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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-19
THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE; ITS
IDEAL AND ETC.

I IDEAL AND ETC. |
the perpetuation and in the upbuilding
of its integral parts, or of the local
ness, our churches, our schools, our
homes, our society; all or which COM
bined forms our civilization. 1t is the
practice and the realization of such
civilization in the Nation as whole,
towns and in the villages and in the
rural districts as its units, whereby
our country shall and must continue
in it's forward march toward achieve
ment and prosperity.
A commercial organization-be it
chamber of commerce or a commercial
club or board of trade-is the COM
munity organization which unselfshly
aims to promote such perpetuation
and upbuilding of it's respective COM
muity. The chamber of commerce or
commercial club, is the latest and the
highest development of community
organization. The church is the COM
munity organization as affects relig-
ious beliefs; the city government is
the mi Il
by and governing politics and polit-
ical faith, the school is the community
organization offering education to its
classes; the business house is the
community organization which pro-
yides livelihood and the necessities of
living; the commercial club or cham
Der of commerce is the community
Organization which embodies all these
classes, yet it does and must carry on
its work and its program without part
isanship, without regard or favor to
creed, politics or business It's real
function, or purpose is to unite all
people of all creeds, men of all polit-
zeal affiliations, persons of all the var
ious business interests in one greeat
united effort, the object of which
should be to make their own city and
community a better place in which to
rear family, better place in
which to transact business.
What a wonderful community and
city it must be of which can be said
that each of its citizens realizes and
considers himself as one unit upon
which the city's welfare and progress
depends! What a progressive conf
munity and city it must be of which
can be said that each such unit exerts
its due willingness and effort to pro-
mote the prosperity and the welfare
of the city as a whole, which in turn
lis bound to promote the prosperity
welfare and happiness of each citizen
individually! What happy COM
munity and city it must be of which
can be said that spirit of unselfish
cooperation for its best general in
terests, a spirit of greater confidence
in and loyal devotion to one another
amongst the citizens in the governing
element of the citizenship as al
Wholei
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-19

A membership campaign for the
Chamber of Commerce will soon be
put under way. and it is to be hoped
that this splendid organization will re-
ceive the support which it so richly
deserves.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-19

Some people think that the propa-
ganda of newspapers in an effort to
baev shopping done early before
Christmas is just a space-killer, so to
speak. 1t is expediency, and the best
results are obtained by using discre-
ton in shopping and avoiding the late
pre- Christmas buying.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-19

The Georgia State FAIR was very fine
in Macon, and all like that, but the
editorial page of the Macon Telegraph
seems to see many things which might
be done to better the institution. Shall
it be a discussion, inning by inning,
or round by round?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-19

In these good times of high cotton
the society page-with announcements,
is a very interesting feature on Sun
day
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-19

1t seems that General Fred Funston
has brought the wrath of many schol-
ars in the church and a number of or.
CARNATIONS towards himself by his
actions with the soldiers on the Dor
der.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-19

II it was possible for you to attend
the Georgia Products dinner in Ameri-
Gus yesterday, and you didn't do it
then Sumter county and the state of
Georgia don't owe you much There
ought to be another way of showing
that the world owes you a living.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-19

While the old gobblers are printing
themselves for the grand sweepstakes,
the year round chicken is planning
for a feast in Thomasville on Novem-
Der 2Sth, when the south Methodist
preachers hold their conference.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-19

The Deutschland may be very good
boat and all that, but, somehow or
other that accident of Friday gives 1t
the hoodoo for us.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-19

The captain of a U-boat has denied
that he fired on the life boats of d
stricken vessel. What else is to be-
expected?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-19

Miss Rankin, NJ c., from Montana,
viii not allow herself to be photo
graphed, much to the regret of her
many friends
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-19

There was not much sickness in At
lanta during the past week, for they
had three or four thousand doctors to
care for the bad-feelers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-19
Americas, Ca, November 10, 1915.
Cold nights, eh?

