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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-04
APPENDICITIS OPERATION
PERFORMED YESTERDAY |
Mrs. Brown is Getting On
Very Well

Miss Elizabeth Brown, the young
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. f..
+, own, who was operated upon for APP
rendicitis yesterday at their home or
B'own street The operation was per-
formed by Drs. r. e. and F. L. Cato
cid the young patient is getting on
finely, to the delight of relatives and
her many friends, who wish for her
rapid restoration to health again.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-10
TWO HATS FOR MORNING WEAK

Hats for shopping and morning
wear will be. very simple this year
and few of them will be trimmed with
feathers or anything that can be hurt
by the weather.
Many of these are in soft hatters'
plush in fedora shape with a simple
outstanding bow at the back. These
hats are particularly fine for the
wearing of wells, which should be fine
mesh and dots and brought smartly
about the hat and pinned at the back
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-10

A. Welsh registrar of marriages
tells the story of very self-possessed
bridegroom, a builder by trade, who,
in answer to the question as to length
of residence, said, icily: Fifty feet
by thirty, sir. =
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-10

= In Germany, when the vote of the
jury stands six against six, the pris-
-oner is acquitted: A vote of seven
against five leaves the decision to the.
court, and in vote of eight against:
four the prisoner is convicted -
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-03-28
indicates Her Sex.

For unnunbered generations 1t has
been the custom Of the spin>ter Of
certain years To look carefully under
her bed before retiring, fearful that
some male marauder may have Sc
GREETED himself there, upon robbery
bent. So far a. We can recall. history
has failed To disclose a single case
thus far where these maidenly fears
have been realized. but that fact has
not acted as deterrent.
However, there Is just ilicat ion In a
case reported from Pottsville, Penn
sylvania. Miss Ella Smith, following
her usual custom, looked under heI
bed before retiring and found a man
real, bad man. who intended, nc
doubt, to rob her home.
Miss Smith, however. In one way
failed To live up to tradition. 1t u
generally believed that II the maj
were ever discovered under the bed
the finder would shrek and go intt
Mysteries. Not so Miss Smith. Sh,
telephoned for the police. They ar
rested the intruder. Miss Smith wa
happy. She had indicated herself
and her sex.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-03-28
Why Should 1913 BE I'm.
lucky!

Notwithstanding the prevalence Il
the supcrstitions that ~ Is an I'M
lucky number. there Is nothing In the
history Of the years ending In Is that
should give 1913 u bad rcputaii ion In
advance.
been years of disaster. They are not
no, able Tor famine or pes, Hence or ca.
tastrophc. None of them can be
charged with great disasters like the
Chicago lire. the san Francisco earth.
quake. the .lohnstown Hood, the Ash.
tabula railway wreck, the iropuois
thcalcr lire and the sinking Of the ri.
TAME.
On the contrary, some very good
and important things have happened
IN the lis. For instance, II was 400
years ago that balboa first saw the
Pacific ocean from "a peak In Darien'
where now runs the giant canal that
II To unite the twooccans In this year
of -. The Peace Of Utrecht, signed
IN l7li. had a lasting effect upon Eu.
rope. The year 1913 marked the
downfall of Napoleon. Just 100 years
ago Perry Won the Battle of Lake
Erie. In 1913 was born Sir Isaac Pit
man, the inventor Of modern short
hand,
If II bc true that the only way to
Judge the future Is by the past, 1913
has right 10 ask for a suspension of
Judgment and 10 he considered lucky
unit proved unlucky.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-03-28
Two Papers for $l.5O.

Colman's Rural World, published
weekly, and THE SENTINEL.
$50 RENTED at once will secure
both OF these papers for one year
new or renewal subscriptions.
Every farmer who's not a subscrib-
err to COLMAN'S RURAL WORLD
Is missing one Ut the greatest aids to
success. II has been the leading farm
Journal In Missouri for sixty.ive years
and its reliability Is unquestioned. 1t
has departments devoted to General
Farming, Dairying, Gardening, Fruit
raising, also Horses, Cattle, Hogs,
Sheep, Poultry and Bees, and the
matter In all departments can be de.
pended on as being practical and up.
tO.date. Two entire pages are devot.
ed to the home, making 1t of special
interest to every member of the farm.
er's family.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-03-28
King Corn.

