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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-20
Mills Are Gringing Fast

You furnish valuable grist when
you abuse your tires and batteries.
Let us help save the Miller's heavy
toll by our service.
TESTERS,
923 King Street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-20

"The Woman God Sent" at the Rich
nlond tonight with Harold Lloyd in
From Hand TO Mouth" 12l-lc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-20

Eighty-four billion pounds Of milk
we're produced in the United States
last year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-20
HAPPENINGS ABOUT
CITY TOLD IN BRIEF

Samusl c. Slough, of Morris, H.,
is Wis ,ng Mr.. H. d. Hoge, III north
81. .Asaph street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-20

Miss Mary Webber. of Warrenton.
Va. i visiting Hiss Mi.ircd Lloyd
ats her home in North Columbus
s:re;tt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-20

nr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Cochran
an family are spending the summer
or Seminary Hill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-20

Forty million people reside within a
radius of nights ride of St. Louis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-20
FORD OWNERS

OUR MOTTO-If il is done at
Remschel's, it must be done right.
73-tf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-20

"The Woman God Sent" at the Rich
mond tonight with Harold Lloyd in
From Hand to Mouth l2l-lc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-20

United States railroads earned 2
"a per cent in 1919.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-20
WEATHER

For Enthusiastically cloudy
tcnight and Friday. probably show
ers in southwest PARTON.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
eTHE YOi-Ng PILGRIMS. ]

THE YOlfNG PILGRIMS.' By Charles Herbert J R. Lippincott company. Publishers. Philadelphia.
 The Young Pilgrims" is a perfectly delightful story, written by Charles Her bert. author of The Score of a Score of Years"
 The story starts out by a catchy chap ter entitled Troubled Waters when John Wharton suggests to his little sis- ter, Experience" to "Go in and sec what kind of weather it is indoors.
 The warning comes from the little girl that perhaps it isn't quite safe for them to venture in and then the real story begins. going through such inter- esting experiences as Where should We Land" "A Marvellous Escape" "A Ter rible Blow" "The 'Mayflower Leaves for England, Newcomers Ahoy, War" being the titles of some of the chapters, all of which reveals the charming story of Miles Standish low ely Priscilla, The Mayfower the I'm dians" and from beginning to end. told in a way that is at once original and charming-sure to please the grown ups" as well as the younger people who read this never old and always interest ing historical story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
"RORINsnN cRTSOE.


 By Daniel Defoe Pictures by N. .,
 Wyeth The Cosmopolitan Book Cor poration. New York City.
 There is a young fellow who has just started. as it were, to do something in the way of writing His name is Daniel Defoe- The name sounds familiar-we seem to have heard it before, but. no matter. his Robinson Crusoe" will live forever.
 But then we always fall for the "des- ert island" school of literature It in- variably ntrigues us to read of some person or persons cast adrift on a desert island with nothing between them and starvation except an old pair of shoes and part of a doormat that used to lay before the captains door on the good ship Blucherstem when she sailed the southern seas.
 We are all. after a manner of speak ir.g, living on desert island. The mo- ment we leave the parental roof and strike out boldly for ourselves we are 1T, the very same predicament in which MT Crusoe found himself. Like him. simply must get on somehow. At first we think the world is filled with kindly disposed people and beautiful things to be had for the asking, but presently we meet with the savage of in difference then we encounter the poison ous plant of infidelity; next we bark our shins on the chi1nera of hope and so on and so forth throughout our entire stay on this old island. floating aim lessly about in interstellar space.
 The beauty of 8 classic is that it might have been written yesterday. A thing that is fundamentally true once is true for all time. q know, before this, you have found me out-that Daniel De- foes "R johnson Cruso' wasn't written last month by one of our so-called pop uar authors.) Thirty generations have passed since Defoe wrote Robinson Cru soc. But we are living on the same oio desert island with improvements to be sure and we all need the inspiration that hope imparts to experience.
 Perhaps I wouldn't have read the oio book again if it hadn't come to me in the new and fashionable dress. Maype it was the rich dark blue cover; per haps it was the legible type it may nave been the incomparable illustrations oy that superb artist N. c. Wyeth, Tn Iuii and gorgeous color But whatever It was. a wonderful Robinson Crusoe' burst upon my sight and captivated me THE SANDMAN: HIS PUPPY SroR- IFS" THE FRIENDLY TERRACE QUARTETTE," THE LEOp AhDD A ,. D
 PRINCE." THE CHATTERBON. The Page company. Publishers, No. 5s Beacon street, Boston.
 Four Of the most dItrdctlNo pooiNo which have recently been published are The Sandman-His Puppy Stories, by Harry w Trees illustrated by the Au- thor): "The Friendly Terrace Guar tette" by Harriet Lummis Smith Qllus- trated by Harriet O'Brien); "The Leo pard Prince" by Nathan Gallizier (plc- lures by the Kinneys, decorations by P. vroburg); and 'The Chatterbox for 1921" founded by J. Erskine Clarke M. Al
 These books not only contain delight ful reading matter but they are beau tifully published, the illustrations and decorations being remarkable for their originality and artistic effect.
 Each tells a delightful story-which is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
THREE

