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Americus Population
12,000
Increasing every day
TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
Copyright 1907 by Hart Schaftner & Marx
EASY ■ TO - WEAR
You’ll find our Hart Schaffner
& Marx Varsity suit not only good
to look at and easy to pay for, but
easy to wear.
We’ll fit you perfectly in it; and
you ’ll think so yourself. All-wool
qualities here.
Come to this store for your Men’s Toggery. Our selec
tions are very comprehensive and include everything from
vour Hats to your Shoes.
W. D. BAILEY.
Outfitters for Men and Boys.
Forsyth St. and Cott n Aye. Amtricus. Ga.
can work all sorts of harm to
the human system. Stomach
disorders, headaches, despond
ency, lack of energy, constipa
tion are generally results of a
sluggish liver.
Rembert’s
Red
Liver
Pills
have a mild but stimulating ef
fect on the liver and quickly
restore normal action. When
you don’t feel quite right take
a dose.
Dose one pill —25c a bottle.
REMBERT’S
DRUG STORE
113 FORSYTH ST.
Americus School j
OF MUSIC
in Piano, Pipe Or
igan, Orchestral Instru
ments, Voice Culture, har
mony and composition.
Thorough course in ear
training and sight
For rates and
apply to Prof E. H. McNiel,ss,
or Miss Lula Matthews,
224, Jackson street
HELP IS OFFERED
TO WORTHY YOUNG PEOPLE
|§Te earnestly request all young persons. no maUet*
■Bayun ited their means or education, who w»sht.
Ufa thorough business training and good posi-
HBo Write by first mail for our fortune
independence and probable fortu -
Sbj&Baranteed. Don’t delay. Write today.
gjp«u-AU. Business College, Macon, Ca.
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
FOR SALE.
400 Acr s 3 miles of railroad jj tea
bott-ee, mooing water,s• acre.
250 acres, 3 miles of flourishing
m-L., 4 room honae, ranaiog water
per acre,
400 Acres. 5 room bouse, floe pasture
~;S? -o ..oik or *«.•'•>
ing m acre . , ■
200 Ao,e, bad wile ra,lro * d on - p ®Sj!s
road R P. D «“ d telephone. 5 room
5 iwo tenant bones, near
olmroues and school.
5 Boom boa.«.
oot, l.re« lot S2.W>.
6 U ium b iuse large lot
0 Boom uo».. “ e tT r mio
W lfU gas »bd -ewer^ge,
Dome $2,250. juveß tment
If you a home 8 tim * to
c om , eee “ ; be safest and best
boy. K .. olU ’t ron away or
ii,v»atinent. u
evaporatw.
P. £J. Williford,
103 Oottou Avc.
TO PROVIDE FOR BOWL
ING AND SWIMMING
That Is the Plan of the Y.
M. C. A.
FOR IIS NEW FINE BUILDING
Chilldren Will Get Actively to Work
on the Penny Collection When
the Examinations Close—
Revised Plans.
Have you been importuned, on the
streets, in your office, or at your home,
for a penny, by some bright faced ur
chin with a long strip of paper in his
hand?
If you have been you have met <>ne
of the advance agents of the Y. M. C. A.
building, one of the boys or girls who
expects to be instrumental in furnish
ing the 83,000 bricks, more or less, that
the penny fund is expected to buy for
that structure.
Hundreds of school children have
been supplied with the manilla paper
strips on which they are to paste the
foot of pennies they secure. Rut ex
aminations in the schools have kept
them too busy to put in much time on
the collection. After tomorrow, when
the examinations close, tlie small army
will be turned loose on the communi
ty. When they get through it will be
a hard matter to find a penny in Amer
icus. This city will be swept as clean
of copper coins as middle Georgia was
of supplies after Sherman’s army
passed.
The revised plans for the building
have not. yet been received. The arch
itect submitted drawings a few days
ago showing a three story front and a
two story rear. This was decided not
to be the thing for Americus and it was
decided to liave drawings made for a
three story building with a seventy
foot frontage.
It is expected to arrange in the plans
for a swimming pool and a bowling
alley. It may not be possible to put
these in right away, but by providing
the space for them they can be added
to the working apparatus of the asso
ciation later on when tin* Itinds are in
hand.
