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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

:. Tifington-I'm getting old.
3 Widdleton-Oh, no.
Tif1ngton-Yes, am. I've begun to
think that look young for my Years.
BROOKLYN Life. SS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21
DodSon'S Pharmacy,
Meet Me al Dodson's.
Gazden and
Oruck farmers.

EARLY DELIGHT POTATOES, the
demand for this potato has been so
large that we have been out for
over a week. but received another
large shipment Friday and am now
able to supply all demands. Re
member this is the fourth year we
have sold Early Delight Potatoes,
and they have proved to be the
earliest and most productive pota-
toes. Price soc peck.
TENNESSEE WONDER POLE
BEANS an all together improvement
on Kentucky Wonder Beand. 15c
pint.
KLEcKLEY SWEET WATERMEL-
LON 75c pound.
SWEET PEAS, a mixture of all
the newest and prettiest Towering
sorts. 10c ounce, 25c quarter
pound, 75c pound.
ADAMS EARLY CORN. 10c pint.
LANDRETH'S EARLIEST TOMATO,
So DAYS, bright red, smooth and
exceedingly productive, sc pack
age.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21
05uJNcNNN SSt0W,
Grand Opening Sale Of New Spring Goods.

The task set our own hest
perfect service Then greater resuts--and get
what kind OF merchandise
interest and profit
normal Bright attractive styles; sturdy, reliable m
desirable
befOre Last Monday
nqreater selling
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

Lagrippe coughs yield quickly to the
wonderful curatives qualities of Foley's
Honey and Tar. There is nothing else
lust as good"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

There are more than 10000 mud
cabins in Ireland which contain only
single room.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

IfYou would like to buy desirable
tannery outfit, confer with M. Galloway.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

A man likes to hear woman say she
has never been kissed, even If he don't
believe it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21
| viii Buy Your iron.

[ want at once, several carloads old
iron. Will pay highest price in cash,
Call or write me at Americas.
8 d & W I'm. AARON COHEN.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

Foley's Kidney Cure makes the kid
neys and bladder right. Contains moth
lug injurious.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

A woman seldom believes anything
her husband says about her, but she
believes every word he says about 9TH
er women.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

Moth Balls. We knew your would
need them go we are ready to supply
your demand. Rembert's drugstore.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

A man talks knowingly of the incon-
stancy Of women end then proceeds to
get mad If one of them proves he is
right.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21
DELEGATES ALL RETURN HOME
Pleased With Work of Convention at
Madison.

Mrs L. Ansley, Misses Genevieve
and Marie Morgan; Messrs. G. w.
Bacot, Q. A. Chambliss and L. T. Cal
laway, who represented Amelicus at the
recent State Sun ay School Conven-
tion at Madison, returned home yester-
day. All were highly please d at the
proceedings of the convention, and of
the hospitality of the people of Madi-
son. The next session of the conven-
ton will be held in Macon year hence.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21
Pasturage.

have good pasturage one mile from
town sufficient for % COWS.
81 ct Ct. r. ELLIS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

That women lose all sense of justice
trough personal dislike.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

The price of medicine in Prussia is
regulated by the state, a new price list
being published every year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

Perhaps after al! babies do under
stand the language women talk to them
and stay awake nights to get even.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

That women are prone to love men
to excess through mistaken sympathy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21
| Stirring Sale of Wash Goods.

Monday morning we will place on
saIa over three thousand yards new
wash was goods in over seVenty-five of the
very newest patterns; never before of
fsred for less than lOC. Here Monday
and Tuesday only at &C per yard.
Black Taffeta Silk, 80 inches wide
wear guaranteed, regularly sold at
81 20. Here Monday and Tuesday at
csc per yard,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21
BUSINESS WAS MADE SPIRITED
Yesterday In Payment of Seaboard
Force Here.

Yesterday was monthly payday here
with the Seaboard Airline, and the
distribution among the several hundred
employees of something like 800, 900 gave
decided impetus to business in Ameri
Gus. Merchants were busy cashing
checks until late last night, and trade
went forward with vim.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21
After Twenty-Three Years
OF Excruciating Agonies
and Sufferings Mrs.
Welcher is
Cured by
Paine'S Celery
Compound
The Life-Savine Compound is The
Trusted Spring Medicine in Mil
lions of Homes Throughout
the World,

From time to time Adventures and
spectators without conscience or soul,
actusted only with a desire to make
money easily and fast, resort to the
compromising of worthless and dan
gerous preparations, and advertise
them as cures for the C, mmon diseases
that atfilct men and women IN spring.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21
1900 Yards Embroidery at SC I'd.

