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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-09-04

ed the fact that under the present sys-
tenn, it is every man for himself all the
time. Precedents are ancient history.
Hardest Fight for Prosecutor.
There were also three candidates IN
the race for the Office Of Prosecuting
Attorney, and the battle has been fiercly
contested. 1t is probable that the
aspirants for this Office have spent more
money in the campaign than all the rest
of the candidates combined. The re-
suit of the contest for this office was
uncertain until the Paw Paw vote was
canvassed. Barnard was ahead in the
county at large, but the. Paw Paw vote
gave the nomination to Warner by
about so votes.
Mutchler Won for Drain Commits
siOner.
There were five entered for this race
and it was a pretty Start. Some of the
candidates however dropped out at the
quarter post and others at TIE half.
When the home stretch was reached
Mutchler and Hale were the only con-
testants in sight and Mutchler was
slightly in the lead. 1t was evident to
the spectators that unless Mutchler
should throw a shoe and cork himself
he would win 1t vas a beautiful finish
and several of the runners were neck and
neck but Mutchler gradually increased
his lead and logged under the wire an
easy winn by over 100.
Did Not Worry.
There were some of the candidates for
county Office that were calm and collect
ed throughout the day, and when the
returns were coming in at the Maple
City club rooms they seemed to have no
concern over their vote. &. {. Chappell
for sheriff had DO opposition and polled
2,9l8 votes. Frank Fuller was also
contented with a total vote of 2,S60
John Mucthler also had easy sailing
and landed with 1896. Many voters lost
sight of candidates on which there was
no contest and that cut down the vote
considerably below the total. 1t made
no difference, however, as the result was
the same. Election boards had the hard
est days work of their lives. Their
work was not completed until nearly ]
o'clock Wednesday morning.
Ticket a Good One
There can be no fault found with th'
nominees for the various offices, they ar
all clean capable men, without spot o
belnIsh. OF course the defeated candi
dates are some what disappointed, a
would be only natural
But all could not win. A good lose
is always a winner, and the republican
party will again put up solid front an
elect the entire republican ticket by
heavy majority.
1t is to be regretted that so many ur
pleasant features should have been iu
jected into the first primary election t
be held in the county. Many lesson
have been learned at considerable cos
and it is probable that the next prlmar
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-09-04

The latest state returns in the guber-
Material situation just as we go to press
this friday morning show that the last
precincts to be heard from have added
considerably to the Warner column,
and that the contest has been closer
than was at first thought. The estimated
plurality of $500 for DR.. Bradley, as at
first reported, was based on the returns
already received, but it appears that
the governor developed unlocked for
strength in the more remote precincts
lie is now 3lS votes ahead OF Bradley
There are II precincts yet uncertain,
but Warner is undoubtedly nominated.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-09-04

Anderson Had Narrow Hket
Some Precincts in nCunyato
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02
BANKRUPTCY SALE

By order of the Hon. Alexander
PrOudft, Referee in Bankruptcy, l
will receive sealed bids up to 5th
day May, 1908, in Americas, Ga, for
the following stock of goods of II. J.
Bagley, Bankrupt:
Five Surveys and nineteen buggies
all new; l good new dump cart; sets
goat harness; l set pony harness ;
baseball bats and baseball goods !;
saddles, brides, harness and mer-
chandise; l corn shelter, l fine har-
ness case; 1 wise; 2 sets types and
dies; lathe; l forge; 1 engine, /
air compressor; l power hack saw
L air pump; l lot axle grease and
gun oil; 1 lot of trace chains; 1 lot
of tie reins L fine writing desk; l
pair scales, L type writer, and lot OF
other things.
Bids must be in writing and ac-
companied by a deposit of 10 per
cent of the amount of the bid and if
bid not accepted by Referee the de-
post will be returned without de-
duction. Referee reserving right to
reject any and all bids, which will
be submitted to the Referee.
Goods can be inspected on notice
]. A. ANSLEY,
29-5t. Trustee in Bankruptcy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02
MR.. THORNTON WHEATLEY

