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Atlanta is gong to inaugurate her
''elassic" administration Monday. It
will be wholly "open door" In fact,
the door may be taken off entirely,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-31

Mills are closing and workmen are
finding themselves idle in all parts OF
New England on account of he lack
of water In the streams.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-31

The cotton trade is inclined to be-
Heve that the seasons crop will be
IN excess Of 10, 100000 bales, and that
lower prices will prevail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-31

The construction of New Years reso-
lutions Is now in progress, but no agent
would issue accident policies against
their destruction by Monday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-31

Congressman LivIn gston is to be
commended for his effort looking to an
inquiry into the date upon which the
agricultural department bases It's cot
ton crop reports.
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is the ministry declining?" asks
the Chicago Tribune, and the Wash
ington Post replies: ''Not during
Christmas time"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-31

The Chicago Tribune suggests that
q good way to solve the Southern race
problem ''might be to let the South
do the solving"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-31

TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY
.ake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
e. e., druggists refund the money if il
ans 20 cure. e. W. Groves signature
Is on each 25c box. -'''D
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The Tlfnes-Rscorder Is ting

Oncial Organ of the Citylof Americas,
Orictal Organ of Sumter County,
oncial Organ of Webster County.
omctal Organ of Railroad Commission q
GEORGIA for the Sd Congressional Districr
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&C., nAs strenuous man often wins VIZ
'ofs mat isn't worth ths effort
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Arrivals,

From Savannah, Augusta Ali~N's 955pm
Macon. 49,; .Ibanv so % pm
From Florala, Dothan ana ALBANY 81 42pm,
hartford and Albany....'.''' sib8p N
Atlanta and Macon ...'.,...t.
s. Augusta Savannah, AtiauI" al am
ard Macon :. ........':''..'.'.J
From Columbus, Birmingham Al" t6Opm
intermediate points ....;;i., ,,:er.
From Columbus, opelika and lnte . ..*l2@pm
mediate points, ....: -: via
From Birmtng ham, Columbus VIC 1Ham
Fort Valley. 49, via
From birmingham. Columbus va s55pm
From ALBANY and intermediate .bOam
DOintS. ......... ..s.,'.''ss''' md
From Troy, Montgomery anu rRpm
Eutaula. $3.50. and
From Troy Montgomery anu .lOSpm
Eufaula......... ..''..''''',. 49,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-01-20
GERMANS CHALLENGE
They Are Invading South American
Countries In Large Numbers.
Emperor William Approves OF Thea1
Going, and May in Time Dispute
the Monroe Doctrine with
Us-Interestinw Figures.

The tide Of German emigration t.
South America flows steadily, increas-
ingly. and the kaiser warmly encour-
ages his people In this movement Apro-
pos of which, a careful student OF inter-
national politics declares that the Ger
man emperor is building up his navy
for the very purpose of some day trying
issue with the United States as to that
well-known Monroe doctrine OF ours.
The same writer says 1t is common
talk in Official circles that the emperor
fully realizes the richest and most easily
accessible field for German energy and
emigration lies in this vast and little
exploited region. Germany needs mar
kets and she proceeds to make them
where she can; and South America is
one OF the richest countries in the world; ;
country not already preempted by
some enterprising one Of the great ma
tions, and its wonderful waterways make
the interior accessible The Amazon for
5000 miles is traversible, the La Platte
Tor 1000 miles, the Orinoco for Loco
miles, and lesser streams are navigable
for considerable distances. That this
great, marvellously rich land has lain
so long undeveloped is attributable &c
two causes; the unstable nature Of South
American governments; and that
shadowy but persistent Monroe doctrine
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-01-20
PhiIippine Coast Lime.

The Philippine islands have a gen.
eral coast line of about IL ,444 statute
miles, or double that of the main part
Of the United States. while the total
area is 115,026 square miles. or less
than that of New Mexico. There is a
mile of coast line to every ten miles
of area, while in the United States the
proportion is one to SIS. There are
nearly 1,7O0 islands having names, and
1t Is possible to count 5000 islands and
islets on the charts. Even the larger
land masses are so elongated in figure
that no point in any island is more
than 60 miles distant from some part
of the constitutional Geographic
Magazine.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-01-20
ROPE FROM PHILIPPINES.
To Great Extent supplanting Belt.
Ing I'm Many Mills I'm This
Country.

