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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-26
LENTEN SERVICES AT
CALVARY CHURCH

Evening praper will be said Thurs
day afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. This
service will be for the Woman's Auxil-
larry in particular. All members of
the Woman's Auxiliary are requested
to be present by 4:25 O'Clock for
quiet minutes of prayer and redi-
tation before the service.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-26
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC,

On account of the illness of my
wife, l have moved my Office from the
courthouse to the Hotel Sumter for
10 days. Will be glad to take your
taxes there. Hope this will not inter-
fere with any one. Yours very re-
specially GEO. D. JONES.
0A2t
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
THE PRESIDENTS ILLNESS.

That the president has been compelled by
physical weakness to give over portion OF his
program and return to Washington will cause
much anxiety throughout the country. His i'll
ness At present 10 reported to be not serious,
and his early recovery with ample rest 10 prom
ised. This will be hoped for. That he should
give way under the strain Of his trip is not sur
prising. His physique 10 not equal to the de-
mand he made upon Il, and nature has merely
asserted ITSELF What effect the incident will
have on the progress Of The treaty before the
senate may be speeulated upon to some extent,
but Il 10 not likely to turn the course Of the de-
bate in the least The president had made very
clear his attitude, and had presented about
every possible argument In support of his views.
II would have been possible for him tosperson-
ally greet few more Of the citizens OF the
country to have addressed some additional
crowds, but it 10 scarcely possible he would
have made any deeper impression than he has.
And this will occasion some gossip, maybe as
to the effect Of the news from Washington on
his spirits Little has been printed about how
he received the announcement Of the demo-
cratic detection, but 1t is safe to assume that
he was not greatly animated by It. His return
to Washington will disappoint those who had
hoped to greet him on the remainder of his
tour, but a long rest will give him strength to
meet important problems that await attention
and on the solution of which much of the coun-
try's future welfare depends.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
Faults in the Leagues Form.

Debate over the details Of the League of
Nations covenant turn more or less on futile
points. Consideration ought to be given to the
fundamental fact on which its existence de-
pends. Is it possible or desirable to unite all
the various peoples of the world, with their diff
ferent systems of culture, their inequalities in
development, widely separated ideals of civ
Aization and ways Of life, into one organization
the form of which is rigidy fixed? Can such
an organization better serve humanity? Cues
tons as to whether we may be called into war
through Article X, have our national sover-
eighty shortened by another, submit to British
empires six votes to our one, all are of inn
portance but do not get beyond the fringe
The League of Nations will set up super
nation, with = government supreme and above
all, or it will be of no avail. Americas destiny
is to be of service to humanity. Here we have
worked out some'of the problems Of life, not to
their ultimate solution, perhaps, but far enough
to give some indication Of what that end may
be. By precept, example, and tutelage, we have
helped Others and will continue to do So This
has been possible only because of our position
in the world. If we now abandon that place,
and instead Of holding aloof from the affairs of
Europe become a responsible party to them, if
we entangle ourselves in all the chickering's and
strife of the world, how will it advantage the
lesser nations or aid us in realizing our destiny?
The senate committee on foreign relations
summed this up in its report:
The United States can serve the cause of
peace best as she has served it in the past,
and do more to secure liberty and civilization
throughout the world by proceeding along
the paths she has always followed and by not
| permitting herself to be fettered by the die
tates of other nations or immersed and en-
tangled in all the broils and conflicts of
| Europe.
The gravest defect OF the League of Nations
is in its form, fact that is becoming apparent
to the thoughtful
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
Democratic Convention Rules.

prince Arthur" Mullen is down at Wash
ington again, this time talking of having abro-
gated democratic convention rule that requires
4 two-thirds vote to nominate. This same as
sault of a time honored custom has been
preached just prior to every convention of the
party since the war of the rebellion. For gen.
erations the democrats have adhered to it, just
as they have adhered to free trade, states rights
and other outworn dogmas or obsolete creed
Being 4 party with a past and no future, its
leaders are reluctant to take any step forward
and therefore the proposal of the national CON-
mitteeman from Nebraska will not get very far
1t is interesting to recall, however, that if the
majority rule had prevailed at Baltimore in
1912, great deal of history might have been
changed At that momentous gathering Champ
Clark Of Missouri had majority of all votes
cast on the tenth ballot, the count then stand
ing: Clark, $50; combined opposition includ-
ing Wilson, $50. Clark could not make the
necessary two-thirds, however, and the prize
eventually went to Mr.. Wilson. Such situa-
ton is not looked for in the coming gathering
Of the clans though, for we'll advised individ-
uals are convinced that anly one name will
there be presented.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
Burglary and Gentility.

