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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

The county attorney and commits
sioners of Murray county are spend
ing several week-ends in jail at the
invitation of the judge of the Chero-
kee circuit. They seem to be having
a ge-lorious time, if all accounts
are true-Rome Tribune-H Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20
CALAX" IS NAME
FOR NEW THEATRE

THE Galax" is the new movie
show
This name has been selected by a
committee composed of Fred B. Ar
thur, E. II. Hyman, A. S. Tillman and
]. S. Morton
The winner of the $500 in gold TO-!
the suggestion of the name is Mrs.
Sam C. Clegg, of Americas.
The award will be presented at the
show Monday afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

Congressman Charles G. Edwards
has written to the editor of the TAFT
nall Journal to say that he will I'M
questionably be a candidate for re-
election, and that he hopes to be un
opposed in the primary.-Sava
Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

i. If you have never In your life al
tended a meeting of the Chamber Of
Commerce, and wouldn't recognize the
place if you saw it, find soma kind
friend who will pilot you to the
meeting Tuesday night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20
One on Teacher

Ths teacher was telling the children
. long, highly embellished story about
Santa Claus. and Willie Jones began
giggiing with mirth, which finally got
beyond his control Willie! What
did whip you for yesterday" asked
the teacher severely. Fer lyin""
promptly answered Willie--Every.
body's Magazine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

The Savannah Press has brought
to light an old truth when it says that
there would be fewer marriages if the
man could see his wife-to-he before
breakfast
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

Georgia can have the most iuoGpor-
tune and unwelcome guests tha1 any
other plot of earth the same SIZE on
this great globe. There's the boil
weevil, and-you know lots of other
things.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

Recalling his Manila Bay expert
ence in May, 1898 Won Tirpitz will
probably let the United States Sc
verely along as long as we have AID
miral Dewey on the job.-Albany Her
aid
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

We've been asked once, and not a
soul replied: How far is it 20 lip
perary?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20
THE NEWSPAPER TALK
Join the Y. M. C. A.

The chewing club is waiting TO,
some of the soft, sweet green cane
to come to market.-Moultrie OBJ
server.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

No, Malindy, it wouldn't look well
for you to wear shirt skirts with those
pigeon toes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

Making submarines safe is on the
order of making dimes look like dol
lars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

Yam, yam, and more yama with
that sweet tater pie.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20
COTTON MARKET

AMERICUS, Ca, Sept. 20. - The
Americas cotton market today is very
steady at the following quotations:
Good mildling 10 3-Sc to 10 LIE
Strict middling ......... 10 lac
MluuIlnS ............. 1Uc
The futures market opened this
morning with December, the favorito
month, at 1923 cents, which was near
Saturdays closing figures. Later the
market advanced slowly and at noon
was ten points above the opening.
The quotations in the futures mar
ket were as follows:
Open Noon
October ..10.53 1888
December 1923 110S
January ...........11.OS 11.22
March northumberland 1.36 11.55
While the market sustained a slight
gain from the opening, buying was
not very brisk, and demand rather
slack at current quotations.
Closing Quotations.
The market closing at 2:30 o'clock
was around the high point of the day
with October, at 1881 C; December
1115c and January, 1920.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

WANTED-300 men and boys for the
fall gymnasium work; 8 nights in ev-
cry week. Applications made to the
Secretary of the Y. NJ G. A. If
SUNDAYS TIMES-RECORDER Is
AN ADVERTISING FEATURE. Read
every line of the advertising.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

age of the fact that they are employ
ers. 1 think every girl stenographer
ought to work in cage, for her own
protection"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

Yes, thank you, it's the Americas,
Hawkinsville and Eastern railroad.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20
seeeosoeeooooossoss,
Want Column

RATES.
800 =
One cent word each Insertion.
minimum charge of Csc.
No classified advertisement will be
charged to any one unless their name
appears ON our subscription books.
al advertisements for "HELP O.
MUTATION WANTED will be In
serted one time free.
When number of insertions exceed
m0 weeks 3-4 cent a word.
When number of insertions exceed
four weeks l-2 cent q word.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

LOANS made on farms at Six Per-
Cent Interest. ]. ]. Hanesley.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20
Americas, Ca, September 20, 1915.

