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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-17
BEATING THE WIVES
IS POPULAR PAsTME

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct 16.-Lots of
Atlanta men beat their wives, judging
from the divorce court records and are
not over particular whether they use
their fists piece of corr wood or
poker for the purpose, but a new
brand of cruelty and new candidacy
for meanness were uncorked in the
recorders court yesterday when Mrs.
Fl. l. Quinn testified that her husband
not only beat Their, but in addition
made her pay for her cigarettes and
tobacco.
Il stood the Dealings as long as l
could, but l don't think he ought to
make me give him my money to buy
cigarettes with, do you, judge?" said
Mrs. Quinn, and the judge was inclin-
ed to agree that he ought nit
Mrs. Quinn also insisted that her
husband was the meanest man in At
lanta, and brought forward numerous
Gin laws" to substantiate this inciden-
tai accusation.
The upshot of the trial was that
Quinn was bound over to the higher
court on the charge of wife-beating.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-17
PROHIBITION FOR
GEORGIA ALMOST
WITHOUT A FIGHT

ATLANTA, Ca, Octc. 16.-The pro-
hibition bills will pass the legislature
the forthcoming extra session, with
practically no opposition.
This fact which has been growing
more and more apparent for weeks, is
now accepted without dispute by every
enc at the capitol, and by members of
the legislature coming in and out of
the city.
The prediction is made by well-in-
formed observers that the extra ses-
sion will probably not last more than
four weeks at the outside, and this
prediction is based on the general be-
lief that there will be little, if any at
tempt to block the passage Of the pro-
hibition bills.
Members of the house and senate
who opposed the prohibition bills
during the session last summer, are
now frankly stating that they will in
terpose no further obstacle to their
passage.
AS an instance of what is plainly the
general feeling among the members
who were not in favor of the prohibit
ton bills during the session last sum-
mer, Representative Ed Wohlwender.
Of Muscogee county, one of the ablest
members of the house and exceeding
ly popular with all factions on ac-
count of his jovial personality and
sparkling wit, is reported to have an
nounced that he will introduce and Sc
riously advocate during the extra ses-
sion, bill requiring license to have
in ones possession more than one-half
of one pint of whiskey.
eff the people want prohibition,
which am convinced they do, and if
they want effective prohibition, of
which I am also convinced" Mr..
Wohlwender declared, then l for inc
am willing to let them have it, and
the more effective the law the more it
will suit me-
Representative N. F. Culpepper, of
Meriwether county, who has been in
Atlanta, made this statement:
"The opportunity for the friends of
temperance to enact the most effective
prohibition laws which they are cap
able of writing and to enact them with
practically no opposition, is one that
has presented itself in very few
states in the histiry of the prohibition
movement.
ct means that Georgia is going to
have a prohibition law that prohibits,
q law that is effective at every point,
law that can be enforced For the
legislature to enact anything less than
such law would be failure of duty
which the people could not excuse,
and which they would not forget to
punish.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-17
WAREHOUSE BILL
CAUSE Of DISCUSSION

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 16.-The cotton
warehouse bill, which will be present
ed for consideration at the extra ses-
sion, is going to involve lively dis
Cussion as to whether the proposed
warehouse shall be managed by the
department of agriculture, or a spec
ial department created to handle it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-17
lie Final plapealslan.

HAS Dobbs disposed Of his motor
carr" yes" Il was not aware that
he had disposed of It." ooh, yes. He
disposed of 1t one morning between
the hours o. three and four o'clock, in
a deep gully about ten miles east Of
town. birmingham Age-Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-17

against hog cholera. That this state
is waking up is shown by last years
record-1474 farmers meetings, with
207,116 attendance"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30
HAVE SEEN MUCH OF HISTORY
Memories Could Take Them Back
Over Century's Passage

