davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-03
KNOCKOUT BLOW
RIGHT NOW FOR
WEEVILS URGED
Farmers Told of Utmost
Importance of Picking
Insects

Boil weevils have made their ap-
pearance in Sumter county cotton
fields in great numbers, and men who
give serious thought to agricultural
conditions are urging the utmost at
tention be paid by farmers to picking
and eradlcatlng every weevll possible
at this time, before the eggs of the
parent insects are laid and the dam
age done.
Weevils have appeared in such
numbers in many places as to create
much alarm. 1t is pointed out, how
ever, that their appearance at this
time is more noticeable principally
because of the smallness of the cot
ton plants, which are backward as the
result of the late season. This is de-
clared to be an advantage, inasmuch
as the insects now can easily be de-
tected on the cotton plants and pick
ed off by hand and destroyed. Farm
ers in many parts of the county have
told of finding many weevlls in their
fields, but admit they have picked few
because they were too busy plowing.
To this the reply is given that unless
the Weevils are picked and destroyed
now the plowing will go for naugnt;
that it would pay best to pick the
weevils now and plow later II both
operations cannot be carried on at
the same time.
L. G. Council, important cotton
factor, warehouse man and planter
advises the most VIGOROUS night possl-
BILE against the boil weevil right now
Realizing the Importance of such
fight to the prosperity Of the COM
munity he has prepared a circular
letter which he is sending out TO all
of his customers. Following Is
!. Npy of this circular:
FIGHT THE BOIL WEEVlL!
Begin now and pick off and Kill
the live weevll.
Quite a number of my custom
ers who are raising cottoA this
wear repo rt daily finding boil wee
wills in their cotton, and they are
most likely to be found on the best
or larger stalks of cotton, arouno
the tender buds now forming, and
every weevil picked off now means
a Thousand less a few weeks hence.
few small children in your cot
ton fields daily on boil Weevh
killing campaign for the next lew
weeks. beginning right now, Will al
most assure you of a good cotton
crop this year. o,d
Ks soon as the squares, and
blooms begin to show up and are
punctured, and have boil weevlI IN
festation, see that your ploW-
hands attach stick or stiff switch
to the single tree which will knock
off much of the infestation and the
blow will cover it up, thereby de-
stroying the weevil eggs, whereas
otherwise, the hot sun would hatcn
out additional live weevlls IN great
multiple numbers.
Cotton is now commanding tahcy
nrices. and from all appearances
will continue to bring a good price
for some time to come. l feel the
keenest interest in the success OF
NV farmer friends in raising cot
ton under boil weevil conditions,
and therefore, let me urge you TO
take up the boil weevil fight, with
out delay, if you have not already
done so, Otherwise you will ind
YOUR cotton crop a failure this year.
BEGIN THE FIGHT NOW!
Yours for success,
L. G. COUNCIL.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-03
WATER HEATER BLOWS UP.

The fire department was called this
afternoon at o'clock to the resi-
dence of Mrs. Clay Bell, on Dud-
ley street. The explosion of an in
stantaneous water heater caused the
alarm to be sent in. No damage was
done.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-03
Jones, of Coweta, to
Be Holders Manager

MACON, June 3.-Garland Jones.
Of Coweta county, has been named
campaign manager for John N. Hold
er and headquarters will be opened
in the Kimball House in Atlanta, on
June Is.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-03
Banks and Highway
Office Take Holiday

Today being jefferson Davis birth
day and a legal holiday in Georgia,
the banks and state highway depart
ment offices at the court house were
closed.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-03
House Unanimously
For Postal Increase
WA cHINGTf

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The
postal pay increase bill was passed
today by the house by the unanimous
vote of the 343 members present.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-03

Black, green, brown and white
amber, as well as the yellow vari.
ETY., is sometimes founr.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-03

board continues in session. provided
the objecting tag payer can offer any
reasonable excuse for not having en-
tered his objection earlier.
Miss Ethel Guerry has been en-
ployed as clerk to the board, and will
assist the members in their work of
revising the returns.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-03
New Secretary Here
For Only Brief Stay

j. G, Oliver, who will succeed Jo-
seph Perkins as secretary of the Am
ericus and Sumter County Chamber
of Commerce next month, will arrive
tonight for stay of several days in
Americus. He is coming now to
arrange for suitable place in which
to reside with his family. after which
he will return to Athens, where he is
engaged in work connected with the
State College of Agriculture.
Mr.. Oliver was Sumter county's
first demonstration agent, and has a
wide acquaintance throughout not on
ly Sumter county, but this entire sec
ton.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-04
Too Much cAndee.

