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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21
DROPS DOWN TO EIGHT CENTS.
Market Finally Touched That Point
Yesterday.

For the first time in twelve months
the contract cotton market fell yester-
day to s cents, the lowest point reached
in very long while. For two or three
weeks past the market has been steadi-
ly declining, and without any evidence
of reaction. Heretofore it would drop
q hundred points and recover, but this
time it has lost nearly 200 points, or
$40 per bale, and shows no recupera-
tive vitality, March touched 8 cents
yesterday, and at the close stood with
May at "a.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21
THEY COME IN CARS
AND GO THEIR WAY.
People Who Came Here or Went Away
Yesterday.
AMERIcUs A MECCA FOR MANY
Your Own Name or That of a Friend
May Be Found Below In the Lengthy
List of Yesterdays Visitors Who
Came Here

Mrs. W. NJ. Tullis returned yester-
day from visit of several days to rela-
tives in Preston,
Mr.. G. G. Hatcher, we'll known IN
surance man of Atlanta, is in the city
today on business.
Mrs. Dora Thompson left yesterday
for Columbia, Ala. to spend several
days with relatives.
L. Fl. Mclaughlin registered from
Atlanta Yesterday among the several
arrivals at The Windsor.
J. M. Williams registered from
Montgomery yesterday among the ar
RIVALS at the Allen House.
Mr.. Charles N. Hildreth, of Live
Oak, Fla, is spending few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Council while en-
route to New York on business.
Mrs. John W. Wooten, of Chauncey
Ga. came up yesterday to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Turpin
at their home on Church street
Mrs D Holmes, of Fitzgerald, came
up to attend the marriage last evening
and spend week here with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Roney.
Miss Margaret Galloway, the talent
ed society editress of the Macon News
is the guest of her cousin, Miss Mer
via Galloway. She came to attend til,
wedding last night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21
Cold Steel Or Death.

'"There is but one small chance to
save you life and that is through an
operation, was the awful prospect set
before Mrs. I. B. Hunt, of Lime Ridge,
Wis, by her doctor after vainly trying
to cure her of frightful case of stom-
ach trouble and yellow iaundice. He
didn't count on the marvellous powers
of Electric Bitters to cure stomach and
Liver troubles, but she heard of it,
took seven bottles, was wholly cured,
avoided surgeons knife, now weighs
more and feels better than ever. Its
positively guaranteed to cure Stomach
Liver and Kidney troubles and never
disappoints. Price SOC at E. J. Ed
ridge drugs store.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21
CENTRAL WILL BUILD STATION,
Village of Sumter Will Have Depot
Soon.

Mr.. X. M. Mcdonald, one of the
successful farmers residing near Sum-
ter City, was in Americas yesterday
facilitating upon the promise of a de-
pot building for his pretty village.
Sumter City is quite an important
point, and when the citizens there re.
Gently sent petition to the Central
Railroad authorities, requesting de-
pot building, the favor was readily
granted and the building will soon be
erected. Some of the material is al.
ready on the ground. Sumter City is
also to have commodious Methodist
church building, nearly half the
amount required having already been
subscribed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21
CROWDED HOUSE IS EXPECTED,
Vast Audience Will See the Play Fri
day Night.

The greatest audience that has filed
the opera house this season will attend
tomorrow night the splendid perform.
ance arranged by the ladies for the
benefit of the monument fund. Scores
and dozens of lovely maidens and pref
ty children will crowd the stage, and
besides the pretty little comedy there
will be many drills, marches and tab
leaux calculated to delight all The
ladies are most enthusiastic over the
prospect of their brilliant achievement,
and assure all that more pleasing en-
tertainment has never been presented
in Americus. Every seat in the opera
house should be occupied when the
curtain rises upon the scene of splendor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21
BITS OF NEWS TOO
SHORT FOR A HEAD.
Boiled Down to Five Lines and Bunch
ed Together.
HAND MIRROR OF EVENTS HERE
Happenings in City and Suburb of
Local Interest to Be Perused at
Leisure While Your Coffee Is
Cooling.
Buist's Eastern grown seed Irish Pc
tatoes, beans, peas, etc.
HuDsON'S DRUG STORE.

