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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19
Gold Filling a Back Number

"The use Of gold for teeth filling
is doomed" according to sales
man for large dental supply house
quoted by the Philadelphia Record
Most of us can remember when
nearly every one carried in his
mouth more or less precious metal!''
says this authority. NO one was
ashamed il displaying cleaning yell
low when he smiled We formerly
sold thousands of dollars worth of
specially prepared gold to dentists.
But that is all changed The new
porcelain filings have been so far
perfected that nearly all dentists
use them, to the almost total exclu-
sion OF gold
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has found that the Hartman
properties "as railroads are better
today. with lower grades, straighter
tracks and more ample equipment,
than when they came under his con-
troll If this sort of thing keeps up
we win all have to revise and amend
our opinion of Mr.. Hartman, gen
orally set us by the White House
Maybe the man isn't as much of
pirate as he has been made out to be.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

When the cats away the mice will
play. When Castro is out of the
country the people of Caracas wax
bold and rise up in courageous rev.
olution against that dictator. If
they heard that he was en- route
home they would doubtless be filled
with fear and trepidation. But
Castro has his millions sailed down
abroad and doubtless will prefer the
gay life of Paris to the uncertainties
of reigning in Venezuela. The peo-
pie of his country, though, need a
Diaz as badly as Mexico did when
that admirable ruler took the reins
of government.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19
Precedent is Found.

When the Chapter of Daughters in
Philadelphia found it inexpedient to
erect upon Pennsylvania soil their
monument to the Confederate dead
they asked Richmond, our Confeder-
ate capital, to take it into her keep
ing, and Hollywood now treasures
this gift of the devoted women of
Philadelphia
Eighteen thousand Confederate
dead are at rest in Hollywood and the
site rendered the Georgia division adj
joins the Davis section, and is in close
proximity to the graves of General
Lee, General Huston and other noted
Confederates.
The ground offered is on an en-
inence and our monument when
placed there will tower above every
thing in that section and command
attention from its prominence alone,
and we could not desire for it more
honored company.
The people of Richmond have been
most courteous to the Georgia divis-
ion and the recent effort on the part
of the small dissatisfied minority to
again bring this matter before the di-
vision in a special session is most un-
wise, discourteous and illegal
We earnestly ask, therefore, that
you will sustain the action of the Sa-
yannah convention and not counter
ance a measure that could not fail
to bring discredit to the division and
make our Wirz monument a re-
proach instead of the glorious achiev-
ement it was designed to be-.
Most cordially yours,
Mrs n B. Harrison, Savannah,
Chairman;
Mrs. Oswell Eve, Augusta;
Mrs. L. H. Raines, Savannah;
Mrs. R. H. Taylor, Griffin;
Mrs. James A. Rounsaville, Rome;
Mrs. ]. E. Mathis, Americus;
Mrs. James Taylor, Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

Banks-"I had a new experience
yesterday. one you might call UNI
accountable. ate a hearty dinner
finishing up with a Welsh rabbit, a
mince pie, and some lobster a la
Newburg Then | went to a place OF
amusement. had hardly entered the
building before everything swan
before me. !"
Binks-"The Welsh rabbit did it. .
Bunks-"No; it was the lobster"
Bonks-"No; 1t was the mince pie"
Banks-'No; / have simpler ex-
PLANTATION than that / never felt
better in my life. | was at the
Aquarium
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19
Finding the Equator.

