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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
BASEBALL MEN MEET.
Southern Association of Clubs Con-
Venes In BIRMINGHAM,


Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 15.-The an
nual meeting Of the Southern Associa-
ton Of Baseball clubs will be held
in Birmingham this afternoon and the
keenest interest is felt in the result,
as the ratification OF the recent peace
agreement enterd into at Memphis be
tween representatives of the old ass0-
citation and the new league is to come
up. The indications are that the
proposition viii bring on one of the
hercest fights in the history of South
ern baseball and it is anything but
certain that the agreement Will be
fatfed. Indeed, the prospects are
rather against its ratification
Shreveport and Chattanooga, the cit
les which it is proposed to drop from
the league in favor Of Montgomery and
Savannah, are represented by deter
mined delegations, and they will fight
to the last ditch They will make
their fight before the league first, and
if they fail there they viii carry it in
to the courts.
The full text of the Memphis agree
ment has not been given out, but inter
est centers chiefly at this time in the
Shreveport Chattanooga proposition. 1t
will require six votes to put these
clubs out of the league, and Shreve-
port and Chattanooga have to get but
one vote outside of their own to defeat
the proposition. They claim to have
Little Rock, and this claim seems to
be well founded Aaron Frank, of
Little Rock, declines to say how he
will vote, but from his general CONVEX
satiOn it is apparent that he is strong
" opposed to abandoning Shreveport
John Kelly, who was given the No
bile franchise in the old league before
the Memphis agreement was entered
into, is on hand and will fight to keep
Mobile in the circuit.
Numerous men who have been
prominently identified with the new
league are on hand and they claim
that failure to ratify the Memphis
agreement means that peace negotia-
lions will be off and that the new
league will be put into the field as
originally intended.
Senator James NJ. Foster. Jr., of
Shreveport, is here in the interest of
the Shreveport club, and while he has
little to say, it is understood that he
is prepared to so into the courts in
Louisiana if the league drops Shreve-
port out. W. H Harden, of the Chat
tanooga association, says that Shreve-
port and Chattanooga will stand to-
gether and that Little Rock will be
with them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

Boys Clothing
A Mothers Pride is in Her Boy.
Everything, from Hat to
Hosiery, is to here to make
your boy appear we'll dressed
In quality, style and price our
assortment of Boys Clothing
cannot be equaled in Amer
Gus. Boys suits 81 Is to
IS 90 less 3315 per cent OF
the regular price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

Columbus, Ga. Dec. ia fine indi.
cation OF the commercial growth OF
Columbus Is shown In the increase OF
tho freight business Of the seven rail.
roads entering Columbus The amount
Of freight hauled during the month OF
November, 1902. 10 about rs per cent
larger than the amount hauled In No.
vembr, 1901 This includes both In.
bound and outbound freight
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17
Mems Clothing,

Just as we'll have the BEST
as the other kind. Dress suits
and Business suits for men,
298 pair of Mems up-to,dafe !
Tailor made pants made OF
the best Fabrics the facto'.
RES can produce. You can.
get them from US for 3 less
than regular price Our large
assortment Of Overcoats tor
Men, and Boys comprises the.
Latest, Newest and NobbYes5|
that has ever been shown ~
Amerlcus; one-third less than
regular price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-17

Abel, Ga, Dec. 15.-S. w. Baker.
Jr., Of Atlanta, happened to the mis-.
fortune of having one hand shot off
while here Saturday evening. Mr..
Baker had been out bird hunting and
had returned to the hotel and was
sitting on the porch with his gun in
his lap. When he went to get up
the gun went off, shooting the left
hand or.
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Gard Of Thanks.

Editor County Record
As it is impracticable to return
thanks in person to the many friends
who hcnored me with their votes in
the second primary, l take this
method of expressing my grateful
appreciation to them all. While l
did not quite get elected | feel that
l and my friends have nothing to be
ashamed Of or to regret.
Toward my successful competitor
l entertain the kindest feelings, and
to the best of my ability shall en-
deavor to do my part toward the up
building and advancement Of the
county.
With a kindly feeling for all and
malace toward none, l am,
Very respectfully,
c. Z. WHEELER.
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Death Of Mrs. Mcconnell.

