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Copyright 1906 by ,
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W. D. BAILEY
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THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
"IT IS TOO SUDDEN”
SAYS W. J. BRYAN
When Told of Resolutions Fa*
voryig His Nomination
FOR PRESIDENCY IN YEAR 1908
As to Possibility of His Nomination,
He Had Little to Say, Declaring It
Is Too Early te Speak of the Ques
tion as Yet.
Berlin, June 11. —“This is too sud
den,” said William J. Bryan, with a
laugh, when he was told Monday of
the adoption by recent state conven
tions of resolutions favoring his nomi
nation for the presidency of the Unlt
ted States in 1908. "This is the first
announcement of this news to me,”
Mr. Bryan concluded. “I have been
off the main caravan route for some
time, and have been absorbed in what
I have been seeing and doing.”
Mr. Bryan had been moving so rap
idly since he left Vienna on Saturday
that letters and telegrams for him
did not reach him until today. As to
the possibility of his nomination, he
had little tp say, declaring it is too
early to speak of that question, but
taking up the subject of the politi
cal requirements, he said:
“Before leaving home I tried to dis
tinguish between Democracy and what
can properly be called socialism. De
mocracy recognizes competition as
legitimate and tries to preserve the
competitive principle from attack. So
cialism sees competition as an evil
to be eliminated by public ownership
and opreation of all means of produc
tion and distribution. While this
distinction between Democracy must
be one of progress and reform, and
not merely of opposition to Republic
an policies or socialistic ideas. In
our fight for the absolute elimination
of private monopolis and for the reg
ulation of corporations in general, it
is necessary that the party shall be
free from any suspension of alliance
with the corporate interests that have
been dominating American politics. To
this end campaign contributions must
be limited to those who have the puz
lic interest to advance. I trust that
public sentiment will require all par
ties to keep their books open so that
hereafter no party will be under pri
vate obligatians to shield corporate
offenders.”
Alluding to conditions in the meat
industry, Mr. Bryan said:
“The beef trust is not different in
character and methods from other
trusts. The tendency of a private
monopoly is to increase the price of a
product and to lower its quality. Why
should any one expect anything else
from a trust than the lowering of
quality when a monopoly is estab
lished. Observe I have used the
words private monopoly, not public.
In a private monopoly a private in
terest is set up against ll'.ose of the
whole people. Quite a different prin
ciple comes into operation when the
interest of all is alone in view.”
~ Herman Riddler, of the New York
Zeitung and Mr. Bryan had a long
talk Monday. Mr. Bryan will leave
here for St. Petersburg Tuesday and
from there will visit Norway and
Sweden. Ho will arrive in England
early in* July, and then will visit
France, Italy and Switzerland. He
expects to sail on the steamer Prin
cess Irene from Gibraltar on August
22 and to a;... e i.. New York on Au
gust 29.
Cases Dismissed.
Kansas City, June 11. —In the U
S. district court here the cases
against the Chicago and Alton and the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rail
ways, charged with granting rebates
in export shipments and against D. H.
Kresgy, a Kansas City freight brok
er, charged with conspiracy to obtain
rebates for shippers, were dismissed
at the suggestion of A. S. Van Val
lcenburgh, the district attorney.
T. P. A. in Convention.
Buffalo, June 11.—The annual con
vention of the Traveler’s Protective
association assembled Monday with
more than 1,000 delegates in atten
dance. Considerable interest center
ed in the election of officers. Thus
far there are three candidates for the
national presidency. Norfolk, Va., is
seeking the next convention.
A Woman’s Health
Is a heritage too sacred to be experi
mented with. For her peculiar and deli
cate ailments only medicines of known
composition and which contain no alco
hol, narcotics, or other harmful or habit
forming drugs should be employed. Such
a medicine is Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre
scription—a remedy with a record of over
forty years of cures to recommend it; a
remedy, the makers of which print its
formula on every bottle-wrapper and at
test its completeness and correctness
under oath; a remedy devised and adapted
to woman’s delicate constitution by an
educated physician —an experienced spe
cialist in woman’s diseases; a remedy,
every ingredient of which has received
the written endorsement of the most emi
nent medical writers of all the several
schools of practice for the cure of woman’s
peculiar diseases; a remedy which has
more bona-fide cures to its credit than
any other sold by druggists for woman’s
special requirements. It is not given
away in the form of "trial bottles” to be
experimented with, but is sold at a fair
price by all dealers in medicines.