William was considered the bright
est boy in his grade; upon hearing
a lesson reeited in class once or
twice he knew it quite well. Thus,
while the other fellows were compell-
ed to stndy hard he scarcely found
it necessary to open a book. At the
expiration of the term one of the
questions in the written geography
was, What is the equator?'
William, always to be depended up
on. wrote without delay:
The equator is menagerie lion
running around the center of the
earth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

and had the characteristics Of
.ohild's penmanship. This led the
inspe tor to conclude that some school
5u5.I had written them, and he be-
eaa Investigating on that line. He
M ired that the vertical writing
4ad ,een taught in the public schools
until five years ago.
With this clew more than 100 pub
lie and parochia1 schools were visit
ed and examination papers of pupils
of five years ago were inspected. Al
last one was found in which the
handwriting was almost Identical
with that in the letter, and the work
narrowed down to convicting Pol
lard, who had prepared the examina-
ton papers while in school.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19
How Writer Was Detected

It was through true Conan DOYLE
methods that Pollard was discover
cd, despite his doubt of their efficacy.
The search for the writer of the
threatening letters was conducted
under the direction of Postofflce In
spector Stuart, and one of the first
circumstances observed by the in
spector was that no effort has been
made to disguise the handwriting.
1t was peculiar, vertical style,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

The Attorney-General has under
consideration the form in which the
proceedings against Mr. Pulitzer
shall be brought" declared the
President in his message to Con-
gress. If the Acknowledgement is
no more successful in this instance
then in his attacks on the alleged
"peonage" case against the Flaglel
extension in Florida Editor Pulit-
ger need not lose any sleep.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

A New York thinker says the
decline in Sunday School is due
to the prevalence of the comic Sun
day newspaper supplement. The
child begins Sunday by looking over
the comics" and is not in mood then
to go to Sunday School and receive
scriptural training. Parents often
do not compel attendance, and if
the child does go it's thoughts are
centered on Happy Hooligan, .
Buster Brown" and other favorites
rather than on Biblical subjects.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

Young Rockefeller has caused the
arrest of the business manager Of
the New York American on charge
of criminal libel The American
charged that Rockefeller was the
originator of peonage. This charge
Mr.. Rockefeller says is false, and
also damaging to his reputation. Mr.
Hearst's lawyers will have something
to do this time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

Put up or shut up is the reply OF
Congress to the charge of the Presi-
dent that members of congress voted
to keep secret service men off spe-
cial assignments for fear their own
conduct would be investigated II
Roosevelt has been lbeled by the
World, Sun and News what would
describe the reflections heaped on
national legislators by the chief exc
cutive?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

Upper berths just half of the cost
of the lowers, is the demand from
a long-suffering travelling public
from the Pullman company. The
interstate commerce commission is
hearing evidence on the point The
travelling public will be unanimous
in declaring that the upper berths
are not nearly so desirable as the
lower 1t is only the monopoly of
the Pullman company which makes
such extortion possible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19
STILL TALKING
WIRZ MONUMENT
Circular Letter Against
Further Change.

1t looks as if a very stiff fight
would be on between the representa-
tive partisans of Richmond and An
jacksonville in the U. D. C. The
stand patters" are putting up a res
olute fight against any reconsidera-
ton, whereby the monument to Maj.
Wirz goes to Hollywood cemetery, in
the capital of the Confederacy, and
on the other hand the ladies who
strenuously fought for other points
in the convention are using the cud-
gels with telling effect in behalf of
their position.
The latest move is a circular letter
against any further action on the
part of the Daughters The circular
letters in part is as follows, as pub
lished in the Savannah Press of
Wednesday afternoon:
Again this small minority, by cir
cular letters to the chapters and 9TH
er devices, succeeded, we know not
how, in postponing the erection of
the monument and its unwilling,
which had been arranged to take
place on Oct. 81, at Andersonville,
and precipitated upon the Savannah
convention the reopening and further
consideration of the matter of loca-
ton
At Savannah, in 1908, during the
convention recently held, through
much labor, dissension and heart
burnings, the proper place for the
monument was decided to be Rich
mond, Va, and a committee of seven
was appointed to procure a site and
place the monument there as speedily
as possible.
In accordance with the act of the
Georgia division, your recording sec
rotary made formal offer to the
Confederate organizations in Rich
mond of this monument, which Geor-
gia women are proud to have built,
and we have received from those or
CARNATIONS, through the chairman of
your committee, the official offer OF
a most eligible site in beautiful Hol-
! lywood
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19
Judging by Appearances
Harper's Magazine.)

