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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09

$ioo-Dr, e. Detchon's Anti Diuretic.
may De worth to you more than S10C if
you have child who soils bedding
from incontinence of water during
sleep Cures old and young alike. II
arrests the trouble at once. 81. Sold
by the, Eldridge Drag Stores, Amer
Gus, q
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09
Ladies' Low Shoes lJDdGrDriCGd.

On hundred pairs ladies low cut
shoes in all the newest toes, patent
leather or kid tips, heels or spring
heels, lace strap sandies or southern
ties. Ever pair bran new and every
pair is guaranteed. Some Of them
are the grade that you have been pay
ing 81 for. Very special here Monday
and Tuesday at S1.25.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09
Fashionable Dressmakine,

Misses Walker and Marshall, at 100
Prince street, are prepared to do fash
ionable dressmaking. and ask a share
of patronage of the ladies of the city.
10-tf
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Kills Fiance and Her Father.

Water Valley, Miss, April 8.-A ira
gedy occurred two or three miles
north of town. Ed Cannon, young
farmer, had made all arrangements
to eIope with Miss Fannie Kimseyl
when her father, Jake Kimsey, ap
peared on the scene. Cannon shot
and killed him. The daughter en-
deavored to escape from the scene,
but Cannon shot and killed her, and
then made his escape.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09
MANY CASES UP FOR MURDER.
Session of Stewart Court Promises
Busy One.

When Judge Littlejohn presides at
Stewart court aweek hence he will find
plenty of business wherewith to con
sumo the session. Several negro MUIR
der cases are on the docket, one Of
them that of John Bryant, charged
with killing his wife, near RichIan6,
two weeks ago The mysterious Kill
ing of white man there a month or
two since may also result in trial.
Stewart is accorded term of two
weeks, and the limit may be played
this time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09
DISASTROUS EARTHQUAKE.

Twenty-Five Persons Killed and For.
ty Reported Injured.
Vienna, April 8.-According to a dis.
patch to the Neue Freie Presse an
earthquake on April 4 killed rs per.
sons, injured 40, destroyed 1900
houses and caused great distress in
the villayets of Kossoyo and Salonico,
Macedonia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09

One case Ladies' BIeacFled Vest,
tape neck and shoulders, full regular
sizes, the l5c kinds; TIonday and Tues
day at &c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09

Five hundred Oxidized and Gilt
Shirt Waist Sets, the newest things
out now; regular price 25c; Monday
and Tuesday, per set 1Oc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09
LECTURE ON SUNDAY EVENING.

James Parker to Again to Recite Here
His Deeds.
James Parker, the negro who stood
in front of President Mckinley when
he was shot by the assassin CzoIgosz,
will lecture at Campbell A. M. Il,
church at o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Parker was here month ago, and this
will be his final visit. He will tell CT
bis forts to save the life of the Presi-
dent, and invites the general public to
GEAR him. Seats will be reserved fer
any white citizens wishing to attend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09
Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease

A powder for the feet 1t cures swol-
len, sore, hot, Gallons. aching, sweating
feet, corns aud bunions. At all drug
gusts and shoe storer, 25c. Ask today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09

Four thousand yards machine
made TOrchOn Lace, great variety of
new patterns; some of them are worth
up to zoe; here special for Monday and
Tuesday at sc per yard,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09
PHARMACY, Special Agency
POSTPONED TO TUESDAY NIGHT
Bad Weather Interferes With The
Festival.

The Light Infantry festival sched-
uled for lastnlght was, necessarily, post
poned on account of the weather, The
company announces the occasion for
Tuesday night next at city hall park
when refreshments will be served and
the competitive drill pulled off before
a great audience.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09

Fifty dozen Mems Guyot Suspend
ers, great variety of new patterns;
ull regular length; regularly sold at
25c; here TIonday and Tuesday at per
pair l5c,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09

a spoiled child is almost as bad as
one that is too fresh.
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LIVERPOOL,

Liverpool, April 8.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady and closed quiet
Spots, Middling upland 8:28d.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09

Three thousand yards Mill Ends
of fine sheer Linens, "a inches wide,
regular price I5c; here Monday and
Tuesday, per yard 834c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09

One way to dodge the digos &c counts
is 10 stay single.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09
NEW YORK.

