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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

The Missouri department of forestry
the other day discovered that the Uni
versity Of Missouri, through an error in
transcribing land lists, had been de-
prived OF 100 acres of land, which it
has owned since 1862. The land, tn
fact. has practically been lost. Now
arises the question: How much is land
worth that was lost sight of for 20
years?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

The discovery Of pitchblende in the
columbia river valley near Golden, B.
c., has been announced. Radium ema-
nations in the water of a spring in hi
locality indicate the presence of radio
active ore. and a deposit Of radium is
also thought to exist near Fort Steele,
d. G. The Vancouver chamber of mines
has proposed that a radium institute
DO founded in Vancouver.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

Mexico's foreign trade fell away to
the extent of $4,000, 900 during the last
six months Of 1913, as compared with
the same period in 1912.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

IN preparation for the coming seaso,
IN California 10 miles of fire line,
hAve been built on the Sierra nationa
forest.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

When the leader Of a coyote pack
was killed recently in Sligo, Colo, 1t
was found to pc a shepherd collie dog
with o brass collar about It's neck. This
explained partly the holiness Of the
pack. which had often come up into
h very yards Of the settlers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

The surface Of the Caspian sea has
been gradually sinking since 1910, unit
now navigation has been impeded q,
several points.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

Spanish army officers have found
bomb dropping from a%eroplanes an eff.
fective means for subduing turbulen,
tribesmen in southern Morocco.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

The worlds production of zinc last
year., estimated at 1893 59, was the
greatest on record, according to United
states geological survey figures.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

This country set a new mark in Il,
purchases OF nitrate OF soda from Chill,
N 1918. the figures being 40 less thar
&3O.7lS,06S. 80
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

When Henry Shaw revisited a circus
to which he had belonged many years
before. in Bellefontaine. Ohio. no one
of the people connected with 1t recog-
nized him, but the elephant started
trumpeting as soon as he appeared and
showed every sign Of glad recognition.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

The Canadian Northern will this
year build 100 miles Of railway between
Oliver n st. Paul de Motifs. Canadian
northwest.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

Dew and fog indicate fine weather:
while remarkable clearness of the at
mosphere Is n Of the most character
istic signs Of coming rain.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24
MYSTERIOUS AUTO TOUR
BY RAILROAD OFFICIAL g

I Leola. S. D.. June 2o.-A party Of
railroad officials spent Wednesday in
MCPHERSON. Campbell and walworth
counties. going over the section from
Lecla to Mound City and then south to
Hoven in automobiles. They would
make no statement as to what was
planned. but there 10 a rumor current
e the effect that the road is contem-
plating another line to the Missouri
river. parallelinR the LeBeau line and
extending from I4eola west through the
center OF Mcpherson and Campbe,!
county. There Is also talk OF a nort,,
an0 soutnS line connecting the two rive-
terminals and running parallel to tho
Missouri.
Those In h party were: &. II
Huntington. vice president ami xerern,
manager; q. W. Seidei snnerintendcn.
OF ineftve mower: c. G. R-cre, f-ere~a.
counsel: F.. a. Tsvfx. re-cfsi tsss-..
manager: G. p. Stcrrknl. ss,..~:cn 81
p~erintendent out Of Minneapolis.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

Wireless messages have been re-
ceived In Germany from the Cane Of
Good Hope, 5000 miles distant, clearly
and distinctly. g.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

French %naturalists have discovered a
new species Of elephant in Africa,
smaller than the known types and with
shorter trunks, longer necks and no
tusks.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

In Trenton. N. j., a woman is re-
ported to have divorced her husband
because he hated the sight of her
face and was brutal to her, and another
Tor the Aeven more serious reason thai
he objected to the way she was sing
ing to the baby.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24
MURRAY 70 LAND pLAcr

Washington, June 19.-The nomin..
ton Of Congressman William Il. Mr..
ray. OF Massachusetts, to be postmaster
at Boston. was prepared for submissicn
to the Senate today by President VIII.
son.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

Great Britain had 1852 labor disputes
"a 1914 being more than double the
average Of the preceding 20 years.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

The imports OF matches into Chin,
greatly exceed in value any other prod.
uct Most Of the matches come in from
Japan.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

IA new hardening material for tn
~ csnE. of iron dust or iron flour.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

According to a Munich doctor heat
prostrations are directly due to the re-
duction Of the high temperature of the
salts IN the body to q point below the
required normal.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

1ce cream consumption Of II
Unltod 4tateo estimated at q,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-06-24

According to the division OF educa.
don Of the Russell Sage Foundation,
only n state in the union has good
laws for the protection of school houses
from fire. The report remarks that the
united States. al a nation, spends
nearly 81 for each inhabitant for the
construction of new schools, and that,
- q nation. we permit school houses to
burn down at the rate of more than one
Tor each school day of the year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-15
GIANTS HURLERS
MUST IMPROVE
To Check The Braues. Cards
And Cubs Fighting For Third
Place

