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? I TELLSjT ALL. ' - Hamilton's Relations With the New York Life Company. HE WAS ENTfiUSTED v Wl?h Hnnrfreris of Thousands of Dollar! | With the Understanding that He f Was Not to Be Required to Reader Account of His < Expenditures. ' Andrew Hamilton, the Legislative I. for tl^e York Life Comp any, who, acoording to testimony, ha.1 been entrusted with hundreds c) thousands of dollars by the company and has not accounted for 8235.000 has been heard by the New York L~g lalative Insurance Investigation committee, but has deollned to make at aooountlng. a Kw Mf TTiml)trin waj PA Bvawuiouu uj XU.L. read for the reoord Wednesday. It wai ? presented b7 the Secretary John C . MoCall, of the New York Life, wh( I went to Paris to obtain an accounting S * from Hamilton. In his statement Mr I. Hamilton says that he is unable t( f produce any books or accounts, be cause he undertook the L3gi3lativ< I matters for the life insurance c "m pan ies with the express unaerstauuint that he was to make do accounting. Absolute secrecy was neccessary in re tainitg assistance therefore no check: were used in making pigments. Mr. Hamilton went into an exhaus tire explanation of the reasons for or ganlztag this confidectial service, a; he characterized It, oovering his math ods of work and citing a number o, legislative bills m which he had beer Interested. A list of expenses fron 1899 to 1904 was appended to th< Statement. The sum of 9235,000 un aooounted for, he says, wculd be great ly reduced by his running acc unt stil unsettled and open, and, as a matte: p of faith, pending a settlement, he of fers to deposit $100,000 with the com pany. f Mr. Hamilton, In his statement says that at the time of his employ ment by the New York L'.fr* the llf< Jnturarca companies feared that un less oonoerted action was taken thej Bight be practically legislated anc taxed out of existence. "The usual practice of depending alone upon oounsel to attend and pre3 ent arguments was determined to tx I insufficient,"saysMr. Hamilton. "Phf vary fact that the great life lmurancc interests of New York favored or op posed pending legislative propositions ifcoalf nftan nnnnentrate the od position against their view*; so like wise did the knowledge that we wen represented at the oapitols of the var ions States lead to demands that pol ltlcal favorites should be employed lr the role of oonnsel, which, if acoedec to, plaoed onr.eff *irs at the mercy o ^ ' those who did not possess our confidence. These and other considera tlons led the three companies to bui Vne ooncinsion. We felt that if a se oret service was a permissible govern p. mental agency, a confidential service would be the only tffective, and ai the same time proper, plan to guirc the welfare of the m st extensive com merclai interests in the world?the life insuranoe business of the State oi New York. This confidential secrel service was decided upon as the onlj nla.n of orofcection." Mr. Hamilton gives a long summarj k. r~ of the varioua styles of bills hostile tc ' lnsuranoe companies, many of then taxable measures. "Bills to compel the company's reports to be repeatedly anc unneoessarily published tn newspapers iare advocated,'1 says Mr. Hamilton, "to gain favor with the press for In creasing their revenues. Outrageous propositions, such "as the 10 per cent tax proposed in Arkansas, or absurd ~ . propositions like the Michigan bill, where a doctor's certificate of 11J health would excuse the payment oi the insurance premium and keep a pollov in force; or the Virginia bill, * muring it actionable for a life icsur ance agent to enter the office of a man, where the sign "no agents allow ed' is displayed find, legislative favor However ridloulous these bills maj seem, they demand attention. "At the capital of every State w? have either retained representatives av ont\ nnavQ. IOr DQO ui oic xu w tlon with some one who has retained representatives duly