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The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-04-26
VERY LITTLE LEFT OF CITY
Chinatown Is Gone and It's Passages
Laid Open

San Francisco Sergeant Blink
ley of the United States army took a
trip over good portion of the burn
ed district, and his report is:
Every building of any Importance
in the city up to Van Ness avenue
including the entire business section
and all the hotels, has been entirely
destroyed, and the district running
north from Golden Gate avenue and
living between Van Ness avenue and
Ovtavia street also has been burned
A section bounded bv Union
and Octavia streets and Golden Gate
avenue and another living between
Market, Havcs and Fillmore streets
are about all that is left Of the city
north of Market street There is a
section in the Mission district, south
OF Market street, which has not
been burned.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-04-26
ENGLAND'S VAST INSURANCE
Home Companies Close Year with
Balances That Are Tre-
mendous.

London.-The people Of the British
Islands are now insured by SO com.
panies to the enormous total Of G94l,.
S79,726 (s4,705, ,39S,630), and this does
not include the figures of the colonial
and foreign companies. The blue book
which annually appears on this sub
1ect, has just been published.
Premiums were paid last year to the
amount of C35,64t,l41 ($17s.22O. .7O5)
and the years claims came to G22,122..
ABS (s1l0,612,175). there being an in
crease under the latter head of 9l,136,.
742 (s5,6s3.71o).
The companies closed the year with
balances amounting in the aggregate
to ss17,oSs.si3 (sl,5s5,444,715). OF
this sum they now have almost 9S6,-
100000 (s1s0. 900 ,0o0) invested in land.
house property and ground rents.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-04-26
WASHERWOMAN AN AUTOIST
Michigan Woman Enjoys Riding
About the Country on
Sundays.

Battle Creek, Mich.-Mrs. Christian
X. Huber, a Battle Creek washerwom-
an, who rides in an automobile pur-
chased with money she earned over
the tub, is the most conspicuous motor
car enthusiast in the city.
Mrs. Huber does from IS to "a fam
lily washings a week, and makes about
$25 in six days. She is a typical Ger
man woman, saving and respected In
the community in which she lives.
For Is years she has taken In wash
Ing, caring for five children and giving
them commendable education. She
owns the house in which she lives, an
other house which she rents, and a
farm. Besides this she laid aside ST.
600 with which she bought her car.
When Sunday comes Mrs. Huber en-
joys herself immensely riding through
the country In her automobile. She
says she forgets her home cares and
enjoys the woods and the green fields.
Then on Monday morning sac makes
the rounds" with her machine, gath
ering the washings. Sne uses the
machine also to deliver the clean
clothes.
Mrs. Huber's house Is modern and
is better than the homes of many per-
sons who earn large salaries. THAT
automobile" she said,. lis the only
recreation and ccomfort | have. Wby
have | not the same right to own ons
as wealthy person?"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-04-26
WOMEN RIDE IN SMOKER.
New Railway Accommodation Meets
with Favor in Eng
land.

London.-Three women, accompa-
MED by a man, calmly engaged and oc-
cupied the smoking carriase on the
American Steamer Express from Eus.
ton station to Liverpool the other day
The incident was made use OF to en-
phasize the startling revelations OF the
extent to which smoking has captured
the feminine heart of England. Hith-
erto smoking among women was popu-
larly regarded as fad confined to GER
tain exclusive circles in West end soci-
ETY..
1t Is asserted that in the whole OF
the fashionable world men and women
alike are addicted to the use OF expen-
sive tobacco. The women are con-
stantly growing bolder in the matter OF
smoking IN public. This fact Is OBJ
vious to all who visit the fashionable
restaurants and cafes, where the non
smoking woman has become the ex-
ception instead of the rule at dinner.
Railway men say that women habitu-
ally smoke in their reserved compart-
ments on long journeys. Servants In
large households report their mis-
tresres are addicted to smoking. Fra
grant nicotine accessories unfailingly
appear at all women's gatherings here.
1t is also alleged that the habit has
mastered both men and women serv-
ants, and that society members who
have large establishments find 1t nee
essary to provide for their help smok-
ing saloons, so as to avoid rebellion
among maids, coachmen, footmen and
crridor tiunkies.
Lady Marjorie Wilson, while avoid
ing the subject of smoking, says that
the servants in the great household
establishments Of England have be-
come somewhat imperious, and that
sort of servants peerage must be main
tanned, such houses employing more
persons and greater variety OF at
tendants than they need, simply to
provide the kind of life which the serv-
ants demand.
Smoking by women Is further at
tested by the appearance Of women's
cigarette holders, boxes and match
safes OF gold, silver, platinum and
other metals. often studded with Jew
els.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-04-26
EXTENT OF FIRE
Burned Area is Twenty-Six Miles In
Circumference