If a woman has bearing down, or drag
ging pains, low down in the abdomen, or
pelvis, backache, frequent headaches,
dizzy or faintiftg spells, is nervous and
easily startled, has gnawing feeling in
stomach, sees imaginary floating specks,
or spots before her eyes, has melancholia,
or "blues,” or a weakening disagreeable
drain from pelvic organs, she can make
no mistake by resorting to the use of Dr.
Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. It will
invigorate and tone up the whole system
and especially the pelvic organs.
No woman suffering from any of the
above symptoms can afford to accept any
secret nostrum or medicine of unknown
composition, as a substitute for a medi
cine like Dr. Pierce’s Favorite. Prescrip
tion, which is OF KNOWN composition and
has a record of over forty years and sells
more largely to-day than ever before. Its
makers withhold no secrets from their
patients, believing open publicity to be
the very best guaranty of merit.
Dr. Pierce invites all suffering women
to consult him by letter free of charge.
All letters of consultation are held as
sacredly confidential and an answer is re
turned in plain sealed envelope. Address:
Dr. R.V. Pierce, Invalids’ Hotel and Sur
gical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y.
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AMERICUS, QA., TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 12, 1906.
JETT MAKES A
POLE CONFESSION
Tells of Assassination of Ken
tuckians.
CONFIRMS EWIN’S STATEMENT
It Is Believed that Jett Has Made
Confession and Implicated Parties
Not Indicted in Connection With the
Breathitt Cases.
Lexington, Ky., June 11. —A special
from Winchester, Ky., says that Cur
tis Jett, now in the Cynthiana jail,
awaiting trial on the charge of killing
James Cockrell in Jackson, three
years ago, has made a full confession,
telling of the assassinations of Dr.
B. N Cox, James Cockrell and , James
B. Marcum. Among the other things
Jett is said to have confirmed the
statements of B. J. Ewen, the star
witness in the Marcum case, who, he
said, told the truth in the trials from
beginning to end, and that Tom White,
who was charged with complicity in
the assassination of Marcum, told
him that the testimony of the plot to
kill Marcum was true.
Samuel Jett, an uncle of Ciihis Jett,
and B. R. Jouett who have been pros
footing Curtis Jett, decline to discuss
the reported confession.
It is believed here that Jett has
made a full confession and implicated
parties not indicated in connection
with the Breathitt cases.
P. F. Altizer, who sent the report,
is a stenographer for B. R. Jouett,
and is said to have inside information.
Miners In Convention.
liirnnngnam, Ala., June -tt—'in fl
ninth annual convention of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, district
No. 20, Alabama, began here Monday
with 150 delegates present. Presi
dent dward Flynn, in his report said
that the strike inaugurated July 15,
1904, at the mines of several large
mining corporations this state, contin
ues without material change and with
no prospect of a termination in the
near future. He added that during
the long period of the strike tha
mine workers have maintained “un
precedented loyalty and have observed
the dignity of the law.” President
Flynn declares that the mining law*
i of Alabama are “lamentably deficient”
i and recommends the creatioii of a
legislative committee to
the nevt legislature and urge- legis
lation to secure better laws. The
miners are also urged to vote for men
for political office who will “enact and
enforce laws guaranteeing the miners
more protection.”
152,000 Troops Landed at Ddessa.
Odessa, June 11. —Since the com
mencement of the troops which took
part in the war with Japan 152,00 G
men including the Russian prisoners
from Japan, have been landed here
and distributed throughout the entire
country. The most stringent pre
cautions were observed during the
whole period in order to prevent the
slightest intercourse between the re
turning troops and. th© townspeople
in consequence of fearjr
demonstrations. The spirit of disaf
fection was more noticeable among
the officers than in the men* The
former frankly expressed t&e oplqipn
that if parliament can Tiols< its own
until the spring, it will beetle to
count on the army to aupportJttts de
mands.
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Bishpp Potter Returns. '
New York, Jahe find
Mrs. Henry C. Potter arrived Sunday
on the White Star liner Celtic aser a
trip to Great Britain atyd the . Conti
nent. On the way up from quaran
tine, the bishop talked of his experi
ences while abroad. Referring to
the relationship between Great Brit
ain and the United States, he declared
there was no Iqv© lost bptween the two
countries when he was asked whether
the beef disclosures had reached that
country before he lqft there, he re
plied that they had and with much
anjusepent told of his meeting .with
reportdVs there.
