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The Florida star., 1909-01-29
Seven Years of Proof

: II have had seven years Of proof that DR..
Kings New Discovery is the best medicine to
take for coughs and colds and for every dis
eased condition of throat, chest or lungs says
w. V. Henry, of Panama, Mo. The world
has had thirty eight years of proof that DIR.
Kings New Discovery is the best remedy for
coughs and colds, la grippe, asthma, hay fever,
bronchitis, hemorrhage Of the lungs and the
early stages Of consumption. Its timely use
always prevents the development of pneu-
mOnia. Sold under guarantee at Banner Drug
Store. SOC. and $1.OO Trial bottle free.
The Florida star., 1909-01-29
SHORT ORANGE BOX
Discussed at Convention and Use
of Standard Size Advised

of Standard Size Advised
One Of the most important subjects
taken up at the National League con-
vention at Peoria last week was the
short Florida orange box question.
C. B. Ayres, of c. F. Love &C.,,
Chicago, told Of an experience that
he had when he boughta a car of Flor
ida oranges, which was to contain
nothing but standard size boxes.
When it was opened he found that
he had purchased about a half a car
Of short packages, which sold at
about so cents per box below the
standard Florida box, causing him
considerable loss.
The following resolution was unan-
imously adopted and made a part of
the record of the meeting:
Resolved, That it is the judgment
of the convention that the use of the
short box or any other than the stand
ard box for Florida oranges and grape
fruit is undesirable and detrimental to
the financial interests of the grower and
shipper, causing an unsettling of values
and Generalization to the trade gen.
orally. The use of the short box by the
small portion of Florida shippers opens
the way to deception and fraud, there
by rejecting discreditably on the Flori-
da orange and grapefruit industry, and
that this move is directly contrary to
the effort being made by the govern
ment and by representative members of
the trade, both shippers and merchants
in other lines of farm products through
out the United States.'
There is no law in the state of Flor
ida which compels a packer to use
certain size box and it must be ad-
mitted that there are many good,
honest men in Florida who have ship
ped oranges to market in the smaller
box, and they had a perfect right to
do it, because they sold the packages
for what they were.
That box which has been recognized
as the Florida standard is the larger
one and the small box is identical in
size with that of the package used in
California. Many of the growers of
Florida are of the opinion that they
have as much right to use this small
er package as the California growers,
which naturally will give them more
money for their oranges.
A great many dishonest growers,
however, have taken advantage of
the difference in the size of the boxes
and have caused a great deal of trou-
BILE and heavy losses on the part of
orange buyers in the northern mark
cts because they have sold this short
box for what it really was not.
1t is the opinion of the trade that
this should be treated as was the
short apple barrel evil in New York
state year or so ago. When this
deceptive package was in use many
packers who were dishonest thought
they could obtain the same price for
them as they could for the standard
size barrel. In some cases they did
where they got the money first.
But law was passed that when a
barrel was used other than the stand
ard size barrel there would have to
be stamped in letters not smaller
than an inch high the words short
barrel" on the top of the barrel.
Since this has been done the fruit
has been selling at SOC. less per bar
rel in the markets than the standard
barrel fruit, which has resulted in an
almost complete elimination of the
evil.
The Florida star., 1909-01-29
Watched Fifteen Years

For fifteen wears have watched the work
lag of nucklrn's Nrui Salve; aud it has never
failed tn cure any sore, boil, ulcer or burn to
which il was applied lt has saved us many
a doctor bill, says \ +. Hardy of East viii
tnn. Maine. 2jr M Banner Drug store
The Florida star., 1909-01-29
One Of Wisconsin's Mothers
Who Always Keeps
|Pe-ru-na IN the
House.

