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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16

you are solvency itself. With one hand
you could buy out the American multi
millionaires, Morgan and Rockefeller,
and still have enough left to talk bus
mess with Baron Rothschild!' 1t is
said that the Tsar was displeased at
the flippancy of the holder of his purse
string. Whether the story is apochry-
pal or not, it does not misrepresent
the Tsar's wealth
81 have seen the famous cathedrals
of Europe-the noted structures of
France, Germany, England, Italy and
Turkey-but was utterly unprepared
for the splendor and brilliancy of st.
Isaacs, at Petrograd, with its pillars 80
feet high of lapis lazupli and malachi
tie, its altar rails of solid silver, con-
tanning half a ton of this precious
metal and it's icons of pearls, studded
with huge diamonds. sapphires, emer-
aids and rubies!
His religion is very real to the
Russian, and his God is really omni-
present to him; he sees His Spirit
everywhere and everywhere acknowl-
edges it with the sign of the cross and
the words o Lord! have mercy or
Glory be to Thee, Oh Lord"
Mr.. Grosvenor also brings out the
surprising fact that Russia has in the
neighborhood of 3S,OOOOOO men be-
tween the ages of IS and A inclusive,
and that it annually has about 400
900 boys reaching the age of 49,"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
KzzuzEred Hopes Santa win Find Her

E1EudEred Hopes Santa win Find Her.
s.afr- Old Santa
Z Eagenr been in Americas long but
a nope yOu win find me / want a doll,
N great big one and carriage and
9x0 htdn h1rns, about as big as your
Enger, two for nickel, and doll
xSzusz 7run HightoWer's store.
Your little friend,
wINIFRED WIDEMAN.
z zm sending 10c for the Empty
Stacking Fund Hope all the poor little
sxszd EGrgn VIII be made happy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16

Dear Santa Claus:
Please don't forget me this Xmas
for do want a doll so bad and a lit
tie carriage, stove with coffee pot
and broom and everything good to
eat. And please don't forget my two
little brothers and mamma and papa
and my grandma's and grandpas. l
am three years old, and a good little
girl. Well, know wont see you, but
wish | could, so goodbye
GRACE REAGAN.
p. S.-Santa don't forget "Cordell."
l want you to bring her something if
she wont let me in her room some
time for | do love to stay upstairs
with her. 1 enclose ) cents. BYE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10
Showing how Russia is larger than the
entire continent Of North America,
with the islands of the Caribb can
thrown in; how it occupies three-fifths
of Europe and two-ffths of Asia; how
its Asiatic possessions are one and a
half times as great as those of China
and three times as great of those of
Great Britain; how it comprises one
sixth of the landed area of the globe
and one-tenth of the worlds popula-
ton, Gilbert H. Grosvenor, Director
and Editor of the National Geographic
Society has just furnished the nearly
100000 members of that organization
with a striking pen picture of Young
RUSSIA Land of Unlimited POSSIBLE
ties
After giving an impression of the
diversity of the origin of its peoples,
who come from the Orient and the Oc-
cident, the frigid north and the tropic
south: of its range of climate, which
gives the Palm Beach touch to its
Crimea and the breath of the north to
its White Sea region; of its vast agri-
cultural wealth; of the widely varying
aspirations of its peoples, which differ
as greatly as those of the Poles and,
the Mongols, as those of the Confuc-
ians and the Jews, as those of the
Tatars and the Lapps; and of the vast
ness of the geographical limits of the
Empire, Mr.. Grosvenor says;
But with all of its geographic
greatness Russia is about as poor in
natural outlets to the world as the
smallest of the countries of the earth.
Holland could be hidden in the vast
reaches of the Russian plain, almost
as needle in a haystack, yet Amster-
dam does more international business
than all the ports of Russia together.
Not one free outlet to the open does
European Russia possess except on
the icebound shores of the Attic Ocean
The path from the Black Sea to the
Mediterranean leads through the Bos-
phorus and the Dardanelles held by
alien hands"
Mr.. Grosvenor next shows how there
lives within the boundaries Of the
Russian Empire enough people to du-
plicate the population of Germany,
Great Britain and France combined
with enough left over to duplicate half
the population of Austria Hungary.
Furthermore, if Russia grows from
1912 to 1000 as she grew from 1872 to
1912 her population then will be up
ward of six hundred million.
He then continues; From such
record of size, of bigness in every
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
Conrad Writes Santa.
Americus, Ga, Dec. IA. 1911

