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The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
He Rend the Signs.

One morning two young women en-
tered the Saltville grocery, and after
some discussion bought a pound Of
dates, two pounds of gingersnaps and
two pounds of crackers.
stopping at Miss Gray's" inquired
the clerk, as he tied up the bundles.
YES" said one of the young women,
with evident surprise.
Game about yesterday forenoonT
said the clerk.
How did you know?" asked the 9TH
er young woman, curiously.
'Um. Well, l can most generally
tell" said the clerk, without glancing
at the objects of his mind-reading, As
he twitched q knot in the string. you
see, it's pretty drizzly and muddy to-
day, and knew there wouldn't be any
body's boarders but Miss Gray's feel
the need Of coming out here such wealth
er; and long as you didn't come till to
day, knew for sure you couldn't have
been here more'n one day. Three meals
is about the average"
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16

LUDWIG BEETHOVEN. NOT Gu with tho
wonderful musician. At first deSpOnd-
ent when he had been assured by the
best physicians that nothing could be
done to help him, he refused to meet
any one, as he could not bear the world
to know that he had become deaf. 1t
was then that he wrote:
ut makes me sad to think that 9th
ers can hear the notes Of a far-off flute
or a distant shepherds song, and 1 can
not"
But gradually his great nature con-
quered the blackness of his despair,
and he went to work again with deter
mination. Despite his deafness he de-
termined to lead an orchestra In SYM
phony of his own. When the last note
had died away the great audience was
perfectly quiet for a moment. Then a
storm of applause broke forth. Beetho-
ven could not hear 1t, could not know
that his symphony had pleased. The
APPLAUSE grew louder and louder. Final
ly one Of the musicians touched Beetho-
ven upon the arm. He turned and saw
what he had not been able to hear.
1t was after he had become deaf that
many of Beethoven's greatest compost
tons were written, a proof that by
force of will alone a man may prove
himself greater than circumstance.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
PASSING OF FAMOUS HEN.
Had Laid 4,75O Eggs Before She
Died at Age of 22.

Had Laid 1850 Eggs Before She
Died at Age of 22.
Betsy" George Bradley's famous
hen, known to poultry raisers all
through Tennessee, is dead at the age
of % years, and has been buried with
honors BETTING her career of useful
ness.
Betsy was one of a brood Of chicks
Matched on the day that Bradley's eld-
est son was born, nearly twenty three
years ago. By the date of the young
mans birth the family established her
age
Betsy was occasionally permitted to
Indulge her motherly instincts, upon
which occasions she invariably brought
into the world from dozen to fifteen
Of the finest chicks that ever scratch
ed gravel.
When not engaged in motherly duties
Betsy sometimes worked overtime and
laid two eggs day.
As year after year passed without
any appreciate difference In Betsy's
CbAOhuOu5llJB BIG DtCdLl0 lut WOAdCl
Of the country and the barnyard jewel
Of the Bradley family.
1t Is estimated that during that time
this Industrious hen has laid 1850 eggs
and Matched $40 chickens.
Over her grave Mr.. Bradley Will
erect a headstone inscribed as follows
Here lies laying Betsy. Born in
1888; died In 1905. She did many a
fowl deed for those she loved. Peace
to her bones-let them lay. May she
lay again some other day"
If the 4,750 eggs that Betsy laid dur
ing her nineteen years Of faithful serv-
Ice were sold in the market at their
present price they would realize
$9OS.5O. If her $40 chickens brought
an average price of 80 cents they would
represent market value of $171.
On this basis Betsy earned $1,079.50
for her owner before she retired from
active duty and commenced to take life
easy.-New York Herald
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16

ers three or four feet deep scattered
over $50 square miles. Its most strik-
Ing feature is its variety Of colors, sup
posed to be due to the variegated soil Of
the river bottom. No fewer than
twelve shades of pink, blue, yellow and
brown have been noted, each log hav-
ing It's own uniform shade. The logs
taken out have ranged from forty to
200 feet In length and from fifteen TO
twenty inches in diameter, and it Is
estimated that more than 10000,
averaging seventy feet, remain.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
FaIIacy About Jewellers.

