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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-09
Georgia is Buying a
Many War Stamps

ATLANTA, Ca, April 9.-War Saw
ings Stamps were sold during the
past month in larger quantities than at
any time during this year owing to the
systematic plan that is being put into
effect by the Georgia War Savings
Organization of which Ivan P. Allen
is the director and Walter G. Cooper
the vice director
The schools of the state, including
the higher institutions, as we'll as the
public schools, are being used as a
medium for reaching the public with
the idea of thrift as patriotic duty
to the nation as well as a personal
civic and state asset in character. A
drawn up a plan for the teachers to
use in their classes; and thrift has
now become a regular and permanent
part of the instruction of the class
room.
Periodical reports will be made to
the central office of the War Savings
organization, and the government will
furnish franked postcards to the teach
ers for this purpose.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-09
HEADGEAR OF ALL FASHIONS
Worn by the Soldiers Were of
Many Designs.

In our past wars there were no such
things as flying shrapnel, or airplanes
that dropped darts of steel on the
soldiers below, so American soldiers
wore ordinary army hats. But modern
warfare has made it necessary that
soldiers wear helmets of steel.
In the Revolutionary war our sol
diers' hats were of many designs. One
of the most common was the Cooked
hat, made of black or brown felt and
turned up on the sides to form three
corners. The Virginia rifemen wore
brown felt hats with one side turned
up. and the Maryland riflemen brown
fur-trimmed hats.
The hat generally worn by the New
York rangers or riflemen was of black
felt. cap shaped. turned up in front,
with a plume. Sometimes words were
marked on the front, such as "Liber-
ty," Death" etc Soldiers in the
cavalry or light horse" of Philadel-
phia wore spOrtsmen's caps, ornament
ed with bucks tails.
Hats worn by the First Governors
foot guards of Connecticut were close
ly modelled after those of the British
Grenadiers. They were of black fur,
cap shaped. with a piece of yellow felt
In front. On the side they were deco
rated with a red plume Privates in
the Pennsylvania companies wore
braid-bound hats The dragons wore
cap-shaped helmets.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-09
Noted Musicians at
High School Tonight

One of the treats of the season is
promised for tonight at the High
School auditorium, when Skovgaard,
the famous yiolinist, and the Metro
politan company, appear in concert
under the auspices of the High school.
A heavy advance sale of tickets is re-
ported and a good attendance is in
prospect. Here is what the Duluth,
Mimi, Tribune says:
Zone of the real concerts, that is,
the kind that really has music in it,
was given at tahe Lyceum last night,
when Skovgaard gave his reci-
tai. How he can play the violin. He
did just what any great artist can
do, and what nearly all of them wont
do, subordinated techique to melody,
and from the great range of music
and at the same time difficult com
positions, selected those which were
tuneful." This is not saying that
SkoVgaard Is not a master OF teen
nique; it is merely testimony to
the fact that he does not insist upon
showing Off; he utilities his pro-
gram for the purpose of ascertain
ing. Long live Skovgaard! Would
there were more like him. 1t is long
since a real artist has had the cour-
ag etc play Last Rose of Summer
and 'Suwanee River on a concert
stage. He played both of these and
the exquisite tones of his Stradiva-
RUS, and he really owns One-drove
the melody of these two loved Sc
lections home to every heart "Skov-
gard a Stradivarius, and Suwanee
River'-there is nothing finer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-09
DIRE MENACE TO TRAVELLER
Singing Tree of Queensland Is Ere
quentIy Fatal to UnobservIng or
Too Careless Hunter.

Although the tropical shrubs OF
Queensland are luxuriant and beauti-
full they are not without their dan
gerous drawbacks, for there is one
plant among them that is deadly in its
effects. This is the singing tree. If
a certain portion of the travellers body
is burned by the singing tree death
will follow.
Sometimes while shooting turkeys
in the scrubs / have entirely forgotten
the singing tree till warned of its
close proximity by it's SMELL" said
visitor to Queensland. 81 was only
once stung, and that very lightly. It's
effects are curious; 1t leaves no mark,
but the pain is maddening, and for
months afterward the part when
touched is tender, in rainy weather or
when it gets wet in washing.
81 have seen man who treats ordi-
nary pain lightly roll on the ground In
agony after being stung, and l have
known a horse so completely mad,
after getting into a grove of these
trees, that he rushed open-mouthed at
everyone who approached him and had
to be shot. Dogs, when stung, will
rush about whining piteously, biting
pieces from the affected part. The
small stinging trees, a few inches high,
are as dangerous as any, being hard
to see and seriously impeding ones
ankles"
The singing tree emits peculiar
and disagreeable smell. 1t is best
known, however, by It's leaf, which is
nearly round and has a point at the
top.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-09
DEF ONk1 CA& kAF 1 ELK
INFLUENZA
BY DR.. M. Cook

