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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30
WIVES WHO FAIL
THE HABITUAL
FLIRT
BY RUTH AGNES ABELING

CHE was a new woman in the crowd.
- One of the boys had introduced
her, forewarning every mothers
daughter in the set to look to her
husband, to shackle him to her apron
strings, or tie him to her bracelet
secure him somehow!
And then she picked out the mic
est man in the Unfortunately he
was single-that every good, sensible,
wifely sort of girl had secretly had
her eye on for the past 10 years. She
hadn't known him a week before she
had shortened his dignified Dunbar
to Dummy and was adding dear most
of the time. She used to stare at
him in that Oh-you-wonderful-man
way and she had a clever way of toy
ing with the buttons of his coat and
forgetting that she was doing it.
Before anybody knew it, she had
married him-this nice big-dog- faith-
full man.
And he thought he was going to
settle down and be so happy with
his exquisite bit of feminine fluff.
But she had different idea about
the thing. Conquest was the sum
Of her ambition-and the pity of it
was that it had become such a habit
that she didn't know it herself.
With each new man friend her hus-
band introduced her to, she began the
same subtle Filtration. She didn't
mean anything by it. 1t seemed per
fectly natural that she should look at
each one is his turn as though she
loved him.
1t seemed necessary to her happi-
ness and a part of her routine that
she seek fresh light from the fires
of experience every now and then.
Verify it taxed her patience if men
didn't kiss her-not because she
wanted to be kissed, but simply be-
cause knowing that she was a temp
tation gave her a certain degree of
pleasure.
Gradually her husband came to
understand that she was a flirt. He
reached the place where he didn't
care 50 much for himself, he had got
ten beyond where the humiliation of
it bothered him, and he wasn't jeal-
Gus, but he pitied her for her shallow
ness and he regarded with a sort Of
loathing this woman who could play
with human hearts even though she
was his own wife!
To him the thing was beyond CON
demnation, beyond bitterness-mere-
ly pitiable.
And when finally she saw that
look of loathing pity in his eyes she
knew that she had lost him beyond
any hope Of reconciliation. And the
emptiness Of what was left stunned
her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30
Observations

With Guatemala's new porcelain
money it will be easy to break q
dollar.
The mystery is, how can Congress
tell whether it is on vacation or
not?
The trouble is, there's more I'M
employed money than unemployed
men.
Striking New York bakers have
stopped Ioafng and gone back to
loa1ing.
Bergdoll is in Switzerland, where
his reputation will be used in making
cheese.
The only thing that makes some
husbands worth killing in their in
surance.
Many a bride opening the fruit she
canned this summer will get an awful
jar.
Don't expect to find a groom like
the collar ads-or a bride like the
corset ads
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30
TWO COM PLANTS

THE next day Sprinkle-Blow's tele-
phone rang again. Nick answer
ed it and heard Chris Crows voice.
q wish you'd change my order
for no moon," croaked Chris dismal
"Why?7 asked Nick. Whats
wrong? We had Mr.. West Wind
and Mr. Moon send the darkest
night they could find. Didn't you
get any corn?"
"Cornr sQuawked Chris. about
as much corn as there is on a door
knob! Whadda you think? Just as I
was fixed to eat my fill, didn't that
old Scare-Crow slip up on me!
Jumped up on the corn-stalk where
was sitting, mind you! Came right
at me! was so scared | fell plumb
right down on top of his head 1t
was quite two seconds before l re-
covered my senses enough to fly
away. No more dark nights for me!
VIII you please tell MIR. Sprinkle
Blow to send Mr.. Moon. If I've got
to be spied on | want to know who
it is"
"All right, Mr.. Grow, I'll tell him, "
answered Nick.
But scarcely had he rung off when
the bell rang again 1t was Cob
Coon this time. ~ want to change
my ORDER" said Cob. 81 want to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30
EDITORIAL AND FEATURE PAGE
WHEN A WOMAN TELLS
BY RUTH AGNES ABELING

