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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-20
DR.. GREGORY TO ARRIVE
TODAY IN AMERICUS
Coming Here to Locate
Permanently.

DR.. F. B. Gregory, the wellknown
Macon physician who is coming to
locate in Americus, as announced sew
eral days ago, is expected to arrive
today Not until he arrives with his
family will he know just where he
will reside, as there are several avail
able homes in view A welcome to
DR.. Gregory and his estimable family
will be extended.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-20
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE AT
NOON FOR HOLIDAYS
Two Weeks of Vacation
Promised.

lat high noon today the public
schools of Americus will close for
the Christmas holidays and two full
weeks of vacation are thus assured
the badly overworked pupils, suffers
ing doubtless from too close aDplica-
ton to books since the term opened
three months ago. The usual Christ
mas closing exercises will mark the
suspension today and then the Santa
Claus Chasers, sixteen hundred
strong. will camp upon his trail until
January End, when the Spring term
will begin.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-20
ARMY OF FAKiRS NOW
MOVES ON AMERICUS
BeggarS Are TrOOping to
Town Now.

Americus, as usual at this season
is the Mecca of frauds and fakirs
buns and beggars, who work their
graft upon the unsuspecting citizen
abnormally imbued with the spirit OF
liberality, and who are thus placed
in the easy mark" class. Already
the advance guard has struck the
city, and are reaping harvest OF
dimes and quarters. Charity well be-
slowed is most commendable, but
citizens generally should discriminate
between the worthy poor and the
passing fraud, and be careful that
he is not feeced by the itinerant hum
bug.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

betting. Or, if the bodice is quite thin
material, 1t may fasten, like a shirt
waist with a tape sewed across the
back, leaving the front hanging quite
straight and loose.
In shortening or lengthcning a sleeve
pattern an equal amount must be taken
out, or added, at each edge in order to
preserve the shape Of the pattern. If
the pattern is too long shorten it by
laying a plat OF even width across the
pattern at the elbow. Lengthen the
sleeve by cutting the pattern at the
elbow and separating the two pieces an
even width at each edge, So as to give
the desired length, says the Ladies'
Home journal. TO make the sleeve
smaller at the hand and elbow take
up the outside seam Of the sleeve.
If walking dresses are TO be four
inches from the ground, as the men
tailors insist that they must be, ladies
should really use them for walking.
Anything adapted so nicely to service
should not be made to do duty in heat
ed shops alone, but should inspire the
wearer to long jaunts in the country
ways or through the length OF quiet
streets at any rate.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21
Protecting Coal Miners.

The terrible accidents which have oc-
Cured recently IN the coal mines OF
Germany and France have drawn the
attention of scientists, especially in the
former country, 10 the introduction Of
methods of protecting the miners
against the recurrence OF such calami-
ties or at least to diminishing as far
as possible, the ensuing loss OF life,
says the New York Tribune.
One measure contemplated is the
construction of safety chambers, shut
off from the rest of the mine and pro-
tected against explosions. A conduit
of compressed air is introduced into
these excavated rooms. and should the
conduit be destroyed vessels or bottles
allied with oxygen stored In the cham.
oers are intended to supply the neces
sary air until rescue can be effected
. LOGICAL extension OF the plan IA tn,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21
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sfIa'@&S4Fa1'

