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have been engaged, and they will assist
the American visitors on their shopping
tours and sightseeing expeditions A
number of army men" will also act In a
similar capacity for the gentlemen. men,
bers of the club.
Suites of rooms will be let TO members,
who may arrange their own private "at
homes" and a special feature will be the
provision of late suppers after the opera
and theaters. The information depart
ment will undertake the arrangement OF
railway tours. motor excursions. up-river
trips, &c
The premises are well appointed, the
reception-rOoms on the first floor COM
prise lounge. drawing. reading. writing,
and smoking rooms, while the dining
room-which is on the sixth fioor-has
seating accommodation for 200 persons.
The bedrooms OF which there are ninety,
are fitted with cabinet baths. distin-
guished hostess will preside at receptions
throughout the season.
A unique attraction is the clubs coun-
try house. This is AshdOwn Park, a
beautiful residence among the Surrey
hills. where in the extensive grounds
members may play golf. lawn tennis. &c.
Carriages and motor cars are also pro-
Vided for their use
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
KAISER WITNESSES PAGEANT
Gorgeous Medieval Ceremonies at an
Ancient Castle.
Many knights in Armor, While the
Men-at-nrms Are Historically Cor
rect in Every Detail.

Berlin, May 30-The Kaiser. who was
accompanied by the Kaiserin, took part
this week. in spite Of pitiless rain, in a
splendid pageant at the ancient castle,
the Hohkoenigsburg. which his majesty
has rebuilt and restored at a cost Of $780,
900.
The Emperor drove 20 the castle, where
he was received by a guard o. honor.
After unveiling the Hohenzollern coat OF
arms. which has been emblazoned above
the principal gate. his majesty retired 20
a tent pitched just outside the building,
and there awaited the arrival of a herald.
who announced the approach Of the Sick
ingens-the three brothers 70 whom the
Hohkoenigsburg belonged in I5S0-and
their little army Of followers.
AS soon as the messenger returned with
PERMISSION 10 enter. the picturesque pro-
ceslon issued from the green forest. filed
past his majesty. and marched straight
into the castle 70 take UP military po-
sltions in the fighting galleries. on the
battlements. and at the embrasures. The
mail-clad knights wore genuine armor
taken from a museum. while the cos
tunes OF the men-at-arms were histori-
cally correct in every detail, as also were
all the weapons carried. The Emperor
himself originally intended TO don armor
and lead the cavalcade IN person.
First came the three brothers in full
armor, immense blue and white plumes
on their helmets. strong lances. with fiut-
tering pennOns, in their hands; heavy
double-handed swords at their sides. and
gold chains of Office round their necks
Their chargers. too. were heavily armor-
ed. Other knights also clad in steel. fol-
lowed with their sQuires and pages, and
then came body OF 900 yeomen armed
with pixies, battle-axes, and swords.
When the troop had saluted the EN-
peror and passed into the castle the
Kaiser approached the gate and was re-
ceived b. Herr vor Bethmann-Hollweg
the minister Of the interior, who handed
him the key of the castle. His majesty
and the Empress were conducted through
the building, attended a banquet In the
knights banqueting hall. and then de-
parted-most anachronistically-in a mo-
tor car.
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PENALTYFOR PLUMESON HATS
Legislation Sought in England to
Prevention Destruction of Birds.
Lord Avebury's Bill Expected TO Be-
Lose Thousands of Dollars.

