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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-09

MY spear knows no brother" says
Mr.. Roosevelt. Spear2 Mr. Tnlman
should lock his pitchfork in the barn
and set watch over il, or II may suffer
the fate of Mr. Bryan's platform.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-09

Damascus was the first Turkish city to
be lighted with electricity. OF course.
this gave the Damascus blades an excuse
for knocking around still later at night.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-09

Can women appreciate clubs?" asks
the Birmingham News. Sure; also hearts
and diamonds.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-09

II is not TO be doubted that many a
sweet young wife throughout this land
has called attention recently 10 the cir
eumstance that Mr.. Harriman's stenogra-
pher was q man. and not q woman.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-09

president Castro has suffered a re-
lapse says cable. Il was high time
he was no less than three RECEIVERS ahead
of Telapses at the time of the message.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-09
Try a New Method.
The Adxanee Agent.

Every one Of the six has shot man. -
"Ah, that unoriginaI Florodora sextetr'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-09
NOTHING SERIOUS.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Sure Enough.

Cobkley-Subbubs declares that out his
way. one night last week. the tempcra-
ture dropped 10 zero.
Joakley-Thats nothing.
Coakley-Eh? What's nothing?
Joakley-Zero
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-09

Howdy Spring; how you have grown
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-09
VIII Issues Ever Cease Growing?

Senator Platt probably has his privat,
opinion of a Gar who would resign.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-09


Baron speck Won sternburg. the Ger
man Ambassador. accompanied by his
American wife. viii leave New York to-
DAY for Berlin. and will be gone until
next fail. II is known that he carries 20
his capital important memoranda con-
corning the strained tariff relations he
tween the United States and Germany
The memoranda contain suggestions
agreed upon by him and Secretary Root
as basis for "A further extension by Ger
many Of the old tariff rates 10 American
imports The present Jnodus vivendi by
which there was no interruption Of the
growing trade between the two countries.
expires in July. and unless another CON
cession is made at that time a vast com
MERGE In American meats and other food
supplies viii be seriously crippled. ami
rs effects would be particularly felt in
me great producing sections OF the West.
Baron Sternburg has co-0perated in a
spirit OF the utmost harmony with Secre-
tary Root Tor the past eighteen months in
averring sharp tariff war with Ger
many. made probable by the standpatters
az home and the new maximum and mini
mum tarin law Of Germany. The baron
Is one OF President RoOsevelt's most init
mate friends. their friendship dating from
the time when the Ambassador was az
attache Of the German Legation In this
city and the President was a member OF
The Civil Service Commission He was
educated in England ard speaks English
without even the slightest suggestion Of
foreign accent. He owns immense estates
IN SaSony and is one OF the largest fine
stock breeders in Germany. His personal
interest therefore. should induce him TO
favor the most rigid enforcement Of the
maximum tariff Of his country against
American meat and cattle, but in his
diplomatic capacity he has been wholly
uninfuenced by this consideration.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-09

The Washington Herald is delivered By
carrier la the District Of Columbia and at
Aie1andria, "a, az IS cents per month,
daily Gnd Sunday, or at p cents per
slonth toithout the Sunday issue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31
BIG BUNCH AT MATINEE
AND COIN IN PLENTY
Scraps and DRINKS Bring
in the Mon.

More than the usual Monday bunch
constituted the lineup in police court
yesterday when His Honor, Mayor
Hawkins rang up the official curtain
and Chief Feagin snapped his bland
smile for a look of awful gravity.
The elevator from the coop below
came up with mixed cargo of
black and tans, and then the matinee
opened Various were the stories told
of how the man in the box got into
the coop by an unwary slip, with
old corn Ticker as the cause of it
all. Not a few scraps were thus
aired as well, and the fines ranged
from the regulation three PUNK to the
five notch. And the cup full of silver
in evidence when the session ended
brought back the smile to the face
of the big chief
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31
RELIEF OF COUNCIL IS
ASKED BY MERCHANTS
Ask ItinerantS be Barred
Hereafter.

