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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-08

Miss Mary Ella Davenport has re-
turned from Washington, where sheI
visited Representative and Mrs
Charles r. Crisp.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-08

A fishing party on Kinchafoonee
creek starts today, with a number of
Americas men comprising the camp,
ers. In the party are John Sheffield
Sam Heys, J. l.. Sparks, Robert Haw-
kins Philo Smith. and others.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-08
Soldier Who
Came Back.
ATTENTION VETERANS.

Assemble in your quarters at the
court house Tuesday morning, October
Sth. Important business to be trans
acted. By order,
JOE DAY STEWART, Adjutant.
]. NJ. MCDONALD, Commander
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-08
New Medeira Luncheon Sets just
at AnsLey s

Mr., w. r. Lipscomb is spending a
week in New Orleans.
We are prepared to do your picture
framing on short notice. Allison Fur
niture Co I-3t
Don't fail to see "Pershin's Cru
saders," Opera House tomorrow
Curtain 70 H., p. m, and $50 p. m.
Georgia and AbruzZi See Rye. Also
Fulgham Oats at Sherlock Co. 7-2t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-08
Ansley' s
just in at

CONGRESSMAN and Mrs. Charles |
Crisp have arrived in Americas for
a stay of several weeks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-08

Mrs. C. W. Bradshaw, of Durham
n c.. is expected tomorrow on
visit to her mother, Mrs d. w. Bag
ley, on Taylor street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-08

FARM AND CITY LOANS 1-z%o
interest. Terms easy Quick service.
W. W Dykes. 4-zOu
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-08

Don't miss Mae Marsh in All Wo-
man." at the Strand tomorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-08

l now have the services of two
farst-class watchmakers and am pre-
pared to give prompt service. We so.
Iieit your repair work. S. A. Daniels,
JeWeler.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-08

Don't miss Mae Marsh in All Wo-
man" at the Strand tomorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-08

Mr.. Tracy Cunningham has gone
to New Orleans on a ten days burr
ness trip
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-08

Crepe Meteors and Satins in Plum
Burgundy, Navy and Brown. New
fringes and tassels, etc, to match
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-08

For sale at Mrs. Carriers Hair
Dressing Parlors.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-08

The first official war picture, Per
shing's Crusaders" opera House.
Wednesday, first show for children IL
m, afternoon 3 o'clock, night show
$50 p. m. 10c, 15c and 2Oc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-08

Mrs. Tracy Cunningham and little
daughter have returned from fort
nights stay in Atlanta
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-08
Local News Items

Glasses fitted, broken lenses dupl'
Gated. Bell, the OptOmetrist.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06

A clip sheet from the Prohibi-
ton society Of the Methodist
church says that figures taken
from the Brewers journal gives
the information that during the
past year the United States, Eng
land and France made about ILL.,
900, 900 barrels Of beer and that
during the same period Germany
and Austria, the greatest beer
drinking countries in the world,
made only II, 100000 barrels.
These figures are astounding
when one considers the fact that
we are so short Of food. There
seems to be only one thing to do
and that is to close the breweries
until the end of the war. The
beer is of no value to enyone-ex-
cepting the brewers. To manu-.
facture it. is, a. waste of time,
money and food, and the sooner
we put the breweries out of bust
ness the better off the whole
world will be.
We are asked to save food in
every way we can. Let us start
the biggest garbage can we have
the brewery.-Moose Lake Star
Gazette.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
SELECTING DISTRICT
JUDGES.

Every fair and intelligent citi-
zen believes firmly in a non-parti-
san judiciary. Over a quarter of
a century ago, the local bar
determined to take the Sc
lection of district judges out of
party politics. The members of
the bar assembled, commended, Sc
lected and then recommended a
candidate to the several political
parties. They, in turn, showed a
patriotic spirit by electing the
choice of the bar without dissent.
But a good thing can be carried
to extremes. Ever since the selec-
ton and election of judges for the
Eleventh, district was removed
from party politics, the people
have had less and less to say as
to the men who shall preside over
their courts and administer jus.
tice.
The lawyers of Duluth and st.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
A RIVAL OF METHUSELAH.

