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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
ANIMAL ODDITIES.

Breton sheep are not much larger
than a fair sized hare.
The mandarin duck is one Of the most
beautiful of aquatic birds.
The queen is always at the mercy Of
the bees and is a slave instead of
ruler.
A beetle one-third the size Of a horse
would be able to pull against more
than a dozen horses,
The greyhound, which can cover a
mile in a minute and twenty-eight sec
onds, is the fastest of quadrupeds.
The giraffe, armadillo and porcupine
have no vocal cords and are therefore
mute. Whales and serpents are also
voiceless.
The glowworm lays eggs which are
themselves luminous. However, the
young Matched from them are not pos
sessed of those peculiar properties until
after the first transformation.
To escape from dangers which men
ace them starfshes commit suicide,
This instinct of self destruction is
found only in the highest and lowest
scales of animal life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
HER FRENCH A FAILURE.
TRe Tragedy of a Backing Bottle
In the Latin Quarter.

She was spending her first month In
the Latin quarter of Paris. She spoke
English fiuently, with a Boston accent;
also she spoke German. could make
fair stagger at Italian and knew few
words of Hindoostanee, but Of French
not syllable.
One morning she found herself in
wrestling match with a bottle OF
French shoe backing. The pesky bot
tie. understanding that it had to deal
with an alien. refused to give up its
cork. She had no corkscrew Of her
own and did not know how to ask for
one. even if she dared suspect that her
next door neighbor might be possessed
of the luxury. The tine of her pet fork
she had bent on the obstinate plug, the
point of her best penknife she had bro
ken off short, and nothing remained
except to throw the bottle out of a
window to get at its contents. She de-
cided as a last resort to try breaking
the neck off the bottle. With a "stove
lid litter" she administered several
cautious taps in the region of the jugu-
lar of the obstinate neck. 'NOthin'
doin'." Then she tapped harder still,
and the backing came. All over her
fingers it came all over her light wool
en- skirt and over much of the floor and
window sill.
She decided to have the skirt cleaned
and packing it into q bundle, tripped
off to an establishment where she
found embarras sment because she
could not understand questions. Final
" she got the drift of the conversation.
The cleaners wanted to know what
had caused the spot. Fortunately
bottle of shoe backing was standing
near by, and she pointed at this and
"ouid" and "ouid" until she left in
heightened spirits, feeling that she was
not helpless and that she had made the
cleaners understand. When the skirt
was duly returned the following week,
it was dyed black.-New York Tribune.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
Hebridean Proverbs.

The daily talk of the Hebrideans has
shrewd picturesqueness. Let the
loan go laughing home" they say.
That is, "Be careful of whatever you
have borrowed"
If a person were to be met coldly
on going to a friends house, he would
say:
1.-THE shore is the same, but the she'll
fish is not the same"
The impossible is denoted by ''black-
berries in midwinter and sea gulls'
eggs in autumn"
Better thin kneading than to be
empty" That is, Half loaf is better
than no bread"
THE man who is idle will put the
cats on the fire"
HE that does not look before him
will look behind him"
"a house without a dog. without a
cat, without a little child, is a house
without pleasure and without laugh
ter"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
The Doukhobors.

The Doukhobors, that queer Russian
set in Canada, are yegetarians of the
first water. A writer in the Outlook
says: zone of the few English words
they know is grease and upon my Of
fering them any food-bread, for in
stance-they would look at it suspi-
ciously and inquire, Grease? They
were afraid that lard or tallow might
have been used in making the bread,
and, if so, they would not eat 1t. Some
of the Indians do not care to have the
Doukhobors visit them, as they are re-
garded as queer and I have seen a
Cree Indian wave an approaching
Doukhobor away by holding up a
piece of hammock in front of his tent,
with a deprecating gesture and the
word Crease"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
A Family of Birds.

The wife of a Methodist minister in
West Virginia has been married three
times, says an exchange. Her maiden
name was Partridge, her first hus-
band was named Robin, her second
Sparrow, and the present ones name
is Quayle. There are now two young
Robins, enc Sparrow and three little
Quayles in the family. One GRANDPA
Their was a Swami, and another was a
Jay, but he is dead and now a bird of
paradise. They live in Hawk avenue,
Eagleville, Canary islands, and the fell
low who writes this article is a Tyre
bird and an interested relative Of the
family.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
HARVEY LOGAN TRIAL.
Authorities Cannot Find James Stew.
art Important Witness Wanted.

