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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-20
Rebels Active

Hankow, November 19.--Mail advices just received from Ching Tu, Sze Tu province, which has been shut off from communication for several weeks. say that the rebels are active in every dlrec- ton. The viceroy is concentrating for the defense of Cheng Tu holds the coun- try for radius of 20 miles. Numerous engagements have been fought and the royalists have recaptured many cities. There were considerable losses on both sides An expedition which was sent to retalze Sint Sing Hsien, about 30 miles to the southwest of Cheng Tu, lost be- tween 400 and 500 men, according to re- ports. The revolutionary movement in that district is largely in the hands of the lawless, who are not cooperating with the leaders of the general move ment. I f1HEEEMH
 A letter from Chung Kiang, dated De- tober 31. says the British consul had or dered all the missionaries down the river and it was expected that 90 would leave on November 6. A general evacuation of the province was considered. General Yuan Fang sent 800 government troops to assist in fighting the rebels at lien Vein, 100 miles south of Cheng Tu Tuan Fang remained at Chung Kiang, which, according to the letter, the rebels were planning to take.
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to preserve the soil. The department has been urging the use of the latest ma chinery.
 The most striking feature of our re- ports is that they show the sales to southern farmers have been enormous greater than in any other section of tho country. In Louisiana for instance thers has been little less than a revolution in the purchase and use of improved imple- ments and farm machinery during the past three years. Similar reports come from most of the southern states.'
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LICE Loy. yadertaker. Phones 7us
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SHAW. the Undertaken. Phones 9.

JOHNS Undertaking O.. Phones iooa
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Il Chang, Hupeh Province. November 11.-(Delayed in Transmission. )-Rail- way coolies who refused to work be- cause they had not received their wages have been fully paid and most of them have dispersed to their homes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-20
b|G DAY FOR THE
 NEGRO CHURCHES Bishop Stewart Announces Assignments for Colored
 MethOdists

Yesterday was a big day among tn negro church goers. The two confer ences in the city attracted large crowd from the surrounding towns, and almos every negro who could was in one O the churches. All the negro churches ha' a Methodist preacher to occupy thei pulpit, and all attended their o"' churches, yet the seats of the conlef ences were crowded.
 Each conference had impressive ordina tion services, and the two pishop' preached the sermons.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-19
Arthur Z
We,stbrook
IA At.
CHAMBER OFFERS FORTUNE
FOR A DIVORCE
IA At.

New York, Sept 16.-An offer of $780,
600 to Lima Cayalieri is said to have
been made by Robert Winthrop Chan
Ter if the famous opera singer will per
nit Sheriff Bob" to divorce her. Sid
ney Harris, counsel for Chanler, is on
his way to Paris, his friends say, car
rying a check that it is believed will
cause the diva to waive all claims on
the Chanler income. Cavalieri and her
husband, who have been separated
since the end of a honeymoon lasting
only two weeks, want to settle their
troubles, but each side distrusts the
other.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-19
THE FIELDS OF SUMTER
LIKE BANKS OF SNOW
Entire Crop of South Georgia
Seems Open

While the cotton fields abouJ Amer
icus are still white and, seemingly,
promise an enormous yield, it is a fact
that the entire crop has opened this
early in the season and, and when
picked over one time, there will be
little left to open for a second pick
ing. This condition is general.
Out east of Americas the fields are
like snowbangs, the hollis having OPEN
like snowbanks, the bolls having open
of top bolls this early in the season is
most unusual.
Unpropitious seasons drought and
intensely hot weather have combined
to play havoc with the crop, so prom
Using earlier in the summer.
The crop prospect in July was the
best in the history of south Georgia.
The growth had been steady, and it'll
had fruited perfectly. There had been
sufficient rain, but at no time more
than enough.
Then came, about the middle of Au-
gust, that succession of hot days which
caused the bolls to open as perhaps
never before-certainly not in this
region.
This condition has continued up to
the present time. The fields are like
snow drifts, and though the planters
are putting forth prodigious efforts,
they do not seem to be making any
great Roadway against the long lead
which the open part of the crop has
obtained.
Labor for the fields is at a premium,
and all sorts of inducements are be-
ing offered town darkies" to get them
out into the country. 1t is a reyela-
ton to see many of the big fields N
this part of the state.
But, according to the best authOri-
ties, this open cotton, together with
that which will open in the course Of
the next two or three weeks, repre-
sents the total crop.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-19

