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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
NEW PRESS is RAPIDLY
BEING PUT TO FINISH
Little Remains Ere Finished
And Ready.

Within the brief space of few
weeks a new and more conveniently
arranged compress building has aris-
en- upon the site of the one destroyed
by fire some time since, wherein 1900
bales of cotton went up in smoke
along with the structure. Had the in
surance upon the compress been ad-
iusted without delay the new plant
would have been finished long ago,
but two months of eXasperating de-
lay upon the part of the insurance
companies prevented the beginning of
the work of reconstruction until a
few weeks ago. However, rapid pro-
gress has been made and the new
building apeals nearly completed. The
burned machinery has been over
hauled, and while it has passed
through two or three compress fires
already will be made to do service
again. The roof upon the new build
ing is being put on and the press will
be ready for operating long before
the cotton season opens.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
GRAVES OF UNION Dad
TO BE DECORATED
The Exercises at Ander-
SOnviIIe Tomorrow,

Tomorrow is Federal decoration
day, and, as usual, the exercises at
Andersonville cemetery, where nearly
$4,000 Federal dead are inferred, will
be appropriate to the occasion. Many
will go from Americus, but the hither-
to turbulent negro excursion is to be
eliminated and perfect order will
prevail about the little town. The ex-
ercises will be in charge of the G. A
r. post at Fitzgerald. The graves
will be decorated addresses made
and there will be other features. Sew
eral months ago the ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic at Fitz-
gerald had a large memorial hall
erected on the government reserva-
ton This hall will be dedicated also
tomorrow. The dedication address
will be made by the department chap
plain, Jesse Miller. An address will
also be made by Mrs. Nettie C. Hall
and there will be other very interest
ing features.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
DUNCAN'S WEEKEND
SALE A MONEY SAVER

See Duncan's advertisement on an
other page For today and tomor-
row he is Offering attractive reduc=
tiOns in standard articles.
For instance, standard bleechings,
3G inches wide are going to be sold
today and tomorrow at G "a cents
Mems suspenders go at cents. Lus-
trous taffeta ribbon goes at 10 cents.
Fine table linens go at 40 cents, the
usual price IS cents. Ladies long siH
gloves at SO cents.
The two closing days of this week
are the usual bargain days at this
store. Prices talk and Duncan's
Store speaks in loud tones telling OF
price cuts for today and tomorrow. If
in need of any of the articles adver-
tised, now is the time to buy Read
the list and make your purchases.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
BIG NEGRO WITH RAZOR
is BORED BY BULLET
Lost Money at Cards,
Pulls Ills Blade.

The sequel of a crap game at a
turpentine plant south of Americus
few nights ago is one negro dead
and another digging dirt as he hikes
to parts unknown. A half dozen
bucks, it is said, were playing that
favorite graveyard promoter, skin
wherein one of the bunch lost his
whole weeks wages. Emulating the
example of Jesse James, he sought
to get back his gambled wealth per-
force and accordingly pulled from
his botleg his trusty razor. With
gamblers. threateningly, when one OF
them reached for the hardware in
his hip-pocket and shot dead the
razor singer. The net results of the
quiet little diversion was one negro
dead and another gone.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
SEBOND GAME is QUITE
A CINCH FOR LOCALS
AmeriCuS Beat Douglas In a
5 to ; Score.

Americus drubbed Douglas yester-
day in the second game of the series
by piling up four runs in the third
and punching hits in the fifth and
sixth. Lamar was on the firing line
for Tom Bells bunch and well did
he perform aginst the men from south
Georgia
Shipley, though unable to work.
readily agreed to go in, though the
locals had a man on the ground to
take his place.
Donaldson was in the box for Doug
las, with Charlie Bostick under the
willow
For a while it looked as if there
would be no scoring done on either
side, but Shipley started the fire
works in the third with single. By
mum was next man up. VibbCrt field
ed as an easy grounder and threw it
over first and two men crossed the
rubber On Ansley's hit to center
another scored. The locals got one
more here and things looked bad
for Douglas. But Donaldson settled
down and famed the next man, re-
firing the side.
Douglas first run came in the
fourth, Vibbert coming over on an
error. Nothing doing in the fifth.
One more came in the sixth.
In the ninth with two down and
two strikes ON the third man, Brown
hit to third and beat it out. Lamar
| being too sure, and then a bad error
of Bynum's who missed an easy pop
up, cost Americus a run. But Ameri-
Gus already had the game won, so
it amounted to nothing.
This was a very pretty game, des-
pite the large score, there being many
tight places for both sides
The game today will eclipse all
others played here this season.
Douglas will have three new men
who will arrive this morning. For
Americus, Ansley and Guise, bat
terry which is time-tested and trus,
will work
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
AFFRONT OFFERED
TO PUBLIC DECENCY
Brown Brands NEGRO
Equality" Campaigning.

