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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-09

After January 1st, three months
hence, the Americus Light Infantry
may be but memory unless some
thing is done in the interim to bols-
ter up the company 1t is in need
of assistance, and unless this is given
it will go by the board,
Several of the Georgia commands
are in the same unfortunate plight,
but the Light Infantry, financially, is
in worse condition than any.
The company has no source of rev.
enue, except what is paid by the mem
bers as dues 1t is in debt more than
5000 and the monthly dues are nee
esarily applied to current expen-
ses.
This old debt, as much as any
thing else discourages the men.
Captain Van Ripper, whose personal
efforts. to a great extent, keeps the
command up to it's present stand
ard, has made q statement to Board
of Trade and asked the appointment
of a committee from that body to Sc
cure aid for the company,
If this cannot be done, Capt. Van
Ripper thinks the outlook for a longer
maintenance of the organization any
thing than roseate.
in all probability he will tender
his resignation in January,
On that date the new government
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05
HELP THE TOWN.
Some Of the Virtues in Friendly Riv-
airy Between Merchants.

Good healthy competition and
friendly rivalry, devoid of all spirit of
hoggishness, is a good thing for any
town. Each and every business man
and property owner in town. and the
country Immediately surrounding 1t
should be intensely interested in every
project. particularly should every mer-
chant be active in matters that means
general prosperity for the place. and
which will increase trade for all the
merchants of the town. People gen.
orally like to do their trading in towns
where there are well kept stocks and
plenty variety of goods, and where
there is sufficient competition as to
assure low prices consistent with good
business judgment There is little use
for the merchants of a place to blow
and brag about their business, unless
they can demonstrate that they are
delivering the goods" and satisfying
their customers There is no good to
be looked for by merchants decrying
the goods and the methods of their
brother merchants. There is no more
effective way of killing the business Of
a town than by fostering a spirit of
petty jealousy and of narrow selfish
ness. Wherever such spirit is found
it will be discovered that trade is be-
ing turned TO some other town where
merchants and business men work
more in harmony with one another.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05
GIFT NOT ALL A GIFT.
Generosity That Was Purely the Re
l~ suit Of Accident.

A missionary bishop told this story
about F. Marion Crawford, the famous
novelist:
"Mr. Crawford went to school," he
said, "in Concord, and one day he was
taken to call at a Concord clergy.
mans.
"The clergyman had a missionary
box on his drawing room table, and,
time hanging heavily on the boys
hands, he amused himself with try.
ing whether silver dollar-it was
all the money he had in the world,
and he had converted it into that gi.
gantic coin for safety-would go into
the slit in the box's top.
1T was close fit, but unfortunate.
1y 1t did go, and the coin slipped out
of the embryo authors fingers. There
was terrible crash of silver falling
among the coppers-and then the boy,
as the novelists say. knew no more
when he came to himself he found
the clergyman and his family in rap
lures over his generosity"
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05
GAMES OF sHARPERs.
Some of the Methods Used for seeur-
Ing Money Dishonesty.

Millions upon millions of dollars are
fraudulently taken from the pockets
OF the people year after year through
the operation of confidence men. The
schemes used by these men are numer-
GUS. Nearly all are based upon the
fact that the average person is always
willing to take the best of bargain.
During the past few months swim
dlers have been operating in different
parts Of the country, and their method,
while modification Of an old swim
worthy OF notice. Their usual proceed
ure is to locate farmers who are not
well known to local bankers and loan
men. They approach the farmer and
under pretext of seeking to purchase
farming land, manage In some way to
secure his signature. This is general
ly done by inducing him to write a
letter, or to sign some statement.
Once the signature is secured. f1cti-
tious deed to the farmers land is pre-
pared and this is fixed up in such a
manner as to show the seal of some
notary or other officer. Then with
this deed the swindler is in position to
negotiate loan upon the land. This
game has been successfully worked in
number of western states.
Residents of agricultural districts
should be continually on their guard
against the signing of receipts or any
kind of contract which may be pre-
sented to them by strangers Within
the past year some smooth swindlers
have succeeded in securing thousands
of dollars on fraudulent notes, secur-
ing from farmers. who were foolish
enough to take for trial washing ma
chimes. refrigerators. ETC., and to give
their receipts for the same. These re-
ceipts turning up later as negotiable
notes.
The writer of checks cannot be too
careful in filing in the amounts. The
favorite methods of the check receiver
is to insert after the words six"
seven" eight or mine" the letter
''y' or ''ty" and change the ciphers in
the check accordingly. Thus it can be
seen that a check written for eight
dollars. by the addition of the letter
~" can be made to read for eighty
dollars and the changing of the
amount. If it be in numerals, by the
addition of cipher, makes the forgery,
when well executed. hard to discover.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05
Cripple Creek Shipments.

