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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-03-13

fl'.Ali. 'NtlN tAl ttlA'i VT. A.aN Last
Sil, Therefore shall eo vest
He turned his steps toward tn,
ul steamship docks on th Nogh
Rive. Ou Greenwich street .. caueh.
% snatch Of conversation
.Gsc' hos SO lat tina. Ra.u you
.nud tchnl hiu ho loo,s os lt Do.
were playing the cornet
"Tbars my friend. s>ellimol
Chester Let me have W.u ab7u.
m, tha, are fat
Tie turned ANA app.o r1od tho
speaker
Would yon mind. NE asked. .tol.
ing me whore the iudKduU YOU are
describing can b, found
sure not. Ucs general, u tho
nearest bar Ho's an awful lush"
Dear me" said Chester low uu
fortunate Whore is th nearest
barr"
"N,>t corner. replied .le mau
.urtly Are you one Of r.rtmrstt
men2"
., haven't the pleasure .It Cn,s.
ter politely Thank you
As ] WAS sayIu'" r.mu,,i bis
informant to his friend - Cr,-tc.
turned away zee man u., believes
everything hc reads in off,. uovsp1
/ peers viii soon 80 crazy
More philosophy" ref. ..d Cues.
tcu What w iutercstu. day \
foole luck is an e>ccllpu. asset i0
business Nou for nay ,H.r,o c1r.
u,tist"
When uc stepped ins ,l, ding,
iitti. soo.u, there was uo dInieulty
m identifying his man huge 40
,unl creature wa lollus ar one Of
1 the uu'c, over an immense glass
/ OF beer.
Il beg uf pardon. said Cusst
/ casually. "but friend of mine boy
/ On. nam, OF Iuius Cae-ar N1s very
fond Of such men As you. had the
suggestion from him that should
/ drop in and dine with you
Caesar Julias Caesar" Sure. /
know Julie. Heard bou, H'm in
hio nigh schoo, Wen, fo schon.
with HIM Knew jus whore tiu' me.
Dear ol Iulr one of oIrs' frcn-
have Whatl YOU have?
81 vii tah, beer" SAID Cu,eter.
and al. of the free uucl am
era,itied 10 perceive that my friend
Jule was not mistaken m his rs
/ s"veration"
cut it out, hiccouehed tho fat
man. Kind q slice down them words
Il r".o. Too long fer every day
use"
There Is something in what you
say" agreed Chester. as b., drank
the beer and made formidable
onslaught on the free lunch "Thoy
We're due 20 laseical education"
Classical 'ducatiou." observed the
TAT man senial,y. "I1cly. Had one
myself Have Mother"
no, thanks" said Chester rising
81 DO Mt wish you to find yourself
ia TIA, position Of DO. man with too
many friends. who found AZ the last
that hc had mo- friends at all but
his pocket book. Philosophy of the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-03-13

"'And so can |, aud 50 can an'
man,
hut will they come when you do
call for them?
Mr.. Cutting was puzzled lie did
not kn-w what poet this apparent
tramp was quoting. but it sounded
unusual and then this strange young
man was wearing patent leather
pumps.
Il perceive said Chester, follow
ing up his advantage. that you would
be comforted by an explanation of
my rathr unusual attire"
Your costume certainly Is
strange" said the tailor, but | may
have been mistaken for taking you
for panhandler. Forgive me
He held out his hand.
II was Chester's turn to be sur
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
A Chinese Runko Game.

Il want to show you" remarked
George Wilson of Los Angeles, ''how
keen the Chinese are at bunko game.
off good one. Poor fellow entered a
pawnshop. Moment later man came
in with package and inquired for him
by name. Had a letter. First man
handed letter to pawnbroker to read.
Said: Am sending you ten tael bar of
gold as present. Am getting very rich.
You must come to me. Your brother.
""Then | don't need to pawn my
watch" joyfully exclaimed the poor
man. But 10 taels is great amount for
one like me- No one would believe it
was mine. Will you buy it from me?'
The pawnbroker took it back and
weighed it. 1t weighed u taels He
handed over 10 and said nothing. When
the men were gone, he sawed into the
bar and found it filled with lead In a
moment a third man rushed in. Did
you have any dealings with those fell
lows? They cheated me- For taels
I'll lead you to them to get even And
he did. The two came back, protesting
their entire innocence. Produce the
bar, and if it be not all right | shall
return your money The pawnbrokei
returned with the sawed bar. Weigh
it. directed the poor man. All, but
this is a twelve tael bar Mine was 10,
and you paid me but TO- Stung for 10
taelsr'-San Francisco Chronicle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
Fish as They Bite.

