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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-01-08

DR.. L. p. McManus of San Francisco
is taking the place of DR.. West, of
the firm of Hood and West, while DR..
West Is away on short trip.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-31
SHERIFFS SALES FOR APRIL
1916.

by virtue of an execution to me
directed will sell before the court
house door in the City of Union, State
of South Carolina or Monday the
third day of April, 1916, during the
legal hours of sales, the following de-
scrlbed property to wit:
One lot of land lying, being and sit
uate in City of Union. S. c., contain.
ing one-half acre, more or less, and
bounded on the North by Henrietta
street; on the East by Bethel Gem
etery; South by Betty Sullivan and
on the West by Mrs. B. F. Foster
levied on and to be sold as the prom
erty of Ben Cunningham at the suit
of W. T. Tracy, plaintiffs, again Ben
Cunningham, defendant.
j. Hay Fant,
Sheriff Union Co.
Union, ). C., March II, 1916. 11-3
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-31
YOUR CHILD
is CROSS, FEVERISH.
FROM CONSTIPATION
III Tongue is Coated, Breath Bad
Stomach Sour, Clean Liver and
Bowels

Give California Syrup of Figs" at
once-a teaspoonful today often saves
a sick child tomorrow.
II your little one is out-of-sorts
half-sick, isn't resting. eating and
acting naturally-look, Mother! see if
tongue is coated. This is a sure sign
that its little stomach, liver and
bowels are clogged with waste. Whe,.
cross, irritable, feverish, stomach
sour, breath bad or has stomach-ache,
dlarrhoea. sore throat, full of cold,
give teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs" and in a few hours
all the constipated poison, undigested
food and sour bile gently moves out
of its little bowels without griping.
and you have a WELL playful child
again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
tins harmless fruit laxative" be-
cause 1T never fails to cleanse the
little ones liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach and they dearly love
It's pleasant taste. Full directions for
babies, children of all ages and for
grown-ups printed on each bottle.
Reware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for 5O-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" then
see that it is made by the California
Fig Syrup Company"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-31
WAR ROBS CHILDREN
OF THEIR FATHERS
Eight Hundred Thousand in France
Alone Deprived of Paternal
Guidance.

Paris, March 10 Correspondence
of the Associated Press)-Eight hun
dred thousand French children have
been made fatherless by the war, ac-
cording to a statement made by Sena-
tor Jenovrier in a debate in the
senate. This number exceeds by 10
per cent. the average total births in
France. Half the childhood of
France, he estimates, will be brought
up without paternal guide.
The government and the senate are
considering how they shall be cared
for. A bill prepared by the govern
ment and somewhat modified by tn.
public instruction committee of the
senate declares in principle that the
state shall assume the expense of
bringing up and educating every
child whose father has either been
killed or disabled by the war. The
wards of the nation" they are to
be called, and special guardians are
to be provided for them under the
provisions of the bill under discus
sion. The special guardians are to
be appointed by committees in each
department under the general super
vision of central committee. A
mother who accepts the patronage of
the State for her child or children
must accept the guardianship of a
person outside her family. This pro-
vision has encountered the opposi-
ton of the Conservative and Catho-
llc members of the senate who see in
1T rupture of the sacred union" or
parties and measure destined to a
political end through the laical edu-
cation of children of Catholic parents.
Under the law of separation of
church and state, the government
could not give a child religious in
struction. Moreover, it is pointed out,
the child's bringing up under the pa
tronage of the state would be large
ly supervised and controlled by the
projects who are the recognized DO
lltlcal agents of the government. The
Conservative demand for mothers the
aid of the state and, at the same time,
the right and the facilities for Civ
ing their children such religious in
structlon as they see fit. Under the
present laws half orphans would
have no relief whatever if the mother
refused the conditions offered by the
state since pensions are allowed to
full orphans only. 1t has been pro-
posed to remedy this deficiency by a
special law now under consideration
IN the Chamber of Deputies. If
compromise is not reached by the
senate during the war, it is deemed
certain that the contention will re-
vive the struggle between the Catho-
lies and the other elements of parlia-
ment after hostilities have ceased.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-31
NEW HOPE

