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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-20

roc. This lot contains plain and
trimmed Corset Covers, also Child
ren's Drawers, all of particularly good
value, which we offer at lOc each.
Zoe. Ladies Muslin Drawers, full
size. three tucks, for lOc. Only one
to customer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-20
eE0nareth'S
Extra Carlv
.Pea7.

The earliest sort, 48 days
from sowing. None are ear
lier, none are better. 15c pit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-20

That women show no sense of fitness
in measuring men &. responsibility.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-20

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-20

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-14
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The DMp 8
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.MARCAsl4al%s

-s.' u g. -. II
nR. TOERERTiwasS Fos.ng ply siz
DNeiaa2iNh1AaaSas pSs<ss seslatpf little,
.ermi nation tion 10 III ssqStse SS bis s6osso
profession. SHor15S AIT g fgrp ting
he andaasSQung legalff ierds one Mar
tin. topk othcs sssthe IN Chicago.
They arrangett stssEq IS e pssStse hours
each paying apea hRl 81 areioft he rent
&small$ glass and frame pa rAitioI
diSfded> the%httle, room iptoitwo Tiny
apartments, NThe>r. letteftng on the
glass portion of the outer door read:
'"JohnT E:SAfa rtiH, Law Office" and
small, neatly designed metal plate on
the panel read: DIR. G. IL. Tolbert."
The morning hours were set apart
fof~the exclusive use for the attorney
and his clients-should there be any
and the afternoon was to be dedicated
TO the relief of the sick. ...., 80.
A few friends called and several let
tiers and .circulars were received dur
ingzthe first month. Financing the Sec
ond month, however, was uphill work.
The days seemed long, but the month
was Short and the agent of the build
ing. although polite, was firmness
itself. Patients We're scarce and poor
at that, and briefs were few and liti-
cation ssant,-rt least wit@I.,the young
lawyer. fine Ffsasssd OK the doctor
labored nSsnfR aFaong bis few out
door paHefts ard saee eeded in keep
ing the HSnt paid, SaTth ought was not
always strictly in advance. Times
grew har4er ami harder, Martin was
a$fbptdBcouraged and the agenthati
eatTed fMice with-fhe- persistent little
bin. The doctor, however, bore ur
bravery under the trying .circum-
stanoes.y ,.s 49,. -Es r.
At last one AFTERNOON, as Tolbert
wsSsfttng alone reading astext-booll
Therapeutics, -faci1---Uf- other
occupation, he was suddenly aroused
fS disappearing of the outer Office door
"A moment later a plain, modest look
ing woman stepped in from the hall
WHY Her Features wore Somewhat
anxious look and under her right eye
there WIS dark conf usion. while her
upper lip and forehead bore several
abr SiopS tllaTS 70. t.-.'f't-i. - .tft. '
IL 'lraves been arrested for San as
sault," said HIS caller. Last Monday
morning my clean clothes were hang
ing in the yard and the woman next
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-14
WARDS OFF THE, LIGHTNING
Ne"isninNepptttefd Cieth>i pHS tSerysntet
stouFro,estShe weprer freus
(. ~. .Eieatric. - roi<ess - ..ss 80

Thanks to the researches of a Rus,
sian savant, man may, now, like
Jove, defy the lightning's' stroke. He
has invented a garment that is said
to be certain protection against 4
stroke of the electric fluid 1t is
light and flexible and does not in the
least interfere with the movements
of the wearer., The garment is made
OF fine gauze, of brass threads. and
consists of a shirt and trousers that
reach below the feet. The sleeves
end in gloves that are provided with
buttons for fastening. Arhood COW
ers the head, buttoning on the body
part of the safety garment, saws a
London report. = ..sa-1 .hi-s q.
When the wearer of this garment
approaches too near to the current
of an electric machine instead of
harming him the current is con-
Quoted to the ground. by the suit
of gauze and the person inside ex-
periences no Inconvenience. The
wearer of this suit can stand, be-
tween the two poles of a Tighten
sion circuit of electricity and sthe
sparks will pass from one to. the
other across his intervening :. body
Notwithstanding him, the discharge
going throughnthe metallic covering.
The inventor of the lightning pro
tector donned his gauze garment and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-14
. HANDY DUMPING SLED 81. g.
For All Kinds of1winter woras, tn Q
Device Here Illustrated Has ~.
..,-- ,sigaais No Superior. ~, r..o.n /,

