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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
Got No Quarter.

Charles Frohman is authority for
the following story: On the occasion
of Maude Adams opening in a West
ern theatre a Jew boy in his eager
ness to get to the front row in the.
family circle fell over into the or
,chestra and was dangerously hurt.
The managers ordered the lad to be
conveyed to lodging specially set
apart for him. He was attended by
their own physicians. Despite all
these attentions he died and was de-
Gently buried at the expense of the
theatre. The mother came to the
playhouse to thank the managers. AS
an additional solatium they gave her
the lads clothes and $50 bill, for
which she pressed her thanks, adding
with some hesitation: "You have for
gotten to return the quarter that Abb
raham paid for admission. New
York Times.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26

Mr.. ]. P. Galloway has set the pace
to farmers around. He commenced
cutting oats with his binder Monday
and to see that machine, with almost
human intelligence, as it quietly pass
es along cuts the grain, passes it
back, ties it and holds the bundles
the touch of the drivers foot unloads
enough at one time to make shock,
doing as much and better work than
ten hands did under the old hand
cradle system. Now pass this thought
all along the line and make similar
improvements in other departments
OF labor and the farmer will once
more come into his own, the most de-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
HOW TO AVERT pELLAGRA.
Department of Agriculture Issues an
Important Bulletin.

Department of Agriculture Issues an
Important Bulletin.
Atlanta, Cato avert pellagra in
the cases of cattle and live stock ap-
pears to be the subject of a circular
order issued by the state department
of agriculture,
Commissioner T. G. Hudson is send
Eng out notice to merchants and deal
ers over the state, calling their atten-
= to the necessity of carefully in
;ting the condition Of all corn
ped to them during the next few
-lths.
About this time of the year there is
J great deal of complaint with regard
to damaged corn, which is due chiefly
to improper curing. Corn not subject
ed to proper storage condition when
gathered will become heated, and IN
the sweating process which follows
the grain is likely to be damaged,
rendering it's dangerous when fed to
stock. The pure food law prohibits
the sale Of corn in this condition, ex-
cept when full notice is given the
purchaser of the nature and extent OF
the damage.
The department has issued pul-
letin, No As, giving the grades OF
corn adapted to Georgia, which Will
be OF great assistance to the buyer.
Commissioner Hudson says that grade
No. 2 corn is allowed a maximum OF
is per cent moisture and No. 3 as
much as 10 per cent, and this VIII
not become heated in Georgia climate
under ordinary conditions of care. he
advises Georgia merchants to insist
that corn shipped to them shall come
within these requirements, as they
will thereby avoid annoyance and
trouble which is sure to come to them
if the state inspector finds they are
Offering damaged corn for sale.
Commissioner Hudson says the
present price of live stock is too great
to take any chance on feeding them
with damaged corn, and he feels that
this warning to the merchants OF
Georgia will be of considerable value
and protection to the consumers.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
CROPS.

1t is conceded on all sides that the
crop of 1910, SO far, is away behind
the usual condition for this date, and
it is difficult to say now many days.
Crops generally are small and back
ward and spring oats badly damaged
by reason of the dry weather Some
rain now.
The crop Of local politics has got
ten the better Of the weather, and
dry or wet, hot or cold, and mostly
hot, it is booming right along, The
time is short now until the primary
and it will soon be over and they keep
on announcing, as you will see in this
issue.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
NOTES.

A feed OF finely-chopped onions
once a week, is a tonic that helps
to keep broilers lively and healthy
The small breeds are not the best
for broilers, because Of the tendency
to put too much strength and growth
into feathers.
If egg shells are fed to the hens,
they should be broken into small
pieces so that they will not resemble
an egg; otherwise the hens are apt
to contract the egg-eating habit.
Spread lime on all floors and
ground that the birds use. It pays
to be neat in all our ork-espe-
cially in poultry keeping. Allow no
trash or litter to accumulate and
harbor mites.
Lice which sap the life blood and
undermine the flock furnish pitt
fall into which far too many STUN
BILE
With broilers we want to get the
one and one-quarter to two pounds in
weight in as short time and with
as little expense as possible.
The fowls of the American class
come nearer filling the bill for broil-
ers than any Of the Asiatics or the
smaller breeds.
No poultry meat excels, If any
equals. half-grown Guinea, split
down the back, ibrciled and buttered.
1t is meaty, tender, and Of splendid
flavor.
Feeding skim milk has tendency
to whiten the flesh
Remember good condition" does
not mean overfat
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26

