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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-28
Farm Department OF
Americas and Sumter County
Chamber of Commerce

| Thinking it might be of some inter
est to know something of the move
ments of sumter's agricultural agent
| the Americas ana Sumter County
Chamber of Commerce ventures to give
some of the work for each day OF the
week below 1t will show that the agri-
cultural department is on the move
! The Chamber of Commerce would like
to urge that this department is for the
use of every one in Sumter county, and
! judging by the way formers drop in
Oh Saturdays, a good many are begin
ming to realize that there is something
/ to it. Mr.. Oliver has the local work in
! Sumter with the farmers and boys, and
Miss Ellen Brooks has the work with
the ladies and girls. Both are always
glad to serve. Mr.. Oliver has the dis
trict supervision of the nineteen coun-
ties composing the Third Agricultural
district and will go to make up the
Third District fair this fall. There are
ten county agents working under his
supervision in this territory covering
all but FIVE of the counties
Here is his weeks work:
Monday-Went to Athens Sunday
night At the College of Agriculture
Monday, attending monthly meeting OF
district supervisors. Returned Mon
Gay night.
Tuesday-Tn Marion county explain
ing work to new agent, Mr.. Philip
Rouse. Visited one school with hin
and got him started off in the clut
work with the boys of Marion. Intro
drced him to several men met that day
Visited Mr.. Adams on Mr. Frank La
nier's place and outlined grazing field!
and grazing scheme for hogs. He hai
{. good place for growing hogs ant
they are getting ready to grow crop
for them so as to furnish as nearl,
twelve months grazing as possible.
Wednesday, form of R. F
Stackhouse He is arranging to hav
a definite cropping plan of cottor
corn, oats and peanuts fixed so as to b
in a four-year rotation. He has sey
enty-five acres that will be devoted t
{. grazing scheme for hogs. He is fix
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ing right for the boil weeyil, and I'M
der such an arrangement cotton can
be grown with weevil at profit, or it
has been done.
Afternoon, farm of T. B. Hooks, L.
NJ Hansford and J. F. Myers. Mr..
Hooks is working with us to perfect a
farm superintendent daily record
sheet. Also to work out balanced ra-
ton in mixed feed for his work stock.
He has a feed grinder and mixes his
own feed, and then issues it to the
hands. He will also put commercial
feed on the market pretty soon, the
formulas for which we will furnish
him. He will use velvet beans, oats,
corn, hay, etc, in his mixtures.
Mr.. Hansford is working out with US
a grazing scheme for sows and pigs.
The crops are looking fairly well, but
he said to begin with that the piece of
land was run down. We told him there
was no faster way to build it up that
We knew of, After he gets going, we
feel sure he will have sufficient graz
ing to carry through the spring months
in fact, he has it now and it will get
better.
Mr.. Myers is working sixty acres
with us in a definite rotation of the
general crops with all the legumes and
cover crops that we can grow with the
general crops. He has land we'll brok-
en- and is doing some mighty good
work with the harrow now. He has
also installed one of the cold storage
rooms for curing meat that we furnish
specifications and blue prints for. II
every one will follow the plans as
Mr.. Myers has we feel quite sure that
the problem of curing meat is solved
here. He is also getting some mighty
fine grazing now from a good patch Of
bur clover. If you want to know its
value as a grazer for cows, colts ant
hogs, just ask Mr.. Myers.
ursday-Helped James Reese ge
going right in bedding sweet potatoes
He will put out about five acres to thi
crop this year He is selling som
pow at a fairly good price, and side
lire crop comes in very well he says
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WANTED--M Miscellaneous

PRIVATE MONEY to loan on i'm
proved real estate for one or more
years. w. T. Lane 27tf
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Legal Advertisements

