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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07
TIE Times Recorder is the
AMERICUs. Ca, OCT. Z, 1902.

There is no rule about the way men
take on about marriage; one viii shoot
himself because a woman won't marry
him. and another because she did.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07

Physician (at hospitaD-I thought
you merely had the measles?
Patient-Well, isn't that enough?
Physician-Yes, but you are covered
with bruises from head to foot How
do you account for that?
Patient-Oh they brought me here
in an Chicago News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07

Scott believed that "Wayerley" was
his best novel and The Lady Of the
Lake" his best poem. lie and the Bal
lantynes had more than one lively dis
cussion on the subject, but he would
never admit a change Of opinion. He
knew "The Lady of the Lake" by heart
and once repeated the whole to prove
the fact.-Literary Life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07

The Americus Times Recorder
comes ont in the new Fall style.
Eight pages Of bright news. given
every morning, shows enterprise for
the paper and the town in which it is
published.-Macon Evening News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07

No danger of consumption If you use
Foley's Honey and Tar to cure that
stubborn cough, j. r. Hudson.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07

The angles of avarice cannot be con
cealed by the garment of charity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07
Dress Goods Remnants.

Many new additions make this
collection of dress goods remnants
powerfully attractive. There is an
answer it it for practically every dress
goods need, including Cheviots, Pop
Inns, PruneIlas, Granite Suitings in
black and coIors in desirable lengths
for women's waists and skirts, OF
ChiIdren's school dresses.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07
EmbrOiderieS at Half Price,

We have placed on special coun=
tiers over fifteen hundred yards of En-
broidery in short lengths and slightly
soiled pieces ranging in value from
roc to 25c yd. They are priced for
Monday and Tuesdays SLING at &C.
7I2c and Ioc yd.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07

Fifty dozen ChiIdren's fleecOd lin
ed Winter Underwear, regular Csc
goods. Not over one dozen to one
customer Monday and Tuesday at per
garment, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. loo
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07

100 Dozen ladies' fast black Hose,
full regular length, perfectly seam
less, regularly sold at I2hc. Here
Monday and Tuesday at. .6I4c pair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07

Fifty dozen Mems Winter Bal
briggan Underwear, all sizes, shirts
and drawers. Never before offered for
less than 75c per garment, will be sold
on Monday and Tuesday only at
...............38c per garment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07

Seventy-five dozen Swiss EN-
broidered Handkerchief, regular sold
from I2AC to zoe. Here Monday and
Tuesday take your pick for ....O &c each
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07

One hundred gross fine pure white
Pearl Buttons, all sizes, no extra
charge for large size. No less than
two dozen will be sold to a customer
nOnday and Tuesday, regular lOc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07

One thousand yards good grade
check NainsoOk, not over 20 yards to
one customer at the price Monday and
Tuesday only at 412c yd
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07
Blankets and Bed Spreads.

There'll be cold days coming bye
and-bye, White and gray cotton
Blankets, full regular size. 40C pr.
Other blankets up to $40.
Honey comb Bed spreads, full size,
Marseills patterns, regularly sold at
SIPS for Observation-Disclosures. 85s each.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-07
R. &. G. Empire Corset SOC.

We have just received another lot
of the fOmous r. s g. Empire 75c
Corsets, strictly first quality and new
styles Monday and Tuesday at soc
each
The broad ax., 1902-09-06
PUZZLE rHR WOVEN.
rae Wsvs - eovsrnns.t aaa Ls-ls.
laalvs ARalEs Are BewflSssIas
90 Woaasa vtsttoua.

Two ladios from Massachusetts,
we're in the senate gallery one day re-
sently when their escort, who Was
showing them various objects Of In.
:erest. pointed out the desls Of Sena-
sors Hoar and Lodge, says the Wash.
ngtoB Star.
The desls, yOu See" said the I'm.
9rOmPtu guide, are nsxt 70 each
other."
"Oh," exelaimd one Of the ladies, 81
Cnow now what IL means when &c q
said that senator's are paired"
Stories Of the mistakes which Wom-
n make concerning public matters are
llways current ct the capitol. The
other day an eastern congressman re-
seivsd q letter from a lady in his dis
sriet who Gsked him 20 look after her
aePhsW. HE IL q secretary in the cab
net or something Of the sort" wrote
he lady, and the congressman finally
found him acting az clerk 20 a very
subordinate oficial in the treasury de-
?artment. The capitol guides tell the
Itory Of the woman who. when told the
nee president presided over the senate,
Iaid that shs always wanted 70 SsS
Bryan.
"But Bryan IL not vies president"
explained the guide.
II thought he waE," replied the lady,
because he got almost - many votes
Is Mckinley"
And there s. still another story Of
The woman Visitor 70 the capitol who
asked the name % the secretary Of
Itate.
"Ar. Hay" wa the reply.
"Ar. Hay7" queried the woman. in
Turpriss. That can't Be, because Mr..
BAY = . member Of the eabinetI"
The broad ax., 1902-09-06
a Parry rALE OF INDUSTRY.
IassFsstias gssts About ths GFsst
FEansfoFAAsioa scene 20
asalt ste. marie.

