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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

1t is possibly true that Pocahontas
saved Capt John Smith, but most of
the other Indians are too shiftless to
save anything
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

A snow storm isn't worth mention
ing in the paper any more unless il
amounts to at least y inches.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Possibly you have observed that
the man who wears a string tie is
often negligent about tying it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Sometimes a liar keeps it up until
he fools himself into belief in his
veracity.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

A Norfolk man offers this as an in
dication that spring is coming: He
saw boy counting his marbles. Per.
sonally, we take no stock in that as
sign. We don't believe any of 'em.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Eighteen years ago yesterday We
went swimming in the Elkhorn, down
at Tafts farm, with "Mish" Leavitt.
And we'll venture to gamble that no.
body got in that early this year.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

An auctioneer seems in great
hurry, but he gives you time to pay
all you think it's worth before the
gone follows the going"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Becoming good wing shot is pos
sibly the most expensive accomplish
ment.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Every time we have to buy a new
red necktie, we have the satisfaction
of knowing that we're that much near.
er what ought to be spring, even if
it isn't.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Isn't it about time for the frs
strawberries?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Most of the aviators smoke cigar
cites, but, that habit isn't likely to
kill them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Girls should know that a graceful
dancer may not have a very large
earning capacity, and it's futile to
try to waltz through life.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Duck hunters have about given up
in despair. They figure the duck sea-
son will be over before the ducks get
here and that when they do come,
they'll just whistle as they go through.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

A bear is a peaceful animal, so far
as fighting man is concerned, but no
man should try to conquer bruin with
a club, just the same
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

A Norfolk man says there's nothing
to that billiard shot that was illus.
trated in The News not long ago, as
having been made by Johnny McGraw
of New York. The Norfolk man says
he's tried it,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Does Norfolk need more paving
Take a look around you.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Speaking of fill-up stuff, one man
claims to believe the 4:45.am. -to-shov.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29
AROUND TOWN.

Now we're accused OF having shov.
eled off the walk in order to accumu-
late two columns of slush to make
the public read through. But we deny
any such motives. We did it for the
good of society-because the snow
shoveling movement needed lead.
er. Also we deny any political am.
bitions-we're not candidate for
village snow shoveler and wouldn't
accept the nomination if it were of.
fered. Consecutively or any other
way.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

You can't tell how happy a bride
will be from the price OF her trous.
seau. y
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

An Atchison dictagraph has gray
eyes and yellow hair, and she is al
ways on the job.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

An Atchison man with bad stom.
ach claims he still tastes franfur,
ter he ate three weeks ago.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Enough's enough. We're going to
massacre the next guy that says he
saw a robin.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

An AtchisOn man is so henpeCkec
he takes his vacation during hous'
cleaning time, so he can help. Prob
ably this entities him to the cham
pionship in his line.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Ball out for governor of Missouri,
says a dispatch. A good many gov
errors need to be bawled out.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Friend Vredenburg of Colome pick
ed up this one and was good enough
to shoot it down here:
Backward, turn backward, oh time
in your flight, give me July again,
just for tonight; soften the ground
where the frost king has lain, oh let
me hear one mosquito again. | am
so weary of snowdrifts and ice, weary
of paying the coal trust it's price;
weary, so weary of frost bitten pie,
give me slice of the Fourth of July.
Backward, swing backward, oh sea
son of snow-mercury fifty or sixty
below-turn on the heat of the trop-
ical zone; roast me until l am cooked
to the bone; | am so tired of freezing
my nose, weary of chilblains and
corns on my toes; weary of trying
to sleep with cold feet, turn on the
heat mister, turn on the heat"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

You never can tell by looking at a
man. He may be batty over golf.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

why do you wear red neckties?''
asks Constant Reader. For several
reasons. In the first place, while we
concede that we'd be handsome in
anything, we're convinced that we're
particularly fascinating in red. In
the second place, we wanted to dem.
onstrate our influence over national
affairs, so We started it in order to
allow Taft to follow in our wake.
And in the third place, it furnishes
lots of copy for the A. T. column on
dull days. There are other reasons,
if these aren't enough.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

1t it weren't for the fact that it's
in The News, we'd almost be tempt.
ed to be skeptical about those three
meadow larks at Niobrara. But you
can't catch us with meadow larks-
we don't believe even in them any
more.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

That's the way we feel about it
now that our shoulders have had time
to get lame.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

After smoking cigarettes for forty
years, Norfolk man has cut 'em out
Il got so l could see cigaret papers
flying all around the room, in my
Dreams" he said, 80 I thought it was
time to quit"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