News reached here Tuesday morn.
ing Of the death Of Mrs. Mary Bris-
bane Mcconnell, which took place
on Monday, September Is, 1902, at
Morrisville. Mrs. Mcconnell was a
most estimable christian lady and
her death is sad affiction to her
family and to the community in
which she resided.
Mrs. Mcconnell (nee Hext) was
born in Barnwell county June 8,
1882. She married Mr.. John Thomas
Mcconnell, of Black Mingo, Viii.
liamsburg county, who died in 1877,
leaving four children: Mrs. T. P,
Steele, Mrs. J. Wesley Cook, F. D,
and ]. Zuill Mcconnell, Jr, ali of
whom still survive her.
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Mirth, Mimicry and Music.

The Worlds Leading Monologist,
Ralph Bingham, of the Alkahest Ly-
ceum, will give an entertainment in
the Court House Wednesday eve
ming, September "A. Mr. Bingham
will give an original entertainment,
presenting an evenings programme
of song, music and story Of the
brightest order and the most enjoy
able character, inducing pleasure
and delight and provoking mirth,
merriment and laughter. Admis-
sion, adults SOC, children CSC, Tick
cts on sale at DR. D C SCOTS drug
store.
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MERRY WEDDING PARTY.
Guest Here for the May--Davis Nup-
tails This Afternoon.

There is very merry wedding
party in town today, and the nup-
tials will have been celebrated by
the time you read this.
The wedding is that of Miss Cora
Davis to Arthur Aston May, one of
the most promising young men OF
that very enterprising and progress
sive community of Cades. They
are to be. married at $50 o'clock at
the home of the brides parents on
Palmetto street. Rev. Harold
Thomas performs the services.
There are wedding guests from all
sections of the country, smong them
Charles Orrin Moss Of Philadelphia,
long time friend of the groom who
will be best man, and Ira N. Ben
ford of New York, friends and rel
atives from Kingstree, Lake City,
Salters and Cades. A very merry
time is expected by the guests. The
wedding party will leave on the eve
ming train for the home Of the groom
in Cades. Their friends will give
them a hearty "send of. FLORENCE
Daily Times, Sept 16.
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CLEMSON COLLEGE CHAT.
College Opened Wednesday Of Last
Week with Enrolment Of 600
Students.
Clemson College, S. c.
September 16, 1902.

Clemson opened Wednesday under
most favorable circumstances. DR..
Nell, the new president, is very
much liked by the students, he says
he is here for business and intends
to make this the most profitable ses-
sion Clemson has ever had. First
Lieut.. Edgar A Sermyer, 3rd Caval-
ry, q. 8. A., has been detailed for
duty here, and will act In the capac-
ity of Commandant. In short ad-
dress he says he intends to build the
military feature of the college to a
high standard of excellence, and
have discipline enforced to the full
est extent.
There are about five hundred stu
dents enrolled, nearly all of the old
students having returned.
The following cadets are from
Williamsburg county:
SW Epps, Senior class; S G Bryan,
G o Epps, S O O'Brysn, Junior
class; Duncan Dunlop, S P Harper,
W NJ O'Bryan, Jr., Freshman class.
"'O4."
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STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTION.
Row the Vote Stood According 70 the
Official Count.

The following is the Official count
of the second primary:
Latimer $500, Evans 3S,371;
majority 1888.
Hayward 5o,s30, Tslbert 4o,494;
majority 1885.
Gary 42,7s7, Sloan 4s,o24; major
ity 5,5s7.
CAN'T 1872, Wilson 1860; ma.
jority 3,643.
Jones 1885, Walker 44,873; ma.
jority l,O12.
Boyd. 1,544, Frost 4s,452; ma.
jority 1878.
Caughman $1,000, Evans 3s,75s;
E majority 11,ao4.
Bellinger 5,s47, Croft 5,s7l; ma.
jority 124.
Aiken S,v2, Smith 6,s56; ma
jority 1876.
Those receiving q majority were
declared the nominees and the com.
mittee adjourned.
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Bonds for County Officials.

represent the United States FL
deity and Guaranty Co., of Balti-
more, Nd, which has a capital of
$2,5O0,OOO. Save your friends the
annoyance of going on your bond
by getting bonded in this company
We make speciality of bonding
County officials at low rates. Ref
erences: The Bank of Kingstree,
the Sheriff, County Supervisor,
County Supt. of Education and
County Treasurer.
G. W. WOLFE.
If Kingstree, S. c.
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THE SAGE Of POSSUA FORK.
TALKS TC THE BOYS ABOUT
THE DOG STAR.
Takes "Bili Arp" the Georgia Phil
osopher to Task for Denying the
Existence of Dog Days.