Are you afraid to eat a square zeal
'on account of stomach troubles? Are
you ten or twenty pounds off your nat
ural healthy weight? Cheer up! d.
GESTIT will relieve you of all distress
quickly. By using it persistently, you
viii soon be entirely we'll and able -
eat Wlllever you wish.
Try DIGESTIT at once. Your drug
gist will sell you a package with TIE
guarantee that if it does not help you,
he will refund your money. Or if yo1
are afraid to trust your druggist, write
to the Digestit Co., Jackson, Miss.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-19
FARM PROPERTY.

We have some farm lands for sale in
Sumter county that will make bale
of cotton per acre. We also have lands
in other counties for sale. Our farms
consist of both large and small. We
have it from $3.50 to $500 per acre
so you can easily be pleased. See us.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-19
Eat What You Want
@0git TrOubIee.
Digests Food When Your Stomach Refuses

They will send you an order GA your
druggist, for full size SOC package,
without charge.
Try DIGESTIT. You can't lose. SOC
at all druggists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-19
CITY PROPERTY.

We offer some splendid bargains
One nine-room house close in; one
1O-room house close in; both of these
houses fine renting property
good condition. Would make splendid
boarding houses. We also have sew
eral desirable building lots. See
for a home or good property to rent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-19
Estate
BARGAINS
TIMBER LANDS.

We have some lands with fine tim
Der for saw mills or railroad purpos-
es, with two different lines of roads
running through the lands.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-19

Some people have lots of good in
them, but the trouble is they keep it
bottled up.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-19

Many man is so conceited about
being leveled-headed that he can't get
hat to fit him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-19

The man who always tells the truti
catches the smallest fish.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-19
For RENT.

A good five 90 mule farm. Will rent
to good tenant for ten Q0) bales of
cotton if you see US now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-19

To offer suggestions isn't exactly
charity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-19

Even an idea hesitates to strike {
man when he is down.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-03-30
In Place CT Soan

Persons whose skins are irritated
in cold weather by the use Of soap
should try substituting various clean
sing mixtures which may be put into
the bath water.
One mixture which is liked by many
women who possess delicate skins is
made from one pound of marshmallow
flowers, one-quarter Of pound Of hys-
sop herb and four pounds of bran
dour. The ingredients should be
thoroughly mixed dry, in basin, and
then about two heaping tablespoonfuIs
should be put in bag,
The bags to hold this compound
should be made from cheesecloth.
They need not be filed with the mix
ture, for smaller quantity will be
sufficient to soften the water, and the
mixture, if too much is used, will be
lost, as bag can be employed only
twice.
To get the best results the bag
should be in the tub at least half an
hour before the bath, and while bath
ing the little sack should be used as
a piece of soap.
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stewed Pigeons.

Pick clean and wash. the pigeons.
Put them into pot with cup of
water to keep from burning and a
tablespoonful of butter for each one.
Shut the lid down tightly and subject
to slow heat until they are nice
brown, about nut color. Once in a
great while turn them and see that
each is well wet with the liquor. Take
them out and cover in warm place,
a colander set over pot of hot water
is best. while. you make the gravy.
Chop the gfblets of the pigeons very
small, with little onion and parsley.
Put into the gravy pepper and salt;
boil up and thicken with Drowned
flour. Return the pigeons to the pot,
cover again tightly and cook slowly
until tender. If there should not be
liquor enough In the pot to make the
gravy add boiling water before the
giblets 60 in.
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70" Z sss1 ''''
CREOLE 'ANvpsD METHOD
MAKES ks&-Sess "
Takes Place Of Potatoes. is Easier to
Prepare and Four Times as Nu-
tritious- Should Never Be
Mushy