"Oh, cut it outv'rsaid the bill clerk.
lmpatiently
81 don't know how else TO advise
you, Johnny" said the cashier. "Not
unless you want to kick it ahead Of
you, and that would be apt to burst
the paper. Too bad! You might be
mistaken for a suburbanlte."
The bill clerk dropped the package
by the side Of his desk and went to
work on his books.
Don't think that don't sympa-
thize with YOU" said the cashier gent
ly. II know how annoying it Is to a
sensitive person to be the exposure Of
all eyes and the observed of all OBJ
servers. can quite imagine the SEN
sation that you will cause when you
appear on the street. / can see the
amazement, the wonder and horror Of
the crowd. | can almost hear the
boots OF derision and the sneering re-
marks OF the men and the filters or
plying expressions, as the case may
be. of the women. It's n darned
shame. wonder If they won't have
It in the papers want you to under
stand. Johnny that If they get your
picture from anybody 1t won't be from
me. IF they try to snapshot you put
up your umbrella. I'll lend you mine
If you haven't one here. I don't make
it rule to lend You umbrellas"
You don't make it a rule to return
the ones you borrow from me. either"
said the bin clerk.
"'Mr. Gosley Has a Package! :"
said the cashier in headline tones.
Ornament Of LaSalle Street Burden
ed with q Bundle Tut, tut Johnny,
you simply must not carry that. Let
me carry 1t for you. 1t won't matter
so much for me. IF | wore hat with
a blue and white striped band and en-
broidered socks and Il silver mounted
stick It might he different. but | don't
aud out OF a thousand people that
meet it's quite likely that not more
than 500 will know me or care a con
tinental what I'm carrying. You'd bet
ter let me carry it. I'm nobody in par
ticular."
You Amt doing yourself justice"
said the bill clerk. 81 think you're the
prize smart Aleck of the village. -
Chicago Daily News.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21
Popule1s. Sience'

Says the Madison (Mo.) Times: "R.
j. Pendleton has a cat that Is an ex-
pert fisherman. Near Mr.. Pendeton's
home Is large pond stocked with fish
and on number OF occasions this sum-
mer the cat has come from the pond to
mouth. The fish had evidently just
been taken from the water, as they
were perfectly fresh, and Mr.. Pendle-
ton Is convinced that the cat had
caught them while they weer SWIM
ming near the edge of the water. The
fish In each instance were between
three and four Inches long"
In 1893 the astronomical world was
deeply interested by the discovery Of
an asteroid, Eros, whose mean distance
from the sun is less than that of the
planet Mars. Now comes the no less
interesting and remarkable news that
an asteroid has been found whose mean
distance Is greater than that of the
planet Jupiter. This body was discov-
cred at the observatory of Heidelberg
last February, and since then the cal
culation of It's orbit has revealed the
fact that when at aphepllon the little
planet Is about 100000 miles outside
tho orbit of Jupiter. The provisional
designation of the new asterold Is
1900 7. c. This discovery increases
the probability that the minute satel-
iitas recently discovered circling round
Jupiter are captured asteroids.
More and more the attention of the
military authorities of the great ma
lions Is concentrated on the means of
adapting the automobile to the trans
portation of field artillery. A French
writer points out that the idea of n
self-moving carriage for feld-guns was
suggested by the engineer Cugnot as
early as 1859. At present, efforts are
directed to the perfection Of q form
Of automobile suitable to take the place
of horses in drawing the artillery wag-
ons. Many different forms Of iron-clad
automobiles, carrying light guns, have
already been invented and tested, with
more or less success; but the main
problem Is to adapt the automobile to
the transportation OF guns mounted,
~ at present, on their own carriages.
III other words, 1t concerns the aboll-
ton Of artillery horses
Australians emus are being destroy.
ed wholesale by the wire fences which
have been erected to prevent the raw
ngs Of that country's rabbit pest. Ev.
cry year the emu makes a migration
from east to west, the return journey
being made at the beginning Of the dry
season. The march of death begins In
the westward journey, when the birds,
striking the fences, find further prog
ross barred and die in hundreds from
thirst. A boundary rider In a Journay
Of SIX miles found no fewer than fifty
dead birds; while In q stretch of about
sixty miles It was estimated that no
fewer than 300 had persisted. But IN
other districts matters appear to be
even worse, boundary riders reporting
that when riding along these fences
they are hardly ever free from the
stench of putrefying bodies, A com
these fences. worn by the maddened
birds In attempting 70 find q pnssage
to the coveted water. Only very
few appear to have the courage to
charge the barrier and these, once over,
make Off westward at top speed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21
MRS. ARTHUR PAGET.