London, May 3O--No plumes Of foreign
bros, except ostrich. elder duck. and wild
birds used for food, Will be seen on wom-
ems hats after December 81, if Lord Ave
bury's bill to prohibit importation OF
plumage and skins becomes law.
The penalty for importation for sale or
exchange Is S25 on first conviction and
Sl25 on second and subsequent cOnvic-
tions. with forfeiture and destruction OF
wearing prohibited plumage when she ar
rives in Great Britain, and is not to sell
it. then no offense is committed.
Lord Avebury stated yesterday: The
idea OF my bill is to check the wholesa!e
destruction Of birds going on throughout
the British empire and other parts Of the
world simply 10 provide plumage for mil
linery. All the ornithologists in England
are behind me. and have the whole
hearted support Of the Selborne and the
Wild Birds Preservation societies The
birds 10 come within the bill are the
white heron. from which osprey plumes
are taken; crowned pigeon, albatross
Tyre bird, and birds OF paradise. The
birds are most beautiful at nesting time
when they are mostly caught. so that
when one is taken 1t means the destruc-
ton OF a whole family. In this way
many beautiful species are gradually dy-
ing out / am sure If ladies really knew
how cruel the traffic is they would never
wear the plumes. for. after ALL they dc
not look nice IN them"
One OF the leading milliners in Bond
street said yesterday: The bill will mean
the loss Of thousands of dollars 10 the
millinery trade in the West End. Women
will have plumage hats. and II they can
not get them in London, they will go tC
Paris and bring them back for their owr
use. Nearly all Of the plumage and skins
from different parts of the world come
TO London auction rooms. and then the
goods go back 10 the continent 10 be
worked up Pass this bill and at once
these great auctions viii be moved tc
some foreign port, and london Will lose
that part Of the trade as we'll as the shOI
trade Of the customer
AT the plume auction sales in London
during the last six months Of 1907 1874
skins Of birds of paradise were cata-
logUed. LII packages Of the nesting
plumes Of the white heron. representing
the feathers Of nearly 1900 birds and
immense numbers Of the feathers and
skins Of almost every known species OF
ornamental plumage bird
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READY TO MAKE A DIAMOND.
II Lemoine Fails He VIII Have 10 Go
Back to Prison.

Paris, May 3O.-An arrangement has
been entered upon between NJ. Lemoine,
the diamond maker" and NJ. le Polite
win, the examining magistrate in the
charge Of fraud brought by Sir julius
Wernhcr. whereby the magistrate agrees
not 10 open the sealed packet. which has
now been handed over 10 him from the
Union Bank OF London. until June Is. by
which time NJ Lemoine promises a tri-
umphant proof Of his skill.
He declares that he will produce a cyl!
iudrical-shaped diamond two and a half
inches long by one and half inches wide
Every diamond expert recognizes he
says, that no stone Of such a shape or
size has ever been extracted from any
diamond mine. II can produce such a
stone, surely II Will be admitted that 1
can really manufacture diamonds"
NJ. le Poittevin said that he would take
NJ Lemoine at his word and would order
the sealed packet 20 be deposited with
the registrar Of the court until the expi-
ration Of the period fixed. II such a dia-
mond as he described was not produced.
NJ Lemoine would so back 10 jail and the
envelope would be opened. The expert
ments will be carried out by the chemist
alone. without the presence Of experts or
magistrates
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GLOBE-TROTTER WINS.
Man Who Pushed Cart Around the
World Returns

Vienna, May 30-The Viennese. Anton
Hauslian, who, In consequence of a bet.
started on September u. 1900. TO make
tour Of the world pushing a light cart
containing his wife and child, returned to-
day 10 Vienna, having completed his task.
During his seven years wanderings
Hauslian walked 1880 miles. his daily
average being twelve miles. His equip
ment. which comprised a tent and cooking
utensils. weighed 400 pounds. During his
tour he wore out 1o4 pairs Of shoes and
took 1900 photographs.
He traversed Europe. America. Austria
la. and China, and got into trouble dur
ing the Russo-Japanese war, narrowly es-
Gaping being shot as a spy. The excite
ment created by this incident caused hts
wife 10 suffer from a nervous attack.
which finally resulted last year in her
death.
Hauslian's most trying time was in Ari-
zona, where he saw no house for six days
and had no water for four He returned
in good health. but owing 10 the death Of
his wife he receives only 5000.
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RUNS SCHOOL FOR THIEVES.
Theory and Practice of the "Art1
Taught

