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3 mmmr~/ .^ & ' ;v;'-' - * ~ M~mr"^^TTT17W^TriJ ' mm? M TO THE WATER WAYS President Roosevelt Finally Turns His Attention. ROADS ARE INEFFICIENT Names Commifsion to Iraugurate Plans for River Transportation. writes i-ev.cr cxoiaiiuny Work to Be Do-ie. Complying witfc p^ltions presided, by numerous oomraterciai orgapj^ar Hons of the Mississippi valley, uent Roosevelt has decided to eppolik an inland waterways commission whose duty it will be to prepare a comprehensive plan for the imj/rovement and control of the nver systems of the United States. Eight public men have teen asked to serte on the commission, and Representative Theodore E. Burton, of Ohio, chair-1 n\an of the rivers and harbors committee in the last eongress; is to be chairman. In a letter which he has addressed to each of these persons, the president sets out that ne is influenced in creat-1 ing the commission by considerations i of national policy; that the railroads arc no longer able to move crops and manufactures rapidly enough to secuie the prompt transaction of business, and that there appears but one *- complete remedy?the development of a complementary system of transpor tation by water. " The president's letter, in part, is as follows: "The White House, Washington, March 14, 1907.?My Dear Sir: Numerous commercial organizations ol the Mississippi valley have presented petitions asking that I appoint a commission to prepare and present a comprehensive plan for the impiovementj and control of the river systems ot the United States. I have decidcc: to comply with these requests by appointing an inland waterways commission. and I have asked the following * gentlemen to act upon it. I shall * be much gratified if voj will consent \ * to serve: Hon. Theodore H. Burton, chairman; Senator Francis G. New tends, Senator William Warner, Hon. ;John H Bankhead, Gen. Alexander Mackenzie, Dr. W. J. McGte, F. K. Newell, Gilford Pinchon, Hon. Her beit Knox Smith. "In creating this commission, I am ' / 4 i ipfiuenced by broad considerations ol national policy. The energy of our people has hitherto beer, largely directed toward industrial development ...connected with field and forest, and ? with coal and iron, and some of these -'vv .sources of material and power are al? >. ready largely depleted; while our in land waterways as a whole have thus vfftr received scant attention, It is he coming clear that our streams should be considcrod and conserved as great . v.' V natural resources "It is common knowledge that the railroads of the United States are no ' longer able to move crops and manu V- ? . factures rapidly enough to secure the , prompt. transaction of the business of - :^lhe nation, and there is ainall prospect of immediate relief, iiepresea"thrive railroad men point out that the ' - ^ vproducts of the northern interior -.states have 'lout led in ton years, while the railroads' facilities have inK i' t ci eased but one-eighth, and there is reason to doubt whether any develop_:/; ment of the railroads possible in the near future will suffice to keep trans potation abreast of production. There .appears to be but one complete remedy?the development of a complementary system of transportation by water. "Anv plan for utilizing our inland waterways, to be feasible, should fee- j ognize the means for executing it already in existence both in the federal departments of v. ar, interior agricul tare and commerce and lai or, and in the states and in their subdivisions; and it must'not involve unduly burdensome expenditures from the national treasury. The cost will neces sarily be large in proportion to the magnitude of the benefits to be conferred. but it will be small in comparison with the $l7,0t)0,(KO,000 of i . \ capital now invested in steam railways V in the United States. Personnel of Commission. - Mr. Bankhead lias just finished his " tenth term in congress from Alabama; General Mackenzie is .;mti \ .of the army; Mr. Newell i? director of the United States reclamation service; Mr. Pinchot is chief forester of the United States; Herbert Knox Smith Is commissioner of corporations; W. J. McGee is an anthropologist and geologst, formerly in charge of the bureau of American ethnology, and formerly president of the National Geographic Society. * i ?? HONDURAS OPENS HOSTILITIES. vNicaraguan Town Attacked, But Invaders Are Defeated. \ A special from Managua, Nicaragua, 'fsays: The troops of General Bonilla, i; president of Honduras, at 3 o'clock, y Monday afternoon, attacked the forcy es of Gerxeral Zelaya, president of ^.'Nicaragua, which were guarding the i- Niearaguan frontier. Alter many hours fighting the army cf Honduras was defeated. J COMMON SENSE Leajs most intelligent people to use onty meefdines of known composition. Therefore it is thai Dr. Pierce's medicines, the makCTSf^oJ wBich print every ingredient enteringfeio Ihem upon the bottle wrappers and attest its correctness under oat h, are daily growing in favor. The composition of. DrjPierce's medicines is open to everybodyVDr. Pierce being desirous of having the rP.?roh light, nf tijvmiga-1 tlon turned fully upon his formula, being confident that the better thg composition oi tnese_ medicines, is known tne more will their great curative merits be recognized^ Being wholly made ofthe active medicinal principles extracted from native forest roots, by exact processes original with Dr. Pierce, and without the use of a drop of alcohol, triple-refined yid chemically puee glycerino being used instead in extracting arid preserving the ' curative vlrtuos residing in the roots employed, these medicines are entirely ; free from the objection of doihg harm by creating an appetite for either al! coholic beverages or habit - forming drugs. Examine the formula on their bottle wrappers?the same as sworn to by t Dr. Pierce, and you will find that his "Golden Medical Discovery," the great, blood-purifier, stomach tonic and bowel regulator?the medicine which, while no*" recommended to cure consumption in its advanced stages (no medicine will do that) yet docs cure aU those catarrhal conditions of head and throat, weak stomach, torpid liver and bronchial troubles, weak lungs and hang-on-coughs, which, if neglected or badly treated lead up to and finally terminate in consumption. Take the "Golden Medical Discoveir" in time and it is not likely to disappoint you if only you give it a thorough and fair trial. Don t expect miracles. It won't do supernatural things. You must exercise your patience and persevere in its use for a reasonable length of time to get its full benefits. The ingredients of which Dr. Pierce's medicines are composed have the unqualified endorsement of scores of medical leaders?better than any amount of lay, or non-professional, testimonials. They are not given awav to be experimented with but are sold by all dealers In medicines at reasonable prices. The paths of glory lead to a tall monument and to many biographers. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething,softens thegums,reducesinfiammation, allays pain, cures wind colic, 25c a bottla j - - - -a 5- 1 A Dira in me womaLu is wumi mu on the menu tc a man who is broke. One trial will convince you of the pe- j culiar fitness of Nature's remedy, Garfield j Tea. For liver, kidneys, stomach and i bowels, for impure blooa, rheumatism and chronic ailments. ? Vitality of S j Get J By Dr. Emmc N a farmhouse in one * * scarlet fever unexpe* * TT % seeking for its origin % JL % ton guilts, laid away j, * been taken down anc *+*++++*** These bed coverings away after a siege of This is vonly one lated, to show how vitality, and how common a thing it i by bedding and other objects. These <3 as the first patients had recovered. The children of a certain physicia antique secretary that had not been tresses of hair that had been cut fror 20 years before of scarlet fever. In a dread disease. The ease with which ing. It has been known to be spread 1 airing of bed clothing in a window. Infected clothing should never be has been transmitted in this way. A 1 a scarlet fever room to a hospital cari | Tggjgjft CONCRETE BLOCKS]i I rri^nT3" .Maigg your owiflathetMBMMltoltoio i il'^lBlach Machine. Fine finish, square ' r^i '"j 1 ,'i J zrj.c. all f%m ud ifcap? Alk for slit' < ! HERCULES MFC.