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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-05-31
Pointed Letters

Almost telegraphic brevity distinguishes
some of the most famous letters that nave
ever been written. Thus, some person
wrote to the first Duke of Wellington,
threatening to publish certain letters of
his. and he replied:
Dear Julia-Publish and be damned.
Yours, Wellington"
Sir Walter Scott said that the most
pointed letter he knew was the answer of
Lord Macdonald to the head of the Glen
garry family:
My Dear Glengarry-As soon as YOU
can prove yourself to be my chief, 1 shall
be ready to acknowledge you; in the
meantime, l am your, Macdonald"
The following is quoted as Francis JEFF
frey's wicked reply to a begging letter:
'Sir-I have received your letter of 9Th
inst, soliciting a contribution in behalf
of the funds of -. l nave very great
pleasure in subscribing with this word
the writer contrived to end the first page,
and then continued on the other side) my
self. Yours faithfully. Francis JEFFREY"
He who lives for self and self alone
is q successful failure,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-05-31

rid of the post IT every one included In t,fxs
spring medicine a little dandelion tea.
While more furniture is required to start
housekeeping than used to be, the family
bible is more apt to be left off the list.
Trace it down, and it will be found that
a bald-headed man is the one who is al
ways finding fault with other mems hair
with some men, a little office is consid-
erably more dangerous, and effective in
making them worthless tina a little,
learning.
1t doesn't make Father nearly as mad
to be bothered with a question while read
ing the evening paper, if it is one he can
answer.
A special session of the legislature is as.
great a disappointment as the waternael-
ons that are laid away in the haystack
and kept till Christmas.
Inc women say boy babies are more
greedy for nickels than girl babies. Our
experience has been that both kinds take
them with great promptness.
A woman was lately abusing the modern
s%hiftless girls. when I was nine,eer
years old" the woman said, II had
whipped my stepmother."
There should be more written contracts
and fewer understandings" Half the
quarrels originate because people do not.
understand agreements alike.
worry" you often hear people saw
does no good" If people would actually
practice that doctrine, what a great thin-
would have been accomplished
When a town mans old mare has a COLI
that is threatened with speed, he is nor
mt for much else until some other horse.
owner talks the conceit out of him.
We heard two old-fashioned men taIEfp~
today of the time when most families lived
in houses Of one room. In those DAYS
about 9 o'clock the men would go out INTO
the yard and remain until the women went
to bed.
The other day a Coolidge woman went
up to a man, and said: For six months =
have been talking about you. 1 have lust
discovered that there was no truth in
the story I have been telling. Therefore ID
intend to call on all the people ! nave been,
gossiping to and express regret"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-05-31

There's n good thing about the con-
stitution: it does not sound like a
commencement Grafton.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-05-31

You sure are, Ed, and we moved all
the specific cases over here. We left
your room so You could entertain your
friendS-and-"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-05-31

He who lives for self and self alone
is a successful. failure.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
RAILWAY STRIKE AT LOUISVILLE
Was In Its Incipency Marked by Much
Disorder and Violence.

Louisville, Ky, March 1.-THE
first few hours >of tn estrike of the
employees of the Louisville Railway
company, which was inaugurated Sun
day morning, was marked by much
disorder and violence.
The strikers or their sympathizers
who were quiet and orderly for the
first two hours after the company be-
gan to run cars, gradually grew bold
er and before noon, several people had
been injured, stones were thrown
through car windows, cars were held
up and the motormen and conductors
routed.
Many arrests were made, but@the
police did not appear to have the SIT
uation under control in many in
stances.
Shortly before noon Chief of Police
Counter was hastily summoned to
Fourth and Hill streets by Captain
Jacobs, the latter claiming that his
detail of men, numbering so, were
insubordinate and either could not or
would not make arrests of those Gre
ating disorder in the hall vicinity.
Chief Of Police Guenter went to the
scene in an automobile and took
charge in person.
The casualties reported at the car
barn were:
Motorman Pierson, cut on head by
rock.
G. Buckhold, cleark in the railways
general Offices, hit by a brick while
acting as conductor of a car.
E. Allen, clerk of the railway COM
pany, struck on the nose by a brick
while acting as a motorman.
A. Carter, pushed off the car while
trying to adjust the, trolley.
Robert Watts, a, clerk in the, treas
urer's Office of the railway company,
struck by a stone.
Ben Greer, a conductor, assaulted
with black jack.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
Will War on Opium Vice

