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. •* , . RE you ready? Go! But one thing’s certain; you’re not ready, no matter where you’re going un less you’rej prop erly dressed. The best clothes for youito [wear—for any man to wear —the best clothes Jion. Joseph M. Brown Will Try Different Plan. Copyright 1908 by Hart Schaffher & Marx made, are Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes. And our store is the place where you find them. If you want a sack suit that Will look figh on you, you’d better see our new Varsity models; snappiest styles ever shown. You can get any kind of a good suit herepbut we’d like to show you the Varsity. This store is the home of NO JOINT DEBATE fOR GOVERNORSHIP SENATOR CLAY AT WORK fOR BUILDING Hopeful of Appropriation for Americus. Hon. Joseph M. Brown will not canvass the state In his race for Gov ernor, £ut will -on the contrary de vote himself to correspondence and use of the dally papers to further his cause. { Mr. Brown has given out the fol lowing statement of his Intentions: “I shall not attempt to canvass the state from the stump. In the limited time before the primary I would not be able to visit but a small proportion of the cities and towns of Georgia. I shall endeavor to reach the people by letters and In the public press. The campaign will be one of Information and the presentation of facts instead of denunciation. Prosperity rather than oratory is the need now. The restoration of the reputation of Geor gia for wisdom, justice and modera tion, and the preservation Of the com mercial, industrial and farming inter ests of the state, are the objects of my candidacy. I want to see every laborer receiving good wages, he was before the present administra tion came into power. I want to see every farmer receiving gootl prices for his products, every capitalist, re ceiving fair returns upon his invest ments. "I shall eschew personalisms which are disassociated with public utter ances and records, and ask that my friends do likewise. The people of Georgia are entitled to have Issues fairly presented; and if this be done they will render a verdict which they will feel no need for afterwards re voking. "The office of governor of Georgia Is too exalted to be gained as the result of mudslinging.” With Senator Steve Clay in the Senate and Representative . ’Llge Lewis working in the House, Americue stands an excellent chance of getting that extra appropriation for its new public building from this Congress. If it does not come this year the lines will all be laid to get it from the next Congress. Messrs. Clay and Lewis are working zealous ly together in behalf of the additional appropriation and will exert every effort to give Americus a building that will be an adornment to a city of the size and possibilities of this and an honor to the entire Third District. Yesterday the Board of Trade re ceived the following letter from Sen ator Clay: “I have your favor wfth resolutions enclosed In regard to an increased appropriation for public building. SUMTER TO COUNT ALL THOSE OF SCHOOL A6E Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes. W. D. BAILEY, Outfitter for Men and Boys, v/e Sell Carhartt Overalls. MEETING OF TRUIT MEN IS ONE OF INTEREST Session on Monday Was Important. An Interesting as well as important s'-thiE of the South Georgia Fruit bowers was held here yesterday norning, with President W. J. Josey 'residing and with a considerable at- ondauce of many of the representa- be orchard owners here. Mr. w. !\ Wallis, secretary of the Association and himself a zealous bult grower, was present to look after the duties of his Office. 1 resident Allen of the Board of 1 rade was also an Interested attend ed upon the meeting. re was determined, among other oaters discussed, to request the Cen- , ral of Georgia .Railway to make tniericus Instead of Marshallville the farting point for Its express-freight rains, operating a fast dally schedule “the North. - I 7 thus starting, these fast fruit rains at Americus considerable “time ’ the fruit men In getting ship- lents to market. 1 he Association was advised that , would be no difficulty upon this ‘""t as the railroad company, doubt- would readily consent thereto d do everything in Its power to fa- ‘btate shipments. J h0 'rains can just as readily start ,?. m Americus,' and serve Marshall- and Fort Vatley also. Secretary Wallis stated to the As- oalation that he was still In corresg, ondence with the company desiring* “ ' sr * ct a canning establishment in inierleug tblB summer. HI. this summer. > cannery people only wished as surance that a sufficient qnanlty of fruit for canning could be had here, and this, It is the opinion of the growers, can be given them If the present line fruit crop prospect only materializes. There are a .half million peachtrees within a radius of five miles of Amer icus, and just at present the crop prospect Is excellent. The establishment of a great can nery here will prove a valuable addi tion to Americus’ list of enterprises, as It will supply a market for vast quantities