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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-27
V|CTORS CALM AND SERENE
Defeated PrOhis Only Request an Extension of
lime
iIIle.

ATLANTA, GA, July 26.-There
was no new features today in the pro-
hibition fight, and the leaders of the
prohis anticipate no further trou-
BILE. They will put their drastic meas
lure through Tuesday next, as it
came from the Senate.s
The anti element will ask only for
an extension of time in making the
bill operative, and for amendments to
the use of alcohol by physicians and
druggists.
The Acknowledgement bill in the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-27
MISSES AND CHILDRENS OXFORDS
Valued as High as $3.50, Now al
so Gents.

To close out the remainder of the
fine lines misses and childern's OK
fords, the Duncan Mercantile Co.,
is selling patent leather and kid
oxfords valued at 81 to $3.50 per
pair, at only so cents. This is the
opportunity of the year to buy fine
footwear at one fourth value. Go to-
day
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-27

Senate is carried over until next
week, and will then probably be re-
considered.
The Senate committee today re-
fused to recommend the bill provid-
ing for direct election of county
school commissioners by popular vote
The Senate passed eleven bills of
more or less Importance and adjour-
Red until Monday.
Senator Camp today withdrew his
drastic cigarette bill, and will intro
duce another.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-27

SUMMARY.-S Struck out by By
mum 8, by Abercombie TO- Double
plays, Hooks to Simpson to Wheat
ley. Base on balls by Abercombie 2;
by Bynum 0. Umpire Speights. At
tendance 400.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-27

Additions have been made to the line Iaces
thrown out few days ago at sc yard. Lots of
new Vals, tOrchons, clunys maltese etc. You will
be surprised at the values you will find among
this lot
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-27
Prepared for Fine TinwOrk.

1 have secured the services of an
expert timer, and am prepared to
execute in best possible manner all
work in that line Phone 315.
G. P. PAYNE.
7-21-1w.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-27
Stimulation Without irritation.

That is the watchword. That is what
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does.
Cleanses and stimulates the bowels
without irritation in any form. Sold
by all druggists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-27

Your special attention this week is invited to
the best lot ladies lace Isle hose flnished French
foot, extra fine gauge, the regular CSC and 4Oc
numbers, this week will be be.............25c pair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-27

In all this big stock we cannot
itemize everything but we asksthat
you come and see for yourself for
we have house full ofgood things
to interest you.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-27

The 5c,7 I-2c and 1Oc counters
printed wash good have been sup
piled again for this weeks selling
and you will find greater values on
all of them than we ever before.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-27

We sold piles of fine embrOderies the past week
and have gone through the stock of wide bands ant
fOunCes again and this week will give the most ex-
traOrdinary values in order to clear them
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-27

Three days more in which to regis
ter to vote on the county bond is.
sues. Ii not registered, register to-
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-27
REMOVAL SALE.

We will move to our handsome
new store in the Holiday building
on Lamar street opposite Windsor
Hotel about August 18th. Our buy
ers leave for the eastern market July
3Ist. Just three more weeks to close
out our present stock. Everything
gOes;nOthing reserved
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-27
Would Lower Rail Rates.

