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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08

to strengthen and vitaliZe, and above
all, how to fit the country church for
tie actual modern task with which it
is face to face. X X
THE problems which confront us
can no more be solved by the individ-
ual country church, or by the coun-
try churches of any one denomination,
than the problems of rural life can be
solved by the owner of any one farm,
or the farmers of any one State. In
this, is in all other undertakings
among men, union is strength. We
work to best advantage when We
work together.
IF cooperation among country
churches for the general welfare Of
the work is sound and wise, and If CO.
operation among farmers will lead to
stronger and richer spiritual, men
tai, and physical life on the farm,
then the country church as a whole
is interested in cooperation among
farmers. / do not contend that the
church should take the functions OF
the Grange or of the Agricultural
School, but do believe that the fire.
quent failure of the country churches
through their ministers to get into
productive touch with the work ana
the needs of the country people is one
o. the fundamental reasons for the
present weakness of the country
church.
THE movement we are met to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08
CLIFFORD P|NCH0T A
FOR BETTER
RURAL CONDITIONS

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. S.-The need OF
vigorous and sound" country life and
the important role played by the rural
church in producing such condition,
we're emphasized in the address which
Clifford Pinchot of Milford, Pa, de-
livered here today as chairman of the
Conference on Church and Rural
Life. The conference was held ia
connection with the convention of the
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
in America.
THE country church is one of the
great roots from which spring ma
tional integrity, vitality and intelli-
gence. It's life and power are of na-
tion-wide concern" said Mr.. Pinchot,
and continued:
1--WE are here also to call the at
tention of the Christian people OF
the United States to the existence of
the country church problem, and to
ask them to consider with us the
needs of the country church, to find
cut how best to meet these needs, how
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08
Sent a Quarter to Poor Riddles.

Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little boy years old and
live out Lee street. l want you to
please bring me steriff cowboy suit,
a train that runs on track, a horn
with four keys, toy goat, some spark
lers and fireworks; some stone blocks
to build a house and a box of candy,
sine nuts and fruit, and please don t
forget my little baby brother; he is
too little for toys, SO bring him some
thing he will like.
l will leave a little sack of money
il my stocking for you. Your little
friend THOMAS carroll PARKER.
P. 81 am sending Csc for the
Empty Stocking Fund
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08
Much Larger Now.
Americas, Ca, Dec. 5, 191

Americas, Ca, Dec. 5, 1915.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little boy one and half
years old. wasn't large enough hto
piay much last Xmas, because
couldn't walk, but can walk and run.
too, now; so please bring me lots OF
playthings that / can't tear up SO
easy. Your little boy
WILLIAM ALVA JOHNSON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08
Two Bits More For M..T.-S. Fund

Two Bits More For M..T.-S. Fund
Dear Santa Claus:
l am little boy four years DID, and
live in Lee street.
Please bring me policeman suit, g
little train that runs on a track, d
little automobile that cranks off, j
dresser, horn with two keys on it
some blocks, two picture books, a bos
Of candy, some sparklers, some fruit
and nuts, and don't forget to bring
MY little baby brother a little rattle
as he is not big enough to eat candy
and fruit.
am sending twenty-five cents for
the Empty Stocking Fund. Your little
friend EUGENE PARKER.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08
Wants to Help the Poor.

Dear Santa Claus:
/ am a little boy four years old
2 bicycle bell and an Indian suit. Send
my little sister a jumping pack an
RATHER. / am sending some money
for the little boys and girls that have
no mamma and dad to write to you
Many thanks.
RICHARD ROBINSON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08
Boyd Got oGOd School Report.

Dear Santa Claus:
am a boy eight years old and am
in the Third grade, and on my last
report l got one hundred on all my
studies.
Please bring me a watch that keeps
time. cornet with four keys on it
= dancing coon, a cowboy suit with
large brass buttons on it, box Of
tools, some fruit, nuts and a box OF
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08
Bill Tullis Tells Wants.

