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crowd was present and fine time re-
ported.
Miss Georgia Mae Brightwell at
tended Halloween party near Par
rot Friday night
Supt. G. H. Wells visited the
Macedonia Sunday school Sunday af-
ternoon and rendered fine talk.
Among those from RiehIand were
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Aston.
Misses Winnie Bell and Vivian
are still in our city with relatives.
Messrs. Frank and Charlie Bright
well were among the out-of-tOwn
guests Monday.
/, G. W. Dennard, of Weston, was
a visitor here Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. B. T. Suddeth is improving
after an illness Of several weeks.
Little Edith Goare is on the sick
list this week.
RcT. J. t. Goare spent the week
end in Warwick.
Miss Lois BrightwelI, Of near IVES
ton, was hostess to a number of
friends Sunday evening. Among
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HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEWS

Five women voted at Fitzgerald
yesterday on certificates of reSistTa-
tion from the tax collector.
Mrs. Mary McLendon, of At
lanta, suffrage leader, on being de-
MED the right to vote Yesterday
when she attempted to do so, said She
justice.
An aviator discovered q barrels
of beer near Rebecca and reported
the matter to the revenue agents,
who poured it out. No still or per-
sons were found near.
The date of the Albany city pri-
mary has been set as November 29.
The election date is December 6.
Cordele will have a company of
the National Guard, to be known as
Company B, First Separate Battal-
ion, Georgia National Guard, and to
be sworn in by Nov. is.
The effort of the Rome Ministerial
association to have the Bible read
there in the public school was not
ended by the recent decision of the
Board of Education against the inno
walton. according to statement
made by Rev. DR.. A. ]. Moncrief,
from the pulpit of the First Baptist
church Sunday morning "It has just
begun" he said.
The residence of W. E. McLendon,
superintendent of the farm owned
by DIR. w. ]. Little of Macon, To-
Gated about three miles from Perry.
was totally destroyed by fire Mon
day. With the exception of piano
the entire household property was
burned.
Bib county, Harry Stillwell Ed
wards home. gave Watson the usual
Democratic vote for United States
senator.
Business conditions are bound to
improve following the election, and
the outlook both locally and general
" is most promising, despite the low
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those present were Misses Win
Jones, Lila Jones, Tinsy and Janis
McGill, Janet Sutherland, Christine
Spann, Geo. NJ. Brightwell, Fera
Sutherland and Messrs. Buren, Jones,
Hiott Sutherland, Herbert Dickey,
Morris McGill, Bill, 1vey and Joe
Russell, Allen Lunsford, Frank
Brightwell, Frank Spann, Rex JONES,
Lester Roberts, Ernest Jones, Wal
ter Clarke, Stanley Russell, Fulton
Sutherland and Dir. and Mrs. Oils
Sutherland. A good time was re-
ported by all present
Mrs. B. F. Lowrey of Preston,
spent Saturday here with her mother,
Mrs. Mary Patten.
Mrs. D. Lunsford, formerly of our
city, but now Of Lumpldn, spent
Monday here with friends
Mrs. Mary Patten, Miss Rubye
Patten and Mr.. James Patten spent
Sunday in Preston as guests Of Mrs
B. F. Lowrey.
J. r. BIande. Of Brooklyn, ha.
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price of cotton and other hindrances
to progress, in the opinion of B. w.
Young, of the Third National bank,
of Columbus, who is secretary of the
Columbus Clearing House associa-
ton.
Announcement is made by Adju-
tant General J. Van Holt Nash that
Macon has been designated regi-
mental headquarters Of the national
guard of Georgia.
When Attorney r. B. Harley, a
leading Sparta lawyer, fired into a
party of 'possum hunters on his farm
Monday night with shotgun loaded
with bird shot. E. W. Harrison,
stock dealer and well-to-do farmer
of the county, was shot in the face.
Harley and Harrison are neighbors
and best of friends. Mr.. Harrison's
injuries are not permanent.
The Fitzgerald city council has ex-
tended the right to the women to
vote in the December municipal cleo
ton there.
Three governors, Dorsey, Cooper
and Cats. have been invited to at
tend the opening Of the Tri-State ex-
position at Savannah November s.
A group Of negro women who pre-
sented themselves at the polls in Sa-
vannah yesterday and demanded they
be allowed to vote were refused by
the election officials, as were all wo-
men, under the registration laws
Judge Howard IS out with . state
ment that Museogee county alone
should constitute a cimplete circuit Of
the Superior court.
The First and Fourth wards Of
Atlanta went for Harding, the First
giving him 431 TO Cox's rs: while
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RICHL.AND