Some one With a talent and taste
for 81 a,istics has been stating the
corn crop for 1912 In terms Of dollars
and cents.
1t is amazing how King Corn has
lowered above his vassals. One bill.
lion seven hundred million dollars
worth. Enough" says our inform.
ant, ito pay for the Panama Canal TO
build fifty battle ships, to cancel the
interest bearing debt Of the United
States, and, over and above all this,
leave a surplus large enough to make
a hundred men millionaires."
Still, we don't like to think OF the
profits Of the corn crop going into the
Panama Canal, nor toward canceling
the national debt, nor into battle
ships, nor In the creation Of million.
aires.
1t would b. much more to our taste
| II that two billions, barring a COM
| paratively small amount, might pur.
chase for the corn belt the sort OF
wisdom which Is manifested by the
selection of competent and honest Of.
ficials, in the equitable government
OF themselves and their neighbors, In
the curbing OF cunning and unscrupu.
lous men who produce nothing and
want much.
Denied our wish, however, we draw
large quantities Of comfort from the
fact that the corn crop will be
applied to the purchase Of millions Of
creature comforts, from washing ma.
chimes to automobiles; to the exten.
sion Of the influence Of the little red
schoolhouse, and to many other things
which make American life what II is.
As for the things touched upon In
our first wish, perhaps they will come
by due process of evolution-if the
farmer does not turn his hand back
from the pillow. and II King Corn con.
,inues To Ito his duty.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-08-07

Every city, town and township
has local health officers sworn to
protect the public. Township
trustees are vested with all the
necessary to safeguard the
health Of all people residing
within their respective town
SHIPS. Every mayor is a health
officer, All Of these officials di :
regard their oath Of Office if tn y
tolerate nuisances that are a
me nance t. public health. Look
to your local health officers fer
protection that you lay for in
taxes.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-08-07
THURSDAY, AUG. 7, 1913.

Circus day Aug. p.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-08-07
Choctaw Timber Lands.

That the vast Choctaw timber
land shall not fall into the hands
O. the Lumber trust is the deter
mination of Secretary Lane,
who within few days will al
nounce new regulations govern
ming the sale Of the 1,279, GOO
acres in southeastern Oklahoma.
Department of Interior officials
h We been working on the new
regulat ons eve nee the bit +
fight waged against the first set
drafted was successful last year.
The frstregulations governing
the sale Of the land were square
ly in the interest Of the lumber
interests of the untry, the huge
timber land track being subdivi-
ded only into twenty four tracts,
the appraisement on the smallest
of which was placed at 1888, 500.
65. 1t was specifically provided
however, that none Of these
S ra Ter tracts should be divided
when sod inasmuch as any buyer
would have had to have the
the price of the smallest tract,
it was fea ed that Cn.y the large
lumber interest Of the country
would be able to obtain The val
liable hardwood and pine which
grows in the ChoctaW country,
The small investor was complete
ly shut out. Secretary Fisher
and other department officials
however, stood firm until the
bids were received, they scout
ing the claims made that only
the lumber trust would be able
to take over the lands. Wher
the bids were opened it was
found that in every instance
there was only one bid for each
tract, only in one case was there
two bids. This plainly indicated
that there was collusion in the
lumber trust subsidiaries where
by there should be no. competi
tive,bidding. All the bids were
rejected and department officials
set about to frame new rules
they realizing the injustice they
had about perpetrated upon the
state. Representative Garter
} has introduced several bills gov
erning the sale of the lands anC
one now is pending in the House
Both Senator Gore and Mr.. Car
ter have been in conference will
department officials and many o.
the new provisions follow theil
= suggestions. The department
regulations will obviate the ne
cessity of any legislation on The
subject.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-08-07

