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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06
TROOPS WILL PROTECT
LAWRENCEVILLE man

Atlanta, Sept. 5.-Troops may be
called upon to protect Will Gathright,
accused of murder, when he is moved
from the Jail to the courthouse at
Lawrenceville next Monday. Judge
C. H. Brand, in his charge to the
grand jury today, told the memers it
was their duty to indict the men who
took Gathright from the officers at
Duluth some time ago, and that he
expected to take proper precautions
tc insure the prisoner fair trial
when he is removed from the Atlanta
Jail and taken to Lawrenceville for
trial next week This was taken to
mean that an escort of troops would
be asked of the governor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06

Thompson testified that he and
brother were in Thomasville with
Flanders on the date mentioned AMI
Flanders took medicine but twice,
once for indigestion and once for a
slight headache.
'If Fred Flanders had feared death
from a drug he would certainly have
mentioned it to us, Thompson de-
clared. He was always in good hum
or. This was a month before his
death"
Attorney A. S. Bradley, of SWANS
boro, who represents the state and
the Flanders family is vigorously OPP
posing efforts for the pardon. He will
present today evidence to contradict
the affidavits of two Savannah physic-
ians to the effect that Flanders could
not have been killed by arsenic, which
i: is claimed, was administered by DR.
McNaughton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06
DEPARTMENT Will
PUBLISH GIN REPORTS

Atlanta, Sept. 5-William j. Har-
ris, formerly a Georgia state senator
and now United States Census Director
has announced the intention of the
department to issue in future re-
ports of the amount of cotton g1nned
in each county, and this service will
begin on September 8. 1t has in the
past been the practice of the bureau
to publish county reports only when
especially reqested, but Director Har-
ris believes this detailed information
will be of great benefit
Instructions have been given spec
ial agents in each county to give fig
ures on local ginning to the newspa-
pers in their respective counties after
those figures have been sent to the
census department. The new plan is
expected to be popular move for
those interested in cotton crops. The
bales ginned by individual ginners
will, of course, not be made public.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06
REV. Stokes TO RETURN
TODAY TO AMERICUS
His Vacation in Atlanta is
Ended

Rev. ]. W. Stokes, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, and who has
been spending a vacation of month
in Atlanta, where he supplied the pull
pit of one of the local churches, viii
return to Americas this morning, fill
ing his pulpit tomorrow at both SCI
vices Sunday morning Mr.. Stokes
will preach upon the theme, "The Sc
cret of a Steady Life" Sunday nigh
there will be an evangelistic service,
and after a song service of fifteen min
utes the sermon will be preached upon
the text, Come thou with us
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06
STONEWALL JACKSON'S
aide dies In VIRGINIA

Alexandria, Va, Sept. 5.-Noah H
Rittenour, an aide to Gen. Stone
wall" Jackson during the Civil War;
is dead here at the age of 6S. Mr.
Rittenour died yesterday and the fun
eral will be held today. For forty-fva
years he was clerk and interpreter
in the office of the auditor of the navy
department in Washington. In the
fighting at Charlottesville, in which
Gen. Jackson received his mortal
wounds, Mr.. Rittenour was beside the
noted Confederate and likewise was
badly wounded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06

New Orleans, Sept 5.-Secretary
Hester's annual report on the cotton
crop puts the crop of 1928 at a.
I67,115 bales, a decrease under that
al 1911-12 of 1,971,S11 bales, and an
increase over 1901 of 2,047,O2O.
He says that the crop of Texas
$50, 900 bales over last year, is the
largest ever grown in that state, but
that the Texas increase has been more
than offset by falling off in other
sections, the group of other gull
ststes,'' embracing Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Oklahoma
Missouri, Arizona, California, Kan
sas and New Mexico, having fallen 0ff
$4,000 bales and the group of AT
lantic states. including Alabama
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geo,-
gia, Florida, Kentucky and Virgin a
showing a decrease of 100000 bales
Cotton is Heavier.
The weight of the crop, Mr.. Hester
saws, was 427-1OO pounds bale heaV-
Ter, the increased weight being equiv
alent to an additional $4,000 bales
of last years growth. Nearly all OF
the crop, he says, has been used and
tie mills have had to make inroads
on the visible and invisible supply
left over from last season to the eX
tent of 10000 bales.
In grade the crop has been bette"
averaging middling to strict middling
compared with an average for last
year of strict low middling to mid
ding.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06

