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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25
PULLS HAMBONE AND CABBAGE.
Hungry Negroes are Harpooned On
Larceny Charge.

Two hungry negroes from the coun-
try here yesterday we're shut up in
the coop for stealing something to
eat. Tt is charged that one coonette
swiped cabbage, while the other at
tached a hambone to his interior de-
partment. They are eating at the
castle now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25

Newsy Notion Not a day goes
Notes. by but you want
some little thing
that this Notion section can supply.
We believe notions can best be
bought here, that s why we so often
emphasize them.
% Dozen Ladies black and col
ored Belts, the very latest novel
ties at 25c and SOC.
Ladies Chatelaine Bags, in black,
steel and oxidized, at soc, 75c and
$1.OO.
Childrens' Hose supporters, black
and white velvet clasp, at 15c pair.
Ladies shell side Combs, at 15c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25
A BICYCLIsT GETS IN TROUBLE,
Ran Over a Child and is Fined Five
Dollars.

A young colored man, John Luns-
ford, riding bicycle on Forrest street
yesterday accidentally ran over a.little
child on the sidwalk. Officer Glawson
made a case against the bike rider,
who pleaded guilty before the mayor
and was let off with fine of SIS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25
Danger of Pneumonia

A cold at this time if neglected is liza.
bio to cause pneumonia which so often
fatal, and even when the patient has
ing them peculiarly susceptible to the
vent pneumonia John r. Hudson
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25

Now is the tim to purify your blood
and get in shape by taking Compound
Extract Sarsaparilla, so cents, Rem
bert'a drug store.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25

room house, 1865 Church street, for
rent. Il. e. JOHNSTON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25
Seed Sweet Potatoes.

/ have for sale seed potatoes; fine
variety. FL. G. MITCHELL.
1921 st.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-25

Sarsaparilla, the great spring medi-
cine, so cents bottle at Rembert's drug
store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18

We sell only such goods as are the best
package Toe. We always lead Others follow
per pr: Jars. z5c. All goods leaving our stor
! Maekerel, per ID. l2izc. Ourstoc the most
~ ',,eans Molasses. per gallon, 6Oc. Few
sheeSed. Pine Apple Preserves only Doe
Try our NestPhaled, Hams, they excel. pri
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18
Plants and Gravitation.

The sense of gravitation in plants is
that sense, for example. that makes a
pine tree grow straight upward. \
plant that curves assumes that position
because its sense Of gravitation makes
IT take the one best suited to its needs
Some flower stalks are very curiously
guided by the gravitation sense. The
narcissus is an example. At first there
Is straight shaft piercing the ground
with its compact pointed flower bud.
but as the flower opens the stalk bends
close to the top and brings the flower
tube into a roughly horizontal position.
where il shows off its bright cOlored
crown to attract the insects. on the
visits of which il depends Tor fertiliza-
ton. The flowers are guided to the
right position 10y the gravitation sense
and they increase or diminish the an
gular bend in their stalk until III,
right position is attained.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18

In case goods. The finest assortment
in the city. Murphy Pure Malt Whiskey:
The Eagles Rye Whiskey, 5 years old !:
the Delaware Valley Rye, q years old;
the /. c. u. Whiskey, 10 years old; the
%NXX Monogram Old Rye; the Triumph
Celery Rye, fine goods; Rock and Rye, the
best made; John Gibson's Sons & Co.'S.
Old Whiskey, made on the Monongahela
river. In addition still Keep in stock the
other leading brands previously adver.
tised. Imported Wines aud other brands
of the best on the market. With thanks
for your liberal patronage in the past, ]
hope to merit continuance of same. POS
Commerce st. j. II. HARRIS, at old
Racket Harris stand. p. S.-Fine line OF
Tobacco and Cigars.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18
Cheerful Prospect.

Patient-Tell me candidly, doctor, do
you think III pull through?
Doctor-Oh, you are bound to get
well You can't help yourself. The
Medical Record shows that out of a
hundred cases like yours one RECEIVERS
invariably.
That's cheerful prospect"
What more do you want? I've
treated ninety-nine cases. and every
one of them died. Why. man alive.
you can't die If you try There's no
humbug about Statistics
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18
Hugo and the Poets.

zone day" said Turgenen in his
"reminiscences" I'VE were DISCUSSING
German poetry. Victor Hugo. who did
not like others to mOnopolize the talk
when he was by. interrupted me with
a disquisition upon Goethe. His best
work. he remarked i'm an Olympiau
tone. lis "Wallenstein."
Pardon me. cher maitre, "Wallen-
stein" is not Goethe's, but Schiller's'
mo matter; have read neither OF
these authors. but l understand their
spirit better than those who know them
by heart
what could reply"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18

Mexico has a clever bird, called the
melanarpes, which has discovered a
use for the telegraph pole. At the foot
OF the post this bird makes a large
hole. in which ii rears its family. Some
what higher up the post it, makes an
observatory. from which bored holes
permit It to observe the horizon I'm ev-
cry direction. SulI higher this saga
cious bird makes its storehouse, and
thus the pole serves as its home, for
tress and warehouse.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18
Instinct of the Mudnsh.