Influential. It hat ? been funod advisable, as the result ol experience, to avoid as far as possible any exact public Information as to wbc represents us. The knowii presence ol a corporation represented at legisia tlve halls Is the signal for renewed vigor in the attacks of blackmailers and cranks, and unfortunately mem bers of the legislative body are frequently deaf to reasoning where a nonvoting or corporate interest Is at stake. Where it becomes necessary, we have often had occasion to employ the col * ? ?nKll/i nraaa fnr a HtKf?rppr fUULLUD Ul vug |/uu?tv .v advocacy of our views; this method ha? been found to be very efficacious, bu! , lfc baa also been found very expensive. Vti I have found that in my work in ever; (legislative body in the United State; there was as large a proportion oi honest men as there is in any body oi i men in any walk of life. Permit me also to state that in mv work I have not found it so difficult to defeat black mailers. A man who is out to black mall oorporate interests in generally well known and his character thorough - - -j ??? ????. Ij understood. xucao lucu usici ic ^ tkln Influence for any leDgth of time, and 1 have found that requests to the ^ honest members of the Legislature foi heip in defeating the blackmailer arc alwaysreadily and cheerfully granted." statement of money received bj fHr. Hamilton shows a total of $270, 550 for the years from 1899 to 1905 He calls attention to an expense ol i $83,100 for 1 retainers and newspapei articles" in 1904 and says a large portion of this expense was occasioned bv I an attempt to oreate public Bentiment throughout the United States in fa vor of national supervision of instil ance. Under the same heading $97, 000 Is charged for 1905 and the ic creast was due, he siys primarily t the troubles in the Equitable Life As surance Society. I In occluding his statement, Mi Hamilton says that "the injunction of the president of the New Yor Life to nee were always unmi^takabl explicit that my expenditures and m work were to b9 strictly confined with in the limitations of the law of th land. These instructions hive bee: faithfully followed to the letter. Ther has never been a disburses ent mad by me of the company's funds whic' ' trespas3f d upon the instructions give: me by the president of thiscompan and I want it thoroughly understoo that not one dollar of any money ever paid to me by the New Yor Life Iosuracc? CompaDy has been use improperly or foi improper purpose? or in a way that transgressed eithe tbe statutory law or the moral law.'4 A statement of lagal expenditure ; other than thos? to Hamilton wa produced by Mr. McCall, showing 5 total for fuch expenditures of 81,103 f 920 frcm 1901 to 1905. Secretary McCall w?s questioned b Mr. Hughes as to what further ligh , fte could throw on the statemant o . Mr. Hamilton, bu^ he said he couli . give no information. He did no question Mr. Hamilton's figures no 1 tbe large amcuats for travelling es penses. He asked Mr. Hamilton fo " a full statement and relied on hi * honesty to explain everything. H ' did Insist that Mr. Hamilton produc ) checks or check books, but Mr. Ham ' llton slid he ha^ none When Mr. McCall was excuse 3 Hanry D. Appleton, of theSiate in ' surance department, was called. H *' was told tbat Mr. Morgan, f irme prrsident of the Bankers' Life Insur * ancN. Company, bad testified that Mi ' Appleton had sa d it would cost th ; B inkers' Life $50 000 to* reiocjrpor * ate. Mr. Applaton somewhat heated !y sai3: "If Mr. Morgan said that, h Is a liar." He was called to order by Caalrmai 5 Armstrong. L :uis F. Payn, former sup2rinten r dent of insurance of the State of Ne* 1 York was cilied to the stand late ii | the diy and explained a large numbe * of appointments of CDnfidential exam iners on the ground tbat an unusua | number of examinations were mad during his tenure of office. r Mr. Hughes produced a list, whicl showed that in 1892, two examination were made, and in 