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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23
ChiIdren's Shoes SLAUGHTERED.

Owing to lack of room we have decided to omit hand
ling Children Shoes. We will therefore throw 4 t n"na
counters our entire stock of Chidrens Shoes OF ali Ld
and close them out for trfe half price, This will b
great opportunity to buy your chdrens shoes chean and
you should see them early and get the pick stool
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23
or Mayor,

To the voters of Americus:---I hereby an
nounce my candidacy for the office of mayor,
subject to the Democratic primary to be
held November 9Th, next, and respectfully
ask your support
II elected will gratefully appreciate your
endorsement, and endeavor to merit your
confidence e, and WILL to the best of my abili-
ty, discharge the duties of the once with
absolute impartialtty and for the public in
tereSt. e. A. HA wilkins.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23

Ii you want something that makes
you think of hog killing times out In
the country, try some of those sausage
made by Bragg & Oliver.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23
or Alderman.

AT the solicitation OF many frtenss an
nounce for reelection to the of1cesof alder
man at the democratic primary on Nov 8th.
If again thus honored by the people of Amer
icus wi discharge the dutfts of the once
with the same fidelity as in the past
Respectfully, JAMES A, PINKSTON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23
Police Commissioner.

IanEounce my candidacy for the ONCE of
Co1ce com issloner, subject to the action of
the support of my friends and the voters
generally, Respectfully,
GEORGE OLIVER.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23
Police Commissioner

hereby announce my candidacy for re
election as police commissioner and pledge
my best efforts in the direction OF that de-
partment. will a preciate the support of
the vsters of the city in the primary on No
vember 8th. LAWSON STAPLETON
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23
TRUCKS MAKE A LENGTHY RUN
And Extinguished Blaze on Dwelling
Roof

Fire yesterday threatened the Tarver
residence in East AmerIcus, but was
ex'inguished by the prompt arrival of
thu department. The alarm came
shortly before II O'Clock, and the run
of mile was covered in six minutes.
A small hole was burned in the roof Of
the dwelling, the damage being incon-
siderable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23

If you wish to buy handsome Lee
street home, confer with Merrel Cal
laWay. 21-1W
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23
For Alderman.

/ hereby announce my candidacy for re-
election as alderman, subject to the primary
OF Novem Der 9Th, and will greatly apprecf
ate the support of my friends and the demo
cratic voters of Americas generally. Re
spectfully j. E. POOLE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23
INTERESTING STORE NEWS
ladies' Ready.to.Wear Apparel.

,d A who keep abreast of the times know that
made bettr are growing IN favor They cut better
Il saves worry too You know our qualities e
stamp win ostnes our styles properly exclusive Are
IT, naIe or trashy garments allowed in our ho
men II what you buy of doesn't fit Won as w IE
should we have the most competent artists to nsk "a ok
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23

Hot and cold lunches, day aud mig ht,
at Kottman'S, artesian corner. 19-1w
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23
For Clerk and Treas urer.

hereby announce my candidacy for the
ONCE OF city clerk and treasurer, subject to
the action of the democratic primary No
yember Sth and will appreciate the support
OF my friends and voters generally Re
spectfullY. THERON N. HAWKES.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23
NEW POSITION FOR CLEMENTS
With Steamship Co. Now as Passen-
ger Agent.

The Americas friends of genial Billy
Clements will be interested in the an
nouncement that he is now with the
Ocean Steamship Co. as travelling
passenger agent, with headquarters in
Savannah. Mr.. Clements was connec-
ted with the Seaboard AIR Line for
nineteen years, and when he left that
road to go with the Ocean Steamship
Company he held the position of trav-
cling passenger agent. He is one of
the best known and most universally
liked of the younger railroad men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23

For SaIe-O.d style square plan o, ma
hogany, in good order, at a bargain.
Address local box 267, Americus 21-1w
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23
Winter Underwear.

