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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12
SOME PECULIAR CLUBS

One of the oldest of social clubs
ever established in London was the
) Everlasting club, limited in member
ship to 100. The members divided
the day amongst them in such a way
that there were always some members
present upon the club premises. The
club house was burned down at the
time of the great fire of London, when
the only remaining member on the
premises was nearly burned to death
because he had refused to leave be-
fore he had emptied all the bottles on
the table. The fire for lighting the
members pipes was never allowed to
go out, an old woman being kept sole
ly for the purpose of attending to it.
During the SO years of its existence
the members smoked, SO tons of to-
bacco. drank 10000 butts of ale, 1000
pipes of port, and 200 barrels of
brandy, besides other drinks.
Another extraordinary club was the
Signing club, the members of which
were supposed to be wholly absorbed
in thinking of their sweethearts. Each
would hold in his land bit OF rib
bon, a lock of hair, purse, or some
other article belonging to the object
OF his affections, and from time to
time he would address this in terms
Of endearment On Initiation the
members had to compose and recite
a poem in honoreof his lady, and at
the meetings fine was imposed upon
the member who did not sigh five
times within a quarter of an hour.
The Surly club had its meeting
place near Billinsgate fish market, and
the membership was limited to cab
men, and watermen, who used to meet
once a week to exercise the art of
abusive language, in order that they
might not lose the reputation they had
gained. Any member found guilty of
courtesy or politeness was promptly
fined.
A club limited to men who agreed
to stint themselves 20 the utmost, in
order to increase their possessions,
was, the lit-Fartning club One
member is reported to, have had his
garments so darned hat there, was
not enough of the original material
left to show the texture. The mem
bers presented SO starved an appear
ance that it was said there was not
u ounce Of fat among the lot.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12
Well Stuffed.

A patient in hospital had been kept
on low diet for a couple of weeks,
and naturally he longed for a square
meal.
One morning the doctor found him
so much better that it seemed his ap-
petite could at last be safely ap-
peased.
do you think you could eat
small chicken today, Tim?" asked the
doctor
Faith, an Oh could, sor," eagerly
responded the patient.
IF it's all the same t yez." an
swered Tim, "Ofd loike t. have 1t
sthuffed with another chicken, sor. =
Pearson's Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12

stick, intending that it should leap
into the range of the waiting hunter
Instead of rabbit wild cat jumped
out. A battle at close quarters with
the feline followed.
Attracted by footprints in the snow,
which appeared to be those of rab-
bit, the men followed the trail to the
culvert.
The combined strength of the two
men was necessary to subdue the AMI
NAL before it could be killed. II
measured thirty-four inches in length
and weighed twenty-five pounds.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12
SPONSOR FOR A NEW TANGO
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish Introduces "In-
novation Govatte" and Gives It
i. Her Endorsement.

New York.-Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
is sponsor for societys latest dance.
1t is the Innovation Gavotte," and
was introduced recently when Mrs
Fish decided to take the same stand
as do many churchmen against the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12
HUNTERS POKE OUT WILDCAT
Nlmrods Try to Get Rabbit, but Find
a Big Troublesome Cat
Instead.

Winona, Minn.-George Miller peer
ed into a culvert under the Burlington
railway tracks at the outskirts of
Trempealeau village, with the expec-
tation of catching a. rabbit. At the
other end of the culvert was the young
mans father, Louis Miller. who poked
what seemed to be rabbit with q
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12
MANY School Children Are sickiy.

Children who are delicate, feverish and cross
will get immediate relief from Mother Gray's
sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the
stomach, act on the liver, and are recommended
for complaining children. pleasant remedy
for worms. Used by Mothers for "a years. AT
all Druggists, csc. Sample FREE. Address.
A. s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12

OVERRIDING of the tango and requested
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Castle for their
exhibition at her house to produce
new dance that should be as free from
criticism as was the stately minuet.
The new dance is by no means easy,
but it made a distinctly favorable i'm
preston.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12
ANNIE LAURIE A REAL PERSON

II = B. y f..
Annie Laurie was the real name Of
real person, daughter of Sir Robert
Laurie of Scotland. who by marriage
became Mrs. Ferguson. The words
of the song by that name were written
by William Douglas and the music by
Lady John Scott, who altered the
words somewhat. The song was first
published, without music, in Book
Of Ballads in 1924, and was set to
music by'Lady Scott, in Vocal Melo-
dies of Scotland 1885. Her maiden
name was Spotiswood, and in 1870.
under the will of her father, she re-
sumed that name. She died March IL.
1900, age ninety.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12
WHEN A CORK SINKS

A cork sunk 200 feet deep in the
ocean will not rise again to the sur
face, owing to the great pressure OF
the water. AT any less distance, how.
ever, it will gradually work its way
back to light.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12
Money Roll Saves Mans Life.

