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Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
ATHLETICS ARE OVERCOME.
So Declares President of Noted East
ern College.

New York, March 26,-President
Nicholas Murray Butler, of Columbia,
has aroused considerable discussion
among the students at that university
and elsewhere by a statement in an
undergraduate paper that abilities now
adays are being overdone
'Twenty-one years ago." says Pres
ident Butler, ''the proper proportion
between work and play were better OBJ
served than now and athletics were
genuine sports, not occupations"
He goes on to say that the athletes
are too much in the public eye, that
they rush to the newspapers with their
squabbles and their successes and that
their achievements are lauded like the
labors of Hercules.
''EIe is taught for a few brief years"
President Butler continues, ito look
at life through a magnifying glass.
and when the glass is taken away
from him on the opening of commence.
ment day things look small and tame.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
PASSED CENTURY MARK.
Isaac Price, of New York, Celebrates
His 1O1st Birthday.


His 1o1st Birthday.
New York, March 26.-Born In 1902.
in this city, Isaac B. Price is celebrat
ing today his 101st birthday. During
his life Mr.. Price has only once been
outside the city limits; he has never
been out of the state; he has never
ridden on a trolley car and although
he has crossed the East river many
times, he has never been over the
Brooklyn bridge. He takes great
pride in his long life
Il think it is due" he said, ito the
fact that I thoroughly masticate my
food and that | have never drunk IL
quor or smoked. | have chewed to-
bacco, however, since l was a boy. |
have always taken a full hour to each
meal, sometimes more. If people now
adays would only take time to masti-
cate their food properly there would
not be so much trouble from indiges
tion and dyspepsia and they would
live longer"
Mr.. Price cast his first vote in 1926
for John Quincy Adams for president
and has voted for every presidential
election since.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
Sneclal River Bulletin.

Washington, March 26-The wealth
er bureau today issued the following
special river bulletin:
The river situation this morning
is unchanged. The stages at lower
river points are as follows:
Memphis, 1873 feet fall of 3 foot
Vicksburg, 51.6 feet, rise of Q
foot
New Orleans, 202 feet, a rise of i
foot since Wednesday morning.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
Union labor Eavorinq orIentaIs.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 26-The
Los Angeles County Council CT Labor
has adopted resolutions endorsing the
action of the state organizer in eff
fecting the unionization of japanese
and Mexican laborers at Oxnard. The
voring the unionization of all skilled
Asiatic and other laborers in Los An
geles. Local labor leaders say thai
this is the first time a union labor or
ganization has gone on record as in
any way fayoring Asiatic labor
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
East Lake, Ala, Dec. 9Th, 1902.

Mr.. A. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sir:-This is to certify that on Au-
gust lst went to Verbena, Ala. to hold
series of meetings. Was at that time, and
had been for six weeks prior, so feeble was
scarcely able to preach. Mr.. F. A. Gulledge,
of Verbena, with whose family was stop
ping, kindly offered me three bottles of
JohnsOn's Chill and Fever Tonic, gratis. |
accepted, and began the use of the Tonic at
once. Within three weeks was was much
better. In three weeks l had taken the
three bottles of Tonic and was fully we'll.
Took no other medicine then nor since, and
am in better health and heavier than for
the past fifteen years.
j. M. MCCORD,
Pastor Verbena' Baptist Church
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27

Carouthersville, Mo-, March 20
Walter Chism, Luther Owen and Jen.
ME George were drowned in Pemi
scott Bayou, Ark, 18 miles south OF
here, while returning from prayer
meeting in a canoe. Their craft was
overturned. All the bodies have been
recovered. Miss George and Owens
were to have been married within q
fortnight. Owens body is held await
ing relatives from Kentucky, his
home. The other bodies were buried
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
sIiaht Rise at Vicksburn.

