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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-28

up their ears, but were afraid it
would hurt her feelings SO they sat
quite still
That's splendidw said Professor
Skylark, "but couldn't you do it more
like this?" And he warbled musical
ly up the scale and down again.
"Oh, just exactly" smiled Maudie,
showing her teeth. And taking a
deep breath she hee-hawed louder
than ever
THAT will do for today" said the
professor and he marked down two
dollars more in his account book.
Then he invited Nick and Nancy
to stay and meet some more of his
pupils.
Copyright, 1920, n. E. Al
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-28

me and you and the gate, he isn't
getting. Only his money is the same
color as anybody's, and if he wants
to try, why shouldn't l let him? Now
Miss Mule are you ready? | hope
you've practiced your scales. Please
begin at dov'
Maudie opened her mouth and hee-
hawed with all her might. The noise
was so loud the twins wanted to cover
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-28
ADVENTURES
OF THE TWINS
b. Oiva Roberts Bsrtcs,

coon Nick and Nancy, riding their
- friend, Maudie Mule, arrived at
a place where a large sign above a
gate announced that Sylvester Sky
lark had a Fashionable Singing
School there and invited people to
sep in"
Indeed, Professor Skylark was
waiting for them, or rather for
Maudie Mule, but as Will Wood
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-28
SUMTER NEAR
$4,000 BALES
Preliminary Final Crop
Figures For 1919
Given Out

Sumter county's total cotton crop
for 1919 was 1885 bales, according
to the preliminary final report of
ginnings just issued by the bureau of
census at Washington. This COM
pares with 26,423 bales for the pre-
vious crop and, although short, sur
passes the expectation of most farm
ers all during the cotton growing
season, and particularly at the time
cotton picking began Following are
the figures for the surrounding coun-
ties:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
PAGEANT AT HIGH SCHOOL
DELIGHTS LARGE AUDIENCE

The pageant, ''The Spirit OF Poetry
was presented by 125 high school pu-
pills Friday night. The pageant was
written by Miss Edith Gliding and
directed by Mrs. Jennie NJ Frank. as
sisted by Miss Helen oldham. Miss
Elizabeth Walker. Miss Fannie Eos
ter, Miss May Campbell. Miss Martha
Cander, Miss Elizabeth Narris and
Miss Irene Taylor, all OF the English
department OF the high school
The pageant was given under the
auspices OF the College Womau's club
and the funds Will be used in sending
some girl OF the senior class OF the
high school to college for a year. The
auditorium was filled so the amount
Is practically assured
Each scene-there were ten and an
epilog-shOwed a part Of some story
of poetry Characteristic OF one OF the
ten periods between the fourth and
18th centuries.
The costumes worn by those taking
part we're consistent with the period
the sketch represented. Each scene
was vivid with color and artistic, and
each student taking part did his or
her. part we'll especially those in the
proloEs who spoke with unusual
clearness and those who sang and
danced. The whole affair was sue
ceEsful
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

Germans can use this British appre-
hension to postpone demobilization
indefinitely. until the time when
they can resist IL openly.
II is, Of course, preposterous
10 charge the French with milf
turism at this moment. What
has actually happened Is that
American and British policy has,
for reasons Of obvious self in
frreEf, decided that the real dan
ger in Germany "a boisheFism,
not PrusSianisHI, while the
French policy has concluded that
the peril comes from the milf
tarisfic direction.
The French case Is quite simple.
France asks that the Germany army
be reduced. as the treaty OF YER
ssfIles provides She insists that the
ueutralized areas remain neutralized
or that German invasion OF the tsuAl
shah be counterbalanced BY french
OF Frankfort, as guaran-
tee OF ultimate German Withdraw al
from the Rhine area. she DEN uS
+he coal, without which her indus
tries must suspend. exactly as tne
Germans planned. when they wrecked
the Lens coal area during the war
since her allies viii not help her'
France is resolved to act alone No
French Government could DO less ana
i've IN this case the government
is not leading, but is being forced by
French public sentiment into q course
which all Frenchmen regard as alone
calculated to protect French inter .
ests and French safety. bad tne
allies Of France been d little more
sympathetic and q little less seiilsn-
II occupied with their own comm tI-
~ia1 Interests. the present situation
would hardly have arisen, but since
il has arisen. French action has been
IoricaI.-Copyrig 1920 by the MS-
cure Newspaper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
Discarded X-Ray Plates
to Be Used as Windows

