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/ v Hair Falls “ I tried Ayer’s Hair Vigor to stop my hair from falling. One- half a bottle cured me.” J. C. Baxter, Braidwood, 111. ^ Ayer’s Hair Vigor is eertainly the most eco nomical preparation of its kind on the market. A little of it goes a long way. It doesn’t take much of it to stop falling of the hair, make the hair grow, and restore color to gray half. $1.00 a bottle. All druiilata. If your drugciat cannot a.inply you, ■end ua one dollar and we will express you a bottle. Be sure and give the name of your nearest express office. Address, J. C. A YKU CO., Lowell, Mass. EDWARD IN LONDON. FOUR ARE DROWNED RY CAPSIZING SKIFF Pleasure Ride on River Re sults In Death. “GUS" LONG SUICIDES. ACCIDENT NEAR SPARTA, TENN. Grandfather Takes Children Out on a Pleasure Trip When Boat Is Cap sized and Four Find Watery Graves. River Dragged to Recover Bodies. Nashville, Tenn., July 22.—A special from Sparta to The Banner says four persons were drowned by the capsiz ing of a skiff on the Calfkiller. They were: Joseph Ramsey, aged 65. His 9-year-old granddaughter. Two other children aged 7. The old man had the children out na pleasure ride and as they did not return at dark, a searching party of 10 boarded a steamer and began dredg ing the riv?r w’ith barbed wire. The capsized s ff was found at daylight this mornii.r and a short distance away the fou odies were found with in a few feet of each ofher. The old man was subject to faint- ' ing spoils and it is supposed that dur ing one of them he overturned the l -boat. Well Known Georgian Takes Life at Kimball House. Atlanta, July 22.—W. A. Long, know'n throughout Georgia and the neighboring states as "Gus" Long, was found dead in a room at the Kimball house this morning. He had just re turned from Warm Springs, where he had been for the benefit of his health. He registered at the Kimball last night and was given a room. There At Extreme Age of Ninty-Three, Well was no response to the call boy’s CASSIUS M, CLAY IS SAID THE DYING Ambassador to Russia Under President Lincoln. ABOLITIONIST AND AUTHOR. IRELAND MOURNS LEO. Known Kentuckian, Who Has Fig ured In Many Sensational Episodes, Is at Death’s Door. Lexington, Ky., July 22.—A tele- Near the bed on which the dead man P‘’ OUH message from Kiehmohd, Ky., was found was a note addressed to f rom attending physician says that “The Press.” The note said: visit this morning and an investiga tion developed the fact that Mr. Long was dead. The cause of his death is not known. It is believed his death was suicide. kil! myself to pay my debts.” Near this note was another address ed to members of his family and an other to Barcley & Brandon, the un dertakers. General Cassips M. Clay, ambassador to Russia under Lincotn, abolitionist and author, is dying at his home at Whitehall at the extreme age o 93. The physician says he cannot live 24 hours at must and that he is gradu- There was no evidence of suffering sinking. NATIONAL CONVENTION OF ELKS. Their Majesties Greeted with Ccutlnu- ous Cheering Along Route. Dublin, July 22.—King Edward and Queen Alexandra, accompanied by the lord lieutenant, the Earl of Dudley and Princess Victoria, their suites and j other officials drove from the vice re- I gal lodge to the ca»tie, which they J reached shortly before 11 o’clock this Bi 9 Parade In Paltimore Is Witnessed j morning. The weather was pleasant by Thousands, j aRd the c,owds alon S ^e route greet- j Baltlmore) July 2 2.-About 7,0(K) J ed their majesties with continus cheer- gi| iS j n national convention here, pa- t n *’' ; raded today. It is estimated thaf The king, who wore a field maisha a 200,000 persons witnessed the parade, uniform, received in the throne room, The marcher8 weie cheered, a large number of deputations prior to u th(J c , ty hal] the lrrfK . eS8ion pa8s . the levee, which opened at noon. j n rev j ew before Major McLane and . Many addresses of .welcome were cUy otticials The members of a presented. 