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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-20

SStIuiilSlc. SlfSSL
FOR sALE--JUsT BEING COM
tage OF unique design. in splendid loca-
ISAAC L GoFy CO.
FOR SALE-A BRAND NEW HOUSE
or rooms In "a nice suburban location for
sloOo; would make a fine. healthy home Tor
L. GoFF CO. Wv "A
FOR sALE-IT STANDS TO REASON
you live in IL would surely pay you:
cottage. OF 10 rooms and stable at reason
able price. ISAAC L. GoFF co.
FOR sALE--IMMENsE FORTUNES
sse 90 made by Investing In real estate: our Our
s2O house lots offer you splendid oppor-
:, ss,unity; cEeice locations; golng Iast ns; .srus;
- ~ down; Doc. a week. ISAAC l.. GofF
FOR sALE-HEREs YOUR oPPoR-
tunity TO secure "A cottage OF 10 rooms,
with stable. in a splendid location. for 500
down; balance same an rent lSAAC L"
FOR sALE-A 2-FAMILY, HOUSE OF
trs s street sS reSsiDg sID FOR sS 81 Month See
us about 1t. ISAAC l.. CoFF co.
FOR sALE-A COTTAGE OF S ROOMS.
$500. Call on ISAAC L. GoFF CO.. III
Westminster street.
FOR sALE-s1ooo. JUST THINK OF TT
$1,000 for a 2,family house just over ,e dne
line In No Providence: your terms. our
terms. ISAAC l.. GoFF co.
FOR sALE-JUsT IN THE MARKET
A big bargain in a house on summit
street; East Proyidenee; lot sOxizoi see see
street.
FOR sALE--wE HAVE BEEN AU-
thorized to reduce considerably the priee
OF a 2-family house on Bridgham 81, II
has Is rooms and is a bargain ISAAC
L. GoFF co.
FOR sALE-JUsT OFFERED FOR
sale. Il splendid residence of 10 rooms
on Arnold avenue: large lott price rea-
sonable. ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
FOR SALES BRAND NEW MODERN
homes. having all conveniences, In spleanc- ~
did location, for $1,000: terms easy lSAAC
l.. GoFF CO.
FOR sALE-If you are looking for a
good investment property don't ran 10 10
call on us ISAAC l.. GOFF CO, Real
state and Gen. Insurance. III Westmin-
ster street.
FOR sALE-HoMEs IN ALL PARTS
of the city. City, suburban and seashore
l.. GOFF co.
FOR SALE-IF YOU ARE GOING TO
build home we think IL would pay you1
TO come and see us. We have benented
others We can benefit you. ISAAC l..
GoFF CO.
FOR SALE-DO YOU WANT TO BUY
a lot at Washington Park now? We have
a few lots that we will sell at reason
able price. ISAAC L. GOFF CO.
FOR SALE-A ONE-FAMILY HOUSE
OF u rooms on Congress avenue; has cOVD
So. II. and all conveniences. ISAAC L.
GOFF CO.
FOR SALE-A 2-FAMILY HOUSE OF
Is rooms. every convenience; 1900 So: II
OF land; only 1 minute from car Hne
ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
FOR SALE - ON CARPENTER
street 2-family house, with stable. cen
traliy located price. si5OO. ISAAC l.
GOFF CO
FOR SALE-A BETTER BARGAIN
was never offered. 7-room cottage OF
Vermont avenue for $1,000: terms, SO
down: balance snumthly ISAAC l.. GOFf
CO.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04

On eating fly of Central Amer
Inc Its the low lying coast re-
lea ~ nd Is much dreaded by the ma
giohs a. a. the fearful results which foi-
tl7eS ~ cling. Naturalists call 1t Luz
lo !,' ~ rorlinfvora. The average specl-
CHA = abour a third of an inch long
men po = bic head, with the eyes on
It mas - cheeks are a golden yellow
top .[5omeD dark blue with purple
Us lis Ieas black, its wings u'lHsn
u %. [;r and they produce continuous
any nd g-7 buzzing when in notion
anu T,1 ~ nerson bitten by this fly gets a
N. Inv called myiasis. 1t generally
dlss .,. With an itching of the nose;
ne-.-, .7,,+ organ sweIls and bleeds, next
t15 NC, ,-, ulccrated, and in these Ill
II o' ,,a,. he found the Larvae of the fly
cgLS - ,.roro face becomes swollen; cry
:. ! - ~ cots in. followed by meningitis
81 5.-.b one man l knew, SAID a
AN" Tn. N that country, shot himself
u" s' no had been bitten rather than
49, az, the tortures he knew were GER
L. .1 rnre is difficult. simultaneous
! !,tI, of chloroform sometimes do
iuJ a5 nnt as often fail. One man |
s 5oor, of was cured by lemon juice in
too+ad into his blood.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
NV That Ki1ls Horses.

