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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-01
U. S. and Circuit Courts Open.

The January term of the United States
court for the eastern district of Virginia,
Judge Edmund Waddill, jr, presiding,
will convene in this city tomorrow morn
ing. There will be no grand jury at this
term, although several cases are slated
for consideration by the petit jury, which
has already been summoned. Most of the
cases are for violations of the internal
revenue laws, it is said
The January term of the circuit court
for this city was opened this morning by
Judge l.. c. Barley of the corporation
court. in the absence of Judge J. B. Z.
Thornton. The court Immediately adj
journed until Thursday, at which time
Judge Thornton will preside.
No business was transacted.
The men and religion forward move
ment was formally organized yesterday
F. E. Church parish hall, with the cleo
ton of +. l.. Slaymaker. chairman: f. S.
Leadbeater, vice chairman; G. Washing
ton Lewis. secretary, and Walter S.
Nicklin, treasurer
1t was decided to leave the work in the
hands of six committees. Each of the
Protestant churches in the city will be
represented on the various committees by
| one member. The work is divided into
the following classes: Boys work. BIZ
BILE study, evangelism and community ex-
| tension, missions. home and foreign; So
cial service and publicity.
Frederick j. Nichols. executive secre-
| tary of the men and religion forward
| NOV ement of Washington. made an adj
dress OH the aims and objects of the So
ciety.
| r. +. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans,
will meet tonight to plan for the annual
| banquet January 10, in observance Of
| Gen. Lees birthday
| Several Alexandrians left this after
noon for Baltimore to attend the wedding
of Miss Jessie Lee Cochran, daughter of
| Afr, TnI w Rail-
and Orlando III. Kirk of this city, which
will take place at $40 o'clock this even
| ing at St Johns Methodist Protestant
| Church, Baltimore.
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JUBILEE PLUNGER" DEAD.
E. Benzon, Who Spent Over a Million
in Three Years, Dies in Poverty.
n Correspondence OF The Star

GENEVA, December u, 1911
L. Benzon. the jubilee plunger," who
attained world wide notoriety by his &c
centric extravaganza, has died in Geneva
at the age of forty-six years. He was
buried in little local cemetery, and
only the British consul and two or three
officials were present at the funeral
Benzon gained his sobriquet from the
fact that his freakish behavior reached
it's height about the time of the celebra-
ton of the jubilee of Queen Victoria
Within three years he squandered be-
tween 100000 and $1,000 Oo, and hs
afterward wrote q book on 1.-THE Art of
spending Money" At one time he was
q friend of King Edward.
For two years before his death he wa:
confined i'll home near Geneva.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-01
OHIO CLANS GATHER
Republican Progressives Meet
to Adopt. Platform.
EFFECT AN ORGANIZATION
Judge R. M. Wanamaker of Akron
Is Named Chairman.
WILL DECIDE UPON NOMINEE
La Follette's Managers Active in In
terest of Wisconsin Senator's
Candidacy.
EFFECT AN ORGANIZATION
WILL DECIDE UPON NOMINEE

COLUMBUS. Ohio. January L. - Dele
gates from various parts of the state
gathered here today for the first confer
ence of Ohio republican progressives to
form permanent state organization,
adopt a platform and deliberate over the
choice of man for the republican presi-
Dental nomination.
Judge r. NJ Wanamaker of Akron, who
toured the state with Senator Robert NJ
La Toilette of Wisconsin during his
speaking invasion last week. has been
named to preside at the meeting. Walter
l.. Houser, national manager of the La
Toilette presidential compaign, and John
ID. Fackler, state manager of the Wis
consin mans candidacy, We're early in
conference with delegates, with a view, it
is said, to obtaining an Endorsement of
Senator La Toilette. In addition, pro-
greSSive republican sentiment will be fam
ned during the day by speakers of nation
al repute. including Clifford Pinchot, Sen
ators Clapp of Minnesota and Works of
California and Representative Morse OF
Wisconsin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-01
Brutal Man,
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Darling" the cuddly little wife want
ed to know, darling. what would you do
if / were to die?'
Love-" he cried. passionately, do not
mention such an idea, l cannot bear it."
But what would you dog" she in
sisted
Whatever you wished
SILLY! How could l wish when L was
dead?"
II mean I'd do wha tever you wished
before you died. Tell me noW-burial or
cremation?"
Men don't seem to have any finer feel
ings,
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Sympathy.