The Sixtieth Congress will be ex-
pected to provide the necessary
funds, and the President believes Mi
Burton is the one public man today
thoroughly equipped for this great
work. Mr.. Burton's duties as chair
man of the committee having charge
of all river and harbor improvement
matters are too heavy to permit him
tc give the attention to this project
he would like, and it was said yester-
day that there is no doubt that he
will retire from the head of the River
and Harbor Committee, thus leaving
a most desirable craftsmanship at
the disposal of the Speaker when
the Sixtieth Congress convenes.
Chairman Burton is in hearty sym
pathy with the railroad policy of
President Roosevelt, and he realizes
that nothing of greater benefit to
the people of the country at large
could be done than to give them the
competition that would come from
opening up this link between the
lakes and the Mississippi River, for
the reason that increased water trans
|portation naturally will bring about
more effective competition with the
railroads and compel reduction in
rates. Mr.. Burton's standing in Con-
gress is such that if he gives his
time to this work Congress undoubt-
edly will soon authorize it's COM
lmencement
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-27
BURTON MAY QUIT
His JOB
To RESIGN as Head of Riv-
er and HdrbOrS
TO DEVOTE HIS TIME TO CANALS
Greatly Interested in Project TO Give
Great Waterway From the Lakes
TO the GuIf--WOuId DECIDEDLY
Lower Rail Rates.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 26.-
The rumor is being revived that Rep
resentative Burton, of Cleveland
Ohio, will resign his craftsmanship OF
the River and Harbor Committee in
the next Congress and devote the
greater portion of his time to the
work of the Inland Waterways Com
mission, of which he is member.
President Roosevelt is greatly in
terested in the waterways PROPOSE
ton, which looks to the establish
ment of a connecting link between
the great lakes of the Desplaines and
Illinois rivers, and giving the Miss
issippi River a depth down at Cairo
of fourteen feet. The commission
also is charged with the duty of i'm
proving the head waters of the Mis-
sisippi, in order that disastrous floods
may be prevented.
President Roosevelt is convinced
that ship connection between the
lakes and the Gulf is one of the great
works Congress should undertake,
and after his summer vacation he
will visit the convention to be held
in Memphis, at which this question
will be considered. In his annual
to Congress legislation for
this purpose will be suggested, as
will also legislation giving the COM
authority it does not now
possess. The commission was orig
inally appointed by the President,
without authority of Congress, and
no appropriation was therefore avail
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08
There Would Be a Vacancy,

Genius is never appreciated in tho lifetime of the man who possesses it," said the poet disconsolately. Milton, Shakespeare and all the other men who have made our literature what it is how much were they esteemed when aliveT
 "Cheer up. my boy!" said his easy going friend, who had no soul for sen- timent. You'll be appreciated some day"
 Tablets have been put on the houses where they spent most of their lives, but that Is of no moment to them. I wonder whether even that will be done for me? I suppose not. shall leave no vacant place.
 "Yes, you will. I can see the in- scription in my minds eye now"
 "And what do you think will be in- scribed upon it?" asked the poet, brightening up little.
 Rooms to Let" replied his friend.
 And the poet pined away.-Pearson's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08
SOAP CLUBS AND so FORTH.
How Such Schemes of Mail Order
 Aousea Decreaee 1usiness.

How Such Schemes of Mail Order
 Houses Deerease Business.
 A close student of trade conditions has just made the surprising statement that "last year at least $25O, ,OOO that should have gone to the retail merchants of the middle west was sent away from home to these mail order concerns
 Whether mail order trading is q fashion, a habit or fad is not under discussion here, but it is fact and serious fact. The writer already men, toned goes on to say:
 "This buying of catalogue houses and through soap clubs is a fad that has grown up in the commercial gar den like a rank weed. People have been so busy about other things that they simply have forgotten the obliga- tions they are under to their fellow neighbors and to themselves as com munity."
 The soap club, by the way, and schemes of it's sort do lot of damage in many communities. A woman or girl sees in one of the cheap monthly | mail order publications an allurlng of. fer of prize in return for selling SC many boxes of soap or something else for household use. Let us suppose 1t is soap. Everybody uses soap except tramps. Soap appeals to the house. wife, and when her neighbor and friend comes around and requests her to subscribe to box of soap so that the canvasser may win the prize of a package of beautiful hatpins Of new parlor rug almost any woman will take the soap. It helps the neighbor along, you know.
 But these good women fail to think of other neighbors, just as deserving who are not helped by this little trans action, but, on the other hand, are hin- dered. There is the storekeeper in town who sells soap. He sells soap just as good, no doubt, as the mail or. der brand. and his small profit on the sale helps him to succeed in business and to continue patronizing his other ne1ghbors who are In business. Per haps he buys many things for his own household use from the husbands of the very women who send the order for the mail order soap.
 The competition of the catalogue house with the local retail stores, ir the opinion of those who study thu situation, is doing more than any other thing to sap the commercial strength of the country towns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08
The Scotch Sabbath.