1t is a startling fact that il some ami
mails could tell their life they would
be able to recall events which hap
pened more than century ago. A
Russian eagle, for instance, would be
able to remember watching with
greedy eyes as one by one the French
soldiers under Napoleon fell exhaust
ed out of the ranks in their awful re-
treat from Moscow in 1912. There are
crocodiles alive in India today which
saw the first English traveller set
foot there, while there are whales in
the sea which may have skirted the
coast of France when the British in
vaded it in 1415. A great many ele-
plants could recall historical events
of a hundred years ago, while there are
ravens still living whose memory
could go back twice that period.
Talking of birds, the parrot, the
crow and the swan, often live a hun
dred years-that is, of course, If they
do not meet with misfortune-while
the heron will live sixty years. Geese
and pelicans will survive half cen
fury, and the sparrow forty years
Pigeons, linnets, canaries, cranes and
peacocks will live TO we'll over twenty
years, while the goldfinch, partridge
pheasant, lark and nightingale vii
live from fifteen to eighteen years, the
robin twelve years, and the thrust
and hen ten years.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30
WORLDS FAVOR VERY TICKLE
Sale of Treasured Trinket Owned by
Great Actress Shows the Value
of Sentiment.

The name of Fanny Davenport was
for years a household word. Young
collegians put her photographs on the
mantlepiece or in the edge of look
ing glass. Born into a famous theatre
cal family, she brilliantly played parts,
and appearing in dramas by Sardou was
popularity known as the American
Sarah Bernhard
Personal property belonging to Miss
Davenport was sold at auction in
New York short time ago. A locket
containing her portrait and a lock of
her mothers hair was put up. Miss
Davenport had worn it constantly dur
ing the last years of her life. The
locket itself was valuable. There was
a bid of one dollar and seventy-five
cents The auctioneer was dumb with
establishment. Finally he gathered
himself together and said that there
must be some misunderstanding.
Miss Davenport loved it better than
her life. She never took it from her
neck while she was living and died
with it clasped next to her heart, for
it contained the love token of her
mother Again think of sentiment and
it's value. How much am / offered
now?" Someone bid two dollars and
| thus possessed it. Sentiment brought
twenty-five cents.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30
Found. a Volunteer.

A certain member Of the municipal
court of Paris has been tireless IN his
activities in behalf of the less for
tunate inhabitants of his arrondisse-
ment or ward. He makes tour each
morning of the streets of his crowded
quarter of the town to see what PEG
pie in trouble he can help. He directs
also a soup kitchen. The other day
he learned that the cook was gone.
In spite of his somewhat advanced age
this valuable assistant had enlisted in
the army-or married wife or some
thing he had vanished. The
councilman secured the town for a
substitute. In vain. Never mind, the
poor folks must not lack their soup.
The next morning found, in place
Of the departed artist behind the
steaming pots, the councilman himself
officiating as chef and coacocting bean
porridge of the best municipal brew
New York Evening Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30
Vermin Proof Fence-A, With Barbed
Wires-B, With Loose Overhanging
Netting.

single step is to surround the proposed
bird sanctuary with vermin-proof
fence Such a fence should prevent
entrance either by digging or by climb
ing, but will serve its greatest use IL
it cannot be climbed, and is therefore
cat-proof. 1t is impracticable to build
an impenetrable fence, the next best
device is to put guards of sheet metal
on all nesting trees and on poles sup
porting bird houses. This should be
done in any case where squirrels or
snakes are likely to intrude, as it is
| usually impracticable to fence out
these animals Tree guards should be
six feet or more above ground. At
tacks by hawks, owls, crows, jays, or
other enemies are best controlled by
eliminating the destructive individuals
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30
STAKE AND PRUNE TOMATOES
Habit of Plant May Be So Altered
That Patch Is Scarcely Recogniz-
abIe-Moisture Is Saved.