through the period happy in mind, des-
tined to anticipate woman's greatest hap
piness as nature intended she should.
The action of Mothers Friend makes the
muscles plant and responsive TO expansion.
Thus all strain and tension upon the nerves
and ligaments is avoided, and, in place of a
period of discomfort and consequent dread
it is a season Of calm repose and joyful ex-
. pectation.
There is no nausea, no morning sickness,
no nervous twitching, none of that constant
strain known to so many women.
This splendid remedy can be had of any
drug ist at $1.00 bottle. Write to Brad
lanta. Ga, for their book to expectant
mothers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06

i FIenu. tt IS an eA-
tern al application
for t b e abdominal
muscles and breasts.
1t has a wonderful in
auence, a lays all
fear, banishes a ! |
pain, is a grateful en-
couragement to the
expectant mother, and
nnrmits her TO 90
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06

Johnny-"And does the gas meter
measure the quantity of gas you use?'
Papa-"No, my son-the quantity you
have to pay or."-Puck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06
COTTON REPORT SHOWS DECREASE
In CROP OF 1,971,311 BALES

Hester puts the average price a pound
for middling for the year at 1920 cents
compared with 1915 last year; 14.6I
the year before, and 14.37 in 190910.
He puts the average commercial value
a bale at $69.59 against $51.54 last
year, and $3.50 the year befre.
Value of the Crop.
The value Of the crop, including seed
is put at $99S, ,O59, against 1897,
2SO. 7b4, and attention is called to the
fact that for a crop embracing 1871,
1911 bales less cotton and $4,000 tons
less seed, the south received more
than $61, 100000 more money.
Approximately the actual growth
was 14,O930OO bales, or $4,000 bales
less than the commercial crop.
The report of the crop by states fol-.
lows in thousands of bales:
Alabama, 1890 against 1873 last
year; Arkansas, ESQ, against 941 last
year; Florida, 60, against 50, last year;
Georgia., / 1920, against 2,S7S last year,
Louisiana, 800, against 4O3 last year;
Oklahoma, 1851, against 1895 last
year; Mississippi, 1,042, against 1,22i
last year; North Carolina, ga, against
/. 1914 last year; South Carolina, 1921,
against l, 1872 last year; Tennessee, 81.
against 573 last year; Texas, 1852
against 1927.
Year of Activity in Mills.
Total crop bales, 14,167, against 49,
1873 last year. Secretary Hester says
American mills have had another year
of remarkable activity, both north and
south, the number of bales used hav.
ing been greater than ever before, and
aside from mention in some instances
of necessity for more labor, there h las
been singular absence of complaints
of any kind In the SOUTH which has
been the most active, mill replies as a
rule have contained the stereotypel
statement of full time"
An increase of $4,000 spindles is
shown in southern mills in operation
and seven mills in course of construc-
ton, with liberal additions of spindles
to old concerns, embrace a total of ex-
ceeding 100000 additional spindles,
most of which may come into service
il the near future. Last season the
mills as a whole did not reach their
maximum consumption until the last
half of the year This year, while the
aggregates have varied, there has been
no let-up from month to month and
early indications of record consump-
ton were sustained as the season pro
crossed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06
Mothers Advice
To Her Daughter
n Real Live Doll to Fondleis Woman's
Greatest Happiness.

She is wisdom itself who knows of or
learns of that famous remedy, Mothers
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06

For further information apply to n
P Everett, Local Agent Americas
Ca; G. W. Small, Div. Pass Agt
Savannah, Ca: c. B. Ryan, @. P. A.
Rortsmouth. Va
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06
Another Union Central

Another Union Central
Triumph
Policy 41847O, ordinary
life $4,000.
Age IS, issued 1912, prem
jun $583,70.
Dividend 1913$125 10,net
cost $45S.6O.
This policy is owned by
a we'll known farmer in
this section, name furnished
upon request.
Save money on your in
Surance by buying Union
Central p )licies from
Union Central Lite Ins. Co.,
Lee NJ. HanStOrd, General Agent
Room IS, Planters Bank Bldg.
he Great Annual Dividend Payer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06
SpindIeS in the South.

