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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19

briers grew all over his moral vine
yard while he was taking months on
his long tour of the West and South
through the summer and fall. If he
can overcome this rowing instinct Of
his. and mature the habit he has begun
to form Of sweeping away small mat
ters with rapidity and decision, he will
soon find his troubles diminishing.
and the country will then discover in
him an efficiency which as vet has
been somewhat in doubt.
Meanwhile, all observing minds
must admit that a one-term arrange
ment for the Presidency would be a
great boon. But four years is not
long enough. A six-year or eight-vear
term with no chance of a second con
secutive term. would give a President
freedom to do his very best for the
country, with little thought of politics
It is not that our Presidents them
selves are so tormented by ambition
for a second term as that thousands of
other people more or less affected BY
changes of administration are exerting
pressure all along the line An am
endment to the Constitution fixing the
one-term principle for the President
perhaps changing the date for the
beginning of the term. and also chang
ing somewhat the method of electing
a President, might we'll be submitted
to the States for their approval. Such
a change would be much more val
liable in our political life than the sue-
gested election of Senators by popular
vote although there is also much to
be said in favor Of direct choice Of
United States Senator's. Ask Indiana
or Missouri, for instance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19
You Do Not Need An
Air Ship
TO REACH OUR PRICES on THESE
PLACES

You can buy any OF these homes
mentioned below very reasonable.
Sc US about them, They are good
investments if you do not want a
home
5-room home on Mayo street, 81, 200
Groom house and lot, with barn, on
Jackson St. $4,000
9-room 2-story house on Spring St,
and barn, 1900
Groom house and large lot, with
good barn, on Hill street, $4,000.
4-room house, ? acres land, joins
Agricultural College grounds, $500.
Well located Groom house with
large lot on Church street.
10-room house, lot 92 x $50. barn and
servant house, on Fur St, room for
good garden, $4,000.
Groom house and lot on Furlow St,
lot 70 10. fitted with water. gas and
sewerage, 1850.
7-room cottage on College street,
near the college, barn and shed room
for garden, desirable location, house
in good repair, $500.
1t viii pay you to see us before buy
ing, We have others, if you do not see
what you want in this list.
". S. & 6. ". ANDREWS
50 Planters Bank Building.
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PRESIDENT TO ONE
TERM.

There are many advocates through
out the country of a constitutional
change that will extend the term OF
the president to six years and limit him
to one term. Students Of governmental
affairs believe that the result would be
an enormous improvement in the adj
ministration of the country's affairs
Under the conditions that exist a
President has hardly been inaugurated
before his adherents, and especially
those who have secured office under
him, begin to talk about a second term
for him and set in motion the political
wheels to that end. Before an admin
istration is half over the campaign for
another term is well under way and
the last months of it are frequently
given up more to practical politics
than to practical government of the
peoples affairs A one term restric,
ton would effectually change this, and
an extension of the term would en-
able the president and his advisers to
lay out definite policies With more of a
likelihood of there being time to con-
sumate them. Then, too, the country
would be saved some of the disturbing
influences that quadrennially disturb
its business at this time.
The Review of Reviews is one of the
advocates of such a change. In dis
cussing such an improvement in the
existing system it says:
Meanwhile there are many illusions
in the newspapers to a so-called back
from Elba' club which is preparing 10
push Mr.. Roosevelt for the President
ial nomination in 1912 The whole
thing would appear to be quite myth
ical. If there is any such movement
is secrets are well kept. Even though
the Congressional elections this year
should go against the Republicans it
would not follow that Mr.. Taft's re-
nomination is unlikely. The Presi-
dent handles large questions more
easily than he does little ones. The
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19

The chief thing that keeps young
women from wishing they were men
is they couldn't have such nice, long
wavy hair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19
Beware of 0intments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury.

as mercury viii surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter
ing it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used ex-
cept on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will
do is ten fold to the good you can pos
sibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
rh Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney
& Co.. Toledo, o., contains no mercury,
and is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine. 1t
is taken internally and made in Tole-
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney
monials free.
Sold by druggists. Price 75c per bot
tie.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
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IS YOUR
NONE
gRYw yTH"rD
HIVES led
WELL !?

Next to having money. the. most
important thing is how 70 take care
Of it-how best TO invest il
a Banking Institution Of this kind
cannot only care for your financial
interests in careful. conservative
way-giving you abundant banking
facilities in every department Of
fnance-but can also give you yalua-
bic aid and advice about investments
and securities. Open an account with
the
BANK OF SOUTH GEOR.
GAS SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
and enjoy the advantages that accrue
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Editorial Roo,n. Telephone -.
Americas. Ia. March IS, 1910.
LULLABY.