Dear Santa Claus
My name is Bill Tullis. | have been
a good little boy, and I know you won I
forget me. Please bring me train,
a little chair, windmill and pop-gun.
Don't forget Henry and Jerry.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08

further is sound and practical in its
purpose, and deeply needed. The
work which lies before the country
church may well be second to no
other in the power of its trust toward
social order founded on the ethics
of Jesus Christ"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08
NOTICE.

The registration books for the
current year will close on December
18th, 1915. Please make your applica.
tiOn for registration either In person
or writing before that date, by so do.
ing you will avoid any possibility OF
not being able to vote next year, by
registering before the 18th day of De.
cember you will be registered fou
twelve months.
H. W. WEAVER,
26..f Clerk and Treasurer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08
Edward Wants Picture Machine.

Americas, Ga, Dec. 7, 1915.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me moving picture
machine that shows real moving pic.
lures and toy steam engine and &
train with a station and a switch tC
the track. Please bring me some
candy and fireworks and a few Other
toys from Hightower's Book Store
From your friend
EDWARD ANDREWS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08
Rifle That Shoots Shot.

Americas, Ca, Dec. 5, 1915.
Dear Old Santa:
| am little boy five years old and
I want you to bring me rifle that
shoots shot, a football and tool-chest,
drum and horn, and an Indian suit,
Please don't forget my little brother
bring him something he can't break,
and bring daddy and mother some
thing nice. too. Your friend
CLINTON JOHNSON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08
Dolls, and More Dolls.

Americas, Ca, Dec. 5, 1915.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me big doll and a
baby doll, a doll trunk and stove, and
lots of fruit and candy. Your little
friend JAMIE CLAIR JOHNSON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08
AM HEYS.
Fiddler of the Plains of Dura."

Plains, Ca, Dec. z, 1915.
Lear Old Santa:
Please bring me gun, cowboy suit,
fiddle, drum and a train. I am six
years old and have little sister, Har-
riet, two years old; please bring her
a baby doll and both of US confec-
doneries and fireworks. Your little
boy JOE WILLIAMS, JR.
P. 81 can hardly wait for you to
come. JOE, JR.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08

Laura Has Been Good Whole Year.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a doll and doll
carriage and some candy, and some
other little toys. | am two years old
and | have been sick, and l have been
good all the year. From your little
friend LAURA ANDREWS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08
Big Ball is All.
He Gives to the Poor.

Americus, Ca, Dec 7, 1915.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me tent, a cowboy
suit and bugle. Bring me a popgun
too, Your little friend
SAM HEYS.
l am enclosing twenty-five cents
for the Empty Stockings.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08
Curly Haired Doll and Dancing Man.
Americus, Ca, Dec. Z, 1915.

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me doll push car tand
carriage, big curly-haired doll and
dancing man. l am in the First
grade and six years old. Don't for
get my sweet brother and sister, and
please try and remember all the
little children everywhere. Your true
friend ELIZABETH ANDREWS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-08
MANY LETTERS ARE COMING
TO SANTA CLAUS THROUGH
Ills AGENT IN AMfRICUS

candy and some fireworks.
am sending a quarter for the Emp
ty Stocking Fund. Your little friend
BOYD PARKER.
Brown Mittens First.
Americas, Ca, Dec. Z, 1915.
Dear Santa Claus:
want pair of brown mittens.
want white ivory comb and brush
set Bring me lots of fireworks and
goodies. Your little friend
ANN HEYS.
! am enclosing twenty-five cents for
the Empty Stockings.
Big Ball is AL
Americas, Ga, Dec. Z, 1915.
Dear Santa Claus.
l wan big ball. Your little friend
TOM HEYS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-03
BOX AND WREsTLE.
Audience Better Satisfied than After
Some Professional Contests.