In the passing away of Mr.. Thorn
ton Wheatley the whole community
mOurns an upright man, a useful citi-
zen and a gentleman of the old
school, More than any other man Mr.
Wheatley was identified with the
growth and prosperity of Americas.
Coming when it was a struggling viii
lage, he was enabled to watch its
growth into one of the most prosper
Gus of the smaller cities of Georgia
In all of this Mr.. Wheatley had an
important part.
Up to the last two or three years of
his life, Mr. Wheatley was actively
engaged in business, and since then
he has been looking after his proper
ty interests. He was a familiar fig
ure on the streets, and always had
a cherry greeting for everyone.
His life and example will live for
good through coming generations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02
ANOTHER "BUTTON TRICK"

An old trick is being warmed over
and worked in the interests of Gov.
Smiths candidacy. The trick con-
sists in loading up with Brown but
tons, taking front seats at Smith
meetings, and then when things have
warmed up a bit, to tear off the
Brown buttons in a dramatic man
ner and cast them to the floor. This
looks like a case of conversion to
the uninitiated, and is relied on to
'whoop 'em up quite bit. This
ruse was worked at Cordele a few
days ago, it is reported.
1t seems to us that such a decep-
ton will be in the nature of boom
erang in the towns where it is tried.
OF course the casual visitor may
never hear of it and will carry away
the impression that Hoke is great
by the spell of his elo-
quence. This may influence those
who perhaps desires to be on the
side, causing them to believe
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02
GROWTH OF AMERICUS

Much qualification is felt over the
results of the count of the population
just taken, which shows a total of
a little below II 300. The usual reply
to inquiries as to the size of Ameri-
Gus was about 10000" and consider
ing the usual tendency of inhabi-
tants to make claims far in excess
of the facts, it shows that Americas
people have been very conservative,
even the most enthusiastic. Many
were unable to believe that the city
had much over 10000 population.
These last were those who had not
realized the rapid strides in popula-
ton which have been made in the
last two or three years.
In 1900 the population was 1874, the
count just taken thus showing an
increase in population in a little
over seven years of nearly 80 per
cent These figures are even more
impressive when it is stated that the
bulk of this increase has been within
the past three years.
So much for the present, what of
the future? One very large enter
prise is under way-the street rail-
way-which will soon give support to
many families, which means an in
crease in population as there will be
that much more employment for an
already busy people. A new canning
factory is coming, street paving is to
be done, a new Federal building to
cost 100000 is to be built, other fac
tories are in prospect while the
spirit of Improvement is everywhere.
All of this means that the
wheels of industry will turn rapidly,
attracting a larger and larger number
of families.
Another source of growth is the
influx of farm owners who are moving
their families to this city. Many of
these come from other sections of
the country, though adjoining coun-
ties are also drawn on in this man
ner. Convenient train schedules en-
able these men to come in and go
out at will, giving to their families
all of the advantages of town life,
and to themselves likewise for much
of the time. Americas is a most de-
lightful residence place.
1t is no dream to say that the pop
ulation at the next census may easily
be 1000 larger than now. Growth
begets growth and the larger a city
becomes the more rapidly does it
grow. When the time comes for the
city to take a census midday between
the two Government counts, Americas
will easily be able to return a popu-
lation of 10000. Which will be some
considerable city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02
Bryan and Clark Howell in Georgia
New York Sum-

