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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-17
THE ALCAZAR

Having scored such success in "As
Men Love" The Lonesome Chap" and
"The Highway of Hope House Peters
Pallas Paramount star, will be seen at
the Alcazar on Monday in a picturi-
cation of the unusual story, "The Heir
of the Ages"
Mr.. Peters is surrounded by a cast Of
unusual excellence, including Nina
Byron, Eugene Pellette, Henry Burton
and Adele harrington.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-17
THE N'kIuST3Y STUDIO
SGaDOard Air Line
The Progressive Railway Of the SOulb

The Progressive Railway Of the SOuib
Leave Americus for Cordele. Ro-
chelle, Abbeville, Helena, Lyons, Col
Inns, Savannah, Columbia, Richmond,
Portsmouth and points East and South
1881 p IN.
$3.50 m
Leave Americas for Cordele, Able
Vile, Helena and intermediate points
5:1I p. M.
Leave Americas for Richland, At
larta, Birmingham, Hurtsboro, Mont
gomery and points West and Northwest
sos p. M.
Leave Americas for Richland. Col
umbus, Dawson, Albany and interme-
date points
10000 ma
Seaboard Buffet Parlor Sleeping Car
on Trains l3 and IA arriving Americas
from Savannah 1925 D. m, and leav,
ing Americas for Savannah $3.50 a. M.
Sleeping car leaving for Savannah at
2:30 a. M, will be open for passengers
at 11:40 p. m.
For further information apply to H.
P, Everett, Local Agent, Americas.
Ca: c. w. Small, Div: Pass. Agent,
Savannah, Ca; C. 81 $n. g. P. A.
Norfolk. IA
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iNERlcUs SHOWS
OPERA HOUSE SHOWS
Friday

MARY PICKFORD, in
"A ROMANCE OF THE REDWOODS"
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08
THE COST or BAD ROADS

hear a great deal these days
about the cost of good roads. but
we should consider the cost of
bad roads. The loss to the
lumber haulers alone for the first
two months of this year would pay
the tax of the entire county for a
year for good roads to say moth
ing OF the loss along other lines,
the inconvenience, the wear and
tear on wheels and stock. the loss
of education to children who could
not get to school, etc etc. In my
opinion it should not be a question
as to whether we are to have good
roads but how soon we can get
them. w T ROSS.
The condition of the roads in
this county for the last two
months should be sufficient evi-
dence that our only salvation is tc
have good roads. The expense
eff bad roads is too heavy for any
people to bear and will eventually
inpoverish ans county that per
sIsts in having hyn.
|
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08
T|sH0M|NCO COUNTY ROADS
PREVENT.

Mr.. w S Brown, President of
the Muscle Shoals Highway Asso-
citation, has received a letter from
MIR w H Hayley, chairman of the
Good Roads Committe Business
Mems Club. Memphis, a part of
which follows /:
I'VE are having inquiries al
most daily from automobilists who
are, strange to say, trying 10 tour
at this season of the year in this
fearful weather, regarding roads
from Memphis to Florida. They
are inclined to go along the South
ern Railway to Chattanooga, as
the majority of them do during
the tourist season. should like
to have letter from you giving
all the information YOU can in re-
gard to the present condition OF
the Muscle Shoals Highway from
the Shelby county line to Iuka,
and to the Colbert county line.
should judge that it is practically
a matter of impossibilty to get a
car through over this route at the
present time. Am I correct :"
Mr. Hayley is correct. 1t wouit
| be almost impossible for a car, ol
in fact anything to get over tht
roads in Tishomingo county from
Corinth to Iuka. No doubt th'
rest of the trip could be nad,
without serious Inconvenience.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08
BRI.kBGTs alDBOUQUE1s
EDITED BY W. s. BROWN

