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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-10
.L|COR|CE HAS MANY
QUEER EXPERIENCE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. - THE
Father of Licorice,' just an enterpris-
ing British merchant when at home,
many years ago penetrated to the
dreary city Of Mosul, sun-scorched
community on the Tigris opposite the
mounds of stored Nineveh in southern
Kurdistan, and astonished the natives
of the town by display of willingness
tc buy all the licorice roots that they
could gather. The natives considered
this herb, with its thick tangle of
woody roots and its defiance of the far
mer, only as pest in their fields, and,
so, the Englishman's eccentric demand
caused another scandle in the Near
East about the folly of the Westerner. !"
Thus begins statement just given out
by the National Geographic Society at
Washington.
AT last, however, the natives hit
upon a satisfactory explanation. They
talked over the matter among them
selves and decided that the English
'overeign liked to chew the sweet roots
OF their pestiferous weed and, there
fore, had provided a contingent fund
of many millions of dollars so thar
enough of it might always be on hand.
With this simple discovery, the minds
of the natives were set at rest, and
they cheerfully aided the Father Of
Licorice' to spend all the money which
he cared upon the licrice weed Thus
were established the foundations of a
thriving trade with world-removed
Mosul, Transforming a despised prod
uct into a source OF considerable in
come.
"Mosul's export of it's sweet roots to
the Western World has been rudely
broken off by the war, and mayhap,
the natives are more hostile than
before to the plant which, besides clog
g;ng their fields, they consider fav-
ored weakness of the British King. At
any rate the battle lines have cut off
the most Important sources of supply
CT the popular children's candy-sugar,
the ever-present ingredient in cough
medicines, and the wonderful taste :.
making element in medicines Of naus-
eating personality.
"A great part of the licerice supply
lies to the east of the fighting lines, In
Asia Minor, in Russia and in Kurdis-
tan. To very limited extent, it is
grown in Louisiana and California.
Spain possesses the largest fields still
accessible to the West, and it is grown
IL inconsiderable quantities, here and
there, along Europe's Mediterranean
coasts.
THE United States has regularly
been an excellent customer in the
worlds licorice market. Thousands of
pounds Of licerice cough remedies are
consumed in this country every winter
and spring, while, the American being
VIGOROUSLY fond of taking his medi-
cine capsuled, sugared, or otherwise
great deal of the import is
used for the improvement of the super
gcial character of medicine. Further
more, licorice sugar is more used as a
candy in this country than in any 9th
err A great part of the American i'm
port was prepared in the south of Eu-
rope, and brough over in black rolls or
sticks of licorice paste"
Try a WANT AID in the Times Re-
corder. They pay big dividends
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-10
GREAT SWISS MANIPULATOR OF GREAT
INTERVIEWING TELEGRAPH SYSTEM
WAS SOLDIER IN THE CIVIL WAR
Captured Gettysburg And Remembering The Trials of The Great
Civil War, This Promoter Has Worked Out Wonderful
System of Wires

BERLIN, Fen. 1U.-Emll Frey, lorH-
er president of Switzerland, is one OF
the notable men of the country, who
since retiring from the presidency, has
become head of the international I'M
ion by which the telegraph, cable and
wireless systems of the world are reg
ulated at this central point. But while
Mr.. Frey has risen to the highest Of
flee in his own country, he feels that
he is about half American, for he was
in the American civil war from start
t. finish as member of an Illinois
regiment, was captured at Gettysburg
and held prisoner for fifteen months
at Richmond, met and knew such war
figures as Grant, Sheridan, Lee and
Longstreet, and later on returned to
Washington as Swiss minister, where
he renewed the acquaintance with
Sheridan and others made in war days
When a friend remarked on the cor
rectness of his English, he said:
Il took my lessons under rather
novel conditions in Libby prison al
Richmond. My prison companions
could speak nothing but English SO
that after being with him for fifteen
months / had acquired good knowl-
edge of English"
Held as a Hostage.
Mr.. Frey was held as hostage
against Southern prisoner, Captain
Gordon, held in the North under sen
tence of death, and as a result he
also was under sentence of death I'M
til Gordon was released. When Cor
con died later, some of the Southern
papers had the picture of Gordon and
Frey as the two whose lives had been
paired against each other. But few
knew this Northern soldier, Frey. was
the President of Switzerland.
. The International Cable and Tele-
graph Union, which Mr.. Frey directs,
is one of those world-organizations ad-
ministered here in Berne. 1t is rather
strange that Switzerland, far from the
sea without any cable connections,
should be chosen to direct the vast
ramifications of the worlds cables, to
which has now been added the worlds
wireless systems, and all the telegraph
of Europe and the Orient. But is is
largely for the reason that Switzer-
land has no direct interest in these
huge systems and stands at one side
as neutral observer ,tnaC Sne is
chosen to carry on this intricate ser
vice. Mr.. Frey's offices occupy large
building, with an extensive personnel
al work on cable and telegraph tar
riffs, the adjustment of disputes be-
tween countries over rates and proce-
dure the preparation of cable, tele-
graph and wireless maps and printed
volumes embracing every point of the
world over that can be reached by any
of the modern methods of quick trans
mission.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-10
with wireless equipment.
Going Into UnciviIized.