1 he king in leply Ba ^ number of lodges apjteared in cos- there was no part of his d om * n i on8 t umes on a novel and grotesque charac- in which he took greater interest than t(?r Among these were the famous In Ireland. The queen and himself I .. cotton p lcker8 -> of Greenville, ’Miss, had long been in sympathy with the movements tending to advance the so cial and material well-being of the community and they hoped now to be- j n (j erman costumes and was headed come acquainted with the conditons by , ts famou8 .. Little Gernmn Band ... under which the people lived and to ,p be mem bers of the Annapolis lodge appeared in United States naval uni forms. p.bout the dead man, and the manner in which he died is not known. Gus Ix>ng was known to more peo ple, probably, than any man of his age in Atlanta. For many years he was with the largest retail dry goods he use in the city and numbered his friends and customers by the thou sands. He at one time left the dry goods business and entered into an His children are all at his bedside. Some of them have not been in their father’s house or seen him in years because of his peculiar hallucination that they were in a vendetta sworn to kill him. Clay was one of the most picturesque figures in American poli tics in the sixties. His home at Whitehall has been guarded by armed men A loaded cannon sits in his hall Cardinal Oreglia Receives Dispatch from Irish Parliament. Rome. July 22.—Cardinal Oreglia to day received following telegram: "House of Commons, Westminister, July 21. 1903.—At today’s meeting of the Irish parliamentary party on the motion of John T. Redmond, president, supported by Joe Dillon as a repre sentative of a people who so many centuries of suffering have attested its fidelity to the hoty see, we hasten t> prostrate ourselves with the people ol Ireland, with their sorrow for the event which has agitated the Cathol ic church, throwing the entire civil ized people in mourning. If anything can alleviate the pain which every Catholic roof supports in the loss of our glorious pontiff, it is the consoling icmembrance of the noble, saintly life of the holy father, his serenity in the midst of continual anxiety, in domitable devotion to duty and his marvelous life, which has rendered the influence ol religion stronger through out the world, thus elevating human life. "We pray, !sir, Thomas Esmonde and Captain Donelon to be the inter preters of the profound and respect- ful condolence of the party on the oc casion of the funeral of his holiness. (Signed) John Redmond.” liheumatism WLa. the use o: telling the rheumatlo I bat he feels as if his Joints were being dis located i He knows that bis sufferings are very much like the tortures of the rack. What he wants to know is what will per manently cure his disease. That, according to thousands of grateful testimonials, is Hood’s Sarsaparilla It promptly neutralizes the acid In the Mood on which the disease depends, com pletely eliminates it and strengthens the system against its return. Try Hood’s. JAS. McNEAL WHISTLER BURIED. enterprise of his own, but finally left wf *y and his room is a veritable ar- that and returned to the dry goods eenal, gathered for the purpose of trade. He recently went for a vaca- repelling an attack of an imaginary tion to Warm Springs and had just vemdetta. returned from that place. Mr. Ixmg was a prominent Knight qf Pythias, and took a great interest in that order. He was a brother-in-law of E. H. Carroll, the wholesale wine merchant of Marietta street. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT. BOOM AT ST. AUGUSTINE. One Person Killed, Another Seriously Injured In Brooklyn. New York, July 22.—Mrs. Adelaide Hawley, of New Milford, Pa., has been Instantly killed, one other with her in an automobile party seriously injured and a third person hurt by the over turning of their car going at a tre mendous rate of speed on Ocean Park The Cincinnati lodge marched in golf costume. The Alliance, O., lodge was attired Additional Contracts Insure Continued Activity in Construction St. Augustine, Fla.. July 22.—While way at Caton avenue, Brooklyn, the song of the hammer and saw is In the automobile were Mrs. Haw- hoard in every part of the city, and ley, Mrs. Elizabeth Elberts, of New loam what could be done to brighten the lot of the poor. The queen, alter presenting badges to the jubilee nurses, drove to Alex- j ander college. In the meanwhile King Edward held a levee at the castle, | which was attended ny a great num- i her of prominent people from all parts c-f Ireland. In the vicinity of Lie cas tle the streets were packed with peo ple and presented a brilliant appear ance owing to the passing and repass- ing of hundreds of court and military officials in full uniform. After the levee the king went to the vice regal lodge, where he was joined by tha queen. Maude Gonne (Mrs. McBride) hung a black flag outside her residence yes terday in memory of the pope. It was pulled down by the police, whereupon Maude Gonne, supported by lady friends, hung out another black flag LEM CHING WA FREED. River Pirates Ransom Wealthy China man of Honolulu. San Francisco, July 22.