Authorities Cannot Find James Stew.
art Important Witness Wanted.
Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. 19-Federal
authorities in Chicago have made an
Official return stating that James Stew.
art, the important witness" wanted
by the defense in the Harvey Logan
case here, is not to be found in Chica.
go. It was proposed to prove by him
that Logan was in France when the
Wagner, Mont, express robbery oe.
Cured.
The examination of witnesses is now
going on. A. ]. Smith vice president
of the National Bank of Montana, of
Helena; R. E. Livingston and w. S,
Davenport, of the treasury department.
John Sanders and E. R. Bryant. of
St Paul. express messengers, testified
as to $4,000 being shipped from
Washington and handled as far az
Wagner. Smith gave detailed testi.
mony as to the robbery. Fireman
Mike O'Neill who was on the train.
and Lieutenant George Mcintyre. of the
Knoxville police, who placed Logan
under arrest. also testified. McInyre
identified the money Logan had as De-
ing the Montana money
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21

Speaking of homes and ways Of liv-
ing, Mr.. Luigi Villari in italian Life
In Town and Country" reveals a curl
Gus state of affairs. In Italian cities
there are no slum districts. The poor
est of the poor may be lodged in the
same palace with people whose income
runs over $4,000 annually. The poor
are packed away in the garrets or in
the cellars, to. be sure, and their mis-
cry must be rendered all the more
acute by the sight and scent of such
lavish living. High class Italians have
no objections whatever to dwelling over
a shop or place of business.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
Not the Same Privilege.

Rank imposes obligation, but it also
brings a certain freedom from restric-
tons that bind the humble. a man of
literary aspirations who had his way
yet to make in the world wrote a poem,
which he submitted to his wife before
sending it out for publication.
"Why, Henry" she said, on looking
it over, you have made hundred
rhyme with onward"
That's all right" he replied. Ten
nyson did it."
yes" rejoined his wife. "Tenny-
son could do such a thing, but you
can't, Henry"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
Forgot Himself.

Mrs. Henpeck-We hev bin married
twenty years today, Hiram.
Hiram with a sigh)-Yes, fer twenty
years we've fought
Mrs. Henpeck (scowling) - What;
You old wretch!
Hiram (quickly)-Life's battles to-
gether, Mirandy.-Judge
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
AMERICAN FEDERATION LABOR.
Resolution Condemning President
Eliot's Utterances Endorsed.

Eiiot's Utterances Endorsed.
New Orleans, Nov. 19.-The commit.
tee on resolutions reported at the
American Federation of Labor con-
Vention on the resolution that Porto
Rican laborers be taken to Hawaii are
being i'll treated and should be return
ed by the United States government
to Porto Rico. The committee rec
commended that the charges Of H.
treatment be investigated, and if
found to be correct, a petition for the
return of the men to Porto Rico be
presented to the government.
A resolution to send a fraternal del
egate 10 Germany next year provoked
long discussion. 1t was finally ter
minated by the announcement of Vice
President Duncan that there will be
no trades union congress in Germany
next year The whole thing was laid
on the table.
A resolution condemning the recent
reported utterances of President Eliot
of Harvard college, in favor of "scabs"
worzingmen was reported upon favor
ably by the committee, and its action
was Endorsed by the convention.
The first paragraph of the resolution
as originally introduced commenced:
Whereas, the head of the foremost
American university, President Chas.
w. Eliot, of Harvard" etc.
Secretary Agard. of the resolutions
committee called attention Of the
committee to the word foremost"
saying that the committee had chang
ed the word to prominent" as the
members of the resolutions committee
did not believe that an Institution
which would retain at its head a man
capable Of such expressions as those
represented of Mr. Eliot, could by any
possibility. be the foremost" univer-
sity Of the country. Delegate Joseph
3. Allen, of Philadelphia, desired that
the wording be changed to the heao
Of one Of the degenerate universities"
Delegate Lghthal, of Chicago, de-
clared that President Harper, of Chi
cago university, and John D. Rookie
feusr. the founder of the institution,
were both opposed to the union move
Enent and they were trying to secure
control of the public schools in that
city and that the laboring men were
endeavoring to counteract the move
ment by organizing the teachers into
q union The resolution as amend.
ed by the resolutions committee was
passed unanimously. No second was
made to the motion of Delegate Allen.
The McOomas bill now pending be-
fore the United States senate provid-
ing for increased pay for all overtime
on government works, was Endorsed by
the committee and the recommends
ton was adopted by the convention.
The executive council recommended
that the application of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join.
ers for the revocation of the charter
of the Amalgamated Society of Car
penters be revoked be denied, because
both bodies are component parts Of
the American Federation of Labor and
that the charges had not been sub.
stantiated The delegates of the
brotherhood, Duffy and Bohnen. OBJ
jected to the report Of the committee
and contended that there was not
room enough in the country for two
organizations of the same craft. A
long debate followed, and was still in
progress when the convention ad.
journed at IL o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
An irish railroad Puzzle.

