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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
8. 900 Notices of Eiectment

Chicago, Jan. 4.-The Chronicle
says that on six United States deputy
marshals was placed Thursday the
responsibility of serving 900 defend
ants notices of ejectment in a suit
recently filed in the United States
circuit court by Sidney Swift, of Cam
bridge, Mass. who seeks to possess
himself of south side property valued
at approximately $40 900, 900. The
deputies who were especially appoint
ed for the task, which is one of the
largest problems that ever has con-
fronted United State Marshal Hoy,
met with many and varied expert
ences during the day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Heavy Rain at Utica.

Utica, N. y, Jan. 4.-Constant
rain falling from Thursday morning
until Friday morning in the Mohawk
valley has raised the Mohawk river
to a flood stage and the high water
prevails throughout the valley.
Trains on the New York Central
railway are delayed on account of the
flood conditions and it is said that all
passenger trains will be from one to
twelve hours late. The water is
still rising. Two highway bridges
over the New Channel of the river at
this city have been carried away. The
rainfall for "a hours was 9 26 inches,
or considerably more than the rain
fall of any one daY during 100G
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Lawson Too Quick.

Sergent, Ky, Jan. 4.-Thomas
Lawson, policeman in the Norton mi
ming sectiorE shot and killed Joseph
DoIlarhide, carpenter at the Norton
Coal companys plant. Dollarhide left
his home armed with the intention of
killing Lawson, it is said The
men met in grocery store, and as
Dollarhide sought to pull his pistol
Lawson shot him to death. Lawson
surrendered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Gas Main ExnIodes

Cleveland, o., Jan. A a result
Of the explosion of a big 18-inch gas
main carrying natural gas from West
Virginia to Cleveland Friday near
Akron, this city, was entirely cut off
from this natural gas supply. Thou
sands Of residences and business places
were suddenly deprived of fuel and
light, causing much suffering and man
ufacturing plants depending on natur-
al gas for fuel were in many instan-
ces closed down.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Death Claims Josenh Hit

Atlanta, Jan. 4.-Josaph w. Hit,
81 years old, a well known newspa-
per man, died at 2:1O o'clock Friday
morning at his residence, after an
illness which lasted five years. He
was at different times connected
with the old Atlanta News, the pres
ent News, the Journal, the Times
Democrat, in New Orleans; the Times
in New York, and the Washington
Times. He is survived by his mother
er. one sister and two brothers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
FLOODS SWEEP
MIDDLE WEST
Little Rock, Arkansas, Practi.
cally Isolated.
ALL STREAMS OUT OF BANKS

Trains Unable to Move Because of the
Washouts-Many of the Farmers
Have Been Driven from Their
Homes-Heavy Loss of Cattle.
Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 1.-The
floods through central Arkansas are
the worst known in twenty years.
Little Rock and Hot Springs are
practically isolated. No trains have
been operated to or from Hot Springs
since Wednesday afternoon. All the
through trains on the Iron Mountain
Route for Little Rock, entered the
state at Texarkana, and passed on
through Camden, Pine Bluff, Fair
Oaks and KnobIet.
Little Rock have been driven from
their homes, and hundreds of cattle.
hogs and live stock have been lost.
While the railroads entering this
city have reports of washouts at va
rious points in the state, the great
est damage appears to have been done
near this city. All streams in the
county are out of bank, and many Of
the bridges in the county are report
ed to have been washed away, and
the city is isolated from the coun-
try precincts Of the county.
Throughout Thursday the waters
continued To rise i'm the southern nor
ton of the city, and although the
rain ceased at 2 O'Clock in the after
noon the water is still rising. 1t is
believed, however,: that it is practi
cally at its high stage In that part
Of the city
No report was received of loss Of
life as a result Of the flood, but it
IS feared in the southern part Of the
city that one or two negroes who live
near the Fourche river may have been
drowned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Murdered and Rohhed

Richmond, Va. Jan. 4.-The body
of James M Thomas, Of Lexington
n. c., employed by Lane Bros. j,
contractors, was found in a deep raw
inc near near Danville. There were
signs of violence on the body, and =,
although Thomas was in the habit
of carrying a large amount of money
only 20 cents was found on his per-
son when discovered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Boy Meets With Accident.