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Win be sold before the courthouse
door, on the first Tuesday in March.
1916, between the legal hours of sale,
at public ontcry, to the highest and
best bidder, the following described
property:
A certain house and lot in the city
Of Americas, Ca, situated on the south
side Of Forsyth street, at line fence
between the property described and
conveyed and the property of Thad
Bowie and running west along the
south side Of said Forsyth street, forty
nine feet, more or less, thence south
fortyfour feet; thence east five feet,
thence in a southeasterly direction sew
enty-four feet to the property of Nor
gan Stevens; thence east thirty-six
feet to the property of Thad Bowie
thence north along the west line of
the property of Thad Bowie back to
The point Of beginning on Forsyth
street.
Levied upon as the property of Peter
Dowdell, to satisfy a certain execu-
ton issued from the City Court Cf
Americus in favor of Mrs. Callie G.
Eroadfeld, guardian for Ward and
Cathrine Broadfeld. Property pointed
out and described in said execution
Tenant in possession notified in terms
of the law.
LUCIUS HARVEY, Sheriff.
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LOAN WANTED-A small manufac-
turing enterprise located in the city
wants to borrow $85O.OO at $50 for two
years; can give good security. Box 81.
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South, said three lots lying along side
CT each other, forming a tract, bound
ed on North by Glessner street and
East by G. w. Poole, South by ]. B.
Ansley and West by Hancock avenue,
being the same property conveyed to
" H. Virgins by Thos. B. Hooks and
D. r. Andrews by warranty deed, dated
April 22nd, and recorded in book
N N, page 39S. Said lots with the house
OH same levied on as the property OF
the defendant, w. H. Virgins, to sat
isfy a certain city court fla, issued
from the city court of Americas, in
favor of The Calvert Mortgage Co. VS..
W. Fl. Virgins. Tenant in possession
this day notified in terms Of the law.
This 9Th day of February, 1916.
LUCIUS HARVEY. Sheriff.
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fternoon spent catching up with cor.
dependence, wrote Is letters.

Afternoon spent catching up with cor
respondence, wrote Is letters.
Friday-Attended negro farmers ed
vocational rally at Fort Valley colored
Industrial and High school, Spoke to
the colored farmers on what they may
expect from the boil weevil and what
they should do to prepare for him. Re-
turned, and in the afternoon at Thomp>
sons school house had meeting of pa
irons and pupils. Gave them picture
show, explaining the club work and
what it can he made to mean to Sum-
| ter county The farmers and ladies
will meet out there next Friday week
10 decide whether they will organize a
community welfare league, as has been
done in two other communities. We
had the house full, and all seemed to
be interested
Saturday-Wrote SO letters to club
members in the county about their re-
cords with their crops and sent book
let on corn growing. Wrote % other
letters, and sent out 20 pieces of liter
ature to teachers and club members.
Made reports.
Next week, if nothing prevents, will
be in the following communities visit
| il g individual farmers: Concord, Shi-
lob, New Era, Pleasant Grove and Fri
day afternoon at Andersonville school
in meeting Of patrons and pupils to
Igve picture show and to advise as to
whether we will organize community
welfare league.
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GEoRGIA-sumter County.

Will be sold before the courthouse
door. in the city of Americas, said
state and county, between the legal
hours Of sale, on the first Tuesday in
March, 1916, the following described
property: Three certain lots in Amer
icus, Sumter County, Ga, all fronting
North sixty (60) feet, each on Gless-
ner street, and each running back two
hundred (20O) feet South to land of j..
T, Ansley, which bounds it on the
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ATTENTION
AUTO
OWNERS

Do you know that it will save you
money to have your damaged tires re-
paired before the place gets large?
Take hint from us and have your
vulcanizing work done right. All of
our repair materials are made by the
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20
The creative is 1900 miles long,

