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Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
DRIVES IN SLEIGH
WEEKLY TRIP FOR MAIL
Honorable Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
" EARS ago, when rural mail de-
liveries We're not common
4 farmer was harnessing a team OF
Horses to-a large sleigh, 1t was a cold
day in February and the ground was
covered with snow. He was preparing
for the weekly trip to the country post
office-a trip always joyfully antici-
pated by the entire family.
On this occasion Martha, the farmers
little 10-year-old daughter, accompanied
him.
They reached a long, low building,
which was the only store in the little
town, and inside of which was a nom
descript assortment of groceries, dry
goods and hardware, and in one corner
of which was the poStoffice.
Among the mail which her father re-
ceived was a little box addressed to
Martha. Upon opening it she beheld a
beautiful little valentine of pink and
white. with it's love message traced in
dainty gold letters surrounded by for
get-me-nots and lilies of the valley.
1t was the first valentine she had ever
received and she thought it the most
beautiful thing she had ever seen.
Years later, when she was wealthy
matron and had become my grand
mother she often told me as | was sit
ting on her knee that nothing ever
gave her such a thrill of genuine
pleasure as her first valentine.
HUGH G. HAMILTON.
Ninth Street school, AZ g-ade. 1853
East Twenty-seventh street
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
VALENTINE VERY OLD
)ear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One week before Valentines day my
mother took me to my grandmother's
farm for visit l was about 8 years
old.
When l got there my grandfather
took me outdoors to ride the horse In
the evening I helped grandpa feed the
cows horses, sheep and chickens.
The next day was Valentines day
so l went to bed early. The next morn
ing / got up early and dressed and
went down to breakfast After break
fast grandpa took me to the barn and
let me ride the pony.
1t seemed very lonesome out in the
country because my little girl friends
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
TRYING BRINGS SUCCESS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Abraham Lincoln was born Febru-
airy 12, 1909. He lived in log cabin.
The front was all open, and it was
made of logs with no floor. Lincoln
belonged to a poor family.
ABE" as he was sometimes called.
used to study by the freight as they
had no other light. He would lie down
facing the light. He used to read
most of the time. His mother taught
him to read and write.
Lincoln was very tall and strong He
was elected member of legislature and
congress and was afterwards president
of the United States.
l like this story because it teaches
us that we can accomplish great things
if we keep trying.
ELSIE SHILLING.
Sawtelle city school, grade g.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13

were not there. In the afternoon L
Thought [ would take a look in the
attic and see what was up there. 1t
was a long way up the stairs. 1 went
in the attic, and in the corner | saw
very quaint trunk and other old-tash-
ioned things. l opened the trunk ana
looked in [ was very much interested
at first by some oldfashioned dresses
grandma used to wear. When got
to the bottom l found a large roll of
napers. unrolled the papers and
found the funniest valentine.
l ran down stairs to where gradma
was and had her tell me all about It,
She said it was the first valentine she
ever got and that she had had it for
sixty-seven years. She said she had
been keeping it to remember her sister.
Adds SHORT.
Sawtelle city school, sixth grade
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13

