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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
AN EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS
For Position in City Schools Held
Tomorrow.

Applicants for the position of male
teacher of the ninth grade in FurIow
School will he held tomorrow. There
are several applicants for the position.
which has salary of 81, 900 attached.
among them one or two gentlemen of
this city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15

For SaIe-Ten b. n. engine and boiler,
gin and press outfit; cool condition
and cheap. Call on or address Fl. NJ.
Bird, Plains Ga. Is d4t wit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
SHIPMENTS GO FORWARD DAILY
Americus is Shipping Finest Peaches
Now.

Shipments Of peaches are made
daily from Americas now to the fruit
centres of the north and cas-. Dat at
the orchard of Mr.. r. s. Broadhurst a
considerable force is kept busy pick
ing and packing peaches and haul
Ing them in by wagon loads for ship
ment, Just now Mr.. BroaIhurst is
shipping G. 9orgia Bellies and the Gov
ernor Hogg, both choice varieties, end
three weeks hence his Elbertas VIII be
ready as W II.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
Ask for Aliens Foot-Ease

A powder for .Swollen, Tired, Hot, Smart
ing feet. Sample sent FRBE. Also Free
Sample OF the FOoT-EASE SANITARY CORN
PAD, a new invention. Adores Allen s.
Olmsted Leroy, N. Y,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
Fancy Baskets of Paaohas

Selec ed fruit, foil ripe aud lbs cious,
in small baskets or crates. Phone
orders to No. 1919 for quick delivery.
~ st r. s BRoADHURsT
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15

Danger is near at hand when the kid
neys are sick. Kidney Elites will purify
ard strengthen the kidney and restore
them to their normal and healty condi-
ton. % cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
DECLINE THE POSITION

Mr.. Jordan Does Not Desire. Polite al
Office.
Atlanta, June IA President Harvie
Jordan Of the Southern Cote Assoc
citation, when asked today whether he
woBld accept the office of Secretary of
Agriculture of the United States IN
case Secretary Wilson should leave the
cabinet, said: 81 would not accept
this. or any other political office. {"
PresId ant Harvie Jordan declined 70
discuss the reports regarding the dis
missaI of Seer etary Wilson until some
positive action had been taken.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
THE FLUCTUATIONS IN FUTURES
Range Of Values in Cotton Market
Yesterday, BY j. s. McRee s. Co.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURE

New Orleans, June IA Spots; mid
ding liz. Contracts opened steady
and closed steady at following prices:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15

Old news papers for sale, 30 cts. per
hundred at Times-Recorde office.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15

For Sale-Spanish Peanuts for plant
ing. w. j. Josey, Americas, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
NEW YORK FUTURES

New York, June IA Spots; M1ddline
II 25 Contracts opened steady and
closed steady at following prices:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15

New stock of National go-carts and
folding baby carts from So so to S25.
SHEFFIELD Huntington Co
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15

Permanent position is
offered to Ladies, GlrIsand
Boys for a immediate aC-
CeptanCe by New Ameri-
Gus Steam Laundry.
Help must be reliable,
energetic and faithful.
Class work is not difficult
to learn. Preference will
be given to such appIi-
cants that are needy and
worthy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
Tha Suisa Banda

The Swiss bands marched to tho musis
Of fife and drum or Of their own voices,
the notation Of one Of their marching
songs being still preserved. The forest
cantons also sent a horn with their DOM
panies, which instruments were known
BY nicknames, Bull Of Uri, Cow Of Unter'
walden, and the like. Their sound wal
long a note Of terror to the men Of Aus.
tria and Burgundy, and made a grand
rallyipg cry for the Swiss in action. But
apart from this, these horns appear to be
the origin of the bugle horns which still
appear ON the appointments Of u light
infantry, and have displaced the drum al
the distinctive instrument Of the foot SOL
diar. Zach company Of course had a flag
Of It's own, which on march or In action
was posted in the center under a guard OF
halberds. Whence the main body some
times was called by the name Of tie pan.
per (banner.) The Swiss were iistin.
guished by the small size Of their flags;
the landsknechts, on the contrary, to &C.
~centuate the difference between themselves
and their hated rivals, carried enormous
ensigns, and made great play with them.
Other nations chose a happy mean between
the two.
Uniform was sf course q thing virtually
unknown In the fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries, though the Swiss, II we are to
trust old woodouts, wore the white cross
On q red ground even at Sempaoh.-Mso-
millan's Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
Painting tho Lily.

