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THE TIMES-RECORDER
DAILY AND WEEKLY
The Americua Recorder, Established
1879.
The Americua Times, Established 1890
Consolidated April, 1891.
Entered at the postoffice at Ameri
cus as second-class mail matter.
THOMAS GAMBLE, JR.,
Editor and Manager.
C. W. CORNFORTH,
Associate Editor and Assistant
Manager.
J. W. FURLOW, City Editor.
W. L. DUPREE,
Assistant Business Dept
Editorial Room Telephone 99.
The Times-Recorder is the
Official Organ of the City of Americua
Official Organ of Sumter County.
Official Organ of Webster County.
Official Organ of Railroad Commis
sion of Georgia for the 3rd Congres
sional District
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THE TIMES-RECORDER,
Americus, Ga
Ainerlcus, Ga., March 10, 190 S.
Some scientist has declared that
the world is drying up. He must
just have heard the returns from ]
Georgia.
Louisiana is the latest state to be
invaded by the Anti-Saloon League.
New Orleans will be a big handicap '
to a state campaign. 1
l
A North Carolina man named Jeans j
is under arrest on a charge of rob- ’
bing his father’s horde of $6,000. This 1
was digging money out of his jeans :
some.
Having Senators Dick and Foraker <
down the Taft republicans refrained
from stomping on them. Which was
very liberal treatment, indeed, un- 1
der the circumstanes.
Foraker is able to laugh away any
suggestion that there was a Republi
can convention in Ohio the other day.
It is a little unusual tur the Senator
to be put out and have the door lock
ed.
In the prisons and house of cor
rection in Philadelphia there are
863 alien and naturalized alien pris
oners. This is evidently one class
of unrestricted immigration that did
not pay.
The National Model License League
says a small quantity of alcohol
is good for the digestion. If this is
so we are very much afraid a large
number of Georgians will have terri
ble attacks of indigestion in the near I
future.
Mark Twain has become King’s Jes
ter for H. 11. Rodgers, the Standard
Oil magnate. Both are in Bermuda,
and returning travelers tell of the am
usement Rogers derives from Twain’s
jokes. It is not a case of “Innocents
Abroad” this time, however.
In these days of anarchists the
flash-light photographer has come
under suspicion. King Edward w r as
recently photographed by a wander
ing artist and the detectives thought
the flash was a bomb explosion. It
may have been a “bum” picture.
Bryan still has a kindly feeling for
the Populist party, which will hold
its convention in a few weeks. In his
speech at Omaha he acknowledged
his debt to the Populist. He led their
ticket to- defeat at the same time he
did the Democrats the same turn.
Miss May Harris Armor, of Geor
gia, is up in Pennsylvania prophesy
ing that within ten years there will
not be a drop of liquor manufactur
ed or sold within the limits of the
United States. Judging from the
fright of the brewers and distillers
they arealmost afraid of just some
thing like this.
The Augusta Chronicle is prepar
ing against surprises politically. The
Chronicle says: “Surprises in gub
ernatorial campaigns are the fashion
in Georgia these days It would be
extremely interesting, to sav the least
of it, if Little Joe Brown were elected
governor over Hoke Smith by a ifand.-
some majority. And yet stranger
things have happened!”
Taft’s friends say lie will be nomi
nated unanimously and without op
position. all other candidates drop
ping out of the race as soon as the
hopelessness of their race is made
apparent. Bryan thinks his position
is equally unassailable. It looks like
the choice of the voters must lie be
tween Taft and Bryan, unless they
are inclined to national prohibition,
socialism or anarchy.
The Philadelphia North American
says that if sharing ballot with
women is the only way by which loc
al self-government, freed from cor
ruption, can be maintained, the
right minded American will take up
that weapon. Why not try the
southern way of running city govern
ments in a clean, progressive, hon
est manner without calling in the wo
men to either turn rascals out or
keep them out.
A very unkind insinuation, espec
ially in these prohibition times, is
made by the Quitman Free Press
against Editor Folson. of Tatnall
county, who has announced for the
legislature. The Free Press says:
“ ’Commodore’ Geo. C. Folsom, of
Tattnall county, is threatening to
break into the legislature. Being an
adept in sinking schooners he ought
to join the navy, where he would be
real useful in case a war with Ja
pan.”
