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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30
NEWSPAPERS IN SCHOOLS.

At the forty first annual meeting of
the Minnesota Educational Associa
ton IN st Paul, F B. Atkinson of
Chicago advocated the use Of news
papers in schools. On this point he
said:
"The chief object of the worlds
great counterpart, the school, is to
teach of life and for life, and this must
be done largely from the printed page.
The newspaper is the only prioted
page in which we find data of real life
''It furnishes just what the teacher
needs in the teaching of real life, for
it is the best production of life we can
secure
"Why then has not the newspaper
long age become an important part of
ths school? First, because of force of
habit in sticking to old methods aud
old text books. Second, because
many of those who see the Importance
of using the newspaper in the publis
schools are waiting for the ideal ne va
paper to come, forgetting that this can
never be until they help create the
newspapers and make themselves SC
felt that the publishers will seek to
publish papers such as will be the
ideal for the sshoelroom.
"The newspapers should not be
used to teach events, bat events should
be used in teaching the various stud
les which the pupil must cope With
sach as history, geography and the
like These studies are made inttr
ssting to the child by the association
with the news events of the day.
"The ssrelation of the worlds newi
with the regular program IF stud,
makes the child shrewder and ksene1
Ia the analysis of the world He see
the Bearing of the happenings of TIA
world on every business and on every
nam.
''Ths use of the newspaper and peri
odieals in the schools is still in its ex
: perinsntal stage, but it is already be
ing adopted by a large number o
schools.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30

If rsaio- activity is what is needed
to cure cancer, there is hope for all
sufferers from the affection except pcs
sible those in its last stages. The
scientists have discovered that radium
Is only one of man substances eharac.
tsrized by that activity. Thorium, it
is said, stands in fair way to take the
place of radium as a radio active
agent in therapeutics. Thorium Is
rare element, discovered by BerzeIius
IN 1928. 1t is found in certain SANDS
in North Carolina, Brazil, Norway and
Sweden 1t costs about 81 q pound,
against tens of thousands ofdollars per
gramme for radium. During the past
few years thorium has been used
shiefy fer producing the incandes
eence in mantles used on gas burners
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30
Probably Case of Suicide,

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 29-Jeremiah
G. Farwell, son of one of the most
prominent capitalists of Detroit, died
In Harper hospital today from bull
let wound through his stomach, fired
it IS supposed. with suicidal intent He
was found at the Woodward avenue
car barns early today with blood flow,
ing from the wound through his stom
ach and revolver beside him. Nc
reason for his suicide is known. He
was sc years of age.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30
AGAINST BRYAN.
Poll of Mississippi Legislature Shows
Desire for Revision

Poll of Mississippi Legislature Shows
Desire for Revision.
Jackson, Miss, Jan. PA poll was
made of the leading members of the
legislature to ascertain their views re.
garding the Democratic platform
shows that large majority OF them
are in favor of repudiating Bryan and
making thorough revision of the
platform.
Speaker E. N. Thomas, of the low,
er house, who will probably be a del
egate to the national convention, de.
clares himself as unalterabIy oppos-
ed to the recognition of Bryan as a
party leader and says that the free
silver plank should be entirely elm.
mated
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30

According to the Kansas City Journ.
al Senator Hanna "enjoys the distins-
ton of being the one man whe could
make it painfully interesting for
President Roosevelt if he wanted to. -
Well, if he is not already making il
painfully interesting We are no Judge
IF the situation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30
Tried to start Fire With OIL.

Pittsburg, Jan. 29-As the result of
an explosion following an attempt to
hurry fire with carbon oil, Mrs. A.
F. Gray, Of North Sewtckly, is dead;
Ethel. daughter aged II years, Is
probably fatally injured, and other
members Of the family are seriously
injured The family recently came
here from Lovett, Ind
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30
be no exception to this rule.

Mr.. Courtney Hodges, son of the
Home Journal editor, has been ap
pointed to West Point Military Acads
my, and not to the Naval Academy at
Annapolis as stated in a Washington
Special to the Atlanta Constitution.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30
Held Up and Robhed.