A fellow in love is a pitiahle sight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

FOR SALE-An unusually good
Chickerlng piano. Phone 221. 1886
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

FOR SALE We have a client who
wishes to sell house and lot on Brown
street, better known as the Lamar
Home. Will sell part cash with re-
mainder good securities. Call on
Wallis & Fort 19-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20
FOR SALE

FOR SALE - Choice Southern
Queen Sweet Potatoes. Any quantity.
Phone James Rees, Andersonville, Ga,
20-1w
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

Entered as second class matter at
postoffice at Americas, Ga, under act
of March 8, 1879.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-20

Published Daily, Sunday and Weekly
by Times Recorder Co. Qncorporated.)
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
NOTICE!
turned.

All parties indebted to the Citizens Bank x Trust Company will please take notice that settlement is desired at an early date. All notes that are past due we shall expect attended to in the next few days or satisfactory ar engagements made looking toward a settlement. It is my desire to liqui- date the affairs of the bank just as soon as possible and without cost or suits in connection. All those who have not arranged to our satisfaction their debt will please call and do so on or before the maturity of the debt,
 Thos. c. McRae, Jr.,
 Special Deputy Bank Commissioner.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
NOTES FROM GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Last Thursday morning the Third Grade pupils entertained at Chapel and acquitted themselves very credi- tably. Monday morning the Second Grade pupils made their debut in Chapel and right well did they do their part.
 We have Literary Society now and shall endeavor to render good pro- grams each Friday afternoon.
 Next Monday morning is the First Grades turn to conduct the Chapel exercises and we look forward with the keenest anticipation.
 Not a few have paid us visits since our beginning and We always appre- ciate the cooperation interest anytime you come on Thursday or Monday morning or Friday afternoon. We promise to do our best to make it worth your while to come and see us.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
REDUCED RATES

Meeting of Arkansas State Asso citation of Baptist Churches, Sheridan Arkansas, October 28th to 31st, 1915.
 For the above occasion the St. L. 1. M. & s. Ky will sell tickets Prescott to Sheridan and return for S390 tickets on sale October 26th, 27th and 2Sth, going passage to commence on date of sale aad bear final return linn it to reach original starting point prior to midnight of November 1st. Hampstead County Fair; Hope, Arkansas, October Beth to 3Oth, for this occasion the St. L. I. M. & s. Ky. will sell tickets Prescott to Hope and return for 90c., tickets on sale Octo- Der 25th to 30th inclusive, going pas sage to commence on date of sale and bear final return limit to reach ori- ginal starting point prior to midnight of October 31st.
 Arkansas State Grand Lodge Meet ing of I. O. o. F., Little Rock, Ark ansas, October 18th, 1915.
 For this occasion the St. L. I. M. x s. Ry., will sell tickets Prescott to Little Rock and return for $3.90. Tickets on sale October 24th, 25th, and 26th. Going passage to commence on date of sale and bear final return linn it to reach original starting point prior to midnight of October 30th.
 G. A. Hays, Agent.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
Fall Fashions in Woman's Hats

The October Woman's Home Com panion devotes seventeen pages to falI and winter fashions. On the subject of fall fashions in millinery Grace Margaret Gould, the fashion editor, says in part:
 "Velvet, Fur, Feathers-these three proclaim the fashions in millinery for fall and winter. There is scarcely a hat for the autumn that does not show the introduction of velvet, if 1t IS not entirely made of that maternal; and as for the trimming, it is bound to be Of feathers, one kind or another, and of- ten fur, too, is introduced.
 Large and small, high and low, are the new hats for the autumn. No one definite shape is necessity, but rather to suit the individuality of the wearer is the mission of the hat this season We'll down on the head 1t must oe placed. with slight dip to the right side. to be correct. It Is worn agaih this year without even the suggestion of a hairdresser."
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12

