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Americus times-recorder., 1919-06-09
HANGED FOR BURNING COAL
ing After Production Would
Have Been Sinecure.

The present-day restrictions with re-
gard to the use of coal would have
seemed very mild to our ancestors, re-
marks a writer in London Tit-Bits
There is no doubt that the use of what
used to be called "sea coal" to distin-
backs
Many look forward to the time when
there will be no more smoky chimneys
in Britain, when the atmosphere of
London will be as clean as it must
have been in the days of Good Queen
BesS and when a new building will not
be begrimed with SCOT almost as soon
as it is built.
tants of London petitioned the king
against the growing use of COAL declar-
ing that it was "a public nuisance, cor
rupting the air with its stink ond
smoke, to the great detriment of their
health" Whereupon the king prohib
tied its use, offenders to be punished
for a first offense by a fine and for a
second to have their kilns and fur
naces destroyed.
The practice of using coal was at
length made a capital offense and a
man was tried, condemned and hanged
for burning coal in London.
In those days the population of Eng
land probably did not exceed four or
five million, and wood was plentiful
and cheap from the vast forests that
covered tens of thousands of square
miles where now are great towns.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-06-09
LITTLE PETERS RELATIVES.

l. NER 7 BOD1 In the Great FOREST
IL loved Peter Rabbit and his moth
er. Mrs. Mollie CottontaiT. that is,
everybody except a very few people
like the Fox family.
Peter Rabbit and his family lived
in a little house under a rock among
the willows near Murmuring Brook.
Peter Rabbits family was a very
old family and there wasn't a better
family nor an older one in the whole
forest.
Peter Rabbit often went hunting
with Jimmy Coon and Teddy Possum.
He never liked any of the things to
eat they liked, but they were all
great friends. When they were catch
ing fish or hunting for birds eggs
little Peter would sit nearby and some
times eat little shoot of willow him
self or take little nap until those
two rascals were ready to move on.
Teddy Possum," said Jimmy Coon,
isn't little Peter funny, when he sits
he stands, and when he runs he
jumps"
"Oh, l never noticed" said Teddy
Possum, but l do know that on a
dark night when you can't see your
paw before your face you can al
ways find Peter. That little piece of
cotton, his funny little tail, twinkles
about in the dark"
You needn't make fun of Peters
tail. Yours is so long that you don't
think any other counts.'
And sure enough Terry POssum was
swinging by his tail from the branch
of a tree.
q don't wonder Teddy Possum you
are proud of that long tail. I am
proud, too Not of my tail but of my
great and powerful relatives, the
Bears, Cousin Bruin and his two hand
some sons and all the Ursus family
They are my cousins and look just
like me-"
You would have laughed if you
could have seen Jimmy Coon strut
ting along and throwing out his chest.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-06-09
SGT. YORK, in UNIFORM
OF TENN. COLONEL, WEDS

PAIL MALL. Tenn, June g.
Alvin C. York, who outfought and
outshot German battalion in the
Argonne forest surrendered to his
boyhod sweetheart when he became
the husband of Miss Grace Williams
on the bluff above Big Springs Sat
urday. Governor A. H. Roberts, of
Tennessee, performed the ceremony,
which took place before three thous-
ard mountaineers from the Cumber-
lard plateau.
ork was in the uniform Of col
onel OF the Tennessee guard, having
brcn named colonel on the Govern
or's staff for life by Governor Rob
erts. His best man was in khaki and
there was a goodly sprinkilng of kha-
ki-clad veterans of the war in the
assemblage.
The bride was attired in white
satin, without viel and carried a
bouquet of white roses. Her attend
ants wore dresses of white lawn.
There was no music and the marriage
ceremony itself occupied less than 5
minutes.
It was big day for Pail Mall. 1t
was a bigger day for Fentress coun-
ty, for while it not only marked the
elimination of a romance long looked
for in Pail Mall, it was the day set
apart for Fentress countiana to hon
or the veterans of the world war
Who have returned from France.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-06-09
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: 81 - 5.Sz ~ Y 50 -
STEWART VOTERS TO HEAR
PATTERSON ON HIGHWAYS

LUMPKIN, June 9.-Judge T. E.
Paterson, chairman of the state high
way commission and state prison
commissioner will address the cit
zens of Stewart county, Tuesday,
June 10, on the subject of securing
government aid in building highways.
His visit is in the nature of ad-
vance work, and is intended to in
struct the people as to just how the
government co-operates with the
counties. The subject of bonds will
be taken up at a later date. 1t is ex-
pected that large crowd will hear
Judge Patterson.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-06-09
Hero Is Robbed.

st. Louis.-Frank Fisher of Des
Moines, Iowa, and late of the British
army, had two years of war for moth
ing, he feels. The Victoria Cross and
Croix de Guerre he won were stolen
from him.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-06-09
Not Necessary.

