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AMERICUS. GEORGIA. (WEEKLY)- TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 6.1910 BIG FORCE fS WORKING ON MUCKALEE HILL. County Gang \o Reduce it to Grade. Old "Muckalee HU1,” which for a century has stood as impregnable as Gibraltar to the feeble attacks made upon It by the city's street force, is now crumbling .before the Irresistible onslaught of the county convict!, gang and efe long will be reduced to an even grade. Supt. Christian now ■ has a large force of zebras tearing up the red dirt there, and the desired work will be quickly accomplished. This steep hill, which for so long has been an insurmountable obstacle for Amerlcus, located as It Is one and a quarter miles from the city, now belongs outside the limits by cent act of the Legislature. For fifty years or more the old' bill was on the county rather than within the city limits, but once, in a spasm of enthusiasm, the city limits were ex, tended and Americas swallowed the hill. It was a drastic dose, and pre:- ty nearly strangled the patient ere a remedy was sought The bill is an Important part of Sumter's highways, being the approach to the Plains and SmfihvUle roads alike. It will require but a short tlme'fv the county forces to grade the hill almost to a level, thus insuring a good road of the uniform width of thir ty feet to Muckalee bridge. This Im provement .will be of Immeasurable benefit to people seeking Amerlcus os a market Just now it is almost impossible fot teams to get over this hill with a heavy load, and the grading of It will prove a public blessing to the who.e county. LIGHT VOTE IS POLLED YESTERDAY IN SUMTER General Small Interest in Election. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCED While an unusually light vote was polled In Amerlcus and In the coun‘,y yesterday In the general election for 1 g governor, statehouse and county offl- W IrClVi cers, the result did not indicate lac* of Interest among the staunch friends of the many candidates offerjfig. Tide result had been determined in the primary of August 13th, and the regular election' yesterday was on-v confirmative of that result. The full ticket went through hero without trouble. Only 243 votes were polled at the Amerlcus precinct, the lightest in number of years. In the county, out side of Amerlcus a corresponding v light vote was cast at the two or three precincts at which the polls were open ed. « These results were not sent In' last nigfct. f Less than a dozen votes were polleJ against Gov.-Elect Smith—about seven It was stated at the voting booth. The several constitutional amend meats went through here beyond all doubt, while all of the county officers from Clerk Allen and Sheriff Feagln down to Coroner Jenkins recelwd the full vote cast. The election throigh out the day aroused little Interest. The returns from the county pre cincts will be received' and consolidat ed this morning. A BUNCH OF SUNBEAMS IS TAKEN EOR EIRE FUNERAL OF BENTON LARKIN MILS HELD YESTERDAY Former Resident of Americas Died on Monday. The funeral of Mr. B. G Larkin, who died Monday In Atlanta, was held at Oakgrove cemetery here yes terday upon the arrival of the train from, that city and attended by many friends here. "Mr. Larkin was 70 years of age, and a Confederate vet eran. He enlisted in 1861, and was member of Company 8, 10th Norm Carolina Artillery. He was in the campaign in Virginia, and surren dered with General Lee at Appomal- "tox In 1863. Mr. Larkin is survived by his wife apd by a stepdaughter, Mrs. Warllck, of Amerlcus. 1 \ EATS THIRTY-SIX EGGS AND STILL IS HUNGRY Americas Negro Devours Hen Frnlt Wholesale. Thirty-six raw eggs swallowed at one sitting was th e feat accomplished yesterday by an old negro here, and It lost an Amerlcus policeman $1.05 to see him do It. The old darkey was looking hungrily at a case of ''em balmed'’ or cold storage eggs as Offi cer Tinsley passed by. the old negro -<r£tnarking that be would so much Ilka to have "about three dozen of ’em raw." Never,dreaming that cuff could do It. the officer offered to pay the freight If the eggs were nested und:i the ragged old vest. The old nest- wrecker lumped at the offer, and In side of five minutes the three dozen raw eggs were Inside of him. Tingle” promptly paid the costs at 35 cents -per dozen. HEAPS OF CRANBERRY SAUCE FOR THIS WINTER Growers Can’t Get Help Enough Gather Damper Crop. 'Toms River, N. J., September 30.