It is believed that these two features
would be instrumental in largely in
creasing the membership of the asso
ciation. If the ladies show sufficient
interest a day could be set aside for
bowling and swimming by them.
A roll of honor lias been established
of all the children who raise nine feet,
or over, of pennies. Two names have
already been placed upon it, those of
.Marion Kelly land Inez, Cartrell, each
of whom has turned in nine of the slips
filled with coins.
Beware of Ointments tor Catarrh that
Contains Mercury.
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never he used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians
and the damage tliey will do is teniold
to the good you can possibly derive
from them. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by P. J. Cheney & Co., To
ledo, 0., contains no mercury, and is
taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mneoufi surface of the
system. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure
be surety on get the genuine. It is
taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by P. J. Cheney A Co. Testi
monials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 73. per bot
tle.
Take Hall’s'Family Pills for consti
pation.
Play Plains Again Friday.
It was the A. I). H. Club that wal
loped the Plains base ballists on Fri
day. The battery of the home team
was Hart and Pantone. The Plains
will visit Americus next week and the
home boys calculate on repeating the
dose given to them on Friday.
The Story of a Medicine.
Its name—" Golden Medical Discovery*
was suggested by one of its most import
ant and valuable ingredients Golden
Seal root.
Nearly forty years ago, Dr. Pierce dis
covered that he could, by the. use of pure,
triple-refined glycerine, aided by a cer
tain degree of constantly maintained
heat and with the aid of apparatus and
appliances designed for that purpose, ex
tract from our most valuable native me
dicinal roots their curative properties
much better than by the use of alcohol,
so generally employed. So the now world
famed "Golden Medical Discovery,” for
the cure of weak stomach, indigestion, or
dyspepsia, torpid liver, or biliousness and
kindred derangements was tirst made, as
It ever since has been, without a p&rticle
of alcohol in its make-up.
A glance at the full list of its ingredi
ents, printed on every bottle-wrapper,
will show that it is made from the most
valuable medicinal roots found growing
in our American forests. All these in
gredients have received the strongest en
dorsement from the leading medical ex
perts, teachers and writers on Materia
Median who recommend them as the very
best remedies for the diseases for which
"Golden Medical Discovery" is advised.
A little book of these endorsements has
been compiled by Dr. R. V. Pierce, of
Buffalo. N. Y., and will be mailed free to
any one asking same by postal card, or
letter addressed to the Doctor as above.
From these endorsements, copied from
standard medical books of all the differ
ent schools of practice, it will be found
that the ingredients composing the "Gold
en Medical Discovery” are advised not
only for the cure of the above mentioned
diseases, but also for the cure of all ca
tarrhal, bronchial and throat affections,
accompained with catarrhal discharges,
hoarseness, sore throat, lingering, or
hang-on-coughs, and all those wasting
affections which, if not promptly and
firoperly treated are liable to terminate
n consumption. Take Dr. Pierce’s Dis
covery in time and persevere in its use
until you give it a fair trial and it is not
likely to disappoint. Too much must not
be expected of it. It will not perform
miracles. It will not cure consumpt >n
in its advanced stages. No medicine \\ <IL
It will cure the affections that iead up te
consumption, if taken in time.
AMERICUS GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 1907.
BEATING OF THE CONVICTS
Alleged Cruel Treatment Will Be Investigated By
Board.
Today is the date appointed by the
County Commissioners for an investi
tigatiomof the charge made of cruel
and brutal treatment of the negro con
victs on the county c-haingang, grow
ing out of the statements given by tins
Nelson to Judge C. R. Crisp.
These statements, as announced at
the time, were made by the convict,
Nelson, in open court last week,
resulting iu a request from Judge
Crisp for a full investigation. *
And this is what the citizens of Sum
ter county would like to sec.
The statement of Nelson to the effect
that convicts on the gang were brutally
beaten with pick handles has been
heralded from the Tennessee line to
Florida. Citizens are loth to believe
the statement true.
They are not inclined to believe
Sumter county a Siberia in the treat
ment of helpless humanity.
The commissioners should get at all
TO AMERICUS BY TROLLEY
Charter is Granted the Macon. Americus & Albany
Electric Line.
Now that it charter has just been
granted the Macon, Americus & Al
bany Electric Railway line by Hon.
