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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
I'D YER HEAR! A
SQUIRREL BIT ME-
Church, Thrice Attacked, Took 1t For
A Mountain Lion and Called
The Police.

Chicago, ILL.,, April 4,-The perils
of life in the wild suburbs of CHI
cago are indicated by the adventure
that sent NJ. H. Church, of No. 81
South Francisco avenue, Austin, rush
ing up to a policeman in Parke ave
nue. today, yelling as he came:
Call out the reserves; look what 3
happened to me-"
The policeman saw that Church was
bleeding from cuts in both ears and
he held up a hand that also bore n
crimson stain.
While walking peacefully on the
Boulevard I've just been attacked by
a ferocious, savage, fierce, murderous
blood-thirsty-"
For heavens sake, what?" de-
manded the cop.
Huh? SQUIRREL" hotly retortel
Church. Dye hear! SQUIRREL"
"Say"-began the cop, gently.
Now, see here" said Church, hot
ter than ever, don't you go acting
like that blamed squirrel; don't you
go taking me for a nut I'm nut-not,
l mean. l was walking under the
trees and the blamed thing jumped
right off a limb, landed on my head,
bit me on the right ear and jumped
back into the tree I gave a yell AMI
clapped my hand to my right ear and
the blamed thing pounced on me OF
the tree and bit me on the left ear.
Then when | had a chance to see
that it wasn't mountain lion that
was attacking me and tried to nap
the creature as it scurried up the
tree trunk, it few back and bit me
on the hand"
A squad OF detectives with revol-
Vers and nets hunted vainly for the
mad squirrel of Park avenue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
AST0R BUYS MORE FARMS
FOR EXPERIMENTAL WORK
viii EndeaVOr To Prove Theories O.
His Own For The Benefit of
The Farmers.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, April A
deal will be closed today WHEREBY
Vincent Astor will add hundreds OF
acres to his Ferncliffe lands, which
are being turned into an experimental
farm. 1t is said Mr.. Astor is so well
pleased with the result of his first
efforts in scientific farming that he
wishes to extend his work for the
bc1 eft of Duchess county farmers.
Mr.. Astor asked his personal friend.
Gov. Sulzer, about buying more land.
and the governor is said to have an
swered:
by all means invest your money
in land 1t is the safest investment
from every point of view, and win
further your plans"
At Ferncliffs Mr.. Astor is endeav-
oring to prove certain theories of his
own. He will try experiments in
farming in all lines of agriculture,
growing alfalfa, clover, hay, oats, rye
corn and other grains and also IN
raising live stock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
GEORGIA GLEE CLUB WAS
HERE ON BRIEF STAY
En- Route From Columbus to Albany
Organization Was Here.

The University Glee club of thirty
members made stay of several hours
in Americas yesterday, where the
members met former college men and
other friends, who extended them %
welcome. The club, travelling in a
special car, was en- route from Column
bus to Albany. The club has been en-
tour for week, and has delighted
large and appreciative audiences in
several Georgia cities. 1t is a matter
of regret that Americas missed the OPP
portunity of hearing the college men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
Hail to the straw lid, acme of sum
mer discomfort.
WHAT CONSERVATION MEANS

