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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19
COTTON SEED FOR SALE.

Rexall Cotton Seed. Small quantity
for sale Best yielder yet developed
Price $100 a bushel. Address.
S. A. RODGERS,
2-25-imd&w Sumter, Ca
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19

LOST-In East Americus, gold
locket, with chain, monogram, "W. l..
s. Flowers wrought on locket. Re-
turn to w. E. Brown for reward.
1926
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19
SELLS ICE JUST AS CHEAP.

The Crystal Ice Co. desires to state
to the public that they will sell ice
just as cheap. CRYSTAL ICE co.
15-1w
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19
Light WeigElt COats--

for early spring wear as well as for the
cool nights of summer. WooIen skirts
in almost every popular style and price.
Shirt waists IN silk, linen, cotton. Petit
coats in silk and heatherbloom; etc, etc.
---in fact almost anything you may wish
for in the ready-to-wear department is
here
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19

Spring dry goods of. almost all classes and
prices, laces, cmbroideries, white goods
and linens, ETC., etc. The house is brim-
ming full Of attractive merchandise and
we shall be glad to have an opportunity
to show you through. Will you come?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19

Choice White Shad, 35c to 60c. Sea-
son closes soon. Now is your oppor-
tunity, at Bragg's Market. ct
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19

The man who digs the hardest does
not always get out the most dirt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19
Warlick Bros. Co.

First Spring Month is here, and
everybody welcomes the change
TO light, airy, springtiIne fabrics.
We are opening each day, new
spring and summer creations I'M
every department. Be sure that
you see what we are showing,
and note the prices, compared
with quality, as we expect TO show
reasons why you should trade
with us. we want your patron
age and will make every effort TO
merit Same by showing you at all
times STYLE, QUALITY, PRICE, and
prompt, courteous attention. Give
us a call and see what we are
showing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19

Nine times out Of ten patience is
pure laziness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19
We ARE SHOWING
The Greatest Line Ladies
Spring suits in Woolens of all the popu-
lar fabrics and in the sweest styles
$500 TO $4,000,
The HandsOmeSt Line Ladies'

spring silk dresses largest variety, most
beautiful styles, softest, most desirable
coorings, best tailoring, and altogether
the most attractive line OF high class
ready to-wear garments Shat have ever
been shown in all south Georgia in any
former spring season.
$500 10 $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19
Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound for
all liver and kidney troubles. Relieves
BrightS Disease. All Druggists Sl.C0

Pawning a check suit is one way to
cash checks
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19

shall best serve you by getting you into them.
Any day now we're ready TO show you the fin
est clothes made.
Suits $3.50 to $40. Extra Trous RS So to So.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-06-03

D 8y DUNCAN n. SMITH \
@>SSS@~>
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
NHERE may he no accounting for
tastes but you may be certain that
there is the inevitable paying for them.
Some people are hypocri,es and the
rest are fabricatorS.
There is lot of difference between
a fighting chance and chance to
, fight.
Most women like to mend when the
} task is Il broken heart.
The man who gets into trouble for
the fun of getting out of 1t is more or
} less of fool
The thing that doesn't cost anything
( las cute way If figuring in the ex-
, penSe account.
The man who was asleep when op-
portunity knocked probably got al,
, that was coming to him.
Some persons are always on both
sides of the question and others are
D all around it,
! There are persons who not satisfied
with running their own chances. make
2 a point Of taking the chance OF the
} other fellow every time.
The Seasonah!e Event.
Hey. there:
You can have
Three :,uesseS
Z Guesses"
Have them,
Yes to burn.
\ What direction
In the SprlnStlme
4 Does
The young mans fancy turn?
Think you're smart
You Know
The answer.
4 Well. who wouldn't?
It's snap.
In the spring
! The young mans fancy
q Turns
\ AS upward flows the sap
TO tile laughing
Little midget
Who last winter
Q Turned him down,
\ Whom he thinks
7 Beyond a question
4 Is the only
Girl in town.
{ Will he find
\ With her
Y More favor
\ When the leaves
7 Begin to bud.
Or he wonders
! AS he wanders
2 Will his name
\ BE still
Z Just mud?
Will she come
= In tears. repenting
. Ger the cruel
Words She said
= When the other girls
= Have fellows
And the rose of June is red:
Drawback.
"tIe is a man Of vast experience
"Is ha:"
'He is indeed"
~ notice one thing more about him"
"What is that?'
lie ll'tS never DeeD GDIc 10 capital
ize any of it,"
Overruied
''Thjs is the Chinese quarter" said
the guide.
"Chinese guarter?" grunted the tour
list.
"Yes'
"Huh. 1t looks like 70 centsw
iJnarned
| MIS-
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-06-03

