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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-22
BIG SUM FOR CITY'S
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
New York Planning for
Many improvements.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-(SpeciaD-
It has recently been estimated that
New York is spending for municipal
improvements nearing completion,
under way, or planned for the near
future, one hundred million. dollars.
In this estimate the running expenses
of the city or the smaller improve
ments have not been considered. Only
the great bridges, parkways, schools
and other city buildings have been
included in this summary, and it is
probable that a great deal more will
be spent before they are completed.
Amazing as these figures are, they
seem only slight indication of what
will be expended by the coming gen.
Grafton on municipal improvements.
The gigantic new water system alone
will cost $162,000,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-22

The vast army of workers who
nave their business in Manhattan, but
i've in Brooklyn are looking forward
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-22

One by one old New Workers see
familiar land marks demolished to
make room for some new structure.
Practically all of the old taverns and
inns have been torn down to give
place to sky-scrapers, and the COM
Portable old brown stone mansions of
a few years ago have been converted
into shops. One of the last to disap-
pear of the few remaining land
marks is an old shot-tower, situated
near City Hall. 1t has been a famil-
lar object to the thousands that cross
Brooklyn Bridge daily, and has al
ways been one of the sights for those
WHO are seeking interesting histor-
ical objects. However, the tower has
to be torn down to make room for the
new Brooklyn Bridge loop, and all
efforts to save it have proved futile.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-22
"SAVE THE BABIES"
SOCIETY'S MOTTO
Paris IenementS for Poor
Families.

PARIS, Nov (SpeciaD There
is a company in Paris which pays 3
per cent on it's capital and saves the
lives of many babies every year. This
is the "Societe Anonyme de Loge-
ments Economiques pour Families
Nombreuses," which this week open
ed it's second tenement in one of the
most crowded quarters of Paris.
The company does not profess phil
anthropy 1t was organized four
teen years ago by DR.. Broca in a
practical effort to solve the housing
problem. Model tenements had been
built in Paris, as they had been in
New York, and with the common re-
suit that they were snapped up by
artists, authors, students, and others
who knew a good thing when they
saw it and required no second bid
ding to move in.
In the meantime those for whom
the houses were originally intended
continued to live much as they had
lived before.
The societe sought to change all
this-so far with success. 1t provi-
des, as it's name indicates, economical
homes for large families It's motto
is Save the babies"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-22

Although the Board of Education
has printed each year a most complete
and elaborate Course of Study for the
public schools, the principals and
teachers have been forced this year,
because of the numerous protests
from business men, to turn practical
ly their entire attention to teaching
the three RS" Complaints have
been coming for several years from
the large employers that the gradu-
ates of the public schools, knew
nothing about arithmetic, and could
not write legible hand The fault
IN the past has been that too many
lads and fancies" have been intro
duced into the Course of Study, so
that very little time was allowed for
See teaching of writing and arithme-
TIC However, it now looks as though
1.-The three RS" would receive a great
deal of attention, so that a boy will be
ntted to take position in an office
after graduation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-22
Three Children Required

The company's first building was
erected three years ago in Menli-
montant-the Partisan lower east
side. The house contained seventy
two apartments of two, three, and
four rooms, for which the rent varied
from $32 to $50 a year No tenants
were taken unless accompanied by
at least three children Within
few weeks every fiat was taken and
the house sheltered 435 persons, of
whom 344 were children. The officials
of the company required three child
ren--the majority of the families had
four or five.
The best of it all was not appar-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-22
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1t cleanses, soothes,
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brane resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away a Cold in the
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Ely Brothers, So Wal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-22

Everything New This Season. pre-
senting the most Elaborate, Spec
tacular, Electric First Part Setting
ever known in Minstrelsy!
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-24
Advertise in Newspapers.

The following is clipped from the
Saluda Standard, and we glory in
the lady who made the remark. We
have thought for a long time OF ex-
pressing our opinion as to this print
ing of advertisements on wrapping
paper by merchants, but hesitated
because of our connection with a
newspaper. We are glad the ladies
are protesting against it:
'"Turn that wrapping paper the
other side OUT said lady in one of
the stores in a neighboring town
some days ago as the clerk was put
ting up her purchase in printed wrap
ping paper. 81 don't want to be a
walking advertisement for your
store. | read the papers, as all IN
telligent people ought to do, and l
think in them is the place to adver-
tise your business. Instead of ask
ing your customers to carry your
sign around with each purchase OF
goods, go and tell the people through
the papers what you have to sell and
how you sell it. >"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-24

