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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

ing to the tips of the toes and above the ankle is q medallion of real lace. For the bride or debutante they are lovely.
 A pair of black silk hose heavily en- broidered in artistic floral design was seen at another shop, the all-black idea being very smart and up-to-date.
 Yellow or gold stockins. to match cloth of gold slippers, and silver gray stockings, to match cloth of silver slippers are to be had which is vast improvement over past seasons, when itNwas almost impos- sible to match such exclusive styles in footwear.
 A lovely black and white effect was shown in stockings, the foundation being white with an entre deux of black lace, making quite a striking contrast and un- usally becoming to the foot.
 In corsetS, such perfection has been reached that even the most inexpensive corset can now be had, cut on the same lines of the more expensive. Of course, for stout women such corsets would be a poor investment. but it is boon to slender women who do not care to pay exorbitant prices for their corsets. ~ The front and side laced corsets are very much in vogue and a great many women, once they've worn them, seem never to be satisfied with the old-fash- toned back lacing.
 A good model in the front laced corset is shown in heavy Coutil, lace edged and satin bound, the garters attached to these being trimmed with tiny bows of white ribbon making the garment quite attractive looking as well as practical
 A lovely model for slender figures shows pale pink brocade in very low bust and long hips Pink silk laces and pink gar ters attached mark the corset as very smart, and, best of all, it is not expen- siVe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

verted into all the articles of first- class menu. Soup meat bread, olive oil. milk tea, butter, hash and many high sounding French articles are all made of the little spanish peanut which grows all over Texas Others contend that cot ton seed can be converted into just as many different kinds of diet as the pea nut can, and is even cheaper.
 The sudden increase in demand for these products may be explainable, at least in part. in another way. There are millions of soldiers to feed in Europe, and they are not half There are millions of wom- en and children to save from starvatior, Even with seed at $40 ton, cotton seed products are very cheap food, consider ing the nourshment they contain. So of peanuts-considering the food value Of peanuts-they have always sold low ex- cept when retailed by the street corner parcher. Both these articles of food keep a long time without spelling. The life of many war victim will doubtless lee saved by this years cotton seed and peanut crops of Texas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05

From the Chicago News.
 When 1t cones to superstition, I guess there isn't much difference be- tween emperors and commuters" said the manager of one of the loops largest jewelry stores recently The manager held in his hand a. story from Paris that the Emperor of Austria is seeking to banish the "Hapsburg hoodoo" by sell ing the famous opal, the costliest of the crown jewels,
 That's not at all surprising,' said the manager "The opal is the jewel goat. If a man has any misfortune. if his wife deserts him, or his business fails, or his stomach goes back on him. the first thing he thinks of if he owns an opal is the old legend that opals bring bad luck.
 Do you know" smiled the manager, 'we don't keep opals in stock. Not one, No one calls for them. It's a rarity in the jewelry business to have someone in- quire for an opal. Occasionally we get opals for some of our regular patrons, but it is rare that a chance customer comes in and asks to see one.
 Before the scientific facts concerning the opal were known it was believed devils lived in it's purple and red fire. An opal will burst if heated or cooled too much. The fluctuations of tempera- ture produce a changing color in the opal, due, as it is now known, to the movement of the water in it.
 ''All these phenomena were believed to be supernatural. and the opal from the earliest time was declared to be an omen of bad luck It was supposed to foretell things once. and in later age it was supposed to possess the power of pur- suing its owner with an evil fate
 The superstittions like scores of ether queer beliefs, have survived. To this day people believe that opals bring bad luck. It isn't very strange to hear that an Emperor is trying to get rid of his. Something brings bad luck and it might as well be opals.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05
Why Seed Sell We'll

From the Dallas News.
 Cotton seed at $40 ton reminds us of fortunes thrown away on the south ern plantations before the Civil war, and even since the war. It comes to pass that a man can subsst without serious inconvenience upon the products of the once discarded cotton seed. So he can on peanuts. The report is that agents are now on hand to buy the entire pea nut crops of east Texas and Louisiana It is claimed that the peanuts of those sections contain 20 per cent more oil thar the nuts east of the Mississippi river The demand for the goober crop has been marvellous. and efforts to explain this re. cent activity have been made by differ ent persons in different ways.
 One authority claims that it has been ascertained in recent years that the pea nut is the only product that can be con.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05
Not for Strangers