Every occupation affords oppor-
tunities of its own for the study OF
human nature, says a Boston man
If only there be a little aptitude for
putting two and two together.
Il was browsing in a book shop al
the Hub which does little bust
ness in stationery on the side when
a young woman was asked by the
genial old proprietor:
And when does the wedding take
place, Miss Blankg
The wedding!" exclaimed the
young woman, blushing. Why, you
don't think
All, Miss Blankl rejoined the
old bookseller When a young lady
buys 100 sheets of paper and only
% envelopes, l know there's some
thing in the wind"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

There will be nobody to represent
Santa Claus for letters addressed to
that individual this year. Last year
letters addressed to Santa Claus
were delivered to charitable organ
izations. The complaint was made
that the number of letters received
was so large that it was not possi-
BILE to give personal attention to the
calls, hence presents were given to
undeserying persons.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19
Americas, Ga, Dec. 18th, 1908.
THE NEW HOMES OF AMERIcUs

One of the most gratifying fea-
lures of the progress of Americas is
the character of the homes that have
been erected during the past two or
three years and of those that are
now either in progress of building or
in contemplation
Scattered over the city, but more
especially in the Southern section,
are to be found homes that are as
attractive in appearance and as com
plete in their modern equipments
for comfort and convenience as any
that are to be found in any city of
Georgia. Some of them are palatial
in appearance, commodious mansions
that would adorn any residential
avenue, with great pillars, piazzas
that are equal to many small homes
in their areas, and with interior fur
nishings in keeping with their ex-
ternaI appearance-the homes of
wealth and culture Others while
not quite so pretentious in size and
finish are nevertheless thorough
ly abreast with the times in their
architecture and in their use of all
the equipments that tend to make
the present-day homes the abiding
place of luxuries that were denied
the rich of a prior generation. a
third class embraces the cottages
that cost between $4,000 and $4,000
but which are pretty to the eye. full
of home-like comfort within, and an
adornment to the streets on which
they are built Bright in their new
paint, surrounded with prettily kept
grounds, these homes. large, medium
and small, attest, as nothing else
could do, the growth of the city il
population and in ability to sur
round itself with everything thai
conduces to make life pleasant ant
delightful.
More Of these homes are coming
in the years that are ahead The
streets toward the south will be the
scene of unusual activity in home
making during 1909 and 1910 Var
ious parties are considering the cree
ton of homes along Lee street anC
the streets that lie near by. As tht
improvements of the streets anC
sidewalks are keeping pace with thu
development of the built up section
in that direction we will soon hayt
an especially fine residence distric
one that all can take a delight il
showing to strangers and that vii
in itself be an fnducement to Others
to locate here.
Mankind is inclined to judge man
kind by the clothes it wears ant
cities by the character of the resi-
dences found therein. Americu
need not be afraid or ashamed of tn
verdict that strangers pass upon i
in that connection If there is an
other city Of its size that present
a more pleasing front than Americas
it has been our misfortune not t.
find it. And the picture it nov
presents will be exceeded in beaut.
by the one that will await the visi
tor two years hence.
Do not be timid as to the future
of Americas. 1t is going to be
bright one, with the business sec
ton improved in many respects
with more avenues of employment
open to its people, and with it!
homes the embodiment of beaut.
as well as the centres of happiness
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19
jumping at Commissions

ST Louis Globe Democracy
The new mayor of Atlanta was
nominated at citizens mass meet
ing and defeated the Democratic
nominee by over 5000 Georgia is
showing a strong dislike for the
Democratic label on ticket.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

Sentimentalist-"A is that the
pretty little pig | saw frolicking be-
fore my window yesterday
Farmers Wife (cutting up the
pork)-'Yes, miss"
Sentimentalist-N such is hui
man life!"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

General Simon has been unanim-
mously elected President of Haiti
Unanimity does not mean harmony
in this case, as the last President
Alexis could inform the new one.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