There is not a piece in this lot
worth as little as sc. They range in
widths from } to ] inches wide and
are worth regular SC to zoe yd, but
lust for a flyer we are going to place
the entire lot on special tables Mon
day and tuesday and offer them at sc
per yard.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

FIRST showing of new Spring Goods, Laces, En-
UiOuefes, new white goods for waists, new Cling
MANS Summer Muslins, White Lawns, new Slippers
and Shoes for everybody
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

An epitaph on mans toombston
never indicates that be was bore.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

About 80 per cent of the cigars sold
in London are not made of tobacco.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21
Many School Children Are siokIy.

Mother Grays Sweet Powders for
Children, used by Mother Gray, nurse
in Children's Home, New York, Break
up Colds in "a hours, cure Feverishness,
Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething
Disorders, and Destroy Worms. At all
druggists 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmstead, Leroy,
n.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

It is against the rules to carry match
es on a modern man-of-war.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-21

When first known to the Romans
silk was so dear that it sold weight
for weight with gold.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Bill to Pay War Claimes.

Washing ton. Senator Pettus, for
the committee on military affairs,
has favorably reported the bill IN
troduced by lin at the beginning Of
the session to extend to January /.
1904, tie time for fling OF claim s
OF the. States against the u. S. for
reimbursement of their expenses
in organizing and equipping volun-
teer troops for the war with Spain.
The bill authorizes the considera-
tion at the treasury of claims of this
character heretofore disallowed.
Nearly all of the States have some
interest in this measure, especially
the Southern States, including Ten
nessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Missis-
sippi and Louisiana, in the matter of
pay for their soldiers for the time
between the governors call and
their acceptance by the war depart
ment.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
PARKER DECLINES
To Make Speeches In His Own Behalf
While In Judicial Position.

Washington. 1t can be stated au.
thoritatively that Judge Alton B.
Parker of New York, who is being
doomed vigorously for the presiden-
tial nomination in 1904, will indulge
in no political barn storming, non
will he even talk politics at present
Judge Parker has been invited by
the legislatures of several Southern
States to deliver addresses before
them.
Judge Parker's position about
making such speeches is clearly de.
fined IN letter he has just written
in which he declines to accept an
invitation to address a big Demo.
cratic meeting. Judge Parker says,
further, that he will deliver an adj
dress before the Georgia bar associa.
ton, but at this gathering politics
has no place.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
THE REFLECT OF
JACKSON LOBBIES.
Crisp Notes of State Interest
Culled at the Capital City.
FOX CANDIDATEFOR GOVERNOR,
Brings New Factor in Political Calcnla-
tioas, Especially in North Mississippi.
Said to be Antagonistic to the Position
OF Maj. Vardaman on School Fund.

Jackson. The entrance of Con-
gresham Fox into the gubernato-
rial race brings an entirely new
factor into political calculations and
will doubtless have the effect of re-
casting a good many embryonic
Arguments. Congressman Fox is
very popular in the district which
he represents and in North Missis-
sippl. 1t is assumed that he will
adopt position antagonistic to that
taken by Major Vardaman, another
distinguished candidate for COVER
nor, on the question of the distribu-
ton Of the common school fund be.
tween the whites and blacks.
Messrs Critz and Noel, beth of
whom are already in the field, have
assumed that position and have been
advocating the policy OF "let we'll
enough alone for some months in
Therapeutics over the State.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Gruesome Murder Mystery.

New York. Dispatches received
from Vienna state that tall, ariste-
cratic looking young man registered
a trunk at Kharkoaf station, check
ing it to St. Petersburg. He took a
receipt for it and walked rapidly
toward the train A few minutes
later the porter noticed that blood
was trickling from the trunk. In it
was the dead body of a young wo-
man of striking beauty. She had
been killed by a thrust through the
heart with a stiletto. A hasty search
was made for the man, but the po-
lice have been unable to obtain the
slightest clue to tie perpetrator OF
the deed nor to establish the identi-
ty of the murdered woman.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Gen. Lee at Hot Springs.

Hot Springs, Ark.-Gen. Stephen
u. Lee, for many years one of tn e
most conspicuous figures ia Missis-
sippi, is sick man. He will take a
course of baths here in the hope of
thus getting rid of the attack of
muscular rheumatism. from which
he has been suffering for some time.
General Lee was a commander of
the Confederate department during
the civil war. Now he is the head
of the A. and M. College, at Stark
vile, Miss, and also the Confed-
crate member of tie Vicksburg ma
tional military park commission.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Squires Creates Comments.

