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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
NO WOMAN ENTERED
ROOM OF RECLUSE
Until He Lay Dead by Own
Hand.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-(SpeciaD-
Henry Bergman had never spoken to
a woman for % years unless forced
to do so. During all that time he
lived at 221 Chrystie street, and
never had a woman crossed the TIRES
hold of his room.
Today a woman entered for the
first time. Bergman was dead-a
suicide by gas and pistol wound
She found him streached on his
bed; and it is a woman who must
bury him.
The man left Germany many years
ago, when a young man He left be-
cause of a woman, according to the
tradition of the neighborhood. In
the old country he had fallen in love.
But there was a difficulty, and he did
not marry
Bergman found the room in the
Chrystie street house He made one
condition-that neither the landlady
or any female servant ever should
enter his room; he would take care
of it himself.
Landladies came and landladies
went, but Bergman stayed on Ten
years ago Mrs Lang took charge
Bergman was friendly in a way. He
said good morning" once in a while
when he encountered her in the hall
way
They met yesterday afternoon. The
misanthrope apparently was becom-
ing mellowed. Mrs. Lang was sur
prised to have him sit down and talk
with her.
Il am getting tired of life" said
he. I'm afraid l am going mad
would rather kill myself than &C
mad"
At 1 o'clock this morning the gas
was still lighted in his room. Mrs
Lang was suspicious At 10 O'Clock
she knocked loudly, but not a SOUND
came. Then she sent for a police.
man. The officer forced the door anG
Mrs. Lang followed him into the
room.
The woman hater was stretched
upon his bed A pistol lay on the
floor nearby, where it had dropped
from his hand, and the gas was turn
ed on full
On the bureau was letter address
sed to her. She opened it and found
$495O.
Its all have, Bergman had
written. Twenty dollars is for rent
The remainder is for you"
Then she knew that the woman
hater must have been mad, as he
feared. 1t was the first time in 25
years that his heart had softened tc
woman.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
CLEVER SWINDLER
DELUDED VICTIM

CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. 14.-(SpeciaD
After guarding all night a small
mahogany box which he believed CON
tanned the secret process for making
exact copies of paper money, Jacob
Lusttg discovered that he had been
cheated out OF $1026.
Lustig is the owner Of a fish
market He was approached a few
days ago by a Russian, who displayed
$1,000 which he wished to give for a
share of the market.
The man carried a small box which
he said contained process for copy
ing paper money. Lustig put $102G
into the magic box.
Watch it and III come in the
morning and take it out, said the
Russian $50 much money takes Ion
ger to print"
Lustig could not sleep. He stayed
by the box all night. This morning
at o'clock he opened it, ready to
take out $2,052, double the amount he
had invested There was nothing in
the box but blank paper.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
Wife Wanted to Shine

Mrs. Shonts. however, was not
satisfied. She had mapped out a
career in society for herself and
daughters that was not possible of
accomplishment with the meagre sal
airy of a canal commissioner. What
powers of persuasion Mrs. Shonts US
ed on her worser half are not known.
In any event he gave up his position
as chttc assistant to the pr=si Tent in
the construction Ct the big ditch ard
came to Wall Street Here he was
received with open arms and given
proftable job a. the president OF the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS more pop
ularly known as the traction steal -
Since that time fortune has smiled
on the &honts family. The head or
the house has become a multf-mil-
lionaire, and his wife and daughters
have led a brilliant life in the society
Of two continents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
MRS. sSHONTSlONE
OF SOCIAL "GLIMBERS"
Daughter S Marriage to IL
tie Gaps the Campaign.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4-(SpeciaD-
The marriage of Miss Theodore Shonts
to the Due de Chaulnes tomorrow
adds another to the long list of
foreign mobiles who have succeeded
in getting a job at light family duke
ing" in the families Of the American
noveaux richie. Miss Shonts was
born in Chicago. Both her father
and mother are what are known as
climbers" and the latter has been
quite as successful in breaking into
the best society" of Washington,
New York and "deah old Lunnon" as
Papa Shonts has been in forming pro-
ftable connections with the financial
pirates of Wall Street.
Papa Shonts, it will be remember
ed first secured a position on the
front page as the chairman Of the
Isthmian Canal Commission. This
berth had in it much of honor and
fame, and it brought its possessor
into close touch with him that is at
Washington.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
Spreading the Christian Faith
philadelphia Record)