Bleaching of flour by mills in
Georgia may be stopped, as it has
been for interstate traffic White
flour is bleached with a chemical
which is said to be injurious. Brown
flour is healthier, anyway.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

New York has discovered that it
can still borrow eight million dol
lars without exceeding the debt
limit 1t is needless to say that the
eight millions will be borrowed just
as quickly as possible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19
May Win the COmmoner
Chicago Record-Herald.l

tChicago Record-Herald)
Mr.. Bryan is to be the guest of
John w Gates at the latters home
in Texas. He should avoid sitting
in any friendly games while there,
or John w. will be running The
Commoner as we'll as circus in a
short time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

The Columbus Enquirer-Sun has
convinced its thoughtful readers,
through an admirable column es-
say, that the vast majority of man
kind is condemned to just make a
living. For anything over and above
that we have cause to be doubly
grateful.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

President Castro is reported from
Berlin not to be alarmed over the
reported disturbances in Venezuela.
Reckon he is far enough away to
dodge the mob.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

Atlanta is still talking of pulling
off an auto meet in that city next
wear. If they can't get other ma
tons to enter Americas will put in
a few cars to help Atlanta out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

The trouble with Atlanta and the
international auto races is the fact
that the racers across the water
never heard of Atlanta before.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

Acknowledgement Bonaparte an
nounces that he will not be a mem
Der of the Taft cabinet Probably
nobody axt him"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19
Worse and Worse
lnnhlin Tines

The Georgia division of the U. D.
C. is protesting against the loca-
ton of the Wirz monument being
placed at Richmond, Va We thought
this had been definitely settled, but
it seems to be getting Wirz and Wirz,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

1t is proposed to stamp out the
White plague by using Red stamps.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

Look out for the man who's record
won't bear looking into
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19
PoIIard's Arrest Ordered

At last Inspector Stuart ordered
PolIard's arrest, and it was made by
Detective Arthur Johnston OF Evans
ton on a charge of having violated
quarantine. Two sisters of Pollard
were i'll with scarlet fever, and Pol
lard had persisted in appearing on
the street At the police station In
spector Stuart was waiting for him
with the matchmaking letters. AT
his suggestion Chief Of Police Shaf-
fer of Evanston trapped Pollard into
furnishing a sample of his penman-
ship.
you are charged with violating
the quarantine of the City of Evans
ton" said Chief CHATTER. Pollard pro-
tested that he had never received
quarantine notice.
The chief then told him to write
out a formal statement and sign it.
and when he dictated Pollard wrote
''This is to certify that l was never
notified by the health department not
to violate the city quarantine" and
signed his name.
The writing in the letters was
identical with that in the statement
at last admitted this authorship
His confession revealed that three
other threatening letters were writ
ten last September and signed
knights of the White Death"
Gets Bones From Graves =.
( The coffin handles and human
bones which accompanied some OF
these letters were picked up in Cal
vary cemetery in the scattered sand
where new graves had been dug
They had been thrown out by the
grave diggers, Pollard said, and left
lying in the sand Pollards father
John Pollard, was sexton of Calvary
Cemetery for nearly a quarter of q
century.
The detectives could not solve
the mystery if | kept STILL he said
Il had read some of the stories writ
ten by Conan Doyle, but | believed
that if man worked alone and
didn't tell anyone what he had done
no detective could find him out.
Il never expected to get any
money out of it and never went neal
the places | had ordered the money
left | bought all of the papers and
laughed when | read how the police
worked | made UP the name
knights of the White Death, oui
of my own head | was completely
surprised when they arrested me
and | don't understand yet how
they found me out"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-19

Many a girl who looks like a peach
is really a lemon in disguise.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1908-06-04
Right Cross Counter to the Head.

