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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-23
sure there was no mistake, anu board;
GAARRLS SEW/rG

sure there was no mistake, anu board
ed train for Hillcrest.
He found Elsie in the breakfast
room, gayly entertaining her guests
with stories of her childhood days on
a western ranch.
"Why, Philip, you didn't go, or you
missed your train; how jolly to have
you with us another day." she ex-
claimed as he entered the room. Beg
ging word with her alone as soon as
he could, he took her again to the rose
bower, and there told her of his love
and begged her to marry him.
but, Philip, l couldn't think Of it
There is such a difference in our posi-
tons. l, millionaire's daughter, and
you only a bank clerk! Why, you
couldn't provide me with evening slip
pers, not to mention bread and butter
No, certainly not, Philip. l cannot
marry you"
For a moment Philip was stunned
Then anger blazed up in him, com
pletely drowning his finer feelings, for
he knew the girl cared for him.
Quietly taking the paper from his
pocket, he pointed to the front page
with staring headlines of her fathers
ruin.
"You would show me that now
Philip" and there was look Of pity
and contempt in her eyes. 81 knew all
about it yesterday afternoon. Father
telephoned me as soon as he was sure
of it himself. You are almost a day
too late with your magnanimous offer
of marriage"
But Elsie, / thought"
"Oh, yes, you thought all along just
what l have told you. You allowed
your foolish pride to come first before
your love for me or mine for you. If
your love had been strong and brave
and true, you would have told me of it
yesterday-last night when we sat
here in the moonlight.
1.-THE millionaire's daughter would
have been proud of the love Of the
bank clerk, but the penniless girl can
not let herself be a burden to man
already consumed with false and fool
ish pride Goodby, Philip; and this
time it u.s. indeed 'goodby."
| AS she had done the night before,
she left him standing beneath the
roses, while the wind rustled in
through the leaves.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-23
ANNOUNCEMENT.

ITO the voters of the Third Congress
sional District: / have the ambition TO
epresent the Third district in con-
gress. AS to my fitness and WORTH
ness, l propose to submit that to the
voters of the district, Among with
)ther gentlemen. who may aspire to
the honor, in a democratic primary
Il am a farmer, was born and rear
ed on farm in this district, and have
contributed all that | possibly could
to the advancement of the agricultu-
raj interests of my section of the
country.
las a member of congress l would
controlled largely by the same de-
sires and purposes that have actuated
me as a private citizens in advancing
citizen following other callings.
the farming interests of the state and
country, which ultimately is the inter
st of every person. whether merchant
lawyer, doctor, banker, mechanic OF
Il shall be glad to meet the voters
ace to face N e'ery county of the
istrict before the day of election.
Sincerely,
"JOHN r. MERCER"
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Announcements

70 the -.uocrauc Voters OF the Third
Congressional District:
hereby formally announce my can.
lidacy for the Office or congressman
rom said district TO the 63rd Con-
sress, subject to the democratic pri-
nary to be held next summer. Ow-
ing to my familiarity with conditions
in Washington (being the confiden-
tial clerk to the speaker of the House,
believe if the people will honor me
with the great Office that l can be Of
service to them and / will certainly
strive to faithfully and intelligently
represent all the people of the dis
Lrict. Their interest and welfare shall
egulate, control and influence my
very vote and act and at all times.
will be true to the masses of our
people. Before the primary l will an
lounce formal platform of princi-
lies, address the voters on the public
questions of the day, presenting my
views fully to them and endeavor 20
ZEE as many of them in person as
possible. If you can give me your
support and influence l shall always
)e most profoundly grateful.
Very respectfully,
CHARLES r. CRISP.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-23
MRS. FUTRELLE
WILL NOW RESIDE
IN ATLANTA
COMING TO FORMER HOME
Much Sympathy For Stricken
Family There

