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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-02
FIRED SHOT AT HIS BROTHER.
Charge Lodged at Station House
AEainAt Charles Newton

CHARLES Newton. young coiored man.,
was arrested about neon today by Police
man Seibert of the second precinct and
locked up on a charge of attempted MUIR
der. 1t is alleged tina. he shot at his
brother. Richard Newton, at the latter's
place of business. No. ITO Pierce street,
half an hour previous to his arrest.
Richard Newton. who is about twenty
five years old, keeps an eating house, and
bis brother. who is about twenty-one, was
employed by him. This morning the BROTH
ers had an argument. which resulted in the
discharge of the clerk. Angered at the
action of his brother, who not only dis
charged him, but ordered him from the
place. Charles. 1t is alleged, went to the
sidewalk and fired one shot through the
/: window. Pieces of the broken glass cut
|: Richards face, but the bullet did no other
T. damage.
The affair caused some excitement in the
neighborhood, and attracted large crowd.
Policeman Seibert learned of the affair
and. as stated, made the arrest. The prfs-
orer is held for hearing in the Police
Court tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-02
ZULU CHARLIE,
south African Runner Who Carried
Messages Into Lady smith.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press
First Of all runners to get news out of be-
leaguered Ladysmith was Zulu who was
American educated. having been taught at
the American mission school at lmpond-
wont. The mother of one Of the besieged
persons lived In Pietermaritzburg. and for
three weeks after the investment of Lady
smith was completed this mothers heart
yearned to hear of her son. Runners tried
to get in and out. but in every instance
they were captured by the Beers. Not
withstanding the apparent futility of the
task. the anxious mother appealed to one
after another OF the natives. who were the
only ones who stood any chance of sue
cessfuliy passing the lines. Her own Zulu
servant. Nkosi. or Charlie was asked sew
eral times II he would not try it. but he
refused. saying he did not think he could
make it, But the woman had known the
natives from her childhood. and In Charlie
she had great confidence. Finally he Yield
ed to her en;reaties.
y dispatch for her son was secreted In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-02
Coinage for February.

The total coinage executed by the mint
bureau for February was 9.91sO05 pieces,
amounting to 81, 46s. To0 as follows:
Gold-Doubie eagles, S13. 4O1 800 Silver
Standard dollars. $l,9i0,O00; 5-cent (nickeD,
$67 $50: 1-cent (bronze), $50 $50; total, minor.
$l26, 500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-02

Thousands Of situations havs been OBJ
tained through the want columns Of This
Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-10
BETTER EYES NOWADAYS.
Desr.te the Fact That speotacles Are
 Far More Common.

Es
 Far More Common.
 Defective eyesight Is certainly be- coming more and more common, and tho way the use of glasses has increas- ed would be extremely startling If we had not grown accustomed to them by degrees" said one of group of New Orleans business men. When I was boy 1t was very unusual to see young person wearing specs now we en- counter them at every tura. Our grandfathers used to be proud of their splendid vision. and in many cases 1t was retained into advanced old age, but at present pair of perfectly sound eyes are the exception instead of the rule. am willing to bet that you can go up and down Canal street, from one end of the retail district to the other, without finding half a dozen business men of over 45 who can get along with. out artificial aid to the sight paid visit to young ladies' seminary not long ago, and out of one class of B counted Is wearing glasses. That ss g frightful percentage. If it doesn't indi- cate that the human eye is playing ouf under the strain of modern conditions I would like to know w at 1t does mean?" "I think can reassure you, said physician who had joined the party while the other was speaking. sThe human eye is not playing out, but Is merely receiving better care. The statistics on the subject do not extend back more than 90 or 40 years and are very imperfect, but they indicate thai there is less defective vision now than tbere used to be, especially among school children. know that IS con- trary to the general impression, but It Is a saet, and is attributed to better lighted school rooms and better printed books. We have al. read how some oI our great statesmen studied their les. sons by the light of the fireplace, and if they ever did such thing, which doubt, you may rest assured they paid for 1t with spectacles in after life. The reason why so many glasses are seen nowadays is that the slightest visual defect is at once corrected, while in former times 1t was either ignored or unnoticed, and, though there are prop ably more spectacles among very oia people you will likewise find fewer very old peopls totally blind"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-10
REPUBLICS ONLY IN NAME.
Lafin-American "a Countries Are aoverne..
 Upon Despotic Lines.