Thornbury says sac soon stops them
and permits no marriages until the
young ladies' are safely restored to
their parents.
She denies that she is encouraging
international marriages. She fits her
pupils to become duchesses If they de-
sire or have the opportunity to do SO,
and If they marry just plain American
citizens they carry all the more Gull
ture and polish and training into the
American home.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
Atlanta-M EIectric Road.

Macon, Ga.-According to informa'
ton coming from prominent persons
interested in the Interurban Electric
Railway lines from Macon to Atlanta
and from Macon to Albany, the CON
tractors gre soon to break dirt for the
construction. The line to Atlanta IS
promised complete during the present
year. The construction work awaits
some details that are at this time
under consideration. AS soon as the
business plans are ready, the build
ing will be done very rapidly.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
THE NEGRo's JOKE ON JUDGE
EDWARDS.

Without giving other names we will
say they were named Jim and Nancy.
After the Judge had made the matri-
monial knot as hard and fast as he
could, and wishing to give finishing
touch to the ceremony, said Nov
Jim, you can salute your BRIDE when
jim vita one OF his blandest smiles
and most polite bows replied, mo,
you first, Judge The judge broke
off here and declined to say whether
he accepted the prefer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
LEEsRuRc HIGH SCHOOL ExER-
cISES.

Don't forget the exercises of this
school, to occur 20, 30, 81. Our peo-
pie are vitality interested in schools
and should give the young folks a
large audience In this connection we
will state that the board Of trustees,
on last Saturday, elected Professor G.
C. Carlton of EIberton, Ca, to sue
coed Professor Sparks as principal Of
the school for the ensuing year. and
Miss Kate Harris was reelected. The
fall term does not require as many
teachers as the spring term.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
sMITHvILLE.

Mrs. Mile Jordan and granddaugh-
ter, Madge, of Savannah, are on a
visit to the family Of Judge Edwards.
Mrs. Jordan is the widow of T H.
Jordan, former citizen Of Lee and
Mr.. Jordan was brother OF Mrs.
Judge Edwards.
Only a few years ago Mr.. Jordan's
father died in Atlanta, at a ripe old
age, being nearly one hundred years
old. He was a citizen of Lee county
for a great many years before and af-
ter the war
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
ATLANTA.MAcoN LINE
A CERTAINTY
Dirt Soon TO Be Broken on the
Road.

Brown House, Macon, Ca, May H..
Especial --According to information
coming from prominent persons inter
ested in the Interurban Electric Rail-
way lines from Macon to Atlanta and
from Macon to Albany, the contrac-
tors are soon to break dirt for the
construction The line to Atlanta is
promised complete during the pres
ent year. In order to do this, the
promoters must be very active within
the next few weeks,
The Atlanta. Macon line is certain
ty, sufficient business arrangements
having been made for this enterprise
already. The construction work now
awaits some details that are at this
time under consideration. AS soon as
the business plans are ready, the
building will be done very rapidly. AS
to specific plans the promoters are
not vet ready to make the announce
ments they desire for the public.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
COMET WITH
US FOR. LITTLE
WHILE Y E u
Will BE Visible for Two Hours After
Sun Until May the
Thirtieth.
IN NORTHWEST III
IS PLAINLY VISIBLE.
After May ThIrtieth 1t viii Be Pret.
ty Well Out Of Sight, Fading
Away.