AmerIcus merchants, practically a
unit, will present a formidable petit
ton to the City Council at the first
regular meeting of that body on Fri
day night next, asking protection
from a class of itinerant dealers in
various lines, who come for a month
or two months, get the cream of the
busy season, and then vanish.
Americas has had lot of these
fellows, who thus pay the city no
business tax except the small special
license issued them for month, or
few months at best.
And Americas dealers, those who
are permanent residents, want pro-
lection from this class.
They argue, and very justly so,
that they are property owners; that
they stay here through dull seasons
and good seasons alike, and conse-
quently are upon a different basis from
others
Their point is we'll taken, and the
relief asked of the city council is just
and should be granted.
Following is the petition circulated
yesterday and largely signed
To the Mayor and City Council of
Americas.
I'VE, the undersigned merchants of
Americas, represent to your honor
able body that it has been the custom
for the last few years for non-resi-
dents to open up stocks of goods and
have cut sales during the busiest sea-
sons of the year and thus eyade pay
ing ad valorem taxes and subject the
merchants to unjust competition be-
sides selling to the buying public
worthless merchandise.
1--WE therefore respectfully re-
quest your honorable body to pass
such ordinances as will protect the
public from this kind of practice and
imposition during the coming year OF
1908"
Practically every business house in
the city to which the petition was
presented yesterday signed it read
lily, recognizing the business of the
demands set forth, and it will be Civ
en- careful consideration by the City
Council, and an adequate tax put up.
on these itinerants that will cause
them to bear a just part of the bur
den Of taxation for the ensuing year
The special taxes for 1908 will be
made up Friday night next
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31
MADE
GOOD IMPRESSION
Costly Silks Worn in
Camille Tonight.

In their initial appearance yesterday
in Wealth and Poverty" the Al Sny-
der Imperial Entertainers made a
favorable impression on the good
sized audiences which greeted them
both at matinee and night. Each
member of the company carried off
his or her part with success, Miss
Barchus as the leading lady display
ing much histronic ability.
The plot was a simple one. A
wealthy young man is enamored with
an ignorant girl and marries her.
Their life becomes unhappy because
the husband is ashamed of his Wife's
ignorance. She finally runs away.
In the last act she has returned a
polished young woman and is re-
ceiyed by her husband with enthu-
siasm. 1t is quite a strain on the
Imagination to reconcile the speedy ac-
QUESTION of an education with the
known facts in such cases, but that
doesn't matter, so far as the pleasant
ending is concerned.
The comedy was sufficient to enliven
the tragedy, and bring out in relief
the salient situations.
This afternoon the offering will be
"The Day of Judgment" and at night
Dumas classic Camille" In the last
named it is said that Miss Barchus
appears at her best. In press no.
tice the Valdosta Times compared the
work of Miss Barchus to that Of
Madam Bernhard.
In Camille Miss Barchus appears
in silks which cost $1,000. This
wealth will be on display in Dun
cans window today. The manage
ment has put up with the box office
500 as a forfeit that the silks We're
valued at the sum named
The company will play tomorrow,
matinee and night, and as it will be
New Years Day it is likely that az
unusually large audience will be
present This closes the engagement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31
FOR THE NEW YEAR

Another year goes out with the
stroke of twelve tonight and another
milepost in lifes journey will have
been passed.
The closing Of the year naturally
admonishes one to pause and think, if
only for a moment. What has the
past year brought, will naturally be
one of the things considered, as well
as what will the new year bring
1t is fitting that in the rush of mod
dern life there should be a time
which encourages retrospection and
also introspection. Such time is
the close of the calendar year. Bust
ness men balance their books for the
previous twelve months, and putting
behind the mistakes or misfortunes
which they brought, buckle down for
another tussle with fate.
Life in some respects resembles the
starting of a railroad train, which
at first goes slowly and the telegraph
poles creep by. In little while the
speed is accelerated and the posts
fly by so rapidly that they can hard
ly be counted All of us in youth
corsil cred the intervals from Chist-
mas to Christmas long, but to those
who have reached full manhood and
womanhood, the years fly by with all
too much switfness.
Today is also the time to formulate
new resolutions which are to go into
effect on the morrow. Bad habits
are to be eradicated, lessons gained
from the mistakes of the past are
to be put into effect and new lines of
conduct are to be laid out for the
coming year.
In many ways the new year is
bright with promise. It's clean, white
pages seem destined to record proud
achievements Individually it will
be largely what each one makes it.
Collectively there is promise of pros
perity and happiness to the mass of
the people Crops have been good
the past season and planters are
encouraged to believe that the coming
season will be a satisfactory one.
At the present time the shadow of
the recent financial crisis is over the
country, but this cannot last except
so long as it takes to secure a return
of confidence The riches of the soil,
factory and mines have not ceased to
Eour out in a golden harvest. Cotton.
wheat and corn are fast placing the
foreign nations in debt to this coun-
try, while manufactured goods are
contributing to the same end.
Having taken stock of the failures
and successes of the year which is
closing each individual has spread
out before him or her the great posi-
bilities of new year, enriched by all
the experience OF the closing year
and of preceding ones as well.
For those who make good resolu-
tions-and stick to them-the coming
year will show the greatest returns.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31
LAMP WAS SENT AS
A GIFT BY SANTA

