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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-05-23
Two Secrets of Success

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The success of The Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New
York is due:
FIRsT-To its selection of risks:
1t writes no insurance in unbealtbfu1
regions or on vicious or sub-standard lives.
SEcoND-To the investment of
its funds:
send for Bankers Will" which tells how
tite ne greatest accumulation of trust funds in
the world is invested "
Good health and good invest
ments will go a long way toward
making anyone rich.
This Company ranks
FIRsT-In Assets.
First--In Amount Paid Policy holders
First---In Age,
IHE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
RichardaA. McCurdy, President.
h. +. SHEDDEN, Manager, Atlanta.
ARTHUR & EVERETT,
Resident Agents,
AMERICUS, GEORGIA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-05-23
TROLLEY CAR STRUCK
BY LIGHTNING BOLT
Passengers Have Narrow Es-
cape From Death.
ALL RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS.
Cloudbursts and Electric Storms Visit
Ohio Valley-Many Houses and
Barns struck-Telegraph, Telephone
and Trolley Poles Down.

Cincinnati, May 22.-Reports today
show that much damage was done last
night in different parts of the Ohio val
ley by cloudbursts and lightning.
No lives were lost and nobody was
seriously injured, but many people
were shocked by lightning that struck
houses, barns and telegraph poles.
The interurban electric lines are
still badly disabled. A car on the
Mill Creek Valley line was struck by
lightning and set on fire at Carthage
and the passengers narrowly escaped
death, all being unconscious for short
time. Another car was sent for their
relief. Much damage was done at
Delhi, Home City and Fernbank Mahy
telegraph, telephone and trolley poles
are down.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-05-23

NV N. tial.L ti.a'L,-l.F and Counselor at Law.
u D.. A5s'3- 51S 3- Planters Bank Building
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-05-23

R. L0oAN Attorney at Law
D. ..-srans Building, Room NO,E!
s-s planters
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28
Satisfied His Curiosity.

The curiosity of the natives of wild
countries as to everything belonging
to the traveller often leads to amusing
situations. J. w. Wells tells, In Three
Thousand Miles Through Brazil" of
his visit to one settlement where the
only shopkeeper of the place proved
very inquiSitive. He was a frequent
visitor, and would carefully examine
the few belongings of the traveller His
curiosity was finally punished in very
funny manner.
On one of his Wits, writes Mr.. Wells,
he found my bottle Of spirits of ammo
MIA on the table, and seeing 1t was
something he had not hitherto inspect
ed. he naturally laid hold of it, and
asked of me- What Is this?"
only medicine" replied; and with
perhaps unworthy satisfaction |
watched him hold 1t up to the light,
look at 1t all round, and finally remove
the glass stopper and then take good
sniff
| had to rush forward to save my
precious ammonia, as he staggered and
gasped for breath, and calculated, 81
am dying" BY dint of much slapping
of his back and dousing of cold water,
he quickly recovered; but nevermore
did he touch any of my things.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28
A Safe Proceeding.

Lord Lyons, English minister al
Washington during the Civil War, and
afterward ambassador to France, was n
diplomatist to the core. He was ex-
ceedingly tactful in action, and had the
rare art of keeping his own counsel.
When Sir Edward Blount called upon
him one day at the embassy in Paris,
he found that well-known Journalist
had preceded him. The visitor was lay
ing down the law in a loud tone, and
when, after his departure, Sir Edward
was received, he took the liberty of say
ing:
May I be allowed to ask It If is quite
wise to discuss state secrets In such
loud tone? l heard every word that
was said, my lord as l sat in the ante
room"
"Ahw said Lord Lyons. "But even
then you could not hear what l said
for l said nothing"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28