jewelers., when watches are with
them for repairs, are frequently insult
ed with the remak:
II trust there is no danger Of crys-
tails being substituted for the jewels in
the works Of my watch"
For a great many persons think there
are dishonest jewellers who make q
practice. with "full-jeweled" watches.
Of substituting crystals for the jewels
at an enormous profit
As matter Of fact, there u no truth
In this suspicion. A jsweler, no matter
how dishonest, could not steal the jew
els in a watch. for they are valueless ;
they only cost 10 cents apiece.
In antique watches the jewels were
often costly. In modern watches they
are never worth more than SIS q gross.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way 10 cure DEAFNESS, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is infiamed
you have a rum bling sound or imperfect hear
Ing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is
the res ult, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this be restored to its normal
nine cases out Of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condition of
themucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
Revenge.

William II. Chase, the portrait paint
er, tells a story of the time when the
late James Mcneil Whistler was at
outs with the Royal Academy at Lon
don.
About this time an admirer Of
Whistler In Pennsylvania wrote him
requesting his autograph. The letter
was sent in care Of the academy. That
institution took advantage of the OPP
portunity thus offered to revenge Itself
for the alleged affronts put upon It by
the caustic Whistler. The Pennsyl-
vania's letter was returned to him
some months later, through the dead
letter Office at Washington, and 1t bore
on the envelope the word Unknown"
repeated as many times as space would
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
DIFFICULT TO PROVE.
Not Always Easy to Establish Ones
Identity.

Identity.
Paradoxical as it may seem, the most
difficult thing to prove in a court OF
law Is who you are. 1t Is a simple
matter If you have still living plenty
Of relatives of an older generation; but
suppose your parents and uncles and
aunts are dead, it becomes well-nigh
impossible, says a writer In the New
York World. AS a matter Of fact, your
knowledge of your identity Is absolute
ly hearsay. You know your father and
mother called you their son, and to
that fact you may testify If the Ques-
ton of your identity should ever come
before judge and jury. But the testi-
mony goes before the jury with the
warning from the judge that it is only
hearsay, for you have no personal
knowledge of the matter.
Official town or parish records are
valuable, but by no means conclusive.
Suppose you are John Smith, son OF
Robert and Mary Smith, born at AL
bany on August 1, 1865. The record Of
births in the Bureau of Vital Statistics
at Albany will prove that a son named
John was born to Robert and Mary
Smith on that date; the register OF the
church may prove that John, son OF
Robert and Mary Smith, was baptized
on certain date, but they do not prove
that you are the John Smith, of whom
these are records.
To establish the connection between
you and the person mentioned in the
records, in other words to prove your
own Identity, is the difficulty. If your
relative who has known you since you
were born is alive he can do it.
The successive suits for the estate
Of A. T. Stewart failed on such grounds
as these. The plaintiffs, cousins of the
late Mrs. Stewart, were unable to prove
their relationship. 1t was necessary in
one of these cases that a man should
prove his late father and A. T. Stewart
to have been brothers, but he had no
personal knowledge Of the matter; he
had heard his father in Ireland refer
to A. T. Stewart as his brother, but
the court would not let him testify
even to that, and, as the defendants de-
MED the relationship, the case fell to
the ground.
The identity of a person becomes
even harder of proof after he is dead.
In the Royal Arcanum there are sew
eral hundred thousand dollars Of death
benefits tied up because of the inability
of heirs to prove that the insured man
is dead.
Very often it is necessary to success
In litigation over an estate to prove
not only who were your parents, but
who were your grandparents Family
Bibles, with the records therein, help
out in this, but are not at all conclu-
sive. Birth and marriage certificates
are accepted as corroborative, but it
requires quite a mass of such matter,
together with at least some witnesses
who can testify of their own personal
knowledge, before a court will accept
such a fact as proved to its satisfac-
ton.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16

exerted myself In the least degree. At
times 1 was weighed down with feel
ing of languor and depression and suf-
fered continually from annoving irregu-
larities of the kidney secretions.
/ procured box of Doan's Kidney
Pills and began using them. l found
prompt relief from the aching and
lameness in my back, and by the time
had taken three boxes was cured of
all irregularities.
Sold by all dealers; so cents box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
Intelligent Critic.

