davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

The New York Evening Post de-
clares that neither the Japanese nor
the Russians deserve the sympathy of
Americans, both being in the business
of landygrabbing.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

Sons of Confederate veterans in Sa-
vannah continue to adversely criticise
Sons of Atlanta, reasserting that in
Atlanta sons "any old body" is taken
into membership.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

The Russian feet appears to be Sc
curely bottled up in Port Arthur. Ad-
mlral Alexieff deserves the name of
the Cervera of the Far East.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

Standing picket against torpedo
boats in the harbor of Port Arthur is
probably the toughest job to be found
at present in any part of the world.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

The czkr procIaims that Russia will
avenge the Japanese roughness
hundredfold. But Japan is not the
possessor OF HOO warships.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

Georgia is represented in New Ysrk
papers as Parker state. The Macon
Telegraph comments ''Ths report
will scarcely be credited until the
state convention acts I"
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

The Cuban bond issue of $35, 900, 900
has been overapplied for. Nobody is
elamoring to subscribe for any Colum-
bian securities.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

The Columbia State trusts that the
South Carolina farmers will grow a
million bales of cotton this year and
grow it on basis of 7e. a pound.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

There are enough war correspond
ents and picture makers in the Orient
to put up stiff fight against both
Russia and Japan.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

Sea power has not been overrated.
Russia was thrown on the defensive
the moment its ships were crippled.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25
AMERICUs, ca. FEB. 25. 1904.
IMPORTANT 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
be no exception to this rule.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

1t is more than six years since the
battleship Maine was blown up. Peo-
pie will soon cease to remember it.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

Daily. Except Sunday. s sunday Only
Sleeping cars between Americus and At
lanta on train leaving Americus 1910 p, m,
and arriving Americus $40 a. m. Connects
at Fort Valley with Sleepers to and from
Savannah.
For further information, apply to
S. A. PRUITT, Agent, Amer1cus. Ga,
J, A.WESSoN Ticket Agent, Amertcus. Ga,
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

Russia cancelled her da.e at ST.,
Louis. We shall meet, and miss her,
but there will be no vacant chair.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
r ALL w A Y.
schedules Effective, Feb, 18th, 1904.

Arrival ard departure OF trains at Ameri-
GUS Gd,-C-ntral of Georgia Railway Pas
sengcr station. 9uth Meridian Time.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

Inc -avCfage mans idea of business
Transaction is one in which he gets the
best of the bargain.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilners Swamp=Root is not rec
commended for everything but if you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found
just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that a special arrangement has
been made by which all readers of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have
sample bottle sent free by mail, also book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out fyou have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and fStM-
send your address to fIiTF:H as:.:Es ::::ls
Dr.. Kiimer & Co., ,Bing sss:::EsI
hamton, N. Y. The 2Sa4Asasssssssss=sssaE4z 49sssssa
regular fifty cent and Home of swamp-RoOs
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
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.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

The Tifhes-Recorder Is the
Omcial Organ.of the Cityof Americus,I
omcial Organ of Sumter County.
Omcial Organ of Webster County.
Onicial Organ of Lee County.
Onicial Organ of Railroad Commission q
Georgia for the Sd Congressional Dtstric
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK :?
kinney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25
Departures.
Arrivals,

From Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta,
Macon n.............s........ =. - PES m
From Florala, ,Dothan and Albany 40 2j D m
' Hartford and Albany......... Il 50 pm
" Atlanta and Macon. ........... *lt3 p IN
and Macon ;. .................. '. ~ +e 10 a m
points .. -.. 80 ..... II 90 pm
points ...............................+l12 @ ~ 20 m
points. .........,.. .............. sl2 40 m
Fort Valley. '..' ............e.'..... rs 10 m
Fort Valley -. SIS pm
From Albany and intermediate
points ,........ ..............,.... IS os m
Eufaula. ......,....,.s..... -. II 8S pm
From Troy Montgomery and
Eufaula ......... .,.e......:,. $50 25pm
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25


cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years of
scientific research by
Dr.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
der specialist, and is
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-25