TIE first Of series Of amateur
bouts were staged i'll the Almory last
svcniug under the management OF John
J. Clunc While the attendance WAS
act very large, those who were present
oppressed better satisfaction with what
thcv saw than has been the case after
some Of the bouts pulled off by men OF
some standing in the boxing game
who have come here from the cities
and stalled and faxed to get their
money.
Young Ted Nourse and Billy
Albums met in the opening bout of
four rounds and went at it hammer
and tongs. The bout was a fair draw.
Joe " God and Harry Smith met t
settle an old argument and the first
round WAS a whirIwind. In the second
smith 5 Jaw stopped q right slam from
Wood and Smith went down for the
count.
The third bout was between Fred
3ctournay and George Feeto. Betour-
nev for SIX rounds blocked all Fecto 5
efforts to hit him, but lacked know
ledge Il a punch.
Julius Nesbitt and "Spider" Wood
met in Il wrestling katch and Nesbitt
won the first fail in Is minutes. The
men wrestled % minutes in the second
bout without either getting . fall and
he bout w. called off.
Manage Clure proposes to have an
other scri L>-s. week Friday even
ing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-03
Sporting NeUs
GOOD SCRIMMAGE
PRACTICE HELD
Plumb VIII Be in High School Foot
bail Lineup IN Few Days-Win-
chester Again Able to Practice

Brattleboro high s eleven got a lit
tie scrimmage practice yesterday af-
ternoon ON Island park against light
weight second team Plumb was on
the sidelines for the first time in the
two years he has been On the team.
His left knee is in bad shape, but he
says he will be able to get into the
lineup the last of the week. Moran,
who has a bad ankle, is still confined
to his home.
Howard went to center and Rich
mond worked in the backfeld in
Plumb s place. Winchester, who has
been out OF the lineup over week
with bad leg, was at left end in
place of Tweed, who is unable to prac-
5ice because OF employment. Dunton
was missing from the line, but Estey
played in the line on defense, and con
sidering everything the practice was
very satisfactory.
Mr.. Mulry of the faculty coached
the second team and occasionally took
hand himself. Most of the second
team promised to be on hand today
when another good scrimmage practice
will be held. The cripples will be kept
out of the hard work this week for il
is desired to have all of them in as
good condition for play Saturday as
possible.
As the time approaches for the game
with Y. \. the players are showing
more spirit and more fight and there is
no one on the team who is not deter
mined to have a big share in squaring
accounts for the G-to-0 defeat earlier
this season.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-03
Sporting Notes.

Willie Richie, former lightweight
champion, has been forced to enter the
Welterweight ranks as he can no long
or make the lightweight limit easily or
safely. se...'~ .a., .s'...
Daring strategy broke up Pittsburg s
wonderful interference Al Philadelphia.
Instead of having both haifbacks, the
1uIiback and quarterback on the sec
ondary line, Penn had one halfback
mp on the scrimma9e line and outside
the left end in almost every play of
the game. This enabled the end to
smash NJ the first line of interference.
while tine halfback on the scrimmage
line took the second line, while the
frllbacll or center picked of the run
ner.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-03
Sporting Notes.

DR. Ben L. Roller has entered in the
international Graeco-Roman wrestling
tournament TO begin in New York next
Monday. He wants another chance al
Aberg with whom he had hard bout
IN the last tournament.
Tom Shevlin reached New Haven
Yesterday and on the football field he
was generally recognized as the coach
in charge of the practice. Hinkey will
remain as a coach, but there is no
question but that Shevlin will be the
real head from now until the close of
the season.
Trinity would a Bril- kley play so
New York university cancelled the
Trinity game and substituted Bucknell
for Yesterday. At one period in the
negotiations it was suggested by Trim
ity that Brickley could play only half
of the game, but the New YORK univer-
sity athletic council vetoed that
After the football game between the
Concord and Nashua high school teams,
which Concord won from the team
coached by Tommy Leonard, for
mer Twin State baseball player, Leon
ard received Il token Of esteem from
some fellow lawyers. 1t was labeled
Compliments of the Concord football
team, > and strongly resembled a cab
bagc.
George Brickley is not worrying the
Tufts team. Tufts will not protest him
on that professionalism charge In
fact, it does not care whether or not
he is in the game. Many of its players
have played prep school games with
Bricl,ley and they think they are wise
to his style of play. Tufts has a
strong forward-passing team and it
feels that it has an even chance to
beat Trinity and Brickley.
William B. Hanna of the Sun has
discovered what makes college foot.
ball teams "big'' and what makes
others "little.'' He finds that Yale
Harvard, the Army, the Navy, Prince
ION and Penn are Chg because they
stay at home and make the other teams
come to them for games. Those who
cannot dictate in this regard arc lit
tie regardless of the fact that some
of them are getting so they regularly
wallop' the stay-at-homes.
Gormly, star of the Georgetown uni
versity team, was debarred from play
ing in the Fordham game yesterday
by the athletic council of his univer
sity, pending an investigation of the
charges of undue roughness by him il
the Army game. Gormly is shy -four
teeth and it is charged that he los
them biting an Army man. The ath
letic directors of the university say
that if it is proved that he is guilty
of the charge against him he will bt
dismissed from the university.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-03

