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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-15
MRS. MILL is DEAD;
BURIED AT SUMTER

Relatives in Americas were appris-
ed yesterday of the death ofa Mrs.
w. c. Mills at Edison, her home, on
Friday evening, the end following
an illness of several days with la
grippe. Mrs. Mills was the daughter
of Mr.. r. K. Webb of Americas, and
had been married less than two years.
She is survived by her bereaved hus-
band and a little babe of a month
old Mrs Mills was most estima-
bic lady, beloved among a wide cir
Gle of relatives and friends, and her
untimely death in the flush and vigor
of young womanhood carries sorrow
into many homes here. The funeral
services were held Saturday after
noon at the cemetery at Sumter, near
her former home, and were very
largely attended
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-15
WEATHER CAN BE
MADE TO ORDER

AKRON, O., Dec. 14.-(SpeciaD =
Asserting, and pointing to spring flow
ers blooming in d field behind his
laboratory as proof-that he can
produce any variety of weather his
desire dictates, John G. Bedinent, an
electrician of this city, is about to
apply for a patent and to form a
company to manufacture an appara-
tus he is concealing in the workshop
here.
He calls it a weather machine, and
that's as far as he will go, except to
say that electricity is it's basis and
that it will produce warm weather
with imitation sunshine, so far as
effects go; rain, and the consequent
growth of flowers, plants, and
grains, snow or ice, If applied near
either still or running water. He is
keeping the secret Of the machine S
construction and stands guard each
night relieved by his wife and SON.
to prevent the filching of his posses
sion.
Look at those flowers behind the
shop" he said, pointing to an arbu-
tus That's because the machine is
inside. It's influence would bring
that field into bloom if l brought it
outside and turned the proper lever
OF course, it would take some time.
But you're getting too curious.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-15

blouse shall match the color of the
suit when worn on social or informal
occasions or to the theater 1t gives
the appearance of an entire frock
when the coat is removed, and this
is the only correct style A blouse
of ecru or white in handkerchief lin
en- may be worn whenever a tailor
shirtwaist would look out of place.
Net, chiffon cloth and messaline are
the most popular fabrics for the
dressy blouses.
The embroidered linen collars are
worn as much this winter as they
were in the summer. On the very
latest ones the band is only slightly
stiffened so the collar does not ap-
pear to be starched.
Little bows, some plain, some fam
cy are worn great deal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-15
Every Day Hats

Hats for everybody wear are seen
chiefly in felts, many shapes being
copied from the dressy hats although
they are usually made smaller and
modified in some way Ribbon bows,
wired or not, silk and velvet choux
and wings are the favorite trimmings.
Coque plumes are growing very
popular but the marabouts, which
have had quite run are not worn as
much as they have been. Large
ball top hatpins are still used, but
the pear-shaped tops are a bit newer,
these coming very long and slender.
For dressy hats, roses are considered
most fashionable. Several different
colors are used in these flowers, some
corresponding with the color of the
hat and others harmonizing. Bunches
of grapes in delicate colorings are
seen on many elaborate hats.
FLORENCE FAIRBANKS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-15
EMBROIDFRIES PLAY
AN IMPORTANT PART
Fashions In Suits, Stock
ingS, Hats.
Correspondence Times-Recorder)

NEW YORK, Zee 14.-Embroider'
les play an important part in the
fashion of the present day. Flounces
and insertions in all widths are I'M
usually beautiful English eyelet is
the favorite and the newest pieces
show this combined with fllet Eye
let and blind embroidery, openwork
and solid embroidery are shown in
attractive and dainty patterns.
The new embroidered shirtwaist
front bids fair to be popular. 1t is
by no means like what has been
used so commonly and it can be made
so that the waist may fasten in front
or back.
Naturally the widest and most ella
borate row Of the embroidery is in
the center, and which of course, runs
perpendicular. After a plain space
comes a finer row and still finer
one for the last. Soutache, diamond
mesh. English eyelet, shadow and
blind and flet are the new styles in
embroidery and the latter seems to be
the general favorite, yet the eyelet
has gained more favor than it has
for some years past.
Broadcloth suits and many worsted
ones are increasing in popularity Just
at this part of the season the more
dressy styles are being called for, and
these are seen mostly in broadcloths.
They are trimmed with braid and
soutache chiefly and buttons are
used as ornaments as we'll as to fas-
ten the coats together. The plain
tailored suits are generally seen
with the 30-inch coat. The 36-4O
inch length coats are shown in some
materials.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-15
silk Stockings