Ausricus, Ga, Dec. IA, 1914.
Bear Santa Claus:
I want you to bring me knife,
snszch, football fruit nuts, candy,
goodies and other toys and air gun
VIE shots zith il. I go to school;
urs tesrher's name is Miss Clebe
Rs<Hz RsnIph My age is 8. am in the
erkfrd grade Don't forget my brother
Weiss. / and him have been getting
eyzsd reports every week. l will put
ssr the ffrt before | go to Der, be-
xsruss ven might burn your feet. Your
-s-EeY.5 CONRAD SMELL.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16

Leslie, Ga, Dec. Is, 1914.
Hello Santa,
My Papa says | am cracker jack,
and | don't much like it, so please
bring me a big ball so / can hit him
on the head. | would like to have a
toy dog that will shake his head, if
you have one. Troy wants some story
books, and we both want you to be
sure and bring us some "nigger toes =
Good bye till Christmas,
]. w. & TROY CONNORS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
As Times Are Hard Won't Ask Much

As Times Are Hard Won't Ask Much
Leslie, Ga, Dec. Is, 1914.
Dear Santa Claus:
| am seven years old and am in the
second grade, and have tried to be
good, SO please bring me what /
want, but Papa said the times are hard
so | won't ask for much. Please bring
me doll and doll carriage, also some
candy and nuts. My little sister Ruby,
wants doll that will not break
Lovingly,
LUCILLE & RUBY CONNORS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
WILLIE PARKER.

4mezicus, Ga, Dec, Is, 1914.
DeGr EGzba Clause
! am sending you a letter. Just
uFag1 ane EiIing. that is a wheel. |
EEanE u fD ride To- school and back.
TlsaE Is sH [ want this Christmas. |
I'm sending ten cents for Empty Stock
IKE Rund Your friend,
VIRGIL DREW WIDENER.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16

some, and bring me a doh and | don't
want very large one; / want a small
one like the one at Hightowers, with
a fooler in its mouth, and | want some
crochet thread to make my doll cap,
and don't forget mother, sister and
Dean, and Santa, have two little kit
ties, and bring them some rats.
KATHRYN K.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
Lovingly
Hopes Santa Won't Freeze.
LUCILLE & RUBY CONNOR,

Smithville, Ga, Dec. IA, 1914
Dear Santa Claus:
| hope you will not freeze this cold
winter. | am little girl ten years
old. / go to school and take music |
want you to bring me a bicycle AMI
some fruits. / will name the fruits
that l love most: Apples, oranges,
raisons and grapes. That's all. From
BLANCHE SUGGS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
Letters to Santa Claus

you to bring boy scout suit and tool
chest and a moving picture machine
and a Santa Claus dough face, nuts,
candy, oranges, apples, raisins and
some grapes. Don't forget mama and
daddy and my two little brothers.
Your friend,
BENJAMIN MMATH.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16

Americas, Ga, Dec. Is, l9

Americas, Ga, Dec Is, 1914.
Dear Santa Claus:
have tried to be a god little girl,
and | get slips to the picture show
and | want you to bring me some
skates. Mother thinks | ought not to
want skates when | have a bicycle.
But oh, want some skates so bad,
and bring me some please bring me
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
wxmts Too-TOOs and RattIers.

