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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-28

The Tines Recorder Is this
Onic1aI organ OF the City OF Americas
Onicial Organ of Sumter County.
Oficial organ Of Webster County.
Ohlciai organ of Railroad Commission OF
Georgid for the Sd Congressional District.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-28
CSC French Waistings at 81 I-2c I'd.

Handsome wool fabrics in seven
of the new cOlorings, The goods that
are now in great demand for WOmen's
waists are offered tomorrow at al
most half price, 3712C a yd.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-28
l2c HuCkabaCk TOweling at 8 lie.

Three hundred yds genuine Hucka-
back TOWeling, regularly sold at l2!C,
here Monday and Tuesday only at
6Ac I'd.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-28
New Fall PercaleS at Sc Yard.

New Percales in all the new pat
terms, full regular width and fast
Colors. Never before offered for less
than IOc. Here Monday and Tuesday
at SC yd.
.AmOSkeag Il l=2c Outing at 5 l=2c
Two cases of AmOskeag Outing in
light and dark shades; full regular
width, regularly 1212C Here Monday
at S1ac per yd.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
Montgomery, Ala.

with 40 200. 600 has 2l3, and that little Ser
via. with only 10000 people, has Il list
OF BIS who have passed the century marx
Turning again to our own centenarlans
we find that out of the 1885 almost two
thirds of them are women. the exact
roster being 2,247 women and 1,2S9 men,
and that Que OF the 3,117 that are native
born 1,098 are men and 2,098 are women.
There are 1t appears, us Indian CEN
tenarians two Chinese and one Japanese,
72S per cent of the whole number are
neRroes-SS6 males and 1867 females. The
ready reckoner OF the Census Bureau
says, however, that a considerable grain
of salt should be taken With these hgures
regarding Ethiopian longevity, as the
older a negro grows the more vivid ma
Imagination becomes.
One noticeable oddly in all statistics
concerning centenarians Is that showing
how steadily the proportion OF the sexes
Is maintained among them from one CEN
sus to the next. More than half or themt
too, are always colored.
OF the foreign born centenarians in tina
United States. the census man sets dow2
45 per cent as Irish 1874 per cent as Gag
man, "a per cent as Canadian, So per cept
as English, 2 per cent as japanese and
per cent as Chinese,
The average length OF life In the United
States ten years ago was according 70
the ready reckoner only 81 years. Nox,
according to the same authority, 1t Is "a
years This isn't much to become enthS-
siastio over, so far as the present ger
Grafton Is concerned. but II means soIns-
thing to the child born q hundred Yeas
hence, granting that the same pr'1l7E-
tionRl Increase
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
TRANSFER OF CONVICTS
STATE OFFICIALS ARE NOW IN
BIRMINGHAM.
The Change Takes Place Thursday
and Details are Being Perfected.
Subordinate ofcers
Not Yet Named.

President J. NJ. Carmichael and Asso-
ciate Inspector Thomas Bradford Of tne
State Convict Board left yesterday TOT
birmingham. They will remain In Jener-
son County until the transfer OF the state
conyicts working in the coal mines 10
the direct control of the State on Janu-
airy !.
The transfer involves only a change IN
MANAGEMENT. The convicts VIII occupy
their old quarters and they will continue
to work In the mines, as before. Inc
State, under the new conditions, Will
provide food. clothing and medical at
tention and in return 1t will beceiVe
stated price for each ton of coal mined
BY the convicts. The new condition Will
place the convicts on the basis Oh Tree
miners as regards their labor.
The convicts will be worked In only
two places. Slope No. 10 at Pratt mines
and at Flat Top mine. The stockade,
dormitories and hospital buildings at each
place are reported to be in first class con-
dition.
The State Convict Board has already
purchased and had delivered all commls-
sary and mining supplies needed.
The Chief Mining Superintendent who
will have charge Of both mines for the
State. has not been named. The uppoint-
ment will be made between now and
Thursday.
None of the subordinate officials. the
bookkeepers, wardens, guards and pit
bosses has been selected. 1t Is the an
nounced policy of the Board to not name
any OF the assistants until the Chief
Mining Superintendent has been consult
ed about each appointment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
NEGRO DIED IN JAIL.
Lawyer Hubbard Who Was Shot by
a Rufler

