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WANTS MONEY BURNED.
Harvey }. Scott Aakes . Will AppaR
saalY to DisAI >'int Hsiss
TO HIS Estate.

Harvey ]. Scott. q farmer aged So
years, who has just died. will put the
probate court Of Rice county, Mimi,
to q test it has never had before, and
probably 1t il the only case Of the
kind on record in this country.
Mr.. Scott has lived alone for some
time. Alexander Mclean has been sd-
ministrator for Scotts property. SCOTT
told Mclean: II have made a will"
When the papers were delivered to
Probate Judge Hunter the will was
looked up and found to read:
1T is my last will that my cash,
amounting to $4,000, be burned"
Similar disposition was to be made
of bonds and notes amounting to sl0,-
900. The object Of this will is supposed
to have been to cheat his heirs, three
in number. whom Scott always claimed
treated him badly. The relatives are
all poor. but they are on the ground
and protest against the burning Of the
money as an illegal act. There will be
long and interesting fight in the
courts over the matter.
Daily camera., 1901-10-18
MONKEY TALK IN PHONOGRAH
Prof. Garner Now RsDYodsses Jungle
Convsrsauoss-Win EndsavoF
to Tvaaslats Then,

Prof. r. L. Garner, the man who
has spent years studying the Ian
guage Of monkeys. writes to a friend
In Boston that he has recently Sc
cured q number of photographic pro
ductions Of conversations of monkeys,
which he hopes to be able to trans
late.
Prof. Garner drst pursued the sys-
tenn Of taking monkey language on
his machine placed by his side within
the cage. After having got as clear
. sample Of monkey talk as possible
under the circumstances he Sprung
it on another set Of monkeys, got
what these monkeys had to say in
answer, and with the material thus
obtained attempts to add to what he
has already discovered of monkey
puk.
There is a rumor that Prof. Garner
has discovered a race of pigmies
somewhere in the Cape Lopez region,
from whom he has obtained much
new and valuable information, but
these reports have lacked definite
verihcation, although the friend who
received the letter from him says he
believes the rumors TO have good
foundation.
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NEW RECORD FOR POETS.
That for ,lGaAs By the Hn-
Dsror Of Japan, Who Thus BE-
clmes Champion,

His Majesty Mutsuhito, emperor OF
Japan. is unquestionably the cham
pion long-distance poet Of the uni
verse. Compared with his literary
feats of endurance those Of Emperor
William ii. of Germany or even Of Os-
car Hanmerstein, OF New York, are
mere child's play. says the New York
Sun.
Baron Takasaki, chief Of the poets
bureau in the imperial palace, declares
that his majcsty's facility Of writing
and love Of poetry increase with his
years. There is scarcely an evening
that he does not take q practice spin
over the cinder path to Immortality
dashing off from ~ to 80 Of the 81
syllabled couplets called Wa-Ka.
Baron Takasaki invariably acts a.
referee on these occasions and the
finished couplets are handed to him to
determine whether all the rules of the
game have been fully complied with.
Although Takasaki has been chief
Of the poets bureau since 1892 he was
still alive according to the latest ex-
changes from Japan, and he is author
ity for the statement that during his
incumbency the emperor has COM
posed more than $1,000 wa-ka couplets.
The empress, too, is very skillful in
the production of couplets, but her
best record-two twice a week, wa-ka
style, according TO Baron Takasaki-
must appear ridiculous when contrast
ed with the world beating figures set
by her lord and master. The quality
Of her work, however, ia said to quite
equal Mutsuhito's best.
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AN IDEAL TELEPHONE.
Wonderful Systsn In Two EsroDean
C4tiss That Does Away with
NswspaDers.

1t would be difficult to say whether
Stockholm or Budapest Possesses the
best telephone system. but il is quite
certain that these two towns are the
best served in the world.
Stockholm possesses an installation
of about 10000 telephones. In other
words, nearly every shop and private
house possesses an instrument, and
the system is SO extensive that conver-
sation is not only possible. but easy,
over a radius Of about so miles around
The city.
Budapest, in addition to being reg
ularly served with ordinary telephones.
possesses unique system, the Telefon
Hirmondo. which practically performs
he function of newspaper. News is
received at all hours of the day in the
central Office. and. after being edited
and condensed. is repeated over the
wires To some 1000 subscribers. who
can listen 10 it In their own sitting
rooms at stated intervals during the
day. The system has proved not only
. public convenience, but also . great
commercial success.
Daily camera., 1901-10-18
MADE ROOM FOR BEDSTEAD
House Renodeled ts Accom-
uaoAats the BiS Article

