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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-30
AMERICAN HAS $4,000
OF MONTE CARLOS GOLD

Monte Carlo, December 29.-Apple-
tons system has now netted him more
than $4,000, and the casino authori-
ties today had his play closely scru-
tinized by expert officials, to discover
whether he has really found the phil
osopher's stone.
The croupiers at whsoe tables he
has played declare he has no real sys-
tenn so far, they say, he has beea
exceptionally lucky, and they do not
doubt that, if he continues playing, he
will lose all his winnings.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-30
BROOM FACEORY TO OCCUPY u.
PLACE on FORSYTH STREET

The Amerlcus Broom Co. Will oc-
eupy today the one vacant building
on Forsyth street, next the Western
Union Telegraph Company's office. The
place has been leased forsHRDLU
place has been leased from February
ist next TO q Florida firm for another
line Of business. but In the interim ihe
broom makers will have possession,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-30
YEAR 1911 CHARACTERIZED BY
THE END OF FAMINE IN COTTON
UNUSUALLY LARGE CROP VAS PRODUCED RESULTING IN SLUMP IN PRICES
REVIEW OF COTTON MARKET FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR GIVEN BY One WHO
IS AN EXPERT In The HISTORY OF The COTTON TRADE
; \ + \ \ + \ \ \ = + \
: PREFERS SUICIDE TO
LIVING WITH MOTHER.

= San Franci eco, Dec. 29.-Louise 4
= A. Schroeder, the C.even-year-old 4
= girl, in the court room here de- 4
= clared that she would commit :
= suicide in preference to living =
= with her mother.
= The parents of the child were y
= recently divorced and the court =
= has placed the child in the care \
= of the Dominican sisters, where =
= her parents are permitted to visit =
= her at reasonable hours until the =
: case can be finally adjudicated by y
? the court.
\ 4 \ \ \ J. l. \ l. \ l. 4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-30
BUN YAT Sen
FIRST PRESIDENT
new REPUBLIC
LED REVOLUTIONARY PLOT
declares 1t Is His Duty to
Accept Presidency

Canton, China, December 29.-Dr.
Sun Vat Sen, who has been elected
irst president of the newly proclaimed
chinese republic, is native of this
Eity. He was one of the promoters of
he revolutionary plot to seize Can
on in 1895, when the plans of the
were discovered prema-
urely, and several of them executed.
Dr.. Sun, however, managed to escaped
b the British colony at Hong Kong,
there he became a British subject.
He has visited Japan and stirred
thinese there to his revolutionary
aeas. Recently he has resided at Sin
apore, and has for years been active
stirring up sentiment against the
Ianchu dynasty.
DR.. Sun is now in Shanghai, where
e received the news of his election
the first presidency of the republic,
nd according to a statement issued
Dday will accept the office In his
tatement, DR.. Sun says:
TT consider it my duty to accept the
Eesidency. My policy will be to Sc
pre- peace and a stable government
u the promptest methods possible.
|y single aim is to insure the peace
BID the contentment of the millions of
" fellow countrymen."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-30

No Recognition From Washington.
Washington, D. c., December 29.-
he United States will not recognize
le new Chinese republic formally at
lis moment or until il becomes clear
apparent that the imperialists are
longer capable of maintaining
lemselves in power.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
Not What She Expected.


The four Gerton girls were all good
looking-indeed, the three younger
ones were beautiful; while Annie, the
eldest, easily made up in capability
and horse sense what she lacked In
looks.
A young chap, very eligible, called
on the girls frequently, but seemed IN
able to decide which to marry. So
Annie put on her thinking cap, and one
evening, when the young chap called,
she appeared with her pretty arms
bare to the elbow and her hands white
with -four.
"Oh, you must excuse my appear
ance," she said. II have been working
In the kitchen all day. baked bread
and pies and cake this morning, and
afterward, as the cook was Ill, I pre-
pared dinner"
"Miss Annie, is that SOP said the
young man. He looked at her, deeply
impressed. Then, after a moments
thought, he said:
/ Miss Annie, there is question /
wish to ask you, and on your answer
will depend much of my LIES happi-
ness"
eyes," she said, with blush, and
she drew a little anearer-"yes; what
is itw :
miss ANNIE" said the young man
in deep, earnest tones, 81 am thinking
of proposing to your sister Kate. Will
you make your home with us?'-i
Washington Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
The Blockade
Runner.
II oung Woman Makes a
Speculation In Cotton
d, FRED FRAMER.
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1871.