be no exception to this rule.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20
ALUMNAE
n Charming Gathering of Lovely
Women.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, n. c., May 1S.-Last
evening at Red Springs the Alumnae
Association of the Red Springs Fee
male Seminary held their nnual BAN
quet, and seldom anywhere in the
state have the lofty and somewhat
solemn halls of Parnassus given place
for the time to a more charming and
delightful symposium of bright and
beautiful women, whose charms OF
person were accentuated by the men
tai gifts which sparkled like jewels in
response to the toasts.
Giving greeting to the guests in the
graceful "Salutation," presided Mrs.
Fred A. Pearsall, who, as the lovely
Miss McArton graduated with such
distinguished honors from the class
of 1900; and she was a most admira-
BILE toastmistress. Responding 10 the
toast, Red Springs Seminary" Miss
Isabelle Robson, class 1901; Danes
of the Association" Miss Lottie Den
Association" Miss RoSalie Williams,
class of 1908: "Alumnae Association"
Miss Sylvia Arrowood, class of 1904;
The Old Girls" Rev. DR.. C. G.. Var
dell. Among the guests were Judge
Winston, Hon. G.. B. Patterson and
Major j. w. M~cLauchlin, who re-.
sponded felicitously to calls upon
them, Mr.. Patterson. at the request of
Mrs. P~eardaIl, giving expression to
the qualification Of the Alumnae at
meeting their friends on this occa-
sion.
Judge Winston leading in fine, res
onant voice, good night was uttered
ir the beautiful song. "Auld Lang
Syne." The following elaborate menu
was served in fifty covers by the Ra-
leigh caterer. Dughi:
Crushed Fruit in Orange Peel,
Nabisco,
Filet of Trout. Dreamed Asparagus,
Chicken Salad, ROYAL Dressing.
Sailed Waters, Saratoga. Chips,
Fruit Punch,
Champagne Waters,
Tenderloin Of Beef,
Champignon. French Bread.
Sailed Almonds, Olives, Fruit,
Fancy Cream, Fancy Cake.
Cafe Noir,
Cheese and Crackers.
At the meeting Of the women's
Missionary Society at the First Pres
noon, Mrs. McAlpin gave an interest
ing address on Japan. of which no one
can speak with more force than she.
as she vas born in that far land of
the Orient, and there has passed her
whole life. Her father, Rev. ]. H.
Ballard, has been a missionary in
Japan for forty-four years.
Fayetteville and Salemsburg High
Schools are having a match game of
baseball at the fair grounds his af-
ternoon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

address at whitsett Institute today
in place or Governor Ayeock who post
poned all his speaking engagements
this week.
w. B.. Rodman. of Washington,
speaking OF the crop prospects In his
part of the state, says they are very
good for truck, etc. n that IL looks
like there will be another very pros
porous year in farming. II is quite
notable that the farmers generally are
in good spirits. and expect fine results.
despite rather unseaSonaJble weather
and a late spring.
Among the arrivals today was A b.
Bryan. now of Yancey county, who
our years g was in the legislature
from Madison county. When asked
about the condition Of the apple crop in
his section he said that one third, If not
one half of the crop had been cut of
by the severe cold weather.
1t is very significant that most OF
the Democrats in this state do not think
Hearst will be in the running at all in
the race for the presidential nomina-
ton. He tried to cut a figure in North
Carolina but failed very completely
and since early in April, nothing has
been heard of any followers of his in
North Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20
Stung 20 Death by Bees.

Mr.. John P. Ragan, who has been
travelling for Mr.. B. L. Umberger for
some time, had the misfortune to lose
a very fine horse on as Thursday,
near Lumberton. He came home Sat-
|urday, and reports that he had stopped
at h home Of a MI. J. w. Raibon,
who lives about three OF four miles
north from Lumberton, and hitching
his horse, went into the house. A
swarm of bees attacked the horse while
he was absent and stung him severely
before it became KNOWN. When his
kicking n snorting with the pain, at
.tracted the attention of a little girl,
who was out in the yard playing. She
ran into the house and gave the alarm.
Mr.. Raglan, with the male members of
the house, ran to the horse and made
a vigorous effort to get the bees away,
the attempt was futile, as the horse
was suffering with so much pain that
it was crazy, and beyond control. 1t
reared and pitched till it became ex-
hausted and fell and soon expired.
h horse vas a valuable one and is
quite a heavy loss to Mr.. Ragan.-Con-
cord Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20
. sENsELEss PROCEEDING.

We can understand he motive which
prompts a crowd Of men to lynch a
fiend who commits a criminal assault
on a woman Sometimes some such
cases arise in which we cannot bring
ourselves altogether to condemn the
action of the mob. while we Know that
lynching under any n all circum-
stances is a violation of the law. But
in the case OF the whipping of the man
In M~artinsville. Va, by a row OF men
who took him from Jail and returned
him to his prison after administering
a sound thrashing for having attempted
see no sense. Their action will not
prevent the woman from having to
60 on the witness stand and testifying.
CTo prevent this is the chief reason
for ~lynching) This man was in Jail.
There was positive evidence against
him. There was no danger OF his es-
Gaping punishment 'much severer tina
that imposed by the crowd of men. We
believe in Virginia an attempt at GRIM
inal assault is a capital felony. What
sense. then, was there in this crowd
OF men taking this man out OF jail and
whipping him? We can not see that
there was any. It looks like only Il
desire to be disorderly and riotous and
to violate the law Of the state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

