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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-07
G.. L. COLLINS
JUST AROUND CORNER 3RD AND PEARL SITS.


the intestines that followed tie
stoppage of the horseshoe nail at
the junction of the larger and
smaller intestines. The nishap
was due to the fact that Harrison
had carelessly bent the nail in the
shape of fishhook instead of curl
ing the point under the head as
usual.
The offending nail was removed
from Happy interior and along
with it the surgeon gathered up
eleven knife blades, five lath nails,
six small screws and three tacks.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-07
ELLENsBURc. K1rr1rAs COUNTY, WASH, APRIL 7, 1908


Time: The Twentieth Century,
Not dancing nude through summer leaves,
Nor filling moon washed worlds with
song,
But shufling, bent like furtive thieves,
They bring their livid god along.
He moves no more grape-hung between
Maids hot-mouthed with bosoms brown
Their eyes all bronze amid the green
OF vineyard chaplets tumbing down.
No bull-necked Centaur with him goes,
No sacrifice, with garlands gay,
Where wine-wet girls with jocund blows
Beat back the satyr from his play
Now hapless sot and poor, pale looms
Fauns and the forest things all fled
Lift smoke-white eyes like waning moons.
The eyes of things long drowned and
dead.
And what of youth pageant boasts,
In shriveled smile and lecherous mirth,
Seems less than poor, undhouseled ghosts,
part of green and simple earth.
No torches flaming through the night
Among the pine-cones wax and wane
Waking the expresses to the light
To drown them all in night again.
But where lamps, swinging blades of Steel
Hold the besieging night at bay,
Dazed by the glare the drunkards reel
Like creatures alien to day.
Fruit over-ripe from Death, the train
Fades down the towering alley way
AID over them the slant, slow rain
Drops silently it's veil Of gray.
Will Dyson.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-07
VOL. XIV.

ton, There is no doubt that our
eNtravagant system of government
is keeping taxes up, to the detri-
ment of our material advancement,
and halt should be called. -
Ellensburg Capital.
How do you like that kind of
medicine, coming as it does from
two of the staunchest and most
substantial republican papers in
central Washington, Don't all
answer at once.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-04-07

Baker & Tagg have put their
automobiles into service again, and
those wishing to make quick trip
to any point in the city or country
should give them call.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
OUTLOOK FOR FRUIT IS
FINE AT THIS TIME
Orchards Near AmpriCuS
in Good Trim.

The prospect of a good fruit crop
is excellent up to the present, and the
trees are-i in splendid condition." said
Captain c. w. Raymond to the Times
Recorder yesterday, in reply to
inquiry concerning his orchard, one
of the finest in the state.
Thus far" continued Captain Ray
mond, "the trees have not been in
jured by cold, and this weather will
serve to keep back the buds
Just now, the period for peach
growers is critical one
The unusually mild winter here
scarcely cold enough for thin ice to
form a half dozen times in three
months, has caused fruit men con-
siderable uneasiness regarding the
safety of the crop, as trees have
reached the budding period.
Ten days of warm weather would
put the orchards abloom, only to be
killed by February freeze.
Captain Raymond owns one of the
handsomest peach orchards in Geor-
gia. It is four miles south of Ameri-
Gus on the Central Railway, and one
hundred thousand selected fruit
trees will come into full bearing
this year for the first time.
Four or five years ago Capt Ray
mond acquired this valuaple
property, than a we'll worn cotton
plantation, and has since beautified
and improved it greatly. 1t is now
one Of the handsomest and most val
liable in south Georgia.
Captain Raymond is quite san
guine of good peach crop this year,
as are many other large orchard men
in Americus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
THE DEMAND FOR PEAS
SENDS UP THE PRICE
Merchants Have Calls for
Large Lots.

