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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-28
RAILROAD BRIDGE BLOWN UP.
Dynamite Is Supposed to Have Been
Used-Cause Unknown.

Used-Cause Unknown.
New York, May 27.-A new Penn
sylvania railroad iron bridge across the
Hackensack river in Jersey City was
blown up apparently by dynamite
early today. The noise was heard
throughout Jersey City. No one was
hurt. No definite information has
been obtained as to the cause of the
explosion.
The new bridge spanned the Hack
ensack meadows from the foot of New
ark avenue, Jersey City, and when
completed would have been 400 feet
long. The old bridge now in use
stands 600 feet away and was not
damaged.
While there is no motive of the ac-
ton otherwise than pure malice, it is
believed by the police who are now at
work on the case that the explosion
was caused by some person who rowed
out under the structure in a boat. No
estimate OF the damage has yet been
made.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-28

Right in the heart of the
season the prices are cut with
the determination to excel all
former efforts here or ELSE
WHERE. No why's or where
fores. But the prices tell.
The styles are the latest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-28
Milton ]. Palmer Dead.

Chicago, May 27.-Milton J. Palmer
Is dead at his residence here aged 81
years. He was a brother of the late
Potter Palmer and for many years
was his partner in the dry goods bus
mess. After the great fire he con
fined his attention top the management
of his real estate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-28
Millinery Department.

Our trimmers have been
overworked all the week, and
some of the Best Values ever
offered In Millinery will be
shown this week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-28
JOYS OF MATERNITY
IA WOnAA's BEST HOPES REALIZED
MRS. Potts Tells How Women Should
Prepare for Motherhood
No. 21.

The darkest days of husband and
wlfe are when they come to look for
ward to chlldless and lonely old age.
Many wife has found herself inca.
paole OF motherhood owing to dis.
placement of the womb or lack of
strength in the generatiye organs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-28
White Shirt Waists.

100 White Shirt Waists.
Regular price $1.0O, SIPS
and $50. To close them
out we will offer them at SOC
each.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-28
D. PEARLMAN.
3l1 LAMAR STREET.


Record Breaking VALUES Make Greatest MAY Sales All
past records ecipsed hundreds of splendid opportun-
ties Our May sales gaining popularity. There
Is one word that explains this gratifying and
that word VALUES. The fact that every article
are Offering fills immediate need makes the bar
gains douby desirable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-28
Champaign Reps.

The Soc quality will be pc
PET yard.
%WO yds Nainscok, 71lc and
= lsecquaIity Coo Gli+7't;csi1,hr,7.if 7f7't;cs i1,hr7f /
week .... Ill 400
10000 yards Figured Lawns
d |".,.......... 4hc
The above arc the hest val
as ever offered the a melicne
buyers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-28
RGObGrt' DRUGSTORE.
Next door to PostoffCe,
LAWSON SAYS
In the May lnstament of "Frenzied Finance" Now Run
ing i'm EverybOdys Magazine:

previous chapter this Critics Column called attention
nothing protect the poicyhoder from being
robbed ofhe amounts he has invested to insure has family from
after who really control the big
absolutely their pochoders do their
affairs If these honest phcyhoders in their com
rest for the time beings but II they are snones
should these have 1t aso
their make with the funds OF the companies
manage until there will not dollar left for pocyhoders
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-28
Wash Dress Goods.

May sales Of white and col
ored Wash Dress Goods are
now In lull force. Extraordi-
Qa{ attractions are offered
below that will crowd this
store from early morning TO
closing time.
1000 yards "Nub Voiles"
III green, brown, blue and
grey effects. Regular price
was l5c and 2Oc per yd-for
thissaleour price is per yd 10c.
Look at these Match1ess
Bargain Specials:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
Big Cotton Fire.