The remarkable instinct of the mud
fish to roll himself in a ball of mud
when the dry season approaches is a
wonderful provision of nature intend
ed solely, it would seem, to prevent the
extinction OF the species. The most in
teresting fact about this fish is that 1t
breathes my means of its gills when in
its native element and by means of
lungs during its voluntary imprison-
ment In the mud cocoon.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18


In Persia, as we'll as I'm Turkey and
throughout the orient generally. mod
ern waterwOrks are unknown, and in
every Persian town the women and
girls may be seen at daybreak on their
way to the common wells just as in
old Bible times. They carry their
pitchers on their shoulders and bring
water for the household uses Of the
day. The well is the general clearing
house for news. Another common sight
I'm Persian towns is the tea seller. He
carries a biz brass teapot in either
hand, the one fun of hot water. the
other OF tea. His cups are in tray.
which is fastened to his belt He cries
in singsong tone: Hot tea, Sweet
tea. Tea of crimson color His tea
Is prepared with herbs and has deli
ciOus thymy odor. Wine is carried
about I'm beefskinS. which. pumped out
to their original form by the fluid with
in, present n startling appearance TO
the novice. II is one Of the impossible
things for the western barbarian to at
tain admission to the Persian royal
harem, but the rage for photographs
has penetrated even that sequestered
spot. and photographers have lately
been admitted for the purpose Of pho
tograpbing the royal infants.-New
York Tribune.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18

A new remedy for biliousness isnow'on
sale at NJ. NJ. Lewis drug store. II is
called Chamberiain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. II gives quick relief and will pre-
vent the attack IL given as soon as the
first indication Of the disease appears
Price, 10 cents per box. Samples free.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18
ReIntIve Imnnrfnnce.

"And you really think that the polit-
zeal boss of your party is a greater
man than Henry Clay?'
well" answered the candidate, 81
won't exactly say he's greater, but he
has a great deal more influence with
the people with whom l am doing
business at present" - Washington
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18

Hes dreadfully disagreeable and
boorish."
Tut, tut. my dear. He used to be,
but he is no longer"
How is that"
"Why, since he has become famous
we have decided to consider him only
delightfully."- eccentric and original
Chicago Post.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18
Pu, ,be pain, on H,mseI,

The Plasterer-I thought you were
working on old Kay's new house?
The Painter-So / was. but we had
a row. an he said he'd put the rest of
the paint on himself.
The Plasterer-And did he?
The Painter-Yes; at least that's
where he put most of IT.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18

Most people put in a lifetime plan
ming for some great pleasure and die
before they get around to it.--Atchison
Globe.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18

Z is the most common letter In
1000 letters occurs 1877 times In
English. 1S4 times In French, 145 In
Spanish, IT'S in German.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18
AT THE
RICHMOND BAZAAR,
1890. 1905. 1919. 1872 Z. Franklin 81
Richmond Va. we sell at public
auction every " EDNESDAY
and SATURDAY
Horses and Mules

Also at private sales during the week.
All who haye.surplus stock TO SCH will d.
well to ship them to the RICHMOND
BAZAAR and realize the highest market
price. AllpeOple wishing TO buy viii. iino
a big lot OF stock at each auction sale.
JOSEPH LASSITER.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-10-18
LIQUORS, CIGARS, GROCERIES.

LIQUORS, CIGARS, GROCERIES.
Mrs. j. r. Monroe
Commerce ST., fredericksburg, Va, keep
the largest and most varied stock OF
Wines and Liquors in the city. She can
furnish you Whiskey at pa ices from 81 40
TO 81 per gallon. 1t includes Star A.
Kentucky Rye, Live Oak, Lord Balti-
more, King Lear, Jefferson Co. Rye, Wig
wan, Indian Hill and many Others.
Wines Of every description. Apple
Brandy $3.50 TO 81 per gallon. A full
line oiCigars and Tobacco, Groceries, etc.
MRS. j. +. MONROE,
319 Commerce St., Fredericksburg, Va
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-11-05
THE POPULATION OF CHINA.
Eighteen Provinces Have 2GOOO,O OO
Souls, Says the Very Rest
Authority.

