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GEORGIA-Sumter County.
Adnlnistrat
Jordan.

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
]. G. Feagin, as administrator on
the estate of Mrs. 4. l.. Davidson, hav-
Ing made application to me to sell GER
tain real-estate situated in the Seven
teenth District of Sumter County, Ca,
belonging to said estate; this is to cite
all parties interested and concerned to
present their objection, if any, to the
granting of such leave at the January
term 1916 of the Court of Ordinary of
Sumter County, Ga.
This December 8th, 1915.
JOHN A. COBB,
Ordinary, Sumter County, Ga.
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ing and A. e. Brooks, and also fl ia
issued from the Superior court of said
county against Bill Campbell and A.
E. Brooks. All of said land levied on
as the property of A E. Brooks to sat
isfy the above mentioned fl fas.
This Sth day of December, 1915.
C. M. CHRISTIAN. Sheriff.
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l sell Strawberry Plants grown by
Continental Plant Co., of North Caro-
lina at Coo per hundred; $3.50 per
thousand, delivered; Cabbage Plants,
zoe per hundred; 75c per five hundred,
delivered. R. d. Stewart. Phone 705.
Next Poole's Store.
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WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

SUMTER COUNTY GROWN seed
rye, oats and wheat for sale. Sunny
Hill Farm, Americas, Ca, Lee Nj
Kansford, Propr. 1-tf
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VALUABLE FARM

VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE
679 acres good land in Terrell county
at bargain and on easy terms; in
good state of cultivation, fair improve
ments, etc, Ask for particulars. G. r.
Ellis.
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WANTED---Misceiloneous

WANTED-$2,5 500 on desirable real
estate as collateral. J. K L., P. O. Box
a25, Americas, Ga. lott
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Notice to Debtors and Creditors

Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
All parties owing accounts to w M.
McGarrah, late of said county, are re-
quested to pay same to me at once. and
al parties having claims of any nature
are requested to present same to me in
the time required by law
This the Gath day of Nov 1915.
R. S. McGARRAH.
Power of Attorney on Estate Of w NJ
McGarrah, Deceased
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FOR SALE
GENUINE OLD FASHION Water
ground corn meal and graham flour.
buchanan Grocery Co. 7-2t

FOR SALE-The best family horse
in Sumter county. w. j. Josey,
Americas, Ga. INV
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FOR RENT-6-room house, Brannon
Ave; modern conveniences; posses
sion at once. See Herbert Hawkins.
1I.rf.
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LOST

LOST Monday night, probably on
streets, Gold Medal, engraved A. l.. I.
Finder please notify Times-Recorder
office for reward
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LOST OR STOLEN-38 Special
Smith & Wesson Revolver No. 210187.
Reward for return of same to Times
Recorder office. 5-1w
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GEORGIA, Sumter County.

Ordinary and Ex-oficio Clerk c. 0.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25
TWILIGHT SLEEP
WILL BE TRIED
IN ST. LOUIS
In Well Known Hospital.-.Pro
nent Nations TO be First TO
Take New Treatment.

The uuch-dias7lssed PAINLESS
childbirth Twilight Sleep IS
going to be introduced for the first
time in a St Louis hospital. Promi-
nent 81 Louis matrons VIII be
among the first patrons.
Since the announcement in q mr.
rent magazine last june that thous-
anGs Of mothers, iucludinE Aneri-
cans, have been treated. without ID
single fatality, In Frioslrg, Ger
many, several st. Louis PHYSICIANS
have used Twilight sleep with lin.
Ted success
The institution in which the ner
method is to be first put in gen.
eral practice is Barnes Hospital.
The superintendent there said .
twilight Sleep ward is being
planned
In discussing Twilight SLEEP, tn
literary Digest, in a recent issue.
says
The use Of anaesthetics TO ease
the coming int the world Of Our
little ones is familiar enough, but
il has always been limited in il
employment, and pain has been
alleviated, rather than abolished By
it.
Nov, however, if we may be-
Iiore writers Of certain maSazin"
article. the use Of the new anaes-
thetic scopolanin has been 80 de-
yelcped in the medical clinic # tn,
University Of Baden. liz Friebure,
that birth absolutely unacccmpanied
by pain has been an accomplished
fact.
The method, We are told. has
been used in 5000 cases with sue
cess. Not one mother has been los
br it, We are assured, and the rate
Of infant mortality has been greatly
decreased
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25
uonsehold Science Club.

