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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-20
ROME INSURANCE COMPANY
Held SUCCESSFUL MEETING
Sphere of Company Was En-.
IargGd

Atlanta, May 19.-Leading business
men here have followed with interest
the Developments at the annual meet
ing of the COOPERATIVE Agency Com
pany, at Rome, Ga, attended by over
100 representative merchants, bank
ers and insurance men from this and
adjoining southern states. This is a
company which acts as general agent
for the STATE Mutual Life Insurance
Company, of which c. R. Porter S
president, ana which is the first legal
reserve company ever organized in
Geo gia.
The directorate of the Cooperative
Agency Company was enlarged to %,
with membership in five states, new
officers were elected and the affairs Of
TIE company were thoroughly gone
ever, With thesresult that the manage
ment found the conduct of the organ:-
cation during the past year entirely
satisfactory The stockholders and
directors pledged their further coop
grafton. The enlarged directorate will
add strength to the company and like
wise 70 She state Mutual All the Off
GERS ana directors are splendid bust
mess n7cn who will continue the good
record made by their predecessors.
The directors chosen represent vari-
GUS substantial interests in their re-
sTr "tiye states, and are:
E. H. Mason, Brunswick, Ga; T. J
James, Adrien, Ga; L. F Edwards,
Athens, Ga. D. W. Meadow, Elberton,
Ga; E, ]. Giles, Lyons, Ga; E. D. Wal
ter, Brunswick, Ga; Henry L. Berg
Camden, Ark; N. G. DAVIS, Mobile
Ala; H. ]. Fulton, Eutaw, Ala; H. A
Hughes, Florala, Ala; J. G. Baskins,
Dunellon, Fla; w. w Loggins, Green
wood Miss; G. w. Lowden, Savannah,
Ga; L. Carter, Jessup, Ga; S. j.
Stubbs, Macon, Ga; G. H. Nixon, Au-
gusta, Ga; J. L. Bass, Rome, Ga; Hen
ry W. Myar, Camden, Ark; C. ]. Lin
coin, Little Rock, Ark; T. S. Kyle
Gadsden, Ala; H. R. Golson. Wetump-
ka, Ala; J. G. Pace, Pensacola, Fla;
J. H. Pitt, Jacksonville. Fla; Geo. w
Koontz, Natchez, Miss; j. T. Butler
Brookhaven, Miss.
AT a subsequent meeting of the dt-
rectors, officers We're chosen as fol
lows:
E. H. Mason, Brunswick, president
G. H. Nixon, Augusta, vice president
E D. Walter, Brunswick, secretary
and treasurer.
Mr.. Mason is president of the Ma
tional Bank of Brunswick. Mr.. Nixon
is q prominent capitalist of Augusta
and Mr.. Wilter is well known ban
ker.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-20
BOARD Will INCREASE
TEACHING EFFICIENCY
Every Grammar Grade Teach.
ef a Normal Graduate

) change in the requirements to be
made OF teachers in the local schools
which has decided upon at the recent
meeting of the Board of Education
should serve as much as any other one
factor to increase the efficiency of the
teaching force in the grammar schools
of the city. This requirement is that
in the future every applicant for a
place in this department of the public
schools must be a graduate of a good
normal school
Tor several years past it has bean
! the purpose of the members of the
Beard of Education to gradually ad-
vance the standard of the teaching
force j nthe public schools, in order
that he change in demanding that
every teacher in the grammar grades
be q normal graduate should not be
made too suddenly. The change thai
will he made is to be made effective
at once, but it will affect only appli-
cans ard not the present faculty.
All prepare ions for the election ot
teachers in the various schools Of the
CITY w4re made at the last meeting, so
that at the meeting to be held next
Tuesday evening the mater may be
taken up and settled in a short time.
There will be several changes in the
| personnel of the faculty of the High
/ School and the grammar grades, as
certain teachers have not applied for
reelection. St is gratifying to know,
however, that the High School facul-
ty. which has made such a splendid
record during the past year, will re-
main practically unchanged for the
year 20 come. There will be only one
or two vacancies to be filled. There
will be, of course, several changes N
the grammar school.
An advance in salaries, which in
Guided nearly ali the members of the
teaching force of both the High School
and grammar grades, was voted by the
Board, which will also tend to make
the keeping of still more efficient and
compCtoLt teachers an easier matter
Not cnly teachers for the next year,
but also members of the Board of Edu-
cation for the same period WIN be
chosen at the meeting next Tuesday
night.
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Subscription Contest
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This Contest opens Oh April Is and closes on June l5
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-20
Rheumatism Relieved in Six Hours.

