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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-22
German Reciprocity Attacked

CONCORD, N. H., Dec. 21.-(Spe-
ciaD-United States Senator Calm
ger, of New Hampshire, one of the
extreme stand-patters, has opened the
war in Congress upon the customs ar
rangements between the governments
of the United States and Germany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-22
Rose Is Worn

The rose is being used in number
less ways and one of the novelties is
the rose hat pin. An artificial rose is
fastened to q hat-pin and then it
may be put into hat wherever it
will look we'll This adds wonder
fuy to the appearance of hat. Bands
of brCcaded silk are embroidered in
roses standing out from the surface,
and are used for collar, cuffs and
bands at the front of a coat or gown.
Musquash is an imitation of seal
skin that is being worn great deal.
FLORENCE FAIRBANKS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-22
Late Foot Gear

Some late footgear is the high cut
boot of patent leather with kid or
cloth tops, in button or lace. Rus
set calf boots are much worn.
The dog collar is one of the pres
ent fads with the fashionables. Some
are made entirely of diamonds and
others of pearls Often as many as
ten strands go around the throat
and the same number fall over the
neck and shoulders. Jade set in dull
gold is a most beautiful necklace.
Gold and silver thread improves
almost any gown. 1t can be used as
an outline for medallions, around the
yoke, and at the top of the collar A
charming yoke of filet lace, embroid-
cred and applied with much silver
tissue, was seen on a handsome gown
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-22

Offers CHRISTMAS TRADE reasonable prices the CHOICEST
mbracng:
GLASS
motbir sheen.
Nand Japanese Vases.
PAINTED
Pin
Saucers Berry and land Vases
LEATHER Mahogany
andR uga ncolos desgn andpi
Tables Chairs
andO
Mahogany
Dand NIamp andC
inc nd
omakeh omeA raciv Cheering
Corner Forsyth Ameicus
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-22
Conference Called OH.

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 21.-(SpeciaD
Chairman Connors of the Democratic
state committee of New York has
called off the conference of state
and national Democrats which was
planned to have been held at the
Waldorf Astoria during the first week
in January. Neither will the Jackson
Day diner under the auspices of the
state committee be held this year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-22

If Republicans could attend the
Denver convention Bryan's nomina-
ton would be made by acclamation.-
Philadelphia Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
POSTUM CEREAL CO., LTD.
Guarantee On Their Products.

W.. warrant and guarantee that
all packages OF Postum Cereal. Grape
Nuts and Elijah's Mamma hereafter sold
by any jobber or retailer, comply with
the provisions OF the National Pure
Food Law, and are not and shall not
be adulterated or mis-branded within
the meaning OF said Act of Congress
approved June 80. 1906, and entitled.
IAN act for preventing the manufac-
ture. sale or transportation OF adul-
terated or mis- branded or poisonous or
d~eleterious foods, drugs, medicines,
liquors, and for regulating trafhc there
in for other purposes"
POSTUM CEREAL Co., LTD.
C. w. Posi-. Chairman,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Dec. ~, 1906.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of December, 1906.
BENJAMIN F. REID.
Notary Public.
MY commission expires July l, 1907.
Our goods are pure, they always
have been and always will be, they are
not ~mis-branded. We have always
since the beginning Of our business.
printed a truthful statement on the
packages OF the ingredients contained
therein and we stand back OF every
package.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
VAST WEALTH OF TIVE SOUTH.
In Natural Resources That Section Is
Supreme.

To its coal supply, more than twice
as great as the combined coal area
of Great Britain, Germany and Penn
sylvinia: to its asst stores Of oil and
natural gas as supplementary sources
power Of water powers for utilization
Of power and heat and light the South
adds at least 3.O00.0OO available horse
power Of water powers for utilization
FOR electrical transmission. also for
power. heat and light, The develop
ment Of this vast water power poten-
TALLY will eventually employ $780,
O0O. 900 to $500. OO0. 900 and be equal in
working capacity to 6,000,0 600 men. 1t
will make possible construction OF
thousands OF miles Of interurban cleo.
trio roads. il will furnish cheap power
and light for mines and factories, and
create as in Switzerland. the highest
forms of skilled mechanical work in
the mountains OF the South, where
climatic conditions are unsurpassed
bv any other section of the world. In
counting up the riches Of the South al
WAYS bear In mind Its wealth of ever
running streams, where nature fur
nishes the power without price except
for the cost OF development.-Manu.
fa%cturers' Record.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
MONKS FIRST PLAYED pomlNoes
Origin Of Game That 10 Popular the
World Over.

