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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDY
Given at State Agricultural
College
(Copyright.)

In order that the Importance of the
farmers of Sumter county taking ad-
vantage of the opportunities offered by
the State Agricultural college in its
een-day special course of instruction
be given due stress and emphasis, Mr.
lG. V. Cunningham, district agent of
the boys corn clubs and school exten-
sion work in this section of the state
has written letter to the farmers of
the county, calling their attention to
the advantages of the course and the
comparatively small expense attached
to it.
The letter in full is as follows:
81 am deeply interested in better
farming and want to do everything
possible to assist you in bringing
about the desired end. Hence, l am
addressing this letter to you through
your county paper want to be OF
service to you, not only through the
boys corn clubs, but in any other way
possible.
Il am writing to suggest that you
take advantage of the Farmers ten
day short course offered by the State
College of Agriculture. Athens, Ga,
beginning January 2, 1913, and con-
tinuing until January 14th.
81 know farmer in Sumter county
who took this ten-day course in 1910.
Before that time was thought of as
only a common farmer. AS a result
of that ten-day course he has revolu-
tionized the farming in his community
and other farmers took the course in
1911 and 1912.
Your railroad fare there and back
and your expenses while in Athens
should not exceed $500, and l know
the benefit you will receive from the
course will be repaid to you a hun
dred fold. You see you can go at a
time when you are least busy.
athens is a beautiful city, place
where you will be glad to visit You
are entitled to a vacation after a hard
years work and there is no better
way nor place to take it.
Il shall be there and shall be glad
to be of any service to you in making
the trip for you the most pleasant pos
sible. If you contemplate going,
please notify me, and | will be glad
to have literature sent to you.
81 hope many of you farmers will
go; | know it will pay you"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
SAYS THAT BRYAN
and 7. R. Did IT
They Drove Principles Out Of
Politics

Chicago, Dec. 17.-"Principles in
politics in the United States has given
way, in a great measure, to personal
tiles during the last 20 years owing to
the presence of William Jennings
Bryan and Thodore Roosevelt in the
political arena" Nicholas Murray
Butler, president of Columbia Unived-
sity, told members of the Chicago Com
mercial Club in discussing the subject,
What Is Progress in Politics?"
THE effect Of this limitation on our
political life has not been happy" he
declared. Passionate feeling has been
aroused at a time when cool reason
was most necessary and blind person.
al advocacy or blind personal antag-
onism has taken the place of states
manlike examination of principles and
of policies"
The speaker took strong stand
against stretching the constitution,
declaring that the right of amendment
had been given the people for the
purpose OF changing the instrument
when they deemed it necessary. He
also expressed his disapproval of the
recall Of judges and judicial decisions
Touching on the relation OF the indi
vidual TO the St$asshe urged the 'us'
of individual and power o
,iniative to As1lI1S d maintain tn
institutions Of sCVLSle .muniA
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
BLAKEY IS
TO BE SENT
TO PRISON
GOES TO THE STATE FARM
Wife LGaVGS for MiIIGdgG-
vile Today

w. b. Blakey viii be carried today to
the state prison farm at Milledgeville
where he will enter upon service OF
the sentence recently imposed in his
trial for having killed the Greek show
man, Spiridon Syoropos, here nearly
four weeks ago, and for which Of
Tense he was convicted of voluntary
manslaughter last week in Sumter SUI
perior court and sentenced to ten years
in the penitentiary. This step is TAX
en- with the full consent and approval
of Blakey's attorneys, and should he
not secure a new trial in his case, as
his counsel hope for, he will have serv-
ed so much of his sentence on the
prison farm instead of remaining here
in jail.
Blakey's counsel have petitioned
Judge Littlejohn to revoke the super
sedeas order and still allow the mo-
ton for new trial to stand This, is
is understood, will be done Sheriff
Fuller, it was said yesterday, would
take Blakey to Milledgeville today
probably going by the early Central
train this morning and deliver him
there to the state prison authorities
The work to be assigned him will
quite likely, not be hard, and it will
be preferable to remaining in the Jail
here.
This step in the Blakey case will
doubtless create some surprise in view
of the fact that effort was made for
several days by friends to secure his
release on $4,000 bail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
COUNTRY PRODUCE is
PLENTIFUL HERE NOW
Christmas Good Things in
Stock

