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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-09-16

Democrats who are encouraged
over the result in Maine must be
easily satisfied.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-09-16
The Times-Recorder is the

Oncial Organ of the City of Americas,
Omcial Organ of Sumter County.
onacial Organ of Webster County.
Onncial Organ of Railroad Commission of
Georgia for the Sd Congressional District
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-09-16
Notice OF Application for Retail Liquorr
Lic9use,

Notice is hereby given that L will at
the next regular meeting of the city
council make application for license
to retail liquors at my place of business
situated on the west side of Cotton
avenue, and designated as No 2l7. SAID
license to date from Sept. 29tb, 1906
and to be IN force for period of one
year This Sept, 14th, 1905
Is s. s. l.. STLLS
Cheertnlness is the most convincing
NEriafiauikv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-09-16

AMER1CUs Ga SEP IS, 1905.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-09-16
KOdO1
dyspepsia Cure

oeasains all the digestive juices that are
found in a healthy stomach, and In
exactly those proportions necessary to
enable the stomach and digestive organs
to digest and assimlate all foods that may
be eaten. Kodol is not only q perfeea
digestant, but it is a reconstructive, tic
sue building tonic as well. Kodol cures
Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Sour Stomach
Heartburn, Palpitation of the Heart and
Constipation. You will like it.
Di6ests What You Eat
Rests the stomach, rebuilds the
tissues and gives firm flesh.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-09-16

Ask Mrs. Pnkams AdvCeA Best Understands WOmans Ills
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-22

Every Day Life in Korea-D. L. Gift
ford.
Corea Without and Within-W. E.
Griffis.
Fifteen Years Among the Top-Knots
Mrs. l.. Underwood.
MANCHURIA.
East of the Barrier. NJ. Graham.
MEXICO.
Mexico in Transformation But
le:
Sketches of Mexico. w Butler.
Our Mexicans-R NJ. Craig
Mexican Ranch-Mrs. j. =. Duggan
MONGOLIA.
James Gilmour of Mongolia-James
Gilmour.
MORAVIA
Moravan Missions-A. c. Thomp-
son.
MORMONS.
The Mormon Menace. ID. Lee.
The Mormons-S. Z. Wisharu.
OCEANICA
Story of John G. Patton, or Thirty
Years Among the South Sea Ca2I.ba!s
James Patton.
PERSIA.
Persian Life and Customs-S. G.
Wilson.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
New Era in the Philippines-A. j
Brown.
Cross of Christ in Bolo-Land-J. NJ
Dean.
An Observer in the Philippines
Is. Devins
The Philippines and the Far East
H. StuntZ.
SIAM.
The Laos of North Siam-Mrs. l.. J
Curtis.
Siam and Laos as Seen by Our
American Missionaries.
SOUTH AMERICA
Latin Amcrica-H. w. Brown.
SYRIA
Bible Work in Bible Lands-IsaaC
Bird.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-22

seems Strip bird of feathers, and he
cannot fly any more than a hippopota-
mus. Some of the early flying machine
inventors, therefore, tried to employ
feathers, but somehow they never
could get enough.
Since studying the question the aero
nauts know a whole lot more about the
theory of flying than the wisest stork
or blue jay OF them all. any member
Of the Aero Club of America could
make an eagle hang his head in shame
from very ignorance. 1t is ever so. Bach
elors and spinsters tell married people
bow to raise children. and critics who
could not write n book if they tried
advise the oldest authors. If birds on
IL understood human language they
would learn enough about flying to
make them dizzy.
The balloon airship has been mostly
exploited in France. Santos-Dumont
long followed that idea, but has recent
ly announced his conversion to the
aeroplane or heavier than air, school.
Enthusiastic Inventors.
It is in America, however, that the
greatest strides have been made in
aeroplanes. We are bound to lead the
world, even though we lead it into the
air. Sir Hiram Maxim long worked at
the problem and, though not entirely
successful. made discoveries that will
be utilized later. Alexander Graham
Bell is another famous inventor who
is now devoting all his genius to aerial
navigation, although he objects to that
term, and says it should be called
aerial transportation. His work has
taken the form of an immense tetrahe-
dral kite. 1t is made up of a large
number of tetrahedral cells, which in
sure strength and a large surface ex-
posture. Professor Bell is very enthu-
siaseic. In a recent speech at a BAN
quet Of the airship department Of the
automobile show of New York he said
that the problem is already solved. 1t
is now only matter Of working out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-22

