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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-11-04

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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-11-04

Eyes fitted by specialists.
GOlDMAN'S, Seattle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
BACON AND THE TARIFF.

The New York American has re-
quested expressions of opinion from
many leading Democrats as to proper
J planks for the next Democratic ma
tional platform, asking that in state
ments to be made for publication there
be included answers to the following
three questions
First-To what extent should tariff
reform figure as an issue?
Second-To what extent should gov
eminent ownership be indorsed?
Third-To what extent should trusts
be under government control or super
vision?
Senator Bacon Of Georgia replied:
answering the questions, I would
say that it is very difficult to predict
two years in advance to what extent
certain policies should be urged in the
Democratic platform. There are, how
ever, some questions on which it is pos
sible to reply as those in which the
public is most interested tits the in
terest of the public that at last deter
mines what shall be the issues of a
campaign or platform. Parties can
not make issues; they can only formu-
late those which exist at the time Of
making platforms.
Two issues are, however, Of great
importance. One is the tariff and the
regulation and control of the trusts,
The trusts must be controlled in order
to prevent exactions by them of unique
or exorbitant prices for the great ne
cessities Of life. The questions Of
tariff and trusts will, in my opinion,
continue to be as prominent two years
hence as they are now; indeed, they
promise to become more prominent.
"The tariff ought to be revised be-
cause, by means of high protective du-
ties on articles which are practically
controlled by the trusts, competition
is impracticable and the people suffer
to the extent Of these privileges to the
trusts.
"Lt is evident from this as regards
the trusts, that if the tariff rates were
lowered to reasonable figures the trusts
would have toreduce prices For these
reasons, and many others, strong eff
forts must be made to reform these
abuses.
81 do not think that the ideas of the
people have been sufficiently developed
to make any statement at this time on
the subject of public ownership"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
Killed Brother In Self Defense.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 16.-A Fay
ettevilIe special to The Banner says
Will Reeves killed his brother Jack
in self defense. Jack Reeves got
drunk and on reaching home threaten
ed to exterminate the family who had
hid from the Infatuated man. Will
Reeves locked himself in his room,
but his brother broke in the door and
started after him with knife Will
Reeves then struck his brother over
the head with a stick and he died al.
most Instantly The brothers are sons
of ex-Representative Reeves, of Lin.
coin county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
ShOeIBargains.

At z5C. ChiIdren's shoes of black
kid, lace and button, regularly ST.
ISL. ChiIdren's Dongola Shoes,
lace and button, patent leather or kid
tips, regularly $50.
AT csc. Ladies' glove and pebble
grain shoes, lace and button, sizes 3
to 8, regularly Sl.25.
At S1.20. Ladies' fine Dongola
shoes, lace and button, patent leather
or kid tips, regularly sold at 81.
At SIPS. Mems Satin Calf shoes,
light or heavy soles, lace or congress,
regularly sold at So.
At $3.50. Mems fine viCi shoes in
five of the newest toes, light or medi-
um sole regularly sold at SIS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
ON CHILD LABOR.
Alabama Pastors Pass Resolution
Against Same.

F%IG@aHid r CaSlOTS cSS IlSSSi - eiSi'
Against Same.
Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 16.-In the
Alabama conference a resolution in.
dorstng the movement against child
labor in the cotton mills w?s passed
after some opposition, especially from
DR. Russhas, who lives in a cotton mill
town A resolution offered by Rev.
G. l. Chiffon indorsed prohibition and
condemned the dispensary.
The conference started out for a
great debate, but a motion to table the
whole subject was carried by a vote
Of "a to AZ.
The statistical report showed a to.
tai membership in the conference OF
52,556; Sunday schools, 558; teach
ers, 1916, and scholars 32,421 Con
tributed for foreign missions $13,28289
domestic missions $4,94I61, 500 Chow
college $143.50, A. c. Bowen mis-
sionary to Brazil $514.58, for the
American Bible society, $238.55. Pen
sacola was chosen as the place for the
next meeting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

Senator Foraker has introduced a
bill carrying an appropriation OF 500, :
900 to provide for the marking of
graves of Confederate soldiers who
died in Northern prisons or hospitals.
Such bill coming from Northern
Senator who was at one time so rabid
of view and utterance as to be known
as Fire Alarm Foraker" shows how
far away from the war, its evils and its
passions, the country has travelled,
and is evidence that the fraternal spirit
is not Pigment of the Imagination.
Senator Foraker is to be commended
for an act which is in itself merito-
rious and which comes from him with
peculiar grace.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

