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IHIRTIETH YEAR.
Money Saved Here!
ttMECESSITY knows no law,” and necessity
* * is at the bottom of
Bailey’s Clothing Sale.
Our always-strictly-adhered-to policy of “car
rying over as few goods as possible from one
season to the next,” makes it imperative for us
to hasten the departure of present stock before
the arrival of Spring goods.
“Bui it’s too late to buy Winter Clothing,” you
say. Not a bit of it—providing the inducements
are great enough. Winter is not ox er, by any
means. W e can expect plenty of cold weather
— more than likely, the coldest of the year. Then,
too, the foresighted man will need no urging to
provide now for next Winter’s needs.
Now, When He Can SaveJ2o
to 50 Per Cent!
But we might talk for weeks and in the end
say nothing more convincing than is shown by a
mere statement of the facts and figures in the
case. Come and see for yourself.
W. D. BAILEY,
Outfitter for Men and Boys.
Laxacold
Hits the Spot
every time. Cures
colds, coughs, grippe,
lieadache and neural
gia. A laxative tablet.
25c per box.
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NEXT TO POSTOFFICE.
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OPPOSITE WINDSOR HOTEL.
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
AUXILIARY HAS NAMED
A CORPS Os OFFICERS
Meeting Was an Enthusi
astic One.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Hospit
al Association has held its annual
meeting and elected the following
corps of officers:
Mrs. P. C. Clegg, re-elected presi
dent.
Mrs. Frank P. Harrold, first vice
president.
Mrs. C. C. Hawkins, second vice
president.
Mrs. Robert L. Maynard, secretary.
Miss Sebie Wooten, treasurer.
Mrs. R. E. Cato, assistant treasurer.
Five circles were formed for di
viding the week.
Ist Circle—Mrs. R. E. Cato, supt.,
Taylor and Felder streets and Elm
avenue.
Second Circle—Mrs. C. J. Sherlock,
superintendent, Brown and East
Church streets.
Third Circle —Mrs. Tom Hudson,
superintendent, Jackson St., West
Church and Brooklyn Heights.
Fourth Circle—Mrs. C. C. Hawkins,
and Mrs. Frank Harrold, superintend
ents, College, Barlow, Furlow, Han
cock Sts. and Jackson avenue.
Fifth Circle—Mrs. R. L. Maynard,
and Mrs. F. L. Cato, superintendents,
Lee street and Brannon avenue.
The recent meeting was held at the
residence of Mrs.P. C. Clegg, and
was a very enthusiastic one.
MEETING OF BOARD IS
DEFERRED FOR A WEEK
No Quotum of Hospital
Board.
The annual meeting of the Hospital
Association and board of directors of
that institution has been deferred un
til one night next week, the date to
be announced later. At this meeting
a president, board of managers and
directors for the current year will be
chosen while several matters of inter
est affecting the hospital will be dis
cussed. A meeting was called for
Tuesday night last, but there being no
quorum present a postponement was
rendered necessary. The meeting
next week should be attended by the
full board, as the hospital is a public
institution that should he fostered.
ALLIGATOR IN POOL 15
FOOLED BY THE LIGHT
Basking in Electric Light
Rays Now.
In the artesian well basin on Lee
street there is an alligator, four feet
in length, which two fishermen placed
in this aquarium a year ago. The
’gaitor has fattened upon hunks of
beef fed to him from the markets
near by ,and is a vigorous saurian
and a scrapper as well. Down on the
brick bottom of the tank the water
is very cold but the ‘gator is
afraid to come to the surface to seek
the warmth of th e suu. High above
the tank is an electric arc light, and
at night, when all is still and the
streets deserted, the ’gator crawls
out upon his perch in the glow of the
electric light, to warm up a bit. And
wher e ignorance is bliss the effect is
the same.
UNION VETERANS
TO MAKE PROTEST
Against Proposed Wirz
Monument Inscription.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 5.