China from Mongolia. the land az the
eastern Asiatic civilization from that
OF Central Asiatic barbarism. China
protected itself with this astonishing
wall upon the same principle by which
Babylon and other ancient cities con-
structed their offences only an entire
country was walled in instead of a
single town.
Photographs Of the great wall made
by r. c. Andrews Of the Ameri-
can Museum Of Natural History show
in what a surprising state Of preserva-
ton the work remains at least over
large sections Of its long course. In
some places, where it was made Of
brick, 1t is now only a range of mounds
Passing through mountainous dis
trict, you see it running. like the coils
Of a huge serpent, over nearby hills,
then plunging out of sight into a val
ley. then reaDpearlng and disappearing,
again and again, with fits towers crown
ing commanding heights. until the last
distant glimpse shows il winding away
over the far-off. dim horizon
This great wall was begun three
centuries before the Christian Era, but
the parts which remain i'm fairly good
condition were erected i'm the 18th CEN
fury A. -. In IT'S time IL seems to
have been a satisfactory means Of de-
fence against the invasions Of the saw
age Tartars. and IL it's builders had
been a people fond Of celebrating their
deeds Of arms IN ballads and epic
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20

deer hoofs. which are said to be the
last that We're made by the Pawnce In
dams for use in the sacrifice of n cap
tive maiden to the War-star. When
these ceremonies were performed the
Pawnees lived in Nebraska They have
since been removed to Oklahoma.
Messrs. WiSsler and Spinden believe
that the ceremonies We're derived from
the AZtecs of Mexico, and. as far as
known, they were not practiced by any
other Indian TRIBES living within the
territory now embraced by the United
States, except possibly in New Mexico
and Arizona. The plan was to send
out war parties to capture a maiden
from another tribe She was carefully
guarded, but treated in other respects
as a goddess, until the moment for sac
rifice came
This occurred when the war-star oc-
cupied a certain position i'm the sky at
the dawn of day. The victim was tied
to a frame of poles and cross-pieces.
her hair being bound with the thongs
already mentioned. Then she was shot
full of arrows and her heart was Of
ferred to the god of war
A very dramatic and romantic occur
renee put an end to these sacrifices i'm
1878 For long time. it appears. OPP
position to the custom had been grow
ing among the Indians. but supersti-
ton kept them Obedient to the priests.
Finally young man. Of high rank
in the tribe, named Petahlayshahrho,
determined to strike a decisive blow.
As the ceremony OF sacrifice was about
to be performed, he Interrupted tho
proceedings by suddenly cutting the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20
The great wall Of China at the Nankow pass.
ON the boundary between China and Mongolia

II EEHAPS the most impressive work
- Of human hands in all the world
4 is the Great Wall Of China. It is
a thing TO dream about. It is a kind
Of dream in itself. for until one has
seen it one has only a half belief in
its reality. it seems like an invention
OF the imagination rather than an ac-
tual achievement OF man.
1t belongs to Aladdins world. in
which impossible things were done by
supernatural powers coming to the aid
OF favored human beings. The pyra-
mids of Egypt are only piles Of stone
"a Few hundred feet square at the base,
but the great Chinese wall is fortifi-
cation OF masonry 1900 miles long, av-
eraging p feet ia height and 20 feet
iu width, along whose summit, as on
an elevated roadway. protected by bat
dement's armies could march, hurryiug
this way or that. 70 reach the point Of
danger
Thousands OF square towers. placed
hundred yards apart, strengthened
the wall and gave access 20 il from the
inner side. IL runs i'm serpentine curves
over hills and mountains and across
valleys and ravines, bridging streams
skirting precipires. and keeping on
ridges where possible.
It was % literal war-wall between
two nations, or peoples ii divided
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20

captive loose from her bonds. carrying
her swiftly through the astonished
throng Of spectators, mounting his
horse with her and galloping away.
When out of reach of the pursUers he
gave the girl a horse and boldly re-
turned to his tribe, declaring his unal-
terable opposition to the continuation
of the bloody ceremony. Being a IA
nous warrior, and nephew of the chief
of the tribe. he found influential sup
porters, and ,the sacrifice was never
again performed by the Pawnees.
The ritual, without the sacrifice,
however. continued. and later an at
tempt was made to revive the sacrifice,
and the thongs now in the museum
were prepared for the purpose But
they were never used. the opposition
proving too strong for the bloody
minded members Of the tribe who
wished to renew the killings. The
thongs were kept i'm the family Of the
man who made them, who was known
TO the whites as 'White-horse."
When Pethahlay shahrho visit @ q
Washington i'm 1921. the ladies' of that
city presented him with "a medal
i'm commemOration OF his bold defence
of the worshippers of Mars. Many alb
horrent details of this sacrifice as it
was performed by the Azetcs have been
preserved by the Spanish chrOniclers-
i'm Mexico one Of the ceremonies con-
sisted of q contest between q captive
bound by "a thong to "a huge stone disk.
and compelled TO defend himself with
q club against four full-armed war
riors two dressed to represent taguars
and two to represent eagles.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20

