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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
Rill EauorahIx Renorted.

Raleigh, N c., Feb 4.-The com.
mittee has favorably reported to the
house the Watts bill regulating the
sale and manufacture of liquor with
amendments allowing the distillation
of brandy from fruit grown ON the
makers premises. such brandy to be
for the makers own use, and another
amendment that wine cannot be sold
by the maker in quantities under five
gallons and cannot be drunk on the
premises where sold. This bill was
drawn by Senator Simmons and Gov
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
MannIsd hx Dynamite

Valdosta, Ga, Feb 4.-The little
daughter of c. H. Nelson, of this city,
had one OF her hands and one eye
fearfully mangled by the explosion
of dynamite cartridge. Nelson had
a few cartridges, such as are general.
ly used for blasting rock, which he
had laid on the mantelpiece at his
home. His little girl, not knowing
their deadly nature, took one of the
cartridges out in the yard and light.
ed the fuse, holding it in her hand,
The explosion came near blowing her
hand off, and also burst the iris of
one of her eyes
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
SALVATION ARMY COLONY.

One Will Likely Be Established In
Louisiana Rice Belt.
New Orleans, Feb. 4.-The visit of
General Booth of the Salvation Army
to New Orleans and the south will
most likely result in the establish
ment of one of the colonies of the
army in the rice belt of Louisiana
near Lake Charles
The general now has three colonies
in the United States, one in Colorado,
one in California and one in Ohio. The
Lake Charles colony will be white
people only. An experiment in col
onization may later be made for the
benefit of negroes
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
The SiCkest Man is Not Always in Bed.

The meanest kind of sickness is just TO be able
to attend toduties and yet not equal to the task
The eternal grind keeps many in the traces who
ought to be in bed.
thorough course of Johnsons Chill and Fever
Tonic would give lease on life to such people
the Liver in the best condition possible. Gives a
splendid appetite. Renews strength and restores
vitality
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
TO START PARKER BOOM.
VIII BE Launched at Chattanooga If
Judge Is Willing,

Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 4.-If
Judge Alton Parker will accept an in
vitation to attend local southern
banquet to be given here in his
honor at a date that will suit his con
venience. 1t is planned to have the
governors of Tennessee, Kentucky,
Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Flori-
da, North and South Carolina and Vir.
ginia attend, as well as several south
ern senators.
Those giving the banquet will be
limited to strictly one hundred. It is
intended that this banquet shall show
the sentiment of the south on the
Democratic presidential nomination,
and that the Parker boom shall be
formally started in the south.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05

Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. A special
to The Sentinel from Middlesboro,
KY, says that cloudburst in the
mountains last night precipitated a
food down Yellow creek valley; but
little damage was done here. Two
houses were flooded beyond the rail.
road tracks and some fencing was
washed away. Several trestles of the
Middlesboro Belt railroad were un.
dermined and all trains are DELAYED.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
corhett 70 Eiaht Jeffries.

New York, Feb. 4-James J. Cor.
bett has signed articles here for a 90
round contest with James ]. Jeffries
for the heavy weight championship OF
the world, the fight to take place at
Fort Erie, Canada, on June 20. JEFF
fries was not present, but the arti'
cles will be forwarded to him. The
contest is to be for purse of $4,000,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
Great Sale at BiItn,ore.

Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. A special
to The Sentinel from Asheville, N. O..
says the sale of foreign and domestic
bred Berkshire hogs is being held to.
day on the famous Biltmore estate Of
George Vanderbilt. The first hog
sold realized $615. An aggregate OF
81 pigs brought $4,000 Stockmen
are at Biltmore from many southern
southern and western states.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
oulet at Waterbury. Corn.

Waterbury, Conn, Feb. 4.-Reports
from the captains of the militia com.
panies on guard duty at the car barns
and the powerhouse of the Connects
cut Railway and Lighting company
early today said that everything had
been quiet since midnight. The cars
of the company were run as usual this
morning on all lines.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
Bio Fire at Richmond.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 4.-The whole
sale grocery and liquor store of L. c.
Younger was Quilted by fire last night.
The loss is estimated at 100000, of
which $4,000 is in stock, the rest
being on buildings. The loss on
buildings is entirely covered by insur-
ance. The insurance on stock is
placed at $65,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
international Sunday School Workers

Atlanta, Feb. 4.-Today's session OF
the midwinter conference of the third
district of the International Sunday
School Workers was devoted to the
discussion of methods best for organ,
ization of Sunday schools. The dis
cussion was led by Rev. B. w. Spilt
man, of Nashville, Tenn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05

st. Louis. Feb 4.-The final step
in the settlement of the controversy
between the Chicago Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad company ami the St
Louis Terminal association over the
control OF the Virgins Ferry compa
ny, has been reached by the Rock Is
land joining the Terminal associa.
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE A FAKE.
Socialist Member of Reichstag Fires
Revolver at Himself.