Den boss, out of dem scrubby
pines whar old miss nebber been in
all her life l hear old mistis' voice.
Dave she say to me, you fetch dat
boy back. Dead or alive, you fetch
him home to me! Does you hear?
And knowed what hit was l had
to do.
$50 1 slipped off de wagon and
started back. De white folks was
too busy to miss me- nothing but a
nigger nohow. Long after while l
saw de big gray a-coming, a-tearlng
through de sand and a-snorting, and
dere warn't nobody a-riding him; but
/ knowed how dat would be. So l
went on, cautious lax, for l didn't t
want to meet no Yankees. l jest
wanted to go on and git Mas Lemule
and kyar him home to he NAV.
ssBoss, wuz you-all ever in the
Saulketcher swamp? Den you know
how it wuz dat night.
"Well, sir, l got over dar and
right dar, mighty nigh at my very
feet, | seed Mas Lemule.
81 thought he was dead. ! ex-
pected him to be dead, and sartin he
look like he was-lying dar in dat
poison swamp water wild only ne head
a little bit up on de bank-hut when
I touch him he was warm.
MAS Lemule! l call, Mas
Lemule!' but he didn't answer-only
move hisself a little and groan. |
tex him up and lay him on some OF
de old bridge plank, and | wonder
what was | gwine to do next fer one
of he arms wuz broke and he never
open he eyes nor know nothing tall.
"Well sir, dar was a Yankee-a
dead one-a-lying clost by, ana
went and took de canteen of Of him.
Hit had some spirits in it, so l gin
some of dat to Mas Lemule and l
rub him wild it and warm him up.
Den left him dere and went out IN
dat swamp to where 1 mowed was
some houses for seed them when
we pass dat way.
"Boss, de Lord done forgive me, /!
know, and Mas Lemule done paid
dat white man a long time ago, but
I stole a cart dat night-a cart and g
little old mule. TUX them, and
would fight dat white man dat night
kaze 1 needed them. How else could
l have got Mas Lemule back to ne
home-back to he nav and Miss
Sally?
"Well, l hauled him by night and
hid him by day, and finally | stopped
right yonder at the old front gate;
But Mas Lemule mighty weak, and
we all think he gwine to die.
"Dave, he say, agin and agln1,
goodbye, Dave. Tell them l warn
afraid -,
"Den he got winter and winter,
and old miss kneel down at de foot
of de bed and old master turn away
so not to see him die. And den Miss
Sally come in slow and easy lax and
and raise he head up in her arms. .
"Lemule, she say, 'sweetheart!'
and he open he eyes and answer her:
"Den She cry and old miss cry, and
hug each other and cry some more;
Den de doctor he git to work, and
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-24
Massa Lemule he get mighty nigh
,,,ol1 torooklv

we'll tereckly.
'''But de funniest thing happen
about old master. Long after Massa
Lemule done get better I see old
master looking at me hard, so l got
to wondering, kaze I see him at it SO
much, what he got agin me, and
whedder he gwine to whip me. So
l kept a-wondering and old master
kept a looking tell at last one day he
call me into de room.
'tHit will come out dis time l
thought, and l went in dar kin Of
dubious lax, and | stood fus on dis
foot and den on dat, tell he pushed
a package into my hand-a big lot of
papers tied up wild string.
''Dem your free papers, Dave,
say he. / done sot you free.
master, says I, l seed for some
time dat | warn't a-standing in your
regards, and dat you had things laid
up agin me, but want to tell you you
can't do nothing tall lax dat to me.
Free your own niggers-I belongs to
Massa Lemule!
The old fellow chuckled as at a
pleasant recollection.
miss Sally had a heap more sense
dan dat, he added, and so did old
mistis. 1 remembers yet what old
mistis said. 'Dave, she says, as
long as l have a single over my
head half of dat single is yourn!
"She is up yonder now, he con-
tinued, pointing to the white stones
of the little plantation graveyard, !,
and Massa Lemule and Miss Sally
dey are in Columby, but | is here
yet, you SCENE and my grand
chillun-on de same old plantation
where we-all was born.
"Comrade, said I, "as a comrade
salute you. No more for us will the
bugles blow, nor shots ring out, nor
younglov kiss the blossoms. But
the peace of God be with you, old
comrade - with. you and Massa
I Tan11le
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-24
TAX NOTICE.

