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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
STEAMSHIP IS DISABLED
Clyde Liner Arapahoe in Trouble
Off North Carolina Coast.
FLASHED C. Q. D." signal
The Ship Broke a Tail Shaft OFF DiA-
mend ShoaIs and Drifted Helplessly
for Many Hours.

Beaufort, N. C.-The steamship Ar
apahoe Of the Clyde line, for Jackson
vilel and Savannah, from New York,
broke her tail shaft and reported by
wireless at this station that she was
drifting helplessly.
The ship at the time that she fash
ed her &C. @. d. was I'll miles south
west Of Diamond Shoals light ship.
The wind was strong from the
northeast and drifted the ship In
shore. She was heavily loaded and
had quite a number of passengers on
board N
The revenue cutter at Wilmington,
N c., or Norfolk, was notified, as
were tugboats along the coast, and
many of them went out to find the
disabled ship and render aid.
Despite the strong northeast wind,
the sea was moderate.
Wireless reports that the steamer
Huron of the Clyde line arrived to
aid the Arapahoe. The Huron stood
by and took the Arapahoe in town,
and mus saved large salvage bill
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
BLONDE PEOPLE HANDICAPPED.
New York Doctors Says American Gle
mate Does Not AGREE With Them.

New YORK DOCTORS says American Ctie
mate Does Not Agree With Them
New York City--A startling warn
ing to blue-eyed, lightcompHexioned
New Workers is uttered by DE-. Chas.
r.. Woodruff, surgeon, and major in
the United States Army who has just
completed private tour Of the pris-
ons and asylums Of the city and state.
The jails and institutions, he says
are full Of blondes, who, unable to-
stand the struggle for existence in a
climate to which they ara untitled,
have fallen into poverty, disease and
crime. ~
What is true ofrNew York, he says,
is true Of the country as whole and
unless the. blonde American finds or
adopts some better Means of survival
than che has aftpresent she will be
wiped out as a type in favor Of the
brunette.
I; The great trouble is the sunshine.
There Is too much Of it In America
for blondes, says Dr. Woodruff It
breaks down their nervous system,
renders, them unstable morally as well
as physically and makes them pecu-
liarly liable to the ravages of con-
sumption and other deadly ailments.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
Newsy Paragraphs.

The Porte has sent Greece an ur-
gent note asking that Greece express
and emphasize strong disapproval OF
the agitation in Crete for annexation
10 Greece and to make public the an
nouncement that Greece has no am.
bition regarding the island. Unless
some such action be taken within a
few days the Turkish minister will
leave Athens and all diplomatic rela-
tions will be severed.
I George s. Viewer of Montgomery,
Alas stbhdered his resignation as sec
retary of thse Commercial club Of
Montg6 mery:to take up work in con-
netcion with the king Kotton Karni-
vel" project which, he launched at a
meeting in Atlanta recently of the
Southern Secretaries of Commercial
clubs. : Mr.. Viewer came to Mont
gomery six months ago from Chicago
to succeed G. Grosvenor Dave who
was elected managing director of the
Southern Commercial congress in
Washington
The work of piercing the Andes
mountains with a tunnel on the new
railroad now building from africa,
Chile, to LaPG3, Bolivia. is progress
ing rapidly and it is now believed
that trains. will be able to pass
through BY the first Of next year The
tunnel, which will be Ave miles long,
will be the highest in the world, pierre
ing the Andes twelve thousand feet
above sea level. Seven hundred men
are employed day and night on the
work and American methods and ma
chinery are being used.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
HAN and WIFE Fight DUEL.
Woman ls Dead and Husband Fatally


Shot. !.
tf' Chicago, Ill.--After locking, their
two children in bed room and fas-
tening the doors Of their fat SO Nhat
the neighbors could not center in a
hurry, Antonio Spizzirri and his wife,
Anna, went into their darkened par
lor, and tried to kill each other.
The woman was shot twice and
stabbed twice with a stiletto, and died
before the police got there. The shus-
hand was shot twice also and proba-
bly, will die. A revolver and knife
were found near the sofa where the
woman lay dead, and another revolv-
er was found behind the husband. The
scene gave mute testimony Of terri
BILE duel.
Spizzirri turned on his side when
the police finally broke 9nB 9E room
with large sledge hamne tore
letter, which was on the fo0fs bis
side, into bits before he could .sbe
stopped. This letter was in Italiah;
and will be translated to solve the
mystery. 1t IL thought that Spizzirri
was Jealous of his wife.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
PHILIPPINE TOBACCO GUARANTEED.
Government VIII Inspect the Weed
az to Quality and Cleanliness.