An American Woman of the British
smart sot.
We hear n great deal In one way or
another about the pitiful failures and
mistakes Of American girls who marry
Foreigners But there Is another side
to the story. These failures are the ex.
ceptons rather than the rule, md II
one we're to enumerate all the successes
he would need much space for the list
Some of the foreign marriages are ideal
and the glow of beautiful domesticity
Is ever present In their lives. Such a
one is the case of the daughter OF the
late Paran Stevens. a distinguished and
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21
As TO Hand shaking.

The old, old custom OF shaking hands
Is used pretty generally these days, ex-
cept in very formal functions where
there is not time for details. 1t puts
two people on cordial foundation. and
offering your hand. If you are a host
ess. you must Invariably rise when you
greet your guests. but if man is
brought up to you to be introduced, you
need not rise However, a man must
always rise VIXEN being introduced to
woman
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

The bill clerk signed the receipt
Book that the boy had offered him,
browning blackly, and then regarded
the package with an expression Of dis
gust
'I've a big notion to send 1t right
0ack to him." he said TO the cashier.
Wouldn't that jar your"
Il suppose 1t would rock me to my
foundation" said the cashier, agreea-
bly. I'D be more confident If | knew
what 1t was, though"
TITS suit of clothes sent to be
cleaned" grOwled the bill clerk, land
instead of sending it to me ut the
house they dump it on me here"
ut does look rather unbusinesslike.
having your ralment delivered at the
Office conceded the cashier. "Stlll, as
long as our respected employer hasn't
seen 1t and there isn't any probability
that any one will call his attention 10
st, wouldn't worry"
"T've got to carry 1t home. that's
what's worrying me- said the bill
clerk
How much does It weigh?" In
quired the cashier. IL suppose you
could hire a truck II 1t is more than
you can stagger under But the boy
dldnT seem to look fatlgued, not more
go than messenger boy usually does.
Have you sprained your wrist, or any.
thing?"
mo, | haven't" snapped the bill
cylerk, but I'm not stuck on CARRYING
parcels through the street. And it
Rsn't an ornamental package at that"
I'm very dense" said the cashier.
shaping bis forehead Il declare |
hadn't thought of that People will be
likely to see YOU IL you carry II. won't
they? suppose 1t would appear a
little suspicious If You tried to conceal
At underneath your coat"
The bill clerk looked at him CON
temptuousIy.
"I1ow would 1t be If you dragged #
oehlnd you by piece of string and
tried to look as IL it didn't belong ia
your" suggested the cashier Folks
snightn't notice the string. They might
think 1t was a strange parcel follow
ang you without your aid or consent"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21
Household Money.

Personally, says a clever man in a
housekeeping discussion, when my wife
ls from home hand the housekeeping
money to my cook, who Is Il careful
soul with simple ideas, and she inva-
riably has a surplus at the end of the
month-and ! lose weight, | believe,
but am In better health. | have oven
done the housekeeping myself.
My wife and l consider the allow
ance for food, etc, as Il trust fund Ono
matter who has it), to be expended for
a certain purpose in the home, the vic
tualing of the home, not for powder
and paint, nor for cigarettes or pipes,
but for victualing the home.
1t is certainly the wife's duty, If she
Is doing the housekeeping to eXpend
the whole, or else to tell the husband
she can do with less allowance in that
direction, or put it in the rainy day
fund. 1t is not fair for anybody con
cerned that the wife SHOULD cut down
supplies or use poorer food in order to
save money for other, and perhaps prl-
vate, purposes other than for the pur-
poses the money was obtained. That
would be misappropriation of the funds
at her disposal.
The wife has her allowance for pin
money" as it Is called, and the hus-
band does not claim ner surplus Of
that If any. Why should the wife
claim the surplus money from store
allowance or housekeeping?
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21
Need for COMPATIBILITY.

