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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-06
DEATH CLAIMED
MRS. |. n. MOTT
IN ATHENS Home
WIDELY ESTEEMED RESIDENT
Funeral to Occur Here This
Afternoon

Death has claimed Mrs. Maize D
Mott, an estimable and much beloved
woman of this city, who passed away
al clock yesterday morning IL Ath.
ems, where for some time she had been
with her daughter Miss Foy Mott, who
is attending the State Normal School
The death of Mrs. Mott was not unex.
pected. Shortly after her arrival in
Athens several months ago she suffer
ed stroke of paralysis, from the eff
feet of which she never fully recover
ed. Quite recently her condition grew
worse, and relatives here were sum-
moned, the end coming yesterday, as
stated.
Mrs. Mott was forty-nine years O!
age and widow of the late Isaac N
Mott, of Americus. For twelve years
she had resided in Americus, where
she was esteemed among all for her
fine qualities and many Christian vir-
tues. The announcement of her death
brings sorrow to the hearts of maAy
friends here. Miss Mott and MIR. Wat-
lis Mott are the only members of her
immediate family, although Mrs. Mott
is survived by her three brothers
Messrs. w. P, T. j. and o. P. Wallis
of Americus. She was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Wallis, for.
mer residents of Macon county.
Mrs. Mott was a member of Furlow
Lawn Baptist church, and the funeral
services, conducted by the pastor, Rey
R. L. Bivins, will be held there this
afternoon at o'clock. The funeral
party will arrive from Athens this af-
ternoon at 2:15 o'clock, conveying thC
body at once to the church. The pail.
bearers will be Messrs. J. E. Sheppard
W. T. Lane, L. A. Morgan, w. M. Tulli5
Julius ]. Hogue and H. O. Daniel, whc
will assemble at 2 o'clock at the ofic:
of Mr. Nat LeMaster, to meet the fun
eral party at the Central depot.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-06
GEORGIANS ARE
WELL INSURED
Figures Given by Comp. Gen.
Wright

Atlanta, Ga, March 5-Comptrol,
Ter General William A Wright is com
piling an insurance report which
shows that the amount of insurance
in force in Georgia during 1912 was
1920, ,4O8, 1926, and that it exceeded
the amount in force during the pre-.
ceding year by $2,454,1O2.43.
Within a short while this report
will be completed and will be pub
lished. 1t shows the exact condition
of one of the greatest businesses of thc
state, and in setting forth the condi
ton of each company, also shows how
the total investment in insurance has
grown.
The manner in which the amount
Of insurance in force was distributed
during last year was as follows:
Old line life insurance companies
$344, ,601, ,245.93.
Accident, surety miscellaneous
1927, ,S69, 1866.
Fire insurance, $426,571, ,99612.
Assessment, $21 1885, ,O93.05.
Distribution of insurance durinf
the year preceding was:
Life, $32O,996,31O1O
Accident, etc, $163,242,5O7SS.
Fire, SAILS, 4,67055.
Assessment, $17,SOO,98O.5O.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-06
The
WINNER BY
l79 VOTES
TABULATION MADEYESTERDAY
Returned to Office by Good
Majority

By a plurality of 179 votes Sheriff
@. w Fuller won out in the sheriff
race Tuesday and consequently will
continue in the position he has occu
pied by appointment of the court o;
ordinary since the death of the late w
H. Feagin in December, with whom he
lad served as deputy.
The county executive committee as
sembled at 12 o'clock noon yesterday
and consolidated the vote in the sher-
ifs race, with the following result;
@. w. Fuller 730.
j. L. Glawson 551.
G. S. Gardner 1872.
The consolidated returns were at
once transmitted by Judge John A.
Cobb of the court of ordinary, to the
Office of the comptroller general in A.
lanta, and upon his recommendation
Gov Brown will at once issue to Sher-
iff Fuller his commission, with bona
to be approved here.
The new commission is for the IN
expired term, which will end on De-
cember 31st, 1914.
Sheriff Fuller and Deputy Sheriff
elect Harvey were the recipients yes
terday of many congratulations upon
their success at the polls. Mr.. Harvey,
who is now resident of Leslie, where
he is engaged in merchandising, will
move to Americus to reside as soon as
he can arrange his affairs. Sheriff
Fuller stated yesterday that he AMI
Mr. Harvey had as yet matured no
plans as to which would occupy the
Jail residence.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-06
F.! ERY VERSATILE
is THIS MINISTER 4