From the Youths Companion.
 What in the world does that mean?'' asked the traveller through sparsely settled region on the cape. There $ no such place on my road map"
 The man whom he addressed first took a leisurely survey of the traveller and his horse, and then turned his eyes to- ward the weather beaten sign which bore the single word, "Tolpom."
 That aint name." he said, with dignity; its jest an indication. It means TO Long Pond, one mile
 Its plain enough to folks from near by that's hunting for the pond. and we don't reckon on strangers taking much interest,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05
of Fashion
IS manifest ;n euery article of auone11's apparel slo,U11 at GO1dstein =

Authoritative modes for winter-a dis play of notable interest featuring the significant style tendencies for the next few months. On recent visit to the mar ket we were fortunate in securing rep resentative creations from many of the best manufacturers, collection of Goats, Coat Suits and Dresses, newest in colors and designed on entirely new lines. New, and that word looms large in our invita- tion for you to visit us. When you walk through our stocks today we are sure you will say you never saw more interesting things, more reasonably priced.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-04-30

mandante del barco nOruego fetado por
ell Comit6 de Socorros Belga, avisa la
presencia en- ell mar del norte de una
escuadra alemana compuesta de 68 uni
dades, que en- utraves1a por dichas
aguas ell fu6 detenido por uno de los
buques de guerra alemanes, cuyos of
ciales despu6s de e0aminar sus pape-
les, le autorizaron continuar SUI viaje.
Grasgow, 29.-Cien estudiantes para
ofciar en- el Cuerpo de amaestramiento
de Glasgow, han respondido a la lla-
mazda de Lord Kitchener pidiendo vo~
luntarios para la fabrication de pro-
yectiles a fin de llegar a la fabrication
de este material en- nGmero ilimitado.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-04-30

Londres, 20 de abril.-El Almlran-
tazgo ha decidido que Sc permita al
transatlantico "Nordham seguir via
je a Rotterdam.
Ginebra, 29.-Un aeroplano frances
lanz6 cuatro bombas en- los talleres dc
armas Mauser en- Obendorf, cerca de
Stuttgart Los proyectiles causaron da-
nos de consideration. Muchas de las
maquinas un gran n1mero de rifles
han sido destrU1dOs.
Petrogrado, 29.-Un aeroplano ruso
de grandes dimensiones pas0 sObre Nel-
denbourg, (Prusia Oriental) 40 kilo-
metros al sur de Koenigsberg, donde
lanz6 1,2OO libras de explosives.
I'm aeroplano aleman fu6 derribado a
tiros en- Suwalki, pero cay6 en- las IL
mes enemigas.
Londres, 29.-Un despacho de Hels-
ingfords anuncia que los vapores suecoS
Hanna" y "Viking" que iban de In
glaterra a Suecia con cargamento de
carbon fueron apresados por los torpe-
deros alemanes a la altura de Skanor
(Suecia).
Nancy, 29.-Un aeroplano aleman
atac6 hoy a Nancy. Tres bombas caye-
ron en- ell centro de la ciudad. Tres per
sonas fueron muertas y hay otras he
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-04-30
81 naundO al dia
iSe aproxima la gran batalla? Escuadra alemana de
68 unidades de combate el Mar del Norte- Los
aviadores rusos en- campafla.- Aeroplano alenan
en- Nancv- La grave situacion de los armenios
(Servicio especial del Gable Francees.)

