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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20
THE HEALI HEST ARMY.

No one can question the statement
of Surgeon General Gorgas that of all
lest. He speaks with authority. To
the Japanese had been awarded by
general consent the honor of holding
first place, but during the past year
their record has been surpassed in
the reduced percentage of disease
among the forces of the United States.
But when Gen Gorgas says that
the health and sanitary conditions
in the American Army and among the
men called to service are satisfac-
tory" he does not mean that we shall
not do still better. Far from it. The
results already achieved are an in
centive to further progress and a
pledge that methods which have prov
ed so successful shall be made even
more effective for the perfection of
the health of soldiers abroad and at
home
AS the American army is the health
lest so il is the best fed. There has
been described at length the elabor-
ate measures taken for supplying, in
speeding and preparing the food of the
soldiers. In quantity it is generous,
in quality it is first class. The av-
erage American household does not
pretend to scrutinize with the same
care the food articles consumed at its
table
AS a nation we have travelled very
far since the war with Spain, the days
when much of the sickness among
the soldiers was caused by eating
spoiled canned goods To a business
like Administration has been brought
the aid of modern science. No com
munity anywhere in this country can
boast the same diligence and thor
oughness as the army regularly re-
ouires in feeding and guarding against
disease the hundreds of thousands Of
men in uniform.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

In the first enthusiasm of food con-
servation a good many people econo-
mixed valiantly in dairy products as
we'll as in meat and in white flour
That was a mistaken economy how
ever. Use all the milk and butter and
cheese you can afford to buy. They
are the best sort of food; they are
not needed for export and the gener-
GUS consumption of them will encour-
age the dairy industry to expand. Mix
and cheese and eggs are the best pos
sible substitutes for meat; the sup
DIV of such foods can be increased
much more rapidly than the supply OF
meat; and nothing will effect that in
crease so certainly as a steady in
creasing demand for them
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20
THE SUNDAY SLACK,ERS.

All over the state wave Of right
eous, patriotic indignation against the
Sunday automobile Stacker gives
promise of DISCRIMINATING that dislOyal
cre2imen
policemen, viligance committees,
ard citizens generally are determin-
ca that there shall be no more joy
r;cng as long as the gasoline con-
servation request is in force.
In Atlanta every car, unless prop
erlv marked as one being used for
essential purposes, will be stopped,
and the name of the owner will be
taken and published
Here in Sumter county Fuel Admin
istrator Mize calls upon the people
to give him the names of the joy
riders, and all such names furnished
The Times Recorder by him will be
published.
That seems to be the best way for
getting back at the slackers-an ex-
posure Of them in the public prints,
1t is to be hoped, however, that the
necessity for that action will not arise
in Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20
IGcher, for martial glory.


i there were no soldierly qualities
in the Russian women's battalion, if
all that the world heard and saw in
picture supplements and believed of
the courageous patriotism of these
resolute women, banded together to
save their country from Prussianism,
was fabulous, then indeed has mas
culine credulity been imposed upon
and the question of suffrage based
On fighting as we'll as voting remains
where it was.
Unfattering as it is, the Russian
woman commanders disparagement
of her sex as unmilitary is no doubt
true. Yet women have no occasion
to feel ashamed on that account. Their
record of war service is glorious
enough. Fighting is not their mis-
sion, and no man desires to be. But
in all the remedial work of war and
in wholehearted devotion to the cause
for which their sons and brothers and
husbands are fighting they have shown
a heroism a. | self-sacriice unmatch-
ed in the history of warfare.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

Some say that the right kind OF
woman won't go on the street with
out a corset, and we say that the
right kind of man won't notice it il
she does.-Americus Tmes-RecOrder
But suppose the right kind of a 80
man should lose this garment and the
right kind OF a man should accident
ally discover the fact, then what We
know of an instance-but that's oul
t..,iness.-c Columbus Enguirer-Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

1t isn't necessary for man to die
for a woman to prove that he is brave
and fearless. Just let him marry her,
instead.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

