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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29
ARE SHOWN
DESPITE THE RAIN
Theatre Here Opens With Good
Attraction.

Although it had been raining
steadily for more than twenty-four
hours and the flooded streets kept
the usual Saturday night crowd in
doors, the Hub and Comedy Theatre
Company through its local manager,
Mr.. Harry K. Lucas, made good every
promise and opened the opera house
last night.
A less reliable firm would have
postponed the opening, because Of the
heavy downpour and the small crowd.
But Manager Lucas determined to
carry out every promise made, even
though in doing so he sustained
financial loss. I'VE want to show the
people of Americas that when WIS say
a thing we mean it, said Mr.. Lucas.
There are to be no ifs or butts with
US. We are here to stay and we want
the people to understand us at the
start"
eff we make a promise we will keep
it. That is why we opened the thea
ter as advertised While the receipts
were practically nothing when COM
pared with the expense, we feel that
we were amply rewarded by the en-
thusiastic reception given the pictures
and illustrated songs by those who
did visit us. l would have opened
even if there had been only one
person in the audience.
That is the way we are going to
do business. We are going to give
performances mighty beginning at 6
o'clock no matter what the weather
conditions are.
Those who did witness the per-
Torrance are now walking advertise
ments of the moving picture and
musical show. The films were inn
mense and the illustrated song rem
dered by Mr.. Percy King was beau
tiful.
Performance will be given nightly
at the opera house with a daily change
of films and songs. The first perfor-
nance will be given every evening
at 6 o'clock, with intermissions of
ten minutes.
1t has been determined to reserve
all of the balcony for colored peo-
pie.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29
THE SOUTH A COMING SAHARA.

To Ehe man who loves cold bottle
che South promises to soon become
veritzEj1e Sahara.
Mr. John Corrigan, Washington
corr Espondent of the Atlanta Con-
gtau1Ion, has an exceptionally able
article in this months Review of
Reviews. in which he handles in an
entertaining way the situation as to
prohibition in this section of the
ceunEry-
Mr COrrigan asserts upon indispu-
table authority that seven-eighths of
the territory of the Southern States
is @5Erg" and that majority of the
Southern population is believed to
be I'm 5avor of prohibition. He as
sertg-and it is an extremely interest
ing Fxcl-that in all the thirteen Sou
thern States there are fewer saloons
thar 10 the single city of New York.
He vacations the fact that President
Taylor, OF the National Liquor League
told his convention at Atlantic City
that unless something put a stop to
the gidal wave, every State in the
Soufa would be closed to liquor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29
Food and Dinestion.

One Of the biggest mistakes about
food which people make IS to forget
that the true value of food to anybody
Is the measure Of its digesdbiity. Half
a pound OF cheese is vastly more nour-
fishing, as regards its mere compost
ton, than half a pound Of beef; but
while the beef will be easily digested,
and thus be of vast service to US. the
cheese is put out of court altogether
for ordinary folks by reason of it's in
digestibility. We should bear this rule
In mind when we hear people compar-
ing one food with another in respect OF
their chemical value.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29
AMemrcus GA, SEPT. 20, 1907.
LODAS LIKE A VILE SANDER.

A special to the Atlanta Journal
from Macon says the hotel proprietors
from an parts of Georgia are band
ing together to protect themselves
against supply dealers and the travel
ing men whose sense of honor is not
too great"
This hooks like vile SANDER on the
tive CLASSES of men mentioned.
We DO not believe that the supply
men and the travelling men who stop
at the hotels of Georgia are so def
cient in morals or honor that it has
become necessary for the hotel pro-
prietDrs to band together for mutual
protection against them.
The main stay of two thirds of the
hotels of the state are these very
men. If large proportion of them
were without honor" it would have
been known to the world long ago.
Either The Macon correspondent of
the .EaDrpal misunderstood what the
hote3 men are after, or it has be-
come necessary for the supply men
and the travelling men to put in de-
cfded word for themselves.
Personally, we believe the two
classes of guests referred to will
have che best of the argument, even
If thay 10 want clean sheets and sani-
Eary Surroundings at the hotels.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29
Alive Four Months In a Grave.