New York, April Spots; Middlice
1c 90 market quiet. Contracts opened
steady and closed steady at follow
ing prices:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09

A woman cares nothing about q
mans first love if she is sure CT being
his last.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09
esNlNUrcUNh SStOW,
Something New in Umbrellas

AATE will place on sale here Monday morning lot
w of two hundred of the new American Taffeta
Umbrellas We claim to know good thing when we
see it The American Taffeta is a brand new fabric,
each Umbrella has guarantee from the manufactures
that they rain proof They will not lose the silk
lustre. The Umbrella is guaranteed to look Just
silky after of six months it does when new,
the lustre them is permanent and not artificial.
Ladies' Paragon Frames steel rods best Congo handles and asSeS $780,
Ladies' Paragon Frames steel rods fancy handles and taSSB at $780,
MEMS Paragon Frames steel rods best CONGO handles N-h at $685.
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If you will take the trouble TO invae-
tigate you will discover that a POI ujar
man has no radical opinions

4 man IS never salts fed until be
at ends his own funeral.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09

e. 49, - - Ak z Las
Bears ths Tie kind You Have Always Bought
Signature si I1HHlZx
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09

A bride with 8 sour disposition is
apt to spoil the honeymoon
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SAVANNAH.

SAVANNAH.
Savannan, Ga. April 8.-Steady
Spots, Mlddling 144 cts.
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Muslin Underwear.

We will place on sale a splendid
lot of rIuslin Underwear that came
too late for the Mill End Sale. All the
garments are spiC, span new, just re-
CeiVed from the manufacturer, and all
are nicely made, in full sizes, careful.
ly sewed, and neatly finished. Here
are the items:
75c Night Gowns at soc, three
styles
81 Night Gowns at 73c, five styles.
SIPS Night Gowns at csc four
styles.
So Night Gowns at sI.48, three
styles.
soc Chemise at SOC, two styles.
SOC Chemise at soc, one style.
Ioc Corset Covers at I0c, one style.
rs Corset Covers at 100, three
styles.
IS Corset Covers at 5C, ten styles.
35c Drawers at 2212c, two styles.
IS Drawers at 25c, five styles.
soc Drawers at 35c, four styles.
Displayed on center counter rear
of store.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09
AMERIcUs COTTON MARKET.
Corrected Daily by l.. G. Council
Warehouse and Commission
Merchant.

Our market yesterday was quiet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09

All kinds of rubber goods, hot water
bottles, balls.
REMBERT'S DRUG STORE,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-04-09

Five hundred short lengths Of EN-
broidery in five yard pieces. Some
of them are worth up to25c; sold only
by the piece; here Monday and Tues
day at per yard sc.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15

81 have given you the hest of all
womans reasons. because.
But your refusal of me is final,
may take III"
YES" the yes" with an almost in
audible sigh sigh SO nearly innu.
dibe that II did not reach the man.
He had thrown AWAY his cigar and
stood for moment gazing out toward
the trees, the throbhiug waltz tune
breaking mn otherwise perfect silence.
Then he began To speak and his voice
was harsh with feeling that had been
restrained.
Il think quite forget To mention one
thing In my proposal. | did not say
that love You very dearly: that. not
wishing To he II heggar of love. | have
waited all these years 10 he in IL posi-
tion TO offer you the things which /
mentioned us rendering me eligible for
your humid You. who urc 81 cool and
calm what can you know Of love and
passion? Now know that | have
worked all these years i'll vain no, not
altogether in vain for | am going TO
kiss you once, here and now. If IL
means the loss OF all the little that is
left me of yuur regard"
lie gathered her In his strong arms
and kissed her. not once. but many
times, on her forehead, on her eyes and
ON her lips, and then released her with
the fun consciousness That he had done
an objectionable thing which he did
not regret.
But the woman held out her arms To
| him and said
"oh. lack. dear. why didn't You tell
me that you loved me AT trsty"
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The time WIS, and not So long ago
either, when men of siAt4 I'VE and scN
enty regarded themselves and were re
garded by others ms Int, Ing r. chcd
that point " hen they should lc " Hing
to retire from tine activities OF lifc.
our conception of tie man of seventy
five only II f"W years ago WIS thai %.
Il white haired patriarch Who foaaG
pleasure only in "reminiscences the sec
tartan wccklic checkers. domir - an
his grandchildren But the time lave
changed he average man of sCsculN
five today is neither bent. fecb.e nor
scnilc He has not retired from the az
tivities of life that he is aware II 10.
has he any idea Of retiring Mucls les
is he inclined to surrender Ia the Noun
ger people around him any Of thc re-
sponsibilitics or pleasures of existence.
He reads the sporting columns plays
golf, roots for his fnNoriic bns, hall
club and may pcrchanoc take II iicr on
the races Moreover he Is If any IL ~
inclined to he more attentive to t'=e la
dies than he WAS nj sixty. nj forty or
at thirty Chicago Inter Ocean
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STARFISH AND OYSTERS.
Mistake Tint Wns Made by n Planter
of the HiNnIscS