Tuesday, Dec. Is, 1914.
nv Dear Santa Claus:
8iIl and Henry live around the
8s8rHer. and please don't forget us.
zzss-tpzs and rattlers would suit us
Sac. Ne sgHd ten cents for the empty
'sEackingS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
RUSSIA BIG OVERGROWN
INFANT OF A COUNTRY

thing, we should expect Russia to be
an old nation, like Great Britain, with
perhaps a thousands years of unhind-
cred growth behind her. But, as a
matter of fact, Russia is youth
among the nations compared with
England, a STRIPPING whose full stature
and breadth is still subject of con-
lecture and speculation.
Russia is young because she never
has had a chance to grow until recent
years. Her geographical shape or
condition was such that for centuries
her people were constantly being en-
shaved or despoiled by stronger neigh
boris"
After dealing briefly with Russia's
remarkable history, especially with
the surprising reign of Peter the
Great Mr. Grosvenor shows that when
Alexander II freed the fifty million
serfs of Russia he released from bond
age a population equal to that of the
twelve leading States of the United
States, and a population more than
twelve times as great as was freed by
Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation
not very many months afterward
Alexander bought 35O,OOO0O acres of
land for them, permitted them to buy
it from the Government on easy terms.
He thereby carried into effect the most
extensive piece of agrarian legislation
in history.
Each village conducts its own in
ternal affairs through town meetings
and not through elected or appointed
officials. Their lands are held on the
common ownership basis, and is ap-
portioned out for cultivation from time
to time.
With the bulk of its crops raised
by the peasantry, and for the most
part, employing most primitive means
of farming, Russo is still able to pro-
duce very large proportion of the
worlds food supply. In 1918 it gave
to civilization nearly a fourth of its
wheat, full fourth of it's oats, a third
of its barley and more than half of it's
rye That year its wheat crop was
2oO00O,00O bushels greater than our
own, its oat crop equalled our, its
barley crop was three times as great
as ours, and its rye crop twenty-five
times as large as ours.
Russia has more horses than any
other nation ON earth, with 35,0O0,000
as compared with cur $4,000 900;
more sheep than any other nation,
with S0,000,OO0 as compared with our
5OOOO,OOO nearly as many cattle, with
100000 as compared with our So
100000.
THE latest authoritative information
for 1908, shows that only 211 out of
every thousand people in the Empire
could read and write, and there were
two illiterate women for every litter
ate man. With our hundred million
population, in 1912 we had an enroll
ment of 19,21S,0O0 school children
With her population of 172, OOO, 900 Rus
sia's total enrolment was 100000,
and % of these were boys for every 10
who were girls.
And yet the first woman civil en-
gineer in the world was a Russian and
the educated woman of Russia enjoys
freedom equal to that of her kind in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties ofQUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole system. so cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
wxnts a Wheel and Scout Suit

AmeT1eus, Ga, Dec, Is, 1914.
WEsr Santa Clause.
I VIII ask for a wheel and boy
sEcoas suit aad an air gun | will ask
Ser horn and some apples and orang-
ses ar8 some nuts and many other good
esTangs to eat Your friend,
CECIL KENDRICK HOWARD.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16

Dear Santa:

Dec. 16, 1914.
Dear Santa:
want two dolls, one baby doll and
one big doll; teaset, a cowgirl's suit,
a bali and horn. Your little friend
DAISY KEMP.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
/ SantR fIaus Dough Face.

Americus, Ca. Dec. 10. 1914.
Dggr Santa Clause:
arl iu Re bly, eight years old, and
ER the third grade at school | want
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
.sake trses 70 60 70 School.

AIueaicus, Ga, Dec, Is, 1914.
1tfsfr Santa Clause
Ym little boy six years old and
r2ssG 70 go to school Please Santa.
Z rig zte bicycle cannon, picture
Boagk and some sparklers. And please
8gmf forget my little sister and broth
gT- They want some nice toys and
2 ictHEg books too, and please bring us
sREHxs candy In our stockings Your
3Atfe friend, JAKE de BRUYNE.
T. 81 am sending Csc to T. s. F.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16

--A5<N TT y NFasa 10 AHUH SaHId UIausC
. 3azr- EzEfa-
zu a AtEfe girl Just three years old.
4 ueZer knew anything about you until
fEzas E&Er- five with my Grandma
szSd Grandpa / want you to bring me
r. Dig doll and doll carriage. Bring my
laSG1IG brother horn and ball / am
ztEus@Kg q Eickts for the Empty Stock
zEg Fund Lovingly,
WILLIE PARKER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15
sTHitLs GAINING.