1898 two mor were made, while in 1899. the las 1 year of Mr. Pay^'s administration th number bad not been brought ou J when adj urnment was taken. Th flJra oi the Mutual Reserve Lif [ lasurance Company were taken u with the witness, and during thi line of examination Mr. Payne state ' that he had been opposed to Mi Burnham as pronldent of tbe Mutua ; Reserve, and said he had tried to ge | him out. J Mr. Hughes asked why he had trie to get him out and Mr.. Payn flatl 1 stated "because I thought him i crook." A point of interest tn imuranc 5 matters developed In tbe Courts tc day when Justice Greenbaum, in th supreme uourt, grauutu iujic. 1 The Court granted a wrlt.of man J ,damus to Clarence H. Yenne; and on ' hundred other policy holders, direct ing John A. MoCill, president of th " Naw Y irk Life, to furnish thee L with a c.mplete list of the polio uolders. The board of trustees of the Mutua * L'fe Insurance Company held a meet i lng today and elected Euery McClic 1 t. c'?, the actuary of the company;, a vice president and director. He wi; 5 be in active oharge of the opmpany' f technical iffiirs. President elec 1 Charles A. Peabody was also el. cted director. These two su c ed Ellhi Root and Ru'u3 W. Peckham. The trustees voted to abolish'- th 1 Metropolitan agency of C. R\ymom | & Co., and all agencies are to be on ; ; salary basis. I CTJT HIS THROAT i Because He Made a Mets of CarvlDj | a Turkey. - The New York Amerioan says whei the Dear leather exterior of a Christ mas turkey?a patriarch bird revere1 1 for many years in the rural distric ' of Maryland because it was reportei that only one of a large fljck to ea 1 cape the foraging invaders underlie ?did net yield to tbe; desperate. ei forts of John Barry toc&rve it Christ r mas, the exasperated man turned fch knife on his own throat and slashei ! hiirsslf so seriously tbat he may die. ' Barry, who is a carjpenter, has beei ' out of work for several month3, am f Christmas went to the hume of hi | sister Mrs. William Nally, of No..109; Pacific, street Brooklyn, to tak 1 Christmas dinner. He gaz d sadl; | at the Christmas tree laden with toy and lamented bis inability to contri bute to the store of presents for hi ' little neDhews and nieces. ' As Nally was sharpening his cai ving knife, Biiry asked to be allowei to carva the fowl. Nally gladly re signed his place at the head of the ta ble. ' Barry's vigorous but ineffectiv strokes with the knife caused greil ' merriment in the little circle abou 1 the table when suddenly to the hoi 5 ror of every one present, the ma raised tbe loDg blade to his throa r and drew it back and forth severa > times. f T.ie screams of the wom^n anc f children brought neighbors ruaninj 1 to the house and some OLe telephone 1 for an ambulaLC3 from St. John' Hospital. Dr. White,.who attended the IdJui ' ed man found him v^ry weak fron loss cf blood. He was hurried to th hospital where it was said We3nea day night he was in a very seriou ' a v. J ViItt mi 11 r?rvf ro/>AT UJLlUllilUU a LIU \jivuauij niu uuv ifeu^T er. > Killed by Kocker. A dispatch from Union says C!ai anca Rochester fired a sky rocket ac cidentally at, his friend, Sweet Thorn ; as, killing him instantly. Both ar white, and the affair occured at Z] beUa, Union county. The sky rocke was unusally large and pierctd Thorn i as' breast like an arrow, produclnj death in a few moments. TO DISTRIBUTE BACTERIA. I- Pat in Soil Will Make Cotton an 0 Other Plants Grow Better. 