The department Of commerce an
unce that this country's exports for
the eight months ending with February
were twenty million dollars in excess
of the exports for the corresponding
period of 1900, which was the record
breaking year Of our export business.
The prospects, therefore, are that the
export business for the entire fiscal
year. which ends June Goth. will be
greater than for any previous year. In
manufactured goods the only falling
off is in the products of cotton. This
we suppose is due to the disturbed
conditions in China. Cotton goods are
the chief product of southern industries
and these figures show how seriously
the war in the east affects the south
and to what extent our section is inter-
ested in keeping open the ports of that
empire to American trade With Russia
in the as%cendency there, we would be
deprived of a vast amount Of COM
merce. 1t is to the south's interest
that China should remain free of Rus
sian domination.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell, the writer, was
talking at her home in New York
about servants, says The New York
Tribune.
Il have been reading" she said.
John Forster's Life of Dickens and
the book has reminded me of h
pompous Forster's body servant,
Henry. Dickens described Henry
during his last visit to America
THE man, il seems, was devoted to
his master. From n years end to
the other he never needed a repri-
mand.
ut was, therefore, surprising one
night, when Forster was entertaining
several writer's at dinner, to see the
scrupulous Henry make error after
error. He upset a plate of soup. and
Forster uttered a cry Of alarm. He
forgot to serve the sauce for the fish.
and his master said, Why, Henry
Altogether he made the excellent din
ner seem a slovenly and poor repast.
when. at the end, he had set the
port and walnuts on the table, Henry
leaned over Forster's chair and said
in a tremulous voice:
PLEASE, sir. can you spare me
now? My house has been on fire for
the last two hours"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

1t will be a cold day in July when
that police commissioner in New Or
leans gets his hundred thousand dol
lars by way of damages for libel out
of The Picayune because of the charges
of fraud and COLLISION with the gam
hlers made against him by thai paper.
That new member of the police board
seems to have played havoc with the
schemes of some of the other members.
Nc doubt the people in New Orleans
will sustain The Picayune in its effort
TO expose rottenness in official circles.
The paper was doing no more than its
duty and is deserving of commentator
from all good citizens. The big dam
age suit will be a good advertisement
for the paper.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

There has recently been issued by
the bureau of labor a bulletin giving
some interesting statistics regarding
the cost OF living. There a been a
pretty general advance all along the
line of n-ecessaries of life. Last year
petroleum was increased in price So
per cent, hard coal from 26 to "a per
cent. Beef has been advanced in the
las few years nearly 5 per cent. Of
the ordinary articles of food, thirty
five are specified as having increased
in price from 5 to IS per cent. owe the
average for the last ten years All
farm products. it is true have also in
creased, which equalizes the cost of
living to the farmer, but only adds to
the cost of living of the non-producers.
The whole thing, though, narrows
down to the one proposition: A dollar,
no matter for what purpose used. will
not now buy as much of any article of
the necessaries of life as for the aver
age of the last ten years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

The Washington Post is making
strenuous efforts to ridicule Judge
Parker our of the presidential nomina-
ton. 1t never lets pass an opportunity
to make some fling at him, although
declaring that all who know him init
mately know nothing but good of
him." n that sit seems beyond con-
%troversy that he is a high-minded gen.
tleman. a courageous and incorruptible
magistrate. a patriotic and honorable
citizen" But for some reason The
Post seems to be opposed to his nomi-
nation by the democrats. 1t a never,
we believe. come out openly and OPP
posed him as the choice Of the party,
but has from the first attempted to
laugh down his nomination.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20
Advice to Manageable Girls.
.(From The Marion (Ind.) News
Trihl1pel

We rise to make plain talk on a
theme that is big in the though. of
the girl. The theme is man and the
choice of a hfe-mate. for q maid.
The dear young thing will bear in
mind that a freak hat" a foul pipe,
tan shoes, shaped like grown hams.
and a pair of fierce socks do not. OF
need, go to make up the best sort
OF man to tie to. The scarf and the
vest, their check, tint or noise do not
take a place in the worth Of the
brute who must soon or late serve the
soft sex. 1t is to say, then, that the
make the dude, but do not make
the real man. The girl who thinks
a dude is all right is o the girl
we wish to talk to on this line. For
those who like that sort the dude
is all right. The maid who seeks. IS
is right. real joy in life with a man;
the maid who has the heart to make
a home a place of bliss. will pass by
the n who thinks of dress and
shine and style more than he thinks
of the worlds call on mind or heart.
A good man to tie to is the man
who thinks first Of all of his job and
of his stand in the town. The staid,
safe, true. plain, square, white
browed, c~learleyed. ,pure-lipped
young man is the boy to place bets
on in the home game or in such game
as one may choose.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