Every citizen and resident of the
United States should have a concep-
ton of what conservation means. They
should not look upon this vital policy
in modern government as something
strange and unintelligible. 1t is but
the application of simple economic
laws to the national resources. A fa'l
and just management of the ,natura
resources still remaining so that thc
people of to-day and those of tomor-
row may both have their dues, is
what conservation means.
There is a good and bad method Of
applying the principle of conservation
but what the country needs is a ra.
, tional method, as the Washington
Tost observes:
There is hope for rational conserya
ton, which means the fullest develop.
ment and fair use of the natural re-
sources of the country in such manner
as to give the people of today their
chance and posterity its chance, since
the National Conservation Congress
has at last awakened to the fact that
within recent years conservation has
been translated into disuse and reser-
walton. In formal statement, which
Is the result of the growing opposition
to false conservation, Charles Lathrop
Pack, the president OF the conserva-
ton congress, said:
Conservation is in danger Of gel ing
in bad if the erroneous impression
should gain ground that the conserva-
ton congress stands for that WIFI, h
means the closing of any avenue for
the fcnest development of the natural
resources of the country. False con
seryation and disuse is in danger of
doing greater harm to the present oc-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
POLICEMEN KEEP
PEACE IN CHURCH
Twelve of Them Separate Hostile Fac
tiOns-Dictagraph Tabs On
The Pastor.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 4-Twelve po-
licemen We're stationed inside the
Grant Street Reformed PRESBYTERIAN
church to prevent any possible out
break among the warning rival factions
of the board of trustees at this meet
ing this evening.
Massed on one side was the faction
which has been opposing the Rev. J. b.
Wilson, the pastor, and his friends on
the other side. For time it appeared
as if there would be a clinch, and rs
soon as the hostile members began
jostling each other policemen appear
ed on the scene.
1t was discovered this evening thai
dictagraphs were secreted in tllc
church by the pastors enemies so az
to keep posted on his movements.
Two elections were held, one by each
faction, and the courts will be called
upon to decide which side will con.
troll. The congregation is one of the
wealthiest in the city
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
WHIP IN HAND NEGRO
HICKMAN PASSED AWAY

Henry Brown, a colored hackman
was found dead by the roadside, nea
his home early yesterday morning
and the fact was at once communncat-
ed to the authorities and an inqua :,
held at 10 o'clock by Coroner jenkins.
There was no evidence of assault upon
the body of the old negro, and the YER
dict rendered was to the effect that
death had resulted from natural
causes. Brown held his whip in his
right hand, and was evidently getting
ready to go upon duty for the day
when stricken by death.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05

cupants of this fair land of ours than
1t will de good to those who Will oc-
cupy it after we are gone.
False conservation has already
done great harm. 1t has completely
halted the development of Alaska, re-
duced the supply of cattle by restrict
ing the grazing lands, raised the
price of lumber, permitted valuable
water power to go to waste, and driven
millions of dollars of capital out Of
the United States.
This false conservation has shackled
individual enterprise. 1t has played
into the hands of the men of vast for
tunes because it has prevented poorer
men from competing with them on the
rigorous terms of the conservationists
Only recently the country had an ey-
ample of the way this kind of conse.-
walton works when the people of Ala
bama begged the government to build
a dam to provide water power on the
Coosa River, and at the same time
make that river navigable They were
told that the government did not feel
that the expense was warranted, and
they finally interested private capital.
Then the conservationists ruled that
the people of Alabama could not do
for themselves what the government
refused to do for them. This is the
kind of conservation which has twis.-
ed the word from it's benevolent mean
ing to symbol of despotism.
The National Conservation Congress
has taken higher ground none too
soon The whole conservation move
ment has been in danger of collapse.
Some of the more fanatical conserva-
tionists will probably keep on raising
din and ignoring the facts and thu
law, dangling their scarecrows before
the public gaze, but the National Con-
servation Congress seems to be headed
| in the right direction at last.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
HUNTING SNAPPER. TURTLE
Big LOggerheads Hibernate Until
Spring
CCelarville, N. j., Dispatch to the Phil
adelphia Record.)