"I am now able to do my house
work again, Gad have . good apPe-
tite. have used thirteen bottles
of PeruEa e-d one Of Manalin.
My husband and children are also
in good healtN. We always k, p
Peruna in the house. / tha-k
you q thousand times for yodK
advi.e."-Mrs. Alvina Plamann,
1914 Walnut ST., Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
The Florida star., 1909-01-29
Weekly Weather Report
TITUsvILLE, FLA, Jan. 20. 1909.
Statement of temperatures and rainfall for
the week ending Wednesday.

Total rainfall for the week .O4 inches.
MAX L. VON KoPPELow,
Cooperative Observer.
The Florida star., 1909-01-29

Il
tah who would naturally askH Some who used PeunaS Some
auated by selfish
who the Dotorety2
o people? OF
They
riters world.
testimonial the mothers
healthy babies
I'm
tooh
The Florida star., 1909-01-29
Notice

| will be at the following places for the pur-
pose of assessing the taxes for 1909. at the
time named below. ! would take il as a great
favor, if all would meet me at the designate d
places at the time named. 1t will enable me
to complete my work earlier and more cor
rectly. w. II. HALL,
Assessor
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22
SOUND ADVICE TO SOUTHERN
NEGROES

Major Joseph Cumming Augusta
Conference Haines Institute
well the brain able Southern
whose sympates with the race this section with whom he
diverse
Maj Cummings address the desire for re
between the that existed before the war What
better feeling then
Reviewing the
the work mechanic or borer and
command the deepest consideration First to the
negro's o work"
any occupation the hand of the Creator of us
ALL T Wu for discussion The
all that oon the ob{ bs si bt t4r at Tnf
with only one side to a however far in
injustice him pace Will 0p T oo ano
affo1 for Which he that he has that right is
his fa 5n ud sesm Boz fairly Major
or else accuse ourselves AS Major Cumming stated
the would be too monstrous to badly brutal
only the right to WORK IS
his fitness" for that work. Oh he
os yopr s sss as f motto 5S" M
s y9 % undf farmsr be- am
oW h long list of occupations already conbung
son m@eh ona f made TO Your fit
op ne whatever may be- You right to
work O enoe add it's the
participation politics with the nope OF ming puoc ONCE
Saws the Chronicle in connection:
nse5as ea sake haGS the ose gum
there one their there really capable Of ng
a1 e and nG q d h good will
the r Rf pon o t Which the d Ss
the sacrifice for the more important and mater
these Intelligent leaders OF their race
the South
question then OF their individual wiling
leader who is capable OF such sacrifice
behalf his self
real practical upf of his race
announced so-cald
take however applies much to one
helpful policy
He position from which he may hope to
Illogical
start him in from the top thereby neyta
neighbo
individual
ations
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22
LAND
FOR SALE

235 acres miles of Americas, s.
room house, near church and school
soil red and gray; running water.
$3.50 acre.
SIG acres, 5 miles of r. R., 5-room
house. S. acre.
200 acres 6 miles of Americus, 4
room house, 3-horse farm; open; run
ming water. SIS acre.
AGO acres miles of Americus, two
4-room houses, two broom houses;
soil red and grey. SIS acre.
200 acres level land and fertile, 6
miles of R. r., 5-room house (new)
rs acres, open, near church and school
$16 acre.
400 acres, 4-room house, tenant
houses, $50 acres, in pine timber, soil
mixed, pebbly and grey, 4 miles of
R. R. $40 acre.
$50 acres, Groom house, 10 tenant
houses, $50 acres forest; productive
soil, miles R. R. SIS acre.
800 acres unimproved land, front
ing station on trunk line Ry. fine
grazing and agricultural land; cattle
keep fat year round Only 81 acre
One-third cash.
If you want home or investment
either in city or farm property, come
to see me or write
Z. b. WILLIFORD,
1903 Cotton Avenue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

