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with stiff back to hear my plea. He
 heard me out, then brought his heels
 together with a click and smiled. l
 thought my troubles were at an end;
 they were not The ub-inspector
 would make the necessary inquiries,
 and let me know something if l called again in an hour and a half. After
 an hour and a half in driZzling rain l caled again, and was delighted to hear
 that my application had been favorabiy considered; but the ticket would have
 to be handed to me by a person con- nected with the railways.
 T groaned and took cab, feeling very much as if I should like to take a. life-a German life. At the office of the railway people I was given a guide, who took me to the official deputed to mind those precious tickets; and again, with many bows and expressions of re- gret, l was informed that he officer in charge of that special department and left ten minutes previously and taken his keys. I suggested the use of a du- plicate key or .crowbar but met with no sympathy.
 T had fooled away whole day driv- ing from place to place, from official to official, seeking a paltry ticket that any American or English functionary would either have granted or refused inside of ten minutes, and next day the circus commenced again, until losing all patience, I threatened to telegraph direct to the Minister of the Interior to ask him to put stop to the muddle Then I got my ticket. I merely men ton this episode just to show how the military system has sapped the indi- viduality out of the German people; for as it was with that ticket. So it was with everything German to-day In Germany. You get politeness exagger- ated politeness, on all sides. but you can get no plain common sense. You can't eat salt with a sausage without special permit; and if you want two pinches of salt you need two permits. The plain brains of the Teuton are be- coming warped by military drill and routine. Here is an illustra- ton to prove to what lengths the rou- will go:
 "1n the Thiergarten, one of the incest Of all Berlin's many nice walking places, nursemaid may not wheel a baby carriage containing a child with out permit. An awful lot of time is wasted in this stupid mummery, be- cause you cannot go direct to any source of information when once you deal with officials It is the old story. You see the guard he tells the cororal the corporal tells the sergeant, the ser seant tells the lieutenant, the lieuten- ant tells the captain, and so on ad in- fnitum."
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have authorized the bureaus to furnish an applicant for a position with a card bearing his name and the date and destination of a journey, not under twenty-five nor over one hundred kill ometers, which he must make to reach the opening for work, this card to be received by the railroad as half pay ment of the fare. Another system loans the amount of the fare, holds a claim on the wages to be earned, and incurs no considerable lose. Expenses, in some cases, are covered by state, pro vincial and municipal appropriations and contributions from societies and individuals, with no fees charged to la- borers, and as a rule none to employ nrc
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squirrels in captivity in order to have them tame In fact there is great deal more fun to be had by being on good terms with the wild ones. If they are once made to feel that they are amongst friends, they will meet one more than half way and then their so- ciety may be enjoyed with a perfectly clear conscience. The people of Fall River, Mass, have protected the gray squirrels, and not long ago l had the pleasure of picking one of the little tel- lows up on one of the principal streets of the city. He took candy from my hand, and ate it with the utmost gEaVl- ty paying no attention to the many people who were passing to and fro. In Central Park, New York, the gray squirrels will approach visitors with the utmost confidence Those who visit the park frequently and take nuts in their pockets on purpose, are particularly la Vored, and l have seen little girl Sit ting on park bench with one gray squirrel in her lap and another perched on her Tam O Shanter cap, eating nut. But the prettiest sight of this kind which l ever saw. was one morning when little girl rode into the park on a long-tailed pony. She cantered along until she arrived at q particular point in the drive, then refined in her steed and gave a peculiar whistle. Tn moment a gray squirrel came bounding towards her across the grass. It came on with out pause, ran straight up the pony's tail, took nut the little girl had ready 4. i. l t,al,t ind h dle to eat it. I afterwards learned that the child and the squirrel were old friends, and that they often met each other in this way.
 ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
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and smooth. The tables inside the oven revolve, the f1attened sheet is carried away and another roller is brought into position before the flattener. As the hattened sheets cool they are lifted to a place on long. travelling rack, on which they are, by stages, removed from the ovens, being allowed to cool as they go. This is done in order that the glass may not be shattered by too quick an exposure to the air.
 When the sheets are taken from the fattening ovens they are covered with a greasy, dirty-lool1ing coat of chemi- cals-soda, potash, silicates of the diff ferent salts, &lc.-which must be re- moved. and for this purpose the rough sheets are placed in an acid bath, com- posed of hydrochloric and sulphuric acids, more or less diluted. After their immersion in this bath the sheets are taken to the cutting room, where work men cut them into sizes and make them ready for the packers. Hardly q scrap of the glass, except the rough edges, is wasted-in fact, none Is wasted. as all refuse goes back to be melted. After the cutters have finished their work, the glass is packed in boxes and is then ready for the market.
 Each branch of glass; making is sep arate trade. A blower more than likely knows nothing about gathering, and @ snapper could not do the work of either, although working alongside of both A 'teaser," who mixes the batch, does nothing else, while the flatteners and cutters all have their own unions and are a distinct branch of the industry. Glass men live "between fires" When the fire is in" everything Is lovely, and the glass men and their families live like lords: but when the fire is out the families generally troop back east, while the fathers and brothers go camping until the fires start again. Glass makers. as q whole. are better paid than workmen employed in any other branch of labor Blowers make from fifty to one- hundred and twenty five dollars week, working shifts of eight hours: snappers can make from fifteen to thirty dollars a week, while gatherers' wages will vary between twenty and forty dollars weekly. Flatteners make all the way from twen- ty-five to fifty dollars week, and master teaser" will earn from seventy five to one hundred dollars weekly. This, of course, is during the fire, and the wages stop when the fires are out, in June. and do not begin until opera tions are resumed in September or Oc- tober. And in a great many cases the end of the fire, finds the glass worker with only his last pay on which to live until l.-Indianapolis News
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LABOR BURE.4 US.