1t is somewhat difficult to believe,
yet good authority says that people
will be able to see Halley's comet be-
fore it disappears into space, despite
its failure to appear according to the
schedule of late.
A student OF the skies who is the
authority at Columbia says that to-
night the comet will be in the western
sky until 8:12 o'clock. Until the 30th
it will appear at various definite hours
up to 10 O'Clock at night.
Its schedule, from this authority, is
as follows.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26

The comet will be visible on the
above dates in the northwestern por-
Ition Of the sky, and it will appear like
a star, with trail Of star dust in
its wake. Since the moon will be full
during the time of the comets dis
play in the west, its brilliance will
he somewhat diminished.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
ANNOUNCEMENT.

To the Voters Of Lee County:
/ am candidate for County Com
missioner at the primary, June the
9Th. Promising, if elected, to serve
the county to the best of my ability,
with no axe to grind except for the
best interest of the whole county. |
belong to no faction, but in the Ian
guage of Stephens Am toting my
own skillet" / solicit your support.
Yours truly,
w. w. HOOKS, Sr
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
what Every Frenchman wants.

Thousands Of five-franc pieces are
split into two halves by their French
owners every year, in the hope of
discovering" an immense hidden
treasure. This treasure, according to
the legend firmly believed, is an or
der to pay the holder one hundred
thousand francs in silver five-franc
coins.
When Napoleon first set the five
franc piece in circulation it was very
difficult to induce Frenchman to
receive the new coin. Hence, accord
ing to the story, Napoleon gave it to
be understood that he had ordered
a check for one hundred thousand
francs, written upon asbestos paper,
to be concealed in one of the new sill
yer pieces
From that day to this no one las
objected to the five-franc piece
Harper's Weekly.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26

The city fathers have put in new
culvert of terra Gotta, faced and
Hanged with brick, at each end, and
all will say well done, city fathers and
keep up the lick as fast as you can.
We are great believers in our town
and love to see her grow and improve
materially and otherwise.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26

Also from the Constitution an arti-
Gle Miss Sophie Thornbury. a Train
er Of DuchessesD Many viii remem-
Der Miss Thornbury and her mother,
as former citizens Of Albany, and az
forwards Of Atlanta, from whicn
place she went to gNy Paris.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26

who Is wiling to be d voluntary sac
Irtfice on the gubernatorial altar It
seems that there are Others AFFLICTED
similarly
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
II. L. LONG. }. R. LONG
Long s Son,
Attorheys-at-Law.
MONEY TO LOAN.
AttOrReys-at-La0

On land at per cent and reason
able commissions, in amounts from
$500 up. Cali on us if you wish a
loan.
LONG & son.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
OUR EcAANeEs.

From the Atlanta Constitution, we
learn that wide-awake Atlanta has de-
cided to grapple with the question Of
correct weights, and has decided to
have an inspector Of weights. This
necessity exists generally over the
state, we think. and we know it does
here III Lee The authorities should
take hold OF the matter everywhere
and see the law enforced
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26
.lCIENjlIyANcs
err 49, s<&~


The amount of carbon exhaled from
mans lungs each day, il it could be
;olidihed, would equal that in lump
IF coal weighing half a ton.
Ironing linen has a greater effect
than is commonly believed. AS the
temperature Of the iron may greatly
exceed 266 degrees Fahrenheit it has
been suggested that the process of
ironing may suffice to sterilize surgi-
cal dressings and hence be Of valuable
service.
There is an instrument Of English
invention which is employed to deter
mine the measure of the blo.f of a
wave. This instrument was used to
measure the waye-blow of the Skier
ryyore rock, Scotland. There the
waves sweep in from the wide Allan
tic. In summer a force of over 600
pounds to the square foot was record
ed. In winter as high as a ton to the
square foot was attained. These fig
ures give some idea as to what ships,
lighthouses and other similar struct-
ures have to contend with during
stress Of foul weather.
In an address delivered before the
Manchester and Stafford Sanitary AS
ISOLATION, H. w. Norman stated that
during the war in South Africa it was
found necessary to send back 5000
soldiers who were unable to bear the
rigors of the campaign, solely on ac-
count of the condition of their teeth.
They we're not able to chew bully
beef and bareback. Teeth seem to
have deteriorated, Judging by COM.
parison of the dental apparatus of the
modern young person with that of his,
ancestors skull in anthropologi
museums. Scientific American.
Alfred H. Harrison in an article re-
Gently published in the Nineteenth
Century sets forth his belief in the
success of any expedition which will
simply drift across the North Pole.i
Calculations biased on the drift Of.
casks convince Wr. Harrison that he.
can float right acrcsS the certre of the
Arctic Ocean within Gch of the
Pole, and that he will ly emerge.
somewhere near Spitzbs He ar
CUES that an expedition |nen drifting.
can house itself in Eskimo huts, aud
that it can maintain itself by means
of provisions safely cached on the ice.
1t is his idea to start at Pulen Island
in October of this year or in 1911.
Three years supplies are to be placed
on the ice. Scientific American.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26

