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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

Sumter's crops are still as fine as
those of any county in the state, al
though a general rain will improve
conditions. here very greatly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

Mr.. T. F. Gatewood and family viii
go by automobile to Pablo Beach ten
days hence, and will spend the month
of July on the salts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

The City court docket this week is
dull and prosaic, but when cuff and
the hog drama is enacted next week
the situation will change
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

Thank goodness the droughth was
broken in time to save cotton, corn,
watermelons and truck gardens. Prais-
ed be the weather man.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

The most careful Americas woman
can't always keep from losing her looks
but she can always keep them from
finding her years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

That 'back-to-the-farm" movement
should receive an impetus now, as the
weather is cooler and the watermelon
crop is ripe for the harvest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

Americas is bound to burn some
powder on the Glorious Fourth, even
at the muzzle of a shotgun on the
shooting range Of the Gun Club.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

Horrors! If the man is permitted
to leave his coat off in church, the
girl can tell whether or not he wears
the suspenders she gave him Xmas
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

The presence of hundreds of Eu-
faulans here yesterday was a booster
for the Bluff City batters. Always
back the home team, win or lose.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

The ranks of the negro strikers here
can quickly be filled up if the officers
will make a raid upon the idle fisher
men on Muckalee
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

A woman can never understand why
her husband isn't more appreciated n
his Office.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

Following the Eufaula games here,
the next upon the list balletic will be
the crack Tennille team, coming for a
series the first week in July
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

Some persons had rather all to reach
their destinations in a taxicab than get
there on foo.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

Most men, when the baby is born,
seem to think they ought to get all the
credit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21
DRAY LINE

People with tabloid brains have
thanks to render for the tabloid meth
DDS of living nowadays.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

Now that women are making frocks
ont of remnants we can't expect them
to look anything but marked.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

A man may enjoy hearing woman
Wife.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21
IS YOUR
MONEY
INVESTED
WELL =?

Next to having money, the most
mrortapt thing Is how to take care
Of it-how best to invest it.
A Banking Institution OF this Nina
cannot only cara tor your financial
interests In caratui, @oRScrVSuES
way-giving you abundant psnA'na
facilities in every department "
Anance-but can also give yon TaV"%
Bile aid and sdvi1s shout 'Svahtusnf
ana securities OpRr az account W.
Tie
BANK OF s0CTB- WESTERN aGoA
GIA's SAVINGS DVPART%kST
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

Query-At what age does an un-
!, s,.,.,.ad st,saar, .aaaaa II 1ss, axstic2
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

Under adversely friends disappear
like saowfakes in June.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

A man thinks he's economizng II he
makes the family do it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

A woman can get an attack OF the
u.Alues lust fnr the fun Of it. -.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21

It's the big brag that gets the higa
honors
The reason a girl doesn't ever hl''
is that what sae makes her motner
~
believe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-21
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Dentists.
@ P. DAVIS. Dentist.

OFFICE RESIDENCE
Times-Recorder Bldg. 21S Jackson g.
Phone 262. Phone 21S.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
SPOILED THE ACT.
An incident That Enrased the Actor
and Amused the Audiences.


Some years ago melodrama was
being performed in a country thcater.
the chief actor in which had made
himself, from his naughty and over
bearing conduct, disliked by all. In
the last scene he was supposed to
visit the tombs of his ancestors. In
the center of the stage upon marble
pedestal stood the statue of his father
\ heavy fold of Arapery covered the
figure. Enter Albert, who thus nd
dressed the statue:
Il am here once again to gaze r,N,4
those features which in life SO yan
looked on me with tenderest a;Tc, ion
Father, thy mourning son now comes
to pay thee alteration. Let ME re-
move the veil which from the vulgar
gaze shields the beloved image Of a
once dear parent!'
OF went the drapery, and, behold,
there was disclosed the statue OF the
father gracefully standing upon its
head.
The effect cannot be described II
was electric. The shouts Of laughter
which followed the mistake of the su.
per effectually put an end to the
scene, which changed to the next as
quickly as possible amid the jeers OF
the audience the anger of The ma.
ger and the uncomfortable rage of the
actOr.-London Telegraph.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
THE PARIsIAN cABMAN.
A Deadly Verbal Insult That VIII
Render Him speechIess.