Buist's Eastern grown seed Irish Po-
tatoes, beans, peas, etc.
HUDsON's Drug STORE.
The farmers have certainly given
Americas "the shake" this week. They
are busy at home now, and scarcely q
dozen come to town daily.
The street depart ment should ask for
sealed bids for bridging the gulches on
Cotton avenue where the sidewalks
have caved in or fallen down.
Reserve your seats today for the
opera house entertainment tomorrow
night. There will be a great crowd,
and choice seats are going fast.
A mule kicked an Americas man yes
terday, the hoof of the animal catching
IN his coat pocket and tearing the gar
ment without hurting the man.
Mr.. A. G. Bivins has been quite i'll
for two or three days and confined to
his home on Taylor street, though his
condition is somewhat improved.
Both the courthouse and city hall
might have been closed yesterday for
the amount of business done there.
Matters were distressingly quiet.
The millinery openings will take
place next week, and feminine hearts
swell with pleasure while the married
man prepares to dodge the sheriff.
The season of April showers and
spring sunshine intermingled is now
upon us. 1t rained yesterday, but sun
shine soon drove the clouds away.
Amer1cus' beautiful Confederate
monument is nearly paid for. Help the
ladies cancel this debt by attending
their entertainment tomorrow night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21
MRS. M. T. ELAN

Will show her new Spring Mil
linery, consisting of all the trim
med and untrimmed novelties
of the season on Monday and
Tuesday, 18th and Doth, provided
the weather will permit. All are
cordially invited to call and in
speCt this beautiful array of
millinery ornaments, trimmings
and flowers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21
CHANGED ROOMS.

Miss Clara ROebuCk has removed
her dressmaking department to
those pleasant rooms over the
p0StOffiCe where she will be glad
to see her patrons and friends.
All work entrusted to her will
receive prompt attention.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21
a Monster Devil Fish.

Destroying it's victims. is a type of
Constipation. The power of this muir
derous malady if felt on orgons and
nerves and muscles and brain There's
no health till it's overcome. But DIR.
Kings New Life Pills are safe and
certain cure. Best in the world for
stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels.
Only 25 cents at E. J. Eldridges drug
store.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21
DISPLAY OF SPRING MILLINERY
Mrs. Kleckley Will Have Opening
Next Week.

Mrs. Bessie Kleckley will have her
Spring opening next Monday and Tues.
day, 25th and Goth and will display the
most beautiful and stylish line of pat
tern hats she has ever shown here.
She cordially invites the ladies to come
to her opening.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21

The New Century's
FIRST SHOWING OF
WASH FABRICS.

With the full flush of flower bedeCked June come
these fresh crisp productions Of the new centurys
dantiest designing. The selling begins now. Begins
with broarder variety with lower prices than like
events usually begin even in this store, Summer
sewing is best done during the housekeeping days
of winter. You'll take pleasure in choosing from
these new lines. The investment isn't much and
you have the satisfaction of picking while the bloom
of freshness is upon every piece of goods displayed
Profit sharing of course plays a prominent part in
these early Introductory sales Hence the success
which always attends them
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21
SPENDING A DAY IN AMERICUs.
Col. Moran, of Atlanta, Visits Scene
of His Youth.

Hon. Patrick Moran, of Atlanta, a
prominent citizen and associate editor
of the Constitution, is spending a day
or two in Americas. Mr.. Moran is
looking after the farming interests of
this section, and some of his character
istically telling letters thereon will ap-
pear in Gorg1a's great daily shortly.
He is always a welcome visitor to
Americas, where he once lived and has
many friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21
BEST OF ALL

To cleanse the system in gentle and
truly beneficial manner, when the
Springtime comes, use the true and per-
feet remedy, Syrup of Figs. Buy the
genuine. Manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co, only, and for sale
by all druggists, at so cents per bottle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21
OPENING MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Miss Roebuck Will HaYe Millinery
Display Then.