Hari Das, the great Hindoo fakir,
who lived in the first half of the nine
teenth century, is the only wonder
worker of modern times who has ever
allowed himself to be buried in the
ground for months. In the year 1889
Hari told General Ventura that for a
certain fee he would allow a committee
to test the claims which he made of be-
ing able to die and remain dead for
months and then come to life again.
When all was arranged Hari hypno-
tized himself to such degree that his
circulation was wholly stopped. When
he was pronounced dead to all intents
and purposes he was buried in gar
den and a high wall built around the
grave Guards were stationed on the
wall so that interference or deception
would be impossible, -Four months
later Hari was exhumed according to
agreement, and after few minutes OF
vigorous rubbing of his body by friends
he opened his eyes, and an hour later
he was we'll and able to walk. The
fakir was clean shaven when buried
and is said to have come out of the
grave in the same shape, a fact which
is cited to prove that vitality must
have been completely suspended.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29
As THE OTHER SIDE VIEWS III.

1t is we'll sometimes to take a view
of the political situation from the
stand point of the other fellow.
Unfortunately we are all too prone
to read nothing but papers that re-
fleet our own views. We deprive
ourselves of the all-round view of con-
ditions and outlook that is only to be
had from, a comparison of conflict
ing opinions
The Philadelphia Press, one of the
old stalwart Republican organs, points
out what it holds to be a fundamen-
tai difference in the position of the
two great political parties at this
time.
Says it,
THE Republican party has its poll
cy decided and is only looking for
the man best able to execute it. The
Democratic party his neither man
nor policy, except as Bryan supplies
both to some of his party and neither
to much of it's membership.
The Republican party stands over
whelmingly for the Roosevelt poll
cfes. These have behind them the
party as a whole, rank and file, lead
ers and led. OF this there is no
doubt. No canvass was necessary
to establish it.
On these policies the Republican
party is of one mind. The work Pres
ident Roosevelt has done is to con-
tinue. The great conflict between the
the corporation and the law is to be
prosecuted until it is clear to all the
land that the law is to be obeyed.
Legislation on the trust or great pro-
ducing corporation is to follow leg
islation on the railroads
The issue decided, the only question
before the Republican party is the
man best able to execute these poll
cies and complete the work Presi-
dent Roosevelt has begun.
"On this there is an honet difference
of opinion, but when it is settled all
the party will be found standing on
the same platform and urging the
same policy one which has behind it
as overwhelmingly a majority of the
American people as of the Republican
party.
Bryan looms large in the Demo-
cratic party, but not even on Bryan
is the party united. 1t has no policy
on which it is agreed. 1t has no
platform on which all it's members
can or will stand. 1t has no group
Of candidates on which the choice
of the party centers. The nomination
of any Democratic candidate now
named will divide the party and drive
some body of Democrats, large or
small, into the support of some other
candidate and policy.
at is this bald, blunt, unmistaka-
BILE fact which makes the canvass,
such as it is, for Bryan empty and
the search for anyone else futile"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29

An international tuberculosis Con-
gress will convene in Washington
next September. Although year off
it is looked forward to with great
interest. Consumption carries off
more victims than war, more than any
other two or three diseases together,
and the men who are devoting their
time and brains toward roofing it out
are the true friends of humanity, the
men who are most worthy Of praise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29
MILLINERY OPENING
NEXT WEDNESDAY

Mrs. A. F. Hightower announces
to the ladies that she will have her
fall millinery opening on Wednesday
morning next, End inst, and cordially
invites them to call and inspect her
beautiful display
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29
MILLINERY OPENING
NEXT WEDNESDAY

Miss Lula Hay announces to the
ladies her autumn millinery opening
on Wednesday next, End. Miss Hay
will display this season the most
superb lines of fall millinery ever
carried by her, and cordially invites
the ladies to call Wednesday and
inspect the handsome lines of fash
ionable hats.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29
BUT FOUR WET SPOTS
IN DEAR OLD TENNY

NASHVILLE, Sept. 8.-(SpeciaD
The supreme court of Tennessee up
holds, in a decision rendered today,
the new prohibition law. There are
now only four cities in the state in
which liquor is sold
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29