1 * The department of agriculture ' preparing to shortly send out to tt 8 farmers of the country many thou J1 andsGf nodule-forming bacteria. The V will b3 s^.nt in glass tubes, her nett >' cally scaled, and are said to b= entir k* ly harmless to man or beast. The 6 are to be used to help the growth i D the cotton plant. e The first method of distribrutir e practically pure cultures of nitrogei h fixing bacteria dried on ccftton has n< n proved entirely siti .factory, owing t y varying conditions of air during trai d sit in the malls, and to certain ma s ters connected with laboratory t< c k n'que. While the number of unsui 13 cessful attempts to securo inocu^atlo '? by users of cotton cultures sent by th lT tmonf In omoll If hoo hfldn TPi ucpai tujguu AO ULUU41, AW UWV V/WVM - w ognizsd the methods of preparing tt 9 organizations and distributing thei 3 were open to improvement. Invest a gations have bsen under way for somi " time with a view to improving tt methods f allowed, and as a result, tt > depa tment is now prepared tj s n 1 out bacteriologically pure culturis i [ small tub^s h3rmet'cally sealed. a Tbe experiments carried on by tfc ^ department have demonstrated th r fact that by the proper care of praot ' cally pure cultures the nodule formic r bactrela are actually oarried Into t1! 8 soil. Thes8 bacteria are ab'e to fori 6 root nodules, and where other cond e tions are favorably the Inoculatlo ' thus brought about makes possible tl: growth of a legume in soils where J ? had failed previously for lacK of ba< teria. The original cultures usee e however, must be prepared with tt r utmost care and with a view towarc ' preserving or increasing their natun ' power of nitrogem fixation rathar tha 6 merely to make them grow under fai * orab'e conditions. T e bacteria are oarable of makin c up r^r a deficiency or sou nitrogen au the department will send full instrm Q tions to any one desiring to make tb experiment with them. It is the belief of the departmec s that if the cotton seed to be plante Q are treated liberally to a test of tt r trea'ment which is shortly to be ser 1 out, that much benefit will be derh ed by the soil into which the seed ai e pub, aDd consequently, a better an , healthier crop of cotton, h s A BLOODY BIOT, e _______ g In Which Several People Are Ki'lc t and Wounded. e e A bloody riot among negroes wi P reported at Valdosta, 6a., onSunda s from Ewing, a turpentine camp b d tween Fargo and St. George, on tl Georgia Southern and Florida railroi tl The first report stated that a cro? t of negroes tried 10 moD a wpite ma be barracaded bim3elf and fired upc d the crowd, killing seven and wounc 7 Ing six others.. & Later reports statt d that the rii occurred as tbe result if a Oftristm; e frolic among negroes wbo bad plenl > of "blind tiger" liquor on board, e general fusillade occurred and proba ly 50 shots were fired. Two, negro - were killed outright, three were mo e tally wounded apd died later, whl i- eight others.received bullet woubd e A negro woman was among tbe kllh q and women were also among tl y wounded. * Ode'bf the women wi brought to Fargo for treatment, ha1 il ing several bullet wounds In her boc r and another of the negroes came 1 i- Vcildusta with a part oC bis ohln at 3 j aw Bl^ot off having refol;vp{J the ooi II tenta of a shotg'uh at close raDge. ? b. wlirprobably die. . >t It was impossible to get telegraph a oommulcation with the place as thei is no tslegragh office there and on meagre information cculd be bad fro: e nearby stations - over the railroa i wires. Parties who came on the tral a from that part of the o Jiiritry fe d i stated that the row was entire] amoDg negroes and that bad Ilqui and women caused it r-'. There are persistent reports thi the white superintendent of the tu pen tine still at E ving tooka hand 1 the killing among the negroes the] last evening. The report says thi 0 he tried to stop the fight and thi > became Involved in it, and that : 3 was his quick work with his gun thi 1 saved him. This cinnot be veriflec 3 but it is told here by a negro wt - came on the train. e . r The Ci'ew Lost. - Captain Lsrmond, cf the schoom e Helen Thomas, arrived in Port Tan 3 pa Wednesday and reports the wrec of tbe three masted schooner Sakat a of Parsvoro, Nova Scotia, and tb 3 drowning of the entire crew, exoep fr log John F. Williams, mate. ~Hui 5 ger had forced Williams to eat a- po s tion of his oil coat. Among thoi ?. drowned were John \Oonlon, managi 