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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. .9.-The
National Geographic Society today
gave out the following description of
Strasburg, the capital Of Alsace Lor-
raine: 80
"Strasburg is fortress of utmost
Importance. With Metz, it guards the
western frontier of the German Empire
and the Germans have considered no
cost too great in their efforts to make
it impregnable. Still, the visitor would
never suspect Strasburg of being STRAIT
egic ground, for it is one of the Faith
erland's beautiful cities and has all
the kindness and ease of manner u.s.
ual to South German places. More
over, beyond continuous streams of
military upon the streets, there Is little
other evidence Of great fortress, eth
er within the city or upon its outskirts.
"5trasburg is the capital of Alsace-
Lorraine. Unlike its sister fortress,
Metz, it is peace city of Importance,
having maintained the prosperity won
in its days as a free Imperial city
through all the vicissitudes Of war SOW
erei2nty, and natural upheavals. Stras-
burg has suffered from fire, siege and
earthquake; and, like our own San
Francisco, it has replaced whatever
was lost with structures, parks and
avenues, more costly and more beauti-
full 1t has, however, retained many Of
its medieval characteristic
tortuous, cobble-stoned streets; and
houses, rich with the exterior wood
carvings of the Middle Ages, whose
mansard roofs are so steep as to make
one dizzy to look up at them
"The cathedral Is the architectural
pride of the city, 1t differs from other
German Gothic muensters in possess
ing a gerater width in proportion to its
height. 1t stands in nearly the center
of the city, on the site of church or
iginally founded in 5O4, and it is one OF
the most harmonious of all the great
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09
Grins For The Crouch

Little nine-year-old Freddie was lab
orously looking up his spelling words
in the dictionary when he came upon
one whose meaning was perfectly APP
parent to him. He dashed off a SEN
tence containing the word "capsize''
and passed to the next. Imagine the
teachers amusement when he recited
glibly, my cap size is No. STRAY
Smiles
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09
Pointers Wnh Points

In Pubic Opinion for January, in the
to be found the following tersely ex-
pressed and striking thoughts:
There are plenty of fellows who can
Do 1t Now if some one will just tell
them what to do. and how to do it
Facts are stubborn things, but don't
dodge 'em. One statement proved IS
worth more than a hundred asser-
tons.
Figure your business down to a ba-
sis Of dollars and cents-and don't for
get the cents. .a.st-.
Poverty may pineh-but maybe it's
only to keep you awake
Don't turn down suggestion be-
cause you happen to dislike the man
who advances it. Better frankly con-
slider the suggestion on it's own
merits"
What does it matter if these things
have been said a thousand times be-
fore? They will be said, and will need
to be said, many other times yet be-
fore this worlds business has been
wound up and the books closed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09
GRAND JUR|ES MUST TAKE
ADVANTAGE ELLIS HEALTH BILL

ceases to say chou shalt" and grac-
iously leaves it to the discretion Of the
grand juries in each county whether or
not the other provisions Of the law
shall or shall not be taken advantage
of. The entire law on the subject is
embraced in fifteen sections, ten of
which become operative only on the
recommendation Of two successive
grand juries, and if they are made OPP
erative they may be suspended at any
time upon the recommendation of any
two successive grand juries.
Now, the State Board of Health
wishes to call the attention of the
grand juries to the urgent necessity of
their recommending in each and every
county the appointment of what the
law styles a district commissioner of
health" Such an officer must be
physician and must give his whole time
to his district, and for his work he is
to be paid out of the county funds,
just the same as other county officials.
The fact that cotton is low and the
counties haven't any money now" isn't
any argument, for since it is neces-
sary for two successive grand juries to
recommend the adoption of these laws
before they can be put into effect, the
European war will, in all probability,
be over and unprecedented prosperity
be among us by the time the laws de-
lay" will enable the men to be put on
the job in the various sanitary districts
stamping out preventable disease.
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, it's up
to you! VIII you, by recommending
the appointment of a district health
commissioner do your part in your
county toward helping in the war
against disease and death, or will you
allow your fellow citizens to sicken
and die just for the sake of following
out a policy that is at best penny
WISE? What is your verdict? We have
faith in you and confidently believe you
will see the advantage in spending a
few hundred a year in order to save
lives worth many thousands to your
county. Here's hoping!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09
STRASBURG PICTURESQUE FORTRESS
Of ALSACE- Lorraine