The New York cotton buyers are
greatly dissatisfied with Secretary Viii
son on account of the Department es-
Inmates of the cotton crop They think
these estimates should be made in the
interest of trade, and shaded in accor-
dance with the views of those who
want to buy low and sell high The
superiority Of the Board Of Trade
method of estimating the crop may be
satisfactory to the buyers. but to all
others it is misleading, and to produc-
ers injurious. The method, however,
is exceedingly simple and inexpensive.
a meeting is held in Wall street, and
the figures fixed upon are the to best
promote the interests Of the Grade -
Then a crop expert is sent in a special
car through the cotton growing states,
stopping at the chief market towns
and lunching on cold duck and "extra
dry" In week he is back again, and
the estimate is published
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
CUT FROM EAR TO EAR.
Brutal Murder of Woman Near Live
Oak, Fla,

YAK, r Ia
Live Oak, Fla, Dec. 16.-This town
was Mortified Thursday evening upon
learning that a negro woman living
upon the outskirts had her throat cut,
in fact, her head almost severed from
her body, by a negro man.
It seems that two families were liv.
ing in a double house, part of the
house occupied by each; that there
was some dispute over the ownership
Of the land upon which the house was
situated, a member of both families
inheriting same as heirs of former
owner, deceased, and to get the wo.
man, Alice out of the way, poison
had been attempted about one year OF
less ago. Thursday every one had
left the house except the woman. Alice
Hopkins; and John Burns, one Of the
inmates, went to the house and cut
Alice Hopkins's throat But she sur.
vived long enough to tell who did it.
Sheriff Hawkins caught the man at
Lake City. He and his wife are in
Jail here, and he has made, it is said,
8 full confession
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
GOOD POINTS AND BAD POINTS

While the Georgia law makers are
considering the uniform text book law,
it might be well to see how this law
works in other states. The Nashville
American speaks rather disparagingly
of the law and its effects. The Times
Recorder refers the following opinion
advanced by the American to Hon. w.
T. West of Lowndes the author of the
bill in Georgia:
'The uniform textbook law has its
good and bad points-it is more good
than bad-but it is unfortunate that
since its enactment the interests of
book companies have come into so
many educational problems. If a
member Of an educational board is to
be appointed, his friendship for or an
tagonism to this or that book company
becomes an important item in his edu-
cational record. 1t is even said that
the book agents and their attorneys are
wide-awake on the subject Of the ap-
pointment of a State Superintendent Of
Schools, and that more than one prom
nent applicant has secured his princi-
pal Endorsements through such inhu-
ences. Have a care, Mr.. Frazier, for
in "ways that are dark" the school
book agent is worthy partner Of All
Sin, the heather Chinee
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

The Venezuelan cruiser" Restaura-
dor, which is now figuring in the dis
patches and is said to be the most
powerful ship of the Venezuelan navy,
will be remembered in these waters as
formerly the ATLANTA, the private
yacht of Jay Gould and later of his son
George.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
Sawed Their Wav to Liberty.

Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 16-Caesar
Hines. Isaac Johnson, VIII Miner and
Perry Taylor, convicts for whom
there is a reward of $50 each, sawed
out of the stockade of the HeDder-
son Lumber company, at Sanford, last
night, and We're gone II hours before
being missed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
$4,000 FIRE IN CHICAGO.

Six Story Building on Canal Street is
Destroyed.
Chicago Dec. 16.-Fire early today
destroyed the 6-story building at 329
1888 Canal street, occupied by Murray
G Co, makers of tents and awnings.
The warehouse Of the Alfred Peats
company, which adjoins the Murray
building, caught fire also and consid'
cradle loss was sustained. 1t is esti'
mated that the loss to Murray & Co,
will aggregate $4,000, and that to the
Peats company about $4,000 The
total loss probably will reach $4,000,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
Boys School Suits.

One very important offering offer
ing of Fall school suits for boys. DOu-
BILE breasted suits of handsome strip
ed and blue CheviOts. sizes to 10,
Splendid values at SIS, now at 1915.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
Floods Threaten West Virnin

Huntington, w Va, Dec. 16.-Floods
are feared in Southern West Virginia
All the tributaries of the Ohio river
are bank full and heavy rain contin
ues. A million dollars worth of TIM
Der is af1oat on the Guandotte and
Big Sandy rivers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
AEzRICUs, Ga, DEC. II, 1902.

Mr.. Query says the appointment Of
Colonel Estill as a trustee of the Sol
diers Home is a good one as the Colo
mel still has plenty of money and the
home is a little shy Of funds
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

The bachelor Governor Of Kansas
says he has received since his election
more than ], 900 love letters, proposing
marriage, from women in all parts Of
the country and even from Canada 1t
begins to look as if the poor fellow
would have to get married in self-de-
tense.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
rlanshin New YORK 10 sail.

San Francisco, Dec. 16.-The flag
ship New York, flying the pennant of
Rear Admiral Silas Casey, will leave
port tomorrow for Santa Barbara, and
will remain there until after Christ
mas. The departure of the New York
will leave this harbor without war
ship, but Admiral Casey expects to
return here in about three weeks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
New Waist Cloth.