There is some talk of the husbands
organizing a union and going on a
strike unless they get more food and
less argument at home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

Austria wants a confidential dis
cussion," but how can you have that
with people IN whom you have no
confidence.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

What has become of the old-fash-
Toned girl who heated her curling
tongs over a badly smoked lamp
chimney?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

An unprecedented observer candidly
remarks that corn-fed girl in tan
stockings and low heel shoes gets
more attention than admiration.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

AT what age does a man lose in
terest in women" somebody asks the
Ladies Home Journal. But what we
want to know is, does he?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

Belgium royalty visited England in
an airplane, and, of course, an ace
took the king and queen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

In fifteen minutes at home man
can entirely get rid of the impression
he cultivates all day while away from
home that he is the boss OF the house
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

A man in New York was fined $40
for not taking off his hat when ''The
Star Spangled Banner was being
played. A worse punishment, it seems
to us, would have consisted in max,
ing him sing it publicly unaccompa-
MED.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20
GEOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING

Just because a woman marries a
man to reform MIN is no sign that
she does it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

There may be fire without some
smoke. but there never is smoke un>
less here has been fire.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

A man is not necessarily patriotic
lust because he shows his colors.
Sometimes his color is yellow
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

President Wilson not only shut the
door in Austria's face, but seems to
have slammed it as he went out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20
SeabOard Air Line.

Leave Americas for Savannah and
intermediate stations and points east
1891 p. m. 1:2O q m.
Leave Americas for Helena and IA
,ermediate points
6:S p
Leave Amecr'rs for Colu qbus.
Montgomery and points West
S:lS m.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

A man who will tell everything he
knows on himself will tell everything
he knows on everybody else.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20
RAILROAD SCHEDULES.

Arrival and departure of passenger
trains, Americas, Ga
Central of Georgia Railway.
Trains Arrive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20
Statement OF Expenditures.

GEORGIA, Sumter County
Personally appeared E. Thinner
man who upon his oath says as =
candidate for the office of representa-
tive for Sumter County in the pri-
mary of September II, 1918, he ex-
pended the following sum, to-wit:
Assessment of the County DEM
ocratic Executive Committee Sl2.5O
Advertisements in Times-Re
cordeT 49,. .....'....'''-'' 1o'oo
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

Total .$27 so
(Signed) E. ZIMMERMAN.
Sworn and subscribed to before me
this 18th day of September, 1918.
]. H. HILLS.
n. P. and J. p, S. c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-20

n. P. and J. p, S. c.
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-25
True Patriotism.

