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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28
Not All Motorized Yet.

Ware county has found that the
horse and the mule are still dependa-
bic motive power for buggies and farm
wagons for visits totown. The coun-
ty commissioners had heard lot
about how the automobile was driv-
ing the horse and his long -eared half
brother from the roads, but they
kept their eyes open and noticed that
not every farmer who came to town
in his own, vehicle went to a garage;
some still resorted to stables and
hitching posts So the commission
ers decided it would be good thing
t. build a public hitching shed in Way
cross, and the Journal-Herald of that
city commends them highly.
This is, a complete answer to the
too-quick thinking people who mag
ined automobiles would turn old Dob
hin and Maud out into the cold world,
useless and forlorn. These people
would have supposed that in no up-tu-
date city would a new public hitchiug
shed be built, but that if anything of
the sort for the accommodation of ru-
raj visitors was planned, it would be
a public parking place for cars. Yet
Waycross is decidedly an up-to-date
city, and the farmers of Ware county
are progressive. Maybe they have
taken look at the market prices of
horses and mules and have reached
the conclusion that anything tat can
command such prices cannot be ap-
preaching period of innocuous des-
uetude. For long cross-country trips
the horse is thing of the past, but
Tor snort drives it holds its own with
even the automobile.
And it should not be forgotten that
the horse has as much use for good
roads as has any make of car. IA
animal that is driven over a good
road can go further, and faster and
pull more, and last longer than his
brother that is driven over bad roads.
The fact that Ware county's commits
sioners have built public hitching
shed in Waycross is indirect evidence
of Their appreciation of the value osI
good Savannah Morning News
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

blunders cannot De charged to fae-
tonal administration. Men of all par
ties are intellectually cooperating
splendidly and periodically, placing
patriotism above politics. Really, he
most motor: Gus opposition among the
democrats themselves.
Only the continuance of the war be-
yond Mr.. wilson's second term can log
ically present him as the one man i'm
peratively required to continue in Of
fee. For if the war lasts as long as
that, with President Wilson having its
guidance in hand all the time more
than any other one man, it would be
fatal almost to remove him from Office
1t would be the most dangerous swan
Ting of horses in mid-stream ever At
tempted by this country.
The next presidential possibilities
are already pvorkoing discussions and
prophecies and present a fair question
for consideration and comment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28
Paying County Farm.

Crlsr county has purchased a coun-
ty farm and the crops raised on the
farm this year were worth as much as
the lam cost. The farm was worked
with conyicts who were not able to
york or the roads, and the county
mules We're used for farm work when
they could be spared, With South
Georgias rich soils, it would pay ev-
cry county in this section to buy a
county farm Besides, every county
needs a pe,r'anent home for its con-
victs.- Triton Gazette.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28
WHERE THE DANGER LIES.

AUGUSTA, Ca, Nov 27.-Sena-
tor Thos. w. Hardwick. in Angus
ia, on his way to Washington,
stated today that he is confident
Of reelection next fall, believing
that he will carry two-thirds of
the counties in the state regard
less Of who may come out against
him. He stated that he would re-
turn to Georgia in the next few
months and proceed to canvass ey-
cry county in the interest of his
candidacy for reelection.
Senator Hardwick is IN striking dis
lance of the truth.
Thanks to the iniquitous county
unit system, which has been fastened
about the neck of Georgia by some of
the very men who are most anxious
now to defeat Senator Hardwick, he
has a great chnace Of being reelected.
BY concentrating his efforts in Ger
tain counties, Senator Hardwick may
carry enough OF them to give him more
county unit votes than any one of the
numerous other candidates who threat
en- to run for his office
If Hardwick is opposed by one man,
and that man the choice of the lead
ing citizens in a majority of the coun>
ties and of the majority of the daily
and weekly newspapers, it win hard
" be possible for him to win, even I'M
de the county unit plan. But if
there are five or six candidates TO
divide the votes and permit him with
his minority strength to make the
strongest individual showing, the cleo
ton will be his.
Senator Hardwick is a crafty poll
tician. He knows Georgia, and he
knows Georgia politics. And ne
knows the value of the county unit
system at this time-a system that he
previously fought, because then it op-
Grated to his disadvantage He was
against it bitterly three years ago, but
ecu won't hear him complain about
l. now.
The senator's own statement is
stirring appeal to the patriotism Of
the people of Georgia. clarion call
to them to rouse now to the danger
that threatens them if multiplicity of
candidates. is permitted in the sena-
torial race, The people should insist
On one real man opposing Hardwick-
the man most likely to win. The only
man who has yet appeared on the
stage is William j. Harris.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28
]. LEWIS ELLIS
Attorney at LaW
Planters Bank Building
Americus, Ga.
F. G.. OLIVER
Boys Getting Better.