The number of spindles in the south
are put at 12,S19,333, including old,
idle and not completed, against Il,
31S,356 last year.
The consumption of American cotton
by northern and western mills is pun
at 2,617.000 against 2,4S1 900 last year
North and SOUTH the aggregate con-
sumption was 5,5S7O0O, while used
21S,000 bales of foreign cotton, making
a total consumption of all kinds of >. i
$4,000, against 5,433,00O last year
The worlds consumption of Ameri-
can cotton is put at 14,9O3,O 600 an in
crease over last year of 3SS,0O0, and
an increase over the year before last
OF 2.S49, 100000.
In the south, Hester makes the con-
sumption 225, 492 bales over last year
and 6O5,943 over the year before.
Of the total of Sal mills, "a have
been in operation including one ex
clusively on foreign cotton; thirty
were idle and seven in course of con-
struction.
The years consumption is appo7-
TONED as follows:
State Bales Inc. Dec.
Alabama ...... 3O1 ,561 39,1O2 80.
Arkansas 49,. 1898 1899 49,.
Georgia .655,2S1 63,9O5 49,.
Kentucky ..... 27,016 . 1915
Louisiana 49,. 15,74S 1901 e.
Mississippi ... 33,717 2,742 .....
Missouri ...... 24.110 4,421 ....
N. Carolina ...S76,202 34,361 49,.
s. Carolina ....7S1,7S6 4S,7S9 49,.
Tennessee 49,. S2,51S $3.50 .....
Texas .........641,3 1884 1892 500.
Oklahoma 4Oo,263 $4,000 go.
Virginia ...... 1882 1853 -.
Totals .2,9669,559 227,OO7 1,51iI
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06

Leave Americas for Richland, Co
i.-mbus, Dawson, Albany and interme-
date points
1905 q. m.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06

Leave Americas Cor Richland, Allan.
Ia, BirminghSm. Hurtsboro, Mont
omery and points West and Northwes
1850 a. m.
3:13 D. N.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06

USUALLY such a man believes
- in being his own janitor, er-
rand boy, clerk and general man
ager. He lives in terror OF a pay
roll, and the exre use ofexpansion
improvements fairly pals him.
A man of this type is just as big
today as he will be 20 years from
now, if providence grants him life
and unlimited prosperity. He is
carrying a portion of the same
stock that he had five years ago,
and unless he happens to have a
call for these articles, he will hold
them on his shelves indefinitely.
He will tell you in a confidential
way, that it might be alright for
merchants in other lines TO adver-
tise and make special offers, but
his lines is different you know"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-06
SeabOaPd Air Line

Leave Americus for Cordele, Ro.
chelle, Abbevllle. Helena, Lyons, Col.
l'ns, Savannah, Columbia, Richmond
Portsmouth and points East and South
1921 p. m.
1:25 a. N
Leave Americas for Cordele, Able
vile, Helena and intermediate points
$50 pm
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-01
DRUNKEN NAN IS jailed
FOR BEATING HIS Mother
Angry Crowd Was About to
Handle Him

Atlanta, Va, Jan. 31.-For getting
drunk, striking his own mother and
choking her until she almost tainted,
w. P. Green was arrested yesterday
afternoon and hailed before police
court. The arrival of the officer was
received by the man as a blessing, for
an angry mob of neighbors, hearing
the poor woman's screams, had COL
lected at the Green home and were
just preparing to lay violent hands N
the young man. Green's only plea was
that he was drunk and did not realize
what he was doing. He is a printer
With characteristic mother-love, the
unhappy old lady forgave her son and
refused to testify against him,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-01
Doc Detectives

The latest from Mole street, Wich-
tia:
Bird dogs have been leased for the
season by the Santa Fe, Rock Island
and Frisco railroads to be used in
Kansas and Oklahoma in detecting
quail smugglers. Shipping quail from
one state to another is prohibited by
law, Sportsmen forget this law and
after a seasons shooting either in
western Kansas or in Oklahoma bring
back suitcases and boxes filled with
birds
AS a rule trainmen are unable to
detect a suitcase filled with quail.
Dogs are sent through the coaches at
frequent intervals in the quail sea
son and permitted to sniff baggage.
If there is a dead quail thereabouts
the dog detective points. The owner
must show what his suitcase contains.
Sometimes the dogs get anxious and
get point on a cold fried chicken,
but no harm is done. They never let
any contraband quail get by That's
why railroad companies pay out sew
oral hundred dollars in dog detective
bills.-kansas City Journal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-01
WIFE'S SOGGY BISCUITS
GETS HUSBAND DIVORCE

