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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11
BROUGHT IN ALoAD OF BACON.
Farmer Webb Had Plenty and to
Spare at Home,


Mr.. }. r. Webb, one of Sumter :
prosperous planters and one of sey eral
brothers who make farming q great
success here, came TO Americas yes
terday on business and, incidentally,
brought along two horse wagon load
of foe, juicy hams and shoulders to
sell. OF course he has a well filled
smokebouse at home, and this big pile
of meat was but portion of the sur
plus he sells every year Than the
Webbs there is no more energetic,
successful aud prosperous family OF
planters IN the state and Sumter coun-
ty Is justly proud to claim such men as
citizens,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11
BARGAINS IN ovERcoATs HERE
Bailey the Mems Outfitter Makes Z
Great Slash.

The prudent man who has deferred
buJ ing an overcoat until now, reaps
his reward in the great overcoat sa e
now on at w d. Bailey's. On first
page today Mr.. Bailey offers beautiful
oyercoats at figures away under for
mer selling price, and as there ls still
plenty of cold weather ahead one can
get tine coat now aud save half the
value besides. Read Mr.. Bailey's big
offer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11
MYSTERIOUS Circumstance

Ole wAspal a1d sallow and he other
fresh and rosy. Whence the differeDc, !?
Sh who is bushing wifh health uses
DR. Kings New Life Pills to main al
it. By gently arousing the lazy organs
hey compel good digt stion and head off
constip alton. Try them. Only 25c, at
DR.. Z j. Etdridge, druggist.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11

Men to learn barber trade. Away
rush for BARRIERS IN Spring. Prepare
now. Years saved by our method.
Steady practice, tools, diplomas, po-
sitions and board given. Catalogue
mailed free. Moler Barber College,
New Orleans, La.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11
PUMPING OUT CITY RESERVOIR.
Steamer Hauled to Station For That
Purpose

The fire steamer Sumter" of the
city 8 reserve department was carried
down to the pumping station yesterday
for the purpose of pumping dry
one of the large cisterns there that
some slight repairs might be made.
The "Sumter" has emptled hundreds
of cjsterns during her long and useful
career in Americus, and the fine work
done yesterday demonstrated the fact
that she was still in the ring.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11
For Stomach Troubles.

i have taken great many different
medicines for stomach trouble and con-
stipati"r, - Gays Mrs. S Geiger of Dunk
erton, Iowa, but rever hat as good r. :
suits from any as from Chan b9rlain's
Stomach IL Liver Table u.s." For sale by
all druggists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11
rs HOLDING a HUNDRED BALES
Prosperous Farmer Who Thought 1t
Would Advance.

Mr.. c. :. S Horne is one of the
several prosperous farmers OF Sumter
who believed cotton would advance
and held his bales accordingly. Mr..
Horne has an even hundred bales of
cotton in two of the Americas ware
houses, and now that the price has
reached satisfactory figure he is
ready to sell. The sale of a hundred
bales cotton at 81 cents means the
snug sum of 81, 1925 or thereabout for
MIR, Horne.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11
It Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry.

Ask today for Aliens Foot sse, a
powder, 1t cures ChiIblain, Swollen,
Sweating, Sore, Aching, Damp feet. At
all druggists and shoe storef, 25r.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11

TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Qninine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. W. Groves signature
is on each box 25c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11
Notice to Creditors.

All persons indebted to J. r. Hud-
son will please call at my office and set
tie at once to avoid claims being sued.
o. G.. r. ELLIS, Trustee
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11
Pointer DOG Lost.

Pointer; white with rcd spots, well
kept; had on collar, No. 43. Re ward
If returned to S. l. S1ls, Americas, Ga
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11
Light Bread.