: in your sister-in-laW's room just al
/ ter these flowers came for her and
she was nice enough to divide them
with me-though | wasn't at all hap
Ply to take them"
They were delivered to her? The
dickens they werel They were or
dered for YOU he said.
For me?".
Eyes. for YOU | see through the
whole thing now. | used to buy a
load of flowers for Lila" he started
to explain, "and | simply left her ad-
dress with the florist so he always
knew where to send any flowers |
odered; he must not have noticed the
address | wrote and gave to him to-
day. But-they were meant for you"
"They we're beautiful" sincerely,
"and I'm glad they We're sent wrong
Just as they were 1t brought some
thing for me that nothing else could
havew
q don understand. hut I am glad
to have been of any little service"
said Philip Ames; and then he spoil
81 it by adding, 81 would buy any
thing in the world for you"
I found Grace waiting for me.
81 was just about to leave-prom-
Use or no promise" said she, as
entered her room and thrust my yell
low pansies into her hands.
well, you are going to stay" 7
made her decision for her.
"She wants me to?" ENORMOUSLY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30
Grace Cameron Stays for Toms Sake

Grace Cameron Stays for Toms Sake
HVOU'RE not going YETI
Mrs. Ames' voice checked me
as ! started toward the door.
''You know, | was just getting
really interested in this my-brother's-
keeper business Now III tell you
what YOU do" with decision; you
90 back there and tell that little fool
to stay here. tell her I said so-and
III break her neck if she leaves now
But this isn't any feeling that |
should join in a reform movement,
mind you, nor any feeling that / am
responsible for what any one else
does. | don't like that theory
1t was really not the apology that
had promised which | could take
to Grace Cameron; but J. at least
had assurance that Mrs. Ames would
not discharge the girl. Thus | knew
that if I persuaded Grace to stay she
would not be subjected to that humil-
iation Of Notwithstanding fired.
Some one was coming upstairs as
I stepped into the hall. At the land
ing Philip Ames and ! met.
you are wearing my flowers, l
see" he said.
Not yours-Mrs. Ames'," l cor
rected him.
"Mrs. Ames?' he repeated ques-
Eyes, she fastened the one in my
hair and insisted that take these"
How the devil did she happen to
have them"
81 suppose because some very
thoughtful and repentant man sent
them to her" | was parposely caus-
tic.
''What do you mean? I don't get
you at all" impatientIy.
at shouldn't be difficult to under
stand, Mr. .Ames. | happened to be
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30
THIRTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY.

FIRM The Times Recorder August 30,
1917
Friday afternoon Superintendent
w. J. Mathews, Master Mechanic Ar
que and Road Master Wright went
down to lie wreck on the S., A NJ.
road, where they sound / cars bad
w demolished and the roat blocked.
We have receiver of this year
new cotton 1854 bales. All of our
home cotton buyers are on hand, ac-
companied by the usual quota Of
transient men who made headquar-
ters here during the cotton season.
The new Hamil building on Cotton
avenue is nearing completion and
is one of the handsomest and most
substantial buildings in the iity. 1t
has 30-foot front and runs back 100
feet.
The Western Union Telegraph Of
flee here is in mourning for c. G.
Merriwether, superintendent of the
4th district, Southern division, VINO
died in Atlanta yesterday at 12:40
p. m.
The Americas Club is now a real
ity, and has arranged to have ITS
meetings in the large rooms in the
well known Hart building. which will
be fitted up in beautiful style, and the
handsome furniture owned by the
Athletic Club will adorn the new
rooms. Those enrolled are w. K.
Wheatley Lester Windsor, J. c. La
uier, DIN Dixon. Ice Cain, Walter
Crisp, John Sheffield W. H. G.
Wboa+lay VIM, F0r+ PlODDo RrOWn
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30

to were not nudes, and in our judg-
ment contained not a single suggest
i've feature In the very essence of
the meaning of the words, beautiful
things are not vulgar or suggestive,
otherwise they would not be beauti-
full These two pictures were the
acme of grace and charm, and we
fear that a sense that could be
shocked by them must have been
looking with a microscope for some
thing to be shocked by.
We may be wrong in this conclus-
ion. Although not another word
either Of criticism or commentator
has come to this office other than the
letter above quoted concerning these
pictures, possibly others have been
shocked or offended by them. To
these we would say that to shock or
offend ANY of our readers is farthest
from our desires or intentions. We
try to produce an interesting, up
lifting, informing and entertaining
newspaper each day. We like to in
spire our readers with beautiful pic
tures as well as beautiful ideas, with
uplifting appeals to the eye as we'll
as to the mind We have not cons
oj1,7cl,- ,GepdaJ W. Lr,,o +,;oI 70
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS

big cane crop about Americas is the
finest in many years.
Prof. j. f. Mathis, superintendent
of the Americas public schools, writes
The Times-Recorder that he will
leave WickIiffe, KY, and will arrive
tomorrow. The city schools will
open September 10th, and the at
tendance promises to be as large as
usual at the beginning of the fail
term.
Americas is to have another foun-
dry and machine shop, an institution
that will pay handsomely in this wide
field. 1t was ascertained yesterday
that Messrs. Skinner & Sawyer, both
skilled in this industry, would estab-
fish such a plant here, probably in
the vicinity of the Central railway
depot, and would soon make a start
thereon.
New cotton found its way to
Americas yesterday, not less than a
score Of bales being handled at the
local warehouses during the day. B.
H. Jossey and c. c. Clay marketed a
dozen bales between them.
Mrs. II. S. johnson and Mrs. John
r. Hudson will spend a month with
relatives at Thompson.
After a pleasant stay of two weeks
in Atlanta, Miss Ora Perry returned
to Americas yesterday.
Col. and Mrs. Henry R. Johnson,
after stay of some time in Buffalo
and other points East, returned home
yesterday.
Joseph Johnson. who is now COM
pleting a thorough course at the
Stevens Institute, Hoboken, came
home yesterday to spend a portion Of
his vacation here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
From The Times-Recorder, August
30, 1919

80, 1919
I ABOR Day, which is next Monday,
- will be observed in appropriate
manner by the members of the
Americas Typographical Union, Ne.
ABS, who will enjoy during the even
ing of that day banquet and barD2-
que.
Fifteen thousand dollars was the
consideration in the sale yesterday of
the former Thornton Wheatley resi-
dence on Lamar street; an interesting
fact, inasmuch as no other residence
property ever sold in Americas
brought this figure. The same prop
erty was sold a year ago for $4,000.
At the recent session Of the city
council a written proposal was made
to that body by the Americas Railway
q Light Company to secure the
pumping of the city's water supply.
Members of the congregation Of
the Presbyterian church and the
many friends of Mr.. j. w. Stokes,
pastor of that church, will be pleased
to know that he will return tomorrow
from a pleasant vacation at Lithonia.
Americas had no direct wire con-
nection yesterday with Savannah,
Charleston or Brunswick, as the re-
suit of the hurricane which swept the
coast the day before. The Western
Union, the Postal and Southern Bell
company alike suffered from the pros
| trated wires.
With tomorrow the 6 o'clock clos
ing season comes to an end, and with
Friday night, Americas business
houses will resume the former SEIZED
ule of long hours for the fall and
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chesley R. Whitley
have just returned from an extended
trip North, including stay of sew
eral days each in New York. Balti.
more and Washington.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30

field, just as l was climbing a big
stalk to get some juicy corn, some
thing black was there waiting for
me; he clawed me and scratched me
and nearly put my eyes out. just
got away in time"
Chats all right" Nick assured
Inn. Farmer Smith wants a moon
anyway. SO everybody VII be suited,
I'll tell Mr.. Sprinkle-Blow at once
what you said"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30
TUESDAY, AUGUST 80, 1921,

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled the use for ~
cation of all dispatches credited to otherwise
this paper and also the local published All rights
publication of special dispatches herein contained are esq
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30
B. L. JORDAN.

ar course, we take it that the pub
lie understands at the outset that
it is a preachers business-or some
preachers make it their business-to
search out things to denounce. Ev-
cry attendant at church knows that
with some ministers it is a practice
to fiay their whole congregations for
their sins and wickedness and evil
not because of any particular wicked
ness or evil or sin that they know
exists. but because they think the
people expect it, pay them for it, and
shake his hand in fine appreciation
when they pour it into them cons.
cious all the while that they meant
the other fellows in what they had tC
say.
We take it, too, that Sunday was
the Times-Recorder's turn for {
dressing down at the hands of the
reverend gentleman, and so we won't
have a word to say in reply tc
him, but will take our medicine and
admit that what comes from Che pull
pit must be inspired and all good.
because it comes from the pulpit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30
EDITORIAL