Thomas Morris, ScOtchman,
now living in the hills a few miles
from Ansley, Custer, Co., Neb., IS
believed to be the oldest white
man in the United States. He was
born at Berren Scotland, January
Is, 1894, therefore is in his 125th
year. There are in existence the
remnants Of an old family Bible
that contain records of his birth.
Although blind, quite deaf and un.
able to: walk, the rival Of Methus-
elah retains his mental faculties
and an excellent appetite.
Morris first took up the trade
of butcher. Later, he became a
cobbler. He followed that trade
for over 100 years and loves to
talk of his days in Scotland, es.
pecially during the twenty years
that he was a public cobbler at
Cock-o Ford inn. He came to
America in 1871.
When a young man, Morris lost
his sweetheart, an English girl,
He remained true to her memory
and never married. He always
has smoked but drank liquor spar.
ingly. Never seriously i'll, he con.
sidered a sup Of whisky his best
and only medicine Now that Ne:
braska has gone dry, he cannot
understand .why%it is impossible
to get. his empty medicine bottle
reflled.
The aged Scot always has been
an enthusiastic angler. When 100
years of age he took his lunch
under his arm and walked a mile
and a half to Clear creek for q
days fishing. He was a lucky an.
gler, therefore usually brought
home a creditable catch. His last
fishing trip was made at the age
Of III years.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
SELECTING THE soLoNs.

No political duty is more I'M
portant to the people this. year
than wise, careful and effective
selection of ,Solons for the state
legislature. No political duty, or
dinarily, is so poorly and careless
ly done. Great care should be
taken this year to see that errors
Of the past are avoided.
There will be serious and vital
problems before the next legisla-
ture. No section of the state will
have more at stake than St Louis
county. 1t is highly desirable,
even imperative, that Minnesota s
greatest county send down a dele.
cation with a maximum of ability,
efficiency and loyalty to it's con-
stituency.
From apathy, the legislative Sit
uation may resolve itself into one
of fevered activity and cross pur-
poses. Every man who aspires or
who may be proposed should be
carefully investigated and weigh
ed in the balances. So far as pos
sible, none but super-men should
60 to the capital next winter from
this section of the state.
Broad, progressive men with
great understanding should be
sought. The man who can and
will do what seems best for the
majority should have support as
against the man with one idea or
desire to serve some special pro-
ject or interest.
There will be the donkey in a
lions skin, the wolf in sleeps
clothing, the Hidden Hand infu-
ence and the rsactionary to be
guarded against. The fact that
man belongs to some restricted
club, organization, or even party
will be no positive guarantee that
he is fit for the halls of legislation.
Above all, the petty politician who
seeks to play what he glibly calls
"the game" should be flatly
turned down.
In selecting their legislators it
is up to the people to be as wise
as serpents and as harmless as
doves. IF they do that, Duluth
and st. Louis county will have a
prominence and an influence un-
known in st. Paul since iron ore
was discovered.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06

Louis county have, IN effect, be-
come trustees for the people when
it comes to picking candidates for
the bench. To all intents and pur-
poses, they hold perennial proxies
from the people. It is something
like giving a lawyer a power Of
attorney and then never revoking
it.
Judge Cant is the only one Of
the six judges in the Eleventh dis
trict who first secured his seat by
direct vote of the people. Every
other man on the bench, even VEN
cradle Josiah D. Ensign, had the
ermine laid on his shoulders by
appointment Of the governor. Of
course the people have since voted
directly for some of the men ap-
pointed by the governor but they
had no direct voice in the original
selection.
Although the Eleventh district
has been unusually fortunate in
the character of it's judges, the
people are entitled to a wider
choice even if they may waive the
right Of original selection. The
courts are theirs, maintained by
their money and their laws for
the sole purpose Of administer lg
justice to and between all men.
Present practice, however, teuds
toward autocracy and away from
democracy. Granting that bar
association is more capable of So
Letting a judge: than the people
and that a governor never plays
politics in exalting some lawyer
to the bench, the rights of tho
people should be jealously and
zealously considered.
Because a lawyer lives in GER
tain city or in a certain section
Of a county should not be the
prime consideration in his appoint
ment by the governor. A lawyer
should not be placed in refrigera.
ton on the district bench because
his activity against. some corpora
tion or in behalf Of some popular
cause influences the governor to
draw his teeth or still his voice
by use Of the ermine.
1t would look better, taste bet
ter and even be better if the
people 8 trustees, proxy holders or
attorneys-in-fact would select and
recommend at least two candi.
dates to their clients, the people,
or to the governor, the servant OF
| the people.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06

