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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02
MINIS CORNER IS AGAIN
SOLD AT THE PRICE.
Owners viii Erect Large
Building.
Entire Lot 100 Square
Feet Sold--Handsome
Apartment House is
Assured.

The purchase yesterday of the
Minis Corner" at Church and Lee
streets by Mr.. j. w. Hightower mean.
the erection of a handsome three u
four story apartment house there. in
stead of the little frame structure con.
templated by the parties who boughl
the conner" a few weeks ago.
This latest deal was consummate6
yesterday evening, Mr. Hightowar
making the purchase for his sister,
Mrs. Clifford H. Bruton.
Not only was the former Minis stoee
property purchased, but with it the
entire vacant lot of about 11O feet
square, the other portion being bought
of Mr.. w. B. Hudson, who owned the
north portion of the lot.
Tlts is the most desirable vacan
property on Lee street, that was on
the market, and Mr., Hightower paid
an excellent price for it,
1t is his purpose, as stated, to
erect handsome and modern apar--
ment house there, and he will at once
secure plans to that end. The build
ing will front the two streets, and the
apartments, large ana well arranged,
Will be ideal ones for families, or for
single gentlemen,
Mr., Hightower cannot state definite
ly at this time just when these i'm
provements will be made, but no un-
necessary delay is expected. 1t has
long been his desire to see a big apart
men house on this corner, and no
expense will be spared to render the
structure an idea lone.
Citizens of Americus generally will
rejoice to know that Mr.. Higitowe-
has this fine corner and will thus
structure an ideal one.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02
TIE BONNET is READY
AND ALSO Is MADAM.
Autumndl Rush on tuesday
Will Be Great.

Americus will have her hat o.
straight Tuesday morning, bright anc
early, and adorable femininity vii!
throw spasms of ecstacy and oonvul.
sions of exquisite rapture over thu
wonderful and marvelousIy wrougar
creations in feathers and velvet ar.
tistically displayed to unlimber tn
family purse.
For Tuesday is the one day of thl
365 absolutely dearest to the hear,
feminine, opening day"
1t is the day when all else is TO :
gotten; family, friends, and even
hat Shrine at which so many worship
tie bridge table; all is forgotten
Aurlel into the dust Of oblivion in he
mad stampede to inspect the fall bon
nets.
For weeks she has dreamed OF moth
ing else, and the sweet, blissful day
of realization approaches. She Will
see the befeathered dity and katow
III eXclamatlons OF great Joy,
UnEobbled, unfettered, she joins the
grand hegira that sweeps like a
mighty wave to the batteries, where
rests in $50 grace and exquisite besuty
der ideal of all that is worth having
on earth She can conceive of moth,
ing terrestrial or celestial, that W.!
come within ten city blocks of that
hat.
For weeks the milliners have been
busy in preparation for this feast OF
fearle ers ana harvest OF dollars for
this is the time for ten strike. Moth
ing that has the stamp of 'in it" IS
overlooked. TIE trim yoque, the
smart tailored hat, the turhan, the
evening picture hat. the standpipe,
the la tub; all are eady,
And all of this On Tuesday-glo
rious Tuesday opening day in Amer
GUS, when womankind will kneel in
pathetic alteration once more at the
shrine of Madam Milllner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02
IN HOUSES OF WORSHIP
IN AMERICUS TODAY.
interesting Services at the
Several Churches.

At First Methodist church this
morning tie pastor Rev. o. B. Ches-
ter, will preach at both services. Th4s
morning at IL his topic will be Oar
Patmos and Our Sabbaths." Tonight,
The Mystery of the Stars and Candle
sticks"
These are the first two sermons in a
series of nine upon tie Book of Reve-
lations, which Mr.. Chester will deliver
shortly.
Calvary Episcopal church will have
school hour tits morning, beginning a.
9:45 o'clock. An interesting program
rally day exercises at the SUNDAY
of songs and special music is a.
ranged for this occasion.
There will be Hoy Communion ana
sermon at II by the rector, Rev. J.
B. Lawrence, and evening prayer ~
s o'clock. Old familiar AMI favorite
hymns will be rendered, and the gen
eral public is invited to attend.
Rev. R. l.. Bivins will fill his put-
pit at FurlIow Lawn today, preaching
It's morning at II O'Clock and this
evening at 7:45 o'clock.
Rev. Lansing Burrows viii MI his
pulpit at the First Baptist church as
usual, both morning and evening.
Today is the first Sunday in the
month, and the regular occasion fo
services at the Catholic church, On
Lee street. Mass will be celebrate
at 9 O'Clock this morning, as usual
The usual services at Christian Sci
ence church:
Golden text; Take heed, Therefore,
how ye hear; for waosoever hath,
to him shall be given, and whatsoever
hath not, from him shah be taken
even that which he seemed to have
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02
SIX THOUSAND is PAID
FOR FARM IN SUBURBS
ShOCkIey Place is Bought
Saturday.
Col. Geo. r. Ellis is the
Owner Now of a SUI
burban Farm-Other
Sales Reported.

