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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
STRANGE DEATH STRIKES LANE.
Prominent Valdostan's Death Is Ssll
Shrouded in Mystery.

onFouueo IN mystery.
Valdosta, Ga, July 14.-W. ]. Lane,
manager Of the Valdosta Street Rail
way company, died suddenly Friday
afternoon at the home of HIS parents
here.
Mr.. Lanes mother was awakened
at 4:40 o'clock by the sound of strug-
giles in his rooms, and found him in
convulsions, from which he never raj.
lied, his death occurring at O'Clock.
He was apparently in the best of
health and spirits the night before,
and was busy In giving his personal
attention to the transportation of a
large picnic party out on the car line,
going to bed shortly after II o'clock
The cause of his death is shroudei
in mystery. 1t was at first thought
that it was caused by an attack of
acute indigestion, but the symptoms
were more like those of a powerful
poison, and the physicians are unable
to state what was the cause. No
poison or package which had contain
ed it was found in his room, and it
is not believed that he took anything
of the kind. Mr. Lane was the son
OF A. H. Lane, Of this city, and
nephew of Senator w. S. West. He
was unmarried, and one of the most
popular young men in the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
Central Train Was Wrecked
sterday.
MEN BURIED UNDER AN ENGINE
Wreck Occurs at Point Near Mon
tezuma-Engtneer Green and Two
Others of Engine Crew Reported
Killed,

A disastrous freight wreck occurred
on the Central Railway yesterday af-
ternoon at Barron's Lane, a siding
four miles north of Monte yuma. result
ing in the death, 1t is said, of three of
the freight crew and overturning of
the train.
A furious storm had Just swep! that
section, and the wreck may have been
due to the washing away of the track
thsre.
L. was reported in Americus last
night that Engineer Greene of the
freight train, his fireman and brake
man had all been killed by the overs
turning of the locomotive,
Particulars of the catastrophe were
difficult to obtain, even Macon wiring
to Americus for news of the wreck.
The freight was special and carried
many cars of peaches which were
smashed and their contents scattered
about
All trains on this division were tied
up at the wreck last night, the train
from Macon due here at 1920 p m. not
reaching Americus until early this
morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17

Birmingham, Ala, July 1/.-Oscal
Murray, negro, of Montgomery, and
George Rudolph, an Atlanta negro, are
in the county Jail here on a charge
Of highway robbery, in which their al
legged victim was a little negro boy s
years Of age, while their captor was
Charley Bivens, the 15-year-oId son
OF John BiVins, a well known citizen
OF Brokside. The white boy met the
little negro crying, just after the lat
ter had been relieved of the 80 cents
with Which he had been sent to mar
ket to buy meat, ran home ana got a
rifle, ran down the two negroes, ar.
rested them, and handed the change
back to the little negro. The two
negroes have been held to the grand
jury without bail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
What Ails You?

Do you feel weak, tired, despondent&
have frequent headaches, coated tongue,
bitter or bad taste in morning, "heart-
burn" belching of gas, acid risings in
throat after eating, stomach gnaw or
burn, foul breath, dizzy spells, poor or
variable appetite, nausea at times and
kindred symptoms?
If you have any considerable number of
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
Report of MARRIAGE Confirmed.

Portsmouth, N. H, July 1G-Inquir.
les as to the reported marriage OF
Mrs. Leslie Carter, the actress, to
William L. Payne in this city Friday
revealed the fact that a marriage Ii,
cense was issued to William L. Payne
aged 80 years, and Caroline Dudley
aged 80 years, by City Clerk w. X.
Moran, Of Portsmouth, and that a man
and a woman were married under
those names later in the day by Rev.
Henry E. Hovey, an Episcopal clergy
man of this city. David Belasco Sat
urday confirmed the report that Mrs.
Leslie Carter had been married Fri
day to William L. Payne, an actor.
Il have spoken to Mrs. Carter over
the long distance telephone" said Mr..
Belasco. "and she admits the story is
true"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
Why Eyes Get Red.

The eyeball contains a high percent
age of blood, and why, therefore, is it
white? The answer is that the blood
vessels which supply its surface are
so exceedingly minute that usually
they do not admit the little red corpus
cles to which the ordinary red appear
ance of the blood is due. Blood without
these corpuscles is colorless, or, at
most, of the faintest yellow tint. But
occasionally when the eye is irrltated
or when there is any slight or consid-
erable arrangement of the system GER
tain of the little vessels enlarge suf1-
ciently to allow the corpuscles to en-
ter, thereby producing the well known
red streaks or infamed appearance Of
the eyeball.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
UNCONGENIAL FLOWERS.
MignOncttc and Roses, For Instance,
VIII Not Mix.