(Servicio especial del Gable Frances
ridas de gravedad.
Londres, 29.-(OfciaD. A pesar de
la oposici0n cont1nua del enemigo, las
tropas aliadas estan establecidas actual
mente en- una Inca que atraviesa la ex-
tremidad de la peninsula de Gallipoll
desde un punto situado al noroeste de
Eski Husarlick a la boca de un arrOyue-
10 en- ell lado opuesto. Los allados han
rechazado todos los ataques en- Sarlbalr
contin1an avanzandO.
Washington, 29.-Mr MOrgenthau,
Fmbaiador de los EstadOs UnldOs ha
cablegrafado al Departamento de Esta-
do "a. actualmente reina en- Turqula un
gran malestar debido la situaci0n en-
Armenia y que 6l hab1a hecho va repre-
sentaciones al gobierno turco para la
nrotecci0n de los armenios. El ha he
cho alusi6n un armenia naturallzado
como ciudadano americana, cuya vida
esta amenazada.
Ginebra, 29.-Segdn informes tidedlg-
nos tres mil alemanes, ocho mil italia
nos v mil austriacos han salido de Sulza
de regreso a sus respectivos pa1ses, en-
los 1iltimos tres d1as. Sc cree que estOs
hombres son reservistas que han sldo
llamados bajo la bandera.
Londres, 29.-El captain Scott CO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-04-30
0uien no anuncia, no vende

Dicen los Administrators sablos de :
la Prensa: fe que tienen razon" zero
una 'cosa es el anuncio de MIR. Charles, y 5
otra ell que dice la verdad, toda la verdad' )
v NADIA mas que la verdad. Vease, sino'
la preferencia de los "amateurs" para "Old
STYLE Lager, la UNICA cerveza de cali )
dad sorprendente inimitable: para "Mar-
TIM y Rossi'', ell vermouth mas exquisite de
Torino; el de mayor consume mundial:
para BACARDI, el ron privilegiado que
compile en- calidad con los mejores Bran
dys; nectar delicioso cuyo consume aumen-
ia considerablemente, para whiskey e5co-
ces "No. 10" la marca de los Lores. Privi-
legiado whiskey de fin1sima caidad y."..
''amateurs" en- receso: ST recurrimos pc
dir la opinion de las lavanderas de la isla,
icual habra que no prefiera el jabon
'BROWN' genuine de Cadierno, dada su
alta cal1dad O inestimable baratura? Min
guna, absolutamente ninguna.
ST 10 que queda dicho no es de gran
beneficio p1blico, no merece la repro
duccion por los demas periodicos puertorri-
quenos, venga quien quiera demostrar-
nos 10 contrario.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-04-30
Sizes cierto que
padece usted del
estonago, c h1ga-
do, intestine, etc
I'd rnismo pue-
de curarse radi-
calmente.
FIJESE EN- ESTA
L &FOTOCRAFIA 5.

49, k,3sss>4szGsa u IN
Es Ell EMINENTE Dr..
Taponnier, de Suiza, des-
cubridor del glorioso Pa
tentizado ''EL TAPO"
Remedio INFALIBLE
de los organos digestivos
Un Tesoro ignorado que
no debe faltar en- Ell ho-
gar.
Pueden tomarlo, emilia
absolute seguridad del
mas lisonjero exito, hasta
los ninos en- la lactancia.
ES INOFENSIVO.
Los millares de perso-
mas que lie han usado Sc
curaron radicalmente, y
elias, por humanidad, 10
recomiendan con insisten
cia a sus amistades.
Pruebe con un solo
carton de seis botellitas,
con instrucciones y pros
pecto, y usted sera Ell me-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-04-30
LA CAFETERIA,

or agandsta beni de a human doHente
la
la
nidaddo doiente
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-07

terest rate, why not feel good, Mr..
Banker?
The administrations Xmas gift to
the railroads of a Is per cent in
crease in passenger and a per cent
increase in freight rates was fine for
the railroads. And so on through all
the channels of Big Business we find
everything possible being done for
their merry Christmas" by federal,
state and municipal administrations.
But how about the workers? Just
one example shows exactly where we
come in for our Xmas cheer.
A bill to protect ocean commerce
from the added risks of war, a risk
that private insurance companies
would not carry, was passed by a
unanimous vote in less than 20 min
utes in the senate. An amendment
to the same bill to provide LIFE in
surance for the workers engaged in
the transportation of this commerce
(for no life insurance company
would carry this risk, either was de-
feated in less than Z minutes with
only IA votes in it's favor. (Neither
Sherman nor Lewis voted for you,
Mr.. Worker.)
In country rich as we are, where
there are today millions in need of
clothes, millions in need of shoes,
millions in need Of homes, millions
that are actually starving, and on
the other hand there are millions of
idle men who want to produce
clothes, shoes and homes for them |
selves, as well as for others, but who |
have no opportunity to work be-
cause the capitalist owns the Jobs, |
and in the warehouses millions of |
barrels Of flour, millions of pounds of |
meat, millions of bales of raw cloth |
to make into clothes, and plenty of |
leather to make shoes for all.
Yet the starving must starve and |
the freezing must freeze because we |
rnnFv,eE,Ls, -
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-07