Col. George R. Ellis purchased yes.
terday through the Southern Lant
Co. the pretty suburban farm of Mrs
Shockley, three miles east of Ameri-
Gus ON the Forsyth street road. This
pretty little farm contains only 70,
acres, and the price paid for it, $G,-
600, is an excellent one.
Mr.. Will L. English, of the Southern
Land Co., made the sale.
The improvements upon tie place
are not very considerable, a modest
country home, but the location, upon
one of Sumter's fine roads, lis an ideal
one.
Another sale of valuable farm prop
erty yesterday was that of the George
NJ Harper place of 243 acres. This
farm lies probably dozen miles we
of Americus, and the sale vas made
to Emmett Hart, of Sumter, through
Arthur & Westhrook, real estate dea;-
ers here,
Arthur q WeStbrook also sold the
Wiley Winsett farm, four miles west
of Amerious, the purchaser being
George w. Kenmore. Both proper
ties brought fine prices, though the
figures were not announced.
The sale of the three farms above
mentioned, together with that of the
plantation at $4,000, 20
Mr.. T. NJ. Lowrey, and the sale also
of the Minis and Hudson properties
to Mr.. ]. w. Hightower, ran the total
of realty sales yesterday above the
$50 600 mark.
And, best of all, every sale oonsum,
mated reflected advancing values III
farm property in Sumter; so great is
the demand.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02
Hamilton & Co. Over
200 new shapes for our
second sho wing of Mil
linery, Tuesday and
Wednesday, October 4
and 5.
A "SHGWER" FOR HOSPITAL
IS ARRANGED BY LADIES
At Residence of Mrs. J. e. Mathis on
Tuesday Afternoon.

A beautiful entertainment will be
given at the residence OF Mrs. ]. L.
Mathis Tuesday afternoon at four
There viii be linen and dish
shower for the benefit of the hospital
An interesting program has been ar
ranged, and an attractive group OF
young ladies will serve dainty Re-
freshments
The ladies of the Hospital Associs
ton will be in charge and invite a
general patronage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02

FUNERAL OF JAMES HOWELL
is HELD ON SATURDAY.
Former Resident of Sumter Laid 10

Former Resident OF Sumter Laid 10
Rest,
The funeral OF Mr.. James Howell
who died on Friday, was held yester-
day afternoon at the family cemetery
was about fifty-five years of age and al
excellent and esteemed citizen, thoug
greatly afflicted in recent years. He
is survived " his wife and FIVE Chill l.
rem, besides his sister, Mrs. Nancy Be-
chanan, of Americus, and brother, Mr
John T. Howell. The funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev. R. =
fBivins, of Furlow Lawn Baptist churcl
and were we'll attended
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02
LADIES WILL CONDUCT SALE
FOR BENEFIT OF CHURCH

One of the attractions of Opening
Day to feminine shoppers will be tla
Home made Garment Sale," held a;
Holidays Book Store by the Aid So
ciety Of the Presbyterian church Tie
stock, while small, will range from
the most sensible of kitchen aprons
to the daintiest lingerie. A cordia
invitation is giveP to all ladies to So.
for themselves the value of tie art
cles offered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02
REV. CHESTER WILL LECTURE
AT THE Y. NJ, c. A. TO-DAY
Discussing Many Interesting Lie
Questions.