When a little child lies in your arms
at night,
What do you care for care?
When her little lips sing in the
evenlight,
And her little arms clasp you there;
When q little cEild lies in your arms
at rest,
And the sun goes down with the pur-
ping west,
What do you care for the toll and
the stream,
When little child lies in your arms
TO dream?
When a little child slumbers in
sleeps deep fold,
What do you care for care?
Hugging her close in your arms en-
fold
And smoothing her silken hair:
When & little child. drifts meath the
lullaby
TC the dreamland sweet Of the dream
land sky,
What do you care for the struggle
and strife,
With love at the end Of it sweeteI
than life? Baltimore Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19

A Bank Account for giving you a
feeling Of prosperity, feeling Of
self respect, feeling that you are
making use of your opportunities in
life.
In every state in the Union more
people are opening Savings Accounts
and increasing them weekly than
ever before.
Can you afford NOT TO share in
the general prosperity and SAVE
MONEY when Dollars or more viii
start your account.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19

Only little cold in the mead NAV
be the beginning of an obstinate case
of Nasal Catarrh. Drive out the In
vader with Ely's Cream Balm applied
straight to the infiamed stuffed up air
passages. Price SOC. :If you prefer to
use an atomizer, ask for Liquid Cream
Balm 1t has all tire good qualities
OF the solid form of this remedy and
will rid you Of catarrh Or hay fever
No cocaine to breed a dreadful habit
No mercury to dry out the secretion.
Price 75c.. with spraying tube All
druggists. or mailed by Ely Bros. Sc
Warren Street. New York.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19
j. Z. HAIR, Dentist.
DR.. L. F. GRUBBS,
Specialist

EYE. EAR. NOSE AND THROAT
Office in Planters Bank Building
Phone 353. Residence Phone 4S2.
Office Hours a. N. TO / ?. m; 2 to 8
D. n
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YOU WON'T MIND FEEDING THE
FURNACE Or THE CRATE

If we supply the coal For It vii
burn longer. and give more heat than
any other coal on the market Try
eitBer our Nontevallo. Windsor OF
Blue Gem Jsllico Coal and you viii be
more than pleased We also have
plenty Of good dry seasoned stove
wood on hand
HARROLD BROS.
'PHOne No. 2.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-19

Perhaps you do not care TO Gu; meat
out OF your bill Of fare in order to
economic. But instead Of that you
can save the price of new clothes by
having your old soiled ones cleaned
Are those new gas heaters
we're offering just now.
Artistic in design, durable in
construction. economical in fuel
consumption and decidedly gener-
GUS in heat production. they are
the ideal gas heater of today.
An inspection will uphold all
the above claims.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17
THE STORY OF the ROAD

Anyone knowing the first principles
of road building should know the sur
face of the ground should not be dis
turbed after the first of July and that
road grading done in March, April or
May gives the best results, as the
summer rains and traffic work the
earth down smooth and hard so that
1t will be in the best condition to
stand the trying weather of the win
ter and spring following.
The first great step in reform is a
wise and sane expenditure of the
money now raised, which in Illinois is
about SIS, 900, 900 per year. The writer
has spoken upon the question of high
way improvement in more than one
half the counties of Illinois and has
discussed the labor system" methods
employed with hundreds of the most
! intelligent farmers of this country,
and they generally agree that most
of the money raised is wasted. There
are some fundamental errors respon-
sible for this and some misconcep-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17

from the state. OF the latter 1000,
$500 would be contributed by cities,
towns, railroads, corporations and
other forms of property. The writer
has at many times asked farmers
whether it would be worth to them
two cents a bushel on their crops to
have a first-class road over which to
market it. Very seldom has he found
an intelligent farmer who did not
agree that a road would be of this
much value to him and that by hav
ing good roads and watching the mar
ket he could easily get that much
more for his crops and he could cer
tainly take them to market at less
expense than under ordinary condi
lions.
A calculation has been made very
carefully by the writer and has been
checked over by the best authorities
of the state. 1t shows, and the writer
is prepared to defend 1t, that under
the state aid plan the main highways
in Illinois can be improved as first
class gravel and macadam roadways
within 10 or IL years at a cost O
about 10 cents per acre per year on
the farm lands of the state, or a taS
equal in the aggregate to 81 to $l.2l
an acre.
The writer believes that the princi
nal objection to hard roads throughout
the state is by retired farmers, who
object to building roads for the ten
ant. If they would but realize tina
two per cent. on their rent, which is
anywhere from 81 to 81 per acre, viii
pay the tax, and that it will max
their farm more desirable and they
can get their selection of tenants ant
| sometimes 80 cents an acre more casl
rent, they would arrive at the conclu
| sion, if they are not prejudlced, tina
the non invested in roads is thu
best investment they can make.
The trouble has been that the farm
ers are paying enormous amounts O
money for highways Improvement ant
! they have not seer the improvements
The money has been squandered.
Next to production the world
greatest industry is distribution. Il
this worldwide system the farm
wagon and the country road occup!
the first place and ought to have tn
first consideration. If the state or tn
nation has the money to spend Of
internal improvements, let them assis
the townships to build good roads
the highways over which the children
must go to school, the doctor to reacI
the suffering, and over which mus
pass every bushel of grain and ever
bale of cotton raised. The roa
reaches every field, every farm HON
and every market town. The peopl
everywhere demand good roads. Goo
roads mean better schools, more 81
cial life, a higher standard Of living
they mean progress and civilization.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17