If the weather is suitable Miss Kate
Roebuck will have her millinery open
ing next Monday and Tuesday, 25th
and Goth, and invites the ladies to call
and inspect her superb line of pattern
hats and millinery goods.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21

PRICKLY ASH BITTERs cures disease
of the kidneys, cleanses and strength
ems the liver, stomach and bowels.
DIR, E. J. Eldridge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21

Twenty pieces of 32-nch French Chambray IN
solid colors, stripes and dots; worth 25c at.....
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21

Ten pieces of 27.inch Mercerzed Silk Zephyr in on
all the latest coorings looks like real silk worth 25c ZUG
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21

32inch French Madras silk stripes fast coors spen-
did material for waists and dresses twenty different ~
styles to select from, ZJU
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21

Forty pieces of II inch Dmities beautiful floral 80
desigs and coorings worth 7c, ................O D.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21

Twenty pieces of Bates Fine Seersucker Cling ~
hams, warranted fast coors in stripes and checks
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-21

Fifty pieces of Corded Madras, fast colors, in 70
beautiful checks and stripes AZ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-25
Will Find Himself Opposed by
Another Club.
DESERT HIM.
An Effort Was First Made to
Buy the Franchise.
Association Friendly
to New Move.

Cincinnati, O.. Dec. 25.-The CONNER
cial Tribune says:
John T. Brush, of Indianapolis, viii
be superseded by Col. Ed Ellison, of
Columbus, and Cincinnati associates Ill
the Cincinnati club league, backed by
the Spalding faction.
Next spring Mr.. Brush will find him
self opposed by another club, and that
one a member of the National league.
Brush will have the lease OH the West
ern avenue grounds, but he will have no
team. for the players go with the fran
The new club will have grounds and
they will be more easily reached from
the center of the city than the old park
Two sites are under consideration.
Rumor had it that an American
city, and this would have been likely.
Johnson, president of the American
league is now in Cincinnati He is on
friendly terms with Ellison and also
with the Spalding faction, and Will do
nothing to prevent its progress
Some weeks ago company was
formed in which w. r. Zulick, three
other Cincinnatians and Colonel Eli
son are interested. The object at that
time was to buy out Brush. An effort
was made in this direction, but it failed.
Since the National league meeting Zu-
lick has come to the conclusion that
Brush has nothing to SELL or rather will
not have by spring, and consequently
is proceeding in another direction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-25
BPANKs YOUNG ROOSEVELT.


Washington, Dec. 25.-Like many an
@ther young American Archibald Roose-
welt got a whipping yesterday as an
appetizer for his Christmas. Hundreds
Of mysterious bundles have been. ar
irving at the White house Each and
every one was Immediately consigned
TO the custody of Name" az the chill
dren affectionateiy term Mrs. Mary
Ledwith, their nurse. Young Archibald
WAS very persistent in his efforts to ex-
anime one package which attracted his
attention When caution was of no
avail he promptly received good old
fashioned spanking from his nurse. This
youngster is the one who has awaited
himself of his mothers busy life to
slide his dog down the banisters and to
walk on his stills through the deep
mold in the flower beds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-25
PLAY FOOTBALL TO-DAY.
Post Season Game Between Yelling
ton and Winfield.

Wellington, Kan, Dec. 25.-A post
season game of football which prom
ises to be one of the most interesting
in the state, outside of the Thanksgiy-
ing day game between Missouri and
Kansas will be played today at Win
field between teams representing that
city and Wellington. The nucleus of
the local team is taken from the county
high school team. which played seven
games this fall without meeting defeat
1t will be reinforced by Walter Bullock,
full back of the Paramount college team
at Wichita; Ed Childs, a Boston player
of some note, and Rolla Nofsinger, the
crack end of the State university team.
Nofsinger is here now visiting friends,
this being his old home The other two
foreign players have recently come here
to reside. Winfield will have an eleven
picked from the Oklahoma college play
ers, with Roberts, late of Washburn,
and Buzzi of the State university The
game promises to. be a hard and inter-
esting one, and will attract large
crowd from here.
On New Years day the local team
will meet a team from Mayfield, which
is the home of the Roberts boys and
several players on the Oklahoma col
lege team. The Mayfeld team will av-
erage 1S5 pounds to the man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-25
SHUTS OUT DAIRY AGE.
Latest Kansas Publication to
Fall Under Ban.