Philip <’ook. secretary of state, it is ex
pected that work of const rue-lion will
begin shortly and south Georgia more
firmly linked with the northern por
tion of the state* by bands of steel.
In fact, from Rome to Albany by
trolley seems and early probability—if
the electric line is built.
The survey of the Macon-Atlanta
line is completed, while that of the Ma
con, Americus it Albany line is prac
tically settled upon as well, thus giving
assurance of the building of the road
through from Atlanta to Albany.
The capital stock of the Mjpbon,
Americus A Albany line is $200,000.
It is to traverse the counties of Bibb,
Crawford, Houston, Macon, .Sumter,
Lee and Dougherty, and will run
SOUNDS NOTE OF WARNING
Minister Thinks Young Girls Should Be Ghaperoned
at Rink.
In his sermon at First Presbyterian
church Sunday evening Rev. J. L.
Irvin took occasion to sound a note of
warning relative to young girls going
without chaperones to skating rinks at
night. Mr. Irvin thinks the sport in
MEETING AN IMPORTANT ONE
Americus Board of Trade to Discuss Matters of
Interest Tonight.
Tliore will be a meeting of the Amer
icas Board of Trade in the City Council
chamber at 7:30 o’clock to-night. All
of the members are earnestly invited
t« be present. Plans for the furthering
of the objects for which the Board of
Trade was organized will be discussed.
Although nominally a meeting of the'
Directors it will actually be a meeting
of the full Board. Every member is
expected to show his interest in the
work of the organization by attending,
presenting his suggestions, and taking
part in the discussions.
A number of new members kaye been
added to the organization during the
past fortnight. A list of these is to be
presented to the meeting by Secretary
Pruitt and steps taken to push vigorous
ly the campaign for two hundred active
members.
it is probable that president Sheffield
LARGE ACREAGE IN MELONS
• -f N
South Georgia is Planting Largely In Canteloupes
This Season.
The acreage planted in canteloupes
about Americus is much larger this
season than in any year previous and
considerable quantities of this delicious
fruit will be shipped to northern mar
kets. Probably a dozen farmers here
have planted botli canteloupes and
watermelons.
The vines, to an extent, were killed
by the freeze last week, but have been
replanted.
In adjacent counties, particularly in
Dee and Stewart, large fields are planted
in canteloupes and with favorable sea
sons, the fruit growers hope for excellent
1 results.
Americus, too, will be more of a
market for this truit than heretofore.
General Freight Agent W. E, Estes
of the Central of Georgia is compiling
the acreage of watemelons and eanta
TK r t * -novyAnade, Ayer’s Sarsaparilla does not con
l\l SS. W* - fife least particle of alcohol in any form what
1V O mors r You get all the tonic and alterative effects,
A g g gL * doctor will know it, and will tell you of it.
i Snsult him freely about our remedies.
xxiconol t
the facts today and, if tiie statements
are not true, exonerate the fair name
of the county. If they are true, then
correct the evil immediately.
The commissioners will meet today
at 1 o’clock at the courthouse.
It is not known whether the investi
gation will be public or private, but it
should be open to the people of Sumter
county by all means. It should be
held in the superior eout room, where
all can see and hear the evidence to lie
adduced.
Judge Charles R. Crisp has expressed
a desire to hear the evident other
citizens interested should be accorded
the same privilege. Let all the facts be
known. Citizens of Sumter, generally
are anxicus to know' the truth in the
ease,
Both sides should be accorded a fair,
full and impartial hearing. The good
name and reputation of the county de
mands it.
through the following cities: Macon,
Byron, Fort Valley, Marshall vilie,
Montezuma, Oglethorpe, Audersou
ville, Americus, Smithville, Leesburg
and Albany.
The incorporators are W. J. Morse,
M. Felton Hatcher, J. T. Moore,-M. H.
Massee, M. J. Hatcher, J. N, Neel and
I). W. Hill, of Macon: J. S. Davis and
N. J. C'roger, ofAlbanv; J. C. Walker,
of Marshallville and A. C. Riley, of
Fort Valley.
It is understood construction on the
new lines will be begun in a short
time.