off you will take the time to investi-
gate" said an old time angler who has
observed as he fished, you will find
that the full stomached trout in your
catch will outnumber the empty stom-
ached ones ten to one. This would
seem to indicate that it is the trout
which has already dined well that is
eager for more, while the one which
has not dined at all regards it with In
difference. In other words, it is the
satiated trout that bites and the hun
CRY one that doesn't -paradoXical prop
osition. And this odd circumstance is
not confined to brook trout. Pickerel
not only swollen with food, but having
the tails of fish they have since caught
protruding from their mouths because
there is as yet no room for the newly
taken victims in the capacious pickerel
nav, will yet voraciously seize the
tempting live bait of the fisherman, as
any angler who has fshed much for
pickerel has doubtless had frequent
proof New York Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
. Reatless Animals.

When you see the animals in the
park menagefies pacing back and forth
restlessiy in their cages, do not take it
for granted that the creatures are un-
happy or even disconnected 1t may be
that the lion or the tiger or the polar
bear that moves about with apparently
ceaseless activity is only taking his
daily exercise, without which he would
pine and die soon. When the wild
creatures are in their native iungIes
they are kept pretty busy hunting food
Thus each day they walk many miles
perhaps. In their narrow cages in the
parks they are pIendfully supplied
with food, but their brawny bodies still
demand a great amount of exercise.
Mile after mile is paced off daily by
the uneasy creatures Usually they
move with long, swinging stride. but
when mealtime comes around then the
step quickens until when the keeper
appears with his baskets of meat the
tigers and lions and other animals leap
against their bars and growl and whine
and lash their tails. In fact. they act
ilzsoek3 IT hungry boys do after a long
+ 90 ertrarnp if they find that supper is
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
MSLEY'S LOVE AFFAIR
AT SAVANNAH
Ills Romance There With
SOphy HOpkey
AS the Founder of
Methodism Told It in
His Journal.

New York, jan 25.-A London cor
respondent says: Methodists the world
over will be soon reading the first vol
ume of the new edition of Wesley's
Journals, the new Methodist classic.
which, after passing through innumer-
able editions, is produced again with 9
remarkable series of notes based upon
diaries and manuscripts deciphered and
discovered by the Rev. Nehemiah Cur
mock, of Rayleigh.
Chief among the new material now
printed by Mr.. Curnock, is full ac-
count by John Wesley himself of an
incident known as "the Georgia love
affair" In this Wesley describes his
friendship with Miss sophy Hopkey,
and the poignant sorrow with which
he discovered her engagement to an
other man.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
Settled By Lot.

For two months Wesley tormented
himself, his conscience and his friends
with the question whether he should
marry Miss Sophy. At last, in March,
1887, just year after he first met her,
the crisis came. On March 4 he re-
sorted to a trial by lot:
On one was writ Mary, on the Sec
ond Think not of it this year." After
we had prayed to God to give a per-
feet lot" Mr.. Delamotte drew the third,
in which were these words, Think of
it no more"
Instead of feeling "the agony I had
reason to expect" Wesley accepted the
decision by lot cheerfully. But the
agony" came again when it was an
nounced that Miss Sophy was engaged
to a Mr.. Williamson, whom she ulti-
mately married. Wesley makes in the
diary which Mr.. Curnock has discov-
cred and deciphered the following
heartbroken entries:
2 Took leave of her, half Can hour
at home Could not pray
8. Tried to pray. Lost, sunk.
4. Bread, conversed with Delamotta
Little better.
s. Mr.. Causton came in, talk, tea
6. Kempfs; Germans. Easier.
T. Prayers.
s. Miss Sophy ct cetera, half Ian
hour within with her, three-quarters
(of an hour) with Delamotte. Prayer
No such day since first saw the sun
O deal tenderly with thy servant! Let
me not see such another.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
HIDDEN DANGERS.
Nature Gives Timely Warnings That
No Americas Citizen Can
Afford to Ignore.