San Jose, Cal. jan. 2S--D. A. Pohl.
man, treasurer OF the Federated Coun.
Gil of Santa Clara county, was he
up and robbed of $3.50 and a GOLD
watch shortly before midnight and
WAS then shot, perhaps fatally. Pohl
man was returning from a meeting OF
the Federated Trades, where he had
collected the money.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30
FIremen Under Suspicion.

San Francisco, Jan. 29.-lt is stated
that the detectives who are Investigate
ing the anonymous letters sent to the
southern Pacific company demanding
$4,000 under threat to dynamite the
trains, have conferred suspicion on five
men now employed in the vicinity of
Fresno, and that one OF them has been
picked out a. the author Of the letters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30
stolen PANEL EecoVereo.

New York, Jan 29-The original
panel from which was taken Sir Da.
vid Wilkes famous painting, Blind
Mans Buff, and which was stolen
from the Lenox library, few days
ago, has been found The panel is
valued at $4,000. The thief sold it
to a Forty-second street dealer for
$3.50.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30
Killed Officer Saws Witness

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 28-A negro who
is believed to be Henry King, the
murderer of Patrolman James H. Null
Inns, OF Birmingham, was arrested yes.
terday morning at the union depot by
Officers r. J. Brown and H. A.
Thompson. The prisoner has been
identified by Albert McWilliams as
the murderer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30

A preacher in Indiana has resortsd
to an odd expedient to get people to
go to his church. He makes a canvas.
OF all houses in which there are chill
dren, carrying pockets full of candy.
The candy he distributes to the little
folks, promising them more If they will
bring their parents to church the next
Sunday. Queerly enough this "eoms
to preaching and get q gum drop
campaign is said to have proved a big
success Probably after while we
shall have some preacher running q
scheme based en-, ..''Accept salvation,
AID get chrome, or years subserip.
tien to your favorile magazine
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30

Secretary Cortelyou, of the new De.
partment of Commerce and Labor,
says that among the objects of its es-
tablishmsnt were good markets, good
wages and good feeling" Is not that
misprint for ''good feeding?" Ger
tainly the feeding of hundreds more
of hungry Office seekers was the one
purpose of the creation of the new de
partment that was generally under
stood, and its Institution has not yet
developed that those who founded il
and those who are operating it have
ever been able to discover just what
other purpose it was intended to serve.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30

ana cheertulneSS soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become SO prevalent
that it is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. If the child urin-
ates too often. il the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30
AMERICUs. Ga. JAN. 80 1904.
IMRoRTANr NOTICE

IMPORTANT NOTICE
The law strictly allows the privilege
of collecting for legal advertisements
in advance. The public is put on
notice that unless the money accom-
panies the advertisement the same
need not be brought to this office, for
they will not be inserted. There will
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30

Daily. Except Sunday. sunday Only
Sleeping cars between Americas and At
lanta on Il ain leaving Americus 1910 p, M,
and arriving Americas $40 a. m. Connects
at Fort Valey with sleeper TO and from
Savannah.
For further informs ton, apply to
S. A. PRUITT, Agent, Amer1cus, ca,
r, 81. MCKAY, Ticket Agent, Americas, 9 a,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30

urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to habit as
most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-ROot is soon realized. 1t is sold
by druggists. in fifty SIX
cent and one dollar eEaIISsEs:Es as: Z: :es::
sizes. You may have Hill ;;Rs:I
sample bottle by mail 7sSsza1 l.=S
free, also pamphlettell- Home Of swamp Root.
ing all about ii, including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr.. KilmeT
& Co., Binghamton, N. T., be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake. but remember
the name. Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilmer' S
Swamp-Root. and the address, Binghamton,
N. Y. on every bottle.
4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30

The Times~Recorder In the
omcial Organ of the CityofiAmerit US,
Oncial Organ of Sumter County.
Omclal Organ of Webster County.
Onicial Organ of Railroad Commission Of
!eorgta for the Sd Congressional Dtstric,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
r ALL w AY.
Departures.
Schedules Effective, Nov, Sth, 1908

Arrival and departure of trains at Ameri-
GUS Ga.-Central of Georgia Railway Pas-
sengcr Station. Goth Meridian Time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-30
Arrivals.