Boston, Mass, March 5.-Out in
West Stocgbridge they have man whA
is minister, painter, postmaster, car
penter, farmer machinist, no-licensc
advocate, sealer of weights and meas
ures, blacksmith, storekeeper, justice
Of the peace and undertaken. Early ia
life he was a printers devil" but
gave up the trade many years ago 70
engage in some one of his other occu-
pations.
The remarkable part of it all is tha:
he does everything well. At least that
Is what his fellow townsmen think Of
the Rev. William l.. Dubois. The ell
ders of the church maintain that b.
is the most active, the most forceful
the most inspiring, preacher of the
gospel in western Massachusetts.
He says that his checkered career
and his various occupations have Civ
en- him wonderful insight into life
and aids him materially in his minis
.erial work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-06

CLOSELY With
The MEMBERS
OF THE SUMTER CORN CLUB
Mr.. Wicker is Visiting Boys
and Schools

Unless indications are misleading
this year will be the best that has yet
been experienced in the history of the
boys corn club movement in Sumter
county.
The members of the Sumter County
Boys Corn club are receiving this
year such direct and thorough cooper
alton as they have never had an OPP
portunity to receive before Mr. Davis
Wicker, agent for the farm demon
stration work in this county, is seeing
personally every member of the corn
club that he can possibly visit.
The effort of Mr.. Wicker locally, also
the efforts of Mr.. Oliver, who is agent
for the farm demonstration work for
this entire district, will be to aid the
boys of the county all they can this
season in the way of personal visits
and encouragement. Every effort wi
be made to stimulate the boys through
the teachers of the schools where they
attend. In this manner it is hoped
that more thorough and generally
helpful results will be achieved this
year than at any previous year in the
history of the local club.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-06
ENCOURAGING
LETTERS FOR
CORN GROWERS
sent OUT BY AGENT OLIVER
Directions Are Given for Corn
Club Work

In order to keep in touch with the
members of the Sumter County Boys
Corn club, Mr.. ]. G. Oliver, district
agent for farm demonstration work,
has sent out to the members of the
club a letter to stimulate their inter
est in the beginning of the work for
the prize acres of corn that are to be
grown in Sumter county this year.
The letter is as follows:
by this time l am sure you have
either given or sent in your names to
your nearest teacher or to your coun-
ty school superintendent If not, do so
at once. You have also broken your
land good and deep in way not -
have brought too much of the subsoil
on top. l hope you have selected a
piece of land that is we'll drained, unl>
form in type, and that is filled fairly
we'll with vegetable matter. Remember
corn is a plant that loves soil that
is we'll supplied with humus, decaye1
vegetable matter. 1t is better to have
some of it there naturally as we'll as
to try to supply it in manures. For
instance, one of the boys writes in that
he has been getting his acre ready
since 1911. That year he had corn and
peas and turned under all the litter
in the fall, narrowed thoroughly and
put to oats. After taking off the oats
last year he sowed rye then for a cover
crop. Now he is turning under the
cover crop for still more vegetable
matter. This is what I mean by get
ting it there naturally. Now if you
maven dOu6 tulS any IuiHB gOu Cd1
add in the way of yard manure or lear
mold, or anything of that character
will be to your advantage. wish
might get every boy to begin to study
the reasons why this is true, that Is,
why the corn plant loves soil well
supplied with humus. 1t is about the
greatest question underlying successful
farming in getting profitable yields.
ain adding yard manure or leaf mold
put two to five tons in the open fur
row and mix well with the subsoil.
When more than that is used per acre,
broadcast and work it thoroughly in
to the surface with a disc harrow.
'Be sure to keep the land narrowed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-06
William J. Bryan Exposed.

