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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04
HEARINGS ON FERRIS
 BILL ARE CLOSED

Washington, April 3.-Hea rings on the Ferris bill to open ui4 through a leas- ing system, the minera. resources of the public domain were closed today by the House lands committee. which agreed to begin executive consideration of the measure Tuesday. The bill may be ready to report a week later.
 Clay Tallman, commissioner of the gen eral land office. and George Otis Smith, dire ctor of the geological survey, the iast witnesses today. both indorsed the bill
 The committee later met in executive ssion. and Representative Lenroot of Wisconsin presented a draft of separ- ate bill to meet the needs of California, where patents have been held up. under which the Secretary of the Interior tenn porarily would retain as royalty part of the oil produced and hold it until pat ents were issued or refused for the lands. This would meet the objection that un- der present conditions the oil is being drained by holders of adjacent lands. including the Standard Oil company and the Southern Pacific railroad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04

The Lewis Drug Co.,. which was prac- tically destroyed by the recent confla- grafton. will be ready for business in a few days in their temporary quarters in Eenton's old stand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04
UNITARIANS TO
 MEET IN LOUISVILLE

Dallas, Tex, April 3,-The southern conference of Unitarian churches. in an- nual session here, voted today to hold the 1915 convention at Louisville, kW Officers will be elected tomorrow.
 In connection with the conference the s'uathern Associate alliance, the woman $ organization of the chuSch, met late to- day and elected Mrs. E. A Dodd of Louisville, Ky, secretary. Other off oers, including Miss Harriet Spalding of Dallas, Tex, president, hold over until n, xt year.
 Reports from branch alliances showed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04
TRACTION OFFICIALS
 RELEASED ON BOND

Terre Haute, Ind, April ar. F. Gro yer. manager of the Terre Haute, In- dianapolis and Eastern Traction com pany. and Edward J. Davis. auditor of the company. indicted py a grand Jury here today on charges of burglary and receiving stolen goods. later were arrest ed and released on bond. David Mas terson. indicted with she traction offl- cials. and now held uAcer bond of $a6. 000. on charges nf con>pir1ng to dynamite the home of Special Judge Blankenbaker, already was in jail.
 The three men are alleged to havc entered the room of c. J. Colgan, an or eunlxer for the street car mems union. and to have taken several documents per- tanning to union a6airA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04
News Of Ensley

Nick Cutlas, an Italian barber of this city, was heldup and robbed Thursday night about 10D o'clock, on Avenue E. near Seventeenth ctreet by three negro women. It is stated that as he was re- turning home and was ps ssng some ne- gro houses three negro women attacked him and robbed him of $24.35 During the scuffle Cutlas received several slight cuts on his neck and his face was badly scratched. Later in the night. Officer Tyler and Eubanlls arrested three women suspected of the robbery and placed them in jail on charge of highway robbery. They were later transferred to the county jail in Birmingham.
 There was a largely attended meeting held yesterday afternoon at the Fairview school of the Fairview division of the city beautiful movement Reports from all of the committees were heard and new plans were adopted by the meeting. Mrs H. B. Allen.N chairman of the di- visioR stated she was well pleased with the work and that the ladies were taking an active interest in beautifying the city. The next meeting of the club will be next Tuesday,
 MT. and Mrs. w. W. Ellis have returned from Oneonta where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Ellis brother, David Tricks, who died early Wednesday morn ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04

an overflow crowd. arrangements have been made whereby the Majestic thea tre can be put to use. MT. Underwood will speak a both meetings.
 This will be big night from po- litical standpoint Underwood follow CTS will hear MT Underwood, Mr lief lin and Judge Brandon, three excellent speakers. Captain Hobson will speak in his own interest at Capitol park. Un- derwood men and Hobson men from all sections of the state will come to Birmingham, and it is anticipated that the city will be thronged with those engaged in political discussion.
 This will be the final night of the long and. bitter campaign. Tomorrow there will be rest. Monday is the day of battle. Underwood leaders are con fident that MT. Underwood will be nom mated by a landslide majority Hob son leaders are confident that Under woods majority will be less than 25, GOO. They do not believe that Captain Robson can win
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04

The Ladies Aid society of the First Presbyterian church will serve dinner on Monday, election day. in Bessemer, All are invited to have dinner with the la dies. The proceeds will so to the church. X barbecue dinner will be served.
 Nra Steve Barrett was hoatess to tho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04
Students See Roberts Plant

Yesterday afternoon about 150 students of the Massey Business college were the guests on Roberts X Son on an indus trial eXcursion, this being the second If a series Of such excursions The students were shown over the big plant of the well known firm and there were many expressions of wonder at what they saw. The students were headed ly A. NJ. Bruce of the faculty of the college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04
Increase Clerks Salaries