8 and own&r of. pie schooner, and h - son, John Conlon, steward . and foi 8 seamen. Williams went without for or drink for four days. The capsizi ' sshooner was discovered by Captai 3 Lermond December 23. Tne wreokt - schooner was bound for Havana. ? _ ^ ^ binders In ujes ?j<tn?eu uo*ia, e Stagger! Dg across tbe tracks wit b a bag of coal cinders on her heac 5 uncoucclous of ber danger, an unldei . tifijd woman, about fifty-live yeai Q old was knocked down and li t stantly killed Tuesday at New Yoi ,1 by a car at One Hundred and Sevei teenth street on tbird avenue. Tt 1 woman was going borne witb a bea? g load cf cinders, tbe dust of wblc d shut off her view, so tbat she walkc s right in front of tbe car. The mo orman saw her passing one of tb > elevated pillars and thought she lr Q tended to wait till his car passed. 8 Banks Fail. 8 The Merchant's Trust company < Memphis, Tenn., decided to go int liquidation and tbe American Saving Bank and Trust oompany, ontroik by the Me: c.ant's company, close ' Its doors to avoid a run. Up to J ! o'clock Wednesday morning tbe Inst tutlons made no statement. Tfc a I Mornhant-.a' nnmnaov has a D&ld-U i- capital of 8500,000 and deposits ( t about 8600,000. The Amer:cin Sa^ - iDgs Bxnk and Trust company has % paid-up capital of 125,000 ana depot its of about <625,000. > j,. * : rvi' |1 j Thabi mark ? | Tbe Great Blood Pi ie - ' l[ \ A Sure Cure for ? | RHEUM ATI II """ 1 | "Also a Specific for all othei n ? arising from Impurities of t ie i ?? ? ~? l' | D I R EOT I O N S j I | Adult*, one^to two^tf gpoonfuli ' a Vater, after meaU^and at bi' IS I ' ? BOBBITICHEMICA B j BALTIMORE*MDTtf i | & SHAKE THE BOr h?? ?? it ? SOUTHERN FABMB. it ? ~ Htpid Increase in Values Make* the e jj Whole South Prosperous. "While it Is true that the industrial development of the South Is going; forward with amazing rapidity, It is )d nevertheless true that, by virtue ?f the extent of the agricultural interests of the South, agriculture Is yet w the foundation of che business of that y section. A change from poverty to e! prosperity of the farmer, and a ie change from land without a selling LC1 value to land in demand at an ad^ vance of 50 to 150 per cent, over the; >n nominal prlca of one or two years )D ago, la the most farreaching developj_ mant in Southern advancement of the last quarter of a century. It Is farreaching in many ways. It M means that within the last year or two Southern farm properties have lnA creased not less than 81,000.000,000 b in value, probably at least SI, 500,000, e8 000. But more than that?it means ,r. that under this improved financial con je anion tne aoutnern iaimer oas gains ed new courage, new backbone; that >4 he has learned how to market hlfi cot je ton orop; that he has fought to a finw ish the great battle as to whether the producer or the speculator is to contYol l" the price of his staple. Having won this fight, the entire handling of cot con from the field to the factory, j. whether the factory be In this country j [?. or in Europe, has entered upon an en -! tirely new stage in its history. It also jc means that land will ba more thor? re oughly cultivated, for the suooesaful ly man, whether he be a farmer, a merm ohant or a manufacturer, is always ^ better, able to work to good advan[q tage than the one who Is fighting a iy losing battle. ly During the last six yearq the total )r value of the cotton crop, Including seed, has been $3,600,000,000 against ^ 12,190,000,00) for the preceding six r. years, showing a gain in the lake six ,n years over the preoedlng six of over re $1,400,000,000. It Is not, however, due Lt to this great lrorease in cotton alone At? i? jjj mat but) ouuuuuru iuiuoi is iu ijvuuci shape. More and more has the dilt verification of agriculture f?one on; ] more and more have fruit growing and truck raising, ''hog and hominy," with the meathouse at home rather than -in the Wesc, been developed throughout the South.?Manufacturjji