A Santa Fe conductor on a Los An
geles train told a reporter of the San
Bernardino Sun that his grandfather
remembered a sign which was erected
at a point on a double track railroad
in Ireland to the effect that when two
trains meet here they must come to a
standstil until they have passed each
other"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
Too Valuable to Lose.

Mr.. Grogan-Sure, Moike, an what
did yez do wit yure dorg?
Mike-Oh, he wuz wort $40 an OF
KEEP t'inkin' if some wan sh'd stale
UNI OF could i'll afford tn loss, so OF
gave um away, b'gorra! - Chicago
News
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
Or. Parker,s Case Homeless.

London. Nov. 19.-The condition Of
Dr. Parker, minister of the City Tenn
pie, is considered hopeless. Dropsy
set in Friday, since when oxygen has
been administered to the sufferer Dr..
Parker himself wrote bulletin which
was read in the City Temple Sunday,
remarlEing that It was the last thing
ne would ever write.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
Something Had to &c.

Sufferer-I can't stand it any longer;
I'm going to the dentists this instant
to have this tooth out
Observation-Disclosures! Your tooth
doesn't ache; it is only your magma
ton.
Sufferer-Then I'll have him pull out
my imagination.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21

/ wonder why 1t is we are not oil
kinder than we are. How easily it is
done! How instantaneously it acts!
How infallibly it is remembered
Drummond. a., = sss,------
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
AmfuIIr Renirhted.

Dasherly-Is he so very ignorant?
Flasherly-Ignorant? Why, actually,
he doesn't even know a cure for colds!
kansas City Independent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21

Newark, N. j., Nov. 19.-Jackson
Stoll, who committed suicide in San
Jose, Cal, was business man of this
city, and vice president Of the w. D.
Alderman company, which conducts a
department store here. He was
Vestryman of the Episcopal church in
this city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21

The shortest people in Europe are the
Laplanders. The height Of the men
averages 4 feet IL inches and the
height of the women two inches less.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21

the ABOVE are only q lew DTdnus OF Inc
many we carry in stock. Send for catalogue
Whiskey, Peach and Apple BrandIes, etc.,
6 d equally as low, from 81, Is gallon up
IS.
We make specially of the jug trade and
all orders by mail or telegraph Will have our
prompt attention. Special inducements of
Tered
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21

Hewitt-How did you get money to
bridge you over?
Jewett-Playing bridge whist.-New
York Times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
SWALLOWED cHLoRoFoRM.
Prominent Business Man of Newark.
NJ j., Suicides.

San Jose, Cal, Nov 19.-Jackson
Stoll, vice president of the w. T. Ack.
erson company, of Patterson, N. j.,
has committed suicide in this city by
swallowing half a small bottle of chic
reform.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21

Nearly all the silk of Spain is pro-
duced in the province of Murcia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
$3.50, P PREPlSS

We snip on approval nplain, sealed boxes,
with no marks to indicate contents. When
YOU receive it and test it, if 1t is not satjsfac
Tory, return it at our expense and We will re
turn your 1850. We guarantee this brand to
be eight years old. Eight bottles for $3.50
express prepatd u bottles for $3.50 express
. 'epaid; gallon jug, express prepaid, 800;
2 gallon Jug, express prepaid, $50. NO
charges for boxing.
We handle all the leading brands of Rye
3 I'd Bourbon Whistles in the market, and
viii save you so per cent. on your purchase
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21
.HEUMATISM

