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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-19
Old French Furniture.

The old French cabinet makers,
Ike the old masters in violin making,
mad the fashion of stamping their
names on their manufactures. Today
a cabinet or secretaire with the name
Of an old French master cabinet max
er. maitre eboniste, may bring Il great
price. Such was the case a short time
ago when comrrcde signed C. c..
Saunier, NJ. E., BROUGHT in Paris $685.
200.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-19
$4,000 SHARES At $1,000

Organized for the purpose of uniting the peo-
: pie, and particularly the land owners and water
users OF Humboldt Valley, for the conservation of
the waste waters and increasing the rripate1
lands.
Cooperation is the key to success in this age
1T is the key to successful development OF
Humboldt Valley. ...
Intelligent union will benefit all; and fair
impartial study of present conditions will prove it.
For Particulars Address the Company, 1920 Merchants
Exchange Building, San Francisco, Cal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-19
Original Confidence Man

A story is told of old New Yer
and OF how the expression "conhdeuc
man" meant man in whom one couI:
not place confidence at all. 1t Is sal"
that some years ago a very we'll
dressed man with a courteous al.
dress was wont to walk up and dow
the principal streets Of the city.
Whenever he met a stranger who
looked hopeful to him he would ap
proach the man and with the mos,
delightfully."- frank manner he woulf
ask:
my dear sir, have you confidence
enough in me, an entire stranger to
you, to lend me IS for an hour OF
two?"
And 1t Is said that the man mad
an extremely good living by this yer,
simple means
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-19
Should haH

During q discussion Of the fitness
Of things in general some ono asked:
III a young man takes his best girl
to the grand opera, spends SO on q
supper after the performance, and
then takes her home In a taxicab.
should he kiss her good night? An
old bachelor who was present growl-
ed, Il don't think she ought to ex-
pect 1t. Seems to me he has dono
enough for her.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-19
AS is a Peach.

The Maryland baked peach is a
peach emo no mistake. and it is
enough to have made the mouths Of
the gods water, to have made Jove
pawn his thunder and Neptune his tri
dent for a second heiping.-Balti1nor
Sun.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-19
Ingenious EXCUSE,

A teamster charged with overload
Ing his horse was asked how heavy
load he had on his van. About a
ton," he replied, "but it was all light
stuff"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-19
Sometimes Thcy Shrink

Pop. what does multum in pSrYo
mean?" "Multum in parvo, my son,
Is Latin, and means-er-well, haven't
you ever seen n fat woman in a bath.
ing suit?"-Judge.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-19
Still Have to Be Caught.
There are as good fish in the sea as
kver were caught, but few of them are
likely to try to crawl up into your lap.
Death Reveals the Truth.

The neighborhood of the tomb en-
larges the mind. The proximity of
death sharpens the perception of
truth.-Victor Hugo.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14
W|NKs At GIRL
Gets JAIL SENTENCE

New York, Nov 13.-On evidence that
he had winked at sales girl in the
waiting room of Sixth avenue de-
partment store, Daniel Sager, was
sentenced TO twenty days in the work
house by Magistrate House today. Two
OF ten other young men arrested by de-
tectives at the same time on charges
of flirting were sentenced to thirty
days each The other eight prisoners
will be tried tomorrow, after spend
ing the night in Jail in default of ST.
600 bonds.
The arrests resulted from the com
plant of young woman who wrote to
Commissioner Daldo that while on
a shopping tour recently she had bee /
insulted while resting in the waiting
room OF department store. The de-
tectives were assisted today by sew
erai sales girls who were assigned to
places in the waiting rooms frequent
ed daily by young men. The crusade
to eliminate the fiirters, it was said,
will be extended to other department
stores.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
IS FOR PROHIBITION