Marietta, Ca, Jan. 4.-W. Jor-
den Black, Jr., 14year-oId son of
W. J. Black, city clerk, of Ma
rietta, almost lost his life while firing
a parlor rifle of % caliber. He used
3S-caliber cartride as target. His
aim was true and the cartridge ex-
ploded, the empty shell recoiling with
great force, striking young Black on
the head, fracturing the skull. Prompt
surgical attention saved his life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05

Terre Haute, Ind, Jan. 4.-High
waters and threatened floods are re-
ported from different parts of south
western Indiana along the Wabash
and White rivers. At Taylorville, op-
pos.te this city, the bottoms are un-
der water and the 700 inhabitants
of the town began moving out on
Friday At the confluence of the
Wabash and White rivers in Knox
county, farmers are fleeing with their
families to safety.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Life Worthless Without Office

Boston, Mass. Jan. 4.-Depressed
1t is believed, over his defeat of re
election to an office which he had filled
for 25 consecutive years, Thomas
Temple, who was until Wednesday
the register Of deeds for Suffolk coun-
ty, took his own life at his home in
Neponset Thursday by inhaling illum-
mating gas. Temple was 70 years
of ace
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Didn't Know Gun Was Loaded.

Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 4.-Near
Greensboro, Ala. the ten and eight
year old boys of Shelton Davis, a
farmer, were playing with a gun.
The younger playfully pointed the
weapon at the elder with the threat
that he would shoot him. There was
a report and the little fellow fell
dead. The other did not know the
piece was loaded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Rev. John Brooks Dead.

Springfield, Mass Jan. A ca
blegram from Paris announced the
death in that city of Rev. DR.. John
&. Cotton Brooks, of 1nis city, the
...oGl 5est brother Of the late Phillips
Brooks, for many years rector Of
Trinity church, Boston, and after
ward bishop of Massachusetts. Dr..
Brooks, who was 5S years of age,
had been in falling health for some
months past.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Schools Closed by Floods.

Princeton, Ind. Jan. 4.-Fifteen
schols in Gibson county have been
closed by the high waters. Nearly
one-third of Wabash township is un-
der water The pumping station
which supplies this city with water,
was closed Thursday The water
was away above the machinery at the
water pumping station.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Commission Resumes Hearing.

New Orleans, Jan. 4,-The state
railroad commission Friday resumed
the hearing of charges that Louisi-
ana lumber interests lose much
money by reason of excess weights
recorded by the railroads. At Thurs
days session William Mckenzie, traf-
tic manager OF the Industrial Lumber
company, testified that his corpora
ton lost Sc 600 per month, but had
returned to it 81, 600 each month in
over charges. The first witness on
Friday was H. D. Hewes, of the
Jeanette Mills, of Jeanette, La.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Gov. JeIk's stepfather Dead i.

Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 4.-Gov-
ernor William d. Jelks has been
called to Union Springs by the death
Of his stepfather, Major Robert G..
Wright. Major Wright had been i'll
III Florida for some time with tuber-
9ulosis.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Will Nominate Police lnspector

Berne, Jan. 4.-The invitation
awarded to the Swiss government by
Spain that it nominate an inspector
general of the Moroccan police under
the terms of the Algeciras convention
has been accanted
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Deadly Ham Bone

Terre Haute, Ind. , jan 4 IVES
ley Washburn, a veteran of the civil
war, choked to death after a week of
terrible suffering. A piece of ham
bone lodged in his throat Christmas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
kuropatkin,s History of War.

Hamburg, Jan. 4.-The Neue Ham
burger Zeitung says it learns that
General Kuropatkin's history of the
Russo Japanese war which was con-
fiscated in Russia Dec. %, will be
published in Leipsic in April
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05

Eleanor Duse, Actress, III.
Rome, Italy, Jan. 4.-Eleanor
Duse,, the celebrated actress. is i'll
with pneumonia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
$500 .ooo Fire Loss.

Pittsburg. Jan. A fire which
started Thursday night from the flash
of minef's blast in the Ellsworth
mine No. 8, at Cooksburg, Pa, near
here, owned by the Lackawanna Coal
company, eaused a loss of $400 900.
Tom HayS, Newspaper Man, Dead.
New Orleans, La, Jan. 4.-Tom
Hayes, a well known newspaper man,
died here early Friday morning of
pneumonia. Mr.. Hayes formerly
served on papers in Birmingham, At
lanta, Shreveport and Houston.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-05
Do You Think
For Yourself ?

Or, do you open your mouth like a young
bird and gulp down whatever food or medi-
cine may be offered you?
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
OVERLOOKED OPPORTUNITIES.
Chances in Average Small Town for
ProfitabIy Engaging in Business.

