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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-02

Will the people of Georgia vote on
the first of May to transfer that leader
ship from the state of Alabama, out
of the hands of Oscar w. Underwood,
to a man who lives in the state OF
New Jersey, and into the hands of a
man who is without legislative expert
ence in the national congress? If yoH
desire to retain the leadership of the
Democratic party in the south, the
l beg to suggest that it is & par O
wisdom to vote on the first of M
for Oscar w. Underwood. If you d
sire to transfer your affection to tn,
state of New Jersey and think tina
Georgia would be better served, by a
leader from the state of New Jersey,
we might as well abandon hope in the
matter of selecting a southern man for
president and content ourselves to do
as we have hero toiore done-take
anybody that the north or east has in
mind to suggest.
How long has it been since the peo-
pie of Georgia have had an oppor-
tunity to vote for southern man for
PRESIDENT .....
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-02

In presenting the name of Hon. Os-
car w Underwood OF Alabama as a
candidate for the Democratic nomina
lion for president, as manager of the
campaign committee in Georgia, de
sire to call the attention of our PEG
pie to the fact that Mr., Underwood is
the leader of the Democratic party in
congress; he has charge OF the tariff
legislation, that will necessarily form
he issue on which the Democratic
party must depend for its success in
the coming national election. He is
and has been for sometime the Dem.
ocratic leader in congress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-02
MRS. WILKES
BLESSING
Her Dearest Hopes Realized
- Health, Happiness
and Baby.

P!attsburg, Miss. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has proved
very beneficial to me, for now l am well
and have a sweet, healthy baby, and our
home is happy.
| was an invalid from nervous pros
tration, indigestion and female troubles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-02

After her own, woman's idea OF
what would be fine figure for some
body else is something entirely differ
ent from what it happens to be.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-02

AS soon as the devil finds out man
is ambitious he knows he doesn't have
to do anything more to get him.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
WORTH WHILE TIP.
How to Aid Boy In CHOOSING q Pro.
fesson.


ne bent OF boys mind With refer
ehee 10 what he would like 10 be wb.o
ne grows tn manhood eau best he 20.
'erniihed by the process of elimination
Little boys nearly always hone Ia he
soiolers' sailors. policemen. conductors
or motormeh. Uniforms. brass bufions
ana firearms attract them. They like
u 'hi'iS OF being heroic figures. and
even hiotormen are heroes i'm the eyes
or little urchlns
LATER on IN life the boy dreams of
oeihg man OF power. Money ANNALS
10 MIN more and more. This * the
time TO begin the process OF elInln,.
tlon. Put down ON paper n list al inv
Ut more occupations covering The wild.
est possible field and arranged nlpbo.
betically. Under A. for Instance. would
De placed actor. animal trimmer ortis,
author; under would be fonpd
butcher and baker, and C would carry
chemist. carpenter. carriage maker. etc
rake one character of occupation
from the list under A and provide tn.
BOY with prime material about II
urst the actor. Under that beod
wouid come the study required. the
opportunity for employment. the hours
OF iapor, the necessity for travelling
the earning capacity OF the average
payer etc Go over it all with The
BOY. Let him weigh these things in the
business that are pleasing against
those that are not Give hin, tbrea
Gays TO think il over. At the end of
mat time the boy will be prepared to
say finally that 1t is an occupation
which doesn't appeal to him or thar
he might like 1t.
Don't force him to eliminate Rarora
The end Of the list Is r.acbed and
serious thought has been given to All
ne occupations he will have satisfied
that four out OF every five an
peal TO him not at ALL They NAV be
stricken from the list
The occupations remaining should
men be taken up as new list and
considered again even more seriously.
! ten remain a weeks time could well
De given to the consideration of each
me- Further elimination would re-
ult Finally only two or three would
einain, Out Of this number a youth
Viii make selection 10 his liking.
This method OF helping boy lind
Vhat ne wants to be has been adopted |
y many schoolteachers In New York
nd New England.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11

