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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13

Some good and thoughtful people
think that we are having too many eX-
positions; that the subject is exhaust
ed, their usefulness at an end. But
these good people are in the minority,
and the great majority of our citizens,
considering the wealth of our favored
nation. our $4,000 900 inhabitants, the
infinite variety of our products and
the diversity of our interests, think
that we may we'll afford an exposition
in some section of our country at least
once a year In no other way can
the people of one part of the land be.
come acquainted with the progress,
peculiarities and necessities of the 9th
er. So at least think the good citizens
of Charleston and South Carolina, and
they have proved their faith by mighty
works. Relying absolutely upon their
own resources, without the federal aid
so freely granted to other communi.
ties no whit more deserving, they
have created the most complete, sym,
metrical and beautiful show that our
country has yet known, saving only
the Worlds Fair at Chicago. 1t marks
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13
aembly

There is no contest for Congress in
any Georgia district but the Tenth,
Undoubtedly, the present delegation
will 0e returned Tt is a good one, and
the state will lose nothing in influence
by recommissioning them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13

Gen. 8. 3. Buekner has present ed
MnnfordVille, KY, with water works
and his son-in-law, Col Morris B.
ReIknap, has given the city marble
fountain made in Florence, Itlay
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13

Candidates for the Legislature shonld
study the quszFion Of State insurance
in order that they may be able to act
intelligentIy when that measure Is
brought mp in the next General AS
aannhIu
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13

An Atlanta man has landed on the
bench of the court of appeals of the
Philippines. 1t seems that Uncle Lon
Livingston is still actively at work in
the interest of his constituents,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13

The Dublinl Courier, Dispatch thinks
that if the people of Chatham county
fail to send Hon. p. A, Stovall to the
legislature they will miss the oppor-
tunity to secure a splendid representa-
tive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13

Now the Mad MulIah is mad IN fresh
place. The British might try pacifying
him on the American plan. A party
paei6ed stays good.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13

The whole country is kicking about
the inaurance trust. Perhaps the trust
will 6nd out some day that it is much
better business policy to charge only
reasonable rates.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13

President Kruger's son has taken the
oath of allegiance to Great Britain.
More sharper than serpent's thanks
hath been toothless child"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13
NorrCE.TO. SUBSCRIBERS.

Whenever the carrier fails to deliver your
paper on your verandah you will confer a
favor and cause the paper to he delivered
promptly by reporting tn. fact to the bust
-<ofRce.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13
His RealnnatIon Called For.

Washington, April 12-The secre.
tary of the treasury has sent let.
ter to Assistant Commissioner of I'm.
migration insolvency, in New York
calling for his resignation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13
In Full Bloom of Its Beauty.

The Exposition is now complete and
In the full bloom of it's beauty. The
location could not be improved upon
for all the natural accessories of land
and water. Just within the city linn,
its, upon the eastern bank of the Ash.
ley river, where hoary live oaks sway
their knotty boughs In the gentle
ocean breezes, gently sloping plain
has been adorned by the best efforts
Of the landscape gardener and the archi.
tect. Beautiful flowers, swayfng palms,
soft green grass, cleaning statuary,
splashing fountains and varicolored
electric lights combine with the har.
monious delicately tinted colors of the
stately buildings, to make a picture
ever pleasing and never to be forgot.
ten
The buildings themselves display
modern adaptation of old Spanish
architecture and on every hand may be
found suggestions of old Madrid, Sew.
lille and Barcelona. The central fea.
ture, the Court of Palaces, contains J..
$4,000 square feet of floor space.
Built in horseshoe shape about the
lovely Sunken Garden. with its lake,
bridges and fountains. this Court is an
audacious and singularly successful
conception of the architect The Pal
aces are three in number-the Cotton
Palace. the largest of the three; the
Palace of Agriculture and the Palace
of Commerce. The visitor who enters
at one end of the shoe, and traversing
the three great buildings with their
attendant colonades and exaedrae,
passes out at the other end. will have
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13

enry NJ. Flagler has now built in
New home at Palm Beach, Fla, the
pipe organ ever placed in a pri-
Co.,. lnse In this country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13

The Macon Evening News thinks
that the Atlanta Constitution is making
30 many big scoops these days that
they are hard to keep up with.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13

The silver Jubilee of the pope has just
been celebrated with much pomp. The
American laboring man celebrates his
silver Jubilee every Saturday night
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13
MRS. WILSON'S NEW NOVEL.

