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New-York tribune., 1913-12-25

st. Louis Dec. 2i-CATTLE-Receipts 100
active. and prices lO1lJc higher: steers. s. S0d
50 20. ycarlnes. i6GS93j; heifers. s. sass 20:
COWS e f0nS %: Southerns. g. i0ds1 35. HOGS
Receipts. $500. fairly active and loc higher;
choice medium 70 heavy weights s. sass o.;
bulk Of sales. g 156i7 o. packers. s. 50ds7 s5:
lights. s. 25Gs7 -; pigs. So 75dS7 80 SHEEP
Receipts. LOO supply scdnt with fair de-
mand for good grades: prices Zoe higher;
lambs. 81 25d'S % Gull lambs. s. 6Ods7; NUT
ton sheep. 81 7JG}5. yearlings. s76s7 %.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30
AFTER 40 LONELY YEARS-A HOME

The American Magazine has been
Offering prizes for the best letters en-
titled What / Am Most Thankful
For" The prize winning letters are
to be published in the November num-
Der and the following contributio.,
took second prize:
THE thing for which am most
thankful in all the world is my home
have had it for two years, but il
took me forty years to get it.
81 am a trained nurse-was a home
less child, boarded out on farms I'M
til l was eighteen: then l trained for
a nurse. dreamed and planned for 4
home, but I-never expected to get on :
Then / took care of old Mrs McPher-
son for year, and when she died she
left me two thousand dollars. God
bless herr
Il came to Seattle, bought a hall
acre for five hundred dollars, and built
bungalow for fifteen hundred more
II has FIVE rooms, living rom with g
fireplace a dfning-room two bedrooms
and bathroom. The porch is cover.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30
A FAIR FOR SUMTER COUNTY

In order to have an up-to-date sue
cessful fair, it is necessary to plan far
enough ahead Now is the time to get
busy and plan for big fair in Sumter
county next year. Counties much
smaller than ours have them every
year.
A Sumter county fair would be u
success for more than one reason. This
section of the state is the garden spot
of Georgia Our people are the kind
that would reap profitable lessons from
fair. There are several counties
around US that do not have fairs and
would gladly join Sumter in holding
one. And SO on, ad infinitum.
Think it over. Get busy and plan.
Discuss it among yourselves. And
then let's get busy and start things.
A fair for Sumter and the adjoining
counties in 1914 is a good slogan for
the county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

One more day and the best state fair
Georgia has ever had will end. In
many ways the fair this year eclipses
all others the Empire State Of the
South has ever held. It's success indi-
Gates the prosperity we are Low expe-
riencing.
Sumter county made an excellent
showing at the fair. Her live stock
exhibit carried off twelve prizes. Her
race horses landed purses. The ex-
hibit of Americas manufacturing ed
terprises, though small, attracted at
tention. The boys corn club exhibit
excited comment. Sumter gained lots
of publicity at the fair.
The main lesson that can be drawn
from the state fair is, Sumter county
must have a fair of her own. If our
products can win prizes like they did
in Macon they should be shown %.
home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30
For Alderman.

Approaching the valuable services
that Mr.. C. ]. White has rendered in
upbuilding the City of Americas while
serving as Alderman, and feeling that
his services would be of further value
to our city, his friends have taken the
privilege Of announcing him as can
didate in the coming primary, and re-
specially request the voters of Ameri-
Gus to lend Mr. White their support.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

Hobson has been elected life merl-
her o. the w. C. T. U.--But the w. L.
r. T. wont elect the Senator in Ala
hama.
The state fair closes today. 1t has
been a big success. Even the mos;
opfGnistic officials of the organization
have been pleasantly surprised at it's
success. The large attendance and
the general good humor of the crowds
that nocked the grounds at all hours
bear fitness to the fact that Georgia
IL really having a prosperous year
The farmer who is worried with fin.
anciaI affairs has no time for frolic
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