President Wilson has sent the
name Of Gabe Parker up for con-
frmation for registrar of treas
ury instead Of the Muskogee ne
gro. Parker is a Choctaw In
dian
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-08-07

EnIoe of McAlester was con-
frmed Monday as L. S. marshal
for the eastern district Of Okla
h2ma. Now watch the pie
hunters" get busy.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-08-07

Krebs has more and better
water than any town in Pitts
burg county.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-08-07

The two Cows. have locked
horns, " so to speak.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-08-07

A few dollars expended on
that unsanitary outdoor closet
will save hundreds Of dollars in
d)ctOr bills.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-08-07

J. J. certainly let the bars
down.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-08-07

School days are drawing near,
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-08-07

A very, very quiet election.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-08-07

County Fair next month.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-05
WORDS FROM HOME
Statements That Nav BE In
vestigated. Testimony of
Lancaster Citizens.

When a Lancaster citizen comes to
the front, telling his friends and neigh
bors OF his experience, you can rely on
his sincerity. The statements OF people
residing in far away places do not com.
mand your confid ence. Home endorse
ment is the kind that backs Doan's
Kidney pills. Such testimony Is con-
vincing. Investigation proves 1t true.
Below is = statement of q Lancaster
resident. No stronger proof of merit
can be had.
III. II. Horton, merchant, Elm ST..
Lancaster, says: My experience with
Doan's Kidney pills has been so salts.
factory that do not hesitate to recon-
mend them. My back ached as the
result Of disordered Kidneys and could
not find relief until began taking
Doan's Kidney Pflls, which / got at
Crawford Bros Drug Store. This
preparation restored me TO good health. 4"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milhurn Co, Buffalo, New
York, sole agents tor the United States
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-05

during his administration, ex-
penses of operating the postal
service has been cut down $45,-
100000.
In course of statement on
the condition of postal finances,
Mr.. Hitchcock says in his re-
port
'In 1911, for the first time
since 1888, postal receipts ex-
ceeded postal expenditures,
leaving surplus instead of a
deficit. A heavy loss of reve-
nue. in 1912, due to the extra
ordinary amount of franked
matter mailed in the political
campaign, created a temporary
deficit, but since the close of the
fiscal year the income of the de-
partment again has outstriped
expenses.
"The year preceding the
present administration was
marked by the largest postal
deficit on record, amounting to
100000. During the next
two years the deficit was great
ly reduced and later eliminated.
When compared with the fl
nancial showing of four years
ago, the reports of income and
expenses for subsequent years
indicate an aggregate saving of
about $45,00O,00O.
"The Transformation of a
deficit into surplus has been
accomplished not by curtailing
the service, but by developing
it along profitable lines. While
postal facilities have been
greatly enlarged, extensions
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-05
MAY PAVE WAY FOR
ONE CENT POSTAGE
Postmaster General Hitchcock
Suggests Lower Parcel Post
RafaC and Innrnnrn NLa:I4

Suggests Lower Parcel Post
Rates and Increase Weight.
Washington, Feb. Post
master General Hitchcock an
nual report, made public today,
tentatively suggestd reduction
of some parcel post rates and in
creasing the limit of freight be-
yond the IL pounds, recon-
mends civil service pensions for
postal employees; an increase in
rates on second class mail.
which may pave the way for
one cent letter postage; the
consolidation of the third and
fourth classes so books and pa
pers may be forwarYed by par
Gel post; and p3Nts out that
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-05
500 Reward, 500