Chicago, March 11-A dispatch to
the Tribune from Washington, says
that the United States government
has taken the initiative IN inaugural
ing a new war on the opium vice Fol-
lowing careful sounding of Great
Britain, China and Japan, the three
countries directly interested, Assist
ant Secretary Of State Bacon, with
the approval of President Roosevelt,
has extended an invitation to all the
powers having possessions in the far
east to participate in the national con-
ference which shall devise measures
for the suppression for the use of
opium, if this is possible, or at least
It's restriction. Negotiations on this
subject have been in progress since
last September. The powers which
have been asked TO take part besides
those named are France, the Neither
lands, Portugal and Germany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
DOCKS BURNED AT BRUNSWICK
Warehouses and Cars Burned and
Steamer Damaged-Loss $50 900.

Warehouses and Cars Burned and a
Steamer Damaged-Loss $50, 600.
Brunswick, Ca, March 11.-Fire
at an early hour Sunday morning
burned about $50 feet Of F. D. Ak
ems lumber docks on Academy creek
together with six warehouses in which
were stored about 40 600 crossties,
also eight box cars Of the Atlantic
Coast Line and one of the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic,s causing d
loss ranging from $55 900 to $75 900,
covered by about rs per cent fnsur-
ance.
The -masted schooner Eagle
Wing, loading ties, was scorched and
lost top sails, main top mast, and
probably main mast, causing a loss
around S., 900 A survey has been
called for by the schooner. She will
make temporary repairs here, and
then proceed after completing cargo.
The four masted schooner Alma E.
A. Holmes was at the same docks
but was saved with no damage by
tugs Coney and Inca, which subdued
the flames with their fire pumps. The
docks will be rebuilt The fire,
because of its location, is thought
may have been of incendfary origin.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
shipbuiIders on Strike

Detroit, Mich. March 11.-Tbo
union shipbuilders IN the Ecorse and
ST. Clair plants of the Great Lakes
Engineering Works, walked out on
Monday, leaving only the machinistg
carpenters and 1aborers at work in
those yards. The men at the WAN
dotte yard of the American Shin
building company, went to work as
usual Monday morning, but are ex-
pected to quit during the day. Dis
patches from Bay City say that The
men at the American ShipbuildiDg
company's yards there are at work as
usual and probably will not strike
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
No Inquiry Yet ARRANGED

5 Yokohama, March f1.-The crew
of the wrecked steamer Dakota has
been discharged The Europeans
will be sent to America on the
American steamer fremont The
Asiatics will be sent to Hong Kong.
The majority of the passengers left
here will take the steamer Siberia.
The hotel and other expenses were
paid by the Great Northern steam
ship company, owners of the Dakota.
The American consul has sent $3.50
to the governor of Chibu prefecture
for distribution among the fishermen
who assisted in the rescue of the
American passengers. No salvage
measures have yet been taken. An
official inquiry has been arranged,
steps having been taken for the pres
ervation of evidence. Captain Francke
of the Dakota is still at the scene
Of the wreck, awaiting the decision
OF the underwriters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12

Senator, or rather ex-senator,
Spooner denies that he is to be
come counsel for Harriman's rail
roau interests, Neither will he
accept employment in any great
corporation suits now pending or
which may arise in near future. In
this way he hopes TO prove that
while senator he did not represent
any corporate interests. Peculiar,
is it not, that man leaYing the
United States Senate should feel
impelled to resort to such expedi-
~ents to convince a doubling public
of the purity of, mis- conduct. 1t
does not speak well for the Senate
or the esteem in which many of its
members are held by the public.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
The Only Hand Shaker Left.