WILLIS AAAV ChNAHAAGNNN
The telephone, which is also ad-
ministered by the Union, shows how
this civilizing process is being car
ried into uncivilized regions. For ex-
ample, the Ivory Coast in Africa has
So telephone stations; Senegal 173,
pahomey SS, Gabou n, Madagascar
3f9. And there is hardly a people the
world over So low in the scale of civil
ization as not to be in touch with the
outer world in some of the many mod
ern means Of quick communication.
Mr.. Frey has seen cable and tele-
graph rates go down as the extent Of
the systems has gone up. The rate
frcm Berne to Berlin used to be Is
francs 1887 for twenty words; now it
is IL francs $50 cents). The rate to
Petrograd has fallen from 35 francs to
g francs; to Bombay from 100 francs
to so francs land from Berne to New
York from $40 francs ($10S) for 20
words in 1856, to about 80 francs (s6)
today.
Ends In Uniformity.
One of the chief ends of the bureau
is in establishing absolute uniformity
OF cable and telegraph service through
out the most of the world, with the
exception of the telegraph in the
United States, where private control
ard difference in rates to various
states has made uniformity impossible.
But in most civilized countries the
same identical system prevails, so that
If person sends cablegram from
Berne or Paris or Berlin, to Japan, he
knows it will go through exactly the
sam peorcess of delivery as cable
gram from Japan to Europe. This
gives an assurance to the public in
communicating to various remote
points, besides the administrative
control over the network of cable and
telegraph wires stretching around the
world. However the control is made
automatic as far as possible. For in.
stance, when a despatch is sent from
Spain to Turkey it passes through
many countries and over many lines,
the first country taking out its portion,
according to the Unions schedules,
and passing the balance to the next
country; and thus passing along con-
tinuing until the terminal portion is
finally received in Turkey.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-10

For further information apply to H.
P. Everett, Local Agent, Americas
Ga. C. W. Small, Div. Pass. Agent
Savannah, Ca; C. B. Ryan, G. P. A.,
Norfolk, Va.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-10
Uniqueness OF Union.

This union is unique in one re.
6pect,' said Mr.. Frey, "as it is the first
realization of the idea of world-ad-
ministration. Before it was created in
1866, different nations had passed
similar laws, and uniformity was Sc
cured by treaties and conventions I'M
der these laws. But the International
Union actually realized a world-admin-
istration which is now carried on for
nations all over the globe with the
same regularity as any administration
OF a state or private organization
The war has had paralyzing effect
on cable and telegraph transmission
greater in its restriction and Interrupt
lions than anything in the history of
electrical transmission. This affects
Chiefly the belligerent countries, all
transmission between them being at a
standstill, while the transmission be-
tween neutrals and belligerents, and
between two neutrals, is very much re.
stricted and subject to new and round
about routes.
The latest list of interruptions COM
piled by the International Union COW
ers sixteen closely printed folio pages
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-10

The people whose advertisements
you read In this paper are ON the Level
They're not afraid of their goods.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06

Mrs. Frank Mckinney left last Sat
urday for q visit TO Kansas City.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06