II you want to know the right way
to cook rice read how an old creole
nanny does It, After you have
learned to cook rice you will then be
able to utilize and serve it in many
different ways. Your household will
like 1t and you will serve it often, in
stead of bread, with all gravies, espe-
cially Nthe brown meat gravies, and
with peas and beans. Used with gravy
It will take the place of potatoes, and
Is much easier to prepare, easier to
digest, and four times as nutritious.
It should be served dry, steaming hot,
not mushy, and every grain separate
One cupful of rice we'll washed, three
cupfuls of boiling water, one scant
teaspoonful of salt, and a sa1tspoonful
of lard. Wash the rice through at
least six waters, or until all cloudiness
is removed. Drain thoroughly. Bring
to the boiling point three brimful cup
fuls of water, add the salt, and the
tiny bit Of lard. When the water is
boiling briskly add the rice gradu-
ally, so as not to stop the boiling
Don't stir. The grains should be kept
moving by the boiling water. It will
take about Is minutes for the rice full
~ to absorb the water. During this
time keep the cover on, but slightly
pushed to one side. At the end of the
Is minutes the grains should be soft,
not the least gritty. Remove the cover
and at the same heat let dry out for
FIVE minutes. If cooking on a gas
stove, at the end Of the five minutes
lower the gas and let the drying out
process continue for 30 to 80 minutes
longer. If cooking on a wood or coal
stove, at the end of five minutes place
the cooked rice on the back of the
stove or in the oven to dry out. BY
cooking rice in this manner every bit
of nutriment is retained at a minimum
cost of effort Each grain will be
puffed to almost three times the size
of the uncooked grain. Always cook
rice with lid over the fame. On
gas stoves, an, asbestos lid is recon-
mended. Never. stir rice while cook
ing. A sharp knife passed around the
side OF the pot after the drying pro-
cess starts is recommended. If lard
is objected to 1t may be omitted; it is
supposed to lessen the danger of burn
ing, to prevent the water boiling over,
and lends brilliancy to the cooked
rice.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-03-30

and the line slipped out over the Do"D tlght
ening with jerk as he snubbed IL on Great
So we had one walrus, at any rate, nara ana
fast on the business end of the line Wheh
he came up to breathe-for he was Tar Irom
dead--I fired at him again and missed, and ne
ducked under. The same thing happened sew
eral times, and though did finally finish him
with bullet through his BRAIN had no idea
until then what lot of practice 1T takes TO
shoot accurately out OF boat when rocked
even by small waves, as was ours.
The sixth of August was calm and warm,
the sun shone brightly and the innumerable
pans of floating ice glistened under the slant
ing rays, as the Erik showed her nose into
the mouth of Whale sound.
Just the day for walrus-no wind and
they'll be out on the Ice sleeping in the sum-
said Mat Henson, who had come aboard from
the Roosevelt tor take charge of the hunt; and
Mat knew for he had hunted walrus In Whale
sound many time.
In half an hour several pans of walrus had
been sighted--it was then four in the morn
.ing-and two boats were launched; Norton,
Henson, two Eskimo and myself In q rowboat;
Whitney, with crew. In the launch. We
were soon busy. When an animal was killed
an oar was hoisted and the ship steamed up
to the spot and hauled the dead monster
aboard with the winch; the boat showing off
again to search for more game Some OF the
tricks Of the trade" were soon learned, for
instance: walrus killed in the water would
sink nine times out of ten. and unless there
was a harpoon in him would be lost The
same was generally true Of one shot on an
ice PAN unless killed instantly-he would
slide off into the water and sink.
Our party finally returned aboard exhaust
ed, to find that about 40 walrus had been
taken.
When I awoke next morning we were drop
ping anchor off little Eskimo village named
Kangerderlooksoah, situated near the mouth
OF Inglefield gulf. Commander Peary had
been with us aboard the Erik since leaving
North Star bay and said that he would remain
here long enough to give us chance at the
caribou. That afternoon we pushed off in the
whaleboat, bound for the head of the gulf.
our five Eskimo companions as pleased and as
excited as children at the idea OF a hunt We
worked along shore, zigzagging between low
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-03-30
@Taz1pE5 Asp- ENa1csA< N2aT

