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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-17
A Splendid Remedy for
Dangerous Kidney Troubles

For long time I was troubled with
severe kidney trouble and in a critical
condition. l was advised by phys
clan who knew the seriousness Of my
condition to try a we'll known sana-
forum of St. Louis. l did so and de
rived no benefit from this institution
and was rapidly sinking from bad to
worse when a friend advised DR.. Kill
mers Swamp-Root which | used and
in a fairly short time commenced t.
show decided improvement. l have
taken several bottles of your remedy
and am now in the best of health.
Gratefully yours,
H. H. CRAWFORD,
CRANKY, Missouri.
Personally appeared before me this
26th of March, who subscribed the
above statement and made oath tina;
the same is true in substance and in
fact. S., B. WARMER,
Notary Public.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-17
SOCIETY WOMAN
SITS ON BURGLAR
TILL HELP COMES
THREE HUNDRED POUND MATR0N
BREAKS THREE RIBS FOR ANA
TEUR CACKSMAN.

Pittsburg, Dec. 16.-Mrs. Josephine
Smith, who lives in Butler street and
is prominent in social circles here, is
very much upset over an eXperienu ),
she had last night when attacked by
Ihighwayman in the public street. She
protests against the lack Of police pro-
lection after dark, and intends to make
complaint to the proper authorities.
Thomas Kearney, the highwayman, is
absolutely Disguised with the police
conditions also, and says that as soon
as he gets out of Jail and RECEIVERS his
health he II see if a man has to wait
for an hour before the help he is
shrieking for arrives.
Mrs. Smith, who weighs 300 pounds,
was walking home from friends
house after II o'clock last night, when
she noticed a man lurking in a door
way. 1t was Kearney, and the reason
he was lurking is because all robbers
do it, and he wanted to be regular. He
waited until Mrs. Smith was within a
few feet of him, and then, jumping
quickly from his place of hiding. seized
her handbag, and said in his deepest
baritone: Silence, woman!
Sits on Her Assailant
Mrs. Smith took her pockatbook
back, knocked him down, and sat on
him as he howled for help mercy, or
anything that might relieve the pres
sure When a policeman came up run,
ming ponderously half hour after, two
of Kearney's ribs were fractured, and
the rest of them were cracking like a
new log Mrs. Smith Indignantly told
the policeman she had been attacked
and Kearney, with twice as much in
dignation, told him that he had been
killed. He said it was his first night as
a robber, and that he saw absolutely
no future in it for him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-17
Steamer Shiloh Sinks
in the Mississippi RiUer

Memphis, Tenn, Dec 16.-The Mis-
sissippi river steamer Shiloh, operated
by the Delta Navigation company,
struck an obstruction while approach
ing the Memphis wharf this morning
and sank All of the passengers ami
crew were rescued.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-17

Sometimes the wolf in sleeps cloth
ing bought the clothing On credit with
the secret intention Of never paying
for it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-17
MUSIC RECITAL
BY MISS COBB'S
CLASS TONIGHT
OCCASION OF MUCH INTEREST
Pleasing Program viii Be
Presented