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to
learn that there Is at least dreaded disease
that science has been able TO cure In all Its
stages, and that IS Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure known to the med
ical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutions l
disease. requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure il taken internally, acting
the system. thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease, and giving sthe patient strength
ture in doing Its Eprk. THE proprietors have
so much faith In IA cufhtive powers that they
fails to cure. Send dltpf flisyof testimonials.
Address F. ]. CItHkY/& CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Drugk&ts/75c.
Take Halls Fanny }ils for constipation.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-05
Isthmus-it will be well worth
your while.
Culebra, C.. z.
ROBERT COLEMAN
KILLED IN UNION

|
Son is in Jail Charged With
Deed-Reading in Home
When Shot.
Union Special to Columbia
State, Feb. l.: Robert Cole
man, an excellent citizen of this
county living near Jonesville
65 years of age, without an en-
emy, was foully murdered be-
tween z and 8 o'clock last even
ing, having been shot in the
left side of his face and neck
as he sat by his fireside alone
reading a newspaper. His son,
Harry Coleman, about 26 years
of age, is in jail charged with
being the murderer, the motive
ascribed being the desire to
come into his inheritance at
once.
The dead man was quite
well-to-do, and except for a son,
who has not been heard of for
a number of years, Harry is his
only child or heir.
There was a rain yesterday.
and when Sheriff FAINT early
this morning examined the
premises he found that the as
sassin had stood behind some
evergreens close to the house
and fired a big charge of slugs
and bullets into the old man's S
head. The trail led to and from
this point to a blacksmith S
shop. Robert Coleman's gun
had been in this shop. During
the night Harry Coleman got
this gun and took it to the
house of neighbor. When ex-
amined this morning one barrel
was wet and showed every sign
of having been recently fired.
The tracks in the soft mud
fitted the shoes of Harry Cole
man, it is said.
Dogs were sent to the scene
from Columbia this morning.
They took up the trail and went
over it. Harry Coleman was
seen to climb a tree some dis
tance away. The dogs put on
his trail, promptly treed him.
He was then taken into GUS
tody. 1t appears, further, that
Robert Coleman's housekeeper
was at the house of neighbor
last evening. They heard a
shot fired. About half an hour
later Harry came to the house,
he and the housekeeper went to
the Coleman house some time
later. There they found the old
man lying unconscious on the
floor. He died this morning
without speaking.
The States correspondent
visited the accused in the jail,
where the accused stated that
he knew nothing of the killing,
who had done it, nor why. He
was not disposed to talk, but
stated that there was nothing
for him to say other than that.
There was much Indignation
and excitement here and at
Jonesville over the outrage.
Had suspicion fallen on almost
any one else, there is little
doubt that there would have
been a lynching. AS it was, the
officers brought their prisoner
to jail before the inquest, in or
der to avoid a crowd that was
becoming increasingly danger
Gus.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-05

have not been made in a hap
hazard manner, but only when
shown on investigation to be
justified by conditions"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-05
SOUTH CAROLINIAN IN CANAL ZONE
WRITES TO THE CHILDREN OF WORK
David Dorroh, in Spartanburg Herald.)

| oI leo WoICA SuIIdCC, dllu Iiic
bottom forty-five feet above
sea level, making the water in
the canal forty feet deep.
Therefore, it was necessary to
construct at each end a dam to
hold the water at the higher
elevation. These dams are
about one-half mile thick, and
are made of rock and clay. They
connect together a chain of
hills which form a basin into
which flows the Chagres, the
Rio Grande river, and other
smaller streams. The basin
thus formed at the Atlantic
end is called the Gatun Lake,
which has an area of one hun
dred and sixty-five square
miles. The Miraflores Lake,
formed at the Pacific end, has
an area of about one-third the
size of Gatun Lake.
The locks are built cutting
the dam so that ships may pass
through them. They also serve
the purpose of raising and low
ering the ships from sea level
to the water level in the canal.
In passing through the canal
from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific ship would enter the sea
level channel on the Atlantic
side and proceed about seven
miles to Gatun Locks. There it
passes into the first chamber of
the lock, which is at sea level.
The gates are closed behind it.
Then, water is let into the first
compartment and the ship is
raised to the level with the sec
ond chamber. The gate be-
tween the first and second
chambers is then opened and
the ship passes into the second
chamber, and the gates are
closed again. In this manner,
through the lifts the ship is
brought to the surface of the
canal. Then it passes through
the canal and is lowered at the
other end in the same manner
as it was elevated, and steams
out through another sea level
channel about three miles long
into the Pacific ocean. This op-
GRAFTON requires from ten to
twelve hours, owing to the size
of the ship. However, more
than one ship can pass though
at the same time, also ships can
be going in opposite directions.
The locks can accommodate the
largest ships built at the pres
ent time, even the Olympic, tn
largest, can pass through easily.
The lock walls are of con-
/ crete. They are about the
height of six-story building.
If all the lock gates were piled
in stack, one on top of the
other, they would reach a
height some few feet higher
than the Singer building in New
York. Should all the dirt and
rock which has been dug from
the canal be loaded upon the
cars, the train would reach four
times around the world.
believe | was asked t. tell
YOU something about the coun-
try and its inhapitants. Until
1904, when she gained her inde-
pendence, Panama was under
the rule Of Colombia. Having
the United States on her side
she was able to get free, yet,
Colombia has never recognized
her as a nation. At the pres
ent time Panama is a very weak
nation, and she exists only
through the protection of the
United States.
The climate is always warm,
averaging about SO in tempera-
ture. The year is divided into
two seasons; the dry season,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-05

