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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-12
SUMTER FRIENDS
GOV. JIM. SLATON
HAVE ORGANIZED
CAMPAIGN CLUB IN field
Neil A. Ray President Of Or.
gaDizatiOD

Sumter county's Slaton club threw its
banner to the breezes yesterday when
numerous enthusiastic friends of Geor-
gias popular and able governor who
now aspires to represent the Empire
State of the South in the United States
senate, met and effected organization.
That they will take care of Gov. Sla-
toms interests in Sumter goes with
cut the saying.
Organization was effected in the
election of Mr. Neil A. Ray as president
of the Sumter County slaton club;
Judge J. A. Hixon, vice president, and
Mr.. Thomas Marshall secretary. I'm
portant working committees were
named
The club enters upon its campaign
with a membership of several hun
dred enthusiastic Sumter countlans,
and work will be put forth to the end
of rapidly increasing this already ex-
cellent membership. Headquarters
have been opened in the Bell block,
opposite the postoffice, where friends
of Gov. SlatOn will meet in the trans
action of business.
Gov. Slaton is very popular in Amer
icus and the county at large, and his
candidacy for the senate, as successor
to the lamented A. 0. aBcon will be
well taken care of by his large num-
ber of friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-12
FRIENDS
have ORGANIZED
WITH ENTHUSIASM
A FIELDER CLUB IN SUMTER
In Support of Brilliant Young
Georgian

Another very strong and enthusias-
tic organization which unfurled it's
banners in the arena of county poll
tics yesterday is the Thomas S. Fielder
Sumter County club, and enrolled upon
its membership list already are the
names of many of Sumter's prominen.
and substantial citizens whose loyal
and enthusiastic support will be given
the brilliant young south Georgian i'll
his candidacy for the United States
senate.
Organization of the Sumter County
Fielder club was effected last night at
a largely attended meeting. Capt. Hen
ry M. Stokes was elected president Of
the club; MIR. T. M. Furlow, vice pres
ident and Mr.. James A. Davenport,
secretary.
The line of campaign was fully dis
cussed and hustling working CON-
mittees appointed.
Tom" Felder's popularity in Sum
ter is unqusetioned and many strong.
friends are enlisted under his banner
Mr.. Fielder has long since taken a
prominent stand in political affairs in
Georgia, and gave up the Office of at
torney-general in his aspiration to
succeed the late Senator Bacon in the,
councils of the nation. In his recent
visit to Americus the impression Great
ed by the young Georgian was highly
favorable.
The Fielder club will have its head
quarters in the offices of Messrs. Fur
low, Davenport and Lockhart, on La
mar street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-12
HUERTA'S. HIGHBALL
Will BE iSIGNALED
EARLY IN THEIWEEk

Washington, D. c., July II. - In
formation was received from Meixco
City by diplomats here today saying
General Huerta would resign the
presidency of Mexico within two or
three days in favor of Francisco Car.
bajal, newly appointed minister of
foreign affairs.
Torreon, Mex, July II. - At the
conference between Carranza and
Villa representatives here, the plan Of
Guadaloupe, under which the present
revolution has been operating, was
amended so as to prevent any mill
tary leader from becoming provisional
president of Mexico.
This would eliminate Carranza, Viii
la, Angeles or any of the leaders now
in the fed as presidential possibilities.
This was stated in lengthy official
statement issued here by the dele
gates.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-12
HAILSTONES ARE
EXHIBITED FROM
FERGUSON 'SFARM
STILL upon The EARTH THERE
BagfuI Brought to AmeriCus
Saturday

Hailstones as large as walnuts, and
which fell on Tuesday morning, at
midnight, on the plantation of Mr.. Rob-
ert Ferguson, were brought to Ameri-
Gus Saturday morning by that gentle
man, who through curiosity gathered
a quantity of them in shaded hooks
where they lay unmelted during four
days. Mr.. Ferguson represents condi-
tions upon his farm as deplorable il.
the extreme. His crops, covering 500
acres corn and cotton, were wiped off
the earth by the pelting hail. A per-
cimmon tree which he also brought to
Americus yesterday looked as though
q flock of goats had banqueted upon it,
every limb being broken and the hard
bark split off by the pelting hail. Not
lock of cotton or bushel of corn
will be gathered by Mr.. Ferguson this
year as the disastrous result of the
terrific storm which killed his fine
mules and ruined his crops.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-12
mar street.