toward the dairy where she was work
ing, intending to surprise her. As it
happened, there was a stone out of the
wall near the door, and as he came
up he just peeped in there. Grand
mother, hearing a rustic, turned to see
who was coming and saw this mans
eyes looking in through the hole in
the wall. Without an instant's hesita-
tion she threw a bowl of milk which
she had in her hand directly at the
aperture. crying "Scat!" as she did so.
There was a spluttering noise and a
sound of hastily retreating footsteps,
and grandmother was left in peace.
The next day the local tailor received
an order for a new suit of clothes from
this young man, but he never
bothered grandmother again. Your
loving niece, MARIE DUNLAP.
Beaumont high school, grade a,
Beaumont.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
RIskED LIVES FOR comRADE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
bill is not dead, l tell youW said
Jim Smith to a Cheyenne indian. Inc
indian said: He may not be, but l
have been the only man to go through
Cove canyon alive, because about three
miles in there is a cave where ~the
water rushes in and where person
would be knocked down and killed,
would be glad if we could get up
hand to go hunt for young Butler, as
his grandmother is awfully worried
about him"
That night the men at the little coun-
trv store organized a posse for search
ing for Bill Butler in the gorge, and
out of fifty men only six volunteered to
go. because it was so dangerous.
Next morning a party of four men
with a strong, light boat were waiting
in the beautiful morning sunshine that
might shine on their still faces by
sunset.
They started into the gorge, almost
running into two big bOulders. and two
rccks falling from above hit the Indian
on the body.
When they We're about three miles in
they happened to look up the side of
the steep bank, and there they saw
Bill Butler smoking away and eating
his breakfast.
As soon as they got the boat up the
bank they shook Bi.lS hand, and then
he said, This is almost Valentine day,
and l am going to give you fellows
portion of one of the best gold lodes in
Colorado"
When they got back to Cove canyon
camp one of the happiest ladies in
the world was Grandmother Butler,
who said she had never had a valen-
tine and that her srandchild being re-
turned to her a rich man was the best
valentine she could have. Your
nephew, EDGAR HULL.
1884 West Avenue Thirty eight, grade
AS, Loreto street school, age 13.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
FINDS LOST VALEies'lNE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
| had been reading a little story book
and was tired, lust then papa came
in; he had been out in the rain. 1t
had stopped raining and it had begun
to snow.
Papa said if the snow was thick
enough the next day he would hitch
Nellie up to the sled and we could go
to grandma's house.
Sure enough, the next morning the
snow was thick. After breakfast papa
got the horse ready and we got to
grandma's before dinner.
While mamma and grandma were
getting dinner l went upstairs and be-
gan to hunt around.
[ saw trunk that was full of papers,
letters, etc. | looked them over care
lessly.
One Of them I opened, and I found
something very pretty inside. | had
never heard the word valentine before,
The word valentine seemed very long
to me. l tried to say it, but | could
not. | do not remember much about
the valentine, for / was not much over
years of age. Grandma said she had
been hunting for it a long time.
LEWIS EDWARDS.
SaWtelle city school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
GIVES SOLD=FASHIONED
PARTY FOR YOUNG GIRL
(HonorabIe Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
7 DO not know any story of my
grandmother's valentine, SO l must
Il write of some one else.
When Grandmother Baker was young
she was very beautiful and was the
belle of her town. One day Nalen-
tine party was given and she was
guest of honor.
While the guests were in the draw
ing room two tiny lads in silk stock
ings high-heeled slippers and pow
dered wigs came in. They were wheel
ing little wagon full of valentines.
The top one had been wrapped in
scented paper, and it was for Caroline
Baker. She blushed as she read the
following words:
'Tis the fourteenth DAY of February
And | send this valentine
To the one / love the best,
And she is Caroline
And in return for love divine
always hope she will be mine.
written in lavender ink on a gold back
ground.
MANY years afterward she went to
another valentine party and her nus
band was old Colonel Browning, VINO
had given her the Nnted valentine IN
her girlhood days. Your loving niece,
ESTELLE REICH.
633 South Sichel street; Griffin ave
Oua school Al,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
YOUNG ARTISTS CONTEST

to them for a while he became a little
bored and said: "Well, gentlemen, [
guess you'll have to excuse me. [
have to black my boots" They were
very much shocked, for they We're not
used to doing any useful work. They
thought work a disgrace They said:
why, Mr.. Lincoln, you don't black
your own boots, do you?" Lincoln said,
with droll twinkle in his eye: why
certainly. Whose boots would / black ?"
| don't suppose they saw the jokes
for they were English, don t-cher
know. HILDRETH KOTSCH,
9S3 Everett street, Temple street
school, grade B7, age 70.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
VALENTINE PUT UNDER DOOR