1t isn't absolutely necessary to say
something silly to the girl at the ci.
gar counter. The proprietor doesn't
require it Of customers and the girl
isn't paid for listening to senseless
chatter. Toledo Glade.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-06-09

Teddy Possum winked at little Peter
Rabbit, but Peter looked just as il
he wanted to cry as he wiggled his
nose and dropped his long ears.
Pretty soon Jimmy Coon noticed
how miserable little Peter looked. He
felt sorry. So he lifted up one of his
long ears lined with the softest pink
Americus times-recorder., 1919-06-09

n H! I do hope l haven't ruined
~ my new gown that l love So
it was the first time that l had
worn it-Saturday afternoon and
we motOred over to the Inn with
the Marcuses for tea and dancing.
l wore my new frock because it
was so smart-it'S made of oyster
white Roshanara Crepe, a heavy,
crinkly silk. The collar, of navy
blue mOire ribbon, was unusual
in design. finished by a tailored
bow in front, from under which
hung a panel of ribbon threaded
through tailored Sits in the blouse
and ending in tassel of wooden
beads stained scarlet, The short
sleeves were tight fitting, making
a large ribbon cuff seem even
larger. The belt was of narrow
strip of the crepe, and through
this / wore some fresh geraniums
to match the tassel and when l
reached home and took them off
l found they had been crushed in
dancing and had stained the gown.
/ am sending it to the cleaners but
| feel heart-broken.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-06-09
Your Blood Needs
= 0 . %

The city books for making tax re-
turns for 1919 are ope nfrom April /
apr6-jly1 City Clerk and Treasurer.
to July /. E. ]. ELDRIDGE,
Americus times-recorder., 1919-06-09

Ask for CherO-COla at FOunts.
There's none so good ct
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10
LIVER DIDN'T ACT
DIGESTION WAS BAD
Says 6s Old Kentucky Lady, Who Tells How She Was Relieved
After a Few Doses of BackDraught

MeadorsvillG Ky.-Mrs. Cynthia
Higginbotham sf this town, says: ~At
my age, which Is IS. the liver does
not act so well ss when young. A few
years ago, my stomach was all out Of
ti1. was sOnstipsted, my liver
didn't act. NJ digestion was bad, and
It took SO little to upset me. My ap-
petite was gons. T>was very weak. :.
decided would give Black
Draught Thorough trial as / knew It
was highly recommended for this
trouble. I betAn taking It felt
better after sew doses. Ny appetite
improved and became stronger. Ny
bowels acted naturally and the least
trouble was so3n righted with a few
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

Congressman julius Kahn, chair
man of the House military Committee,
born in Germany, but staunch Ameri-
can, republican, steady supporter of
the administration in war measures,
and man to whose good sense and
solid information much excellent leg
islation is due, is in Europe, looking
over the situation in France and the
occupied area. He isn't sanguine about
a league of nations, and is decidedly
against America reducing its military
strength below the margin of safety.
Wars, he says, are by no means over.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

A memorial to Congress introduced
in the House yesterday by Epperson,
of Levy, voices dissatisfaction with
government control of railroads and
asks for their early return to the
owners. The resolution recites that
collection of railroad taxes by the
state is hampered and prevented; COL
lection of just claims cannot be made;
just grievances against railroads are
without redress, and the people are
burdened by excessive freights under
government control.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

Work on the peace treaty drags
slowly along at Paris. All kinds of re-
ports about differences and delay are
published daily. Delay there undoubt-
eddy is, but it only seems reasonable
to believe that the differences will be
adjusted. At present Great Britain
and America seem in accord on all
points. France wants more in the
way of both territory and indemnity
than Britain, America and Italy think
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

T~~D~o "a DA1~A-0TduBuL
Seventy years Of successful use Kas
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

Gov. Cats wants the board of
health train sent thru northern states
to attract settlers to Florida. That
would simply be an excuse to send a
bunch of grafters on picnic. 1t is
none of the states business to adver-
tise. Let the people interested do
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

it is wise to demand. In the dispute
between Italy and Jugo-Slavia, Am
erica, Britain and France side with
the latter. If The conference breaks
up without agreement, there is little
doubt that France and Italy will take
what they want by the strong hand.
They are able to do it now. 1t seems
impossible, however, that the repre-
sentatives of what should be the four
most sensible nations in the world
will not find the way to make solid
peace.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