With regard to the game of dom
inoes there is a very interesting
story connected with its origin. II
runs thus: There we're two monks
who had been committed to the PEN
atty OF a long seclusion and we're con-
demned to keep absolute silence. To
relieve the monotony they played a
game by showing each other small
fiat stones marked with black dots.
By a MISUNDERSTOOD Arrangement,
the monk whose hand was used at
hrst informed the other player by
repeating In an undertone the first
line OF b vesper hymn, "Cantate
Domino" (Sing unto the Lord. In
time the monks completed the set of
stones and formulated the rules OF
the game. SO that by the time they
were free to come out from their pun
ishment they had found the game SO
interesting that on teaching 1t to the
other members of the monastery Il
became a favorite and lawful pastime.
1t o o became popular all through
Italy and from there extended to the
whole world. The first line of the ves-
per hymn which the monks had used
as a signal was reduced to the word
domino. and the name has stuck to the
game ever since.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
How "Gil" Got Even.

During civil var times Gilman Fav
u local character. known by all as
GIL being In need of groceries and
household necessities, went to the
general store in F~ayville, Mass, kept
at that time by Colonel Dexter Fay.
TO make his purchases. The
was 6s cents. and Mr.. Fay rendered
the clerk a 81 bill. Change being
scarce In the store, as was often the
case during those strenuous times. the
clerk passed him some slips of paper
with hgures on them to equal the
amount Of change due. "Gil' looked
at the slip. then at the clerk and
slowly said. What's al this?" why,
that Is what we are giving for change
now. When you get one dollars
worth We will redeem them,' replied
the clerk, and Cir went out.
A day or two after this occurrence
GIL went to the store again for
some tobacco. The clerk passed ont
the plug and gil" put his hand in his
pocket, pulled out a handful OF pump.
kin seeds. handed them to the clerk.
saying:
These are what 7 am using for
change now. When you get a dollars
worth | will redeem them"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
The STORY.

A CHAN looked about him. No other
~ lsraelite was In sight. In his Gag
erness to get into the midst of Jericho
he had left his comrades quite in the
rear, and as he went about applying
the torch that the city might be
burned as the Lord had commanded.
curiosity led him to enter a wing of
what was evidently the kings pal
ace, and there before his eyes were
gold and silver and rich garments
scattered about in reckless profu-
sion.
They had gathered their treasure,
and then had to leave 1t behind in
their effort to escape" muttered
Achan as he stopped and dug his
fingers into the silvery pile at his feet.
and then let the coins sift through
them with a merry Jingle.
Beneath the coins thus displaced he
caught the CLEAN Of gold, and push
ing the silver aside. eagerly. there
o o lay revealed before him a great
bar of rich yellow gold. He took 1t
in his hands. II was more wealth than
he had yer held in his hands before.
and tho wish half formed came into
his heart that ii belonged 10 him.
Suddenly a voice seemed to speak
right at his elbow. saying:
And we. in any wise. keep your
seves from the accursed thing, lest ye
make yourselves accursed, when ye
take of the accursed thing. and make
the camp OF Israel a curse, and trou-
BILE It,"
With a start Achan looked about
him. letting the wedge of gold fall
upon a pile of silver with a clatter, but
he saw no one. and partly treasured.
he turned his ayes again upon the
g~littering gold at his feet.
Who vas to know If he took just
this one piece OF gold from the midst
Of so much?' he asked himself. and
his conscience answered back:
But Joshua solemnly told us not
to touch the accursed thing"
Yes, but was not the gold and the
silver TO be gathered and turned into
the treasury of the Lord?" questioned
hthdh IN Ht ltdSbHtu Will ululStlI.
Surely OF all this great pile which |
will turn into the treasury they will
not miss this one wedge of gold"
But 1t all belongs to the Lord"
came back the answer In his heart,
and again the words OF Joshua echoed
in his ears:
Keep yourselves from the accursed
thing lest We make yourselves ac-
cursed"
Impatient with himself over his re-
proving conscience. Achan stopped
and began gathering the silver and
gold in piles. saying as he did so:
mo n else, I dare say, will bring
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
MADE THEM ALL LAUGH.
Book Must Have Been Funny. but No
One Knew What is Was.