Many new factory plants are discard
ing betting altogether and using instead
drives" of Manila rope. For this pur-
pose the usual length and strength of
he Manila fiber make it peculiarly suit
I'd. Acquisition of the Philippine is
lands and the consequent increased traf-
dc in Manila rope have brought that
commodity into a commercial promi-
oence few ever dreamed 1t would at
tain, says Popular Mechanics. 1t is caus-
ting, Manila rope to supplant betting Is
q means of power transmission in many
OF the new mills and factoriep through
out America, and the manufacture OF
transmission ropes has suddenly sprung
INTO such importance as to be classed
among the greatest industries of their
country. The fiber usually varies in
!ength from to 2 feet, but some
ieaves attain length of Is feet. Its ten
sile strength surpasses that of any other
dber known to man. Ofhcial tests at
WatertOwn, Mass, have proved its
strength to be in excess of $4,000 pounds
per square inch.
OF course, there are other materials
used in manufacturing ropes for trans
mission purposes, but none of such gen.
eral utility as the Manila fiber that
comes from the far-off Philippines. The
other materials are steel or iron wire
and cotton. Wire rope is well adapted
for the transmission OF large powers to
great distances, as for instance in cable
and inclined railways Its rigidness,
great weight and rapid destruction. due
to bending, however, unfit 1t for use In
mill service, where the average speed of
ropes is about 1000 feet per minute.
AS the easiest way to break wire is by
bending it, ropes made Of it by any
method whatsoever have proved un-
satisfactory for drives of short centers
and high velocity.
Cotton ropes are advantageously used
as bands or cords on the smaller machine
appliances; the fiber, being softer and
more flexible than Manila hemp, gives
better results for small sheaves, but for
large drives, where power transmitted is
in considerable amount, cotton rope, as
compared with Manila, is hardly to be
considered. It is far less durable; 1t is
injuriously affected by the weather, SO
that for exposed drives, paper-mtll work
or use in waterwheel pits 1t is almost
worthless. 1t is difficult, IL not impossi-
BILE, to splice uniformly. Even the best
quality Of cotton rope is greatly inferior
to the poorest Manila in strength, while
for the transmission of equal powers the
cost of cotton rope varies from one-third
to one-half more than the best Manila.
Manila fiber is causing America to be-
come famous for making the finest trans
mission ropes in the world. The fiber
S brought here in shiploads from Ma
ola. and, after being made into rope at
American manufactures is shipped to
England, France, South Africa, Aus
tralia, Japan and other countries. Eng
and was in advance of America in sue
:essfully using rope-drives, but, since
our superior access to Manila hemp, we
new send rope-drives to England
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-01-20
VISIT TO LOURDES
Annual Pilgrimage to This Little
Village in Southern France.
Holy spring Which Religious FervoA
Credits with Many lliraculoas
Cures-Dev0ut Invalids
Flock ThitheR.

In this twentieth century we are aR
TO smile at the approximations which
religious fervor may produce and fos-
ter. 1t seems almost incredible that
there are thousands and thousands Of
ter from a certain holy spring will cure
them OF their complaints. There Is
something poetic and medieval about
such unQuestioning faith. The annual
pilgrimage to Lourdes is case In
point. Lourdes, in the Hautes Pyre-
nees, in the south of France. which was
once little unknown village, has now
a European reputation, having gained
it solely through the numbers Of pill
This town. which is beautifully stu
ated in valley opening towards snow
clad mountains. II miles southwest Of
Tarbes. dates its prosperity from the
year 1853. In that year young peas
ant girl, named Bernadette Soubirons.
related that the Virgin had appeared to
her. The apparition was repeated sew
eral times. and at last q wonderful
spring issued from q corner OF the grot-
to where 1t had been seen 1t was soon
proclaimed that the spring possessed
miraculous qualities. and 1t says much
for the power of the Roman Catholic
religion, that on the faith of Berna-
dette's story hundreds Of thousands Of
persons have visited the cave annually:
and hospital and converts, hotels and
houses, have been built to meet the
wants Of the pilgrims. The girls Wis
ion was declared to be authentic by
the Bishop Of Tarbes, and the place
attracted such a multitude Of pilgrims
that a railway was built to bring them to
the town.
In 1876 35 archbishops and bishops.
presided over by the Archbishop of
Paris and the Apostolic Nuncio, gave
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-01-20