Bristol, Tenn, Nov. 13.--tSpecial.l
The temperance leaders of Virginia
declare since the elections of last week
that they are confident of a majority Va
the next Virginia senate for the enabl-
ing act, measure regarded as tanta-
mount to statewide prohibition. The
house is conceded to the temperance
forces by probably two to one. The
enabling act calls an election on the
question of statewide prohibition.
The anti-prohibitionists concede that
if the enabling act is passed and sus-
tanned by the courts that Virginia will
go dry. They say that in the cities Of
the state smaller than Norfolk and
Richmond they cannot hope for any
considerable majority, while the com
bined majorities Of Norfolk and Rich
mond against statewide prohibition
will be overcome by the dry" counties
in rural districts. The temperance
people say that the majority in the
event of an election will be not less
than $4,000.
If Virginia goes dry it VIII connect
up three prohibition states and be-
come the fourth. They are West
Virginia, which goes dry July 1 North
Carolina and Tennessee, while Ten
nessee touches two other prohibition
states, Georgia and Alabama both be-
ing dry"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14

ed because of the large family her
father had to care for. She marri s,l
when very young and says her husband
treated her cruelty.
Then James Plew came along. He
clothed her children and treated her
kindly. After a while she began 70
think more of him than her husband
Then they took him out in the woods
and killed him. Two weeks latet,
drawn back to the scene, In accord
with tradition about murderers, they
were traced and caught. Plew con-
fessed. Mrs. Wakefield pleaded not
guilty. but was convicted by jury
and given the extreme penalty.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14

November 18th having been set aside
as THE Georgia Products Day. tn:
following banks comprising The Ameri-
Gus Clearing House Association, agree
to close on that date, notice to be plac-
ed in the Americas Times Recorder, be-
ginning with this date.
THE BANK OF SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA, N. M. Dudley, Cashier.
THE COMMERCIAL CITY BANK, John
d. Mathis, Teller.
THE PLANTERS BANK, H. S. Council,
Cashier.
THE BANK OF COMMERCE, e. d.
Sheffield, Cashier.
THE AAfERICUs NATIONAL BANK,
Geo. D. Wheatley, Jr., Cashier
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14
"A FRIEND TO
-sA
THE WORKING man

Five years ago l was SO troubled
with kidney trouble and Inflammation
of the bladder that / had to cease
working my farm. Life looked dark
to me until l heard of DR.. Kilmer )
Swamp-Root through cured frien :.
/ tried bottle and began to feel bet
ter at once. After using five or, 81 (
bottles l felt fine and have continued
to work as l had before my afflic-
ton.
l want to state that DR.. Kilmer 6
Ewamp-Root is kidney medicine that
will cure and / owe my good work
during the past five or six years to it.
Yours very truly,
c. w. MORRIS,
Prescott, Ark.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9th day of March, 1912.
o. B. GORDON,
Notary Public.
This is to certify that Mr.. c. W.
Morris has bought Swamp Root at
This store in the past
Adam Guthrie, Jr., Druggist.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14
SMITHVILLE
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

| Especial to Times-Eecorder.)
Smithville, Ca, Nov. 13.-Mr. p. K.
Mckinney, after short visit to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs B. l. McKinney,
has returned to his home in Mckinney,
Texas.
Mrs. F. P. Love, of Eufarla, Ala,
spent the week lend with he, parents,
Mr.. and Mrs r. S. Burton.
Miss Kate Kirby, of Americas, was
the weekend guest of Miss Jennie Lou
Orr.
Miss Rith Baynard, after a delightful
visit to Miss Blanche Cobb, has re-
turned to her home In Cuthbert.
Miss Ann Logan, of Daltol, Ca, is
the guest of Mrs. C. G. Goncke.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Thompson were
visitors at the Terrell county fair in
lawson ldSI week.
Miss Rose Tally attended the fair in
Dawson last week.
Mr. Emmett Evans, of Augusta, was
the guest of relatives here for the
weekend.
Mrs. F. Goodroe is the guest of he,
daughter, Mrs. Leland Grant, in Eto-
vah, Tenn.
Mrs. Malcolm Snellgroves, of Cuth
bert, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. n.
Captain W. A. May, of Fitzgerald, Is
the guest of his sister, Mrs. T. j..
Mills.
Mrs. Jim Bruer, OF New Orleans, is
visiting Mrs j. H. Randall, Jr.
Mrs. Gilreath, of Gainesville, was
here last week in the interest of the
Georgia w. c. T. U.
Miss Nell Mckinney spent Wedncs
day in Albany
Mrs. E. L. Simpson entertained about
twenty-five guests very delightfully."- on
Friday afternoon at rock party.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14