Berlin, Feb ALFRED Agster, a So
cialist member of the reichstag, fired
a revolver at himself in a committee
room of the house at noon today but
as he had previously removed the bull
let from the cartridge, the deputy was
only slightly injured
Agster wrote to some of his fellow
deputies yesterday saying he intend
ed to commit suicide. He recently
had shown signs of mental weakness
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
MccIunq Resigns Attorneyshlp.

Atlanta, Feb "A Jackson, Miss.
special to The Journal says that Mon.
roe McClurg today resigned the Office
of attorney general Of this state, and
William Williams was appointed to
fill the unexpiTed term Mr., Mcclure
will continue che Rrart1Sa Of iaW.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
TORRENTIAL RAINS
AND FIERCE WINDS
Southern Cities Are Visited
by Severe Storms.
TENNESSEE RIVER ON BOOM.
At Chattanooga Wind Reached Almost
CycIonic Velocity, Uprootine Trees,
Tearing Down Signs and Demorallz-
ing Teleeraphic Service.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 4.-The
storm which has prevailed through
out this section for the past two or
three days reached a climax last night
when the. rain fell in torrents, the
wind reaching almost cyclonic We
locity and flooding the streets from
shortly after midnight until about 5
O'Clock this morning.
Signs were blown down, trees up
rooted in some parts of the city and
telegraph and telephone wires badly
demorallzed The rainfall for few
hours during the deluge was .SS of
an inch.
The wind reached a velocity Of 46
miles an hour, continuing so for two
hours The Tennessee river as
result of the heavy rains during the
past few days is rising rapidly, all
tributaries pouring In volumes of
water. Today is clear and pleasant,
with light wind.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
Dunnam Gets RehearInu.

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 4.-The gu.
preme court has granted to Major
Bradford Durham rehearing in his
divorce SUIT from his wife, who lives
in Savannah. The court formerly
threw out the case on appeal OF Mrs.
Dunham On the ground that the fact
of Major Dunham's residence In
Montgomery was not established. TIE
rehearing remands the case to the city
court for trial on it's merits.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
FrIuhtened Rohhers AWAY.

Spartanburg, s. c., Feb. 4.-Three
would-be robbers and safe blowers at
Greers made good their escape from
the town after attempting to enter
the large store of Davenport g. Wood,
while a posse of eight or ten ctti-
zens were standing waiting to close
in on them after they had entered the
store. The escape of the robbers
was due to the extreme fright of one
of the watchers, who began firing IFS
pistol into the air at sight Of the rob-
bers, frightening them away. 1t is
supposed that the robbers intended
to blow open the safe of the store
had they not been frightened away
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
Ashore on Arabian Coast.

Alden, Arabia, Feb. 4.-The North
German Lloyd steamer Foreburg, from
Hamburg Jan. 8 for ports of China and
Japan, is ashore near Morena, Ara.
bda. 1t IS expected that she will be
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-05
SHOT WIFE AND
THEN KILLED HIMSELF
Tragedy Occurs In Knoxville
Boarding House.
RESULT OF FAMILY QUARREL.
Becoming Angered With His Wife
William Thomas, a Weaver, DeIib-
erately Shoots Her and Then
Sends Bullet Through His Heart.

Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. A TRACE
dy occurred this morning in a board
ing house in the western part of the
city.
William Thomas, who has been en-
ployed as a weaver in the Knoxville
woolen mills, became angered with his
wife on account of another couple be-
ing assigned to sleep in the same
room with them at their boarding
house.
1t is said they quarreled and he
arose from bed, dressed himself and
deliberately shot his wife just over
the heart. He went out into the street
and shot himself through the heart
and died instantly. Mrs. Thomas
may survive. She is about IS years
of age and Thomas was about %.
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II MEEST G0ME.