"'rhe Soul Kiss-A Discussion of
Some Life Questions" will be the
theme of Rev, 0, B. Chester at the
gospel meeting for men at the Young
Mems Christian Association this af-
ternon at $3.50 o'clock At this time
Mr.. Chester Will undertake to dis
cuss with the mtm the reasons for the
opposition of tie church to so-calIe
worldly amusements. As usual all
men are invited, and it is very
very probable that a goodly gathering
will greet this popular minister
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02
LATHAM, ALEXANDER'S
DAILY COTTON REPORI

New York, October 1.-The cotton
market was. duh, but strong today, the
trade being inclined to await publica.
tion of the government report.
Spot sales, five thousand bales, at
unchanged prices.
LATHAM, Alexander & Co.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02
MILLINERY OPENING IN LESLIE
ATT MRS. WILLIAMS STORE

Mrs ]. H. Williams announces he
fail opening Wednesday, October, tAo
fifth. Everybody invited. Largest H1e
ever stown in Leslie Up-to-date hats
at moderate prices. III
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02
HOUSE RECEIVES A
LARGE ORDER FOR PRODUCE

Of tie many large sales of it's prod
uct, Livertone, received recently Dy
the Dodson Medicine Co., of A Afericus,
that yesterday, from a Florida whole
sale house eolipsed all others. This
order yesterday totalled $4,850, while
quite recently the same house plac 4
another order for the same medicine
to the amount of $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02
"SHOOFLY. WILL RUN LATER
IN ARRIVAL AT AMERLCUS

Change of Schedule is Effective THIS
Morning.
The Seaboard's "Shoofiy" train vii
change it's schedule today, arriving
at Americus a trifle later than hereto
fore. Under this new schedule train
No Is for Plains, Richland and Co
lumbus will leave at 1905 a. m., in
stead of 9:35. Train No. 76, goin9
east, will leave at 500 p. M, instead
of $40.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02

Hamilton & Co. New
Millinery Parlors. Will
Lave a display Tuesday
and w Wednesday, Octo.
ber 4th and 5th. Five
Hundred New Pattern
Hats. All are cordially
invited.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02

[DRETTY tailored WOOlfex
suits will delight the
heart of the woman who de-
mands quality through and
through.
This seasons showing of suits and
coats will add to our established
reputation for garments of high
quality.
Some of the designs shown are
clever adaptations of Worth and
Paquin models. The head designer
OF WOoltex garments spent several
weeks in Paris this season studying
the best models of the most famous
dress artists.
The charming suits shown are as weIl-tail-
ored and of as fine material as the product
OF the best custom tailor-yet the price is
extremely moderate. And it bears guar
antee of two seasons satisfactory service.
You can examine these suits, inch by inch,
turn them inside Out-and the more careful
~ you examine them, the better you will
like them.
All the seasons best fabrics and colors are
in our large stock of suits at
$500 TO $4,000. /
Chas. l. Anslev.
The Store that Sells Wooltex. \
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02

See our show window for a fine line
Of Hat Pins. Daniels, the JeweIer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02

Hamilton & Co. A
showing of fine Willow
Plumes, S. 90 to $40,
Tuesday and Wednes-
day. October 4th and
5th.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-02
The Young Men are
Wearing STEIN-BLOCH
SMART CLOTHES

And 50 the WHO young. Every STEIS.BLOCH
smart suit the
sunt Every pattern it's par
beauty
TheSTEINBL0CH buying covers the product
of Scottish English American
The Spring of STEINBLOCH Ready to
Wear Clothes patterns you
they ftso well that STEIN BLOCH Clothes have
become the despair Of the
any savings are definite
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-12-15

Mrs Fred Cromg or Alonson. Mich.
never GtNo tucu children auyulne eIo.
ut women.
You c9n buy a Gny cent or ono dollar
hollIe OF any nearny druggist. for tucv
haFc an aoid " Tor a generation but il
you want To- test Il on Your china ufat
,ehd Your address 10 br Caldwell ouJ ho
bottle
Dr. Culdwoll docs not feel that the
purchase ot His remedy cuds hig ohIi-
hll'on, ilc has specialized u stomach
lIEcr ana bowel diseases for over fh.rt
reader amy advice ON tho snbtrrl f,.e
ot charge, All are wclc mo lo wrlio
nun, whether for thc medical alvica
or .ho ti,o sample address, nlr1 m
W. u ColaWcl, JI CaidYcll building,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-12-15

lod. ana lo'sios-a double wedding
In the pariors ol ho AucfIan They
wore AIR. C0rui KN,o %, poolTI''c
Okla, and NIe Odia llcitech or
Woodrorl ORlao ana Mr. Edeot
.pruitl ana Miss Elll Grim OF Wool.
iord Tho youthful oourlo- como 10
sulphur sunday afternoon 0nd wcrt
married Mouuav morning nt soon ag
licenses could hr procured Ec.
Tou'y OF tho r0pllsr Chwoh orti'i1'.
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-12-15