New York, Sept. 14.-Boston clinch-
ed its grip on first place in the Ma
tional league race last week and now
holds the lead by an even two game
margin over New York.
The Braves defeated the Giants two
games in three and won enough ad-
ditional games from Philadelphia to
bring their playing rate for the week
up to the 667 mark Meanwhile the
Giants, losing five out of nine, were
playing only at .444 clip.
The Giants chances of regaining
lost ground seems poor, unless their
pitchers do much better work. Mar
Guard has failed to win even one Of
his last ten games, and Demaree has
been of little use all season. Tyler,
of Boston, was hit hard his last time
out, but James and Rudolph are pitch
ing well, while Davis, recruit, seems
to be find that will help the pen
nant chances of Stallings' men APP
preciably.
st. Louis and Chicago are having
pretty struggle for third place, with
the advantage on the side of the Car
dinals. Their double victory over
Cincinnati recently put them within
two and half games of the Giants and
one game ahead of Chicago.
Boston cut into Philadelphia lead
in the American league last week
but the Red Sox are still seven and
half games from the worlds cham
pions.
Indianapolis, after holding indisput-
able leadership in the Federal league
for several weeks, struck a period of
hard going in Baltimore, while the re-
juvenated Chicago team, taking a
double-header from Buffalo Saturday
and two games again Sunday, clam
bored once more into the lead. CHI
cago now is ahead with seventy-three
games won and fifty-eight lost to In
dianapolis' seventy-two and fifty-nine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-15
Put His Own Money In.

Before the passage of the present
strict banking laws in Wisconsin
starting a bank was a comparatively
simple proposition. The surprisingly
small amount of capital needed is we'll
illustrated by the story of prosper
QUO country-town banker, told on
himself, when asked how he happened
to enter the banking business.
Well" he said, 81 didn't have much
else to do, so l rented an empty store
building and painted Bank on the
window. The first day l was open for
business a man came in and depositei
500 with me; the second day another
man dropped in and deposited $3.50,
and so, by George! along about the
third day l got confidence enough in
the bank to put in hundred myself
-Everybody's Magazine,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-15
EASY, SAFE RELIEF
FROM CONSTIPATION

Just take Dodson's Liver Tone,
the remedy that replaces calomel-it
causes no restriction of habit or diet.
1t is mistake to take calomel when
your liver is lazy and needs toning
up. Hundreds of people in this sec
ton have discovered that Dodson's
Liver Tone is a thousand times
better and its action is just as sure
and it is always safe.
There are none of the bad after
effects of calomel to Dodson's Liver
Tone and no danger of salvation.
For attacks of constipation or bill
iousness one or two tablespoonfuls
of this mild, pleasant-tasting vege-
table liquid are enough. Hooks Phar
macy and Howell's Pharmacy and w.
A. Rembert, druggist, give personal
guarantees that every bottle will do
all that is claimed for it. Your money
back if it fails.
Dodson's Liver Tone costs only so
cents for a large bottle. Remember
the name, because there are numbers
of remedies sold in imitation. These
limitations are not guaranteed and
may be very harmful Go to Hooks
Pharmacy or Howell's Pharmacy or
W. A. Rembert, druggist, and you wi
surely get the genuine. advt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-15

Boston-Brooklyn deal, whereby the
Braves got Red" Smith, the third
sacker, was fixed" More bunk. The
funny part Of thesdeal is the fact that
the Dodgers were glad to get rid of
Smith. They would have let him go
to the minors, so the story goes, if
the Braves hadn't taken him off their
hands.
Smith didn't pay any wonderful
game for the Dodgers either at bat
or in field And he was accused OF
being a trouble maker Manager Rob-
inson had Getz whom he wanted to
play at third base and whom he con-
s;dered better than Smith. Just at the
time the Dodgers owners were fgur-
ing on what to do with the red
headed thiTd-sacker, Stallings came
along and made an offer for him.
Stallings figured that Smith was just
the man he needed to round out his
infield. He got Smith-almo1. at HIS
own terms-and Smith justified the
judgment of Stallings. He has played
an almost faultless game at third, has
hit in timely fashion, and has rounded
out the stonewall infeld of the Bos-
tonians. nv Il
Stallings took a chance on Smith
when no one else would. And Stallings
also taken a chance on Moran, the
one-time Brooklyn outfielder, whom
Stallings bougt from the Reds. The
Braves outfield up to the time Moran
joined the club was not powerful
looking set and many believe that
Moran will not be much of an improve
ment.
But Stallings figured that Moran
would help him. He paid price fo'
him far beyond that which any other
manager would have paid. He pitted
his estimate of Moran against that Of
the other managers in the old league
as to Moran's value.
Will Moran demonstrate that Stal-
lings judgment was best? And, il
Moran makes good, will the fixed
element have something to say about
the race being fixed for the Braves tC
win?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-15
SET DATES FOR
WORLDS SERIES
VIII Begin October The 10Th,
TOo Schedules Mapped Ouf
By Moguls a.,.,..

