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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24
GETTING the information.

"I'm pleased to meet you. Did
understand that your name is Miss
Greengirl?"
"Yes, Greengirl!"
Have you lived here very longT
About four weeks"
Where do you work.
I'm employed in a brokers' Of
fee" LAT
"Stenographer. presume"
Yes"
That's your own complexion. !
presumed"
Sir"
DO you make your own dresses?"
Il never was 80 insulted in my life!
What do you mean by asking me such
a lot of personal questions? And at
our first meeting, tool"
I'm sorry l have offended you, but
you see l might pass you ON the
street some day when I'm out walk
ing with my wife. II l should speak
to you those are only a few of the
questions she'll ask me about you,
and I'd like to be able to answer
them."-Detroit Free Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24
He Knew Founder.

The managing editor was disap
pointed and he told the city editor So
why didn't you print that story young
Founder turned In last night?" he
wanted to know. Which story?"
asked the city editor. THE one about
the crazy man scattering money
through the downtown streets. That
was a good story, and full of interest
1t would have been exclusive. too.
see the other paper hasn't got It,"
"Well, l didn't print 1t because
thought 1t one of Founders fakes.
What made you think so?" ut stands
to reason. If it had been true Pound
err would have been following him yet. p
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24

diet to harass the mind. Thousands of
women no longer resign themselves to the
thought that sickness and distress are nat
ural. They know better, for in Mothers
Friend they have found how easy it is to
Danish all those dreaded experiences.
1t is a subject every woman should be
familiar with, and even though she may
not require such remedy, she will now
and then meet some prospective mother to-
whom a word in time about Mothers
Friend will come as a wonderful blessing.
This famous remedy is sold by all drug
gists, and is only $1.00 bottle: 1t is for
external use only. Write to-day to the
Brad6e!d Regulator Co, 227 Lamar Bldg.
Atlanta, Ca, for a most valuable book to-
cxpectant mothers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24
HELPLESS AS BABY
Down in Mind Unable to Work,
and What Helped Her.

Summit Point, w. Va.--Mis. Anna
Belle Emey, of this place, says: 81 suf-
fered for Is years with an awful pain in
my right side, caused from womanly
trouble, and doctored lots for it, but with
out success. ! suffered so very much,
that became down in mind, and as help
less as a baby. was in the worst kind
of shape. Was unable TO do any work.
began taking Cardui, the womar's
tonic, and got relief from the very first
dose. BY the time had taken IL bot
ties, my health was completely restored.
am now 48 years years old, but feel as
good as | did when only 10.
Cardui certainly saved me from losing
my mind, and | feel it my duty TO speak
in its favor. wish ! had some power
over poor, suffering women, and could
make them know the good it would do
them" .xSA@rsssA~
Ifyou suffer from any OF the ailments
peculiar TO women, 1t will certainly be
worth your while to give Cardui a trial.
II has been helping weak women for
more than 30 years, and will help you,
too. !.
Try Cardui. Your druggist sells it.
Write to. Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladies'
Advisory Dept, Chattanooga, Tenn, for Sfecfat
iE5tIEefioBS on your case and 64-page book Home
Treatment for Women. in plain wrapper. NC. l2I
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24
Translated.

The Boston lady entered the depart
ment store. Approaching the gentle
manly floor walker she said:
81 desire to purchase a diminutive,
argenteous, truncated cone, convex on
its summit and semiperforated with
symmetrical lamentations"
Yes, madam" replied the gentle
manly floor walker. you will find
the thimbles two counters to the rear"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24
NEEDLESS APPREHENSIONS
(From The New York Times. }

If one chooses to give way to APP
prehension he has his chance now
With the advent of hot weather there
is such a batch of choice forebodings
as to make the life of person like
Goldsmith's Mr.. Croaker worth living
The Japanese are going to seize the
Hawaiiians and then going to occupy
the Pacific Coast and destroy the Pan
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24

it. There is a body of world wide
experience whose instruction is plain.
All that is needed to adopt principles
elsewhere accepted and to make such
variations in machinery as the pecu-
liarities of America demand
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24
Msnv Abandon Religious Faith.