An English artist, travelling profess sionally through Scotland. had occa- sion to remain over Sunday in small town in the north. To while away the time he walked out a short way in the environs, where the picturesque ruin of castle met his eye. He asked a countryman who was passing to be so good as to tell him the name of the castle. The reply was somewhat start ling. "It's no' the day to be asking sic things!'
 Another good story of Scottish ob- servance of the Sabbath is told by a clergyman. "A minister of the kirk declared in public that at a country hotel he wished the window raised so that he might get some fresh air, but the landlady would not allow it, saying, 'Ye can hae no fresh air here on the Sawbeth.'"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08
Rats Arc Ivory Experts,

 The ivory dealer pointed to a halG dozen rats gnawing among the yellow heaps of tusks and ivory fragments in the garret.
 ''They are quite tame, you see," he said. "Why shouldn't they be so? The fact is, they are on my payroll. They work for me. Their wages are pound of cheese and loaf of bread a week. Ivory dealers like rats, for rats are ivory's best judges, and without their help we should often want higher price for bad tusk than for a fine one."
 He took fragment of ivory from the floor and pointed to certain small furrows in it's surface.
 '"The rats did that" he said "Thosc furrows are proof of the ivory's ex- cellence. Rats gnaw the ivory that contains animal glue. or gelatin. d substance of which they are fond. And this substance it is that makes ivory excellent, yet mere man can't tell whether tusk contains it or not. The rats can tell. They are ivory experts '' New Orleans Times-D Democrat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08
Telephone us your order when in ateed of job printing. Both phones.
 ADAMS PRINTING co.
TWICE-A-WEEK REPUBLIC, Three Years for One Dollar.

Until June 30. 1907. the Twice-A- Week Republic of St. Louis, Mo-, the oldest and best known semiweekly newspaper in the United States, will accept subscriptions at the remark able rate of three years for $1.00. At this price you cannot afford to be without this big semi-weekly newspa- ger.
 Your friends and neighbors will Rlso want to subscribe. Tell them about this great reduction in price, g1d ask them to send in their sub -5cription. Old subscribers as we'll as lew may come in at this price. If you Ire already subscriber, your order will be accepted now for a renewal so begin when your present subscrip- aiua expires. Remember, dollar be. lore June 30 pays for three full years -~-S12 eight-page papers.
 Send all orders to the Republic, St. Louis. Mo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08
The Worst of Education.

When the new and the old school meet, there is likely to be clash of opinions, and so the miller, Brown, found the other day when Farmer Jackson sent his young son across to the mill with sack of corn which he wished ground into meal. Like tho miller, the mill was of the old, leisure ly school, and only a tiny stream of meal trickled out. The young man waxed impatient.
 "What mill!' he said, with scorn. 'Why, I could eat the meal quicker than this ramshackle old concern of yours can grind it!'
 Aye" said Miller Brown, "but how long couldst keep it up, lad?'
 "Till I starved!" was the trenchant answer.
 And when Miller Brown had puzzled out the inwardness of the remark he concluded that lads nowadays were 'gettin' power too sharp vii their tongues. s."-London Express.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08
Tho Way to Wareha,n,

Some young women in England have begun to dress out and out like men. They wear long coat cut like hunt ing coat, cap, riding brooches and top boots. It is a handsome costume, and it Is not immodest, but undoubtedly it attracts good deal of attention. They have been telling in London a story about a girl who adopted this riding rig. Pulling up her horse one after noon, she said to an artisan who was passing, "Can you tell me if this is the way to Wareham?" The man look ed her over carefully, then he touched his cap in a respectful manner and re- piled, "Yes, miss, yes-you seem to ave got 'em on all right"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08
VACATION TRIPS.

In the summer resort region of Wisconsin, Minnesota and northern Michigan, The Northwestern line reaches with direct train service and shrough Pullman sleeping cars, a se- Eies of cool summer resorts, hunting Gnd fishing rounds, which for variety of interest excel all others. Numerous good hotels, boarding houses and camps. Some of the best fishing in 2 Che world. If you are interested in ! 1nding place suited to your par esicu1ar needs. call upon any ticket agent, or address Geo. H. BrigAam General Agent, 311 North 9th street St. Louis, Mo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08
BUILDING UP HOME TRADE.

