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AMERICCUS TIMES=RECORDER
TWEN fY-NINTH YEAR
GOING TO SCHOOL
Going to school is the most
important part of a Boy’s life,
and he should have durable,
good fitting clothes.
We’re schooled in the art of
providing Boy’s Clothes. We’ve
learned our lesson by practical
experience.
BOYS SCHOOL SUITS.
Cheviots in Black, Blue and Fancy (PD Cft ** (PC
Mixtures, well made and the best M#uiuU lU
moderate price Suits we know ot
Double Breasted Suits of pure wool, Qt fin tn Cfl
Fancy Cheviots and Scotches, extra OUtUU lU OUi
well tailored mmmmammmamm
Double Breasted Suits of the very bestQ 0 fin C j®3
of Fancy Cheviots and Worsteds. Ex-0 UiUU 111 oit
cellence in every detail of-tailoring
Don’t send the Boy to school
next Monday without a new
Suit. He’s beer promoted, new
class room—new studies —now
get him a new Suit.
W. D. BAILEY.
Outfitter for Men and Boys.
Forsyth St. and Cotton Ave. Americus, Ga.
Tooth Brushes.
Tooth Powders.
Tooth Pastes.
Tooth Soaps,
Tooth Washes.
We have them in every de
scription and at a price to suit*
the most critical—kindly let us
show them to you.
■ REMBERT’S
DRUG STORE
113 FORSYTH ST.
EVERY PLACE YOU GO AND FIND
'’SHAW’S MALT
It’s good for the sick and old and excellent for the well.
A healthful tonic, an excellent stimulant, an ideal beverage
For sale by AH Leading Dealers,
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 18, 1907
A UNIFORM RATE IS WANTED
Railroads of Georgia May Petition For a General
Rate of 2 I-2 Cents.
It is said that a committee of the
railroad representatives purpose ap
pearing before the state railroad com
mission this week to ask for a uni
form flat rate of two and one-half
cents per mile on all the roads ex
cept a few small lines. It is claim
ed that some of the roads which are !
permitted to charge two and one
half cents per mile are forced to
meet competition and charge less than
they are allowed by law to do, and
SHELLBURSTSON WARSHIP
Terrible Catastrophe on Japanese Battleship-Many
Killed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—(Spec
ial.) —Dispatches received here to
day bring meagre details of a fearful
catastrophe occurring aboard the Jap
anese cruiser Kashina, today, off
Kobe. While engaged at target prac
TO PROBE THE HIGH RATES
• ————————
Attorney General Hart May Take a hand in the
Matter.
ATLANTA, Sept. 17.—(Special.)
The sudden advance in coal rates
made by the railroads, coming at a
time when consumers will be most
affected, will be investigated. As
is known, certain Georgia railroads
have already advanced coal rates
APPEALS TO LABOR UNIONS
President Gompers Requests Them to Stand By the
Telegraphers.
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—(Special.)
President Gompers lias made an
appeal to labor unions generally to
aid the telegraphers’ who went out
more than a month ago, and the ap
MISS GYLES TAKES A WHACK
At Cotton Crop Estimate, But Still the Market
Moves Bottomward.
Americus cotton men saw little
in yesterday’s cotton situation point
ing to an immediate change for the
better. Prices went lower still, and
the market had a bagged-at-the-knee
appearance. At the opening at 9
o’clock there was an advance of a
half dozen points, but this gain was
quickly lost in the shuffle of bears
feet in the pit. Miss Gyles, the lady
statistician and crop guesser, sent out
MACHINISTS TO RAISE
MILLION AND HALF
International Association 1 o
Raise Large Fund.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—(Special.)
—lt is reported that the International
Association of Machinists proposes
|to raise a million and a half dol
lars as a defense fund. This is one
! of the largest and strongest organi
-1 zations in the world of labor, and if
I the attempt to raise such a fund Is
| made it will he quickly accomplish
ed.
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at the same time occupy the position
in the public eye of charging a high
er rate than some of the other lines,
whose lower rates they are forced
to meet. It is said that should the
commission refuse to grant the uni
form rate of two and one-half cent
per mile, that one of the lines now
operating in the three cents class
will voluntarily make petition to be
placed in the two and one-half cent
class.
tice a shell exploded aboard the ves
sel, dealing death to forty officers
and marines. The accident was to
an extent similar to that aboard the
battleship Georgia, oif Boston, a few
weeks ago, and resulting in the death
of a number of marines.
over their lines, and in the end the
consumer pays the freight, always.
Attorney General Hart has been re
quested to make a thorough investi
gation of the recent advance in ship
ping charges, and he will doubtless
do so at once.
peal will meet with general and ready
response throughout the country. With
the assistance of other organizations
thus enlisted in their behalf the tele
graphers feel surer of their position.
figures yesterday, estimating cotton
crop conditions at 71, or about two
points less than at this date last sea
son. But Miss Gyles failed to scare
the bears a little bit, and values con
tinued to ease off. In the Americus
market yesterday morning 11 cents
was about the tip-top price, and it |
took cotton as' fine as frog hair and I
the fuzz of a billiard ball to .bring
even that jagged figure.
YOUNG GEORGIAN
HAS DISAPPEARED
Student at Zurich College Can
not be Found.
ATLANTA, Sept. 17.—(Special.)
Harold Telford, of Gainesville, Ga.,
a student attending college at Zurich,
Switzerland, is reported missing from
the school, and his disappearance
cannot be accounted for.
Hapiness is the result of being too
everlastingly busy to spare the time
to worry about anything.—Florida
Times-Union.
NOW ARRIVING DAILY
Having just returned from
New York where we bought the
most desrreble stock of
Silks and Woolen Dress Goods,
Staple and Novelty Colton Goods,
Ladies’ Tailor Made Suits, Skirts,
Silk and Heatherloom Petticoats,
_ Kid and Fabric Gloves, Hosiery,
Underwear, Corsets, Ribbons,
Laces and Embroideries,
Carpels, Mattings, Rugs, Art Squares,
Lace and Taoestry Curtains, Window Shades,
Everything practically usu
ally found in a first class house.
LOWER PRICES THAN EVER
will be one of the strongest factors in our soliciting your
business this season as we are in position to handle it on
a shorter margin than ever before. To satisfy yourself
on this, as well as other advantages we are in position
to offer you we simply request that you call and see
for yourself.
The Largest Stock, best Merchandise, Lowest Prices,
Courteous and Polite attention Await You. New Goods
Arriving in all Departments Daily.
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Chas. L. Ansley,
Successor to WHEATLEY & ANSLEY.
Agents: Butterick Pattern? and American Lady Corsets
HEADQUARTERS FOR
...Watches...
Get my prices
THOS. L. BELL,
The Leading Jeweler.
| PARKER WAREHOUSE |
® ELTON C. PARKER, Prop. (Successor to Council,
S Parker & Co. B
? I desire to extend thanks to the farmers for their patronage B
8 in the past, and ask a continuance of same, promising courteous ®
m and prompt attention to all business entrusted to me. ®
SMr.Charles C. Sheppard will weigh cotton for me, and will be A
glad to serve you. Respectfully, A
| ELTON C. PARKER. |
gii uni ifciin iiii® iif> mi Him
WHEN READY TO BUILD
Whether a Mansion, a Store or Cottage, see
JOHN W. SHIVER.
WHEN READY TO PAINT
Shiver Has the Goods, the Best goods and
Largest Stock.
T’rcrthiug Mantles, Grates and, in -fact, all that goc
in ouee. Baying Paints in Carload Lots, His prices are the Lowe*
where quality courts. Mills and office Church street, Phone 117.
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