DANGER SIGNAL NO. comes from
the kidney secretions. They will
warn you when the kidneys are sick.
Well kidneys excrete a clear, amber
fluid. Sick kidneys send out a thin.
pale and foamy, or a thick, red, ill-
smelling urine, full of sediment aS5
irregular of passage.
DANGER SIGNAL NO. comes from
the back. Back pains, dull and
heavy, or sharp and acute, tell you Of
sick kidneys and warn you of the ap-
proach of dropsy. diabetes and
Bright's diseases. loans Kidney
Pills cure sick kidneys and cure them
permanently. Here's Americas proof:
G. B. Stallings, formerly of 706
Church St., Americas, Ca, says: II
have used Doan's Kidney Pills and
can say that they have done me
great deal of good / am entirely free
from kidney trouble from which !
suffered for long time. / had en-
dured much misery from pains in the
small of my back and sides and the
kidney secretions were very unnatur-
al. Learning of Doan's Kidney Pills.
procured a box at Dodson's Phar-
macy and began their use. TheC
helped me from the first and two
boxes entirely cured me. I am very
grateful to Doan's Kidney Pills for
the benefit l have obtained from their
use"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
First Tale of Love.

The next day they landed on st.
Katherine's island and stayed there
weather bound for four days. Wesley
now began to study his young COM
panion more closely, and on the fourth
night came to his first declaration Of
love-
observing in the night the fire we
lay by burning bright, that Miss Sophy
was broad awake, 1 asked her, Miss
Sophy, how far are you engaged to
Mr.. Mellichamp% She answered, L
have promised him either to marry
him or to marry no one at all said
(Which indeed was the expression of a
sudden wish, not of any formed de-
sign), Miss Sophy, l should think my
self happy if l was to spend my life
with you She burst out into tears
and said: Il am every way unhappy; l
won't have Tommy, for he is a bad
man. And I can have no one else
She added: Sir, you don't know the
danger you are in. / beg you would
speak no word more on this head
And, after a while, When others have
spoken to me on the subject l felt an
aversion to them. But l don't feel any
to you. We may converse on other sub
iects as freely as ever.
At Savannah Wesley became tutor as
well as friend to Miss Sophy, instruct
ing her, as he did others, in French.
By January he again limited at a de-
sire of marriage" but she declared her
intention ito live SINGLE and thought
it best clergymen should not be lin
numbered with worldly cares. +"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
Q,,Ac
JNeu cNiyiAI
Q>AeA4iio1N

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benefit from taking Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Com.
pound?
any woman who is suffering with any ailment nac,r
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This country where women cannot be found who have 5
restored to health by this famous old remedy nosJa
exclusively from simple formula of roots and herbs
During the past 80 years we have published thousands
of letters from these grateful women who have been crJ
by lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound and neve
in ali that time have published testimonial without
the writer's special permission Never have we knovin
published testimonial that not truthful and oenuine
Here one just received few days ago. If anyone dorbf
that this is true and honest statement of woans expert
ence with Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound write
and ask her
Houston, Texas" When first began taking lydia n pi1
Vegetable Compound wreck had bnan
three with female troubles chronic dySnan
sud liver trouble had tried medicines Int
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three lived and thought would
WELL when read advertisement lydia r. Pn
HAMS Vegetable Compound, and advised to it,
husband got bottle dia
much good continued now a vel woman
and enjoy the hest of health ~
advise all suffering such troubles to rive
Lydia T. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound trial. They ont
for it will surely
$40 Cleveland St.. Houston ~'
Any who is sick and suffering is foolish surely
not give such medicine this trial Why should It
not do her as much good as it did Mrs Hicks
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
Sherifrs Sale.
GEoRGIA-sumter County.


Will be sold before the Court house
door of Sumter County, Georgia, on
the first Tuesday in February, next
within the legal hours of sale, the
following deserted property to-wit:
THE south half of lot of land No.
Two Hundred and Forty-Seven (247)
and the south half of lot of land No.
Two Hundred and Forty Eight (24S) !;
said two tracts of land aggregating
two hundred, two and one-half
(202 1-2) acres, more or less, and sit
uated and lying in the Twenty-eight
(2Sth) district of Sumter county,
Georgia"
The said lands levied on by e. L.
Bell, former Sheriff Of said county
and to be sold as the property of ]. D.
Pennington under and by irtue Of an
execution issued from the Superior
Court of Macon County, Georgia, in
favor of A. ]. Pennington against ]. d
Pennington and f. M. Pennington, ano
for the purpose of satisfying the said
execution. Terms cash. This Dec 80
1909. 64t-pd.
w. HI. FEAGIN, Sheriff.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
THREE LOVES.

