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The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-04-28
Unpublished Letters Of Pat

Dear Spotts-Address me letters to 90 Broad.
way, me temporary business headquarters. We know
the place. Everybody knows it now for the hiding
place of the System, since Tom Lawson turned
States evidence.
What am l doing? IT'S secret I can't tell
ye now, but if oil shoots up cent gallon ye may
be sure your old friend Pat touched the button
But that's a trife. Me real workout can
trust We to hold your tongue until the job is done
and the glorious wood alcohol industry is preserved?
Whisper, it's keeping me eye on the Senate to see
that our beloved gasoline product does not get
Knockout drop by the votes of Senators who may be
led into thinking it is their duty to serve the people
instead of working in the interests of the interests
that put up the stuff at election time.
To be sure, of our friends in the Senate will
have to look after their own skins in this matter
and find some way to side-step, for the purpose of
"keepee face" me laundryman says, but we will
help as long as they play fair.
These boys will be absent when the time comes
for vote, Sick or junket or attending to
"private" business. Any old thing to keep from vot
i'm agin us, and we'll have crowd lined up who
are never afraid to vote fright"
AS was talking with H. H. Rogers he says,
"Ai Pat, We have the head for details"
"Yes, Hank" says. It's always Hank and Pat
betwixt us two "I have, and without conceit con-
fess it, But it's me training Get the habit, Hank"
II must" he says. 81 have almost everything
else worth having"
"Haye We seen me yellow dog list, Pat| he says
sits dandy. I showed it to Clark of Montana
one day and he identified it the package oil
right" and Hank chuckled at his crude wit.
It would surprise ye, SPOTS, to see the names on
this census report Of brinde CANNES. dare not
tell We.
"Do any of them ever fail to tote the goods,
HankT' l asked.
Sometimes there is struggle from the ranks,
a weak kneed brother who falls beneath the load"
Hank answered. "rhats what call The Treason
Of the Senate, and We know the finish of a traitor.
is not shooting that turns the lively Senator into
a political corpse but more painful death is his
Dose ga Standard Oil wagon runs over the caitif,"
Hank explained in fendish glee.
am directing me preliminary work from the
Waldorf IT'S there I'm keeping open house. Ye
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-04-28
THE SUN