A prominent publishing house is TO
!. soon issue an edition OF so, 600 copies of
"a Gnekcled Bird, "a new novel by Mrs.
augusta Evans Wilson. The thousands
of admirers of this gifted writer will
he pleased to receive this announce
ment. Mrs. Wilson has written num-
ber of novels during the last quarter OF
= century, among them some of the
finest and best contributions to this
class OF literature ever published IN this
conntrv. Tt has been sixteen years
.ince her last effort, CAT the Mercy of
,.,ssza." was.gNen 30 the public, and
51forthcoming work will no doubt be
we'd with genuine pleasure by all
read her former books. The
er new book is derived from
tural sentence: "As epeck .
led 6nd, The birds round ahont are
gainst her" ? he story is laid in he
II. aud the time is just after tie
Il the war between the states
Enauire r-5nn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13
AmeR1CUs. Ca. APRIL 10, 1902.

The best sugar interests evidently
consider the Payne reduction bill a
good thing-te beat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13
MISUNDERSTANDING,
TIE Timsa-Recorder Is the

OncIal organ of the City of Americuf,
OmciaI Organ OF Sumter County.
OmGial Organ Of.Webster County.
OM:ial Organ of Railroad Commission OF
Georgia for the Sd Congressional District
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-13
BEAUTIES OF
ivory CITY,
Charleston's Great EXPOSE
ton Is Now In Full Bloom
Of It's Beauty.
A GREAT UNDERTAKING.

Relying Absolutely Upon Their Own
Resources, the People OF the "city
by the Sea" Have Created the Most
Complete, Symmetrical and Beautiful
Show Our Country Has Ever Known
Except Worlds Fair at Chicago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-26


something mythical about the shimmering
stones that pass from generation to gem
GRAFTON, unchanged andz unel,angeable.~
They bind the perfumed hair deck the
white fingers and repose on the neck OF
beauty from age to age. .slFhe wearers
change. but the gems ROMAN the same
bright links between the present and the
past. They represent pledges of love, mar
.riage gifts, moarning remenbrances. all
the deepest emotions of the heart.
Small wonder that from the earliest
s times men hayk attached great import
ance to the value of precious stones, and
have had unbounded faith in their mag
ical. medicinal, benefcent or baneful quail
tiles.
The honor m ttvtticb gems were held in
ancient times is testified TO in the Bible.
Aaron's breast piate.held twelve precious
stones, on each Of which was engraved
the name Of ore of the tribes of Israel.
Solomon could find nothing more beautiful
than ruby as9a metaphor for the virtu-
GUS woman. St. John, in describing his
vision, writes of gates and pillars and
streets Of dazzling gold and precious
stones. The gospel is likened to "a pearl
Of great price" Oriental writings abound
in metaphors derived from gems. The
Talmud legend Of Noah IN the ark de-
scribes him as having no light by night
SAVE that derived from precious stones. 1t
also tells us that Abraham was 80 jea1-
GUS OF his many wives that he shut them
in strong city with walls SO high as to
exclude the sun. moon and stars, ana 10
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-26
Strange Fnncies AbOuf Gems

Supply them with light. gave them Lord
lily dish filled with gems, which illumined
the whole city.
THE taste for gems among the Romans
was created by the spoil brought by those
warriors from other countries. Among
the famous gems which were a part OF
their treasures were the 'emeraIds land
paris arranged alternately and worn h
the wife of Caligula. The value of these
was estimated at almost $1,000. 0G0.
Even in those old Roman days jewele6
garters were worn, these far SURPRISING
in magnifcence those of today. A pair
owned by Sabina the younger were valued
at 100000. 50 costly wore the intaglios OF
which they were formed.
The most famous collection Of jewels of
modern times is that Of the duke of Rich
mond It comprises many stones that
have figured in history. One diamond was
thu property OF the Emperor Baber
founder of Dom Pedro, emperor Of Brazil:
a black diamond did duty for centuries as
the eye of an Indian idol; there is a ring
of Mary Stuart. bearing her monogram,
sM. r." and a pair Of earrings once
worn by Marie Antoinette. These are
mere items in collection which is de-
scribed in quarto volume OF 26s pages,
, great is its size.
IL precious stones could add omniscience
and speech to the many other miraculous
qualities attributed to them, these and
other famous diamonds could unravel
enigmas of conduct by revealing the mo-
tiyes OF the hearts above which they hung
and sparkled The tale they would tell
would be well worth writing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-26