government VIII Inspect CHG WSGU
as to Quality and Cleanliness.
# Washington, D. C.-Purchasers of
Philippine tobacco will hereafter have
a government guarantee as to its
quality and cleanliness as a result OF
an arrangement made by the bureau
Of insular affairs, with the Philippine
government, designed to insure the
strict enforcement of the new tariff
bill providing for the admission into
the United States, free of duty, Of a
limited quantity of cigars and tobacco
produced in the islands.
!, All tobacco factories in the archi-
pelago are to be placed under the
strict observation of the islands in
regard to revenue bureau and health
department, SO as to make certain
that the tobacco used is of native
growth, or If any of the foreign pro-
auctions manufactured, that the guam
tity may be definitely ascertained.
The Intervention of the health off,
Gals is to assure the public that the
manufactured tobacco will be made in
sanitary factories by healthy opera
tives.
Every package of Philippine tobac-
co or cigars imported into the United
States which has undergone the, in
spection provided for, accordingly
will be labeled. Furthern1ore's the
Philippine government will attach to
each package Of tobacco or cigars a
certificate Indicating the quality Of
the material used and the class Of
workmanship
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
y WASTE OF RESOURCES.
National Irrigation ConsEess Denounces
Government Policy.


Spokane. Wash. 1.-THE government
Of thel United States is. sitting idly
by while millions OF dollars WORTH
Of natural resources are going to
waste.
THE Appalachian forestry bill
which passed the house and senate
twice was killed by Uncle Joe.
Notwithstanding the ,1ispensary
systeMe in South Carolina, inere Is too
muchEs water there
E. ]. Watson, commission Of the
Scutha Carolina department Of agricul-
ture, commerce and industry, before
the national irrigation congress, ut
tered the foregoing with telling effect.
He urged that the government take
contrOI OF such rivers, east and west,
as might be Ravigahle for the purpose
OF making them waterways for small
er battleships.
President George Baratow made his
annual address.
The new constitution providing
bustness-llke basis for the congress
was adopted.
A clash between the natural re-
sources preservation policies Of the
Roosevelt administration and social,
ed private interests" got its first.
impetus when Mayor N. s. Spratt of
Spokane charged that private capital
is being used to impede the work OF
vthA, government. if
President Taft's telegram express
ing sympathy with the work was re.
oeived
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
CORN FIELDS BURN.
severest Drought in@ Years Prevails
In Nirainla.

Winchester, Va.-The great corn.
fields Of northern Virginia are burn
ing up. The severest drought of
years is prevailing, and for MORE than
six weeks little, If any, rain has fall
en- in the Shenandoah and Page. val
legs. Streams are lower than for
years and many are dry. The corn
crop will be almost a total faiIufe,
while all growing crops are cut short.
Should the drought prevail much
longer the apple crop, which gave fine
will be. seriously affected.
Thousands Of dollars have already
been lost to the farmers, and each
day the loss increases. The railroads
are seriously troubled, hay fields be-
ing set on IRE by passing locomotives
and valuable property menaced.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
WHIPPING POST FOR WIFE BEATERS.
New York Judge says He'll Head 4
Movement for the Post.

New York City.--In passing judg-
rnent on man charged with having
blackened his wife's eyes, Police Mag
istrate House declared in court:
What this state needs is whip
ping post for wife-beaters, and am
willing to head a movement to estab.
lish it. We also need something for
the wives who are beaten. From ten
to fifty badly whipped wives come
here daily for warrants for their huE-
bands, and when the brutes are ar
raigned, the women plead for forgive
ness for them, refuse to prosecute, and
all /, can do Is to turn them loose.
II we had whipping post with
cat-o'-nine-tails attachment, think we
could discourage the Wife-beating
habit"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
Washington.