Few people have any notion Of the
stupendous operations going on at
sault Ste. Marie, the little Canadian
village on the shores Of Lake SuPe-
riOF, where an Industrial center Of
enormous magnitude Il now being
created By the energies Of one man.
'Harnessing Lake Superior" Il the
title Of an article in Pearson's, which
gives this remarkable story: Five
years ago the sleepy little Canadian
town of Sault Ste. Marie numbered
2, 500 inhabitants. Past It's doors the
surplus waters Of Lake Superior,
mightiest Of inland oceans, emptied
into Lake Huron Untold millions Of
horse power energy lay latent in
their idly flowing eddies, but only
the sloW-turning wheels Of few old
hour mills stood TO mark their COM
mercial usefulness, while but an oe-
casional steamer or q paddle pro-
PEELED canoe disturbed the tranquil
surface Almost a. in q night q
metamOrphosis has taken place.
where once was q scattered group
Of village dwellings, great stone
buildings, with towers and shafts
and connecting passagewayH, now
stand, and at their base deep-dug
canals wind in and out, spanned by
bridges Of massive stone. Nine thou
sand workmen now earn their liV-
ings in the shops at Sault Ste. Marie,
beside the site where Eve years ago
the total population was but q quar-
ter Of that number. II Is q truly
wonderful story, this story Of the
growth of the little frontier town
into q great industrial centre; and
lee story is the history Of the career
Of one mAn-Francis n. CerguS."
The broad ax., 1902-09-06
BELGIANs HONOR NAY DAY.
Ths Subjects % Kiag LSspoI6 CaIo-
bsatS the Arrival 81 the Meath
81 EIOWeEs RaSh Year.

he month Of Nay IL the most
highly hOnorsd Of the whole year by
the Belgisns. It IL known as the Vir-
gins month and consecrated TO the
Virgin Mary. In the province Of
Liege young maidens have 9 quaint
way Of predicting their love affairs
this month. A group Of girls arrange
70 meet at sunrise and start TO walk
through the fields until they come
20 q hedge, quite unObseFved from
the highway, where they generally
choose q hOneysuckle bush beneath
the protecting branches Of which 20
perform their mystic operations.
? Each maiden selects three blades
Of deW-laden grass, the tops of which
she cuts TO equal lengths, and 20
each Of which she attaches q colored
siIllen thread. Black represents q
bachelor, rad an unknown lover and
green the secret desires Of the maid
ems heart. Ten days afterwsrd they
return 20 the same spot where they
left She blades growing, and that
blade of the three chosen which has
surpassed the others In height re-
Veals the lover the maiden - destined
70 have.
The broad ax., 1902-09-06
GATHERING OPIUM.
ouItivators Go Perth IN the HvsAlAG
VITA LanSss aRa In the Early
MOEaIAg with POts.

Il . sort Of garden cultivation. the
poppy plant being grown in little
squares or beds interested by tiny
water channels for irrigation wherever
this iS possible. The growth Of the
plants il carefully tended, and ~
length the time comes when they
burst out into flower, and the fields
look like q sheet Of silver a. the white
petals Of the flowers glistSn in the
morning dew.
These beautiful petals are the hrst
produce Of the crop, for the women
and children Of the eultiVatOrs' fami-
lies come forth and pick them on one
by one and carefully dry them, so that
they may serve afterwarG as the COW
ering of the manufactured cakes OF
opium Then the peoples, with their
bare capsule heads, remain standing
in the open field until il il considered
that they are ripe for lancing. The
cultivatOrs then come forth in the
evening. and, with an implement not
unlike the knives Of a coupling instru-
ment, they searify the capsule on its
sides with deep incisiOns, so that the
juice may exude. In the early morn
ing the cultiVAtDrs reapPear with a
scraping knife and their earthenware
pots, and they scraPe on the exudSd
juice and collect it in their pOts. And
this IL crude opium.
The broad ax., 1902-09-06
THE YOUNGEST pRRRRSs.
Lay Betty BIIEh, Baroness 81 olis-
toas ThRse Years O1d, Has .
Coronation Roba,