All white men who visit regions in
,fr;no infested by the tsetse fly have
- -aI to say about it. There is now
evidence that the tsetse is moving
cradnaIv to more northern regions,
9nd the cause is supposed to be that
ts Africa is depleted of its large
ror,o much Of which is moving north
,rord TO get away from hunters, and
+bp +setse fly is going with it.
The insect is only little larger than
+bo ordinary house fly, and it resem-
hloss the honeybee. Its sting is hardly
&c ANNOYING as that of the mosquito,
hn+ near the base Of the proboscis is a
little bag which contains its poison. 1t
lives on the blood of animals, and only
. few species are fatally affected by
IFS bite. Cattle, horses and dogs, how
over cannot live when bitten by the
tsptse fv. Natives who herd cattle
and travellers who depend on horses
and oxen must avoid the fly regions or
lose their stock. For human beings It's
hi+p has no serious consequences.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
SILL Cation Tree.

Although the silk cotton tree is ma
tive of South America, there is one
specimen of it in Nassau, Bahama is
lands. that has fourished wonderfully
and is one of the greatest curiosities
on the island. 1t was planted more
than 200 years ago by John Miller.
The roots seem to be unable to find
their way down after the manner of
ordinary roots and so swell up like
great buttresses radiating round the
trunk of the tree rising from the
ground to a height of from six to
twelve feet. They reach out to irregu-
lar distances, gnarled and twisted in
the most curious fashion. They turn
and bend and double a point in all
sorts of unexpected ways and make
dark hollOws and ravines, where the
darkies believe the elves and gnomes
make their home.
The great seed pods are filed with a
fine, soft fleece of silk, which the ma
tives use for filing their pillows and
mattresses. There are several speci-
mems of the tree on the island of New
Providence, but this one is monarch of
them all.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
Kettle Bridges.

Perhaps the most remarkable bridges
in the world are the kettle bridges, of
which Cossack soldiers are expert
builders. The materials of which they
are constructed are the soldiers lances
and cooking kettles. Seven or eight
lances are passed under the handles of
a number of kettles and fastened by
means of ropes to form a raft. A suffi-
cient number of these RATS, each of
which will bear a weight of half ton,
are fastened together, and in the space
of an hour a bridge is formed on which
an army may cross with confidence
and safety.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
To Promote Marriages.

# is a superstition in some parts OF
England that after a young couple
have departed for their honeymoon hot
water should be poured on the thresh-
old in order that other marriages may
follow. With this end in view the
brides girl friends will sometimes
drench the doorstep with boiling wa
ter from kettles heated for the purpose
of keeping the threshold warm, says
Home Notes.
In Iceland another plan is in vogue.
There the bride, on reaching her hus-
bands house, has to give a dinner
cooked with her own hands to show
how we'll she has been instructed in
the parental home. If she succeed in
pleasing the guests, her skill does not
only rebound to her own honor, but
also to that Of her whole family, and
her sisters, having shared in her edu-
cational advantages, are considered
likely to make good wives.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
Where Four States Meet.

1t is queer to think of the possibility
of being in four states at once, yet
there is one spot in the United States
the only place in the world-where it
is possible Look on your map of this
country, says the st. Louis Republic,
and you will find an intersection be-
tween two straight lines, where Colo
ra4o Utah, New Mexico and Arizona
meet.
The place is not often visited, as it is
not easily reached. The stone erected
there by the government surveyors is
on top of a spur in the Carriso noun
tains. The nearest railroad town Is
Mancos, Colo, nearly 100 miles from
the -four corners"
The region about was once densely
populated by cliff jewellers, but now
there are no human beings within miles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
Presenting Arms to "a Cat.

