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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-31
THE BOOK OF DEBORAH.


Notion of What She Escaped.
l dropped onto the couch at one
side of Ann, and Deb sat on the 9th.
er side of her. as if we were afraid
that the foolish child-wife would es.
cape from us again. Deb's thoughts
were running something like this,
knew:
$50 this is the burden Jim Lori
mer must carry all the days of his
life! Perversity, imprudence, hys-
terra! | wonder if mans love can
survive trick like this"
My own thoughts were far from
the sentimental aspect of AIMS hoax.
] was thinking:
"The little mink! To hide away
two nights and day under a pile
of soft pillows! I do hope she's half
starvedl To work on poor Jim, when
he's close to a fever! To put dear
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-31

PROGRESSIVE SHOE SHOP
Ladies and Gents Fancy Work Civ
en- Special Attention
Goodyear Electric Shoe Repairing
System
Work Called For and Delivered
w. M. Bivins and E. d. Bright
Phone 796 214 N. Lee st.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-31
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Central Time.)
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ca.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed:
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-16
BISMARCK WOMAN WHISkEY
RUNNER KILLED IN AUTO
WRECK AT PAINTED WOODS

Mrs. Lee Perras of Bismarck was
instantly killed Monday afternoon
near Painted Woods creek on the
Washbun Road when the automobile
she was driving at a high rate of
speed, plunged off grade and turned
over, pinning Mrs. Perras and her
husband under it.
Considerable time elapsed before
anyone reached the scene of the acct
dent. Rev. Erling of Underwood dis
covered the upturned car and found
Mrs, Perras dead and her husband
unconscious. MIR. Perras, however,
received only few slight bruises and
injuries.
DR.. Tyrell, of Underwood, came
| along soon afterward and helped ex-
tricate the bodies Of Mrs. Perras and
Perras from the wreckage.
They were taken to Bismarck on
| permission from Ole Steffrud, who
arrived on the scene after being in
formed of the tragedy.
Considerable whiskey was found IN
the machine, which was a Nash road
ster. It is said that Mr.. and Mrs.
Perras had been drinking and were
travelling at high rate Of speed.
Sheriff Stefferud had been watch
ing for them as they have been in the
whiskey running business for some
time according to the officials.
Whether the driver lost control OF
the car or apprehended that someone
was following and turned to look,
could not be ascertained, but those
who were first at the scene Of the &C
| cident believe the car was travelling
too fast to make a curve near the
bridge.
Mrs. Perras had her neck broken
and chest crushed.
On arriving in Bismarck Perras
was arrested by United States mar
shall charged with violating the fed
eral prohibition law and the transpor-
tation of whiskey.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-16
SAMPLE EXCHANGE SEED
CONTEST, FARGO-JAN-
UARY 18th TO 21st

The North Dakota Improved Seed
Growers Association Contest will be
conducted upon an entirely new line.
The contest will occur as usual in the
Fargo Auditorium. The exhibitors
will finance the prizes. 1t is to be
done in the following manner: The
exhibitors will furnish exhibit sam
pls Of largr proportions than in the
past. The seed exhibited will be
cleaned and prepared for sowing pur-
poses. The samples will be Of suffic-
lent purity of variety to warrant use
for planting seed plots.
exchange contest: AS usual, the grow
ers will compete for championship
prize, first prize, second prize, third
prize. Any grower who wins prize
in the kind Of grain OF seed, potatoes
or corn which he exhibits, will be en-
titled to corresponding champion
ship, first, second, or third prize in
some other kind of seed, which he
needs for the purpose of starting "a
seed plot. The samples for exhibit
will belsent to the Pure Seed Labora-
tory to be tested and judged as in the
past. Only samples OF proper variety,
purity and quality will be exhibited at
the contest. Samples for exhibit
should, therefore, be thoroughly clean
ed. The purpose Of the contest is to
find the best bushel of wheat, the best
20 ears of corn, the best 20 potato
tubers, the best half peck of alfalfa
seed, red clover, sweet clover ETC., the
best peck of any other kind Of grass
or forage seed.
Send in your exhibit samples now
All samples, except only potatoes,
must be shipped so as to arrive by
January 10th. Prepay all postage
and express. Pay up your membership
fee, and make application on the entry
blanks for the kind of seed which you
wish to try to win. All samples will
be properly stored
E. l.. BOLLEY,
Secretary N. D. Seed Growers Assn
Agricultural College, N. D.
December 8, 1920
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-16