"Ha! hal That was a funny joke
you wrote about the fellow who didn't
know a bunker from 'stymie,'" said
the golfer.
made a hit with you golfers, chi"
replied the funny man.
Eyes. Such ignorance is laughable."
81 suppose so. Say, what are bunk
ers' and 'stymies,' anyway T-PhiIa-
delphIa Ledger.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
indianapolis transportation Facilities

indianapolis Transportation Facilities.
Indianapolis has Is railroads, reach
ing all the important cities of the Cen
trail West, and IA interurban electric
lines and connections extending from
% to IS miles in every direction.
These bring into Indianapolis an
enormous trading population. From a
radius OF so miles more than $4,000
manufacturers and dealers come to In
dianapolis for their supplies. Editors
and publishers will visit Indianapolis
in June, the occasion being the annual
convention of the National Editorial
association.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
A Cautious Financier.

do you favor government owner
ship Of railways?"
II don't know" answered Farmer
Corntossel. 1T 'ud be all right If we
could allus be sure Of sharin' profits.
but I've got trouble enough with taxes
without diggin' down to pay deficits"
Washington Star.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
Way of the World.

Deacon Hardesty-I'm sorry to hear
that you are dissatisfied with your preach
er. He is a most excellent man.
Brother McGinnis (of another congre-
CATION oh, yes, and he's good preach
err; but he doesn't draw well. We have
a chance now to get a man who has just
been tried for heresy.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
Terrible Thought.

Mrs. Bacon-I see japanese cooks
are coming into favor
Mr.. Bacon-Well, sayl After discov-
ering what fighters those japanese are,
imagine going up against a japanese
cook !-Yonkers Statesman.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16

N. Y, writes:
"Seven years ago
l was suffering very
much through the
failure of the kid
neys to eliminate
the uric acid from
my system. My
back was very lame
and ached if I over
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
Planting Corn in Panama.

anyone who is willing to work can
get rich in the Republic Of Panama"
said Dillwynn NJ. Hazlett to a Kansas
City Journal writer. 1T costs 10 cents
q bunch to raise bananas and there Is
always sale for them at 80 cents a
bunch. Three crops of corn can be
raised year and no cultivation is re-
qulred. A man walks along and drops
the corn in the footprints he makes
and native follows and covers the
corn with his big toe. That Is all there
Ia to do until 1t is time to gather it"
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16

lief that Beetho-
ven, the giant of
composers. should
have been afflicted
with the loss of his
hearing when he
was but 80 years
old, In the full zen
it'll of his wonder
full powers.
To many a man
this a I'll / C t o n
would have closed
t b e d o ors o f
achievement. but
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
You Can Get Aliens Foot-Ease FREE.

Write Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y, for a
free SAM pie of Allen IS Foot-Ease. 1t cures
sweating. hot swollen, aching feet. 1t makes
new or tight shoes easy. A certain cure for
corns, ingrowing nails and bunions All drug
Riats sell it. Csc. Don't accept any substitute.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
BIDS and Proposals.

"Has Count Fucash made a proposal
for your daughters hand?"
mot exactly" answered Mr.. Cumrox.
'He is waiting for me to put in bids
for a title. Washington Star.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16

HOWARD E. BURTON.-Assayer and Chemist.
- Leadvilie, Colorado Specimen prices: Gold,
Silver, Lead, e. Gold Silver 75c; Gold soc; Zinc or
Copper, 81 Cyanide tests. Mailing envelopes and
full price list sent application. Control and UNI
pire work solicited References: Carbonate Ma
uonaI Bank
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16

AZ FREE TO OUR FRIENDsI
We want to send to our friends a beautiful
French-designed. G0LD-PLATED BONBON BOX.
hard-enameled in colOrS. 1t is a beauty for the
dressing table. Ten cents In stamps Is asked as
of good faith and to cover cost of Cascarets
with which this dainty trinket is loaded. 7l3
Send to-day, mentioning this paper. Address
Sterling Remedy Company. Chicago or New York.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
Rich Mine of Oak.

A Russian timber dealer has discov-
cred a valuable mine Of oak. 1t exists
In q river In south Russia and has lay
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
ALITTLE LESSON
IN ADVERSELY.