The man who gets the fewest let
tiers complains the most about the
management Of the postofiice, says an
exchange. The man who finds the
most fault with preachers pays the
least towards his salary; the man who
has the most trouble with his neigh
borhood is the meanest neighbor; the
man who has the lease sense is the
most conceited; the man without
children has the best theory for their
bringing up the bachelor knows the
best way TO manage a wife, and the
man who borrows his neighbors' news
paper is the worst critic the paper
has.-Ex
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06

W. F. McCue, who for the past sew
en- years has been charge of the W.
NJ Dickinson Lumber Company's big
business here, returned the first of
the week from a visit to the capital
city. He has purchased an interest in
a big automobile business in Denver
and will soon move there with his
family TO take part in the management
of the business. He will still be heav-
lily interested in the Dickinson Co,
but his departure will make quite a
change in the local management. Mr..
McCue is an able business man and
will be greatly missed in the Lamar
business affairs. Both he and Mrs.
McCue will also be greatly missed in
the social circles Of our city.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06

L. N. Zalinger of the Holly Chief
tain was a caller at this Office Monday
and he didn't either whisper or slut
ter as he openly declared the new girl
that had arrived at his house was the
prettiest in seven states. We tried to
insist that we knew there had been
prettier ones in the past, but he de-
clared that the father Of a whole house
full was no competent judge Of such
matters.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06
Dairymen Organize

The Prowers county daiIymen have
organized a testing association to
cooperate in promoting the interests
of the industry here. w. +. Meyer Of
the government COW testing staff and
Harry Nevius of the agricultural col
lege assisted in the work Of organi-
zation. The following officers were
elected: f. J. Wagner, president; d.
T. Leonard, Holly vice president; Carl
Hasty, secretary; and Hayes Williams
and Guy Gilbert as the other direc-
tors.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06
MONEY TO LOAN

We are now prepared to make good
loans on irrigated land and stock
ranches at per cent interest. Rea-
sonable commissions. We can close
up loans without delay and can prob
ably give the quickest service to be
had in Laamr.
We can also make,a few good loans
on city property, on the building and
loan plan.
If you are needing money call on
US.
THE PIKE-SYP REALTY co.
Office over New York Store.
Phone Lamar 289J.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06

Attorneys CRANKY Hillyer, A. c..
Gordon and W. A. Merrill were call
ed to Springfield last Saturday on
legal business.
The county commissioners have
been in session this week transacting
the regular routine business and al
lowing the monthly pay roll.
Born-At the Lamar General Hos
pital on Wednesday morning to Mr..
and Mrs. G. W. Miller, fine girl
Mr.. Miller is manager of the Bristol
alfalfa meal mill.
Editor Z. r. Won Kielgass, the Prov
ers county editorial syndicate, and
family autoed to Lamar this week.
Won found he couldn't run a string of
papers without the assistance of one
of Mr.. Ford's buggies and now that
he has it, he finds it needs constant
exercise.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Stream are max
ing arrangements to leave next week
for southern California where they
will spend several weeks after which
they will go up to San Francisco to
visit their son, Albert, and family. In
all they expect to be gone several
months, and have a fine vacation.
DR.. J. F. Rickenbaugh, who was one
of the early settlers Of Baca county,
but left there over twenty years
ago to make a speciality of studying
the disease of the eye, ear, nose and
throat, has decided to locate in La
mar, and is now here TO make arrange
ments to open up an office and prac-
tice as a specialist in those diseases.
Married-At the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Link Mckinney
of the north side, on last Thursday
evening, Mr.. NJ. P. Backmaa and Miss
Sadie Mckinney, Rev. Kelly of Lamar
officiating. The young couple left at
once for a short visit with relatives
at Trinidad and after their return
will make their home north of La
mar. Both of the young couple are
well known and popular and many
friends extend hearty congratulations.
Died-This morning at four o'clock
after an illness of few days, Mrs.
w. S. Strain at her home in May val
ley. The sudden death of Mrs. Strain
was great shock TO her many friends
as most Of them had not even heard
that she was seriously sick. The de-
ceased was one of the early pioneers
of the north side country, and had a
large circle of warm friends in this
section whose deepest sympathy goes
out to the bereaved husband and other
members of her family.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06