know what that means Ye mind the open house ut
Tallahassee last session, and what haven of
1t was to the thirsty souls coming the hot sands
with parched tongues.
Joy of St. Peter but in the shade of the night
msny were full OF bliss or old crow or some other
kind of case goods
But as I was saying, I'm at the Waldorf and rs
loll around of an evening in the palm room, in ME
easy confidential way, mixing with the Wall Street
burch and picking out me material for me work,
assume the pose of cosmopolitan who is at home
in any company. That's me, Pat Murphy, c. j.,
p L.-continent jumper and professor of legislation
And it's to me the clerks of the hotel salaam, and
it's "Col. Murphy, are We well tonight" and as
there any way we can serve your honor this even
ingi" and they overwhelm me with politeness
But speaking of poteness and accommodating
qualities of a hotel clerk, am reminded Of old
friend, Ed Duke of Tallahassee.
Ye know Duke. Sure, everybody knows Duke.
Nay he run fast enough to win in the race in Leon
for the Legislature.
But as I was saying about accommodating hotel
clerks, night late in Tallahassee Duke checked
me off to a nice-looking room. Just I pre-
pairing to sink into sweet slumber 1 heard a noise
under the bed, and looked, thinking to burglar
Twas not only two big rats doing quick dash into
their hole dressed and went down to the Office to
kick told me tale to Duke but he was rs serene
as We please
"Pll fix that, Pat" he says "'Frontr he yelled
to the languid lump Of darkness acting bellhop.
"Iake cat to No. 20 at once"
Did I ever tell ye SPOTS, how ! got into the
banking busness' Sure it's fine game, and the
only know where we eat your cake and still
have it,
IT'S owning to the benevolent system of our great
and good government, Spots, that such happy fnan
cial conditions is possible.
But to resume. I'll tell We how got into the
game. had six nickels and deed to tract Of
land in the Everglades. won't tell we how got 1t.
l might compromise some of me friends I'll tell We
how it was located, though, from me beautiful map.
From the center of the south shore Of Lake Okeecho
bee it is forty.fve minute swim and ten-minute
wade to the boundary Of me domain.
OF the kind of soil l can't tell We. never saw
it. I understand that improvements arc needed, but
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there seems to be difference Of opinion to their
nature Governor Broward declares that the land
needs draining, while Maj. st. Clair Abrams Is posi-
tive that irrigation is the thing.
But that's neither here nor there. hypothecated
the land to get capital to start me bank. Sure ye
know what that means Finding a sucker and giving
him paralysis of the coin purse.
goes to me banker and says "Lcnd me $4,000
on me estate" telling him what wanted with It,
"Sure" says he, "as long ye are to he one OF u.s.
Where is itH"
ION me map" says, land in the 'Gladcs. viii
yc take n mortagef" l asked
"Yes," he says, "if the bank examiner don't stop
ne I'll do anything to oblige friend"
SO got me $4,000 by giving mortage on me
land and fear of foreclosure causes me no sleep.
III never pay the interest.
With me neat nest egg I bought Government
bonds, complied with the requirements Of the national
banking laws and opened up, with safe and sane
financial policy outlined.
Ye want to know where me hank Isl won't tell
ye Ye might deposit and don't like to take money
from me friends
But see what good thing have. Me bonds pay
me 4 per cent, and I'm allowed to issue the amount
Of me bonds in nice new long green that loan out
at and 10 per cent besides having the use OF money
deposited with me.
Amt IL goodi The agitators who are kicking
for reform and change In our national banking laws
are lot of anarchists who ought to DO studying
geology on the rock pile.
Russell Sage openly compimented me for me
treatise on this subject which ye will find In re-
cert number of the Financial Review, and j. p. Nor
gun has asked me TO prepare scheme for an elastic
currency that will meet the approval OF Secretary
Shaw.
An elastic currency, SPOTS, I'll explain Is like
tying string to dollar and throwing 1t to fellow
who wants It. Ye keep hold Of the string, though,
anc pull it back when ye think he's had 1t long
enough to give confidence. He pays 20 interest for
tho work of throwing and head Of steam Is kept
in the confidence boiler. Who cares whether the
boiler has safety valve.
Ye will excuse now, Spots, for must hasten
to deliver an address TO the Mothers Congress-
PAT MURPHY.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-04-28
French PrOtestants Unite
and Quickly Disunite

Paris-After the separation law went into effect,
the French Protestants fell upon each others necks,
wept and formed an organization among themselves.
And now they have agreed to disagree and the or
ganizstion has split In two
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-04-28
Shaking the
Old Plum Tree
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to publication of legal notices be amended so that it
would be mandatory to publish all notices OF legal
character in the newspaper having the largest cir
culation in the locality where such notices are oper
alive
81 find" he states, chat under the present system
that in numerous instances tendency is shown to
suppress publicity much as possible by publication
in an obscure paper having but scant circulation.
believe that every effort should be made to inform
the public in such respect
"Let me remark, too" he added, chat heartily
indorse the publication of the Tax Assessors roll as
advocated by THE SUN. It would exert power
full influence against the evil of tax lodging, simply
through the plan of putting the assessment in black
and white where all could see Publicity shames the
tax dodger."
One thing may be said in favor of the primary
system of nominating, and that is the exercise the
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-04-28

One thing may be said in favor of the primary
system of nominating, and that is the exercise the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-01-23
DR.. ]. E. ENNIS
Atlanta, Ga, Physician Addresses
the People of Americus on Matter
of Health