era' Record. .? l- Wrecked. The tug,. Sommere N. Smith, which * arrived at the Delaware breakwater '6 Thursday repor s that the schooner c" reported wrecked off the Winchester J" lightship Is undoubtedly the Fannie r* Eelche. The Smith passed the partly ^ submerged vessel and upon examlna* jr tlon, found the name Fannie Belche on the Inside of a patch on the ^ schooner's top sail. Fannie Seiche, Captain Bailey, cleared from Phlla| delphia about a week ago for Wil^ mlngton, N. 0. The vMselpa*sed to sea and no report has been received of the schooner sltcj, The crew num berea seven men. xneir jate is uah known. I* Several In | area, lm The eastbound Denver and Bio ra Grande passenger train from Silver3' tun, well loaded with passengers, was wr< eked three miles from Dura" ango, Colo-; Monday and while no 16 one was killed, a large number of the y passengers were injured, 12 of them 1 quite seriously. The ohair oar roll ed down an embankment dragging the other cars on their sides for over 400 6 feet. Then the engine and train was i l" brought to a stop, the engine tender i nearly tipping over, while the drive wheels of the engine were running f on the ties. Owing to Intense cold * which prevailed the iDjured passen- 1 ji gers suffered greatly. - i d Clothes C*nght> ( d Miss Goldberg, 22 ysars old, sister < 1 -J n n /I -IJl ? f Mnm ' A-| 01 O. D. uuiuum(j) auicibuauuvi usn I 1- York, was burned at their winter i ie home at Tbomasvilie, Georgia., on ] P Wednesday. Her dress caught. Are , >f from a stove. She ran into a hall, j ? where here brother, ia attempting to & strip off her durning clothes, was i- himself severely burned. Miss Gold- ' berg died. < M . * ... . f,% I ! I 1 ?r 1 "THERE'S AI L. Not the mere te not the little 1 ABSOLUTE 4 Rheumacid v Al) = II uricac^in illWn | I a strong ai \\ry i JI the blood o1 | JII ural methc ffil SWEEl orlfierT i ||| CURE : 1 ffiU| Dlfferei [SIM ;l mIB sciei rDMeases | HI CURED i the Blood, a fp|| For 16 years j ^ | * n Rheumatism. I > > . k |?M sicians but fjo.t no > In flttu i' HI of evtr being w I HH RHEUMACIDE | [jftfl I have taken tw< ? a MH wonderful medic Lrs\ a RnUl g?tten.a "new le LAI... 1- HJiH of the disease has m mrs.L^ ^ ] IHH Sample bottle anrt I ?. m a In If you send five cent ?.:!i aJHJTiJfiJTaiui v A GBOWIHG EVIL. The Habit of Atlvancloff Money to ' '" . VColored Farm Handa.-< "The now common practice of advancing money to negro wage hands j in tbe effort to secure tneir service as laborers on the farm Is an evil, and as great an evil In its scope as was the right of universal and unqualified suffrage such as so nearly ruined the south for many years following the civil war, '-'says the Clinton Gazette. The Gtz tte goes on to. say chat it is an evil the practice of' which has already demoralized negro labor, and Its effect is being felt to a degree that threatens the downfall of agriculture and the consequent prostitution of cur southern institutions. This evi. we believe?have been told?had its origin in our own county, Laurens, some twenty-five or more years agt and has since then grown steadily and has spread all over the state, an: Is still spoeading. It has brought about a condltian that a white far mer, no matter how iuvltiEg and hov fruitful his soil and no matter hov badly he may need help to seed oultlvrte and baivBst bis crops* need oot for a moment fostef the hope o hiring a negro, no matter how hungr how ragged and dependent the negr may be, without fl'st putting up l cash bonus?adyanciDga stated and demanded amount In order to secure at least the promise that the applicant Milon a certain day begin work upon ttieffinanclerlng landlord's-premi8&. And seven times out of the, or at not a badly dissimilar ratio, the negro after securing the cish demanded, moves on and "sells" himself to another and another farmer, thus doping a good long strlng;Of "unwary and unsuspecting land owners, only1 to skip for parts unknown, or \61se. land in limbo, to be bought by the farmer possessing the "longest pole." Thus the country Is overldden by an ' endless chain of Degro dead beats while the farmer, disgusted at the painful outcome of his own folly, tries to find an ayslum In town or Is compelled to sacrifice his meagre belonffinffs to seek a dIecj of refuse in I the wilds of the west. * Church Union. That is a must Interesting and significant movement In Canada? that proposed union of three great religious denominations?Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational?under t^.e title of the United Churoh of Canada. The central cjmmittees of tbe three churches, say the press dispatches, have already agreed upon a doctrinal code that will make the three denominations' one; and the plans for the union will very shortly be submitted to all the members of the three cburobes throughout) the entire Dominion of Canada, the final action jesting on the result of this general vote. It is expected to rcc.ive tbe approval of the ohurch membership. "The United Church of Canada" will have a form of church government adapted from the systems of all three of the churches combining to form it. A general conference, after the Methodist plan* and presided over by the president, will be tbe highest body. Next will be a council modelled oft.or t.ha P! inorrpcra>,lnnal nnnnftil. and presided over by a chairman, and the next body is the presbytery, presided ovir by a moderator. The la3t few deoades have b;en ' fruitful of plans for union amoDg various ohurches having almost the j same beliefs and same forms of wor- j ship. But up to date not many of 1 them have been able to get together. We believe that this Canadian mov;- < ment is the most Imp: riant example of church union yet to be recorded. Where it i< possible for different denominations to lind a common basis of agreement, without any of them Melding up any vital article of faith . 3r doctrine, we believe such unions to be a good thing. All the churches lave the essence; if they were all | inited in one body, perhaps more deUnite results could be accomplished. < Governor LaFollette's reform meas- ' ires have been defeated in the Wis- I jonain legislature. t'? I '- ' ^fS': Vj-V.; CURE FOR RHEI mporary relief that the ol lelp that the doctor's pres : AND COMPLETE CUR e does. Rheumatism is ca the blood. It is an internal tid vigorous internal reme I all its germs and yet acl >ds that it builds up the e >S ALL POISONS C TA QTAV i w i w w a n m it from any other remedy ntific discoveries. At .the Rheur AFTER 16 YEARS. of the Baltimore, Dec. 10th. mil : have suffered terribly with was treated by leading phy- flfld Ct relief. Long since I despaired ell again. But heanng of stip&t , I decided to rive it a trial. . , j bottles, and, tnanks to this 3.TIQ 1 ine, I now feel that I have flrinn* sase on life." Every vestige "r* been driven from my system. Blood lURA D. GARDNER, . 1301 James St, Baltimore. YOU 5SS2? BOBBITT CREMIGAI - Thousand of raen'8 lives have been wrecked on account of these diseases. Very few doctors know how to cure them. They should never' be entrusted to the average doctor but only an expert snouia De aiiowea to treat tnem. j Urethal Stricture, if neglected or improperly , treated, will- completely derange the entire . genito urinary system, causing severe kidney! and bladder diseases, intense pain and suller-! ng. Varicocele will bring about a complete t Other Disej Dr. Hathawav's specialty inoludes all chronic aad private diseases of. man and women, such as, Kidney and Bladder Diseases, Nervous Debility (lost vitality) Specific Blood Poison 1 (Syphilis) Catarrh, Skin Diseases, Diseases of . the H-art, Liver and Stomach, Rheumatism, diseases peculiar to women, etc..