When you get bread you should
get it nice and light. You want it
wholesome and palatable.
You need not put up with ordin-
airy bread when you can just as
well have Barney Balls Bread.
It's made for excellent aud de-
sirable eating. Worth all it costs.
BARNEY BALL.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11
CASE is HEARD BUT
OPINION NOT GIVEN.
Both Sides Are Ready When
Called.
LONG ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL

Judge Littleiohn Hears the Police
Commission Case in Quo Waranto
Proceedings and Viii Render a De
cision at Later Date.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11

Arrested aching and perspirIng feet
by nsiHg foot comfort. 10c box. Rem
bert's drug store.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11
GOOD LUCK.

tits not hard to tell why there is such a
tremendous demand for GOOD LUCK Baking
Powder its Great Leavening Power and perfect
Purity make it,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11
F or Sale.

The McElroY home place in Brook
lyn Heights. Apply to 2 B, Willifor d
for bargain. 101w
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11

The Store Teens With
SeasOnable Bargains.

You know our policy concerning the clearing
up OF seasonable merchandise in its season.
You know that in order to make thorough
work of it that prices are cut to the bone.
Not an item in this lad" but is of interest
to somebody. If that somebody will take
the time to make a careful investigation,
then the true economy of buying now will
impress itself upon you.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-11
CHIEF ILL MANY WEEKS NOW
Still Confined to His Home From
Spell of Fever.

Mr.. W. W. Wheeler, chief of police,
is still confined to his home with fever.
1t has been just six weeks since he was
stricken, and he has been very Ill at
times during that long and trying pc.
Rod. He was slightly better yesterday
but still unable to leave his bed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-13
AMERICAN REPUBLIC TO
 APPEAL TO A MONARCHY

the failure of the Colombian negotia- tions. The President has seen fit to ignore the instructions of congress and to countenance. if not actually to fo- ment, rebellion in county with which we are at peace.
 Apparently the "get-rich-quick' spirit of Wall street has infected the admin istration at Washington, for the dis. closures in the shipbuilding trust and the asphalt trust do not reveal a more cynical disregard of ordinary morality and justice than does this governmental departure from international ethics.
 What will congress do about 1t?
 It is a republican congress. but the is- sue is not partisan.
 The President has compromised the honor of the country, and the American hopes that the majority in congress vii. place loyalty to principle above loyalty to the administration, and give us back our self-respect.
 Colombia's greed does not excuse rapac- ity on our part.
 If Columbia has turned blackmailer. that does not justify the United States turning pirate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-13

fragrant Hawes or an alien Duncan, but the average, quarrelsome, quick on-the-trigger murderer, if white and heeled, is not hung.
 MT. Austin attributes this distress. ing and demoralizing condition to the rottenness of our juries, and to per jury, and our coming lawmakers should endeavor to find a remedy for these twin evils. No one needs to be told that white murderers are not as a rule hung in this state, and no doubt MT. Austin shows why they are not.
 But, after all, water cannot rise above it's source. A petit jury is but public sentiment, and if our juries are rotten and our courts full of perjurers then indeed something must be wrong, not in Denmark, but in Alabamas gen. eral citizenship. When public senti- ment ceases to countenance rotten juries and perjurers, there will be few or none of either Mir. Austin's indict- ment lies therefore against the people of Alabama, and if it be well founded it is high time steps were taken to- wards a general reformation of the body polite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-13
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
Good Horses.

Eugene Fies, the well known horseman, who was largely interested in getting Dan Patch to Birmingham for the trial against the worlds record. said yester- day:
 Every time 1t is possible to get great horse to Birmingham, whether it be a runner, pacer, trotter or a show horse it arouses that much more interest in fine animals here, and therefore helps the city.
 "A city where good horses are owned and appreciated Is city where higher culture exists, and where the people are refined. Birmingham is rapidly getting to be a city of good horses and the im- provement in the past three years has been more marked here than anywhere else.
 There are number of men in the city who are working constantly to get good horses to Birmingham, and we were sue- cessful in this instance We hope by next season to be able to. get many of the best runners, pacers and srotters to Birmingham and to have a meet here that will equal any held in the south. It would mean a great deal for Birming ham,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-13
Committee Assiunments.