The day that does not bring out
few nJOhibiIion candidates for some
good political job is day lost. 1t
fB strange how many of them would
never have been thought of for the
Positions to which they aspire if it
had ro1 been for prohibition. Bishop
Candlsr knew that was coming when
he uztered his famous warning
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29

Miss Hoamley- Rich--I heard some
thing today that would indicate that
Mr.. Hunter simply canot love me as
he said he did.
Miss Cutting-God gracious! bad
news from your banker, Ell?
All experience comes to be but
more and more of the pressure of
His life on ours.-Phillip Brooks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29
Seventeenth Century saperstitions.

That it is a very unfortunate thing
for man to meete early in morning
an i'll favored man or woman, rough
footed Hen, a shag-haird Dogge, or
blacke Cat. That it is signe of death
to some in that house, where Crickets
have bin many yeeres, If on a sudden
they forsake the Chimney Corner. That
if a man dream of egs or fire he shall
heare of anger. That to dreame or the
devil is good luckc. That to dreame or
gold good lucke, but Of silver i'll. Ihat
if a man be born in the daytime he
shall be unfortunate. That if child
be born with Caule on his head he
shall be very fortunate. That when
the paine of the right hand ltcheth
1t is a shrewd sign he shall receive
money. That it is a great signe or Ill
lucke it Rats gnaw q mans cloathes.
That it is naught for any man to give
a paire of Knives to his sweetheart,
for feare it cuts away all love that is
between them. That it is ill-lucke to
have the saltselIer fall toward you.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29

"A tariff so arranged as to create
monopoly and to give few people
the privilege of preying on the rest
Of the people is 1egalized graft" says
Governor Folk, of Missouri. What
a pity that Folk is not governor of
New York. He would make magni-
flcent democratic candidate for presi-
dent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29

Pennsylvania produced half of the
nations coal last year." says the Phil
adelphia Press proudly. But it failed
to add, land nine-tenths of its politi-
cal rescality."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29

ThE Washington Post wants to see
BRYAN and Watson have a heart to-
Reart walk. From the manner in which
tt says it, one might judge that the
Post would cchuckle with glee over
the p1nspect of a Kilkenny cat fight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29

The Dalton Times wants to know
what has become of those Georgia oil
wells. Ask the fellows who have
been buying stock
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29

Government supervision of all saw
ings institutions is being urged. Di-
rectors who will properly supervise
would be more to the purpose
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29

Congressman Hardwick seems to be
The popular choice for Governor says
the Augusta Herald. We are decided
ly from Missouri.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29

The Albany Herald insists that the
cycIo-Ic wave with which Rodden-
berr7 wcs TO sweep Griggs off the
face cf The earth has mellowed down
arto = gentle zephyr. OF course the
Herald Is for Griggs
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-29

Thz Athens Banner thinks that
wIee-s me average politician is shout
tug f7r the greatest good for the
rrcrraet number .le is generally
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-15
The Fairies washing Day.

Enid had been Ill for very long
time, and, Of course, when little girls
are Ill mammals have to keep them in
doors.
Enid had grown very tired Of being
kept indoors; but each day, as she
begged to be allowed to go out, her
mother shook her head and said Not
yet, my pet" until at last one day she
smiled and said: IF it is fine to-mor-
row you shall sit on the veranda."
But the next day it rained just as
hard as it could, and Enid was dread
fully disappointed.
She lay by the open window and lis
tened to the rustling of the leaves on
the rose bushes outside, and two big
tears fell down her cheeks, and more
might have followed where only two
had fallen. Enid was startled by a
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prerorauves OF nank

The BramDleylile postmaster looked
out with a trown IRON bis barred win
dow at the returned traveller VINO was
questioning MIN. II cant get out o
this pen o mine till the maiis distrib.
uted, ne said, with resentment. The
new rules and reg lations don't hardly
let man breathe. What was 1t you
asked me about the fire department.
NO, Jed isn't chiei any more. That's
all owing to the city folks that come
here now and try to run our whole vii
lage.
There was little spark of fire
down in one o. their cottages, an be-
cause our fire department didn't get
there quite as quick as they expected
they instituted inquiries, Pin giving
you their own words,-and when they
found the two ladders had been in
Jed's orchard, an that had made a
little delay, they raised such lot O.
talk that Jed resigned.
AS he said, if the chief o. the fire
hasn't got the right to bor-
row a couple O. ladders from the en-
CINE house when he needs 'eln to pick
his fruit, who has?
But you can't reason much with
these city folks. They're a kind of a
lot"
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CHAPTER XIV.