Every year, around about Christ
mas time, the bad little boys become
good little boys, and forget all their
mean ways. However, with the fuel
shortage so acute in many communi-
ties we wonder what they will fnd
to do to show their change of heart
Waycross Journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28
A COLUMN OF CLIPPINGS
Stumbling The Privates.

The girls in cantonment towns are
being rudely treated by the privates
because they have started the fashion
at social functions, giving their pref
erence to the officers who are socially
often inferior to the private who came
into the army from civilian ranks. :
Thcmasville Times-Enterprise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28
LAST OF THE LINE.

The King of England is mere fig
urehead, like the painted figure On the
bow of ship. He is there for orna-
mentation of Great Britain's form of
government, and partly in Difference to
tradition. It has become habit to
have him
In the administration of the affairs
or the realm he performs simply per-
functory part. He is not even consii-
cred in the conduct of, war which
has threatened Englands very exls-
tence even more seriously than did any
Of the Napoleonic wars
1t was always the popular impress
ion that the Car of Russia possessed
more autocratic power than was vest
ed in any other sovereign. He was
supposed to be ruler absolute. But
now we have it from the Cars own
memoirs, published by the Hearst pa
pers, that he exercised a pitiful de-
gree of power He was hedged about
with a wall of scheming. intriguing
officials who even dared to act in his
name without informing him of what
they had done, were doing, or planned
to do. He could not reach the people,
nor the people him Poor Louis XVI
rinkering away at his locksmith's an
vii, allowed his ministers to run
France on the rocks, and only real
lied too late that he had made a mess
of the business of being a king. Ana
it is business, a profession, if it is
conducted arightly. It was Joseph
II of Austria who declared, 81 am
Fing by trade" and George H. of Ens-
land who observed that in his coun-
try The ministers are kings"
The Car confesses that he did not
haze a grasp on the affairs of his vast
domain He entrusted much to min
listers who advised him wrong. He was
denied information he should have had,
and he was given poisoned informa-
ton thar perverted his ideas of pep
pie and things. Plotting was going
OF all about him, and great was the
imposition of which he was the Wiz
tim lie sees it all now, though, per-
maps, as through a glass, darkly and
realiz, $, as he frankly confesses, that
he was Il failure.
only the Emperor william remains
as the cfief exponent of the idea OF
the almighty personal prerogativc. !
How long the people of Germany will
submit to it is question. When Ger
many loses in this war, as Germany
must, the Germans will realize fully
the folly of ever entrusting their des
tiny to- any one man. and then will
come the uprising against kaiserism,
like the revolution in Russia like the
revolution which shook France to lis
foundations a century and quarter
ago and hurled the heads of both
king AID queen into the bloody bas
kct
Even the teeth of the sultan have
been drawn Italy's king is without
personal force France is a republic
China has broken aloose from the fet-
ttrs Of royalty. Japan is governed by
statesmen, rather than by its emperor.
russia is undergoing a period of gov
crnmental anarchy. Germany is the
last &C the line, and this war will set
tie, among other things, the question
OF autocracy versus democracy for
Germany
The world must be made safe To-
Democracy says President Wilson
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28
No Hard Times.

People may complain about high
prices, but not hard times, as hard
times means money is scarce, and this
condition does not now exist in this
section of the South The people have
more money than ever before.-San-
dersville Progress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28
Auto Traffic Increases.

When the four liquor-laden automo-
biles were seized somebody said It
would kill automobile travel through
the county And its down to an aver
age of forty cars a day now-South-
east Georgian
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28
Plant More Hogs,

It is going to be impossible to over
produce hog meat for the next five or
ten years to come. This is the firm
conviction of the Georgia department
of Agriculture, and its advice is that
farmers every where act upon it aud
grow mere hogs.-Southeast Georgian.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28
Ambulance Corps.