Silk stockings are shown in every
Imaginable shade to match evening
gowns. They are hand-embroidered
in different colored silks in neat des-
igns and small flowers. The black
ones show two or three distinct coll
ors. and some have a cluster of small
flowers embroidered in white which
are seemingly tied with a ribbon.
The fancy colored hose are made of
the finest gauze silk. Plaid lose for
street wear are seen among the num-
erous styles.
1t is an accepted fashion that the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-15
a Reliable
Remedy
EIy'S Cream Balm

1t cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses OF
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-15
The Cigars VIII Please!

We expect each box of our cigars
sold for gifts to make the men who
receive them eager to have more of
the same kind The scheme wouldn't
succeed unless our cigars were all
right See the point? You get
"AN1ERICUS MAID" cigars at all
really first-class cigar stores.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-15
SHOOT HELD AT SOUTH DORSET
Trap Team of Manchester Gun Club
Defeated Dorset Team Thursday.

Manchester Nov. 1.-THE Trap
Team OF the Manchester Gun Club de-
feated the Dorset team Thursday in a
shoot held at the South Dorset quar-
ries. Owing to the cold wind, neither
team succeeded in making high
score Five rounds of FIVE shote each
were fired. and Lester Reed of the
Manchester team made the best score,
breaking , out of %. Score:
Manchester. II. $. King. capt. 9:
w. S. Miller, II; Lester Reed, -; H.
5. Walker, 6; J. c. Bacon, 10; j. w.
Fowler, T. p. w Lincoln, s; j. s.
Batchelder, 10; Carl Mattison, 6; H..
j. Dyer, D. Total So
Dorset: Glover, capt 10; Connell.
10. Kilbun, 6 Mccoy 5; West 6;
HARDWOOD, 1, Williams, 3; Morris, 3
Phalon, 6; McDeyitt, 8. Total 66.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-15
Christian Scientists.

Services Sunday at 8 y. m. and on
Wednesday at 7:4j p. m, corner Park
and Scott streets. Subject November
H. 1907, Soul and Body" Reading
room same address, open on Wednes.
day, . to >.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-15

Miss Fannie Rodgers who was OPP
perated on in The Samaritan hospital
Friday Nov, Sth is improving very
RAPIDLY and expects to be home in
short time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
WISE LEADERSHIP

Not all the labor leaders of San
Francisco agree with p. H. Mccarthy
in denying to labor organizations the
right and duty of supporting the new
mayor of that city.
Walter Macarthur, editor of the Coast
Seaman's Journal and prominent as
union labor leader, expresses his opin-
ion thus, as reported in the Sacramento
Bee:
"As citizen of San Francisco l shall
gladly and unreservedly give to Mayor
Taylor all possible support and coop
Grafton in the administration of his
official duties.
This much, think. is due from
every citizen under ordinary circum-
stances. Under the circumstances now
existing in San Francisco the duty of
cooperation between the citizens and
the government is Imperative, and can
not be evaded without serious danger
to the peace and welfare of the city. :"
This is a strong, earnest and, we
believe, a sincere expression of Mr..
Macarthur's opinion, and in so stating
it he should receive the approval and
praise of every good citizen of Cali
fornia.
1t is the right position. 1t is pre-
cisely the attitude which the labor or
ganizations of San Francisco should
assert in a body and maintain with
all possible emphasis. There has been
and continues to be grave crisis in
the municipal affairs of that city, and.
as Mr.. Macarthur states, every honest
man must gladly and unreservedly
give to Mayor Taylor all possible sup
port and cooperation in the admin
istration of his official duties"
Mayor Taylor stands pre-eminently
for law and order, for public morals
and civic progress. Men who cannot
give him their cooperation and good
wishes are open to criticism, if not
suspicion.
Mr. Macarthur and his newspaper
the largest union labor or
ganization on the Pacific coast, and
his stirring words should go far to-
ward counteracting the bad advice re-
ported to have been given by Others
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
True to Good Government
[From the Pomona Times. ]


