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

Official organ of the City of Americas.
Official organ of Sumter County.
Official organ of Webster County.
Official organ of Railroad Commits
sion Of Georgia for Third Congress
sional District.
Official organ U. s. Court, Southern
District of Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-07-07
THE TIMFS.RECORDEP
DAILY AND WEEKLY.

Entered at the postofflce 1t A1neri-
sus az second-clasa mall matter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09
STATUES TO HEROES
WILL BE UNVEILED

Washington, May s.-Two formal
events this week that will be of in
terest not only to patriotic Americans
but to a large foreign element in the
country's population are the cere-
monies that will attend the unwilling
OF statues to two of the gallant Polish
omcers who came to America in the
early days of the struggle for indie
pendence and cast their fortunes with
General Washington.
The statue of Pulaski was author
lied, and Is a magnificent equestrian
inquire; that of Kosciusko is the con-
tribution of the Polish citizens Of
America who are expected from far and
near to participate in the ceremonies.
President Taft will be principal orator
on the occasion of the unvefling of the
statue to Pulaski, and Secretary Dick
inson VIII tell of the splendid services
rendered to the cause of the American
revolutionists by Kosciusko.
The events are set for next Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09
LIGHTSHIPS OF
NANTUCKET SOUND

Perrton Maxwell. In Harpess Weekly.
The mate, himself quiet enough man,
had some gift of conversation and with
quantity unconscious pathos told of his
pride in his wife and his two children,
and of their comfortable home over on the
mainland "all paid for and no mortgage"
He displayed photographs of the little
family group and an individual likeness
or tine finest woman in Massachusetts,
sir" And, indeed the photo gave no lie
to his words of praise His was closely
knit frame, reminding one of nothing SO
much as one OF the blunt-nosed buoys
out in Buffers Hole. a thing built for
rough usage and Indifferent TO all wealth
ers. His vocation was plainly i'm
printed on his face. his clothes, the walk
and carriage of him, the great sign on
the side of his ship. His arms were as
thick as the trunk of a small tree, his
fingers were tholepins. and his face was
the color of tanned hide He had the uii-
polished sincerity OF those who have had
no call to cultivate a cunning mind; youth
and man, he had grown mp on heaving
waters and the stable land only fretted
him. Aboard this coastwise vessel he was
fairly In reach of his home and those he
cherished. and at the same time he rode
delfghtedly upon the FESTIVE sea and
breathed the brine-laden air which spelled
for him happiness and congenial occupa-
ton,
The mate of the Shovelful is a type, in
the MAN, of nearly all the men who OPP
crate these lightships of Nantucket
sound He symboizes both officers and
crows af1oat In this navbable maelstrom.
or their mental fibre, of their calm ac-
ceptance Of fate's rancors and malevo-
lences, one act of the Shovelfuls mate is
lucid demonstration. The man had suf-
Tered excruciating torture from tooth
ache all one day; he had almost been
sullen in his mood. but said nothing OF
his pain Somewhere In the neighborhood
OF midniglr tbut not unopserved, as he be-
lieved) he had gone quietly to the ships
tool chest. and selecting the most likely
Implements not too delicate instrument.
II is safe to say-had marched aft and
in the shadow of the mast, had wrepched
from its rooted bed in his neither Jaw the
OFFENDING molar. There was, to be sure.
nothing Of the poetry of heroics in this
homely deed. but better than anything
else does 1t prove the stern, uncompro-
missing character of tile man. You would
not seek 10 quarrel with one whose ply
steal stamina enabled him to extract his
own tooth, and YOU might rea sonabIy hope
TO see him come gaylv out OF any tight
place In life: nor would 1t be linreason-
able to expect him to overrule any huge
jeopardy and do the thing without osten-
tation or bravado.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09
''Printup Hotel''
GadSdcn, Ala,
Centrally Located.
Sample Rooms.
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
DRY GOODS MARKET