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Benson Accepts Appointment,
Ottawa, Kans., June
W. Benson left for Topekasto
report to Governor Hoch his acceptr
ance of the senatorial appointment
“It seems to be a time for a senator
to get to work for his employers, if
he is going to represent them,” said
Judge Benson Monday morning, “and
I shall report in Washington as soon
as possible. I may not be worth
much as a statesman for awhile, be
cause I shall have to learn the ropes,
but I will try to vote right.”
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Alleged Young Forger Under Arrest.
Culloden, Ga., June 11.—Emmett
Weaver Jordan, charged with forgery
at several places in Georgia, was ar
rested at Perry and sent to Athens,
was reared near Culloden. He suc
ceeded in getting a friend to cash a
check for $125 May 23. He claimed
to represent the Baldwin Locomotive
Work% of Philadelphia, Pa.
E. M. Clayton Drowns.
Atlanta, June 11. —While seeking to
Improve his health by outdoor exer
cises, Edwin M. Clayton, of 72 jCrew
street, nephew of Captain R. M. Clay
ton, city engineer, met his death Sun
day afternoon about 4 o’clock, drown
ing in Lee’s mill pond, 2 mileatfrom
College t*ark.
Steamer Westland Aground.
Philadelphia, June 11. —The steamer
Westland, frem Liverpool to Philadel
phia, is aground at the entrance to
Delaware Bay on South Shoal. The
pilot boat Philadelphia is endeavoring
| to float her.
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Bishop Delaney Dead.
Manchester, N. H., June 11. —Right
Rev. John B. Delaney, Roman Catho
lic bishop of the diocese of Manches
ter, died Monday at the Sacred
hospital in this city.
ELECTRIC CARS COLLIDE.
Brakes Refused to Work, and Several
Peopte Were Injured.
New York, June 11.—Two electric
of the Union railway were in a
head-on collision at Yonkers and Jer
ome avenues.
The motorman of one car is serious
ly injured, while 20 passengers are
suffering from injuries ranging from a
broken leg to cuts and bruises.
An open car was standing on the
Yonkers avenue track when -a closed
car approachdd in charge of Motor
man Flanagan. Flanagan seemed to
have full control of the car until sud
denly the brake chain popped. He
threw on the reverse lever, but that
seemed to do no good.
The car was gaining momentum
speed with every foot as it went down
the steep grade, and when it struck
the open car it was going at a terrific
rate of speed.
The front platform was mashed and
the passengers were thrown violent
ly about.
Mrs. John Leary’s leg was broken,
while her husband received many pain
ful bruises. Miss R. O. Toole was
severely injured internally. These
were sent to' hospitals. Other's were
treated by ambulance surgeons.
Chart-s.r Asked for New Road.
Valdosta, Ga., June 11. —Prominent
capitalists and business men of this
city have made application for a char
ter for the Valdosta, Moultrie and
Northwestern railroad, which they pro
pose to build from this city to Moul
trie. The line will be 38 miles long,
and will run through the counties of
Lowndes, Brooks and Colquitt. C. R.
Ashley, E. F. Rose, R. F. Ousley, H.
C. Briggs, J. Y. Blith, J. A. Dasher
and D. C. Ashley are the incorpora
tors. The capital stock of the com
pany will be $200,000 and the men
behind the enterprise say they will
construct the line as speedily as pos
sible.
Cotton Burns on Steamship.
Savannah, Ga., June 11. —Fire on
the British steamer Langdale destroy
ed 200 bales of coton and damaged
others. The vessel lay at the wharves
of the Atlantic Coast Line, laden with
5,000 bales of cotton, and with resin
and spirits of turpentine. The fire
was discovered in the cotton, and
quite near the naval stores. Hard
work on the part of the firemen and
the crew prevented the spread of the
flames from the cotton to the more in
flammable cargo. The Langdale was
to sail Sunday for Bremen, but the
fire will necessitate postponement of
her sailing. <
Experiment on Butter Storage.