u n EN- are to fly. That Is settled.
IN" A score of inventors say so,
IVA and they are il position to
know. Moreover. they have
done ii. That is the reassurinS part Of
the whole matter. The thing is al
ready accomplished. To shoot a prom
Use into the air that falls to earth we
know not where. and. what Is more,
we do not care. is one thing, but TO
shoot flying machine into the air and
keep ii sailing round up there has all
the promises skinned for fair. There
are two kinds of inventors-those who
invent things and those who invent
stories about the things they are going
to invent. The larger number of flying
machine inventors have belonged to the
last named class. They have filed the
air with promises, but not with ships.
\ few others have gone quietly ahead,
said nothing and turned the trick.
They had no prophecies to deliver.
They simply delivered the goods. They
have not talked. They will not talk,
but they fly. In an age when almost
everybody deals in words it is re-
lief to find somebody who deals In re-
suits. If those men will keep ON flying
they can remain dumb the rest OF their
lives. We have plenty Of folks to do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-22
A Bird of Another Feather.

Those who arc up on the subject d.
vide flying machines into two classes
the ones that are lighter than air and
the ones that arc heavier than air. 1t
occurs to the lay mind that another di-
vision wo1ld be more to the point-tbe
machines that fly and the machines
that do not fly. The airShip that turns
one or two fiipf1ops and bumps into
the mud or that gets mixed up with Il
flag pole or the side of Il house tendS to
bring derision upon the whole sub
feet. But an airship that walks up into
the blue dome, wins it's way against
the wind, goes where it is sent and
does not come down until its operator
is ready for it to come down is bird
of another feather. 1t gives man the
hope that some time he can emulate
the buzzard. 1t will be a great day
for the world when men show that they
know as much as the goose or the sand
hill crane. That day will never come
till we can flap our mechanical wings
and chase the clouds. Then only can
we say that our brains are equal to
those of the black beetle.
Returning to the division made by
the aeronauts of lighter than air and
heavier than air machines, it Is one OF
the paradoxes of invention that the
heavy variety is the one on which most
reliance is placed. The lighter sort are,
OF course, of the balloon persuasion.
The trouble with them is that they are
the sport of the wind. They cannot
make Roadway against even a moder.
ate breeze. The gas bag is so large
that IT becomes the plaything OF the
air currents Gas bags never could go
against opposition. This is discourage
sng, not to say embarrassing. For one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-22
Success of the Wright Brothers.

But of all the American inventors
and for that matter of all the inventors
of the world-the most startling results
have been achieved by the Wright
brothers of Dayton, o. This is one
more illustration of the fact that it is
impossible to keep an Ohio man down.
Whether in politics or aerostatics, he is
bound to go up in the world-or even
above it. Orville and Wilbur Wright
are the sons of bishop in the United
Brethren church. This is the place for
somebody to spring pun about minis
ters' SONS being high fiiers. Though i'll
the neighborhood of forty years of
age, neither of the Wright brothers is
married. They say that wife would
object to their hazardous experiments,
or if she did not she would not be of
the sort worth having. This one re-
mark proves them to be extraordinary
men.
The Wright brothers machine is very
simple. All great inventions are simple,
like all great men. 1t Is an aeroplane,
and one of the remarkable things about
it is that it is quite heavy as compared
with the air, fact that goes against
most aerostatic theories. Perhaps that
is the reason it is so successful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-22
A Machine That Flies.

