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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-31
BY DR.. William E. Barton.

More thar one writer has been
Fascinated by the idea of selling ones
soul to the devil. Indeed, that
thought has served as the basis Of
many a poem and plot.
The idea is that of man bar;
gaining his soul to Satan for all
eternity on condition that for linn
tied period he may enjoy al pos
sible pleasure. The thought Is ,aost
familiar, perhaps, in the tragedy OF
Faust; but that neither the beginning
nor the end of it.
You may find the idea in the Ara
bian Nights! and no one knows how
old the roots of that literature may
be. Balzac in "The Magic Skin" por-
trayed it. Oscar Wilde had the cs-
sential idea in Dorian Gray" Stew.
ension had in his CDR. Jekyll and
Mir. Hyde"
All these authors were honest
game was not worth the candle
Imagine the terror of the 9Jssessor
of all the wishes of the magic Skin"
as he realized that with every wish
the skin shrank, and its power Of
sensual qualification lessened.
How many times, as his pleasure
began to pail upon him, must Faust
have regretted his bargain
If there is any justification Of the
exploitation of the idea or in novel
or in the movies, it is the plain 4es-
son at the end that the sort of bar
gain which the devil offers does not
paw
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-31
26. A Queer Mishap.

We were driving along one Of the
beautiful roads in Westchcster coun-
ty when a grinding noise was heard
and Edith brought the car to a sud
den stop.
What's the matter?" asked
Geroge.
Edith muttered something about
the carburetor and jumped out of
the car. ! went with her, though
knew no more about engines than
did about Greek. George confessed
he was equally ignorant.
After lifting the hood and fussing
with something Edith got back into
the car and tried to start the engine.
A whirrlng sound was the only result.
She tried again with no better sue
cess. For half an hour she worked
over the machine.
What on earth can we do?" wall
ed Dot, Il promised to be home by
6: | know mother won't give Bob
bic the right things for supper.
George was coughing badly. 81
wouldn't be sorry, either, to get
home" he said.
Edith was apparently at her wits
end. Give me just a few more min
utes, Dorothy" she begged, land
then if | can't get the old bus run,
ming you and Tom had better take
a train" Fortunately there was a
station within view
"I'll 90 down and see when there's
a train back to he city," volunteered
George.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-31
THIN. STORY OF FAUST

But there is one mistake which
we often make with regard to this
matter, which is in supposing that
this is the real way in which the
thing is done.
AS matter of fact, men sell
themselves unconsciously and for
very much less than The devil is sup
posed to offer in any of these works
of fiction.
Read the story of the next scan
dial with murder following it, as it
shall appear in this paper. and find,
if you are curious, when the bargain
with the devil was made and in what
sort the devil paid,
But the devil is even more prompt
in his collections.
If you do not believe it, read the
Bible or the daily papers.
The. reward of sin is death. The.
devil gets his due.
But how little does the man get
who sells out to the devil!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-31
OLD DAYS IN
AMERICUSt
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
(trom the Times-Recorder. May 81,
1919

]
1 (trom the Times-Recorder May 81
1919
AT the home of the brides sister
| Mrs. George d. Heys, on Furlow
street, Oscar Monroe Chester and
Miss Winiford Brown were i,arried
yesterday afternoon A. O'Clock, The
wedding was a very quiet one, and
save for the presence Of the bride S
mother. Mrs. Allie Brown, and other
membels Of the immediate family,
was witnessed by very few.
Dudley Field will resound this af-
ternoon to the sound of the bat and
the whizzing bail. and it means the
opening of the season here. Ameri-
Gus fans will assemble there in full
force for the tryOut Of local cclcbri-
ties and the initial steps to be taken
IN organizing the bunch for business
The local management has already
secured Baby" Wilder and will also
get McClesky, phenomenal East
Point artist. besides several members
of the Stone Mountain team.
The George Rivers farm at Sumter
City, ten miles south Of Amcricus.
was sold yesterday through W. S. and
q. W. Andrews TO Capt. J. A. NJ
Donald Of Plains. The tract is con
sidorcd one Of the best small farms
IN that locality. The price paid was
80, 600
Miss Flovd johnson, who has been
attending the State Normal School at
4 4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-31
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
From the Times-Recorder, May 3
1917