The first measure introduced and
passed in the Senate was a resolution
by DIR. Lincoln Hully of DeLand, ex-
pressing absolute confidence of the
Florida legislature in President Will
son and his conferees at Paris and
endorsing the principles of the league
Of nations.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

Gov. Cats wants an absentee vot-
ing law for soldiers and travelling
men. We favor enabling the soldier
to vote when away from home, for
he is absent on the business of the
state and nation. But if travelling
man isn't able to be home on election
day, that is his business.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

The Saturday evening Post seems
to think that what efficiency the Sixty
fifth Congress displayed was due to
President Wilson's prodding. If it
would add the efforts of few ener-
getic men who laid aside partisanship
to support the president, the Post
would probably be right.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

Gov. Cats has made some good
recommendations in his message. For
instance, a state budget system, bet
ter protection for child labor, repeal
of the statute allowing drugstores to
sell liquor, and several other meas
ures by which the state would be
benefited.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10
Nm0S
ORANCE-C

ed, with another bird-like sniff, cit
makes me think of flowers on the din
ing room table, and easy chairs and
oh, everything; if you know what L
mean"
81 think l do he said, only half
Repeating to himself. And he filled
the bowl, tenderly kissed her good
night and departed.
"Phew!" she choked as she threw
open all the windows. What smell.
But thank heavens III change all that
after the fifteenth of June"
Yes, prying reader, on the fifteenth
of June, so the Dicky bird says, they
are to be married. Understand? But
we are not telling all we know. No.
"Well, Uncle Billy, do you really
believe that a camel can go through
needles eye?"
"Sure, daughter, sure. You know
how large your aunt Mary is; wei,
she goes through my pockets every
night"
1t is the going about life, just as
If were a great advantage that makes
it satisfying. Into your home trag-
edies may come, sorrows may bear
you down, even shame may some
times cast its dark shadow, but If
there is adventure in the heart, if
there is high courage, and a true
realization of what life really means,
if you will let it, then there is a
zest in living. A zest in gaining the
higher meaning and a richer fulfill
ment enters your soul than could ever
be otherwise.
Eve rowed the little boat across
the lovely lake of water" seems a
favorite expression with one of the
suburban correspondents to the Eve
ming Effort" However, we are not
presuming to cast stones. Our lake
has water in it, too.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

Gov. Cats wants the supreme
court of the state increased by one
member. In proportion TO the amount
of business it has to handle. the state
supreme court is already about a
hundred times as large as the su-
preme court of the United States.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

Representative Eli Futch wants the
question of constitutional conven-
ton subjected to the vote of the peo-
pie at the next election, and we think
he has the right idea.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10
BRIGHT BITS
(By a Lady Contributor)

Fools rush in where angels fear
to tread" is a familiar adage. 1t is
the good fortune of all of "us scrib-
blers" that folly goes about as well al
wisdom. But bad as writing is. it is
never quite as foolish as talk. Every
one considers a little before rushing
into print, but plenty of folks do not
consider before rushing into CONVEX
sation.
To woman the greatest man on
earth is rarely the president of her
country or her husband, says an ex-
change, but her doctor or her pastor.
Women give both free advertising
with the abandon which men show
when they talk about automobiles or
never mind.
There are scandals that run thru
nearly every town, and nearly every
spring they rise to try to drown
somebody
A loafer never works except when
there's a fire, then he can carry out
more furniture than anybody.
After July the first we will elimi-
nate from the choruses Coming
Through the Rye"
In the newspapers one often sees
the word Applause" One of our
friends asked yesterday if that was
what we were working for. Yes, and
no. Fifty plunks per, and honors, if
its any of your business.
as the left hind foot of rabbit a
sign of good luck, Uncle Billy?" ask
ed the inquisitive niece.
'tIf you own the rest of the rabbit,
honey dear"
"My, what a destructive dog you
have, Johnnie. He must have Ger
man blood in him."
"No, he amt neither, but he would
have if he could get hold of one," re-
piled the bright little boy.
Society is so shallow" remarked a
blase young lady few mornings ago.
"Well, it's blessed thing it is
replied the cynic, cor some of the peo-
pie we know who are wading around
in it would be drowned"
It's better to belong to an army of
occupation abroad than to belong to
an army of no occupation at home.
Speaking of plain people, who
would you say are the plain people;
the people socially speaking plain ?"
"Well, you really must excuse US,
for really we must be little more
Itactful than to express private opin-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

Miss Sue Feaster Moore. one of
Ocala's bright girls, has been APP
pointed one of the house stenograph-
ers.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

If you could find man without a
besetting sin, he would be too derned
intolerant to live with.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