From the Chicago Recerd-Heraid
We'll, Tommie.'' he said when her lit
tie brother had Informed him that she
would come downstairs in just min
ute. II suppose you're giad Christmas Is
coming? What Is that you have in your
hand?'
That's my bank" Tommie replied
Sister told me TO rattle II in front OF
you, but amt got the heart to do it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-01
Too Much Wine Kills Cook.
Correspondence Of The Star.

f0ftign C0tfeSF0ndence
PARIS, December "a, 1911
Louise Karadec, Breton cook, was
engaged by a new mistress yesterday and
1t was arranged that she should be al
lowed a bottle of wine a day besides
her wages. The first dozen bottles
were brought in at once Louise was
thirsty, her kitchen was small and
she felt the heat of fire. So she emp
tied the dozen bottles. She was taken
to the Charlie Hospital, and died there
last night,
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alexandria, AFFAIRS.
Mercantile Association De-
positors May Get so Per Cent.
NOISY WELCOME GIVEN 1912
United States and Circuit Courts
Open-City Statistics for
Past Year.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special correspondence OF Inc Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. January 1, 1912.
According to the report Of II. Noel
| Garner. special commissioner Of the
Mercantile Railway Building and
Loan Association. which will be filed in
the circuit court tomorrow morning.
the liabilities are $230.742 and the as
sets $45,421.21, a difference of $685.
321.55. This report is. of course. made
up from the books of the association as
gone over by accountants. It is eX-
pected that as soon as the report is
| filed the court will make arrangements
| for a distribution of the funds.
Mr.. Garner explained this morning
| that there are in the association
stockholders and depositors, the for
| mer being divided into several classes.
Most Of the depositors carried small
| savings accounts. In the opinion of
| Mr.. Garner depositors will receive
| about SO per cent of their deposits
| after all expenses incident to the liti-
| cation involved in winding up the af-
| fairs of the association have been paid.
| The question, however. of preferred
| creditors, he explained, will be one which
will be determined by the courts.
The Mercantile Railway Building and
| Loan Association was placed in the
hands of receivers January II, 1911, about
| two weeks after the collapse of the Viz
gnia Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation.
| Douglas Stuart was appointed receiver
| for the concern.
Several months after the collapse of the
concern a grand jury returned nine IN
dictmentS against Lewis HoOf, who was
secretary and general manager of the
concern Hooff's trial is fixed for jan
uary % next in the corporation court OF
| this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-01

Tom-That young undertaken seems to
be very much in love with Kate.
Jack-Yes. he's laid himself out to win
her-Boston Transcript.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-01
New Year Heartily Welcomed.

Nineteen hundred and twelve was ac-
corded a hearty welcome here.
The day was ushered in with the ring
ing of bells, blowing of horns. discharge
of firecrackers and cannon and burning
of red lights. Whistles of the various
factories footed forth, did those of
the craft on the river, while the fire en-
CINE and town bells also Joined in the
chorus. Watch services were held in
many of the churches.
New Year day is being observed here
generally. Many business houses sus-
pended operations at noon.
The number of deaths in this city in 1911
twenty -one less than during the year
1910. The total was 800. of which num-
Der III We're white and 1872 colored
The total number of prisoners confined
at the city jail since March IL last. to the
end of the year was 3J1 including 161
colored males 66 colored females, 116
white males, s white females.
At the annual meeting last night of the
Holy Name Society of st. Mary's Cath
Ollie Church, at the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum Hail. William Desmond was
elected president, James Roche, vice
President: William Devaughan, secretary
5. y. Breen. treasurer; James B. Martin.
marshal and Rev. II. J. Cutler, spiritual
director. A number of applica tons
for membership were received. Reports
showed the order to be in a most -four
ing condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-01

Waterman tsearching hen coop for sus-
pected burglarD-Who'S in THUR?
Falsetto voice Only us Chickens
Punch.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12

The Massachusetts commissions
for industrial education has made
an exhaustive study Of 1000 actual
workers and claims to have found
the money value Of an education.
The average reduced to individual
cases, would be something like this:
Two boys, age IA, are both interes-
ted in mechanics. One goes into
shops, the other into technical
school. The boy in the shops starts
at 81 a week, and by the time he is
Is he is getting 81. At that age the
other boy leaving school and start
ing work at $40 a week. At 20 the
shop7trained young fellow is getting
$3.50 and the technical graduate
SIS; at % the formers weekly is
$11.50 and the latter's $40; and by
the time they are both % the shop
worker finds 1925 in his paw en-
velope while the technically trained
man draws salary of $31. Elk.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12
GEORGIA, Lee Comfy.


