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We kuow what tUe value of all the
fi'im m the country was in 1900 and
j t would lie interesting to know tbe
value of all tbe trusts. The,number
of farmers bos increased very greatly
ia tbe last fifty years. In 1900 there
were four times as many as there were
i U ]$.». Ia tbe ten years from 1690
to 1M0 the increase was twenty-five
per cent.
Aud there bas been a remarkable in
erenso in tbe total value of farms. In
1.00 tbe number of farms was 5,709,.
ii',7 and tbeir total value was 810,074,-
0.14,974. That is an enormous amount
of money, but there is one trnst, and it
has been organized .only a little more
than a year, that baa a capitalization
that is about one-twelfth as great as
the total value of all of tbe farms.
Tbe trust is tbe United States Steel
Corporation, known as tbe billion dol
lar trust. Twelve of these trusts
would be worth as much as all of tbe
farms, that is, if tbe valne of the
property of tbe trust is as great as tbe
president recently said it was. In
sworn atatatement he said that tbe
trust’s property would sell at publio
outcry for an amount fqaal to tbe
amount of its bonds and shares.
An interesting question is this: Is
tbe market valne of tbe output of this
trust equal to one twelfth of the mar
ket value of tbe orops of all tbe
farms? We have the total value of
the products of the farms for tbe yesr
1899—it was 84,729,118,752—but we
haven’t tbe fignres for tbe valne of tbe
output of tbe trust. It is probable,
however, tbat the value of tbe pro
ducts of tbe trust wss more than one-
twelfth of tbe value of tbe prodnots
of tbe farms.—Savannah News.
One of the most remarkable in-
stances of intensive ami diversified
farming—if it can be call farmiug-is
reported by Mr. II Durham in "The
Land of Sunshine.” The farmer is
Samuel Cieeks and his farm cinsists of
just ouo acre of land ia tbe Sacramento
Valley, California. Of that acre bis
buildings occupy nearly one sixth of
tbe space, but on the balance is grown
nearly every variety of fruits, unts,
vegetables, eto., tbst will or caa be
made to erow in tbat climate. Through
irrigation, high manuring, close intell
igent cultivation and infinite variety of
products is tbe secret of bis snccess.
On this small acre,which tbe average
farmer would consider barely large
JEFFRIES KNOCKS OUT
ROBERT FITZSIMMONS
In the Eighth Bound Cornish-
man Goes Down.
CHAMPION EAOLY PUNISHED.
At First It Looked aa If Fitzsimmons
Would Be the Next Winner, and the
Result Was a Surprise to All—Brief
but Noteworthy Battle.
San Francisco, July 26.—After fight
ing a battle of eight rounds that waa
fought with brllllapt and courageous
work, hobert Fitzsimmons last night
forfeited his last claim upon the
heavy-weight, championship. He was
enough for a garden or potato'' patch” I !'"£ c . lted *° 0,6 “°° r by James J
u, , * Jeffries *nd counted out after he had
. Cleeka has supported himself and ao badly punished the champion that
wife for forty year?, and he informed M* was a foregone conclusion among
Mr. Durham tbat he not only realizes 8pectators that Cornishman
a comfortable living but put aside an Bleeding from a number of gashes
average of four hundred dollars a yeft. ln the face, apparently weakening and
This would seem incredible, but bis c * e * r * J ’ unable to cope with Fltzslm-
neighbors substantiated his statements, ?"■’ ’ Je * rle8 dellT * r * d
- I I ,, two lucky punches as Fitzsimmons
adding that he wss one of the men in the paused In his fighting toward him and
community who always bas money to turned the tide. The battle was brief,
loan, and who is ever ready to make a but n0,cworth J r . and will live in pu-
ilnnatmn . glllstlc annals. Fitzsimmons tried
donation to a worthy object. once t0 rise from the mat> but sank
Naturally one of tbe secrete of Mr. back again in helplessness and heard
Ole* kb’ success lies in what may be hlmself coun,ed out - "here but a mo-
called the folly of those around them. I bef ° re he tad a " ,he bet,er ol
The Sacramento Valley is noted as a ' wm Never Fight Aga| „
wheat country and the farmers there. wll] never flght agaln ,- Mld the
like the farmers in many other placer, battle-scarred veteran of the ring,
devote all their attention praatically to whon he bad sufficiently recovered to
one crop. Consequently Mr. Cieeks is * allt ’
IF YOU WILI PUT {tteasnoonftnof Mexican Mustang Lin.