The, county treasurer's Office viii be.
open for the collection OF State, county,
school and all other. taxes from the 18th
day of October, 1907, until the 18th day
of March, 1903, inclusive.
From the 1st day Of January, 1908, un-
til the 31st day of January, 1908, apenal7
ty Of per cent. will be added to all m-
paid taxes. From the first day of Febru-
ary, 1908, until the28th day of February,
1903, penalty of 2per cent. will be add
ed to al unpaid taxes. From the 1st
day of March, 1908, until the 18th day
of March, 1903, penalty of 5 per cent.
will be added to all unpaid taxes.
The following is the levy: z
For State purposes, 5 mills:
For county purposes, mills.
Constitutional school tax, mills.
Total, 10s mills. -
SPECIAL SCHOOL LEvIEs.
Bamberg, No. IA, Al mills. 4
Denmark, No. q, 6 mills.
Olar, No. 8, mills.
Lees, No. q, mills.
Midway, No. 2, 2 mills.
Cufie Creek, No. II, 2 mills.
Colston, No. 18, 2 mills.
Ehrhardt, No. %, 2 mills.
Oak Grove, No. 20, mills.
Govan, No. II, 8 mills.
Binnaker's, No. IL, 8 mills.
Hopewell, No. l, 8 mills:
Clear Pond, No. 10, 2 mills.
Hunters Chapel, No. 16, l. mill.
Hampton, No. 8, 2 mills.
Hayward, No. "a, 2 mills. :.
All male persons between the ages OF
twenty-one and sixty years, except Con-
federate soldiers and sailors, who are
exempt at fifty years Of age, are liable
to poll tax of one dollar.
Capitation dog tax, so cents.
Iwillreceive the road communication tax
(s2.OO) from October 18th, 1907, until
March 1st, 1908.
All male persons who were q years
of age on or before the 1st day OF Janu-
ary, 1907, are liable to s1.00 poll tax.
Those who have not made returns to the
auditor will do so on or before lst day
JNO. F. FOLK,
Treasurer Bamberg County.
Bamberg, S. c., September 25th, 1907.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-22
NO CORPORATION
CAN CON TRIBUTE
Calls on Democrats to Have Governor
Folk Return Money Given by
Policemen for His
Campaign
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Discussion
of the senate bill to prohibit corpora
tions from contributing money to politi
cal elections took the form of cam
paign stump debates in the house to-
day. The measure, however, was
passed
Democrats under the lead of Repre-
sentatives Williams of Mississippi, Rob-
inson of Arkansas and Hardwick of
Georgia criticised the alleged activity
of Republican National Chairman Cor
telyou during the last presidential cam
paign in soliciting funds from corpora
tions.
Mr.. Bartholdt of Missouri called on
the Democrats to have Governor Folk
of Missouri pay back S2S,000 which his
campaign managers had eXtorted from
the poor policemen of st. Louis. The
challenge was allowed to pass without
notice.
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio
defended Mr.. Cortelyou and said his
elevation to be secretary of the treas
ury was upon merit. Representative
Grosvenor said he would vote for the
bill so as to give the people an oppor-
tunity to see how bad feature it
would be.
The bill was passed, two-thirds hav-
ing voted affirmatively.
| The bill makes it unlawful for any
national bank or corporation organized
! by authority of congress to make q
money contribution in connection with
any legislation to any political office
or for any corporation whatever to
| make q money contribution in connec-
tion with any election al which presi-
Dental and vice presidential electors
or a representative in congress is to
be voted for, or any election by any
state legislature of a United States
senator. One of the provisions adopted
by the house makes such corporation,
upon conviction, punishable by a fine
of not exceeding $1,000 and not less than
$3.50, or by Imprisonment for a term of
not more than one year, or both such
fine and Imprisonment.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-22
WOMAN MUST WAIT
FOR TRIAL REVIEW
Case of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, Con-
victeG of Murder, Goes Over to
Next Calendar, Three
Months Hence
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21.-Mrs.
Cordelia Botkin, convicted of the mur-
der by poison of Mrs. Dean and Mrs.
Dunning at Dover, Del, will have to
wait three months longer before get
ting an opportunity of having her case
reviewed by a higher court. Ever
since her conviction she has been MAX
ing an effort to have the sentence of
life imprisonment set aside and the
case was to have been heard in the ap-
pellate court today, but by agreement
of the attorneys the hearing was put
over until the next calendar, which
will be fully three months hence.
After the earthquake Mrs. Botkin,
who has been kept in the county Jail
pending the decision of the appellate
court in the case, was taken, at her
own request, to the state penitentiary
at San Quentin because she feared for
her personal safety and was obliged
to dispense with some of the comforts
she had enjoyed at the county prison.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-22
MURDER WOMAN
AND BURN BODY
Victims Valiant Fight to Save Her
Property Results in Her Death.
Two Arrested for the
Crime
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
~BELLINGHAM, Wash, Jan. 21.-
Miss Adeline Roper, clerk in a dry
goods store, was murdered at Blaine
late Saturday night IT. is believed
that the object of the attack upon her
vas robbery, but that she made such a
valiant fight that her assailant took
her lite in order to escape detectlon..
After tho murder oil was poured on
the body and the house set on fire. The
fire was checked before the body was
incinerated. 1t is found that two blows
were struck on the back of the head
with a blunt instrument, two on the
left side Of the head and one under
the right ear, with the blade of an
ak.
The left ear was severed. A hand
kerchief had also been stuffed into the
victims mouth.
Raymond Lange was arrested short
ly after the fact that murder had been
committed was discovered. but after
an exhaustive coroner's examination
he was acquitted, but was ordered held
in the Jail as a witness. Harry M.
Watts, a frequenter of a saloon oppo-
site Miss Roper's home, is now under
arrest.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-22
LOCKS HIS OWN
WIFE IN JAIL
Disguised Husband Takes Woman to
Police Station to Punish Her
for Drinking Too
Much

