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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-27

! JOSSCy.
It's pure; It's clean; it's good, when
it's got of Rembert's.
/ Miss Kathleen Jossey has gone &c
Montezuma to spend a few days, being
the guest of Miss Sarah Hightower.
Mr.. Fred S. Singer, one of Lump
kins wellknown citizens, spent yes
terday in Americas on business.
Messrs. T. A Ansley and ]. w Butts
prominent citizens of cambridge, We're
among the many visitors coming &c
Americas yesterday
Mrs. ]. c. Curran, of Atlanta, is Wis
iting her sisters, the Misses Christian
at their home on Brown street, coming
yesterday for a pleasant stay of some
length in Americas.
NJ o. Mcleod, of Jackson, Ca, was
III Americas yesterday morning, called
here upon business.
]. T. Carson and S. i. Swami reg
istered from Atlanta yesterday among
the guests of the Hotel Windsor.
George P. Munro, of Buena Vista
was well known citizen of Marion
capital here yesterday.
Mrs. George P Williams, of Port
Arthur, Texas, formerly Miss Carrie
Brannon of Americas, will come today
upon an extended visit here, the guess
of Mrs. C. C. Hawkins.
DR. and Mrs. Ben B. Hudson, of Cat
aula, Ga, spent Sunday in Americas
returning home yesterday.
$3.50 Slippers, s1.75, Big Shoe Sale
opposite Rembert'S drug store, Forsyth
Street.
Miss Emma bearing Lee goes toda
to Chicago to spend a month witt
friends and will go thence to tn
mountains of West Virginia for tn
remainder of the summer.
Petite Miss Marguerite Everett i
spending two or threee weeks in At
lanta, the pretty guest of her aunt
Miss Marion Hit,
soc articles 39c. Warlick Bros. Sale
Lamar Street.
Miss Norma Everett has gone to Co
lumbus upon a pleasant visit of som
length to her cousin, Miss Miriam
Whitaker, on Rose Hill.
Miss Louise Coleman has returne
\ to her home in Macon, after a visit 0
a week in Americas.
25c articles 19c. Warlick Bros. Sale
Lamar st.
Little Misses Emily and Louise Ed
wards left yesterday upon a visit I
relatives in Talbotton.
10000 Dollar Shoe Sale at the New
Book Store stand starts Thursday
Everything half price.
Calvin Carter, Jr, left yesterday up
on tour Of south Georgia to sci
Georgia Belle cigars for the La Celed,
Company in Americus
1.OO articles 79c. WarIick Bros. Sale
Lamar st.
Misses Lille Brown and Louise Pugt
will leave today for Birmingham
where they will later reside.
Mrs. Emmett L. Murray and young
daughters, Anna and jamie Murray
have gone to Thomaston, Ga, to spend
some time at the country home of Mrs
Murray's parents there.
All $3.50 articles S1.19. WarIick
Bros. Sale, Lamar st.
The Misses Woodward, TWO charm
ing young ladies of GAINESVILLE, Will
come today upon a visit to Mrs. How
ell B. Simmons at her pretty home IN
Rees Park.
Miss Ina Laney returned to Moul
trie yesterday, after visit here C
Miss Evelyn Crews.
You will find every article Just a.
advertised. WarIick Bros. Sale, La.
mar 81.
Judge James G. Parks and Mrs
| Parks. returning TO Dawson from a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-27

Miss Louise Coleman has returned
to her home in Macon, after a visit Of
a week in Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-27

Mrs. Nv. G. Akridge and children,
William and Jordan, of Pelham, are
the guests of her sister, Mrs. J. E.
Boone, at her home on Church street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-27

Mr. Joseph Bryant is back from a
ten days vacation pleasantly spent at
Tybee and at his home in Wrights-
vile.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-27

Miss Ina Laney returned to Mou
trie yesterday, after a visit here {,
Miss Evelyn Crews
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-27

25c articles 19c. Warlick Bros. Sale
Lamar st.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-27

Little Misses Emily and Louise Ed
wards left yesterday upon a visit (
relatives in Talbotton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-27

