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Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-02

Mrs. George Boatwright continues
to improve steadily at the Wise
sanitarium in Plains.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-02
RAILROAD SCHEDULES.
(CentFal Tinel

Arrival and Departure of Passon@sr
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures pub
Iished as information and not guar
AnnA
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RcZRnf

Cameo Brooches and Rings.-BeIl
the Jeweler.-1-tf
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-02

Atlanta, where he will visit his broth
er, William Hawkins, before return
ing to his home in Columbia, S. CT
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-02

Have you tried White. Lilv
Flour?" Ask your grocer. 1922
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-02

Mr.. and Mrs. B. K. Halstead have
taken an apartment with Mrs. D. c..
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-02
1B i 4 u S l

Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Friedlander
announce the birth of a daughter on
April 28 at their home in Moultrie.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-02
IN YOUR TOURING CAR

you will enjoy the trip ever so much
more if your car is equipped with
one of our made-to-order auto tops,
Our tops provide every comfort, pro
lection from heat and cold, from wind
and dust, rain and snow. It adds
greatly to the appearance and value
Of your car. Ask US for particulars
AMERICUS TRIMMING CO.,
J. c. DIXON, Mgr.
ll1-113 Hampton st.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-02

N. Burkhalter on jackson street. and
viii be at home to their friends in
their new home after Monday.
DR.. Taylor Lewis has returned
from attending the convention of
physicians and surgeons in New Or
leans, which has been in session in
that city for rhe past week.
w. NJ Bryan, of Atlanta, = spend
ing few days with his brother, Joe
M. Bryan, at his home on Lee street.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-02

Copyright, 1920, N. E. Al
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20
LITERARY CHAP

Farmer Jones was discussing his
sons ambitions with his neighbor's
wife.
"And does your boy show any
literary talent?" asked the much
interested lady.
We'll" answered Farmer Jones,
as he gazed down the lane to where
his son was making desperate eff
fort to capture a stray pig, 'he can
can pen a stray article, now and
then"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20
81 hear your dog died?"

81 hear your dog died?"
1T did"
Was it a lap dog?'
yep, it would lap anything"
What did it die of"
ut died of Tuesday"
Il want to know how it died"
ut died on its back"
What did it die OFF,"
ut fought a circular saw"
What was the RESULT"
LASTED only one round"
Boys Lif
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20
NV Pet Cat and Dog

Nv Ami cat is awful playful.
have a pet dog too. 10 CATS name
Marcus and the dogs name Is 80
sic.
Bessie was standing and Marcus
wanted to go over him instead oil
walking around her, Marcus jump
ed over her. When Marcus wants
to play he tears up the rug. Dld
YOU ever have a playful cat?
Neither did |. This is my
Aunt's cat.
Marcus has a ball and a spool
and of course he has mother.
Bessie is fourteen years old and
Marcus if Is years old. Josephine
Thorn, 5B Grade, Starr School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20
In the Days of Slavery

One evening in the days OF
slavery, an old gentleman and his
wife and other members OF the
family were sitting around the fire.
place. the days work was done.
There Came Il knock at the door
The Old gentleman stepped to the
door and opened it.
A stranger Was standing at the
door. He Invited him in aud
when he was seated by the file
they asked him where lie came
from and where he was going.
lie told them he had escaped
from his master and was on his
way to Canada.
lie asked them if he could stay
with item lew days lis lie was
tired frou travelling 50 far.
They to!d him he might stay
with them, SO lie offered 10 help
with the work around the farin.
until he was ready 10 start Oh his
way again.
Everything went we'll for several
days, but one morning after the old
gentleman had gone to work. the
Old gentleman and wife decided to
look in The strangers bag and see
what was In it, 50 She opened it
and found strange looking object
which resenbltd Il shake.
When she took II in her hand she
felt very strange, she looked 1T it
Tor sulnetilne.
The strange feeling still remain
ed with her at last she decided to
destroy it, SO She took il 10 the fire
place and threw ii in
But it ran out Of the fire but
she caught ii again, took the tongs
and held it ia lle fhc, it made Il
noise like Il calf believing. but she
held it there I'LL it was burned up.
A short time after this The
stranger came to he house. looked
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20
The Selfish Prince