slabs of ice, where pigeons foated and
little auks dove and flew away as the boat APP
preached Looking over the side could see
their little black-and-white bodies shooting
the water, using their wings vigorously and
leaving trail of bubbles behind. Several seals
We're seen and as we rounded point half
hour later, another village appeared the pointed
huts hardly distinguishable at first from the
pointed rocks. A native came out in kayak
to accompany ashore.
At least half the population expressed a
strong desire to go with u.s. by getting into the
boat when we were making ready to leave,
compromise being finally effected by our taking
along two fine-looking young bucks each dressed
in new bear and sealskin suit.
At seven the next morning the sun burst
through the mist and shone on the wet rocks,
the white ice in the bay, and also on the glsten-
ing black head Of curious seal Wallowing
about just off shore. Things moving in
no time. The huskies crawled out from under
the boat cover and~beat their fur clothing with
sticks to get out the dampness and the oil
stoves were set going in preparation for break
fast At eight started inland, accompanied
by the Eskimo hunters, carrying rifles and a
few biscuits.
The first ridge rose sharply from the Shore
the trail beyond leading up broad rAcky val
ley Here we separated, my two guides turn
Ing up dry creek bed. 1t was hard travelling
over the broken rock in the valleys and the
steep slants OF the ridges and my .405 Winches
ter got pretty heavy before sighted the first
game, In the shape of two bue-gray caribou
bulls feeding at the edge of a rock trimmed
pond One of the huskies and circled around
the down-wind side and crawled on our bellies
UP to a big boulder the head of the pond,
bringing both animals within range. AS we
reached the boulder and peeked cautiously
around 1t the nearer caribou began to get un-
easy and started out OF the water, but pulled
up on the bank; at range of about 100 yards,
long enough to get himself properly shot. At
that distance his coat was much the same shade
Of gray as the rocks on which he fell.
Not long after leaving this pond we killed,
between u.s. Is ptarmigan with the % rife. A
few hours later. standing on the top OF high
ridge looking across big valley with lake
at the bottom, the inland ice cap could be plain
ly seen curving down, smooth and white, smoth-
ering all but this narrow strip of barren land
along the coast and at the foot Of the ridge on
the other side, standing ankle deep at the edge
of another little pond were two more caribou.
bull and COW. We dropped back of the crest
of the ridge and, following down ravine fur
Their on came out on a level with the pond, hid
den from the sight of the game by small hum
mock OF rock. BY crawling to the top of the
hummock we were able to get a view OF the
pond The caribou still there, but lying
down among the stones, and SO like them in
color that they were very hard to locate without
the glasses though only 300 yards distant. as
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-03-30

Fahrenheit, making Hawk Harbor, whaling
station and factory on the Labrador coast
Sunday evening at eight.
The whale meat for which we came to
Hawk Harbor having been slowed on deck
forward we left In company with the Roose-
welt on Tuesday afternoon and the following
day entered the harbor at Turnivik, our last
stop on the Labrador coast, in the midst of a
thunderstorm. Turnivik is a fishing station,
and here Capt Bob Bartlett said good-by to
his father. Capt William Bartlett who Is
owner of the station
The run through Davis strait, across Baf-
fin and Melville bays, around Cape York and
into North Star bay, where we waited for the
Roosevelt, consumed nine days, during which
time overhauled our outfit, worked on a
sail for the whaleboat and fished for gulls that
wouldn't bite. We crossed the arctic circle
on the twent* eighth of July At midnight ON
the thirtieth OF July / took snapshot pho
tograph of the ship from the end Of the bow
spr!t.
The Roosevelt came in on the third Of
August, having stopped at Cape York to pick
up dogs and natives, and at the suggestion OF
Peary we lost no time in preparing for wal
rus hunt Commander Peary helped us in
every way possble-as indeed he had done
I from the start and continued to do until the
ships separated-procuring Eskimo guides for
us and telling US where to go and what to do
when we got there. We left the ship at three
in the morning with three Eskimo guides
steering our power whaleboat west through
Wolstenholm sound to where Saunders island
lifts it's steep, bare sides, washed on the west
by the open water of Baffin bay In the sound
and about Saunders island congregate the old
bnil walrus, while further north in the Whale
sound regions are found only the COWS and
young bulls.
Off the eastern end OF the island one OF
the Eskimo pointed to black spot on float
ing cake of ice. and as we pushed nearer the
black turned to dirty brownish yellow soon
easily recognized as two big walrus balls lying
asleep on the ice pan. The engine was stopped
and the boat drifted UP quietly. Two Eskimo
stood In the bow with harpoons ready stood
next. and the others somewhere bei9nd me
+ When within about 80 feet both walras raised
their heads showing long white tusks and
thick necks crisscrossed with scars AS Whit.
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Famous Eccentric Toasts.