Give man the little he wants
here below and he'll kick him
self because he didn't ask for
more.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-05

A fussy woman says the next
most annoying thing to a man
in the house is a fly.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-05

~ huOW IlOW W UCSh q iCttCl
to your about Panama, as there
is so much here of interest that
/ might write about l hardly
know where to begin. l shall
do my best, however, to give
you a general idea of the coun.
try, and, together with the pic
ture book / am sending, you can
get some information about the
Panama or Isthmian canal.
The Isthmian canal commits
sion is composed of seven mem
bers appointed by the President
of the United States. These
men carry on the work of dig
ging the canal, building the
locks, and all the other work in
connection with this gigantic
undertaking, and the United
States pays all the bills from
the treasury in Washington.
The work was taken up in
1904 by President Theodore
Roosevelt. Previous to this,
different nations had made an
attempt at the work from time
to time. France had made a
fair headway, but not being
financially able to finish the
work, she had ceased to dig.
The United States paid France
forty millions of dollars for the
work she had done that was of
value to the commission, and
for the machinery and various
work. The railroad across the
isthmus was also included.
At the time the United States
began the work, it was very un-
healthy on the isthmus, lot of
yellow and malarial fever and
various plaques existed. 1t was
almost impossible for white
people to live in this realm.
About one-half or even more,
of those who came to assist the
government sacrificed their
lives and never saw home again.
One of the first steps the COM
mission took q refer to the
commission appointed by the
President of the United States)
was to establish a sanitary de-
partment. They built large
hospitals and hired skilled men
and women to attend to them.
The whole isthmus was put into
sanitary condition. All the
low places were drained, the
thick jungle was cleared up all
about the village. The streams,
standing water and low grounds
were sprayed with oil to kill the
mosquitoes. The houses were
screened against all possible en-
trance of the fly and flying
bugs. Water had TO be distill-
ed for the people to drink, in
fact, every precaution was TAX
en- to keep down diseases.
Under these conditions the
whole isthmus underwent a
change. The people who came
down were able to keep their
health and continue the work
In place of the jungle filled with
wild animals, green grass, flow
ers and fruits beautify the
country, and today it looks more
like a fairy's garden than the
pest hole it used to be.
The canal zone is the strip of
land ten miles wide, five miles
on each side of the canal, and
stretching from one ocean to
the other. 1t is entirely under
the control of the United States
through the isthmian canal
commission. The canal will be
fifty miles long from deep wa
ter in the Atlantic ocean to deep
water in the Pacific when com
pleted. 1t varies in width from
about two thousand feet at the
Gatun Lake to about three
thousand feet in the Culebra
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-05

Those who insist upon hav-
ing the biggest half do not seem
to realize that there is no such
thing.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-05

When a man meets trouble
halfway, he has a poor COM
panion for the rest of his jour
ney.