Gothic masterpieces, which, scattered
over Europe go long way toward
competing US to modify our opinions
concerning the texture of the darkness
of the Dark Ages. The present cathed-
raj was begun in 1176 and was COM
pleted in 1889. The exquisite facade,
with it's hewn embroideries ana sr-~.So
rose window, over 40 feet in diameter
is lyric thought in stone and glass. The
structure is famous for it's beauty
wherever there are art lovers.
There is a rich industrial and COM
mercial life in the Alsatian city, of suf-
ficent importance to support in COM
fort its 10000 inhabitants. Tanning,
brewing, printing, the manufacture of
musical instruments, paper. soap,
furniture, gloves, steel goods and to-
bacco working are the chief indus
tries. Strasburg also has large bus
mess in the agricultural products OF
Alsace. 1t has won international re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09
LARSEN AND CROCKETT
NAME OF NEW FIRM
TO PRACTICE LAW
FORMER AMERICUS LAWYER
FORMS PARTNERSHIP IN
DUBLIN.

Americas friends of Mr. Charles c.
Crockett, who went a year ago to
Dublin, Ca. to engage in the practice
of his profession, the law, will be in
terested in knowing that he has form
ed a co-partnership with Judge w.
w. Larsen, of that city under the firm
name of Larsen & Crockett, with Of
fees in the First National Bank build
ing. -'".,t
OF the new firm, the Dublin Dis
patch makes the following very COM
plimentary mention:
Judge Larsen is one of the lead
ing attorneys of this section of the
state, and was for several months
Judge of the Dublin circuit, his term
ending with the close of the year just
ended. He is an able lawyer, whose
ability has been thoroughly proven
since he took up his residence in Dub
lin and removed here from SWANS
boro. --.
Mr.. Crockett has been in Dublin one
year, and is one Of the prominent
young attorneys of the city. He is a
graduate of Washington and Lee uni
versity, and holds both the academic
and law degrees from this institution
! He has demonstrated his ability as a
| lawyer, having taken high stand in
his profession since coming to Dublin
The firm of Larsen C Crockett is
one of the strongest in the city and
most successful career is predicted for
the new firm.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09

A Boy Scout, as of course you know,
is supposed to do one good deed each
day. what good deed did you per
form today?" once asked lady Of =
Liverpool Scout. co." said the young
hero, 1mother had only enough castor
oil for one dose, so let my sister take
it!'-Stray Smiles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09

How do you account for the fact"
asked the doctor, "as shown by actual
investigation, that thirty-two out of
every hundred criminals in the coun-
try are left-handed?" That's easily
accounted for" said the professor;
the other sixty-eight are right-hand-
ed."-London Tit-Bits.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09

my dear, you ought to pass up friv-
olous things and take an interest in
deep subjects. Take history, for in
stance. Here is an interesting item,
Gessler, the tyrant, put up a hat for
the Swiss to salute"
The lady was a trifed interested.
How was it trimmed?' she inquired.
Louisville Courier Journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09

Typographical errors" said William
Dean HowelIs, "are often amusing.
When 1 was boz in my fathers print
ing office in Martins Ferry, once
made a good typographical error. My
father had written, The showers last
week. though copious, were not sutfic-
lent for the millmen.' ! set up milk
men. STRAY Smiles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09
We All Would.

81 wonder if Edison would answer 4
personal letter on a scientific subjects"
HE might on some matter of inter-
est to the world. What's on your
mind?"
Il would like to know if it does any
good to jiggle the telephone hook up
and down when the girl is slow in
getting your number"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09

Cyrus (entering sixteenth-f
Office of the Syndicate Building, per-
spring and panting): Them stairs
must be sev'ral miles long! Occupant
of Office: why didn't you come up in
one of the elevators there?" Cyrus.
mot muehi l jes' see one Of en- full o
people fall down that hole there!"--
Bohemian,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09

1t seemed very difficult thing to
make little Bessie understand that the
earth revolved around and around. One
day she came in from her playing and
said Mother, believe the earth
does turn around" What is it that
has convinced you, dear% asked the
mother. 81 can see it whirl," said
Bessie, when l twist up my swing and
then pntwist" isn't it you that
-whirls," asked the mother, INSTEAD of
the earth?" But" explained Bessie,
-"it goes after stop"-New York Post.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09

Dad" said the small boy 81 hear
Tom Morse is going to be married one
day this week."
Yes" answered the father, "Mr.
Morse has only three days more"
The boy sighed and inquired: THE
last three days, they give them every
thing to eat they ask for, don't they,
dad?"-New York Evening Post.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09
In POmpeli.

