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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14

The last thing a man ought to want
to be is an OF teholder, so that's the
reason so p ny people try to be.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14

The man who gives his business
proper attention has but little time for
side issues.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14
sDaiIy. Except SUNDAY. !!supd av oDlv

*Daily Except Sunday !!Sunday only
Sleeping between leaving
p arriving
Gus Tor Jacksonville at 1910 Leaves
apply j. E.. HIGHTOWER Americ
JOHN W. BLoUNT, District Macon, Ga
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14

Several local auto drivers made in
quiry yesterday as to what really was
the speed ordinance in Americas. APP
parently there is none.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14
IOlDS OF TIE TOWN
y FEW LINES
Pencil Stubs Picked Up AT
Random.

Typewriter ribbons for all machines,
typewriter and office supplies. Holli-
days Book Store.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14

The girl who flirts is like a counter
felt coin-she never gets the true ring
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14

There was no balm in the situation
yesterday for the plunger in the cotton
market, and several here wore a look
akin to despair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14
good Isl: Z OF ST. Cum ,, ,n1
EE s9eElrs viffIr &. n. former
talent here who fool with it.

The * for d" company was held
up mere for some time yesterday on
account of the Seaboard wreck over
between Richland and Columbus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14

The auto fever continues unabated
mere. A number of new cars arrived
yesterday, and the joy riders will be
abroad today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14

The recent councilmanic pie-cutting
is passing into history, but not a few
are still wondering just how the little
trick was worked.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14

quite party Of ball enthusiasts
VIII come from Thomasville today TO
witness the tug of war between that
bunch and Americas tonight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14

The cotton market still wears bag
ged at-the-knees appearance fully In
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14

Istn. wu-. ~rT OTHERS J J
Better call it Pet darling, 49,
ed hubby.
THAT is a cute name, but-er-why
did you select it?"
Because it is nothing unusual for
you to fly in a pet, you know
And then and there she said he was
the meanest man in seven States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14

Difficulty is experienced now in get
ting a sufficient number of census en-
umerators in this district. Very few
have applied for the job.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14
True to the Sex.
Chicago News.)

Chicago News.)
Eyes, DEAR" said the lady aviator OF
1910, 81 have bought model aero
plane and intend to run it all by my
cole What should / call it,"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14

The contest tonight between the
Americas and Townsville basketball
teams will attract an interested audi
enee to the Y. NJ G. A. gym.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14

Instead of a knight for day" this
will be a good day for a night at the
opera house, with excellent moving
pictures as the attraction.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14

Death Road" is an appropriate name
given to Peachtree road in Atlanta, on
account of many auto fatalities there.
Americas has 'em, too.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-01-14

A pistolorical episode between two
citizens of the Fifteenth district
brought contingent of others here
yesterday for its Adjustment in court.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31

fore and that is saying a great deal
The attempted purchase OF the sem
atorship by the Standard Oil for the
mountain king is so brazen that all
the four candidates are now saying
they will not be frozen out but viii
stay in the race just to show the peo-
pie how they are being bought and
sold like sheep on the market.
The Standard OIL ran the steam
roller over Tom Paynter and Ollie
James both by the committee. The
Standard oil has gone into IPaynter's 3
home county and bought his own
representative. who says that he viii
vote In the Legislature for the stand
ard on company and its mountain
king over Paynter for United States
senator.
4 Politics is good fun and the fur
ther we get along the way the great
er the fun. But who would have
ever thought that 26 Broadway. New
York. would control Kentucky
politics? Il do beat H-LLl-Smith-
land Banner.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31

