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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-05-08

May is. will positively be the last day when credit will for
will be
cearngon sa then genuine and complete
which will Following
and
nmade; in
in name in
WHY.
onsuchar move
business have tried strictly cash and later the cash and
idea decidedly
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-05-08
ISLESFORD.

lSLESFORD.
Friday was observed as parents day at
the school.
Daniel Ham was in Rockland recently
on business.
Merton Pierce, of Lamoine, is employed
by Amos Main.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
Phippen May 5.
Miss Gertrude Squirting is employed by
Mrs. E. L. Squirting.
G. Il. Fernald is away, being employed
on government job.
Clarence Squirting is having twenty
foot launch built at Northeast Hart Dor.
Rev. Arthur E. Gregg preached at the
Congregational church Sunday morning.
Harold Tracey, of Winter Harbor, ar
rived last week to resume his work on the
steam yacht Iduna.
Nav g. g
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-05-08

Portland this week. Mrs. Lawrence will
visit in Southwest Harbor while he is
away.
John Kelley and sons Howard and
Shirley have gone to Sullivan, where they
have work.
The ladies' aid society greatly appreci-
ates the kindness Of DR.. Howard Abbott,
Of Lyme, Mass, formerly Of this place,
for his generous gift to them Of a check
toward paying for the painting Of inside
OF church and the new carpet.
May6. MOLLY.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-05-08
BLUEHILL.

Miss E. A. Macomber will open Bluehill
laundry May 10.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-05-08

Taste and Smell. Full size ov o s.s by nj
gists or by mail; Trial Size ~ ;. NeHYd
Ely Brothers, Sc Warren S'fee''
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-05-08
a Positive
CURE
EIy's Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.
Gives RAlfef n Once.

- pssS~s "
Gives Relief Il Once.
1t cleanses, soothes
heals and protects
the diseased mem
brane. 1t cures Ca
ta-rh and driv es
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re
stores fha Senses of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18
SUMMER MAY SKIP us ENTIRELY
Year Recalled When There Was No
Summer.

This brocaded and friccasseed brand
of summer weather recalls to an ''Old
inhSbitant" the summer of1816, when
there was nothing doing in the way of
warmth. 1t is said that during the
extraordinary year of 1916 January
and February were warm and spring
like. March was cold and stormy.
Vegetables had gotten well on in April,
when real winter set in. Sleet and
snow fell on seventeen different days in
Nay. In June there was either frost
or snow every night but three. The
snow was five inches deep for several
days in succession in the interior of
New York, and from ten inches to three
feet in Vermont and Maine. July was
cold and frosty; ice formed as thick as
window panes. August was still
worse, for ice formed nearly an inch in
thickness and killed nearly every
green thing in the United States and
in Europe. In the spring of 1917 corn
which had been kept over from the
crop of 1915 sold for from five to ten
dollars bushel, the buyers purchasing
for seed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18
BISCUIT WILL COME HIGHER NOW
Advance in Wheat Will Affect the
Hundry.

Unfed Americus, that element which
has sidestepped the corn dodger and
become wholly addicted to the biscuit
habit, "view with alarm" the hoist in
the price of wheat. The recent up
heaval, which sent the price of wheat
above a dollar a bushel, means higher,
flour and, consequently, fewer biscuit.
The size of the breakfast missiles must
be reduced to conform to the promised
hard times, and it may be that this
dish will become a Sunday delicacy
exclusively in a short while. If the
price of flour attains the heights
promised, the picnicker will perforCs
MUNICH his chicken leg with hoecake
accompaniment, while the cook in her
kitchen foundry will cast the straw
berry shortcake in alhalo of corn meal.
Americus grocers have not advanced
the price of flour as yet, but the COM
ing summer holds forth no hope for
biscuiteers or others of the hungry
horde.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18
lis DIVIDED INTO DISTRICTS
Sumter'S Schools Ready for Taxation Under the Nc
Michael Law.