But the most remarkable thing about
the Wright machine is that it flies. At
some very successful experiments
made at Kitty Hawk. n. c., two years
ago it stayed up thirty-eight minutes
and went twenty-five miles. Moreover.
it was under perfect control all the
time. 1t raised itself like n bird, went
against the wind or in any direction
desired by the operator and came down
without injury. Since then it is said
that manageable other successful eX-
periments have been made by the
brothers and many improvements add
ed. Concerning just what has been
done nobody knows for certain. The
whole thing has been shrouded more or
less in mystery. The flights about Day
ton have been taken by night. Not the
least remarkable thing about these men
is that they desire neither publicity nor
money, 4 fact that would seem to
place the stamp of genuineneSS ON their
work. Another thing that leads scien-
tific men to believe the Wright brothers
have actually accomplished that which
the world has been dreaming of for Il
thousand years is the fact that the
French government has taken so much
interest in their work. This has recent
ly eliminated in France buying the
machine as soon as it comes up to GER
tain agreed specifications. At first the
Wrights would scarcely talk with the
man sent to negotiate the purchase,
but on being assured that the work to
which they had devoted their lives
would be carried forward they at last
agreed to sell. The price is not known,
but is believed to have been about
100000. The aerostatic experts Of
France would not pay that amount for
an invention unless assured of its sue
cess.
The Wright aeroplane consists of a
double panel of canvas forty feet long
and six feet across, the two panels be-
ing four feet apart. This canvas is
curved, like the wings of a bird, and
the machine moves sidewise like bird
in flight. There are two propellers,
one lifting up, the other driving for
ward. A twenty -four horsepower mo-
tor furnishes the power. Enough gaso-
line can be taken aboard to keep the
car in the air nearly two hours. The
operator lies face down on the lower
panel and guides the aeroplane by
means of two r1dders.
81 is on the success of this machine
that renowned scientists base the star
ting claim that aerial navigation is at
last i'm accomplished fact.
j. A. EDGERTON.
All the news all the time-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-22
TIBET.

TIBET.
With the Tibctans in Tent and Tenn
ple-Mrs S. c. Rijnhart.
TURKEY.
Missions in Eden-Mrs. G. IL.
Wheeler.
MAGAZINES RECEIVED MONTHLY.
Home Mission Monthly.
Woman's Home Missions.
WOmans Work.
Worldwide Missions.
Womens Missionary Magazine
All the healing balsamic virtues OF
the Norway pine are concentrated in
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup. Ma
lures own remedy for coughs and
colds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-22

the details. Among other American
inventors who have devoted their at
tention to the subject of aerial trans
portation is Professor Langley of the
Smithsonian institution. While Lang
ley's ships all speedily collided with
the mud OF the Potomac bottoms, he
made great advances. of which others
are taking advantage. Had congress
not cut off his appropriation too soon
Langley experiments would doubtless
have had 4 more successful termina-
ton.
John Z. Holland, the inventor Of the
submarine boat, is also taking shy
into the aerial field. Mr.. Holland is so
enthusiastic that he announces success
within q year. He says that every
body will be flying in that time. His
plan is to attach a pair of wings be-
hind the head and another pair at the
waist line. These are to be worked
by the arms and legs and with no more
eXertion than that required in walk
ing. Holland spent quite some time
in observing the ways of the buZzard,
and he concluded that man properly
rugged out ought to glide through the
empyrean with equal ease
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-22

the talking. but fcw who can stay uii
in the air more t:iIu a SECOND at
time unless suspended by Il rope from
the limb of n tree. Hail II the silent
man who does things! He is the hope
of the world
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-22
Air Navigation Assured
Jokers Have Had Fun With the Air Ship and Its Pro-
moters. but They Are No Longer Joke
Work ed
-R Railroads Will Back Numbers What
Has Been Done and Who Has Done II

70 SJarl 10 CnIcaSU ANA Ue wIrteo Dy Ia
playful zephyr to Yazoo, Miss. tends TO
shake his confidence. If the atmos-
phcre were only tractable and would
do as it is told, there would be some
chance. But it has as many whims as
woman and does unexpected and
surprising things. The wind bloweth
where it listeth ana luggeth the balloon
along That takes the lighter than air
ship out of the running.
Could Not Get Enough Feathers.
The heavier than air flying machine
men got their idea from the bird. The
feathered people weigh considerably
more than the atmosphere they dis
place, but that does not prevent them
from keeping aloft. Moreover, the very
fact of their weight enables them TO fly
against the wind. Then what should
prevent man from maintaining himself
in the air with Il craft of the same
specific gravity as that of the bird? AT
least two natural advantages of the
bird at once present themselves. One is
the knowing bow, and the other is
feathers As for the first, man might
learn, but knowledge would not help i'll
the second. He never could grow quilts.
This is a more important defect than it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-22
MISSION LIBRARY
Mum srous Books Placed on
Shelves for Public Cir
Cuiation.
ACCOMPLISHED BY CHURCHES
Works Cover Study of Missions and
Missionaries of All Countries
More Volumes Desired.