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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
CLUBHOUSE AT sINGAponE..

him were so frightened that they were
unable to move. They We're huddled
together just under him, and before
they recovered their senses he sprang
down and struck the father with his
right paw and Drained him. He then
proceeded to kill the other members
of the family with the exception of
the boy above referred to, who was
lying in a bunk raised high above the
/ floor, and thus escaped discovery. The
boy says the tiger first killed his
father, mother and the four children.
leaving his little sister. baby of three
years. After he had killed the first
he began playing with their bodies,
watching the little girl as a cat does
a mouse, If she attempted to creep
moved just outside the length OF his
paw when he would reach over and
drag her close to him. He would then
go on playing with the dead bodies,
sucking the blood and taking a bite
now and then until the child attempted
to move, when the same proceeding
was re-enactcd. This lasted until the
little girl expired OF fright and eX-
haustion The tiger then bit her in
the back of the neck and sucked her
blood. After long time he finished
his feast and walked out of the hut.
leaving the boy overhead undisturbed.
A Land of Snakes.
AS for me, 1 am more afraid of
the snakes than the tigers. The latter
are cowardly beasts, and will attack
one only in the dark or when they can
sneak up be.lnd ana catch him off
guard. The snakes are so many that
one is liable to step upon them as he
goes through the Jungle or, IL he
sleeps in a native hut, one may per-
haps drop down from the roof
There arc fortyfour kinds of snakes !
! on this little island, which is not half I,
I as big as some Texas farms. and of /,
these there are fourteen varieties
| which carry poison bags under their
tongues or at the roots of their teeth.
The worst, perhaps, is the cobra, which
spits venom. The Malayans tell me
there is no cure for its bite. When
4 attacked 1t erects the body and dilates
the skin on each side of the head so
4 that it seems to have put on hood
AT the same time 1t makes a noise
/ like an angry cat, and If attacked it
will throw to distance of six or
\ eight feet a poisonous fluid which, If
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27

liz pouring into Singapore for rubber invest
ments Scores OF plantations being set
ont and something like 10000 acres of
groves have already been established. Some
or the companies have paid dividends OF q.
nigh as 200 por cent, while 20 per cent. i.
by no means uncommon. The plants used
are those which produce the Para rubber
the trees coming into bearing at their nth
or sixth year. They are then tapped. and IL
carefully bed Will continue to produce for
many years.
The Lands OF Pepper.
1t liz from this same region that the great
or part OF our pepper comes. There are pep
per estates IN Malaysia and in Suuatra over
the way. In fact. this country was first de-
sired by England on account OF its ship
ments of pepper. Plantations were acquired
by some London commissioners. who de-
nandcd that moro and more pepper be sent.
They knew SO little about how pepper grows
that they asked their agents to see that tho
natives planted more white pepper In thu
future. as their customers preferred that 10
black pepper, Now every who knows
anything about pepper knows that the white
pepper and black pepper come from tina
same bushes and that white pepper is
merely black pepper well ripcned.
Shortly after that letter came the amount
OF silver belonging to the company in tina
Singapore office short. and in writing
about II to London the agent. presumins
the Ignorance OF the people there. said
that tho deficiency due TO the ravages
OF the white ants. With their next shipment
the London commissioners cent a basket Of
files. and when the agent wrote asking
what they were for. the reply was that they
were TO sharpen the teeth OF those ants.
The exporters here say that there Is still
money in pepper. but that for the tins
the profits OF the rubber industry surpass
those OF all other farming.
Copyright 1870 by Frank G.. Carpenterl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
ny FRANK G. CARPENTER.

