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thage they built and manned with ex,
perienced seamen the fleets that fought
for Rome on the sea. Hence possibly
certain bricks with a tripod on one side
and an anchor on the other. A TRIPOD
was the coin mark and emblem of Gro.
ton, where the greatest shipyards wer<
probably located, while the anchor indi.
Gated the kind of service rendered t
the. Romans.
The above quoted views of Doctor
Comparette apply only to some of the
bronze bars that have been dug up.
Others, he thinks, are merely CONNER =
cial ingots, cast by private refners for
the manufacture of the numerous arti.
cles. useful and ornamental, then SO
commonly made of this material. The
stamped designs they bear may be sup
posed to be the reiners' trademarks.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-28
"0lpplno" elk at the Denver
stockyards

put aboard other wagons for final de-.
livery. It is no small job.
j, A bunch Of twenty five buffaloes to
start a herd was planted in the Wind
cave National Park, at the south end
Of the Black Hills, in South Dakota,
five years ago. At last accounts they
were multiplying most satisfactorily.
Indeed, the American bison is no advo-
cate Of race suicide-the main trouble
the forest folks have to tackle being an
overplus Of bulls.
This has been a serious nuisance in
the Wichita forest, where there have
been many fights between rival bulls.
Some have been killed in these com :
bats. 1t has seemed a shame to de-
stroy the surplus males, for, after all,
a buffalo is a buffalo and therefore
precious. Radiance has been had of q
number of them by giving them to 20.
s~ssffological parks.
! On the Wichita forest reservation il
also a considerable number of elk,
Originally established within a fenced
area, their increase has been allowed to
wander about outside, in small herds,
seeking their own pasture and protected
as far as possible against poachina
hunters.
In that region these animals, like
the .buffaloes, find themselves back in
aunncient haunts of their kind; for not
much more than a century ago there
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cooyr,sht. 1919. b, Public l.as,r q.
WILL THE BUFFALO COME BACK?
were plenty Of. elk in the southern A..

were plenty Of. elk In the southern APP
palachian country. -
For some time past q regular bust.
ness. has been made, of planting elk on
the governments forest reservations
as, for instance, in the Pisgah, the Sit
greaves (Ariz.) and the Black Hills a
tional forests and in parts Of Colorado.
They readily accept what might be
called u semidomestication and breed
rapidly. Thus our most priced (if the
buffalo be excepted) big game animal
Seems. happily destined to escape the ex-
termination which threatened it.
South Of the Yellowstone National
Park is a region known % Jackson's
Hole, which since time ,immemorial has
been q winter resort for elk. But sheep
eat, up all the grass, so that the poor
animals, paving through the snow, find
no forage left. Consequently they die
in great numbers Of starvation. Under
these circumstances, hungry and seek
ing food at the farmers too. well fenced
h~aystacks, they are easily captured
alive.
During the last few years efforts have
been made by the government to feed
them, great quantities Of hay being
served out to the herds in winter, and
thus they have become quite tame.
Those taken for planting in the national
forests are transported by way Of the
Denver stockyards, where, among the
cattle pens, they are dipped" to free
them from ticks.
In former days one Of the most nu-
mcrous of our American game animals
was the t'pronehorn'' antelope. It has
been we'll nigh exterminated, and though
there are some in The Wichita forest
and. other national game preserves, they
are sadly few. 1t is feared that this
beautiful species must inevitably pass
away.
:. Wherever there are mountain sheep
on federal reservations utmost efforts
are made to protect, them. Their shy.
ness is proverbial, and yet in the Tn.
compahgre National Forest (Colorado)
they have acquired such confidence that
actually they come into the town Of
Ouray in the wintertime to be fed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-28

