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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-11

How did your patient turn out?"
'Miserably. We got every cent oil
his money before we had chance 10
operate Life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-11
National League,

Boston 8, New York @.
Brooklyn II, Philadelphia 8.
st. Louis Chicago, postponed; rain.
Pittsburg- Cincinnati, rain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-11

Knowing of an old moon
sinner for Whose arrest a
reward is offered, Tracy
endeavors to force his love
upon the pretty daughter.
Repulsed he informs the
sheriff'S office, and thereby
hangs a tale that will GER
tainly thrill you.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-11
CaTI

Must is only kiprs,&
woman's.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-05-02
THE AMERICAN ISSUE
1--WE Have the Saloon, Anyway"

"Whatever mean things men may say of
Chicago, none can deny us one notable dis
tinction - Chicago has more saloons than
thirty-two states combined" This was the
statement made by E. J. Davis, Chicago dis
trict superintendent of the Anti Saloon
League.
AS a result of the nationwide municipal
elections according to a map prepared by
members of the organization, of the 2,o738oo
square miles of the United States, the salocr
is an outlaw in 2,I32746 square miles.
The report states further that of the
1886 counties in the United States, more than
100 have abolished the saloon, and that there
are now nine entire states with population
aggregating 100000 where the people have
voted statewide Prohibition
AS an example of the preponderance Of
the saloon over other lines of retail merchan-
Disc we have in mind particular instance in
which four saloons are situated at the corners
Of a street intersection. These grog shops
average SIS per day in receipts showing a
total of approximately 5000 per day. A gro
Gerry store-the only one near by-occupies
place adjoining one of the saloons, and it's
receipts average SIS per day, slightly less
than one-half as much as is spent in one of
the four saloons, and about one-ninth of the
total spent for liquor in the same locality
And yet some of these very tipplers com
plain of the high cost of living.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-05-02
High Cost of Living

The following editorial is from the Northwest
News, of Chicago paper published in the interest O.
the citizens of that section of the city. This editorial
prompted by the item that appeared in the
Chicago papers relating to the recent gains made in
dry territory throughout the state and nation. We
cali especial attention the conclusion reached by
this editor Carrying his estimate of 5000 day for
the four saloons little farther we find it amounts to
$Ioo 500 year. the receipts of these four saloons
Surely the saloon business has close relationship
to the high cost of living:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-05-02
Here S the Answer

The Catholic Citizen, of April S, in the followi
itoria, replies to the liquor journals oft-repeat
junction to the preachers to preach the gospel: p
Applying the Lesson.
The Rev. Mr.. Gordon, of Topeka, who is
campaigning against the liquor sellers, has
received letters threatening him with tar and
feathers.
One correspondent says: at seems to
me that if you would preach Christ crucihed
you would be doing more good. More real
work and less noise should be your motto"
This disposition to circumscrbe the pull
pit within harmless precincts is often mani
tested by men who msspell Christ and write
God with a small g. The devil himself would
not assume to supervise the pulpit; but his
inlDs not modest.
The gospel is preached 1t must also be
applied. There is where the shoe pinches
Men OF evil lives are willing to let "Christ
crucifed" be preached-in the abstract but
not to the extent of pointing the application
and enforcing the lesson.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-05-02
The Law is in Working Order

The Carlinville Democrat of April 23 says:
During the year 1912, the Chicago Peoria & ST. Louis
R. R. arrested trtyseven persons for drinking being
drunk trains other of the railroad The
collected fines amounting $26o5 from those arrested an
average of nearly hirtyour dollars each arrest The
enforcement of the law having very wholesome effect
and the DRINKS giving the c. P. & St L. R. R. very
wide perth.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-05-02
May 2, 1913.
The Saloons Part in Kane Coun~
ty ripple Murder