We see in the newspapers that the
Hon. Clark Howell of Atlanta, Ga
has been visiting Washington and
distributing his views with charac-
teristic f1uency. Mr. Howell is the
editor the Atlanta Constitution
built up many years ago by his ia
Their, the late Evan p Howell; and
this valuable property the younger
man has managed to preserve without
visible injury in consequence of the
loss of its presiding genius.
The fact of interest is that Mr..
Howell has been telling the quidnuncs
of Washington all about the Hoke
Smith-Joe Brown campaign in Geor-
gia, together with the prevalence of
Bryan in the Southern States, and
that he was listened to with honest
wonder as an oracle of high author
ity
AS regards the Hoke Smith-Joe
Brown contest for Governor We nat
urally know nothing Brown is a
son of the former Governor and
Senator of that name in Georgia, and
if he resembles even distantly his
illustrious parent he must be as far
outside the scheme Of Mr.. Clark How
nebular hypothesis is beyond the
reach of the domestic cow Mr.. How
ell protests that he is merely an
observant historian of the struggle
Let us hope so. Only two or three
years ago he opposed Hoke Smith for
the GOvernOrship and the result clear
ly entitled him to very remote back
seat among Would-be prophets. But
Mr.. Howell, appears to have undertake
en- a number of free and easy fore
casts in respect of the Hon. William
J. Bryan and that is where he becomes
interesting In a word, he thinks that
Bryan will get the Democratic nom
nation if it depends on the attitude
of the South.
1t is too soon, of course, to set up
any very confident assumptions re-
garding Bryan and the Southern dele
cations, but so far as we have gone
our impressions are all opposed to
the deliberate verdict of Mr.. Clark
Howell He may know all about it,
though if so it will be the first time
in his recorded history that he has
known all or even half about any
thing; but we will cling to the opin-
ion, based largely on hope, that Mr.
Bryan will not get a majority or even
respectable minority of the Sou
thern delegates. 1t is highly probable
that many of them will go to Denver
prejudiced in his favor and disposed
to bolster up his more or less tolerat-
ed pretensions, but that they will go
muzzled, bound hand and foot, rob-
bed of all discretion and qualified on
ly as unreasoning and helpless phono-
graphs is more than we are ready to
believe. That is the way Mr. Bryan
wants them, and only thus can he be
sure of the nomination.
The question is whether the work
of the convention shall be done in
Denver or in the various States be-
forehand
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
WASHINGTON
My Dear Sir:
Again l ask your support and aid
in my race for Congress, which will
be the last time ! shall call upon you
to help me.
Had | consulted my private inter
ests, | would not be candidate, but
feel | owe it to my friends and
people who have been so true and
loyal to me in the past, at this criti-
cal time, when questions Of such vi
tai interest to the welfare and pros
perity of my people must be settled,
that in their solution | bring to bear
the knowledge | have acquired by
years of thought and study of these
questions, also the experience and
advantage gained by having served as
your representative in the past.
| am now ranking democratic mem
Der of the Committee on Banking and
Currency, which committee on ac-
count of the prominence of financial
agitation is the most important at
this session
Should the next Congress be demo-
cratic, and the prospects are now
most fattering, | will no doubt be
chairman of that committee. This
prominence would enable me to Sc
cure such financial and other legis-
lation as would best benefit the agri-
cultural, commercial and labor in
terests, which would not be in the
power of a new representative.
| have carefully studied the fnan-
cial question, which has been my
life work, and feel that | am in a
position at this time to better repre-
sent my people and State than ever
before.
The country is demanding tariff re-
vision, so that the next Congress will
be forced to revise it, | am anxious
to aid in that revision to the end
that tariff rates are reduced in the
interest of the masses Of the peO-
pie, especially the people of my dis
trict, which is largely agricultural
AS this is my last race for Con
gress, | ask your vote and your help,
which will be an Endorsement Of my
course in Congress. / have neglected
my private affairs and given the best
years of my life to your service.
While | have been hampered by the
Republican party being in power the
entire time, yet / nave been true to
you and have neglected none of my
duties
| have given prompt attention to
the small requests of my people, as
we'll as to the larger affairs, and have
neglected no constituent in my dis
trict.
Very important legislation keeps
me at my post of duty, where | will
remain as long as your interests de-
mand When it is over l will come
to the district and hope to see you.
Please look after my interest Would
be glad at any time to hear from
you.
If | can serve you at any time,
kindly command me. With high per-
sonal regards, ] am,
Faithfully yours,
r. B. LEWIS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02

that the Brown men are being won
over
We believe a conspicuous example
of the using of this method of cam
paign work was in the Griggs-Rod-
denbery congressional contest, where
one of the candidates sought to con-
vey, by the same tactics, the impress
sion that he was making great in
roads on his opponents ranks.
Exposure of this trick will more
than overcome any favorable effects
which were made by the display. It
looks like taking a desperate chance
to indulge in such deception and be-
trays the extremeties to which the
Smith supporters have been driven.
First it was pinning Brown but
tons on negroes, then it was the
convert" act. The tricks are two
of a kind.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02
The Insincerity OF Candidate Hughes
(Butler HeraId.)