You can't put off buying your winter TTnderreou
longer We are prepared for you and this week will n
splendid lot of Ladies Misses and Chidrens UnderWesr
at attractive prices 0DOei"ear
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23

Wanted-Woman that can make
pants and do al kind Of work in tailor
shoT. Steady work. Apply or address
Phillips, The Tailor, Dawson, Ga.
% 2s
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23

For SaIe.-A fine mich CIV. Apply
to e. r. Stewart, Plains, Ga. 21-3
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23

Even in church some men would like
to go out between The Acts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23
is THREATENED BY wlNDsroRM
Americus Given a Touch of MarchIik 9
Weather

Old Boreas got busy in Americus
yesterday and for hours the fierce
winds sent dust clouds scurrying along
the crowded streets. It was a return
engagement of March upon all enlarged
scale, and the day proved disagreeable
withal. The fremen were kept upon
the alert, as blaze yesterday would
have been exceedingly dangerous and
hard to handle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23

For Rent. -FiVe-room house. Mod
ern conveniences. CHAs. LINGO.
23-2
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23

Fresh bread, cakes, fruits and candy
at Kottman's, artesian corner. LEW
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23
GEO, D, WHEATLEY. Geo. D. WHEATLEY.
in The Midst of 1t.

wwIE are now In the midst of Autumn business, To
~ the trade activity of yesterday there are added
w activities today Every section bright wit its
new merchandise is crowdng to the front. Not one
hundreth part of the good things find place prints
lust few of the timely lots exploited We want
YOU to know aud feel that money spent Ia this store
well spent. If 1t otherwse, then false to
our printed promises, false to best conception of
honest shop. keeping.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23
Ladies, Misses and ChiIdren's Sweaters

we have Just opened the immense stock If 49,.
goods ever shown 10 Americus The prices range from
10 Inc oest The styles are the and most d
large line of sweaters tor the little bows also sOOos
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23
CITY COURT TO MAKE START.

Civil Docket Will Be Taken Up Mon
day.
The adjourned session of the City
Court of Americus will begin tomorrow
morning when Judge @. r. Crisp will
take up the civil docket for q hearing.
A considerable number of misdemeanor
cases will also be tried at this session,
though at later date.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23

Wanted-a (6) six room cottage built
at once-plaEs and specifications OBJ
tanned by writing. j. B. TYLER,
Is tt Leesburg, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23
Uuf Ladies IalIOr-Made Suits are Rapidly VANISHING
The styles, fit and prices do the work

Uu Ladies' Walking and Dress Skirts are selling more -,
ever Deore You cd only TO Inspect them to know b
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-23

UuI Chldens Wrap Stock Was Never so Large and Wall
Assorted All kinds all coors ages all nrces Nu "c
The Glenwood post., 1904-04-23
Petroleum Production.

The worlds production Of petrole-
um in 1902 amounted to 185.151, ,0S9
barrels. OF this the United States and
Russia produced 91.44 per cent. For
years Russia has led in point OF pro-
duction, but an increase Of 19,377,722
barrels in the production Of the Unit
ed States in 1902 and a decrease
amounting to 462S.515 barrels in the
production of Russia caused these two
countries to change places and put the
United States at the head Of the list.
Our country has, however, still more
important advantage over its foremost
petroleum rival. More than double
the quantity of the higher grades of
refined products is obtained from the
average crude petroleum produced In
the United States than is obtained
from Russian oil. The United States
produced nearly 26 barrels of refined
products in 1902 for every barrel pro
duced by the rest Of the world.
The Glenwood post., 1904-04-23
FELT TENTS NO NOVELTY.
Have Long Been Used as Shelter for
Campaigning Soldiers.

A Copenhagen dispatch tells of a
Dane who has invented a new military
tent fashioned of felt. Possibly there
may be some new method of treating
the material. but felt tents are not !
new device. They played their part
in eastern history at date sufficient.
ly late to be in most peoples recollec.
ton. The Turcoman tribes of Trans.
caspia. not to seek further. have used
tents of felt for ages. The use of them
had curious effect upon a Russian
expedition thirty-five years ago. Gen.
Lomakin assailed the stronghold OF
the Tekkes and fired in terrific volleys
of grape and shell among the tents OF
felt. But no serious damage seems to
have been done, and when the troop.
attempted the storming of the fel. en-,
campment they were repulsed and fec
in wild panic.
The Glenwood post., 1904-04-23
cows NOT FAST ENOUGH.
Trouble Was They Could Not Keep
Ahead of the Train.

