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AMERICUS TIMES- KNTT'KOl'RTH tkar, AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1»03. V. NUMBER 44 ] East Lake, Ala., Dec. 8th, 1902. Mr. A. B. Girardeau, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sir:—This is to certify that on Au gust 1st I went to Verbena, Ala., to hold a series of meetings. Was at that time, and had been for six weeks prior, so feeble I was scarcely able to preach. Mr. F. A. Gulledge, of Verbena, with whose family 1 was stop ping, kindly offered me three bottles of Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic, gratis. I accepted, and began the use of the Tonic at once. Within three weeks I was was much better. In three weeks I had taken the three bottles of Tonic and was fully well. Took no other medicine then nor since, and am in better health and heavier than for the past fifteen years. J. M. McCORD, Pastor Verbenh Baptist Church. CRESCENT CITY IN BLAZE OFJPLENDOR Ideal Weather Marked Car nival Festivities. FARMERS FIGHTINGS HUNGEUND COLD Great Destitution Along Wa< bash Biver In Indiana. KINO REX AND ROYAL PAGEANT. F AM,L| ES LIVING IN TENT8. Avenues and Streets Wars Packed With 8ightseers, a Quarter of a Mil lion People Paying Homago to the Merry Monarch and His Subjects. New Orleans, Feb. 24.—Ideal weath er marked the carnival celebration here today and the scenes on the streets were unusually animated. All avenues traversed by the pageant were densely packed and galleries groaned beneath the weight of those gathered to witnesa It. There was the usual number of promiscuous maskers. Good order generally prevailed. Hex appeared oeioie nuoti nuiu| In a superb chariot at the head of , line pageant. The subject he chosj for Illustration was fetes and feast3 and the idea was presented in 22 sur passingly beautiful floats. Mythology, Biblical lore and ancient literature furnished material for ~tbe designs The costumes were rich and artistic and a quarter of a million people paid homage to the merry monarch. To night Rex will meet bis subjects at sa elaborate reception in the carni val palace, wbere bis queen will be Introduced to the multitude. The pageant of Comus and the ball follow, log It at the French opera will con clude the festivities.- There will be the usual exchange of visits between Rex and Oomus, their qneeas, maids 0( honor and retJnuna Miss Roosevelt, Admiral Schley and General Wheeler witnessed the pa rades today from points of vantage and were the objects of much atten tion. Miss Roosevelt and Miss Root will rest here tomorrow and on Thurs day will go for a brief stay at Avary's Island Thousands of Acrss of Land In the Emberras Bottoms, Which Were Overflowed, Are Now Covered with let, Causing Great Hardships. Vincennes, lad., Feb. 19.—High wa ter, which baa turned to Ice, and the bitter cold, baa brought Intense desti tution and much suffering In scores ot homes in the Bmberraa bottoms, south of here. Thousands of acres of land which last week were under water, are now covered with Ice. The Wabash river continues to rise. Farmers are lighting with hunger and cold. In some cased people are living In tents which they have pitched on the side of a hill or on top of the levee. Until today the lee has not been thick enough to bear the weight ot • person, and for the past three days It has been tigpossibe for many people to leave borne. Scores of families are living In the second storleo of their homes, the lower floors being filled with Ice. DOWN MOUNTAIN WILD CARS DASHED Fatal Wreck on the Penney! vania Railroad. one killed; many injured. Bought Immense Sulphur Deposit* Chicago, Feb. IB.