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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
Mennness of brown.

Green-Brown told an acquaintance
of mine that he could have beat my
time and married you himself if he had
wanted to.
Mrs. Green-The idea! wonder why
he didn't do it, them
Green-Oh, I can readily understand
why he didn't. He had a grudge
against me.-Chicago News.
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Added Attraction.

'No, indeed" said the crafty agent to
the bride and bridegroom. "Our com
pany does not prohibit kissing on the
platforms, and, besides, l would call
your attention to the fact that we have
more and longer tunnels than any
other railway in the world."-Balti-
more American.
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He Knew Some Costly Ones.

In order to discourage the use of OBJ
jectionable words, says the Chicago
Post, the father had evolved system
of fines, somewhat after this fashion:
Hang it, / cent,
Darn it, 2 cents.
Gosh, cents.
Gosh darn it, cents.
The boy who was to be reformed by
this method studied the tariff with con-
siderable interest, but it was some time
before he spoke.
"Well," he said at last, 81 guess
know some words that would cost q
Quarterr'
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In spite of all efforts to prevent it,
the filthy secretions and mucous mat
ter find their way into the Stomach
and are distributed by the blood to
every nook and corner of the system;
the Stomach and Kidneys, in fact
every organ and part of the body, be-
come infected with the catarrhal
poison. This disease is rarely, if ever,
even in earliest stages, a purely local
disease or simple Inflammation of the
nose and throat, and this iswhy sprays,
washes, powders and the various in
haling mixtures fail to cure. Heredity
is sometimes back of it-parents have
it and so do their children.
In the treatment of Catarrh, anti
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07

Forest covers SO per cent of Russia's
total area, or, in all, 464,500,000 acres.
In other words, there are four acres Of
forest to every inhabitant Of Russia,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
a PROCLAMATION.
For Rent

AT $50 per month, one OF
the most desirable homes on
College street. Six rooms'
hath rooms, all modern con-
yeniences. THos. HAROLD
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07

do you believe in short engage
mentsT
eyes, indeed, and lots Of them!"-De-
troit Free Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07

the ABOVE are only lew DIdnuB OF INC
N any we carry in stock. Send for catalogue
Whiskey, Peach and Apple BrandIes etc.,
sold equally as low. from 81 rs gallon up
wards.
We make speciality of the jug trade and
all orders by mail or telegraph will have our
prompt attention. Special inducements Of
fAra0.
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No COmDarisOn,

"That New York girl was awful mad
when ] asked her if she was from Bos-
ton"
"I'I bet she wasn't half so mad as
the Boston girl whom l asked If she
was from New York Life.
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look OUT FOR
(XTARRH.


freezing weaeris the Winter
here earnest with all the miserable of Cah
return-bndng headaches and neuralgia thick discharges
throat hacking cough and in the chest bad
fd BREATH and all that makes Catarrh the
disgusting all complaints 1t feeling pc
modification that keeps and viii
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07

Manchester, Va, March 8, 1901.
Gentlemen:-Ih had allthe symptoms
that accompany this disease, such as
mucous dropping in the throat, con-
slant desire to hawk and spit, feeling
of dryness in the throat, cough and
splitting upon rising in the morning,
scabs forming In the nose, which re-
quired much'e effort to blow out, some
times causing the nose to bleed and
leaving me with sick headache. I
had thus suffered for five years.
commenced to take s. s. S. and
after had taken three large bottless
I noticed a change for the better.
Thus encouraged, I continued to take
it and in a short while was entirely
cured. JUDSON A. BELLAM.
Main and Vine Sts., Richmond, Va.
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Shortest Line Between Americas and Sa-
vannah. Entirely new route to Atlanta via
Columbus
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*I2:4OI CordeIe. Rochelle. Az 2 #7:37
Pm bevile, Helena Lyons Am
Collins, Savannah, Co
Ass P ES@ 21n, EiS snd al 1912
NJ. points east. Pm.
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*7:37 Rtianta Br G2}InRR9qs *I2:4O
A M. Hurtsboro Mont gom- PM
%3sT9 cry and all points west x
O'A% and northwest. $3.50
Z. a. PM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
ALMOST A MONOPOLY
Of Wire and Wire Nail Business by
the Steel Trust.