By virtue Of an order from the
Court of Ordinary Of Lee County,
will be sold at public cutlery on the
first Tuesday in October next 1912
at the Court House door in said
County between the legal hours Of
sale the tract Of land in SAID County
described as follows:- One town lot
in the town of Smithville, Georgia
n said County beginning at a point
east of the Methodist Church lot on
Whitaker street and running east
along said street one hundred and
sixty eight feet and on the north a.
long cemetery one hundred and eigh-
ty six feet being bounded on the
west by the Methodist Church lot
on the south by Whitaker street on
the east by the lot formeriy owned
by Mrs. K. H. Cochran and on the
north by cemetery Street and having
erected thereon a five room frame
dwelling. Terms of sale cash.
Mrs. 7. M. Underwood &
Mrs. Florrie Belle Glaze
Executrs. Est. Mrs. Keron I'll.
Cochran Decd.
September 4th, 1912.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12
72S,S26 Bales Cotton
Ginned September

Washington, d. G., Sept. 9-Ihe
first cotton ginning report Of the
census bureau for the 1912 season,
issued at 10 a. M, today announced
that 100, 926 bales Of cotton Of the
growth Of 1912 had been ginned
prior 10 September /, counting
round as half bales. To that date
last year III ,297 bales, orr per cent
Of the entire crop, had been ginned !:
in 1908, 402, 229 bales, or ercent
Of the crop, and in 1905, 4O7 sol
bales, or 81 per cent Of the eroy.
Included in the total ginning we're
round bales, compared with 400
round bales last year to September
i; 1856 round bales in 1910, ana
1857 round bales in 1909.
Ginning prior 70 September |, BY
states, with comparisons for last
year and other big crop years, fol,
lows; =
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12
HlttiteS Palace Is
2,7OO Years Old.

LoAdon, Aug. PA royal pal
ace, built and occupied about 500
B. C. by a priest-king Of the old
Testament Hittites has been UNI
covered at Sakje-Geuzi, in North
Syria, by Professor Garstang and
his associates in the second expedi-
ton Of the Liverpool Institute OF
Archaeology, The site is found in
a broad valley between the parallel
mountain ranges Of the Kurd Dagh.
The entrance Of the palace was
flanked by sculptured lions and
further decorated by bas-reliefs in
Syro- Hittite style, including re-
presentations Of the local priest-king
and his retinue, as we'll as Of deities
ahd religious scenes. The whole Of
the palace and the small walled city
that enclosed it has now been ex-
cavated. The walls Of the tiny
"city, or fort, the area Of which
was but 400x300 feet (12O.0O0),
were built Of brick on massive
foundations of stone and they were
strengthened at frequent intervals
by external towers, had protective
towers on either sideand on one side
there still remains the socket for the
massive wooden post on which a
ponderous wooden door once hung.
Some Of the sculptures on the in
ner walls show the king in mail
armor mounted in his chariot, pur-
suing a lion, which he has already
wounded with an arrow. The pave
ments are Of sculptured slabs or
cobbles. Tie outer halls were like
those still in use IN Turkish official
buildings.
Severalthousand fragments pot
terry have been recovered, and also
remains Of painted fabrics. Under
the little city" were the stone
foundations of houses andlthe burial
crypts Of a primitive people Of the
latter part Of the stone age.
Near the fort was located a mound
100 feet high, entirely formed Of the
remains of successive cities reach
ing back through many centuries.
It is estimated by Professor Cars
tang that the mound, at the time
Of the Pharoahs Of Egypt, 1900 B.
c., was al least half its present size.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12
COMPOUND TO CURE
HOG CHOLERA