The three soldiers at Fort Omaha
who were inoculated with the new ty-
phoid serum have ben pronounced inn
mune by the garrison doctors The
men developed the fever In mild
form In seves days When fully re-
covered from this they were vacci-
mated again, but no typhoid symptoms
appeared Then they drank freely
from water into which millions Of the
typhoid germs had been placed, but
so far with no evil results.
Secretary MacVeagh of the treas
ury department said that no determi-
nation had been reached as to the
time of the issuance or amounto Of the
per cent one-year certificates re-
ferred to in announcement by the
treasury department recently. The is-
suance of the certificates will depend
entirely upon the receipts of the treas
ury from customs. sinternAl revenue
and miscellaneous sources. No more
of the certificates will be issued than
may be necessary TO- maintain a com
Portable cash balance in the treasury.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, chief chemist
of the agricultural department and
guardian of the pure food laws, has
started a crusade against embalmed
cucumbers and ghernins inoculated
with alum, He asserts that withered
and haIfspoiled icucumbers are given
generous hypodermics Of alum and
under it's magic influence the once
soft, 'soggy and generally disreputable
pickle of commerce is pumped out,
rejuvenated and becomes 80 pleasing
to the eye that few persons can resist
it's alluring attractiVeness. Although
the board Of food and drug inspection
has had the question Of the .use OF
alum as a preservative under c0nsid-
GRAFTON for several weeks, no decis-
ion has yet been given out.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
Cut Off His Own Arm.

Springfield, Mass. - Lying face
downward in pool of blood, Alvin
Niles was discovered in strip of
woods with his left arm hacked off
just below his elbow. Later he said
he had cut off the member himself be-
cause it was manned. He said he had
been unable to obtain work because
the arm was useless, prospective EN-
ployers turning him away when they
saw It,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
LATE'NETS NOTES.
General.

bred supervisors of the thirteenth
census to be appointed by President
Taft will be made public soon by the
president. In the southern states,
where it is proposed to divide the
appointments as nearly equal as pos
sible between democrats and republi-
cans, the appointments probably will
be delayed, as recommendations have
not been received and the division has
not yet been made.
AT Cincinnati, while on his way to
the ChautauQua meeting at Kankakee,
ILL.,, W.. Bryan denied a persistent
report to the effect that he was about
to transfer his legal residence from
Nebraska to Texas
The legislature of Alabama has
passed almost without opposition the
bill to Patify the income tax consti-
tutional amendment proposed by con-
gress. The house voted it unanimous
ly, and the senate followed suit.
The steamer Jeanne, in command of
Captain Samuel w. Bartlett, sailed
from st. John, N. f., for Etah, on the
northern frontier of Greenland. laden
with supplies for Lieut.. Robert e.
\ "
to spend another winter is the far
north il necessary to demonstrate his
plans. for reaching the pole.
The death of an 1S-year-old girl in
Cincinnati, after an operation for
what was supposed to be appendicitis,
has attracted general attention be-
cause OF the unanimous opinion of the
attending doctors. that her death was
caused by the wearing of tight cor
sets and dresses in the height of the
style. The victims of fashion was
Miss Elsie Gasser,
That their lives were saved, by
cat is the belief Of Arthur /, Hana1l,
Joseph Burnett and others, who es-
capped from their apartments in the
Avenue flats which were destroyed by
fire in Waco, Texas. The cat jumped
upon the bed and scratched and pur-
red until it awoke Hanan, who arous-
ed the others Hanan was almost suf-
located when the eat finally succeed
ed in awakening him.
Joe Burnfin, aged thirty, of Chaska,
Tenn, was shot and killed by Bran
den Mcmahon, thirty-fve years of age.
Mcmahon, in playful mood, knocked
off Burnf1n's hat. Angered at this
Burnfn attacked McMahoq with
stick of wood, knocking him down.
While lying on the ground Mcmahon
drew his revolver and fired three
shots. One bullet took effect, strik-
ing Burnfn, near 1.-THE. heart, killing
him instantly Mcmahon surrender
ed.
William A. Rublee of Milwaukee,
the retiring American consul general
in Vienna, Austria, who twas operat--
ed on last month for stomach trouble,
has left the sanitarium cured. Mr..
Rublee will stay in Vienna for a few
weeks so as to fully regain his
strength before proceeding for Hong
Kong, where he has been appointed
American consul.
The Southern Soft-Yarn SpinnerS'
association, which assembled in Ashe-
Vile, N. c., in called meeting, gave
out partial statement of the results
accomplished. The statement is very
meagre and about the only thing indi-
Gated by it is the fact that there Is
to be a material curtailment in the
output of soft yarns within the next
month.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06
FlotOers and Flower Lovers
BY THE FLOWER GRO wnRS ASSOCIATION.

