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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-11
Americas, Ga, July IL, 1914
THE MAN WHO CAN
(American Machinist.)

Stripped of the sentimental side, is
there anything to all this 'uplif.' talk
about the man who rises to the top
from the bottom? Is it any test of a
mans efficiency in high position to
prove that he swept out the shop II
an acceptable way? or isn't it Often
the case that he really swept it so
badly that he was transferred to some
other job that required less brains AMI
more nerve, questions the editor of
the American Machinist.
The life history of some of our most
prominent engineers and manufactur-
ers after the newspaper CUFF is scraped
off, indicates that their early training
in the shop had little or nothing to do
with their subsequent promotion. II
other words, there are many trades or
professions in which the early train
ing as now practiced has little or no
bearing on promotion from one to an
other of the higher positions which
they offer. For example, it is difficult
for an apprentice boy to rise to be a
leading workman in the shop unless
he can actually do good work with his
own hands. He cannot aspire to b.
come works manager unless he takes
each step through the shop. and yet We
all know of plenty of men who have
risen from other positions to be sue
cessful superintendent and managers
who could never have earned a journ-
eymans pay at any one of the trades
in which they employ men. Executi, e
ability outweighs manual dexterity 10
times over provided it is backed VI
with mechanical common sense.
In spite of the fact that we recog-
nize this rather elusive thing known
as executive ability we are doing little
to train and develop it. If it crops
out in the shops and won't be quoted,
we recognize it glumly and set it to
work to sink or swim as circumstances
dictate. In our technical schools we
pay no attention to it. We assume
that boy who can absorb the theory
of differential equations, measure the
length of a wave Of light and translate
German poetry thereby acquires the
ability to boss gang of greenhorns
setting up derrick, instead of which
there is not one graduate in 10 who
would not be foolhardy to stay inside
a radius of so feet of where his gans
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-11
Taking Time By the ForeIock

The ably edited and always eradab!e
Augusta Herald, on July Z, publishes
the following:
The Approaching Fourth.
The youngsters chafe at sane and safe
Arrangements for the Fourth.
He who contrives to save their lives
Has plans of little worth.
At least, that's how they feel just now.
They want to have that day
To whoop and boot and burn and
shoot,
With none to say them nay.
That's right, Brother Phinizy. Begin
early. Three hundred and sixty-two
days ought to be long enough to get
us ready for the next fourth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-11
The Mexican Flag
CThe Indianapolis News

(The indianapolis NeWs.)
The flag of Mexico is the mate of the
Italian tri-color, though the green Of
Italy is paler than that of Mexico. The
three colors are green, white and red
On the white in the Mexican flag is the
seal of Mexico. 1t shows an eagle on a
bush or branch or nopal-common cac-
tus-holding a serpent in his beak. The
Interpretation, says the Christian Sci
ence Monitor, is sometimes given that
this is the serpent of despotism, but
the legend of the seal goes further
back than the despotism of the Span
iards The story is that during the
tome of the Aztecs the people were
looking for a place to found their city.
They came to the borders of Lake Tex
coco, and there they halted They saw
before them an immense golden eagle
some say a small eagle-on cac-
tus with a serpent in it's talons and
its wings spread to the rising sun.
Forthwith they laid there the founda-
ton of the great city, Tenochiitian.
which is the City of Mexico of to-
day. The date set for this, of course
conjectural is about 1925.
At first built with reeds and rushes
on piles in the edge of the lake, the
rude Indian huts were in time re-
placed by huge city of stone, mas.
sive and with something of the en-
cheering and artistic skill which the
ancient monuments of Egypt display
Mexico City today stands in the midst
of streets that run outside the walls
along the very causeway where the
streets entered TenochtitIan of old.
The Aztec temple was a pyramid 100
feet high, with ia steps from the
ground to a broad esplando on which
30 horsemen could ride in tourney.
From the top of this temple Cortez
looked down on the beautiful land
which he was to dominate. A cause
way led from Lake Chalco to Lake
Texcoco, and over this the Spaniards
came. The old city was intersected
with canals, like Venice, and these
canals have today become streets #
the City of Mexico.
The empire of the Montezumas IS
supposed to have been founded about
1850, and the earliest records of the
Indian race in Mexico point to the
kingdom of the Toltecs, in 164S. Mex
leo City was for two hundred years
after the Spanish conquest, in 1919,
the metropolis of European civilization
in the new world, and by the end Of
the eighteenth century there were 1856
900 people there, including Spaniards
and mixed descendants of the Indians
and Spaniards The population Of
Mexico City in 1900 was 344,721.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-11
Legal Advertisements
Notice! Notice!
GEORGIA, Webster County:

