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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMBS-RECORDEKi FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1900.
n mirror of events
in CITY AND SUBURB.
j a l H of the Town Told in a Few
Lines.
S ITEMS ARE BOILED DOWN
for Convenience That Those Who
Eun May Read.—Some Bits of News
That Transpired Here Yesterday
Truthfully Told.
Hnylcrs- fresh ehipment jnst in.
Hudson's Drag Store.
Lost: tiro bottom of the cotton market,
Anyone who can toll where it is will
cooler a great favor on the local trade.
It is beginning to be conceded by
Republicans everywhere that Indiana
u in the “Doubtful" oolumu with the
oJJs io favor of Bryan.
STATE LEGISLATURE
MEETS WEDNESDAY
Sumter Members Left For Atlanta
Tuesday.
IMPORTANT BILLS IN PROSPECT.
Only Eight Populists and Four Re
publicans in House-Little Pros
pect For Passage of Prohibition Bill
This Session - Other Matters.
The government transport Sherman
*hich brought back to New York 5:
Jeai aud 487 sick eoldierB, left at Ma
cilia0 physical wrecks.
The Americas | public schools are
rapidly coming up to high watermark
in the enrollment of pnpils. The
grand total will soon go beyond 1300.
“Having held the office for 13 years,
rays a Georgia politician to Frank
Stanton "I now resign, on aceonnt of
ill health in favor of my oldest son.
The Lamar street grocer with hie
case fall of fat possnms is only equal
led by ono on Forsyth street who has i
colony of fine Belgian bares in a coop
at his store.
“A Hundred Fathoms Deep" is well
enough m song, but the cotton market
seems to be played to the tnne of most
pro hundred fathoms down, and no
bottom yet.
Another steer, weighing 1,560 lbs
was brought in yesterday from the
G. W. Council place, Snmter’s farm
ers can all raise each beef cattle with
little effort.
The bot, rainy and sloppy weather
continaes, with no sign of a rift in
the clouds or a blast from old Winter,
It is as warm as summer and jnst as
disagreeable.
Ono can now count the hours before
the circus comes. The great show will
dawn upon us in all its gorgeous splen
dor Saturday, morning ana we’ll all be
there, or most.
When spot ootton dropped below!)
cents yesterday the man who held it
at 11 cents was really sorry. But he
will come out in the end if he only has
sufficient patience.
Nine cents cotton and continued
warm weather do not oonspire to help
business. Merchants are already be
ginning to complain a little at the con
dition of trade here.
Commissioner Stevens, of (he state
sgricalturalepartment, says ootton is
worth moro than it is selling for, and
farmers need not be Imposed on by the
present bear movement.
The discussion of elty politics is get'
ting to be an interesting theme, and
little knots of citizens can be seen
daily standing on the corners electing
mayors, aldermen etc.
Mr. W. 8. Moore, co nnty school com
misuoner, leaves today for Jackson
ville. Fla., to attend an educational
convention under tho auspices of the
Seaboard Air Line road.
Local “talent” is a little shy iu the
way of placing election bets. A few
were made yesterday at the rate of 3 to
l on McKinley, with oveu money ou
the result in New York state.
After a stay of tbreo months at Clif
ton Springs, N. Y. and in Jersey City,
the guest of ber sister, Mrs. L. C.
Smith, Mrs. Crawford Wheatley has
returned to her home here.
The courthouse contingent assembled
in solemn conclave yesterday morning
to settle the presidential eontest. At
11 a. m. Bryan, coaobed by Marshal
reagin, was ton laps ahead.
Americus does not lack for enliven
ing features this weok. Bosidos the
cotton market there’s the Woodward-
>)arren Co, three nights, Gentry’s
tbow, aud then the eirens Saturday.
COL, DODSON BUYS PLANTATION.
Senator Will Try Fanning as a
Side Issue.
Hon. W. A. Dodson is going to try
farming as a side line, and his friends
Hediet for him the same success that
ii*" been his in the broader fields of
■»* and statesmanship. Y'esterdav ho
inrchased from Mr. James Fitzgerald
ihe former A. C. Bell plantation of 450
,c,e s. six miles west of Americas.