Americus supply dealers could have
sold ten thousand bushels of field
peas yesterday, had they owned such
commodity, but there were probably
not one hundred bushels in the city.
Scarcity of peas-the common article
that grows spontaneously here in
fields and fence corners-has sent the
price away up to two dollars per
bushel, and it may go even higher.
Last year peas brought 81 here in
Americus and several carloads of them
were bought up and shipped to Vir-
ginia and Mississippi, among other
points, where they were planted for
the fertilizing properties contained.
Again there is a shortage this year,
and prices are soaring already. AS
this crop grows here, even without
cultivation and yields enormously, it
is astonishing that the local market is
ever without them. Two Atlanta men
were here yesterday looking for peas
and would have bought any quantity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
BRAGG Is YET MISSING:
Is NOT IN AMERlCUS
Nephew of Bragg Brothers
Here.

Americus people, and especially re-
latives here of the missing man, are
interested in the very mysterious dis
appearance of Henry T Bragg. an
estimable young man of Jones county,
near Macon, who seems to have been
swallowed up in that city
Inquiry has been made in Americus
for the young man, who is a nephew
of Messrs. George and John Bragg of
this city, but he has not been here at
any time
And in the meantime his parents
are distressed about him. He cannot
be found anywhere in Macon
Ten days ago he went to Macon to
attend the Ben Hur" performance.
and with young man friend attend
ed the theatre. The two could not
get seats together, and parted at the
ticket office. Since then Bragg has
not been seen.
When next morning he did not show
up at home, inquiry was instituted by
his. father and relatives but not a
trace of him could be found Ameri-
Gus was communicated with, his faith
er thinking perhaps he might have
come here.
But Messrs. John and George Bragg
had not seen him, and like others
are worried over his very strange dis
appearance.
There is a possibility of his having
gone off wit h the company The
company while in every city uses a
number of men at each performance,
but rarely takes one away. AS Mr..
Bragg bought a ticket it is not likely
that he took part in the play.
Young Bragg is of excellent charac
ter, and there was no reason known
to any one why he should have left
home
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
SERVICES AT MANY OF
CHURCHES HERE TODAY
Houses of Worship; Topics
These.

Rev. Leroy G. Henderson, former
pastor of the Presbyterian church
here, but now of Knoxville, is in the
city, and will fill that pulpit at the
II o'clock service this morning.
Tonight at 7 o'clock the pastor,
Rev. J. L. Irwin will preach upon Cos
mopolitan Christianity"
Rev Bascom Anthony, D, D., has
returned from the ministers con-
ference convening the past week at
Plains, and will fill his pulpit at
First Methodist church today AS usual
There will be preaching at II a. m.
and p. IN. Epworth League meet
ing Tuesday night, and love feast
Wednesday night at 7.
At Furlow Lawn Baptist Rev. r. L,
Bivins will preach this morning upon
the theme "Nearness to God" To-
night at 7 his topic will be Taking
God at His Word.
Rev. o. P Gilbert has recovered
from his recent illness and will fill
his pulpit at First Baptist church
today at both services.
At the II o'clock service Mr.. Gill
bert will preach upon "Paul's Per
sonal Plea" while at the night SER
vice his theme will be the Seven
Confessions"
At Calvary Episcopal church there
will be holy communion at Z o'clock
this morning, litany and sermon al
II o'clock, and evening prayer al
1880 by the rector, Rev. j. B. Law
renee.
Truth" will be the sermon subject
this morning at II o'clock at First
Church of Christ, Scientist.
Golden Text: Great and marvellous
are Thy works, Lord, God Almighty
just and true are Thy ways Thou
King Of Saints
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
DISCARD OF CARDS
Is MADE BY CLUB
Other Forms of AmuSe.
ment Preferred.