San Francisco,-The fire having ex-
hausted itself, the Associated Press,
for the purpose of determining with
accuracy the boundaries of the con
hagration, sent out an automobile
which skirted the fire on it's four sides.
The register Of this machine at the
end of this trip showed that it had
Travelled twenty-six miles, which,
therefore, may be taken as the length
of the line along which the flames
travelled. This area included the fin
ancial, commercial and most of the
densely populated portion of the resi-
dencc district, with all the splendid
institutions and breat mansions that
had grown UP with the progress Of the
city. The burned area is several
square miles in extent
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-04-26
STILL AT SPRINGFIELD
Soldiers Will Be Withdrawn This
Week Barring Further Outbreaks

Jefferson City-Governor Folk said
if everything continues quiet at
Springfield all the state troops will
be ordered away from there during
the week. Mayor Blaine advised the
governor that he believed it would be
perfectly safe to remove the troops
forthwith, but Assistant Attorney
General Kennish, and Prosecuting At
torney Patterson told him they did
not think it advisable to remove all
the guards at once. Twenty-Five of
them were permitted to go home,
leaving about 225 still at Springfield.
The governor says they acted like ex-
perienccd soldiers and their behavior
will be certain to create an excellent
impression of the national guard Of
Missouri.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-04-26
CITY HAS $6,5oo,oo
San Francisco Treasury Was Well
Filled When Disaster Came

San Francisco--Thc citv auditor,
treasurer. tax collector and city at
torney have established temporary
headquarters and are now making
active preparations to resume the
work of their Offices. The vaults of
the treasurer, auditor and tax collect
or are intact There is something like
$6,5oo,ooo in the vaults of the cit"
treasurer The tax collector will be
in position to resume the collec-
tons of taxes in a few days and there
is no doubt but that all the officials
and other employees of the city and
county of San Francisco will receive
their salaries.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-04-26
Z WILL TO BE CONTESTED
Widow May Trv for Half of the
$3so,ooo Estate

Eufaula, | T.--Mrs. Joshua Bur
dett has retained counsel and it is
understood will contest the will of
her late husband, who met death in, a
mysterious manner on April T. The
estate is valued at S35o,ooo and the
will provided that the widow receive
$4,000, which amount was in insur-
ance polieiesmade payable TO her
II is very probable that the ex-
eeutors of the estate will recognize
the right of the widow to elect her
share under the law, which gives
widow without children the right 10
half Of the estate.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-04-26
BOY SHOT THROUGH BODY
Was Experimenting With 22-Cal.
ibcr Revolver

Custer City, O. T.-Boyd Cole, II
years old, son of ]. +. Cole, mer-
chant here, accidentally shot himself
through the body with 22-caliber
revolver. the bullet passinr THROUGH
the liver and lodging in the back,
leaving wound which is very likely
to be fatal The boy had traded for
the gun at school and brought it home
at noon to show his parents. They
ordered him to return il at once, and
he promised to do so, but it is sup
posed he was experimenting with it
a little before he returned it.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-04-26
SAN JOSE IN RUINS
Practically Every Brick and Stone
Buildin Wrecked

Los Angeles, Cal.-"San Jose, which
was the preettiest little citv in Cal
ifornia,' sold William White. sheriff
OF this county, this morning as he
stopper OF the train at River station,
"is the worst looking wreck | ever
saw
when | left there, Yesterday morn
ing at 9 o'clock, nineteen dead bodies
had been recovered. and there was a
possibility that others would be found
/ reached Agnew asylum few
hours later in an automobile and was
one of the first on the spot There
] helped 10 acrry out sixty oorpses
At noon when arrived at San Jose,
il was believed that fully 100 bodies
were still in the ruins.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-04-26
PUPILS DEPOSITORS.
SCHOOL CHILDREN ENCOURAGED
IN SAVING HABIT.
Prizes Offered in Kansas City School
Rooms for Largest Number
of Depositors-Uses Of
Savings.