Are you stalking and pruning the
tomatoes this year? This is great
scheme, and if you have not tried 1t,
do so on a demonstration scale just
for variety's sake.
The tomato plant, in its frantic eff
forts to reproduce its kind, makes
naturally an enormous vine growth
with innumerable branches. The re-
suit is great green growth, a large
litter of little tomatoes, and more
shade than is good for best fruit de-
velopment. Stake tomato plant and
prune it to a single stem, and you
change all this; you alter the habit OF
the plant, so that the tomato patch is
scarcely recognizable.
In the first place there are few
leaves, only one above each fruit
bunch, and this grows so huge that
it is never known for tomato leaf
Then the sun and light reaches every
part Of the plant and fruit, and the
latter hang in clusters and attain
larger size than under natural cOndi
tons. There are no little tomatoes
There is a considerable economy IL
space, as the tomato plants stand VI
straight and slender and are most!
| fruit, and none of the tomatoes have
chance to rot or mildew. Pruning
is a quite a job. AS sufficiency o
moisture in the soil is what largel.
controls the fruit yield, the prunin,
method, by which much less amour
of soil water is consumed thai
through the more luxuriant gree
growth Of unpruned plants, will b
found a great advantage in this re
| spect.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30
PREPARATIONS FOR HAY CROP
To Get Best Quality of Alfalfa 1t Must
Be Got Into Now or Stack I'M
mediateIy After Being Cut.

Don't overlook the fact that in order
to get the best quality and most mar
ketable alfalfa hay it must be got
into the NOW or stack as quickly as
possible after it is cut.
Give all the machinery in connection
with the putting up of this crop a
thorough overhauling. Look over the
moving machine; see that everything
is ready. See that all the sections are
securely riveted on the sickle. Have
all the sickles sharpened before you
start to work. If the plates on the
guards are smooth it will pay to take
them off and grind them; a good edge
on the guard plates is very essential
The stacker rope should be given
careful attention. A considerable
quantity of hay may get wet If the
stacker rope gives out after few
loads go up and it is necessary to &c
to town for new one. Get all these
things in shape in advance, that the
work once started can be pushed t6
the limit.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30
The Irishman Scored.

Tit duke of Connaught tells a good
story against himself. Some years
ago when he was raised to the posi-
ton of Northumberland of the
First Rife brigade, the late Queen
Victoria commanded that he should
only be saluted as a regimental Off
Ger, and not as member of the royal
family.
On one occasion, however, an Irish
sentry, seeing the duke and duchess
approaching, turned out the guard
and gave the royal salute.
The duke was much annoyed and
proceeded to give the sergeant iG
charge a piece of his mind.
But the quick-witted Irishman was
equal to the occasion.
The guard, sorr, he said in the
richest brogue, lis for her royal high
ness, who, as a member of the royal
family, is entitled to it.
After that the duke could say moth
ing.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30
PREVENT WASHING OF SOILS
Frequent Crops of Glover or Grass
Which Is PIowed Under, Making
Soils Spongy, Is Best.
CBy E. II. FRANKLIN.)

One of the grayest problems of the
farmers of today who are living on
billy lands is how to prevent soil ero-
sion. Much of the washing Of farm
lands can be prevented by plowing
deep. so as 10 make subterranean
reservoir for the storage of precipita-
ton. The water penetrates readily
through the loose SOIL and its move
ment through the underlying soil is
very much slower than over the sur
face.
Frequent crops of clover or grass
which are plowed under make the sur
face soil spongy with humus and re
tard the washing of the soil. All hill,
lands liable TO wash should have
cover crop during the winter. A war
ranty deed will not keep the soil OF th'
careless farmer from washing away.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30

element that turns the oe
of creeping
and % n
the German
bIuer started
Bobbymakeb believe who was admg the
char of 'ieN'
and at EN-! -.
The reenforcements Beat it
shouted Police Lieut. Cnar
Capture
but e tnoma
in eude the police
mixed unfortunately An the rush LOT
liberty II "a a
down their and surrendered
police
owners 10 De
be chershe in
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30

Story of a Man Who Was Max.
ing Good, but Rowing Fever
Got the Best of Him.

