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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12
(By Wightman f. Melton.)


What cracker is this same, that deats
our ears
With this abundance of superfiuous
breath?" Shakespeare.
Boosting getteth a man NJ whittier
This statement is not paraphrased,
quoted, or stolen. 1t is statement "a
3 truth so old that it may at least be
put in the earliest form that will b.
readily Ineligible to the average
reader of English. The boaster usual
lH has nothing but an abundance of
breath, and wastes "superfluou
BREATH" Shaespears calls it. But Viz
tor Hugo would call it by its real
name-"hot air.
The president of large boarding
school for girls says that close OBJ
,servation extending over quarter 81
century leads him to the conclusion
that the girl who is harest to please
at school is accustomed to the fewest
comforts and Inconvenience at home,
and that the greatest boaster, girl or
boy woman or man, is the enc who
has the least possessions.
Among several girls who were es-
pecially hard to please this president
speaks of one as the high priestess Of
compliant Her people at home
thought from her letters that she was
happy and contented; but in school
she boosted that at home they had
larger, better-ventilated rooms, broad
err beds, real Irish linen tablecloths
and napkins. and a greater variety o.
better-cooked food
The president was travelling in her
section one summer, and drove up to
her home, three miles from any other
house, just before dinner. He was
tired and hungry. ate heartily of the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12
THE BOASTER

dinner, and appreciated it; but it con
sisted principally of fat bacon and
cowpeas, served In an old, long. crack
ed yellow platter, propped on salt
cellar and a fork in the middle of A
swayed-back extension table that had
lost its fifth leg. He remained over
night and slept in a small saed room,
on an old, rickety cord bed, under
which onions were scattered to dr..
The room had one window, two feet
square, closed by solid wooden shut
ter on hinges made of old shoe sole5.
The parents in this house we're hum
BILE, hard working people, whose high
est ambition was to train their chill
dren properly and give them a good
education
The president remembers another
girl who did not complain of things at
the college, but talked much about the
Brussels carpet and mahogany furns-
ture in her palatian home. Their plan-
tation was large, the horses fine and
fast. etc. This girl was called home
before the close of school to accom-
pany her mother, she said, 10 a fam
Gus hospital where she was going for
treatment After the girl had gone, =
negro maid found and handed to one
of the teachers the opened letter that
had called the girl home:
Dear Sal; Ma is down with her
back an amt been able to cook a
blight in three weeks. You'll have 20
come home an take her pleace ontell
me and Pa gets the crap ont of the
grass If the is enough money LETT
from your ticket, please get me a
number 10 pair Of shoes so can -
| to the big meetin."
There is no harm in telling. in the
proper way and at the appropriate
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12
No Reason Why Anyone Should Suffer
Such Disheartening Experience.

No case Of poisoned blood Is ever cured
until the last destructive germ has been
eliminated from the system. And the only
remedy that is assimilated in the tissues
and stimulates cellular activity to over
come harmful germs Is the famous blood
purifier, s. s. s.
The skin is but a fine network of tiny
blood vessels, and the specific action Of
s. s. s. is declared by eminent authorities
to be pronounced stimulation of the activ-
ity Of these cells.
The reason for this is in the peculiar
action Of S. S. s. which enables the cells
In the skin to select from the blood the
nutriment It requires for regeneration.
Not only this, but If from the presence
Of some disturbing poison there Is local
or general interference of nutrition to cause
boils, carbuncles, assesses and kidney
troubles, s. 8. s. so directs the local cells
that the poison is rejected and eliminated
from their presence.
This fact has been demonstrated year in
and year out in a wonderful number Of
cases of severe skin eruption that had
seemed to be incurable.
You can obtain s. s. 8. at any we'll
stocked drug store. II you insist upon 1t,
but be sure you are not talked into some
thing .just as good"
s. 8. s. is prepared by the Swift Specific
Co. 215 Swift Bldg, Atlanta, Ga.
Write for their illustrated book on skin
diseases.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12
Useless TO Try

Needing some ribbon one day, while
BIZ a very small Southern town, we
went to the one store there.
Ribbon" questioned the storekeep-
er. We'll we-aIl just mislaid our
xfcck OF ribbons, but il you-alI come
" ~ch later. I'll see If / can find them. >
SO back we went later. He had found
shem.
What color did you-all want?"
Blue" we replied.
i ~Oh, blue,7 he exclaimed in disgust
We haven't got any blue. Blue is 50
rfpniar we don't even try to keep it. :
Harper's Magazine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