The regular meeting OF the
Household Science club will occur
this afternoon in the annex OF the
Presbyterian church, the meeting
will open at o'clock. The subject
for demonstration and discussion
will be Soups" and the demonstra-
lions will be made BY Mrs. William
n. Butler, Mrs. A. S. Gallagher, Mrs
David S. Lansden and Miss Julia
C'Shea.
Mrs. Butler will prepare rese'
table soup (tireless cooke1), cream
and oyster soup and bouillon. Mrs,
A. S. Gallagher will make cheese
soup and Miss o'Shea will demon
strate a German soup. Mrs. Lans-
den will prepare the croutons.
The ten minute talk will be giveu
BY Mrs. P. +. Powell, librarian OF
the Cairo public library. whose sub
iect will be Helpful Literature
Along Household Science Lines, "
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25
DORA SCOTT, WE'LL KNOWN
C0L0RED WOMAN DIE

Mrs. Dora Scott. wife Of Dayi
Scott. a we'll known colored resi-
dent OF this city, who has lived her
nearly forty years, died yesterday
1T her home, 1906 Locust street
The family formerly lived O
Eleventh street near Cedar street
She had been III a long time Of /,
complication of diseases. She is a
sister OF G. C Wilson, editor of tho
Baptist Truth.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

1t is in cases of deep seated colds
that rhamherlin's Cough Remedy
is most appreciated, 1t relieves the
lungs and makes breathing easier,
liquifes the tough mucus and make.
10 easier to expectorate allays the
cough and aids nature in throwing
oft the cold and restoring the system
to a healthy condition. Mrs. G. r
Walters, Decator, Ill.,, says, Eff
teen years ago Chamberlain Cough
Remedy cured me Of deep seated
cold en- the lungs and rid me Of all
aggravated cough have since
used it when needed and it has al.
ways produced the desired results.
For sale by all dealcrs.---Adrt.
! Are you going visiting Tell az
about ~ AZ va ran foil vny,y gr{an a.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

since she threw ma down cculo
die easier if ! orly bad kiGC
loving hand TO press my bot, fever
ish forehead, to give tae DRINK
water: or lp,l me about the oth o.
side. wAich must he gas!er.
Dear reader, God surely will N
be hard on ppor devil like nae 10.
! have nsver vrongel snycue sY
,cept o,yseu, and when the crea
j,d gguert day .tomes----- -
There was lC Signature attached
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25
ARGUE FRANK CASE FER. %.

Washington, Jan. 24.---Arglment
before the supreme court on Leo NJ.
Franks appeal in habeas corpus
proceedings probably will be set for
Feb. 90. after cases already as
signed for that date.
Attorneys for Frank and for Geor-
gia are preparing to submit o mo-
tion Monday to advance the case
Should that be granted, a decision
might be announced within few
weeks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

Mrs. p. J. Ryan. who has been i'll
at her home on Fourth street, is I'M
proving.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

Frank Fry, who is very i'll At his
home on Walnut street, is slightly
improved.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

j. p. Schulz left last night for a
business trip 10 St. Louis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25
PERSONAL.

