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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18
Editorial Room, Telephone 80.
Americas, Ga, December 1s, 1919.
BABY'S GIFT.

What shall baby buy for me?
Dimpled smile and gurgled glee,
Laughing eyes and shining face
With its Witchery of grace
From a far-off world divine
To this weary world of mine
What shall baby buy but those
Cheeks of living bloom-of-rose,
Lips of music only heard
In the morning world of bird,
Where ecstaic music brings
Back the dream of golden springs
What shall baby buy but these
That are April's mysteries
Sun and laughter, smile and CLEAN
Blossom of a living dream
Waving on its wand of light
Till the soft dew cloalIs the might?
What shall baby buy, we cry
But the twinkling of her eye,
But the beauty that God traced
On her little yisage graced
With the dainty bloom of dove
From the fairy groves of love
What shall baby buy for me?
Only this-an echoing glee
OF her spirit and her life
Ringing through our daily strife
Till Cur hearts responsive ring
TO her immemOrial spring!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18
TWO HENS SAID TO
BE WORTH $4,000
Eggs of Either Mother or Daughter
Bring $500 Apiece.

Philadelphia, Pa, December IT,
Winner over all others of her breed
Lady Washington, raven black Orph-
lngton hen, worth $4,000, has only
one of her kind as a rival, her own
daughter. Whenever either chooses
to do the commonplace timing of lay-
ing an egg that egg is worth $25.
both chickens are on exhibition al
the Fifth Annual Poultry Show in this
city. Lady Washington arrived TO-DAY
from her home in Factoryville, Pa. ac-
conpanied by two attendants and oc-
cupied a specially constructed coon .
specially reserved apartment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18

A fair daughter-la D. "a r., drifts
into poetry in describing the bazaar tC
be conducted this week under auspices
of the local ID. A. r. Thus she swaetly
yodeIs:
The attractive bazaar and cafe
Will open at 8 O'Clock sharp Monday
OF all the good things to eat and wear
You ever saw, you wild find there.
Therei1 be turkey, celery, cranberries
too,
Fried oysters, buisouit, and oyster
stew,
Salad and sandwiches, coffee and tea
Things galore to please you and me.
There are aprons large and bootees
neat
Pin books and bags that are hard te
beat,
Hand painted pictures and pillows
tops,
Kimonas of silk and even broom mops
Come see us, you're sure to be pleased
There are lots of things for Xmas
trees,
Things for Mamma, cigars for Papa
Home made candies you buy for a
copper
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18
Resolutions On the Death of Capt. III.
w. Ratliff, Company A, Third Dis
trict A. & NJ. College.

Whereas, death has come into our
midst and cut down a most worthy
comrade of ours: and whereas, virtues
laudable ambition, and achievements
JUSTLY call for some expression from
bereaved survivors by way of memor-
ial; therefore,
Be it resolved, that WE, the Cadet
Court of the A. & NJ. School, Americas
transmit to the stricken family of Capt
H9rrits Ratliff our heartfelt coincidence.
The loss which you and we have
sustained is irreparable and crushing.
BE it further resolved, that the
Times-Recorder be requested to rub
ish and that authorized space be set
aside in the next annflal catalog to
give similar commentator of his
|memOry.
HOMER BRANCH, Commandment.
T. B. MARKETT, Adjutant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18
LOCK THE PRETTY
WAITRESSES LIPS
TOO Much Cupid Hurts Business oil
Boston Restaurants.

Boston, December 17-Tired of hay
ing its lunch rooms turned into matri.
mon1al bureaus, a restaurant copnpap,
which employs only pretty girls !,
Mattresses in its dining rooms in dis.
ferent parts of Boston today issued or
ders that no waitress can here9ftm
say more than Good morning, sir" +
male patrons. And this only after The,
have been 1sacuted first.
IA great many romances resultina
in happy marriages had their inception
in these restaurants. The fact thai
the mattresses were allowed to con
verse at length with yclng brokers
lawyers and business men made these
restaurants popular with prosperous
young men, but 1.-THE talIfests sometimes
caused customers to tire of waiting
and leave.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18