W'kkrui tmrnt into a glass halt full of water and
with this gargle your throat often it will quicklj£ure a Sore Throat,
FIRST GUNS OF THE BATTLE.
1 here has been a great deal of men
tal energy wasted upon tbe considers
tion of who will be tbe leader of tbe
democrats in 1914 as tbe presidential
candidate.
The right man will be chosen when
the time comes.
Tbe democracy bas never lacked
leader to fight a losing battle, nor
fight a winning battle wben all the po
litical conditions point unmistakably,
as they do now, to victory. In 1904 tbe
right leader will be found. For tbe
congressional elections in 1902 tbe
right lender bas already been chosen
He is chairman of tbe democratic eon
cressional committee, bis name
James Mathews Griggs, and he hails
from Georgia. The battles has just
begun, bat no one who has observed
tbe bearing and the leadership of
Origga, of Georgia, can doubt for a
moment that he ia the right mac in tbe
right piaoe, and that tbe democrats
have a leader to go before .them whom
they can follow to battle with confi
dence. ■"Our campaign will begin at
once” said Judge Griggs in a recent in
terview “and the issue will be tariff-
r.urturod trusts.”
Among other hnman freaks Atlanta
bas a weeper. In passing sentence
upon an embezzler, who waa convicted
Foster wept copiously,tbe court officers
were likewise bathed in brine, while
tbe prisouer, who virtually got off
scott free, probably wept because this
precious lot of old women were not on
the jury that convicted him. Foster &
C'o should start a Sunday sobool.
Many of tboie who left Hall county,
<*»,, last year for Texas have returned
aud are totally disgusted with that
state. The others will return this com
ing fall if they can make enough off ot
tbeir cotton to pay tbeir way back.
'I tie eorn crop is literally bnrned up.—
Marietta Journal.
Alter McLanrin has betrayed hts
party for a piece of pie, Tillman ia go-
to pitchfork tbat before he can get
to it. Tillman evidently doesn’t want
kis colleague to have a thing to do bat
sit down and twiddle his thumbs and
H‘iak bow wicked be has bsen.
. "The flght was won fairly, and to
able to soil them fruits, vegetables and J the best man belongs the laurels,
other luxuries at remunerative prices “ You are the most dangerous man
and always find a demand for all he ? Ilve ’", , saia Jc -" r ‘ < : 8 ! a ret V rn ’ " and
. I consider myself lucky to have won
can raise. If all of them were to adopt when I did.”
his plan there would be no home de* Fitzsimmons had been fighting at a
maud for his products, and his sore f,lrlous sate, cool and deliberate, and
, , , ... ,, . , chopping the champion to pieces with
would be less profitable. That, how- the terrific rights and lefts that have
ever, does not prevent his methods made him famous, and the result was
aud his success from furnishing an a surprise.
i„„„ „ ,, . _ I It was the draught horse and the
object lesson for others.-Montgomery racer from , he tap of , ha gong- wh-n
Advertiser. the men came together Fltz appeared
Tather worried, but upon opening o,
Comptroller General Wright thinks tho filst rouni1 he assumed a confl-
...... , , .. . dence and foug’.t with the delibera
te state’s tax returns from this year tlon of the genora , that he
wilt show an increase of 820,000,000.
MAN AND WOMAN 8HOT.
Miss Cobbs Dangerously and Oscar
' Reid Fatally Wounded.