Painting the lily has become a literal
fact, not merely the poets notion Of the
widest exaggeration. An army officers
wife, writing from an out Of the way
western town, tells Of young woman out
there, ''quite the most refined person here
she Is, too, who related to me, with much
pride, an idea Of her. own which she had
carried out for q recent silver wedding.
I cut some Of our annunoiation lilies,
she explained, and pasted silver paper In
strips on tho outside Of the flowers. They
were very much admired"
This western artist ~ Is equaled and
outdone by q Berlin society woman who
set out her dinner board lately with az
quisite flowers, on which notices and quo.
tations were painted In gold, silver and
various oolors. On a deep purple hearts
ease was a greeting in cream color on iti
surface, and other flowers had been equally
dishgured, at great expense Of misguided
skill and money. Perhaps the worst out
rage was q lovely rose, bearing the oom.
plete menu ON Its petals.-New York
Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
MARY ANDERsoN's WARDROBE.

Whom She Had but One Stage Costume
For Five Five Act Playa
Three months elapsed between Mary
Anderson's first appearance on the stage
and her second performance, "a heart
breaking interval" writes Mrs. De Ma
yarro In The Ladies' Home Journal. Man
ager Macauley of Louisville then offered
her his theater again for a week, and she
presented the chief roles in five plays
'"Fazio, &" 1.-THE Hunchbsok," "Eyadne,"
"The Lady Of Lyons" and "Romeo and
Juliet" OF her first weeks engagement
she writes: "At the end Of the week I was
In debt to the manager for the sum Of 81,
the house having been large enough only
to cover the running expenses. All I had
gained by a week Of hard work was Q sad
heart and . very sore throat. Besides,
,reditors became unpleasantly importu-
nate, for my sosnty wardrobe was not yet
paid for. This consisted Of white satin
dress, simply made, which did service for
all the parts. 1t sparkled In silver trim
ming for Juliet, was covered with pink
roses for Julia, became gay In green and
gold for Evadne and cloudy with white
lace for Pauline. The unfortunate gown
owed its many changes to the nimble and
willing fingers Of my mother, who spent
much time each day In Its metamorphoses.
"a train Of velveteen, q white muslin
dress and q modern black silk gown,
which, like Mrs. Toodles, we thought
would be so useful but which had to be
discarded after It's first appearance, COM
pleted my wardrobe-surely a meager one
for five plays Of FIVE acts each, requiring
at least 10 gowns. We bad built up
financial as we'll as artistic hopes for that
week and were disappointed In both. But
It proved more successful than was at first
thought, for shortly after, Ben De Bar,
one Of the greatest Falstaffs Of his time,
engaged me for six nights at his st. Louis
theater. At the end Of that time I found
myself in his debt for the sum Of 5000, but
the houses had steadily improved, and tn.
press was filled with long articles enthu.
siastio about the present and full OF pre-
dtctions about the future"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
A Political ThundcrbOlt.

Raleigh N. c., February Especial
The appointment to-day by the Presi
dent Of the Uuited States of Distric'
Attorney Holton and Marshal Mil
liken, of the Eastern North Carolins
district, to succeed themselves for &
third term each, has almost paralyzeG
the leaders of both wings of the Re"
publican party in this State. These
were the only two prominent Fedora,
oficeholders which both elements OF
the party had agreed should not be re-
appointed.
The Republican State chairman.
Rollins, thought he had q ciuch on the
district attorneyship,and Congressman
Blackburn, who leads the other winl
Of the party, had been conceded thu
marshalship for a pesonal friend il
payment for not antagonizing Rollins
appointment to the Office of district at,
attorney. Blackburn had presented
the name of this friend, Clint WACO.
ner. of S~tatesville, to the President
and was absolutely sure he would &c
the plum, and Wagner had already
begun preparations to take the office
in q few days.
District Attorney Holton and Mar
shall Milliken have been and are still
making 1t very uncomfortable for som.
Of the revenue agents who have beer
defrauding the Government, and thu
prosecution of some of them ia still 90
ing on in the Federal Court at Greens
boro. 1t is said that the department
of justice, being pleased with the off
cial record Of these officials, took
hand in the fight and urged the Pres
ident to reappoint both men, with th'
result 40 Unexpectedly announced t.
the politicians Of this State to-day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
aad CMA,