Rebekah Lodge No. As met in reg
ular session last night. They present
ed Mrs Emily Wheeler with a beau
tiful d. of R. pin in honor Of her
birthday and her loyalty to the lodge
After lodge closed the l. o. o. f
were invited over to the ladies' hall
where a covered dish banquet was
served, cafeteria plan. About forty
were present.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06

Just as we 80 to press the betting
odds Of to have been posted on
the Federal Leaguers and the John
son steam rollers was moving at Il
fifty mile clip. The score, as near
as we could get it from the different
members claims as to the number
they had secured, at 8 o'clock this
afternoon stood Johnson team 1887,
Wooden l499-out of a possible 300.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06

The annual meeting Of stockholders
Of the First National Bank Of Lamar,
Colorado, will be held in the banking
room on Tuesday, January 9, 1917, at
9 o'clock p NJ, for the purpose Of
electing a board Of directors for the
ensuing year and the transaction Of
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06

800 acres, 60 acres in alfalfa, 100
acres in other crops, balance in pas
ture, good water right, AZ miles 10
Wiley. One mile to milk route and
mail route. VIII sell on easy terms,
ten years time. c. F. Cook. Guaran-
ty Abstract Office, Lamar, Colo.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06
For Sale or Trade

For auto or stock, one gas power
hay press in AL condition, extra re-
pairs, new, at a bargain.
Bert Purinton,
Las AnimaB, Colo.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06

such other business as may properly
come before it.
w. c. GOULD,
Cashier.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06
Notice of Annual Stockholders Meet
ing

Lamar, Colo, November II, 1916.
The regular annual nice ing Of the
stockholders of The For. Bent Ditch
Company will be held on the 18Th day
of December, A. d. 1915. al the court
house in Lamar, COLORADO, i 10 o'clock
a. M, for the purpose Of ciecting a
Board of Directors for The ensuing
year and the transaction Of such other
business as may come before this
meeting.
C. C. GOOJALE,
Secretary.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06

Mrs. Frank Mckinney left last Sat
urday for a visit to Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Flint visited
friends here the first of the week.
Mrs. Frank Levin left the first of
the week for New York City for sew
eral months visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ray Gould went to
Denver the first of the week to spend
u short vacation.
Miss Helen Hill, who has been Wis
iting Miss Dorothy Bent, returned to
Denver last Saturday.
V. f. Rowton, director of manual
training in the schools, spent Thanks
giving with his family in Colorado
Springs.
Miss Pearl Lay, who has been visit
ing friends at Falls City, Nebraska,
for the past two weeks, returned home
on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Smith returned
to their home in Blairstown, Missouri,
this week after spending several weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Goodale.
Ray f. Adams went to Denver to
spend Thanksgiving with his mother
Mr.. aDd Mrs. Sam Smith autoed to
Pueblo last week for visit over Sun
day.
Geo. Cunningham, formerly a clerk
in the Lamar land office, now in the
land office at Phoenix, Arizona, has
been visiting friends in Lamar this
week.
John c. Mckinley, for number of
vears a resident Of Lamar and now
engaged in business at Twin Falls,
Idaho. visited old friends here this
week.
At the regular convocation of Orient
Chapter No. 80, R. A. NJ, this week
the NJ. E. NJ. degree was conferred on
a class consisting of ]. F. MGurer, T.
f. Kfnnee and W. G. Brown.
Miss NJ. A. Olson, R. N, who has
been connected with the Lamar Gen
eral Hospital for the past six months,
left for her home in Madison, Wis
consin, to spend the holidays.
Mrs. Thomas MeCue Of Denver was
the inspiration of very charming in
formal tea given by Mrs. William Nc
Cue Saturday. About seventy-five
ladies called during the afternoon and
had the pleasure of meeting Mrs.
McCue.
Mrs. William Bent and Miss Dor
othy Bent gave a very beautiful plate
shower for Miss Vera Davis who is
soon to become a bride. The decora-
tons were carried out in pink and
white. Twelve were seated at the
handsomely appointed table
Messrs w. F. and Earl Miller were
passengers IHl6 NNt'h oiA sAAN 80
erland special train taking & large
number of their district agents to the
: main factory at Toledo, Ohio, where
a big demonstration Of the famous
Overland cars will be made.
Elks Lodge No. 1919 of Lamar gave
a luncheon and social Tuesday evening
in honor of District Deputy Grand
Exalted Ruler Joseph H. Loor, who
was visiting the lodges in the valley.
There was a large attendance and all
s4joyed big evening.
On last Saturday Mr.. f. G. Meyer
manager of the Helvetia plant was
suddenly called to one of the Pennsyl-
.ania plants owing to the severe i'll
ness of the manager there. Mrs. Meyer
accompanied him as far as Illinois,
,,,hora Sba will visit relatives.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06