Mfgn and Roses, For Instance,
VIII Not Mix.
The florist froWned as he took up an
order for Il table decoration. THAT
will never do," he muttered. After
calling up the customer and suggest
ing a change, he told his new clerk a
few things.
'You must never take an order that
calls for mixture of mignonette and
rOses," he said. "a centelpiece Of
those two flowers wouldn't last half
through the luncheon. They simply
wilt one another. don't know why,
but they can't get along together
ut is true of many flowers Pansies,
for instance, last twice as long if they
are not combined with any other flow
er, and the same may be said of vic
let's. Jonquils and darodils, on the
other hand, seem to get a new lease
of life if you combine considerable
green with them. Carnations will go
all to pieces if you combine them with
roses, although the roses do not seem
to be affected.
''It is more striking in combinations
Of green with flowers. If you try to
use an entirely different type of TO-
iage from what the flower is used to,
it won't last so long. So 1 never E"'t
feathery foliage with lilies of the v[s
ley, for you know it's natural foliagS
is a thick leaf. I never use thick leaves
with carnations, for their foliage is Of
the feathery type. 1t isn't as though
the flowers fought, but they seem to
grieve at being misunderstood" New
York Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
Condemned to Slavery.

Two hundred years ago, when men
and women were condemned to death
for trivial offenses, it was the custom
IN Scotland to commute the death SEN
tence into perpetual servitude to speci-
fed masters. In other words, the con-
demned person became a slave. 1t
was further ordained that he should
wear a metal collar round his neck re-
cording his sentence and punishment.
The Society of Scottish Antiquaries
owns one of these collars, fished out
of the Forth above AllOa. 1t is brass,
with this inscription: alexander Stew
art found guilty of death for theft at
Perth, 5th December, 1701, and gifted
by the Justiciars as perpetual serv-
ant to Sir John Aresken Of Alya."-
Collectors Magazine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
Letter Wanted as Thaw,s Witness.

New York, July 1'.-Joseph Letter,
Of Chicago, is being sought by Dis.
trict Attorney Jerome to appear as
witness in the Thaw murder case,
according to a report, which gained
considerable circulation Saturday. 1t
is said that it is the desire of the
district attorneys Office to have Mr..
Letter tell the details Of a dinner
dance some time ago at which Nina
harrington, the actress, was a guest
According to the report the search for
Letter began as a result Of revelations
made to Assistant DISTRICT Attorney
Garvan by one of the ACTRESSES he al
ready has examined in connection
with the case.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
HOW WEASELS HUNT,
The Graceful Pose of the Animal,
When on the Trail


When on the Trail.
The 1.-the grace of the weasel may
be observed whenever it is on the 1rafI.
At an even speed, with nose to the
ground its reddish brown back seems
literally to glide along through the rank
herbage by the bank.
1t may be the scent of a rat. and the
trail may take it in and out of the
bank a good many times before it
comes up with its victim. 1t may even
have to swim stream before it's per
sistence is rewarded. 1t is wonderful
how small a hole that long, arched
body can glide into and emerge from
without the slightest difficulty.
When it has caught and killed its
prey its movements are equally grace
full as it carries the spoil home to its
hole. Crossing Kentish field saw
weasel coming along under the hedge
row red toothed from the chase. There
was the same sinuous motion of the
back, but the little beasts head was
held as high as possible and from it's
mouth hung the limp carcass of q
young rat, freshly killed. The weasel
held it by the neck and so high, for all
the shortness of its legs, that only the
end of the rats tail dragged through
the grass.
a family of weaseIs will often hunt
in company, and this is naturally a
most interesting sight to witness. The
ability of the weasel to enter exceed
ingly small holes is owing entirely to
the structure of it's body-its fiat head.
long neck and short limbs and tail. In
a cornrick it can pursue mice with ease
along their burroWs.-London Mail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
ATTACK MADE ON GIRL BY NEGRO
Miss Hazel Baird Assaulted Near Her
Home,