DIR. DETCHON'S RELIEF FOR
HEUA1ATISM usually relieves sever
est cases in a few hours. Its action
upon the system is remarkable and ef-
fective. 1t removes the cause and
the disease quickly disappears. First
Gose benefits. 75c and $100 Sold by
Eldridge Drug Co
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w. T. JAY & co.

w. Jay and Company offer their services
TO the people of Americas and vicinity
They are probably the Oldest firm of con.
tractors in South Georgia. Thirty years
practical experience.
HOME OFFICE, SheIlman, Ga, Branch Of.
fees, Americas, Ga, and Pelham, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-20

Occasionally a girl doesn't try to fiirt
because it's involuntary.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29

people, without al all trying to please
them. When a was deemed
for the nation's welfare. II was adopt
ed. often in a way that ran roughshod
oyer the peoples sensibilities. In a
word. the British have very often dis
played bad I'M in dealing with
the Egyptians As n adviser. or
assistant 70 a minister, put 1t to me,
my minister upstairs is quite a de-
cent fellow"-no attempt being made
to conceal the fact that the Britisher
was the real power behind the throne,
and that his superior officer was only
my minister"
There is a great deal Of the public
be damned" attitude about the British
official In colonial service. and small
attention is paid to explaining q
course or conciliating the public.
When men misunderstood and protest,
the British have as much az said, Let
them howl" II the authorities had
yielded oftener ON minor points, con
ceding many really trivial demands Of
the nationalists, and explaining pa
tiently the present impracticability OF
others, the ominous nationalist move
ment, SO far as IL 10 bona fde, would
have had scarcely a leg 10 stand upon.
The buildoggy attitude Of the admin
istration IS not necessary to real firm
ness.
The Donkeys Favor British Rule.
The substantial and manifest adyan-
tages of British rule are better Illus
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29

was mayor of a small town In the
Province Of Shantung. The Boxer
movement was strong and many Of
the most reputable Chinese were on
the verge of joining 1t, when Yuan de-
cided that he must take an impressive
stand against the fanatical ~ascendency
OF this secret order.
One of the tenets Of the Boxer faith
was that participation In the rites Of
the order rendered a person immune
to the effects of bullets. They be.
lieved the foreign devils could not
hurt them with their guns.
When Yuan was invited to Join the
Boxers he did not dare refuse, and
he did not wish to accept, because he
saw defeat ahead for them.
II viii join with YOU" he said,
upon one condition--that you prove
to me you cannot be harmed by for
eign bullets
The Boxer committee agreed to the
test, and one enthusiastic Boxer stood
against the wall of the mayors gar
den to be shot at by Yuan himself
with a new model Martini-Henry rife.
Yuan smiling explained that this test
would settle for all time in The minds
Of the citizens how unimportant was
this boosted power of the foreign
devils.
The Boxer leader was r~everentially
entombed at Yuan's expense and
prayers were said over his grave for
100 days.
This is the nan Of nerves cunning
and diplomacy who is being called
upon In China today.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29

ago Syria was q model u prosperity,
while Egypt was bankrupt. and In the
grip OF all that goes with Oriental des-
potism, Today Egypf's prosperity 10
far ahead OF anything Syria has ever
known. and educated young Syrian
men by the hundreds find employment
In Egypt and the Sudan. All this ID
clear testimony to the b~enefcenee Of
British rule.
The Mosiem Menace.
A diligent study OF conditions in
Egypt leads me to the conviction that
the real root Of the whole unrest lies
In the seemingly ineradicable antipa-
thy between MosIems and Christians.
II is less because Great Britain Is =
foreign power in Egypt than that 1t 10
a Christian power which makes II OBJ
jectionable. For thirteen centuries
Egypt has been under q MosIem gov.
ernment: nov TO find herself under
Christian rule iB CALLING to the faith
full. Such men as Sheikh Shawish,
the nationalist leader recently out OF
prison with the halo OF martyrdom on
HIS brow, frankly ayowed to me that
the nationalists look forward to Turk
fish sovereignty. He said that II was
because Great Britain was scared by
the success OF constitutional govern
ment In Turkey, and the knowledge
that Turkey would be content
to let Egypt remain out Of her hands,
that the British stirred up this buga.
boo OF sedition. He says that, Id ter
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
CHNESSTRONG MAN
Both Factions Offer Leadership
to Yuan Sbi Kai.
Crafty Oriental Turned Tide In Boxer
Revolt BY Shooting Man Pro
tscted by Bullet Proof Oath"
Friend of the People.

