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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07
RafIroading Terms.

Railroading terms in England and
America differ very widely. The Eng
lish would speak of shunting a train.
We call it switching. Freight trains
they call goods trains, coaches are car
riages, conductors are guards, engi-
neers are drivers, trucks are boggles
and freight cars are wagons The
British always say station instead Of
depot, and in that they have the bet
ter Of us. Rails they call metals and
tracks permanent ways. They do not
get their tickets at a ticket office, but
at a booking Office and the smokestack
of the locomotive is to them the chin
ney. A railroad man going from one
country to the other finds that he has
to learn an entirely new set Of phrases
about his business.
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FRUITS AND FLOWERS.

Land cannot be too rich or too mel
low for fruits.
Manure for the garden should be free
from weed seeds.
The head of a tree needs to be fairly
open to admit sun and air for full
growth of fruit.
The dahlias will never disappoint
you. Pink, white, yellow or crimson,
tall, dwarf or cactus, it is bound to
flower.
In the fall after the leaves have
dropped is generally the best time for
taking cuttings from ounces, but they
may be taken later.
Heliotrope should not be mixed with
other cut flowers in water. They de-
cay quickly and have harmful effect
upon the other blossoms.
Myosotis forgetmenot needs partial
shading, but not the shade Of a tree.
Plant among taller flowers or around
rosebushes, and it will do well.
Plenty of yellow blossoms should be
secured for places which lack sun
shine. Yellow is good in almost every
situation and is the cheeriest of tones.
Good cultivation causes an abun-
dance Of fibrous roots to be made. The
growth Of any plant is largely meas
ured by the number of its fibrous
roots
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EARNING A LANGUAGE.
comparatively Easy to Acquire
It Is working Vocabulary.

- Tnrk1uB
,".--,,+ REQUIRE any great length
III - - earn a language if one has
Of I---0 q. aid q man who has mas
pa'-s.D@.-., ..~al languages, land when l
teII1 man regret that he is not aDle
Asal .f- French or German or spanish
10 s2'..- other language unknown TO
or So ..rror conceal my amusement.
I'LL ..ssas out of ten l might say
ID LILY. .ls. men who express a regret OF
JL.L- m- handle English very poorly
t--S +a,nans to be their language.
Il .' .-,- .-1nces are that their vocabu-
~ .ro extremely limited, and 1t
o.. u probably surprise them TO know
NoL''' -lsnfta the advantages of birth
INA" , ,.1,carfon they could not command
anu :. +r..1 Gao or 700 words in English
ID l.0 +ga.r lives depended upon 1t. YET
i .- -,m. abla to carry on intelligent con-
'l.S .,+tno and many of them may be-
We a farrfbIe and even automatic in
l ,[-.r sqrfnas. and they plunge into DIS
y y-,-I.ons of literature, art, music and
sr1iacts of such fine elegance
In if rather successfully too.
"4 ">-ov. how long ought it to take for
~, IA learn GOO or roo or even 1000
.ra -. in any language? Certainly it
"r-h+ NOT to take any great length OF
ttra and from my own experience l
'.rar- that it does not. Of course l am
M snaaI,fng now of mastering so that
-no can get the full benefit of all the
v[fron,ents of speech in a particular
tongue. -
uRr+ have in mind the idea Of
.,oo1,fnr intellfgibly in a given Ian
rnoce and being able to understand
1orfoctIv what is said in return. have
svs+em which have worked out, and
= has been Of vast benefit to me and
hos enabled me to learn a number of
languages. 1t occurred to me while l
WAS in Mexico a few years ago on i'm
portant business.
~ could not speak word of Spanish
and could not understand the language.
7 concluded that would learn the Ian
image. MY plan was simply this: 1
made up my mind that 1 would not re-
fire at the close of any day as long as
was there without learning at least
three words in Spanish, how to pro
nounce them and what they meant.
That would give me ninety words per
month. or something over 1000 in a
years time."-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
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Look Out For Your Pate.