The youngest peeress Of Great
Britain who has the right to attend
the coronation Of King Edward 81
Lady Betty" Bligh, now Baroness
Clifton, daughter Of the late seventh
earl Of Darnley and Jsmima, countess
Of Darnley. Although the baby coun-
tess can be barely three years old,
having been born In 1900, the same
year in which her father died, abe q
having q coronation robe made for
her on the lines Of those OF the other
Peeresses, and, owing TO her extromo
youth, she win without doubt be an
object Of much interest and attrae-
ton IN the coronation show at West
minister. The father of Lady Betty"
was the sixteenth Baron Clifton and
seventh earl Of Darnley. He married
Miss Jemima Lakewood, daughter of
the late Francis J. I. BlaclEwood,
niece Of the present baronet of the
name, and q relative of the duke of
Manchester. The tiny countess
comes of q distinguished lineage.
She II seventeenth in succession from
the first Baron Clifton. In the his
tory Of the family the right of sue
ceSEiOn has fallen 70 the women of
the house about ~ many timsa a. to
the men.
The broad ax., 1902-09-06
MUST HAVE TIE SWORD.
An Article That Il Necessary e oAs
COnDIstSnsss - . Naval
BuFFSaaSR.

Naval red tape IL ~ stringent -
that existing in the army, and some
times the enforcement Of the regula-
tiOnS leads TO ludicrOus results. Some
years ago, when the late Admiral Skier
rett Was a captain, an officer who had
been charged with an offense and or
dersd under arrest presented himself
TO be arrested. tn regulations pro-
vide that ON such occasion the officer
shall be in full dress and wear a sword.
The officer wore his Uniform. but had
no sword.
Il can't arrest you" said Capt. Skier
rett, looking for the missing sword,
unless you come prepared to submit
your sword TO me"
The officer explained that he had
not received his sword from home,
although il had been expressed to him.
We'll. you'll have to get one" was
the reply.
So the ofiicer skirmished about in
the navy yard for someone who had a
sword TO lend. Finding one. the Of
fender returned to Capt Skerrett and
was promptly and regularly put under
arrest according to regulations.
The broad ax., 1902-09-06
PAYS THE FARMERS WILL.
0AbIS RaiIlng IL InSFSasiaG
BvoEy Year.

Gardeners and fruit growers, eSpe-
cially those residing near the larger
cities Of the country, have been enjoy
ing q profitable business Of late years
and the demand for.their products IL
still on the increase, says the Chicago
Chronicle. The handling Of these ar
ticles, too, has developed and is a great
business enterprise, commanding mil
lions Of dollars Of capital. Already
North America is the greatest fruit
growing country in the world, prae-
ticing the most scientific and progress
sive methods. The fOWer-growing in
terest is itself an important source Of
national wealth. Where once we grew
tomatoes in an amateuriEh way as a
garden product, we now grow them in
blocks Of hundreds Of acres. So great
have become the Horticultural inter
ests in this country that departments
of horticulture have been established
even In many small a. well az the
large schools. The generation TO come
win see the different branches Of hor-
ticulture, each in itself a department.
of the institution. The extent 70
which these special industries are sin
gIed out and emphasized measures the
increasing importance Of agriculture
as . whole.
The broad ax., 1902-09-06
THE KAISER KEPT his WORD.
ssnas Troops 10 crsfsIa Sc that the
Girls Might Dance WITH
Soldiers.

During his recent tour IN the Rhen-
ish industrial district the kaiser was
extremely pleased at seeing so many
signs Of progress He was in high good
humOr when al the close Of the Crefeld
visit be thanked the maids OF honor for
their attendance, says Boston report.
He eomPlimented them on their
graceful figures. spoke Of the charm
ing Crefeld faces, and asked IL the lieu
tenants often danced with them. When
the ladies replied that Crefeld pos
sessed no lieutenants the kaiser
laughed heartily and said: Then I
must send you some"
AS he was leaving be added: Il win
keep my word" Next day the chief
burgomaster Of Crefeld received the
following telegram from Lieut. Gen
Won Kissing, commander Of the Seventh
army corps. ''By order Of his majesty
the kaiser and king. crefeld e 20 re-
eeive a garrison. Kindly forward pro
posals for the accommodation Of . hus-
Sar regiment in the town.
The broad ax., 1902-09-06
PLUCK OF KING Inward.
s-a' sreVsly Endurse uash PhyussaI
auasEinE in order e Plsass
as PeoDls.