In Germany the function of the labor bureau is becoming recognized as a public one, and our State labor bureau may gain point or two from German experience in this line. There are over 12O public labor bureaus, and the whole country is covering itself with net work of geographical labor bureau unions. An important feature IS their management by an equal number of employers and laborers. An essential one is their alliance throughout dis tricts, to the end of euualizing the dis
 tribution of labor. Each minor district has a central bureau to which local bu
 reaus report the calls they cannot meet. The telephone, postal cards with at tached form of reply, manifolded state
 ments periodically sent by each bureau to corresponding bureaus, and the same published in newspapers, facilitate in- ter communication. In connection with some of the bureaus are arrangements for lodgings and board of applicants. Some states, first of all Wurtemberg,
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of very large number of persons of all ranks and creeds Towards the end of his life he was almost as indefatiga- ble as in his prime in preaching all over the country. One little foible he had on these occasons was of recommending his hearers to purchase his books, the profits of which, however he devoted to special work.
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ADVERTISING RATES,

Situations, Wants, Rents. and other smali advertisements, One Cent n Word eucn III sertjoD. Five Gents Word for full "eeA tseyen tlmes). l.,
 Display advertisements, per inch, one Al, tn scrtion, S1 20; each subsequent insertion, o fo cents; one week, $S.20; one month, Slo' one year. $40. 15
 Obituary Notices. in prose or. verse ,i do cents per line. Notices of Births, Maltt ages, Deaths, and Funerals, 50 cents each' Local Notices, 15 per line. .no,r
 Yearly advertisers are limited to tpIi, ,a own immediate business Gall matter to oe unobiectIoIable), and their contracts uo hoo Include Wants. To Let. For Sale, etc.
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Daniel Tarboe Jewett of St. Louis, Mo-. who is ninety five years old, is still practising law, and spends six hours at his desk every day. MT. Jewett wit messed the inauguration of Andrew Jackson in 1929.
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John H. Wessling, who died in Cin- cinnati last week, made and exhibited the first arc lamp operated in the Unit ed States, taking the first medal award ed at the Cincinnati exposition in 1874.
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General Greeley exhibits his charac- teristic enterprise afresh by institutlng tests of wireless telegraphy for military purposes
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The class rooms of the Art Institute of Chicago now house about 2,000 pupils and the institute is visited each year by more than 100000 persons.
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law has been promulgated in the official journal of France which makes vaccination against smallpox compul- sorry in the first year Of a child's life, and requires revaccination at the age of eleven years and also ten years lat ar
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The late pr. Newman Hall, whose elo- quence is well remembered by many New Haveners who heard him speak here, was very fond of mountain climb- ing, and spent many of his holidays in Switzerland. He always made a point of exerting himself in the hotels for the promotion of friendly intercourse, and in this way he made the acquaintance
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A fancy dress ball was recently given in Munich in which all the guests came dressed as notorious criminals, while the walls were hung with pictures il- Illustrating the most famous crimes. The dance is said to have been provocative of much merriinent."
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One of the original thirteen states which has not had a large representa- ton in the cabinets of the presidents of the United States as some others, but has always had a conspicuous part in national affairs, is Connecticut. It has had but ten appointments to cabinet places since the origin of the federal government. There was Connecticut secretary of the treasury, Wolcott, in the cabinet of Washington; a Connecti- cut postmaster general, Gideon Grang- er in the cabinet of Jefferson and a Connecticut secretary of. the navy Cid con Welles, in that of Abraham Lin coln