In conducting his second campaign
in a desperate effort to defeat Hon.
E. B. Lewis for Congress, the Hon.
ID. NJ Hughes appeals to the farmers
for their vote on the grounds that
they should be represented in Con-
gress by a farmer. If Mr.. Hughes
was only sincere in this respect. but
the gentleman is not sincere, we
know, in this particular and the peo-
pie should not be deceived
Let us look carefully into the case
and see who Mr. Hughes wanted TO
represent the farmers interest of
the Third District in the National
Congress.
Did Mr.. Hughes want to represent
them himself? He is a farmer. Yes,
but he saw his defeat was surer than
two years ago, when he made the
best effort of his life.
Did Mr.. Hughes offer his support to
Hon. Pope Brown, often spoken as
a probable candidate? He is a good
farmer. No, no one has ever heard
of his doing So
Did Mr.. Hughes offer his support
to Walter Steed, an honored self
made gentleman of Taylor county,
who followed the pillow in hot June
days so long ago? No, nor none other
of this honorable vocation.
But how about the LittileiOhn deal?
Judge LittIejohn is an eminent
lawyer and judge of the Superior
Court of the Southwestern circuit
No farmer remember
But Mr.. Hughes goes to Americas,
offers his support to this distinguish
ed gentleman-Judge LittleiOhn-if
he would make the race for Congress.
and waits two days for an answer.
The Judge recognizing the strength
of Mr.. Lewis decided not to make
the race and so notifies Mr.. Hughes.
Now what happens next? Mr.
Hughes sends for Hon. Charlie Crisp
to come to his room at the Windsor
Hotel and makes the same PROPOSE
ton to him as that offered Judge
Littlejohn. Judge Crisp like Judge
Littlejohn, has never been accused
of being a farmer, but is himself an
able lawyer and judge of the City
Court Of Americas.
These are facts admitted by Mr.
Hughes to the writer.
All of this is all right if Mr. Hughes
wanted to pledge his support to
either of these gentleman or to any
other lawyer he desires to support.
But Mr. Hughes should be consistent
and not at this time, after making his
announcement for Congress, play
upon the sentiment of the farmer
when he would have, if possible, sent
to Congress to represent them law
yer and not q farmer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02
The Rights of Innocent Investors.
philadelphia North American.)


Many roads begun upon that i'm
possible business basis have passed
through many stages of receiverships,
reorganizations and amalgamations.
Always promoters grew richer while
investors lost And at every turn of
the wheel new stock issues were in
jected into the capitalization.
No wonder point was reached where
it became difficult to borrow money
and pay dividends. No wonder that
whenever the people grow sober after
period of craZed speculation talk is
heard of meetings to raise rates and
reduce wages
Therein lies also the reason why
transcontinental lines of transporta-
ton have proved disappointment to
all economic prophets. Plain logic
declares that larger systems and
longer hauls mean lower rates. Ex-
perience has proved virtually the
converse true.
Why? Simply because all such
calamities are based on the theory
of cost per mile. The practice of
taxing traffic for double, triple or
quadruple dividends was not reckOned
with. Yet such dividends are de-
manded when the money of investors
has not been devoted to the building
or the betterment of the road
With Ryan's statements telling us
the railroad history of nearly all the
past and far too much of the present,
it remains a debatable question as to
how to meet the problem.
Most of the wrongs are not only
done but cOndOued The thieying
promoters have unloaded upon the
ton now might sting handful of
big criminals. 1t would hurt ire
trieyably thousands OF duped but
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02

honest and deserving people.
We think that the mass of the peO-
pie are taking a broader view Of this
question every day, and growing more
inclined to meet it in a spirit of tenn
perate judgment, and not vindictiye-
ness.
We recognize that these innocent
investors, placing their savings under
the sanction of the law and of finan-
cial and commercial custom, obtained
equities which it would be unjust to
confscate We recognize that many
roads, capitalized on pOssibili-
ties, have, seen the values of their
terminals and their traffic grow to
such an extent that today there is no
water in their stocks.
1t is no simple matter to settle
hastily. But upon one platform all
honest men will agree. There must
be no more such rottenness hereafter.
Stock watering must be made a crime.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02

