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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

allows it to nourish the diseased pce-
tons OF the body back to health.
5. s. S. is purely vegetable, beinp-l
made entirely OF roots, herbs and
barks, without a particle Of mineral.
and its vegetable ingredients always
hasten the cure by toning up the
stomach ana digestive niembe1s.
Home Treatment book and any nedi-
cal advice free to all who write.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC 60, Atlanta. d..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07
Millinery
Opening
Tuesday
Oct. 4th.
Tailored
Hats a
Specially.
MRS. S. ". GAINES.
VALUABLE REALTY FOR SALE.

New Ten-Room House and Lot 'front.'
Ing east on Lee street. Good barn,
etc.
One Two-Story. Nine-Room House
and Lot fronting east on Lee street.
Good barn, etc.
Two hundred acres well improved
.1'm land. Four plows, running wa
'3I' seven miles west of Americas, two
niles from railroad station.
Two Hundred Acres, well improved
'"FH'' four plows, three miles railroad
a'1' d. southeast of Americas.
'"' OF land four miles east of Amer
''1s' five p.ows; nothing better.
y 'e-toom House and Lot, Reese
'aTh on College street.
Good Buggy. :
Dee j. o. Macarthur or W. =. lane.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07
EnllammatOry Rheumatism Cured In
DAYS.

Morton L. Hill, Of Lebanon, Ind,
says: "My wife had Infammatory
Rheumatism in every muscle and
her body and face were swollen al
most beyond recognition; had been in
bed for six weeks and had eight ply
sicians, but received no benefit until
she tried DR.. DETCHON'S RELIEF
FOR RHEUMATISM 1t gave immed-
late relief and she was able to walk
about in three days. am sure it saved
her life" Sold by Eldridge Drug Co.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07
Mrs. Maud Smith.

There wouldn't be money enough in
the world to make up to woman for
some ashes Of roses sfe had kept in
glove for years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

Alderman Brown is about to placd
an order for a very handsome tourI
ing car, and viii be more chan ever II
the joy rider ranks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07
When Man is a Cipher.

A man cuts just about as much fig-
ure at his wedding as lie does whsa
mis- first baby is born.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

blood. S. S. SM
goes into th
circulation and
drives out TIM
last trace OF this
d e stru ctivW
g erm S adds
richness nd
vigor to the cir
culatiou and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

Unless the street department gives
the streets leading to the circus
grounds thorough wetting there VIII
he much discomfort tomorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

An entirely new bonnet received
yesterday at local battery is callcJ
the "aerop-ane," as it comes higher
than any of the others.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07
THE TRUE TEST.
Tried In Americas, 1t Has Stood The
Test.

The hardest test is the test of time.
and Doan's Kidney Pills have stood
it we'll in Americas. Kidney sufferers
can hardly ask for stronger proof than
the following:
J. M. Oliver, of Americas, Ca, says:
81 can recommend Doan's Kidney Pills
as an excellent remedy, for they did
me more good than all the other prep
arations l ever tried. suffered from
a dull pain in the small Of my back
which bothered me day and night and
the secretions from my kidneys were
"Doan's Kidney Pills cured me about
pains still remained. 1t was finally
my good fortune to learn Of Doan's
Kidney Pills and l procured supply
at Dodson's Pharmacy. They helped
me from the first, and in a short time
was cured. Statement given July
%, 1903.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07
For Sale

200 acres extra good level land, 8
miles Americas. IT'S acres in cultiva
ton; great bargain for quick turn.
50 acres gray pebbly land, 3 mil IS
Amerieus. $1,000. We make easy
terms.
Southern Land Co. Of Americus.
Americas, Ca
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

The only way some people can be
happy on $4,000 year is by spending
$500.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07
TAlFS OF TIE TOWN
IOlD IN FEW LINES
Pencil Stubs Picked Up All
Random.