The recital this evening by pupils OF
Miss Elizabeth Craig Cobbs music
school will prove a delightful occas-
ion and will assemble at her home on
Lee street many of the friends of this
charming and talented young lady,
and those of her pupils as well.
Miss Cobb announces the following
very attractive program, beginning AZ
7:3O o'clock.
Ding Dong Bell (Spaulding)-Ed-
ward Andrews (one-half term)
The Peacock (Spaulding)-Georgia
Lumpkin 1.-TWO months)
The Buzzing Bundle Bee (Spauld-
ing)-Lucile Morgan (one-half term
Dolly's Asleep (Reef)-Sarah Mar
garet Culpepper (one-half term)
Johnny and Meg (BiehD Richmond
Statham Zone term)
The Water Mill (Spaulding)-Mary
Frances Lane (one-half term)
A Child's Good Night (spaulding)-
Clara Glover 1.-TWO months.)
Little Bo Peep (spaulding)-Pauline
Bell (one-half term.)
The Haunt of the Fairies Crosby
katherine Davis Gone full term)
Jolly Rain Drops (spaulding)-Eliz-
abeth Sheffield (one-half term.)
Bo Peep Polka (Krogmann) Mary
Elma Poole (one-half term.)
(a) Spinning Song (Ellmenreich);
(b) The Water sprites (Heller) -Luc5
Simmons Zone term)
Short Original Sketches of Great
Composers.
Illustration of Mozart History Cluo
Work.
Life of elssohn-Edward An
drews, Mary Elma Poole.
Life of Schubert--Sara Margaret
Culpepper, Elizabeth Sheffield, Orlean
Ansley.
Butterfly Polka (Englemann)- Mary
Bell Van Ripper 1.-TWO and three ourths
terms.)
Under the Lindens (Sartorio) -Mary
Walker Zone and one-half terms.)
Veil Dance (Elmanl Mary Bell
Green Zone and one-half terms.)
Little Wanderer Nange)-Orlean
Ansley 1.-TWO terms)
A May Day (Rathbun) Ruth Coun-
Gil 1.-TWO and one-half terms.)
Little Rosebud (Waddington) Mary
Bowers (three terms).
Finnesse (Koelling)-Mary Sheffield
Zone and one-half terms.)
Duet, Morning Light" (Gurlitt-
Lucy Simmons, Miss Cobb.
Summer Fragrance (Necke)-Ger-
trude Davenport Zone and three
fourths terms.)
The Mill in the Dell e)-Quen-
ellie Harold 1.-TWO terms.)
The Fountain (Bohm) = Naomi
Wright 1.-TWO and one-half tsrms.)
(a) Polish Dance (Scharwenkal |
(b) Nazaltie Mazurka (Tolman.) Ma
DIRE Rodgers (three and one-halt
terms)
Valse Chromatique (Godard) =
Blanche Snider three and one-half
terms)
(a) Nocturne (Brassin OBJ Valse
OPP. "a, No. 1 Chopin katherine
Thomas three and one-half terms.)
Duet Hungarian Rhapsody, No. q"
Oiszt) Katherine Thomas, Blanche
Snider.
|
Sometimes the wolf in sleeps cloth
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-17
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take LAXATIVE BRoMO Quinine. 1t stops the
Cough and Headache and works off the Cold.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure
=. w. GROVES signature each box. 2Sc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-17
Letter to
DIR. Kilmer e. Co
BinghamtOn. n. Y.
Notary Public.

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For You.
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Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size
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sure and mention the Daily Times-Re-
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dollar size bottles for sale at all
drug stores. adst
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-16

mosphere Of rare pleasure. Mary
Worth had opened her house to the
young friends of her petted ward,
Adrian Worth did not appear in the
festivities. While the function was
at its climax he was seated in his
study, lost In reverie.
The shadows as we'll as the sun
shine in the life Of beautiful Orthello
drifted through his mind, forming a
strange composite picture.
Eighteen years previous, when he
was youth Of fifteen, he had found
one stormy wintry night on the door
step Of the house Of which his elder
sister, Mary, was the mistress. a bas.
ket containing a tiny little child.
A note gave to the abandoned child
the quaint name Orthello. 1t en-.
closed wedding ring bearing initials
and a few words to the effect that the
mother, widowed, homeless, prayed for
tender care for the little one while
she went to the hospital to die.
Kind.hearted Miss Worth had heed
ed the pleadings of Adrian to adopt
the tiny wayfarer. Orthello had be.
come the passion of his life. AS she
grew in brightness and beauty his
whole thoughts became centered upon
her. Her joyful childhood had been
irradiated by his self sacrifice and In
diligence.
When he became college profess
sor, the aim of his life was to provide
for her education. Music seemed born
within her. That day she had won
the high laurels made possible by his
devotion to her interests.
The door opened and the shaded
lamp cast fitting reflection across
the floor. Orthello was at his side,
radiant and blooming in her pretty
graduation dress. She seated herself
on the arm of his chair and rested a
fond arm upon his shoulder
"Guardy, dear" she said with a
little pout, why have you deserted
US all the evening""
IL have had books to look over,
he said stumblingly. Besides" with
short laugh IAN old fellow like me
is somewhat OUT of place among your
bright galaxy OF youth and beauty
"Oh, if anybody else said that-and
Orthcllo tried - lceb fierce and dan
geiua ana ksand his cheek till he
thrileG--aGd III way, veritable
sprita o. iiee.gess aId grace.
This c2au3l o9lCrue. slCsa A5ri
an. .-sv.o.y. 4 ElFs' not mar ls7
life Aeed not rl.ee ny cW.
wretched. I must 60 away"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-16
NO SAKE, YET MUCH MOISTURE
incident Of Summers Drought in Japan
Which the Priests Have Not
Yet Explained.

