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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29
The Planters Bank Of Americas

Next to having money, the most
important thing is how to take care
of it-how best to invest it.
A Banking Institution of this kind
cannot only care for your financial
interests in a careful, conservative
way-giving you abundant banking
facilities in every department of fin
ance-bCt can also give you valuable
aid and advice about investments and
securities. Open an account with
the Bank of South Western Georgia's
Savings Department and enjoy the
advantages that accrua
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

The Macon Telegraph wants the
spasm now on at Atlanta to yield
to sanity. AS it points out, the wit
nesses with their horrible tales are
mostly men who have been discharged
from the employ of 1essees. Abuses
there doubtless have been, but we
are inclined to look. with the Tele-
graph, on much of the so-called evil
dence as unworthy of belief
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

Down in Lauren Superior Court
the Judge took off his coat and advis-
ed every one else to do so one hot
day last week Common sense is pre-
vailing in court rooms. Why should
it not prevail elsewhere? Can't a
man worship just as effectively, and
far more comfortably, in his negligee
shirt without a top covering to hold
the heat in?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

Artist Earle and his affinity" wife
have warned the public away from
their home at Middletown, n. Y, and
have provided swarms of bees and
great Danish hounds to turn loose
on intruders. But even this cannot
squelch public opinion
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29
Ours.
{ Saturday Review

Today a woman's property is sacred
at any rate as sacred as a mans
eA certain host remarked before his
guests lately that he would send his
motor to the station to meet So and
so. Our motor. said the hostess
who wants tone. AS the lady had ac-
tually bought the motor the correc-
ton was severe, and ranked. Next
morning the host came down very
late to breakfast He was chaffed
about this, and explained I'm sor-
~; the fact is, | mislaid our trous-
ers"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

Weaver, who was rotten egged il
Georgia while touring the state as
the populist candidate for president
is a staunch Bryan man. If Weaver
can forget his malodorous reception
some Democrats might forget some
other little things
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

The plot to capture Georgia fol
Taft is not panning out" says the
Savannah Press. The Atlanta paper
that originated it will soon spring an
other plot to carry the state for
Graves. On plots its Imagination is
inconceivably prolific
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

II If YOU love, love more" says the
Marietta Journal Most men are
fully capable OF following this advice.
but as a general rule their wives OBJ
ject to the love more" business. II
leads to the divorce court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

John Temple Graves is said to be
certain of place on the Hearst
League ticket. 1t hasn't been but a
few weeks since Graves was trying to
tell the Democrats of Georgia what
their duty was in the gubernatorial
race.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

Anent the prohibition law, the Saw
annah Press says absolute enforce
ment is the surest way to kill a bad
law But what may seem a bad law
to Savannah might strike the rest
of the state as a particularly good
law
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

]. Ham Lewis is to speak in Savan-
nah in an endeayOr to keep Chatham
in line for Bryan. Savannah seems
to have been wavering ever since the
law cut out Scotch highballs and
other favorite tipples
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

Gov. Smith. it is intimated, may
veto the Holder bill He will demand
positive assurances that the lease
system is to stop at the expiration
of three years. Public sentiment will
doubtless see to that.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

The Macon Telegraph insists on
knowing where Bryan stands on the
Brownsville incident Perhaps that
is like the Brown letter to Smith,
closed incident
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

Graves is now denouncing Bryan as
the Democratic dictator" Yet a
short time back he was valiantly es-
pousing the cause of dictator Smith
in Georgia
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29
Mosquito bites spread
disease, and are other
wise unpleasant. All
kinds of nets and frames
at Ansley's.
Alas! Alack!
Chicago News.

Footsore and YEARLY he sunk to the
ground and bit the dust
How shamefully sad" cried the
populace And to think, he persisted
in the very sight of home.
But there was no help for it.
The marble-hearted umpire refused
to reverse his decision.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

John Temple Graves doubtless real
ICES what a valuable adjunct to the
lecture business a presidential nomi-
nation is.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

AIligators have been found in the
river above Albany. Doubtless drawn
there by the Heralds beautiful pic
ture of the Flint scenery.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

"Near-beer DRINKS" are getting to
be so numerous that one wonders why
the brewers are agitating for the re-
peal of the prohibition law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

George Kenan doubtless is sorry
now that he didn't make tour
through Georgia as well as through
Siberia
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

They are still Indignantly denying
that Mrs. Alice LongwOrth smokes
cigarettes Perhaps they are cher
cots?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

Don't overstep yourself in an at
tempt to put your best foot forward
News
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

This is wide world, but a lot of
people in it live on a narrow margin.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

AmcricuS, Ga, July 29th. 1908.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

It's the easiest thing in the world
for a woman to make a man think
he is in love with her unless they
are married-N Y. Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