Paris. May so.-A fourishing .acad-
emy," equipped on the most modern lines,
for the training OF thieves. has Just been
discovered at Toulouse. The Fagin Of the
establishment appears to have been an
ex-upholsterer, named Clovis Rondo, aged
twenty-five.
The academy carried on business in
premises that had once been occupied by
religious association Theoretical and
practical instruction was given in every
known form Of thieving. from shopllfting
and pocketpicking TO housebreaking. each
class being in charge of a professor
who had graduated at the School
A course Of physical exercises formed
part Of the curriculum. and a very fine
gymnasium was fitted up on the premises.
Here the pupils, who number about fifty,
hardened their muscles, and at the same
time were taught the most efficacious
methods Of escalading garden walls and
like obstacles.
Working models OF every known variety
Of safe and strong box were among ths
equipments Of this institution.
The students passed qualifying exami-
nations. Entering as apprentices" they
became successfully ''wOrkmen'' and
masters" BY way of closer insight
into the practical side of their calling.
those qualifying in the burglary sections
were taken on night excursions, and ac-
tually assisted in the robbery of dwell
ings.
The band. by its audacity, had terror
ICED Toulouse and the surrounding coun-
try for long time. Until yesterday the
police sought in vain for the headquarters
Of the criminal association" Then a
piece OF paper, on which was scrawled a
portion Of an addres in Toulouse. picked
up at the scene Of a burglary. gave them
the clew they wanted. The school was
promptly raided, and professors" and
pupils CAPTURED en- masse
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AMERICAN CLUB IN LONDON
Guides to Do Shopping and Show
the City One of Its Features.
Many Other Novelties Introduced in
GrOsvenOr Court, Mayfair,
soon 10 De Opened.

London, May 3o.-Grosvenor Court, May
fair, is the home Of London's latest club
the nglo-American-whlch will be open
ed in a few days by the Countess Of
Strafford.
Many society leaders have identified
themselves with the club, the list of vice
presidents including the Marchioness OF
Dufferin and Ava, the Countess OF Sea-
field, Lady Duff Gordon, ViscOuntess
Frankford. Viscountess Helmsley, Lady
Abinger. and others. A president has not
yet been appointed
Receptions will be given during the sea-
son. 'at homes will be organized for
the members, bridge tournaments will be
arranged, while an information depart
ment and a woman guides bureau have
been installed. For the latter 100 guides
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WARNING TO SUFFRAGETTES.
Declares Insanity Accom-
panies VOtes-fOr-wOmen CrusRdes.

Physician Declares Insanity Accom-
panies VOtes-fOr-wOmen CrusRdes.
London. May 3O.-The Lancet hands 10
the British suffragettes a terrible warn
ing by the Finnish Or. Granholm. who
asserts that there is a certain connection
between the vOtes-tor-women movements
and the frequency OF mental disease.
He has been carefully investigating in
Finland, where women both vote for
members Of and are eligible 10 serve in
the Parliament and he has come to the
conclusion that domestic life has become
unfavorable for the normal development
Of the young OF both sexes, the result
being a marked increase in mental aber-
ration in the municipality Of Vurmes.
where the doctor claims he is able to
exclude any common causes of mental
disease and where very emancipated
views are held by the female popula-
ton and particularly by the female
teachers.
He specially noticed that the number
OF lunatics increased from 20 In 1850 20 81
in 1906. The population had increased IN
that period from u,SSS 10 121S7.
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. ROYAL BABY A SOLDIER.
Spanish Heir Gets Enrolled as n Re-
cruit I'm the Kings Regiment.

Madrid. May 30.-on the occasion of the
heir to the throne reaching the age of
one year Thanksgiving service was held
al the palace, and was attended by King
Alfonso. Queen Victoria Eugenie, all the
royal family. and many dignitaries and
high personages.
When the procession was formed in the
galleries Of the royal apartments TO pro-
ceed to the chapel. the King and all the
members of the royal family were agree
ably surprised 10 see that Queen Victoria.
who Intentionally took the last place.
bore in her arms n charming little in
fantry soldier attired in recruits uniform.
Il was the Prince of Asturias. whom.
by a delicate attention which extremely
delighted everybody, especially King Al
fonso, HIS mother had dressed in the uni
form Of Infantry Regiment No. 1, known
as the Kings Regiment. After the serv-
Ice and in the presence of the King and
Queen and all the royal family, the
Prince OF Asturias was enrolled by the
minister Of war and the colonel Of the
Kings Regiment as an ordinary private.
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FIFTY MILES AGAINST WIND.
Count Zeppelin Expects Great Things
for New Airship.

London. May 9o-Count Zeppelin is at
Lucerne. taking rest before attempting
great flight to Koenigsberg and back
1t is estimated that the distance is 2,sOO
kilometers. Zeppelin's new a,rship is
the fourth of its kind to be built 1t
cost 100000. and will be ready next week.
The trials have been held over Lake
Constance. Three 14O-horsepower Dairn-
Ter engines have been fitted to the BODY
Of the airship Zeppelin estimates that
they will drive ber at a fifty-mile gait
against moderate wind
The airship is a0w complete. with the
exception Of searchlights for night use
and wireless apparatus,
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SISTER OF CHARITY SLAIN.
Mystery of Murder of Miss Lake Re-
chilled by Similar Crime.