LADY'S black pony skin fur coat, will
be sold reasonable. Inquire at "A Wash
ington St. Adv. 20S213
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-03

The man who looks for fight sooner
or later gets enough to prevent him
from looking for more, for a while.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-11-09
GOOD PAY REPORTED
 NEAR RUDE CREEK

SEWARD. Oct 29.-A number of tho stampoders who went Go the new strike on Rude Creek returned last night by small boats They report several miles of Rude staked and por- tions Of Deep creel, and Galena creek also staked Rude flows into Deep. Galena is two hours mush over the divide beyond Rude
 one party which got back last night included o. r. Kastner, John Ross, Dan Moriarity, and Mr. Burrel. Three others. Dave Ray, Pete Anderson and partner who made the trip ever the same time took the boat at lsaacs creek for the outside, and will return during the winter to prospect their claims Mir. Kasiner says
 "The creeks arc shallow and best adapted to summer work. The wood is scarce at Rude. but can be had on Deep and nearby creeks.
 Going up from Dawson by boat we landed at the mouth of Isoacs creek which is eight miles above the mouth of Britiana, md just below Selwyn. We found a fair trail up Isaacs. ten miles. Co the divide and six miles further down Deep Creek over @ niggerhead trail which was wet and hard to travel; thence two miles up Rude Go discovery on Deep creek
 "We were nine hours going and elev en returning, Including stops We ran out of grub and ate rabbits
 'Our party got there little behind the returning discoverers. Jens Rude and Geordge Jensen. The discover CTS took in with them Tufl who got below who staken below. Our party stalSed next. getting {. Q and 6 below, and 9 8 and 6 above
 "The discoverers had gotten fifty ounces of gold, not coarse after they had worked thirty days. and doing 15O hours actual shovellng They are in on $500 feet of discovery one be- low and one above They worked the upper end of discovery and have Q hole on No. ] above. and another hole on the lower line of discovery, ond pay in all They got five to fifteen cents to the pan in the first four inches of gravel on bedrock. and one cent or bettor above that Tho creek hoo two to four feet of gravel in the creek bottom and six to eight feet of gravel on the sides There is little muck. The valley Is about i50 yards wide
 "The discoverers cleaned up less than 600 square feet of bedrock
 Rude creek is about six miles in length It was staked when we were there to six above and IS below Seward Post)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-11-09
HOW RIVER CLOSED Ar FAIRBANKS ON
 NIGHT oE OCT q

FAIRBANKS. Oct. 1S.-John Kel- ley was aroused from his early morn ing siumbers in the N. c. dormitory yesterday morning and told that the river was frozen over in front of Fairbani1s He looked out of the win. dow and then turned to his inQuisitor "Alabam" and said "Yes, she's here; now SO way and let me sleep"
 And that is the manner in which the freezeup In front of Fairbanks was officially announced. It Is Mir. Kelly's prerogative to be the official announcer Of such an event. He is the local authority on an such things nautical including the breakup in the spring. by reason of the fact that. as chairman of the committee Of an. nouncers in Fairbanks. the other mem bers Of which are representatives of three local papers he has the de- cidlng vote on an such questions. None of the other members Of the committee were present when MT. Kelly announced nis uecisIon ln the matter of the freezeup. but it IS safe to say that they concur in his opin- ion that the biz annual event iB now @ thing of the past
 During the past week the ice ran th.ckly in the river in front of Fair banks, but did not jam at any point, as far as could be learned The first jam usually takes place on the bar in the river opposite St. Matthew's hospital. and 1t was there that the ice was seen to be formed entirely across the river early yesterday morn ing There was another jam also above the bridge held there by the bridge pring.
 Including the 1915 date of the freeze up. the dates recorded by Mr. Kelly are as follows.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-11-09
PLANS FOR NEW
 STEAMER KANSAS CITY