Mrs. Samuel Bennett, of Tintonfalls,
N j., is fond OF furniture of colonial
make. She recently had some guests
from New York. When they returned
home they sent her an antique rose
wood bedstead. The bedstead was
large and heavy and the family could
not get it upstairs and the second
story windows were not large enough
to permit it to pass through. even II
the sash was taken out. Carpenters
were sent for. and a hole was cut
through the side of the house beside
the stairway to admit the bedstead.
Then Mrs. Bennett found that the
head OF the bedstead was too tall to
stand up in the room The hole in the
side of the house had been closed and
the bedstead could not be taken out
again without chupping out the side.
Mrs. Bennett did not like the idea OF
doing this; she wanted the bedstead
upstairs. To solve the problem she
decided TO have part of the ceiling of
the room raised. The carpenters once
more went to work and the ceiling was
raised about eight inches a, one end Of
the room. Then the bedstead was
set up.
Daily camera., 1901-10-18
SLAVE TRADE RIFE.
Consul General Long at Cairo Tells
of Existence Of the Evil.
says That, While II Has Been Drao-
tically Stopped in Egypt. the
Slave Trade IL Carried On In
Psrts of North Africa.

Great interest in the slave trade in
Egypt and Abyssinia is manifested by
the people Of this country, according to
a report to the state department from
Consul General Long at Cairo. 1T
may be stated, says that official. that
all trading and traflicking of slaves in
Egypt has practically ceased. The sue
cess Of the government in the ceh-
brated 'Sharkieh case which was tried
in the courts Of Cairo in lS99 and the
subsequent case Of kidnapping which
took place at Luxor on the Nile, vir-
tually put an end to slavery In Egypt
At Jedda, however, the slave trade
has been the most serious ad difficult
to arrest and overcome. Thus there
are 12 well-to-do slave merchants p.
this point whose names and depots are
well known. About so to 100 slaves are
imported to Hegaz from the African
coast, north Of Massaua. They are prin-
cipally Abyssinians, and the prices
range from $50 to $500 each.
In Abyssinia the slave trade still
exists, and in speaking Of this abhor-
rent practice the consul general says:
"a traveller who recently crossed
Abyssinia informs methat slavery eN-
lists, but in restricted and comPara-
lively humane form, the powerful
chiefs alone being permitted to acquire
domestic slaves, who become in effect
members of the household. There are
no auctions or open sales
"In the country of Godjam, however,
which is nominally subject to Mene!ik,
the institution of slavery openly ex-
lists, and public sales take place in the
ordinary weekly markets. The supply
of victims for this traffic is principally
obtained by organized raids upon the
strip of country inhabited by mixed
Shangala tribes, which separates
Abyssinia proper from the Anglo
Egyptian Soudan. The boundaries of
this territory are the River Boiasso on
the east and line running north from
Famaka.
The writer states that the survey
now proceeding. which has for its
object the delimitationof the frontier
between Abyssinia and the Soudan, will
not be completed for at least another
year, and he expresses the wish that
the territory referred to could be in
cluded in the Soudan and so brough,
under Anglo Egyptian administration
when an end would be put to the slave
trade"
Daily camera., 1901-10-18
MOST NOVEL SCHEME.
New York Millionaire Plans Il
Catch Fish by Flash Light.
VIII Use the subnasine Electric
Light In the Deep Waters Of the
PasiAe-FoaR Boats being Fit
ted Out for the Purpose.

w. B. Mead, the New York million
aire, purposes to catch fish by tempo
rarily binding them. He has fitted out
four boats, each rs feet in length, and
will send them to the Pacific slope. In
this connection he has consulted lead
ing Yale geological professors and
other leading scientists, and has con-
hrmed his theory that the Yale sub
marine electric light, flashed in the
eyes OF fish, will blind them, cause
them TO come to the surface and then
land them in the nets which will be
hanging from the boats side. Yale
scientists have told him deep sea fish.
ing will be revolutionized by this new
method
The idea Of catching fish by binding
them with a powerful light was sug'
gested to Mr.. Mead by Francis G. Hall
Jr., and Irving f. Burdick, the Yale
man who three years ago invented the
submarine electric lights. They are
the engineers who have fitted up for
Mr.. Mead his boats which are now in
New York waiting to be dispatched for
the Pacific.
Each boat is to have a separate elec.
trio plant Of it's own. The dynamo, di.
rectly connected with q new type OF
petroleum engine, is to be placed with
its switches near the engine, permit
ting the engineer to attend to all con.
veniently. Wires are to be run from
this point to different part. of the
boat to supply current for new porta'
BILE naval searchlight protector, to be
used in fishing buoys, etc, for general
illumination and for four huge Yale
submarine arc lamps of several thou
sand candle power each, which are to
do the actual fishing.
Daily camera., 1901-10-18
CapiA Wins Q Long Battle,