She-We are giving a bah for the
unemployed.
He (sardonically)-Will any of the
unemployed be there?
She Cmufing it enttrely)-Oh, hor-
rors, no! Nothing but gentlemen of
leisure.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-07
KENNEDY 10 SPEAK

John c. Kennedy, state sec'y Of
Socialist party, will speak on 1.-THE
Ideals of Modern Socialism" at Peo-
pies Open Forum of Church of Re-
deemer, RSbey and Warren, Sunday
evening, Jan. 10.
-O-O-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-07
TO ELECT OFFICERS

10 ELECI OFFICERS
The annual business meeting of
the Women's Trade Union league, at
which officers will be elected, will be
held in the Schiller hall, "a w. Ran
dolph st., Jan. 10, o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-17

developing weevils will be killed. Two
methods of restriction are available.
If the plants can be plowed under to
4 or inches this is the most desirable
method of procedure, otherwise they
should be stacked in windows and
burned as soon as dry.
After destroying the plants prepar-
alton should be made for winter COW
er crop and for rotation of crops
next year.
The weevil has maintained its posi-
ton in Arkansas and has probably ex
tended its area title farther north i'll
the western portions The entire state
of Mississippi is infested. and the
weevil is now known to be in Nc
Marry and Hardin counties, Tenn.
Tennessee planters along the entire
southern border should take the same
precautions that have been recon
mended to Oklahoma planters.
Probably only four or five counties
in the mountainous sections of north
eastern Alabama will escape infesta
ton by the boil weeyil this year.. Over
thirty counties in western Georgia are
already known to be infected and
there is no doubt but that five more
will be recorded soon. Planters in
Georgia and Alabama, whether in in
tested counties or not, should take i'm
mediate measures to destroy the cot
ton stalks, and prepare the fields for
winter cover crops.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-17
SWEEP |S.
MEANS SCATTER
INC BOIL WEEV|[.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct, 16,-The
unusual storms of august and the
very rapid multiplication of the boil
weevil in Texas have resulted in a
tremendous movement into northwest
ern Texas and Oklahoma. This move
ment is probably not yet completed,
nor ras it been entirely mapped out.
the indications are that over half of
the state of Oklahoma on October IL
was infected. Information has just
been received that the boil weevil is
at Vernon in Wilbarger county, Texas,
and at Cache in Comanche County
and Minco in the extreme northern
part of Grady County, Oklahoma and
northwestern Texas it can be expect
ed that the boil weevil will no some
damage next year.
The Bureau of Entomology advises
that the planters throughout Okla
homa and the supposedly infested sec
lions of Texas begin Immediately to
pick their cotton and destroy the
plants. BY destroying the plants the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-17
1bbie Prince, and Master City Prince

Ibbie Prince, and Master City Prince
were going to visit in Griffin.
Mrs. M. T. Elan had just returned
from trip to New York.
General Phil Cook had come up the
day before from his Lee county farm,
while Congressman Charles f. CRISP
was attending court at Hawkinsville.
Mrs. ]. G. Edmundson entertained
with a dance at her home.
Miss Lillian Watts was awarded s
prize at the commencement exercises
of an Atlanta seminary.
Social Americas was interested in
the announcement of the approaching
marriage of Mr.. Ign Bell and Miss
Elma Buchanan, and a sumptu0uS
wedding occasion it was.
The above constitute only a small
portion of the items that interested
Americas during the period of week
just thirty years ago.
j. w. F.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-17
RECORD OF THE PAST
NO STRONGER EVIDENCE CAN BE
HAD IN AMERICUS.

