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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-15
Tiff HAS A
new PLAN FOR
SMALL FARMS
COUNTRY LIFE PLEASANT
Small Farms IN q Section
Laid Like City

Triton, Ga, Nov. 14.-Captain H. Fl.
Tiff, owner of vast area of the land
in the county bearing his name, has in
troduced what is to this state a brand
new plan of rural development. At
the last analysis he purposes combat
ing the recognized and growing evil of
tenancy and the drift from the country
to the city by Transforming Tiff coun-
ty into what he calls city of farms 4"
In this work he is associated with his
son, H. II. Tiff, Jr., who is himself
one of the Invest wires in that very
live section of Georgia known as the
"wiregrass."
The Tiff plan contemplates subdi-
viding Tiff county into small and large
farms upon identically the sans system
that scientific engineers lay out the
lots and streets Of a city. AS every
city lot faces a street, every farm
big or little--in the Tiff project in that
county will face a road. In no instance
viii the owner of such a farm be
compelled to travel more than half a
mile to reach a wide lateral highway
tapping one of the roads leading to
Triton, the county seat. Laid out on
the unit system, these farms will
stretch for miles and miles, one ad-
joining the other, interconnecting in
yariably and mitigating that isolation
that has heretofore initiated so strong
vi against the other inducements Of
rural life.
When it is remembered that besides
Triton there are six other towns in
the county, and that education and re-
ligious facilities are among the best
in the state. it is seen at a glance that
the Tiff idea has gone right down to
the root of the tangled rural problem
Reinforcing the city of farms" by
pothesis are the twin facts that Tiff
county ranges with the most fertile in
Georgia and that the Tiff estate is in
control of an acreage tremendous
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-15
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY.
Current Schedules Corrected to Date
Trains Arrive.

EAaluo AAAtsCs
from Savannah, Augusta,
Atlanta and Macon - 1880 m
From Columbus and In
termediate points ......+i 40 D in
from LocL1art, Dothan,
Albany, Troy and Mont
gomery .*10:35 p IN
Frcm Lockhart, Dothan
Albany, Troy and Mont
gomery .............'...~ z:U5 p m
from Atlanta and Macon :" ais p M
from Augusta, Savannah,
Atlanta and Macon ....* $50 m
From Columbus and in
termediate points ......! 7:l0 2 In
From Columbus and n
termediate points 10000 q m
From Albany and Jack
sonville ...............F 800 ~
From Albany ............s $40 q M
Trains Depart
For Macon, Augusta and
Savannah ..............s $40 q N
For Albany, Dothan,
Lockhart, Troy and a
Montgomery ..........." $3.50 u
For Albany, Dothan,
Lockhart, Troy and
Montgomery ...........~ 2;15 p n
For Macon and Atlanta - 2:05 p IN
For Macon, Atlanta, Saw
annah and Augusta. +I0:35 p In
For Columbus ........* 3:45 p m
For Columbus ......! 500 a In
For Columbus. Birming-
ham and Chicago ......" 1855 m
For Albany ............." 1880 p IN
For Albany ard Jackson
Vile MISUNDERSTANDING p m
*Daily. Except Sunday.
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CUT OFF
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Especial to Tlmes-Recorder)
Cut oOff, Ga, Nov 14-Sunday school
was organized here Sunday afternoo4
The officers elected were r. n.
Stubs, superintendent; G. NJ Wicker,
assistant superintendent; Prof. L. M.
Davidson, Bible class teacher; Wesley
Wicker, junior class teacher; Miss
Willie Wicker, intermediate teacher;
G. NJ. Wicker, secretary. Quite a large
number were present and we hope to
do splendid work.
j. G. Feagin, of Andersonville. was
the Sunday guest of Mr.. w. J. Penning-
ton
j. X English was caller at the
nome Of T. J. Wicker Sunday after
noon
j J. Holloway, G NJ. Wicker w. J.
Pennington. R. j. Holloway, Willie
Raspberry, James Tolen, j. D. NJ.
Wicker, A. J. Pennington spent Mon
day in Oglethorpe attending court
R. H. Stubs made a business trip
to Americas Wednesday.
Prof. ID. f. Pennington, of Macon.
spent Sunday at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs A. J. Pennington.
en- route from the football game played
in Americas Saturday.
Mr., d. 3. Bedenbaugh and family
spent Sunday with the formers sister,
Mrs, Fannie Bryant, near Oglethorpe.
Cane grindings are the features of
the day here now. Little do we care
if they last until Christmas, because
they are good places to visit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-15
THIS old man
ARDENT TO
The WIDOWS
ANXIOUS FOR FOURTH one
Bridal Couch is DrapGd in
American Flags