A little girl went with her mother to see
q lady who was an assiduous collector of
china, and in whose parlor were cabinets
filed with her trophies, besides odd plates
and dishes, bearing indisputable marks OF
age, which hung in conspicuous places on
the walls.
The child sat quietly during the long
call, and while her mother and the china
collector talked Of matters Of mutual In.
terest she looked about her with big, won
dering eyes.
Mamma" she said thoughtfully as she
was getting ready for bed that night,
"don't you feel sorry for poor Mrs. Haskell
without any kitohepP"
without any kitchen, ohildi What do
YOU mean9" asked her mother.
"Why, didn't you sect" asked the little
girl in q tone of great surprise. "She has
to keep all her dishes in the parlor."-
Philadelphia Record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
ROMANS LIKE SECRECY.
Do Not Want Strangers to Sec Thsh
Household Arrangements.

hOusenOtu ATIduke"oAo
1t seems to be a part Of the real sim"
plicity Of the Italian Latin to put on o
quito useless look Of mystery on all occa
sions, and to assume the air Of q conspir'
stor when buying a cabbage, and more
than one great foreign writer has fallen
into the error Of believing the italian
character to be profoundly complicated.
One is apt to forget that 1t needs much
deeper duplicity to maintain an appear
ance of frankness under trying circum.
stances than to make a mystery Of onet
marketing and o profound secret Of ones
cookery. There are few things which the
Door Italian more dislikes than to be
watched when he Is buying and preparing
his food, though he will ask any one to
share it with him when 1t Is ready, but he
is almost as prone to hide everything else
that goes on inside his house unless he has
fair warning of a visit and full time to
prepare himself for It.
This is perhaps not entirely q race pecul.
iarity. but rather q survival OF medi@val
life us it was all over Europe. There are
pretty clear indications in our own litera-
ture that the ladies and gentlemen Of two
or three hundred years ago did not like to
be caught unprepared BY inquisitlVe visit
ors. The silks and satins In which they
are portrayed would not have lasted q life
time, as they did, II they had been worn
every day. AS for the cleanliness Of those
times, the less said about 1t the better.
In Rome there was a long period during
which not a single aqueduot was in work
ing order, and it was a trade to clear a sup
NV of water out of the Tiber from q por.
tion Of the yellow mud by letting 1t settle
In reservoirs, and to sell 1t in the streets
for all household purposes. Who washed
In those daysP 1t Ia safer to ask the ques-
ton now than 1t would have been then.
Probably those persons washed who were
the fortunate owners Of a house we'll or q
rainwater oistern, and those who had
neither did not. Perhaps that was very
much the same all over Europe. 1t Is Ger.
tainly to the credit Of Trastevere that 1t Is
not a dirty place today by Italian stand
ards.-Marion Crawford in Century.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
ANTARCTIC POSSIBILITIES
Explorer Borcbgrevink Thinks There Msy
10 O Enfnra For Commerca Thara.