Germany, according to the religious
statistics OF the empire, has an in
creasing number of persons without
any religious profession. At least they
are SO registered. The number has
grown from 1900 in 1907 to nearly
206, 900.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24

m y suffering q n d
pains. For two years
/ suffered bearing
down pains and got
all run dow Twas
Under a n ervous
strain and could not
sleep at night I
went to doctors hero
in the city but they
did not do me any
good.
+" Seeing lydia t.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24

to expand without
strain and enables,
women to go through
the ordeal without
pain, nausea, morn
ing sickness or other
dreaded symptoms so
familiar to many
mothers.
There is no foolish
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound adver-
tised, | tried it My health improved
wonderfully and | am now quite well
again. No woman suffering from fe
male ills will regret it if she takes this
medicine. - Mrs. JAMES G. LECLEAR,
1856 Hunt ST., Detroit, Mich.
Another Case.
Philadelphia, Pa. =" Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is all you
claim it to be. About two or three
days before my periods would get bad
backaches, then pains in right and left
sides, and my head would ache. / called
the doctor and he said had organic in
flammation. went to him for while but
did not get well so took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. After tax
ing two bottles was relieved and finally
my troubles left me. / married and
have two little girls. have had no re-
turn of the old troubles. Mrs. CHAs-
BoELL. 1850 S. Chadwick St, Phila-. Pa
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24

My girls father used to sit in the
kitchen of evenings But. when
the President called on the Senate, 1t
stirred the old man so that be, too,
has smashed precedent
So?
Yes; he comes IN and sits With us.
cceas.ona'l Washington Herald,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24

Speaking of the white slave traffic,
why doesn't some body put quietus
on tie white lie traffic?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24
DOCTORS did
NOT HELP her
But Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound Restored
Mrs. LeClear's Health
Her Own Statement.

Detroit, Mich. 81 am glad to dis
cover remedy that relieves me from
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24
Coming of
The Sunbeam
How to Avoid those Pains and Distress
Which so Many Mothers Have Suffered

| 1t is a pity more women do not know of
Mothers Friend. This remedy softens the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24
Another Case.

Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't cHs-
The worst cases, no matter Of how long standing,
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable DR..
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. 1t relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. 25c, Soc, &1.e0
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24

lGm hps ii..sna
i1ss!s a7.ssi - 3
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-24

USUALLY such man believes
- in being his own janitor, er-
rand boy, clerk and general man
ager. He lives in terror OF a pay
roll, and the expense ofexpansion
Improvements fairly pals him.
A man of this type is just as big
today as he will be 20 years from
now, if providence grants him life
and unlimited prosperity. He is
carrying a portion of the same
stock that he had five years ago,
and unless he happens to have a
call for these articles, he will hold
them on his shelves indefinitely.
He will tell you in a confidential
way, that it might be alright for
merchants in other lines to adver-
tise and make special offers, but
his lines is different you know"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Abbott's clearance sale closes satur-
day night.
Saturday evening last time TO buy ut
Abbotts clearance sale of bedding.
At sc per yard, sale of bieached
twilled crash at perry's ON Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Terrier OF Worcester,
Mass, is visiting Mt the home of Mrs.
l.. j. Good
1900 yards of new hamburg, en-
broderies, at ten per cent. of regular
prices. Henry w. Knight
G. Pazetti OF First street left yes
terday for South Ryegate, where he has
secured employment for the winter.
Mrs. George Aiken returned this morn
ing to her home in Rochester, after
spending few days with friends in the
city.
| Charles f. Carpenter, who has been
spending several days in the city on
business, left to-day for his home in
Brandon
John Mccarthy Of South Main street
returned home this forenoon, after
spending the week with relatives in
Burlington.
Miss Margaret Shaughnessey returned
this forenoon to her home in Burlmg-
ton after short visit with relatives
in the city.
The Sidney A. Jangraw Mig. Co.,
opened branch store for the retail and
Wholesale disposal of "Crispetts,' cam
dy,coated popcorn confectionery, in the
Boyce-Durkee block this morning.
The death OF Adele Shady, the six
months old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Shady of North Seminary street
occurred early this morning, the child
having been i'll only short time. She
was an only child. The funeral services
will be held tomorrow forenoon, ac-
eording to present plans, and the burial
will take place in the Catholic cemetery
on Beckley street.
The Women's Civic Federation will |
present the second evenings entertain
ment of the Lyceum course arranged I
for the winter at the Barre opera house I
on Friday evening, January IL. The
federation is fortunate in securing the /
services for that entertainment OF /
George Herman, who is considered one
OF the leading impersonators IN the I
East Mr. Herman is associated with
the Redpath Lyceum Course of Boston
and the Lyceum Bureau Of New York.
Mr.. Herman appeared at the opera house
two years ago aud unprecedented the
great actor, Joseph Jefferson, IN the role
of Rip Van Wrinkle. On his second APP
in Barre. Mr.. Herman will de-
pict one of Charles Dickens Christmas
stories, Cricket On the Hearth"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