At Columbus. Ca, more than 1000
bales Of cotton were destroyed, about
1000 bales scorched and several hun
dred damaged by fire which started
in grounds used jointly by the Cen.
trail of Georgia railway and the At
lantic Compress company Wednesday.
The fire started from a spark from a
switch engine about IL 30 that after
noon ard vas still burning although
under control at 7 o'clock that even.
ing. The total loss is placed at MT
less than $3.50, 900, fully insured.
The cotton was in the open space near
the round house Of the Central OF
Georgia railway and the fire, which
started from some dried grass set by
q locomotive spark, quickly spread
to the cotton. A stiff gale Of wind
made the work of the fire department
especially difficult, but the depart
ment succeeded in preventing the
spread Of the fire to between l6, 00C
and II. 900 bales VIII CT we're on the
ground near by,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
he nrohihit ion Of these practices.

the prohibit ion Of these practices.
In order t. appreciate the extent
to which the Practice has increased
In violence during the last ivei years
one must ltok at the circumstances
of the case OF Pierson.
One week before bis death he had
been mads to crawl through the town
of Gambler on his hands and knees
while his companions beat him with
stones and clubs. Deep assesses had
formed on his legs so that he wa I'm.
able to walk.
His assailants waited until he was
just able to crawl cut of his bed be.
fore-with the consent OF bis father
proceeding to the act Of taking him
to the railroad bridge, tying him to
the track, and there leaving him.
And, even the ugh in the first over.
whelming discovery OF the mutilated
body, as they went to the bridge to
release him before the regular train
came along, they succeeded, with the
aid Of his father, in smuggling the
body to Cincinatti, the rope marks
on the wrists and legs and the discov.
cry Of the coil OF rope on
the bridge near the spot whose he had
lain, told the Coroner and the police
all that they needad to know.
Paul Barber, a z ia Alpha fresh.
man, telling in AN acc So OF anger
how he, two hours before Persons
death, had been tied to the rails in a
similar way and then released, com.
pleted the moral proof on which every
mem Der OF the Delta Kappa Epsilon
Fraternity will be brt ught before the
Grand Jury.
Contrast this with the Initiation"
or hszlng customs Of years ago. In
those times the acme Of punishment
was reached WHEN a freshmen was
made to stand on a bridge In full
evening dress ard a silk hat, In a
heavy January snowstorm, and but
ton hole every passer by with a long
quotation from Aeschylus; or parade
down the High Street in the charac
ter # a chimney sweep on MaSdly.
Oaly in the last few years did the
soirit Of rufianism insidiously creep
In under the cloak Of the esprit de
corps"
Stuart Plerson will not have died
In vain If the enquiry which may
bring several Of bis college mates to
the criminal bar to answer a charge
Of homicide, leads to return OF the
restraints which in other days gov
erned the association Of gentlemen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
Terrible Accident.

A dispatch from Lancaster to The
State says, while Mrs. Hlnson, wife
OF Mr.. John Hinson, Of Flat Rock
Township, was standing by the fire in
her room, a few mornings ago, hold
ing her baby in her arms, she sudden
" tainted and fell on the burning IA
gots, the child falling into the flames
with her. The cries of the infant
attracted the attention OF Mr.. Hin.
son ard his drother.i in, law, Mr.. Rich
ard Saarnes, who were In another
part of the house. They rushed to
the rescue of the unfortunate woman
and her child as quickly as possible,
but not in time to save them from
serious, If not fatal injury. Both
we're most horribly burned, and it is
extremely doubtful that either will re-
cover.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
FiendfFOiIed.

In Atlanta an unknown negro went
to the home CT W. A. Hook, a we'll
known white barber. about $50 o'clock
Wednesday night and made an attack
on his wife. Hooks home is located
at Lakewood Heights, some distance
from the city and where the houses
are not as close together as they are
in town. Mrs. Hook managed to get
inside the door and slammed 1t In the
negro's face when he put his shoulder
against it and was about to break it
down. The cries of Mrs. Hook and
her daughter had by this time attrac
ted attention, and the negro made
his escape. The neighborhood was
much aroused over the matter that q
posse made up Of c!tiz?ns Of that sec
ton secured bl ,odhounds and secured
the woods all night for the criminal.
The search is still going on, but up
to 1.-THE present time no arrest has
been made.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
Terrible Typhoon.