II must have been a very funny
story! The type looked funny from
across the aisle OF the car, the pic
lures looked funny. and the young
lady who was reading It doubled up
In fits of stiled laughter every few
minutes. The young man In the seat
with her could not help stealing a
glance at the pages of tho book which
was evidently so funny. but whose
cover was carefully doubled back out
of sight. and soon he began to laugh
as he unblushingly followed the story
page after page. shaking with sup.
pressed merr,meat.
The m in the seat at right an.
sles became interested and looked
over the girls shoulder. Presently
her face b~roadened into a grin and
soon she was convulsively shaking.
The man in the eat across smiled a
the scene. A boy a few seats dow
the aisle grinned sympathetically.
darky still further down showed all
his white teeth. The contagion spread
until the car was nearly on the verge
of Mysteries, when the fair reader got
up to leave the train, yet no one but
the girl herself had any idea as to
what the book was.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
RothschiIds Never Prosecute.

While the Bank of England makes
II n point never under any clrcum-
stances to relinquish the prosecution
Of those who have defrauded It in the
slightest degree. being willing. II need
be, to spend thousands OF pounds to
capture and prosecute people who
have robbed 1t OF even a few shillings,
the Rothschilds make 1t a rule never
to appeal to the courts or to the police
In such matters. or course, they are,
like every other banker, occasionally
the victims Of dishonesty, but neither
the police nor the public ever hear
about the matter. This has always
been a principle Of the heads Of the
house. who take the ground that It is
better to bear the loss in silence than
to disturb popular confidence in the
safety of the concern by allowing II
to be seen that its treasures are not
adequately safeguarded.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
Keep Your Blood Pure.

No n al be happy. light-hearted
and healthy with a body full Of blood
that cannot do its duty to every part
because of its impurity; therefore, the
first and most important work ia hand
is to purify the blood so that every
organ will get the full benefit of a
healthy circulation. There Is no rem.
edy so good as that old family rem.
edy, Brandretb's Pills. Each pill con-
tains m grain Of the solid extract of
sarsaparilla blended with two grains
Of a combination Of pure and mild
vegetable products, making 1t a blood
purifier unexcelled in character. One
or two taken every night for awhile
will produce surprisins results.
Brandreth's Pills hava been in use
for over a century, and are for sale
everywhere, plain or su~gar-coated.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03

Monarchs must know more than one
language. King Edward. who trav.
eled so much. speaks French better
than some Frenchmen, and also Ger.
a The car OF Russia speaks
French as well as his native tongue
and knows the numerous dialects.
Emperor William OF Germany speaks
French and English correctly, and is
also well versed in Latin. The king
OF Spain, the youngest OF all. speaks
German with ease and also French
and English. Because Of his marriage
he now practices the latter. The king
OF Portugal speaks French, English.
German and Spanish. The king OF
Italy is a master of French and Ger
man and is also well versed In the va.
rious Italian dialects.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
CRIED EASILY,
Nervous Woman Stopped Coffee and
Quit Other Things.

No better practical proof that coffee
Is q drug can be required than to note
how the nerves become unstrung in
women who habitually drink 1t.
The stomach, too. rebels at being
continually drugged with coffee and
tea-they both contain the drug
caffeine. Ask your doctor.
An la. woman tells the old story
thus:
1 had used coffee for six years and
was troubled with headaches, nervous.
ness and dizziness. In the morning
upon risiIg I used to belch up a sonr
fluid regularly.
often got SO nervous aud miser-
able l would cry without the least rea.
son, and / noticed my eyesight was
getting poor.
After using Postum a while. 7 nh.
served the headaches left me and soon
the belching Of our fluid stopped iva.
ter brash from d~yspepsia). 1 feel de.
cidedly different now, and / am con.
WINGED that 1t is because l stoned
coffee and began to use Postum. lean
see better now. my eyes are stronger
"A friend of mine did not like
Postum but when l told her to make II
K 1t said on the package, she liked
1t all right" Name given by Postum
Co. Battle Creek, Mich. Always boil
Postum well and 1t will surprise you.
Read the little book. The Road to
Melville" In pkgs. There's q rsa-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
JAP YOUTH ON schooLsHIP.
Will Get Thorough Training on an
American Boat.