A fourteen-y ear-old boy in Kane county has con-
tossed to numbering a mother and two babies, the
wife and children of his employer After killing the
and children he threw their bodies into
clstern. He successfully concealed his crime for sew
era days. and has shown the least remorse for
his deed. The boy paroed prisoner from the St.
Charles Boys Reformatory The motive for the
crime is not entirely evident, but probably re-
venge for slight punishment administered by bis
employer.
Crimnologists have manifested great interest in
the Their investigation has revealed some facts
that to fix large share of the responsibility for
this crime upon others than the boy. The old quota
ton the sins of the father etc." has been literally
quoted. Heredty and environment have received
good deal Of attention. In light of the known facts
with reference to the boys history it would be mani
testify unfair ignore the saloons part this tragedy
In seeking explanation for this boys criminal enden-
ces the saloon licensing system looms large; the sys
tenn that provides way whereby procure
alcohol that damns posterity. And in condemnng this
system, blame necessarily attaches to every who
has by his ballot helped to perpetrate it. Who can
deny that all who have had part in licensing the
looms where this boys father secured his liquor have
responsibility for this crime resting upon them,
because given for the boys weak mentality
and criminal tendencies pointed out by those who
studying his case the fact that his father is an
inebriate. The Chicago Journal of April says:
The Copies boy brought up in an
environment that in part explains his nature.
His lot from childhood Of poverty,
often the most pinchinq kind of poverty. His
home life and surroundings were never con-
ducive to making good and obedient boy of
him.
In the first place his father, who lives
at Plano and works in the harvester plant
there, has long been addicted to drink Much
OF his small wage of $I75 day went for
liquor. Herman of six children, natur-
ally got little He always regarded
below the normal in intelligence.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-11
AMERICUS Will
CONTRIBUTE TO
ORPHANS FUND
METHODIST HOME FOR THEM
Funds viii Be Raised Over
The State

Americas Methodists and other good
friends as well will rally today in be-
half of the Methodist Orphans Home
of the South Georgia Conference.
Others willing 10 help in this splendid
charity can give their contributions to
Rev. J. A. Thomas, or to any officer Of
the church or Sunday school, who will
add it to the Americas fund.
Tomorrow will be Rally Day" in
all Methodist Sunday schools in the
state, and the Americas school will,
as usual, make its splendid contribu-
ton in behalf of the orphans. The
Americas school leads all others IN
the entire South Georgia conference
in this respect, and this enviable rec
ord will be again maintained tomor-
row.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-11
Sale of Ladies Suits.

Tuesday next we will offer bunch
of carried over wooden suits for Ia
dies and Misses that are perfectly
good but different in style from this
season. They will be for this day
only and if you want them it will be
like finding them if bought at prices
made herewith. They will not be
displayed, or any selections made I'M
til the day and hour of sale.
One lot of suits foremerly up to $1O.Co
Tor ''91'0
One lot of suits formerly up to $3.50
for :. .. E. E. :. :. E. ..$2.9S
One lot of suits formerly up to $4,000
lot -. e. ''9o''0
One lot of suits formerly up to $500
for .'S4.99
Come quick if you want them. You
will get worlds of good wear AMI
service out of them. There are a lor
of misses and girls suits in the lot.
For cash only.
CFIAS. L. ANSLEY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-11
BLOWOUT COMES
In RIGHT PLACE

Two young men, the same number
of young women and one touring car
v ent driving last night in a neighbor
ing village.
Just the place." said one of the
young women, referring to the tires
and not to possible entertainment in
the nearby restaurant and cafe, "for a
blowout"
AS the last word left her lips, there
came the explosion and the long his $
ing sigh of escaping air dreaded by IL
drivers. The blowout had come. One
of the machines tires had gone
The young man who was driving
said something under his breath too
low for the girls to catch, and jumped
out to see which tire it was. He circled
the car and punched all four wheels.
Then he scratched his head, circled
the car the other way round and
thumped all the tires a second tins
That's one on me-" he said, grin
ming shepishly. 81 can't find a fiat
tire. I've felt them alone, two, three,
sour. Every one is still tight"
The other young man got out and
hunted for that fiat tire with no bet
ter success. All four of them were
hard-and they were positive that
there were but four wheels on the
car. One of the girls suddenly put her
hands on the extra tire that was stra D.
ped beside the running board.
WAS this tire blown up when We
left town." she asked.
"Yes," said the puzzled driver.
"Then that's the answer" she laugh
ed; cts fiat now. The blowout was in
this extra tire
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-11
OAKLEY TO HAVE
Other CONVICT IN
HOSPITAL With HIN

