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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
BEGINNING OF MRS. GRUNDY"
Like Host Of Other Famous Matrons,
She Sprang From Fertile Brain
Of Literary Genius.

Mrs. Grundy Is comparatively re-
cent creation. Like Mrs. Harris, Mrs.
Camp, Mrs. Malaprop, Mrs. Partington,
and host of other famous matrons,
she sprang from the fertile brain of
literary genius.
Thomas Morton, forgotten London
playwright, Is her authentic sponsor,
and she made her debut on the boards
Of a London theater in 1898, the We
hicle Of her maiden appearance being
a comedy of some theatrical effective
ness entitled Speed the Plow."
In the play Dame Grundy Is the
wife of rich and successful farmer.
Dame Ashfleld, another farmers wife,
for whom she is the object Of innocent
envy and idolatrous alteration, can do
nothing but talk of her and quote her
and invoke her approval on every &C.
casion and with reference to every
subject.
When she returns from the market
she tells her husband that Mrs. Grun-
dy's eggs and cattle are the best she
has seen there; and when news comes
shat their daughter has married title
she exclaims:
"Our Nellie married to a real baro-
net! I wonder, Tummas, what Mrs.
Grundy will say?" Her husband be-
trays great irritation at every such
reference. and finally breaks forth:
BE quiet, woolye? Always din, ding
ing Dame Grundy into my ears-what
will Mrs. Grundy say? What will
Mrs. Grundy think? Can't thee be
quiet, let me alone, and behave thyself,
Matty" But the good dame Is not to
be sileAced.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
WATERS ARE now B0NlfACES
Some Of the Thinqs the New York
Servants Forgot When They
Called a Strike.

Trouble with the walters strike Is
that they proved too much, writes the
New York correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Times-Star. It may be con-
ceded, as alleged by their various
members, that the average waiter is
paid but SO cents day by the hotel
and that half of that sum goes in tips
each day to the kitchen help and the
head waiter and the side walters or he
might as well be dead as in a dining
room. It may also be conceded that
ten years ago the Waldorf charged
but 70 cents for sirloin steak and
that it now charges a dollar and
half. And that in that period the
walters pay has not been increased.
Only" said the man who began as
a walter and now has a dourishing
restaurant within a couple Of blocks
Of the TA1rty-second street elevated
station, the walters forget that their
tips have increased in that period.
Oscar of the Waldorf began as wait
er. So did Boldt Of the Waldorf. So
did Rector and Archambault and Mus
chenheim and the Seven Little Shan
legs and the Four Healys and the two
Martins and the three Bustanobys.
You should not be far wrong II you
said that every successful restaurant
keeper In town began as a waiter-or
bartender, as did Regan of the
Knickerbocker, and this O'Connor up
on One Hundred and Twenty-ninth
street, who saved enough to start a
saloon-and then saved enough to buy
the original castle of the O'Connors
in Ireland. Ten years ago a dime
was a good tip for service to single
person. A quarter was munihcent. A
dollar would recompense waiter for
looking after a wine party Of six. II
you gave him 81 after an all-night ses-
sion he would jump through, roll over
and lie dead. Nowadays a ten-cent tip
for 75-cent lunch never wins thanks.
Fifteen cents grunt, 20 cents an au-
dible thank you" and for a quarter
you can have your chair pulled back
and your coat collar snugged. The
people are educated up to it. This
very week waiter 307 at the Hotel AS
tor starts on a trip around the world.
He's saved enough In three years from
his tips to do 1t in style. Here ID a
sporting proposition: win pay any
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
Why She Hurried.

Dorothy had heard her mother talk.
ing of Lent, and frequently noted the
word fast, but it conveyed an entire
ly different meaning to her from that
in which it was used. Dorothy's
mother observes Lent by fasting, but
evidently her daughter has not come
to understand the meaning of the
word
On Ash Wednesday morning she
was doing a little washing and iron
ing for her doll, and was going about
it in such a hurry that her mother
inquired the reason.
well, mother she replied, isn't
this the day you have to do every
thing fast?"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
BOTTLE DRESSED LIKE DOLL
Children Will Hold 1t Instead Of Toss
Ing It Aside, Thereby Getting
Benefit of Hot Water.