Lawyer Hubbard Who Was Shot by
g. A. Butler.
Lawyer Hubbard, a negro, died in a
cell at the County Jail at $50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. A negro undertaken
took charge of the body.
The negro died of wounds inflicted by
G. A. Butler, guard at the State farm
in Montgomery County. Hubbard was an
escaped convict and Butler was trying to
arrest him in West End. Saturday after
fatally wounded.
The negro was convicted of burglary in
the City Court of Montgomery In 1897 and
tertiary. He was leased to the Hender-
son Lumber Company and escaped in De-
cember of last year.
Saturday afternoon Butler. who was in
West End. recognized Hubbard as an es-
cal ped convict and accosted him. The ne
gro started to run and Butler said he
made a motion as If 10 draw a weapon.
Then Butler fired twice. One ball en-
tered the breast Of the negro, the other
wounding him in the back and he fell
Hubbard was taken to the County jail
where he was attended by the County
Physician.
1t was believed that the negro would re-
cover and late yesterday Afternoon his
condition was regarded as much i'm
proved.
About dark a negro prisoner called Jail
er Ballard and told him the wounded man
was dying When the jaller reached the
cell Hubbard was in the throes OF death.
Sheriff Waller was notified and a negro
undertaken took charge OF the body.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
STREET RAILROADS.
How They Are Managed in Toronto,
Canada.

How They Are Managed In Toronto,
Canada.
Minneapolis Journal.
Eighty years ago the city of Toronto
came into possession of the street rail-
ways, through the expiration of the fran
chise, under the terms of which the city
was entitled to take possession upon the
payment of some $2,5oO.000 The company,
not desiring to give up such a valuable
property, made some resistance at first,
but ultimately succumbed. The city did
not care to operate the property itself,
and decided to grant a franchise that
amounts to a lease, for thirty years. The
Ontario law permits franchises to extend
no lorger than twenty years. but spe-
cial act was secured adding ten years to
the life of the franchise. which was then.
in a sense, sold to the highest bidder.
The successful bidder agreed to these
terms: To pay $500 a mile per year for
the use of the streets. double track to
cost twice as much, the city laying the
permanent roadbed for the tracks. In
addition the company bound itself to
pay a gross earnings tax as follows: I'm
der 10.00o. 900. s per cent per annum; be-
tween g. 900 900 and 81, $4,000. 10 per cent;
between 81 $50. 900 and $780, Co., IL 1-2 pc
cent and after that Is per cent. The
company agreed to sell workingmens
tickets good from to a. M. and from
5 to $50 p. m, at eight for rs cents; Sun
day service tickets, seven for rs cents;
school children's tickets. ten for 25'cents
In addition to all this, the company has to
pay a full tax on all its real and personal
property and a provincial corporation
tax. The rate of local taxation is about
20 mills. Last year the city's income
from the street railway was over 5000, 900.
At the end OF thirty years the property
passes to the city upon the payment of
the actual value Of the property. against
which of course Is to be charged the
81 500 900 the city paid for the road TO be-
gin with. This means that the city will
have to pay for extensions and enlarge
ment Of equipments made during the thir-
ty years but 1t will not have to pay for
any inflated valuation. This valuation is
to he determined by three arbitrators.
The company Is bound to pay its car
men not less than Is cents an hour, and
Is now paying them 20 All Of its cars
must be built in Toronto, and the speed
rof cars and frequency of service Is regu-
lated by the city engineer. while the pro-
vincia engineer has authority as to fend-
ers. etc,
The people Of Toronto seem to be well
satisfied with their relations with the
street railway company, and are not I'M
reasonably inclined to throw bouquets at
themselves for what they claim to be, and
probably is, the pioneer experiment of the
kind although similar arrangements be-
tween municipalities and street railway
companies are now quite the fashion in
America, as opposed TO municipal owner
ship and operation. so pc pular In Europe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
LIVE TO FIvE-sCoRE.
Census Figures Show Many Cen
tenarians in United States.
Chioo on RacOrd Herald.