Vicksburg, Miss, March 26.-aAL
though no additional breaks have been
reported in this section, all farmers
living along the unprotected districts
are behind weakened levees and are
now moving all their possessions to
safer localities. Every precaution has
been taken, although no danger seems
as yet imminent.
TIL weather is cold, but clear.
The river this morning had risen to
a height of 51.6 feet, rise of 2 of a
tooth for the past "a hours.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27

New York, March Elbridge T.
Gerry, director of the newly incorpor
ated steel company, says the question
of merging all or some of the constit
uent companies, has not yet been con,
sidered. The merger of the compa.
nies as reported today, he adds, was
decided upon some months ago, and
was made solely for the purpose of
promoting economical administration.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
Tannier In Dancer

New York, March 26.-Tangier, ac
cording to dispatch to The Times
from that city, via London, has SEM
pressing letters to Fez asking for mil
itary assistance, without which, it is
declared, the disturbances among the
mountain tribes will be very serious
1t is stated that over 1000 men are
renuired
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
WOMEN ROBBED BY WOMEN.
TWO New York Ladies Have Expert
ence With Female Crooks.

ence With Female Crooks.
New York, March ga bold rob-
berry in one of the department stores
has been reported to the police by
Miss Ethel Payton, describing herself
as an artist, and Mrs. Ludwig, a wild
ow.
The women were shopping in a store
in Sixth avenue, and as they were
leaving the store by the main entrance
two women, one dressed in red and
one in blue, pushed against them.
The woman in red seized Mrs.
Ludwigs left hand and pulled from
one of her fingers a ring, while at
the same time the woman dressed in
blue pushed Miss Payton against the
inside door, rapidly ran her hand into
the pocket of her coat and took purse
containing about $24 Both women
got away before an outcry could be
made, SO quickly did they work.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
English Taxes May Be Cut.

London, March 26.-According to
The Pail Mall Gazette, chancellor of
the exchequer Ritchie is likely to abol-
ish the grain tax in the forthcoming
budget, besides making a reduction of
Sd in the income tax. This belief
however, is hardly borne out by the
chancellor's recent statement to dep
utation of grain dealers.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
THIEF SHOWED NERVE.
Man Called to Telephone and Notified
He Had Been Robbed

Man Called to Ielephone and NotIfied
He Had Been Robbed.
Lynn, Mass, March 26.-D F. Rear.
don, a grocery man of this city, was
called out of bed by a phone ringing
between and o'clock in the morn.
ing and got a message that some one
had all he wanted now, but would re.
turn later and get some other things,
He thought the man was trying to be
funny at his expense, but when he
reached his store in the morning he
discovered that the cash drawer had
been robbed, while cigars, cake and
candied goods had been carried away
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
INVITATION APPROVED.
U. S. Warships Will Visit Kiel Dur.
inn Yachtino Week In June.

o ,. WaTaNIp5 VIII Visit NICT DUT'
ing Yachting Week In June.
Berlin, March 26.-Ambassador
Tower today handed to foreign sec.
retary, Count Won Richthofen, secre
tary Hays dispatch expressing Presi.
dent Roosevelt's approval of Emperor
Williams invitation to him to send
the North Atlantic squadron to Kiel
during the yachting week in June.
Mr.. Hay explained that the cruise
was for practice purposes only; that
the squadron will not touch at any
port on the mainland of Europe, and
that the voyage eastward will only be
extended so far as the Azores islands
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
-ne eoulds nodne Taxes.

New York, March 26.-Edward anC
Frank Gould have called at the ta2
offices Edward on the plea that he
is a nonresident swore off his entire
assessment, while Frank had his as
sessment reduced to $4,000 on per
sonalty.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27

Buffalo. March 26.-The inquest ad-
joulned until 2 p. M, with Maggie
Murray on the stand. She contradict
ed most of the statements reiterated
by Mrs Hull regarding events in the
house the morning after the murder
The taking of evidence is practically
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
Big COMBINES
IN CLOSER UNION
Say Saving On Taxes Is Their
Main Object.
CLAIM DOUBLE ASSESSMENT.
Plan Will Do Away With Constituent
Companies, and the Result of the
Merger Will Be Known as the Ma
tiona Steel Company.