Pitt, at Kidderminster, gave q
toast in compliment to the carpet
manufacturers.
May the trade of Kidderminster...
said Pitt, be trampled under foot BY
all the world!'
A more audacious toast, freighted
with double meaning, has been yari-
ously attributed to Smeaton. Erskine
and to some others. Their aftef-dinner
trade sentiment was delivered in this
form:
Dam the canals, sink the coal pits,
blast the minerals, consume the manu-
features, dispense the commerce OF
Great Britain and Ireland Cornhin
Magazine.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-03-30

This weighing things over, Stevey,
when unduly prolonged not only con-
fuses us. it saps and dissipates our
very energy. literally leaves us weak
and nerveless; we not only don't
know what to do but II we did know
we'd be powerless to do 1t; we'd have
to wait and recuperate TIL our
strength came back and our head came
clear again.
"The ability to decide which some
men possess is more or less a gift.
Most nf us are often in doubt, we
don't know what to do: but you viii
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-03-30
Spice Tea Cakes

Break two eggs into cup, melt
butter size of an egg, put in with
eggs, fill cup with milk and turn into
mixing dish. Add one cup sugar. Slit
three times two small cups -four with
one teaspoonful of cream of tartar
and one-half teaspoonful of soda, one
half teaspoonful each of allspice, Glove
and cinnamon, dash of nutmeg and
raisins to liking Bake in gem tins
and frost with white frosting made Of
confectioner's sugar mixed with milk
or water. These are fine and light.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-03-30
Barmaids la South Australia.

South Australia is suffering from .
barmaid famine. Two years ago bar
maids were abolished in that state by
act Of parliament. No more could be
legally engaged, but those already en-
ployed could remain on condition that
they registered themselves.
There are now only 400 Of them left,
and the competition for their serv-
ices is such that their wages have
jumped from rs shillings to e3 )
week. The hotels that have had to
employ barmen report considerable
change for the worse in their receiptA
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-03-30
EYES WOULD BURN AND STING

It to just a year ago that my SIS
ter came over here to us. She had
been here only q few weeks when her
eyes began to be red, and to burn and
sting, as IL she had sand in them.
Then we used all of the home reno
dies. She washed her eyes with salt
water, used hot tea to battle them
with. and bandaged them over night
with tea leaves, but all to no purpose.
She went to the drug store and got
some salve, but she grew constantly
worse. She was scarcely able to look
In the light. At last she decided to
go to a doctor, because she could
hardly work any more. The doctor
said It was very severe disease, and
IL she did not follow his orders close
" she might lose her eyesight. He
made her eyes burn and applied cleo
tricity to them, and gave her various
ointments. In the two and half or
three months that she went to the
doctor. we could see very little I'M
proyement
Then we had read SO much how
people had been helped by Cuticura
that we thought we would try 1t, and
we cannot be thankful enough that we
used it. My sister used the Cuticura
Pills for purifying the blood, bathed
only with Cuticura Soap, and at night
after washing, she anointed her eyes
very gently on the outside with the
Cuticura Ointment. In one week, the
swelling was entirely gone from the
eyes, and after monM there was no
longer any mucous or watering of the
eyes. She coUld already see better,
and in six weeks she was cured"
(Signed) Mrs. Julia Csepicska, zoos
Utah St., st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. Is, 1910.
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find some men. a few clear headed
and resolute men to whom we in
stinctively turn who are never in
doubt. whose discernment is always
true, who always know what to do
and who are always right. ! hope.
Stevey. that you win prove to be
thus endowed.
But whether or not this shall prove
so, whether or not you shall discover
yourself blessed with the great gifts
OF sound common sense and clear
vision. don't dillydaliy over things.
Make up your mind! In this power