can wages, thus netting them good profit at the present rate of exchange. This practice has caused shipovners so much trouble that the Norwegian Ship owners association has warned officers and shipowners against hiring deserters in American ports.
 Several Norwegian shipowners require the crews on vessels hound for America to sign bonds as security against deser- tion If a sailor deserts his ship. csp- tains are supposed to return the desert- CTS papers to the shipowner who will take out warrant in the Norwegian courts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26

house maintainued for their benefit on
 the campus. established q record of i3d
 cents a day. They set the limit at S
 cents, which is less than half of what
 the men students pay for board in the town.
 The girls manage l0-room house dur ing their residence as a part of then training Posted schedule give each her duty for the day Records of this kind give partial answer to the question or why there are frequent marriages around the commencement period each year. Following is a simple menu for da 7 Breakfast Steamed pears, hot cakes
 with syrup. coffee.
 Lunch-Soup. tomato salad. bread and butter, jelly iumbles and tea Dinner-I.amb chops with gravy. mashed potatoes chard salad creamcd carrots and pumpkin pie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
story of "lelleen's .Advantureg in Word-
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS" AND "ALTCE'S ADVENTURES
 IN WONDERLAND"

IN WONDERLAND"
 By Lewis Carroll Illustrated by John
 Tennel The Macmillan Company.
 Publishers, New York City
 No two books perhaps in the wide, wide world have been more read than ."Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There and "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland both from the pen of that wonderful writer, Lewis Carroll.
 These two remarkable books are fin stitutional" and in sending out the preface by the author to the eighty sixth thousandth edition the following will he found of interest regarding these whimsical delightful. entertain ing books dated "Christmas 1926"
 Inquiries have been so often ad dressed to. me, as to whether any am swer to the Hatter's Riddle (see D. 9l can be imagined that | may as well put on record here what seems to me to be a fairly appropriate answer, viz: Because it can produce a few notes. though they are very flat; and 1t is never put with the wrong end in frontr This. however, is merly an , after-thought. the Riddle. as origin ally invented. had no answer a all. For this S6.00o. fresh olectrotypes have been taken from the wood blocks (which, never having been nsed for printing from, are in as good cond- ton as when first cut in 1S65). and | the whole book has been set up afresh with new type. If the artistic qual- tes Of this reissue fall short, in any 1 particular of those possessed by the 1 original issue. it will not he for want Of painstaking on the part of author | publisher or printer.
 "I take this opportunity of announc- | ing that the nursery Alice hitherto priced at shillings. net is now to be had on the same terms as the ordinary shilling picture books. although feel sure that 1t is, in every quality (ex- | cept the text itself. on which am not qualified to pronounce). greatly su- perior to them Four shilings was perfectly reasonable price to charge, considering the very heavy initial out lay l had incurred; still, as the public have practically said We will not give more than a shilling for picture book. however artisticallY got up. I am content to reckon my outlay on the book so much dead loss and. rather than let the little mes, for whom il was written, go without it, am selling it at a price which is, to me, much the same thing as giving 1t away"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
NORWEGIAN SAILORS TAKING ADVANTAGE
 OF ACT AND DESER7
Rr Assncinied Press