erwise, and said that the story that ne
would be a compromise candidate for
governor in case of a Macon conven-
ton deadlock was unwarranted.
Mr.. Howell spoke also of the re-
cent state executive committee meet
ing in Atlanta, when reports went out
that he and his brother, Albert How
ell, were influential in steam rollins"
the meeting and shutting off debate
He stated that neither he nor Albert
Howell led the fight nor did either
make the motion or say a word On
the subject
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-12
SCRAP FOR FIRST PLACE
TO Be STAGED MONDAY

ers compared with the Muckalees. Ev-
cry man on the Americus payroll is GO.
ing to do his best to win three straight
from the Pilots this trip. Manager
CASTOR sent Blansit to Americus Sat
urday morning, so the big fellow could
rest up for Mondays game. Jordan
will probably use Wood against tie
Muckalees in the first. Geary and
Zapke will probably draw the Tuesday
and Wednesday games for Americas.
The Muckalees are still in the lead
in the pennant race. Not a single
game has been lost at home so far.
Fifteen games have been copped out OF
twenty-five and the team is every Bit
as good today as it was when it took
that double-header from the Babies
on the Fourth. The game Monday will
be worth walking from Andersonville
(as they say Bo does) to see. Let'l
have a crowd there and show the boys
we are still with them. 23 S}
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-12
OWNERS OF VACANT lots
MUST cut down WEEDS

The Americus Board of Health is
waging war upon mosquitoes and other
noxious pests, as we'll as warding off
diseases, has ordered the cutting Of
weeds and grass on every vacant lot in
the city. Dr. ]. W. Chambliss stated
yesterday that the weed cutting cam
paign would begin Monday morning.
Where owners of lots fail to act
promptly, the city's forces will cut
the weeds at the expense of property
owners.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-12
SHE IS A CAKE BAKER
Born to Purple, She Was Compelled to
Make Her Own Way, and Now Fur
nishes More Bridal Cakes Than She
Can COunt-Girls Should Learn to
Cook, She Says, and Do Whatever
They Do Well.

Tracy Joralemon, society girl, awoke
one morning to find herself among the
girls who must work for living, she
was delighted. Miss Joralemon had
been accustomed to giving orders to
the cook and maids. The cooks job
had always appealed to her So when
the call to arms sounded, something
along the cookery line seemed It's
best response. And there was the
Martha Washington cake receipt, .
family heirloom. And So" says Miss
Joralemon, demurely, Martha Wash
ington and l started forth to make our
fortune"
Like most fortunes, it began small
The first order was to fill a half-hun-
dred wedding cake boxes at the mar
riage of a schoolmate. The receipt and
Miss Joralemon did such good team
work that another order followed
swiftly. Today the wedding cake lady
is so busy she hasn't time to read in
the newspapers about the very we'd
dings she manages"
Made Cake for Miss Edison.
One of her recent affairs was the
fairyland bridal celebration of Miss
Madeline Edition, daughter of the great
invenor, at Llewellyn park. Miss Edi-
sons welding cake was one-storied,
and looked less like a piece of archi-
lecture and more like a cake than
most tokens of its kind. In the center
of its snow-feld of icing were the
simple initials rs" for the groom's
name and "E" for the bride. Round
the edge was wreath of wild roses ir
relief, tinted the palest of natural
pink, with green leaves of citron. The
whole cake was circled with a sash Of
white satin, tied into a high bow at
one side. Within the cake reposed the
usual golden gifts, from thimble to
coin.
"Whatever You Do, Do 1t Well"
The welding ackes are all baked in
Miss Joralemon's kitchen at Brick
Church, N. ]. The cake lady herself
is a slip of person, blue eyed AMI
originality.
There's just this about earning
your living says she. Work has
been provided for every human be-
ing. No one could convince me to
the contrary.
Whatever you like to do, you u.s.
ually do well. If you know how to
knit wash clothes and don't know how
to write novels, knit the washclothes
by all means, knit them well.
Men are loath to stoop to humble
callings, Women are not. Men have
been trained to do the big things OF
life, the hunting, the warfare. 1t has
remained for women to attend to all
the smaller jobs. Often they. are
rather important jobs. Always they
are rather numerous.
Her Rules for Success.
THE main point in earning your
living is to focus on one activity. Have
q speciality. Washclothes is a good
one. Wedding cake is more interest
ling perhaps.
Any girl can succeed by following
my rules;
"O Choose one thing you can do
well.
"(2) Have unshakable faith in
yourself and your product.
"(S) Depend for everything on your
own common sense and your own hard
work. Don't wondsrshow to begin. Be-
gin. Take one simple, practical step.
If you are in earnest and wour work II
good, the rest comes easy"
Miss Joralemon /, still friendly with
her, erstwhile social set.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-12
CLARK HOWELL
NOT CANDIDATE