107 1-3 acres, three miles of railroad
station, A room house, so acres open,
near church and school. $500.
600 acres, miles of town of 5000
people, room house, 100 acres open,
300 acres creek land, would make fine
pasture, only S. acre. Take this and
double your money.
600 acres, 8 miles of railroad sta
ton, 5 room house, 300 acres open,
running water, soil red and gray, big
bargain. $12 acre.
600 acres extra fine cotton land 1 IL
miles of railroad station, 800 acres
open, tenant houses. $25 acre.
room house on one of the best
streets, large lot. $500.
6 room house with sewerage and
bath, garden and barn, $1,4OO. Rent
$160.
room house, Jackson street $4,000.
600.
room house with six acres of land,
$500.
FOR RENT.
horse farm and one 10 horse farm.
Come to see me if you wish to sell,
buy or rent.
P. B. WILLIFORD,
zoo Cotton AVenne, AMERICUS, GA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18
HOW's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY e CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
Waldng, Kinnan e Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Prices, Use
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti.
patton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18
Better Than Spanking

Spanking does not cure children OF
bedwetting. There is constitution.
al cause for this trouble. Mrs. M
Summers, Box w. Nntre Dame, Ind
will send free to any mother her sue
cessful home treatment, with full
Instructions. Send no money, but
write today ii your children trouble
yon in this way. Dot blame the child
the chances are it can't help it. This
treatment also cures adults and aged
people troubled with urine difficult
ties by day or night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18
Cen OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY.
Current schedules Corrected to Date.
Trains Arrive.

From Savannah, Augusta,
Atlanta and Macon 5000 p. M
From Lockhart, Dothan, AL
bany, Troy and Mon cry *1O:4O p m
From Lockhart, Dothan, AL
bany, Troy and Mont'ery *1:45 p 70
From Atlanta and Macon *2:07 p
From Augusta, Savannah,
Atlanta and Macon $3.50 a N
From Columbus and inter-
mediate points. .i...... *12:lO m
From Columbus and inter-
mediate points !!11:3O a hi
From Columbus and inter-
mediate points o.. .!11:45 a Il
From Albany and Jackson
Vile :. =. 1876 a nj
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18
Trains Depart.

For Macon, Atlanta, Angus
ia and Savannah *4:25 a N
For Albany, Dothan, Lock-
hart, Troy and Mont'ery $3.50 III
For Albany, Dothan, Lock-
hart, Troy and Mont'ery *2:O7 m
For Macon and Atlanta. *1:45 m
For Macon, Atlanta, Saw
annah and Augusta :. .*1O:4O m
For Columbus :. :. :. !3:45 n
For Columbus :. 1900 p m
For Columbus, Birming-
ham and Chicago :. 1880 III
For Albany and Jackson
vile =. :. :. 'lI'lc IL
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18

The old, old story, told times with
out number, anu repeated over and
over again for the last sc years, but it
IS always a welcome story to those IN
search of health-There is nothing in
the world that cures coughs and colds
as quickly as Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. Sold by all Dealers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18

Group is mGst prevalent during the
dry cold weather of the early winter
months. Parents of young children
should be prepared for it. All that ia
needed is a bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. Many mothers are new
er without it in their homes and it has
never disappointed them. Sold by all
Dealers
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18
*Daily.
Except Sunday.
!iSunday Only.

sDaily.
Except Sunday.
!iSunday Only.
Sleeping cars between Americas anu
Atlanta on trains leaving Americas
1910 p. M. arriving Americas 5;5o d.
m. Connects at Macon with sleeplls
cars to and from Savannah. pullman
Sleeping Cars between Chicago o'
Louis and Jacksonville on "Semlhole
Limited" which leaves Americas lo'
Jacksonville at 1910 a. m. Leaves
Americas for st. Louis and Chicago
via Columbus and Birmingham d.
3:35 a. m. For further informaliol
apply to ]. E. HIGHTOWER, Agent,
Americas, Ga. lS
JOHN w. BLOUNT,
District Passenger Agent, Macon t.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18
COAL VASES,
COAL SCUTTLES,
TONGS, PORKERS,
CRATE TENDERS,
FIRE PLACE TENDERS.
:. w. HARRIS.
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

a breakdown world be a great hind
rance to Santa Claus on his rounds as
we'll as it would be to those who are
on their way to the round of Yuletide
festivities, dinners, etc Don't wait till
it is too late to have your Auto put in
repair. Have it overhauled now and
YOU viii derive plenty of holiday en-
joyment from it by bringing it to
CLARK & JOHNSON'S GARAGE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18
Plies CURED IN q To - n4vc

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed 10
cure any case of Itching. Blind or
'rotruding Piles i'm to ii DAYS or
money refunded. soc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18
Willing to Try.