Col. lmdson has not decided yet what
"ill plant next year, besides cotton,
bot tie has the land and is ready to ro-
ce ' To suggestions from his friends on
Oow tu run it.
bumter s representatives in tho low
er house, Hon. W. T, Lane and Hon.
iv er .’ Tuesday for Atlanta
£“• v ■ A \ Godson ex-president of
tue (senate, also went np to look in
upon the assembled wisdom of the
Empire State.
An important bill to he introduced by
bumter s members is that looking to
the establishment of the city court of
Americus aud the abolition of the pres
ent County Court of .Sumter. The
bill is universally favored, and will
l 1 ®* 6 without any opposition,
.The persone 1 of the House shows
eight Populists and four Republicans,
whiio tho Senate has one Kepublican
and no PopulistB, A thoroughly dem
ocratie Legislature.
Many important bills will be intro
duced during this session.
The prohibition fight will come up
but without as much hone for success
on the part of Prohibitionists as enter
tained in former years; in faot there
will be at leaBt 100 votes out of the 175
in the Honse against such measure,
with the probability of a few more.
The Senate will have a majority of
15 or 18 against the bill, it is said, so
this measure will not provoke any
great disoussiou.
Some tax legislation will also occn
py the Legislature’s attention. It is
understood that a bill will be ofiered
seeking to establish some equitable
form of assessing property iu Georgia.
The Hardwick bill to provide an ed-
ucational qualification for voting in
Georgia will aronse considerable in
terest at this session, and it friends,
of whom it has many this time, say its
chances for success are, flattering.
In this connection it is Baid another
imnortant bill afieeting the negroes
will be introduced. Its aim is to take
from the white people of Georgia some
of the burden of negro schools by de-
voting the taxes of negroes to the sup
port of the negro schools'fcnd the taxes
of wh’tes to the support of white
schools.
CAUGHT WITH KODAK
ABOUT THE DEPOTS.
People Who Came and Went Away
Yesterday.
A SNAPSHOT AT THE COACHES.
Some are Your Friends and Some are
Not.—Who Come and Go in a Day.
Is Your Name Written There With
the Others?
STEVENS’ OPINION
CONCERNING CROP
Georgia’s Commissioner of Agricul
ture Says It is Short.
YIELD OFF FULLY ONE FOURTH.
Shoe apt Bail weather is coming
we are bidding for your trade, and
offer better inducements than can be
found elsewhere. ScnusirERT Shoe Co,
Mrs. George W. Glover and young
son left yesterday for At tan’a to spend
several days.
Chronic Nasal Catarrh poisons every
breath that is drawn into the longs,
There is procnrable from any druggist
the remedy for the care of this trouble.
A small quantity of Ely’s Cream Balm
plaoed into the nostrils spreads over
an inflamed an angry snrfacp, relieving
immediately the painful inflammation,
cleanses, heals and cures. A cold In
the bead vanishes immediately. Sold
by druggists or will be mailed for 50
conts by Ely Brothers, 50 Warren St.,
New York.
MARRIAGE AT LESLIE SUNDAY.
Miss Annie Allen and Mr. Howell
Thus United.
At 11 o'clock Sunday morning
beautifnl marriage ceremony took
place at the home of Capt. and Mrs. T.
M. Allen, at Leslie, wbicb united Miss
Annie Allen and Mr. Shelton F. How
ell, of Lyons, Ga. The rites were im
presslvely solemnized by Rev. W. C.
Wade, of Smithville.
Miss Allen, the bride, is considered
one of the fairest of Georgia’s daugh
ters, and ber beauty and charming dis
position has endeared her to a host of
friends and admirers wherever she is
known; and never did a bride appear
moro beaatifal. Mr. Howell is an en
terprising merchant and druggist of
Lyons, and is to be congratulated upon
winning snob a true nud lovely wo-
And she made a charming pio-
tnro of radiant happiness, leaning on
the arm of the man to whom she bad
flighted her troth. She had long pat
off her wedding to be with her invalid
mother, but on Snnday, when tho
mother willingly and with a heart full
of love gave np the daughter, it was
certainly “love’ssacrifice."
Miss Hattie Dame), of Friendship,
is a fair visitor in Americas this week,
the gnest of relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Fite, afteran ab
sence of two weeks in New York, re
turned to Americus yesterday.