OF al the soldiers the king has
deeorated within the last three wear
o the war for bravery in the face
OF the enemy none deserves the
Gross for Valor more than himself
VINO grimly and silently faced dis
ease and death, unarmed and without
q eomrade." says Richard Harding
Davis, in Golfers Weekly.
For now that the whole dramatic
pitiful story IL out. England learns
now that Il Is too late-of the DAYS
OF gnawing pain when her king
forced himself 20 smile and bow at
court, to watch q horse race, to re-
view q regiment, TO drive through
London with an assured and cheerful
eountenance. IL IL not pleasant 20
think Of the torture Of those days,
OF the mental anxiety as well a. the
bodily torment, when the king kept
on his feet against the protests of
his physicians, when his endurance
was tested by hours Of uneeasing
pain-pain so great that &c IL not de-
cent TO disclose Il. Nor IL Il pleas
ant 70 remember that last drive
through the park 70 Buckingham pal
ace, when the people for some reason
failed TO cheer him heartily, while
All the time he sat erect, pale and
with Get teeth, holding himself up-
right only by his win, and that they
might be gratihed."
The broad ax., 1902-09-06
CANALS IN THE NORTHWEST.
re Great DsveIOpasnta nd Increase
% FFane During the Last
rev Years.

The hrst Locks 81 81. Nays falls
were opened in 1855, in which year
the registered tonnage was lo6,296.
The half-million mark was reached in
1868, and the ZOO, 600 mark was passed
in 1879. In 1881. exactly Ooineident
with the opening Of a new and much
larger lock. the northwest began TO
grow by leaps and bounds, and the ton
mage Of the canal rose from 1000, 900
tons in 1852 TO 100000 in 1890 and to
100000 in 1895. During. the past Eve
years. two more enormous locks have
been in operation, one Of them on the
Canadian side Of the river, and in this
short time the tonnage Of the canal
has leaped up to nearly 2s.5OO 900 tons.
This colossal tonnage is simply mani
festation Of the development which
has taken place IN the northwest. along
with which has come the building Of
Thousands Of miles Of railroad, inelud-
ing two lines from the head Of Lake
Superior TO the Pacific coast, says the
Engineering Magazine. II by some cat
aclysm Of nature the great lakes
should be dried up, the enormous traf-
&c now carried on their waters would
be divided among the railroads - It
would simply cease to exist The whole
galaxy Of cities from Buffalo to Chi
eAgO and Duluth would be over
Whelmed in hopeless, irretrieVabls ruin
and the railroads could in no wise e.
cape the general disastsF.
The broad ax., 1902-09-06
CURING A BALKY HORSE.
-1ls Hsthods Nay Ne E4Dloysd
without ResorfInE ta TIE Use
81 the WHIP.

An expert states that the vies Of
oAlEng in horses Is almost invariably
s-ased BY improper breaking and
--nolng Of the animal while young.
4 = only high-strung and iIl-temC,sred
-.ises that balk; and these are handled
m more success By humoring and
lsuenee than By severe measures,
s4leh generally make matters Worne.
= Is almost impossible to follow rules
4 : case Of this sort. What VIII sue
ssso IN one case Is useless IA another.
Z nat a driver must exercise good
l-agment-"hofse sense handling
{ ease. A very good treatment Is to
--teh the animal closely IA places
mere It would Be likely to banE, and
-.iFer should say whoa. then get
II and loosen or pretend g change
harness in some Wlys also take up
: root and tap the shoe with a stone.
eno a few moments leisurely IN this
y and IN nine cases ont of ten the
Lllnal win forget Sc f1ciinati0n "a
- and VIII 60 On af the drst bio
-. Il Is also ven 20 give 3 lump
sugar OK q handful 81 o1ts o. an
lie- This win alwa7s produce bet
results than sewers neagures.
The broad ax., 1902-09-06
ART AND ATHLETICS.


NE universally Increasing atten.
eoa now being given, especially in
Ahgio-Saxon countries, TO out-of-
eooF sports and 70 physical culture
"a sign Of the best omen. No class
an have a greater solicitude for the
Iartherance Of this movement than
ne artists, for they cannot create
oeautlful forms without having
belutiful forms around them from
which to draw inspiration. The art
q z nation is but the mirror Of that
llnon's ideals, and faithfully rejects
1er slightest change, says Outing.
ms new conception Of the value Of
eialetes win add dignity, interest
nc Standing, making it q factor sec
ona 70 none in the Development Of
oat civilization. Il VIII be a mighty
anuenee in the creation Of q new
sao superior type Of men and women.
iAat women are growing more and
more to realize this il evidenced BY
- athletic tendency Of the modern
tHL II she wiz combine Herewith
e intelligent effort after weIl-baI-
Saeed and harmonious DEVELOPMENT
.-e results are bound to be satisfy
.,s u the extreme, for IN many ways
- female body Is quicker than the
-ie 10 respond 70 training.
The broad ax., 1902-09-06
HOW 10 KEEP YOUNG.
A Problem An which the GsntIsF ssz
Have Lons Been later
sstsd.

