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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

Amendment, which prohibits abso-
lutely the denial of the franchise to
any citizen on account of race, color
or previous condition of serYitude.
1t is supposed that Georgia will
attack the validity of the ratification
of the Fourteenth Amendment by the
States The enabling act for this
amendment passed both houses of
Congress by the necessary two-thirds
vote in June, 1866. There were at
the time 81 States, and the rejection
of the amendment by 10 States would
have defeated it. Delaware, Ken
lucky, and Maryland promptly reject
ed it, and California took no action,
which was equivalent to rejection.
Then the States of New Jersey and
Ohio which mad ratified the amend
ment, recinded their action and re-
iected it before its ratification was
announced. Then 10 Southern States
rejected it, namely, Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Miss
issippi, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Texas and Virginia, and the
amendment was defeated But Con-
gresss at that time was animated by
the war spirit and was in no temper
to be thwarted by the States that had
been conquered, and it was determin-
ed to ratify the amendment by force.
A few weeks after the rejection of
the amendment by the Southern States
the Reconstruction Act Of March 2,
1867 was passed. This law, IN the
face Of the contention that the Union
had an indestructible union of hides
tructible States and that State could
not get ont of the Union, in effect leg
islated the 10 States out Of the Union,
with the provision that they could not
return to the Union until the Four
teenth Amendment was ratified by
them, and the carpetbag governments
were forced upon the States to per-
form the act of ratification These
carpetbag governments were sustain
ed by the United States Army during
the process.
1t is probably this method of ratifi-
cation which the State of Georgia de-
sires to test and to have it decided
whether the free consent of three
fOurtbc of the States is essential to
a change in the Constitution or whe-
Their a consent exorted by force is
sufficient But when a constitutional
provision has been in force for 40
years and is regarded as the battle
ment between property and confisca-
ton, it takes a hopeful nature to
expect the Supreme Court to set it
aside.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

The Chattanooga Times thinks that
if our statesmen" would devote as
much time and thought to reducing
the cost of meat and other feed sup
plies controlled by trusts as they do
to reducing railroad freight rates.
which does not benefit the consumers
in the least, as Jos Brown showed,
they would really be doing something
for the good of the masses. The
Times forgets that it is much easier
to Jump on the niggers and give the
railroads hell" the platform of the
average office-seeker in the south at
this time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

Booker Washington now urges a
central training school for negro
preachers. No one will question the
necessity for a more adequate train
ing for many of them, on moral as
well as intellectual lines. 1t is an
unfortunate thing for the race that
so great a proportion of its ministers
are not only unequipped to properly
expound the Bible, but have not yet
learned to practice absolute morality
in their daily lives. The example of
preachers of clean lives is sadly need
ed in many negro communities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

No problem is so modern or so
complex that it may not be met un-
der the reserve powers of the people,
through the States. The stripping
of the States Of their power by the
exercise of the same power on the
part of the federal government may
effectively correct existing evils,
but no amount of work or reconstruc-
ton will ever restore to tn. I'M that
which they have lost, if what they
have lost is held and exercised by
the federal government" This was
the warning uttered by Martin D
Littleton in his address on Drift
of Events" before the American So
cial Science Association.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

a semi-of1cial statement comes
from Washington that there is to be
no further inquiry into, or action
against, the Hartman roads Said
a high official what has already
been done has ben productive Of
much good Railroads generally have
cleaned house and are new conduct
ing business on the principle Of a
square deal" He omitted adding that
some consideration is also due Harri-
man for raising that $250,000 to carry
New York state in 1904.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

The hundreds of workingmen,
skilled and common, being thrown
out of jobs by the railroads through
out the South realize full we'll that
reforms come high but we must have
them" In the meantime the politi-
clans in high office are preparing new
plans to increase the number of IN
employed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

Secretary Metcalf is preparing to
leave the cabinet as gracefully as
possible. He has not been bounced
but simply has become persona non
grata. He has not been put in the
Annanias club by the President, but
private secretary Loeb came near
initiating him when he so fatty con-
tradicted Metcalf's statements about
the movements of the Pacific fleet
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18
Frequently Invoked.

