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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.