—Advices from Canton say Lem Chlng Wa. the wealthy Honolulu Chinese who was captured by river pirates on June 17 and held for ransom, lias been releas ed. The pirates were followed by government troops at the instance ol the French consul, who had been noti fied of their crime and finally fled, leaving Ching Wa and other prison ers captured with him and held for ransom behind, to be rescued by the soldiers. Lem Ching Wa is an American cit izen, having boon naturalized under every building contractor has his hands full, it was feared that the usual lull in building operations would f ome as soon as the work in progress s finished. The indications now are that every mechanic will be in de mand until late in the fall, Edminster & Bragdon have just secured the con tract for building a two-story brick block and four dwellings for Bernard tremendous force Masters. The old Benet residence, a coquina structure, at the corner of St. George and Cuna streets, will be torn down, and the new brick block will be built on the site. It w'ill be modern in every respect, and the lower floor will KENTUCKY FEUD CASE, be devoted to stores. The dwellings Grand Jury at Jackson Continuing Its will be neat two-story cottages, and Investigations, will be built on the site. It wdll b^ Jackson, Ky., July 22.—The grand modern in every respect, and the low r - Milford, Pa., Edward E. Haw'ley, Mrs. Hawley’s’ son, who had charge of the machine, a little girl and a little boy. The machine, going at full speed, suddenly swerved from the road and ran full tilt against the curb. The wheels went up in the air. the car careened and all the occupants were hurled out and to the ground with Mrs. Elberts suf fered a concussion of the brain, her face was badly cut, and she is in a serious condition. Mr. Hawley was badly cut and bruiseiT. The children were unhurt. er floor will be devoted to stores. The dwellings will be neat two-story cot tages, and will be located on Charlotte and Cuna streets. The contractors Jury after indicting Gardner Plummer for perjury and Edward Tharp and Joseph Crawford for burning Hwen’s hotel, is continuing its sessions. It is presumed from the witnesses will be unable to begin this work for that are being called that the jurors and armed themselves with pokers thr Hawal , lan rno 8 arch y an,] was ^ made a citizen by the acquisition ol several weeks, as they have a dozen other buildings in course of erection. and boiling water, defying the polics who summoned reinforcements; but they made no further attempts to haul down the flag, which was agaiq dis played today. the territory. DEATHS FROM LOCKJAW. Tobacco Crop Satisfactory. Raleigh, N. G., July 22.—It is evident from the reports as to the tobacco crop that while it is not so good as last year’s, it will yet be a satisfac tory one. The curing is now pro gressing very rapidly, and when the geason opens, Aug. i, there will be large breaks in all the sections of the state east of here. Railroad Shops Closed. Topeka, Kans., July 22.—The Santa F*e Railroad shops at LaJunta, Colo., will be permanently closed on account of the strike and lookout of 339! em ployes. Toy Pistol Claims Many Victims In Cleveland, Ohio- Cleveland, O., July 22.—Ten deaths have resulted from lockjaw in this city since July 4, the latest victim be ing Joseph Staski. He died as a re sult of a slight wound received in handling a toy ptetol July 4. "The list of fatalities is probably not yet completed,” said Dr. Friedrich, head of the health department. “It is possible for tetanus to develop after the lapse of a month from the time the wound is inflicted.” Hrutally Tortured. A case came to light that for per- aistent and unmerciful torture has perhaps never been equaled. Joe Qolobick of Colusa, Calif. Strike of New York Tailors. New York, July 22.—More strikes of East Side tailors are being arrang ed for to go Into effect within the next ten days. Several thousand workers already have quit. The Brotherhood of Tailors, composed of about 12,000 coat tailors, is now making demands for an agreement and next week will WRECKERS UNFOLD SCHEME. Intended To Murder Passengers Whc Escaped from Wreck. Roanoke, Va., July 22.