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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17

It was Billy Peters who first said
that the twin sisters were scrump-
tious. AS Billy was a twice-a-week
caller at the home of the Misses Ell.
len and Mary Roy, it is to be pre-
sumed that it meant something fiat
tering.
The twins looked alike and dressed
Elike and sang alike and became SEN
timental each in the same way. Billy
didn't know which one he wanted.
Half the time he didn't know which
was Ellen, and the rest of the time
he didn't know which was Mary.
Where he escorted one, he escorted
the other. 1t was expensive. Billy
began to run into debt.
"This won't do" he decided 'Tll
get a photograph Of each. Then III
go off by myself and decide which
one gets the prize.
The Misses Roy gave their photo
graphs willingly. Billy took them
home. He sat down with lead pen.
Gil t. mark them for Identification.
"This one is-Hm! Why didn't 1
let them autograph them? Which one
is this one? Blessed If know.
Well. well mark this No. ! and this
No. o.
Next day Billy started on his va
cation. He went to a quiet farm
house. The board was cheap, and the
quiet gave him plenty of time to de-
eide his fate. He scanned the pic
lures in the woodland, in the meadow,
in the fields, and in the orchard. FL
nally his troubled soul was stilled. No,
is smile was just bit smilier than
No. rs.
That's the one I'll marry" said
Billy Peters.
So he came home. He had decided
that he'd forthwith propose to No.
1. Then his soul sickened. Which
was No. /?
However, Billy was equal to little
thing like that. He carried the pho
to of No. / with him to the Roy home.
The twins entertained him in the par
lor Billy took the photo from his
pocket.
Whose little face is this?" he ask
ed Mary Roy studied the likeness.
why, that's Ellen"
Ellen studied it. ut is not. It's
you, Mary"
Billy Peters went home with a
headache.
1t took Billy two days to strsighten
out this tangle. This time he had a
real idea. He put two slips of paper
into a hat One was marked Ellen and
the other was marked Mary. He
closed his eyes and drew out Ellen.
That night Billy called again. One
of the twins was in the parlor.
Ellen" he began, TREMENDOUSLY.
I'm Mary" she smiled.
Billy swallowed hard. Well, what
difference did it make?
Mary" he asked, will you be my
wife?"
She shook her head. "I'm sorry,
Billy. | like you. But won't marry
until Ellen marries."
The other twin entered the parlor.
Billy manipulated his fountain pen and
then shook hands with Ellen. He
seemed quite sorry that he had linked
her hand But he had her marked.
That was the main thing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17
WOOD ASHES AS A FERTILIZER
W. A. worsham, Professor chemistr,

w. A. Worsham, Professor Chemistry.
Inquiry-What is the value in fer
tilizer terms, of a ton of wood ashes?
Ashes from hard woods are more
valuable than those from pine or soft
woods. On the hardwood basis the
potash in wood ashes runs from to
6 per cent. and amount of potash in
a ton would be worth from SO to 81.
A small amount of phospho1ic acid is
to be found and the amount in a ton
of wood ashes will be about 81. The
largest fertilizer element is the lime,
running from 40 to so percent. or 600
or more pounds to the ton of ashes.
The lime is to be estimated terms of
burnt lime and what it costs a neigh
borhood in freight as well as original
cost when laid down in the communi
ty where the wood ashes are to be es-
timated. The value of the lime might
be IS or Sc to a ton of wood ashes.
Wood ashes would, therefore, be
worth about So or $40 a ton as ferti
lizer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17

What makes you so sure that man
is going to propose to Gladys? asked
Gladys mother.
81 have told him the same story
five times, replied Gladys father, and
he laughs at it every time. Wash
ington Star.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17

cred with wide watered silk. The up
per part is made of the watered silk or
of ribbon stitched to the round of GOV
cred pasteboard. A casing with ribbon
run through it finishes the neck of the
bag, and the two ends of the ribbon
are passed through the coat so that it
may be drawn down over the bag and
tied In place when baby wishes it for
a plaything. Being collapsible. the bag
may be slipped into satchel and will
take up less room than an ordinary
doll.
A Hoop Rattle.
A homemade rattle may be fashion
ed of ribbon, an embroidery hoop and
several tiny tinkling bells. Ribbon is
wound around the hoop, crossed from
tiny bows. the center of each bow hav-
ing one of the bells tackled to it. When
baby shakes the hoop joyous music is
heard and baby is happy
A sachet cushion of ribbon is nov
city If woven in the birth month colors
of the recipient of the gift. This color
is combined with white. narrow widths
of satin ribbon being used and inter
laced as the children make their kin
dergarten mats. When squares for the
top and bottom have been woven these
must be stitched together and a silk
cord used to outline the edge of the
pillow. The pillow NAV be filed with
cotton sprinkled with sachet powder.
Crochet Bottle Cover.
A pretty and useful gift for the baby
is a crocheted cover for the nursing
bottle
The glass surface of the bottle is
very apt to slip away from an infant
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17