How love and religion collided dur
ing this summers drought in Japan is
told in Tokyo publication, the Far
East: IN Hook province there is
large pond which is regarded as one
of the most famous places in Japan at
which to pray for rain. The suppl.
cants are obliged to arm themselves
with sake casks which they must
bring from their homes, and the casks
must be offered to Daisenji, the tenn
pie near the pond. OF course the
priests do not object at all to this Gus
tom, but rather welcome the drought,
since they always take half OF the
sake and pour the remainder into the
pond as lib3tion to the rain god. Then
the villagers refill their casks with
water from the pond and return home.
But they must be particularly careful
that they do not rest by the wayside;
for to allow the cask 10 touch the
ground would be catastrophe, since
the rain would fall in that spot alone.
When they return to their villages
they share the contents of the casks
with their neighbors, who pour the
water from the pond over their rice
fields.
But after one of these pilgrimages
recently the rain gods withheld the
gentle dew from heaven and the vii
layers searching for a reason vented
their resentment against young man
and woman who had formed part of
the party. They were lovers and the
gods were supposed to be outraged by
their presence, So they were banished
from the village for time. The girl.
however, never forgot the insult and
planed revenge
"She emptied the sake from the
casks and filled them with water. The
villagers repaired as was their Gus.
tom to pray for rain. This time the
priests were minus their usual cause
for rejoicing. and. strange to say, the
rain god was generous and soon after.
ward granted rain to a grateful earth"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-16

PASSION OF HIS LIFE
BY WALTER JOSEPH DELANEY.

BY WALTER JOSEPH DELANEY.
The great audience hall was crowd
ed to suffocation, the stage was
brilliant glow Of color and life. A
beautiful young girl had just enrap-
tured her listeners with violin solo
that seemed to sweep the respon.
sive strings Of every heart
It was the annual graduation day OF
a leading conservatory of music. AS
the solo closed, the thunders Of ap-
plause told that the fair violinist, Miss
Orthello Blain, had won the honors of
the day.
She resembled some timid fairy
creature, all ethereal soulfulness and
grace, as she bowed to the apprecia-
tive audience. There was humid JOY
BUSINESS in her radiant eyes. Then
there came one gratified flash of
pride as she glanced at a corner of
the room where man, tall, spare, in
tellectual looking, sat beside a WON
an, his sister. They were Adrian and
Mary Worth.
"Oh, brother!" quavered the WON
an, her face a thrill of rare delight
1T was rapturous."
"She has outdoDe every expecta.
ton murmured Adrian Worth, and
his tones were husky with emotion
"A blessed moment-after all the
years. whispered his sister.
Two manly young fellows lowered
about the flushed, excited beauty as
she came down among the audience
A pang shot through the sensitive
heart Of Adrian Worth at the sight Of
them. His fine statuesque face quiz
cred with a strange pain at heart nc
, did not seek to analyze. Then it glad
dened, for Orthello had eyes only fol
him. She came to his side. She
clasped his cold, trembling hand.
1 Dear Guardy," she breathed eager
ly, her utterance rare incense to his
famished soul, did it please YOU"
"Oh, my child. my gifted, glorious
Orthello!" he cried, and could speal
no further.
! The glamour and excitement of con
gratulations remained far into tn
evening. Orthello dwelt in an at
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-16