New Hope, March 27.-It really
seems as if we are going to have
some real spring weather now.
Everybody is always glad to see the
coming of spring after the dreary
months of winter as the budding flow
ers and green trees gives us inspira-
ton to 90 forward. | don't think
there is anything any prettier and
more perfect than an ideal spring
day.
All farmers are busy now prepar-
ing for planting.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-31

Miss Aisle Smith made short visit
to the Bishop school house last Fri
day and her idea is to form tomato
club which, / thinkf will be fine
for the community and we hope Miss
Aisle will come again soon.
The writer visited in Union Sunday.
Mrs. Jas. Whitlock visited her moth
er, Mrs. w. w. Sumner, of Union Sun
day.
Little Miss Marion Whitlock spent
Sunday with Miss Colleen Fowler.
Vero.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-31
To Drive Out Malaria
And Bald Up. Tho Syster

Iake the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula Is
printed ON every label, showing it Is
gulnlne and Iron in a tasteless form.
The Quinine drives out malaria. the
Iron builds u, the system. SO cents
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-31

A wasp on window may be killed
almost instantaneously by the appli-
cation of little sweet oil on the tin
of a feather.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-04-19
eYNoPsIS.

Little Helen Holmes, daughter Of Gen.
eral Holmes, railroad man. is rescued
from imminent danger on a scenic rail-
road by George Storm, a newsboy. Grown
to young womanhood. Helen saves Storm,
now fireman, her father. and his friends
Amos Rhinelander financier and Robert
lision Safebreakers employed by seagrue
steal General Holmes survey plans of the
cutoff line for the Tidewater. fatally
theirs estate badly Involved by his death,
Helen goes to work on the Tideweter.
Helen RECEIVERS the survey plans from Sea-
grue and though they are taken from her,
finds an accidentally made proof Of the
survey blueprint. Storm Is employed by
Rhinelander. Spike and his confederate
money. Helen pursues and with police
mans aid. captures two OF them and re-
covers the money. Spike. befriended by
risht-of.way Contracts When seasru rue kid i'd
maps her.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-04-19
il MOVING. PICTURE PLAY
PRODUCED BY THE SIGNAL
eo+Ys1oHr .s,s. " FRANK n s,tAss4as

coefeloHf. 1915. ~ FRANK n setARr1AlV ft
rney'il lift you in for the next shock
Spike. When you're ready to commit
suicide, I'm ready to 60 to the straps
ahead of you or after you-that's as
the sheriff may prefer. But until that
moment comes. Spike'-a threatening
intonation made itself felt within the
studied utterance-"until that moment,
Spike, you will take your orders from
me-understand?
spike looked gloomily down at the
ticket he held In his hand. He real.
lied he was utterly helpless. 'All
right" he said gruf1y.
Seagrue shook hands with the sher.
III as he followed Spike across the
platform. Il don't think I'll have any
more trouble with him. he said in an
undertone. THANK you Just the same.
sheriff."
With the rival construction crews,
matters were reaching q somewhat
critical stage in their race. Both the
Colorado & Coast. and the Copper
Range & Tidewater companies had
reached the limits of the city Of Las
Vegas, where, owing to the top0gra-
ply of the country as we'll asito the
difficulties Of getting through the
town, possible rights of way were ex.
ceedingly scarce. A section almost
Immediately in front now of both con.
structi0n gangs was occupied by q.
weather-beaten pioneer who bore the
name of Cassidy, and his comfortable
cottage obstructed both surveys.
The advent of two railroads building
neck and neck across the desert
through the little town had naturally
stirred every inhabitant Of it to high
pitch Of excitement. Small wonder
that Cassidy's head had become in
some degree confused as to values,
and by the time Rhinelander got
around to see the br0nzed pioneer
with a check for two thousand dollars
the price first put upon the property
by its veteran CONGRATULATIONS had
risen and Cassidy declared that he
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-04-19