We're issued calling for This amount
"hieh were collected at headquarters
"heh eountersigned by the district
ie''ders- 1t is estimated that SIO0.sa
was expended in this manner. This
woaiid reach 10000 voters.
f IN New York county the Roosevelt
ni"hasers expended Il quarter of mil
non dollars One district leader paid
sAo'Voo cut OF his own pocket in his
own district on promise of reimburse
nieht besides what headquarters sent
him.
In Chicago two men contributed 81
"" iof use in one district on primary
uay' ana 500 was offered eight pre-
cihct captains 10 desert Taft.
where Is the money coming from?
george w. Perkins. director OF the
International Harvester conpauy ana
OF the United States Steel CORPORATION.
neither OF which Theodore Roosevelt
ever harmed bpt, on the contrary de-
tenaed as president and defends now.
Is the head of the barrel" Frank A
Muhsey. a large holder OF steel com
nloh stock. is close second. In adj
ultioh Clifford Pinchot. John f. Bass
OF New Hampshire, who ran the Roose-
Veit campaign In North Dakota: Gov.
eruor Chase Osborne and Truman II.
Newberry of Michigan; Chauncey
Dewey and Alexander II. Revell of
lhicago; Thomas Niedringhaus ana
waiter hickey Of Missouri and host
OF Others In the Roosevelt fold are mil. |
lloEalres or maltlmllllonaires. Incl |
uehtaily Theodore Roosevelt himself
mas made million dollars 3! zee hys
return from Africa. He once said no
in''h could make million dollass hon.
estly in II lifetime"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
Canada's London.

As TO the reproduction Of London
place names elsewhere. the city of Lon.
don In Canada Is far and away the
most prolific example. Not only is II
situated in the county of Middles
and built on the banks of the Thames,
but all the historic localities in old
London Pail Mall. Cbaring Cross.
CheaIside. the Strand. etc.-have been
appropriated in the naming Of the new.
Rendigo, Australia. also has Pail Mall
and Charins Cross London Chron
tcle.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
The Horrors AZ Thirs&

There is no horror like the horror of
thlrst-no physical suffering compare
BILE to 1t. A traveller over the desert
In Egypt describes man who had lost
his way. wandered about for days
without water and finally came stag
gerlng into bis camp The mans eyes
were bloodshot. his lips swollen to
twice their natural size; bis tongue,
blue. parched and swollen. hung ont
OF his mouth. To allow such a man to
drink water at will would be IKE
pumping cold water into a redhot
steam boiler 1t would kill him. This
man required to be held forcibiy by
four men in his eagerness to ret al
drinking water, while fifth man al.
lowed few drops to trickle down the
throat Of the sufferer at long inter.
walls. He had to be cooled OF little BY
little, like an overheated boiler.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
COVERING HIS TRACKS.
Roosevelt Attacks Pepross. but Takes
Up Notorious Soss Finn.

W NUTRITIOUS boss flinn.
In pennsylvania, IL an attempt to di.
vert attention from his socialistic Co.
ium6us tOJ speech and from William
Finn OF Pittsburgh. his PENNSYLVANIA
manager. Theodore Roosevelt attacked
President Taft and Senator Boies Pen
rose. The fact Is that there Is NOT n
character in public life today who has
the notorious record Of "Old RilI'
Finn. and Roosevelt did not dare men
ton his Name in Pittsburgh
Until 1901 Finn was the boss" OF
pittsburgh He was run out OF bower
ny tae decent people Of that comnlc
hity. In TIE few years he "bossea'
Pittsburgh Finn received from men he
Iut IN public office contracts aggrcgat-
Ing more than $2l.Oo0,oo0. as is shown
hy the pubiic records.
In 1870 Finn attempted to make
contract with Matthew Stanley QUAY.
United States senator. which he wrote
out IN his own hand. copy Of which
Is stiu in existence. In this document
Finn bound himself TO deliver TO QUAY
the votes of all Pittsburgh and ALE
2heny county legislators and congress
men and all delegates to state and M.
tlonal conventions. In return for which
quay was 10 protect Finn Ia his pri-
rate and poi ica business in the leg.
islature Of the state
Tie proposition was so rotten that
even Quay turned 1t down.
This is tn" nian Theodore Roosevelt. |
former president of the United States.
has i'esurrel tel into political life under
The plea Of Let the people rule"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
The Russian Amstardsm.

