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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-22

An advance Spring showing Of Pumps
and OxfOrds in PinkstOn's south win
dew today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-22

B. S. Mattingly left Monday after
noon for Shellman, where he goes on
a business mission.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-22
Observation-Disclosures

WANTED-Night pupils in Business
Arithmetic. Address 1909 Lee Street.
21-3t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-22

Miss Gertrude Aubrey, of Sparta, is
the guest of Mrs. Frank Hill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-22

H. A. Argo returned Monday after
noon from business trip to Preston.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-22

Harold Lockwood and Mae ALI
son are the attraction at the Alcazar
tomorrow in Pidgin Island. See it
sure. 22-1t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-22
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Five room house, city
water and phone; five to twenty acres
land. See L. A. Morgan. Phone "a,
29-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-22
Optimistic Thounht.

Interest blinds some people and en-
igntens others.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-22

Sam Lovett, the clever representa-
tive of Armous & Co., with headquar-
ters at Cordele, was calling on the
local trade today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-22
Not so Much, but
at least
Some Cotton
Will You Fight?

Then yourselves with the best knowdgon repeat plumbers OF
ohedont Remedy till have learned that has been used
with Experts the College of Agriculture and D. Department
of Agriculture have studied every method that has succeeded and that
have not-ask them before trying anything
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-22


A. L. Rees, who has been in Lees
burg during the past two weeks, spent
the weekend with his family here. He
returned to Leesburg Monday after
noon, and will spend the week there
transacting business.
c. A. Atkins. a popular travelling
man from Cuthbert, Ga, was in the
city Monday.
20 Dozen Ribbed Combinations in
sizes 81 to A. Short numbers and
broken sizes. Choice tomorrow morn
ing, at 25c. PinkstOn's.
T. Ed Castleberry arrived Monday
afternoon from a business trip down
the Central railroad
Mrs. A. R. Lawton arrived Monday
afternoon from Macon, and will be the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Taylor,
J. Lee street for a few days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-22
Local News Items


~ \ + + = \ \ + = \ y y = \ =
tt Have your eyes examined and glasses
fitted by ThOs. L. Bell. Optician.
Mrs. ]. j. Sloan, of Leslie, who has
been visiting relatives in North Caro-
lima, stopped over in the city today,
and will be the guest of Mrs. R. j.
Ferry for several days, at her pretty
home on jackson street, before re-
turning to Leslie.
STOP AND LISTEN 20 THIS: l
have several hundred Japanese Plum
Apple, Pear, Cherry, Peach and large
+ paper-shell Pecan trees; all of
choice varieties; must be closed out
within the next 80 days, at sacrifice
See R. D. Stewart, Phone 7O5, next to
| Poole's Grocery. 22-tf
Young friends of Miss Mildred Clark
will learn with pleasure that she is
now convalescent at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Clark, af-
ter an attack of measles.
Twenty-Five ChiId'S Rain Capes worth
to $500, in sizes to 10 years to sell
tomorrow for 95c. These are perfect
quality goods made by the best rain
coat maker in America. No phone Or
derS or c. o. d. PinkStOn's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Hale an
nounce the birth of a young son this
morning.
J. T. Darden spent the weekend at
Vienna, returning here today.
Harold Lockwood and Mae Ali
! son are the attraction at the Alcazar
tomorrow in Pidgin Island. See it
sure. 22-1t
Sam Loyett, the clever representa-
tive of Armous & Co., with headquar-
ters at Cordele, was calling on the
local trade today.
Miss Gertrude Aubrey, of Sparta, is
the guest of Mrs. Frank Hill.
An advance Spring showing Of Pumps
and 0xfOrdS in PinkStOn's south win
dew today.
Pierce Jones. of the Seventeenth
District, was business visitor in
Americas today.
DR.. R. E. Cato, who went up to Lex
ington, Va, with his son, R. E. Cato
j., few days ago, has returned
home.
Be SANITARY and buy SANITARY
fOOdstuffs from a SANITARY store
This word is the slogan of the day
Ask your physician how essential thi'
is. and Phone ga. The ACME SAM
TARY MARKET for your next order
23-1t
Maj. W. l.. Glessner, whose forme
home was Americas, and was formerl,
editor of the Americas Recorder, nov
with the Southern Ruralist, is il
Americas for day or two. Ma.
Clessner has many friends here VIII
are always glad to see him.
T. A. Collins, of Ellaville, was i
Americas Monday. Mr.. Collins wa
going to Fort Gaines, and from Their
to Abbeville, Ala, on business.
There are two interesting special
on sale tomorrow at PinkstOn's. Sc
locals in this issue, and be on han
early.
B. S. Mattingly left Monday after
noon for Shellman, where he goes o
a business mission.
H. A. Argo returned Monday after
noon from business trip to Preston
Harold Lockwood and Mae ALI
son are the attraction at the Alcaza
u tomorrow in Pidgin Island See
sure. 22-1
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-22
What to Do in the Fall