On May 4th, 1915. the st. Paul Farm
er's Dispatch contained very inter
esting account of the experiences of a
man from Staples. Mimi. Realizing
that he was not making much head
way, he decided to look up a home
stead in Canada. With $3.50 he and
his wife took up a homestead near
Outlook. Saskatchewan. After recount
ing his experiences OF few years. In
which they had undergone hardships
which were likely TO be unavoidable.
with a small amount OF capital, he
continues the story by stating that
In the fall after a fair summers work
on his 100 acres cropped, he cleaned
up nearly all his debts. having now
four good horses, a complete set or
farm machinery including two wagons
and a Swell top buggy and eleven
head of cattle. He continues, How
ever, l was not satisfied. l had been
reading OF the splendid homesteads
that were to be had in Montana
Wheat was cheap and / thought 1t
would get cheaper, so l began TO think
that demonstrating as a moneymaking
proposition was better than farming.
did not stop to consider that wheat
was not the only thing; as a matter
of fact l had sold pork for IA cents
pound. Eggs and butter had kept us
in groceries and more. we had now
! four mich COWS, two heifers coming IN
and more growing up. We had cream
separator, and some hogs. We had q
quarter section of land that could
raise an abundance OF small grain,
roots and grass for feed, but / could
not see all that; l had the moving
fever, and decided to sell.
set the price on the land at $4,000
cash. | could not find anyone with
that much money. however. so l came
down until finally sold for s1.400.
We had an auction and sold the per-
sonal property. On the sale We got
Just about enough cash to pay the auc-
tioneer; the rest was all notes.
The horses brought about two-thirds
what they were worth. The imple-
ments sold for hardly one-third OF
what they mad cost. Inc callie
brought good price.
Must Make Another Start.
We now have a homestead in Mon
tana. but we find that after moving
here and getting settled, what money
we had did not go far We have three
horses, about all the implements We
need. and a little better buildings
than we had on our former place. We
have no cattle, though we had to builC
much fence to keep ranch stock ou
of our fields. We have about 500
worth of honest debts.
True, we have a half section II
place of quarter, but that is no goot
, to US, as long as We have not th'
capital with which to work 1t.
, In summarizing 1t all up l see wher'
, made my mistake. 1t will take full.
! five years to get into as good circuu
stances as we were before We mad
I the change. It is five years lost.
My advice to anyone contempla'
, ing q change of location is to thin
8 twice before you act. and il your pres
! ent circumstances are not too bae
stay by your bush till you pick
Il clean. "-Advertisement-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30
TENDER SENSITIVE SKINS
Quickly Soothed by Cuticura. Moth
ing Better. Trial Free.

Especially when preceded by a hot
bath with Cuticura Soap. Many COM
forting things these fragrant super
creamy emollients may do for the
skin, scalp, hair and hands and do 1t
quickly, effectively and economically.
Also for the toilet. bath and nursery.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept Ky.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Ady.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30
ENEMY OF APPLE TREE
WooIIy Aphid One Of Most Serl-
GUS of Insect Pests.
New Significance Put Upon Economic
Status Of Elm Curl by EntomoIo-
gists of Maine Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station.

The discovery that the woolly aphid
most important one.
For more than 100 years the woolly
aphid has had worldwide recognition
as one of the most serious insect enc
mics of young apple trees. Statistics
based on observations made at three
nurseries containing respectively about
10000. $4,000, and 100000 trees,
showed that from 20 per cent to 20
per cent of the trees were infested by
the wholly aphid. AS from twenty TO
forty million of American-grown apple
seedlings are used in this country ey-
cry year, the significance of so high
a percentage of infestation is at once
apparent.
IL is, therefore, with no slight inter
est that the entomologists of the Maine
agricultural experiment station have
been seeking to ascertain a previously
unknown point in the life cycle Of this
pest, and have made the discovery
that this cycle includes three genera
tons which are passed in what is
known as the "elm-leaf curl" The
disfigured and curled leaves Of the elm
in the spring are everywhere as FAM
iliar as the woolIy masses on the apple
! bark, but the elm generations have
not previously been known to have
any connection with the apple pest
| and it has all along borne a distinct
name.
But the discovery of the annual mi
grafton of fresh infestation from the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30
Verboten Words.

Berlin police headquarters have is
sued list OF foreign words, hitherto
In common use in Germany, which it
is no longer permissible TO employ in
police reports or letters. The list in
cludes: Bonbonniere. cafe. confec-
ton, crayat, expedition, garage, vesti-
bule. chic, commission. elegant. ex-
port, institute. portiere, equipage,
manufacturer. modiste. product. res
taurant and jeweler.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30
FENCES MADE vERMiN PROOF
Birds Require Protection From Vari-
Gus Natural Foes as Well 40
From Human Persecution.