whim and pushed the boat into the
midst of the lilies. He reaped reward
in the lowering of the parasol and a
companionable face smiled upon him
as the owner proceeded to tuck up the
rutfies preparatory to plucking from
the water the brown-stemmed lilies.
But even before the first flower was
obtained the catastrophe happened.
A great, ugly-looking green dragon
fly rose loudly buzzing from the flow
ers, directly under the side of the
boat, and, perceiving the gently sway
Ing f1utfiness above the canoe, and per-
haps deceived into thinking it a new
mass of bloom yet unexplored, dived
at once In it's direction and succeeded
In alighting with a moments dispatch
directly under a pink chin, with the
rough wings brushing dimpled
throat.
1t was all over In a minute. A
startled cry of feminine terror, a panic
stricken spring for the other side of
the canoe, and John found himself
kneedeep in black, Shiny mud with
bedraggled and dripping little figure
weeping Historically upon his shout
der, and an overturned canoe within
his reach.
1t was then he saw his chance. mil
licent, stop your crying. / never saw
a worse looking creature in my life"
A white face of establishment turned
up to his. And, for heavens sake
take off that black, oozy thing around
your neck" Unconsciously muddy
fist stole up and dragged off the cling
ing mass of slime and dropped it with
a shudder
Nov, Millicent, will you marry
me" Not till then did the face show
any comprehension of the words being
spoken. Then a flash of color appeared
under the streaks of black and a quer-
ulous little sob escaped from the
trembling lips as, burying her face
again on the wet, heaving chest, she
answered, solely, Eyes, John"-Phila-
delphia Item.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28

for use while the reader is sitting with
the leg In bent position and with the
foot resting on the floor or with the leg
crossed over the other. On the upper
surface of the plate are two parallel
keepers, in which a slide is mounted,
having an upwardly projecting knob
or head. On this knob Is clamped a
socket device, which serves as a sup
port for the shelf on which the book
rests, and by loosening the screw
which holds the clamp the shelf can be
adjusted in any desired position. To
adapt the device for the use of per
sons who are near or far sighted it is
only necessary to slide the support
back and forth between the keepers
until the focusing point is reached. AS
the support can be made of aluminium,
adding little to the weight of the book
and as it is placed on a member of
the body which can support it's weight
directly on the floor the book can be
maintained in position much longer
than if held in the hands.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28
BOUGHT MAGIC BONES,
Florida Negroes Seeking InvisibiIity
Realized that They Were Seen.

For good many years." said a
Florida man, who was up this way
recently, I'VE have been familiar in the
far South with the schemes which de-
signing negroes with the mOney-mak-
ing instinct have been working upon
their ignorant fellows to coax the coin
from their clothes. I'd hate to say
how many thousands of dollars the
more ignorant negroes of Florida alone
give up every year for connections,
manufactured out of nothing worth
while by the crafty negroes, for whit
ening their skins Then there are the
multitudinous lotions or ointments or
whatever you call them on sale by
foxy negroes down our way for taking
the kink out of woody hair on negroes
heads. Colored women, especitlly the
younger ones, fall victims to this kind
of stuff for all of their spare change,
and there are plenty of young black
bloods who eagerly give up So and even
$40 for fake contraptions that are al
legged TO be designed to make their
noses aquiline instead of fiat.
"But an ancient black schemer was
put away down in Florida not long
ago for springing and successfully
working an entirely new one. The
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28
THE DEAREST GIFT.

When all the dancing feet are still,
The roses bloom is shed and spend,
When she has waltzed her happy fill
With Will and Jack and Ted and
Fred,
Tired of the whirl and jollity
Her lovely eyes weighed down with
sleep,
Then, at the last, she comes to me.
And she is all my own-to keep!
find her gloves and tie her wrap,
We say our good nights left and right /;
Now I'm the to be-envied chapl
All, now, indeed, it is good night
Of lovers joy let wooers prate;
What could man ask more in life,
Than this best, dearest gift of fate
To have a sweetheart for a wife?
Smart Set.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28