"You never hear of woman's rights
IN ancient times.
NO What would have been the
use? The poor thing couldn', have
made any one pay any attention to
her.
why not then as much as nOw?'
"The hatpin hadn't been invented"
Couldn't Agree.
''Do they 4uarrcI?"
eyes
cover what?'
Each insists that the other is the
best ever. and neither will yield"
A Good Reason.
"Why does she love him?"
"Why:"
"Yes. Why"
HE has more money than you might
guess to look ut him."
Satisfied.
Although he carries round load
OF money in his sling.
The porter doesn't buy the road.
he has better thing.
Broke Him.
els he doing business nowy'
mot Il bit"
WHY"
'RuSinpSS did him"
Fit Punishment.
'Ie ought to be doing time"
''Eor what:"
"RaStinle."
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
VERY BAD
Ii I Tie BOY
Thirteen .Year-Old With
the Instinct of a
Criminal

New York. Nav 3-Harry Spindle.
brisk little boy Of - years. Is be-
ing hold by tho Chlldren's Society
here on his own confession that ne
kidnapped himself. terrorized his par.
cnts with Black Hand letters and then
when he failed 10 procure the money
he needed TO go west. invented a get.
rich-quick scheme that nctted him
500 In less than week A string
OF sad little girls, his tools and their
angry mothers. his victims. corrobor-
ated his story
Harry's plan, as told by himself.
was 10 find some little girl on the
street. flatter her with news Of how
her father had Just been selected
president OF lodge and then get the
mother TO borrow three. four or five
dollars from the corner grocery 30
buy flowers for a surprise 10 father
when he came home Then Harry
would offer TO run TO the florists with
the money. but he neVcr camc bacF.
With his pal. Arthur Gulden, 12
years old, Harry left home more than
week ago. fired with an ambition to
20 west after having seen a thrilling
moving picture show.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
BOARD OF TRADE
SENDS LETTERS

Chicago. May 3.-Mombers and OF.
ficers OF the Chicago Board of Trade
have started publicity compaign fol
lowing proposed federal investigation
and legislation.
Lotters. a pamphlet by John c, f,
Merrill, vice president, explaining the
boards operations. and copies Of res
olutions adopted by the exchanges
directory have been sent to all men,
bers OF congress. IL was said, as part
Of general plan of public education.
Similar documents have been sent TO
state legislatures, 10 judges In the
middle west and 10 newspapers.
"To say that VIC are alarmed
is Ridiculous said George F. Cole.
secretary of the board. There Is
nothing for us TO be alarmed about
either IN the legislation contemplated
or in the reported plan OF tho attorney
general to investigate the Chicago
board
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
PRINCE At
WEST POINT
Takes Notes on What
He Saw at the
Academy

Mex York. May 3,-His Imperial
Highness Prince Tsai Tao. head of the
general staff of the Chinese army,
and himself Just ~ years old, VINO Is
visiting America in a quest of in
formation for the upbuilding Of ChIna's
army. has learned TO like American
cooking
"Ah. your food; it ia better than
ours" he said to one of his New York
hostesses. The lettuce salad / find
particularly pleasing, honored lads"
The prince regards his visit to West
Point yesterday as the most import
ant event OF his American trip. ac-
cordins to member of his staff. The
fact that the prince took many notes
at the military academy was COM
mented on by members of his party
who said 1t was the first time on his
tour that he had done such a thing.
The suggestion was made that the
prince may have In mind the estao-
lishment in China of an academy SIM
liar TO that at West Point.
The princes program today. which
included luncheon with Chas NJ.
Scawab and Andrew Carnegie. gave
rise TO n report that he planned 10
discuss matters of financial business
with tho Two millionaires. II was SAID
that the prince is authorized to pur-
chase several million dollars worth OF
military equipment and that share
of this money Is To come TO America.
No one could be found in the prince
retinue who would either affirm or
deny the report.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
FATALLY STABBED
WITH A HATPIN

