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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-19
FOOLISH AND HARMFUL.

here are great many superstitious
!ble in the world. I'll omens are O
eciaIty with some folks. There are
IN and women who will tell you it is
| - to get out of bed in the
excqR "a certain side; that
kd luck ID bit on SoAE left sock
Ne; that it is b d luck to tell your
dream before breakfast; that it is bad
luck for rooster to come up the steps
and crow in the doorway; that it is
bad luck to have three lights burning
in q row; thafTilt is bad luck to sit
down with thirtsen at table; that it is
sd luck to start a journey on Friday
so on ad infnitum.
- fact that Presidents Lincoln,
BID md Mckinley were all shot
pday has given new vogue to the
superstntion, while subscribers
"unlucky thirteen" superstition
8 that the shot was fred at 10
past 4; Czolgosz was carried
e precinct 10, and put in cell IS,
the, president died on Sept 10.
y.h,sr of fact the president
a. m. on the 14th, but if
srs are fore ed to Weld this
81 probably insist that it
ea past HAT death came.
That all Of This is the veriest non
sense ought not to require argument
among sensible people, and yet it has
such hold in the public mind, that
modern hotels will not have room
s'13,' and modern ships skip ''13'' IN
numbering state rooms. Many people
viii not begin journey on Friday, or
start any other important undertaking.
All of this foolish superstition ought
to be ridicnled instead of being humor-
3 ed or encouraged Belief in it is a
prolific source of borrowing trouble.
p Children should be educated to laugh
at such silly beliefs The judges of our
courts could do much to relieve Friday
J Of the bad luck associations that cling
1T it, by appointing other days for
ms. Friday has come to be
Called hangman's day, and many peo-
pie associate this with the idea of
bad luck day.
We have no more days than we need
our business. and any practice or
ekn5on that impairs public faith
IS out of six is harmful and
0f ar intelligent people. We
~ the Friday and the
NJ Inn. An examination
on Friday
nation which
Aaiaaal Thir-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-19
A PPLICATION
n LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

VEOINOIh . UIdIfIh CUUNIE'
Whereas, Lila and Jesse Battle having in
due form of law made application tor letters
of administration on the estate of Peyton
Battle, deceased;
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all parties concerned to show cause on or be-
tore the October term of the court of ordt-
nary, to be held on the first Monday in Octo-
Der, 1901, why said application should not be
granted as prayed for.
Witness my hand and official signature this
End day of September, 1901.
THOS. M. ALLEN, Ordinary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-19

IN GEORGIA-SUMTE COUNTY
All parties indebted to the estate of George
Cook, tie of said county deceased, are here
by notified to come forward and settle at
once, and all parties holding claims against
to me for payment, as the estate must be
speedily wound up.
w T. A DUNN,
Administrator Estate George Cook,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-19
IA FOR LEAVE TO SELL,
A PPLICATION
IN LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES COuNTYE

Whereas, J. B. CrOxton having filed his
petition tor letters of guardianship of the
person and property of Mallard and Ernest
Croxton, under the age of fourteen years,
residents of said county;
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all parties concerned to show cause on or be
fore the October term of the court of ordi
ber 1901 De why said petition should not be
granted as prayed tor.
Witness my hand and official signature this
End day of September, 1901.
Il. M. ALLEN, Ordinary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-19
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

JAMES S. CASTLEBERRY,
- Attorney at Law
Preston, Ca
Will practice in courts of Webster Stew
art and adjOining counties.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-19

ICordele, Rochelle, Abb %s0.oo
0 Vile, Fitzgerald and AOsO<
L. M. IOC1lla, A. M,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-09-19

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collins, Savannah, Co
PM lumbia, Richmond,
Portsmouth and all = IA
points east
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-16
FEMININE FINERY.
Pretty Details of the Costumes That
Are Now in Vogue Among
Good Dressers.