My travelling companion had been
carrying an old black bag which bnre-
~ held together. I had told her that
she would have to carry different
piece Of baggage II she were going to
travel with me. but II made no impress
sion.
One carly morning we snf down In
small waiting room In branch line
station In central Oregon. Next to
me was nm old black bag with which
I began to tumble. Finally I Put my
finger through a rip In the side md
began to pull out some wearing np-
parei md at the same time turned to
my friend and said: Pauline. you
certainly ought to he ashamed of
yourself to cnrry such a ramshnckle
contrnptIon Rs this bag H."
II bcg your pardon" said a wom-
mn seated on the other side OF me.
"but that Is my bag"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-04
More Musical Drums.

II Is a wcll-known fact that pcrcus
sion instruments rs a class give In.
harmonic OvertOnes. and so ARE music
ally defective. A special type OF drum
used In India Is a remarkable exccp.
tlOn to That rule. says Nature, for II
gives harmonic overtones that have the
same relation Of pitch I. the f,inda-
mental tone ms Is found In stringeti In.
struments. The drumlic.,d produces
Ave such har,nonics, inclusive Of the
fundamental tone. The !irst. second
and third harmOnlcs are especially
Well sustained In intensity and give a
fne musical effect. The result Is ut
tRincd through the use. On the drum.
head. of n symmetrical disti ibutctl lond
that decreases In density from the cen
ter outward. The load consists OF n
flexible composition Of finely divided
metallic Iron. A second membrane In
the form Of ring il superImposcd
round tho edge Of a druml,ead. The
fundamental pitch md the octave are
derived from the modes Of vibration
NJ the membrane. The center load
Improves the musical effect by In
rrensing the energy Of vibration. and
thus proionging the duration Of the
tnnes.-Youth's Companion.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-04
NO HAY IN THE PHILIPPINES
Because Of Great Humidity Grass Can.
not Be Cured, So Il 10 Cut
Every Day.

Because Of the great humidity grnss
emit be cured In the Philippines. As
. consequence It Is cut fresh every day
and brought into the towns and cities
for sale ut stipulated price per
cargo. two bundles Weighing about l25
pounds. II Is cut with a small home
made knife and washed In running wa
ter before being placed In the bundle.
American horses cannot live on 1t. but
native horses eat II and grow fnt.
Guinea grnss and Bermuda nre the
cOmmOncst kinds Of grasses grown for
horse roughage In the Isiapds. accord
MIG to writer In the Philadelphia
Public Ledger. For American horses
ind mules hay Is Imported into Mn-
Mia from the Pacific coast states md
brings about $75 per ton. Onts sell
for about the snme price. On account
NJ the excessive rims oats cannot he
grown In the islands; rust affects H..
Corn grows well: Filipino farmers can
harvest three crops n year from Il
single piece Of ground. To keep II, II
Is necessary to leave 1t In the husk !:
otherwise weevils destroy II. II II
lied In bundles and hung on bnmbOo
poles. then husked and sl,eilcd rs
needed. Corn mills are now being es-
tnbiisheti In visayan Islands. where
the natives prefer cornmenl to rice us
n staple food.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-04
FIRST VENTURE OF Upton
Friend Tails How He Took Chance
H,sh Patrons Of . Rundown
Grocery.

DIR. J. u. Ostrnnler. q personal
friend Ut Sir Thomas Upton. t"ld r.
cent?. for the Srst time the story Of
IiInon's initia I business venture. an
exchange states. ....
LiptOn's first business venture was
an event In one little. corner Of Glay-
gov. lie fought for few pounds q
sorry old rundown prVr.sSc: ssop that
had changed hands Score Of times:
everybody had failed. II was In 4
neIghborhOOd where profits were
a,engcr and housewives close traders.
and where sharp practice and Indi6er.
emf ethics precIuded credit. So when
Upton announced that he would trust
any decent ncighbOr once all foresaw
his doom.
Lipton, however. did not mean that
ne would carry accounts 30 days, TOR
ut this period Ave such accounts would
have swamped him. As he himself
put II: I'm misfortune ! will carry
any decent chap TIL Saturday night.
I Will he friend to you In spite Of
prevailing business rules: bur II you
break faith with me you will lose a
friend and I will lose my business"
Thus he put them on their honor. And
It won: won because sympathy and
fellowship dominated the boy and ex-
cited like attributes In others.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-04
The Eirehx's lIaht.