The Los Angeles Herald of Sunday an
nounced its complete independence and
reorganization with these directors: d.
K. Trask, w. R. Burke, M. G. Lobdell,
Max Lowenthall, ]. Karl Lobdell and T.
E. Gibbon.
T. e. Gibbon, ESQ.,. noted attorney
and for years prominent in the official
life of the Salt Lake railroad and now
strictly in private law practice, is presi-
dent of the new corporation. His reputa-
ton for ability and honesty is high. AS
president Mr.. Gibbon says:
"It will be our unremtting effort to
consult truth and decency in the news
which the paper presents to its readers,
and above all to avoid that sort of SEN
sationalism which trenches upon and fire.
quently transcends the boundaries of
veracity and propriety."
The Herald will be in principle Demo-
cratic, but to have its support Demo-
Gratis must be true to good government
and in nowise allied with bribers and
bribe takers.
Success to the reorganized Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
Can Feel Proud of The Herald

lFrom the San Bernardno Free Press1
The Los Angeles Herald comes to us
with the announcement that it has
changed hands, and the change ia un-
questionably for the better. with such
wideawake, thorough newspaper men as
w. R. Burke and t. E. Gibbon at the
helm The Herald will quickly forge to
the front as the live paper of Southern
California.
We have known Messrs. Burke and Glib
bon for many years and can vouch for
their many sterling qualities, their abil-
ity and their honesty. If the people of
Los Angeles will give The Herald their
hearty support the new management will
give them a journal of which they can
justly feel proud.
Our best wishes are for the success
of The Herald under it's new manage
ment and we hope to see it overshadow
all of its contemporaries in circulation
as we'll as the influence it exerts for theN
upbuilding of the community in which it
circulateS.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
PROPER CLEMENCY

The recent pardoning of William
January by President Roosevelt meets
the approval of good men and good
women of all sections.
January was convicted of robbing a
postoffice-a crime of which he claimed
to be innocent-and escaped from con-
finement. He sought work and thrived.
He married a good woman who knew
nothing of his criminal history, and a
child was born to them. A cellmate
of his Jail days saw him and informed
against him and he was returned to
prison to serve out his sentence.
There is one feature in this story
which lifts it out of the commonplace,
and that treats of real effort made
helpful life. Tempted he may have
been to rob, but the real man in him
was not dethroned by his disgrace,
and but for the wretched informer he
would have repaid to the common
wealth, by an upright life, vastly more
than he wronged it of in the crime
he is alleged to have committed.
The rigid moralist may call this put
ting a premium on crime, but a search
ing analysis of present-day criminal
history will not agree with him. The
man who is tempted and falls, only to
rise again superior to his temptations,
and by the long and arduous way of
living down his weak past, is not tc
be classed with the perennial rogue
who multiplies his power for harm
| by repeating crime, in an ascending
ratio, till conscience and HONOR are
| throttled. The former claims and re-
ceives human sympathy; the latter is
the despised pariah of civilization.
That the chief magistrate of the land
recognized the fellow feeling in the
. cry of the fifty thousand men and wo-
men who saw true manhood in jan
uary's later life is to be commended
and his act of mercy is indorsed by
the rank and file of the people.
If the common use of the pardonine
power were toward such cases ant
disingenuousness, bordering on tn,
criminal were not so frequent in it:
granting, the real purposes of punitive
law would be better served, and many
unfortunates be helped to help them
selves; the latter being the creates
possible service a man can render t
his fellow.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
KEEP ASCOT CLOSED