ot them practically ignored it. The others gave a general report of the lecture but carefully avoided mention ing by name any of the nostrums with which the lecturer dealt. Ordinarily one would suppose that a specific de- nunciatlon of an important local in- dustry would be considered news and
 according to all the tenents of news paper faith, it is news. So far as the newspaper-reading public of Roches- ter Is concerned, however, unless if receives its information from other sources, it will never learn that "Duf- fy's Malt Whiskey" and "Warner's Safe Remedy" were explicitly and de- finltely denounced in a public meeting held in their own city under more than ordinarily suspicious circumstan- ces. The damper pedal was success fully depressed. Whose was the foot |?
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
BLENINS NEWS

Prof. May and family visited friends and relatives in Pike County Saturday and Sunday.
 Misses May and Roundtree, high school students visited home folks Sat urday and Sunday.
 M. L. Nelson, one of Blevins' pro- gresslve merchants, has returned from Hope where he served on the grand jury last week.
 Il. M. Stephens, a prominent mer- chant of this place purchased new Auto in Hope last week.
 Cupp and Duyers, builders and con- tractors, have secured the contract to erect new high school building at Ring, Arkansas.
 The principal of the Blevins high school organized heavyweight foot ball team last week.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
Captain Edison's Company

IEdison will head minutemen for ou new defense.-News Motel Gather, men. As once before Comes the call to arms! From the nations capital
 Sound strange new alarms! This the land you honor, love. Needs your urgent aid, Prime not muskets for the fray Whet no trusty blade. But your captains orders heed When the word he'll say. His campaign plan he'll evolve In his wizard way. When his wits he sets to work. Foes had better fearl They'll see some uncanny sights, Some strange sounds will hear! Ensi'ns Bell and Lake and Wright Maxim. Tesla, Ford. To his help bring those ideas In your brains long stored. Nineteen fifteen minutemen,
 Quick! Your genius lend! Our preparedness. our best hopes. Must on you depend Ella A. Tanning in New York Times.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
Saved from Knife By
 Wonderful Remedy
Fearing an Operation. Fannie Rupert Tries Treatment and Laughs
 At Surgeons.

Fannie Rupert of Linville, Ark, suf- fered from stomach troubles and di- gestlve Arrangements of years stand ing. Her condition was serious and doctors urged an operation. She feared that because of her age.
 She took Mayr's Wonderful Remedy and right away her appetite came back and her health improved rapidly. She wrote:
 q received your remedy and it has done all that you said it would do.
 "l feel better than l have for twen- ty-tive years, and the doctor said there was no cure for me except an opera tion, and l was too old. My friends are astonished at the way eat now"
 Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives permanent results for stomach, liver and intestinal ailments. Eat as much and whatever you like. No more dis tress after eating, pressure of gas in the stomach and around the heart. Get one bottle of your druggist now and try it on an absolute guarantee if not satisfactory money will be re- turned.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
RED RIVER BAPTIST ASSOCIA-
 TION ADJOURNED YESTERDAY

The meeting of the Red River Bap- tist Association held it's sixty seventh session with the First Baptist Church in this city embracing three days, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, clos ing at two o'clock yesterday
 In many respects it was one of the very best sessions ever held. Thre were about seventy messengers and visitors present and entertainment was the very best. All who came were loud in their praise of the Prescott people and their hospitality. Reports from about twenty-five churches show Ia healthy condition existing through out the bounds of the association The meeting was great spiritual up lift to the Baptists of Prescott. Many of our Baptist people are wishing We |could get the Association every year
 The members of the Baptist Church are under everlasting obligations to members of the other congregations ot the town for their splendid help in caring for the visitors and in giving us the use of their houses of worship
 ]. M. THOMAS.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
FOCAL INDUSTRIES AND THE
 SOFT PEDAL"

