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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
Broken English is complete smash
up from foreigner v ho stutterp,
Chamberla1n's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. Unexcelled Con-
stipatiOu.

Mr.. A. R. Kane, pronin. nj drug.
gist OF Baxter Springs. Kansas says
mChamoerlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are, in my judgmfnt ths, most
superior preparation of anything in e
today for con stipatiop. They are su G
in action and with no tendency to nau-
seate or grippe" For sale By all drug
gists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
English NainSOOk.

A new lot ofEnglish Nainsook,
"12 yards in piece" these goods
were bought at a great reduction,
hence, the very low prices for same.
% Pieces, 1Oyds. in piece S1.25.
% Pieces, Z yds, in peice S1.5O.
20 Pieces, IL yds, in piece s1.75.
20 Pieces, II yds. in piece $500.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
MerCerized GinghamS.

In new stripes and checks, Dress
patterns, Highly Merce1ized in the
yarn so that the lustre is retained
after repeated washing; sold regu
larly at 15c, our price 125c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
THE POWER OF STEAM.
Many May See But 1t Takes Genius to
Realize.

When James Watt saw the steam
causing the kettle lid to jump up and
down he said There must be power in
that steam that it can lift such a
weight"
There was.
Millions prior to him had seen the
same phenomenon and regarded it as
an unexplained mystery.
Recent scientific research has put its
finger on the cause of Dandruff Fall
ing Hair. and consequent Badness, and
has unearthed a tiny germ which eats
the life from the roots of human hair
Newbro's Herpicide destroys this
germ and consequently restores the
hair to it's natural state.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.,
Detroit. Mich.
DODSON'S PHARMACY, Special Agent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
A "Pick=Up" Of Long Cloth.

IA manufacturer closing up his
years business, offered US 500
pieces standard grade Long Cloth
at a considerable discout from his
regular prices. This lot is on sale
here tomorrow it will be
many day before you'll duplicate
such Long Cloth at such prices.
100 Pieces worth $1.25 at CSC.
100 Pieces worth 81, so at $1.25.
100 Pieces worth S1.75 at $1.35.
100 Pieces worth $500 at 1.50.
80 Pieces worth S2.2 at S1.75.
80 Pieces worth $3.50 at $1.98.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
BOUGHT A PLACE ON HAMPTON
Col. Hawkins and Family Will Reside
There

Mrs. Mamie Jones sold yesterday to
Col. s. Ell. Hawkins the two-atory resi-
dence on Ham pton street and next the
home of Mr.. Sam r. Sims, which Col.
Hawkins and family will occupy as a
home shortly. The place is quite a
pretty one and of sufficient size. Col.
Hawkins will remove to his new pur-
chase before the 18th inst, having sold
his house on Lee street recently to Mr..
John T Taylor. who will remove there
about that date. The sale yesterday
was made by Mr.. J. G. Nicholson.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
SOieSette.

A new cotton fabric very closely
Stimulating silk; durable, washable;
30 inches wide, in Cream, White,
Pink, Blue, Brown and Navy, reg
ular price soc, at 35c,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
MOuSSeline de Sole.

In dainty shades of Pink, Blue,
Champagne, Brown, White and
Cream Very fine and soft and
silky, worth 35c, at Zoe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07

Shay Wooden Mantel Clocks, strike
hours and half hours, guaranteed Seth
Thomas movement, for 81, at E. j.
Lebep, Little JeweIer. 4, 81
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
CHASED AFTER PHANTOM FIRE.
Truck Ran in the Rain and All fol-
Naueht

A fire alarm at is o'clock yesterday
afternoon sent the department out Lee
street in will-o'-the-w isp chase. The
alarm had come in all right enough, BIT {
there nothing doing about the danger
zone. A camp car out in the southern
suburbs caused the trouble, but the
little blaze was quickly squelched.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07

For Sale.-Four suits bedroom fur
nlture, two suits parlor furniture, one
suit Office furniture and one iron safe,
for sale by Mrs. S, b. Hawkins. 4-2
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
Neuralgia.