Chicago RecordIHerald.
Washington, Dec. H.-The ready reck-
oner of the Bureau of Vital Statislcs IN
the Census Department has finished MS
formidable task of piling up veritable
mountain of figures concerning every
thing about life and death in the united
states that anybody could possibly desire
to know under almost any circumstances
and although what he has to relate lacks
the charming form that 1t might have
In noetrv or ordinary prose, there Is still
meat for much thought and speculation
in the stately columns of bald numerals
that march up and down his pages. one
of the most important facts that ne mas
logically deducted from his comprehensive
material is that which proves that there
are more centenarians accommodating IN
this countrw during every decade. ana the
natural corollary that the average length
of life within our boundaries is apprecia-
bly, increasing.
First of ali, we find in this report the
statement that there are, or were in $780,
,536 persons in the United States who are
100 years OF age or upward. This may
not seem particularly impressive as an
indication OF growing vitality when 1t Is
placed beside the item that pusS our pop
uladon at 100000, but It means some
thing altogether different when one is
told that II gives us twice as many CEN
tenarians as there are in Germany. Eng
land, France. Scotland and Seryia' with
a combined population of 136, 250,OO0
Incidental food for argument is AFFORD
ed by a further examination OF the FIG
ures in the cases of the foreign coun-
tries mentioned In this connection by the
ready reckoner. and In but one instance
do they rob us of any glory, He says
that Germany, with a population Of 55,-
COO OOO has 778 centenarians; that Eng
land, with $1,000, 5000. has 146: mat Scot
land with 4000, 100 has 46; that France,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
MR.. DAWSON BURIED.
Farmer Who Was Killed Inferred
Near Ware.

The body of Mr.. w. E. Dawson, who
was accidentally killed Saturday near
Ware, was Inferred Sunday afternoon in
the family hurying ground on the Dawson
plantation. Rev. Mr.. Johnson oflciated
Mr. and Mrs l.. q. Dawson and Mr.
l. H. Dawson % Montgomery attended
he funeral
Mr. Dawson vas hunting on his planta-
ton with Messrs Bernard Hin and Wood
Dozier They were riding horseback. Mr.
Hill carried shot gun across his saddle
When about two miles from the Dawson
residence the gun carried by Mr.. Hill was
accidentally discharged and Mr.. Dawson
fell from the horse dead.
The accident occurred about u O'clock
Saturday.
Mr.. Dawson lived about eighteen miles
from Montgomery, He had great many
friends in this city. He was unmarried
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
VISITING OLD HOME.
B. F. Courtney of Texas Back in
Montgomery County.

Montgomery County.
Mattel. Dec. 2s.-(Speclal.)-B. F. Court
ney of Gatesville Coryell County, Texas,
has been the guest of J. r. McLendon
since December Gath. Mr.. Courtney is
the brother of Mrs. McLendon and has
been in Texas since 1872. He was born
and grew to manhood in Beat 10 of this
county. In March 1862. Mr.. Courtney
enlisted in Captain Henderson Norman's
company. 33rd Alabama regiment. He
followed the destinies of this regiment
until the close Of the war. having been
hit five times by minnie balls, but was
never seriously hurt. He fought in every
engagement the company was in from
Perryville, KY, to the disastrous battle
of Nashville, Tenn, except the last strug-
gle around Atlanta, Ga. He was sur
rendered at Raleigh, N. C. He was in
the fight at Franklin where the brave
General Pat Cleberne was shot to death,
for whom many brave men shed tears
of real sorrow.
Mr.. Courtney has had many warm
friends living in Montgomery County,
notably among whom are the two Walter
brothers, Truss and Dunk, c. r. Waller.
who was severely wounded at Perryville
and s. j. Courtney of Tharin this county,
all of whom he hopes to see before he
returns to Texas except the brave Cap
tain C. r. Waller, who fills an honored
soldiers grave loved and respected by
all who knew him.
Lingering in the memory of Mr.. Court
ney are hundreds of daring deeds which
he either saw or participated in the
recital of which will make ones inner
man, shout three cheers for the bravery
of our soldier boys. The principles for
which these brave men gave their life's
blood will never die so long as such men
live
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
Anti -Scarlatina Serum.

LOnOOn MAIL.
Considerable success has attended the
experiments made with the new anti-scar-
latina serum discovered by DR.. Moser. a
Viennese physician. At the children S
hospital in Vienna 1t was tried exclusively
on patients in the most dangerous stage
OF the disease.
All the children who were treated with
infections Of the serum within forty eight
hours Of the outbreak OF the disease re-
covered. But with those who only arrived
at sthe hospital three. four OF six days
after the appearance OF the first symp-
toms It was less effective. The mortality
in these cases varied from to 80 per
cent, according to the stage Of the dis
ease
The Revue. which gives these details
states thar DR., Escherich, the well-known
German authority on childrens diseases
who has experimental with DR.. Moser's
serum, confirms the statements made by
the discoverer of the new remedy,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
IS A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
The Principal Asset of the Success
full Business Man.