Mrs. Charles A. Fricker returned
home yesterday from a pleasant visit
of a week to friends in Atlanta.
Mrs. M. F, Westbrook has gone to
Atlanta, where ebe will spend several
days with relatives and friends.
He Says Present Bear Squeeze is Un
justifiable. No Cotton Held Back
on Farms and Top Crop Will
Amount to But Little.
of
Mrs. King Stillman returned to At
lanta yesterday after a visit St the
home of her father, Mr. W, F. Jowers,
Mrs. John R. Hudson and little
daughter, Mary, left yesterday for
Brnnswiok to visit Mrs. H, 8. Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert G Drane came
from Washington City yesterday to
spend a few days among relatives in
Snmter.
Solicitor-General Hooper went to At
lanta yesterday to watch the Legisla
ture convene and mingle with the
statesmen.
Miss Cornelia McCormick was the
guest of Americas friends yesterday
while en route from Colnmbns to Bron
wood, Ga.
Mrs George Childress and sister,
Miss Mattie Addison, came from Shell
man yesterday to visit friends in Amer
teas, their old home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Fort, who have
been visiting relatives in Americas and
Lnmpkin for a week, will return to
their home in Washington City on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Merrel Callaway is at home
again after a stay of two months in At
lanta and North Georgia, visiting Mrs.
B. W. Bnssey in Colnmbns while en
route here.
HOLIDAY GOODS NOW ARRIVING
Beaatifal Liaes Are Being Displayed
Already.
While possibly a trifle early to buy
Christmas goods. A, W. Smith is al
ready opening and displaying snperb
lines of farritnre and exquisite crock
ery and chir.a ware, handsome jardin
ieres and a hundred other superb arti
cles that go to adorn a home. If not
ready to buy yet, go and inspect these
beautiful goods. Those handsdme
brass bedsteads are ealoulated to in
spire the softest, sweetest slnmber,
wherein visions of angels instead of
tumbling cotton bales cat a figure.
Read Mr. Smith’s display advertise
meat on second page, where, the year
round, ho ofiera the trade beaatifal and
seasonable goods in his line and at low
est prices.
Remedy for Nervous Exhaustion.
Are you weakened and exhausted by
overwork, worry or disease. The Mys-
tie Life Renewer will quickly renew
your strength and vitality. It is the
Greatest Nerve Boilder known. It is
a Marvelous vitalizcr and strengthener,
It qnickly and oertalnly cares Loss of
Appetite, Indigestion, Nervons Weak'
ness, Palpitation of the Heart and fail
ing health, It is indeed a wonderfnl
Life Renewer and Life Strengthener.
Sold by E. J. Eldridge, druggist, Am
enens. 3
BELLING THE COTTON RAPIDLY.
10 RETURN FROM PHILIPPINES.
®*orgia Boys Will Be Mustered Out
* Shortly.
•Y private letter from a member of
8 l"euty-ninth regiment, now on
«>• iu the Philippine Islands, states
k&t th 0 Georgia bovs may soon be alj
& ^cd to return home, as the imprefi-
,l0 ° prevails there that the regiment
i>e mastered out either tnis mouth
' next. The letter states that the
' eor -'ia boys will not lose any time in
lf(tlD s borne; if they do, it will not be
“ e *r fault.
i rickly Ash bitters eure* disease of
“e kidneys, cleanses and strengthens
p* lTer i stomach and bowel*. Dr.
*■Eldridge.
COCOA ' AND v
CHOCOLATE
Grocers
SOLO AT OUR STORES
~ ‘everywhere
Americus Cotton Market.
Amf.biccs, Ga., Oct., 34, 1900.
Bec'd today at warehouses, 154 baits,
Boo’d previously at •* 30,149 “
Total warehouse receipts 30,303
America* Market yootattoiu.
Good Middling, 8J@Sj
Middling
Farmers of Tezas Are Batisfied With
Any Price.
