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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-19
Getting Started

GeneYieye is always in a hurry.
The only possible thing that, accord
ing to her friends. could prevent her
from hurrying would be state Of
general paralysis.
One of the contributory causes to
her normal state Of being In hurry
is that she does not make up her mind
until the last possible minute. That
was why it was not until her husband
had pushed back his chair from the
breakfast table that she suddenly ex-
claimed: 81 think We'll go down to
Springfield, ILL.,, to Cousin Netties
wedding today, after all. The train
leaves at II o'clock and we'll get in
with plenty of time to rest and dress,
for the wedding is not till eight
O'Clock"
"All right" said her husband.
You'd better drive down in the cleo
trio and pick me up at the office. I'll
have a boy from the office get the
car at the station and take it home"
Genevieve started from the house
with plenty of time and with three
suit cases blocking up all the interior
of the electric that she did not &C.
cupy herself. To be sure, she had a
few errands, such as stopping at the
milliner's for her latest hat, getting
a bracelet at the jewelers. and picking
out some flowers to wear that night,
but she knew that she could do these
errands in a hurry. When she arrived
at her husbands Office he was just
able to see the tip of her nose above
the luggage and the boxes beneath
which she was apparently buried.
Drive on" he ordered 'Ill take
street car. Why didn't you bring
along truck to carry all that stuff ?"
Genevieve engineered her car
through the perilous way to the rail-
road station and there waited for her
husband. AS the big clock pointed
to one minute past train time he came
rushing up, red and breathless. His
street car had been blocked. They
1du, luu6Su, ullSoSu Tie II ain.
1t was sad ride home. Genevieve's
husband had to go along to drive the
car, in consequence of Genevieve's be-
ing dissolved in tears over the fiasco.
Her grief seemed to be equally d.
vided between sorrow at missing the
wedding and woe over not being able
to show off her new evening gown.
When she grew tired of telling her
husband that it was his fault, he told
her that it was hers, until she grew
rested and could resume the theme.
BY the time Genevieve reached
home she had revived somewhat.
Rushing to the telephone, she called
up three railroad offices, sent two tele-
grams and got Springfield on the long
distance phone. Then, just as her
husband reached his office, she
phoned him. Is
There's a train on different road
going at 2:30," she informed him.
i've phoned for tickets to be ready
,, and have made all arrangements. All
you've got to do is"
81 WON'T" her husband interrupted
in the loud determined tone that men
use when they are mortally afraid
they are going to give in. Il wouldn't
go through all that agony and fuss
again for"
And I'll meet you right by the big
gate" Genevieve ended as calmly as
though he had not spoken.
But" yelled her husband.
"And if we miss the wedding we'll
be there in time for the reception"
added Genevieve, sweetly. "Goodby,
dear At 2:15, remember"
But" roared her husband as she
hung up the receiver.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-19
VAL liable MAP HAS
JUST BEEN ISSUED
By the State Department of
Agriculture

With customary progressiveness,
the state department of agriculture
under the direction of Commissioner
of Agriculture Thomas G. Hudson AMI
his assistant commissioner of agri-
culture, Capt. R. F. Wright, has re-
Gently issued what is regarded as the
most complete agricultural map Of
Georgia ever published.
The value of the new publication s
manifold, as it is not only geograph-
ical map, but shows the different
kinds of soil in various parts of the
state, geological and meteorological
deposits and other information CT
value to various professions. The
following resume of the resources and
commercial rank and influence of the
state is printed on the reverse side o.
the map:
Georgia has 100000 acres of land
1t is the largest state east of the
Mississippi river Three-fourths of
it is tillable. 1t has an altitude from
sea level to 5000 feet. The national
government divides the United States
into nine zones of climate Georgia
has eight of them. Actual tests prove
that Georgia can grow in one or
another of these zones all the staple
crops, vegetables and fruits of every
part of the United States. 1t can do
this, too, with less work, less ex-
pense, and at a greater profit
Georgia ranks in variety of profit
able crops as the fourth state in the
union. It's cotton crop last year
amounted to $150,00O,00O. This vast
sum was supplemented by the growth
of 64,808,000 bushels of corn. The
wheat yield in the congenial soil of
North and Middle Georgia is a revela-
ton to the agriculturalist.
The wealth produced by the truck
ing interests in Georgia is almost in
calculable. It's vegetables are among
the first to market There is no
month in the year that truck of soma
character cannot be grown and mar
heted proftably lEIz
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-19
CONSTITUTION TO HAVE
MUCH NEEDED NEW BUILDING;