Mrs. E. d. Napier, Of MiIIedge |
vile. sends the following remedy for
hog cholera which she has used with
sucaess. Whenever the cholera APP
pears in her neighborhood she begins
atonce to givethe remedy, and never
lost d hog that was treated. Mrs. Ma
pier raises a.great many hogs on her
Black Lake plantation, near Mill
edgeville. She obtained the remdy
from Dir. T. G. Dodge. The Remedy
Arsenic, one-half pound; capeal-
oes, one-hal pound, blue vitrol one
fourth pound; black antimony, ont
ounce; grind and mix we'll before
using. Directions: Sick hogs in all
cases to be putin seperate pens from
the well ones, the pens should be,
kept dry and only five to eight hogs
in a pen. Feed nothing but dry feed,
no water only the slop containing
the remedy until curek. When hogs
refuse to eat tnrn them over ontheir
and with a long spoon put the med
icine down their throats. Dose for
hog, one tablespoonful three times
day for three days, then miss day
and repeat the dose until cured.
For preventive, one teaspoonftll
once week will keep your hogs 10.
la healthy condition. / can place
one we'll hog in a pen full Of sick
ones and with this remedy keep him
we'll. Let no other have access to
this remedy, as it is deadly poison
to anything but a hog. | have had
COWS to die from licking the troughs
weeks after the remedy had been
used in the trough. DR.. Dodge says
that for years he sold the remedy,
and got 81 head for treating hogs
and paid the owner 10 centsa pound
for every hog that died after the
remedy had been taken. Too much
care cannot be.taken in using this
remedy, as it is deadly poison /
have given it to a great many peo-
pie, and hope that you will publish
the recipe and that it viii help to
stamp the cholera out. Macon
Telegraph.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12
ONION CROP $2.OOO;OOO

A Laredo, Tex, dispatch says the
shipments of onions still continue
brisk. Notwithstanding some pre-
dicted that the crop would not ex-
coed 2. 1000 cars indications now are
$500 cars will go out Of Ladora this
season. With the shipments tonight
the 2'300-car mark was passed, and
fully 200 cars remain to be shipped
yet. Growers viii get fully $1,000
600 for this years onion crop as
gross receipts.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12
This Years Fair To SUR
PASS All Others, Macon Is
Preparing For the Big
gest Show in the History
Of the STATE.

ET9WnE1Uk * UA OAAD &%A3
gest Show In the History
Of the State
The Georgia State Fair at Macon,
Oct. 18th to 25, promises to be the
most successful ever held in the
State. This fair Is given under the
Of the Georgia State Agri-
cultural Society. II is the most at
tractive show that the farmers Of
Georgia can attend. Last year the
State Fair was entirely successful
and it was thought that it couldnot
be excelled. Everyone went home
each day a booster and came back
bringing a friend, The day the fair
,losed everybody pronounced it The
best ever and said; we will make
it better and bigger next year Il
has been with that purpose in view
that Mr.. w. e. Dunwody was re-
elected this year, and he has that he
would give Georgia the best State
Fair that the State has ever held.
He il making good. From the pres.
ident down to thesmallest employee
are all working with this object in
view.
Georgia must have the best for she
deserves it. The 18th United State:
Cavalry will camp on the grounds
during the entire 10 days Of the fail
and viii give drills consiating O
fancy riding and trick stunts eacf
afternoon and night in the great
Hippodrome. II you have never
seen them at drill, now you vii
have chance. Nat Reiss' 5 big ag.
gregation Of excellent showsand rid.
ing devices win hold sway on the
Midway. There are 40shows in all
There will be three big concert bands
that will give you the best music
ever had before. The building are
brimbul Of fine exhibits and the cat
tie pens will be full to oyeraowinG
with the best blue ribbon winners
of the land. The large new build,
ing containing over $50, 900 feet has
all been secured by the largest
manufacturers in the United States
withitheir automobile exhibits. AL.
railroads have reduced fares for the
State Fair and you should make
your plans to come early and stay
late. Fhere will not be an idle hour
on the grounds something doing al
the time,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12
How's Thisi

xye.efFer 500 Reward Tor any case or
f,atarrh fa,f cannot be. cured by Halls
easfarrh Clure. f. J. CHENEY 4 CO.,
Nied0. O,
Ma. tic undersigned, have known f,
cheney Tor the last 10 years, and be-
efiiri perfectly honorable in all bust
iaeA transactions and financially able 10
aiess eet any obligations made by his
49, gg AIDING, KISNAN & MARVIN,
n1ai' Whelesale Druggists, Toledo, q.
Haus Cekarrh Cure i taken lnteraay'
,o no al Tectfy upon the blood and mu-
~,gs surfaces OF The system Testimonials
49,. frae Price SSe psr bottle. Sold by
an Druggists. Take Hals Family rms
Tor constipation.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12
Total 24o 9

