The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-09

NlApA E1Skl Will bdAhAlf5 LtAO hCNe~A1AS 49,
OF a well, the Lehigh Valley Coal
company, was made defendant IN
suit for $4,000 damages The case
was brought by Brewing company.
which alleges that on the farm
which Its brewery stands at Hazleton.
Pa, there was fine artesian well,
but that the company mined through
the bottom Of 1t.
The Pittsburg, Pa, courts have re-
fused to grant liquor license to the
Fulton Cafe of Pittsburg owned by
Henry G. Phipps, who lives in Lon
don and New York, but has most OF
his property In Pittsburg. Mr.. Phipps
is angry, and, according to informa-
ton received here today, will with
draw his interests from this city. The
refusal cuts Mr. Phipps out Of rem
tai Of $4,000 year.
Basing the estimate on the new
city directory just issued. The popu-
latlOn of Baltimore is now GEL ,128.
an increase Of Al ,491 over last year.
Two small girls, who were standing
beneath the Brooklyn bridge in New
York City, narrowly escaped serious
injury when q large body came hurl-
Ing through the air and struck the
sidewalk almost at their feet, They
screamed and when crowd collected
1t was seen that the body was not
that of man nor a woman, but q
big St. Bernard dog, which had Jump
ed from the bridge to its death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Pack, who
live in Polk county, North Carolina,
are rejoicing over the birth Of trip
lets-three bouncing iboys-the arri-
val of whom has created deal of in
terest in the surrounding country.
The day after the arrival of the boys
there were no less than sixty-five Wis
itors at the home Of the Packs, many
or whom were ladies'. The mother
requested them to select names for
her sons. One was named William,
the second Jennings and the third
Bryan. These names were selected
for the reason that Polk county went
democratic in the last election for
the first time in many years.
Washington.
President Diaz of Mexico although
he stated year ago that he would
never again be a candidate, has de-
cided to make the race for president.
He says he is willing to sacrifice per-
sonal desires to serve his country.
A new "Old Glory" Is proposed in a
bill recently introduced by Represen-
tative Ansberrq of Ohio to amend the
section of the revised statutes, which
relates to the design Of the American
flag. new formation of the stars
is suggested. They would be ar
ranged in five arcs to be the apices
of regular pentagon, the radius Of
the arcs to be equal to one side of
the pentagon. As to the size of the
stars the bill prescribes that their
radius shall be equal to "one-fourth
the distance Of the stars from center
to center" Provision for adding new
stars for new states might be made.
by. extending the arcs.
News received from the Springfield
arsenal is that President Roosevelt
was furnished with two rifles which
carry electric lights on either side OF
the sight, the electricity being pro-
Vided by battery under the stock
Army officers do not profess to know
much about the guns, but 1t is stated
the best place for test of night
shooting would be darkest Africa,
where the president is going, and
where he may have to protect HIM
self from night raids by lions. If
the rifles can do what they are expect
ed to do, and it is admitted they will
be effective only against big objects,
many more Of them will be manufac-
tured for the army.
"A toy horse, worth perhaps 81, i'm
ported to the country, will be taxed
$50. just the same as living thor
oughbred racer, If the Payne tariff
bill becomes a law. Dolls clothing
and ornaments will be taxed at the
same rate as those of women. Ex-
perts in the foreign buying depart
men Of a local store say that toy an
imals, retailing at present for few
cents, will become as expensive to
import into this country as the living
animals which they represent in min
iature.
Accusing the large department
stores Of having instigated the Oppo.
sition Of many women and ''hysGers-
cal men" against the increased duties
provided by the Payne tariff bill on
womens gloves and hosiery, Repre-
sentative Serene Payne, chairman Of
the house ways and means commit
tee, in statement which win be
printed in the Congressional Record.
asserted that the importers who OPP
pose the duties were interested In
nrms abroad which make gloves and
hosiery.
At the urgent request of the state
department at Washington, commune
Gated to the London foreign once,
the British government has decided
not to permit CiprianO Castro, form.
er president OF Venezuela, to- land at
rrinidnd SO.