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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22
MARRIED and Still
LIVES With wife
KORiq'S Sketch Stays Same
In the Record

Washington, Dec 21.-The Boston
tGlobe has an editorial on Represen-
tative KONG. MIR. Konig is still
Faithful" is the Globes subject. The
editorial begins: when the Congress
sional Directory was issued last
spring the sketch of the life OF Repre-
sentative KONG, of Baltimore, which
was prepared by himself, contained
the statement that he is married and
lives with his wife" The Globe
calls attention to the fact that Mr..
Konig has not changed the statement
in the new directory just issued.
why should I change the state
ment," said Mr.. WONG to a reporter,
"whenu | am still living with my wife?
1t is not every man who can live with
his wife. | think it is a great honor
that Mrs. KONG permits me to live
with her. | consider it a compliment.
See? Many men, some of them Con-
gressmen, do not live with their
wives. They would like to be able to
put in the directory that they do.
got a good wife to begin with and she
got a pretty good sort of fellow for
husband and that is why We live to-
gether. l do not intend to change
that statement in the directory. You
NAV tell the man in Boston So"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22
Checks TO Be READY
FOR COUNTY TEACHERS
Commissioner Moore to Pay
Them Saturday

Good news for the teachers OF the
county has been announced by School
Commissioner Moore, who wishes ey'
ery teacher in the county to know
that the money due them from the
state for the month of December may
be obtained by applying at his office
at the courthouse on Saturday.
This will come as welcome news to
the teachers of the county, to whom
the state has not always been so kind
in this particular. This year, how
over their checks will reach them
in time to give them practically one
dav in which to do their Christm As
sbonping. which is certainly better
than none at all.
There will be large number OF
teachers. practically all who teach IN
the country school, who will present
themselves Saturday to receive thell
nav. What is true here will be true
in every county of the state, and ar
rangements have been made by the
state authorities to pay the teachers
of the state up to the close of the
year before the Christmas holidays
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22
kIRMES HOSE IN ECLIPSE.
Pittsburg Maids and MatrOns Length
en- Their Skirts.

Pitstburg, Pa, December 2l.-Ihe
lavish display of silken hose, both
shapely and otherwise, which ac-
companied the opening of the Kirmes'
society's biggest event of the season.
last night, was not repeated tonight
Society maids and matrons pouted
today when told by tehir husbands,
fathers and sweethearts that the
skirts must be heightened.
Lengthened they were, and while
many persons crowded Carnegie Hall
tonight eager for a view of the hos
iery which caused such scandal III
Pittsburg's elite, they were dlsaH-
pointed.
The short skirts last night satrteu
tongues wagging on all sides. Fllp-
pant dudes made audible remarks be-
fore the affair was over and these
comments were overheard by huso-
ands and sweethearts of the 1alr
dancers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22
COOPER WAS Held Up
At POINT OF PISTOL
Bold Robbery Was Committed
In AnGriCuS

The Christmas bandit is busy in
Americus and demands the coin at
the pistol point. Yesterday morning
Cal Cooper, the worthy colored gro
ceryman on Cotton avenue, reported
to the police thrilling experience of
the night before. Cooper was going
to his home over on Davenport street
when, at a lonely point, he felt the
cold barrel of a revolver under his
nose with a black hand lingering the
trigger of the big A. Taken by sur
prise Cooper could Officer no resist
ance and was quickly relieved of his
surplus cash, about $40, taken in dur
ing his sales for the day Cooper
says there were two men on the job,
a black coon and a mulatto. The pair
evidently were amateurs, probably
friends or neighbors of Cooper, who
knew that he would come that way
late at night and with a wad of green
backs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.