Than Sumter, no county in the state
has thriftier class of live-at-home
citizenship among it's farmers, who not
only produce successfully the larger
crops, such as cotton, corn, oats and
hay, but who pay especial attention to
smaller crops and country produce,
for where there is always demand,
and at good prices. Hardly day is
there that one cannot buy fresh meats,
butter, chickens and eggs from farm
wagons upon the streets of Americus.
Not only does this afford such articles
fresh from the farm, but the prices
are we'll under those of the western
packing houses.
1t has been noticeable during the
Thanksgiving and holiday season that
many wagon loads of fine turkeys, rails
ed upon tn efarm, have been brought
to Americus and sold at good prices.
Nor is this an exceptional fall season;
the same conditions prevail all the
time.
Numerous wagons containing coops
of fine fat gobblers were driven in yes
terday. One wagon in particular con-
tained forty-four big fat turkey COB
blers, which netted the owner as
much cash as would two bales cotton
ordinarily, and the birds were raised
at comparatively small cost. Sumter's
farmers are the live-at-home kind, and
are as prosperous in proportion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
WILSON AGAIN
TAKES p WORK
As governor
He STANDS FOR The PEOPLE
As Against Boss Rule and
BOSSiSm

Trenton, N. j., Dec. Woodrow
wilson came back to the state house
today in fighting spirit and issued a
warning to the voters of the state
against politicians who have opposed
his progressive policies and who, he
said, would again seek to control the
state government as soon as he
stepped from the governorship. He
urged that their plans be blocked at
once.
u have been surprised" said the
president-elect's statement "by the
numerous inquiries as to whether
would continue to take interest in the
political affairs of the state, after as
Stunning my duties as president, and
yet l realize the significance of these
inquiries. Last summer l warned the
voters of the state explicitly that the
men who formerly controlled and dis
credited our policies were awaiting
their opportunity to recover their
control, and were expecting to find it.
What l then said has been abun-
dainty verified by what has happened
in the interval.
Il am keenly aware that these men
have so little respect for the voters
of New Jersey that they think all
they have to do is to wait to come
back into power. They will be sorely
disappointed. They can not again
impose upon the voters of New Jersey.
If they should in some evil moment
recover the party machinery they will
only ruin the party and put it perma-
nently out of power.
Every step they take, therefore, to
re-establish their power should at
once be exposed and stopped"
Ty Cobb, the ball player, was one
of a delegation of Georgians who
came to invite the governor to spend
his waters in Augusta. The governor
said he was not certain as to plans
of this kind and could give no definite
answer at this time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
BENEFIT FOR The
D. A. R. On FRIDAY
Special List Of Pictures at
the AICaZdF

Manager Wall announces a special
list of pictures for the d., A. r. bene-
fit that is to be conducted at The AL
cazar on Friday. This bill will in
clude every kind of picture that local
motion picture lovers like. The prom
ise of Manager Wall is given that
these pictures will be of unusual merit
and pleasing qualities.
A large percentage of the proceeds
from the benefit will be given to the
local chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, who hope to in
crease their general fund materially i;
this way. The benefit bids fair to b.
one Of the biggest successes that Man
ager Wall has ever pulled of here TO
any purpose.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
MOTuCD INuO
WUIIILn WIIU
LEAVES CHILD
AMERICUS LADY
ACCORDING TO Her STORY
Called For Child Left With
Macon Negro

