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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07

Every time a man fails in business
thre is always somebody to say, well,
I'll bet ne feathered his nest"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07

202 1-2 acres gray pebble land, 1875
acres open, 4-room houses, barns, etc.
$3.50 per acre.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07

Macon is going right ahead with her
plan to seize the state capitol. You
can't help admire Macon's assurance.
1T is Atlantaesque.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07

The time you can depend upon
woman is when you are sick or
trouble.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07

Fewer divorces are being granted at
this term Of court than at previous
sessions. Possibly married people are
more resigned to their fate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07

With go many tsades" ON in Ameri-
Gus dollar buys Christmas presents
for the family and includes dime socks
for the Old Man.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07

The fierce weather yesterday, the
worst of the winter here, put the blue
tag ON business, which otherwise would
have been at flood tide.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07

The advance sale of seats for THE
Girl From U. S. A." begins this MORN
ing. and the sale for 1.-THE Man on
the Box tomorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07

Compliments please woman more
tLan flowers, and they cost a lot less.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07

The farmer is letting go that Christ
mas bale in a jiffy now, Will eprieea
are soaring, and putting the proceeds
in Xmas trix
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07

Americas will have three days OF
trotting races Christmas week, begin
ming Monday, Goth, whictl will be the
holiday observed here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07

cleansing a n d
P Il riff y n 6 the
blood, assists the
stomach and di-
gestive members
in the creation OF
new blood cor
puscles and other
nourishing mat
ter for the circu.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07

MANY lingering guest has asked her hostess.
lVI How did you make that DELICIOUS
sauce Or-"Whai is the secret al that
WONDERFUL dressina?", and were surprised
10 learn that behind The whole dinner, every
thing from salads to meats and delicate pastries;
the secret lies in using wesson Snowdrift OIL.
II you use the Wesson Snowdrilt Oil Cook
Book. you can avail yourself Of the choicest re-
cipes known. with the assurance that whatever
you serve will have the distinction Of superiority
and win make your Mnchsons the envy Of
your quests
Wess9n snowdrih Oil is absolutely pure and
purely vegetable. h is l00%caekinq value odor-
less and Iasteless. h will cook anylhino Thor.
oughly. misunderstanding the article with grease
Il is unapprOached Tor making sauces. dress
ings. etc.
Beware Of imposition when you ask for Wes-
son onOwdrifi Oil. Call Tor the original, refined
Rr0d1c', and insist upon your choice. Sold by
we leaq'n9 dealers in your town. and made by
The Southern Cotton Oil Co.,
q Asw FsFk, Savannah, New Orleans, Chicago =
~" drift Oil COOK BOOK II his supply Is ex.
BUOk hansted write Atlanta Office giving dealerss
rprr name and will send the book fTse with inter-
saw esting testimony Of leading Womens Clubs. etc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07
WARLICK BROS. COMP ANY,
Lamar Street, Americas, Georgia.
THE WIZARD

en- Days he put n hands,
a dollar the old days
more to ERA PRICES quality of the
inviting higher prices elsewhere.
you IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS
Nothing attempted nothing like it has ever
will be surprised to
a he can it.
The Merchandise of D. Pearman consisting of
Dry Ladies' Readyto-
Wear Goods Clothing and Gens Furnishings Goods has been
turned distributed into the homes of the
people Exhibition.
The entire his absolute control to be distributed at amy
Exhibition VIII Only Last Ten Days
You can't non will always regret it.
Let keep every will be to your
ajyanr
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07
ONLY ONE PIGEON
OF SPECIES LIVES
Last Of Wild ! Ones Which
Covered COUntfV.
Covered Country