A big sale of percales, l-2c yard, at
Perry's on Saturday.
Buy your rubber boots now at Tilden's
sale and save money.
Ladies' warm shoes and slippers at
big discount at Tildens.
Coal in all sizes at Calder & Richard.
sons, Depot square. Phone 450.
Your choice of our entire stock at
special prices. Henry w. Knight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Auction sale Saturday at p. m. Old
auction room Pearl street See adv.
Everything including new spring goods
at markdown prices. Henry w. Knight.
No steam or frost on your glasses If
you use Gilt. AT Browns drug store.
Regular Saturday night dance, Jan. |,
Rowland hall, under auspices OF Riley 5
orchestra. Ladies free.
We have all sizes of coal and can de-
liver promptly. Nice dry block and sec
ond -gI,owth wood. Calder & Richardson,
Depot square. Phone $50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-11
GRANITEvILLE.

Regular meeting Of Engineers local
viii be held in Socialists ball Monday,
Jan. 10, All members are requested to
attend; business of Importance. Per or
der, president.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Prompt delivery of egg, stove, nut
and pea coal, block and second growth
wood will be made by Calder & Rich
ardson, Depot square. Phone your or
ders to $50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Barre opero house orchestra, Niles hall.
Saturday evening.
Big COW sale at auction tomorrow
for George Campbell at Montpelier. C..
L. Smith, auctioneer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Gilt prevents your glasses from frost
ing. Free sample at Browns drug store.
1t will pay you to get supply of
those boys Sl.75 to $500 shoes at $l.33
ut Tilden's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-11
WEBSTERvILLE.
Card of Thanks.

| wish to thank the many friends
who remembered me with the wonder
box; it will always be kindly appre-
ciated. Mrs. j. II. Roberts.
The San Francisco call and post. [volume] (San Francisco, Calif.) 1913-1929, 1913-12-29
Now Read On

nifty i'm death there. His Uncle Jud
lay as he had fallen in agony, UNI
attended, piece of evidence-not
the tomb of a human soul. And 1t
was still the same night when his
uncle had said, You're a good boy.
Tommy, and your uncle loves you"
The boy was hideously alone now
and his Uncle Jud was only a thing
sprawled across a table. It appears
that even a spider may be loved by
its own.
The boy trembled down into a chair
unbidden, but he could not stand. This
horrible nightmare was weakening
him too much.
.sWhO touched this bandg- shouted
the chief, suddenly. becoming aware
of some change In the dead mans
posture.
Not me. chief Donnell FASTENED
to exclaim.
The chief turned to the boy.
did YOU touch anything in this
room before the police Gamer
NO. sir" onivered the boy.
Don't lie to me-"
Honest sir" said Tommy in grow
ing fear of this big. firm man.
who's been here tonight" thun-
dered the interlocutor.
For the briefest second the boy hes
itated, and HolDrook caught his eye.
The San Francisco call and post. [volume] (San Francisco, Calif.) 1913-1929, 1913-12-29
INMATES Of THE MASONIC HOME
FIND RELIEF IN AKOz MINERAL
Rheumatism, Stomach or Kidney Trouble,
Catarrf and Other Ailments Yield
to New Remedy

not lift my pillow or book without
the use of both hands. 1 could not go
down to meals. Akoz gave me great
relief. I can now go to my meals and
my kidney trouble is relieved. u. N.
Preston, retired architect.
Il was tired and run down.
would get up feeling very bad and
would not feel like attending to regu
lar duties. A friend had Akoz and I
went to his room daily and drank the
mineral water. In a remarkably short
time I felt greatly improved and have
so much faith in Akoz I am going to
continue the treatment. William NJ.
Whipple, driver at the home.
For forty years l suffered from
catarrh. 1t was very bad for four
years. My stomach and head were
affected. The medicine is improving
my blood 1 am greatly improved. 1t
is the greatest medicine for the blood
have ever used."-Samuel Jeffers,
employed eleven years as night
watchman at Alameda County Hos
pital.
Hosts of other sufferers from rheu-
matism stomach trouble. catarrh. &C.
zema, piles, ulcers and other ailments
have reported equally successful re-
suits from using Akoz.
Akoz is sold at all druggists. Phone
Suffer 376 or call at 512-514 Mission
street for further information regard
ing this advertisement.
The San Francisco call and post. [volume] (San Francisco, Calif.) 1913-1929, 1913-12-29