The assessment of the war tax has
given the Chinese government an op-
p%Ortunity Of obtaining with approx
mate accuracy a general census of the
empire. The data now given will, no
doubt, cause much surprise, inasmuch
as the figures go to show that the
present population Of China is COM
paratively very little in excess Of that
recorded by various European statis-
ticians half a century age, saws the
London Standard. We know. however.
that at that period, and even later, It
was a matter Of infinite difficulty. e
not a sheer impossibility, to obtain
anything like authentic information
concerning the population of China.
By some writers this was given as $780,
100000, by others as 400, OOO, 900 and
450,OO0,O00. We now learn. on the
very best authority, that the Chinese
population Of to-day numbers about
10000, 900 of souls, including s,5OO.OOO
IN Manchuria, 1850 600 in Mongolia.
6,4S0,O2O in Tibet and 10000 0 in Chi
nese Turkestan.
shantung, with 3 population OF So.
A7,SO0, Is the most d~ensely inhabited
province Of China. Kiangsu, in which
Shanghai is situated, has a population
Of 1,s9s,2s5. In density of population
shansis with so inhabitants to the
square klometer, may be compared
with Hungary, and Fukien and Hupeh
with England, Chilli with France and
Yunnan with Bulgaria. On an average,
China proper. e, the IS provinces
IS not much more thickly populated
than the German empire. The four
great Chinese "outlands." consisting
chiefly Of stepps and wilderness, are
very sparsely populated.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-11-05
MAXIMILIAN's HAT.
The Historic Headpiece Now in the
Possession of an Engineer Who
Prizes 1t Very Highly.

"By the way, 1 ran across a rather
interesting relic a few days ago."
said a gentleman at one of the hotels,
relates the New Orleans Times-D DEM
ocrat, "and it was nothing less than
a hat which had belonged to Maxi
milan, the sad-fated emperor of Mex
ico. 1t is a plug hat and Is now the
property Of Alexander Mouton, who
is a large sugar planter at Ruth In
the parish of st. Mary. Mr.. Mouton
is an engineer who has achieved con-
siderable distinction, and is a limb of
the distinguished Mouton family Of
Louisiana. He came into possession
OF the hat under rather interesting
circumstances in 1882. After the
United States mint at New Orleans
had been reconstructed and remod-
eled under his supervision, he vas a
successful competitor for the con-
struction of a mint in the City OF
Mexico in which it was proposed to
coin about 100, 900, 900 silver pieces Of
the smaller denominations.
"The work was successfully carried
70 completion and the authorities of
the government were highly pleased
with what the Louisiana engineer
had accomplished. In addition to the
compensation which he had con-
tracted TO receive, and did receive, he
was presented with a number OF
relics which had been stored in the
royal palace. Among these was the
plug hat which had belonged to, and
which had been worn by, Emperor
Macmillan. None of the relics pre-
sented to Mr. Mouton is priced so
highly as the old plug hat. He Is q
strong admirer of Ferdinand Maxi
milan Joseph, archduke Of Austria,
and who later filed, faithfully
enough, the position of emperor of
Mexico, and he is fond Of recountinR
some of his exploits, his brave de-
Tense of Q~ueretaro with 10000 men
and the manner in which he died
when shot along with the two gem
erals Meraman and Mejia in July,
1867. Mr.. Mouton, because OF the
admiration he has for the character
Of Macmillan, and because OF the
peculiar circumstances under which
he came into possession of the hat,
places an extremely high value on it,
and has often told his friends that
Il was the richest return he received
for constructing the mint in the City
Of Mexico. It goes to show how
strong sentiment Is in the nature OF
some men.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-11-05
Hedrehor Worrted vIner.

NJ. Guiguet, a French scientist, con-
tributes an account Of a fight which
he recently witnessed between a
hedgehog and a viper. The two enc
mics knew very we'll at first sight who
was who and eyed each other as If
they knew a moments %inattention
would be fatal. The viper was the first
to get tired Of gazing and it began to
glide away. Just then the hedgehog
rushed for the viper's tail, and having
nailed it fast with its teeth II rolled
itself up. The hedgehog was very
careful, however, not to cut the tail
of. The viper curled back and deliv-
cred furious assaults on its aggressor,
wrestling and rolling with the curled-
up hedgehog all over the place. At
length the snake, wounded in a hum
bred places, died. The hedgehog be-
gan its repast on the tail Of its VIC
tim and was careful not to eat the
head.-Nature.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-11-05
ABOUT P%ERTTYPHLTTIs.
somsthinR About the Malady from
which the KinE OF EaEland
Waa Recently Rescued.