J. H. Harrison, Familiarity known as
Jack Harrison, a postoffice inspector,
was in Topeka last night on his way
home to Salina. from Chicago. where he
has been working on investigations of
publications which are believed have vio-
lated the secondclass mail matter regula-
tons
Mr. Harrison has been investigating
the alleged subscription list of Boyce's
Monthly, publication which sends out a
million copies month and makes its
money out of it's advertising 1t was
against this class of publications that the
new ruling of the postoffice department
was directed, but it caught a good many
Others which are really legitimate publ
cations.
Other inspectors are now working on
investigation of Comfort, another au-
vertisir-g publication at Augusta Me-.
which claims to send out three million
copies a month
The latest Kansas publication to fall
under the ban of the new order is the
Dairy Age, published by the Beloit Call
Publishing company. Seward Jones, edi-
tor of the Call, has gone to Washington
to see if he can not induce the postoffice
authorities to reinState it, 1t is claimed
that the Dairy Age is distributed free to
the patrons of the Continental Creamery
company, which pays for it in order to
increase the interest in dairytng among
Kansas farmers and in order to educate
them up to secure the best results from
the dairieG
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-25
HAS HIS NERVE WITH HIM.
Madden Says Rubin Is Ready to
Meet Big Man, Jeffries Preferred.

New York, Dec. 25.-Billy Madden,
manager of Gus Rubin. has returned.
east after quite q long so5ourn on the
road. Madden, who is looking WE'LL
states @that he is here for the purpose
of getting something to do for the
Akron Giant Despite Ruhlin's de-
feat by Jim Jeffries, Madden's faith in
his man remains mistaken and he
thinks that he will eventually become
champion. Madden says:
Rubin is still in the game, despite
the reports to the contrary. He is ready
to fight anybody in the heavyweight
ranks Tim Hurst looked me up the
other day for a match for Gus to fight
in Louisville I named January ID, SO
as to give Ruhlin's hand time to get
well. He injured his hand in his melee
with Jeffries. I told Hurst that Rubin
is ready to meet either Jeffries, Peter
Maher, Ton Sharkey any white man
he can get. Wild BilP Hanrahan will
do now, since he has whipped Marvin
Hart Rubin would like to tackle JEFF
fries again I recently spoke to a pro-
moter of boxing in Philadelphia about
such a match, and he said that he
would make an attempt to bring the
pair together in a six-round bout If
they come together again I feel sure
that Rubin will put up a better fight
than he did at San Francisco"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-25
SHELTER FOR NEoDEsHA
Lanyon Brothers to Locate q Plant
This Spring.

lola, Kan, Dec. 25.--The Register
says: The Register has just learned of
the formation of a new smelling COM
pany which will be known as the Lam
yon Brothers Spelter company, and
which is composed of E. v. Lanyon, Dee
Lanyon and Will Lanyon, Jr., of Pitts
burg The purpose of the company is
to erect ana operate a zinc smelter at
Neodesha, Kansas, where they hold ex-
tensive gas leases.
This is Neodesha's first factory of any
size, aside from the Standard Oil re-
f1nery, and that town seems destined
to pick up and move along some. The
canyons have plenty of gas land in the
vicinity of Neodesha and all three be-
ing out of the business here. and all
three being expert smelter men, 1t is
natural that they should strike out for
themselves The plans call for a smell
ter of some 5000 retort capacity and a
gas we'll will be started soon and the
plant begun as soon the weather will
permit Mr.. E. v. Lanyon will sever his
present position with the Lanyon Zinc
company soon he is relieved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-25
SEE END TO BASEBALL FIGHT.
Magnates Plan For Meeting to Adjust
Their Differences.