In this terrible world war the
colored men are standing the draft
and doing their bit side by side
with their white brethren. The
Negro was brought to America
against his will. He is here in
such numbers and SO firmly fixed
that no narrow, petty policy Of
prejudice is justified.
The truly representative leaders
Of the Negro race in the United
States expect and ask nothing
but civil and industrial rights,
such being their due, holding
equal responsibility for the COM
mon veal. Such leaders scout any
idea of a common social footing
for the two races. They look on
the mixing of white and black
blood as a disgrace to both.
If, in athletic sports, there is a
mutual desire and willingness that
the white and black play togeth ,r,
then no commotion should result.
Any colored boy able to hold a
place on an athletic team has
enough sense of propriety not to
seek a common footing in his
social relations.
Athletic association and conten-
ton can do much towards the de.
velopment Of mutual sympathy,
respect and a broad understand
ing Of problems that will confront
both white and black after they
leave school and take up life's
practical duties.
Even Bull has worse things
than colored boy playing basket
ball with white school-mates.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
A CANNY SCOT.

Sandy and John were sitting in
a car when a pretty girl got in
and smiled at the former. He
raised his hat.
EDO you know herr" asked the
Englishman.
"Oh, yes, very weel," the Scot
replied. -.
"Well, shall we 60 and sit over
beside her, and then you can in
troduce met" asked his compan-
ion.
"Wait a bit, " returned the can
ny Scot. "She hasna paid her
fare vet. FIX.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
THE ETERNAL COLOR LINE

Duluth beat the Bull boys at
basket ball and the Buhlians cred
tied their defeat chiefly to the
playing Of a colored student on
the visiting team. Concerning the
matter, the Bull advertiser says:
: Tbs feeling seems to be general
that 1t is q great mistake to play
colored boys in games with white
boys in that 1t has a tendency to
lead to the intermingling of the two
races (the White and Black.) People
should always bear In mind that no
good has ever come from the inter-
mingling Of the white with the
black, and that no good can possibly
come from such intermingling. The
black no doubt is as good as the
white in his place, but both the black
and the white should be very care
full that they maintain their own lines
Of demarkation in sports and in social
intercourse. It would be foolish to
decry the loss of that game because
Of the way that it was lost, for the
colored boy had no doubt not reached
the age when he could understand as
we'll as his elders the need for the
drawing Of the color line. It does
seem, however, that the faculty of the
school for which the colored boy was
playing was open to considerable
censure.
Under the law, the black boy
has the same rights and privileges
in the schools as the white boy.
This undoubtedly includes athlet-
ic privileges along with those
academic. When it comes to mat
tiers between boys, if the colored
player is desired on a team AMI
he desires to be a member of it,
both colors are within their rights
and the faculty Of the school
should not be criticised.
We can remember when one If
the leading athletes of the uni
versity Of Nebraska was a colored
boy. He was highly popular with
his fellow students. Although the
university was co.educational, 10
complaint ever was made that the
colored student tried to put him
self on a social Footing with the
young white women.
At San Juan Hill it was a col
ored regiment that saved Teddy
and his Rough Riders from anni-
hilation. One of the most popu,
lar and prominent business men IN
Duluth's pioneer days was . col
ored man.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
IT WAS SOME CAT.