ShanghaL-Yuan Shi Kai, called
THE strong man OF China towards
whom the eyes OF all the world today
ara turned, has been offered the
premiership BY the throne and the
presidency by the Republicans. 1t Is
pointed out that at the time OF the
Boxer war, Yuan was the one man In
China who could command the respect
OF foreigners and at the same time
unite the warning Chinese.
Yuan accepted the premiership. con
sidering 1t the best opportunity to
bring about peace. "A few days after
he had assumed these duties he told
his friends that he had thought the
situation over carefully and con
Guided that there Is no hope Of saw
ing the Manchu dynasty and that q
change Of government is inevitable.
Yuan Is said to be Of lowly birth,
meager education and superficial
knowledge. He has never travelled be-
yond the borders of his own country
and he speaks no language but his
OWN His countrymen say that the
strength Of his appeal to them lies
IN the fact that he Is quite generally
and firmly believed. throughout the
empire. to be patriotic.
His deposition from power for
three years, 1905 to 1911, was due to
his having repeatedly compelled the
Manchu princes to ~relinquish certain
revenues which they, were using for
private purposes, that he might have
money to build up the army and to
institute reforms In the schools. Yuan
always seemed to have In mind some
ultimate benefit to the people at
large, regardless OF the personal wish
es Of the ruling dynasty.
The incident that brought Yuan to
the notice Of the crafty old empress
dowager and the admiration Of the
foreign diplomats occurred while he
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
French Machine Transforms the
Wheat Directly into Dough
Loaves Are Filled With Holes.

In France bread has been made
without -four in d machine that trans.
forms the wheat directly into dough.
This machine shows . largo screw
turning loosely In q case on the inner
surface OF which Is n screw thread
running In an opposite direction.
Between the main threads on the
cylinder are smaller threads and the
depths OF the groove becomes progress
siyely smaller from one end to the
other. 80 that Il will hold the entire
wheat grain az II enters the machine.
al the same time accommodating only
the pulverized wheat at the exit
The wheat Ia prepared BY q thor
ough washing. after which operation.
avs Harper's Weekly, about a pint Of
tepid water To q pound Of grain is
added. the whole mixture being al-
loves To stand some six ..ours. Then
tfe grains OF wheat have swollen 70
twice their ordinary sire.
The mixture ID then treated with
yeast and salt and Ia poured into the
machine II falls between the threads
81 the moving screw and Of the fixed
contrary screw, which simultaneously
crush The envelopes and body 81 me
xrnin. making of them 1 homogeneous
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29

corridors and ~refectory this little gem
seems to epitomize his choicest gifts,
"A rich frame, fit setting for the
Jewel. incloses an outer circle OF
adoring angels, and within, the CEN
tral panel contains only the full
length figure Of the Virgin with her
child, against a mandorla formed OF
golden a y running from center to
circumference. The Madonna Is en-
yeloped in a long. dark blue cloak,
drawn around her head like a Byzan-
tine veil. A single star CLEANS from
her brow, from which Is derived the
title of the picture. She holds her
child fondly, and he, with responsive
affection, nestles against his mother,
pressing his little face into her neck.
Faithful to the standards OF his
predecessors and untouched by the
new spirit of naturalism all about
him the monk painter preserves In
his conception the most sacred tradi-
tions OF past ages, and yet unites
with them an element OF love and ten
derness which appeals strthgly to
every human heart"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
SIMPLY OLD MAID FieToRlEs
Educator Declares Eduction Lead,
to Business Life anil Makes
Marriage DistasffuI,

Boston.-Denouncing colleges al
@old maid factories" Ind blaming
women for being 90 fhd Of society
and automobiles that Wv cannot md
time to raise families4 Dr. Robert j
Bprague Of Amherst ytass.) Agricul.
tural college, has foul what he 0
siders one Of the sEatest evils Of
The business lie wears on that
restraint between Ire sexes that
causes interest. said Doctor
Sprague. Women become SO accus
toned to the constant and daily 10
ciety Of men, and vice versa, that
marriage isn't thought 81.
1.-THE professional woman has
money Of her owI -she need not rel
~ from 4 husbanj. is 1t a wonder
that she breads b exchange tot de.
pendency. Tor d husband with III III.
come perhaps 4 fAller than her oWrn,
FOR the monoto1J Of d home. and III
~ cares IF pal esr Il
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29

