James
O'Connell of Washington, D. c.;
fourth vice president, Max Morris Of
Denver, COL; fifth vice president, u.
A. Hayes Of Philadelphia; sixth vice
president, Joseph F. Valentine of Gin
cinnati, Ohio; eighth vice president,
John r. Alpine of Boston. FraternaI
delegates to the British trade con-
gSess, John B. Frey, editor of the
Moulders' Journal, and B. A. Larger
of the United Garment Workers VI
America; to Canadian Trades Conven-
ton, Jerome Jones of the Georgia
Federation Of Labor and editor of The
Journal of Labor. Convention city
for 1909, Toronto Canada.
Mr.. Gompers was reelected to the
Office he has held since the organiza-
ton of the federation in 1881, with the
exception of one year, amid scenes Of
the greatest enthusiasm, only one dis
contented representative of the So
cialist party voting against him.
It was announced that there had
been born in Denver a powerful rail-
way employs organization to be
known as the railway employees de-
partment Of the American Federation
of Labor, with ten affiliated organiza-
tions as members. The object is to
bring about a closer union of all rail
road employees and to seek to afil-
late all railway organizations with the
organization.
The first convention is to be held
in Denver, and it is expected 100000
employees will be represented by the
officers Of their organizations. The
convention adjourned sine die.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
CERTIFICATES REDEEMED.
Cost to the United States Was Less
Than 100000

Washington, D. C.-The redemption
of the treasury certificates issued by
the secretary Of the treasury one year
ago has been accomplished at cost
to the treasury in cash Of less than
$500, 900.
The amount Of these certificates
outstanding at the date Of their ma
turity, November 20, 1908, was 3d.
936,500, and without exception they
were held in the treasury as security
for circulation Of this amount. 3d.
288,250 have been withdrawn and law
full money substituted for the retire
ment of circulation and $547,750 have
been surrendered and replaced by 9th
er United States bonds in order to
continue circulation, leaving only
-$1O0,50O undisposed of. This result
is eminently satisfactory to the treas
ury officials.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
20 KILLED In EXPLOSION
Workmenin Excavation in Brook
lyn are Roasted Alive.
A HERO LOST HIS LIFE
While Trying to Save Woman who was
Passing. Tons Of Earth Covered
Bodies of Victims.

New York City.-More than twenty
persons lost their lives as the result
Of the explosion of gas main at Gold
and Front streets, Brooklyn.
Practically the whole street from the
stoop line between Gold and Front
streets was tumbled into Atty foot
excavation in which fifteen or more
men were working, and several per-
sons who were walking along the
street were carried down.
1t is believed that every person who
went into the excavation was killed
instantly or smothered or drowned.
Fifteen tenement housesAon the block
were in such danger of falling into
the trench that the occupants were
ordered out by the police.
The most intense excitement pre-
vailed for blocks around the scene Of
the accident, and the street were fill
ed with wailing women and children.
who were unable to get any word from
relatives known to be in the vicinity
when the explosion came.
The explosion tore the street to
pieces for rods on either side and the
twelve men who were working in the
excavation for big sewer pipe, were
buried by the debris which fell in
upon them and smothered or burned
to death In the fire that followed the
explosion.
Samuel Trout, who lived near the
scene, lost his life in attempting to
save woman who was passing
through Gold street at the time Of the
explosion and fell into q trench.
Trout was caught by the flames
from the blazing gas main and roasted
alive. The woman was dragged out
of the trench and saved by boy
The workmen were digging a trench
through Gold street for the installation
of a thirty-six inch sewer pipe The ex-
cavation was to be nearly forty feet
deep and as the laborersa removed the
earth the walls had been shored up
by large timbers.
With Charles Schiffmeyer city In
spector Of sewers, overseeing the
work at the bottom of the trench,
; when an accumulation of gas from a
main which had been accidentally
broken during the course of the work,
exploded with tremendous force.
A large water main also was broken
by the force Of the explosion, and a
perfect torrent of water began to squirt
UP through the mass Of wreckage. AL
most side by side with these geysers
roared the flames from tho gas es-.
Gaping from the broken main.
The explosion was followed by
scenes of the most intense excite
ment q - +
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
500 PERSONS FACE DEATH
When Two steamships Collide in New
York Bav

