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HALF million in gains IS SHOWN IN SUMTER Values Are Given a boost -This Year. Returns of Property to Tax Receiver Shows a Total Exceeding $7,000,000. $10,000 IS PRICE PAID FOR LAND IN SUMTER Barwick Place of 600 Acres Has Been Sold. Five hundred thousand dollars—l . remind ibaltf million simoleons—repre- 1 rent the gain In property values ■ this year in Sumter county as compared with tax returns made last year, The figures are all la, and the reBult will bo gratifying, reflecting our _ great prosperity. Tax Receiver W. R. Speer gave out the figures yesterday and while, un official as yet, they are approximately, correct. A gain of a cool half million dollars in taxable values In a year puts Sum ter in the forefront of Georgia coun ties of her class and indicates her . progress along material lines. Property values In Sumter now ex ceed *7.000,000 total, against a little less than *6,500,u00 last year, as shown by the tax returns made. Receiver Bpeer stated /yesterday that tiv> gain this year might even exceed half a mil lion dollars w'hen'footings are made. Tills, he states, will be done today, and the actual gain ascertained to a penny, it is more likely to exceed tlaan td go under the hailf million mnrlt. The principal gain, as might be ex-, Pec ted, is in farm land values, as the result of good r::ods in Sumter countv No other agency could have Increased values of farm property here as the building of good roads wf:hin the past two or three years has done. Lands, generally, are returned for taxes at an average of about *10 per acre, alth ugh the cheapest acre lr Sumter county would bring that price; a fair valuation being from *25 to *3f per acre. Six hundred acres of the Diene ill Barwick piac o *h nter, 12 miles oast of Ami, lens, «"-»*■ d a day r\fwr to parte i bore fot the round price of *10,06’;. It t a.-: a sale wa>. Made of 625 aca.a t • Joseph Fuller for $10,- 500, whi.e minor sales were mnd u prev iously. Ali the lands o. the Harwich estate, >*kb tu» exception of 236 acre ',, have now been eo’4. This belongs t o J. \V. Barv'.ck, who, It Is oald, has already refused an offer of *6,000 for it .MILKING BY MUSIC A BOSTON INNOVATION It Is Working Thus Far With Jlucli Success. WASHINGTON STATE WATERS TO BE RE-STOCKED WITH FISH Bpokane, Wash., August 3.—Spo kane Fish Protective association has completed arrangements to (liberate , between 6,000,000 and 6,000,000 cut throat and rainbow trout and crappie fry in the lakes and rivers of the In land Empire before the close of 1911, the first being placed in Liberty and Newman lakes In Eastern Washington next October. S. S. Drew, superintendent of tha Spokane hatcheries, who lhas 260,000 trout fry on hamd, says that more than 2,000,000 will he hatched during 1910 and that the capacity of the plant twill be increased to 5,000,00 0a year in 1911, which Is believed to be sufficient fry to restock the waters in this part of the Northwest, The crappie will came from the government’s hatch- pries. Efforts have been made by various organizations during the last three years to. obtain crappie fry, but were oiusuccessful. Officers of the associa tion report that the government will co-operate with the .local men In re stocking the streams iwltb these east ern fish. The associativa will assist In enforcing the state fish laws. Boston, Mass.. August 2.—John Mon ro Longyear, Brooklyn's greatest mil lionaire, is milking this celebrate I Jersey coius to the accompaniment-cl a' phonograph containing the latent popular musical selections, A daily record Is kept of th* quantity produc ed at each milking. One evening the milking was~ in progress during the playing of the phonograph. The milkers noticed that i some ci the more Irritable cows we -e | quiet, and some one suggested thy they enjoyed hearing the music. The next night one of the milker;, brought out a phonograph and put tn a number of such- records as he bi iieved would produce a soothing ef fect. There was the same Increase in the milk yield as on tile night of the barn party. ince that time the pronograph has been an established fixture in th Longyear dairy, and the pillliers say that they will not he without It. The cows, as well as the milk, they sar, show a marked improvement. VOTER TO SfilE SHOT HERE IN THE PRIMARY Committee in Meeting Has Ruled Point. BATTLE FLAG IS GIVEN A PLACE OF HONOR. The Sumter county voteb who pro fers any single candidate to a two. base lilt In the legislative priiuary Avgust 23rd, may "single-shot" if