We are in hearty accord with the opinion
expressed by Merely Woman" with reference
to "A Gentleman Burglar" To begin with,
there is no such animal. A gentleman can not
be thief, nor thief gentleman. 1t has
been recorded OF Jack Turpin that when he
wished he could assume the most polished of
manners, and even on Hounslow Heath was he
able to charm his victims by the genteel way he
went about relieving them of their valuables
On other occasions he was most uncouth and
brutal. But he was thief, and was duly turned
over to the other Jack" and neatly worked
Off. at Neweate. Our woman correspondent is
absolutely right in asserting that the burglar
in question is burglar because he is too lazy
to earn his living by honest effort. He prefers
to steal from the man who does work His
personal safety is assured, barring chance en-
counter with the police, the result of which
might land him in prison, but would ensure him
= comfortable living with little effort. His con-
tribution to humanity's effort is detrimental;
his pretended polish is pseudo and not real, for
genuine culture has basis of right, is sincerely
considerate of others, and turns on fine but
tangible distinctions between "meum ct tuufn."
No amount Of sophistry can serve to confuse
gentility with rascality, nor will any amount Of
pretended politeness excuse a moral obliquity,
particularly when that takes on the form Of
breaking and entering.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
f. 1h1@ cToAy Corner g

Duffy. but you may take look
through the window"
So he hoisted Billy and Peggy up
to the window Of Mrs. Holt's room
and they peered within. They could
SEQ tho dresser from which the
brooch had been taken. but they
couldn't see how the robber had
gotten in or out, for the windows
were fastened tight, and the door
had been locked fast.
Maybe the robber came through
the fireplace" whispered Peggy,
pointing to the open CRATE.
"Huh! It's too, small" runtsd
Billy. Gwen q boy as small a. /
am couldn't get through that hole
and up the chimney"
| Peggy agreed with Billy, but her
bright eyes were searching the
room. and presently she seized Billy
by the arm. "See those tracks on
the hoor." she whispered. pointing
to some queer smudges Of SCOT near
the fireplace.
., Looks IKE 4 bird or animal"
"Perhaps some Of our friends In
Birdland have been In mischief and
taken the brooch" whispered Peggy.
"Come, let's 90 and see. Maybe we
can get them to give 1t back before
they or Nora are arrested"
Thanking the policeman for let
ting them sec the room, Peggy and
Billy ran as fast as they could for
the woods Of Birdland. As they
plunged into the forest, Billy sud
denly stopped Peggy and pulled her
behind large tree.
"Jiminy-crickets!" he whispered.
do you see that big nest ahead Of
US Looks as If an eagle had come
to live in Birdland.
Peggy looked to where he pointed,
and saw a large mass Of twigs and
branches woven together in the
crotch Of q tree.
do you suppose It can be the
robber?" asked Peggy.
Billy didn't know, and they stood
for some time peeking at the nest,
without seeing any sign Of life.
I'm going to take look into
It," said Billy. IAN enemy may
have settled in Birdland."
Billy started to climb the tree,
when a sharp chattering caused him
to look up. There, peering down
at him over the edge Of the nest,
was some strange animal.
Peggy was first to see what 1t
was.
"It's wild monkey" she
screamed. 'Look out! It's going
to throw something. Oh-h-h,
they're bombs. Duck your head"
Billy lodged quickly, and as he
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURE
"THE WANDERING MONKEY"
By DADDY.

I'm this story Peggy ana Billy meet .
stranger. who solvee pushing naystsry.)
CHAPTER !.
The Stranger In tho Tree.
IT rs . mystery-thats what It
is" said Duffy. the big, fat
policeman. to Nora. the maid next
door. And he said It 90 loudly that
he aroused Peggy from Q peaceful
Afternoon nap in the hammock.
what 10 . mystery" asked Peg
gy. drowsily rubbing the sleep from
her eyes.
otis . mystery the way the dia-
mond brooch Of Mrs. Holt, my mis-
tress, vanished from the top Of her
dressing table this afternoon"
walled Nora, the tears running
down her cheeks.
"And with the doors and windows
all locked" added the policeman.
Eyes, and the mistress will think
that am . thief and that took 1t, -
sobbed Nora
"'Tis strange. indeed, how q rob-
Der could get In" declared Police
"A robber, Oh, has there been a
robber here?" cried Billy Belgium,
running up to them. please may
we see the room?"
mo one may go in until the de-
tectives get here" said Policeman
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
Oldest Tune In the World

