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iHIRTIETH YEAR.
To Men’s * Clothes Wearers
r~
You are offered daily, all kinds
of clothes to wear; some good, some
bad, some dishonest.
The dishonest clothes are those
made of fabrics adulterated with
“mercerized cotvon;” made to look
like all-wool and sure to wear like
part cotton.
The dishonesty is in the looks
that deceive you; not in the fabric,
or in the dealer. There’s nothing dis
honest in a “mercerized cotton” fab
ric if you know what it is; some deal
ers don’t know.
The country is full of this stuff
clothes that cheat; they look honest
and they cost honest; but they’re a
fraud; and you’ll find it when you
wear them.
Hart Shaffner & Marx’s clothes
stand for all-wool, and no “mercer
ized” cotton; if you find their label
that’s what you get.
W. D. BAILEY,
MEN AND BOYS OUTFITTER.
Agent for Carhart’s Overalls.
The tasteless Cod
Liver Oil, with Hypo
phites, it is tonic, neutri
tive stimulant, for loss
of voice, hoarseness, ner
vous debility, dyspepsia,
insomonia, and builds up
the weak.
SI.OO Per Bottle.
REMBERT’S DRUG STORE
NT XT TO POSTOFFICE.
. vTHE GRt ATESf BLESSING EV E R SENT AN i-,fAN I
FRENCH CROUP SUET
BABYiS CROUP a* I
MOTHER'S SHOULD KEEP IT IN THE HOUSE ■
MENDED BY PHYSICIANS. I
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY ■
Wm'liftirfT MENARD Macon Ga. I
“CROUPSUET M«liTeBl0 U S. PAT E NT OFFICE WA’.HtNCTON
W.A.HEMBEBT. Druggist. J
G. C. HALL
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
BRICK WORK A SPECIALTY
Contract work solicited in Americus and surrounding towns
All Work Guaranteed. Office B. C. Hodges Store I
Forsyth St. Phone No. 418.
G. M. Bragg’s Market ]
’PHONE No. 94.
Choice Beef and Pork,
Brains, Ribs and Back Bones.
Fresh Shad Fish and Oysters.
Pork Sausage a Specialty.
Mutton for Saturday and Sunday.
\ MERLCUS TIMES- ItECO li DER
(are EAOtu TO RtTURN J
I TO HOMES IN bim\
Negroes of California Are
Homesick.
\m * ricus negroes who, a few’
months a S° 501(1 all tsieir P roperty
and effect here, and went * Cali
fornia, beg ' ,iled there J)y roseate 6to *"
ies of lazy Use and dollars growing
upon trees, a.** thoroughly penitent,
and are writing' pathetic letters to
friends here at ho
Amid strange sl 'mmndings, hun
dreds of them unable to obtain em
ployment of any kind, cost of liv
ing absorbing the few they do
make, their condition is pitiable.
And, without an except*' l ’* 1 . they
w T ish themselves back in Americas.
Several weeks ago the Ti.'oos-fie
corder published a statement of con
ditions out there as made by N.
Lamar, who w r rote to a white friend
here for the price of a return ticket,
' Lamar has written again, and his sec
ond letter is stronger than the first.
He says California is no place for
a Georgia negro. He is barred by the
large foreign element there from
getting employment, and the few who
have succeeded in getting work have
to spend the proceeds for living and
cannot save one dollar.
Thousands of Georgia negroes, he
says, will leave there in the spring
if they can get the money to come
home.
He says he was a fool to be wil
fully deceived into going there, and
freely admits his mistake in leaving
Americus, where he had a good job
and had accumulated property.
Lamar asks that his be pub- t
lished in full as a warning to other
negroes who may think of go- |
ing to California, but its great length
forbids. It is a pathetic appeal to
his race not to make the great - mis
take which he and othefs made.
He still owns a small house or
two here, and declares he will have
it sold for enough money to pay his I
fare back to Georgia, if he cannot I
get the money otherwise. But he
will get it. as the gentleman appeal
ed to has sent him a ticket already.