Atlanta, Ga, January 18-At the
annual meeting of The Constitution
Publishing Company, the stockhold-
ers authorized the completion of the
work now under way, and which, when
through will give the Constitution, the
m ,st complete newspaper building in
the South-with more space devoted
to the purpose of publication than
in any other newspaper in the Sou'k.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-19
Possibly Regretted Enthusiasm.

An enthusiastic member of the anti
tobacco party was a guest at din
Acr at a house on the upper West
!de recently, where he allowed a
course to go untouched while he
spoke OF the tobacco nuisance" con-
Guiding by saying that he. hoped that
all the men present would agree, if
they could do no more, to refrain from
smoking in public places and in the
presence of women. In telling OF the
incident the host said: 1--WE all
agreed without further argument,
and our friend seemed to be elated
over his victory until he learned that
there was only one smoker in the
house and that was my daughter.
whose husband is going to learn in
order to keep her company. New
York Tribune.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-19
REFLECTED ON HIS CIGARETTE:
ATLANTA MAN WANTS DAMAGES

Atlanta, Ga, January 1S.-Because
a conductor spoke disparagingly o.
the quality of his cigarettes and for
chilly elected him from a Seaboard
Air Line passenger train, according
to allegations made, Clarence B,
Lindsay has filed suit in the Superior
court for $1,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-01-19

Genevieves husband was there on
time, and so was Genevieve, with the
three suit cases, the hat, the flowers
and triumph at really getting off after
all. Even her husband melted under
her cheerfulness.
After they had rolled along for an
hour he admitted that little rest and
change from the Office was a good
thing and that he really should enjoy
the wedding and seeing all the rela-
tives. Then Genevieve got out some
cards and they played penuchle. Then
they read a story and had dinner. The
train was due at 7:45, Genevieve said.
Strange to say, it was on time. They
rushed out of the car with all their
hand luggage and ran for a cab.
1--WE can make the house in ten
minutes and get dressed in twenty"
Genevieve said "We-my goodness,
Arthur, what's happened to the place?
Why-why-"
She grabbed passing native.
isn't this Springfield" she shrieked.
"Yessum," he said, in surprise.
Springfield it is. Springfield, Ind"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09

by i~ncongruous and contradictory
sequels. But ii is this fact that the
fuifillnent of this reported policy
would be for China the difference be-
tween anarchy or %suhjugation on one
hand and successful independence on
the other . The joint power Of Yuan
kai and Sun Vat Sen should be
sufficient to rc-establish order. This
would afford time for framing a re-
publican government that would hold
out at least tho hope Of stability.
Hf course. the question how far the
masses Of China are capable of COM
pretending the principles of self-gov-
crnlnont is Il difficult one. The Cau-
rasians are 50 me- in character
from the M~onongolians that neither
Is capable Of understanding the other.
Certainly in the late conflict the Chi
ncse rebels showed more Of an ap-
loXinnation TO civilization than the
Manchus-which is % claiming Very
mlieh. Eut it seems probable thal
Chinese leaders will recognize in
Their constitutional ~cnactnlcnts the
necessity of limiting the suffrage 10
'he educated Chinese and Of extend
ing education and enlightenment to
enable future generations to take a
larger share in the government.
China has a long road to go before
reaching republican government as
We understand it, but the progress so
far is far beyond what was decmcd
possible a wear ago.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09

