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The Press., 1917-05-31
A WHITE HOUSE DINNER.
Dishes President Jefferson Served to
 His Guests In 1902.

Dishes President Jefferson Served to
 His Guests In 1902.
 Manasseh Cutler. the founder of the Ohio colony and father ur the ordl nance of 17ST. kept diary all through his public life. and it k now In the pos session of Charles G. Dawes It con tains an account of d dinner at the White House given by President Jef terson Feb. 0. 1902, to which MT. Cut. Ter and six members of the house were invited.
 Mir. Cutler wrote that there was rice soup. round of beef. turkey. mutton. ham. loin of veal. outlets of mutton or veal, fried eggs, fried beef, a pie called maearoni. which appears to be a rich crust filled with strillions Of onions or shallots. which ! took 1t to be; tasted very strong and not agreeable.
 "Mr. Lewis told me there were no onions in it: it was an Italian dish, and what appeared like onions was made of -four and butter with a particularly strong liquor mixed with them. Ice cream. very good: crust wholly dried. crumbled into thin flakes, a dish some. what like pudding. inside white as milk or curd. very porous and light. covered with cream sauce; very fine.
 Many other JImcracks, great vari- ety of fruit. plenty of wines and good. President social We drank tea.n-Co- lumbus Dispatch.
The Press., 1917-05-31
STRUCTURE OF THE EYE.
Why We See Better In a Moderat
 Than la n HInr;nn ;nkA

Why We See Better In a Moderate
 Than In a Glaring Light.
 An obseryant chauffeur. passing an automobile with glaring headlights, noted that objects at the side of the road which had been distinctly visible dropped out of sight when the bright lights were thrown upon them. Since one can see better in a little light than in no light, he wondered, why can one not see better in bright light than in moderate light?
 The answer is, paradoxically, that the less light there is the better one sees, for the brighter the object the less efficient is the eyesight. If, after we have been in darkness. we sudden ly turn on a bright light and look at our eyes in mirror we can see the pupil of the eye rapidly growing small CT. If we reduce the light the pupil dilates again. What happens is the same as in the camera when we ad- just the shutter to the intensity of the light.
 The colored iris of the eye core spends to the shutter. 1t consists chiefly of muscle which. as the light increases, Is stimulated to contract thus drawing the curtain and shutting out some of the superhuous light It usually takes a few seconds for this adjustment to take place. Thus when we emerge from darkness into light we are blinded until the iris can shut out some of the light from tbe eyes.
The Press., 1917-05-31
What kant Her Yonnn.

know a little lady, slim, bent, but unlined by the years, who sits absorb. edIy through all of the fashion open. ings of the great shops and watches breathlessly as the models in their mar velous gowns file past her chair. She particularly loves the tulle and be spangled evening frocks that the young girls wear, and she tells us glowingly of the wonderful color, my dear, and the way it was madev' She couldn't possibly wear the gowns that she ad- mires so. She couldn't afford them if they were suitable, but she loves them just the same.
 Its time,'' once heard a neighbor woman say rather snifing1y, "that she got over such vanity. She's old enough to stop thinking about clothes."
 The neighbor didn't stop to reason out that it was the love of clothes that kept spark of youth in the heart of the little old lady-a divine spark of youth that kept her from being color less and tired and wan. - Christian Herald
The Press., 1917-05-31
What Thrift Means.

Thrift is positively essential to suc- cess, and every American wants to be successful. A man should put his own name on his list of creditors. He should cut down his expenditures 10 per cent and pay that amount to him. self. Any business should pay 10 per cent, and man should consider him self a business proposition which should pay dividends. When he begins to see this he will become thrifty. It has been estimated that if a man who begins to work at the age of twenty on salary of $50 month and receives an increase of $5 each year for forty years will save 10 per cent of his sal ary and invest it wisely or put it ill savings bank at compound interest, at the end of that time he will be finan- cially independent and can retire with comfortable income.
The Press., 1917-05-31
Amsrie.n.. Phx.leaI pavaIopm.n..