New York, May S.-There was a con-
during the week, principally for the ac-
count of converters, manufa cturers and
printers. Jobbers have purchased lit
lie save the fall lines. Prices have
peen only moderately steady. Curtai'-
inent of production continues to in
crease. but consumption requirements
appear to have shrunk.
Fall River sold 1,S50,000 pieces of
print cloths, of which about $4,000
pieces were for future delivery. rrir-
cipally in June. July and August. These
tales were made at a sacrifice or values.
The iobbing trade is generally quiet
locally. Retailers are making purchases
in very small lots for quick shipment
and it is the common belief that stocks
In distributors and retailers hands are
small A substantial sale OF denims
has been made for shipment to Austria =
liza, and some small export trade has
heen passing with Porto Rico and Ma
Mia. Far eastern trade continues in :
active, but prices are easier and favor
the exporter. 5=s.#ss# = t--=s-.sf
Yarns are frmer in some quarters Of
the market, but are generally in Ugh;
request. The firmness being traced to
the unwillingness of mills to accept
current prices for contract is well
known. Knit goods and hosiery are
quiet in primary circles.
The jobbers advance business for fall
Is better to dat than 1t was at the cor
responding period of a. year ago. t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09
NAMES THAT ARE MISLEADING
"Dutch" Clocks Are Germau-Brter
Root Pipes Are Really Heather

From the Los Angeles Herald
vast number of incorrect notions
are acquired by reason of misleading
names; but, after all, Is it of any par
ticular Importance, so long as we get
what we are after? For instance we
go into a store and ask for Dutch
| clock. We get. a clock. the kind we
were after. so 1t does not really matter.
that it Is not Dutch clock at ALL but
a German manufacture. Practically all
the wooden clocks called Dutch are
| made at the village of Freyburg, in the
Black Forest. 1t is all due to mispro-
| nunciation; "Deutseh" in German means
| German"
| Nothing is more natural than to as
sumo that india ink comes from India
but It does not, and never did. any more
than did india rubber. The first orig
mated in and comes from China and
should be called Chinese ink, as 1t is In
France. and the latter comes from Cen
trail and South America.
Lets have old style country
dance!" someone exclaims, and i'm
mediately there jump into the mind Wis
ions of red checked lassies and stout
lads dancing gayly in the barn. The
term, however, is simply a corruption
Of contra dance, from the Latin con-
ira, or opposite, and means dance in
which the partners are arranged in OPP
the country.
Cancels hair brushes are not made
from the hair of camels, but from hairs
from the tails of Russian and Siberian
squirrels The hair of camels is how
ever. used for making fine fabrics, such
as shawls. rugs and Undertaking, and
is sometimes mixed With silk.
Genuine French brier-root pipes"
are not made from the roots of brier,
but from the root of q white heath
which reaches a considerable size and
is cultivated in the south of France
for ppe-making purposes The name
is derived from the French bruyere,
the dialect form of which is brierc,
meaning heath.
We have firmly fixed notion that q
centipede has hundred feet and nat l,
urally; but we are misled by the name.
Count ep. There are about thirty feet
on the largest size.
We remark that such a one speaks
through his nose" when. as a matter
of fact. the queer disagreeable tone 10
produced when the nasal passage 10
closed. Hold the nostrils and prove IL.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09
KAISER WILHELM
CHANGES PLANS

Berlin, May S.-The Emperor has now
decided to accept Mr.. Roosevelts sug-
gestion regarding changes In the pro-
grarnme for his reception in Berlin. and
has notified the American ambass dor
that he will not meet the former Presi-
dent at the railroad station and will not
be able to receive him as his guest In the
Berlin castle.
The Emperor has explained to Ambassa-
dor Hill that he is SO overwhelmed by the
death of King Edward that he regards 4.
as improper to attend any of the dinners
to be given in Mr. Rposevelt's honor, and
therefore excuses himself with cordial as
surances of regret from being present at
the dinner OF the American ambassador,
and Chancellor Won Bethmann Hollweg'r
dinner will also be cancelled He says
the chancellor and Herr Won Schoen. sec
rotary for foreign affairs. will be present
at Mr. HILLS dinner although the anlbas-
sAdor must omit invitations to all per-
sonages Of the court circles, the Emperor
today having ordered four weeks o.
mourning.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09
TAFT is WORKING
UPON INSURGENTS