With the assured line between Macon
amt Atlanta and the proposed line from
Rome to Atlanta via Crrtersville, it is
within the possibilities of the next
year or so for one to travel by trolley
from Rome to Albany, practically
across the state from north to south.
itself entirely harmless, but is of the
opinion that girls of tender age should
not go unattended to public places of
this kind. Americus lias the “craze”
in epidemic form and fear is expressed
in some quarters that enthusiasm
might get the better ot discretion.
will have some important suggestions
to oiler as to a method of increasing
the revenues of the Board and enabling
it to prosecute the work of advertising
the city.
A resolution to appropriate money
tor the publication of a pamphlet de
scribing the opportuuities offered by
Americus and Sumter county will also
probably be presented and discussed.
Ttis felt that the time is now ripe for a
pamphlet of this nature.
A letter from a ciganfactory seeking
a new location will lie presented
for consideration. This factory will
soon have a pay roll of $2,000 a month.
It is an opportunity |Ameneus cannot
afford to neglect.
Every member of the Boaui of iTrade
should be present. The only way to
build up Americus is for all to feel an
interest and show it by personal work.
loupes in Georgia this year as compared
with last year, and in a few days ex
pects to have full data as to how the
crop, as planted, will compare with
those of former years.
The information is secured by Mr.
Estes through the different agents of
the road, who are instructed to as
certain, as nearly as possible, every
acre of ground in their immediate ter
ritory that will be planted in either
watermelons or canteloupes.
industrial Agent Mallory of the Cen
tral says there” an inclination among
the planters to pay more attention to
the cultivation of cantaloupes as, with
good season, they are much more
profitable than watermelons. It is im
possible to say now whether there will
be an increase in the acreage.
BREAD AND MEAT ALIKE
NOW SOAR IN PRICE
Everything For Table Is
higher.
All SUPPLIES ARC ADVANCING
And House Keepers Are faced With
a Problem in Suppling The Table
—A General Advance All
Along The Line.
• *
People who e#t,or rather those whose
misfortune it is to have to supply the
table commodities, are decidedly up
against it both as to quantity and the
high prices demanded for everything
from “ye staff of life” to the dainties
and delicacies of the dessert.
Any Americus woman will sub
stantiate the harrowing truth of this
plain statement of facts
There is little to be had in first place,
while the continued advance in prices
of everything for the table, from salt to
sugar, is calculated to put all but mil
lionaires out of business
Hams, Hour, lard, sugar —iu fact,
everything is up and going higher.
In years agone it was possible to buy
chickens in Americus, but now they
are jpst about as plentiful as hundred
dollar bills in a collectibn plate. Even
hens retired upon a pension,and whose
flesh would turn the teeth of man, can
not be had here longer.
Commodities most used in this sec
tion are bacon, hams, lard, butter,
cheese, eggs, fresh meats. Hour,
vegetables, etc., and in every instance,
with the possible exception of flour,
the advance, which has been steady,
held up during March.
“It will be a hard matter to convince
people that there has been a decline in
the commodity market.” said a well
known retailer.
Even canned goods have advanced,
and canned horse and dessicated
mule are flying as high as canned
chicken and canned turkey. Butter,
eggs and all produce are higher than
ever before, and at times the local
market is quite bare of all.
The theory that “two can iiye as
cheaply as one” is all right in the fairy
book but it doesn't hold good at the
grocer’s—not in Americus.
START ON COLLEGE IS
GOING TO BE MADE
Operations Will Be Started
Today.
THE CONTRACTORS TO ARRIVE
from Griffin Today and Begin Brick
laying in Earnest-Plenty Build
ing Material on Grounds
Now.
Bricklaying in earnest upon the
building of the Third District Agricul
tural College will begin to-day, and
the ring of the trowel and hammer will
awaken the echoes out there from this
date forward until the two main build
ings are completed. The contractors
will come from Griffin today, bringing
a number of workmen, and there will
be little delay in making a start. Ma
terial of kind; brick, lumber,
cement and gravel, is now at hand and
other shipments will tie received as
needed. In Americus the desire is
still general for a great celebration and
public holiday upon the date of laying
the cornerstone in iMay, and the Ex
ecutive Committee will doubless ar
range for such occasion at the next
meeting held here.
MEETS IN AMERICUS TO
NAME THE TEACHERS
Committee to Convene On
May Bth.