"To whom it May Concern: of late
there hes been good deal of discussion
in regard 20 advertised medicines. their
value and power to cure.
/ want to say to the people of Ameri.
CHS that believe the most valuable cod
liver oil preparation, the best body
builder, health restorer, and strength
creator, known to medicine today Is
VirOl.
While VinoI does not contain the
acknowledging oil of old-fashioned
cod liver oil and emulsions, it actually
does contain all the curative, medicinal
principles of the cud's liver in highly
concentrated form, and it is delicious to
Jake
| advise Vinol in my practice, and
fud it has ne equal for healing coughs,
colds bronchial troubles and sore lungs.
| have used Vinol in many cases of
indigestion, mal-assimilation, and for
patients who were anaemic and run
down, with splendid results. I have
found Vinol to be boon to the aged,
as IL aids the enfeebled system to sus-
tain life; it induces appetite, and rest
full sleep, it is a real body builder, and
thus prolongs life.
| believe VinOl to be well worthy of
anv honest physicians endorsement.
Our local druggist ]. G. Dodson sells
Vinol to the people of Americus on a
positive guarantee If it fails to give salts
faction the entire purchase money will
be refunded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-01-23
ERRORS or SPEECH.
Common Abuse of the Verbs to Get,
to Lay and to Lie.

Common Abuse of the Verbs to Get,
to Lay and to Lie.
The verb to get is one Of our much
ntsused words. It means to acquire,
win, obtain, and primarily it signifies
the putting forth Of effort to attain
something. Consequently it is not only
superfuOus, but incorrect, to speak of
a man as getting drowned" or "get
ting sick" and you may unfortunately
have cold" but it is impossible that
you have got a cold" At this mo-
ment no exceptions occur to the writer
to the rule that got should never be
used in connection with have, which
alone sufficiently expresses possession.
Say Il have the picture" not 81 have
got the picture" 1.-THE dog has
broken leg" not |'The dog has got a
broken leg"
The Irregular verbs lay and lie are
frequently confounded. Lay is an ac-
tive or transitive verb, and lie is pas
sive or intransitive. We lay things
down or have laid them down, but we
and things lie at rest. You lie down,
have lain down, will lie down or are
lying down; she lay down yesterday
and is going to lie down this afternoon.
A frequent error is to confound the
past lenses of these verbs. One should
say, MARY laid the book on the table
and lay down herself" but the book
lies on the table
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-01-23
FLOOD IN ITS FURY
SWEEPS BY CITY.
Town Creek as River RACES
EDWARDS.
MUCH DAMAGE HAS RESULTED
City Bridges are Awasi1 as Result of
Flood-Loss Sustained at McNelll
Lumber PIant-Creek There Was
Like Raging Torrent.

Spreading out to q " idth of three
hundred feet Town Greek, usually o
small and very placid stream, swept
like O raging river through the city
Yesterday, carrying before it every
thing that fell into it's angry clutches
and doing deal of damage.
Away out of it's oanks, the red water
churned aud roareG like Niagara in
miniature.
By noon the crest of The flood had
reached here, and hundreds of specta-
tors gathered on the railway tracks
above the Central depot to watch the
swishing waters.
Beneath the tracks it rushed in two
mighty streams, one through the Jack
son street culvert while the other was
the usual course OF the creek The
city's bridge at that point was engulfed
but held it's fastenings, though the APP
proaches fell away.
The street at that point was under
ten feet of muddy water.
The man city bridge al MoGarrah
street, near the Central depot, stood
the terrible pressure ell right enough,
though the mad yellow stream beneath
was as large as Flint river.
In front of the depot stretched yell
low sea three hundred feet wide, ex-
tending from the railway artesian we'll
to the lowlands beyond the run of the
creek. The railway reservoir from
whence water Is pumped seemed to be
we'll enguIfed. N
Plum street bridge is probably safe,
as it is very strongly built.
It was at the lumber yards OF the
MoNeill plant thas the most damage
was done, quite likely, although the
loss here was not as great as from such
freshets il past years,
Considerable lumber was whirled
about the yards, which are on the banks
of the creek. Betting, pulleys and
other machinery will be damaged to
some extent A strong wire barricade
held back quantity of the drifting
lumber, thus saving it
Opposite the McNeill lumber plant
is the city's pumping station, and here
some damage was done, the angry we
tiers from the creek backing up until
the pump looms were reached.
However, the operation of the plant
was not hindered at all
The stable of mules belonging to the
Mcneil company had close call. An
employe of the company went to the
rescue and found the ANIMALS swim.
ming IN the stab!ee, he said. They
were liberated aud escaped without
further harm,
The food was the worst since that of
the spring of 1901, when great damage
was done here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-01-23
THE STOMACH.
How 1t Is Affected by the Use OF
Mixed Fatty Foods