Judge Hutton's decision sustaining
the right of the city to annex the ter
ritory known as 1.-The shoestring dis
trict." whereby the city's southern
boundary is extended to the gates of
San Pedro, establishes also the author
ity Of the city government over the
Ascot race track.
BY the terms of an ordinance passed
by the city council last winter the
Ascot track was closed at the termina-
ton of the seasons racing, but the
manipulators of racing have hoped and
believed that the courts would declare
the annexation election Illegal, in which
event they intended, so rumor says to
resume racing at Ascot.
The decision of Judge Hutton settles
the question in favor of the annexation.
This result, of course, reconfers upon
the city authorities the power and
duty to prevent the resumption OF rae
ing at Ascot park for all future time'
and woe be to the official who encour-
ages or winks at any movement de-
signed to evade or violate the law.
The racing game" was admittedly
the most damaging project ever permit
ted in the city of Los Angeles. 1t
ruined homes, destroyed men and wo-
men, bankrupted wage earners and
spread immortality and Generalization
in all directions. 1t brought into Los
Angeles every winter swarm OF
blackleg gamblers, roughs, toughs,
highwaymen, marauders and thieves
from all the eastern cities, keeping
honest citizens in state of apprehen-
sion and the police department in
constant trouble.
There was never even "a commercial
excuse" for the existence of racing at
Ascot, for the gamblers took out of the
city more money than the racing
brought here.
1t was the wickedness of the whole
business and the Generalization Incl
dent to it's existence that caused the
people of Los Angeles to express their
constant indignation and protest
against Ascot. AS a gambling hell it
brought untold misery to thousands of
homes and dismay to every honest
business house. 1t was menace to
public order and civic decency. 1t
was a wholesale gambling place, pure
and simple, and should have been
closed by the authorities at the very
moment of it's opening. Instead, there
were officials who winked at it, Of
fcials who recognized it and officials
who participated in its business.
But since the gates last closed upon
the Ascot racing season a new city
administration has come into power
an administration which thus far has
the respect and confidence of the peo-
pie. 1t was this administration that
enacted the ordinance prohibiting
gambling and liquor selling at Ascot,
and it is these same officials who are
fully expected to see that Ascot park
is never permitted to reopen as race
gambling institution.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
WITH THE POETS
GHOSTS

There's dead white boat In tn harpor,
deck; ,,
An er bloomin' flags a familiar rag
AT brings a clutch to tn neck
But it's only a ghost;
With tn shades o a host
o. things you've left behind;
A spirit white O. lost delight
An you must see 1t blind.
Oh. tn dead white folks is laughin
You can ear their voices clear;
But tn dead white boats ghost afloat
From IN Port o. Another Year.
It's only shade
So be not afraid;
It's seekin' for nothtn' here;
An YOU needn't hide,
It'll go with tn tide
70 tn Port O. Another. Year;
Alfred Damon Runyon In Bohemlan'
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
A SUMMER RESORT

President w. D. Stephens of the
chamber of commerce, who returned
from the east last week, is firmly con-
vinced by personal evidence and trial
that Los Angeles is the only summer
resort worth mentioning on the map.
President Stephens is only one of
many who have ascertained this. The
vast majority of those who have spent
a summer in Los Angeles will never
be convinced to the contrary.
An additional argument to the de-
lights of Los Angeles summer climate
is afforded by the experience of the
Elks in Philadelphia last week, as
contrasted with that of the Shriners
here last May.
The Elks found Philadelphia not so
warm by the thermometer as Los Az
geles frequently is, but so humid ana
terrible that on the day of their great
parade nearly 5000 were overcome by
the excessive caloric, and the fatalities
are not yet all listed.
On the contrary, when the Shriners
were here in May, the mercury fire.
quently went about the Philadelphia
record-S9-and the sun shone contin-
ually, vet never once was man or
woman in the slightest degree over
come, and everyone found the weather
absolutely perfect.
The result is that while the Elks
will go away from Philadelphia with
nF
stroke, humidity and general disgust,
every Shriner who enjoyed Los An
geles' balmy summer weather is now
rooter for this city as a resort of
every delight.
The difference is that Los Angeles,
while it sees the thermometer mount
to a degree appalling to downeast-
erner not familiar with the facts, is al
ways so dry that the heat is not felt.
In the shade it is always comfortable,
and the sea breeze invariably tempers
the caloric to marked degree.
Again, take the nights; while the
east finds sundown bringing no relief,
and pants through the hours of dark
ness, seeking in vain cooling sur
cease of sorrows in sleep, Los Angeles
with it's winds off the mountains
where tine snow ever lies, puts on
more blankets and slumbers at forty
miles an hour as long as it desires.
Even when Los Angeles does have
a really "hot" spell, such as visited
| it early in July, when for the first
time in thirty years the mercury went
to 103, no one was harmed by it. Nc
one was overcome; the nights were
cool, and the hot days were always
notable because the noon brought {
drop, coincident with the wind from oil
ocean. Hot as these days were, Lot
Angeles experienced no Inconvenience
from them whatever. Think what To-
would mean to any town east of th'
Rockies, not excluding Denver!
The simple truth is that as a sum
mer resort Los Angeles is even bette
than as winter resort, when annual!
10000 frozen out folk from the cas-
come to seek it's balminess. Thel
rains come and chill. though not cold
in summer the days are cloudless, tn
warmth is moderated and the night
are delights.
Some day the wise ones will appreci
ate all this. They will forget tina
mercury means heat and will remem
Der that actual conditions govern, nc
an arbitrary mark on glass tube
They will become accustomed to tn
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
MISTAKEN VOCATIONS