| New York, Nov. 14.-If Bishop Nc
Donnell, of Brooklyn, is very anxious
to cement two loving hearts he should
hurry up with that dispensation per-
hitting the marriage of eighty-two-
/ year-old Samuel Curtis, of No. 129
Wayerly avenue, Brooklyn Protes-
tant, to Mrs. Mary MCGOWAN, forty, a
Roman Catholic.
This wait is distinctly annoying 20
the pair, for they showed reporter
today they have made unusual prepa-
rations for the affair. Mrs. McGowan
was getting dinner when the reporter
arrived.
Il wish they'd hurry this thing up,
said Curtis. Its getting on our nerves.
Here, the third wife died last Sunday
in the hospital and a few days later
We get our marriage license, but our
speed doesn't count for much"
you are right, Sammy, darling" eX-
claimed Mrs. MCGOWAN
Everything is in readiness, | sup
pose, and thus the delay annoys?' the
reported asked.
That's just it" said Curtis. Just
look at our apartment"
The old man led the young one into
the next room. IL was tastefully dec
GRATED and there was quantity of new
furniture The octogenarian's contem.
plated fourth excursion into matri-
mony has opened his eyes to new ideas
and in his bedroom decorations he
shows the talent of an artist.
The bed, for instance, is draped witt
large American flags. At the foo,
hangs his curved walking stick. Or
the wall just above the head of tht
bed, are three photographs.
They are my former wives" h,
explained. They all were widows
take more or less stock in wha
Mr. Weller said on the subject of wi
dows. The first of these was Mrs
Catherine NeVils. | was twenty-on,
when we were married and forty-ont
when she died Next | became tn,
husband of Mrs. Julia Ryno, of Por
Jefferson, L. |. She died six years la
ter, And then came Mrs. Amelia Wat
son. She was fine wife, but, like tn,
others, she was called to her maker
and that only last Sunday.
The way met Mary here was rea
romantic. ! was standing on Myrtle
avenue at Adams street, when | saw
Mrs MCGOWAN getting off a car ant
; Juggling big suit case.
Good day to you, madam, says
to her.
Good day to you, sir, she says
men. And then she tells me how he
me. And then she tells me how he!
hard it is to live as a housekeeper
So says to her, I just buried my
third wife yesterday. Come on home
and I'll make you the fourth And Sc
| will when the dispensation comes"
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MYR TIE SPRINGS
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kopSCldl 10 lllueS-INSCOIQ6I.J
Myrtle Springs, Nov 13.-The funeral
of Mr.. Seaborn Halstead, who passed
away Friday afternoon, was held Sat
urday from Shiloh church, Rev. R. L,
Bivins of Americas officiating. A
large asemblage of friends joined in
paying this last sad tribute.
The handsome casket was covered
with exquisite floral designs, many
sent by friends from Americas and
Ellevilie. The pallbearers were:
Messrs. Henry Virgins, Eurial Langs-
ford, Marion Wellons, Leonard Short,
Lasco Harvey and Dr. Wade Chambliss
of Americas.
The funeral exercises, deeply impress
sive throughout, were concluded at
Shiloh Cemetery.
Mr.. Halstead had been i'll several
days, but was not considered serious
until Friday morning, his condition
having grown weaker until the end
came Friday afternoon.
Mr.. John Daniel has been in a pre-
carious condition about two weeks, but
is slowly improving now. His many
friends hope to see him up again soon.
The Baptist pulpit was ably filled
Sunday morning and night by Rev.
Olivar NouyalI of piohIoud tn .1nr+c,.
Rev. P. C. Barclay of Plains being
away.
Rev. P C. Barclay, of Plains, has
accepted the call to preach at Shiloh
next year. We extend to him a hearty
welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Reid and little
son returned home Monday, after
spending several days here, the guests
of Mrs. Catherine Reid and NJ Au-
brey Daniel
Mrs. Aubrey Daniel had as her
guests Sunday: Mrs. Catherine Reid,
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Dupree, MIR. and
Mrs. Emmett Reid, Mr. Tom Reid and
family and Mr. Henry Reid and family
The singing at the home of Miss
Mabel Rocks Sunday afternoon was
enjoyed by all who attended
Misses Maggie and Ida McMath, OF
Americas, was the attractive buests
of their sister, Mrs. S. G. Halstead, a
few days the past week
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Arlington and
children spent the weekend at the
home of Mrs. Franklin Halstead, re-
turning to their home in Americas
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Emmett Daniel and children
spent Saturday night at the home Of
the formers mother, Mrs. j. f. John.
ston.
Mrs. E. j. Arlington spent severa
days with her sister, Mrs. Mack Bell
recently.
Mrs. sgd Jordan, who was quite sicl
for several days last week, is conval
escing.
Mr. Emmett Daniel made business
trip to Columbus one day last week.
Mrs Cleve Dupree had as her guest.
Sunday, Misses Maggie and Ida Nc
Math, of Americas, Mrs. S. G. HalsteaC
and children and Mr.. Billie McMath.
Mrs. Aubrey Daniel had as hel
guests Saturday, Mrs. C. c. Sheppard
Misses Thelma and Lois Pitcher, O.
Andrew Chapel
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Sleeping cars between Americas ana
Atlanta on trains leaving Americas
1926 p. m, arriving Americas $3.50
a. m. Connects at Macon with Sleep
ing cars to and from Savannah.
Pullman sleeping cars between Chi
cago, St, Louis and Jacksonville on
Seminole Limited which leaves
Americas for Jacksonville at 11:45
o. N. Leaves Americas for st. Louis
and Chicago, via Columbus and Biz
mingham, at 1855 a.. m.
For further information apply to ).
B. Ellis. Ticket Agent, Americas, or
John w. Blount, District Passenger
Agent Macon. Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-15
WILSON IS NOW AHEAD
OUT IN CALIFORNIA

