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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
BY ROBERT A. HOLMES

Jackson as fine man as ever lived and as competent
manufacturer turned out hat, accepted Dick
Marshalls suggestion that he ought to meet of
his customers in their bawcks. Marshall dlated
too the beauty of the sail to Rockpot and then up
the Penobsco to Bangor until he had Jackson counting
the days before they should start.
Everything went well the trip until one day lack
son came into Marshals room when he taking
order from of his biggest men. Ten dozen
pie hats were laid out in row, and the customer
looking from to the other with puzzled frown,
while Marshall sat quietly at the table with open
order book in front of him.
The factory man looked on for minute and then
asked, whats the difficulty
"Im trying to decide which of these colors leave
out, replied the buyer. "They all good but don't
want many"
In spite of Marshals unseen gesture and the sharp
taptap of his pencil the table, Jackson exclaimed
"Why, that's easy They all the color. What
makes them look different is the shade of the trimmings
You see he continued @the color of the band makes
this hat look like another shade but the bodies
acy the color" He could see Marshals fran
tic attempts to catch his eye he proceeded to drive
home the truth of his statement by laying the of
one hat against each of the others in turn. He
to explain in detail that most of the different effects
produced in that way.
If that's the case said the buyer I'll take this
and drop the Others"
@For the love of Mike, Mr.. Jackson burst out the
exasperated salesman the footsteps of the departing
customer echoed down the hail. don you know that
you don't have to blow yourself inside out? You
knocked at least twelve dozen hats off that order.
I'll be ggered' exclaimed the crestfallen factory
Il thought was helping
7 MADE trip with Gordon, one of our best men, a
little while ago. He is bully chap and corking
salesman. Like Caesar Gordon is ambitious. He wants
the earth for his territory caught onto his game right
away when he showed the route he had arranged for
trip The first two weeks would be spent in the
worst towns he had his list and realized that he had
prepared the itinerary to show what layout
he had for territory in which work up business
have always thought it pretty whimsical jokelet
Gordon that in the first town struck things broke
well for him that his business larger than he had
usually taken from some of his star points.
We continued our journey from small city to large
town with varying success taking trains in the middle
of the night, and leaving them at unconscionaby early
hours in the morning, and finally reached thriving
young city in the Southwest.
Gordon had been posting very carefully to
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

truth is the way it is set forth in the oath adj
ministered in court. Some people tell the truth,
and tell nothing but the TRUTH tell the whole
truth, and some blow themselves inside out In sales
manshp of the to be entirely truthful and yet
to know just when to stop.
A salesman in San Francisco hat store found this
out bit too late day when sedaely dressed man
walked in and asked for black soft hat with wide
brim. The clerk had him fitted out, and his
toner beamed his satisfaction and asked the price.
The salesman glanced at the long black coat and
white string tie.
@It's dollars he replied; @but allow ten per
cent discount to the clergy
"Oh very WE'LL said his customer pocketing the
dollar change
He surveyed himself in the mirror and giving his hat
a yank, remarked solemnly as he walked out, Its
good looking lid, and don't damn whether the
congregation likes it or not!'
The hat salesman not supposed to know that his
smoothfaced, clerical looking patron saloon with
gambling attachment up in Northern California;
but he needn't have blown himself inside out.
VERY different the method of another hat sales
in the same city. There came to him pros
porous looking man who asked if he could buy few
empty hat boxes He explained that he had just
turned from trip round the world, during which he
had picked up various articles of headgea and wanted
the boxes to keep them in when he got them home.
The salesman courteously replied that he would be
glad to supply him with the boxes and, going to the
stockroom, selected several sound and brought
them out
May send them home for you?' he inquired.
why, yes thank you, if you would be SO good. How
much do | owe your"
mot cent Sir. We're glad to accommodate you"
The expressed his surprise and obligations and
remarked he glanced about the store a pretty
well supplied with hats but could something to
wear around the garden. Have you that would be
suitable?"
1--WE just the thing" replied the salesman. at
in this morning"
He did not reach for dollar crusher but, taking
fine Panama from the box, he turned the bri down in
fetching way and handed it to the customer who put
it on and surveyed the effect.
"How much?" he inquired.
FIFTY dollars, replied the salesman without batting
an eye.
The man looked at the hat obviously; but he was
game and paid the price.
The ethics of this transaction may be open to ques-
ton but thing is sure-that salesman did not
blow himself inside out
THE people in factory close to their af-
fairs that they likely to lose their of pro-
portion, and in effort to pump the salesman full of
enthusiasm they forget that the whole truth is sometimes
stick of business dynamite.
The foreman had worked hard at the product,
and he extremely proud Of the progress he had made
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
TWENTY BLIND TIGERS
CAUGHT BY THE
TOWNSVILLE POLICE
Barracks Holds Twenty of the Blind
Variety, All to Be Tried This After
noon in the Mayors Court Officers
Made Big Haul.
Especial to Times-Recorder3