Arrivals
Macon. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. =. 40 05 N
From Florala, Dothan and Albany. 40 Us m
Hartford and Albany. ......... u 81 m
:" Atlanta and Macon........... II 80 p m
and Macon :. ................... +e 10 a m
points ........... -. 80. II 90 pm
points .... >. 20 m
800. sig 40 pm
Fort Valley. ...................... IS 10 m
Fort Valley .................... 49,. 40 O5 p m
points. ....'.... ................... IS os m
Eufauia 80. .....,....... -. Al 59pm
Es fauia......... ..s........ $50 Top m
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18


When Plus Whallen of Springfield,
Ky, came to the Fifth Avenue hotel
he saw his first incandescent lamp.
But he evinced no great surprise. 1t
was not until he went to his room,
where the bellboy had already
switched the current that he noticed
there was no opening in the circular
globe.
He blew upon it gently, and was en-
couraged rather than disheartened to
find that it didn't blow back. But
the encOra cement turned to anger
when stronger Whit produced no re-
suit whatever. Mr.. Whallen has
strong lungs, and he did his best, his
Indignation increasing with each ef-
fort.
10 his great relief he noticed that
the string by which the strange light
was suspended contained a loop to
shorten it. The light hung over the
dresser. Mr.. Whallen let out the loop
and put the light in the top drawer of
the dressed. He closed the drawer and
found to his satisfaction that the room
was in Stygian darkness. So he lay
down and slept peacefully with no
light to annoy Elm. Louisville Her.
aid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST


Cuba grows nearly one-third of the
worlds sugar cane. .
The Sandwich islanders alphabet
has only twelve letters.
About one-third of the weight of an
egg is solid nourishment.
One in sixteen of the inhabitants Of
the United States has direct interest
in the pension disbursements.
The children of Spanish residents in
Mexico are less energetic than their
parents, and the change becomes more
noticeable with every generation.
By the report of the interstate com.
merce commission for 1902 the passen-
ger receipts of all the railroads for
that year were 1898, 100000. The re-
ceipts for carrying the mails were $50.
100000.
In order to protect workmen going
to and from logging camps from pro-
fessional gamblers the Duluth and
Iron Range railroad has forbidden any
and all card playing on trains Of The
company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
"Other Times, other Manners. >.


"What do you suppose / saw at the
Battery today?" said the Old Fash
toned Woman in horror-stricken tones.
"A girl sitting on one of the benches
having her shoes blackedl If a girl
had done that ten years ago she would
have been mobbed And then after
ward. when | was going uptown in a
Roadway car, another girl (she looked
like lady, too) gave up her seat to an
old woman and hung by strap all
the way to Fourteenth street So con-
spicuous! What are New York girls
coming to-"
"Of course" laughed the Business
Woman. 'Girls do both those bold
things every day, and yet they're not
one whit less womanly than their
grandmothers, whose girlhood was
spent shrinking behind berege wells.
Why shouldn't girl get an emergen-
cy shine If she needs one, and is it
'unladylike,' pray. for girl who Is
perfectly well able to stand to save
poor old woman from the hazardous
curves and jolts and Jars Of electric
cars Y-New York Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
tits a young Mems war.

A British observer of the conflict in
the far east says that so far as Japan
is concerned it is young mems war
AS a matter Of fact the people who
have been doing the brave deeds which
have called out the admiration of the
world are young men almost to man.
For example, NJ. Kurita, the engineer
who drove the Hokoku Marn (2.766
tons and "a years old) ashore at Port
Arthur and escaped safely to the tor
pcdo tiotilIa shows that daring which
is the particular portion of youth. --Ex-
change
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
Slang Substitute stumped Him.