 While this country may excel in a competition of trained athletes or in certain kinds of mental ingenuity or shrewdness, 1t Is certain that the aver age man Is far from a model of per. feet physical development. A casual inspection of the crowds on the streets of any one of our large cities will re- veal pale, undernourished and poorly developed youths nd pasty, habby men in large numbers and will convince the open minded observer Of the desirabiI. ity for the individual of some form of regular physical training. That the country bretl. moreover, are not greatly superior to those brought up in the city has been the experience of most military men who have had occasion to handle large numbers of troops New York Medical Record.
The Press., 1917-05-31

When the young men of America ap- pear at their usual voting places on June 5 for the registration required un- der the proclamation issued by Presi- dent Wilson after he signed the war army bill, the answers which they give to the registrars questions will he re- corded on cards like the one reproduced above.
 All men from twenty-One to thirty years old, inclusive, must register on that day. There are heavy penalties for those who fail. 1t Is not expected that there win be any registration slAckers," but if there should be any in Connecticut it will be a simple thing for those in charge of the registration to find out who they are, for the mili- tary census records have been put at
The Press., 1917-05-31
c.Uva. Water saqa For Foresters.

Canvas Water Bags For Foresters. {. A canvas water bag that can be car ried conveniently on pack horse is used by members of the United States forest service when it is necessary to transport water to places remote from a regular supply for drinking and cook ing purposes. It can also be used to quench incipient fires by means of small hand pump carried along with it. The container is made of heavy cotton fabric without seams or patches, rendered water tight by treatment with a mixture of paraftin and turpentine. Each bag has a capacity of ten and three quarters gallons of water and weighs when filled about ninety-eight pounds Thus pack load of two bags weighs nearly POO pounds, exclusive of packsaddle and blanket.-Popular Me, chanicS.
The Press., 1917-05-31

I the disposal of every registrar in the state.
 Under instructions from Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, the state libra rian, George s. Goddard, has drawn from the military census records com plete lists, by towns, of all men of the prescribed ages, and these lists have been put in the hands of the local reg, istratiOn officials.
 Men who must register on June 5 should study these questions and pre- pare their answers in their own minds so that their responses may be prompt when they appear before the registrars
 On the back of the card are blanks which the registrars will fill, giving a brief description of the man appearing for registration.
The Press., 1917-05-31
Why sha Went Elor,a

Wife-Tom, dear, this my first plum pudding. Hub (dubiously)-It looks rather nice. Wife-Do you know, was wondering while making it why We call it plum pudding when there isn't plum in 1t Hub (having eaten httlel-I fancy. my dear, the word should be spelled plumb" which, you will find by the dictionary, means a little mass or weight of lead. Boston Trans ript.
The Press., 1917-05-31
Ocean Currents.

There are twenty seven permanent currents in the oceans of the world, and there are nearly as many more of the semi-permanent variety existing at one time. Several causes tend to orig mate and maintain these drifts Uni formly directed winds have the great est influence, and differences of tenn peratures, storms, polar ice and eddies have each some effect, creating usually the currents of semi-permanent va riety.
The Press., 1917-05-31
Fifty-Fifty.

'My son." said the father impressive Iy, "you are leading an absolutely use less life For the last ten years you have done nothing but squander time and money"
 That's all right, dad," replied the unrepentant son. Ut isn't as if was asking you to bear the whole burden, You just furnish the money and I'll try to find the time."-St Louis Post-Dis- Na11
The Press., 1917-05-31
4;.,,.s,.n. General,

Many of us are puzzled to know why a lieutenant general ranks higher than a major general. Perhaps the explana. tion is that the titles date back to the commonwealth, when the country was divided into military districts. the less important under the control of a ser geant major general, the rank beyond that of colonel. and the more impor- tant being governed by a lieutenant general. the captain general being Cromwell himself. The lapse of time has deleted the sergeant from the ser geant major general.-London Chron fcIe
The Press., 1917-05-31
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add OI. Bay Rum, a small box Of Barbo Compound, and A oz of glycerine. Apply to the hair shade. Any druggist can put this up or you can mix it at home at very little cost. Full directions for making and use come in each box of Barbo Compound. It will gradually darken streaked, faded gray hair, and removes dandruT. It is excel lent for falling hair and will make harsh hair soft and glossy. It will not color the scalp. is not sticky or greasy. and does not NsN 0FY
The Press., 1917-05-31
THIRTY-ONE YEARS AGO.
June 3, 1886.
Items of local interest taken from the columns
 of The Press, thirty-one years ago.