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BEAUTIFULLY SUGGESTIVE IX
(IDENTS
If there is any one country on
the face of the globe where the senti
ment of the brotherhood of man is
making itself felt, and is daily influen
ing the conduct and attitude of men
toward each other, to the vast bet
terment of their mutual relations, it
is in the United States.
Evidences of the growth of this
feeding—the core of practical reli
gious life —is found on all sides. The
narrowness of the various churches
in the past has given way to a broad
charity approaching sympathy, if
not affection, for those of opposing
creeds. It is beginning to be appre
ciated that men may differ in their
religious views and still be co-work
ers for the good of mankind generally,
may lay aside their dogmatic differ
ences at times and stand together on
the broad fundamental of a common
Father, loving all men, to whose
children has been entrusted the duty
of assisting the fallen, extending the
hand of fellowship and good will to
the unfortunate, cheering and com
forting the sorrowing. Where, not
many years back, there was no affilia
tion in any way now one finds an
active willingness to unite in good
works, to render mutual aid when the
occasion does not call into question
matters of creed but merely the good
lof humanity.
Recently, in the Jewish synagogue
at Savannah, the rabbi and a Bap
tist clergyman of that city stood side
by side and delivered addresses to a
large gathering of Knight of Py
thias. It is probable that never
before had there been such a meet
ing held in the synagogue, and prob
ably never before had a clergyman of
another faith assisted in the services.
Rabbi and Christian preacher stood
together as men and brethren, as
children of one Father, in the promo
tion of the cause of charity and of
practical virtues in every day life.
It was a beautiful and strikingly sug
gestive picture of the change that
has come over the world in the last
half century.
Another evidence of the spread of
this spirit was the recent selection
of a popular priest of the Catholic
church in the same city as chaplain
of a Post of the T. P. A. The mem
bership of the Post was probably
mainly made up of those of the Jew
ish faith, with a large sprinkling of
Protestants, and doubtless but a
small representation of those affilia
ted with the Catholic church, yet the
commercial travelers without a dis
senting voice chose as their spiritual
leader a priest recognized as a citizen
of high character, as a faithful ser
vant of his Church, and withal as a
lovable, intellectual, public spirited
man.
These things are pleasant to con
template. It may be that the time
will never come when all men will
think alike on matters of religious
faith. But it is not improbable that
the time will come, and perhaps more
speedily than we now think, when
such things as these will be so com
mon as not to attract comment, when
it will be felt that it would be unwor
thy of any worshipping the God of the
universe to feel hatred or
indifference toward his bro
ther because of a variance of opinion,
when the view of Frederick the
BOSTON BANKER SPENT LAST
EIGHT YEARS IN MISERY
Carleton H. Hutchinson, a leading
banker and broker of Boston, with
offices at 8 Congress Street, in that
city, has recently come out with a
very strong statement.
In the widespread discussion over
Cooper’s new theory and medicines
which has spread over the country
so rapidly, Mr. Hutchinson has taken
the side of those who say that Coop
er’s theory is correct and his medi
cine all that he claims.
Mr. Hutchinson’s ejnphatic state
ment is as follows: “Anyone afflicted
with chronic ill health and a general
run-down condition caused by stomach
trouble, who does not try this man
Cooper’s medicine, is very foolish. I
say this after a most remarkable ex
perience with the medicine.
"I heard of Cooper’s success first
when he was in Chicago, as I have a
private wire to that city in connection
with my business. Later, when he'
came East, I learned more of him and
his theory that stomach trouble cau
ses most ill health. I have had no
faith in anything not prescribed by
a physician for each particular case
after careful diagnosis, but after 8
years of constant suffering during
Great, that every man has the privi
lege of seeking heaven in his own
way, will be recognized so fully that
men will work together, without re
gard to creeds, in all that tells for
the uplifting of their fellows mater
ially and morally.