About twenty years ago the oldest
American foreign missionary society
'in this country was convuIsed over
the question whether a man who en-
tertained the hope that perhaps Divine
mercy might not consign heather who
died in ignorance of Christ to eternal
fire was a suitable person to send as
a foreign missionary. In the end he
was sent, and one of the secretaries
of the American Board of Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions resign
ed because the opinion in controversy,
he declared, would cut the nerve of
foreign missions" In other words.
if the heather might escape hell with
out the aid of the missionaries there
was no reason for dispatching them
and the churches would presently re-
tire from the foreign field.
In the intervening twenty years
the beliefs of most orthodox Protest
ants have changed very materially re-
garding the resources of Divine mer-
cy, the nature of future punishment
and the fate of the heather But
has the nerve of foreign missions been
cut? The splendid convention of
Presbyterians in the interest of for
eign missioners now in progress in
this city is one answer. A further
answer is the statistical compilation
Of DR.. d. L. Leonard showing that be-
tween 1895 and 1907 the contributions
of the home churches to the Protest
ant foreign missionary societies of
the world have increased from S13,-
100000 to $22, 100000; the contribu-
lions of the converts have increased
from $1,5O0,000 to $3,480,00O; the mis-
sionaries, from 11,700 to 18,400; the
communicates from $4,000 to 1,S0O,-
600; the adherents, including mem
bers of congregations who are not
members of congregations who are
not communicates from 100000 to
100000, and the pupils in schools
from 100000 to 100000.
The foreign missionary work repre-
sents one form of that altrusim which
is so conspicuous a feature of our
present life. Whether the beathen
are in peril of hell fire or not, they
need enlightening and moral teaching
and industrial training, and medical
treatment and everything that is
comprised in our ideas of Twentieth
Century civilization The Christian
people, Protestants and Catholics, are
responding with steadily growing en-
thusiasm, with money and with per-
sonal service, to the needs which
the people who sit in darkness do
not express because they are not
of them, but which their very
addresses in trumpet tones
to all people who are enjoying the
inestimable benefits of Christian civ
llization.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
CHURCH HAS CLINIC TO
FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS

PHILADELPHIA, PENN, Feb. A.
(SpeciaD 1.-The first clinic in the war
to be waged on tuberculosis by St
Stephens Protestant Episcopal
church, Tenth Street, above Chest
nut, in connection with the Pennsyl-
vania Society for the Prevention of
tuberculosis, was held yesterday in
the Parish house
The actual clinical work was per-
formed by DR.. Frank A. Craig. Each
patient was given a thorough exami-
nation and then prescribed for indi-
vidually. A diet was suggested and
the best means for fighting the dis
ease explained. Weekly reports must
be made by the patients and to see
that they conform strictly with the
requirements they will be visited be-
tween each report by an experienced
nurse.
At the clinics the patients will be
examined and at the classes lectures
will be delivered by DR.. Craig on
how best to treat the white PLAGUE"
in its various stages of development.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
THE SILVER LINING HAS COME

The silver lining has come to the
clouds of business doubt and de-
preston. Slow though they may
have been, the evidences of revival in
industrial life are accommodating and
have become sufficiently impressive
to convince even the doubter that the
turn has come in the tide, that the
vast power for progress and prosper
ity inherent in the nation has shaken
off the uncertainty that temporarily
benumbered it, and is asserting its old
time force.
1t is almost impossible to hold back
a nation like this for any great length
of time Within the bounds of the
United States there are nigh on to
one hundred millions of people, whose
demands for the necessities and COM
forts and Injuries of life create what
is recognized as the greatest market
the world has ever known. With
enormous crops, with a diversity of
industrial life that is not excelled in
any country, if it is equalled else
where on the globe, and with stand
ard of living that for the average man
and woman has never before been
reached in the history of the world,
it could not be any great time before
the wheels that had ceased to run
would be started and the hive would
once more TEEN with busy workers.
1t is true that this spring and
sumn@: will probably be marked by
d more cautious policy in business
i an has characterized it for the past
two or three years. There will not
be the tendency to spread out, to
take on new risks, to assume that the
sun must shine forever But the leg
itimate and pressing needs of the
| nation, and of the world that draws
upon US for supplies, must be met
and in the meeting of them there
| will be adequate business to give
every man sufficient to do and to re-
tire the panic Of 1907-08 into the
| rea'c, Of things that have been.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
fRICKER'S AUCTION
-
SALE OF JEWELRY

An auction sale of Jewelry will be
inaugurated this evening by James
Fricker & Bro, the well known
Jackson street jewelers.. Their store
is to be remodeled, necessitating a
transfer of their large stock to ano-
Their place temporarily, and the firm
has decided to cut down its stock
preparatory to the move Diamonds,
watches, clocks, jewelry, sterling sill
yer, rich cut glass, hand-painted china
and musical instruments will be in
cluded in the sale. The highest bid
der gets the articles offered, without
reserve. 1t will be a great opportun-
ity to buy all kinds of jewelry at auc-
ton prices.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
A KEEN RECEPTION COMMITTEE