Inquiry-Does redness of soil indi-
cate the presence of any element suit
ed to plant food?
The reddish color of soil indicates
the presence of iron and since most
soils save sufficient iron for plant re-
quirements the red color may not be
said to denote anything of particular
value for plant food, but red soils usu.
ally have more potash than other
soils because of their origin. 1t is
not because of the robustness but
for other reasons that indirectly the
color signifies plant food value.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17
MISSOURI HEN BRINGS $500
Has Laid PSI FulI-Welght Eggs SO Far
This Year.

Springfield, Mo, Dec. 16.-Lady
show-You, hen that won the national
egg-laying contest at the State Poul-
try Station, Mountain Grove, Mo, this
year. was sold here for $500 by J. A,
Bickerdite, of Millersville, III.
The hen has record of laying 2Si
hll-weight eggs this year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17

that is too young to hold the bottle in
place. but if it is covered there will
be no difficulty in making it rest COM
fortably by baby's pillow while be or
she is taking food.
Select fine, soft zephyr-white is
best-and. using a simple stitch, GRO
chet case that is long and wide
enough TO fit over the bottle Draw
up about it's neck with narrow rib
bon run through the top Such a Gov
or can he made of silk or cotton yarn
If you wish
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17

The Shark-It seems to me you are
rather stuck on yourself these days.
The Octoput-Well have right to
be. If it wasn't for me what would the
Trust Busters do for a smile?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17

Attend the meetings of the Georgia
Live Stock Association, the Georgia
Society and the Georgia
Breeders Association at the State Col.
lege of Agriculture, January 1915, and
get a broader vision and learn bet.
fer Wav. Re progressive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17
The GeGrNIa
-Fdrmef-
EDITED BY THE STAFF
STATE COLLEGE SsAGRTcUL TURE
ATHENS GEORGIA
GEORGIA BEEF POSSIBILITIES
RY President Andrew N. soule.

the wonder of all observer that such
fine beef cattle could thus be devel
oped.
By obtaining a sire of the best
beef breeds, any Georgia farmer can
succeed in growing cattle, especially
if he will make rational use of feed
at his hand. The long grazing seas
on, the cheap cottonseed meal, the in
expensive ensilage for the compare
lively short feeding season, all make
for the South conditions not to be
surpassed in beef raising. The foun-
dation must however, first be laid by
the introduction of the pure bred bull.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17

By introducing pure bred sire, ordi-
mary cattle can be developed into a
fine Def type.
The State College of Agriculture at
Athens has demonstrated the practa-
bility of string piny woods COWS with
pure bred Herefords to secure a good
beef type. At the fairs held in Geor-
gia, President Andrew M. Soule Of
the State College of Agriculture pre-
scented a practical demonstration of
the fact that blood will tell" The
ordinary COW and her progeny for
two Generations when crossed with
Hereford blood, was shown and it was
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17

The Chinese laundryman doesn't eX-
actly suggest a man Of iron, does he?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17

Fortunate is the sluggard who has
an aunt to go to-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17

Even the small boy may be high
flyer in kite-time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17

Sleeping cars between Americas and
Atlanta on trains leaving Americas
1926 p. m, arriving Americas $50
a. M. Connects at Macon with -eep-
ing cars to and from Savannah.
Pullman sleeping cars between Chi
cago, St. Louis and Jacksonville ON
Seminole Limited leaving Americus
for Jacksonville 1890 a m. Leaves
Americas for St. Louis and Chicago,
via Columbus and birmingham, at 1855
a. m.
For further information apply to 3
B. Ellis. Ticket Agent, Americas, or
John W. Blount, District Passenger
Agent, Macon, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17
P. B. WILLIFORD
$40 Cotton Avenue
C.of('a.Ry
Current Schedules Corrected to Date
Trains Arrive.