Rubbing with liniments, blistering, the APP
plication of plasters in fact anything that
will produce counter-irritation, is good for
external treatment of Rheumatism, but
these simple remedies do notreach the seat
of the disease nor touch the real cause,
and relief is therefore only temporary.
Rheumatism is due to Uric Acid and
other irritant poisons in the blood, and
as it circulates through the system, these
acid poisous are deposited in the muscles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21

the oils and fluids that lu0ricate the
muscles and joints, and they become stiff
and sometimes inlmovable.
Rheumatism, with its sharp, cutting
acid blood has been cleansed and puri.
fed, and all irritating substances neutral
lied and filtered out of the system, and
nothing does this so promptly and effec.
tually as S. S. S. Under the purifying
and tonic effects of this vegetable rem
edy the blood is made pure, the general
health is rapidly built up and the sufferer
obtains happy relief from the torturing,
nagging pains of Rheumatism.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-21

joints and nerves, and
exposure to night air,
cold east winds, or any
sudden change in the
weather, will bring on
an attack which may
last for a few days OF
linger on for months.
Every b a title with
R Rheumatism leaves
Z the blood in poorer
. condition, while the
/ corroding acids are
gradually consuming
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-04

rarties wac wish 90 sell l.na
70 t,ss y With ma a. am w"ii w Mi
~ 2 country and with M Encss
sqqsre zeal. now have AN a.. M
20 nay county for sale also vac y
Fesaaencs property IN the city. Assat ~
- nv ~ mssn 20 pup or sell land. SOne
once Snd We u block from eo,..
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-04
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

DtUHILtICHL OF AuSuFduCt.
I, III. G. Shober, commissioner of insur.
ance of the State of South Dakota, do
thereby certify that the above Is a true
copy q the original statement ON file at
this Office.
In witness whereof, 1 have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal OF this Office
attPierre, this 18th day of March, 1902.
III. Z, SHOBER,
fSeall Commissioners of Insurance.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-04

Among the many names for cattle
none IL than those which
come from the roots mu and bu, TO
below" Hence we have the Akkadian
am. bull the Turkic en-ek, cow
the Egyptian am, cattle" and the
Mongol buku, "bull." but a more dis
tinctlye word Is tor. which seems to
mean probably horned" and which
appears not only as taurus. but as the
Semitic thor and the Mongcl shor.
The bull. whether tanned or wild, was
60 doubt well known to early mai
asSs names for goats are also sugges-
tive Of connection ard include the Ar.
van els, the Semitic az and probably
the Akkadian M.
For sheep perhaps the oldest word is
the Egyptian ba, but there Is q word
for lamb which seems to be widely
distributed, as the Semitic kar, the
Greek knr and the Finnic kari, proba-
bly, from the root kar. to finciosc' or
guard" as meaning q herded dock.
From the same root come words for
pasture, no doubt ailied.-Scottish RS-
view.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-04
The wuoacis,.ek.

Z+La uZN
Perhaps no wild aniElal IL more fa.
iniiiar to country people than the wood
chuck. Every hillside and meadow Is
dotted with the small piles OF earth
which mark the doorway to his home.
The woodchuck prefers q hillside or a
knoll In which to dig his hole. for here
he can easily make the end OF his den
higher than the beginning. thus avoid
ing the danger OF being drowned out.
What could be more unlike In general
appearance than a woodchuck and a
SQUIRREL Yet they are cousins. both
belonging to the same family of mann
mails. The trim body. sharp claws and
agility OF the squirrels make Il posi-
BILE for them to lead an arborcal life.
jumping recklessly from branch to
branch, while the 1abby form and
short legs Of the w~oodchuck better
adapt him Tor digging than for run
ming or climbing.
The nature OF the food Of the wood
chuck Is such that he cannot lay up
stores as the chipmunks do. o Is 1t OF
such q kind that IL can be obtained
during the winter. The case OF this
creature during the winter seems to be,
therefore. one OF sleep long and
youndly or starve." During the win
ter's sleep or liberation life processes
GO on very slowly. Breathing 10 re-
duced, and the heart beats become so
slow and feeble that they cannot be
felt. They come from their winters
sleep about March / In New York. :
Country Life In America.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-04
Pointer From Payne.

