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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07

styles of billiards corresponds to that
of Jake Schaefer, and his execution
presents extremes of delicacy and
force which the wizard cannot excel.
In no sense a specialist, he executes
all classes of shots from simple
carom to the masse, does exquisite
work on the rail, playing from 100 to
ages as high as 80 at eighteen-inch
balk line; makes close draws and fol-
lows with rare neatness and precision;
Invariably attempts the right shot and
directs every effort with view of OBJ
tanning favorable position
Sutton is thirty-five years of age
and resident of Milwaukee. When
but eight years of age he lost both
hands by coming in contact with a cir
cular saw.
A great deal of his playing is done
by using the bridge, and the skill with
which he removes the bridge and han
dies his cue is amazing When the
ball is close to the rail he rests the
cue on the rail and guides it with the
left arm and makes the stroke with
the right.
In making the masse shot he re-
verses the system used by other play
ers. Instead of having the stroke arm
up above and the bridge down near
the balls he makes bridge over his
shoulder and has the stroke arm down
near the balls.
When asked for a few pointers on
the fine points of the game and the
means by which an amateur might
accomplish the best results, Sutton
stated the stroke is the first important
feature, the second is the draw and
follow and the third single cushion
shots. These should be practiced con-
stantly by the amateur, and in short
time he will get surprising results.
Il believe in an amateur receiving
instructions from the professional, for
the reason that he can acquire more
skill in dozen or more lessons than
he could perhaps in several years of
his own efforts. The judgment of
force Is one of the most essential fea-
lures. This can only be acquired by
a system of playing the draw and fol-
low shots. l believe every man ought
to play billiards. 1t Is a mild form of
physical exercise and splendid men,
tai exercise"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07
ORIGIN Of Term "crocer."

According to etymology, retail
grocer" is as absolute an impossibility
as weekly journal" A grocer, or
"grosser" as it used to be spelled, is
really a trader Gin gross"-that is to
say, in large quantities, wholesale.
Englishmen of other days spoke of
"grossers of fish" and "grossers Of
wine," and an act of Edward III. ex-
pressly mentions that "grossers" dealt
in all manner of goods. In those days
"spicer" was the word for grocer" in
the modern sense. But 1t happened
that the Grocers' company, founded in
the fourteenth century, specialized in
spicery and so grocer" gradually took
the place of "spicer."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07

fore me, and had dizzy spells. For
ten years / could not do housework,
and for two years did not get out of
the house. The kidney secretions
were irregular, and doctors were not
helping me. Doan's Kidney Pills
brought me quick relief, and finally
cured me. They saved my life"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07
Keep in Good Health.

There are many thousands of peo-
pie all over the world who can at
tribute their good health to taking one
of two Brandreth's Pills every night.
These pills cleanse the stomach and
bowels, stimulate the kidneys and
liver and purify the blood They are
the same fine laxative tonic pills your
grandparents used, and being purely
vegetable they are adapted to children
and old people, as well as those in
the vigor of manhood and womanhood
Brandreth's Pills have been in use
for over a century and are for sale
everywhere, plain or sugar-coated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07
NEW YEARS CALLS.
A New Drink to Replace the oId-Time
"Apple-Jack."


Twenty-Five years ago the custom Of
making New Years calls was a de-
lightful one for all concerned, until
some of the boys got more "egg-nog'
or "apple-jack" than they could sue
cessfully carry.
Then the ladies tried to be charit-
able and the gentlemen tried to be
as chivalrous as ever and stand up at
the same time.
If anyone thinks there has not been
considerable improvement made in the
last quarter of a century in the use
of alcoholic beverages, let him stop
to consider, among other things, the
fact that the old custom of New Years
calls and the genteel tipping is nearly
obsolete.
The custom Of calling on ones
friends, however, at the beginning Of
the new year, is good habit, and an
other good habit to start at that time
Is the use of welEmade Postum in:
stead of coffee or spirits.
A Staten Island doctor has SEN
sible daughter who has set Postum
before her guests as a good thing to
drink at Yule Tide, and good way
to begin the New Year. Her father
writes:
MY daughter and I have used
Postum for some time past, and we
feel sure it contains wholesome food
material.
IT shall not only recommend it to
my patients, but my daughter will be
most pleased to give a demonstration
of Postum to our Christmas and New
Years callers" Read 1.-THE Road to
Wellville" in pkgs. There's reason"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07
Uses Of Masks.

Among the North American Indians
the origin of the use of masks lay"
says writer, ''in the desire to con.
ceal the emotions. Thus should two
warriors meet in combat, the mask
conceals any expression, whether of
sympathy, fear or other emotion. For
instance, the knowledge that fear was
depicted on ones face and that his an
tagonist knew 1t would very possibly
insure the defeat of the one whose
feelings were betrayed to the other"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07
SpordIlg
GOSSIP.
HANDLES BILLIARD WONDER.
George Sutton Master of Many Men
Not Handicapped as He Is.