&@%N@3&&3&&<N 4&&HSHH&~13E $*%
During the civil war vessel made
of iron and painted the color of a fog
IL fog cgn be said TO have any color
lay ut wharf in the city of Savan
nah, Ga Negroes were rolling cotton
bales aboard. each. bale valueiess in
the Confederacy but worth dollar a
pound In England
Ii would have been useless for any
one connected with this vessel the
Winifred to attempt 10 conceal the
fact that she was loading this cotton
TO take TO England to be sold 70 do
this she must run the htnckade laid
by President Lincoln With the inten
ton of preventing the Confederates
bringing in arms. ammunition and
supplies and sending out their prod
ucts TO be turned into money With
out every port on the southern coast
lay vessels of war. some of them be
longing to the regular United States
navy. others improvised. intended for
the purpose OF intercepting such YES
sells as should attempt to run the block
ade. The commanders of these craft
chose either a dark night for stealing
out and in or the gray of misty
morning wien the dawn was breaking
The latter hour was the favorite, and
to meet the conditions the vessels We're
painted as near mist color as possible
When they were favorable it required
a sharp eye and ear on the port OF
Uncle Sans sailors to see or hear
what they were watching for.
While the Winifred was being load
ed a young woman walked up the
gangplank and asked for the purser
With decided British accent she said
that she was anxious to get home to
England. asking If the vessel was go
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
Brief Suggestions.

Go over the orchard and see that all
the wounds are we'll painted.
The golden wax bean is favorite
with many garden makers. It Is
tender. of good quality and stringless
If small pig is chilled it can be re-
vived by dipping it in water as hot as
you can bear your hand in. then wrap
ping it in warm flannel,
Don't keep your horse in an over
heated stable and then stand him for
hours in freezing atmosphere and
wonder how he became paralyzed.
The durability of the mule Is a
strong point in his favor. He lives and
works to good old age. His sense
of self protection is strong, and he
avoids many injuries.
Never get the idea in your head that
drugs and health are inseparable, for
in most cases it will be found that
what we keep out Of the pigs stom-
ach has more to do with its health
than what we put in.
Blackberries are very prolific and
ripen at the time they can be econom-
ically gathered and marketed. They
are seldom injured by late frosts and
for this reason are surer than some
other berries that ripen earlier.
The wheel hoes are great labor
savers "A pillow attachment is very
convenient for opening burrows and to
cover the larger seeds, as peas, beans
and sweet corn. Some OF the com
bination wheel tools with drills, cult.
waiting teeth. plows and rakes are very
satisfactory.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
THE VALUABLE TuRNIP.
Worth Growing II Only For lie Effsc,
~ na;rv EaNua

Worth Growing II Only For lie Effect
on Dairy Cows.
While the real food yalue of turnips
is considered somewhat low, they are
wonderful appetizers, especially for
dairy COWS. not only toning up their
systems. but increasing the Cow Of
milk.
Then there are several tempting
dishes for the table that can be formed
from turnips. and by storing goodly
supply of them for winter their use
will save considerable of the higher
priced products, both around the feed
stalls and table.
Turnips for winter storage should
not be sown till in July, from the 10th
to the Goth, or even a few days later
will not be too late. Where they are
sown earlier than this the hot weather
causes them to become strong and
pithy. but If sown, as above stated
they mature when the weather is cool.
er, which greatly enhances their flavor,
gives them firm, solid flesh and adds
to their keeping qualities.
A rich. sandy loan or fresh sod
soil is best adapted to turnip raising
and they may be sown either broad
cast or drilled. If sown broadcast it
may be done just before shower. and
there will then be no necessity for
covering the seed, as the raindrops
will do the work better, light cover
ing being all that is required. If the
seeds are drilled one can arrange so
the plants may be cultivated by hand.
the rows being placed about eighteen
inches apart. Put in plenty of seed
at the time of drilling and thin out the
plants when they come up till they
are from three to four inches apart,
thus giving them ample room to grow
Homestead.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21