Fame md fortune nwnit the scIen-
fist who discovers the secret Of the
familiar FREELY or lightning hug. No
ono hns been able TO tell how the little
insect produces the fnshes Of light We
see twinkIing about on dark nights.
Careful scientific tests have proven.
however,. thnt this light IL produced
with about one OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES part
Of the energy which Is expended In the
flame Of candle. Considering the
strength or rather feeblcness OF the
FREELY this light Is believed to be the
most efficient form Of illumination to-
day. II this method could be under
stood and put to work II Is calculated
TINT the energy exerted by boy In
driving n bicycle would be sufficient
to run powerful dynamo or light
miles Of street lamps. The light Of
the FREELY IL practically heatless and
II ~ believed among scientists that the
future Of the lighting Industry Of the
world depends upon the discovery Of
hcntlcss lIght.-Boys' Life.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-04
REvERe's BELL PRESERVED
stu Hangs In kIns's Chapel In Boston
Was Man Of Many Accom-
plishmsnts.

In the beifry Of Kings Chapel.
built when Boston was In Its infancy.
stu hangs bell which was cast by
Paul Revere. 1t was his iGlst bell.
Besides being hell caster, Revere
was also an engraver. a goldsmith
and a dentist. Rising above the
modest houses In the italian district
on Hull street IL the old North
church. from which Revere received
his signal previous to his famous
midnight ride.
Christ church. the Second Episcopal
church Of Boston. is situated In the
north end. md Is an ofYslioot Of Kings
Chapel. Its spire designed and built
In 1923. has served as q landmark to
guide ships into the hnrbOr.
In 1904 this spire was blown down
ny great gale. ond was shortened
by sixteen feet. The chime Of bells,
now silent. which hangs In the tower.
wa. made In 117i. In the foundry Of
Abel Rud,iail. Of Gloucester. England.
Each hell has engraved upon 1t nm In
scrlptIon denoting Its history. The
bells we're supposed to possess the
power to dIspeI evil spIrits.-Detrolt
News
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-04
FAVORED CLASS IN RUSSIA
Only Actresses Are Permitted BY
Government to Wear Shoes
and Finsry.

There is only one favored clnss In
RUSSIA today. according to n Paris
correspondent. Strangely enough, this
class Is composed entirely Of women.
They are the theatrical stars md
beauties. They alone nre permitted
the wenrlng Of rich garments and the
possession Of Jewels. The Russians
have always been passionate lovers
Of the theater. and. even under the
present regime they treat their stage
favorites as NO many reIgnlng queens.
incidentally. the actresses are the
only women In Russia today who are
permitted to wear shoes during warm
weather. The peasant women Of Rus
STA always went barefoot during the
summer months. Hence Russians re-
gard bare feet az the distinguishing
mark Of the woman Of the people.
Any woman who affects to wear shoes
In Rnssln nowadays. unless she he a
fnvOrIte Of the footiights. Is regarded
ms n daughter Of the iespised "bOur-
geolsIe." She Is considered fair
tnrgei for Insult and persecution. Ev-
IN the wives Of soviet dignltnrieS.
such as Trotzky and Lenin. have been
obliged to how to popular sentiment.
They may he seen any day In Moscow
tripping through the streets barefoot.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-04
LONG LOST ROMAN CARVING
story Of the RsdIseovsry Of 4 Lost
Treasure, Now In British
Museum.

A remarkably beautiful specimen Of
Roman sepulchrai carving has just
been added to the British museum
through the generosity of Ernest Dix
on. The story OF the redlscOvery of
this treasure Is romantic. Mr.. Dixon
acquired II from contractor In Lon
don. In whose yard 1t had been lying
for some fifty years. He placed his
purchase so rs to form tile central
feature of a rock garden In Putney.
but afterward struck by Its unusual
beauty. brought II to the notice Of the
British museum authorities. who Iden-
tilted II ms genuine and long lost
antique. says the Boston Transcript.
The sculpture Is a marble relief. over
five feet long by nearly two feet wide.
II shows three drnped busts set In
deeply recessed panel. 1t was mon
ument to Lucius Ampudius PhIlomu-
sus. and the busts depict himself. his
wife and his daughter. The relief Is
not part Of n sarcophagns. hut is
slab built originally into the wall Of a
tomb. Its date is probably between
B. c. % and A. d. %.
The sculpture Is trst mentioned by
BIanchini Of Verona. who was copying
Roman Inscriptions between 17OG and
1715. II had been excavated probably
about 100. near the Porta Capenn
and was taken to the Villa Casali.
Seen and noted on more than one oc.
cnsIon during the eighteenth century.
the last copyist to mention II WINS
George Zoega. who WAS established at
Rome between 1884 and 1900. After
this the relief became lost to the
world. II WINS perhaps shipped home
by some travelling Englishman. who
placed II In his house or garden In
the st. Johns wood region. and
thence II found Its way to the cOntrac-
tors yard from which II has now been
rescued.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-04
THIS is SOME DICTIONARY
Arabic Affair Used BY Scholars 10 In 20
Volumes and Weighs About
100 Pounds.