earliest producing stalks seed the
ing.
Pick that stalks be plowed under three weeks be-
stalks inch
before flight quarters This
porant of the fight.
litter clean
dtces destroy possible hiding the wee could select
burn off vegetation pillow under.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
Masurian Lakes.

The Masurian lake region lies In
Masurenland, a gently rolling region
of East Prussia marked by hundreds
of lakes Of various sizes connected by
channels and q canal system more
than 100 miles long. Roughly, the
area Of the district Is covered by the
circles Of Sensburg, Oletzka, Osterode,
Allenstein, Roessel, Ortelsburg, Lyck
(caDitaD, Loetzen and Neidenburg.
The lakes are Of different shapes,
some being rounded and others basins,
with numerous radiating branches /;
others are long, narrow channels wild
ening into pools at intervals like beads
on a string. The largest, Mauer and
Spirding. cover 40 square miles. The
lakes form very effective barrier for
Germany against Russia, as was evil
denced several times during the early
part of the war, when the Russian
armies were trapped there or forced
to retreat. This bore out the wise OPP
position Of Won Hindenburg and 9th
ers against draining the lakes prof.
ect considered by the German govern
ment several years ago.-Philadeiphia
Evening Ledger.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
PIumpness PIeasingIy Arrayed.

Now is the day of the round
and not too slender figure. Plump
ness is pleasing arrayed in a one
piece frock hanging in straight
lines. There has been an intini-
tude of designs, and here is one of
them which might be of serge or satin
or soft wool material, but the chances
are that it is of wool jersey. The
skirt has a fiat flare at the back and
front, and at the sides is laid in groups
Of narrow fiat plaits separated by
wider ones. This model fastens at
one side on the shoulder and under
arm seam. 1t is finished with a fiat
girdle of the material, having the ends
embroidered and ornamented with
pendant balls covered with small
beads.
All sorts of wide, soft girdles are
made for these one-piece frocks, and
they are often the most interesting fea-
ture in them. Magnificent oriental tas-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06

sells and handsome silk cords on wide
girdles of velvet lined with silk, lift
even a plain gown into the realm OF
splendid things. By means of these
girdles, and of separate collar and
cuff sets, one may ring many changes
on a plain one-piece frock Of wool or
satin.
The latest arrival among fads Is
matched set consisting of wide silk
girdle, hat and bag, or instead of the
bag q parasol Is brought into the
scheme. Since everything is embroi-
dered 1t is not difficult to harmonize
dress accessories by this means, and
since Chinese tassels of all sorts are
available and fashionable, another
way is opened for the woman who I'M
derstands the value of matching up
dress accessories. Tassels may be at
tached to hats or girdles or bags or
parasols by the very simple expedient
of such fasteners.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
NOT LIKE LOWER ANIMALS
Mans Consciousness Places Him Out
side Darwin's "Struggle for
Existence"

Man is q thinking animal, because
he Is conscious animal, writes w. p.
Pycraft In the Illustrated London
News. 1t is his consciousness of him
self and his surroundings that has
placed him outside the operations OF
his animal and physical environment.
The lower animals depend for their ex-
istence on their ability to respond to
the conditions imposed by their phys
ical environment and their powers OF
adaptablity to their animate environ
ment, the struggle to obtain food. to
avoid enemies, and so on. For them
there is indeed struggle for exist
ence." But the struggle for exist
ence'' has nothing to do with human
progress. For man is thinking and
scheming animal. He lives by his
wits.
The failure to realize this, the prone
ness Of the layman to apply Darwins
great generalization to the develop
ment Of the human race today. is an
swerable for much pernicious doctrine,
eliminating In the most disastrous war
which the world has even seen.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
AS HIS FATHER BEFORE HIM
Young Mans Misfortune Simply Z
Repetition of Experience That Had
Been Old Gentleman's.