How 1t Is Affected by the Use of
Mixed Fatty Foods.
The stomach never has the least pow
er of dgesting true fat This is dis
posed of in the intestines. When eat
en- in the ordinary forms, as fat meat,
butter, etc, the fat separates out in
the stomach and does not in the least
interfere with the work of the gastric
juice on the other food, but when a
nonfatty food has been intimately mix
ed with grease the latter prevents the
gastric juice getting at the food it
could digest. Fish fried in oil or but
ter Is by no means the most marked
example, as the fat does not penetrate
very deeply. Potatoes mashed with
butter are rather worse, and minced
vegetables fried with butter are bad
offenders. The reason advanced ex-
plains why pork is difficult of diges-
ton. The muscular fibers are mixed
up with fat cells, and by the liberation
of the oil In each tiny cell the eaten
pork is made into an oily paste. A
very strong stomach will do the work
required, but it is not fair task to
impose frequently, and a weak stom-
ach will refuse to do anything beyond
reminding its owner by a few stabs
that it will not stand such treatment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-01-23
ARE BOUND LIKE THE APPLE.
Prosperity of the Railroads and of the
People.

FSQpiGs
A. B. Stickney is railroad president
who is in favor of the Government reg
ulating rates. Addressing the Com.
mercial League of Minnesota, q few
! days ago, Mr. Stickney advanced
new idea about water" in the value of
property. He said:
1.-The prosperity of the railways and
the prosperity of the people are as in.
dissoIubIy bound together as the two
halves of the growing apple. Out
them asunder, destroy the prosperity
OF the one, and, the prosperity of the
other will wither."
La the discussion of the railroad
problem much is made by some sdvo-
Gates of Legislative control of the
water" which the capitalization of
many railroad companies contain.
1t is we'll known athat the capital
value of the farms and other fixed
P. operty of the Nation contains about
one part of actual cash cost to ten or
more parts of water" which exceeds
by many fold the ratio of "cash" to
water" in the proudest reorganjzsd
railroad companies.
Farms and other fixed property, with
a capital containing one part of cash to
ten or more parts of .''water" are per-
mltted by law to earn interest If they
can-and they generally do-upon their
entire capital value, "wAteF" as we'll as
cash, and as long SO the majority of the
MISUNDERSTANDING are permitted to
earn dividends on the larger proper
tion of "water" in the capital value OF
their property, all fairmlnded men
must admit that it would be unfair for
them to provide by law that the minor
ity partners should not earn dividends
on the smaller proportion of "watef"
in their capital value.
Increased capital value of the farm
hasnot increased the earnings of the
farm. But it is slightly increased
earnings and the large decrease in IN
terest rates for money in the last TWEEN
ty years which has SO enormously in
creased capital value of the farm and
other prosperity, as we'll as railway
property. Hence there is nothing in
the ''watered' stock argument which
fairminded men Will regard as justifi-
cation of legislative control of railway
rates.
President s lcknev d. clared that the
real soundatiCn OF liberty was o fair
distribution OF property in the hands
of the people and no monopolies in
trade.
''It is my conclusion, he said, that
because railways have assumed
the common law obligation OF
common carriers, have Voluntarily
subjected their property to q
public use, 1t is fair and right
to control their rates by law,
and because railways are monopolies,
the law of self preservtion, as we'll
as fairness and justice, demands that
the people through. the Government,
should control railway rates by law.
Such law, however, in order to be
fair and effective, must be intelligent
and directed to the substantial facts,
which are the basis for reasonable
rates. at present the basis of reasoL-
able rates and just rates ia unknown.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-01-23
ENroMoLsTo HAVE AMEETINc
Com. Hudson Has Called Session in
Macon.

