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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12
Our Helpless Civilization I

1t is an axiom of political economy
that the disintegration Of the British
empire would prove dangerous to the
peace of the world and the prosperity
OF business, and yet England must tax
herself to death lest the ways of the
seas be closed against her-in which
case she would be placed exactly in the
condition of a besieged city, and might
be starved to death. 1t is possible that
England owes her weakness to condi-
tons beyond her control, but this fact
only adds strength to the inference that
our civilization now stands as helpless
before its enemies as did that of the
effete Roman empire before the hordes
of barbarians that attacked her on ey-
cry side.
1t seems equally true that the 9th II
branch of the Anglo-Saxon race is
equally helpless when confronted with
conditions finally dangerous. tt can
not enforce its laws against the do
nestle enemies that attack it with
money and dynamite and disturbing
theories-we see the United States
merely drifting at the impulsion of
.lawlessness and disorder, while it is
iouted beyond its borders by such ban
dts as Villa and Huerta. 1t is PLAIN
that in at least three of the states OF
the Union law is deliberately set aside.
1t is equally plain that law may be g
nored by the central authority without
cbuks from the powers set to limit an /
control by preserving the boundares
fixed by the courts and the constit =
ton.
We claim to have greatly extended
the limitations formerly prescribed to
mans knowledge and activities. We
have made a beginning of the conquest
of the empire of the air; for the first
time in history man has searched out
the ends, as well as the corners of the
earth; our engineers are now prepar-
ed to bind the rivers and to cultivate
the deserts. But when a blizzard
touches the center Of our business a
city of 100000 people is. cut off from
the rest of the country, and its own
activity is stopped-the common en-
envy in New York is fought with the
same weapons used in 1888 and not
even with snowplows can Broadway be
cleared. its supplies of milk and other
necessities are drawn from an area Of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12
IMPROVED SLEEPING
CAR SERVICE
Between Macon, VaIdOSta and Jack
sOnyille, via Georgia Southern &
Florida Railway.

The Georgia Southern and Florida
railway now operates a Pullman draw
ing-room buffet sleeping car on "Shoo
Fly" train No. 5, leaving Macon 4:25
p. m, daily for Jacksonville. On ar
rival at Valdosta, 1915 p. M, this car
is parked in convenient location near
the station where it is ready for oc-
cupancy any hour of the night, until
5:25 a. M, when it is attached to train
No. 8 arriving Jacksonville $50 a. m.
Northbound, this sleeper leaves Jack
sonville on train No. at $50 p. m, ar
rives Valdosta 1910, midnight, where
it is parked at station and ready for
occupancy at any hour up to 5:35
a. m, when it is attached to train No.
6, which arrives Macon 1905 a. m.
This sleeper is especially convenient
for passengers travelling between
Americas, CordeIe, Ashburn, Triton,
Valdosta, and Jacksonville. Reserva-
tons may be secured through any
agent of the G. S. and F. railway, or
c. B. Rhodes, G. P. A., Macon, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12
Memorial Resolutions, Resolutions

Memorial Resolutions, Resolutions
10 Respect, Obituary Notices, ETC..
Their than those which the paper may
deem proper to publish as news mat
her, will be charged for at the rate of
b cents per line.
All advertising copy requiring two
leolumns of space or less should be in
|she business office not later than noon
|Df day prior to date of issue in order
DO insure it's prompt insertion. All
copy for space of more than two col
|nmns should be submitted not later
than o'clock of the day, two days
prior to date of issue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12
THE CREATES OPTIMLST ON EARTH

Ex-senator Webb, of Tennessee, tells
of the greatest optimist he has ever
heard of. To this optimist a runner
announced, THE bank in which You
had your fortune deposited has failed
and you will never get a cent?"
, 20, we'll, it could be worse" calmly
replied the optimist
At that moment another runner an
your house and everything
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12
COMFORTABLE

= P. H. A, in Times-Union) =
= y y = \ 4 \ = 4 4 = =
Comfortable? Weld, l should say,
1Tes the cold winds blow away,
I've a fire, an easy chair,
A briarwood pipe-say, what's more
rare?
/ sit and dream Of bygone days
Here before the GOALS bright blaze
On pleasure bent l would not stral-
Comfortable? Well, I should say.
Comfortable? Why, goodness me,
Nowhere else I'd care to be,
Here alone with naught but dreams
While the fiickeding freight CLEANS
Visions come of sweetheart eyes
Like a glimpse of Paradise,
Maybe they'll be mine some day
Comfortable? Well, / should say.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