AS inevitable as the changing seasons OF
the year is the change which comes to
every woman And just as one antici-
pates the changes of other seasons 1t Is
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-14
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Men Of blue or gray eyes are almost
invariably the best shots.
The total immigration into Canada
for the fiscal year ended June 30 foots
up over 10000 persons, Americans be-
ing in the majority.
The Gulf stream is 200 fathoms deep
off Cape Florida. Near Cape Hatteras
the depth is only half as great. the
stream appearing to have run uphill,
with an ascent of ten inches to the
mile.
Road taxation on Long Island is an
item of Importance. Included in South
ampton's tax budget this year is $780,
600 for the maintenance of highways.
For the support of the poor of the
town $1,000 was provided.
During the nineteenth century Lon
don grew from city of 100000 people
to one of $500, 0O0-that is, increased
eight fold. New York increased from
10000 to 3, 800. O00-nearly GO fold. Lon
don is now increasing II per cent. in
decade, and New York IS per cent, or
twice as fast. If this rate should hold
good for so years more, New York
would have over 15.o00,00O population
and be million ahead of London.
The three balls, the sign of the pawn
brokers in this country and Great
Britain, are derived indirectly from the
coat-of-arms of the Medici family of
Florence, Italy. The family sprang
from physician, medicus; it became
wealthy through transacting a bank
ing business for many years. and when
it became noble it adopted five golden
pills on blue ground as it's armorial
device. Bankers in other countries
adopted the same device, either in
whole or in part, as sign of their
business; and when bankers gave up
the pawnbroking business the pawn
brokers retained the old Florentiue
device.
When New York was young a tower
clock was built in the tiny steeple of
a little church that then stood at the
corner of Beekman and Cliff streets
Thatwas nearly two centuries a go, but
the clock Is still ticking away and keep
ing just as good time as ever. Its hands
are not as artistic and gorgeous as
those that point the time in many OF
the tower clocks to-day They were
made by Simeon Willard, who ham
mered them out Of rough iron at lit
tie blacksmith forge in the woods neal
Boston. Not only the hands, but the
whole clock was made out of the same
rough material, and to this day il
workmanship. Its scape wheel is much
worn now, yet from all appearance
it is still good for another century
and the regularity of its movement il
almost perfect, putting modern clocks
to shame.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-14
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

From Hamburg 124 different kinds
of merchandise were exported to Cuba
last year.
Three shillings per word is to be the
charge for cable messages between
England and Australasia via the Pa
cifc.
Several French cities have been pro-
vided with system which does away
with telephone girls, and a central sta
ton.
The Southwest Miners association
estimates that the various branches
of the mining industry of that section
have grown 300 per cent. in the last
two years.
Last year we imported nearly s,000,-
900 bushels Of potatoes, this quantity
being exceeded only twice in our his
tory. In the previous fiscal year we
imported only $4,000 bushels.
Japan is getting the bicycle craze;
it imported 81, 100000 worth of wheels
last year, mostly of the cheaper
grades, costing from s12 to $25. They
are chiefly used for business purposes;
also in the army.
The Austrian navy is being used as
an aid to commerce. One of the yes
sells is visiting the ports of Africa and
South America in order to study theil
trade conditions. Reports will be made
to the government, with the object o.
increasing Austrian exports.
Some workmen, while digging grave
at Wenden, Saffron Walden. England
unearthed very rudely decorated
cinerary urn, containing quantity
of dark earth mixed apparently will
the cremated remains of a human be
ing. The urn is probably 1000 year.
old, and of Celtic origin.
Harry De Windt, the arctic explorer
lecturing in London, told curious
story of Russian Croesus whom h
met during his overland journey from
Paris to New York. 1t was at Irkutsk
in far distant Siberia, and the maj
of millions, who lived in fine hous'
and employed a French chef, proved
an excellent host. Luxuriously fur
nished rooms were placed at the dis
posal of Mr. De Windt and his compan
ions. AS for the millionaire himself
he took his nightly rest upon coucl
formed of three chairs placed side b.
side, and never troubled to undress.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-14
he SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.
A street Car Conductor who Was Not
Fully UD to the Requirements
of HIS Passenger.

The conductor on the street car is
theoretically responsible for the lives
and comfort of all his passengers. No
matter how crowded the car, he is sup
posed TO see every signal for the car
to stop and the company expects him
to collect every fare and say Please"
when he asks for it. Worse than that,
he is supposed by some passengers,
like the one who figures in this story
from the Chicago Tribune, TO know
everything. She was an elderly wom-
an in youthful hat, and as she paid
her fare, she said:
Conductor, 1 want to get off at the
street Mrs. Rebecca Isinglass lives on
I've forgotten the name of it, but
there's drug store on the corner kept
by a man named Johnson"
81 don't know any such woman,
ma'am," replied the conductor, "and
we pass 40 corners where there are
drug stores"
But it's in this part of town, and she
lives in two-story brick about six
doors from the corner. She's woman
with a double chin, and she always
travels on this line"
Il don't doubt that, ma'am, but 1
don't know where she lives or any
thing about her"
IL think that's mighty strange.
She's got a sister that teaches in the
Kershaw school, and I've told yQxl.the
kind of house She"
I'm sorry. but don't know thing
about her, ma'am. You'll have to tell
me the name of the street or"
Seems to me the street car company
ought TO employ conductors that know
-something. If you can't tell me where
to get off, give me my money back and
I'll take some other car"
II can't do that. I've rung up your
fare"
Going to cheat me out of my nickel.
are you?"
Certainly not, ma'am. If you had
told me where you wanted to stop"
II did tell you, sir. If you didn't
know where to let me of, you ought to
have said so. told you the name of
the woman I'm hunting. l told you
about the drug store, l described the
house she lives in so plain that nobody
can miss it, and l told you it was in
this part of town. What more do you
want?"
Nothing, ms'am." said the con
ductor, weakening. Here's your
nickel I'll pay it out of my own
pocket. You're too many for me-"
He gave her coin, rang the signal to
stop, and his passenger got off at the
1ext crossing. where she stationed
herself to wait for car with a more
Intelligent conductor.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-14
DECAY OF THE TEETH.
Germs Allowed 20 Remain in the
Mouth and the Use of
sweets.