! Atlanta, Jan. 31-Women's rights
and militant theories of sex equality
struck a terrible snag in the Fulton
divorce court this morning when sew
eral cases were decided in such mau-
ner as to indicate beyond doubt that
the husband is still boss and is going
to keep on being boss in Georgia in
the eyes of the law.
Masculine contentious were upheld
to the effect that wife has got to
live incontentment wherever her hus,
band says she shall live, and that she
has got to cook the food or see that
it is cooked, to suit her lord and mas
ter
James r. Hoppe was granted a di-
vorce because his wife, Mrs. Ruth
Hoppe, a former New Yorker, found
Atlanta too slow after the great white
way and wouldn't live with him here.
though this was his place of resi-
dence.
Fred Fisher got a first verdict
against his wife by testifying that her
cooking didn't suit him and that f.
gave him indigestion. The jury for a
long time discussed the question If
whether serving bad meals constl
tuted i'll treatment. but finally de-
Cided in favor of the husband AMI
against the wife's soggy biscuits.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-01
in GIVING GIFTS
TO A BRIDE,TO-BE
Not Necessary to Give Her
Linens

1t is not absolutely necessary TO
present the bride-to-be with initill
napkins, cross-stitched towels, or
drawn-work table runners, if ones
skill and taste do not run in the di-
rection of household linens. There a.e
dozens of pretty and useful gifts which
will be appreciated as thoughtful tok-
ems of friendship and good will and
four suggestions for bridal shower
gifts are presented here, any one of
which may be fashioned by busy fin
gers at very slight expense
The main requirements for a bridal
shower gifts is that it shall be some
thing Notwithstanding that the bride
VIII be able to value and make con-
slant use of in her new home life. Jew
CRY, looks, silver, fans or other trim
kets are not given on these occasions.
= he GaiEty wrapped packages piled be.
fore the little bride-to-be at the lunca
or afternoon tea table-or bestowed IN
some more original fashion at the lit
Il" gathering of the friends to do hon
or to the one about to be married.
@hould contain useful household acti-
cles or personal belongings that ave
the products of hand needlework. Lin
gtrie garments, handmade dressing
sacques, or kimonos, boudoir caps,
dainty aprons, fashioned of lace and
embroidery, bedroom slippers, work
Laskets or bags, laundry bags, hand
kerchief bags, iron holder bags, jelly
bags-in fact any sort of bags that
can be used around the house-all
these make appropriate shower re-
membranes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-01

The headdress is curious and CON
sists of many pieces, all of which have
some meaning of their own, showing
whether the wearer is maid wife or
widow, or whether she is in deep or
light mourning. Most of the women
we meet wear close-titting white lace
or calico caps, over which is tightly
drawn the kerchief, of a bright col
ored flowery pattern on cream ground.
Over this is laid a wide silver band,
lying close to the neck and coming up
over the ears. Just above the eyes
two gold spirals are fastened that look
like small horns. At the back, the sill
yer headpieces have engraved the in
itials of the wearer and are decorated
with some sprays of leaves or flowers.
Although not so costly as the gold
headpieces of the Holland and Tristan
peasants, these silver ornaments rep
resent good values, costing from SO to
40 forms ($1440 to $16). Every girl,
as soon as she reaches the age OF If
teen, is promoted to wear these caps
and headdresses. The younger chill
dren wear black, hoodlike caps, such
as we see in pictures of the Stuart
period in England.
On work days every one wears
wooden shoes. Only on Sundays do
the wealthier peasant women wear
leather shoes with great silver buckles,
the latter often ancient heirlooms Of
beautiful workmanship. On this mar
ket day many OF the women have
donned their Sunday things and are
showing off their leather shoes. In
wooden shoes, however, every one
seems to be more comfortable and we
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-01

water does not penetrate, but runs off
it as from a ducks back 1t is the
thickness of the material and not any
undue number of petticoats that
makes the women's dress stand out
so widely around them, and that make
even the long coated jackets of the lit
tie girls stand out as if they we're
whaleboned. The workday Jackets OF
women and girls have short sleeves;
and only on very cold days do they
wear finely knitted black woven nit
tens over their bare arms. But the
Sunday jackets are long sleeved and
of a silky brocade appearance.
In former years. when the Neither
lands were not being reclaimed on so
large scale and sheep were pastured
there under the care of a shepherd,
every peasant family had their own
few sheep, whose wool they carded
and spun themselves and then knitted
it into stockings that were almost
impossible to wear out, so strong was
this wool. Now, however, this branch
of home industry is almost discarded
and the people wear the stockings
knitted in the factories.
When we reach Harderwyk the mar
ket is almost over, but many little
open wooden stalls and canvas booths
are still standing, where you can buy
eggs and cheese and butter, rabbits.
chickens or fish, apples, pears and
vegetables, besides wooden shoes and
clothing and all kinds of odds and
ends. 1t is a gay, animated scene in
the small anuQuated market place of
the little dead town" which looks
very much alive just now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-01
Announcement.