 Upon DespotIc Lines.
 Only in name does republicanism exist in the countries of South Am. erica" says southern business man Who recently returned from a tour Of the Latin-American countries. The Latin republics are the worst apologies Tor republics in the entire calendar Of free states. Affairs in these republics are becoming better of late, but it r the simplest thing in the world to pro yoke revolution. We are all fAmiliA with the changes of government that have taken place within the last de. cade,5 but few understand how easy if has been, and still Is In some of these republics, to precipitate rebellion turn ruler out of office, upset a gov. ernment, and create general anarchy. was in one of these republics some years ago, when a revolution. or rather an attempt at revolution, occurred, for It was not genuine success. I was, with friend, about to go to breakfast when a party of about twenty men ap- peared in the street along which we were passing. About the same number of men came into sight from an op@ posite direction and the fun began. Every man had a cloak over his shoul- ders, though the weather was oppres- siveiy warm, ana when they sighted each other the cloaks were thrown aside and more brass medals, rainbow. tinted ribbons, red sashes and other gorgeous insignia of something or oth- CT never saw. They began firing at each other, and soon the street was filled with a multitude of troops and about an equal number of revolution. ists. The government troops dispersed the rebels on this occasion, and when we left in the afternoon for our respec. tive locations, the same national f1agt that were flying at sunrise were stig hanging at their s.affs It was on this occasion q bIoodless and futile reyolu< ton, and people went about their busi. ness on the next day with the sams composure and contempt for one party or the other as they had on the day before the opera bouffe rebellion"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-10
.. momEn WORRY MOST.
Ye,.urs Time Than HIen snA 's'' ,.,a,al,y Think Over Things.

.,a Leisurs Time Than Men sad v x.,arally Think Over Things.
 lime immemorial women have rold-by women. as well as men, |sepgh |ss, naturally more often by the pusr .,sT-that worry digs wrinkles in '''' 4. faces and sprinkles gray among |aen :. .rosses. These warnings do lit psA naod The fair creatures go on e .r,nv and will probably continue , ,a oo until the millennium comes. Rsy " this Is so is answered in thia l The question of worry with on seems to be simply this: Wom- O ars so hedged about by the little ot their protected lives-for it IS E ss' protected woman who does the = fuorrying-that 1t is hard to see vss Sord and above sometimes, and mat in this way get wholly out of fo- If women had the capacity with o, getting up ana doing battle es things, worry would slip off their geulders as easily as from off those of average masculine. Man doesn't s.rv about debt, because he feels that hae if within him (since money .ting is his business) to make suffi- s.t money to pay his debts-some women look at 1t more prac- .uv and consider the now. Man ssn,t generally worry about his ,,tb because he really has not the no Let him become i'll, though, and ra to stop his work, and how is it tb him? Man doesn't worry about
 future--he is so madly interested Inc present; nor about bis clothes.
 the tailor stands between him and sf nor about home matters-they. bn his point of view. are too trivial
 .til he comes home to a badly cook
 dinner. and then in his broad out K there is no excuse for this state
 things for in business, if an em-
 va does not do his work properly,
 employer gets some one who can. method that will yet come to be a Fsrful lever in the leVeling of wom worries. Detroit Free Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-10
SHELL-DoDGING.
, Art Practiced by the Soldiers Now
 in South Africa.


 |requent mention is made in the dis Ehes of war correspondents os |ell-dodging," and the average read- Is at first at loss to understand |pfeeise meaning of the words, un- their constant repetition leads one believe that probably it is possible se shells in their aerial flight, and sequently the soldiers are able to ge them. A sergeant major of ar- frF, who has seen some active serv- a over the world. gives us some Rrmation about the true art. In als long experience he said he had seen three or four shells actually De air, and they came from the gun himself fired. He explained that are few guns with somewhat muzzle velocity, and the men fir- these can sometimes catch a Fpse of the shells in their flight; would be impossible for any man ee shot coming toward himself, glng shells is done by getting un- eoVer immediately before a gun is Rlly fired. For instance" said the Fant major, "if I were climbing a at the top of which q gun we5 di-
 against me, I could tel .aetly
 a shell was likely to come e.'snd' Pong. Before the order | zen
 the men in charge Of tfsa piece
 clear and that is the warning
 80 to speak. Keep your weather pa the gun directed against you. Raen the g'lnners stand cle IT you
 the shot
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-10
The Scent Cure