1t seems almost Incredible that deaf
man should be one of the greatest mas
tiers of music, and almost beyond be-
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
SEVEN YEARS AGO

A Rochester Chemist Found a Singular
ly Effective Medicine.
William A. Franklin, of the Frank
lin & Palmer Chemical CO.. Rochester
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16

rITo St. Vltus' Dance and all Nervous Diseases
TIIO permanently cured by DR.. Kllne's Great
Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE s2 trial bottle and
treatise Dr. r. IL Kline, Id, 9Sl Arch ST., Phlla-, Pa
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16

Mothers will find Mr.. Winslow's Soothin g
Syrup the best remedy TO use for their children
during the teething Period.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16

But, If you will take your Exercise in
an Easy Chair, there's only one way to
do that, and make Success of 1t.
Because, only one kind of
Artificial Exercise for the Bowels and its
name is "CASCARETS."
Cascarets are the only means to exer-
else the Bowel Muscles, without work.
They don't Purge, GRIPPE, nor upset
your Stomach" because they don't act
like Cathartics.
They don't flush out your Bowels and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-11-29
OUT OF SORTS.
People Not Really Sick are Often Most
In Need OF Care.

The people who actually are most in
need of kind works and medical treat
ment are not those who are really sick,
but just ''out of sorts.''
The old-time energy, force, strength
and happy spirits are lacking; the
physical and mental powers are flag
ging; there is poor appetite, and they
cannot get the good out of the food
they eat. In nine cases out of ten, this
results directly from weakened stom-
ach, and no other treatment equals
Mi-o-na to restore strength and health.
When the nerves and muscles are
weak, if there is sleeplessness, irrita-
bility, snd specks before the eyes, when
the head aches and there is dull pain
in the back, and there is any distress
and heaviness in the stomach, dizzi-
ness, and sometimes nausea, the use OF
Mi-o-na stomach tablets for few DAYS
will make world of Improvement, and
continued use for a reasonable time will
restore perfect health.
These tablets are not mere digestives:
they absolutely strengthen all the or
cans of digestion, so that there is good
appetite, perfect digestion and strong
nerves, when they are used.
A large box Mi-o-na stomach tap
let's is sold for so cents by Dodson
Drug store, with an absolute guarantees
that they will be successful IN curing
digestion and restoring health or tne
rooney will be refunded. Ask MIN 70
| show Won the liberal guarantee they
| Give with every so cent box OF MILO
4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-11-29
A MIRROR OF DOINGS
IN CITY ANO SUBURB,
Little Tales Cut Short In a
Hurry.
? MIRROR or DAILY EVENTS
Happenings In the City and Suburbs
OF Local interest to Be Psrased
Over While Mullins and Coffee are
Cooling.

Bring your pictures early and have
them framed before the Christmas rush.
M. S. Holiday.
1t is the desire to haul the through
tourist cars, rather than passengers
who keep up the roads the year
round, that brings about the bad
schedules.
The freight depots will be thankfully
shut tight today, and no freight will be
received or delivered, Merchants make
note of this.
quite party of Albany young men
and ladies are coming up this afternoon
to attend the German tonight of the
Americas Club.
The Merchant Of Venice and His
Majesty and the Maid" are two tine at
fractions next week-Wednesday and
Thursday nights.
The carnival will be in full swing to-
day and will be the Mecca of thousands
upon whose hands time is hanging just
trifle heavily.
Eastern spinners will, in some cases,
be forced to close down on account of
the scarcity eff spinnable cotton suited
to their demands.
1t is conceded by all that the street
fair now here is the cleanest, neatest
and best here ever, and young Americas
is enjoying it, too.
The local market is stocked up with
the finest fruit. Oranges and apples
especially were never finer or more
reasonable in price.
Go to the Thanksgiving services this
morning. It will do you good, and
render yOnr dinner at home later all
the more appreciated.
James Williams Jr is nursing a
fractured arm as the result of pony
ride, falling from the animal while per-
forming special fete.
The grand jury stopped chasing the
evil-doer yesterday for time, and will
rest over the holiday But they will
meet again another day.
The Americas small boy will put in
full "A hours today in the immediate
vicinity of the steam calliope and the
musical merry go-round.
Pupils of the public schools will have
the usual two weeks holiday for
Christmas, stopping on the 21st, the
Friday before Christmas.
A bad wreck on the Central yester-
day, north of Macoa delayed traffic for
several hours. The full extent of the
damage was not given out.
Railroad men are unanimous in the
statement that the shortage of cars
is unparalleled in the history of the
country, and no hope ofrelief,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-11-29