The first japanese youth to be ad-
mitted TO the crew OF the schoolship
ST. Mary's is Katzern Artyoshi. Art
yoshi. who is IL years old. has been
In the e cutter service on the
Pacific for the last three years.
As II is necessary for all foreigners
who wish TO become members OF the
scao alps crew 10 Rave a guardian,
Artyoshi was forced TO get one before
1hd = United TO the crew. He
eersdsf IN getting Capt. Osborn to
act in that capacity. Capt. Osborn
will coach the boy along and help him
over the hard points In his lessons.
Artyoshi has 10, made up his mind
yet whether he will remain in this
country or 20 home 10 Japan after he
has been graduated from the school.
ship. A term Gu the schoolship ats
a boy for service in the merchant ma.
rine. Artyoshi says he likes the
United States and may stay here, but
II Japan ever goes TO war he will re-
turn home quickly as possible to take
"a I In II.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03

Senator Tillman probably earns
more money every year on the lecture
platform than any other American
who talks to the public for pay. From
an authoritative source the statement
zones that the South Carolinian's net
proceeds thus far this year from his
lecture tour are s25 900. Senator Till
mar is paid from s2ro 10 $500 n lee
ture and he Is constantly m demand.
His season is not confined to the sum-
merry Chautauqua course and he fills
nearly as many dates In the winter
as at any other time OF the year. In
the last four years 1t is said that he
has laid aside over $50. 900 from his
lecture receipts. Henry watterson
perhaps comes text in the matter of
earnings on the platform. Champ
Clark. Of Missouri. ranks high as a
popular favorite and makes about
twice as much as q lecturer as his con-
gresslonal salary.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
Fathers Good Advice.

A young man from Pittsburg went
to New York to make good in his
chosen profession, Gays a New York
letter. The other night he stood In
the lobby OF a hotel and a friend asked
him what he thought OF New York.
Il have only been here two days." he
replied. so I have not seen the city
very thoroughly. My fathers parting
words to me when l left home we're:
My son. you are going to a great city.
There is much good and much evil to
be found in New York. Keep to the
straight and narrow path as closely
as possible. avoid Wall street and.
above all. beware of the monkey
house,"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
opELL osEYED HIS FATHER,
Emphatic Message That Broke Up
Conference Of Politicians.

Four years ago. when ex-Gov. Odell,
OF New York. was coming up for a re-
nomination at the convention In Sara
toga, there was a plan to put a man on
the ticket with him for lieutenant gov
ernor TO whom Odell objected strongly.
The governors father. IS years old,
q deacon in the church and very strict
IN religious matters. was in Saratoga.
There was q conference at one Of
the hotel cottages that lasted until
late In the morning. The other lead.
ers we're tryta 20 force odell to take
the oonos' Ju5 uan.
About two O'Clock odell's father,
Who had heard shat vas going on,
stalked angrfly over TO the cottage and
raped On the door. Frank Piatt. son
Of Senator Plat. came 20 the door.
-wellF- said Piatt sharply.
Il want TO see my son. demanded
odell.
The governor came to the door.
What Is II. father" he asked.
Ben" said the old deacon. tell
them to go to -"
Yes. father" replied the governor
obediently. and he went back and did
Just that--Saturday Evening Post.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03

Occasionally a woman Is kept so
busy watching her ne,ghboTs that she
lets her husband go by default.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
A COLI IN ONE DAY

..e II E1lvE BIloMo ouinlne Tablets Drug
-. ~ oner ~ 10 fails TO cure. H. W
lture 10 on each Dor. &c,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
ELEVEN YEARS OF ECZEMA.
Hands Cracked and sleedino-N,ll
Came or Of Finser-cusieura Rem
edies Brought Prompt Relief.