Americus has many charming So
bership the names of many ladies
who enjoy a game of bridge whist or
other like innocent diversion and to
the ranks of these was admitted an
other one the past week which takes
for its cognomen the "Fortnightly
Club"
And the distinctive feature of this
charming coterie Of ladies is that
cards are to be discarded. At none of
it's meetings will bridge be played,
SO these ladies have decided
Not that they oppose bridge, for
doubtless among it's members are
good whist players, but they will
select other forms of diversion.
The Fortnightly Club held it's first
meeting on Thursday afternoon last
at the pretty residence of Mrs. D. r.
Andrews on Taylor street, when or
ganization was effected with the fol-
lowing named as members:
Mesdames G. w. Bacot, J. P. Cato,
d. r. Andrews, A. d. Gatewood, S.
r. Heys, John r. Hudson, NJ. M. Low
rey, Frank Lanier, II B. Mashburn,
John w. Shiver, Robin Scarborough,
Frank Sheffield, Will G. Turpin, Har-
vey Weaver, John L. Wooten.
Misses Alice Wheatley, Josephine
Turpin, Laurie Hooper, Florence Niles.
Other names will be added, and
the Fortnightly Club will grow in
number as it is certain 10 increase
in popularity.
The ladies above named constitute
the regular membership and attended
this first meeting, at which Mrs. Jas
A. Pinkston, Mrs. James A Hixon.
Mrs. Lott Warren, Mrs. Bernard Nc
Caskell and Miss Blanche Hawkins
were guests.
The feature of entertaining inter-
est at this meeting was the 'obser-
vation party" i'll which Mrs. George
Bacot was successful in remembering
the greatest number of articles on the
table.
The Fortntshtly Club VIII not award
prizes Oh any occasion.
During the afternoon Mrs. Andrews,
ever grac')ls ard charming host
ess, served a delightful Ircheor to
her guests and if subsequent meet
ings prove quite as pleasant as this
first one the success of the Fortnight
Iy Club would seem fully assured, was
additional assurance necessary
The next meeting of the club, as
might be supposed is anticipated
with pleasurable interest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
TO INSTITUTE A LODGE
OF THE EASTERN STAR
Officers Come to Ameri.
Gus Monday.

The recently organized Americus
lodge, Order of the Eastern Star
with membership already of more
than sixty ladies and Masons, will
have as it's guests tomorrow night
two of the state officials who come to
formally institute the new lodge
These are Hon. John P Davis OF
Rome, worthy grand patron of the
state, and Mrs. Senie NJ Hubbard oi
Macon, worthy grand matron.
The visiting officers will arrive al
2 o'clock and will be handsomely en-
tertained while here, the program in
Guiding carriage drive over the
city in the afternoon.
The exercises of. installation will
begin at 6 o'clock sharp.
Mr.. Davis requests that all taking
the degrees attend promptly, thai
delay may be avoided. One cannot
take the degree, or attend the ban.
quet following, whose application has
not already been acted upon by the
lodge and sent on to the grand pat,
ron.
The ladies have charge of the ban
quet feature and tempting menu
will be served at Masonic Temple
upOu COuSluo1On VI lu6 WOIh.
Besides comforting the degrees, the
recently elected officers of the Am
ericus lodge will be installed. These
are Mrs. H. E. Allen, grand matron
Mrs. John M. Goolsby, assistant mat
ron; and Mr.. E. A. Nisbet, grand pat
ron.
Other officers will be selected al
later date.
The Order of the Eastern Star is
branch of Masonry to which the
wives, daughters and sisters of Mas
ons are admitted to membership, as
are Masons themselves. The newly
formed lodge here gives promise OF
being very popular one
AS stated already, it will have a
charter membership of more than
sixty, which is unusually large for a
lodge of this kind and evidences the
popularity of the order.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
MAY NEED THE ANIMAL
ERE YEAR is ENDED
Official at Temple Makes
Purchase.

When Bailiff Covington was sitting a
mule in front of the courthouse yes
terday morning, and the price offered
hung dead at $5, some of the county
officials sat up and took notice. True
the mule was a sorry plight, but he
could pull a plow, and they had the
price. There was a brief consulta-
ton, resulting in one of the urbane
officials coming to the front with
S5.25 at which price Bailiff Covington
joyously announced the mule sold.
The purchaser was congratulated upon
his good fortune and far-sighted busi-
ness acumen. This is a year of cleo
tions and no one can safely forecast
the future, but with mule as assets
and a basis of credit the outlook is
not altogether cheerless for a husky
citizen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR
BACK IN AMERICUS
Returns After AbSense of
Many Years.