Mail advices from the Philippines
show how inadequatly the devasta-
tion caused by the typhoon was des'
cribed in the cable reports last month.
1t is stated that at least fifteen
Americans and 200 natives lost their
lives and that the damage will exceed
%. 600, 900 gold in the province OF
Albaf alone. In the province OF Sor.
sogan, the damage is placed at 81, 900,
900. In these two prCvlnces eighty.
per cent. of the buildings were des.
troyed. AS 8 rel ult Of the storm and
drought of early summer only fifteen
per cent. Of the usual re ,ipts from
the crops will be obtained. In Sor.
sogan all municipal buildings and
school houses, with two exceptions
we're destroyed, 1t will be eighteen
months before q new crop Of hemp
will be available for market, 80 that
much restitution among the natives
is invitable. The typhoon almost
wiped out the rice crop,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
A Base SANDER.

DR.. Erich Zoepfel. Q%uellensteiD, the
German counsel at Atlanta said that
he felt a great Injustice had been
done the South in the cablegram sent
out from New York to the effect that
immigrants to this section are made
to work at the point Of the pistol.
The cablegram In question vas pub.
lished in Germany as a warning. DR..
Zoeppfel says be intends to write the
emperor at once that this report is
entirely %unfounded, and that this
section Is one Of the best in the en-.
tire country for emigrants from
Germany and other European states.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
Bull Fighters Itjured.

A dispatch from Mexico City SAYS
the increasieg number Of accidents to
bull fighters in the ring Is used as an
argument by the local society for the
prevention OF cruelty to animals to
urge the abolition OF the sport. Par
rao, the noted bull fighter, who was
seriously gored about three weeks ago,
is recovering from his iDjlries. To
day CocheritO de Bilbao was tossed on
a bulls horns and thrown into the air
escaping with relatively slight injury.
Cocherito recently arrived from Spain.
Football does not commend itself to
the public as a substitute for bull
fighting.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
. CAUGHT IN GEORGIA.
Murphy Who Assassinated Treasur.
er Copes Now In Jail.

Murphy Who Assassinated Treasur.
er Copes Now In Jail.
The police department Of Augusta
believes It has spotted Murphy, who
while serving a life sentence for the
murder Of Treasurer Oopes, escaped
from prison. According to the letter
received just by the Governor from
the chief Of police Of Augusta, he
thinks D. G. Murphy, a life prisoner,
who escaped from the ~penitentiary
some years ago, Is in jail at SWANS
burg, Ca, on the charge OF horse
stealing, and the Augusta officer
wants to know II this State desired to
put q claim for him at once.
Murphy killed Treasurer Copes, In
Orangeburg County In 1897 and was
sentenced to harg. Governor Eiler.
be committed this to life imprison.
ment, and shortly afterwards the man
escaped.
A short time ago an interview with
a. former Penitentiary guard was
printed IN which it was said that
Murphy had gone to the Philippines.
II the letter OF the Augusta chief OF
police Is corre,t, however, Murphy Is
in a Georgia Jail, and there is little
doubt but that he will make a strong
effort to keep out Of the clutches Of
the South Carolina authorities.
The case is one Of the most inter.
esting ones Of the criminal history OF
the State, and Murphy has no doubt
led an eventful life since his escape
from the P~enitentiary Eere. At the
time of his escape every effort was
made to recapture Murphy, but 1t
was said he had gone to South Amer.
lea. The Augusta police who write
appear to be familiar with the case,
and think that the SWainsburg horse
thief Is the real Murphy. Several
men who have proven to be the wrong
men have been arrested as Murphy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
Accident.

A dispatch from Union to the State
says an unusual and possibly fatal &C
cident happened to a well known
farmer living near Jonesville recently.
Mr.. Thomas Wright was chasing a
runaway horse across a field and a
bristly cocklebur flew up into his
mouth and was Instantly drawn down
his windpipe All efforts by local ply.
siclans to dislodge 1t proved futile,
and the man, suffering horrible tor.
ture has been taken to q hospital In
Spartanburg to be operated upon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
Awful Deed.