— The cranberry harvest Is more than half over; the frosts are du. any day and tfe growers are hustling to get tl.c lierries off the vines. It will he the biggest harvest ever made !u South Jersey, and, what' is un tsua with a big crop, the fruit Is large, handsomely colored and finely flavor ed. Two reasons are given to* the big yield. One is that spraying regu larly and generally has eliminated the scald- The other Is the vast increase in acreaage that has come Into bear ing In the last few years. Th'e crop is so big that the grower* are hampered In gathering it. The small growers depend on their neigh- 'hors to pick the berries, and the larger ones have been going to Phil adelphia after foreign pickers, but not enough of either can be found to /pick all the berries before cold weather sets In. firemen Run to Extinguish Old Sol. lAmeficus' fire edpartment his fre quently been: called out by nervous people who mistook the rising moon for a fire, but not, until yesterday were they ever called upon to put out the sun and arrived on the scene to find frightened people already busy on the job. This last alarm was sent In from the Wheeler residence on Jackson street, near th e Seaboard depot. When the firemen arrived a lar? crown of neighbors were already upon the scene and the usual excitement prevailed. One woman had unlimbered tin garden hose and was playing a small stream of water upon the roof of the kitchen. Chief McArthur was assured by the fair volunteer In hobble skirt that the), blaze was .inside the new kitchen anid burning briskly. Chief McATthur entered the- biscuit ■works and found—a handfiul of- earlv morning sunbeams playing upon the bright tinware on the walls. Noth ing more. WHERE DO ALL THE PENNIES GO TO! Millions ol Them Disappear, ButTlicy Cost U. S. Only 13c a 100. Washington, D. C., September 30.— Although the Philadelphia mint co'ned 146,000.000 pennies last year and n.any other millions in years before, the mystery of where the little u.-ppere ;;c i£ still unsolved, an'd D1 recto.- ol the Mint George E. Roberts est mates the tug plant will make another 100,- fOOCOO this year. ■ •pnnles, more than any other sort of coin, disappear from circulation mysteriously. The government docs not mind coining them, for It v'clds a fine profit. A pound of copper cost ing about 13 cents will makj $1.00 In pennies. HANDSOME HOME IN MACON IS SOLD FOR $21,000 (Special to Times-Recorder.) Macon, Oa., September 30.—11. Horne, a prominent real estate deal er, today bought of Mrs. Wallace Mc- Caw the Edward Comer place r„i Orange street, formerly the hom e of W. Jordan Massee. The price pitd was $21,000. We hope to move Into our new building on corner of Jackson and Forsyth streets now in af, and prior to removal we have a good m a things we want, to close out entirely and others! quantities of which we wish to reduce greatly before! moval., In order to do this we are going to offer sj inducements in the following lines to move at FOR THE CASH ONLY. Ladies’ Muslin, Muslin Drawers Underwear. 35c Ladies' Drawers, now .. .. . 23c 40c Ladles’ Drawers, now ..25e Entirely too much of 50c Ladles' Drawers, now .... . 89c this and we make the 75c Ladles’ Drawers, now ..59c following prices to make $1.00 Ladles’ Drawers, now .. . . 75c it go rapidly. • Muslin Gowns Corset Covers 50c Ladles’ Gowns, now . 89c 25c and 85c Corst Covers, now .. 23c 75c Ladles’ Gowns, now . 69c 50c Corset Covers, now 30c $1.00 Ladles’ Gowns, now . 75c 75c Corset Covers, now 59e $1.50 Ladles’ Gowns, now ... ... $1.15 $1.00 Corset Covers, now 75c $2.00 Ladles’ Gowns, now .. .. $1.39 $1325 Corset Covers, now 05c — Petticoats 75c Ladles’ Petticoats, now .. $1.00 Ladles' Pettlcoatts, now . $1.50 Ladies’ Petticoat*, notv $2.00 Ladles' Pettlcoatts, now .1 50c .. 75c . $1.15 . $U9 House Furnishings big Entire stock of Art Squares at redactions.. Every rag In the house at big redac* tlons. Every pair Lace Cartalns at dnctlons. big re- Every pair Blankets In the house big redncUons. Every Trunk In tthe bouse at big re* d notion. There,are too many of these to par* tlcularlzc on them aK, bnt If yon will come with the coin prices that will do Cotton Fa We hare entirely toe ■ ettes and we want to cletraj we will not have spate hj other store, therefore vet lowing* All 10c Flanelettce for. All 12 1.2c Flannelette, t New style 12 1.2e Fill [J hams lor New Style 15c Fall Dntl Specially low price, radl Sea Island. Sheetiipl Cheviots, Madras, m| Flannels, Etc, Eit. LADIES’READY-TO-WEAR. GARMENTS. The stock in this Department this season is larger and better I >eps we have ever shown. We are going to make it to the interest off woman in Americus and surrounding country to buy her Real Wear Garments here as well as all other good merchandise and if) will come you will find that we will show you the best va everything that is kept in a first class department and at lower than it is possible for you to obtain elesewhere. Chas. L, Ansld DOZEN IN THE BAS1ILE STILL WAIT A 1RI4L Busiest Term in Years in Webster. IV. U. LONG DIES AT LEE COUNTY HOM!. Judge Littlejohn and members ot the Americus bar attending Webstar court at Preston this week came horn- yesterday. for the day, as an adjourn ment was ordered on account of the state election. The session will le resumed promptly this