An interpretive clergyman recon-
mends that men scrutinize themselves
for unknown qualities. all unaware
perhaps that the supply o. hc-oes NOR
excedes the demand. x
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14
!. WILL PAY BACK
LOAN WITH STEAK

Savannah, Ca, Nov. 13.-As induce
ment in negotiating a $75 loan, Louis
Walker, butcher, today filed a paper
in the superior court, in which he
agrees to give ]. w. Jones one and q
half pounds of steak or pork daily un.
til the loan is returned.
The proceeding is an unusual one
and caused a great deal of commenr
Besides agreeing to give the pound and
a half of meat daily Walker mortgaged
two lots to Jones as security. Jones IS
a newspaper reporter and usually eats
about that much steak daily.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14
Letter to
DR.. Kilmer & Co
BinghamtOn. N. Y.

Prove What Swamp Root VIII d.
For You.
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y, for sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive booklet of valua-
BILE information, telling about the kid
neys and bladder. When writing, be
sure and mention the Daily Times Re-
corder. Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all
drug stores. adyt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14
Connecticut Woman Sentenced
lobe Hanged on March Fourth

Hartford, Conn, Nov. Ex-Governor
baldwin is receiving many letters ask
'Ag him to pardon Mrs. Nellie Wake
roo. under sentence of death at New
''a'tn for the murder of her husband
put so far he has answered that he
las no power, except as member Of
the board Of pardons, which has not
YET begun to consider her case.
The case is exciting great interest
throughout the state and many per-
sons have interested themselves in
Mrs. Wakefield, who is just twenty
Tour years old, one of sixteen children.
who insists she was not properly rear
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14
PRESBYTERIAN MANSE
AT TROY DESTROYED

Troy, Ala, Nov 13.-Fire today gut.
ted the Presbyterian manse on Cherr,
street, completely running the BUILDING
which was occupied by Rev. H.. /,
sneed and the family OF Mr.. Sam Ball
ey. The loss, estimated at four thous
and dollars. is covered by insurance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14
Georgia. Tech Football Game
May Not Be Played at All

say that unless the game is ployed on
the field that they specify, that it will
not be played at all, and both seem de-
termine to stick to this course.
Just what the outcome of the whole
matter will be remains to be seen.
though developments are expected
hourly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14

Wedding causes divorce is the
startling announcement in connection
with the Amos Tuck French troubles /;
which leads us to the bright thought
that IL there were no weddings maybe
divorces would cease altogether.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14

Atlanta, Nov. 13.-(SpeciaD The
Georgia-Tech football game may not b )
played at all, according to the under
current of talk and feeling that Is go
ing the rounds in Atlanta now.
Tech wants to play at Grant Field
and Georgia at Ponce de Leon. Both
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14
ALL COONs LOOK
ALIKE TO JUDGE

Atlanta, Nov. 13.-Judge Ben Hill
imposed a sentence of 500 and costs
today upon young white man named
STEELE Rich, convicted of carrying a
pistol.
The judge stated plainly that no
white man could expect to be convict
ed in his court of that charge and get
off light, any more than negro could
He intimated to Rich that he ought to
feel he was receiving mercy enough
not to be sent to the changing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14

Leave Americus for Cordele, Able
lille, Helena and intermediate points
$50 pm
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-14
To Prevent Blood Poisoning

apply at once the wonderful old reliable DIR.
ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL, a sur
gical dressing that relieves pain aud heals at
he same time. Not iiuimert 25c. soc. 81 on
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-14

this woman against an organiza-
ton like the United Charities ?"
demanded Miss Sears. why, just
think Of the good we do; look at
the results we accomplish +
The reporter forbore to remark
that he was not taking the word
Of Mrs. Dram on the case, but was
trying to get the truth from the
United Charities themselves, and
the viewpoint of the United Char
tiles.
Yes" be said, let us look at
some of tn egood you have done.
There was intense silence for a
moment or two. Then Miss
Cooney, from the corner, began
denunciation of John Dram again.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-14
serve Us; one

Our Statesmen" serve us; one
and all,
Instead of working. for the folk
Who hold the land beneath their
yoke;
When you and I, with thrifty
care,
Shall stop the leakage here and
there,
Desist from thoughtlessness and
haste
Which. mean extravaganza and
waste;
When all these goodly things are
so,
The cost of living May get low
But, l dunno!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-14
DAY BOOK NEWsIE HURT