Was it an Americus woman who on
Monday afternoon left her pretty ba-
by in charge of negro nurse upon
Third street in Macon, and who, it IS
alleged by the nurse, did not return
for it. The sensational story was Civ,
en- in the state papers yesterday. The
woman has since reclaimed the child
from the kind lady who cared for ir
overnight, and declared that she re-
sided in Americas.
The name given Mrs. Sidel" does
not appear in the Americas directors.
The following story of the recovery Of
the child yesterday is interesting.
Macon Ga Dec. IA 2-year-old
girl yesterday afternoon left in care oe
negro nurse for Mrs. William Cleye>
land, of 246 Washington avenue, was
this morning delivered to its mother.
A neatly dressed young woman, APP
parently about 20 years old, called at
the Cleveland home about $3.50 o'clock
and represented herself as Mrs ST.
dell, of Americus," and asked that tha
child be returned to her.
Mrs. Cleveland entertained her in
, the living room while the nurse
dressed the child and made several
attempts to enter into a discussion
about how the child was lost, but tha
mother refused to make any explana-
tion. Mrs. Cleveland asked why she
delivered the child to the nurse, but
no explanation was given.
When the nurse entered the room
with the baby, its face fairly beamed
with smiles at the sight of it's mother.
She remained entirely Indifferent
about it, however, and never even
kissed the child after 1t had been
placed in her arms Without vast
ing time, Mrs. Sidel offered thanks
to Mrs. Cleveland for the care of the
infant overnight and hastily departed
toward town
The negro nurse identified the
woman that called for the child this
morning as the same party who let
it in her care yesterday afternoon.
Mrs Cleveland states that the mothers
acted very indifferently this msrning
when the child was restored to her,
and failed to show the expected Joy
of a mother meeting her babe after
having been separated from it over
night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
WOMAN STILL A FLIRT AT 20;
JILTED SUITOR WANTS DAMAGES
Breach of Promise Action for $780,
900 Against Mrs. Chapman.

Chicago, Dec 17.-Suit for breach
of promise against Mrs Jeannette
Deere Chapman, aged sister of the late
Charles H. Deere, millionaire plow
manufactures, was dismissed before
one of the superior courts here as a re-
suit of a compromise agreement. DR..
Kirk Stanley, New York physician,
was complainant in the suit against
Mrs. Chapman and asked damages in
the sum of $15O,OOO. The basis upon
which compromise was reached was
not given out by the attorneys.
Mrs. Chapman is more than 70years
of age, it is said, and is prominent so
cially and wealthy In her own right
Dr. Stanley charged her with being 3
stairr {"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
WOMAN KILLED
WHEN TRAIN HIT
TROLLEY CAR
COLLIDED ON GRADE CROSSING
Great Fatality Occurs In Ash
tabuIa, Ohio

! Ashtabula, o., Dec. 1.-THE bodies
of six women have been taken from
the wreckage of the street car which
was struck at the Center street cross
eng here last night by northbound
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
coal train. Under the wreckage of 20
loaded coal cars are thought to be tha
bodies of three more women and ona
man. None of the five injured was in
a serious condition early today and all
will recover.
All OF those killed and injured were
residents here
Buckling of the train just back OF
the engine caused the coal cars to pile
up to a height OF 40 feet. Witnesses
say the gates were not lowered, all
though Conductor Mullen of the car
was on the track, frantically signal
ling Motorman McCutcheon to stop.
Engineer d. E. O'Connor and Fireman
Herschburger, of the Erie, jumped
from the engine after setting the
brakes, and neither was injured The
impetus of the heavy loaded cars
pushed the engine through a resi-
dence and warehouse, and store near
the crossing was demolished.
Railroad officials say that it will
take many hours to remove the pile OF
over 10000 tons of coal which is be.
lieved to cover the bodies of four mora
victims
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
ENTHUSIASTIC WAS
ODD FELLOWS Meeting
Which Was Held in COIuR-
bus Yesterday

The convention of the Odd Fellows
of this district in Columbus yester-
day was attended by a good number OF
represc natives, and there was much
enthusiasm in the meeting of the va
rious members OF the organization.
Representatives were present from
Americus and from practically every
lodge in the division. The delibera-
tions of the Odd Fellows we're presid-
ed over by Division Deputy Grand Mas
ter F. G. Oliver, who has long filled
this position among the Odd Fellows OF
this district.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
BOY BOUND OVER FOR
POINTING A TOY PISTOL
Young Columbus Boy Pointed Toy Al
Another and is Arrested.