Manure may be easily and quickly
unloaded from q dump sled. 2; An old
bob sled'with. an extra high bolster and
an elevated cross piece buiIt up from
the race in front, worksaIl righs. The
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-14
sssAt Gay Decnyer. .,

so your husband has eeentaeceiv-
ing you, eh?"s - 80 ss1et ysj
eyes, the wretchi / used 20 give
him ten cents for carsfate every Day,
and I've found auhshs'sabeeRs llSipa
downtown. and amending the mope.E
farShfAar -, (yhiaaoe Af,aar;na,-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-14


door brpdg htbdt adi4,ty cid carpet and
stop and She jeefed at me. Tfien 1
climbed, over the fence and grabbed
her i pulled thescarpet Off the line
and then, holding it, down with. my
feet Ltried TO get the stick away from
her But she hit me in, the face with
1t.- TheatI dropped, the carpet and
went St,her, and ] can tell YOU that
gave herta good adrubbing. Then she
Iha g., rie "a arrested, My case comes PIP
toEmoErow morning in the justice
ico,Irf - - ? ~ ,i.sFs~-el.vs @ - .fr-f~
| > Ehe doctor was pale withs emotion
Here was'a client, not patient. Like
"a ttashshe :remembered' that the let
fering on the door read Law Once
How wak this woman to know what
particular Hours the lawyer Kept?
Howefer, the Ca Sc: might help pay the
rent, Sos with, an, effort he Informed
the woman that the assault was per-
fstx--531ra51z:::aasEi ::fsfz:zzxI.:.sn1sE6as
would bs attended to at once. The re-
tanning fee-wouid be SIC, with 81 5 aTfcif1-
tiopal after the trial. The money was
Paid~at once and the client departed.
Tolbert hurried away to find his
legal colleague and inform him of tlreir
uneXB,ssSetsd good fortune ArriYipg at
MSra.ss,tfat1faggfS III SseRlatedtIhITi'h
Thoughtfully the advocate listened
aRaC5ea ss6ftiaO!. ~. saSSo5
She has no defense atati:- She viii,
be lined and it will serve'h er fiSht. ~
"Pnt," explained the, medical side
of the FIRM, "she is our client, and +
have promisedO DO defend hef.,,I She.
has paid a retaining fee and-and we
need thefASnsy."T5 81 t3febIE3 !
Now; see he~e;SToTberty said Mar
tap Sal geaHfdoctor Is usually 1alpooS
lawyer 3 tell yod there IL ne efenss
Tor this woman. 1t is a plain case of
assault with fine and costs coming
against the defendant. 1 don't care to
have anything to do with it, and if YOU
insist on such nonsense You can go and
defend her; yourself. Any one can
practice before police ma eistrate.',
Polbert was stunned for a moment.
How could Martin refuse this source
of income, small ars it was, with tlre
rent ova.%41re?L-' 4 .I-Se Ia Z I-c1. :
J., 9peds >" an, lie strGek. him. "sh q
d. am doctor,,"i h e
81 ea "a p4S5 G&H I
rt.I bsia lawyer
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-14
S 4, gs,,s ~, ~

Nine ocl4sE lSfs<Ssil So1%neNftnn on
ing found hifnah bers1 ds<see couM ready
TO do or die in the attempt TO establish
his clients iga9esnce and save the
srepisation of the hrm.
:, The case was:satied. The kindly old
justice, who knew more about leather
than law, was surprised to find both
sides ready, with no continuance sked
for. The prosecuting Attorney called
the witnesses for the state, had them
sworn and then told The complaining
witness to take the stand. The victim
of the alleged assault glared at the
justice apfsh shsat down in the chair,
with hershaTtie toEded over huge UNI
brella, whichsfSe rolled to and fro on
her lap. ShssSvas large, dark and
he.aySS1Siththicl<9ips aud appointment
s5aw% She. was ,.aR unprePossessipg
SSStSgeeEEIhP frohl SlyrpostsqS point of view.
e t' her right eye, was especialty$fsfs-
When fixed upon any one
,in a steAdSSglape, itAwas something aw-
sE dulls She PSipfS it at the JUSTICE and
st ne xetsS sntSs5 AEarom his face once
SGnria tife coufseof the triai SIT made
'tstftns nery9 uss=- .he-eould not avoid it.
While giving her testimonyEin loud,
Deep tone she Kept that evil eye fixed
on the justice till k;s. soul was filed
owfrf1-cread. .Nasf t,~.sf
T61bert took his ase mi q moment
aud after a very, brief cross NINA
ticn he dismisse& hAf ftohlthe stand,
much to the Relief % the Justice.
When Tolbert eait&S-the defendant
with great care he.wept over the cir
cum . stances Il stre case, bringing out
. t h at>the -eousfi aiming witness not only
mad threatened 30 -af1hihilate the de-
fendanr but had struck her over the
head and face with large stick with
great forces and violence and that to
save her life She, the defendant, had
done only what was necessary under
the circumstances. ~
The prosecuting attorney in his
speech said it was a perfectly clear
case of assault and that the ,defen dant
should be fined according to law. T6l-
bert arose, however, and, addressing
the justice with all the dignity he could
assume, explained that there was diff
ference between law and justice, and
.thata.a person. guilty aceordiRg-to tina
strict letter of the former was some
times perfectly innocent from the Ia (
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-14
Man for theyflnce-

