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THIRTIETH year.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA.—(WEEKLY)—FRIDAY. FEBRUARY
Money Saved Here!
^NECESSITY knows no law,” and' necessity
<M ECE!
N is at
the bottom of
Bailey's Clothing Sale.
Our always*strictly-adhered-to policy of “car
rying over as few goods as possible from one
season to the next,” makes it imperative for us
to hasten the departure of present stock before
the arrival of Spring goods.
“But it’s too late to buy Winter Clothing,” you
say. Not a bit of it—providing the inducements
are great enough. Winter is not on er, by any
means. We can expect plenty of cold weather
—more than likely, the coldest of the year. Then,
too, the foresighted man will need no urging to
provide now for next Winter’s needs.
Now. When He Can Save 20
to50Pei^jent!
But we might talk for weeks and in the end
say nothing more convincing than is shown by a
mere statement of the facts and figures in the
case. Come and see for yourself.
W. D. BAILEY,
V Outfitter for Men and Boy».
AGAIN PRES. WALKER IS
GALLED TO IKE NORTH
Instead of reaching Amerlcus yes
terday. as he doubtless Intended do
ing, President Walker *of the Amerl
cus Railway & Light Co.,, arrived in
Scranton, Penn., a matter of a thou
sand miles away. President Walker,
when called home from Amerlcus six I
weeks ago, expected to return here 1
shortly, so he stated, but had been
delayed there some time longer than
anticipated. For two weeks past he
had been In South Carolina towns
"here his company has enterprises
similar to that which It Is expected
will be built In Amerlcus this year.
Having completed his business In Car
olina, it Is said, he was about to leave
for Amerlcus on Sunday when, It
I* said, ho was unexpectedly calletj
back to Scranton upon business. The
hope is still expressed that he will
return to Amerlcus very shortly and
Inaugurate the building of the elec
tric power plant, which was to be
completed by May'next, according to
original estimates.
kepori of MEETING 15
NOT GIVEN BY BOARD
The county commissioners have
iu»t held their February meeting, but
HRe that of January,^and all previous
meetings, nothing whatever relative
lo the proceedings was given the pub.
11° The affairs of this body is known
only to themselves, although the pub-
lie would doubtless like to know some
thing of what Is done in the manage-
joent of county affairs. BeHevlng this
o be true, and that the taxpayers of
the county were entitled to this much
THREE CAME TO APPLY
EOR PLACE OF SLEPT.
Supt. W. 8. Moore, the present In
cumbent, Prof. J. T. Price and Mr.
Frank W. Forth are all applicants for
the position of county school com
missioner, and the decision- of the
county board of education In the mat
ter Is awaited with Interest < Yes
terday was the date of examination
of applicants before the school board,
aud the three-gentlemen seeking the
position thus applied. Messrs. K. M.
McDonald, J. I. Hiller, J. C. Carter
and T. J. Wade, of the county board
of education, were present, Dr. Logan
being absent. The examination of
the three applicants consumed sev
eral hours, and the papers submitted
by each are novy in the hands of the
school board for examination. The
announcement of the sliccessfut -ap
plicant will probably be made next
Tuesday, It was stated yesterday. The
county superintendent of schools has
control of the sixty public schools In
Sumter and the position Is one of
much Importance and responsibility.
consideration, the grand Jury at two
terms of the court has strongly rec
ommended that the county commis
sioners publish their monthly pro
ceedings, and also a financial state
ment at stated times. But the coun
ty commissioners, in their wisdom,
have not seen fit to regard any such
recommendation of the grand Jury,
and-nothing of the monthly proceed
ings of that body Is given to the pub
lic. The people, the taxpayers, may
possibly be interested In the adminis
tration. of their own affairs, but the
county commissioners evidently do not
think that right should be accorded
them In the manner suggested by the
grand Jury.
STRAIGHT TO THE GANG
OR JAIL, THE TIGER
No Escape for Dealers in
Booze.