morning, Judse Littlejohn -presiding. While there was comparatively lit tle clvjl business at this tern, the misdemeanor docket Is a heavy on a. and Solicitor Williams Is the busy man on the job. Already there are fourteen negro prisoners InWebBter jail awaiting trial hpon charges of selling liquor, gam bling and the various other pqtty pleas antries to which the black brother Is (addicted and from which he will not be divorced. As it will be impossible -to try all of hie cases set for this term. Judge Lit tlejohn has announced another we-k for Webster, beginning with Monday, October 24th. This is an off week up on the judicial fcalondar, and can eai- the lly be devoted to clearing up docket over there. Sumter’s taxpayers are not rallying tc any extent at the temple. With the present scarcity of coin they will side- step the tax colleotor nvw. Mr. Willift/m H. Long, a highly r ■- spected and prominent farmer residing I near.Leesburg, died Sunday about 13J o'clock from malarial rheumatism. Th'j deceased was about 60 years old, an ij leaves a wife and several children. Hu | was a brother of City’ Court Judge H. ( L. Long, of Leesburg. - This la an unusual condition of a’- •Mrs in Webster w.ur< one week a • ■i tjc suffices f-;r t'uo rlsposal of all court business. „ The game season Is open ao-d lots ot people are shooting craps. The State Fair will "open at Macon October 26 and continue to November 5. It will be the biggest fair yet pull ed off in Macon. STUART’S BOCNU AND JUNIPER COMPOUND FOR KIDNEY TROUBLES BO Years on the Market WALKER LOT SOLD AT THE AMOUNT Of CLAIM Fhirty- Three Acres Bring HI 60.45. At sheriff's sale yesterday In front of the courthouse the tract of thirty- three acres in the southern suburbs, near Lee street, -was sold as the proo, erty -_f A. X. Walker., to satisfy claim of the Commercial City -Bank. The property was bid in by Mr. R. 8. Brcaahurst for $4,160.45, the amount of the bank's claim. The property is well located out on the southelde qii In time will rapidly enhance In value. THE BIBLE CAN NOW BE HAD IN NAVAUOA.SE Genesis and St. Mark Translated for Benefit ol Indians. New York, Oct. 4.—The American Bible Society announces that -It has just added to Us Interesting list of versions of the Scripture in the lan guages of the North American Indian 1 ', a translation ot tk« Book ot Genes's and the Gospel of Mark Into the lan guage of the Navahoes. This ds the first publication ot'ths translation of the Scriptures Into the tongue ot these people. The version has been prepared by Rev. Leonard P. Brink, of Tohatchl, Now Mexico. There are -about 25,000 Navahoes In the Unit ed States. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Thu Kind You Have Always Bought ot Bears the Signature TO OFFER MORE PRIZES IN GROWING OF CORN Three Prizes ef $40 Wil Be Given. The great Interest. aroused among the corn growers of Sumter 4n th recently conducted corn contest, where in handsome cash -prizes were given those making the largest yield per acre, is creating renewed Interest her . and another contest upon a smaller scale, Is notf* being arranged by Prof. Cunningham of the Agricultural Col lege. This contest is open to the fann ers of Sumter, and full details will be ^published as soon as arranged a few days fence. It Is proposed to give a prize of $25 for the best ten ears of corn exhibited; $15 for the second best ten ears, and $10 as third -prize for the best ten ears. Commissioner of Agriculture T. G. Hudson and Congressman Dudley M. Hughes are already among the contributors to th! prize fund. ' SCHOOL HAS F)NE OPENING WITH A HUNDRED ENROLLED First Day’s ^ Work' at the Americas Institute. The Amerlcus Institute, the high grade colored school here, opened yes terday for the fall term with an even one hundred pupils enrolled This Is the largest first day’s attendance In the history of the institute, as the greatest attendance cornea at a lot -r date. Lapt sesafcm Itiho attendance at the opening was about -fifty pupils, vyhile probably the total attendanci at the session was near tbs 140 mark fmEYSKMTCOKE *akes Kidneys and Bladder Right TO REBUIIDOU J ON HIM Lee County WH OM Rb'I Captain J. S. county's best cItlK*»*j her board of couotjj was in Americm jn while talking goo 1 NJl the fact that the cowj about determined to road running betwee*ra Leesburg rather ly new highway, « n sired. The old roilM east side of the is a longer and would be the propo^l which would be upon I the railway and par-- 1 tral the entire rout** crook or bend 1,1 * j to Leesburg a dlst *J fourteen or fifteen f WATER SUFPWtMA AS Cotton Crop Is of U*J Leesburg, Cs. are beginning to ly about the dro«t» Bitated many | to keep up j supply. ^ J to this locality 1! J season of ing entered u| *\ 1 /usually dry are that there J ditlons to cont , (J| crop year •* °“ Ise to be out J the late dry weather maturely Inw-V per cent of a *