from Savannah, Augusta,
Atlanta and Macon 49," 1880 p m
From Columbus and in
termediate points ...... 1890 q M
from LocElart, Dothan,
Albany, Troy and Mont
gomery ................~1U :o0 p "a
From Lockhart, Dothan
Albany, Troy and Mont
gomery ................N z'Oo p ID
from Atlanta and Macon :" S15 p m
from Augusta, Savannah,
Atlanta and Macon 49, $3.50 N
From Columbus and in
termediate points ......! 7:10 p ID
From Columbus and n
termediate points ......*1O:OO M
From Albany and jack
sonVllle .........'.''.' 900 rs
From Albany .........." Gao 10
Trains Depart.
For Macon, Augusta and
Savannah .............. 0:4V ID
For Albany, Dothan,
Lockhart, Troy and
Montgomery ...........' $3.50 m'
For Albany, Dothan,
Lockhart, Troy and
Montgomery .........,.F 2:15 p ~
For Macon and Atlanta - 2:05 p 10
For Macon, Atlanta, Saw
annah and Augusta. .SlO:S5 p IN
For Columbus .........* 3:45 p m
For Columbus .........! 500 a No
For Columbus, Birming-
ham and Chicago ......F 1855 N
For Albany ..............* 1880 p 10
For Albany ard Jackson
Vile ........., .......s"l IL ou q
*Daily. Except Sunday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17

Bjones isn't very sensitive,
is he?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17

NE may have journeyed up
the Hudson; steamed down
the whirlpool st. Lawrence;
skilled on the willow-lined
Merrimac; excursioned along
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-17

'Daily. Except Sunday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-03
OROZ(O is IN NO HURRY
TO LEAVE JUAREZ

Juarez, Mex, Aug. 2.-tieneral
Pascual Orozco said tonight that he
was in no hurry to evacuatc this city
in face of the two advancing federal
armies, as he put it, would remain
up to the last moment, 50 that JuareZ
would not be unprotected. He says he
is in communication with General
lnez Salazar, who Is al Casas Grando s
with more than 1000 rebels. ana that
all Is quiet in that district.
Salazar began today to destroy the
Mexico Northwestern railway betw zen
Casas GrandeS and n point near Ma
dera, where the federal army under
General Rabago is mobilizing. This is
done to delay a federal train move
ment north. When the federals under
General Sanjines moving from the
west. come dangerously close, SalazIr
and his forces will retreat back to
Juarez. join oro2co and proceed due
south on the Mexican Central railway.
leaving the federals in possession of
here.
II Is then probable that the rebels
will move overland to the Guererra
district, west of the city of Chihuahua
and east Of MADEIRA. That district was
the birthplace of the Madero revolu-
stand against Diaz troops. Its fopo-
graphy makes il natural fortified
iion and ideal for guerilla warfare.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-03
DEMOCRATS SPLIT
IN CONVENTION
At DENVER
County Untefrified Have
Stormy Session and It is
Probable Effort viii be Made
to Join Progressiyes.

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire
Denver. Aug. 2.--Signficance is at
tached by politicians 10 the action of
leaders in the "rump' convention of
platform democrats of Denver county
tonight in deciding not to send a con
| testing delegation to the state assem-
bly,, which meets in Pueblo. August g.,
despite the fact that practically n full
list of delegates had been selected by
| the convention.
The "plutform' delegates withdrew
| from the regular" convention yes
terday because of the selection of
delegates, who, they declared, did not
represent the democracy In Denver
county. This morning when the bolt
ers' convention was called to order.
Governor Shafroth and Charles
Thomas, both candidates for United
States senator for the long and short
terms, and other leaders including J.
+. Foley, the chairman. secured the
passage of q motion 70 r~turn to the
regular convention.
Amid scenes nf the widest disorder,
Shafroth, Thomas Foley and a score
or more of other delegates withdrew
from the ''rumpN convention. In the
midst of the uproar Thomas Annear
was rushed to the stand and elected
temporary chairman.
The convention proceeded with the
selection of dc legates 10 the state as-
senbly and tonight when adjourn
ment was taken at 5.45 O'Clock, prac-
tically an entire delegation had been
selected.
1t was after adjournment that the
leaders got together and determined
not to send any delegations to either
the state assembly or the congrcsson-
al conventions,
1t vas declared tonight to lie the
plan of the platform democrats 10
remain quiet until after the primaries
and then combine forces with the pro-
gressive republicans in the election of
Il state ticket and United States sena-
tors and congressman at large.
The regular" democrats convcn-
tion conceded a point to the return
ing bolters today and new set OF
delegates to the state assembly was
chosen on which the bolters have
representation.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-03
New Jersey Governor Decides
Not to Resign Present Posi-
ton Until He Knows Result of
Election in November.
WILLIAM G. M'AD0O
VICE CHAIRMAN
Candidate for Presidency Ex-
poets TO Hold important Con-
fefences and Get Great Fight
Under Way.
iBy MornInx journal special Leased wire

