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6 TBE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-KEOOKDElt: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1902. HUDSON ON NINE COMMITTEES. Senator From the Thirteenth Well Favored. Senator Thomas O. Hudson, who spent yesterday among his many Americas friends and constituents, •will return tomorrow to bis duties at the capital. The appointment of 8ena tor Hudson to place upon nine im portant senate committees is an attest of his ability and likewise of the es teem in which he is held by President Howell. Senator Hudson was made chairman of the Committee on Pen sions, vice chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, and a member of the Committees on Finance, Education and Publio Schools, Constitutional Amendments, General Judiciary Special Judiciary, Rules and Peni tentiary. WRITES A BALLAD ON BUSTON. , MAN SHOT DEAD The Best Remedy For Croup. [From the AtcMnson, Kan., Daily Globe This is the reason when the woman who knows the best remedies for croup 1< in demand In every neighborhood. One of the most terrible things In the world is to bo awakened in the middle of the night by a whoop from one of the children. The croup remedies are al moat as sure to be lost, in case of croup, as a revolver is sure to be lost In case of burglars. Thero used to be an old fashioned remedy for oroup, known as hive syrup and tolu, but some modern mother’s say that Chamberlain’s Congh Remedy Is better, and does not oost so mooh. It causes the patient to "throw np the phlegm" quicker, and gives re. Kef In a shorter time. Give this remedy at soon as the croupy cough appeal a and it will prevent the attack. It never falls and in pleasant and safe to take For sale by all druggists. NOTHING DOING IN POSTOFFICE. That Appointment Still Continues - Withhold. That long expected appointment of postmaster of Americas seems perma nently pigeon-holed at Washington despite the general belief that the va cancy existing for two months would very soon be filled. The petition cir culated here by friends of Mr. Henry Wetteroth has doubtless been sent to Washington already. In the mean while the duties of postmaster are be ing ably discharged by Assistant Postmaster F. P. Mitchell, who is himself an applicant for the position made vacant by the death of Post master Smith, and with excellent pros pects of getting the appointment. Estimate of the “Estlmater" Reduced to Verso. The "estimate" of the cotton crop,. recently given out by one Boston, of I Authorities and Rioters Have Liverpool, is a subject of much merri ment just now. Spirited Engagement. Boston, from his Eoglish castle, figures that we will make 11,DO,Co| RIOTERS WERE INTOXICATED bales this year. But the farmers who plow the fields | and who are upon the scene think llna- ter Buaton is far wrong in hiB fake es timate. A poem, which was enjoyed at the warehouses, is as follows: “Oh, Huston: Bounteous Boston: You have is ft our happy shcre! In Attempting to Liberate His Incar Carcerated Friend, One of the Rl oters Was Shot and Killed by Mar shal. Jackson, .Miss., Oct. 31.—Thursday But our "hea'ru'aic "tbriiled with gladoeu I “ , * ht word reached here from Mount as they've ne'er bfen tilled before. 0Ilve ’ a sraaM t0 ' vn in Covington coun- ty of a fatal battle between the au thorities and a party of rioters, who were in the town attending Howe's circus. The rioters were well filled with whisky, and for an hour or more pro as they’ve ne’er bfen tilled before. ’ve steeped < ureouis In peaceful ba our fa’ntlng hopes renew; For Instead of crop disaster It will be “Kiev en two”: Oh DuUon, Mr. Huston, the farmer Is a fool To plod for weary weeks behind the rudder ofatnulc: i - * — •— Or view the rains with anguUb, or tremble I duced a reign of terror ln town . shoo'.