Dear Aunt Laurie:
My grandmother asked me to come
over to her house the night before Val
entine day. / went and stayed all
night and the next day.
While | was staying there I went up
in the attic and found some valentines.
! took the prettiest one that was there.
That night / knocked at grandmoth-
er's door dropped the valentine, ran
around to the back door and came in
while she was at the front door.
She came in with the valentine and
asked me if l heard any one knocking
at the door, and l said No"
Il found a valentine out there" she
said to me. DO you know anything
about it?"
She said, 81 wish l knew who it was
that gave it to me-" [ told her that
maybe some neighbor gave iN to her,
She liked it very much.
MARY CAMPBELL.
Sawtelle city school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
MADE PRETTY REMEMBRANCE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
l will tell you about Grandmother
First Valentine" which she made and
gave to a little friend named Dorothy
Grandmother name is Clara, and her
home was in a small town near the
beautiful Green Mountains in Vermont
When Clara was IL years old she first
learned about Valentines day from a
kind friend who had recently come to
town. She told Clara how the girls
and boys of her home city, Boston
gave pretty greetings to their friends
on the 14th of February.
Clara decided to make a valentine,
and this is the way she made it. TAX
ing a small piece of gold paper she
cut a heart-shaped piece, and then
with some oil paints carefully painted
the words ITO My Valentine" in Grim
son letters.
Next she cut an oblong piece of card
board and pasted the heart in the
middle. AS a finishing touch she
painted a small spray of forgetme-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
VENICE OFFERS ATTRACTIONS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
/ live four miles from Santa Monica
and five from Venice, where We often
go bathing. The best place of all is
the Bumps
One day | took my brother and went
down to the beach. We rode on the
Bumps, merry go-round, the little
train and the roller coaster.
Another interesting place is the Sol
diers' home. We go there to see the
birds and flowers quite often. ] like
to hear the parrots talk.
Another place is the dairy. l like
to go and play in the hay. One time
a big crowd of us went over and we
played hide-and-g gO-seek. We had
fine time.
GRACE DAVIS.
SaWtelle. Grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13

do you know who sent this pretty, big
valentine to me?"
1t had a big heart and a little boy
and girl sitting on a chair.
SThe little boy was handing the little
girl a bouquet, HAZEL SNYDER.
Sawtele city school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
VALENTINE SENDER UNKNOWN

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Grandma's S first valentine was re-
ceiVed when she was about years old.
Her mother gave it to her. She sent
il through the mail
Grandma did not know what it was
until she happened to think it was
Valentines day, but she did not know
who sent it to her. She said, Mamma.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-16
TO DRILL. SIR KNIGHTS
IN TACTICS OF ORDER.
inspection of the COmman-
derry Here.

The annual irspection of DeMolay
Commandery, N >a5, Knights Templar.
of Americus, " We place tonight,
and the f wilhga.rsatAl present fun
ranks aarihandsome appearance as
usual onick2ss parae The inspec-
ton will bGsfnade hS. knight J. H.
Murrell, of Coeur ary ion Command
cry, Atlanta, and grand warder of the
Grand Commandery of Georgia, who
will reach Americus at o'clock this
afternoon as guest of the local COM
mandery. DaMolay ranks as one OF
the oldest and strongest of the Tenn
plar communicates of the state, and
upon this annual inspection, as here
tofore, will make a favorable impress
sion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-16
TO RAISE 100000
FOR WESLEYAN COLLEGE
WhirIwind Campaign Is On
for Next Two Weeks.
Especial to Timos-Recorder)

Macon. Ga, March 15-During the
next two weeks the authorities. alum
nae and countless friends of the Wes-
leyan Female College will be engaged
in notable movement for this old
and honored institution. This mother
of female colleges has wrought with
distinction through three-quarters
Of a century, sending thousands of
graduates, who have gone into every
state in the union and into every por-
tion of the globe No other institu-
ton in the south has turned out 50
many graduates, and its high curricula
have become the standard of excel
lence throughout the south
Plans are now being matured which
will give to this honored institution
a pre-eminence shared by no other
woman's college in the south. The
movement contemplates the raising of
$200,000 in the next two weeks for en-
dowment and improvement purposes
Macon has led off with $4,000, and
during the next wo weeks the friends
of the college will press their cam
paign in every county in Georgia, with
the confidet expectation that the
whole amount will be secured at once
The campaign will be pressed b.
mail and personal solicitation in every
community in the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-16
WHITES IN PRISON FOR
TRIAL AT CITY COURT.
Woman and Three Men in
Castle Sumter.