The ponderous dictionaries Of Eu.
rope. even the famous many-volumed
genealogical index Of Lnrousse. which
tongues. are more than surpassed,
says the New York Sun, by the Arabic
dictionaries Of 500 years ago. which
are still the great authority for stu.
dents In that Language.
The Arabic dictionary most used by
scholars who are familiar with no
other language Is In 20 quarto vol
umes and weighs close to 100 pounds.
There Is a 5O.pound ten-voIume abridg-
inent Of 1t, presumably for use at
home. This and virtually all the Ara
bic dictionaries were made In the
time Of the Harun- al-Rnshid.
The IslnmIc empire is credited by
Moslems with two great ems. The
first was that of conquest, when the
only history was written with the
sword. Then came centuries Of Mo-
hammedHn domination. when the Mos
lens peacefully held the empires they
had conquered In Asia and In the he
rian peninsula. During these art and
literature fiourished and the Arabic
dictionary was born. In Arabia the
flower OF this period was In the golden
time Of Caliph Harun.al- lashid.
Each Of the words that have been
familiar In the daily life of the no
mad Arabs for centuries has an enor-
nous number of synonyms. The lion,
for example, was feared by villagers
and hunted not only for sport but
as matter of necessity. Therefore
In the Arabic dictionary the lion has
more than n hundred different names.
The camel was the sole means OF
transportation across the thirsty des-
erts and is characterized In 100 DIFF.
ferent ways.
But above all. the horse md the
sword we're the two great stand.bys
Of the Arab. There are more than 200
words that convey ideas of 'hOrsc"
and Sword" All other familiar
words. such rs tent, flock, herds. wa.
ter, woman. sun and mir, hive long
lists Of synonyms that are Interchange
able and In constant use. This affords
some slight explanation why Arabic
dictionaries are Of 10 large size.
Arabic. so the Arabs say, wns the
language Of the Babylonians. and II
Is also contended by them that II was
the tongue which Abraham spoke.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-04
BEING FAT is REAL TRAGEDY
To Modern Woman Il 10 4 Worry That
Frequently Lsads to Ruined
Health and Insanity.

fat man 10 usually a jolly sort Of
an individual who accepts the world
as the same sort Of Joke as the
world considers him. Girth, says the
New York Sun, may worry man &C.
casIOnalIy because 1t is an annoyance.
but with the modern woman 1t verges
upon trngedy. As physicIans-if they
would talk freely-can tell you, 1t II
a worry to them that frequently leads
to ruined health. Insanity or the
grave.
1t Is possible for man to grow
fat gracefully. At least he can sub
due his habits. stop running for
trains. give up his golf and spend
most OF his time In ponderous poses.
His tailor can easily arrange his
clothing into well-known and accept.
ed lines.
The case Of the woman Is different.
Fashion binds her as with chain.
There are no stylish frocks for stout
women. The fashion of today calls
for slim figures and trim ankles.
Waists and hips are taboo. There are
no sleeves capable Of concealing over
fcshed arms. Man cnn adapt his
clothes to his figure, but woman must
adapt he figure to the clothes, or else
shamelessly admit that she cannot
wenr what Is fashionable.
II was not always SO. In another
generation tile stout woman had well
defined place-the "dowager type" II
was sometimes called. The woman
who made the best biscuits and
cooked the most savory chicken was
always a rotund sort Of person who
never minded 1t when people came
Unexpectedly around dinner time. She
was the one children fiocked to for
sympathy and the one who seemed
to make the world brighter wherever
she went.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-04
FORKS FIRST USED IN 1874
Occasion Was Dinner Given BY Henry
~ Of Franes-Aeeount Given BY
Royal Guest.