A peculiar situation developed in Rochester, N G., recently. relative to sKure that was to be given before
 he American Public Health Associa-
 t0 on "The Patent Medicine Fraud" Es physician connected with the De- prtment cf Health of New York ct In the apparent fear that the Teaker who was to turn on the light q the patent medicine" business night refer to the local industries in that line, Rochester physician wrote to the New York Health Department Eliminating that a discussion of local frauds would be undesirable. For a while the place the lecture would have On the program was in doubt. After some correspondence between the haIth commissioner of New York and Sme Ot the members of the local pro- gram committee of the American Pub e Health Association, a place was |aty found for the lecture. It was @uVefed the night before the Ameri- an Public Health Association conven- a Naturally, the lecturer mention a%o most widely advertised patent
 aFacne' ' frauds emanathg from
 AEnester-"Dufy's Malt Whiskey"
 Warmers Safe Remedy" The
 S4fe was well attended and from all
 ,Ts'S was appreciatively and enthu-
 sa ap'Sally received by the audience.
 ''' uld the Rochester newspapers
 'Oout 1t, asks The Journal of the
 '~'llcan Medical Association. Some
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
BIG GUNS FED BY MACHINERY
Escalator Carries Shells to Save Ger
 man Artillerymen's Nerves.

The London Daily Mails correspond ent at Rotterdam telegraphs that the Germans have invented a device for automatically feeding shells to big howltzers from a subterranean cham Der The scheme is employed chiefly to save the hearing and nerves of ar tillerymen.
 Both eight and seventeen inch guns can be served by the device. which Is constructed on the escalator principle The shells are placed on the moving staircase and are moved through an underground passage from the ammuni- tion deDot at the rear Once the range is found the guns are loaded ana nred automatically. The control Is exercised
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
SIZE OF TOWN TO GOVERN
 SIZE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Local Need, Not the Appropriations, to
 Rule In the Future.

Secretary McAdoo has aimed blow at the pork barrel" He issued an or der which. if enforced. will put an end to the practice of erecting costly fed eral buildings in little towns where congressman hope to garner a few votes This form of pork barrel' has been described as the most pernicious of all, and millions of dollars have been wasted.
 Other secretaries of the treasury have tried to curb expenditures in this di- rection, but have failed, Legislation has been passed, but ignored Mir. Me AdoO's effort will, therefore. be watch ed with d good deal of interest. His order will stir up plenty of resentment ill congress-
 The treasury officials contend that when congress passes a bill apprOpri- atiug money for u public building 1t re- mains discretionary. under the custom ary form of the legislation, with the executive officers aS to the amount of the total appropriation that shall be expended The usual form of the leg islation is that congress appropriates a certain amount. say $200,O00, to be used in the erection of public build ing, the cost mot to exceed the fig ureS named. The treasury officials con strue the reference to cost as giving them discretion as to the amount.
 Assistant Secretary Newton made this announcements:
 Secretary McAdoo proposes hereafter to construct in a locality such a building as local conditions and the present and future needs of the service demand and not to be governed entirely by the size of the appropriation. By application of this method it Is believed that hundreds of thousands of dollars will be saved in the construction of buildings already au- thorized by congress, but not yet report cd by the architects office.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
SAVES DAUGHTER
'''''e Of Mother no Doubt Pre- ''''' Daughters Untimely End.

pEIsisys' pMIsaay' Ky.-"I was not able ,o do Ms. Ls Ls1,rs ro' nearly SIX months," writes ls dowra doSuIa | lBtatcher, of this place "and lcanDo, u n ped for three months.
 y head head 'sll sns you how l suffered with 9SaaaIy troubles "''n nervousness and |sIa vs' aa, asni,y ay doctor told my husband h. Eve if T ur me S any good, and he had a,',sa m a'd not help me ,.N another ooctof' ataa' i'm my mother advised me ,o ,,t.
 ay no use for was '0e'Si Oesiv a.sS though, a 'ek eleven sIsv.uea bn.o to do me any good. f But do all % n, bottles, and now 1 am abie sAng, VI my work and my own own \; world. Sl''fs, Mi is s. the best medicine i, You 's si, the picture of hesiih eas increased sg%lai to ts1,'ea war,Io from any of the ailments G sGn Delay is gel a bottle of Cardui ay thHspl, You, for iOhs; it hss we s',Ia know w %past 50 5OSs ysa,s ol other weak women I "a' druggists.
 s'F;ss 4sss Co., ;s; Ladies
 3slor Wor.s sase and e4-rs iot Sfes ia1
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
REDUCED EARNINGS.