The New York woman who devised
the water bottle baby showed keen
insight into juvenile psychology. Incl
dentally she overcame the child's nat
ural tendency to toss aside anything
Of medicinal purpose Or it may be
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
A Sacred Secret.

A Sacred Secret.
The inspector in an English school
was questioning the small boys.
Can you take your warm over
coat OFF," he asked
Yes, sir" was the ready response.
Can the bear take his warm over.
coat OFF,"
mo, SIR"
why not?"
There was perplexed silence.
Then little boy spoke up: Please,
sir, cause the good Lord alone knows
where the buttons educational
Monthly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
USE ALIENS F00T.EASE.

The antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoGa
II you want re: and comfort for tired, aching
swollen sweating feet Aliens Foot Ease ~
ueves corns and bunions of oil pain and prevents
blsters, and callous spots Just the thing foe
Dancing Parties, Patent Leather Shoes, and for
Breaking in New Shoes. 1t is tho greatest comfoeo
discovery Of the age Try it today Sold every whsFN
3 cts Don accept any substitute. For FRDD trial
package, address Allen 8. Olnsted. Le Hoy, N. 7.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
Number Of Hairs on the Head.

A German psychologist who counted
the hairs on different human heads
states that taking four heads Of hair
of equal weight, the number of hairs.
according to color. was as follows:
Red, 10000: black. 100000; brown.
109. 900; blond. 100000
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30

the string through a screw-eye guide.
To the lower end of the string attach
a piece of soft iron which should be
heavy enough 80 that when current
passes through the electro-magnet the
soft iron will be pulled down and the
signal arm raised.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
Natural Misunderstanding,

The earnest lecturer raised his voice
and spoke with special emphasis.
want to tell you, ladies' and gen.
tlemen," he said, that Robert Burns
poetry
He was interrupted by man in the
audience, an editor whom he had
reused from q doze.
Good for Robert" cried this man
Enthusiastically.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
Cleaning Public Money.

The new money washing machine
has been installed in the Philadelphia
mint by Burgess Smith. its inventor
1t weighs $500 pounds, has capacity
of five thousand notes an hour, and
has two parts-one scrubs the note.
the second gives it a cold water bath.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
NEAT LITTLE ELECTRIC TOY
semaphore May Be Operated by Use
Of Piece Of Soft Iron and Small
Electro Magnet.

Place small electro-magnet upon
platform as shown, says the Popular
Electricity. After securing the sema-
phore arm in place at the top of the
post, fasten a string to it and pass
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
Accurate Forecast.

Love at first sight is apt to fade on
it's initial trip to the wash.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30

It's easy for a doctor to make a liv.
ing If he can keep his patients
scared.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-30
Abner's Preparation.

AOneTS preparation.
Abner, who worked for the summer
residents, told Mr.. Burns one morn
ing that he was soon to be married.
We'll, really, Abner," said Mr.
Burns. I'm glad to hear it! I suppose
you've made all the preparations and
got your wedding finery ready?"
>Abner did not 7balk at the question,
but he grinned sheepishly.
Yep" he replied, NAV, she bound
my Sunday coat and put new collar
ont. and I've had my shoes tapped
Judge.
Accurate Forecast.
Wilbur Wright was talking to
Dayton reporter about very swift but
very unsteady monoplane.
1T is dangerous machine" he
said.
BLANK adores it, though" said the
reporter. He is all broken up over
ill.,
"One of these days." said Mr..
Wright. hell be all broken up under
it,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-21
HUNTERS HAVE
Splendid SPORT
SHOOTING Quail
MANY ABROAD ON YESTERDAY
Opening Day Of the Shooting
Season