—Deteotive William G. Baldin, of Roanoke, Mon day night, arrested James W. Bailey and John W. Kenedy near Shenandoah, charged with ^wrecking a Norfolk and Western passenger train near Green ville on the night of Dec. 28 last, when Engineer Wesley Bailey wtis killed. The men had a hearing yesterday pleaded guilty and were sunt to Staun ton jail without bond. They ar« charged with murder. In a sworn confession they say they planned with Mrs. Ellen Painter to wreck the train and kill any passen gers who might escape death in tho wreck. Only the engineer was killed are considering the cases of the two county officials who are said to have furnished the $5,000 that Plummer of fered to Ewen if the latter would not testify against Curtis Jett and Thomas White in the Marcum murder case, al so that the inquisition is extending in to the murders of Cox, Cockrill and others. Meantime special Bailiff Newland. who is making arrests, has not been able to find Plummer, who had been engaged laying pipes here for the Standard Oil company. Captain B. J. Ewen caused quite a stir in camp last night by yelling In his sleep an when aroused told the soldiers he was diearning that he was being killed. House Still Discussing Convict Ques tion—The Felder Bill. Atlanta. July 22.—The house of rep resentatives is still in the depths of the discussion of the convict question. So tar the end is not in sight, but an ef fort will be made when the matter comes ui) again today, to put some time limk on the debate. The greater part of the session yes terday was spent in debating the ques tion with the Felder bill as the spe cial order. Many of the speeches worn addressed to the HoUler-Shackelford substitute and several more substi- tues were offered, the main point in view being the working of the convicts on the public roads. At the conclusion of the debate yes terday un ifort was made to get through a resolution to limit speeches on the convict question to five minutes, but consideration of it was ruled out on points of order. There is no doubt, however, that the house is anxious to conclude the discussion as early as possible and there Is some likelihood of a vote being reached on the Fel der bill and substitutes today or to morrow. When the committee of tha wnole reported yesterday provision was made for a continuation of tha discussion today, ami consideration ol the Felder bill will be resumed Imme diately after the reading of the journal this morning. Several resolutions were introduced looking to holding afternoon sessions in the near future. These went to the committee on rules, which met after adjournment, and tabled them for the present. The rules committee, however, re ported favorably a resolution making the bill by Mr. Steed, of Taylor, rela tive to the disposition of the convicts, the special order for consideration im mediately after the Felder bill Is dis posed of. The house will act on this resolution this morning. writes, “For lOye.rsl endured In.uHer.ble oVje'r" rtfikeT M»iMt TudividiiT Im p.io from Rheum«,.m and no h ng , wbo refilse ^ ,, „ Th< , relieved me though I tried everything ... ... , . . known. I came across Electric Bit «trike committee of the knee breeche. tere and it’s the greateet medicine on x { n ^ erH t hafi , had a iard tlme !n order - earth for that trouble. A few bottles I"* ollt work * r * ia «”ne quarters. Of It completely relieved and cured r0 P°rted having been met with me.” Just as good for Liver and Kid- a shower of flat irons hurled from ney troubles and general debility. * dw; i ) windows and were compelled to Only 50c. Satisfaction guaranteed by * >eat * hurried retreat Cherokee Drug Co. Barber—How will you have it cut, sir? Peppery—Both sbort. Barber— Both? Hair and beard? Peppery— No; bair and conversation. Case of Greene and Gaynor. Ixmdon, July 22.—The case of the United States for the extradition from Canada of John Gaynor and W. D. Greene came up this morning before and the plan for wholesale murder was the private counsel on the petithm of abandoned. the United States for leave to appeal. Mrs. Painter conies from North Car- sir Edward Clarke, for the petition- olina, and will be arrested later. ere, presented the case. Counsel in structed by Charles Russell for the re spondents, said important law points were involved. The respondents not only welcomed but were anxious to have the matter finally disposed of, though they did not admit the state ments alleged in the petition. The lord chancellor granted leave to ap peal. Catarrh of the Mtoinach. Judge Ragsdale Dead. Atlanta, July 22.