The services Of n physician were re-
quired recently at the breakfast and
reception for the Blue Devils Of
France ut the Hotel SEVERN. When
the fighters arrived one of them was
carrying a finger wrapped In hand
kerchief, the result Of IN accident on
the sleeper during the night.
The finger was badly smashed and
the soldier was in great pain DIR. F.
e. Manker came in response to a call
from the hotel. After the wound was
dressed A. Bennett Gates, president of
the SEVERN, who speaks French with
some difficulty, assured the soldier he
would take care of the physicians bill.
The young man smiled his thanks and
sat down to his breakfast. The doctor
was requested to step to the cashier's
window and receive his fee.
"What's that-charge French sol.
dier?" he replied with warmth. "There
is no charge. Say, I've got nephew
over there and for MI l know he's
fighting today ut the side of French
man. No French soldier can pay me
for ng."-Indianapolis News.
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-25
Realms of the
Commonplace
BY INES MACDONALD
1918, by the Mcclure Newspa
per Syndicate.)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SSS<SSSSSSSS&p
-(Copyright, 1918. by the Mcclure Newspa-
~ per Syndicate.)
r. II Nell Bradley sat on the edge of her
uncle's desk and swung her feet
thoughtfully. - ~ a. ~,
r.. swell, Winkie," said Mr.. Bradley,
whats on your mind?:"
You know, Uncle Dad" she said
gravely. II believe I'll get. married :"
n Whereat Mr.. Bradley's sense of hu
NOR overcame the gravity of the sit
uation to such an extent that he lay
back in his chair and roared with
laughter. srs- ..~.. -.
"Have you decided on the victim?'
he asked, finally.
,"Well, no." She said thoughtfully, Il
haven't" +ss. ..
'Then why worry about it until the
right chap comes along?" he said prac-
tically. you're young yet"
"I'm twenty-four," she reminded
him. "and I'm lonesome. With all the
nice young men in the world why
should I be lonesome?"
mo reason at all, Winkie. But
you've had plenty of chances" grinned
Mr.. Bradley, "and If you're so keen on
matrimony why didn't you take one Of
them?"
"Too commonplace" she commented,
vaulting on her feet. ..-
"My DEAR" he laughed, "matrimony's
the most commonplace thing in the
world. 1t is the one thing that is, done
consistently, persistently, and over and
over again until death does it's part"
cynical old thing" she said, max
ing dive at him and mussing his hair
Us she skipped toward the door. =
"Bet you can't pull it off in week"
he shouted at her, as the door shut.
She came back laughing. "How
much ?" she bargained. .,>. .#~@s-2
He studied her with grin. "Bet
you a dowry of twenty thousand dol
lars against your staying single for
live more years, you can't get married
In a week."
Make it month";" she said, after
a moment of deep thought, land I'll
take you."
: Understand" he conditioned, "it's
to be a bona fide marriage. No frame
up proposition. You've got to live with
the chap as his wife for ut least six
months.~
q mi right she agreed, "write it
out" % A., "a: .~,
Now, you'd better get busy" he
grinned, after he had written out the
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-25
Knew From Sad Experjence.

Mother said Buddy would have to
sprinkle the lawn and flowers every
evening till it rnined; he had been do
ing it for over n week. and was getting
pretty tired Of his Job, rs the water
pressure was low, and it took him
quite q little while till he had every
thing watered. Finally one evening he
said to his mother, Lets all have a.
picnic tomorrow, and it will be sure to-
rain"
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-25

stage of maturity at which hay (tim-
othy, for example) must be cut II
choice or ''tea green" hay is to be Sc
cured. l .~-
Hay cut when past full bloom cures
quite rapidly If the weather Is favor
able, and hay moved in the forenoon
can be put into the barn in the af-
ternoon. This arrangement requires
an extra man and two extra horses to
rake the hay. To facilitate matters,
the side-delivery rake should be used,
so that loading can be started as soon
as the rake has made one round. The
fourth man will usually finish raking
by three or four o'clock in the after
noon, and can help load during the re-
mainder Of the day. However, three
men pitching onto one wagon is not
ordinarily q very economical arrange
ment.
Moving In the Afternoon.
Now let Us suppose that 1t is decid-
ed to do the moving In the afternoon
as well as the raking, and see how this
arrangement affects the size Of the
crew. Such q method requires anoth-
er additional man or team, making q
crew of five men working In the hay
field in the afternoon only. There will
be one man moving, one raking the
hay moved the day before, and three
men bringing hay from the neld and.
putting 1t into the barn. Two more
horses viii also be required with this
method, making q total Of six. yet
this larger crew will handle no more
hay per day than the three-man crew
above described.
The amount Of hay that can be
handled under these conditions will
be from 40 to 60 acres, depending upon
the yield. II the hay loader Is used,
more hay can be handled per day. The
two pitchers work on the wagon build
ing the load, and the third man drives
the team.
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-25
CAREFUL SANITATION
TO PREVENT DISEASE
Poultry Coops and Houses Should
Be Thoroughly Ventilated
Observance Of Simple Rules Will Pro
vent Trouble by overcrowdino and
Soil Contamination-T
Soil In Yards. t-#5%