We're feverishly waiting for next
week. The teachers are coming to
town
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Next to his hunting coat, a mans
night shirt is the worst.looking gar.
ment in his wardrobe.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

LATE Doolittle kicks on the govern
ment a good deal; he always has, and
the chances are he always will unit
he dies or gets pension for what
he hasn't done in the past.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

But when it comes to giving out
figures as to the number in attend
ance, the teachers can pad or not pad
just as they choose. We got into
enough hot water over that situation
a few years ago. That's one event
that sticks in memory.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Bulletin: Add running story OF
Snow Shoveling-We forgot to men
ton the other day that we left thai
porch light burning and it never got
turned off till a. IN.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Efforts to place the blame for the
high cost of living don't do much to
ward reducing 1t.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Hospitality is delightful, beside
being a successful means of keepin
some people poor.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

If your enemy does some goo'
deed he was only grandstanding.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

One sure rule of health is that you
can't buy it in bottles.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Maybe You can find it, Mr. Man,
by cleaning up your desk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Nearly every orator feels importan
enough to think his speech SHOULD
be printed in full.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

A course in photography should be
included in a sign-painters' appren-
ticeship.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

Calling a guess a prophesy doesn't
greatly increase it's accuracy.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-29

An optimist is one who is willing
to take a seed catalogues word for it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-26
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR
METAL ROOF FACTORY
Additional Subscriptions Are
Needed For Work

The proposition of Mr.. Rose to es
tablish a factory in Americus to
manufacture metal ceiling, metal shin.
giles and kindred products is receiving
encouragement and support from tht
business men of the city, all agree
ing that the enterprise is worthy
one.
The proposed plant would give em-
Lloyment to fifty men and pay good
salaries. The pay roll from such
plants is what makes a town, and
Americus must have this plant NJ
Rose proposes to put in $4,000 'a
cash and to superintend the manu-
featuring, and wants others to JON
his undertaking and to furnish book
keepers and office men.
The fact that Mr.. Rose is willing
to invest his $4,000, the accumula-
tons of sixteen years work as a SAL
aried man in his line, and is willing
to bring his family to Americus and
to devote his time to the actual work
s sufficient evidence of good faith on
his part.
Americus should have this plant aId
others of like character Let every
citizen so inclined volunteer a sub
scription for stock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-26
CONTRACT FOR
LIGHTING TO
new COMPANY
SIGNED YESTERDAY BY MAYOR
New COmpanyCaIIS For Build,
ing Bids

In accordance with the provisions
made by council at it's meeting Mon
day night 'one of the contracts offered
by the Americus Power Company was
accepted and approved by the city en-
gineer and city attorney and duly sign
&c by Mayor Mathis yesterday. This
gives the new company the citys light
ing contract.
OF the two bids offered by the new
company, the one providing for 13j
street lights for the citys street, y
of which are to be flaming arc lamps
such as are used in the heart of the
city, and the remaining 1O9 tungsten
lights at cost to the city of $4,000
per year, was the one accepted. At
present the city has rs arc lights on a
moonlight schedule at a cost of So,
600, while under the new contract it
will have 13O lights, as shown in the
foregoing section of this paragraph, on
an all-night schedule every night in
the year.
The chief difference between the new
contract as opposed to the one under
which the city now receives it's lights
is that there will be more lights fur
rished and that they will be furnish
co on a continuous schedule, on moon
light nights as well as others, accord
ing to City Engineer Ansley, from
whom the foregoing data was secured
yesterday.
At a meeting of the directors of the
new company held yesterday a build
irg committee was named, who at one 2
called for bids to be submitted by July
16 on material and equipment for the
new plant. Building sites, it is said,
have been offered the new plant by
both the Central and the Seaboa, d
;ailroads.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-26
CITY HALL DECORATED
FOR FIREMEN'S MEETING
Both on the Exterior and Interior the Remodeed Citv
Hall Presented Most Attractive Appearance When
the Convention Met Here Yesterday

Gay with flags and bunting, which
had been skillfully used both on the
exterior and on the interior, the re-
modelled city hall presented a most
attractive appearance when the con-
vention of the Georgia State Firemen
met here yesterday.
In addition to the large sign of well
come which had been flung across the
street, flags and bunting had been
vreathed over the windows of the
building in front, over the entrance
and along the stairway that leads UP
to the third floor and to the new
council chamber, where the sessions
of the convention are beinb held Ii
situated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-26