Trenton, ~ j., March 26-Articles
of merger were filed in the office OF
secretary of state today merging the
American Steel company, Ma
tionaT Steel company and the Carne-
gle company. The merged corpora
ton is to be known as the National
Steel company, with a capitalization
of $63, ,00O,0 600.
The combined capital of the old
companies amounted to 1882 100000 By
this merger the new corporation will
have to pay over $1,000 in fees to the
state of New Jersey. TIL directors
of the new corporation are w. E. Ca
rey, G. M. Schwab, E. H. Gary, w. w.
Blackburn and Thomas Murray
The officers of the company at w.
E. Corey, president; w W. Black
burn, secretary-treasury; w. G. Nc
Causland, assistant treasurer; ]. j.
Campbell assistant secretary and au-
ditor All the new officers are from
PittSburg
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
Shamrock M GETTING In rrip.

Glasgow, March 26.-The fitting out
of Shamrock III is practically finished
She was towed to 'Gourock bay today
to have her sails bent. 1t is expect
ed that she will have a trial trip on
March 28
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
To Be Buried Quietly.

Paris March 26-The authorities
are arranging to have the remains Of
Major General Sir Hector Macdonald,
who committed suicide at the Hotel
regina yesterday. buried quietly in
Paris.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
S3S2,OOO,OOO
1t has paid Policy-holders over
SO27,OOO,OOO

which is more than any other life insurance
company in the world has disbursed
A policy in The Old Mutual
gives man or a woman that sense
OF assurance which cannot be en-
jOyed under private investments.
Write to-day for "where SHAH I Insure?o
The MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
Richard A. McCurdy President
Il. f. SHEDDEN, Manager, Atlanta.
ARTHUR & EVERETT,
Resident Agents,
AMERICUS, GEORGIA.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
No True American

is ever satisfied except with the
best. The Oldest is not always the
best, and is seldom the strongest.
In this case, however, the best is
the Oldest and strongest. Let fig
ures speak:
The asserts of The Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York organized l8l3l eX-
ceed those of any other life insurance com
pany in existence, They are over
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
LUMBER.

We can fill promptly all or
ders for Lumber from our mill
near Americus. Lowest prices
given on application. Orders
left at Lockett stables will
receive our attention. Call on
or address us at Amerlcus.
u. S. LOCKETT s SON.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-03-27
MOTHERS FRjEMn

makes childbirth easy by preparing the
system for parturition and thus shortening
labor The painful ordeal is robbed of its
terrors, and the danger lessened to both
mother and child; the time of confinement
is shortened, the mother rested, and child
fully developed, strong and healthy.
Morning sickness, or nausea arising
from pregnancy, is prevented by its use.
AS pregnancy advances, the breasts Ell.
large, become swollen and hard. Long
before the child is born, they are prepar.
ing for the secretion of milk. 1t is import.
ant that they receive early attention.
Mothers Friend softens the skin and
facilitates the secretion of Life Fluid.
Undeveloped breasts, hard-caked shortly
after delivery, are the result of non.
treatment, and likely to cu1tninate in
Mammary Abscess, from which so many
suffer excruciating pain and are left with
these organs permanently impaired.
Softness, pliabllity and expansion are given ia
the muscles and siuews, thus bringing comfort
aud causing an easy issue of the child. Try it.
OF druggists $Loo. Our book Motherhood" free.
TIE BRAOFlELD 7EGpLAToR CO.. ATLANTA, Ga.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-24