The recent organization of State
Chamber of Commerce in Georgia has
favorably impressed the entire South,
and in other sections of the country,
has enlisted considerable interest. The
fact that the representative towns and
cities Of Georgia have united in a
systematic effort for their common
progress and for the up-building of
the commonwealth as a whole is re-
garded everywhere as the evidence of
new and productive spirit Of real pa
tritism and as the omen Of greater
practical achievements for the state
Press-Norman Park, Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

through the period happy in mind, des-
tined to anticipate woman's greatest hap
piness as nature intended she should.
The action of Mothers Friend makes the
muscles plant and responsive TO expansion.
Thus all strain and tension upon the nerves
and ligaments is avoided, and. in place of
period of discomfort and consequent dread
ii is season of calm repose and joyful ex-
pectation.
There is no nausea, no morning sickness,
no nervous twitching, none of that constant
strain known to so many women.
This splendid remedy can be had of any
druggist at $1.00 bottle Write to Brad
field Regulator Co., 232 Lamar Bldg, At
lanta. Ga, for their book to expectant
mothers,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30
rnITnntlI nnMMruT FROM PRESS
IIKIAI II II wi Wt II OF STATE
RECENT EXPRESSIONS ON CURRENT TOPICS FROM THE
FOREMOST GEORGIA NEWSPAPERS

1t is estimated that Georgia farmers
used thmis year 25,OOO,OO0 worth u
this enormous sum paid out, some o.
them will clear money this year owin.,
to the good crop and the price they
have received for their cotton.-Haw.
kinsville Dispatch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30
TWO WAYS TO HELP GET
BETTER PRICES FOR COTTON

Every fall the cotton growers of the
South have a great deal to say about
better prices for cotton and how to
get them. The usual talk is of holding
for better prices, or OF combining t.
control prices or marketing methods.
With every such movement that rests
upon a basis of sound business policy
The Progressive Farmer is in hearty
sympathy; but there are other ways
to secure better prices for cotton. In
deed, it is necessary for the farmers
of the South to give more thought t.
the quality of the cotton they place on
the market, if they are ever ID get the
prices they should for their cotton.
How can they do it? Well, here is
one entirely practical way pointed out
by Prof. ]. F. Duggar in a recent ad-
dress:
1--WE make a mistake when, after
heavy rains that beat out part of the
cotton, We pick up that soil-stained
cotton and put it in the same bag with
the unstained cotton. 1t seems to me
that the lowering of the value of all
the cotton produced by the inclusion
of few pounds of mud-stained cotton
reduces he value of the entire bale 10y
an amount that would more than pay
for the separate picking of the mud
stained cotton.
MY suggestion is that after storm
the pickers be required to pick only
the white cotton; then that field Oq
gone over again and the stained cot
ton on the ground picked up, kept sep
arate and sold in a separate bale.
True, bale made up entirely d
stained cotton would sell at a lower
price than a bale containing only {
few stains, but only one bale in man,
would thus contain stained cotton.
few pounds of stained cotton mixed L
with the white cotton serves to de
press the price of the whole; that is
one pound of stained cotton will de
press the price of say fifty pounds :
white cotton by at least one-fourth o
cent per pound, which | think is
conservative estimate. This woult
represent a loss of about thirteei
cents for the fifty pounds or abou
$130 per bal Frequently the depre
citation will be greater than this:
1t will be urged that it is impracti
cable to go over the field twice With
short period. In reply to this, let u
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Alderman.

/ am a candidate for reelection to
the Office of Alderman of Americas,
subject to the Democratic primary On
18th inst, and will appreciate greatly
the support of my friends and voters
generally. l will endeavor at all times
to promote the city's best interests. Re-
specially J. S. BOLTON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30
For Alderman.

| hereby announce my candidacy for
reelection as Alderman of Americas,
subject to the action of the Democratic
primary on 18th inst, and will appre-
ciate the support of my friends and the
Democratic voters generally, promis-
ing, as in the past, a faithful discharge
of the duties of the office. Respect
fully ]. E. POOLE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

This is fat year in Georgia, and if
there is section that is lean, it is be-
cause of their own inactivity. Natural
conditions are not the cause of the
sluggishness. Let the people start
some improvement in their method of
farming, patronize their local banks
and merchants, support their schools
and contribute fairly to the county
treasury and then we will have some
fat years in Wilkinson. Will this come
in time or eternity ?-Irwinton Bulle-
tin.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

ed with honeysuckle and pink ram
blers. | rented it for a year while !.
nursed until had saved enough to go
to housekeeping.
But | wanted something more than
furniture, and got it. | adopted two
boys, one ten, and one two. They call
me Mother Then the boys adopted
a dog and a homeless cat. Johnny, the
oldest one, has ten hens and two
ROSTERS; he sells me his eggs. He has
a paper route out in our neighborhood
and sometimes he works in gardens.
He has twenty-five dollars in the
bank. He is so proud of our home!
, took him out of an orphan asylum.
Baby Ned's mother committed sui
eide because his father had run away
with another woman. The police were
coming for him when took him home
He is a dear baby. When the boys
came / got Maggie to live with us, she
has had trouble, and had a baby, Lut
it died. She is not very strong but
she can do our work and loves the
boys and the garden
I'VE have fine garden with all the
vegetables we can eat and lots of old
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30
For Alderman.