The council chamber presented a
scene of beauty, the seat for the pre-
siding officer having been decorated for
the occasion, while bunting and flags
had been placed in profusion along
be walls, contrasting especially welt
with the new walls and ceiling which
have just been placed in the building
by the contractors.
The work of the decoration of the
hall had been attended to in admir-
able manner by Chief Macarthur, of
the local fire department, who has
taken much pride in doing everything
possible to welcome the visiting fire~
fighters and to make their stay here
as pleasant as possible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-26
PROLIFIC PLUMS GROWN
HERE BY MR.. SMITHWICK
Single Small Branch With More Than Forty Plums
Brought in By Him Yesterday-SpecieS Known as
the "AbundanCe" is a Prolific Bearer.

cessfully here not only plums of this
variety, the Abundance" but also the
Excelsior" and other excellent va
rieties. There is no difficulty in Sc
curing successful crops of this fruit,
if adequate means are taken to keep
the trees in good condition as is done
III the better peach orchards.
The plum known as the" Abundance
is we'll named, as it is, indeed, a most
prolific bearer. The fruit is necessa-
rily smaller than some of the other
larger varieties, because of the fact
that there are so many plums on d
tree, but they are even then of most
desirable size. 1t is likely that i
rluch larger demand for plums exists
tere than is manifest at this time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-26
LAST GAME
TODAY With
ATLANTANS
new PITCHER FOR LOCALS
"OnG.Armed Wonder" in Box
For Atlanta

Today brings the last game of the
series with Atlanta, the locals having
defeated the visitors yesterday for the
second time by a score of 5 to 2.
For the locals a new hurler will be
on the mound this afternoon in the
shape of Schewning, while for At
lanta will appear the "One-Armed
Wonder" who handled the indicator
in the first game and who is reported
not to have lost a single game this
season. The game today should be a
good one.
The box score of yesterdays game
was as follows.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-26

What is considered little less than
a marvel in plum production here
was brought to the Times Recorder Of
fee yesterday by Mr.. H. w. Smithwick,
who is one of the best known horti-
culturalists in this section.
The small branch from the plum
tree which was secured from Mr..
Smithwick's orchard near here, con-
tained more than forty plums of the
Abundance" variety when it was de-
livered in town. A number of plums
had dropped from the branch before Il
reached the office, so it is likely that
there were as many as half a hun
dred plums on the branch when it was
first cut from the parent tree.
Mr. Smithwick has grown most sue
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-26
SOCIAL DAY IN FIREMEN'S
CONVENTION HERE TODAY
A Most Enjoyable Social Day Has Baan Planned Tor
Them, With Barbecue at Country Club and Ball
Game in the Afternoon Meetings Largely Afforded

No more enjoyable day could have
been planned for the visiting firemen
than has been arranged for them hesc
today Social features constitute a
large part of the program for today,
as ride to Andersonville has been
arranged Immediately after the m1-
tor truck demonstration, which will
take place at $3.50 instead Of to
o'clock, as originally scheduled.
After the return from the ride r.
firemen will go to the Country club
for the barbecue, leaving the business
session for the day to come at 2:30
o'clock The visitors will see the
game of baseball with Atlanta this af-
ternoon, another enjoyable feature OF
he day. The closing session of the
convention comes tomorrow.
At yesterdays session Mr.. Lee Allen
welcomed the visitors in the absence
of Mayor J. f. Mathis, who was in
Cuthbert. An appropriate response
was made by Secretary Eugene A.
Burch, of Hawkinsville, secretary os
the association. After the welcome
address and response the convention
held its first business session, when
was largely attended, the roll call
showing an attendance which was in
every way most creditable one.
Among the many visitors here are
representatives from the Dothan, Ala,
fire department, which gives the con-
vention representation from another
state than Georgia. Much interest will
be taken in the motor truck demon
stration, which will be held this morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock on Lamar stree.
An expert demonstrator is here to
show the visitors how the local truck
works.
Wednesday, June 26, 10 a. m.-Autc-
mobile Fire Truck Demonstration.
1870 a. m.-Business session.
1900 Noon-Barbecue at Sumter
County Country club.
2:90 p. m.-Business session.
400 p. m-Ball Game, Americus vs.
Atlanta.
Thursday, June 27, a. m.-Closing
session.
The following officers have been
named for the association for 1911-12:
President Chief Thos. Ballantyne,
Savannah.
Vice President, Chief w. B. Cum
mings, Atlanta.
statistician, Chief W. P. Macarthur.
Americus.
Treasurer Chief Frank G. Reynolds,
Augusta.
Secretary, Chief Eugene A. Burch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-26
1850 VACCINATED BY
FORCE; SOME RESIST

Philadelphia, June 25.-More than
1900 persons in the northern section
of the city were subjected to compul-
sorry vaccination to-day because Of
the prevalence of smallpox in Mana
yunk and surrounding districts. The
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-26
KINDERGARTEN MEETING
FOR THIS AFTERNOON
At 4:sO O'Clock at The Carnegie Ii
brary.