Random.
| . Picture Frames made to order.
Large assortment new mouldings 70
| ,eie2t from Holidays Book Store.
See her in her new creation make
a bid for admiration.
See the look of CONSERVATION at t1s-
maiden cute and pert;
Every step or two she's stopping; acn
resumes her queer fip-nopping,
Like kangaroo she's hopping, for she
wears hobble skirt.
The Georgia crops of 1910 are worts
$3.50, O0O. 900 according to official report
According to this, it would pay a maa
to own a crop or so.
o. U. Tommy Hooks, who las been
catcher in a chill game here recent
vii return to StoneMountain school
AGAIN early next week.
1t is with real joy that citizens here
watch the demolition of old Mucka-
lee bridge, as Supt. Christian fast re
duces it to the level.
The constellation of tie vote Weanes-
day for the state election evidenced
little interest as the voting was the
lightest here in many years.
The thing for tke Sumter farmer
to do now is to learn to make two
bales of cotton grow where only one
grew before
1t is a shame that this torrid weather
doesn't conform to custom and become
reasonably cool in the fall when der
bies are worn.
Under its vastly improved q? cond.-
tion, the city council slohld really
apologize for the threatto tear down
olu buzZaru ROOSC.
~
The registration books for the bond
election are new open at the city hall
and there will be rush on voters to
qualify in favor of bonds.
The Americas kidlet having about
made UP his mind to go to the circus.
now mpatiently awaits the arrival Of
the elephant tonight.
Mrs. Brooks is building very at
tractive home out on Barlow street,
next the Gray property which, is al
ready nearing completion.
The library and hospital committees
are busy arranging for that Marathon
Robbie contest and other stunts CIR
the field day program.
In the purchase of the Walker prop
erty of thirty-three acres, Mr.. r. s.
Broadhurst now has three of the most
The demand for cotton seed, due to |
the very short crop. has caused tic
price of that commodity to follow The
aeroplane.
The circus trains will arrive early
this morning from Cordele, and tile
white city, will quickly be raised ont
near the old ball park.
Americus will be overrun tomorrow
by the multitude coming to the circas,
and the retail dealer will reap Ia dollars L
ical harvest.
Pretty May Mulligan has again
danced herself into the good graces iii
Americas audiences, and fun house
greets her nightly.
Unless the street department gives
the streets leading to the circus
grounds thorough wetting there VIII \
he much discomfort tomorrow. VI
An entirely new bonnet receivedas
yesterday at local battery is callcJl2
the "aeroplane," as it comes highesl ]
than any of the others. SA
Alderman Brown is about to piacHN
an order for a very handsome 4ourh
ing car and VIII be more than ever lrhR
the Joy rider ranks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07
Cured to Stay Cured.

On March %, 1908, Mr.. Oliver said:
rubbed my back with liniments but the
five years ago and / have had no re-
currence of my former trouble.
have great deal of confidence in
this remedy and gladly give it my re-
endorsement"
For sale by all dealers. Price %
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York. sole agents for tho United
osle pup se!pemea 10 spu!4 TIE PORN
States.
take no other.
Remember the name-Doan's---and
take no other.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

Pretty May Mulligan has again
danced herself into the good graces al
Americas audiences, and fun house
greets her nightly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

1t is with real joy that citizens here
watch the demolition of old Mucka-
lee bridge, as Supt Christian fast re-
duces it to the level.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

o. U. Tommy Hooks, who las been
catcher in a chill game here recent
vii return to StoneMountain school
again early next week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

Americas will be overnun tomorrow
by the multitude coming to the circus,
and the retail dealer will reap "a dollars
ical harvest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

The consolidation of tie vote Wefaes-
day for the state election evidenced
little interest as the voting was thes
lightest here in many years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

The thing for tkie Sumter farmer
to do now is to learn to make two
bales of cotton grow where only one
grew before.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

1t is a shame that this torrid weather
doesn't conform to custom and become
reasonably cool in the fall when der
bies are worn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

The Georgia crops of 1910 are work.
$3.50, 100000 according to official report.
According to this, it would pay a maa
to own a crop or so.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