Boston, Dec. 25.-The gloomy fore
ball horizon since week before last will
not last long, for majority of the
eight sets of magnates in the National
league will meet soon and adjust their
differences-poSsibly within two weeks.
lust as sure as there is such a meet
ing the National league will drop all
these court proceedings and move for
ward with the business OF the organiza-
ton.
Furthermore, Andrew Freedman of
New York is more than likely to find
himself either in the position of a sup
out at a profit
TT is a mistake to think that we are
espousing any cause of Freedman or
that we are in any way allied with
him." said Mr.. Soden of the Boston
club. -Four clubs say that MIR. Spald-
ing was elected president Of the Ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-25
WILLIE KELLER HEs1TATEs
Sharp Little Fielder May Yet Go to
Baltimore.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 25.-willie Keel
er, the crack little fielder, has become a
lon and Frank Dwyer, owing to the lat
ter's efforts to secure him for the De-
troit team
Hanlon realizes Joe Kelly will more
than likely play with Baltimore next
season, and for this reason he is anx-
ious to keep Keller. Hanlon says
Dwyer has offered Keller $4,000, but
that the Brooklyn owners are prepared
fielder at any fancy figure Should
Kelly's father-in-law, however, get
stock in the Baltimore club Keller may
be induced by an offer of a stock inter-
Graw and Robinson, as he has time and
again said he would rather play with
Baltimore than any other club in the
country. McGraw has card up his
sleeve which he Is guarding carefully.
and he declares he will surprise the peo-
pie of Baltimore next season. There is
evidently a deal on foot involving sew.
eral of the finest players In either
league.
Hanlon declares If he can retain Keel
err then Brooklyn will have the best
team in the National league, excepting
possibly Pittsburg. He has filled up tie
breach made by the jumping of Tom
Daily to Chicago by signing a second
baseman who is recommended as being
as clever a batter as Keeler. The new
second baseman is a Californian. Han
lon refuses to disclose the players name
at this time, as he has not actually
signed.
Hanlon denies the report he has
signed Outf1elder F'1ournoy of the Provi-
dence club, as he is supplied with four
outfielders. not including Keller. These
are Sheckard, Dolan, Hiidebrand, and
Ward.
For the infield Han1on has Turner at
first base, Dahlen at short, Gochnaur
and Wheeler for third base, and the
Californian.
Asked if he would accept the presi-
dency of a new club in New York, Han
lon says he would provided the directors
of the Brooklyn club considered it to the
best interests of the game to let him go.
If not, he will remain. It is evident
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-25
HE BEGINS EARLY.
Young AssyrSan in America Attacks
Christian Science.

s.Christian Science should be abolished,
says Michael Shadid, young native of
the country of Syria, who is in America
to study for the ministry in order that he
may return to Syria to teach his country
men the way to lead Christian life
Young Michael Shadid is 10 years old
and has been in America for two years.
The past two weeks he has been in To-
peka to secure resources with which to
continue his ecclesiastical studies in
to America the young Syrian spent three
years at the Syrian Protestant college
at Beyroot. Syria, under the tntelage OF
'a,The idea of a God as exhibited by
those who are believers of the creed OF
so-called Christian Science, is either mis-
tures.- he said The Christian scien-
fron i that Of the zoo orthodox Christians as
the negative is from the affirmative
.God',' he continued sand he viii soon
tell you that he holds no new idea Of
God; that he believes in no new God; that
THE God that wrote the ten command
ments on Mount Sinia and handed then,
the first born in the houses of the Egyp-
tians; who answered the prayers OF the
the following plain and simple words,
while on the cross of Calvary shedding
for they know not what they do is not a
mythical being, but is an actual being,
whose love, might and wisdom passeth all
THE fact that Christian Scientists have
effected wonderful cures does not in the
theories 1t often happens that the faith
of the patient to the usefulness of med
makes it almost impossible to reach his
disease by mental processes, and thus ne
dies.
general underlying principle in popular
estimation than number OF miraculous
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-25
DIR. SNOW Is BACK.
Returns to z. q. University After a
Years Absence.

Lawrence. Kas., Dec. 25.-Dr. f. H.
Snow, who resigned the chancellorship
of the University of Kansas last spring
on account of failing health, returned
to Lawrence today and will take the
chair of natural history at the beginning
of the second term of the school year.
Dr. Snow has been away from Law
renee for more than year. The larger
part of this time was spent in Cali
fornia, but he has been in Wisconsin
with Mrs. Snow and Miss Edith Snow
for several months. 1t has been feared
that DR.. Shows health would not per-
NIT him to fill the position created for
him by the board of regents at its meet
ing last spring, but he feels much
stronger that he will probably be able
to discharge the duties of the profess
sorship. DIR. Snow appears to be in good
health now and he says that he is able
to get back to work. He has been
greatly missed, as he has been connect
ed with the institution for great many
years and has always been very popular
with the students and faculty.