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture.) *
With all classes of poultry breeders
there should be more careful effort
than ever before to secure thorough
sanitation and thus to prevent dis
ease. .... -.
On farms correct sanitation is Sc
cured in houses and .coops by good
ventilation at all times and the re-
moval of the night droppings as often
as necessary to avoid bad odor. On
the land the desired result is obtained
by distributing the stock SO that all
droppings are taken up as fertilizer
by the vegetation growing on it SO
quickly that there is no soil pollution.
Observance of these simple rules will
not only prevent all diseases caused By
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-25
Chickens Are Always Healthier Il
Kept on Open Range. =

overcrowding, and soil contamination,
but the young stock reared under such
conditions will grow faster and better.
Where it is inconvenient to distribute
large stock as widely as Is necessary
to secure permanently the fine sani-
tary condition of land desired, the
same result is obtained in growth by
rotation which places young birds al
ways on land not used for poultry the
preceding year. :s':s
4 In backyard poultry keeping scru.
pulOus cleanliness is essential. The
night droppings should be removed
early in the morning. Those which
fall on the floor of the house and in
the yard should be removed as often
as is necessary to get them before
they become finely broken and SO
mixed with the litter of the floor or
the soil of the yard that much of such
material must be taken up with them.
Frequent turning of the soil in small
yards is desirable, but ought not to be
accepted as a proper substitute for re-
moval of droppings there. If these are
simply turned under In soil In which
no vegetation is growing there is tenn
porary improvement, but after a short
time conditions become SO bad that
renewal of the soil to a considerable
depth is necessary. Clay soils should
be frequently and literally treated
with lime.
Good sanitation checks the rapid
multiplication of lice and mites, but
does not destroy them. For this the
appropriate insecticides should be
used. In a series of tests of insecti-
cides by the bureau of entomology
sodium fuorid was found most effec-'
tive, completely destroying all lice
present at the time Of application, and
making the birds treated immune to
attacks Of lice for some time. The.
methods Of using sodium fluorid for
lice and of eradicating mites are given
fully In Farmers Bulletin S01. ,..
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-25

agreement and she had tucked it down
into her blouse But she only made a
little face at him as she vanished
through the door.
As she descended in the elevator,
however, her mind wds busily running
over the eligibles of. her acquaint-
ance. Some of those who had loved
and lost the charming Nell had mar
ried elsewhere; others Of them were
engaged or trying to be-also else
where. Anyway, they all belonged to
the commonplace. The man who loves
and loses always becomes common
place to the one he's lost.
However, if you asked anyone in
Rellington who was the most common
Mace young man In the otherwise
eiieible class, tie almost universal an
swer would have been, Marcus
Barnes" But strangely enough the
Image Of Marcus Barnes had already
taken shape in the back Of Nell Brad
iey's hitherto particular mind. Never
once had he called on her or even ex-
nre,sed the desire to do so. Never had
no happened to be her dinner partner,
nor had she even danced with him
more than once or twice. And she
suddenly remembered that he danced
rather well, too, although she had new
er thought Of it before, and she had
known him for years!
In the meantime, Marcus Barnes.
the most commonplace yorng man in
bellington, left the bank wherein he
earned his daily bread aud stepped
across the street and down ( little al
feyway into q court where his roadster
~as marked. Two minutes later he
turned down Spring street, and as he
wuns aroun1 the corner at Ninth,
houevaui bound, he noticed Nell Brad
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-25
Cold Drinks Bad
for Your Stomach
How to Avoid the Digestive Miseries
That Hot Weather Brings

Gold drip1s In bot weather sre bad
enough for any ysoomach but doublyso,
In fact, daneefuus-When the stomach
b out Of FIX and you suffer from indi-
gestion, scidity, food.repesting, heart
burn, sour stomach, and that awful
puffed.up, bloated condition after eat
Ing. In fact, an stomach and bowel
miseriec are greatly aggravated in lot
weather. You cant Be too careful.
Sunstroke can be traced In many cases
to poor digestion. Everyone should
watch their stomach In hot weather.
Keep It sweet and cool. Here Is IN
easy and pleasant way to correct stom-
ach ills. 4 compound has been dis
covered which surely takes up The
harmful Juices and gasesffom thestom-
mach, leavfng Il sweet, clean, cool and
comfortable. You won't know you
have . stomach if you take one or two
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-25
An1eAl~0 Watson =. coleman, VAST
Il ~ tpgton DC. Book1 tree. High.
u uDUW - est references. $est resulS3
|nlnl n CealYour Skin
Save Your Hair
z y With cuticuEa
8oap, Oint., Talcum X
&c. each. Sample
~ ~-~ Dspt. I, Dssten."
w. N. w., Minneapolis, No. 29--1918.
An English Falling.