Neither Judge Littlejohn of the su
perior court, or Judge Crisp of the
city court, have given any Intimation
as to the probable fate of a blind-
tlgerite brought before them for trial,
but the reputation of these gentlemej
tor enforcing law Is so well kno'
that one would hesitate to be 1 hi
pooned upon such charge and broui
before either. Few here doubt that
such a "tiger" would wear stripes all
l-Jght enough. With six week of pro
hibition there has not bapn even a
suspicion of a "tiger" in Amerlcus, and
the police do not believe the wary
animal will lurk here. Over In Col
umbus a day or two ago Juge J. H.
Martin, in his charge to the Muscogee
County grand Jury put the public oq
notice that proprietors of blind tigers
would be given either chalngang' or
Jail sentences in his court, the prlvl
lege of paying a fine not being allow
ed.
Along With 18 Bales and
2,000 Bushels Seed.
Bagley & Ray’s cotton house locat
ed at Bagley*» station, was destroyed
by fire at an early hour Wednesday
morning, along together with 18 bales
of cotton and 2,000 bushels of cotton
seed. The loss Is’ about $1,800, partly
covered by insurance. The gin house,
which was situated not far from the
storage room, was. saved.
The blaze was discovered about 3
o'clock In the morning and an alarm
given. Mr. Ray was 111 In bed and
could nqt come out, but the plantation
negroes rallied qnickly and did mOBt
efficient, work. That the ginnery was
saved was due to their faithful ef
forts.
The origin of the fire Is unknown.
One theory Is that a spark may have
been left from a pipe by negroes who
stored away cotton seed Tuesday af
ternoon. Another theory Is that the
blaze was due to spontaneous combus
tion.
MENU Of THE CHICKEN
IS SCANNED BY STATE
Com. Hudson Made Protest
On Feed, v
Commissioner Tom Hudson has
come to the rescue of the Georgia
chicken, the mojherly dominecker and
her Bon, the “preacher's choice” on
the ground of bad feed, and demands
a square- deal for this great Industry.
On the ground that more than one-
fourth of their contents Is sand and
that the remaining portion falls to
come up to the standard fixed by the
pure food and drugs ( act of 1906, seven
varieties of chicken feed now being
sold in Georgia has been ruled out of
the markets of this state by Commis
sioner Hudson. The state chemiqt re
ported thqt on analysis he found that
the amount of sand in the feeds rang
ed from 22.01 to 29.62 per cent of their
total substance, meaning that in ev
ery ton bought an investment ,of from
$13.25 to $17.75 was being' made In
dirt. He also found them to be lack
ing in protein and fat far above the
standard In fibre.
JUST A DASH OF ALKI
■ AND DEER IS THEIRS
love Finds a Way Towards Oi
a Drink.
When Amerlcus members of the
Funnel Club and Jug Kissers Union
lose out on g etting a-drink the propo-
otion is a serious one. It is dead
easy to get the booze by express, but
easier to get . the beer by another
route. And It can bo worked this
way, if one Is so Inclined. All of the
"soft” drlnkd sold here are non-al-
cohollc, complying strictly with the
law. But while they alleviate thirst,
as would Ice-water, they cannot
quench the fires that rage In the in
terior department—the vague, sweet
longing for something a little more
like tabasco, or pepper sauce. Then
what is the poor man to do? Easy
enoagb. He keeps on hand a pint of
pure alcohol. A teaspoonful of this
elixir of life dropped Into a bottle of
ordinary stomach wash and—presto
change—one has a bottle of excellent
beer. See?
PENSIONERS OF U. S.
SOON TO GET MONEY
There are in Amerlcus three or tour
pensioners of Uncle Sam; those ’ of
the Civil War, Wexlcan war and one
or two of the late Cuban war, and
these will shortly receive their quar
terly remittance from the distributing
office at Knoxville where tbelr signed
vouchers are filed. It Is necessary
for the pensioners to appear In person
before the clerk of the Superior Court
of the county in which the/ reside and
sign the vouchers In his presence. Both
the government and the pensioner
benefit by this service, but the clerk
does not receive any. remuneration.