Columbus, Dec. 17.-Because he aim
ed a so-called toy pistol at another,
Son Green, colored, was bounded over
today, charged with pointing a pistol
lat another Many of the toy pistols
sold in Columbus this season can hold
small cartridges as well as caps( and
1.-TWO people have already been sHot
with them. The pistol Green carried
contained S2-calibre cartridge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
WILL CONVENE TONIGHT
At the Sumter County COun-
try Club

The regular annual meeting of the
Sumter County Medical association
will held this evening at the Country
club at 1880 o'clock. A full attendance
upon the meeting is urged by the
president of the association, DR.. Louie
+. Grubbs.
The annual meeting of the organi-
cation is of unusual interest in that
the officers for the ensuing year will
be elected at the meeting to be held
tonight. On account of the fact that
the membership of the organization for
the approaching year must be definitely
determined as closely as possible, the
meeting this evening is one of unusual
significance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
FOUNDER OF X. OF P.
DEAD AT WASHINGTON

Washington, D. c., Dec. 17.-David
L. Burnett, one of the five men who
founded the knights of Pythias, died
suddenly here of heart failure, aged
rs years. Mr.. Burnett was born in
Ohio and had been connected with the
United States treasury since 1866. The
remains were inferred here today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
MISS LOUISE CHAPMAN'S
CHRISTMAS RECITAL
VIII Be Given Tonight at the Chap
man Residence.

Miss Louise Chapman's music school
will have its Christmas piano recital
this evening at the Chapman residence
beginning at 8 o'clock. Friends Of
the pupis and pubic are invited to at
tend this interesting occasion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
New Hotel GOING Un AZ York.

York, Ala, Dec. ia new thirty
room hotel is going up here, and this
entire section is on boom" Many
! other Improvements are contemplated.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-27
coUNTY CANDIDATES.

There are indications that the dem
ocrats are planning a harder fight for
the county Offices in Cass this fall
than In any campaign in c years
They had arranged a complete tour of
the county this week. but the weather
man interfered. The trip has been
merely postponed.
HThe normal republican majority in
Cass county is, large-but there have
been times in the past when the dem
ocrats slipped one over and elected a
candidate. This is not a year for the
republicans TO take too much for
granted. The democrats are making
an active campaign with the hope Of
landing one OF two men. They as
sert they have selected the cleanest
and strongest ticket for years-and
will be able, to make the republicans
90 some,
With the energy and enthusiasm
displayed by the democrats it is up to
the republican candidates for county
Offices to do something. The Forum
doesn't feel there is any grave cause
for apprehension-but it Is just as
we'll that the candidates should let the
voters know they would appreciate
their support.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-27
Daddy sBedtirne
~ The Lamb
NOW And It's Pussy
Cat Friend
The Lamb and Eha
Cat Play Together.