1871
Yesterday a portion Of the scat
foldlng on the Jackson street side Of
the Hotel Alhambra fell to the
ground with miphty crash. Alex
Compton, a country negro, was i'm
medlately under the scatfoIding, and
a heavy timber struck hIm square on
the head. The blow would have kill
ed an ordinary man. but Alexis head
was proof against 1t, and only the
SKIN was broken. The negro sat
down and let the wound bleed freely
for a while, and then went On his
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-31

THE TINES RECORDER believes that county has
the Offices of sheriff clerk and collector three OF the abc
conscientious and thorough going county officials
found IN Georgia They credit the people of this
But always have these The pre-
ent lee system permits official activity with private gain the
sought No records of fees received by these
kept required and the hands of INSCRIPTIONS these
hoes could be made places Of pervcon of lawful duties and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-31
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.

(from the Times Recorder, May /
19O1D
The presence of the military and
armed forces at Andersohvile yes
terday served to preserve better or
der than usually prevails on such oc-
casIons, though the multitude of ne
gro cXcursionists was as large and
as hard to control as ever Not less
than five thousand blacks throngcd
the little village. The Americas
Light Infantry, fifty strong, under
the command Of Cant. Clarke, while
Sheriff Bell was On hand earlier with
Il strong posse. The Macon Hussars
were also on the scene to assist in
quelling incipient riots among the
revcIers. The memorial exercises at
the National Cemetery are interest
ing and impressive. but the tough Gle
ment. the turpentine contingent. do
not 90 there, but to the woods near
by and dance. Gamble and fight to
their hearts content The better
clement conduct themselves very dec
orously.
Miss Louise Pugh who is attend
ing the Peabody Seminary at Nash
Vile. is home for the summer.
Dr. and Mrs. Z. J. Eldridge have
gone to Tampa to spend some time
with Mr.. and Mrs. G Morgan Ed
ridge.
Miss Katherine Thornton and Miss
Minnie Bagley, fair students Of the
Peabody Institute at Nashville. re-
turned home yesterday.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20
20 YEARS AGO

The heaviest snow storm of
the season set in last Friday
night, continuing until Monday.
Over a foot of snow fell.
During the month Of Deem
Der 14300 cars were handled
at this port exclusive of passen-
ger coaches at the rate of %
cars to a train, this makes KIP
trains, an average of a train for
about every one Of the "a hours
in a Gay. This is a phenomena
record.
The snow roller and snow
pillow are kept on the move
these days and are doing
excellent work both in and
outside the village. Capt
Randall is displaying common
dable and characteristic energy
as road commissioner and the
result is town roads as good as
they can be made in this
country at this time of year.
It's curious how much easier
some people find it to believe a
mean thing about a man than
to realize that the man who
tells it lies even though they
have abundant precedent, for
the latter and none for the for
mer.
Island Pond may now hang
on to its back yard gate and
talk via the New England Tele-
phone Companys new line with
her neighbours down east"
The lineto Stratford was COM
pleted and opened last week
Thursday when by the courtesy
of Mr.. Pelton, the genial right
of-way man, the editor from the
telephone in the Herald office
exchanged greetings and con-
CALCULATIONS with North STRAIT
ford. The line connecting us
with that enterprising little vii
lage also gives us connections
all along the line even to Port
land. Thus is Island Pond in
the swim and keeping up with
the times. ..
1t is an interesting sight to
the initiated to see the way the
great loads of logs are handled
as they are unloaded in the
Fitzgerald mill yards. If you
never have, go down and look
for half an hour some day.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20
Larynkiess Man Can Whisper