-CO., * | | PSFT.A. -^11 CtyTERVlU.IC .IOwA Ohickeiis come home to roost, provided your neighbors cannot catch them first. i * ^Take Garfield Tea, the herb remedy that has for its object Good Health! It purifies the blood, cleanses the system, makee neoSle we'll. Guaranteed under the Pure bod law. i One swallow doesn't make a summer, but it often paves the way for a jag. Because of th< 4T \ The General ( 1 of an injurious character I National Le| W have established more cle fj The Vaiu< ?j/ 1 Remedies which phy W m are gentle yet prompt in eft A Known Excollenc M To gain the full coi M the most eminent physici u a approved by them, and, the a A years past in its advertisem M feet purity and uniformity < character are assured by th mm known to the Company onl i There are other e the California Fig Syrup C that it cleanses, sweetens jL disturbing the natural fui l|V increase the quantity from This valuable reme ?E Syrup of Figs, and has M m family laxatives, and as x J known to physicians an( E laxatives, we have adopt( E Senna, as more fully d E called for by the shorte always note, when purcha % plainly printed on the fi 1 of Figs, or by the full : 1 and Elixir of Senna is t ? 1 Syrup Company, and the ||J has given satisfaction to 1M throughout the United S m of which is fifty cents per t Every bottle is so Secretary of Agriculture, M branded within-the meani k CALIF* I Louisville, Kv. \ carlet Fever & ^ C M J J z Walker. V of the New England states a case of ctedly developed not long ago. On the physician found that some old cotin the garret for years, had recently 1 aired and put to use by the family. , it was remembered, had been put this disease. ;>se ugly, grizzly, gray helre. Use " I ' ' v of many instances that could be relong the infectious agent retains its s for scarlet fever to be disseminated [uilts should have been burned as soon n were one day allowed to unlock an opened for years. In it they found o the heads of children who had died few days they were stricken with this this disease is disseminated is appallto a neighboring house simply from the washed with any other. The disease. )Ouquet of flowers that was sent from ied the disease.?Good Housekeeping. PUTNAM Color more goods brighter and faster colors than any Aye any garment without ripping apart. Writ^ foi he connectit ween the mfg iavy crops. Eg v ||g able growth is | i a hicks' ;?MGAP||INE rarabr*^ *?' aches And Nervonsocss ' ^B85ggF Trial bottle 19c MfaUitret In the morning sow thy seed and in the evening celebrate. J * ' V Condemnation of So=CalIed Patent / M* Qerrpt Medicines iA J A UVVA v? ? ? ? ? , which indulge in extravagant and unfounded pretensions to cure all manner of ills, and the M ;islation Enacted to Restrict Their Sale I ;arly than could have been accomplished in any other way e and Importance of Ethical Remedies. MA sicians sanction for family use, as they act most beneficially and I'M ect, and called ethica4, because they are of \w e and Quality and of Known Component Parts* A ifidence of the Well-Informed of the world and the approval of M ans, it is essential that the component parts be known to and ' ** T?:~ Vioc rvnhli^hpd for manv retore, tlic v^?Liiiorn.i<i oviup v/uujpoii^ uuw ? ^ ents and upon every package a full statement thereof. The per- i Df product which they demand in a laxative remedy of an ethical k I e California Fig Syrup Company's original method of manufacture, 1| ithical remedies approved by physicians, bu;t the product of Q Company possesses the advantage over all other family' lakatives l9 and relieves the internal organs on which it acts, without ictions or any debilitating after effects and without having to i time to time. jk dy has been long and favorably known under the name of #/l, attained to world-wide acceptance as the most excellent of VJ its pure laxative principles, obtained from Senna, are well i the Well-Informed of the world to be the best of natural id the more elaborate name of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of J I escriptive of the remedy, but doubtlessly it will always be I ir name of Syrup of Figs; and to get its beneficial effects, M sing, the full name of the Company?California Fig Syrup Co.? m ront of every package, whether you simply call for Syrup m name, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, as Syrup of Figs m * he one laxative remedy manufactured by the California Fig m i innom thf? name. SvruD of Figs, which f same ucit-Lvjiwinuun.. ~j ?? , , _ millions. The genuine is for sale by all leading druggists tates in original packages of one size only, the regular price yf j Id under the general guarantee of the Company, filed with the M at Washington, D. C., the remedy is not adulterated or mis- I ng of the Food and Drugs Act, June 30th, 1906. I ORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. J San Francisco, Cal. ^SJ' U. S. A. New York, N. Y. V London, England. ^ .. . ' 1 s .. .. 