Mrs. Aruie Faulkner, Cedarto wp,
Ga, writes that she was not free from
neuralgia for four years until she gave
Hamlin's Wizard Oh trial and it gave
her immediate relief.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07

For Rent-The Jackson Hotel on
Cotton avenue. Apply to Shipp &
Sheppard. 22tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07

For Sale.-Two setts mill rocks and
wo Leffel water wheeIs-cheap.
12-tues, sats I'm &c. SpEER
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
Madras WaiStiugS.

In dozens of brand new patterns
all white. These were imported
direct, and cannot be duplicated
elsewhere; worth 50; VIC will offer
them at zoe and Zoe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
Silk Tissues.

In al the new and popular shades
with Embroidered Silk Dots; worth
35c, at Zoe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07

For Rent-House on Barlow street.
Apply to j. B, Fielder. 3O-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07

Grip cured at once with Dod-
sons Cold Tablets, 4-3
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07

Fresh garden seed, all kinds, and
flower seed. REMBERT's DRUGSTORE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07

Guaranteed to cure the worst
case of grip in twelve hours
DodSOn's Cold Tablets. 4-3
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
Activity Made DOubIv Active

THE natural activity of the early Spring Buying will
" be doubled when you read of the excellent offer
1ugs here advertised These the wanted things erchan
disc that you will and helpful store at all
times, you'll Ind this store douby helpful you the
verge OF the new Take early opportunity prove
these printed promises AS they written you will
find them
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07

Fine Solid Gold Secret Lockets and
chains, at E J. Leben, Little Jeweler.
4, st
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07

DOdSOn's Cold Tablets cure grip
at once. 4-3
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07

A certain cure for grip-Dod-
sons Cold Tablets. 4-3
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07

Q q . TT . REA.
Bssps the y The Kind You Have Always BOupf
signature Of &NZzzzI
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
lMPARTlNG VIGOR
THE VETERANS MEETING TODAY

Camp Sumter to Assemble In Regular
Session.
Camp Sumter, No. 642, United Con-
federate Veterans, will assemble in reg
ular monthly meeting this morning
The usual notice did not appear last
week, but Commander Davenport hopes
there will be full attendance today
notwit hstanding.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07

No doubt the man behind the gun
would flare up if he got fred himself
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
Check NainSOOk.

1000 Yards white check Main
sock, regular price 73c, for this
sale at DC.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19

alive. Along came the cheerful
man who spoke well of every one.
"At last we have him." said they.
Certainly he can say nothing good
OF the man who is dead"
They repeated in the presence of
the new conner the things which they
had truthfully said of the departed
brother and awaited his comment.
"Ali that you Say may be true"
said he, when they had concluded.
"but the departed was good
whistler"
VI course, a talent for whIstling is
scarcely logical basis for a whole
sale endorsement of man, but how
few of us there are who expect to be
for every quality we possess.
Perfection among men is so rare. The
difference between the knocker and
the man who does not knock is simp-
ly that the knocker measures every
man besides himself at his worst,
that the other man is willing to
charge something to human trailty
aud is willing to embrace in his es-
innate those qualities which are
higher and better. We do not love
people for their faults, but in spite
of their faults and for their virtues
aud the little touch of sympathy
that makes us all kin is very apt to
make us all feel very kindly to-
ward those people who have erred 10
common with Us.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
HONESTY IN POLITICS.

There was a time in the history of
Virginia when the only way to free
the State from the domination of
carpet-baggers and blacklegs was by
fraud at the polls. There was a
time when the only way to preserve
our civilization in the face of a
threatening tide of ignorance and
purchasable voters was by fraud.
Those days have passed away and
under the new constitution the con-
troll of the State is in the hands of
the most. intelligent citizens. At
this time there would be no excuse
for fraud or trickery. The people
OF this State owe it to the coming
generation that they preserve fair
ness in elections. They owe it to
themselves and to the cause Of honest
government. The Democratic party
can afford to err on the side of Civ
ing the Republicans more than is
their due and the leaders should
know, if they do not know, that un-
less the coming primary and State
election are fairly conducted they
will sound the death knell of their
party. Let there be nothing in the
future elections in this State of
which we need te be ashamed. Every
citizen who has the right to vote has
also the right to see that his vote is
counted as cast.--Fredericksburg
Journal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
THE ..KNoCKER.o