~ OSaoIy VSFOdi tnSulI Indt Will
Render Him SpeechIess.
a discreet knowledge of slang Is a
very useful accomplishment for the
stranger or the foreign resident in
Paris. Thus If cabman is rude or
more than usually cxtortionate or If
he splashes you with mud from head
to foot as lie passes and then turns
around to grin at the damage done,
and cochers frequently do these things,
an inadequate command of the nice
ties OF the French language leaves all
the advantages on his side
You might call him "idiot" or ssau.
vage," but this would only tickle him.
II, however, You were able to shout
wa dono, Collignon!" the result of the
encounter would be at once wholly in
your favor.
To say "Collignon" to cocher is
the supreme insult. 1t leaves him gasp
Ing and further speech on his side use.
less. 1t is easy to understand why.
Collignon was a coachman who as
long ago as 1855 went to thc,howga Of
poor professsrsand murdered MIN be-
cause he had protested against an over
charge. 1t is satisfactory to know that
Collignon was promptly tried, SEN
fenced to death and guillotined. To
this day, then, "ya Collignon" remains
the last word.-Paris COY. New York
GIN,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
BUSINESS LETTERS.
Write to a Man Just as You Woaid
Talk to Him at Your Desk.

ain " AZ uV0C O0oNs
Business letter writing is no longer
merely Correspondence" but '1itera-
ture," and the correspondent who for
merly wasted his precious breath on
such inanities as yours received and
contents duly noted" is now relegated
to the ''old school, class, and unless
he is willing to adopt the new rules OF
letter writing he is likely to change
not only his position but find it neces-
sary to change his vocation as well.
The up to date business man does
not waste time indulging in the pre-
liminaries Of II beg to acknowledge
receipt or "In reply would say" but
goes straight to the subject at issue
firmly, without frills, even eliminat-
ing the time worn advice, Awaiting
your early reply" and closing without
the absurdity of Begging to remain"
write to a man exactly as you
would talk to him If he were sitting at
your desl," is the maxim Of one Of
the host authorities on letter writing
In Chicago. Ey eliminating useless
phrases having no bearing on the SUBJ
ject the business man not only saves
his own time in debating, but that Of
his stenographer in transcribing the
notes. BY the old method Of letter
writing the opening and closing OF
letters contained almost five lines OF
useless "form' matter which would
average on 100 letters just 500 lines of
superfuous effort.-Chicago Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
Federal Homestead Laws.

The federal homestead laws begin
with the act of 1862, now part of the
United States revised statutes. Their
policy is to give portions of the pub
lie lands to those who will settle, cul-
tiyate and make permanent homes
upon them. Any person who is the
head of family or who is twenty-one
years of age and is citizen Of the
United States or who has filed his
declaration Of intention to become such
may acquire tract Of unappropriated
public land, not exceeding 100 acres,
on condition Of settlement, cultivation
and continuous occupancy as home
by him for the period of five years
and the payment Of certain moderate
fees. It is expressly declared that no
lands acquired under this statute shall
in any event become liable to any
debt contracted prior to the issuing of
the patent therefor by the government
to the setter.-New York American.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
Cost Of Arman,ents.

"The latest summary Of the
cost of European armament is
by a French economist. Com.
ing at a time when the atten
tion of the world has been stri
kingly called to the subject of
universal peace by the estab-
lishment of a fund for its pro
motion, these figures are likely
to make an unusually deep inn
preston.
"It is computed that the main
tenance of navies and Of stand
ing armies has cost the nations
of Europe during the past q
years, $780, 100000, and to
meet this expense they had to
increase collectively their ma
tjonal debts by something like
that amount. Besides, the ar.
maments have kept 1895, ,00Q
men out of industrial and com.
mercial employn nts.
cit is.a stupendious price t,
pay simply to be prepared fol
war. 1t reveals what the bur
den is upon every generation,
and increasing all the while fol
the succeeding generations
What national interests that
might be jeoperdized by war
are worth it?-Omaha Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
THE CRESCENT.
Legend Of its Adoption as an Enblsr
hY thu Turks.