Misses Lille Brown and Louise Pugh
will leave today for Birmingham,
where they will later reside.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-27

The Misses Woodward, TWO charm
ing young ladies of GAINESVILLE, viii
come today upon a visit to Mrs. How
ell B. Simmons at her pretty home IN
Rees Park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
AN EVENING WITH SCOTTI

At this juncture a most remarkable thing happened. We were sitting near Peacock Alley-I believe that's the name you give the corridor of the Annex and suddenly girl dressed In a black evening gown, that anybody who has ever seen a Paquin gown could imme diately recognize; q stunning large black hat, passed by, and it was the girl we had been talking about, and whom I had seen once in Paris three years ago..
 "Seotti, as I live, there is the very girl we were talking about; get up sun and pay your respects; l will follow you in five minutes
 Scotti did as he was told, and five minutes later I had the pleasure of meeting Miss Dolie Ledgerwood, daugh- ter of ex-Senator Ledgerwood of Ten nessee. We told her about the remark able coincidence and I begged her per mission, and obtained it, to put it on record.
 Miss Ledgerwood divides her time be- tween the south, Chicago and travelling abroad. At present she is contemplating trip to Japan She is as fortunate or should l say as unfortunate-as I, in having prize bulldog for travelling companion. aaI+ t-fF.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
Radicalism in California

The reaction against the control of California by the railroads has fully arrived, and it has come in great volume. Every one of the twenty odd constitutional propositions sub mitted by progressive republican legislature and progressive Governor Johnson, has been adopted, generally by large majorities. The reaction came two years ago, and it is now producing fruit almost by the whole sale.
 The new reforms include woman suffrage; the referendum, initiative and the recall of all state officials, not excepting judges; the withdrawal of power in the courts of appeals to set aside jury verdicts for technical and minor "errors;' and the division of the sessions of the legislature into one for discussion and one for action. Many other reforms were adopted, mostly of state interest only.
 It is not easy to interpret the great sweep of reform in California, here tofore staunch republican state The legislature that submitted the con- stitutional propositions was controlled by progressive republicans. It alsc elected Senator Works, who is ar ultro- progressive. The campaign fol adoption was led by Gov. Hiram John son, who is progressive republican While the democrats were acquiecen the republicans were aggressive, ant this fact goes to show that grea change has come over California re publicans, and that they will be yer, sure to favor the nomination of progressive for President rather thal Mir. Taft, who is at heart standpat ter and who has thus far stood in tn way of downward revision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
Vacancy on Supreme Bench


 Congressman Henry D. Clayton of Alabama would make an excellent associate justice of the United States supreme court. In the form of an ln- terview in another column former Congressman Sydney J. Bowie dis cusses Colonel Clayton's fitness for the vacancy on the supreme bench caused by the death of MT. Justice ! Harlan.
 Few men in the state are so widely known personally as the congressman who represents the Third district and everybody knows his splendid public record and would rejoice to see Presl- dent Taft honor him. As Mir. Bowie points out. Alabama is rich in ma terial for the supreme bench and the President would make no mistake Ii he appointed any one of a long list of very able lawyers; but Colonel Clayton is chairman of the judiciary committee of the House of Represen- tatives and as such he has become notably distinguished. The President in selecting men for life appointment to the highest judicial office in this country naturally looks for those who are already known to the public, and known, too, because of some signal service.
 Colonel Clayton is a great lawyer and man of large views. He was United States district attorney four years before being elected to Con- gress. The democrats have only three members of the supreme court out of nine and as MT. Bowie says, they should have at least four. Colonel Clayton comes of a strong strain. His father was one of Alabama s potential men; was major general in the Confederate army and Was a very able jurist, but the son would make, it is thought, even an abler | judge. Certain it is that he is ex- ceptionably well equipped for the su- preme bench.
 President Taft would be very gen. erally applauded if he appointed Henry D. Clayton associate justice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
COUNTRY VERSUS TOWN