Interesting experiments with the odors of herbs have from time to time been made, and 1t has been found that many species of microbes are easily destroyed by various smells. The odor of cloves has been known to destroy microbes in thirty. five minutes; cinnamon VIII XIII .ome species in thirty-fiye minutes; thyme in thirty-five. In forty-flve n,in,tes common wild verbena Is fonnd effective, while the odor of mint has destroyed various forms of microbes Ss ettsy-ave minutes. and 1t is recorded K tho most effective of all odors as az antiseptic. It is now be- iieved that herbs which have been found In Egyptian mummies -ere .1 placed on the bodies more for theil antiseptic properties than as mere or pamenss or objects of sentiment
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-10
iERIouS AFRICAN MINES.
abandoned Shafts That Have In- crested Many Antiquarians.


 Nlues the reefs which have been sefed on the coast there exists in ssla an enormous quantity of workings" mines which were su ID ancient times, but have long ueea abandoned. By whom these were worked will probably forever q mystery. From pu.'ery and tools which have s'ound it is evident that old workings were exca- uy or under the direction of knowledge and intelligence su- Utnose possessed by the present saass of the country. Gold was 'sa rom these mines by smelt- ssuy furnaces having been found |, vlsslde of them ancient molds in usots were cast Several ruins s'so been discovered in Rhodesia "sAtude and workmanship of uoVe that men of superior s'oa \, either inhabitated or else " 'nis part of the world a few NJ, au years before us. To them are " que the ancient workings lase been found. With the N M instruments at their com NJ sasse miners of a past age were " 10 scrape the surface of the a.,ag reefs, so that the quan- s sOlu which has been taken from ths s hardly affects their value, oss n are precious indication to s, s'sor and enable him to test bs s,.l SsloW the surface, and, as a .ssr ss'e or most of these old work Itss. as 10 have been selected by
 . Men, Who chose the richest
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-10
FH KEEPEE FACED DEATH
tn Huge Python's Coils, but was
 Rescued

hfsCutds
 Either of s.ne ewe big pythons just brought here el tne steamer Afridi, Tor the Bronx Park ZOO, would easily , crush ths ribs of horse in it's terrible embrace. One of the serpents Is twen- ey-seyen feet six inches long, the other IS at least twenty-six feet long, and as ol$ around as water pail. Keeper Horan on Wednesday afternoon had a half minute of time which could easily pave ended his career. Around his body wound coil of the twenty-six. loot python. He was not hurt. The other keeper rushed in and as quick as human hands could work released him. But for one instant Horan. ai- most paralyzed by the situation, could not know whether he would sleep that night cn his bed or on his bier. There were two pythons which Horan was directed to measure. The female py- tnon was stretched out at full length and the tape was applied. Then Horau applied the tape to the male python, that also lay stretched out Inotionless. He had measured off nearly half the length when the huge reptile seemed suddenly to awake There was a shout os warning from Keeper Snyder and the others who were watching the Measurement, but before Horan could stand erect the whole huge body of the pythen had suddenly taken life. The great head was suddenly raised the great mass of winged muscle had swept around in a living coil, and Horan, pale as death, stood transhxed with terror. Snyder and his assistants dashed into the cage. They knew that She reptile was still semitorpid wi43 cold. Fearlessly they caught hold Of the great body and shouted to Horan to jump out of the living circle He did so. The men left the cage and the python lazily stretched out it's full length and sank again into the tofpot VI eo!d-sNey York ,Tournai
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-10
sAPPHlREs ARE NOT ALL Hl.

