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THEAMERICUSWEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER DECEMBER 29. 1910 ITER GOODS IN EVER BEFORE Report of Holiday e This Tear. reliant* bad all caught ■ yesterday and bad be- ’,,f the holiday tradn, die December trade as shopper* began the purely holiday goods In ilays of the month, ining voice Is beard to j, (tat the trade for 1910 with many merchants lu volume that of auy mber, and the total for < stlonably considerably of any previous Do- , Is all the more gratlfy- had been some mlzglv- ng to the shortness of op the trade this year show some shrinkage, most gratifying features this year, as voiced lants with whom ■r representative talk was the fact that the de- a superior line of goods lasses of articles In all ised by to a greater ex r before for those islilp and generally bet PECAN INDUSTRY IN ALBANY DISTRICT Sound Venture for Grower Ci especially noticeable Mr. James Pricker in changes that each year g In local buslnesa con- through our stock I And the people this year m securing the higher Even the small Items gentlemen’s tie clasps, - sales were largely of er and solid gold, In- eaper lines. Take thlm nee, and we And that old thimbles exceeded ave known before. In demand was for steri le choicest patterns. In plated articles did not ■he sterling ones. So our entire stock. While r trade showed a hand- the fact that It was ties as these was even ly ay, at the Allison Fur ore, the same Informs- Ished. “Our trade as a substantial Increase >u» December,” said Mr. It Is due, I think, the public sought goods, not perhaps the but the solid, substan- artlcles that are a per- to the home and not worn out stuff. The is becoming more and and Is an Indies, rlty and of an awak- the people to the fact i Is not always a deslr- hat durability and beau- ments that should be id. I am studying the i with great Interest as future course with re supplies, and this fact teen forced home upon (Albany Herald.) Professor John Craig, of Ithaca, X. Y., head of the Emplre-Georgla Pecan Co., and one of the recognized Ameri can authorities on horticulture, talked interestingly to the Herald of the present and future of the pecau In this section. Professor Craig's company us Is well known. Is now engaged In con verting 4,000 acres of Dougherty county lands Into pecan groves, the tract being just south of the city. Speaking of the future of the Indus try, and the inevitable disappoint ments which will now and then eecountered, Prof. Craig said: ‘As It comes to me from observa tion and contact with men Interested In the development of land enteN prises, I am forced to the conclusion that interest In pecan culture Is spreading. As a basic natural Indus try It Is bount! to enjoy large popu larlty. I do not close my eyes to the occasional disappointments, born of misconceptions and perhaps misinfor mation. These are Incident to the development of all kinds of enter prises. more particularly, however, of those which have soil and climate coupled with management ar the con trolling factors. In the case of the pecan, I believe that the Industry, properly managed. Is as sound for the intelligent grower as It Is for the hon est promoter. "Yes, we are pushing work as rap idly as we can In our four-thousand- acre tract south of town. Our plans contemplate the setting of between BOM BUNCH OF FAKIRS HELD IN ATLANTA iolIccleiHlonej (or Mythical Home. ten end twelve hundred acres before the lath of February. Work In this line Is actively in progress. It Is a large enterprise, and In organizing It. we And that It divides Itself Into A>e departments, namely, surveying, plow ing tree rows, staking tree holes, hole- digging and Anally, tree planting. Superintendent O. J. Hill has has force organized Into these divisions. Mr. Charles O. Bennett Is pushlug surveying: Mr. H. F. Williams, the plowing out of the tree rows; Mezas.r Keenan and Tonsalnt hare charge ->( the ataklng: Mr. C. A. Rowell has charge of the tree planting; while Mr Hill keeps an eye on the hole-dig ging, In addition to the general super vision of the plant. This results In Ave gangs being at work on different divisions of the held campaign at the same time. I was glad to be able to stcure In the South such efficient ser vice as la being rendered by Messrs. Hill and Williams .while H was also fortunate In obtaining from my own Institution, Cornell, Messrs. Rowell, Toussalnt and Keenen, who have studied theory as well as practice be fore tackling the present problem. Atlanta, Ga., December 29.