How man whose whole larYnK
has been cut out can continue to talk
is told by DR.. 7. Il0rshino of Nugate,
japan, in the Annals Of Otnlogy,
Rhinology and Laryng0logy (St,
Louis). DR.. HorShin0 describes the
operation by which he removes the
larynx in serious cases Of cancer and
provides for respiration after it has
gone.
He furnished the patient with rub
Der tube, one end Of which Is inserted
fntc the trachea (windpipe) and the
a. .'' end is held in the mouth. By
sen. ng his breath through the tube
ans working his lips. teeth, tsng,le,
paia'e and pharyngeal muscles the
man can whisper in such a way as to
BE- understood.
A"titicial laryDges have been made
For such cases. but they are complex
affairs, and DR.. HoShin0 saYs patients
much prefer the tube.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20
LOOT STORES or FIELD NICE
Nsrth Dakota INDIANS RalS CAehss 81
De4icacy, bat Always Leave coEa
In ita Place.

In the northern part Of North Da-
kota there grows q bean which 10 re-
lated to the peanut and of which the
Indians Of that section are worry fsnd.
A. each plant bears bat a aaSls bean,
tbs labSr q gathering uas6a wssaA be
very Heat, bxt the AAiA naiss 81 tAat
section gather ms beans ana hide
them for winter eo<aaasptasn IN aadRs-
rrsu.A stsreAsssAc.
The indians know hsw 10 heMts ne
caches and In the autHInA they 60
forth and rob sheaa. but tAe sapDAes
ere iaFarkskiy replaced width cora or
segAe ether grain which sbe Indians
have ID Heaty, so that the htois haG-
vessess are not starved eu1.
Tho beans have a delicious favor
a&s are highly priced 10 the course
Of few days Aa,nt one indian may
sathsr two bushels, few quarts being
sec AIRED fs,sn sssssa Of the underground
steresA 0usas.
The Indians say that this method Of
gathering food from mouse hsards
dates back 10 prehistoric times, but
the traditions Of the tribes protect the
mice in that 1t Ia taught that dire pun
ishpsat falls upon those whs take the
beans without replacing them with
ssan.-Chicass JsuraA.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20
iaAKE FRIENDS WHEN YOU CAN
Reason Why One Man Has Always
Sought to Add to his Aequalnt
ances Every Day.

My hobby is charging my acquaint-
ance. Fer years, have found pleas
ure and profit in trying to know as
many people as | can. aim never to
let the sun set without knowing at
least one more person than did when
l started out in the morning, writes
Fred G. Kelly In Leslie's. Why7 My
answer is: Why not! Life Is made up
OF human relations. AS | look at il
the more human contact | achieve the
fuller my life should be. By human
contact don't mean just being In
crowds. or places where people are. l
mean meeting people. getting their
points Of view. Lots of city folk who
have plenty Of daily opportunity to
meet and know people don't get ac
quainted with as many as man ]
know who lives on farm and never
comes to town. Meeting people is one
thing, making friends or getting ac-
quainted with them is another. mas
much as human beings are admittedly
the most interesting things en- earth,
why not know az many of them as pos
sible? Ii there are men who derive
pleasure from collecting stamps, rare
coins canes, love letters, dogs, why
shouldn't | give little serious thought
10 collecting long list Of friendsY
And IL | am more successful bust
ness man la consequence Of having
many friends all the better for me.
Everybody you know In potentially
a halp TO ysu. Thars 70 ne way OF
telling when tas hunAblAst perSen
aneng yeT aeQMintancss may net
have sAonasatary importance IN sszns-
thing va sss trying to g. snce
vas aHs h CT AtGmsttsa TINT
mSMAt q saaeAssfui esatFaet tArsash
tie fast uAst shA,sad T. 10 acsssint
Il WITH tias 4ssaaaa II - ct ~ 30
tets n 0aA Fvaseisss.
ksv thTs &ss sws wASs Il esftiIA
acquainted WITH pssks-hg iatrsoss-
ton and b. getting Ass sasuai esu-
vsruatio wtsAsut hsPt1scdsa. ] try
u make de most IT both thsss ave-
nusA but l regard the former ~ ths
mere important Of The two.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20
EAST CHARLESTON