curiosity, for several sets of doors fitted
with secret locks defy the intrusion Of
any unauthorized individual.
Whenever secret treaty is arranged
between this country and foreign powers
it is duly 'set up and printed by govern
ment printers long before the public has
any idea that negotiations are in progress.
These printers are paid no eXorbitant
wages for their silence, though any one
of them could sell the heads of the treaty
to foreign nation for a small fortune.
70 In an American battleship there are
said to be over five hundred secrets, any
one Of which would command fabulous
price If put up for sale.
In building the ship small army Of
workmen are engaged, to whom the ma
jority of these secrets are perfectly lucid.
But, in spite of the fact that their wages
average about $40 week. it is an I'M
heard of occurrence for piece of secret
Information to leave a dockyard.
The postmaster OF small Village In
Ohio owns secret which many un-
scrupulors folk would pay much to know.
His name Is Gustave Francks. and, be-
Ing an experienced chemist. he hit upon
method Of removing ink stains from
used postage stamps short time ago,
and to his credit be 1t said that he laid the
discovery before the government. He was
offered $4,000 for his silence, he refused
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-26


the income tax collector
This is especially the case with governs
men secrets.
In England there is a small cottage,
among the marshes on the Thames, which
hides a secret that Russia offered $500, 600
Tor less than ten years ago.
1t Is the spot that is the key to the
situation of the submarine mines guard
ing the worlds metropolis
1t is situated among dozens of similar
structures and five men, who go4to and
from their daily work like ordinary
beings, alone know which it is and how
the electric switchboard it contains can
be so manipulated as to sink a powerful
fleet in ten minutes.
At certain seaport on the east coast
of England there lives grocer who could
let his premises to European power at
a rental of thousands a year If he chose.
Adjoining his cellars are the passages
communicating with the mines which
control the entrance to the harbor. and
even he Is not permitted to crafty his
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-26
A Word Too Much.

she-"You're not paving attention to
May Roxley nowadays
He-"No; she had entirely toe much to
say to suit me-"
She-"Really?" y
J He-"Yes: she said No
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-26

soNoMIsTs may frown upon
extravaganza in dress, but
!. there are few who cannot
find excuses for eXtrava-
gance in the matter of col
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-26
POOR Wen Keep Great Secrets

HERE is maxim that says:
Silence is golden"
Some secrets worth for
tunes are held by poor men,
whose wages do not induce
even no+ioa an th
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-26
Surgery Cures
Typhoid Feber

TYPHOID fever cure has been
made by an operation. Paris
surgeon has just brought
a patient out Of a seemingly
hopeless case Of the disease.
and tha rnafhod nv which he
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-26

OTHING is impossible for the
little gentleman who gener-
ally has his portrait taken
in a negligee Of wings and a
bow and arrow, and so long
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-26