Mrs. Struckoyle: Did you ask when
this place was destroyed, Henry?
Mr. Struckoyle: Sh! Why, | didn't
even know the Germans had invaded
Italy!-Puck
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09

We may be the superior Of the ape as
regards intelligence but he his GER
tainly got some Of US skinned for rocks
Puck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09
Couldn't Expect Him To.

Lady-I'm afraid you don't like work,
my good man.
Tramp-How kin l, mum? Works
wot killed my poor wife.-Boston
Transcript.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09

Robby-" Elsie, I-I-I-I-love you'll"
Elsie-"Oh, Robert"
Robby-"Well, Skinny Adams dared
me to say it."-Life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09

renos that the trenches are
SO covered with scarcely recognizable If any OF them nave
been candidates in political this country they will not
at ALL
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09
He Wished to Know.

"PaW-uh!" ctt
Well, my SOM"
Paw, is a pigamy's father a hogmy?'
Puck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09

BOSTON boasts of dog why boast? merely
shows that even the dumb unable avoid the awful habit
of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09

Washington j. reports the largest cicyce of the season. but the
town would should Charles W. Fairbanks OF In
dauapois former vice president of the United States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09

n Na YORK Missouri three large automobiles into
Allies should lose no time IN ehsung a'
mule for service against German armored motors
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09

OFFICIA ORGAN Americas Sumter County WEBSTER county
ud Commission Georgia for District u s. Court
Southern District o Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-09

GEORGIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON JANUARY g. 1915
The fool-killer., 1915-02-01
Shake Hands With Fitzpatrick!

AS The Fool-Killer grows it
takes more help to handle the
business. The office work has
been awfully behind here of late
and needed some more help. So
it gives me pleasure to announce
that | have secured the services
of Mr.. George Fitzpatrick, of
Memphis, Tenn, who now be-
comes Business Manager of The
Fool Killer. We are at last get
ting this thing in shape to do
some business. In the language
Of the poet, LET the clubs roll
in"
The fool-killer., 1915-02-01

few more sample copies and / will
pct more subs, for I sure have got
the ball rolling and | don't want It
to stop.
W. T. McCray, R 10, Monroe, N.
C.-F,ind enclosed 70 cents for seven
subs to The Fool-Killer. Please send
it to them at once, for they are struck
on it. | believe if you will send me
a dozen sample copies | can send
you a dozen subs in exchange. You
remember I sent you CLUB a lew
days ago.
A. C. Holcomb, Ecru, Miss.-Hav-
ing read one of your papers, and
finding it so good and so cheap, l
have raised club of five. Enclosed
find fifty cents for which send the
paper to the attached names. Please
send me another bundle of samples
and [ think I can get you some more
new subscribers.
Charles Bishop, Eskdale, W. Va
I am sending you a club of ten yearly
subscribers to The FoOl-Killer. l
happened to come in possession Of
one of your papers, so I thought I
would get up club of ten, as nearly
everyone here are reformed men from
tn old parties. So when this club
comes to hand will get another club
| for you, and much larger one than
| this.
W. H. Horton, r 2, Box 81, Ponto-
toe, Miss Il received your ten sam
pies to-day, and you will find en-
closed check for ten sub. I am in
the merchandise business, and I
handed the ten samples to my GUS
toners, and they quickly handed me
the money for subscriptions. I do
believe I could have sent 25 just as
easy of I had had the samples to
give to my customers.
i B. E. F. Bucklew, r 4, Box TO-,
Terra Alta, W. Val went out on
Ground Hog Day and found eight of
them out of their holes, and every
darned one of them wanted The Fool
iller. So I just took their money and
you will find it herewith enclosed, to-
gether with their names and address
ses. Send the Killer to them for a
| whole year. So goodbye for this
, time. I will be along again some day.
) This is So I have sent you in the
: last six months.
John M Thompson, 81 N. Kerr
ST., Concord, N. CA man to whom
gave a copy of your paper wants
to subscribe for it and has given me
the money. So here it is-send the
paper to the address given. He is
: a Democrat, but he said he had more
: fun out of The Fool-Killer than any
2 paper he ever read. took Morgan's
? Buzz-Saw over 20 years ago, and am
: glad he is with you I am a Mid
3 Road Pop-one of the most dispised
q parties that ever was born and
$ knocked in the head by the great w
v j. B., now of Washington, D. C.
The fool-killer., 1915-02-01
SUBSCRIBE FOR
The Tennessean