New York, Deceber Cone solitary
passenger pigeon ending her life at the
geological garden in Cincinnati, is To-
day al that remaiIiI of an Aemricar
species that early in the last century
swarmed over the continent in fiocks
numbering billions, according to re
ports just received at the Eeadquar-
tors of tae National Association oil
Audubon societies in this city. With
the deatfl '0g this sole survivor of q
bird tribe, whose nesting places often
lowered hundreds of square miles there
will soon Disappear the last trace OF
the wild pigeons that have been killed
by the millions by men who fed their
hogs upon the carcasses they could not
carry away. Though it is too late to
save this species, special efforts are
NOW being made by the audubon work
ers to bring about the restoration OF
OTHER birds of economic value that
must otherwise sb~re the same fate.
Search For Species.
Fer many months systematic search
has been made throughout the CONT
nent by officials of the andlbon asso-
citation for relics of the once prolific
passenger pigeon. MemberD of the or
ganization headed by Professor c.. II.
Hodge, of Clark University, have made
d cfaDfIi,,or offor of e1 EoO n ON, 49,
discovering a nest of this species; but
though thousands have been trying
eagerly for the prize, not a single
claimant has appeared. In response to
:. recent inquiry by T. Gilbert Pearson,
secretary of the National Association o.
Audubon societies, THE authorities OF
tle Cincinnati zoo have just furnish
ed the last chapter in the tragic tale
O2 this butchered bird. The last OF
the Passenger PigeorII' is a female Is
years clI, whose mrse died recently
without issue at the age of %.
Last Meeting Place.
As late t2s 1877 what is now known
TO have been the last nesting place of
ll'ase wild birds was sound in the Ctate
Of Michigan where their nests thickly
Fcovered the trees over an area 20 miles
lCng and four mild. wide. Residents
Of this city declare that in 1850 they
flocked over Manhattan Island in such
numbers that they obscurcd the Cun
md that ships loaded in bulk with the
odies of these birds lay at the wharlves
setting them at a cent apiece. Audu-
bon is quoted as observing a roosting
place of wild pigeons i'm Kentucky
9arly in the last century that extend
ed 40 miles and was three miles in
width. On it's edges men with guns
nets, clubs and torches slaughtered
the roos.:ng birds, often bagging 500
in one day. When tie Wholesale
butchers could carry away no more,
they let loose droNes of hogs to fat
ten ON what was left About 1855 this
treatment began to thin the ranks Of
the passenger pigeons, until two years
ago it was discovered that only seven
could be found on the whole continent,
four at Milwaukee and three in Gin
cinnati.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-07
TALES OF THE TOWN
TOLD In A FEW Lines.
Pencil Stubs Picked Up at
Random.

Large stock Miscellaneous Toys,
Dolls, Doll Cribs. Iron Wagons, Veloci-
pedes and Hand Cars. Holidays Book
Store
islaiAwws II s-
Old b. L. lizard hit Americus stag
gering blow yesterday, and put
crimp in the Christmas shopper who
was striving TO spend lis coin.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-02-18
The American Girl.

Many others besides Mr.. Henry
James have remarked upon the absurd
position held In American society by
young women. The ruinous indulg-
ence of children ought at least to be
confined to the home circle, and not be
carried into a world where age, intel
ligence and experience should have
precedence and should form the stand
ards. The reversal of values, so as to
make the debutante the point of in
terest in a social season instead of the
accomplished matron, is as though
society should have foresworn its func-
tions. This would be true even were
the manners of the debutante all that
they should be In Difference, suavity
and tact. The experience Of Washing
ton, where society is fairly representa-
tive, goes to show that much Is still
to be desired in these respects in the
general education of American girls
From an Editorial in the Century Are
We Ashamed of Good Manners?"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-02-18
BEYOND POWER OF PURCHASE
Neatly Worded Rebuke to Purse-preud
Expatriated American
Millionaire.

Philadelphia is admittedly the most
aristocratic city In America. There
are Philadelphians living in little,
rather shabby houses on Locust street
and Spruce street, who sheer at the
Vanderbilts, Astors and Goulds, deem
ing themselves Of too high birth to as
sociate with those nouveaux riches.
At a tea at one Of these little Phil
adelphia houses a lady told q story
that was highly a%pplauded.
'The expatriated American, Will
lam Waldorf Astor." she said, has
built on the Thames Embankment in
London an Office of gray stone. When
this Office was finished, he enter
tanned In 1t the duchess of Cleveland,
the duchess of Buckingham. the OUCH
ess of st. Adams, Lord Iveagh and
the Bradley-Martins.
after tea Mr.. Aston showed the
duchess of Cleveland the new build
ing's more magnificent and costly feat
ures, pointing out with special pride
the marble and malachite staircase.
".Ah, yes, it's a very fine STAIR said
the duchess Of Cleveland. It's very
fine, indeed. Far finer than mine at
Battle Abbey. There, you know. the
steps have been so dreadful'v SCARED
by the spurs Of the old kni it's"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-02-18
BEGIN LIFE IN THE CIRCUS
Children Travel with Their Parents
and Their Education 10 Care
fully Looked After.