 SEATTLE Nov 1.- With Capt Gus. Nord. formerly of the Jefferson. on the bridge. the steamship Kansas City recently purchased by Che Alas ka Steamship Company for service in the northern trade. arrived yester. day morning from San Francisco Capt. Nord reported that she was a fairly fast boat and a good sailer She made the trip through the storm that ragged off the North Pacific coast with out a pound of freight aboard and only the crew to occupy her 100 state rooms.
 The Kansas City. which win be .rechristened the Alaska. will be the biggest boat in the Alaska trade when she gets started. She is larger than the Northwestern or Alameda and has Q great deal of deck room Shipping men from an parts of the city and seamen from other vessels visited the Kansas City yesterday It is probable that the Kansas City will be sent on e voyage to Knik before the contem. plated alterations are made on her. These include a new bridge. raising her pilot house, construction of an ob- servation room aft for passengers and changing the staterooms to two-berth rooms.-(Seattle PostIntelligencer)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-11-09
AMONG rAg TAEAraga
ELAINE popoE MlseEs BoAT


 owing to the fact that the Exploit of Elaine film did not arrive as ox' pected it will be impossible to show that film at Che Orpheum tonight in accordance with the program publish ed. A show equally as good as the one announced has been arranged for tonight and tomorrow, however, and will Include the following specially selected films
 "The Time the Place, and the Man. featuring Richard Francis and Gerda Holmes
 oployng With Fire" 2-reel dra' ma. the theme of which Is "who plays with are, be he guilty or guiltless' he must expect to suffer the burn"
 Following this will come Q rousine comedy-drama in 6 Heerst-sellg Film known as eGueene Girl" This is 9 laugh from beginning to end and full of thoroughly good fun.
 One of the most interesting feat ures Of tonights program is Barrel organ. an unusually fine Vitagaph portrayal of live and interesting plot
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-11-09
FlDaloo PRoPEgTY
 10 HAVE lLo MHAHr


 VALDEZ. Oct. Sl.-E. D. Roiter manager of che Alasla Mines Cor poratlon. which took over the build ings of tho Fidalgo-Alaska Copper Company at Fldalgo Bay iast summer and which they are now developing on an extensive scale states chat op- erauous are moving forward in Q very satisfactory manner at the mine md that O wharf which will be four hundred feet long Is soon Go be con- structed as Che polling and iimbers are already on the ground. The dock win accommodate any vessel coming to Alaska and win havo face of one hundred feet long
 Tunnel Mo- is now being run to tap the ore body which shows on the surface and which has already been developed at the three higher levels The tunnel ia In 100 feet and it is expected that the ore win be tapped at a distance ol 250 feet
 Some idea of the enormous ore bod les which Che company has uncovered may be gained when it is known that ltho surface showing, which was about thirty inches wide and which caused the original development work iC be undertaken. has developed into eleven feet of solid high-grade chal copyrite orc in tunnel No. g. Up raises have practically proven that tho ore shute is continuous from tho sur face to level No. 8. and competent engineers who have passed upon th, property believe that it will prove one of the biggest copper propositions In Alaska when fully developed.
 Mr. Reiter states that his company is planning the installation Of ma chlnery on the property at an early date as the development work has now reached the stage when the fu ture of the mine as bis producer for years was practically assured.
 The Alaska Mines Corporation i. composed of Seattle capitalists whC are financially capable of developing the Fidalgo property to It's fullest ex tent and eQulpping it with all neces sary machinery should the develop ment work continue to prove that th, property has merit-(valdez Miner)