The high cost of living and related
problems are attacked in a series ct
home economics lectures at the Teach
ers' training college in Baltimore The
following are few of the practical
topics considered: What is the food
requirement for one day for young
woman II to 20 years of age? stud :
of actual lunches that can be prepared
for cents and cents The value Of
pure food. How doeh the sanitation
of the school affect the health and efi-
cheney of the child? How can we as
consumers influence economic and san
itary conditions By careful buying?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

which to come to town, when the day )
work is done, or on holiday, AMI
that they may feel safe and sure CT
them in the dark l want TO kno"
them better, that some of their
strength and goodness may lass upon
the strength of the town.
1 plead for good roads because they
are kind to the beasts that have to
toll on them. There is no way N
| which we can so surely Tighten the
burdens of these faithful servants OF
man as by making the roads better.
Because am for drinking fountains
for the horses; because | believe that
the Christ who was born among the
cattle would have added that bucket
of cold water given to a thirsty beast
shall not fail of its reward, either; be-
cause I am for these things | am for
good road, which is kindest of all.
Dc. you think that this is fancy? Go
then, to some tired horse that has been
pulling load against the drag of the
hill and stroke his soft nose Tell him
in that way that you know, even if he
is so much stronger than yourself.
You can't tell him in words, and he
wouldn't understand you If you did;
but at the touch of that sympathetic
hand you will see those deep eyes fill
with light, and you will know some
thing OF the touch of the tender hand
of God upon the burdened lives Of
men. l believe in good roads most Of
all, my friends, because they are kind.
Whittier have ye made road today?
We can make them everywhither If
we will for the materials are all %
our hand The psalmist, who knew a
great deal about God and a great deal
about man, also says in one of his
songs, THE heavens, even the heav-
ems, are the Lords, but the earth hath
he given to the children of men,"
If that be so, we may leave off lit
tie worry about the golden streets %
the New Jerusalem-the Lord will take
care of them; but he has given us the
sighted roads of earth for cur job
So l preach today about good roads
for this present earth. When we
have done for them what we can ley
each man rest in his house by the
road as one who has done his work
and earned his rest
Let me live in my house by the side Gf
the road,
Where the race of men go by;
They are good, they are bad, they are
weak, they are strong,
Wise-foolish; so am |,
Then let me not sit in the scorner's
seat,
Nor hurl the cynic's ban;
Let me live in my house by tie side Of
the road,
And be the friend of man.
The Augusta Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12
THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOOD ROADS

Augusta is going to have Good
Roads Congress and a good many
sermons will be preached on the SUD
ject of good roads.
j Here's one en- the Righteousness OF
Good Roads that is hard to beat. 1t IS
we'll worth your reading. 1t brings ouI
an individual thought for all of US:
Whittier have we made road toda' =?
II Samuel, xvii, TO-
This sermon is by the Rev. Robert
Nelson Spencer:
Whenever civilization has turned a
sharp corner it has been because some
one made better road for it that day.
Civilization has journeyed to the u9-
lands and savagery has remained tn
tie Jungle because the one was road
maker and the other was content with
a path. The African explorer tells us
that he found the heart of the dark
continent all criss-crossed With such
paths, criss-crossed because it is NOS
the way of savagery to make its paths
straight.
A tree falls across the way, or a
rock rolls upon it, or the drag of the
hill is too great; and the irst native
that comes that way goes around it
and the others follow his line of least
resistance, and a permanent bend is
made.
There can never be any great COM
monwealth, there can never be any
great municipality. except there I'a
great roads leading through them ami
to them. An age that has become i'm
patient of sending its messages by
men and has called down the lightn-
ing to carry them will not take the
time and trouble to go anywhere ur-
less there is a good road to travel.
And now let me put the emphasis
where | feel 1t most. 1t is not the
economic Importance of good roads,
vital as that is. 1t is not because it Is
wicked and wasteful in such a good
world to have anything bad that can
be better. plead most of all for good
roads today because they are kind.
They are kind to the people who
live out in the lonely places-live
there, some of them, at least. because
some one must live there, some ole
must pillow and SOW and reap that we
may eat and live / am far from pity
ing the farmer, who might better, per
haps, pity us who are huddled in the
town. His profession is older than the
most of us, and his business is GER
tainly as divine as any mans can b..
But is it lonely work, and it means
toll early and late.
/ want the folk who live in the hard
and lonely places to have what facil-
tiles there may be for the making Of
their work easier and the marketing
of their product better. l want them
to have good, straight roads upon
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

Student insurance is feature If
German continuation schools. For an
insurance fee of 10 cents per half year
the students in the schools tor build
ers, for example, are insured against
all accidents that may happen to them
in the school room or on the way to
and from school,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

When 500 girls between IA and 10
years of age in Chicago factories We're
asked: IF your father had a good
job, so that he could have afforded u
keep you in school, would you prefer
to stay in school or go to work in a
factory" 412 replied that they would
still prefer to be in the factory.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