At the year does the heart of every beat
with the great thobbng heart of humanity than during
the Yuete 1t the time when every heart echoes the words
of Tiny Tim: God Bless Every One The eyes of little
Tim leap into living being and his pale face frames itself before
souls whenever the pnched features red cold hands
of homeless suffering little child at Christmas time
For Christmas above all things the time of joy for the heart
of child From Tiny Tins big heart prang the Christmas prayer
of all humanity 1t rings for every child and every gownup
for through the spirit of sympathy and kindness every heart
that every feel the glow Of sweetness and satisfaction that
from being remembered by Least of all the
child heart endure to be forgotten, lonely Christmas saps the
10y from the heart of grownup.
AS enjoy Christmas alone what greater JOY than
thrill the heart and soul of a child? In the keen delight
of their happiness the bugng stocking, the delicious
terry Santa Claus and the many joys that only the child heart
know when the Yueog gows and live their lives
again In this regard the spirit of Christmas grow old
long there the heartbeat of child The poverystc
is he who longer feels the uggng of tiny hand at his
heart-strngs when the Christmas comes.
One may grow caous and indifferent the presence through
the year of the unfortunate and suffering around but the
coming of the anniversary of the birth of Christ the golden key
that ock the hearts and purses of mankind And it tiny
hand that the key-a wistful face the window little
twisted scrbbed 1t reminds for itself and for the mis-
fortunes of old age thai keep Christmas alone Christ
mas Joy and when have shared with
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22
KEEPS PLEDGE TO
TRUSTY CONVICT
Governor Travels Far to Keep
His Promise

st. Paul Dec. Ex-Governor West,
of Oregon, was not here for the Gov
ernors' Congress, as he left for home
to keep a promise made to a number
of convicts.
Last summer Governor West put
several convicts from the state pen
itetniary at work making roads in ;He
mountains, and left them there on
their honor, with no attempt at sur
veillance or curbing of liberty. It
was an experiment that had never
been made before After everything
had been arranged, he told them;
I'm coming up to see you Christ.
mas"
Wen be here if you are" was tho
answer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22

Without having ever regained con
seriousness after the accident Of Tues
day, wherein she was thrown from
her buggy when the horse took
fright at an engine and ran away
Mrs. G. w. Masters passed away about
7 o'clock last night at the Americas
hospital.
Death resulted from a fractured
skull, Mrs. Masters, in falling, hav-
ing struck with great force against
telephone pole She was uncons-
cious when picked up, and remained
in this state Sc hours, when death
ensued.
The tragic death Of this estimable
young matron is sincerely deplored.
She had resided year in Americus
and was highly esteemed among many
friends.
Mrs Masters, before her marriage
to Mr.. G. w. Masters here, was Mrs
Thompson, having resided in Thorn
asville. Her foster parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Reagin, of Barwick, Ga. were
at her bedside when the end came
last night She was member of the
Methodist church. The body We
taken this morning to Thomasville
her former home, for interment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22
SAYS rich HUSBAND
SQUEEZED NICKELS
On Honeymoon Trip Sought
Cheap Hotels

! Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 21.-Thougn
he admits he is worth O0O-Mrs.
Scott says it's $3OO,OOO-Job Scott, Il
widely known merchants of Mantuna,
gave his young wife a one-pound box
Of candy instead of the fve-pound box
she asked for last Christmas. More
over, though he has automobiles and
horses and carriages, he gave her 10
cents for her trolley fare to Woodbury.
when the actual fare is 10 cents. She
says he wouldn't let her ride in the
automobile. The Scots have been
married since September, 1909. He is
65 and she 81. She was a school teach
er, Miss Mary Adams, of Media, Pa,
and in her suit for maintenance,
pending proceedings for divorce, be-
gun yesterday before Vice Chancellor
Leaning, in Camden, Mrs Scott
charges cruelty along with her hus-
bands penny-squeezing policy toward
her.
According to her bill of complaint
Mrs. Scott alleges that prior to the
wedding when Mr.. Scott was placing
before her the splendid vista of his
wealth and the luXuries it would af-
ford her, the ease she would enjoy
with sercants to perform for her and
the automobiles to carry her about,
everything was just lovely The honey
mon trip, however, turned the silver
lining inside out and revealed the
cloud in gloomy grays. They were in
the beautiful Yellowstone Park when
the break came amid all the glories
and wonders of that Paradise of low
ers and cooling mates. They had gone
to a real nice hotel, but when Mr..
Scott discovered that it cost S. a day
he hustled out in a conniption and
went to cheaper place, where only
81 was asked. He said that was good
enough and Mrs. Scott suffered ignom-
iniously.
The situation became worse and
worse till it was wholly unberable,
Mrs. Scott AYERS and she quit. The
superb value placed upon nickles was
beyond her conception. She was not
accustomed to living in that manner,
having moved in the best of society
after being educated in the Westtown,
Pa, Seminary. She says her husband
for a time refused to allow her to
keep servants, but finally agreed 10
engage one at So a week, providing
that she would assist him at his office.
He quarreled with her, she says, when
she served broiling chickens instead
of stewing chickens, as the latter was
good enough" On another occas-
sion, Mrs. Scott AYERS, she was re-
proved for serving roast emat when
stewing beef would have done, and he
also objected to serving ice cream
when pudding would have answered
the same purpose. At a Halloween
party for some children Scott objected
to her furnishing any kind of cake or
candy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22
MRS. MASTERS Died AS
RESULT OF ACCIDENT
Body Carried to ThOmaSViIlG
This Morning