Senator German is to go on the ap. propriations committee in the senate, and MT. Underwood is to become a member of the house appropriations committee a committee in which Mir Taylor of the First district has long held place. The transfer of MT. Un- derwood from the rules committee to the appropriations committee will prove exceedingly gratifying to the people of Alabama. The rules com. mittee is highly honorary while the ap- propriations committee is highly prac- tical. MT. Underwood can serve his state and district much better in the rooms of the latter and the change will be approved at home.
 While Messrs. Underwood and Fay Tor are members of the appropriations committee, and MT BanlShead a vet eran member of the rivers and harbors committee, and MT. Burton of Ohio re- tains the chairmanship of the latter committee, Alabama will be in fair way to get her deserts. Alabama is a river state, and after the Warrior is opened she will ask the government to open the Coosa and the Tennessee. al,or r1,r however, attend to the last named task.
 The assignment of Mir Underwood to the appropriations committee will not lessen his work on the floor when ever he desires to be heard. His posi- tion in the house is fully recognized, and he will be heard from whenever great questions come up. He will stand by Messrs. Williams and De Armond and what he does not do Champ Clark will do, and the demo- crats of the house will be heeled for warm and telling contests.
 It is not yet known when the house committees will be announced, beyond the appointment of the ways and means and rules committees. No doubt Speaker Cannon is becoming ac- quainted with the new members. about one hundred in number, and he is per haps finding some difficulty in fitting the supply of good committee assign ments to the demand for them on the part of new members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-13
Alabama Cement.

''The reason contractors do not use Alabama cement in the lock and dam work on the Warrior river said Capt. W. E. Craighil U. S. A. lis that the Alabama product lacks the necessary uni formty
 "The Alabama cement mills work to full capacity all the time. and yet they are not able to supply the demands for their product. In a great deal of work it Is fully equal to the Portland cement made at some of the eastern mills, and for that reason it always has ready sale
 "The finished work done with Alabama cement is just as good as that done with genuine Portland, but the chief trouble lies in the fact that it does not harden uniformly One barrel of it will in many cases harden an hour sooner than an other.
 "You can readily understand that in q work of such magnitude as the building of big lock it is absolutely necessary that the cement harden uniformly. Thus if a barrel were placed in one of the walls which would not harden until an hour af- ter the cement adjoining it. it would prove disastrous to the strength of the wall and bad cracks would certainly result.
 "As the demand for the production of Alabama mills decreases or other mills are built to assist in supplying it, the mills will be able to give more attention to turning out cement that is absolutely uniform and will stand the government tests. They do not need to be so careful about this now, because, as I said, they are unable to supply the demand for the product that is now turned out.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-13
In North Alabama .

The Age-Herald has had represen- tative along the railroad that connects the Decaturs with Birmingham a week or more, engaged in presenting the | advantages, resources and possibili- ties of the towns on that line This he has done without fee or reward, with out the promise of an advertisement, or even of subscription. It is the hope of The Age-Herald to awaken interest in the counties that lie north of Birmingham to the end that immi- both they and it may be materially benefited.
 A like work will at once be under taken in the Tennessee valley-that great valley which bends rainbow-lil1e into Alabama, giving it most produc- tive and promising section stretching well-nigh across the state. The possi- bilities of this rich valley in Alabama have never been adequately presented, and The Age-Herald will undertake in the next thirty days to write the story of this valley, sparing no effort, and striving to present the situation sat isfactorily and truthfully The naked truth in the Tennessee valley is glo- rious enough. It is a valleysin which every crop known to this country can be grown, and it has water powers enough to turn thousand wheels. The river itself will soon be opened to navi- gation the year round, so that fuel can be brought in at water rates from the mines of East Tennessee, and trade can flow at like rates to and from the mighty Mississippi valley. Such a valley should be fully portrayed, and this the Age-Herald will faithfully en- deavor to accomplish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-13
Steel Prices.