WANTED Coco clean COTTON rags .
this Office.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-16
COUNTY LINE
1119CA

Chas. Brown was up from Berth0lc
last Monday and Tuesday for some OF
his belongings.
Arne Engen was in Berthold on bus.
mess last Monday.
j. O. Jacobson returned from Iowa
last Tuesday, where he had been visit
ing his mother and other relatives fol
three weeks.
Mrs. Halgrimson did sewing for
Mrs. Hebigt last Tuesday.
The Kickapoo bunch furnished the
music for dance in the Grange hall
south of Des Laos, last Friday night,
which was fairly well attended, con-
sidering that there were two other
dances nearby on the same night. The
splendid large hall which the Grange
at that place has built, proves to us
that those people have the real Co.
Operative spirit and the welfare of
their community at, heart, and the
backbone to stay by their convictions,
and A. C. T. We can have commun-
ity hall here in Kickapoo if we will all
knuckle down to real business and
quit slamming the other fellow, who
may be trying to do something to that
end.
Mrs. 0. C. Thoen has been confined
to her bed for several days.
A number of farmers met at Tagus
last Saturday afternoon and with the
assistance Of a gentleman from Van
Hook organized branch Of the Wheat
Growers Assn. Of the U. S. A. with
the following officers: Pres, E. F.
Bauer; Vice Pres, J. O. jacobson;
Sec. Treas. Herman Nageli; Directors,
Ole Erickstein and j. T. johnson.
A wrestling match and dance was
announced for Blaisdell for next Sat
urday night. Pouzar's orchestra will
furnish the music.
Geo. Morris came up from Minot
last Friday to help L. H. Bennett, who
is ill at this time.
An exceedingly large crowd attend
ed the Leap Year dance at Tagus last
Saturday night, which was a, success
from start to finish and everyone
seemed to have the best kind of a
time. Kickapoo music prevailed, be-
ing relieved at times by Pouzar's or
chestra.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-14
Dark Prospect Offers Little Encourage
ment

Aunt Matilda. typical old time col
ored woman. is cook in a suburban
home. One evening there was TO be a
small dinner, and afteTward Aunt Ma
tilda was to have the evening out. But
the guests arrived quite late, explain
ing. amid some natural excitement,
how the trolley car which had brought
them had struck and killed a woman a
few blocks away The cook, much dis
composed by the delay, had already
arrsyed her ample form in her best
dress. intending to leave the house
Just as soon as dinner should be served.
Later, however, she was found sit
ting in the kitchen, her frame rigid
and an expression Of stony calm on her
sable face.
why. how is this, Aunty!" asked
her mistress. Are you not going
out ~
Laws. MONT" replied Aunt NATL
da, still motionless, except for her
rolling ewes, 81 isn't going out Deed
no. I isn't. If dem street car men
CANT see white lady in de daylight,
what chance you s'pect I'd have cross
in de tracks in de night - Hsrper's
Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-14
TO KEEP SUGAR PRICES UP.
Porto Rican Sugar Producers Asso.
citation Makes Effort.

San Juan, Sept. l3--The Porto Rican
Sugar Producers association has re-
piled to a request to join Cuban sugar
interests in an effort TO prevent re-
finers from forcing down the price of
raw material that, while the local
association could not join officially
with Cuba in such an effort because
of federal laws, Porto Rico would not
make shipments of sugar except as
sold.
The cable received from the associ-
alton de Hacendsdosy Colonos de Cuba
said:
in view Of the unjustified lower
ing in prices of raw sugar, which en-
dangers sugar growers interests to the
exclusive benefit of refiners, we in.
vite you TO inform us If you think it
possible TO obtain joint action TO adopt
legitimate measures 10 avoid grave
losses in the present and coming
crops"
Following the receipt of this cable a
meeting of the board of directors of
the Sugar Producers association was
called and Eduardo Gonzales was au-
thoriEed TO send this reply for the
Federal legislation prevents joint
action. We assure You that our pol
icy is 10 sell before shipment and not
to offer in advance"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-14
GOVERNOR cox
FINANCIAL POLICY
Outlined In Address at Portland, Ore.
Also Urged Development of
Alaska.