This Malay peninsula offers some
live opportunities for Theodore Roose-
volt and his son Kermit. Its iungles
are infested with tigers, and the
singapore government is now Offering
rewards of $50 each for every fun
grown tiger killed and $15 apiece for
Tiger cats. Just outside the city are
tracts of dense vegetation, in when
such beasts are sometimes shot. They
win the old channel north of the ISL
md, coming out of the lahore jungles,
ind now and then pick UP Malay
,aby for breakfast. Just the other day
lie young Sultan of lahore. who is a
great sportsman, killed big tiger 1t
Is the nineteenth he has shot since
eaching manhood. AS he showed its
Jaws. which he had cut off as a
rophy, he was asked If he expected to
ag his twentieth. He replied:
5 i most certainly shall il he does
OF bag me-
In visit to lahore l saw the tracks
Il tiger in the mud not far from
his mans palace. II had prowled
Trough the city during the preceding
light, and had played around a saw
ill, walking through the dust in
'ont of the then quiet buzz-saw.
The Tiger Island.
The word Singapore" comes from
10 native terms meaning Lion CITY,
should be called Tiger City" for
the past the island upon which 1t
ands has been the lair of these
casts, and it is said that as many
! 500 natives have been devoured
them in one year, The animals
Sue here first at about the time
G colony was founded and some
airs ago one was discovered chok-
TO death in the fishing nets Oft
shore facing the mainland lie
"a started TO swim the channel and
1t caught in the nets.
AS 1 sat in the Singapore Club tht
her night one of the English Off
ais told me how Il man-eating tige
Gently slaughtered a Malayan, hi
ifc and five children. leaving onl,
e sixth, a little boy, who related
e story. This family was living OF
e edges of the Jungle not far from
channel in a hut covered Will
atch. Inc tiger sneal1ed up an,
rang upon the roof. He scratched
en- large hole, and the Malayan
thin as they looked up and sap
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
hunter blurted forth with a sheer:

hunter blurted forth with sneer:
"A missionary in India, why. man.
have been six months in India aud never
saw q misionnryv'
Well, as to that" rcioined the other.
You have been talking all day about tls-
been twenty-five years in india and in all
that time have never seen a tiger
But perhaps you didn't look FOR tigers"
said the hunter.
And perhaps you failed to look for mis-
sionaries, rejoined the dominic
We'll there arc missionaries down hero
IN Malaysia and in China. Japan and Korea
ana the Elobetrotter who does not conflnn
himself 10 the ports cannot fail to see them
II he keeps his eyes open. / have already
written about their work In Korea and
CHINA. They are doing much in siam, and
those OF the protestants alone In India have
moro than 100000 natives who are proress-
ing Christianity. They have something like
500 Sunday schools going. and there are al
most 10000 pupils In their ordinary day
doing great good everywhere. the number of
patients treated last year In India alone
being over 10000. There are something
like so mission hospitals in Asia. Africa
and Oceanlca, and altogether there Is a
Protestant Christian population among those
OF tho worlds nations we consider as heath
ems OF more than 10000.
Fortunes in Rubber.
Tho enormous demand for rubber for au-
tomoblle tires, bicycle tires and other things
The jungle Is being cut down and covered
with rubber plants. The Sultan OF Johore
has just sold his rubber crop at over e.
pound. and his plantations have yielded two
pounds TO the tree. I told no has 100
trees to the acre. and that he owns thous-
$500 an acre per annurl.
II this is true. II is no wonder that capital
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
ABOUT SINGAPORE INFESTED WITH TIGERS.

abOOI SlNHhPOftE AXE INFESTED
sessions. The English seem able to
tote the white mans burden better
than any other Caucasians. They took
hold of this island over ninety years
ago, when 1t was jungle, and they
have now made one part OF it the
most important commercial centre Of
the Far East. They have cut down
much of the tropical vegetation and
have reduced it to profitable farms
They have built up on the shores Of
the island one of the finest cities OF
Asia. Singapore has two or three
hundred thousand people, 1t has big
business blocks of several stories with
high ceilings, double walls and wide
galleries on account of the heat. II
is city Of enormous hotels, which
are lighted by electricity and cooled
by electric fans. 1t has numerous
banks, with millions OF capital. and
also churches, Libraries, museums and
schools.
The white population all told, num-
bers only about 5000. the remainder
being Asiatics of various kinds But
these 5000 are the lords of creation,
and many of them live in magnificent
villas surrounded by botanical gar.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27

Tor 30 years lydia II. pinSham's Vegetable
mpound has been the standard remedy for
male ills. No sick woman does Justice to
srseH who will not try this famous medicine,
lde exclusively from roots and herbs, and
3 thousands of cures to its credit.
MEsAs Mrs. Pinl1ham invites all sick women
- to write her for advice She mas
ided Thousands to health free of charge.
Address Mrs, Pinkham, Lynn. Mass.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27

"Take me somewhere east OF suez.
Where the best is like tho worst.
Where there aln't no Ten Command
rnents,
And you've not to raise thirst"