added and then the whole bunch
makes lot more and have that
day spoiled whole community
As a community thinks so it does
Now, so much for brick bats
now for bouquets Take the same
men and put them on. the corner
and tell them how they can 60
home, go to work, build them a
big garden, clean up their fields.
plant anything they want to but
cotton and grow fat with the re-
suits. They will be slower to
catch the last act then they are the
first one. But if you can get into
their heads its better for them to
boost than to knock, the high cost
of living will disappear. ! heard
a great man say, the secret OF
success was to Have the Thing
the People Want andf Hand it t"
Them When They Wanted 1t"
That's true, so plant your fields
now with the things the people
can eat and you have conquered
the high cost of living. AS we are
going to talk ourselves into war,
you people that till the soil must
begin now to feed the nation. You
cannot plant anything that's eat
able and go wrong, SO in planting
vour crops this year don't fail to
feed your nation in war times.
Now this war is not going to stop
progress. Do you know that war
now only means more money PAID
out by our government. Money
everv where. You can get the
cash for all food stuff, We are to
build the nation today by the
other nations mistakes. You VINO
rn.c tax about my three p's rs
meaning Peace. prosnerity and
Preparedness, but don't forget the
Press, the Pulpit and the Petticoat.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08
New Site, R. F D /.


Tip tap, tip tap tip tap Here
| come, dear Editor asking fo1
permission to join the happy band
of writer's.
Heath is very good in thi part.
Mr. Jchn Pounds happened d TO
the misfortune of having his leg
broken the other day by his mules
running away.
Messrs Ellis Sanders and L"-
ther Daniels made flying trip TO
Bonneville last week Reported
business picking up.
Mr. Alvie Mason OF near Den
mis-, was visitor in our part last
week. Reported road working and
s4w milling was athe order OF thy
day.
We learn that Mr. Henry Strick-
land and Miss Sallie Jones stole a
march on their friends and were
married on February the 18Th.
Will Ratliff, Esq, spoke the OH
repeated words thar joined the
happy pair. The writer wishes
them a long and happy life.
Mr. Charley Barren and Bluf-
ford Gilley seemed TO b. all smiles
las Sunday They said they were
going to play ball but.we learnee
better.
Mr. Grover Brumley was visiting
around Marietta Sunday
MIR Dave Jones lost his over
coat last week while moving to
Mr. w P Pha1r's.
Mr. Claude Aldridge has moVee
to Mr. Hosey Brumley's.
Bfumley & Reese have THEN
saw mill in course Of erection ane
Mr. Luther Daniels is running II
for them.
Remember me as
Mexico Mastang
p Would like % see a let
ter from Someone's Darling
of Dennis K. 8.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08
Arkansas Governors Views on Con-
~ tract Printing, Etc.

From a veto message of Gov.
Brough, Of Arkansas, sent in to
the Arkansas solons recently and
published in part in the Monroe
County sun, we extract the fol
lowing
seriously object to any board
handling the public printing of the
State ON the basis of competitive
bidding. Competition bids for
awarding state printing is wrong
in principle. IT the rate is too
high it should be lowered by
amending the enabling clause Of
the publicity act. If bids for state
printing are to be received and
awarded to the lowest bidder in
each county, newspapers will
spring up like mushrooms over
night and thus, the legitimate
newspapers. which for years have
rendered the state ahd their coun-
ties signal service, are net given
that degree of recognition, by vir-
tue of such elements as good will {,
prestige, circulation and character,
to which they are justly entitled. >
Gov. Brough is certainly cor
Irect in his view in regard to the
value Of newspaper advertising
compared with any other medium.
On this subject he says
The government estimates that
each newspaper published is read
by an average of FIVE people This
fact shows the enormous value OF
newspaper publications. 1t has
been the experience of all cam
Ipaigners that publications in news
| papers are far more valuable, ano
are road far more widely than
publications in pamphlets, anc
therefore, in the long run, they
are q, cheaper form of advertise
kment. "
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08
Soy Bean Marketable. !.
May Figure i'm Mississ Dpi Aside
from Stock Food Value.