The discovery was recently an
nounced that decay of teeth, like
other forms of decay, is wholly de-
pendent upon the action of microbes,
says j. H. X, in Good Health. The
germs are always present in the
mouth, and when sweet, starchy sub
stances are retained upon the gums
or between the teeth, they set up a
sort of fermentation, which produces
an acid capable of dissolving the
enamel. Pure cultures these mi
crobes have been found capable of
producing an acid which rapidly soft
ems teeth exposed to it's action. This
discovery explains the deleterious eff
feet of candies and other sweets
upon the teeth. The teeth of chill
dren are often destroyed by the free
use of sweets before the permanent
teeth have fully made their appear
ance. AS a consequence, the second
set are defective, and also decay
early.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-14
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

An enormous sunfish, weighing one
and one-half hundredweight, has been
left stranded by the tide at Blakeney,
Norfolk, England.
When large badger was caught and
killed recently in hemingby, Lincoln
shire, England, it was found to weigh
20 pounds.
The Chester County Historical so
ciety, of Pennsylvania, has erected on
the Brandywine battlefield a monu-
ment to Gen. Lafayette.
Since three men have hanged them
selves in Gibbet lane, Halesowen,
Worcestershire, England, it has been
decided to change the name of the
thoroughfare.
Attempting to commit suicide in the
Danube canal at Vienna, man stuck
fast in the thick ice which supported
him until he was rescued, frozen al
most stiff and quite unconscious.
The Illinois supreme court has de-
cided that the weekly pay day law is
constitutional. This viii compel man
ufacturers in that state to pay their
men weekly, whenever it is demanded.
The city of New York does little
in the agricultural line occasionally.
Thus s1s2.2O has been received from
| the net proceeds of an auction sale of
apples held on the new Croton dam
division of the new aqueduct. 1t has
been transmitted to the city chamber
lain for the credit of the water fund.
s. o. McCurdy, of Sunbury, Pa, has
been in the railway mail service 20
years, and in that time has travelled
767,OS4 miles, something like 80 jour
neys around the world. In the one
wreck which the veteran mail clerk has
been through his life was saved by
a mail sack which he had in his hand.
He was thrown from his car, and
would have. gone under the wheels of
the locomotive if the sack had not
blocked his way.
The planter" is a device for the as
sistance of the gardener. 1t looks like
a pair of large curling tongs, which
when closed form a hollow tube and
taper to point. The plant to be in
serted into the ground is placed in the
tube portion, which is then forced
into the earth and opened by shutting
the handles. The plant is left in the
earth when the implement is with
drawn. The operation of planting
and transplanting isrendered easy, and
the continuance is carried as conYen-
iently as pair of scissors.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-14
TO MAKE GOOD TEA.
Easy Enough when One Knows How
Some superstItioRs About
the Cup.

Water that has stood long in the
tea-kettle either before or after
boiling should not be used for tea.
Put in the tea-kettle just a sufficient
quantity of fresh, hard water, bring
1t quickly to a vigorous boil, scaId
the teapot for moment, put in the
tea (either all black or mixed) and
pour the boiling water upon it i'm
mediately. Let it stand on the back
of the stove about three minutes
and then serve, says American
Queen.
A good many superstitions are con-
nected with 1.-THE cup that cheers"
One old one is that when the tea is
made and the lid of the teapot for
gotten a little while, it is a sign
that some one will drop in for a
meal.
Putting cream into your tea before
sugar will bring love troubles.
Two spoons put inadvertently into
the saucer of girl or bachelor de-
note that he or she will be married
within year.
A tea-stalk floating in a girls cup
is lover. She should stir her tea
briskly and then hold her spoon up
right in the center. If the stalk be
attracted toward the spoon and cling
to it, a gentleman visitor may be
expected some time that evening;
if, however, the beau goes to the
side of the cup he will not come that
day; if it sinks, he viii not come
| at all.