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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05
GIRL FoULLY MURDERED.
Throat Cut and Bullet Hole in Her
Head.

Throat Cut and Bullet Hole in Her
Head.
Marshall, Mo-, Nov. 4--The body of
Miss Rosa Butts, aged 23 years,
white servant girl of this city, was
found today in the suburbs of South
Marshall, in pasture.
The girl evidently had been murder
ed. Her throat had been cut with
sharp stick, a piece of which still
remained in the flesh. Her left ear
had been cut off and there was bull
let hole in her head. There was evi.
dence that the girl had made strug.
81 for her life.
Bloody tracks leading from the spot
where the body was found and knife
were the only clews.
She was last seen Wednesday night,
according to her sister, with two young
men, one of whom, she says, she can
recognize.
Neither OF the men have been locat.
ed.
gray & Bluster may attract atten-
ton, but Quiet & Quick accumulate the
persimmons.-Com
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05
Supreme Court Reverses Decision.

Columbus, O., Nov. 4.-The supreme
court today reversed the decision of
the circuit court in Cleveland in the
matter Of the validity OF that clause
OF the election law, providing for the
closing of the polls at 4 p. m, In cities
over 1900 population, and voting will
be stopped in Cleveland and Cincinna-
ii at p. M, on election day Four
members of the court sat In this case,
Chief Justice Spear and Judge Price
not sitting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05
GOOd Health
to the
Children

Children especially arefond Of dainties,
and the housekeeper must look carefully
to their food.
AS good cake can be made only with
good eggs, SO also cake that is health
ful as well as dainty must be raised with
pure and perfect baking powder.
Royal Baking Powder is indispensable
in the preparation of the highest quality
OF food. 1t imparts that peculiar light
ness, sweetness and flavor noticed in the
finest cake, biscuit, doughnuts, crusts, etc.,
and what is more important, renders the
food wholesome and agreeable to young
and old.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER co..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05
NEWS FROM THE
FAR EASTERN WAR
Believed That japanese Have
Entered Port Arthur.
NEWS FROM ST. PETERSBURG
In Regard to the North Sea Incident,
1t Stated that Mistake Might Have
Been Made in Understanding the Sig
nails Given.

Dispatches from Che Foo say that
reports reach there to the effect THAT
the Japanese are pressing their at.
tack on Port Arthur. Batches of
wounded are passing through Dalny
and fresh troops are constantly going
to the front
The same dispatches say that there
are rumors that more important po-
sitions have fallen, but these lack yer.
if1cation. Skirmishes and artillery fir.
ing continue along the Shakhe river,
where Oyama and Kuropatkin face
each other, and both armies are report.
ed as Strengthening their entrench.
ments.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05
parker Returns to New York.

New York, Nov. 4.-Judge Parker
returned to New York today from his
Connecticut tour. At the Union sta
ton in Hartford, a large crowd gath.
cred to bid him farewell and there
were number of receptions at sta
tions, through which the train passed
coming to New York. Judge Parker
will spend the day at the Hotel Sc
vile receiving political friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05
ROBBED MARLBOROUGH.
Pretty Cashier Helps the Walters in
Their Scheme

Pretty Cashier Helps the Walters in
Their Scheme.
New York, Nov. 5.-Several hun.
dred after-theater diners at the Marl-
borough hotel rathskeller have been
thrown into a state of excitement by
the descent of a squad of police who
blocked every exit while detectives
made prisoners of half dozen walters
charged with defrauding the manage
ment.
1t is stated by the latter that at
least $4,000 had been stolen when
the plot was discovered.
The young woman checker also was
arrested, and is said to have confessed
having received one-seventh of the
profits, of which she had saved sever.
al hundred dollars. She declared one
of the mon had drawn her into the
plot by threatening her with revol
yer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05
Young Woman Commits Suicide.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 4.-Miss Lou
Stoughton, a young woman from Den
yer, Colo, was found dead in her apart
raents at local hotel at noon today.
A note was found saying that funds
In Denver bank had been transferred
to Mrs. Jesse Rudisell, sister in that
city. It Is believed the woman killed
herself with poison, as an empty car.
bolic acid bottle was on the bed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05
rvench so,d,ers, Handkerchief.