 of The Press, thirty-one years ago. About n. 30 last evening fire was discovered in the northernmost of the group of buildings making up the Warren Woolen Co.'S mills, a wooden building, containing in the basement the machine shop and on three floors above, looms, dressers and store rooms, also large part of the stock on hand in process of manufacture. It was impossible to save the building, but with the appliances at hand it was easy to see that the fire would be oons fined to these. The doomed building blazed for hours and was nearly de. stroyed. It was in itself the least valuable of any of the main mill buildings, but perhaps most so in its contents -the machine shop, 43j looms, each containing cloth. two dressels and large qaptity of yarn on beams, all to the value of not less than $60, 900, on which the insurance is not far from $40, GOO.
 ITALIA ouSU60S 4OEn0EAy o4 hHAs village, was drowned at Bolton one day last week. He was out fishing with a companion and fell overheard while reaching for his hat. which had lost off. He sank and did not rise again, and when found was clinging to root at the bottom of the pond.
 The school in the primary depart ment in district No. 1, Stafford Hollow, closed last Friday. Those who were neither absent nor tardy during the term were Inez Cady, Gertie Wightman and Willie Kay. Florence Cooley, Bertha Findeisen, Nellie Connors and Linus Putney have not been absent during the term.
 Born. Wilmington, May 9th, daughter to Alfred Dewolf.
 Married. -Staffordville. 1st, by Rev. W. 0. Newell, John O. Booth and M. Lima Enright, both of Stafford. vile.
 At St. Edwards church, Stafford Springs. 2d, by Rev. J. D. Coyle, John Gary of Beacon Falls, and Julia, daughter of James Hurley.
The Press., 1917-05-31
Eneourauar,ent.

The bashful youth had been present ed to the viyaeious debutante, and for ten minutes he sat speeches.. growing redder and redder and more embar- rassed At length the girl said sweet. ly. And now let us talk of something else.
The Press., 1917-05-31
Too Successive,

First Tramp-I wish I could get off desc fast freights for ride in a first class coach. Second Tramp-Every cloud has its silver lining. In de pas senger coach dere is an ax and saw to remind you of wood pile.-New York Times
The Press., 1917-05-31
What lifa Ia

Life is not made out of money, and friendship, and talents, and patron age, and family influences, and good chances, and good positions, and good health, and good nature. It is made out of faith, virtue, knowledge, temper ance, patience, godliness, and brotherly kindness and love.-Inninger.
The Press., 1917-05-31

There is more Catarrh in this section Of the country than all other diseases put together, and for years 1t was sup. posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed local remedies, and by constantly falling to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Catarrh is a local disease greatly influenced by constitutional con- ditions and therefore requires constitu- tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi- cine. manufactured by F J. Cheney & O.. Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional remedy, Is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. One Hundred Dollars re- ward is offered for any case that Halls Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. Ohio.
 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
 Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Press., 1917-05-31
Feminine Discussion.

He IS ITCH
 "In that case think I shall marry him.
 "He is rich in philosophy"
 "Um! In that case he won't mind it so much that am going to turn him down. .'-Kansas City Journal.
The Press., 1917-05-31
Used the Log.

eve were three days from port when the engineer reported that there was no more coal in the bunkers."
 "What did they do thenY
 'sThe captain ordered them to split up the ships log to keep the fires go- jnop S'-Eychanpo
The Press., 1917-05-31
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
ConYulsions.

-ss Convulsions in little children ] !. are not an unusual occurrence. ! !. They are caused by many differ ] !. ent ailments. such as difficult ] .s. teething. indigestion, constipa- j .s. tion, fever and some of the com l Z. mon infectious diseases to which ] .s. little folks are subject. Some j .ss times the teeth are gritted hard l # and the muscles twitch and the ] .:. head is thrown back or the eyes ] !. roll up. The pulse is very rapid j + and irregular. the breathing is .! I. difficult. and the skin is cold and j <. often wet with precipitation. 's |. When this occurs q doctor should .; 7. be sent for at. once, as this con- j I. dition iS too dangerous to rely 's + wholly on home remedies. but j + while waiting for the physician j .:. to arrive the child can almost al- os .:. ways be greatly benefited by be- j + ing given q hot mustard bath j # made by dissolving tablespoon '3 !. full of mustard in four gallons of j !. water. But be very sure that the oa i. water is not hot enough to burn. .s !. j
The Press., 1917-05-31