In speaking of the iron and steel con dition and of the United States steel trust, a New York man said yesterday: Tn every quarter where economies can be introduced the officials of the subsidiary companies will be instructed to make them. Men who have been drawing high salaries will have to accept lower sala- ries.
 ''It is regarded as altogether likely that a sharp reduction in the wages of the employees of the Carnegie company will be arranged, and that this reduction will go into effect on January l."
 "The Amalgamated Association of Iron. Steel and Tin Workers also will be treated with next June for a reduction of wages. The non-union mills, with the employees of which there are no wage contracts. will undoubtedly be kept running. but with the wages of the men reduced or read justed. The union mills where there are wage contracts such as exist with the members of the Amalgamated Association will be closed so far as possible. This plan may be adopted so that the steel trust will live up to the contract of not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-13
THE OLD oAkEN BUCKET.

By Samuel Woodwork, How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood, When fond recollection presents them to view! The orchard, the meadow. the deep-tan- gled wildwood, And every loved spot which my infancy knew! The wide-spreading pond, and the mill that stood by it, The bridge and the rock where the cataract fell, The cot of my father, the dairy-house nigh it, And cen the rude bucket that hung in the we'll The old eaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket The moss-covered bucket which hung in the well. That moss-covered vessel I hailed as a
 treasure, For often at noon, when returned from
 the field, I found it the source of an exquisite The purest and sweetest that nature can yield. How ardent I seized it, with hands that
 were glowing, And quick to the white-pebbled bottom
 it fell; Then soon, with the emblem of truth over-
 flowing, And dripping with coolness, it rose from
 the well- The old oaken bucket. the iron-bound
 bucket, The moss-covered bucket arose from the
 well. How sweet from the green messy brim tc receive it, As poised on the curb it inclined to my lipsl Not full blushng goblet could tempt me
 to leave 1t, The brightest that beauty or revelry
 sips And now far removed from the loved
 habitation, The tear of regret will intrusively swell As fancy reverts to my fathers planta'
 tion, And sighs for the bucket that hangs ir
 the we'll The old oaken bucket, the iron-bount
 bucket. The moss-covered bucket that hangs ir
 the well!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-13
GRAVY SHORTENS LIFE
 SAYS SENATOR PETTUS

terfering with the functions of the sa- livary glands, then by preventing the gastric juices from doing their perfect work. and finally by neutralizing the &C., tion of the alimentary juices. So I tell you to quit eating gravy on your meats If you prefer to call it sauce, all right but, by whatever name you designate it, by all means stop soaking your meats in it before eating them.
 "A little of the natural juices of the meats, even if occasionally thickened with flour to give the gravy consistency. is not harmful, but, since the race ia running to sauces, I am 1oath even to hint at the harmlessness of this"
 But. senator" the young man pro- tested, maybe it's your habits that have preserved you in perfect health to such ripe old age. Haven't your habits been always regular? No late hours, and all that sort of thing, eh?"
 My habits, young man." replied the fine old Alabama statesman with a snort of rage and defiance, have always been like the verb-regular. irregular and de- fective, begad, sr!''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-13
Special to the New York world.

NFNNA~A ~ tAAS AfC" IOlh w OIlQ.
 W N:a'Ssa1s :.'s s'ses.- rs''a: ss':' ., ",1: s.-
 w bama, aged eighty three, "the reason people get fat is because they eat too much gravy with their meat. Ob- serve me. The Congressional Directory says I am eighty-three Maybe I am, but I don't feel that old by forty years. have never eaten much gravy. l was raised on a plain diet, and I have lived on it all my life. In this day gravy is called sauce, I know. It's French word that means gravy, and if it had not been given a French name by the English-speaking races I daresay not so much of It would be eaten. It is short ening the life of the race, just like so many other French abominations are, and the sooner we banish it from our diet the better will be the health of the generation of young men and women coming on to take our places.
 Now mark you, I don't object to a little gravy on my meat, but just a lit- tle-just enough to aid deglutition. It does not aid digestion at all, you know; on the contrary. it harms it-frst, by in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-13
Cuts in Mill Wages.