—Docu ments Indicating that In the name alleged Christian missionary contribu tions church-goers have been de frauded throughout the South were found yesterday on two pretended Ar menians under airest here who gave t'le names of Deacon Joseph and Arcn- peacon John Bejan. According to the papers on the men, a large numbers of donors each con tributed small amounts In cash. Their papers indicated that they had also been In England, France, Germany and Bulgaria. Joseph made a plea for mercy In which he said: " have sinned. You must all have pity. 1 am a poor man and I was tempted to beg. My country Is moun tainous and the corn for a whole family Is like that,” and Joseph Indi cated two handfuls. The men were arrested In Macon on warrants sworn out by Joseph C. Ix>- gan, secretary of Associated Charities of Atlanta, but the police have not yet IdentlAed them as members of the Armenian party who made collections In Atlanta for Armenian missions which are alleged to have no real ex istence. As the pair confessed to making col lections under the guise of Armenian missionary contributions and using the money themselves, ft epollce are hold ing them pending Identification. Sunny. SlINNVBROfll Whiskey Brook PURE FOOD WHISKEY LLOEB WHISKEY CO., jaciSonvISTpla. HE LIVED WITHOUT LYING THOl'GH MARRIED III YEAR' Furthermore He Neter Quarreled With His Wife—He's Dead. Kirksvllle, Mo., December 22.—Wil liam Howard Shccka, aged 89, whose proudest boast was that he had never told a lie or quarreled with hia wife and who had celebrated more wedding annlveraarlea, probably, than any man In North Missouri, died yesterday at hla home near Klrkavlllc. He and hla wife were planning to celebrate their aeventleth wedding anniversary on December 21. His wife, aged 90, Is prostrated. THIS PORKER TAPPED SCALES AT C59 LB* Sumter County tun Raize 'Em Just r.z Large. TIME COMING WHEN MEN WILL FREEZE AT EQUATOR store of the W. D. Bal- was a further unsollclt- of similar sentiments, tag what others had iy remarked that one of d features of the trade numerous call* for Due evident desire of the nilder the quality and heapness of price. "Our r. aBlley, “exceeded an- every respect, and to look back upon De hole with peculiar aat- L Analey also gave alona along this line. >r able to display our Uni Not For a Million Years Yet, Says Dr. Wiley. Washington, D. C„ December 21- Men will freeze to death on the equa tor millions of years hence, according, to Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, who forsook the subject of germs lu food In ad dressing the Secular League here, and discussed the question: "Is. Nltn to Ultimately Starve or Freeze?” Dr. Wiley said be believed the earth was slowly cooling and that the peo ple of the distant future must freeze, though be declared for "a million years at least “humanity would not auf- fer from lack of food or fuel. In the frigid days that are yet to come, ac cording to Dr. Wiley, the winds will serve as fuel. "From my knowledge of the laws of electricity,” he said, “and from prac tical experiments already being made, Wrlghtsvllle, Oa., Dec. 21.