FISH TALES are often exaggerations bu'
we nave no need OF stretching the truth in
our business as Fish DEALERS. FIRES h
ness is an absolutely Indispensable quality
III unsalted or uusm oked fish and we handle
none about which Their may be the slightest
doubt. We keea every kind In season from
tire Eamey trout 10 solid mullet, And we
don't try 70 make fortune on every mn
of dsh scA either II ROCK & co
Phone n o92.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-29

= Murderers walk the earth
Beneath the curse of CAIN
With crimson clouds before their eyes
And flames about their brains;
For blood has left upon their souls
It's everlasting stain!
Woe. woe, unutterable woe
Who spill life's sacred stream!
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Entered at the postoffice at Ameri-
Gus as second-class mail matter.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-08-26
FEATHERS AND EGesHELLs.

In the management Of your plant
you must "be wise as serpents." and
In the treatment Of your customers
you should be harmless as doves"
Then You will prosper and have 4
'lovey dove" life.
White pigeons are shining marks for
hawks. but people with white souls
can more easily escape the snares Of
the devil.
The weather, the training and health
OF Il racing homer decide the race
Birds often make 4 mile 4 minute
The speed record OF the United States
was broken on June % in Il fly from
Napanee, Ind, 10 Washington. Score.
sos miles in 693 minutes. or 1.2Si
yards minute. That beats your run
for the train.
You should have separate rooms for
mating and breeding squads reserved
for breeders. When birds in the mat
ing room begin TO gather nesting ma
terials II is time 10 move them into the
breeding room.
Do not have roosts and running
boards inside Ii means fighting all
day long. Have two nest boxes Tor
each pair and per cent over. The
bird not on the nest sleeps in the box
beside the sitting partner Put few
one bird peSches inside and the roosts
in the fly
You can generally tell the sex Of
pigeons while squads, for the male is
larger than the female. When one
dies it IS generally the latter. Leg
band accordingly.
The long wing and round head and
body lice cause many failures. Persian
powder for birds, carbolated lime in
nest corners and coal oil spray and
cleanliness everywhere kin the louise
trust Benzine for ticks. but for the
sting Of presidential bee in the bon
net, no cure.
When pigeons mott in September.
October and November. use table
spoonful OF compound extract geutian
70 gallon water once a week for tonic
When you're molting your hair use
sage teakettle tea.
When a homer bruises its wing have
pigeon pie for dinner. II its caused
by your roughhouse actions the bull i'm
the china shop should be roasted.
To tell the sex. simply hold the bird
by bill and feet When YOU pull bill.
II tail turns down. male: up. hen.
When you ship males for females. You
Will get mail that will lay you out and
turn you down both.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-08-26
THE WEST POINT RIOT.
Il Happened During the Cadetship of
jefferson Davis.

i Happened During the Cadetship of
jefferson Davis.
Closely connected with Benny Ha-
vens' was the great cadet tAot OF Christ
mas, 1s26. in the middle Of jefferson
Davis third year. Before Christmas It
was rumOred through the barracks
that Davis and other southern and
southwestern cadets were going 10 ex-
plain TO the other members OF the
corps the mysteries Of eGgnOg. Cadets
Davis. Tnghman and Temple were 70
get the necessaries from Benny's. but
Il seems that something prevented. and
others had 10 get the materials. The
authorities were suspicious and or
dered the inspectors to stay ND All
night 10 keep order This aucered tie
cadets. and the preparations for the
egSnoS went on. In the dark OF the
morning Of Dec. p the invitations
were sent out Robert l.. Lee and JO-
seph Z. Johnston declined. !. b. Ma
gruder. Drayton. c. !. Wright and 9TH
ers accepted. Davis was extending the
invitations when he heard q rumor that
Captain Hitchcock was abroad. He
ran back 10 No. > north barracks
~ ASAN tAAt AtAA t>lliAtllNS were tollecfDL.
called out. Put away that croc. boys:
old Hitch IS coming" and looked up TO
find that Hitchcock was already in the
room. Davis was sent TO his quarters
under arrest fortunately for him. for
after some hilarious noise he went to
sleep and did not get into the riot
which then began. The instructors
and officers We're chased out OF the
halls into their own rooms and there
/ besieged. The cadets obtained arms
and organized the Helvetian league 20
protect themselves against the bonn
bardiers. who. they heard. were or
dered out to Subdue them. Davis room
mate. Walter Is. Guion Of MississipDi.
was the leader Of the Helvetians. he
secured 4 pistol and tried to shoot
Captain Hitchcock. some OF the OIL
GERS were badly bruised with stove
wood that the cadets threw at them.
After an hour or two the riot wore
out Later nineteen cadets. among
them GuiOn, were court martialed and
dismissed. Davis. with others. was
Kept long under arrest and given de-
merits.-Professor W. L Fleming in
/ Metropolitan Magazine.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-08-26
PIGEONS. PAST AND PRESENT