The following report of the COM
mittee on missionary books by Rev. ID.
l.. McNary is self explanatory:
Some time ago a movement was
started to secure for our public library
Il larger collection of books on Modern
Missions Several young peoples So
cities gave their missionary books and
other young peoples and missionary
societies gave cash donations. Be
sides this, quite a number of iAdivid-
uals made contributions. These dona-
tons were all placed in charge of
committee composed of one member
from each cooperating church. This
committee, with the assistance of the
librarian, selected and purchased the
books and turned them over to the
public library.
THE list of books follows below. 1t
will be found to cover wide range of
subjects, and the works chosen are
the best that could be secured.
But this is intended only as a be-
ginning. 1t is our hope and purpose to
add to the collection continually, and
make it soon very valuable collec-
ton. The committee from the church
es is permanent committee, which
will solicit further donations and after
purchasing the books turn them over
to the library to be added to this col
lection We solicit contributions from
individuals and societies, and we spe-
cialy desire the cooperation of
churches that have not yet assisted in
the movement The treasurer of the
committee is Mrs. NJ. NJ. Sturgeon,
1913 Nineteenth street. On behalf of
the committee,
% L. M'NARY"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-22

MISSIONS.
Foreign Missions of the Protestant
Churches-S l.. Baldwin.
Two Thousand Years of Missions
Before Carey-L. c. Barnes.
Geography and Atlas of Protestant
MissionS-H. p. Beach.
Blue Book of Missions for 1905.
RecoIlections of a Missionary in the
Great West-C. T. Brady.
Centenary Conference on Protestant
Missions of the World
Mohammed, Buddah, and Christ
Marcus Dods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-22
Sw0re About Losing His Cigar.

This is only a beginning of the list Of
Yankee geniuses who have sought to
fly to fame on the wings of an airship.
There is Roy Knabenshue. who floated
over New York, Toledo and other cities.
Then an inventor in Chicago says that
IL he can get enough money to com
plete his machine he will carry mes
sage from that city to President Roose-
welt at Washington. He proposes to
make his flight in April. Another we'll
known inventor at Passaic. Y. J., says
he has the problem solved. and Lewis
Nixon and other well known men agree
with him. Nor should Aeronaut Ham
ilton be forgotten. He Is the man
whose machine got tangled up with a
flag pole in Florida. After Mr.. Ham
ilton came to the first thing he did was
to swear about losing his cigar. 1t
should also be remembered that Wal
ter Wellman is to go to the north pole
In an airShip, but that is story IN it
self Andre also went to the north pole
in a balloon. At least. he went some
where. He is still there. Another man
will soon make a balloon trip to the
south mole
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-02-21
FAREWELL TO Already.

With sombre mien, the Evening gray
Comes nagging at the heels of Day,
And driven faster and still faster
Before the dusky-mantled Master
The light fades from her fearful eyes,
She hastens, stumbles falls, and dies.
Beside me Amaryllis weeps;
The swelling tears obscure the deeps
OF her dark eyes, as. mistily,
The rushing rain conceals the sea.
Here. lay my tuneless reed away
l have no heart to tempt lay.
l scent the perfume of the rose
Which by my crystal fountain grows.
In this sad time, are roses blowing?
And thou, my fountain, art thou flow
ing,
While 1 who watched thy waters
spring
Am all too sad to smile or sing?
Nay, give me back my pipe again,
1t yet shall breathe this single strain:
Farewell to Already!
Paul Lawrence Dunbar.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-02-21
BURBANK TREE FELLED.

few DAYS ago one of the great
walnut trees in front of the residence
of Luther Rurbank, in Santa Rosa,
was cut down in order to make room
for the others to grow.
The tree was one of Mr.. Burbanks
own creations-a hybrid, and a re-
markable grower and producer OF
wood as we'll as nuts. The Examiner
mentioned that this walnut wood
would be invaluable to replace ma
hogany, and this has been demon
strated Some of the pieces of wood
from the tree have been polished and
take on a mahogany hue and of al
most perfect color.
Mr.. Burbank has been asked by q
local firm to allow them to cut up
the tree into pieces suitable for SOU
venirs and to handle the same. This
will be the first wood of the Burbank
walnut Of this variety to be distribut-
ed.
Mr.. Burbank has not decided
whether he will accept the PROPOSE
ton. He Is too busy to take up the
| matter now. Pieces of the polished
wood have attracted considerable at
tention. The main feature of the
tree from a financial and business
| standpoint, Is its remarkable growing
qualities. In other words, trees o
this variety will become giants in
comparatively short period.-Sal
| Francisco Examiner. 81
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-02-21
THE PORTAGE DID 1T.