Berlin, May 30-The mystery Of the
murder OF Miss Lake, the English woman
who was brutally attacked and killed in
wood on the outskirts Of Essen eight
cen months ago, and whose murderer was
never discovered, has been recalled by a
crime Of a similar nature at the same
spot.
This time the victim is Fraulein Elsa
Muller, a sister Of charity, whose dead
body was found yesterday in the fatal
wood Everything points to the probabil-
ity that the perpetrator Of this second
crime was the author Of the first The
whole countryside is being searched by
the people living in the suburbs of Essen.
and If the criminal is caught he viii as
suredy be lynched.
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GERMANS GOING HOME.
Return Immigration from America
Again Sets In.

Berlin. May 30.-The re-emigration Of
Germans from America to Germany.
which recently diminished considerably,
is again acute The last boat to arrive.
the Hamburg-American liner Bluecher,
more are expected on incoming steamers
A corresponding decrease of em!grant
traffic from Germany can be observed.
For the first few months Of 1908 some
80 600 fewer emigrants left Hamburg for
New York than in a similar period in
1907. The decrease for the North German
Lloyd line was 10000.
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FALLIERES WAS SLEEPY.
French President Had Trouble Con-
versing with England's Queen.

London. May S0.-Although Queen Alex
ander's hearing has been considered i'm
proved by the treatment Of an aurist
and throat specialist whom Nine. Melba
first brought into prominence, it was no.
tced that President Fallieres. both on
the first occasion of their meeting and
at the state ball. had considerable diff
Guilty in making himself heard.
At the ball the chairs. though side by
side. were some little way apart. and
between valiant efforts 10 maintain an
adequate conversation the French Presi-
dent was observed 10 be struggling hard
against sleep. and on one occasion. in
deed. it is declared, the struggle was
unsuccessful After three strenuous
days, President Faliieres, for the rest of
the visit. showed clear signs Of fatigue.
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SUBMARINE STANDS ON END.
Crew Is Thrown Into Water, but No
Lives Are Lost.

Paris May $O.-The submarine Sirene.
while exercising outside Cherbourg, took
a vertical dive and plunged her nose into
the mud at the bottom of the bay. stand
ing on end.
The crew were thrown pell-mel into
the bows, but the quartermaster was
able TO hold on to his post, and he turned
or the tap. letting the water ballast into
the after part of the vessel The vessel
gradually righted. and was brought safely
to the surface
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
HILL of ReIirinna

London, May 9O.--A feature in the forth
coming missionary exhibition. the Orient
in London. which will be opened at the
Agricultural Hall on June T. is to be a
Hall of Religions. illustrating nearly all
the known religions of the world
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wolves In Sleeps CIcthing.

St. Petersburg, May SO-A number of
gambling clubs, which had hitherto es-
capped detection by assuming titles Of
philanthropic Institutions. have been
closed by the st. Petersburg police.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
Egyptian Railrond Express Wrecked

Alexandria, Egypt, May 3O.-The Cairo
express to-day ran into a freight train.
Two persons were killed and nine hurt,
six Of them seriously.
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Railway Bonts in Collision.

Folkstone. England. May 30.-The South
ern Railway boats Onward and Queen col
lided IN the channel to-day. The formers
bow was stove in and her lookout man
was killed.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
WILL TEACH ENGLISH
Americans to Instruct Ger
mans in the Language.
TWANG FAST DISAPPEARING

Distinguished Professor Says Resi-
dents of the United States Speak
Clearer and More Correctly Than
BritOns-Accents More Regarded in
Public Schools Than Formerly.
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VAST CITY OF BEAUTY
LOnd0n's Exhibition One of
Great Scenic Effect.
WITHOUT EQUAL ON EARTH

It's Four Hundred Buildings Disclose
a Panorama that startIes All Be-
holders - Estimated that Thirty
Millions of Persons VIII Pay One
Shilling Apiece TO See the Display.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
STEAL FOOD OF PIGS
Workers in Northeast Eng
land in Dire Poverty.
MANY FAMILIES STARVING