Once there was a very selfish
Prince. His name was Percy. lie
thought of nobody but himself.
One day he was going along the
street, lie saw a poor little boy on
door step. The little boy was
crying because he had had no
breakfast. The little boy said,
won't you please give me some
money to buy me something to eat
mo" said the Prince saucily
and went on.
One day his fairy godmother
came, the King and Queen were
worried with their son. They
asked her what to do about it.
She said, LET me see. Oh, let
me have him for one week and we'll
see if he will be any BETTER
Then away she went without let
ting the King and Queen kiss him.
She took him TO a beautiful place
out in the forest. there she left
him with one friend. dog.
One day rs he was eating piece
of meat the dog whined TO Percy
for some meat. Percy gave him
none.
All at once it became dark. Percy
was frightened so that he cried
and cried. As he was eating sup
per in the dark he heard his dog
cry. He felt sorry for the dog and
threw a piece of bread. The dog
ate it and cried for more. So
Percy gave him another piece.
Then all al once it became light
and the godmother came. She
took him TO his mother and father.
They were so glad to see him.
lie was always unselfish after
that.
When he was twenty years old
his father died and left him the
kingdom.
Percy married a beautiful
Princess of another kingdom.
lie ruled wise and long. Every
body liked him. He was unselfish
to the poor and gave the poor when
they needed it.
When he died everybody was
sad because they had lost their
most good and best king. james
Atkinson, Grade 6, Economy Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20
IHEE;WISgH!lIlNlsGP1h,zAANlgE)

Now, let's see. Ladydear was to
ell the children who the Molam-
nedans are.
Ages and ages ago" said Lady.
lear, about 1,i00 years think, 4
little boy was born in Mecca, Arabia
Ills parents were very, very poor.
they died when he was still a little
fellow. 1t is said that he drove
eamels for time TO support him.
SELF
After his mother and father
died his uncle, Abu Talib, took care
oil him, gave hin an education and
allowed the boy TO travel all over
Arabia and Syria with him. This
lad was Mohammed.
When Mohammed became man
MS uncle recommended him to a
very rich lady, much older than
Mohammed, to manage her affairs.
She fell in love with Mohammed
md married him.
"Mohammed always had been
cry good and very religious.
Zach year, so history says, he had
.pent many days alone in a cave
ear Mecca, reading, thinking and
rsylng.
aNow that he did not have to
york day in and day out, he de-
cded to start preaching his relig'
on. He believed that he was an
apostle of God, called Allah. Now
I'm, sure you know what an apostol
IS, if you have been going to Sun
lay school.
"At first the only folk who be-
ieved with him were members oil
his own family, but after years OF
preaching many people joined him.
they were called MOhammedans.
utter this former camel driver. and
low there are millions and millions
Of Mohammedans in Asia and parts
Of Europe and Africa.
Because Mohammed was born
n Mecca that city is considered
he hottest spot on earth by the
Iohammedans. The Mohammedans
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20

are very religious and several times
day they kneel down and pray
When they say their prayers they
always kneel so that they are look.
ing toward the city of Mecca, no
matter how many thousand miles
away they may be.
Ever faithful Mohammedan
tries to visit Mecca at least once in
his life. Once each year the Mo
hammedans hold a pilgrimage TO
Mecca and hundreds OF thousands
flock to the city.
Mohammed died in Medina,a city
not so very far away from Mecca
and his body is buried in a giant
mosque that covers three acres of
ground. Perhaps you don't know
Just how large three acres is. Wen
1t is enough to build several big
houses on.
Zone of the many mosques here
IN Constantinople, called the Mes.
que of Saint Sophia. was a very
ancient Christian church when the
city was captured by the Turks
five hundred years ago. They
turned it into mosque so that
they could worship in it,"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20
MY MOTHERS DOG

