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The daily sentinel., 1912-02-13
Williams Here,

George j. ID. Williams, former
county treasurer came in today noon
from DeBeque for a business trip.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-13

Prices and not promises are doing
great work at Mcconnell G. loves
shoe store this week.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-13

We will oil your harness for you
Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-13

We are giving our customers bar
gain lessons this week in shoe buy
ing. Come and See" Mcconnell
glove.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-13
Assists Miss Hibbs.

Miss Ada Richards is assisting
Miss Lottie Hibbs as clerk of the
county court this week
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-13

Think about your harness now
Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-13

ELLIO1T'S SPECIAL.Childrens'
81 to SO shoes, 81 per pair today.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-13

Crowns big sale is now on.
Valentine boxes at the Dainty.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-13

ELLIOrT'S SPECIAL Ladies'
$3.50 and 81 Shoes, s1.95 today.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-13
GARFIELD COAL So

Commencing at once. and until the
frost period is over we will sell our
lump and nut coal at 81 per ton at the
mine, two miles west of Palisade.
GARFIELD COAL COMPANY.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-13

Crowns big sale is now on.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
TEN THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH.
(The Progressive Farmer

l. Find out what your years work
has profted you; take an inventory
and find out what you are worth, and
if your farming has paid.
2. Get ready for next years work;
lay out the crops; find out what you
need in the way of tools, stock, .fertil-
izers, etc, and arrange to farm on
business basis.
3. Take at least one day off and
visit your school and encourage the
teacher and pupils little help the
children with their studies and keep
them enthused.
4. Make that splitlog drag and put
it to work now while you have time;
fix up the farm roads and the walks
about the house.
3. Look after fences; clean up
stumps; dig bitches; fill gullies; drain
wet lands.
6, Set out fruit trees, shade trees,
shrubs and perennial vines.
Z. Haul out the manure as made
and spread it on the fields; be sure 10
give the garden a good coat.
s. Pillow clay lands and those want
ed for early crops, taking special care
to guard against winter washing; SOW
rye on plowed lands, if practicable.
8. Kill the hogs as soon as condi-
ton and the weather will permit;
keep close watch on all stock and
about the poultry houses.
10 Make the winter evenings pleas
ant; provide plenty of fuel, good
lights, good books and papers and
some games and music.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
THE DECLINE OF ILLITERACY
MONTGOMERY Advertiser.

Illiteracy in the United States is
being slowly but surely eradicated.
The time can now be seen ahead in
the future when the number of litter
ates will be inconsequential when
compared to the total population.
A Census Bureau report shows that
the illiteracy of the United States is
being gradually eliminated and that
when the present generation of chill
dren grows up to manhood and wo-
manhood, illiteracy in the United
States, especially among the white
population, will be no greater than in
the most advanced European countries
According to this bulletin, in the
Northern portion of the country illit-
eracy has practically disappeared, be-
ing now less than per cent. of the
total
The negroes form the greater class
of illiterates and the number of illit-
crates among the members of that
race is so large that it unfavorably
affects not only the Southern States,
but the entire country as well. The
census shows that 1879 per cent. Of
negro children are illiterate. The
work being done in the Southern
States is bearing easily discernible
fruits, however, as the percentage Of
illiterates among negro children has
dropped from 30.1 in 1900 to 1876 per
cent. in 1910.
The general decline of illiteracy
marks the improvement of educational
opportunities throughout the country
and this improvement is most distinc--
ly measured in comparing the children
who have just passed through the
schools, The bulletin says "Gener-
ally speaking, each successive genera
ton in the United States shows a
smaller percentage of children unable
to read and write, and this proportion
is always least for the children 10 to
IA years"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
THE STATES WORTHY WORK

In offering to the farmers Of tbs
state the special ten-day short course
in agriculture the State College of Ag-
riculture is rendering a service of in
estimable value to the agricultural
classes of Georgia.
This short course is remarkably
well condensed, according to those
who have taken it. Almost invariably
those who take the course are very
earnest in their recommendation of it
to other farmers. 1t means the loss
of but very little to the farmers who
take it. while this time is demanded at
a season of the year when the farmer
can probably best spare it.
The course is to be given next year,
in January, beginning January 2 and
ending January IA. The brief trip
should serve both as an occasion of
valuable instruction and of diversion
for all who take it, The cost is COM
paratively little, as ten days board and
railroad fare is practically all the ex-
pense.
Relative to the slight expense of the
trip, attention is called to the letter in
another part of this issue of the paper
from Mr.. G. V. Cunningham, district
agent for boys corn clubs and school
extension work. In this letter he
gives the average cost of the trip as
about $25. Surely it is worth this to
have the advantages offered by the
State College of Agriculture even for
ten days.
A careful reading of the letter from
Mr. Cunningham will be of interest to
every farmer in Sumter county. He
cites an instance of where a farmer
from this county went to the college
during this brief course and not only
profited by the trip but also caused his
neighbors to reap benefits therefrom.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