1 | "EVERY MAN HIS OWN DOCTOR." i J By J. HAMILTON AYERS, M. D. . 5 19 _____________________ w A 400-page Illustrated Book, containing val- 0 \ uable information pertaining to diseases o? the ^ I human system, showing how to treat and cure J with the simplest of medicines. The book con- ; T ' tains analysis of courtship and marriage; rear- ^ ) ing and management of children, besides valu- 0 \ able prescriptions, recipes, etc., with a full ^ k complement of facts in materia medica that ev- J eryone should know. ^ ' This most indispensable adjunct to every 0 > well-regulated household will be mailed, post- 0 ? paid, to any address on receipt of price, SIXTY ^ \ CENTS. Address ' J Z ATLANTA PUBLISHING HOUSE, S ^ \ 116 Central Ave., ATLANTA OA 0 B?B?a#e?^wv5 FADELESS DYES other aye. One 10c. package colore all fibers. They dye In cold water better than any other dye. You can free booklet?How to Dye. Bleach and Mix Colors. MONROE DEUU CO., Lutonviiie. Missouri CABBAGE Planfa. CELERY Plants w*y*a and all klndsof garden plants. Can now furnish all kinds of cabbage mRSSmm I plants, grown In the open air and will stand great coKL Grown from TOIHSHfs w jm teeus ot the most reliable seedsmen. We ose the same pleats on MjlflHel ov thousand acre truck farm. Plants carefully counted and properly (SaBIuIBB ! wrJe&frJfgfiEgffl packed. Celery ready last cf Dec. Lettuce, union and Beet plants, same f 9nSaSf(VSemM time or earlier. Reduced express rates promised,which,when effective Km-71 mm will give us 60 per cent less than merchandise rates. Prices: Small tots KtfurMlfl $1.60 per thousand large lot $1.00 to $1.26 per thousand, F. O B. Meg- Eusjl I ge?s,S.C. Arlington White Spine Cucumber Seed 60 cents per pound. f. u. b. he&getts, S. C. The United btatsa Agricultural Department has establishedar|Experimental Station on our farms, to test all klndsof vegetables,especially Cabbages. The results of these experiments we will be pleased to give you at any time. Your8 lespectfully X- H. BLITCH COMPACT, ME&eETtTS, S. C. W. L. DOUCLAS/^s $3.00 AND $3.50 SHOES THE* WORLD W. L. DOUGLAS $4.00 GILT EDGE SHOES CANNOT BE EQUALLED AT ANY PRICE. WK SHOES FOR tVERYBODY AT ALL PRIOES: N Men's Shoes, S5 *o SI.50. Boys' Shoes, S3 to SI.25. Women's t'/ Shoes, $4 to 81.50. Misses' & Children's Shoes, $2.25 to Sl.OO. W. L. Douglas shoes are recognized by expert judges of footwear. ] to be the best in style, fit and wear produced in this country. Each I part of the shoe and every detail of the making is looked after and watched over by skilled shoemakers, without regard to time or cost. If I could take you into my larse factories at Brockton, Mass., and show you bow carefully \V. L. Douglas shoes are made, you would then understand why they hold their shape, fit better, wear longer, and are of greater value than any other makes. IV. L Doncla* name and price is stamped on the bottom, which protect! the wearer against high prices and inferior shoes. Take Xo SuiiHtitutc. Sold by the best shoe dealers everywhere. Tost Color Eyelets used exclusively. Catalog mailed/ret. W.I.. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mais. | /faldSO For health } are the common beginnings B ' I |!L O O O O Jj| \f I ' j^F of many dangerous diseases i ? ^ - J ) M - -Th? folks know that I ( ^ . a|xA (l / when Dr. A. Johnson established in 1810 I a J tl 1 1 Irttsxrcb u'liga#ff gai319/ A I ?J? jy *? I?: |w HoglessLard . i - -.-. - %&<?: " --?- -.1 ?>- ..." ? . f \ : ,.V."..'.. GEORGIA IN THE LEAD | Of Southern States in Matter of Postal Funds?Receives Sum of Three Millions Yearly for the Service. According to a Washington dia- ?J| pitch, it costs Uncle Sam over $3,000.