CONCILIATING NEGRO VOTERS
The Taft people outin Ohio threw
a very liberal sop to the disquieted
brother in black. The feelings of
the negro voters, ruffiled by the
Brownsville incident, are mollified by
a declaration in the state republi
can platform to the effect that the
negro’s “marvelous progress in in
telligence, industry and good citi
zenship has earned the respect and
encouragement of the nation.” Laws
seeking his disfranchisement are
condemned without equivocation and
a demand made for the lessening of
the Congressional representation in
such states as have adopted laws
looking to this end.
No one believes for a moment that
the republican party expects to
undertake any such legislative action
as intimated in this plank of the Ohio
platform. . The right of the States
to establish qualifications for voters,
even if these qualifications do bar out
a vastly greater number of negroes
than of whites, can hardly be disput
ed successfully in the courts. But
there was need of a strong bluff. For
aker has set the negro voters to
grumbling and to seeking for rev
enge by his attacks on the policy of
Roosevelt and Taft in dismissing the
batallion of negro troops implicated
in the Brownsville shooting affray.
The negro voters are the balance of
power in Ohio, and in some other nor
thern and western states. Indeed, it
has been clerly shown that but for
the negro vote in the last two elec
tions the Democratic party would
probably have been successful. So
the negro voters in the states where
republican defeat would mean nat
ional defeat must be conciliated in
some way, and this is the method
adopted.
It will not be suprising to see simi
lar planks in other state platforms,
and even an utterance along these
lines in the national party platform.
But when the election is over, if the
Republican party is successful, it is
probable that outside of some empty
oratory at Washington conditions now
existing will be undisturbed.
THE GOSPEL OF USEFULNESS.
(Philadelphia Press.)
Dean Groton, in his sermon on Ash
Wednesday, offered a somewhat new
conception of Christ’s mission on earth
when he stated that He came to
teach men how to become of more
use to themselves, to their fellows
and to their God.
The gospel of usfujness was never
more fully appreciated than today.
Business men do not employ men or
materials which they cannot use. Na
ture eliminates that for which she
has on use. God Himself demands in
His followers usefuless—the great
est fullness of use to themselves and
their fellow-men.
The reason the Church today is
not advancing with rapider strides is
because so many professing Chris
tians refuse to be used of God to
perfect His great purpose to man
kind. They refuse to use to the best
advantage what talents they have.
If the arm is bound fast to the
body and kept so continuously. It
shrivels, it withers, it is of no use to
r which time 1 spent over $1,500 with
l absolutely no relief, 1 felt that it
r would at least do no harm to try the
medicine which I was hearing' so
I much about.
“During these eight years 1 have
’ been forced to go without solid food
i for five and six weeks at a time. I
always had a sour stomach, was
t troubled with formation of gas, and
■ j led the usual miserable life of the
■J dyspeptic. I was dull, nervous and
j gloomy all the time, and was always
constipated.
I I “I have taken Cooper’s medicine a
!' comparatively short time. For the
i past month I have not had the slight
i est sign of stomach trouble. 1 can
eat anything with no bad effect
whatsoever. I had a fine appetite,
am gaining flesh very rapidly, am
cheerful, fully of energy, and my
nervousness has disappeared. My
bowels are in perfect condition for
the first time in eight years.
“I don’t hesitate to say that I would
not take $50,000 and be back where
I was. My relief and thankfulness
is beyond description.”
We sell Cooper’s famous prepara
tion described in the above state
ment. —Dodson’s Pharmacy.
itself or to anyone else. But exercise
it judiciously and regularly and it
piles on muscle, its cords and ten
dons toughen till it is stronger than
knit steel and can break a band of
iron.
No one comes into the world with
out an endowment of possible useful
ness. A healthy, judicious use of
usefulness strengthens it.
And it can be exercised in a thou
sand different ways. You hand a
man a cheer of “good morning” and
you’ve been of some use to him. Throw
the weight of your influence to some
worthy cause and you've been of
great use to it; withhold it and you
have been useful to its opponents.
After all, Christianity ip not com
plex; it is merely the right use of
our talents. And the closer we keep
to God’s idea of that “right” use the
more Godlike we become.
South Georgia has two good reas
ons why the New York stock market
cuts little figure. Ohe is cotton and
the other is the peach crop. Os the
last named the Columbus Ledger
says: “With a good peach crop we
won’t worry about the New York
stock market.”