The circus trains will arrive early
this morning from Cordele, and the
white city will quickly be raised oat
near the old ball park.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

Under its vastly improved CD conld.-
tion, the city council stohld really
apologize for the threatto tear down
old Buzzard Roost.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

The demand for cotton seed, due to
the very short crop. has caused tie
price of that commodity to follow The
aeroplane.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

The registration books for the bond
election are now open at the city hall
and there will be rush OF voters to-
qualify in favor of bonds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

The Americas kidlet having about
made UP his mind to go to the circus,
now impatiently awaits the arrival Of
the elephant tonight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

If it's a surface to
be painted, enameled,
stained, vanished or fin
ished in any way, there's
ane Acme Quality Kind
to fit the purpose.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

In the purchase of the Walker prop
erty of thirty-three acres, Mr.. R. 6.
Broadhurst now has three of the most
desirable lots out Lee street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

Mrs. Brooks is building very at
tractive home out on Barlow street,
next the Gray property which is al
ready nearing completion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

Picture Frames made to order.
Large assortment new mouldings 90
select from Holidays Book Store.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-07

The library and hospital committees
are busy arranging for that Marathon
Robbie contest and other stunts CIR
the field day program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

may be that they are simply more reck-
less than women and don't care who
overhears them; but at any rate they
don't accuse us of caves lropping. The
most that they say when the operator
puts the Waiting" question to them
is Keep out, central something of
that sort: they don't fly off the handle
and leap to the conclusion that the OPP
orator is trying, for some inscrutable
purpose, to penetrate the haunting mys-
terry of their lives.
We hate to- tell woman that the
party she has called for doesn't reply.
The chances enormously favor our get
ting the don't believe" reply to that,
too.
why. 1 just left her an hour ago
downtown, and she told me she was go
ing right straight home-she must be
there," a woman flares back at the OPP
orator who has been trying to call up
one of her chums for five straight min
utes. Ring her again. know she is
there, Maybe she is taking a nap. But
that can't be, because the phone is right
i'm her room, and she certainly would
hear the bell if you rang it, and d lot
more absurd stuff of that sort: the i'm
orator hasn't called up the party she
the vocal exercise involved in making the
statement
When an operator tells a man, Your
party doesn't answer" he may be dis
appointed and growl bit under his
breath, or he may say. Give 'em an
other ring, and use cowbeIl," or some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

thing of that sort, but he doesn't init
mate to the operator that lie believes
she's fibbing.
The operators "compensations?" OH
there are some. We find that after a H.
the agreeable, patient people are increas-
ing as folks become more habituated to
the Use of the phone. a lot of the cross
ness is due TO the fact that many people
have an imperfect understanding OF the
workings of the telephone. They do not
understand or appreciate the fact that
the telephone, at its worst is sort OF
a miracle, and they expect too much of
it and of the human agencies operating
it. We receive enough pleasant common
dation. and of the kind that counts, al
feet of the disagreeable people. IL is no
uncommon thing these days for some i'm
portant business or professional man to
call up the manager Of a city system and
commend the operator who handles the
bulk of his calls Some of them, pleased
with our on-the- jobness, as they call H.
go further and find out our names 70
they cap send nice little gifts around
the holidays. But. while we appreciate
their remembrances, we like their com
mendation better. It's an Offset for the
steady tide Of disapproval that has q de-
cidedly tonic effect upon operators. BY
the time L am a bent and white-haired
old person L suppose that even the WON
en- who use the phone will have reached
the conclusion that telephone operators
are human beings, but 1 do wish they'd
reach that conclusion while / still am
on the job,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