foxy old darby made literally thou
sands of dollars out Of his dodge be-
fore he was nailed. He passed the
word around among the ignorant ne
gro men that he had a consignment of
charms, in the shape of small pieces of
bone, that would come pretty near
making their purchasers bosses Of ev-
erything in sight. The owner and
wearer Of one of his bone charms. he
announced, would be rendered COM
pletely Invisible to human eyes. Well,
you can readily imagine how a charm
like that would take down In q coun-
try where yeller-legged chickens are
th1cker'n bees, and where watermel-
ons just pop out of the soil out of
their own volition. The ignorant blacks
fell to those little bone charms all In
bunch, and they dug up from SIS to
SD apiece for the things at that.
They absolutely and implicitly be-
lieved that the wearing of the charms
would render them invisible, and for
months the darkies down our way
provided with these charms have been
attempting to help themselves to all
sorts Of things that didn't belong to
them, right in the presence of the own
ers Of the property, and In broad day
light, under the belief that their
charms screened them from the vision
of men. 1t took long time, and not a
little buckshot, to convince them that
their bone charms didn't amount to
much, and then they came to the front
with the story Of how they had got
hold of the charms. "-Washington
Post
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28

making 1t difficult to support the vol
ume for any length of time without tir-
ing the reader. While numerous book
rests are already in common use and
serving their purpose admirably, we be-
lieve that the idea here illustrated is
entirely novel and may catch the pop
ular fancy. This new book support
has a metallic plate shaped to conform
to the upper surface Of the leg above
and below the knee, and Is designed
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28

e. b. CohIEL1oo' talvou Lotto Sooro
tary to the President, who has had
wide experience In government affairs
Mr. Cortelyou's principal assistant is
James r. Garfield, of Ohio, a son of the
late President James A. Garfield, who
has been acting as Civil Service Com
missioner. Mr.. Garfield will be known
as Commissioner Of Corporations, and
his duties will be to investigate the Or
ganization and conduct of corporations
doing business in the various States
and with foreign nations, and to fur
nish such information to the President
that legislation for the regulation of
the commerce may be enacted, II neces-
sary.
The internal commerce of the United
States is now reckoned at $20,0O0,OOO,-
900, which Is equal to the foreign COM
merce of all the nations of the earth
combined. The census figures for 1900
place the total value of manufactures
at $13,O0O,O 100000, of agriculture at
nearly 81 ,OOO,0O0OOO and of minerals at
about 81 900, 100000 According to these
the product of the fisheries, the total
value of the great industries in 1900
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28

1900. JaS' H. FAIRFIELD
During the same period, from 1850 to
1902. the population has increased from
23.000,OOO to 100000 and is therefore
only three and one-half times as great
ais in 1850, while the internal commerce
is ten times as great as at that time.
Meantime the foreign commerce has
made rapid increase, though not at
rate of speed proportionate to that of
internal commerce. The imports of
1850 were $173.5O9, 526, those of 1902
1903. 32O94S. The exports In 1850 were
Sill 75 726, in 1902 81, 1891 no, 4O1.
The manufactures of the United
States are now about double those of
the United Kingdom and nearly equal
to those of France, Germany and Rus
sia combined, while the value of the
agricultural products of the United
States far exceeds that of any other
single country.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28
Wall Street Prices.

A friend met Congressman Rupert
OF New York and said: Jake, came
away from home without any money
this morning. Let me have a couple of
dollars, will you? want to get shaved"
Say" observed the Congressman as he
handed over the money, who shaves
you-Pierpont np-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28
CONVENIENT HOLDER FOR BOOKS.

While most of the popular fiction of
the day is to be had in convenient size
for holding in one hand while being
read, the publications which contain
reading matter of a weightier sort are
often correspondingly great In bulk.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28

The truth is that the long hair found
on a husbands coat doesn't enter a.
often into family quarrels as visits
from his wife's kin.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28
She struck an Average.

Husband--Pm surprised at you,
Maria! How could you have the face
to tell the Judge you were "a when you
were 4S last month?
Wife-Well dear, I told him the
truth. l gave my average age.-Toron-
to Moon.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28

would be over SIS,
900, 100000. and the
rapid growth in al
lines of industry
seems to justify Il
present estimate Of
S . 0, o 90, 600. 600.
From 1890 to 1906
the internal com.
merce of the United
States doubled, anG
il was ten times as
large in 1902 as il
1880
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28

ascribed the crea-
ton of the new
G vern m ent De-
partment of Com
merce and Labor.
The department is
made up Of several
bureaus from the
State, Treasury, In
terror and Agricul-
tural Departments,
and the new de-
partment secretary
is Hon. George Cor
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28

We wish we knew a wooden legged
man well enough to ask II he takes
his leg off when he goes to bed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28

DIN e"a the veteran Maine guide
~ MS VII" and daughter and Mr.
ais where Bill lives Of
were recently the of
SeWall a
he accompanied President
the latter delicate
developed into a
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-28
OUR NEW DEPARTMENT..
1t Has Been Created to Have Charge
of Commerce and Labor.