Are Patent
Medicines Frauds?.
[We are often asked the above
question, and our answer has in
variably been that no medicine
that gives satisfactory results
could be fraudulent. We could
not afford to sell fraudulent medi
cines. Our business depends on
pleased customers—in* fact any
business does. Therefore, we
would take an enormous risk did
’ we not fulfil every promise made
, our customers. We are very care
ful of what we guarantee, and
when we do guarantee an article
we must know it pretty well—
what it contains and how it is
made. We have in mind the Rex
all line of remedies, particularly
Rexall Mucu-Tone, of which we
are selling large quantities at this
time of the year. Mucu-Tone is
one article that we can recommend
over our counter and know, that
ninety-eight per cent, of its pur
chasers are going to be benefited
and will return to our store
pleased customers. Mucu-Tone
is a positive cure for internal
scrofula or what is commonly
called Catarrh. It is without a
doubt the peer of all tonics for
any one who is suffering from a
run-down condition, can’t work,
feels constantly tired or suffering
from the more plainly described
symptoms of Catarrh —such as
Stopping of the nose, cold in the
(head or bad cough.” t
) ‘lt must be remembered that Ca
tarrh is not confined to the nose
and throat. It usually starts
there, but it leads more often to
Serious trouble, particularly the
Wasting of tissues, as in the case
of little Miss Dillon, of Albany.
Here is a letter from her father:
i _ “My little girl had catarrh so
badly that the disease had begun
to eat into the cartilage of the
nose. Snuffs and instruments
failed to do more than give tem
porary relief. I saw the adver
tisements of Rexall Mucu-Tone,
but I could not believe that any
thing taken in the stomach could
(Cure the sore membranes of the
nose. However, I took advan
tage of your free trial offer and
my girl began taking your remedy
according to directions, f want
to say right here that Mucu-Tone
v is certainly the greatest medical
* discovery of the times, and to
thank you for the liberal offer
that first induced me to give it a
trial. Muco-Tone has cured my
daughter’s catarrh completely!
fThe discharge has stopped alto
. gether, and her breath is as sweet
as can be. Again thanking you,
(Matt. Dillon, 24 N. Swan St.,
Albany, N. Y.”
We are selling a large trial bot
tle of Mucu-Tone for fifty cents
on the famous Rexall guarantee
of your money back if you are not
satisfied. We promise that one
bottle will put flesh on your tones
and bring new; vitality to your
.system.
DODSON PHARMACY
THE STORE
THE PARTIES ON INJUNCTION
ABUSES.
“A limitation in the exercise of
the power of injunction in order to
prevent its abuse.” —Republican plat
form in Ohio.
“We favor such a modification of
the law relating to injunctions as
will, first, prevent the issuing of the
writ in industrial disputes, except af
ter notice to defendants and full hear
ing; second, permit trial before a
judge other than the one who issued
the writ, and third, allow a jury to
be summoned in all cases where
the alleged contempt is committed
outside the presence of the court.”—
Democratic platform in Nebraska.
The two great parties, in the home
states of the prospective two candi
dates for president, have spoken on
the much discussed question of the
use and the abuse of the injunction
by the Federal courts.
The Democratic party speaks with
no uncertain tones. It tells exactly
where it stands, and leaves nothing
to “ifs” and “whereases.” Its an
nouncement is clean cut, to the point,
and not to be misunderstood. The
man who votes the ticket knows that
the party in Nebraska stands commit
ted to a policy that has for its pur
pose the elimination of the abuses
that have crept into the use of a
power that w r as placed in the hands
of the courts for their protection.
Just as the party has spoken in
Nebraska, so, in all likelihood, it
will speak in Denver. From now on
Democracy will stand committed to
the curbing of a power that many be
lieve has been grievously misued by
some judges, and may be still fur
ther abused if action is not taken to
prevent it.
The Republican party straddles the
question, in a large degree. It leaves
everything to the imagination of the
individual voter. Its utterance in
Ohio, which will probably be its ut
terance at Chicago, is apparently pur
posely made vague, so as to catch all
classes of voters. The man who wants
rigid restrictions on the use of the
power of injunction, may feel that
the Republican party is willing to go
as far as he desires in this direction,
while the man who believes in only
some minor hedging about of the in
junction procedure may • satisfy him
self that this is all the party utter
ance means.