BAGLEY 4 RAY COTTON
HOUSE WAS BURNED
FARM 0EIHE COUNTY
MAY BRING A PRICE
If Sale of the Land is
Made.
Almost within the suburbs of Am
erlcus the county,- own, a valuable
farm of 100 or 200 acres, and this
realty may or may not be sold short
ly, as the county commissioner's may
decide. Originally It was used as the
county pauper farm, but of recent
years the greater number of Jhe
county's poor are provided for other
wise. Recently the suggestion
has been made that! the farm be sold
and the proceeds turned into the
’county treasury, but the public Is
wholly In the dark regarding the In
tentions of the county commissioners.'
Their monthly proceedings are not
given to the public, and the taxpayers
are not supposed to be Informed re
garding affairs of the county. The
farm Is a valuable property and should
bring a good price if sold,, and the
fact Is made known- by the commis
sioners.
COL. LAWSON’S OPINION
NOT FIT TO PRINT
In Answer ot R. R. Com
mission’s Suit.
The Railroad Commission, through
its attorney, has filed an answer to
the suit, of the qentral of Georgia
Railway brought to enjoin the reduc
tion of its rate from 3 to 24 cents.
The answer aHeges that the reduction
wilt stimulate travel. Moreover It Is
charged that officials are paid too
much, mentioning Col. A. R. Lawson
as an example. He was drawing , a
salary of $1,500 as a director In the
Atlantic Compress company.
Col. Lawton was asked for a state
ment regarding the answer of the
commission so far as it related ' to
himself by a Savannah paper and re
plied: "If I characterized It properly
my remarks would not be* fit for pub
lication.’’
Further efforts to get Col. Lawton
to say something printable were
unavailing.
ENJOYABLE QUAIL
HUNT AT FRIENDSHIP
FRIENDSHIP, GA., Feb. 3.—(Spefl
cial)—A very enjoyable day was
spent Saturday on a quail bunt by a
party of Jolly young people, the party
sacking fifty birds. It was difficult
to tell who was the best marksman
as there was so many pot bird?. The
secret of the success was there was
thirteen sportsmen In the field. Those
participating were Misses Anizle Dan
iel, Katherine McGarrah. Mary W.
Hagcrson of Friendship, Clara
Knowles, Ethel Carter of Plains, and
Emma Wiggins of Sumter. Messrs.
J. T. Hagcrson, Ernest Logan, Char
lie Hagcrson. Claud Daniel of Friend
ship, Frank Timmerman, Jack Slap-
pey of Plains; Blnlon McGarrah of
Montgomery, Ala., and Morgan T.
llagerson of Atlanta.
i CHARMING I0W MOTHER SAYS:
Weak, Exhausted, Pe-ru-na Gave New Life.
Mrs. E. W. nrooks, 5115 8. Steolo St., South Tacoma, Wash., writes:
«I want to recommend Peruna to mothers. When my little girl came,
v felt very weak and exhausted, and'It seemed that I could not regain my
“My mother bought me a bottle of Peruna, after I had tried several other
much advertised remedies without relief. I had little faith, as I wmsaery
weak, bat within a week after I had commenced taking Peruna 1 was liko a
different womau. . -i.
“New lifo and vitality seemed to como each day until in a few weeks I
was in lino health and a happy woman. Thanks to your splendid mcdlciuo,
I have enjoyed good health for several years. I always keep Peruna on
lmud, as a few doses will ret me rlf^ht wliEn I am feeling badly.”
Catarrh or Cars.
Mrs. G. W. Heard, Hempstead, Texas,
writes In regard to her son Carl: “My
son’s ears liad been affected since he was
a baby. He seemed to bavo risings In
his head. Ho wonld bo very fretful for
several days, then his cars would run pro
fusely what appearou to bo corruption.