Chicago.-Albert Winkler's life was
saved by roll of money. A highway
man fired at him and the bullet went
through roll of $25 in bills and was
detected when it struck a gold piece
inside of the roll.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12

Freeport, Ill. Mrs. Jay Gould.
whose maiden name was Helen Rookie
Teller, aged sixteen, was arrested here
on complaint Of her husband who said
she deserted him for another man.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12
Problem for the Idle.

If the time is hanging heavy on your
hands, try to work out this: How
many times in each "a hours do the
two hands of the clock appear at right
angles to each other? = Baltimore
News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12
Slit Skirts Are Barred.

Budapest-The wives of military
men and all women who are invited to
attend military functions will not be
permitted to wear slit skirts by order
of Field Marshal Fekete.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12
crickets Disturbed SIeepers.

Tarrytown, N. with The mercury
ten below zero, crickets chirped so
loudly in the local jail that the lodg-
ers could not sleep. The crickets
were executed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12
The Dentists Act.

These new laws have teeth in
them"
Not for people who know how to
work a pull"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12

DIR. Pierces Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take an
candy. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12

tually gobble us up when all things
shall cease to exist. The mild win
tiers which we have experienced dur
ing the past few years bear me out in
my findings. The end of all things
is upon us.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12

Only woman who is in love will
look up to man who is socially be-
meath her.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12

Vaccination is an essential qualifi
cation for marriage in Norway, and
Sweden.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-03-12

Some girls who look sweet are mere.
ly sugar coated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07
AMBITION

Possibly there is no word in the
English language with which people,
in general, are more familiar, than the
word AMBITION. And yet this word
seldom stands alone. 1t is one word
that always seems to lean against
some adjective. IN extensive reader
recently made a list of the adjectives
he found used to describe ambition in
its various forms. His list might very
well be called the Alphabet of Ambit-
ion. Here is the list: Accurist, Airy,
Baked, Baneful, Base, Black, Blind,
Blown, Bold, Brave, Bright Chasta,
Climbing, Curst, tanned Dangerous,
Dark, Dire, Divine, Dropsiei Eager,
Eagled-eyed, Eagle-plumed, Eagle
winged Envious, Ever-craving, False,
Fatal, Fell, Foul, Frail, Gigantic, Glor-
ious, Naughty Head-long, Ill-weaved,
Impatient, Insane, Mad, Madning, Oh
stinate, Powerful, Proud, Proud-crest-
ed, Quenchless, Raging, Rank, Rash,
Restless, Ruthless, Sacred, Self-will-
ed, Senseless, Sky-aspiring Slippery.
Strong-winged, Stubborn, Sublime,
Subtle, Thriftless, Thwarted, Treach-
erous, Turbulent, Tyrannical, Vain,
Vast, Vaulting, Vile, Uncontrolled, I'm
curbed, Wakeful, White-robed, and
Wild.
While this list does not exhaust the
adjectives that might be coupled with
ambition, yet it shows-taken at ran
dom, as it was-that ambition is a
good slave but bad master.
Ambition is natural to humanity and
rightly directed, is the handspring o!
progress in the right direction. 1t can
be made to contribute to ones advant-
age as well as to his uneasiness and
disquiet
Unvirtuous ambition never sleeps
quietly, and often becomes envious Of
former friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07
"Gige Me a Paper"
(Grimn News.l

How many people who are in the
habit of rushing glibIy into the count
ing room of the average newspape"
and yelling at clerk behind the coun-
ter, gimme a paper" receiving the
aforementioned copy of the publica-
ton and rushing out with it-some.
times without even the formality of
thank ye"-would think of rushing
into their favorite drug store and ask
ing for glass of soda or to their ac
customed cigar stand and asking for {.
cigar, taking leave of the place with
out even offering to pay for ito"
Yet the principle and the act are one
and the same. 1t costs money to print
paper-the first cost is even as much
or more than the cigar or the glass of
scotland the newspaper has only two
things to sell-copies of the publica-
ton at a mere nominal figure and ad-
vertising space Yet the paper mendi
cant is the first person to charge the
newspaper with downright penury il
the free gratis" copy of the publica-
ton, one of the only two sources of
the papers revenue, is not handed out
with a smile and a thank you for the
favor of giving the paper away. The
one copy that you or might ask for is
mere bagetelle, but when it is known
that many people drop in during the
course of day for a copy of gratis
paper-some of them Northumberland
that the paper always has to print an
extra number of copies to accommo-
date the free list" the aggregate is
something large in the course of a
year. Why should the paper be re-
quired to give away it's merchandise
any more than the drug store proprie-
tor his soda or his pills or the cigar
dealer his "Havannah?" They are one
and the same and simply don't ask it.
Of course, in the case of a subscrib-
er who, for any reason has missed his
paper, the publisher is always willing
to supply the deficiency in his service
But the dead-beat, never!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07
Preston
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