The cool fighter always wins and so
there is no need to become panic
stricken. Avoid fear and crowds. Ex-
ercise in the fresh air and practise the
three C's: Clean Mouth, Clean Skin
and Clean Bowels. To carry off the
poisons that accumulate within the body
and to ward off an attack of the infu-
enza bacillus, take good liver regulator
to move the bowels, such as Castor Oil
or pill made up of May-apple, leaves
of aloe and root ofajalap, to be had at
any drug store, and called DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets.
The system should be built up by the
Use of good iron tonic, such as "Iron-
tic" tablets, to be obtained at some drug
stores, or that we'll known blood-maker
and herbal tonic made from roots and
banks of forest trees-sold everywhere
as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery.
For tonic that will freshen up the
blood, clean the digestive tract and put
new force and vim into you, know of
nothing better than DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery-and it contains no
alcohol or narcotic SO is perfectly safe
to take.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-09
DEATH COMES TO
CHAS. S. ANSLEY,
MERCHANTS SON

Charles Speer Ansley, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. l.. Ansley, died at the
family home on West Church street
Tuesday afternoon at 4:3O o'clock. He
was Mr.. and Mrs. Ansley's Oldest son
and was born in Americas Feb. IA,
1887, 80 years of age.
Mr.. Ansley for a number of years
had been associated with his father
in the management of the Ansley
store. Twelve years ago he went to
Colorado, when his health began to
fail. and he remained there for three
years, being engaged great deal OF
that time in newspaper work at which
he was conspicuously successful. Re
turning to Americas he resumed his
connection with his fathers store, and
remained two years until two years
ago when failing health again COM
PEELED him to go to the mountains Of
Colorado, where he remained until a
few months age.
Although not strong when he re-
turned home, he was able to be about
considerably and enjoy life with the
other members of the family. Only
last week he attended the barbecue
at the Flint river bridge. His last
immediate illness was of only SO
hours duration.
Mr.. Ansley was a member of the
First Methodist church and of the
Chi Phi fraternity, which he Joined at
Emory college, of which he was a
graduate. He is survived by the fol-
lowing immediate relatives: Father
and mother, one sister, Mrs. c. NJ.
Hale and one brother, Eustis Speer
Ansley. He was particularly love-
able young man, and was highly es-
teemed by all with whom he came in
contact. He was of a brilliant intel
lect, great student and reader, and
interested in everything that good
citizen should be interested in, from
making the business or profession in
which he was engaged successful to
assisting in any public movement for
progress or Improvement. The many
expressions of coincidence pouring in
on the striker family today attested
to the place he held in the hearts of
the community.
The funeral took place from the
home at 430 o'clock this afternoon,
conducted by Rev Guyton Fisher, pas
tor of his church. The pallbearers
were G. L. Williams, R. O. English,
Earl C. Speer. Earl Rainey, Eugene
Bailey and Willie Bailey. Interment
was in Oak Grove cemetery.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-09

Ne,o Orleans, La.-'I could not eat any
thing greasy for it would make me so sick
at my stomach that l could not do my
work. 1t would make me dizzy, and |
would have to sit down and wait until it
passed away. Then there would be sour
risings. / was told to take DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, which l did,
and must say thatit cured me. ] have not
felt any of this trouble ever since. |
would recommend this remedy with all
faith to all who have dyspepsia. Jules
Geruais 2740 FrencbnaGn 81.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-09
5000 Cigar Makers
Walkout in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla, April 9.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. )-Three thousand cigar
makers, working in twenty-five facto-
ries, were called out this morning to
enforce the demands of the striking
clerks for electrically operated eleva-
tors in all factories.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-09
3 More Cars of Stock
Shipped From Plains

PLAINS, April 9.-Two car loads
of cattle and one car load of hogs
were shipped to Montgomery from
Plains Tuesday. They had been
bought from the farmers of the sur
rounding community. The cattle were
dipped Monday afternoon. Messrs.
Logan and Forest were the buyers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-09
Maybe You Know Him.