At the solicitation of friends, have
consented to offer for the office of AL
derman in the primary of 29th inst. If
thus honored by the Democratic voters
Of Americas, I will endeavor to dis
charge faithfully and conscientiously
the duties devolving upon me. solicit
your vote and support Respectfully
ALBERT ]. HARRIS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

Americas merchants can give you
abe same goods for less money than
merchants in other cities. They can
also give you more goods for the same
money. Why not trade in Americas
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

The girl who drinks intoxicants in a
public place with man, and then
smokes a cigarette, can not blame
those about her for any little Insult
that happens to be offered her. 1t IS
her own fault and previously will she
answer for it some ay.-Thomasville
Times Enterprise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

There are times in every modern
woman's life when she has a primitive
yearning to be grasped by the hair and
ordered about 1t would take so much
responsibility off her shoulders.-Ex
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

Now is the time to begin planning
seur farm work for next year. A sue
eessfuI pianner is usually success
ful operator Hap hazard methods
are no longer worth a hang.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

News that the sacred gingko trees
at the Department of Agriculture are
now in bearing affords poor consola-
ton for the failure of the plum crop.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

DO not forget now to plant those
shrubs, bulbs. and trees needed for
making your home more beautiful this
year and all the following years.-The
Progressive Farmer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

Montezuma is destined to cast off
her swaddling clothes within the next
twelve months About the next big
move you will hear of will be the
plans for that big four-story Office and
business block -Montezuma Georgian
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

A man who wouldn't lend you dime
ia always willing to give you a sure
thing in the next race that will win
you $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

The sudden changes of the weather
that seem to be in vogue make one
imagine that he is in the midst of
Texas "norther"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

Success in love consists not SO much
in marrying the one person who could
make you happy as in escaping the
many who could make you miserable.
Eek.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

A volcano and small boy are alike
IN one respect. There is always trou-
bic when they start smoking.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

For gracious sake let us quarrel
with no power over Mexico. Tell the
foreign governments to send along
their warships to protect their ma
tionaIs And seud plenty of warships
OF our own 70 protect our nationals
Augusta Chronicle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

The national W. C t. U. convention
has elected Hobson member for life.
Tender hearted ladies. They want
aim to be elected to something this
year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

Friend. 1t is an ex.
t e r n al application
for t b e abdominal
muscles and breasts.
1t has a wonderful in
huence, a lays all
fear, banishes all
pain, is a grateful en-
couragement to the
expectant mother, and
permits her to 60
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

Huerta will doubtless defer COM
he has finished counting the ballots.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

Every now and then congressman
writes home that his hands are tied.
But SO far we have not heard of any
of them being tongue tied.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

No small part of the countrys al
legged unrest is tracable to those who
are always talking about it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

There is just possibility that the
fleet will find itself all alone in the
Mediterranean.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

there should be some Incompetence
some sound reason for the removal Of
any postmaster.-Bru News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

remember that the picking up of
stained cotton from the ground is c
slow operation and retards the pick
ing of white cotton. | believe almost
enough time would be economical by
leaving the stained cotton tenn
porarily on the ground to provide the
time and labor necessary for return
ing and picking up the stained cotton
separately.
Stains of another class may be
even more harmful in depressing the
value of the entire product, l allude
to the stains caused by picking of
bolls that are not thoroughly sound,
having been damaged by boll-rot or
by weather. The same arguments as
above could be made for the separate
picking of only the well-opened, fuf-
fly cotton. leaving the damaged or i'm
perfect bolls and the immature cotton
to be gathered in going over the fell
a second time. There Is no objection
to picking together cotton that is
stained by mud and that which is
stained by insect injury, boll-rot etc.
Both may be gathered at the same
picking subsequent to the main pick
ing"
Another thing Professor Duggar
suggests, is to plant only one type OF
cotton, or at least not to mix different
kinds. He says:
"On many farms two or more variet~
les of cotton are grown. In this case
it will pay to keep seperate the seed
cotton from the two kinds, provided
the two make lint of different length
or quality. This would not be neces-
sary with varieties having about the
same length of line, but even in such
cases separate ginning would be de-
sirable, so that pure seed of eacr
could be retained.
| Indeed l look for the time to come
when farmers will see the advantage
of every one in a community GROWING
the same variety of cotton, as mutual.
ly agreed upon. In this way all tht
cotton produced in the community
would be of standard and definite sta
pie, and hence would sell at a slightly
higher price. If farmers are ever t
sell their cotton direct to spinne, 5
the best way to bring it about is 70!
each community to grow the same va
riety, SO that they can fill an order fol
large lots of uniform cotton. TIL,
Progressive Farmer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