thei' breeding COWS sud heifers
! especially those wJsch shoult
bring in calves during the spring
II is not only bad. economic policy
but it is an outrage on the poor
breeding cow 70 leave ber to shift
for herself as best she may in the
pastures and stalk fields during
the critical periods of pregnancy.
These are valuable cattle, valuable
not only for themselves and what
they represent 20 the owner, but
also for the sake of the young
which they are expected to bring
forth.
He fully indorses and com
mends to he attention OF the Ear
mers recent special bulletin is.
sued by the United STATES Depart
ment of Agriculture, calling at
tention to this very natter, and
so saving their stock notonly from
emaciation but perhaps from star
walton.
Mr.. Garner is also urging the
farmers and truckers all over the
state to seriously consider the
present conditions in the general
foodstuffs markets of the country,
and the great demand that is being
made everywhere fol potatoes of
both varieties and onions. He has
just received an urgent message
of inquiry from the New York
commissioner of weights and
measures, inquiring fer informa
ton as to these very important
staples.
This is proof conclusive that
there is demand for the farmers
of Mississippi to plant extensively
OF these products. declared Mr.
Garner, and not only New York,
but the whole country is clamcr-
ing ior them, and we may fix our
own prices. too.'
Unfortunately for the present
need, it is impossible to meet the
demand for spot products, and
this may serve as sharp remin
der to the tillers of the soil of the
possibilities for intelligent diversi-
fication The cutover lands in the
pine belt arc said to be well adapl
ed to both varieties of potato, both
irish and sweet. and even though
there should be an excess over the
human demand, the stock could
easily take care of the surplus, and
profit by it.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08

and seldom secures them agains
his death by life insurance sufii
eient to cover the mortgage
I Pay-as-you-go is good busines,
for hon-investment, or Improbable
purchase, out going in debt for
tanything that can be put to good
use before fully paid for is good
business. A good road is thing
that will last forever, when prop
erly kept in repair. The next
z neration has no right to be en-
j ying an improvement that their
tathers sweat to pay cash for and
use bnt a few brief years. The
children of today eau use the ir-
proved roads going to school, and
why shouldn t they have a part in
the payment for them' Under
bonding system the cost is distrib
uted over long period of We ars
and is more just to all than a pay
as you 80 system wtich means
very heavy tax upon the farmers
of tcdaN il roads are really made
good, or il means a continual tim
kering with the roads and even
tualiy getting no real improve
ment, in order that men today
may escape heavy taxes for their
or construction on
cash basis
1t is essentla that with a road
bond there be provision for road
control and upkeep, otherwise we
j in TIE nbjectors in protesting
against bonding or even paying
cash for road+mprovement. Sue
cesyful Farming.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08

| Jackson, Miss. Feb. 2S-Thal
the soy bean may figure as quite
la marketable commodity, aside
from its il,herent value as a feed
crop for live stock, seems quite
a reasonable proposition, and the
Mississippi farmers have no reason
TO apprehend an oveYproduction.
This is the idea gained from a
study of correspondence which
has been received at the Mississip-
pi Department of Agriculture.
Commissioner Garner has received
number of written inquiries from
farmers and farm demonstrators
in Mississippi, who are anxious to
ascertain whether there would be
a market for the surplus crop of
this wonderfully productive plant.
Commissioner Garner, in turn,
took the matter up with the lead
ers of the Mississippi Cotton Seed
Crushers' Association, to whom
he addressed an inquiry.
Responding for the ;issociation,
Fl c Forester, secretary, wrote
that all mills would become pur-
chasers Of the beans, and he sab
mitted an urgent request that
Commissioner Garner give pub
livity to the fact. Mr. Forester
states that the mills would be in
the market early, and he felt sure
that every surplus bushel or ton
of the soy beans raised in the
state would find ready market.
is further advised that, al
though believing soy beans would
no the safest crop for farmers, all
the mills will be in the market for
all the peanuts that can be raised,
so that between the two there
ought to be all opening for safe
and sure surplus money making
crop.
Commissioner Garner would be
glad to answer any inquiries that
those interested might feel inclin-
ed to submit. and to send such
bulletins or data that may be
available and timely that would
be calculated to help out in max
ing a start.
Commissioner Garner, in dis
cussing another matter, but equal
ly as important, expressed. him
self strongly and pointedly on the
great care that cattle owners
should exercise in the matter of
properly feeding and nourishing
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08