until about the time Of the Revolution.
This bunch Of half a dozen came from
the Austin Corbin place, in New Hamp-
shire, where there has been a buffalo
preserve, under private ownership, for
many years. In the Pisgah forest an
extensive Enclosure has been built for.
them and THEY are making themselves.
comfortably ut home. So marked was
popular interest in the enterprise, by
the way, that the srailroads hauled the
J beasts without charging a penny for
the service. .s ~
Buffaloes are not shipped like cattle,
but are Grated for transportation, each
one being placed in a Slated box nearly
as big asa circus cage. The boxes are
taken to the freight train on wagons,
and IN reaching their destination are
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-28

commemoration of this alliance hog
being the animal customarily sacrificed
in celebration of a treaty.
There are also bricks stamped with
the Roman eagle and a pegasus-the
latter emblematic of sea power. May
these not have been issued in COM
memoration of the alliance between
Rome and Carthage against Pyrrhus, in
279 B. c.? The treaty made on that
occasion required that Carthage should
furnish a wal feet and transports,
while Rome was to conduct military
operations on land.
: Eventually Rome conquered and alb
'sorbed the Greek cities of southern
Italy, which, finding themselves we'll
treated politically and otherwise, be-
came intellectually Roman. During
the first war between Rome and Car
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Mountain sheep coming into
ouray, COL, to be fed by
5 49, citizens

THE American bison is not going to
become an extinct species of NAM
NAL. Naturalists have entertained the
sloomiest expectations in this regard,
but they seem likely to be agreeably
disappointed.
Our old friend the buffalo is. coming
back. The government is establishing
herds in one national park after n
other, and their rate of increase is
most. satisfactory. Never again will
they roam the plains as of old-indeed,
there isHno room for them, their pas
lures being occupied by another and do
%mesticated species of the genus Bos-
but it is likely, that there will be plenty
ofFthem, suitably protected.
y Take, for example, the Wichita Ma
tional Forest, in Oklahoma. 1t is a
federal. game preserve and within it's
guarded borders fifteen buFalocs were
planted" only a few years ago. They
came from New York state and were
contributed by a group of enthusiasts
who call themselves the American Bison
Association. Already the survivors,
with their progeny, number more than
100. ii, y :
More spicturesquely interesting, for
reasons connected with geological his :
tory. is aS"Hplant" of six buffaloes newly
made in the Pisgah National Forest, in
the mountains of North Carolina. For
there was a time not so very long ago
when herds of these huge. animals
browsed over that region-in fact, all
over the southern Appalachian country
and they were not externiinated there
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be q primitive form Of money. They
bear various stamped designs-the Ro-
man eagle carrying thunderbolts, a
trident, ar anchor, a SOW, a barley ear,
an elephant, q tripod, q fish skeleton,
etc.
One theory has been that they were
ingots Of coin metal issued by the
state their fneness guaranteed by the
stamp), for transactions involving the
payment Of large sums. In other words,
that they were bullion bricks to exc out
the volume. Of the currency.
This idea is opposed by DR.. T. L..
C~omparette, the learned numismatist of
the Mint, who offers in regard to them
a suggestion that is wholly new, very
interesting and backed by strong evil
dence.
For n point, the designs on some of
the bricks are manifestly the work Of
Greek artists. This does not imply that
the insots came from Greece, but rather
indicates. that they had their origin In
Gfeek cities Of southern Italy. Most
important Of these cities war Taren-
tuun, which, hundreds Of years before
thessbirth Of Christ, was q great entire.
pot Of maritime trade.
The patron divinity Of Tarenturn was
Neptune, whose son, according to ira
dition, was its founder. Hence 1t 10
entirely conceivable that bronze bricks
bearing on one side a trident and on the
other q caduceus 1.-THE latter emblem
attic of Mercury, the patron Of mer-
>chants) may have been cast in that
city.
For use % money? There ID no q
sons for surprising it. On the contrary.
evidence offered by other bricks strongly
sueSssts that they were issued =
various times in commemorative q I'm
portant evsnts-just as now and then
In modern days medals ere struck Tor:
the same purpose.
The time came when the Greek cities
Of southern italy sought. the help Of
pyrrhus, king Of Epirus, against the
asIrrsessionss 81 Rome. The Elephants he
brought with him were the hfyt the
Romans ever saw, and dire was the mis-
cAis6 wrought By their charges through
tAsIs ranks u; the astonisshsd speiny.
SofSe Of the bronze bricks have m ele-
phdnt on one aide and = kaE on the
okke.s NAY they not have hten cast q
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PI1iY THE POOR DUCKS