BROWNSVILLE, Ga, Nov. 25.-
Thomasville has in captivity the larg-
est herd of blind tigers that this coun-
try has ever known. From every
peep hole, window, door and sidelight
the peering faces of the herd look forth
upon the calm and sunshiny world
awaiting of the two o'clock bell when
they will be and appear before the
Mayor
This unusual herd is the result of a
week or more, collecting evidence and
preparing for the grand coup, which
occurred this morning at an early
hour. Marshal Milton and officer
Woodward worked up the cases and
with the police, both night and day,
they started this morning at twelve
thirty with three autos.
The officers were divided into bands
of three each and they pursued a
course that landed every one of the
twenty who had been spotted for them
Many have seen the barracks before on
similar charges and others are new to
the business. 1t was busy scene this
morning when kinfolks, wives, fathers,
brothers, etc, gathered around for a
word to the wise. Three made two
hundred dollars bond to appear at two
o'clock. The others have the Jail bars
to assure their appearance
The Mayor says he is going to start
at the first case and go right through
until they are ended, if he has to camp
in the City Hall. This, of course, Is
liable to deviation, if legal process is
brought to bear to postpone a case
The city is ready with the witnesses
and the suspects await the sentence
they know is bound to come.
Those who are incarcerated, are Kit
tie Jones, Franker Virgins, Mandy
Green, Charlie Virgins, Lucy Booker,
Bessie Moseley, Florence Green, John
Royal, Dan Taylor, Arch Bracely,
Blanche Mitchell, Isaim Jenkins, John
Sharp, Frank Booker, Irene Shaw Ike
Hartsfield, Tim Mitchell, Robt. Harper,
Elmo Brown, Dave Moore.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
WHY THE SOUTH SHOULD LEAD IN LIVE STOCK

new demand made the An popua
ton rapidly rising animal
food products the
only possible animal food
special the South which have
given furnish
supply millions?
subject careful condera
ton production
which will
products follows the their Importance
ability year the
of cheap land.
growing leaving instead six
feeding
The climatic conditions easily
health growth develop
of grade livestock.
opportunity winter grazing which properly used
superior economical
production
lands that will produce
the real value
vech crimson
o lespedeza?
expenditure money will food
section of the Union.
climate facilities for the produc-
cheap feeds.
formersThe Progressive
Farme
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
Complaint on Note.

Geo. G. Renneker VS.. Ware Progress
Co.-City Court of Americus-Re-
turnable January Term, 1915.
To Ware Progress Company, a Cor
poration:
The plaintiff in the above stated case
having made affidavit as provided by
law that there is no public place of
said company for doing business, nor
is there any person upon whom service
by process may be perfected within the
State of Georgia and that the lands up
on which the special lien is claimed are
located in Sumter county, Georgia, suit
having been filed returnable to the
City Court of Americas, as aforesaid.
You are therefore cited to be and
appear at the City Court of Americas,
January term, 1915, which convenes on
the first Monday in January, 1915, to
appear and answer said suit if such
you desire to file, or in default thereof,
said case will proceed as to justice
shall appertain.
Witness the Hon. W. M. Harper,
Judge of said court, this the 18th day
of November, 1914. H. e. ALLEN,
Clerk City Court of Americas.
17-oaw-3w
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
GEORGIA-Sumter County.