Protection is the prime requisite for
increasing the number Of birds in any
area, and the results of protection are
in direct proportion to the amount CIV
en-. Besides insuring birds against ev-
cry form of persecution by human
kind. we must defend them from vari-
Gus natural foes. The most efectual
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30
PAPER POT FOR VEGETABLES
Handy for Keeping Different Varieties
Of Seeds and PIants-Roots OF
Plant Undisturbed.

Very convenient little pots for vege-
table plants may be made from paper
flour sacks or any tough paper.
Cut piece eight inches square and
fold through the middle diagonally.
Zig. u. Fold in right hand corner
over to left hand edge, like an en-
velope. Gig. p. Then fold the left
hand point over in a corresponding
manner. Gig. 81. Separate the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30
Not So BAD as Painted.

With all the millions spent by
Uncle Sam in the construction OF the
Panama canal there has been but one
charge of graft. Ii concerned slight
fraud in the matter OF purchasing to-
bacco Graft in this country is not
so bad as it is painted in the Euro
pean journals.-Detroit News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30

points and fold back to make y
straight line Gig. A.. 1t now opens
in a small box. These may be filled
with rich soil and placed side by side,
thus keeping different varieties OF
seeds or plants separate. This also
saves buying pots. for when trans
planted the paper can be torn on and
the roots of the plant remain unds
turbed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30

elm to the apple and the knowledge
that the elm generations are an essen
tial portion of the life cycle Of the
woolly aphid of the apple, and that
this species cannot continue without
access to the elm, put a new signifi-
canoe upon the economic status OF the
elm curl.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30

of which the earth had been piled up
in superdefenses. Projecting from
Ioopholes in this earthwork were the
barrels of rifles. Twenty boys. armed
to the teeth, filled the opposing
trenches.
The German eagle waved over
one trench and the flags of the al
lied powers flew over the other. The
forces were evenly divided, and 1t
was evident from the tenseness OF
the situation in each trench that an
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30

a post but you VIII nave 10
HILL quiet post mostly
disturbed by the old man
best are
in walk the
needn't In case you nave
Suicide lawn Cat hill and many
Ofhen
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30

of the Central club. There they
picked out a ventilator hood as their
home and, headed by their queen.
proceeded to set up housekeeping.
Office boys were beating tin cans,
while people Oh the roof stood aloof,
when Ernest Deacon, an insurance
man, saw them from the Empire
building. two blocks away He re-
membered his early bee-catching
days in the foothills of Georgia. With
a hacking box and a square Of can
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30

old-timers. The automobile in service
is one of the large green-psinted ma
chimes owned by the police depart
ment. Remarkable as it may seem,
the sightseers are men III blue. They
are police rockies, who are assigned
to duty in the park on Saturdays and
Sundays to help out the short-handed
park squad Usually veteran park
cop who knows every blade of grass
goes along with the rockies as Of
fetal announcer A typical trip runs
in nart very much this way:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30
Not So Bad as That

What are you so furious about.
wife,"
Mrs. Smith just called me an old
cat,"
Why. you're not old,"-Farm Life.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30

the
bees and picking
handful and putting them in the box
a he watch
enough they did In fifteen minutes
therewa a n
about the tucked under his arm ana
They he said They
can't; fat
The is install n
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Not Likely.

"A curious thing happened TO me
this morning" began the man who al
WAYS told long-winded stories.
did somebody stop to listen to one
of your yarns?" inquired the other,
reaching for his hat
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-30

various kinds OF animals which the
city is keeping at the Gage park zoo.
none is profitable. l have just pur-
chased eight skunks. and from these
expect the city 10 reap a good profit.
The skunks will help pay for main
tanning the other animals.
''rne skunks | have bought are
very fine animals. Their hides will
be worth 81 each when they are a
year old. but the value of the fur de-
ponds somewhat upon the kind of feed
the animals are given Ii the right
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worth than 81 each Ana
times
Ike n the city
eneded Skunks be
profitable
They real