Birmingham, Ala., July 2G.—Oscar
Reid, 19 years of age, and Mrs. -Bab
ble Engiett were shot on the streets
of Ensiey late yesterday afternoon
by two negroes, and the young man
Is not expected to live.
The negroes were firing their pis-
As early as tho second round Fltz-
I simmons had Jeffries bleeding profuse
ly from mouth and nose. Again and
again he landed on his bulky oppopent,
getting away in such a clever manner
that he roused the big crowd to enthu-
| slastlc cheering. It seemed, indeed,
that Jeffries could scarcely stand the
pace.
Took Defeat With Good Cheer.
But the eighth round came, and af
ter a series of hot exchanges Fltz-
tols in a vacant lot near the street I simmons paused with his guard down
and one of the stray bullets struck I and spoke to the champion. Tho Iat.
Mrs. Engiett In the hip. Inflicting a I ter’a reply was two terrific blows that
dangerous but not fatal wound. The gaTe d him the championship and re-
young man carried Mrs. Engiett .o moved the veteran Fitzsimmons from
her home near by and with her father the fistic arena. Fitzsimmons took
went back to arrest the two negroes, hts defeat with good cheer. Ho walk-
One of the negroes was apprehend-1 ed to the center of the ring, and, rais
ed, but catching young Reid off bis I |ng his hand addressed the multitude,
guard, sprang upon him, seized hill saying:
revolver and shot him through the “The best man has won. Had
side. The negro then disappeared beaten Jeffries tonight I would have
Into the woods. A posse Is In pur-1 conceded him the championship and
suit of him. | th en forever retired. I retire Just
the same sow, but without having ac
complished my ambition. I am
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
IN otice - AM legal ad vertl?*?men ts mast be
brought to tbe oSBte not later titan
' etch moittb to insure In*
with the fee. TM*
f Keep this
_ fact always fresh in your memory:—
For Cuts, Mashes and all Open Sores, you
need only to apply
ff^sxican flfyiislang ^iniment
! a few times and the soreness and - inflammation will
bo conquered and tbo wounded flesh healed.
1 To get tho best results yon should saturate a pieco
of soft cloth with the liniment and bind it upon tho
wound as you would a poultice.
25c., BOc. and 91.00 a bottle.
KEEP AN EYE ON »f^, a Vu'SM'lV'SU
diseases among your fowls uso Mexican .Mustang Liniment.
BY GREAT DANE DOGS
WOMANJSMANGLED
Shocking Fate of Wife.of a
Prominent Parisian.
HUNGER-MADDENED ANIMALS
When Woman Went to Feed Them
They 8prang Upon Hed Like Tigers,
Inflicting Injuries' From Which Shs
Died Soon After.
Pops Put Out Ticket.
CarneivlUe, Ga.. July 25.—The Pop-1
uilsta hare held a county mass meet-
-ing at tho court bouse and placed In Believe They Will 8trlke Oil.
the field • full ticket for county offl- Raleigh, July 26.—The Ohio oil ex-
cers. For representative. Dr. T. J. I Ports who aro now In tho AahevlUe
Holbrook; sheriff, J. Ol B. Vandiver;! section say that they believe oil will
treasurer, W. H. Smith; tax collector, he found. They have bought the
L. H. Payne; tax receiver, E. H. necessary machinery. It la, strange
Stance); clerk superior court, Simp- to say, the first test made for oil In
of having taken nearly $9,000, Jndge * on - The Democrats will hold a prl-1 this state, though for years belief In
miry at all the precincts for county Ha existence In three or four counties
officers on the first day ot August. | not far from Raleigh has existed.