Will be sold before the court house
door on the first Tuesday in December,
1914, between the legal hours of Sher-
ifs sales, the following described
property, located at the ice plant of the
Americas Ice & Coal Co., in the City
of Americas, County of Sumter, said
State, to-wit.
"One Linde-Wolf 40 ton ice making
compressor, one Hamilton Corliss en-
CINE, one Is ton freezing tank, coils
and cans, one amL4lLia condenser, now
in operation, one Boyle Consolidated
Is ton ice making machine compress
sors and engine; two 81 16 TT. boil
ers; also one 10 ton and one ton ice
making, freezing tanks; coils and fit
tings; also all attachments, fixtures,
pumps, tanks, cans, fittings OF every
description whatsoever connected with
the aforesaid ice plant which is now in
operation or which is now idle; to-
gether with a lease from the Central
of Georgia Railway on certain real
estate, situated on Plum St., where the
Central of Georgia intersects Plum ST.,
also the buildings on said premises
which is located in the City of Ameri-
Gus, Sumter County, Ga, and on the
West side and along the Central of
'eorgia Railway, and on the North
side of said Plum street as aforesaid.
Also wagons, mules of all descriptions;
harness, pipe lines, easements, rights
and interests used in and about the
operation of said ice plant, fixtures,
| furniture, furnishings, and all other
assets, real and personal which are in
any wise connected with said plant;
200 1.-TWO hundred) pound new ice cans,
more or less, not in use, and 500 three
i hundred pound ice cans, more or less,
in the tanks. All of said ice cans be-
ing at the plant of Defendant, situated
on the West side of the G. of Ga. Ry.,
and on the North side of Plum Street,
Americas, Ca"
All of said property now in the pos
session of the Americas Ice & Coal
Company and levied upon, and will be
sold at the property of The Americas
Ice & Coal Company, Under and by
virtue of fl ia issued out of the City
Court of Americas in favor Of T. D.
Meador against the Americas Ice &
c al Company. Tenants in possession
notified in terms Of the law.
The property advertised for sale in
the foregoing advertisement was bid
off by A. w. Smith, Receiver of the
Americas National Bank, at the sale on
the first Tuesday in November, but he
refuses to comply with the bid, and all
of the said property, is to be sold over,
at the risk of the purchaser.
This the 4th day of November, 1914.
@. w. FULLER,
Sheriff of Sumter County, Georgia.
W-5th-4t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
Administrators Sale.

For sale at public auction before the
courthouse door at Lumpkin, Georgia,
during legal hours of sale on first
Tuesday in December, 442 1-2 acres of
land located in 33rd district of Stewart
County, about I miles northwest of
Lumpkin and about miles from
Union on S. A, l.. Ry. This land is in
different tracts and will be sold as a
whole or in part. Terms, one-third
cash, balance in one and two years.
Part of this is bottom land. For further
information, write or call w. S. Boy
EFT, Lumpkin, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
ST RAY SMILES.
The New Version.

Biffstick-Why does a chicken cross
the road?
Ravenyelp-My grandfather taught
me that one when was an infant.
"But this is a different answer"
We'll, I'll be the goat. Why?"
Because she is wearing a silhouette
dress and wants to get on the sunny
side of the street" youngstown Tele-
gram.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
GEORGIA, Terrell County:

GEORGIA, Terrell County:
By virtue of an order of the Court
Of Ordinary of said county, will be
sold at public cutlery on the first Tues
lay in December, 1914, at the Court
House in Sumter County, between the
usual hours of sale, the following real
estate, situated in Sumter County,
Georgia to-wit:
The Northwest one fourth of lot Of
land No. 206, in the 26th District Of
sumter County, Georgia, containing
80 acres, more or less, also AZ acres
more or less being part of lot Of land
No. 176 in the 26th District Of Sumter
County, Georgia, bounded on the north
by lot Of land No. $50, on the East
by of land No. 2O5, on the West
by a dividing line running through
the center of lot of land No. 179, and
on the South by a line running out of
a pond on said lot of land No. 179.
Terms Cash.
LUCIUS LAMAR, Executor,
Estate of Kate Mccarthy, Deceased.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