A contemporary says pate" is slang
for head. 1t is, Ell? Wherefore? Sure
" the word is used in a trivial or de-
rogatory sense, as noddle, noggin, era
mum, brainpan, etc, but its origin is
eminently respectable, Shakespeare
says the learned pate ducks to the
golden fool" Pope's epigram is good:
You beat your pate and fancy wit will
come;
Knock as you please, there's nobody at
home
We have "bald pate" and "shave
pate" Why the word is used once in
the Bible, and by David, in Psalm vii,
1G, His mischief shall return upon his
own head, and his violent dealing shall
come down upon his own pate" Ac-
curately, pate does not mean the head,
but the crown of the head.-New York
Press
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HOW SALT cooLs COFFEE.
A Little Experiment Worth the Try
ing Out of Mere Curiosity.

ing out of Mere Curiosity.
Between bites of the simple break
fast he had ordered the young clerk
gazed neryousIy at the restaurant
clock, 1t was plain he had oversight
himself and was paving the way to fu-
ture indigestion by boiling his food.
The coffee was the stumbling block. 1t
was hot-very hot-but the clerk need
ed it badly, and he slipped it carefully,
having due regard for his mouth and
tongue.
But time pressed, and, with a parting
glance at the clock, he reached for his
glass of ice water and prepared to pour
some of the frigid fluid into his cup.
Don't spoil your coffee, young man."
said an elderly gentleman who was
eating his breakfast on the other side
of the table. You take all the good
out of it by putting ice or ice water in
it,"
The clerk was at first inclined to re-
sent the interference, but the patri-
archal appearance of the other man
tempered his resentment.
"What am l to do?' he asked. 81 am
late for the Office, and l want this cof
fee badly"
"Let me show you a little scheme"
said the elderly man. Taking the cylin-
drical saltcellar from the table, he
wiped it carefully with a napkin, then,
reaching over, deposited the glass YES
sci in the cup of coffee.
Salt you know, has peculiar cooling
properties" he said, meanwhile hold
ing the receptacle firmly in position.
''They put it with ice to intensity the
cold when making ice cream. 1t is used
extensively in cold storage warehouses
for cooling purposes, and being incased
in glass does not affect its power to
any great extent"
AS he spoke he withdrew the saltcel-
lar from the coffee and motioned to the
younger man to drink. He raised the
cup to his lips and, to his surprise,
found the liquid cooled to such an ex-
tent that he could drink it without in
convenience.
"The uses of salt are manifold" said
the elderly man, with the air of one be-
ginning a lecture. II remember once
when l was in Mexico
But the clerk, with another glance at
the clock. thanked him profusely and
dashed out of the restaurant.-New
York Mail and Express.
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Petition to Amend Charter.
GEORGIA. SUMTER COUNTRY.

lA'-oUMIEh COuNIhhs
To the Superior Court of said County; The
petition of The Oliver French Com pany le-
spe ctfully shows the following facts:
Par. /. That on the 17tn day OF July, 1885,
petitioners under the corporate name and
style 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 2 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 Shields
Company" was amended and changed to the
Oliver French Company, with all the powers
and privileges as originally granted to the
said OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Company,
Par. 3. That petitioners again desire to
change their corporate 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 1mmunities 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 in ONCE Clerk Superior Court
STUNT County, Ca, August 10th, 1907
T II. GATEWOOD,
Deputy Clerk S. G. Ga.
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Administrators Sale.
GEORGIA-SUMTER COUNTY.