Many of the inmates of the Masonic
Home at Deceto, Cal, suffer from
rheumatism, stomach trouble, eczema,
catarrh. kidney trouble and various
other ailments. To relieve their dis
tress the management has tried Akoz.
the new radioactive medicinal min
eral discovered in this State by former
State Harbor Commissioner and State
Labor Commissioner John d. Macken-
zie of San Francisco. The results
have been most satisfactory. Here is
what some of the residents of the
home say of Akoz:
II suffered Tor eighteen years from
rheumatism and stomach trouble. The
rheumatism was principally in my feet
and legs and / had to use crutches.
The joints were distorted. l had not
been able to work for six years. The
Akoz internal treatment has made a
decided Improvement. I walk fairly
we'll without crutches. The Akoz COM
pound relieved the pain almost in
stantly. 1 was completely cured of
heartburn and bad stomach trouble
with gas, etc. A couple of weeks
treatment gave me elief."-Samuel
Redmond, marine engineer in the Pa
cific Mail service fifteen years.
II suffered for five years from kid
ney trouble. rheumatism and enlarged
prostate gland. Physicians said
would have to have an operation.
The rheumatism was so bad | could
The San Francisco call and post. [volume] (San Francisco, Calif.) 1913-1929, 1913-12-29
You Can Begin This Great Story Today
:; :; by Reading This First :; :;

AIine Graham, the beautiful daugh-
Ter of U. S. District Attorney Cor
don Graham, 5 is beloved by Captain
Lawrence Ho1brook. a soldier of for
tune, free lance and all around good
fellow. Aline loves him, but, because
of some secret in her past, she refuses
TO marry him. While Holbrook is at
her house she receives d telephone
message from Judson Flagg. a lawyer
and notorious blackmailer of society.
Holbrook begs Aline to tell him her
secret. She refuses and makes him
leave her. The message from Flagg
has made her frantic. and she is at
loss 70 know what TO do. Aline goes
TO Flagg's place, and he offers to sell
her letters. written by her and to her,
The San Francisco call and post. [volume] (San Francisco, Calif.) 1913-1929, 1913-12-29

which establish the fact that she was
the victim Of & mock marriage sew
eral years before. Flagg demands
$1,000 as the price of the letters The
girl has not the money. The man
struggles with her and Aline kills
him with a bill file. AS he dies he
clutches her emerald brooch and. with
Satanic malice, takes a hashlight
photogra ph OF her. When the muir
der of Flagg is reported to the po-
lice Captain Holbrook accompanies
his friend, Chief Dempster, to the
to the house OF death. Holbrook dis
covers that Aline had committed the
crime when he RECEIVERS the emerald
brooch, unknown to the detectives,
from F-Iagg's dead hand.
The San Francisco call and post. [volume] (San Francisco, Calif.) 1913-1929, 1913-12-29
THE BABE IN THE WOODS