Such a person may indulge in a mod
crate amount. OF red meat II he will
only take care to avoid the portions
rich in nucleins.
"For the young, on the other hand.
such foods are excellent, al they pro-
vide the very important phosphorus,
and are much superior to tho vege-
tables supplying albumin. such as
spinach and peas. Alcoholic drinks
undoubtedly are prejudicial to contin-
ued youthfulness, but q mild claret.
in moderation, is useful to the mid
dle.aged. The immoderate use Of to-
bacco is also a cause Of p%recocious
degeneration Of heart and arteries.
"For many reasons marriage is
counseled to those who would live
long. To help the skin and kidneys,
baths, especially vapor baths. are ex-
cellent. Wool is advised for under
wear in winter. q loose mesh cotton
place the fine white bread Of the
form of pastry than a real bread:
Regular and sufficiently prolonged
sleep is a precious aid to longevity.
not easy to realize, alas! in the gay
life Of a large city. wherein, too, it is
hard to secure the dark and quiet
room that is q great help to slumber.
"A good heredity is Of high import
ance to longevity, but obviously can
not be considered to enter into the
possible prescriptions of the physi-
clans. The lucky inheritor Of sound
organs Is able to dtsport himself as
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
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ADJUSTMENTS

Tho Comfy Fair.

~ >pthtN vi
For over twenty wears the CRYING
need of this section of the country has
ocen a real Northumberland county
iair. h Minnesota state fair is all
right, but is too far away. The Fargo
fair is nearer hut il isn't all right. that
IS 7" say, it is 10 Just what Grand
/ "rks wants. What Grand Forks does
want Is the real. genuine doe-see-doe,
swing your partner variety, with all
the trimmings of Ccrise colorcd lemon
ade. pondcrous pumpkins. wheel of
fortune. Angora hogs. Shetland sheep
ana Berkshire sheep, all covered with
req. white n blue ribbons-some-
thins With Il dash and "A go to it, with
the melodious voice of the fakir in
termlngled with the dulcet tones of
IN" balloon squaker, making music
that for real melody has grand opera
beaten to a whisper.
That's what Grand Forks has been
~hahkcring for with a never-waning
hank: the glorious vision that ha
our dreams by night. and over bea-
cons through waking thoughts.
And now the dreams are to he real
lied, and "a county afri of such marni-
t'ide mat others sink into insignif-
canoe, is to be here. running for two
GAYS commencing when the mayor of
Grand Forks touches the inlaid ivory
and gold button that is to be connected
with the gates.
The first performance is to take
place at the Metropolitan theater on
MondaS evening at $50 o'clock.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
EXTRAVAGANZA AND DIVORCE.
Money Problem is q Fruitful GAUGE OF
Domestic Infellcity.

philadelphia Inquirer.)
Fifty men in Pittsburgh in n day
applied for divorce on the ground
that their wives are extravagant. The
majority of these men are in fairly
comfortable circumstances, or would
be. according to their contentious. II
their wives had any idea of the value
Of money. One. a salaried man get.
ting SO a week, stated that in a year
his wife had bought forty-four hats
and tw~enty.nine gowns. eating up en-
tirely $1,000 he had saved besides u.s.
ing up all his salary. Others report
ed similarly.
The money problem has undoubt.
eddy become one Of the principal rea-
sons for dissension in families. and Is
OF the most fruitful auses Of do
mesttc infelicity. An extravagant
wife can work havoc with a mans
sides to the story. Many me are not
so frank with their helpn,eets as they
should be. The wife ofttimes knows
little Of her husbands financial con.
dition. She sees the money como in
regularly and. feminine-like, argues
that there Is always more where It
came from. In a great many instance
es. too. men have married women
who were accustomed to having more
than heir husbands a give them.
Where real affection exists reason,
Of course, can be used. Absolute
frankness on the part Of a husband
may bring to a wife to a realizing
sense of the wreck she is making Of
the happiness Of both. Where love
does not exist the conditions are Diff
ferent and 1t appears that there is
but n of two courses to follow.
Either the husband must take a firm
grip on the reins himself or they
must go their separate ways.
Candor in the first place. however,
would save the divorce courts a lot Of
work. If marriage were looked upon
not only in the light Of u partnership
for mutual return OF affection. but as
a business agreement as we'll, and a
thorough understanding were reached
before the twain were united there
would be few requests for divorce in
which the dollars and cents figure rs
the principal cause. But then this
may be too much to expect. Love is
blind and the sordid, vulgar question
of money has no place in the scheme
of destiny which the average man
and oma figure out for themselves
before marriage. After it--well.
that's Just what We have been trying
to explain.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
CHINA AND HER DESTINY.