(Special)—At a private meeting of
Union veterans for tomorrow even
ing, it is expected that means will be
discussed to prevent the proposed er
ection by Southern women of a mon
ument to the memory of Major Henry
Wirz the Confederate officer who
was in charge of Andersonville prison
during the civil war. Major Wirz was
charged with inhuman treatment of
Union soldiers taken as prisoners and
was tried, convicted and hanged.
The monument project has aroused
the bitterest feeling among Grand
Army men throughout th e country,
and it is likely that the meeting of
protest here will be followed by simi
lar gatherings throughout the East
and North. Funds for the monument
was raised by women of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy. It is
proposed to unveil the memorial' on
/ Jefferson Davis’ birthday.
\ The inscriptions for the monument
have been supplied by Mrs. Gourdin
, Young, historian of the Georgia div
ision of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy.
is
Not Driven From His Guns.
((Montreal Gazette.)
[ Some of the recent collapse in val
ues was charged against Mr. Roose
' velt’s former sweeping denunciation
of the predatory rich and their ways.
The fact has not had the effect, how
ever, of driving him from his guns. If
j the mass of the people are with him
1 he has the steadfastness to profit by
it.
- AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6. 1908.
BAGLEY & RAY COTTON
HOUSE WAS BURNED
Along With 18 Bales and
2,000 Bushels Seed.
Bagiev & Ray’s cotton house locat
ed at Bagley’s station, was destroyed
by fire at an early hour Wednesday
morning, along together with 18 hales
of cotton and 2,000 bushels of cotton
seed. The loss is about SI,BOO, partly
covered by insurance. The gin house,
which was situated not far from the
storage room, was sayed.
The blaze was discovered about 3
o’clock in the morning and an alarm
given. Mr. Ray was ill in bed and
could not come out, but the plantation
negroes rallied quicklv and dH most
efficient work. That the ginnery was
saVed was due to their faithful ef
forts.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
One theory is that a spark may have
been left from a pipe by negroes who
stored away cotton seed Tuesday af
ternoon. Another theory is that the
blaze was due to spontaneous combus
tion.
FARM OF THE COUNTY
MAY BRING A PRICE
if Sale of the Land is
Made.
Almost within the suburbs of Am
ericus the county own? a valuable
farm of 100 or 200 acres, and this
realty may or may not be sold short
ly, as the county commissioners may
decide. Originally it was used as the
county pauper farm, but of recent
years the greater number of the
county’s poor are provided for other
wise. Recently the suggestion
has been made that the -farm lie sold
and the proceeds turned into the
county treasury, but the public is
wholly in the dark regarding the in
tentions of the county commissioners.
Their monthly proceedings are not
given to the public, and the taxpayers
are not supposed to he informed re
garding affairs of the county. The
farm is a valuable property and should
bring a good price if sold, and the
fact is made known by the commis
sioners.
JUST A DASH OF ALKI
AND BEER IS THEIRS
Love Finds a Way Towards
a Drink.
When Americus members of the
Funnel Club and Jug Kissers Union
lose out on getting a drink the propo
otion is a serious one. It is dead
easy to get the booze by express, but
easier to get the beer by another
route. And it can be worked this
way, if one is so inclined. All of the
“soft” drinks sold here are non-al
coholic, complying strictly with the
law. But while they alleviate thirst,
as would ice-water, they cannot
quench the fires that rage in the in
terior department—the vague, sweet
longing for something a little more
like tabasco, or pepper sauce. Then
what is the Poor man to do? Easy
enough. He keeps on hand a pint of
pure alcohol. A teaspoonful of this
elixir of life dropped into a bottle of
ordinary stomach wash and —presto
change—one has a bottle of excellent
beer. See?
DWELLING ON JACKSON
BRINGS GOOD PRICE
Mrs. Reese Buys Hooper
Property.
Mrs. S. J. Reese purchased yesterday
through W. L. English, real estate
agent, the Hooper property on Jack
son street next the home of Mrs.
Burkhalter. This is a conveniently
located and desirable small dwelling
and brought $2,100. Mrs. Reese re
moved to Americus a short while ago
from Schley county, and thus pur
chases a pretty and desirable resi
dence.