My gentle Lady Cigarette, who would
not find you fair?
Your slender bit of loneliness. of grace
and beauty rare,
You dress in modest frock of white
but sure no guileless maiden
Could know the witcheries and lures
with which your soul is laden.
EnWreathed with fragrant floating
clouds you seem a spirit sent
From magic Eastern cities to charm
mems souls to devilment,
And he who tastes the pleasant,
strange seduction of your kiss
Would barter all his heart holds dear
to keep that only bliss.
And you, my stately Dame Cigar, in
sober brown arrayed,
A goodly matron, worthier far than
any needless maid,
You lend contentment to my soul and
fill my hours of rest
With calm and peaceful reveries, and
dreams serene and blest.
With you, good lady, l am not the
slave of any man;
The equal of them all / sit and smoke
and hope and plan.
FOR all the solid comfort you have
given, and still give,
Accept my loyalty, good dame, so long
as l shall live
And now, my Pipe, first love and last,
my sweetheart old and true,
give my need of fullest praise to you
and only you.
Companion of my wanderings through
fair and stormy weather
We've shared the ups and down of life
in harmony together.
FOUR smoke has mixed with smoke of
friends We'll never see again.
You've cheered me as 1 sat nightlong
to WELD my foolish pen.
You've made good luck seem better.
you have dulled misfortune's
stroke,
My dear old Pipe! All, here's a light!
It's time to have a smoke.
Joyce Kilmer in New York Tribune.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26

Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure
an case of kidney or bladder trouble
that is not beyond the reach of medi-
cine. 1t inyigorates the entire system
and strengthens the kidneys so they
eliminate the impurities from the
blood Backache, rheumatism, kidney
and bladder troubles are all cured by
this great medicine. Commence taking
at once and avoid Bright's Disease and
Diabetes. Sold by all Druggists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
Williams Kidney pills.

Have you neglected your Kidneys?
Have you overworked your nervous
system and caused trouble with your
kidneys and bladder? Have you pains
in loins, side, back, groins and blad-
der? Have you a fiabby appearance of
the face, especially under the eyes?
Too frequent a desire to pass urine I?
If so, Williams Kidney Pills will cure
you-at Druggists, Price SOC.
Williams Mfg. Co., Props, Cleve-
land, o.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
First Meeting.

Miss Sophy,' in 1876, at the time
John Wesley met her, was mot more
than eighteen years old, and harassed
by "masterful and unprincipled low
err" Her only guardian was her aunt.
the wife Of Mr. Causton, planter and
chief magistrate of Savannah. Wesley
was thirty-three years old. He had
been sent to Georgia by the trustees of
that colony as missionary to the Indi-
ans, but upon arrival was appointed
minister" of Savannah and Frederick,
then a town of huts one year old.
From the first Causton was desirous
of marrying his wife's niece to Wes-
ley. Miss Sophia Christiana Hopkoy
was also not unwilling, partly from
fear of Tommy Mellichamp,o her mas
terful lover and partly from affection
for the grave, learned and sanity"
Wesley, whom she loved and feared III
about equal proportions"
Wesley met the young girl at the hut
town of Frederick, a distant part of
his parish. She wanted to return 10
England, but was persuaded to go to
Savannah, and went in Wesley's boat
The journey lasted six days during
which Wesley and Miss Sophy had
only his servant Jenny and the boats
crew for company. The written ac-
count and the diary deciphered by Mr..
Curnock tell how the time was spent.
They prayed and sang, read Fleury's
Manners of the Ancient Christians,
rowed long distances and frequently
anded and walked
On the evening of the first day they
landed on an inhabited island, made a
ire, supped, went to prayer together. |
ana then spread out our sail over US
III four stakes to keep off the - -
dews." Under this on one14gzs - II
Miss Sophie, myself e ~ Of our
boys who came WIS from Savan-
nah; on the other our boats crew"
Though the northeast wind was pierre
ing cold" she complained of nothing,
appearing as satisfied as if she had
been. warm upon a bed of down"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
Arrivals.