The permanency of the Progressive
party is yet to be determined At their
recent meeting Colonel Roosevelt had
q fine time" How many more fine
times will he have on similar occas-
ionus?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

1t has always been a marvel of
seight of hand as to how that anti
II st plank in the Progressive plat
T. IN get lost without aaybody's
J ewing anything about how it hap
Teaed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

The federal treasury department re-
ported that new coins are in demand
for Christmas Why didn't they tell
TIE whole truth and say that all coins,
cid as well as new, are in demand for
Christmas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

That congressional investigation of
Wall street may do lots of harm by
giving the lawmakers too many inside
tips on the market. 1t may yet
cause plunging hy the legislators.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

If there is anything in getting an
early sta.t, Teddy should be in 1t
next time He was nominated for 1916
by the Progressives at their recent
II seting in Chicago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

Our idea of a moIlycoddle is a fell
low who waits for the mistletoe," is
the timely comment of the Washington
Post
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

This new joke writer seems to have
biting wit remarked the editor.
Yes" replied the copy reader, wear
ily. Il can tell the exact age of most
pf his jokes by looking at their teeth. !"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

If Taft takes that professorship at
Yale, it should be cinch for him to
get pension either as a retired pro-
lessor or as an ex-president
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

Friday the Thirteenth, the most re-
cent one, has passed, and we are still
alive, with nothing to worry US but
making a living
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

AS Taft takes that tour around the
world, as has been rumored, will h,
like another ex-president, take ram
bic through the Jungle?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

Sir Thomas Upton seemed to enjoy
very greatly his recent visit to Atlanta
II any foreigner captures the Amer
ica's cup, let it be Sir Thomas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

Now that the self-starter has been
p~ulied to the automobile who viii
arrange it for the sleepy citizen who
NJ get out of bed these cold morn
ings?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

After sunny days in Bermuda it will
he awful on Governor Wilson if he
hinges into the usual Inauguration
blizzard next March.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

Alas! l am undone,' walled the
heroine of the melodrama. The villain
smiled sardonically, for, of course, she
couldn't ask him to hook her up the
back.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18
OFFICIAL. OkGANs
Americas, Ga, December IS, 1912

" y y y 4 4 4 \ 4 4 4 4
y REVELATION
= / have marked this day in cal (
endar
y AS sacred and set apart,
= For l held in my fumbling hand 4
today
= A woman's heart.
= / never shall know by what mas 4
ter touch
= OF undreamed and laundering
power
= Her soul was charmed to such 4
= perfect trust
= For one white hour.
= But of all the days in calendar,
y This one shall have honored I
= place,
= For l looked through a woman's 4
= heart today
= And saw Gods face.
= Anon. 4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

But these California denizens who
bet on the Bull Moose are certainly
lucky onesl
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

What cinch it would be for women
if hipnotism would reduce the hips.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

The Congressman-A man takes q
great deal of risk when he goes into
politics.
The Senator-Yes. It's very much
like going over Niagara Falls. You
don't want to attempt 1t unless you
have a good stout barrel
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

There are exceptions to all rules,
remarked the Wise Guy Except my
wifes," added the henpecked man.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-18

Drinks Crying to teach Winks the
backward rolD-Come, it's easy. Don't
be afraid to throw your whole body
well over. All you've got to do is to go
way back
Withstand sit down. Yes, can
do that. but it hurts.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-08
REMOVAL OF MERCER HAS
AGAIN BEEN TAKEN UP
College Committee viii Be
Asked What Mercer Expects
From Macon
Especial Dispatch 20 The Journal.)