If the deficit at the beginning of
next year should approximate $1,000
600 how is the state to meet its current
obligations? 1t cannot borrow more
than 100000, and from present indi-
cations the states income from the
taxes of this year will not show an in
crease of more than 100000. If the
condition of the states finances is as
it is stated to be, how is the deficit to
be financed? The tax rate cannot be
increased beyond the present rate,
limit. The only way the deficit can
be made up, as far as we can see, is by
increasing property valuations or by
finding new sources of revenue. 1t is
probable that a great deal of property
escapes taxation or is taxed at only a
small percentage of it's market value,
but such a condition of affairs can be
remedied only by entirely remodling
our tax laws. 1t isn't certain that the
| legislature intends to remodel these
laws, and if it does intend to, it will
be several years before results can be
obtained. In the meantime how is the
state to carry its big deficit?
1t should be kept clearly in mind
| that the present administration isn't
| responsible for the deficit 1t didn't
create it. But it is going to be en-
barrassed by it. In his campaign Gov
Brown advocated reducing taxation
and we have no doubt that it is his
purpose to conduct his administration
as economically as possible. But he
finds himself confronted by a deficit
in the treasury for which he is in no
wise responsible, but which prevents
him from attempting any reduction in
taxation. We have no doubt that he
| will do what he can in the direction
of economy, but if he fails to bring
about a reduction of taxation it
shouldn't be forgotten that the fault
isn't his. The legislature may find
it necessary to refuse to give it's APP
proval to the federal income tax am
| endment and take into consideration
the question of levying a state income
| tax
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22
DISC0RDS IN THE REPUBLICAN
CHORUS
New Orleans States.)

The bitter speech that Senator Dol
liver delivered on the last day of the
special session of Congress was the
result of his knowledge that the Re-
publicans of Iowa were standing SOL
idly behind him. Now his colleague,
Senator Cummins is out with a ring
ing defiance of Aldrich, Cannon and
the entire reactionary wing of his par
ty. In the meantime Senator Dixon is
in Montana trying to defend himself
from the condemnation of his constit-
uents by attributing his troubles to a
conspiracy on the part of the press
which, however, merely chronicled the
fact that he voted in favor of the sky
scraper schedules.
Senator LaFollette has already talk
en- the stump and is pouring hot shot
into the Aldrich standpat machine. All
of these men have a keen regard for
their political future as we'll as a
very clear understanding of the senti-
ments of the Republicans of the Mid
die West. So it happens that Presi-
dent Taft's dinner of pacification after
the adjournment of Congress failed to
make peace within his party, The
angry knocking, the tumult and the
shouting still goes fiercely on.
1t is generally recognized as mat
ter of decided Importance politically
when such leader of the progressive
wing of the Republican party as SEN
ator Cummins publicly announces that
the tariff lis the decisive issue be-
tween the two we'll defined elements
within the Republican party. 1t is an
issue which must, and I believe will.
be settled definitely at the next ma
tional convention
But he overloOks the fact that no
body will ever again believ anything
a Republican national convention NAV
say. The party repudiated it's pledges
to the people in 1907 and again with
even more boldness and defiance this
year. Therefore the constituents Of
Mr.. Cummins are not likely in the flu
ture to pay any attention to Republi-
can pledges, or to be interested by
such worthless things. But they are
greatly interested in the issue which
he and his colleague, Mr.. Deliver
have raised in Iowa and that is: shall
the men now in control of party des-
TIMES be permitted further to disre-
gard plain party declarations"
If the progressives stick to this is
sue, and we have no doubt they will.
the Republican conventions next year
In the States of the Middle West will
be very interesting affairs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22
A MAIDEN'S WAY.
(St. Louis Starr

A Nifty dress, roguish smile,
That's maiden's way;
A bit of fiirtatious all the while,
That's maiden's way;
Perhaps a new beau every night,
Or fancy bonnets out of sight,
Perhaps ten suitors in a plight
That's a maiden's way.
A laugh that's filled with witching
grace,
That's a maiden's way;
Or else a shy look on her face,
That's a maiden's way;
A simple word that makes men try
To scale the mountains, sail the sky
Or stick dragon in the eye,
That's a maiden's way.
A word of sympathy and love,
That's a maiden's way;
When skies are darkened up above
That's a maiden's way;
A trust more true than heavens bliss,
Companionship when fate's amiss,
A cheering word-a simple kiss,
That's a maiden's way.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