kAPPFlRES ARE MOT ALL BLUE Other Tluts Are Sometimes Found
 Among Ceylon Gems.
 Tt is commonly believed that the sapphire Is known only as gem of a Itch velVety blue in color," observed an experienced dealer in precious stones to the writer the other day. "As 8 matter of fact, the sapphire occurs in various hues. In Ceylon, for in1 stance. where the finest specimens of this gem are found, it ranges from the soft yelvety blue to the peacock blue. graduated in the latter to an almost iaultless white. It also occurs in whites, greens and yellows, the latter shade being known as the oriental to- paz and the green the oriental emerald. The white sapphires are often found elouded or streaked with blue, so that many specimens are cut which are white when looked at transversely. but having bit of fine blue tint on the endel point. Then there is the red sapphire, or Ceylon ruby. It is valued as highly as the finest Burmese rubies. These most highly prized are of rich pigeon blood or rose-red color. Some very fine sapphires have been found kn Montana during the pest ten years. The American gems are light blue, blue-green, green and pink, but the deep blue and red stones, which are chiefly in demand as jewels, have so far never been discovered in any part of this eonntrv Washington Star.
 treat Honor For German Gre wn Prince.
 It is a great honor which the queen of Spain is paying to the young crewr prince of Germany by investing hin. with the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece The order is one of he oldest in Europe. It was founded in 1426 by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, to commemorate his good fortune in cleaning up'' large sum of money in deal in wool. The uni. form of the order is cloak of scarlet. lined with ermine, and open at the throat to display the golden fleece and the motto of the order, which orna9 ments the collar The order belongs If right to asl the princes of Spain and Austria
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-07
AMERICAS WELCOMES
MACON PRESBYTERY
Which Convenes In Annual Session
Here This Week.
MANY MINISTERS WILL ATTEND
Presbyterv Convenes On Thurs
day Night, the Session Extending
Through the Week Forty Churches
Will Be Represented.

Amerlcus will extend welcome this
week to the Macon Presbytery, EN-
oracing forty churches In Southern
and Southwestern Georgia, and which
meets in fell session here. The Pres
bytery will be convened on Thursday
night at the Presbyterian church, the
meeting continuing though the next
Sunday.
Many Georgians, prominent in that
denomination, will attend the session.
As previously announced in the
Iimes-Recorder, the Womans' Presby-
terrain Missionary Union of the Macon
PresbVtery will hold its first meeting
here this week, converting Tuesday
night, and there promises to be large
attendance.
The formal converting of the Pres
bytery will be on Thursday evening
when ReY, DR.. Strickland, of Dublin.
will preach the Introductory sermon.
From this time until the closing of the
Presbyterv on Sunday night next the
daily sessions will be replete with in
terest, as usual.
At least hundred delegates will at
tend the PresbYtery here this week.
There will be an extensive program,
with addresses by many of the mi MIS-
tiers of the PresbyterY. The sessions
will be held in the Presbyterian
church and the public will be invite d
to attend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-07
AMERICAS SHOWS
SMALL RECEIPTS
Sharp Falling OFF in Number of Bales
Handled.
TOTAL IS ABOUT 17.5OO BALES,
Farmers Have Finished picking In
Some Sections of County and Will
Have No More Cotton. Yes terday' S
Receipts Below 800 Mark.

Americus warehousemen handled
only $50 bales of cotton yesterday the
lightest receipts for Saturday since the
season opened IN August. The receipts
for Friday were even smaller than yes
tesday's, being only 377 bales. Ware
housemen here had counted upon
heavy receipts for these two days-a
total of at least I, 800 bales, but instead
the total was but little more than half
that amount. Farmers here yesterday
from various sections said there really
was but little more cotton IN the fields.
and in some locations picking has been
entirely completed. If this is the real
condition of affairs we may expect a
sharp decline in the receipts from
this time forward. The total here
up to last night, were II, $50 bales.
Prices yesterday ranged from % to 10
cents, with numerous sales at these
figures.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-07

The progressive NATIONS OF the world
are the great food consuming nations
Good food well digested gives strength.
If you cannot digest all you eat, you
need Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t digests
! what you eat. You need not diet your
SELF It contains all Of the digestsnts
combined with the best known tonics
and reconstructives. It will even digest
all classes of foods in bottle. No other
preparation will do this. It instantly
relieves and quickly cures all stomach
troubles. w. A. Rembert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-07
A Night of Terror.