of fruit and vegetables, be sides furnishing employment, at good wages,, to many people. Americus fruit growers expect to Bhip something like three hundred carloads peaches this season, with present prospects of a full crop* This will bring an enormous sum of-mon ey to" the orchardmen, and place Americus among the fruit markets. Already commission men and buy ers are here daily, looking after bus iness In their lines. v tll The peach cars, necessarily, will have to be iced In Macon at the Ar mour plant there and sent to Americus for loading, as there are no facilities here for that business and, besides we are compelled to buy all of our ice In Macon, even now. The outlook for a good fruit season is still very promising. School Census of County Ordered. MB. P. H. SPANN DIES AT HIS HOME AT PLAINS Mr. P. H. Spann died Friday «t his home at Plains after an illnesii of two weeks. He is survived by - wife nnd one daughter, Mrs. E. T. Lunsford, and by four sisters and two brothers.. The Interment took place yesterday at-Lebanon cemetery, near Plains, the services being con ducted by Rev. T. R. McMIchael, his former pastor. The deceased was a faithful and consistent member of the Methodist church and was held In high esteem by all who knew him. The county board of education has ordered the taking oL a school cen sus of Sumter, and the work is to be entered upon next Wednesday, April 1st, by the seven enumerators select ed by the board yesterday for this work. The enumeration will be very thor ough, and is expected to show six thousand children of school age in the county, exclusive of those re siding in Americus. The county board, of course, has no Jurisdiction Aver the city schools, which are governed Independently. The seven enumerators appointed yesterday are for the several dis tricts of the county, outside the city, and are as follows: Plains and old 26th district, John HlHer. . „ Seventeenth district, D. P. Mur- ray. * New 26th and 27th districts, Will Daniel. The 27th is the district In which Americus Is located. Twenty-eighth district, John, Meth- vin. Twenty-ninth district, Wvren Bat tie. Fifteenth and old 16th districts, Roy Wade. The 16th district In cludes the towns of Leslie, DeSoto and Cobb. New sixteenth district, B. F. Mar- kett. Thus all of the nine districts of the county are provided for in the selection of enumerators who will take the school census. All the incorporated towns are taken spearately and In these, es pecially Plains, DeSoto and Leslie, large gains are expected over the census figures of five years ago, Ing to the Influx of people Into tl localities withia that period. The age of pupljs, white and color ed, to be counted in the census are between'6 and 18 years. At the last school census of Sum ter taken in 1903, five years ago, the total number of pupils of school age were 5,568. At the previous census, that of 1898, the total was 5,290. This showed ao increase of but 268 pu pils within five years. This fact is accounted for in the number of people who removed from the country to the towns within that period. But since then there has been a steady increase In the rural popu lation, nnd the figures this year will far exceed those for 1903. In fact, the 6,000 mark will bo easily passed, It Is thought. Supt. Moore requests the census takers to meet the board of education at his office here Wednesday, April 1st, to receive their papers and nec essary Instructions for making the count. Ask Him Lips white? Cheeks p»le? Blood thin? Consult your doctor. Bad skin? Weak nerves? Losing flesh? s , Consult your doctor. iMuourJocl'ralcuttakint^, No appetite? Poor digestion? Discoursed? r* u & u :jr pa t l nat formal— of all cmr mtdiaidtm. Buy your Spring suit of Chas. L. Ansley, who carries the swellest line* best tailored, best fitting clothing produced America. recognize the fact that the present appropriation is not sufficient. I have Introduced a bill to lncreasp It and hope to be able to report It in the Senate In a few days: Rest as sured this matter shall have my prompt attention, and I hope for favorable results." Senator Clay Is one of the most popular and most efficient workers in the upper House, and Representative Lewis, with his years of experience and long friendships with the mem bers of the lower body is also at. equally efficient worker there. With both of these shrewd workers put ting in their efforts In byhalf of Americus the appropriation is bound to come. Inside of another two years there will be a line public building on the present vacant lot by the artesian weH and Americus will have taken another great stride forward. BIG SLAUGHTER OF FURNITURE PRICES By Allison furniture Go. for Ten Days. CAN SCRATCH A TICKET AND SCRATCH IT AGAIN License of the Voter is Not only can agvoter lq the county primary “scratch" a candidate, but he may scratch a dozen, or two dozen, of the sprinters If it so pleases him. In fact, he may scratch his ticket un til it looks like tne Old Scratch him- gg]f. Such, in effect, is the ruling of the executive committee. Not only can a voter "scratch nine of the candidates for county commis sioner and vote for one Instead of flvd, the required number, but he can scratch others. , It will be a "free for all" with the able voter to exercise his discretion and pleasure, ad libitum. Relative to the matter of “scratch ing” the county executive committee was requested to meet Saturday and adopt a rule requiring a voter to vote for the required number of can didates for each vacancy, commis sioners and all others. This, it is thought by many, would be fair and just. The committee met Saturday morn ing at the courthouse. Chairman Shep pard presiding, but no action what ever was taken towards preventing the scratching of tickets. It was held that If a voter wished to “single-shot” a candidate, he had a right to do so. There are ten candidates for coun ty commlssi6ners' places, five to be elected, and the suggestion advanced to the committee was that a voter be required to vote for live of these, the full ticket, instead of “single-shot ting any one. But the executive committee decid ed to give the voter free rein In the primary to vote fpr whom h« liked and “strike” the others. HON JOS. M. BROWN IS OUT FOR GOVERNOR Defines His Platform to Georgia Voters. Preliminary to a tremendous slaugh-! Hon Joseph M. Brown, of Marietta, ter of furniture prices, the Alii-1 has announced his candidacy for ter of furniture prices, the AUi* I has announced his candidacy for 4 jj e present law, I will sign the son Furniture Company will close J Governor before the Democratic pri- jjjjj Gitis ordered by the people, their doors today and to ^or r ow, on Jun ^ 4 He w |]j be the only 9. The enactment of a law against opening Saturday morning with their . . t lobbying, so as to preserve the purity entlre stock of $25,000 worth goods at greatly reduced prices. By reason of being overstocked and the lack of floor space, the firm will offer furniture, rugs, mattings, crock ery, glassware and household goods at amazingly iow prices. The sale is to raise much-needed cash and the public gets the benefit.' For ten days this slaughter of prices will be kept up and In that interval every householder or room furnisher in Sumter county will have a chance at this magnificent stock. Prices on the goods will be-less than the cost of manufacture. An Inspec tion is Invited so that .the truth of the assertion can be proved. The money must be raised and the firm hes taken the surest way to get it. It Is one of the chances of a life-time to get high-grade fumlturo at prices wibttn the reach of every purchaser. - Extra salesmen will be provided to handle the crowds. The sale begins opponent, no doubt, of the present Incumbent, Gov. Hoke Smith. In his official announcement, Mr. Brown says, among other things: To the People of Georgia: Although I have unexpectedly re ceived a great number of letters, pe titions and spoken requests represent ing many thousands of the people, a large majority of whom are farm ers, laboring men, manufacturers nnd business men, to allow the use of my. name as a candidate for Governor of Georgia subject to the primary June 4th, as complance Involves possibly a llfe-ttme, I have refrained from an nouncement a decision, hoping that some other candidate would come to the front But, as that hope has not been realized, I have been forced to the conclusion that It is my duty to obey the call which. my fellow- citizens have made. Gov Smith In his speech at Decatur AU. ICE WORKER. Says Pe-ru-. jts a ValuabU Nerve ana Blood Remedy. IL-pl MISS BESSIE FARRELL. M ISS BESSIE FARRELL, lOUThird AvoBrooklyn, N. V., Is FresI- don tot tho Young People’s Christian- TemperanceAssociation. She writesi* “Poruna is cortalnly a valuable norvtr and blood remedy, calculated to bnlld np the broken-down health of worn-out women. I have found by personal ex perience that It acts as a wonderful re storer of lost strength, assisting tlio stomach to assimilate and digest tho food, and building up worn-out tissues. In my work 1 liavo bad occasion to recommend It freely, especially to women. ’ “I know of nothing which is bettor Uri. build up the strength of a young mother, In fact all tho ailmonts peculiar to - women, so I am pleased to glvo it my - hearty endorsement.” Dr. Hartman has prescribed Feruna for many thousand women, amt ho nover falls to receive a multitude of lottcrs like tho above, thanking lilm . for tho wonderful benefits received. Man-a-lin the ideal Laxative. members. of I ■ A,. ■ - •• . ■- ic General Assembly who, In accordance with- the will of their constituents, make any change ■J unuuic - --- ----- - uov smnn in ims specuii u at 10 o’clock Saturday morning and jj arc h 9th, enumerated amnog the continues for ten days. -■— **— SELECT AMERICUS FOR PEACH CANNERY Roberts Bros. Notifies Sec. Mitchell of Decision. official plans i he has for the future the enactment of the so-called “port rates,*’. These rates. If made effec tive mean the ruin of Industries of Georgia, and, as a corailary, the destruction of the nearby market* tor farmers of our own State. It la, there fore, imperative to Georgia, that this plan Bhould be made Impossible of fulfillment since the mere threat of It and kindred declarations has wrought serious disaster to our peole. If elected I shall give the people an administration characterized by the of strictest economy and shall favor the lobbying, so as to preseiwe the pur Ry ot our legislative system the same ns the purity of our jury system. 