The Afnericus sportsman who did
not get into the game yesterday morn
ing bright and early was either Grip
pied or henpecked, or otherwise ham,
pered, for it was the opening day of
the bird-shooting season and every
man who could dodge business and
command shotgun was up with tn
dawn and after the scalp of Bob
White.
Weather conditions were far from
ideal, however, as it was very dry and
quite warm as well, thus preventing
the dogs from finding the birds easil :.
But so plentiful are the partridgcs
this season that the hunters yesterday
experienced no difficult in getting "tha
limit" allowed by the game lams,
whether that limit was rs or 100. Many
full game bags were brought in last
night.
Reports from all over Georgia indi-
cate the largest crop of birds in many
years. Under protective measures, linn
itations as to the bag and favorable
breeding conditions, the birds have
multiplied enormously in all parts OF
the state In fact, complaints have
come from many sections to the effect
that quail were so numerous that they
are damaging small grain ovops.
Beginning yesterday hunters are al
lowed to kill quail, migratory duck and
wild turkey gobblers. The shooting
| of hen turkeys is forbidden. Re-
ports from sections of south Georgia
are to the effect that turkeys arc
more numerous than ever known there.
Two gentlemen from Americus. q
few days ago, while riding in the lower
part of the county, ran into flock OF
forty-seven wild turkeys. The turks
evidently knew that the men didn
have a gun, and walked away leis-
lurely into a creek swamp. This flock
was the largest ever seen here.
Many turkeys have been killed al
ready on Muckalee creek within a few
miles of Americus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-21
Sane IN MISSOURI,
INSANE IN OHIO
BUT GETS $4,000

st. Louis, Mo-, Niv 20.--George w.
Douglass, legally sane in Missouri, but
insane in Ohie, was given judgment
for $25,OOO, the full amount of dam
ages tor which he sued local traction
company in the circuit court here yes
terday.
Though declared of unsound mind
in Ohio, Douglass was permitted -
testify in the suit which was filed in
his own name. 1t was alleged his men
tai condition resulted from the acci-
dent.
While riding on the back platform
OF st. Louis street car in 1908, Doug
lass was struck on the head by car
going in the opposite direction when
he leaned over the rail-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-21
AMERICUS' TIGERS
ARE TURNED UP
BY DETECTIVES
BOLD BLACK BOOT.LEGGERS
Are Charged With Peddling
OIL Of Joy

Some excitement was created about
the city hall yesterday morning when
the fact was told that a detective en-
ployed by the city had turned UP a
half dozen Sumter Products" upon
the charge of selling whisKey, and that
the cases would be Investigated by
Mayor Lowrey when the municipal
curtain was rung up at 10 o'clock.
A futter of interest as to who the
suspected ones might be was in evil
dence and the recorders court was
filed with an expectant throng when
the line-up faced his honor, and the
inquisition was inaugurated.
Four or five negroes and two white
men were the defendants thus accused
and for more than an hour Mayor
Lowrey was busily employed in ques-
tioning the witnesses in cases tried.
The result was not altogether salts
factory, owing to the dreadfully ap-
parent lack of memory regarding the
purchase of balloon juice.
Enough evidence was adduced ia
some Of the cases to warrant the
binding over OF defendants to the grand
jury, which convenes Monday next.
Other cases will be heard today in re-
corder's court and the "bootlegging
whiskey traffic in Americas will doubt
less sustain a black optic ere the end
is reached
The fact that the city council has
for some time, had a skilled detective
employed here, looking up evidence in
tigerdom, came as distinct shock 70
local liquor interests.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-21
ROAD FINISHED
FROM AMERICUS
To FRIENDSHIP
AMONG BEST In The COUNTY
Forces at Work on Another
Highway

"To Americus from Friendship is
now a matter of few minutes only
over the new highway just completed" :"
said DR.. A. S. Boyett, as he drove
into the city in his car yesterday
morning. THE new road is one of
the finest in Georgia and every resident
of Sumter should be proud of it," he
continued.
Finished, well-graded and IS smoo h
as velvet, the Friendship road of a
dozen miles length, traversing splen-
did agricultural section, is indeed {.
valuable addition to Sumter's system
of 300 miles of magnificent Highways.
Not only does it traverse the fine
region to the northwest of Americus,
facilitating travel and traffic and en-
hancing land values, but the new road
opens still another route to Buena
Vista and Columbus, one several miles
shorter than the present route, via
Ellaville.
From Friendship, which is near the
county line of Sumter and Marion, the
latter county has built fine road on
to Buena Vista. This affords a fine
circuit Of about fifty miles for mo-
toring parties, who can go to Buena
Vista via Friendship and return via
Ellaville.
Every road like this one is worth a
vast deal to the people of the communi-
ties thus penetrated and to Sumter
generally, the Good Roads County of
the South"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-21
CONDUCTOR IS
STRICKEN down
AT MONTGOMERY
CONDITION IS VERY SERIOUS
Irving Poole Has Attack On
His Train