Bonilla, Of Honduras. a certainty OF
the near future. the last OF the buc-
cancer president Will bed riven from
Latin-America. The debts OF many
of the states are being refunded by
American capital and with the ex-
tension of our banking system in the
orient and Latin-American and the
building up a merchant marine. up
on the completion Of the Panama
canal. American trade will come into
its own.
The year 1910 saw a revolution in
Portugal. partial severance OF the
relations between church and state
in Spain. two special elections in
England, reversal of the Republican
majority in America and a successful
revolution in Nicaragua. HALEY 8
comet, the Paris flood and numerous
mine and railroad catastrophe's kept
up public interest in horrors with a
plentiful sprinkling of international
murders to vary the type.
Death removed two supreme JUS
tices, Chef Justice Fuller and JUS
tice Brewer. while Justice Moody re-
tired. President Taft elevated JUS
tice White to the chief justiceship
and appointed Governor Hughes and
Judge Lamar to the bench.
All previous aviation records were
broken during the year and the use
fullness Of the aeroplane extended: /:
two pugilistic champions fell before
new blood: Ad Wolgast wrested the
championship from
Battling Nelson and Jim Jeffries sur
rendered the heavyweight belt to
Jack Johnson.
Death claimed its customary har-
vest of distinguished people: Among
them Julia Ward Howe. author of the
Battle Hymn OF the Republic; g"
Mark Twain, Count Tolstoi and Eli
Perkins. from the literary world:
Mrs. Eddy, founder of Christian
Science; and King Edward VII. OF
England; King Menelik. OF Abys-
sinia. Senators Tom Platt, OF New
York; Daniels of Virginia. Clay of
Georgia and McEnery. OF Louisiana,
and former Senator David B. Hill.
of New York; and John G. Carlisle.
of Clevelands cabinet. Among the
famous actors who died during the
year were Louis James, Neil Bur-
CESS, OF County Fair" fame and
fortune; Ezra Kendall, the peerless
monologuist; Clay Clement, and
George Holland.
Jem Mace, English champion of
the days of the old London Prize
Ring rules, and Jake Schaeffer. the
wizard of the billiard cue. also an
swered the final summons.
IL was an eventful year for the
careers ii closed. as well as for the
ra 1t opened.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31
THE ASSESSMENT.

As matter of fact not more thar
90 complaints probably will be mad,
about the tax assessments in the city
this year; fewer than usual. Many
people find their assessments lower
and with the revised assessment q
reduced tax rate will make thelI
taxes lower. Some property, here.
tofore assessed ridiculously low
some property. returned as farm
land and being sold as lots at city
prices and some that Las escaped as.
sessment altogether have been In
creased. That only makes it lighter
on other people. Better not bother
this assessment until you find out
how 1t is going TO result.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31

their houses and churches, and at
l2 o'clock they were very particular
to show in some way that they were
rejoicing that another year had be-
gun.
Not all of these people celebrated
New Years on the same day. The
ancient Romans used TO have their
New Years day in March: then they
changed TO January, and a large
part of the rest of the world fol-
lowed them. The jewish people have
another day and the Chinese and
japanese still another. but when
ever the day falls. according to their
special calendar, there Is always a
very important celebration of 1t.
The Druids. who were the priests
Of England before the Christian re-
ligion was taken into Great Britain.
also celebrated New Years day.
They were very Interesting and very
strange people. these Druids. and.
according TO what one reads about
them in history, one always imagines
them as wearing beautiful white
robes and having tall, magnificent
figures and flowing white boards and
hair. At any rate. they always wore
white robes on New Years day. for
that was the day when they cut
down the sacred mistletoe.
For the Druids didn't think that
mistletoe was only a pretty green
vine. They believed II to be a mi
raculous growth which would pre-
vent people from being harmed by
poisonous food or drink.
On that day a particularly large.
handsome Druid. with glistening
white beard and hair and rather
cold gray eyes-Druids always had
cold gray eyes we believe-and
clothed most beautifully in white.
would climb the oak tree on which
the mistletoe grew and cut 1t down
with golden sickle He wouldn't
take 1t in his hand. because they
didn't consider that respectful
enough to the sacred mistletoe.
which could do such wonderful
things. Instead he would catch Il
in pure white cloth and climb
carefully down the tree with Il.
After this an altar would be erected
and white bulls sacrificed and pray
ers offered. Then the Druidical com
munity felt that for the following
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31
with the biggest year in the hi

With the biggest year in the his
tory of her buildings trade just
drawing to a close, Paducah can
raise her head from contemplating
the profits of the western district
tobacco crop today long enough to
take a peep into the brightest pros
pect for a prosperous New Year
she ever enjoyed--railroad building,
traction line extensions, tax rate re-
duction made possible by revising
the property assessment and public
improvement, permanent government
work In the river assured, and a
better feeling among citizens that
Paducah has a real destiny. Let us
put our own little selfish interests
aside for the moment, and consider
the fact that what benefits Paducah
benefits us all.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31
LET THE PEOPLE BEWARE.