sire to familiarize himself with Blaci,
stone. Breckenridge invited the yeuIa
man to visit him.
On one Of his visits to Breckenridge
Lincoln asked for and obtained en
ployment at the Breckenridge faIm
This enabled him to read almost
every book that comprised the Bftck
enridge library, which is now oiIned
BY a Boonville attorney.
The old Breckenridge homet ead
although ~remodeled several times, Ii
to be preserved in Its presentlstate
George w. Breckenridge OF Sth An
tonic, Tex, and a son Of John A.
Breckenridge, has contributedfto the
upkeep Of the home. A stumy at one
corner OF the house has byen var
nished and covered with gltss. An
inscription has been cut In as fol
lows: This Tree Was Sell Abra
ham lincoln" In the accompanying
illustration the oak stumpf visible.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29

trated than explained at length. The
donkeys Of Egypt, for instance, would
vote unanimously for the present re-
gfme II the suffrage were extended to
them. The simple reason ls that II is
now against the law for q man TO use
a beast with a sore back. The police
man may stop any donkey, camel or
horse ON the highway, remove its load,
and il It's back Is raw arrest the
driver. There are ven policemen
for this special purpose. The great
significance OF this instance lies In the
fact that the Moslem seems to delight
In iil-treating and h~alf-starving his
animals, and any European or Ameri-
can travellers through Islamio coun-
tries ia In a constant state Of indig-
nation over the sore backs OF most Of
the beasts. Now in Egypt the Brit.
ish have replaced these usages with
the standards of civilization.
Another straw--a whole haystack Of
straws, in fact-which shows the
| trend Of the new times Is the fact
that the natives are no longer allowed
to torment travellers for backsheesh.
Egypt without it's swarm Of beggars
and pseudo guides. crying back
sheesh.'' is almost i~nconceivable to
the travellers who know only the
Egypt OF a few years ago. This mir
acie has been wrought. Signs have
been posted In trains. hotels, on ships
and at the principal sites, urging trav-
| eiers to do their part In saving the
people from this pauperization. In the
same category might be mentioned
the dispensaries to deliver the land
from the curse Of sore eyer and con
sequent blindness.
The Bedouins have been made tract
able. the safety Of the whole country
has been assured. and the welfare and
prosperity OF the people sought In ev-
cry conceivable way. The Nile dams
and improved irrigation. which have
enabled the fellah to make a good liy.
ing, in the possession of which com.
petence the government safeguards
him. are in themselves suflcient jus
tiflcation for the British occupation.
Old residents of the east have called
my attention to the fact that rs years
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29

ror OF consequences, the British have
strengthened their forces at the Gulf
Of Akbar, putting only Englishmen In
command, and are preparing to resist
Turkeys expected attempt to compel
the return of Egypt to its rightful SUI
zerain.
All Of which 10 merely an indication
Of the allegiance Of Young Egypt to
the caliph. 1t Is said that all Mos
lens say "my sultan In speaking OF
the ruler Of Turkey. No Mosfem is
counted a foreigner; no Christian is
counted a brother. The pertinent
point is made--I have 1t from a Cairo
editor--that II the nationalist sin
cereiy stood for Egypt for the Egyp
| tians' they would give the Copt a
show, for he is the simon-pure Egyp-
tian.
Al a matter Of fact, the Copts are
solidly opposed to the plans and
methods of the nationalists. They say
that II Is merely a subtle form Of the
old pan-fslamic propaganda, and that
what 10 really intended Is to restore
the temporal power Of the religion Of
the. Prophet; when 1t would be good.
bye to the liberty and equality which
the o~ft.persecuted Copts now enjoy
under British rule. A rather sinister
fact Ii pointed out In this connection.
The prime minister who was ~assassi-
mated by the n~ationalists was a Copt-
that Is. an Egyptian Of the ancient lin
eage--but the present prime minister
is perfectly acceptable because he Is
a Moslem, though he is a Turk and a
foreigner.
Despite the dreams and c~easeless
| plottings OF the pan-Islamists. the new
movement in Egypt win fail. Only
IKE or six per cent. OF the people can
be said to be at all affected by 1t, the
nationalist leaders themselves told
me; and In the face Of the spirit OF
the times, the justice and prosperity
which prevail In the land, and the
modern education OF q steadily in.
creasing number OF the young people.
II is not likely that reaction can pre-
vail. None the less. international pub.
lie sentiment will demand Of Great
Britain here. as in India, q more sym
pathetic and conciliatory method OF
dealing with the people Of the land,
and a readiness to accord them all
the self-goyernment for which they
are prepared. The tide Of democracy
which is sweeping around the world
cannot be stayed.
Copyright, 1911. by Joseph B Rowles)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29