Detroit. Mich. April 1z--Discaried
N-ray plates viii glaze all the win
dows in the Detroit Municipal Tuber-
culosis saultarium, being erected
near Worthwhile.
These photographic plates cleaned
OF chemicals viii serve the purpose
as Wen as new glass and win save
the city $4,000" said health COM
missioner Henry F. Vaughn Plumb
ing fixtures are coming out Of the
Pontchartrain hotel and viii cost
only $1,000, as against $4,000 70 So
600 for new.
Five hundred mahogany doors and
door frames from the dismantled ho-
tel viii save the city S15,0Qo." Mr.
Vaughn declared.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
Germans Treat Peace Pact AS "Scrap
Of Paper; French Decision To March
Into Germany, Therefore, Is Logical

vision, Philippines; Solomon ViEil
and RefugIo Vigil. Pecos, y. NJ. quar-
termaster corps. construction division.
Fort Bliss; Jesse r. Atkins, Miles
city. Mont. sanitary detachment. SD
field artillery: Clyde ". Blake. Mes
calero. y NJ, medical detachment.
Seventh cavalry; Wesley o. Sanders.
Blackwell. Texas. SD field artillery,
Ralph Plat. Rapid City, S. D, 18th
field artillery. Camp Dodge. Iowa;
William T. Brooks, Fl Paso, dental
corps. 81 Paso; Charles ". Howard.
Grinneli, Iowa. medical department.
Philippines. Alton A. Brown. Ell Pzso.
quartermaster corps. zone supply. FL
Paso; James ". Beck. Albuquerque.
y. ~, tank corps. Fort Bliss; Combs
Chiner. FL Paso, machine gun COM
panY. 2fth infantry. Douglas. Ariz
Albert Nattson. FL Paso. troop X,
Eighth cavalry; Pablo II. Subia, med
ical department Fort Bliss.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
VOTERS SHOW NO INTEREST
IN GOOD ROADS ELECTION

Early returns from election on the
build roads in FL Paso county, indi-
cate an utter lack OF interest on the
part Of voters. County officials, how
ever. expressed the opinion that the
bond issue would carry
The polls opened at a. m, and
viii close at Z p m
one OF the proposed roads for
which money is asked extends from
near Fort Bliss for three miles TO
the Rio Grande. Another proposed
road extends from the upper valley
across the Rio Grande. Such a road
mile detour.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
Brothers First Use Fists
Then Guns After Quarrel

TaIeouah. Okla. April 14.-Georse
and Carlton AIanskimer, brothers had
an argument here the other day as 20
whether OF not a Jackpot IN 2 caro-
game had been opened
Retiring behind a barn they trieo
TO settle il with their fists At the
md of half an hour each man. bruised
and bleeding. went his way
Meeting on a downtown street a
Few hours later each man drew a re-
volver and emptied il at the otner- All
Of the shots went Wild
Friends say It has not vet been de-
cided whether or not the Jackpot
was opened
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
TEACHERS HERE
PLAN UNION

are 10 be paid according 10 their
classification.
In Houston the minimum wage for
teachers has already been increased
from $3.50 TO $500 a year for common
school teachers and the maximum
wage from 5000 10 $500. In the
high schools the minimum was in
creased from $50 10 S1100 and the
maximum from $1,000 to $500
Want Department OF Educuti0n.
Two other objects OF the uniouiza-
ton are 10 set teachers into more
active public life and TO prevail on
congress 10 create a department or
education with a secretary in the
cabinet as provided IN the smith
Towney bill This bill. II passed, viii
appropriate 500. coo. 900 TO be
matched by the states FOR educa-
tional purposes.
The unionization Of Fl Paso teach
ers is 10 be preceded by a survey
Of the city and the southwest which
viii start this coming week
The teachers union does not strike.
IL was explained IL any union
strikes its charter is taken away
from IL.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
Handed Hot Brick, but
He CouLdn't See LoRe

New York, April 17.-Whel Meyer
Schulman, a bricklayer working on a
new two story brick building al Nep-
tune avenue and West First street,
Conev Island. landed a hot brick to a
fellow workman as q joke he said, ne
received a blow on the head with q
shovel which sent him to the hospital
The fellow workman, Norris Alt
man, 81 years old was held IN ire
Conev Island court by magistrate
Walsh IN $1,000 bail on a charge Of
feIonious assault, Schulmau, who is 81,
reeelved lacerations Of The scalp.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
by Tractor, Man
FLees Through Window

Chased By a farm tractor. William
Stanislau. Of Milford, was crushed
but managed 10 escape through the
window OF a barn he is suffering
from four broken ribs and a cut on
his right arm which required twenty
stitches.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