poems. We might find in ancient Chi
Iese literature thrilling stories Of tho
uelehce or the great wall. when hOrles
OF Wild riders aSsailed it i'm vain.
but thlnese literature is mostly de-
voted TO the discussion and illustration
or moral virtues. the celebration of
peaceIul triumphs, and the lyrics Of
uhampluous life. The wall was be-
gun two or three centuries after the
Time OF Confucius but this great ma
uonaI work did not change the cur
rent or literary tradition from the
channels IN which he and other NOR
alsts had set it flowing.
sometimes the emperors OF China
erected hunting lodges outside the
wall and protected by strong military
escorts spent weeks beyond the FROM
lier- Readers Of De Qumcey's roman
nc history Of the flight of the Tor
sote Iartdrs from the borders Of Rus
sl2 back to their old mother China,
VIII recall the exciting experience Of
the emperor KEN Long when he had
Vehlured several hundred miles he
y"Hd the wall. and by his lucky pres
tuce was the means of preserving his
returning children from the aveuE-
ing pursuit of their fierce enemies.
VINO had followed them thousands OF
miles with undated fury. But at last
the ancient children Of the Wilder
ness rested from their ldhors and from
great Affections under the shadow OF
the Chinese Wall"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20

NE Of the most curious facts
in the history Of supersitions
~ about the stars and planets is
the worldwide recognition of Mars
as the "god Of war" For no plausible
reason. except for his persistent red
color, the planet that circles between
the earth and Jupiter has everywhere
and in all times been regarded as typi-
flying strife and bloodshed. Even the
astronomical symbol for Mars circle
with an arrow emerging from it, has
been supposed to have originated from
the combination of the figures Of
shield and an arrow
One Of the latest indications OF the
universally Of the choice Of Mars as
the representative I'm the heavens of
the spirit of war is shown in the re-
searches of Nessrs. Wissler and Spin
den, of the American Museum of Natu-
raj History, concerning the Pawnee In
dams.
These Indians had ceremonial sys-
tenn. under which certain stars and
planets stood for gods and among
them was q god of war which was
called the morning star and which
the investigators think was Mars. To
this bloOdthirsty deity human sacri-
fees were offered.
Ina the museum, among many other
interesting specimens shedding light
ON Indian history and customs. are "a
pair OF thongs consisting Of buffalo
hide. painted red. and adorned with
beads and rattles formed from small
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20

ishing to the observer, for it moves two
and half degrees, or nearly five times
its own diameter, in ten minutes.
This is no faster than the sun moves
through the heavens in any latitude, at
any time. but we do not notice its speed
when it is traversing the sky al a high
altitude, because then there are no
fixed objects near it by means OF
which It's motion may be made evil
dent. But when it is skimming along
just above the horizon. its rapid change
Of place produces j most surprising eff
feet, and one has the impression of
watching an enormous glowing ball
shooting along over the edge Of the
earth, and knowing the great distance
Of the horizon from the eye the mind
instinctively perceives the appalling We
lOcity of the motion.
What one actually sees, of course. is
the rotation Of the earth, which. near
the Arctic circle, carries any point on
its surface eastward at a speed of more
than 400 miles an hour To one who
fixes his attention upon the fact that
it 8 really the earth that is in motion,
the far off mountain tops seem to be
Swimming along under the sun with
sickeninE. velocity. but the general i'm
preston is rather that the mountains
are standing fast while the sun flies
over them
1t will be observed that the row Of
images Of the sun does not begin and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20