The Tatnall Journal has swung out
a banner on which is inscribed
Church work, common schools, agri-
cultural education" as the chief topics
it will discuss and give the news of.
In other words the Journal is going to
devote its columns to the three things
that will be most likely to build up it's
county along the right lines, religion,
education and scientific farming. Pol
itics it relegates to the rear as a dis
turbing and disrupting factor, rather
than a promoter of the public well
horse sense somewhere about it's es-
adjustment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22
THE STATE TREASURY DEFICIT
Savannah Morning News.)


The interview with Hon. J. Randolph
Anderson, which we published yester-
day, shows the condition of the state
treasury to be such as to cause a feel
ing of uneasiness. Some statements
made by ex-Gov Smith, just before he
went out of Office, were calculated to
give the impression that the treasury
was prepared to take care of all of the
states current obligations. If what
Mr.. Anderson says is correct, and
there is no reason for doubling that il
is, there is a probability that there
will be deficit approximating a ST.
100000 by january / next.
The present legislature isn't respon-
sible for this condition of affairs. The
Smith legislature is is responsible for
it. 1t made the appropriations for the
years 1908 and 1909 And they were
extravagant ones, if we are to judge
from the threatened deficit. They
were extravagant because they were
much beyond the states income.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

The Savannah Credit Mems Assocl-
alton at a recent meeting intimated
that missionaries are needed i'll many
Georgia country districts to teach the
people to pay their debts. The Sayan-
nah Press repudiates this seeming
slur on the country people. 1t points
out that the country has for the past
twelve months been suffering from the
lower prices for cotton, lumber and
naval stores and its people have not
paid their debts for the simple reason
that they have not had the money
There is this one difference between
many country people and city people.
The man in the country stays at one
place and sooner or later pays his
debts. The city man gets himself in
debt and then jumps to some Other
town. He is not held back by his in
terests in the land nor his devotion to
locality.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

It will take in the neighborhood of a
hundred enumerators to take the CEN
sus in this congressional district. 1t
is TO be hoped that they will all be
white. That many white Republicans
may not be found, giving each county
its proportional representation, but
the efficiency of the service should be
the controlling principle and not the
desire to hand out little patronage
to political heelers. President Taft's
statements indicate that the orders
from Washington will be such that
none but white enumerators will be
used.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

The Rome Tribune discussing the
law against negro secret societies
makes this very pertinent summing
up of the situation as it really is: "The
majority of the white people have no
desire to cripple any organization that
has for its purpose the Improvement of
the negro, the elevation of his morals,
or the extension of charity. Those
negroes who are working for these
things will be glad to pursue their OBJ
jects under new names. Those who
belong, merely that they may wear a
badge the same as white people, and,
fool themselves with the idea that they
belong to the same brotherhood, will
of course object but they are the very
people the bill is aimed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

Sixty of the one hundred new cot
ton mills projected the first six months
of this year we're for the South Why
could not the number have been made
siXty-one, the extra mill being located
at Americas. Shall the last half of
the year show nothing doing here in
this line?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

Pierpont Morgan denies that King
Edward made a million on a market
tip given by him. The denial will be
readily accepted. When there is a
million to be made it is more apt to go
into Pierpont's pocket than that Of
any one else, king or commOner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

The New York Sun declares that
Seth Law as an ambassador is a joke.
1t may be, but the public will have to
have a diagram to explain where the
joke comes in. Low is a man of high
culture, undoubted probity of charac-
ter, and recognized as possessing
much force of character
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

A number of cotton mills are closing
down to await an advance in the pric-
es of their goods that will put them on
a level with the higher cost of the
raw staple. Cheap cotton goods will
probably not be known again for q
year or two as a result of the short
crop this season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

