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fHIRTIETH YEAR. 331-3 Per Cent Discount On r Overcoats and Raincoats 25 To 50 PER CENT Discount On Mens Suits 33 1-3 PER CENT Discount On Boy s and Children’s Suits People have confidence in this store, and know that when we offer reductions we give them as advertised. Your money should not lie idle in your pocket now with this opportunity staring you in the face. W. D. BAILEY, Outfitter for Men and Boys. Laxacold Hits the Spot every time. Cures colds, coughs, grippe, headache and neural gia. A laxative tablet. 25c per box. REM BERT’S DRUG STORE NR XT TO POSTOFFICE. ■. MENARDS FRENCH CROUP SUET I&mmPCU-RES babys croup a* rii!B^P : ~ rMOTHEff ’ 5 SHOULD KEEP IT IN T,,E HOUSIE I BY PHYSICIANS. ) ■ manufactured onlyby R MENARD Macon Ga. XRdUPSuETRECISTERED U. S. PA TENT OFFICE WASHINGTON Sale By W.A. REMBERT, Druggisty__ OUR STOCK Is Unsurpassed Latest Designs, Greatest Variety, Lowest Prices. “EVERYTHING IN FURNITURE LINE.” Furnish Your Home At Least Cost By Buying From ALLISON FURNITURE COMPANY OPPOSITE WINDSOR HOTEL. AMERICUS TJMES-RECORDER GLOVER CO. WILL BUILD ADDITION Wholesale' Grocery Ware house Needs More Room. In a few days the contract will be let for a 40 x 350 foot addition to the warehouse of the Glover Grocery Company. This will fill the gap be tween the warehouse and the ice fac tory on Cotton avenue. Except for the limit of space the addition would have been a larger one. When com pleted, the entire warehouse will he 140 feet long by 150 feet deep. As soon as the contract is awarded work will he begun. It is expected that the addition will be completed within the next ninety days. It will be o fbrick and will connect by door ways with the present house occu pied by the Glover Grocery Com pany. Last year was the best in the his tory of the company, which has been in existence just a quarter of a cen tury under the present management. Plans were drawn last summer for an addition, but when the financial troubles in the East came on, these plans were held in abeyance until the results of the panic could be determined. As the trouble has prac tically blown over, the company must build at once to care for their stead ily growing trade. ''Notwithstanding the stringency last fall,” said Mr. Glover yesterday, “we sold more during the months of November and December than for the same months of the year_ before. We have been in need of additional room for some time. We only wish we could get space for a larger addition than the one about to be made. “The coming year gives every evi dence of being even better than the •» past one, which was the banner year for us. Our territory was but little affected by the panic. The farmers have been cashing their crops of cot ton, peas and oilier products with little interruption. Perhaps half of the lines handled by a wholesaler is composed of articles other than strictly necessary things, but there has been no diminution in the sales of any class of goods. The people in our territory are prosperous and of course that makes us prosperous.” TOMORROW ST. VALENTINE’S DAY All Kinks of Remembrances to be Sent. Tomorrow' is St. Valentiness Day. For two weeks a tempting display of fine and comic valentines has been made in bookstore windows. Some contain messages of love, w'hile others are cheat) and contain on one side some alleged humor which is supposed to fit the recipient in some way. Old maids figure most conspicuous ly in these “funny ’uns,” but as this is leap year the quips will lose a part of their sting, for there are many more months yet before the bell is rung for the four years wait until another leap year. Many pro posals can be made in that time. In the morning the postman will be burdened with the messages from friends and enetnies and also from the joker. The display of handsome faces on the cheap valentines is unusually liberal this season. Origin of the Day Like many another of our Chris tian customs and observances our “Festival of Love,” which we cele brate on February 14, originally was a heathen festival. Long before the Christian era the Romans celebrated the feast, of the Lupercalia—on Feb ruary 15, each year. Pan was a rus tic god, formed in similitude of na ture, whence he was called Pan, which means “all.” It was feigned by the poets that he struggled with Love, and was conquered by him and it became proverbial that “Love con quers all.” Juno was the Goddess of Marriage, the “yoker” of youths and maidens. In the year of our Lord 496, Roman youths and maidens still were celebrating the Lupercalia, at which the names of you fig women were cast Into an urn and drawn by blind folded men. The maid thus drawn was the young man’s “valentine” and the association resulting