Mr.. Irving Poole, of Americus, well
known and popular young conductor
of the Seaboard, was stricken by sud
den and severe illness at Montgomery
yesterday, the attack rendering him
unconscious for several hours. His
condition was reported as very serious.
Conductor Poole, who is a son OF
Conductor George Poole, of Americas,
was just upon the point of leaving with
his train for this city when the attack
came suddenly upon him.
He was carried, unconscious, to a
local hospital where every attention of
physicians was given him. At late
hour yesterday evening it was report
ed here that he was sti1l in an uncons-
cious state, and that his condition was
regarded as most serious.
Mr.. Poole, it will be recalled, has
but recently recovered from an attack
of fever here, and it is supposed that
his present illness may have resulted
therefrom.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-21
DEATH CLAIMED
MRS. Q. P. WALLIS
THURSDAY EVE
At HOME NEAR THE CITY
Another Death in Stricken
Household

Mrs. Annie Hart Wallis, widow CT
the late o. P. Wallis, passed away yes
terday afternoon at l o'clock at her
home, two miles west of Americus on
the Friendship road. The death of
Mrs. Wallis followed an illness Of 8
few days only, and is one of the saddest
occurring here in long while.
Only a few months ago her husband
passed away and now, in the death
OF their mother, eight children are thus
bereft of both parents.
Mrs. Wallis was SO years of age, and
was generally beloved in Americus,
where she had long resided. She was
a consistent member of the Methodist
church and a woman whose nobility Of
character and devotion to duty drew
to her many warm and sincere friends.
The funeral services will be cou
Quoted at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
by Rev. j. A. Thomas from her late
homo near tie city, the interment
home near the city, the interment be-
ing at Oakgrove cemetery. Friends Of
the deceased and Of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the ex-
ercises
The pallb carers will be Messrs. j. :.
Dixon, r. W. Buchanan. w. P. Persons,
C. /. Brady, e. A. Lockett and G. r.
Winchester.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-21
LOCAL CHAPTER
EASTERN STAR
MEETS TONIGHT
SOCIAL SESSION or INTEREST
Will Be Held at the Sta
Temple

An important called meeting ~
Americas Chapter No. So, Order of tha
Eastern STAR va be held this evening"
at Masonic Temple, and q large a..
tendance of the members is requested
The meeting, which will be convened
at Z o'clock, is for the purpose ef
hapter inspection by the worthy grand
matron of Georgia, Mrs. Rose Ashby.
of Atlanta, and for this reason. tina
attendance of all Eastern Star men,
bers in good standing is urged. Fol-
lowing the inspection and business
session, refreshments will be servaI
and fraternal social session en-
joyed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-21

Gainesville, Ca, Nov. 20.--Plans
for uniting the Protestant denominL-
tions of Georgia in systematic
fight against "the immodest dances,
the immoral theatres. the extreme
and suggestive styles in women q
dress, and the general lack of refine
ment and courtesy indulged in by
many of the young people of our
land" will be made public by the
Baptist convention in session here to-
day.
The convention will instruct its
president to appoint commission If
three to act with like number from
any other religious body in Georgia.
That a commission may be formed
to bring together all the moral forces
in cur state for concentrated action
in creating such wholesome senti-
ment against these evils, that they
will be abolished from the lives OF
our young people.
The resolutions calling for the corn
mission will be introduced by the
committee on social service at the re
quest of the president, DR.. John L.
Nell, of Athens T'ney came on the
heels of resolutions adopted Novem-
Der 6, by the Presbyterian synod ot
Georgia in session at Rome, calling
on parents and ministers to discour.
age immodest dress. unclean the.
atrical plays and the degrading
dances of the modern day.
The Christian churches Cf Georgia
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-21
AUTO RUSHED TO RESCUE
OF AUTO In FLAMES