Scarcely a clause in the COnstitu-
ton has been so frequently invoked in
the Federal and State courts as that
quoted above. 1t is, in fact, con-
stantly before some of the courts,
and if it should now be declared in
valid it would be almost equivalent
to a legal revolution. 1t would not,
however-at least in Maryland-leaye
the owners of property at the mercy
of the Legislature, for in Article 8,
Section 40, of the Constitution of
Maryland we find virtually the same
provision prohibiting the Legislature
from taking private property for pub
lie use without just compensation.
The attack of Georgia upon the
Fourteenth Amendment will, doubt
less, be directed to the method Of its
alleged ratification by the States. 1t
is, indeed a fact in history that the
Fourteenth Amendment was not rati-
fed by the free act of three-fourts
of the States, but that the necessary
number of notifications was obtained
by duress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18
Why should this be the case +?

w ny oAO0A0 SA1AS w WIZ SH'SS
Because they have neglected them
selves, as every one of these patients
in the hospital beds had plenty of
warning in those dragging sensations,
pains at left or right of abdomen,
backaches, nervous exhaustion, in
fammationl liberation, displace.
ments, and other organic weaknesses.
All of these symptoms are indica-
tons of an unhealthy condition of the
female system and if not needed the
penalty has to be paid by a dangerous
operation. When these symptoms
manifest themselves, do not drag
along until you are obliged to go to
the hospital and submit to an opera
tion-but remember that Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made
from native roots and herbs, has saved
hundreds of women from surgical
operations.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. has cured more cases of
feminine ills than any other one
remedy. Such letters as thefollowing
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

British Columbia proposes to shut
The doors Of hope in the face Of the
Asiatics. In all probability there
would be a massacre of negroes if a
large number OF them were to emf
crate to Vancouver and compete with
white labor there. The negro's only
nope is the South, where he is need
I'd, known and appreciated when he
Toes what is right.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

The Improved Order of Red Men
mas officially debarred the genuine
indian from membership It is
probably feared that the real red
nan might make the initiation too
realistic if he were allowed to WELD
me tomahawk and scalping knife in
She lodge wigwam
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

The Boss-"It's been my rule to be
at my desk early and late New
Clerk Same with me. Sometimes
I'm early and sometimes I'm late"
Boston Record.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

Now that passes promise to soon
be thing of the past the Texas News
writes the swan-song of the general
passenger agent, whose chief duty,
q. seems to think, has been the is
suing of free transportation The G.
2. A., it says, instead of being the
most popular is now the most lone
some of railroad officials
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

"Ruggles, l congratulate you on
that bequest from your deceased I'M
Gle. You'll be able now to buy an
automobile" "To buy an automobile?
Great Scott! I'll be able to keep
one. Chicago Tribune.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18
how II Was Passed.

This gave the States an option of
comforting the anchise upon ne
groes or having their representation
in Congress based upon the white
population only This provision of
the Fourteenth Amendment was sub
sequetnly modified by the Fifteenth
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

d, The fnel report on the expenses of
the last session of the Georgia legis-
lature shows that the members con-
sumed five hundred gallons of lithia
water on one day. Five hundred gal
Ions of "chasers" is certainly a re-
markable days record even for a
body of legislators
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

Two Savannah policemen claim to
have seen a ghost Irreverent papers
all over the state are declaring that
their vision will be better after Dec
ember 81
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18
MRS. CHAS. A.ROcKVvooD

are constantly being received by
Mrs. Pinkham to prove our claims.
Mrs. G. A. lockwood, teacher Of
Parliamentary Law, of SO Free St.,
Fredonia, N. Y, writes:
''For years suffered with female trouble.
1t was decided that an operation was neces-
sary, and although / submitted to serious
operation my sufferingS continued, until
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
was recommended and it proved marvellous
remedy, so quickly did it restore my health.
I cannot thank you sufficiently for the good
it has done me"
Miss Margaret Tierney, of No. 32s
W. 25th Street, New York, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
'When only eighteen years of age our
physician decided that an operation was
necessary to permit of my womanly organs
performing their natural functions. Ny
mother objected and being urged by a
relative to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Veget-
able Compound did SO. soon improved in
health, the proper conditions were establish
ed and l am well and strong, thanks to
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound"
No other remedy has such un-
qualified endorsement as Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. No
other remedy in the world has such
a record of cures of female ills.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

Bradstreet notes an upward trend
N prices of farm products and down
ward tendency to other values. The
man on a fixed salary is still get
ding hard hit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

Hartman says the trouble now is
that the people of the country are
Ranging on to their money. They
aave to hang on to it mighty hard
20 keep Hartman and his ilk from
getting it away from them
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

Northern papers are patting Shont'
On the back because he and his
daughters have returned from Eu-
rope without an announcement of the
engagement Of any Of the girls TO a
titled sutton Perhaps papa Shonts
"pile" is not sufficiently attractive.
even ii the daughters are.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