Hon. Charles X. Wheeler stated
last night before the meeting at the
city hall to protest against the in
crease in the tax assessment on big
property holders, that IL the News
Democrat hadn't dragged the matter
into politics the room would have
been crowded. Whether or not the
result would have been different
had the News-Democrat allowed the
demonstration to pass OF as a nom
partisan affair, the significance of
the fact that the News-Democrat
just at this time is dragging every
thing il possibly can into politics
must not be allowed to pass without
notice.
A certain element of this city is
not entirely satisfied with the Smith
administration for selfish reasons,
and it is beginning this early,
through it's mouthpiece. the News
Democrat. to muddy the political
waters, while under the surface it
gets in its work with both parties.
A majority of the voters of Padu-
cab are Democrats and all things
being equal the Democrats will carry
an election. Two elements are neces-
sary to insure Republican success:
sufficient depravity In the Demo-
cratic organization to frighten the
voters out of their partisanship, and
sufficient merit in the Republican
ticket to offer hope OF salvation
from the menace of IL. Those con-
ditions were present at the election,
in which Mayor Smith was success
full, and these interests recognize the
danger of another similar hazard
They see that the people are salts
thing for their investment under
this administration, and would be
inclined to favor another one of the
same kind. So they are now trying
to select the Republican candidate
for mayor. realizing that If they get
one of their own choosing to run on
the Republican ticket, most any kind
they may select for the Democratic
candidate Is sure to win.
That is what this abuse Of the
Smith administration means, coupled
with the claim that George Walters
is responsible for the good financial
showing of the year; and the effort
to create schism in the Republican
ranks and keep public attention
focused on the Republican situation.
whihe they manipulate Democratic
politics. II the people of Paducah
ate not careful they will have an
other Tom Harrison campaign with
out a Jim Smith.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31

The question who will receive the
Panama Exposition celebration rests
today with the middle west, the real
seat and center of American vitality
and American influence. II the in
dependant newspapers of that sec
ton will speak out, and II their con-
gressmen will take an enlightened in
terest in what they have to say. there
will not be much of a fight In Wash
ington in January over the location
of the Panama Exposition.
The peopie of New Orleans and
louisiana have raised.over eight mill
ion dollars locally for the purpose OF
providing a proper celebration. They
wish TO give evidence TO the rest OF
the south that the city of New Or
leans. the greatest in the south, Is
awake to its interests and is ready
to take vital part in any movement
for their Advancement. They wish TO
show the people OF the Mississippi
valley that New Orleans with its
banks, its commerce. with its bust
ness houses with its wonderful latent
resources. stands ready to do its
share in any movement for the pub
llic good.
Now how does this effect you
brethren who dwell in the middle
west. where already you have large
surplus of wealth to invest. where
you are creating a surplus popula-
ton, where your manufacturing and
Industrial enterprises have grown be-
yond the stage where nearby markets
can consume their products?
The Mississippi valley geOgraphi-
cally and commercially is unit. Our
money interests at New Orleans are
the same as the money interests
throughout the rest of the valley and
the rest of the valley has Infinitely
more to gain in broad way by dew
eloping a great seaport at New Or
leans than We at home have to gain
In narrow and selfish way, for the
merchants and manufacturers in Chi
cago, Duluth, Minneapolis. Cincinnati
Toledo and ST. Louis can come "a
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31
4 Nasty Charge.