Lerum, who have played on the team
tor two seasons, are being considered
As assistants. 1t is regretted by those
In favor Of the alumni system that In
most cases the change to this method
Is induced by the failure Of the big
teams to succeed in the company in
which they wish to travel Prominent
among the schools of the west Is Illi-
nois, which will inaugurate a return to
the system once inaugurated by George
HUFF. HUFF was Dartmouth man, pure
and simple, but yet was strong with IL
linois and in some respects regarded as
an alumnus. He was succeeded by Q
long list Of special coaches, who under
the conditions at Illinois proved prac-
teal failures. They failed largely be-
cause or their youth in the coaching
line and because they either did not
have the brain to develop under Illinois
conditions or did not stick to the task
as Stage and Yost have done. Yost,
however. had his preliminary ups and
downs with other schools and learned
many valuable lessons Illinois coaches
have never had that opportunity. It il
thought that perhaps an alumnus
would, as with the case of Curtis at
Wisconsin, have the regard and conf
dence Of the school and be permitted
to work out system. It seems now
very likely that the ex-center rush,
Lowenthal, OF Illinois, will be the man
selected to inaugurate a return to the
old-time style Of coaching at Illinois
Mccormack at Northwestern has a
three-year contract. When he quits he
hopes to see an alumni system of
coaching established. Should he do SO
and have successful teams the next two
years, 1t will be the first winning school
to quit one system and go to the other
with its eyes open. And a severe task
it will be for the poor alumnus who
steps in at that critical time and blow
| it will be to the school should the sys-
tenn fail to make good at the jump-off.
To Larry" Lajoie, captain Of the
| Cleveland American leap foam no.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-01-20
VOGUE OF HIRED RIGS.
Are at Present I'm Great De-
nand In Gotham.

The private rig is not nearly so much
In vogue as it used to be. New Workers
now prefer to hire their horses and car
riages. One curious phase Of this Gus
tom il the indisposition OF persons with
stables in the country full Of horses
to bring them to New York, reports the
Sun Of that city.
The hard usage to which horses are
subjected in the city Is one cause of this.
Then one does not hesitate to use hired
shorEes sin.weather mswhich one would
not care to use his own horses.
By the arrangement made with the
livery stable men who rent vehicles by
the month, 1t Is possible to get car
rage at any time. Then any damage
done to the vehicle or to the horses does
not fall on the lessee. but on the owner.
A private team cannot be kept in q
New York boarding stable OF the first
class for less than $50 q month. The
wages Of good coachmen are rarely any
less. Livery for one man will in all
probability cost not less than SIS. Then
there are the almost constant incidental
expenses Of maintenance. These out
lays, when the rig is hired. fall on the
stable keeper.
Any person who agrees to hire q We
hicle for certain length Of time will
receive an entirely new brougham or
victoria, or one that has been put in
such condition as to look entirely new.
The exclusive services Of one driver are
promised, and in many cases the drivers
are just as smart looking as the most
expensive private coachman.
For a brougham or victoria to be
available at any time Of the day or even
ing the average price is $275 a month.
Sometimes the stable will mark the new
livery provided for the lessee, as well as
the new vehicles, with the crest or mon
ogram. The choice of livery is also
left to the taste of the person who hires
the rig.
With the automobile the situation is
much the same in the city. Persons who
do not want racing machine. but an
automobile merely for utility, are usual.
ly inclined to rent one rather than to
buy one. There are hundreds of hired
| automobiles in New York which are sup
posed to belong to the persons who ride
| in them.
The company that rents out these ma
chimes will give it's customers a new
automobile or one that looks as II IL
were new and the exclusive services Of
chauffeur The person who hires the
vehicle by the month may use it at any
| time.
The rent of a machine is $500 month
and the company is not SO liberal in q
way as the liverymen. It is necessary to
take one kind of automobile and stick
to that. If one wants a different vehicle
| for some occasion 1t is necessary to pay
at the same rate as an outsider would.
People %Ao hire automobiles have q
hanson during the fall months and a
| brougham as soon as the weather gets
colder. In every case the livery and the
equipage are whatever the taste OF the
person who hires them may admire
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-01-20
BRIBERY KEPT DOWN.
1ne of the Salutary Effects OF Max
ing Public the Cost Of
Elections.