500 yards of New Waistings in all
the new fall shades, 81 inches wide
regularly sold at 2oc, here MONDAY
and Tuesday at l212c per yard.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

1000 Pairs White and Gray Blank
cts, full 1914 sixe; regularly sold at
81 here Monday and Tuesday only at
ACC pair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

Cne thousand yards heavy grade
Canton Flannels, never before offered
for less than IOc. Will be sold here
Monday and Tuesday at oMc per
yard.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

TIE fi9n2s Il GcrdG~ i8 the
Om-2i Organ OF the CITY OF Americas,
Om>ial organ of Sumter County.
On.ia' Organ Of Webster County,
on II Organ Of Railroad Commission Of
Georgia for the 81 Cone ressional District.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

Dainty Atomizers, fine Colognes aud
Extraete. Rtmberts Drug Store.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

Monday we will place on sale about
five hundred yards Ladies' Cloth 81
inches wide, and worth 81 the world
over. We will sell it TlOnday and
Tuesday at 6OC.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
Ladies' Fast Black Hose.

Three cases, high-spIiced heels and
toes, worth l21ac everywhere here
Monday and Tuesday only, at 6Ac
per pair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

One hundred fine White Bed
Spreads. MarseiIIs pattern, full regu-
lar size, hemmed, ready for use' regu-
Iarlv sold at $3.50; here rIonday and
Tuesday at $50 each'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
The Embroidery Sale.

Hundreds of new pieces replenish
the Embroidery sale this week. The
selling has been greater than ever be-
fore, put we expect that--prOvided for
it, and have splendidIy met the unus-
uaI demands.
At &C. Edgings and Inserting, reg
ularly sold at US.
At Sc. Edgings and Inserting regu-
larly sold at loo.
At 71Ac, Edgings and Insertings,
regularly sold at l2hc.
At 1Oc. Edgings and Insertings,
sold at zoe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

SO dozen Children's Winter Under
vests, ribbed fleeCed, sold regularly
at use, here Monday and Tuesday at
1OC each.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

One hundred gross fine white Pearl
Buttons, 10, Is and "A line. MOI d
dozen that ever sold for less than lOC'
We will sell them in lots OF six dozeh'
no more or less, to one customer at
the price Monday and Tuesday, SIX
dozen for 25C.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
DAILY, one year..............S6.00
DAILY, one month. so
WEEKLY, one year............ 100
WEEKLY, six months. SO
address an Letters aud make remit
noes payaDIe TO
THE CId RECORD Err,
AmericUs, Ga.
MARIE LOUISE dTRICK.
EDIT8RsANo BUSINESS MANAGER.
Editorial Room Telephone 80
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

THE AMERICUs Recorder, Established 1879
THE AMzRICUs TIMES, Established 1890,
Consolid ated April, 1891.
Incorporated. January, 1894.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

90 Inch Black Taffeta SILK ilnS
bri liant Iustre, regularly sofa aI 9i'59
here at csc per yard.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-04

grade for many miles. We ran trains
down this grade very cautiously, for
it was almost impossible to stop one
descending when it once had acquired
a good speed. One night I had the
passenger train just starting up this
grade, with freight at the top, ready
to come down. Through a grave mis-
take, not my own, the freight was al
lowed to leave the summit and started
on it's course down the hill. The road
being single track, and there being. no
signal towers in between at which l
could intercept either train, collision
was inevitable.
Accordingly I at once ordered out
two wrecking trains and a corps OF
surgeons, which were soon on the road.
That was queer situation. There
were two wreck trains going to wreck
which had not yet occurred and a num-
Der of doctors going to bind up wounds
which had not yet been received. And
there were the two doomed trains
speeding toward destruction, and I, in
my Office. 100 miles away, nervously
tense, almost straining to hear the
crash as they met far out on the noun
tain. The wreck was a fearful one,
but that is only a common railroad
story. The incidents preceding it were
what were remarkable"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-04
Interesting Historical Find.

A singular interesting discovery has
been made at Gueltlingen, in Wurt-
temberg. The grave OF a princely war
rior has been found there, dating from
the time of the Merovingian kings.
The most interesting part of the find
is the helmet inclosed in the grave;
it is richly ornamented with carved
vine leaves and delicate, long-necked
birds. Next the helmet was found a
unique sword inlaid with purple glasa
and having a gilt hilt.
Messrs. Lortet and Hugouneng have
recently investigated the mummified
remains of Egyptian fishes to dis
cover the different ancient species and
now Messrs. Lortet and Gailard have
done corresponding work for the
birds. These mummies fall into two
classes; the mummies of the ibis and
those of birds of prey. The mummies
date some from the Roman, some
from the Ptolemaic period. Thirty
eight species have been recognized and
named, most of which have not been
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-04
No Old Maids in Russia.