M
room Harrison then begged me to. :
leave with him. He asked me If T were
Not my own boss and pleaded with
no TO take drive, which
promised to do, and told ~AIr.
11ale, who said If I did go I must return
In fifteen minutes. We drove ND town
ana Went to the parlor of the Spencer
.ouse we mad long talk there. Harri-
son insisted that go with him. but Ire
iused to do so. I told him had promised
my husband to return and would do so
Harrison then threatened to take me- nv
Iorce, but laughed at him. But he said
there was more than one way to get me-
Mf. Harrison has always had some pc
cuii"r ihiuehce over me, which could
never resist and | promised him that I
would return to the Spencer house In the
evening and give him my answer. He
TOOK me home and told Hale that 7 had
promised to give him my answer in the
evening. Hale went to the street car win,
me and wanted to accompany me TO the
spencer house, but I objected and went
alone thinking I could resist Harrison.
oue ne again commenced to persuade me
and promised to go.
we went to the PENNSYLVANIA danot
end awaited the train that left ~ .
CLOCK. We arrived in New York MONDAY
morning and went to the home of Mrs
Emerson at ATS w. Twenty-second-st
r Mhere lawrence Harrison was stopping.
Inc Drother was SURPRISED to see us and
refused to allow us to live together. He
paced me in charge of Mrs Emerson ard.
arranged to bring me home He acoo-,-
panied me home and when my sister met
us at Upland she advised him to get Off
the train at Gas City as Hale might thinf
ne was Joseph Harrison and kill him He
promised to come to Marion and meet
aaie and If he did not wish to forgive
me ne would then take me back to New
Harrison mar ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-19
MISS TRIMBLE TO
 STUDY WITH ORGENi.

Miss Mary Trimble. in company with her teacher and chaperon, Madam Ever est left Wednesday morning for New York, from whence they will sail for Dresden on the Graf Waldeser Saturday morning. Miss Trimble will study with Orgeni. Miss Hattie Sarah Phelan will Join them in New York. and will remain abroad a year studying music and art.
 Miss Reitta Bush of Mobile will be one of the party. At present she and her mother are at Carlsbad, where they have been for the summer.
 These young women are fortunate in having Madame Everest as a chaperone, she having been pupil of Orgeni, and re- sided abroad for several years.
 There are several American girls who will join her in Europe.
 Miss Stuart of Ohio. who expects to be one of the party. is related by mar riage to Lord Grantly.
 Miss Brown of Tennessee, who married the son of the Earl of Tweedmonta, and brother of Lady Aberdeen, Is a cousin Of Miss Trimble, as is also Miss Trimble Of Maryland, who married the son Of the Archbishop of England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-19

lofernes" and Mrs. Hoge's Mary Queen of Scots" and HRaphaelis Cherubsf Our lesque) got some applause. Miss Lillie Fischer as a 'Vestal Virgin" (statuary) was admirable. Modern statuary showed MT. Howard Garner as President Roose- welt in three poses-Ajax defying the lightning (trusts), throwing the discus Qariat) and as the dying gladiator re- ceiving news of re-election). In dress, pose, teeth and eyeglasses 1t was the real Teddy, not too grossly burlesqued and storms of cheers and applause greeted the conception.
 The cake walk wound up the show in blaze of burnt cork glory. and the boys and girls will some day tell their descend- ants of their part in it, with all the india rubber latitude of 8 grand army camp fire.
 MT. DeLeon Is out in a card of thanks to Mrs. Fischer of the Altar Guild and the young people who aided her for their patience and care in making one of the best shows he ever managed.
 Tomorrow will be St. Luke's day, and university holiday. These are the days of autumn that the boys and girls find golden. Walks. drives and picnics are rife, and the weather is perfect for them Just after morning chapel, the whole university will proceed to the site of the new gymnasium, and the ceremony of breaking ground will be held. There will be brief religious exercises, the vice chancellor. Dr. B. Lawton Wiggins, will
 strike the first pick, and then BishoT | Gailor will delivere the dedication ad
 dress He has held back important en- l agreements elsewhere to be among his ole l pupils and colleagues and parishioneri at Sewanee for this occasion.
 The new gymnasium will be of native l stone. and of great size-to fill future
 needs of this rapidly growing institution | It will have baths swimming pools, al
 needed rooms and lockers, and the lates | and most improved apparatus and ath
 letic appliances It will be the ninth oi
 the stone buildings so far built, and be l sides the winter track inside the building
 will have a fine outdoor track for sprint l ing around it outside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-19
SOCIETY IN MOBILE.