Some fifty years ago a very high Eng
fish official died in a fortress at place
that is one Of the centers of Brahman1c
orthodoxy, and at the moment when
the news of his death reached the
sepoy guard at the main gate black
cat rushed out Of it. The guard pre-
scented arms to the cat as salute to
the fying spirit of the powerful Eng
rshman, and the coincidence took so
firm a hold of the locality that up to a
few years ago neither exhortation or
orders could prevent a Hindoo sentry
at that gate from presenting arms to
any cat that passed out at night-Bom-
bay Times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04

The fiction of the mysterious load
stone mountain which drew the nails
out of ships that approached near
enough has a certain foundation in
ract says the Steele, only the fact has
suffered by expansion. On the coast of
Norway, near Jedern, there is a sand
uune Of nearly three-quarters of a mile
IN length. The sand is mixed with par
ucles of loadstone, and when a ship
comes in the vicinity the compass be-
comes irregular, and the vessel is en-
tangled in kind of whirlpool and
thrown ashore.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
Petition to Amend Charter.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COUNTRY.

GEORGIA SUMTER COUNTRY.
To the Superior Court of said County; The
petition of the Oliver French Company re-
spe ctfully shows the following facts:
Par /. That on the nth day Of July, 1896,
petitioners under the corporate name and
styie of the oliver French Shields Com
pany"was duly incorporated by order of the
Superior court of said county tor and during
the term of twenty years, with privilege OF
renewal.
Par. q That on November 9Th, 1897, by or
der of the Superior court of said county upon
application made as required by law, the cor
porate name of said "Oliver-French-Shi
Company" was amended and changed to the
oliver French Company, with all the powers
and privileges as originally granted TO the
said -French-Snields Company,
Par g. That petitioners again desire to
change their cor porate name from the
"Oliver- French Company to the Oliver-Mc-
Donald Company" and that the said oliver
Mcdonald Company shall have all the pow
ers privileges and immunities as originally
granted and conferred upon the Oliver
French Shields Company, the only change
and amendment herewith made, being as to
corporate name, the same to be changed TO
the Oliver Nc Donald Company,
w. a. DODSON,
Petitioners Attorney.
Original fled Ia office Clerk Superior Court
Sumte r County, G a., August 10Th, 1902
4 f.. GATEWOOD,
Deputy CLERK S. G. Ga
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
prorressire Tipping.

A correspondent of the Lancet tells
a story in reference to the rapid growth
of the habit of tipping which may be
developed in unsuspecting subjects
Two elderly ladies, he says, were sur
prised by visitor in the act OF drink
ing neat brandy. Upon his expressing
some surprise they said that brandy
had been recommended to them as a
capital preventive against cholera and
that they first took it with water, and
then they took it without water, and
now they took it like water.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04

A titled lady warned her new garden
err that her husband had an irritating
habit of disparaging everything he saw
in the greenhouse and of ordering in a
reckless manner new plants to be
bought.
But on no account humor him" she
said. whatever he says, throw cold
water on him, or he will ruin us with
his extravaganza"
At this point the new gardener turn
ed on her a white and startled face.
"Ma'am," he said, eff he orders me tc
pitch every plant in the place on the
rubbish heap, 1 sha'n't ever have the
pluck to douse him in cold water
Won't it do as well if 1 get drain OF
warm water out of the boiler and let II
trickle gently down his neckF-Aon
don Tit-Bits.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
Administrators Sale.
A-SnMrER COUNTY.

GEORGlA-SUMTERC OUNT1'
Nv virtue OF an order of the Court OF Or
binary of said county, granted at the sep
TENDER term 1902, of said court, there Will be
sold at public outcry, on the first Tuesday IN
October 1902, at the court house In sald coun-
tv. between the usual hours OF sale, the tol,
loving real estate lying and being IN sa1u
county of Sumter, to-wit The plantation
Consisting OF one thousand ll,O0O acres,
more or less, of land in the Twenty-eightn
f29th) district of Sumter county, Ca, ana
known as the old John d. Brown plantation,
said land composing lots OF land Nos. 81, ~
40 and &c. each containing two hundred anq
two and one-half acres, more or less, ana
fractional lots Nos, q and 30 all lying ana
heipg in the 2Sth district of Sumter county,
Georgia, and being bounded on the east oy
Flint river, north by lands of Johnson Y har-
rold and which was formerly owned py
G, w Horne, west by lands that constitute
the Cd Clarke estate and south by laRds OF
Jim Murray and Jim Roach together Win
said property will be offered for sale in par
cells and then In bulk, and the administrator
is to accept the bid or bids that VIII prlng
the largest amount or price for SAID land,
Terms cash said land sold as the properly
of the estate of John ID. Brown, late OF sald
county, deceased, for the payment of debts
and distribution among heirs.
"H0 M, f., BRANNAN,
Administrator cum testamento anneXo Oh
John ID, Brown deceased
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
Administrators Sale.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, COUNTY.