NNE moonlight night a stork was
going through the woods with
two babies in his bill. One was
to be delivered at the farmhouse on
one side OF the woods and the other
he was to take to the opposite side
and leave at the blacksmiths home.
So he hung one bundle on bush and
ran along with the other. Pretty soon
the baby began to cry. 1t thrust out
chubby foot and little hand and
made such a noise that a squirrel ran
out of his hole in the tree and looked
about
Then he saw the bundle on the
bush and he ran down to rock
where he could see better and looked
closer.
What can 1t be that makes such q
noise?' he said
The baby kept on crying and a rab-
bit ran over to where the squirrel sat.
Whatever is it?" he asked. Il
never heard such a noise"
II can not make out" answered the
squirrel, and he touched the bundle
with his paw. Then the baby cried
louder than before, and the squirrel
jumped back.
Old Father and Mother Bruin had
just settled themselves for their win
ter sleep when they heard such a
noise that Mother Bruin ran to the
door of her cave and looked out.
For goodness sake" she called.
what is the natter"
Something on this bush," said the
squirrel, lis making all the noise. I
do not know what 1T is"
Mother Bruin trotted over to the
bush where the baby was hanging
and stood on her hind legs and looked
at 1T.
why. it looks something like my
children when they are young" she
said, but 1t is not SO handsome" and
she gave the bundle gentle swing.
The baby stopped crying.
We'll, i never" said the squirrel;
II touched it and 1t screamed louder
than ever"
But as 1t stopped swinging the baby
began to cry louder than before.
"Oh, dearw said a bird hopping to
the end of a limb, what is the mat
ter down there? And all the birds
began to complain. I'VE can not
Sleep they said; do stop that crea-
ture from making such noise"
TT is a baby" said a robin, who
had been everywhere and seen every
thing.
Who. who" called an owl.
ITS not mine,' said the robin.
"Nor NINE" said the bear. My
babies never made such a terrible
The San Francisco call and post. [volume] (San Francisco, Calif.) 1913-1929, 1913-12-29
The Sandman Stories
Chi1dren's Bedtime Tales

noise" And the baby kept on crying.
Father Bruin put his head out of the
cave.
Are you never coming homer" he
asked Mother Bruin. land what is all
this noise about? / am not able to
start my winter Sleep"
1t Is a baby" answered Mother
Bruin Come here and look at it,
Wen. 1 am ashamed of myself" he
said That little creature can make
more noise than ever 1 could. 1 can
not stand this" he said, putting his
paws over his ears and running back
to the cave. You had better come
along" he called to Mother Bruin
when he reached the cave; you will
lose your beauty sleep" But Mother
Bruin had no intention Of missing
anything.
What shall we dor she said to the
rabbit. We.must stop this noise"
LOOK. said the squirrel. pointing
down the path. And there they saw
the stork running toward them.
What have you animals been do
ing to the baby?" he asked. Now
you have done 1t; I can't stop 1t from
crying, and I am sure the blacksmith
Will never accept a crying baby. I'll
have to go home and get another"
and off he ran
For goodness sake. do not leave
this one here!'' said Mother Bruin +.
mo one can sleep with all this noise. /.
and she took the baby and ran after
the stork.
The baby stopped crying when it
felt itself being carried, and the stork
took the end Of the bundle in his bill.
I'll try it." he said. but people are
SO fussy these days they do not want
baby that can cry"
1T Is asleep" said Mother Bruin.
peeking into the bundle; hurry and
leave it before it awakens"
Off ran the stork, and Mother Bruin
with him. The rabbit and the squir-
rel ran along also.
When they reached the black
smiths house the stork tapped on the
window and the nurse took the baby.
We'll. you are a lucky bird to get
that off your hands," said Mother
Bruin, and now that I know 1T is
where 1t can not disturb us I'll run
home, for Bruin will get ahead of me
sleeping and wake before I do In the
spring"
Have you any more of those ba-
bies?" asked the squirrel.
IT should say that I had" said the
stork; dozens of EN-"
You do not say So" said the SPUR
rel. Please do not hang any more on
the bushes in our woods. 1t was
worse than a thunder storm"
Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate. New York City.
The San Francisco call and post. [volume] (San Francisco, Calif.) 1913-1929, 1913-12-29
Dainty Marguerite Clarke Tells What the
Small Girl Must Do to Be Attractive

just what kind of beauty appeals to me- Sometimes
like to look a beautiful would picture
but I am likely 20 O. half hour. 1t all
depends my mood, and fear l am tickle"
Then she laughed adorably. But give some
hints for the small girl Being small myself 1 nat
urally notice very quickly mistakes that other small
in dress, which. if remcdied, would
make them. oh. much stylish and attractive.
Of the simplest things the best
the girl expect be gorgeous, and If
attempts will make herself ridiculous Some
gorgeous but ] try TO be content with what
have and to adapt clothes height as well as to
my personality.
The small girl should affect childish type of dress
She should high dresses enhance child
ish appea S softly
low neck It slim, graceful look TO her
throat. idea of striving for effect
Anything old world is be
becoming. \ riding habit for instance, gown fash
Toned lines strictly plain and giving her much
height possible strong appeal to the
line enhances her of childish
md of protection. The hair should be
fured softly around the face