Washington, April 3-The House late today voted to increase the compensation of clerks to members of the House from $500 to $1S00, increasing the total appro- priation for this purpose from $66o,0OO to $792. GOO over vigorous protests from the appropriations committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04

special report on North Carolina circuit work was made by Mrs. Abby Peterson of Shelter Neck, N. C. Miss Anna Ban croft of Boston, president of the Ma tional alliance addressed the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04

h,s;hetic club yesterday afternoon at her home on Nineteenth street. Crocheting was the feature of the afternoons dis eussion. salad course was served by the hostess, who was assisted by Mrs. F. D. Scales.
 The E. l., Huey Furniture Co.,, one of Bessemer's largest and best equipped fur future houses, has just completed paint ing the interior of it's spacious quarters The new color, pale green, harmonizes beautifully with the large and unusually attractive stock of furniture which has been rearranged to the best advantage. This firm has been in Bessemer for many years and has kept pace with the devel opment and progress of the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15
L'ENYOL.
THE SOUTH'S COTTON CROP

Manufacturers Record)
The Importance of the south's cot
ton as a saving factor in the interna-
tional trade of the United States, even
in year of depression in exports, is
emphasized by the fact that nearly 2
per cent of the aggregate value of ex-
ports in the present fiscal year to June
l was the value of cotton; that the
increase in that value over the eleven
months of the preceding fiscal year
was more than sufficient to overcome
the decrease in the value of exports OF
breadstuffs and cottonseed OIL and
that the Increase constituted more
than 70 per cent of the total increase
in the value of exports of the four spe-
cial groups of products showing in
creases.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15

Memorial Resolutions, Resolutions
bf Respect, Obituary Notices, etc.,
other than those which the paper may
Eeem proper to publish as news mat
ter, will be charged for at the rate OF
cents per line.
All advertising copy requiring two
columns OF space or less should be in
the business office not later than noon
of day prior to date of issue in order
to insure it's prompt insertion. All
copy for space of more than two col
umns should be submitted not later
than 6 o'clock of the day, two days
prior to date of issue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15
SAYS FARM PRODUCTS WILL GO
DOWN IN PRICE.
Farm and Fireside.)

W. S. A. Smith, who is an expert in
such matters, predicts that the price OF
farm produce will go down in the neat
six months. He gives the following
reasons for this prediction:
The careful seaman watches his
barometer carefully, and although he
may have clear skies overhead, a fall
ing barometer always puts him on his
guard We have in this county at
present q falling barometer, a feeling
Of uncertainty. We are up against a
readisstment O. farm lands and prices
o. farm produce. The old Scotch PRO
verb, Many ntckels make a mucLle',
has a good deal of it. Argentine beef
may not alone affect the price of cat
tie, but when you import, as we are do
ing now, Argentine corn, beef and NUT
ton, Australian mutton, Canadian oats
and wheat, Chinese eggs and all kinds
of eggs and potatoes from European
countries, you can't convince ME that it
will not have a tendency to lower in
the next six months the prices on all
our farm produce"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15
Saw the Doctor Saw His Legs
Denver Post.)

Denver Post)
GO to it, Doc! Saw 'em off way up
above those bum knees! That's it,!
Good boy, Doc! Say, but that's some
neat job"
William Dunn sat in an operating
chair at the country hospital and
smilingly watched the amputation of his
two worthless legs, as he talked.
That ne was able to take a directing
part in the operation was due to the
use of local anesthetics.
"Now, 1 can get out and earn my
own way" Dunn chatted on, while the
surgeon was busy with knife and saw.
The surgeon who performed the sue
cessful operation on Dunno legs has
fitted up crude wheeled chair for
his patient to use in selling papers
when the leg stumps heal.
Dunn suffered from locomotor ataxia
twelve years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15
The Troublesome Postscript

Some years ago well-known In
diana politician, who was a member of
the national committee of his party,
wrote to an active political worker in
a distant part of the state, to give him
timely directions concerning the cam
paign then in progress. The polite
ian's secretary was absent, so he wrote
the letter himself, although he knew
his handwriting was as hard to de-
cipher as that of Horace Greeley.
A week later his correspondent visit
ed Indianapolis and came to see the
politician.
Did you get my letter? Could you
read it?" asked the politician.
Il didn't have any trouble with il,
except the postscript" said the other
man. That stuck me. l showed it tt
everybody in town. They could all read
the letter, but no one could make out
the postscript"
The man drew the letter from his
pocket, and handed it to the politiian,
who gave it quick glance.
Heavens" he exclaimed. The post
script says, Don't let anyone see this
letter youths Companion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15
Housekeeper's Items On a
Liner
Liner