Kansas City, Mo.-Thousands OF
girls and boys in the public schools of
Kansas City are saving money. In the
last six years they have deposited In
the Missouri Savings bank, where
school accounts are kept, total OF
$4,000. OF this amount $4,000 has
been withdrawn leaving $4,000 to the
credit of school children. The first
suggestion that school children begin
systematically to save stray pennies
and nickels came from the w. G. 7. U.
six years ago. The result was that the
Missouri Savings bank offered to take
these accounts, to pay two per cent.
interest on them and to deposit with
the board of education as security for
the savings of school children Kansas
City school bonds to the amount OF the
savings, whatever that should be.
In addition at the suggestion OF w.
s. Webb the cashier of this bank, $50
In cash vas offered in prizes to be paid
to the three school rooms having each
year the largest number Of savings ac-
counts. These prizes are awarded
April Is each year by committee ap-
pointed by J. M. Greenwood, superin-
tendent Of schools. The money is di-
vided into three prizes, S25 being paid
to the room having the largest number
OF pupils who are saving. SIS to the
room having the room having the next
highest number and $40 to the third.
Recently the bank asked the board
OF education to allow the substitution
OF government bonds for Kansas City
school bonds as security. The savings
OF school children range all the way
In amount from so cents to $500. The
largest single deposit, strange as 1t
may seem, does not belong to the child
OF rich parents, but to three little folks
who are children of the keeper of a
small second hand store. The deposit
OF these children is several hundred
dollars, larger than any other.
What do the children do with their
money!" was asked Of w. S. Webb, the
cashier Of the bank.
Their accounts are up and down."
he replied. 81 cannot begin to tell of
the many different uses to which some
OF them have put their money after
saving carefully for many months.
remember. however, the case of one
little fellow who had saved $500 and
bought newspaper route. When he
told me what he wanted to do with his
money, | began to wonder whether he
wasn't paying too much for the route.
Parents sometimes use the money
which their children have accumulated.
Strange, though, isn't it, that the boys
and girls who are saving the most
money are the SONS and daughters of
poor parents. The saving habit is not
hard to acquire and when once formed
Is easy to maintain"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-04-26

In 1869 there was a 15.cent stamo
issued which bore picture Of the
landing Of Columbus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-26

Half beached Linen Table Damak wde by every good
worth cent they worth $l75 Here Monday
~ ..OSC
One thousand n all linen Handkerchefs full regular
dozen to one customer at the price, nonday
Linen 1emstitched
zoe We
t
" nc
Embroidered Belts
four the Monday
Ladies' embroidered Collars compare
a customer Monday Tuesday
balance stock
table filled with
you Ike mere Nohoay tuesday at per yard
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-26
LETTER TO GEO. M. BRAGG
AmericuS, Ga.

Dear Sir; A pound of good meat and
no bone is worth more than o half
pound of meat and half-pound of bone &;
but there are as you say, great many
people who won't pay more than GER
tain price by the pound. Give EN-
bone; that's right; give en- plenty of
bone!
There are people who won't pay more
than 81 80 a gallon for paint; give 'em
bone!
There's no better school than expert
ence; cost is high; but the lesson is
never forgotten.
Let man paint two houses alike,
same size; one Devoe, the other that
81 so paint. He buys 10 gallons Of
each, and pays So day for labor-$3
q day is So gallon, easier reckoning
He has to buy two gallons more Of
the 81. so paint, and has two gallons
left of Devoe: 10 gallons 81 so, SIS; 8
gallons 81 rs; $l4; 81 more for cheap
paint.
He pays So gallon for painting; s
gallons 1924; Il gallons $3.50; $12 more
for painting "chesp" paint.
He'll buy the less-galIons paint after
that. If people are slow to learn, Tvs
because they keep on buying bone
meat. Give 'em plenty of bone.
Yours truly
II f. W. DEvoE Il Co
Americas Construction 90. sells our
paint.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-26
A MIRROR OF DOINCS
IN CITY AND SUBURB,
Little Tales Cut Short In a
Hurry,
A MIRROR OF DAILY. EVENTS
Happenings. in the City and Suburbs
of Local interest to sc. Perused
Over While. Mullins and coffes are
Cooling