Washington, May S-Hostilities between
the conservative and progressive repub-
licans of the Senate over the administra-
ton railroad bill have ceased temporarily.
They will be renewed probably when Sem
ators Cummins and Dolliver return from
Iowa, where they have gone to open the
campaign. They are not expected to ar
rive in Washington until Thursday.
Senator Aldrch Is expected to return
from Rhode Island on Tuesday. If he
should attempt to precipitate a vote on
any important amendment Senator's La
Toilette and Claap will undertake to hold
the floor.
Meanwhile the White House will be the
scene of the real activities, President
Taft having undertaken to bring into line
some of the so-called near-insurgents
whose attitudes on the railroad bill have
been a matter of doubt.
That work was begun yesterday. and II
was claimed that Senators Gamble and
Crawford of South Dakota wond join the
IS regular republicans previously cam
vassed. making the necessary all-repub-
lican majority for the administration was
admitted.
While an understanding was reached in
the White House that the vote on the
railroad bill would be taken on Tuesday.
1T now seems certain the democrats will
seek to have the bill recommittee with
instructions that the sections for the Gre
alton OF court of commerce be elimi.
mated. This motion has been made by
Representative Adamson of Georgia In a
tentative manner already. In vote it Is
conceded the result will be close. The
long and short haul provision in the SEN
ate is the immediate subject of contro-
versy, but it Is receiving little more at
tentfon than the stock and bond sections
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09
THE ART OF EATING AN APPLE
II Is Mt Its Hest II Munched While Sit
ting ON Il Fence
From the New York Evening Sun.
The apples is so engagingly vag

From the New York Evening Sun.
The apples is so engagingly vaga-
bondish fruit. 1t is the black sheep
of the fruit family. the tramp and road
ster, Just as the berries are the gamins
and beggars. To eat an apple at .
table is to treat it with all disregard
of it's oh arm and character; to approach
it with knife and plate is to take the
hopelessly wrong rpad to Its good
graces. 1t should be launched out of
doors, preferably with others in ones
pockets An apple is a t its best If eaten
while sitting on a fence. 1t then ad-
mits you to its sweetest juices. and SO
attuned is ii to the posture. so CRATE
ful for your understanding of It's proper
environment, and for the spirit of your
attack, that any apple. even a lament
ably gnarled one. contrives at such II
time to be not wholly unworthy of yo.r
attention.
An apple always incites to tn eft, Sc
ducing the most carping moralist, and
yet making theft seem right, seam the
only sane act, in the very moment os
your downfall. Apples love wanderers,
approve of homeless people and follow
ors of the highway. They encourae
them by growing near the road and do.
ing their best to sustain and nourish.
Even in city apples hold tn cir own
and exert their influence. They max
operagoers stop at fruit stands and ia
the flare of gas jet drop carefully
chosen apples into a vulgar, undisguised
paper bag. With its pleasant bulge
against ones side ones habits change
sinking to distinctly informal plane.
Apples are above all an informal fruit
and they argue that opera clothes have
80 weight against the enticing If row.
dyish diversion of ride on the top q
motor bus. air and apples being SUI
'icient pleasure to Justify thu fall OF
any man. They argue so well. backed
10y their wholesome. 1awless tastes
that one must needs agree. and provtd :
ing the apple sets the tone they make
any lark a success.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09
INTERVENTION ASKED
FOR BY NTCARAGUANS

New York, May S.-There was sent to-
day to John Barrett, director of the in
ternational bureau of American republics,
an appeal sent here from Nicaragua for
transmission to Washington wherein the
United States is asked to intervene in the
affairs of that government. The docu-
ment sets forth as reasons for the asked
for intervention the prospective absolute
commercial ruin of the country If the in
ternal strife continues. The appeal says
that only the United States can restore
Nicaragua's political equilibrium, and the
suggestion is made that 1t can be done
by the landing of troops and the super
vision of honest elections, as was done ir
Cuba and Panama.
The document was drawn UP by prom
inent Nicaraguan lawyer. who says It has
the Endorsement of 80 per cent of the coun-
try's landowners.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09