An ambulance corps of Savannah
women is already training for foreign
service, which is carrying out the re-
cord of the women of that city for de-
yotion to country in time aft war
Triton Gazette.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

They are already talking about
empty stockings" but all that We
have observed appeared to be pretty
well filed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

Moultrie was astonished because a
Northern lady smoked a long, black
cigar in public there the other day.
Well, just so she had paid her war
tax on it, we're satisfied
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

We've heard OF lady who started
knitting sweater for the soldiers way
last July and has just finished a
square about as big as your hand. She
evidently figures on the war lasting a
half century or So
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

Some men who used to stay out late
when the bars were open now stay at
home. They keep their bottles at
home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

Thousands OF appointments are Pc
ing made, but we've noticed that a
mans patriotism rises considerably
II he gets an office with a little pay
attached
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

If the Prince or Wales does marry
that American girl, it viii be one Of
the few sensible things he has ever
done, and it might make a man Of him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

Wed like to see a British tank a1d
a German submarine in a hand-to-ha Id
combat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

Charity should begin at home,
whether it is war charity Or one OF
the old, familiar kind
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

Whenever a barber has a towel so
hot he cannot hold it, he siaps it on
his customers face.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

The chief fault of gossipers Is that
Their mouth works faster than their
brain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

Two more of the Pershing family
having gone to France, things ought
to pick up over that way
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

They say that love is blind. We
don't doubt it. On no other theory
can we account for some of the
matches he has made
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

Sweets for the sweets" will soon be
a thing of the past.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

l. our opinion, the man who pays
alimony cheerfully is no Stacker.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

Whenever a man ues perfume, we
regard Inn as a suspicion character.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

What has become of the old-fash-
Toned breakfast of Goldfish balls?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28
GEOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING

Have you a little turkey in your
home?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

Some knit sweaters, while others are
knitting brows.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

We no longer insist that our eggs
be- like Caesar wanted his wife to be-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

It Is announced that the Russ
army is without bread. Without brains
also, we should say.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-28

Americus, Georgia, November - III"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-25
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME

b. THORNTON vi BURGESS.

Welcome back TO the Green
Meadows. Nanny Meadow Mouse"
he cried.
There was no answer. nor did the
grass move again Sammy few
down and alighted close by. HIS
eyes twinkled as he said
Danny Meadow Mouse IL break.
ing his heart because be is sure that
he never. never viii see you again Z"
This time he got a reply prompt
ly. You tell Danny Meadow Mouse
that be never viii II he hasn't got
sense enough 20 come home" said a
sharp. sQueaky voice.
Sammy laughed right out All
right I'll tell him just that" said
he. and once more spread his blue
wings And Sammy was as good as
his word He took that message 20
Danny Just as II had been given
him
Next story-Home At Last
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-25

or moved and ! saw my husband
and Phyllis lawson.
Myrtle leaned over the table and
spoke very low so the waiter could
hot hear.
Listen" she said, Stop looking
80 angry and hurt. Laugh. talk
anything 80 you don't show your
feelings so plainly. They haven't
seen us yet. thank goodness. I've
teen watching. and they haven't
once glanced this way. so for good.
ness sake brace up"
picked up the menu and for a
moment held II before my face.
Myrtle was right. I must brace up!
Just az I felt that could smile
and appear natural. I caught Rob
ert's eye. I smiled and waved my
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-25

hand lightly at him. and be bowed
gravely In return
That's bully. Thank God for a
woman with a little character and
Erit Not that think there's any
thing wrong They are probably
there talking business. But it's just
as well they think you are enjoying
yourself II they had ever seen your
ACE when you caught the nrst
glimpse OF them n would have been
a dead give away"
Myrtle ratified on. know she
was talking against time to give me
a chance TO recover myself and was
grateful Careful, now. they're
both looking. and Roberts coming
over. Laugh a. n were telling you
a joke"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-25

These cuttings should be cone
shaped 20 save as much OF the po-
tato for use a. possible.
II the soil Is nnoly worked the
eyes" can be planted singly one
foot apart. three inches deep. The
rows should be two feet apart, II
the garden space Is limited and well
fsrtillzed.
II there Is plenty OF room. make
the rows from two and a half TO
.hree feet apart
n you plant potatoes now and
there should come a prospect of a
frost some night. cover the plants
with straw or newspapers. boxes or
buckets.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-25
One Woman S Story
sY CAROLYN sEEcHsR.

him see that others find you attrae
tive. That always makes a man 81
up and take notice"
Just then the waiter brought our
luncheon. so was saved the neces-
city OF replying While he was sery-
ing Us some one came IN and took
table aeross the room. could not
see them. but Myrtle was facing
them. and noticed q curious look
cross her face. followed by = wor.
ried expression Just then the walt.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-25

We both laughed rather hysteri-
eAily. desperation making me, nush,
as looked up indiffsrentiy. inst In
time to see q nsstins look Of Ad.
miration crossing Roberts facs as
he said. shaking hands with
Myrtle;
This IL unexpected I am glad
20 see you out. Margaret II win
&C you good" Then with q polite
bow to both he left us.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-25
CAPT. STEEVER TO
DRILL STUDENTS