Lamar is an industrious, hard-work
ing shoe maker, and his words of
warning should be heeded by other
negroes here who already are plan- ;
ning to make the same sad mistake (
of going next week to California.
ATLANTAN BEWAILS
PROHIBITION'S HARM
Told Baltimore Paper That
it Was “23" for Him.
In the Baltimore American of re
cent date appeared an interview with
an Atlanta man, in which he gave a
gloomy picture of conditions in the
capital city since prohibition went
into effect. In fact so serious was
the situation that the interviewed
could stand it no longer and was
going to shake the dust of Georgia
from his shoes and hie to another
state.
The interview is as follows:
‘‘l thing it can be truthfully stated
that prohibition has already done the
city of Atlanta a great deal of harm,”
said Mr. Morris H. Manheim, of the
Georgia metropolis, at the Caswell.
“I have lived in Atlanta for the
past ten years, but am now hunting a
new home. Before the sale of liquor
was abolished it was generally con
ceded that Atlanta was one of the
busiest, livelist, most prosperous
and progressive of Southern com
munities. It looks to be just the
reverse of that now\ In fact, the
town seems dull to the point of
stagnation, and there is complaint
from many quarters over the chang
ed conditions. Atlanta, you will re
member, prohibition twenty
years ago, and it proved such a dis
mal failure that the traffic was re
established.
"About the worst feature of the sit
uation is that prohibition has not
stopped the use of intoxicating liquors
in Atlanta. The buying of whiskey
and beer goes on, only the money is
sent away. Every week $124,000 goes
out of Atlanta to outside towns —
mostly to Chattanooga—for cases of
beer and jugs of rye and bourbon. The
city is loser, for it is robbed of the
revenue that came from licenses, but
the trade goes on just the same and
there is no way of stopping it unless
all the railroads in the United States
cease t&eir operations.”
BRICK ADDITION FOR
GLOVER GROCERY CO.
Contractor Hall Signed Up
for Work Yesterday.
Contracts for the building of the
addition to the warehouse of the Glo
ver Grocery Company, of which men
tion was made in the Times-Recorder
recently, were signed yesterday. The
work lias been awarded to Mr. G. C.
Hall as contractor. The addition
will be of brick, 35 x 146 feet. It
will connect with the present large
warehouse of the company on Cotton
avenue. Materials will be placed on
the ground at once. It is expected
that the building will be ready by
the latter part of April. It will cost
several thousand dollars.
A contract for remodeling two
brick stores belonging to Mrs. E. Tay
lor on Cotton avenue, has just been
to Contractor Hall. The
floors are to be raised ten inches and
the ceilings three feet. An ornamen
tal brick front will be put in. The
work will likely be completed within
I the next six weeks.
PARTY IS ENJOYED AT
! HOME Os MISS CLARK
.
i
One o f the most enjoyable occa
sions of the season was the “spend
the night party,” which was given by
Miss Addie Clark at her pretty home,
near Americus. The party of young
people went out yesterday afternoon
and will return today. Partaking of
Miss Clark’s hospitality were: Miss
Nellie Niles, Miss Helen Morgan, Miss
Rose, Sherlock, Miss Kate Page, Miss
Arbie Harrison, Miss Susie Belle
Payne and Mrs. Edmund Oliver.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, L SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 22, 1908. #
WARNING 13 GIVEN THE
PUBLIC 0E A FAKE
In Regard to Bogus Money
Orders.
Americus merchants and others are
cautioned against accepting money
orders from strangers unless assured
of the genuiness of the bit of Uncle
Sam’s paper. This warning is due to
the fact that recently a large number
of blank orders were stolen in a
Western City, and already some of
these have turned up as bogus, the
thieves filling out the blanks and cir
culating them in payment of small
purchases made, taking the differ
ence in cash. Only be sure the mon
ey order is all right before accepting
it. .
DR. AEEEN Os AMERICUS
A NEPHEW OF LATIMER
May Attend the Funeral
Services.
United States Senator Asbury C.
Latimer of South ‘Carolina was an
uncle of Dr. Henry B. Allen of Am
ericus; his mother’s brother, and if
possible Dr. Allen will attend the
obsequies tomorrow at the family
home in South Carolina.