GEORGIA, Webster County:
Will be let out at public outcry be-
for the Court House door in Preston
On the first Tuesday in August next, at
IL O'Clock A. NJ, a contract to build
Turnpike on Slaughter Greek, in the
1lO5th District of said County at the
place known as the Tyler Ford.
Said Turnpike to be 240 yards long,
more or less, with an average of four
feet in height, and sixteen feet wide
On the top, with a base made by the
sliding Of the dirt in the building of
said Turnpike.
The Commissioners reserving the
right to reject any and all bids, and of
contracting with any party or parties
to build said Turnpike, under the laws
as embodied in Sections 3SS and 3S9 of
the Code of Georgia of 1910.
By order of the Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of said County.
This the 7th day of July, 1914.
GEO. E. THORNTON, Clerk.
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GEORGIA. Sumter County:

The appraisers appointed to set aside
a years support out of the estate Of
G. L. CroXton, Deceased, for Mrs.
Matte CroXton and her four minor
children, having filed their return, in
this office. This is, therefore, to noti-
fly all persons interested to file OBJ
Jections, if any they have, on or before
the first Monday in August, or else
said return will be made the judgment
of this Court. JOHN A. COBB,
Ordinary, Sumter County, Ga.
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bf Respect, Obituary Notices, etc.,
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OEURUIA-0umterU county.
Will be sold before the court house
door on the first Tuesday in August
1914 the following described property,
to-wit:
One platform wagon scale, made by
Rome Scale Manufacturing Co., one
Landcaster Drill Press, one Meadevile
Bench Vice, one Chain Pipe Vice,
Twenty-Five feet two inch shafting, six
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-11
Not on the Flint.

when does this ferry run, uncle?v
asked the would-be passenger.
dis ferry, Marse,' said the old man,
"she runs at quarter arter half artar,
quarter to and at."-Lippincotts
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VIII She Propose?

Nell-I hear you and Jack are en-
gagged?
Believes, but you mustn't say any
thing to him about it,
Nell-Why not
Bell-Oh, he doesn't know it yet. =.
Philadelphia Record.
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TO LET-To couple without child
rem three connecting rooms for light
housekeeping; modern conveniences /;
desirable location; possession June
goth. Address Roome, Box las.
l4-ts
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FOR SALE-Brand new typewriter;
latest model; if interested address
POStOffice Box 313. 1S-tf
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FOR RENT--Tnree connecting IN
furnished rooms; modern conven-
fences; CLOSE in Phone So. % If
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MULE TEAMS FOR RENT by the
day or week. J. j. Hanesley. 2-tf
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GO TO REMBERT's to get that Ra-
zor.
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REMBERT'S - The place to get
Drugs, Combs, Brushes.
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FOR SALE-SecOnd-h Mitchell
six automobile, in good condition; will
sell on time with good security. G.. Y.
Ellis.
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REMBERTS-For Talcum Powder,
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Established 1879.

Published Every Morning, Except
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GEORGIA-Sumter County.

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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20
Following the Band.

A new attachment for moving pic
ture machines makes it possible for
band behind the scenes to play a tune
In exact time with the apparent play.
ing of band shown on the moving
picture screen. 1t can be varied for
many other musical effects, such as
the singing of solo, for instance
The moving picture machine which
throws the scene on the screen also
sends outside of the view of the au-
dience to n screen which can be seen
by the band in back a picture of the
bandmaster or orchestra conductor
conducting the music. The band which
is depicted on the screen played orisi-
nally to the leading Of this bandmas-
ter. and then when the scene Is given
In the theater the substitute band be.
hind the screen has only to obey the
motions of this bandmaster in order to
be in perfect time with the PICTURE
Exchange.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20
SCIENCE OF EueeNIcs.
just What II Teaches and the Genius
Who Originated II.


The term "eugenic" is Il new word.
1t Is only recently that it has filled the
columns of magazines and newspapers
with Its ideas. What does it mean?
To most people It means something
vague and indefinite about marriage.
childbirth and posterity
In 1911 the papers told of the death
of a noted scientist aud African ex-
porer, Francis Cation. His fame then
was chiefly for his African explora-
tons. His really important work was
overlooked
A nephew Of Darwin. his thoughts
naturally drifted toward heredity and
his theory as to it gave him for a time
good deal of prominence. His theory
was that half the tangible traits and
pecuiiarities Of any individual are in
herited directly from his parents.
quarter from his grandparents and the
remaining quarter from ali precedent
generations. This theory is sometimes
spoken of AS Cations law.
In his later years Cation took up
the study of heredity with reference
to its practical application He be-
lieved that through system OF Stats
tics a set of highly useful rules could
be- formulated for the betterment OF
our race through more rational and
scientific selection of marriage part
ners
The science thus formulated he chris
tened 'eugenics'' and this word has
since become familiar to thousands OF
people who never heard the name OF
its originator. San Francisco Chron-
icle.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20
Mystery of a BRIDEGROOM.