]. S. Pasmore, newspaper man of
Hamilton, Ont, and Miss Jessie Padg-
ham. an opera singer. were remarked
at Kansas City, Mo-. the other day at
the residence Of Frank Cooper, 3949
Warwick boulevard.
Mr.. Pasmors and Miss Padgham
eloped and were married ten years ago
at Pomona, Cal. when she was only
lo. Mr.. Pasmore was then on Cal
ifornia paper and Miss Padgham's S
family lived at Pomona.
Miss Padgham's parents induced her
to get a divorce. She cultivated her
musical talent, went on the stage and
last season was with the Maurice Grau
company. Eight months ago Mr.. Pas
more saw her name in a dramatic pa
per, wrote to her, and the other night
they were again united, the young
woman's father giving her away.
Daily camera., 1901-10-18
ALASKA Farm WEALTH.
try Raising IL the Most PPo0s
abe Industry.

The census bureau has issued a re-
port on the agricultural statistics for
Alaska, which shows that Alaska's to-
tai farm wealth June !, 1900, was $l5,-
$50, Of which s2.l96 was invested in
live stock, 5000 in imple ements and ma
chinery and sl2.s00 represented the
value of buildings and other improve
ments. Buildings have been erected
on nine of the twelve farms in the
territory. Preparing the soil for cul-
tivation has been the chief item Of ex-
pense in opening farms. being in some
instances sl20 per acre.
The IL farms have a total acreage
of l59 acres, and vegetables are the
principal product. Five Of the farms
are only small market gardens of less
than three acres. The total value of
domestic animals and poultry is 81, 1876.
Potatoes and turnips furnish the prir-
c!pal income from vegetables. Next
to vegetables grass cut for hay and
ensilage is the most important agri-
cultural product. From the standpoint
of income upon capital invested poul-
try raising in 1899 was relatively the
most profitable branch Of Alaskan ag-
riculture.
Daily camera., 1901-10-18
Absence q Domestic Tsnis

The mans holiday-apart from
that of the family-should be done
in his own fashion, without "incum-
branees." For the time being he
can feel like boy let out Of school
and enjoy his special sports or
pastimes without restraint, says a
London periodical Married people,
who live together IL months in the
year, would be all the better for
these temporary separations-they
help to sweeten domestic life,
Daily camera., 1901-10-18
N..ber Of Horses I. the World.

There are in the whole world
about $4,000, 900 horses and ll,oo0,o0O
mules and asses. They are distrib-
uted a. follows: Europe, 80, ,+Oo, 900
horses, 3,2O0, 900 mules, etc; Amer
ica, 90. .s0o,o 900 horses, 100000 mules,
etc; Asia. 100000 horses, l,3Oo, 900
mules. etc: Africa. 100000 horses,
!. 600, 900 mules, etc; Australia, 2,3o0.-
900 horses. In the United States
there were, January l, 1900. l3,soo,-
600 horses and a,nOo,ooo mules and
Asses
Daily camera., 1901-10-18
Belgfum's Population,

The population Of Belgium, accord
ing to official figures, has reached
6,744,532, of which total 1892, 1876 are
males; 2,4ss,3s4 speak Flemish only,
2.4s5,o72 speak French only and 7oo,-
997 both languages.
Daily camera., 1901-10-18
Sort of slidinr Scale.

1t is said that the roar Of lion
can be heard farther than the sound
made by any other living creature.
Next to that, says the Boston Tran
script, comes the note of a woman
who has found a mouse in her bu-
reau.
Daily camera., 1901-10-18
scI.ntlnn Lnml,eriax,

In the scientific preparation Of
lumber, after the tree is felled the
bark and outside layers OF sapwood
are removed, the trunk is raised
from the ground and reduced to the
desired form. then left to season,
Daily camera., 1901-10-18
An Omen Question.

The St. Louis fair will not realize
its own exciting possibilities. says
the Denver Republican. until it is
equipped with board Of lady man
ayers.
Daily camera., 1901-10-18
WOndrOus Wise,

At the classics he'd neer had chance,
But In wisdom he led the whole dance.
Forsooth. he was able
To take a time table
And tell what 1t meant at a glance!
-Washington Star.
Daily camera., 1901-10-18
Yarioua Sorta.