- 7;| 000 a year to maintain that part of J;'|| tho postal service which is in tha ^ state of Georgia. The latgest item of this is for the rural free delivers; \| service. There are now in operation^ i; in the state 1,445 rural routes. Unde^ ^ the ilew appropriation law there will % be $900 a year paid to every carrier otouHard vontCS Of the St&tO?? ,7 routes that are 21 miles long. These* in connection with the shorter routes* will make the average aifiual saia* | ries of the carriers about $850 a yean, J|| Therefore, it will require about $1,228? ;jj 000 a year to pay them. Then there are some 450 railway postal clerks. '.g who live in Georgia. Their salaries J|| will average at -east $1,200 a year* cr $540,000 in the aggregate. There ; are about GOO clerks in postofflces and "v their salaries will average aoout $600. a year or $360,000 in the aggregate, '..-iM J'he 250 letter carriers in the cities J| and towns of the state will receive ')|j aa average of about $900 a year sale '% ary, or $225,000 in the Aggregate. There are some 1.900 postmasters in ';|jB . the state, and their salaries are prob- ';W ably on an average of $280 each, ranging from the one who gets $8 a yea? v ?J| from ihe cancellation of stamps to - M the pay of the Atlanta postmaster, i| whose salary is $5,000 a year. Their aggregate salaries and commissions amouut to something like $540,0*00* -;J? These figures lake no account of. .'j?| the money paid for the operation ot star routes, nor of that paid for rail- ; M way mail pay, nor for rent, materia^ Georgia gets the largest share otyJaj t:ie postal funds paid out to any south- J ern state. . . % ^ EMBEZZLEMENT IS CHARGED; -:M Former Atlanta Councilman Accused of Crooked Work. il A warrant was sworn out in At* lauta Wednesday afternoon by Judg^ ^ J. C. McKinnon of Marianna, charging M. M. Turner, formerly ?r|g member of the Atlanta city council* A % with embezzlement. Mr. Turner wa?^,-*:| served wjlli the warrant Wednesday right, and made bond in the sum ot^;'|j $?,000. The charge of embezzlement against;'^'. Mr. Turner grows out of the appoint?J^B EK-nt of Eugene R. Biack as tempO^JH rary receiver of the Georgia Redcmjv-'^B tion and I .<oan Company, of wbich'TtUS 'i^B ner is secretary and treasurer. 'A| Immediately after Mr. Black's ap-^A^jS pcintment hE> instituted an investiga* tion, which, it is stated, showed that'll the company, which has certificate 'tgsj holders all over the south, and o? which Judge McKinnon is one. had^la cr.ly $82 balance in the Maddox-Ruckcr bank, and $3.60 in cash and stamps '-f^M in tne money drawer 01 me uiuw shuow. -a-m It is stated that according to books of the company there has been^ljjjjt paid into the treasury the sum of % $95,229 20 from September, 1903, up to February, 1907, dnd that .there has been checked out $52,441.20, but ;.$t this amount ihere is no record tdtfaB whom it was paid. ' According to Mr. Black's statement Mr. Turner admits the company ha* Jg no funds, but he could give no de> .|M tails of the monies paid into the com*. ^9 pauy, save to say that it had been usedi in paying expenses and retiring ''-J? certificates. - . LOUISVILLE STRIKE ENDS. \ ~|| Terms of Settlement Agreed Upon by Unanimous Vote. xjM By a unanimous vote Thursday tb& eight hundred striking union employ* ;-Sj ees of the Louisville Railway com* ..J| pnny decided to accept the' terms' 9 agreed on by their executive commit* tee and the company. The terms provide for an increase _'^j from 3S to 2') cents an hour ior new -3 men, and 22 cents an hour for all , yS employees after the first year; 25 cents an hour over time; all strikers J to be restored to their old positions*' and an open shop for the company $ in reference to hiring new men. MOB LYNCHED TWO NEGROES. <M Victims Confessed to Shooting and Robbery of Two Italians. Flint Williams and Henry Gardner* ^ two young negroes, were taken from ' C the Monroe, La., jail about 1 o'clock, Friday morning, aud hanged in the court house square by a party of !' a^out fifty men. Beth negroes con- j fessed to having, xviti-.t third negro, ; snot and robed the two Italians on- /'$ iU'JXIUcljr liiguv, Gardner also confessed to having entered the room of Miss Jessie Bumpus about 3 o'clock Thursday mom-, in:?. v ym POSTAL CLERKS APPORTIONED* ;| I Six Hundred New Men Assigned to * Various Offices Needing Them. f. The aportionment of 600 additional clerks at $600 per annum, author* . < | i?.ed by tlie last pcstoflice appropria- f. lien bill.. was announced at the post- j office department ; in Washington Fridav. The amount of increased busi- 4 i r.oss and the overtime showing of the various offices were g;ven first ooisid| eratior*. ^ ^ ^ ^ 1