There is slang word which has
become embodied in the English Ian
guage, because it describes a class, a
condition and an action which no
other word exactly fits. The word is
knocking" and the man who
"knocks'' is called "knocker." He
belongs to distinct type and plays
a somewhat unenviable part in
society. Regarding everyone else
and everybody else than himself he
takes the most bilious view. Some
times knocking is simply a matter
of habit with him, sometimes he
knocks just to take the opposite view
from that advanced by some one else.
Bring up the question of another
mans character and say something
complimentary about him and the
"knocker" Immediately discounts the
kindly sentiment with sneer, an in
sinuation or some depreclatory re-
mark. What he says may be true,
but, as few of us are given to extend
ing more credit than is due, and
there is natural human tendency
not to believe over well of other peo-
pie, the chances are nine out of ten
that he is given false impression of
the man discussed. Too often we
falsely mistake a spirit of pessimism
for one of conservatism. We do this
in the face of the known condition
that the men who have succeeded,
that the men who have done things
In this world, are optimists, that the
men who have really led, who have
carved their own fortunes, who have
brought about desirable results, who
have been worth while to themselves
and their fellows, have been hopeful
men, believers, not dissen ters; bnild-
ers, not destroyers.
\ There was man who lived In a
town once who could always find
something good to say of every man.
The meanest and worst man in that
town died. He had been a rascal, be
had beaten his wife, he had stolen
his friends money, he was sour, ugly
and thoroughly unpopular, and the
knockers gathered together and made
some proper, truthful and appropri-
ate remarks regarding the deceased
who was no more popular dead than
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19

ment. 1t has been tested in Austria.
liza since 1858, and is in operation IN
London aud other portions of Eng.
land aud many of its provinces, in
cluding portions of Canada.
1t has also been adopted in Illinois,
California. Massachusetts,, Minnesota,
Oregon, Colorado, the Philippines
and Hawaii. And Iowa, Michigan,
Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Georgia,
Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, New
York, North Dakota. Pennsy vania,
Tennessee, Texas, Washington and
West Virginia are considering it, and
taking steps for its adoption:
If Virginia wishes to keep up with
the march of progress, she must do
Justice to her land owners. The
spirit of our land laws is the spirit of
mediaeval oppression and restriction.
We are living under superannuate ted
system, originated by Norman law
yers under William the Couaueror,
and venerable only as an antique relic
of past age. Feudal methods are
not suited to this age. Laws made
when lands were held under royal
grants and sold for ten cents an acre
are not suited to the business methods
and commercial requirements of this
day and generation.
See that every candidate for your
vote is in favor of the Torrens System.
Support no one who opposes it.
1t is entirely voluntary, not CON-
pulsory. 1t simply gives you an op-
portunity to register your lands if
you should see fit to do so.
There is no valid reason why any
one should object.
Section 100 of our new Constitu-
especially authorizes the Legislature
to adopt the Turrens System in
Virginia.
lt has been approved by the Vir-
GINA State Bar Associations, the Bar
Association of the city of Richmond,
the Virginia Bankers ssociatiou,
the Virginia Board of Trade, the Vir-
ginia Real Estate Association, and
the Chamber of Commerce of the city
of Richmond.
1t is supported by the Times Dis
patch and the News Leader of Rich
mond, the Landmark and the Vir
ginian-PIlot, of Norfolk; the Peters
burg lndex-Appeal, the Fredericks-
burg Star, the Charlottesville Daily
Progress. the Staunton Daily News,
the Harrisonburg Spirit of the Val
ley, the Virginia Law Register, and
other influential papers throughout
the State.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
THE EDITORIAL PAGE.