If Georgias cotton crop is only
L,7500OO bales and it brings but II
cents on the average, it will repre-
sent 100000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

Electricity will put you to sleep,
4 French servant has made this dis
eovery. And sometimes the sleep
will be the long, long, sleep that
knows no awakening here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

Populishm has been put out of bust
ness in Georgia. says the Albany
Herald. Tom Watson is largely run
ming the State. Is he a Democrat?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

Pure milk laws are being enforced
IN many cities, followed inevitably by
4 rise in price. Yet not single
dealer is willing to admit that he
watered the milk before, and no
9ther explanation explains the adj
vance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18
Part of Reconstruction Scheme.

The Fourteenth Amendment was
part of the reconstruction scheme
adopted by Congress after the war.
Under the decision of the Supreme
Court in the bred Scott case a negro
could not become a citizen, and,
therefore, for the benefit of the negro
the Fourteenth Amendment to the
Constitution created "a citizen of the
United States" and ordained that all
persons born or naturaliZed in the
United States and subject to the juris-
diction thereof are citizens Of the
United States and of the State
wherein they reside. This clause made
citizens of the negroes, an then for
their protection it was ordained that
ALL in their persons and property
should have the equal protection of
the law Under Article | of the Con-
stitution the apportionment of repre-
sentation in Congress was based upon
the whole number of free persons
and three-fifths of the slave popula-
ton, and the quetsion of voting did
not enter into consideration. That
was time when the right to vote
was restricted in many of the States,
and especially in New England, to
a few Neither the Fourteenth nor
the Fifteenth Amendment directly
confers the right to vote upon the
negro. But to encourage the Sou
tharn States to confer the franchise
on the freedom the full black popu-
lation was counted, but with the pro-
yiso that where any State denies the
right to vote to any male citizen, being
q years of age, except for participa-
ton in rebellion or for crime, the bas-
is Of representation shall be reduced
in proportion to the number so dis
franchised.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

Walter Wellman and his air ship
strip to the North Pole is a beautiful
illustration of the adage, IF at first
gou don't succeed, try, try again"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

Boston reports that there will be
no lobster famine. The lobster is
always with us, human and crusta-
Ceau.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

The greatest swollen fortune will
De totally inadequate to buy five
cent cake of ice in the hereafter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

Bryan is now dubbed The Star of
the West" A falling star, or a
shooting star?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

The man who has no time for an
occasional laugh needs a vacation
Chicago News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

An INDECENT man draw shis breath
but does not live.-Cicero
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18
MISS MARGARET TIERNEY

A large proportion of the operations
performed in our hospitals are upon
women and girls for some organic
trouble.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18
a DAILY
THOUGHT.

a DAILY
THOUGHT.
Sow; and
Look onward, upward,
Where the starry light appears,
Where, in spite of the towards
doubling.
Or your own hearts troubling fears,
You shall reap in joy the harvest
You have sown today in tears.
Proctor
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18
Tue Times-Recorder is the

Ohs-laI organ of the City of Americas,
Q rcial organ of Sumter County.
Omc1a2 Organ of Webster County.
8 1icial Organ of Railroad Commission Of
Georgia for the Sd Congressional District
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

As=@>us ca, SEPT. 1s, 1907.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-18

Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation to Women
Women suffering from form Of female weakness are invited to
symptoms the trouble be located and the quickest and sure
Pnham probably the knowledge that help
advice is free and always helpful
Ask Mrs. Pinktam's Best Understands WOmans Ills
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-08-10