Hon. Joseph NJ Brown issued g
staement to the citizens of Georgia
on Thursday morning on the subject
Of the Brooks County circular
Mr.. Brown says in part:
But in no respect has Governor
Smith SO outraged public decency as
in his recent speeches at Rome, New
nan, BarneSVille, AmericuS, etc
wherein he has given his personal
sanction to an assault upon the manly
honor and WOmanly purity of the
Caucasian race. This assault is en-
bodied in his references to a motor
iOus dinner in New York City whereat
white men sat besides negro women
and negro men beside white women
| will not insult your deservedly
proud racial instincts by detailing the
scenes and speeches at this abomni-
able gathering. Suffice it to say the
speeches advocated intermarriage be-
tween whites and negroes, and the
allegation was made that especially in
the South was this course desirable. -
The letter of Campaign Manager An
derson to Mr.. j. H. Wade, of Quit
man, endorsing the Brooks county
circular is quoted
In commenting on this letter, Mr.
Had such a document with it's in
ferential charges against a private
citizen been circulated in any county
in Georgia, the perpetrator would
doubtless have been indicted for
criminal libel or probably run out
of the county by the outraged citi-
zens.
Mr.. Anderson and the Governor
seeing the indignant responses from
the press of the State and thus fore
casting the storm of public wrath
which is gathering about their heads.
have made a lame attempt to con-
strue the words in their letter above
quoted But the words speak for
themselves and undoubtedly voice the
real animus of the Governor
My fellow citizens, no words
which | could write could intensity
the Indignation that must heave the
breast of every white Georgian who
reads the words which embOdy Gov
ernOr Smiths attack upon the very
social fabric of the Caucasian race in
our State. That attack is upon you,
your wives, your daughters, your
sons. Do you, the upwards of a
hundred thousand pure blooded white
gentlemen who intend to vote for
me, believe that by SO doing you in
dicate a willingness for intermarriage
with the negro? Do you, the minor
1ty who have intended to vote for
Governor Smith, believe that any of
the white people of Georgia have
justified or will justify Governor
Smiths extraordinary accusation? l
have confidence in the people. l have
confidence that we who stand for
the purity of our State, will bury
beneath an avalanche of ballots this
candidate who has brazenly thrust
an insult into every home circle in
Georgia. The self-respect the
white race has now been challenged
| cannot doubt its answer
Your fellow citizen
JOSEPH NJ. BROWN.
Marietta, Ga, May %, 1908
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
"ALKT" Is ASKED
FOR HERE BY THE SICK
Sixty-Seven Calls For Five
Months Past.

That Americus and old Sumter
generally are getting along pretty
we'll without booze as a medicine is
evidenced by the alcoholic prescrip-
tions registered, The new law re-
quires that every alcoholic prescrip-
ton given by a physician shall be
registered in the ordinary's office and
a small fee paid therefro. The grand
jury yesterday, in investigating books
and records, found that sixty-seyen
alcoholic prescriptions had thus been
registered since January 1st; the day
that prohibition broke out in Georgia,
Under former conditions one saloon
might have filled this number of
prescriptions" for the stomach ache
before dinner time, and not been
half way busy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
SHIPMENT OF FRUITS
GOING TO BE HEAVY
Georgia May Transport 5
900 Cars.