Cleveland O., Dec 1S.-The Iron Trade
Review in its issue this week says:
Current developments in the iron mar
ket are of little significance The off,
cial announcement of the absorption OF
the new Union Steel company with its
Donera and Sharon plants by the United
States Steel corporation is the most I'm :
portant piece of consolidation news
since the corporation itself was formed.
Their requirement strengthens the steel
corporation in its hold upon the lighter
lines of production, and in the wire and
wire nail fields gives it a practical mo-
nopOly, apart from the Alabama and
Colorado concerns, which are largely
sectional in their domestic competition,
while both look to the export trade for
a partial outlet Five blast furnaces
of which four are under construction
are thus added to the corporation, the
five capable of producing 100000 tons a
year. The corporation also adds to its
outfit "a open hearth furnaces with
capacity of $50 900 tons a year. With the
quiet that has come upon the iron trade
in this closing month of the year there
is declining tendency in pig iron which
encourages buyers to hold over their
contracts until January at least. The
ina bility of railroads to haul from fur
naces accounts largely for the increase
in pig iron stocks shown by the sta
tistics for December 1, the gain being
about % 900 tons over the II 900 tons
shown November 1. Producing capacity
advanced from 337, $50 tons week on
November l, to Sol tons week OIL
December l, but the SHOWS of the past
ten days have given fresh trouble to
the blast furnaces in short coke supply
A number of Central Western furn-
aces have again been banked. Pig iron
for early delivery shows a further de-
cline and is now close to the basis for
the first half of 1903 which is also some
what lower Some southern sellers ask
$40 for number 2 foundry at furnace
for spot iron, while others quote $40
fnv or~1xv n xxri+h
three months. $3.50 for second quarter
of 1903. and SIS for second half The
increasing amount of iron offered for
early delivery leads consumers to hold
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18

suit involves about $4,000 in property
which was turned over to the North
western Life Assurance company when
the two companies were merged An
attempt is being made to recover the
property put into the merger by the
Masonic company on the grounds that
the receiver did not have authority to
make the transfer.
A pair of gold spectacles or eye
glasses scientifically fitted and guaran>
teed to give satisfaction. would make d
nice Christmas present. See Fred c.
F'agercrans, graduate optician, 507 Kan
sas avenue.
Ed Howe has certainly fallen from
grace for he prints the following in the
Globe: The Stanley administration
closes with a record for the best bust
ness results and the greatest number
of family jars in the history of the
state. Half the officials in the state
house are not on speaking terms with
the other half. How soon a man inn
bibes this Topeka spirit after he once
locates there.
Winfield Courier: 1t is probable that
quite large delegation will go from
here to the State Teachers associa ton
which cOnVenes in Topeka December Z9
and lasts through to the 31st. A special
car attached to the regular train will
start from Arkansas City on the morn
ing of the 18th passing through here at
| 9:65, at Which time the Winfield delega-
ton, including teachers of the city
schools and the NJ. Z. college to the
number of twelve or fifteen will join il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
M. PENE'S SIDE SHOW.
He Threatens to Run Opposition to
the Worlds Fair.