Said Senator Squash of Squeegee:
"The senator who never knows the mo-
ton before the house is the kind of
Teller who always has to ask What's
trumpsY"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-09
Colds Cause Headaches and Pains

Feverish Headaches and Body Pains
caused from cold are soon relieved by
taking LAXATIVE BR0M0 QUTNINE
(Tablets). There's only one "Bromo
Quinine" E W. GROVES signature on
the box 30c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-09
Piles Cured in 6 to IA Days

Druggists refund money if PAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure Itching, Blind, Bleed
ing or Protudine Piles. Stops Irritation;
Soothes and Heals. You can get restful
sleep after the first application. Price
6Oc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-09
TAX NOTICE.

The state and county books open
Feb. i and close May 1. Take notice
and govern yourselves accordingly.
GEO. D. JONES,
Tax Received, Sumter County.
Americas, Ca, Feb. l. 1919. 2-tf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
Would Not Believe the
Advertisements He
Read in Newspapers
Strange Case Of OHIO Man

Mr.. Smith of Darlington was quite a
ressimist until recently. Advertise
ments of patent medicines and other
advertisements in general Were In his
opinion absolutely unworthy OF perusai..
OF course he had the same idea of ply
sicians. and that is why he suffered
for wears from stomach trouble and
cor Stipation.
grown tired of the continuous i'll treat
,nent she suffered on the part of Mr..
Emfth who was con tfnually frrttated.
Naturally restless-quite often suffer-
trouble than was to be expected from
him neighbor of the Smiths called
Mrs. Smiths attention to the advertise
1nents Of LAXCARIN in the local pub
licatfons Mrs. Smith decided to try it..
Sent for a box. Received it by return
mail. However. she then encountered
thought OF before. Mr.. Smith has alb
that fake stuff. Finally. Mrs. Smith
was able to persuade him to take a
not help Mr. Smith, on the contrary 1t
made him feel worse than before.
Nevertheless. notwithstanding Mr..
Smiths grudging, Mrs. Smith noticed
suaded to take the second nor the third
tablet Of Laxcar!n. Obstinate in ma
ture, of course. he would not admit
that La1carin was helping him. So
confessed to Mrs. Smith that he him
self has sent for six boxes of Laxcaril
and furthernore-he does not have
to take them anymore although he has
not used a whole treatment. His stom-
ach is working well-also he has a
perfect bowel movement
SO now there are advertisements and
advertisements, as there are people and
people. If you are pessimistic let your
wife send for a box of Laxcarin, IL you
are not-then send for 1t yourself to-
day. There is no worse misery than
stomach trouble or a consttpated con-
dition. 1t is not only a misery but it
accelerates old age. Send for a box
of LaxcariD. let US show you that
there are advertisements in which you
can and in which you should believed
Laxcar!n is sold by the Laxcarin
Products Co. Dept. E-e4. Pittsburgh.
Penna. Price per box one dollar, full
treatment six boxes five dollars Will
be sent post paid upon receipt OF cash.
money orders or stamps. Substitutes
must be refused-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
Holidays

element all recreation" says that "a
change in the breakfast hour is admira BILE mental
tonic"
But after all, there are few men who do not get a
good deal of holiday time The Saturday Review writer
had his Sundays and bank holidays. All of spend
certain time in sleep. There evidently limits the
working capacity of human being, though they
so narrowly set think There must be intervals,
and they in certain holidays What man
has in mind, however is travel the frenzy
OF locomoton he calls it rather than
from work. though the latter is clearly within the
of his observations. Yet familiar scenes old tasks and
the daily journey to them all parts of that
which, 1t is agreed must sometimes be broken
leave home for time without indulging in frenzy
travel and perhaps such absences real needed
medicine Nevertheless there is much truth in the
ticle The holiday idea whole somewhat
oyerworked. The has taught many that they
work much harder and continuously than has
been their custom, with apparently i'll effects The
discipline has been good for them Many have
looked work a curse, whereas the truth is that
without it the world would turn Bolshevik go mad
which is pretty much the thing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31