Miss Hazel Baird Assaulted Near Her
Home.
Atlanta, July 1l.-Miss Hazel NJ.
Baird, the pretty, 18-year-old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Baird, of 700
Simpson street, beyond the city linn
its, while walking in the field sur
rounding the residence Friday after
noon, was attacked by burly negro,
who made his appearance from am
bush and ca, ching her right arm and
brandishing a large knife, told her
that he would cut her throat if she
screamed.
Although the young woman was Sc
verely frightened by the negro's ao-
tiOns, she managed to scream and give
the alarm to her mother, who was at
the time in the house. The negro i'm
mediately fed.
The father being absent from the
premises, the mother Immediately no
titled the nearest neighbors, and a
posse was Immediately formed, which
gave chase to the fugitive.
County officers were notified Of the
occurrence, and two men were dis
patched to the scene, and secured the
woods for several miles in the direc-
ton in which it was said the negro
made his escape.
A pair of bloodhounds were brought
into play, but the dogs proved too
young and inexperienced to take the
trail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
CASE OF FEVER IN LOUISIANA.
Yellow Jack Reported Within Twenty
five Miles of New Orleans.

New Orleans, July A report
that one case of yellow fever devel-
oped on June % at LaPlace, La, 29
miles from here, was made Wednes-
day by the state board or health. The
patient is now well.
Because this case was not reported
to the state board until Wednesday,
16 days after it developed, DR.. Irion,
president of the board announced that
he had asked for legal advice as to
whether the physician who attended
the patient can be prosecuted under
any state law for failure to report
promptly the nature Of the disease to
the health authorities. The state
board also unanimously adopted a res
olution directing DR.. Irion to ascertain
what laws have been violated in this
case. DR.. Montagu, formerly parish
health officer, was the physician in
attendance and his report was made
by mail to the parish health board on
July 7, after the patients recovery.
When the report reached here ply
sicians were sent to LaPIace to inves-
tigate and prevent, If possible, any
spread Of the disease. They report
that since the patient is now well, all
possibilities of establishing a diagno-
sis is now past, but that the history
Of the case given by the family is
COMMUNICATIVE of yellow fever. The
patients house and buildings in the
neighborhood were disinfected by vel
low fever methods and every precau-
ton taken. Although EaPIace had
cases Of yellow fever last year, the
present case was in house and neigh
borhood which escaped last years ep-
idemic. DR.. Irion has sent letters
to the health officers of Texas, Ala
bama and Mississippi saying that
close watch will be kept on LaP1ace
for developments, but that he does
not feel any anxiety over the situa-
ton.
In March and April last as a post
epidemic precaution $40 houses and
2,450 rooms in St. Johns parish, in
which LaPlace is situated, were dis
infected by the burning of 8,843
pounds of sulphur.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
Birnninnham Seeks Editors.

Birmingham, Ala, July 1(-At a
meeting of the Birmingham Press
Club it was unanimously decided to
entend, through Delegate J. A. Roun-
tree, of the local club, an invitation
for the International Association of
Press club to hold its seventeenth
annua! convention here, in 1907. The
meeting this year will be held in Den
yer. If the invitation is accepted,
he club will raise between $4,000 and
$4,000 for the entertainment Of the
body in the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
Purity of Milk.

In Paris the municipal chemists ac-
cept milk as pure when it contains one
ounce of butter and four ounces of
solids per quart. At Bern milk must
contain at least per cent of butter
and may contain 90 per cent of water.
At Berlin the police seize all milk Of
fered for sale which is below the legal
ly required standard of 2.7 per cent Of
fatty matters. This allows the dairy
men to add with safety from 10 to 13
per cent of water to fairly rich milk.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
Onion soup and Fame.

Membership in the French academy
the hoped for reward of Gallo writer's,
was once closely associated with onion
soup. During the restoration In France
a club was formed under the title of
'rDiner de la Soupe a rOnion." This or
ganization contained twenty members.
1t met every three months, when the
dinner was opened with an onion soup.
The club was to endure until every as.
sOciate was elected to the academy.
This was accomplished in 1S45, when
the last banquet was held.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
A ShOrV sermon,

No time or place is sacred to the en-
thusiastic joker. Duclos tells in his
memoirs how the prince archbishop Of
Cologne asked license to preach in the
royal chapel at Versailles when visit
ing Louis XIV. himself. All the court
assembled. 1t was April 1. The prince
archbishop mounted the pulpit in stateA
ly fashion, bowed from side to side and
stood a moment as if collecting his
thoughts, then shouted april fools?'
picked up his skirts and ran.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
Luminous Plants,

In his book entitled Luminous
Plants" Professor Molisch explains the
light which is often seen radiating from
stumps of old trees. 1t is due to mi
croscopic animals, fungoids, which on a
diminutive scale have the exact form
of mushrooms. These parasites live
only so long as sap and strength re-
main in the wood. Similarly the ''phos-
phorous" light on the surface of the
sea comes from the animals which live
on fha seaweed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
Taft Is Invited to Philippines.