Charles r. Chadsey. superinten-
dent OF schools, announced Tuesday
that the Detroit schools would or
ganiEe a volunteer army OF students
and that the army would be trained
by q regular army oficer. II Is
likely that Capt. z. V. steever, the
originator OF the plan TO organize
and drill high school pupils In mill
tary Affairs, will be In charge OF
the work.
Capt. Steever addressed an audi
ence of business men In the Board
OF Commerce building Tuesday az
ternoon on the subject He r. now
engaged In organizing the students
OF Chicago, but will return TO De
troit soon with a corps OF army ON
GERS as assistants and organize the
Detroit high school pupils. II Is
planned 10 make these boys efficient
for actual military service at the
earliest possible moment.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-25
:|a||'1

Nv A GARDENER.

n have Just received letter
. . man Who intends 10 garden
- year for the hrst time. He
. WHISTLER II would pay q small
'oossr to grow potatoes when the
~ putafoee cost SO much.
= Aas the opinion that the back.
- eariensr had better raise be
- -epace crops. instead Of po'a'
40 vhich require 30 much space.
mere are few gardens 30 small
u one long row OF potatoes can't
grvwn. Even II a gardener
$50 only enough to do him dur
y the early fall he has hghtened
nations food burden just that
WOW an TO seed The small EYE"
the potato Ia the embryo sprout
>1tipe only for soil to make IL
5ow.
IN agree with this nrst-time gar
<ner that the present high cost OF
1katoes makes the seed expensive.
20 this cost can be Offset by the
&r6hod OF planting. Since only the
ve" and . small portion Of the
Aor's nesh with u need be plant.
the body OF the potato may be
H1on after the "eyes" have been
- ant sr<m n
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-25

pstsr Rabbit felt as II Nanny
InA6ow lDe9ss was almost as good
found i've got a pair OF the
@nyDsst Gyue OF which I know look
- lnr her. and back OF those eyes
- Wits ~ 1harp and clever az any
= an the Green Meadows or in all
~ Gree Forest. II Sammy Jay
~ End her. then something surely
~ haDponed to her" said Peter TO
nooaf = ~ hoped this way and
- way fIUm hush to bush and
- q Grass 20 bunch Of grass
rn1ng ~ Nanny Meadow Mouse.
Mat Peter said about Sammy
- quite true. His eyes and his
- are of the sharpest Further
-. there IN nothing he 30 enjoys
y wing them. He dearly loves to
~ % nn1 out the secrets of others.
knt - much mischief that leads
- 20 90 spying and shopping
- NJ II IN the love OF testing
rs oyes and his wits against those
~ nsighbors. So when Peter
nbbit told him about Danny and
my meadow Mouse he made up
- mind even before Peter suggest
n that be would fnd Nanny.
- he left Peter down near the
snneld Sammy new over TO the
- Hickory tree to do = little think
Now right there is one great dif
gones between Peter Rabbit and
rmny jar. Peter thinks backward
- sammy thinks ahead. BY that
4 lean that Peter does things as
hoy pop into his head and then
bler looks back and thinks how he
night have done differently and
cuch better. This In what is called
teing im-pulssve. Sammy Jay
1Dsnn't do things this way. II In
rory. very seldom that Sammy IL
nDulsive. He does q lot OF think-
- before he acts. He plans ahead
- while Peter Rabbit IL forever
&Dodlessly poking his wabbly little
- into trouble Sammy Jay usu-
ny manages to avoid II.
Now, Peter started looking for
sammy Meadow Mouse without any
real plan at all He got a. far az
Ne edge Of the cornneld. decided II
Ne OF no use TO look there. and
lnned hack the way he had come
)nst N Danny Meadow Mouse had
ooae. Sammy Jay FIRST new to the
~ Hickory Tree and quietly
lhsnght the whole thing over
what would have done II I had
Doea IN Nanny's place. thought he.
p mkgAt have worried little about
Dnnny. but would have known that
~ was quite able to take care Of
n1moelf. As soon az ! knew that he
oooIlp't be found I would start for
~ old home. That would be the
Docmbls thing 10 do. That is Just
Wat Nanny has done. That is
where she and Danny had started
~ ana she had gone straight there.
lninhing that Danny viii have sense
Dnsash 10 DO the sams thing"
Sammy spread his blue wings and
Dlartsd straight for the place where
Donny and Nanny Meadow Mouse
nped TO live on the Green Meadows
- didn't waste any time looking
D1v Nanny on the way. When he got
Ebers be new very low. 30 as TO see
oeetsr. Presently he saw a little
Movement of tangled dead grass.
0ommy's eyes danced.