Asked to name the oldest tune in the world,
few persons could give the correct answer. 1t
is that to which is sung the words "For He's a
Jolly Good Fellow" and the air. which can be
traced in distant Asia and Africa, as we'll as in
most European countries, has an interesting
history.
Its origin is lost in antiquity, but it is sup
posed to have been learned from the ancient
Babylonians by the Egyptians, who popuarized
it in Africa and Asia Minor Arabs still sing it.
The Crusaders caught the tune from their
Saracen enemies, and sung it under the walls
of Jerusalem. The air was ultimately carried
into Europe, where it survived, in various forms
among the folk-songs of the different nations
In 1909, after their defeat at Mapaquot
the French, following false rumor of the duke
of Marlborough's death in battle, composed a
satiric lament, "Mabroot is OFF to the War;
detailing the supposed death and burial of the
English general, and the ascension of his soul to
heaven.
The words were sung to the old, popular
air, whose lifting rhythm lent itself to the swing
of the % verses.
Like most topical songs, this one was OF
short-lived popularity; but in 1881 it suddenly
echoed from one end of France to the other
The young Marie Antoinette gave birth to an
heir, and the baby prince in accordance with
French custom, was placed under the care of a
to put her royal charge to sleep with the old
song of her village home. The girl-mother, be-
gan, almost unconsciously, to repeat the simple
refrain and, as if by magic, the son became the
craze of the day.
Napoleon himself, though hater of music
never mounted his charger to go into action
without singing few bars Of the ancient
melody.
The air is still popular in France, as it is in
England and America, but few Of the dough-
boys, tommies and poilus humning in chorus
can have suspected the varied history of the
simple tune.-Boston Herald.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
FROM HERE AND THERE.

Human hair grows much faster
In summer than in winter.
Shaving off whiskers is sign of
mourning among the Hindoos.
| Five hundred and tweny-seven
muscles are contained In the human
body.
With normal hearing and a clear
atmosphere the. whistle Of a loco
motive can be heard two miles dis
tant. ......
Shaving the head when an infant
is one month old Is a Chinese Gus
tom among the male population.
A banquet is often a part of the
ceremony.
An English invention is a slot
machine camera which takes your
photograph, develops It. prints it,
and delivers II, all In the space of
four minutes.
The building Of st. Peters cathed-
raj in Rome was started in 1450,
but was not entirely finished till
1880. It has been estimated that
the total cost was not far from $751;
600, 900.
Soap bubbles ascend because they
are filled with the warm air from
the lungs Of the person who blows
them. They are, therefore, lighter
| III COIiipdIlSO Will LIlo CUlOCI I'LL
that surrounds them.
on the marble statue, the Sleeping
Ariadne, one Of the gems Of the
Vatican, which was found In 1903.
1t Is said to be the only statue of the
human figure with eyelashes known.
| Hair oil was used in the times of
the Egyptians, 400 B. C. Authori-
| ties say that the first medicinal
recipe was hair tonic for an Egyp-
tan queen, which was as follows:
Dogs paws, asses hoofs. boiled in
oil with dates"
The worst hurricane Of which any
record exists was that Of October
10, 1880, which started in the Bar
BADGES. An English feet anchored
off st. Lucia simply disappeared.
Nearly every building on the island
was blown down, and 5000 people
buried.
Famous italian engineers are pre-
pairing one of the most amazing
schemes ever suggested in order to
make Italy as Independent as posi-
BILE OF foreign coal. These scheme ca
are no less than to harness the
many volcanoes which belch forth
fire and smoke and steam, and con-
vert their inexhaustible energy into
| electricity.
President Wilson is not the only
statesman who personally manipu-
lates his own typewriter. President
Poincare Is an expert typist, and
frequently prepares his own manu-
fscript. Yet another statesman who
has a complete mastery Of the key
board Is the Australian premier. Mr..
Hughes, who rarely travels long
distance unaccompanied by his
typewriter.
In England II 10 possible to insure
yourself against your daughter
making an undesirable marriage,
against your son ( ting to drink or
dissipation, against your wife run
ming away. or, If she does, returning
to trouble you again, and against
your grandmother marrying again,
or, II she is insane, against her re-
covering her sanity and cutting you
out Of her will.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
Instinct Lower Gift.