There will be a hard fought political
battle in this--county from now until! GreenviHe Wants New Depot
the fall election. | GiWenvIlle. S. C., July 26.—The
Greenville board of trade Is agitating
Contraband Liquor Confiscated. I a new depot President A. A. Bris-
Grccnvllle, S. C., July 26.—A party tow will confer with the Southern rail-
of state constables have confiscated a I way authorities In a few days con-
horse, wagon and harness and a bar-1 corning the matter and If fhoy Jo
rel containing 47 gallons of contra- not favor it the board-Intends to sub
band liquor about 3 miles from Oreen-1 mlt a proposition to tho state railroad
•tile. Two arrests were loads I commission.
The farmer* of Wilcox will have eorn
to another year. Proapeolanow
are that more corn will be harvested
thi * year than any previous year in
some time.—Rochelle New Era.
The St. Lonie Republic aays:
aa 1 c irn are at high fignres on
.’; of the gathering of one of
Mercury aDd potash
ONLY SERVE AS A MASK FOR
CONTAGIOUS BLOOD POISON
They hide its repulsive form, nnd this serpent disease,
stupefied by these drugs, lies dormant until the effects
have worn off or treatment is discontinued, when it
breaks down the mask and becomes as full of life and venom as ever.
Mercury and Potash may diy up the sores and eruptions, but at the same
time they drive the poison back into the blood and system, wberc it feeds
upon the tender tissues, membranes and nerves, finally breaking out in
most disgusting sores and even destroying the flesh and bones.
Mercury and Potash cannot accomplish a radical and permanent cure.
They have a palliative but not curative effect upon this treacherous snake
like disease. These drugs produce mercurial Rheumatism, destroy the
teeth and corrode the membranes of the stomach and bowels, causing inflam
mation and dyspepsia, nervousness and general derangement of the system.
S. S. S. is a Specific for Contagious Blood Poison, and tbe only antidote
for the peculiar virus that spreads so quickly throughout the system,
corrupting the blood and infecting every organ and fibre of the body.
S. S. S. destroys the serpent, and eliminates
every atom of poison from the blood, it makes a
thorough and radical cure of the disease, and at the
same time builds up the general health. S. S. S.
contains no minerals of any kind, but is a purely
vegetable remedy and \vc offer $i,ooq for proof to the contrary. <g
•Write us about your case and our physicians will cheerfully advise
without charge. Our home treatment book will be sent free to all who
dwireit THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, Atli
New York, July 26.—Madame Ed
mond Sempls, who before her mar
riage a year ago was Misa Louisa
Rutherford, of Brooklyn, has been set
upon, says a Parts dispatch to Tho
World, "by two hunger-maddened Great
Dane dogs, which had been secured to
guard her husband’s country house at
Annecy Lake, nnd so terribly Injured
that she died two hours after the at
tack.
M. Sempls Is a prominent business
man in Paris. H!s home at Annecy
Lake is Isolated, nnd following a re
cent attempt by burglars to enter the
place, he purchased two powerful
Great Danes as guards.
The dogs proved so ferocious that
they were confined ln an Iron enclos
ure during the daytime for the safety
ot the family. M. Sempls was ad
vised to starve them, so tbat when
food was given to them they-would
remember kindly their benefactors. So
they had nothing to eat for two days.
hfadame Sempls did not accompany
her husband and their guesta who
started for a drive to Alx-les-Balna.
She noticed tbe dogs while she was
walking In the yard, and knowing
that they had been without food, do
termlnod to feed them, as they were
apparently quiet She ordered the
cook to prepare a bowl of meat and
carried It to the kennel, tbe woman
accompanying her.
The Instant Madame Sempls entered
the Iron enclosure the Great Danes
leaped upon her like hungry tiger*.
They bore her to the ground, and as
(be vainly sought to defend herielf
their teeth sank Into her arm* .and
body. Her struggles apparently mad
dened the animals the more.
The coachman heard the icreamt of
Madame Sempls and the cook. Madame
Sempls begged the man to save her.
Tie ran to the sta’.ie to get a pitch-
fork. When ho returned the Great
Danes had fearfully torn their victim
Tho coachman fought the brutes
Into a corner and kept them there
until the cook summoned neighbors
and carried Madame Sempls from the
enclosure ln a dying condition.