San Francisco, Nov. 13.-Wilson
took the lead over Roosevelt in Cali
fornia at 1915 this morning with a
plurality of AZ votes. With SO counties
officially reported out of So and
5 precincts missing, of them in Will
on territory, the grand totals stood .
Wilson 2S3,19 Roosevelt 2S3,14S.
These figures did not include a fur
Their gain for Wilson of Ga votes re-
sulting from the official canvas oil
the vote in Los Angeles county. The
canvass there is about three-fourths
complete.
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enouhg to materialize the plan by the
ingenious method described
Farms from FIVE acres up will be
available, and it is proposed to so ar
range the terms as to fit the most
modest pocketbook. Purchasers will
not be accepted promiscuously They
must give due guarantees of character
and thrift and of real ability to make
good" before becoming members Of
what is, in reality, to be a gigantic
farm community almost family-like in
its close relations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-15
SECRET SOCIETIES


= M. B. COUNCIL
,A LODGE, r. G A.
. AIasN - M, meets every
E LIST and 3rd Friday
. ~ nights. vi siting
brethren invited.
]. e. MATHIS, w. NJ.
NAT LeMASTER, Secretary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-15
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-15
The Death
of Christ
BY REV. WILLIAM EVANS, D. D..
Director Of Bible Course Of the Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago
There is no pro.

There is no pro-
founder Scripture
in the New Tesla
ment than this
one, dealing as 1t
does with the
deepest truth of
Christianity - the
death of Christ.
|. This text speaks
to us of some one
who died. 1t might
seem at first
sight as though
there were moth
ing extraordinary
in such a state
ment, for all men
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-15
ANIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Washlngton CAIap ma. q.

Washington Camp No. "a.
Washington Camp. No. "a, +. O. q
# A. meets every Monday night in
< of P. Hall at 8 o'clock. Visitins
rothers cordially invited to attend.
c. j. CLARKE, President.
@. l. McMATH. Secretary
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