ut Is nothing unusual for the larger
%circuses to carry 80 and 40 children,
ranging all the way from mere ba-
bies to Sboys and girls Is and 16 years
Of age" said Jerome s. Rogers OF Chi
cago, a former circus man. THE ma
jority are travelling with their par
ents, both the father and mother do
ing daily duties in the ring, and while
often they are trained to follow in the
steps of their elders they are seldom
allowed to perform in public.
1T is a common belief among cir
Gus men that the performer whose
training Is not started until after the
age Of six will seldom make a distinc-
tive record. ! often saw groups OF
boys, some Of whom could not have
been over four or ive years old, prac-
ticing rudimentary somersaults and
ha~ndsprings, while their parents
looked on with a gratified smile. These
were the families Of the circus arts
tocracy, who treasure the records Of
their ancestors with the pride Of a
son in his fathers sword and who see
no more inspiring calling for their
own children than that Of the great
white canvas.
mot that their education is neg
lected In other respects; several OF
the families often hire an instructor
perhaps of the performers who
has the time and ability for such
work-to coach their children In the
standard studies. One circus, indeed.
has now established a travelling
school for the youngsters. If they are
to be acrobats they are to be edu-
Gated acrobats."
The Tupelo journal., 1910-02-18
Leo County Field Day. April
9th, At Tupelo.

The committee on arrangements met
IT the court house last Saturday and
decided on the following contest for
the Field Day exercises and set the 9th
lay Of April for said contest.
Spelling Contest: Every school in
the county may select from one to Ave
Of the best spoilers in the school to be
determined by . written contest and
said spoilers will be admitted to the
county test. In the county test Ave of
the best will be selected as q team to
the State Contest to be held in Merid-
an last of April. Said contestant must
be Of school age and IN attendance IN
some school this year.
Other interesting features Of the day
are as follows:
Instrumental Music, Execution, Ora
tory, and Drawing.
Miscellaneous Handwork Is follows;
Needle work and work with tho knife.
saw and hammer, also cky-modelinz.
Jump. High and broad jump.
Races: Bicycle. sectional mile, shoe,
half mile, and fat boy races.
Long throw, Pole vault, High kick.
Games: Basket and Baseball.
The spelling contest and all others Of
an intellectual kind will take place at
the court house. but all sports and
games will be at the fair ground.
Schools are urged to get busy to mako
preparations for the same.
Teachers, parents and students are
requested to take notice that there
will be a grading contest held at tho
court house some date in the future.
this spring and all pupils Of the pub
lie schools Of the county. including the
separate schools, that complete tho 9Th
grade. which is highest grade Of the
public schools, will be granted q COM
mon school diploma. This should be q
great stimulus to the boys and girls to
stay in school until they finish said
course Of study.
E. P. Clayton, Supt. Of Education.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-02-18
A Woman,s Sacrifice.

Proud although the old-timer may
be of such records as Igoe's and Fair
child's, It is not until you come to
acts of heroism performed during his
torical catastrophes that his eyes grow
a shade darker and sparkle. There, for
instance, was Mrs. II. NJ. Ogle. a sold
ier's widow, mother Of two grown
daughters, who stuck to her Key dur
ing the JohnstowD flood. saving thous-
AIDS OF lives by sending warning after
warning to nee into the city, and de-
liberately sacrificing her own life.
.Good-bv, this Is my last message"
she ~telegraphed Manager Charles o.
Rowe at the Pittsburg ONCE. Then
the waters closed over her.-A. w.
Rolker.-Everybodys.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-02-18
Hands and Other Hands.

When / read about the beauty doc
tors" said the East side woman. and
what pains they take to make their
hands beautiful, putting pincers on
the finger tips, bathing them in milk,
l sometimes go down to the pushcart
market and take a look at the poor
little pushcart hands. You ought to
see them. Dark as can be and shriv-
eled from staying out in all sorts Of
weather, the hot sun. the rain, the
snow, the wind, the stormy weather.
The nails uncared for, stubby, broken.
the wrists thin and miserable looking.
Those poor little hands working all
day long taking care of the fruit, plac-
ing it, putting it in bags for people,
those little, unprotected. weather
beaten hands.
"Thcre's a lot OF ~unevenness in the
world somehow" said the East side
woman.-New York Times.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-02-18
Corn Club Boys.