St Louis, Mo, Dec. 1S.-The tract of
ground running along the entire northern
boundry of the Louisiana Purchase expo
sition site, known as the "Catlin tract "
300 feet long and 600 feet wide, was today
leased to NJ. Xavier Pene Of Marseilla IS,
France, and his American associates for a
rental of $3.50. coo. An earnest of $50, 600 was
paid to clinch the negotiation
NJ. Pene stated that the tract will be
utilized for amusements during the eXposi-
ton
On Tuesday evening NJ. Pene sent a let
ter to President Francis of the exposition,
stating that negotiations for the tract were
then pending and setting forth that the
amusements will be run in harmony with
the exposition and prices maintained pro-
Vtdfrg the exposition management will put
gates in the northern boundary fence, but,
Mr.. Pene stated, if the management does
not see fit to do this he will run his at
fractions as Independent rival exhibitions
to the exposition and charge a general ad-
mission Of 5 cents. No reply has yet been
received from President Francis.
NJ. Pene stated he has approa ched a
number OF applicants for concessions for
the exposition With the proposal to c.
operate with his enterprise.
NJ. Pene was the cOncesSiOnaire at the
Chicago fair for the Dahomey village and
fair for Darkest Africa
the department of textiles for the United
States commission to the Paris exposition
was today appointed eastern representa-
tive for the division of exhibits of the
Worlds fair with headquarters In New
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off on later needs While the central
west and the west are not likely to re-
Quire much if any more foreign iron
unless serious railroad troubles should
cut down the domestic supply in a way
not now probable, there is still de-
mand in the east for British and Ger
man irons for foundry purposes, and in
the Pittsburg district considerable i'm
port iron was bought in the past week
for prompt delivery, prices ranging from
$21 to $3.50. Forge iron is weaker and
a lot Of 5000 tons Alabama forge was
sold in the past week to a large buyer
at S14 at furnace. January and Febru-
airy deliveries. 1t is reported that num-
Der foundry has been offered at SIG
Birmingham for the firsts quarters of
next year. There is evidence here ami
there of some over-buying by consum-
ers of foundry iron, occa sional offer
ings from such sources being reported
The steel market shows more frmness,
$27 at seaboard being now the minimum
on imports while domestic Bessemer
steel is quoted at $29. so to $50 Pittsburg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
ORIGIN OFTHECOAL STRIKE

In the first place, there was absolutely
no reason for a. strike 1t viii be remem-
bered that at the outset the laborers
made no demand whatever; they simply
asked that a conference be held to ar
range the schedule of prices and other
conditions for the ensuing year Ihat
course had previously been adopted AT
the close of the strike of 1900, they agreed
to that method. It was very satisfactory,
and the agreement terminated on April
/ 1902 A very sensible, commonplace
act therefore. was for both parties to
meet and either confirm the old agree
msnt, or arrange new one for the fu-
sure The request for a conference was
an ordinary, rational procedure, which
nothing but a disposition to create dis
turbance could refuse Yet the railroads
all rejected the proposition. and while the
president of each railroad made per-
sonal reply. the tone and very largely the
language, of the communications were
identical, showing that the letters had
all been written or revised by the same
hand In these letters, railroad presi-
dents refused to confer with the men
through their organization while claim
ing to be willing TO deal justly and fair
" by them 6the laborers) and give every
man fair compensation for the work he
performed In short the operators in
sisted upon being sole arbiters of both
sides of the contract. In accordance with
this idea a few days later they posted
notices at their respective collieries stat
ing that the rate Of wages now in effect
will continue until April l. 1873. and there
after be subject to 50 days notice" This
was well calculated to create q rupture,
and it is difficult to interpret this action
in any other light than that it vas pur-
posely designed 10 produce that result
Had there been the slightest element of
fairness. or respect for the common right
Of the laborer to make 4 contract or the
desire to maintain industrial peace such
arbitrary acton could not and would not
have been taken This left the lahorers
no alternative but to forego alp right
eventually to participate in bargain
making. regarding their own conditions,
OF to make specific demand and strike
for it--Gunton's Magazine
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SLAP AT CLEVELAND.
Bryan's Organ Begins Campaign
Against His Possible Nomination.