CRIPPLE Creek.-From / 200 to 1900
tons of ore of smelling grade is be-
ing shipped from the Vindicator-Con-
solidated Company's property on Bull
hill every month. The ore is being
broken down at several different lev
els and at present there is enough in
reserve to keep the mine running and
paying regular dividends for the next
five or six years, 1t is said. The sew
eral sets of lessees operating are all
doing well and the Whitney-McMullen
lease on the Vindicator No. is pro-
ducing from two to three cars of ore
month. On the Hull City mine, be-
longing to this company, regular ship
ments are being maintained and con-
siderable development work Is in pro-
gress.
Selig and Mills, leasing on the Gold
Pass of the Stratton estate on Gold
hill, have opened up a body of ore at
a depth of $50 feet. 1t is from five to
six feet wide. Shipments will be
started the first of the week from this
new find and 1t is expected that the
returns will be $25 gold to the ton.
The lessees expect to ship from three
to five cars per week.
B. II. Lin & Co.. operating on the
Maud Helena OF the Pilgrim company
on Bull hill. after considerable devel-
opment work, have cut the extension
of n highly oxidized vein opened in the
thirty-five-foot shaft from which ship
ments were previously made. The ore
is being shipped to the Ironclad mill,
of which Lessee Lien is the manager,
and which plant is paying handsome
dividends every month.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05
PRESCRIPTIONS IN LATIN.
The Public Should Have Them Trans
lated by the Druggists.

What virtue is there in the secrecy
with which the doctor hedges about
his profession?
Professional etiquette" occupies a
prominent place in the curriculum of
every medical school, and when strict
ly analyzed professional etiquette"
seems to mean doing what is best for
the doctor, individually and col
lectively"
Among the things that "is best for
the doctor" is the writing of his pre-
scriptions in Latin, and thus keeping
the public in ignorance not only of
what it is taking for it's ills. but fore
ing a call upon the doctor each time
a prescription is needed.
In plain and unmistakable English
the writing of prescriptions in Latin
makes business for the doctors.
Let us say that you have the ague.
You had it last year and the year be-
fore. Each time you have visited the
in Latin. You have never known
what he has given you for the disease,
and SO each time you are forced to go
to him again and give him an oppor-
tunity to repeat his prescription-in
Latin, and his fee-in dollars.
If you ask the doctor why he uses
Latin in writing his prescriptions, why
he writes aqua" when he means wa
ter, he will give you technical dis
sertation on the purity of the Latin
language. and the fact that all words
are derived from it, etc. 1t will be
dissertation that you may not be able
to answer. but it will hardly convince
you.
II would be good thing for the pub
lie to devise a little code of ethics of
its own; ethics that will be "a good
thing for the public individually and
collectively"
Let us apply one of the rules of this
code of ethics to you, the individual.
You call in the physician when you
have the ague, the grippe, or any OF
the other ills to which human flesh is
heir, and which you may have again
some day. The doctor prescribes-in
Latin, and you take this, to you. mean
ingless scribble to the druggist to
have it compounded. Right here is
where you come in, if you are wise.
Say to the druggist that you want a
translation of that prescription. 1t Is
your privilege to know what you are
taking While the doctors code Of
ethics may not recognize this right 1t
is yours just the same.
With the translated prescription in
vour possesSiOn yOu have two distinct
advantages. You know what you are
taking, and should you wish to call
some other doctor at some time you
will be able to tell him what drugs you
have been putting into your system.
and also If you should have the same
disease again you can save yourself
a visit to the doctor, and his fee. by
taking this translated prescription to
the druggist once more and having 1t
refilled
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05
Cripple Creek Concentrates.