The man who left his sweetheart 20
years ago to accumulate fortune and
found her married when he returned
must have overlooked the splendid
postal facilities this country enjoys.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12
Glasses ia China Painting,
Water Color and ORA wing.
ORDERS TAKEN FOR HAND.PAINT-
ED CHINA-FIRING TWICE
4 WEEK
STUDIO BELL PLANO SCHOOL

Although snowbound in the recent
storm, Gaby Deslys managed to obtain
enough clothes from her 70 trunks to
keep fairly comfortable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

The spectacle of modern Romans
fleeing from wolves is enough to make
Remus and Romulus blush for their
degenerate offspring.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

Opposition of Congress to horse
shows will not prevent the army mule
from participating in his accustomed
pastimes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

And why should not the Foreign Re
lations Committee give a hearing to
Felix Diaz? His story of why and how
he got out of Mexico should be inter-
esting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

Srfe Aoddled convicts are overfastid-
ious in fesenting the taste of liver in
the hash. Hash is supposed to be ben
crai miscellany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

About the time that Pacific coast
army Of unemployed reaches Washing
Am some capital cop will saunter along
and sing out huskily; Has anyone
here seen Kelly?7 But the general VIII
nave 3 sudden engagement elsewhere
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

The Goelets are to have a dignifel
divorce" The stipulated alimony will
probably be "a digniied sum-" as Mr..
Cardwell said onN memorable occas-
ion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

Ferdinand Pinnery Earle has finally
found wife who is unwilling to bear
with his infirmities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

However, the Treasury deficit might
easily be overcome by placing a mod
crate tariff on imported rumors.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

Of all the DEVILS devices for defea:-
ing Lent, the tango seems most sue
cessful
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

The eagerness of folks under age 10
get married contrasts strikingly with
khe reluctance of their elders.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

A Mexican desperate is a menace
only IN his own country. He can not
terrify anybody in Texas
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12
MARKETS
New York Cotton.

New York, March IL - Cotton flu
lures opened steady March, 12:4O;
May, 11.79; July, 1859; August, 1850;
October, 11:4O; December, 11.48.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

in it has been destroyed. They were
rot able to save even an heirloom!"
20, well, it could have been worse, :
calmly replied the optimist
Later, a friend saw the optimist or
the devils back and almost at the door
Of hell. How about it now?" he in
quired.
20, it might be worse" calmly re-
plied the optimist, "the devil might
have made be carry him"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12
Tall Money.

New York, March 11--Call money
steady, l rs to 2; ruling rate 2; clos
ing l rs to 2. Time loans firm; 60
days g.; 80 days, 8 IA six months, IL
to ga. Mercantile. paper, A to IL.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12
Established 1879.

Subscribers fail.-g to receive their
aper regularly will confer favor by
promptly reporting same to circulation
apartment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

Those who have assailed the tango
will doubtless shed tears over the
onion glide"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12
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MAPLEINE JELLY-1-2 box geIa-
tine; pint boiling water; teaspoon
fll Mapleine; cup sugar; scant cup
cold water. Soak the gelatine in the
cold water until soft, then add the boil
ing water, sugar and Mapleine. Do not
let the mixture boil. When well dis
solved, strain through a flannel bag.
Buchanan Grocery Co.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

FOR SALE-Velvet beans; $3.50 per
busheL W. J. Josey, Americas, Ga.
7-1w
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

FOR RENT-Six room house with
large lot, on Forrest street; adjoining
public school lot; has sanitary con-
nections; possession given March 1st
H. c. Davis. 25-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-12