Gasoline leaking from an automn-
bile on Forsyth street at o'clock yes
terday evening caught fire and for q
moment it seemed that the car was In
danger OF serious damage, or poss,
destruction. An alarm OF are was sent
in and the big auto truck at head
quarters quickly put the kibosh on its
little sister. The car formerly be-
longed to Mr.. ]. ]. Lanier. who has
jgst sold it to local garage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-21
DAUGHTERS HAD
AN INTERESTING
SOCIAL session
STATE REGENT is PRESENT
Interesting Papers on His
tOriC Topics

The D. A. R. meeting yesterday al
Mrs. M. M. Lowrey's lovely home or
Lee street was the occasion of onf
of the happiest affairs of the season
Mrs. Sheppard w. Foster, state regenr
being the special guest of honor.
Mrs. E. ]. Willingham, Jr, of MI
con, and Mrs. Dozier, of Dawson, were
also present, and the chapter enjoyed
& most delightful morning.
Mrs. Eugene A. Hawkins read a pa,
per on Cedar Creek" an historic sp3t
near Cordele, of which Mrs. ]. E. D.
Shipp was the author.
Mrs Foster made a motion that 4
vote Of thanks be extended Mr.. Shipp
for his splendid paper, and for the re-
search he has kindly undertaken fo:
the chapter from time to time.
Miss Constance Holt read the roster
of the soldiers of the battle of KeE-
tie Creek, which was compiled by Mrs
Green, regent of Kettle Creek chapter,
of Washington, Ga.
Mrs. Foster then made. a charming
speech to the chapter, which was most
instructive and enjoyable.
A delicious luncheon followed this
and the meeting was adjourned
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-21
DEPOT At RICHLAND
ROBBED and BURNED

Columbus, Ca, Nov. 20.-According
to a long distance telephone message
from Richland, the freight depot of the
G. F. and A. railway at that
place was robbed and burned shortly
after midnight yesterday morning. The
robbers got about $500 and big guam
tity Of whiskey., Authorities are at
work on the case. with no clue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-21
HUMAN VOICE IS
HEARD ACROSS SEl

London, Nov. 20.-Vocal sounds, bit
not actual words, have been trans
mitted by wireless telephone across the
Atlantic ocean from Clifden, Ireland, to
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, according to :.
statement made by William Marconi,
inventor OF wireless telegraphy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-21

this was plainly indicated in his mes
sage to them.
The securing of this ratification of
his acts is currently reported to have
been one of the reasons why General
Huerta so obstinately opposed the
pressure brought to bear on him by
the United States and other nations
to withdraw and efface himself.
The provisional president is said
by those believed to be in a position
to know to have been persuaded that
he must resign and to have named
Manuel Cara Aldape, former minis
ter of the interior, as the man he
desired to succeed him when the in
sistence of John Lind, the personal
representative Of President Wilson.
upon the abolition of the rev co1-
gress caused him to change his atti-
tude and reject the idea of resigning.
Up to the moment of the last rep
resentation made to him by John
Lind, the friends of the provisional
president say he frequently eulogized
Senior Aldape as one of the most
worthy to be head of the Mexican
government and ne appeared to look
with some degree of equanimity on
the idea of turning over the presi-
'dency to him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-21

Mexico City, Nov. 20.-It was re-
Yarded here today as not entirely i'm
possible that Provisional President
iE.er.a, after having through the rat
incat:tn of the new congress relieve
himself from the danger of being CALI
ed to account for his acts by some fu-
turc administration might be brought
10 me Loint of elimination through
the efforts of the foreign powers sup
porting the United States government.
It was generally expected today
that General Huerta, on the convening
of the new Mexican congress at 5
o'clock this evening, would not en-
counter much of the obs:ructionist
tactics which characterized the last
congress, as the new deputies were
known to be in sympathy with his
policies. On their meeting General
Huerta, it was assumed, would auto
matically forfeit the self-imposed
powers which he has enjoyed since
the dissolution of the two houses early
last ninth.
One of the first steps the new con-
gress was expected to take was the
ratification in entirety of the chief
executives acts as dictator, and that
the two houses would be asked to dc