The most interesting character iden-
titled with the game of billiards is
George H. Sutton, the handless ex-
pert.
Considering his physical limitations
his skill is more remarkable than that
of any other billiard player, past or
present.
OF all the thousands of persons who
play the game in various parts of the
world there are not more than eight,
If there are that many, who are his
equals.
He plays all the games in which
the billiard cue is factor, with amaz-
ing ability. His comprehension of all
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07
Autos In German Army.

The German Volunteer Army Corps
is provided with 81 automobiles in
charge of uniformed drivers, which
carry staff officers to and fro. In the
maneuvers last month the speed and
convenience of the machines were
highly praised by the tacticians who
watched the developments of the
mimic campaign.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07

Enmlty of your enemies Is less un-
certain than the friendship of your
friends.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born in
Lynn, Mass, February 9th, 1919, COM
ing from a good old Quaker family.
For some years she taught school, and
became known as q woman of an alert
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07


teen years / was a
great sufferer from
kidney troubles. My
back panied me ter
ribly. Every turn
or move caused
sharp s h o o t i n g
pains. My eyesight
was poor, d a r k
spots appeared be-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07

Almost any one can be power for
evil-but it takes man among men
TO be a power for good
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng, softens the gums reduces In
Summation aays pain. wind collie. Csc bottle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07

SHOES FOR EVERYBODY At ALL PRICES.
Mems Shoes So to $50. Boys Shoes, 50
tosL25.. Women's shoes. 800 to $L50.
Misses q Children's Shoes, $3.50 70 $1.OO.
Try w. L. Douglas Women's, Misses ana
ChIdren's shoes; for style, fit and wear
they excel other makes.
II l could take you into my large
factories at Brockton, Mass. ,and show
you how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made. you would then understand nd tsE
wear longer, and are of greater value
tfiSn any other make.
Wherever you live, you can obtain w. L.
Douglas shoes. His name and price Is stamped
on the bottom, which protects you against high
prices and Inferior shoes. Yoke su6sfts
tate. Ask your dealer for w. L. Douglas shoes
and insist upon having them.
Fast Color Eyeists used; they wfH not Usor bydssg
Write for illustrated cataIog of Fall Styles.
w. L. DOUGLAS. Dept. II. Brockton. Mass.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07
TEN YEARS OF PAIN.
Unable to Do Even HouseWork Be-
cause of Kidney Troubles.

Mrs. Margaret Emmerich, of Clinton
street, Napoleon, O.. says: For IF
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07

PUTNAM FADELESSy DYES color
more goods, brighter colors, with less
work than others.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07
National Pure Food and Drugs Ac

highest requirements of the new Law.
Take Garfield Tea for constipation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07

According to the theories of the pes
simist it is folly to circulate them. .
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-07
Canadian Government
Free Farms

Over 200, 900 American
farmers who have set
tied in Canada during
the past few years testi-
fy to the fact that Cana
da is, beyond question.
nd in the world.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-03-08
THE BANANA PLANT.
Each Tree Produces Only One Bunch
of the Fruit.

Each Tree Produces Only One Bunch
of the Fruit.
The banana plant is not properly
tree at all. 1t has no woody fiber. 1t is
large, green, fieshy plant, with big
leaves six or eight feet long and some
times two feet broad. 1t grows to
height of ten to fourteen feet or even
more, according to the variety of
plant and the soil and climate Each
tree produces one bunch of fruit only,
which is really the terminal bud of the
plant, just like an ear of wheat or
barley. 1t has no branches, and when
the fruit is ready, which is twelve or
fifteen months from the date of plant
ing, the tree is cut down and done
with.
But while it is growing up and ma
turing it's fruit it is at the same time
sending up from its roots other young
plants or suckers = perhaps eight or
nine of them. Each of these will pro
duce it's own bunch in turn, some of
them in couple of months after the
parent plant, and there will thus be
regular succession of fruit. Many of
these suckers have to be dug up and
planted elsewhere, or they would be
too thick on the ground.
And there is this popularity about
the banana: You can plant it at any
season. and the fruit ripens all the
year round. When once a banana field
has been planted out, all that is neces-
sary to be done is to keep it clear of
weeds and keep thinning out the multi
plying suckers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-03-08
Cotton Letter.