Prospective employer So you want
place as porter. Do you think you
are strong enqRfrDgl-
Porter-Don' tsa drf.yf about that. I
knocked in three ribs of the last
guv'nor tHhad, and he+%as ave weeks
in the hospttaIS3YxtzBitsgA sBrqes e
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-14
Making alTmasseif ci esa;Iea

She-D6 yd1 know NAT fad.yrl In the
far corhe rsa;s-Is1 hs !aassss ser
/ He-MtSswhys r4hase "A qistessing &C.
quaintanues with. herr sassAes
al don't thehese.Js understand you
sir. ESD Ek pa.a 81
"She is ,rnyowifer"''-The Smart Set.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-05
A PATRIOTIC APPEAL
For Funds for the Home for Needy
Confederate Women
(To the Caucasian.)

Richmond, Va, Feb. II, Ieo3-Dear
Friends: The managers of the Home
for Needy Confederate Women will
hold a fair at the Masonic Temple,
Richmond, Va, for the benefit of the
Home, beginning March the 10th and
lasting ten days. The women who bore
the burden in the dark days of the Con-
federacy are now, by reason of increas-
ing years, unable to care for themselves.
Their natural protectors laid down their
lives for the Lost Cause" and have left
the care of their loved ones as a sacred
legacy to us who have succeeded Them
\ The Home is Our effort to meet the
cry of need which has come to us from
many survivors of those times that tried
mems souls. It was opened October IS,
Iooo since which time it has cared for
seventeen needy Confederate women
But many applications have had to be
rejected for lack of accommodations
We need more room. The State of
Virginia has given FIVE thousand dol
lars, and this fair is an effort to increase
that amount as much as possible, in
order to have a sufficient sum for the
erection of new building, better suited
to the needs of the Home -.
l. Mrs. A. J. Montgue, the wife of our
esteemed governor, is president of this
committee, and joins us in an appeal to
you for a contribution to this fund.
2 All checks should be made payable to
the Home for Needy Confederate Wom-
EN-. All packages should be carefully
marked Home for Needy Women, care
eof Mrs. A J. Pyle, No. zig E. Grace
street, Richmond, Va" ours for good
cause, p -.,.. ..-
HOME FOR NEEDY CONFEDERATE WOMEN.
BY Mrs A. J. Pyle, Treasurer, No. 213
E. Grace Street, Richmond, Va.
Mrs. A. J. Montague, President Miss
Ruby Bodeker, Mrs. A. J. Pyle,
Mrs. A. M. Reddy, Committee
The Caucasian would urge its friends
everywhere to respond to the appeal.
Who could be more worthy and deserv-
ing Of your assistance? A mite will help
practically and substantially. It may be
asid that the ladies and the Home have
the endorsement of the Governor of
Virginia.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-05
MYSTERIOUS CASE.
Prominent Man Found Dead and His
Body Rafhed in Blood.

Prominent Man Found Dead and His
Body Rathed in Blood
Buffalo. ~. Feb. 2S.-Edwin L. Bur
dick. president Of E. L. Burdock & Co.
and of the Buffalo Envelope company
was murdered at his home in Ashland
avenue The theory at first advanced
was that the crime was the work OF
burglar was abandoned after the
police had probed deeper into the case
No arrests have been made
Burdiek bade, the other members of
the household good night Thursday
night and started for his room to 60
to bed. Friday morning his boy,
clad in an undershirt. was found lying
on couch in a small room off the
lower hall used by Burdick as a smok-
ing room. The body was covered with
rug and a number o! sofa pillows.
The couch was saturated with blood
and the walls and floor were bespat-
tered with blood. The head had been
crushed. A thorough examination of
the house and its occupants was made.
Nothing of vaue was missing.
Mrs. Burdick left home two months
ago with the intention it is said of not
returning. On Dec. 5 proceeding for
divorce were filed in the county clerks
Office by Burdick
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-05
ONLY FIFTY Gents
Will Secure the Weekly Caucasian 70
One Year-A Special Offer
Subscribe Now.