The problem Of how 10 keep young
or how 70 keep from looking old, has
engaged the thoughts Of both men and
women ever since the world began.
Women especially have shown q deep
interest in the vexatiOus matter, for
their influence with men has always
depended much on physical freshness
and beauty. Numerous writers have
contributed their views as 70 defying
the riddle Of the raTages Of time. The
latest weII-<noWn writer to discuss on
the familiar theme Is Max o,RsIl.
without giving a recipe for the preser-
ration Of beauty, NJ Blouet. drops many
useful hints as 70 the causes which lead
70 the unnaturally early disapPearance
Of youth in some people. Bad temper
and lack Of humOr are. In his opinion,
the two greatest enemies Of youth and
beauty. Max O'Rel thinks that with
the aid Of q sense Of humor and good
temper a woman can be young and
beautiful until 50. After 50 he can offer
no advice on the subject.
The broad ax., 1902-09-06
sAxoNY's ECCENTRIC KING.
IntsFeatiag Stories Are Told OF the
Peculiar Habits OF the Former
Ruler.

The newspapers have lately been
full Of incident Of the life Of the de-
ceased king Of SsxOny. but they are
mostly connected with his public mil
ftary career, OF his private life little
is told except that in its extreme Eim-
plicity Il resembled closely that Of
Emperor William l.
II IS reported that King Albert had
q rooted objection to exchanging hiS
old clothes for new ones, and It was
only with great difficulty that his
groom Of the chamber could persuade
him TO have q new coat tried on. One
day when he had Just undergone the
torment Of having clothes tried on,
the king happened to pass through the
famous hall Of the knights. in the
Dresden palace. Looking up at the hg-
ures Of the mail-clad knights, he said,
with . deep sigh: what q good time
the old knights had in their iron
Grmor; they were troubled with no
ereaEeS."
A retired captain Of the Saxony
army. whom everybody knew as being
under his wifs's thumb, applied for
permission TO wear his old uniform
on special occasions. The king wrote
on the margin Of the application: Il
am quite willing. II his wife Per
rnfts it,
The broad ax., 1902-09-06
DOGS REFUSE TO srARvE.
PFOfsssOF who Was Called 20
COIumbia UnivsFHIty.

Some little time ago Prof. Hirth,
who was called from Munich, Ger
many, TO Columbia university as Chi
nese lecturer. lived in the same house
with a rabid viviseetionist, then prae-
ticing on half q dozen large dogs.
Hirth'E colleague was trying to find
out how long the dogs could stand
being left without food before they
would fall upon and devour each
other. The dogs were fed on wind
for two weeks. yet looked round and
happy The ViViseetionist couldn't
understand it, says the Washington
Post.
The kennel being closed on all
sides, IL seemed impossible for any
one 70 feed the dogs on the ally.
Still, the fact remained that they re-
fused TO starve. even after q months
apparent fasting. Then the ViTisec-
ZIONIST watched. and discovered that
Iate-at night Prof. Hirth had lowered
large chunks Of horse meat into the
kennel from above. Hirth had al
lowed each dog six pounds Of horse
steak and bone . day.
The broad ax., 1902-09-06
BETRAYED By GOLDEN LOCKS.
Ths Bas Experiences OF . Public o.
shAl who Sought the Ala
% Hair Dye.

A prominent public omcial began
TO show signs Of badness, and then
rather surprised his friends by APP
Pearing with a sleek, weI-groomed
crop II dark hair. relates the Phila-
delphia Record. For some time no
one suspected a wig. But a few days
ago ne appeared with the top OF his
head covered with the usual dark
brown hair. but a sharp line from
the tips OF the ears marked a strange
contrast. for the hair below the line
was Of the bright golden hue which
is the pride Of the chemical
blondes"
It was found out that the man
found his natural hair was turning
gray and desired 70 make Il match
the wig, so he invested in q prepare
tion warranted to darken the hair,
and in the secret of his own room
applied It. But, owing 20 some
strange chemical combination, In
stead Of making the silvered hair
dark Il made the dark hair golden,
and so far the unfortunate man has
found nothing that will eounteract
the striking contrast, so he 10 com
PEELED to endure no small amount Of
chatting from his friends.