Cripple Creek.-Sulphide ore, the
treatment charges upon which have
been in excess of those on other kinds
of gold-bearing rock, is to be handled
much cheaper and the extra charge
termed penalty will no longer be
paid. The smelter and mill managers
claimed that an extra expense became
necessary in treating ore carrying sui
phur, but hereafter this kind of min
eral will be taken care of at the same
price as oxydized ores. The manage
ment of the United States Reduction
and Refining Plant at Colorado City
announced that in future this company
would waive the sulphur penalty here
tofore in effect on all ores whether
under contract or handled on an open
rate. The failure in future to impose
the penalty will help shippers of low
grade ores, as heretofore this penalty
amounted IN some cases to as high as
$3.50 per ton on sulphide mineral.
Bad air which for several days has
greatly interfered with mining opera.
tions conducted through the Ophelia
or Moffat tunnel, has cleared away
and the tunnel Is now free from pois-
onous gas. The principal property
worked through the tunnel is the Little
Clara on Gold hill. This lease is out
putting one car day of ore, giving re-
turns of from three to Ave ounces In
gold to the ton.
The Ophir Leasing Company. oper-
ating on the 300-foot level of the Dead
Pine property on Battle mountain. is
breaking ore OF two-ounce grade
from a vein three feet wide and lying
north OF the shaft. A carload shipment
of $50 value ore was sent out by the
leasing company. Bailey and asso-
ciates operating through the main
Dead Pine shaft and above the Ophir
company. is shipping ore Of n $35 grade.
The latter lessees sent out a car OF
mineral this afternoon.
Buckley and associates. leasing on
the Lillian-Leland on Gold hill, are
now developing vein two feet wide at
u depth Of 1870 feet. The ore is giving
returns OF from one and half to two
ounces In gold to the ton.
Sharpe and associates are breaking
ore OF three-ounce grade from n two
foot vein lying at depth of 700 feet
In the Los Angeles property Of the
Stratton estate on Bull hill. The les
sees are also mining ore OF good
grade from fair-sixed shoot at the
40-foot level. On an average OF three
cars per week are being shipped by
these lessees. -apf 4
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05
NEWS FROM THE Mines AND MILLS,
Old Town Making Good.

Idaho Springs.-The Old Town mine
has another strike of high grade
ore at a depth Of 1900 feet, which was
opened while cutting the station for
the nineteenth level. When this ore
body was cut a week ago the values
were low, but everything is good for
$50 gold, $25 in silver and ten per cent
copper to the ton. AS the company
has good grade of smelling ore from
the surface down the strike proves
that instead Of decreasing in value the
ore Is Of greater width and of an in
creased value. The shaft is not making
water, but heavy flow is coming in at
the fourteenth level west of the shaft.
1t Is supposed that the lateral from the
Newhouse tunnel Is now draining the
vein.
Only 300 feet of sinking will be
needed to reach the level of the lateral,
which now has only 900 feet more Of
driving to get to this shaft. AS the
lateral is going ahead at the rate of 25O
feet month lit is expected that con-
nection will be made early in the year.
Surveyors are at work today checking
up the measurements and making pro-
files Of the upper and lower workings
to arrive at the exact distance required
to complete this work
No effort will be made by manager
Kimball at working out the ore body
from the fifteenth level down to the
tunnel until connection is made. AT
ter that time all of such ore will be
worked by the company, while the lev
els above the fifteenth will be mined
by leasers. who have made a lot Of
money in the past few years as a re-
suit Of this system. The stations have
been cut at every 100 feet, the levels
extended on both sides for few hun
dred feet and stulls and mill holes are
ready for immediate operation. When
the shaft has reached the proper depth
a level will be begun to connect with
the advancing lateral. which now has
been driven west from the Newhouse
tunnel more than 1000 feet. In the
lateral some ore bodies have been en-
countered, but nothing will be done
with them until after the connection is
made.
The Old Town lateral leaves the tun-
mel at the same point as the Saratoga
lateral, the later going east of the tun-
mel.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05
Sure to Have One.