FRench SOl01erS' AanOkerchAefss
The cotton handkerchiefs provided
for French soldiers have printed upon
them a number Of sanitary precepts to
be observed on the march and during
campaign and are further decorated
with medaliions containing pictures Of
officers of all grades, the different uni
forms being so distinctly portrayed
that Fret eh private can tell at a
glance to " at grade any officer he
may see belo4gs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05
Fairbanks erasted hx Crowds.

Clinton, Ind, Nov. 4.-Senator Chas.
w. Fairbanks special train today trav
eled through the mining region of
southern Indiana from Terre Hante to
Evansville. He was everywhere greet
ed by large crowds, and the applause
was liberal, although this portion of
Indiana Is regarded as the Democrit
ic stronghold of the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05
GRIFFIN NOW IN CAMILLA.
Lost Man Drives into Town With His
Wife


Wife.
Camilla, Ca, Nov. 4.-E. H. Griffin,
who so mysteriously disappeared in
Savannah a short time ago, and was
located at the house of his brother-in.
law, T. E. Butler, Tuesday morning,
drove into town Thursday with his
wife and went to the home of his
wife's mother, Mrs. ]. B. Butler.
He greeted them all cordially. and
sent his team to the stable to he look.
ed after. Griffin is still somewhat
lame from the fall he received in AL.
ALBANIA, when the bridge fell through
with him, but his mind, thought to
have been affected, seems to be in a
good condition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05
Body Identified as M. j. MaIoney

New York, Nov. A body identi.
fed as NJ. J. Maloney, formerly OF
Scranton, Pa, has been found in Long
Island sound. 1t is supposed Maloney
jumped from a steamer passing up
the sound a few nights since. His
death brought to light the fact of his
alleged connection few years ago
with bribery scandal which came to
light in the Scranton city council.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05
MIKE HAeoERTY Is ARRESTED.
One of Quintet Of Gamblers CHARGE d
with Murder,

One of Quintet Of Gamblers Charged
with Murder.
Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 4.-Mike Hag.
gerty, one OF the quintet Of gam.
blers charged with the murder Of two
deputy sheriffs, killed while raiding a
gambling house here last summer, was
apprehended Thursday ON Frisco
train near Tupelo, Miss, and brought
to Memphis, where he has been lodged
in Jail.
Haggerty had been released on
bond, but the action OF the cuort in
granting bail was overruled by the su.
preme court OF the state. Papers
We're issued for his arrest, but since
Oct 20 Haggerty had eluded arrest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05
MUST PAY OWN POLL TAX.
Voters Can BE Challenged Unless They
Have Complied with Law.

Have Complied with Law.
Richmond, Va, Nov. Am response
to an inquiry from the secretary OF
the commonwealth, Attorney General
Anderson today decided that the votes
of men who have not personally paid
their poll taxes as required by the pres
ent constitution, can be challenged
and rejected by the judges of election,
although their names are on the treas
urer's list, provided satisfactory evi-
dence is furnished the judges of cleo
ton that such taxes were not per
sonally" paid by such citizen-that
is, out of their own means"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05
Several Hurt in : Hotel Fire.

Richmond, Va, Nov. A fire
Thursday night destroyed the Central
hotel and number of stores adjoin-
ing the hotel at Tazwell, Va. Total
loss about $4,000. Several people
were injured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05

Che Foo, Nov. 4.-9:30 p. m.-Chi.
nese who left Port Dalny yesterday
evening report that patches of wound
ed were passing through Dalny They
report also that during the recent bat.
tie fresh Japanese troops were con.
stantly going to the front.
1t is reported that the Japanese
killed or wounded in front Of Port Ar.
thur during the last three months, ap.
proximate 10000.
There are persistent rumors that
the Japanese have occveied the forts
of Rihlung mountain and certain forts
of the Keekwan mountain group, but
Well-informed japanese here consider
these rumors as premature. The Jap
anese, however, are conhndent that
the end Of the Russian occupation of
Port Arthur is fast approaching. They
admit that they have been disappoint.
ed heretofore, but say that their pre-
vious hopes never had such fact
based on foundation as those they at
present entertain.
The fact that General Nogi, COM
mander Of the Third Japanese army
before Port Arthur, has allowed the
Associated Press dispatches to leave
the front of the base of his operations,
is looked upon as strongly indicating
the confident spirit of the besiegers
Further tidings of events at Port Ar
thur are awaited here with an tnten-
sity of interest greater than any dis
played since the beginning OF the war
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05
IN COLLISION AT SEA
ONE HUNDRED DROWN
French Steamer Cuts Another
Vessel In Two.
WAS LOADED WITH ALeERlANs
Catastrophe Occurred in Mediterrane-
an Sea and All Hands on Board Per-
ish-ship Left Port With ITO Pas
senqers.