"That boy will be the death of me
some day." declared the head of the
family. ~"I am sure l don't know where
he gets all his impudence and self-as
surance; surely not from me. He re
turned home from school the other day
to spend the holidays, as l supposed
and entering my Office, he threw hill
cane on the floor, selected an easy
chair put his feet on my desk, Lit g
cigarette, inhaled few puffs, and then
turning languidly to me, he drawled /
AZ say, dad, do you remember the
time you were expelled from school?
II did. There was no use denying
1t, for one day, in a burst Of conf
dence, 1 had told him Of my escapades
as a boy, and lived to regret that ]
had been so indiscreet
"'Well,' said he, history has repeat
ed ITSELF
"'What do you mean, you young
rascal? roared.
"'Oh,' said he. easily. I've been ex.
PEELED, too. Astonishing, isn't 1t, dad
how such things will run In a fam
ilyy"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06

Miss Elsler was civil, but rather
cool and repelling in her manner. Wal.
ton walked on with her towards a
house where she was to engage in a
social function with a friend recently
married. Turning corner Norma
flushed hotly as they passed a Young
man who spoke to her, and in his eve
mad an expression that told Of deep
interest and emotion. She, too. was
perturbed. However, she concealed
her feelings. and when Walton left her
was her old self-haughty and I'M
moved.
There came shock for Walton Bell
the next day when he called at the
Elsler home. It was to be met bv Nor
mas mother in tears. and. presenting
a letter found in the untenanted room
OF Norma that morning.
1T will break your heart as it has
mine," she walled. Norma has eloped
with Cecil Raybourne."
What a hypocrite I am" solilo-
quized Walton as he left the house.
His face was grave. in consonance
with the occasion, but his heart was
yelling with a secret JOY. Norma s
act has set me free and has set me
aside to follow the dictates of her
love. Why not II"
1t was in the descending dusk OF
eventide that he ventured to the vi
entity of Winifreds home His capitu-
lation was complete as he came across
her in the little garden. If Winifred
had charmed him in that pretty party
dress, in the sweet simplicity of the
real attire Uncle Bryce had sent her
she was, to his devouring eyes, simply
exquisite.
1t was during that next precious
hour that the story of the party dress
came out. There was a coincidental
fatefulness about the incident that pre-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
Winifred Was More Lovely Than Ever.

saged encouragement and hope for
Walton, really Free the very first time
in love. AS to Winifred, she felt like
hiding her blushing face even from the
twinkling stars when he went away,
for he spoke words that opened up
to her innocent soul a prospect of ra-
diant happiness.
Norma came back and was forgiven.
She was piqued when Walton met her
lame explanation and apologies with
a shining face. She had expected re-
proaches, condemnation from broken
hearted, discarded lover.
He eased her mind by telling her OF
Winifred. And then he went to Wini-
fred and told of Norma. And finally,
all loose issues of the Hateful com
plication explained, he told his love
to her, and JOY reigned supreme.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
Rate of Interest.

So 1t will be seen that the farm loan
act, in addition to providing way
for the farmer to borrow to the limit
of safety, provides that he must put
his borrowed money to productive uses,
and furnishes the machinery to get
him out Of debt In an honorable and
businesslike way. The farm loan act
helps the farmer by placing within
his grasp the means to help himself.
1t makes for business initiative and in
dependence.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
Charmeuse in VOGUE.