Especial to Times-Recorder.)
Preston, Ca, March 6.-Rev j. R.
Dickerson filled his regular appoint
ment at the Methodist church Sunday,
but owing to the extreme cold weather,
there were not a great many out
Friends of Mr.. Aaron Trotman are
very much concerned about his condi-
ton in the Plains Hospital where he
had an operation for appendicitis last
Thursday.
Miss Rena Cook, of Plains, was the
guest of her cousin, Miss Jewel Kidd,
Tuesday, while here making up mus
ic class.
Mrs Tharpe returned from Colum-
bus Saturday accompanied by Miss NJ.
Cobb who has about recovered.
Mrs. J. F. Souter was among others
shopping in Americas one day last
week.
Mr. T. NJ. Lowrey was in town a
short while Tuesday, going over to
Americas from here.
DR.. Guy Lunsford, of Weston, spent
n while here Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Ben McKinnon, of Edi-
son, are spending a few days in town.
Mrs. f, E, Cook, of Cusseta, was the
guest of Mrs. w. E. Jenkins Saturday
and Sunday and is spending a few
days this week at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert King.
An event of especial notice last
week was the delightful supper at the
hospitable home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. p.
Addy on Friday night Quite a num-
her of friends were hidden on this oc-
casion, and the elegant repast tempt
ing even Tor monarchs, was enc the
b=st ever served at this renowned
place. Mr.. and Mrs. Addy both fully
sustaining their reputation as hest AMI
hostess.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07
The Farmer Who Is Selfish
With His Wife

In the current issue Of Farm and
Fireside, a contributor writes as fol-
lows.
The farmer is ever ready to howl
about oppression; but what would he
think if, when tired out with his days
work and his own plans made, the wife
should force him to make ice cream or
go ten miles for lemons to make lemon
ade? This is just the sort of thing a
man demands of his wife.
On Sunday he will invite people
home from church with hearty good
will, and the women-folk, tired out
with the weeks work, must turn to
and prepare dainty meals, most likely
for tedious and unthankful company.
have known farmers wives to have
to work like slaves all day Sunday fer
twenty callers, use the last scrap Of
food and miss the church service on
which they had counted And not a
visitor lifted a finger to help, Mine is
an established rule A plain, substan-
tial fish breakfast, fried chicken. some
cereal food or something similar; for
dinner a cold lunch, and at supper
either leftover bits or something easily
prepared. SO there is no great labor
over the noon meal, but the visitor
must take pot-luck'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07
Chicago Markets.

Chicago, March 6. - Wheat de-
veloped strength today in spite CT
weak cables. Prices rallied on buy
ing due somewhat to the fact that re
ceipts northwest showed an unex-
pectedly sharp decrease. Opened
from last nights level to Is to IA low
er than advanced.
Predictions that receipts during
March and April would not be more
than a third OF the 1913 amounts
helped to a corn upturn. Several
large spectators were good buyers
Opened Is off to 1-8 up and advanced
Talk of Canadian competition had
some effect on oats. Firmness Ci
other cereals, however, checked bears
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07
FREE POULTRY PUBLICATIONS

The following publications will uD-
dcubtedly be Of some assistance ID
poultry operations, and will re Sc,
free upon application to the secreta .
Of Agriculture. Washington, u. c.
Farmers Bulletin 22-The Feed.r-
of Farm Animals.
Farmers Bulletin 5I-Standard w.
rieties of Chickens.
Farmers Bulletin I77-squab Rails
ing.
Farmers Bulletin 2OO-Turkeys.
Farmers Bulletin 234-The Guinea
Fowl.
Farmers Bulletin 236-Incubatiou
and Incubatcrs.
Farmers Bulletin 2S7-Poultry Man
agement.
Farmers Bulletin 374-Experimen,
Station Work, tColony Houses)
Farmers Bulletin 390-Pheasa4'
Raising in the United States.
Farmers Bulletin 52S-Hints &c
Poultry Raisers.
Farmers Bulletin 530-Important
Poultry Diseases.
The Prnpressivn Ia rr,ner
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07
How to Get Ahead

Getting ahead-its a laudable ana
Understanding better things, com
polling better conditions. getting ad.
cancement-such are the steps in get.
ting ahead
There's a practical and for many
who are striving-fnd assistance il
the Want Columns
Aiming for a better job, a better
home more profitable investment
greater earnings. See how Wants car
help you.
The Wants point 40 opportunities
They have been the starting point 70.
rlany successes.
Telephone your ad to the Want Ad
Nan. Phone go
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07
UGLY FOR THAW'S LAWYERS
PARTRIDGE is DISBkRRED

New York, March 6.-CliffCrd ",
Hartridge, counsel for Harry X
Thaw, at his first rial for the killing
of Stanford White, was disbarrcd
from the practice of law today by tn 2
appellate division of the supreme
court The court found that Har,-
ridge had squandered $4,000 to i'll
duce women witnesses who might
have testified against Thaw to leave
the city Daniel OReilly another of
the Thaw lawyers. died not long ago,
after serving a term for receiving SCI
len property.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07
IMPROVED SLEEPING
CAR SERVICE
Between Macon, ValdOSta and Jack
sOnville, via Georgia Southern &
Florida Railway.