While I was travelling out in Ohio
last month"; said a drummer. Il had
occasion to patronize miserable
one-horse' railroad which serves sew
eral of the Ohio river towns. We
were jogging along at a distressingly
law rate of speed when of sudden
the train came to dead stop in the
middle of large meadow. Many of
the passengers whose patience had be-
come exhausted asked brakeman the
cause of the delay.
There's herd of cows on the
track ahead he answered.
In about ten minutes the train got
under way again, jerking convulsive-
ly along for about a mile or two, when
1t again came to halt. That was the
limit An old man who was sitting
near the door turned to the brake
man, who was plainly annoyed by the
many questions. and said irritably:
What in thunder is the matter.
anyhow
why, we've caught up to the cows
again. sarcastically explained the
brakeman
The Glenwood post., 1904-04-23
NERVOUS IMPULSE IN MEN.
Research Shows That It Varies
Sliqhtly in individuals.

Research Shows That 1t Varies
Slightly in individuals.
A curious instance of the care and
minuteness with which the human
body is now studied, in the effort bet
ter to understand its powers and func-
tions, is furnished by paper read re-
Gently at a meeting of the Royal So
ciety in London on the "Rapidity of
the Nervous Impulse in Tall and Short
Individuals Even the difference in
time required for nerve telegram"
to traverse the bodies of different peo-
pie is regarded as matter of scien-
tific Importance A series of observa-
tions has shown that the length of the
nerve does not affect the velocity with
which an impulse passes between the
brain and the extremities, and conse-
quently that more time is needed if
the path is long than if it is short. 1t
follows that a short man should feel
step on his corns quicker than a
tall man, but the difference is Slight
that the offender has no better chance
of escape in one case than in the 9TH
er.-Youth's Companion.
The Glenwood post., 1904-04-23
That Acid Trouble.

Colusa, Cal, April 1Sth-Much has
been said and written recently about
Uric Acid in the system; what causes
It and how to get rid of it. 1t is
known to be the first cause of Rheu-
matism and many other diseases and
has therefore received a great deal
Of attention from medical men. =
Mr.. l.. F. Moulton of this place
claims that he has solved the prob
lem of how to get this acid out of the
cystem. He says:
81 had this acid trouble myself for
years. At times the Kidney secre-
tons would be very profuse and at
other times scant, but the acid was
always my greatest trouble. Medicine
failed to cure me till at last heard
of remedy called Dodds Kidney
Pills and after taking box | seemed
to be entirely cured. However, it
came back on me and this time l took
several boxes. with the result that l
was completely and permanently
cured. This was three years ago and
l have not had a single symptom of
the acid trouble since. l am rs years
CT sge and l am well as ever | was"
The Glenwood post., 1904-04-23
Poison of Plants.

While strong plants destroy weaker
ones by crowding, or by depriving
them of air. light or food it is rather
surprising to hear that one plant may
poison another. In recent. case re-
ported in England the plant called
humea elegans. which eXhales a pow
erful odor of Russia leather, was
placed in greenhouse near a peach
vine, when the nearest leaves of the
latter began to wither and fall off
The influence was felt even at consid-
cradle distance, the result being that
at last the young leaves were all
stripped from the peach vine.
The Glenwood post., 1904-04-23
CARNEGIE'S HERO FUND.
Five Million Dollars for Injured He
roes and Dependents.

Pittsburg, April 16.-Andrew Car
negie has created a fund of $5,000,000
for the benefit of the dependents of
those losing their lives in heroic eff
fort to save their fellow men, or for
the heroes themselves if injured only.
Provision is also made for medals to
be given in commemoration of heroic
acts.
The endowment is to be known as
the hero fund" and consists of $5,-
00,000 of first collateral five per cent.
bonds of the United States Steel Cor
poration. The trust is placed in the
hands of a commission of twenty.
The commission held its first meet
ing here yesterday and made known
the project. The scheme was conceived
by Mr.. Carnegie Immediately after the
Harwick mine disaster when he sum-
moned to New York Charles l.. Taylor
chairman, and F. NJ Wilmot, manager
of the Andrew Carnegie relief fund, to
discuss with them plans for the relief
of the sufferers from this catastrophe
1t is provided that no grant is to be
continued unless it be soberly and
properly used and the recipients remain
respectable, well behaved members of
the community
A medal shall be given to the hero's
widow or next in kin, which shall re-
cite the heroic deed 1t commentaries.
The medal shall be given for the he
roic act. even il the doer be unin-
iured, and also sum of money, should
the commission deem such gift desir-
able.
Mr.. Carnegie warns the commission
against the danger of interference or
conflict with the pension funds for mu-
nicipal employees that exist in many
cities. and urges it to act in harmony
with such funds. This, as is the case
with all the details of the funds ad-
ministration. is left to the commission.
The Glenwood post., 1904-04-23
Heart of Love.