RUTLAND. Nov. 3.-Mrs. Joel
Virgins and daughter Annie Lee
spent Sunday her :as the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Holloman.
Mrs. Georgia Dismuke and daugh-
tiers spent Saturday and Sunday. with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Parker.
Herbert Dicky, Of Atlanta, spent
the weekend near here with rela-
tives and friends and returned to At
lanta Monday.
The Ciceronian Society entertain
ed the s. S. S. society at Hallowe'-
en- party Friday night "A large
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the Fourth gave him 2S7 to Cox's
372. Harding's vote for the entire
city was heavy.
Pike county took first prize, 81 900
for county exhibits, at the state fair.
A wooden warehouse owned by c..
W. Bazemore, at Butler, burned Mon
day with loss of 102 bales, the
market value of which was covered
by insurance.
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The STANDARD

A. e. 40 Beautiful New Geor-
gette Blouses, in light ana oaLA
Shades, all sizes regular selhhg pfioe
SO.
A. 25c Three thousand yards OF
.+an5o-J Percales, full yard wide
At Csc Genuine Blue pen me s1
lots, every yard guaranteed all COL
ors.
A. 15e Fine smooth Sea Island,
limit 20 wards to one buyer at the
price.
Al $50 Mems heavy dark gray
Sweaters. sizes 81 to 46, regular
$3.50.
A. esc Mems Canton Flannel
Drawers. elastic seam, value sl-9o.
A. csc Mems heavy blue Work
Shirts. value $50. all sizes.
Al $3.50 Best standard Overall,
made of the best denims. all sizes.
AT 1898 Boys Serge SUITS sizes
8 to II years.
At 1895 Fifty Taffeta Silk
Dresses of good quality silk, all sizes.
Al 75c 116 Warp China Mating
full regular width.
At 1898 japanese Mating
squares, size 6x9 feet, ten patterns ys.s
Al $685. japanese Mating Rugs
size ex12 feet, regular $3.50.
At 23c Two thousand yards good
quality Mattress Ticking, value gee
At 81 square yard best grade Con
goIeum, eighteen patterns to select
from.
At s4s.75 Velvet Squares, 9xl2
feet, Oriental designs.
AZ 1895 W. & J. Sloan Tapestry
Brussels Rugs, size 9x12 feet.
At s2.4s Boys Wooden Trousers,
sizes 8 to 10 years.
At 1898 for Double Service WORK
Shoes that hold their shape and wear
ike iron.
At 81 35 to Sl.I0 Jeheu4IS ti0y
mes Union Suits. for boys, ali sizes
Al 81 so Misses Elco Union Suits,
bIeached snow white. all sizes.
A. 7e each one hundred dozen
Mems Collars, seconds, some Of tnem
are worth 25c, none worth less tnan
Zoe.
STANDARD
DRY GOODS co.
Fo-,xtb 81 Next Bank Of Commerce.
AMERICus. CA.
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PACE SEVEN
BYAHERN

swered the call to their native lands
when the war broke out are now
returning to the United States.
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been kind enough to donate enough
lumber to the school here to enable
them to build nice play ground
Lester Robert was IN Richland
Saturday night on business.
Messrs. Frank Brightwell and
Frank Spann, Of near Weston, spent
a few hours here Sunday.
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CITY TAX BOOKS OPEN
Tax digest is open for the pay
ment Of 1920 city tax from date un-
til December /. e. J. Eldridge,
Clerk and Treasurer. --19-dec l
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Many foreign-bOrn men who an
Alma record., 1920-02-12
ROMANTIC HOUR ~ DESERT
Dawn the Only Tlme When sordId-
ness Of the Country Is Hidden
From the Eye.