IBy Morning journal special Leased Wire !
| Seagrt. y. j., Aug. 2.--C,overnur
Woodrow Wilson win take q hand To-
morrow in getting the democratic
national campaign committee organ
| ized for action. He viii leave here
for New York, where he win meet
National Chairman McComhs and
pro badly decide definitely on the ap-
pointment of national treasurer.
the chairman of the finance COM
mittee.
The governor expressed himself as
highly pleased with the appointment
of William G.. McAdoo, of New York.
as one of the vice chairmen of the
campaign committee, and he said
two others would probably be chosen,
representing western sections of the
country.
Whatever delay the national COM
mittee has been experiencing in the
last two weeks would be set aside to-
morrow. the governor said.
Josephus e. Daniels. national com
mitteeman from North Carolina,
ana chairman OF the publicity com
lnltltt, ulntu WIFI tnt bpNtliloi to-
night.
or the visits today Of Senator'S Cnl-
bertson, Of Texas, and Iioke smith.
Of Georgia, and Representative
Henry Clayton. chairman of the
house judiciary committees, the gov
ernor said little.
They were complimentary calls,
hu ren.ai..ysL 1--WE did not discuss
campaign business
Chairman Grosscup, OF the New
Jersey democratic committee, SAID TO-
day the decision of Governor wilson
not to resign his office during the
present campaign would please demo-
Gratis throughout the state, Speaking
Of his intention not to resign, the
governor said.
III had been practically unnhl-
mously advised by my friends "i 'he
state not to resign.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-03
CIVIL SERVICE LAW
MAY END TERM
OF SERVICE
Senate and House Committees
Have Agreed TO Limit Ap-
pointment of Government
Employees to Seven Years.

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire
Washington. Aug. 2, The fiNe
Judges Of the commerce court would
hc retained in office as circuit judges,
by an agreement reached today by the
house and senate conferees on the
legislative, executive ana judicial ap-
| ruprintion lill
The commerce court would be abOi-
ished by the agreement and ITS work
turned over 10 the district courts.
The senate had proposed that the
five commerce court judges be drop
ped from the judicial rolls, while the
horse proposed To keep tncm AZ cir
cult Judges. hni MOI fill vancacics that
might occur
In this manner the number of cir
cult Judges would ultimately drop to
twenty-ninc. The number now author
ized hy law
The conference report was submit
ted to the senate today. II provides,
also. for II modification of the civil
service term. fixing it at seven years.
After each term federal eivil en-
moves would Je required to again
qualify for their places by examina
tion or otherwise. Those now in the
service would be credited with ad-
r.ission 10 seven wear term. begin
ming next September.
The plan also cont"niplates the pro
motion of ciNil service employees on
basis Of merit.
An agreement on The agricultural
bin was reported to the
senate tonight by Chairman Burnham.
of the senate cunferces. The social
ed Nelson amendment was modified
in conference SO as 10 direct the see
rotary of agriculture to select, classi-
fy and scgrcgate all lands within ma
tion.l forests that may be opened 10
settlement under the homestead laws
applicable to the national forests. The
conferees dropped the amendment Of
Senator smith. OF Georgia. Tor n bn-
reau Of markets in the agricultural
but directed the secretary
TO investigate the subject and report
npon the feasibility Of such a bu-
re1u.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-03
In Letter to Julian Harris of
Atlanta Rough Rider indicates
Policy to be Pursued Toward
Colored Brother.
RACE PREJUDICE
FATAL TO SUCCESS
Republicans Have Tried to
Build on Negro Votes But
Have Failed; Lesson is Tn
miStakabIe.