Ecports of dealers in securities iu-
uIctt" That tho common stocks OF i'm
dustrial companies arc comm. into
rrca' favor. Good earnings for ,nls
STOCK by i large number 81 represent
tai'Vc industrial companies through
"ut The country has been partly RE-
Sp"nsibie for this changed Sentiment
Development of efficiency methods. i'm
lroducilou OF economies and various
labor Saving devices nave made il
possible for most of these iudustrials
to show good earnings. Ten steel.
equipment and allied companies. in
GLIDING tho United states Stccl Corpo-
ration, American can. Pressed steel
Car, l.actawauua steel Cambria steel.
American Locomotive. Bcihlchcin steel.
American Car and Foundry. Baldwin
locomotive ana Crucble steel have
averaged from 3.3 per cent TO II . per
cent annually on thoir RESPECTIVE" com
mon stocks. In this connection il is
Interesting to note that not long after
the orrauizauon of certain OF these
companies predictions were made that
they would eventually Toe forced iuto
receiVcrship. All OF these ten com
pnuics arc now on "a substantial basis
and instead Of r"ceiVership talk share
holders arc figuring on increased dis
lurSeEncntS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15

the great and active part they
play in the economic lie OF the
world, and be alive to what is
really their duty in the prudent
disbursing oil their own and their
husbands income.
The Bank OF Commerce and
Trusts Will run i'll this space a
series q talks ON "I'hc PROBES
~ion Of Spending Money"
We number among our Gus
toners many splendid women
tnancicrs. who handle their
funds with Judgment and dis
crction. yet Wc believe that these
facts will prove OF benefit to both
the good manager and the wo-
man without business training.
Especially do VIC desire 10
~crvc the latter through this in
tcrcSting medium.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15
New prinings..
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARIE

(Hcportcd by Rodgers pln,n,n"r \ On Inc,
i'"tcrShurg. Va. March li.-pcunu;s- span
ish-L Farmers Spanish firm Si5j per
hHSh"iS. NifrinianS- Fancy Jumbo. N.ffil.c
per pound: fancy manipulated. -. 5iu.c per.
round. extra prime. 3i2"3N.c. per pound:
nFlih". SAC. per pound: Smelling stock. 3u
3'sy. per pound
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15

The Southern Tohhcco journal, calculating
from figures lust 10 hand. says;
hauNiIl" i'll probably take It's plaCr ac1i.
a. tho head OF The column 80 tho largest
loose lcnf market In the world with I.cN-
rgtpu. Ky. nest, and thcu Winston salem.
90 course. pauvillc has an along bccu the
LrL,n-t LNneN -..lf rI.nf ..'LIILr lrll,tlfa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15
DRY GOODS MARKET

NrW York. March li.-Cottou goods mar
kets to-day were quiet ana steady Some
lines o! drcss goods. such as cr"p.s and
U.""utl"lhs. were in good demand. and
i.hchs rchcrally were In moderate demand.
r"IW"rL sales OF underwear aud hosiery
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15

quiet. Ruucr ana Cheese stcaHy. Potatoe.
and Cabbage Steady ana unchangcd Pea
nuts ANA l'rcislts Steady and unchanged.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-05-12
TUESDAY, MAY IL, 1914
Press Comments.

Aside from the irreconcilable Nugent-
Smith following, Woodrow Wilson had
the New Jersey Democracy fairly well
cemented before he retired from the
Goyernorship. There are three distinct
clans now, and malcontents in each.
Governor Fielder broke from Nugent,
but not SO pronOuncedly as did Wilson,
and because he was trifie considerate
about it he lost favor with Wilson. AS
Wilson exhibited reserve, chilly atmos-
phere was impaired by H. Otto Witt
penn, Officer of the Port of New York, a
Wilson protege and a party leader OF
repute in Hudson, where Fielder was
discovered. With Wittpenn stands
Postmaster Kinkhead, of Jersey City,
and the Wilson official beneficiaries
throughout the state. The Nugent-
Smith force in Essex and Hudson is OPP
posed to Wittpenn with even more viru-
lence than is its treatment of Fielder,
but never with that bitterness which
marks its attacks ON everything essen
TALLY Wilsonian. A three-cornered bat
tie for leadership is certain result of
this internal strife-Pubiic Ledger.
Mr.. Bryan had had no experience in
foreign affairs and was temperamentally
not fit for the great duties of an Office
that forbids mere sentimentalitv, that
calls for the closest attention and study
and for definite line of policy, with
firmness in carrying it out. What have
we had in the secretary of states Office?
Frequent and prolonged absences on
private money-making lecture tours, the
negotiation of worthless peace arbitration
treaties, the substitution for trained am
bassadors and ministers of politicians as
a reward for campaign services, and in
attention to duty at times when the
ton.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-05-12
Theatres.
CHESTNUT STREET OPERA HOUSE

Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch"
To inaugurate the summer season be-
ginning yesterday, the Orpheum Play
ers at b. +. Keith's Chestnut Street
Opera House, will be seen in an elaborate
revival of that quaint character COM
edy, Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch, y
vehicle which proved the most popular
of any offered during the previous exis-
tence of this organization. The play
was dramatized by Anna Crawford
Flexner from the well-known and widely
read stories Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" and "Lovey Mary" by Alice
Hogan Rice. The stage version like the
printed page, has made millions laugh
and cry and no doubt will continue to
exercise the same effect for years TO come
as the characters are vital and the
human touch is sure and convincing.
Florence Roberts, who played the role
before will be seen in the lovable part of
Mrs. Wigs herself and her triumph
promises to be even more pronounced
than her former appearance.
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch
is delightful, homely and wholesome
play and the characters, Mrs. Wigs,
Miss Hazy, Mr.. Stubbins, Lovey Mary,
Little Tommy, Mrs. Eichorn, Mrs
Schultze, Asia, Europena, Australia and
all the rest of the immortal Cabbage
Patch coterie, are such real rescnpts of
life, that they seem to have walked on
the stage bodily from the stories OF Mrs
Rice.
In addition to the regular players,
almost score of extra people are re-
quired to cast Mrs. Wiggs" The favor
ties themselves, Blanche Yurka, Thurs
ton Hall, George Parker, Edward Horton,
Helen Travers, Harry Fischer and John
Ivan will have excellent roles. One of
the delightful features of the play is the
group OF children who come into the
play and these will be charmingly cast.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-05-12
SYNOPSIS of Game Laws.

The New Jersey Board of Fish and
Game Commissioners on Thursday is
sued synopsis of all acts of the last
Legislature relating to fish and game.
The announcement is made in the form
of bulletin, which says: Below will be
found changes made in the laws, of all
which are now in effect with the excep-
ton of the new hunting and fishing
license law, which will not go into effect
until January 1, 1916" The bulletin
further says that until January 1, 1915,
hunting licenses will be issued by author
ity of the laws under which they have
been issued in the past and in the same
manner"
Reference is made to the amended laws
as follows:
Makes close season on wild turkeys
for five years; provides that all pound
net licenses shall expire December 81;
provides that all menhaden licenses
shall expire December 81, and makes the
penalty for violation $500; makes close
season for net fishing in the Mullica
river from March to November Is; pro-
hibits persons under IA years of age from
taking out a resident hunters license;
prohibits all spearing and erection of all
eel weirs in fresh waters; permits sofa
used in the Delaware river and bay be-
tween Delaware and New Jersey, from
March to December 81, for the purpose
of taking food fish and white and yellow
perch; skunk, mink, muslxrat and otter
may be taken by being trapped in all
parts of the state from November Is to
April l, excepting in Salem county above
Mill Creek, where it is lawful to kill such
animals between those dates.
Makes close season on female English
or ring-neck pheasants for five years, ex-
cept on game preserves duly licensed by
the Fish and Game Commissioners; pro-
hibits batting or decoying of wild water
fowl in any salt or fresh waters, with ex-
ception of wild celery and wild rice, pro-
hibits use of hauling seines beneath the
ice in salt water; prohibits dogs from
running at large, except during the open
season for killing quail, rabbit, squirrel,
English or ring-neck pheasants.