Perityphlitis, the malady that pre-.
vented the coronation Of Edward VII,
Is IN Inflammation Of the parts around
the beginning Of the large intestine,
occurring as a sequel of appendicitis,
which Is Inflammation Of the little
pig-tail-like pouch attached to and
opening into this part Of the bowel.
In this country, states Youths Com
panion, surgeons generally advise an
operation for the removal Of this in
famed and seemingly useless APP
pendix before the disease has ulcer
ated through fits wallis and excited
Inflammation Of the parts around It.
In England, as was shown in the case
Of the king, the practice is usually to
let the Inflammation go on until the
abscess has formed around the APP
pendix, and then to open this abscesS
and let the matter out. Instead Of in
terfering with natures work, and tax
ing away the infamed part before Il
has a chance TO do any harm, they let
nature 90 her share by forming the
abscess and eating away the appendix,
and then, by a more rapid and, on the
face Of it, less serious operation, they
remove the debris and let the abscess
cavity heal.
This would be well enough and very
c~ommendable II nature always worked
in the right way, but she does not.
Sometimes she bores a hole in the
appendix too quickly, and sets up in
hammation in the general abdominal
cavity before there has been time for
the formation of the sac which is to
limit the abscess. In such cases Il
would have been better to perform
the more serious operation and re-
move the appendix before it had
worked this irreparable mischief.
Appendicitis, with its consecutive
perityphlitis, may be caused by a num-
Der of conditions, such as the Judgment
of a small seed or other insoluble body
in the appendix; the retention and
hardening Of a little of the ordinary
intestinal contents, which then act as
an irritant as the seed acts; an ordi-
nary catarrh of the intestine extend
ing to the lining membrane of the APP
pendix; the poison Of typhoid fever
or Of dysentery; rheumatism, or a
new growth like cancer The least
frequent cause, perhaps-contrary to
popular beliefs the Judgment Of
seeds in the appendix.
The Efennc co fc vaww n ~ man and Fov~
people have not had it more or less
severely. Usually the attack is mild
and recovery natural. When it is Sc
we're, operation is necessary, either
early to cut short the appendicitis, or
later to remove the abscess of peri
typhlitis; and in the interests of the
patient the early operation is the one
usually advised by American physi-
clans.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-11-05
BACHELORS IN LEAD.
More Single Men Than Spinstsrs IN
the United States.
I~nterestina Facts and Figures On M
Subject Cleaned from the
Recent Census.

A careful reckoning Of the num-
Der Of men In the various states OF
the union who are available matri-
m0nially has Just been finished by
the census Office. II finds that In
the aggregate there are 6,726,7 79
bachelors Of ~ or over, and makes
record Of the remarkable fact that
there are at present in the United
States 100000 more single men than
single ONE of that age and above.
The exact figures are Abs, 40
maidens, so that the latter are In
the minority Of 2,5s1,9s3. In other
words, says the Cleveland Plain Deal
er, there are 2,5S1,339 unattached
males who could not possibly get
wives unless they fell back upon the
widows or girls under 20.
New England has always been sup
posed to be overburdened with sim
gle women, and yet the census reck-
oning shows that. there is not a
state In the group which has not
more bachelors than spinsters. Even
Massachusetts,, long declared to be
the chosen home and resort Of the
old maid, has a slight overplus of un-
married men, the figures being esq.,
o32 single males, against 977,711 fe-
males similarly situated. Maine has
COSTS bachelors, against 1890 spin
sters; New Hampshire, ss,713 BACH
elors and sO,554 spinsters; Vermont
90, 1s2 bachelors and 1919 spinsters;
Rhode Island, 41,64B bachelors and
sO,4O5 spinsters, and Connecticut, o..
16s bachelors, against 74,731 spin
sters.
Il is clear from a glance at the
census figures, however, that the un-
married women of the east ought TO
migrate to the great and growing
west, where the available supply Of
husbands is relatively enormous.
Just think Of California, for example,
where there are 239,5O4 bachelors
and only. ss,755 maidens Of 20 and
upward!
But the opportunity in Idaho Is
much more attractive, the single men
numbering 29,421 and the spinsters
only 1855. Montana is another state
rich in chances of marriage, its bach
elors numbering 55,457, against 1860
spinsters. Oregon has 6O,52S bach
elors and 1918 maidens, while Wash
ington claims 0O,014 single men and
1898 women. But the banner state
for bachelors is Wyoming, which has
2,S47 spinsters, against 2O,927 unmar-
ried persons Of the sterner sex. It
must be very difficult for a woman to
become an old maid in Wyoming.
The excess of bachelors over spin
sters OF 20 years and upward in
Massachusetts, is nearly 2 per cent.
In Rhode Island It is 5 per cent, in
Connecticut rs per cent, in Maine
80 per cent, in New Hampshire 20
per cent. and In Vermont IS per cent.
New York shows a surplus of % per
cent, New Jersey 20 per cent, Penn
sylvania 80 per cent, Ohio 80 per
cent, Indiana 60 per cent. and nli-
nois 6S per cent. Kansas rises to an
excess in bachelors of 10s per cent,
while Missouri shows a surplus Of n
per cent. Michigan has an excess Of
n per cent of single men.
In this country the males outnum-
Der the females "a in every 1000, and
thus IL Is obvious that, If all of the
women do not get husbands, It is not
for lack Of available material.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-11-05
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