There is a wise OLD German saying
in solitude" Men and women need
congenial companionship, both for the
sake of health and happiness. Just as
your lungs, after using up all the oxy-
gen in close room, need TO be filled
with fresh, out-oI-door air, SO your
minds need contact with other minds
to get new Ideas. There is such a
thing as mental as we'll as physical
hunger. Herders on the cattle ranches
of the West frequently become mad
from the isolation they are forced TO
endure. Women on lonely farms and
In small villages grow morbid and
mildly insane, and people do Bot guess
that the cause Is want Of compa nioH-
ship. 1t is for this reason that wem-
ans work at home is always more try
Ing than that of her husband, who
goes 10 his office, sees new faces and
has the friction that is produced by
meeting other people. Ever the farm
err has more intercourse with his neigh
bor at market or at the village grocery
than his wife, who may not see any one
outside of her own family for weeks.
1t is a great mistake for young people
to isolate themselves. Even II their
tastes lead them to a quiet life, they
should make it point to cultivate a
few agreeable friends.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

A handsome walking gown OF dark
gray cloth. trimmed with braid, Is
sketched here. The front Of the waist
and skirt are In one piece and the
closing is under the first plat at the
side, The two straps at the neck are
fastened with the buttons after the
closing is made. The cuffs on the I'M
dersleeves and the turnover sections on
the large sleeve are of velvet braided
with soutache, which Is also used to
form the buttons and loops. The braid
extends 10 the belt In the back.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

er is usually tired by it. She may be
her boys and girls guardian angel,
friend, comforter, but is only rarely
their playmate. l think women lose
much when they lose this capacity for
play. Without it, they are unable to
throw off the burden Of their cares
as a man does and enjoy the good of
the present moment, careless of the
worries that are past or the worries
that may be in the future.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

The best head covering for ,engh
sports is unquestionably the knit ra%
o'-Shanter, but for those who d. NO.
fancy this rough and ready hasssear
there are smart little cloth caps Of Va.
rious shapes which can be made Of the
same material as the suit and can no
further smartened by bright sulll "
this is desired. There are alsa thu
plain soft felt hats which are Wright
and comfortable.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

Many clever women find most beaut-
full lamps for their drawing rooms OF
dining rooms by buying a vase Oh
quaint design with II suitable Tecepta'
Gle for oil and having burner htteu
to the top at some lamp establishments
In this way one can easily find pottery
to harmonize with the furnishings Oh
the room and have a wider range Va
choice than by making a selection az
the lamp shop.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

well as elusive. Always chos,. -.
same perfume or sachet powder. The
best effect is gained by keeping s.shat.
of orris root among ones clothes -
the real Florentine orris is bouyh, :.
keeps its strength indefinitely T.,
however, perfume is preferred Apr
the very best you can afford. and thoD
be downright stingy in the use Of y
Remember, a mere suspicion. of violotu
or heliotrope is mysteriously faselnat
ing; to reek of them is decidedly yul.
gar.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

The joys of the suburbanite are a
fertile source Of newspaper fun all over
the country, for every city has It's sub
urbs. Here is the Philadelphia Inoui-
rer's little ding.
Il see they have taken the seven a.
m train of this line. Do you miss it7''
asked one suburbanite of another.
Not 50 often as l used to when 1,
was on"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

Colored tailored shirt walsS alo
shown for winter and early AUTUMN
wear, and it is said that they are sen.
ing 50 well that they are certain 10 "
seen to the exclusion Of othsr KIM.
of waists. With white collars anu
with stocks these waists are very AZ
tractiye,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21
Chintz Much in Favor.

Chintz is very much used in the
daintiest of bedrooms, and is much to
be preferred to cretonnes, which look
quite common beside the more beauti-
full material. The Americans do not
know as well as the English how to
wash chintz so that 1t will have the
"calendered" look, but it retains Its
shine for long time.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

For dresses in lightweight materials
the lining of the bodice should be
quite a small affair, extending back
and front just below the waist line.
When a bodice is made with this half
Inning the fullness of the waist line is
fastened into a piece Of regular waist
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

ural digestion, not only because OF ifs
tranquillzing effect upon the HerVea
but because the stomach may use the
surplus unused energies of ths BODY
in the processes OF digestion. Happy
the man or woman who can take an
"aftcr-dinncr nap" 1t means heaith
happiness and long life.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21
Man Jolly, Woman ss-,o,.