Mr. Honry L. Davie is jnst in re-
oeipt of a letter from bis son, Mr. Will
Davis, an old Amertous boy who is
making a snocess of life in Texas, Mr,
Davis writes that the farmers ont there
have made a good cotton orop, and are
selling it right along at 8} cents, Oot
ton is mado in Texas at half the ex
pense paid by Georgia farmers, and the
Texans are delighted at the idea of
getting 8} cents. Picking costs from
75 cents to 81.35 per hundred ont there,
this being the greatest item of expense
in making the crop. The heavy daily
receipts in Texas, by the way, is the
canso of the recent stamp in prices
here and elsewhere.
Advertised Letters.
Americas, Ga., Oct. 34, 1900, Be
low is a complete list of unclaimed
mail matter now remaining on hand in
Americus, Ga., postoffice, and unless
called for within next 14 days will be
sent to dead letter office, Washington:
B—Brown, W M; Barron, Miss Viola.
C—Capper, James, Jr; Coop.-r W C;
Collins, Mrs Nora.
D—Dickson, Berry.
O—Gibson, Nellie.
H—Hicks, Lovey L; Hunt, Nathan;
Harris, Freddie L,
K— King, Eugene.
L—Lnramore, Dan A; Lamar, Simuel;
Lipscomb, Ward; Lore, Clem.
P— Perry, Miss Georgia; Ponsell, Miss.
B—Rowe, Clyde.
S—Smith, Peter,
W—Waughan, F M; Wardkind, Eddie;
Williams, Elijah.
S. A. Smith, P. M.
Every Customer
That Buys $1.00
worth of GROCERIES from me can get 6 feet
■' * ip, I6ban, ••Our Flag’'
ids for
brand, weighing 9 poun<
25 Cents.
John M. Anglin,
300 LAMAR STREET.
Atlanta, Oct. 33.—Commissioner of
Agriculture Stephens, who is in con
stant communication with planters in
every section of the state, said today
that from the best information obtain
able by his department, there are throe
very pertinent points in connection
with the cotton growing industry
Georgia.
Firs), the crop in this stote will bo
(ally ono fourth lees than last year.
Second. There is no top crop worth
speaking of, and little or no cotton
either in the gins or warehouses.
Third. There is grave danger
over-planting in Georgia next year
On the first point Commissioner
Stevens says that while it is trne the
Georgia orop on the whole is one
fonrth short, the farmers will have
twice ob much money from it as they
bad last year, while in certain seotionB
where nearly a fall crop was made
prosperity Is proportionately increased
This has resulted in the liquidation
of nearly all outstanding indebtedness,
some of it several years old.
As to the amount of ootton either in
the field, in the gin or in the ware
honse, Mr. Stevens says there ia no
longer room for donbt. That the spin'
nors have been snspieions, believing
that mnoh cotton was being “hid out”
has been very apparent, but they have
only been deceiving themselves.
It only requires a trip throngn
Georgia to convince even the most
skeptical,” said Commissioner Stevens,
that there is no cotton in the -fields.
On this point my correspondents write
the same way, and they are emphatio
in saying that there is practically no
cotton in the gins and very little in the
warehouses,
“As I have repeatedly said here, the
recent bear movement was wholly an-
justifiable, for the condition that pre
vail in Georgia seems to prevail in all
the other ootton states, exoept that they
are worse, of oonrse, in certain parfs of
Texas.”
LEGISLATURE MEETS
IN ANNUAL SESSION
TRY IT
Organization Perfected Bj
the Election of Officers.
THE GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE
State’s Executive Congratulates thi
Legislature Upon the Prosperity ol
Georgia—He Urges Tax iteform, Sol.
tilers’ Home and Other Latvs.
Meets Soon In Cnthbert.
Cnthbert is making great prepara
tions for the entertainment of the
South Georgia Oonferenoe, which is to
assemble there in Deoember. Bap
tists and Presbyterians will meet with
their Methodist friends in entertaining.
Has Cured Thoneands, Will Care You.
If you are troubled with Kidney or
Bladder troubles, mob as Dropsy,
Bright’s Disease, Ostarrsh, Gravel of
the Bladder, Albumen in Urine and on-
healthy deposit, or too frequent die*
charge of the urine, pain In the back
and bladder, dropsioal swelling of the
feet and legs, eto., etc., we guarantee
that by ualng 8mlth’e Sure Kidney Cure,
a oomplete ouro will be effeoted. Price
50 cents. For sale by Dodscd's Phar
macy. 1
Total Catch of Seal*.