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
 Miss Katharine Hobart Hare is wear n,g frock of embroidered white chif- ion through which gleams an underdress of pale blue satin" ."-(Philadelphi Puoiic Ledger.)
 MT. John Brown is painting his barn. a typical item in the country correspond ence column of a county weekly.
 There is nothing so deliciously comic to the metropolitan as the news items in the country columns of the county papers. But the country editor KNOWS what he's about and he prints as news what is news to his readers.
 The painting of barn, which is in a measure a public improvement, since every well kept farm in community is an advantage to that community, is news In the country. The country edi- tor, often as well educated and well in- formed as the average city newspaper nlan, and rarely an ienoramus, is per haps little more intrusted in the improvement of real estate in his county than the publisher of the Philadelphia Public Ledger could be in the color or material or d gown worn Dy MlSS I1dfe But the publisher of the Public Ledger puts into his columns what is news to his readers, filling the various columns satisfactorily to various classes of read CTS. Neither the editor of the country weekly nor the publisher of the city daily lacks sense of news values or a sense of humor. Readers in the country gre interested to know that Mir. Brown g barn, which is seen by persons who drive along certain country road, is being painted and will improve the ap- rearance of the farm. Some readers in q great progressive city are interested in knowing whether Miss flares frock Is made of chiffon and what gleams through it, although majority of those reau- CTS never saw Miss Hare and never eX- pcct to see the frock Is the country 'dea of what is news less creditable to intelil- gencc and mental balance than the cit, ideu7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
Mexico in New Hands

By practically unanimous vote Francisco I. Madero has been elected president of Mexico, and in all proba- bilitv Pino Suarez has been elected vice president. The new administra- ton will take charge of the country next month. and it will come into power pledged to the support of many reforms. As rule these reforms will look to lifting up of the peons and the poorer portion of the people. Diaz dealt with those people by means of the strong hand and he left them in a state of ignorance and pow erty. Madero is pledged to many re- forms for their benefit, including re- lief from fee collecting officials, wider public education and real cleo tions based on manhood suffrage.
 Nor is this all. He comes in de- termined to re-establish good rela- tions with President Estrada Cabrea of Guatemala. That little republic contains 2,OOO,o0O of people and Diaz had conspired to annex it, and he would have done so if the United States had not objected. Madero ha' no annexation plans, and he will pro ceed to get on good terms with Ca brera.
 All in all the Madero administra ton promises to be more satisfactory both to this country and to the peo- pie of Mexico than the administration of Diaz was. It will certainly be more helpful to the masses of that country, and if successful it may make Mexico republic in fact as well as in name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
COLLEGE GIRLS BEST MATES

Boston Dishpatch to New York Herald
 That only a small percentage of col lege girls ever figured in the divorce court is the contention of Miss Angie C. Chapin. acting dean of Wellesley college. "They get married late in life" said Miss Chapin. They know their own wants and they do not get married rashly.
 T believe that most college women marry about the age of 23, or perha ps somewhat later than that. The course at college carries a girl rather well through the childish period the period when mere fascination might play so large part. once this period is over the girl gains boise and sense she be- comes more serious; she loses the friv- olity that many young girls possess; she sees things in a sober light, and she feels more acutely the sense of respon- sbility that every prospective wife and mother should have.
 "Of course there are college girls and college girls; and the environment has great influence on the girl herself and on her conduct in life.
 "In the light of figures that the Smith alumnae recently brought forth it seems plainly evident that college training gives girl that force of character and stability of temperament which makes her look upon divorce as nonexistent and undesirable, perhaps unnecessary. "A great many girls get married at a time when they undestand far too little of the duties of a wife and mother. They enter into the most serious con tract of their lives in haste, without due consideration. without a realization of its importance either to them or to others.
 "The woman of 20 who is married to man of her own age will usually select one suited to her temperament, for a that age she will have discovered | just what her own nature is and what it requires. At 20, also, the girl will not be desrous of making vain con- | quests, nor will she be overextrayagant in dress, nor will she be as frivolous as her younger sister
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
HON. OSCAR W. UNDERWOOD