A subject of thoughtful study is
presented in the career of a man who
ended his life by suicide in this city
few days ago. The subject con-
Germs all parents, whose duty 1t is to
bend the youthful twig.
It is of especial moment to young
men at the threshold of business life
who are considering the choice of vo-
cation.
The case in point is that of a COM
paratively young man of high educa-
tional attainments, a graduate of
prominent eastern university. After
half a dozen years experience as a
school teacher he studied law and sub
sequently practiced two years,
But the young man had mistaken his
calling. He was not gifted with the
essential qualities of a successful law
yer. Higher education did not COM
pensate for the lack of mental equip
ment needful to success at the bar.
Encouragement followed, the spur of
necessity finally led him to the humble
station of a day laborer, and the end
was a suicides grave.
Failure to discover the special apti-
tude of that young man was the pri-
mary cause of the wreckage of his
life. If his parents had closely watched
fhe bent of his capabilities in boyhood,
or If he had carefully considered the
matter himself before making choice
of a career, he might have attained an
enviable measure of success in some
other field of endeavor. .
But thousands and tens of thousands
of bright young Americans are making
mistakes every year similar to the
mistake of that wretched suicide. The
instances, is the desire to choose a
vocation that is recognized as genteel
and that is supposed to carry with it
an element of social weight.
1t is this aspiration that keeps the
learned professions crowded to the eX
treme limit. The colleges constantly
are pouring flood of young men into
these professional channels, causing
such congestion that those who are
lacking in aptitude must inevitably
fail.
There are many men in Los Angeles
today working for meager wages,
whose names are flourished on univer-
sity diplomas. They recognize the
error made in the choice of vocation
and are pluckily making the best of
the situation by taking such employ
ment as they can get that will af-
ford a livelihood. And many of them
regret that the years spent in pursuit
of higher education were not devoted
to the learning of a standard tSade,
that might now bear fruit in high
wages
Every boy of normal mind is en-
dowed with an aptitude that should
assure success in some vocation. But
all depends on the discovery of that
particular aptitude. Failure in that
discovery may prove to be as deplor-
able as in the case Of the unfortunate
who committed suicide. Hepce the
vital Importance of solving that prob
lem and the imperative duty concern.
/ ing it that rests upon parents.
A case in point showing the reverse
of the picture presented in the career
of the suicide is familiar to man!
readers-the incident that shaped thu
career of Daniel Webster, turning hin
from the plow to the forum.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
A Great surp. .se

C,randma-Were you surpriseu ~
me m9eoeSmnSaNot eSme emo Viso' So Surprised as mamma
was. wssssr.andma-why, she knew was com
ing. 4 .he was surprised at
Sbout %aS PJPa JiPt.aacleVeiand d Leader.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
Population of Los Angeles. 100000
ANNOUNCEMENT

|, All the capital stock of The Herald .
!. company, the corporation which owns .
and publishes The Los Angeles Daily
Herald, has recently been purchased
I from the former owners by parties
I who have no connection with any /.
I. other newspaper in Los Angeles. and !
!. who have taken over and own and ]
control ABSOLUTELY and INDI- :
vIDUALLY, and NOT AS TRUST
I EES, every share of the issued and !
outstanding capital stock of the cor ::
! poration. !
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
PRESS COMMENTS ON
THE NEW HERALD
Clean Daily Newspaper
From the Anaheim Advocate. ]

lFrom the Anaheim Advocated
The Los Angeles Daily Herald has
changed hands again and it is now stated
positively that the Times has no interest
IN the paper. 1t may no be called a
Sinon-pure, Thomas Jefferson Democrat
&c sheet. And we are glad of 1t. The
democrats of the city and county are de-
serving of a clean and representative
ually I.y paper, without any doubts, Repub-
mean domination or Examiner yellow
journalism and sensationalism. Hon. IT.
~ Glppon' the new president of The
tleraio iio company. stands for what we
have outlined, as also do his financial
associate stockholders. d. X. Trask, w.
h Burke, M. G. Lobdell, Max LowenthaI
and j. Karl Lobdell, secretary and treas