Atlanta Ca, April 22.-Mrs May Flu
..oI1o Is coming back to Georgia and
Atlanta She may not decide to live
hor. permanently, but following her
.o,rib1o experience aboard the Titanic
- which her husband died like 4
hero she will return for while to
frionds and relatives, bringing her
ffteen-year-old daughter
Mrs Futrelle is said to be independ-
emily rich as the result of the success
Of her husbands novels and of her
own recent literary work.
She was met at the docks in New
York nv her brother, Lieutenant Pell,
Of Atlanta, and with him will come to
this citv after she has recovered from
the shock Mrs. Futrelle's friends are
arxiouslv awaiting her arrival, and
already grieve with her in the loss of
her husband, who was a Georgia boy
and an Atlanta newspaper man before
he became famous.
The Titanic disaster was brought
home to Atlanta in more than one
way Major Archibald Butt, who num-
bered among the heroes who went
down, has close relatives in this city,
who were frantic for news during the
long wait, and Mrs. Howard Bucknell,
whose son is one of Atlanta's best
known physicians, is as we'll known
here as in her northern home
There was nobody in Atlanta who
didn't know Jacques Futrelle, a nd
that was the reason the public here
was slow to believe he had been saw
ed They knew he would stick to the
last.
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"Maude has the worst light
ing system. Some nights the house is
in darkness for hours" Delle-"That
explains it, then. l have often wonder
ed why she had so many beaux."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-23

John R. MERCER"
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Physicians.
VETERINARIANS.
DIR. PERCY W. HUDSON,
Veterinarian.

graduate A. P. l. Veterinary College.
Answers calls day or night. Resi-.
1ence and lfimary Lee street. near
Country CluA
Ph0p~~ SS7 and "A.
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Banking House Closes It's Doors
Many Smaller Firms Go Under.
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The Sefshness
Of Pride

They sat in rose bower on a -$s<axt
rustic bench. The silver light of full
moon filtered through the leafy COW
ering of the secluded nook, making
fantastic patches of light that danced
in grotesQue disorder when the soft
summer breeze stirred the leaves over
head.
Both Elsie Poole and her companion,
Philip Matthews, were i'll at ease.
Elsie nervously toyed with her fan,
and the toe of her satin slipper, peep
ing out from beneath her chiffon gown,
tapped restlessly on the closely clipped
grass underfoot.
Philip, too, was perturbed. He had
been deeply in love with his fair COM
panion for many weeks, and now, as
he gazed into her limpid eyes and con-
templated the perfect form, the ex-
quisite beauty of her face, the velvet
softness of her skin, it was almost
more than he could do to restrain the
mad words of love which struggled for
utterance.
But he dared not tell her of his pas
sion.
What right had he, clerk on a
small salary, to love the daughter of
wealthy banker?
81 am sorry you must go back to
town tomorrow, Philip. Wouldn't it
! be jolly if you could remain up here in
| the hills another week? Elsie said,
just to bring the conversation around
to personal topics.
Thank you, Elsie, you don't know
how hate to leave here-you. l shall
miss all this-but it will live long in
my memory"
"You must come again; there will
always be a welcome for you in our
home. Now we must join the others.
Let us say 'goodby' here, under
the roses"
| Goodbye"
Eyes; you know leave at in the
morning l cannot expect you to dis
turb your rest at such an early hour. y
"Goodby, Philip. l wish-I-oh,
well, good night and goodby!"
Silently he bent over her hand and
pressed his burning lips to its soft
surface.
The next moment she was gone, and
the light of the world had fed with
her.
On the train the next morning Philip
bought a paper, and the first thing
that met his eye as he glanced over
the headlines was:
POOLE & HARTLEY FAIL
Banking House Closes Its Doors
Many Smaller Firms Go Under.
Announcement Causes Dismay in Fl
nancial Circles.
AS he read the account of the abso
Lutte failure of Elsie's father and his
! business associates, Philip made q
/ great resolve. He would go back to
HilIcrest on the first train, and be
i fore Elsie had seen a morning paper
would ask her to be his wife.
l His pride would not allow him to
tell her of his love last night; but now
when he knew of her fathers ruin, he
would not let her pride prompt her te
refuse his offer. He left the train al
the first stop, telephoned the bank
which employed him, got the details Of
the failure from a fellow-clerk to make
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-23