by the Turks.
The crescent has been known since
time out Of memory. In ancient my
thology it decorated the foreheads Of
Diana and Of Astarte, the Syrian We
nus. In the days of Rome's greatest
glory the ladies wore it as an orna-
ment in their hair.
Since the foundation Of CONSTANT
nople, the ancient Byzantium, 1t has
been the emblem of the city and as
such adorns its walls and public build
ings, besides being stamped ON its
coins and postage. The legend which
accounts for its universal adoption in
Turkey, and Constantinople in par
ticular, is as follows:
Philip of Macedon laid siege to the
city in the year $40 d. c. He chose Il
night Of unusual darkness for the pro-
posed assault, but was foiled by the
moon suddenly breaking from behind
q cloud. In commemoration OF this
(providential deliverance the crescent
was stsio symbol stba city.
The MoharHmelan sultans were slow
to assume this emblem until some one
mentioned that It was the symbol of
increasing greatness, power changing
as rapidly as the phases Of the moon.
Westminster Gazette.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
Fearless Queen Sophie

In 1860, when the combined armies
Of Victor Emmanuel and Garlballi at
tackled Gaeta, Queen Sophie of Naples
conducted the defense, her husband
Francis H., being utterly unnerved
Most Of her time was spent upon the
ramparts, where she remained during
the hottest fire She was absolutely
without fear. Once when bomb burs,
In the room where she was dining Will
her husband and his suit she walked tc
mirror that hung ON the wall and, no
ticing that her hair was whtened by
the plaster the bomb had scattered re
marked: What a pity powdered heads
are out of fashion! White hair suits
me admirably"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
Made His Position Clear,

An old Pennsylvania German living
in the mountains had hard three
hours dusty walk to accomplish one
morning, and he rose very early to
make his start. He had gone but a
little way when he was overtaken by
an automobile. The driver picked up
the old man, and they were at his des-
Itination in about twenty minutes.
''Ie:nks so much awfully NIT de ride.
If l. 4 known myself to be here al
ready wo hours in front OF dc clock
yet 1 yud be at home fast asleep al
ready to start unless knew you yud
not have picked me up since" House
keeper.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
they EAT NO BREAD.
Places Where the Poorer People Havs
to Use Substitutes.

W O00 SQ6SktIQICSs
y are regions wherein the poor-
er es or peasantry cat little or no
brsae. Baked loaves Of bread arc
prael ally unknown in many parts Of
southern Austria and Italy aud
throughout the agricultural districts of
Roumania.
1T is said that in the village of the
0hersteierrnark, not far from Vienna,
bread is never seen. the staple food
lhting sterz, a kind of porridge made
from round beech nuts, taken at
brcaki st with fresh or curdled milk,
Int dinner with broth or fried lard and
with milk again for supper. This dish
Is also known as heiden and takes the
lplacc of bread not only in the Aus
trian district named, but in Carinthia
and in many parts Of the Tyrol.
In northern Italy the peasants affect
A substitute for hread called polenta,
a porridge ma t boiled grain. Po-
lcnta is not, swever. allowed to
'granulate," l. Scotch porridge or
like the Arsjian sterz. but is boiled
into a soli6 s,ding, which is cut up
and portion i. out with Il string. 1t is
eaten cold ~. often as it is hot and is
lin every sense the Italians daily
bread.
| \ variation of polcnta called mama
Iiga is said to be the favoritc food Of
the poorer classes in Roumania. Ma
|maliga is like polenta in that it is
made of boiled grain, but it is unlike
The latter in one important respect
the grains are not allowed to settle
Into solid mass, but are kept dis.
tinct, after the fashion of oatmeal
porridge.-New York Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
Cheap Family History.