The head OF the largest meat packing
industry in the world. for many years
prior to his death, never Travelled without
his physician: everywhere he was accom-
panied by his medical adviser; he hired
him for his exclusive attendance by the
year and considered the large salary paid
for such service as a part OF his business
investment. He did not do this bee use
he was hypochondriac in constant fear
of Illness and death; on the contrary he
was an exceptionally robust man, but he
realized that the principal asset in his
enrmous business was his own personal
health. and to keep physically and men
tally well and strong was a business
proposition. pure and simple
1t is so with every business man and
woman. A slight cold in the head or
throat may pass of in a few days. or 1t
may develop into Pneumonia, Chronic
Catarrh, or an irritating throat trouble:
in any event it's departure should be has
tened by some simple antiseptic prepara-
ton like Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. which
are dissolved in the mouth and thus reach
and destroy the germs Of Catarrh. Pneu-
monia, Consumption, before they have
chance to propagate and thrive in the
infiamed mucous membranes of the nose
and throat.
To burden the stomach with drugs and
stmulantS is foolish and OFTEN danger
GUS way to combat cold. because stimu-
lants are always followed by correspond
ing depression and where there is any
tendency to Pneumonia increases the dan
ger by increasing the hearts action.
A popular school teacher in Pittsburg
writes: Il am a walking advertisement
for Stuart's Catarrh Tablets; the change
from a crowded steam heated school
room TO raw, chill out doors Kept me
nursing colds in the head and throat
from fall to spring. Throat irritation
made 1t difficult for me to read or speak
and conduct my classes Ny druggist
with whom I spent a large part OF my
salary for cough lozenges and potash tab
lets one day advised me to try Stuart's
Catarrh Tablets and I shall never cease
to thank him. l still catch cold occa-
sionally, but stop it in a day or two
with che tablets. and l have done mis-
sionary work with my pupils to such an
extent that coughs and colds are almost
unknown amongst the youngsters in my
room ta-Sat-sVn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30

gon and the purchase Of new one sew
eral times in the past year.
"I hope, gentlemen" said the Mayor.
that the Council will make the appro-
priation for the purchase of the new wa
gon. It is needed and 1t Is needed now.
The old wagon Is worn out. It's not safe
to use We don't know what time big
Are will break out. when the entire de-
partment will be needed"
When the Mayor had concluded Alder
man Roeder moved that recess Of ten
minutes be taken In order that Alderman
Toole might prepare and offer an ordi-
nance The recess was taken and Alder
man Toole's ordinance was submitted on
the reassembling Of the Council.
The ordinance embodied practically the
same thing as the resolutions which had
been lost with the one vote cast against
1t. The ordinance authorized and in
structed the Mayo rto purchase a hose
wagon for the Five Points company, not
to cost more than $500.
Under the rules of the Council the ordi-
nance went over until the next meeting
OF the Council Monday night
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
EDUCATIONAL MEETING.
County Superintendents Of Education
Invited January 2Sth and goth.

County Superintendents Of Education
Invited January 2Sth and goth.
On January Is and 20 there will be held
an important educational conference at
the Montgomery Theatre in this city
The meeting will be- held under the
auspices Of the Southern Education Board
and the General Education Board. Its
object will be to gather from every quar-
ter of the State such information and
counsel from our educational authorities
as may enable these Boards to do their
work most wisely and most acceptably to
our people.
The County superintendents will be es-
pecially invited. The day sessions of the
meeting will be taken up by informal con-
ferences between the County Superinten-
dents, DIR. Wallace Buttrick the Executive
Secretary of the General Education
Board, Mr.. Edgar Gardner Murphy, Ex-
ecutive Secretary Of the Southern Educa-
ton Board. Mr.. Joseph B. Graham. Field
Agent of the Southern Board for Ala
bama, and other educational authorities
of the state.
To the night sessions the public will be
invited. These will be held in the Mont
gomery Theatre and distinguished speak
ars will deliver addresses. The Hon. John
w. Abercrombie. former State Superin-
tendent OF Education. will preside Mr..
Abercrombie is now the honored Presi-
dent of the University of Alabama.
Similar conferences, under the auspices
Of the General and the Southern Educa-
ton Boards have already been held in
the States Of North Carolina. Georgia and
Louisiana. These Boards are conducting
their work only through the accepted
methods and the appointed authorities of
the South and so these meetings are en-
ployed as a means Of thoroughly under
standing and appreciating the situation.
The meetings in other Southern States
have been attended by marked success.
The state Conference In Georgia was held
about September 10. OF the 1856 County
superintendents in the State. 131 accepted
the invitations to be present. The meet
ing was held at the University of Georgia.
At tn0 CLOSE Oh tH6 conferences Lte IOVeT-
nor-elect. the Hon. Joseph NJ. Terrell.
said:
THE thought OF this conference was a
most happy one. DR.. Buttrick. I COM
mend the wisdom Of your Board in bring
ing II about. The voice Of this confer
ence few moments since in extending its
thanks to you and your Board for tho in
terest you have taken in the advancement
Of the educational affairs of Georgia ex-
presses the sentiment Of the people Of
Georgia" ft
The details Of the meeting here are in
the hands OF Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Ora
ham. Further details will be announced
in the daily press. Mr.. Murphy will be
in New York on January to attend the
annual meeting OF the Southern Educa-
ton Board. He returns TO Montgomery
on the 18th.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
Wednesday Night
The Comedy Opera Triumph
UKin0 Dodo."