10. The encouragement, by a pro per administration of tho laws, of the- agricultural, mercantile and manufac turing Industries of the State. The assurance, not only to citizens of this State, hut to citizens of other - States, that all capital Invested in- legitimate enterprises In Georgia shall have the equal protection of the laws and the equal friendly consideration of those who administer the laws m Georgia. 11. The discouragement, by all le gal methods of undesirable immigra tion. In conclusion let us unite to prove that Georgia wifi be Just to all whoso citizenship or Investments, are with in her borders. Let us unite to res tore employment, with good wages, to those who are now tho unmerited victims of an unnecessary panic, l. t ns unite to prevent cotton from fall ing to an unprofitable price. Ret us unite to bring back prosperity to- Georgia. Respectfully your fellow citizen, (Signed) JOSEPH M. BROWN. Marietta, Ga., March 18. 1908. Wednesday Secretary Mitchell, — * -. the Board of Trade, received a_ letter, foUowlnff^meai to the payment In one from Hoberts Bros., the peach can-| BUln of confederate pensions, such as ners of Maryland, stating that they <1-^ before the advent of the have finally decided to embark in the | t ato ndmtiftetlratton. canning business at Americus and ® 9 ThA ^option „f taxat that nmng DUBiness at iwiieriuua mu r, of taxation w 1 tC e fl?m ‘^1^ be TTmeX® 1 and aa to aa ^eat an extent some time in April to complete ar * i ^s^The* regulation of the railroads, ? lili 1 mind the righto of the public who nery at Fort Valley, as well as can- L of the nubile who nerles In Maryland and are a £• of the stockholder ha™ n w a a n n d ted e8 to > To b be fi Msured ui«.who own the properties and of the have wanted is to_ he . aM “ ( ™ es u “* lives and fair wages of the employes. to put in a canning plant at this l^institotlons^ for The outlook for the crop Is now so the common schools as.the public fin- good that there Is hardly any doubt that this Industry to assured for Am ericus. The trees are crowded with young peaches and the Indications all point to a phenomenal crop. While the first of the fruit will all bo shipped there Is- no question that out of tho enormous production looked for in tho Americus district there will bo a tremendous surplusage that ances .will allow. 6. Changes In the Railroad Com mission law, viz: First, the repeal of those parts which" give that commis sion jurisdiction over such local In stitutions as telephones, gas and elec trie lighting plants, cotton compres- ses an.l street railways. Secondly, to Insert tho requirement that one of the commissioners shall be a rate will bo a tremendous surplusage mat mu “Z can be sold cheap to the canning fac- expert and to repeal that section pro- tory and handled profitably by it. vldlng for a rate expert not a com- W’lien. the canning factory Is cs- mlssloner, thus saving $4,000 per tabllshcd the Americas Board of annum in that office. Thirdly, to -o its first Industry to. compel railroads to properly light ■ first will not be the .and heat passenger stations and to , the Board to con- require cquitahje demurrage rules, irk along this lino and 7. The establishment of a Depart- filer of time before other ment of Labor, iring establishments will be 8. Tho strict enforcement of the ere as a result of Its ef- present prohibition law. If the peo- i. Jt'MA l Pie In the coming election choose last, staid located here forts. Buy your Spring suit of Chas. L. Ansley, who carries the swellest line, best tailored, best fitting clothing produced in America. COMES ON BRIEF VISIT AFTER MANY YEARS Mr. John B. Ansley and litle son, George Earl Ansley, aro in the city, Mr. Ansley coming with tho body ot his litle infant son, Rex, eight months-: old, who died recently at their homr • In Johnstown, Penn. This Is Mr. Ansley's first visit to Americus, ili.s boyhood home, since his departure more than five years ago, and he to much gratified at the substantial evi dences of growth and prosperity vis ible on every hand. Mr. Ansley was for many years city .engineer here and. a most capable man in that position, nnd therefore to prepared to appreci ate tho many substantial Improve ments here, more especially that c‘ streets and pavements. For severs years now Mr. Ansley has held a high ly responsible position with tho Amer ican Pipe Co., ot Philadelphia, one of tho largest ahd wealthiest corpor ations in the United States, his own field being at Johnstown, Penn. That section, like others, Mr. Ansley says, suffered severely from the recent fi nancial panic, although conditions are now growing rapidly brighter there, as over the North. . i 1?