—Judge William M. Ragsdale, ordinary of DeKalb county and one of the most prominent and Influential citizens of that section, died yesterday afternoon at 12:30 o’clock Bride Searches for Husband. San Francisco, July 22.—Robert Nor ris, a discharged soldier, is missing from his home in this city and his bride of a frw mbnths has asked tha police to search for him. Norris was married to Mrs. Florence Parker six months ago. He was at that time a private in the One Hundred and Fifth company. Coast artillery, but tatee months alter his marriage ha purchased his release from the ser vice and was given a certificate ol honorable discharge from the army. Norris is a native of Hardman county, Tennessee, and enlisted in the army at El Paso, Tex., two years ago. Wben the stomach is overloaded; at his residence on Church street, when food is taken into it that fails Decatur, Ga. The death of Judge to digest, it decays and inflames the Ragsdale is said to have been due to mucous membrane, exposing the nerves, and causes the glands to se cret mucin, Instead of the natural juices of digestion. This Is called Ca tarrh of the Stomach, For years I Buffered with Catarrh of the Stomach, caused by indigestion. Doctors and medicines failed to benefit me until I «iuaed Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.—J. R. Rhea, Coppell, Tex. Sold by Chero kee Drug Co. It Is nothing to Qod what we be- Here, so long as we believe honestly. Whsn Other Medicine* Have Felled take Foley’s Kidney Cure. It has oared when everything else has die- appointed. Cherokee Drug Co. nervous prostration, a general break down, superinduced by over work. He was taken ill four weeks ago and was at once confined to his bed. H!s condition had been considered serious Since that time. $100,000 Horse Is Cremated. Lexington, Ky., July 22—Imp. Mirth ful, John E. Madden's $100,000 thor oughbred stallion, burned to death in his stable at Hamburg Place early this morning. The barn was de stroyed. The loss will reach $200,- 000. Turkish Treasury Empty. Constantinople, July 22.—The empti ness of the Turkish treasury is shown by the fact that the finance minister nas for several weeks been unsuccess fully endeavoring to pay a month’s salary to the state official! who have only received one month’s pay since March. It is believed it will be pos- rlble to make a partial payment dur ing the next few days. To Discuss Financial Legislation. New York, July 22.—Congressman Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois, probable speaker of the next house of repre sentatives, has arrived here from the city of Washington. It Is understood that he is here totdiscuss with New Yorkers financial legislation to be of fered at the extra session of congress Inhuman Acta of Father. Des Moines, Iowa, July 22.—Because his son Charles, aged 16, refused to to get up when called, William Liard shot and killed the boy as he lay in ■ bed at Knoxville early today, chased a Ship Crushed In Ice. younger son to the home of a neigh- Ijondon, July .°2. The whaler Vega, hor in an attempt to kill him also, In which Nordenskjold accomplished tbon fatally shot himself, the northeast passage, is reported by Lloyds to have been crushed In the •ce and to have foundered in Mellvllle bay. May 31. After a difficult Jour- Lightning Disfigures Clay Statue. I^exlngton, Ky., July 22.—The head and arm of the statue of the Great ney of 300 miles In open boats and i Commoner, Henry Clay, In Lexington across the Ice the crew reached the cemetery, were knocked off by light-' nearer settlement and returned homa. ning last night and tha monument was There were no casualties. otherwise disfigured. Interment In Family Burial Plot al Chiswick Church. London, July 22.