l see in q late letter to the young
people on the "solar system, "Bill
Arp" knocks all the romance out of
the dog days, saying, "there are no
dog days, nothing but supersti-
ton that has come down to us from
the ancients."
Well, well, may be SO, Mr.. Arp!
But please don't be so dogmatic
about our dog days. Indulge us in
a little floating, legendary fancy; let
us have something to frighten the
boys with when they insist on going
in swimming every day; We want to
tell them: "the dog days amt out yet,
it might make you sick, and don't
dishearten these old farmers who
say, 'To destroy cookie burs they
must be cut up in the dog days."
and "To plant turnips in dog days,
to belt trees in dog days, to cut the
sprouts off the new ground stumps
in dog days, and to nurse your sore
hand a little better in the hot sultry
weather of the dog days..
The dog days are said to be those
40 days the sun seems to rise and set
with the dog star, Sirius, the bright
est fixed star in the Heavens; you
can find him now, just at day light,
abont 2 hours high, a little south
east of, and about 20 degrees from
"Orion" or the EEL and yard, but
don't mistake Venus for him, for she
rises about daylight now just in the
east.
But Mr.. Arp treats this great
stellar sun-which he says gives 400
times more light than our sun, but
whose distance is so great that the
best telescopes make him look no
bigger than the naked eye-I say he
treats him with too much irreverence
when he says his time of rising is
every irregular. And he mixes the
present too closely with the profound
future in claiming, 1.-THE appearance
of Sirius is very uncertain and in
course of time he will rise in winter.
Now Sirius, as well as other fixed
stars, rises and sets 366 times in q
year while the sun rises and sets
only 365 times, hence Sirius gains
about minutes on the sun every
day, so he in dogmatic reality, will
rise with the sun only one day in a
year, and Arp ought to have given
us at least one dog day.
But suppose the ancients meant
the time the dog star became hid in
the twilight of the evening and rose
ahead of the dawn in the morning.
But let us examine a little closer
this, so claimed, irregularity and un-
certainty of the appearance of Sirius.
The length of our year, measured
by the time it takes our earth top pass
once around the sun, that is, from
the time the sun is exactly vertical at
at equator on June 21st until it is
precisely vertical 1t the equator next
21st of June, is put down at 365
days, 5 hours, 4S minutes and 49
seconds, and is called the tropical, or
solar year; and always keeps the same
seasons to the months.
But the siderial year is the time
the earth takes in passing from a
fixed star until it returns to the
same fixed star again; and is 365
DAYS, 6 hours, 9 minutes and. III
seconds; so the star year is about 2Ot
minutes longer than the solar year.
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Having purchased twenty five
sacks coffee, / am prepared to give
my customers big bargains. Drop
in and inspect. WILKINS.
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tain TO De on nanu at Ills regular
time as the sun is to rise and set,
Now, this dog star year, being only
2Ot minutes longer, he will take 70
years to lose day, and therefore
more than 5000 years before the dog
star will rise with the sun in winter.
But long before that time expect
to know more about this great stel.
lar sun and the worlds that ever
revolve around him, and the iatelli-
gences that people those worlds in
that far off distance, which cannot
be less than millions of millions OF
miles from the confines of our solar
system. For when we get to Heaven;
in homage to God in his. unbounded
goodness and wonderful works, |
expect, among other things, to be
permitted to 60 on an excursion to
Sirius and other wonderful places in
Gods sublime Universe of suns and
revolving worlds: for they will re-
main and "shine as the stars
FOREVER.
Moreover, if every fixed star is a
sun, and each sun has his family Of
revolving circumnavigating worlds,
like our planetary system; and these
systems are travelling about other
great common centers; and finally the
universe itself in majestic obeisance
circulates around Gods eternal
throne, as the supreme, awful centre
of the whole, then, surely, eternity
is too short to comprehend it all.
suppose David was thinking on
some of these things when he said;
"Such knowledge is too wonderful
for me, it is high, l cannot attain
unto it"-And in contemplation
of Gods presence everywhere he said,
"Whither shall flee from thy pres
ence? "If ascend up to heaven thou
art there; if make my bed in hell,
behold thou art there; if / take the
wings of the morning and dwell in
the uttermost parts of the sea, even
there shall thy hand lead me, F"
Then,
WHERE Is GOD?
"Oh where Is the sea?" the fishes
cried,
As they swan the crystal clearness
through.
We've heard from old ofthe oceans
tide,
And we long to look at the waters
blue.
The wise ones speak Of the infinite
sea,
Oh, who can tell us II such there bei'
The lark few up in the morning
bright,
And sung and balanced on his wings;
And this was its song, Il see the
light,
Hook o'er a world Of beautiful things,
But, flying and singing everywhere
In vain search to find the air."
But to 60 back to Sirius; don't un-
derstand me as trying to go back on
"Bill Arp" Ireckon he was so full of
contempt for President Roosevelt
because he won't apologize for SLAM
dering jeff Davis, that he felt kind
of snappish about dog days. No! No!
"Bill Arp" is the Gamaliel at whose
feet sit all lovers of Humanity. A
patriotic philosopher, true demo-
cratic christian gentleman; about
whose future home we have just been
talking, and whose company l will
be glad to seek in that grand excur-
sion to the aforesaid dog star.
And if any of you boys fail to rec
ognize Sirius in the early mornings,
l will take pleasure in pointing him
out if you will come to
PosSUM FORK.
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Car of flour just arrived and will
sell cheap for cash any grade, also
anv size sacks, WILKINS.
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Election Echoes