Americas, Ga, March II, 1914
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
The New Army

tcontinued from Page one.l
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20

and imagine rude punishments for them.
suited to their known characters.
They discuss, too, their elders who in
time past warned them of the sin of
soldering. These men, who live honor
ably and simply under the triple vow Of
obedience, temperance and poverty, re-
call. not without envy, the sort OF life
that the well-kept moralists lead in the
unpicketed, unsentried towns: and it gals
them that such folk should continue in
comfort and volubility at the expense of
good mems lives or should greasily profit
at the end OF II all.
They stare hard, even in their blue
slops at white-collared. bowler-hatted
young men, who. by the way, are just
learning to drop their eyes under that
gaze. In the third-class railway carriages
they hint that they would like explana-
tions from the casual nut" and they
explain to him wherein his, explanations
are unconvincing.
Gulf IL Apparent.
And when they are homo on leave, the
slack-jawed son OF the local shopkeeper
and the rising nephew of the big banker
and the dumb but cunning carriers lad
receive instruction or enooura cement
suited to their needs and the nation's
{ The older men and the Officers viii tell
you that II the allowances are made more
liberal We shall get all the men we want
But the younger men OF the New Army do
not worry about allowances or. Cor that
matter, make 'em.
There Is a gulf already opening bet
tween those who have Joined and those
who have not; but we shall not know the
width and the depth of that gulf Till the
war is over. The wise man is he who
Jumps it now and lands In safety among
the trained and armed men.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
With Cue Handlers

TRENTON. N. j., Dec. 19.-.Calyin Dem
Billiard Players league match here to-
night Averages and high runs: DEM
Arrest, 12 1903: Cline, IL 2-25. So
JACKSONVILLE, IliI Dec. 19--Jake
Schaefer, Jr, defeated Marcus Cation.
800 to IS, In Billiard Players league
match here tonight. Schaefer had a high
run OF 70 and averaged 20; Cations high
run was % and his averagN 61-14.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20

Continued from Page ons)
up offenses. The New Army has no use
for those people. either, and attends 20
them on what may be called democratic
lines" which is ell the same as the old
barrack room court-martial Nor does 1t
suffer fools gladly. There is no time to
instruct them They go to other spheres
There was. or rather Is. a man who in
tends to join a certain battalion. He
Joined 1t once. scraped past the local
doctor and was drafted into the corps
only to be hove out for varicose veins.
He went back to his accommodating
doctor. repeated the process. and was
again rejected.
They are waiting for him now in his
third incarnation. for both sides are
equally determined. And there was an
other Scot who Joined, served a while.
and left, as he might have left a pit or
a factory Somehow it occurred TO him
that explanations might be required, SO
he wrote TO bis commanding officer from
his home address. and asked him what
ne recommended him to do.
The c. o.. to his infinite credit, wrote
back, Suppose you rejoin." which the
man did. and no more said. His punish
he realizes what he has done. II he does
not then perish in his seIf-contempt Che
has a good cOnceit OF himselD he win
make one first class non-com.
Gets Good Pipes.
had the luck TO meet a sergeant
major who was the sergeaut-major Of
ones dreams. He had Just had sure in
formation that the kits for his battalion
were coming in few days; so. after
three months work. life smiled upon him.
From kits one naturally went on to the
pipes.
The battalion had it's plpes-a very good
set. How did II set them2 We'll, there
was. Of course, the duke. They began
with him. And there was a Scots lord
concerned with the regiment And there
was q Teddy OF q certain clan connected
with the battalion. Hence the piDes.
Could anything be simpler or more log
ical?
And when the kits come the men would
be different creatures. Were they good
meng i asked. Yes. Vera good. Wha' 4
TO mislead 'em?' said he.
"Old soldiers" I suggested, meanly
enough. "ReJolned pFiVates OF long ago. -
'Ay. there might have been a few such
In the beginning, but they'd be more
wanted In the special reserve battalions.
our boys are good boys. but. yen under
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20