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Halifax leads all Atlantic ports in the shipment of apples to Europe this season. The figures show that the Fur ness, Allan & Donaldson lines of steam CTS have carried since the gathering of the fruit crop total of 1S7,555 barrels of apples.
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DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY 15 CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, S3 FOR SIX MONTHS, s6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
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While flock of sheep was being driy- en along a road at Casterton, Victoria. one of the animals trod on a box of matches. The blaze which followed ignited some dry grass and the result was a bush fire which devastated the whole district before it burned itself out.
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Among the petitions presented to the German Reichstag this season is one demanding the establishment of the Free Republic of Germany" All the present ruling sovereigns and princes should be asked to abdicate, the petition urges, though decent pensions are to be granted them.
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less telegraphy, Rear Admiral Brad- ford. who is an expert on the subject, says it will not work in very hot weath- er-why, is not fully known. After the heat of the day is past, however, mes sages are transmitted without difficult ty. Messages can be sent during fog and bad weather As a matter of fact. the transmission of messages is facli- tated by the presence of fog. Cold weather does not seem to interfere with it's use. Communication, however, is, as a rule, entirely interrupted during the prevalence of thunder storms.
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The London Globe says: Tn connec- tion with the post of Lord Great Cham berlain an old document has been un- earthed in which all candidates for a subordinate position must have faces indicative of sadness, good demeanor and fidelity The phrase could be par alleled from the university statutes It is laid down that one class of the ser wants must be 'horrida atque senex '
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25
FINISHES LABOR IN AMERIGUsp
Rev. Nelson Will Return to Jackson
Passionate.

After pleasant and most useful So
journ ofsix months in Americas as
bible instructor at the First Baptist
Church, DIR. W. A. Nelson Will con-
clude his useful labors here next week
and return to his home at Jackson.
He resumes the pastorate of the
Baptist Church in that little city.
DR.. Nelson is one the foremost Of
bible students in Georgia, an earnest
and able minister of the Gospel and
his work in Americus as bible instruct
or has been great ore.
Rev. r. E. Neighbour, pastor of
First Baptist Church leaves, today for
Rome to attend the annual session of
the State Baptist Convention. Mrs.
George D. Wheatley and Mrs Frank
Sheffield will also attend the Rome
convention.
Rome is prepared to entertain the
convention in manner characteristic
with her hospitality, and a great meet
ing is anticipated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25
Would Smash The Club,

If members of the clay Fever Asso-
citation" would use DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, the club would
go to pieces, for it always cures this
malady, aud Asthma, the kind that
battles the doct0rs-it wholly drives
from the system. Thousands of once
hopeless sufferers from Consumption,
Pneumonia, Bronchitis owe their lives
and health to it, 1t cOnquers Grip, saves
little ones from Group and Whoopinz
Cough aud is positively guaranteed for
all Throat and Lung troubles, SOC, $t.00.
Trial bottles free at T.. ). Eldridgo's.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25
ELECTION TO FILL A VACANCY.
In Hands of the Board of County
Commissioners.