as each colony started from single
microbe the bacteriologist estimates the
number Of these germs present in the
test liquor by counting the colonies
visible.
But what interests him most is to find
how many of these colonies have been
formed by microbe known as the Co
don bacillus" and SO called not because
resembl,T* the cnton of punctuation but
because it is prolific and natural inhab-
liant of the colon or large intestine of
man and beast His trained eye general
ly identifies it's colonies without further
test, but to make sure he draws. with d
blue pencil, upon the bottom of the glass
saucer ring about each suspected col
ony. Next he takes each marked colony
up with the point of d steriliZed platinum
needle and transplants it in tube of OK
bile mixed with the agar agar-a concoc-
ton in which the colon bacillus will
flourish after the manner of the pro-
verbal green bay tree. And if it does so
flourish the bacteriologist has before
him indisputable evidence that the oys-
ers under investigation have been pol
luted by fecal matter.
Thus, the colon microbe is accepted as
the index to pollution, for it can come
from no other source than the one men
toned. Samples Of water flowing over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30
A Showing Up.

7 LLOYD c. GRISCOM, at the Saratoga
IL convention, said in the course OF an
interview:
But such a course as that would be
taking too evident an advantage OF ig-
norance. 1t would be showing up igno-
rance. Like the watering cartman, eh?
"A watering cartman was driving
slowly on hot day through dusty
street, when an old chap from the coun-
try shouted to him:
Hey, mister, yer carts leakin'."
The watering cartman glanced back
at the streams squirting vigorously from
a score of holes in the rear of his cart,
and said bandly:
That's all right. boss. That's TO keep
the kids from gittin' on behind, ye
know"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30
The Usual Role.

CHARLES NJ. SCHWAB, in d recent
~ interview in New York, rC--!.,.. 49,
the folly of ignorant speculate.
1.-The average man, with no knowledge
of finance" he said. has no business TO
speculate. Let him do so and his case
is Jones' all over again.
Zones stopped in at garage one
morning to see about selling off his two
automobiles.
4 hear you've been specializing on the
stock exchange, Mr.. Jones?' the agent
said politely.
Yes said Jones' Now these cars,
understand, can be had cheap for cash.
Were you a bull or a bear, sir?'
asked the agent
Neither, said Jones gruffiy. was
an ass"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

condemned. And the whole procedure is
conducted in strict compliance with two
recent edicts OF the United States board
of food and drug inspection respecting
Shellfish.
watched DR.. Stiles go through the
modus operandi of his tests. He sat at a
long. broad counter and had before him
a rack of glass tubes corked with cotton,
a row of little TASKS very like the in
dvidual decanter i'll which your cold tea
is brought to You when you take it sit
ting and another row of glass saucers
with glass lids.
Now the succulent bivave is just like
his cousin at the other end of the OAR
winian chain in that he can be judged
by his liquor and. Furthermore, in that
the more he is in liquor the more he will
disclose regarding lis dark past. In other
words. more evidence of pollution is to
be found in oyster liquor than in oyster
meat.
Explaining this. DIR. Stiles poured the
liquor taken from a suspect into one of
his little decanters and to this he added
water. After shaking the solution exactly
twenty-five times-as the laboratory rules
and regulations prescribe-he turned to a
little stove at his left took off vessel
and from it poured into each of the glass
saucers liquid resembling broth. This
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30
AO4WYC O5ERS

lcf has been flung down before the un-
clean growers and dealers.
| have just paid a visit to that inner
Eanctum of DIR. Wieys bureau wherein
oysters unprecedented suspicious charac-
tiers are given the third degree. The Sus-
poets are sent to this inQuisitorial cham
Der by such OF the DOCTORS forty food in
spectors scattered about the country as
capture the culprits. and the Torque-
manda who administers the ordeal is Dr.
George w. Stiles, the meteorological chem
iSt of DR.. Wiley's staff. That this inquitS-
itOr general is an ad pit at his work may
be attested by the fact that he has sue
ceeded even in drawing forth the Utmost
secrets hidden within the black heart of
the clam. which of all creatures of nature
is universally recognized as the most Sc
:cretive, not to say close-mouthed.
The suspects are sent UP on the re-
spective charges of having been drunk.
soaked or polluted. The first two terms
smack very suspiciously of slang. but are
legitimate words admitted even to the
cabulary of science. The penalty for
these two offenses is branding, while
those finally found guilty of the third are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30
Not SO Easy Now.