When Charles Faust of Somef-
vile, Mass, honked his FLYER horn,
a protesting sound was heard. In
vestigation showed that black
cat was curled up in the muffler.
The muffler was warm and the cat
refused to bulge until shown Q
cushion on the front seat.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
BRAINERD'S GAS PLANT.

The Brainerd Gas & Electric
Co. lost $4,000 during 1917, the
first year of existence. Gas is a
new thing in Crow Wings capital
and A. G. Whitney, sponsor for the
enterprise, anticipated some loss
for the first five years of opera
ton. The increase in cost of coal,
oils, and machinery unexpectedly
increased the cost Of operation.
Despite losses, a duplicate gas gen.
Grating plant will be installed at
a cost of $4,000.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP
AND MANAGEMENT

STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP
AND MANAGEMENT
OF The Duluth Rip-saw, published
every other week at Duluth, Mime
sofa, required by the Act Of August
Name of Editor, John L. Morrison.
Duluth, MINI.
Business Manager. John L. Morrison,
Duluth, Mimi.
Publisher, John L. Morrison, Daluth.
MINI.
Owner. John L. Morrison, Duluth.
MINI.
known bondholders, mortgages and
other security holders, holding l per
, cent or more Of the total amount Of
bonds, mortgages or other securities.
None, there being no such securities
JOHN L. MORRISON,
Publisher.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this Fifth Day of April. 1915.
r. N. ALLEN,
Notary Public, st. Louis County.
Minnesota. (My Commission expires
April /. 1922.
lNotarial Seal. st. Louis Co.. MIMI
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
THE TEACHERS SALARIES.

Duluth's public school teachers
find their incomes inadequate to
their actual needs. They ask in
creases both in minimum and
maximum salaries. The board Of
education feels inclined to grant
some increases but lack of funds
makes a complete. compliance
with the teachers demands very
doubtful and difficult. In the
meantime, the schools are most
likely to lose a large number Of
very desirable instructors.
Meat, bread and potatoes are
considered the essentials for hu-
man diet. Pastry and buildings,
although very appetizing and
even nourishing, are not consid-
cred indispensable when condi-
tons of time, place and purse are
unfavorable, particularly in hard
war times.
In providing a mental diet for
public school pupils, a careful
grounding in writing, reading
and arithmetic are equivalent to
the meat, bread and potatoes for
the stomach. The welfare Of
those between six and sixteen is
considered first in we'll balanced
school systems. If the mental
food, permits, additional. dishes
are provided for those from 16
to 81 years of age. Any educa-
tional dishes provided for adults
are classed as luxuries and should
he dispensed with before the ne
cessities are limited.
The board of education can
find money for the grade teachers
by looping off a lot Of night
school luxuries. Learning to read,
write and figure correctly beats
a smattering in clay modelling, art
jewelry work or vocational basket
weaving. Providing school rooms,
seats and teachers for six-year-
olds is far more sensible and prof
liable than teaching the fine arts
to registered aliens Of adult age
who never expect to become citi-
zens and who plan to return to
Europe once they make their lit
tie pile.
Quite a number of supervisors
can be discharged and their fat
salaries saved by permitting some
Of the principals to do the super
vision work for which they are
quite competent. Many of the
principals can have reasonable
time for supervision by providing
them clerks for all or part time.
It is far from economical and ef-
ficient to compel a $500 princi-
pal to waste time, energy and in
SEPARATION on routine desk work
that should be done by a $500
clerk.
A change in the vocational de-
partment might eliminate consid-
cradle waste through extrava-
gance, mistakes and lack Of prac-
tical common-sense.
Where there is will, there is
way. If several members of the
board will forget their social re-
lations and business connections,
thereby getting down to the bone
OF. affairs, they can find many
ways of saving that not only will
permit increases in grade teach
ers' salaries but actually make
the entire school system more
simple, effective and practical.
But this sweet boon never can
be secured while fad and fancy
N riot from the pumping plant
to Fond du Lac.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
POETS CORNER
THE DEAD MANS CHEST.