From Harper's Weekly.
A railway train, the most familiar thing
in the world. rs the most romantic 1t Is
the profound and inexhaustible source OF
iov to the uncounted generations of chill
dren that step into one another's little
shoes and keep the faculty of rapture
alive on earth 1t Is a call and a. prom
ise to all the restless-hearted. that want
to yet away from their neghbors, their
drudGery or their own thoughts 1t IL
lure and a mystery and an embodiment OF
the invisible and unspeakable to the poet.
He viii pause on windy hilltop, call
down his gaze from the unplumbed blue
overhead to watch the noon mail traverse
the bit OF clear sky line on the opposite
ridge. The train roars afar off. like the
surf on sand; comes fast into view:
crosses its allotted space, and Is gone.
It passes slowly enough as the watch
ticks yet urgent and low and long. over
there, like running greyhound or a
ra cling horse. 1t conveys the impression OF
matchless velocity. 1t goes like hunted
thing in a dream. that makes desperate
haste and can barely creep by the lag
cling landmarks. 1t was not, 1t was there,
Il was gone. 1t came out OF the un-
known infinite, and passed again into the
infinite unknown. It Ia a daily recurrent
symbol Life is a moment between two
eterhities, Wild swallows fight through
a lighted hall, train that goes by along
a hill crest At night the lonely hoot-
ing of the engine in the darkness draws
poet to his balcony to watch the reg
uiar lights nash by far above on the high
horizon, and see the sudden fare rudy
AGAINST the level trail of smoke. vibrat-
ing dimly outward. through the thick
black air. even to the rim OF things. TN
der all the sky. In thick weathers. In GER
tain aspects, the glow seems to minslc
with the gray OF night and change the
colors of tito suifuse 1t all with i'm
palpable gold dust; the tawny plume Of
smoke the golden patches OF the windows,
the hurrying silhouette Of dull black on
luminous black. ire less like anything
plastic than like the strange solutions and
bewildering progresslohs Of modern music.
They have the same air of suggesting
what experience has not known. Of stir
ring memories which must reach to the
other side OF birth-antenatal dreams, in.
tangible expectations
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09
IRON BUSINESS
SHOWS DECREASE

New York May S.-Since the first of
May the steel companies have been in
clined to lay stress on the receipt of lib
eral specifications on old contracts for
finished products, but the decrease in the
volume of new business is being reflected
In the reduction in output of steel ingots
and pig iron. The railroads have placed
few orders for equipment. Contracts for
rails. including heavy and light sections,
have aggregated only 1900 tons, and
bridge contracts have been confined to
a few hundred ton lots, the large western
contracts being still held In allegiance
Car orders aggregated 5000, but locomo-
tive orders were light
Many additional bids have been sub
mitted for structural work In all parts
of the country. but contracts for only
about 5000 tons have been placed. The
contracts are still pending for about $780,
ooo tons, which sooner or later will result
in orders. In the next few months, also,
subway contracts will be let to contrac-
tors, but any direct benefit to the mills
and fabricatng shops Is far in the flu
ture. Eventually about 10000 tons OF
steel will be required for this work.
Bids on Panama lock gates, requiring
8, 900 tons steel plates go in on Tuesday
The tendency of prices Of pig iron has
continued downward, north and south
and the volume of business has been
light.
During the last few days there has
been an increase in the number or orders
for foundry iron in the east and new
inquiries have been more encouraging 4.
aggregating about $4,000 tons for shipment
over the second half of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09
UNIQUE BALLOON
TRIP COMPLETED

Orange, Mass. May S--A unique bal
loon trip, in which three men. Jay B.
Benton Of BOSTON. j. Walter Flasg Of
Worcester and William Van Sleet Of
Fittsfield made their final qualifying as
tensions as pilots under a critic, ended
here today after flight of. 30 miles in
four and half hours. Charles ]. Gid
den of Boston was critic and William
Moisan OF Pittsfeld passenger.
The ascent was made In the balloon
Boston from Pittsfeld at o'clock this
morning. After rising to q considera BILE
fight the balloon was brought to earth
10 minutes later, this being repeated
twice, that each of the three pilots might
handle the air craft separately on the
short fights.
Mr.. Gidden left the basket after the
third descent and his place was taken by
Mr.. Moisan. who. with three others
started on their long flight The highest
altitude reached was 1900 feet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09
Indian Chief Has Claim for 100000