Now York. May George Allemil-
lie. an engravers was fatally stabbed
with hatpm IN an early morning al
tercation here today,
According to the story as pieced to-
gether by the police. the hat pin was
welded by young man, a neighbor
Of Allemllle The two met shortly
after midnight at 3treet corner near
thoir East Side homes and quarreled
over some trivial affair.
Allemille's companion was return
Ing from calling on young woman ac-
qualntnnce and had in her possession
a hat pin which she had taken away
as souvenir. When the argument
became heated. AllenIIlle charges that
the young man seized the hatpin and
plunged 1t Into tho engraycr's abdo-
men Ambulance surgeons. hastily
summoned. removed tha bin from the
wound. 1t was seven inches In length
and had been buried almost to the
head. The assailsnt was arrested.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
CHAMPION JAIL
INMATE OF LAND

New Brunswick. y ]. May 3.-Leon
Whitlock is the champion tah Inmate
of Now Jersey If not of the United
States. He has Just drawn his twen'
ty-sccond term within three years.
On sentences varying from 80 TO 90
DAYS, he has spent I.0i5 days out of
1895 behind the bars. His record
shows that al no time within the perl
cd mentioned has he been at liberty
for more than ten consecutive days,
Whitlock's latest 5ojourn in a cell,
however. Will be OF longer duration.
He vas sentenced yesterday to spend
year in the penitentiary at Trenton
for smuggling whiskey into the Jail
at New Brunswick while he was acting
as cook there.
The next time they take me over
TO Trenton, II Will be for the electric
chair" said Whitlock, as he was lei
away today. but he failed TO explain
lthe meaning of his threat, -
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
bALLIKGER
YINDICAT TED D
By Action of Supreme
Court of District Of
Columbia

Washington. Nav 3-Secretary Bal
linger received what he called one
vtndication in the supreme court OF
the District OF Columbia today. when
q charge that he had shirked his duty
as secretary of the interior was or
dered eXpunged from the record. In
an injunction In connection with home
stead claims on the SileE Indian
reservation i'll Oregon. the petition al
legged that because Mr. Ballingcr. as n
lawyer. had been counsel for some of
the claimants, he refused to pass on
the case when he came into office and
delegated tho work 10 his first assist
ant, Frank Pierce, and had therefore
refused to give the benefit OF his judc
ment and had therefore shirked his
duty.
Secretary Bollinger denied the i'm
putatlon. declaring that the cases had
been referred TO Mr.. Pierce in the reg
ular course OF business. as the latter
had direct charge Of general land of
flce affairs. and the court struck out
the charge.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
WORLDS MARKETS
SOUTHERN PACIFIC EXTRA
DIVIDEND HELPS STOCKS

New York. MAY 3-Trunk line rail-
road stocks were conspicuous IN the
advance. but the gains extended to a
point in practically all OF the active
speculative stocks, Great Northern
preferred rose 23-S, Union Pacific
! 90 and Reading ! Is, There wero
5000 shares OF United States Steel
sold at so and so 3~S. compared with
79 IA last night.
A lot OF stock was offered at the
opening figures and the market react
ed. The covering by shorts. which
lifted prices OF stocks, was stimulated
by an easier money market News
from Washington conveyed the Inn
preston that railroad legislation
might fail of enactment, Rumors were
circulated Of proposed extra dis
bursement to Southern Pacific stock
holders, the proceeds OF oil land sales.
American Cotton OIL rose on diyi-
deDd rumors. Reading and United
States Steel rose 1.2. the preferred
| IS and American Sugar ! 3-i The
trading had become very dull at noon.
Bonds were irregular.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
TAFT DAY IN
PASSAIC, N. J.

Passaic. y. J.. May 3.-Tatt Day.
Monday next. Will be the biggest day
in the history of this city Streets
and buildings will be brilliantly dec,
GRATED In honor OF the visitors and
In the evening there will be dinner
a long program of fireworks. a band
concert and other forms of festival
display.
Seldom has city or fifty thousand
had the privilege OF entertaining so
many distinguished men on one day
as Passalc VIII have on Tart Day
Besides the President. there will be
here Ambassador Bryce, Secretary Ma
gel. Postmaster General Hitchcock.
Governor Fort. two eX.governorss and
host Of lesser dignitarios
The presidents party will be en-
tertained at the home OF Victor l..
Mason. president OF the Board OF
Trade, Mr.. Mason was assistant sec
rotary OF the Republican National
committee in 1908. Eight hundred
persons will attend the dinner in the
evening
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
HUNGRY FELLOW
ENDS HIS LIFE