The best treatment Tor indigestion
and troubles of the stomach is to rest
thh stomach. 1t can be rested by star
walton or bp the use of good diges-
ton which will digest the food eaten,
hats taking the work off the stomach.
At the proper temperature. a single
teaspOonful of Kodol will WISELY di-
gest 5000 grains of food. 1t relieves
the present annoyance, puts the stom-
ach in'shape to satisfactorily perfhrm
its functions. Good for indigestion,
sour stomach, fiatulence, palpitation of
the heart and dyspepsia. Kodol is
made in strihi. conformity with the
National Pure Food and Drug Law
Soln by w. A. Rembert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-11-29
COME FOR A VISIT
OR ELSE 60 AWAY.
Those Who Come and Leave
Daily.
VISITORS AT AMERIcUs HOMES
Your Own Name or That of a Friend
May &c Found Below In The Lengthy
List of People Who Game and Went
Yesterday.

The largest and best line of umbrel-
las are to be found at Bells, the jewsler
Miss Nina Williams is spending a
day pleasantly with relatives in Ella
Vile.
Mr.. j, r, Hill of Montezuma was a
business visitor in Americas yesterday
morning.
MrJ. H. McClelland came Fup from
Dawson yesterday upon matters of
business here.
Mr.. julie FELTON, of Montezuma was
in the city yesterday upon business in
superior court.
Messrs w. C. Fletcher and H, P.
Lane of Helena were in Americas yes
terday morning.
Miss frankie Bell of Ricl land was a
fair visitor here for a short while yes
terday morning.
Mr.. A, B. Matthews registered from
GAINESVILLE yesterday among the guests
of The Windsor
Mr.. Henry Mashburn left yesterday
for Chase, La, where he goes upon a
visit to relatives.
Mrs. T. I'll. McGillis left yesterday for
Sylvester, where she will spend few
days with relatives.
Misses Belle Ansley and Louise Rod
gers are spending few days with
friends in -Smithyille.
Mr., George d. Wheatley and young
son, John, are spending their Thanks
giving at Fort Gaines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Murphy left yes
terday for Selma, Ala, after a visit of
several days in the city,
Mr.. j. NJ. Burke of Forsyth was
among the several visitors coming
yesterday to Americas.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thornton of
Preston were among others from
Webster here yesterday,
Miss Marie Morgan is spending a few
days very pleasantly with friends in
Moultrie, going yesterday.
Miss Jennie Hollis left yesterday for
Pelham upon a visit of few days to
her sister, Mrs. j. L. Hand.
Miss Florence Roberts has returned
from Louisville, KY, where she spent
several weeks with relatives.
Mrs. r. L. Parker left yesterday for
Talbotton, where she was called by the
seri Gus illness of her mother.
Mr.. 7. r. Davidson of Tuskegee
Ala, was registered yesterday among
the guests of the Allen House.
Miss Lottie Tiff of Albany is the
very attractive guest of Miss Josephine
Turpin at her home on Taylor street
Misses Marie Hagerty and Chic Lit
t1ejohn are spending Thanksgiving
with Miss Eloise Gardner at her home
in Montezuma.
Mrs. L. w. Gardner and Miss Eloise
Gardner returned to Montezuma yes
terday after visit of several days to
Mr.. and Mrs. e, L. Murray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett B, Clements
of Buena Vista are guests of Mrs. P. G.
Clegg during Thanksgiving at her
beautiful home on Lee street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-11-29
IO.rIms of Peao 8.

In the first months of the Russia
Japan war we had striking example
of the necessity for preparation and the
early advantage of those who, so to speak
have shingled their roofs in dry wealth
er. The virture of PREPARATION has made
history and given to us our greatest
men, The individual as well as the
nation should be prepared for any
emergency. Are you prepared to sue
cessfalIy combat the first cold you take?
A cold can be cured much more quick
Iy when treated as soon as it has been
contracted and before it has become
settled in the system. Cham berlain's
Cough Remedy is famous for its cures
of colds and it should be kept at hand
ready for instant use. For sale by
Eldridge Drug Co. Americas Ga.