A little paper published by George
Fitzpatrick, of Memphis, Tenn, who
has recently come to Moravian Falls
to help in the fool-killing business.
Send ten cents for a years subscrip
ton to GEORGE FITZPATRICK, Mora
Wan Falls, N. @.
The fool-killer., 1915-02-01

The Democrats used to throw
up "robber tariff to the Repub-
licans, and now the Republicans
are throwing up "war tax" to
the Democrats. Just another case
Of the pot and kettle calling each
other black.
The fool-killer., 1915-02-01
The Devils Letter .

My Dear Ninnles:
Do you know what a Minnie
is? Most Of you don't, or you
wouldn't be one. If you have
an unabridged dictionary turn to
it and you II find that Noah Web
ster says that a Minnie is "a
foool, a simpleton, dolt. y Then
there is the Ninnyhammer which
he says is "a simpletion. y
Now, I want to make these de-
fnation palmer so that all OF you
can understand who the Ninnies
and Ninnyhammers are and II
you are one you can get wise and
get out Of the crowd because I've
got about as many Of that tribe
down here in hell as can handle
and they are still coming. Just
the common Minnie is the dolt;
he has just enough brains to dis
tinguish him from the lower
animals, and often enough brutal
ity that his shape only saves him
that distinction. It requires a
sharp gimlet to bore through the
outer coat of his think-tank and
several charges of dynamite to
clear the cobwebs from his brain
and set him to thinking. 1t is
difficult to make a wise man out
of him because he has permitted
others to do his thinking so long
that his brain has become inactive
dormant. But where the bor-
ing has been properly done and
enough of intellectual dynamite
is used the patient can be very
much improved.
The Ninnyhammer is of a
slightly higher grade than the
dolt; you can hammer ideas into
their think-tanks without resort
ing to the surgical operation of
boring. 1t requires a good deal
hammering sometimes to set
their brains to working, and they
seldom become "bright and shin.
ing lights" in the world. The
simpleton has no brains, not even
enough. to know that he han't got
any. They inherit their foolish.
ness, or contract it in an acute
form and allow it to become
chronic.
The intellectual fool is the big
gest fool of all, the hardest te
manage on earth and the easiest
coaxed to helb He has plenty o1
brains but only uses a small por
tion Of them. They have barrels
OF egotism and tons of self
righteousness. They blow theil
own horn always, and listen at
tentively to the noise it makes
they also think others like to hea7
it. They wear blind brides O.
prejudice and smoked glasses
and are willing to swear tha
things on each side of them ant
behind them are the same as the,
are IN front Of them. If they be
long to a political party the,
read only the papers and hea
only the speakers Of that party
They never investigate the othe
side. They follow the band wag
ON wherever it goes; if it turn
square around and goes back s
do they; if it starts down hill
they go with it; if it upsets, the
stick to it; if it leaves the roac
they follow it; if it goes the mud
dy way, they wade along benin
1T; IT it travels in a rut, so d
they; if it wabb1es on the spindl
they get wabby also; they ar
The fool-killer., 1915-02-01