—General Gas pet Ocha. who own the PopocaUpelt vol cano Including the Immense snlpbut deposits in its crater. Is reported to have sold that property to an Ameri can syndicate In which the Standard CM1 interests are largely repreeented says a dispatch to The Tribune from the City of Mexico. The purchasers Intend to trnlld a cog wheel railway up the mountain and operate the ant- phnr deposits on an extensive scale The purchase price is said to b« $5,flOAMVI BLACK BEAUTIES. t When you keep company with a girl, you have to take her out now and then; or even If you have have married the girl and settle^ down to face the stern realities of life, you are expected to take her once in a while to a party or to a prayer meeting; to the thea tre or to a woman’s sufferage gathering; to a wedding or a rela tive’s funeral. " A BLACK SUIT Is a necessity on all these occasions, line of We are showing an elegant In medium weights. You can wear them all the year for special occasions. Black Suits as low as $7.50 or as high as $25 00, or at lots of prices between Come here for your Black Suits, OUR NEW SPRING LINE Is beginning to arrive and we can say without hesitancy, and prove by comparison, that our line of Spring wearing apparel is above and beyond anything shown by our competitors in style,- fit and workmanship, and we will guarantee our prices lower, quality con sidered, than those shown elsewhere. Don’t place an order with a special order house, for we will fit you better at little more than half the cost, and then you can see what you are getting. * ' W. D. BAILEY, The Only Exclusive Clothier, Hatter and Men’s Furnisher in ' Americus, Ga. ALLEN HOUSE CORNER. t Wreck wm Cauivd by Loaded Coka - Cara Running Wild and Colliding With a Freight—Thirty Cars Were Demeliehed. .-Altoona, Pa.. Feb. 25.—One man was killed, one'fatally injured and four other* more or lees seriously hurt In * freight wreck on the Pennsylvania railroad at Kitannlog Point, 7 miles wcit ot here, today. The dead are: J. H. Cox, aged 32 years, a flagman. R. B. Cooney, 26 years, fatally In jured. The injured: H. M. Storey, flreman, C. W. I>eech, of York. T. L. Olll, John Crouse. The wreck was caused by a freight train of SB loaded coke and coal cars running wild down tho eastern slope of fho Allegheny mountain and cot tiding with another freight, which was standing still on the tamo track. Thirty cars were demolished, and traffic for several hours was delayed. WILL WED EASTER WEEK. Coming Nuptial* of Mlm Kathleen . NTlIooiTandWsnderbl'TC - Now York, Fob. 25.—It is reported that the wedding ot Mia* Kathlaoo Nellaon, daughter of Major Fredarleh Nielson, to Reginald C. Vanderbilt, Is to be celebrated on Saturday In Baste! week, April 18, at the bride's horn* No. 100 Fifth avenue, says Tha Herald today. No detalla have bean given out. nor la tha data admitted by the relatives or the couple. Mr. Vanderbilt and hla bride will past the early part of their honeymoon at hla new farm at Sands Point, near Newport, and later they will go to Eu rope, returning to peas the summer at Newport KILLED BY UNKNOWN PARTY. 11 Engineer on Buoy Tender Found In Railroad Ditch. Palatka, Fin., Feb. 25.—A. W. Hen drickson. engineer of the United Staten buoy tender Water Lily, wai found dead In the* railroad ditch, neat the union depot, with an ugly wound near his ear Sunday morning: Hendrirkaon Was last seen at o'clock Saturday night. He left the boat, which wan moored at Adam's wharf, saying that he wan going up town. Coroner lion-ton Impaneled a Jury and held en Inqiir-ot at 2 o'clock Sun day afternoon. The following verdict is remit rod: •We the jury, flr.d that A. W. Hen- dr'rksun came to tils death ftom wound In lila head from an unknown cause.” and the 1-ody was sent te Charleston, S. C., where a brother ol the deceased rrsldea. the old Reliable Absolutely Purer THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE NEW YORK IN GRASP OF GRIPJPIDEMI6 Bellevue Hospital Is Crowded With Patients. 120 ARB IN THAT INSTITUTION. Hurricane Sweeps Island. Honolulu, Feb. 25.—(By Pacific Ca ble.)—The Island of Tntulla and the Samoan group generally were vlalted by'a hurricane on Feb. 12. The fury of the wind both on land and on aea wai terrific. Much damage was done THfF Jk TT °f toughert «trel m mmmm — become, dulled bv constant use and must ha.e a new edge if it it to do good work. Constant work dulls a man as it doe* an ax, wake* bini sluggish of Body and dull of wind. He nc«!t a tonic, something that will restore the keenness of mind and activity of body. , Ur. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery puls new life into weak, worn-out, run- ‘own men and women. It strength en. tile weak atom- ach, purifies the blood, and effect ively stimulates the liver. The whole body It built uptarith sound, solid flesh by the tue of "Golden Medical Discovery. ” . "I wa. cutiSned toniy bed for four mouth, from January i.t, tin. andcuteturnetd to las* your uwdtcisa January iMh. iSoy." write. Mrs. Haiti. I. Sheppard, of Poplarblulf Mo. *1 took eight bottle, of Dr, Mere.'