desires, Instead of voting for two of the candidates to be elected. Sues is the ruling of the county executlv; committee, which met here, yesterday to consider tills and other matters. The contest for representatives, two to be elected and three candidates of- eriug. Is the only feature to whlca thi3 ruling would seem to apply this election, as for other offices to filled there Is but one aspirant to cbr.seai. The chairman of the State Committee ruled recently that matter of "single shotting" or voting for one candidate for a certafn offic only, was a matter left for the severs intir-s to del-,-mine, and Sumter' nmli.tce allows the single shut. SKiTI' GROWING I\ GEORGIA DESCRIBED IN Stm HERAT FUJI, p-’-i. -Recorder.) .August 3.—. of the ndvan lie fruit growin eastern siati list issue of The FIRST BALE IN STATE SELLS FOR 30 CENTS. Baker Count) Farmer Wins the Honor. Americus warehousemen were ap prised yesterday of the marketing at Albany of the first bale of cotton of the now crop in Georgia. The bale wa3 grown by R. M. McCranle, a Baker county farmer. It weighed 420 pounds, classed middling, and sold for thirty cents per pound, a record price even for a first bale. This 'bale Is fully two weeks or more behind the first bal marketed there a year ago. WHERE JOSEPH BEAT HOAXl’S IN COUNTY AND DISTRICT Several Facts of Interest In Former Campaign. Atlanta, Ga., August 3.—Hero arc some facts worthy of remembrance which are Just being brought to the attention of the Viters of this county: In the primary of June, 190S, Joseph M. Brown carried his own ward In Marietta (the Second); his own city, Marietta; Us own county, Cobb; his own senatorial district, (the Thirty- fifth) and his own congressional dis trict, (the Seventh). But he went a way further. Mr. Brown also carried Hoke Smith'll ward in Atlanta, (the Sixth); Hoke's city, Atlanta; Us county, Fulton, Hoke's senatorial district, (the Thir ty-fifth) , and Hoke's Congressional dis trict (the Fifth). • Never since Hoke Smith has been a candidate for office has he been able to carry hlB own ward. In the 1906 elec tion, when Mr, Smith swept the state by ■uch a groat majority, the word In which he lives was carried by Claik Howell. * Struck a' Rich Aline. B. NV. Bends, of Coal City. Ala., says be struck a perfect min*- of health in Dr. King's New Life Pills for they cured him of Liver and Kidney Trou ble after 12 years of suffering. They nee the best pills on earth for Consti pation, Malaria, Headache, Dyspepsia, JDebiliuy. 25c at Eldridge Drug Co. The Best Hoar of Life is when you do some great deed or dis cover same wonderful faot. This hour came to J. R. Pitt, of Rocky, Mt. N. C., when tw was suffering Intensely, »s he says, "from the worst cold I ever hatj, I then proved to my great satisfaction, what a wonderful Cold and.Cough cure Dr. King’s New Discovery Is. For, af ter taking one bottle, I was entlrsly cured. You can’t say anything - too good of a medicine like that.’’ Its the surest and best remedy for diseased lungs, Hemorrhages, LaG^ippe, Asth ma, Hay Fever—any Throat or Lung Trouble, 50c, $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Eldridge Drug Co. ] -U ;o he found j sections of the I presented in the I South •ini Field, the official organ ot | the Laud and Industrial department of tl.ij Southern Railway and associated I linos the circulation tf which will be- i gin in a few days. Tre leading* afruc! ■tf tos issue is devoted to a discus, j sio:i of fruit growing in Virginia, the | CarolLnjs, Georgia. Alabama, Tonnes | see and - .Mississippi, The story | the development of the growing of ap ple*. peaches, berries and small fruits in this territory Is fully told and the opportunities Stir future development pointed out. The farmer interested in fruit grow Ing who reads this issue cannot fail to be. impressed with the great oppor tunities which await him in the South east. In addition to the articl eon frui growing which Is splendidly illustrated there are other interesting articles. Ed it: rials call attention to the oppor tunities for profit in stock raising in the South, the value of the cotton crop to the country, and the increase in thu value of Southern lands.