From Savannah, Augusta,
Atlanta and Macon *10:30 m
From Lockhart, Dothan, AL
bany, Troy and Mon cry *I0:40 m
From Lockhart, Dothan, AL
bany, Troy and Mont'ery 1:45 m
From Atlanta and Macon 1907 p III
From Augusta, Savannah,
Atlanta and Macon = $3.50 m
From Columbus and inter-
mediate points ........*12:10 N
From Columbus and inter
meediat points . . !!11:30 a m
From Columbus and inter
mediate points ;. !11:45 a m
From Albany and Jackson
vile 1886 q In
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26

The greatest bargains we ever
gave will be thrown out during this
Clearance Sale. Many prices if figured
down properly would be found to be
based on cents cotton. For instance,
some goods worth % cents a yard
will be sold for cents a yard. We
have simply waited till the proper time
for clean up sale, and will now open
your eyes to few facts.
Come expecting the biggest values
yOu ever found in any sale. You
will not be disappointed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
Departures,

For Macon, Atlanta, Angus
ia and Savannah 4;25 a m
For Albany, Dothan, Lock-
hart, Troy and Mont'ery $3.50 a M
For Albany, Dothan, Lock-
hart, Troy and Mont'ery 2:O7 NJ
For Macon and Atlanta =. *1:45 p m
For Macon, Atlanta, saw
annah and Augusta =. .*10:40 m
For columbus ...........-. !3:45 p m
For Columbus -. !! 800 m
For Columbus, Birming-
ham and Chicago 1000. 1886 a IN
For Albany and Jackson
vile ..................* 12:1O m
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
PiIesi PiIesI PiIesI

Williams Indian Pile Ointment will
cure Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles.
1t absorbs the tumors, allays itching at
once, acts as poultice, gives instant
relief. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
is prepared for Piles and itching of
the private parts. Sold by druggists.
mail SOC and $100. Williams Mfg. Co..
Props, Cleveland, O.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
Simple Remedy for LaGrippe.

LaGrippe coughs are dangerous, as
they frequently develop into pneu-
monia. Foley's Honey and Tar not
only stops the cough, but heals and
strengthens the lungs SO that no Sc
rious results need be feared. The gen.
uine Foley's Honey and Tar contains
no harmful drugs and is in a yellow
package. Sold by all Druggists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26
Our Savings Department

extends helping hand to you-it viii
keep your savings safely, and IN
crease them with per cent. interest
Without money there can be no
sUCCESS-what are your chances
Why not start the account at once
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26

*Daly. Except Sunday. !!Sunday
Sleeping
at with
sleeping
St Louis 3nd Jacksonville
for Jacksonville at 1910
Chicago
ton apply il HIGHTOWER, Anericu Ga
JOHN w BLoUNT District Agent, Macon, Ga
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26

If high prices keep up not a few
folks will cut out meat from the menu
and without signing the pledge. They
cannot stand the pace.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26

, If you are suffering from bilious
ness, constipation, Indigestion, chronic
headache, invest one cent in postal
card, send to Chamberlain Medicine
Co., Des Moines, Iowa, with your
name and address plainly on the back,
and they will forward you a free sam
pie of Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets. Sold by all dealers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26

The cutting away of the trees near
the Windsor Hotel has improved the
appearance of the streets there. Now
put down decent pavements.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26

The supply stores here are still
selling mule millinery wherewith to
equip the bluegrass beauties at $3.50
per, for duty in the cotton patch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26

Several nigh" weddings are being
held up in Americas until the price Of
meat takes a drap and the cost of liv-
ing generally subsidies a bit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26

This is chicken day" in Americas.
a fact which has no bearing whatever
upon the presence here of those other
chicken fanciers, the visiting clergy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26

A Lee street couple watched Sea-
board railway fiagman's red lantern
five hours last night, the girl just VOW
ing that it was the comet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26

A few struggling cotton bales con
tinue to come in daily, but buyers and
sellers are still about one cent apart
from the price standpoint
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26

Within three days now the new post
office building here will be occupied
by the men of letters. Uncle Sam will
give it his stamp of approval
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26

When is that committee going to get
busy and raise 81, 900 for the Carnegie
Library in $40 subscriptions? Will it
never find time to do anything?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26

The sporting element of a dozen
towns is in Americas today, and the
Battle Of Feather Bend" will be
written indelibly in gore.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-26

Is it true, as reported, that Ameri-
Gus team will not be in the ball game
this year? Surely the gallant champs
will do battle again.