Portland, Ore, Sept. l4.--Governor
Cox yesterday outlined his financial
policy which includes proposals for q
budget commissioner to act as an ex.
ecutive assistant to the president In
an address here he also urged devel-
opment of Alaska.
Discussing the league of nations in
terms of material results to the nation,
he said:
81 have been amazed at the results
achieved in our irrigation and reclama
ton projects, some of which ] have
seen for the first time in my pilgrim
age to the western coast, would make
it necessary for us to continue the
building of big ornaments when the
amount necessary to expand in that
program would increase the produc-
tive acreage of the United States by
hundreds of thousands of square miles.
when il is considered that the de-
velepment of the Yakima valley cost
the government only 100000 APP
proximately and that the cost of
modern battleship such as is being
constructed to-day is S40.00o,000, the
average man can grasp the possibili-
ties of q permanent peace and com
plete disarmament. If we can stop
building battleships and constructing
agencies for the destruction of human
life, we can turn our thought to the
development of agencies for the con
servation of life and the happiness of
mankind"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-14
The Scrap Book.

The convalescent child was allowed
to cut out magazine pictures. Soon she
had box full, and bed and floor us.
ually in litter. Father wanted to buy
her present. Mother suggested scrap
book. When they got home they found
that along with the paste and pictures
and new primer, there had been in
cluded an extra scrap book. They laid
IL aside to be returned, but inside of a
day had thought of use for il. The
child's eager Joy and use of hers had
made the suggestion. They were plan
ming to build house and were collect
ing ideas" Envelope files they were ia
miliar with. Card indexes were as their
daily bread The recipe for the heb
domadal cake, as well as the budget,
accounts and house plans lived in such
files But anything so colorful and pic
turesque as q scrap book had never oe.
CURED to them. Into it went doorwsys
with glorious fanlights, halls, FIRE
places, corner cupboards. stairways of
dozen types, bits of tapestry and ere
tonne which suggested color schemes.
Nor were plans for efficient kitchens
and the advertisement OF labor savers
lacking. The family is going to know
something about architecture before it
gets its house plans completed. and
what a good time it has had in the
learning! Moreover, the older child was
inspired to make a garden scrap book,
which has had its own benefits, es.
thetic and practical. Poems and little
stories have gone into hers, along with
botanical descriptions and pictures.
Rainy holidays for a long time are pro-
vided for. The files OF house plans and
details had been mere convenient col
lections of data But there was some
thing creative about the scrap book.
That was what took the grown-up one
put OF the data class. and kept youth !
full ones from being mere busy work.
making them sources of ever -increas
ing artistic pleasure. -Brockton Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-14
SAYS GRACE IN RESTAURANT.
Custom Handed Down in London Eat
ing House Since 1898.

London, Sept. l3.---In small restau-
rant in Bird-in Hand court, Cheapside
in the heart of the city, where fish
ordinary served as it was in 1893 grace
is always said before the meal com
mences.
A courtIy old man of SO receives the
customer at the door and punctually
at ] O'Clock he takes the chair" When
everyone is seated this white bearded
old man, Henry Shelton, rises from his
seat, raps on the table and says quiet
ly, Ladies and gentlemen, grace
please" Then there is silence, he bows
his head reverently and adds: "For
what we are about to receive may the
Lord make us truly thankful"
When everyone is served, The carves
the three courses of fish himselfl he
looks down gravely from his high
backed oaken chair and if one has the
honor of knowing him he will raise
his glass and drink with you.
At the conclusion of the meal he
raps the table again; and says, Ladies'
and gentlemen, grace please. For what
we have received may the Lord make
us truly thankful"
Every day for "a years he presided
over this meal table and it is claimed
that this is the only restaurant in
London where grace is said before and
after meals. NJ
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-14
GREAT WAR FILM DESTROYED
Had Been Prepared By British Govern
ment for War Purposes.