stand. they've to be handled-just handled
a little"
Then a subaltern came in, with regi-
mental forms, visibly leaning on the SER
geant-major, who explained, clarified and
referred them on the proper quarters.
Does the work come back to your" /
asked, for he had been long in pleasant
civil employ.
"Ay. 1t does that-it Just does that"
And he addressed the fluttering papers,
lists and notes with the certainty Of an
old golfer on a wall-known green.
Squads were at bayonet practice in the
square. CThey like bayonet practice,
especially after looking at pictures In the
illustrated dailies.) A new draft was be-
ing introduced to It's rifles. The rest
was getting ready for. evening parade
They were all In khaki. so one could see
how they had come on in the last ten
weeks.
It was a result the meelSest might have
been Proud of, but the New Army does
not cultivate useless emotions Their
officers and their instructors worked over
them patiently and coldly and repeatedly
with their souls in the job. and with their
souls, minds and bodies in the same Job
the men took-soaked up-the Instruction.
And that seems to. be the note Of the
New Army.
Men Are Cheerful.
They have Joined for good reason. For
that reason they sleep uncomplainingly
double thick on barrack floors. or lie like
herrings In the tents and sing Some
where the Sun Is Shining when they are
flooded out at2 a. m.
They walk out and dig half " day
or all night. as required; they wear
though they will not eat-anything that
is issued to them; they make themselves
an Organized and kindly life out of a
few heres OF dirt and little, canvas;
they keep their edge and anneal their
discipline under conditions that would de-
press a fox terrier and disorganise a
champion foot ball team.
They ask nothing in return save work
and equipment. And being what they are.
they thoroughly and unfeignedly enjoy
what they are doing. and they purpose
to do much, very much more.
But they also think. They think 1t vile
that 20 many unmarried young men who
are not likely to be affected by govern
ment allowances should be so shy about
sharing their life. They discuss these
young men and their womenfoik by name,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
BRITISH COURT ANNULS
CONVICTION OF ALLEGED SPY

LONDON, Dec. 1s.-The court OF crimi-
nal appeals t, consisting of the lord chief
justice. Lord Reading and four other JUS
tices, today annulled the conviction OF
Nicholas Ahlers. who was found guilty Of
treason and sentenced to death. Ahlers.
naturalized Englishmsn. formerly was
German consul In sundeland borough. He
was accused of having aided German re-
servists 10 reach their country after the
outbreak of the war.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-03-18
King billiard Again In The Harness.

VIM. E. Huevelmann, New .Ulm's
we'll known horse fancier and the
owner of 'sKing Dillard," is looking
forward this season to the best year
the fast PAGER has had thus far.
The speedy chestnut has made a
splendid showing among the PAGERS
in the 2:20 class thru0ut the state
and promises to do better than ever
this year. He will be used for breed
ing purposes this spring and will
then be trained by "Doc'' White for
the track. If he shows by his early
training that he has the stuff, he will
make his debut at the Hamline track
in the State Fair races next fall
where he will undoubtedly make the
best of the 2:20 class look to their
laurels.
Blood will tell in race horses, as
elsewhere, and King billiard has the
bluest blood Of the pacing artistic
cracy of America in his veins. He
is a son of Hal billiard, time 2:4A,
and grandson Of Brown Hal, 2:12H.
Minnie K is his dam and he is thus
in direct descent from the famous
Red Wilkes, the sire of a long line
Of true breeding PAGERS. His mother
is the dam of four other fast PAGERS:
Druid Vixen, 2:12N; Pandect, 2:21A;
Lady Bellbrook, 2:1O; and Major Pur-,
cell, 2:10A. Pandect's record Of
2:21A was made as three-year-o
King billiard is seven year-old
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-03-18
y, BROWN COUNTY MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY MARCH IS 1914

schools of that vicinity must have
much to do with putting agriculture on
q higher plane than 1t has heretofore
occupied. His talk was very inter-
esting.
In the evening the editors were the
guests of GaskiIl s. McVitty, the pro-
du GERS of That. Printer OF Udell's"
and greatly enjoyed the local color of
the play which is very we'll done by
the company. A smoke social for the
men followed the play.
Some of the visitors returned to
their homes on the early trains Sat-
urday but no matter how early they
had to get up in the gray morning, it
was not too early for them to feel tina
Winnebago had treated them splendid
ly and that the gathering had been a
most pleasant success.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-03-18