Washington, June 11.—Some exten
sive experiments- in the making and
storage of butter have recently been
concuuded by the dairy division of the
bureau of animal industry, United
States department of agriculture, in an
effort to solve the difficulties encoun
tered in the butter trade. -A bulletin
containing a report of the experiments
has been issued The conclusion is
that light salting and low temperature
and the use of cream received at the
creamery in a sweet condition, give
much the best results for storage but
ter.
Debt Caused His Suicide.
Va., June 11. —Robert
Cif&we, of Louisville, Ky., committed
Shield© in a hotel here by shooting
bjmself in the head with a revojver.
T'he act had been carefully planned,
and was committed after Crowe had
a number of letters to rela
tives and to his firm. Crowe repre
sented a Louisville hardware firm,
and had been here for several weeks.
A draft given by him for a board bill
to a hotel was returned, and in a let
ter to the hotel man Crowe stated that
the deed was committed on account
of financial difficulties.
Fifty Shots Fired.
Dillonville, 0., June 11.—An attack,
presumably by strikers, "was made
early Monday on the check house of
the M. A. Hanna Coal company at Dil*
lonvale, when 50 shots were fired from
a hill 200 feet distant. There were
four watchmen in the building, but no
one was injured. Officials of the
company who were holding "a confei
ence with Mayor Ebert, of the attack,
organized a party and went to the
min© to protect their property. Not a
shot was fired by the company’s men.
CUTTLE BONE AND SEPIA.
Where They Come From and What
They Are Used For.
Cuttle bone was once made use of as
a medicine, but it is now used by gold
smiths as a polish and by bird fanciers
as food for caged birds.
This cuttle bone, so called, is no bone
at all, but a very wonderful structure
consisting almost entirely of pure chalk
and having been at one time loosely
imbedded in the substance of some de
parted cuttlefish. It is an oval bone,
white and hard on the outside, but soft
and friable within, and is inclosed by
a membranous sack within the body of
the cuttle.
When the cuttle is living this struc
ture runs through the entire length of
the abdomen and occupies about one
third of its breadth. In weight cuttle
bone is extremely light, and if it be
out across and examined through a
lens the cause of the lightness will at
once be apparent. It is not solid, but
is formed of a succession of exceed
ingly thin floors of chalk, each con
nected with each by hundreds of the
smallest Imaginable chalky pillars.
Many persons attribute sepia, or Chi
nese ink, to the cuttlefish. They are,
however, in error, for sepia is a manu
facture of soot and fine gums. The er
ror may be due to the fact that the
cuttlefish has an internal sac under the
throat, near the liver, that contains a
very dark natural ink. When pursued
by enemies the cuttle ejects this inky
substance and thereby forms a cloud
of darkened water all about it and
hides in this water until out of danger.
__ The next time you meet your doctor,
F J __ F •m • ask him his opinion of Ayer’s Cherry
jTj J * /I £/// T I Pectoral in cases of bronchitis. Then
fl v* *« V when you have a hard cold in the chest
you will be ready to follow his advice. Doctors very generally endorse this
old, standard, family cough medicine. They know all about it. They prescribe
it in just these cases.
m REVCLT Cl
ARMY OF NICHOLAS
Sussian Troops No Longer Loy
al to Little Father.
REGIMENTS UNDER SUSPICION
Two Are Confined to Barracks and a
Third Has Dcon Broken Up—Riot
ini and Murder Continues Through
out the Empire.
London, June 11. —The Tribune's
St. Petersburg correspondent reports
the rarest of several non-commissioned,
officers of the cavalry guard, and the
Pro;’uajensky guard regiments, and
says that both regiments have been
confined to barracks, while the No
voclrerkasky regiment has been brok
en up and distributed to various cities
and towns in consequence of the dis
covery of revolutionary literature in
its quarters,
P.uss Police Chief Killed.
Bielstok, Russia, June 11. —Chief of
Police Derka Tchoft', against whose
life several attempts had been made,
was shot and killed Sunday by sever
al unknown persons, while he was out
driving. Lis coachman was severely
wounded. / the name time the secret
police we: - attacked in another, por
tion of the town,, one of them being
wounded".
Sergius Andrejevitch Mouromtseff,
President of the Russian Douma.
Six Killed in Warsaw.