Jesse Mercer has again entered
journalism, taking hold of the rudder
of the Fitzgerald News which has
changed editors three times inside of
a month. If Jesse will cut out polit-
ical aspirations he will make the News
a hummer and probably paying prop
osition. The desire for a public office
kills many good newspaper men by
perverting their judgment and tying
their hands.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

One glass of soda water brought
happiness" to two people according TO
a local story in the Macon Telegraph.
Two straWs in one glass, probably.
And just to think of it, our legislators
sought to place a tax on this acme of
summer happiness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

In the multiplicity of candidates for
the vacant seat in the railroad COM
mission there is more of less danger
that politics will get in its work and
deprive one section of the state that Is
entitled to representation on the board
of the coyerted position. Common
sense dictates that Savannah, the
states chief port, should fill this va
cancy. The vast bulk of the exports OF
Georgia, of its cotton, naval stores,
lumber, produce, etc, passes through
that port There are men Of brains
there fully qualified to represent the
interests of the shippers. That entire
section has had but Little representa-
ton in the state government, in any
capacity, in many years. In view OF
the fact that southeast Georgia gave
Gov. Brown such a hearty support it
would be political ingratitude, as well
as a blunder, to give the appointment
to some other section. Indeed, 1t
would be a fair proposition to divide
the entire state into five distinct sec
tions and give to each a representative
on the Commission. Only in that way
can one section be prevented from en-
deavoring to monopolize the commits
sion in it's own interest, as Atlanta,
for instance, has done in the past.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

The Columbus Ledger wants every
man with a valueless dog to shoot it
and take the dollar that would other
wise be paid for tax and invest it in
a pig. The addition of couple hun
dred thousand pigs to the live stock Of
the state would mean something in
ham and bacon and salt pork later on
The scheme is fine one. But did the
Ledger ever know a man to have
valueless dog?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

Speaking of divorce Archbishop
Glennon, of st. Louis, says: If we
would maintain the standard of Chris
tianity we must maintain it's sweetest
blossom, the Christian home. The
home is a sanctuary that is not to be
torn down by the designs of men,
When the home falls the republic falls
and the last support of liberty and
progress fails.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

Insanity is on the increase on the
Isthmus Of Panama. The government
now has two hundred and fifty cases
on its hands There is only one way
to stop the increase, give the boys
good baseball schedule.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

The ThOrnwell orphanage, known as
one of the most worthy charities of
the South, is in need of funds. The
president was recently injured in
Washington and is unable to give at
tention to the work of soliciting and
management. Friends of the institu-
ton can do much good at this espec-
ial time with their sympathy and fin
ancial support.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

The Thomaston Times says it will
be fun to watch McLendon run against
Smith for the L. S. Senate. There are
some spectacles that are not amusing,
simply pitiful
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

The people over in Alabama are
getting almost as light hearted as
they are in Georgia. The legislature
of that state is soon to adjourn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

Say" said the th9osophist's small
boy, q guess pa was a baseball UNI
pire in a previous existence"
What makes you think SOP"
Mas always throwing things at
him. Detroit Free Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22
A SONG OF CONTENT.

How many million stars must shine
Which only God can see!
Yet in the sky His hand has hung
Ten thousand stars for me.
How many blossoms bloom and fade
Which only God can know,
Yet here's my field of buttercups
And here my daisies blow.
How many wing-paths thrugh the blue
Lure swallows up and down,
Yet here's my little garden walk
And yon's the road to town.
How many treacherous voice has
WOOed
Unhappy feet to roam,
Yet God has taught my willing ear
The sounds of Love and Home!
Frederick Lawrence Knowles
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22

A prisoner at the sessions had been
duly convicted of theft, when it was
soon, on proving previous convic-
lions" that he had actually been in
prison at the time the theft was com
mitted. Why didn't you say SOP
asked the judge of the prisoner an
grily.
Your lordship | was afraid of pre-
JUDGING the jury against Home
Herald
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-22
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