lust what is right and fair. don't
know what you consider your property
WORTH he continued, talking so fast
the old man could not get word in
edgswise, but l have written out q
check here for fifteen thousand dol.
lars. And II you will give me your
signature to this right OF way contract
the check, old boy, is yours
But" sputtered Cassidy, with dii-
ficulty, i've sold this place this min
ute, Mr.. Seagrue, to this man Rhine.
lander here for ten thousand dollars"
do you mean to say" demanded
Seasrue. impressively. that you don't
consider your property worth fifteen
thousand dollars?"
Sure, I do" agreed Mike. his eyes
blinking with establishment.
Then" exclaimed Seagrue, solemn.
ly, this man has fraudulently imposed
ON you"
Cassidy, bewildered, looked to his
friendly adviser for q suggestion.
"Phwst the divvle IN to do?"
dol" Numbered Seagrue, seeing
now that he had his victim coming.
Tear up your fraudulent contract
here and now and sign an honest one"
The sturdy pioneer, with show Of
Indignation. tore up his copy Of Rhine.
lander's contract, signed more equi-
table one for the obliging Seagrue and
put another and untainted check for
fifteen thousand dollars into his
pocket
! Seagrue beckdhed to his posse of
men and. headed by Cassidy. they
told Rhinelander and his companions
to get OF the premises before they
were put Oh,
Rhinelander familiar with the bull
lying tactics Of his enemies, saw the
situation he faced. But he stood his
ground before Seagrue and. Cassidy.
listening patiently to what the victim.
lied old man had to say, but absolute.
;ly firm In his resolve to stand on his
rights.
my right Of way is legal" he said
to both men. "And I'll bring the law
here right now to enforce it,
Fastening to the telegraph once in.
side one of his outfit cars. he tels.
grsphed to Helen:
sea0rue 10 using force to protect my
right Of way. Have attorney meet me
at the depot At II o'clock. Arrange for
q special to bring deputies up here.
RHjNELANDER.
The move was not lost on Seagrue.
When he saw Rhinelander board the
car containing the telegraph outfit, he
summoned his own operator and dis
patched him to spot between Rhine
lander's car and the main line with
instructions to tap in" and take what
ever messages passed. Rhinelander
thus sat in his own car watching the
tick of his message to Helen,
and her reply came promptly:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-04-19

! Helen Understood the Necessity for
Prompt Action.
would sell for ten thousand dollars
and not cent less.
Rhinelander, considerably taken
aback, impatiently assented to the ex-
orbitant sum named, and going inside
the cottage, wrote out his check for it.
In exchange he received Cassidy's
rather uncertain signature, on the Gus.
tomary legal form, granting to the
Copper Range & Tide Water Railway
,, company privilege over the Cassidy
land as freehold owner.
Seagrue, arriving from town, learned
from his foreman of the status OF the
insignificant plot Of ground, adverse
possession Of which might Illustrate
their persistent plans for obstructing
Rhinelander. With his surveyors Sea.
grue hurried to the end of the work,
and reached the ground just in time
to encounter Rhinelander coming out
Of Cassidy's house and the agreement
duly signed and delivered in his hand.
And behind Rhinelander came George
Storm ready to bring the men up to
take possession OF the Cassidy de.
mesne.
Seagrue and his followers halted
them and Rhinelander. feeling the vic.
tory all his own, explained the situa-
tion to Seagrue, while Storm, amiably,
but firmly. ordered Seagrue's men to
get off the Copper Range property.
Seagrue, without saying anything to
controvert what he had heard, walked
straight into Cassidy's house. I'm
sorry to be little late, Cassidy" he
began, bluntly. You know we want
your property. And we're prepared
to pay you . reasonable price for IT.
not m extrayagant price," declared
Seagrue, impressively, nothing of that
kind, but" he asked. buttonholing
the old man with friendly emphasis,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-04-19

Ambassador Gerard has declined to
permit his name to be used as q can.
didate for the democratic nomination
for governor of New York. Mr.. Ger.
ard has already had one experience as
an arn's-lengtll candidate for office
and the, result was not such as to en-
courage another attempt.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-04-19

These Three Women Tel How They
Escaped the Dreadful Ordeal Of
Surgical Operations.

Hospitals great and necessary institutions but they
should be the last for who suffer with ills
peculiar to their Many letters file in the Pinkham
Laboratory at Lynn Mass, prove that great number Of
women after they have been recommended to submit to
operation have been made we'll by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. Here three such letters All
sick women Should read them.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-04-19
Attention!