Omaha Neb. Dec. 18.-The World
Herald, of which William J. Bryan was
formerly editor and which is recognized
as his mouthpiece. today begins what is
intended to be a campaign against the
consideration of the name of Grover
Cleveland for the Democratic presI-
Dental nomination. Referring to a
Washington Times editorial declarinA
Cleveland to be dreaming of a return
to leadership" the World Herald says:
IF the Times be well informed as to
Mr.. Clevelands ambition Mr.. Cleveland
is certainly blind as to his status before
the Democrats of this country. He is
the only man in history who went into
the White House poor and went out of
it rich.
The Democrats. remembering that
Mr.. Cleveland was once president Of the
United States, viii be quite willing that
he enjoy his wealth in peace, and will,
in fact hope that he may retain suffi-
cient of that wealth to protect him in
his old age. But the Democrats want
no more OF Grover Cleveland and Mr..
Cleveland must be blind, indeed, If he
imagines that he can force his ponder
Gus parsonage upon the rank and file of
the party which he betrayed, and for
whose recent defeats his second admin
istration was largely responsible"
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horses. President Arthur had a splendid
stable of thoroughbreds and his horses
We're a distinct feature of the White House
The presidents favorite horse is Elei-
| stein. who has a wide reputation as a
jumBer. He is a noble looking animal
being pure bay with q white star in mis-
forehead. If President Roosevelt feels sne
need of some vigorous exercise ne calls lur
Bleistein and orders his Australian saddle
to be placed on the horses back he then
rides slowly out Connecticut avenue until
he encounters the dirt roads beyond Rock
creek bridge Then a wild ride invariably
follows over the toughest course that can
be picked out, including some sun sun Jui Fps
over bitches and fences that would Try
the seat of an expert cavalry-nan.
,Bleistein is noted hurdler. having
the president took him out to the Chevy
Chase hunt course and had photographer
stand by while he went over the jumps.
The lens caught the rider and horse as
they were clearing a 5 foot jump, and
the president sent the pictures TO num-
Renown is the stable companion of Blei-
stein, and is himself a jumper of no mean
larger than Bleistein. He gets over the
rails at 5 feet without much difficulty;
The carriage horses are a well matched
pair of bays named Judge and General
Yakenka is Mrs Roosevelts faTorite sad
die horse. This week the polo pony OF the
president was shipped to Washington rom
| Oyster Bay and now occupies stall at
the White House stable. His name IS
Black Diamond, and although he still has
mer days. his sporting times are past for or
subject himself ard Black Diamond to the
dangers Of polo game now H. , the las as
long name of Algonquin. lie belongs TO
Archie and is led out for a canter every
day after school hours. ALGONQUIN IS only
81 inches high, and seems lost in the big
stall he occupies.
All the horses of the presidents family
are remarkably gentle and sweet tenn
pered, not one OF them being the slightest
bit vicious. They occupy the stalls on the
north side of the stable. In the stalls on
the south side are quartered ten animals
that were furnished by the quaftermasS1r
of the army. They are for the use OF the
official staff of the White House, four Of
them being reserved for Secretary Cortei,
YOU and Assistant Secretaries Loeb and
Barnes. Uncle Sam is very generous IN
supplying livery for his high officials, all
the &c cabinet Officers and chief officers Of
each department, including the w hite
House. being provided with horses and
carria ges. While they are supposed to be
for official use only it is not surprislng TO
learn that they are called upon to answer
all demands.-Brooklyn Eagle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
FOUND STARVING
the Corpse of His Aged
Brother

New York, Dec 1S-Jacob Buthren.
81 years old, has been removed to a
hospital in Brooklyn, from his home
where he was found lying alongside the
dead body of his brother Michael, 10
years of age, who is supposed to have
died from starvation.
The two men kept little shoemak-
er's shop. and did not mix with the
neighbors.
For two weeks nothing had been seen
or heard of the brothers and neighbor
becoming alarmed notified the police,
who made an examination with the re-
suit stated.
When Buthren reached the hospital
the doctors said that they had never
seen such complete emaciation. His re-
covery is doubtful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
DEATH IN THE BEEF.
Believed That Ptomaine Poison Was
RESPONSIBLE for Three Deaths.

San Francisco. Cal, Dec. 1S-Poisonous
ptomaine in beef is the supposed cause of
the death of three persons living in a
fashionable boarding house conducted by
Mr.. and Mrs. Case at $500 McCallister
street. Those dead are Seth William CHS
by. Everett F. Goodyear and Eva Pearl
Case. the wife of the proprietor of the
boarding house.
cember and Goodyear yesterday morning
Other guests of the house have been very
i'll, supposedly from the same cause, BUT
they are now fully recovered
According to the testimony of the guests
who were made i'll all ate of roast beef
on the evening of November 25. None of
the patients knew the exact cause of his
anment until Drs. Z. Fl. Mattner and E.
O. Jeliick. in consultation on Goodyear,
diagnosed the sickness as one caused by
ptomaine poisoning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
Money Order Record Broken.