luck hunters and +. other sports.
- men in pursuit Of game will no
longer require blinds or other such
means Of .concealment. They will wear
snipers'. suits instead.
The "tcap of +i~pvisibility," which,
when donned, rendered its wearer view.
less, has figured in more than one fairy
story. In the sniper's suit las devcl-
oped during the war; its miraculous
function has been fairly, realized.
What is a sniper,'s suit like? Most
people have no definite notion on tho
subject beyond the fact that it is
'"camouflage'' for the person. The mat
ter, however, is. easily explained, and
can be made so clear that anybody may
put together such a costume for his W
use.
1t needs no tailor's skill, goodness
knows. The prime requisite of q proper
suit Of clothes is fit. But the sniper's
suit must not ft at all. On the con-
trary, it must be vastly loose and bassy,
not conforming in the least with the
contour of the wearer. It must have
no angles, for in nature angles are few.
The sniper's suit-for hunting snipe,
or ducks, or what not-must be con
trived and colored as to enable him to
resemble q closely a. possible his sur
sroundings; to melt into them, as II
were. 1t is made Of the coarsest and
cheapest kind Of burlap, rubbed with
mud Or daubed with green OF brown
paint to initiate the color scheme of his
immediate environment.
An essential part of it is q head
piece that can be pulled hood fashion
over head and face, the eyes of the
wearer looking out through places that
have been thinned for the purpose by
the simple process Of removing the
burlap threads running horizontally.
Tufts of grass or other natural
vegetation growing in the immediate
vicinity of the hunters lurking place
are fastened here and there to parts
Of his costume. He may even attach q
few pebbles to it with short lengths oi
wire. His very gun lis wrapped In &
loose burlap bag, provided with a fringe
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largely fenced off into great sheep
ranches. The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. smoke
signals caused Magellan to bestow the
name Land Of Fire-have been either
killed off or reduced to servitude.
Paraguay mot far from the middle,
Of the continenD has the most valu-
able forests in" the world. called the
Gran-Chaco, OF Great Woods. Full Of
pumas and other huge cats. monkeys
Of ever SO many species and gorgeous
birds. they are composed largely Of
precious woods. particularly those
that will not float in water. such as
ironwood and black palm. =
In the very : far north Of South
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America is the Orinoco. one of the.
great rivers Of the world. From 1t
there are waterways through which
vessels can actually make their way
nearly 5000 miles southwark into the
River Plate. Or q much shorter trip
will take them into n or another
Of the affuents Of the Amazon. in the
mouth Of which lies an island as large
as Denmark. -.
South America today invites the en-
terprising young mar as does no other
part Of the world. But he will make a
mistake to 60 there unless he has some
money and enough Spanish to get
along with.
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MaruelS of the Undiscovered Continent