The Americus jail holds a larger
number of white prisoners just at this
time than in long while-a total of
four-a young woman of very good Ap-
pearance, and three men, two of whom
are held upon the same case that re-
suited in the arrest and detention of
the woman.
This trio is Emma Hightower, her
alleged brother, Martin Hightower,
and J. l.. Brett. all held on the trunk
stealing charge.
And all will be tried at the next
session of city court on the fourth
Monday in March-two weeks hence
tne men for larceny and the woman up
on the charge of having received the
stolen goods of them.
The particulars in this case are we'll
remembered
The men, Hightower and Brett, are
charged with the theft of sample
trunk here recently, while the woman,
in whose possession many of the stol-
en- goods were found by the police de-
clared upon their commital trial that
the two men gave them to her.
She denied any knowledge of the
theft, declaring she was told by the
two men that they had bought all the
articles.
Near the woman's home in the red
light district here Sheriff Feagin found
other goods to the value of several
hundred dollars that had likewise been
stolen from the sample trunk. This
latter find was beneath a negro
church. where the woman had direct
ed him.
Her evidence seems to clinch the
case against the others.
The fourth white person in the
county Jail is one Perdue, a stranger
here. held on the charge of stealing
money and a watch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-16
JOHN W. SHIVER IS
CHOSEN PRESIDENT.
With ChaS. |. AnSIey as
ViCe-PreSident.
President-JOhn w. Shiver.
,Vice-President-C Charles l.. Ansley.
Secretary and -Marray

1EeSlueHt-JOHn W. SnlFers
Yice-President- Charles l.. AnSley.
Secretary and Treasurer -Marray
McGregOr.
These We're the officers elected at
the meeting of the directors of the
Americus Board of Trade last night
Every one of lie fifteen members of
the board of directors was present
and several other members of the or
ganization were also in attendance.
The elections were unanimous.
After President SILVER had taken the
chair he thanked y lie directors for the
expression of confidence, urged all
to give him constant support in the
work, and pledged himself to use his
best endeavors to promote the welfare
of the business interests of the city
during the coming year.
Retiring President Lanier thanked
the directors for the support given
him during the year. A vote of thanks
was rendered the retiring president
for his services.
A number of those present made
short speeches, telling of the work
that had been accomplished, direct
ly and indirectly, by the Board Of
Trade during the four years of its
history. 1t was really remarkable
the amount of work that had been
done, and as instance after instance
that demonstrated its great usefulness
to the city were recited there was an
plause that showed that all present
appreciated that TIE organization is
and has been since it's inception a
yitally important factor in the life Of
the town.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the president, the former presidents
and the secretary, acting as a com
mlttee, to prepare a paper setting
forth the work done by the board and
its claims on the support of the bus
mess men and citizens generally. This
will be published in the Times-Re-
corde.r
"A resolution was also adopted pre-
Vldlng for the annual dinner in Apr.I
to be under the direction of the en-
tertainment committee to be apnointad
by President Shiver.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-16
/. Ansley.
BREAD NOW MADE
FROM G0TTOASFEO MEAL
Cookies Made From II Test.
ed BY Cabinet.

Washington, D. c., March 15.-
President Taft has eaten cookies made
Of cottonseed flour. Secretary Dick
inson provided the feast. 1t came to
him from his nephew in Ennis, Tex.
The nephew, Henry Lindsey, discov-
cred that J. w. Allison, of Ennie, had
been feeding his family on bread
and cakes made from cottonseed flour
for twenty years.
Mr.. Lindsey saw in this new kind
of food chance to reduce the cost
of living as well as to provide another
source of revenue for the South. He
urged Mr.. Allison to make his secret
public. Together they made a pac
ing case full of bread, fruit cake,
ginger snaps, cookies, poundcake and
other pastries from the cottonseed
flour and sent it to Washington.
The bread and cake tasted as good
as the same articles made from wheat
flour, and the cottonseed taste could
not be detected Mr. Allison declares
that the flour has more nutriment
than wheat flour.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-16
FIREMEN TO STRIKE IN
SPITE OF MEDIATION
Is Opinion of President
Garter of Union.
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

Chicago, March 15.-The date and
hour of calling the strike of firemen
on western railroads was today de-
cided upon by union labor officials in
here, and the committee
adjourned without announcing the
time when the men will be ordered to
quit work.
President Carter of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
who has represented the men in all
previous conferences with the rail-
road officials, in an interview given
out after the adjournment of the com
mttee stated that in his opinion the
men would be ordered to quit at the
time decided upon regardless of any
mediation proposal that may be ad-
vanced by the railroads.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-16
MARYLAND MAY STOP
MARRIAGE RAKE OFF
Bill FOrbids Pastors to Pay for Bring
ing Them Pairs to Wed.