While the grand jury of Sumter
county elects the board of commits
sioners of roads and revenue, it is
within the province of the latter body
to fill any vacancies that may occur by
reason of death or resignation.
Such vacancy now exists, owing to
the death of Commissioner Eldridge,
DR.. Eldridge, who had for long
number of years been an active and
useful member of the County Com
mission, was reelected thereto in
January 1901 for a term of years. A
little more than half of his term had
expired,
The vacancy Will be filled by the
Commission, but the election will
scarcely take place before the regular
meeting in May, it is said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25
For Sale.

110 acres, miles r. r. 4room house,
near schools and churches; rent bales
cotton. Price 81, 0o0 How is this for
an Investment.
Groom house, Jackson street; every
thing in good repair; sanitary sewer
age, close IN, rent SO. Price 81, 900.
4-room house, large lot, rent $500
month. Price $500.
Broom house, well located, rent 81 so
month. Price 500.
Broom house, Church street, close
in; rent $11 month. Price 81, 100.
Take one or all of these il you are
looking for q safe investment.
p. 3. WILLIFORD.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25

Hosiery and The merit, the hon
Joderwear, esty and the price
fairness prevailing
in the Hosiery and Underwear end
of our business has won for it an
enviable reputation. Spring show
ing now most complete and the
choosing time is here.
Ladies' fast black Isle thread
Stockings, high spliced heel and
double toe. also Richelieu ribbed
and lace effects; worth Soc, at 25c.
Ladies' fancy Isle thread Stock
ings, in all the colorings for this
season; also white Isle thread
Stockings, at 40c and soc.
Ladies' Mercerized Undervests,
low neck, sleeveless; also square
and V shaped; worth 15c, at Toe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25

White Goods; We call them
Social Items, special because
they are high
grade goods at modest prices and a
modest price here means a low
price.
% Pieces extra quality English
Long Cloth, twelve yards to the
bolt; worth S1.25, at Csc.
1000 Yards assorted white goods,
including Batiste Claire, Persion
Lawn and Wash Chiffon, 45-inches
wide, at %, So, and 45.
500 Yards perfectly beautiful
White French Lawn, so inches
wide, the p1ettiest material for a
Easter or graduation dress; worth
80 and 75c; special at 80 and SOC.
1000 Yards fine checked Dimi-
ties, in large and small checks;
worth 15c; special at sc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25
THIS WEEK WE PRESENT SPECIAL OFFERINGS;

Fine colored Lawns, one hundred pat
terms; regularly &c, at 3Bc.
Colored Batiste, fifty Patterns, regu-
larly 1Oc, at &c yd
Fine Dimities, great variety of pat,
terms and colors, regular 10c, at 6Mc yd.
Best standard Calicoes, light and dark
colors; regular &c, at ~ c I'D.
Fine Batiste, 34-lnch, fifty patterns,
regularly Zoe, value at l21zc yard
Black Taffeta Silk, 20 lnches wide and
guaranteed all silk; regularly 75c, at 48c yd.
1900 Yards best standard, yard-wide
percales, great variety OF patterns; never
before offered for less than 10c and 12ac,
at Sc I'D.
20 Pieces Silk Stripe Grenadines, it
light delicate shades; regular 69c, at 48c yd.
100 Dozen ladies bleached ribbed Vest,
tape neck; regular 10c, at 7c each.
IS Dozen fine Linen Apaque Window
Shades, the grade that always sells for
SOC; our price with fringe 29c; without
fringe 25c.
Mems Yarger mixed Ba1brigganE I'm
dershirts. They compare we'll with szmost
of soc goods; our price 25c each.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25

A Sale of With the bright, fresh,
Linens. spring importations at
their very best; with
assortments most complete; with
such values, as the following to
choose from, there'll be some active
linen traffic during the next week.
68-inch Cream Satin Damask,
new designs, beautiful quality;
worth Csc, at 49c.
72-inch Bleached Satin Damask
table linen, new and exquisite pat
terms, worth Soc, at soc.
30.inch Brown Blouse Linen for
suits, skirts and blouse waists,
worth 25c, at 15c.
3O-inch Brown Striped and Fancy
COlored Linens for skirts and waists,
worth 15c, at 121c.
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p. B. WILLIFORD.
DONATES AN AMOUNT MONTHLY
Club Formed In Americas to Help In
dustrial Home.