Christiani. December 2o.-The clause in the American seamen's act making 1t impossible in American ports to arrest sailors desertng their vessels has been taken advantage of by Norwegian sailors.
 Shipowners say the sailors desert from Norwegian vessels at American ports and sign on other Norwegian boats at Amer'-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
COLLEGE CO-EDS ARE WHIPPING OLD H. c. L. N MENU READS GOOD
By Assoeinted Press

State College Pa. December g. Senior co eds at the Pennsylvania State college have demonstrated their ability to com bat the high cost of living by running their table on less than 50 cents a day per person.
 group of seven girls in home eco. nomics, in their first of eight weeks residence in the housekeeping practice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
"EILEEN'S ADVENTURES IN WORD
 LAND"

 by Zillah Macdonald, is the story Of a
 Stuart Hay; Frederick A. Stoke
 Company Publishers. New York City.
 'Eileen's Adventures in Wordland." by illah Macdonald. is the story Of a little girl who wouldn't believe tha t words are real. so she visits the Land Behind the Dictionary,t and discovers for herself how very much alivel they are
 Her exciting adventures begin when she reaches the top of the escslator in "Wordland" and she en1arges her list of friends tremendously, making the acquaintance. of plain old strong Anglo-Saxon words, French aristo- cratic words. words which came over with William the Conqueror." and the giant old Latin and Greek words, and foreign words from every land who have been adopted by Mother English Language and last of all the happy go-lucky slang" words-the most modern of them all.
 Eileen has good time seeing Word lands" many wonders and how she helps "Blighty," the new Word Boy" born during the late world war to get into a dictionary town" in spite of 'Isexy" and the word people to keep him out and narrowly escapes being made into word her own dear little self all make up the delightful original
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26

The motor truck to buy is the that longest with lowest upkeep expense That's the International Motor Truck And that's also why we announce with considerable pride that have been named distrib- utors for that truck.
 of year show much greater cost for operating per ton mile than a truck that sells for twice as much Years of service and low upkeep expense will soon overshadoW in dollars and cents low initial cost. International Motor Trucks have never been built with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26

the name of Uncle Remua" immortal. No more whimsical. humorous. enter taining stories have ever been written than Uncle Remus" contains, and al though you may have read them time and time again, yet they are ever redolent of an atmosphere of charm and delight-to old as well as young to the sophisticated as well as the un- sophisticated
 So, If you want to renew your youth and become a child again and imagine you are listening to your "ole nanny telling the Uncle Remus" stories as she used to do when you were a mere "kiddie" peruse the pages of this ex- auisite edition of Uncle Remus" beau tifully bound, beautifully illustrated and beautifully edited. Uncle Remus" will never die. but will live on in our hearts and minds along with the other beautiful mem- ories of the 'old south" of which Thomas Nelson Page. who aproposly writes most delightful Introduction to the present edition of Uncle Re- mus" belongs. and who. with Joel Chandler Harris and others of that wonderfully appealing type. will al- ways occupy unique place in litera- ture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26

the idea of being sold at low price Price was never taken into consideration International engineers were instructed to design the best motor trucks that could be buit-motor trucks that would come up to nterna- tional sandardee rdless of price. The International line of motor trucks is the result of this policy
 complete sales and service organization now at the disposal of International Motor Truck owners. In line with established policy of offering quality pro- duct say to prospective truck buyers in all sin cerity that we have that in the International
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
GE EI9IzI 1 IE z.zz3 |fIngg1Ea I|EzlNIE