In the Russian blouse that has
just come in as the ideal Of 1901 there
is no pouch at alloniy fullness,
says a fashion authority.
Drap de Kar is new material for shirt
waists. IL is a soft wooIen, something
like a very fine cashmere, and comes ia
various lovely shades.
Many OF the new sleeves are gathered
across at the top in such a way that the
fullness does not stand up, but is al.
lowed TO flatten itself against the top
Of the arm.
The new Swiss muslins show great
variety in polka dots in color and rath.
er large in sizes, IN the white grounds
or in black on various tinted grounds.
The new fur boas are long and fin.
ished with an abundance Of tails that
reach 10 the knees.
Chiffon. net and gauze with narrow
bands OF silk stitched in at intervals
make very pretty vests. One row OF
embroidered polka dots down the cen
ter Of the bands is an effective addition.
A low-crowned sailor hat made OF
taffeta silk or velvet, and trimmed with
bunch Of roses or pompons at one
side, is considered the chic headgear
for young women TO wear In the morn
| ing
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-16
CHANGE THEIR OLD NAMES.
Many Foreigners Begin Life In This
Country Under New
Aiirses.

The clerk of the city court. says the
New York Evening Post, lately made
public the names of 20 persons who
changed their names in legal form in
the year 1000. Most of the original
names are of palpably foreign extrac.
tion. As a rule all reasonable re
quests for change of name are granted
They are then filed away, the petition
giving the ayowed reasons for change
and the judgment passed upon II by the
court. a glance at the records and the
various name changes gives rise to con.
siderable speculation as TO the real
cause of dissatisfaction. Why. one
wonders. should name of such aristo.
cratic twang as Waldemar Ruthyar be
cast aside in preference TO the hack.
neyed title of Henry Smith? On tine
next page of the records is the reverse
of the question of bigh-soundinf
names, where one finds the somewhat
plebeian cognomen of Gumbinsky
changed to Won Tilzer. What eyidenc,
of nationality remains in the name oi
Jay, unless it is discovered to be cor
ruption of Jacobowsky? There scarce
ly could be any greater effacement of q
family name than to substitute Tho
noncommittal Blank for Polanger.
Sebastian Bibo is lost entirely IN
| Frank Walter and Ruzicka becomes the
Americanized Rose. Many changes re
suit from family quarrels, when an.
other family name is taken in place oi
the legitimate one. Often the wills ot
eccentric relatives demand change
in the name of the beneficiary, with
out which no legacy can be obtained.
Occasionally debt or imprisonment has
brought the name of some person into
such disrepute that new name II
sought for which new reputation
may be built.
In the case of foreigners who have
become American citizens the stiff con
| sonants of Russia, Bohemia or Poland
prove too much for our Anglicized
tongues and a change is really neces-
sary. Under this reason come such
changes, no doubt, as Chmelicek ia
Luhan, Neugroschel to Rochelle, Yuzuk.
jan to Yuzuk, and Rochmosifz To
Rockmore By far the larger part OF
the list of changed names belongs To
those ending in ski or sky. The ter
minal here is generally dropped, leav.
ing the parent stem. The dropping oil
this ending results often in names thai
bear not the slightest trace of the ma
tionality of the changers. Kempinskl
becomes plain Kempin; Jampolsky il
reduced to the Dickenslike name OF
Jampole.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-16
ALWAYS WILLING TO 0BLIGE.
Accommodating Chap I'm Texas Who
Was Ready to Postpone
Shooting.

1t was Texas town and q long
limbed Texan was making across the
public square toward the courthouse
with a revolver in his hand when he
was stopped by man who asked:
Are you on your way to the court
house?'
Eyes, sir; am" was the reply, re-
lates an exchange.
Going TO shoot anybody?'
Eyes, sir-Lawyer johnson. If it
hadn't been for him, shouldn't have
lost my case yesterday. Yes, sir, go
ing to fill him full of lead''
Are you in any great hurry about
it?"
mo special hurry, but when have
shooting on hand like to get it off
my mind as soon as possible"
"Of course, but you see Lawyer
johnson is now arguing case for
me and won't be through for 40 min
utes. He's going TO win it for sure
IL not interrupted, and if you will
only hold of for awhile you will dc
me great favor"
"Why, certainly-glad you men
toned it. No hurry about the shoot
ing, so as it comes off to-day, and
you can count on me. Have drink
with you? With the greatest of pleas
ure, and if johnson is particular
friend of yours I'll shoot him as soft
Iy as can and give him every show
to die like a gentleman"
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-16
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