paper before the Texas Press Association.
The value of the editorial column
of country weekly depends entirely
upon the ability of the editor. 1t is
the one department of the paper that
must be given much thought if it is
worth much to the publication. 1t
is to be regretted that in many papers
it is either worthless or q positive
detriment. In the country weekly.
where the editor is personally known
to most of his readers, it reflects the
personality of the editor, and by it
the strength or weakness of the editor
is judged. Better, then, is it to have
no editorial column than to have one
poorly conducted. Under favorable
conditions, however, every paper
should have an editorial page or
column, but it should be given more
time and better thought than are
usually given to it.
The long essays which once char
acterized the most pretentious Jour
nails and were designated as leaders
are fast losing weight with news
paper readers. The best weekly
papers are abandoning them alto
gether. and only the staid dailies are
clinging to the idea that the public
now reads or cares for such articles.
The demand is for short, pithy para
graphs pertaining to current events.
The people want editorial opinions in
tabloid form. A dozen paragraphs
of from two to ten lines each on a
matter of public interest are of more
value than two or three columns
covering the same points. / very
much doubt whether one-tenth of the
readers of paper ever read an arti-
Gle on the editorial page which
covers as much space as column,
and l am sure that many read the
paragraph editors work before look
ing at any other department of the
paper.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
YOUR VOTE, OR FOUR AND A
HALF CENTS.
(Norfolk Landmark.)

Something has been said about the
possibility of collecting the poll. tax
by distress proceedings. The poll
tax cannot be collected by legal
courses until it has become three
years past due.
After your poll-tax has remained
unpaid for three years, the Collector
of Delinquent Personal Taxes can
get the amount from you if you are
then in the State and are earning
anything or have any property in the
State.
To be legally qualified to vote in
any year, the voter who is not Civil
War veteran must have clear poll
tax record. If he relinquishes his
vote because of the $1.5O a year,
which he must pay to keep himself
qualified, he merely secures to him
self the equivalent of loan of $3.50
for three years at per cent. If the
money is worth s per cent. to him,
the man who deliberately let's his
poll-tax go delinquent because he
values the money it represents more
than he values his vote will save
per cent. of $3.50 for three years
that is. four and-a-half cents; unless
he gets out,of the State, with all his
visible belongings, before the three
years have passed.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS.

l. The State poll tax is assessable
as of the first day of February in
each year. A man, who did not reach
the age of 21 until the fall of 9O4,
was not assessable with State poll
tax for 1904. The first State poll
tax assessable against him is the
State poll tax for 1905. Since this
is not for any preceding year," it is
not required to be paid six months
before the election; but is required to
be paid before the young man may
register. After he is registered, he
will be entitled to vote this fall, al
though, of course, his name will not
appear on the treasurer's list, as that
list refers only to State poll taxes for
preceding" years. If this young
man has not been assessed with the
State poll tax for 1905, he still has
ample time in which to be so assessed
by the commissioner of revenue.
2. There is no trouble about
being assessed with omitted poll
taxes, however. Any party resid-
ing in your county on the first day
of February of any year, should have
been assessed in your county with
State poll tax for such year. If not
so assessed, he may now, nnder
section sos of the Code, have the
commissioner of revenue assess him
with such omitted poll tax, and the
commissioner will extend the same on
the personal property book for this
year.
WILLIAM A. ANDERSON.
Attorney General.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
LAWYER WOULD BE ONLY BAR.
KEEPER,