One day before sunrise we set out
from Rabat for the ruins OF Roman
VOlubilis.
From the ferry OF the Bou-Regreg we
looked back ward on last vision OF
orange ramparts under night-bluo
sky sprinkled with stars ahead, over
gardens still deep In shadow, the walls
of Sale were passing from drab to
peach color In the eastern glow. Dawn
is the romantic hour in Africa. Dirt
and dilapldation disappear under
pearly haze, and breeze from the sea
blows away the memory OF fetid mar
kets and sordid heaps Of humanity. At
like the ivory citadel In Persian min
iature, and the fat shopkeepers riding
out 70 their vegetable gardens like
princes sallyng forth TO rescue cap
tive maidens.
Our road led along the high road
from Rabat to the modern port OF ke-
mira. near the ruins OF the Phoeni-
clan colony of Mehedvia Just north
OF Kenitra we struck the trail. branch
ing off eastward to n European village
OH the light railway between Rabat
and FEE. Beyond the railway sheds
and fiat rooted stores the wilderness
began, stretching away into clear dis
tances bounded by the hills OF Rarb,
above which the sun was rising.
Range after range these translu-
cent hills rose before MS; all around
the solitude was complete. Village
life, and even tent life. naturally gath
ers about river bank or spring; and
the waste we were crossing was Of
waterless sand bound together by q
loose desert growth. Only an aban-
doned well curb here and there cast
It's blue shadow on the yellow bled. or
a saints tomb hung like bubble be-
tween sky and sand. The light had
the preternatural purity which gives
foretaste OF mirage; II was the light
I'm which magic becomes real, and
which helps to understand how, to peo-
pie living In such an atmosphere, the
boundary between fact and dream per-
petually huctuates.-Edith Wharton In
Scribner's.
Alma record., 1920-02-12
Bio eruin FalIs in the catskills

Eugene Kerr. The aged guide who
was with the Olney Redmond party
on their heHr-hunting expedition in the
interior of The CatskillS, told Mr. Red.
mond that the hear he took in the
PeekanOOSe region, town of Demng
was the largest one of the Racer
species that he had ever seen. and Mr.
Kerr has been living i'm that section OF
the Catskills nearly all of The sixty.
eight years of his life and is said "a
have taken more than forty bears in
that time The animal is said To- be an
unusually hne specimen. II measures
7 feet 3 inches from tip OF itS hind
feet 20 the point of rs nose It's weight
is estimated at between 25O AMI Nm
pounds-Catskill Mountain News.
Alma record., 1920-02-12
Horse and Donkey Meat in Mexico

The following from the Mexico cor
respondent of the journal of the
American Medical Association is sug.
gestive of at least one way 10 lower
the cost Of living:
Because Of the scarcity and the
poor quality of the beef now on sale
or through cagerness to make money,
some people have been devoting them
selves Surrcptitiousiy 10 the slaughter
of donkeys mules and horses. AS
some Of these people have been caught
and punished, they intend 60 ask the
board of public health that they be
allowed to open slaughterhouse ex-
clusivcly for horses. The flesh Of
these animals is not bad, and during
hard times we have eaten it here with
full knowledge of its origin, and II is
known that there is In Havana a So
ciety of horsemeat eaters. do not
know anything about the quality of
donkey meat"
Alma record., 1920-02-12
Stranne Plednes

A little while back AN airman, VIII,
evidently found himself in temporary
difficulties. paid a visit to the Mont d,
Piete. as the State-owned pawn
brok.ng establishment is called il
France, AMI offered a new m0noplan,
In pledge lie was told however. tina
the article did not appear in she
schedule Of goods that could be ac
ceptcd. according to London Answers
A menagerie I-oprietor conceived
the idea of raising money by irottlns
his elephant round 10 the Lombard
the Brussels name for pawnbfoker
After good deal Of persuasion "un
Gle" agreed 10 advance e2O ON The lois
beast, which was deposited in yaro
at the rear of The establishment.
There he remained four days ant
at the end Of thar time he was le,
back 10 The menagerie.
Alma record., 1920-02-12
GULL HAD GOOD APPETITE
veracious Observer Asserts Bird Swai.
lowed Fifteen Sneit Within space
Of One Hour.