New York City.-The lives Of more
than five hundred persons were i'm
periled, when the fruit steamer Admit
ial Dewey, inward bound from Jamai-
ca, crashed into the steamer Mount
Desert, outward bound from Bay
Ridge for the fishing banks. The
Admiral Dewey, coming suddenly out
of fog bank, struck the Mount Des-
ert almost amidships, opening cash
in the fishing vessel that extended
from the upper deck to the waters
edge.
Panic Immediately followed the col.
lision, and 1t was due to the prompt
action of Captain Davidson OF the Adj
miral Dewey, that catastrophe was
averted for the passengers on the fish,
ing steamer began piling over the
guard rail Of that vessel, and leaped
for the. deck Of the Admiral Dewey.
Had he backed his steamer away,
many would have fallen into the wa
ter, Captain Davidson kept the steam
err moving slowly ahead, and this held
the prov Of !, the fruit. steamer into
the rent that had been made, and at
forded boarding place for the fright.
ened passengers Of the Mount Des.
ef-t
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
CATTLE SHIPMENTS QUARANTINED.
Contagious Foot and Mouth Disease
Transmitted to Children.

Washington, D. alarming re,
suits following the outbreak of a con-
tagious foot and mouth disease in New
York and Pennsylvania, causing those
states to be quarantined against in
terstate shipments of cattle, etc, were
shown in the advices which reached
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, stat
ing that four children in Danville,
Pa, had contracted the disease. A rig
i'd investigation is in progress in Dan
vile and elsewhere to determine as
to whether others have become SINH
larly affected. The officials believe
that the situation is grave and will
require energetic and concerted ac.
tion by the state and federal authori-
ties to check the disease.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
MONEY FOR NAVY YARDS.
. Plea Made for Extensive Ma
val improvements.

10 Plea Made for Extensive Ma.
val Improvements.
ashington, D. C.-Rear Admiral
Holiday, chief of the bureau of
5 and docks of the United States
h makes strong plea for more
nsive improvements at insular
ions, and for a higher standard
he maintenance of home navy
S, in his annual report to the Sec
ry Of the navy. No extensive
ovements, he says, have been
. during the last year at the insu-
stations.
lie estimates for navy yards and
ons recommended to be submit
to congress at its coming session
as follows:
lblic works, including repairs and
ervation $9,811,730; maintenance
S and docks, 100000; contingent
is and docks, 100000. Total, SILL
$50.
he estimates include: Navy yard,
rleston, S. c., $442,500; naval sta
+, Guantanamo, Cuba, including
1000 for a dry dock to cost ST.
300, $450,0O0; naval station, Key
it, Fla, 100000; navy yard, Nor
, Va, SSH, 900; naval station, at
RI Harbor, including an estimate
i200, 900 toward the construction Of
ry dock to cost $2,OOO,OOO, $1,OOO,-
navy yard at Pensacola, Fla, $780,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
FIRE FOLLOWED EXPLOSION
In Mississippi River steamer-Ten
Were Killed. 3t

New Orleans, La--Seven missing
and undoubtedly blown to pieces or
drowned in the Mississippi river, three
fatally injured and nine less seriously
hurt are the tales Of horror in boil
er explosion on the steamboat H. M
Carter, opposite Bayou Goula, La.
The captain on the boat H. M. Car
ter was hurled seventy-fiYe feet into
the river He swan back and clam
bered on the boat, despite his injuries
Several other men were hurled into.
the stream by the force Of the explo-
sion.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
FERTILIZER COMBINE PLANNED.
independent Companies in South 70
Unite and Form Bio Conpanv.