With four members Of the Missouri
legislature stricken with smallpox and
all the other men in Jefferson City ter
ror stricken because of the epidemic,
Governor Folk is the only hand shak-
err left in the town. says a dispatch to
the New York World. None of the
others will ''touch fesh," but Governor
Folk gives a hearty clasp whenever
opportunity offers. Unfortunately this
display of confidence is seldom wit
messed because citizens refuse to shake,
and strangers are all that are left to
the intrepid executive
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Legislative Inquiry Renan

Harrisburg, Pa, March lit.
legislative inquiry into the new stat'
capitol contracts and accounts was ~
gun here Monday. The inyestiga+ia-
grew out of allegations made dnrtDu
the last state campaign that there was
gross extravaganza charges ans
duplication Of il was in the ornaman
tation and correction building. n.
capitol was built under the dirao
tons of a capitol building commit.
tee at a cost of 81 900, 900. It va,
furnished and equipped by the board
of public grounds and buildings at
cost of nearly SO, 900, 600 The inves
tigation is being conducted by com
mittee created by the present legia.
lature
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
CHARGE WOMAN WITH MURDER
Coroner's Jury at Eastman Gives Yer
dict AGAINST Mrs. Freeney.


Eastman, Ca, March 11.-Prob-
ably a thousand people witnessed the
burial of w. P. Harrell Sunday af-
ternoon, conducted with Masonic hon
ors while the rain slowly fell. The
Masons and knights of Pythias at
tended enmasse. Mr.. Harrell was
killed Saturday afternoon by Mrs.
Sallie Freeney.
The coroner's jury returned a YER
dict Sunday morning of murder
against Mrs. Freeney, and held a
man by the name Of Rye as accessory.
Mrs. Freeney has been operating a
boarding house for some time. On be-
ing arrested, Mrs. Freeney claimed
that Mr.. Harrell had made improper
proposals to her, and that she shot
him in consequence, but this is not
believed to be true.
Mr.. Harrell has filled various posi-
tons as county officer and was a
highly esteemed citizen 1t is be-
lieved that the shooting was occa-
stoned by Mr.. Harrell threatening
to dispossess Mrs. Freeney unless she
should pay up her rent and on account
Of ill-feeling engendered on account
of other matters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
MONSTER WAVE SWEPT VESSEL
Fearful Experience of the French
Line Steamer LaSavoie

New York. March 1.-The French
liner LaSavOie, from Havre March j..
carrying more than 1 200 passengers 3,
arrived here Sunday after perhaps the
most severe experience of the trans
Atlantic liners that have recently re-
ported rough weather at sea.
The steamer ran into a series of
gales, which increased in violence
until Thursday, when a monster wave
swept the main deck, and forced Cap
tain Tournier to bring his trembling
craft to. She drifted eight hours
before the voyage could be safely
resumed.
This wave, which measured, the Of
ficers say, about so feet in height
broke over the ship from the forward
port side. In moment tons of water
flooded the vessel, shattering heavy
oak door which opened into the cor
ridor outside the smoking saloon.
Great volumes of water rushed in,
swept along the corridor and then
poured down the grand stairway into
the main dining room. The heavy
iron stairway leading to the main deck
down to the promenade deck was also
washed away by the flood.
Occupants of the smoking room
were thrown to their feet, and when
upon taking themselves, they opened
the door to learn what had happened
the water from the corridor rushed in
upon them. 1t invaded the cabins
and state rooms, many of them being
flooded to a depth of several feet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
Guests Fled from Flames.

Mobile, Ala. March 11-Shortly
before l o'clock Monday morning fire
broke out in a cafe on lower Dauphin
street and soon enveloped three
story building. The fire commune
Gated to other buildings and drove the
guests out of the ST. Andrews hotel.
but the fire department made a hard
fight and controlled the fire. Two
three-story buildings on lower Dau-
phin street were Quilted and slight
damage was done to adjoining build
fngs. The loss is estimated at 500, :
600
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
MURDERS. 2 RossERIEs.
Birmingham Makes This Record in "a
Hours.