=" had eczema on my hands for
about eleven years. The hands crack
ed open In Ia aud bled One
OF my fingers . bad that the
nall came OF. : IA often heard Of
cures by the Cuticura Remedies. but
had no confidence in them as I had
tried so many remedies, and they all
had failed to cure me. I had seen
three doctors. but got no relief. Final.
ly my husband said that We would
try the Cutlcura Remedies. SO we got
a cake Of Cuticura Soap. a box Of
Cuticura Ointment. and two bottles
OF Cuticura Resolvent Pills. OF course
keep Cuticura Soap all the time for
my hands, but the one cake Of Scan
and half a box of Cuticura Ointment
cured them. 1t is surely a blessing
for me to have my hands well. and I
I'M very proud of having tried CUT.
cura Remedies, and recommend them
to all suffering with eczema. Mrs.
Eliza A. Wiley. R. F. d. No. Q, Lis.
comb. Iowa. Oct. is. 1906"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
Horses Stju In Demand.

Happily the horse has a faculty for
upset.!Lg the gloomy predictions that
n :. fated TO be put out Of business
by the automobile. The horse business
has kept right on developing in spite
OF the fact that the automobile indus
try has been engaged in similar I'M
= -s'lg. The demand for horses is
stilI great. The supply Of some
classes OF them is inadequate. The
prices are high. The automobile may
scare the horse into the ditch. but
II isn't likely to crowd him to the wall.
There will always be a field for the
horse. as there will always be a field
for the Observation-Disclosures Times.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
sERMoNErTE.

MAKE confession unto God"
This Aehan had TO do. This
every soul must needs do.
But confession at the ludg.
ment bar OF God and confession
at the mercy seat Of God are
al different a. life is from
death.
The confession which 10
wrung from the unrepentant
heart brings with II no claim
for mercy, but the repentsnt
heart as II pours out its confess
sion Of guilt may claim the
promise: ~ we confess U
sins God Is faithful and just to
forgive Us U sins and cleanse
US from all unrighteousness."
II Is a solemn thought that
all things are TO be revealed be-
fore God. duke 12:2-5.) 1--WE shall
all stand before tho Judgment
seat OF Christ. For II 10 writ.
ten, As ! live. saith the Lord,
every knee shall bow to me, and
every tongue shall confess to
God. So then every one Of US
shall give account Of himself to
God"
Let US fix this thought In
mind, then, o soul: That con-
fession Of the hidden things Of
thy heart and life must be made
to God. II may be delayed. but
IL cannot be evaded. II must
come.
But when7 The time, the place,
are within the choosing Of every
soul.
To-day " ye will hear his
voice." "Now 10 the accepted
, time" This Ia Gods call to
} confession.
, His voice sounds out from the
, mercy seat where Christ the
, erueified n stands TO blot out
, the trsnsgression and save from
, sin.
|, Choose you this day" Will
!, you unfold your heart and life
, to God and receive his mercy
J and grace, or will you with re-
, bellious heart shut him out and
J turn a deaf ear to his cry as
, he pleads: "Turn ye, turn ye,
, for why will ye dle7"
, For such there waiteth the day
!, Of wrath and vengeance from God.
, The day Of grace sinned away, the
, soul must at last appear before
, God, there to make confession
|, to the sins Of the life and the
, heart. II will no longer be a
!, matter Of choice, but Of absolute
, necessity, for the searching eye
, Of God will discover every hid.
, den thing.
|, But OH, how vastly different
will that scene be from that
which IL might have been the
, privilege OF the soul TO enjoy.
, No longer does the voice Of God
sound forth from his seat Of
, mercy. The day Of mercy has
!, passed. The day Of Judgment
, has come, and the guilty soul
, ean find no refuge In which to
, hide. The confession is wrung
, from the unrepentant heart, and
, the voice Of God sounds from
, the judgment seat saying:
depart from me, ye that work
, iniquity."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-03
Peru Claims kurokI.

Gen. Kuroki. the famous Japanese
soldier. has been v~ariously described
as of Polish, Russian and German ex-
traction. Another interesting chap
ter has been added to this genealogical
symposium by an oficial publication
in the Official Gazette. of Lima. Peru.
which makes the claim. and submits
a plausible statement Of facts to prove
II, that Kuroki's father was n Peruvian
patriot whose name was Transito
Charroqui. 1t is also declared that
the generals father was a descendant
OF the Incas. who themselves are be-
lieved to have been descendants Of -
Asiat.c race. 81 Kuroki is an atavism
and has come into his own In the land
OF his fathers.