Explorer Borcbgrevink Thinks There MAy
Be q Future For Commerce There.
The recent Antarctic expedition was a
commercial one, and commercially 1t was
q failure, because we did not find the right
whale, 30 valuable for its whalebone. The
Antarctic was fitted out for the hunt Of
that particular kind Of whale; neverthe.
less I have no doubt that the commercial
result Of the expedition would have been
much better had we worked under more
favorable auspices.
I do not by any means consider the fact
Of our not having met with the right
whale in those seas as conclusive proof of
their nonexistence in the buy at Victoria
Land. The Antarctic found the right
whale at Campbell island in the winter
time; the boats fastened to five Of them,
of which, however, only one was caught.
Now, to mo 1t does not seem improbable
that these whales go south to the bay Of
Victoria Land, where Ross saw them, In
the summer, and return north in the win
ter. 1t would seem incredible that a man
Of Sir James Ross standing, supported as
he was by able scientists and experienced
whalers, should have made a grave error
when he said that th~isvaluable whale was
to be found In large numbers in those
southern ATTITUDES.
The difference in the appearance Of the
blue whale, as we found it there, and the
right whale, in the method Of spouting, Is
so striking that even the most casual OBJ
server could not easily be deceived. Very
possibly, had we penetrated farther into
the large open bay discovered by Ross In
IL -So{-tx- - <ko un1oorn nauHo Eroh,1o
and Terror, we, too, would have found the
right whale in great numbers. We saw
very many blue whales, but had not ths
appliances to take them.
AS I remarked at the international geo.
graphical congress, we found few seals.
They increased, however, in nuInher as
we worked eastward, and seemed afraid
Of the land. All Of the seals that we met
on the shore showed much uneasiness, and
speedily made for the water, q fact which
strengthened my belief in the existence OF
q large enemy of the seal on the conti-
nent. I do not doubt that the seals con-
gregate together in larger numbers at
some places on the bay.
I consider the guano beds which we dis.
covered Of great commercial Importance,
and they ought to be we'll worth the at
tention of e%nterprising business men. The
specimen which I brought back with me
contains a large percentage Of ammonia.
Furthermore, from the analysis Of the
specimen of rock which I brought back
with me, the possible and probable presence
Of valuable minerals on the continent Is
proved, although the lava and the volcanic
aspect Of the coast line do not speak ia
vorably for the presence Of heavy metals
near the surfnce.-C. E. Borohgrevink in
Century.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
HaddOn's Locals.

Our January sale OF white goods and EN-.
broideries will begin next Monday and VI
out on sale the greatest line Of the season!
Our stock OF fine embroidsries Will surpass all
former exhibitions.
Just from the manufacturers, q big line Of
ladies collars, prices from 10 " cen's. LUG
new belt. gold braided at Nc.
New Jap silk just ID, white and all colora.
3e inch ia ffeta including the new grey, at
popular prices.
New goods from the loom coming In every
day and our prices are remarkably low.
Parssols at very low prices.
Kid gloves to at every hand.
Something special to show in ladies' corsets.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
How ths Chinese Count Time.

how GnD Onln6b0 VOunb xl"os
The Chinese sundial embodied the
usual principle, but was crude indeed. A
rod or needle set upright reflected q shad.
ow on a fiat surface a. the sun moved.
On this were characters indicating the
hours Of the day. The Chinese also used a
water clock called the ~clepsydra. It was q
disk of copper or other material, with an
extremely small aperture, from which the
water triokled, drop by drop. The olepsy-
dra Of Canton Is thus described by a trav.
eler: "It Is a vase Of copper. 1t Is situated
In q pavilion built on q double aroh that
crosses a street leading from the great
south gate of the city to the palace Of the
treasurer Of the province. Like that which
existed, and perhaps exists still In the
Picking observatory, 1t is composed OF four
copper vases, whence water runs from one
to another by little tubes fixed at the base.
The vase that rests on the floor has on Ito
wooden cover a kind Of handle, crossed by
d rule mounted on q float and covered
with characters representing the hours.
When the water has run out-that is, In
the morning or evening-it Is poured again
into the uppermost vase. There is a little
brick staircase by which the attendant as
cends.
"In the temples there are attendants
whose business it Is to hang up a placard,
with q white ground, OF which Is indicat-
Cd the hour. They strike the hours Of the
day on a drum, and at night they beat q
gong. The attendants who thus look after
the flight Of time occupy the intervals be-
tween in making sticks Of incense, on
which are marked the hours. These are
sticks so arranged as to burn a certain
length of time for every hour, and these
are used by peasants and Others. The
stick is lighted when the gong sounds,
and In this way the private individual can
keep very tolerable account Of the hours
as they pass. New York Ledger.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
Rail Road shops Bhrned.

The Seaboard Air Line Shops -ound house
located ~ the thus place were burned Sunday
morning about 4 O'Clock. The cause r. not
been ascertalp,u. When discovered t.s hre
was bet cen the machine shops and round
house. Tue building aud much of the una
chinery WILL be u total loss. Six engines were
burned over but the damage to inese u
thought TO be slight, something ike sooV
being the estimate for them all. The entire
damage Is probably not more than $4,000
Supt. Berkery and Mr.. Sanders, supt Of
motive power were here, looking to restoring
the property, The Company is making tx
~tensive impro> emepts on the yard, and u
site for q new building has been osrgained
for.
lost quite q lot OF tools. The loss was covered
by Insurance..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
Torture Of q Preacher.