Contrary 10 promises and The neii
for the meeting OF the state executive
and central committee that the meet
ing was only for a conference" and
not for a call OF convention or pri-
mary. The committee actlnc under
the Influences OF the Standard OF
company tok the bull by the horns
and called a primary election for
May 27T. 1911, in spite OF the pro-
test OF 40 out Of f3 state candidates.
Only one candidate favored a pri-
mary. Senator Jas. b. McCreary. and
two were willing 20 accept either n
primary or convention and 40 were
outspoken for convention so that
they could have a platform ON which
to stand In making the race and the
repetitin OF four years ago would
not be seen. where each candidate
was a platform unto himself: some
for the county unit bill aud some
against IL and several OF the candl-
dates having two sets of speeches
one for a dry town and county.
and the other for a wet" town and
county. These facts are well known
10 every Informed man In the state.
But the power behind the throne
was the money OF the Standard on
company through its representative
OF the mountains, a man who has
amassed FIVE MILLIONS DOLLARS
In the past 3 years and who Is
known to be viking to put in one
million OF his money TO COloradoize
Kentucky and 90 to the United
States senate. lie put up the "swag"
TO buy FIVE state executive COM
mitteemen who have heretofore been
and we're elected as anti-prlmary
and anti-Beckham men in 1908; but
the mountain kings money got them
and they voted for primary. He
proposes to buy the senatorship be-
cause the Standard Oh wants him
and will add five million to his one
in order that ''the interests" may
have another representative in the
United States senate. He Is behind
McCreary and with Percy Haley in
all the Vaccinations of state politics
and the manipulations thereof. II Is
cheaper, the mountain king thinks to
buy 25 or 30 representatives and
senators than IL Is to buy the entire
voting population OF the state. That
is why they put the rollers under
Ollie James and sent him down the
hill in the same toboggan slide with
John X. Hendrick. Matters will be
The warmest the state ever saw be-
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31

II MIR. Hendrick is wise and pru-
dent he will use that other think"
that Is coming TO him. and II he in-
tends to continue I'm the race for
governor as a Democrat, will devote
his first and subsequent speeches to
giving the Democratic voters some
of the good reasons why they should
vote for him as their standard
bearer instead of McCreary or John
son. The character of campaign
conducted by General n. u. Hays
four years ago Is not going TO be
effective In getting votes for Mr..
Hendrick. The people want Dem
ocratic ticket elected next Novem-
ber and they have no time 20 listen
TO the snarling or the whining OF a
man who Is putting his own ambi-
tion above his party's best interests.
Mr.. Hendrick may not know it, but
the people much prefer the primary
for IL gives them a direct say-so for
their choice among the various can
dldates. Conventions are not al
ways--in fact, are seldom-epre-
sentative of the real win OF the
voters. John X. Hendrick knows
that. The plan OF Whallen to nomi-
nate johnson for governor is dis
arranged by the action OF the state
COMMITTEES in calling a primary and
really the loudest complaint we hear
against the primary comes from
those candidates and those politi-
clans who consider their chances
better where the actual voters are
not so directly in evidence. No one
but what understands that Whal-
lens plan was to carry Louisville for
Head and let Hendrick pick up what
delegates he could get in western
Kentucky, and in the final and in
evitable test OF strength between
McCreary and Johnson. gather up
all the Head, Hendrick and scatter
ing vote. throw Il TO Johnson. thus,
perhaps. and only In this way. ac-
eomplishing the defeat OF McCreary
who is by odds the choice Of the
people.-Clinton Gazette.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31

Wilson recognizes the danger and
has taken an active hand to prevent
a representative of the interests Sc
curing the seat. In New York, where
Democracy abjectly surrendered TO
Tammany Hall, Sheehan. one of the
gang, seems sure of election. In
Ohio, Harmon controls the situation,
and has prevented John r, Mclean
seeking the toga; but true pro-
gressive will have a hard time win
ming. The party secured tempo
rary advantage by reason of the Re-
publican party's Generalization over
that same issue; and the answers
to the question of whether or not
Democracy will make the most of its
advantage, depends upon its ability
to keep up with the progressive
spirit of the times.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31
Please Don't, John.