Beginning from this issue and durlngl
the next ninety days the subscriptiaal
price of the Weekly Caucasian will y
50 cents, reduction of half the regalzf
price.
We want more subscribers. We visit
also to show Our appreciation Of odl
subscribers whose subscription will q.
rated at. 50 cents.
We send no agents or solicitors y
the country to whom we must pay I.
commission. We propose to give fhs
benefit of the agents commission 70 -
subscriber.
The Caucasian is the peoples paqefs
It is always in sympathy with y
masses.
1t is thoroughly Democratic a9
stands for the rule of intelligence aIas
white supremacy.
1t has an opinion on every issue aaa
question and never straddles the feaess
Besides timely editorials, local aaal
general news, it gives Talmage's sei
mons, Fosters Forecasts of the Weas
err, special features for the lovely s.
and other attractions of literary nlefe-
Market quotations are revised week.
and are correct.
All subscriptions at the rate o. Z
cents must be paid in advance.
We have been offering by letter spss
cial inducements for settlements - af
rears.
Your subscrintioA will be appreclasa
Tell your friend and ncighbor aboal E
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-05
& DRIFT OF VIEW

Said a we'll known gentleman its|
bdays since, referring to one who hoth1
an office of prominence in this eoninns
ity, not judge, however: He's trying i
win favor with the Union men.
Now, shis remark was sornewhs|
startling and led the Caucasian man d
reflection: Why should any man do al
act, especially one in public Office, nj
alIege that his object is to win the fara
of any organization-Union, lWoodnra
Knights of Pythias, or any organiud
body of men?
The remark simply indicates the drift
of view and of opinion entertained b
many. We believe there is time for ever
thing and the consideration Of all things
in their proper places. Why should AM
citizen do or suggest an act without
connecting his motive in a peliticd
sense with any organization.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-05
EHE VALLEY QUEEN
Struck Bam near Hardscrabble &and-
ing and Burned to Che Waters
Edge

\ special g. the Picayune dated Sicks-
burg, Miss, March I, says: The steamer
Valley Queen was burned to the water S
edge at 3 80 this morning at Co near
Hardscrabble Landing, La, some smiles
below St. Joseph, La, and is reported to
be a total loss, but without injury to
!. any one on board.
The Valley Queen left here early yes
terday morning with about 40 bales of
cotton, added about 200 more bewteen
here and Bondurant, all % which is se-
ported lost.
The particulars eeceived have Seen
very meager, and no details as % the
origin of the fire has been obtained so
far.
1t appears that late last night the boat
had struck a bar below Bondurant,
where she remained. unable to float off
Of her own power. Captain L. Drummer,
in command of the boat, telegraphed his
agent here to send "a tug and barge in
order to tighten up his boat. At day
night the agent received a second mes
sage, containing information of the
boats total loss, and countermandng the
former order.
The Valley Queen was fine freight
err with capacity of about 1000 bales
of cotton, and was formerly run in the
Red and Ouachita rivers. She was own
ed by B. C. Rea, VIM. A. Duke, L.
Drummer and other New Orleans parties,
and, for the past three years has been
run regularly in the New Orleans,
Vicksburg and upper Bends trade She
has been unfortunate, having in the past
eighteen months been aground, broken
her shaft, been on fire twice, but, not
withstanding, mas popular and we'll pat
ronized
Captain T. C. Sweeney, river inspec-
tor of the board OF underwriters, left by
rail last night for the scene of disaster
to ascertain if any of the cargo of the
burned boat had escaped destruction and
see if some of her machinery could not
be recovered.
The Valley Queen was built for the
Red River Line in 1880 at Jacksonville,
Ind, according to plans submitted by
the late Captain George W. Rea,
prominent steamboatnan of his day,
who superintended her construction
from the keel up. She was 1o2 feet long
and SO feet beam, with So feet depth Of
hold, and had a carrying capacity of
5000 bales of cotton!t She had two boil
ers a inches in diameter and 26 feet
long, with six hues in each, and her
engines, which were formerly in the old
Upper Coast packet Belle, had 10 inches
diameter of cylinders and j feet stroke
She had full length cabin and Texas,
plain in finish, but furnished with every
thing necessary for the comfort of pas
sengers and crew.
On her maiden trip the Valley Queen
went from Jeffersonville to St. Louis,
loading there direct for Shreveport,
coming to her home port after the de-
livery of her cargo She then entered
the New Orleans and Red river trade
as regular packet and continued there
for ten years. proving one of the most
successful boats in the trade. In May,
1899, she was sold to the New Orleans
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-05