A few minutes after M. Sempta and
big guests returned she succumbed
to her Injuries, after exchanging a
few words with her hnsband, who is
nearly crazed by the tragedy.
Soft
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and ns touch m wlro by
using JRVKBKA Har-
SLn*«°iu l iiiJ£.k?i1 I
! last twice as long as It
ordinarily would.
EUREKA
Harness Oil
nukaa a poor looking her*
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, pure, heavy bodied oil, ee>
penally prepared to with*
' Bland the weather.
Bold everywhere
ln cane-al! ilm.
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Digests what you eat*
This preparation contains all of the
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the food you want. The mostBensltlve
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prevents formation of gas on the stom
ach, relieving all distress after eating.
Dieting un necessary. I’leasant to take.
It can’t help
but do you good
W.,'A. Rembert, Americas, Ga
Sumter Sheriff Sales.
Will be sold before the court house door
In the city Of Amerlcu# Sumter county, '
Georgia. between the legzl hour, of .ale, on -
the nr-1 Tue-<lay In August, l»)i, the fol-
lowing described properly, to-wlt:
Lon of land No«. J87 and 174 ln the Mth ..
district of Sumter county. Ga. Letled on
a» the property of W. P. Willett to satisfy an
execution t-sued fr m the City Court of
Amerlcua ln favor of A B Connors versus
W. P. lMllett. Property pointed ont by *,
plaintiff. atiorneys and tenant In possession
notined tn terms of the law. -this July 7th,
I» *• K. L. BELL, Sheriff.
A PPL1CA7 ION
A LETTERS OF DISMISSION. *
GEORGIA—Sumter County.
Mrs. Mary A. McElroy, administratrix up-
-J the estate of Rohert B. McElror, late of-
■aid county deceased having Hied her pe- -
tltlon for discharge. This Is To cite all per
sons concerned to show cause against the
granting ot this discharge, at the regular
if rm of the Court of Ordinary for said coun
ty. to be held on the flrst Monday In August,
Irfe Given under my hand and official sig
nature, this Tth day ot July 1K2.
- LLEN, Ordinary.
ayo
99.1
A FPLICATIPN
A TWELVE MONTHS SUPPORT.
GEOR3IA—SDXTZR COUHTT,
Whereas, Josephine Wright, having made
application for twelve months support out
of the estate of Seaborn Wright, deceas ‘
sons concerned are hereby required to show
cause before the Court of Ordinary of said
county on th. erst Monday In August. 1M>,
why said application should not be granted.
Given under my hand and official signature,
this tbe 8tb day of Ju'y, lfOJ
EM THUS. tl. ALLEN. Ordinary.
HPli D Road Notice.
GEORGIA—Srxisn Couxtt.
T. IL McLendon. M. A. McCrea. M. O. Lo
an and others bare petitioned for the es-
.abllshment of a second-class public road
described In said petition aa beginning at
tbe J. ti. Black plase and running due north
on land line to Intersect the Bottsford and
rtcus roid near M, O. Logan's,
Ing through lands of Ous Rhodes, Mn.
Thomas, E. Timmerman. J. M. Smauplcce,
T. R. McLendon, L. A. asd J. A. and St. A.
McCrea. Henry and Clayton Bvrd, Dill Allen
and M. O. Logan, alt In the 17tn district of
said county, which has been marked out by
the commissioners and a report thereof
made od oath by them, All persons are
uoilNed that sain new road will on the flrst
Monday In August be Anally granted If no '
new cause be shown to the contrary. This
7th day of Ju y, IK)I.
B o BSh J- W. WHEATLEY. Clerk
'* a County Commissioner!.
A PPLICATION
ftfin TWELVE MONTHS SUPPORT.
GEORGIA—WEIIS11R CotMV.
Appraisers havlngset apart twelve months
support to Mollle Starks, widow of Isaac
Starks, deceased, on application of E, L-
Stevecs, attorney, I will pass upon the same
at the August term, IKS. unless good cause
ts shown to the contrary. s.