When my mother was born lit
he dog was born the same day.
When my mother was one year OLD
the dog was one year old. He was
black and had a brown noce and
blown paws.
His name was Carlo. He liked
popcorn and ice cream and when
my mother had a party she always
shared the good things with Carlo.
She dressed him in he'd dolls
clothes.
He lived until he was twelve
years old. Then my mother and
her sister made a little wooden
tomb stone for Carlo. They al
ways put flowers on his grave
Dorotha Smiles, 1B Grade, Finley
School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM SATURDAY, MARCH 90 1920

in his bag then came to the woL.:.
and asked her if she had bothered
his things.
She told him Yes she had" she
also told him she had destroyed
the queer object which she had
found within his bag
Then he told her this had been
given him 10 insure his escape to
freedom.
But as she had destroyed it he
had no way of knowing whether
lie would ever reach his destina-
ton.
lie also said for what she had
done there would be entity and
spite in her family as long as one
OF them lived.
He left Immediately, they never
saw him again nor they never
knew WEATHER he reached Canada
or not.
This is 4 true story. it was told
me by the great granddaughter of
the old lady who had this expert
ence. -- Louise Watkins. Is years
OF age, 404 South Sixth street.
Seventh Day Adventist School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20
WHO WAS ST. PATRICK

Jack and Evelyn had been max
ng st. Patrick things all afternoon
ID when they were finished,
evelyn said, Jack l wonder what
it. Patrick's Day means.
l don't know. said Jack, but it
Gems to have a lot Of green in it.
No one ever seems to know about
hat, said Evelyn, but daddy Knows
o many things that | think he
should know.
I do too, said Jack, and he was
light for a knock was heard on the
door Evelyn ran TO open it.
Hello " said daddy, what
lave you for me now. A question,
said Jack, we want to know what
St. Patrick's Day means?
Why he was a priest, he lived in
roland 1900 years ago. But why
lid they call him Saint, asked Jack
III, that was not all Of my story.
re was good and kind and this one
tay, the 18th OF March We celebrai e
! his honor. - Ellen Bartel. Alb,
ale.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20
POLAR ICE

In the region around the South
Pole. Sir Ernest Shackleton found
various kinds of ice to which he
gives interesting names in his new
book. South" Thus one kind
he pictures as young ice:" another
as light pack; another as open
pack; and another as drift ice
Heavy hummocked pack and close
pack are the toughest in appear
ance, with ragged little crags
covering the surface.
Christian Science Monitor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20
I, TOO MUST BE A-GOlNG

The shadows come a-walking,
A-stalking past my door
The shadows come a-Walking,
Some eighty-nine or more.
Please, shadows, take me with you,
|, too, must be a-going,
|, too, must be aknOwing
About the Winsome marshes.
The gray and velvet marshes
That never called before,
That never called before,
Christian Science Monitor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20
What Shall | Be?
! So Answered for "a
X o:s''' y
THE FILING SPECIALIST
BY Elizabeth Matter

BY Elizabeth Matter
While Bertha Martin placed the
papers in the filing drawers. Mar
ian Hayes looked on in disgust
from her observation ground, the
switchboard.
Bertha, you're chewing gum as il
your life depended on it. And
furthermore, you don't have
single qualification of a filing clerk.
You are neither regular, accurate,
nor neat. | don't think you know
anything about your work. I'm go
ing to the Library Bureau and find
out a few new things about fling
We'll, of all the cranks. But you
can't beat me out of my job. I'm
going along
The Library Bureau
And this is what they learned:
There is a Library Bureau in all
the principal cities of the United
States where one may secure the
best information and equipment
for filing.
They were advised to go to one
of the schools Of fling. which are
found in several of the larger
cities. These schools are equipped
with business files purchased from
old firms and with government
files. After months investment
of time. they might be placed at
salary ranging from SIS to $35 a
week. There are such schools in
Chicago, Boston, New York and
Philadelphia. They couldn't leave
the small city where they lived, so
they decided on a correspondence
course with the nearest school.
Two months later, Marian be-
Lampcame file clerk for the Horace
Lamp Company. Because of her in
telligent classification OF all the
data in the office, she soon became
file manager with a number of girls
under her.
And what became of Bertha? Old
Mr.. Weatherly blinked and started
one morning when he asked for a
copy of certain letter. 1t took his
exactly one-half min
ute to get it for him, instead of the
usual five. Then he called Bertha.
where are you getting these
new ideas, young lady?'
Bertha told him and explained to
him as we'll as she could that there
were high standards to be attained
and kept in the Filling Profession
just as in other lines.
$50. tried to introduce new
and efficient system here"
"Humph," said old Weatherly.
his eyebrows and pulling
his nose, 81 guess it is worth some
thing to get a letter when you
want it. You can look for $35 in
your envelope every week after
this"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

Boy-"Grandma, if | was invited
out to dinner some place, should l
eat pie with a fork"
Grandma-'Yes," indeed
Boy-"You haven't got piece of
pie around the house that | could
practice on, have you, Grandma?'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20

The greatest geological garden
in the world is in London, England.
1t comprises about sixty acres in
the very heart of London. 1t was
opened in 1928.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20
CAN YOU TELL?