q AID daddy, "Thts IS going to bs the story Of a1Hhe lamb, quite as ooo
day"
4 @E "Ah, yesr" munmured Jack and Evelyn. I'VE know about Marys
little lamb. It's fleece wal white as snow" @.t
was You see 1t lived In a big public park where there were a great many
THE lamb 1 am gotng to tell you about wa early left a little orphan
other lambs nd sheep and brought it up himself
"He ha a pet kitten, and soon the pet lamb and the pet kitten became
great fien playing together and cudding close to one another for warmth
when they took a nap II we very cute tt see them. Ha
by and by Kitty became old enough to go of BY. herself while Larnbie
could not get out OF the little yard In which he was kept 4
"He would watch andousy until his little friend came back and Al soon
al he ssw her would jump about and baa-a with delight II pussy was not too
tired they would have a game of tag before she stretched out to rest after
her wanderngs DR. he would go over to the plate where her food had been
placed and join her at the meal Lambie would eat liver and fish and seemed
to enjoy it. One day when catip was given to Kitty he licked 1T up with
great seeming relish. ." ("
Everything that the cat did the lamb tried to do. It took gone time for
o lear that he was wasting time in trying to cimb a tree
when pussy took to the business of mouse and rat catching the lamb
Joined her in watching the mouse holes and, though never able to capture any
thing seemed quite pleased when his little friend did So @s%# m .#
Having seen the cat trying to catch birds. the lamb amused all who saw
him trying to capture a sparrow. The lamb would crouch close to the ground
and creep closer and closer to the bird, which always darted away just as he
raj ready to pounce down upon it %t4&. "s@&@
1.-THE keeper who has brought up the two animals together and who
tells the story Of the remarkable lamb insists that it arches its back when In
Cry, just like its pussy cat friend.
what will happen to the lamb when it is too ole Ito be a pet and has Il go
back into the field with the staid and quiet sheep who live there? No doubt
the other sheep will not know what to make of it and its queer pussy cat
ways"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-27
THE CENTRAL MARKET.

The central market proposition ap-
peals to every resident Of Fargo. 1t
will directly benefit every patron of
the hotels and restaurants. 1t will be
of a great deal of direct benefit to ev-
cry family in Fargo. 1t is one thing
that appeals directly to all classes
probably being of more personal ben
eft to the poorer people who are COM
PEELED to purchase closely.
The Forum believes 1t will to some
extent reduce the present high cost of
living. 1t will not entirely solve the
problem and cannot be expected of
course, to work a revolution immedi-
ately-but the advantages of the prop
osition will soon become apparent to
all observers.
Much depends on the methods Of
management and food and meat in
the same time, too many safeguards
can't be thrown around the plan.
Everything sold in the central market
must be Of a quality that will bear the
closest inspection. Only in this way
can its standard be maintained. The
people who bring in supplies must not
be barrassed. and tied down by too
many petty ~annoyances.
The details Of the operation OF the
plan will alt be worked out after a
trip to some;of the towns where CEN
trail m~arketssare successfully conduct
ed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-27
BROADWAY PAVING.

1t will only be a short time till
Broadway in the business district
must be repaired. In a moment of
temporary alteration the property
owners permitted the street to be re-
paved with cedar blocks. They are
now in a deplorable condition. There
are broken places and dangerous holes
along the street now. 1t seems dis
graceful that the chief business artery
Of Fargo should present such a dilap-
idated appearance when nearly all the
rest of the city is substantially paved.
When the work is done on Broadway
TEXT time the material should be
something that will stand the wear
n tear of that busy street. The
matter Of making water and sewer
connections should be rigidly enforced
sc the street will never be again torn
up.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-27

lature from Cass county several years
ago, n was a member of the assemb-
ly continuously till fou years ago
when the people of the state chose him
as a representative in congress, and
they have had a splendid opportunity
to realize his worth as a representa-
tive Of the people in public life.
since he has been in congress he has
of North Dakota. He was Instrumental
in securing the passage of the three
year homestead law, which was the
greatest boom the new settlers of the
state ever had, and h vote he receiv-
ed through the newly settled part of
the state proved conclusively how much
his efforts in that direction were APP
preeiated.
Since his. return home from the state
of Main, where he was for several
weeks in the interests of the Fargo
college, he has received requests from
all over the state from towns whose
people want him to address them or
subjects of national and state import,
They want to see and hear the next
governor, and they want an opportuni-
ty to personally assure him of their
heartiest support at the, coming cleo
ton. The people of the state have
realized that they need more than any
thing else a man as their executive
who has the necessary business quail
fications to place the state back on a
substantial financial basis. They are
fully confident that no better man could
be chosen at the present time than Mr..
Hanna, and judging from the volun-
tary offers of unsolicited support il
cannot help but be gratifying to the
republicans of the state to know thai
the candidate chosen in this campaign
is a nan who has the undisputed con-
fdence of the people With such q
man heading the state ticket, republic
can victory this fall is sure to be q
sweeping one.