II Is said that Texas alone market,
t5O,OO0.OOo worth Of cattle annually.
American exports 70 South Africa
this year viii reach . total Of $50, COO
900, or double that Of 1897.
The last five years Of the nineteenth
century produced more gold than the
entire output Of the seventeenth cen
fury.
For 80 years the United States COM
mission Of fish and fisheries has been
making a study Of Uncle Sans salt-wa-
ter farm, its products and the men
who work II.
The Hottest steamboat route In the
world is doubtless that just opened
between Puno and Chilaya, Peru, on
Lake ntacaca, 1900 feet high, OF twice
the altitude of Mount Washington.
In the New England menhaden fish
cry the record seine haul produced
100000 FISH. A single seine Of the
largest size costs more than $1,000, and
mor than 1000 men have been en-
ployed in the ssining business Of AL
bemarle sound alone during one sea
son.
Not even does the shrewd instinct Of
animals always prevent them from eat
ing food which is injurious. In Mon
tana from $4,000 TO 100000 cattle per
annum are poisoned each year and die
as the result Of eating two poisonous
weeds-wild larkspur and poison ca
NASHVILLE greatlosses are sustained
each year in the southwest country
from stock eating the loco weed.
For 25 years the indefatigable Catho-
lie priest, Father Delattre, has been
engaged in archaeological researches
on the site OF ancient Carthage, and
now reports what he declares the best
find made during this period. 1t Is q
white marble sarcophagus, 400 me-
tiers in length, partially covered with
designs, that on the lid being a relief
portrait Of a woman OF rare artistic
beauty. The sarcophagus belongs TO
the Punic period and is the work of a
Greek artist. 1t is now regarded as
the piece de resistance in the we'll
stocked museum Of the Peres Blancs
in Carthage. The find was made in the
metropolis near Ste. Monique.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-11-05
ENEMY OF BEES AND BUGS.
The blossoms OF the Common Milk
weed Lure Many Insects 10
Their Death.

Honey bees and insects and bugs Of
less degree find pitfalls and often
death in the beautiful blossoms of the
milkweed, otherwise known as the
Virginia swallowwort, says a writer
in Nature. If these flowers are exam
ined any sunny day M will be pretty
sur to find them decorated with a
miscellaneous assortment of strug-
Cling or dead insects with their legs
fast in the Sits Of the peculiar bios
sons. The pollen of this common
plant, instead Of being a powder, as
in the case Of most plants, consists of
sticky, waxen masses hidden within
the blossom. When a visiting insect
thrusts a proboscis or leg into the
opening Of such a flower some Of these
masses stick to IL and the natural
course is for the insect to fly off to
another flower and fertilize this with
the adhering pollen. All insects, how
ever, T not strong enough to ex-
tract their legs from the sticky places,
and then ensues the slow torture Of
hanging there until death or a help
ing hand releases them from misery.
Besides being beautiful, it could be
quite a useful plant If we cared to de-
velop its virtues. Thus its milky juice
contains caoutchouc; brown sugar has
been made from the flowers; the silky
hairs Of the seeds are serviceable in the
manufacture Of textile fabrics, as cot
ton is, and a fiber of good quality for
ropemaking may be extracted from
the stalk.