Montgomery, Ala, Oct 10.-Will 6
Oakely will have a companion at the
Tuscaloosa asylum in the person of D
j. Nabors, Shelby county convict
who has just been pronounced crazy
and paroled by Governor O'Neal into
the asylum The convicts may comfort
one another in their rational moments
Both are said TO be raving maniacs
An agent of the convict department
will carry both prisoners to Tusca.
loosa today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-11
Has Old Career

Majors had an old criminal record
A desire to take human life appears
to have ever been uppermost in his
mind and it is believed now that the
temperament all along has been the
outcrop of an unbalanced mind. Ones
the recipient of former Governor Co.
mer's executive clemency, Majors
broke faith. He erred a second time
Human blood was spilled again and he
went to the penitentiary.
The demented prisoner was sent W
for long term several years ago from
Shelby county for a most ruthless
murder. After serving several years
former Governor Conner paroled him
Returning to his home, Majors lived a
good life for several years, but the
thirst for blood soon ran riot in his
brain, and he slew another man. This
time he was sent up for life He has
been at Speigner's only few months
Warden W. NJ Coleman reported TO
Governor O'Neal that the prisoner Is
stark mad, and thereupon he has been
ordered to the insane hnSnital
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-11
TWO men BADLY HURT
ON REVENUE CUTTER

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 10-A mis-
take in handling a loaded shell which
it was believed contained no powder,
resulted in an explosion aboard the
United States revenue cutter Tus-
carora and two men were seriously
injured.
The injured are: F. S. Diebold,
seaman, Muskegon, Mich, left arm
lacerated, necessitating amputation;
wounded in thigh and feet burned
Olaf Foss, gunner, right leg badly
mangled, wound in neck; physicians
found it necessary to amputate leg.
Both probably will recover.
Foss and Diebold were stationed on
the deck, knocking the primers out of
shells which had been discharged, pre-
paratory to reloading for practice. The
shells hold a three-pound missile. Die
bold was holding an iron bar against
the primers of the shells while Foss
was striking the end of bar with a
heavy lead mallet.
Neither noticed that a shell which
Foss picked from the bunch had never
been discharged The explosion blew
both men ten feet in the air.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-11
PRISONER TESTIFIES
AT BANKERS TRIAL

Memphis, Tenn, Oct 10-J. NJ. Sims,
organizer and former vice president OF
the American Trust company, of Mem
phis, now serving a sentence in the
/, deral prison at Atlanta for using the
Lii lis to defraud, testified today in the
trial of four of his fellow officers Of
the suspended trust company, ]. M. NJ :
Donald, O. f. Helton, f. r. Hendrey
and E. R. Odle. He admitted that GER
tain of the reports as to the banks
condition were incorrect, and that OF
the outstanding business all of it with
the exception of $3,450, was paid for
in notes or stocks of banks affiliated
with the trust company.
The four men on trial are charged
with misuse O. the mails. 1t is charged
by the government that the trust COM
pany was established in connect m
with several all night and day banks
in this and other cities and as a part
Of fraudulent scheme. The banks
ere short lived, and several of their
cGicers were convicted of violating the
postal laws.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-11

The Italian artist who spent month
in a scewer is undoubtedly well equip
ped to write modern play.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-04
les Right.

Even the cleverest and most.
perfect circumstantial evidence is
likely to be at fault, after all, and
therefore ought to be received
with great caution, said the late
Mark Twain.
take the case of any pencil
sharpened by any woman. If you
have witnesses, you will find she
did it with a knife but if you sim
ply take the aspect of the pencil
YOU will say she did it with her
teeth"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-04

that of. the assassin?
We spend much time and
money educating the people how
to select and breed and care for
livestock. We impress upon them
the fact that only through proper
selection and care can desirable
animals be produced.
Yet we ignore these teachings
in dealing with our fellow-man,
for we not only permit the weak
minded and degenerate to mate
and breed at will, but we force
their offspring to grow up amidst
vice and awful poverty, dwarfed
morally, mentally and physi-
cally-and then hold up our
hands in horror when we hear of
the commission of some awful
crime
Let those who wish to prevent
crime take time to look around
and see the condition under which
children are bred and obliged to.
grow up. Let them lend a hand
to those who are trying to remove
some of the causes and they will
do far more to prevent crime than
by crying Cruelty him. Cruelty
him.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-04