Victoria, B. C., Oct.‘ 34.—During the
season jnst closed 34 saillug schooners
took 18,000 skins in Behring sea, which
is 8,000 less than taken by the 35
schooners last year. The spring schoon
ers took 16,317 skins on the coast, bring-
incr rhn fnfnl tnr inn son nnfn HU Al?
ing tho total for the season np to 32,51
Only 53 branded seals were killed in
Behring sea.
Atlanta, Oct. 24. —The lower house
of the Georgia legislature mot thii
morning and organized \yith tho eleotloi
of the offleurs nominated by a Demo
erotic caucus held jnst before the regu
lor session convened. >
The bouse was called to order at 11
o'clock by John T. Eoifciullet, clerk ol
the lost house. Prayers wore then of
fered. Then the members were swort
in by Associate Jnstioo Lnmpkin.
S. Morris, of Cobb, was elected speakei
pro tcm. John D. Little, of Muscogee,
was re-elocted speaker, and John T.
Boifeuillet clerk. F. M. Durham wai
elected messenger, and J. 8. Williford,ol
Fayette, doorkoeper. Mrs.T. It. B.Cobt
was appointed postmistress
Governor’s Message.
In every respect the document is thor
oughly democratic, showing that Gov
ernor Candler has carefully weighed U
tho scales of democratic measurement
the sundry matters of public concern
which bo brings to the attention of th<
lawmakers of tile state. Touching upon
the expenditure of money raised by tax
ation, ne urges extremo caution upon
the general assembly and be lays great
stress upon the importance of mailing
appropriations sufficiently largo to meet
the growing demands of the state gov
ernment wisely and honestly admin
istered.
At the outset the governor congratu
lates the general assembly upon the sig
nal prosperity whleh the state enjoys al
the beginning of the legislative sossion.
making special mention of the prloo ol
cotton, and noting the unusually largi
size of the wheat orop, whioh be soyi
Women suffer-
breaks tho record of 40 year a He con Ljyg,. anc J Bl00(l.
gratulates tho formers of the state upon
the disposition to diversify agriculture.
He calls attention to the lncrcaso of BID,-
303,543 in the value of property of th«
state as shown by the tax digest and oh
serves that lawlessness and crime havt
shown marked improvement as the
times have become less stringent.
In dlscnssing the state’s financial con
dition the governor's mossage recital
that no state in the onion enjoys a bet
ter credit than Georgia. Covering thi
present fiscal year the total receipts ol
the state are shown to.be $8,543,089, and
the total expenditures $r,604,700. It
this connection the message calls atten
tion to the following Item:
•■From the report of tho treasurer It
will bo seen that there is in the treasury
$333,000 derived from tho sale of public
property, whioh con under the constltu.
i jon be applied to no purposo other than
the bonded debt.”
Legislation Recommondcd.
The governor mabs tho following sng<
gestions, recommending the onnctmenl
of new lows:
“I earnestly advise this general assem
bly to enact some law which will so
compllsh the desired end andoompelthi
tax dodger to bear his jnst share of the
burdens of government.
“After much investigation and study
have como to tho conclusion that tht
best interests of the taxpayer and schooli
demand a radical change in tho mode ol
providing means to support our public
schools.
•In my opinion, tho timeTina conii
when the state should provide a home
for thoso old decrepid and worn ont con
federate soldiers who are homeless and
friendless and unable to work for them
selves.
In the interest of good government
and in the interest of the negro race, 1
recommend an amendment to the con
stitution providing for a qualified suf
frage based on an educational or a prop
erty qualification, or both.
••I earnestly recommend that this law
be so amended as to place mlsdemeanoi
convicts in the hands of the prison com
mission, with the same powers and da
lles they now have os to felony con
victs. ”
DR. CARLISLES
X. &
-FOB-
CURES
RHEUMATISM
IN ALL FORKS.