Warsaw, .June 11. —Six persons were
killed in the rioting here Sunday. The
disturbances are reported to have
been organized to avenge the work
man Marozewski, who was executed
Saturday morning for attempting to
kill a police officer.
Gorremykin's Time Short.
St. Petersburg, June 11.—In spite of
the official denial, belief that the re
tirement-of the Goremykin ministry is
near at hand was re-asserted Sun
day by the Rech, the constitutional
democratic organ, which apparently
is looking hopefully forward to the
installation of a cabinet more in har
mony with the lower house of parlia
ment.
The Pope Goes to St. Peters.
Rome, June 11. —Pope Pius Sunday
went to St. Peter’s for the beatification
of the venerable Bona Ventura, of Bar
celona. Thousands of persons were
admitted to the basillica on tickets.
There was some fear felt for the safe
ty of the pope in view of a rumor be
ing spread that three French anar
chists intended to make an attempt on
his life. The police took energetic
measures to see ther© w r as no
breach of the peace the ceremony
passed off with no flntofrard incident.
Lipton Will Visit United States.
New York, Jus» A. C. Smith
was an
Celtic. While abroad he spent sev
eral days atxjard ttyo yacht
Erin with Sir Thomas Liptom while
the Irish Barinet’ was cjfylsinjjf' in. the
Mediterranean. He mads the inter
esting statement that Sip Thomas
would visit the United during
this summer, but could not say any
thing regarding his yachting plans.
Negro Killed in Shafting.
Moultrie, Ga., June 11. —A negro
named John West, employed at the
Huber & Norman Lumber company’r
mill, was caught in the shafting and
killed. He was not discovered for
some time and his clothes having
caught about the center of his body,
he was kept spinning over the shaft
ing until dead, although he was not
bruised or hurt in any particular
otherwise.
Tennezse Legistor Stabbed,
Memphis, June 11.—Hon. Thomas
B. Collier, a member of the lower
house of the Tennessee legislature,
and a prominent state politician, was
stabbed by T. R. Tucker, a real estate
’ man, on one of the down town busi
ness streets. The difficulty Is said to
have occurred over a law suit. Collier
was taken to St. Joseph’s hospital,
where his condition is pronounced to
be very serious. Tucker is under ar
rest.
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Report Is Denied.
Nashville, June 11.—-President Swee
ney, of the Nashville Baseball club,
and Newt Fisher, principal owners of
the club, deny the reports which have
been sent out that the team ia in
financial straits, and claim that the
club is in better shape financially
than at any time during the season.
The team will play out the season ac
cording to schedule.
Stylish Outing Suits.
The popular “two piece” models, In single
and double breasted shapes. Not a detail of
correct fashion is lacking, and thefabrics areall
ixclusive patterns. Coats quarter lined. Trous
ers made with a ‘‘turn up” bottom finish, and
belt loop*.
$12.50 to $25.
Odd Trousers.
$
This is the time of the year when we sell
more odd trousers than any season Most men
want an extra pair pants to wear with a light
summer coat, also for changing from the regu
lar heavier suits. This trouser stock of ours is
filled with choice designs, well tailored, perfect
fitting, correct weights, =trousers that wear,
$2.00 to $7.50 Per Pair.
Negligee Shirts.
Thiswarm weather should force you to defer no
longer the buying of Negligee shirts, We have
always been leaders in this line and this season
our . immense assortment of the famous
“ECLIPSE SHIRTS” which are known from
ocean to ocean surpass any previous season in
our history
$| and $1.50 Each.
Then we have the widely known “PRINCE
LY,” and “GARLAND,” two of the best
known and mo t popular shirts i.i the country.
50c and 75c Each.
Hot Weather Underwear.
Nainsook Elastic Seam Drawers and Undershirts.,
All the popular siz s-extraordinary value 50c
* Balbriggan Shirts aud Drawers, the best
values ever shown in Americus, All the popu
lar sizes, 50c Each.
CHAS. L. ANSLEY,
Successor to Wheatley & Ansley
See Ad on Fourth Page.
WALL PAPER.
House Painting, '.Graining, Hard Wood Finish
ing, FKors Polished, Interior Decorating,
Jas. F. Butler, j
3 16 Jackson Street, - Americus Ga.
AN EMPEROR’S TASTE.
11 Was the Origin of n Common Say
ing In Austria.