A workman in one of the Coates vile steel mills declares that when the saloons were open it was not un- usual for twenty to forty tons of steel to be spoiled in the rolling following pay days. Thus the earnings of every tonnage man in tho mill were reduced because of the halfdrunken condition of some of the men. But with the closing of the saloons" he adds, that's all history now
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
THE BARROOM BANNED.

A man who would enlist for military service must gain mastery over him. self. A liko mastery is needed in all civilian service. There is no place of worthy service where the barroom is not banned. Both "hooze' and the barroom must go from Canada as vodka" has gone frcn Russia and as the public house is condemned in Britain The unfit cannot survive.- Toronto Globe.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
An Immigrant Who is Glad He Came
 10 America.

In the current issue of Farm and Preside appears page devoted to short accounts of interesting farmers who have made successes. Following is brief extract from an account of an Italian immigrant who has done we'll:
 "Twenty-siX years ago Angelo Moretine, his wife Tereso, and their six children alighted from a train at Holden, Missouri. Angelo Moretine had six silver dollars in his pocket, knew no language but Italian, and his possessions were in the bundles and his odd-looking little trunk.
 "Now the Moretines, who little more than decade ago were herds men on Mount Tonale, overlooking the Austro- Italian frontier, own $50 acres of Johnson County, Missouri, land worth SlO0 an acre. The Moretines own a lot of live stock and farming equipment, and have money in the bank"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
PRODUCTION DECREASING.

During the first eight months of the fiscal year 1914-15 the production of beer in the United States has de- creased more than three million bar rels. The cause of this enormous de- crease. where under normal condi- tions an increase would have been only natural, is assigned by some to the increase of prohibition territory; and this is true to some extent. - Brewers Journal.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
NO MORE LIQUOR ADS.

After January 1, ISI6, the AssocIat- ed Bill Posters and Distributors Pro tective company of New York. perhaps the largest concern of the kind in the country, will refuse to advertise in toxicating liquors. By this ruling the company, says its president, is com pelled to decline nine contracts, single one of which would be worth 5000 year.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
WOOD FOR SALE

I will take orders and have wood cut any length for heating or cooking purposes to be delivered in September and October.-Phone POP. Advt.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12

by officers stationed in an armored ob- servation post.
 It Is said that the device makes pos sibe more rapid firing and that the accuracy of aim is increased. A peril scope is used for aiming the weapon.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
His Vote Was Her Reward.

A promise to vote for the suffrage amendment was exacted as a reward by Troy (N. Y) suffragette from man she saved from drowning.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
WRITING ON WALLS
 WARNiNG TO SOLDIERS.

ln one of the hospitals of the eastern district in France ac- cOrding to Paris Medical. the sur, %eon in charge has had painted
 on the walls of the wards con taining wounded soldiers the fol- lowing preceptS: Alcohol kills energy. The soldier should wear his
 hair short. Better live outdoors than
 crowded into narrow and dirty quarters. Clean your plates with ashes from the hearth.
 Never eXpectorate where there are human beings.
 Typhoid fever is disease of unwashed hands.
 Bodily cleanliness guarantees physical and mental health. UncleanlineSs creates more risk
 than the projectiles of the enemy.
 When at leisure do not forget
 to write to your relatives. There Is also warning against
 insect parasites.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
LIQUOR ADS BARRED.

About one fclrth of all the dailies ln the country take no liquor ads.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12

Entered as second class mail matter November 4th, 1905, at the postofiice at Prescott. Ark, under the act of Congress, March 8, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-12
Porter's Barber Shop West Front Street
 Good BarberS
 Sharp RaZOrs
 Clean Towels

We want to see you. If you let
 us shave you today you will be-
 come one of our regular cus- toners.