The Portland dispatches ANNOUNCE
ing the reduction of 80 cents per ton
on the wheat rate from the inland
empire to Portland, say this reduction
is made to offset the cheaper ocean
rate from Puget Sound cities and to
induce more growers to ship to Port
land.
This is a plausible reason and will
do for news purposes, but there is a
deeper and more vital reason for this
freight reduction than this published
reason.
THE PRESENCE OF THE PORT
AGE ROAD AND THE OPENING
OF THE UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER
TO TRAFFIC HAVE FORCED
DOWN THE RATE ON WHEAT
THIS Is THE HIDDEN REASON
FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE
RATE AND Is A DIRECT RESULT
OF THE BUILDING OF THE PORT.
AGE.
! Since the same ocean rates have
been in effect for years, and since
the conditions of shipping in and ou
of Portland and the Puget sount
cities are now the same as they hav'
been for years, why should the rat
from the inland empire to Portlan'
he reduced? Why has it not been re
duced before? Why have the hig
rates been charged all these years
when the people had no means of re
lief?
1t is significant that this reductio
was not made until after the people
portage was built and in service.
is significant that as long as ther
was no competition there was no II
duction of rates. These are plal
business issues which any one can Sc
plainly and denote the intrinsic Walt
of the portage road to the people.
The reduction of 80 cents per to-
1t is estimated, will transport, free
charge, under the old rate, 100000
bushels Of wheat from the inland en-
pire to Portland. 1t will be an a.
proximate saving in freight Of ss2'
on every 100000 bushels shipp'
from the inland empire to Portlan
estimating the average rate from
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-02-21
LONG, PAINFUL SOBER SPELL.

Mark Twain told this story not long
ago: I'm the village which is a sub
urb of New Bedford, friend of mine
took me to the dedication of town
hall. and pointed out to me a broaled,
weather-beaten old man over 90 years
old.
Do you see any passion in that
old man. said he to me. You don't;
well. but l can make him a perfect
volcano to you. I'll just mention 10
him something very casually And
he did. Well that old man suddenly
gave vent to an outburst of profd Ivy,
such as l never heard in my life he
fore. | listened to tlim with that de-
light with which one listens to an ar
tist. The cause of it was this: When
that old man was young sailor, he
came back from. a three-year cruise
and found the whole town had taken
the pledge. He HADN'T, so he was os-
TRACKED.
FINALLY, he made UP his mind he
couldn't stand ostracism any longer
and he went to the secretprv. and
said: Put my name down for 'ha'
temperance society of yours. Mex
day he left on another threc-yeal
cruise. 1t was torture to him to watct
his men drinking and pledged no
to. Finally he got home. He got
Jug of good stuff, ran to he s)'lety
and said: Take my name right off.
1t isn't necessary said the secretary
| YOU were blackballed. d."-Argonaut
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-02-21
Is THE STANDARD DECLINING?

You have heard it cruelty remarked
every day since the large reward was
offered for the conviction of the mur
derer of Frank Steunenberg of Idaho,
that $4,000 reward will convict
anybody these days"
That is an awful thought, when
you stop to consider it.
Will money thwart the DEGREES of
justice today, any more readily than
10 or 100 years ago?
Are we slipping away from the old
standard of manhood. of honesty, of
righteousness? Are courts and indi-
viduals any more corrupt today than
formerly? Can it be truthfully said
that a sufficient sum of money as a
reward, is able today to secure juries
judges and witnesses who will hang
an innocent man or place the brand
of crime upon the man who is guilt
less?
This sharp remark on American
morals contains q volume Of food fol
reflection. Whether 1t Is in Idaho ol
in New Jersey, such a remark shoul(
cause the thoughtful citizen to shud
der for his country.
Is it possible that by the technical
tiles of law and the rascality of hire
witnesses a man may be made
victim of such high-handed injustice
No matter what the enormity OF tn
crime, this suggestion OF the rotten
ness of the codes of justice overshad
ows the criminal and we involuntaril
halt and wonder.
Where would such condition end
Who would be secure In his life G
liberty. What innocent man migf
not be made a victim of cowardly RI
venge through the payment Of surf
} cient sums of money?
And It is equally as unjust to sa
that s25, 900 will prevent the punisf