T1HE undiscovered continent is South
America. 1T is far less known
geographically than Africa, and much
Of what appears III its maps is de.
rived from the imagination Of the
photographer.
Most Of, the interior Of South Amer
lea has never been explored. Civili-
zation might be said to occupy not
much more than the edges Of the con-.
ti1ent, which, as a whole, is sparsely
populated relatively to it's vast area.
From this time on, however, a food
Of people from overcrowded parts Of
the world will doubtless pour into it:
for it has not only plenty Of room to
offer, but also fabulous wealth. The
natural resources. Of other terrestrial
areas have been to great extent used
lip, but those Of South America are
virtually untouched. \,
Sits tropical regions no longer defy
settlement by white men. because Of
deadly fevers. We now know how to
clean them up and make them health.
fully habitable. The jungles Of the
mterior harbor many tribes Of saw
ages, some of them reputed cannibals.
but those Of them who do not accept
control will be quickly wiped out.
s$The most highly developed country
In South America il Argentina. Its
heart meaning the state Of Buenos
Aires and adjacent territory is q. good
deal like our own Kansas plains
grassy and treeless. Further to the
west and northwest Is a region 70.
lsermbling Arizona. Stir further, along
the foothills Of the Andes, is q very
rrtch agricultural belt. much like south
ern California.
The River Plate affords a more ex.
tensive system of unobstructed naviga.
ton than any other stream in the
world. It offers a greater number Of
miles Of n%avigable water than all the
rivers OF Europe combined. Steamers
&c twenty-foot draft can SO 270o miles
into the interior, those loading Tor
Europe being able literally to enter
lie wheat fields and ranches to take
Gboard their cargoes.
IsiFrom the Rio Negro south to Ma
Reilan Straits stretches an enormous
!tsrritory-1OO0 miles in: length-called
Patagonia. kthe interior OF which Il
mostly unexplored, desert. Wandering
tribes, sesnicivilized. inhabit It - the
tatlest people In the world, whose stat
lre (the men often exceeding SIX feet
81. several inches) caused Magellan to
describe the country az the home Of
giants r4E@ ~ Re
southyclsMllg Stratum 1srrs
ri, Fuego, q triangular island nearly
sSlarS2ssS New York STATE. Though
G@aAy sssssas
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IN THE famous coin collection at the
l Philadelphia Mint are several bronze
bars, not far from the size and shape
Of building bricks, that were dug up in
various parts Of Italy, dating back TO
the early days Of Rome.
There are a good many Of these
bars in existence, and their sizni6cance
has long been a puzzle to anrtquarians,
most Of whom have declared them to.
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a normal irregularity in the landscape
In effect, he is invisible.
The noblest Of all game animals is
man. In warfare he becomes just that.
During tile recent conflict suits cor
responding to the above description were
commonly worn not only by Shippers,
but also by machine gunners, and by
men who took part in raids across No
Mans Land.
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of grass or leaves. leaving only the
trigger and the sight free.
Now, if the hunter thus equipped
were to walk about he would, of course,
alarm the game. If he were merely to
stand erect, he would attract atten-
ton Though immovable), because diff
fering in form from his surroundings.
But when he lies prone, and perfectly
still, he becomes in appearance merely
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feed Il. But II meets 4 curtain Of nan.
innammabls roeksdsst .(1tscharstd fssA
the board shtlvssls aud = thereby
stopped.
Rock dust willSn6t tain under ~
provocation. sSapSkaS1 thiekly In ~
iii, ft2actsE ~ axsSIbestos curtstS.
ne asls.e slsesoash Y.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-07-15
GUESTS FROM AMERICUS
ENTERTAINED IN ALABAMA

The following is reprinted from the
society section of the Sunday Mont
gomery Advertiser, correspondence
from Ozark, Ala:
Mrs r. B. Chalker entertained at
a most delightful Rook and Bridge
party Tuesday morning in compli-
ment to the house guests of Misses
Gertrude and Helen Bowling and
Mrs. ". S. Roach, of Americas, Ga.
"The living room, parIor and din
ing room were aglow with baskets
and jardiniers of small sunflowers.
Games were played at six tables,
followed by salad course. The guests
included Misses Gertrude and Helen
Bowling, Esther Reynolds and Peggy
Ray of Mobile, Margaret Scheussler
of Roanoke, Kathryn Overstreet, of
Sylvania, Ga, Mrs. Tom Gissendan-
ner, of Pinckard, Mrs. W. S. Roach
of Americus, Misses Theresa and Eliz-
abeth Corey of Birmingham, Miss
Hunt, of Cuthbert, Ga, Miss Kathryn
Hand of Pelham, Ca, Miss Grace
Swanson, of Union Springs, Misses
Margaret and Mabel Stegall Annie
Gene Crawford, Sallie Mae Holman,
Kathryn Lotion, India Hunt, Sallie
Towles, Augusta Martin, and Caro-
lin Martin, Mesdames John Anglin,
J. E. z. Riley and Y. A. Holman"
Americus times-recorder., 1919-07-15
AMERICUS SOCIAL EVENTS
Department Conducted by Mrs H. Allen Office Phone SO;
Residence, 466.