According to the United States cen.
sus of 1900 there was produced in the
United States 1898, $685. 33 dozen eggs.
The same statistics give the annual
production of poultry at $50, ia.
The butter made on farms each year
is in excess Of 1000, 000, 1000 pounds.
The cheese made on farms averages
about 10000, 900 pounds annually.
These statistics are interesting, and
with each farmer growing poultry and
eggs and making butter and cheese, it
hardly seems possible that such com.
binations as dairy trusts and egg and
poultry trusts could exist, but that
they do is nevertheless a fact.
Every small town in a farming dis,
trict can command sufficient butter,
egg and poultry trade to support a
prosperous exclusive produce estab-
lishment. The practice has generally
obtained in agricultural districts of
storekeepers in various lines taking
farmers produce in exchange for
goods. The produce thus received by
IiCI CldilIo ID lOl Wdl0Su " luc Guilt
mission houses in the large city, and
these houses are factors that make it
possible to maintain trusts in the pro.
duce business. It appears that If each
town had its exclusive produce estab.
lishment to buy what the farmer has
to sell instead of the produce going
through the local stores, that better
prices could be paid the farmers and
the business made a most profitable
one If rightly conducted.
According to the natural laws of
business industry succeeds best where
advantages are most abundant. Thus
it seems that the produce offers q
most excellent field in the majority OF
agricultural towns.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
Mississippi
Aew5
The m Union.

The Farmers Union is a "Greater
Mississippi" organization in every sense
of the word. 1t stands for the better
ment of the conditions surrounding the
agricultural people, and upon them de-
ponds the greatness of our State. The
warehouse campaign is a move that de-
serves the commentator and hearty
approval OF every man, woman. and
child in the State. II our great money
crop-cotton-can be handled in a SEN
sible manner and kept out of the hands
of spectators, it will mean many mill
lions Of dollars to Mississippi every
season. A large number Of these ware
houses are now being built for the crop
of this fall, and it is safe to assume that
more will be put up next year. 1t is a
practical plan that NEAR a great
deal to those engaged in agricultural
DursuitS.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
IN THE NAME OF CHARITY.
Jack London's Story Carries Sting Of
Truth and Pathos.

Jack London's famous definition of
Notwithstanding a bone with a dog
when you're as hungry as the dog
recalls a story about charity" said a
magazine editor, that l heard Mr.. Lon
don tell at a farewell dinner in New
York before he sailed away on the
Spark.
Mr.. London said two old men were
smoking and drinking together after
dinner.
"The host rang the bell and an old
woman appeared.
"'Confound you, stupid said the
host. Didn't l tell you l wanted the
Scotch? Take this back, and bring
what l asked for, you old fool!'
"'Come, come said the guest, after
the old woman had hurried AVA in a
great fright. Come, come, my friend.
don't you think you are rather too
sharp with your old %servant?'
"'Oh,' said the other, she's not a
servant. She's only a poor relation
I'm keeping out of charity
THE guest looked relieved.
""That alters the case, of course he
said."-Washington Times.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
TOWN HELPS.

Poor hotels are denominations that
cause travellers to pass by the towns
where they are located. 1t has been
known that the reputation of a hotel
has ruined the prospects of otherwise
promising towns.
Each town should have a good pub
lie hall, a place where meetings can
be held or entertainments given. If
such a hall be erected by private en-
terprise if rightly managed can be
made a profitable investment in the
average small town.
Quite often when towns are organ
lied the matter Of providing for public
parks is overlooked. Every town is q
city in embryo. No one can prophesy
how great it may become in time. It
Is well to look into the future and to
set aside grounds that may be used
for park purposes. It has been the
experiments of many cities that the
park question is a troublesome one
when not looked after in ample time.
There is nothing that makes the city
more attractive or is such a blessing
to its people as a coy park where
they may meet for recreation during
the warmer months of the year.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
EQUITY IN BUSINESS.
Practice Of Live-and-Let-Live Prlhel-
pies Most Desirable.

Too frequently 1t Is noticed that In
the struggle to attain wealth the
rights of the individual are ignored.
Fair dealing is a desirable thing as
well as most simple and 1t requires
only common honesty to practice 1t.
Not alone is there honesty involved
in the matter of selling but also in
dishonorable for the purchaser tc ex-
act that the seller receive no profit on
an article sold as 1t Is for the seller
to demand an exorbitant price for his
goods.
There is much sound philosophy In
the live-and-let-live gospel. This is
nothing more than an observance of
the Golden Rule that has found ex-
preston in all ages of enlightenment
from the time of Gautama down to
is apparent that there is too much of
exaggerated s~elfishness in evidence,
too great a struggle for the vantage.
There should be a spirit of Christian
cooperation that would be just to all
alike. Whole communities suffer
sometimes from thelaSk of this sense
of equity on the part of merchants
and their customers.
How often is the complaint heard in
rural districts that the storekeepers
Of a town charge too high prices for
what they have to sell? How often is
it noticed that where this feeling DOM
mates the people that the home
town suffers as a consequence? 1t is
short ~sightedness on parts of mer-
chants to require of their customers
more than what may be considered a
legitimate and just profit. In fact, 1t
is poor business policy to follow out
a plan of this kind. There are many
towns whose growth has been pre-
vented through a grasping tendency
of the merchants to make all they pos
sibly can in a few short years, and to
give the people as small an amount of
goods as they will take for their
money. The natural result of a pol
icy of this kind is that the people
seek other towns in which to do their
trading and quite often buy from the
distant mail-order house.
Habits once formed are hard to
break. 1t is quite as difficult for the
merchant to from the habit
of making %exorbitant profits as it is
for the patron of the mail-order house
to turn his trade to the home stores.
Should both the merchants and their
customers calmly consider principles
that enter into commerce, and both
determine to practice equity in their
dealings, the merchant to sell honest
goods at honest profits and the Gus.
toner to give patronage to merchants
who would practice this principle, it
would be wholesome not alone for
the home towns, but for all the com.
munities.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
Offers for College.