SITS pretty hard to avoid the use
of slang these days." remarked we'll
known professor of English literature.
"At any rate there are certain express
sions which aren't found in the die
tionary that can't be duplicated well.
The other day after l had just given
q lecture to my class, advising them
against the use of slang, a bright
young fellow came to me with this
query
what word would you substitute
in place Of Jumped over" in the sen
tence, "He jumped all over the UNI
PREP
"Well, I have to confess that that
sentence was too much for me. / tried
substituting various words, such as
criticise, complained about, etc., but
they all failed to give the adequate
meaning. l gave as an excuse to MY
pupil that this was a baseball express
sion and couldn't be altered, but that
didn't satisfy my own conscience as
to the showing use of slang. "-Phila-
delphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
When Jefferson Was m sod.

Joseph Jefferson gave "reminiscences
on his stage career in talk before
an audience Of Yale students at Col
lege street hall the other night. The
address was under the auspices Of the
Phi Beta Kappa society. He an
swered many questions asked by un-
der graduates in the audience.
what was the most unpleasant ex-
perience Of your stage career?" was
one of the questions. To this Mr.. JEFF
ferson, after a brief hesitation, re-
piled:
with was boy one fourth of
July was to sing THE Star-Spangled
Banner started oh, say, can you
See three times and broke down. They
Kissed me off the stage for the only
time in my life. If you never had
stage fright, the next worse thing is
being Kissed off the stage. New la
ven Register.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
Huge Tomato Vine.

The skyscraper stage has been
reached in the development Of the
tomato in southern California, accord
ing to the Los Angeles Times. One of
the latest prodigies in that succulent
vegetable is a group of three thirty
foot vines that have borne fruit at all
seasons and under all sorts Of climatic
conditions. These remarkable growths
are in the gardens of +. G. Case in
Pasadena.
1t is necessary to use an eighteen
foot ladder to harvest the tomatoes,
for the vines have covered trellis
twenty feet in height, where they have
tangled themselves into thick, COM
pact mass of greenery. The seeds Of
these wonderful plants were sown last
May and have been growing and bear
ing ever since; in fact, the vines are
always filled with bloom and both
green and ripe fruit.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
PERSONAL.


e. Robinson of New York has pre-
scented two bronze doors to Robinson
hall. Harvard.
Mrs. Mcclellan, wife Of the mayor
Of New York, is most unassuming and
cares nothing for society.
Lord Kitchener is still suffering
from the injury received in falling
from a horse some weeks ago.
Joseph Jefferson says he was Missed
off the stage once. He was 4 years
old and tried to sing 1.-THE Star-Span-
gled Banner
Henry G. Moore of Corinth, Miss,
has shot more than 1000 elephants,
and has the finest private collection
Of geological specimens in the world.
The president Of France is to re-
ceive gold medallion in honor of his
recent visit to Italy. A French sculp-
turess. Marcella Lancelot-Groce, is
the artist chosen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
PERSONAL.

John D. Rockefeller's secretary re-
,eives $4,000 a year.
Maryland's youngest mayor is John
A. Garrett of Glen Echo. He is Fl
years old.
Theodore r. Timbly, SO years old
and living in brooklyn, claims to have
invented the revolving turret, first
seen on the little Monitor
The managers of Mount Vernon have
received a medallion of the British adj
miral, Vernon, in whose honor Wash
ington named his estate.
The Primrose league in England is
already making preparations to OBJ
serve the one hundredth anniversary
Of Disraeli' birthday, Dec Fl.
General Fitzhugh Lee, president of
the jamestown Exposition company,
will live at Norfolk, Va, and assume
active management of the preparations
for the fair.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18

The smallest book in the world is
Schloss English Bijou Almanac for
1889" Diminutive as it is there are
illustrations in it. On its pages are
portraits of Princess Victoria. her
royal highness the duchess Of Kent,
Lady Blessington Wellington. Sir
Thomas Lawrence. Gertrude Passta.
and Beethoven. To each picture is
appended short poem Then follows
the. calendar. Inside the cover is the
inscription, ANNA East: Her Book"
The book is only three-eighths of an
inch wide by one-half an inch high.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
The Dogs of War.