New York Te1egram)
Marry you? Why, you couldn't dress
met"
81 SUPPOSE / could learn.''
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18

Women should make better doctors
since they are so curious.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-18

People who have to we2r wigs can
act as if it was sin not to be paiu-
headed, 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20

tel and amusement pro-
prietors is responsible for choice collection OF
English as she is writ. The commercial Euro
pean has adopted the prospectus as means OF
setting forth his wares with all the enthusiasm
of sailed mine proprietor from Nevada. Adj
vance agents in the form of daintily bound,
gilt edged pamphlets greet the traveller at every
turn and speed him on his way full of wonder
and curiosity. Anyone of these brochures
they tell of everything from mud baths to shoe
shines-can be depended on to let loose whole
menagerie of Irish bulls.
For instance, let not the tourist be dismayed
to learn from the preface of a sample menu that
:" of course there are people who never have
been able to digest easily, or who have hurt
their chests by too much or too heavy food"
The booklet hastens to remove apprehension
by assuring the traveller that all food served at
this hotel lies lightly on the chest; providing,
however, that proper care IS used in its mas
tifcations." A prize ring champion accustomed
to wallops in the bread basket might enter upon
this meal without trep;dation albeit some mys-
tifcation as to mastiications."
A prospectus describes a steamship with all
the comforts of home, including " frigorofc !"
rooms for the passengers, wherein, in the con-
slant freshness Of temperature orderly kept,
are placed his gastronomic belongings To
neutralize the incorporate chill that might be
caused by this information. the passenger is
told in the next paragraph that his room is
well provided with warmth, as special tubes
bring to him the vapor by radiation at low
preston that regulate at will the intensity of
the heat"
This same ship is equipped with gymnasium
with Swedish "appertainings,' and below
decks 1t will delight the traveller to see how
orderly and with what splendid sanitation are
stacked for slumbering the less fortunate per-
sons who perforce must travel by third class. :"
All have read of the wonderful tunnels of
giant ships; but here is one that is truly sur
passing, like some of our domestic coffee: "Of
course the chimneys seem high. indeed they are
thirty meters high and five meters in diameter,
and, however-see what it is to be learned in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20
By Frederick Irving Anderson


ever to see that two tram
ways could from the forepart run through
each other through ordinary tunnel?"
This mechanical feat is in some degree sur
passed by the effect of an Alpine climate upon
the imagination: for, as an enterprising hotel
proprietor writes, raise himself from
"the darksome valleys to the sublime rosy
heights of the eternal SHOWS by the exercise Of
ones eyes. In Germany, guests who wish
to nave shined their shoes will please the porter
tell A tailor holds himself lever recon-
mended for repairs. and in Paris an up to date
newspaper advertises in English that these
news received from own correspond
ents French construction insists that news
is plural.
On the Continent French and German are
the languages of intercourse, as you told,
while English must be learned by the enter
prising as the language of business opportunity
but shops in the Rue de la Paix or Avenue de
rOpera with the naive card English spoken"
cause one to speculate as to the tense of the
placard after investigation. The tense IS some
times past and occasionally present: but never
perfect. Here are corsets of which all modeles
are petented " and If necessary the order can
be execute IN ten hOureS perfect and IN tull APP
probation"
The Germans seek to enlighten the iliterate
traveller by presenting menus IN parallel col
umns English and German Here one encoun-
tiers numerous additions to the menagere of
bulls; for we find that Banquette Won Hammel
is blanketed sheep" in disguise; that Schwar-
temagen is an unfortunate "collared porker,"
and Muschel Suppe is our old friend damned
Showder.'' Small wonder if they lie heavily on
one chest!
Among the advantages of great Continental
hotel is that it is within ''short run of the
police station" Another hotel has lone thou
sand rooms magnifcently provided with fifteen
baths
An official publication on the Tomb of Ma
poleon in the Invalides describes that beautiful
fror 1xyhic fha IF
our own Grants Tomb, as AN awful mass of
national thankfulness.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20