Washington, July I'm answer to
a direct question as to whether or not
he intended to visit the Philippines
next spring, and if so, whether that
decision might be taken as an indi-
cation that he intended to decline the
offer of place on the supreme bench,
Secretary Taft said that he had recefv-
ed an invitation from the Philippines
to be present at the opening of the
first native assembly next June.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
Hard IupE.

Caller-I have here several bills which
are long overdue. Harduppe (desper-
ately)-I am sorry to say that our cash
Ter is out today. Caller-Oh, we'll, it
doesn't make much difference. I'll call
and pay them at some future date,
Good dav sir
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
Truthful,

''My dear" said a vain old man to
his wife, these friends here won't be-
lieve that I'm only forty-fve years old
You know speak the truth, don't
you"
WELL" answered the simple wife, 81
suppose l must believe it, John, as
you've stuck to it for fifteen years.
Exchange.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
Safer,

"Of course, don't want to criticise,
but I don't think it was altogether
right for David to say all men are
lars"
"Well, at any rate, it was safer than
to pick out one man and say it to him."
Philadelphia Ledger.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
An old Clock.

The great clock at Rouen has been
measuring time and striking the hours
and quarters for over 500 years and, it
is said, has been running all this time
without interruDtion
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
Reward Offered for Arrest of slauers

Atlanta, July 1h-Rewards amount
ing to over $500 have been offered for
the arrest and conviction of unknown
parties who assassinated Lintern Will
liams, prominent young man of Mad
ison county in February, 1905. Of
this amount 5000 is offered by the
state for the first arrest and convic-
ton and $10o for each subsequent ar
rest and conviction
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
Cold FLOODED,

Mary-Do you think one should mar
ry for love or money? Chaperon-My
dear, love is an excuse for marriage,
but money is a justifcation.-Mel-
bourne Times
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
A TrnveIer,s Tin.

"A guide is too often a man who tells
you what you do not want to know in
a language you do not understand
New Orleans es-Democrat
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17

Where life is more terrible than
death it is then the truest vaIor to dare
to live.-Browne.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17
TWO ARE killed
AND THREE HURT
BY Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Train.
. MONTHS OLD BABY ESCAPED
Infant Was Found Between the Ties
Unhurt, Being Only One in Family
of Seven Escaping Death or Injury
from Train,

Clarksburg, W. Va, June 1s,-After
a Baltimore and Ohio railroad train
had hurled it's father and one sister
to death from a trestle near here,
and fearfully injuring the mother and
three other children, a sA-months-old
baby of Elijah Norris, of Uniontown,
Pa, was found between the ties
unhurt.
Norris, his wife and five children
had been visiting at Jacksonsburg,
near here, and were on their way
home.
While walking on a Baltimore and
Ohio trestle they were run down by
train.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-17

starts in clothing store. A suit of good
clothes is Iett1r of credit into good society.
we supply good clothing at reasonable prices
we don't expect you to buy here until you have
Iully satisfied yourself that this is so, and that
no one else can do better for you,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-01-19
LONE MOUNTAIN

Wallace Mcneil, superintendent of
the West Utopia Mining c%ompany's
property at Lone Mountain, was in
town Wednesday and brought most en-
couraging reports III regard to recent
developments at the mine, says the
Tonopah Miner. The West Utopia is
situated near the western end of the
Lone Mountain range, just west of the
Utopia and Minetti Mining companies
properties. The group consists of ten
claims, so situated on the precipitous
slope of the mountain as to make an
ideal tunnel proposition. A number
of strong veins traverse the group, and
a tunnel is now being run on one of
these veins, which is about 6 feet wide
and shows some very promising values
in gold and silver. 1t is calculated tina,
this tunnel when it shall have pene-
trated the mountain 1000 feet viii give
a perpendicular depth of 500 or 600
feet, thus providing a most economical
method of mining the large ore bodies
which are believed to exist between
the tunnel level and the top Of the
mountain.
superintendent D. A. Macdonald,
who vas in from the Anaconda Ton3-
pan mine this week, reported that the
property looks better than ever before
in its history In the drift now being
run on the ore, the entire face shows q
solid body Of galepa, an average sam
pie Of which gave returns of So a ton
IN lead, silver and gold, and this is now
being mined for shipment.