Our idea of a spy is a fellow incog
nito. But DR.. Graves seems to think
otherwise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-19

Capital and Labor to Go to Mat"
is the headline in daily paper. Ra-
Their a wrestling game then.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-19

The Polish author of QUO Vadis" is
dead at on advanced age. His works
Will live in the minds of the people,
although he has passed out of this
life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-19

Mr.. L. II. kimbrough IS IHe UHIy
authorized travelling representative OF
the Americas Times-Recorder.
OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR:
City of Americas.
Sumter County.
Webster County.
Railroad Commission Of Georgia For
Third Congressional District.
U. S. Court Southern District OF
Georgia.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-26
LOBELIA USED AS A DRUG
American Indians Gathered Plant for
Their Chests-CaIled MIndian
Tobacco"

American Indians found one plant
growing in damp woods, handsome in
spikes of pale blue flowers, which they
used as medicine.
When the white man came the same
plant won the favor both of the apOth-
ecary and the gardner, but the gar
dener has paid more attention to it's
cultivation than has the apOthecary.
Hence we know it more as a flower
than as drug. It is the lObelia,
named for Matthias Lobel, Flemish
physician and botanist, says the Phil
adelphia North American.
The medicinal substance in the plant
is called lobelin, an alkaloid, although
the Indians probably didn't know 1t.
The common use of the plant among
the aborigines led the early settlers to
call it Indian tobacco"
When it is cultivated for commerce
the seeds are scattered on the sur
face of the ground late in fall or early
in spring. They germinate early in
spring and send down roots.
When the flowers are blooming the
plants are cut and dried in the shade.
An acre of good soil will yield 1000
to 1,2OO pounds of herbs.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-26

The little miss, with the pretty curls,
looks well in the simplest of her
clothes, but she is adorable in her party
frocks. She is sweetly conscious Of be-
ing "all dressed up" and is entirely sat-
fsfied with things as they are. This is
a state of mind most comfortable for
all concerned.
The little party frock pictured above
rs made of such simple and inexpensive
materials that every small girl is en-
I!itled to have her instinct for finery
indulged. 1t requires nothing more ex-
travagant than albatross cloth in cream
white, a little venetian lace in an all
over pattern and plain cream white net
for the sleeves. The albatrOsS is a
light weight wool fabric in a crepelike
weave which has the advantage Of be-
ing washable. 1t comes in white and
all colors. Venetian lace is familiar
as a pretty and serviceable sort which
is just as washable as the plain net Of
which the sleeves are made.
In this dress the skirt Is joined to a
plain short sleeveless waist. With it's
fullness disposed in a group of plaits
at each side the skirt hangs in panel
at the front and back. The short body
is supported by narrow straps over the
BOULDER and fastens with small but
and button holes in the back. The
The Benson signal., 1916-08-26
New Mexico.

The Phelps-Dodge Company now
has a hundred men employed at
Organ.
The famous Bennett Stephenson
mine in the Organ mountains has
been unwatered
Guadalupe county, never considered
a mineral producer, is developing a
copper producer in Pintada canon.
A new company is being organized
for the purpose of mining valuable
metals, mostly silver, near Tucum-
carl.
Six thousand acres have been
leased from the state through Land
Commissioner Ervien by oil prospec-
tors.
The Black Cloud Mining Company
of Magdalena, authorized capital
$25O,OO0, filed articles with the State
Corporation Commission.
The mines of New Mexico during
the first six months of 1916 show
small increases for gold and silver
and appreciable increases for lead,
copper and zinc, according to Charles
w. Henderson.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-26
Auinu Wine.

A method of "aging" raw wine by
electricity has been perfected by Prof.
Charles Henry of the Sorbonne, Paris,
France, and is being successfully used
in the Burgundy wine districts.
The process is said to impart to
liquors the same properties which thWI
acquire by being kept for number OF
years in cellars. The spirit or wine
is placed in special receptacle fitted
with two tubes which are charged with
high tension electricity at from 10000
to 100000 volts. The result is that all
the bacteria ferments and impurities
collect in the tubes and are removed
and all further fermentation is
stopped. The process is very rapid,
and the cost is less than two cents per
hundred gallons. Similar experiments
are now being made with beer and
essential oils.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-26
Arizona.