The huttering aud cooling OF doves
sound through all history.
Favorites In golden court and con-
vent, they nestled DER threshold OF
palace and peasant cot and were held
In sacred awe in heather shrine and
Christian temple
But this gentle bird OF love and art.
once offered as sacrifice. is now served
as quail on toast.
Oh. epicurean appetite. what crimes
are committed in thy name.
When Noah drew the dove into the
ark he knew not that he was saving
the foundation Of the SQUAD business
and making possible the SQUAD graft
company
Wouldn't he be Mortified to stand In
n 10000 squad plant and behold thou
sands Of young doves slaughtered?
Would he be tempted to overturn
the seats Of them that sold doves?'
Would he preach against the SQUAD
graft company?
Would he eat quail (squabl on toast :
Perhaps Noah's greatest surprise
would be 10 look on the wonderful de-
velOpment In dove life-the varied de-
scendants OF his little Blue Rock dove.
the Homers. Runts. Dragons. Ouch
cSseS. Carneaux. Mondaines. Carriers.
Tumblers. Magpies. Nuns. Helmets.
/ Spots. Barbs. Jacobins. Blondinettes.
/ Turbits. Pouters. MoorheadS. SwaI-
lows. Fantails. Choppers. Owls. Sati-
nettes. Scanderoons. Orientals. Frill-
backs. Firebacks. Priests. Brunswicks.
Suabians. Shields. Breasters. Porce-
lains. Mookies. Hyacinths. Quakers.
Crescents. Ices. Lahores. FIorentines.
Starlings, Archangels. Antwerps and
| Trumpeters
AStonished at this marvellous futter.
ing picture Of winged grace. color and
beauty. the patriarch would ask. who
brought such wonderful results from
/ my little Blue Rock dover"
And the modern would be forced 20
/ reply: I'VE also have sought an ex-
| PLANTATION for all this. We may have
| added something TO the remarkable
work, but In the main the marvellous
achievement belongs 10 the wisdom 81
the ancients, and the breeding OF these
beautiful doves IS one Of the lost arts
that were buried with them"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-08-26
FARM
FOR SALE

A FARM, consisting Of 665
II acres, lying on the Blue
n Ridge Mountain. u miles
from the Government Weather
Bureau. 300 acres of this land is
cleared and good smooth farming
land. Would make n fine fruit
farm. The remainder is in oak,
poplar, chestnut, pine and locust
timber. There is an excellent stand
for a store, and business man
could clear SIS per month on the
store alone. A good Grist Mill is
located on the farm. The proposed
Trolley Line from Winchester to
Washington will cross the farm.
An abundance of good Building
Stone upon the farm, and limestone
for lining purposes within I mile.
This property will be sold at an
extremely low price.
For further particulars,
address,
NIX, Care of COURIER,
Berryville, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-08-26
FEEDING FOR SQUADS.

JokerS that send little boys 10 drug
stores for nickel's worth Of pigeons
milk shouldn't be surprised sometimes
to get their moneys worth. for what
they think n joke Is n fact. Squad
babies live on milk for FIVE days after
they are Matched. as the grain and
water in their mammy's crop change
TO milky liquid. Bill To bill. this
passes from the parents crop TO the
little fellow. and he falls 10 sleep.
After FIVE days he receives the
soaked whole grain from her and at
six weeks seeks his own food.
Regular feeding * vastly important.
as parents and young must receive
sufficient nourishment.
- The best feeding hours are: Summer.
n. IN. and 4 p. m; winter. n. m. and
3 p. m.
To every fifty birds feed three quarts
twice n day of the following equal part
mixed ration:
Morning. Evening.
CleaS cracked corn. Cracked corn
SOUND red wheat. Kaffir corn.
Canada peas. German millet
+ Cray buckwheat Canada peas
Hulied oats.
Substitute hemp for miIlet twice a
week
If there are many squads. add a pint
extra 10 meal
If feed is quickly cleaned up. in
crease; If much is left over. cut down.
II squads are thin. are continually
squeaking OF coming to the floor. your
ration Is short or your old birds are
] poor feeders.
Change neglected single squads to
other single nests where are good feed
ers and nurse the rest.
Little variety means few Door
/ squads; moldy. unsound grain means
/ funerals. while new wheat before Oc-
/ tober and corn before December mean
I scours and undertaking stunts.
/ Pigeons do not relish barley and rye:
large grained corn chokes them. and
much hemp means fat and fits.
Feed troughs in the fy mean sour
/ feed. rats, sparrows and exposure.
In cold climates pigeons need more
| heterogeneous food. such as corn. peas
and buckwheat Hopper feeding is In
/ vogue on large plants. and. though ii
takes moro feed. the squads are larger
/ all birds get enough. it takes less Ia
Dor, is sanitary. and there is no rush
for feed at mealtime
Grit, oyster shell. charcoal and salt
should always be before the birds. and
running stream is best for bathing
/ and drink
At mealtime quiet hour should he
given for feeding, and persons familiar
with the birds should only enter when
/ necessary.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-08-26