ST Petersburg is one Ut the few
great cities which have been made and
NOT born During his residence in Hol.
land Peter the Great was 30 Impressed
oy Amsterdam, perched upon the wa.
tiers, that he determined 10 abandon
Moscow and build new capital which
should have canals for streets. In his
campaign against Sweden In l7O2 he
noted an island situated In the mid
stream OF the Neva, Here IL my Rus-
sian Amsterdam" be exclaimed ana
Immediately began the building OF Z
city there. The site was q marsh In
summer and frozen morass In win
ter. Two miserable huts were the
only buildings. The erection OF the
citadel, a great fort In the shape Of
hexagon. with tower $50 feet hfsh.
on the north bunk of the Neva was bis
trst care. The cottage in which Peter
lived while laying out the city st1ll
exists f9F A
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11


The stories Of the embarra nsmanx -
1nsophistocated diners when faced bv
highly sophisticated menu cards are
endless and usually amusing. A MN
whose career had confined his knovI-
suge OK things to eat to such standard
products as ham aud eggs and pork
ana beans found himself among q
company who ordered iutelliscntly
rfom an extensive bill Of fare. Il con-
tained so many classified dishss n b
make fair sized book. the passs OF
which he paved aimlessly and In DIS
may The waiter. who needed only has
order to go to the kitchen. vas stand
Ing ut one side deferentially. w1tK ia
order slip and pencil In hand. Ths DE-
lay was noticeable aud irritating 10
the unskilled diner. and finally hs
pointed blindly TO the middle Of page
with his finger.
Give me some of that" he said
The waiter sJoksd over his shouider
aud remarked:
That's mayounaise dressing, SIR
Il know it. can read"
But" apologetically. what win yeu
have 1t on. sir?"
ION plate. you bonehead Do you
Feed your customers In troughs hereY'
Chicago Post. by 'r.st -
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11

The noon hour struck. tolled By the
rail- gong at the treasury door. and In
a moment all things came to q stand.
still The Nohanmedan lawyers. the
village Moslems lettering about the
court even Mozufrer Khan with his
guardian policeman. all reverentIy
withdrew. A moment later they re-.
appeared on the wide concrete ysranda
outside the window at my left. There
they laid down their prayer mats. and,
standing first with devoutly bowed
heads and hands folded. they murmur,
Ell the noon prayers Of the prophets
religion; then knelt still praying. and
made obeisance. Frustrating them.
selves before Allah the mercifur. the
compassionate The reverence Of their
devotion was perfect and wholly free
FROM the self conscious shamefaced-
ness that ! should have felt. supposinS
that |. the magistrate. had suspended
court to pray there in public Charles
Johnston In Atlantic.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11

duty OF Republicans toward sucn =
PLATFORM ana toward candidate for
The nomination on such a platform Is
therefore plain.
The president is in this fight to
stay. He will be the nominee of the.
Republican COM enti0n al Chicago. IN
TINS connerti1n ii must not lie forgot
ten that he WAS nominated four years
ago without the votes of the states OF
Illinois, Pennsylvania. Indiaua. New
YORK or Wisconsin. In this contest he
Is already assured Of an overwhelming
nia jority OF the delegates from Indiana
and Sew York and OF large humble.
OF delegates IN Pennsylvania. none OF
whom voted for him In 1908
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
FACTS ON FINANCE.
How to Make Matrirnony a Perfect
IS Success

How to Make Matrirnony a Psrfso,
Success.
Many people whose marriages have
peeh unhappy trace their first misun.
defstandlng to money matters. Most
OF US know of bitter quarrels In other
wise contented families over questions
that have only to do with money. Why
Is this? 1t Is probably because peoule
rail at the very beginning when they
are young. to realize that upon money
tue practical end of their life must he
pulft ana that Il fair. honorable. omen
money basis Is the only possible foun-
cation for happiness. Is this merce
nary? Nothing of the sort. only nru.
dent and farseeing and understanding.
How little the bride takes all this in
ana how absolutely certain she is of
the generosity of her young husband
ana or her own foresight and economy.
The Importance Of keeping accounts
cannot he exaggerated or more i'm
portance to every young couple than n
piano or lace curtains or even an nm
tomobile IL Il family account book I'm
winch Is entered every item of income
ana expense from the very first day Of
their housekeeping And this for two
reasons-becauSe it teaches them whit
they car learn In no other way. the
real cost or maintaining the different
departments of home, and because
IL establishes between husband and
wife more quickly than all the love
making IN the world that priceless
thlng-contidence. The husband NAV
nave his personal column and the wife |
hers. Every cent need not be item |
ized, but marriage Is partnership.
ana the money spent to run the bust |
ness. so to speak. must be there sci
down in black and white. open to each.
impossible to criticise. evade or misup.
derstand
Every one needs practical basis
upon which to live their lives. and this
basis can be gained in no better way
imam through the safe aud open pages
or common account book There need
never be an insinuating look or a BIZ
ter word between two people who
share Intimately the relations and dis.
,ouragements Of income and expense
Also is not money trust. and does nor
ms make the accounting Of IL Il duty?
Ana IN 40 way will an inexperienced
'oung couple learn better how to use ii.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
The Eest He Could NJ