Even in political defeat there are
compensations. A Washington heights
man who aspired to Office tells - one
that he discovered.
Must have cost you pile Of money
to run, didn't it," q friend asked.
"About $1,000, but still I came Out
500 ahead"
"How?' said the friend.
ION genealogical research. My wife
has a society bee in her bonnet and
had about agreed to pay a man $1,000
to look up my family history, but
when l became candidate my oppo-
nents did that for me and saved us
the money."-New York Times.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
St. John Items

Mrs. c. A. Pi,zer returned
from Dunlap, Friday evening,
after spending a few days with
Mrs. M. Coyle.
Miss Gladys Greene, of Cal.
Junction, visited st. John rela-
tives last week.
Miss Townsend returned IT,
ner school work Monday, after
spending her Christmas vaca-
ion with home folks in Logan
There was a fair sized crowd
at the Lyceum Friday evening.
A fine program was rendered
and the debate was exceptional
ly good, the question being
Resolved that the race ques-
tion is the most important is.
sue of the day." Joe kirkland
and j. E. Jones for the affirma-
tive and Christ Jones and Bern
ard Jones for the negative
Both sides doing fine work
The question was decided by
the judges in favor Of the at
frmative.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kirkland
we're Omaha visitors Saturday.
G. A. Pitzer is moving a large
barn at Harris Grove. i
George and Ruth Wilson, OF
Cal. junction, returned home,
Wednesday, after several days
visit at the McGavren home.
Guy Steele, is visiting his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. t.
A. Denton.
Frank Schloatman, Of Ne
braska, is visiting with his
brother, Sam Schloatman.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
COMPRESSED ICE.
Sinks In Water and crumhIes Into
Powder When Warmed.


Powder When Warmed.
All know that ordinary ice will float.
This relative lightness of ice with re.
spcct to water is due to expansion Of
he water at the moment of freezing.
Il water is frozen under immense
lessure it seems that this expansion
= prevented and ice heavier than wa
ter is produced.
G. Tamman has prepared this modi
lication, which he calls Ice I'LL, as
Follows: He compressed water to 1000
iiiograms (6,G1l pounds) and cooled
1t in solid carbon dioxide snow and
finally in liquid air. Under these con-
ilitions colorless, transparent ice is
formed. 1T is much denser than ordi-
nary ice and heavier than water; con-
sequently 1T sinks when placed in wa
ter. Ice LIT. is very unsuible, and on
Right warming 1t swels out and
breaks up into dense white powder.
The volume of the resulting powder
Is apparently four to eight times that
of the original ice. This powder form
ed by the breaking up of the dense
form Is nothing more than ordinary
Ice In the form OF fine crystals, which,
of course, on f;;sg.her warming melt at
Zero degrees centigradc.
Experiments on Ice III. show that Il;
IS impossible to obtain it by separa-
tion from water at atmospheric pres-
sure and then suddenly cooling. There
would never be a possibility of tb.s
unstable form of solid water beirg
formed in naturc--New York Tribur u
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
q Prosaie Interpretation.

Professor Erander Matthews OF Co.
lumbia in one of Ills brilliant address ss
IN the drama said of an unimaginatipa
and prosaic dranatist
"lle it was, l am sure, who in his
youth on being asked in examination
what Shakespeare meant by tile phrase
sermons in stones wrote in reply:
When passing by tombstone you
may learn the name and the dates Of
birth and death of the departed one
md also from the inscription valu-
able moral lesson from his or her life
Walking along Il road you may see
from the Inllestones the number OF
miles to the nearest towns and thus ac-
uuire geographical Information. Heaps
Of stones by the roadside indicate that
REPAIRS are to take place and so indi-
rate a lesson in neatness.' "-Detroit
Free Press.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
CUTTING HIS PANTS.
A Funny Mans Criticism Of the sar.
torial Artists Efforts.