Mr.. John H. Ross, has as his
guest here his uncle, Mr.. Jerome
Harris, who returns fro mTexas af-
ter a residence of thirty years to visit
relatives in Americus, his boyhood
home. When the Civil War began
Mr.. Harris was attending the old
Patterson Academy at Magnolia
Springs, ten miles west of Americus
He shouldered his musket and march
ed to Virginia with the gallant Sum
ter Light Guards, spending four years
there and starting home from Apo
mattox afoot. Several years after
the war Mr.. Harris went West tc
to Georgia in nearly thirty years.
reside and this visit is his first
to Georgia in nearly thirty years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
Mr.. PARROT TOACCEPT
CALL TO THE CHURCH
Comes as Pastor at An
dersOnviIIe.

The Missionary Baptist church at
Andersonville near Americus, which
has not had pastor for a year, re-
Gently called Rev. L. w. Parrott, of
Macon, who has accepted the call.
Rev. Mr.. PARROT served the church
at Andersonville many years ago,
when he was a student at Mercer He
is very much admired and there is
every reason for believing the church
will prosper under his guidance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
HUDSON HAS ISSUED AN
ORDER ON STOCK FEED
Many Brands Are Below
Standard.

AS a result of a chemical analysis
showing that they fall below the
standard required by the pure food
law, Commissioner of Agriculture T.
G. Hudson issued an order stopping
the sale of eight feed stuffs for cat
tie. Several of these feed stuffs were
found on the market without the
guarantee tags required by the de-
partment. Parties offering for sale
such feeds are put on notice that they
will be prosecuted under the pure
food and drugs act.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
BANKS STILL PILE
UP RESERVES
Big Increase in Deposits
Also Shown.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-(speciaD-
The weekly bank statement shows
the following changes from last
week:
Reserves, increase $14,429,025.
Deposits, increase $36,929, 500.
Loans, increase $685., 900.
Legal tender, increase $2,458, 400.
Circulation, decrease $685.
Specie, increase $21, ,215,500
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
Bell Co. Buys Ga. Telephone

SAVANNAH, GA, Jan. 25.-(Spe-
ciaD Bell Telephone Company
has purchased the Georgia Telephone
Company, and as soon as the deal
can be ratified by the City Council
and the Railroad Commission, the
merger will be completed. This will
make the telephone system of Savan-
nah much more simple and also less
expensive to those who have been
using both telephones.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
DEATH OF AN INFANT
FOLLOWS LONG ILLNESS

Yesterday evening death claimed
the baby boy of Mr. and Mrs. John
Daniel, aged four months, the little
life going out after several days of
suffering. The bereaved parents have
the sympathy of many friends in their
affiiction The funeral services will
be conducted at o'clock this after
noon by Rev 0. P. Gilbert, at the
residence.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26

Bryan will be his own platform,
declares an enthusiastic contemporary
In that case We fear Mr.. Bryan's
feelings will be hurt when the oppo-
sition begins to jump on the plat
FORM Washington Post.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
Table NUMBER 4

will contain 153 Suits and will
be sold at so per cent discount
from original price. This
means a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
TABLE NUMBER 6 AND z

will contain several hundred pairs of
mems trousers, and will be SOId at 25
per cent discount.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
Table NUMBER 3

will contain 1913 Suits and will
be sold at 80 1-3 per cent dis
count from original price.
This means a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
Table NUMBER | and z

will contain 4l3 Suits and will
be sold at Is per cent discount
from original price. This
means d
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
TABLE NUMBER 8.

will contain 100 new stylish Rain
Coats, OVercOats and Top Coats and
will be sold at 33 1-3 per cent dis
count.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
OF OUR SALE At ONCE.
TABLE NUMBER 5

will contain Boys and ChiIdren's
Suits at 33 1-3 per cent discount.
Suits that were $500 to $3.50 will
now be $500 to $500.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
7 at Nine O'clock, Jan. D, and
MONEY WANTED.

have fine demand for money loan improved
AmerCuS property choice improved farms per
interest Security two times the value of loan wanted
See me if you have funds to loan.
J. J. HANESLEY, Americus, Ga.
Negotiator of Real Estate Loans.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
y. ONDEks IN BUYING
HERE.
If this IS not the real overcoat
weather what would you call it?