Americas, Co., March 7.-Fhe por-
nous demand for spot in L'v pool as
shown by he sales If 20, COO BALES and
news of satisfactory solution of me
Moroccan problem firm toue to
our market doIIug the eafly morning.
TO- SO was touched for July at the oren
ing, bnt there were so many orders to
sell between that figure and IL cents
that it was impossible for pric; to ad-
vance further.
Seeing tLls, some Cf he bulls who
had line of cotton at cheap prices
during the depression unIoaded their
holdinge; selling of Ibis kind was fol-
lowed by liberal sales supposed to be
for the dry goods contingent.
Late this afternoon it was reported
that B. B. and r. Knight had made
cut on kindred lines of goods. OF
course it is no surprise that mills
should reduce the prices of the manu-
featured article after the decline of two
cents per pound in raw material. Still
such cuts are not cheering to the be-
lever in higher prices.
The market has felt for lone time
that general reduction was necessary,
SO now it is being brought about and
the dry goods market beng established
on stabter basis, the better it will be
for all concerned. One of the results
of the reduction will be big increase
in iobbers orders, since consumers have
been holding eff, awaiting such lower
prices.
The net decline of the day is only
seven points, which would seem to in
dictate that raw cotton rests on sound
foundation, as the market was called
upon to absorb an immense quantity of
short sales as well as the liquidation of
some large accounts Liverpool is due
to come four to five lower on near
months and three down on next crop.
J. S. MCREE & Go.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-03-08
CRIMINAL BEES.
Honey Gntherers That Have Yer!
Loose Moral Ideas.

Honey Gatherers That Have Very
Loose Moral Ideas.
Almost every form and variety of hui
man crime is to be found among ami
mails. Cases of theft are noticed among
bees. Buchner in his Psychic Life of
Animals speaks of thievish bees
which, in order to save themselves the
trouble of working, attack we'll stocked
hives in masses, kill the sentinels and
the inhabitants, rob the hives and car
ry off the provisions. After repeated
enterprises of this description they ac-
Juire a taste for robbery and violence
They recruit whole companies, which
get more and more numerous, and
finally they form regular colonies Of
brigand bees.
But it is a still more curious fact that
these brigand bees can be produced ar
tificially by giving working bees a mix
ture of honey and brandy to drink.
The bees soon acquire a taste for this
beverage, which has the same disas-
trous effects upon them as upon men.
They become i'll disposed and irritable
and lose all desire to work, and finally,
when they begin to feel hungry, the:
attack and plumber the well supplied
hives.
There is one variety Of bees = the
sphecodes - which live exclusively up
on plumber.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-03-08
How to Rest.

To understand how to rest is of more
Importance than to know how to work.
The latter can be learned easily. The
former it takes years to learn, and some
people never learn the art Of resting.
1t is simply change of scenes and ac-
tivities. Loafing may not be resting;
sleeping is not always resting; sitting
down for days, with nothing to do, is
not restful A change is needed to
bring into play a different set of facul-
ties and to turn the life into new
channel The man who works hard
finds his best rest in playing hard; the
man who is burdened with care finds
relief in something that is active, yet
free from responsibility. Above ak
keep good natured and don't abuse
your best friend, the stomach.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-03-08
COME FOR A VISIT
OR ELSE. GO AWAY.
Those Who Come and Leave
Daily.
VISITORS AT AMERIcussHoMEs
our Own Name or That of n Friend
May Be FOUND Below in The'Len gthy
List of People Who came.'and Went
Yesterday.

Have your eyes examined free. See
Thos. L. Bell, the expert optician.
Mrs. M. L. Myrick has gone TO
Atlanta, where she will spend several
days.
Mr.. r. P. Donald Of Dothan Ala.
came up to Americas yesterday upon
a business trip.
Mr.. w. j. Sims, a we'll known citi-
Zen of Newman, was visitor in Amer
icus yesterday.
Mr.. G. B. Fisher, halling from fer
away Australia, was visitor in Amer
icus yesterday,
Mr.. Armstead .Dodson came with
others from Plains to Americas yester-
day on business.
Mr.. Thornton Wheatley spent yes
terday in Atlanta, where he went for a
day on business.
Miss Emmie Brown has returned to
Columbus after a pleasant visit to
AmerIcus friends.
R. 8. Finch registered from Mont
gomery yesterday among the arrivals
at the Allen House.
Mr.. John A. Mcdonald of Plains,
was in the city yesterday, enroute to
Atlanta on business.
Mr.. T. @. Sinqueheld of Tennille
was in the city yesterday, coming to
Americus on business.
Mr.. s. P. Johnson of Hurtsboro.
Ala. was business visitor in Ameri
Gus yesterday morning.
Mrs, Edward Scovills anG daughter,
guests of Mrs. J. N. Kiker, returned
to Oglethorpe yesterday.
Mr.. Geo. e. Thornton the urbane
and popu' ar clerk of court of Webster.
was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. J. 6. Dodson and guests, MISS
Clinard and Miss Sherrie Lewis, are
spending a week in Albany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-03-08
For Rent-A house on Brannonsave-
nue.. Apply to Chas. Il. Crisp &c q
SAVED THE LANDS.