each, while only four districts will
have coIored schools exclusively.
The county is so divided as to furnish
schools to every locality.
Each district is empowered under
the new school law to levy a tax for
additional school facilities, and this
means longer terms for pupils and
conseq uently better results.
1t is proposed to so arrange the di-
vision of the districts that every school
house will have radius of two miles
from which to draw patronage. Supt.
Moore will shortly prepare a map of
the county, showing thereon the loca-
ton of every school house.
The district lines of the twenty eight
districts will be clearly defined there
upon, and as a school reference this
map will be invaluable. The work
done this far has been approved by the
school board, and will meet general
approval lik ewise.
The new system will result IN better
schools in Sumter, as in every county
in the state where adopted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18
SAMBO LANDS IN LIMBO
ABOUT THE BOOZE
Sixty PIunkS or Sixty Days
Given Him
DEACON OF BETHESDA TOUCHED
For Alleged Blind Tigering on Holy
Sabbdth-.POIiCe Court Has JuriS-
diCtiOn and DeaCOniS Civ
en- Sharp Fine.
DEACON OF BETHESDA TOUCHED

Deacon Nathan's bootleg boozery has
accumulated for this Bethesdaite as
robust fund of brocaded trouble as a
Fifteenth district mullet supper could
do during the open season of coon
shooting, and the old Fifteenth leads
the list.
SambO's sorrows are as the sands ol
the sea in number, and multiply wit !"
the rapidity of chinch bugs in caste
mattress.
The troubles began Sunday, and only
the lawyers know when his doxology
will be warbled.
The story of Simple Sambo and the
dark Delilah was brewed Sunday
morning last, when the woman entered
his villa at the church hour and, with
marked half dollar given her by an
officer. purchased a half pint of rare
old X rye.
Sambo slipped in this, and the cop
caught him on the bounce.
In police court yesterday Nathan
was tried upon the charge of violating
city ordinance in having whiske y in
his possession for sale.
The mayors desk was fanked with.
sundry samples of the long-ranged joy
promoter, while in evidence also was
the incriminating half pint for which
Delilah, IN the person of Pearl King,
had paid half dollar.
This was above the market price,
but it comes higher on Sunday.
officer Willis told of harpooning
the Deacon and of his alleged con-
fession regarding the sale of the coffin
paint. At the end of the trial His
Honor sentenced Sambo to sixty sun
sets on the streets, or separate him
| self from sixty simoIeons.
! This beat any collection in which
Deacon Nathan had ever participated.
But the finish is not yet in sight for
Sambo. This affair yesterday was
but the curtain raiser for the main
performance at the courthouse two
weeks hence, when the case of blind
tigering will be tried, and it promises
to be anything than May picnic for
Nathan.
The deacon is represented by Blalock
81 Cobb and J. A. Hixon, while City
Attorney Maynard looked after the
city's interests in yesterdays trial.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18

Sumter county outside of Americ is,
which maintains its own public school
system, has just been divided into
school districts under the provisions of
the recently enacted McMichael bill,
and each district can levy special tx
for school purposes.
This action was taken at meeting
of the County Boar of Education held
here day or two since.
The county is divided into twenty
eight school districts, each acting inde~
pendently of the other in the matter of
levying special taxes for educational
purposes, as the law provides.
The County Bo ard of Education con
sists of Messrs K. M. Mcdonald, J. I.
Hitler, T. j. Wade, J. G. Carter, A. j.
Logan, and each of these will act with
SupU. w. S. Moore as special commit
teman in his district in planning the
work
OF. the twenty eight school dis
tricts laid outin Sumter, twenty four
will have a white and colored school
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18
PEN FULLER PULLUM IS PULLED
Americas Negro Held on Forgery
Charge.

Among the late arrivals at Hotel
Sumter is Dean Pullum, an Americus
negro who registers from Florida where
Sheriff Bell caught him a day or two
ago. Six years ago Pullum pulled
out from here with the charge of for
gerry attached to his garments. Recon
tly Sheriff Bell, who never loses track
of the brother in black got Pullum in a
crack and yanked him back.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18
Words of Praise