lS2sSSSSsESSSSSs
The general election comes off
Tuesday, November 4.
Mr. Elbert H Aull, the private
secretary to Gov McSweeney and
President of the State Press Associa-
ton, has been elected to the Legisla-
ture from Newberry county.
Mr. Claude s Lucas was elected
treasurer of Florence county on the
first ballot over several competitors.
Mr. Lucas is an old Kingstree boy
and is brother.in-law of W L Bass,
Esq, of Lake City.
Not only the candidates, but every
citizen who participated in the pri-
n,aries has pledged himself to sup
port the nominees of the party. Bear
this in mind and turn out and vote
in the general election.
In the second primary Capt Hey
ward received q phenomenally large
vote in his home county Of Colleton,
the returns showing 2192 for Hey
ward to SO for Talbert, or about SO
per cent for the former.
Following are the representatives
and representatives elect from the
seven congressional districts of South
Carolina: 1st Geo 8 Legare, 2nd g
W Croft, 3rd Joseph T johnson,
4th D Wyatt Aiken, 9Th D Z Fin
ley, 9Th R B Scarborough, 7th A F
Lever.
Even the worm will turn. A
story is going the rounds that after
the first primary an enthusiastic
Hayward partisan sent Col james H
Tillman the following telegram from
Kershaw, Lancaster county: "Hey-
ward 1se, Tillman 2. Hurrah for
Tillman." Col "Jim" promptly
wired back, collect: "Two wise men
and one-fool in Kershaw; not
concerned about the rest"
The defeat in the 2nd district of
Attorney General Bellenger for con-
gress occasioned much surprise, and
is accounted for by the fact that in
discharging the functions of his
present position Mr. Bellinger made
some powerful enemies, who were
bent upon his political undoing. To
man like Mr. Bellinger, who on sew
eral occasions has taken his life in
his own hands to prosecute a Grim
inal, this defeat weighs not one,iota
against the consciousness of having
met every demand in the full and
honest discharge of his duty. Mr.
Bellinger will continue to reside in
Columbia where he will pursue the
practice of his profession.
Governor-elect d C Hayward has
publicly announced that Mr. j Ed
Norment, of Darlington, will be his
private secretary. Had Capt Hey
ward searched the whole State over
he could not have found man bet
ter suited to this position, or whose
appointment will give satisfaction to
greater number of South CARROLL
mans. Mr. NOrment is ore Of the
cleverest newspaper-men of the State
and his friends are legoin. 1t will
be remembered that at the end Of
recent State compaign all the can
didates Clipped in and presented
him with LOVING cup as token of
their appreciation of his impartial
reports of the meetings and his UNI
failing courtesy on all occasions.
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Specla! Sale Monday.

Ribbon worth 25c 3Oc and 40c
will 60 at this Special Sale for 10c a
yard. Ladies Feather Bone Corsets
worth Sl.O0 and $3.50, will 60 at
69c. This Special Sale will take
place Monday, September %, at
SCHULTz's BARGAIN STORE
1t Next door to the Dispensary.
Shoes, dry goods, notions, ETC., at
reduced prices. Need cash.
50. WILKINS.
Few people know what they
don't want until after they get il.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-11-28

