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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-01-18

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The Signal Corps of the War Depart
nent has made public specifications for
construction Of a dirigible balloon
% be used in Il series of tests at Fort
dyer next spring. Proposals for fur
aishing the balloon will be opened at
he department Oh Jan. IL next. The
saloon is to consist of a gas bag of
Xix, to be covered with an aluminium
preparation. The material for the bag
md the hydrogen with which it will be
Inflated will be furnished by the gov
Ssnment. The dimensions and shape of
she bag will be left to the bidders, eX-
.cpt that the length must not exceed
20 feet. 1t must be designed to carry
cwo persons having a combined weight
- 300 pounds also at least 100 pounds
+ ballast. A speed of twenty miles an
in still air is desired, and the
of ascending, descending and
maintaining equilibrium must be based
On shifting weights. movable planes or
method which will not necessi-
tate balancing or changing of position
by the. aerOnaut. The balloon must
III the fittings necessary for sue
2essful and continuous flights. 1t will
be accepted only after a trial flight to
be held at Fort Myer next spring.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-01-18
Her naIefuI snnx.

Mrs. Wrenter had spent the day in
running around with glib tongued agents
who had eligible apartments to rent.
Nothing but sharps and fats !" she
sighed, as she gave up the search.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-01-18

WE III GUN N TRAPS CHEAP buy
furs and hides. or tan them for robes and rugs.
n. w. HIDE and FUR CO., Minneapolis.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-01-18

Dover, England, will have a new har
Dor, which will be completed in 1910,
when it will accommodate fifty men-of.
war.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-01-18

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Child
rem teething, softens the gums, reduces In
Illumination, allays pain, cures wind collie.
&c a bottle,
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-01-18

Glass bathtubs are coming into general
use in Germany. They are cheaper and
more slightly than those of porcelain.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-01-18

Italy produces some of the strongest
tobacco in the world, and she makes use
of the crop herself.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-01-18
only one "BRoMo QUININE.

That Is LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE. Loo
for the signature OF Il, w. GROVE. Used the
World over to Cure a Cold In One day. 25c.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-01-18

The Queen Of Italy offered an interna.I
tional cup to be presented to the frstl
aeronaut who succeeds in crossing the
Alps by balloon.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-01-18

Great Britain makes use Of over s..
100000 worth of shell fish every year.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-01-18
Revised Homestead REGULATIONS

by which entry may be made by proxy(on certain
conditions). by the father, mother son. daughter.
brother or sister of intending honesteader.
Entry fee in each case is 5000. For pamphlet.
Last Best West," particulars as to rates. routes.
best time to go and where to locate. apply to
w. ID. Scott, Superintendent OF Immigration,
ST., St. Paul, Mimi, and J. NJ. Mactachlan, Box
II6, Watertown, so. Dakota. Authorized Govern
nent Agents.
Please sag where you saw this advertisement.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-01-18

In a recent address at New York
City Francis L. Leupp, commissioner of
Indian affairs, took occasion to reply to
some of the criticisms that have been
made regarding the treatment Of the
lndians by his bureau. lie outlined
Tie present policy of the government as
that of absorbing the Indian into the
White mans civilization. thus reversing
the old policy of assisting him in his
ardent desire of keeping as separate
from the white man as he possibly
could. He expressed the opinion that
the final solution of the problem would
be reached by intermarriage. He de-
scribed the success Of the government
in making the Indian work ever the
UteS, he said, were now working on the
railroads and helping to build up the
country of which they we're a part. The
commissioner said it was true that
about So per cent of the Indians that
went to Indian schools, such as Car
Isle and others, ami went back to the
reservations sooner or later reverted to
the blanket. But their children started
away ahead of where their parents did,
so that the schooling was by no means
wasted.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-01-18

An unusual view of the army has
lately been presented in a complaint
over the decrease in strength of the
coast artillery regiments. The Tenth
Company, for instance, which mustered
a hundred and one men in 1900, was
able to get out only fourteen in the
ranks in October. The explanation of
fered is that the men in the coast artil-
lery receive training in some branch Of
mechanics, and can get employment
outside at good wages. One officer in
structed his company in the art OF tel
ephone repairing, and made tie men
so efficient that the telephone company
in the neighboring city offered them
sixty and seventy dollars a month, and
in some cases bought the discharge of
the men, so that they might begin work
before their enlistment expired, If the
army can train its men as effectively
as this, it ought to be a pretty good
school.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1908-01-18

