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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY T1MES-REC0RDER, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1907 THE TIME5-HEC0RDER To take the sharp edge off an appetite that won’t wait for meals— To sharpen a poorappetite that doesn’t care for meals— eat Uneeda Biscuit So nutritious, so easily di gested, that they have become the staple wheat food. sszft In moisture and dust proof Packages. v NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY BOYS DORMITORY The Tlmes-Rccorder presents here- admirably arranged for the purposes' a duplicate of the boys building, will with the handsome buildings of the Intended. The illustration herewith be oyected before the openiug of the Third District Agricultural College, show the main acadendc building and i S al1 terra ncxt yt>ar - The college, un- iocated In Americas, now fully com- the boys' dormitory, both massive and. ££» MTo1i™"aVd^ 8 rT^ pleted, and ready for formal opening substantial structures, erected upon i corps of instructors, will open its Th! m, h IW.‘n« nT?rh „ I the " ne8t . ‘Tee-hundred acre farm in. doors to the yomh of thc ThW Coj! The buildings are large and com- southwestern Georgia. , pres Iona! District the .first' week In fortable, imposing in appearanco and) The girls dormitory, which will be January next. Tbs amikious Rboobokk, Established wn ‘Tas imaiouiTniss. Established IBM. :os«>!!d»te<t. April. .891. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: OA'LY, one year*. Sd.M* DAILY, one month '0 WEEKLY, one year $1,00 "WEEKLY, six months. "0 Urese all iouen tad sale remlt’ancea nay$b]i* to tUW TIBES-KSOOMDBB 4 di erf cm, Or ■-THOMAS GAMBLE, JR. Editor and Proprietor. “©.W. CORNFORTH, Associate Editor. J. W. FURLOW, City Editor. Editorial Boom Telephone 88. The Timea-Recorder Is the 0*','ial Organ of the city ot Americas, Organ of Bumter County, o.nelal Organ of Webster County. Olclal Organ of Railroad Oommlasliit of corgis for;tb< Id Congressional District. AMeRICUS. GA,, NOV. IS 1907, Ben Tillman says that Roosevelt will not accept the nomination for another term. Since when did Till man become the Administration or gan? tfubberiess auto wheels are the invention of a Russian. Maybe some Inventor has been at work on our currency system and taken all the elasticity out of it Atlanta is not worried over any possible bad effects of prohibition on business property. Two saloon sites hava been rented for other business, a rental of $125 per month being paid In one case. a Atlanta has hustled off to the stock ade an old Confederate soldier whose offense was begging on the street for a place to sleep and something to eat No one can now deny that Atlanta is a metropolitan city. ** Doiible-eagles to the value of $52,000,000 are to be coined by the mints within the next three months and pieced In sub-treasuries to aid in rteliovlng the financial stringency. If A -key will go along with the deposit the people may get some benefit. -'As was to be expected, protests are coming in as a result of the order for the removal of the words “In God We Trust" from future coinage. The - church people should let themselves > oe heard and save this motto from frethinking vandalism. By all means let the motto be preserved, even -though the worship has been trans ferred from the motto to the dollar itself. ated with the printing business. When eleven years of age bis father moved to Savannah,' where the boy began his printing career In the of fice of the Evening Journal, later com pleting his trade In Charleston. In 1859 he returned to Savannah and became one of the proprietors of the Evening Express, his first newspaper venture. In 1861 he entered the Confederate service, with the Ogle thorpe Light Infantry, as one of the companies of the Flrtit Volunteer Regiment of Georgia, which became part of the Eighth Georgia under Bartow. He was severely wounded nossas and honorably dis- I charged from the service. In 1867 he became proprietor of the Savannah Morning News, then a weak paper with little Influence or business. Un der his administration It flourished and was developed Into one of the finest newspaper proi>ertlcs in the South, Influential as woll r.s highly profitable. During hjs thirty years ownership and management of the News Col. Estill was ever true to the Democratic party, to Georgia and to the South. His paper was a great In strument In directing attention to the possibilities of developement In South Georgia. He was actively Iden tified with many successful enter prises In Savannuh. For some years ho had been commander of La fay- ette McLaws Camp, U. C. V. For twenty-nine years he had been pres ident and the most active of the Urn ion Society and its orphanage, Be- thesda, near Savannah, where over one hundred orphan boys are cared for. He was a mason of high stand ing. His two races for Governor are well remembered. In his death Geor gia has lost one of her most .devoted sons and South and Southwest Geo rgia a friend whose efforts in behair of their upbuilding were ceaseless, intelligent and highly successful. UNITED DAUGHTERS Of THE CONFEDERACY General Convention Degins Today at Norfolk. NORFOLK, VA„ Nov. 12.