The old Benson smelter which has
been idle for years is to be prepared
and put into operation.
The Calumet and Arizona Mining
Company very shortly will start sink
ing another working shaft.
Ore running ST. ton in gold has
been struck on the 950-foot level OF
the Carter mine at Oatman.
The American Smelling and Refin
ing Company received $54,952, LOG
from sales of gold during 1915.
1t is stated that the "Oily Scound,
rel" mine in Lost Basin, near Chic
ride, carries ten feet of $40 gold ore.
A drift close to $50 feet in length
has extended the Carter property at
Old Trails in the Oatman district
This is on the 35O-foot level.
Organization of the Jerome-Su-
perior Copper Company, for develop,
ing 5000 acres of mineral ground just
north of Jerome, has been concluded
Better tungsten prices are inevi
table in the opinion expressed at
Globe by Lewis A. Jeffs, mining engi
neer, prominent in the tungsten prop
critics of Idaho and Nevada.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-26
Colorado.

A vein of blue quartz milling ore
.orty-five feet thick has been struck
in the Columbus mine at Durango.
Two Cripple Creek miners, Pleas
ants and Taylor, have taken a lease
on a group of mines in Gilpin county.
The heavy shipments from the Ar
gentine district still continue and
numerous new leases are being
sought at the Santiago mine.
Bruce & Co., of Georgetown received
$517 for ten tons of concentrates
from which the high percentage Of
gold had been previously removed.
Biologists are giving considerable
attention to Leadville's latest exten-
sion of the gold belt, known as the
Lackawanna and Half Moon gulches.
In Silverton district an additional
flotation unit is being installed at the
Iowa-Tiger mill, which will increase
the flotation capacity fully 80 per
cent.
Breckenridge sends word that about
$45,O00 worth of placer gold in
bricks" and "retorts" was shipped
from Breckenridge to the United
States mint at Denver.
At Cripple Creek the weekly pro-
ductiOn from the main shaft of the
Modoc Mining & Milling Company, in
the saddle between Battle mountain
and Bull hill, is holding at three cars
or about 100 tons weekly.
Never before" says John Sweeney,
a Pueblo business man, "has the San
Juan district been as lively as it is
now. All the old producers are being
worked full capacity, new mines are
being extended and prospects are be-
ing opened and developed"
That the price of tungsten will ad-
vance from SIS to at least SIS is the
prediction of Fred Carroll and M. B.
Tomblin, commissioners of the Colo
RADIO bureau of mines. Their predic-
ton is based on the fact that Eng
land France and Russia are in the
market for the ore in large quanti-
ties.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-26

The little miss who is about to take
her initial step on the endless road Of
knowledge must be fitted out with
plain and pretty frocks for school
wear. Most of these are to be had
ready made, in reliable materials and
at prices so low that it is hardly worth
while to make them at home. But
others in which simple handwork in
ornamental stitches is used for a
finish are comparatively high priced.
Here is one made of plain India
linen" This by the way, Is an insult
able name for beautiful cotton fab
ric that needs no false cOlors for
smooth sailing.
The plain full skirt is modelled at
the top with mercerized crochet cot
ton and the edge Of the frill about the
neck is finished with overcast stitches
set close together. This cotton Is In
a color contrasting with the dress
The Benson signal., 1916-08-26

a trifle for the property, which l re-
fused. Then they condemned the
right and my tenants left me.
That's the sad story-my ruined pos
session"
"Well, I've come to help you through,
uncle" declared Vance cheerily. 81
have little money saved up. AS soon
as you get we'll and l can go to work,
I can earn some more, and we're going
to get on famously."
"You good fellow !" murmured Uncle
Peter brokenly, and with fervOr, the
tears springing to his eyes. "It has
been fight, fight, fight the soulless cor
poration for the last five years and no
result, and what | can leave you is
a mere shell, for have only a lease
hold here. But L think in after years
heaven will reward you for sacrificing
your youth, work and comfort for a
wretched old man who has no particu-
lar claim on you."
"Old," derided Vance buoyantly-
"why, you're barely fifty. Wretched !!
I'll have you laughing like a glee club
in a week. Claim?-you forget that
your kindness gave me my start in
life. Comfort t?-I'H soon have the
rough corners smOothed down around
these roomy though neglected apart
ments."
And Vance did. He set to work at
once mending up old furniture, putting
in new. A little amateur paperhang-
ing, a rug or two, some clean curtains
and the sunshine began to seem bright
er to the old man and his souls WIS.,
ion expanded.
81 declared" he spoke, one day, the
first he had been able to sit up for a
month, 81 believe I'm going to cheat
you out of being my heir, after ALL
"Heir?" chirped Vance-"partners
We'll be, Uncle, and jovial good ones
Why, today l made a contract that in
sures you twenty-five dollars a month
indefinitely"
"You-what?" sputtered the bewil-
dered Uncle Peter.
"Just what said. I suppose it nev-
er struck you, but it did me, that this
particular place, passed daily by fifty
thousand suburban passengers, is near
ly the best site for sign advertising
along the line. l saw a big billboard
company. They are going to cover all
the upper stories of this old shack
The Benson signal., 1916-08-26
TheMagiCof
Dutu
~
By Victor RedCliffe
Copyright. 1916. by w. G. Chapman