Sea gulls never visit the CowiitI
and Lewis rivers except when the
.melt are running. Local fishermen
know when the fish are at hand by
seeing the big white birds In the Air
wheeling and diving and utterlns
their plaintlve cry. They sound like
complaining children with rather
weak lungs When the gulls are tired
OF flying they settle on piles nlong
the shore or on sand banks which
they whlten Ike a fall of snow.
When the sharp eye OF gull sees
smelt he plunges for II, submerRes
his bill and head and brings IL up
squIrming. The bird swallows his
prey in fun fight. seldom or never
perching to dispose of II.
A most ohservant young man relate
that friend Of his at Kelso. on the
Cowiitz selected gull which he could
identify and watched II for an hour 10
cesnt the smelt IL caught and swal-
lowed. The number was surprisingly
large fifteen
Perhaps this gull was more expert
or luckler than ordinary. II must
have been an exceptional bird In color
NJ least or the Kelso naturalist could
not hsve told IL from the rest of the
flock. Perhaps II was exceptional in
other ways And perhaps il had n
double personality (Ore)
Journal
Alma record., 1920-02-12
Center Of Sponge Industry.

Nassau, The capitul of the Bahama Is
lands n :; Town which seems to ex.
'st FOR thc sponge business. Its coral
s.rccie ;ll lead to the sponge mar
k"t. Curtis Stated on tho sides like
SQUARE bird cages and filled with
loneos, are always in progress along
Pay street. a feet Of sponge boats Is
al'-uvS passing in ana out of harhor
nr riding az anchor head ont along the
sponge wharf Men of business hang
oni their signs as "Spongc Brokers ''
Entire wards arr flled with sponges.
and ihc CONSTANT chatter and song ~
hundred of ncgro~ses ai work clip
ping AMI pounding. asserting and dry
lng sl'nnrps are among fhe familiar
street sorHdS
Alma record., 1920-02-12
DUE TO DIGESTIVE TROUBLE
oondItIon OF NarcoIepsy Revealed by
Victims Absolutely Irresistible
Desire for Sleep.

Even after meal OF moderate size
taken by normal subject there Is
slight tendency 10 drowsiness, which
becomes much more pronounced after
heavy meal or In dyspeptics.
When sleep under such conditions IL
Irresistible we have nsrcolepsy. The
patient may fall asleep so abruptly
that he may endanger himself or 9TH
ers. IL is characteristic, however, OF
narcolepsy Of whatever kind that the
attack Is OF brief duration. The vic
tim never collapses, for he always
has time TO assume a posture suitable
for sleep. He may even announce
that he must doze for a few minutes.
after which he will awake refreshed.
He may he kept awake or readily
awakened Hence there should be no
likelihood Of mistaking narcoleptics
for epileptics OF any kind. The diges-
tive troubles are OF no particular type
cases have been seen Of alcoholic
gsstritis, hyperchlorhydria. atony. etc.
IN these patients indigestion II only
n determining cause, but relief OF the
stomach mischief seems TO lead to
p conple,e recovery. Possibly akin 10
these gastric cases are others IN
which subjecr falls into an impern-
tive sleep after indulgence In alcohol,
hut who wakes In few moments
completely sober. instead OF passing
Into n stupor.-Rocky Mountain News
Alma record., 1920-02-12

one jellynsh AT least became world
famous, and when she died after lly-
Ing for siXty-seven years in the most
intellectual society, under the protec-
ton OF i've successive learned gentle
men. she received the honors OF an
obituary notice in the Scotsman
Granny" belonged TO the iellyfsh
family but was. strictly speaking, n
sea anemone whom Sir John Graham
Dalyell picked off the rocks and kept
I'm sea water all the years of his life.
Sir John fed his prorege regularly with
one-half mussel fortnight. and she
bore a large family.
The Scotsman "In Memoriam" no
tice stated that COO of Granny's Off
spring were known When Sir John
died his anemone was passed on To
an arctic explorer. and at his death
she was bequeathed TO another scien-
tific man Granny throve and bred lit
tie ones she outlived four protectors,
and died finally because OF the neglect
or ill-treatment OF a botanlst.
Alma record., 1920-02-12
How Much Is Enough to Est7