- I inCV » avopvitilni* In eUhi „ .. .1 ..... at the drought, When all he needs to make a crop Is Bus ton’s visit South’ Oh Buston: sapient Huston: Lend us your magic glass Where you see ‘green, well-fruited stalks” We see but weeds and grass- We thought the fields which you declare truly marvelous sight” Ing at everything In sight, and com polling people to seek safety In their homes. The cause of the disturbance was the fact that several members of the party had been swindled by circus fa kirs, and they bad started io the show uuij uiairvciouH signi - | grounds with the intention of having Were white because our pickers “jumped” a pitched battle when Deputy Sheritf a month ago last algbt. Walker and a determined posse o! e^o r 'M e «iab U - " la,1<1 ~ A H de *’ utle « dlsa ™*> th™ and took them We really thought that drought and worms t0 ' h ° calaboose - A1 > g»Y e bond ex- nad wrought us havoc dire. I ce Pt one man, who was kept in the How sweet H is to know, at last, those ."Bug fa,aboos e- tales 'were but lies; Shortly after dark John Millis, a And If the weevil came at; all Vwas -‘tiles- friend of the Incarcerated man, went wetnirr:^""- t0 the with two six-shooters and TZZZn* iST °" r rua WU1 ‘ “ “ 10 :r U0 h,m - ^ty walker And listened to those “short crop ads ' (ToU^?' . “Im to retreat, but Instead Hell with Mr. Price.) Millie drew his pistols, when the dep- But now we know the truth at last: and ut F *hot him dead, while farm*work Is slack 1 We ll drive to town and sell those bales you I s Tk.nWsM.™ in.... say were holding back. “ Thanksgiving Dinner- Ta ' d f‘° g wel1 ’ and Heavy eating Is usually the first cause (It might as'we'll'be 1 dap'pledg'ray, or keJ* »- trope; or pink) I " lmo *he mucous membraoes JIdior the When they al’nt “green” the “fields are I ®tomach f producing swelliog after eat- . .. w J 1,te ,” Tlle to P cr °P*d"'. youosy lug, hea.tburn, bsadaohe, sour risings l«h5“ t xT»iay UUbC,n * kln8 ” CD H aod floa “r catarrh of the stvmach Oh Buston, Bounteous Buston: Tell us, Oh [ Hodol relieves the lofiimmation, pro tell us true: ’ I teots the nerves and cures the catarrh. What labour “simple method" “so accurate I Kodol cures indigestion, dyspepsia, alt Did you tslVwlth the Conductor, as you r f to ““ Iltro “ bl ‘ ab Jol , a , ."Dg.ud.wret train sped night and day? r log the glands of the stomach. W A Or did you seek the • Butcher" out, and steal RemberL his brains away:- Or did your “swap statistics” (If you did you | hadn’t ougbter) I It is to laugh when one sees some With that: grim guardian of the berths- - theatrical performances advertised uu The CSlorcil Pullman i.uviafv I i. .. * ... geoSqia legislature. Stepped Against a Hot Etoye, A child of Mrs. Geo. T. Denson, when getting bis usual Saturday night bath, stepped back against a hot stove which burned him eeverely. The ohlld was In great agony and bis mother could do nothing to paoity him. Remembering that she bad a bottle of Chamberlain’s Fain Balm In tho house, she thought she would try It. In less than half sn hour after applying It the child was quiet and arleep, and in lees than two weeks was well. Mrs. Benson Isa well known resident of Kellar, Va. rain Balm Is an antlseptlOjlinlmeut and espe- dially valuablo for bnrnr, cuts, bruises and sprains. For sale by all druggists. WAS TOUCHED BY PICKPOCKETS The colored Pullman porter: But never mind, dear Buston, how you made your estimate You have tilled our hearts with gladness at the prospects you relate.: So come again, sweet Buston: and predict big crops of bay Andsay our cows will soon have calrcs~our hens begin to lay. Oh give us bumper crops of corn, and fill our empty bins. But don't “estimate” our families, you're sure to figure twins.'': der the head of "Amusements.” If you are bllllous and seeking advls ■s, Take DeWiit’s Little