Up in Boston they are working i'm
nSigrant girls, that cant speak Enc
Egh, in their factories and paying
1hpan mere pittance of SO cents a
week. Seems to us Boston once rails
seI row about slavery somewhere
SHcther case of the mote and the
zseam.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

The Southern Bell wants It's GUS
so1ners to Smile" when they phone.
BIZ everyone would smile when ever
zhey speal over the phone or face to
face Just think what pleasant world
shss would be-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12
EDUCATIONAL NOTES

Several of Arizona's school laws are
models of simplicity and effectiveness,
according to officials of the U. S. bu-
reau of education.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

tine. what one has done or has not
done. and what one owns and does moi
own. One should. even then, be sure
of ones audience. The boaster is
seldom a worthy friend and seldom
has honorable friends.-Christian Ad-
vocate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

The people of Macon county, Illi-
nois, are planning to do honor by q
memorial volume and in other ways, T.:
the memory of the late John Trainer,
father of the modern country school.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

a new conner to Americas said the
spfzer day, Il have written lome all
about this place. II they believe hlif
=ef what | wrote three quarters of the
people in will move 10 Amer;
rus.~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

Heisman will send eleven men IN
against Georgia next Saturday win
disc instructions Keep your eyes Oh
aarWhorter."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

The result of adequate industrial
education will be peace, precision
and prosperity in industry; happiness
and hope in our homes" in the opir-
ion of Secretary of Commerce Red
fie d.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12
All subscriptions payable In ad-

All subscriptions payable In ad-
3Rnce.
Advertising rates promptly furnish
ID upon application
Memorial Resolutions, Resolutions
81 Respect, Obituary Notices, ETC..
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ssr, will be charged for at the rate of
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All advertising copy requiring two
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DO insure Its prompt insertion. All
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anna should be submitted not later
than 6 O'Clock of the day, two days
prior to date OF issue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

That the hundreds of health-teach-
ing agencies in the United States
should organize into general body
for united and cooperative action il
the assertion of DR.. F. B. Dresslar, o.
the United States bureau of education
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

Two things Americas must have be-
Son Station and county fair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

'rdele is celebrating her silver an
niYersary. Wonder how old Americas
Is?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12
Hard Luck

Terrible accident over in the side
show
THAT so-what was it?"
THE ossifed woman threw herself
at the head of the living skeleton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

Its mighty hard on a fellow that
hasn't credit at the coal yard these
days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

VIII Teddy return and lead the
Rough Riders into Mexico if Huer'l
gets too sassy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

Sumter Product Day-Thanksgiving
Day Christmas. Call the doctor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

Courtesy costs but little but it re-
suits in big dividends
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

Grand aRpids, Mich, has 4 printing
department in the junior high school.
it is for three distinct classes of stu
dents: First the part-time boy who
attends half a day week without loss
of pay from his regular employment;
second, the boy who is there all the
time and is learning the trade; third,
the boy who takes an hour or two a
week to find out whether he wants 10
follow printing as life work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

Christmas is coming. Shop early
and trade at home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12
OFFICIAL ORGANa
City of Americas.
Sumter County.

Webster County.
Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional District.
q. @. Court. Southern District OF
Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-11-12

Americas, Ga, November l2, 1918
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-27
MAKE A FARM
LOAN WITH US|

You can pay OF 800 or any
multiple thereof on the first
mortgage after the first year.
W. are in position to give
you absolutely The Lowest
Current Rates. Come in snd
talk it over o. write ne. Fill
out this coupon:
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-27

ma grain man, was married IN niss
Anna Christine Ponison Of Kcnmar.
X J. Wilson. clerk in the Office
Of the Burke Co. auditor and former.
y a resident Of Minot. will occupv
mis- farm near Eowbels this season
The G. N. evidently means bus,.
ness and viii go, ahead with Is AM.
trosc extension for several thousana
dollars have been deposited in n.
Ambrose banks to pay for the right Of
way property bought last fall.
Edward NJ. Schmift, aged II, plead
ed guilty before Judge Amidon to rob.
bling the postofiice at Portal OF some
small change and Postal cards No
will remain in the Cass county i,i,
until sentence Is passed
Wheat stacks on the Peter Fast
farm near Langdon have been thresh.
ed and II was found that The grain
came thru the winter in fine shape
I'r. N. Myxlestad Of Willistcn re-.
turned from New York city, where no
had a long interview with DR. r
friedman, the German physician
who claims to have discovered a cur.
for tuberculosis The Williston doe.
tor made the long journey in the in.
terest Of tubercular patients in tine
western part Of the state.
According 10 the Graphic, Williston
will soon have IL fifth bank and there
is some talk Of consolidation
James Green. formerly credit man
for the Williston Grocery Co., has
located at Portland, Ore.
The Ole Garbeng farm home two
miles south Of Ignite. burned to til,
ground. None Of the household ct.
fects could be saved.
The G. N. is contemplating spend
ing $eO,ooo this year sallasting and
otherwise repairing the Rughy.Antter
branch.
The State Publishing Co. has been
organized at Bismarck, with capital
Of $4,000. The incorporstors are
Ben G. Whitehead, Laura w. White.
head and Dorothy L. Whitehead.
Chief Hollow Horn Bear, whose
picture adorns the new five dollar bill,
and who went to Washington to at.
tend the inaueuration Of Wilson, cen.
tracted pneumonia ard died there.
The remains were shipped back to
South Dakota. The old chief was the
last of the sitting Bulls.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-27