Charmeuse, which was side-track
by Dame Fashion for a spell. has been
restored to favor for afternoon and
informal evening frocks, and many
charming models in this supple and
becoming fabric have made their ap-
pearance this season. One In ravens
wing blue was noted in recent dis
play. 1t was relieved by embroidery
in aluminium tone which outlined the
round neck and bordered the wide
sleeves In bell design.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
Considering BIouses for Spring

If you have considered blouses for
the coming spring you already know
that feminine allegiance is divided be-
tween the skirted blouse and our older
friend that merely reaches to the waist
line. The skirted blouse. appearing
first with a short peplum, has met
with an enthusiastic welcome. and
now we have the Russian blouse, in
many developments, the chemise blouse,
and many warehouses, all covering
half the length of the figure. But the
practical blouse-the shirtwaist of 9TH
er days (modified for the housed
goes serenely on its way, which leads
1t into every wardrobe.
Blouses Of today, II we'll made. are
higher priced than they were. mex
pensive ones are attractively designed
but poorly made, and the woman of
refined taste must either reconcile her
self to paying higher prices or make
her blouses at home; she cannot
reconcile herrelf to the poor work on
the cheaper r-ady-made articles.
Two new models are shown In the
picture. One is Of yellow organdie,
finished at the edges with black In
machine-made buttonhole stitching. AS
In the majority of new models, the
back and front are set on to straight
shoulderpieces. There are two small
pockets to relieve the plainness Of the
otherwise unadorned fronts.
The white blouse is of India lawn
trimmed with val lace and edging
Small tucks and tiny pearl buttons
give 1t very tasteful finish. The sleeves
are long, and these models may be &C
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06

and it has helped me in every way. I
am not nearly so nervous, no headache
or pain. j must say that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the
best remedy any sick woman can take. "
Mrs. MARGARET QUINN, Rear 259
Worthen St, Lowell, Mass.
Other warning symptoms are sense
Of suffocation, hot flashes, headaches,
backaches, dread of impending evil,
timidity, sounds in the ears, palpitation
of the heart, sparks before the eyes,
irregularities. constipation, variable
appetite, weakness, inquietude, and
dizziness.
If you need special advice, write to
the Lydia f. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidentlaD, Lynn, Mass.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
Runners In Stockings.

other day about stopping run in a
silk stocking by rubbing 1t with bit
of moistened soap" said a young girl
but I've discovered that 1t can be
stopped merely by dampening it. You
soap as soon as you discover a run, you
know; but you can always dampen the
stitches that are left open at the end
of short runner and this serves to
stiffen the thread until you can get
home and catch the runaway stitch"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
Punishment Made to Fit tho Crime.

New uses are being found for the
photograph. One of the latest OF
these, as tried in a western city of the
United States, is the employment OF
the photograph to teach singing. A
record is made of the pupils interpre-
tation Of some song. and he is then
permitted to hear himself sing it, the
theory being, Of course, that he will
thus be able to judge his effort more
accurately.
In time perhaps the custom will be-
come so general that all singers will
try their songs on themselves before
they try them before audiences and
this, 1t must be admitted, would be ar
arrangement which many audiences
would greatly appreciate.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
YOU MAY TRY CUTlCURA FREE
That's the Rule-Free Samples to Any
one Anywhere.

We have so much confidence In tho
wonderful soothing and healing proper
ties of Cuticura Ointment for all skin
troubles supplemented by hot baths
with Cuticura Soap that we are ready
to send samples on request. They are
Ideal 1ol the toilet
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept l.
Boston. sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06

Elderly Sister-So, Mr.. Goodcatch
said had teeth like pearls. And what
did you say?
Kid Brother-Oh. nothing, 'cept that
you were gradually getting used to
'em.-Boston Evening Transcript.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06

Change of Life and
the bad feelings
common at t h at
time. I was in .
very nervous condi-
ton, with headaches
and pain a good
deal of the time 80 l
was unfit to do my
work. A frien d
asked me to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's
v e g e t a b lie Com
mound which I did
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
Prudent Decision.

"Would you go to war If your coun-
try called your
"Of course I would" answered the
patriotic citizen, "but l would first
make sure that my country was call
Ing me, and not a lot Of leather-lunged
lngoes."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06

up?'
"Yes, indeed. | got one the last time
we were In dear Paris and we all just
dote on It."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06

'T told him he couldn't kiss me-"
"WellT'
Nothing. It's rather pleasant to
have people differ with you now and
hen, don't you think ?"-Cleveland
>ealer.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
WOMEN OF
MIDDLE AGE
Mrs. Quinn's Experience
Ought to Help You Over
the Critical Period.