—(Special) Tlie annual general convention of the Unitod Daughters of the Confed eracy will assemble tomorrow at the Jamestown Eximsitlon. The initial session will be held in the exDosltlnn auditorium. Mrs. Lixxle Ge!rg“ n - derson of Georgia presiding aS. dresses of welcome will be delivered by Gov. Swanson. Mrs. William •saw®? as? /as? . ,T, he Pleadings of the convention will continue through the remainder of the week. Much interest centers in the annual election of officers, it is probable that the friends of Mrs Henderson, who is now completing till IT™ , te ™' w ‘" Present general” f ° r the ° fflCe ° f presWent - An Impressive feature of the con ception will be the memorial service In honor of the departed dead. Reso- lutlons will be presented on the death of Mrs. J. Jefferson Thomas, of Geor- gla; Mrs. C. Blanchard, of Louisiana: ? u i?'. Tes ®?n of Oklahoma, and United States Senators Morgan and Pettus, of Alabama. A committee appointed at the con vention in Gulfport last year to re vise the constitution and by-laws will submit its report, and the pro posed changes will be placed before the convention for adoption. Gov. Comer, ot Alabama, has Indi cated that he will sign a prohibition bill if the extra session of the Legis lature passes such a statute. It is re garded as almost certain that such a law will be passed, which will put Alabama In Georgia's class. THE NEW GOELEGE BUILDINGS ARE READVI=S5S~pK-tSS: For Opening of the Third District School Attendance. in Next January With Large -"New directors have succeeded Thorne and Perry on the Central of Georgia's board. It now appears that ■the two men were only Harrlman's ^ dummies all the time. It is to be hoped that the real owner has been found at last. The public can be sure of one thing, that Harritpan was not a dummy for Fish, at least knowingly. It the latter wins out in the Illinois Central contest, Harrlman’s property ■will have one foot In the sea and the other waiting for his lines to reach Birmingham. colonel Bryan think he could tell | '— off-hand whether he wants to try It ‘“ e Prohibition of the game. Really, again? Philadelphia Press. j Its not a game for ladles. WARLICK’S STORE, Shoes, Shoes, Shoes. And Patent leather shoes that are guaranteed not to break, if they do you get a new pair. ~We are sole agedts for the Burt & Packard shoes for men, the only Patent Leather Shoe where you run no risk in buying, as every pair of them is strictly guaranteed not to break; if they dp we will replace them with a new pair. All $4.00. Drop in and see the pretty styles we are showing. We also carry a pretty line of shoes for women and children. Agent for New Idea Pattern, the Best 10c Pattern on the Market. War lick’s Store, PLANTERS BANK BUILDING THE STORE THAT SELLS THE SAME GOODS FOR LESS MONEY ( . • ikarsfoot” For all Blood Taints. PRICES! OR 3 FIR $2.50 7n the death of Col. J. H. Estill, -editor of the Savannah Morning News, ' the Journalistic profession of Georgia has lost a most valuable member, and the state a distinguished citizen. His death Was not unexpected. Col. Estill having been In falling health for 3ome time. Throughout Georgia his departure will be mourned. John H. Estill was horn in Charl eston, 8. C., October 28. 1840. He w ** a consplcous example of the self-made man. Beginning at the bottom ot the ladder, his Indomitable perseverance, steady application, rare ewmitlve ability and excellent judg- <wnt_ carried him to wealth and Prominence, His father waa a book- oinder and printer and from his earl iest boyhood Col. Estill was assort- MAIN COLLEGE BUILDING GAME OF WHIST IS ENJOYED BY CLUB AT FIRST BAPTIST The Church street Whist Club was delightfully entertained yester day afternoon by Mrs. Henry Bagiey, at the residence of Mrs. Aruthur Biv ins. This club is one ot the most popu lar ot the season, and a full member ship was In attendance. After an interesting game a dainty salad course was served. The prize. a Gibson picture, was won by Mrs. ^ ORDAIN DEACON George Duncan. Those present were: Mcsdames O. A Armstrong. A. G. Duncan. Waiter, Maynard. H. B. Allen. DeWitt Pickett, Allen Hill, A. W. Allison, Barlow 1 Council. Sam Clegg. C. A. Pricker. Misses Hazel Tower, Emma Mae Borum and Ruby Hill. Republicans in Cleveland are not greatly gratified by the fact that their election bet payments have relieved the local cash stringency—New York World. i An ordination service will be con ducted at the First Baptist church to night at 7:30 o’clock, when Mr. Lee] Allen will be ordained as a deacon. ‘ The sermon will be preached by Rev. J A. Ansley, of Marsballvllle. I Rev. O. P. Gilbert will deliver the 1 charge. A special song service has 1 been prepared. I \ Made only by Davenport Drug Co, Americus, Ga. - • * r ‘' . Frightened depositors who have -drained the banks by drawing out Aheir deposits to hide away under the -11681111 or In a coffee |x>t are Inviting 'robberies and murders, with them selves as the victims. One old wo man In Philadelphia drew out her money during the excitement and a tew days later she had her throat cut, * the murderer taking $700 which the v woman was carrying around because ■ *he was afraid of the banks. Thieves •hate been watching the withdrawal *-ot money and robbery and murder will no doubt flourish. Nothing is the matter with the banks, except 'that they are trying to husband their resources until the timorous deposit ors come back to their senses. DEATH OF COL. J. H. ESTILL