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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-11
LIVED AT HOME FOR
FORTY-TWO YEARS.
farmer Who Believes in Hoo
and HOminy Program.

Mr.. j. P. Wise, one Of the best
farmers Of Sumter county, came in
from Plains yesterday morning 10
get additional facts about the corn
growing contest.
Il have always been a corn growing
farmer, one of the hog and hominy
variety" said Mr. Wise in discussing
the contest, and so l thought that |
would enter the corn contest and see
what | can really do with an acre
WIN especial attention is devoted 70
it. / have always been an ardent ad-
vocate of living at home, raising your
own supplies on the farm l make
that special point an my farming op-
erations, and have done so from the
beginning
Il have been farming about forty
two years now," continued Mr.. Wise,
"and from the first my policy has
been to raise all the corn and pork
that was needed for my family. 1t has
been very rarely indeed, that we
have had to buy meats. We provide
an adequate supply every year for
ourselves. Really it puzzles me some
times as to how farmers can possibly
get along who pursue the other policy
and continuously buy corn and meaUs
and other high-priced feed supplies.
[ believe decidedly in the less cotton
and more corn program | have al
ways believed in it and | intend to
stick to it to the end"
Mr.. Wise stated that considerable
interest was felt in the corn growing
contest around Plains, that number
of farmers thereabouts would prob
ably compete for the prizes and that
some fine yields of corn might be
looked for
g The way l view it," said he, "Ts
this. If | get a prize l will feel very
proud and be that much better off
financially. If | do not get prize
will have fine crop to reimburse me
for the time and trouble and money
and l will undoubtedly have learned
something that will be of value to me
in after years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-11
FORCE OF C0NvICTS IS
GOING TO Be LARGER.
Sumter Wants Increase of
Zebra Brigade.

Inc county commissioners of Sum-
ter will ask for additional convicts for
road service here when the annual ap-
portionment of zebras is made by the
state on April 1st. Sumter wants
good roadside has the best now
and this is the way in which to OBJ
tain them
The terms of several convicts now
employed here viii expire during
February, and it is desired that the
ranks be kept filled.
Sumter county has force of about
ninety conyicts on her public roads,
and the magnificent highways built
about Americus and throughout the
county attest the wisdom of this plan
Seventy-five counties have made ap-
plication to the Prison Commission
for state conviets for road work, for
the year beginning April 1, and many
others are yet to be heard from.
Significant facts in this connection
are:
Every county asking convicts, has
asked for more than were fee1 ao2lt Z. l,ts' Z,
to it last year 8.heratessco'ta @ 4
Not one county 'g~e zls,,..LSslcts :, q NC IS
its roads, has failed to apply for
them again.
Five counties which are not using
convicts on their roads-Crawford
Dodge, Crisp, Douglas and Echols-
have asked for their proportion Of
them this year.
There is abundant indication that
the demand is going to far exceed the
supply The probability is that some
of the counties will not be able TO
secure as many state convicts as they
now have.
Sumter county would gladly employ
a bunch of one hundred zebras on her
roads the year round
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-11
CITY SOLONS SERVE POSSUM
CAUGHT IN NIGHTS CHASE
Went After the COOns But Caught
Four MarSupials.

If either City Attorney Tom Lane,
or City Physician Wade Chambliss,
extends you an invitation to supper
tonight, clinch it on the spot, for a
dish of possum will form the piece de
resistance. This pair of urbane ofic-
ials found their way out of the NOR
asses Of Muckalee at $50 o'clock yes
terday morning after having been
hopelessly lost in the swamp for five
hours, wearily walking up and down
stream between Smithville and
Friendship. They went out the night
before to hunt coons, but the aristo-
cratic canine carried along disdained
to trail such plebian game and treed
possums instead. Four fine fat fell
lows were bagged by the hunters who,
with characteristic generosity, VIII
share the dish with their friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-11
"PRIZE WINNERS" ARE COMING
WITH A GREAT COMPANY
Beauty Chorus Will Appear With the
Lyman Twins.