Pixley's and Luder's new comedy opera,
King Dodo' which will be seen at the
Montgomery Theatre Wednesday night.
Mr. Henry w. Savage under whose di-
rections the production is>made, has corr
rallied seventy-five of the best lyric art
lists to interpret the work. the principal
members of which comprise Raymond
Hitchcock, Cheridah Simpson, Flora Ia
bells, Greta Risley. Arthur DEACON, Ar
thur wooley, Margaret Mckinney and
VIM. Corliss. A chorus of stunning show
girls, together with an augmented or
chestra, conspirc to make the present
ment the most notable light opera offer
ing of the season. Seats now on sale.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
ADJUSTMENTS.
Montgomery Theatre
Matinee Today $50
And Tonight

"When We Were Twenty-one."
H. V. Esmond's comedy drama, when
We Were Twenty-One," comes to the
Montgomery Theatre matinee today 2:3O
and tonight The play is delightful in
sentiment and spicy humor. 1t is writ
ten in q vein Of true light comedy. pitched
upon the highest plane. 1t Is the work
of a master hand 1t tempts the tear to
fall upon the lip Of laughter. and has
been pronounced by the press and public
everywhere 1t has been seen the greatest
play Of modern times.
This favorte play will be presented I'M
der the management of William Morris
ard John T. Hall. Seats now on sale.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
Monday, Jan. S,
Mrs. LIE Moyne
EarAWall Visit.

1t is considered probable that Mrs.
LeMcyne, who appears here next week
in Among Those Present" will not be
Seen again In the South for several years,
as her friends in New York have planned
for her a new theatre which, 1t Is ex-
pected, will be completed next autumn.
I he distinguished actrsss is a great IA
vorite in Montgomery on account of her
beautiful performance in The Greatest
Thing in the World" TWO wears ago, anG
Managers Hirscher feels certain that a
very large audience will greet her next
Monday evening. Mrs. LcMoyne has
played to record business everywhere in
the South. adv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
Pneumonia Prevented.

Among the tens Of thousands who have
used Chamberlain Cough Remedy for
colds and la grippe during the past few
years, to our knowledge, not single
case has resulted in pneumonia Thos.
whitfield & Co., 240 Wabash Avenue
Chicago, one of the most prominent re-
tall druggists in that city, in speaking of
this. says: I'VE recommend Chamber
Iain's Cough Remedy for la grippe in
many cases, as it not only gives prompt
and complete recovery, but also counter
acts any tendency of la grippe to result
in pneumonia" For sale by all druggists.
adv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30
HAWKINS WAS RELEASED.
Coosa County Man Convicted Of Per-
fury Turned Out Of Jail

Coosa County Man Convicted OF Fer
Jury Turned Out Of Jail.
Thomas f. Hawkins of Coosa County
convicted of perjury was released from
Jail yesterday on an order from Judge
Thomas G. Jones of the United States
Court.
AS a witness for the government against
Oslo Hand, charged with Illicit distilling,
Hawkins swore he did not remember testi-
flying before a United States Commits
sioner. His mind was apparently blank
on everything pertaining to the case.
After being convicted of perjury Haw-
kins made a motion for new trial.
Seven affidavits were presented showing
that Hawkins suffered from epilepsy and
during such attacks his recollection was
empaired.
The court allowed the affidavits to be
filed and released Hawkins on his own
recognizance. He is to appear at the next
term Of court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-30

Thomas Dixon Jr. author Of The
Leopard's Spots is one OF the best pad
lecturers in this country; he has more
engagements than he can fill, and royal
ties on the sales of his novel make
large income. He works in a log cabin
across the creek from "Elmngton," one
of the most beautiful estates in Virginia,
which he has recently purchased. togeth-
or with five hundred acres once owned by
Pocahontas. The cabin cost him $1,000,