should yield from eight TO twelve pairs
n year.
But amateurs will yelp over some
thing new when they blunder in buy
Ing, through careless methods. SUPER
fluffy OF genius or hot air picture
book advertisements. Then they quit.
chase the homer or get the know how.
Yes, the giant runt raises large
squads, but only four pairs a year.
and consumes more feed.
Where did your undesirable. un-
popular dark skinned squads come
from?"
That's one OF your experimenting
stunts In crossing hOmers and runts.
Now take your darby squads to mar
ket and learn what loves labor lost"
means. Dragon squads are good size.
but take five weeks Ia mature for
market, while the cash for the homer
squads has heen on interest n week.
y cross between the two makes n
nice "squealer," but its only to lovers
"the longest way round is the shortest
way home" You bother with two w.
rieties 10 get less than if you take ii
NJ
Yes. the Duchess is a pretty bird.
but poor feeder, and who wants n
feather legged Duchess or half breed
homer with fuzzy stockings?
The Mondaine did make big ex-
element, and the demand gave our
English kozens the chance TO raise
the price to $50 pair. and they shin
ped any old thing across the pond
But why this tomblike silence? oh.
the Mondaine fanatics got 1t In the
neck, and the craze Is dead.
But the straight homer is doing bust
ness at the old stand for the fellows
who have the sense TO keep In de
middle" OF the straight road.
Don't fail 10 sift cracked corn. Pr
geons do not care for fine meal, and II
sours
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-08-26
NEW ENGLAND WITCHES.
= Small Record Compared With That
CT Other Countries.

Yankees have SO long and 50 loudly
confessed their ancestral sins that the
facts IL the case arc little known. s.
much is said about salem that the exc
cution Of witches in PENNSYLVANIA is
overlooked. The sc1nt score OF persons
hanged FOR witchcraft in New Eag.anI
causes more comment than the many
thousands legally burned for thar
crime IN Europe.
IN all New England. according %
Nathaniel Hawthorne. nineteen per
sons were executed as witches ono
more was accused Of the crime and
for refusal TO plead was pressed t.
death, after the custom Of the day.
The facts concerning the Widespread
belief In witchcraft and the enormous
number Of witches killed may he
found in any encyclopedia. Havln's
Dictionary Of Dates says: More
than 100000 persisted. mostly by tie
flames. in Germany" Chambers En-
cyclopedia says: In England and scot
land the witch mania was somewhat
later in setting IN than on the conti-
nent, but when il did so it was iicte
II at all less virUlcut. the reformation
notwithstanding" 'The number Of
victims in Scotland from first to last
has been estimated at upward Of
1000" Or. Sprenger in his life Of
Mohammed" computes the entire NUM-
her Of persons who have been burned
as witches during the Christian epoch
at 100000.
Witchcr0ft prosecutions in New Eng
land took place IN 1892. They were an
done in six months. In England they
continued till well into the next CEN
fury. In 1868 a reputed wizard was
drowned in 4 pond 1T Nottingham. FIN
Essex. Says Chambers. 1T was con-
Sidered worthy OF notice thar nearly
all the sixty or seventy persons CON
cerned in the outrage were Of the small
tradeSmen class. none Of the aSricu,-
tural laborers being mixed up i'm the
afair."-Spring6eld Republican
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-08-26

Two epicures who knew a an.
From frog ieSs Up % Scotch highban
Sat IN cafe on Broadway
And heard tho waiter say his sly:
oyster ratt!es- Raw Blue Points.
Fried frog legs Broilcd veal llnts
French green peas Wcslpnaiia ham
Ftiet OF beef Mushrooms and lamb
Any birdsT' asked the epicuscs wise.
Pheasant and quail waiter replies
But NUNS the word. the season.
late.
To sell game nOw's against the Is are o.
pheasant for met" calls number one.
quail on toast" orders nur85.- Two.
But walter whispers the order through.
Guinea and SQUAD Ia mode ESQ.,,
They smacked their lips and slipped
their wine
And judged the wild birds extra gne
Counting tips. they blew In a ten.
While the walters whisper Sold
again.
g NJ B.