The Lyman Brothers and splendid
company. including Patti Rosa and
other rosebuds, will be a star at
traction at the opera house Tuesday
night next in the comedy success THE
Prize Winners" This twin star COM
edy contains an abundance of big
features, pleasing novelties, charming
specialties, with a dainty chorus of
pretty girls, funny comedians and
beautiful display of electrical eff
fects never before seen with this class
of attraction. This new success was
written expressly for these young
stars like all others in which they
have appeared with wonderful sue
cess.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-11
NATIONAL COTTON
ASSN. ORGANIZED.
Prof. SOuIe is Made Pres
ident of 1t.
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 1O.-The follow
ing report of the committee on perma-
nent organization of the National Coz
ton and Products Association was
accepted this afternoon:
President, A. M. Soule, president Of
Georgia Agricultural College.
Vice-President, Charles S. Barrett.
secretary Farmers Union, Union City,
Ga; B. F. Taylor, yice-president In
terstate Cotton Seed Crushers Asso-
citation, Columbia, S. c.; Lawrence
McRae, manufacturer, Winston-SaI-
EN-, N. c.; B. B. Brown, farmer, Jack
sonville, Fla; Charles Barrett, secre-
tay Boad of Agriculture, Gutherie, Ok
iahoma; John Thompson, Commits
sioner of Agriculture, Nashville,
Tenn; Prof. c. j. Roberts, Cape Cir
ard Eau, Mo-; H. E. Blackeslee, Com
missioner of Agriculture, Jackson,
Miss. J. E. Calvin, Ex-President Far
mers Union, Waco, Tex; j. c.. Rankin,
Secretary of Board of Agriculture,
Lexington, KY; A. C. Gracey, farmer,
Little Rock, Ark; J. A. Wilkinson,
Secretary Board of Agriculture, Mont
gomery, Ala; Secretary, G. S. Weav-
er; Asst. Secretary, j. L. Godfrey;
Treasure, R. F. Maddox.
Committee on permanent organi-
zation is composed of following: w.
H. Leahy, Chairman; Chas l.. Gay,
John H. Mcdowell Harvey Jordan,
Fielding Wallace, Robert F. Orr.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-11
CLOTHING TO ORDER.
Mr.. MumfOrd With Fine Line of Sam
pies at insley's Today and To-
morrow.

Mr. c. E. Mumford, representing
Isaac Hamburger and Sons of Balti-
more will be with us today and Sat
urday with magnificent line of sam
pies mems tailor-made clothes when
we will be glad to take your order and
have made TO your measure spring
suits, coats and pants or odd trousers
We cordially invite all interested in
tailor made clothes to give us a call
when we will guarantee a fit snd sat
isfaction in every pa%icular.
CHAS l.. ANSLEY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-11
THE BANKS OF AMERICUS
WILL CLOSE ON HOLIDAY,

Saturday the 18th day of February
being legal holiday the undersigned
banks of Americus will be closed
Bank of Commerce
by E. D. Sheffield, Cashier.
Americus National Bank
by Geo. D. Wheatly. Jr, asst cashier
Commercial City Bank.
by R. E. McNulty, cashier
Bank of Southwestern, Ga.
by N. NJ. Dudley, cashier
Planters Bank of Americus.
by H. S. Council asst. cashier.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-11
HER BUSTLE AND HOSIERY
ARE FILLED WITH MONEY
Woman Beggar Worked Good Graft
in Charlotte.

Charlotte, N. c., Feb. 10-With her
stockings lined with five and ten dol
lar bills and her hustle bulking with
greenbacks and silver coin, a white
woman giving her name as Bessie Will
son was arrested here. The woman
was a recognized beggar and has
made her appearance in several towns
having visited this city once before,
where she was arrested and forced to
leave the town
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-11
SASSO
The Marvellous Mind Reader.

IHe MdFNelOuS MlHu heauers
SASSO, famous in the expositions IF
Europe and America, is here this week.
SASSO, the Egyptian wonder, who
calls you by your name, tells you
your occupation, describes your
friends and your enemies. He will
advise you on all the affairs of your
life
SASSO, the Clairvoyant and Psychic,
whose powers have astonished the
most intelligent and convinced the
most skeptical.
Don't fail to visit this gifted man
at the carnival
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-11
CROP PROSPECT IN SUMTER
THE FINEST IN YEARS
All Signs Point to Good Crops This
Season.