Rivalry as to who shall be the
There is some comfort to the com
steps from the Etruria Sunday morn
ing is spirited between the state
and Federal officers. Their eager
ness to meet him will not give Morse
any exaggerated notions of his own
Importance. Both the New York and
the United States officers have scores
laid up for the discredited financier
A few months ago Morse was a
shining light. His efforts to con-
solidate big steamship lines brought
him into the public eye and things
seemed to be coming his way. But
in an evil hour his foot slipped and
he quickly stepped from a high posi-
ton to quagmire whose depth he
has not yet found.
There is some comfort to the COM
mon people in the fact that public
sentiment has been aroused to such
an extent that the rich can be stripped
of their ill-gotten gains. But it is
not so comforting to consider that it
is only after the predatory rich have
lost their money that they can be
reached by a Jail sentence
If some of the high financiers''
could be put in Jail for their unlawful
deeds, snstead of being able to pay
out with fine it would not be so
hard to inculcate obedience to law.
As long as wealth abides the jail can
be STAYED off. There is not so much
credit in rounding up the penniless
man, while others equally as guilty
but with better grip on their money
escape with fines, or by the liberal
expenditure of gold.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

The Griffin News and Sun replies
to contemporary criticism of the
formers criticism of Gov. Smith and
his senatorial aspirations by saying:
Those who think the News and
Sun cares whether Hoke Smith en-
ters the senatorial race or not, are
barking up the wrong tree. He has
now and has had all the time, our
full permission to do as he pleases
about it, and if he should be 'goaded'
into making the race and be elected,
there will be no tears shed in this of
fee. He could do little harm in the
senate-and we should have another
governor, as we presume he would
not attempt to hold both offices at
Onc4 :"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

The next president of the United
States will probably have it in his
power to reconstitute the United
States Supreme Court. The advanc-
ing age and not too robust health of
Chief Justice Fuller and Justices Brew
er, Harlan and Peckham, it is point
ed out, will doubtless lead to their
retirement during the next four
years. Whoever is the next president
can accordingly constitute the court
so that its decisions will confirm or
repudiate his policies. This accen-
tuates more than ever the Importance
of wise choice for president.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
MIR. HOWE 4 CANDIDATE
AGAIN FOR SURVEYOR.

Mr.. Robert R. Howe, County Sur
yeyor, announces again for re-elec-
ton to that office. While the remu-
neration is very small the Office is an
one and should be filled by
a capable surveyor, as is Mr..
Howe, who has ever discharged his
dutoes accurately and faithfully.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

The leaders of the Union printers
in New York have been sentenced to
jail las we'll as fines, for encouraging
strikers in the past 70 violence, in
defiance of court injunction. The
labor unions have been getting some
pretty hard digs the past fortnight,
but out of it all will probably come
a clearer understanding of their
exact rights and privileges. Anyway,
the day of disorder, violence and boy
colts is. probably over Better ways
than these can be found to win a
strike that deserves to win.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

Oklahoma has provided for nine
foot sheets for hotel beds. The clean
sheet, clean towel, campaign seems
to be spreading. Perhaps it may
get in the next national platform. It's
a vote getter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

1t is now said that the reason Taft
carried Ohio unanimously is because
the opposition refrained from voting
but will have an election and conven-
ton of their own and contesting dele
gates at Chicago. All in all Ohio
promises to wind up with the liveliest
row the Republicans have ever had.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

In London during the rush hours
special cars are to be run for women,
who have heretofore got the worst of
1T in the scramble for places. Brit
ish chiyalry is not equal to the sur
render of tram car space to the gent
Ter sex when the males are anxious
to get to their destinations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

1t is pretty safe assertion that the
national prohibition party will have
no votes to its credit in the electoral
college. Voting for prohibition in a
state contest and voting for it in a
national campaign are two very differ
ent procedures, as has been demon
started time and again in the past
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

Taft told his hearers at Kansas
City that Eve were passing into the
realm of an irresponsible plutocracy"
when Roosevelt, like st. George of
old, came to the rescue and scotched,
if he did not kill, the terrible dragon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

The attorneys for the defence moved
to dismiss the charges against the
Pennsylvania capitol grafters on the
ground that the cases had not been
made out. 1t would be interesting to
know what it takes to make out a
case in Pennsylvania
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