\ AOA4aA h0 1&as4&@
 .it any longer. It was all in my lower organs. At times ! could hardly walk,
 for if I stepped on q little stone I would almost faint. One day I did faint and my husband W as
 sent for and the doc
 tor came. was ta- ken to the hospital
The Press., 1917-05-31

When the clothesIine needs cleaning wrap it around the washboard and scrub 1t with brush in sOapsuds.
The Press., 1917-05-31

n'sRegulets are recommended by many who say they operate easily, with out gripping and without bad after effects. 25c at all drug stores.
The Press., 1917-05-31

For any pain, burn, scaId or bruise, ap- ply Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil---the house. hold remedy. Two sizes, 25c and Soc, at all drug stores
The Press., 1917-05-31
Men Drilling for National Preuaredne..

Ease. When shaken into the shoes 1t takes the friction from the shoes, freshens the feet and makes walking easy. Gives instant relief tO tired, aching. swollen, tender feet, blisters and callouses. Also sprinkle 1t in the footcbath. British and French troops use it.
The Press., 1917-05-31
Tha Real Reaaon.

Congressmen and legislators have moi been lowered in grade during the last twenty years. but public understand ing has moved up so much that it just seems that way Sioux City Tribune.
The Press., 1917-05-31
FOUR WEEKS
 IN HOSPITAL No Relief-Mrs. Brown Fin- ally Cured by Lydia E. Pinkhaln's Vegetable
 Compound.

Cleveland, Ohio. For years I sui fsred SO sometimes it seemed as though
The Press., 1917-05-31

Every man from twenty-one to thirty years of age, inclusive. must register on June s under the provisions of procla- nations issued by President Wilson and. in Connecticut, by Governor Mar GUS H. Holeomb. After a man has reg
The Press., 1917-05-31

istered the registrar before whom he appears in his usual voting place will give him a certificate. showing that he has fulfilled sthis obligation of citizen ship. The above illustration shows the form of this registration certificate.
The Press., 1917-05-31

and stayed four weeks but when l came home l would faint just the same and had the same pains.
 A friend who is nurse asked me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's s Vegetable Com pound. I began taking it thatvery day for I was suffering great deal 1t has already done me more good than the hospital To anyone who is suffering as I was my advice is to stop in the first drugstore and get bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before you 20 home. "- Mrs. w. c. BROWN, 2s44 w. 18th St. Cleveland, Ohio.
The Press., 1917-05-31

At St. Edwards church, Stafford Springs, 2d, by Rev. J. D. Coyle, John Gary of Beacon Falls, and Julia, daughter of James Hurley.
The Press., 1917-05-31
Cln&hAalinaa.

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
BUSINESS COLLEGE
WILL LOCATE HERE

Preliminary negot ations have been
completed looking toward the estab-
lishment of business college in Amer
icus, the enterprise being under the
same management as the Athens Busi
ness College, which is RECOGNIZED as
the second largest institution of its
kind n Georgia.
R. E. Carter. president of the COM
rany, and j. X. MacCary, principal of
the Athens Business College, held a
conference Friday afternoon with, the
commissioners of the Chamber Of Com
merce. The proposition to establish a
business college in this city was thor
oughly discussed and after consider
ng several strong recommendations OF
the enterprise given by prominent busi-
ness houses in Athens, the commission
ers decided to give the endorsement Of
the Chamber of Commerce to the new
institution.
The Americus Business College, as
it will be called. will be opened August
list, according to present plans, and
Mr. MacCary is making a systematic
survey of the territory with a view 10
enrolling students who desire i'm
struction in stenography, bookkeeping
and the other lines of activity general
ly included in the curriculum of an in.
stitution of this kind
Messrs. Carter and MacCary are
much gratified at the prospect of es-
tablishing a first class business school
in this city and expect to draw students
rot only from Americus and immediate
vicinity but from all the various com
munities in this territory.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
CuT IN PASSENGER
SERVICE PREVENTED