(Celarville, N. j., Dispatch to the Phil
adelphia Record.)
One of the Oldest, most successful
of hunters of the toothsome and pop
ular snapper" or "loggerhead," the
big and vicious turtle that graces the
soup kettle so fittingly is Henry
Duftield, of this place. Dufield, who
is civil war veteran, seems to have
been born with an instinct for discov-
eTing the aggressive denizen of the
mud Already this season he has land
ed two big prizes, one weighing .
and the other more than IS pounds.
Duffield's method of capture is like
that employed by most OF the hunters,
but he has more success than most of
them. At this season of the year the
"snappers" are imbedded deep in the
mud of the marshes and along creeks
where they have hibernated all win
ter In the early spring they leave
their winter quarters, coming out fat
most OF them. The femals seeks a
sand bank, where she digs a hole and
deposits her eggs, sometimes as many
as dozen. They are white, nearly
round, and as large as a small English
walnut After carefully covering them
she leaves them, and the heat of the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
4 TIME OF VITAL INFLUENCES

There is truth which the people
Of Americas, especially the parents.
cannot have impressed upon them too
strongly nor too often. Youth is a.
pl riod of vital influences, and many of
the boys and youths of Americas are
bHghting their possibilities Of future
success by present idleness and
worthIessness.
The boy who spends his youthful
days in nothing but idle, curious, vic
ious lounging and shiftIenessess,
Stands but little chance of winning II
the great game of life a worthy name
and career. YOUTH is A TIME OF
VITAL INFLUENCES. Every parert
should remember that, and every par
ent should see that his boy is spend
ing his time at night in some other oc-
cupation than idling and lounging on
the streets in vicious company.
Every boy has within himself pent-
up energies that may serve to wreck
or to save him. The boy who spends
his evenings out on the streets is as
surely being influenced by the life of
the streets as a youthful mind can be
impressed. 1t is the formative period
of life. Energies and ambitions NAV
be directed into unworthy channels,
OF they may be directed into activities
t;iat will fashion a character that is
righteous and noble and beautiful to
behold.
What is there for your boy to picl;
up on the streets at night. if he is in
bad company, but vicious habits? May
you not awaken to the realization
some day that your boy even in his
tender years has acquired the vicious
| cigarette habit, a habit that is extrav-
agant and paralyzing to every phys
ical and moral energy? Do you want
your boy to participate in the lewd and
ulgar gossip of the streeth at night
10 you want him to gain unholy
knowledge of vicious habits that may
lead him to the very gates of hell
while he is yet on earth?
There is an ordinance in the city of
Americas which forbids the presence
Of children on the streets at night, un-
less they are in the care of those who
have authority over them. Why is
not this ordinance enforced? The
need of it has been recognized, or it
would not be in the municipal coda.
There is need of its enforcement to-
day The parents of Americas should
be glad that such an ordinance exists,
and each one of them, as well as the
members of the police force, should
see that it is enforced.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05

sun matches them out late in the
summer. Duffield's method in locat-
ing the snapper" is to sound the
muddy places with prod about )
feet in length, and he can tell in an
instant when he strikes. The real
work comes when he raises the alert
and pugnacious prize out of the mud.
At present he has about so turtles in
his cellar, ranging in size from S
pounds up. At night stranger would
think the house haunted, as they get
to fighting and falling over each other
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05

AS is usual with Colonel Roosevelt 5
effusions there is no room in his auto
biography for anything else other than
himself
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
OFFICIAL ORGAN
Americas, Ga, April ), 1913
= 4 4 \ y y r y = 4 4 4
= THE WOMAN HEART =

= THE WOMAN HEART =
= + y y y y y y = y +
(Theodosia Garrison.)
She never said Il love you not" but
when
She was all fearful that she loved
too much:
She never took her hand from yours
but then
When most she crayed its touch.
She never laughed at you but when
she fain
Would be too tender. Never turned
away,
Save when each impulse urged her
once again
To listen and to stay.
A woman's heart is like a witch )
prayer
To be read backward and its craft
defed,
An, Judge us not by those poor lies
We dare,
But by the truths we hide.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05

The EngIishman who has invented
a talking machine that can be heard
mile away is not ahead OF some OF
the Iusty-T uHged women with serpents'
tongues. -.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05

The new spring hats with the rud-
der in the back will enable many "A
fellow to spot his girl block away
from the rear
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05