When you pay your bill at the groc-
ers at the end of the month and find 1t
$40 higher than for the same month
last year, maybe you are inclined to
grumble; but what would you think if
the years increase amounted to ST.
$4,000? That is the additional amount
paid by the North German Lloyd to the
grocer last year over the preceding
twelve months. The total bill for food
and drink for that company's ships for
the fiscal year amounted to the enorm-
GUS sum of $6,51,O00. The appetites Of
the hungry passengers, however, vera
not as great as those of the ships
themselves. Into their fiery maws,
down under the decks, the stokers
shovelled 1871, O13 tens of coal, worth
$7763,86S Just think of purchasing
through the year S,348,S67 pounds Of
fresh meat, and 1,O44,686 pounds Of
fish; 555,771 pounds of poultry; $751;
100 pounds of -four and other articles
in like proportion. On each trip one of
the biggest steamers makes, it must
carry not only sufficient provisions for
its run Of six or eight days, but must
have sufficient to feed it's passengers
and crew for at least an extra week,
in case of accident or delay of any ma
ture. How many housewives do you
know who provide for day after to-
morrow, let alone for next week?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15
BY Carrier:
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When Enoch Arden, after years
Upon the desert isle,
To find his wife and home again
Tramped many a weary mile,
And stealing in the garden gate
Through twilight shadows gray
Before the cottage window stood,
He started in dismay.
81 recognize the ROOM" he said,
"The carpet worse for wear,
The cuckoo-clock that never went,
The same old rocking chair,
The worsted motto on the wall,
These things I oft have seen;
But that is not my wife, because
That woman's hair is green"
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15
TASTE BETTER THAN MONEY.
Speaker on Home Economics Gives Re,
cipe For Good Looks.

Cleveland, O., dispatch in Philadel-
phia Public Ledger)
IAN ounce of taste is better than a
pound of money. All women are good
looking when well dressed" declared
Miss Annette J. Warner, of Cornell
University, in a paper read at the
closing session of the convention of
the American Home Economics asso-
citation, and the audience nodded ap-
proval.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15

st. Swithin's Day.

st. Swithin's Day.
1814-Battle of Lundy's Lane.
1830-Treaty with western tribes at
Prairie du Chine was made.
1S62-Battle between Confederate
ram Arkansas and Federal yes
sells.
1963-President Lincoln appointed a
day Of thanksgiving.
1912-The National Insurance act
went into effect in Great Brit
ain.
1913-Ex-State Senator Stephen ]
Stilwell, of New York, went tc
Sing Sing to serve a term O!
from four to six years for solic-
iting a bride.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15

1t is reported that Major General
Wood, who recently took command of
the Department of the East, will make
some sweeping changes in that branch
of the war department. Gen. Wood
succeeds Gen. Evans, whose oratorical
utterances have caused him to be more
or less harshly criticised lately.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15

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0 show me the road to Laughtertown
For l have lost my way!
l wandered out of the path one day,
When my heart was broken my hal.
turned gray,
And l can't remember how to play:
IT'S all through signing and weeping,
they say.
0 show me the road to Laughtertown
Fer l have lost the way!
wcAld you learn the road to Laughter
town,
o We, who have lost the way?
Would you have again a young heart
though your hair be gray?
Go learn from a little child each
day,
Go serve his wants, and play each
play,
And catch the Tilt of his laughter
gay,
And follow his dancing feet as they
stray;
For he knows the road to Laughter
town,
0 ye who have lost the way!
British Weekly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15
SIT the Sleeve

Clinton, Iowa, Herald)
If any woman still has sleeve of
the 1897 model, she could use it as a
skirt this year by making little slit
in the wrist.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15

Pennsylvania lawyers are working
to have legislation enacted which will
bring about the elimination Of red tape
in trial cases. 1t is declared that many
trials could be shortened by fully one
half the time if some of the red tape
connected with them could be eliminat-
ed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15
FATHERS IN THE MAKING

A man never marries the woman he
jokes about and never jokes about the
woman he marries. If women follow
ed the same rule, marriage would be
the gamer And if wives worried less
about the unborn and used more reas-
on about the children that are born, a
single generation would revolutionize
society.
The boys of today are fathers in the
making. The kind of fathers they
turn out to be will depend entirely up
on the influence that form their char
acters as children. Let US see what
these influences are. Remember that
we are going to discuss average, ey-
eryday cases and not abnormal nor
unusual boys nor extraordinary fam
lilies. You cannot make a good arrow
out of a pigs TAIL and l shall not
waste time on freaks or exceptions,
which, after all, only prove the gen
eral rule.
have said that the mans faith IN
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15

1t costs New York five times as
much as it does London to maintain
parks and recreation grounds, yet Lon
don is said to have many more of such
places than has the American metrop-
oils.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15
A Sad Thought
(Topeka Journal

What could be more sad than d
man without a country" feelingly ask
ed the high school literature teacher
of her class.
"a country without a man." re-
sponded a pretty girl, just as feel
ingly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15
MORE TALK.