He had been at. the hospital since
Sunday last, when he underwent an
operation for appendicitis.
It was then discovered that he,was
suffering from a far more serious
ailment. The bowels had become
twisted and his condition was found
to be such that surgeons held out
little hope for his recovery.
Mr. Latimer was 57 years of age.
He was one of the most earnest and
/conscientious committee workers
in the congress, "being a member of
the committees on agriculture, immi
gration, manufacturers, public build
ings and grounds and census, as
well of less importance.
He was especially interested in
good roads and probably did more
to promote the national movement
for government u building of good
roads than any other member of con
gress.
LEAVES FOR TEXAS TO
MAKE IT THEIR HOME
Americus Family to Reside
There.
Mr. Joe W. Mize and family, life
long residents of Americus but for
the past year living in Macon, will go
to San Antonio next Monday or Tues
day, where they will reside. Mr.
Mize passed through Americus yes
terday, going in advance of the fam
ily to prepare for their coming. He
does not know fully as yet what line
of business he will engage in there,
but his friends in Americus will wish
him success in whatever he tackles in
Star State.
MR. DANIEL IS SEEKING
PLACE ON THE BOARD
Another entry in the face for coun
ty commissioner is Mr. Joseph Dan
iel, whose announcement appears
this morning. Mr Daniel has had
four years experience as commission
er, having served one term as 'a
member of that body, and under
stands fully the duties required. He
is one of Sumter’s successful far
mers and men of affairs, being at
present a member of the board of
trustees of the Third District Agri
cultural College, and the voters of
the county will give his candidacy
due consideration and support in the
primary on April 15th.
“A hard chill, pain through the chest, difficult
fj • J breathing.” If this should be your experience,
i send for your doctor. It may be pneumonia!
& To doctor yourself would be too risky. If your
. , , doctor cannot come at once, give Ayer’s
Ask your doctor if he does not think It Cherry p. ctor£; i. When he comes, tell him
would be wise for you to keep a bottle jn Aver Co
of Ayer's Cherry Pecioral in the house. taC.'V ”■ -t \(U hr.vc cone. Lowell M»«»!
Confidence
'V
when eating, that your food is of
highest wholesomeness —-liial it has
nothing in u tha: can injure or
distress you makes the repast
doubly comfortable and sadJsdory,
. ; This supreme confident you
have .when the food h robed with
Romi.
PfeywriUmr
The only baking powder made
with Royal Grape Cream ox Tartar
There can be no comforting confi
dence when eating alum baking pow
der food. Chemists say that more or
less of the alum powder m unchanged
alum or alum salts remains in the food.
LONG TRAIN OF BALES
CAME TO AMERICUS
Wagons Fill Entire Block
Here.
A wagon train which stretched
its length from the Chambliss ware
house to the Windsor Hotel was
drawn up on Lamar street yesterday
afid attracted no little attention.
There were twenty or thirty teams in
the train, and all loaded with cotton
bales from the J. M. Johnson planta
tion near Leslie. Mr. Johnson is one
of the most extensive and successful
planters in Sumter, and is in position
financially to market his hundreds of
cotton bales just as it pleases him to
do so. He has several hundred bales
in Americus warehouses yet unsold,
and has not finished hauling in his
last year’s cotton crop.
IS BARRET) BY ILLNESS
IN NO LING AN EVENT
Couple Here Past Golden
Wedding.
The serious illness of Mr. Edward
Littleton was more than ever a
source of regret to his many friends
when it was known that it covered the
date of his fiftieth marriage annivers
ary. The date of their golden wed
ding was last Wednesday, and while
members of the family and near rel
atives offered congratulations to Mr.
and Mrs. Littleton their host of
friends were denied this pleasure,
owing to his continued confinement
by illness. On February 19th, 1858
Mr. Littleton and Miss Nannie James
were united in marriage, and their
fifty years of wedded life has been
one of ideal happiness and content
ment, and in the evening of a well
spent existence each leans fondly and
lovingly upon the other for comfort
and happiness. Children and grand
children cheer their declining years
and join with hundreds of friends in
the wish that many more annivers
aries of their marriage may be ac
corded unto them, undimmed by ill
ness or the shadows of sorrow of any
nature,
SUPT. MILLER IS GOING
NORTH WITH TEACHERS
To Meeting in Washington
Next Week.