this IS THE OPPORTUNITY OF MY LIFE.
ing there and II so could she take pas
sage on her. The purser told her that
no passengers would be taken and Tor
further information referred her tc the
captain. She found the commander,
Gilbert. an ex-United States naval
officer, q native of South Carolina and
a polished gentleman.
Captain" she said. understanding
that you are about to sail for British
port l desire to secure passage for
my mother and myself on your vessel.
We came over here recently to settle
in this country. Being used TO rural
life in England and having little
money, we thought we could invest it
to our comfort and profit in planta
ton here. But. alas. the war has
spoiled all our calculations, and we
wish to return to our native land"
'It would give me great pleasure to
accommodate you." replied Captain
Gilbert. but l would not be permitted
by the owners of the vessel and the
cargo to take any one aboard except
such men as are necessary to work the
ship It would be impossible for me
to deceive you as to what we are. W.
are going to attempt to run the block
ade with e cargo of cotton. That all
of us shall be interested in avoiding
being intercepted every man aboard is
to receive If we are successful per
centage of the profit. l am sure that
nothing could induce those who have
embarked their funds in the enterprise
to permit any outsider-even wornali
to be on the ship at the critical time
Of getting out of the harbor."
The lady listened to this explanation
with evident interest When the cap
tain had finished she appeared to be
thinking for few moments. then
asked:
what can cotton be bought for
here"
"a few cents a pound"
what can it be sold for in Eng
landY
1.-THE last quotations we have re
ceived were 81.
! "How much cotton can l buy foI
&1,OO0?"
The captain who had quick head
for mathematics did some mental fig
uring and replied.
about 10000 pounds"
"What could they be sold for in Eng
land?"
"About $166.0O0." s
"Who are the investors in this enter
prise?''
''They are English capitalists. repre-
scented by Mr.. Winters"
"Where can find him"
"At the hotel" :
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
Nearly Got Her Name.


In one of the gay cafes Of Oakland,
Cal, which is freQuented by visitors
to the coast, young man who be-
neves he possesses. unusual powers
over the opposite sex sat at one Of the
tables recently ogling pretty woman.
He felt that he had made an impress
sion and when he saw her speak to
friend lost no time in making inquiry
as to her identity. -
why, don't you know her? That's
Miss G. Lyon" answered his friend.
81 wish you'd get her telephone
number, as I'd like to ring her up"
said the anxious one, and few mo-
ments later he was handed a slip OF
paper on which was written the NUM-
Der of the Cliff House.
The very next day he. called up the
hotel and asked If Miss G. Lyon was
there. ~
"She is stopping around here" re-
piled the clerk. "but just swan out to
the rocks for luncheon" :
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
- The -
Scrap Book
A Little. Too Aasentminded.

- IIttie 90 HoSSue't"~N' =
Jimmy Ryan was very aDsentmlnu-
ed, and his friends loved to tell stories
Of his misadventures. You would near
one morning that Ryan had gone nome
the evening before, walked into the
boarding house next his own under
the impression that he was home, had
sat down at the table and had not
aroused from his abstraction until
some one had called his attention TO
the mistake.
But the best story Of all was put
over the day after Ryan's wedding.
This was an evening affair.
"They drove away from the church"
said the narrator, "and over to the
new house that had been all fixed up
for them. When they got to the door
Ryan helps her out tenderly and leads
her up to the door and talks to her
minute. Then he shakes hands with
her and says, Well, good night, Lucy
"'Good nightT says she inquiringly.
eyes, says he, I guess it's time l
was going home now
"'.Why, Jimmy Ryan, you big It, she
says, wake up. You live here now"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
arm ana
Garden
GOOD LAWN BEAUTIFIER.