T. J. THARP, Ordinary,
Notice of Election.
GEORGLA-SCHTEB COHXTRY.
Office of the Ordinary ot said County—
Upon petition signed by one tenth of the
voter; of said County oi Sumter who are
qualified to vote tor members of the Gen
eral Assembly, determined bs the Ux books ’
of said county for tbe year, not, received br
me. I. Thomas M. Allen.Ordlnaryofthesaia
County of Sumter, do hereby order an elec
tion to be held on the Slit, day of August,
in«, (there being no general erection to be
held for that month.) at the places for hold
ing elections for members of the General
Assembly of said County, to determine
wbetheror not iplrttuone itquore such a.
are mentioned In section IMS ot the code of
Georgia, shall be sold wllbln the limits ot
said Counts, said electtou to be held under
the same regulations as are now prescribed
b 7 i» w < or Bq.dln* elections fo- members
or the General Assembly: alipcraonsQU. '
ed to vote for members of the General
In sallfc°lecUolp ° Untr ' laaHAvd to vote
_ Allpf sonsrotlrg at slid election who are
agalzst the sale of such Intoxicating Honors-
uare mentioned tn said section IMS of the
Code of Georgia, > hall have printed or writ
ten on tbtlr tickets "AGAINi-pTHE SALE
iS. < j; o t!a!M ,, “ , safassva?. r pt,n,ed ° n
It Is further ordered that a copy of tbla
1» published once a week tor four
to the Aoerlcus Times Recorder, a
ntw.ptper published In said Couityssno-
c 58 , .**'. u . * 1 : u,on - * n d that no ntheror
further notice is i ccessary.
Witnessbv hand and seatof -office thtsteth, '
IT of July, JKZ. THOMAS M. ALLEN.
Ordinary, Sumter County, Ga.
PROFESSIONAL-CARDS.
Only Dry County In 8tate.
Colombia, S. C.. July 26—Marlboro
ia now tbe only prohibition county In
the state. Tho people there have
never allowed the Introduction of a
dispensary. But there Is. somo Illicit
liquor sold In the county, as It Is on
tho border, with not even a creek di
viding It from North Carolina.
Father Reilly Dies on 8hlpboard.
New York, July 26.—Tho Rev. Fath
er Michael P. Reilly, of Savannah, Ga.,
died guddealy last night of apeplexy
on boar* the steamer City of Mi
on bis way from Savannah to
city.
GOLDEN AGE
PURE OLD
LINCOLN CO.
WHISKEY
IV*iS-BOTTLIS • A/IC
Bspress Prepaid, Q J43
Tho mo-t perfect Whiskey
over di.tilled. Better than
the other follows soil for
it We sre distillers, which
makes s Id. difference. Ail
shipments in plain buses:
money buck If yon want it.
5 bstllet, $3.45, tiprtn paid
lOhottlss, 6.55. esprtti paid
12 bottles. 7.90, tiprest paid
ISbolllei. 9.70, siprstp paid
A sample half pint by es-
pms prepaid for 3) cenu in postage stamps.
AMERICAN SURPLV CO.. Olstillera,
es Mela sc, M«pkl% Teem
F. SOUTKR.
ATTORNEY-.T-LAW,
Preston. Oa.
J.JOIII'tlt 4tt-DTKES,
Attorneys at Law,
Planters Bank Building.
Room No. 7. Dyne Building, Am.rtcus, Ga.
E.’
Office ln Wheatley Building opposite th
Office cTcr Bembert’e Ding stcr- Forsyth
BAGGAGE
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orders attended to promptly :tleft at
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before p m Respectfully,
STEVE WOOTERe
JOS. DUDLEY,
Summer Law School
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
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Tenders hts riofetslofla! sen Ice to the
people of Amertcus and surroundlrg coun
ties. Special attention given to general
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tloni
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