The Georgia Southern and Florida
railway now operates a Pullman draw
ing-room buffet sleeping car on "Shoo
Fly" train No. 5, leaving Macon APPS
p. m, daily for Jacksonville. On ar
rival at Valdosta 1915 p. m, this car
is parked in a convenient location near
the station where it is ready for oc-
cupancy any hour of the night, until
5:25 a. m, when it is attached to train
No. 3 arriving Jacksonville $50 a. m.
Northbound, this sleeper leaves Jack
sonyille on train No 4 at $3.50 p. m, ar
riyes Valdosta 12:l0, midnight, where
it is parked at station and ready for
occupancy at any hour up to 5:35
a m. when it is attached to train No.
s, which arrives Macon 1905 a. m.
This sleeper is especially convenient
for passengers travelling between
Americus, Cordela, Ashburn. Triton,
Valdosta. and Jacksonville. Reserva-
tons may be secured through any
agent of the G. S. and F. railway, or
&c. B. Rhodes, G. P. A, Macon, Ga.
3-3-tf-adyt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07
Memorial Resolutions. Resolutions

Memorial Resolutions, Resolutions
4ef Respect, Obituary Notices, ETC.,
q bother than those which the paper may
deem proper to publish as news mat
ter, will be charged for at the rate of
cents per line.
{ All advertising copy requiring two
q columns of space or less should be in
the business Office not later than noon
siof day prior to date of issue in order
Ito insure its prompt insertion. All
Lcopy for space of more than two col
aiUmns- should be submitted not later
nthan 6 o'clock of the day, two days
|, prior to date of issue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

H Some unfortunate people have to
HIspend their lives lodging two eX-
tremes: on the one hand are those who
ARE always saying. do this" and DO
that" on the other hand are those wno
2are always saying, Don't do this" and
Don't do that"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

A. Fl. Ulm, executive secretary u
Governor Slaton, has been rendered the
place Of editor of the Valdosta Times
to succeed c. c. Brantley, who VIII
leave the Times for the Macon Tele-
graph. Mr. Tim is an experienced
newspaper man and will make the
lines good editor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

1 The birds sing without being advis-
Y ed to do so. The flowers bloom with
Hcut~being advised as to odor or color.
/ "A child is graceful without advice or
Adirection.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

To advise man to be careful with
shis money after he has become bank
srupt, is like advising a child to tie care
Jul of fish-bones after he has swallow
led one.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07
Call Money.

New York, March Call money
steady ga to 2; ruling rate, ga;
closing, 1 ga
Time leans easier; 60 days, ga to
g; 80 days, 8; six months, IL to ga.
Mercantile paper, to IL.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

The main object of some of these
classical piano players seems to not
let the left hand know what the right
hand doeth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

To advise a mountain to stand still
& mule net to kick. and a boy to ali
stain from loving, is breath wasted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

Advice concerning how to carry
L never be good advice.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

A Hirtuous woman's advice has in il
'4he element of divinity
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

I A person without experience, who
lsets himself up as a universal adviser,
lis to. be avoided.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

A man who is burning up with a
ever does not need to be advised how
to keep warm.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

He who gives good advice but sets a
had example cripples his influence.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

A fool is known by the advice he
II gives. A wise man is known by the
,0ttadvice he takes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

Many people ask for advice that do
mot know what to do with it when they
get it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07
Americas, Ca, March :, 1914

1t is often more blessed 70 give than
Ito receive-adyice.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

Subscribers fail.-g to receive their
paper regularly will confer favor by
promptly reporting same to circulation
! department
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
Dentists

C. ?. DAVIS, Dentist.
Forsyth Street Over Western Union
OFFICE: RESIDENCE
Phone 262 Phone 218
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07
MARKETS
New York Futures.

New York, March Cotton futures
closed easy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR:
City of Americas,
Sumter County,
Webster County,
b Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional District,
u, S. Court, Southern District Of
Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

BY Carrier:
In Americas and Vicinity, soc a
month, or 12c week. Collected by
Carrier
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07

Advertising Rates Reasonable.
Promptly Furnished ON Request.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-07
(Incorporated.)
Established 1879.

Published Every Morning, Except
Mondays, by Times Recorder Co.