|, sure to please those who read and there is such a variety of reading matter in each that it would be difficult to tell just which is the most attractive
 The Chatterbox, founded many many years ago by ]. Erskine Clarke is one of the oldest and most time-honored books of the kind in the world, and it's quaintness is still maintained in the 1921 number the book containing the most V, onderful fund of knowledge delightfully."- told and charmingly arranged.
 The Leopard Prince, by Nathan Gal lizier. is ] romance of Venice. Queen of the Adriatic, in the fourteenth century. Of which the central figure is noble Venetian. known as the Leopard Prince from his coat of arms, a dramatic and dashing hero who combats the conspiracy headed hy Iucio Strozzi to betray Venice to the Ban of Bosnia and Louis of Hum gary. The eternal triangle is com plete with the two heroines, Fulvia, the young wife of the Leopard Prince, and the Princess Yaga4 the confidante and secret emissary of the Ban of Bosnia.
 These four books may be heartily rec commended as among the most readable and interesting of the Christmas season.
 SAND ROLLER"
 By Belle Eanaris Mandates. The Reilly
 Rritton company, Publishers, Chicago
 Ndh E1OittE lS cNtH lhOiC utitS hNlua than "Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley" the quaint and amusing story that won fame for Miss Mandates. Following a rutty bypath in the rural south coun- try, you find Sand Holler" -peopled with homely and likable folks The thrill of mystery and the charm of romance, which does not run too smoothly, intrigue and hold your inter est
 Wade Sheridan is a real man, while Kenneth Lloyd is verX human and not too perfect heroine. The appeal Of little Star, the mystery boy, is irresis- tible.
 Olynthus, an exasperatingJy lovable husband with limitations, his wife, the industrious Ann Bee, and all the little Bees provide a source of amusement that never fails.
 The many readers who enjoyed "Amar- lily will be captivated anew by the swiftly flowing, vigorous story of real people in the unique setting of Sand Holer."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-15
PLAINS TO Vote
ON new SCHOOL
$4,000 Bond Election
Tuesday-Rural School
Notes

An election to determine the issu-
ance Of $4,000 in 5 per cent. 30
year school bonds will be held in
Plains High School district Tuesday,
August II, and interest in the COM
ing election is already enthusiastic,
according to j. E. d. Ship, a member
of the county Board of Education,
who discussed the school situation
yesterday.
The Plains High School district
was recently formed through a con-
solidation of the Plains and Messy
Dell districts, and embraces within
its territory some of the choices ru-
raj sections of Sumter county. 1t
has been suggested that the district
should be further enlarged through
taking in a portion of Webster coun-
ty lying Immediately adjacent to the
district west of Plains, and this sub
ject is also being agitated among the
voters of the district. The present
Georgia school laws, Mr.. Shipp says,
permit school districts lying in one
county to extend over into an adj
joining county, and all that remains
to add this territory to the Plains
High school district is to secure the
consent of the patrons and the Web
ster county Board of Education.
Monday, September l, all of the
rural schools in the county will open
for their fall session, Mr.. Ship said,
and full quota of teachers has been
secured for all of these. The board
has not yet signed contracts for the
transportation of pupils residing in
consolidated districts, but negotia-
lions are now being conducted and
these facilities will be provided in
time for the opening. On Tuesday
next the Board of Education will
hold special session for the consid-
Grafton of these transportation con-
tracts, and at that time definite ac-
ton will be taken upon the several
bids already filed with the board.
New Era district, one of the few
remaining one-teacher rural schools,
which it had been hoped would con-
solidate in time for the opening of
the fall session, has decided against
lusch a course for the present, and
the school there will be operated as
at present during the coming school
year.
At Shiloh, 6 miles out of Americas
the school trustees are now engaged
in remodeling the school building,
the work having been in progress
during some time. Their plans pro-
vide for making the building there
into one of the most attractive rural
school houses in all Sumter county.
This district only recently voted To-
cal taxation for the support of their
school and the trustees there are now
searching for a competent instructor
for their music department. 1t is
noticeable that in this district, es.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-15
WALKER CLUBS
BEING FORMED
Candidate For Governor
To Speak IN Aroa~i~r-c
Next Satr--I