lily Morning journal special Leased Wire
New York. Aug. 2.-In the letter
written to Julian Harris, Of Atlautn,
ga. editor Of Uncle Rrmus Maya
zine. ana a son of the late Joel
Chandler Harris Colonel Roosevelt
expresses his view ON the position of
the negro IN national politics ana the
representation Of negro Delegates IN
the convention Of the progressive
party in Chicago.
In part, Colonel Roosevelt writes:
Many letters dealing with the sub
ieet Of which you spoke to me. have
been sent to me within the last few
days. Those written by men living in
the north usually ask me to insist
that we get from the south, colored
delegates to the national progressive
convention Those written by citl-
zcns of the south ask that | declare
that the national party shall ho
white mans party | am not able
to agree with either proposal. | be-
licve that the progressive movement
should be made from The beginning
in the interest Of honest, Industrious.
law-ahding colored men just as II IL
In the interest of every honest, in
dustrious. law-abding white man.
In the south the democratic ma
chine has sought TO keep itself para
mount by encouraging the hatred OF
| the white man for the black; the re-
publican machine has sought to per-
potunte itself by stirring up the black
man against the white. and surely the
time has come when we should un-
dorstand the mischief in both courses,
ana should abandon both.
| 'l'or forty-fiye years the republi-
can party has striven to build up In
the southern states in question
party based on the theory that the
pyramid viii, unsupported. stand per
mnnently on its apex instead OF on
It's base. For forty-fivo years 1t has
endcayored IN these states to build
up a party IN which the negro should
be dominant, il party consisting al
most exclusively OF negroes.
at has been productive of evil to
the colored men themselves: II has
been productive only of evil to tho
white men of the south. and 1t has
worked the graVcst injury to ana fin
ally the disruption and destruction OF
the great republican party itself.
III would he not merely foolish
but criminal to disregard the teach
ings OF such lesson. The disruption
ana destruction Of the republican
party has been brought about IN large
part by refusing TO face the truth.
which IN that under existing conditions.
there Is not ana cannot be In the
southern states party based prlmar-
ily upon the negro vote.
- earnestly believe that by appeal
ing to the best white men In the
south ana by frankly putting the
movement In their hands from the
outset, We shall create situation by
which the oolorcd men Of the south
win get Justice. our only
wise course from the standpoint or
ne colored man himself is to follow
he course that we are following
oWard him In the north and to fol-
nW the course we ARE following
uward him ia the south"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-03
AIDS
REFUGEES FROM
MEXICO
Senator Fall is Added to Com
mittee to Find Out If Amefi-
cans Are Influencing Insuf-
recIion in Latin America.

tby Morning J"nruai special t.enked Wire.
Washington. Aus. . The hestim-
tIon of American refugees from
Mexico, now uuartered AT El paso.
, Resulted IN the adoption by the SEN
ate today of a resolution authorizing
the war department to spend $l0o, 900
in transporting them 10 such points
in the United states as they wish 10
reach. The measure was presented
by senator Bailey and passed after a
BRIEF debate. 1t will need the uppro-
val Of the house and the president
before tho appropriation becomes
available.
senator Bailey declared the refu-
gees were in dire need and in most
cases were unable to proceed beyond
that city Transportation would be
provided under the resolution only
for those who are receiving some aid
in shelter or sustcnance" from the
government At El Paso.
Members of the senate recei, ed
, during the afternoon the request
from an III paso newspaper to come
10 tilti tllN AuEuHt l-in anu tptiiti
regarding affairs IA Mexico and
plans to meet the impending crisis"
The special investigating commit
tee, headed by senator william Alden
Smith. which is to Investigate the
charges that Americans have been IN
citing and sustaining the insurrections
in Mexico and cuba particularly.
! was appealed to. Senator smith sent
word to lei Paso that his commit
| tee would visit that city as soon as
| possible. but 1t would not be able to
take part in a conference there on
August 2nd.
During, debate on the relief meas
ure. senator Bailey said, We're II not
for the proposed investigation by n
special senate committee, he woula
tell the senate not only OF bruthlities
suffered by American refugees. but
something of the experience of citi-
zens Of Texas Al the hands of the
United States army.
There is no doubt In my mind,
he said "thlt there has been n de-
liberate intent on the part of certain
persons to force Intervention on the
part Of the United states
Senator Fall, of New Mexico, was
today added TO the special investigat-
ing committee.