Birmingham Makes This Record IN ~
Hours
Birmingham, Ala. Mich. fl.-Four
murders and awo highway robberies
is the record for Birmingham and
vicinity within the twenty-four hours
ending Sunday night.
J. P. Billions was shot and killed
by his stepson, Jno. Riley, at Helen
bess at an early hour Sunday morn
ing.
An unknown white man was FOUND
murdered in d field Sunday afternoon
near Short creek. One man has been
arrested charged with the crime and
officers are on the trail of another.
Bragg Thomas, a negro, was muir
dered by an unknown man near Ok
moor Sunday afternoon.
Will Alexander, another negro, bru-
tally murdered his wife Sunday af-
ternoon at Fossils, on Red mountain,
south OF the city.
F. H. Carpenter, an aged farmer,
while driving across the mountain on
Sunday night, was held up and rob-
bed of all the money he had
One negro in the heart of the city
held up three others Sunday night,
on one of the principal streets and
relieved them of all their money.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
Bow Shot with ParFor Rifle

Columbus, Ga. March lion the
farm of his father, John L. Willis,
south of Columbus, Sunday afternoon
Berry Willis, aged ii years, wasa hit
in the left groin with ball from a
parlor rife accidently discharged by
his young cousin, John Henry Tai
bot, standing some distance away.
His left leg was paralyzed, and the
hemorrhage was so great that it was
feared that he could not recover. Late
Sunday afternoon physicians left for
the Willis home to perform an oper-
alton on the boy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
Flqhtinu with Honduras

New York, March IA bit Of
interesting news regarding the Hon
duras Nicaraguan war developed here
Sunday. 1t was that General Fran
els Coruiz Sandoval, the veteran SOL
der of fortune, is fighting under the
Honduran standard. General San
doval, who is a Mexican by birth,
has been missing some weeks from
the Latin American colony here, of
which he was prominent figure.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
Hardy in Muscooee .iai,

Columbus, Ca, March lie. D.
Hardy, who has been confined in Har-
ris Jail at Hamilton, awaiting trial
on the charge of numbering his faith
er-in-law, Charles Brooks, at Chip
ley, was brought to Columbus and
placed in Jail. He was carried
from this county to Hamilton a few
weeks ago, but for some reason it was
decided best to bring him back to
Muscogee Jail. 1t is claimed that Har-
dy is hopelessly insane.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
Sheriff captures Nenro

Columbus, Ga, March 11.-Gener-
al Bryant, a negro, wanted on the
charge of numbering Dozier Hucka-
ba, young white man in Muscogee
county, was arrested at Molena. Ga.
by Sheriff Huling, OF Harris county
and placed in Muscogee Jail. Rewards
for his capture by Mrs. Huckaba
widow of the dead man, and Cover
nor Terrell aggregate $3.50.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
Will Consolidate Cities.

Philadelphia, March II The state
supreme court has affirmed the judg-
ment of the superior court permitting
the consolidation of Pittsburg and Al
legheny City. The case has been
fought from the lower courts, the OPP
ponents of Greater Pittsburg' claim
ing that the legislative act provid-
ing for the Consolidation to be uncon-
stitutional. The superior court af-
irmed the decision of the Pittsburg
courts that the act was constitution
al
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
"Water Pearl" Dead.

New York, March 11.-Water
Pearl, the big 3-year-old colt, owned
jointly by Sidney Paget and E. r..
Thomas, died at Sheepshead bay on
Sunday. He had been sick only SO
hours. The colt was one of the best
2-year- olds out last year, and won
over $42 200 for his owners. They
refused an offer OF $500, 900 for the
horse last summer. Water Pearl
was insured for $25 900.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12

A Methodist pastor In Philadel-
phia preached short time ago on
HWhat Shall A Woman Wear"
He maintained that the large crop
of old bachelors vas due to the
growing desire of woman for fine
) and costly clothes. 4'he quickest
way for a girl TO get husband is
30 leC it be known that her dress
bill is of moderate figures.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
Steamers Reported Auround

Baltimore, Md, March 1.-THE
German steamer Pisa and the British
steamship Adelaide Monday were re-
ported aground in Chesapeake bay,
both vessels having missed the chan
mel in the heavy snowstorm of Sun
day. They are not believed to be
in danger. Tugs are working to re-
lease them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12