Fatly litters Just before going to bed. You will flod on the morrow, You are rid < f your Borrow— Tbit’s all; Just enough'said. These famous pills do not gripe, but move the bowele gent’e and easily cloaoslDg the liver. Thulr tonic elTmt gives strength to the glands, preventing a return of tho disorder. IV, A. lism One Minute Cough Cure Is the only harmless oough cure that n ror gives q tick relief. Curta Coughr, Colds, ^ j Croup, B'onchitis, Whooping Cough r ’ Pneumonia, Asthma, LaGrlppe and all | Throat, Chest and Lung trophies. I got SomB ,biD B" aru better late than soaked by rain, says Gortrudo E. Fen. nevet > aBd somo others are better never Citizen Loses Hia Purse and Small Amount- Some of tho light-fingered gentry, the pickpockets, got in their work yes terday while tbe'etreets wero jammed with people. Mr. Philo Hmith was re llevedjof his wallet, containing a small sum, while an old negro bad hla purse, containing the proceeds of a bale of ootton, stolen from him. Mr. Smith had just cashed a check for $125, but luokily he put th'li money in hia inaide vest pocket and saved It. The police were vigilant, nnd this faot served to restrain the thieves to some extent. Liver Chamberlain's Stomach and Tablets. Try them When you feel dull after ea'iog. When you have no appetite. When you have a bad 'sate la the month. When your liver la torpid. When your bowels are oonatlpatid. When you have n headache: • When you feel bilious. They will Improve your appetite, eleanaa and Invigorate your alomach nnd regulate Tour liver and bowels, Por sale by all druggists. soaked by ram, aaja Gertrude E. Fen nor, Munclo, Ind , and contracted ase vere cold and cough. I failed rapidly; lost -IS lbs. My druggists recommended One Minute Cough Cure. Tho first hot llo brought relief; several cured me. I am back to my old weight, 148 lbs. Ono Minute Cough Cure outs the phlegm, re lieves the cough at once, draws out In- fitmmatlor, oures croup. An Ideal remedy for children. W. A. Itombert. HAVE PLACES ON COMMITTEES. Sumter’s Members Fare Well In Dis tribution. Hon. J. A. Hixon and Hou. W. T. Lane, Sumter’s immediate representa tives In the Houte, fared well in the distribution of committee place* by Bpeaker Morris, as announced yester day. Mr. Hixon la a member of com mittees on Amendment of tho Oonsli- tutioo, Appropriations, General Judi ciary, Railroads, Temperance, and University of Georgia. Mr. Lane la on the committees on Banking, Mines and mining, and State of the Republic. COL. WHEATLEY, OF AMERICUS. than too soon. Cured ofPilts After 40 Years Mr. C. HaDoy, of Gcnuva, Ohio, h.d tho plica for forty years. Doctors aul dollars could do him no laaling good. DeWitt's Witch Huzol Stive cured him permanently. Iovaluabio for cute, burns, bruises, rpralns, lacerations, ecz-ma, totter, salt rheum, and all other skin diseases. I.ork (or the name 1)). Witt on tho package—all others are oheap,worthless counterfeits, W. A. RemberL It takes nine tailors to make a man, but one can often make him look like 80 oents. Prominent Citizen Is Appointed on Governor's Staff. Governor Terrell honors Americas and South Georgia by appointing Mr. Crnwford Wheatley, of this oily, npon hia official ataff. It i* now Colonel Wheatley, and hia hundreds of friends doff their bats to the handsome nnd popnUr young citizen than honored by the Governor of Georgia. H. T. McIntyre, St Paul, Minn, who has been troubled with a disordered stomaob, says, "Chamberlain’s Stom Representlve Hall of Bibb Strikes st Free Passes. Atlanta. Nov. 1.