. Golden Med ical Diicovery, four of ■ Favorite preecrlpiloa,' two vial, of -Plvaaant Pellet., 1 and one bottle of Doctor Pierce’. Com pound Retract of Smart- Weed, oa a Hnlmrot. Indication obatiaatc coaaflpodoa. and hanlaalag of the liver wmawy trouble. I am at thu tlme able to da alawat aay triad of booat work. Your oudkinc aaved aw root ay grave. Thank, to too tor the benefit. *y coao era* hopeteaa whoa 1 began lakiag yoor So Serious Has Become Epldemto that Dorps of Inspectors Hava Been Sent Out to Dlslnfeot Many Publlo Build- Now York, Fob. 25.—Crowded to !ta utmost capacity Bellevue hospital to hardly able to oars for its patients. An epidemic of grip bas brought tho number of patients la the Institution np to 520. When tho limit haa been hod in order to turn no on* away attendants made 'a* effort to socura spring inattreesaa for-temporary bod* and every Inch of available space was used In this way. So serious has the epidemic ot grip lu Brooklyn become that tho health department haa sent out a special warning to all keepers and Janitor* of public buildings Instructing them to use extraordinary care m keeping tho -buildings properly ventilated. Corpe- of Inspectoi s and their aesIManta have started In to disinfect all of tho court' tonms In the borough. This treat- p'.ent may be extended to the school hou.r.. Twelve death* from tho grip were re|>orted lart week. Since Jan- tiary there have been 46 deaths from the disease In Brooklyn, which the health officer* consider an alraminff- record In view at the fact that only 63 deaths from grlpvoccurred In the IS. months In 1902. , ASTRONOMICAL EXPEDITION,. Interesting Observation* To Bo Made In South America. Berkeley. Cal.. Feb. 25.—Tho D. O. Mills astronomical expedition to tho southern hemisphere, after two years of preparatory work, will sail from Baa Francisco for Chile next Saturday. The observations will be conducted by Uni versity of California asttonomera, headed by William H. Wright, of the Lick observatory. Owing to an Injury receive! recent ly. Professor Can l| will be unable to go with the i„.iy which expects to remain at lea. t two years. The mission of the expedition Is to throw additional light on the motion of tho solar system through space. Sine* » 1595 the linear-sight velocities of som* 400 of the brightest stars have been measured at the Uck observatory by means of the speetropraph presented by D. O. Mills. The results so far obtained Indi cate that'the solar system lg moving approximately toward tha southern part of the constellation of tha Lyre, with a speed of 1214 miles per second. This conclusion, however, cannot bo considered conclusive, for the stars of the southern hemisphere are not pre sented Id the calculations and for tho purpose of observation of them tha Mills expedition Is being sent to San- tlago, Chile. Tho spectroscopic hello, graph* obtained by the party will be sent to Uck observatory for measure ment and comparison. All tho ex penses will be borne by D. O. Mills of New York. Don't be fooled into trading a stih- ■nce for a shadow. Any substitute offered as "just oa good” as "Golden Medical Discovery," ts a shadow of that medicine There are cures behind even- im made for the " Discovery," which " jnst a* good " medicine ” can show. Biliousness is cured by the use of Dr. NEW ALABAMA CONSTITUTION. Cass of Negros* 8ubmltt*d to the 8u- preme Court. Washington, Feb. 25.—The case of Jackson w. Giles, and others against the board of register* of the city of Montgomery, Alp., hat been submitted to the United States supreme court without argument The ease Involves tb# validity of tho portion of the new onrtltuUon of the stats relating to eglstration and trader which It ie a!- •E*d many negroes are disfranchised®! Philippine Currency Bill. • Washington, Fab. 24.—Under the or. dcr made on Saturday the house today without preliminary business proceed, ed to tho consideration of tho senate amendments to the Philippine currer. cy bill. It was agreed that ther.. should bo one hour of debate oa each lido. —