The Democratic plank is the more
manly plank. It is straight from the
shoulder. There is hardly a doubt
that the mass of voters prefer its pos
ition on this question, and on many
others as well. What a pity that we
cannot have a leader who would ap
peal to the voters sufficiently to give
us at least a good fighting chance at
the polls.
, A REASON
The United Drug
Company, manufac
turers of the Rexall
Remedies, for whose
preparations we are
agents in this city, make
200 remedies, one for
each ill. Each one is
.especially prepared to
cure one disease, and
that only. This is an
age of specialists. .You
don’t contract with a
plumber to build your
whole house, do you?
Why should you contract
with one proprietary
medicine to cure all your
troubles?
Oftentimes you rurt
across a building con
tractor who»has a sepa
rate plumbing depart
ment, his own plastering
department, and so on, *
all of -whichfdovetail to
gether and build the
house. This is just what
the United Drug Com
pany- is doing for you
in the medicine line.
They have cut down
profits; they manufac
ture Rexall Remedies for
over 2,000 retail drug
gists. These druggists
are the only intermediate
profit that stand between
The United Drug Com
pany and the patient.
Couftl the United Drug
Company, of which we
are a member, afford to
make one poor medicine
in this line? Does not
common sense tell you
that one poor medicine
would ruin the sale of
the other 199 prepara
tions? If you bought a
Rexall preparation and it
didn’t do for you what
we claim it will, would
you buy another one of
our articles? We believe
not. Therefore each
preparation must be good
—it is good. We who
are in the drug business (
know the formulas of
these Rexall prepara
tions. We believe ill
them so implicitly that
' we stand back of them,
with our guarantee to
refund you your money
if they do not benefit
you.
For Nervousness—
Rexall Americanitis
Elixir, 75c.
For Dyspepsia—
Rexall Dyspepsia
Cure, 25c.
For Coughs—
Rexall Cherry Juice,
large bottle, 25c.
And—
-196 other Rexall Rem
edies for 196 other ail
ments.
It Matters About
the
Nothing adds so much to
the attractiveness of a pretty
home as does pretty matting,
and the season approaches
when the sitting room, the
parlor and sleeping rooms as
well should be given their
new spring dressing. From
the standpoint of attractive
ness and sanitation, nothing
equals matting as a floor cov
ering.
The A. W. Smith Furniture Co.
Makes a Speciality of the Finest Imported Mattings and can please
the most exactingjand fastidious buyer.
Beautiful lines of JAPANESE and CHINA MATTINGS, imported
for this house have recently been opened and now await your inspection.
If you contemplate purchasing matting do not fail to inspect this superb
stock and get prices.
DURABILITY AND QUALITY ARE ESSENTIAL FEATURES IN
OUR GOODS.
A. W. SMITH FURNITURE CO.
Next to having money, the most
important thing is how to take care
of it—how beet to invest it.
A Banking Institution of this kind
cannot only care for your financial
interests in a careful, conservative
way—giving you abundant banking
facilities in every department of fin
ance—but can also give you valuable
aid and advice about investments and
securities. Open an account with
the Bank of South Western Georgia’s
Savings Department and enjoy the
advantages that accrue.
RHYCUres
RUAquick
These Sweet Little Chocolate Coated Tablets
cure private diseases quickly and permanently
when Capsules, Copaiba, and other remedies fail.
Complete treatment Ji.oo The only safe,sure cure
Rembert’s Drug Store, Americus, Ga
Shoes Repaired.
I pick the stitches and preserve tin
welts. I also repair shoes according tc
the standard rule. I use nothing but
the best of sole leather on the market.
Special attention given to ladies and
childrens shoes. All Work Hand
stitched or tacked if desired.
JOStiPH M. DUDLEY.
312 Jackson Street,
JOHNSON & HARROLD.