Local Merchants Must Advertise to Compete With Persistent Outsiders. "A hundred years ago 1t was no, necessary to do any considerable amount of advertising, but this is the twentieth century, and conditions hre quite different" says an old advertis ing expert. Nowadays the merchant who neglects to put his wares before the public through the public prints is surely destined to go away back and sit down, while his more up to date competitors keep going toward the front. Advertising is the life of trade That statement has been made so often that it is trite. but 1t is always true.
 "Much is heard in these days about the mail order concerns in the big cities taking away the trade of the mer- chants fin the smaller towns and cities. It Is an undeniable fact that the cata- logue, with its price list of everything under the sun, accompanied by numer- ous alluring cuts to represent the goods offered, is attracting millions of dol lars from the great public pocket. This money before the invention of the mail order scheme went into the pockets of local merchants. The mall order peo- pie also consistently advertise their which are known to the trade as mall order journals Thus the town and country people are kept constantly in touch with possible bargains, having only to send in an order by mail and receive the goods, whether satisfac. tory or not, by return mall.
 Some local merchants make greati to do about this sapping of their sub- stance, but if they fail to take the only obvious method of self defense there is not much sympathy to be wasted upon them. The only obvious method Is to shoot the same kind of ammunition that is shot by the compet- ing houses in the big cities. This am intuition is called advertising. Every small town now has its local weekly newspaper, which practically every body in the town and its outlying ter ritory reads regularly. Every good sized town has Its daily paper These are the guns which the local merchants must load with the proper sort of am intuition if they expect to fight the competition from the outside.
 Tn many towns the merchants have discovered this fact and are lombard Ing the enemy furiously. Reports of the battle usually show that the bom-
 bardment is effective. Of course
 mere scrap of ammunition, a charge of
 bird shot, won't do much good, but a few cannon balls will show results.
 Those who hold that advertising doesn't pay do not know how to advertise. They are bad marksmen They don't
 shoot straight, or perhaps they use am l munition that Is too ancient People
 Nike to read advertisements that are up
 Co date and striking. Nobody Is going
 to get ahead in these sharply competi- ] i've days unless he keeps wide awake
 and always has his gun cooked ready
 to shoot when the game Is in sight."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08
FOR RENT.
Dwellings.

Dwellings. No. 1901 s. Laurel st., 4 rooms and &all.
 No. 1914 w. Third ave-, rooms. No. 1501 w. Fifth ave, 5 rooms. No. 1117 E. Third ave-, rooms and 1ll.
 No. S19 w. Thirteenth ave-, 4 rooms No. 515 Hickory st., rooms.
 COlored Dwellings. No. 1127 Louisiana st., 3 rooms. No. 1904 w. Scull st., rooms. No. 2901 w. Thirteenth ave-, 3 rooms. No. 1216 Fir st., rooms. No. TOP Linden st., rooms. No. 814 E. Eleventh ave-, rooms. No. 703 Spruce st., rooms. Agent for Sawyer & Austin Lum- 6er company dwellings.
 Store Buildings: No. 621 Hickory st.
 For Sale. Two lots with three dwellings East Sixth avenue.
 Loans. Made on city property. Also am prepared to make large loans on bus aness property. All kinds of property bought, sold and exchanged.
 CHAS. HANCOCK,
 Real Estate, Loans, Insurance Office 113 Pine Street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08
:" One Dose Does It."
TEXAS COUNTY
 OFFICIALS

San Antonio, ex., July S.-Sever- al important questions in connection with the new laws will go into ef- feet this week will be discussed at the fiftieth annual meeting of the county and district clerks associa- tion which convened in San Anton 10 today. As usual, the Sheriff's association will also hold a simul- taneous meeting. The convention will continue through three and among the subjects slated for con- sideration are Terrell election law convict labor, liquor bonds, mar riage licenses and naturalization papers.
 Mrs. H. King White solicits or ders for all kinds of cakes, rosettas and other pastry. Also all kinds of embroidery and fancy work. Both phones. n
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08
How Bismarck Kept Up Steam.

In the evening I went to Bismarck's house. was placed upon the sofa in front of table covered with teacups and bottles of beer and also with her rings and oysters. His new highness (Bismarck) speedily arrived and sat down by me. He began by consuming innumerable oysters. herrlngs and ham and drank beer with soda water.- Hohenlohe Memoirs
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08

CAPE JESSAMINES GRANDIFLORA
 Cape Jessamines Grandi1ora, roses, nnd other flowers for sale by Mrs. c. 1T. Robinson, 1122 Laurel street. corner Twelfth, Lakeside.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08
Tho Maii Order cat.,eaue..