COUNCIL IN MEETING
TO DISCUSS MATTERS
The city council meets tomorro
night in fortnightly session, and will
probably discuss many matters > of
municipal importance. The solons
assemble only twice monthly .now, and
considerable business thus accumu
lates between sessions. It is not
known just what matters of gravity
will command attention at this meet
ing.
_ Judging from the tops of their heads, some
fl J. a J people like hard-wood floors! Toolate now
/|£] // 7 / for Ayer’s Hair Vigor to completely cover
w * this upper story, but you may add a rug or
nr, ... . j i * . two here and there bythe systematic use of
Ayer* f. Hair Vigor. Do., no.oj.r.hjhrtr
why Ayer’s Hair Visor destroys dcxxil.njj. Form .id V. i e a_h bottle. r,o won. Mann.
STRAIGHT TO THE GANG
OR JAIL, THE TIGER
No Escape for Dealers fn
Booze.
Neither Judge Littlejohn of the su
perior court, or Judge Crisp of the
city court, have given any intimation
as to the probable fate of a blind
tigerite brought before them for trial,
but the reputation t»r these gentlemen
for enforcing law is so well known
£hat one would hesitate to be har
pooned upon such charge and brought
before either. Few here doubt that
such a “tiger” would wear stripes all
right enough. With six week of pro
hibition there has not been even a
suspicion of a “tiger” in Americus, and
the police dp nut believe the wary
animal will lurk here, Over in Col
umbus a day or two ago Juge J. H.
Martin, in his charge to the Muscogee
County grand jury put the public on
notice that proprietors of blind tigers
would be given either chaingang or
jail sentences in his court, the privi
lege of paying a fine not being allow
ed.
MENU OF THE CHICKEN
IS SCANNED BY STATE
Com. Hudson Made Protest
On feed.
Commissioner Tom Hudson has
come to the rescue of the Georgia
chicken, the motherly dominecker-and
her son, the “preacher's choice” on
the ground of bad feed, and demands
a square deal for this great industry.
On the ground that more than one
fourth of their contents is sand and
that the remaining portion fails to
come up to the standard fixed by the
pure food and drugs act of 1906, seven
varieties of chicken feed now being
sold in Georgia has been ruled out of
the markets of this state by Commis
sioner Hudson. The state chemist re
ported that on analysis he found that
the amount of sand in the feeds rang
ed from 22.01 to 29.62 per cent of their
total substance, meaning that in ev
ery ton bought an investment of from
$13.25 to $17.75 was being made in
dirt. He also found them to he lack
ing in protein and fat far above the
standard in fibre.
COL. LAWSON S OPINION
NOT FIT TO PRINT
On Answer of R. R. Com
mission’s Suit;
The Railroad Commission, through
its attorney, has filed an answer to
the suit of the Central of Georgia
Railway brought to enjoin the reduc
tion of its rate from 3 to 2y 2 cents.
The answer alleges that the reduction
will stimulate travel. Moreover it is
charged that officials are paid too
much, mentioning Col. A. R. Lawson
as an example. He was drawing a
salary of $1,500 as a director in the
Atlantic Compress company.
Col. Lawton was asked for a state
ment regarding the answer of the
commission so far as it Yelated to
himself by a Savannah paper and re
plied: “If I characterized it properly
my remarks would not be fit for pub
lication.”
Further efforts to get Col. Lawton
to say something printable were
unavailing.
GOING TO SHOOT BIRDS
TODAY ON CLAY PLACE
Gunners in Baited Fields
There.
A dozen gunners will enjoy rare
sport today in a dove field in the Clay
plantation as guests of the genial
proprietor, Mr. Cliff C. Clay. ~The
birds are there in countless numbers
and a thousand doves slain would be
a conservative estimate. Those who
will shoot today as guests of Mr. Clay
are Hon. Joe Boyd of Griffin, Eugene
Clark of Eufaula, Yuel Hillsman, Lam
ar Davis and Harry Hall of Albany,
Paul Sanford, Charles Burke, W. A.
Slaton, Ed Sheffield, John Sheffield,
A. D. Robinson and John W. Wooten
of this city.