Rev. Mr.. Mumford is organizing
club of monthly contributors in Ameri-
Gus to his wonderful charity, the
Georgia Industrial Home for unfor-
tunate children, and our people are
encouraging the movement. The sub
scrlptions range from % cts. to 81 per
month, and in few hours canvass yes
terday fifteen dollars per month was
subscribed to this Institution that APP
peals to all that is good in man. Mr..
Mumford will be in Americas again
today and will continue his canvas.
In the meantime anyone who desires
to join the movement may inform Mr..
J. W. SILVER.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25
STILL ANOTHER BIG DOWNPOUR
Floods of Rain Again Do Much Dam
age Here.

A torrential rain yesterday again
drenched the already water-soaked
earth, inficting not little damage to
roads, streets and farming interests
here. Reports of damage are not at
hand yet. but it will be considerable.
Yesterdays deluge amounted to sever
al inches, and besides the damage to
lands etc. it knocked out the usual ex-
cellent MONDAYS trade. Farmers here
and people generally would be glad to
see about two weeks OF workable
weather.,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25
The Peonle's Friend Today.

1t is an unprecedented fact, but is
true that every customer who trades
with A. G.. Duncan today to the
amount of So 90 and over will be en-
titled to the purchase of a full dress
pattern of ten yards, fast colored lawn
worth in any market 10 cents per
yard, the price today will be 1 cent per
yard at A. G., Duncan's.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25
BEST OF ALL

To cleanse the system in gentle and
truly beneficial manner, when the Spring
time comes, use the true and perfect
remedy, Syrup of Figs, Buy the genu-
inc. Manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Go. only, aud for sale by al
druggists, at so cts. per bottle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25
TO ENTERTAIN ON WEDNESDAY
Magnolia Division to Honor Grand
Lodge officer.

The ladies of Magnolia Division,
auxiliary to the B, L. E. will enter
tain very delightfully."- on Wednesday
evening, Goth, in honor of Mrs Spruell,
of Montgomery. Mrs. Spruell is a
grand lodge officer and is here in an
official capacity. The hospitable home
of Mrs. II, c. Tarver, on College
street, has been kindly rendered the
ladies for their entertainment. The
hours are s to II o'clock, and all
friends of Magnolia division are cor
daily invited.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25
GEO q. WHEATLEY GEO. D. WHEATLEY.
Good Profitable Merchandising.

in this shop No pushing out of odd lots
cleaning broken lines That's done with It's Spring
now the store every section with the
These goods profit you expect pay you
buy them reasonable profit profits profit
will with pleasure feeling assured that for dollar
here YOU receiving return
Opens AND THE SELLING BEGINS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25

so Dozen mems patent elastic seam
Drawers, all sizes; regular 75c values; at
49c.
Ladies bleached sikallsle ribbed vest,
regular SOC values at Csc each.
1000 Yards 4O-inch White Lawn,
regularly sold at 10c; special here at 534c
per yd.
20 Dozen Ladies and Misses Sun
Bonnets, made OF Cham bray, good line of
colors regularly sold at 35c, here 15c each,
or two for 25c.
Ladies' fast black Hose, high spliced
heels and toes, worth I5c; our price &c.
Mems fast black and tan Half Hose,
high spliced heels and toes, regular 12sc
value; our price 1Oc per pair.
Other Hosiery up to SIPS pair.
1000 Yards short lengthsof fine Swiss
Embroideries, regularly sold off the full
piece at 25c and Csc. Price for these short
lengths 10, I2ac, sc yd.
1000 Yards good grade Check Muslin,
the grade that always sells for &c; our
price Sc yd.