just high enough to save the contents, and trots
back to his hut with far greatest ease than
would the white man with single bucketful.
Even native musical instruments are made
of bamboo, some of them being marvels of IN
genuity. The flutes are of bamboo whitfield
out with a knife apparently by guess but prov
ing very accurate and sweet IN tone. Crude
vioins are also constructed of the same ma
terial. strings, pegs. and even the entire bow
consisting of nothing but bamboo.
In agricultural operations the Filipino would
be helpless without bamboo. All except the
axle and wheels of his queer little two-wheeled
cart are made of it. His harrow consists of
nothing more elaborate than strips of halved
bamboo lashed together, with the projecting
prongS of lopped-otf branches for teeth. And
the sled his carabao drags through the mud of
the rice paddles along the dusty trail, IS a
light bamboo frame dashed to two curving
poles of the same variety of wood.
Without bamboo the Filipino would be de-
prived of fish, which is almost important a
part of his diet as rice itself. His fish weir is
constructed of strips of bamboo charred in a
fire to make them more durable and the cyin-
drical fish traps he uses in the rivers are con-
structed of the same invaluable material.
In his cranky dugout the Filipino could not
venture to sea a dozen rods in rough weather
without the buoyant bamboos for outri ggers,
and the navigation of the many shallow, rapid
streams by which he reaches the interior would
be impossible without the light unsuitable
bamboo raft he SO skilfully handles.
The few crude bridges he builds of his own
inclination are always of bamboo, no other
material entering into them 1t is light, tough,
cheap; it is always to be found growing along
the banks of the stream to be bridged, and
when torrential rains sweep it away it is easily
replaced from the nearest bamboo clump.
When fire destroys his shack the Filipino
need not be greatly concerned; for the thrifty
bamboo jungle is always creeping up to his
door, and a few days work with his carabao
and bolo will replace the lost domicile without
the aid of insurance money.
In war too the Filipino finds many uses for
this indispensable wood. When he sets snare
in the path of his enemy he constructs the
moose of rattan. the most plabe and diminu-
tive variety of bamboo, and bends down the
nearest bamboo for spring pole. When he
constructs a deadly trap with bamboo teeth
poisoned by dipping them into putrid meat,
these teeth are inserted into the halves of a
split bamboo, which are sprung apart. which
when released close with force sufficient to
drive the teeth through the stoutest leg.
Even in death the Filipino is inseparable
from his bamboo He is carried to the GENE
terry in bamboo mat suspended from bam-
boo pole, his grave is dug with bamboo scoop.
and bamboo cross usually marks his last rest
ing place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20
By Bradford X. Daniels

ITO the Filipino bamboo is By Bradford
/ essential to bare exist
ence. Bamboo constitutes the
whole or a part of almost every article he makes
and, deprived of it. he could scarcely avoid
extinction.
First of ALL he builds his shack of bamboo
from foundation to rooftree, not another thing
entering into its construction except the grass
thatch. The posts on which it rests are large
bambooS; the floor is made of narrow bamboo
Stats bound together with ropelike strips of the
same MATERIAL the walls made of a thin
variety of bamboo split open at one side and
f1attened out into something that serves the
purpose of board: and the very doors and
windows made of the same wonderful wood,
opening and shutting by means of hollow bam-
boos which slide upon smaller ones.
Into the construction of these houses not a
single nail or bit of iron of any kind enters.
The bamboo rafterS are fastened to bamboo
plates with bamboo pegs, and bound down
against lifting typhoons with strips of pliable
bamboo stronger than the strongest manila
rope.
When thatch is not used for the roof of the
shack, medium sized bamboos are halved and
Tapped forming a roof that IS waterproof
against the fiercest tropical deluge. Even the
ladder by which the one door of this primitive
house on stills IS reached IS made wholly OF
bamboo, sapling bamboo rungs being inserted
into two stout bamboo poles, and the whole Sc
curely bound together with green, twinelike
strips of the same material.
Rice to be cooked is frequently put into the
hollow joint of green bamboo and placed on
a fire made of bamboo twigs This unique
cooking utensil will not burn through, however
hot the fire, because of the moisture within. and
when the rice is done blow from bolo splits
open the vessel, and the contents, steaming
hot, snowy, delicious, stand temptingly forth
ready for the grimy brown fingers that quickly
soil their whteness
Indeed, at some parts of the year the young
bamboo itself is used for food by the poorer
classes. A few weeks after the rains begin,
bamboo sprouts, spotted like watersnakes,
shoot up above the jungle as if by magic, and
the sprouts of a particular variety (there are
said to be at least twenty-five kinds of bamb boo
in the archipelago are very succulent when
boiled, if gathered before they more than a
foot high.
The Filipino has little use for the water
bucket of his white cousin When he wishes to
draw water from a WELL which invariably has
been scooped out with bamboos, he fastens a
hollow bamboo Joint to a bamboo sweep by
means of bamboo rope, and the problem IS
solved. If water is to be carried from stream,
he takes a stout bamboo about eight feet long,
removes from the interior all partitions which
mark the growth of each year and separate
each Joint, leaving the one at the butt end. thus
making in few minutes vessel that will hold
several buckets of water and outwear the best
pail ever manufactured Proceeding to the
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MOST WONDERFUL WOOD