y 4 \ 4 \ = \ \ \ 4 y \ y
\ A benefaction that was prac- ,
\ tically consummated by Mrs. =
\ Masters before the occurrence OF =
\ the accident which caused her =
\ death, was made known yester- =
\ day, when it was learned from =
+ Superintendent J. M. Collum, Of =
4 the Third District Agricultural =
4 and Mechanical College, that :
4 through the generosity of Mrs. =
4 Masters one of the students in y
\ the school is being kept in that =
4 institution. The student is G. A. :
\ Johnson, aged Is, who came to =
4 the school from Thomasville two =
= years ago. Young Johnson has '
! proved one of the brightest stu =
\ dents in the school, and as an ?
4 electrician, in which branch OF '
= study he excels, has charge OF =
the electric light plant at the =
y school. On account of the fact =
\ that he has proven so clearly =
his ability to care for the cleo ?
4 trio light plant, young Johnson '
is practically able now to pay =
\ his own way through school dur ?
\ ing the remaining two years of =
%his course, so that Mrs. Masters :
had the good fortune practically =
= to complete this benefaction be- '
= fore her death.
l. l. b + \ \ y
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22
PAPERS BECAUSE
HE DIDN'T KNOW BRYAN

Allentown, Pa, Dec. 21.-Because
he declared he had never heard OF
William Jennings Bryan, that state
me& temporarily deprived Charles
Wallitech of American citizenship
Judge TreXler, who put the question
to the applicant, deferring action to
give Wallitsch opportunity to post
himself upon the perennial candidate
Ernest Emil Iple, who followed Wal
litsch, ratified off the preamble of the
Constitution of the United States with
such rapidity that the court, fearing
such rapidity that the court immedi-
ately cut him off and granted him
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22
PRESIDENT IN MESSAGE DECLARES
IN FAVOR OF RURAL PARCELS POST
FaVOFs Exercising Complete Control Over Panama Canal
Together With the LGVyiDg Of Tolls

Washington, Dec. 21.-President
Taft sent another of his promised
series of messages to congress This
morning. This time he dealt with cur
rency reform, Panama canal tolls and
various governmental questions. On
the subject of currency reform and
in connection with the forthcoming
report to congress on the monetary
communication, President Taft said
it was exceedingly fortunate that
the wise and undisputed policy Of
maintaining unchanged the main
features of our banking system rem
dered it at once impossible to intro
duce a central bank"
He gave his approval to the pro-
posed National Reserve association.
As to the management of this asso-
citation, the president said that this
was mainly bankers work and the
banks could be trusted better than
ANYBODY else to conduct it. However,
he urged that some form of govern
ment supervision and ultimate con-
troll would prevail and that the sur
rency reform should not be made
political issue.
FavOrS Parcels Post.
Immediate establishment of rural
parcels post was urged. The presl-
dent took the position that the post
would not destroy the business of the
country storekeepers.
Instead of doing this he sald'
81 think the change will greatly in
crease business for the benefit OF all.
The reduction in the cost of living 1t
will bring about ought to make its
commission certain"
On the Panama canal the president
dealt with the question of whether
American shipping should pay tolls.
81 am very confident that the
United States has the power to re-
lieve from tolls any part of our ship
ping that congress deems wise" said
THE president.
Country Wants Control.
I've want control. 1t is United
States money that built it. We have
the right to charge tolls for its use.
These tolls must be the same 10
every one; but when we are dealing
with our ships the practice of many
governments subsidizing their own
merchant vessels is so well establish
.ed in general that a subsidy equal 20
the tolls, an" equivalent remission
of tolls cannot be held to be a dis
in the use of the canal,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22