Tess-Goodness; Miss Roxsie lookA
mad.
Jass-Yes. there's certain puppy
with a great pedigree that she want
ed her father to buy for her, but he
wouldn't do it.
Tess-What was it? A French
count or q German baron?-Philadel-
phia Press. Il
Daily camera., 1901-10-18
one Doctors Reasoning.

One DOctof's Heesonih8.
"How much do I owe you, doctor2'
"Ten dollars"
"Phewl Your colleague, DR.. Knod'
ler. charges only five dollars for .
mild case like this"
"That may be; but you must re.
member that he has much larger
practice."--N. Y. Times. 4
Daily camera., 1901-10-18
Fullx Supllied

"He says he has no use for bar
ber."
II guess that is true. He shaved
himself and cuts his own hair, and,
! am told, has even gotten into the
habit Of talking to himself."-Wash-
ingtQR atnIa
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-10-03
MOURNING IN
MANY A FAMILY.
Precious Lives That Might Have
Been Saved
IF PAINE's CELERY COMPOUND
Had Early Been Used Instead of Pat
ting Faith in Worthless Cure-Alls.

There should be new legislation
against the exercise of criminal ignor-
ance in times of sickness.
Many good family is in mourning
today for the loss of relative who,
when first the symptoms of serious
sickness appeared, made the fatal mis-
take of simply taking the wrong medi-
cine.
AS soon think of stopping she sun
with wave of the hand as of stopping
the onward course of disease in the
human system with any of the various
patent connections under patent names
so numerously in the market today,
There is but one remedy known to
medicine that can bring new life and
Vigor to WORKOUT nerves, restores to
their normal condition the functions
that depend upon nerves and brain,
properly nourished and fed, that cures
sleeplessness, allays indigestion, sends
healthy blood courslng through the
veins, tones up the system, and makes
the weak strong again, and that is
Paine's celery compound-the dis
covery of the greatest of Americas
many great physicians.
Paine's celery compound is not q
patenS medicine. It is the one pre-
pared remedy that has the unqualified
endorsement of those physicians whose
knowledge and ability have made their
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-10-03
THE PITH AND POINT
OF WHAT is SAID
By People of Americas in Various
Walks.
TALKED WHILE THEY TRADED
A Roundup Of The News and Gossip
of a Day Here in Americas - a
Bunch of Little Tales Whacked of
Quite Short.

Georgia Seed Rye, Buist's turnip
Seed. HUDsoN's DRUG STORE.
There will be meeting of the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy at the residence
of Mrs. j. A. Davenport, this morning
at 1920 o'clock.
Margaret Wilkes as ''The Girl From
Calcutta" will be splendid attraction
in Americas Monday night next. 1t is
very popular play.
The hotel plaza is being completely
boxed in with circus boards, and soon
will be gorgeous display of pictures
adorn these batteries.
King j. P. Morgan has 20 clergymen
as guests on his special train. He is
taking them to the Episcopal conven-
ton in San Francisco.
Americas has paid tax rate of 81. 80
oftimes before and survived. This
rate, for two years, will practically
clear the city of its debt,
The big yachts will meet again this
morning for the fourth trial for the
cup. Considerable interest in the re-
suit is now manifested here,
Rupert of Hentzau" the eompan-
ion play to Prisoner of Zenda, will be
presented at the theatre tonight by a
company of metropolitan players.
This grass-growing, cotton rotting,
rainy weather continues on. The
fields of cotton resemble nowbanks,
and yet cotton pickers are scarce.
This division of the Seaboard has
been knocked out by floods again.
At Erick, station east of Americas,
were half dozen breaks recently.
Magnificent scenery, handsome Co.'S
tunes, talented people and infinite
care as to detail mark the production
of Rupert of Hentzau," here tonight.
Broughton predicts a hot time in
Georgia when IAN Small, Sam Jones,
Tom Watson, and presumably, him
self take the stump for their favorite
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-10-03
AMERICUs TO HELP VETERANS.
Our People Must Contribute to Fund
For Home.

The people of Americus, like all
Georgians, have been called upon tC
attest their love for the poor and needy
Confederate veterans of the stat
whose home as destroyed by fire on
Monday and must be- replaced,
Every city, town and village in Geor.
gia is sending contributions
80 far, Americus has sent nothing,
but the Times-Recorder stands pledg.
ed to the homeless old heroes that our
city will help in this work.
Talk aud sentimentality is cheap
but dollars are what is needed now
What is AmerIcus going to do about
it. Our citizens are as well able tc
give as are those of other towns that
already have come to the front.
The Times Recorder wants to hear
from our people and at once, A dol.
lar in this emergency is worth several
dollars next year and a whole ton OF
gush and oratory. The Times Re-
corder calls upon all to give their mite
to this sacred cause. Do your part
and, moreover, do it today.
IF desired, the Times-Recorder will
receive and forward all subscriptions
to the building fund.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-10-03
GREAT DISPARITY IN FIGURES.
Americas Is Far Behind In Receipts
This Year.