At Chicago, becoming suddenly In.
sane, Mrs. Benjamin Giest Wednesday
hurled her i've year old son, Lucas,
out OF q third story window and then
attempted to kill herself with a re.
volver. The child will probable re.
cover. The mother was oVerpowered
after a desperate struggle aud taken
to an insane hospital.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
j. Wa in D~estitution.

A cablegram from Kishin; #, describ:
ing the misery In thatsection of Russia
was received to-day by the state bank
here. It read: Colossal distress.
Out side of Kishinef hundreds Of vii
lage jews ruined. In the town Of
Kalarasch, with large commercial In
terests, near Kishinef, 300 houses
burned down, 6J0 families reduced to
poverty, three million roubles loss.
Help absolutely necessary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
Sues for Wife.

Will A. Lowry, a prominent young
man Of Macon Ga will file applica.
tion for writ of habeas corpus In the
city court tomorrow on complaint
that his wife formerly Miss Ruth
Hoge was being detained by her ia
Their, J. T. Hoge q prominent rail.
road man. The application for the
writ divulges a secret which the two
young people have kept. Lowry says
he and Miss Hoge were married In
October and he puts a marriage II
cense and the name Of the clergyman
performing the ceremony In evidence.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
Drank Much Booze.

Columbia is not worrying about
other parts Of the state voting out the
dispensary, but 1t Is continuing to
drink dispensary whlskey In iucreas.
Ing quantities. The dispeuSary sales
Ia the city last month broke all REQ.
ords. In profits alone the county
treasurer last month received %, O92..
20-which is to be equally divided DO.
tween the county and the town. But
it should not b, forgotten that the
fair week sales, which were about
double any previous fair week, are to
be counted in this NJ lnths record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
Lynchers.

A special to The Register, from
H%attiesburg, Miss, says that D. B
R. 81. Holmes, A. T. Rowe
and Albert F. James, prominent
white men were today arrested on
Indictment returned by the grand
j Try charging them with completely
in the lynching Ct Kid George and
E. Brock, negroes. The men were
not placed In jail, but are held uader
guard at the Holmes residence.
Habeas corpus proceedings for their
release will be begun tomorrow before
the chancellor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
Fatal Accident,

A dispatch from Bowman to The
News and Courier says a tree that was
being cut by Mr.. VIM. II. Rast Mon.
day afternoon Of last week accidental
ly fell on a little son Of his, killing
him instantly. The little fellow was
about eight or nine yeas old. The
father did not know that the boy was
anywhere around until the tree COM
menced to fall, when the poor little
fellow ran right under it, in trying to
make his escape.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
Stand COllaD4ed.

At Wichite, Kansas, ninety men
attending the Southern Kansas Scot
fish Rite convocation, were thrown
into q heap by the breaking Of a scat.
fold on which they stood to have their
pictures taken Wednesday afternoon.
Many were injured. 8. 81. Thomas,
commandant Of the Soldiers Home at
Dodge City, was among the injured,
having 81 # sred 8 sprained ankle. Sew.
enty. FIVE others sustained bruises, but
no one was seriously hurt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
Singular Accident.

At Patterson, N. j., three deaths
were caused Thursday night by the
falling OF a heavy picture on the wall
which broke a gas pipe while the
Schroeder family was asleep. Chris
Scoroder, bis mother, Catherine and
her grandchild, Ira La Forge, were
asphyx1ated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
Removed.
Postmaster Horton Of Bolton

Postmaster Horton Of Bolton will
be removed to make place for W.
Carroll Brown, a brother. in-law Of
Senator Latimer and for several years
postt flee inspector. MI. HurtoD gave
satisfaction and was the choice of the
patrons; but District Attorney Capers
recommended the change-which will
be made at once. Senator L ltimer in
an interview, says he did all he could
to keep Mr.. Horton In of3ce.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
Armenfans Stay TarIers.

1t Is reported that In the govern.
ment Of E:ivan 100 Armeians from q
number OF villages, attacked the Tar.
ter village of Gors, killed 400 of the
will ayers and plundered and burneS
all property.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
Town Burned.