—The house held a session lasting two hours yesterday morning, during which time 22 hills were introduced. Several discussions were had over pending matters, hut otherwise the session was a quiet one Mr. Hail of Rill, introduced a bill to prevent railroads, express, tele phone and telegraph companies doing business in the state from granting special privileges to officers of the state, and prescribing that corpora tions violating the provisions of the act be subject to a fine of $1 in each case. The measure is designed to cut oil free passes and franks. Another interesting bill was that in troduced by Mr. Blackburn of Fulton, which provides that electric street rail way companies may bo authorized to engage In the business of furnishing steam heat and power to consumers. This measure, if passed, would enable the Georgia Railway and Electric com pany to conduct its steam heating bus iness under Its present charter. If the measure introduced by Mr Wellborn, of Union, becomes a law veterans owning 11,000 wc«lh of proper ty, or who are in receipt of yearly sal aries of more than $300. will not be entitled to receive pensions from the state. The following wero some of the bills introduced and referred to their appropriate committees: By Mr. Gaulden of Brooks—To pre vent betting or selling of pools upon the result of any trial or contest of skill, speed or power of endurance of man or beast in this state, but to at low pool selling on races at fair grounds. By Mr. Cal An. of Richmond—To au thorize cities of the state having a population of more than 30,000 to lay out and maintain boulevards, drive ways, parks and parkways outside the limits of the cities and within 5 miles of same, and to create boarls of park commissioners. By Mr. Wellborn of Union—To pre scribe that no person owning more than $1,000 worth of property, or earning more than $300 per year, shall be entitled to draw a pension in tha state o. Georgia. By Mr. Glenn of Whitfield—To amend act to require emigrant agents to pay a tax of $500. By Mr. Flanigan of Gwinnett—To amend tho constitution so as to pro vide for the establishment and main tenance of public schools by local tax- ation. By Mr. Stewart of Calhoun—To In corporate the town of Edison, in Cal houn county. By Mr. Blackburn of Fulton—To au thorize street railroad companies to engage in tho business of furnishing steam heat or power. By Mr. Underwood of White—To prescribe and limit tho fees of solicitor generals for prosecuting In the courts of tho state the felonies that were re duced to misdemeanors by the act of 1866. By Mr. Glenn of Whitfield—To amend section 3 of the code so as to prescribe how trials shall bo had be fore recorders, mayors and other of ficers. presiding in municipal courts. FELL FIFTY FEET. Breaking Cable Hurls Men to Bottom of Coal Shaft. Dos Moines. Iowa, Nov. 1.—Five men fell 60 feet down a coal shaft at New ton yesterday afternoon and somo of them cannot recover. The men* were being elevated to the surface of French brothers' mine at tho close of work. The cable broke Just as they j reached tiie top. and they dropped to 1 the bottom of the shaft with lightning . rapidity. Tho men wero found piled I in a heap at the bottom, ail uncon-1 scious but one. Andrew Fleming | has regained consciousness. Hugh 1 Smith cannot recover, and the fate of tho others, John Snook, Eugene Welsh and John Welsh, is uncertain. Each of the men has a family. Choose Wisely*... when you boy a SEWING MACHINE. You'Hfind all sorts and kinds at corresponding prices. But if you want a reputable serviceable Machine, then rake *“•' WHITE,. 25 yean experience bar cnathd t/j to brln-r out a HANDSOME ... SYEMETRTCAL at i VhXL-EUn.T .^—PRODUCT. cytr.bming in its make-up ail (he -sej prints err.,nun *■? hi;h C7tie machines and others that are feuni 'n.'y r.-i the Y7! ilTH—*w in:.. ere, our 'i'BUCION lUBICATOP. a device tbit shows the tension e; i S.t this i» cot dl. v.-e havt others thaf .