Mr. and Mrs. c. w Raymond whC
are spending the winter in Americus
were the Recipients of a very hand
some bronze students lamp, the gift
Of Mr.. Raymond's office employees a
Day ton, Ohio. BY his generous treat
ment to his employees, Mr. Raymqn'
has endeared himself to them sol II
has not been forgotten in the di5bl
button of their Christmas favors al
though absent from home
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

notes uSs 49,
"Of course they were~ ---1, :.
said Judge Anderson. They We're
clearly deceptive, and every time oneY
of them was entered upon the books
of the bank it was a false entry
Mr. Miller commended that the prac-
tice of using memorandum notes had
the sanction of the bank examiners.
Il don't care about that" said
Judge Anderson, amy comptroller or
bank examiner who does that con-
hives at violations of the law and
neglects his duty Had the comptrol-
Ter and bank examiners done their
duty the conditions the evidence
tends to show existed would not have
gone, as it did, and this bank would
have been closed up before it was.
From the evidence presented it
does not appear wise for me to de-
eide this case myself( said Judge
Anderson. 1T is useless for you to
talk longer. The more you discuss
this thing the worse it looks to me.
The motion is OVER u1ed.'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

Canada has been duped by the willy
Japs, according to a report. The
recently signed treaty provides for
the admission of Japs oil the same
terms as Canadians, which was eX-
actly what Canadians did not want
The Japanese consul has denied that
ne promised that the immigration OF
mis- countrymen should be held down
10 500 per year England has per-
haps allowed her foxy little ally to
steal march on Canada.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31
Every Ladies Suit in
our stock is offered re-
gardless of former price
Chas. L. Ansley.
MR.. DIXON AT HOSPITAL
AND OPERATED UPON
Appendicitis is Cause of
Illness.

Mr. Olin Dixon was operated upon
at the Americas Hospital Sunday
afternoon for appendicitis. The oper-
alton, performed by Doctors r. f.
and f. l.. Cato, was a very success
full one, and Mr.. DiXon's condition
was reported quite favorable yester-
day. He is one of Sumter's best
known young planters with a host
OF friends who will hope for his rapid
restoration to health.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

In far away India the national con-
gress is getting right up to date. A
recent session broke up in free
fight. It is fair to assume that liar"
had bee napplied literally to various
members. An American would feel
quite at home at a session of the
India congress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

Bryan's Commoner has taken
load off the Republican convention by
picking out a suitable Vice-Presiden-
tial candidate for that party. Bryan
has already decided as to the best
man for the Democrats to place at
the head Of the ticket.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31
Sure of That Much

But" said the rich Mr.. Mutt, do
you think you could love me if lost
all my money!
'Well-er-yes replied Miss Main
chantz, If | helped you to loose it.
/ could at least love you during the
process"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

To\see if the coffin of T. c. bruce,
the mysterious Englishman, con
tanned a BODY or lead, as was claimed
by one Of the American witnesses,
the grave is to be opened The heirs
Of Druce. are making a desperate fight
to get a share Of the estate of the
Duke of Portland, who they claim,
was he same as bruce Its either a
most remarkable case of dual identity
or the greatest swindle game of the
generation,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

Prices have doubled for the water
at Hot Springs, the Government hay-
ing found that its income was not
sufficient to maintain the reservation.
The faro banks will likely feel the
pinch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

The Model License League, com
posed of distillers and brewers, will
meet in Louisville next month to
frame a model law governing the
granting Of liquor licenses. The cut
ling out of disorderIy saloons is also
a part of the scheme. So far as the
\larger part of the South is concern
", tails move will be like locking the
door after the horse has departed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

A New York man poured molten
lead into his ear and was found in
an unconscious condition. Using
the ear for a bullet mould is certainly
risky.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

Was it intentional that the Indiana
Republicans launched the Fairbanks
boom in midwinter?-New York Am
erican.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

Richard Pearson Hobson wants
Uncle Sam to start an official jour
nal giving the doings of various de-
partments If it's to be as dull as the
Congressional Record, the country
should be spared.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

Gov. Folks mother is said to have
stated that her son was never whip
ped. Yet she seems willing to have
him aspire to the Presidential nomi-
nation
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

Promoters who foisting stock of the
Lost. Spanish mines on an unsus-
pecting public have just been SEN
fenced by Judge r. E. Lewis in Den
yer. Their victims had already been
sentenced by Judge R. E. Morse.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

-Four aces in a poker hand were
responsible for the death of Cleve-
land. O., man. His doctor had warn
ed him against excitement, but of
course, he could not foresee such
luck
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31
Piano School Open Thursday

Miss Bells Piano forte school will
open Thursday. January second. All
wishing to enter pupils viii please
do so at once. If,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

Indiana is for Fairbanks, as a
Presidential candidate. There yet re-
main more than forty states to con-
vert
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

You can buy your child a
splendid coat at Ansley'S for
less than half price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

TO Advertisers advertising copy
must be handed in by 10 a. III. to
insure its insertion the next morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31
Silk PettiCoatS at prices ~
have never know, this S;
Ansley's.