Atlanta, July 11.--Hon. Clark How
ell, editor of the Atlanta Constitution,
stated today that he is not candidate
for Office, either dark horse or 9th
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-12
MAKES BRIDE D|SROBE.
Robber Then CompeLs Girl to
Get Into Bath Tub
BY THREAT TO SHOOT
Wife First Forced
to Search Her Home for Money
Becomes Hysterical and FaintS
When Locked in Bathroom, But Fin
ally Succeeds in Escaping Over
Roof

Philadelphia, Pa, July 11.-Forcing
his way into the home of Mrs. Helen
Harner, a 17-year-old bride at 912
South Conestoga street yesterday af.
ternoon an armed robber compelled
the girl, at the point Of a revolver, to
go upstairs, disrobe, and go into the
bathroom, where he locked her in.
Then he proceeded to rob the house
and escaped.
Although the robbery occurred yes
terday the police were not notified un-
til today, Mrs. Harvey being so un-
nerved by her experience that she neg
lected to inform them.
Mrs. Harvey, who, has been married
only a few months, was working in the
kitchen of her home, when a knock
sounded on the back door. She anser-
ed, and an unidentified man brushed
past her and came into the kitchen
He drew a revolver and placed it to
her head and commanded her to search
the house for money.
RObber Forces Her Into Bathtub
The robber then commanded her to
again go upstairs, and at the point OF
the revolver forced her to disrobe and
get into the bathtub. Under the threats
that he would shoot her unless she
obeyed, the girl did as she was told,
and the man then locked her in the
bathroom. Mrs. Harvey became hys-
terical and tainted.
About a half hour later she regained
consciousness, and crawling into the
front room, after breaking the glass
in the bathroom door, managed 20
raise the window and crawl out on
the roof, where she again tainted. She
was seen on the roof by neighbor,
who carried her into her home, where
a physician was summoned. Mrs.
Harvey is still sufferinfi from the
shock.
Just Come From Bank.
Mrs. Harvey was married last Feb
urary, and before her marriage was
Miss Helen Cohen. She said today
that she had been in the habit of bank
ing sums of money for her father, who
is a travelling salesman, and she be-
lieved that the man knew that she had
a large sum of money in the house.
She had just returned from the bank
an hour before the man entered,
where she had deposited 500.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-30
New Food for Cattle.

Germany is evolving an ever-in
creasing number of potato products,
and thus rapidly solving the problem
of disposing Of the once enormous
surplus of this crop. A number of es-
adjustments in that country are now
turning out quantities of dried pota'
toes, in various forms, for use in feed
ing cattle. According to a recent con
sular report, dried potatoes do moi
cause the forms of sickness that re
suit from a diet of raw potatoes
Moreover, raw potatoes can be pre-
served for only a limited time, while
to boil the potatoes would impose
upon the stock raiser more expense
than the circumstances justify. Off
cial tests have proved that the one
third of strengthening food generally
given to horses in the form of grain
could be replaced by dried potatoes,
and such animals would be kept in
excellent condition.-Scientific Amer
lean.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-30
HAD TO RUN HUSBAND, TOO
Burden on Mistress Of Farm Was Not
Lessened by the Presence Of
Hubby.