panies are stationed here. We refiued
with gas and oil here and left at $50
next morning. The roads are good as
far as this place though bad in places
on account Of chuck holes. We caught
and passed train No. s and beat them
in TO Casas Grandes camp. Those who
had money bought pies. dOughnuts and
fruit from vendors here.
The town Of Casas Grandes is about
a mile farther on. This place is almost
a total wreck as most of the houses
have been torn and burned by the ban
dts Nueva Casas Grandes is in the
same condition. The Carranza military
band was playing as we passed.
OFF the Road.
Leaving Nueva Casas Graudes. we
went toward the southeast. and after
travelling several miles. discovered that
we were on the wrong road and as il
was then ! o'clock. we had dinner near
an alkali lake and cut across country
TO the south and found the right road
through the mountains The roads
were rougher than any we had ira
versed Yet and some of the mountain
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20

lures. Our camera eyes should catch
all the wonderful panorama Of move
ment and action and beauty that unroll
before them.
Life is not dull to anyone who has an
observing eye An invalid, doomed for
ever to a wheel chair. may still find
life splendid and beautiful If he has
eyes to see. and a mind to interest it
self Not in action. not even in partici-
patton in events lies joy It resides
rather in the ability to observe and to
react on observation.
Just in seeing the world about you
and its needs lies enjoyment, and OPP
portunity. too. The man who invented
erasers for the ends Of pencils saw a
need and reacted to il and made a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20
Remarkable photographs showing Arctic
Ia m p m. and21

exactly end at the horizon. although #
covers nearly the whole Of the suns
Visible path through the sky. This is
because close to the horizon. at the
rising and setting points, the atmOs-
phere is so unsteady and so much OBJ
secured by mists that successful photo
graphs could not be made
Since the interval between eRch ex-
posture is ten minutes, it is easy to
calculate the length Of time during
which the sun was photographed by
simply counting the number of inter
walls. Where these amount to Is the
time elapsed between the passage Of
the sun from one end Of the line to the
other must have been 100 minutes, or
two hours and 40 minutes. At the op-
pOsite point Of the year-the summer
sOlstice-the sun, viewed from the Arc
tic circle. does not set at all on at least
one day. but describes a complete cir
Gle in the sky, just touching the north
ern horizon at midnight and then
swinging upward
A similar series OF photographs made
at the summer solstiCe would show ID
row of images bent in the opposite di-
rection, the central image being poised
on the horizon and the curve running
upward on each side. But then IL would
be the northern instead Of the southern
horizon that would serve as a base over
which the sun would swing like the
ball Of a giant celestial pendulum.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20

worn cobble stones and the shells on
the seashore.
The girl saw none Of this. She did
not observe the remnants Of old Nor
man architecture past which the train
whirled her on her way to Paris. She
did not see the sleek. black cattle or
the daffodil studded fields. In a daze
she passed through Normandy with its
traces Of ancient invasion and old
world civilization and its natural
beauty.
travelling i'm order to arrived And now
very regretfully she looks back on a
journey whose beauty she missed
Too many of us do that. Life offers
US an undated series Of motion pic
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20

sides were very steep with almost As
degree grades. but the machines had no
difficulty in climbing them. In going
down these mountains We were forced
to follow the road around a narrow
cliff on the edge. and if a wheel slipped
il meant a plunge of several hundred
feet i'm the yaWning chasm beneath.
However. the dual rear tires kept the
road well and no misnap occurred
After COnQuering the mountains, we
struck q two mile stretch of soft sand
Though il was not hard TO pull through,
il was so soft that chuck holes were
dug by previous trains, and made il
hard for us. The road is terribly cut
up. being sixty feet wide and one mass
Of chuck Roles, some so deep that the
cars sunk to the hubs.
Driving ut Might.
At dark we stopped ana lit our lights
7 had no lights on my car, as an extra
driver who had taken my place for
short time had run into the car ahead
of him and smashed them. so I had to
follow as closely as possible the car
ahead. as the dust frequently hid it