PM'EMOMA IN BOTH LUNGS
HIS ILLNESS SERIOUS
While the condition of Mr. Ed
Littleton was slightly improved yes
terday his illness is still of serious
nature and causes no little apprehen
sion. As the result of la grippe he
now has pneumonia, both lungs being
involved. He is at his home on
Church street where physicians and
a trained nurs e are giving him every
attention.
NEGRO WITH A POLICY
TOUCHES THE BUNCH
Albany Coon Worked the
Gang Here.
A negro giving his name as Miller
and Albany his home port was - pre
paring to pick ii)) a bucket full of
dimes and nickles among ignorant
Americus coons yesterday when his
“insurance" scheme was nipped up
and the nippers put on him. For au
dacity his scheme was the limit. Ex
hibiting an old insurance policy,
which h e had probably picked up in
an alley, this Ethiopian Albanian
would offer to write one S6OO of life
insurance for five cents. He couldn't
give the name of the company, but.
this little discrepency made no differ
ence to Mr. Nigg seeking protection
under this very elastic policy. Even
the negro janitor at the city hall was
about to give up his nickle for S6OO
worth of “protection" when Chief Fe
agin buzzed by and butted in, finally
getting his gaffs hooked into the
agent. It cost the Albanian S2O, and
a farmer paid the fine. He is now
studying insurance behind a mule on
the farm, and th e “policy” he signed
is dead sure good for one year’s hon
est work.
FEW NAMES ON BOOKS
ARE ADDED AS YET
Negroes of Sumter Show
Little Interest.
Comparatively few negroes, above the
usual number, have registered in Am
ericus for the state election, although
in other cities the registration of ne
groes, is larger than ever before be
cause of the vote upon disfranchise
ment. For some weeks there has
been a rumor at large to the effect
that the Republican party of Georgia
will put forth a ticket in the next
State election, and previously it was
stated that the negroes were resolved
to make a stronger showing than us
ual at the next gubernatorial bal
loting. That this is partly true at
least, is borne out by the increased
registration.
MANAGER LUCAS GOES
TO PLAINS FOR SHOW
Enthusiastic Over Coming
of “The Mayor of Tokio.”
Manager H. K. Lucas, of the opera
house, accompanied by his assistant,
Mr. Edwards, will go to Plains this
morning for the purpose of advertis
ing “The Mayor of Tokio,” Monday
night’s attraction at the play house.
They will personally solicit the sale
of tickets and will post up advertis
ing matter.
“We ought sui’ely to have out the
sign ‘standing room only’ for this
great musical comedy,” said Manager
Lucas yesterday. “We are determined
to let everybody know what a big
show it is. This will be the biggest
opera event of the season and theater
goers cannot afford to miss it.
"Americus is certainly lucky to
get this company. They are artists of
high grade and are bound to please
the most critical. Everybody ought
to come.”
Tickets can be reserved today by
telephone. The sale goes on tomor
row.
FRENCH SCOFF AT
MARRIAGES TOR GOLD
Americans Wedding for
Titles Roasted. •
PARIS, Feb. s.—(Special)—The ca
ble account of the Szechenyi-Vander
bilt wedding rehearsal camue as a
complete surprise to Parisian society.
Ernest Charles, in an editorial in
Gil Bias, uses it as an introduction to
a scathing criticsm of Franco-Ameri
can alliances in general.
“We Europeans," says M. Mharles,
“are beginning to be tired of reading
these voluminous 'descriptions of
rich Americna weddings, of regal pres
ents, and of the amount spent for
flowers and decorations. Formerly we
were interested in their exaggerations
because, alas, we too, are snob
bish, but now we look at such per
formances as the pranks of barba
rians, who are incapable of attaining
to even an average civilization.
“American heiresses bring to their
foreign husbands dollars a-plenty, but
not the dignity and refinement which
their high position demands. Strange
ly enough, the men they marry seem
to acquire a taste for bluff and chara
latanism, which is so distinctly Am
erican. Apparently the object of
these marriages is not to combine the
best qualities of the two continents,
but is entirely a commercial transac
tion.”