IS Flats in Two Years
Too Much; Gets DiUorce

Detroit, Mich. April 17.-William
Grossman couldn't live on a moving
van
That Is where his vile Nellie kept
him most Of the time, he testified
before Judge Hosmer recently
in two years OF married life he has
been compelled 70 move forty-eight
times. never having time TO really
get acquainted with a home.
He was given a divorce
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
RECRUITS STILL CONE IN
N SPITE OF CLOSE OF DRIVE

In spite OF the announcement OF
the war department that the recruit
ing drive is closed, men keep arrlsihs
- +5e III Paso army recruiting office
n SQUADS. Fnlistments Saturday were
Abundo Martinez, Tucumcari, y. NJ
olrsrtermaster corps, construction d.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

The Eighth cavalry band viii give
a concert In the Eighth cavalry band
stand at Fort Bliss from 5;45 p. m to
6:45 p. m Sunday evening, weather
permitting
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
SHIP BOARD LOSES MOVE
AGAINST SUIT BY HEARST

Washington. D. c.. April 1.-THE
shipping boards motion 20 dismiss the
suit OF William Randolph Hearst the
publisher, for an Injunction TO prevent
The sale OF the % former German
liners. was overruled today by justice
Bailey IN the district supreme court
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
RECRUITING SERVICE PLANS
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

The recruiting service OF the United
States army has set aside $4,000 TO
be used IN a campaign OF paid ad-
vertising in the cities in which main
recruiting stations are maintained
Notice OF this new recruiting drive
was received At the FL Paso army re-
cruitinE office yesterday.
The new drive is in the interest Of
economy. and Is based upon the re-
suits OF former paid advertising cam
DaiEns for recruits. according to the
letter OF the adjutant general. The
campaign viii be handled by the Ad-
vertisinE Agencies corporation Of
New York. an organization formed
especially 20 assist the government
in handling its advertising matter.
The present campaign VIII be con-
Quoted in cities where the 50 main
stations are maintained and also IN
state capitals that have no station
Later a similar campaignt VIII be
carried out in the suh-station towns
and in the country papers,
DISCHARGED AT FOTST BAHARD.
Washington. d. c., April iI.-First
Lieut. Alexander Banks Culp, air ser
vice. has been honorably discharged
at Fort Bayard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

Statistics show that the average
time spent per conversation By wo-
men on four-party telephone lines IN
philadelphia IS 45 minutes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
Doughnuts

an OPtuIHSt ftuS OSSit elutSu Us u
man who sees the rim of the dough-
nut and a pesSin1ist as one who sees
only the hole in the doughnut.
Maybe SOL
I am an optimist about men. |
knOD that if | once sell a man a
suit he UiH forget the hole in the
doughnut. / knOw men haze been
tricbed and trimmed and "done up
in the clothes game for years and
years.
| haze been making clothes for a
quarter century and put into a
Fischbein suit material and labor
which is 1907. Ask the man
who wedrS one.
Look about you! Ready to-wea
clothes are extremely high. Gus
toms made clothes mderseH them.
Why buy clothes with your eyes
on the hole in the doughnd and
lose money in the end9 Three
minutes in this shop will tell you
all about clothes and your pocket
book. Come in-I am r0aiting to
see you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

ships bulIt OF steel are said 70 be
able TO carry about twenty percent
more cargo than those made OF iron.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

XXTE carry at all times IN our Mems Furnishing
w Goods Section complete assortment OF auto
oauptets, in black and TAM In either soft stuff cult
STYLES These are shown both lined and unlned, IN all
sizes. IN prices ranging from s. pair to Sl5.OO.
Street Floor.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-09-23
Come to Our Free Feast of HeahA
Says the Goldine Man
Who will be at City Drug Store,
Friday, Saturday and Monday, Sept. "a, Is anda
From a. to g. p m. each day.
Invite all to trv their Wonderful Method ABSOLUTELY FD
Invite all to trv their Wonderful Method ABSOLUTEL

Remember I am going to give every
man and every woman free test of our
Goldlne Treatment, the medicine which
was originated and perfected for suffer-
ing humanity and which is accomplishing
such remarkable results. l am here on
my tour of the leading cities where Gold
Inc agencies are located.
Its users say this medicine gives new
life, strength, energy and ambition to
people who have lost their vim. This is
the medicine that R. M. Blair says made
him walk again after being helpless iE-
valid for three years, and to our knowl-
edge is the only medicine having the rec
ord of such case in the entire country.
This famous medicine, as they tell us,
makes up the lack of certain elements
that the system requires for the develop
ment of nerve strength and physical en-
durance, This is the medicine under
which Mrs. Mayo, who suffered twelve
years, recovered health in six weeks when
given only three months to live. Now
does the work of her family of six. Gold
Inc took off 80 pounds of bloat and dropsy
for this lady in six weeks. She says it
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-09-23
MONROE.