A drove of turkeys and sheep
have 100 head and feet, How
many are there of each?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20
JR JR JR JR
NY LITTLE BOAT

My little boat floats on the pond,
Then floats back home to me;
Like ships that leave the harbor-bar
And sail right out to sea.
My little boat floats gayly on,
As fearless as can be,
When | am big, great big ship
Shall take ME out to sea.
Christian Science Monitor
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-07-08
SCHEMES TO CATCH RATS.

BEAUMONT, Tex, July s.
Schemes for catching rats advanced
following the appearance of case
Of bubonic plague here almost equal
ed the number Of cures suggested for
influenza during the recent epidem-
les.
While many of the plans possess
ed merit, the water cure" for the
sly rodents who harbor the fleas which
are declared by authorities to trans
NIT the disease, has been declared the
most efficient by its advocators, who
outlined the plan as follows:
Take an ordinary galvanized tub
and pour about seven inches Of wa
ter into il and cover the water with
layer of dry oats. Place the tub
near a point where rats run and in
position that will enable them TO
easily see the oats. They will jump
int othe tub for the oats which ap-
pear to offer solid footing. and af-
ter short struggle drown and sink
out of sight of the next victib.
One man declared he cought TWEEN
ty-five rats in one night by this meth
od.'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-07-08
Negroes Who Vote c.. O. p
Ticket Missing, He Claims
Negro National Committeeman in
Party Testifes Before Campaign
Expense PyObeys at Chicago
lRY The AsSnrihieh prcSsl

CHICAGO, Ills, July S.-Negroes
who voted the republican ticket in
Georgia have disappeared" and
never been heard of again, Henry Lin.
coin Johnson, negro, republican ma
tional committeeman, told the senate
committee investigating campaign
expenses.
They don't lynch negroes for be-
longing TO the republican party, do
they?" asked Senator Kenyon.
Johnson replied: Oh, yes, they
doy. Many a negro voting the repub-
can ticket has disappeared and no It'd
ings have been heard Of him.
The senate committee investigating
campaign expenses will move to St
Louis tonight to begin investigating
Attorney General Palmer's campaign
Chairman Kenyon announced today
The principal witness in the Palmer in
vestigation will be Edward + Coltra
democratic national committeeman
from Missouri, and a report that Col
ira paid the expenses Of twcnty-eigh;
delegates to the state convention which
ousted Senator Reed from the nation
al convention seat will be one Of tn
matters investigated, it was said. Reed
is member Of the investigating com
mittee.
The senate committee today turned
It's attention to $4,000 payment said
10 have been made by the Lowder
managers 10 Henry Lincoln Johnson
of Georgia.
The committee strayed from cain
paign expenditures while questioning
Johnson Of Georgia. Discussing sub
jects ranging from the percentage OF
negroes allowed to vote in the south
to lynchings. Johnson said that "85
per cent of the negroes were prevent
ei from voting by brutal force and
suppression.
He said the situation is summed VI
in the following words. he attributed a
Hoke Smith: "In Georgia no negro is
fortunate enough TO vote while NJ
white man is too unfortunate TO vote. y
Asked about lynching in the south
Johnson said the great trouble was
that the white men were allowed 10
attack negro girls without punishment
Such greatly aggravating race feeling
he said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-07-08
Is YEARS OLD, HE HAS
20 YRS. ARMY SERVICE
CREDIT; ARMY BORN

GALVESTON, Texas, July 3.-Ser
geant Edward Pitts. sixteen years old.
who has twenty years of servIce to his
credit, is believed to be the army 5
youngest "old timer accordin.; 70 re-
cruiting officers mere.
Pitts, according to their stcry. lit
orally was born in the army. They &C
count for his twenty years of service
by the fact that nearly all his service
has been in foreign lands. where dot.
bic time is allowed. Pitts father was
killed in the Philippines and his moth.
er died when he was only four months
old, after which he became tre protcge
of the Second Cavalry. PITTS served
overseas from August, 1917, until af-
ter the armistice.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-07-08
FIRST BALE MEXICO
COTTON IS PRODUCED
BY MATAMOR0S MAN