To The Corn Club Boys of Lee County.
Dear boys: We are anxious for you
to make a good showing this year.
Prepare your land well. Better than
ever before. Don't select the wet land
for it may not do well. Select some
good land that is not too wet or too
dry. If it is rich make it richer, but II
it is poor make it rich by deep blowing
and heavy applications of barn-yard
manure, with such other fertilizers as
the season and the land will admit ard
demand. Nothing will help o than
deep and thorough preparation of the
soil. Deep and well prepared soil will
not allow the fertilizer to burn" as
will land plowed shallow. (Do your
shallow blowing in cultivating the
growing crop.)
The following "Ten Commandments
of Agriculture by DR.. 8. A.. Knapp
are well worth following.
l.. Prepare a deep and we'll pulver-
lied seed bed, well drained; break in
the fall to the depth of 8, 10 or IL inch
es, according to the soil, with imple-
ments that will not bring the subsoil to
the surface. (The foregoing depths
should be reached gradually
2. Use seed of the best variety, in
diligently selected and carefully stored.
8. In cultivated crops. give the rows
and the plants in the rows a space
suited to the plant, the soil and the
climate.
a. Use intensive tillage during the
growing period of the crops.
S. Secure a high content of humus
in the soil by the use Of legumes. barn
yard manure. farm refuse and COM
mercial fertilizer.
6. Carry out a systematic crop ro-
tation with a winter crop on
Southern farms.
Z. Accomplish more work in q day
by using more horsepower and better
implements.
8. Increase the farm stock to tie
extent of utilizing all the maste pro-
ducts and idle lands Of the farm.
9. Produce all the food required for
the men and animals on the farm.
10. Keep an account of each farm
pl oduct in order to know from which
the gain or loss arises.
Respectfully submitted,
E. P. Clayton,
Supt. Of Education.
Fill our the blanks below and send to
Supt. E. P. Clayton, Tupelo. Miss, If
you want to become a member:
| want to join the------------Club
Age---P. O.---------------------
Teacher
Name
The Tupelo journal., 1910-02-18
SOUTH BOUND

Round trip rates to Memphis, Tenn.
account LaYmen's Missionary Move
ment, Feb. ~8th-1Oth, 1910. Fare viz
Frisco $4.25.
Round trip rates to Dallas, Texas.
account Laymen's Missionary move
ment Feb: 18th, -23. Tickets on sale
Feb. 16. II. and IS. limit March Is
Fare via Frisco $22. 40.
Round trip Homseekers tickets to thu
southwest on sale every first art
third Tuesday of each month. For fur
Their particulars as to rates and SEIZED
ules, call on or write,
L. w. MCLEAN, Ticket Agent.
Tupelo, Miss.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-02-18
M Q v E =

/ have moved my Blacksmith
shop to the Wards old stable
stand, South Spring street. where
I will be glad to see my old GUS
toners and also any new ones
needing blacksmithing-
DAN TANNER.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-02-18
17;IH5!1
NORTH BoUN

NORTH BOUN
No. LOG Southeastern Linn sos o.. m.
No. 104 Frisco Limited, due 3.58 a.. m.
No. 912. Mississippi
Accommodation Due 1.35 p. m.
No. 908 Memphis Ar. $40 a. m.
Accommodation LY. 6:25 a. m.
SOUTH BOUND
No. los Southeastern Llmtd II. IS a. m.
No. 103 N. York Lin. due 12.3 a. m.
No. Oil Alabama Accom-. HOS pm
No. 907 Aberdeen Ar. $40. p. m.
Accommodation LY. $40 p. m.
l.. w. MCLEAN. Agent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-16

surrounding the game OF last Satur-
day.
After the meeting adjourned Man
ager Nexsen stated to the Daily Press
representative that he is fully deter
mined not to play the game over, SO
unless he does it is possible that the
directors will have to award the game
10 Fort Monroe on forfeiture.
More Pay for Umpires.
A letter was read by Secretary j.
s. Holmes from the corps of UNI
pires asking that the pay OF the um
pires be changed so as to read that
the umpire in chief shall receive
$3.50 per game and the assistant UNI
pire $3.50, but that neither umpire
shall have his transportation furnish
ed him." The request meeting with
the approval of the managers of the
teams the directors decided to give
the Jumps" the extra pay.
Another letter was read from the
national baseball commission declin-
ing to grant the leagues request for
protection under the commission. II
was pointed out that the national com
mission cannot extend its authority to
leagues playing only one game each
week.
President Frank w. Darling was in
the chair, Secretary Holmes at the
desk and Messrs Milstead and Junken
were present as directors, while the
team managers in attendance were
Nexsen, of North End; Gray, of Fort
Monroe; BlanfOrd, of the Athletics,
and McAllister, of the Hampton Crab
bers. Umpires Giachetti, Cunning
ham and O'Rourke and a number OF
the players from several of the
teams were also present.
Manager Gray, of the Fort team
complained that he thought the New
port News papers were not giving
his team a fair report of the games
and that the Fort Monroe artillery
Ten thought the same thing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-16
Report is Made on Hampton
School Census.
10 UNTUTOREO NEGROES
Work Of City Enumerators Shows To-
Ia, Number Of Children OF School
Ace at Notwithstanding Results
Are Given by the Returns.