Seven years ago there were two
thousand students in China, and in
1907 there were 1852.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26

The amount of carbon exhaled from
mans lungs each day, il It could be
,olidified, would equal that in lump
IF coal weighing half q ton.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-26

we clip from the Atlanta Journal
the announcement Of Senator Perry,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
SECRECY IN KRuPP's.
Employees Bound by Oath and Moth
ina Loft 10 Chance.

Jug 6ote 70 OuNuCos
One Of the first steps that new
employee at Krupp's (the famous gun
and armor factory of Germany has to
take is to bind himself to absolute
secrecy as to what he sees or hears IN
the firm. But, this oath notwithstand-
ing, nothing is left to chance, for ev-
cry precaution is taken to prevent the
employee from knowing anything
more than is required for his own i'm
mediate work. In the Offices all cor.
iespondence passes in locked cases.
One official forwarding such case
tn another writes the name Of the ad-
t.ressee on slip Of paper, which is
inserted under glass frame ingen-
1ously mounted in the case. Only on
opening the case with Its special lsey
ran the address be removed, and It is
therefore impossible for papers Of I'm
lsOrtance to fall into wrong hands.
In the drawing Offices every scrap Of
paper is locked at night into flreproof
and burglar proof safes, fitted with
time locks. The employees have to
change their clothes before entering
and after leaving the Office, and they
take their meals in the works in the
dining hall. In cases where the se-
.rets Of the firm are inevitably shared
Iy employees Krupp's pays salaries
such as would make any attempt at
bribery ineffective. This reference is
more particularly to the men in charge
Of the armor plate and steel manu-
featuring process. Army and Navy
Journal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
NOT A TRAMP.
The Tag That Rider Hassard Put on a
Literary Hobo.

The Tag That Rider Hagsard Put on a
Literary Hobo.
Rider Haggard was on one occasion
travelling across the United States as
the guest Of John Hays Hammond iii
Hammond's private car.
what want to see," said Tag
gard, ''is the real tramp. haven't
seen one since l reached this country.
can't believe you have as many as
has been stated to be the case"
Harris Hammond, the eldest son of
John Hays, promised:
"I'll show you one at the next STOP
He had seen one riding on the trucks
under the car, and at the next station
he went down and called the hobo out
When the tramp entered the car he
was covered with cinders and dust
and looked like something from the
lower regions.
Hammond shook hands with hin
and introduced him, saying:
This is Mr.. Rider Haggard"
"Rider Haggard!'' exclaimed the
hobo. why, I've read all of your
books and loved every one Of them!
Then he sat down and discussed lit
~esature with Haggard for half ar
hour. At the end Of the talk Harris
took him back, let him get some of the
dust and cinders off and handed him |:
good cigar.
THAT fellows not tramp" sail
Haggard. "He's u gentleman in dis
tress. Popular Magazine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
The Virtue Of TRAVELLING.