An anecdote which was current of
Ferdinand I. of Austria at one time
greatly delighted his subjects and gave
rise to a common saying. One sum
mer day he was hunting in the Syrian
mountains and was overtaken by a
violent thunderstorm. He sought ref
uge in a farmhouse whose occupants
were just then at dinner, and his fan
cy was caught by some smoking dump
lings made of coarse flour, lie tasted
them, liked them and asked for more,
and when he got to Vienna, to the hor
ror of the royal cooks, he ordered the
same dumplings to be served up dally.
The courtiers were scandalized that
such a coarse dish should figure on
the menu, and even his physicians re
monstrated against the use of such
food.
The emperor had always been the
most pliant of men, but he now show
ed that he had a will of his own and
persisted in gratifying his new fancy.
Finally the physicians pretended that
it was dangerous to his liea!til to be
living on dumplings and insisted on his
giving them up. The hitherto docile
sovereign stamped his foot and de
clared that he would never sign anoth
er official document if his diet were
denied him.
“Emperor I am,” he shouted, “and
dumplings I will have!”
To prevent a stoppage of the govern
ment machinery opposition was with
drawn, and his majesty clung tena
ciously to his dumplings. Then the im
perial phrase became proverbial, and
thereafter when ‘any one insisted on
gratifying a silly whim some one was
sure to say:
“Emperor I am, and dumplings I will
have!”
Jiurtcn unu in* v.ersf.
A prominent London clergyman, In
referring to the fact that the tendency
to encourage the visitation by the cler
gy of the sick in acute cases is less than
it was, remarked that “this is probably
one of the results of the more carpful
sys<em -if modern nursing, which lay 3
stro -s nil the importance of keeping the
sickroom quiet. The old idea was that
the friends of the sick person should
be allowed to crowd into the room.
Now the nurse shuts them out, with
good results In the main. The nurse
has, therefore, become an exceedingly
powerful force in regulating the ar
rangements of the modern household
when there is illness in the home, and
it often practically rests with her, more
than with the doctor, to determine
whether the patient shall be visited by
the parish priest.”
BRUNSWICK STEW.
A Gastronomic Triumph With a Na
tional Reputation.
This celebrated stew originated In
Brunswick county, Va., from which it
takes its name—a county most famous
in antebellum days for Us perfect
cuisine and gastronomical predilec
tions. The originator was either Mr.
Haskins or Mr. Stith, each claiming
during a long life the distinction of
having made the first stew and dying
without a proper adjustment of the con
troversy. While made everywhere in
the habitable globe, it is seldom made
properly. It was introduced In Baris
by Judge John T. Mason of Virginia.-
Only in Brunswick county is this stew
so appetizing, so piquant in the season
ing to be found in all its perfection.
To this remark of the writer made to
a gentleman in the far south lie re
plies, “The egotism of a Virginian
suggests perfection in all things there,
and the slow pace of the state ample
time to arrive at it.” The recipe is as
follows: One of three kinds of meat is
used —lamb, chicken or squirrel. If
chicken, it is first parboiled, cut up as
if to fry, the outer skin removed, then
put on In hot water—a-plenty to cover
it—a large onion cut fine, a large slice
of middling meat cut fine, black and
red pepper in abundance and salt.
After cooking until the bones can he
extracted, and hot water added if not
enough, corn cut off the cob and to
matoes chopped fine are added, with
half a pound of butter, more pepper
and -salt. Before serving add stale
light breadcrumbs. Never add Irish
potatoes or butter lfeans or any vege
table save corn and tomatoes. Serve
In a tureen. It should be the consist
ency of thick soup and very highly sea
soned. It is considered one of the
finest of stews and has a national
, reputation.- Richmond Times.
“ Am or loan is ms.*’
“Fired out,” commonly supposed to
be an “Americanism,” has been trace 1
home to Shakespeare. I*, one of h.a
sonnets he says:
Yet this shall I ne’er know, but live In
doubt
Till my bad angel fire my good one out.
“Say,” as an exclamation to attract
attention to the beginning of a remark.
, is common enough and not very ele
gant. At least so thought a
teacher who resolved to break his pu
pils of the luibit of using it. A bright
one quoted, however, this from ‘ The
Star Spangled Banner:”
Oh, say, can you see?*
If the American people sing "say!”
in the national hymn, say, why not say
“Say?” - -
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