Marrying a man 20 reform him Is
ike drinking whisky to destroy it,
Chicago Daily News.
"Where do the coolies come from9'
"From China "oh, I thought they
same from Chih."-Nale Record.
samuel. l think we viii be moro
certain 10 get away without deicc-
tion II we elope on raiiwly train
"Wcll. ask your father TO get Us
pass."-N. y. World.
Don't drag my name into print in
connection with this absurd affair
cried the indignant citizen. but II
YOU do be sure TO spell out my mid
die name IN full."-Clcyeland Plain
Dealer.
Cassidy -.srh' driver nv tn furst
hack asked me tn way 10 III eimi-
tary. oi towld him" DuRan--"fhin
yez are hodearricr no more Cas-
sidy "Phwat am OH" nugan-"fez
are funeral director. Hang ont yer
Philadelphia Record.
Serious eomplaint.--"I suppose"
said the wife. sarcastieally. you've
been sitting mp with a sick friend
again2' well yes; he certainly
was sick" replied Jacksun. "fudeedl
What's the complaint" "ie com
planned that we stacked the cards.
Catholic Standard ana Times.
Poverty had knocked at the door.
and Love was struggling with ths
window latch. "Alasl" sighed the
woman. wye are no longer bound
together by those golden ehainsl"
"No, we're strapped together nowi'
observed The man. doggedly. Love
did not pause 10 laugh at this witty
sally Detroit Journal
Stylcs-"I do hate TO see n woman
hanging on to n strap in street
ear" narton-"And 80 YOU always
give woman a seat when You have
one 10 give" stylcs-"No, | never &c
quite 80 far rs that. give my whole
attention 10 my newspaper, yoa see
In that way my sight Is not offended
by the poor. weary woman."-i'o.ioa
Transcript
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-16
PafernnIIsm In Me.lco.

The life of the hacienda is one of
the characteristics down there; as il
used to be in old plantation days,
everything is grown or made on the
farm. There is a fine specimen of one
not far from Chapala belonging TO a
rich Mexican. The house rambles
around three courtyards or pafios and
the stairway is on the first inner
court outside the house. All the
rooms are on different levels, with a
step or two from one TO another.
Long galleries run around each patio.
Close to the house, almost in the gar
den, is a lovely old church 12s years
old. II is small and picturesque.
Great pink oleanders like large
bouquets on the low gray adobe will
make a bit of color for an artist. On
this hacienda they have mill run by
machinery, SO that the -four leaves in
the sacks and is taken down TO the
cars by a light tram drawn by mules.
- (hfcaora ChronfcIq
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-16
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Gold has been discovered near Apia,
Samoa.
For some years there have been no
brook trout in Colorado waters. Last
year nearly 100000 brook trout eggs
were placed in them.
At the beginning Of the new century
there were $1,000 army and navy pen.
sIoners in New England, drawing their
pay through the agency in Boston
In Salt Lake City. Utah. number Of
street cars are being provided with let
ter mailing boxes. These cars will
stop at certain points and letters
placed in the boxes are removed by
messengers in time 20 catch the mails,
A Florida man has purchased 400
acres Of swamp land near Swan Bridge.
and viii turn II into a breeding place
for alligaters. These reptiles are be.
coming scarce, owing to the activity OF
northern hunters. and, as there is s
steady demand for alligator skins, the
speculator hopes TO do well.
1t will cost o. cents per swear fyou
swear in Portland, little town below
the Water Gap. says a Stroudsburg
Pa) correspondent in the philadel-
phia Record. Swearing has become Sc
obnoxious 10 some OF the inhabitants
that they have determined 10 enforce
the old law against profanity.
Chickens are now plueked In a whole.
sale manner by the use OF pneumatic
machinery There is receptacle in
which the bird is placed after being
killed, and into this are turned several
cross currents OF air from electrical
fans revolving al the rate of 5000 turns
per minute. In the twinkling Of an eye
the bird Is stripped of It's feathers
even TO the tiniest particle of down
and the machine Is ready for another
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-16
New Member. nIunder.

A brigadier general or major gen
eral is entitled to the keep OF three
horses at Uncle Sans expense; a
colonel, lieutenant colonel, major or
captain to two only. The forage al
lowance is often commuted by turn
ing over the same 10 the quartermas-
ter, and this practice once betrayed
suspicious new member of the house
into curious blunder. He an
nounced that he had discovered that
Officers of the army are selling the
forage allowed to them, and one such
case am prepared 10 cite from the
records of the war Department.
case in which the oats and hay were
transferred, doubtless for consid-
Grafton. to person named O. NJ
Corral" There was an exchange ci
looks and winks among his aston
ished hearers, and then an old mem.
bcr kindly rose and said: II pre-.
sumo. Mr.. Speaker, that the memoran-
dunn referred to by my distinguished
friend refers TO transfer of forage
in the ordinary course of business, IA
the quartermaster's corral. Troy
Times
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-16
LIBRARY SCIENCE.
A New Department which Hns Made
Great Progress since Its origin
Fourteen Years Ago.