" “Tholast year I thought he bad almost
lost his hearing ami had a local pliysl-
Ho pronounced hlin well and for a few
weeks ho was not troubled, Cut slnco
that time tho discharge from his cars
was almost constaht and vory of- •
fenslvo. f
“Finally I began giving him Peruna -
and Lacnpla, and after ho had taken
two bottles of the Lacupia he was on—
tirely cured.
“I gannot praise Lacnpla and.Peruna\
IOSL IU> llf.ll 111. •* • « • •
clan treating him for about six weeks, enough."
people Who ODjcctto Liquid Medicine* ghgujd Buy Perqna Tablets
HAS PASSED TO BRIGHT
REWARD ON HIGH
Mrs. Aifgustus B. Raiford
Dead.
Mrs. E. M. Raiford, a vory aged
and estimable lady and long a resi
dent ot 'Amerlcus, passed away at
6:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Mrs. Rnlford was eighty-nine years
Mrs. Railford was eighty-nine years
old, and the Infirmities of years rath
er than recent Illness served to sever
the. brittle thread of life. , While a
natlte of Screven county, the greater
part ot her long and useful life was
spent in Amerlcus, where she wss so
well known and beloved by all. Mrs.
Raiford was the widow of Augustus
B. Raiford, a former citizen of Am
erlcus, and is survived by her daugh
ter, Mrs. White, and three sons, Mr.
J. P. Raiford of this city, a son In
Florida and another in Californio.
Since a girl of twelve years she, had
been a member of the Methodist
church, where her life was a guiding
star for others. The funeral ser
vices will bp conducted at 3 o'clock
this afternoon from the White home
on Le e street. Six grandsons, Rob
ert, Joseph, Fisher and Augustus
Raiford, Hubert Turner and N. H.
White, will serve as pallbearers.
MEETING OF BOARD IS
DEFERRED EOR A WEEK
The annual meeting of the Hospital
Association and board of directors of
that Institution has been deferred un
til one night next week, the date to
be announced later. At this meeting
a president, board of managers and
directors for the current year will bo
chosen while several matters ot Inter
est affecting the hospital will be dis
cussed. A meeting was called for
Tuesday night last but there being no
quorum present a postponement was
rendered necessary. The meeting
next week should be attended by the
full board, aa the hospital Is a public
Institution that should be,fostered.
NEGRO WITH A POLICY
TOUCHES IHE BUNCH
Albany Coon Worked the
Gang Here:
A negro giving his nnnio as Miller
and Albany his home port was pre
paring to pick up a bucket full of
dimes and ntcklcs among Ignorant
Amerlcus coons yesterday when hls-
"lnsurnnce”-scheme was nipped up-
and the nippers put on him. For au
dacity Ills scheme was the limit. Ex
hibiting nn old insurance policy,
which h e had probably picked' up In.
an ' alley, this Ethiopian Albanian
would offer to write one $600 of life
Insurance for five cents. He^ couldn't
give the name of the company, hut
this little discrepancy made no differ
ence to Mr. Nlgg seeking protection
under this very clastic policy. Even.-,
the negro Janitor at the city hall was/
about to give up his nlckle for $600
worth of "protection" when Chief Fe-
agln buzzed by and butted In, finally
getting his gaffs hooked into the
agent. It cost the Albanian $20, and
n farmer paid the fine. He is now
studying insuranoo behind a mule o
the farm, and th 0 "policy” he signe
Is dead sure good for one year’s hon
est work.
DWELLING ON JACKSON
BRINGS GOOD PRICE
Mr. S. J. Reese purchased Wednes
day through W. L. English real estate
agent, the Hooper property on Jack-
son street next tho home of 1 Mrs.
Burkhalter. This Is a conveniently
located and desirable small dwelling
and brought $2,100. ' Mrs. Reese re
moved, to Amerlcus a short while ag
from Schley county, and thus I
chases a pretty and desirable r
lithiee.
Thirteen months more for the
malefactors to dread the big stick
—Washington Post.