Some disciples Of Isaac Walton are
SO enamoTed of the rod and reel that
they are sitting up over night at
Wells naiH pond
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05

With motion pictures in the Sunday
school the day May soon come when
youngsters nTsy view at Sunday
school PharuEf finding Noses in the
buIrushes and Jonah being swallowed
by the whale.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05

With all tine simplification of our
spelling the school boys get spiffiicat-
ed over it Just AS easily.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05

With some people an automobile
t. bankruptcy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05

Watch the old town wake up i'll
gins
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05

He who has not the cheering feel
ing of progression is half-suffocated
and lost
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05

"A little more grape" ordered the
Geeral.
Sorry, General responded the or
derby, but the wine is all gone."-
Pittsburg Post.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05

What is, needed here is farmer
who will not rock his financial boat
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05

Resilvered by Williams, of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, the expert mirror platter;
Is years experience; now located in
Americas; six days, April to 8;
bring your old, spotted mirrors, and
will make them like new Come TO
see me at Allison Furniture Co., oppo-
site Windsor Hotel. Phone 1853. Good
work or no pay.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-21
GLASS Of SALTS
CLEANS KIDNEYS
IF YOUR BACK HURTS OR BLAD-
DER BOTHERS YOU. DRINK
LOTS OF WATER.

|, When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get scared and
proceed to load your stomach with a
lot of drugs that excite the kidneys
and irritate the entire urinary tract.
Keep your kidneys clean like you
keep your bowels clean, by flushing
them with a mild, harmless SALTS
which removes the body's urinous
waste and stimulates them to their
normal activity. The function of the
kidneys is to filter the blood. In "a
hours they strain from II 500 grains
understand the vital importance of
keeping the kidneys active.
Drink lots of water--you can't
drink too much. also get from any
pharmacist about four ounces OF Jad
Salts; take tablespoonful in glass
Of water before breakfast each morn
ing for few days and your kidneys
will act fine. This famous salts Is
made from the acid OF grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations to
clean and stimulate clogged kidneys;
also TO neutralixe the acids In urine
so 1t Is no longer source of irrita-
ton, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts Ia inexpensive; cannot in
jure: makes q delightful effervescent
lithiaSwater drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep
their kidneys clean and active. Try
this, also keep up the water drink
Ing, and no doubt you win wonder
what became Of your kidney trouble
and baekache.--1Adv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-21
GRANT EXECUTORS
CARRY CASE UP
CLAIM PROPERTY TAKEN BY
CITY WITHOUT DUE PROCESS
OF LAW.

The case appealed to the Supreme
Court of Appeals OF Virginia yester-
day by the attorneys for w. F. Grant.
Jr.. executor for w. F. Grant. de-
ceased. against the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad. and the city of Rich
mond, is said to involve details trace
able as far back as the land grants
awarded settlers in this country by the
English crown. Appeal was taken
from the decision OF the Circuit court
of Henrico.
As stated In the appeal, w. f.
Grant owned ground on both the
north and the south side Of the James
river, his claim dating back to an
original grant from the crown TO a
member of his family. The Chesa-
peake and Ohio and the city Of Rich
mond have made heterogeneous upon
the water power rights OF the estate
1t is claimed.
1t is asked by the attorneys for the
executor that the Supreme court re-
verse the lower courts decision as
being contrary to the tenth section OF
the first article OF the constitution,
depriying the petitioner Of property
rights without due process OF law.
and of denying equal protection or
the law as designated in the Four
teenth amendment to the constitution.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-21
BUILD NEW HOME
IN FAR WEST END
INSPECTOR BUTLER FINDS MUCH
WORK ON RETURN TO
OFFICE.