A man isn't more ashamed to claim
he understands thing he doesn't than
woman is to claim she doesn't when
she does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
FIRST MUNICIPAL WOMAN DETEC.
 TIVE

Charles A. Logue in Leslie's.
 ''Promoted to detective of the first grade-saary $9250 per annum-Mrs. Isa- bella Goodwin"
 When this order was sent to the detec- tive bureau by Rhinelander Waldo, police commission of New York City, it marked the advent of the first municipal woman detective In the United States and vindi- cated the judgment of Deputy Commits sicrer George S. Dougherty, head of the detective bureau. It was he who selected Mrs Goodwin for a most delicate task i1 d crucial moment. And hM judgment in the face of all precedent to the con tIary, in this regard is further seen in the establishment of force of women municipal detectives.
 The story of Mrs. Goodwin's promotion is the recital of b years faithful service as police matron anl unrecognized "sleuth' As matron she obtained evi- depce against over 800 fake palmsts, crystal gazers and pseudo doctors, and in scores of instances secured convictions. She always kept in the background, lest her face become known to the deceivers she was so cleverly deceiving. Mrs. Good win opportunity came at last in connec- tor with the now famous taxicab rob bery
 Alter the arrests, full credit was given to Mrs Goodwin for her part of the work Today she is the most famous woman detective in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
DowRY AROUND HER NECK

From "Sirens of the Sands in the June
 Metropolitan Magazine.
 The distinctive thing about the Ouled Nail, the professional dancing girl of North Africa, is her jewelry She has so much of 1t, indeed, that there is no gold to be had in Alkeria. Ask for napoleons, instead of paper money at your bank in Biskra or Constantine and you will meet with a prompt "ImSes- sible. m'sieur"
 But why is it impossible?" you nat urally inquire. ata7
 Because we have no gold on hand. m'sieur." is the polite response.
 Where is it then?" you ask. scenting a robbery or a dedication.
 "On the Ouled- Nails. m'sieur," the cashier courteously replies.
 And he speaks the truth. Every cen time that a dancing girl can beg, bor- row or earn goes toward the purchase of massive silver jewelry, anklets, bracelets, and the like. and this in turn is exchanged for gold pieces-whether French napoleons, British sovereigns or Turkish liras she Is not particular which, linked together in that trellised armor of which have already spoken. clanking, clashing and shining. envelops her 1.-the young body from neck to hips. When her portable wealth has attained such dimensions it is usually the sign for the Ouled Nall to retire from busi- ness, going to her nomad husband with her dowry about her neck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22

any persons to work or to abstain from working; or from ceasing to pat ronize or to employ any party to such dispute; or from recommending, ad- vising or persuading others by peace ful means to do so, or from paying or giving to or withholding from any persen engaged in such dispute any strike benefits or other moneys or things of value; or from peaceably as- sembling at any place in lawful man. her and for lawful purposes; or from doing any act or thing which might lawfully be done in the absence of such dispute by any party thereto
 This would mean that peaceful pick eting is to be recognized. But what the Senate will do with the bill re- mains to be seen. It goes there, and the voters will be pretty apt to watch what that body does with it. If it is held up there the people will know just who did it, even if they cannot ascertain why they did it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
A MARVELLOUS MADMAN