Chicago, May 81 Henry Ball, 7
carpenter SO years old. committed sui
eide in his room at a lodging house
yesterday by drinking carbollc acid.
He left a letter addressed to a fellow
carpenter which reads:
When n man Is down ana out. In
a land OF plenty AID cannot even get
a meal. It Is time 10 quit ] went last
night to the Moody church and. after
the service, | asked one of the min
lsters for aid He opened his pocket
book as he did his heart and gave mc
20 cents. I bought the acid with that
quarter. II you ever see him, thank
him for me ought to write to him 10
thank him but | haven't time"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
PRO 7 RACT D
CONF FERENCE
Administration Repub-
Iicans Act on Rail-
road Measure

Washington. May "a protracted
conference between administration
Republicans on the railroad bill was
adjourned at As p. m. They decided
TO move to table the Cummins amond-
ment and then strike out the whole
traffic agreement provision. Clay
(DemD was selected to make the mo-
tion and the Republican regulars
counted on Democratic support for
both provisions.
Heading off motion by Senator FL
kins TO lay on the table his amend
mept to the traffic agreement of tho
railroad bill, Senator Cummins with.
drew his amendment Mr.. Elkins then
withdrew the CraWford-Elkins amen
ment and Senator Clay presented his
amendment to strike out the entire
provision.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
FR|ES IS
GARRULOUS
Will Be So Fast That
Johnson's Head
Will Swim

Ben Lomond, Cal, May 3.-Tm go
ing to lick Johnson, sure I may be
disappointed but l feel IL in my bones
I'll win. I'm going to be like a grey
bound II ] have no bad luck while
uaiuing. At the rate I'm going, I''l
go. into the ring al 215 pounds. Talk
about being fast. I'll carry Johnson
along at 4 clip that will make his
lead swim"
So spoke jim Jcffries last night.
voluntarily and out OF the exuberance
NJ high spirits The big fighter.
aglow with vitality and brimful OF
confidence. came out with this In 4
burst OF confidence that caused nIS
hearers to wonder.
"Jcffs getting garrulous' was the
comment OF the camp. And there was
cnuse for the remark. for, as a rule,
.feffries is MS taciturn as a pedaGoGue
With the mumps Nevertheless. his
sttendants were highly pleased He
feels II or he wouldn't say IT, they
enid.
With his back healed. his blood In
good condition and only a bit OF STIFF
1ess remaining In his shoulders aud
which he is gradually eliminating bN
q daily row on the river. Jeftrles is
showing much Zest now for har1
training and the month Of May viii
Ilkcly see severe and unremittlnC work
81 Ben Lomond
One other interruption To the fight
IRIS activities is schedulcd-his trip
10 Oakland tonight TO fetch his wife.
Hrs JcffrieS is reported TO he fully re-
covered from her Illness and that fact
has had a marked stimulating effect
cn her husband Jeffries has 80 ar
ranged his trip that he expects TO
lose thereby only half a days WORT.
San Francisco. May 3.-PrelImInnry
arrangements for the Jeffries'Johnson
fight prescribed by the articles %
agreement arc being rapidly disposed
OF and unless the anti-prizc fight
movement ia this state, accelerated by
the Tommy Mccarthy ring fatality.
assumes proportions alarming TO the
promoters OF the big contest. no hitch
is anticipated
This was busy day for Promoters
Rickard and Gleason and for the man
ngers of both fighters. the business on
hand being the dcposlting of 100000.
forfeit, and conference relative TO
the selection of referee.
Bat for the absence OF bank officials
from the city. the promoters, 1t was
stated. would have attended TO the
forfeit matter yesterday. The gold
coin was put in the bank vaults pend
Ing the formal deposit today. II was
planned to record the transfer by Pho
tographs OF the gold. the pictures to
be preserved IS souvenirs
Jack Johnson is taking things easy
, al his beach training quarters aud
probabl, Will not engage In heavy
work until the latter part Of the week.
He is getting his training staff to-
gether. Joe Cotton and Dave Mills
are with him now and he is said to be
dlckerlng for the services OF Gun.
boat" Smith.
The PAVILION at the beach where
Johnson Is 10 work has been equipped
with a stage and arrangements are
making to handle visitors to the
ncgro's camp.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
RUN STAR led
ON A BANK
Institution Said to Be
Solvent but Depositors
Are Nervous