Backache, Headache, Tooth
ache, Inflamation of the Kid
neys, Gravel, Neuralgia, Sore
Throat, Diptheria, Sprains,
Bruises, Contracted Cords,
Muscles, and Stiff Joints,
Cramp Colic and Cholera'
Murbus, Bilious Colic, Chills
ard Fever, Bites of Insects,
Reptiles and Mad Dogs,
Croup, Caked Breasts, Sur-
iressed Menstruation, Corns,
felons, Palpitation of the
Heart, Piles, Gonorrhea, etc.
For sale by E. J. Eldndge
and all first-class drugstores.
Price 50 cents.
All patients treated at my
office, no cure, no pay.
Dr. R. M. Carlisle,
Unadilla, Georgia.
Bright’s Disease.
Bright’s Dlsoase Is no respecter of
persons; It attaoks men and women, the
strong and robust, the rich and poor, the
active body and brain workers, the fatb*
era of famllie., the bread winners In
every sphere of life, seeming to choose
for its victims those only who oan least
‘ spared. Smith's Sore Kidney Care
the only guaranteed remedy for
Bright's Disease. Your mosey back if
' fails to cure. Price 50 cents. For sole
Dodson’s Pbarmaoy.
Constipation is the rock that wrecks
many lives; it poisons the very life
blood. Regularity can ho established
through the nse of Priokly Ash Bit
ters. It is mildly cathartic and
strengthens the stomach, liver and
kidneys. Dr. E. J. Eldridge.
Lumber Man A»«u»slnntcd.
Bristol, Tenn., Oct. 34. — Josoph
Chesser, a leading lumber dealer of this
section was assassinated at Norton, Ya.,
hut uight while going ont of n hotel.
Henry Hall, who has fled to the mouu
tains of Kentucky, is believed to be tht
sailant. Hall is said to have killed
six men. Tho community is arousec
over the assassination.
New Flour Mill For 8umter.
We have jnst completed onr new rol
ler process floor mill, and are prepared
to give the pnblio the beat floor to be
made of your grain.
G. L. Croxton A Buo.
d it w 4t Friendship, Ga.
|n,ii tier Own liilildiug*.
Colombia, S. C., Oct. 34.—Under au
act of the last legislature South Carolina
bus become her own underwriter. AU
the public buildings, including the four
colleges at Clemson, Bock HiU, Colum
bia and Charleston, will be insured by
the state. Au assessment will ho paid
by these institutions and by the state
for the statehoose until the amount so
paid in reaches $200,000. In the mean
time if there Is n fire the loss wiU faU
directly upon the taxpayers.
Dr. E. J. ELDRIDGE, Agent.
Scbumpcrt Shoe Co.
Your
Balance
Your bearing, your gait,
your personal appearance,
depend to a considerable
extent upon the shoes you
wear.
High-grade shoes are
more economical than the
general run of “bargain”
shoes for a great variety
of reasons.
We have
the best
Scbumpcrt Shoe Co.
ing from females
tronbles and
weakness, and
from irregular
or painful men
ses, ought not
to lose hope if
doctors cannot
help them. Phy
sicians are so
busy with other
diseases that
they do not un
derstand fully
the peculiar ail
ments and the
delicate organism of woman. What
the sufferer ought to do is to give
a fair trial to
BRADFIELD'S
Female Regulator
which is the true cure provided
by Nature for all female troubles. It
is the formula of a physician of the
highest standing, who devoted his
whole life to the study of the dis
tinct ailments peculiar to our moth
ers, wives and daughters. It is made
of sooihing, healing, strengthening
herbs and vegetable^ which have
been provided by a kindly Nature to
enre irregularity in the menses, Leu-
corrhcca. Falling of the Womb, Nerv
ousness, Headache and Backache.
In fairness to herself and to Brad«
field’s Female Regulator, every
suffering woman ought to give it a
trial. A large $i bottle will do a
wonderful amount of good. Sold by
druggists. i • ,
0 Snd for . nicely llluitr.ted Am book on Ik. aubject. -
The Bradfleld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Pocket Books.
Large, Small and
all Shapes.
Mounted or Plain.
Any Price,
From Five Cents up to
Five Dollars Each
at
W. A. REMBERT,
Nezt to Postoffice.
THE.
Windsor Hotel
AMERI US, GEORGIA
CHAS. A. FRICKER, FroprUtor
HENRY WETTEROTH, UaU|«.
HIM