Many new novelties in Souvenir Post
Cards just received, also many attract
i've local views, M. s. HOLIDAY,
There will be no dull summer days
in Americas for the next six months.
Cotton is rolling in, and business is
increasing.
The dlma of the sable cotton picker
was exchanged yesterday for the pun
gent mullet, nor was the melon, quart
size, overlooked.
Only faint echo of the recent cleo
ton was heard yesterday. Americus is
far too busy at this season to discuss
ancient history.
The walls of the new Holt store on
Lamar street continue to go up, and
the building will be completed during
the late summer
The tourist mule will find accommo-
dation in Americus in the fall. One
new stable is building, while ganother
is being enlarged.
A typographical error yesterday put
the Wholesale price of oil entirely too
low. The retail price, ~ cents, is the
same everywhere.
Yesterdays receipts of cotton here
totaled 100 bales. And now that the
fl ecy tide is rolling, business will i'm
prove likewise.
Despite the strenuous weather local
merchants will soon be making win
dow displays of heavy clothing and
overcoats Think of i,
Something like IS. of new cotton
money was circulated here yesterday
and this addition to the volume of cur
rency helped business.
ReY. j. B. Lawrence, pastor of Cali
vary church, is away upon his vaca-
ton and will not return to Americas
until early in October.
Mr., E. B. Wooten, the new Jesse of
the Windsor Hotel, will arrive this
week from Tarboro, N. c., to assume
charge on September 1st.
Merchants were rather pleased at the
amount of business coming their way
yesterday, and are looking for dol
lar harvest next Saturday.
Capt. George Poole and family have
removed to the city from their pretty
country home at Mattox, and in future
will reside on Jackson avenue
Now let's pay attention to something
more important than politics, We have
had enough politics for awhile and we
can afford to give the thing a rest.
It is said that Georgia is assured of a
fine corn crop anyway. And did you
ever stop to think how many good
things can be made out of corn?
AS long as the Migrants are allowed
to run at large in this state why just so
long we will hear of crimes being COM
mitted in different parts of Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-26

There is nothing SO pleasant as that
bright cheerful, at peace~wi h-the world
feeling when you sit down to your break
fast. There is nothing so conductive to
good work and good results, The
healthy man with a healthy mind and
body is better fellow, a better work.
man, b better citizen than the man or
woman who is handicapped by some dis
ability, however slight A slight disorder
of the stomach will derange yoHr body,
your thoughts and your disposition. Get
away from the morbidness and blues.
Keep your stomach in tune and both
your brain and body will respond. Lit
tie indiscretions of overeating can be
easily corrected and you will be sur.
prised to see how much better man you
are. Try little Kodol For Dyspepsia
after your meals. Sold by W. A. Rem"
bert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-26
GEORGIA pops ARE SATISFIED
State Ticket Is Deemed Quite In
necessary


Atlanta, Augustus. The indications
are that no Populistst ticket for gov
efnor nor any State House officials will
be put in the field in Georgia.
IN state ticket will be put out in
my opinion, said Judge James K.
Hines, when asked as to what he
thought the Populists would do. ST
have my doubts as to whether any
convention will be held at ALL" he
added.
The Populists were to have held
state convention Aug. 9th, for the
purpose of deciding what they would
do in the campaign.
This action was taken at conven-
ton held July 4th.
Now that the populists have got all
they wanted there does not appear to
be any reason for their putting out
ticket, and the chances are, as Judge
Hines says, that no convention will be
held at all.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-26
Men Past Sixty in Danger

More than half of mankind over sixty
years of age suffer from kidney and
bladder disorders, usually enlargement
of prostate glands. This IS both pain
full and dangerous, and Foley's Kidney
Cure should be taken at the first sign of
danger, as it cOrrects Irregularities and
has cured many old men of this disease.
Mr. Roddey Barnett, RookpOrt, Mo-,
writes: II suffered with enlarged pro-
state gland and kidney trouble for years
and after taking two bottles of FOley's
Kidney Cure I feel better than 1 have
for twenty years, although I am now 81
years old" T. NJ. Mclaughlin & Go.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-26

Drop by Drop the offensive discharge
caused by Nasal Oatarrh falls from the
back of the nose into the throat, set
ting up an Inflammation that is likely to
mean Chronic Bronchitis. The certain
rational cure for Catarrh is Ely's Cream
Balm. and the relief that follows even
he first application cannot be told in
words. Don't suffer day longer from
the discomfort of Nasal Catarrh
Sold by all druggists for 80 cents.
or mailed by Ely Bros, So War
rem Street, New York.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-26