Mistake Tint WINS Made by Planter
oG the BiNnI,eS.
~ few years ago" said II Long Is
land oyster planter last week. "one of
the planters here made big mistake
that nearly cost him his Whole years
oyster crop.
You know, | suppose, that the worst
enemy of the oysters Is the startish.
We catch them with All instrument
called n tangle In great quantities and
pile them up ashore, where the sun
soon kills them But that, rs you may
imagine, is not an operation calculated
to make the neghhorhaad of the place
Terry fragrant for the star has Il fear
full odor aftor lie dies.
"Now, this planter Of whom | am
speaking had II plan to avoid all this,
He told one at his men off with an nX,
and MS fast rs the boats brought in
load of stariish the ny was piled. and
the pieces were then dumped over
board
lie rubbed his hnuds over his good
iden. but he wasn't So pleased Il month
| or so nftcrWard When the starttsh be
gan To devour his oysters again. and
| investigation with the drcdse and tan
| gle showed that There We're more Of
| them than ever ON his hcds.
"About this time I'm expert from the
| fish commission came shopping around
for curiositics, and he heard. of course,
about the sturs. He began 10 laugh.
"'All that You succeeded in doing,
said he To the oyster Planter. when
yon chopped mp the startish was to in
cr"nsc thcm Don't you know that
slartsh can he cut into rs many rs six
| pieces aud still not only survive, but
form new stnrfish from almost every
| piece New York Press
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15

There were weather prophets before
the weather bureau \ correspondent
of the Springfield Republican says that
once when Dudley Icayitt, for many
years the maker of the New Hump
shire Almanac was driving northward
through Nottingham he encountered II
farmer hOelng hy the roadside.
~ line morning. sud Lenvilt
Yes" WIS the answer, but It's 20
ing to rain before long
There WAS no hint of rain in the sum
mer sky, but before IcaEitt had got
through NorthWood nurrows II heavy
shaver came down upon him Wish
ing to find out how the farmer could
predict so cXnctly. he turned back and
found him out In the field again
utter the rain.
Il should like to know said the
astronomer of Wnncpcsaukcc, how
you could tell so exactly whit the
weather was going Ia be"
well" said thu sagc. when my old
ram scratches his ear with his left
hind foot In the morning I'm certain
twill rain before night Besides If
that old fool Of II bud I.cuytt says In
his almanac. Fair weather may be eX-
pcctcd,' 1 know twill be Just the con
trary"
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MnuII Nnmf