sales betes' of women, who have never taken part in the work of civilization, with a few futile exceptions, is, to my mind, provocation of my sex! At the idea of seeing arrive these half apes, this horde of half developed animals
 the male in me revolts I feel myself stirred by need of resisting this enemy, inferior in intellect but superior by her complete absence of moral sense.'
 James Huneker, in his analysis of Strindberg, quotes Poe's assertion that the man who dared write the story of his heart would fire the paper, and says that Strindberg dared as much and accom- plished it with diabolical minuteness. He was mad half of the time and half mad the rest of the time, but there was metfl- cd in his madness According to Edwin. Bjorkman, his favorite doctrine was that social and individual purity constituto the only foundation of social and indi- vidual health, mental and physical, and that clean living constitute the foundation of true achievement.
 Strindberg was declared by Dr. Hirsch author of Genius and Degeneration," to be a sufferer from "paranoia simplex chronica." The afflction which caused an American fool to run amuck on roof garden and commit a murder caused a Swede of brilliant intellect to turn ont. 75 volumes of literature running the gamult from fairy tales to delvings in the muck that Maxim Gorkys spade has turned up more recently. And at the age of 63 this remarkable man is claimed by physical afflicton-cancer. His mind left strange and enduring record of its titanic struggle with a disease that in an ordinary case would have produced mere homicidal mania.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
Age of the Bristow Amendment

The Boston Transcript says the proposition for the direct election of United States senators places the con- trol of such elections in the hands of Congress, "just as now the constitu- tion places the election of representa- tives." This statement is simply err ropeous. The constitution has ever since 179O given Congress power to regulate the elections for both sena- tors and representatives. The Bris- tow amendment makes no change whatever in this respect, and this fact should not be lost sight of,
 The Richmond Virginian assails tho Bristow amendment as if it were something new in legislation. It calls it 'iniquitous." It says 1t invites a return to reconstruction conditions" This raid of the Virginian is wholly uncalled for, because the Bristow amendment does not change the con- stitution particle. It would stand just where it has stood since 1790.
 Mir. Underwood supported the Bris- tow amendment and so did the demo cratic House by big majority. They saw no dangers in it. The power oi Congress will never be used, and the sectional issue raised by the Virginian | is a misfit.
 Those who prefer to elect senators by cliques and caucuses will perhaps find an excuse for their votes on the Bristow amendment, but all who de sire to see senators chosen by popular action will look at the ancient power Of Congress as Mir. Underwood and the democratic majority did in the House. The vote was 237 ayes and 80 nays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
THE FOOLS PRAYER
: Edward Rowland Sill.

By Edward Rowland Sill. The royal feast was done; the King
 Sought some new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried, "Sir Fool,
 Kneel now and make for us prayer!' The jester doffed his cap and bells,
 And stood the mocSing court before; They could not see the bitter smile
 Behind the painted grin he wore He bowed his head and bent his knee Upon the nonarchs silken stool; His pleading voice arose: 70 Lord | Be merciful to be-a fool. "No pity, Lord.- could change the heart From red with wrong to white as wool; The rod must heal the sin; but. Lord.
 Be merciful to me-a fooll {. Iris not by guilt the onward sweep
 Of truth and right, o Lord. we stay; Iris by our follies that so long
 We hold the earth from Heaven away. .The i'll timed truth we might have kept, Who knows how sharp 1t pierced and
 stung? A4 A M The word we had not sense to say
 Who knows how grandly it mad run? Earth bears no balsams for mistakes: Men crown the knave and scourge the
 tool hF That did his will; but Thou. Lord.
 Be merciful to me-a foolv' The room was hushed; in silence rose The King, and sought his garden cool He walked apart and murmured low,
 Be merciful to me-a fooli'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
The Team Workers

The Chamber of Commerce "Live Wire" canvass for a thousand new members had another successful day yesterday. Oscar c. Turner, chair man of the Chamber of CoNmerce membership committee, is naturally elated over the telling work of the nine teams. With the exception of the vigorous canvass for the Y. M. c. A. building fund Birmingham has seen no such "Live Wire" work in any be- half as these teams are now accom- plishing.
 The Chamber df Commerce officials are gratified at the active interest that members not belonging to the teams are manifesting. Many of them are giving valuable assistance. It is a noteworthy fact, too, that many bus mess men of outlying sections of Bir- mingham are enrolling themselves as members of the Chamber of Com merce. Ensley and Corey are well represented.
 It is thought that the one thousand new members will be rounded up be- fore the end of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Democratic Convention City