800 ~ ANNNRGAys
Baltimore, Md.-Independent fertll-
izer men throughout the south met at
New York to consider proposition
to join a new fertilizer combination,
which will take out charter, under
the laws Of New Jersey and have
capitalization Of $4,000, 900. Of this
sum $50,000,000 will be stock equally
divided between common and prefer
red.
The new concern will be called the
Independent Fertilizer company ond
will be controlled by interests identi-
fed with the Tennessee Copper COM
pany. The chief subsidiary of the new
corporation will be the S10,0OO,OOO
chemical company recently organized
to handle the sulphuric acid output
of the Tennessee Copper company.
Already options have been obtain.
ed on some of the largest independent
plants in the country, including the
two of the Armour Packing company.
in Baltimore and those Of the Swift
Packing company at Wilmington, Del,
and Atlanta, Ga,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
REUNION SCOTTISH RITE MASONS
To Be Held In AtIanta's New Temple
Next Snrinn

Atlanta, Ga-The dedication OF At
lanta's new Masonic Temple, now
about completed, win mark ageneraI
revival among that branch of the Ma
sonic fraternity known as the Scot
Plans are under way for a spring
reunion of the Scottish Rite to be
held in Atlatna next April, which win
bring to the city many Of the distfn-
guished and prominent citizens OF the
country, including Hon. James d. Rich
ardson of Tennessee, the grand com
mander Of the southern Jurisdiction,
and the full official divan of the SUI
preme council, the chief governing
body Of the rite, whose headquarters
are at Washington, d. g.
During the reunion the degrees Of
the rite. fourth to thirty-second, inclu-
siye. will be conferred with full GER
emonials, for the first time in Atlanta.
on dedicatory class Of more than
two hundred representing every Sec
ton Of Georgia, and the handsome
and perfectly appointed apartments
Of the rite on the upper floor OF the
Temple will be dedicated and formal.
'ly opened The apartments include
the largest stage Of modern construc-
ton yet crested In the southeast. Con
tracts for the scenery, more than one
hundred pieces, necessary to properly
exemplify the work. together with a
mammoth lighting plant, to cost APP
proximately 10000, have been closed,
and will be installed as quickly as the
artists can complete the work there
on
1t is safe to assume that nothing
so ambitious as this reunion has ever
been undertaken by Scottish Rite Ma
sons Of the southern jurisdiction, and
the indications are that Masonic stu
dents from all America will gather at
Atlanta to witness the ceremonies
and enjoy the work.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
RNADO IN ARKANSAS
,olished Many Towns in
orthwesten Part Of State.
III PROPERTY DESTROYED
'ersons Were Killed and Many
lthers Injured---Vast Tracks Of
Timber Lands were Ruined,

tie Rock, Ark.-According to dis
es received. meager because Of
emoteness of the section affect
lore than a score Of lives were
ind many other persons were in
in a tornado which swept the
western section of this state,
letely demolishing several towns
razing vast tracts of timber,
) tornado, approaching from the
west, crossed the Arkansas river
al miles south Of the settlement
ney, and proceeding in a north
rly direction, swept through the
J of London, Wallerville, Jethro,
Lewisyille, Paterson and Berry
and outlying portions of Mulber-
lther completely wrecking or lay
waste the larger part Of these
s and destroying timber and crops
ghout the intermediate country.
Piney, it is stated that twelve
ms we're killed and a number in
/. Practically the entire settle.
was demolished.
London ten are reported to have
heir lives, and considerable dam
to property occurred.
allerville and Jethro are reported
e path of the storm. In the vi
( of Mulberry the death list is
d at five.
Berryville, one woman, Mrs. j,
pskins, was seriously injured, and
al other persons sustained lesser
les. A path of 100 yards wide
cut through the town, six build
being completely wrecked, and a
ser of others damaged, either be-
orn from their foundations or un-
d. Here the property loss is es-
ed at $4,000.
i'm the outlying districts consid-
e damage to property is also re-
d, but no loss of life.
/ Lodi three buildings were de-
ed, and one woman seriously in
vices from Lewisville, in the wes-
portion of Lafayette county, re-
the destruction of several build
at that place, and at Patmos con-
able damage to property as well
Jury to number of persons is
tied.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
AMMUNITION APPROPRIATIONS
tied BY Government to State