Christmas is almost here. Shop
now and help the clerks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

Spades are no longer trumps at
Panama suggests an exchange.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

The election is over. All but the
shouting for the three successful men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30
Mothers Advice
To Her Daughter
a Real Live Doll to Fondle is Woman's
Greatest Happiness.

She is wisdom itself who knows of or
learns of that famous remedy, Mothers
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

John Lind still maintains the unique
position of the elusive little pea in the
shell fame.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

Does plumber ever have pipe
dreams?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

fashioned flowers. We have holly
hooks that grow ten feet high out
here, bushels of roses, sweet-peas, fox
gloves, lilies, stocks, and lots of other
things.
when come home at night and see
the smoke coming out of my chimney
and my boys waiting for me at the
gate, l tell you am pretty thankful"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

We commend the attitude of Con-
gresham Walker when he says to the
people of Waycross that the fact that
their postmaster is Republican,
alone, is not sufficient grounds to re-
move him from his job. OF course, it's
bad to be Republican right now, still
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-30

Bought that Thanksgiving gobbler
yeta
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-06-12
BONDS HAVE BEEN APPROVED
Inspection of Work Must be Provided
by the County Highway Commission
and Work Under Contract Must be
Completed by First of October.

The long wrangle over the contracts
for the concrete road work in Kenosha
county was settled this morning and
just after noon today ground was
broken for the Improvement of the Lake
Shore road north of the city. The
starting Of the work followed the sign
ing up of the contract and the approval
of the bonds Of Contractor George R.
Wade. In the final negotiations the
state highway commission was repre-
sented by Inspector D. A. Donaghy,
who arrived from Madison or Monday
evening bringing with him the approved
bonds and the contracts. Before the
contracts were signed several minor
changes were made in them. Under the
original provisions of the contracts the
work was to have been started on all
roads on the first day of June and all
work was to have been completed under
a penalty by the first day of August
The state commission believed that it
would be impossible for all the work to
be completed in so short time and the
contracts have been altered so as to
give Contractor Wade until the first day
of October to complete the work Of i'm
proving the three roads. With the work
starting on the Lake Shore road it is
expected that this road will be COM
pleted and opened for traffic by the
first Of August.
The contractor made arrangements to
close up the road today and as many
men as can be secured will be put to
work. Former City Engineer August
Baltzer will act with Mr.. Wade in
experimenting the work of constructing
the roads. The inspection of the work
will be directly under the direction of
the county highway committee. The
state has given instruction that an in
spector must be employed at the ex-
pense of the county for all pieces of
road under improvement. AS yet the
inspectors have not been selected but
they will be on the job before the lay
ing of the concrete.
Under the changed contracts it is
thought that the work will all be com
pleted on time. As soon as the work on
the Lake Shore road is completed the
work will be started on the South Park
Avenue road and the work on the Sheri-
dan road will be the last to be com
.pleted.
County Highway Commissioner Nc
Geehan believes that there is plenty of
time for completing contracts by the
first day of October.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-06-12

The farmers in the vicinity of Corliss
have been bothered by the operations
of large colony of tramps and the
sheriffs of Kenosha and Racine counties
have been appealed to for assistance in
breaking up the camp. These officials
are figuring on some way to put the
Migrants to work and if they can work
out plan the exodus of the tramps
viii follow Immediately. 1t is a pity
TO see SO much energy that might profit
ably be employed in breaking stone for
road work going to waste and Wiscon-
sin might learn lesson from some of
the western and southern states where
miles of frst-class road have been built
by labor that would otherwise have
been supported in idleness at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-06-12

Now that the bill permitting cities to
levy special taxes for the installation
of decorative lights has become law,
the Retailers association will lose no
time in getting in the petitions for the
installation of decorative lights in the
downtown district of the city to the
council The light bill was fathered by
the Kenosha merchants who have had
the plans for downtown lights under
consideration for long time and all
of the details for new system of light
ing have been worked out by the com
mittee appointed by the association so
that unless the plans run up against
some unforeseen obstacle the people of
the city will see big change in the
business section of the city within a
short time.