G. B. Gordy of Demorest, Go. is in
the city, stopping at the Hotel Wind
sor,
Mrs. j. T. Killen of Macon is visiting
relatives in Americus, arriving yes.
terday.
Miss Ella Cameron has gone to Mon
tezuma upon viaIt of several daya to
friends.
Mr.. J. M. ColIum of Schley county
was we'll known visitor in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. s. s. Brown of Rochelle is Wis
iting relatives In Americus, arriving
yesterday.
Mr.. Jere r. Traylor OF Opelika, was
among other we'll known visitors here
yesterday.
Misses Mary Belle and Pearl Emore
have returned to Oglethorpe after q
visit here.
Miss Corinne Pearce returned yes
terday to her home at Sprin gvale after
visit here,
Miss Marie Query has returned
home after pleasant visit to friends
in Selma Ala,
Mr.. W, Il. Houser of Fort Valley was
business visitor in Americus yester-
day morning.
Miss Mary English has gone to OgIe
thorpe upon a visit of several days to
relatives there.
DR., 81. Fl. Mcclellan is spending sew.
ersl days in Albany on business, going
down yesterday.
Roy and Mervin Galloway, little Wis
itors here for several days, returned to
Dacon yesterday.
Miss Mamie Tarver has gone to Sa-
vannah upon pleasant visit of some
length to relatives.
MIR. j. M. Bryant of AndersouvilIe
was among other visitors in Amerious
yesterday morning.
Mr., and Mrs. George Stallines and
little daughter OF Sumter were visitors
In the city Saturday
Troy, Eaton and Hurlburs station.
cry at Bells, the Jeweler. Cost 70
more than inferior lines.
Miss Ruth Taylor of Buona Vista
was visitor here yesterday, returning
home from south Georgia.
Miss Annie Persons Of Savannah is q
fair visitor in Americus, arriving yes
terday upon visit to relatives here
The condition of little Sarah Shelf
field, i'll with diphtheria for two or
three daye, continues to improve very
steadily now.
Miss Myrtice Strange of EIlayille is
visiting her sister, Mrs, z. s., Chill
ders, for several days at her residen 'e
on Taylor street.
Mrs. Clarence j. White and children
returned yesterday from Flat Rock, N.
O., where they spent portion of the
summer season.
Mrs. O. W. Johnson, formerly man
ager of the Postal Telegraph Office here,
arrived yesterday from Augusta, where
she now resides.
Misses Julia Holt and Annie Grier
have returned from Columbus and
have as their guest Miss Vickey May
Sasser of that city.
Mr.. Frank Sheffield has returned
from pleasant stay of few days at
Monteagle, Tenn. where Mrs. Sheffield
is spending the summer.
Mrs. E. A. Hawkins will return
home this week from the North Caro-
lima mountains, where she has been
spending the summer months.
We send for and deliver your pre-.
scriptions promptly, anywhere in the
city. Hudson's Drugstore, Phone II
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-26
MORE MONEY FOR CONDUCTORS
Seaboard viii Probably Adopt New
Scale.


The representatives of the Order of
hallway Conductors have agreed on a
new wage scale and presented their
demands to Sapt. Xix of the Ssaboard
Air Line The amount asked for the
new scale is not known officially, but,
it IS said, averages from to II cents
more per hour for conductors, figured
on the length of their runs and num-
bsr of hours they are on duty. It is
also stated that because of the inability
OF the conductors to reach an agree
ment in the time specified, which was
last Wednesday, the railroad officials
have fixed no definite date on which
to give an answer to the demand for
higher wages.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-26
Origin of the SidesaddIe.

The use of the sidesaddle for women
riders is traced to the time of Anne of
Bohemia, eldest daughter of the EN-
peror of Germany, who married Rich
ard H. of England Previous to this
date all Engllshwomen bestrode their
horses man fashion but on account of
def0rmity this German bride was
forced TO use q sidesaddle, and the Gus
tom became general.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-26
OFFICIAL OF ATLANTA BUREAU
viii 30 Urged for Place to Succeed
]. NJ. Brown.

Atlanta, Aug. % - The Atlanta
Freight Bureau will put forward Harry
I. Moore, its traffic manager, as a can
didate for railroad commissioners to
succeed Joseph NJ. Brown, whose term
expires in October, 1907. Mr.. Moore
was former rate clerk and he has
largely prepared the figures on which
Hoke Smith made his campaign. The
law requires that one member OF the
commission shall be man of expert
ence in railway busine ss, and as Mr..
Brown ia the present member under
that classification, his successor must
have like qualifications.