Yesterdays news stated that the in
itiative had been taken by the depart
ment of state in securing an under
standing among the leading nations
Of the world to play n Glands off,
game in China and to act only in con-
cert and with the consent Of all. This
policy means that no nation-hungry
as Japan and Russia are-can on any
pretext acquire any territorial rights
in China n that the geographical
nation OF China shall remain intact.
China seems to be working out her
destiny with fair success considering
the conditions. and if left alone, will
probably lay n sufficient foundation to
uphold the superstructure of a repub-
lie.
While it is only a few days since
the younger and more bellicose Man
chu princes were reported as domin-
ating the court and preparing to fight
to the death, II complete change ap-
pears to have come v their spirit.
The Picking dispatches are positive
that a decree is now in the hands Of
Yuan Shi Kai announcing the sur
render of the throne and authorizing
Yuan Shi Kai and Sun Vat Sen to con
duct a provisional government until
a convention establishes a constitution
and a president is elected under it.
The surrender OF the fire-eatine
Manchus nay be due to the fact that
they found they would have to give
up their treasure to make even a
show of resistance. and found them
selves incapable of the heroism of
stalking their private wealth on so des-
perate a cause. 1t is more probable.
however that the impressive Yuan Shi
Kai. who was marked by the court
extremists for assassination, calmly
temporized until he could bring to the
capital Chinese troops who would
support him in sufficient numbers to
overawe the Manchus. On the the
DRY Of the truth of this report 1t
may be concluded that Yuan Shi Kai's
health is restored to a highly robust
Chinese news is apt to be followed
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
JAPANESE WANT PEACE.
taxation. as Result of Their Last War
Is u Heavy Strain.

N.SeW YORK sum-.
Or. David Starr Jordan, president of
Stanford university. recently came
nark after Il trip to Japan and Korea.
re had i've himself Just six weeks
TOT ms tour in Japan inc contemplate
Cd taking no more violent form of ex-
ercisc than riding about, asking oucs-
tiohs about what they thought over
therr on the subject of peace, and
Keeping his ears open.
nc guessed wrong. ON his arrival
ne found eighty invitations awaiting
him to address all sorts of gatherings
cnough Of a program To appeal to a
president Of Il United States. DR..
Jordan was not dismaycd. Before the
expiration of the forty-second day he
mad made sixty-four addresses before
all classes. from clubs Of the nobility
TO mass meetings of workingmen,
All seemed eager to hear a dis
cussion OF the war and peace situation
wanted to hear about how the
peace movement was getting along"
sald Dr. Jordan. Sometimes there
We're rs many as 5000 in a gathering
one address was made before an audi
chce composed of Buddhist priests who
never before had a foreigner talk 10
tncm. or course. in each case ! had
.ne services of a good translator, 7
would divide my subject into eight or
~ "Ia i WlSncn Nnfnr
ono head and thcn let the translator
put II INTO japanese. 7 could not tell
how literally he did it, but certain
Japanese friends told me some of tho
TRANSACTIONS were we'll done. others
however. were not so exact.
'Howevcr, while English is taush
IN an the high schools and low i'm
inc amman schools. it is laugh nv
japanese teachers, and while the M
pills read 1t we'll enough they. cannot
hear it we'll; it seems TRANCE to then,
When spoken by an Englishman or an
American. "'
The Saiongi ministry. which went
IN last summer, is pledged to greater
economies than the Katsura people
were and has u down the military
ana naval estimate, which makes
Japan h first country in the world
IN winch such expenditures have had
n rea check.
II regard to peace. 1 found the at
titude of the people very much the.
same as here or in France. except
mat Japan has lately had n hard war
ana the people realize the strain pro-
duced and left by war as no other ma
tion does. True. they achieved vic
tory, but that has not made their bur
den any less. Taxation is very heavy.
The total estimated value Of property
IS ooO 600 and taxes amount to
about 100000, 600. of which the in
terest on the war debt TO
S57,ooO.00o. There is a very high in
come tax: the government has mo-
nopolies on salt, tobacco and camphor
n ownes the railways. and besides
there is IA very high protective tariff.
This last tends to interfere with rath-
err tha benefit the Japanese nan
facturers. for the reason that it
makes difficult the making of goods
for the Chinese market, which de-.
mands chcapncss.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-09
MAINLY DWARF RAILROADS
THERE ARE $50 OF THESE LITTLE SYSTEMS IN THIS COUNTRY
LESS THAN EIGHT MILES LONG