The horrors of war do not end with
the stopping of hostilities. With peace
there always appears a new crop of
lectures.-Cleveland Leader.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15
IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED

Getting married under the new law
in Wisconsin is so difficult that mang
.of the young women have quit try
ng.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15
"AS POOR RICHARD SAYS"

The following quotations industry all
Almanac
published by Benjamin day"
slowly
many poverty
your business i
S you"
MANY bushel" Early early
God helps help healthy wealthy,
selves" wise"
"Sloh like
than key
is always bright" ing"
time that's the fe calling
made Of" O
THE sleeping poul
uck"
I time be all things the to-day
precious then of be
the greatest prodigalty" Trouble springs idlene and
grevous
pleasures
"Sloth
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15

Subscribers failing to receive their
paper regularly will confer favor By
promptly reporting same to circulation
department.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15

woman is stronger than wOman's faith
in man. Do not forget that truth. But
even when faith flies out at the win
dow love may remain. Keep this dis
tinction between love and faith clearly
before you, because the foundation of
the home and the basis upon which
child character is built is faith.
/. There is the faith of the husband
and wife each in the other.
2. There is the faith of the child in
the mother.
3. The faith of the child in the
father.
4. The faith of parents in the child.
5. The faith of the child in the true
principles of life and its own duties
and rights as human being.
These five elementary influences de-
termine the character and in the
of any other force greater, US
ually remain the moving impulses Of
the individual all through life.-Moth-
er's Magazine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15
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WEATHER FOR WIVES

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Up in the mountain the air is sublime,
sleep under blankets" they post
card to town.
Say, but the Catskills have excellent
clime!"
Walks to The Peak" and the happy
trip down.
In the soft twilight out there meath the
trees:
sentiment-all OF such pleasantly
thrives,
Hubs a "week-ended" chump, If
you please.
All, lis most excellent weather for
wives!
Down at the seashore the breakers
made rhyme:
College chaps handy to chatter and
Clown"
Dark movie places cost merely a
No one whose wise" to you, landed
from town.
Breakers and bathing suits blest by
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15

King Peter of Servia is reported to
be rapidly failing in health.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15

Buffalo has started to give its police,
men diplomas Of merit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-15

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The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-25
Women Do the Harvesting.

Paris.-Rural France is making a
valiant struggle to harvest its crops.
Only old or crippled men and women.
youths and children are working in
the fields. The richly cultivated coun-
try sides are almost deserted. The
peared, part of the cattle have been
driven off, and the inns are closed At
Etretat on the Norman coast. out OF
a population of 300, only "a men are
left Americans have many villas
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-25
Cannot Meet War Lew,

London-The German demand for
indemnity from Brussels and Liege
s40oO0,00o for the first city and sl0,-
100000 from the second. is regarded
here as one of the hardest calamities
suffered by the Belgians as a result
OF the invasion. There is no fraction
of the amount in either town, and il is
feared that the Germans will either
demolish valuable historic and public
buildings or seize art treasures n the
conditions of the threatened cities are
not able to raise the $4,000, 900.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-25
CHARGES
Of BARBAR|T|ES
THEY SAY THAT TIME FOR WAR
WITH GLOVES ON HAS
PASSED."
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
London.-A dispatch to the Reuter-
Telegram Company from Paris quotes
an official statement:
Owing to strategical considerations
II has been impossible to cooperate
earlier with the Belgian army in the
defense OF their country. but the en-
gagements which we have undertaken
are only the more solemn and our CO.
operation will be still closer and will
be pursued with extreme energy.
In contrast with the considerats
treatment accorded German prison.
ers. il has been established that the
enemy considerers as nonexistent both
international conventions and the most
ancient traditions of right and military
order. We are suffering a veritable in
vasion OF barbarians. We wish. in
deed. to remain civilized and will do
so till the end. despite this return to
savagery on the part OF a nation which
has pretended 10 be an arbiter of
civilization. But il is impossible to
preserve toward our present adverse.
ries the chivalrous generosity which
until now has been the rule between
soldiers.
Time for war with gloves on has
passed. The enemies with whom we
exchanged at Fontenoy courteous
words before opening fire have become
today our faithful and usefnI all;as
we have before us unbridled savages.
We owe to them only the strict obser.
vance OF the rules OF humanity and
The laws of war.
The minister OF war has issued
strict instructions that German pris-
oners, officers as well as soldiers, are
not to be treated with the considera.
ton and favor which should be re.
served for our own men. Life is as.
sured, naturally. but that Is all we
owe them"