The mysterious disappearance of q
bridegroom at wedding is recalled
by L. f. ThiseltOn Dyer in his
Strange Pages From Family Papers.
The wedding took place in Lincoln
shire about the year 1850. I'm this in
stance the wedding party adjourned
after the marriage ceremony to the
bridegroom's residence and dispersed
some to ramble in the garden and
others to rest in the house till the
dinner hour. But the bridegroom was
suddenly summoned away by d do
nestle who said that stranger wish.
ed to speak, with him. and hencefor-
ward he was never seen again. All
kinds Of inquiries were made. but to
no purpose. and terrible as the dismay
was of the poor bride at this mex,
plicable disappearance of the bride
groom, no trace could be found of
him"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20
FIRES AT SEA.
A New Scheme For Smothering Them
by the Use of Flue Gas.

by the Use OF Flue Gas.
One of the most promising of the
new methods OF lighting fire on ship
board at sea is to fight the fire with
fire. 1t has already been adopted on
some vessels and is receiving nuch
attention from marine engineers.
Its purpose is to contr0l just such
fires as destroyed the V0lturuo BY this
system the hot gases that come from
the boiler f1ues and ordinarily go up
the smokestack are used to smother d
fire. A vessel is equipped with great
pipes running from the boiler room to
all parts of the ship. and ut any time
the fue gases can be switched from
the smokestack to these pipes The
pipes would pour these fue gases into
the hold or the sections of the ship
where the fire was raging and smoth-
err it.
Flue gas contains only 8 per cent Of
oxygen, and IL per cent Of oxygen is
required to support fire. Consequently
If great quantities Of fue gas are
poured into the burning hold the oxy-
gen there will soon he reduced to
point where combustion cannot con
tinue and the FIRE must die ut-Sat-
urday Evening Post
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20
TURBINE AUTOMOBILES.
TwofoId Novelty That Is Expected to
MateriaIize Next Year,


Materialze Next Year.
The Royal Automobile Club of Eng
land has inst announced that 1t will
hold competition next year for inter
nal combustion turbine motors.
A double novelty is here--a motorcar
run by a turbine and turbine worked
by Internal combustion. 1t was said
years ago that an internal combustion
turbine would be possible if only plat,
mum were not the most precious of
metals, the idea being that nothing but
platinum or some similar practically
infusible metal could be used for the
rotor blades.
The action of the Royal Automobile
club in announcing this competition in
dicates that substantial progress has
been made. for otherwise there would
be no reason for such an announce
ment.
las matter of fact" writes w
Whittall. motoring editor of the Illus.
trated Londen News. II am able to say
tnaI hol ohiy udo Suth pIoSiesS dctu-
ally been made. but that there Is in ex-
istence at the present moment an in
ternal combustion turbine motor which
| am told on excellent authority does
comply with all the requirements nee
essary for success. In power output
for weight of motor it compares quite
favorably with engines of the recipro-
eating type. while In point of fuel eff
ciency.I am told that it leaves little to
be desired"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20
Elephant Grass Paper.

grass was sent recently from Uganda
to the Imperial institute with the OBJ
Ject Of ascertaining its suitability for
the manufacture of paper Tie. con-
signment, which weighed 1T pounds
when received and l45 after being air
dried, is said to have yielded Il pulp
OF good color composed of ultimate
fiber rather longer than those of espar-
those Of bamboo pulp 1t furnished
fairly good paper, which the British
experts expect to be able to improve
so as to make this material a suitable
and profitable substitute for wood pulp.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20
How Ward Learned to Read.

Addressing a house of commons com.
mittee on the bill relating to employ
ment and school attendance of chill
dren. j. Ward. NJ. p, who recently
warned the king in fiery speech In
parliament, said that when boy work.
ing on farm it was only by making
out the letters in the names of the
farmers and their farms on the wag-
Ons going to Andover that. with the
help Of kind lady, he had been able
to learn his alphabet by the age of
twelve.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20
Alcoholism In France.

An organization for the promotion of
ed by NJ. Schmidt. deputy for the de.
partment of the Vosges. 1t includes
every shade of political and religious
belief and all classes of society-politi-
clans. professional men and workmen.
A meeting. addressed by doctors. law
yers and deputy, has been held in
Bordeaux. The new association. which
is called L'Alarme. justifies its name
by calling attention to the rising food
of alcoholism in France.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20
Questions and Answers
Bristol Herald ourier.)