II you had il To do over again would
you injury
OF course you would, for if you had
your lifc To live ever again you would
live just as you have lived.
liut If you Ind known, wien young,
what yon know now, would You marry,
rs You did
That, however is not II fair question
knowing that such thing Is lmpossi
bic.
BESIDES you could have learned from
the lives and experiences of others If
You had been anxious IN know all
about married life before entering upon
II yourself
Possibly you We're advised this way
and that. warned To look out for trou
BILE and assured of complete success
No wonder advice Is SO cheap, II IL so
plenty And who wants anything so
cheap that ii h given away just to get
rid of il:
That's how you felt, no doubt, and
that is, or once was your excuse for
doing rs you did.
II Is better that You didn't take nd
vice from others, for if you had you
might now regard them as your NOR
tai foes aud blame them for all your
troubles and your wocs Pittsburg
Gazette.
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tram came TO St0HdStlli. ana MISS
Murdoch hurried away. Still. Billy
felt that he had made good progress
for bashful man.
Late that afternoon Bob came hurry
ing into his office with apologies and
protcstations of regret
Il had no chance 10 send a line to
either you or Grace" he said, and
somehow old fellow, you've made II
good Impression on her She really
wants to meet you"
"Never mind Bob" answered ste
venson kindly. "a leave tomorrow for
IL three months trip abroad. 1t will
do just MS we'll when | return
"Oh. better. much better returned
Bob in II relieved tone. she would
forget all about you in that time
When You come back. I'll give you an
introduction and recommendation he
sides
You might put in the rrcommcnda-
tions while I'm gone" polling his head
into Il closet, pretending 10 look Tor
something, and | say, Bob, make EN-
strong Tell all the good you know
the bad keep to Yourself
NO one cnuld saw anvthinr hut Good
| of Won Hilly" sail Rob with wander
ing carncstneSs. "and If you weren't so
confoundcdIy bashful you'd say ii for
Yourself
Billy had II very positive conviction
that Miss NInr,leel, wouId NOT mention
the circumstance of the morning to
Rob and subsequent events nroyed Tho
conviction we'll founded
From Iondon and EJinbureb from
Paris and Berlin came Ionp brirht
letters over which Miss Murdoch laugh
ed and cried by Turns os tbo writer
touched upon the VARYING nhuses of life
seen from the vicupnint of n kecn
understanding and Il ouIcl sympafhv
with humanity
Her brief replIes were not encournr
Ing. but Billy's bashfulness was ex-
cec,lod Nv his trnncitv md n foothoId
once gained he kent lie WAS in Bcr,
lin when he received n potr that cleo
triti,d him MY vu,,otton hcrins inst
os yours ,lra,ys tn -. chs. lenvn Hos
ton on tho Commonwealth We will
HlkeI,. macs .,,.h ot,., II, ni,lo..on"
"Indccd we won't" exclaimed Rinv
u hereby vote myself nm extension of
tImr I'll qahIo ia tho firm md whom
the commonwealth rruches Ii>ernool
RiIIv will IN ON the dor;
And II, WAS
She saw him towering nboye the
crowd and unyad hat, hpnd
He had no intention of doing ony
thir,f 81 nr.,.i,tt,te# but whom ha so,y
III, e.rnnst f.,rr tnrnnd sn lawfully
toward him sometime snranr ma i'm
his heart and fnmnea into his thront
and ,nol I'M i, hlIrripd dasb throu,h tho
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THE ROAD TO SUCCESS.
Weak Men Magnify While strong
Men Overcome All obstncles.


The young man who, after making
UP his mind what he wants to do In
the world begins 10 hunt UP obstacles
In his path, 10 magnify them, 10 brood
over them until they become noun
tains amt then to wait for new ones 10
develop, is not man to take hold of
great enterprises The man who stops
10 weigh and consider every possible
danger or objection never amounts to
anything. lie is II small nun. nude
for little things. He walks around an
obstacle and goes rs fnr Ms he can
easily. but when the going gets hnrd he
stops
The strong man. the positive, deci-
sivc soul who has II programme and
WHO Is determined TO carry ii out, cuts
his way Ia his goal regardless Of diff
heultles II Is the wnbhler, the weak
knccd man. the discouraged man, who
turns aside. who tukcs crooked path
To his goal Men who achieve things,
who get things done, tie hot spend
time haggltng over pcrpleNltics or Won
dcriug whether they can overcome
=
| will shut out the sun. When man
lies down on the ground Ia see what Is
ahead of him, II rock may hide noun
tain \ small mnn holds petty dill
eultics 50 closely In view that great
objects beyond are entirely shut cut
of sight Great minds keep their eyes
ON the gonl They hold the end so
persistcntly In view aud 1t looks SO
grand ana desirable that the intcrmc-
dintc steps. no matter how pcrpleN-
Ing. are of comparatively little imror-
lance The great man asks but one
question, can the thing he deneY' not
"Ilow many difficulties Will run
aeross2' If II is within the reach of
possibility all hindranecs must be push
ed aside .. s, Mnrdcu In Success,
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,rhr Itir.t On. MnrhInn.