VI e 3
We are putting out two of the
best stations that travel the road.
They are the big smooth heavy
boned kind. with style and action
and carry the best Of breeding.
Gerard is red-roan. weight 1900.
A horse that speaks for himself.
Marshall is dapple grey. VT.
|2lQO and is that good old heavy
boncd Percheron type all over. He
has a life certificate for soundness.
He 10 the sire Of some exceptional
colts. and is the horse that brings
the draft kind.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-04-19

CONTINUED on Page seven.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
COTTON MARKET
AMERICUS, GA.
December 80, 1915.

TIE Americas spot cotton market
WASH quoted today at local warehouses.
Good middling. ..............15 lie
Fully middling. ....,,........17 lac
MIDI ing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Futures Market.
THE futures market was quoted to-
Gay ~ the opening and close:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
ONLY ONE OUT OF THIRTY
WERE ACCEPTED FOR MARINES

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Only about
three percentage of the young men in
little old Manhattan who apply for
enlistment in the United States Marine
CORPS are aahTs OaoYg sold
iers of the sea" actSYding to State
ment issued today by local recduit-
ing official of that corps.
During the first nine months of
1916 there were 50S2 applicants for
enlistment IN the Marine Corps Re-
cruiting district of New York, and
but 1867 we've accepted for enlistment.
Only one out of every thirty men who
applied could meet the requirements.
Cut of $40 examinations by the med
zeal officer, 500 were rejected, and the
principal causes given for these re-
jections were: Defective vision, 80:
defective teeth, "a; heart affection.
n; fiat feet "A; and underweight and
poor physique, 10,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
ARE VERY
COURTEOUS TO AMERICANS

STOCKHOLM, Dec 30-Not all
American business men who visit Rus
STA succeed in doing as much business
as they had hoped although the ex-
ceptions are few and far between
hut Nether tlsey succeed or no4s'.f aeg
es<4ih y 70 stockholm telling <fhe
.eiaA sofy of the manner in which
they were received.
81 am afraid that Americans don't
treat any foreigners the way the Rus
s'9ps treat Americans" said one man
just back. Il have travelled some TO-
900 miles in Russia in the last months,
ard been everywhere embarrassed by
kindness. Strangers smoothed away
the difficulties of language and Gus
toms for me, saw to it that 1 had a
seat in the crowded dining-cars, and,
i'll short, looked after me as if were
their dearest friend. Other Americans
told me they had received the same
welcome and attentions everywhere. >
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
The OPERA HOUSE


Beginning Monday, Jan. 1st, with
matinee, the Opera House offers for
enc week a special engagement of the
worlds most mysterious mentalis1,
Ouida.
Ouida is one of the few great mind
readers. She will tell the past. pres
ent and future. Don't miss seeing
this wonderful woman.
The most wonderful Physic Marvel
"a genuine spiritualist medium. She
will answer any question pertaining to
all affairs of life. Will tell you where
to find lost or stolen articles; will tell
you whether you will succeed in bust
ness. Don't miss this wonderful spir-
itulist. Every woman should see
Ouida
In addition to the Madame Ouida
special feature there will be motion
pictures with an entire change of pro-
gram daily, with special daily matt
nees. No advance in price during the
engagement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
THE ALCAZAR

Blanche Sweet will be seen at the
Alcazar on Monday in the Jesse L.
Lasky production of "The Storm" a
thrilling Paramount drama written
especially for her by Leighton 0smun
and produced for the Lasky Company
by Frank Reicher.
Miss Sweet has been seen in many
roles, but in The Storm" she appears
as a half wild, fun-loving daughter Of
a retired professor who is so sub
merged in his studies that he permits
his daughter to run at will in the
Maine summer resort where tiny
live.
The majority of the scenes in this
thrilling drama were taken in the
mountains near an unfrequented lake.
The company was forced to go several
hundred miles by train, nearly fifty
miles by automobile and through part
of the country they had to construct
their own road. Here they camped
for several weeks.
Miss Sweet is surrounded by cast
of unusual excellence, including such
well-known artists as Thomas Neigh
an, Theodore Roberts. Richard Sterl-
ing and Chandler House.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
FRENCH USE THEIR
TALK IN NEW LANDS