Hartman is frequently referred
to as Bryan's right hand bower in
his advocacy of government owner
ship. We do not believe in
government ownership, but
Hartman, ct al, will assuredly
bring more stringent federal
regulations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
Wounded bv Ronob ExnIosion

Yalt, Crimea, March 11-Colonel
Dumbadze, comandant of the gar
rison here, was slightly wounded and
his adjutant and his coachman were
seriously wounded by a bomb thrown
at the colonePs carriage from an up
per window in a house on a street
through which he was driving. The
man who threw the bomb committed
suicide.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
Two Killed in EXPLOSION.

Metuchen, n. J., March IT
Two men were killed and number
of others hurt and Metuchen was
shaken and threatened with many fires
Monday when boiler of a locomotive
on the Pennsylvania railroad explOd-
ed while drawing a freight train
through town,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
The South already has a

The South already has almost
"a monopoly of the manufacture of
the eoarser grades Of cotton goods.
Eventually it will push New
England to the wall on the finer
qualities. Such expedients as
have been resorted TO TO keep white
immigrants out Of the South will
not avail in the long run to main
tain the mill interests "dOwn
East" The hand writing is on the
wall.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12

The Charleston News and
Courier forcefully says that the
Democratic party must not be
made trading party for the benz
fit Of maraudiDg corporations.
Such schemes as the subsidy bill
should never receive the support
of democratic representatives.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12

Statisticians figure out that
drinking water will be scarce at
some indefinite time in the future.
Kentuckians have received the
news with wonderful calmness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
Stuck on Mud Bank.

San Francisco, March 1.-THE l.
masted American ship DirigO went
ashore on the north end Of Alcatraz
island Sunday night, striking on
mud bank, where she still lies. She
was 135 days out from Baltimore,
with 5000 tons of coal on board con-
signed to the government.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12

GA union of States, each sover-
eign and independent, is the
grandest form of government in
existence or that can be devised, -
says the Augusta Chronicle. The
great trouble is TO convince the
Republican leaders Of this fact.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
Protests AGAINST Treaty.

st. Thomas, D. w. l., March II.
Former President Morales, of San
Domingo, who is here, has issued a
protest against the treaty between his
government and the United States.
He declares that the treaty is injuri-
Gus to the welfare of San Domingo,
and asks his countrymen to reject it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12

London is agitated over the
question as to which has the better
time man or woman. So far as the
hereafter is concerned we are
somewhat inclined to the belief
that woman has long lead.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
Will Make WorId Tour

London, March 11.-Prince Edward
and Prince Albert, two eldest sons of
the Prince Of Wales, it is understood
will, in due course of time, make a
tour of the world in a battleship!
Prince Edward will eventually go into
the army and Prince Albert into the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12

Senator Depew says the Presi-
dent is sincere in his anti third
term talk. This will remind the
public that Depew is still alive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
was Soldier of Seminole w.r

Nashville, Tenn. March 11.-Col-
oneI Scion E. Rose, aged SO years.
is dead at his home in Pulaski, Tenn,
He was once elected United States
senator from this state, but before
the vote could be announced a vote
was changed and stampede made 10
Howell E. Jackson. Colonel Rose
was a soldier in the second Seminole
war in 1886
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12

Rural telephone lines are becom
ing popular throughout the State.
Country life is becoming Gifted
quite rapidly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12

The dollar that is sent out of
town is forever gone, says the
Cordele Post. This applies in
Americas,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12

We cannot help admiring the
hopeful spirit of the Fitzgerald
folks. They really believe that
some day they will absorb Albany
and Americas as suburbs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12
Archie Roosevelt's Condition

Washington, March 11.-Archie
Roosevelt's condition continues favor
able. It was said at the White House
at 8 o'clock Monday morning that he
had a good night, and was "doing
splendidly."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-12

The Times-ReCOrder is the
Onncial Organ of the City OF Americas,
Onfcial Organ Of Sumter County.
Ohac1al Organ of Webster County.
Omcial Organ Of Railroad Commission of
Georgia for the Sd Congressional District.