—The re cent cold weather was Ideal for hog killing, and as a result practically every smokehouse Is Ailed with cured mats. In addition to the large number of pokers slaughtered there hare been tome killed with the largest net weight known In the history of the county, and probably In the state. H. Chlvers, living about Ave miles from Wrlghtsvllle, recently .killed hog, of the Berkshire breed, that tip ped the beam at 659 pounds. The ani mal was ao large that It was necessary to bring It to the railroad warehouse to have It weighed. Mr. Chlvers left the hog on exhibition for a couple of hours. He has frequently Killed Berk- ahlrea weighing 509 pounds and over, hut the one. weighing 659 was the larg est Mr. Chlvers has ever raised. IMPORTANT - ANNOUNCEMENT! .Beginning today we will feature some special Auc tion Sales during the next few days, notice of which will be given in the daily paper. NO MONEY FOR TEACHERS OVER IN COLUMBUS Columbus, Ga., December 21.—There la much complaint In Muscogee coun ty In regard to the noo-payment of th Is year than ever he lm ao much better ar- new store,” said he, at our trad* was much rer before. In the 1»- itlcmen's departments inroads made on all >r gifts. We found that goods, that ttlstic merit were the Id In making sales, and a continued depletion it was especially at- respects. We And here la every year kul more toward higher every department, public baa become that quality gov ever before." . Co. store had i nd expressions of ■ally as pronounc- rlth the Rylsnder on Co., the Smith Fa, the Jeweler's, sreler's, and other thronged with last west Ev there were signs I a general air with th# re- I prophesy that the currents of air which have been agents of destruction to man will yet be harnessed for bis benefft. “In the fnture the air will furnish heat, fuel and power and companies will be formed for utilizing It This Is not a theory,' hut an actuality nf the future, based upon actual condi tions and natural laws.' DEATH OF MR*. N. E. ROBERTS FOLLOWS BRIEF ILLNESS Funeral Will Take Place la Kealacky Sunday. Mrs. E. Roberts, the aged mother of Mr. W. W. Roberts, passed away yesterday at his borne here, the end following an attack of paralysis two days ago. Mrs. Roberta was 6S yean of age and la aurvlred by three sons and a daughter. A short prayer ser vice will be held at the residence n 2 o'clock thle afternoon, conducted •>> Rer. O. B. Chester, and at 3 o'clock the funeral party will leave for Eliza bethtown, Ky.. the former home of the deceased, where the service and burial will take place probably-on Sunday. ary—Just ten months ago—and accord ing to the county board of education It will be Impossible for another pay ment to be made before the first of the year—poeelbly In the middle ol January. This Afternoon and Evening, Friday, December 30th. We will offer Ladies’ Silk Dresses and Evening Costumes, Tailored Suits, Coats, Petticoats, Waists, Etc. (Another Sale Will Be Announced For Saturday.) rr“:;“r The sale will be conducted at our OLD STORE, which we have occupied for the past nineteen years. PEMEMREB YOU BUY THEM AT YOUR OWN PRICE! STUART’S * BUCHU AND JUNIPER COMPOUND FOR KIDNEY TROUBLES BO Year* on the Market • LAND SALE Toombs County, Georgia AUCTION! ABOUT 600 ACHES AFTERNOON SALE AT 2:30. EVENING SALE AT 7:30. Chas. L Ansley. COMMISSIONERS TO MEET MOND.tr AND ADJOUBN Regular Session Will be Postponed Fer Two Dan, Jt urn The eoifcty commissioners will meet Monday ifcxt In regular monthly ses sion. but ft being New Year's Day, an taken Beet date of South Georgia farm land In healthy district, with 10,000,0j0 feet (estimated) virgin long leaf pine, near the towns of 1-yono, Yldalla, and near 8. A. L. By., U. ft F. Ry, A. W. ft U Ry, with survey for another rail road .running through It This land divided Into lots of 25 acre* and na* wards will be eold at Vidalla between the llth and 25th' of January, 1911. A RARE 0PP0RIINI1Y To acquire homes and good land. Payments part cash, balance on easy terms. For futber Inf WILLIAM L. CLAY. Savannah, Ga. Webb’s Store, Cotton Avenue, Next to Commercial City Bank. We Will Ilnre In Slock fer the Holidays a Large Supply of the Freshest Oranges, Apples, Banans, Figs, Etc., Etc. Also Fresh Nuts At Low Prices. My general slock of Dry Goods, Ladles’ Beady to IVeir, Notloas, Nov elties, Etc. Is complete end prices low. James Fricker & Bro. Jewelers. New Store, 409 and 411 Lamar Street, Between the Windsor Hotel and New Postotiice, Americus, Georgia. FL. 321. "WEBB l. Ry. Watch Inspector Fourth Division, S.A.