The friends of Fairbanks
boom viii surpass his opponei
did those cocktails.-Baltimore buI
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

Flattery is the food of FOOLS
Swift.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

Americas, Ca, Dec. 31st, 1907.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-31

Good counsel has no price
FXeneh.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-07-26
Why scotIand's Soil 10 Thin.

An English golfer on Scottish links
hit the turf ten times for every once
that he struck the ball. His caddie
ventured on a sarcastic remonstrance.
''Ha' peety on auld Scotland, sir
said he. ''She's suffered over eneuch
at the haunds o. yer countrymen IN
the past that We sud treat her sac salr
the day. Hit the ba', man, an let the
grun' alane."
"Confound Scotland" shouted the
exasperated golfer, finging down his
club in q rage. Its just what DR..
Johnson described it-'stone, water
and little EARTH"
''Sae the docther said that, did he?"
inquired the caddie.
HE did, and he was a very wise
man, let me tell you," snapped the
Englishman.
Il believe ye," retorted the caddie.
mae doot the dOcther was a vera
wise man, for there is muckle O. Stane
an waiter in Scotland-oor mountains
an lochs that We come sac far tae see,
an it's a sair truth that the soil Is no
vera deep. Ye see, there's sic ham
tie O. English bodies comes tae Scot
lard tae play gawf."-Glasgow Times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-07-26
When "Girl" was "GeII."

Concerning the pronunciation Of
'.girl," it is to be feared that only very
careful English people fail to rhyme it
with pearl nowadays. The song Of
some years back-"My dear little grille
grille, with hair so nice and curly. and
every morning early"-shows the Gus
tom of the great public in our time.
though in the ''VililSins and his Dinah"
period "girl" was rhymed with dwell"
"Gen' was no doubt the nearest the
average man could get to the sound
imperfectly represented by "gairl' and
at any rate was better than the vulgar
''gal." But in these days few authors
would go to the trouble Of writing
''gurl" to show that character was
peculiar in thus pronOuncing the word
as Thackeray did in the case Of Mrs.
Bungay. So says London correspond
ent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-07-26
Telegraph Items of General In.
terest to the People of
.s@s Wisconsin.
DEATH OF PHILO s. FENTON
Former State g. A, r. officer Dies at
His GAINESVILLE Home
He Served Throughout the Entire
Civil War, Having Enlisted in
1S62-Buried with Mill.
tary HOnOrs.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, July 22.-Philo S.
Fenton, former senior vice commander
of the department of Wisconsin, Grand
Army of the Republic, and at one time
city clerk of this city, where he has
resided for over thirty years. is dead
aged &C years. Death came as n
result Of a complicat ton of diseases
due to injuries received in the civil
war, Mr.. Fenton having lost his right
arm at New Hope church, Ga, while
with General Sherman on his march
to the sea. He served through the
entire war, enlisting early in 1862 and
being mustered out with his regiment,
the One Hundred and Sixteenth ILL
nois infantry, in July, 1865.
He was under General Grant at the
siege of Vicksburg, and participated in
number Of the leading engagements
in the south. At his own request he
was buried with military honors, w
H Sargent post, No. 20, G. A. r., Of
floating at the cemetery, and the Rev.
Robert C.. Denison of the First Con
gregational church at the home. Be
sides being widely known in Grand
Army circles, Mr.. FentOn belonged to
number of fraternal organizations.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-07-26
Women and Cards.

1t seems that the passion for card
playing among Jewish women is not of
recent date. More than a century ago
Miss Rebecca Franks wrote:
''The ladies of Philadelphia have
more cleverness in the turn of an eye
than those of New York have in their
whole composition. With what ease
have l seen a Chew, a Penn, an Os-
valid or an Allen and a thousand 9th
ers entertain a large circle of both
sexes. the conversation without the
aid Of cards never tagging nor seem
ing in the least strained or stupid.
Here in New York you enter room
with a formal set courtesy, and after
the how-dos things are finished. All is
dead calm until the cards are intro
duced, when you see pleasure dancing
in the eyes of all the matrOns, and
they seem to gain new life."-Hebrew
Standard
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-07-26
Phases of the National Game.

There are two sides to almost any
thing, and the national game is far
from being an exception. From the
standpoint of the baseball enthusiast
''our town has a club in the league"
From the standpoint of the profession
al player the league has a club in each
city. In the heart of the baseball pa
triot our club is band of heroes, going
out to conquer other cities and uphold
our honor. In the mind of the man
with soul so dead they are stock COM
panies-properly financed. TO the ex-
cited partisans at game each player
is an earnest contestant for his side.
10 the man who is from foreign parts
it would be an important fact that
they are hired men, employees with
salaries set by companies that all be-
long to the same corporation, and that
they get their pay for playing and not
for winning. TO the public it is a
game. To the president of the COM
pany it may be a good or bad ''per-
Torrance. "-Century.