PAGER. He is a beautiful chestnut.
standing 16 hands high and weighs
115O pounds when in best racing
condition. He has a long, powerful
stride and a wonderful reserve force.
His wonderful endurance stands him
in good stead and permits him to do
his best in a five heat race. He made
his bow to the racing world in 1911
and gave a splendid account of him
self in the few races he entered that
season. In 1910 he showed a won
derful Improvement, showing a clean
pair of heels to all his rivals in the
2:2O pace and making a cleaning
both at the Hutchinson, mcleod
County, and Brown County meets.
He has the enviable record of having
won every race he started in except
one run at Hutchinson in which he
was injured in collision and even
then he gamely fought to draw.
Last season Mr.. Huevelmann did
not race King billiard but in his pri-
vate workouts he showed an i'm
provement over his previous perfor-
mances that bodies we'll for his future
IN the harness game. He has paced
his mile well under the time for his
class and done it on half-mile track.
With another seasons training and
MS increased power he will make
shlngs lively for any 2:2O PAGER on
4 mile. track.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-03-18

Studebaker cylinder passenger
Tony ziescka, O. r Nordgren, A. l..
Dahlgren, Rev. VIM. G. Albrecht, A.
r. Kelm, Otto Schmidt.
Studebaker cylinder passenger
j. M. Lord
Maxwell, 4cylinder, 5 passenger
Albert Moll, VIM. Harris, Ed. Hensel
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-03-18
Auto Business
Is Prosp Gus IS
ManyfNew Cars Have Been
Sold BY New Ulm Dealers
This Season.
More Farmers Thar Town
People Are Buying Ma
chimes.

That the past year was prosperous
one Ia this section of Minnesota and
that farmers and business men in
general have full confidence in the
continued prosperity of this section
is evidenced by the amount of business
donesby the automobile dealers of this
city. More new cars will be seen on
the streets this year than in any other
one season and very large number
of cars have been purchased during
the fall and winter by the farmers of
the Immediate surrounding territory.
The open winter kept the subject of
cars before the minds of owners all
thru the cold spell. In fact, number
OF the cars were used all winter and
were not put up at all. This probably
acc cunts for the extreme activity so
early in the season.
The Review has attempted to secure
q list of the purchasers of new cars
that will be used for the first time this
summer or have been bought since
last fall. The town cars have mostly
been purchased since the beginning of
the year but a number of the farmers
secured theirs shortly after the close
of the years business last fall. The
Ford seems still to be the favorite car
for use on country roads and very
largesnumber Of them have been sold
by the Kretsch Auto Co. since Janu-
ary 1st. They have also disposed of
9 MURDER OF Detroiters. Mr. Retzlaff
Is hahdling thewell- known Stndebaker
and Maxwell cars and reports ten
recent sales. Fesenmaier has had q
big call for the REQ Fifth, six of them
going to New Ulm people, aud FIVE to
residents of nearby farms. DR..
Weiser purchased Jeffry six pass
enger car from the South Side Auto
Co. recently. This car is made at
Kenosha, Wis. The Auto Co. expect
to secure the agency for cheaper car
shortly and will then 20 after business.
They state that they have several
second hand cars in stock at the
present time also. Mueller & Aab
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-03-18

When man habitually complains
that his home town is dead Il may be
taken for granted that he has done
his worst to make il dead, and that he
is even deader than his town. A
preacher once said at q funeral SCR
vice, ''The late respected corpse vas
9 member Of this church for forty
years. There are lots Of towns like
that unfortunate. church in that they
have respected corpses'' 10 the popu-
lation. + needs live men and not
dead men to build up . town. Ex
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-03-18

Detroiters: And. Tauer, John Berg,
Henry Liesenfeld, Frank Schleif,
Hugo Windhorn, Joe Stadick, Adam
Jutz, John Regelin and John Stadick
of Lafayette.
REQ the Fifth, all five passenger cars.
Jos. Traurig, West Newton
J. NJ. Haubrich, Milford
+. G. Keyser, Sleepy Eye
Y. r, sKeyser, Searles .....--.. z..25..
Frank Sommer, CORTLAND
Carl F. Crone, City
Aag. c.. Dahl
DR.. J. L. Schoch IS
81. L. Beecher 8"
F. II. Krook Il"
J. A. Ochs
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-03-18

A large and appreciative audience
greeted Oscar Ammerlnger at Turner
Hall Monday evening and he held the
close attention OF all for fully an hoar
and half. Mr.. Ammeringer ID !
natural humorist and said some very
funny things. BE lectured under The
auspices Of the Socialist local aud
spoke on the labor question.