".The fends! The pitiless Hun bar
barians!"
And Humorist Ring Lnrdner Of Chi
cago tossed down his newspaper ana
rose and paced the floor with long, agi.
tated strides, pulling fcverishly the
while on his cigarette.
"The Hun fiends!" he resumed.
"Have they no chivalry, no compass
sion? Think of it--their latest device,
when they are about to drop bombs on
London, is to paint their Gothns all
over with jokes, SO that the English
can't see them"
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-25

EATONIC tablets after your meal, %
light and pain-free you will feel.
There is not q harmful thins in.
EATON1C tablets. They taste fincf
just like eating candy. Druggists viii
tell you that EATONIC users say they
never dreamed anything could give
such quick and wonderful results; YOU
can insure yourself . good, cool, sweet
stomach, you can eat what you like,
and always have the appetite to cat it.
EATONIC is absolutely guaranteed.
Get . box from your druggist today.
Use it to get rid of and prevent the
stomach and bowel troubles that are
bound TO come in hot weather. II
EATONIC fails, return to your drug
gist and get your fifty cents back. Ii
you cannot, obtain EATONIC where
you live drop . card 70 Eatonic Remedy
Co., Chicago, III. They will mail you
oox St once.
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-25
PREVENT DISEASE ON FARMS
Disinfsction Of Seed, Location ane
Care oS seed Bed and Crop Rota-
ton Are important F5.-

prepared BY the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
The first aim Of the farmer should
be to prevent, II possible, the introduc-
tion and distribution of destructive dis
eases on his farm. In order to accom-
plfsh this, several precautions should
be observed, Of which the more impor-
tant are ~ the dfsinfection Of seed,
(2) the location and care of the seed
bed, and (3) crop rotation.
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-25
oustina for Brown Rot.

busting peaches through the season
for brown rot and scab is full~ IS ef.
fective and much quicker than s;<ay.
Ing. Tive applications are necessary
n Q dry season; three II rainy. The
hse application should be made about
thfos weeks bsfors pickiok
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-25
- + 4''f
HOW FARMERS GET HELP

prepared by the United States
Department Of Agriculture.)
In every agricultural district
there are farmers who have sue
ceeded in holding their en-
ployees in spite Of all the attrac-
tiops offered by other Industries.
These farmers have usually en-
ployed married men and have
furnished them with a small but
comfortable house. Moreover,
the laborers have enjoyed the
privilege Of raising q small gar
den and a few pigs and chickens.
Clarence Ousley, Assistant
Secretary Of Agriculture.
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-25

A tiny bottle Of Freezone costs but a
few cents at any drug store, but Is suf-
dcient to remove every hard corn, soft
corn, or corn between the toes, and the
calluses, without soreness or irritation.
Freezone is the sensational discov-
cry of Cincinnati genius. It is won
derful.-Adv.
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-25
Too Much for Mother.
know fathers some


Patience-You know fathers some
talker. -.
Patrice-So believe.
when he makes a public speech
mother says he doesn't know when to
STOP" 49, E."-.
HE does speak for long time, I've
heard" ''
"Well, he was to make a speech last
night, and mother asked him to be
short, and father told mother when she
wanted him to stop talking to raise
her hand" -
"And did she?"
mo. You see, about the time sic
should have raised her hand she was
asleep with a lot Of others in the au-
dience." .s=s -.-...-g.