Copyright. 1916. by w. G. .Chapman)
Vance Waldren gave up a good po-
sition in New York city and hurried
to Chicago, after receiving a letter
from friend of his only living rela-
tive, Peter Bond, to the effect that
the old man was slowly fading away
and lOnged for and needed friendly
attention.
1t was stated that Mr.. Bond might
live for year, but was in poor cir
cumStanceS and unable to earn any
thing. That was what reused UP the
true manhood in Vance. When he had
first started out in life Mr.. Bond had
some means and generously provided
for him while he got we'll on his feet.
Now that conditions seemed to have
changed, Vance felt a sense of duty
that impelled him to hasten to the sue
cor Of his aged relative.
He was distressed when he arrived
at the home Of his uncle. He found
him living alone on the main floor of
a great rambling structure located on
an alley. It was fronted where a
street once had been, now occupied
by the elevated tracks of a steam road
and backed up to the high rear back
of great factory, isolated and shut
in from all traffic and with only mar
row pathway leading from the public
street.
The old man was well-nigh helpless
and he welcomed his nephew with a
wan, but glad smile.
"You seem pretty well shut in here,
uncle" spoke Vance.
Progress, you see!'' explained Mr..
Bond, with bitter tinge in his tones.
Invested my all in this property and
had it all rented. The railroad got
the street condemned and cut off all
ingress or egress. They offered me
The Benson signal., 1916-08-26
FEATURE OF LARGE CITIES
Apartment Houses With Flats That
Can Be Converted to Several
Uses Built.

Many builders of apartment houses
in large cities are now erecting struc-
lures composed exclusively of convert
ible apartments, according to Popular
Mechanics magazine. BY convertible
apartment is meant one in which SIN
gle room can be adapted to two or three
uses by shifting the furniture or re-
volving a pivoted wall. One corpora
ton erects buildings of this character
composed entirely of one of three types
of flats; tn ose having one room only
which can be altered to serve as a din
ing room, living room and bedroom; !;
two-room apartments, in which the fur
niture can be changed to make two
bedrooms, a living room, dining room
and q sun parlOr, and three-rOOm
suites which can serve as seven rooms,
counting day and night uses. Each
apartment has a kitchenette and a
bathroom which are not convertible.
The main room in each group is, on the
average, II or 13 feet square, with
practically the whole of one wall dl-
vided into two revolving sections; to
one side of this wall is fastened a
bookcase and sidebOard; to the other
is fastened a dresser and folding bed.
These articles are screwed to the walk
Just high enough to pass over the rugs
as the partition revolves. The closet
into which the unused furniture disap-
pears is roomy and has outside win
dOws or is ventilated mechanically.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-26
Worked Too Well.

eyes," the young medico sighed, "the
healing profession is full Of difficulties.
The other day for instance, / had a
patient who ought to have gone to a
warmer climate. Couldn't afford it. I
decided to try hypnotism. l painted
large sun on the ceiling and by sug-
the sum-"
"And how did it work?" inquired the
listener.
The doctor passed a hand wearily
over his brow.
"He's down with sunstroke, ,"he said,
sadly.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-26
Linoerie BIouses,

voile, georgette and wash satin has
taken such a hold on the popular
fancy that it is quite difficult to find a
really attractive plain white blouse. ex-
cepting those for sports wear. Pale
pink, all tones of tan and yellow, soft
blues and grays predominate. The
costume blouse Of pale cream lace or
Georgette usually has an interlining
of the palest fish chiffon; the blue
waist is piped with pink or another
harmonious contrast. 1t is indeed a
season Of color and one, may indulge
to the hearts content.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-26