Joe Glynn went to Chicago Sun
day night,
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

Charles Scullin. of the Arcade
Theater, left yesterday for a bust
ness trim in st. Louis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

Theater, lett yesterday lot d puS1
ness trim in st Louis.
E 8 Warmer 1914
r f
--s--.. .,e.iue, IS fie..inG rcla-
tives in Poplar Bluff, Ark
Mrs. Selma Rarth, who has beer
quite Ill at her home on Thirty
sixth street, is convalescent.
Robert Goldsmith, after a visit
10 his father. n. Goldsmith. re-
turned to St. Louis last night.
Joseph Davies of Columbus, Ky.
was the guest OF his wife yesterday,
who is III at St. Mary's Infrmary.
James Ince Of the local Office Of
the r. G. Dun company, leaves to-
day for business trip in Murphys-
boro, III.
Frank NJ. Quicker, traffic man
aver of the Cairo Association o.
Commerce, went to St, Louis las
night en- business.
A. G.. Sharkev, manager OF III
local Office OF the r. G. Dun com
pany, will leave today for q bust
mes trip in paragould. Ark.
u. s. Music. of 1871 Twenty-eightI
street, of the louisiana Lumhe
Company, departed for st. LOU
last night on a business trip.
Mrs. Susan Mihin of lower Wash
ington avenue, left yesterday 10
DuQuoin, where she will visit he
daughter, Mrs, Joseph Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs e. ]. Singleton {
Wickliffe, Ky, were the guests {
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mr.
Taylcr c. Cleudenen, yesterday.
Mrs. u. S. Shiyell and Miss Ha
sic HARRISON OF Bardwell, KY, al
the guests OF Mr., and Mrs. Villa
HARRISON, Of 3i0s Walnut street.
Mrs A. J. Howard, who has bee
the guest OF her sisters. Mrs Robe
Welsh and Mrs. Gertrude Wal
schmidt, has returned to her hon
in Jackson. Tenn.
Mrs. r. c. Niblick has arriv
from Grand Rapids. to join her NJ
band in Cairo. Mr.. Nibiack is su
crintendent OF the Singer compar
They will reside at the Wenger.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

Are you going visiting Tell us
about 1t 80 We can tell your iriends
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

Mrs. r. c. Niblick has arrived
from Grand Rapids. TO join her hus-
band in Cairo. Mr. Niblack is sup
erintendent of the Singer company,
They will reside at the Wenger.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

Mrs Selma Rarth, who has beer
quite Ill at her home on Thirty
sixth street, is eonvalescent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

Mrs. u. S. Shiyell and Miss Hat
Sic HARRISON OF Bardwell, KY, are
4hc guests Of Mr., and Mrs William
HARRISON, Of 3i0S Walnut street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

Robert Goldsmith, after visit
10 his father n. Goldsmith. re-
turned to st. Louis last night.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

Mrs. A. J. Howard, who has been
the guest OF her sisters. Mrs. Robert
Welsh and Mrs. Gertrude Wald-
schmidt. has returned to her home
in Jackson. Tenn.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

-.--s-~.- I44ue, Is fiS-tiDG lrla-
tives in Poplar Bluff, Ark,
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

Joseph Davies Of Columbus, Ky,
was the guest OF his wife yesterday,
who is III at St. Marys Infirmary.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

Frank NJ. Quicker, traffic man
aver of the Cairo Association o.
Commerce, went to st, Louis last
night en- business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

James Ince Of the local Office Of
the r. G. Dun company, leaves to-
day for business trip in Murphys-
boro, IN.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Singleton o.
Wickliffe, Ky, were the guests o.
the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs
Taylcr c. Clendenen, yesterday.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
MONEY TO BURN.

Economy has its pains as well as
its pleasures" says a Washington
preacher. IF the experience of an old
darky of my acquaintance in Vir-
ginia counts for anything.
One spring. for some reason. old
Nose was going round town with the
face Of dissatisfaction. When ques-
toned. he poured forth yoluble tale
of woe la these terms
Marse Tom. he come to me last
fall an he say, Nose, dey's gwine to
be hard winter. SO you be keerful,
an save yo' wages fast an tight"
AN believe Marse Tom. yassuh
believe hiIn. an | save, an save, an
when de winter come it amt got no
hardships, an dere / was wild all dat
money just thrown on my hards!
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
He was tho nisht-watcsmsn Of an