THE DEAD MANS CHEST.
steveason's "Treasure Island"
contains the opening stanza of an
old sea chantey on West Indian pir-
acy that is wonderful for it's raw,
powerful, concise and vivid express
sion. The author is not known but
the inspiration is believed to have
come from q wreck of an English
buccaneer on a cay in the Caribbean
sea known as "The Dead Mans
Chest" from it's fancied resemblance
to a sailors sea chest. The verses
are as follows:
Fifteen men on the Dead Mans
Chest,
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for the
rest,
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!
The mate was fixed by the bo'sun's
pike,
An the bo'sun Drained with marlin
spike, -.
An the cookies throat was marked
belize
It had been clutched by fingers ten,
And there they lay, all good dead
men,
Like break O. day in a boozin' ken
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!
Fifteen men of the whole ships list,
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!
Dead and bedamned and their souls
gone whist,
Yo-ho-ho and bottle of rum!
The skipper lay with his mob in gore
Where the scullion's axe his cheek
had shore,
And the scullion he was stabbed
times four;
And there they lay, and the soggy
skies
Dripped ceaselessly in upstaring eyes,
BY murk sunset and by foul sunrise
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle Of rum!
Fifteen men of 'em stiff and stark,
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!
Ten of the crew bore the murder
mark,
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!
Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce
OF lead,
Or a gaping hole in battered head.
And the scuppers' glut Of a rotting
red; ......... ........-..
And there they lay, ay, damn my
eyes,
Their lookout clapped on Paradise,
Their souls gone just the contra
|. wise
h> h4 orH hnff1n NJ
Fifteen men of 'em good and true,
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!
Every man Jack could a. sailed with
Old Pew,
Yo-ho-ho and bottle of rum!
There was chest on chest Of Spanish
gold
And ton of plate in. the middle
hold, -, -" - H.
And the cabins riot of loot untold
And there they lay that had took
the plum, g..
With sightless eyes and with lips
struck dumb,
And we shared all by rule O. thumb
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle. of rum!
More was seen through the stern
lights screen,
Yo-ho-ho and q bottle of rum!
Chartings undoubt where a woman
had been,
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!
A f1imsy shift on a bunker cot
With dirk slit sheer through the
bosom spot So.
And the lace stiff dry in q purplish
Or was she wench or shudderins
maid,
She dared the knife and took the
| blade n p
Faith, there was: stuff for plucky
T.: jade!
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!
Fifteen men. on the, Dead Mans
Chest,
Yo-ho-ho and bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for thu
rest,
Yo-ho-ho and q bottle of rum!
We wrapped 'em all in a mainsai
tight,
With twice ten turns Of hawser's
blight,
And we heaved 'em over and out Of
sight,
With yo-heave-ho and a fare-ye-well
And a sullen plunge in sullen swell
Ten fathoms along on the road tt
| hell
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
SOLDIER BOYS MOTHER GOES
HIM ONE BETTER.

An exchange publishes a couple OF
poems that will be of interest to
every soldier boy and mother who
has soldier boy in camp. The first
was written by Donald Grant, young
soldier boy in camp at Camp Funs'
ton, Kansas:
Just Before the Mess-C Call, Mother.
Just before the MESSIAH. mother,
am thinking most OF you;
While you're eating eggs and bacon,
We are eating army stew.
Farewell, mother, we may never
Eat at home with friends no more;
But promise me you'll not forget me
Standing at the mess-hall door.
Mother, we get beans for dinner,
Hard-tack morning, noon and
night,
And mother, don't forget we're
eaters,
When we 60 across the ocean,
And see Germans every night,
Well be mighty lucky, mother,
If we have bareback to bite.
Now, my tale of woe is ending,
And my stomach's feeling light;
When I get back home to you, dear,
My inwards sure will be fright.
I will eat tin cans and paper,
I can down most anything.
l could eat the parlor organ,
And then, maybe then, l can sing
ION to Berlin!"
Donald Grant.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06

The state food administrator
now requires Minnesotans to get
along with only eight pounds of
white -four a month for each in
dividuai.