MACON. Ga, oct. 5.-The question OF
providing a new location for Mercer uni
versity is up in Macon again. The
mayor recently received letter from L.
r. Christie, OF Columbus, chairman of
the Georgia Baptist committee, who
we're appointed to consider all parcels
of land offered by Macon or any other
city within the state, stating that the
matter was left to be settled this fall
and the committee desired to know what
arrangements the local committee had
made toward securing a new site for the
college.
During the past summer the commit
tee representing the college has been
soliciting bids from other cities but
Just what offers have been made by
other towns is not known However,
the local committee who were appointed
year ago to secure an appropriation
for the college in addition to new
site, have made every arrangement to
secure the new location with only little
remaining work to be done.
The letter recently received from the
Baptist committee has been placed in
the hands of the local committee rep
resenting the university with instruction
to take the matter up promptly A
meeting will doubtless be called between
the Baptist and local committee within
the next few weeks for the purpose of
learning exactly what the college COM
mittee expects from Macon At this
meeting the local body will probably
announce the results of their work In
behalf of the institution which Macon
citizens are determined to keep located
here
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-08
New Confidence in
Women
tFrom tho New York Worldly

(From tho New York WORLDLY
Examples of the ardor with
which women are piungins int the
political fray may be found in the
noon political meetings. in Wall
street by women sympathiaers
with the Progressive movement
and In the appeals of woman suf-
frage orators from the vaudeville
stage.
Whether suffragist or anti-suf-
fragist, and not only in the states
where they have the ballot but
throughout the country, they are
exhibiting an activity and an ef-
fectiveness as party workers which
is altogether the notable feature
of a campaign with many pro
gressive" aspects.
Their names figure on primary
tickets and party ballots as can
didates for all offices up to that
of governor. In Idaho they are
preparing to hold a convention
of their town to nominate an en-
tire ticket of women. They rep
resent constituencies as delegates
at state and national conventions
They serve as committeeman, or
ganize political clubs, open head
quarters and prepare and distrib-
ute campaign literature, take the
stump and speak with equal IA
cility in halls and from carts.
1t is significant that all the par
ties have welcomed their aid with
an equal cordiality and doubtless
with motives that reveal an appre-
citation of womens coming power
in politics. That their co-opera-
ton is so readily accepted by
party leaders implies a confidence
in their practical ability as poll
ticians which will give a new
force to their appeal for the ballot.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-08
FLOYD WHISKY MEN
SENTENCED BY JUDGE
Especial Dispatch to The Journal)

Especial Dispatch to The Journal)
ROME, Ca, Oct. 5.-There is mourn
ing among the ranks of the whisky
sellers in Floyd county, and they will
not be comforted. Judge Maddox is
handing out changing sentences to all
who are convicted of blind tigering.
He has presented souvenirs of this
character to some half dozen offenders
this week, the sentence ranging from
three to twelve months on the chain
gang, with a fine added, but not fine
alternative.
One of the victims is NJ. M. Edwards
a man of wealth and influence Ed
wards owns a large farm and runs
store at Brice, in the edge Of Floyd
county The jury brought in a evrdict
Of guilty and Edwards sentence was
the most severe of all o
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-08
BY BISHOP
4
w. A. GAMBLER
THE SABBATH AND
OUR SOCIAL SYSTEM

the presidency. On Saturday night
many wished to go on with the bal
loting after midnight, and they press
ed Judge Hoar, the Chairman, to
ignore the Sabbath, and let the Con-
vention proceed. To their urging
Judge Hoar replied, Never! This is
a Sabbath-keeping nation. and can
not preside over this convention one
minute after twelve o'clock. On
that Sabbath General Garfield at
tended church and heard sermon.
At dinner the conversation turned
on the suspense of the country. One
alluded to the deadlock in business
occasioned by the delay of the con-
vention to make a nomination; an
other spoke of the suspense at Wash
ington, where all were waiting
breathlessly on the result. All ex-
cept General Garfield said something
in the way of depreciation of the
delay; and when all were done he
said very quietly, but very earnestly
to one sitting geside him, yes, this
is a day of suspense, but 1T is also
a day Of prayer. I have more faith
in the prayers that will go up from
christian hearts today than 1 have
in all the political tactics which will
prevail at this Convention.
The arrest of business on the Sab
bath day will be a distinct blessing
even to those men who least desire
it; and the rest from toll by the
postal employees will be to them a
god-send. If all these men in the
postal service, upon whom Sunday
lahour has been forced at the de-
mand of a small faction of goddess
men, were crowded together in one
city, the nation would be alarmed
at a city so Sabbathless; but since
they are dispersed throughout the
whole land, we have no pronounced
convictions of conscience upon the
subject; their dispersion has oper-
ated to. the dissipation Of our scru-
Piles. But our sin is not less because
our scrupIes are small We have
wronged the postal employees. ana
we have dishonoured ourselves.
The public mind is beginning to
show the deterioration which always
comes with the decay of the Sabbath.
Many of our people are excitable
and irritable and infamatory. Never
resting, they are becoming the prey
of sensationalists and demagogues
who play easily upon their over
wrought nerves. The political hys-
terra which infects many minds is
the result of Sabbathlessness. Calm
ness and conscientiousness are i'm
possible to men who live week after
week under an unceasing strain.
Capital is nervous and labour is
A. nervous-both excitable and irritable
because neither takes the rest which
God and nature have ordained for
man.
We must return to the Sabbath
observing habits Of our fathers, or
prepare for social disorder and po-
liticaT revolution.
It is no accident that the map
of Sabbath observance in the world
covers the area Of stable and free
,polit institutions. Our business
men and our publicists need to study
this question more carefully than
they have hitherto done. They are
sleeping over Industrial volcanoes.
and there are neurotic agitators
abroad in the land ready to provoke
and profit by any eruptions possible.
Let the people return to their
churches and find rest to their souls
from feverish excitement and rest
less mammonism.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-08