II is given out that Colonel John
X. Hendrick, candidate for governor
will make six speeches at different
points in the state. including Lex
ington, condemning the Democratic
committee for calling the primary
election against the wishes of all
the gubernatorial candidates except
Senator McCreary eW trust that
this is untrue. IL can in no event
help the colonel, but would injure
him to great extent and could only
result in creating resentment In
some peoples breasts against the
powers that be. The best thing for
the colonel to do is 10 accept the
action OF the committee in good
faith and get down to business in
his Offices to beat the man who
seems to have II all his own way
Lexington Herald.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31
PANAMA CANAL EXPOSITION.

this city and establish here an agency
for trading through this seaport with
Central and South America and with
the orient II he wishes to import
and export he can do business here
cheaper and better than he can do
IL in New York or in the East II he
wishes TO open up a vast trade ter
ritory with South America and the
orient. which is now Inaccessible 90
him through the East. owing to CON-
petition and cost there. he can only
reach that territory through the nat
ural deep water seaports of the Miss
issippi valley. IL he wishes TO handle
heavy cargo in the next ten. twenty
or fifty years he must load it In
boats, float Il down the Mississippi
and transfer 1t here to the carriers
of the world.
There is no answer TO that. New
Orleans Is the Panama port IL Is as
much the natural seaport of the Miss
issippi valley as New York is the
natural seaport of the east. the arti-
ficial seaport of the rest OF the United
States. Great world trade cannot be
established without great ships and
shipping. and 1t is up TO the rest OF
the Mississippi valley to stand behind
New Orleans.
The best way that this object can
be accomplished ie by the newspapers
Of the Mississippi valley Insisting that
their congressman support New Or
leans as 10 the logical and only site
for the Panama exposition II each
Inewspaper prints these facts as they
know them TO bear on their own
commerce and on their own future
II each newspaper which receives
this viii ask the, leading manufacture
ers and the leading business interests
Of its city whether they do not know
that this argument Is correct. and II
they find that this argument is cor
rect. II they will see that this may
throw the vast Influence OF the Miss
issippi valley behind the Panama ex-
position movement at New Orleans
there Is no doubt about the result
New Orleans Item.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31
Kenfuckg Kernels

w. II. Mason dies AZ NfOla.
Barber strike at Louisville
Madison roads in bad shape.
Oak Hill coal mines reorganized.
Breathitt sends 81 recruits to u.
S. army.
Middlesboro gets first postal saw
ings bank.
Judge Hanberry WI preside in
Ballard circuit
Randolph webber. owensboro,
blinded by toy pistol.
Asbury Bailey. Confederate veter-
an, dies at Rpssellville.
Sam Redman's hip hroken when
buggy oyerturns at Clinton.
OwensDoro loses fight with Cum
bertrand Telephone company.
Many Injured when observation
car Is smashed at High Bridge.
Governor appoints Robert Bing-
ham circuit judge at Louisville.
James Knott. near Owensboro.
loses both hands By giant cracker.
Tomorrow Emancipation day will
be generally celebrated by colored
people.
Harrison Robertson becomes gen
eral editorial manager OF the Courier
Journal.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31
NEW YEARS DAY, IN THE LONG
AGO

Long years ago the people who
lived in a great many different
places in the world were very much
interested in New Years day, Just
as we are, and they did many things
in honor OF the day, exactly as we
do. They feasted and decorated
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31

tendcn county. Mr.. Iaiaes then dcs-
cribed sam Smiths home. his garb.
and MS pecularities Continuing be
said "ore day sam smith came TO
town. sam was generally dry Sam
belonged 20 the great class OF cit
liens Who take sugar In therein A.
the bar-kecper leaned back againea
his fixtures sam stirred his sugar
and said jimmie this ;arin busncss
Is a hard subject TO undorsinad ana
III tell you what have made up my
mind 70. and that Is this. We either
need tarin or We don't need = tar
in. damf'no which"
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31

John X. Hendricks threat to tell
all he knows about the call for a
state Democratic primary has scared
the McCreary papers so badly we
begin to suspect he really does know
something it wouldn't do to put the
people wise to.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-12-31

year they would have all the good
luck possible. an
You see in those days New Years
celebrations were very serious things
and all of the ceremonies attending
them were religious.