FrOm The Indla napOI1s sun.
Peru, Ind.-Chief Gabriel Godfrey has
IL claim as chief of the Miamis, VIII
live about four miles south east OF here,
for 100000. BY a treaty signed in 1SsS
the Indian families of Chief Francis
Godfrey. John r. Richardville, Mesh
;ngomesia and Francis Slocum we're to
receive $4,000 annually. The annuiti.s
are in. arrear s15o.0o0.000 but Chief
Godfrey is willing to compromise for
100000.
He is 76 and has a wife and 10 chill
1ren. The present wife is his third.
He has always been too liberal with his
tribesmen and several times white peo-
pie have taken advantage of him Ia
financial deals.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ~
served for Is months after the election to
which 1t relates.
Within not more than 10 nor less than
10 days before an election the committee
treasurer must file an itemized statement
with the clerk of the House. showing tn
name and address of each firm or person
who has contributed over 800, the total
sum contributed in. amounts less than
500. the total sum of all contributions,
and the name and address of every per-
son to whom more than $40 has been paid.
This is the provision which the Burrows
committee has so changed as to reaiiire
this publicity to come after the election.
It also required final statement to be
made not later than 80 days after the
election.
The penalty attached to violations OF
any of the blrs provisions ia not more
than $1,000 fine nor Imprisonment for more
than year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09

Washington. May SIN the department
of justice interest during the coming
week promises to center in the campaign
about bucketshops and the inquiry into
the alleged pool in raw cotton. During
the past week number of telegraph Of
ficials testified before the local grand
jury. The finding of the jury is expected
Tuesday or Wednesday. Attorney GEN
sral Wickersham has announced that he
will proceed with the cotton pool inquiry,
regardless of the adverse criticism against
him. The grand jury will meet in New
York on Tuesday
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09
woman struck BY Lightning

Pittsburg, May S.-Lightning struck Mrs.
Mustella Shustack OF Carnegie while she
was walking in Highland park this even
ing. Although the electricity burned off
off all the clothing on one side slightly
searching the flesh, the woman regained
consciousness soon after the shock. and
at the hospital tonight it was said she
would recover.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09
Yancey becomes Bsnkr.ct

Memphis. May S.-W. J. Yancey o.
Memphis. junior member of the de-
funct cotton Arm Of Knight Vance,
& Co.. of Decatur, Ala, which recent,
failed, has filed voluntary petition II
bankruptcy with the clerk OF tn.
United States court here. In his sched
ule OF LIABILITIES he reports 1891 al
possible liabilities on notes Endorsed
by him. He does not schedule his liza
bilities as partner in the cotton firm
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09
F'arpiiy ract.

From the Woman's Home Companion.
1t was little Flossie's first day at school
Her name had been registered and the
teacher asked: Have you any brothers
or sisters?'
Eyes. ma am" answered Flossie.
Are you the Oldest one OF the famlly?'
"Oh, no. aam." returned Flossie. "Pa
and Mas both older'n me-.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09

From the Baltimore American.
very appropriate. wasn't 1t. for that
bunco steerer to crown his new house
with a gilded dome?"
why was 1t appropriate"
Because It was built of gold bricks"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09

The ladies of the First Presbyterian
church will serve 25-cent lunches at 21s
North Nineteenth street. beginning to-
morrow at noon. The ladies wish to
call this to the attention OF all the friends
and members of the church and to the
visiting delegates to conventions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09
nr. whey Honcrea

3 washington, May s.-Dr. II. w. Wiley,
the governments pure food expert, has
been chosen president of the American
Therapsutical society. and under his lead
ership the society will undertake to de-
velop interest in original research on phar-
macopota preparations. Fhe society has
selected Boston as the meeting place for
next years convention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09

Asheville. N. c.. May s.-Dr. Schenck of
the Biltmore school of forestry and a
number of students of that institution
have returned from Germany. where they
went ia November last to make a study
of the Black forest. Dr. Schenck will
establish several forestry schools in Wis
consin and Michigan
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09

Santa Barbara. Cal, May s,-The fu-
neral of Rear Admiral Bowen H. -McCalla,
who died early Friday, was held today at
Trinity Episcopal church. The urn com
tanning the admirals ashes will be taken
% Washington. ssa. e
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-09

From the louisville Courier-Journal.
you're buying cheroots since you mar.
RED Beginning to econoinize. eh?''
NO: my wife likes for me to leave
nice butts. She loops EN- with ribbons
and hangs 'em about the nat"