GIVE BABY FRESH AIR
Luckily for the Peopling of the
world, babies are not apt catch
ers." That is, they are not espe-
cially susceptible to smallpox,
diphtheria and scarlet fever.
They do not catch cold easily.
Part of baby'5 luck is no doubt
due to the fact that he is not taken
in crowded street cars nor allow
ed to mingle with other children
who may have a disease or who
may just be getting over it.
In fact, the cold-catching habit
is more a result of wrong living
than anything else. And baby
hasn't had time to get that habit
yet
Generally speaking, the follow
ing rules on temperature are wise
to observe when raising a baby:
Keep the room in which baby
does most of his living at 90 de-
grees.
Until he is three months old
the night temperature should not
go below 65. From 3 to II months
old the temperature may be IS,
and after that age As is proper.
Be sure to air the room we'll
at least twice in the day. After
he is three months old the baby
should have an airing out of doors
every day except in the worst of
weather,
There's nothing quite so stimu-
lating to the small>one's growth
and love of living as to sleep out
of doors for a time each day. But
A. - % ~Orrrea r,,,rrA ba Cr,r1JaJ ~
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-04

There are forty-eight kinds Of
house flies.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-02-13
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have AIWays Baugai
Bears the ~ <<0-z-.
Si9sasure of C1G1@ZY Ak<cEHN
OUR CITIZENS DEMANDS
Fully Complied With "A Charles
Town Resident Furnished It

There are few items which appear
III this more important to Charles Town
people than the statement published
below. 10 the first place, it is from a
citizen of Charles Town and can be
thoroughly relied upon. In the second
place. it indisputably proves that Doan's
Kidney Pills do their work thoroughly
and not temporarily. Read this care
fully:
A. D. Mahoney 80 w Liberty ST,
harles Town, W. Va, says: Il was
greatly benefited by Doan's Kidney Pills
ard consider them reliable kidney
remedy. About year ago my kidneys
we're badly disordered and had been for
six fnonthes or So procured Doan's
KidEey Pills at Brown & Hooff's Drug
Store and soon after began their use,
my condition improved. / did not con-
taking this remedy as I. should
have done, but nevertheless / received
great benefit. Doan's Kidney Pills
have my hearty recommendation. -
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents, Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-D oan s and
take no other. Adv
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-02-13
ORGANIZE AGRICULTURAL CLUB
FOR SCHOOL BOYS and GIRLS
Work Inaugurated BY Extension Division Of coIIeg
of Agriculture Develops Greater Enthusiasm
For Farm Life
ty e. W. Sheets college of Agriculture MOrgantOwn W. Val

The seed for the corn contest is fur
nished by the Extension Division of
the College of Agriculture except In
cases where the contestants enter the
contest for production; in that event.
they furnish their own seed corn In
a few counties, where sufficient inter
est is manifested, girls garden and
canning contests are being promoted;
for these contests, tomato seed is like
wise furnished.
The object of these girls garden
and canning clubs may be summed up
in the following: To stimulate the in
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-02-13