1t is ten years since the law requiring
candidates to file statements of their ex-
penses went into effect. and it has re-
says the New York Sun, to secure gen.
eral compliance with the chief require
ment Of it, which is thus declared:
EVERY candidate who is voted for at
any public election held within this
state, shall, within ten days of such
election, file an itemized statement show
ing in detail all the moneys contribute
ed or expended by him, directly or in
directly, by himself or through any
other person, in aid of his election"
In the state Of Virginia recently 35
members-elect of the lower house and
nine state. senators-elect failed to COM
ply with the provision Of the new cleo
ton law there, which requires all candi-
dates, whether elected or defeated, to
file stateme MT of their expenses before
December 2. Those who fail to file such
statements have their certificates with
held, and are ineligible to the places to
which they may have been elected. A
fine OF $4,000 Is imposed on unsuccessful
candidates who fail to file statements of
their expenses.
These measures are all based upon the
corrupt practices law adopted some
years ago in England to prevent cor
tuption and bribery at parliamentary
elections. In England, at least, such
legislation has been effective, and it Is
recalled that In 1880 Gladstone's ma
iority Of 211 in Midlothian was obtained
an outlay Of s2.693 lbs. 3d., or an aver
age Of E2 19s. Sd. q vote. In the same
year the duke Of Devonshire paid R4,617
for campaign expenses. and Lord George
Hamilton and Octavius Cooke, In Mid
dlesex, ran MP bill Of G11,506 Her.
bert Gladstone, rejected by the same
constituency, spent 46.377. In 1880, be-
fore the adoption Of the corrupt prac-
tees act, an English parliamentary seat
cost approximately $4,000. now the
average Is G1.O00.
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THE HAsILIcA OF NoTRE DAME.

their seal to the story of Bernadettt
by assisting at the dedication of
handsome basilica. built in the thir
teenth century style, which was erect
ed over the cave. This was only
short time before Bernadette, who haa
become a nun, died in a convent. TIL,
many chapels and corridors below the
church are lined with votive offerings.
Generals leave their orders and brides
their wells. The walls Of the upper
church are also entirely covered with
similar offerings. The first chapel on
the left records the 1S appearances OF
the Virgin and the singular words
which Bernadette described her to have
spoken: Go to the fountain, eat of
the grass beside 1t, pray for mankind,
tell the priests to build me chapel: |
am the Immaculate Conception" From
the upper church paths lead through
strawberries to the grotto beneath, fac
ing the river. Here the rock is covered
with the crutches of cured cripples. On
the one side is the famous fountain, on
the other pulpit from which a priest
directs the devotions Of the pilgrims
Special trains bring countless invalids
to Lourdes. and the sight Of so much
human suffering gathered in one spot
is deeply pathetic. There are numer-
Gus bands of volunteers at the town
who skilfully undertake the organiza-
ton Of the throngs Of pilgrims, most
of whom are of the poorer class, and
who have spent what is to them large
sum on the journey. The majority of
the invalids. unfortunately, return as
they came, but their faith is mistaken;
they have not had sufficient faith they
say. Among the pilgrims one year was
lola, who went for the purpose Of
seeking material for his wildly writ
ten book, "Lourdes."
Apart from the religious excitement
which has made LOurdes one of the
most prosperous towns In the south of
France. 1t is a picturesque and beauti-
ful place, with its old church and mod
ernized.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-01-20

126 contests the honOrs of the
year go to the big Frenchman.
After Lajoie comes the name of the
unfortunate Delehanty of the Washing
ton team, who lost his life in the Nj.
agara river. del" had played in As
games, with an average Of 1888. mick"
Altrock. the pitcher who won the final
game for the White Sox in the local
post-season series, Is fourth on the list,
with a percentage of 1888 and after him
comes Crawford of Detroit, Dougherty
of Boston. Hickman of Cleveland.
Young of Boston and willie" Keller
of New York. Earl Moore of Cleve-
land, with % games won to seven lost,
heads the list of pitchers with per-
centage of .759. While Moore is the
leader he has but two points the bet
ter of ICY" Young of Boston, who won
80 games and lost but nine, and Tom
Hughes Of Boston has percentage Of
$50, winning 81 games and losing sew
en-. Bernhard of Cleveland, who led the
pitchers last year. is in fourth place.
with percentage Of .737. Fielder Jones
of the Chicago White Sox leads the
outhelders with an average of 1888.
making but four errors in 1877 games.
while BILLY" Sullivan of the same
team is a close second to Jack Warner
of New York among the catchers. with
q percentage of .987.
A decision of importance to bowlera
and bowling clubs intending to partici-
pate in the national championship con-
tests OF the American Bowling con-
gress at Cleveland, February S-13, has
been rendered by the executive COM
mittee. Under the Indianapolis plan
Of organization it was supposed that all
entries would have to be affiliated with
one of the. local city organizations.
This. however. is not the case. Any
club or bowler is eligible upon COM
pliance with the rules OF the congress,
but no club is entitled to any voice in
the proceedings Of the congress unless
amliated with one Of the city associa.
tons.
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longs the real hon.
or of having been
the leading batter
in the league dur
ing the season of
1903, with an aver
age of 1855. Duke.
Farrell, the veter-
an catcher of the
Boston team, heads
the list with a per-
centage of .404, ac-
cording to the off,
cial figures, but as
Farrell played but
II games, while La
joie appeared in
600 -