NOW, gentlemen" said the STARE
manager ut rehearsal. Il want Won all
10 wear your heavy overcoats In this
scene, as 1t is supposed to he an ey
tremely chilly night
nave no overcoat. SIR" replied one
OF the actors. Then bright Thought
stfn"k hin. But could put on nv
heavy underwear Boston Transe-int
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
The Color Cn~

10 cure smallpox was apparently q
very simple matter in the good old
times JOHN Of Gaddeston. court doc
tor to Edward H., has recorded that
Ne got rid Of the disease by the simple
expedient OF wrapping his patients in
red cloth. Let scarlet red be- taken =
he says. land let him who IL suffering
smallpox be entirely wrapped 10 It or
IN some other red cloth. did thus
when the son Of the illustrious king
OF England suffered from smallpox. |
TOOK care that all about his bed should
De RED. and that cure succeeded very
well London Tatler.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
Some UNDERSTANDING

The offictal undertaken Of a small
town was driving through the county
on one of his regular missions. A wo-
man came out to the gate Of . farm
yard aud hailed him.
Il don't seem to recall your name.
madam" be said.
That's funny" she said 1T aint
been more'n year and a half aeu
since you undertook my 6rst Aus-
band. Saturday Evening Post
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
PATRONAGE LIE NAILED.
Roosevelt the Nest Notorious Patron.
age User In History.

|
The hypocrisy Of Theodore Roose
'eit mas not been better illustrated in
.h.S campaign than by his charge that
President Tart has used federal pat.
raAhse 70 secure his denomination.
40 president Of this country ever
used patronase as did Theodore Roose-
FeIt to secure his nomination in 1904.
he USED Ii without stint to defeat
nis enemies in the campaign OF 1908.
: III this campaign his own appointees,
Retained By President Taft, have. In
answer TO his call, worked against
President Taft.
ID Montana his campaign manager.
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon, has com.
relled every federal oticeholder he can
control 10 violate all civil service rules
ana the executive orders issued By
President Roosevelt himself.
Ia Texas Ceci! Lyon, The personal
friend IT Roosevelt. has coerced the
federal oiAceholder> to support Roose-
Welt and HITS demanded of them a
"slush fund to defeat TAFT. Lyon rec.
commended, on his own admission all
blr I'VE or a,O0O otticehoders ia Texas
The state machines, under the con
troi OF the Roosevelt governors" hav
been so!idiy aligned against Taft In
seven states.
Senator Dixon. in a letter which the
Taft managers now hold has threat.
ened to oppose IN the senate the con
hrmation of federal ofiicehoiders who
have expressed their preference for
Taft Ii this is hot Intimidation and
Indirect bribery. what is tt?
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11