base, will state first that Hal Chase to-
day. in my humble opinion, is the best
man in that position; his style of receiv-
ing the ball is spectacular, but it is nat
ural and not affected. To begin: Comis-
key was as graceful. II not more so. in
his mechanical play of receiving ball
than Chase. but to make plain his playing
OF the bag and its former, subord!nation 70
the other positions in the infield 1 will
give the following citation TO which Com
iskey's playing at first is analogous
Some years ago I heard that certain
actor named Louis Aldridge was given a
certain inferior part in play called The
Denites." This part was considered a
fourth-class part to that which was to be
Interpreted by the star, but the talent
and individuality OF Aldridge made 1t the
star part OF the. play. So II was at first
base with ComislSey: be made n for years
the star position of that famous infeld
OF the renowned St Louis Browns.
It was nothing to see him at one time
out In right field knocking down a base
hit, and the pitcher or Robinson making
the put -out at first base At another time
he would be seen covering the home plate
when the catcher and pitcher were after
the ball His intuition in defining the
thoughts OF his opponents and making MS
play accordingly made him head and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03
ILF-BALK BIG ASSET
|OF UP P-T0-DATE PITCHERS
hgBase Running Quite as Popular With Fans
as Spectacular Hitting.
By Billy EUans

months they were known as the Speed
BOYS All over the major league circuit.
They literally ran wild, Often they took
such desperate chances they were made
To look foolish, but majority OF the
times they profted a result.
IT was only short time before the
the ante-seasou dope, was looked upon
as one Of the most dangerous clubs in
the Johnsonian organization. Opposing
inilelds were always on edge, realizing
a slip-up of the slightest sort meant a
score. Naturally, working under such
conditions caused them TO lose players
that ordinarily would have been easy for
them. In many different ways the Boston
club pro1ted, because of the speed tho
team possessed and the daring use II
made Of It. Al the close OF the season
the club was picked as a Dennant win
ner FOR the next year. A few changes
were made. a shift in the speed policy
must have been made, for the club was
not nearly so serious contender the
following season.
TTIGH-CLASS base running has como
II TO play such a prominent part in the
game that the manag gers exert every In
fluenco possible to stop the mad career
OF the athletes on the bases The bat
terry men try their best TO break up the
hit and run with the pitch-out some
caNchers VIII go so far as 10 waste three
balls in an effort TO get some fast man
stealing, while pitchers devote hours OF
work in an effort TO develop half balk
| that VIII pass muster of the umpires and
incidentally make the base runner look
| foolish.
Ed Walsh is truly wonderful pitcher.
mighty hard man to beat under any
conditions vet even as great asset as
| his wonderful spit ball Is the manner In
| which Walsh holds the base runner on
| his base. The base runner who steals
with Walsh pitching and Billy Sullivan
catching is entitled to honorable men
| tion In the summary Of the score II
| is almost suicidal for base runner 10
take much Of lead with Walsh work
| ing His pitching move and his throw
| TO first are so nearly identical that II is
next 10 impossible TO discriminate be-
| tween the two.
When base runner reaches first, with
Walsh pitching. the fans may rest as
| to devote a lot of attention TO the run
| ner II he doesn't get the runner he will
so tire him out that an attempt to stea
| Is foolhardy. On one occasion last sum
mer ] saw Walsh throw to first base six
teen times on one runner without deliver
ing "A single ball TO tho place. All tho
plays at first were so close that the base
| runner was forced to resort 10 the fall.
| away slide at least dozen times to gel
back IN safety. The sudden starts. sud
den stops and almost continual hltlini
the dirt took lot OF the runners energy
Then the foxy Walsh allowed tho base
runner 10 get q commanding lead. BillA
Sullivan called Tor pitch out, and thi
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

The leagues that are In existence now
must not deny OF granting the same rights
to leagues that are likely TO come that
they demanded for themselves, and finally
attained, when they were struggling FOR
formation.
The public is a jury in all cases. but
Ii is against the tyranny of any body OF
men who want to misrepresent the mo-
tives of any other reputable promoters OF
the game, who want to set UP business Tor
themselves. either in baseball or in any
thing else.
A set OF people may corner coal or wheat
and cotton. but they cannot corner the
national game any more than they can
corner the light of tho sun 1t belongs
to all I have been one OF the first
builders Of the game in the middle west
and south, and I always want TO see the
game promoted by the right set of people,
but am against any set OF baseball auto :
Gratis who want to hang out before public
gaze banner inscribed "Holier Than
Thou"
and his final entering Into Chicago, his
home, this is my last tribute TO him He
left the city with the writer, when a boy
Of Il years. and Slerked for HIM and CON- m.
clerkship at $50 per month. He came back
TO Chicago and met the boys of his youth,
grown-u men of influence in the city's
affairs. His travels and affiliations with
the outside world has developed and
rounded him into man OF big and mag
netic parts. Although he began an humble
start OF plain Dali ground at Inlrty-
ninth street, he quickly struck the COM
mercial pace OF hts city, and also To show
his appreciation OF public who has ever
been known not to be cutters on a good
man, stood by him in rain or shine, and
he. on bis part. to show his appreciation
of such loyalty TO him, built a ball ground
TO the people OF Chicago that has no su-
per!or as an outdoor field in the entire
world.
To speak of Comiskeys skill as a ball
player It will be expected. OF course. that
II will he qlyi fru Of iy,t
WI g'ye ms sSiIi an iI, Gm'ra @ eon' OF painI,
thing l have personal friends all over tho
United States and in rvery part OF it..
who know | am no toady or lickspittle TO
but not to give a mans friend his just
dues because no Is a friend in fear that
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