Los Angeles. May 3.-Malntainiue
their weary vigil on chairs. boxes. or
even the hard curb stone. a long line
OF depositors camped throughout tho
night on the street before the ALL
Night and Day bank, on which 4
run" was started yesterday A SEC
ton OF the tboroughfarc had been
roped or and coffee and sandwiches
were provided by the bank manage
ment
President Skinner of the bank as
serted today that the funds Of the ia-
stitution had been depleted only few
thousand dollars because OF the run ="
Assurances by State Bank Examiner
Anderson that the hank was solvent
allayed the fears of the depositors 10
some extent, but did not diminish tho
number OF those In line
Pretending that they were deposit
ors, numbers OF mon and boys did a
thriving business during tho night by
selling their places in the line TO the
highest bidders. AS high as S25 was
paid for a place near the head OF tho
line.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
MILLIONS IN HIGHER WAGES
FOR RAILROAD EMPLOYEES

New York. May 3,-Advances in
railroad wages ALREADY made. or to
be made. before the end Of the year
are estimated at 500, 100000 for the
entire coutry. This is the figure stat.
ed BY President " c. Brown, OF the
New York Central Calculated on the
Interstate Commerce commission stat.
isics as a basis the wages paid TO
railroad employees under the new scale
will amount TO sl.221 900 a year.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
CLERGY MEN ARE
INVITED TO BOUT

New York, MAY 3.-To convince the
clergymen OF Freeport. l.. L.. that
there is nothing Inconsistent with mill
tant Christianity in q clean boxing
bout the Unity Athletic club OF that
village has invited all resident clergy
men to Its next bouts. Should the
invitations be accepted, the club be-
lieves it will be vlndicated in public
opinion on the finding made, Should
they be refused, the club believes it
will at least have the credit OF throw
Ing It's dooDs open 20 the closest
scrutiny.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TO
SELL ITS OIL LANDS

New York, May 3.-The Southern
Pacific company Is considering a plan
for the disposal of its oil properties.
IL was said today. and The distrIbu-
ton OF the proceeds through stock TO
the shareholders.
The aggregate value OF the oil prop.
erty OF the Southern Pacific Is said TO
be approximately S10O,000.0O0 and the
estimated proceeds of the sale of the
property would mean n special divi-
dend Of about $50 share TO the
stockholders of the Southern Pacific.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
IS A
VERY BAD WORD

London. May "a police magis-
trate at Ivy Bridge. In Devonshire.
has decided that the word dammit
is obscene and that It's use may be
punished as crime.
The Hon Francis Lascelles. son OF
tho Earl Of Harrwood, was bicycling
through the country @nen he run into
and was capsized by carriage driven
by a woman In the accident the Hon.
Francis lost one ear and his collar
bone was broken.
Under this slight provocation, he
said dammit" and the woman had
him arrested and arraigned for using
obscene language. The magistrate
fined him So aud costs.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
JOHNSON
UNCE. RT AIN
He Wires Friends Not
to Bet on the Com
ing Fight

Chicago. May SACK Johnson
wired close friend here from San
Francisco last night telling him no,
to bet any money on tho coming fight
until he wns advised further. The
telegram also stated that tnc death of
Tommy Mccarthy had given the
church people. who arc opposed to the
independence Day contest. ammuni.
tion for their struggle against the big
fight.
Several thousand dollars are being
held by sporting mea In the colored
belt to bet on Johnson and the men
who have this money say they Will
have more before July 4. Many bets
already have been made, the colored
people getting as good az 10 TO for
their money
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
SALOONS ARE TO
BE REGULATED

Rockford, Ills. May 3.-The city
council passed a new liquor ordinance
last night and on Nav 1S saloons Will
be in operation Rockford has been
dry fer the last year
An agreement not to treat or allow
treating is required Free lunch, mu
sic and games OF chance are barred
No brewer, distlller. employer or
stakeholder of brewery or distillory
will be granted a permit The bar
room must be a single room without
connection with others and without
tables, chairs. or dumbwaiter. Two
stools may he placed behind the bar
for tho use OF the proprietor and bar
tender
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-03
Chicago Livestock

Chicago. May 3.-Cattle-Receipts
estimated at 1000; market weak.
Beeves. S5.609S30: Texas steers
$i.G0Q610. western steers. $iSo@
go: stockers and feeders. S3.S0I
eco, cows and heifers. S270@720,
calves, S6.50@S.50.
Hogs-Receipts estimated at TO-.
900: market low and slightly lower
Light. S905@S25. mixed. S906@9.40;
heavy, $9.05@940: rough, S9o5@9 20;
good to choice heavy, $9.20@9.40:
pigs. SS.70@93O; bulk of sales se20@
935.
Sheep-Recclpts estimated at 10,
900; market weak and % to 30c low
er Native. si25@7eo' western. $3.50
@790; yearlIngs. sI0o@S,20: lambs
native, SI90@9.45; western. S7.5o@
$40.