For two days Orlhe!lo was lnconSoi'
able. and Miss Worth wretched' "heh
her brother informed them that no
was thinking Of accepting a more III
cratiye professolship abroad.
And, oh, Guardy.' sob9ed ofthef
10, TO think of your going away
inst as am ready t6 taHe o
good position myself TO pay you pacK
for all the care and happiness OF so
many years. And the love, TOO. aau
she chung to him till he tremoied Will
vivid emotions. -.
And then, heavier blow, the crlsls
the end of all his hopes and anof
tons, it seemed.
One morning a fashionable turnout
halted in front of the Worth cotlaee'
An elderly elegantly attired Tau.
alighted She had seen the name u
the fair graduate in the newspaper.
"Orthello,' an odd name-lt was nei
own Her sister
Then the story came OUT, sio'oi'
driven from home by an angereu Id
Their for marrying poor man. lney
had heard of his death, but OF his WIZ
ow never trace.
And now the name "Ortheilo, mac
revive 4 hope. Dates, the wedding
ring. ,Du mothers features reproduceG
in her child-oh, at last, at last-rtp,
aratioul Sh" was wealthy, she must
taas ,9r niece 10 her own home,
And Orthcllo went and gloom ana
saau4ss rnyeoped the rose embower
ed cottage.
AT the end of week Orthello wrote
-crieying for them truly, but
fascinated with the glare and glitter
of her new life.
Then gloomy letter, then plead
ing one asking them to come 10 see
her. And then, one evening as MISS
4 Worth was quietly knitting in the lone
ly sitting room a familiar step echoed
on the porch, and Orthello burst in
upon her.
She was pale, wearied. She thre"
herself into the arms of the dear SOUL
true mother to her. Her WORDS
were:
And. Guardy? Oh. do not tell me he
has gone away"
No, dear" answered Miss Worth
HE is not going at all. He-he has
changed his mind"
She did not tell Orthello why, FOL
the sister suspected the truth-t'la
Adrian had intended to 90 away be
cause of his love for the charming
girl.
You you-you!" cried Adrian
hearing her voice and coming into TIT
ROOM She flew to his arms, laugh
ing, crying, resting there like wan
dering bird returned to its hom'
nest.
Yes, | have come back. hav
run away back And mean to stay!
declared Orthello.
"But-your aunt, the new home, s.
splendid, the prospects, wealth, soc
ETY." voiced Adrian incoherently
You are a young lady now, Orthelle
You must look to your future. A
old fogy like me-
She seized his hand, she swayed BIZ
fore him, looking him straight in tn
eyes.
"Oh, must poor, tired little gil
tell you everything!" she cried. Don
you understand? Must | say it, tina
l love you, always loved you bette
than anybody else in the world? Oh
take me, keep me, let me work fo
you, slave for you, only-love m,
love me, or my heart will break"
And at last Adrian Worth unde
stood, and heaven seemed to open fc
him in a gloritied vision Of rapturou
delight.
, Copyright. 1913, by W. G. Chapman)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-16
Too Many Socialists.

whats the trouble. old MANI"
I'm up against it for fair"
"As to how"
"My liver ''ctor expressly orders
me to eat sugar and my stomach sps.
c!alist positively forbids it"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-16

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-16
[ Lakeland Business College

Prepares Young Men and Young Women for Iuofa
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Teieugaphers and Civil ervioe employees.
All kngish md Commercial Branches taught in
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-16
rAMpAs MODERN AMERICAN AM EUROPEAN HOTEL

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-01

u . z.
Here's the way the dollar mark &
was written
The grandmother of the dollar
mark has been discovered
A scientist, a professor of
mathematics, Prof. Florian Ca
jori, dean of the school of en-
gineers Of Colorado college, is
the discoverer. After working on
the problem for years he recent.
ly announced his discovery in the
Popular Science Monthly.
It is we'll known that the word
dollar" itself was a corruption of
the old German word thaller or
thaler. 1t came to America with
the Spanish, and really took the
place of pieces Of eight" in com
mon speech as it was easier to
say. Then suddenly, just about
the time of the outbreak of the
revolutionary war the dollar
sign" appeared.
The first men who used it
doubtless knew where it came
from, but the knowledge was
soon forgotten, and for a century
its origin has been a mystery.
1t is the general impression
that the So is simply the letter
''U" combined with the letter "S'
from the initials ~. S." for |
United States. AS matter of |
fact, the mark came into being |
before there was any such thing |
as the United States.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-01
Here's the way dollar mark developed shown by the way
written in cid letters.

AS Prof. Caiori informs us, the
dollar mark is the lineal descend
ant of the Spanish abbreviation,
Fps" for pesos, or Spanish dol
lars, and it came into being as a
result Of the business dealings
constantly in progress between
Spanish-Americans and English
Americans during the days before
the revolution. The earliest
known use Of it was in 1775, but
it was seldom used until after
1900.
George Rogers Clark, one of
the great men Of the early days of
the republic, received a letter
from a correspondent in New Or
leans in 177S that gives the very
first authentic record of it that is
still in existence. But it had been
used occasionally since then.
Robert Morris used the mark in
a letter-but his mark had but
one line running through the IS"
which was the first form of the
mark.
Itlcame about this way-the
"p" to abbreviate pesos" was
made with a long stroke carried
and the small IS" made
at the top. It was but an easy
thing for a careless writer to
Irvine the IS" around the p
and there is your dollar mark!
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-19