Raleigh, N. c., March 5.-William ].
Bryan, who spoke here recently to g.
900 peope on Peace" was introduced
by Gov. Craig as "the greatest apostle
of the Prince of Peace on earth today
the worlds foremost citizen and tn"
highest example of real statesman
ship" Mr. Bryan is now secretary OF
state in President Wilson's cabinet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-06


vided into two amounts, 100000 for
bridges and $4,000 for culverts, an
voted upon separately. Both PROPOSE.
tions were lost by little more than
200 votes, as shown by the official fig
ures.
1t would have been forward step
for Sumter had the bond issue been
put through successfully. The voters
may have another opportunity ere
long to vote upon the bond issue and il
is hoped that success will crown the
next effort.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-06

CONTINUED on Page Five.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-06

the directors of the local organization
at their meeting yesterday, contains
the names of those who will be can
vassed today and the amounts each win
be expected to subscribe in order to
provide baseball in Americas this sum
mer. Unless these amounts are sub
scribed, the directors say, it will be
impossible to place a club here and
insure its continuance throughout the
season. The list is as follows:
Moreland-Jon Grocery On. 500 0G
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-06
To Rebuild Mill Dam.

York, Ala, March 5.-Workmen are
already busy rebuilding the dam at
McConnelPs mill which was washed
away during Saturday nights rain
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-06
GOOD VOTE FOR
BONDS THOUGH
ISSUE FAILED
BOND SENTIMENT GROWING
Issue Should Prevail Next
Time


ed to carry by the margin of 209 vot IS
which. in total registration of 1885
votes, is a good showing despite the
defeat sustained. Especially is this
true when it is known that in an elec-
ton for bonds two-thirds of the total
registration must vote favorably in
order to secure the desired result.
This rather close vote, and the ap-
parent change of sentiment in recent
years favorable to a bond issue leads
to the belief that success may be at
tanned in the next county election held
for the purpose of issuing bonds.
The county commissioners, with
County Attorney R. L. Maynard, met
yesterday morning and canvassed the
returns of the election on Tuesday as
to the bond vote The total vote foc
bridge bonds was 1,050; against bridge
bonds, 329. The vote as to culvert
bonds was 1892 for the bonds and 34l
against the issue. In order to have
carried the bridge bond issue suc-
cessfully would have taken 1859 votes
favorable, whereas the vote for bridge
bonds was 1850, or 209 votes short
of the requisite number. The vote on
the culvert bonds was very nearly the
same, each issue having been voted
upon separately.
The returns from the country pre-
ecincts indicated that in several local
tiles the voters favored and worked
for bonds. At Plains, in total vote of
107, only one vote was against he
bonds, a splendid record, indeed. IN
the Old 10th precinct only four votes
were cast against the bonds in total
of AZ votes. Some surprise was ex-
pressed at the result here in the city,
where lao votes against the bridge
bonds were cast, and 1O5 against the
,culvert bonds, in a total of 837 votes.
Several voters did not vote either for
or against, striking the entire bond
proposition.
The official vote in each district for
and against bonds is as follows: o.
Americus Precinct = For bridge
bonds, 627; against bridge bonds, 14O.
For culvert bonds, 612; against cul-
vert bonds, 1O5.
Fifteenth District-For bridge bonds.
1874; against bridge bonds, "a. For
culvert bonds, 131; against culvert
bonds, 33.
Andersonville District-For bridge
bonds, "a; against bridge bonds, I.
For culvert bonds, "a; against culvert
bonds, 6.
Plains District-For bridge bonds,
1C7; against bridge bonds, 1. For cul-
yert bonds, 105; against culvert bonds,
Old 18th District-For bridge bonds,
AZ; against bridge bonds, 4. For cul-
vert bonds, AZ; against culvert bonds.
New 10th District-For bridge bonds,
81; against bridge bonds, Is. For cul-
vert bonds 81; against culvert bonds,
IS.
Twenty Eighth District-For bridge
bonds, 10; against bridge bonds, So.
For culvert bonds, 8; against culvert
bonds, Sc.
Seventeenth District-For bridge
bonds, 81; against bridge bonds, %.
For culvert bonds, so; against culvert
! <0onds, 80.
New 26th District-For bridge bonds.
81; against bridge bonds, AZ. For cul-
vert bonds, %; against culvert bonds,
As.
AS is well known, the proposed bond
issue of 100000 for building iron
bridges and concrete culyerts was di-
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-01-30

FORD MODEL ="
In This-Its Tenth Successful Year
Comp %~%as
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What Has Been ACCOMPLISHED
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Worldwide Reputation
~~rmh sn~u~hn """ =" {" guarantee a'h@da"
Simplicity and Unity Construction
~n rmsan
"A Truly Wonderful Engine
s. n %"1x
Ford Vanadium Steel
%%. "% % r%s%a%
Remember This
Five Passenger Touring Car, F. G. Detroit 100000
Two Passenger Runabout F. c. B. Detroit $525OO
No Ford quipped
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24
BAD letter ON HANDS