Ln1n8 uuCll Iuey nave pdSSGO
it. These are the kind Of Ninnies
who pray for peace while they
continue to build war ships, man
ufacture instruments Of death,
; and justify war, not having sense
enough to stop it; the kind who
pray that Gods will be done on
earth as it is in heaven, then vote
for political parties that license
institutions Of traffic where hell
has already hanged out it's signs
in front; the kind who profess to
be followers of Him who is called
the Prince Of Peace, yet who are
ready, when the rulers say the
word, to take up arms to murder
their fellow men without cause
or justification. These are the
kind Of Ninnies who are welcome
to hell. They are the ones Of
whom it is written, "having eyes
see not and having ears hear
not" Oh, Ninnies Of this type
come! The gates Of hell are open
wide to receive you Ye have
drank Of your brothers blood,
the flames Of hell shall consume
yours! Ye have laid up treasures
for the last day; they shall be
tied about your necks and drag
ye down to the lowest pits Of
hell! Come! Ye have carried
the torch-lights Of your own
damnation! Ye have marched to
|, the tune Of your own destruction
, Ye have crucifed Justice on the
cross of Greed, and sacrificed
Liberty on the altar Of Ambition
, Ye have builded the dens Of vice
: and disease, and ye shall be stung
by their poison. Millions have
been the victims of your hellish
: lust and the piteous means of in
} nocent childhood, whose lives
: have been coined into gold in
your shops, mills and fields, shall
l sound in your ears forever
t Come! Oh, my dearly beloved
= Ninnies come! Ye have had
: your day, You thought yor
e knew it all, and you bowed not
4 your ear to instruction. Yor
t have followed the band Wagon
: and the band wagon is coming tt
E hell. The flames Of torment arr
e reaching out to grasp you. TIL,
lake of burning birthstone il
: seething to engulf you. Ye hav,
o spread misery and destruction OF
t earth, and your reward nov
f awaits you.
: Weep and howl for you
s miseries that shall come upol
: you. Your riches are corrupted
r and your garments are mot]
: eaten. Your gold and silver i
:; cankered, and the rust of then
r shall eat your face as with fire
f Ye have heaped treasure togethe
), for the last days. Behold, tn
t hire Of the labourers who hav
d reaped down your fields, whic]
y OF you is kept back by frauo
: crieth: and the cries Of the1
v which have reaped are entere,
r into the ears of the Lord O
Y. sabaoth. Ye have lived in pleas
r ure on the earth, and been want
, on; We have nourished you
IS hearts, as in the day Of slaughter
20 Ye have condemned and kille
Il the just. James 81 to 6.
"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
MISCELLANEOUS
WHAT your piano needs is an expert
tuner. Call c. R. Beall. Con. phone
1o2. Kelley.Goudy Co. 1-es.2wk.
Billings Is Doomed
For4State Treasurer

One of the early booms for the 1916
campaign Is that of Senator s.. &c. Bill.
lings, OF Tucker county, for the office
OF state treasurer. Senator Billings
has not announced his intention In
this regard. but his friends at Charles.
ton and elsewhere are giving the ru.
mored candidacy serious considera.
ton. Senator Billings Is we'll quail.
fed for the place should be decide to
GEEK the office. He now represents
the Fourteenth, senatorial district.
composed Of Tucker, Preston. Miner.
al, Grant and Hardy counties. He has
served two terms as county clerk OF
Tucker county. being the first Repub-
lican ever elected to that office. He
resides at Parsons and Is the manager
OF the Parsons Milling and Mercantile
Company as well as manger Of the
Parsons Electric Light Company.
Senator Billings is a man Of retiring
manner, modest but forceful when he
takes a stand upon any public ques.
tlon. He has aigenial personality that
will make him friends wherever he
goes should he enter upon state.
wide campaign .for-the nomination for
the office of treasurer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
|SlLONS OFFICERS
RECEIVE PRESENTS / j !
Tokens Of Esteem Were
Given officials On
Last Day.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Mar. L.
The final day of the legislative ses.
sion at Charleston was made the occa.
sion Of presentation to the various
officers tokens of esteem.
Immediately after the converting Of
the senate on the morning Of the last
day Senator Goodykoontz on the be-
half of his colleagues presented Presi.
dent England OF the senate a gold
watch; Clerk John n. Harris a mis-.
sion clock; and Assistant Homer Gray
with beautiful scarf pin. The at.
taches OF the senate presented Ser.
geans.at.Arms Will E. Long with a
gold handled umbrella and set Of cuff
links. ~
Members OF the house presented
Speaker johnson with a silver service
gold headed cane and gold handled
umbrella. The presentation speeches
were made by Delegates Talbot,
Hughes and Hall. On behalf of the
house. Delegate Wertz presented
Clerk John G. Prichard with silver
set. Chairman Arlen G. Swiger, OF
the finance committee, was presented
with gold penknife by Delegate
Scherr. 49,.
The recipients responded with ap.
propriate. speeches, expressing deep
appreciation. link