am with this issue starting e
write what was originally the
Cray Corner of the Vidette'
hope YOUR readers are prepared
to stand it.
| know a man who thinks all the
smart sayings and good sensible
things start with him. Well, he
is the only one who thinks it. -
Today we are listening to the
brains of our nation pop OH about
war and you can hear the echo as
far down as Tishomingo county
and this fact shows yoh that every
BODY else has heard of it. This
war rumor must bring about a
war, for unless you advertise your
ideas you can never get results,
so we have all the three Ps tnat
rule the nation advertising this
war and it is bound to come and |
think it should be success. For
your benefit will explain that the
three P's represent the Press, the
Pulpit and the Petticoat They
are by far the three leading means
of bringing about war or anything
else they order. we have some
need here now for the three P's
referred to. You can hear from
every corner of the globe talk
about the high cost of living.
Why should it not be high
Everybody lis advertising it,
Everybody is trying to makei' SO,
So let it be. Do you know your
own conditions are brought about
by your own advertising? Well
YOU can form your own destiny
lust the same as the nation is
doing it today. When you hear
Bill on the corner talking loud and
thinking but little of what he IS
saving then comes the rub. Some
of his audience sta cts out and adds
TO Bills talk the things he wants
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08
FEARS OF bONDING.

What is bond, anyway Why
should farmers hsvc such horror
of bonding a county or state for
good roads. consolidated schools,
permanent bridges, or any other
public necessity
A bond IS a public or corporate
promiss6ry noe, that's all. *
bond usually runs for a long time
and is taken mp by money put in.
a sinking fund. Every pioneer
farmer, every young farmer who
begins today-unless given a farm
knows what it is to take a long
look into the future and secure
that future blessing of home conl-
forts unto himself and family BY
giving his note for a large share
of the investment, secured by a I
mortgage ON the home. Few
would have been the settlers had
a full cash payment been required
Fewer would be the purchases Of |
homes in already settled commun
ties if it were a spot cash deal.
The business of the world ls
done on promiees. TO paw. Yeti
when the matter of bonding a |
county or state for road improve |
ment comes up the very farmers
who have gotten their start by
their farms, block the i'm
because'they fear ~
Injustice will be done the next
if bonds are issued a
man will mortgage his home Tor
or for improve ncnt
even tho he knows the deb m
fall up, n the wife and children tot
oay. He takes a chance of living
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08
Boil WegViI not Killed BY Winter

On one Of the warm days Of last
week Lamar Clay, who has just
moved to this city from the boil
weevil district in Georgia, found
in the weeds in,J. A McQueen's
cotton patch here in the edge Of
town, lot Of bon weeviis which
were apparently, in thrifty con-
dition, unharmed by the severe
winter this section has suffered.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08
Twenty Tests Of Progress for your
County.
r cad Them and See if your County
is up 10 the Standard.

employees, etc !
Is Have you rural free de-
livery everywhere you might have
it9
ID. Has every school in your
county good library?
Is. Can your boys and girls
get the advantage of a good high
school near them. without leaving
Their hvmt communities ?
10 Are the women interested
in and supporting farm women's
clubs
IL. Is there good rural tele
phone system covering the county 2
18 Are you supporting wide
awake county paper-one that is
more interested in the pi ogress of
the county than in politics-and
are your farmers taking the best
farm papers1
19. Have you county school
commencement?
20. Are your citizens and your
board of commissioners willing to
go down in their jeans end pro-
duce the necessary money, eco
nomicaily administered, to secure
these profitable forms of progress
These are twenty tests of pro
gress. Let represent good" in
each case, then take the score and
see how much your county lacks
of grading up TO the desired 100
mark. Perhaps your county pa
pc: may be willing to discuss ths
program and let the readers joir
in discussing plans for remedyine
| de 6cisneies Progressive Farmer,
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08
TEACHERS MEETING.

The program for the Tishomin-
go County Teachers Association,
to be held at Paden on Saturday,
March the 10th, is as follows
MORNING SESSION.
Devotional, ]. O. Looney.
Welcome Address, c. r. Stephens.
Response, II. C. Long.
Should it be the ultimate aim to
have industrial training taught
i'll the rural school ? Blanche
Wynn and Annie Wren.
The school as a social center for
the community, Louise Rayburn.
Query box, By the Association.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
How to interest boys and girls in
country life and keep them on
the farm, w. r. Nettles.
The teacher as moulder of SEN
timert in the community,
]. O. Looney.
Should Tishomingo county have a
health officer, whose duty is to
cxamineand look after the health
of the school children
DR.. Norwood.
Should a primary teacher be re-
quired to take special training
for her work
Miss Rebecca Conan.
Respectfully submitted,
PROGRAM COMMITTEES.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08
SHORT TALKS on THRIFT.
BY G T HoWERToN, PROFESSOR or
BUSINESS PRACTICE, A & NJ
COLLEGE
THRIFT A PRESENT NEED.