Havana. Herbert G. Squires,
United States minister to Cuba, is
being severely criticised by the
American residents at Havana. It
was decided at a meeting here to
commemorate the destruction of the
battleship Maine on the fifth ami
versary Of that disaster, by holding
an elaborate ceremony. President
Palma and otEer Cuban officials had
been invited to be present and Pres
ident Roosevelt was requested to
send United States warship to Ha-
vana to participate in the exercises.
Mr.. Squires has refused point blank
to participate in the memorial exer-
ciSeS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
GOETZEN SPEAKS.
On the Depression Existing in South
Africa.

Berlin. Major Count Won Goet-
zen, governor of German East Afri
ca. speaking at the banquet of the
colonial secretary, described the
depression in the colony as being
due to the abolition of slavery W hich
so far had not been replaced by a
new economic system, and to the
diversion of the ivory trade through
the Congo State and Uganda. The
governor added that he had intro
duced forced labor in the COLONY.
the natives being obliged to give
twelve days work each year. One
third of the proceeds went to the
chief, another third went to the
parish and the remaining to the
government. Colonel Leuter win,
governor of Southwest Africa, said
that colony no longer suffered from
a scarcity of white women, as the
measures which the government in
troduced some time ago to induce
immigration of women had been
successful.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Chinese Boxers Here.

Washington. -Advices received at
the Chinese legation tel Of the
activity in San Francisco, New
York and other cities ia this CoEn-
try of Chinese agitators, calling
themselves "reformers' and solicit
ing subscriptions from Chinese for
the Importation OF arms into China
to be used by the Pao Wong Society.
If these agents can be run down it
is not improbable that the Chinese
government will make representa-
tons to the United States on the
matter.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
JACK THE RippER.
Again Bobs Up and Commits Crimes TN.
paraleled For righteousness.

Hamburg. Jack the Ripper
has reappeared here and is terroriz-
ing the entire community. The po-
lice are at sea over the bloody and
mysterious crimes. There are four
victims up-to-date. The only differ
ence in the ripper's mode of proce-
dure from that of the famous White
chapel murderer is that his victims
are young women and of the better
class.
Last week the ripper stabbed the
daughter of a councillor, slashing
her clothes and cutting her lower
abdomen. She is still alive. He
then attacked a bakers daughter,
serving her in a similar manner..
She died soon after. In the suburb
of Altoona his victims are two school
girls; the first he treated as he did
lis first victims; the second, he first
knocked down and tore Ter clothes
OF before cutting and mutilating
her abdomen and thighs.
The latter two are in the hospital
but are expected to live. The coun-
Gil has offered large reward. Wo-
men and girls do not go out of doors
after dark unless accompanied.
There is absolutely no clew.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19

The National Bank Of jackson
will open for business March I'd.
Naval recruiting stations are to be
opened at Jackson and Vicksburg.
A company has been organized at
Bay st. Louis, capitalized at $25,-
900, to furnish ice, light, power and
water.
Judge Thomas H. Woods, of Meri-
dian, is out in a card declining to
enter the gubernatorial race.
Peter Simoneau, of Chicago, has
purchased $50 acres of lana near
Ocean Springs on which he will
plant pecan grove and fruit
orchard.
The contract has been let for o
$1,000 Methodist church at Brook
haven.
The Illinois Central and Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley railroads
have made round trip rate of one
fare for the Mardi Gras celebration
to be held in New Orleans, Febru-
airy % and "a.
The trial of z. Moorehead, the
armless and legless ex-treasurer Of
Leake county, who got his finances
mixed somewhat a few months ago.
is now in progress at Carthage.
The Blue Lodge Chapter and
Ccmmandery of Masons of Missis-
sippi will meet at Biloxi Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, Feb.
"a, rs 26, and it has been decided
not to open the soldiers home at
Beauvoir at once, as was first
agreed upon.
Amove is on foot to establish a
cotton factory at Ellisville.
The Holmes County Camp y. c..
", have entered protest against
LinccIn's portrait being placed in
Mississippi's Hall of Fame.
State candidates now have only
seven months left to do their talk :
irg in.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Dog Was Hard to Kill.

Stamford, Conn. The Boston ex-
press, travelling at sixty miles an
hour, hit $1,000 sheep dog belong
ing to J. Kennedy Tod, the New
York banker. The dog was thrown
200 feet, picked himself up Inin-
jured and ran into a church nearby.
where the was found an hour later.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Unexpected Turn.

Dallas, Texas. THE differenc es
between the Builders Exchange
and the Dallas Trades Council has
taken an unexpected turn by the
union strikers securing a tempo
rary injunction restraining the
Builders Exchange from boycott
ting tie Trades Council and from
refusing to recognize the card of the
Trades Council. 1t is alleged that
the Builders Exchange has violated
the anti boycott law, and the law
against restraint of trade and one
section of the antitrust law.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Kirby and Cole Arrested.