And Christ has said. 10, / am Win
you always" and that 10 enough. ~
a Christian to feel far AVA from
Cod Ia 10 feel what Is not 10. such
d feeling is indeed human. as 50 manv
other misleading emotions and untrus
thoughts are human: but the blesssS
tact Ii that God never leaves u. eys,
when We think he has done il u
ought TO do 30. His love "a ereats.
than our Sin. He never deserts ever
as deserters. Let US gladly enter ina
.she full consciousness Of his elorio,s
and tundefeatabIe presence. Det ssts.
nevsr again close oar eyes Il 4.
presence of cur indxeiiing Lord.
rhe Sunday School Tinss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
WHERE LINCOLN STUDIED LAW
Site of the Old Breckenridge Home
stead In Warrlck County, indiana,
Marked by Monument.

Boonville, Ind.-~Where Lincoln
Studied Law When a Boy Is the in
scription Of a monument erected near
here by Robert A. Breckenridge, Of
Austin, Tex. The monument will act
as a marker for the old Breckenridge
homestead, the most historic site in
Warrick county.
When growing to manhood Abra-
ham Lincoln visited the Warrich
county court and there met John A.
breckenridge, an attorney. Lincoln
formed an acquaintance with Brock.
enridge and told the latter OF his de.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
yudIelal Aumarlst.

Judges on the bench have been AZ
saulted. A litigsnt once threw an egg
at the late vice-C Chancellor Mains =
an English court. The Judge had the
presence Of mind to duck nis head,
and at the same time ne established
a reputation a. a humorist By remark
Ing that the present must have been
intended FOR his brother Bacon. the
yice-chanceilor. who Va sitting IN ~
adjoining court.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
SHIP IS A FLOATING CITY
Gigantic, With II Decks. VII Carry
5000 Souls and Cost Nearly
sio,ooo.00o.

LondonsThe Gigantic. sister ship
of the Olympic, now building here.
will be- the largest transatlantic
steamer afioat when she 10 complet-
ed, three years hence. She VIII have
d beam or III feet, the FIRST ship to ex-
cesd 100 feet. and 4 displacement or
10000 tons. with q gross tonnage OF
10000. she Will have IL decks, with
the highest rs feet above the water
Lire.
The Gigantic Is to carry more than
1000 saloon passengers and TO be a
floating city Of nearly 5000 souls.
She VIII have a cricket f1eld. Or
baseball pitchers and catcher's posi-
lions. tennis court, golf links reccp-
tion and bali room, restaurants and
veranda cafes
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29

Who Owns orkneys and s~hetIandsY
Il Is not perhaps generally known
that ar cutnion expressed. hair humor.
ously. by Lord Salvesen at the open-
ing OF the Morse gallery In the Scot
fish exhibition In Glasgow with regard
to the ownership Of the Orkney and
Shetland islands is fortified BY very
high authority. His lordship. speak.
ing as q lawyer" is not sure whether
the Islands do not belong to Norway
stni, and thinks that legally the crown
Of Norway. II prepared to pay the
money for which they were pledged.
with interest FOR 500 years" would
be entitled to redeem them. Az a mat
ter Of fact, plenipotentiaries assem.
bled at Breda In 1868 IA couple or
centuries after the islands had ON
into the possession OF the Scottish
CROWN decided not only that the
right Of RECEPTION had not then been
barred by the lapse Of time. but that
1t a im~prescribabie- The islands
we're pledged In 1868. ID that interest
IL due for nearly four and d hall cen.
Observation-Disclosures 0aEetts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-12-29
Russian Mulberry ii pennsylvania.

A Russian mulberry tree, a rarity In
the North Tier, or the farm Of A. p
McElroy. near Antss Forte, Is being de-
prived OF Its fruit. The berries re-
semble and taste like ~b!ackberries. ex.
cept that they are much sweeter. A
canvas sheet Ia spread under the
spreading limbs and they are gently
shaken and give down their wealth Of
fruit.
This particular tree will yield. II 10
estimated. about seven bushels. The
slight jolting process Is repeated daily
to bring down the ripest fruit TIL the
crop is gathered-LAwrenceyiile Cor
respondence philadelphia North Amert
can.