that this soil, If drained and graded,
makes an exceptionally good founda-
ton to build upon,
Another mistake and a rank Unjust
ice has been to place practically all
the burden of road taxes upon farm
property. This plan has obtained
from the first and is still in vogue in
about one-half the states. The other
half have learned that roads are pub
lie property-they belong to everyone
and it is unfair and indefensible to
place the whole burden of public work
of this nature upon the farms. 1t is
sometimes said the farmers use the
roads more than others and that Is
given as a reason why they should do
all the paying. Well, the lawyers use
the court house more than others;
shall we tax them for the county
building?
A Jersey man in the last decade of
the century just closed made a discov-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17

~MUnA AN is born with a restless
spirit and early exhibits
" a tendency to roam.
| Children three years old
AENOWCN or less will wander away,
SSSSN9x1A led by curiosity, to ex-
~z-1~aa.~~ plore the unknown. The
savage picks his way long distances
as best he can, through forest or prai-
rie, as the case may be; he builds no
roads, but goes forward in the line of
least resistance. The buffaloes Of the
prairie follow beaten paths-it is said
the streets of Boston were made to
follow COW paths of colonial days.
When civilization came to mankind
we find among its early activities evil
dence of progress in road building. AS
light dawned upon him he found an
economic advantage in making the
paths smooth. 1t also entered his
consciousness that to remove OBJ
stacles to travel a a common duty
of everyone and not the special duty
of anyone or a few. No truer saying
can be found than that the condition
of the public roads in any community
is an indication of the standard Of
civilization, not an infallible one, of
course, but very trustworthy never
theless.
1t will be interesting to note what
che world has done and is doing in
making the roadway better, so they
will more fully meet the economic
and social needs of the people and
the state. Measured by the age of
the Mediterranean and oriental coun-
tries, our own land is but an infant,
but 1t has grown and waxed strong
beyond any of its ancestors. 1t not
only has learned much from the older
countries, but has been able to teach
them many things as well. In some
things, however, we must confess that
we stand at the foot of the class. One
of u two most conspicuous failures in
the administration of public affairs is
the inefficient, wasteful and corrupt
methods of administering our great
municipalities and the other failure,
even more complete, relates to the not
only inadequate but idiotic methods
that have pertained to the question of
public highways,
Space does not permit nor is it part
of the STORY of the Road" to set forth
the signal failure in the ~mismanage-
ment of our cities, but rather to point
out some of our shortcomings as to
the public highways as compared with
the rest of the world. A well-known
advertiser, in speaking of the excel
lence of his product and its popular
ity, says; There's a reason" and so
there is a reason why we have so com
pletely failed in doing our duty to
the road. There has been money
enough expended upon them in the
last three generations to have made
Soulevards of all the main highways,
yet they are not much better, as a
rule, than they were a half-century
ago, and this is particularly true in
the middle west.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17

very greatly. Some farmers and a
few so-called experts. however, entire
ly overestimate the value Of the drag.
There is only one type of road that
is worthy the name of good, and that
is one that is hard, smooth and disable
365 days in the year, and one that
is not affected by weather conditions.
The main roads (these comprise not
more than % per cent. of the total
mileage) should be graveled or a
adamized after first being thoroughly
graded and drained. The experience
of the world for twenty centuries is
back of this system. Among the illus
trations on this page are some stone
roads that for 1000 years have been
used daily with but a moderate cost
for maintenance.
Another fallacy that must be put
on the shelf is the belief that a hard
road cannot be built in the corn belt;
that it would not stand up" ETC.,
upon the heavy black soil. Every en-
gineer knows and experience shows
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17

without quite understanding what re-
mains unbound. And with the still.
selfish serenity Of the Asian woman
goes a degree Of power we hardly
credit or understand. | read the 9th
er day the declaration Of q Latin wom-
an, who said that women of the An
glo-Saxon and Teutonic races do not
know how to manage men; the wom-
en- Of the Latin races on the contrary,
do know how to manage man But II
seems to me that the women Of the
Orient, whether in India, China or ia.
pan. or among the Moslem peoples.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17

lions that must be gotten rid OF be-
fore any real progress a be made.
Among these is the adjustment OF
the labor system, collecting the road
tax in cash and the employment OF
someone of good Judgment and skill
to do road work, following the advice
that they can secure from the state
engineer, and from him learn what
to do, when to do and how to do it.
A thorough drainage of the main
roads either by open bitches with UNI
o~bstructed outlet, or, better, by tile
drains on either side, is an absolute
necessity in order to have the best
results (unless perchance there may
be inadequate natural drainage, as in
the case Of rolling, sandy soiD and
frequent and timely use of the split
log drag, used during 'or Immediately
after the rains, or when two or three
inches Of the rough, frozen road has
thawed out, it would help matters
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17