from this drawing of lots usually lasted for a year. The festival ended in an ex travagant feast, and quite, often, in scandalous orgies. This sort of thing became offensive to the church and Pope Gelasius ordered a change. Changed to St. Valentine Now, is so happened that one of the most austere saints in the Christian calendar, good Bishop St. Valentine, had been put to death, during the Claudian prosecution, on February 14. A. D. 270, for the simple miracle of opening the blind eyes of his jailer’s daughter. Accordingly the day of the festival was changed to Feburary 14, and the name of the good bishop sub stituted for the old one. The names of saints were substituted for those of maidens in the public drawings and each youth was enjoined to intimate the virtues of the saint whose name lie drew. The reason the average girl falls in love with a man is she suspects some other girl of getting ready to.— N. Y. Press. ’ • • AMERICUS. GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 13. 1908. DIG INCREASE IS MADE IN SUPPLY OE WATER New Artesian Well Affords 50 Per Cent. Americus is assured an abundant supply of purest artesian water in the new eight-inch well, recently com pleted at a cost of probably $4,000 or $5,000. This well, the finest one iq the city, has a depth of more than 1,200 feet, while the daily capacity is three hundred and sixty thousand gallons, or fifteen thousand gallons per hour. The city now has three fine artesian wells at the reservoir with a combined daily capacity of probab ly 800,000 gallons. The auxiliary supply, which is obtained from springs in the vicinity, insures a total of more than a million gallons of the purest water daily. Few cities are so blessed with an abundant supply of water as Americus; pure water in plenty,' and requiring no filter ing. FAMILY IS STILL CONFINED TO HOME BY ILLNESS Mr. N. A. Ray and nearly all the members of his family are still con fined to their home by illness. Mr. Ray has had pneumonia for a \yeek, but his condition has improved con siderably within that time. Mrs. Ray and others of the family are quite ill with la grippe, ■——■ —* >■ DECISION IN FAVOR OF VOGT VS. MITCHELL Supreme Court Has Decided Case. The Supreme court has just ren dered a decision in the case of Mit chell versus the Henry Vogt Ma chine Co., ,and vice versa, appealed from the City Court of Americus and bearing upon the plant, in whole or part, of the City Ice Co. The decis ion of the higher court affirms the verdict of the City Court of Ameri cus, which found in favor of the Hen ry Vogt Co., in considerable amount, and likewise awarded Mr. Mitchell a much smaller sum. The case has been in the courts here for some time, the amount involved being about SB,OOO or more. It is not yet known what further steps, if any, will be taken in this litigation. ENGINEER POE IS MADE MEMBER OF SOCIETY Os Civil Engineers at Re cent Meeting. The last issue of the Engineering Record states that City Engineer 11. T. Joe, Jr., was elected an associate member of the American Society Y»f Civil Engineers at their annual meet ing in New York last week. Mr. Poe is one of the youngest members ever admitted to this Society, and his friends in Americus will tie pleased to learn of the honor conferred upon him. Among his former employers who recomended him were A. L. Scott and W. T. Snow of Boston, D. H. Whitmer of Denver, formerly Chief Engineer of the International Water Co., J. W. Ledoux, Chief Engineer of the National Gas & Construction Co., Consulting Engineer of the Simplex Valve & Motor Co., and the American Pipe Manufacturing Co. SYRIANS AT ALTAR TO HAVE THE KNOT TIED Mr. Thomas and Miss Sa= liba Wed Here. Two well known members of Amer icus’ Syrian colony, Miss Josephine Saliba and Mr. Isaac Thomas, were united in marriage last night, the ceremony being performed by Rev. O. P. Gilbert of First Baptist churchy at his residence on Taylor street. This is the first wedding of foreigners of this nationality here in some time, and joy reigned supreme in the col ony last night at the reception which followed the marriage. SPECTACLE OF “ALI BABA” WILL BE SEEN TONIGHT One of the scenes presented in the moving pictures last night was was the magnificent spectacular pro duction “Ali Baba” in hand-painted and colored effects. This beautiful Oriental picture, with its palaces, dancing girls, etc., delighted the au dience to such extent that Manager Lucas lias consented to present it again this evening, although' this is contrary to custom, in order that others may see this entrancing scene. It is impossible, simply impossible, for any JT • T'l*| r y one to enjoy the best of health if the bowels 9 'i # i O areconst 'P ate d* Undigested material,waste Li I C/C / JL rHo