 The democratic national convention, to be held next month in Baltimore, will draw a larger crowd than any convention of the party held in any previous year., said E. W. Mannering of Washington D. c.
 T have been locker on at two dem- ocratic conventions-one in Chicago in 1892 and one in Denver four years ago. Large crowds were at each of those con- ventions Chicago is always attractive, and owing to it's vast size, 100000 visitors is hardly noticeable. I think fully 100,0OO strangers were in Chicago in 1892 on the occasion of the democratic national con yention, but as everyone remarks now, there is more interest in the forthcom- ing convention than any held since 1884, and then again the country is mucn larger now than 1t was then.
 '.The estimated number of visitors to Baltimore is set down at between 150,000 and 200.0o0. While the hotel accommoda- tions of that city may not be adequate, thousands who go to the convention will sleep in Washington, which is less than an hours ride.
 The Anti-Saloon league of Maryland is agitating for a prohibition measure. There may be many prohibitionists in the state outside of Baltimore, but one meets very few Anti-Saloon Ieaguers in the big city. Baltimore has an enormous whole sale liquor traffic. and it will be as im- possible to make Maryland dry as it was to make Missouri, with St. Louis with it's immense liquor interests, statewide dry. While l am not exactly prohibitionist myself, I lean that way: but if I ever vote with the Anti-Saloon league I would want to make some exceptions in favor of metropolitan centers like Baltimore. If Baltimore was under prohibition legis- lation it would never have been selected for the democratic convention I think that some day the saloons will give place to a dispensary system in the large cities, but that time is probably far off. In the meanwhile prohibition is never the sign of large city,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22

Harrison Rhodes, in Harper's Magazine
 for June.
 Brighton is modern, if you like. Yet 1t has kept its historic note. George TVS Pavilion may now be let by the munich palty for cheap banqueting parties = 'beanfeasters" from the city-and Mrs. Fitzherberts house may be occupied by the local branch of the Young Mems Christian association; still the town will send the most reluctant imagination scurrying back along the years. Ghosts
 walk everywhere, but they are pleasant,
 gay ghosts-they are, as they were when George was successvely Prince of Wales, Regent, and King, the best company in England"
 Brighton was originally, and, indeed, through nany of it's best years remained, Brighthclmstone. It was fishing viI- lage, lying in dip in the Downs, which toward the beginning of the eighteenth century began to be viisted for the sea bathing Brighthelmstone indeed made
 it's first great stride toward popularity when, about the middle of the century, there settled there a fashionable physi- clan Dy the name OI IkuSSells Wll1 bttu made his reputation by advocacy os ihe merits of sea water--he not only advised its external use, but considered it ''un- wise to hurry into a course of bathing be- fore the body is altered and sufficiently p.epared by drinking sea water!" For delicate stomachs a mixture of sea water and milk was recommended as a noble medicine" In spite. however, of such rlsors the sea cure grew popular. Bath ing machines were established on the front, and soon 1t was related with satis- factlcn that the attendants dipped sew eral hundreds of visitors a day. Dip pers," male and female, prospered. The old books which 1t is so pleasant to read in Brighton abound in anecdotes of fa- nous beach characters; 'Old Sneaker, who dipped .Mr Prince" as he called the Prince of Wales who was later George ", and once dragged him out by ths ear when the royal "dippee' was deter mined to swim in too high sea; and Martha Gum, who, privileged to enter the Pavilion kitchens, was once discovered there by the Prince pocketing piece of butter, and held by that gentleman in | conversation near the hot stove, with | awkward results.