In the District Court of the State of
Iowa in and for Polk County. January
1903 Term.
The Plano Manufacturing Co Plain
tiff, ss j. E. Lowe Defendant.
To each of said defendants:
You and each of you are hereby mott.
fed that there is now filed in the Office
of the Clerk of said District Court of
Polk County, Iowa, the petition of the
plaintiff aforesaid, claiming of you the
sum of Three Hundred Dollars $4,000 as
money justly d, from you, with inter-
est on said sum at the rate of ten per
cent. per annum, from the 4th day of
September, A. D. 1901, for and on &C.
count of your one promissory note for
Three Hundred Dollars $4,000 together
with ten per cent. interest from date,
made, executed and delivered by you
to plaintiff at Hamilton, Kansas, and
bearing date September 4, 1901, said
note being due and payable on or
before the LIST day of September, 1902,
the plaintiff claiming that said note is
still its property, past due and wholly
unpaid.
Plaintiff further asking that a writ
of attachment issued against your
goods, property, rights, and credits to
secure said claim, and alleging as
grounds therefor that defendant is q
resident of the State Of Iowa.
For further particulars, see petition
now on file.
You are also notified that unless you
appear thereto and defend before noon
of the second day of the January A. D.
1908 term Of said District Court of Polk
County, Iowa, to be begun and held at
Des Moines. Iowa. on the 5th day Of
January. 1908, default will be entered
against you and judgment and decree
rendered thereon.
DUDLEY & COFFIN.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-11-28
USE or CAVALRY IN WAR.
Military Authorities Aores on Value
ar This Arm.

Military Authorities Aores on Value
h Of This Arm.
All military authorities on the con
dnent are Of one mind @ to the i'm.
mense advantage which will accrue
10 the power which, 1t the outset Of .
war. can most quickly place in the
Held ) superior force Of emciens
mounted troops. One result Of this
belief Ii the extreme care with which
Zach Of the great military powers Of
the continent watches the strength
and distribution Of the cavalry Of it,
naiShbors. AZ the present moment
some disquietude exists in the Triple
Alliance, because the cavalry Of the
Double Alliance has become superior,
numerically. to their own. In the
event Of war, France could place IN
TIE field 327 squadrons and Russia
III; or the two allies together 1898
! squadrons, while the Triple Alliance
could only MUSTER TAG squadrons, or
~ sQuadrons less than the Double
4 Alliance. III
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-11-28
Patronize those who advertise with US.
COULD NOT USE SIDE SADDLE.
0ld.F ashioned Woman Turned Down
hv wary keAnep

Oio'f 1Snione0 woman turned Down
by Livery Keeper.
1T is hard these days." says popu.
lar actress, Ito be an old-fashioned
woman even with the best intentions.
! was resting at rather fashionable
little place not long ago and wanted
to get some horseback exercise, Of
which l am very fond. So went to .
pretentious looking livery stable and
applied for horse. The proprietor
inquired how intended to ride. As
. woman should ride q horse, with .
side saddle, Of course answered.
Then you can have no horse Of ours" "
was the verdict. "A side saddle units
the best Of horses for any other use.
It's an invention OF the devil and as
Injurious to the woman as 1t is to the
horse" All my wiles were powerless
to overcome the horse owners objec-
tons and was forced to forego eques.
TRAN pleasure"
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PAY THE CURRENT PRICE.

.a-g 9s.t.s 4#z sls5 &t-, lsta so
Writer In the Cosmopolitan Gives
Some Good Advice.
Ny young friend, Jimmy Banks, was
married little over year ago. He
had previously spent twelve months
in the most furious courtship. The
girl at first had not .cottoned to Jim.
my very much, but he moved heaven
and earth 50 vigorously that she At
last consented. Now, the other day
who appears before me but Jimmy,
with long face and makes com.
plant that the baby keeps him awake
nights. "Good gracious! Jimmy" !
said, didn't you know that babies al
ways do that? A baby has to have
some relaxation. Go home and be
thankful that 1t isn't twins" There
is the reverse side to every Joy. Yon
cant have the advantages Of bac. 81
hood and married life 1t the sams
time. You buy everything with s
price leisure, family, ONCE. learn
ing, wealth. fame. position. Nothing
= free Be sure you want the article.
pay the current price and enjoy youi
poAeessicn. Cosmopolitan.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-11-28
MANAGER WANTED

We desire to employ trustworthy
lady or gentleman to manage our
business in this County and adjoining
territory. Our house is we'll and favor
ably known. 49,.
$4,000 Straight Cash Salary and
all Expenses paid each week by
Check direct from Headquarters
Expense money advanced; previous
experience unnecessary; position per-
manent. Address Thomas J. Cooper,
Manager, 1870 caxton Building. Chic.
ago, III.