VIII be sold before the court house door
on the first Tuesdayin Oct, 1902 between the
legal hours of sale under ana by virtue o.
an order granted by the Ordinary OF sum
Ter county on the first Monday in september
the property hereinafter described; TO De
sold as the property of R b Evans, deceas-
ed, or the purpose OF paying DEBTS ana as
trlbutiOn, tO-w1t;
two acres OF land more or less with an eight
room dwelling house thereon ana all I'M
provements thereon, situated on lhe South
of the right of way OF the Seaboard AIR Line
Railway in the county OF sumter, Pla1ns,
Ga with two tenant houses theIeon, sdiu
land bound north by said street; east by DR..
b. T. Wise; south by M. l., Hudson ana west
By house and lot of said estate when Is now
occupied by Jesse Zimmerman; sald dwell
ing house being the one in which X, 3 Evans,
deceased, resided, at the time OF his deatn.
Also house and lot in Plains, 5a' on the
south side of said street, now Occu pea Dy
Jesse Zimmerman and being six room
dwelling: bounded north by said street; east
| by the main dwelling house of deceased;
south by M. l., Hudson and west by W. l..
| Thomas, containing one acre more or less.
| Als1Certain house and lot containing one
acre of land with a four room dwelling
thereon now occupied by Eek SlaIpey IN the
! Plains, Ga sumter county, situated on tne
| West side Of the street running north ana
| south; bounded north bv +, w, Grtf1n; east
| by the said street; south by }, w, Jennings
| and west by lands of the estate on Whicn IS
situated two tenant houses as hereinafter
| described,
| Also certain lands on which is situated two
tenant houses, one containing one room
| and oDeContaining three rooms being one
| half acre more or less, situated on the east
| side of the street running from the depot to
the ginnery IN the Plains. Ca; Sumter
county and bounded north by f. W. GRIMM
| east by dwelling ouse of the estate occupied
| at present by Eek Slappey; south by the
property of the Misses Wise and west by
said street in Plains, Ga. Sumter county
Terms or the sale cash
| MRS. o. M. EVANS, Administrators
| of estate of r. B. Evans deceased.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
Sumter Sheriff Sales.

win be sold before the court house door
in the city of Americas Sumter county,
Georgia, between the legal hours of sale, on
the iirrt Tuesday in oct, 1892, the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit:
One house and lot in the
CITY of Americas, ca. on Patterson
street NO 216 bounded on the east by prop
erty OF Andrew SlapoeY, west by property
of Sam Glover, north by Patterson street
and south bv Jim Watson, Levied on as the
nropertv Of win Morris and Julia Hughs to
fatisfv one execution issued from justice
court, 7sq district G M. Sumter county, Gain
favor of w. II. Scarborough vs.. Wlll Morris
and Julia Hughs. heirs at law of Mack Nor
ris. deceased. Property pointed out by
plaintiffs attorney ana tenant In possession
notified in terms of the law. Levied made by
A. c. Cheek L. G, and returned to me, this
August 18TH 1902 r,.,ee
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
Cnre1ess Conductor.

"Isn't this awful?' asked the com
mon looking man on the crowded street
car. isn't this awful? Why, there are
already 165 people on this car"
SIT is awful" agreed the person ad-
dressed, who was a street railway
magnate. at is awful. There ought to
be at least twenty more in here. I'll
take that conductors number and have
him on the carpet tomorrow."-Balti-
more American.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
Turtle EgGa.

turtle eggs are an acquired taste
"llh most people, although they are
NoI so with bears. They have a rough,
SeHoW yolk and a white like any other
esg, but you can cook them for a year
ana a. the white part will remain liquid.
Nouce a curious dimple in the side of
g 5.A one. If you squeeze 1t out, the
u-upIe appears on the other side, and
you can never get hold of a turtle egg
N4Ich hasn't GOT dimple in it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
LnNnisier,s Death.

Without the contrasted patience of
moral and physical pain there are men
u nigh intellect for whom the latter
mas no terrors The chemist Lavoisier
was summoned during the reign Of
terror in France to his death. He
calmly requested a few days in order
10 see the result of some experiments
winch he had in progress-in vain. This
great philosopher of his day fell an i'm
l1eulate martyr to the political necessi'
ues OF the ruthless tyrant Robespierre.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
Hit It.