A dispatch from Burk, Mcdowell
county, Va, is to the effect tnat the
entire town was destroyed by fire
early Wednesday morning. Burk is .
mining town of 1000 people about
$50 miles from there. More than 100
buildings were destroyed. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15
FARM ANIMALS
Another Evidence Of Progress in
South.
Some Interesting Salts :fcs As to Cat
tie, Hoge, Sheep, Etc
South Carolina.

No better insight into the real pro.
gress Of the South in recent years
could be had than from an inspection
Of the last figures prepared by the de.
partment Of agriculture showing the
efforts Of the South to increase her
supply Of farm animals. Where there
can be nc doubG that rapid progress
has been made throughout the South
generally during the last ten years In
manufacturing, cotton plantirg and
other agricultural pursuits, the ex
pertinent Of stock raising. was not I'm.
dertaken as a means Of livelihood to
any %appreciable extent until a few
years back. The almost u%npre3edent.
ed number Of hogs raised In the state
Of Virginia and South Carolina during
the past year means that more corn
has necessarily been planted on which
to feed them ard get them ready fer
the markets.
There are now on the farms Of the
United States A., 1920. 511 hogs, and Of
this number the Southern states claim
over 5000, 900. The total gain over
1904 for the United States is 321, LA
and the states Of Virginia, North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
Mississippi and Kentucky and Tennes
see, which embrace not more than IL
per cent. Ct the area Of the United
States, get about 80 per cent Of in.
crease over 1904. While, as stated,
the growing Of corn has also increas-
ed to a marked degree, it has not kept
pace with the amount necessary for
large stock raising. The area Of corn
raising appears to be shifting to the
Southeast.
There are now on the farms Of Viz.
ginis 767,f63 hogs; South Carolina,
663 GOT; North Carolina, 1,048, 146
Georgia, 1895. 992; Alabama, l,034,.
O92; Mississippi, LOST. 1870; and Ken
lucky, 1,011, 516.
While the increase in sheep raising
has not been so noticeable as In that
OF hog raising, all Of the Southern
states have made small gains during
the last year. At this time there are
452 1913 sheep In the state of Virginia,
So, 867 in South Carolina, and approx
imately 800, 900 in each Of the other
Southern states, With the exception OF
Kentucky, which mas 654, 900.
In horses and mules, Virginia has
invested-not counting any except
those designed for farm works.. Sl2,.
800; South Carolina, %, $40, 287; Geor.
gia more than 81. 600, 600 and Ken
lucky, which would be expected to
show a very large number, about half
OF, what Georgia number.
From Georgia to the Virginia line,
traversing all of the MT uatain coun.
ties In South Csrolina-Oconee,
Pickens, Greenville, Spartanburg,
York and Cherokee-there is an area
of about 1000 square miles which Is
said by the department OF agriculture
to be unsurpassed for stock raising.
Another excellent region Is found ly.
ing to the eastward in North Carolina
from Danvllle to Salisbury and Char.
lotte. In all the plateau region ct
Virginia and the Carolinas the land
lies well for profitable stock raising on
q large scale.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-15

cd Oh UQab DaSlS-
Superintendent W. L, Stockwell, Of
North Dakota: THE law providing
for a State high school board and for
inspection and classification Of high
schools is now nearly ten years old. I
wish to say that in my judg ment moth
ing has had a more decided influence
upon the whole scneme Of education
In this State than has this classified.
tion inspection and aiding highschools.
1t has had the tendency to build up
good, strong, efficient high schools In
every part Of our State, and I think
the influence OF a good high school
is felt thrC ughout the entire commun-
ity in which that high school Is loca.
ted, beoau Q of the fact that many OF
the rural school teachers are drawn
from among the graduates Of our high
schools.
The North Dakoto high school law
is a very simple one. I quote the
leading features: 1.-The high school
board shall receive applications from
such schools for aid as hereinafter
provided, which applications shall be
received and acted upon In the order
of their receipt. The said board shall
apportion to each Of said schools
which shall have fully complied with
the provisions of this Act, and whose
applications shall have been approved
by the board, the following sums to
wit; Four hundred dollars each year