Annapolis, Md, March 15.-Collus-
ions among Cupid, ministers of the
Gospel ID cab drivers are frowned
on in biz. Introduced in the House by
Delegate Herpitch, of Allegheny. The
bill provides that any minister who
employees any person to bring to him
couples desiring to be married shall be
deemed guilty of crime, the same to
apply to those so employed Accord
ing to Mr.. Herpitch, there are divines
who like to perform the marriage cer-
emony, and an understanding exists
between these ministers and cab driv-
ers by which the latter get rake
off from marriage fees.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-16
RECOVERING FROM HIS
FALL FROM A TREE
Thomas JOyner Badly Jared by a
Drop of 25 Feet.

Mr. Thomas Joyner, who was severe
ly hurt by falling from a tree at
Preston on Wednesday of last week
is now rapidly improving, and will
probably soon have recovered from
the effects of the fall
Mr.. Joyner, who is a lineman for
the telephone company, fell a distance
of about 25 feet, striking on his head
He suffered greatly from the concus-
sion, and has since been confined to
bed at his home here. No bones were
broken and the effects of the terrific
jar to his system is now disappearing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-16
EFFORT FOR PEACE IS
NOW IN PROGRESS
Conditions in Strike CITY
Improving.
Especial to Times-Recorder !

IL
Philadelphia, Pa. March 15.-En-
couraged by the outcome of the confer
ence brought about between President
Kruger of the Rapid Transit Com
pany and local labor officials, CONNER
cial and other interests of Philade.-
phHa, which have been struggling to
bring about peace since the beginning
of the general strike, renewed their
efforts today with fresh vigor. The
is generally considered as
an opening wedge to a settlement d
the existing differences and the speedy
resumption of traffic on the lines Of
the car concern. Heads of the various
business mems committees :have call
ed meeting for tonight to decide up
on definite steps to be taken should
the day bring no decisive move FOR
a settlement of the strike
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-16
Fight IN CHICAGO HAS
BOOZE AS THE ISSUE
Makers Urge Voters to
Register.
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

Chicago, March 15.-More workers
were engaged in efforts to get voters
to the polls for registration today than
ever before in the history of Chicago.
The coming battle between the wet"
and "drys" was one of the principal
causes for this extraordinary action.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-16
SIX THOUSAND THE PRICE
PAID FOR A SMALL FARM
Land Doubles in Value Within Short
While.

Six thousands dollars for a snug
little farm of IT'S acres was the round
price paid Mr.. W. L. English yester-
day by the purchaser, Mr.. M. N.
Childs, of Bronwood The sale was
made through Messrs. English and
Waddell, of the Southern Realty
Co, of Americus The farm of 175
acres, for which this price was paid,
lies just over the line Of Sumter coun-
ty and Terrell in the latter county,
and was bought year or two ago by
Mr.. English at a figure we'll under
that paid in the sale effected yester-
day
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-16
ICE.
15-10t-eod

To encourage a more liberal use oi
ice throughout the coming season
shall endeavor to cool the public with
25c ice. Ice in 100-lbs. lots, 1 have
instructed my driver to supply at 25c
per hundred pounds. Larger quanti-
ties, see me; books special. Asking
to be allowed to serve you when hot
and to all interested shall be de-
lighted to talk ice books.
Respectfully,
AMERICUS ICE CO.,
s. r. SIMS, owner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-16
NEW EQUIPMENT AT STUDIO:
PROF. BARWICK IN ATLANTA

Mr.. j. w. Barwick, the photogrl-
pher, is at the Aristo School in Allan
ia this week. While there he will bug
line of new mounts and photo sup
plies. Prof. Kelly will have charge Of
the Barwick studio while he is out Of
the city Go there for fine pictures.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-16

Mrs M T. Elan will have her
opening of spring millinery on Thurs
day, March 18th. She feels sure
that she has never had a more beauti-
full and attractive line of bonnets TO
place on exhibition. 13-4t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-16
IMPERIAL COUNCIL,
A. A. A. o. N. NJ. 8.
New Orleans, La, April 1918, 1910.

Excursion rates via Central of
Georgia railway. Tickets on sale
April 8th, 9th, 10th and 18th.
Final limit April 25th, but can be
extended to May 10th by complying
with certain conditions.
Double daily service via Central of
Georgia railway
For full information call on
J. E. HIGHTOWER, Agent.
15-10t-eod