SHADE TREES AS ROAD BEAUrIFIERS.
are the hickory, the walnut and the
butternut for New England and along
the Appalachian mountains as far
south as Georgia. At this point the
distribution of these nut trees should
take a northWard turn on the west
side of the Allegheny mountains where
they should not be used south of Ken
lucky or farther west than Colorado.
The hickory will not thrive in northern
Iowa, northern Wisconsin, Minnesota
or in the Dakotas.
The black walnut, however, may be
planted over the southern part of Min
nesota, eastern South Dakota, eastern
Nebraska and Kansas.
Personally | believe that as a rule
Il would be better to select long lined
shade trees than to attempt to com
bine fruit production with shade and
beauty.
The following list of shade trees
would, in my judgment fulfill the re
uuirements better than the fruit and
nut list:
as dense canopy as do the naples.
In New England and the middle states
the sugar maple Is one of the most de
Sirable and extensively used shade
trees. If n shade more dense than
that given by the sugar maple is de-
sired, the Norway maple may be plant
ed Instead. 1t has long been considered
a., che 10 ,rn
about Washington. From Washing
ton southwark to the Carolinas a vari-
rty OF shade trees may be employed,
luch as the silver maple, which Is per
haps the least desirable Of the maple
family The sycamore has n natural
distribution throughout this whole ter
ritory and is hardy and beautiful. The
oaks offer number of good shade
trees, although some grow slowly. In
This family the red oak, the willow
lax and the pin oak are all desirable
for roadside use outside the territory
In which the live oak thrives.
In my judgment, there Is no tree
which compares with the live oak for
shade and ornament In regions south
Oh lue northern lulllllut Ol NulOllld
This tree might be used to the eXclu-
sion of every other throughout the
southern part of the United States, be
cause 1t is typical Of that region.
For California the pepper tree will
perhaps supersede everything else as 4
roadside tree, while In Florida the
camphor tree might well be used as q
substitute for the pepper tree of Cali
fornia. In southernmost Texas the ma
tive palm, which is magnificent thing
could be used for roadside decoration
In places where the palm will not
thrive nothing / know of will better
serve this purpose than the native and
the Mexican blackberry.
For the plains of the northwest. in
Guiding the Dakotas and northern Min
nesota, perhaps the best street trees
are the American elm and green ash.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-08-10
SEMI-LOCAL.
Cleanliness and Pride in the Town.

Cleanliness and Pride in the Town.
Town improvement societies are not
new institutions, by any means, but
they are very little known, which practi.
cally amounts to the same thing. Every
now and then we hear of a society of
this kind, with an outline of what it
proposes to do and once in a great while
story is told of wonderful results ac-
tually accomplished, but that is about
the amount of it. As a live, practical
work, the improvement society is largely
dream. After all, what can it do Z?
The property that needs improving is
private, and improvements cost money,
while the society is very apt to be
long IN advice and artistic ideas, and
short in cash; besides, it is very apt to
be designated as "meddlesome" in other
people S business.
About half the buildings in the aver
age town need paint or repairs; lawns
and flower beds are conspicuouslv
absent; trees are planted haphazard, if
at all; pavements and cutters are neg
lected to the last minute; alleys are
dumping grounds for all sorts of gar
bage; drainage and sewerage are largely
matters of no interest; street lighting
is joke; street cleaning is not thought
of; houses are built to the line and
porches obstruct the sidewalks; hog
pens are maintained as a privileged
necessity, and so the list of nuisances
might be added to at greater length.
The authorities" are of doubtful use
AS likely to be worthless as valuable
Then, there are the factiOns-one will
not support any good thing that the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-08-10

other indorses. So, taking everything
into consideration, the town has a rather
hard job to keep itself as respectable as
II does. But, the improvement society
may perhaps do something, after all
if it is large enough and energetic
enough, and has the right sort of a
board of authorities at the forefront
With otficialdom going the limit in the
line of its duty, and strong force of
enthusiastic improvers following after
town pride Is very apt to be awakened,
and it is just this-town pride-which
must get busy if much is to be done.
The idea to begin with clean town.
Cleanliness, as a rule, costs nothing
more than a little muscular eXerciSe-it
isn't like painting or repairing Be
clean, first. Then, add little touches of
COlOr-Of OrnamentatiOn-af few patches
of lawn, or flowers. Get after the own
ers of vacant lots and solicit the removal
of piles of rubbish, unsightly signs, I'M
used building. None of these things
will cost more than little interest and
work
As town begins to look clean and
pretty, property owners will begin to
notice the shabbness of their buildings,
and fresh paint and repairs will come.
Fashion is wonderful thing. Lots of
people who could not be compelled to
improve, nor think it really necessary,
will follow the fashion, In reality.
it pays, financially, to keep things in
good trim. A coat of paint or porch,
is very apt to add twice as much as its
cost to the selling price of house.
Another point Clean off the loaf
ing" spots. Benches and boxes should
no longer be tolerated on the streets of
any decent town. The congregating of
smokers and spitters on any corner, or
in front of any building, which results
in narrow filthy passageways for ladies
and pedestrians generally, is unspeak-
| ably common and indecent-this be-
longs to the "clean town" idea, an idea
which goes much further than expensive
improvements and is worth much more.
Cleanliness and town pride should be
the shibbOleth.-Taneytown Md
Record.