New York, Sept. 14-During the.
meeting of the National commission in
Chicago on Wednesday, it was tenta-
lively agreed to fix Saturday, October
10, for the first game of the worki's
series whethe the Giants or Braves
meet the Athletics for the big title.
If the Braves are successful the series
will begin at Penway Park. If the
Giants prove the winners the Ath-
letics will open at the Polo Grounds.
The other dates fixed by the COM
mission are October IL, 10, IA, Is and
I6, if the series requires seven games.
In case the Braves participate, it "a
planned to play the first two games
in Boston October 10 and II, with an
overnight jump to Philadelphia for
two games on October 13 and a. Pit
as in former years, in case of drawn
games or rain, the contending teams
must remain in the city until the post
ponement has been played oq.
The American and National league
schedules wind up on Wednesday,
October The Athletics NAV th,4
Yankees in Philadelphia on that day,
while the Giants meet the Phillies at
the Polo Grounds and the Braves wind
up the campaign with the Dodgers ut
Etbets Field. According to the cena-s
missions plans, the participants in
the worlds series, therefore, will have
two days of rest before beginning the
big struggle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-15
Not Polly Ticks.

During political campaign candi-
date for the legislature was driving
through the country seeking votes
amongst the farmers, when he met a
young man in farmers garb walking
by the roadside.
Are you paying any attention 70
politics, now?" he asked after starting
his team.
The young man looked at him sus-
piciously and drawled out: "No
stranger; that don't happen to be nv
gals name, but if it was l wouldn't
think it was any of your darned bust
ness"
This ended the interview as we'll a;
the process.-National Monthly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-15
(By Frank G.. Menke.)

(By Frank G. Menke)
New York, Sept. 14-And now the
boobs are assuring each other thusly.
We'll, maybe the National League
race amt fixed for the Giants to win
the pennant, but it's fixed for close
gnish, so the leageu magnates will
make money"
1t seems that those folks who can
not believe baseball is an honest game
cannot be suppressed. They are like
corls-always bobbing around, And,
like corks, they are light throughout
their makeup. -..
Fixing a pennant race as previous
ly pointed out, would be the heighth OF
folly for the men behind. To fix a
1ase the managers or owners of the
clubs that were not to win would have
to issue orders for their men to clay
down"-but the chances are they
would refuse. They want a share of
that world series money just as well
as the next person.
But assuming that the men did
agere to lay down. Some time in the
future one or another of those fell
lows might get raw" deal from his
owners. 1t would make him peevish
and indicative. What would be his
first move? Nothing else but to rush
to some newspaper Office and relate
the inner details of the frame-up.
Does anyone think that the baseball
magnates whose fortunes are tied UP
in baseball and whose success de-
ponds upon the honesty of the game
would become involved in crooks
deal that later on certainly would be
disclosed by some disgruntled player?
In other years, it may be remem
bered, the claim was made that thu
Giants were strengthened in mid
season, at the expense of the weaker
clubs, so that it would be a cinch TO!
the New Yorks to win the pennant
The boob element had it all figured
out that the National league powers
wanted the Giants to win because the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-15
BASEBALL IS HONEST GAME

Giants could pull bigger crowd than
any other town in the National cir
cult.
The Giants are able to outdraw any
other city in the worlds series crowds,
but it isn't at all certain that they'll
be in the worlds series. They need
help in the form of real players, but
they aren't getting it. They need at
once clean fielding, hard hitting out
fielder to bolster up their outer gar
den. They need some one to take
Stocks place at third. The recruit
fields well and is heady, but he is
weak with the stick.
And most of all the Giants need "a
seasoned pitcher-one who can be
counted on to win at least two
| thirds of his games. But they haven't
got him and they won't get him. The
other clubs need their good pitchers
just as much as the Giants. And they
are hanging on to them. The New
Yorks got Marty O'Toole from the Pr
rates last week for the waiver price
of $1,000, but it's a question whether
O'Toole will help them.
The condition seems to effectively
spike any yarn that the powers that
be in the National league force other
clubs to make trades with the Giants
that are advantageous to the Giants.
If they did they certainly would do
so now. But they won't. They never
have and never will
Some folks seem to think that the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-15
Getting MOnOtOnOuS.