Georgia, on the first Tuesday in De-
cember next the following described
property towit: One-eighth undivid-
ed inter est in and to the north half of
lot of land No. so in the 18th district
of Webster county, Georgia, belonging
to said minor, Oslo Gean Smith.
This, Nov. 4, 1914.
A. P. PASSMORE, Guardian.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
Guardian Sale.

GEORGIA, Webster County:
BY virtue of an order granted to A.
P. Passmore, guardian of Oslo Gean
Smith, by the Court of Ordinary of
said county on November 2, 1914, will
be sold at public outcry for cash in
the town of Preston, Webster county,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
The DUTY or A DOLLAR
Brownsville Enterprise.)

that dollar boarding doing its full
hidden
habit all financial he
today
him the dollar merchant
him
him his clothes who sold him
chickens
md goes he all lover
dollar a million millions
perform
dollars
business will not S growly
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
ZEPPELIN BUGABOO
AIDS INSURANCE MEN
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, Nov. 25.-Marne insur-
ance contractors continue to be bust
ly employed dealing with insurance
against Zeppelin raids. Their princi-
pal customers are owners of tall build
ings, who are safeguarding themselves
mostly against damage to the roofs.
AS rule, the amount of insurance
effected is about one-sixth the value of
the premises, showing that it is not
felt Zeppelin bomb would do very
grave harm.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
Would Be Worth the Money.

While we are not naturally extrava-
CANT, we believe we would give as
much as 25 cents to see our friend. the
Missouri youth who weighs 400 pounds,
and Professor Taft together in a fold
ing bed.-Columbia States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
100000 ALIENS A MONTH
EXPECTED here AFTER WAR

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. pa
100 per cent increase in immigration
from Europe is expected by the United
States immigration officials after the
end of the European war. After the
war a rush Of 100000 or 100000 a
month, or more than 24,O00,000 a year,
is looked for
Officials of the bureau of immigra-
ton urge Congress to enact legislation
to enable the immigration commission
ers to weed out all "undesirables" and
deport them.
The immigration officials particul-
arly are anxious for the passage of the
"illiteracy test" bill, which will bar out
all persons who cannot read and write.
Such legislation, it is asserted, will
have tendency to deter undesirable
citizens from seeking American shores
The "illiteracy test" bill has passed
the House, but has been held up in the
Senate because of White House objec-
tons.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
Best OF Reasons,

She-Have you any special reason
for wanting to know my age?
He-I merely wish to know at what
age woman is really the most fascinat-
ng-Philadelphia Record.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
Lucky

He and she arrived in the fifth in
ming.
He Ito fan)-What's the score?
Fan-Nothing to nothing.
She-Goody. We haven't missed a
thing!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
A ISLANDER

that wit and but fail
following
girl every
sionaely about
a on sidewalk"
under
Christian
under the o
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
AIM AT SOMETHING

hunting day,
game bring bird-uns he
AS business If would success
put the faculties accomplishing something
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
BROTHERLYLOVE

the of Europe engaged in
spirit bohery the people
o. our
Southern cities for
all the churches to unite of welcome
pastor city
iversal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-25
REST AND GOOD LOOKS

has been said that the
Beauty Sleep" "A
homely girl little play rest recreaionf
it will add strength of intellect and
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-12
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Wheat Harvest is to Begin in South
Dakota Next Week.
LOWER PRICES LOOKED FOR
New Grain Movement starts well
and Offerings Promise 60 he
Liberal within a short
Time.