PICK PEDAGOGUES FOR COELEGE
Faculty of Third District Agricultural
College Will Be Chosen at Meet
ing Held in Americus
in May.
Great interest attaches to the selec
tion of teachers for the Third District
Agricultural < 'ollege. and doubtless
there will be many applications for ,
these responsible as well as remunera
tive positions. The committee apiKiint- i
ed from the general board of trustees J
for the Third District Agricultural ,
School for the purpose of selecting and
recommending teachers for said schoo
will meet in Americus on Wednesday
May Nth for that purpose. This com
mittee is composed of Hon. W. 15.
Steed, Chairman, Butler; Hon. J. W.
“Bivins, Cordele: Hon. J M. Warren,
Abbeville: Hon. E, L. Bridges, Ella
ville: Hon. J. B. Stapleton, Preston.
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Rhuematic Pains Relieved.
The quick relief from rheumatic
pains afforded by Chamberlain’s Pain
Balm has surprised and delighted
thousands of sufferers. It makes rest
and sleep possible. A great many
have been permanently cured of rheu
matism by the use of this liniment.
For sale by Eldridge Drug Co, Amer-
52.50 TO 55.00 SAVED.
*■
We will guarantee you a saving
of from $2.50 to $5.00 on your Suit
if bought of us. We will further
more guarantee that we will give
you - _
More Style, Better Tailoring,
Finer Fabrics.
In “EFF-EFF”fSpring Suits'
At $15.00 to $37.50
We oiler yoi the greafes-.t cfething - J***'
values ever seen for the price—-val \
u< s that must sati-fy >on of th* h r
superiority to anj thing obtainab'e
elsewber at like pi ices. The styles
express al! thai’s ‘‘safe aul sane”
in advanced fashion; the fabrics »• o ’W\ \ | ,
of tlioss exclusive, refine I patterns * • V
fashion d in the expensive tailor
shops—a va t range < f weaves of Mi
imported and domestic mills—tail- * JM
ored as perfectly an las artistically Jii v • ?^
as the most skilled craitsmeu can ,/ if i ij| ♦
doit. You are especially invited 'r{"h '
to examine our collection of / lliw
“EFF-EFF” SACK SUITS B '
AT $17.50 TO $37.50 Qf*, —J§| iff
which equal in every detail the cus
tom-tailors’ to-order-made Suits. .
made of beautiful worsteds, in * FORM twelve
stripes, ciecks and plaids—-a l l fechhekntlr fjsi v_o.
strictly hand-tailored. ♦•Bagsaigs
Hawes Famnus $3.00 Hats—all the Popular Shades.
Eclipse Negligee Shirts-Greatest line in America, $1 & $1.50.
Crawford's World Renowned Men's Siioes-$3.50, $4 & $5,
PIONEER SUSPENDERS A BELTS-Best Make, Best Stiles Lowest Piices.
SUMMER UNDERWEAR in Elastic Seam Nainsook, Drill & also fialbriggan.
NEW STYLE NECKWEAR IN ENDLESS VARIETY-25C to SI.OO.
Chas. L. Ansley
Successor to WHEATLEY & ANSLEY.
(See Ad on Fourth Page.)
lEWIRF
RACKET STORE
PLANTERS BANK BUILDING
Americus, Ga.
QUEEN QUALITY
SOCIETY SHOES.
LEATHERS j
There is a reason why “Queen Quality” Shoes are pre
ferred above all others by women of discrimination and taste.
To ordinary shoes they are as a Worth gown is to an ordinary
dress. Only a shoemaking genius can impart their “chic” and
style and marvelous fit. Such shoes could be produced in
small quantities only at an extravagant price. “Queen Quality”
methods bring them to you at prices no higher than you pay
for ordinary shoes.
Very Special.
5 Pieces new Brown Tafeta Silk 36 inches wide worth $1.25
per yard at 75c.
10 Pieces new Suzine Silk in all the leading colors regular
price per yard 45c at 39c.
40 Inch Lingerie Lawn and Batiste regular price 40c per
yard at • 25c
New Royal Wooster Corsetts in all new shapes at 50c
to * SI.OO.
HAMILTON & CO.
The Weather Today.
air and war mer.
NUMBER 298.