Supt. A. G. Miller of the Americus
public schools, leaves Sunday night
for Washington City to attend the
annual meeting of the department of
superintendents of the National Edu
cational Association, of which he is
a member. In Atlanta Supt. Miller
will join other superintendents of
public schools from all of the prin
cipal cities of Georgia, the party ar
riving in Washington on Monday ev
ening. The session which they will
attend convenes on Tuesday, the
proceedings continuing through the
week.
ROBBERS ARE STILL IN
BUSINESS IN STATE
Safe, blowers, evidently the same
gang that operated at De Soto, near
Americus, continue to make a noise
with dynamite over the State and
escape capture, as was the case here.
A few days ago there was a little
safe-blowing job at Buena Vista,
while yesterday there came the news
of a general explosion at Kestler, a
small town near Albany. The bur
glars dynamited three safes there
and secured about SI,OOO. Two hun
dred dollars were taken from the
safe of Haddock & Griffin; SSOO from
Hightower & J3on.; S2OO in cash and
SSO in stamps from the postoffice.
{SEABOARD IS GOING TO
col uuWN EXPENSES
Reduction in Salaries is
Likely.
Americus employes of the Seaboard
System are doubtless anticipating re
ductions of salaries and pay in §qpm
fjepartnieptfh iu view of recent
pients sent out from Portsmouth to
that end, Officials as well as em
ploye "’ill be affected by the
wage reduction.
The following notice was sent out
from Norfolk yesterday.
Norfolk, Feb. 21.—W. A. Garrett,
chief executive officer for the re
ceivers of the Seaboard Air Line, to
day issued an order that, after Feb.
1, alO per cent cut will he made in
all salaries of more than $5,000 and
8 per cent in those between $3,000
and $5,000.
Mr. Garrett anounced that there
is to be no change in the present
list of officials of the Seaboard*
AU distlTct presidents of carpen
ters' amt machinists’ unions along
the Seaboard lines will meet officials
at Portsmouth, Va., tomorrow rela
tive to contemplated salary reduc
tions among the general employees
of the system.
Employes and Officials Talk.
Mr. Otis M. Hansford, representing
certain departments of the Americus
shops, is in Portsmouth, wlfere with
other employs of the Seaboard Sys
tem a conference was held yesterday
with officials regarding the probabil
ity of wage reduction.
Last year a telegram was received
here from Mr. Hansford, which in
duced the belief that there would be
no reduction at present of the wage
seale of machinists, boiler makers
and blacksmiths.
WAS HURT IN FALLING
FROM TOP 0E CAR
Mr. R. D. Horn, an employe at the
Seaboard shops here, w r as painfully
injured yesterday in a fall from the
roof of a steam shovel where he was
at work. One of his wrists was brok
en and other injuries sustained
which will confine him to his home
for some time.
HON. J. M. COLLUM AS
STATE SCHOOL COM.
Athens Paper Says He is
Man for the Place.
Newspapers over the state con
tinue to make most complimentary re
ference to the suggestion that Hon.
J. M. Collum, President of the Third
District Agricultural College, enter
the race as a candidate for the posi
tion of State School Commissioner.
The Athens Daily Banner, in a re
cent issue, says of Pres. Collum:
"For the office of state school com
missioner, no one has been more
prominently mentioned than Hon. J.
M. Collum, of Schley county, but now
of Americus, where he occupies the
position of principal of the district
agricultural school. Mr. Collum is
one of the best capacitated men in
the state for the office of school com
missioner; for twelve years he taught
school; for fourteen years he was the
county school commissioner of Schley
county and has been among the prom
inent educators on the program of the
Southern Educational Association on
several occasions. He has had the
honor of representing his county for
several terms in the general assembly
of Georgia and was recognized as one
of the leaders in the house. He was
the chairman of the congressional
executive committee for his district
for years and served as a member of
the state executive committee for
several terms.