ATLANTA, Ga. Aug. 14.-With
the time arrived for the close of the
entry lists for the Democratic state
primary election of September 8,
interest in the contest for the guber-
material nomination is increasing
throughout the state, to a marked de-
gree, as evidenced by the formation
of campaign clubs by friends of the
opposing candidates in a number of
counties.
Preliminary organization was be-
gun in Atlanta this week for a Full
ton County Walker club to advance
the cause of Clifford Walker in this
county. j. w. Austin, prominent At
lanta attorney, was made temporary
chairman. Permanent organization
is TO be completed at another meet
ing next Wednesday night. The
club will meet each Wednesday night
until the primary and has under way
plans for Walker rally in Atlanta
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-15

pecially since local taxation was vot-
ed for the support CT the schools, the
land values have increased percepti-
bly,, and investors have been insistent
in their inquiries for land located
there.
Anthony Chapel, south of Ameri-
Gus, has agreed to unite with the new
Union High School district, which
embraces both Leslie and DeSoto in
its territory. and the children of the
district will attend school this fall
in the handsome new $4,000 struc-
ture now nearing completion, half a
mile from the heart of Leslie and the
DeSoto highway.
The amendment of the state school
laws so as to provide state support
for consolidated schools in counties
having district agricultural schools,
as well as other counties, was secur-
ed by Representative Stephen Pace
during the recent session of the leg
islature, and this will provide add.
tional revenue for the rural schools
here. This law means that Sumter'S
schools are not to be Disseminated
against any longer in the distribu
ton of the states educational fund:
and as a result, it is anticipated theil
curriculum may be further ad
vanced.
All rural schools, Mr.. Ship said
having under four teachers, effect
! i've September /, will carry grades
preparing their pupils for entering
high school, either in Americas O.
elsewhere, while those having NOR
than four teachers are to have clever
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-15

the latter part of the month, when
the candidate himself will be the
chief speaker.
A Muscogee County Walker club
has been formed at Columbus with
more than 500 members, headed by
J. B. Key, as president; W c. Law
renee, vice-president, and W. H.
Flournoy, secretary.
Following Mr.. Walkers speech at
Vidalia a few days ago a Walker
club with more than 200 members
from over Toombs county was or
gained there, headed by Col. W. j.
DeLoach, president.
The newest Walker club reported
to headquarters here is that of Bald
win county Democrats formed this
week at Milledgeville. Erwin Sibley
is president; ]. r. Normant, vice,
president, and H. S. Wooten, secre-
tary.
One of the earlier Walker clubs to
organize was at Chipley, Harris coun.
ty, with A. B. Priddy, president, anc
Roy Askew, secretary.
Gwinnett county has two very
/ fourishing Walker clubs at Buforc
and Sugar Hill, the former headed
| by H. L. Edmondson, cotton man
and the latter by Bona Allen, Jr.
prominent manufacturer.
Speaking appointments made fol
Mr.. Walker next week are as fol
lows:
Monday, Aug. 16, IL a. M, Ca
milla; 3 80 p. M, Pelham.
Tuesday, IL a. M, Ashburn; 3;3'
p. M, Rebecea.o
Wednesday, II a. M, Dawson; 3;3(
D. M, Cuthbert.
Thursday, II a. M, Preston; 3 p
M, Lumpkin.
Eriday, II a. M, Buena vista
$3.50 D. M, Ellaville.
Saturday, IL a. M, Americas; 3:3'
p. M, Richland. -,
This week Mr.. Walker filled ap
pointments in a number of southwes
Georgia counties, including Dooly
Grady, Thomas, Miller, Decatur, Ear
", Calhoun, Atkinson, Coffee ant
Irwin. He made three speeches to
day, at II a. m. in Pearson, Atkln
son county; 2 p. M, in Douglas, COT
fee county, and 5 p. M, at Ocllla
Irwin county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-15

grades, which should fit their stu
dents for entrance into the Agricul-
tural college here. Through cooper
alton between the rural schools and
the Agricultural college authorities
TIE Board of Education hopes to de-
velop the rural schools into feeders
for the big agricultural institution
here, the college preparing to insti-
tute Upgrade course, with much
added practical instruction of i'm
mense value to boys and girls from
the farms and upon whom will de-
velop in later years the task of car
ing for the agricultural industry OF
Sumter county and the entire Third
Georgia district.