Awful anxiety was felt for the widow
of the brave General Burnham of Ma
chias, Me. when the doctors said she
could not live till morning. writes Mr..
S. III. Lincoln, who attended her that
fearful night. ''All thought she must
soon die from pneumonia, but she beg
ged for DR.. Kings New Discovery, say
ing that it had more than once saved
her life and cured her of consumption.
After three small dozes she slept easily
all night, and it's further use completely
cured her." This marvellous medicine
is guaranteed to cure all throat, chest
and lung diseases. Only SOC and 81 90
Trial bottles free at E. j. Eldridge's
drug store.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-07
The man who is always serious or al
ways merry is but half man.

Do not get scared if your heart troub-
les you, Most likely you suffer from
indigestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
digests what you eat and gives the
wornout stomach perfect rest. 1t is the
only preparation known that completely
digests all classes of foods; that is why
it cures the worst cases of indigestion
and stomach trouble after everything
else has failed. It may be taken in all
conditions and cannot help but do you
good, w. a. Rembert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-07
LEAVES TONIGHT FOR FLORIDA
Mr.. L G. Council Goes to Live Oak to
Claim a Bride.

The marriage of Mr.. L. G.. Council
of this city and Miss Florence Hill
dreth, of Live Oak, Fla, on Tuesday
afternoon is an occasion pleasantly an
ticlpated by their many friends in
Americus. Mr. Council and party,
Mrs George W. Council, Miss Bette
Council, Messrs. Stephen Small and
Barlow Council, leave at 10 O'CLOCK to-
night, via the Central, for Florida,
occupying private car. Rev. and
Mrs. Christian will JOIN them at Way
cross, the party reaching Live Oak
tomorrow morning. Immediately af-
ter the nuptials on Tuesday the bridal
party will leave for Americus, arriving
mere at O'Clock Wednesday morning,
to receive the hearty congratulations
reserved by Americus trends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-07

"For three days and nights I suffered
agony untold from an attack of cholera
morbus brought on by eating cucum-
bers,' says M. e. Lowther, clerk of the
district court, Centerville, Iowa. 81
thought l should surely die, and tried a
dozen different medicines but all to no
purpose. 1 sent for bottle of Cham
berlain's Colo, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and three doses relieved me en-
tirely.n This remedy is for sale by
Dodson's Pharmacy and J. r. Hudson's
Drugstore.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-07
A scientist says that greenbacks
breed disease. There is no question
that the fever for them is contagious.
1t Happened In a Drug store.

zone day last winter lady came TO
my drug store and asked for brand OF
cough medicine that did not have In
stock" says Mr.. G. r. Grandin, the
popular druggist of Ontario. N. Y.
''She..was disappointed and wanted to
know what cough preparation | could
recommend said to her that GOULD
freely recommend Chamberlain's Cough
Eemedy and that she covtd take bottle
of the remedy and after giving 1t fair
trial if she did not find 1t worth the
money to bring back the bottle and /
would refund the price paid. In the
course of day or two the lady came
back in company with friend in need
of cough medicine and advised her to
buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. consider that very good
recommendation for the remedy" 1t
is for sale by Dodson's Pharmacy and
j. R. Hudson's Drugstore.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-07
Twentieth century Fund.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Oct. 6.-At the
Central New York conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, Secretary
E. M. Mills of the Twentieth Century
Thankofferlng fund, reported that 49,
600, 900 has been subscribed for Chris
tian education, $4,000, 900 for church
debts and S750,000 for philanthropy and
charities. His mail today contained
$3.50. 900. He said that by January one
half of the desired $40, 100000 will be
subscribed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-10-07
Only the very poor man is absolutely
sure of his friends.

Don't Be deceived or humbugged by
people who claim the discovery of some
hitherto unknown herb or root in
swamps, or on some mountain or prai-
RE, for the cure of kidney or bladder
troubles. Any doctor or druggist wal
tell you that such claims are fraudulent.
FoIey's Kidney Cure simply contains
remedies that are recognized by the
most skillfui physicians as best for these
complaints, so don't be credulous OF
Foolish. Davenport Drug Co,