Bona, Algeria, Nov A hundred
persons were drowned last night by
the sinking Of the French steamer Gil.
ronde after having been in collision
with the French steamer A. Schiaff1no
near Herbillon, 23 miles from Bona.
The Gironde left Bona with 110 pas
sengers, of whom 100 were ALGERIAN
natives.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05

Shanghai, Nov. 4.-The British
steamear Victoria, which succeeded
in running the Port Arthur blockade
with a full cargo of beef and has
returned here, confirms the report that
the Japanese have captured all the
main northeastern positions of the for
tress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05
.BUGGtES

shown in Americus, including the
''High Point" valdosta," ''Brock-
way" ':Gainesville," and others.
The Brockway is the finest buggy
sold in Americus, while the Val
dosta, High Point and Gainesville
equal any for durability. Prices
run from $50 to $100. / have
them top or open, with or without
rubber tires.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05

ST. Petersburg, Nov. Al p. m.-
Emperor Nicholas has personally ac-
knowledged with message of thanks
| an expression of the high satisfaction
| with which he received it, the address
Of the Saratoff Semstvo conveying the
deep qualification of that body at in
terror Minister Sviatopolk,Mirskys s
confidence in the Zemstovos. The ad-
dress added that the ZemstvO was par.
ticularly grateful for the emperors s
care for the we'll being of his sub
jects amidst the anxieties and pre-.
| occupation of the war. The emperors
message completely dispels the wild
rumors of Minister Sviatopolk-Mirsky's s
| disgrace because of his liberal tenden-
cies. The minister's health is i'm
| proving.
The possibility that there may have
been some misunderstanding of sig
| nails during the trawler incident in
the North sea is suggested by a fact
made public in an order of the day is
sued by vice Admiral Couknin, COM
mander of the Black sea feet, which
| records the fact that officers of the lat
| ter fleet are so unfamiliar with the
new code system adopted by the ad-
miralty that during. the. recent maneu-
vers not single ship understood or
obeyed the admiraIs signals.
A special from Mukden says the
Japanese are using the dogs to locate
the positions of the Russian sentinels
and outposts.
While no formal reply will be made
to the Japanese protest regarding the
use of Chinese clothes by the Russian
| troops, the foreign minister, Lams-
| dorff, when the protest was presented
| informally but categorically denied the
| truth of the charge that there had
been a violation of the Geneva conven-
| ton. He explained that there might
| have been some isloted cases where
soldiers whose winter overcoats had
not arrived had donned Chinese over
coats, but not for the purpose claim
| ed by the Japanese.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-05

He carries at his store ON Cotton
Avenue, Allen House Block, the
best stock of
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-30

Mrs. ]. II. Bowles of 11S Core St.,
Durham, N. c., says: Il was sick
and belfast for over nine months, and
the doctor who attended me said un.
less submitted to an operation for
gravel would never be well. would
not consent to that and so continued
TO suffer. My back was so weak
could not stand or walk. and it aches
constantly. The first day after l be.
gan using Doan's Kidney Pills l felt
relief. and l short time was up
and, around the same as ever, free
from backache."
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Bowles
will be mailed to any part OF the
United States. Address Foster-Mil.
burn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. Sold by all
dealers; price so cents rer box.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-30
EXTEND HONOR ROLL
succs sTloN FOR MORE GENERAL
MEMORIAL DAY.
WRITER IN Eastern Journal Urges Re-
mennrance Of the Heroes Of Civil
Ire 40 Well as Those Of the Battle
field.