He was the night-watchman of an
apartment house uptown, but gave
her an easy speech to the effect that
he was Bill Mendelssohn, = grandson
of old man Mendelssohn. who once
wrote a wedding march SO carelessly
that it is now used as coon song.
She gasped and gnrgled with de.
1ight-in Bohemia and having the time
OF her young life. so | let her dream.
In the meantime Hep. with bucket
of wine. was busy trying to put out
the fire in the well Max used as a
neck.
Every time waiter looked at our
table Hep's roll would blaze up.
Peaches presently concluded she'd
broaden out bit on Art and the Old
Masters. so she asked Max IL he liked
Rembrandt
Max looked at her out of the cor
ner of his eye and murmured, much
bliged, but I'm up to here now,"
Then he pointed at his Adams
Apple and fell asleep.
Hep was beginning to see double.
Every once in a mile he i stop hum
ming Here Comes My Daddy Now
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23

as far North as the eye could see.
Presently platoon of walters began
to annoy the corks and then followed
at Gettysburg.
One cork went over quickly to an
other table and struck fat moneyed
person from Pittsburgh between the
second and third floor of his accordion
chin. He thought 1t was one o'clock.
so he arose hurriedly and left the
room.
Meanwhile Max was overheard with
splash. For the first ten minutes
he had three walters on the verge of
nervous prostration trying to supply
the suds fast enough. But Max didn't
play Rugby rules-he used two
glasses and both hands. After time.
however, he feathered both oars and
drifted aimlessly with the tide.
Pardon met" said Peaches to Max,
in an effort to pass out bit of Soci-
ETY. 'Salve, but do you find ct inter
esting-this glimpse of Bohemian"
Bohemia nothing." bubbled Max.
This joint is Cosmopolitan-sure
thing! The chef is 'Frenchman:
the pastry cook is Greek: the head
waiter is a German; they got Hun
garian violinist and the proprietor has
wife and two kids in Jersey City,
but he don't go there much. Bohemian,
not an your powder pun"
Peaches took the count. then she
leaned over and whispered to me,
What is he?-a painter?"
oh! he's painter all right"
Water colors or oil?" she asked.
"Oil." / said; "fusel oil'
HAS he ever done any good thing?'
Bhe queried
Yes l said: Hep Hardy"
"Oh, I'm enjoying this so much"
she coo-cooed. giving Max and his
past performances the sudden pass-by.
who is that man at that other table
with the fawn-like eyes and the long
hair?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
John Henru on Cabarets


| H. w. bowed Hep slipped him again
and he bowed lower. Hep slipped
him another little map of the mint and
II. WIS forehead scraped the floor.
The room was a-dazzle with Gaudy
Lights. Rag-time music hurried away
from preoccupied orchestra. hit the
ceiling, bounced off and scampered
around the tables. Laughter, both re-
fined and careless, tried to drown the
clatter OF dishes-ane won out
80 this is Bohemia," sighed
Peaches as the head waiter pulled out
chair and dared her to sit down.
John. dear, do point out the celebri-
ties to me. won't your"
They haven't rome in yet" / CUR
gled. and Hep let loose laugh so
nearly like that of a nervous coyote
that four walters rushed up. prepared
to take any kind of tip.
Just as we were sinking gracefully
into our plush chairs and the Sicilian
brlgand was about to take our order,
who should float into the dry-dock but
Max Mincenstein. one of Hep's friends
after A. M.
QOn KNOW now MIX ever pressed
close enough to get on Hep's staff.
Max has money. He'll always have
1.-THE same money
Max is a lazy loosener.
When the waiter returns with the
check Max is the busiest talker in
the bunch
Max loves money. Money loves
Max. They are inseparable.
Whenever Max passes a bank he
takes OFF his hat and walks on his
toes
spoke his name rapidly when I in
troduced Max to Peaches, but as she
was busy trying to lead swift life
by ordering a seltzer lemonade it
didn't make much difference what
called him.
Hep must have been sitting over a
trapdoor, because suddenly wine-cool-
ers began to festoon themselves
around about him. Blue wine-coolers
appeared at his right, magenta wine
coolers at his left. and ice. drift ice
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23