We are accustomed, perhaps, to
regard instinct as one of the lower
gifts, yet from 1t spring some Of the
most beautiful things in life. A
veteran"-although he was only 80
years old-just back from France.
was pacing a piazza on the third
floor of his house, with little child
in his arms. The child made a sud-
den motion. and to keep his hold
upon 1t the man leaned forward, lost
his balance and pitched headlong
over the railing to a concrete side
walk SO feet below. He was dead
when they found him, but as he fell
he had so folded the child in his
arms that it was not even bruised.
1t was not his own child, but his
sisters: but doubtless his arms
would have closed just as firmly
round the child of his worst enemy.
What was it that locked them ?
something stronger than life, GER
tainly.-Youth.s Companion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
Honori,,g the Boil Weevd

In what seems to be entire seriousness, the
planters of coffee county, Alabama have voted
10 raise monument in honor of-the boil wee
will At any rate, so says the Montgomery Ad-
vert;ser in both its news and editorial columns,
and Il prints picture of the monument as
planned.
It is large monument, to cost SSOOO, and
the sculptor has made, or is going to make, not
4 large boil weevil, but tall and well nurtured
lady, holding above her head something that IN
the reproduction looks like the business end
of garden sprinkler inverted though in reality
it il probably something else, significant OF
wealth and prosperity.
If the Montgomery Advertiser is well in
formed, as OF course it is, the farmers who pur-
pose the tonoring Of the boil weevil are not mad.
They do not deny that the creature has ruined
innumerable acres of what, except for him
or her-woutd have been highly profitable cot
ton and so has caused great losses, but the re-
suit of these ravages in Coffee county. at least,
has been to make the farmers abandon the one
crop system and 20 into diversified agriculture,
And they are grateful because not only are
they making more money than they did even
in good cotton years, but also they are much
safer every year than they were when the loss
of cotton crop meant no income at all.
Even from as far away as New York it is
possible to see that in a way the boil weevil
has been benefactor 20 these farmers, but
their gratitude remains mysterious and their
logic is weak What they confess, in effect, is
that it required the threat of utter ruin to make
them see what better and kinder advisers than
this ravenous bug have been preaching to them
for many years, and that is confession they
might be expected to make otherwise than in
enduring stone or bronze.-NeW York Times
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
BAN WAGNER IN PARIS.
Newspaper Satirists Make the Most
of Their ODpOrtunity.

NEWSPAPER SdLlrlSIS MAKE Inc NOSL
of Their Opportunity.
Paris-Newspaper satirists here
are having fun with project of po-
lice who forbade concert program
in the Tuileries gardens composed
Of the music Of Wagner and Berlioz.
Judging from the sputter of COM
ment aroused, the French music
lover is beginning to grow a bit
grim and "Siegfried." 1t is said
a club is soon to be formed under
whose auspices Wagnerian music
will be privately performed.
A writer In the Journal thus sar-
castically refers to the ban that de-
scended upon the Tuileries concert:
Dogs without muzzles are taboo
in the squares and public gardens;
so is the music of Wagner.
Meantime, Germany sends us
boIshevist tracts by the carload. It
has withdrawn the millions of bay
onets which 1t has been exporting
to us for FIVE years; but 1t is already
replacing them by table and pocket
knives. She is preparing to invade
us industriaily and commercially.
What of that? Surprising some
curious person should ask Of the
authorities an explanation of this
German aggression, no doubt the re-
ply will be, Don't worry. We are
on guard. We have forbidden Wag-
ner's music in the Tulleries.'
The writer continues:
II am not passionately fond Of
Wagner's music. I even admit
barefacedly that Is between Wag-
ner and Saint-Saens, ! prefer Mas
senet. But that does not prevent
me from thinking this boycott
idiotic. Were we the defeated peo-
pie in this war we might well find
insolent these operas, which would
exalt the pride Of a victorious ma
ton. Sieefried forging his sword
would thgl be an undesirable. But
all Of Wagner's Valhalla has col
lapsed. Siegfried has fed weapon
less into Holland. So now we may
well listen without bitterness to the
music of the god of Bayreuth. The
dragon, Fafner, who pretended to
frighten, Is now but a Gagged beast
to whom we throw bits Of bread."-
Chica go News
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
THE COMRADE.