The attempt made by the Central ol
Georgia railway to disconsinue tvs
passenger trains between Americus
and Columbus has failed thus far and
according to the latest Developments
in the matter it is improbable that the
service will be curtailed.
The railroad petitioned the state rail
road commission for authority to dis
continue Trains Nos. and 6, arriving
in Americas from Columbus at 10 a. m.
and leaving Americus at 8 p. M. daily.
AS the discontinuance of these train5
would have proven a distinct injuI
to the business enterprises Of AmeFs
Gus enterprises of Americus, as Ee
trains Nos. 5 and afford shop krs
from the territory west of Amerfcus
an opportunity to make daylight trips
to this city
The Chamber of Commerce made n
strenuous protest to the railroad com
mission, and on Wednesday the petit
tion was heard, Representative Stephen
Pace appearing in behalf Of the Amer
ieus business men,
The local chamber has been advised
by the railroad commission that the
petition will be held in allegiance for
the present and no action taken, 50
that the railroad officials may confer
with the business men of Americus and
il possible arrive at some amieable
solution Of the problem.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
HIGH JAPANESE OFFICIAL
NOW VISITING IN gAHN

NANKING,. China, June 30 The yEs1s
Of Lieutenant General Tanaka- KFE@2
chief of the Japanese official staH tgg
China has caused much commenz he
went to Tsing-tau and other naFuxs iE9
Shantung province where the Japanese
have been charged by the Chinese affEs
helping Chinese revolutionists aES zsA
other ways undermining Chinese 2sa-
thority. Chinese officials extended
General Tanaka every courtesy M
Tsinanfu and other places Of ifzpgrT
ance visited BY him. He was gngsr
tanned at many dinners, before h@
reached Nanking.
Chinese newspapers have comEzigfgt
ca widely on the visit Of General Ia
naka at time when internal affairs
are 50 unsettled in the republic. ana
the arti-Japanese press has asaazz
many bitter attacks on the uriags ssu-
which was denounced as one des[gusas
to cause Svrther uneasiness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
MANY IN0CULATEO
WITH TYPHOID SERl

County Health Commissioner WI
McWhorter had a busy day here
terday, when from until . o'clo3
il. the afternoon he yaccinated the citE
zens of this city with anti-typhoA
serum.
This treatment is being given free
charge by DR. McWhorter in all s q
tions of Sumter county and thus faV
about 1900 persons have been inocu'
lated.
More than 125 men. women and chill
dren were vaccinated with the Serum
here yesterday afternoon, DR.. Nc
Whorter's office at the courthouse be
ing the scene of much activity during
his regular Saturday office hours.
The campaign to stamp out typhoit
fever in this section is well undei
way and by the end Of the presen
summer it is expected that PRACTICAL
every person in the county desiring tt
be inoculated will have been given tn,
treatment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
MANY WARNINGS
OF sUBMERsIBLEs

Various units of the American ex-
peditionary force having arrived in
France, the censor, released yesterday
al dispatches filed for transmission
during the week, descriptive of the ar
rival of the different contingents. One
OF these is dated at French port, June
26,and says: American troops Were
wildwelcomed when they landed here
today. Whistles shrieked and crowds
shouted The troops experienced an
exEThng trip thorugh the submarine
zoie' frequent warnings Of the prox
unity of submersibles being received.
The troop ships were pushed across
at utmost speed, the men being pre-
pared for any emergency throughout
the whole of the voyage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
CHURCH BANQUET At
LUMPKIN ON TUESDAY

LUMPKIN, Ga, June 90,-A banquet
which was given by the board of stew
ards of First Methodist church here
Tuesday evening was very much en-
jeyed.
A delightful menu was served and a
large number OF the male members
Of the congregation attended Rev.
Walter P. Blevins, pastor, acted as
postmaster, and toasts were responded
n by G. Y Harrell, R. S. Wibmerly, T.
Z. James andG. W. Pugh.
AT the close of the banquet f. :.
cirger proposed a contribution to aid
the red ross, and as the response was
very libral the proceeds will be sent
forwardat once to the headquarters
of the m Cross at Washington, D. G.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-01
THREE C0RDELE BOYS ARE
ENLISTED At LOCAL STATION

Three young men from Cordele en-
listed yesterday afternoon at the Amer
icus recruiting station for the United
States navy and were sent to the main
station in Atlanta by Recruit ng Off
Ger A. NJ Ferillo. They were James
NJ. Atkins, Mabry D. Kennedy, Vivian
F. Fingers.
Charles E Anderson, of DeSoto, d
young man 6 feet three inches tan
and weighing 165 pounds, was rejected
on account of his being over the max
imum height, feet / inch Anderson
is a fine physical specimen and was
much disappointed when informed that
his height barred him from service
in Uncle Sans "a fighting force.