An Iowa man being examined in
Washington to determine his fitness
for a consulship was asked, How
many Hessians did George III. hire to
come to this country to fight the Amer
leans during the Revolution| he
thought for a long time. Then he said,
81 don't know, but it was a darn sight
more than went back"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
She knew the Reason.

Can you tell me why it is" he
growled as he began diving under the
bed, that my slippers always seem to
get pushed clear over against the
WALTZ"
Eyes, DEAR" she answered pleas
antly.
you CAM"
"Yes, dear"
"Then why is it,"
Because you don't put them away
in the slipper rack when you take
them off, ar."-Chicago Post.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
Scientific Enct.

DEMONSTRATING Of your trouble
with your husband, do you know that
# is a scientific fact that meat causes
bad temper?
Mrs. De Jarr-Oh, yes; have noticed
it always does, and especially when It's
burned.-New York Weekly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
uTATION
GEORaTA. M ebster County.

" GEORGIA, Webster County.
thereby notify all parties concerned that
I, Walter E. Lewis, guardian of the person
and property of Alice Johnson, nee Alice
Lewis, will make application to the Judge of
the Superior court Tor Webster county, at
his office in Preston, Ga, on the 7th day OF
October, 1902, persuant to Section 2546 of the
Code Of GeorRia, for an order to sell for re-
investment house and lot in the village OF
Weston, Webster county, bounded as follows:
East and north by lands belonging to estate
of a. F. Saunders, south by lands of A. r,
McColum, west by road leading from Yves
ton to Preston, WALTER +. LEWIS
Guardian,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
One Failure.

funny our minister never gets
I l'-1'I'ed' remarked the young hus-
b 5,'.iU Who had just refused his wife a
a Yo,'.'t IN his endeavor to change the
husband"
d,5 ell replied the wife warmly, che
y 1.uH seem to make a very good one
"Den he married u.s."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04

old Bachelor Uncle-Well, Charlie
what do you want nowF
Charlie-Oh, I want to be rich'
erich! Why So? ,ro
because 1 want to be petted. Ma
sors Won are an old fool, but must be
Melted because you are rich. But IT
q great secret, and mustn't tell III
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04

The above are only few brands OF the
many we carry in stock. Send for catalogue.
All other goods by the gallon, snc1 as corn 9.
sold equally as low, from LIS gallon up
wards
We make a speciality of the jug trade ana
ali orders by mail or telegraph win have our
prompt attention. Special inducements or"
ferede
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-04
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE All legal advertisements must be
brought 10 the business ONCE not later than
Wednesday noon of each month to insure in
sertion, acCOmpan MED with the fee, This
rule will be enforced
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25
FIRST CHRISTMAS
WHITE HOUSE,

The first dinner at Christmas time
given in the White House was that
which took place in the year 1900.
when John Adams was president and
thrifty Abigail, his wife, sat at the
head Of the table as hostess. 1t was
not comfortable meal, although a
splendid haunch of penison, the gift
of Mrs. Washington, graced the
board, and the country people of what
Mrs. Adams called the City in the
Wilderness had generously contrib
uted gifts of all sorts to make the
feast as toothsome as might be. The
discomfort lay in the fact that the
occupants of the White House found
reflected In their residence evidence
of the same haste that characterized
the new government
The reception after dinner took
place in the oval room, which at that
time was barely habitable. The sur
roundings of the executive mansion
were about as desolate as could be
imagined On all sides was<a deep
morass covered with alder bushes
The sidewalks were laid with chips
from the stones with which the CAPT
tol was built \ wooden bridge
spanned Black Tiber creek, and two
two-story houses. also built of wood,
were the residences of the congress-
men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-25
CHRISTMAS EVE IN
NOODLE" CAFES

The Chinese noodle" restaurants
of Spokane do a thriving business
these days. Entering a little joint of
this kind on Christmas eve Press
reporter encountered the usual Chi
nese smell of opium, Turkish cigar
cites, dried fish. laundry etc The
place was well filled with people.
which caused the yellow Visage of
Wung Gam to assume n broad, ear-to-
ear grin of satisfaction.
"Makee lot-ee dolla,' he answered
in reply to the reporters query as
to his business. and he went on with
his paint brush and scrap book maxi
ing strange signs, which were prob
ably his accounts.
Taking a seat, developments were
awaited with interest.
Very soon up shuffled Il flat-faced
oriental with the regulation pigeon
gait and making his very best salaam
the following conversation ensued:
How do. What you hab, noodle,
chop suey lice"
Noodles"
Then the shuffle-g gated, sallow-
looking Boxer slid into the kitchen