Great was the CONSERVATION in Harley
street upon the receipt of telegram
which announced the disappearance of
Constance from Linden Grange Mr..
GrierSon repaired thither at once. The
policeAyere set to work. detectives brought
down from London, inquiries started in
every direction; but not one atom of in
formation could be CLEANED.
Business compelled Mr.. Grierson to
leave again on the next morning, and he
returned to London in frame of mind
that can be easily imagined To add to
his annoyance, Mr.. Wylie paid him a
visitAof pretended coincidence in the even
Ing
After all, it is no more than we might
have expected" said that gentleman. with
a shrug of the shoulders "a great pity
you did not insist upon her accepting one
of the many offers made her. Depend
upon it, it's an elopement. A penniless
girl must be glad to get any husband
"a penniless girl What do you
meafP"
"Come, come, Grierson, put aside all |
acting-it does not go down with me-"
said Wylie, with a hideous attempt at |
lecoseness. "You know as well as / do
that on the LIST day of December, to which
Ing to the stipulations Of her mothers
will, forfeit her fortune"
"The LIST of December twelvemonth, you
mean ~
what do you mean to say that you
really do not know that Constance is
twenty next birthday l can prove that
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tiny voice asking: Are you trying tc
wash your eyes?"
Enid looked up, and there was a fun,
ny little fellow with gauzy wings sit.
ting on rose leaf and looking at her
Are you trying to wash your eyes?''
he repeated
No; was crying because it was
raining" replied Enid
Il don't see what you have to cry
about" said the little chap, angrily.
You haven't got to do the work"
What do you mean?" asked Enid,
wonderingly.
Why, you haven't got to wash the
leaves and flowers and things"
'Of course not" said Enid, laughing.
Nobody has to do that"
"Oh. don't they, though! | say,
pixies" he called, here is little girl
who says nobody washes the trees"
There was a rustllng in the bush,
and the next minute pixy was sit
ting on every leaf, and some of them
came in and sat on Ends chair.
"0hHOh," they cried. What do you
suppose the rain is for, if it is not for
the fairies to do their washing? You
must know that they can't wash with
out water. You come out tomorrow,
and look at the garden, and see how
lean it is"
Just then dainty little fairy flew by
md asked:
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-15

it was a real hardship for Judge
Brown TO have to keep silent for any
length of time. Even when travelling
he usually found some one who would
at least listen while he talked. But
on one occasion he found himself In a
railway coach with only one other occu-
pant-a stiff, dignified old lady, who
did not deign even to look at him when
he raised his hat upon entering the
coach.
The judge grew restless after they
had Travelled several miles. He
drummed on the window, coughed sew
eral times. then finally, in desperation.
cleared his throat, and asked in stem
torian tone:
Madam, did it ever occur to you to
wonder whether 1t had ever rained any
before the time of the food?"
The unusual question startled the
old lady out of her dignifed silence.
and the two old people were soon en-
gagged in animated conversation.
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Dropping the H.

Uneducated Englishmen are in the
habit of dropping the letter II from
words beginning with it, and prefxing
it to words to which it does not belong.
Skeat, the wefl-known philologist. ac-
counts for the habit In this way: In
old times the English H was strong.
and the French H weak, and the lower
classes found that the letter was not
much used by their French-speaking
masters, so they began to slight it in
English. But nature being too strong
for them, they put the letter In words
where 1t should not have been, and
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-15
An Idyl of Spring Cleaning.
Broom and bucket and soap!