lts Foundation Is Only an Old UmbreI-
la Frame, but It's Most Artistic.
One does not need the services of an
expensive landscape gardener to make
ones lawn thing of beauty. OF
course, thick. we'll rolled and well
cropped turf is the prime necessity,
but there is always needed some bit
of color to accentuate the eye resting
beauty of the long sweep of green.
Here is the way one ingenious WON
an secured a centerpiece for her sward,
according to Popular Mechanics:
She dug up an old umbrella from the
attic, cut away the faded silk cover
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
SIMPLE ORNAMENT FOR LAWN.

ing, ran a piece of thin wire through
the top of each rib, taking turn
around each eye, so as to keep. the
ribs apart at regular intervals, and
then sunk the handle deep into the
ground in a small circle cut out Of the
sod in the middle of the lawn.
Then she planted some sweet peas In
a variety of colors, and now she has
Joseph's coat mound of color that Is
an absolute delight And, obeying the
old adage, "the more sweet peas you
pick the more you'll have" she has
her vases all through the house filed
all the time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
/, pernetuaI Youth.

: Perpetual Youth.
IT'S yet high day. Thy staff resume
And fight fresh battles for the truth,
For what is age but youths full bloom,
A ripper, more transcendent youthT
A weight Of gold
Is never old.
Streams broader grow as downward
rolled.
At sixty-two life has begun.
At seventy-three begins once more.
Fly swifter as thou nearest the sun
And brighter shine at eighty-four.
Il At ninety-flve
y Shouldst thou arrive,
I. Still wait on God and work and thrive.
oliver Wendell Holmes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
!. Consolation.

/ Some Harvard students who had
either real or imaginary grievance
against a taxicab chauffeur boarded
his cab and rode all evening and part
Of the morning, winding up In front OF
the halls. They excused themselves to
raise money enough to pay the bill and
never came back. The next day the
taxicab company was called up and the
manager was asked, did you have
some Harvard students use q cab all
night"
eyes"
did they evade the billT ~
EYES,"
did the chauffeur wait for four
hours for them to come out and pay
himT
eyes"
"And you were never paidr
mo"
"Well," concluded the voice, "isnt
that too - badr' And the receiver
was hung up.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
Couldn't Manage It.

O0UIuUt WuEIdyG It's
The doctor had looked at the pa
TENTS tongue, taken his temperature.
felt his pulse and was at the point of
leaving the room when he paused to
say to the sick mans wife:
Madame, in addition to your giving
the medicine 1 have prescribed, 1 wish
you would see tBEt everStmornIng your
husband gets shower bath"
The woman looked worried. "But,
DOCTOR" she propounded anxiously,
what am I goin' &c. do the mornin's
we don't have no showers i-Chicago
News. 'ias
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-21
Rane Seed For Hoos.

If a little rape seed is sprinkled in
with the rye a variety Of feed will be
provided and the hogs will do even
better than upon rye alone. !
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
/ New News of Yesterday

which, he was sure, she would delight
in reeounting to me If would pay my
respects to her.
:" At the dinner this afternoon | sud-
denly recalled that | had promised
President Adams to visit his cousin;
left the table simply to pay my re-
spects to her. But have, as the pres
ident told me l would, been so enter
tanned, and have with her revived so
many pleasant recoliections. that
forgot the lapse of time viii you take
this statement as an apology to my
friends for what may seem to them a
discourtesy?'
"Of course" continued Commodore
Van Santvoord, "the banquet was end
ed and the evening had come: 1t was
not possible to make explanation to
all who had been present. And years
passed before the incident was for
gotten"
Copyright, 1911, by E. j. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
Manager Wallace.