So far half dozen cars of Georgia
peaches have gone forward to the
Northern markets. The first of these
was moved last week and the others
followed soon after. They were
shipped by growers at Fort Valley
and vicinity, where excellent Georgia
peaches are produced
The Central handled the movement
of the fruit, which was transported
direct to New York. The shipment
Of the first car, according to the
Centrals freight department, was
ten days in advance of any Of the
preceding seasons.
These are not the famous Elbertas,
but are an earlier and smaller var
iety of peaches.
The officials of the Central are
anxious to see the peach movement
in Georgia begin as it will be some
real business for the traffic depart
ment and will liyen up things while
the peach season is on. In all it
will last nearly two months.
The Central Of Georgia expects to
ship 5000 cars of peaches out of
Georgia this year, according to an
estimate filed with the railroad com
mission.
While the Central gets the cream
of the peach business, it by no means
handles all of it. Several cars should
be handled by the Western and At
lantic, Seaboard and other roads. 1t
is now believed that the output will
amount to a great deal more than
5000 carloads.
The Central estimates it's probable
canteloupe business at 250 cars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
Paragon Trousers,
The Finest in America, $500 to $780,!

We are looking for you good
and strong. There are more
men just now can afford to
pay these prices for a suit of
clothes than there are of the
$500 boys. To you we
want to say that we have gone
through our entire stock of
clothing and thrown ont odd
suits, which you can buy for
half price, and in many in
stances even less. Don't think
the clothes are not good but
come and see and ascertain
what your CASH WILL DO
right now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
WHITE WOMAN Is BEAT
UP BADLY BY MAN

Two white men giving their names
as Parker and Martin and hailing
from Montgomery were jailed at the
barracks yesterday for alleged as
sault upon a defenseless white Wo-
man on north Jackson street. The
men, the police state, went to the
house where the woman has been
staying and entered her room. Mar
tin. it is stated, stood at the door
while Parker, the woman told the po-
lice, beat her almost into insensibil-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

ity with brass knucks. Her head was
badly cut, and she presented a bloody
appearance when officers reached the
house. The case will be called in
police court this morning, and it is
probable that the pair will be held
on state charges as Well.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

We are making big noise about
our ice cream ON account of its pur-
ity, fine flaVOring and attractive form.
You will not blame us for praising
it after you have sampled it and you
will then know that you have found
the perfect dessert. Just a little
better than the best.
BROWNS ICE CREAM PARLOR.
Joe l.. Brown, Prop,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

&&1F
VIII be in fine trim
this season. Large
swimming pool---
enptied and cleaned
every week. Finest
combination of min
eral water in the
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-08-27
Ask parSOnS---fle Knows

year ago, copied some experiments
made by the u. S. Agricultural De-
partment on evaporation from soils
in which the tests showed an evap-
Grafton in IA days of % per cent (of
water) applied on bare soil; Sc per
cent where covered with inches. OF
mulch; per cent where cultivation
or soil much was inches deep. and
only per cent where the soil mulch
was 10 inches deep. 1t is therefore
not a theory but demonstrated fact
that by proper care, moisture can be
conserved in the soil.
/, Again, over-irrigatfon destroys the
farmers own land and also eventual
ly his neighbors' lands below, result
ing in the raising of the water table
to the surface Of the soil and on the
lower land above the surface, thus
allowing the sun to evaporate the
pure water, leaving the impurities
or alkai, and even when once drain
ed out, you either have alkalied land
OF the over-irrigation has puddled
your soil, so that it is not susceptible
to irrigation, cultivation and growth
of crops. Then remedies have to be
resorted to in order to loosen up the
soil and. supply it with humus and nj
trogen. We are therefore not only
running our own and neighbors' land.
but are utilizing water that ought to
ho ial fo
VERNON l. SULLIVAN,
Territorial Engineer.
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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ture. 1t disarranges or breaks up the
tubes and when the moisture comes
up through these tubes from the soil
below, it strikes this disarrangement
above and Is stopped there until it
can work out a new route to the sur
face. The time required for the new
tubes to form depends on natural con-
ditfons of the soil and the thorough
ness of the previous cultivation.
Through the experience of the writ
er IA the distribution Of water under
large irrigation systems, he has
heard many complaints by the water
useE that his crop was dying for the
want Of water and water only, and
the complaints were made in all sim
cerity of heart. The writer is there
fore justified in saying that more
crop failures have been through the
lack OF knowledge Of how to care for
the crop than because OF q lack OF
wafer.
Too much water is az detrimental
as an insufficient amount, and air is
as necessary to the growth of plants
as is moisture. We must not be too
hasty in presuming that our crops are
suffering from lack Of water when it
may be for the lack of cultivation,
Or the need of air, nitrogen or humus.
+ In order to reach ideal irrigation,
only enough water should be applied
to the soil as Is required for the
growth, Of crops, which experience
has shown. to be a very small am
ount. Some Of our writers have sug-
gested different methods of the ac-
CONF plishznent Of the above results.
all OF which are good. One writer
calls attention to alignment, grade
and condition of bitches and points
out the. loss of water before it
reaches the land to be irrigated; an
other suggests irrigation under
ground by means of tile conduits, a
most ideal way; while yet another
gives experience in irrigating thru
burrows slowly "a method anyone
can apply and by so doiag gets the
moisture down deep in the soil and
stops the moisture from
escaping back into the air through
capillary tubes, by means of this
thorough cultivation. ----~---
In my report to the Governur a
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-08-27
MOVING INTO THEIR
NEWLY COMPLETED HOME.

Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Evans are to-
day moving into their new cottage
on North Pennsylvania avenue, al
though there are still some details
to be completed. The cottage is an
attractive one, being somewhat
unique in it's plan and appearance,
different from the many bungalows
for which Roswell is famous. The
walls are made Of cement stone, OF
the manufacture of the Hondo Stone
Mfg. Co, and are put together in one
of the finest jobs of masonry to be
seen anywhere, the work being done
by Adolph Vetter. The woodwork was
done by contract by w. A. Phillips.
The windows are of the easement
style, with diamond panes. and these,
with the low one-quarter pitch roof,
give the house the appearance Of the
bungalows to be seen in California.
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Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 27.-Augusta to-
day is rapidly recovering from flood
conditions. The water has fallen in
the streets until this afternoon the
sidewalks were practically cleared.
At noon dispatches said the water
was falling at the rate of an inch an
hour, and by six o'clock this evening
the streets will be clean.
Augusta, Ga, via Harrisonville,
Aug. 27.-Augusta was yesterday Wis
tied by one of the worst floods in it's
history. The water from the Savannah
river and canal surged through the
city until depth of six to eight feet
was reached in the territory bounded
by 18th street on the west to the ex-
treme eastern boundary of the city.
were drowned. The weather bureau
issued a flood warning Tuesday, say
ing the river would reach 35 to 81
feet by Wednesday, night. The pre-
the river reaching. between 40 and
As feet, the danger line being 33.
The weather bureau warning, how
ever, enabled those living in the low
lands to escape before the flood reach
ed them. There is great deal. of suf-
fering among the poorer classes of
whites and negroes who lived nearest
the lowlands, and in many cases they
lost everything.
Thousands of people were taken
from their homes in boats and wag-
ons. 1t is reported that boat and car
riage owners charged exorbitant
prices for the rescue of these people.
The Western Union telegraph office
was flooded and the operators moved
to the chamber of commerce building
where the wires are intact. At day
break this morning the operators re-
ported that the water had fallen four
and half inches during the night.
The Postal operators remained on du-
ty until the water reached the top
of their tables, when they abandoned
the Offices, but later re-established
communication over a few wires. 1t
is not possible to give an estimate
Of, the loss by the food, but it is be-
lieyed that it will go well over the
halt million dollar mark.
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ITALIAN WANTED TO SPEAK
TO The PRESIDENT.

New York, Aug. 27.-President
Roosevelt and party arrived at Ho-
boken this morning. The party board
ed the yacht Sylph at once for Oyster
Bay. While he was walking through
the shed an italian workman attemp-
ty of railroad policemen intercepted
the man, who declared he wanted to
speak to the President. When the po-
licemen refused to allow him to ap-
proach the President, the man disap-
peared in the crowd.
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Notice.

r. S. Hamilton, administrator of
the estate of Frank Davis, deceased.
has filed his final account as admin
istrator of said estate. 1t is ordered
by Honorable ]. T. Evans, judge OF
the Probate Court, that the first Mon
day in October be appointed for the
hearing of objections to said final ac-
count and settlement thereof -,,
Given under my hand and seal of
the Probate Court for Chaves county
this the 25th day of August, 1908.
F. P. GAYLE,
(SEAL) Probate Clerk.
9Th. 8-27 3t.)
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CLUB TO
NEW QUARTERS SOON.