| hereby announce my candidacy for
the Office Of Sheriff of Sumter county.
to fill the Office made vacant
by the death of Mr. W. H. Feagin. In
the event of election my deputies will
be Mr.. Willis P. Macarthur and Mr.. C
w. Virgins, Jr.
In making this race, l wish to ad
wise the public that if elected, all pa
pers then in the Office of the sheriff
upon which initial service had begun.
will be executed at the proper time
and the proceeds therefrom will be
gwen to Mrs. ". H Feagin. We agree
10 complete the service on these pa
pers a no cost whatever to Mrs Fea-
gin. We feel that this consideration
is in justice to our deceased friend and
those dependent upon him
The support Of our friends in the
race for this high and important Of
nee will be highly appreciated Sin
Cerely yours.
Adyt-- JAMES l.. GLAWSON
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-01
brown FELT HAT
OF Mr.. UNDERWOOD
MADE In ItaIy) Cause Of
MiFth

Washington, D. c., Jan. 31.-Majority
Leader Underwood was butt of much
good natured raillery as the result of
the disclosure at the tariff hearing
yesterday that he was partial TO
headgear made in Italy. Mr. Under
wood produced his brown felt hat 70
elicit from a witness facts as to its
cost of manufacture abroad. Repub-
lican members of the committee tw :
ted him for failure to patronize home
industry, and the matter may be in
jected into the rough and tumble de-
bate that will mark the introduction
of the tariff revision bills in the house
next session. Mr.. Underwood receiy-
ed the popularity with his usual inn
perturbabilty. When one of his re-
publican colleagues intimated that an
inventory of Mr. Underwood's ward
robe might disclose the presence of
English walking suits, French hosie"y
and gloves, and possibly Persian lambs
wool dressing gowns, the majority
leaders smile only broadened. He
refused to agitated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-01
LANDSLIDE OF EARTH MAY
FILL The Big Ditch
More Trouble in the CuIGbFa
Cut

Washington, D. C., January 81
Recent slides of earth and rock into
the Culebra cut will necessitate great
activity if the Panama Canal is to be
opened before the end of the present
calendar var, as has been predicted
by Col. Goethals. More than half .
billion yards of earth and rock have
fallen into the cut this month, and
engineers fear that another impend-
ing break at Purple Hill will add nor
less than 100000 yards.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-01

actually met two or three girls on
bicycles, with their wide skirts, curl
Gus caps, wooden shoes and all! And
they seem to get along perfectly well
on their bikes" with their wooden
shoes; only somehow, it seems incon-
gruous and a sort Of anachronism to
see such modern things as bicycles on
the old road with it's people of bygone
ages, as it seems.
Dress of the Men.
The men also still adhere to the
ancient dress. The trousers do not
differ much from those we see in
south Holland A double breasted
blue jacket lined with very heavy dark
blue flannel are worn with the ker
chief in dark colors around the neck
They also carry a gold brooch that is
attached to a kind of collar Of white
knitted cotton on which are worked in
red the name or initials of the wear
er. These brooches are made like
two large buttons, more or less orna-
mented with ffligree, and hold the
neck kerchef in place at the throat
A black silk cap, sometimes with en-
broidered border, complete the cos
tune
Many of these men carry finely
chased silver or cid brass tobacco
boxes, for they all chew tobacco, ut
is such comfort" they tell us. The
costume described is more or less of
Sunday dress" kind for when at work
nearly every man wears a dark blue
cotton blouse.
The tiny boys in their dress are ex-
act counterparts of the men. Some few
men we meet wear very long coats
and high hats. That is a mourning
costume, we are told which custom
requires to be worn on Sunday and
feast days as a mark of respect for
the dead
Few carry umbrellas. They are not
very necessary here, for the clothing
is almost impervious to rain. 1t is so
thick and of so satiny a sheen that the