New York, Dec. 1s.-Mail money order
records have been broken in the central
pOstoffice Wednesdays transactions
money orders issued, both domestic and
foreign, the certificates of deposit issued
TO out-of-town. postmasters, money Oh
ders paid and money order drafts
European advices brought the infOr-
nation that the incoming Christmas
mail would be much larger this year
than ever before. The Cymric. bound
for New York, is said to have on board
$500 bags of mail. The Etruria is also
coming with 1906. the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse with $50 and the ST. Louis
with 300 a total of 5.415
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
LORENZ TREATS CLUB FOOT
Made It Soft and Pliable as a Piece of
Putty.

New York, Dec. 1S.-Dr. Lorenz has
for the first time since his arrival in
New York operated on club foot. The
patient was 4-year-old girl Dr. Lor-
enz headed and twisted the crippled
foot until it was as soft and Dliable as
a piece of putty Then he deity mould
ed it into its proper form, and announc-
ed that the operation was completed,
and a plaster cast was fitted for the
foot. The doctor said that the child
should be allowed to use her foot as
much as she could after four or five
days, and that it would be necessary to
keep the cast on for six or seven months,
after which she could walk.
Four operations for congenital dislo-
cations were performed and at their
close DR.. LOrenz showed that he was a
tired man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
UNCLE RUSSELL "BOUGHT.' .
a Bartender's Joke Loosened the
Strings of His Purse.

Throughout his long life Russell Sage
who is really climbing on some now,
being closer to 80 than he'll admit-has
never been aVerse to taking drink
when some one else would buy it for
him, said New York financial man of
prominence who was down here to see
Mr.. Roosevelt a week or two ago. I've
known the old gentleman ever since L
first saw Wall street, and that dates 30
years and more, and I don't remember
ever having heard him ask anybody to
take Il drink with him in all that time.
But he has never failed to step along
when asked himself.
-All the same, he bought me a drink
a few months ago. l met him on Broad
street one afternoon at the close of bust
ness, just as l was about to step into
Tom Standings place to renew my spirit
ual strength. OF course, l took hold of
Mr.. Sage's arm and asked him to join
me. He joined. When we strolled up to
the bar we found Tom Standing himself
behind the counter. Toms been running
his place for 40 years and more and ev-
erybody knows and likes him, not only
for his square personality, but for his
wit
I was astonished to see Tom scowl
when I inquired of Mr.. Sage what he
was going to have. Then he shook his
head, did Tom, in an exceedingly put out
manner, and gIared at me.
w hats the matter with you, Tom?' I
asked him, amazed and just a bit miffed.
Look here, sir said Tom to me.
fixing me with his eye and never crack
ing a grin. what's your idea in fetching
that youngster into my establishment
Don't you know I never sell drinks to
minors? pointing at Mr.. Sage.
Then Standings big countenance
creased into a broad grin, and old Mr.
Sage exploded into a guffaw. He was
tickled immensely over Tom Standings
compliment as to his perkishness in hold
ing his age, and he showed it by reach
ing into his pocket and pulling out his
worn old change purse. placing a half
dollar on the bar and saying: It's my
treat w ashington Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18

This is the season of the year when the
prudent and careful house, wife repIenish=s
her supply Of ChambeTlains Cough Rem
edy. Il is certain to be needed before the
winter is over. ard results are much NOR :
prompt and satisfactory when It Is kept at
hand and given soon the cold is con
1racted and before it has become settled III
the system. In almost every l-'stance 4
severe cold may be warded off by taking
this remedy freely as soon as the first IN
dicatiOn Of the cold appears There IS no
danger in giving il to children, Tor it con-
tains no harmful substance It is pleasa nj
70 take-both adults and children like it.
ways cures. For sale by all druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-18
WHITE HOUSE HORSES.

President Roose Welt maintains he largest
stable OF any OF his predecessors Of re
cent years. His string includes couple
Of splendid jumpers. two carriage horses,
two saddle horses for ladies, 4 oio poEy.
and q diminutive calico pony. These
animals are all the personal property of
the president, and are in adli-
ton to those furnished by the
government for the official use Of the pres
ident. Neither President Mckinley nor
President Cleveland was given to horse
back riding. but the former would fire.
uuently take the reins for drive through
the surrounding country with Mrs McI<i.-
ley. President Harrison kept only three