The oldest newspaper in the world
has suspended publication. 1t is the
Pekin Gazette, established in GIL, A.
D. In it's stead is to be published
the Government Gazette, a more mod
ern sheet
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02

Congressman Williams explains the
theory of the filibuster of the minor
ity. He says that the filibuster will
stop the moment the House, presum-
ably meaning Speaker Cannon, will
give permission for the consideration
of the campaign publicity bill, a bill
to put wood pulp and paper on the
free list, and the anti-injunction bill
Each of these measures is included
in the Presidents program, says Mr..
Williams 1t is a queer situation
when the Democrats have to fight
hard to get a Republican Presidents
measures considered. The rank and
file of the Republican party should
swat Speaker Cannon a good one and
rebuke his handed proceedings.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02

No other medicine for WOman's
ills in the world has received such
widespread and unqualified en-
dorsement as has Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from native roots and herbs.
No other medicine has such a
record of success for wOman's dis
eases, or such hosts Of grateful
friends as has Lydia L. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
For more than 3Oyears it has been
the standard remedy for feminine
ills, Inflammation, liberation, and
consequent Spinal Weakness.
Ithas relieved more cases of Back
ache and Local Weaknesses than
any other one remedy. 1t dissOlves
and eXpels tumOrS in an early stage
of development.
Irregularities and periodic pains,
Weakness of the Stomach, Indiges-
ton, Bloating, Nervous Prostitution,
Headache, General Debility, quickly
yield to it; also deranged organs,
causing pain, dragging sensations
and backache. Under all circum-
stances it acts in harmony with the
female system.
It removes that wearing feeling,
extreme lassitude, "don't care "and
swami to be : left alone" feeling,
excitabihty, irritability, nervousness,
dizziness, faintness, sleeplessness,
flatulency, melancholy orthe" blues.
These are indications Of Feminine
disorders, which this medicine over
comes as we'll as slight arrangement
of the Kidneys of either sex.
Women who are sick and want to
get we'll should refuse to accept any
substitute for Lydia (. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02

The Moultrie Observer is waiting
for the returns of the attendance at
the Albany Chautauqua to learn how
prohibition has effected it. Many
went to Albany to tank up and many
stayed away on that account. The
Observer thinks the latter class will
be largely in evidence at the Chau-
tauqua this year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02

All Of the officers of the Joe Brown
club of Thomas county were ardent
and prominent Hoke Smith men two
years ago. The Thomasville Times
Enterprise says the leading members
of the Brown club are also ardent
prohis- The recent Smith meeting, it
says, had little effect on popular SEN
timent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02

Representative Leake, of New Jer-
sey, says Roosevelt is lacking lin
poise." The thing that has the most
'poise" is doubtless a corpse. Yes,
Teddy is deficient in poise There is
no doubt of it. His fatal defect has
at last been revealed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02

New explanations of great histori-
cal events are always forthcoming
The latest, and probably most unique,
for the downfall of Greece and Rome,
is that the people became afflicted
with the malaria, bringing loss of
intellectual and physical vigor. Ac-
cording to the latest accepted science,
then, the mosquito is responsible for
the downfall of the mightiest Empire
the world has ever known.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02

A subscriber to the Georgian stop
ped taking the paper because it pub
lished, as an advertisement, list of
the Brown club in Bib county At
last accounts the Georgian had not
suspended. Merely a sample of the
unreasoning bitterness that 'HOke
Smith has infused into Georgia af-
fairs. AS the Georgian points out,
some people cannot believe for an
instant that any one can differ from
them in opinion and be honest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-02

Prosperity will return when the
idle freight cars are running full
of freight, says the New York World,
and the Marietta Journal pertinently
comments: And when demagogues
and agitators are made to take a back
seat