Ii there are not forty-eight stars
on the flag within a year or two it
will not be for lack of effort on the
part of Arizona and New Mexico. A
convention of delegates from every
part Of New Mexico adopted resolu-
tiops the other day demanding the adj
mission OF the territory as a State.
The governor of Arizona has reported
that the statehood sentiment in that
erritory is stronger than ever before.
Bills were introduced in the Senate ON
the first working-day of the session of
Congress, providing for the creation
of two new States out OF the terrific
ries. AS the effort to pass a joint
statehood bill has beer abandoned, it
is now necessary for the two terrific
ries to convince Congress that they are
worthy to be admitted. to the family Of
States.
According to Terence v. Powderly,
formerly grand master Of the Knights
of Labor and now connected with the
government Bureau of immigration, ex-
tensive railroad building in Italy, the
approach of the presidential election
and scare headlines in the newspapers,
aside from the financial furry, are the
causes for the present exodus of aliens
from the United States. mo alarm
need be felt because of the ebb in the
tide" he says. There is more work
to do in this country than there ever
was before; there is a necessity for
men and women to do it, and the first
months Of the next year will see a re-
turn Of aliens, who will be able to find
remunerative employment in this I'll
try"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-10-17

MFRS. EARNEST HOCHMUTH, 1901
lVl Maple St., Des Moines, Iowa,
writes: "Two years ago our little boy,
Herman, was taken down with scarlet
fever. He took cold with it, and in
stead of the eruptions coming to the
surface they affected his lungs and
stomach. For weeks we watched by
his bedside, hardly expecting him to
live from one hour to the next.
"Finally he became little better and
was able to situp. Then he commenced
to cough, and in spite of every thing we
could do he seemed to get worse all the
time. His coughing spells would last
until he was completely exhausted, and
his lungs hurt him q great deal. Every
body thought he had consumption.
"One day, while at the drug store, my
husband saw a Peruna almanac and
brought it home. We read in it a per-
feet description of his case and we
thought we would try Peruna. We
bought bottle, quit everything else,
and began giving him Peruna.
"By the time two-t thirds of the bottle
was used the cough had almost gone.
After he had taken two bottles he was
perfectly cured. He has not seen sick
day since and is a hearty, healthy boy.
''We shall always praise Peruna, for
1t saved our boys life"
Man-a-Iin the Ideal Laxative.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-10-17
COMING PLAY is
A SIMPLE STORY


One of the most interesting and i'm
pressive plays of life in the South
land is Lottie Blair Parker's play
Under Southern Skies" This play
has been firmly established in popu-
lar favor during the seven years that
it has toured the country, and the
popularity of it's first visits seem to
increase, as the years pass by. Mrs.
Parker has wisely refrained from any
reference to the civil war, although
the period in which the play is laid
closely followed the days of recon
struction Furthermore, there is not
characters that are generally intro
duced into southern plays as a bid
for applause. Mrs. Parker tells 8
story of southern home life showing
various characters that are familiar
to Louisiana, the locality OF
the scenes of the play referred to, and
who, therefore, fit naturally into the
grooves assigned them. Mrs. Parker
achieved much fame as playwright
with 'FWay Down East" but in "Un-
der Southern Skies" she has sur
passed her former effort. The char
acters are finely drawn, the dialogue
is crisp and understandable, the
human interest is absorbing, the
comedy charming, and the pathos
is sincere. Under Southern Skies
will be shown here on Monday night
at the Opera House. Prices 25c to
$1.00. Seats now on sale at Dod-
sons.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-10-17
INDIANA PARTY
MAY VISIT THIS CITY
Pres. of Commission Pleas.
ed With Hospitality.