The New York Sun continues to
hammer away at the administration.
1t maintains that the policy of the
square deal is a sham in comparison
with which the other political frauds
of history are insignificant"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

The Chaplain of the House in his
opening prayer the other day said:
He who is a law unto himself is not
we'll calculated to frame laws for
others" This ought to shut Rose
welt out of the Senate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

The social department of the At
lanta Georgian advises its female
readers to avoid mental collapse by
reading something light and frivo-
lous." If this is the correct antidote
the great bulk of American women
are not in much danger of breaking
down.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

Only one Republican is going to
speak against the Aldrich currency
bill. Senator Clay took a shot at it
yesterday, and O her Democr IS Will
do likewise 1t is not to be expected
that the majority will be convinced,
however sound the reasoning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

The Cincinnati Methodist preachers
have been thanked by the President
for saying that che is a greater force
for righteousness than all the minis
ters in the world" Strange how some
clergymen can boil over on the
slightest proyocation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

The New York Sun says that Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Samuel Gompers
are agreed on the infinite iniquity of
the Supreme Court, which has shat
tered their plans and put them to open
shame"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

Swathmore College, which was left
coal mines worth a million on the
condition that intercollegiate athletic
sports be abandoned, may be convert
ed into a girls school in order to
make the acceptance of the gift
easy. In that case it would be use
less to challenge Swathmore for
game of football.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

1t is claimed that the "reactionaries
are using large sums of money in
the South to organize the opposition
to Taft at the state conventions. If
there is any money being used the
brother in black has pretty keen
scent and can be relied on to line
up behind the barrel with remarkable
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
postmaster General Myers

POSTMASTER General Myers is try
20 to rob the Senate of one of its
prerogatiyes. He has been keeping in
office the postmaster at Pensacola
who was turned down by the Senate
His excuse is that the law provides
that the postmaster shall not quit
hi soffice until a successor has quail
fled. Just why Myers did not appoint
a successor he did not state, but
the Senate is going to find out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

As an evidence of what self-sacri-
fee really is, we quote the following
news item: The President will make
no more speeches before the end of
the national campaign"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

Representative Clayton says Roose-
Welt is beyond classification" Pre-
datory magnates might be inclined to
say that his initials mean terribly
rough"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

Gov. Glenn has telegraphed to a
North Carolina sheriff to ALLOW no
lynching." The sheriffs usually OBJ
ject anyhow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
The Southern Railway has offered

The Southern Railway has offered a
reduction on that road in Mississippi
from 3 to 2 IL cents per mile for
passenger fare, the experiment to
last for twelve months. The Illinois
Central appeared before the legis-
latiye committee and opposed the
plan. The Southern is getting very
liberal since it was caught mapping
in Alabama and almost lost its right
to do business in that state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
Americas, Ga, February 10, 1905.

Eastern democrats are hoping that
the dark horse at Denver will be OF
Gray color.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

Miss Shonts has got her license, to-
day she gets her husband, later on
she gets her 60
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15

The New York Sun says Taft has
been reduced to the position of mere
ly saying Ditto, ditto"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
IN ALL IT'S BRANCHES

sanitary plumbing is our business.
We have grown up in it, take a deep
interest in sanitation according to
modern science and methods and con-
sequenuy can put your house in good
condition so far as plumbing goes
and keep it that VIZ. Ask for estima-
ties.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
LYDIA Z. PlNKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

AItto DOLII 3D. ' IiI9 NUHIJII lIUIII- LIIIS
awful condition.
Mrs. Louise jung, of 332 Chestnut
St, Detroit, Mich, writes:
. suffered from a very severe female
weakness for long time. Lydia E.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. re-
storedmy health. l hope it win do other
women as much good as it has me-"
Mrs. Emma Wheaton, of Vienna,
W. Va, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
9 / was walking shadow. My hus-
band insisted upon my writing to you
and trying Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound, which l did. It re-
lieved all my pains and misery, and
made of me a very different woman
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia r. F1nK-
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
andhas positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, irregularities, periodic pains,
backache, that bearing-down feel
ing, dizziness, or nervous pros
tration. Why don't you try it +?
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-15
4 IS
Pow Err

The healthy woman; sfTOng mem
tally and physically, whose ambi-
ton and magnetic influence urge
men to deeds of grandeur and hero
ism; such women are all-powerful
Weak, sick and ailing women
have little ambition; their own trou-
bles occupy all their thoughts. They
dwell upon their pains, suffer from
nervousness and headaches; often
are extremely melancholy, and
avoid society. For thirty wears