Patrick Pittman Carroll, lawyer,
pnbliclst and promoter, has more
friends and enemies In Seattle,
Wash, than any other man. His en-
emies are the saloonkeepers, their
"setters" and the low class of poll
ticians. His friends are among the
better elements, who are willing that
Carroll be given an opportunity, if
ne proves his sincerity, to put into
effect proposition he has made re-
garding the several hundred saloons
in Seattle.
CarrolPs proposition is that If the
city government will give him an
exclusive blanket liquor license he
will build city hall and hospital,
wipe out the evil and criminal ele-
ments of the saloon business and put
$5,0O0,O00 into the city treasury in
ten years. The city council is now
considering the. matter, Carroll hav-
ing made application for the permit
at the suggestion of Mayor Ballinger,
and If it agrees Carroll will be the
only saloonkeeper in the whole of
Seattle after July / next.
Carroll says that he is prepared fl.
nancially to back up his proposition.
"Why, my whole DESIRE" he said,
sis to eliminate, as far as possible
the criminal and evil elements of the
saloon business. Unheard of? No,
sir. In Holland, in Switzerland
and In New Zealand the municipal
lties farm out to the highest re-
sponsible bidder the retail LIQUOR
privileges. The city council of Los
Angeles has proposition before it
from a syndicate of business men to
take over and control all the saloons
of that city.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
HEATHSVILLE.

We, the voters of the county of
Northumberland, should come out
boldly and fearlessly and vote for
Judge Mann, the Democratic tenn
perance leader, for governor in the
coming primary.
This is truly a great crisis in the
history of temperance. Never was
there such an opportunity for sup
pressing and abolishing the liquor
traffic in this State. Are we the
temperance people of this county,
and Christian people generally,
going to stand idly by and see the
flag of temperance and morality fall,
because we have failed to do our
duty, and consistently call ourselves
league-men whose business it is to
see that the temperance laws of the
State are respected and properly exc
cuted upon those who violate and
disregard them. Those who favor
liquor are daily asking the question
why do the temperance people fail
to support Judge Mann? 1 ask you
why Some say that the temperance
issue should not come into politics.
| want to say that if we were to put
morality in our politics every citizen
would be better man. All law is
supposed to be based upon morality,
and any law that has not this for its
ends should not remain upon the
statute books for moment. And
to have good legislation we should
elect such man as Judge Mann,
whose highest aim is to do his duty
regardless of criticism or public SEN
timent. / appeal to the league-men
and Christian people, to consider
this great question before you cast
your vote. Stop! Stopi just think
for moment; can You as league
man look squarely into the face of
the man who fayors liquor and vote
against morality? Can you as a
Christian whose business it is to set
the right example by doing ell in
your power TO Danish this evil from
our county and State as far as pos
sible fail to vote for Judge Mann,
who is the founder of the "Mann
Bill" which has brought peace and
gladness into the homes of many of
this State, where strife and discord
once reigned ? If not, let us come To-
gether as a mighty army with Judge
Mann as our leader and gain the
victory. VOTER.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
DESTRUCTION.
TOrnadOes And Train Wrecks
SLAUGHTER Hundreds.

Snyder, thriving town of 1000
persons, situated 10 the heart of the
rich Kiowo farming country of
Oklahoma. was swept Off the map by
a tornado last week. 100 persons
were killed outright and about 500
injured. The storm caught the peo-
pie in bed and they rushed ont to
face the tornado AID devastation.
Thirty persons were killed and
forty injured by a tornado at Mar
quette, Kansas.
Parts of Tennessee and Kentucky
were also devasted by cyclone last
week.
Ninteen dead and more than 100
injured, some of them severely, are
the fruits of the terrible accident to
the westbound Cleveland and Gin
cinnati express on the Pennyslvania
railroad, which ran into a derailed
freight train carrying dynamite,
near Harrisburg, Pa, Friday MORN
ing. The cause of the wreck was
the sudden stopping of an eastbound
freight train. The sudden appli-
cation of the air-brakes caused the
train to buckle up near the rear end.
The thirty fifth car from the engine
was derailed aud thrown over on the
westbound track. Half a minute
later the express train, going at the
rate of 80 miles an hour crashed in
to the wrecked car. The car next
the one which caused the wreck was
loaded with dynamite, aud this ex-
ploded with terrific roar, ,Idemolish-
ing every car of the express train
and - of the freight cars. That so
many passengers escaped instant
death seems almost incredible. The
shock of the explosion threw nearby
residents from their beds and broke
window panes for miles around, aud
the scene which followed is inde-
scribable.