The socialist orator may use the
wrapper of the soapbox but he has no
use for the filler.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

When the millennium comes, there
will be no strikes except baseball
strikes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

The Boston Herald thinks that the
mo beer, no work" movement will
subside into "near-beer, near-work"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

Always speak well of the dead
Your time will come.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

With girl, even German helmet
must play second fiddle to an Easter
hat.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10
xEMBER ASSOCIATED PREss

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all news dispatches credited to 1t or
hot otherwise credited In this paper
and also the local news published
herein. All rights OF republication OF
special dispatches herein are also re-
served
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

There are scandals that run thru
nearly every town, and nearly every
spring they rise to try to drown
somebody.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

Speaking of plain people, wis
would you say are the plain people
the people socially speaking plain 20
'Well, you really must excuse Us
for really we must be little mor
Itactful than to express private opin
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

It's better to belong to an army of
occupation abroad than to belong to
an army of no occupation at home.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

After July the first we will elimi-
nate from the choruses Coming
Through the Rye"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

A loafer never works except when
there's fire, then he can carry out
more furniture than anybody.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

"Have you any bird seed?" asked
an earnest customer at the seed store
Saturday noon.
"No, of course not. I'm no fool; you
need not think you can kid me.
know enough to know birds are hatch
ed from eggs and not from seed"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10
Wards Orange Crush
The National Orange Drink

Rich, ripe oranges ruddy-
tinted,s dew-drenched,
fresh from the white bios
somed orchards, give their
sweetness to Orange-Crus
The Zest of the west, the
sunny smile of the south,
gleam in its golden good
ness. There's a refreshing
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

snappiness about it that
brings a new JOY to the
parched palate.
Served ice-cold, Orange
Crush with its carbonated
champagne sparkle, is de-
lightfully distinctive in
flavor, peerless as a health
builder, and never failing
as a thirst quencher.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

ion publicly, said the editor of
Bright Bits to a frizzly topped in
terrigation point Friday morning.
Some folks we know might not ap-
preciate the honor of the term plain. -
The Cincinnati Enquirer says the
man who is riding sixty miles an hour
in a big machine is no happier than
the man who is riding thirty miles
per hour in fiivver, because the man
in the 1ivver thinks he is going sixty.
"Just a plain example of mind over
facts" said the other one.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

as the left hind foot of a rabbit a
sign of good luck, Uncle Billy?" ask
ed the inquisitive niece.
eff you own the rest of the rabbit,
honey dear"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

In the newspapers one often see:
the word applause" One of oul
friends asked yesterday if that wa:
what we were working for. Yes, anC
no. Fifty plunks per, and honors, ID
its any of your business.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-10

Society is so shallow" remarked a
blase young lady few mornings ago.
"Well, it's blessed thing it is
replied the cynic, cor some of the peo-
pie we know who are wading around
in it would be drowned"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-04-24
HE WANTED ROLLER SKATES
Exquisite Pathos in Request of Grip
pied Lad Unable to Realize Elk
tent of His Misfortune.

Alexander Grant of the Episcopal
academy told me recently touching
little story of the late julius Meyer,
TIE manufacturer of chemicals, writes
Gerard" in the Philadelphia Ledger.
Mr. Meyer was in the habit Of visit
ing the hospitals in the weeks before
Christmas to ascertain what the pa
tents would like in the way Of re-
membrance from. Santa.
At the Children's hospital he came
upon a tiny colored lad who had lost
both feet when the cars ran over him.
"What would you like, my little
mann"
"Come close" said the child, "and
bend down low SOS / can whisper in
your ear"
The good old man approached and
bent over.
The child whispered to him, "a pair
of roller skates"
1t was too much for the old man. He
broke down and cried like baby.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-04-24
WOULDN'T STAND FOR THAT
Bildad's Hurried Exit From Doctors
Office Only Thing to Do Under
the Circumstances.

Bldad, age four is so called because
he is shoe height, which indicates
something approaching a sense Of hui
NOR in West indianapolis, as well as
in the effete suburb to the east.
Bildad got a splinter in his thumb
and hied himself into the office Of the
family physician and his fast friend
next door. The splinter was firmly
imbedded and Blldad, though regular
Indian, otherwise, is no stole. He
howled.
"Maybe I'd better give you an anal
gene" said the doctor.
While his friends back was turned
Bildad stole softly out Of the office,
splinter and ALL and in a jiffy was in
his mothers lap. In his own words he
'lst bellered awful" When his moth
err had quoted him to the point of ex-
PLANTATION he said:
1T wasn't the splinter so much, but
Docky said he was goin' to give me to
ole geezer." IN,