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by leaders in all the several schools of
medicine, should have far more weight
than any amount of non professional tes-
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tion has THE BADGE OF HONESTY on every
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gradients printed in plain English.
If you are an invalid woman and suffer
from frequent headache, backache, gnaw-
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diSagreeable, catarrhal, pelvic drain,
dragging down distress in lower abdomen
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dancing before the eyes, faint spells and
kindred symptoms caused by female weak
ness, or other arrangement of the feminine
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DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
The hospital, surgeons knife and opera
ting table may be avoided by the timely
use of UFavorite Prescription in such
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physician can be avoided and a thorough
course of successful treatment carried out
in the privacy of the home. "Favorite
Prescription is composed of the very best
native medicinal roots known to medical
science for the cure OF Woman'S peculiar
ailments, contains no alcohol and no
harmful or habit-forming drugs.
Do not expect too much from 0Favorite
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No medicine will. 1t will do as much to
establish vigorous health in most weak
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women as any medicine can. It must be
given fair chance by perseverance in its
use for reasonable length of time.
You can't afford to accept secret nos.
trum as substitute for this remedy OF
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Sick women are invited to consult DR.
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DIR. Pierces Pleasant Pellets the bes'
laxative and regulator OF the bowels
They inyigorate stomach, liver anC
bowels. One a laxative two or three
cathartic. Easy to take as candy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18

size to the first / referred to, is well
adapted for peach and tobacco culture,
but will need more fertilizing, the soil
having been robbed of its strength.
In fact the whole farm should be i'm
proved by the turning under of organic
matter. This would greatly enrich it,
and serve as a demonstration of soil
improvement for this section. This
refers, of course, to the land that has
been under cultivation heretofore.
Repres ents Large Territory.
zone thing 1 was gratified to find, -
that this college farm so we'll repre-
sents the soil conditions of an extensive
territory in southwest Georgia.
THE experiments carried on here,
and the lessons that are learned, will
accordingly apply to a great acreage
of land in a number of counties.
Thousands of farmers will accordingly
be benefited by the experiments and
practical demonstrations on Chis dis
trlct farm.
''The farm is well adapted for all
kinds of truck, too. III fact I doubt
if there will be any farm in Georgia,
carried on in conjunction with a col
lege, that will be in better natural
position to do effective work for the
advancement of agriculture. The con-
here, and / do not doubt that eventu-
ally great benefits will accrue to agri-
culture in this section,
Geo gia Leads the Country.
''It may not be generally known,
but it is a fact" concluded Mr.. Car
ter that Georgia is leading the entire
country in this matter. Georgia is the
only State in the Union in which agri-
cultural colleges are being established
in every congressional district.
1.-The eyes of the entire country are,
as a result, on Georgia in this ma tier.
If the program being carried out here
proves the success that's anticipated
it will not be many years before every
State in the country will be establish
ing similar district colleges for the
advancement of agriculture. But the
proud honor will belong to Georgia
of having blazed the way
Mr.. Carter will be here a few days
longer, and will then leave for one of
the other district farms in South
Georgia to continue his work
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18
TEDDY TO COME TO FAIR AGAIN
May Serve as Chief Exhibit in At.
Ianta.

If President Roosevelt makes the
southern trip which he has now under
consideration, he will be invited to be
the guest of the Georgia State Fair,
which meets in Atlanta i'll October.
Dispatches from Washington state that
the president will probably visit Mem
phis the early part of October to attend
the waterways convention of the Mis-
sissippi valley. In the event that he
goes to Memphis every effort will be
made to bring him to Atlanta. The
visit of the chief executive to the fair,
October 10, 1905, was one of the great
est occasions in the state and over 40
600 people were present to welcome
hi m.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18
NETTED ABOUT SI,25O.
Old HOSS Sale Was Probably the Best
Ever Held Here.

'The old hoss sale was the best we
have ever had" said Mr.. Henry Everett,
of the S. A. L. r. r. yesterday.
"The bidding was spirited through
out, the prices ranged quite high and
the total cash results of the sale were
about S1,25O. The stuff sold represent
ed an accumulation of about fifteen
months. I understand that some of
the purchasers got very fine bargains. -
The proceeds of the sale will prob
ably about cover the freight charges
and the claims the railroad has paid on
account of the stuff sold.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18
BIG DIFFERENCE OF MILLIONS
Company Will Have to Pay State More Money Than
Expected

Atlanta, May 17-Controller General
w. A. Wright has written President
Preston S. Arkwright of the Georgia
Railway and Electric Company, stat
ing that considering its bond and stock
issues upon 6per cent basis, the COM
pany's returns for taxation ought to
approximate ST., 1897, 900.
A request for such return as that is
naturally somewhat startling in view
of the fact that the valuation placed
upon its property by the company for
the purpose of taxation is only $780,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18
Change of Hacks Prices.