- What can be dons in tfoe East Tennessee country is shown in an article ton pork raising, “A Spartanburg Farmer” tells of results on a farm In the Piedmont section, and the success of Canadians In Northeast Georgia is told in an In teresting manner. Thousands of copies of this maga zine will be -put jn the hands of farai- ens In the North and Northwest who are considered desirable settlers. Per sons Who are already in the South who have friends living in other sec tions of the cuntry whom they wish to interest in this section can have copies of The Southern Field sent to them *by a request addressed to M. V. Richards, Land and Industrial Agent, Southern Railway, Washington, D.'C. FALSE TETH NIP BATHER AT A NEW JERSEY RESORT Cottager Lost Them In Ocean Wheu ^ She Sneezed. Wildwovd, N. # J., August 3—Howard L Strickier, manager of the Wildwcod Crest office of Balter Brothers, the SI OKANE SPORTS TO SEE < founders of this resort had a peculir.r WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES! experience While bathing in the surf. ; He felt.something biting his foot which Spokane, Wash., August 3.—Frank! ® !e believed to -be a crab, but upon In- W. Smith 1 , promoter and patron ci j vesttgating found imbedded in his clean sports, is arranging for a part) . f °t a pair of false teeth that had of 250 baseball, fans from various parts ! been Iost by a laJy cottager who had of Che Northwestern states and prov- 1 *ne*zed while hawing in the ocean, inoes, traveling in a special train, to The toeth were later returned to'their attend the worid's championship series owner, at the, close of the regular season. —— ° CCU ‘ >y nom two H They Hi.vo a Definite Purpose three weeks, depending uj>03 where the series is playedfl. tops will i -! F<,le * T ' 3 Kidney Pills give quick re- made at til© principal cities to and' iat in ca ®* of k!dcey aE “ Waddwvtfl- from the objective print. Americus Vets Interested in flag’s History. Americas survivors ©r tha gallant .fid Ninth Ge-rgl.t regiment, Coufed- cra.'.e States Army, aro interested ml :ue fact that the id t rile flag which tiwy followed for nearly fojr years is to l e Piiced In the capital hulling lr, Atlanta, with ceremonies well be fitting the occasion. I’hifc old Pag, when new and beauti ful, was presented the Ninth regiment- by.Misto-s I.izzie and Kate Hole, sis ters of Col Huge, then commanding Afterwards President Davis present ed the regiment with a newer and handsomer flag and the old ar.d tat tered banner, bullet-ridden and iworn, was retired from the battlefield. The adies have preserved the sacred o'tf relic, until one of them now Mrs. M. i). Paiton, has authorized It to be deposit ed in the capItol 'as an object less n to firurt- generations," 4 i j -o COLE STEAM ENGINES are right up to the highest standard of effl. ciency and durability. Every part of a Cole Steam Engine Is made In our factory—consequently we know what material goes Into it. We know it will pull a certain load and we know from the past that It will last as long as any steam engine made. We repaired steam engines for fifteen years before we started to manufacture the Cole Engine. Consequently wehaveproflted by the mistakes of others and, In the Cole Engine, we have overcome all of the weak points of other engines. If you want an engine to pull your gin, saw mill, grist mill or do any real work and stay on the Job—buy a Cole Engine. Write today for catalog. R. 0. COLE MFC. C0. f NEMAN, GA. Huubctorera of Engines, Boilers, Cora Hills and Saw } Life on mi tun Canal ba l on*? frightful drawhack-nia’a- rouble-that has brought suffering and de t*<. to ti. u-ands. Tha germs •i* c. *.:•!? fever -md ague, blllious- , j -und ;e. ' -g-situde, weakness ^••-ueral dent yy. But Electric Bir- lit ver rail to J ivstroy them anJ cure malaria trouble*. “Three bottles eomu eteV cured 'e of a very severe attack of malaria,” writes Wm. Fret well, of Lucama N. C., “aii’J I’ve had good health eter since.' 1 Cura r'ich, Liver and Kidney Troubles, and prevent Typhoid. 50c. Guaranteed by Eldridge Drug Co. AMERICUS MAN SUES FOR LARGE SUM IN ATLANTA, ReT. John AY. Jordan is rialntlfi Iu Ii't!ii ;i;c Suit, (Special to Time-Recorder.) Atlanta, Ga., August 2.—J. W. Jor dan, a “local Methodist minister,” and an elder in Trinity Methodist church as well as a stock dealer, has filed suit to r$10,000 against Henry Harper because of alleged statements -derog atory to his character and Injurious to -his business. Jordan states that on the 15th June Mr. Harper, at a public meeting at Wesley Memorial church, In the presence of a large congregation, stat ed that “Mr. Jordan in a business way kiiowu as a .very tricky man," and the plaintiff charges that the words were maliciously uttered in an effort to damage -his business, accuses the speaker of falsehood, and states tha! such utterance has Injured him bath in his business and as a religious -man. AUTOS MAY SPEED ON THE ROADS OT STATE Prospect of Automobile Law Now. (Special'to Times-Reoorder.) At Uinta, Ga„ August 3.