been passed around. but I'd ask my
friend Hep Hardy about 1t.
Hep is what they call in the laura
jeans Prince of Good Fellows.
AS near as l can size him up
Prince of Good Fellows puts in
twelve hours a day trying to stab
himself to death with Bronx cocktails.
and the other twelve hours are de-
voted to screaming for help and ice
water.
Mind you, I'm not Knocking Hep.
His father cut out the breathing
business about four years ago and
left Hep with 100000 and long dry
spell on the inside
Hep has been IN the surf ever since.
His only recreation between bars
Ia golf. He invented the G.. A. r.
score in that game-out in 81, back
In '65.
explained my sad plight to Hep
over the phone and, later on, with
Peaches all dolled up like a Corot
landscape, we met Hep by appoint
ment in front of Bustafiddlestrings
Cabaret.
Hep in his man-about-town scenery
was a sartorial dream in black and
white. He had everything on. includ-
ing half bun
We'll. If it isn't John Henryl" he
hagueandhagued. Touch thumbs with
your old pal,'' Then in side speech
he wanted to know what musical show
had loaned me its prize chicken.
introduced him to my wife and
he tried to square himself by explain
ing that now that his right eye was
properly focused she didn't look at all
like chicken-she was more of the
squab type.
Then with merry burst of YER
mouth-laden laughter he led the way
into the Cabaret.
The head waiter met us at the edge
of the reservation.
Hep slipped him something that
made a n,pise Ike five dollars and the
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23

dragging sensation across my loins.
difficulty in collecting my thoughts
and was troubled with short
ness OF breath. Dodds Kidney Pills
have cured me of these complaints.
You are at liberty to publish this let
ter for the benefit of any sufferer who
doubts the merit of Dodds Kidney
Pills"
Dodds Kidney Pills. soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Dodds Dyspepsia Tab
lets for Indigestion have been proved.
SOC. per box.-Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23

Papa, Papa, Papa, Papa!" then he'd
close one eye and with the other look
over at Peaches and hand her a sad
sweet smile
It's gay life, boys
When our expensive food finally
arrived Hep was gazing at his fingers
and wondering how they got on his
hands, while Max, the genial pest,
with his chin driven through his shirt.
front, was over on Dream Avenue
about to hitch up his favorite night.
mare and take a spin through Bug
land
Peaches was toying with a spoonful
of consomme Julienne and was par
leying shoestring potatoes back on
my fork, when suddenly there came a
great changing of bells, doors ratified
and banged, women screamed and the
orchestra fell out of back window
all except the bass fiddle He fell
in bowl of soup left for him by an
obliging but hurrying waiter.
Max woke up suddenly. looked
about wild-eyed and slid gracefully
under the table
Hep. with roll OF bills in each
hand, tried to stand up and defy the
universe. but he toppled over among
the wine-coolers and passed peaceful
ly away again in cold storage
A fat man with q beard and dia.
lect ran around in circles exclaiming
that he was the proprietor. but nobody
nin nda1 H.
into sobs.
Then he rushed over to our table
and yelled, Get out! Get out"
why should we get out?' ] in
quired, placing a piece of fried chick
en- tenderly In his outstretched hand.
Because it's closing up time and
I always forget about it. The police
have to come and remind me-
Then he threw the fried chicken
our lives.
l looked in the direction OF the door.
Yes, there they were-an Army Corps
of Cops, marching steadily forward
into the Palace of Pies, fearless in the
face of danger.
1t was brave sight to see them de-
ploy by fours and reaching forward
with their nightsticks knock hunk of
beefsteak out of a hungry diners
hand.
/ grabbed Peaches by the elbow
and we beat 1t from Bohemia while
the beating was good
The last saw of Max he was act
ing as a foot-rest for the General com
manding the Fifth Brigade, while Hep
slept peacefully on amid the up-turned
wine-coolers and the ice-floes.
Bohemia. eh?
So this is what they call Having a
| Good Time in New York,
Mr.. Umpire. called you Bad names
put me on the Bench.
This Burg is the home OF the Gink
who can't keep his Temperature
down unless he is continually sniff
fing the odor of burning money.
This Gink's idea of being gentle
man is to get into a Tuxedo makeup
and swap gags with bunch of booze
biters while Mamma has to tie her
self up in Mother Hubbard and stay
home alone till Papa gets through be-
ing a Good Fellow.
Cabarets, Ell?
Hereafter me for the little Pto-
maine Parlor where the dillpickles
hide behind the bowl OF pulverized
sugar and wink at you when the wait.
ross splashes an omelette on your
shoulder.
| But Peaches thought Il was ALL per.
fectly lovely.
And you'll take me some night
soon," she marshmallowed, where we
can see some real turkey trotting
won't you, John. dearl"
A glass of water, Nurse; he's faint
ing.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23