Conrado Gutierrez. former mayor
of Matamoros. and Brownsville and
Matamoros merchant, has the honor Of
producing and marketing the first
bale of cotton in the republic of Mex
leo for the 1920 season. The cotton
was grown on Mr.. Gutierrez's ranch.
"Ranchito Los Olivarez. 45 mile,
south of Matamoros. and was brought
to Matamoros by automobile. The bale
was sold To Jose Donate Of Matamoros
II will be shipped to mills in the inter
iCr Of Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-07-08
POLISH WOMEN
OFFER help TO
STOP THE REDS
Volunteer Services to Aid in
Stemming Onrush Of Boil
sheviki in Poland.
(By The Associated Press)

WARSAW, July s.-Volunteers
from all sides, including women and
girls and men of all classes are vol
unteering to help stem the Russian
bolsheviki offensive against Poland
which is pushing forward.
Students are enlsting in such num-
bers that the universities have been
closed. Women battalions will be
used chiefly in guard duty at garri-
sons to reliev men for the front lines
The socialists have issued procla-
nation saying they had demanded
peace but now appeal to the soldiers
to fulfill their promise to the country
against the offenders"
The Poles are falling back under
attack. Fighting with the Poles is
an air squadron commanded by Amer.
leans. The American flyers repeat
edly attack the bolsheviki cavalry
with machine guns and bombs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-07-08
committee IS
APPOIN TED TO
MAKE CAMPAIGN
Resolution Endorsing Plan to
Finance Coast Railroad is
Passed by Meeting.

Chairman c. III. Pease announced
the following members Of the execu-
tive committee to have charge of the
work of selling $4,000 in bonds tc
the people Of the Valley for standard.
izing the Rio Grande railway between
Brownsville and Point Isabel, at the
afternoon session of the conference
held at Harlingen Wednesday: +. o.
Scott, Rio Grande City; Tom Sam
mons, Mission; A. Ledbetter, McAllen;
q. A. knebel. Pharr; o. S. V. Ross
San Juan; Roy Klossner. Edinburg
George l.. Jones, Alamo; A. b. Jacobs
Donna; Ed Couch, Wcslaco; Fred f.
Feria; A. A. Lindahl, Raymondrille; o
G.. Schlecht. Lyford and Sebastian; G.
w. Leflar, Harlngen; Alba Haywood
San Benito; T. Nj. Lamberton and John
Gregg, Brownsville; NJ. B. Maynard
Rio Hondo; r. S. Champion, Santa
Maria; Charles Champion, Point Isa-
bel; and III. II. Buck, Lo; lndios and
I.apaloma. Mr.. Jacobs vas made
chairman.
This committee will name the five
trustees that are to handle the finan-
ces Of the read in connection with the
owner, Dave O'Brien. The executive
committee will have complete charge
Of the campaign to sell the bonds. and
a resolution endorsing the plan and
pledging support to the committee
was adopted.
Wednesdays meeting brought out
that statements made during the cam
paign TO raise the channel fund TO tbs
effect that Mr.. O'Brien could handle
the building of the railroad would
have TO be revised because of changed
conditions and the people of the Valley
told just the status Of the situation
before they could be induced to take
the bonds. c. l.. Jessup, in an ad-
dress before the confer ence declared
that they had pursued the wrong
course in not keeping the people in
touch with the conditions pertaining
to the channel fund.
II was found that some Of the chan
rel money had been returned to the
donors, but assurances were given that
it could be again brought up to the re.
quired amount.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-07-08
OCEAN STOWAWAY WILL.
BE KEPT, WOMAN SAYS
HE'S AS "GOOD AS GOLD"
CBy The Associated rressl

NEW YORK. N. y. July 81 "The
boy has beer as good as gold" de
clared Mrs. Marion G. Curry in deny
ing erronenous reports that she had
asked the immigration authorities
how she could be relieved Of the Gus
tody of Mike Gilhooley, 14-ylear-old
boy she adopted after her had been
left an >orphan in France and five
times crossed the ocean as a stow
away in an attempt to follow Amer
ican troops who had taken the Bel
gian-Irish orphan for mascot, and
was deported four times. She said
the reports originated when she ask
Cd the immigration authorities how
she should proceed in taking the boy
on contemplated trip to Europe.