AS President of the Andersonville
Monument Commission of Indiana,
which is to unveil monument on
Thanksgiving day, Dr. r. G. .Griff1tt,
of Morgantown, Ind, has been at An
dersOnville for the past few days. On
yesterday he came to Americus for a
change, and is the guest of the Wind
sor. This afternoon he will return to
Andersonville
1t is the expectation of Dr. Grifitt
that more than 200 Indianaians will
come to Andersonville, including Gov.
Hanly and other state officers, and
judges of the Supreme Court. Gov.
Hanly will be the orator of the occas-
ion. A special train will be engaged
AS soon as the presence of DIR. Grif-
fit became known, President Allen, Of
the Board of Trade, called on him and
proposed drive, the invitation being
gladly accepted After a trip over
the city Dr. Griffitt expressed him
self as delighted with the place and
its prospects.
Pres Allen, in the name of the
Board of Trade, which had already de-
cided to ask that the Indiana delega-
tion visit Americus, invited DR.. Griffitt
and his party to Americus on Thanks
giving day. Dr. Grif1tt was much
pleased at the invitation, and promis-
ed to come and bring as many of the
delegation as possible. He expressed
great pleasure at the hospitality shown
him while in the city, for which he
has already formed an attachment. II
is possible he will remain at Ander-
sonville several days longer, as the
monument has already arrived In
such an event he expects to make an
other trip to Americus before he
leaves Georgia this time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-10-17
INDIANA DOUBTFUL,
SAYS REPUBLICAN
DR.. R. C. Griffitt Comedies
Democrats GOvernOrShip.

That Indiana is a doubtful state in
the coming Presidential election is
conceded by DR.. r. C. Griffitt, of Morg-
antown, Ind, who is a guest of the
Windsor DR.. Grifitt is a Republican,
and is here to look after the prepara-
tions for the placing of the Indiana
monument at Andersonville.
DR.. Griffitt is a warm personal friend
of Mr.. Kern, but has always voted
against him in the latter's race for
Governor
Il expect the Democrats to elect the
Governor of Indiana in November .
said DR. Griff1tt last night, but Taft
seems to have little the best of it
in the national election. Still Bryan
has a good fighting chance for the
states electoral vote
"The trouble in the Governors race
is the injection of the prohibition
question The Republicans at the
last session of the legislature, with the
aid of a few Democrats, passed the
county local option bill, whereas the
old plan was to allow wards and
townships to settle the question. The
Republican candidate is running on
this platform, while the Democratic
candidate wants the old way. The
prohibitionists are generally support
ing the Republican ticket, but other
interests are putting up money to buy
votes freely
THE tide has been setting Demo-
craticward within the last few weeks
and | cannot tell what will be the
final outcome"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-10-17
SITE CONSIDERED
FOR WIRz MONUMENT
Yard Between City Hall
and Court House.

In anticipation of a postDonement
OF the unyeiling of the Wirz monu-
ment from Oct. 81 to a later date.
Mrs, j. q. Mathis, chairman of the
Site Committee, on yesterday investi-
gated the matter of securing place
for the monument in the yard be-
tween the city hall and the county
court house. This plot belongs to
the county and city, each owning a
part OF the front. The monument, if
placed in this yard, would resi- on
the property of both the county and
municipality
As only one County Commissioner
resides in AHaericus, not much prog
ress was made along that line The
City Council does not meet again un-
til after the Savannah convention, un-
less a special session should be call
ed.
No trouble is anticipated in get
ting the consent of majority of the
county commissioners or of the city
council The place has much to COM
mend it as a location for the monu-
ment, and has advantages over the
site proposed when the decision was
first made to place the Wirz monu-
ment in Americus.
The idea of Mrs. Mathis is that if
the unveiling is postponed and the
matter left to the decision of the COM
ing state convention, she would want
to have site to propose. 1t would
be well to have the title already Sc
cured
AS today is the last work day Con-
tractor Clark can delay if the monu-
ment is to be unveiled on Oct. 81, I'M
less notification is received today, or
at latest tomorrow, it is assured that
the postponemnt will be ordered
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-10-17
NEGRO VOTE IN STATE
is STILL AT ISSUE
Two Matters of Importance
Discussed.