L. Ellis, on West Main street.
Tables were arranged on the porch
and in the reception hall and dining
room which were most attractive in
the decorations of potted plants and
wall vases filled with crepe myrtle
and daisies
"Iced tea and sandwiches were ser
we'd by Mrs. Mckinney as the guests
arrived, and at the close of the games
ices were enjoyed.
"The honorees were presented with
correspondence cards and the prizes
silk hosiery and stationery to Mrs.
Mckinney and Mrs. Black. Mrs. Ritch
was assisted by her mother and the
guests were Misses Ellis, Miss Grace
Faircloth, Mrs. Mac Fowler, Mrs. Roy
Hammond, Mrs. J. B. Hart, Miss
Mary Graham, Mrs. Ed. Hawkins,
Miss Louise Morgan, Miss Allene Nc
Kenzie, Mrs. Bob Yarbrough, Mrs.
George Young, Mrs. Ike Bush, Mrs.
Frank Ussery, Mrs. Pat Poynor, Mrs.
Rawlins Mckinney, Mrs. Floyd For
rester, Mrs. Az Flowers, Mrs. Cow
derry Farmer, Mrs. Eric Gellerstedt,
Mrs. NJ. K. Ford, Mrs. S. C. Mathews,
Mrs. C. E. Harmon, Mrs. A. Y Malone
Mrs. J. L. Jackson, Mrs. Horn, Mrs.
Jones, Mrs. Marvin Black, Mrs. Fred
Hollis, Mrs. Walter Watford, Miss
iodine Brown, Miss Florrie Malone,
Miss Elinor Barnett, Mrs. H. A. Den
ton, Mrs. H. G. Smith, Mrs. Ed Rouse
Mrs. J. B. Moore, Mrs. G. M. Lewis,
Miss Eva Glenn, Mrs. Frank Culver,
Mrs. NJ. L. Hanahan, Mrs. Alfred
Frasier, Mrs. F. B. Culver"
Americus times-recorder., 1919-07-15

the top score prize was a box OF
French powder. A salad course was
served at the conclusion of the game
which was most enthusiastically
played. Those present were Mrs.
Charlsie Hines, of Knoxville, Miss
Annie Bailey, Miss Louise Marshall,
Mrs. Eugene Cato, Mrs. W. E. Tay-
lor, Mrs. NJ. H. Wheeler, Mrs. Fur
low Gatewood, Jr., Mrs. D. R. Brin-
son, Miss Kathleen Denham, Mrs.
E. J. Eldridge, Mrs. Cliff Williams,
Mrs. Cloyd Buchanan, Miss Elizabeth
Eldridge, Mrs. Walter RyIander.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-07-15
PORTS OF DIXIE
ASK RATE TO
BID FOR TRADE

WASHINGTON, July 15.-(By
Associated Press. .)-Representatives
of South Atlantic and Gulf Ports to-
day outlined to the traffic officials of
the United States Railroad Admins
tration reasons why they believe
freight rates and service to these
ports should be adjusted to permit
them to compete on an equal basis
with north Atlantic ports for export
business from the middle west
Tomorrow they will go before the
Shipping Board to urge adequate ton
mage and fair ocean rates.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-07-15