Lincoln Steffens, in an address on
municipal politics, said in Chicago Of
a certain city:
"That city is as notorious for its
rottenness as the town Of Pebbles is
notorious for another characteristic.
Here is an incident that will give
you an idea Of the reputation Of Peb-
bles.
"On a train one day a man rushed
into a car, held up his hand for atten-
ton, and shouted excitedly:
Anybody here who belongs to
Pebbles"
"'Aye; do said small. dry old
fellow calmly. A
"'Then,' said the other. lend us yer
corkscrew.'"
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05
Born, Not Worn.

Little Margarets grandmother had
written for a photograph of her name.
sake, the baby" For material rea.
sons 1t was advisable that the little
girl should appear as well dressed AS
possible, and cousins new open-work
dress was borrowed for the occasion.
On being arrayed for the picture Mar
garet rushed to her father, crying:
"Oh. father. just look! These amt
worn holes; they is born holes. "-Har-
per's.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05
Work Pays Dividend.

Colorado Springs.--On October list
the Work Mining and Milling Company
will pay a quarterly dividend OF one
cent share, amounting to $4,000.
The books will close September goth.
This Is the eighth dividend declared by
the company, which realized heavily
last year from the famous Little Clara
lease, now being operated by Hum
phreys and associates Of Denver.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05
Great plseovery Announced.

Sir William Crookes. as result OF
his own researches and the expert
ments Of Professors Krowalski and
Moscicki. Of Freiburg university. has
discovered process Of extracting
nitric acid from the atmosphere. The
process Is available for commercial.
industrial and agricultural purposes.
and 10 expected . revolutionize the
nitrate industry and the worlds food
problem.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05
ButtermlIk Cocktail,

Throat parched' Irrigate II with
buttermilk cocktail
This Is new brand OF dampness
which was devised at the University
OF Chicago. The buttermilk cocktail
is constructed according to the fol-.
lowing recipe: Take a tall, thin
glass. drop in chunk Of ice: insert
q long slice Of cucumber. then flii
With buttermilk. That's ALT
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05
eeIolan Girls Learn Hou,ework.

In Belgium girls are expected to
give five weeks out OF each school
year to learning housework. The girl
is required to know not only how to
cook dinner. but to clean up and
care for kitchen. do marketing. wash
and iron.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05

Don't drive around the hole in rh,
road week after week. Get you
nelghbo together and fix 1t.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05

The home market for the farm prod.
ucts is the saving clause In our sys.
tenn OF government Take away the
in your community Not necessarily
home markets and the farms will soon
become improbable and valueless.
No city mail-order house will ex-
tend credit to you when times are
hard. or crops fail. Could you con.
sistently ask 1t of your home mer.
chant when you send your money to
the city during the days OF prosper.
ity?
Encourage small factories to locate
by means OF a bonus. but by keeping
the children In the home town that
they may become factory employees.
and get home opportunity to raise
In the world.
DO not begrudge the money paid
for taxes when It Is used for road and
town improvements. Such an ex.
penditure Is like bread cast upon
the waters-it will return many fold.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05
WANTED YSs TYSsns rs NV NV
1872 18th ST..
Denver. Colo.

Go TO SEA-Young mon from II to 80 years q
age; wages e16 TO 80 per month. Recruits will b
seaIuent TO Naval Training Station. Special Trimming
given ut Artncer, Electrical. YeonAn and Hospital
RECRUITING STATION. ROOM 2. PlOuEEB
BLDG. 18th and Larinner Sta. Dsnvers Oosora4o
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05

The home town is the best place
for the boys If you will make the
home town prosperous. Keeping the
money at home will do this. 1t
means home opportunities for your
children.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-05
TOWN BOOSTING TIPS.

The visitor who trips over jour
broken sidewalk will not have a very
high opinion of your town as a place
of business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-25
CARD PARTY FOR CHARITY
Sunshine Relief Society Raises $50
for a Needy Family.