move your head to the left instead OF
to the right, and lead for his face with
your right But bring your right arm
around outside of his arm (that is, to
the right of iU, so that your blow will
reach his face instead of merely col.
liding with his outstretched left arm.
Those two counters are among the
most effective tricks in boxing, and
they are extremely simple. But they
require practice-constant, careful
practice-as does every maneuver.
Remember this seemingly unimpor.
tant maxim, as It will save confusion
later on: Never bend either knee in
any lead, counter or parry for the
face. The knee should only be bent In
delivering body blows.
You now have the right and left
leads and parties for the face and the
right and left cross-counters for the
face. Those should keep you busy for
some time.
Let me suggest that you cut out
this article and save 1t. 1t will come
in handy even after you are further
advanced, and you will need to refer
to 1t from time to time.
You cannot hope to learn everything
all at once. but If you will each week
practice daily the lesson that l have
taught you will soon find yourself
getting the hang of it,"
There Is no other exercise half so
interesting and exciting as boxing, and
once you get fairly into 1t you will join
the mighty army of enthusiasts.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1908-06-04
KEEP GARMENTS IN CONDITION
Hint for the Woman Who Would
Appear Well Groomed.

The woman who always looks we'll
dressed and well groomed. although
her pin money is but half of yours. is
the one who never let's her clothes
wear out.
When she discards any garment It
shows no unsightly rents and tears
or any spots and stains; 1t simply is
worn too thin for further use. She
mends the instant need appears.
Mending is a lost art nowadays.
There are few women who can mend
intelligently. This perfectly groomed
woman. however. keeps threaded
needles in her pin cushion. where they
will be ready for instant use. A rip
or split In her glove is mended as soon
as 1t appears and the braid of her
skirt is mended before she catches
her heel in 1t. endangering her life or
at least her bones.
The braid that Is beginning to fray
is ripped off and turned, or replaced
with new. The little jagged tear,
where she caught her skirt on nail
is mended with piece of adhesive It's
sue such as is sold at the notion
counters for Just such mending.
Woolen underwear Is patched be-
fore there Is a hole. The thin spots
are detected and carefully covered
with patch before they wear through
and when any undergarment is too
far gone to make further patching
feasible 1t is cut down for children's
wear.
With stitch here and another one
there ones clothes can be kept In per.
feet condition II all spots are removed
as soon as they appear and creases
are smoothed away by careful and
thorough pressing.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1908-06-04
Hot Water SPONGE Cake.

Work together ~ cupfuls OF granu-
lated sugar, or 1A cupfuls of pow
dered sugar. with the yellows of four
eggs well beaten. Whip separately the
whites of four eggs until they are light
and fluffy as snow, and add them to
the yellows and sugar.
Take IN cups of flour through
which two small teaspoonfuls OF
baking powder has been thoroughly
mixed and stir in risky with the
above. Put pinch Of salt into four
tablespoons OF boiling water and add
to this mixture.
Crate lightly the outer yellow part
of the rind of one-half lemon, and add
for fiavoring. Bake in q moderately
hot oven in cake tin which has hol
low cylinder
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1908-06-04
METHODS OF CLEANING STRAW.
Renovation q Comparatively Easy
Thing to Accomplish.

To clean q white Milan or split
straw, scrub with toothbrush or nail
brush dipped In a weak solution Of
oxalic acid and water, then with clean
water. not wetting more than neces-
sary. Then scatter precipitate Of sui
phur and lay in the sun. Brush off
with clean brush when dry and your
hat will be clean and white. A black
Milan. hemp braid or horsehair, clean
with nap side of velvet dipped In al
cohol and rubbed thoroughly with the
tips of the fingers. Black chip. give
coat of bottle shoe backing. Col
ored hats, clean with gasoline and a
piece of velvet. Faded hats can be
tinted with dye made Of oil paints
and gasoline.
The only remedy for chip hats that
are sunburned or faded Is to give them
coat Of polish OF take them to pro-
fessional. White, colored and black
lace or net hats can be cleaned by
dipping the entire hat, without the
trimming, in clean gasoline and dry
Ing outside.