Science is speaking up for the -
year-old who is always hungry. Age.
size and activity" have all TO do with
the matter A hoy may need more to
eat than girl because he exercises
more rather than because he Is lar
.er. 4 small. hoOklsh father tied to
desk may need much less To eat
than his romping growing l2-year-old
progeny II Is safe 70 say that grow
ing child needs all the bread and
huiter and milk and fruit that 1t will
eat; y hen III, sppeiite must he coaxsd
with sweets II j. no, 10 be trusted
II YOU have stopped running and
growing. don't gauge Bobbe's. needs
hy yulir relative sizes. Growing is
strenuous business Be sure that the
children have both building material
'"r this important occupation and en-
,t. cfvl Tor thnir ceaseless activity.
Watching The Guilds weight will give
vuu key 10 the situation.
Alma record., 1920-02-12
UnluckY Whale.

Loose mines bobbing in the water
limited at the perils that were con-
stantly threatening our forces. In the
tense imagination Of the lookouts float
ing spars or other debris easily took
the form OF periscopes. Queer looking
sailing vessels at a distance aroused
suspicious that they might he subma-
rineS in disguise. A phosphOrescent
trail IN the water was sometimes mis-
taken for the wake of torpedo. The
cover Of hatchway floating on the
surface if seen AT a distance of few
hundred yards looked much like the
coming tower Of a submarine. while
the back of an occasional whale gave
lifelke representation of U-boat
awash. in fact so lifellke that on one
occasion several of our submarine
chascrs on the English coast dropped
depth charges on a whale and killed
it.-Admiral Sims, I'm the Worlds
Work
Alma record., 1920-02-12
MEMS SILLY IDEA
Zoo Many Think Themselves
matrimonial Bargains
Motion That spinsters Are Lying in
Wait to Snatch Them Is Laughed
At BY Writer in London
Periodical.

You take care, old bean: there are
three daughters. aud u fellow mas TO
be jolly careful when mothers are
about"
ne was very young man. and his
position In life nothing to crow about.
But he'd put himself ON the bargain
counter OF life ever since he read
that there were seven women TO every
man, remarks a writer In London An
swers.
A good many men have grown In
hated about their own value since all
the talk OF surplus spinsters, and
some OF them go about with their
hearts in armor plating. fearful lest
some designing spinster may catch
them" The knowledge that they're
not In position 10 keep a wife makes
no difference; they imagine that men
are so scarce that any girl would snap
at them.
And the poor spinster looks on and
laughs She isn't in nearly so great a
hurry TO wed as Mr.. Young Man thinks
and she's really rather particular about
the bargains she picks up. knowing
full we'll that not all things so labeled
nrn out 10 be genuine bargains. She
NJ her turn. In spite az the man short
age. has the Idea that she is an I'M
portant person. Both young men and
girls are getting rather fond OF label
ing themselves bargains these days.
You see many girls have come on Of
hate years. They are earning ample
salaries and hold good positions for
which they have qualified themselves
II Is true that In some instances they
got those positions because the men
were away, but not in every instance.
Many a girl has won through sheer
merit.
II one looks at the bachelor women
Of today the inflated idea which so
many young men have OF themselves
does seem rather silly. girl who is
in good post would have TO give up
lot for marriage: not that she would
mind that If she loved her man
Then. too. she may have got together
quite nice home of her own and. al
though there are times when she is
rather lonely, still, she manages to
have quite good time on the whole.
The man who won her would find that
little home. ready made. boon in
these days of highly priced furniture.
Small wonder that The bachelor girl
rather resents the outlook of the young
man of today. She doesn't like his
bargain-counter attitude, although she
errs in the same way She is a far
more independent person than was
even her own mother and she knows
the value OF freedom along with the
drawbacks.
She also knows Just exactly what
she wants In man she could marry
and what Is more. if she can't get
what she wants She is ready 10 remain
spnster 20 the end of the chapter.
The young man who labels himself a
bargain rarely comes up 10 her ideal
and ideas.
Lets have little less of the bargain
counter, Mr. Young Man and Miss
Bachelor Girl The great rule of give
and take" sill holds for happiness and
there's finer pleasure in giving than in
taking
Alma record., 1920-02-12
Like Steel. Yet Liuht.