How De Cosmus' Great Speech Hap
pened to BE Delivered.
The longest speech on record is be-
lieved to have been that made by Mr..
de Cosmus in the legislature of British
Columbia when a measure was pend
ing the passage of which would have
taken from a great many settlers their
lands. De Cosmus was in minority.
The measure had been held back till
the eve of the close of the season or
session. Unless action was taken be-
fore noon of given day the act would
fail. De Cosmus got the floor at 10
a. N. and began a speech against the
BILL Its friends supposed he would be
done by 1 o'clock. At 2 o'clock he was
saying, 'In the second place." At 3
he produced a fearful bundle of evi.
dence and insisted on reading it.
Then the truth daWned. He was 60
ing to speak till noon the next day and
kill the bill. Then they made merry
over it and tried to shout him down,
but that gave him time and breathing
space. They finally settled down to
watch the combat between. the strength
of will and weakness Of body. They
gave no mercy, no time for dinner or
wetting lips with water and no sitting
down. Members went to dine and
sleep in squads, but De Cosmus went
on. Day dawned.
The, speaker was alternately doing
and irving To look wide awake At
last noon came, and a single man was
triumphant. Although his voice had
sunk to husky whisper, his eyes were
bleared and bloodshot, his legs tottered
under him, his baked lips were cracked
and smeared with blood De Cosmus
had spoken for twenty-six hours and
saved the lands.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-03-08
Hopping From world to world.

Few children reach the age of eight
years without having worked out a
cosmology of their own and their own
system of metaphysics. A group of
youngsters of that mature age were
going nome from school the other day
when one began to instruct the others
what to do in case of certain crisis.
"When the end of the world comes do
you know what you want to do?' ask
ed the manikin. ''Well, you want to
give little jump like this. The world
will slip out from under you, and you'll
light on the one a-followin' it and be
all right" Then the youngsters began
practicing the sort OF jump that was
necessary to give them Immortality
Kansas City Times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-03-08
A Curious wooden watch.

The most curious timekeeper perhaps
that has ever been made in this coun-
try was the work of one Victor Doriot.
who lived at Bristol, Tenn, i'll the last
century. This theological oddity was
nothing more or less than a wooden
watch. The case was made of brier
root, and the inside works-alI except
three of the main wheels and the
springs, which were of metal - were
made from a piece of an old lockwood
rule The face, which was polished
until it looked like a slab of finest
ivory, was made from the shoulder
blade of an old COW that had been
killed by the cars. 'Doriot's queer
watch" as it was called, was an open
faced affair, with glass crystal, and
was pronounced an elegant piece of
workmanship by all the watchmakers
in east Tennessee
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-03-08
WILL BE INTERESTING


Committee to Name the Congressional
Primary.
Several Americus gentlemen, mem
bsrs of the district executive commit
tee and others interested in the con.
gressional race in the Third district,
will go TO Fort Valley tomorrow. The
executive committee will assemble there
tomorrow morning and fix the date for
the primary for congressman in this
district, and attend to such other bus!-
ness as deemed necessary. With the
date fixed the three asplrants, Messre.
Crawford Wheatley, E. B. Lewis and
Dudley Hughes can get ready for the
home stretch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-03-08
AlRRlArn.

The science of algebra is said to
have been the invention of Mohammed
of Buziana about $50 A. D. The sci
ence was introduced into Spain by the
Moors. The first treatise on the sub
ject in any European language is be-
lieved to have been that by Luca Pac-
coli in 1894. The first English algebra
was written by Robert Recorde, teach
err of mathematics, at Cambridge, about
1857. He was the first to use the sign
of equality.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-03-08
Affiliated With Rheumatism

ST was and am yet sfd cted with
rheumatism, Gays MR.. G Bayns,
editor of the Herald, Arlington,
Indian Territory, ''bus thanks to Cham
oerlan's Pain BALM am able once more
to attend to business. 1t IS the best of
liniments II troubled with rheuma-
tism give Pain Balm q trial and you are
certain to be more than pleased with the
prompt relief which it affords Oae
application relieves the pain. For sale
by EIdridge Drug Go. Americas GA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-03-08
SHOW BROUGHT THE MEASLES

Such Opinion is Expressed BY Doc
tor Here.
The circus exhibiting in Americus
last fall advertised many rare curiosi-
ties, but the measles was not included
in the list. A prominent physician
here expresses the belief that the COM
ing of the circus resulted in the fearful
epidemic which has since swept this
entire section. Ten days after the cir
Gus came, he says, the first case of
measles appeared and while he may be
wrong in his belief he thinks, never
theless, the coming of the elephant
caused the trouble.