GEORGlA-SUMTERC COUNTY.
By virtue of an order of the Court of Or
binary of said county, granted at the Sep
mber term, 1902, of said court, there will be
sold at public outcry, on the first Tuesday in
October, 1902, at the court house in said coun-
ty between the usual hours of sale, the fol-
lowing real estate lying and being in said
county of Sumter. towtt; The plantation
consisting OF one thousand Il ,0OO) acres,
more or less of land in the Twenty-eighth
(2sth) district of Sumter county, Ca, and
known as the old John d. Brown plantation,
said land composing lots of land Nos. 81 ~,
40 and SO, each containing two hundred and
two and one-haf acres, more or less, and
fractional lots Nos, % and 20, all lying and
being in the 2Sth district of Sumter county,
Georgia, and being bounded on the east by
Flint river, north by lands of johnson & Har-
rold, and which WAS formerly owned by
G. w Horne, west by lands that constitute
the cd Clarke estate and south by laads of
Jim Murray and Jim Roach, together with
other property.
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 will bring
the largest amount or price for said land,
Terms cash, Said land sold as the property
of the estate of John ID. Brown, late OF said
county, deceased, for the payment of debts
and distribution among heirs.
M f, BRANNAN,
Administrator cum testamento anneXo OF
John ID, Brown, deceased.
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Administrators Sale.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES j.

MISREPRESENTATION
win be sold before the court house uOUr
on the first Tuesday in oct, 1902 between the
legal hours Of sale under and by virtue or
an order granied by the Ordinary of sum
ter county on the hTst Monday In September
the property hereinafter descrlDedi TO De
sold as the property of r Il. Evans, deceas-
ed, for the purpose OF paying debts ana dis
tribution, to-wit:
two acres OF land more or less with an eight
room dwelling house thereon and all i'm
provements thereon, situated on the south
side of Main street said street lying south
of the right of way of the Seaboard AIR Line
Railway in the county of Sumter, Plains,
Ga) with two tenant houses thereon, said
land bound north by said street; east by DR..
b. T. Wise; south by M. l., Hudson and west
by house and lot of said estate which Is now
occupied by Jesse Timmerman said dwell
ing house being the one in which K, Is Evans,
deceased, resided, at the time of his death.
Also house and lot in Plains, "a. on the
south side of said street, now occupied by
| 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. Il.
Thomas, containing one acre more or less.
| AlsOcertain house and lot containing one
acre of land with a four room dwelling
| thereon now occupied by Eek Slaupey in the
| Plains ca Sumter county, situated on the
| West side Of the street running north and
south; bonded north bv F. w, Griffin; east
! by the said street; south by j, w, Jennings
and west by LAT DIS OF he estate on which 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. Ga. Sumter
county and bounded north by r w. Grimm,
east by dwelling ouse of the estate occupied
at present by Eek Slappey; south by the
property Of the Misses VIE and west by
said street in Plains, Ga. Sumter county.
Terms OF the sale cash.
MRS. o. M. EVANS, Administrators
of estate of r. b. Evans deceased
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Sumter Sheriff Sales.

VIII be sold before the court house door
in the city of Americus Sumter county,
Georgia, between the legal hours of sale, on
the first Tuesday in Oct, 1892, the fol-
lowing described property, to-wlt:
One house aud lot in the
CITY of Americas, ca on Patterson
street, No 216 bounded on the east by prop
erty OF Andrew SlappeY, west by property
of Sam Glover, north by Patter son street,
and south by Jim Watson, Levied on as the
property of Will Morris and Julia Hugbs to
satisfy one execution issued from justice
court 7S9 district @ M. Sumter county, Gain
favor of w. H. Scarborough vs., WIll Morris
and Julia Hughs. heirs at law of Mack Nor
ris, deceased. Property pointed out by
plaintiffs attorney and tenant In possession
notified in terms of the law Levied made by
A. c. Cheek, L. G, ard returned to me, this
August 18th, 1902
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A Forbidden Topic.