A little less politics and more earnest
thought bestowed upon the industrial
development of the country will go a
long ways toward bringing about the
prosperity which the politicians love to
talk about 50 mcuh. The countless num-
Der OF offices is what is the matter with
the eountry-Vernon News.
Quite right; instead of worrying over
the offices and BY whom they are to be
filed, We as Democrats should insist on
the rule of the majority of the Demo-
Gratis and not by the few who would
manipulate the machine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-05
and Western Railroad Comna,v

and western Railroad COMPANY 81
Ewas operated for two seasons BY the 5
Chalmette Packet Gompany, a part 1
that concedn, in the Port Chalmers s.
Bends trade. She then became the NM
erty o. Captain Ben c. Rea, wba s,
since run her as a Bends packet fran
this city. In the busy winter months /.
operased her in conjunction with il
steamer Ghalmette She had only reeep.
ly resumed her place in the trade, aft..
being laid up for a couple of nontb.
undergoing repairs, and it was Captaa
Rce's intention to have her eontins
through the summer months as a rem.
Lao weekly packet.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-05

Mamma-You wicked little girl to
say that the poor cat has eaten the
jam, when can see the stain of it on
your face!
Winnie-So it, was pussy! She stole
the jam. and after she'd eaten it she
started licking my face to make people
think I'd done It.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-05
Action Denounced.

Jefferson City, Feb 28.-The house
adopted the following resolution rela-
tive 70 the unseating Thursday Of
James ], Butler of St Louis: Re
solved That this house denounce the
action of the present national house
OF representatives for unseating the
congressman from the Twelfth district
as rank parisanship.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-05

Judge Parker seems to be the presi-
Genital candidate of those Democrats
who want to win and reap the spoils OF
office, regardless Of what the candidate
may believe or not believe, or what he
may do in the event of his election. But
this does not necessarily nsafr that
Parker is not the right man Guardian
Journal.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-05

a degree Of frmness which will demon
strate that their just demands must re-
ceive respectful consideration and tav-
orable attention from Democratic au-
thority in the State.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-05
The Great Question.

I'VE are to be made one" she sug-
gested.
YES" he replied.
But which oneT' she asked.
And in the attempt to settle that
question another promising matrimo-
Mai future was spoiled, for woman is
not so unassuming in these days as she
was once upon a time.-Chieago Post.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-05
Negro Shot Dead.

Plano. Tex, Feb. 28.-Jesse McDan-
lei, negro, was shot and killed Con-
stable Grady Kennedy surrendered and
was released on $500 bond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-19
PAVING BLOCKS,

Baltimore has been experimenting with
all sorts of street paving materials
Each concern Interested in selling such
material was invited to lay section In
a plot selected for that purpose, and
each did so. The localities chosen for this
experiment are on Holiday Street, be-
tween Baltimore and Fayette, and on
In the light OF the tests that has been
made. 1t Is very probable that wooden
blocks will be quite extensively used in
the Monumental City hereafter Tho City
with them. These blocks must not be
COMPOUNDED with the wooden blocks that
were in general use about twenty-five
years ago. They are "pickled'' by tho
creoresinate process which, 1t is claimed,
makes the wood practically indestructlble.
On some roads railroad ties arc now
being subjected to the same treatment.
Measures introduced into the Baltimore
Council contemplate wooden pSvementu
about the new courthouse and around
several hospitals and other places whore
tho noise OF traffic interferes with tho
peace or business OF the locality.
Tho now style wooden blocks are worry
extensively used In the city OF Boston,
and have met with general approval these,
We are told by the newspapers.
BY the time Richmond is ready to mako
large appropriation for the improve
lnent OF Its streets. we trust that tho
new block system will have proved sue
cesful beyond all question. II tho blocks
have lasting quality they arc precisely
what our people want.
This is a very noisy city. made SO by
the fact that so many sprlngess vehicles
arc licensed. In largo cities, as rule.
no vehicle Is licensed to run on the streets
except such as are provided with steel
springs. Not so here, and this omission,
taken in connection with the clrcum-
stances that so many OF our streets arc
paved with stones, makes Richmond much
noiser than 4, ought to be.