*and ot' ers. Every person afflicted with either of these diseases is invited to consult him without COTTCN GINNERS AND A Write for Prices ot Babbit - Couplings Guages Drills Guage Cocks Oil (Japs Hack Saws Oil Cans Belt, leat Fittings Injectors Pipe Lace Leather, Packing all kinds, Shaft ' . !.i . i else-in machii Columbia Supply Co., - 5 The Guinard I COLUMB II Manufacturers Brick. Fire Proof (i Flue linings and Brain Tile. Pr < or millions. No.Hops for Barge. All hope of flndicg the whaleback barge Bath, lost by the steamer Bay View off Winter Quarter light, during a storm, has been given up, as it is almost certain that the vessel foundered near Cape Henry, and went to the bottom with Captain MacKenzle, his wife and Ave seamen. Life Is mean only to the person who makes it so. Set out withe an aim, a purpose to be useful. Feel as if you did not erjay life unless you live for a persistent purpose. Coughs. Murray's Horehound, Mullein and Tar is composed of the most effective remedies known for curing coughs, colds, lagrippe, sore throat, and all affections due to inflamed and irritated condition of the air passages. It .is prompt in affording relief and certain in its effect or nastening a cure. MURRAY'S HOREHOUND MULLEIN AND TAR Maybe used to advantage in cases where other medicines have failed. It Is pleasant, purely vegetable and absolutely safe for old and young. Nothing else like it in all the world. It should: have a place in pvery house, ready at; hand when needed. Parents will tind its effect magical in cases of croup. Kj has remarkable virture in controlling ' the paroxysms of whooping cough. Price 25c. Guaranteed Satisfactory to 5very purchaser. AT DRUG STORES. Prepared by the [ Murray Drug Co., Hill 11 m bin S P. ? Jr/?f V " ^ dUARAN* s ;e" i? lb S AAA BANK DEPOSIT ' R.R. Faro Paid. Notes Taken i ^ * 500 FRFR COURSES Boardat Cost. Write Quick IEORGIA-ALAB AM A BUSINESS COLLEGE, Macon, Ga. ???????? JMATISM!" I H d "remedies" gave, m icriptions give; but m E. That is wfapt I t used by an excess of K disease and requires I I ^ dy that will cleanse, B t through such nat- m ntire system. > 9 Of7THE BLOOD. I . Thelresalt of the I jsame^timejt^cures I . natism itVweeps out w blood^the^germs of her blood diseases, I ires Indigestion, Con- II ion, Catarrh, Kidney H Liver Troubles* La ? and Contagious 4 Poisons., 1 R DRUGGIST. SELLS IT. . H Varicocele Ptfjvaii ' ^ ^oaf ME Stricture . wUiull Own Home. If You Have Either of These Dis? v ^ ies, Write Dr. Hathaway of Atta, Ga.. About His Methods o jatment. No Harsh Method Used. M Experiment. Other Diseases ed. Books Free. " "7 ' loss of manly power, and therefore, the bait treatment obtainable is net too goodl If you have either of these diseases, sit down .'? and write to Dr. Hathaway; He will send joa some very interesting literature on theircause, r4k treatment and cure, and will give you his Expert opinion of your. case,, without one cent of cha-ge. Dr Hathaway is a reliable physician, recognized as the most expert specialist in the South and jou can consult hin with perfect ' confidence. - ' ; ises Cured. charge. Those afflicted with stubborn and deep seated cases are especially invited to write. He has bad special: success in curing such cases'where others failed to eve t benefit. Every person writing him will be seat a valuable booklet on their disease also free. Have no hesitancy in writing. Every hing strictly confidential. Address Dr. Hathaway 4 Co, 88 Inraan Bldg., Atlanta; Ga. ; MACHINERY OWNERS.. 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To 1 he head of every family who is nrnl>iious for the future and education of his c I Iron, we have a Special Proposition to r'ak- . ; No article in the home shows the f viduDcC )f culture that does a Piano or Oigan. N.?acsoniplishment gives us much pleasure or is r f is great value in after lifejis the know led; o if music and the ability to play well. Our Sni4ll Payment Plan makes the or cr hip of a high grare Piano or Organeisy. Just a few dollars down and a small p::yu.i " >aeh month or quarterly or semi-annually a: d Write us today lor Catalogues and oui F. ?al Proposition of Easy Payments. Address Malone's Music Hou*o, Columbia, :j. < i - - v