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
ALsAoE, Dec 30 French has replaced
Alsatian dialect and German as the
language in thatsportion of Alsace re-
stored TO France as the result of
French military successes. So soon
teTt3e blTe-elad soldiers occupied the
'reachiaStod towns German signs were
SoriS Npast4r inn the fronts of the
stores and replaced by French. Fling
erposts along the roads were altered
and directions at grade crossings over
the railroad tracks we're changed.
Restaurant bills of fare were written
in French instead of German. The IT,
ties of public offices were painted over
and new designations put in their
place Prices also were transformed
into francs and centimes from marks
and pfennigs.
Most of the municipal officials under
German rule were of Prussian origin
and fed with the German troops. The
other male nhabitants-most of them
We're old or very young, as all those
of military age had been either taken
into the German army or had fed to
France-had never had experience of
local government and were incapable
of undertaking the public utilities or
caring for the health or sanitary con-
ditions of the people. 1t was found
necessary to appoint French admins
traitors and these were chosen from
among officers who had been wounded
in the war or who had fallan sick
during the campaign In one locality
a military mayor was nominated. He
was captain who had lost his right
arm in battle. For two years he has
carried cut the functions of his Office
and so successfully that the citizens
governed by him declare they have
never been more wisely ruled.
One of the first tasks undeEtaken
was to set again in motion the educa-
tional system which had been inter
rupted by the hostilities. Glasses were
formed for the children of both sexes
and these were placed in the charge
of sisters of religious order which
devotes itself to education There
was some difficulty at first owing to
the pupils knowing no other language
than their local dialect They showed
such zeal. however, in acquiring
French, that within few weeks the
teamchers were able to carry on tire
lessons. When Prince Arthur of Con-
q -. recently visited the classes he
mir 9mazed at the change brought
ss-.sA in so short time.
French officials and the people of
Alsace themselves ascribe the readi-
ress Of the Alsatians to adopt French
ideas and education to the fact that
they have in part realized their dream
of being rejoined to France At any
rate, II IS patent ract tnat, although
they are still within sound of the
German guns. everybody in the re-
conquered territory at present speaks
French, The children at their games
on the streets use nothing but French
Workmen and workwomen going to
and from the factories and while en-
gagged there rarely-and then only in
the case of elderly people who cannot
change their lifelong habits-utter a |
word in anything except French. In
the cafes and hotels and in the stores
French is everywhere used, while in
tie churches the sermons are now
preached in French.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
A CARD or THANKS.

During the protracted illness and
resulting loss of husband and father
the daily kindness and sympathies VI
our friends, afforded a very present
comfort, and we shall ever cherish
their tender ministerings with CRATE
full hearts Respectfully
MRS. J. r. WILLIAMS & SON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
tMERICANS IN JAPAN GIVE
$1,000 FOR BELGIAN RELIEF

TOXIC, Dec 3O.-The American
residents of Toxic and Yokohama
started an American Belgian Relief
Fund on Thanksgiving Day. Within
AZ hours the total contributions reach
ed about 5000 yen or $1,5OO. One of
the contributions, which was for $500
was anonymous.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
AnERlCUs SHOWS
ALCAzAR THEATRE.

Monday.
Paramount. The Storm Acts.
Tuesday.
Metro, The Stolen Triumph - Acts.
Wednesday.
Triangle, plain jane Acts
Bombs Reel Keystone.
Thursday.
Paramount, The Intrigue ) Acts.
Friday. ~.
Fox, The Michief 4assnfies orAa@ .
Chapter 10 of Peg q the dsng."
Saturday.
Triangle, The Rummy, - Acts.
"A Tugboat Romeo. TWO Reel
Keystone.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
PROF. FRANK T. LONG
VISITOR IN THE CITY

Prof. Frank T. Long, of Sutherland
College. in Floridc. whose home is at
Leesburg. was in the city yesterday,
shaking hands with many friends. He
was editor of the Times-Recorder at
ore time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31

Tie holiday season is over
IN we have enjoyed good
business for Which We thank
our patrons, With The new
N,a' Will offer excellent val
ue> IN all lines carried. Our
service is unt xcelled in every
Cepa tment and your business
Is apprt GATED.