R. F. D. No. l, Critz, Val had
letter on my hands so badly that |
could hardly do anything. 1t would
begin to come in clear white blisters,
then they would burst and peel off all
over and crack and bleed. My hands
were so sore and itched so badly l
could not rest day or night. l could
not put them in water nor do my reg
ular work.
Il tried medicine and several differ
ent kinds of cream on them but they
got worse instead Of better. Nothing
did me any good until tried Cuticura
Soap and Ointment And now my
hands are perfectly we'll and all right.
(Signed) Miss Ellen Tudor, Nov 10,
1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept l., Boston, ADV,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24

advised the firm from whom they
were sent OF the loss. A reply was
Immediately sent me that they would
make good In any way that | desired
They did this, and the only incon
venience that / was caused was from
the fact that was very anxious to
hatch out all my chicks and put these
with them at the earliest time OF the
season. Looking back over all my
experiences with this class Of people,
| can say that the average dealer In
pure-bred poultry Is a man who will
90 more than half way in meeting all
reasonable complaints, and do his
best to satisfy his customers
II you have been of the opinion
that your poultry is simply a bother
and not a profit to you, wouldn't Il
be good plan to try to improve the
flock and then see what the proper
care will do. | can well remember
what a gambler" | thought was
when | sent a well-known dealer a
ten-dollar bill for my first trio OF pure
bred poultry. They came about the
end Of December, and began almost
Immediately to lay From the two
hens in this pan | got as follows:
January 10 to 81, IS eggs; February
4s eggs; March to 2S. Al eggs. Look
at that record of "a eggs from a hen
in 2S days, and this, too, in a month
when eggs were at nearly the tor
notch in price. OF course, this rec
ord was exceptional. but 1t taught me
that blood Tor breding) will tell, and
forever after l have kept nothing bu'
pure bred stock in my yard.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24
COMBINED TO DO NOTHING
Southern Statesman Tells Good Story
of Two Darkies Who Met at
Henhouse Door.

A southern representative who lives
in a small village says that one night
not long ago, hearing a noise some
where in the neighborhood of his hen.
house he arose and, under cover of a
board fence, crept to the place. He
could presently make out a dark form,
apparently trying to force the hen
house door Just then another dusky
shape rounded the corner and there
was CONSERVATION
who dat?" one demanded in a
frightened voice.
me. Who dat?" was the trembling
reply.
me. What yo' doin' hangin' roun'
Toms hen'ouse dis time OBJ night?"
Muffin Muffin tall Whut yo' do,
in'?"
Muffin. All amt dom muffin,
neider"
Well den les do hit togedder?'
was the compromising suggestion.
And l have always been sorry that
felt called upon to interfere in SO
interesting a thing as dom muffin to-
gedder'" the representative conclud
ed with smile.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24
SEEMED LIKE A REFLECTION
Under the Circumstances Doctor
Needed Strong Sense Of Humor to
Avert a Brainstorm.

A certain doctor, who is, on his own
frank admission, "the ugliest man in
four counties has a keen sense OF
humor which enables him to enjoy
many real and unconscious reflections
upon his facial deficiencies.
Once, after he had arrived too late
to succor a poor woman who had been
killed in a factory the local newspa-
per published an ambiguous account
Of the case, which the doctor, with
grim appreciation, preserved.
Having first described how the won.
an had come by her injuries, the para
graph went on to say:
Strong hopes were entertained of
saving her life until Doctor P ar
rived; but these hopes unfortunately
proved ill-founded, for the moment
the doctor showed his face within the
door the poor woman fell back with a
gasp and expired"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24

Since dresses today show every
wrinkle OF the garments worn under
meath the petticoat must be very
much the same as the outline OF the
skirt In the model shown the gar.
ment is made In two pieces, and al
though II fits neatly at the top, II has
a founce at the lower edge. This
may be circular in cut or gathered, or
Il may be omitted altogether and the
plain skirt continued TO the hem.
The petticoat pattern CAD. is cut
in sizes % to 30 inches waist meas.
ure. Medium size requires 2 yards OF
86 inch material and yards of ~
inch nounclng
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
70 Pattern Department" Of this paper
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure TO give size and number OF pattern.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24
Hard Test.