Smith of Dublin. The feature of her
visit was in the nature of house par
ty and during her stay she has been
prettily entertained.
Mrs. Lawrence Brown will enter
tain the members of her AZ club
Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock at
her home on South Lee street.
e
DR.. and Mrs. Herschel Smith, who
have returned to Americas after an
absence Of some time while DR.. Smith
was engaged in medical military SER
vice in France, are now at home with
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Williams on Lee
street.
Misses Alice and Emrette Aven,
who have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Estes, for some time left
Wednesday for their home in, Macon.
Mrs. J. H. Humphries, of Atlanta,
who has been the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Jim Holley, for two weeks,
left today for her home.
~
Mrs. 7. A. Cole, has as her guest
for several days her brother, C. W.
Goodwin, of Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Bosworth
came up Friday from Albany and
were the weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H. Estes at their home on
Reese park. Mr. Bosworth is connect
ed with the Albany Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Middleton Mcdonald
have returned to their home in vi
emma after visit to Mr.. and Mrs. C.
{. Hawkins
Miss Margery Kalmon will arrive
Wednesday to attend the dance given
by the Monaco club, and while here
will be the guest of friends.
Mrs. Will Sullivan has returned
from a short visit to her mother, Mrs.
S. H. Howell, at her home in Blakely.
~
Miss Maude Beavers leaves today
for weeks visit with Mrs. y. j.
Rearers at her home in Ashburn.
K 4
Nr. and Mrs. Ben &. Statham and
cnilaren, of Atlanta, are visiting III.
]. 7, Statham at his nome on Chu1ch
street. While here they will oe the
guests of other relatives and friends.
Miss Beauford Harvey lea, es tc-
day for Leary, Ga, after few days
visit to her parents here. Misses Cath
crime and Sara Harvey wiz accompa-
ny her.
Mrs. Lula B. Garner has just re-
turned to Americus from two
weeks vacation in Chicago and other
points of interest near that city. She
attended lectures and conventions in
attendance at the time of her visit in
Chicago and reports great benefit
therefrom.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-07-15
MISS EVERETT HOSTESS
TO WEDNESDAY CLUB

A lovely party of today was that
given by Miss Claire Everette at
her home on Lee street, when she
entertained the members of the We'd
nesday afternoon club and compli-
menting her house guest, Mrs.
Charlse Hines, of Knoxville, Tenn,
The rooms devoted to entertaining
were prettily decorated with summer
flowers arranged in wall pockets and
bowls placed effectively about, and
Americus times-recorder., 1919-07-15
MRS. HARVEY MATHIS
TO ENTERTAIN AT BRIDGE

Mrs. Harvey Mathis will entertain
at a large bridge party Wednesday
morning at 1880 o'clock at her pret-
ty suburban home complimenting
Mrs, James L. Murphy, of Charleston,
S. c., who is visiting her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. Evan 7. Mathis, for
some time. Mrs. Murphy is being cor
daily welcomed to her former home
by wide circle of friends.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-07-15
MARKETING HOGS

beats burying them. Steve Hoover,
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, writes, Com
menced feeding my herd of about
400 hogs B. A. Thomas Hog Pow
der over two months ago. Fifty
were sick and off feed. Nearby herds
mad cholera. / did not lose one-they
are well and growing fast. G. E
Buchanan. (adv)
Americus times-recorder., 1919-07-15
PARTY GIVEN IN HONOR
OF AMERICUS GIRLS

The following is from the Dothan,
Ala, Daily Eagle:
Misses Mabel and Annie Ellis, of
Americus, Ga, were the honorees at
a pretty party on Wednesday after
noon, when Mrs. Van Ritch entertain
ed the members of the Beta Delta
club and several other friends at the
home of her parents, DR.. and Mrs. ].
Americus times-recorder., 1919-07-15
Hint on Gas Globes.

To clean gas globes, wash with soap
and warm water in which a little salts
of lemon has been mixed The great
difficulty in the way of getting tbs
ground glass used for some globes to
look white is the grease which sets
closely in the roughness.