Season.
According to the old idea that a
cold winter makes a good Grip year
this should be one of the finest this
section has ever known as it un-
doubtedly has been one of the most
steady long continued cold snaps that
has been known in years.
Insects and bugs should have been
killed out by it, if they ever are killed,
and nothing on that order left to
hurt the crops
Vegetation is very backward here
and as yet there has been little plant
ed in gardens, most people being
afraid to risk it until the middle Of
the month.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-11
SUGAR TRUST TURNED
AGAINST HIM, lie SAYS
Splitter Sore as He Leaves
For Prison.
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

Especial to Iimes-RecOrder.)
New York, Feb. 10.-Oliver Splitter,
former dock superintendent of the
Sugar Trust, who leaves here today
to begin a two years sentence at At
lanta in connection with the under
weighing frauds, complained bitterly
today against the trust The sugar
trust made a scapegoat of me, Spitz-
er said Deserted me absolutely t
pounded and ruined me after | serv-
ed it faithfully for 20 years"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-11
TO MAKE KENTUCKY
DRY ALL OVER.
DryS Introduce Bill With
That in View.
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

Frankford, KY, Feb. 10.-The fight
of the "Drys" in the Kentucky legis-
lature was given a new turn today,
when Representative Waggoner, of
Henry county, offered two bills, one
of them to secure statewide prohibi-
tion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-11

For business reasons we will con
tinue our great cut price sale till
about Feb 18th.
WARLICKS STORE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-11
Wanted

A smart boy between the ages of u
and 16 to act as cashier. Permanent
position Apply to Dodson's Pharmacy.
Ever notice how much better sam
pie is than the real thing?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
NAWPAY DIRECTOR
IS WASHINGTON MAN
Samuel L. Heap Succeeds C..
w. LittIefieid, Who RetIres
After Interesting Career.

Pay Director c. W. Littleield of the
navy. recently stationed at the Boston
navy yard. was placed the retired list
today en- his own application. He has
served nearly thirty-five years and has
held many responsible positions.
During his service re has been on near
ly all the stations of the world and has
attended many functions at various
courts of Europe. Recently he married
Mrs.. Kirkland Il. Armour Of Kansas City,
where he will make his home portion
of the year.
He was appointed TO the Naval Pay
Corps September :. 1876. and reached his
present rank December -. 1903. He was
assigned To the Maine in September. 1885,
and Was relieved from that duty only ten
days before the. disaster in Havana har-
Dor.
During the war with Spain he served
ON the scout cruiser St Paul. His re-
tirement will promote Pay Inspector Sam
uel L. Heap. who is on duty in Baltimore
Pay Inspector Heap was appointed an
assistant paymaster in the navy April l..
1SS2 from the District of Columbia.
Among the vessels he has served on are
the Alert, Dolphin. Raleigh. Oregon and
Brooklyn
He also served at the Naval Hospital,
Yokohama. Japan; at the navy yard,
Washington. His latest assignment to
duty was in charge of the navy pay office
al Baltimore. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
EXPLORER PEARY PASSES
ANNUAL PHYSICAL TEST
Exceeds the Limit Prescribed.
Has Adventure With Waiter
at Restaurant Later.

Capt. R. z. Peary, the arctic explagor,
now on duty at the Department Of Jus.
tice as "a naval engineer" recently com
pleted the annual physical test prescribed
for all officers of the navy. Instead OF
walking or riding a bicycle, either OF
which he was privileged to do. he eeoayedt
the alternative horseback ride Of ninety
miles in three days. Selecting the three
and half mile course around west Po-
tomac Park. he rode eleven hours during
the past three days and covered ITO miles,
being at the rate of ten miles an hosn.
That is conceded to be a fine record for
a man who said he had not been In he
saddle for seventeen years.
Successfully Passes Ordeal.
The hero OF many arctic winters Stood
the ordeal well and said the long ride had
done him no harm.
When he had finished the ride Capt.
Peary visited nearby restaurant and
had a cup of coffee. 1t then flashed on
him that he had no money at all In his
riding clothes. Confronting the waiter
with a guilty smile, he said: You've
caught me without a cent I'm my trousers.
my man. but I'm Capt. Peary."
"The HI you are!'. replied the wait
err. well, I'm Doc Cook, you know. and
say, Capt. Peary. 1t would DO q good
thing for you to come across with the
cash."
Then a happy thought struck him.
"Since you're SO COMPOUNDED obstinate
about ii, I'll have to give you my over
coat az guarantee. It's too warm In
this weather for overcoats. anyway"
coat was held until late in the after
noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
REWARD FOR FIREBUGS.
Annapolis City Council Determined
to Run Down Incendiaries.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, December 31.-\ot
doubling in the least that the four fires
which have occurred within the last five
days were the work of incendiaries. the
Annapolis city council, in special session
yesterday afternoon, decided to offer a
reward of $500 for the arrest and convic-
ton of the miscreants
Residents Of the town are aroused
fearing that their homes will be set
ablaze next. Feeling is strong in some
quarters and threats of lynching the
firebugs have been uttered.
The city council appointed a committee
to- confer with the board Of control of the
Independent Fire Company, the oldest Of
the city's volunteer associations with
reference to the proposition of securing
an engine The plan is to get a new
one that will cost about $500. The In
dependent company already has $4,000
the money having been derived from va
rious entertainments and other sources
To help the project along the Evening
Capitol yesterday started a publA. sub
scriptiOn, with the result that by shutdown
about x1.U0o had been pledged. Among
the first donors were Mr. James NJ Mum
roe, an attorney. and John Floyd Wag-
saman, living at South River, each of
whom pledged 500.
The damage yesterday morning was
slight, as the two buildings, one two
stories and the other one story high, had
long since been condemned by the city
authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
SUSPECT TORN TO PIECES.
Bloodhounds Mange Man Sought by
Officers for Burglary.