Please remember that Thrift
comes from SO managing our
selves and our affairs that we are
more worth while tomorrow. per-
sonally and financially, than we
are today. = Managing ourselves,
not being managed by Others.
The product of the old educa-
ton was the gentleman, who
might either be a man of leisure,
pursue a 'learnad profession, or
be colonel IN the army The
poor folks who did the work and
the fighting were not adjudged to
need education. The breadth and
freedom of the United States was
intended to offer opportunity for
democrat-zing education, but in
some places it worked rather
slowly. In the southeastern sec
tion where it was cotton and ne
eroes, plantations and over iecrs
it worked more than rather Slow
ly.' But now has come a change
and with that change need. But
a need is always an opportunity
Man S extremity is Gods onnor-
tunity." I" All calamities are bless
ings. Whatever is is right, Iron
sharpeneth iron. A hard bed
makes an early riser. Out of evil
comes GOOD. Serenity is stagna-
ton Easy wealth is decay.
Woe unto him who is at ease in
Zion. +"
Once the South was rich and
reckless. Money fell into our
laps. Cotton was King. He paid
his annual visit to his subieets.
lie brought them easy money
Credit was easy. Trade was
brisk. No need to save. Moth
ing smaller than a bale of cotton
was worth noticing Who cared
Tor a ecw, or a few hens? Buy
them with cotton and pay next
year. No use to save soil. lust
buy more with cotton. Yes, now
comes change. A blessed little
bug comes. He punctures our
prosperity. He enlivens our ac-
tivity. He sharpens our senses
lie destroys our Cotton. Fiber
He strengthene our Moral Fiber.
He dethrones our King. He ex-
ats our democracy. He creates
a new community interest. He
teaches cooperation. He shows
us our weakness. He develops
our strength. He eats our dollars
He gives new value to our PEN
nies. He brings new opportu- .
nifty. He males us save. He
will bring us to Thrift
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08

Attention is called TO the arti-
Gle. Brickbats, and sBauqusts.
% w 5 BcMn Several years
age Mr.. Brown edited the Graz
Corner in the Vidette and it proved
to be of very especial interest
hope 70 nave du article frs m
nlln each wsSk.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08

l. Iseyery country boy and girl
in your county getting a six
months school term?
2. Have you county farm
demonstrators agent?
3 Have you a county home
demonstration agent 7
a. Have you county superin
tendent of education giving his
whole time t. the work4
S. Have you yotea road bonds
or road tax With adequate pro
vision for rnad maintenance as
well as road buildiugf
6. Have you county super
intendent of health and med cal in
spection of school children
!. Does the Farmers Union or
auy other farmers organization
thoroughly cover your count
8. Have you good county
fairl
9. Are your churches gaining
in strength and influence and the
people in temperance and morality
10. Have you corn clubs and
pig clubs for the boys and canning
clubs for the girls9
H. If you are in the tick in
tested territory, are you doing
anything to eradicate the ticks ane
get outof the cattle quarantine
II. Are your people interested
in efficient and economical county
government-including commis
sion government or county man
ager the salary system instead o
fees abolishing office of county
treasurer; civil service rules 10
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08

The weevils were shown about
town, confined in bottle where
they could be easily seen, and were
generally pronounced as the gen
II riicle II the weather of
the past winter has not Killed
~, her q pers little hope of
cold checking his progress. Fay
tie Falcon. March 2, Somerville,
Tenn.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08

We dc not publish communiea-
tions unless We know the name Of
the writer.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08

Be careful you don't overlook
our big club of four magazines
which we are sending to our sub,
crlbers this year.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-03-08

Extra c pies of the Vidette
cents per copy. Six for IS cents