From the Knoxville Sentinel.
 A distinguished guest in Knoxville this afternoon is Hon. Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama, chairman of the ways and means committee of the House of Rep resentatives at Washington, democratic floor leader and prominently mentioned for the presidency.
 It is too early to know whether or not any southern man could obtain the democratic presidential nomination, out the favorable reception of the mention of MT. I-nderwood's name in the east in- dicates at least that the strong sentiment in those regions against any man from the south has to a considerable extent al least been dissipated. MT. Underwood E record in the last session of Congress has won him much praise. He is one of the vigorous men who are placing the demo- cratic party in the ascendcncy. Knox vile and Tennessee extend him a inos' cordial greeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17

what the black belt counties should
 proceed to do. It is a more profita-
 ble crop than 9 cent cotton, or even
 15 cent cotton, and the boil weevil
 ignores 1t altogether Mr. Coburn
 knows alfalfa and all it's demands and possibilities, and his addresses while in the state deserve careful attention. Those who do not hear them should read the report of them.
 No doubt the black belt is the bet ter home of our coming alfalfa fields, for more crops of it can be grown there year from one field. True, the baled product will not have the green appearance of Colorado alfalfa on which rain never falls, but it will be in it's brown coat none the less nutritious. All four-footed animals will eat it as readily as they do the product from irrigated lands. MT. Coburn is an alfalfa expert, and he can point the way our black belt farmers should go in substituting al falfa for cotton. He will be in the black belt the guest of Captain Kolb, who will be pretty sure to put him where his words and his experience will be welcomed and needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
Progressive Chinese in the Field


 The Chinese insurgents are keeping hands off missionaries and foreign CTS, showing in this way a desire to deprive the western nations of all ex- cuse for intervention and subsequent robbery of Chinese territory.
 The evidence, too, from all sources, including San Francisco, goes to show that the revolutionary forces not only intend to drive out the Manchus but also to set up republic. Perhaps the best evidence comes from San Francisco, from which city the move ment seems to be financed. The son of the proposed president of the pro- posed republic lives in San Francisco. The movement has been in process of organization several years, and the time has come to push it aggressively in the field. Six populous provinces are already in the hands of the revo- lutionists, and should Canton be add ed to Hankow the revolution would indeed become formidable. Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the proposed president of the republic, is in Chicago, and he, too, is attending to the financing of the revolutionary army in the field. Dr. Sen is elusive, and he has noth- ing to say.
 The entire affair is a great sur prise to the western world, for no one in these parts considered re- public possible under Oriental condi- tions and traditions. China is Ori- ental to the core, but she has become full of "intellectuals" who are con- versant with western institutions and who hate the Manchus. These "i:,tel- lectuals" are natural revolutionists. The new educational movement has thus led to an effort against the old autocracy, and it will not be sur
 prising if it tumbles down like a house of cards. The Manchu dynasty has maintained itself long time, but never before has it been confronted by the "intelectuals' full of westerr ideas.
 If the "intellectuals' succeed China will be transformed into nev
 and larger Japan very rapidly, ant thus a new chapter in the develop ment of the world will be begun Where it will lead to and how fas , it will travel remain to be seen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
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 TONGUES BETRAY THEM

From the Boston Globe.
 The man who in Massachusetts says Leo minister at once reveals himself as a rank outsider.
 But if the Massachusetts man goes up into New Hampshire and inquiries for what he calls Goose county, or Cooze county the natives of Coos county won- der where he went to school.
 And in Maine, saco is the test word that betrays the stranger within the state. For variety of pronunciation by those who don't know, that word of only -Four letters is believed to hold the rec ord.
 They used to tell the story that as each train bearing summer visitors started up from Biddeford, just across the river the brakeman announced thus:
 ''The next station is Sayko-Sacko- Sar- co-Sawko- -Sayso- -Sasso- so-Sarso-Sawso."
 Maine people will tell you that it is pronounced exactly as 1t is spelled S-a-c-o. Sawlo.
 Any Maine man recognizes a fellow Maine man at once by his pronunciation of town name. It is the same now as it was in Scriptural times, when the Gieadites held up every probable Eph- raimite, at the passage of the Jordan.
 Then said they unto him, say now Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth, for he could not frame to pronounce it right, Then they took him and slew him at the passages of Jordan; and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand."
 But in these modern days it is tho summer visitor who is the true Ephra- r'ite. And The Gileadtes of Maine take his money-not his life. If a new sr- rival in the resort the natives call Sea- bro starts in to call 1t Scar-bo-row; tine members of the Libby clan usually feel justified in charging him aecordmgly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
THE BOOK THAT WOKE CHICAGO