Building Inspector Butler yesterday
issued number OF permits for new
buildings and repairs aggregating
more than $4,000. Here they are:
]. and s. Ritter, to build a brick
blacksmith shop on Eighth street,
between Decatur and Stockton, South
side. to cost $500.
Frank Roth. to build two brick
stores. 1924 East Main street, to
cost $4,000.
d. c. O'Flaherty to build a brick
garage at 27o4 Monumen, avenue. to
cost $4o0
w. c. Camp. to build brick dwell
Ing. on Monument avenue. between
Davis and Robinson streets. to cost
w. II. Tilghman. to build brick
garage, 1909 Park avenue. to cost
1915.
Fl. A. McCurdy, to repair FIVE frame
dwellings, ,T02-l0 North Thirty-first
street, to cost SITS.
Miss Maud Scherer to repair frame
dwelling, 2Ii0 East Clay street. to cost
800.
Mrs. A. r. warren's estate. to repair
brick store. 1890 East Broad street.
to cost 1900.
J. w. Vaughan. estate, to repair
warehouse $50 South Tenth street.
TO cost 1897.
w. q. Long. 10 repair brick garage,
1s1l Grove avenue, TO cost $3.50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-21
SMALL MAINS IS
CAUSE OF TR0UB
WHEN USE Is LARGE sECoM
FLOOR CONSUMERS
SUFFER- sssS
TO REPLACE Gates
BOARD INsTRUCTs ENGINEER T0S
LOOK INTO MATTER AT CITY
DoCKs--MAYO BRIDGE
WIRES "
70 REPLACE GATES q

Commissioner Beck, of the admins
istrative board. said yesterday, speak
ing for himself, and Commissioners
Hirschberg, that his committee from
the board is actively engaged In 81
arnining reports adm other things tend
ing to make the water supply more
perfect.
The question between the two -
as to whether the American or Euro
pean plan lis the best. The water a.
partment Is now supplying water -
many consumers on the European plan
pay as you go. Metres Indicate tbs
amount of water used by consumcr9I
They pay a specified sum for that
The American Plan.
In some sections where the metres
are not in operation, the user pays
under the American plan. He pAya
so much q quarter, according to tho.
number of spigots he has In OpNrA~'
ton, and he may use as much water
as he deems necessary with which
to keep clean or to utilize for do
nestle purposes.
THE real trouble with the water
supply Is" said q City hall OFFICIAL
1.-The lack of sufficiently large water
mains. In many places in the city the
mains are so small that when there
is large use OF water. some OF tho
residents cannot get supply to their
second floor. II Is the trouble Win
the mains, and not the water supply.
There is sufficient supply. The set
Ting basin, and the reservoirs, ana
the river supply sufficient water.
What we want Is a. general overhAul-
ing of the mains. With larger mains
there In no reason on earth why tho
city, and the proposed territory sug-
gested for annexation may not be sum-
ciently supplied with water"
The administrative board yestef-
day directed City Engineer Boiling 70
look into the question OF enlarWtn8
the waste supply gates to tho city
dock, and to take whatever steps NJ
found necessary to replace them.
Might Be Enlarged.
In this connection 1t was suggested
that the locks to the dock might ~
enlarged as proposed by the beard
Of public interests SO that any ship
which might come up the Jaznen
| might be able TO anchor or dock IN
the basin. This proposition. which
was introduced by Subchairman Pal
matary. entails with 1t the saving OF
many thousands of dollars to the
merchants -tAe-eity In time and
| drayage. Those who voted for this
proposition were Mr. Palmatary,
John Bliley. Joseph Bliley. Moses
! Rose. J. B. Welsh. r. L. Peters (chatr-
MANI. Harry Huber and Harry Tucker.
| City Engineer Boiling win report
| back to the administrative board In
| a day or two.
A question as to the stringing Of
trolley wires over the new Mayo bridge
was brought up at the meeting OF
the administrative board. In order
to have a full bearing on the matter,
10 o'clock Friday morning was fixed
as the time to hear all interested.
The board elected Misses Ramon
and Dobbins as assistants in the play
ground movement, to receive t1.60 =
| day.