products, poisonous substances, must be Ask your doctor if he knows a better dail Y removed from the body or there will fill for a sluggish licet than Ayer's be ‘fOUL'le, and Often serious trouble, too. Pills. Then follow his udcice. Avt ’s ti h. :ud nature,that is ail. LawtcF, °m THE SAUSAGE IS GIVEN A SQUINT BY OFFICERS Americus Links Inspected as Well. Comissioner Hudson’s sausage de partment of the Pure Food inspection has finished with that wonderful mystery, the sgusage, and the yer? dist its written. Sausage for inspec tion was ordered from Americus and other points and an inquest duly held to determine whether foreign sub stances were used in their construc tion. The Americus product seems to have passed muster all right, but several Atlanta founderies where the “mysterious’' its made were jack ed up and given a roast. Eleven of the samples sold as pure pork sau sage were found to be mixed sausage, which is a distinct, violation pf the pure food law, and offending parties are notified that they will in future be prosecuted. A number of other sam ples were found to contain various chemical preservatives which are pro hibited by the pure food law', and at .tention was directed to several spe cific instances where sulphite of soda was used. Commissioner Hudson’s order warns ail dealers using such preservatives that they are violating the law, and that prosecutions will follow unless such violations are dis continued, PIPE ORGAN TO ARRIVE IN A LEW DAYS Line Instrument for First Baptist. The First Baptist church of Amer icus will install its beautiful pipe organ this week, and the occasion will be one of much interest to the church congregation and public gen erally. The organ, a very handsome Estey costing $2,500 at the factory, was shipped from Brattleboro, Ver mont, on the 7th inst., and should ar rive in Americus today or tomorrow. When the cp-gan is installed a public recital will be arranged and a delight ful musical program rendered. The church is to be congratulated upon this very desirable acquisition, which it lias long sought to attain. A MEETING OF STOCK HOLDERS HELD TODAY Americus Will be Repre sented There. Several Americus holders of Southwestern Railway stock will go to Macon this morning to attend the annual meeting of the Southwestern Railway Co. While this division is leased to the Central Railway, a separate organization is maintained and officers elected annually to look after the interests of stockholders. A considerable amount of this valuable stock is held by Americus investors, and these, with others, will enjoy their annual free ride to Macon to day to attend the meeting. The north bound train yesterday w r as well filled with stockholders and their large and interesting families, all of whom are entitled to this annual trip. MEMORY OE ABE GROWN DIM IN AMERICUS Occasion is Not Observed Here. Americus evidently forgot yester day that Abraham Lincoln had been born at all, as the anniversary pass ed unobserved and Abraham un honored and unsung. In former years the colored people gave some obser vance to Lincoln day, but the matter seemed to have been overlooked yes terday, and the street parade of the long ago was conspicious only by its absence. DECISION OF COURT IS AGAINST WALTER REESE Walter Reese, the Americus negro sentenced to twenty months in the chaingang. or healthy fine, is up against it, tjio supreme court sus taining the sentence imposed in the city court here a few weeks ago. Reese, it will be remembered. did some remarkable gunwork in a bar room here just before the dawn of drouth, and for the pistoloric pleas antry will do time in the gang under sentence of the court. HOW BOOZE IS BOUGHT EASY 4T THE CAPITOL Lightning Trick is Turned There. Americas has been obeying the pro hi law strictly since the drought set tled ui>on us and not “tiger” has growled in this good town since booze ceased to flow on January Ist. But other towns are not as good, and the oil of joy is accessible, The ' T-ightning Express' is the new hame for the blind tiger in Atlanta, or at least for a system which ans wers essential purposes. There are said to be runners for the “lightning express” who have no difficulty in finding customers. The way it is worked is some what after this fashion. A number of packages of liquor are shipped to various persons, known as Bill Sykes, Tom Jones, Sam Williams and others, whose names may not be in the di rectory. An Atlantan goes out in search for a drink. He runs upon a “runner” for the lightning express whose mission it is to supply refreshment for the thirsty. There is, it is said, an ex change of cash for an order on the express company to deliver to bear er one package addressed to Sykes, and the trade is consummated. The