If you want to borrow money sec
the Pike-Syp Realty Co.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-12-06

Thoroughbred Bronze turkey Toms
$500 each. Mrs. p. c. Roberts.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-03-23
Notice of Foreclosure

VA HEREAS, Adelaide S. Partridge then of
W Prospect, In the County of Waldo and
State of Maine. by her mortgage deed dated
the sixth day of March. A. D. 1915, and record
ed IN the Waldo County Registry of Deeds,
Book 3lS. Page 1855, conveyed in mortgage to
NJ. A. Seaney, then of Newport, County of
Penobscot and State of Maine, ga certain lot
or parcel of land, with the buildings thereon,
situated in Stockton Springs, in the County of
Waldo and State of Maine, and bounded and
described as follows, viz: Beginning at a cedar
stake at twelve rods north of the Southwestern
ly corner of land of Rufus l.. Mudgett; thence
west forty rods to cedar stake. thence TWEEN
LYNNE degrees west sixty EIGHT rods to a
cedar stake; thence east forty eight and one
half rods to cedar stake; thence south by
SAID Mudgett land twenty-seven rods to a
cedar stake; thence south thirty five degrees
east seventeen rods to cedar stake; thence
east nineteen rods to the west line of said
nugget land, and in the south line of town
way; thence south by said Mudgett land seven
teen and one-half rods to the place of begin
nlng. Being the same premises conveyed to
to said Seaney by Perley K. Hopkins and by
said Seaney conveyed to said mortgagor on the
sixth day of March, A. D. 1915
Also another lot or parcel of land, situated
IN Stockton Springs, in said County of Waldo,
and bounded and described as follows, viz: Be-
ginning at stake at northwesterly corner of
land of grantor; thence northerly sixty rods to
land of. Simon D. Merrithew; thence south
erly by said Merrithews land tifty-s rods,
more or less, to a stake at the northeasterly
corner Of said land of grsntor: thence wester-
ly sixty rods. more or less, by said grantors
north line to place of beginning" Being the
same premises conveyed to said mortgagor by
Z. H. Partridge by deed dated Feb rs. A u.
1904. and recorded with Waldo County Regis
try of Deeds, Book 30l, Page 49 And where
as the said Seaney by his assignment dated the
eleventh day of March. A D 1915, and record
ed in said Registry of Deeds, VOL 316, Page
1863. assigned and conveyed the said mortgage
deed. and the debt thereby secured, and ali bis
right. title and interest in the premises therein
described. to the undersigned, Henrietta F.
Cakes; and whereas the condition of said mort
gage has been and remains unbroken,
Now. therefore, by reason of the breach of the
condition thereof claim foreclosure of said
mortgage and give this notice for purpose of
foreclosure as provided by law.
Dated at Newport. Maine. March 10, 1916.
3w11 HENRIETTA F. CAKES
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-03-23
PATRIOTISM.

Do you stand for Patriotism?
If you do, you will be interested to
know that The Outlook has just issued
in pamphlet form a little four page circu-
lar containing brief address on Patriot
ism by Lyman Abbott, The Salute to
the Flag, and several stanzas of America
and The Star Spangled Banner.
This leafiet is intended for general dis
tribution among the people of the United
States in an endeavor to stimulate their
enthusiasm end interest i, their country,
its present welfare and its future. 1t
may be used in the schools, in the
churches, inserted in your daily mail,
given to your friends, in any way that
will serve to bring it to the attention of
the American public.
A pound package containing about $50
will be sent upon request, postage pre-
paid, to anyone upon receipt of twenty
five cents to cover the actual COST. Sim
gle copies free on postcard request.
Orders should be sent, with remittance,
to Arthur M. Morse, Assistant Treasurer,
381 Fourth Avenue, New York City,