Albert Franz, II, 1882 w. Con-
gress St, was struck and serious
ly injured by electri cauto truck
of the Commonwealth Edison
Company at w. Harrison and
Morgan sts., Thursday afternoon.
Henry A. Jost, 3O43 Johnson
ST., driver of the machine, was ar
rested and released on bonds;
signed by his employers.
Albert was The Day Books
first newsboy and has carried
route No. l since the first day The
Day Book was published.
He received two broken bones
in his hips, internal injuries and a
slight injury under his right eye.
He was operated on by a special
ist at the County Hospital today.
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair and warmer tonight, with
lowest temperature near freezing
point, for Chicago and vicinity;
Saturday increasing cloudiness,
with moderate temperature; brisk
southwest winds,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-14

A POSSIBILITY
Written for The Day Book by
Berton Braley.
When tariff makers of renown
Shall cut each unjust duty down;
When landlords ask but little
rent;
When banks and trusts shall be
content
With modest profits now and
then
On trade they do with common
men;
When railroads cease to charge a
rate
Almost the value of the freight;
When coal men, lumbermen and
such
Shall cease. to waste and spoil so
much;
When tniddlemen shall be no
more,
And he who runs the retail store
Shall find a profitable way
To scale the prices we must pay;
Yhsn, in each legislative hall,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-20

by the Reds and were the hosts OF the
evening The program consisted of:
Song, Miss Marion Briggs; dialogue
Spear; song, Miss Hazel VIII; dia-
logue entitled Slight Misunderstand-
ing" After the program refreshments
consisting of Welsh rarebit, olives.
coffee and pickles were served The
younger members of the company then
started a series of games which were
enjoyed until a late hour. The de-
feated Blues were costumed in blue
caps and carried an appropriate ban
ner This lodge was organized a year
ago with 3S members and now has a
membership of rs.
Mrs. George Wescott, who has been
the guest of her daughter in Everett,
Mass, for the past six months return
ed TO Madison Thursday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Frost Williams, who
have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Mahlon Boyington for the past week,
returned to their home in Jackman
Thursday.
Mrs Frank Burke and children of
Everett, Mass, arrived in town Thurs
day night to pass the holidays with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Brown and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Reed, who have been
attending the meeting of the Maine
State Grange in Bangor, returned
home Friday forenoon.
Rev and Mrs. r. A. Rich returned
Thursday night from Winthrop, where
they have been attending the Metho-
dist Ministers Institute.
Mrs. G. H. Marden and daughter Es-
ther, who have been the guests of
friends in Portland for a few days,
have returned to their home in this
place.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-20
FOR CHRISTMAS.

Continued from Page Eleven.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-20

Into the homes of the people light
and air have penetrated. and they
have acquired legal claims. The hrst
census taken under the new tenement
house law found 361, 900 dark and air
less rooms in houses unit to live IN,
half of them without any windows at
all. There are still more than sixty
thousand windowless rooms left in
Greater New York; but they are 60
ing. When the last of them is gone
we shall be able to fight tuberculo-
sis. and win. The dark halls have
been lighted Life in the tenements
has been made measurably endurable
md safe. Not in the ten years since
the new law was passed has human
life been lost by fire in any OF the
hundred odd thousand houses, for lack
of means of escape or other faults of
construction. In the ten years preced-
ing 1894, 2f6 persons perished in tene-
ment house fires, not counting the
firemen who died in efforts to save
them.-Jacob A. Riis, in Century Mag
aZine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-20
ALBION.

Mrs. Nell Drake has gone to Boston
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-20

"One of the worst complications that
would arise would be in regard to the
contracts between the telegraph eompan-
les and the railroads. England found
this out when it took over the telgraph
lines and then had to pay the railroads
an enormous sum to get full control Oh
the telegraph lines which were built on
the railroads and in which the railroad
had an interest, the same as IN TINS
country. The English railroads were not
modest in their demands and the result
was that a perfectly enormous and un-
expected sum had to be paid by the Gov
ernment to the railroads to get rid OF
these contracts.
''And as to service, Government ser
vice would be joke as compared with
present service. If you don't believe 1t
just try the government seryice-tele-
graph and telephone-in Europe"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-20
READFIELD.