A woman, when the first exuberance
Of youth is over, is apt to become dead
ly serious, says an English exchange.
She ceases to believe in the fun In life.
and loses all relish for play. A man
remains at heart a big child and In
consequence honestly enjoys the socie-
ty Of children. father is refreshed
hx a romp with his little ones, q moth
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

A little ornament is becoming quite
universal among exclusive dressers,
either with high or low neck, and with
or without other necklaces or sautoirs
1t Is half-inch band of black velvet
ribbon clasped tightly with jewels about
the throat, and studded with many lit
tie jeweled slides.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

Steel shoe buckles which have DO
come rusty and tarnised may Se su0
cessfully cleaned with emery pow
der. The best way of Frightening tn'
intricacies OF cut steel is to put tn0
ornament into a bag of emery powder
This should be well shaken ana ruv
bed between the hands until the fuS'
is removed. -Woman's Life.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

wealthy New Yorker. She married Ar
thur Paget. son Of well-to-do British
family associated with the nobility and
considered leaders In the smart set. Her
married life has been very happy. She
has q number OF children, one Of whom
married a daughter of the late William
C. Whitney of New York.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

When the head aches from overworh
or worry, apply flannel wrung cut OF
very hot water to the back of tho neck
and battle the face and temples with
warm water, and then lie dows for q
short time IL possible.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21
In the Year 1850.

What Is that old book you are study,
Ing. Elizabeth"
II don't know, papa; haven't yet
made out whether It is a copy Of Chau
Ger In the original old English or Web
ster's unabridged dictionary OF the frs
part Of the century, saltimoes An,A~
van
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

equipment of these chambers with n
sufficient supply of water and con.
densed food TO sustain life for reason.
able period of time in somewhat the
same manner as llfeboats on vessels
are equipped.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21
She Gets Exercise Enough.

A lady has been making experiment.
with q pedometer, and has discover
that she covers over seven miles o~'
in the execution of her ordinary nOo''
hold taska.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21
Take "A Nan Alter Dinua,

Complete relaxation after eatkE-a
suspension Of mental and physical ac.
tivity--will favor the processes Of nat.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

The elastic belts studded with DSaus'
Jewels OF cut steel are so satisfac'0i!
that undoubtedly they will remain ~
they are now, in the front rank Of p'V
ularity.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21

The longer a woman has been mar.
Red, the greater her wonder that she
ever thought wedding clothes would
cut any figure In her happiness.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-21
Indixidual Perfumes.

The woman who uses a scent at all
should aim 10 have 1t individual as
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1907-11-21

Miss Jessie Barcley Wingert, OF
Millerstown, Pa, was married to
Mr.. Roland L. Harrison, of Charlotte
Hall, Md, at noon Thursday. Nov
IA, 1907, at the brides home, which
" as decorated with laurel and chrvs-
anthemums. The ceremony was pre-
formed by Rev. John Beard, pastor
of the NJ ethCdist Episcopal Church.
Mrs. John Wingert was matrop of
honor, and Misses Jean Staley and
Maud Albright were bridesmaids
Mr.. Ferguson Harrison, brother of
the groom, acted as best man. After
a reception and luncheon the bride
and groom left for trip South.
Mr.. Harrison is connected with
the United States Geological Survey,
and will be stationed at Salisbury
N. c., for several months, but will
later make his home in Washington.
Sun.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1907-11-21

Captain George W. Poe, who died
at the residence of his son on St.
Georges Island, ST. Marv's county,
on October 20, 1907, was born in 1904
and was l03 years old. Captain Poe
was twice married. He was the
father OF II children; had 55 grand
children; IA great great-grandchild
rem and one great-great- great grand
child. He was a man esteemed and
admired by all who knew him. He
bad lived on the Island for over
sixty years.