To the rapid and uninterrupted
growth of the United States and the
development of her industries is
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-19

Today, Col. J. Francisco Chaves, of
Valencia county, was honored again by
being chosen unanimously president of
the council of the Thirty-fifth legisla-
tive assembly of the territory of New
Mexico. A brief sketch of the life of
this distinguished New Mexican is
apropos at this time.
Colonel Chaves was born at Los Pa
dillas, now in Bernalillo county, n. NJ,
the 21th day of June, 1888. In lS41 his
father sent him to st. Louis, Mo. to
attend school at the ST Louis uni
versity. In 1916, war then impending
between the United States and Mex
leo, he was taken out of the university.
and returned home. en- route on the
plains and travelled with General S. w.
kearney's invading army against New
Mexico. In April 1S47, his father being
dead, his mother was prevailed upon
to return him to school to New York
city, where he attended school in that
city, and in Fishkill, Dutchess county,
New York, and took a medical course
in the old school known as the Crosby
street school in New York city in 1850
and 1852. He returned TO New Mexico
in April of that year, and after remain
ing one year in the territory, pur-
chased band of sheep and drove them
to California, together with F. X Au-
brey, Judge A. j. Otero and Frank
Perea, and remained in California one
year, returning the following year via
what is now very nearly the line of the
Atlantis & Pacific railroad. Returning
to California in 1855, and remaining
there two years engaged in the stock
business until 1851 when having CON
tracted marriage with Miss Mary
Bowie, of San Juan, Santa Clara coun-
w. Cal, returned to New Mexico across
the lsthmus of Panama, first to Ha-
Vana, and then to New Orleans, La,
and subsequently to New York city
as short cut to reach New Mexico.
which he eventually reached by the
month of May, 1858, since which time
he has been a steady resident of New
Mexico. In October, 1860 he went
into the Navajo country with a yolun-
teer company of 1853 men. in an organi.
zation numbering about 500 men, Col.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-19
Reimbursement Not Confined.

Berlin, Jan. 19.-The navy depart
ment has not received any Official ad.
vices regarding the bombardment of
Fort San Carlos, at the entrance to
Lake Maracaibo by the German cruiser
PANTHER on Saturday and is unable tc
either confirm or deny the press dis
patches. Officials say, however. if re-
suming in the way Oh bombardment
took place no orders on the subject
were sent from Berlin. Whatever was
done was the result of the initiative
of of the commander on the spot, to
whose discretion the conduct of the
blockade was left.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-19
House..

First district, Colfax county. NJ. b.
Stockton, of Ration; second district.
Mora county, CristOval Sanchez, of
Ocate; third district, Union county,
election just held on account of tie
and no report received; fourth district,
San Miguel county, Pedro Romero, of
Cabra Springs. Gregorio Gutierrez, of
Tecolote, and Antonio Lucero, Of East
Las Vegas; fifth district, Santa Fe
county, William Fitzpatrick, of Madrid,
and r. L. Baca, of Santa Fe; sixth dis
trict, Taos county, Pedro Sanchez. of
Taos; seventh district, Rio Arriba
county, Antonio d. Vargas, Ojo Calien-
te; eighth district, Taos, Rio Arriba
and San Juan counties, David Mar
tinez, Jr., of Veiarde, and Granville
Pendleton, of Aztec; ninth district,
Bernalillo county, Nestor Montoya, of
Albuquerque, and Celso Sandoval, Of
Sandoval. and for the counties of Ber-
nalillo and Mckinley, Alexander
Bowie. of Gallup; tenth district. Va
lencia count, Carl 4. Dalies, of Belen,
and Martin Sanchez, of Monzano elev-
enth district, Socorro and Sierra coun-
ties, II. H. Howard, of San Marcial,
and Domingo A. Ortega, Of Sabinal;
twelfth district, Dona Ana and Otero
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-19
blockade was left.