According to the official reports
there is not a white child in the city
of Hampton and only nineteen negro
children between the ages of ten ana
nineteen years who cannot read and
write. This result was demonstrated
by the taking OF the school census.
which was completed yesterday and
which probably speaks In higher
terms than any other means of the
splendid educational advantages this
section offers to the children of both
races.
The census work was finished yes
terday by c. w. Hickman, who found
that there are 1.417 children of the
school ages In the city. of which Sff
are whites and $40 co.ored.
Under the laws the census taker
must ascertain the educational ad-
vantages of the children and MIR.
Hickman's report shows that there is
not a white child who cannot read
and write his or her own name. OF
the negro population the report Is
even more astonishing as it demon
strates that only nineteen are unable
to read and write. Of these nineteen
four are male and fifteen females,
while it is believed THAI several of
the illiterate children only recently
removed here.
The school population shows
great increase over the last one, as
since that time Hampton has been
converted from town to city OF
the second class.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-16
THREE FORT SOLDIERS
CLAIM PH0EBUS BRIDES
Clerk Of Courts Holt 10 Kept Busy
With License Applications from
ArtiIIerymen.

Three srtIlIerymen from Fort Mon
roe claimed brides yesterday after
noon almost within fifteen minutes OF
each other-or, rather, they secured
licenses to wed in that time from
Clerk of the Courts Harry H. Holt.
The brides and bridegrooms FOL
low:
Henry William Foster and Alice
Pearl Cousins, formerly of Richmond
but now of Pboebus, married IN Phoe-
bus: John Florence Linton and Annie
Anderson, formerly Of West Point
Va. now of Phoebus. married at Old
Point; George Waiter Owens and
Mamie Saran stowe, formerly OF Eiiz-
abeth City, n. C., now OF Phoebus
married in PhoebuS.
A License was also issued by Clerk
Holt to Joel Lafayette THONGS and
Rueiah Blanche Thomas who were
married here. Mr.. Thomas Is a ASH
ermsn.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-16
PhebuS Board of School IruS-
tees Renew Contracts,
0MMENCEMENT TONlGH,
Exercises for the Closing OF Present
Term Are to be Held In the Theater
at National Soldiers Home-Names
of Tutors es Chosen.

The board of school trustees o
Phoebus has reelected the present
corps of teachers for the session oil
i9lO-I911 and when the teachers leave
for their homes tomorrow they VIII
take with them their contracts for
next year.
The school will close in Phoebus
ton eht with the commencement ex-
ercises in the theater at the National
Soldiers Home.
The Program.
The program for the exercises fol-
lows:
Music-Home band.
Invocstion-Rev. J. NJ. Neifert,
chaplain National Soldiers Home.
Chorus-Lord's Prayer.
Song-"June Roses.
Glass Song-"What Robin Told.
Presidents address-Eillian Cabell.
Roll call-Grace Giddings.
Salutatory-F. Daily.
Historian-K. Branner
Song-''Dandelions and Daisies.
Prophecy-G. Welsh.
Giftman-A. Engelberg.
Class Wills. Bertsky.
Scng-"Evening Star and Clovers.
Literary address-Hill Montague. of
Richmond.
Presentation of diplomas. Nj.
Willis, division superintendent.
Presentation ID. A. X. prizes-Rev.
w. z. Wright
Song-Patriotic hymns.
Benediction-Rev. ii. Marshall, OF
PhoebuS.
The closing session has been one
of the best in the history of the school
aud much of the success of the work
is attributed TO the splendid ability OF
Prof w. Archer Wright. the princi-
pal
The teachers re-chosen are:
Teachers Chosen.
Prof. w. Archer Wright, principal;
Misses Preston, Lindsay. Bryant. Bur
banks. Thomas. Mrs. Louis Jones ana
Mrs. Belle Mears Burke.
James Mitchell Is chairman of the
Phoebus board. with G. NJ. Sutler as
clerk, and +. c. Kaiser as the other
member.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-16
Met at Methodist Church.

Il WIS inadvertently stated in these
columns yesterday that the Distric;
Womsn's Missionary society Of the
Richmond district met in the Presby-
terrain church. The society held IS
sessions in the First Methodist church
and was entertained at luncheon by
the members OF che local societies
Of the First and Central Methodist
churches. There were no dclcgates
present from Williamsburg and Ports
mouth.