CUNDAY night at his church in Ell
- laville, Rev. b. L. Jordan,
that city, had some caustic things to
say about the Times-Recorder, We
are Informed, in the course of talk
from the pulpit in which numerous
tendencies of the day came in for a
scorching. Monday afternoon The
Times Recorder received the follow
ing letter from Mr.. Jordan bearing
date Of Saturday:
EIlaville, Ga.
August 27, 1921.
Editor of Times-Recorder,
Americas, Ga.
My Dear Sir: | want to call
your attention to two issues of
your paper this week and a picture
in each.
LIST. Monday, Aug. 23rd. Pic
ture Of Irene Castle.
End. Thursday. Aug. 18th. Pic
ture Of Mariyn Miller.
Do you think these two pictures
uplifting and elevating?
Why do our daily papers print
so much trash and dirty stuff
when there 10 so much available
that would be advancing the good
causes?
! mean to show these pictures. to
my church Sunday night in a ak
l am planning % give on the sub
ject, Works Of the World" when
] come to the question Of trashy
literature.
We EllaVille people appreciate
getting the Times-Recorder in the
afternoon and personally | want
to continue taking it, but | want
to ask that those copies carrying
such pictures as above mentioned
be burned rather than sent into my
home.
The time has come when the
youth Of our land need something
else to read and think about be-
side these operate stars in their
nude forms.
Don't understand me to be a
kicker. / am anything else and /
think a few minutes personally
would convince you that my pur-
pose is to build up instead Of tear
down. Respectfully
A NJ
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30

HOWEVER. that we may not be
wholly misunderstood and wholly
thrown into the outer darkness bv
our hitherto friends as result of
the discovery of our unconscious evil
on the mart of tha reverend oantIo-
men, we wouId like 70 offer = few
words in defense Of opr motives if
not our Indictment to onr renders
boua lr,,d ,,,,1a,, ~, ' ,,,1 ~. 70 '' 10y
mint orator., and inarenco ~ tbo
ElJaviIIe nas+or
In the fret ,,looo ,ro ava not
consoiorslu da,,,ea,,oJ and in,A,o,oI
W. d. NOT ,rint ..tr, sL' ora J;,'t,,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From Tine Times-Recorder, AuguSt
80 1901

Sugar cane IS now being hauled m
to Americas by the wagon load. The
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30

imposed upon The
utilization articles
1t is not neCes-
but it must be
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30

To guard against errors or being
Recorder cannot acc ept for 7
or items not signed by The sender,
sary that the name be for p publication
attached as an evidence Of Q God faith,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-30
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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-11-19
ABANDONED HOPE
OF GETTING WELL
Richmond Woman Relates Some Re-
markable Facts OF Her Restora-
ton To Health.

Mrs. J. R. Bates, 1927 Dance St.,
Richmond, Va, who had lost hope of
ever seeing well day again, reports
her complete restoration to health by
taking Tanlac. She says:
~ don't believe anybody ever suf-
fered more from dyspepsia than l
did. My health was so poor that we
gave up keeping house and went to
board. l went to the best specialists
and tried many medicines and treat
ments, but all the time l grew worse
My condition finally became abso,
lutel " desperate. My husband and
friends gave up hope and l myself
thought there was no chance for my
recovery.
II can say for Tanlac it has done
for me what seemed impossible and
I'm now a well and happy woman
and am enjoying life as 1 haven't
been able to do in many a year.o
feel it is my duty to recommend Tan
lac"
Tanlac is sold in Palatk by Ack-
erman-Stewart Drug Co. and all
leading druggists.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-11-19

AUSTRIAN lEACE DECLARED.
Washington, Nov. 18.-Peace be-
tween the United States and Austria
was declared formally in procla-
nation signed today by President
Harding.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-11-19
FLORIDA IS LUCKY.
TO TIE MISSISSIPPI.
IN A TOUGH GAME.