Look well to their record What
they have done many times in years
gone b, is the best guarantee of flu
ture results. Anyone with a bad back;
any reader, suffering from urinary
troubles, from kidney ills, should find
comforting words in the following
statement.
w. w. Rigsby, policeman, 205
Prince ST., Americas, says Il suffer
ed good deal from an cahing back.
The trouble was caused by my kidneys
being disordered. Two or three boxes
of Doan's kidney Pills relieved me of
these ailments" Statement given
March %, 19OS.)
Again Praises DOan's.
AFTER A LAPSE OF MORE THAN
SIX YEARS, Mr.. Rigsby said: "Doans
Kidney Pills certainly did me great
deal of good. 1 am always glad to
recommend them to others suffering
from kidney complaint"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply Ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Rigsby his twice publicly rec
commended. Foster-Milburn Co,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-17

Americas thirty years ago. Can you
recall the topics of that period? Can
you remember just what occurred ill
Americas on October 18th, 1885? Per-
haps not; few are there whose mem
cry can bridge period of such length.
Thirty years is indeed long time. and
Americas has witnessed many changes
within that period.
While ones memory may not recall
incidents of the day in Americas on
October 18th. 1885 The Times-Record-
ed has the data and can within mo-
ment, find in it's excellent files every
occurrence in Americas since 1879,
when the old Recorder was established.
That was nearly forty years ago, but
the facts are ours, nevertheless.
Every marriage, every death, every
sale of real estate, in fact every item
of interest occurring in Americas
since 1879 are preserved In the bound
files of the Times-Recorder. Only
three of four papers in Georgia have
files more complete.
What was Americas doing in Oc-
tober 1885? What were the aspirations
Of her people then? The little A. P. &
L. railroad was being discussed" and
the people of Americas, with those of
Plains, Preston and Lumpkin. built it.
Richland now fiourishing city, was
not even dreamed of then.
Let's look at the old files of the
Times Recorder and see what was
going on in Americas along about Oc-
tober 18th, 1SS5-thirty years ago:
Seine DOings of the Day.
A meeting Of the city council was
presided over by Mayor John B. Eel
Ger, with Aldermen J. G. Roney, W. P.
Burt, G. w. Glover, A. T. Oliver, Bob
Cobb and E. A. Hawkins present. All
of these, with the exception of Mr..
Hawkins, are dead.
The council, at this meeting ordered
q bridge built at the dam of MitcheHs
nillpond, near the Central railway
depot.
In Superior court Judge Allen Fort
heard motion of counsel, E. F. Hinton
for new trial for Charlie Blackman
afterwards hanged at Ellaville for an
atrocious murder.
Mrs. DR.. Durham. of Americas,
dropped dead at Wards Station. where
she was visiting relatives.
Manager George w. Glover, Of the
Opera House, had just booked Barlow
(, Wilson's Minstrels for an early en-
gagement here.
News was received Of the loss of a
schooner off Savannah with a cargo of
steel rails for the little Ameriaus.
Preston & Lumpkin railway. the con-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-17

OF THE DAY IN AMERI-
Gus THIRTY YEARS AGO AS
CLEANED FROM THE TINES
RECORDERS BOUND VOLUMES
WHAT WAS INTERESTING TO
THE PEOPLE OF AMERICUS IN
DAYS AGONE. THE STORY TOLD
IN BRIEF PARAGRAPHS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-17

assist in his tailoring department" is
among the announcements.
A telephone line from Atlanta to
Macon, and thence to Americas and
ALBANY. is proposed, but some people
do not think it practicable" Think
of it.
Captain Cobb was a friend of tho
newspaper then, as now, and called
around to tell of his favorite COW
Nancy giving four gallons of milk
daily.
DR.. s. B. Hawkins and j. D. Shep-
pard file bill of injunction to re-
strain the A., P. & L. road from being
built across their farm lands in Web
ster.
Americas Wanted Waterworks.
Americas aspired to owning sys-
| tenn of waterworks, and city council
is petitioned to call an election for
monds wherewith to install a plant.
! The election went right, and we got
the waterworks.
Supt. John M. Cannon of the CITY
public schools, reports largely in
creased attendance.
Matt Hart advertises a barrel of
fine apples. Martin Grinton was shoe
ing horses then, while old Andrew
Dudley was pegging away on boots
and shoes.
| Society Events ChrOnicled.
Mr.. j. K. Phince, Misses En- ard