Cotton Warehouse
and Commission Merchant
AND DEALERS IN
Heavy Groeeries ad Fertilizer*
Plantation Supplies
on Reasonable Terms,
ViouSmiiim 1 .mi py R ight.a.pxc.cv
THE HORNING BATH
with a god hot water supply, is one
of life's luxuries that can always be
had without expense when you have
an up-to-date bath room in your home
fitted up with sanitary plumbing,
closet, foot and bath tub.
Also have your house wired and
covered with metal shingles, and one
good coat of paint put on roof bv
C. P. PAYNE.
FISH TALES arc often exaggerations,but
we have no need ot stretching the-truth in
our business as FISH DEALERS. Fresh
ness is an absolutely indispensable quality
in unsaited or unsmoked tlsh and we handle
none about which there mav be the slightest
doubt. We keen every kind in season from
the gamely trout to solid mullet. And we
don’t try to make a fortune on every pound
of fish;we sell either. SHF RLOCK & CO.
PhoaelNo. 32
L. G. Council Brest. R. J. Perry, Ylee-Bxcst. C. M. (<1 nch , Cashier.
• Ihe Planters Bank
of Americus
Total Resources, - $500,000
With well-established connections, our
large resources, and every attention con
sistent with sound banking we solicit
time certificates and in our
A. W. Smith, Pres. G. M. Eld ridge, Y. P. N. M. Dudley, Cashier
Bank of South-Western Ga.,
Americus Ga.
Security, Liberality and Courtesy Accorded Its Patrons.
DIRECTORS:
C. L. Ansley, G. M. F. Id ridge, R. J. Perry
W. A. Dodson. Thos. Harrold, A. W. Smith,
N. M. Dudley, H. R. Johnson.
J. W. SHEFFIELD, IWdeM, FBANK SB El F 1.1 ID Vice- 5 iff.
E. D. SHEFFIELD, Cashier.
Americus, Ga.
A general banking business transacted and all consistent
courtesies extended patrons. Certificates of deposit issued
earning interest.
L. A. LOWREY, President. M. M. LOWREY, Cashier.
CRAWFORD WHEATLEY, Yice. Pres. R. E. McNTLTY, Asst, Cashier.
AMERICUS NATIONAL BANK
The Only National Bank in This Section.
CAPITAL $100,000.00. U. S. BONDS $100,000.00.
Under the supervision of the
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
Accounts of firms, individuals and coporations invited. Certificates of
deposit issued bearing interest.
Patentee* and Mfrs ..CHICAGO WITH Ts IK
p!"T "n'
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CENTRAL. 01 ’ (jEOBGIA
Railway
Current Schedules Corrected to date.
Arrival and departure of trains at Americus Ga.—Central of Georgia Hall
way Passenger Station, yoih Meridian Time.
Ariivals.
From Savannah, Augusta,
Atlanta and Macon, Bir
mingham, Columbus and
Fort Valley *lo 40 p , n
From Lockhart, Dothan, Al
bany, Troy and Mont’ery. *lO 40 p m
From Lockhart, Dothan, Al
bany, Troy and Mont’ery. *1 57 p m
From Atlanta and Macon... *2 07 p m
From Avgusta,Savannah,At
lanta and Macon, Birming
ham and Columbus and
Fort Valley .*5 32 am
From Columbus and interme
diate points E7OO p m
From Columbus, and
intermediate points *ll 30 a m
From Albany and intermediate
points *4 40 a m
♦Daily. tExcept Sunday. ttSuhday Only.
Sleeping cars between Americus and Atlanta on train leaving Amenu
10 40 pm,, and arriving at Americus 5 32 a. m. Connects at Macon
sleepers to and trom Savannah. For further information, apply to
J. E. HIGHTOWER, Agent, Americas, Ga.
£JOHN W. BLOUNT, District Passenger Agent, Macon Ga.
Depa turn*.
For Macon, Atlanta, Augusta
and Savannah *4'A< * *
For Albany, Dothan. Lockhart,^
Troy and Montgomery s::i - a
“ Albany, Dothan, Lockhart,^
Troy and Montgomery P m
“ Macon and Atlanta
“ Macon, Atlanta, Savannah
and Augusta J «
For Columbus ; w
For Columbus and Birming
ham L:00«®
For Columbus Birmingham,
via Fort Valley • • • 1 /
For Albany and Inter, points H- ►