MOUNT VERNON, ILL.,. December b.
A pack Of bloodhOupls crazed by the
excitement Of = long chase yesterday
broke loose from tlLir keeper while
trailing man suspected Of burglary at
Carrier Mills, cornered their victim and
tore him to pieces. The mans dead body
was SO lacerated that when the posse
caught up with the dogs 1t bore only
slight resemblance to hat of a human
being. The authorities ave no clew to
the mans identity
The burglary occurred Turing the day
The owner of the house sent for John
Roberts. owner and trainsr of a pack of
bloodhounds. The animas took up the
trail at once and baying loudly set off
up the track. After nib run the ami
mails became wildly excitd and broke
from Roberts. The dogs were out of
his sight In few minutet
When Roberts reached ths top of a hill
and caught sight of the pacl their victim
was but short distance ahead, and the
animals were bearing rapidt down upon
him. Roberts saw the. man.stagger into
she'd and in a moment tie dogs fol-
lowed.
When Roberts reached til shed the
dogs We're tearing at the body The torn
body was buried in the peters field
Roberts was acquitted by , coroner s
Jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Old Time Welcome for the New
Year Is to Be Extended.
BANK examiner is COMING
Virginia Trust Company Depositors
Growing More Confident They
Will Get Their Money.
necin! Correspondence Of The Star.

Specia! Correspondence of The Star
ALEX ANDRIA. Va. December 81. 1910.
The passing of the old year will he duly
rung out at midnight. while a hearty wei
come will be given the birth of the new
year. following time-hOnored custom in
Alexandria. \ few minutes before the
dying of the old year the death knell will
he rung. and at the stroke of Il bells,
whistles and other matchmaking devices
will be turned loose to inform the citizens
OF the birth OF 1911.
In addition. watch night services will
he held at a number of churches, clubs
and other organizations. Among the
churches which will hold such services
are the First Baptist and Trinity Metho
dist Episcopal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
REVENUE CUTTER REPAIRS,
Work Will Be Done by Men at the
NAVY Yards.

At the request. Of the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Navy Department has ar
ranged for the docking and repairing of
revenue cutters at navy yards when such
work can be done as economically as at
private yards. and when 1t will not inter
fere with the work Of the navy.
This arrangement has grown out of the
higher prices for repairs demanded by
private yards. 1t has been favored by
congressman interested in increasing the
work at navy yards in their districts.
The Treasury Department believes a
considerable saving can be made by the
plan.
Secretary Meyer has concluded that, al
though there will be no profit to the
navy in this work. ii will prove an adj
vantage in keeping labOrers employed in
dull season.
Secretary MacVeagh has also submitted
to Secretary Meyer the proposition OF
building at a navy yard the two revenue
cutters for which no bids were received
from private builders owing to the appli-
cation of the eight-hour law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
FOR INDIAN LAND IRRIGATION.
About 81, 200, 900 Spent During Last
Fiscal Year.