A plan of disciplining his wife that
outshadows Shakespeare's idea in the
"Taming of the Shrew" was used last
night by e. ]. Edwards. a butcher, liv-
ing at 1404 West Ninth street, who
took his spouse to Jail and asked the
sergeant to keep her there for a good
long time''-all because the poor wo-
man liked little tipple on occasion.
In a frenzy Edwards rushed to the
station last night and told the desk
sergeant that his better half was at
that moment lying as drunk as a lord
in the house of neighbor at 6141a
West Pico street. where she had gone
to pay a formal afternoon call. The
neighbors, however, strenuously OBJ
jected to the length of Mrs. Edwards
visit and, after using all manner of
tactics in getting rid of her, they We're
pleasantly informed by the woman that
her husband was good cook and quite
frequently prepared his own meals, so
that she could stay with them for
dinner just as well as not. And she
stayed, and when bedtime came she
seemed inclined to remain with them
still, even though there was only one
bed and that reserved for use. When
this was explained to her she very
amiably laughed it aside and said such
a little thing was less than nothing
| why, she could sleep on the sofa in
| the parlor!
Husband Takes Charge
Finally, in despair, the woman's hus-
band was appealed to and he pursued
the drastic method of arresting her.
1--WE have been married for over
twenty years." said Mr.. Edwards, in
referring to his wife, land not until
the last few years have L known her to
be addicted to the use of intoxicants.
But for three years or so she has been
getting annual and semi-annual in
ebriations that are a disgrace to both
of us. I cannot understand it, as she
is naturally good woman. | think 1t
is all on account of the so-called so
cial glass at dinners and parties.
"It seemed like brutal thing to
have her locked up, but I have decided
that it is the only way to cure her of
the drink habit. I have spent hum
dreds of dollars in sending her to hos
pitfalls, but it has all been to no avail.
I believe that If she is kept in Jail
for a term of ten days or so she will
see the folly of her ways"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-22
is HELD TO ANSWER TO
ENLIGHTENMENT CHARGE
By ASSOCIATED Press.