OMAHA, July H. 1914.
Wheat harvest will start In South pa
kota next week ana according to advices
rom there cutting Will be general IN ten
days. There will be a lot OF new wheat
10 come out Of that state as soon as II
can be prepared tor shipment and hedg-
ing sales are likely to be latge.
Lower prices are more Than likely to
be seen, as the foreigner has already
partially called halt in his operations
a buyer. There is possibility OF the
markets Of the world again falling into
the hands OF the beals,
AS was to be seen in the matter OF the
winter wheat movement the otterlnSs
were liberal tor a time and when prices
showed signs of going down the foreigner
called halt in buying ana his action
caused producers to cal a malt on selling
their grain because OF unsatisfactory
pnCes.
AS viewed from an impartial standpoint
II Will take new buying power in wheat TO
sustain values. There are a few who
UelieNe there is a likelihood of something
happening to the spring wheat that would
yield. Those who have adhered to the
bull side for some time have possibly
cleaned up some money of late on the ad-
VanCes by sCalping, but generally speak
ing the bull side has been less satistac-
tory tnan The short side.
There was considerable talk yesterday
of dry weather in the Canadian north
west but the Winnipeg market was weak,
there was considerable talk of the falling
off in the demand from abroad.
The strength so prominent in the corn
market was in evidence again yesterday
The nearby futures displayed the most
strength, upon shorts covering, while the
Some Of the stronger shippers in the
market feel friendly to corn, as they see
more of chance for 1t to advance than
to decline. The market was unsettled
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-12
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Trading and Closing
Prices ON Board OF Trade.

CHICAGO. July u.-Huge primary re-
ceiptS, contrasting with small export
CIearances, TO-DAY explained larry Wei a
net uecline IN me NaIue ut wheat, De-
preston ruleu at the close, wnlh was 4sc
70 13C unucr last nlgnt Corn scored a
shade to l&c. IN provisions the outcome
was unchanged 10 LUc higher.
Arrivals Oh nearly l,5UV,UJO bushels more
wheat at the prIncIpaI railway terminals
this week than during the Corresponding
time a year ago brought nome to specu-
lators the formidable pressure to be eN-
peCted from the new winter crop. More
over, the week S receipts at Chicago were
more tnan double the shipments and were
ten times the volume OF todays export
clearances IRON the whole of the UnIteu
States.
Black rust complaint from South Da-
kota became more numerous and Jnreat-
ened for a while to unnerVe the wheat
bears, especially as there were stimuli
out the northwest Actual severe dam
age, however, was said to be still con-
fined to relatively unimportant amount
Of territory.
Intensely hot, dry weather over the
greater part of the surplus-producing
states led to a sharp advance I'm corn.
The crop In central and southern Illinois
and eastern Missouri was said to be in
serious danger Despite heavy profit
taking sales by longs, the market closed
strong at about the top prices OF the ses-
sion, with July again up in the seventies.
Unfavorable crop reports gave the bulls
an advantage in oats. Buying on the
option to make an unusually steep jump.
Provisions were firper with hogs and
corn. Business, though. was not of an
expansive character.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-12

Idaho lambs reached $40. the highest
price ever paid IN July. Range ewes sold
as high as $50 and wethers $3.50
The prospects are that these highly
satisfactory prices will continue until the
supply from the ranges increases, The
packers have tried hard to bear the mar
ket at times but the urgent need OF some
thlng in the killing line compelled them
to take all coming at the exceptional
prices.
There has not been a great deal going
on In the feeder end OF the trade, as
the packer buyers snapped up everything
In sight this week. Fecding lambs are
quotable at SO 256i6 IS. More interest Is
looked for In the feeder trade next week,
when the receipts are expected to be
larger
Quotations on range sheer and lambs
Lambs, good to choice, $500 10. lambs,
fair to good. SS6OGSS5, lambs, feeders,
H.75dsS0, ycarlings. good to choice y6 %
/ ub. ~, yCarlIngs, fair to good 81. OVnn g.,
wethors, good to choice, 545Gi5,7O; weth-
srs, fair to good s. S6d645, ewes, good
/ to choice, Neod4D. ewes, fair TO good
! a. SO1A60