material at hand? I consider that
Wallace has made a success of his
management, although his men are
still tail-enders.
''There is no denying the st. Louis
team was going well at the close OF
the season. We gave all the teams
a run for their money in the closing
days of the schedule. Wallace was
instrumental in getting several play
ers of class for the club. Kutina looks
good at first base for next season.
That always has been a weak spot on
the Browns. Wallace has tried out
thirteen men at that post this season.
He let them all go except Kutina. His
Judgment. proved good, for Kutina has
steadily improved as a first sacker
and may make some of the critics sit
I'D and pay attention next season. The
Browns secured several pitchers OF
promise toward the close of the sea
son who look good for next year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
On Lafayette's Second Visit

all were astonished at the action. 1t
was expected he would return in a
few moments, but he did not, and the
feast was ended without his presence.
"Of course, there was searching for
him, and 1t was recalled that he had
asked where Alexander B. Johnson
lived. A few gentlemen thereupon
went to Mr.. Johnson's house. There
they found Lafayette in earnest con-
versation with Mrs. Johnson Seeing
his late hosts, he seemed suddenly to
recall the fact that he had abruptly
left the feast, and he said to them:
81 met John Adams when | was
went back to France for a short pc
riod, | met his son, John Quincy Ad-
ans, who had accompanied his father
on his diplomatic mission to France.
Recently, when | was in Washington
as the guest of President John Quincy
Adams, | told him that | was going
to visit Utica. He asked me, If I
made that visit, not to fail to call up
on his cousin, who, he said, was the
wife of Alexander B. Johnson. He
explained the relationship to me by
saying that Mrs. Johnson was the
daughter of his uncle, Charles Adams,
and was therefore his own cousin. She
had married Mr.. Johnson and gone to
Utica to live. He told me that
would have most entertaining hour
or two If | called upon her, for she
had many interesting "reminiscences,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
Let Down Easy.

She glided into the office and sp-
preached the publishers desk
Il have a poem.' she began.
"Well?" queried the publisher. with
a look intended to annihilate
81 have written a poem," she calm
" repeated. ION My Fathers Barn.
and"
"Oh." interrupted the publisher
you don't know how greatly am re,
lieved. A poem written on your ia,
theirs barn? | was afraid it was writ
ten on paper and that you wanted me
20 publish it If ever happen to
drive by your fathers barn I'll stop
and read -it."-Ladies' Nome Journal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
Great Frenchman Left Banquet al
Utica to Call on a Cousin Of
President Adams and For
got His Hosts.

"One of the towns that Lafayette
visited when he was In this country
in 1S24-5 was Utica, N. Y. | was in
my fifth year at that time, and | can
Just remember the visit. But | know
that while he was in Utica Lafayette
did one thing that caused no end of
comment for years there | presume
that it was utterly unlike any other
incident of Lafayette's triumphal tour
Iof the country fifty years after the
isigning Of the Declaration of indie
,pendence. My father told me about it.
land he knew whereof he spoke from
personal knowledge; for as a prom
,inent citizen of Utica, and one who
was deeply interested financially in
Erie canal shipping, then just begin
nlng, he was one of those who wei
coined Lafayette to Utica"
So said to me the late Commodore
Alfred Van Santvoord of New York
city, who, at the time of his death in
1901, was the owner of the largest
fleet of river steamers in America and
worth ten million dollars.
Lafayette arrived in Utica over the
newly opened Erie canal" continued
the commodore; his was one of the
first trips made on that canal. The
citizens Of the town had arranged a
great feast in honor of the distin-
guished guest, and to it Lafayette
was conducted as soon as the formal
welcoming was over. Lafayette was
In high Spirits; from his place at the
table he greeted the goodly number Of
survivors of the Revolutionary war
who were present-among them was
Rev. Daniel WaIso, who was one of
the last, If not the last survivor of
that war-and promised to shake
hands with them all after the feast
was over.
Suddenly, in the midst of the feast.
Lafayette felt in pocket. pulled out
a memorandum, and then, turning to
one of the hosts, who sat next to him,
asked il Alexander B. Johnson was
present He was told that Mr. John
son was not in the banquet hall and
then he asked where Mr.. Johnson
lived Having received that informa-
ton, Lafayette turned to the presid-
ing officer and said that it would be
necessary for him to retire for time
from the feast. Then he abruptly left
the table. Some thought he was i'll;