Come and see the greatest line Overcoas and Raincoats
that in e ridicuIousy low prices
at which willing separate ourselves from them for
the money.
We might talk to you week about superb advantages
TO be given you here in buying of your Winter suit and
then the half would be told SO we want to urge YOU sim
ply to come and for yourself what will do for you
some or the choicest of the seasons purchases with
us and they can be for the smallest wee prices you
have ever known The prices quoted during the past few
days will remain on for another week
If you haven't bought your Winter Underwear.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
robes, buy now.

there anything want in the clothing furnishing
goods line do not wait longer but once We need
the money and if you need the goods, will
get together.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-01-26
NUMBER D.
ANSI.,E1Y'S
Clothing Sale

Never since the first yard of suit
Ings from the primitive spinning
wheel, was clothing sold so cheap.
Never before did such exquisitely
made clothes stoop to such diminu.
tive prices.
In a few days now we take our
annual inventory and we want to
clear out every garment possible
rather than invoice them.
YOUR COLD CASH NOW WILL
WORK WONDEkS IN BUYING
HEDE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-01
OLD SCHOOL BOOKS.
The Bizarre Problems In old Arith-
metic Books.

To the grammar school pupil of to-
day it would seem impossible that there
could be any interest in studying the
wording Of arithmetic problems. The
solution Of q problem generally pres
ents quite enough difficulty in and OF
itself without worrying as to the ma
ture of the language in which the fig
lres are put. Even If they felt so in
clined, they could find little Of inter-
est in such questions as, Bought $4,000
long tons of coal at 81 and sold the
whole at the same price per short ton.
What did I gain?" Or, What number
~ubtracted from S0,OO5, SO times will
leave 13 as a remainder" (F'rom an
arithmetic now in use in Chicago
SchoolS.)
If we go back to an arithmetic pub
lshed in our own country in 1888, now
ever, we find problems that, whether or
not they interested the pupils at that
time. certainly are amusing now, says
the Chicago News.
In an arithmetic written by Nicholas
Pike in the year mentioned, problems
such as this appear: "An ignorant fop,
wanting to purchase an elegant house.
a facetiOus gentleman told him he had
one he would sell him on moderate
terms, viz, that he should give him
nenny for the first door, twopence for
the second. fourpence for the third and
so on double at every door, which were
thirtv-six in all. It is a bargain cried
the simpleton, and here is guinea to
bind it, Pray, what would the house
have cost him.?
From books in use in 1870 are taken
some even more remarkable examples:
"A man overtaking a maid driving
flock Of geese said to her: How do you
do. sweetheart? Where are you going
with these 100 geese" No, Sir said
she. 4 have not 100, but if I had as
many. half as many and seven geese
and a half, I should have 1OO.' How
many had she?"
"A person was II years of age %
years since, and suppose he will be
drowned % years hence; pray, in what
year of his age will this happen?"
Should these questions be put to the
present generation, probably there
would be more giggles than answers.
The popular question, why Is
mouse when it spins?" IS scarcely more
impossible than one in THE Scholars
Arithmetic" of 1917: When hens are
9 shillings a dozen, what will be the
price of six dozen eggs at 2 cents for
three eggs?'D No doubt, many curly
pates have been given cause to wonder
why is the hem" Trick problems like
the above were quite the rage. Anotn-
er curiously worded question is: "At
Surat Is a hospital for sick animals,
in which there is a tortoise that has
been there seventy-fve years. What Is
three-eighths of that NUMBER"
The fondness for ghastliness in the
problems makes us wonder as to the
value Of such training for childish
minds. I'm 1881" says one problem,
"119 persons died Of drunkenness in
New York and 1877 In Philadelphia.
How many in both?"
Again: "a man had seven children.
Two Of them were killed by the fall or
tree. How many had he left?"
Judas, one Of the twelve apostles
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-01

hanged himself. How many were there
left?"
"Adonibezek said: Threescore and
ten kings, having their thumbs and
their great toes cut off, gather their
meat under by table How many
thumbs and toes did Adonibezek cut
Off"
"a human body, If baked until all
the moisture is evaporated, is reduced
in weight as to 10. A body that
weighs 100 pounds when living weighs
how much when baked?"
To a child of s or 10, with particle
of Imagination, 1t must have been
pleasant figuring out the weight Of
baked bodies.