There is one topic peremptorily for
hidden to all we'll bred, to all rational,
mortals" says Emerson, namely,
their distempers. If you have not slept
Or if you have slept or if you have
headache or sciatica or leprosy or thun-
dersuoke, I beseech you by all angels
to hold your peace and not pollute the
morning, to which all the housemates
bring serene and pleasant thoughts. by
corruption and groans. Come out Of
the azure, Love the day."
The quotation suggests that, hard as
it is to be an invalid, it may prove al
most as painful to be an invalid's
friend.
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A we'll known judge on a Virginia
circuit was recently reminded very
forcibly Of his approaching badness
by one of his rural acquaintance.
"Jedge," drawled the farmer, 'it won't
be very long TO you'll hey to tie a
string around yer head to tell how fer
up to wash yer face, "-Harper's Maya
zine.
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Love and business,

Dear" she said during an interval
OF comparative sanity, promise me
one thing"
Anything" he answered, with the
Fecklessness of love.
After we have been married a rea-
sonaole time if we decide a divorce is
ueSHable promise that my brothers,
%no are struggling young lawyers,
SIaI represent u.s." Philadelphia
North American.
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The One Qualification.

MAat position will our friend take
~ TINS momentous question: asked
'le gradIoquent man
~, oSiuon" echoed Senator Sor-
rr.tl aosentmindedly. "Oh, he'll take
my pro.,, nearly any position that's open,
iG tS y there's a salary attached to
'"-Washington Star
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~ ITATION.
GEORGIA, " ebster County.

" GEORGIA, W ebster County
hereby notify all parties concerned that
l. Walter E. LIE wis, guardian OF the person
and property of Alice Johnson, pee Alice
Lewis, will make application to the Judge OF
the Superior court for Webster county, at
mis- office in Preston, Ga on the 18th day of
October 1902 persuant to Section 2546 of the
Code of Georgia, for an order to sell for re-
investment house and lot in the village Of
East and north by lands belonging to estate
of H. r Saunders, south by lands of A. r,
McCollum, west by road leading from Wes-
ton to Preston WALTER e. LEWIS.
Guardian,
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a. ~ ndhie ana fOrtuhe'
my boy" said the old gentleman in
.. a kindly tone, there's only one thing
'u va" stands between you and success"
ana what is that" asked the youth.
II you worked as hard at working"
S "a the old gentleman, "as you
W at trying to find some way to avoid
WI %oIAlhs' you would easily acquire
Post. -0A uiie' oA'0''7 81
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Too Cool.

e,,. On' Major Bloodgore," said girlish
y y1-u r.. they say that during the war
~ were always cool in action"
NV looI' declared the major. "Why,
.sN ~ Near girl, l was so cool that when !
f,.,..''eo people insinuated that l was
llg."-Baltimore Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07

The above are only a few brands OF the
many we carry in stock. Send for catalogue.
Whiskey, Peach and Apple Brandles etc.,
sold equally as low from sl,S5 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 Of
fered0
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cone. 1--Ar RIPPER says that he is a
Vooiirmel bachelor
PIN %,',S'e-Hut he didn't say that every
In q '2Wn had assisted in confirming
''' 4'a he?-Indianapolis News.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE All legal advertisements must be
brought to the business once not later than
Wednesday noon of each month to insure in
sertion, accompanied with the fee, This
rule will be enforced
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07

sarr ,'''e men take pains naturally, and
co ,1s give them the same way.-Chi-
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EXPRESS
$3.50, PREPAID.

We snip on approval inplain sealed boxes
with no marks to indicate contents. Wnen
you receive it and test1t, If 1t IS not satistac
tory, return it at our expense and we will re-
turn your 1850. We guarantee this brand to
be eight years old. Eight bottles for $500,
express prepaid; Il bottles for $3.50 express
prepaid; gallon jug, express prepaid, 800;
gallon Jug express prepaid, $3.50. No
charges for boxing.
We handle all the leading brands OF Rye
and bourbon Whiskies in the market, and
Will save you SO per cent. on your purchases
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-24
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