The Farmers Institute ID e aud
rss in every way q success, but the
krmers had ought to have turned ont
Nebter.
Mr.. Armstrong gave them d talk on
Aadsng and breeding, that every farmer
N Day county ought to have heard.
In regard to weighing and testing the
milk ! am ready at all times ! o help
aAsem that ask me, and will say right
a<ye that If every ~faraaer would weigh
sna test each individual COW they would
- surprised at the results. With the
znrne patrons and the same number Of
nEs the milk would almost, yes, more
8san double. Instead of getting 5000, 600
pounds Of milk a year we would get
sSer six million which would mean as
Mmch again money as We get or got last
MI Now this is no fairy tale for it has
Aaen proven time and time again ,bnt the
farme r. say Ii is toe much work, which
Anottruc. How long does it take a
farmer to put up a milk sheet, about
aD same as we have at the cream
ny. and put the name Of each
Dw down on the sheet, then take a
xxing scale and weigh each cows milk
md put the weight down on the milk
skeet. Take . sample and pnt it in a
AlSge mouthed bottle If you can get it,
mt il not take any bottle, put in what
Eehromate Of potash or corrosive
nblimate that you eau hold ON the
zuint Of a knife blade, have a bottle for
snsh COW and her name on the bottle,
md ii ycu have not got a test machine
hiring the milk 80 the creamery when
ycr have taken two or three dozen
samples
Now my advice would be to not begin
This test If you can't keep il np for a
rear on so. II would BE- better 10 get
u book Or paper on Carrying. I have
hat is called the Patrons Hand Book
ah6t il sent % me to sell, it ID written in
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-04

the interess OF the National Dairy Union
am AZ is sold for vi. The money goes to
support the National Dairy Union and I
think that every farmer owes them one
dollar at least for getting the oleomar-
garine bill passed, and does the farmers
know that tine cleo men will have q bill
before the next congress to try and pro-
hibit the coloring Of butter, and do You
know that 1t viii pass il we don't mite
In a body to fight it. One more word.
Mr.. Sheeiar Is going 70 get some dried
blood to prevent securing of the calves
and IL the farmers will call at the
creamery in a few days they can get it.
Now turn out TO the next farmers
institute and Let us try and make is as
interesting as possible.
q. g Payne.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-04

Lots Of grain moving to town these
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-04
Fsrmers Institute.

The Managers OF the Farmers insti-
23as had . surprise in store for shose who
saAended the institute last Saturday as
sAey had made arrangements with John
Armstrong, Of DeSmet, to address them
s1 breeding and feeding OK stock, audit
was plainly evident by the interest
aRksn In his talk that the farmers knew
NE was speaking facts. He told them
M wentsinto his own barn and stadied
What was the best kind of feed and
what was the correct amount 10 feed,
ne also informed them how 10 pick out
ahe good dairy COW, and advised them
- get rid OF the cow that was not MAX
mig her expenses. His charts showed
Mo different points Of q good dairy COW,
anil the different parts of the feed neces-
nary to obtain best results. His talk
was practical, and he answered all
questions willingly and without hest
antion, 90 their satisfaction.
G.. r. Sherwood spoke on sscreameries"
snd low TO Obtain she best results, and
~ informed the patrons Of the Webster
weamery that they should be proud Of
abeir creamery, as their butter sold for
M high a price as the butter from any
aReamery in the state.
A. p. Bigger, Of Milbank, spoke ON the
aessiEg Of butter and how TO take care
u the cream, 1t was plainly evident by
his talk that he did not favor hand
~xraratorss but said they would be all
night IL the cream would be delivered
sssry day to the creamery in good
shape.
@. s. Payne spoke ON how 70 obtain
aAn best results out OF feeding calves on
separator milk. The scoring of cream
my butter was as follows: Lynn Lake,
-. Bristol, s5, Webster, s5. The scor.
ing OF dairy butter was as follows;
nike Went, 81, Mr.. bort, So, w. II.
Cobb, 81.