any place in Europe for less tina s cents.
l have spent some time here with Brain
ard II. Warner, tr.. one Of the youngest
and brightest men in our consular service.
He has been making an investigation of
tho book trade, and. through him, 1 am
able to tell you something of the book
metropolis of Europe.
Leipsig does more book handling than
any other city in the world in proportion
to its size. 1t has 800 book stores and pub
fishing establishments. 1t has almost 200
di1erent printing houses and about 5000
publishing firms represented by agents. 1t
has a book publishing exchange and clear
ing house, and its arrangements are such
that books are sent out daily by the thou
sands from here to all parts of Germany.
There are 5000 retail book dealers i'm the
empire, and the book stores of Austria and
German Switzerland are fed from here.
All publishers have their agents at Leipsig
and many keep full stocks of books on
hand so that they can supply orders at an
hours notice. There is a regular system
of sending out books by cheap freight and
express and the agents arrange for quick
delivery and make all collections. They
represent the book stores, as we'll as the
publishers, and the system is such that
the publishers so represented come into
NAS .NohtdSl WIN ne buyers all over
Germany, and by the Leipsig agency throw
their books into something like 5000 stores.
About the only provision is that all books
must be delivered in Leipsig free of freight
charges, the book dealers expecting to pay
the charge from Leipsig to their respective
stores.
Some of the American firms have such
agencies, and it would pay all of our pub
fishers to appoint such representatives. 1
have gone through the book clearing house..
1t is a beautiful building thoroughly
equipped for the purpose. 1 have also WIS.,
tied some of the chief publishing establish
ments, including the famous one of Brett
kopf & Haertel. They all do good work,
but in modern. cOnveniences are far behind
similar establishments In the United States.
Every one here says Germany is having
hard times, 1t may be so, but that is not
delaying public improvements. The city
of Leipsig is planning a railroad station
which will cost $50. 900. 900, or five times as
much as the new union station at Wash
ington. There are at present about half
a dozen depots. These will be done away
with and this structure will be built in
their place.
Dresden recently put up a railroad depot
costing m%illions; / have already described
the station at Frankfort, which cost S $780,
900. Berlin has a number of fine depots.
Cologne has good railroad buildings, and SO
have almost all the cities OF Germany.
Tn railroads here belong to the govern
ment, and they are very well managed.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-24

interest rate is fixed annually by the board
Of directors. 1t is usually low. about 3 per
cent. In these banks $40 can be checked
out on any one day, but a months notice
must be given for the withdrawal of more
than that sum up to 1000 marks, and six
months notice for larger sums.
l have written of the modern postal serv-
Ice of switzerland and France. That Of
Germany is equally good. The government
here works for the people and helps them
do their business. The 'PostofHce depart
mont forwards all kinds of express, includ-
ing farm produce and merchandise. There
are regular wagons for such work. 1 see
them at the stations piled high with crates
and baskets. When l came into the big
depot at Leipsig yesterday 1 heard a hen
cackling and a duck quacking. BY and by
& rooster crowed and 1 looked about for a
farm yard in the heart Of this city of a
half million people. 1 found 1t on the top
of the mail wagons each of which was
driven by a postman in uniform. The
wagons were loaded with crates of ducks.
chickens and other fowls. One box con-
tanned two white pigeons and another q
dozen big turkeys. There were postage
stamps on the back of the boxes, and I
was told that they had been sent in from
the country through the post at so much
per pound. / took a photograph of the
wagons, their elmoted drivers laughing
as l did so.
The German states, with the exception of
Bavaria and Wurtemberg. are in the Inn
perlal postal service. which is one of the
largest in Europe. 1t has 100000 employees
and about $1,000 officers, It handles a bill
lion copies of printed matter, a billion pos
tai cards and about two billion letters every
year, and 1t does 1t at a profit. Our POST
office department annually runs behind
That of Germany runs ahead. II gives
a letter service than we do at a lower rate,
and at the same time makes a profit of
$4,OOo.0O0 out of It.
Berlin. for instance. has a pneumatic
tube system superior to any quick delivery
system of New York. BY 1t kilograms. let
ters and postal cards can be sent from
one part of the city to another more
quickly than by telegraph, at a cost of G
cents a card or 7h cents per letter. If you
pay u cents you can have a prepaid an
swer. This post is called tho rohr, or tube
post. It's offices are distinguished by a red
lamp. and are to be found I'm all parts OF
Berlin.
The telegraph md telephones of Germany
belong to the government, and, conse-
auently, their charges are lower than ours.
The rate for all Germany and Austria
Hungary is IL cents a word. while that to
Belgium, Denmark. Holland and switzer-
land Is only 2h cents. You can send a
dispatch TO England. Norway or Italy for
less than I cents per word. and to almost
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-24