tor told me to go TO q hospital. / did
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Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
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Berry, Route 6, Box Is, Upper Ssndusky,
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For thirty years Lydia z. Pinkham' 8
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for female ills, and such unquestionabIe
testimony as the above proves the value
of this famous remedy and should give
every one confidence.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-08
WRECK DEATH TOLL IS
SEVEN IN CONNECTICUT
CBy Associated Press.

WEST POINT, Conn, Oct 5.-The
death toll of the wreck of the Spring
field express on the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad late yes
terday was seven. OF the several score
Of passengers who were more or less
hurt in the wreck and the fire that fol-
lowed only ten remain at the Norwalk
hospital All these were resting com
fortably this morning and are expected
to recover.
The dead:
MRS. JAMES C. BRADY. of New
York, wife Of a son of Anthony N
Brady. of Albany, n. Y.
MISS MARY HAMILTON, sister Of
Mrs. Brady.
MRS E. PALMER GAVIT, daughter
of A. n. Brady
MRS. c. RANSOM. of Albany, sister
of Mrs. Brady.
ENGINEER GEORGE L. CLARK.
FIREMAN ]. J. MOKER.
MARK WHEELER, mail clerk. who
died at the hospital.
The wreck is attributed to the fact
that the train attempted to take a cross
over at a high rate of speed.
Two signals set against the train are
said to have been disregarded by the
engineer. Ns
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-08

be no just reason urged for denying
it to them.
This wise act of congress is no
new and revolutionary measure; it is
but returning to the practice which
was maintained from the foundation
of the government until the period of
the war between the states. Before
, the war Sunday mails were never
thought of, and they were only toll
Grated in days when the exigencies
of war seemed to require them. More
over, since they have been allowed,
only a very small fraction Of the
people have ever, used them. BY
actual investigation recently it has
been demonstrated that in the great
commercial metropolis Of New York
not one half of one per cent of the
people ever call for their mail on
Sunday. Like conditions were found
to prevail in Chicago and San Fran
cisco,-communit in which relig-
ious principles are not supposed to
be very scrupulously observed.
Furthermore, the rule had been in
force for two years in most Ameri-
can cities, before the law was passed
by congress and before certain par
against it, 1t was first promulgated
by the Postmaster General; but now
it is the law of the land, and it is a
good law. 1t took two years for
some men to find out to what "hor-
rible inconvenience" the country was
being subjected.
1t is no rblue law; 1t is a pure
white law of brotherly love towards
the men in the postal service. No
special or emergency mail is held up
by it. The law simply secures to To-
cal letter carriers and other postal
employees a week of six days labour
and one day of rest. Who shall say
they are not entitled TO it? Where
is a man mean enough to wish to
deny them this right simply in order
to read letters on Sunday which
might just as well, and better. be
left unread until Monday?
Why should a fraction of the peo-
plea very small and vulgar frac-
tion-be allowed to rob these over
worked men Of their Sabbath rest
and worship with their families2
But some man will say This rule
halts business. Be it so. 1t is time
our business were halted. We are
running to mammonism at too mad
a rate anyway Let us be thankful
If it does halt business. To this
point the Luthern Observer speaks
most pertinently and forcibly. when
it says:
"Of this fact we are glad, Much
of the businessswhich is done on
Sundays needs to be halted. We
are not Puritanic; but we think
1t is well that something 'halts
business on Sundays before we
reach the point when we have no
Sunday. In a central square Of
Quaker Philadelphia on q re-
cent Sunday we saw five stores
open for business at midday. At
least three of them by no stretch
Of imagination could be classed
as among those dealing in perish
able necessities"
1t is not necessary for the welfare
of the country that a fraction OF
mammon worshipers should make
the postal force of our cities help
them run business seven days in the
week; but it is highly necessary that
our Sabbath be preserved.
A story in point is told Of the Re
publican Convention in Chicago when
General Garfield was nominated for