any time during the year when the
spirit of kindliness and benevolence
should reach the heart of even the
most callous and Indifferent person,
il is when Christmas comes.
There are a good many children in
the city who will not have the pleas
ures of a visit from Santa Claus, un-
less the people of the city who are
more fortunate contribute to the fund
=, to carry cheer to the hearts OF these
homeless and unfortunate ones. The
ladies of the Benevolent Society are
busy now endeavoring to ascertain
how many children of this kind there
are and where they live. in order that
they may overlook none when Santa
comes.
Every one who wishes to contribute
to the fund is requested to hand cou-
tributions to either Mrs. Fred B. Ar
thur. or Mrs Robert l.. Maynard, who
will take them in charge and see that
they are used for the purpose OF glad
dening many little sad faces on
Christmas morning. 1t is desired that
as large a fund as possible be raised
as the bad weather experienced lately
he caused many poor people IN
Americus to suffer.
For the foregoing reason, the tuhl
will be employed not only for the
purpose of bringing Santa Claus to
visit the poor children of the city,
but for the purpose of relieving the
distress cf all the poor within the
city's bounds. The work. therefore,
will be inclusive, such work as IS
strengthen the brotherhood OF man-
kind. The work done in this way last
year was especially successful and
widely appreciated, and it is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the contributions
this year will be even more adequate
for the carrying out of the worthy
plans that have been made by the Ia
dies of the Benevolent Society.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22
Will CARRY JOY
into HOMES OF
POOR CHILDREN
WORK BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
Want Santa Claus to Visit EV.
cry Home in City

There will be no tragedy of the
empty stocking-no tiny hand reach
ing in vain to find what Santa Claus
has brought-if the good ladies of the
local Benevolent Society can prevent.
For it is the desire of these ladies
that every child in Americus&no mat
ter how poor-may know the joys of
visit from Santa Claus Christmas
day.
Already a systematic campaign has
been begun by the ladies for the pur-
pose of raising funds for this purpose
and every one> should feel in sympa-
thy with the movement If there is
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22
ICE WATER SAVES TREES.
Not Applied TO Trunks, But to The
WOuld-Be UprOOterS.

Atlantic City, n. j., December 21.--
ApDlauding guests in nightgowns
and pajamas at o'clock this morning
saw a second battle on the beach
front between the forces of the Hotel
Chalfonte, armed with hose, and the
agents of Charles X. Smith, of Phila-
delphai, who used lassoes and pull.
Smiths men tried three weeks ago
grove of shade trees planted by the
hotel men on a twelve-foot right Of
way between the Chalfonte and Mr.
Smiths Ito The Smith forces were
driven off Today the icy water in
fluenced the drenched woodmen %
"spare those trees"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22
RELAPSE SUFFERED BY
BANKER MORSE RECENTLY

Atlanta, Dec. 21.-Charles w. Morse
is reported to have suffered relapse
since the news was communicated TO
him that he need not hope for a par
don before Christmas. 1t is under
stood that he has also been told of the
report that he could not recover, and
he is naturally very much depressed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22

and began to shower bullets after
the fleeing figure.
Not even then did Brown stop. A
bullet hit him in the leg, and still he
hobbled. Another bullet whizzed un-
der his arm and landed "kerplunk'
in the fat of the gobbler, which gave
frantic struggle and succumbed IN
the still fleeing negro's arms. He ran
heroically on for nearly half mile
with blood streaming from the wound
in his leg, but was finally caught.
You're a dirty thief, but you're a
dead game nigger," remarked one Of
the policemen as he puffed and blew
over his prisoner, "and l want to tell
you oen thing-you'll probably go to
the gang for this, but l am going to
see that you get some white turkey
meat and gravy for your Christmas
dinner, if l have to pay for it my
self"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22
PRISONERS PAY CARFARE
OVER IN SLUMBERTON

Macon. Ga, December 21.-The city
alr-o patrol wagon more than pala
for Itself during the past fiscal year.
Every prisoner who rides in the We
hicle is assessed IS cents extra by
the recorder in addition to his fine. In
this manner the sum of $l,23O was
collected durin gthe year, while tn"
cost of maintenance was only 1888
rLe auto traversed over 400 miles
DUNG the year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22
TOOK KNITTING TO CONCERT.