—It looks very much as If there would be no general automobile law enacted by the general assemb.y, despite all the talk about jt. the senate has passed one bill and the house another, but there has been no effor; made on the part of the two houses to get together an It. Since travel over the state In auto mobiles has become so general, a state law for registration and regulation o’ automobiles is considered a necessity. The acts of other states have been consulted and authors of bills endeav ored to get the best out of ail of them for a Ge.rgia law Differences :t opinion have delayed action on t : matier until the general assembly Is aJwtfst In the last week of Its session. It .U passible some agreement tc.-,, be reached Whcih will result in the en actment of an automobile law, but It Is going to take some energy on the .ui-nts. Mrs. Rose (Laser, Terre Haute, part of those lateres.ed to bring this , lad., tells the resuit in her case. “AT- 1 a hout ouuch, who has been identified with - -or suffering for many ye^V-i from,, every sporting event of Importance: case of kidney trouble and NORTH GEORGIA ^ AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE Dep’t of the University of Georgia. DAHLONEGA. GA. All the regular college courses, including Agriculture, Mining Engineering, Languages, Music, Business, Domestic Science and Art, Physical Culture and many other studies. Military Corp3 in charge of a captain of the United States Army. Boys younger than 15 years not admitted. Board $10 per month. Very healthful climate. Term opens Sept 7. All expenses for the year can be covered by $150. For catalog, write to ^ G. R. GLENW^LL^P-^Pres'I. Dahlonega, Ga. Jj New Crop Seed Turnip, Collard and Cabbage REMBERT’S DRUG STORE. saves money when you need disinfectant. CLEARANCE SALE! 50c Sterling Brooches and Waist Pins 15c. $1.00 Collar Pins, nobby designs for 50c. 50c Belt Pins for 15c. THOS. L. BELL, THE LEADING JEWELER. August Excursions Via Central of Georgia Railway Round Trip Rates from Americus So-me persons evidently are under in Spokane and tile Northwest sln.’-e 1 4 P enJ,n * touch -money for so called the Impression -Wat Georgia has nl- 1&&6 savs there will ha at least , - f jr, s ' 1 foun3 Foley’s Kidney Pills the j ready such a law since Secretary of — . ■ >m - v medtetn* mat gave me permanent < sute PbEto Cook has received 400 nr m r^eammend Hudson. -ui." SOM by John H. BIG BARBECUE IS ENJOYED DOWN IN TIIE SEVENTEENTH men and women from Sjtokane in party, the rest coming from other cit ies in Washington and adjoining states and-the pnrvinces of British Columbia and Alberta. More than 60 reserva tions have already been made. T.e excursion is not a money making en terprise. The actual cost of the train I and service is to be apportioned-among i -A neighborhood barbecue in the Wll- those joining the party, the promoter j Hants neighborhood, down in the Sev- donating his time In tJe interest of the ! enteenth district, was an occasion of sport. j interest yesterday to a large number | of friends. Americus was ably repre- 5 or 6 doses "666" will cure any j Hente< * &>' Judge Littlejohn, Judge case of Chills and Fever. Price 25c. ; Grlsp and Solicitor General V.'iiliamP. —; j And twelve baskets full were taken Most iM.iilciana claim bhe silent up, after all had feasted, even desplts vote so long as it keep* allent. I the oo'.icitorial presence. me permanent j state Philip Cook has received 400 or - 1 am again able to -be up and-at- - 1 to my work. I shall twer hesitate 500 letters from aulo owners who want to register, and in many instances 'they have inclosed the *2 fee. Two of the writers were anxious to get No. 13, while one or two others wanted ”23.” Secretary Cook bad to return all such remittances with the statement that there is.no such law on the statute books as yet. He is < f the belief that the legislature will enact such a law st this session. o or 6 doses "665" will cure any 1 case of Chills and Fever. Price 25c. You don’t find anybody kicking for rapid transit to heaven. Chicago : : $18.00 y Cincinnati : St Louss : : 15.00 Louisville : : Detroit : : : : 19.50 DATE OF SALE—Wednesday Aug. 17. Final Limit Sept. I. 1910. $15.00 13.50 THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE. For full information call on or address J. E. HIGHTOWER, G. R. BRANNON. Agent, Americus. T. P. A., Alban)’. JOHN YV. BLOUNT, D. P. A., Macon. 4-10t insurance; J. A. Davenport. Pbone 66.