Are you sleeping, sleeping soundly,
Comrade over there,
Where the grasses wave Above youf
In the summer air.
Where we laid you ~ w found you
With the rayaged land around you
Grim and bare?
Can you hear the hugIs blowing
Faint and far awayf
Can you hear the loud drums throbbinh
Hear the trumpets bray.
Hear the tribute that We render
To the souls that won the splendor
OF the day3
lis the day We fought and toiled for,
The day Tor which you died.
Underneath the flag Of freedom.
The banner Of our pride.
Which today 10 proudly Mying
Ger the fallen viotorS lying
Side by side. -
O! surely you shall know a.
Within your narrow bed,
When battle-worn bAttalions
Salute the honorsd dead,
Shall feel the brown earth shaken
And to knowledge shall awaken
London Daily Mall.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
Cd AY-
The Day We Celebrate.

T. F. Quinlan, Brandes' Stores born at
Blair Neb in 1875.
Boaz w. Long, recently appointed United
States minister to Cuba, born at Warsaw. Ind,
43 years ago.
Hon. William Pugsley, lieutenant governor
of New Brunswick, born in Sussex, N. B., 50
years ago.
Frederick J. Kinsman, who recently resigned
as Episcopal bishop of Delaware, born at
Warren, o.. 81 years ago.
Martin H. Glynn. former governor Of New
York, born at Undertook N. Y, 48 years ago.
Thomas L. Rubey. representative in con-
gress of the 10th Missouri district, born at Le-
banon, Mo-, 81 years ago.
Thirty Years Age in Omaha.
DR.. c. w. Hayes has returned from Iowa.
Miss Jessie Simpson entertained IS of her
little friends at birthday party.
Mrs. Francis w. Vessels gave a luncheon
in honor of Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Lucius
Wakeley.
Miss Nellie Rosewater left for the east
where she will resume her studies at Cooper
Institute, New York. Mr.. Victor Rosewater
has gone to Baltimore, where he will take a
special course at Johns Hopkins university
Messrs. Morris H. Bealls, Edgar and Joseph
Morseman and Charles Thomas, recent grad
yates Of the high school, have gone to Ann
Arbor, Mich, for four years scientific course
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
Has Nothing on Him.

Some fellows have no hearts,
said a tramp to his Ichum, as they
we're starting out for the days jour
uey. i've been telling that man I'm
so dead broke that have to sleep
outdoors"
Didn't that catch himf" said the
chum.
"Ne. he told me he was dom the
same thing and had to pay the doctor
TOR telling him to do t."-Pittsburgh
Chronicle telegraph.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
Mineral Riches Under New Yorl

In richness and variety Of min
eral wealth the land under New
York City Is second only to Lance
Rock In Norway. The largest gar
net on record was found in 1855
at the corner Of Seventh avenue and
Thirty-fifth street. Aqua-marines
and other beryls, tourmalines,
smoky-quartz crystals, clear-quartz
crystals, topazes and epals, all have
been found In the lodges along
Broadway. But the deposits OF pre-
ctous stones are exasperatingly in
accessible; the tremendous value Of
New York real estate will probably
guard them forever against schemes
OF would-be miners.-Youth's Com
panion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27

Samuel Gompers makes good witness for
his side of the case and now it is up to Judge
Gary to give his version. The hearing may not
be of service in the way of settling anything,
but it gives the public chance to find out what
it's all about.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
Reciprocity.

A venerable justice sat In the
place of honor at a reception. As
young lady Of dazzling charms
walked past he exclaimed almost
involuntarily: what q beautiful
grill"
The young woman overheard the
Justices compliment, turned and
gave him q radiant smile. What
an excellent judge!" she said
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
Food for the Imagination.

The Russian bolshevik troops are
said to be within 70 miles OF Blago-
vieshtchensk. Moreover. it is further
reported that they are being egged
on by q bunch Of wild Cinnamon.
II the reader can imagine such a
mob entering the above-mentioned
metropolis he will have faint con-
ception OF the meaning OF bolshev-
fsm.-Los Angeles Times.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-27
The Limit.

Amateur Hunter--What II should
mistake you for deer?
Guide-If I'm more'n fifty yards
away that'll be all right. But II l
happen to be any closer III come
back and jolt you on the Jaw
Buffalo Express.