Northampton, Mass, December 2t,
Holiday demands on the time OF
Smith College girls are so great this
year that at the annual Christmas
concert yesterday, dress occasion.
several hundred handsomely gowned
young women carried their sewing
bags with them and industriously
fashioned Christmas gifts throughout
the programme.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22
DROWNS HERSELF IN
FAMILY RAIN BARREL

Cumberland, Md, Dec. 21-Mrs. w.
E. Harris, aged A, ended her life at
the family home at Watson, w. Va.
She had been i'll for some time, and
her mother, Mrs. Smith, was in con-
slant attendance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22

A spinster can truthfully say that
such thing as marriage has never
occurred to her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-22

Shop early and avoid Christmas
prOStratiOn.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-09-21
& I & =
III RkzLYR0L1NCE w

J - ~ ~ $500 $500 ~
Waterfowl 5 paved-with good intentions
A easily heavy purse
timc with an op,nist
sS@&s
meaning put
With the dying lncreased-the
average person is somewhat undecided
S Glass should i'm
medaey get up patent on sticky fly paper
girl has know cooking
husband and still about cooking than dancing
The vermifom owner
been source of much to the physicians
Knockers they have accomplished
enough by reranng from using the hmmeand
When usually get
pointers stayat
bubbles.
That wasn't slow of
kiss her. saying his
was no agricultural experiment station
humorist once asked what was the differ
between himself his undeh
Nye and the other is nigh Bill" E
When Byrne and Gull into the
the GotchIackenschmiat
wrestling match will ghtweghts
stand them on their heads That's all there will the
biggest the country newspaper
1t trusts everyone gets cussed for trusting mrusd
it busts for trusting only way
bust the subscription.
Last week Mrs Guy Wilson, wife manipulation
advertised girl
who accepted the situation home nights
wondering whether it shortage
hold that is the
TWO Jews were seated together train
The highwamen thru
had AS robbers
them bill
here Chake, dose dwenty dollars
in Michigan by the of Moon
in the
he
pocket that
the door and there total eclipse the
~ r -TT7-E-.-.--4~
we thought there section but
listen to the following
CONS are going around with their
night before
~ aust IN the bed the stream that
pelore you can go shlng
burned up lot of bufrog that crawf
holes are being pulled
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-09-21


A sxinch one, you know
And everywhere the fashions went
That waist O
Her waist, with always
One of her
Sometimes it is knees,
Sometimes beneath arms
ohrouos nave no pockets Remember
"n we step into the Valley the
VIII oe lett behind Not a sheep doa
of money will why then should men race thr
lie IN mad struggle for gold brushing things aside wbe
at must be unoade at the tomb? Would
little and DO few good deeds bette
plan to put flower in the sadheared perso
struggling on the road of life dollar until
eo ana mecess hand of death forces renquish
LIFE.
Nothing work.
to but food
Nothing but clothes,
To keep one from going
Nothing to breathe but -
Quick fash It's gone;
Nowhere to fall but
Nowhere to stand but Il
## Nothing
Nowhere to sleep but bed,
Nothing tears,
Nothing
Nothing sing but songs,
sEs All, well, alas! alack. 1a=5..
Nowhere to go but
Nowhere to come but back.
Nothing
Nothing quench thirst,
Nothing to have but vegot: $ss
Thus through life are cursed
Nothing a
Everything that goes.
Nothing all sense
FsS sIsfS Can ever Withstand these woes
5sas1 a From the Poems Of Zen King.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-09-21
MARY

Mary had little waist,
six-inch one, you know:
And everywhere the fashions went,
That waist was sure to go.
Her waist, with woman always is
One of her patent charms.
Sometimes it is around her knees,
Sometimes beneath her arms.