-p'-t! to careful buyers. vtonArc-r? a‘.o noTAinr 7 SHUTTLE STYLES. • Our Eiegant H, T, Catalogues give full particulars, free• White Sewing Machine Co., CLE oHio i ND ' F- r Sale By F. G. OLVER, Americus, Ga. igdy Ufa Viewed fm.n every possible .stand point eur paint* arc font:toss. Thrv r.rc mads rijj'it—of t!ie bs-.t InjjrcJicnts scientifically handled. 'I hey po**c*s a CDverifiK capacity second to r. mr. They have a brilliancy and a durability which makes inum tnjst satisfactory, most serviceable nnd most econotnicat. MOORE’S PURE HOUSE COLORS — e paint* thfit please. They have stood the test i f time nnd |iro>Ld themsrfvceminent** guperlur to •• i other paints, hinaf r i V i 1 K •\ ou thc comet thlr.^ ir. color com binations nml hints which win be cl much help to you ir tecurlnu fcarmon.uii* and pleading results. ‘ 9 ’•tjfiafacturcd by ^BI-NJAM;.',’ MOORE & CO., Brooklyn, N. Y. Clticcjo, III, ° r ■SHEFFIELD-HUNTINOTON CO. ...Pure Delight Rye... Guaranteed 8 Years Old. Rick and Mellow CLAIMS TURKISH THRONE. 8ultan’s Brother Leads Troops to Chao- tlse Pretender. New York, Nov. 1.—It to reported Direct frtm Distillery 4 Full Quarts, - _ $i 25 8 Full Quarts, - - $6.00 12 Full Quarts, - - $8.50 , ;’ ~ , ioi-k, x\ov. 1.—it Is reported aoh,an-i Uver Tablets do me -n > re that the sultan’s brother will leave ^15 Lamar St good than anything I have ever taken •• the ennie.t . Lamur G. A. SCOTT & CO., good than anything I have ever taken.” For sale by all droggiata A deaf and dumb man is apt to talk straight out from the shoulder It Ki.|» tli. reel Wuriu and Dry, A.k today for Alien’* Foot-Ease, a powder. It oures Chilblains, Swollen, Sweating, Sore, Aching, Damp feet. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25s. Paradoxical as it may aeem, atrooge aucuage weakens an argument. Often an advertisement etrikee one with en upper cnL The Old Standard Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic has stood the test 25 years. Average annual sales oyer One and a Half Million bottles. Does this record of merit appeal to you ? No Cure, No Pay. 50c. Package of GROVE’S BLACK ROOT UVER. pn jq the capital today with 2,000 troop* to quell a local uprising that haa broil- en out near Tesa, threb days’ march east of Fez, where a pretender hay risen, claiming the throne as the sul tan’s elder brother, says a Time* dis patch from Tangier, Morocco, by way of London. The pretender. It Is said, I* an or dinary soldier, but the mountaineer! of the district apparently place a good deal of credit ln hie pretensioni. Arbitration Commietlon. Scranton, Pa., Nov. 1.—Tho arbitra tion commission, which haa been mak ing a tour of observation of the Lack awanna Valley during the last two days left here on a special train over the Delaware and Hudson railway at 8 o'clock this morning for Wllkesbarro. The commissioners will spend the entire day visiting mines and mining towns in the Wyoming valley. Dewet Leavet For Africa. London. Nov. 1.—^General Dewot left London today for South Africa. He was heartily cheered by those who 'had gathered to see him off. Americus, Qa. Margaret Kendal Dead. London. Nov. 1.—Margaret Kendall, daughter of William Hunter Kendal, the actor and manager, died jetUr- SIEARLY FALL MILLINERY. SPECIALLY LOW PRICED I Jf F My stock is ovei flowing with tho latest and richest novelties front the best fashion centers, everything new and novel, beautiful and at tistic, that goes to make a complete millinery store will be found here. «« Prices as usual on that SMALL PROFIT BASIS that has gained me reputation as giver of best values. SPECIAL.—Hats for young and old in black and white felt—all the styles this season. Newest things for bridal and birthday presents. C&il &t MRS. M. T. ELAM’S. iMTHnn.-riwiiint, [nuMKjraanriELD, vi<*-Fr«id*n- D..snEPFlElD,lCashier, Bank of Commerce, AMERICUS, GEORGIA. IA general banking business transacted and all consistent courtesies extended to patrons. Certificates of deposit issued bearing interest