Fred Poor of the supply department
Of the postoffice has been committing
this winter between here and a town
just north of Lawrence. One day,
wearied from a late business engage
ment the night before, he fell asleep
in the seat and was in sound slumber
when the train passed the bridge in
sight Of the falls at Lawrence. An en-
thusiastic fellow passenger, going over
the road for the first time, was so in
terested at the sight of the splashing
water that he thought it a pity the
young man should be deprived of he
opportunity to witness the scene. And
so he awakened Poor out of sound
sleep that he might behold it, Consid-
ering that he had seen the falls twice
daily for months, it required a rare
summoning of amiability to look
pleased. But he did so.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24

Among the intimate friends of Mrs
Frances Hodgson Burnett she is
famed for dropping informally the hap
piest of little phrases, which never
get into her books.
Recently one of her neighbors has
as houseguest charming young wom-
an who fell instantly in with the fam,
lily life in the most helpful way. The
visitor gathered ana arranged flowers,
played with the small boy of the
house, made wonderful salads, and en-
tered in a thousand ways into the
household regime.
When Mrs. Burnett met the young
woman, she exclaimed meArily so
this is the delightful little kguest-of-all,
work."
Il am a militant-ye he was
heard to exclaim; Il En- INT foI
happiness!"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24
Too LONG to Wait.

At the American Electric Railway
associations convention in Atlantic
City John Morse Rogers, the Omaha
statistician, said:
1T is too early yet for the three
cent fare. The trolley roads stand to-
ward the three-cent fare as old Gobsa
Code stood toward the beautiful type
writer girl.
1T wasn't Gobsa Golde's age that
lost him the beautiful girls hand.
Gobsa swore he would love and cher
ish her till death, but she shook her
head, She didn't tell him he was too
old, though No, indeed She told him
he was too youngl"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24
COULDN'T CORNER TR- QUACK
Very Evident Ne vas Used to Getting
Into and squirming Out Of ES-
eeedlngly Tight Places.

A correspondent OF the Lancet tells
OF a man Who when he went 10 a
"quack and complained Of n sharp
pain in the loins after sitting on damp
grass for some hours, during which
he frequently sucked the point Of the
lead pencil with which he was writ.
ing, was told that he was suffering
from "plumbism," and given some
pills. The next day he returned to
the "quack" and said
you told me ! had plumbism,
which is lead poisoning and / now
find there is no lead in lead pencils.
only graphite Of plumbago."
"Oh," replied the "quack" airily,
did ] say plumbism is the cause Of
your lumbism? | meant to have said
plumbago is the cause of your lum-
bago."
"Oh," said the man, but anyhow,
your pills are only bread"
"Of course" replied the "quack"
Don't you know that break is the old
est and finest thing to remove pencil
marks WITH"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24
Blamed Il on Medicine.

Seasickness affects people different
ly, but it is doubtful if many accept it
in the spirit manifested by a certain
small sinner who, by reason of his
poor health had been subjected to
various kinds of unpleasant medical
treatment. Fairchild was taken out
for an ocean sail, with direful conse-
quences. He kept silence as long as
he could, but at last even his good
nature revolted Between paroxysms
he angrily addressed his mother.
Il told you never, never again to
give me medicine without telling me
about it. I'd lots rather know when
I'm going to be sick!"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24
Small Boys Performance.

A pair Of engaged lovers had spent
some time on the moonlit veranda
Presently the young lady babe her Wis
itor goodby, and, on her way up to bed,
stepped into the nursery to kiss her
beloved little nephew.
"Auntie," inquired the sleepy but de.
voted urchin, his arms around her,
why don't you make Mr.. Dick smell
like your perfume, stead O. smelling
like his baccy?"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24
Rising in His Profession.

How is your son getting along-I
mean the musical one, who went to
New York city to seek his fortune?'
asked the village parson at Hohokus
Of one of his parishioners, widowed
mother of a family of boys.
Fine, sir, thank you" replied the
old dame. Il had a postal card from
him sayin' as how he is conductin'
now"
Indeed, that is excellent news. And
what band is he conducting?"
He didn't say, sir, except that it's
on the Belt line, somewhere around
the river front"