Lowell, Mass. For the last three
years | have been troubled with the
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
FARM LOAN ACT.
III. Amortixation-H Loans
Under the Farm Loan Act
Are Designed to Be
Helpful to the Bor-
rover.
(By Frank II. Wilson, federal loan
reau. Washington, ID. CO

(By Frank r. Wilson. federal loan bu-
reau, Washington ID. CD
1t has always been recognized that
the most effective aid one can get Is
that which enables him to help him
self.
Some critics of the federal farm loan
act have charged that this act makes
1t too easy for farmers to get into
debt, and that there will be tendency
to overborrow.
A careful reading of the bin will
show that this objection is met by very
carefully limiting the use to which the
borrowed money may be put and by
the requirement that farmers gradual
ly each year must reduce their In
debtedness.
The farm loan act was designed to
operations who has heretofore been
denied adequate credit. 1t wisely linn
its the loans to 80 per cent of the
appraised value of ths security, be-
cause this limitation makes the Sc.
curity of a high character, thus salts
flying the investor and therefore re-
suits In lower rate of interest.
The use of the money is carefully
limited to the purchase of land, to pay
off existing Indebtedness, to purchase
live stock, or to make any productive
Improvement such as fencing, drain
age, buildings and machinery.
Is Really an Investment.
When money can be borrowed cheap
comes an investment rather than a
handicap. The farmer Is enabled to
get money to put his land to better
use, so that the profits of his invest.
ment will pay off his Indebtedness
Hereafter judicious borrowing on the
part of the farmer will be regarded
as business enterprise, just as it Is
now considered beneficial for large
commercial institutions to borrow.
The farm loan act creates a form OF
Indebtedness which peculiarly fits the
farmers needs. 1t recognizes that the
farming business is one of slow re
| turns.
SO, 1t provides that a mortgage made
under the act be paid on the amortlza
ton or installation plan through Ions
or short period Of years. The mort
cages may be made to run from five
to forty years, at the option of the Dor
rover, and they must be paid off, in
terest and principal, In equal install
ments through the period of the loans
Permission Is given to pay all of tn
loan or any part of it on any interest
paying date after it has run five years
Table Of Payments.
To give the prospective borrowe
an exact idea of the size Of the pay
ments required annually to wipe on
a mortgage in given period, amortiza
ton tables have been prepared. TIL
following table shows the amount 0
annual payments required to extlr
guish, in the period indicated thou
sand dollar loan bearing interest a
8, 51a and per cent:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-28
Personal Points

Austin George of Dubuque is in the
tri-cities for a two weeks visit with
friends
Mrs. John Nelson of Welton. Iowa.
spent yesterday In the city while on
her way to Decatur for short stay
J. r. Burt. who has been I'm the
city the last few days visiting Ralph
H0mriE Of the Y n. 6. A. has re-
turned to his home in Springfield.
7. II. Hass. student at Augustana
college. has returned 70 his home iu
Coal Valley for week END visit.
Mrs. a. C. Billings who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Guy Get
temy. SIS Thirty-hfth street. the last
two weeks. left yesterday for her
home in Kirkwood, III.
Mrs. Lester Taylor and son Robert
of Woodruff were Rock Island visitors
yesterday.
Henry stuthert Of Upland Neb.
spent Thursday and Friday IN Rock
Island. enrOute to City Port Wis, foF
a two weeks visit with his Aister Mrs
HenrQ Egglu. He viii return TO the
tri-cfties before returning home.
Frank .. Canedy. sos IweIEtn
sEeret. left yesterday for short buss-
ness visit i'm Fulton. H.
Laurie Johnson spent yesterday 1n
Rock Island and Moline, enrouLa from
a visit in Monmouth Ill., to his home
ia Rockford.
Harry CoweIs OF D7s Woines spent
Friday I'M Rock Island and Moline
visiting with friends
William Barlow of GaIva was
Rock Island visitor yesterday.
Warren III. Lowe Of Springfield re-
turned yesterday TO his home after a
E-F Ert7e F=stH