—The body of JaA McNeill Whistler, the American artist who died July 17, was interred this morning in thejjamily burial plot in the old church at Chiswick, The funeral services were held al Chelsea in the old church, where he often went with his mother whan she was alive. There were no servioef at the house. The coffin, which was covered with a purple pall, was carried to the church, followed by the hon orary pallbearers and relatives on foot. The pallbearers ware Sir Jamei Guthrie, president of the Royal Scot tish atademy; Charles Freer, Georg« W. Vanderbilt, Edwin A. Abbey, John Lavery, of the Royal Scottish acade my, and Theodore Duerot, all personal friends of ibe deceased. The rela tives present included the Misses Ber- nme Philip, M. Philip and L. Philip, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lawson, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Whlbley and EJd*wiu Goodwin. In spite of the fact that no announcement of the funeral was made in the London papers, distin/ guished friends of the deceased crowded the church. Beautiful flora! wreaths were received from Messrs. Vanderbilt, Alma Tacema and Freer, as well as from the art societies. EXPEDITION A FAILURE. Attempt to Explore Course of Blu« Nile Disastrous. Aden, Arabia, July 22.—Details ol the failure of the expedition headed by W. N. MacMillan, of St. Louis, Mo., which was fitted out to explore tha course of the Blue Nile, with the view of ascertaining its navigability as a trade route from central Abyssinia to the Mediterranean, say that it started down the river in iron punts, and that while passing the rapids between pre cipitous cliffs, the punts containing half their total s lores struck on the rocks and sank. The occupants swam ashore and the entire party encamped. A hurrl cane swept the gorge on the follow ing night and further damaged ths equipment. MacMillan will try agalr, next tear. Felder Convict Bill Killed. Atlanta. July 22.—The lower house of the general assembly today by a vote of 88 to 78 killed fhe Folder con vict bill, which provided that all con victs should be worked on the public road in each county from which the convict was sentenced. The bill had been the principal issue of the present session of the legislature. Assault Laid to White Man. Charlotte, N. Ci, July 22.—Rufus E. Holder, a white man about 60 years old and a carpenter by trade, is charg ed with criminal assault on a littls girl about 11 years old. So far Hold er has eluded the officers. Boy Died of Lockjaw. Augusta, Ga.. July 22.—Gordon Ste vens, the 12-year-old son of J. T. Ste vens. Jackson street, (Med Tuesday ol lockjaw from sticking a s-pllnter In hie foot a few days ago. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The First cavalry is now in full camp service at Savannah. The first dress parade was held In Savannah yesterday afternoon. The Mississippi Compress aafiocla- tion has filed a paper with the inter state commerce commission asking that no discrimination in rates be al lowed the round hale Lieutenant Colonel Quinn, United States engineer at Savannah, tmnoun- ces that there will be another hear ing of the Augusta draw bridge mat ter. The Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern railroad was yesterday or dered sold by Judge Kimsey at Gaines ville. The road Is to be offered for rale first as a whole and then In sec tions. Chicago was swept by a wind and rain storm yesterday. Much proper ty was destroyed and several persons Injured. After a battle In which hundreds were killed, Castro’s forces have tak en Ciudad Bolivar. The war fever is said to be hlgfe In Japan. The people want the gov ernment to drive Russia out of Man churia. The scolding woman Is simply echoing the vibrations of her nerves. Driven to D«*p«n»tlon. Living at an out of the way place, remote from civilization, a family is often driven to desperation lo esse of accident, resulting in Burns, Outs, Wounds, Ulcers, etc. Lay in a sup ply of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. It’s the best on earth. 25o, at Oberokee Drag Oo. 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Time was when men were persecu ted and cricified for their faith; but all faiths were equally eager to kill a heretic, and the struggle was one of ignorance and prejudice, on all sidea. The Fouudatlouof Health. Nourishment is the foundation of health—life—strength. Kodol Dys pepsia Cure is the one great medicine that enables the stomach and digest ive organs to digest, assimilate and transform all foods into the kind of blood that nourishes the nerves and feeds the tissues. Kodol lays the foundation for health. Nature does 'he rest. Indigestion, Dyspepsia, and all disorders of the stomach and di gestive organs are cured by the use of Kodol. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. How painfully few are the priests and preachers who dare preach that man should be mentally and physi cally free. 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