Hon. T. G. Hudson, state commits
sioner of agriculture, returned to At
lanta yesterday after spending two
days at his home in Americus. A meet
ing of the state board of entomology
has been called by the chairman, Com
missioner T. g, Hudson, to be held at
the Hotel Lanier in Macon, on Friday
next, January Goth, in connection with
the meeting of Georgia fruit growers
State Entomologist B. L. Smith will
submit his annual report, which will
contain much data of Importance on
the work of the past year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-01-23
Temptation never stays whore it is
not welcome.
Eo,lr4een Negroes Bruised.

montgomery Ala, Jan. 22.-In
wreck miles out from this place, two
cars, baggage and second-class coach
of the Western of Alabama railway,
were overturned. Fourteen negroes
in the coach were bruised, but only
three were specially hurt, one having
a broken arm, another a dislocated
shoulder and the other cut on the
leg 1t is thought the switch was
tampeder with, and an accident OF like
kind happened there a few weeks ago
The track was cleared in two hours
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-01-23
DESTRUCTIVE ARTISTS.
The Ruin They Wrought While
SmartinE Under Criticism.


Smarting Under Criticism.
By no means unusual was the de-
struction of the Borglum angels in the
Cathedral of st. John the Divine by the
sculptor himself while smarting under
the criticism that there We're no male
angels shown.
GerOme, the famous French sculptor,
had been working for weeks on the clay
model of a group representing Spring.
1t had almost reached completion when
the artist became convinced that the
treatment was wrong, and in a minute
ne had beaten the entire group into q
;hapeless mass of damp clay.
Hogarth destroyed a picture which
had l-een somewhat severely criticised
by one of his friends, but the most spec
tacular destruction is related of Char
tran, who for a time had a studio In
New York. He was visited by the hus-
band of an American woman whose
portrait he was painting, $1,000 being
the agreed price. The husband, while
admitting it to be a splendid work of
art, declared that he could see abso-
lutely no likeness to his wife in the pic
tuAad face. Chartran laid down his
brush and, taking out his penknife slit
the canvas into ribbons, after which he
bowed his critic out 1t afterward de-
veloped that the man was disparaging
the portrait merely in the hope Of OBJ
tanning a reduction in the price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-01-23

Blank Books and office Supplies to
suit all kinds of business.
HOLIDAYS BOOKSTORE
Mr. P. A. Brownlee of Helena was in
Americas yesterday, coming up on a
business trip.
Mr.. l. O. Steele was among the sew.
eral Atlantans autographed last night
at The Windsor.
Mr., Smith D. Pickett came up from
Albany yesterday, among others from
the ArtesIan City.
Miss Amzie Williford is spending
some time very pleasantly with lela~
tives in Lumpkin.
Mr.. s. A. McDougall came up from
Moultrie yesterday morning, having
business in the city.
Mrs E. V. Wright has returned to
her home in Montgomery after visit
to relatives in Amercus.
Judge James A. HIxon returned yes
terdsy from Leesburg, where he was
called on legal business.
Miss Nettie LockGtt returned home
yesterday from a visit to her sister,
MR.. Maultsby, IN Albany.
Rev j. P. WardIaw, who has been at
Colorado Springs for a month past,
will return home this week.
Mr.. j. Guy Daniels, of Newberry, s.
O, is here upon visit of few days to
brother, Mr.. s. A. Daniels.
Mr.. d. G. Holton came down from
Oslethorpe yesterday among others
from Macon county's capital.
Mr. Otis M. Hansford has gone to
Sylvester to spend some time at the
home Of his brother, Halle Hansford.
Captain J. W. Thomas, of Atlanta, iu
spep ding several days in Americus,
where he is we'll known and has q host
of friends.
Miss Ida Miller, of West Point, is
he guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman G.
Miller at their residence here for sew
teral days.
Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Campbell will re-
turn to Oordele today after pleasant
visit OF several q ays in AmericuP, their
former home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-01-23
a Gard From a Canvasser.

Editor Times Recorder: I notice in
Sundays paper an article about some
peddIers selling clocks at $11.0O
and rugs at SIS 90 on easy payments to
negroes. When you consider that our
clocks are made by one OF the best
clock makers we have in the country,
and our rugs are the best on the mar.
ket, no wonder people buy on our easy
terms. After doing business here for
six yeare, we have proven that our
goods are just what we represent, and
both whites and blacks know q good
thing when they see it.
CANYA SsER