Mobile, October 1S.-(Special.) )-Captain Jno. F. Cothran and daughter, Mrs. N. A. Richards, have returned home from Salina, Kansas, where they have been on a visit to relatives.
 Mrs James Bond has returned from an extended tour of the west. 9 Miss Maribel Williams who has been visiting friends in Atlanta, returned home recently.
 Mr. and Mrs. James Gibbony are at home after bridal trip through the east.
 Miss Lena Dumont and Mir. H. R. Du- mont of Mobile spent some time with their brother, Captain F. R. DumonI Tn Pensacola, last week.
 The second meeting of the Shakespeare club was held on Saturday, October Il.
 Mn and Mrs George A. Robinson made a visit to Nashville during the past week.
 Colonel R. M. Sands celebrated his sev- enty-seventh birthday on Sunday at his home on Dauphin Way and held quite a reception of friends who extended many congratulations.
 Mrs. John Moulton and children re- turned Sunday from visit to Sulphur Springs, Ala.
 Little Miss Demaris Smith celebrated her fourth birthday Sunday with a din- ner to several of her small friends. Miss Pride Jones of Selma spent Sun day fn Mobile with relatives. Mr. and Mrs P. Levy of New York are in the city on visit. MT, Hugh Kyle. clerk of the Bienville
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-19
A. Jones. at her home on Goldthwaite

A. Jones, at her home on Goldthwaite street.
 Mrs MT. G. Chambers has returned from Gainsville, where she went to take the little son of MT. Charles G. Aber- crombie for medical treatment.
 Mrs. Sanders and daughters, Miss Edith and Miss Annie Sanders, of Mobile have come to Montgomery to live.
 Mrs M L. Wood and Miss Leigh Wood have returned from New York, where they have been the guests or MT. and Mrs William Micau.
 MT. and Mrs. Horace Srringfellow and MT. and Mrs. Robert Stringfellow have returned from a pleasure trip to Wash ington.
 Mrs. John Fillmore has returned from a visit to her mother, Mrs. Peeler, in Ma con, Georgia.
 Mrs. M. A. Benjamin has gone to Washington to visit her sister, Mrs. w l.. Chambers.
 MT. and Mrs. w. H. Seymour have re- l, turned from their summer home.
 MT. and Mrs. P. c. Massey have re- turned from Virginia where they have been the guests of MT. Massey's mother
 Mrs. Richard Hobbie is in Troy visiting her mother, Mrs. Henderson.
 Miss Ethel Pitcher has returned from visit of two months to friends in St Louis and Illinois
 Mrs. A Cameron, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs J. M. FaYl5ner has re- turned to her home in Mountain Creek Mrs. Cameron will go soon to Birming- ham, where she will spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. F. c. McEwan.'
 MT. and Mrs J. D. Beale have returned from their summer home at Henderson vlle N C., where they have Seen since May. Their son, MT. Phelan Beale, did
 IL hoe fO Noxu York to attend the law class at Columbia college.
 result of sticking a nail in his foot.
 The friends of Mrs. E. Wagner will be glad to learn that she is reported some better.
 Miss Edna D. Howell a former Mont gomery girl, has been appointed clerk In the Smithsonian Institute at Washington. She is daughter of Mir and Mrs. J. H. Howell formerly of Montgomery, now living in Washington.
 Mrs. Thomas Owen wife of Director Owen of the Department of History and Archives, and daughter of Congressman and Mrs Bankhead has been awarded the third prize offered by the Atlanta Constitution for the best short story. Her story, "Sehoy," is one of the French occupancy when Alabama was a province of Louisiana. The prize was $40.
 Miss Clara Steiner Of GreenVllle IS VlS- iting relatives in Montgomery.
 Miss Rochelle Jones and Miss Ellie Bar nett left Tuesday for Knoxville, Tenn, where they will be the guests of ex-Gov- ernor and Mrs. Robert L. Taylor.
 The gavel which Mrs. Hickman, secre- tary of the United Daughters of the Con- federacy presented to recently formed United Daughters of the Confederacy chapter in Nashville, and which was made of the wood from the first white house yard. was given to Mrs. Hickman by Mrs J. Warren Jones of this city.
 Mrs. J. Warren Jones, vice-president of the Secession Chapter, United Daugn- ters of the Confederacy, who was elected as alternate to the New Orleans conven- tion, will go to New Orleans as Mrs. T. H. Mabson's alternate. She was nomi- mated by Mrs. J. A. Reeves as Mrs. Mab- sons alternate.