Oh. who is he to whom-sometime-
AT last-shall surely come
The fullness of reward sublime.
When earth was silent. dumb?
To whom. for unrequieted good
On earth. shall surely be
In time-return in plentitude;
Oh. who is he? 'Tis he
Who walks the common ways of earth
With heart of love for Others
And does the deed of lowly worth
And calls all men his brothers,
Who counts his duty pleasure yea,
Its burden falls so lightly;
On whom. in love, the sun by day
Looks down. and love-stars nightly;
Who, to his nobler self is true
In spirit and in letter,
Who does, well as prays to do.
And seeks to make men better
George Newell Lovejoy in Boston
Transcript
The Glenwood post., 1904-04-23
So Much-So ljttleI

$50 much to do. SO little donc''
Cecil Rhodes.
Is there no debt that thou dost owe
To tighten others care and woe?
Is there no comfort thou canst give
To help another creature live?
Hast thou peace thou canst bestow
And let a sadder being know?
Oh. Fellow Pilgrim stop while
To give a helpful, loving SMILE
Thy life is not thine own to live.
As thou hast gained much thou give!
But give not only of thy wealth.
Give, too, a little-of thysef.
Oh, do not answer thus to me
I've greater cares that first must be-"
Thou canst not live this way, for, Friend,
What will confront thee at the end.
Since there is little comfort stored
For those who live to merely-hoard.
oh. Soul so stultfied and mean,
What bit of love canst thou then gleanf
With not one voice to intercede
And help thee in thy pressing need?
Look then to it Ay, count the cost
OF precious. helpful moments-lost.
So much to do-so little done!
1t Is pot strange the Worlds unwon,
So little done by Ecu and me.
So little love with Charity.
The Glenwood post., 1904-04-23
sPELLlNe ORIENTAL NAMES.
Rules Adopted by United States Geo,
logical Survey.

Rules Adopted by United States Geo
logical Survey.
Mr. Henry Gannett, geographer OF
the United States Geological Survey,
has recently received numerous letters
Of inquiry regarding the proper spell
ing Of the place names in Korea and
Manchuria that have become promi-
nent in the news columns of the day
since the outbreak of hostilities
between Russia and Japan. The varia-
ton in spelling observed in the usage
of different newspapers and different
map makers is confusing to the COM
mon mind. Mr.. Gannett suggests that
the matter would be much simplified If
1t were generally known that system
Of transliteration of such names has
been adopted by most European ma
tions, by Canada, and by this country.
This plan is published in the second
report of the United States Board on
Geographic Names
The confusion arises from the fact
that these geographic names are writ
ten in their native tongues in charac-
ters unlike those we employ. Different
persons transliterate them into Roman
characters in different ways. The value
of set of rules that would reduce the
variations in spelling to minimum is
apparent.
The rules adopted by the Board on
Geographic Names provide that the
yowels shall have the sounds that are
common to the vowels in the language
OF southern Europe 1t follows, there
fore, that u has the sound of 90 in boot
and that Manchuria is therefore pre-.
To NJor f, Tho
Amur to Amoor. 1t has been ruled that
al has the sound of in ice; au the
sound of ow in how (ao-a very fire.
quent combination in the East, heard
In named like Mindanao and Nonao-
is slightly different from the preceG-
ing); Ell, as in Beirut, has the sound OF
the two Italian vowels, but is frequent
ly slurred, when it is scarcedly distir-
guishable from ey in the English word
they.
In accordance with the rules, is
always soft" having the sound of s.
Hard" C is represented by k, and it
therefore follows that Korea is the
accepted form. and not Corea. Other
rules are that ch is always soft" as
in church; is sounded as in English
and phi should not be used to repre-
sent this sound; G is always hard"
as in get; h is always pronounced;
and have the English sound; kh has
the sound of the oriental cultural; gh
IS another cultural; ng represents in
different words different sounds-two
sounds, as in finger, and one, as in
singer; should never be employed
for the sound of qu. which is repre-
sented by XIV, as in Kwantung; y is
always consonant, as in yard, and
should not be used for the sound OF
the vowel l. as it is in very or rely.
These rules are recommended as
simple and easy of application. Their
general acceptance would undoubtedly
be appreciated by the average reader.
The Glenwood post., 1904-04-23
story Of a Great Tree.