nearest stream, he fills it,
deity balances it upon his
shoulder with the open end
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THE prospectus habit
/ among European ho-
fe1 and amusement Dro-
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ENGLISH AS 1T is WRITTEN

the art of the beautiful :
who would have thought
ever to see that two tram
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20

ITO the Filipino, bamboo is
/ essential to bare exist
ence. Bamboo constitutes the
Connecticut western news., 1910-11-17
Stories on Doctors.

Sir Artl,ur Conan Doyle told several good stories or old fashioned practi- tioners he knew. There was one man, he said. who never used to wash out the half emptied bottles returned to him, but emptied them into one huge jar, from which he dispensed this mix ture of medicines to his more obscure patients. ''It is like grapeshot," he said; lone of them is sure to hit" There was another man who used to say, "When my patients are alive I don't know what is the matter with them and when they die I don't know whether they are dead" That was like the medical man who said to lady whose husband he had been at tending. Madam, have a very strong belief that your husband is dead, but if it is your wish I have no objection to consultation"
Connecticut western news., 1910-11-17
His Luxurrous r,i;ow.

'Whcn sleeping cars first came in," said a railroad man, ''the bedclothes in the berths were very scanty.' On one of these early cars one night after everybody had turned in and the lights were low loud voice called from an upper berth:
 Porter, got a corkscrewr
 'The porter came hurrying down the aisle.
 "'Boss,' he said in scandalized tone, we don't allow no drinkin' in the berths. It's against the rules
 ooh, it ain't that, porter the voice answered. I just want to dig out a pillow that's sort of worked its way into my ear.'"
Connecticut western news., 1910-11-17
Cute Little Girl.

One day while Katherines mother was i'll cup of beef tea was prepared for her, but Katherine fancied it and drank almost all of it. Her father was about to scold her when her moth. CT said:
 "Never mind; it does me just as much good to see her drink it'' Shortly after this a dose of castor oil was prepared for Katherine, and she poured it into her dolls mouth.
 ''Why Katherine" said her aston ished mother, "what did you do that for?'
 That's all right" Katherine replied, 'it will do me just as much good if she drinks it."-Boston Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1910-11-17
The Dancer of Criticism,

If you simply cannot help criticislng at least be careful in selecting your victim. -'.
 A magazine editor to whom O. Hen " had promised a story many times without delivering it sat down one day and wrote him thus: ."'
 My Dear O. Henry-If do not re- ceive that story from you by noon to- day am going to put on my No. II shoes and come down and kick you down your own stairs. I never fail to keep my promises" ..."
 Whereupon O. Henry replied: .
 "I, too, would keep my promises if I could do all my work with my feet" Chicago Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1910-11-17
The Persian crow,s Reak.

There is weapon known as the crows beak which was formerly much in use among men of rank in Persia and north India. 1t was a horseman's weapon and consisted of a broad curved dagger blade fixed at right angles to a shaft, pickax fashion. The shaft incloses a dagger, unscrewing at the butt end. This concealed dagger is a very common feature of Indian arms and especially of the battleaxes of Persia.