By agreement of all hackmen in the
city charge of 25 cents per trip will
be made prior to midnight. Between
midnight and a. m. charge of so
cents per trip per passenger will be
made to trains and otherwise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18

600.
The Georgia Railway and Electric
bonds is something over $4,000, 900,
some of it's bonds bearing interest at
per cent.
Whether the controller general will
insist on Ibis is not known. There is
no question, however, that he is going
to insist on material increases in the
returns of all the larger corp orations
this year, and the outlook is that there
will be a number of arbitrations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18
AMERlCUS MEETS GRESHAM TODAY
Great Ball Same at the Park is Ex-
beCted.

The Gresham High School ball team
of Macon will cross bats this afternoon
at o'clock with the Americus High
School ball twirlers.
The Macon team comes with the
excursionists, and the game promises
to be one of the best here yet.
Following is the lineup of the oppos-
ing teams:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18

Americus fans will go to the park in
full force to root for the locals, while
the visitors will have friends there as
well.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18
Mr.. LEWIS TO ASSIST
IN WORK FOR SUMTER
Takes Up Subject of Soil
Map
GREAT BENEFIT TO THE COUNTY
Congressman Lewis viii Have the
Department of Agriculture at
Washington Prepare Soil
Map of Sumter County.

Congressman E. B. Lewis has called
on the Agricultural Department at
Washington to have a soil survey
made of Sumter county, such as was
prepared of Ware county, showing the
different soils of the county, their 1Oca-
ton, and the best uses they can be
put to, as well as what they may need
for their upbuilding.
With his usual promptness to act on
any matters brought to his attention.
which may be of benefit to his consti-
tuents, Congressman Lewis, as soon as
the matter was placed before him, got
in communication with the proper
officials at the national capital.
While there is always more or less
red tape about official matters there is
probably less of this IN the Agricultural
Department than in any other. 1t is
accordingly quite probable that prompt
attention will be given to Congress
man Lewis's representations and that
within a few months soil survey viii :
be under way that will embrace all o
Sumter county.
The following letter will be of inter-
est in this connection.
Montezuma, Ga, May Is, 1907.
/ Editor Times Recorder,
AmerIcuS, Ca,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18
COLLEGE FARM IN DETAIL.
Character of Soils There Show In Map Prepared By
Mr.. ". T. Garter, Soil Expert.

Yesterday Mr.. w. T. Carter, Jr., the
soil expert from the Agricultural De-
partment at Washington, completed
his soil map of the District Agri-
cultural College. The map shows the
agricultural college farm in detail,
giving the outlines of the tract, the
ocation of the proposed several build
ings, the roads through it, the timber
land, swamp land, drains. ETC., and
each type of soil is designated by the
use of different coIors, which are
numbered and explained by side
references.
DIN the report which will accompany
the map the nature of these various
soils will be discussed and the crops
that can be raised to the best advan-
tage upon them. Steps for the i'm
provement of the qualityOf each soil
will also be considered.
Five Types of Sol.
Mr.. Carter found five types of soil
on the farm and five other phases of
these types, caused by local variations,
making ten soils designated on the
map and considered i'll the written
accompanying report.
Twenty samples of earth were taken
and forwarded to Washington for
analysis.
THE Third District Agricultural
College farm compared very favorably
with the other four that l have sur
veyed in Georgia, and in fact with any
other agricultural college farms that
have examined anywhere said Mr..
Carter to Times Recorder represen-
tative.
"1he whole farm is good general
farming land, suitable 70 all the crops
generally raised in this section. The
most extensive type ot soil found in
my survey of the farm is eminently
fitted for peaches and tobacco.
found it about the same soil as
that on which the very finest peaches
are raised at Fort Valley.
"Just as fine peaches can be pro-
duced on this farm as anywhere in
Georgia. 1t also is of the same type
as the soil on which fine tobacco wrap
pers are raised.
Another type of soil I found is
designed especially for tho raising of
celery. Under proper cultivation a
fine quality of celery could be grown.
Another large area, almost equal in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-18
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
Yours OF the Nth inst. containing
clipping from your paper relative to
examination of soils received. l am
glad 10 hear from you relative to this
matter and to know that you and your
pc ople are taking such an active inter
est in a question which 1 consider of
such great Importance.
81 am today taking the matter up
with the Agricultural Department at
Washington and trust to have some
thing done soon for Sumter county.
Very sincerely,
r. b. LEWIS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-23
TIDEWATER RAIL
 ROAD MERGER