and in this instance delft blue is used
on white. The top of the wide hem
is outlined with diagonal stitches set
close together and the edges of the
small bands about the sleeves are
done in the same way as the collar
The greater number of dresses for
school wear are made Of heavier cot
tons and linens in colors. The fad
for a reserved use of decorations made
with the simplest of embroidery or
other needlework stitches, shows no
sign of decreasing in popularity. This
quickly made and elegant-looking
finish for the everyday clothes Of lit
tie girls is in keeping with the ia
miliar serviceable materials 1t is used
on. 1t is not too fine for them. For
tunate the little miss whose home peo-
pie can decorate her frocks in this
way. Unconsciously she will be edu-
Gated to a fine "sense Of clothes"
The Benson signal., 1916-08-26

Win L"el'e-IOOr letters, Lelnng of the
vast merits of 'Soper's Soap. There
is your contract and there is your first
months rent. Some business, eh?"
You grand fellow" cried the de-
lighted Mr.. Bond and took a new
lease on life.
In fact, by the end of two months
old Uncle Peter was able to get around
quite easily. One day Vance was
walking across the vacant space be-
tween the old building and the plant
fronting on the next street, when
light object struck his head, knocked
off his hat and fell to the ground. He
picked up lady's handbag. Then he
looked up. Leaning slightly from the
open window of the Office of the
plant was beautiful young lady.
Its mine, if you please, and it fell
out" she called down with a divine
smile.
you shall soon have it," replied
Vance and two minutes later he was
around at the front of the plant and
up it's stairs. He found the owner of
the handbag alone in a roomy Office.
Il was waiting for papa" she ex-
planned, with pretty blush, ''and I
accidentally knocked the bag from the
window. Papa is in tiresome consul
tation with his lawyer in the office
there" and she pointed to a glass door,
"and got impatient, and sat down
on the window sill, and out went the
handbag"
She thanked Vance prettily. He lin
gered. Her bright ways attracted
him. He stepped aside as a man, the
father Of Lorna Bell, ushered his le-
gal visitor from his private Office.
Snow get to work on this matter at
once, Downey," he spoke. "Old Pc
ter Bond is hard fellow to deal with,
for he's sticker, as shown by his
holding out against the railroad COM
pany. Offer him twenty thousand dol
lars, but, if it has to be thirty thou
sand dollars, 1 suppose I'll have to
stand it. You see, can get the ground
lease extended, and If l can buy the
old rattletrap behind here, I'll tear it
down and build an addition to the
plant"
Excuse me, sir" spoke Vance, STEP
ping forward with an apologetic ges-
ture, "but 1 have accidentally over
heard what interests me. I am the
nephew of Mr.. Peter Bond and, as
we are about closing a contract for
sign space, it might complicate pur-
chase of the building-at thirty thou
sand dollars"
Him." observed Mr.. Jasper Bell, but
with an appreciative twinkle in his
shrewd, but kindly eye. "You have
listened to your advantage, indeed!"
ut seems ten thousand dollars
worth!" put in the lawyer. II fancy,
Bell, we'd better close without delay"
ooh, papa, and all through my
dropping my handbag" cried Lorna
Bell in mock dismay; and then she
explained, and irrepressibly they be-
came harmonious quartette and the
business was quickly dispatched.
And then-love. What other out
COulu CNCALU0LO VAIN - AANA~
some and intelligent young man and
charming impressionable young girl?"
'I've won you a comfortable for
tune" announced Vance to his uncle
later in the day, and great joy came
over the old man at the prospect OF
declining years of comfort and plenty.
II shall bring my promised wife to
see the new home we are building
observed Vance six months later, and
old Peter Bond felt that the joys OF
living were, indeed, complete.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-26
Wyoming.

The Midland Oil and Gas Company
has filed articles of Incorporation
Goshen county men will drill for
oil on the John Bum ranch northeast
of Torrington.
The Midwest Refining Company Sc
cured an injunction against the New
York Oil Company to prevent further
operations on the northwest quarter
of sections 27, 40 and 70 in the Salt
Creek field where the New York Oil
Company lately struck Oil in the
deeper sand.