Hon. Nestor Montoya, of Albuquer-
que, n. NJ. who has been unanimously
selected as speaker OF the house of the
Thirty-fifth legislative assembly of
New Mexico was born in Old Albu-
querque in 1861. Both on his fathers
and mothers side he belongs to two
of the oldest Spanish-Amercan fami-
lies in the continelt-the Montoya and
Cervantes, the later lneal descendants
of the immortal author His great
grandfather, Captain Pablo Montoya,
was the founder and owner of the
princely domain located in San Miguel
county known as the Pablo Montoya
land grant, being granted by the
crown for services rendered to their
majesties and in the petition for which
he asked ITO be granted for the pur-
pose of pasturing his numerous herds
as much land in length and in width
as he could cover riding in bee line,
on a good horse, at a good pace, for
one day" The answer came he could
have the land but to use no relays. He
covered nearly sixty miles. Mr., Mon
toya, his great grandson, was educated
at the old San Miguel college, Santa
Fe, where he graduated, at the age of
Is, taking a position as clerk in the
postoiFice, which he held for five years,
afterwards also clerking in the United
States depositary for three years
which institution is now merged into
the national banks. In 1889, while act
ing as court interpreter (being recog-
niZed one of the best in the wesD and
which position he has held in different
judicial districts for fifteen years in
partnership with T.. II. Salasar, of Las
Vegas, he founded La Noz del Pu-
eblo." one of the most influential and
best papers in the territory today. Mr..
Montoya, while editing La Voz at Las
Vegas in 1891 was returned as a mem
Der of the house for San Miguel coun-
ty, during which session he was leader
on the floor and helped with his vote
and efforts to pass the first ''non-sec-
tartan public school law" which is
the extant school law in force in the
territory In 1895 he removed with his
family from Santa Fe to Albuquerque,
where he has been court interpreter
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-19
THE LEGISLATURE
Thirty-Fitth Assembly Convened
at Capital
COL. CHAvES PRESIDENT COUNCIL
Hon, Nestor ROntOya Chosen Speaker
Of the Lower House.
;OL. CHAVES PRESIDENT COUNCIL
personnel OF LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS

Special to The Citizen.
Santa Fe, ~ NJ, Jan. l9.-The thir-
ty-fifth legislative assembly of the ter
r.tory of New Mexico was organized at
noon today
Hon. ]. Francisco Chaves, of Valen-
cia county, the present excellent ter.
ritorial school superintendent. was
unanimously chosen president of the
| council.
! In the council this afternoon Presi.
| dent Chaves appointed Senators Fall
Hawkins and Spiess a special com.
mittee on statehood, and they will pre-.
pare resolutions on the important sub,
ject.
| Hon. Nestor Montoya, of Bernalillo
county, was unanimously chosen
speaker of the house.
| Governor Otero has an excellent
message for consideration by the
members, and he suggests many re
forms and ably discusses some very
important subjects.
4
There are several hundred people
here. from all over the territory. seek
ing legislative positions, and many
will go home disappointed.
| w. +. Martin, assistant superintend
ent of the territorial penitentiary, was
| appointed chief clerk of the council
and C. V. Stafford. of the territorial
| auditors office, chief clerk of the
| house.
In the selection of employees, Bernal
lilo county will be represented in the
council by the following: Miss Lou
Hughes, J. G. Albright ]. II. Martin
Mrs. II. h, Dunning, Apolonio Cutter
rez, Charles Hubbell, Joaquin MARITIME
n. f. Stevens, n. +. Chaves.
In the House-Telesfor Sandoval
Nestor Montoya, Jr Seferino Crollott
Gabriel Armijo o. p. Hovey and Miss
Bertha Hase.
Oficial list of all the employees. witt
their positions, will be given out late
this afternoon.
Standing committees will be an
nounced later in the day.
At o'clock this afternoon the gov
ernor's message was read in eacl
house.