Roland Bruce Barrett Tn Leslie s.
 One morning the citizens of Chicago woke up to the fact that their city harbors 5000 professional bad women. If was particularly emphasized that this did not include vast army of clandes- tine or semi-professional workers, numbering so many that no one, not even those in a position to know, would hazard more than a guess Neither docs it take note of those numberless mis- guided women and girls who, leading supposed lives of virtue, yet are guilty of breaking the great moral precept. When the people of Chicago were fur ther told that all this viciousness had worked out into a great commercialized proposition involving profits of nearly S16,000,000 annually, they feil back dumbfounded. Yet these statements could not very well be doubted for were they not the written records of their own self appointed investigations? Chi cago was anxious to hear more It was getting fighting mad. Nothing must be held back. Sixteen million dollars annually in profits, We'll, who was get ting this blood money? Who was the man higher up? Who was back of it all? The answer, they knew, could be found in a little book of four hundred pages, modestly bound and labeled simply on the back. 'rhe Social Evil in Chicago This book was not at the time of pub lication nor is 1t now open to any one who might seek to read offhand its pages and then point the finger of scorn at one whose black record might be found. The name of no man and no woman, of no institution, no saloon or brothel is given. Even the streets lack designation. This volume is yelled mystery to all but a chosen few, for 1t is enigmatically keyed. Thus a charac- ter "X2S9" or "X290" may stand for a person or a place of assignation, a street crossing or an illicit house. The wisdom of this precaution Is obvious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
The Marine Band

| The United States Marine band wit appear at the Jefferson theatre Fri day next in two grand eoncerts-att ernoon and night. The coming of the Marine band will be a musical event of unusual interest, not merely be- cause this famous organization has reached the highest standard of wind band excellence. but it Is the gov ernment's contribution to musical art, SC to speak.
 In talking of the Marine band as al present constituted a prominent musi- elan who visits Washington frequent ly said: There are concert bands and concert bands. but in my opinion the United States Marine band is the best in this country and the best no doubt in the world.
 Some of us can remember when the Marine band was not very high class considered from a musicians point oi view. The band was organized over 100 years ago but it was then mostly a showy military corps. When Sousa became director 25 or 30 years ago he improved the band materially and his programmes included a good deal of classical music; recently Congress in- creased the organization from 50 mem- bers to 75 and increased the pay. The members of the Marine band. like all enlisted army and navy men of the United States, are clothed and fed by the government. The pay is therefore all velvet. For an unmarried man making a profession of brass or reed playing the Marine band offers the most tempting field, no matter whether he gets in the first or second class. If he remains as long as six years in the service he can come out with s5O0O or s60C saved up from his pay, having allowed himself at the same time a reasonable amount for spending money.
 "The special significance of the finan- cial success of the Marine band next Friday will be that the citizens who have formed themselves into a con- cert committee will give a series of three or four symphony entertainments curing the season. Therefore it be- hooves all music lovers and society in general to buy tickets to the Marine band concerts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17

6lreet would have been bad enough. but the old cinder path. with few soft places. was far better than the trip my followers made through a veritable swamp.
 .I doubt if Birmingham will ever see again as large a wet. bedraggled, dis pirited crowd as that which tried to laugh, but secretly eussed' their Ill luck and that lealxy old canvas; and those fellows who didn't care damn whether many. of those already soaked got drowned. or how they got home, or to the street earsw