3nted BY Government to State
Troops Very Liberal.
Washington, d. C.-The division of
tia affairs of the war department
announced the allowance of am
hilton for the present fiscal year
be to the national guard under the
of May n, 1908, being fifty per
It of the allowance to the regular
by.
The total which is set aside for this
pose is $643,124, divided among
states according to the enlisted
ength of their national guard:
Alabama, with 1910 men gets ST.
for ammunition; Georgia, with
Dc men gets $17,559; North Caro-
4, with 1885 men gets s12,032;
18th Carolina, with 1,714 men gets
,718; Kentucky, with 1880 men
s s10,250; Tennessee, with 1870
n gets $685..
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
Total amount of money
roooivad

Total amount OF money
received :. >. 1920, 644 ~
New York City.--The Taft campaign
fund in round numbers aggregated ST.,
100000, according to the list of COLI
tributors made public by George R.
Sheldon, treasurer Of the republican
national campaign committee. Charles
P. Taft, a brother of the president
elect was the heaviest contributor. He
spent 100000 to help his brother to
the white house, ]. Pierepont Morgan,
Andrew Carnegie, Whitelaw Reid allA
William Nelson Cromwell come next
with contributions of $4,000 each.
President Roosevelt gave one thou
sand dollars.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
OPIUM SMUGGLING PLOT.
Cement Barrels Half Filled With the
Drug-Shipped to Manila.

Manila, p. L-Evidences of an ex-
tensive plot to smuggle opium here
from China haye'been discovered. Re-
Gently a WIorkmen employed on. the
military buildings at Camp Stozenberg
discovered a quantity of opium con-
cealed in cement which had been
shipped from Hong Kong.
The opium has been turned over to
the customs officials. and the govern
ment is now investigating.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-27
The CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Democrats Received $62O,644.
Republicans 81 700, 900.
IA THOUSAND CONTRIBUTORS
To the Democratic Fund--r Charles p
Taft Brother Of President-slect TAFT
Gave 100000 to Republicans.

Chicago, Ill.-The democratic ma
tional committee received in all $780,
644.77 and spent $61S, 41O.O6 during the
recent presidential campaign, leaving
balance on hand OF $1,234.71. So
reads statement made public by the
officers of the committee. and the
itemized statement will be filed for
record in the Office of the secretary
of state Of New York. in compliance
with the resolution adopted by the ma
tional committee at Lincoln, Neb., last
TIL
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-11-27
Order For chsass Of Name.

STATE or CoLoRApo :. In the Distric,
couHTy OF oTKRo Court
The Petition OF Louis MI
l.otashirsky. and Lena
yirxtria Potashinsky.f Order OF Court.
his wife, for chAnRs OF
namo. Etars Hf-' 81
Re u known that on this t7th. day Of Nov
cmbcr. A. d. lgoS boing one OF the Juridical
days Of the October term OF the District
Court sitting "a snd Tor the COUNTY of Otero
shinsky and Lena vIrEinia Potaehinsky and
fnr . change Of name from their name of
Potashinsky TO the paIoe Of Potts. and that
their children now born may bear the same
name. And Il appearing 10 the Court that
the rcAsoos cot forth In their aid petition for
said change are rOod, ample and suficient,
and the Court being satisaed that the desired
ch .nGe would be proper snd not detrimental
to the Interests Of any other person or per-
.crs: -
IL is hervby ordered that the prayer OF said
petitiouerp be granted and that the names Of
said pesitiouers be ohsaeed and that herB-
after Louis Potashinsky shall bear the
name and be known a. Louis ~. Potts. and
Lena viTrinis Potashi1eky shall bea; the
and that their children nov born being the
and be known - Potts: and that upon the
publication OF this order for At least three
lines in the Rocky Ford Enterprise. q week
ly newspaper. published In Rocky Ford In
said Otero County. and proof thereof made TO
this court. this order shalI be In full force
and effect. G. 3. ESSEX
q Judge Presiding.