four or five inches thick-that was |. royal howeri Mrs. Gayle cut n cor. responding large specimen from her pink hydransea
 Besides these beautiful hydranrea blooms. there were fine specimens of spasta daisies. sweet peas of every coll orlng' corn-nowers, cosmos, petunias
 Jaroenias" (just old-fashioned cane JaseHlhe' good Southern folkD, and gorgeous nasturtiums.
 Mrs. Winter brought A hit of var,, ,r teresting information from HuntsyiiIs It seems that on the slopes of famous o!d Monte Sano grows a plant that is ioehtlcal with one of Biblical fame. the kittemwood' of the Bible srows on Monte Sano--and experts declare that this is the only place of growth AhoWn outside of Asia Minor. 1t ia A vaiuaoIe wood of deep yellow color and IS carved into walking sticks ana anch articles. The wood is very beautifuI
 II was decided that, as flowers grow In Montgomery all summer long, the nower-lovers would hold their meet ihss through the warm season also. And It was voted that no such charm ing place as the wide, cool yeranda at Green Acres, could be found!
 Those in attendance were Mesdamas Winter, Seibels, Arlington, Ptnckard Butt, Aldworth, Merriam, Cobbs. Tyson. M. Andrews, Glenn Andrews L. Cobbs. A. M. Allen and Gayle, and. Misses Bullock and Cozart.
 The new members admitted were Mesdames George Waller. w S Payne. James Pinkston, Sallie Graves Clark. W. H. Moore. Charles Ball and Robert Ligon, and Misses Matte Rtyes Annielu Tennille and Sophie Holmes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06
CONVENTION OF BARAcA
 AND PHILATHEA GLASSES

Following Is a letter received from c. E. Crossland. one of the field sec retaries of the Sunday School Board of the Southern Convention concern ing the convention of the Baraca and Philathea classes at Asheyille. N C.. June 1s to 2s:
 My Dear Co-worker:
 As Baraca Secretary for Alabama I want to call especial attention to the coming World Wide Convention of Baraca and Philathea Bible Classes for young men and young women to be held at Asheville, N. C.. June ts to 23. I earnestly hope that Alabama will be represented by large delegation. We are fortunate in having this world ance and in program, this will be per- haps the greatest ever held by the Baraca-Philathea movement.
 The convention date Is an ideal time to vist the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. A more delightful trip. combining pleasure and profit, could not be planned. Delegates may also be able to attend the conference of the Young Peoples, Missionary Move- ment. held at Montreal (fifteen miles from Asheville), the following week. Very favorable rates are offered by the railroads; ask your agent. Spe- cial cars will leave Birmingham a. m. Saturday, June 1s. over the A. c. S. This will put ali the Alabama dele gates In one happy party. If you want to secure resefyations. write Mir. B. {. l.. Whatley. No. Lyon-Terry Build ing. Birmingham. He has charge of this matter.
 Mention the convention trip to your class and church publicly and private ly and enthuse them. Pay half the expenses ot two or three delegates. Advise MT. Whatley, if you will pass through Birmfnghami notify MT. Geo H Wright. Entertainment Chairman, Ashevilie. how many you will send. in your community about the conven- tion; may ont have their addresses.
 On leaving Alabama to take up . larger work in the South last Septem. Der I offered my resignation as State Baraca Secretary. Mfr. Hudson would not accept. however, and agreed to hold the position nominally on condi- tion that Mir. B. L. Whatley, Birm- ingham, and Mir. J. L. Grimm, Mont gomery, would agree to look after North and South Alabama respectively. This they have done, and wish to thank them for the services they have so generously rendered the cause.
 Trusting to meet several hundred del. egates and visitors from dear old Ala bama, I am,
 Very cordially yours.
 c. E. Crossiand. ciety will hold its regular monthly meeting in the annex, Monday after noon. at 4:s0 o'clock.
 Mrs. John J. Flowers. M
 President.
 Mrs. deYampert, Sec.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06
THE SEASON
Imported $9.9O Each