The London Outlook makes the re
markable assertion that the panic of
1907 cost th e United States more than
the civil war. This shows that one
still has to go away from home to
get the news.—Washington Post.
MONEY RAISING SALE
Os
G. S. GARDNER, 207 Forsyth St.
Yes, that’s what it is. X have a large stock of goods and
am going to convert a large block of them into cash.
My profits have been made from goods already sold, and I
am going to cut the price of my present stock so deeply that
you will know I am in earnest.
I have the goods, YOU have the money. It’s an invest
ment sale- Even if you can’t wear all the goods you purchase
in the next few weeks, they’ll keep, and save you big interest.
Prices and reductions are just as advertised. My entire
stock of SB,OOO worth of Clothing, Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats,
Etc-, is included
I ask that you come and see for yourself, and if the bar
gains are not as represented, I DON’T WANT YOU TO BUY.
A dissatisfied customer is an advertisement I DON’T WANT-
Here Are A Few Os The Bargains:
Men’s Suits
$20.00 Suiis at sl2 98
18.00 Suits at 10.98
10.00 Suits at 4.79
6.00 Suits at 3.29
Boy’s Suits
SB.OO Suits $5.49
6.00 Suits 3.49
1.50 Suits 98
1.25 Suits 73
Men’s Pants
$5.00 Pants $3.98
4.00 Pants 3.23
3.00 Pants 2.24
1.50 Pants 98
Men’s Furnishings
Men’s $ I dress shirts 89c
Men’s 50c dress shirts 39c
Men’s 15c supporters 9c
Men’s 35c suspenders 23c
Men’s 25c sox 19c
Men’s 10c "sox 8c
Dress Goods
25c worsteds 19c
50c worsteds. 39c
75c worsteds 59c
$1.25 worsteds 98c
G. S. Gardner.
We Buy and Sell
Real Estate # Negotiate Loans.
List you property with us if you want to
buy or sell.
THE ALLISON REALTY CO.
R. E. Allison, Pres. & Treas.
Office in rear of the Allison Furniture Co., Store
Allison Building, Americus, Ga.
Phone 253.
BICYCLES & SUPPLIES
BUGGIES & HARNESS
PLOW GOODS &lETC.
If in need of any of the above it will be to
your interest to see me before you buy.
H. J. BAGLEY.
7“ : -9 "
Lumber, Sash, Doors, Blinds,
FINE CABINET MANTLES A SPECIALTY.
Full stocks of cement, lime, plaster, shingles
and all builders supplies. Paints, in car load Hots.
Grates, medium to the finest.
A heavy load
—; °f wholesome groceries is always
-m M worth bending over, especially if
you’re to land them at your own
. Jk Hr FINE GROCERIES
j are always welcome, fragrant coffee,
( j .sS.i choicest tea, prime butter, bottled
dpjswMMSy goodness in so long a list that we’d
k 'ltartSili """be swamped in printer’s ink if list-
K. /BpPP ! ing them. Come in and examine the
"mill finest assortment of GROCERIES in
/ 1 "1 [ town, barring none. NOTE THE
Ai,-— —: LJ— —■ ' r - T - J PRICES.
SPARK.S-M ASH BURN CO.
.
NUMBER 32
Underwear
Men’s $ I Wright’s Health gar. 73c
Men’s 60c sanitary fleeced 39c
Ladies’ 50c underwear 39c
Ladies’ 25c stockings 19c
Ladies’ 10c stockings 8c
Staples
All calicoes 5c
6c check homespun 4c
Bed Spreads, Blankets
1 $2.50 bedspreads $1.73
; 2.00 bed spreads 1.23
t 1.50 bedspreads 98
1 1.00 quilts 89
Cotton Goods
15c, 20c and 25c en broidery 10c
10c best plaids 8c
10c 3yd sheeting 8c
10c outing 8c
10c dress gingham 8c
Shawls and Furs
; 50c grade at : 33c
; $3.50 furs at $1.98
I.OOfursat. 73