A traveller was taking HIS dinner
one day at a mountain farmhouse on
the headwaters of the Cumberland
river, and the lady of the house, who
had four children playing around the
front Of the establishment, was in
clined to repine at her hard luck in
having so much work to do.
II run this here whole farm" she
said, in a tone which indicated that
she was ready to resign.
How many acres have your" the
traveller inquired.
"A hundred and forty; twenty in
wheat, sixty in corn, ten in medder
an paster, an the balance scatterin'
an woods"
Got any stockT"
Ten head NV cattle, two cows, six
hogs and work critters for the place >
And you run the whole business =
Indeed do; every hide an hair Nv
It," she sighed.
"But you have hired help?"
an course, but faint hired help that
takes the load often a body" There
was philosophy in that statement, and
the traveller paused a minute.
Haven't you got a husband?" he
next asked, with a good deal of sym
patty.
Eyes," she responded, very slowly,
but have to run him, too"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-30
HELD THAT DOG is PROPERTY
tennessee Court In lite Decision Re.
verses Rulings That Have Been
Made on the Subject.

An action at law in Tennessee, in
volving the seizure and sale at public
auction of two coon dogs for debt has
brought from the supreme court Ct
the state a ruling that dog is prop.
erty, although as the report goes on
10 say previous rulings have been 20
the contrary. II there is any other
part of the globe that denies to the
deg the manifest right to be rated as
property the error should promptly be
corrected. In this instance the dogs
were ell the earthly treasures the
debtor possessed, except the clothes
or his back. Otherwise, of course, the
sheriff would never have levied on
them. The hardest-hearted officer OF
the law would not deprive a man Of
his dog II anything else could be
found to take away. The thief in the
night, who occasionally lifts one, Is
not a fit associate for a yeggman.
There is another aspect of the matter,
which, in fact, has been a bone OF
legal contention from very ancient
times. AS the supreme court of one
state Observed ut bears a tinge of
the ridiculous to contend that, how
ever many and however valuable dogs
a man may own, he cannot be made
to pay his debts II he will only invest
his money in dogs" That a dog is
not property has usually been argued
on the ground either that from its an
cestry 1t remains a wild animal in
such sense as not to be a leviable
possession, or that an animal which
is not good to eat has no intrinsic
value
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-30
swordsmen of the Sea.

The swordsmen of the sea are
the sawfishes, spearfishes, sailtishes,
swordfishes and the narwhal, with its
spirally twisted straight tusks. Saw
fishes inhabit the warmer seas, while
the narwhal is a creature of the Arc
tic. The tusk of the narwhal Is hollow
nearly to the point and is spirally
grooved. It uses its tusk as a weapon
of defense and to plunge through the
ice to breathe, the narwhal being a
cetacean. Sometimes when a boat has
been caught in the ice great damage
has been inflicted by the inquisitive-
ness or laundering of this great crea-
ture, that sometimes reaches a length
of Is feet, with a tusk or from
six to ten feet in length. AS a rule,
however, the narwhal uses its tusk
for killing fish for food In the cas-
tie of Rosenberg the kings OF Den
mark have long possessed a magniti-
cent throne made of tusks OF this
cetacean. These tusks are harder and
whittier than ivory.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-30

Finances were in very low condi-
ton when Juliet received a surprise
visit from her friend. Farnegie.
"You will stay to dinner, won't
your" she said.
why. yes; l would like 1t very
much If you will have me-"
Juliet went into the kitchen to give
her orders to her maid. She forgot
that her visitor could hear every
word-or perhaps she didn't forget.
Anyhow, this conversation came to
his ears:
MARY, I want you to get up de-
licious little dinner. Oyster cocktail,
fsh--brook trout II you can get 1t; a
broiler OF a spring turkey"
Eyes, ma'am; and l had better tell
the man that your banker is visiting
you or else he'll be putting me OF
with pork chops"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-30
CHANGE WITH THE YEARS
Good Things That Appealed to Boy
hood Lose Their SAVIOR to Those
Of Advancing Age.