London, Sept. l4.-The British public
has just learned from the report of a
government committee that a moving
picture film prepared by direction Of
the war Office at a cost of Sll7 900 was
destroyed after the armistice by gov
eminent order because it was consid
cred unsuitable for exhibition in peace
time. The film was intended by the
government to show what might have
happened if England had been invaded
by the Germans but il was not ready
to be exhibited before the signing OF
the armistice and consequently was
never publicly produced
The Star reports that the film was
masterpiece of realism. There were
many scenes depicting the British
countryside under enemy rule, taken
from real incidents obtained from Bel
GUM and France and battles" were
arranged in which actual army corps
took part.
William Davies, a well known page
ant producer, was given carte blanche
by the war Office, which supplied all
accoutrements needed and a staff of
naval and military officers TO ensure
every detail being correct. German
uniforms, helmets, rifles and other
paraphernalia from prisoners of war
were appropriated to equip the Tin
vading forces
A special cinema camp was estab-
lished in the neighborhood of the in
land town of Chester, so that airplane
and Zeppelin raids should not interfere
with the production. For two or three
hours on a number of days, a railway
station at Chester was closed to the
public, in order that British and Ger
man" troops might be filmed entraining
and detraining. One of the principal
difficulties was to induce British sol
diers TO appear in German uniforms.
The mimic fights were far more real
than the biggest fighting fiction films
have ever shown, says the report.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-14
Some Lithuanian Troops
Are Wearing American
Uniforms
THEY ARE MASSED
ON POLISH BORDER
They Have About 100 Can
non and Plenty Of
Rifles

Warsaw, Sept. l4-Lithuanian troops
massed along the demarkation line be-
tween that country and Poland are
strong, and have full equipment OF
weapons, which they secured from
Germany, according to dispatches. They
have regular force of 10000 men, OF
whom 5000 have been formed into
shock detachments. Behind this army
there is a reserve of 10000 men. They
are equipped with airplanes, rifles and
cannon and the men wear American,
British and Russian uniforms, it is
said Estimates received here state
that the Lithuanians have about 700
cannon and plenty of rifles and ma
chine guns.
Sectors where the Poles and Lithu.
anians are facing each other are quiet,
there having been no action on either
side for some days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-14
Deafening Crash Too Much for Him

The train wreck occurred Just two
miles west Of a small Missouri town
and the editor of the local paper sent
out his star land only reporter
get story Of the accident. Arrived
al the scene Of the wreck the report
er found the train crew reluctant to
talk for publication. Finally the con
ductor Of the train. candidlv confessed
that IL was against the policy Of the
road to give out particulars Of such
accidents. However" he concluded.
"over there, sitting on that tie, Is the
superintendent Of this division II he
wants TO tell you anything why, all
right"
The reporter approached the desig-
mated man and found him with his
face badly scratched and one arm in
a sling. Can Won give me any par
ticulsrs concerning this wreck the
reporter asked
Wreck" repeated the injured man.
Young fellow. if there has been any
wreck on this road ! haven't heard Of
it!''-Nsw York Evening Post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-14
Saw Trees Loaded with Crop of Cat
fish.