"South's Supremacy is Cotton Grow
gotten up in magazine style, issued by
The Manufacturers Record, of Balti-
more. 1t contains a Number of arti-
cles by men competent to write on the
subject. Among the contributors are
D. A. Tompkins and S. l.. Patterson.
In these articles are discussed every
phase of the cotton industry and the
possibility of the south maintaining the
worlds supremacy in the cotton bust
are from political economists. finan-
ciers, bankers, cotton planters, cotton
mill and cotton seed oil mill operators.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

A year ago a manufacturer hired
a boy, says Leslie's Weekly. For
months there was nothing noticeable
about the boy except that he never
look his eyes OF the machine he was
running. A few weeks ago the man.
uIacturer looked up from his work
to see the boy standing beside his
desk.
What do you want?" he asked.
Want my pay raised"
What are You getting
Tree dollars a week"
wen, how much do you think
you are WORTH"
-Four dollars"
You think so, do your"
fessir, an I've been t'inkin' SO
Ter tree weeks. but I've been so
blamed busy / haven't had time to
speak to you about it"
The boy got the raise"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20
Democratic MavOr Elected fol
Denver.

Denver, Colo, May IA count of
ltwo-thirds of the tickets indicates that
fRembert w. Speer (Democrat) is
detected mayor by 5000 plurality. The
Republican claim hat so per cent. Of
the scratched tickets are for John W.
springer n that he is elected by q
200 plurality. The Democrats are claims
ling nine out of the sixteen aldermen
and all Of the supervisioners.
If the face Of the returns show Speers
ELECTION as it is believed they viii, the
Republicans declare they will contest
the election.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

The German government not only
fosters a protective tariff, but it en-
that tariff. 1t does not provide for
their formation n then pretend to be
opposed to them, as does our republican
administration.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20
Doctors Fee Remained i'm the Well

The queerest fee I ever had Of
fered to me was by an old farmer up
in Monroe county, said a promi-
physician, who is also some
thing of a sportsman, according to
Philadelphia Record. Il was
up there last year for the trout fish,
ing, and n evening 1 was sum-
moned from the hotel where 1 was
stopping to attend an old woman in
the neighborhood, who had suddenly
been taken i'll. After I had fixed her
up her husband said to me: Doc. 1
don't know what your charge is, but
II amt got no ready cash about me.
III tell you what I'll do, though. See
that well owe therea There's one
o the finest trout you ever see in that
there well, a if you can ketch him
hes yourn.' / had no tackle with me,
and as I had to return to the city
next morning I missed the opportun-
ity to collect my fee"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20
Another case Of did not know it was

Another case OF did not know it was
loaded" results in a young man of
Winston being shot in the leg with a
pistol in the hands of a friend. 1t is
that people should continue
to handle firearms so ~carelessly after
resulted from such conduct. Fortu-
nately in this case the wound was not
a serious one.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

1t took a Pennsylvania minister a
year to find the ideal woman" whom
he Immediately proceeded to marry.
Wonder how long it will take him to
find out that he did not continue his
search long enough7
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

We are told that an Ohio man pro-
poses to resign his office because he
does not think he is sufficiently we'll
educated to hold it. a. wonderful revo-
luton in politics must be going on in
that state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

1t seems Judge PEBBLES, after search
ing the authorities can find no way
out of trying the contempt case himself.
We are sorry that this is so, for the
finding of the court would have much
more weight with the people were it
presided over by some disinterested
Judge.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

Wonder if those German officials who
postal system will be taken to visit the
criminal courts in hat city? They
could learn much of the system there.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

New York, May 17.-Colonel Robert
c. Clowry, president and general
manager of the Western Union TeIe-
graph Company. suddenly shut of all
service Of racing news to all classes
OF subscribers In this city to-day. This
action of Colonel Clowry's, taken en-
tirely on his own initiative. without in
structions from his board Of directors
or oy any pressure from the authori-
ties. was the result Of claims recently
made public by police officials that the
pool rooms OF New York city could not.
exist without The Western Union SER
vice.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

If Senator Quay really wants perfect
quiet and freedom from political ex-
|citement he should accept the nomina-
ton for vice-president.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20
Cyclone Does Damage at williams
burg.

Richmond. Va. May 1s.-A special
from Williamsburg, Virginia, says a
cyclone struck that town this after
noon, doing much damage. The roof
of one house was blown up at least
two hundred feet. and landed a quar-
ter OF a mile away from where IL was
torn of. The main street OF the town
is filled with tree tops from n end
to the other. One man. Thomas Mac
Cracker. was injured by being blown
against a fence.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

Colonel Bryan says he has always
been honest with the people. Well, the
people have been honest with them
selves regarding him on two occasions.
at least.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-20

headed by seven hundred ex-American
soldiers as officers and drill-masters?