every year, as Memorial day passes
and the flowers are scattered and the
'ftle flags futter on the soldiers
graves and the speeches are made set
Ting forth their claims to honor and
the music walls loudly of our grief for
them. the question recurs, Were these
ngntlng men our only heroes? Does
the country hold only it's soldiers
worthy Of remembrance"
The soldier is the only servant of
MS country who, while living, is pen
stoned by her. If he carried a gun a
certain number of months in her serv-
ice, though he never saw the face of
battle lower, he is sure when he
reaches a certain age of comfortable
support from her bounty. The civil
servants OF the state, no matter how
long or hard their service, neither re-
celve nor ask pension, nor any rec
ognition in money.
But surely when they are dead we
might spare them a flower and a bit
OF cotton bunting!
Engineers who died to save the pas
sengers they never saw, firemen who
perlshed in the flames, scholars, in
ventors, statesmen, who to uplift their
1ellow-men gave their lives of labor,
OF self-sacrifice-the men, in short.
who made our nation what it is to-
day-sleep neglected under the weedy
grass
The French have a better system
than ours.
On one day in the year all France
honors her dead. To the graveyards
all eyes and all hearts turn. The
soldier has his chaplet and flag, but so
has the dead scholar, the poet, the
hero OF each village, the beloved one
in each house. Not only the great
general is honored, but the poor old
mother who worked for her children
until she dropped by the way. They
do NOT forget to lay the wreath upon
her grave.
II the dead can look back and know
and what is the use of our flags and
flowers and requiems If they do not
know?-are they all except the fight
ing men to count themselves forgot
ten?
We are not all fighting men. God
forbid that we should be.
Let us then, when another year
comes around, put a new meaning
into Decoration day, and let each town
and village and family go out to pay
love and honor to all the dead who
lived nobly here among us.-New
York World.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-30
His Heart Upon His Sleeve.


When on fair Maud 1 look. her eyes OF
Her golden head. the thought comes to
That might walk beside her all the
would forsake the rest of womankind.
Except, perhaps. sweet Phyllis 'Twould
be pain
Never to see her sparkling smile again.
Phyllis has such charm. somehow UNI
That of all others! When hear her
voice
Strange thrills of rapture through nv
being strike.
really can't explain it. Yet. for
Gladys would take first place. for beauty.
No man mans could help but worship her. at
She's not as clever as she might be.
There Margaret queens it with her
or common, worldly ways, compelling
you
To tread, at least in thought, Life's
And yet. 1 question if she'd make a man
AS happy as would laughter-loving Nan.
Dear Nan is lightsomness itself. In
sooth
Our souls seem so attuned to one glad
I've really sometimes felt she is. in truth.
The mate and comrade Nature meant
for me;
But these. and like reflections, are too
BecapseaI've Just become engaged to
Town Topics,
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-30
The Preachers Evidence,

Roland, Ill.,, June 27.-Diabotes has
so long been looked upon as an incur
able form of kidney disease that a
sure cure for it must rank as one ol
the most valuable medical discoveries
of the age. And every day brings
forth fresh evidence that Dodd's Kid
ney Pills will cure diabetes. I'm
portant evidence in their favor is Civ.
en- by Rev. Thos. P. Norman, the we'll
known Baptist minister here. Mr.
Norman says:
II had all the symptoms of a bat
ease of diabetes and received so much
benefit from the use of Dodds Kidney
Pills that cheerfully recommend
them to anyone suffering from tina:
dread disease. Dodd's Kidney Pills
will cure the worst form of diabetes. /"
Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure
diabetes, one of the final stages Of
kidney disease. All the earlier stages
from backache to rheumatism are
naturally much more easily cured by
the same remedy.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-30
Mast Durinu the Civil War

In the June Pearson's Mr.. Albert
Eige.ow Paine gives an account ct
the remarkable work done by Thomas
Mast during the Civil war. His
sketches were exaggerations of ex.
listing conditions, it is true, but sixty
three was poor time to investigate.
Mast simply used the material that
came to his hand, ard each resulting
picture brought volunteers to the
Northern cause. They also brought
scores of threatening letters 10 the
Harper Office from the irfuriated
South, and Mast might have been
burned at the stake had he been
captured during the occasional trips
he made to the front. The influence
exerted by his pictures was tremen.
dous--President Lincoln himself said
near the close of the war, Thomas
Mast was the best recruiting sergeant
the Union ever had" Mr.. Paine has
shown great tact in his handling in
this article of what is even yet a sore
subject with many of his reauers.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-30
FOOD FACTS.
What an M. D. Learned.