There are two great fallacies based
on ancient and rusty saws it were a
noble deed to demolish. One is that
travelling is a form of wrongdoing,
founded belize on the stupid saying
that rolling stone gathers no moss.
A pertinent reply would be that a
messy stone is never highly polished
and that stone is not proper place
for moss, anyway. The other undermin-
ing caution is that one ought to see
ones own new country before one secs
the wealth of the old countries. Un-
less on business bent, there is no
earthly reason why one who can af-
ford to travel should not begin at
once with the richest and most beau
tiful countries, with Italy and Greece.
Life is short and uncertain; one can-
not tell what may happen to deprive
one of sight and health and means day
after tomorrow, therefore it is well to
see and enjoy the best while one can.
-Harper's Bazaar.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
A CARDINALS SALT CUP.
Monumental Work Of Art Designed by
aenvenuto CeIIini.

eenvenuto CeIIini.
At the same time that the cardinal
gave me some other commissions to
execute he employed me to make a
model Of a saltcellar, but desired it
should be In different taste from the
common ones. s*s I designed an
oval almost two-third of cubit in size,
and upon this oval as the sea appears
to embrace the earth l made two fig
urcs about hand high in sitting pos
ture, with the legs of one within those
of the other, as some long branches Of
the sea are seen to enter the land. And
in the hand of the male figure, repre-
senting the ocean, put a ship, design
ed with great care, in which was de-
posted a great quantity of salt. Un-
der this l represented four sea horses,
and in the right hand Of the ocean I
put his trident. The earth / represent
ed by the female figure, the most ele-
giant and beautiful 1 could form an
idea of, leaning with one hand against
grand and magnificent temple. This
was to hold the pepper. In the other
hand put cornucopia adorned With
all the embellishments could think Of.
TO complete this idea in that part
which appeared to be earth represent
ed all the most beautiful animals
which so small space was capable OF
containing. In the remainder Of the
oval placed several grand and noble
Ornaments,-From BenvenutO Cellini's
Autobiography.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
American Harvest Oversha-
dows Pharoah's Bumper
Crops

Such was the magnitude Of
the crop of corn raised by
Joseph in Egypt, in the time of
Pharaoh, that it was thought
worthy of record in the Bible.
We cannot tell accurately, as
by measurement reduced to
American bushels, what this
harvest of Egyptian grain was.
All that we know is that it was
of such amplitude as to amaze
the rulers of Egypt and make
the country the commercial
master of the ancient world.
Yet it was undoubtedly much
smaller than the harvest Of In
dian corn, or maize, which the
American farmers secured in
the early autumn Of 1910.
That is estimated, in round
numbers, at 1921, ,000,O 900 BUSH
els. Curiously enough, the
number of bushels of Indian
corn harvested by the farmers
of America is approximately
equivalent to the number of
dollars in actual circulation
throughout the United States.
That is to say, if it were neces.
sary to buy outright the
corn crop of last autumn, and
to pay for it in cash at the
rate of one dollar a bushel
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
Deadly Pulnue


In spite Of her long years of inde-
pendence Mexico has not solved the
drink problem. The national drink of
the poorer classes is pulque pro-
nounced 'poolkay'', the fermcnted off
spring of, n plant resembling the aloe.
1t tastes like stale buttermilk dashed
with strong dose Of stagnant water
and must be drunk within twenty -four
hours of fermentation. Its action is
instant and powerful, and Its speedy
results are softening Of the brain, pa
ralysis of the nerves and death. SO
deadly are it's effects that no employer
of labor will employ peon from the
pulque making districts until he has
tried everywhere else.-Chicago News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
Queer Eyes Of : Queer Spider.

The attus family Of spiders, abound
ing in Java. have in addition to nu-
inerous smaller eyes a pair Of large
ones which have been called gig
lamp" eyes. A specimen Of the spider,
captured near Buitenzorg, exhibits a
power of changing the col
or Of its eyes. When taken the eyes
were dark brown like the body, but
suddenly they changed to bright grass
rreen. Soon afterward they turned
back from green to brown, and this
change of color was repeated severa,
times in succession, apparently at the
will Of the creature. Whether this ac-
tion on the part Of this curious spe-
cies Of spider is an effort to inspire.
terror in its enemy or whether it is M
effect Of its own terror is uncertair.
Another singular fact is that the color
cf either one or both eyes could thus
be changed at wallpapers Weekly.