The Sunshine Relief society gave a
very successful card party yesterday
afternoon at Maths hall which was
attended by about leo ladies' and n
which something over $50 was cleared
This money will be used for the relief
of Il worthy family in the lower part
of town. Every thing in connection
with the affair was donated the tables
being lent by Clemann & SalZmarn
the chairs by c. r. Wheelan, the ball
by the Maccabees and the score cards
by y. w. Champion & Co. Refresh
ments were donated by the McDCnald.
Silvermm and Weckel grocery stores
and the prize winners. the gifts an |
the dOnaters are as follows:
Mrs. Irene Concannon, first, prize,
gold bowl spoon Ungalls).
Mrs Lattig. second prize, silver scis-
sors Erred Bleuerl.
Mrs. Lena Stamm, third prize, kid
gloves George BennetO.
Mrs. Jennie Allen. fourth prize. hand
painted plate IL. S. McCalSe & Coz.
Mrs. Wivill. fifth prize, Vase bartlett
Bros.).
Mrs. Agnes Tubbs. si,th prize, hall
dozen sherbet glasses q. Mace.
Mrs. Mabel Cosgrovs seventh prize
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-25
Public Sale Notice.

Notice is hereby given that / shall
on Friday. the 9th day of September,
A. ID. 1907. at the hour of 10 o'clock Il.
M, offer for sale at the store room,
known as 1925 Second avenue, in the
city of Rock Island. H., all the prop
erty and effects of every kind belong
ing 10 the Central Electric Manu-
turing company. of Rock Island, H.,
said effects consist of various kinds os
machinery for the manufacture of cleo
trical devices. manufactured electric
stock. materials, patents for electrical
devices. accounts. Office furniture an
fixtures, etc Said sale will be made
either in gross or in part, as may Je
deemed most advantageous to the un-
dersigned as receiver for the said cor
poration Terms of sale will be for
cash. CARL HELLPENSTELL.
Receiver.
Dated this 10th day of September,
1907.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-25
COMPLETINCPLANS
Committee of Tri-City Press
Club Arranging Details for
Entertainment Sunday
OF WATERWAYS COMMISSION
Expect to Have Guests Arrive Here
Early in Afternoon and Inspect
Power Plant of Arsenal.

The entertainment committee of the
Tri-City Press club is busy making final
arrangements for the entertainment OF
the members of the Inland Waterways
commission when they visit Rock Is
land Sunday. The club has received an
Acceptance from the members of the
commission TO the invitation to be the
guests OF the Press club at banquet
at the Rock Island Club Sunday even
ing. As the distinguished visitors ar
rive Sunday afternoon and depart at
an early hour Monday morning, the
dinner of the Press club will be the
only special entertainment possible.
Plans Include Auto Ride.
In order TO give the visitors as much
opportunity as possible TO see the river
improvements here, the committee is
planning to have the commission met
at the landing here by automobiles. and
taken for hurried trip to Moline to
view the government water power
plant.
w. A. Meese, an honorary member of
the Press club, leaves tonight for the
north. for the purpose of urging ar
engagements so that the commission may
arrive at Rock Island as early as >
O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
VIII BE Met at Dubuque.
The entertainment committee of the
club will meet the steamer Col. A.
Mackenzie at Dubuque or Clinton, and
accompany them on the trip to Rock Is
land. Major c. S. Richie. in charge of
the local office of the United States
engineers, has gone to st. Paul to ac-
company the commission on the trip
down the river and point out the work
of Improvement along the river. Major
Richie is an honorary member of the
Press club and will assist the club in
the plans for the entertainment of the
visitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-25
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-25
PLANS FOR Meeting
OF ILLINOIS D. A. R.
Arrangements for Entertainment and
Program of Convention Here Next
Month Are Under Way.

The Illinois state conference of the
Daughters of the American Revol1-
ton viii be held in Rock Island Ocr.
% ana p. About - ladies' are eX-
Pected to be in attendance and they
will be the guests of the local Fol!
Armstrong chapter of which Mrs
Frank M.Xtcr is regent \ meeting III
the local chapter will be held at the
home of Mrs. 'MiXter 734 Twentieth
street. Saturday morning at which
time plans will be formulated for the
entertainment of the guests and for
the program for the conference.
Expert manicuring, shampooing and
thorough treatment of the hair and
scalp given by Mrs. Sol Levi. 726 Sev-
enteenth street. Old phone west lSGK