Approximately s1.2Oo,0OO was spent by
the Indian bureau during the last fiscal
year for the irrigation Of Indian lands in
Montana. Utah. Nevada, Wyoming,
Washington and Idaho, according to W.
II. Condo, chief irrigation engineer of the
Indian service. Some important works
now are being projected in Arizona, Cali
fornia. Colorado and New Mexico. OF
the total moneys spent during the year
$500. 900 is said to be reimbursable. TIE
amount expended up TO date appfOxi-
mates SJ.NWOOO.
The problems met by the irrigation en-
gineers In building projects in the north
are less difficult than those in the south,
the reason for this being. il is explained,
that there is more abundant supply OF
water in the north, requiring in many in
stances only simple gravity canals to d.
vert the supply on the large areas of
sage brush soil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
Five Dollars a Box

THE PRICE cut No FIGURE WITH HIM
II want 10 say for the benefit Of some poor
dyspepiic that Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets will
give comfort and 8 every time. Five dol
lars a box woul5 not stop my purchasing them
should ever suffer again as did for week
before using them.
The one 50-eeut box l bought my drug
g.st's did the work. and my digestion is all
light again
Many of my neighbors have also tried these
,abeis aud found them be just as represent
ed and Mr. Films also me to use his
same in indorsinc stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets"
,sgnedI
4. Films aud Chas. +. BuzzelI
Asst. Postmaster
South Sudbury, Mass.
Mrs Jas Barton of Toronto. Canada writes
Fer eighteen months ] suffered from what I
supposed bladder and kidney trouble, and
took medicine from three different doctors with.
out any sign of cure felt i'll at last
was hardly able TO do my work.
Il Thought ! would try 4 box Of Stnart's Dvs
pcpsia Tablets and II they would make mo
feel better. really thinking I had dyspeo
sla but after only three four tablets had
been taken all the acid trouble disappeared and
then discovered had had acid dyspepsia. while
the doctors bad been treating for kidney and
bladder trouble, and one OF them treated me for
rheumatism
..Ny digestion is fine. my complexion clear
and j am able 10 do my work. and low suirlt,
are unknown TO me.
IL am thankful for finding a cure 80 goros aud
.o pheasant TO take as Stuart's Dyspepsia TT
lets. / am surprised at the change they ha,.
made in me.
All druggists sell and recommend Stuart's Dys.
p~psia Tablets because they contain only the
simple natural digestivos, and taken after meals
prevent acidity and cause prompt digestion and
assimilation OF food.
tfay are as safe for the child as for the adult:
tAsy are Invaluable for sour stomach. nervous
dyspepsia. heartburn, gas on stomach and bow
els. and every form Of stomach arrangement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
WANTS EARTHQUAKE STATIONS
Weather Bureau Would Establish
Them in Different Sections.

Application has been made to Congress
through the Department of Agriculture
Tor the establishment of the weather
observation station on Sand Key Bank,
Fla This station was destroyed by the
hurricane in 1909. Since then the weather
observers have liven in the room Of the
lighthouse. which was the only building
let starding after the storm. The sta
ton is considered an important one, as it
is i'm the fairway of all craft passing in
and out OF the Gulf of Mexico.
The weather bureau also wants series
OF ten or twenty earthquake Observa tion
stations located al as many of the weather
bureaus over the country. There lis now
one seismograph for recording earth
QuakeS al the weather bureau and an
other at the office of the coast and geo
detic survey at Cheesborough, Md. A
number OF scientists have urged the es-
adjustment also of seismographic lab
oratory in connection with the Smithso-
MAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
PLASTER DROPS, FOUR HURT.
Accident at Educational Alliance
Building During Lecture.

NEW YORK. December 31.-Thirty
square feet Of the ceiling in the audi
forum at the Educational Alliance. East
Broadway and jefferson street, fell last
night. injuring several persons in an
audience of several hundred men and
women assembled TO hear lecture. Only
the efforts of the lecturer. the Rev. Har-
ris Masliansky, and the ushers avcrted a
panic.
The injured are Herman Notokloff
forty-five years old. No 233 Court street
Newark; Joseph JelecOWitZ. fifty-four
years old. No. I 1st avenue; Moses How
erfiing, thirtysix years old, No. 100 Canon
street. and Morris Marsh sixty-four years
old. No. 100 Orchard street.
There were many women in the audi
ence. and when the plaster fell from the
ceiling, filling the room with dust, there
were cries Of dismay. Some of the wom-
en- started for the doors, but the ushers
placed themselves in the way, calling to
them to be calm.