New York, April 23.-The stock holders of the Deepwater railway are voting today on the question or merging the road with the Tide water railroad. The Deepwater is under construction from Deepwater. w Va, to Glen Lyn, near the Vir- ginia line. distance of liz miles. It IS announced that 50 miles of this have been completed, and that both roads, which make a continuous line from Deepwater to Norfolk. total distance of 443 miles, will be completed by the spring of 1908. The Virginia rail way, which is to take over the two corporations, has an authorized capital of S35 900 900.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-23
4, Frost Glaaolaae:sa,,d Lars

l learned from aA eyewitness son:e -.s.n& .sJo.e E. itzoetgen. tAat t;eaer. arctic i.aiss,.i .545 a.ise& north of td. North e.jpe al Norzras aHa within e miles of tha lie.'ll .saie; a frost t.e o!a: q, ls,..,. w!17rc t.3a >.s1s; gosva Ia5z.a fi.tn 5he frae} sad hUge .<sttl ie@s jn r. iee isria9e valleys amid .rae ia-@e mon ains laoYe .lsil ie@t;caily down in to the sea e4ti: rli5hty icaaerea, l l3on sfe9- b;afll. beeas off and L
 to the ssf.-.f.;!ea amid thEnGerors repol. -onee tAe 2:.iy aosad that breke t..s profound silence of those awful se,' tudes. Spit7@he:@en is the only spot oI earth that i5 positively known as Ne Mans land. It is the possession o. no country and has nothing eyen r. sembiing q specified government. Thl island seems likely to remain N Mans Land, though it Is said that ;.9 effort has been made by Norway establish some sort of protectOrate oVu. it.-NatiOna1 Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-23
5ce1i Of a Gallant Nobody.

IF i5 not always ttIe information car riea by lie fef :salzaG aiGs-cle-camp Io and fce@ the cs35.EE.!aslt.ins officer Ia battle which is os. a.9e'4e&t Faiae. There Ha5 l .;H5. sTe2ae moment during he hat tie of Waterloo when the Duke of Wellington Has Iatt .4'1io.GtelE aio..r. anei taat tet E5tsea E.. a.ss@ s'.zsl!I....: 5... risk of eaptare '7.s #3i,iag tls2.41s@a zzi4. ene..z,'s ti:!es. f 9s5 laeaag ,.s. E ere"EE. -salieGer= had gone his waT. e.es : with his aes&ag ge. NJ this moment . Gtgs 3-S.' .et.e t.) 59 tle di,@e as.sa qi1iat ly sss&afi, "tan I be et an. f5se, sil: The GUke took ore elance at nm 5;aa uuhes5lt,,ti tin@I'- answered, ''Yas take this fencil note to the commanding of fce"," pointing to q regiment in +''a heat of the battle The stranger te.oa the aote and gaIioped away with # through lhe t!ljck of the fight. He 5e. livered t. but what happened to hi:a no man knows. The dlke Nways 5le- clarea that 10 be one of the most s1l- lant dee,s tla1 had ever come under his notice. 1t was done without nroy- poet of a kIiow!of''.:s4eat or reward and neither atseadas; tts succeSsigl ac. compii.aAnc2 I.ant;ou Etandafi
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-23
RAILROAD CASES
 HEARD TODAY

Washington, April 25.-The Unit ed States supreme court advanced till today the cases of tha Southern Railway company and the Illinois Central Railroad company against involving the right of the railroad companies so advance the freight rate on lumber and sat them down for today. and theE are aca or1ingly being heard in Chicago today.