Take for the purpose of Illustration
and as a type the great state Of ILL
nois, the third in the Union in wealth
and population. In the last 80 years
there has been expended on the high
ways of Illinois, in grading, bridging,
making and spelling the roads, ap-
proximately $500, 900, 900, and what is
there to show for it? The larger part
of this colossal sum has been frittered
away by honest but misguided effort
by doing the wrong thing; the annual
road picnics, where a dozen or more
farmers with their boys would meet
in the fall Ito do work that ought to
have been done in the spring. to work
out their road tax, have a good time.
tell stories, play practical Jokes, do
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17

'oThen l bethought myself Of some
personal illusions | had made that
might easily be construed as libelous.
| got a good deal excited and slept
very little. In the morning ! hurried
down to see whether the papers had
roasted me. The meeting was re-
ported all over the front page.
plunged into it, shivering In nervous
ness. But | needn't have worried.
What it said about my speech was in
the last two lines:
"a young man named Depew also
spoke"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17

make some such division as this as
to the cost Of the public roads in any
township, leaving it to the people of
the township to say what roads shall
be improved and when and how much
money shall be expended, viz: that
the state, from a general tax levied
upon all property in the state, shall
pay one-half and the property owners
of the township shall pay the other
half.
Suppose $4,000 were, spent upon the
roads of any township. Under this
plan one-half would be paid by the
property owners of the township and
a like amount, $ $1,000, would be drawn
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17
The New Woman Of Asia.

Under the title, THE Lady Of the
Harem Emerges," Raja Rama con-
tributes to Harper's Weekly an &C
count Of the woman Of the Orient, as
she stands to-day upon the threshold
Of emancipation. Compared with the
dark, quiet eyes Of these Orientals,"
he writes, 1.-THE eyes Of European or
American women are restless, per-
turbed, full of disquietude. as though,
while they have won acknowledgements,
they have lost a secret inspiration;
something that they miss and seek.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17

cry far more important than the find
ing of the north pole. 1t was that
the roads belong to the public and
that everyone ought to be taxed to
help build the roads. In this thought
state aid was born, and it has spread
from state to state until now ~ of
the "A states are building by this
plar 1t has been tried out and found
successful. 1t is no experimental is
an equitable, workable plan that gets
results and spreads the cost in such
a way that it is no burden and gives
everyone a square deal.
The building of a good stone and
gravel road adds to the value of farm
property, so for that reason 1t has
been found just and practicable to
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17
may have a finer and deeper secret
still, welding a far greater influence,
because they do not seek to WELD any
influence at all"


In the cities Of Great Britain the
population Of which is 100000 or
more, the average rate Of fare for
street railway travel is Ii cents q
passenger mile. In the cities Of con.
tinental Europe the average rate Of
fare paid for urban transportation Is
one cent a passenger mile.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17
HE NEED NOT HAVE WORRIED

night. They wanted something red hot,
and ! handed 1t out.
Il just turned myself to skin the OPP
position, and on the whole the audi
ence seemed to like II. The nor
they cheered the more ! warmed up
to 1t. / was Intensely pleased with
my success, But after l got home I
was worried, / lay wondering II It
wouldn't react and injure our side
more than the opposition
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17

stunts of physical prowess, such as
jumping, wrestling, etc. with a small
amount of work in blowing up a
stretch Of road, scraping loose earth
together with weeds and grass in a
winrow, and leaving it there and call
ing this road building. By the opera
ton, perchance, a hundred dollar road
tax had been worked out and prob
ably two hundred dollars of damage
done to the road in doing so. This
is an extreme case, but there are tens
of thousands Of such instances in
more or less aggravated form.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17
Speech Made by chaunoey Depew
Long Ago Was Dismissed with
Scant Comment.

Senator Depew the other evening
told d story on himelf. and It has
since had a good deal Of vogue in the
senate.
When ! was a very young man"
be said, 4 went out to make a politi-'
cal speech with some older men one
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17
Fido,s Portion.

did you give the scraps of meat to
the dog, Norah?"
you forgot, mum, that we'd quit
eatin' meat, mum, but Oh give tn haste
tn carrot tops an pertaty parin's."-
Los Angeles Express.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-17
Waterproof Asbestos.

According to a German publication
a firm in Munich has succeeded il
artiflcially rendering asbestos water
proof.