1oflat ARTISTS 6nofto,
When tailor puts you on the meas
uring box, with man guarding the
door SO that you can't get away and
another making book on the game,
he reels off something like this as he
goes about you with his measuring
tape: "13-2-11-16-S-4-
Gee, you're beginning to get front.
amt you:-t,! 81 = side and two hips,
Jimmie-;3,;,i,.4 sc Can you come In to-
morrow or Friday ?-19-G- House or
a fiat, did you say?-2s-Custom of
the house to have deposit on all or
ders-1G-What was that last, Jimmie,
did l say? Oh, make it % in the mid
dle-What did you say your name
was, mister:"
Now, nobody can make any combi-
nation of the foregoing figures which
will spell anything like decent pair
of pants. But the tailor cares nothing
whatever about the figures which he
calls out to Jimmie and indeed makes
no reference to them in his later op-
erations. He knows the pants won't
fit, anyhow, so what's the use? IL
you watch him You will discover that
he usually takes up some other mans
measurements when he undertakes
the laying out of that particular gar
ment on which he puts your name.
Having selected from the mass of
papers on his desk set of figures
which suits him, he goes behind his
counter, yawns, looks in the glass,
snooths down his hair, hunts for the
place where he left his cigar and at
last picks UP a thing which looks like
board rule, with Il curve in the cor
ner like a hockey stick If you are
not watching him he will probably
cut your pants by ear and will not
bother to use this implement, but If
you insist upon inspection he'll make
pretense Of scientific use of this In
strument, whose real nature or pur-
pose no human being knows or ever
will know.
What the tailor is thinking of as he
begins to make chalk marks In piece
Of blue paper, using this rule as n
straight edge, is the "joy ride" he Is
going to have with Marie in his new
auto that evening. 1t makes no diff
ference to him whether the chalk slips
or not, nor is it important how far
along this or that angle lie allows the
straight or curved line to run. He
knows they are not going to fit, any
how, so why should he bother about it
oyermuch? The only hope you can
possibly lave meantime Is the one
raised In your bosom when the tailor,
from behind the counter, looks up and
says: Jimmie, why in the world
! didn't you mark the name on this
gents pants7 Oh, well, never mind"
The tailor goes on making several
cute little pictures on the blue paper
by aid Of this curved thing, which has
numbers scattered along 1t here and
there lie draws in several Isoscles
trlangles, converging ut more or less
the same point; but, not liking the
looks of these, he rubs out some of the
lines and tries over again. Then he
forgets which ones he rubbed out. 1t
makes no difference anyhow At last
he stands Off, critically gazes upon the
pattern which he has been casting,
makes hit or miss crossMise dab
lswitll the chalk which determines.
l5who!ly by chance, how long your pants
lfare going to be-and smiles to himself.
-Evcrybcdy's Magazine
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
Scottish Students, Dress

The Scottish university student has
n code Of etiquette in clothes as strict
as that Of Elton or OF Harrow. And
Into 1t the straw hat enters. On Sept,
10, be the weather ever so bleak, the
streets are full of what the small boy
knows as "strawbashers." On the 10th
you will find never a one-on a stu
dents head, that is. AS for the medi-
cal student, he seldom wears straw
hat at all or anything in its place. 1t
is his pride to go bareheaded, as 1t is
to wear fancy waistcoat and turnca
up trouser ends. The arts and divinity
men sedately avoid these last three.
fashions.-London Chronicle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
An Authors Insinht.

There is no surcr mark of genius
than the intultlve insight into charac-
ters and social conditions of which the
author has no personal experience.
what does Ben know of duhes?"
asked homely old Isaac Dlsracli when
he heard the title of his sons latest
novcl. Trollope wrote inimitably of
bishops and deans when lie had never
been In cathedral close in his life
Young Disraeli wrote so we'll about
the great ones of the earth whom he
had never seen that the critics busted
themselves in finding keys" to wi
Wan Grey and The Young Duke."-
London Saturday Review.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-01-05
He Won thu Trick.

ooh. George, dear" she whispered
when he slipped the engagement ring
on her taperlng finger, "how sweet Of
you to remember just the sort of stone
preferred! None of tho others was
ever SO thoughtful"
George was staggered but for mo-
ment. Then he came back with: mot
at all, dear. You overrate me. This
is the one I've always used"
She was inconsistent enough tc cry
about It.