The work of putting in the finish
ing touches to the upstairs rooms OF
the new Dilley building is now being
done and by the last of the week the
place will be ready for the CONNER
place. Clark Dilley today stated that
the Club could take up its quarters
in the new building Saturday of this
week, and no later than Monday at
the farthest.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-08-27
NOTICE, OLD SETTLERS
REUNION AND BARBECUE

You are invited to be present and
take part in the SECOND REUNION
AND BARBECUE of the Old Settlers
Society Of the Pecos Valley at the
Slaughter Ranch, Sept. 5, 1908.
The society includes as members
all persons who have resided II New
Mexico since January 1, 1888, or long
er, and now resident of Chaves and
Eddy counties, and their families.
Invitation cards will be mailed to
invited guests only.
THOS. D. WHITE, President.
E. A. CAHOON, Secretary.
Pecos Valley papers, please copy.
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CALLS SEASIDE RESORT
STATURNALlA OF VICE.

Seagirt, N. j., Aug. 27.-In a start
ling proclamation issued today Gov
ernor Fort declares that unless the
excise law is observed in Atlantic
City, which he calls a saturnaia OF
vice, next Sunday and all saloons and
cafes closed tightly, he will call an
extraordinary session of the legisla-
ture and may send state troops to the
famous resort declaring the city un-
der martial law. In his proclaim alton
the governor ridicules the fasco of
ten days ago when the grand jury re-
fused to find indictments, and says
that three members of the jury were
saloon men and the others were in
sympathy with the violators of law.
Boellner. the jeweler, has it cheaper
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where several hundred people gather
ed. Mr.. Bryan spoke a few words to
them from the balcony. He announc-
ed that he would deliver an address
from the balcony at 400 p. m., anoth-
er at $50 on Fraternity" at the
Knights of Pythias picnic in Garfield
Park, and the main address at the
auditorium at 500 p. m.
Campaign in the East.
New York, Aug. 27.-With the Dem
ocratic campaign west of the Allie
ghenies in full swing, Chairman Mack
returned here today to establish head
quarters and inaugurate the campaign
in the East. The New York headquar-
ters will be formally opened Satur-
day, and in the mean time Mack will
arrange for eastern organization. He
will confer with several national com
OF the eastern states and
with local Democratic leaders on .he
selection of the chairman of a sub
committee to direct the Democratic
fight in the East.
Mr. Mack said there was a strong
drift throughout the country towards
Democracy, and that he felt absolute
ly confident of the election of Bryan
and Kern. He said the Democrats un-
doubtedly would carry Indiana, Illi
nois, Ohio and New York this year.
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WIN. r.
Villas, OF WISCONSIN,, DEAD.

F. Villas died at 1O:45 a. m today. He
had been i'll five weeks, and when
the doctor called this morning he
seemed somewhat improved. Shortly
after ten o'clock while the nurses
tient they noticed that he weakened
very quickly. An attempt was made
to get the doctor, but Col. Villas died
before he arrived. The doctor said
the immediate cause of death was
second stroke of paralysis.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-08-27
A Quiet Home Wedding.

Tom NJ. Caldwell and Miss. Minnie
Pearl -Conne1 were married at eight
o'clock last night. 1t was a quiet,
home wedding at the residence of the
brides mother, Mrs. R. B. Co1nell.
at S0S North Richardson ave. Rev. H.
F. Vermillion performed the ceremo-
ny in the presence of the brides rel
atives and Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Caroth-
ers. The couple will reside with the
brides mother for the present.
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CHRISTIAN CONVENTION
MEETS HERE NEXT

The annual convention OF the Chris
tian church of Nsw Mexico will be
held in Roswell next week, beginning
Sunday and extending through four
days session. Many visitors from all
parts of the territory are expected
to be in attendance The meetings
will be held in the local Christian
church building, and the general pub
lie is invited to attend.