This will interest only those who appreciate something out of the ordinary. We have just ten of these imported French handmade and hand-embroidered Lingerie Waists. Every stitch and every tuck was done by hand. and these waists were positively bought to sell at from $20 to $50 each. but we want to close out the lot and so offer you your choice at $o.o0 each
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06
Tailored $1.79 Each

A matchless offering of your choice of fine Tailored Waists.
 Hand-Embroidered Linen Waists. worth up to $6. White Tucked Linen Waists. worth S2.50 and s. White Madras Waists worth $250 and s. Colored Madras Waists. worth $2.50 and 8. Monday you may take your choice of the lot at only $l.7os each. None will De exchanged or sent on approval.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06
cHILDREN.s RoMPERs.

CEILDRENS ROMPERS We have the largest and best the city styles for both girls and boy-ong sleeves and short sleeves. dark and light colors-priced from 25c to soc each.
 36-INCH LINEN good medium weight Linen for Suits and Chdrens wear-a good value 35c the yard but beginning Monday for long it may last it is priced at 25c the yard
 ECRU -BATISTE 2Oc Our regular 30c quality Ecru Bahste in both stripes and pds and only limited quantity close al 20c the yard
 FURNITURE COVERING. In this material have red blue and stripe on linen colored the proper fabric for covering your good furniture during dust and fly mepce very reasonable zoe the yard
 LINEN FINISH SUrTING. We have 25 pieces of this all white material so extensively used this for Skirts and Sms to offer special reduced price of l0c the yard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06
Lingerie $3.85. Each

One lot of about fifty exquisite Lingerie Waists. some are hand embroidered. some are trimmed with real Val lace. some have short sleeves and some long sleeves. The regular selling prices of these waists are from $7.50 to SIS but tomorrow they are put on sale at only $3.65 each. and at that price make one of the most remarkable bargains you have ever had offered you.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06

SALE OF ELASTIC BELTS. special sale close the remainder of Elastic Bel One lot valued up to $I.25. Monday at 6oc. One line formerly sold at 65e Monday at 3oc.
 SALE OF BARRETTES nice assortment of styles and shapes of Banees regular 25c and 35c qualities be closed Monday only lec each
 SILK LISLE HOSE 3oc. Ladies Silk Le Hose; fine and pretty-bak and only and splendid soc quality be closed Monday 3o the pair
 CHLDRENS HOSE G5c Chdrens and Misses black and Hose-an nice and elastic ribbed stocking with all linen heels All from I-2 to l-2 now to be sold I5c the pair.
 EXTRA SIZE VESTS He. adies extra Summer quality with full taped neck and sleeve sale Monday at lc each.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06
NEWS AND NOTES.

The great-grandson of the first Bap- tist foreign missionary to India. Rev. Dr. William Carey, Is now visiting in the United States. Like his distin- guished namesalSe, he is a British mis- sionary in India. Ills purpose fin com ing to America is an endeavor to raise one-tenth of a S10.000.0O0 endowment fund for Serampore College. in the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06
FIFTY THOUSAND PLANTS

hO 1OF BI.O0. AEeratiun, - Chrysanthemums, COleuss Paris Daisies, Altemanthera, Verbenas, HelfOtropes, Geraniums. You can order some of each variety hut not more than q dozen of anv on, variety. At the above price we viii pack in light basket and ship to any express OfIlee in the State.
 ROsem0At Gardens. Phone 100. 110 Dexter Ave.
 Montgomery, Ala.