owner of the order goes to the office, gets his package and is happy as long as it lasts. Since there is nothing in the law to prevent the company from keep ing on hand packages consigned to any person to whom they mav be ad dressed it is easy to send several such packages where they are retained un til disposed ot by the rmimrs. If anybody, It is the runner who vie! e-5 the lr»;, ns <■ case of sale could be made out against him, pro vided he is caught. COMPAXIES I‘AY LOSSES IX THE RECENT 810 FIRE The Queen Insurance Co., of Am erica and the Citizens Insurance Co., of St. Louis were the first to pay their losses in the recent disastrous Americus Compress fire. These com panies are represented by F. B. Ar thur. EXHIBITS ON TRAIN OF INTEREST TO MANY Americus Will be Reached March 6. When the educational train arrives in Americus on Friday, March 6th, for a stay" of probably two hours, during which brief time lectures will be made and exhibits displayed, there will doubtless be an audience of sev eral hundred people, if not more, waiting at the depot. Dr. Soule, president of the SIOO,- 000 agricultural college at Athens, and who is in charge of the train, has outlined an itinerary which will take it into every county in the State and will make 150 stops at which 300,000 people will be reached. State School Commissioner Pound and Commissioner of Agriculture T. G. Hudson are expected to travel with the train, from time to time, and deliver lectures. Dr. Soule has provided for five lec turers to be aboard this train and make brief talks at each town visited. In order to provide for the “College on Wheels,” a special train has been made up of two baggage cars, for ex hibit purposes, and three day coach es for lecture rooms. This train will run on special schedule and side track for a course of lectures at each town visited. One as these lecturers will go into the subject of fertilization and tell of properties found in the use of cotton seed meal as a fertilizer and show exhibits which have resulted from its use. “This is the first attempt of the State College of Agriculture to get in touch with the people it is designed to serve, the farmers. It Is the first attempt ever made "to disseminate ag ricultural information on such a comprehensive scale in the South. The spirit and attitude of the far mers of Georgia towards agricultural education is cause for sincere con gratulation. ALLISON HOME IS SOLD FOR A GOOD PRICE Mr. Lowrey Buys Desirable Home. Mr. M. M. Lowrey, cashier of the Americus National, purchased yester day from Mr. R. E. Allison his pretty residence on Church east, near Prince, and one of the most desirable in that residence section of the city. The consideration was not made known but such a pretty home doubt less brought a good price. Mr. Low rey will take up his residence there eventually, but for the present will lease the property until he is ready to occupy it. This is one of the pret tiest small homes sold-in Americus re cently. Did you ever see a girl start any where without waving good-by to somebody?—Chicago News. A New Photograph Studio for Americus LANGFORD’S STUDIO on the corner near the ',^ es , an *® now open ready for business. We have been delayed about thirty days owing to the delay of the skylight, but we are now ready. You are cordially invited to call and inspect our work. Why go to a larger city when you can get just as good work at home as you can anywhere in the state? Don t take our word for it, but come and see for yourself. We do all kinds of photograph work. Amateur finishing. Penny pictures for the school children. View work of any kind- But high grade portraits a specialty. We are not transient, but have leased a place and located permanently. Make our Studio your headquarters. You will always find a hearty welcome. LANGFORD’S STUDIO. Corner Lamar and Lee Streets. |£ Southern Standard of Satisfaction I Snowdrift IhoglisslariJ Made by Nature. As pure, as healthful, as wholesome as the grape of the vine or the fig of the For all cooking—better, cheaper, and healthier than the best of the hog—as good as butter for most -4 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. Lumber, Sash, Doors, Blinds, FINE CABINET MANTLES A SPECIALTY, Full stocks of cement, lime, plaster, shingles and all builders supplies. Paints, in car load lots. Grates, medium to the finest. ORCHESTRA 10c BOX SEATS 15c GALLERY 5c Open from 4-6 and 6:45 to 10 p. m. Glovers Opera House The Home of Amusement. PROGRAM TODAY: “Episode De Franco” “Prussian War” “Blue Beard” “Parson of Hungry Gulch.” j - ..... The Hub and Comedy Theatre Co., New York. HARRY K. LUCAS, Local Manager. “NOTHING BUT THE BEST.” P. S.—The favorite byword now is “Meet Me At the Picture Show.” NUMBER 38