Lucy had a little cat, Willy had little dog, Mother had another cat But 1t was a cat-a-ioguc. Mothers cat was full of trlcIea. For the bargains that 1t brougase Nothing were but gilded bricks- Mothers sorry now she bought Mothers cat (the oatalogue) Used to be her precious pet, Dut shs led lk eo tho dox. An1 the doS 70 aatlag ypt.
 T. CAPE. yk
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08
FRATERNAL ORDERS,

Jacob Brump Lodga No. 1Se, M :; % ;;': E; :::; s, t: ,: : ::; vlsiting brothers cordially invited. E, 0. Fl. Smith, W. IT. Geo. B. Moore. oecy. -o-
 A rlne Blun Lodge No. @, '. . NY A. M., meets at Nasonls hall ~ second Monday night h oash 0o1tA. Visitors cordially invited.
 Geo. W. Byington. Oeey.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08
His Great Failino.

He's good friend of yours, isn't he?
 "Oh, only medium"
 What do you mean by medium"
 "Oh, he listens while I tell him all of my troubles, but he also wants me to listen while he tells me all of his." London Telegraph.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08

There Is nothing commonplace which could not be made to appear humorous R Quaintiy expressed.-0oethe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-08
A Good paal Worsa.

"I had to walk the floor all night with the baby. Can you think of any thing woFse than that7'
 "Yes: you might have married out In Greenland. where the nights are six months long,"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-12
MAYOR OF WATTS
IS EXONERATED
Post-EIecton SquabbIe, Carried to
Court, Results in AcquittaI of
Man Charged with Saying
Naughty Words

Being elected mayor of town in
which there is a strong tendency toward
prohibition while one is the local rep
resentative of Blue Ribbon brewing
company Is no cinch, according to the
testimony of Mayor ]. F. Donahue of
Watts. tried yesterday before Justice
Stephens on a charge of disturbing the
peace.
After hearing the case the justice ac-
quilted the mayor, and with a few ex-
the court room rejoicing.
1t was charged that on June 27 when
Donahue was elected for the first time
he said a few pointed things to D. c..
Lamb, farmer who admitted he lived
outside the Incorporation of Watts. al
though he had led the dry" element in
vigorous campaign for the election of
no license mayor. Lamb was sup
ported in his allegations by several
witnesses, all of the prohibition party,
who swore that the mayor, among other
things, was unduly excited.
The defense claimed that Lamb and
a few of his cohorts were holding q
coincidence meeting in the street in
front of the polling place, bewailing
their recent defeat and promising to
even things up at the election next
April when the mayor ordered them to
desist.
Mayor Donahue admitted that GER
tain amount of joyful exuberance
might have been displayed when
he attempted to dispense the disgruntled
ones, but he emphatically denied using
profanity in the presence of women and
children, as charged in the complaint.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-12
S $50, SIOO, 1925 and $3.50 Silks
UNFORTUNATE MOTHER is
SEEKING MISSING SON

Mrs. L. H. Houston, who resides at
240 West Fifty-third street, according
to a story which she related to the po-
lice last night has had more than her
share of trouble within the past year.
She went to the station to report the
disappearance Of her son William, aged
Is years, who has been absent from
home since Monday morning last, when
he left to join some other boys in play.
Mrs. Houston stated that about a year
ago her husband died, leaving her with
the little cottage property in which the
family lived. Shortly after this the
house burned down and there was no
insurance. Following this came the
death of her oldest son and in the in
term and twice since William, the
missing boy. met with serious acct
dents, both of which involved medical
treatment and long confinement to his
bed.
The mother is afraid that he has met
with another accident of some kind, as
she says that he is reckless regarding
his personal safety and in play and
boyish adventure takes chances which
the ordinary boy would not think of.
His description is given as feet
inches in height. lis pounds in weight,
blue eyes and dark brown hair. He
was dressed in an ordinary dark suit
when last seen by his mother