Butte, Mont.-Kirby and Cole,
the two men who were arrested by
Detective Murphy on suspicion of
being connected with the train rob-
berry on the Northern Pacific line
just east of Butte, have practically
confessed. They are now undergo
ing an examination in the Jail by
detectives.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19

Secretary of State Power is be-
sieged with inquiries from attorneys
OF foreign manufacturing concerns
for information as to the trademark
laws of Mississippi. These concerns
wish to place their products on the
mark ct in this State, and are inter
ested in knowing ard complying
with amy regulations or registration
of trademarks and labels that may
be in force. Mississippi has no trade
mark registration act, but the penal
statutes make it a misdemeanor to
counterfeit trade label or to know
ingly sell goods bearing suck coun-
terfeit trademarks
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Trouble Imminent,

Washington.-Th universal SEN
timent prevails that serious upris-
ings in the Balkans are inevitable.
This is regarded as merely matter
of time, and it is thought that the
storm will break certainly not later
than April l, and IN all proba bility
much sooner.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19

The insane hospital has run short
Of coal again and the board of pub
lie contracts has greatly bestirred
itself to arrange for supply for the
institution. The concern that has
the contract to supply coal to the
State institutions processes itself un-
able to fill orders because of the
slow movement and con hscation of
the coal by railroads.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Fell Eighty Feet.

Lancaster, Pa.-George G. Case,
aged e., plunged 80 feet to death in
stone quarry near Washington
Borough. He was excavating earth
from the side of the quarry and was
supported by a rope VIXEN he lost
his balance and fell to the rocks,
crushing nearly every bone in his
body.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
A ssSnl00fy" Petition.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-A petition
in favor of Senator-elect Reed Snoot
is being circulated here among the
politicians, Office seekers and others
not of the Mormon faith. Office
holders have been threatened with
political annihilation if they refused
to sign and most of them have done
en-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Central of Worlds Commerce.

Berlin. The Deutsche .Tages lei
tung in leader on the Panama ca
nal says that by means of the canal
the American dream Of controlling
the worlds commerce will nearly
approach realization. and that in the
future British, German, Russian and
French commerce will have great
difficulty in coping with American
competition.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
DR.. Davidson Enthroned.

London. DIR. Randall Davidson
has been enthroned as archbishop OF
Canterbury in Canterbury Cathe-
dral with much stately ceremony,
The cathedral was filled to its ca
pacity with church dignitaries and
civil, naval and military Officials in
full robes or uniforms.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19

Governor Longino has granted s
respite until May | in the case O
Antonio Dukes, who was condemned
tc hang on February Is at Halle
hurst. The respite was granted in
order to permit Dukes to testify al
the coming term of the Copiah coun.
ty circuit court against Y. D. Boyd,
of Crystal Springs, the alleged wife
murderer, who is said to have made
damaging admissions to him.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Tried to Drown Herself in Well.

Auburn. N. Y.-Suffering from
mental troubles, Mrs. William Peck
threw herself into a cistern filled
with water. dragging her little son
with her. Neighbors went to their
assistance and and both mother and
child were unconscious when
dragged from the water. Neither
will die. The woman declared that
she would make way with herself,
but no attention Was paid to the
threat.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
New Statehood Compromise.

Washington. - The Republican
leaders are working on new State
hood compromise. The leaders were
aroused to activity when Senator
Quay convinced them that on TIE
next test vote he will have twenty
majority for Statehood. With such
majority the leaders will be placed
in the attitude of being obstrIc-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Mrs. Roosevelt iii.

Washington Mrs. Roosevelt is Sc
much indisposed that she has been
obliged to cancel all social engage
ments for a time. 1t is understood
that her condition is not serious,
but che is in need of rest and her
physicians have insisted that she
forego temporarily all social duties.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Equipment For Southern.

Washington Southern rail
road has ordered for immediate cor
struction 200 engines, 5000 freight
and coal cars and 80 passenger
coaches. The delivery is to be made
at the earliest possible moment.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Whelan Dead.

San Antonio, Texas. ALI C. Whee-
Ian, 1.-The we'll known comic opera
comedian, died here from heart
trouble. He came to San Antonio
with the Florodora Opera Company,
in which he Interpreted Professor
Tweedle Punch.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Standard Oil Dividend.

New York. The Standard Oil
Company has declared a dividend of
$40 per share payable March Is.
This is SO more than the last divi-
dend, hut is the same as the one de-
clared at this tine last year.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-02-19
Fighting Joe Favors 1t.

Decatur. Ala. - Fighting Joe
Wheeler, hero of two wars. while
here recently told a friend that he
was in favor of granting pensions to
all ex slaves, and that he was in IA
vor of Mark HanEa's bill.