1t has not yet been decided when
Wiley Williams, who was elected
prison commissioner at the state
election may take Office Some say
he may be sworn in as soon as the
result is announced by the secretary
of state, and the one chosen qualities
that is after the expiration of Ea-
sons term of six years.
Others say that Mr. Williams can.
not qualify until the legislature can
result which will not be before
next June Custom appears to up.
hold this contention.
Heretofore the legislature has can
vassed the returns for all state Off
This was done in General Evans
been reelected to the commission
without opposition.
Another question has arisen as tC
who passes on the vote on constitu.
tional amendments.
Some claim that the Legislature
should do this, too, in which case
the disfranchisement clause would
not go into effect until after next
June No regular election occurs
next year, but if the above view is
ocrrect, negroes could participate il
any special election that might oc.
cur.
The consensus of opinion is, how
ever, that all necessary in this case
is for the secretary of state to re
port the result to the governor, who
may declare the new amendments ii
force by proclamations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-10-17
PRESIDED AT COURT IN
ALBANY A FEW DAYS
In Place of Judge Spence,
Quite III.

Judge Littlejohn returns today from
Albany, where since Wednesday he
has been presiding at Dougherty Su-
perior court for Judge Spence, who
has been quite i'll during the session
of his court
OF his presence there the Herald
has the following mention, compliment
tary and we'll merited:
Judge z. A. Littlejohn, of Ameri-
Gus, who presides over the superior
court in the Southwestern Circuit, is
today presiding over Dougherty Su-
perior court for Judge w. N. Spence
who is too i'll to hold court.
Judge Littlejohn is known as one
of the best judges in Georgia and
has a most enviable reputation
throughout the state. His knowledge
of law is profound, and his record on
the bench is a splendid one"
Judge Litt1ejohn will hold Lee
superior court next week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-10-17
AMERICUS SLEEPER TO
SAVANNAH RACES
Seaboard'S Preparations
for Automobile Event.

A special sleeping car is to be put
on by the Seaboard between Ameri-
Gus and Savannah for the great in
ternational Automobile Races at Sa-
! vannah on Thanksgiving Day. The
Seaboard has decided to try the ex-
pertinent Of a special train of sleep
ers, one each from Montgomery, Co
lumbus, Americus, Albany, Cordele
Ocilla and Fitzgerald.
The sleeper for Americus will be
sidetfacked at the Americus station
and will be open for passengers at 8
o'clock at night The special train, of
which the sleepers will be part, will
arrive in Savannah early Thursday
morning, and will leave that night
after the races are over. The sleeper
will be again sidetracked at Americus
on arrival and berths can be occupied
until S o'clock Friday morning.
This arrangement does away en-
tirely with hotel accommodations at
Savannah and permits Americus peo-
pie to attend the races without loss of
time and under most favorable con-
ditions
The fare for the round trip. includ-
ing admission to the grandstand on
the race course, will be 1925, and
berths in sleeper 50 each way. This
special train of sleepers will be made
up, provided twenty passengers can be
secured for each of the sleepers 1t
is believed Americus and vicinity will
quickly engage twenty berths under
these conditions. The races will be
the greatest the world has ever seen,
the entries being from all nations
which use the automobile to any ex-
tent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-10-17
CREAMERY MAKES
FIRST RUN OF BUTTER
yellow Nuggets Found
Ready Sale Locally.

In the presence of an admirinq
crowd, the first run of butter was
made at the new creamery yester-
day. At the end of the process a
heap of yellow cubes were piled uT
in tempting array The butter was
later distributed among local gro
cerymen. Three times the ouput
could have been sold Immediately, as
the butter is of very high grade
1t will retail to consumers at 81
cents a pound.
Everything passed off smoothly
the deft work of the machine pro-
voking admiration from those who
watched its operation. From now or
these runs will be made as often as
the accumulation of cream warrants
In little while it is expected that il
will be necessary to make butter
daily
So far half of the cows are being
supplied by Manager Walker, but
the coming week other stockholders
will increase their service, or il
some instances make their first con
tribution to the supply of raw mater.
ial. One wagon route has ALREADY
been established and others will be
laid out in a few days.
1t is expected that the Agriculture
College will supply a number of cows
The fine fields of Bermuda grass
are already there, on which the cows
could grow fat at small expense. Tht
work could be done by the boys a
very small cost, leaving a consider
able profit for the institution ant
students, it is stated. Manager Wal
ker cites the State Agricultural Col
lege. of Virginia, where his father Is
an instructor. Some of the boys o.
that institution make ten cents ar
hour milking cows, and earn theil
entire expenses from this work, tht
cows belonging to the state.
The only trouble with the Americas
creamery is that the milk is not sup
piled in as large quantities as desired
If the machinery could be kept busy
it is estimated that profits would bt
very large for the stockholders, es
pecially for those who are also own
ers of cows While the start has beer
slow one, the increase in the mum
Der of cows available is expected tt
be steady.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-10-17
new COMP ANY Is BUSY
IN SALE OF OILS
AmeriCuS is Given COmpe.
titiOn at Last.