Mrs. F. F. Palmer returned home from
Bath Sept. 18th.
Mrs. Eliza Pattee of Searsport visited
friends in town the past week.
The Grammar school commenced Mon
day with Miss Jessie Cunningham as
teacher.
Donald Forbes of Brooks was at M.
A. Haley's during the fair as telephone
operator.
Everett Felker has gone to Orono,
where he will teach civil engineering in
the U. of M.
Before leaving town Saturday morning
the airplane made two flights The pas
sengers were Carolyn Durham and S. L.
Ritchie. Then it started on it's return to
Rockland with Frederick M. Nickerson
as passenger, Mrs. Nickerson starting
soon afterward by auto to meet him in
Rockland, returning from there to their
home in Monroe.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-09-23

was a miracle and her neighbors think
the same. Maybe you are eating three
square meals a day, but can't gain in
strength because you don't assimilate
your food Or maybe you are nervous,
easily excited, can't sleep, get weak and
tremble, have floating specks before your
eyes and bad case of indigestion. Com
pare your case with that of Mrs. Anna
McKelvey, who says she had stomach
trouble so bad that crackers and milk was
her principal diet. She regained her
health through Goldine and her case was
of twelve years. standing.
Then maybe again you are troubled
with impure blood, have boils and absces-
ses by the dozen. Orry Crist, the well
known street car motorman, said he had
them so bad that he felt like a second
Job, yet Goldine relieved him in Just three
weeks. If you suffer from loss of MEM
DRY and have catarrh so bad that the mu-
Gus fills your throat until 1T chokes you;
then your case is like that of Mrs. Eliza
beth Birch, who recovered her health
through Goldne.
i. Suppose you have to get up number
of times each night because of your wa
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-09-23
kINUX

Jesse 4eaton recently purchased a
Ford car.
John McKeen of East Knox is building
a new stable
Mrs. Myra Bryant is visiting her sis
tiers in Bristol, Me.
Mrs. Anna Bucklln is boarding the
teacher at Knox Sta.
Several people from Knox attended
Unity Fair last week.
Mr.. Cole of Montville is helping Julia
Curtis with the falls work.
Mr.. Darius Hanson is laid up with
blood poisoning in his hand.
MIR. and Mrs. Willis Richardson spent
the weekend with relatives in belfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Woods of Rum
ford were recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. W. Woods.
Walter Carter returned home from
Bangor Hospital Saturday where he had
been to have his leg set.
Alma Woodbury., Bertha Harden and
Earle Curtis began their second year of
school at Freedom recently.
Mrs. Abbie Penney went to Marble
head, Mass, Sept. 18th, to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Esther Corners.
Philip and Maurice Reynolds are at
home on two weeks furlough from the
camps where they are stationed.
Mrs. Effie johnson of Everett, Mass,
who has been visiting her niece, Mrs.
ennie Boulter, has returned home. Mrs.
S usie Hubbard and daughter Martha &C
companied her.
The women of Knox have shown much
interest in the new movement and rail-
lied out to the election Monday to the
number of rs and out of this number Is
enrolled as Republicans.
Mr.. Lyman Gates and friends, Mr.. Joe
Wernet and Miss Margaret Wernet of
Phil returned home Friday after a very
Gates mother, Mrs. D. B. Eastman.
The schools in town are all in session
with the following teachers: Knox Ridge,
Mrs. Avis Cross; Stream, Mrs. Grace
Dow Batchefder of Brooks; East Knox,
Mrs. Annie B. Aborn; Ray. Mrs. Lucy
Kenney; Knox Station, Miss Elouise
Lewis of Belfast; Leonard, Miss Esther
| Tibbetts.
The Woman's Division of the Republic
can party has been recently organized at
Knox as follows: President, Mrs. B. l..
Aborn; secretary, Mrs. Edith Bryant;
treasurer, Mrs. Olive Berry; ballot clerk,
Mrs. Cora Vose; committee, chairman,
Mrs. B. L. Aborn; Olive Berry, Sarah
Kenney. Lucy Kenney, ]. H. McKeen,
Mary Eastman, Mac Curry, Gertrude
SWEET, Cora Vose, Leila Higgins, Blanche
Wentworth, Rose Brown. Mae Hall, Edith
Bryant, Julia CT rtis, Miss Addie B. Cross
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-09-23
MRS. EVA A. WRITTEN