It Is hard to believe the sensation
produced when forks nrst came into
use. 1t was In 1874, at q dinner given
by Henry Ill Of France. Here Is
nm account by n royal lady guest. the
Ladies' Home Journal recalls: 1.-THE
guests never touched the meat with
their fingers. but with forks, which
they carried to their mouths. bending
their nccks and bodies over their
plates.
"There were several salads. These
they nte with forks, for It is not con-
sldercd proper to touch the food with
the fingers. However dilsicult It mny
be to manage II. It Is thought better
to put the little instrument in the
mouth than the fingers.
'rhen artichokes. asparagus. peas
and beans were brought. II was a
pleasure to watch them try to eat
these with their forks. for some. who
were less adroIt than the others.
dropped as many on their plates and
on the way to the mouth ms they were
able to get to their mouths.
"Afterward great silver basin and
a pitcher Of water were brought and
the guests washed their hands, though
II seems as n there would not be much
scent Of meat md grease on them. for
they had touched their food only with
those fOrked Instruments"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-04
OF III. Ex. Of . Fra.

The smallest camera In the world
which Inns actually taken" pictures Is
doubtless the eye Of the frog. says
Boys Life. II has been found that II
frog Is kept In the dark for some
time the retina Of the eye. on being
dlssected. liz found to have a purple
reddish color which fades away or be-
comes bleached on exposure to day
light. n the eye be placed In front Of
n window and left there. or exposed"
for some time, and then fixed In 4
per cent solution Of alum the OPTIC
gram Is partially fixed and retains an
Inverted picture Of the window. It is
claimed that by n similar Photographic
process the last picture or Image re.
tanned by the eye Of dead man or
animal may be preserved.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-04
HAMLET MODEL YOUNG MAN
Writer Declares That Melancholy DANE
Was "Psrfset Lady's Perfect
Gentleman

We are told in so many words that
he was q model young man.. He has
presented the English language with
two of Its stereotyped phrases for the
marking OF standardized perfection:
he Is called "the glass Of fashion and
the mold of FORM" The utterance Of
these words by OphelIa Is as illumina-
tive as the words themselves. 1t 10
plain that the youthful Hamlet lives
up meticulously. not only to conven'
tional. but to feminine. to maidenly.
standards Of propriety and excellence.
He is the perfect lady's perfect gentle
man, o. W. Firkins writes In the North
American Review.
But we do not need Ophelia's test-
mony; listen to the young man him.
self. His mother urges him not to re-
turn to college. II shall In all my best
obey you. Madam" he replies with a
filial decorum which Samuel Richard
son or Hannah More could not hay"
mended. Observe the nature Of his OBJ
jectlOns to suicide:
Oh. that the Everlastins had not hSsd
His canon 'gainst self-slaughtsr.
He condemns the act. not because II
Is cowardIy or simply immoral. but be-
cause 1t is uncanonical. unscriptura'.
Here is young man In whom his
catechIst or COMPRESSOR may rejoice.
With such person II Is obviously
hazardous to Joke. When Horatio. his
fellow student. calls himself truans.
Hamlet sOlenlnly defends him against
the charge:
would not hear your enemy say So
Clearly this is young collegtan
who never "vext the souls Of Deans"
We zee him assiduous at lectures.
methodIcal in his notes. Shakespeare
has not forgotten to inform US that he
kept note book. Within two minutes
after his fathers ghost has ended the
appalling tale OF the murder In the
garden. the young prince Is jotting
down by moonlight an invaluable
memorandum about the relations OF
smiles to villany. Do ] mean that
Hamlet is fool? Not at all. Hamlet
has n strong mind, but Its strength Is
shown ut the outset In the dOcility and
thOroughness Of Its assent to thr
proposition OF its teachers.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-04
sra.il,s sle Snake Nursery,

There are said to be more snakes
In Brazil than In any other country Of
the western hemisphere, nm exchange
remarks. At Batuntan. near Sno
Pnuio. there Is great snake garden
where scientists are studying the mys-
teries Of snake biology. The original
season for the establishment Of the
garden. which Is huge nursery for
snakes, was to obtain serum enough
for those bitten by snakes throughout
Brazil. The garden Ia 600 acres In ex.
tent and divided into three depart
ments. two Of which are devoted to
cobras. crotallds and bothrops. the
most poisonous snnkes known: while
the third department IL given to the
nonpoisonous snakes.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-04
Many Bridal Beliefs.

One is inclined to believe tlat the
Job Of the folklore collector would
have been greatly curtnllc,i had II not
been for the fund Of material that Is
wrapped around the bride. Every III.
tie move she makes, every Stitch In
her gown. the flowers in her bri:ai
bouquet. and the jewels she dons on
her wedding day all have secret por-
tents.
II the first flower a bride sees on
her wedding morn Ii white. say the
tolkioreists. she will lead a happy life !:
II red she will know sorrow and care.
II n bunch Of pink roses Is given to .
bride II II lucky.