Library work is becoming nn exact
and exclusive science, says the Chi.
cago Record. at was just Il years
ago" said Herbert Putnam, Librarian
of congress. that the first regular
department OF library science wae es-
tabished. aud that having its origin
IN Columbia university, New York
under the dictum Of the college libra.
rian, Melville Dewey. When he re.
moved to- the state librery be took
his new department, F.. adents and all,
with him to Albany and formed the
New York state library school, which
has since attained such high stand
ard. Only some 20 or 30 of the best
qualified students are admitted ont OF
the hundreds of applicants. In all the
library schools the number Is neees-
sarily limited, 30 being the maximum
number.
"The course Is two years in most
Of them, sometimes three. Out OF all
the schools combined last year there
were not more than GOO graduates
Every one of the schools is main
tanned In connection with a library
that the students may have the prae'
tical side of the instruction rs well as
the theoretie.
"There are now schools in Brooklyn
at the Pratt institute, in Philadelphia
nc the Drexel institute and Mt the
University OF Illinois, while summer
courses are given at Amherst and at
the University Of Wisconsin at Mad
ison. The one that was formerly con-
nected with the Armour institute has
tical sire of the instruction as well as
one in Los Angeles abolished"
Columbia university has had spe-
cial department Of library science foS
The last three or four years, at which
lectures are given by Ainsworth X.
spoford, Mr.. Cresnell, Of the bureau
Of education, and Mr.. Cutter, the u
brariau of the agricultural depart
ment. This year there are nearly 30
students taking this course in addi-
ton TO their other college work.
Mount Vernon seminary rs one of the
new private schools in the country
which have established this library
course IN their curricula. Here 1t is
under the instruction Of one OF the
graduates of the New York state
school. Miss Amcs, who is also in
charge of the library, and II has be-
come most interesting and valuable
course to the students in literature
and history.
II is question whether Mr..
Carnegie or Mr.. Rockefeller has given
away the more money. Probably Mr..
Carnegie's total will be the larger
when his plans for the Carnegie IN
stitute at Pittsburgh have been de-
veloped. but Mr.. Rockefelier's gifts to
the Chicago university alone have
reached nearly sio,oOo,0oo.
Mr.. Rockefelier's wealth is esti-
mated Mt $3.50 100000; Mr.. Carnegie's
at 5000. 900 900. Mr.. Carnegie's inter
csc in the steel company which bears
his name amounts TO S146,250.000. His
own estimate OF his wealth is $780,
100000.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-16
SALT NOT A CURE-ALL.
Mans Poison" L. True
saying.

The usefulness of saline prepara.
tions in the treatment Of certain phys.
ical conditions was widely recognized
by the medical profession years ago
but no doctor of sound mind believes
that any new "elixir of life" has been
discovered in salt combinations or In
anything else. Who was the ancient
sage who said: zone mans meat Is an.
other mans poison?" Various salt
may of course, be beneficial to one pa
tient and injurious TO another, but NJ
sodium compounds, chlorides or phos
pilates will cure everybody, says the
New York Tribune. Gen. pleasantor
thought at one time that he had found
tho true secret of long life and the uni
yersal healer in exposure 10 sunlight
passing through blue glass. For sever.
al years in the '7os the blue glass craft
had a wonderful popularity in New
| York and other cities and azure-iinted
windows and glass rooms on roofs were
plentiful in the Murray hill quarter OF
Manhattan. That delusion died away
and all the experiments in stimulating
motion in the hearts of dead turtles by
salt saturation will soon be forgotten
The ablest physicians in this eoun.
try and everywhere else are always
glad to test thoroughly any new prep
aration which may help their pa.
tients and they certainly have no
prejudice against any saline mixtures
or amalgamations which may give
promise OF usefulness. But the aver.
age man or woman should not take
up an exclusive diet Of corned beef
and salt pork or increase extensively
the daily consumption of salt in any
form without consulting n competent
medical adviser. Salt will not trans.
form extreme age into lusty youth. as
Mephistopheles transformed Faust,
nor will it prolong life to a hundred
years, even II IT is absorbed in pro.
fusion. As n western hnmorist re-
marked. Lots wife is not now living.
But surely there was no lack OF salt
in her case.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-16
1IlU beautiful patrician face! How