The idea is still allowed to prevail
in Russia that single life is disgrace
to women, for there are no old maids
except in the religious orders. If the
parents cannot arrange marriage for
the daughter she makes a journey, and
is thus lost to the gossiping commun-
ity. Soon reports are circulated of
her marriage to a foreigner. Long
absence brings forgetfulness, SO that
when the story is told of the death of
the foreign husband in strange land
there are few who can inquire FIR
ther Indeed, it is a breech of ETH
Quette to suggest doubts under such
circumstances, and the woman finally
returns as broken-hearted widow.
She has met the conditions of the
country, and she is no longer single
person in society. Thus the fict1oii
of mo unmarried woman" is preserv-
ed in the domain of the car.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-04

rious duties of life. Before this time
he is passing the preparatory stages of
life, and, theoretically, is equipping
himself for it's serious battles. Fifty
years is the life of the average man,
although lifes general average figures
down to a point much below this.
Give the average man thirty years
beyond the period when he becomes of
age l guess it would be safe to as
sumo, even in this rushing age, that
the average man will spend one hour
and thirty minutes in eating, allowing
for the time it takes him to go to and
from his meals and in preparing for
the table. We might safely figure that
he spends an average of one hour and
thirty minutes out of every twenty
four in other minor ways-in exchang-
ing pleasantries with his friends and
chatting on topics unrelated to his
business, in winding his watch and in
other indulgences of an innocent and
harmless kind, and six hours in sleep.
This would make total of nine hours
out of every twenty-four that a man
spends in doing things that are unre-
lated. in a strict sense, to his business.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-04

Miss E. n. Hurlbut of Tompkins-
vile, Staten Island, is engaged in
novel occupation. She acts as chap
eron and friend to imported cats,
which pass through her hands.
Some of these felines are great sail
ors, and stand the sea voyages very
well, but others have a bad time of
it, and arrive in debilitated condi-
ton. When the steamer arrives Miss
Hurlbut goes to the dock and re-
ceives the cats, which are taken from
the closed boxes in which they are
shipped and put into roomy baskets.
They are at once transferred to "a
Staten Island train, where they are
housed in a big orchard, each tabby
having his own private domicile.
These little houses are placed on
wheels and moved around daily to
fresh spots of turf, SO as to ward off
ffeas and disease. When first shut UP
the cats sneak back into the darkest
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-04

This amounts to three-eighths of the
life that is before him. He has thirty
years in which to do his work. He
would devote eleven years and three
months to sleep and to other things, as
Indicated, and would have nineteen
years and nine months in which to do
his little do.
Twenty years looks like a good bit
of time" continued the mathematician,
according to the Philadelphia Inquirer,
"but when we come to this fearful
thing of living for a purpose, expecting
to ehdear ourselves to our country
men and to accumulate little money
besides, the time does not seem long.
The time is really much shorter than
this when we allow for Sundays and
social gatherings and prayer-meetings
and things of that sort, but as these
functions do not figure in every man
life have left them out"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-04

That the vast empire of Russia is a
power essentially Asiatic in its char
acter with a mere veneer of western
civilization, is a truism. Scratch a
Russian and find Tartar" is a saying
which was born of facts. Time after
time has the barbarism of Asia assail-
ed the civilization of Europe, to be
beaten back in blood and battle.
Today Asia threatens Europe
through Russia, whose rapid increase
in population, territory and military
power presses down with tremendous
force upon the nations of the old
world. Russia would replace Western
civilization by her own Asiatic sew
agery, and it may be that the time will
come when the nations of the world
will be obliged to combine for mutual
protection against the northern Colos-
sus. Her troops in China, when
brought into contrast with the troops
Of the other powers, showed that they
were a horde of armed savages and
their crimes were many and horrible.
Russla's peasantry is the most stupid
and ignorant in the world, and her
officials are the most tyrannical and
cruel. Yet this semi-civilized nation,
with it's strong Asiatic characteristics,
occupies one-seventh Of the land sur
face of the globe, and has population
of about 130,00O,000. Upon every ma
ton which she subdues Russia i'm
presses her own autocratic savagery, SO
that each step in her advancement of
territorial aggrandizement adds to
the peril of civilization. A few sam
pies of the characteristics of Russian
civilization will illustrate what sort
of a nation this is which looms so
vast and menacing.
Just now accounts are reaching the
outside world of the terrific condition
Of the starving peasants in the gov
eminent of Cherson, a province of the
Black Sea. Here can be seen one of
the phases of the great empire Of the
car: starving Russia. The authorities
there object to the interference of pri-
vate charities in the work of relief
and any one attempting to help the
distressed peasants is liable to get into
serious trouble.
In one whole district there is but
one relief kitchen, and that is con-
Quoted by a philanthropic woman,
Nine. Shuravkaia, who has special
permission from ST. Petersburg to do