largely by the nature of the work done
by them.
Probably the first well organized
contest for boys and girls in West Vir
ginia was conducted in Monore coun
ty in 1907 Since that time, the work
done by the boys and girls has attract
ed the attention of farmers, educators
and business men throughout the
state. In 1911 there were IL counties
that had corn growing contests. 1906
boys and girls took up this work and
competed for special honors or awards
During the year 1912 there were 81
counties Of the state that took up the
club work, There were 4500 contest
ants in these 80 counties. While the
greater number were interested In
growing corn, there were 100 girls
who grew tomatoes for the contest
There were also so boys who entered
the half-acre production contest an6
grew corn.
eThe clubs are conducted on a wei
organized basis, being one OF. the va
rious lines of work done by the Elk
tension Division of the College of Ag
riculture, cooperating with the U. S
Department of Agriculture, to extend
its benefits to the young people of the
state and to interest them in farm and
home life by practical courses Of
study, effective organization, and Q
form of competitive contest.
The club work is not a contest In
corn or tomato growing where each
one who enters is left to prepare
plant, fertilize and cultivate in his own
way. The plan of the organization is
to instruct, to direct, to guide and to
train The circular of instructions
sent to each contestant covers the
fundamental principles of good farm.
Ing and urges the members to keep
farm accounts. Efforts are made to
have each boy and girl receive atten.
ton and instruction on his own acre
or the acre of neighbor boy.
A boy or girl takes pride in owner.
ship and will learn more agriculture
and gain more knowledge of the bust.
ness side of farming on his own acre
than from his fathers many acres.
The corn club work is an impo, ant
factor in the economy of the farm m
directing the rural boys to the bust
ness of farming as profitable and
noble profession. The way in which
the club work takes hold of boy is
well shown in Fig. l, and from this
enthusiasm greater interest in farm
life may develop. We need the. boys
for the present efficiency of the farm
and We must have their work, their
leadership and their influence for the
future of American agriculture.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-02-13

The club activities have already in
many instances exercised a very
stimulating effect upon the. ordinary
work of the school as well as on the
farm and In the home of the mem
bers. The knowledge gained from
these clubs has demonstrated that the
neutral love of competition among
boys and girls, as we'll as their elders,
can be utilized to- immense advantage
in furthering their own education for
efficiency.
The influence of the community at
large, the parents as we'll as the chill
dren, has been wholesome Beginning
with an awakened interest lin one
thing, better seed corn for example,
communities have rapidly extended
their interest to other features of
rural improvements with the result
that il. the region affected by the agris
cultural club movement, there has
come about general upward trend =
the thoughts and seI4yities q taa
Die
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-02-13

terest in the home; to provide some
means by which the girl may earn
money at home and at the same time
get the education and viewpoint nee
essary for the ideal farm life; to en-
courage the rural families to provide
purer and better food at lower cost
and to utilize the surplus and other.
wise waste products of the garden and
orchard; to furnish earnest teachers a
plan for aiding their pupils and help.
Ing their communities.
The results already apparent from
these clubs are sufficient for West
Virginia, that club leaders, county su.
perintendents, teachers and others in.
terested in promoting agricultural and
rural home interests should lose no
opportunity to have club exhibits and
interests recognized effectively at
county district fairs, farmers insti.
tutes, teachers associations, women's
clubs and summer chautauquas.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-02-13

OF recent agricultural developments.
there has been none of greater edu-
cationaI interest and significance than
the work done by the clubs of boys
and girls in agriculture and domestic
art.
The organization of agricultural
clubs, as they exist in many of the
states, was an incidental outgrowth of
plans for special contests. The name
applied to the organization has varied
In the different states, determined
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-02-13
Changes Of Commandments.


Lieut.. W.. Weeks, who for more
than two years has been commandant
of the University Cadet, corps, was
transferred to his regiment, the Fourth
infantry, which is stationed at Omaha.
Lieut.. Weeks and his wife made scores
Of friends in the University and town,
and news OF the change was received
with great regret, Lieut.. Deas Archer,
Twenty-sixth infantry, has been ap-
pointed to take charge OF the work
here He attended Virginia PoIytech.
MIC Institute and is q graduate of the
United States Infantry and Cavalry
School, of the class of 1906. He has
served in many parts Of the United
States, and has beens sta toned in the
Philippines from 4 ss to 1903, and
since his graduation from Heaven-
worth. from 1907 to 1863.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-02-13
When Sickness Comes

The doctor will probably order
some of the modern devices that are
designed to afford comfort to in
valids or aid to attendants. Time
and annoyance may be saved by
coming direct to us for Sick Room
Goods. Our stock of such is very
complete and our prices are right
Be sure to see US before buying.
BROWN & HooFF;, Charles Town
Wet W.