shoulders over any man that played that
position before or after. In the crisis OF
many hard-fought games OF those years
from 'S3 10 Ss, Conliskey In that infield
was In the thickest of the fight. instruct.
Ing and enthusing his iniield to make ths
proper play. No game was too close that
he did not see the weak point In the de-
Tense OF the opposition. and he himself
with that celerity OF foot would dash
through and snatch victory from the jaws
OF defeat He was worth Mike Kelly
James Fogarty, Curt Welsh and John
Ward, one OF the greatest base runners In
the history OF tho game
/ do not mean dress parade running TO
make 4 record or TO show the audience
that he could steal bases, irrespective OF
how the game stood but Comiskey's base
running was done at time and place
when it meant victory for his side Ho
was far from being the machine batter
that Anson, ConDor and Joe Start and
other first bssemen were, but as gun
getter, which means the combination OF
hitting. waiting, bunting and base run
ming. he outclassed the other four The
leading experts who saw him play from
1883 TO 1899 will say that he was the
greatest frst baseman In the history OF
bn
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03

runner was tagged at second by a GOOD
ten teet
rHERE is no doubt that the pitchers
j with their half-balk movement have
done much TO cut down the base running.
II is not unusual now for base runner
10 start sliding back into a base while
the pitcher is delivering the ball. The
southpaws. with their peculiar jerky de-
livery, cause the runner TO do this more
often than the right handlers, Surely.
pitcher who can make base runner
start In tho wrong direction as he
pitches the ball TO the plate, has
mighty deceptive delivery There arc
any number of pitchers today who can
boast OF such a motion,
with moro battling delivery than Bill
Burns, who was with the Philadelphia
team in the National league last year.
have worked behind the plate In ans
number OF games I'm which Burns has Of
ficist ted, and I must confess that ! was
always puzzled, just ns much as the bat
ters and base runners, as 10 just what
Burns lnteded TO do with tho ball. Time
aud time again I have seen players AT
the bat begin 10 start their swing, while
Burns was In the act or delivering the
lutely necessary With Burns working. as
only ono man might be looking In the
wrong direction.
Frank Smith. always n clever pitcher.
lost many a game because of the long
swing he always took with men on bases.
It gave the runners such lead that IL
was almost Impossible 10 throw run
ner out Several years ago Smith devol-
oped s. delivery that kept the runners
on. and increased his effectiveness so
per cent
THAT managers look on the base run
ming gamc az AN important feature is
proved bv the fact that tho moves of
the recruit pitchers are always care
bush Lacquer who comes 10 the majors
with a good move when men are on the
bn ses boosts his STOCK materially. Twlr-
ers who aro weak on this feature are
given immediate instruction. a decided
| ~ strict interpretation of Tile balk rule
would tend 10 make q lot OF pitchers
NOR careful. would incidentally give the
base runners much confidence and would
greatly Increase tie base-running fea-
turc which l.. 40 decidedly popular With
the patrons OF tho game
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03
Baseball Trust Cannot
Corner National Game
By ed Sullivan

some may accuse him OF partiality. is not
players and athletes in general They do
not want 10 hear OF any one who preceded
them that was better than themselves. II
the highly intellectual. The literary man
wants to read the style OF Thacberay,
Goldsmith Washington Irving and OF WI
liam Cullen Bryant The orators OF today
want to read of Burke, Sheridan, CuTran.
Grattan. and also of the American orators,
Webster, Clay. Calhoun and Burke Cock
ran: But not so with ball players They
suffer the pains of q surgical operation
while hearing the praise of men that pre-
ceded them in the national game.
To end the baseball life of Comiskey.
and the position he played, namely first