Broom and bucket and soapi
Soap and bucket and broom!
And the odor of steamy suds
Filters through every room.
And Mollie is grabbed and cross.
With her hair in struggling coil
Ii l venture to come near the house
We're sure to get into a broil.
The chairs are set out in the yard.
The bric-a-brac all in a pile.
The minister's coming to call
| wonder if Mollie can smile!
The curtains are all put to soak.
And there on the fence, right in sight,
Are garments we've worn since the flood
In fearful and wonderful plight.
And after the turmoil is Ger,
And civilization again
Has made of our humble abode
A place for the children of men.
My life will be useless and vain.
For comfort and peace will have fed
My face will grow haggard and wan
l know | shall wish l was dead
From earliest dawn till the sun
Has sunk in the fathomless sea,
Commands and entreaties and rules
Will be fired in torrent at me.
And John, clean your feet at the door"
Don't rumple that tidy, l say;
DO put out that horrid cigar;
Don't sleep on the pillow-shams,
prayl"
'Oh, John. take your feet off that stool, |
Your great clumsy shoes are so rough. |
You'll crumple those sweet zephyr flow
ers-
I'm sure | have told you enough p
No man with wife and a home
Can harbor content for day
Till after the calendar marks
Six months from the first day of MayI
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LANDLoHD ZOE ID we sronx.

He IL the Natural Eneny Of The
snau Bey IN Daw Cities.
When New York, the biggest city OF
the continent. was invented. the build
ers quite forgot about the children in
their general scheme OF things, says a
writer In Broadway. But the Kingdom
OF childhood has rallied to meet the
situation, for this Is a kingdom that
is sufficient unto itself. Landlords NAV
iegislate against 1t, janitors inyeIgh
against 1t, and policemen declaIm
against 1t, but still It Is impregnabIe,
with hope, joy, romance and Imagina-
tion on the ramparts The stork, who
is wise old bird, knows this &C. he
keeps on bringing children to New York
In spite of some pessimists who have
feared that he does not stop here so
often as he might Statistics show the
folly of any distress New York may
have on this score, for nearly a mil
Hon children are within its gates and
some 10000 more coming every year.
Almost the most formidable Of child
hoods enemies In large city is the
landlord-the landlord who charges the
one-child Smith So less than the happy |
family Joneses across the haIl-the dif- |
ference being In the nature Of tax /
on their larger birth rate. Indeed,
there is sort of neighborhood limit !,
to the size Of the family.
The landlord on MorningsIde Heights |
may permit one, while ne of Harlem
and the Bronx may graciously concede
two and three respectively, and hap
by abandon of number is the prevail
ing standard of the east side. Once by
the landlord. however, there is the
janitor-that natural enemy of all boy.
kind-to consider.
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Five little pigs all rosy pink
Are shut in pen - black n ink:
All day-loAg In 4 close, dark pen
They wriggle and twist about, and then
This littIe pig went to market
To buy some biscuits and cheese,
But instead Of lunch
He bought a big bunch
or fresh lignoaette and sweet peas
This little pig stayed at home.
And said, With a heart-rending vail,
The air iseso damp,
1t will give me a cramp.
And take all the curl from my tail"
This little pig had 4 piece of bread and
butter,
I'm tidy" quoth he, tho I'm fat.r
Then it dropped on her gown
The bGttered side. down,
And o, how she Hiccoughed at thati
This little Pig had none,
Not crumb nor morsel of bread:
So he swung on the gate
Until it was late,
And then he went hungry to bed.
This little pig said, 'Wee, wee, wee,
/ can't find my way home!"
But no wonder the rogue went astray,
For he ran down the street
When he heard the drum beat,
And he followed the circus all day.
They're only the baby's tiny toes;
And before they are tucked in the blanket
tight
III seize them and squeeze them and kiss
them goodnight.
New Orleans Picayune.
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Perhaps He Meant 1t.

P is usually d self-possessed
young man; but the other day when
dining out he was Unexpectedly called
upon to say grace. and the best he could
do was to deliver himself of the fol-
lowing:
80 Lord, bless our sins and forgive
this food. Amen. "-Lippincott's.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-15

The Bay Mare-Say, Sorrel, don't
you sometimes get awful weary of our
hard way of living?
Sorrel-No, indeed; in fact, can
say that since l got my new harness I
am more strongly than ever attached to
my work.-Toledo Blade.