"The old story Of the little boy who,
when asked how he knew when he
had enough, replied. When things
what was good begins to taste bad,
then I know | have had enough was
brought forcbly to my mind when
visited my father in Rochester, N. y
said Robert Oliver of Albemarle coun-
ty. Virginia. at the Shoreham. My
father Is an Englishman, as | am, by
birth, and the old gentleman has la
bored under the delusion that every
thing that is grown in the tight little
island is better than anything that
can be produced in this country.
Among other decisions enjoyed by
the old gentleman is that there is no
apple on earth like the Ripston pippin,
which was his favorite when a boy,
but happen to know that the Ripston
pippin is identical with the Albemarle
pippin of our country. So | shipped a
barrel of these Virginia apples to my
father just before going to visit him.
The apples arrived the same day
did. and when they we're opened his
delight was pleasant to see. He Sc
lected a fine specimen. and remarked
that that was the real Ripston. He
ate a part of It, but did not seem to
be over-enthusiastic, and when
pressed him to take another, he ad-
mitted that it was probable his taste
had changed, and that the apple OF
fifty years ago might be no better
than the apple of today, but that his
digestive organs or his palate had
probably altered.
Il know he was right, for, remem-
bering my early days, l recalled that
not long ago | called upon my mother
to make a pudding that was my ex-
IRENE delight when | was thirteen.
She made it, and it is likely 1t was
just the same as she used to make
when | was a boy. But it didn't taste
the same. ] think l must have been
like the little boy. AS we grow older
we are prone to believe that the
things Of the present are not like the
things of former days. William Win
ter was wont to pirate about all the
good actors being dead But | / re-
sumo that we are living in times just
as good as when we were boys, al
! though we didn't know it."-Washing
ton Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-30
Rlnht 70 Bear Arms.

The words from Article H.. amend
ments to the Constitution of the Unit
ed States, "A well-regulated militia
being necessary to the security OF a
free people, the right of the people
to keep and bear arms shall not be
infringed." evidently have a commu
nifty meaning; but they also carry
along with them the right of the In
divfdual to safeguard himself and
his house by keeping himself armed
with the necessary means OF defense
The law against carrying concealed
weapons. now on the statute books o.
most OF the states. is a matter quite
soreigu TO the broad principles Of ths
;lsht Of keeping and bearing arma
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-30

John Ruskin, the English art critic,
once criticized in his fearless way a
picture OF a well known painter, who
was very much grieved at the effect.
Later, on hearing OF the sorrow he
he had caused, he wrote to the artist
that he regretted he could not speak
more favorably OF the picture, but
hoped II would make no difference in
their friendship. The artist, 1t is
said, wrote in reply the following
note Dear Ruskin: Next time ]
meet you l shall knock you down, but
hope 1t will make no difference If
our friendship"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-30
Natural Cake Of Soap.

An odd and useful plant Of our Pa
cifc coast is the soaproot The
grass-like. crinkled leaves appear
close to the ground in the spring.
and are known to every California
country-dweller They grow from a
deep-rooted bulb incased in coarse
fiber. II the fiber is stripped of and
the onion.like bulb crushed between
the hands. is rubbed in water as one
uses a cake OF soap, a plentiful lather
results, as cleansing as any soar
bought in a store.-St Nicholas.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-30
Strengthens Weak
and Tired Women

81 was under a great strain nurs-
ing a relative through three months
Sickness" writes Mrs. j. c. Van De
Sande, of Kirkland, ILL.,, and "Elec-
trio Bitters kept me from breaking
down. l will never be without it. "
Do you feel tired and worn out? No
appetite and food won't digest? 1t
isn't the spring weather. You need
Electric Bitters. Start a months
treatment today; nothing better for
stomach, liver and kidneys. The
great spring tonic. Relief or money
back. SOC and $l.O0, at your Drug
gist.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-30
Hay AND GRAIN.

No. l timothy hay. $22 90
No. | clover.hay, $1,000
Clean, bright straw hay. 25c bal
Alfalfa hay, $2l 90
White seed oats, 54c
Black seed oats. 5Sc
Mixed seed oats, Csc
No. 2 white corn, 92c
Winter wheat bran. $500.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-30
United States and German Navies.

United States and German Navies..
The records of 1911, the latest
available, show that the German navy
consisted of SS5 craft of all kinds, Of
which the frst-class battleships num-
bered 2S; second-class 9; first-class
cruisers, 10; destroyers, 116; torpedo
boats, 70; summarizes, IA. Total Off
GERS and men of the line, $500. The
figures for the United States for the
same date are: Total craft, 2O4; first
class battleships, "a; second-class, 81;
frst-class cruisers. IS; destroyers,
40; torpedo boats. "a; submarines,
40; officers and men of the line, 81,
600
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-30
TraInIna Down Daddy.

Ethel-I declare, Elsie. how well
your father looks. He belongs to that
downtown business mems gymnasium,
doesn't he?
Elsie Not daddy. Dads more up
to-date than that. Mother and we
girls talked him into joining Miss
Martins tango classes, and the i'm
provement has been simply wonderful