"He has been prominent in state
affairs for all these years and his store
of knowledge gained by long exper
ience in the educational line would
make him a most admirable official
for the office of state school commis
sioner.
“Should be decide to become a
candidate he will receive the active
support of a large following from all
sections of Georgia and in the event
of his election, Georgia would have
a commissioner the equal to any in
any state and one w'ho has had years
of experience in the work.”
NEW TICKET 15 NAMED
FOR THAT OF SHERIFF
Wilson and Rodgers Will
Make Race.
Mr. Jarrett J. Wilson has entered
the race for sheriff of Sumter county,
with Mr. George Rodgers on the tick
et as deputy. This conclusion was
forecasted by the friends of these
wellknown gentlemen, many of whom
had urged their candidacy, and their
forfnal announcement will be a source
of pleasure to many who will give
such a popular ticket their support.
Both gentlemen are too well known
in Sumter county, where they were
born and reared, to require introduc
tion or commendation. Mr. Wilson
very ably served his county as repre
sentative in the Legislature, modestly
declining to offer for a second term,
and now devotes his time to his farm
ing interests near Leslie. Mr. Rodg
ers was recently elected to the board
of aldermen of the city by a very flat
tering vote. He holds a responsible
position at the Seaboard shops here
and, like Mr. Wilson, will add to the
strength of the new ticket.
LADIES TO OPEN THEIR
EXCHANGE ON LAMAR
The Woman’s Exchange will be
open all day today and the usual
cakes, candies, salads, and fancy
work will be on sale. Hot lunches
will be served as usual from noon,
and the ladies will appreciate a call.
If you do not wish to buy, go down
and looh at the beautiful articles on
display.
Have You Been toll
The Allison Furniture Co’s i
BIG SHOW WINDOW SAU
Everything marked in I
plain figures. Cost has not I
been considered in this I
sale. We need the money.
ALLISON FURNITURE COMPAN
OPPOSITE WINDSOR HOTEL.
»IX THE FAMILY CIRCLE ■
there's nothing so conductive to isl !
hut also of handsome design and beiH
L. D. LOCKHARtB
507 Jackson St*. Americus (jl
100?: . V*|jß| AmeficasJTrustASYjtßajß
f|||u ' A M ERlci> TRUST '* •’*' Anyone can make monel
, '.VK«t a Home Bank free. Cal
. and ask about our plan, t pfl i
< • V'., ' . interest paid on Savings DM
/■ Jj£| posits Compounded. Office iK
.'La* Americus National BanlH
fS&J&jj&il ßuilding, Cotton AvenUe. B
We Buy and Sell I
Real Estate # Negotiate Loans!
List you property with us if you want to
buy or sell.
THE ALLISON REALTY COl
. R- E. Allison, Pres. & Treas.
Office in rear of the Allison Furniture Co., Store I
Allison Building, Americus, Ga.
. Phone 253.
FHO3r OIR SHELVES T 0 YOURS I
_ p^Tj^n|7 a timely suggestion, because, just|
'lf- v now * our superb stock of fragrant fl
FM y I Coffees and Teas, deliciously fresh
I JpS put-up Vegetables and Jams, high
™ grade Flour and Pure Sugar, offer
p true value in quality and price.
HIGH grade groceries
'? j like these are not to be found every
hsipg | da y- ° ur motto has always been
I®i Jwj I “the best at safest prices consistent
)p with quality.” It tells our story of
us.e co. I!|j 1 1 [| grocery success. Comparh our geeds
, and prices with those elsewhere.
SHARKS GROCERY CO.
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.
Glover’s Opera House
The Home of Amusement.
TO-DAY
The ladies of the Kindergarten will have charge of the
Opera House, and are offering a program that will surprise
you. One book of soda water tick ets given away at matinee.
3 lbs. of fine candy at 8:30 p. m.
SPECIAL
50 views of children, members of prominent
Families in Americus. Hand colored.
Your’s might be in the Bunch.
SEE THE BIG SENSATION
MANAGER LUCAS IS GOING
TO SPRING.
“IT’S WORTH YOUR WHILE." 1
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.”
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