Americus now gets oil while she
waits, and the price will probably be
trifIe off ere long. Recently the
Gulf Refining Co., which is calculated
to give the older rivals a few hours of
troubled dreams entered the territory.
Yesterday the local company repre-
senting the Gulf Refining Co, receiv-
ed the first carload of oils and sold it
out in short order This contained
coal oil, gasoline and lubricating oils
as WELL and the sale was one of con-
siderable proportions. Other cars OF
oil are due to arrive next week, and
many large orders have been placed
already
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-10-17
SECOND TRIP NORTH IN
PURCHASE OF GOODS
AmeriCuS Firm is Practical.
Iy Sold Out.

Sold out or nearly so, is the rath-
er unusual situation confronting the
P1nkston Co., one of Americus' larg-
est and most progressive houses, and
this at the beginning of the season
when merchants, as rule are looking
for sales
Such is the condition obtaining in
the Pinkston Cos. ready-to- wear and
tailored suits department, where for
three weeks the rush of business has
been unprecedented.
And the result is that additional
purchases must be made wherewith to
meet the demand.
The PInkston Co, at the opening of
the fall season, displayed by far the
largest, handsomest and most COM
plete lines of ladies tailored suits ev-
er brought to Americus, a fact that
will be readily attested by hundreds
of purchasers.
Liberal as was the original order, it
fell far short of the demand, and the
greater part of the stock has been
sold already
With the season at it's height an
other stock, practically, must be
bought, and to that end Mr.. Sam e.
Warlick hurries tonight to New York
to duplicate in large measure the first
order for tailored suits and other lines
as we'll
This week, especially, the Pinkston
Co. has been overrun with orders, and
work in that department, and has been
forced to beg the leniency of its GUS
toners.
Mr. Warlick will reach New York
early Monday morning. He will per-
sonally select the lines of tailored
goods desired and ship by first ex-
press. By the end of the week new
goods in ready to wear lines will be
arriving.
Never in the career of this we'll
known and reliable firm has it been
overwhelmed by such an avalanche Of
business, but it is equal to all de-
mands and will replenish stock at
once
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-10-17
Ten TIMES BOND ISSUE
OFFERED FOR BONDS
AmeriCuS Bonds Would Sell
Likewise.

Any idea that Americus city bonds
cannot be sold to advantage just
now would appear erroneous In
view of the demand for such securi-
ties among investors. That the is
sue recently voted could be sold al
a premium is not doubted, even il
the remotest degree.
Recently the city of Savannah ad
vertised an issue of bonds, to be
used largely in retiring other bonds
maturing, and the result of the Offer
was quite gratifying
The $2,610,000 of Savannah city
bonds paying Az per cent and re-
deemable in 1859 was found to be
more than ten times oversubscribeC
on Thursday when the bids were
opened. In exact figures $27 ,290 ,00(
worth of bonds were subscribed fol
by "a bidders.
The bonds will be disposed of at Z
figure approximating 1.05A.
All of the Savannah banks sub
scribed largely for the. bonds, offer
ing about $105 therefor, while the
New York life insurance companies
subscribed as well, one company
wanting a million dollars of the
bonds.
AS the Recorder set fortf
in a recent publication, the entire
issue of Americus bonds outstanding
is but $120,000 while $4,000 is in tht
sinking fund wherewith to purchase
and retire any bonds to that amonn
that may be offered by the holders.
There may be reasons for no
placing the authorized issue of SIS,
900 of bonds on the market, but in
ability to dispose of them does no
figure as a reason.