A metal lighter than any yet known,
and as strong as or stronger than steel,
has for years been the dream of many,
and every now and then rumors are
circulated to the effect that at last il
has been discovered The advantages
which such a metal would have espe.
cially for aircraft. are obvious. but un.
fortunately il is generally found on in
vestigation that there is IA "snag" some.
where. The latest report 10 he crcu.
lated relates 10 new magnesium al.
10y, said to have been discovered by n
metal company Of Montreal. Canada.
The new alloy. il is stated. is only
two-thirds the weight of aluminium and
is "as strong MS steel" II is said to be
especially suitable for piStons and con.
Meeting rods OF aero and mOtorcar en-
gincS. II is to be hoped that some of
the qualities attributed To The new
alloy may. on closer examination. he
subStaujiatcd.
Alma record., 1920-02-12
piIIno More Than 400 Years Old.

Many OF the piles In use in Amster-
dam are 300 or 400 years old. That
part which is not IN the ground I'm
salt water is often bored by pile
worm near the surface. but il is pre-
served by driving in nails with very
large heads. - rs to give the pile IN
iron coating. This coating is then
transformed by the water 'nto a layer
OF rust. when protects The wood from
the pilc-wOrin. THIS process must he
repeated every IL years.
Alma record., 1920-02-12
snf. Nnw

This little bit of conservation vre
overheard an the Essex COUNTRY 'lgh
IN Manchester, Mas:
"Ilow j. your husband getting ON
with his golf?"
"Very well. indeed. Tho children
are allowed to watch him now."-Ros-
ton Post.
Alma record., 1920-02-12
Churches Into Movies.

Conversion of several churches in
various parts ~ England into moving
picture theaters has resulted from de-
creasiug church Attendance and the
consequent disorganization or anna ~.
nation Of congregations Ai Tnrquay
one former place Of worship has been
turned into laundry.
Alma record., 1920-02-12

"What's in namef' said the ready
quotatiOnist.
"Nothin' whatever replied Uncle
Bill BOttletop. III YOU go by such
names rs highhail and 'rckcy' H.
they are nov printed on prohibitions
wine cards - Washington star
Alma record., 1920-02-12
New Labor Saver.

An inventor has patented an elec
trlcally driven machine which maker
the rough clay boxes in which pottery
Is subjected to heat in kilns. worb
heretofore done by hand.
Alma record., 1920-02-12

The date AZ the hattie of Salamanca
was Sunday Jnly . 1912: Vimicro
Feuntes donor. Orihcz Toulouse and
VlttOrin were also conic,red un what
were known ae "Wo'lington's Red Sun
days" Nafcrinu WIS Won Oii - sun
day and the greatest attack on Cro1
jcs trenches nf pimrdeherg was made
on n Sundty Feb Is. 1900.
Alma record., 1920-02-12
Is way.

IL notice Your aviator friend mover
stays long az one place when hc goe
10 pay calls.
NO: naturally he makes only dying
visits"
Alma record., 1920-02-12
To Clean Copper.

Half lemon dipped in salt WI
Glenn copper boilers. etc. as wei Q
oxnlic acid will.
Alma record., 1920-02-12

See "The Cinema Murder" Idle
hour Sunday.-adv.