Down the tall staff something comes slowly,
slowly, almost reverently, something frayed by
the wind, faded by the sun, stained by the ram,
something that shows stripes and stars OF scar
let and white and field of blue. All the regi-
ments stand so quiet one would almost believe
them carven images hewn out of brown oak, set
up there to do reverence to an unknown god.
There is no movement, sound save the solemn
inspiring crash of the national hymn.
AS the last note peals through the air the
flag falls into the waiting arms of two soldiers,
who are careful not to let it touch the ground
The echo of the music strays back hestatingly
from the cliffs across the river. The magic of
the sunset scene is gone. The lines of brown are
broken. The bugler is even now preparing to
sound the mess call. But the men sift back into
their barracks after this ceremony with the full
consciousness that, in peculiar way, they have
touched reality for one short, splendid instant.
The companies had been formed, the bat
talions got together the long line of the reg-
ment stretched down the street-all to do hon.
age in daily ceremony to the flag which SYM
bolizes the country. And these men who came
from other lands, so many of them, felt that the
flag stands for much more than that. 1t repre-
sents certain principles of political liberty con-
ceved by few daring minds century and half
ago, tried and found valuable by emigratng
peoples from all the countries of Europe, pro-
claimed now as the hope Of the world-principles
they came to this country to support, principles
for which they were willing to fight in this last
of wars Every day, at sunset, each one in his
heart has renewed his devotion and his sacrifice
the many in the common cause were united with
a single idea and single mission. That mission
was the mission of the cosmopolitan American
people mirrored in the cosmopolitan American
army. ....
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
MRS. FAYE AUSTIN

when | started to take Pepgen |
was In badly run down condition due
to the after effects of influenza" says
Mrs Faye Austin, so East LeGrande
Avenue, Indianapolis.
MY stomach was out of order and
I had a constant pain in my back
Finally | contracted neuralgia in my
head and that together with my other
troubles almost drove me frantic.
Il saw Pepgen advertised in the In
dianapolis newspapers. / tried ii and
it gave me quick relief. Several
weeks ago my daughter. eight years
old complained of her stomach hurt
ing. l gave her Pepgen and her trou-
BILE soon disappeared.
MY husband was also benefited by
Pepgen. He usually came home from
his work very tired and frequently
with headache. He took Pepgen and
now feels better than he has for a
long time. Pepgen as a first class
tonic.
Mrs Austin's husband is an inspec-
tor at F. NJ. Bockman & Co, lumber
dealers, Lincoln and Madison Avenues,
indianapolis.
Pepgen is new compound prepared
from the oils and juices of a vast num-
Der of different kinds of leaves, roots.
and barks, each recognized for its val
ue in relieving stomach, kidney and
nerve troubles.
For rheumatism, lumbago, neural
gia, aches and pains try Pepgen Lini-
ment. 1t is made from mustard. sas-'
safras, red pepper, menthoI and am
monia. 1t penetrates but does not
blister
If constipated take Pepgen Laxa-
tive Tablets. They are different from
anything you have ever tried-eaten
like candy. They thoroughly cleanse
the liver.
Pepgen Tonic, Liniment and Laxa-
tives may be obtained at Thistleth-
waite's drug stores, Richmond, or from
any other first class drug store any
Where-Ady.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31

mortgages, which in this state ag-
gregates around s370,000,000, and the
policy revenues of insurance com.
panies, but assessing all other in
comes over 81 900 for single and $4,000
for married folk all the way from "a
of l per cent. to 10 per cent.
The assembly enacted a workmen' S
compensation law which seems to
embody most of the tried features of
older acts with some new ideas in
Guided. It prohibited any woman or
minor from working for less than
$3.50 per day or more than eight
hours day.
1t revolutionized the educational
system of the state by aboishing the
state board of regents, the board of
education and the board of control
and concentrating the duties of all
of these commissions in a board of
superintendent of public instruction,
an elective official, is made subordi-
nate.
The assembly appropriated and
levied for the ensuing biennium about
$8,000,0C0, as compared with slightly
more than 100000, which covered
expenses for the last two years. 1t
made possible an increase in taxes
levied fer all purposes, state and local,
from S19,000,000 to $29, 100000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
Marshal Puts One Over