When it is considered that the cot.
ton crop movement this season was
several weeks later than last year il
will be seen that Americas is getting
her full portion of the feecy, though 6
comparison of warehouse receipts ther
and now would indicate that we were
behind considerably.
In fact, there is little difference oil
some $500 bales.
The Times. Recorder gives accurate.
lY the daily receipts at the warehouses
and an inspection of our files for Sep.
t9mber last year shows this difference.
On September LIST, last year, Ameri.
Gus had received 2, $50 bales against
115 bales on that date this year. On
October LIST, last season, our receipts
at the warehouses were 1887 bales.
On Tuesday last the total receipts for
this season were 1914 bales, a differ
ence of 8, 443 bales.
This is even greater than many here
had supposed.
Then, too, the difference in price,
then and now, cuts a figure from q
business standpoint.
On October 1st, last year, Americas
received nearly 1000 bales of cotton,
and good middling brought 10 cents
even. Today it is worth less than Z!
cents. A loss of 8, 443 bales at 10 cts.
per pound means loss of $475, 900 this
year, which was ours year ago.
Of course the lateness of movement
accounts almost wholly for the differ
ence in receipts to date.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-10-03

names known not only among their
immediate neighbors, but throughout
the country.
| No other prepared remedy was ever
recommended publicly or privately by
the head of the medical department of
great university. No other remedy
ever had the hearty, bona fide endorse
ment of the wives and households of
the wealthiest as we'll as the poorer
citizens in every community.
A single bottle, to be had of any re-
putable druggist, will prove it's IN.
equaled merit to any family where to-
day some member suffers from the
much -be-feared beginnings of what,
before winter is past, unless attended
to promptly, may prove to be the final
| breakdown.
"Paine's celery compound" says
Hon, r. L. Mckee, of Jefferson City,
one of the soundest men in public life
in Missouri, "Paine's celery compound
is SO we'll known that I feel that a re-
commentator from me can add very
little weight, but do wish to CRATE
fully recommend it to those who have
never been so fortunate as to try it,"
There is no season so favorable as
this for taking advantage of the won
derfully renoYating virtues of this
remedy. Don't begin the winter in
poor health. Nature does little at this
season to rejuYenate unaided the
fagged-out brain or restore to health
the diseased nerves. Paine's celery
compound nourishes perfectly the
bodily system. IL cures diseases of
the important organs of digestion,
circulation, and excretion. regulates
the entire nervous system and supplies
the body with strength to combat
disease.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-10-03
THE LIGHTS WERE NOT READY.
Meetings at The Tent to Begin Today,
However,

Failure to get the electric lights put
up in time, as well as getting the seats
arranged, prevented Mr.. Culpeppel
from opening the tent meeting last
night, as he proposed doing. By today,
however, everything will be in readi,
ness.
The delay yesterday did not prevent
the opening of the meeting, however,
as the first service was held last night
at First Methodist church.
Mr.. Culpepper led the service and
delivered very excellent sermon. Al
ready much interest has been aroused,
and this will increase as the meetings
progress. A large congregation attend
ed the opening service last night.
The first meeting at the tent will be
held this morning at ten.
Three meetings daily will be held;
at 10 o'clock morning, O'Clock after
noon and 7;3O at night. A song service
will be held at night, beginning a half
hour before the regular service.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-10-03

81 had long suffered from indiges-
tion," writes G. A. LeDeis, Cedar City
"Mo. "Like others I tried many prep.
a"ations but never found anything that
did me good until I took Kodol Dys.
pepsia Cure One bottle cured me. A
friend who hads suffered similarly /
put on the use of Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. He is gaining fast and will soon
be able to work. Before he used Ko-
dol Dyspepsia Cure indigestion had
made him total wreck. W. A. Rem
bert.
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a Fiendish Attack.

An attack was lately made on @. F
Collier of Cherokee, Iowa, that nearly
proved fatal. 1t csme through his kid.
neys. His back got 80 lame he could
not st0op without great pain, nor sit in
char except propped by cushions. No
remedy helped him until he tried Elec-
trio Bitters which effected such won.
derful change that he writes he feels
like new man This marvellous medi-
cine cures backache and kidney trouble,
purifies the blood and builds up your
health. Only SOC at E. J. Eldridge' s
drugstore.