Saw Trees Loaded with Crop of Cat
fish.
"Did you ever see fish hanging from
the limbs of trees asked a man from
the st. Francis basin. well, | have
and they didn't have wings, either.
They were just simply plain old St.
Francis river catfish, and had never
learned how to do anything but swim
and blubber. But | found bunch OF
them up in a tree one morning just the
same, and il was a curious sight.
'Of course, it is common enough TO
find fish in hollow logs, hollow trees
and stumps after food, but these
members were up in the branches, out
in the open plain view where they
could be seen.
1T was during heavy rise in the
river back in the early eighties. ! was
living at the time some SO miles up the
river from the mouth on what Is
known as Cow Bayou island in that
section of Arkansas, so named because
of a fearful cattle calamity shortly
after the war. when the bayou which
surrounds the island was literally
choked with the bodies of cattle. OPP
posite where ! lived was sharp curve
in the river. and a considerable dip
with a rather marked decline toward
the rivers edge. The high water had
filed this dip. Trees of small, bushy
variety had grown up thickly in the
dip. During the overflow vast army
of fish had foated into the place, EVIL
IDENTIFY to feed.
Zone night a short distance below
this place there was a break in the
embankment. which threw the full
force of the river back into deep
basin a half.mile away.
aThe fall would not have been more
rapid If the bottom had dropped out
of the river. Really, at first | though
there had been a sinking of the land
when I ventured out the next morn
ing. Across the river from where !
lived I beheld a remarkable sight. The
dip had been emptied by the sudden
break below Hundreds of fish had
beer caught mapping as it were. Cat
fish measuring all the way from a few |
inches 70 a foot and a half could be
seen founching and wriggling in the
DusnY tops anu ioihe VI Tue ViuhPH Va /
trees which had grown up in the 4
dip. II was the most remark |
able sight had ever seen, and ] would |
not have believed it if ! had not be.
held il with my own eyes
II didn't see what do you expect
me to do" asked the skeptic who had
ordered a highball, but the man from
Arkansas never answered. -Philadel-
phia Public Ledger
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-14
To Feel Fit TO Work

you must keep your stomach well, your
liver active, your bowels regular and
blood pure.
If you get up in the morning tired /;
if you get exhausted with the slightest
exertion-you can depend upon it that
your liver is torpid and needs waking
up. A few doses of SEVEN BARl<S,
natures great remedy, will wake up
that lazy liver, and make you feel like
new.
II your liver has been overworked, IT
would cause your whole system to fill
up with acids and poiscns that would
make you feel weak, tired out and sick.
You can easily remove the acids and
poisons from your system by taking
from 10 to 20 drops of SEVEN
BARKS in a little water after meals.
1t will keep your bowels moving nat
urally every day, cleanse your system
thoroughly eliminate undigested food.
and bring you back to active and nor
NAL health again.
SEVEN BARKS is natures remedy,
made from the extracts of roots and
herbs, and has stood the test for many,
many years, and will certainly give you
a feeling of new life and vigor. To
feel fresh and fit for your daily duties,
you must keep your stomach and liver
active and bowels regular.
To get and keep well ask your drug
gist for SEVEN BARkS If he is out
of it, he will get it for you. Accept
no substitute. Price 60 cents.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-14
MAINE VOTED
SOLDIER BONUS
And Decided to Issue Bonds
for 100000 for
Purpose
AN INCOME TAX
WAS DISAPPROVED
Plural Voting Places in.
Town Approved by Big
Majority

Portland, Me, Sept l4.-Three out
Of four propositions submitted to the
voters at the state election yesterday
were overwhelmingly approved on the
fact of partial returns, while the other
providing for a state income tax APP
parently was disapproved by wide
margin.
The constitutional amendments pro-
viding for more than one voting place
in towns and authorizing the legisla-
ture to provide for a 100000 issue
OF state bonds for the payment of a
bonus to soldiers and sailors had mar
gins of II ,494 and 24,370, respectively,
according to returns from so towns in
Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec
and York counties out of 5l9 in the
state.
The act of the legislature giving
women the right to vote for presiden-
tial electors on which referendum
was demanded, was favored by 1892
in these towns, while the income tax
amendment failed by s,92s. The totals
were as follows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-14
All Tenets Of Good Form Shattered BY
Mouse.

Calmness and correctness Of deport
ment in every circumstance was one Of
the streng points Of Miss Emmelina
Canterton, principal Of the select school
for young ladies.
So her surprise and anger may be i'm.
agined when she entered s classroom
and found her pupils standing on chairs
and desks al screaming
Young ladies" she exclaimed cold.
II. ewhat IS the cause Of all this dis
turhance -
%. Miss Canterton. Miss Canter-
ton. walled many voices in chorus.
there's a mouse in the room"
a mouse. = shTieked Miss Emmelina.
and with one agile bound she reached
the top of the cuhosrd and stood there.
breathing heavily.
Then she faced Der pupils
For rnodness sake. Young ladies. ist
us keep our heads IN this emergency
b ordered Some one g 81 once
for a policeman. Pittsburg Chroni-
cle Telegraph