OXFORD, O., March 31-Deputy
Marshal Charles Shoots put one over
on Jonas Doaks yesterday. A few
days ago Doaks caused the arrest of
the officer on the charge of interior
ing with man and wife. The warrant
was sworn out in the court of Squire
Messal, Hanover township, six miles
south of town. The trial was set for
yesterday morning, Doaks, intoxi-
Gated, set out with his wife to go to
court in taxi; Officer Smoots and
his attorney followed in another ma
chine. At the edge of town Officer
Shoots overhauled Doaks, arrested
him for drunkenness, and locked him
up in the village prison. Then, with
his attorney, he proceeded to Squire
MessaIs court. There being no prose
cutting witness present, the case
against Shoots was dismissed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
Mysterious "Fleetfcot"
Disturbs Union CITY

WINCHESTER, March 31-A pc
culiar character has made his appear
ance i'll Union City. 1t is said that a
man of large size has been seen on
the residence streets and in the school
and church yard going through var
ious gestures and attracting passers-
by. When pedestrians come near him
he makes his getaway hurriedly, but
before doing SO, casts missiles at them.
He has been named "Fleetfoot" by
the Inhabitants of that city. Thurs
day night he slipped a note under
the door of the Times office at I'm
ion City stating that he had read
the article in the Times regarding
his antics. His letter further states
that he was just an overgrown boy,
out for giving the young fellows a
chase and that he was a harmless
character, and that women and chill
dren should not be afraid if they
saw him dressed in black. He admon-
ished rhe people not to throw stones
nor carry guns. He signed the note
"Fleetfoot"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
When Did Fire
Destroy old
Pemnsy Bridge?

EDITORS NOTE-A request has been
received for the date and the circum-
stances attending the collapse of the
suspension bridge across the White
water river at South Fourth and f
street. Readers are invited to supply
this data and to furnish other incidents
of the community life OF Richmond and
Wayne county years ago.
How many people rem ember the
burning of the old wooden Pennsyl-
vania bridge, forty years ago?
When the first railroad came to
to Richmond, in 1853, the bridge built
across the Whitewater on the site of
the present steel structure, was con-
structed of massive timber, with
planks laid end to end, at each side of
the rails, and open ties between the
tracks.
Boys and girls of early Richmond
used the bridge as footpath, going
across to John Paxon's ice cream par
Tor, which stood just at the west end
by pond, now long gone, called
Buffers pond.
Larry Haley created the talk of the
town when he rode his horse across
the bridge, on one of the side plank
paths while drunk. The horses hoofs
kept slipping on the slippery wood,
off into space sixty feet above the
river, then he would recover and go
on. But he slipped once too often,
and shot down to his death below,
near the west end of the bridge Ha-
ley caught the end of timber as the
horse went down from under him, and
escaped without a scratch.
The old bridge caught fire from a
passing engine, it was thought, about
1870. Being dry and of seasoned
wood, it made a spectacular fire, and
went down all together, with an i'm
mense outpouring of sparks
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
From the indianapolis News.

From the Indianapolis News.
4 Englishman, writing in The Saturday Review,
~ announces important discovery that he has
made during the war; which is that men get
along and thrive with holidays than generally
supposed to be necessary. He says:
Il have enjoyed the experience of getting holt
day from August 1917 down to the present day, with
the exception of Sundays and bank holidays when have
usually been occupied with outside my profession.
Owing to reduced staff, had to work harder than
usual at my ordinary and in the evenings have
been occupied with work for the government Accord
ing to all the rules laid down by physicians in general
and by physician in particular ought by this
--ye be living wreck instead of which feel
{rkaby WELL"
That holidays have beneficial effect is not denied
though 1t is insisted that it is FAR mental than
physical This is probably IN the majority of
For rule it is not work that wearesat least not
beyond the power recuperate in brief nterms
sions-but rather the routine, BY breaking that occa
tionally-which by the is not easy when the work
n routine workit Is possible to get much Of the good
sat is supposed to only from holiday. One
quoted saying that surprise is the chief