|
MAYOR GAYNoR INSPECTING WASHINGTON
MARKET
VI MS oid Fashioned notions that ma
tlonal politics has no place in pural
municipal affairs. So. by his direction
the whole city government OF Nau
YORK has been placed on the merit sys
TEN, ana faNoritisin. influence and
pull' OF every description have bee,
done away with
The change came about tbrourb tbs
mayors discovery. in the course of his
searching investigation into All city
| departments. that the civil service law
as It mad always been enforced was
open to evasion Under the letter of
the law. when an appointment was 10
We made, the civil service commission
certlhed the names OF the first three
persons on the list from which il was
required that the selection be nludp
when 1T WAS desired to eyade the Inv
ana reach some favored person who
stood farther down on the eligible lisl
the method was for the head of the de
partment to pick out one of the three
nrst named who could be preached.
ana tell him that the appointment
would he rendered him. but that he
must decline it; that later on another
place would be found for him that
would be just as good or better bur
that for the present he must stand
aside II lie wished to retain or win The
friendship Of the politicians. The per
son knew that II he accepted the an
pointinent he would quickly find in
nuenceS at work against him so he in
variably declined Ii necessary tie
salile performance WAS repeated with
the next three who We're certified nv the
commission. and so Oh down tho line
uh'i the man who was to have the
place was finally reached In one i'm
stance position Went to Il man who
at the beginning stood fortieth on the
eligible list. All OF those who were
ahead OF him With proportionately
higher percentages of efficiency were
Obliged to make way for him The
letter OF the law had been observed.
but Its spirit had been outraged.
Following this discovery Mr. Gavnor |
Issued an order to all of his heads of |
departments that all appointments, of |
Whatever nature or description, must |
De made In numerical order from the
LIST furnished by the civil service com
mission. He explained that this nat.
lrally would result in some iniustlces
ma unsatisfactory appointments. but
hey would he tlttiing as compared with
ne lnlqulties of the old system The
fleet of this sweeping mandate was to
ake the whole city administration out
n politics at one stroke OF the pen.
Under the old system all heads Of de-
'artinents We're forced to devote one
lalf OF every day TO interviews with
politicians who wanted some one given
job or this or that policeman. Are
nan. street sweeper or other employee
fomoted. transferred or discharged
>ow there Is nothing that can be done
or any politician no matter how pow
rful he may be. so the department
eads are no longer bothered by them
Ut are left free to give all OF their
me to the city's business. Conse-
uently they are able TO watch things
lore closely. and the city Is saving
honey and getting better service from
8 army of employees.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
That the International Hsrvasts,

Ihat the International Harvester
company and the United States Steel
corporation are Morgan interests y
that they are represented in the Roose.
Velt headquarters by George W. Per-
ems, the chief contributor TO the
roosevelt campaign fund. and that
iheodore Roosevelt has not mentioned
any Morgan interest or friend of Nor
gym N ms campaign except to defend
ii or him.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11

why Is Mayme so cool toward Mr.
Downriter
Because be made personal re
mark she didn't like. He told her
something was as plain as the nose on
her face"
whats the matter with thatg"
"She thinks she's got pretty nose. "
Baltimore American.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
Keep at Il.

Tattered lim-Ive been trampin
four years. INA am. an it's all cause
heard the doctors recommend walkin'
as the best exercise. Mrs. Prim-Wel.
the doctors are right Walk along
Presbyterian of the South.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
How to Sweep Thread.

In sweeping carpet it is sometimes.
difhcnlt TO get up long hair or threads
OF stun. The best way is to brush
lightly round and round instead OF
straleht along. says the louisville Her
AID All threads will then be forced
IN sort OF ball and can be easily pick
ed of the broom.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
A Soldiers RepIy.

\ soldier Of Marshal Saves .rrny
beihS discovered in theft. was con
demned to be hanged What he hsd
stolen might be worth ) shilings. The
Marshal. meeting him rs he was he
ing led to execution. said to him
what a miserable fool You were TO
risk your life for shilllncsr
General" replied the soldier, ~
nave rlshed II every day for my raw,
hVepence, This repatee saved his
life.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
Ordars Spirit Of Civil Service
Law Into Effect.
TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE ENDED
ravor't'sm. influence and "Pulr Of
Every Description Have Been oo,.
Away With In the City Government,
money Is Saved to the Public and
Better Service Given.

mas been demonstrated. TO the
surprise or some people. that those
= VINO predicted that If William 4
daynor was elected mayor OF New
io'A ne "ouio prove 10 he "politeai
tooi were bad prophets. Instead o.,
'"'eriiis to the politicians Mr.. Gayno,
mas gone TO the other extreme and
New York, once the most boss ridden
eonilhonity In the country. now has n
more rigid enforcement OF the ciyu
service system than any other Ai,eri
can city The mayor IL Il good uarty
man and believes In properly conduct.
ell political organizations. but It Is Que
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
Why He Lon.

why did you leave that swell board
Ing house?"
Because the sweetness was at thv
expense of the food supply"
What do you meanY'
-Four kinds Of forks and two kind,
OF vegetables" = Seattle Post-Inteali-
gencer.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
How to Keep Lemons Fresh For Weeks

Piace lemons in u vessel filled with
"oM wafer as soon as they come from
the grocer's. Keep in an ordinarily
cooi place. and the lemons will keep
perfectly for surprisingly long time.
They have been kept fresh and hard in
TINS way for six weeks. = Harper's Ba.
ZNr
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11

She-Are you sure 1t was a year TO.
day that we became engaged. deorq
He Yes. looked it mp in my check
book this morning New York Jour
nal.