A history of one of the sequoias Of
California, as shown when it was cut
for lumber. is given by United
States senator. 1t was but fifteen
feet in diameter, while many Of them
are twice that size. In 245 A. D., when
it was SIG years of age, forest fire
burned on its trunk a scar three feet
in width. After 1.196 years of placid
life, in another fire, in 1441 A. D..
the tree, aged LIP, received another
injury. Another scar followed in 1880
and was not covered with new tissue
for f1fty-six years
The worst attack of all was in 1887,
when the tree. then 2.06S years of age,
was attacked by a fire which left a
scar eighteen feet wide. reduced by
1880, in 103 years, to fourteen feet.
Only ten isolated groves of these trees
remain and only one grove is protect
ed by government ownership.
The Glenwood post., 1904-04-23
Once Upon a Time.

Heard l once my old nurse telling
Stories by the fire at night.
All about big. bearded giants
Till | shivered in alright:
Then her voice came from n distance
From a drowsy. far-off cline.
Echoing the sweet old cadence,
Once upon a Time
Read l once a golden story
OF King Arthur's wonder court,
Lancelot and Guiuevere
All The Knights of brave report.
But amidst the loving. hating.
Still l heard the insistent chime
Like n cuckoo clock repeating,
"Once upon Time"
VIII our lives when we have lived then
Seem like stories we have read?
Stories which our nurses told us
As we lay all snug in bed?
VIII they seem rs vague as dreams sr.
> II the days we though sublime?
Shall we hear the faint. low whisper
"Once upon a Time"
When the earth and day and sunlight
Grayly fade away.
When the years that we have lived here
Seem like one brief day;
Shall we hear again at twilight r#I
Echo of our nurses rhyme
Here YOU lived and loved and labored
Once upon a time?''
Clifford Chase. in Leslie's Monthly.
The Glenwood post., 1904-04-23
Korean Mourning.

When Koreans don mourning tn,
first stage demands hat as large a:
diminutive open clothes basket. II
is four feet in circumference and com.
pletely conceals the face, which is hid
den further by piece of coarse lawI
stretched upon two sticks. and held
just below the eyes. In this stage
nothing whatever of the face may be
seen. The second stage is denoted by
the removal of the screen. The third
period is manifested through the re-
placement of the inverted basket by
the customary headgear. made in
straw color. The ordinary head GOV.
ering takes the shape of the high.
crowned hat worn by Welsh women,
with a broad brim, made in black
gauze upon bamboo frame.
The Glenwood post., 1904-04-23
Some Enulish Simplicity.

At many English houses the hostess
does not encourage the cotillon at all.
When she does, favors are of the sim
plest. The conservative Englishwom.
an will not countenance the lavish
and sometimes absurd display fire..
quently made at cotillons on this side
of the water. when one hears of cost.
ly fans, elaborate opera glasses. jew.
eled watches. gold umbrella handles,
silver baskets and other expensive
toys being showered upon the guests.
Little wonder and no great credit to
herself or her hostess that fashion.
able beauty should find herself at the
end of a season weighed down by this
sort of gear.
The Glenwood post., 1904-04-23
A Rich Beggar.

For years past an old woman has
solicited charity from visitors to the
Pere Lachaise cemetery. Paris. She
was known as "The Cemetery Pearl, u
from the habit she had of collecting
the imitation pearls which fell from
the wreaths In the cemetery. She was
returning to the garret where she
lived. when she fell unconscious on the
pavement. overcome by the cold. AT
the police station government and
municipal bonds worth $4,000 were
found upon her and at her house pa
pers representing another $4,000.
The Glenwood post., 1904-04-23
Claim Worlds Finest Choir.

The Cathedral of Alexander New
skoi, St. Petersburg, is said to have
the finest choir in the world. 1t is
composed of about thirty of the best
voices in the Russian monasteries.
Whenever a novice with an exception
ally good voice is entered he is sent
to the monastery of Alexander New
skoi, where he is trained as carefully
as an opera singer, and remains there
doing nothing except assisting at the
music at mass in the morning and
vespers in the afternoon until he be-
comes aged, when he is retired on q
pension.