And it is ordered that the Tax
Collector of said County collect the
County Taxes as he collects the
States Taxes, and that he pays over
the County Taxes to thetreasurer Of
said county, as provided by law
Witness our hands and official SIG
in regular session, tins the
day and year first above Wrltten.-
AZ J. POWELL County Comm r.
A. j. Fleetwood, County Comm T
E. ]. Stocks, County Comm 7.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12
Women and Men differ as TOwn
Builders.
Greensboro Herald. J

Greensboro is a great town. if you
only knew it, We have young men
who were never in a soloon and old
men who have not heard a sermon in
forty years. Our women build up the
missionary societies and q great many
of our men are helping to build up
jacksonville and Chattanooga. Yes,
sir, Jeems, Henryl This is tewn
worth tieing on to.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12

wANTFD--A Florida Corporation
,so,osed az Bankers, Real Estate men,
r,ersfslists want district manager Ter
ees6nrg district. Duties consist in plac-
me advertisement managing sales Depart
nent collections, etc, salary 9ieV Ies,
month: extra commissions, olace ano
travelling expenses. Liberal allowance
Tor sil,-aeants. This position viii Dc
feuua plpaeanf, permanent, and profitable
for hustler. Address Sales Manager
Pensacola Improvement Company, Pensa-
cola, Fla.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12
Legal Advertising |
Commissioners Office Of Roads &
Revenues, Of Lee County, Ga.
In Regular Session Tor County Purposes, Sept.
Srd, 1912.

It appearing to us that the aggregate
value of taxable property in said
County, according to the Tax Digests
Of said County, for the year 1912,
is 81, 1913, 10000; that the State has
assessed and levied $500, on the
One Thousand Dollars of taxable
property-(or 5 mills on the dollar)
for States taxes, which levy will
raise the sum Of $10,619.80
from the taxable property in said
County. according to said Digest;
and it further appearing tous that a
sum Of $25. 4s7, So, Tin addition to
what is now in the treasury and
what will be received from the rail-
roads on acct. of advalorem taxes,
and what will be received from the
Communication Road Taxes"), is
necessary and should be raised to
pay the indebtness and current ex-
penses of the County Of Lee for the
current year:
It is therefore hereby Ordered,
that tax Of 30 per cent. on the
aforesaid State Tax or levy being
IL mills. be. and the same is hereby
assessed and levied for County pur-
poses, upor. the awounts Of taxable
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12
Let Us Do Your Job
Printing.
Money to Lean

on land at 6 per cent. and reasonable CON-
missions, in amounts from S5os up. Call
on us Il yeu wish loan.
LONG & SON.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12

Subscribe for The Journal, and
subscribe now. Only s1.00 \ year
in advance.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12
Notice To Debtors and
Creditors.

All creditors of the state of L. A.
Mons, late of Lee county, deceased, are
hereby notified to renderin their demands
to the undersigned according to law, and
all persons Indebted to said estate are re-
quired to make immediate payment.
This September 18th, 1912.
ELMIRA MONS,
6t-l0-lI Administrative.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12
STATE LEVY $500
| COUNTY 100
Total 81 90
Total $500

A true extract from the minutes of
the Board. This the 3rd day, Sept.
1912. JAMES MORGAN,
Clerk Board Conmrs. R. & R.
Lee County, Georgia.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12

property returned by each tax payer
Of said county and upon such pro-
perty which has not been returned
which is subject to ad valorem taxes
in said County of Lee for said year;
and that the same be distributed as
follows, to-wit:
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12
Bank Of Leesburg
Capital Stock $4,000

On the first Of every month we are malllng ~ n
you one Of series or Twelve ca1eHu04 $1,000
banking and Deposit1ng.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-12

To pay the legal Indebtedness
of the couRty, due or to be-
come due, during the cur
rent year------------------oOpe per cent
For Jail Purposes-to feed pris-
oners, etc---------------
For Bridge Purposes ---------4O
For Paying Jurors for per diem
service.
For Paving the salary Of the
Judge of City Court Leesburg 10
For Paying Coroner's FEES GA
For Paving Bailih's and Nom
Resident Witness fees------06
For Road Purposes, and to pay
guards, Wardenls Salary,
maintain convicts, feed stock,
and other necessary expenses
connected with the road work
Of said county. This in adj
dition to the Road Commu- :,
tation Taxes --------------4O
For General Purposes-to pay
Court expenses, and any 9th,
er lawful charges against SAID g
county Of Lee--------------f