Because goods prices do not quickly respond to the advance in the price Of raw cotton the cotton mills in the southern part of New England, where about 50,0O0 operatives live, have an- nounced a cut in wages of ten per cent. The present wage scale has stood about eighteen months, and the cut in prices carries them back to the old level Forty mills are combined in the present effort to reduce wages ten per cent and it looks as if the re- duction would be accepted by the members of the textile workers union. No strike has at any rate been ordered and an impression prevails that the union will make the best of an un- favorable situation.
 The trouble no doubt lies against the consumers, who have mob become accustomed to higher prices for cotton goods. When all see that consump- tion is outrunning production in the world at large, and that ten cent cot ton has come to stay, they will buy cotton goods as readily as they did when cotton was worth but six or seven cents.
 An education of the people is need ed in the matter of demand and sup ply. The burden of the commercial cotton crop is thrown upon this coun- try, aided but little by Egypt and In- dia, and the cotton states in this coun try are unequal to the task of cloth ing the world. England and the entire continent want cotton. Even Russia and perseveringly tries to produce enough of the staple for home use. In the end, however, all turn to this country, and our labor and our soil are overtaxed When the consumers understand the situation they will buy goods as before. At present they are holding off, and this is why the mill men in New England insist upon cut of ten per cent in wages. If they had held out a couple of months cut in wages would not have been necessary, but they saw an opportunity to force wages down, and they quickly took ad- vantage of 1t.
 The opportunity is thus explained by the Fall River correspondent of the New YorlA Journal of Commerce.
 Spot cotton in New York was quoted at the close yesterday at 11.05 cents. Allow 20 per cent for waste and the incidental cost of getting the staple to the mills, pound of cotton in cloth will cost 1887 cents. The labor cost today is cents per pound and the cost of supplies and mis- cellaneous charges per pound runs up to about three cents, making a total charge on the mills of 23.37 cents per pound for regular goods. They are selling today (on the basis of 3Ac a yard) at 2275 cents a pound, or a figured loss of 62-100 of a ; 'ent a pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-13
HORSE DOES cAKEWALK.

From the New York Herald.
 Fl Padre has degree of intelligence that some persons have not He learns his lessons carefully and never forgets them. Fl Padre means "The Priest" and while that name may seem an inappro- priate name for horse that cakewalks, twosteps and waltzes, and fetches and carries, it comes from Fl Padres early associations.
 El Padre is a handsome Kentucky stall lion owned by Lieutenant II. T. McGienty of the Seventh cavalry.
 During the year of inactivity at Chick amauga the horses, as well as the men of the Seventh cavalry, have had an op- portunity to become well drilled. El Pa dre has had careful training, which he appreciates, and shows by the love he bears for his master. He has learned to do many tricks, which Lieutenant Me Gienty exhibits in the presence of select friends The strains of the band in a cakewalk, march or dance find immediate response from the horse, which Is full of grace and ease In every movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-13
Enforcement of Law.

Before the state association of chiefs of police, sitting at Decatur, ex-Chief Austin first assailed the gamblers, and then he discussed homicides, when he said
 Murder is getting to be very common among both black and white. The white man, if he has a little money and friends, Is either turned Scot free, or given a small sentence; the negro is hung. Why is this Our jury system is rotten to the core. And a good many people have no more regard for an oath than a wild Arab. Perjury is another crime that the officers of the law should give their attention to. Persons swear falsely, in our court houses every day and go unpunished. Paid witnesses are very common, and when one of these gentlemen is caught, he should be taught a lesson that all others would remember. "
 Birmingham ex-chief of police is not an idealist-not bit of it. He speaks from long experience in the pursuit of criminals, and their prose- cution afterwards. From the depths of his knowledge he draws a picture of Alabama courts, and it is not a flatter- ing Illustration. But no amateur, no mere spectator, can say that there are untruthful lines in it. All know in point of fact that white man who can command money and friends. or either for that matter, is not as a rule punished. Now and then there is q