DEPOT Mrs Rose Rogers Dur
rell of Spokane. Washington, was
recently entertained at the home OF
Mrs. John Purcelle. Mrs. Durrel ana
Mrs. Purcelle were schoolmates in the
sIona ago" and that was their first
meeting for Al years.
Miss Edith Edwards, New Glouces-
ter. who was visitor at Wills BlcK-
ford's, last week, has returned home
Mrs. n. D. Gordon, who passed sew
eral days with her daughter, MISS
Margarite Gordon, in Nassalboro' re-
turned, Tuesday
The ladies who attended the mis-
sionary meeting, Winthrop Center,
Wednesday, report the readings relat-
ing to Mexico as very interesting
XTN cmfwyp
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-20
WEEKS MILLS.

Edgar Bean is getting ready to move
into the Masse house, the first of the
week.
Bean & Glazier, the successors to
II. P. Reed, have just received cart
load of grain and in the future are
to conduct a grain store in connec-
tion with their other business.
There was a whist party at Joseph
Segee's, Wednesday evening. FL. p.
Reed carried off the prize. Refresh
ments were served and a very enjoy
able time was had by all.
Clarence Ellis lost a valuable horse,
Thursday morning.
Miss Vera Bean of Readf1eld is to
spend Christmas week with her ia
ther, Edgar Bean.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-20

block signal systems and to require
the adoption and use of steel or steel
underframe cars in passenger SER
vice."
That explicit authority be given the
Commission to examine all books and
papers of common carriers subject to
the law.
That the Commission be relieved OF
all duties under the parcel post law,
'or that such duties and the standards
to be applied be more clearly stated
The report gives some consideration
to the law providing for physical
valuation of railways. Up to the
present time it has not been possible
to do more than prepare an outline OF
the plans for the great task of valuing
American railroad property.
The report shows that the work OF
the Commission increased tremendous
ly in volume. Scores of violations OF
the law by both carriers and shippers
were investigated. In this connection
the report says that the false billing
of freight by shippers continues" 1t
is pointed out that serious abuses or
transit privileges by both carriers and
shippers constitute a continuing evil,
remedy for which is being worked out
by the Commission. Failure on the
part of carriers to collect from ship
pers certain demurrage charges was
made the subject of many investiSa-
tions, because this is regarded by the
Commission as one of the most in
siduous forms of rebatIng. Stress
also is laid upon violations of the anti
pass law, but the report indicates that
these are becoming less and less fire.
Quent
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-20
Mackay Doesn't
Agree With
P. M. General.

New York, Dec, B.-Clarence H
Mackay. President of Mackay Companies,
says of Postmaster General Burleson's 5
report that the Government take over
the telephone and telegraph lines: THE
Postmaster General is mistaken in his
idea that telephone companies are sub
ject to the post roads act of Congress of
1866 The Supreme Court of the United
States in the Richmond case Ola U. S.
7s1) held that they are not.
In denominating the telegraph busi-
ness as being "Monopolistic" in its ma
ture he is also mistaken. IL there ever
has been more continuous, keen and
even bitter competition than that be-
tween the Postal and the Western Union,
/ would be pleased to know when and
where.
The money question, however, is the
main question; 1890, 10000 would not be
a look in. The Bell Telephone Companies
alone would demand more than that
Then there are the thousands OF lnde-
pendent lines and farmers lines scat
tered all over the country. The entire
bill. including telegraph lines, would be
about s2o0,O00,00O, which is about two
thirds of the national debt at the close
of the Civil War when many intelligent
men despaired of the solyency of the Re-
public. Nor is this the worst. Judging
from English experience that vast sum
would be entirely lost because under
Government management the operating
expenses year by year would exceed the
income. The following figures are taken
from a report of the Postmaster General
Of Great Britain, showing the results of
Government ownership of telegraphs in
that country.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-20

Total annual
loss includ-
ing interest
paid and
fresh InAneN
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-20
MADISON.

A most enjoyable social evening was
passed by Madison Temple. Pythian
Sisterhood, Thursday evening after the
close of the regular lodge business
meeting. The occasion was the close
of a six weeks membership contest
in which % new members were added
TO the order. The Blues were defeated