5% paid on Savings. In
teroSt credited July ISt, and
January lSt. Open Satur.
day evenings The savings
Deposit Bank. II
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-16

Some scorers have been in doubt
whether or not to charge an error
in case of runner being caught nap
ping, but getting back to his base be-
cause of the man taking the throw
dropping the ball. The verdict was
that in case the runner would have
been out If the fielder had held the
ball the latter should be charged with
an error.
The committee will recommend that
the rule makers define and provide
for earned runs in the summary of
scores Both Messrs. Johnson and
Heidler of the American and National
leagues, respectively. are now keeping
record of earned runs and rating
pitchers accordingly.
Another recommendation adopted,
suggested by E. ]. Lannigan, the sta
tistician, was that record be kept OF
the number OF times catchers throw
out men attempting to steal.
The committeeman present at the
meeting were: Jack Ridr, Cincinnati,
chairman; Thomas s. Rive, Brooklyn,
secretary; william Weart. Philadel-
phia, and F. G. Lieb and w. B. Han
ma, New York.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-16
BASEBALL
SCORING IS
S|MPL|F|ED

New York, May 16,-The commit
tee appointed by the Baseball Writer'S
association to clear up points in the
scoring rules so as to bring about
more uniformity held its first meet
ing here and adopted a number Of
recommendations to be presented to
the national committee and through
that body to the playing rules COM
mittee of the big leagues for action.
The committee was unanimously In
favor of the much discussed plan OF
giving a hit to a batsman who ad-
vances a base runner on an infield
jab when the batsman reached first
and no error Is made on the play. II
Is argued that the good points OF this
method of scoring will outweigh any
defects 1t might have and that 1t
was the logical and equitable way to
score the play.
Instructions already have been IS
sued to American and National league
official scorers to record the play as
base hit
The wording Of several OF the rules
was clarified, one being that one as
sist shall be credited to q player who
takes part in the rundown of an OPP
ponent in a single play. A fielder
might have two assists In double
play.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-16
BERGER GIVEN STELLAR SUPPORT
IN VICTORY OVER GOLD D|GGERS

Baker, Ore, May l6.-(SpeciaD
Joe Berger, premier Buckaroo twirl
er. showed Baker fans how a pitcher
should work to win a game yesterday
and at the same time his teammates
demonstrated how team should
field and bat in order to roll up a big
score and keep the opposing team to
a small one. This is just preliminary
to saying that Pendleton took the
third consecutive game from the
Gold Diggers by a score Of 10 to 2.
Berger was in great form. Working
easily he struck out ten men and al
lowed but five safe ones. The only
flaw in his record was his error. the
only one in the Pendleton column.
Coleman was kept in the box for the
locals for seven innings and druing
that time his curves were bludgeoned
to death. Twelve hits were secured
off his delivery. Peet went in at the
opening of the eighth and allowed the
Bucks but one more hit and one more
run.
The feature of the day was the
slugging of Augustus. the little short
at bat he swatted out three two bag
gers and a homer, the latter coming
with the bases empty.
Baker worked a new catcher yes
terday, Foley. recently of Tacoma and
turned over to the Gold Diggers by
Bade OF Walla Walla. However, he
did not make any distinct hit with the
grandstand when he permitted three
balls to slip past him and famed three
out of the four times he came to bat
Pendleton's scores were made as
follows: In the first frame Dough-
erty struck out, RAIDER singled went
to second on wild pitch. anj went out
on fielder's choice at third. Varian
taking first on 1t and stealing second
Haworth doubled and brought in Va
rian. McKune flew to West
One more was annexed in the Sec
ond, Lodell scoring on a sacrifice, and
a two bagger by Augustus. In the
third and fourth frames there was
nothing doing for the Bucks, but in
the fifth came Augustus homer with
bases empty. Daugherty hit two
base, and scored on Varian's single,
The sixth saw one more mark for
Pendleton. Lodell singled, stole Sec
ond and loped in on Augustus two
sacker.
1t was an aerial flight for Coleman
in the seventh. Dougherty, first man
up hit double, Varian singled, scor-
ing Dougherty, McKune, Lodell and