4 gas machine is generally under
stood as an apparatus for producing
carbureted air. which may he used
like carburetcd hydrogen or coal gas
for Illuminating purposes. When Easo
line, which is very light and volatile
product of petroleum., comes in contact
with the air il Is dissolved by the air
in other words, the air becomes charg.
that the mir and vapors form fairly
good substitute for coal gas, requiring
Il slightly different burner. Oliver L.
Drake philosophical instrument
maker of Boston, was the first To use
gasoline for this purpose. The Drake
machine WAS made in the form of Il
cylinder with II partition through the
center One end was provided with II
Mater meter wheel driven by weight
and clock work This meter wheel
pumped air. which WIS taken into the
other end of the cylinder. where il came
In contact with the gasoline. the gAso-
line being constantly presented to the
mir by II rotating claporator made of
wirkinE The air III passing took up sui
iieient of the vaporS Ia enable il To be
used for illuminating purposes. These
machines went into use To II limited
extent Sir Hiram Maxim In IIarper'4
Weekly
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-15

The waters of the various oceans are
not all on a level with each other.
Water in the bay Of Bengal is 800 feet
above the Indian ocean level, and that
OF the Pacific along the coast Of South
America is heaped as high rs thou
sand feet or more above the waters In
the opposite Atlantic. These eleva-
tons depend on the attractions Of great
mountain masses the bay of Bengal
on the Himalayas and the South Pa
cific on the Andes
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THE WONDERFUL SUN.
Some of the Things We Know About
That Mysterious star.

That Mysterious star.
y very wonderful and In some re
spccts mysterious object is the sun, Al
typical star. the nearest one, and not 80
far AWAY ms to prevent ny from study
ing II In detail. and yet presenting con-
ditions SO different from those we can
obtain in our laboratories that To II
considerable extent II deiics our rea-
sonngs and renders our conclusions
merely coniecturnl.
Certain facts. however, have been es=
tablishod beyond any possible doubt
and must necessarily form the founda-
ton of all reasonable theories and
opinions.
We know, for instance. that it's mean
distance from the enrth Is very closely
a3.WOoO0 miles. thnt It's diameter Is
about SGG. 500 miles. or iO9a times Tint
Of the earth, and It's bulk about LOO,
ooo rs great
We know also that its mnss IL about
,i3OWD thai of the earth and TINT con
scuucntlN gravity upon Its surface Is
about 2Ila times M powerful ns here
| A man who here weighs $50 pound,
| would weigh more than two tons upon
the sun, and there II squirrel would no
be able 10 Jump ANY more frIstily thu
an elephant here.
Experiments with burning glasscs
make 1t certain that the effective tenn
| pcraturc of the suns surfuce taken ms
II whole doubtl"ss the actunl tcmpcra
ture VARIES widely nj different points,
is much above amy which we cnn pro
| ducc by Artificial uHnns. Not even the
electric furnace can rival il. Carried Ia
| the SIN and kept there for II few hours
only, the earth would melt and pass
into Nnpor, The estimated temperature
IS about l2,on degrees f.. but cannot
hc regarded rs cXnct Professor
Charles \. Young In IInrpcr's Weekly
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The only railway station in England
that can hoast Of being really old IS
that At Bourne. Lincolnshire which Is
an ancient Elizabethnn mansion. for
merry in tic possession Of the Dlgby
fnmily. some members of which were
implicated III the guupoWder plot.
When the Great Northern and Mid
land railroads came through this dis
trict. II memorial was sent from the
inhabitants of Bourne asking that in
stead of pulling the old landmark down
II might he converted into railway
station, for which purpose 1t answers
admirably now, Part of the house is
used ms n residence by the station mas
ter
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In curious collection of ancient
Welsh laws. dated 9l3 4. D., appears
the following sentence. from which it
would appear that cats We're rather
scarce mt that time: The worth of
kitten until it shall open its eyes is one
legal penny; from that time till it shall
kill mice, two legal pennies; after it
shall kill mice -four legal pence, and SO
1t shall always remain
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"I'vc had 80 much bad luck" said
the gloomy man. "that II" awake hnlf
the night thinking about my troubles"
The cure for thnt," they told him,
"is 10 quit thinking of your own trou-
blcs Think of other peoples"
"I'll try It," he snid
Three months Inter they met him
again
"Wcll. how did II work? ?" they asked
him
"Didnt do any good" he replied. II
lie uwnkc all night now thinking Of
other peoples troubles" Chicago Trlh
unc