The story of the torture of Rev. O. D.
Moore, pastor of the Baptist church., oil
Harpersville, N. Y, will interest you.
He SAYS: III suffered agonies, because
of a persistent cough, resulting from
the grip. I had TO sleep sitting up in
bed. tried many remedies without
relief, until l took DR.. kings New DIE
covery for Consumption Coughs and
Colds, which entirely cured my cough,
and saved me from consumption" A
grand cure for diseased conditions OF
Throat and Lungs. At P. B. Speed,
druggist, price soc and $l.0O, guarsn'
teed. Trial bottle free.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
Notice Of

Tho co-partnership heretofore existing J..
tween Thos. Thomson. ] c. Thomson and f.
r. Thomson, conducting . general merca1t'Ie
business g. Abbeville, s. c.. under the him
naine OF Thomson Brothers,, is this day d.
eoI we'd By mutual consent.
Thos, Thomson and j. G.. reti .
from the firm and the business Will hereafter
be conducted by +. r. Thomson In his o" u
name and as sole owner. All u Utilities nl
Tn msun Bros. are hereby assumed nv E "
Thomson and all persons indeb; ed ~ s1.o
drrn must make payment 10 him.
Witness our hands and seals this day
January, 1905. Thns. mnoinson.
+. r. Thomson.
Witness az to Thos. Thomson,
F. F.Lssenby, X. s. Lazsnby.
Witness Albert Henry as TO ]. I, anu T. IL
Thumson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
A Modern Miracle.

'"Truly miraculous aeemed the recov'..
ery of Mrs. Mollie holt of this place."
writes J. o. r. Hooper, Woodford'
Tenn, "she was 30 wasted by cough
ing up puss from her lungs. Doctors
declared her end 80 near that her fam
ily had watched by her bedside forty
eight honrs; when, at my urgent re.
quest DIR. Kings New Discovery was
given her, with astonishing result that
Improvement began, and continued
until she finally completely recovered,
and is a healty woman to-day" Guar
anteed cure for coughs and colds. SOC
and ST. 90 at P. B. Speed druggist.
Trial bottle freee.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
l.. w, Whites Locals.

Look at u. w. Whites stock OF prints and
Einghams. You will find them very desira.
BILE and very cheap.
II you want cheap white lawn, o will
surely And Them ut Whites.
Words fail to portray the beauty of 1. w
Whites mammoth stock OF e~nbroideries
herself.
L. w. White is offering rare good bargains
in black silk, So inches Vida. Also white
and colored silks Of the same width.
Don't forget Whites embroideries. 1t will
pay you TO see them even II you do not have
them to buy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
Gas In the Stomach.

Belching and that sense of fullness
so often Experienced after eating Is
caused by the formation Of gas. The
stomach fails to perform its functions
and the food ferments. Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets will cor
rect the disorder. They aid digestion
and strengthen and invigorate the
stomach and bowels. For sale by:
c. A. Milford, Abbeville, S.
II. M. Young, Due West, S. G..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
itching Piles.

If YOU are acquainted with anyone
WIN ia troubled with this distressing
ailment YOU can do him no greater
favor than to tell him to try Chamber
lain's Salve. It gives instant relief.
Price 25 ceuts per box. For sale by:
G.. A: Milford, Abbeville, s. G.
H. M. Young, Due West s. G.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
w. II. Carr.
Meggetts, S. G.
A. NJ. smita's Locals.

Christmas is most here. Don't forget tha,
wo are headquarters for holiday goods OF al
klnus.
Choice line OF Drummer's sam Piles Just re
ceived and opened up. Call and saYe money
Nc.ning better for Christmas than oul
line of aiter-dfnner coffee cups.
Get our prices Oh Hour, meal. corn and hay
before you buy.
Shoes, shoes TO wear. See our line Of Dress
shoes before you buy.
See our line OF China for Wedding and
Christmas presents.
North Carolina Blankets all prices.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-07
In Mad Chase.

Millions rush in mad chase after
health, from one stream of faddism TO
another, when, if they would only eat
good food, and keep their bowls regu-
lar with DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
their troubles would all pas away.
Prompt relief and quick cure for liver
and stomach trouble. Csc at P. B.
Speed drug store; guaranteed.