The committee of the Episcopal do
cese appointed to raise funds and select
a site for the new 800. 900 diocesan col
lege for girls~is considering and view
Ing the sites offered by Jackson, Hat
tlesburg, Vicksburg, Meridian and
other towns for the location of the col
lege. Some of the offers are excep-
tionally liberal. Winona offers a cash
bonus of $25, 900.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16

run down from 100 to 1926 pounds. I
was having terrible pain in the kid
neys, and the secretions passed almost
involuntarily. My left leg swelled I'M
til it was "a inches around, and the
doctor tapped it night and morning
until l could no longer stand it, and
then he advised amputation. Irefused,
and began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
The swelling subsidized gradually, the
urine became natural and all my pains
and aches disappeared. 1 have been
well o for nine years since using
Doan's Kidney Pills"
Fol- sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
Social Rank,

At a country dance in a southern
town, when the fiddlers had resined
their bows and taken their places on
the platform, the floor manager rose.
Got yo' partners for a cotillion!" he
shouted, imperiously.
"All you ladies an gemmen dat
wears shoes an stockings take yo'
places in de middle OBJ de room. All
you ladies an gemmen dat wears
shoes an no. stockings take you places
immejitly benin dem. An you bare
footed crowd jest Jig it roun' in de
corners."-Youth's Companion.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
Henry Is the Nominee.

While the face of the returns showed
that there was no choice in the first
primary for insurance commissioner,
although T. NJ. Henry had a plurality
of over $4,000 votes over the next high
est, which was State Treasurer w. J..
Miller, this matter was simplifed by
the voluntary retirement of Mr.. Miller,
and by virtue of a resolution adopted
by the State executive committee Mr..
Henry was declared the nominee.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
Poor Postal Service.

There is a general complaint at the
poors given at postotfices through
out Mississippi during the present
year. The mails have been overloaded
with campaign literature of every de-
scription, which has worked a hard
ship on the employees of the offices, but
in many instances the service has been
bad for other reasons. Uncle Sam
might examine into his affairs in Mis-
sissippi and improve them considera-
bly.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
Sounds Like Insult.

IF there's one thing that makes me
more weary than another" said she,
"it is when l have got myself up in
the height of fashion and had my vel
low shoes polished at the store l
bought them from till you can see
yourself in them. to have a boy come
up where | am and say: Shine. shine
'em up"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
Suit Against Standard.

Mississippi has one district attorney
with the nerve to tackle the Standard
Oil octopus. Hon. Geo. T. Mitchell of
Tupelo has brought suit against them
for the violation of our antitrust laws
to the tune of some 81, 48O 900. Attor-
ney-General Fletcher will join hands
in the suit. There are other corpora
tons in Mississippi that are just as de-
serving of attention, and it is sincerely
hoped that may later on.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
Walthall's Brigade Reunion.

1t having been indicated by our
friends at Meridian that it is desired to
have the annual reunion of this COM
mand onrthe anne dates already fixed
for the State Confederate meeting, it is
therefore ordered that the reunion of
Walthall's brigade be held at Meridian
on the 25th and Doth of September,
1907. THOMAS SPIGHT, Commander.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
What Caused the Lynchino.

Out at Stafford the other day a
group of farmers met a train, and when
a tall, sunburned man stepped off the
car they all grabbed him and shook his
hand warmly. The man looked Thorn
over calmly and then said: Gentle
men, 1 am sorry to disappoint you. 1
know you think l am a harvest hand,
but you are mistaken. l am a light
ming rod agent."-Kansas City Star.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
Wouldn't Take His Place,

Hearing of the sudden taking off the
stage of life Of a leading Thespian
while he was playing in Chicago, a
New York Rialtoan out of a job tele-
graphed the manager as follows:
Having heard of the sad and tragic
demise of Mr.. -, I'll take his place
for $3.50 a week."
AS the message was sent collect it
ELECTED the following reply: Thanks.
l wouldn't take his place for twice that
amount"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-16
Great Revival at Tupelo.

So great was the interest and attend
ance at the meetings held at Tupelo by
Or. George G. Gates that it became
necessary to nov the gatherings from
the church to a cotton warehouse.
1t is the greatest revival ever known
in the history of Tupelo.