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21.-William
r. Vice must stand trial in the supe-
rior court on the charge of embezzling
funds from the Union Pacific railroad.
Judge Shortall, in the police court,
made the order today holding Vice for
trial and placing his bonds at $4,000.
lnasmuch as his attorneys wish to take
an appeal from the order the bonds
were not given and Vice will be held
in custody. Vice was formerly en-
ployed in the freight office of the rail-
road in this city. About three years
ago it was alleged that~he took several
hundred dollars belonging to the COM
pany. When the theft was discovered
Vice fled to MADEIRA county, where he
lived until two months ago under an
a SSumed name.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-22
VESSEL WITH SUPPLIES
FORCED TO TURN BACK
BY Associated Press.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Jan. 21-
which started for Kingston with a sup
ply of medical stores for the earth
quake sufferers, was forced to return
here because of stormy weather The
supplies were transferred to the steam
er Oteri, which left for Kingston last
night. The Oteri, which arrived from
Kingston Saturday, brought over 300
refugees. The survivors report that
not a single house in Kingston re-
mains serviceable. All will have to be
rebuilt, which possibly will not be
done, as many think the site of the
city unsuita BILE.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-22
PROFESSOR CAN
JERK NITRIC ACID
FROM ATMOSPHERE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 21.-Prof
William Crookes, as a result OF
his own researches and expert
ments conducted by Profs. Grow
alski and Mosicki of Friborg uni
versity, Switzerland, has discov-
cred process of extracting nitric
acid from the atmosphere. The
announcement is made by the
Chronicle, which adds that the
process is available for CONNER
cial, industrial and agricultural
purposes and that it will revolu-
tionize the nitrate industry and
the worlds food problem.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-22

1-Swettenham must explain.
2-Lane looks into Hartman lines.
3-Wedding dress taken to court.
4-Ranner year of prosperity.
5-Says oligarchy rules America.
6-EditoriaI.
City news.
8-Sports.
9-knfe is used at Mexican dance.
advertisements.
news.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-22
CALIFORNIA MlLLERS
ADVANCE THE PRICE
OF DAILY BREAD
BY Assnciatcd prnss-

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21.-
The price of flour was advanced
So ton, or 20 cents a barrel, by
all millers in California today.
The new price took effect this
morning, when the price was
from $4.75 to SIS barrel for first
grade to the trade, and was sold
at retail for $1.4O a sack. The
millers say that this is the first
advance in the price of -four since
March, 1906, and is caused by the
advance in the most of material,
labor and freight, which have car
ried the prices of all other COM
modities upward.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-22
LOCAL
oils lrchy rules

Lincoln Steffens says olislrchy rules
America.
Shoestring residents to vote a an
neXation and consolidation elections.
Sixteenth street TO be widened and im-
Arcadia hotel leased to Southern Cali.
fornia Military academy
Mrs. Cressey takes her wedding dress
Well dressed young men hire livery rigs
and fail to return.
Soldiers home vote declared TO be legal.
Board Of public works rearranges the
wages OF street department,
Automobile show opens amid brilliant
display OF flowers and electricity.
Woman carries in pocketbook ashes OF
husband.
Merchants and Manufacturers associa-
tion holds annual meeting.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-22
FAITHFUL DOG
LEADS TO BODY
OF DEAD MASTER
by Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
MODESTO, Cal. Jan. 21.-At-
tracted by its strange actions, a
dog which belonged to an old
woodchopper, A. Vaquero, on the
ranch of A. Chatom, twelve miles
south of here this morning, was
followed west mile to Riley's
cabin, where its owner was found
dead. Evidently the deceased had
been dead several days. He was
about IS years Of age and lived a
lonely life, having no immediate
relatives. 1t is believed his faith
full dog was with him when he
died and had continued to watch
the body.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-22
FUEL FAMINE CAUSES
COURTS TO ADJOURN
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Jan. 21.-Several depart
ments of the courts adjourned today
because there was no heat in the court
house, owing to the failure of the fuel
oil supply. All the county buildings,
including the jail and receiving hospital,
were without heat The buildings are
heated from a common steam heating
plant which burns oil. The supply of
fuel oil was exhausted last Saturday
and all efforts of the engineer In
charge OF the plant to obtain oil today
were in vain. There was none to be
had in the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-22
.IMPERILS OWN
LIFE IN ORDER
TO SAVE OTHERS
Driver of Runaway
Team a Hero
Deliberately Guides Fear-Maddened
Horses Into Pile of Brick and Pre-
vents Possible r.-aster to
Broadway Pedestrians

Goodness and bravery on the part of
an 1S-year-old 10y probably saved the
lives of a dozen women and children at
o'clock last night, when Harvey
Danger, driver for Sterling e. Co., 733
South Los Angeles street. guided a
maddened team of horses down Broad
way while that street was at it's most
crowded moment, and at last, fear
ing he would be unable to avoid acci-
dents any longer, tuTned them into a
pile of bricks in front of new building
near Fifth street at a great risk to life,
causing the horses to break loose from
the wagon, which was overturned.
The frightened animals were captured
at Sixth and Broadway by S. C. BeaI-
mon The wagon was demolished but
young Danger escaped without any
serious injuries but with a number of
hrlliqec