cIPSIG. May 13.-(Special Core,
spondence of The Bee.)-I spent
this morning In a pawnbrokera
shop. II belongs to the city of
Leipsig and II loans out hundreds
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-28
Z S. Department OF Agriculture.
- D.,
bodies turned 10 Stone

Hannibal. New York-Hannibal folk
believe that all the bodies buried in
their village cemetery ave turned to
stone. Two bodies have been dis
inferred to be removed and both were
found to be petrihed.
The last body exhumed was that of
Mrs. Rose Van Horn, who was a beu-
,iful young woman She died in 1896.
When the sexton opened the grave he
found tina the coffin had fallen to
pieces, but the woman's body was per-
iectly preserved.
DR.. Acker of Hannibal, who issued
the permit to open the grave. declared
L a remarkable case of petriication.
The preservation was just as nea
iy perfect as it was possible for it to
be- he said. THE finger nails were
perfect. The most peculiar feature
vas the eyes. They were open and
looked precisely like those of a living
person. The body had about the hard
ness of chalk, but a few years more
would have made it as hard as flint
| presume that petrification is due to
some peculiar quality Of the soil"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-28
The Judgment of Years.

A significant bit of wisdom, TO be
pondered over by the very young.
whose griefs and disappointments seem
SO tragic. was that uttered by Mrs.
Dolly Madison when she was over
eighty years old and near her death.
Her life had been fortunate ard beau.
tiful not only because circumstances
had proved kind TO her, but from the
brightness and buoyaney of her tenn.
permanent.
She harbored no bitterness over past
experiences. but life had taught her tho
unimportanee of most trials which
loom so gigantic in approaching.
Not long before her death one of her
nieces wen to her for sympathy i'll
some slight trouble.
s'AIy dear" she said. do not trouble
about il. There is nothing in this
world really worth caring for. Yes,
she repeated. looking intently out Of &
window. Il who have lived so long re
peat to you mat there is nothing il
this world below really worth caring
forr'
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-28
is GROWING
VERY SERIOUS
Effects of the Coal Strike in
Utah Is Beginning to Be
Felt Generally

Salt Lake. Nov. 27.-Advices from
Schoneld and sunnyside. Utah, today
tate hat the coal strike situation at
nose points is practically unchanged
There have been no attempts to starr
ne mines with large non-union forces
nd no disturbances of consequence
re reported. Very little coal is being
aimed at those points. while at Castle
4ate the shut down continues com
1lete.
Mine owners and smelter officials
&c growing apprehensive of the re-
alt Of the coal strike, and it is stated
a should it continue for two weeks
: longer, the result may be the par
al shutting down of the immense
melting plants at a Lake and vic
atty.
Inc coke ovens at Castle Gate.
nlch produce a large proportion OF
ne coke supply for the valley smelt-
S, are turning out practically moth
Ig. and the smelters. though receiv-
& some supplies from the outside,
re, it is asserted. drawing steadily
n the reserve.
The Utah Consolidated is receiving
,yoming coal and it is stated tina
4e American Smelling and Refining
ompany is preparing to ship in east
N coal should the strike continue.
ne banking of the fires in the big
METERS of the latter company would
ave a serious effect on the entire
tate.
a special from Schofeld say that
ne striking coal miners of the CleaI
,reek and Winterquarters districts
cid a secret meeting in the hills this
corning about seven miles from Scho-
ED and organized themselves into a
Mon.
1t is stated that four hundred strik-
IS became members and a hundred
lbers will be taken in Immediately.
his places the miners in a position
} formally declare a strike and re-
i've the backing of the United Mine
Workers.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-28
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