There will be a meeting of the St Patrick's parish fair committee on Fri day night.
 Charles Schmidt of 1104 Bank street returned from New York last night where he went to meet his wife's mother, who has just arrived here from Germany and will reside hereafter with MT and Mrs Schmidt.
 -St Thomas Cadets Juniors football team will play team from up town on Sunday afternoon at Riverside park. Patrick Kelly, the coach, says that the players are in fine condition for so early in the season. Manager Dennis Kelly has several games arranged to be played in the near future.
 Paul Suese, proprietor of the new Eagle brewery, which Is being erected in South Brooklyn, left yesterday for Philadelphia, being accompanied by an expert machinist from this city. The purpose of their visit is to purchase machinery for the new brewery. Mir Suese says that beer will be brewed at the new brewery during November.
 The candidates for the St Thomas Cadets football team had another good practice last night. William Shanna han was out for practice for the frs. time and he showed great form. He will be valuable man. Johnson of the West End, candidate Tor quar- terback, Is a star little player. If he were little heavier he would be Al. A well known player from Holyoke. Mass, is expected to join the squad in a short time.
 Edward Stack of 595 North River side street met with very serious ac- cident yesterday morning while at work at the Holmes, Booth < Haydens concern. He was standing on a ladder oiling the shafting when another em- ploye came along and accidentally pushed truck against the ladder, knocking it down. Stack held onto the belt to save himself from far-ing upon T heap of saws and other things and was pulled along by the belt for dis tanne, when it broke and he fell heavily to the floor, distance of about eigh. teen feet. He was rendered uncon- sciotls and was taken to his home in carriage. Dr Russell was summoned and on examination found that two of l Stacks ribs were broken and he was l otherwise bruised
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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-24
NATuRAL1sTs MEETING.

An unusually interesting meeting of the Naturalists was held last night in the natural history room of the Bron- son library. The subject of the even ing was the life of the Zuni or Pueblo Indians. The information was given in an interesting way by Miss Peck. one of the librarians, who has made a personal visit among these people. and braved rough living and hardship in the effort to see these people just as they are and form some idea of their mode of living. The Indians apparent ly are of 8 friendly nature towards Americans, but are somewhat hostile to the Mexicans. They appear to be we'll able to support themselves, and do not receive any assistance from the United States. They are good farmers, hard working, industrious and fairly wealthy Miss Peck has store of in formation relative to their modes of living, history, etc, and was able to make quite a collection of interesting material, made and used by the Tn. dians, some of which are on exhibition in the natural history room or the Bronson library. Some local botanical specimens were on view The next meeting will be devoted to birds.
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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-24
OPENS AT CITY HALL TONIGHT.
Short Street Parade Before St Mich
 aers Parish Fair Opens.

After weeks of preparation every thing has been arranged for the open ing of St Michaers parish fair in the City hall tonight. The entrance to the building will be gaily illuminated with an arch of several hundred electric lights.s A fine entertainment has been prepared for each evening. Tonight the program will be in charge of the Hibernian Rifles, who will present . silent drill. Before the opening of the fair there will be a short parade, in which the Hibernian Rifles from Nauga- tuck, divisions of the A. O. H. from this city, St Ann's and the Sacred Heart drum corps will participate. To-mOr- row night the female minstrels will be the attraction. They will be real black face minstrels and wifi appear in new costumes and have basketful of sur
 prises for those who attend. The Rev Father Traynor has procured 8 star at traction for Friday night in the young ladies of the training school, who have arranged a new flag drill for the occa sion Besides the flag drill there will be singing by Miss Elizabeth Lawlor and others Saturday nights stage en- tertainment will be rare treat, since Miss Sadie Suspicion has charge of it, On Sunday night one of the best sacred concerts ever given in this city will take place. Miss May Higgins, who will manage the entertainment for Monday night, says that it will be the banner entertainment of the fair. On Tuesday night there Will be great tug-ofwar contest for $50 a side be- tween teams from Washington Hill and the North End. The Brooklyn A. Q. will also entertain with spedialties
 On Wednesday night the Merrimac A. 0. will occupy the stage, and they promise some specialties of the first class.