" )U beautiful patrician face! How
handsome and still how naughty
those large, dark eyes can smile until
a man loses his reason. or stare with
a cold, disinterested glance that
makes a woman murmur: What do
the men see in that vain, cynical
woman?"
You are looking into me as | speak
Q am only your mirror, my LADY,,
and l have seen many faces, but
wonder if there ever was more
changeable one than yours. Oh, yes!
You and l are alone, my dear girl, or
l would hardly avail myself of this
opportunity to analyze you quite so
truthfully.
J., too, have often wondered what
makes you so popular. Perhaps we
can find out the secret tonight. We
have quite half hour before it is
time to go to the charity ball. What
a pity the remarks that will be made
there about the womeE's gowns will
not be more charitableD
But even the most exacting can
hardly find fault with you tonight,
my beauty, the bride of the season,
in your Paris wedding gown!
Little attention, ] am thinking, the
bridegroom Ga millionaire of 69-odd
winters) will receive as you enter the
room.
You stand before me, your long pier
glass, and l look you over carefully,
from diamond tiara to dainty satin
slipper $50 ridiculously smalDl
Win they be there to-night-the old
friends? What good times you have
had with them, to be sure; but those
pleasant days are to be all in the past
now; you have a husband TO please
a very jealous, exacting one. But
then. my dear, remember he is a mil.
lionaire One cannot have everything
in this world The old friends were
all very well to dance and firt with
to pass away the time. but they were
out of the question when il came te
marriage.
One needs carriage, an establish.
ment and important gowns to be pop
ular when they are married; ther
they can have the reputation of "giy-
ing the best dinners of anyone in our
set" and of being such charming
hostess"
You will meet them tonight for the
fret time since they waved good-by
to you from the shore as you leaned
over the steamers rail, and one of the
ushers (you might have known it was
Jim) had the audacity to throw a pa
per bag full of rice, which broke as il
fell on the deck at your feet, and ev-
eryone turned to look with an amused
smile at the blushing bride and the
dignified, gray-haired groom. Yes
you will see them all again tonight
but you need not look so pleased
You will be 'sMrs. Stocton Gouyenier.'
No one fnot even Jim (and you know
he would dare good deal in the old
days., viii call you Miss Phyllis" to
night.
DO you remember the night OF Nine
Dyaire's ball3
You stood by Jim in the crush oi
the supper-roon, trying 10 eat an ice
how he whispered: do yon know
why you remind me os the first game
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-16
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Two ice breakers for Port Arthur
are being constructed in a Finnish
shipyard.
Experiments are Being made in In
d'a with the locust fungus in the hope
Of eNterminating that pest.
Shipments of pig iron from Alabama
and Tennessee for the first II months
Of 1900 amounted to 100000 tons.
Recently an institution was opened
in Belgium for the alleged cure Of tu-
berculosis by the exclusive raw meat
diet. After trial of few months the
experiment was abandoned.
The authorities in Paris have called
the managers Of the Underground rail.
way to account. and they have been
fined for permitting the cars 10 be
crowded beyond their seating capac.
ity.
Cincinnati is figuring on plan for a
permanent exposition. The building
is TO be fireproof and ten stories high,
1t is for an attraction for outsiders
and benefit for home merchants and
manufacturers.
1t has been said that one-half the
mortality of the human race is due 10
malaria, and though this may very
well be an exaggeration. figures show
the deadly character Of the disease
and the vast extent OF its field of activ.
ity.
The X-ray has informed Bishop Pot.
ter that he has been going around for
25 years with broken ankle without
knowing il. He hurt his ankle in the
Yosemite valley quarter of century
ago, and now he learns that there are
two bones broken in it that have never
Lnif time fhn,.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-03-16
I.lgbf CoIored raiIor M.d~.

White or very light colored cloth
tailor costumes have become general.
They are worn with pretty blouses and
open jackets or boleros- In fact. many
tailor costumes have both a bolero and
Jacket, to change wher required. Next
to white a pale grayish blue is consid-
cred the most chic. In all eases wher
the skirt is lined il is iinec with the
coiorof the cloth wbep sog0red.-Nash
ington Star,