<tC iris are not the sentimentalists
~ they used to be- said Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait at a dinner in New York.
Nowadays girls can look out for them
selves"
The brilliant leader of the woman's
movement smiled and added:
In the past, when a man Tilted
girl, she took it to heart. Now she
takes it to court"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

something of that sort, and the operator
can visualize the grin on his face as he
makes good for his exaggerated state
ment.
x
Some women are extremely rude when
they can't make out what the operator
is saying. IF you'll stop rolling that
gum around in your mouth, maybe you'll
be able to speak plainly woman said
to me not long ago, when l had to ask
her three times to repeat d cumberland
I never had a piece of chewing gum in
my mouth in my life! Even the girls
who do chew gum don't chew it when
they're on watch at telephone ex-
change; they're not allowed to. A man,
when asked to repeat "a number, will do
it with more distinct enunciatiOn-SOme-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30
Spoken in Jest.

r.. FRANCOIS DE LA RUE, at the
II recent sanitary convention in DeS
Moines said:
THE disposition that we make of our
sewage is very dangerous, very absurd
today. There will come time when We
shall dispose of sewage wisely. But our
present handling of it reminds me of
witticism of my old father.
''Once, when L was a little chap, i said
to my father:
Papa, where does the barber put the
hair he cuts off your head?'
And my father, without looking up
from his newspaper, answered:
why, down your neck, of course"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

and their pleasant voices atone for the
harshness of what the operators call the
pills
L had one of these pills ''pegged. as
we say, on my board yesterday fore
noon. Her apartment phone is on
two-party line, and. no doubt, when she
took her receiver off the hook the other
party on the line was using the phone.
Then she worked her receiver hook up
and down in an effort to drive the other
party off the wire. The pills nearly
always do that a party line, when
they find that their line is in use. Well.
l answered her call the instant the other
party hung up.
What is the matter with you?" my
pill lady snapped at me. I've been
trying to get an answer from you for
hale an hour She probably had taken
her receiver off the hook about one min
tlt1 before. But the pills" nearly al
ways make it pat half an hour
The other party on your line had the
wire ] told her.
Nothing of the sort!' she s1e~ al
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oyster beds and oyster floats are also
being taken and similarly examined in
this same laboratory. Also in their case
the appearance of the colon bacillus de-
termineS whether oysters taken from
such waters are polluted.
Something was said above about oysters
being drunk" 1t is a general practice
Of growers to drink their oysters by
taking them from salt into brackish
water, which bloats them to the degree
of adding a years growth to their super
fetal appearance. In various localities
this process of 'drinking'-i. G., letting
the oysters drinks also called float
ing" ''plumping'' "fattening." The
dredged are placed upon floats or shall
low RATS and thus carried to the mouths
of streams where the thrush of fresh
water dilutes the natural salt water to
the degree of brackishness erecting the
greatest amount of boating
Oystermen practicing this method will
tell YOU that they resort to 1t merely to
clean their bivalves. DIR. Wiley demands
that this cleansing be done upon floats
placed in water of saline content equal
to that in which oysters will grow to
maturity.
The label "foated oysters must here.
after appear on all packages of such mol
lusks placed in interstate commerce after
having been thus put in bracklsh water
He holds that the people are entitled to
have their bivalves just as nature fash
toned and favored them, and that 1t is as
great an offense to put fresh water into
oysters as it is to add it to milk.
A careful chemical test easily reveals
the extent to which an oyster has been
thus fioated. by showing it's proportion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30
Opponents.

~ OIL. ABE GRUBER, at a luncheon
~ at Saratoga, paused in an eloquent
address to tell a story.
Yes he said, those two factions are
as internationally opposed as Brown and
Black.
Brown and Black were always argyll
ing. They could never see any question
in the same light
Brown said Black one day, Il won-
der what would happen il you ever
agreed with me on anything"
I'D be wrong. I'd be wrong Brown
answered hurriedly."