Shocking stories of widespread DeA-
titutiOn Told by Social Reformer,
Men Formerly Robust Reduced to
Skeletons for Want OF Food.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-09
VARDAMAN PUTS FOOT
ON NEGRO VOTE CATCHING

St Louis, Mo, July 8.-(SpeciaD -
q had rather the Democratic Party
went down to defeat forever and be
remembered only for it's great work
in the past than there should be in
serted into the Denver platform one
word to catch the negro vote, or that
Bryan should be elected President
by the votes of veneered savages."
Gov. James X Vardaman of Missis-
sippi, while on his way to the Denver
Convention with a mission, declared
this at the Terminal Hotel in St
Louis.
Owing to my lecture engagement
in Nashville and Jackson, Tenn,
was unable to accompany the Miss
issippi delegation to the convention, .
the Governor continued But they
and practically every Southern Demo
crat will fight for what [ am going
there to defend-the honor of the
Democratic party.
The whole South is stirred by the
possibility that the Democratic plat
form may contain a sop thrown to
the negroes. Think of a Southern
Democrat like Col Henry Watterson
asking an Ohio negro for his vote
It's enough, were it not such a deadly
perilous thing, to make all the gods
laugh at once.
THE most dangerous thing which
can be done, risky both for the Demo
cratic party and for the Nation, is
currying favor with the colored
vote"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-09

There is more Catarrh in this sec
ton OF the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many years
doctors pronounced it a local dis
ase and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven catarrh
to be a constitutional disease and
therefore requires constitutional
tratment. Halls Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by f. J. Cheney & Co, Tole-
do, Ohio, is the only constitutional
cure on the market 1t is taken in
ternally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dol
lars for any case it fails to cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials.
Address: f. J. CHENEY e CO., To
ledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-09
TAFT YEARNS TO CUT
IN ON SOLID SOUTH VOTE

Chicago, ILL.,, July 8.-(SpeciaD -
The Republican party will make di-
rect effort this year to break the solid
south The leaders have come to the
belief that there is hope of victory in
what in the past has been consider
ed the enemy's country. The strug-
gle to capture several of Democracy's
strongholds will be made with high
hope and whole heart.
1t is William H. Taft's strong de-
sire to capture the electoral vote of
some of the Southern States. He
will account his victory great if the
South has a share in it. The Repub-
lican candidate believes that he has
more than a mere fighting chance in
Tennessee and North Carolina, and
that there is something better than a
forlorn hope in Virginia
In his view of the solid South Mr..
Taft takes no account of Missouri
and Kentucky. They are not part
of DemocracX's solicited Southern
strength. The Republican party has
shown recently that the enemy's
grasp on Missouri and Kentucky is
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-09
HIGHEST PRICES FOR Is
YEARSPREVAILED IN OCTOBER

Washington D. c., July S.-(Spe-
ciaD-It will be of interest to those
who were busy last year in keeping
the wolf from the door to know that
figures on wholesale prices of 23S
representative staple articles reached
the apex of their soaring last October.
These statistics are for the eighteen
years between 1890 and 1907
The annual report on this subject
of the Commerce and Labor Depart
ment shows that the average for the
year 1907 was 5.S per cent higher
than for 1906; 444 per cent higher
than for 1897 the year of lowest
prices during the eighteen-year per-
iod, and 29.5 per cent higher than the
avrage for the ten years from 1890 to
1899 Prices reached their highest
point during the eighteen-year period
in October, 1907 the average for that
month being IL per cent higher than
the average for the year 1907 and 28
per cent higher than the average for
December, 1905. the month of highest
prices in 1906
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-09
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS.
In the District Court of the United
States for the Western Division of
the Southern District of Georgia. In
Bankruptcy.

In the matter of John p Cato, Bank
rupt, in Bankruptcy.
To the Creditors of John P Cato
of Americas, in the County of Sum-
ter, and district aforesaid bank
rupt. IS
Notice is hereby given that on the
7th day of July, A. D., 1908, the said
John P. Cato was duly adjudicated
bankrupt; and the first meeting OF
his creditors will be held at Macon in
Bibb County, Georgia in the Grand
Opera House Building on the 18th
day of July, A. d., 1908, at o'clock
in the forenoon at which time the
said creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint a trustee, examine the
bankrupt, and transact such other
business as may properly come before
said meeting The bankrupt is re-
quired to be present on that day for
examination.
ALEXANDER PROUDFIT,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
This July z, 1908. 1t