over Swanson that the miners consid-
cred him invincible with the gloves
or on the mat. Gotch, too, thought
Slavin was in for beating, if the
match should be arranged, but learned
quite thoroughly that boxing and
wrestling are by no means synony-
nous.
They met in the New Savoy theater.
Dawson City, September Is, 1901, be-
fore packed house. The winner was
to take all.
Slavin gave Gotch a terrible beat,
ing. Every time the Australian of
fered at the future wrestling cham
pion, he landed clean blow. So, at
least, Gotch declares. Very soon one
OF his eyes was completely closed and
he was bleeding and staggering. In
fit of blind retaliation he picked Slavin
up and hurled him through the ropes,
and the match was awarded to Slavin
on a foul
Gotch ended his sojourn in the Klon-
dixie with decisive victory over Col
onel Mclaughlin, the mixed-style
wrestler
The first bout with Mclaughlin was
at Cornish style. This method of
wrestling permits the free use of the
hands to any part of the jacket. Gotch
surprised his opponent by showing
skill at his own game. He grabbed
the colonel's jacket, pulled it over his
head and drew it tight for the "smoth-
er" hold. The colonel was tied up and
almost helpless.
He fell to his knees, but finally ex-
tricated himself Again Gotch slipped
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-19
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|SpOHDOM
Amid all the boasts of wrestling

Amid all the boasts Of wrestling
importations Gotch should fret.
The Boston Braves now are owned
exclusively by James e. Gaffney.
A tip has gone out that Zurich is
far better wrestler than some thought
him to be.
Gotch is scratching his head and
wondering whether Zbyszko deserves
to be suppressed some more.
Red Corriden of the Cubs wants to
know his status. Well, it is up to Cor
riden to make a status for himself
first
Bill Dahlen has finally selected Au-
gusta, Ga, as the training camp for
the Dodgers. His men are to report
on March 10.
Since Willard has refused to meet
fighters he terms takers" if other
wrestlers and fighters will draw the
same line it will help some.
Charlie Doom is indignant at the
stories that Mike Donlin is expected
to supersede him. Doom says that he
himself claimed Mike by waiver.
waivers on Beals Becker. The Giant
manager prefers keeping him to let
ting someone else nab his services.
If Mathewson becomes hard pressed
to pay his auto speed fines he may
have recourse to that ball Of gold,
which ought to come in handy in a
pinch.
Mike Gibbons will get his wish to
meet Eddie McGoorty over the long
distance granted if Eddy Reddy, his
own manager, approves Jimmy Cot
froth's offer.
The interscholastic meet which up
to last season was held annually I'M
der the auspices of the University of
Michigan, will more than likely again
be revived this spring.
You have got to hand it to this gink,
De Oro Mature was leading him, 400
to 308, when the last block of 200 was
played. But the Cuban went wild
with the cue and made the high run
of 40. winning out on his bare nerve.
Hugh Jennings. replying modestly to
Dean Briggs assertion that college
players should not initiate Hughey.
gently notes that he plays ball for a
living. while the collegian doesn't
Even there Jennings may be wrong.
William e Quinn, Harvard's field
athletics coach. who developed Cable,
one of the best intercollegiate hammer
throwers, is out in strong defense
of the event which the A. A. u. is
making hearty effort to abandon.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-19
PIRATE LEADER is NOW DEAN
Fred Clarke Has Been at Head OF
Pittsburg Club for Thirteen Years
With Much Success.

Manager Fred Clarke of the Pitts
burg club has started on his four
teenth consecutive year as manager
of the Pirates. The man who pilots
the Smoky City team has been con.
tinuously in charge of his team longer
than any manager now serving in
either of the major leagues. Year aft
er year managerial heads have fallen
at all other points around the big cir
cults, but Clarke still rules the Pi-
rate roose, and can claim the distinc-
ton of being the only one remaining
on the job among all the lot that
started out with him in 1900. For 10
full seasons Fred has been at the head
of the Pittsburg club, during which
time he has won one worlds cham
pionship and never finished below
third. Clark's great record is best
shown by the fact that in the Is years
during which Pittsburg has had but
one manager, the Is other clubs in the