A prominent physician of Rome,
Georgia, went through food expert
ence which he makes public:
1T was my own experience tina,
first led me to advocate Grape-Nuts
food and l also know from having pre-
scribed it to convalescents and other
weak patients that the food is a won.
derful rebuilder and restorer of nerve
and brain tissue, as well as muscle
1t improves the digestion and sick
patients always gain just as I did in
strength and weight very rapidly.
II was in such low state that I had
to give up my work entirely and 20 to
the mountains of this state. but two
months there did not improve me: in
fact l was not quite as well as when I
left home. My food absolutely re.
fused to sustain me and it became
plain that must change, then began
to use Grape-Nuts food and in two
weeks could walk mile without the
least fatigue and in five weeks re-
turned to my home and practice, tax.
ing up hard. work again. Since that
time have felt as well and strong as
| ever did in my life.
"As physician who seeks to helr
all sufferers l consider it duty to
make these facts public" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
Trial 10 days on Grape-Nuts when
the regular food does not seem to sus.
tain the body will work miracles.
There's a reason"
Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book. 'The Road to Wellville."
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-30
DATES NUTRITIOUS FOOD,
Agricultural Expert Says to Them Arc
Due Arabians' Fine PHYSIQUE.


Mr.. David G. Fairchild, the agricuI
tural explorer, who has visited the
late-producing regions of the old world
has written an account of his investi-
cations for the department of agricul.
ture with special reference to date
culture in America. "The doctors seem
agreed" Mr.. Fairchild says, "that
sweet things in excess are injurious to
the digestion, and the dentists claim
that sugar ferments between the teeth,
forming Tactic acid, which attacks the
dentine; but, for all this, it is doubt
full If there can be found sounder,
stronger race, with better digestion
and finer, whittier teeth, than the date.
eating Arabs. The remarkable ply.
siQue Of the Arabs and their resistance
to the almost unbearable heat of their
country might be attributed in part, at
least, to the nature of their simple
food. At any rate, a thorough investi
cation of the food value of the date
and it's adaptability to the formation
of food for our hot summer season
should be made, and possibly this won
derful vegetable product, which is now
used in America only as a second-class
CONNECTION, might be utilized as basis
of a nutritious new ood."-World's
Work.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-30
Both Tiuht.

Murphy, full private in the First
Battalion Blankshire regiment was
being tried the other day for being
drunk. The commanding officer knew
the face too well. for Murphy had
been brought up on the old charge
times without number.
Punishment did not cure him, so
the c. O. had drawn vivid word pic
lures of the horrible evils of the can.
teen.
Nov, Murphy" he said, didn't you
promise me faithfully that you would
act up to your uniform?"
Il did. sor," replied the irrepressi.
BILE one; land. bedad, did act up to
it entoirely. Me uniforrum was
to;ght! Moments.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-30
HAS GOLD AFFINITY.
Youth ls Making Fortune From Pecu.
liar Natural Gift.

Youth ls Making Fortune From Pecu
liar Natural Gift.
A lad possessing gold ''affinities" has
by developing his subtle powers made
himself worth 100000. For ten years
Henry Zachary, young man of Lock
hart, recently entered into contract
with large mine owners. The miners
will Immediately take hi INTO Alaska
where he will locate veins. His pow
'ers were first discovered about a year
ago, and to demonstrate his efficiency
he was taken to the gold fields of Colo.
RADIO and California, where he unerr.
'ngly located veins of gold
In performing his marvellous deeds
he carries with him a slender whale
bone, in one end of which is placed a
piece of the precious metal AS he
passes over vein this apparently con.
meets the currents through his hands,
which perceptibly culver. His powers
also extend to silver and COAL
A mining company which has recent
ly had him with them is sinking a
shaft where he told them gold would
be found in quantity Dis
patch.