CAYi Did you ever burst right
~ into Bohemia and with the aid
of complaining pocketbook try
10 Help yourself to a Hilarious eve
ming?
Tag me-Tm 1t.
OF course. don't mean Bohemia in
the highbrow sense-nix. Not one OF
those quaint retreats with the lemon
colored atmosphere where sad-eyed
Artistic Temperaments foregather to
chop spaghetti with a fork and bark
handmade repartee at each other over
a beaker of absinthe-nix.
| mean the Bohemia so called by
the Buyer from Max Plahns Universal
Emporium, Waukesha, Wis. who hits
New York along in August and leaves
the imprint of his sandals all over
Longacre Square and adjacent by
ways.
The Bohemia, so called. which is
composed of incandescent lights dis
guished as rosebuds; Bulgarian walt
ers disguised as second-story work
ers, and a menu card which, without
any disguise, leads the unwary direct
ly to Petition In Bankruptcy.
Ever since we've been back in New
York. Peaches has been Handing out
Hints that she'd like to have me take
her over the hurdles into that Fair
Land where rag-time and Dreaded pork
chops do sister act-to one OF those
real devilish New York Cabarets.
Rub his ankles. Doctor; the blood
has rushed to his Beanl
tried to explain to friend wife
that the Cabaret is an institution in
vented solely for the purpose of CIV
ing hiccups to Gold-plated Strangers,
but Peaches was strong for Peek at
the Night-Life OF New York and 1t
was up to me to furnish the opera
glasses.
She wanted to know II / thought
she could toy with a tenderloin steak
in some Musical Soup-House without
having policeman call her by her
first name.
told her was away on sick leave
the morning Cabaret Etiquette had
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
lazzE%Ezf1R3#{E@e = 3 ! 3#E{{I2Ee = q
As odifcd.

The usual crowd of loafers were
seated around the stove in the vii
lage grocery.
Tell you what" began one of the
bewhiskered bunch. Il never lied to
my wife in my life"
At this point he was interrupted by
unanimous laugh that was loud and
long.
that didn't get caught at it,"
continued the speaker after the laugh
ter had subsidized.
Wbereupon silence reigned supreme
for nearly twenty-three seconds.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
Tells What's the Matter With Him.

We'll, what is the complaint" de-
manded Squire Peacy, the well-known
Arkansas justice of the peace. as
there entered his Office Constable
Slackputter escorting colored male
factor.
DE complaint. yo' honah and
t'anky for de terrygation-" replied
the culprit, before the officer could
make answer, 'am posthumous
creech in muh back. dat kotches me
ker-blick every time / tries to srun.
Yassah, If it hadn't uh been dat-uh-
way. de cap'n, yuh, wouldn't uh over
took me in munt O. Sundaysn-
Kansas City Star.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-23
Bearing Up Well.

Just think! The Gadleys are com
PEELED to go West this year instead OF
touring Europe, as their custom is.
Going to see something of theiI
own country at last, eh?"
Yes, that's it. But they're Cheerful.
enough. They have decided to call II
a pleasure trip"