Mrs. Eva A. Written died Sept. 10Th at
her home in East Northport. Her hus-
band, Andrew B. Written, died July 18th
last. Mrs. Written was born in Newbure
Nov. Z, 1855. In 1898 she married Mr.,
Written and about IA years ago they
moved to East Northport where they
enjoyed the esteem of all who knew
them Previous to locating in East
Northport they had been associated in a
general store for eight years in Sanger
vile and seven years in PittsfieId. One
sister, Mrs: Lucella Baker of Winter
port, made her home with her, and they
had planned to spend the winter at Mrs.
Bakers home in Winterport. The funeral
was held at her late home at Sd, m.
Tuesday, Rev. Charles W. Martin Of the
Methodist church officiating. The inter-
ment was beside her late husband in the
East Northport cemetery. The bearers
We're Captain Bartlett Wadlin, Manassa
Whiting, Isaac S. and Henry G. Hills.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-09-23
BORN

CUSHMAN. In Ellsworth, Sept. 5, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Nj. Cushman, a son,
Ralph c.
LEE. In Absarokee, Mont. Sept. 1, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Lee, son.
POOR. In Belfast, Sept. 20, to Mr..
and Mrs. Frederic R. Poor, a son--Will-
lam Osgood-for his great grandfather.
ROBERTS. In Belfast, Sept. II, to
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Roberts, a daugh-
ter.
PENNY. In Troy, Sept 7, to MIR. and
Mrs. Robert Penny, daughter.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-09-23
Sold by w. A. Hall, Belfast

some time she and her husband resided
in Minneapolis. Interment was made in
the village cemetery Friday morning,
pray ers being said at the grave by Rev.
T. H. Martin of the Congregational
church. Mrs. Black is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Anna futile of Providence;
by half sister, Mrs. Eugene Carver of
6rookline, Mass, and by two half BROTH
ers, Robert and William Porter of Cali
fornia.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-09-23
A WOMAN SUFFERED IN
SILENCE
MADE BELIEVE SHE WAS WELL

A woman of New Auburn, Maine,
writes: "There must be lots of women
who feel as l did. suffered in s....e1.oc
many times on account Of my pride, but
now know that good laxative is essen
tial to good health. pretended l was all
right when wasn't. had terrible pains,
was 'grouchy' and my headaches almost
a sallow, unbecoming complexion which
WAS not helped by face powders. Why
didn't try to cure myself, rather than
pretend7 After taking DR.. True's Elixir.
now know that laxative was what
needed. DR.. True's Elixir is mild and
pleasant to take, and works just right for
me. My complexion cleared up-bright
and ruddy-blemishes vanished, and every
one remarked how much better | looked"
Mrs. E. j. B. New Auburn, Me-
DR.. True's Elixir will help you too,
don't pretend any longer.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-09-23

ter, your kidneys and bladder ,-...,,
severely, the water burns like 1 a.
rheumatism until you can 5, "lS
around, you have had blood Ivy
your left arm and are 81 Year. 5 ,,3
you might think that Goldjge r,n1 !
you any good. If you think t5 S' ~
H. Nichols. If you are still o,. ~
doubters. l will give you nsmss 90, Y
dresses of these people so Won csn ~
see and find out for yourself U5 1r ~
done and is doing. No matter ba l, \ I
teal you are you owe it h yo1roaI. Y
loved ones in whom you are l0t sr,' Y
investigate. We urge your invsstis.s
Come Friday, Saturday and Mon5s''a
l will give you a large-Sized test ' a.
Goldine, The minute you TAXI + ~. *
say you feel it to your toes T5ssHa
it six lays at your meals and w,f.,'
results. There is no string Ia Mi, ~. !,
You don't need to buy 1t if yo~ p !,
want to. This offer is to evpry nv
womap of this city. We ask yo~ '9 u,
Goldihe for yourself. Come yal,s.i
bring any suffering member of yo AMY I
lily with the most difficult health my
and try Goldine just once '''
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-09-23
DIED.

CHASE. In Belfast, Sept. 10, Lillian
Robbins, wife of F. Wallace Chase of
Newtonville, Mass, aged So years and 9
months.
CHM. In Standpoint, Sept. Is, Me-
lissa D., widow of Capt. Jewett H. CHM,
aged n years, month and "a days.
WRITTEN. In East Northport, Sept.
10, Mrs. Andrew B. Written.