Gainesville, Nov. 1S.-The Univer.
sity of Florida's football eleven came
from behind in the final period OF
today's game with Mississippi Col
lege and held for final 7 and
score.
The broken field running Of
"Goat" Hale, star left half back for
the Mississippians, kept the local
boys on the defensive much of the
first two periods, with the ball large
ly in local territory. F1orida's weak
ened back field was held close in at
tempts to gain through the line, and
only until the adopted the open style
of offense did they succeed, in the
fourth quarter, in scoring Costly
fumbles worked greatly against the
Floridians.
Mississippi came into possession
of the ball, in the second period, on
her twenty yard line after an ex-
change of punts. On the third play
Hale signalled for a kick to get out
of the hole, but with his line failing
to stand he changed and ran through
the Florida defense for thirty yards.
Thereafter Mississippi gradually
worked the ball down the field with
short end runs and line plunges, Hale
finally making the touchdown with q
three-yard plunge. In the fourth
period Florida got the ball on its
22-yard line and rapidly ran it back
with an open attack by Carlton and
Newton, aided materially by heavy
penalties incurred by Mississippi.
Carlton took a forward pass from
Newton for the touchdown.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-11-19
Beer or No Beer
Is NowUp to MIR.
Harding's Ideas
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Nov. 1S.-The brief
days of medical beer were considered
numbered today when the senate by
vote of Sc to 90 finally adopted
the conference report on the anti
beer bill.
With legislative action concluded
the bill now goes to the President,
who is expected to give it his ap-
prevail within the ten day period in
which he can act. It was thought
possiblefi however, that there might
be faw days delay while an opin-
ion as to the constitutionality of the
measure was received from the at
torney general.
Besides prohibiting beer with more
than one half of one per cent of al
cohol the bill would reduce the
amount of wine which physicians
might prescribe.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-11-19
Youthful Burglar
Caught by Deputy
Sheriff Yesterday

Following four robberies commit
ted some time during Tuesday night
local officials have been in search
of the perpetrators and yesterday
Chief Deputy Sheriff Livingston ar
rested Thomas Dunton, a 15-year-old
negro boy on suspicion. Some of the
stolen articles the officers said he
had when arrested have been identi-
fled.
Jake Wexler left the key nj his
front door and some one entered,
carried off a pair of shoes and about
So in change. Dunton had this
amount of money when arrested and
the pair of shoes which Mr.. Wexler
identified as thos ehaving been
stolen from his place.
The lock in the front door of
VOLTS Bargain House was broken
by thief, who carried off some
small change.
W. N. Morgan's grocery store was
entered through back window and
a small amount of change was
missed.
o. E. Prevatt's grocery store was
robbed, the thief entering over the
front door transom.
Dunton said he came from Tampa
and that his mother lived in East
Palatka. Investigation proved this
unture, as were other stories he told
the officers. He is being held in
Jail.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-11-19
HARD WORK BEING DONE
ON PALATKA'S PLAY GROUND

Yesterday was a busy day for the
playground committee of Community
Service. The north end playground
was equipped and everything gotten
in readiness for the opening Mon
day afternoon. Mr.. Merriam had a
corps of men on the ground all day
yesterday erecting the equipment
and cleaning up the lot. The equip
ment is small but it is hoped as the
demand increases for additional ap-
paratus, several pieces can be added
from time to time.
For the time being, the play
ground will be opened Immediately
after school each day, and on Satur-
days. 1t is the plan to have some
one in charge during this time.
Either Mr.. Teeters or an assistant
will take charge of ring games which
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-11-19
Gainesville Comes
From Behind to Be
Plant City Victor
(By Associated Pressl

Plant City, Nov. 1S.-Gainesville
had a brad struggle here this after
noon in her game with the Plant City
high, the locals having a 10 to z
lead up to the third quarter. But it
was in this third quarter that the
visitors pulled out, rammed home
three touchdowns and went away in
better spirits. Plant City played
the ambitious University City boys
off their feet in the first two quar-
etrs, but weakened when some of the
first string men were put in against
them. Gainesville claimed to have
had majority of their second and
third string men in. Vickery was
the star for the visitors.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-11-19
Football Scores

Florida, 7; Mississippi College, 7
Marysville College, 81; Emory &
Henry, 7.
Davidson, At; Elon, 0.
Erskine, 10; Clemson, 0.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-11-19
Madison Wins from Quitman.


Madison, Nov. 18.-Failure on the
part of the visitors to kick goal after
a touchdown gave Madison high
schools football eleven a 7 to vic
tory over Gilman, Ga, athletic club
here today. Madison made its
touchdown in the fourth period when
Williams took a forward pass from
Livingston behind Quitman's goal.