Announcement was made yesterday
of meeting of the local kindergarten
association to be held this afternoon
Of A. 20 o'clock at the Carnegie Libra
rv All members and friends OF The
association are urged to attend tn
meeting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-26

Municipal Hospital now harbors an
even dozen cases. The Health De-
partment inspectors, together with
the police, threw Gordon around the
infected district before daylight to.
day and no one was permitted tt
leave until their arms had been ex.
posed for scarification.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-26
PARKER WINS THE GUARDIANSHIP
Kern Would Not Run So Bryan Opposed Parker and Was
Defeated By Decisive Vote Of 579 to 500 Bryan
Made an ImpaSSiOnGd Plea For "The Cause He
Had Represented For Sixteen Years."

/ the judicious senator would not take
Bryan fought like a dying gladiator
but all the same he showed splendid
courage, and the crowd liking a game
man, cheered him to the echo.
The vote stood, Parker $40, Bryan.
sos. Parker's majority of seventy
three was thirteen less than the niao-
ty votes of New York cast by Mug-
ply. Outside of New York state the
majority was for Bryan.
The feeling is strong that the party
must put out progressive platform,
or witness a detection in its ranks to
the new progressive party.
Bryan's use of a quotation under the
portrait of Andrew Jackson in the
convention hall, "He never sold the
truth to serve the hour" has been
caught up by his following, and they
insist that the fight must be a Gle n
cut one, right along down the line
Rryan's charge on the floor of the
convention that the same people are
seeking to control the democratic con-
vention and nomination who controll-
ed the Taft nomination at Chicago has
made an issue that is likely to De
heard from in every gathering of the
convention and in every one of the
caucuses of the states.
1t is denied by the Clark people that
the vote this afternoon represents his
full strength, allied with the Tam
many control of New York's ninety
votes. The Clark people assert that
a number of Clark delegates voted for
Bryan. On the other hand the Bryan
and Wilson combination insist that the
maximum Clark strength was register
ed in the vote on the temporary chair
.manship, and that Clark cannot posi-
bly, secure the two-thirds majority Of
votes necessary to win the noIn,S a.
ton.
The lines are being tightly drawn,
and a stiff and prolonged fight seems
to be ahead.
Judge Parker's address to the con-
yention was in the main an arraign-
ment of Roosevelt; a condemnation o.
the tariff as the cause of the people
suffering from the high cost OF Ii =
ing; denunciation of the Taft ad-
uinistratiOn for faithlessness to It's
promises of relief to the nation, and
an appeal for party union.
Said he in conclusion:
"All democrats are progressive, but
it is inevitably human that we should
not all agree that in single highwaJ
is found the only road to progress, or
each make the same man of all our
worthy candidates his first choice.
at is possible, however, and II Is
our duty to put aside all seltishness
to consent cheerfully that the MAORI
tv shall speak for each of us and To
march out of the convention shoulder
to shoulder, heralding the praises o.
our chosen leader and that Will Vt
his due, whoever he shall be and aolt
mon are now claiming our attention
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-26

Summary-Two base hits, Hooks
(2), Baker, Dunn, Askew, Dukes
sruck out, by Woods 8, by Golden Z;
base on balls, off Woods 2, off Golden
8; hit by pitcher Schwartz; wild pitch
Golden; passed ball, Kimball
Time of game, 1 hr., 40 min. Um-
pire, Salter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-26

enport, Mrs. Lawson Stapleton, Miss
Kate Page, Miss Ruth Hodges, Mr.
Walter Stapleton, Mr.. Lawson Staple
ton, If, Asa Pittman, Miss Mildred
Hollis, Mr.. Walter Page, Mr. Sion
Hawkins, of Atlanta, Mr.. J. D. Hooks
Mr.. John Mathis, Mr.. Walter Brown
and Mr.. Clyde Mckinney, of Smith
Vile.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-26
HOW HARMON'LL SPEND WEEK.

Columbus, Ohio, June 25.-No privae
telegraph or telephone wire will bring
to Gov. Judson Harmon, of Ohio, the
proceedings of the democratic ma
tional convention in Baltimore. The
governor will be kept informed as to
what's going on, but he will not have
an ear glued to telephone to learn
OF each move.