Little John was full of mischief and
during his first year at school hard
ly a day passed that he was not sent
to stand in the corner.
When the schoolhouse burned down
and a new one was Immediately begun
the little boy went to his father, who
was county superintendent.
Don't you think we could get the
carpenter to build a round schoolhouse
this time, father?" he said,
why, SOM" his father asked in
establishment.
Because" the little fellow answer
ed, I'm getting tired of corners. =
Atlanta Journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-15
Cooled Patriotism.

General Gordon, the Confederate
commander, used to tell with delight
the following story: He was sitting by
the roadside one blazing hot day when
a battered soldier whosec lothes hung
in rags, who had lost one shoe, who
wore bandage round his head, and
who carried his arm in a sling, passed
him. The soldier was soliquizing
thus: Il love my country. I'd fgnt
for my country. I'd starve and go
thirsty for my country. I'd die for
my country. But if ever this war IS
over, III never love another country"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-15
MINOR LEAGUES SORELY need
BETTER OPERATING system
the Little Circuits Depleted Bank Rolls Might be Done
With Efficient Management of the Affairs OF The
OF OF the National Came

cally no authority. 1t has a ruling
board which is a scattered and I'm
wieldy affair. The only questions i,
ever seems to concern itself with are
trivial claims as to players services or
salary.
The only man who can be found "at
home" in the whole National associa-
ton organization is a secretary-John
Farrell - whose capableness is not
questioned, but who is continually so
swamped by a mass of clerical work
that he can have little thought of real
problems of policy, even had he the
authority to determine them.
Once year the National associa-
ton holds a convention - in which
most of it's leagues are represented by
proxy. The delegates who do attend
make a desperate attempt to eat and
drink all that hospitable convention
city can set before them, hastily pass
some half-baked and litlle-understood
legislation, attend a badger fight and
adjourn more or less befuddled. -.
And the business of an organization
which is entitled to the best efforts of
the most capable men continues on its
blind way Another season passes
and the men engaged in that business
dig up new set of alibis to cover
their own shortcomings. Baseball they
say, is losing its grip.
Minor league baseball will continue
to have bad years upon bad years, I'm
til the men in it show as much com
mon sense and business instinct as the
great enterprise in which they are
engaged deserves and must have i fiji
prospers.
What minor leaguedom needs is re-
organization on the lines under which
any other successful business is con-
ducted.i We suggest that the Omaha
1
can make itself memorable in the an
nails of the game by taking up that
work. If not capable of doing it it.
self, let it do as other big business en-
terprises have done-call in an "effi
cieacy expert"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-15

1t is cause for congratulation that
with but two or three exceptions ali
the forty-odd leagues that entered the
National association field last spring
have been able to weather the season,
says the Sporting News. However
there seems to be more than the usu-
al amount of complaining over this
season, and in the complaints we find
variety of causes assigned for the
alleged decline of interest in the
game. The nature of some of the
complaints suggest that the player
alone is not predisposed to alibis; the
magnate, too, can make full use f
them.
This year he finds it convenient to
pull the Federal league invasion AMI
the European war. We forget just
what it was last year. If we remem.
Der correctly, it was the auto craze
the year before. The point is that
each year it is something for which
the minor league promoters them
selves are not to blame.
1t never seems to occur to these
minor league pebble hunters to search
themselves and see if there are any
inside causes for their troubles. W!
are going to make so bold as to sug.
gest that search of themselves and
we think the suggestion timely, be
cause the outlook is not of the bright
est for baseball, and it behooves il
to fortify itself against hard times.
Isn't the trouble with the minor
leagues due more to their own syste1-
of operation than it is to any outside
influence? How can it be expected tha
an organization operated as is the Ma
tional association shall be successful
What other business would survive
even for one season if conducted a;
minor league baseball is conducted?
The minor leagues have the sem
blance of an organization in the Ma
tional association, but that organiza
ton is little more than a name. 1t has
a president whose position is litt!c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-15
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-15
Wifey One Up.

"Why do you feed every tramp who
comes along? They never do any work
for you"
mo" said his wife, "but it is quite a
satisfaction to see man eat meal
without finding fault with the cook
ing. "-Cincinnat Enquirer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-15
PrecOciOus.

"Now, Freddie" said the teacher
what is a simile?"
Freddie hesitated visibly. IL fer
git now" he finally answered.
"But if you said, My hours at school
are bright as sunshine what figure OF
speech would that be-"
Irony" responded Freddie.--Ladies
Home Journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-15

After conducting a tin
business successfully for
overl twenty-four years, |
have decided, on account OF
inability to give this branch
of my business the neces-
sary attention, to dispose on
lysof this branch to Mr.: W.
T.,Howell. The Plumbing
DEPARTMENT. will be conduct
ed at the same place by my
son, E. ]. Schroeder, and |
ask for both the liberal pat,
ronage heretofore accorded
me. Respectfully.
v. Il. R. SCHROEDER