The "dOgs of war; in these days as
sist in field hospital work. In Ger
many and Italy, st. Bernard dogs have
been trained for years SO as to aid,
after an engagement, bearer parties in
their search for the wounded, especial
~ at night Russia, apparently, has
no canine corps, and Major Richard
son of Carnoustle, Eng, who has made
a speciality of training ambulance
dogs, has received a communication
from st. Petersburg asking him how
many he can supply for service in the
far east.-New York Tribune
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18

Francois Borich, the inventor of the
illustrated postal card, died at Nurem-
berg, Germany, worth a large fortune.
1t was in March, 1872, when he was
a poor artist that he brought out his
first volume of postal cards. These
cards were reproductions Of Borich's
sketches, and at once became popular.
The original cards sold at cents each,
and orders began to flow in from all
parts Of Europe. Borich then engaged
expert photographers to visit the chief
towns in Switzerland and take the
most interesting views, and this was
the beginning Of new industry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
Furnishing Crime in Corea.

Corea must be nice place to live in.
Here is list Of penalties for various
crimes, according to Corean law:
Treason, man-Decapitation, togeth-
er with male relatives to the fifth de-
gree. Mother, wife and daughter pois-
Oned or reduced to slavery.
Treason, wOman-Poisoned.
Murder, man--Decapitated. Wife
poisoned.
Murder, woman-Strangled or pois-
oned. Wife poisoned.
Arson, Poisoned.
Theft, man-Strangled, decapitated,
or banished. Wife reduced to slavery;
confiscation of all property.
Dissertation of graves-Decapitated,
together with male relatives to the
fifth degree. Mother, wife, and daugh-
ter poisoned.
Counterfeiting-St or de-
capitatio Wife poisoned Liver.
pool Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
EARL KING, 2|S|(
Record, 2:151a. Sd Heat in Race.

Earl King trotted another race the fol-
lowing day and trOtted the Sd heatin 2:15H.
Earl King is handsome bay stallion, 15A
hands high and weighs 1850 pounds. He was
sired by Vicking, 219A, the sire of ten with
records of from 2:'5A to 2:28A and sire of
the dams of five with records from 2:12A to
2:291a
Earl Kings dam. Bess Bright by John
Bright. the sire of three with records from
2:19A to 2:29A. Earl Kings st and I'd dams
have produced one each with records better
than 2:20.
Earl King, 2 :151l, is too well known to the
patrons of trOtting and road stations
throughout Grant and adjoining counties to
need any unnecessary amount of advertiS-
ing as is usually used by stallion owners
When new stallion comes into a c0mmun-
ity and receives more patronage the second
year of his appearance than any stallion of
his class had heretofore it is certainly
proof enough of his worth. While there
have been many good stations in this local
ity for yeaIs Earl King, 2:151a, surpasses ali,
taking into consideration size, style, breed
ing, action and speed. We make this asser-
ton without fear of contradiction. He was
shown in Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois; has
been in the ring fOrty-Six times and carried
away forty-twO first premiums. Whenever
he goes into show ring he appears to say
Il am from Missouri
Earl King will make the season OF 1904 as
follows: Fridays and Saturdays at Dy ers
livery barn. Ian caster; the fore part of the
week at Bloomington.
Terms: $500 to insure living colt.
w. B. DYER 35tf j. M. DONNELLY,
Lancaster. Bloomington.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18

At the foot of the high bluffs of the
Mississippi river bottom, seven miles
west of Lauderdale, Tenn, are several
mounds which the old residents have
always called graves of the Indians
who inhabited this section many years
ago. These mounds have always been
the source of much speculation and
wonder. 1t, is believed that the
mounds hold bodies of the prehistoric
race known as the Mound Builders,
which tradition says inhabited this
country centuries ago. The largest
mound of the group is being excavat-
OH
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18

The smelters of Colorado are receiv-
ing large shipments of ore from Chile,
mostly from the Guggenheim proper
ties in the South American country.
Over LOO tons Of silver and lead
ores were received in one week recent
~ from Chile for refninf pur-
poses.