v per cent dividend for several
years. 1t is a subsidiary road. rented
Tor an indefinite number Of years BIZ
Inc 81. Louis Merchants Bridge and
terminal railroad. The tracks are i,ss
than w miles in length.
one of the most prosperous Of the
little fellows is the Lake Champlain
n Moriah railroad, that runs from,
fort Henry to Mineville, n. Y, a dis.
lance of between seven and eight
mlies. In 1910 its net earnings were
s1l'oVo, and this year, SO it is claim
Cd. that amount will be greatly sur
passed. 1t was opened in 1869, SO hat
st Is quite an old timer. It has six
locomotives. three passenger cars and
$50 ore cars. 1t is operated almost
entirely in connection with the iron
mines of Mincville. Last wear It NOV
ed 62S.63l tons Of freight. It's sur
plus is $12S,360. Not SO bad for a
dwarf road.
Public interest in the work Of the
Iuskesee institute. Alabama, OF which
Booker T. Washington is founder and
president. to a very great extent is ex.
i p!ana.ory OF the present prosperity of
tle Iuskegee railroad. This road runs
from Chehaw, Ala. to the institute, a
distance OF about six miles. 1t has only
Two locomotives, n passenger and
mail and express car, vet in 1910
II earned net $30,773, carried 2l.s27
passengers and paid a dividend Of
fourteen per cent.
But the little road has had its trou.
pies. 1t was incorporated in 1860:
was reorEanized in 1871, after it's pub.
lie sale for debt: chartered in 1902.
ano opened for traffic about a year
!ater. Between its incorporation and
tts hrst operation its history IL that
OF tedious and intricate litigation.
The picturesquely titled Yerka. rail
road OF California links the town Of
mat name with Montague, the distance
oetween the two points being less than
eight miles. Its rolling stock Consists
OF TWO engines. two freight ana two
passenger cars. The road makes a
pront: Its net earnines were 1925
The OTIS p raiIr essS .x.
Catskill mountains in New York. and
- useo 10 carry summer visitors to
Otis summit, which 10 all that its name
tmp!ies. When vacation time 10 on
tnis stx.mi!e road ana tts %transporta.
ton facilities are pretty veil strained
1t CONTESTS with the Catskill mountain
ana the Cairo railroads. It has one
staaonary engine. two passenger and
."o DaSeae cars. Lest year the net
oe1. ''' 'oao were s7''
Fishermen and sportsmen know Of
n Adirondack and st. Lawrence rail.
foaa. running from Hermon to De-
kalb Junction. N. r. . distance Of
tnsse and 2 half miles. It is con-
c cr1l,ea ny the st. lawrence Pyrite,
In spite Of the fact that its
Ilsue f!9nt OF way 10 pretty we'll nat.
ronised at certain times Of the year' II
doesn,t seem to be very %Iourishinr
according to its published baianc
sheets. Yet in 1910 It carried is.1iS
paeaeneers. keeping busy it, two loco.
motives Two passenger ana expres.