Vii iotOi IlCl dlu-SOuTIeT.)
Question-Is Governor Hooper
opposed to political sharp prac-
tice and corruption and legisla-
tive skullduggery.
Answer-Gov. Hooper is op-
posed to all these things. He
says so himself.
Question-Has Gov. Hooper ev-
er condemned the rascality that
has been practiced under the
back tax system?
Answer-Gov. Hooper has been
unspairing in condemnation of
this lniquity. In fact, Gov. Hoop
er cannot tolerate anything that
has even the appearance of evil.
Question-Was an attempt made
during the last session OF the
legislature to expose this ras-
cality?
Answer-Such an attempt was
made, but it was defeated in the
senate by majority of one vote.
Question-Were all the voters
against this attempt to expose the
back tax graft cast by regular
democrats?
AnsWer-Not all. The vote
which saved the back tax crowd
was cast by Senator Butler, a
Hooper republican.
Questic n-What happened after
the back tax crowd had been
saved from exposure by a Hooper
republican?
AnsW, r The back alc ovd in
turn saved the fire marshal graft
to the Hooper administration.
Question-Did Gov. Hooper APP
prove Senator Buffers course in
coming to the rescue of the back
tax graiters?
Answer-No, indeed! We have
the Nashville Banners word for
it that Gov. Hooper has never
had anything but censure for
Senator Butler for his action in
this matter.
QueStlOn-What became OF SEN
ator Butler after he had thus in
Cured the displeasure of Gov.
Hooper?
He was appointed chief fire
commissioner of the state.
Question-Who appointed him?
Answer-Gov. Hooper.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20

The door In one of the most popular
restaurants in Boston slowly opened at
noon while half hundred diners were
eating and small voice piped:
ANY singing"
NO." replied the waitress. and the
owner of the voice. boy of eleven
years, walked down the street to an
other restaurant
1t is becoming regular practice by
boys to sing for the diners for little
loose change. One boy told me that
be made So In one night recently sing
ing 1T restaurants.-Bos Post.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20
SUBMARINE CABLES.
NO Immediate Fear That Wireless Will
SuppIant Them

Supplant Them.
While the system Of wireless teleg-
raphy continues it's growth there is no
great evidence that it is likely to super
sede the cable. for in the year 1913
new submarine cables were laid by
the British government between Eng
land and Ireland. although the British
postmaster general controls the wire
less telegraph stations, in Great. Brit
ain and Ireland
Cables We're laid by the French gov
eminent between France and Aigiers;
by the British. Canadian and AustraI
asian governments jointly between
Australasia and New Zealand: by the
Greek government between ChioS and
Mitylene. and the German government
tween Germany and England this year
The Dutch government is preparing to
lay new cables in the Fast indies and
the Japanese government between
Japan and China. Private English
cable companies laid cables from
Arabia to Ceylon and from Ceylon to
the Malay peninsula. In fact. nearly
G.000 miles Of new cable were made
and laid in 1913.
The mileage of cables during the last
five years has increased from 24I.tOO
to 100000. The governments have in
creased their cables by 23 per cent and
the private companies by | per cent
There is no instance OF the abandon
ment of submarine cable ana the
substitution of wireless telegraphy.-
Argonaut.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20
Do You Know the Answer?

A teacher was giving to her class an
exercise in spelling and defining words.
Thomas" she said to IA curly haired
little boy. spell 'ibeX. = "l-b-e-X.
Correct. Define it An ibex.' an
swered Thomas after prolonged
mental struggle, us where you look in
the back part of the book when you
want to find anything that's printed in
the front part of the book. "-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20
A Change of Tune.

Mamma. I'm tired of going to
school,
Whats the natter. Willie?"
''The teacher
Now, don't you say a word against
your teacher. Willie. I've no doubt
you annoy her dreadfully. and she
seems like very nice sort of person.
We'll. she said this mornin that she
didn't think | had much of bringin'
up at home. an ="
Wait. Did she say that?. Well, of
all the coarse impudence. You shan't
go back there another day.
Exit Willie. grinning. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20
A Ball of Twina.

Four years ago the letter carriers in
h Cincinnati branch postoffiee began to
save all the Irvine on incoming mail
instead of throwing it away. A ball
was made of all not used on outgoing
mail, and this ball now measures TWEEN
ty-nine inches In diameter and weighs
seventy-fve pounds II is estimated
that it is ut least thirty-fve miles in
length.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20
Freak of the Wind.

In Winnipeg, Man. the wind blew so
furiously as to tear freight car from
Its fastenings and send it along the
track at the rate of sixty miles an
hour. The car Travelled wild for many
miles and finally crashed into pas
senger train with such force as to he
thrown completely on top of the loco
motive which it struck
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20
Lower CALIFORNIA; Revolt,

Reports from Lower California are
to the effect that it has seeded from
Mexico and set up government of it's
own. 1t has an army of 200 men, one
gunboat, train of cars loaded with
building material and little money,
which is a luxurious beginning for a
revolution in that region New York
World.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-05-20
Mean Thinni

A New England physician says that
If every family would keep box of
mustard in the house one-haf of the
doctors would starve to death. A mean
man suggests that everybody should
teep two boxes. New Orleans Plea
une.