Mr. Foster, who has been in
poor health several months
died very suddenly at the home
of Kit Hudson January 10th
Funeral services were held at
the house, Rev. G H Dierlamm
officiating. The body was plac-
ed in the tomb until spring.
Herbert Findley of Yves
Burke is staying on his farm
here for a few weeks.
Arthur Boutan Of Leominist-
err, Mass, is the guest Of his ia
Their, Thomas Boutan.
Will Farrar has moved his
family to West Charleston
The merchants and farmer
are filing their ice houses, tn
same being Of fine quality.
Mr. Sanborn of Holland ha
moved his family into Osca
Davis's house.
Ben McRae was Instantly
killed by a falling tree January.
Is. An extended notice wi |
be given later.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20
NORTON

Mrs George Daniels Of Is.
land Pond was in town last
week.
Theopile Devost and SOB
Fred, were in Berlin last Sun
day.
Mrs Joseph Kehoe spent Sat.
urday at Island Pond, the CUES
of Mrs George Daniels.
Mrs J F Devost was in Coat
icook Saturday.
Prosper Gallant of Wenlock
spent Sunday with his family.
John Kehoe and William
Bresett and John Daniels, who
are employed at Wenlock,spe
Sunday at their homes here.
Mr. and Mrs John Sage OF
Lancaster, N H,spent last week
with relatives
Alice Devost Ruby Donavan
spent Saturday at Lake with
Mrs Joe Duguay.
Mrs A I Davis of Lake spen
last Saturday the guest of Mrs
John Daniels.
Raymond Young is i'll with
DNonr0 onia.
Cyrille McClish and Fred
Bresette attended brotherhood
meeting at Bryant's Pond, Me-,
saturday.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20
NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED
articles were seized at Island Pond
Vt, on the dates noted below for vic
lation of Sec. 1882 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, to wit
Seizure No. 1908, Oct. 10, 1920, Sc
bottles Canadian whiskey, 80 bottles
gin; No. 1888, Nov. 10, 1920, bot
ties Scotch whiskey, bottles India
Pale Ale; No. 1878, Dec. 81, 1920
900 OF. Scotch whiskey, 450 OF. Cog
nae. Ali persons claiming said artI-
cles, or any of them, are hereby mott
fed to appear and file their claim to
he same within twenty days from
The first publication hereof, or the
property will be forfeited to tn
United States and disposed of as re
CURED by law. st. Adams, VT, Jan
1, 1920. H. C. Comings, Collecto
of Customs.
ian 27
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20
Estats Of SARAH A. WARNER

State of Vermont, District Of Es-
sex, IS:
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District Aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the
tate Of Sarah A. Warner, late
Brighton, in said District, deceased,
GREETING
WHEREAS, said Court has assign
ed the 28th day of January next for
examining and allowing the account Of
the Executor of the estate Of
said deceased and for a decree of the
residue of said estate to the Lawful
claimants Of the same, and ordered
that public notice thereof be given to
all persons interested in sail estate
by publishing this order three weeks
successfully previous to the day as
signed, in the Essex County Herald,
newspaper published at Brighton, in
said District.
THEREFORE, you are hereby not
flied to appear at the Probate Office
in Brighton, in said district, on the
day assigned, at 2 o'clock p. M, then
and there to contest the allowance Of
said account if you see cause, and to
establish your right as heirs, legatees
and lawful claimants to said residue.
Given under my hand this 29th day
day of December, 1920.
FRED A. BREWER,
Judge.
ion
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20

Uadsr an set placed On the Lsndsa
statute Aeok gas viii Ia future b sstd
at 10 much a "therm" instead Of 50
muah a thousand feet 4 therm b the
name oven to 100000 British thermal
unsta, enc Of ths latter being tho
amoxnt q heat absorbed ia raisaax one
pound Of water one degree Eahren-
hsit. Sae first distributor az gas ID
ANNOUNCE it's charges by the thorn IL
the South Metropolitan Gas csmpsay.
which from the date Of readiaS
meters for thu Michaelmas quarter
will charge ~ cents . thern. The
eaa Is declared to contain $50 British
thermal units In each cubic foot.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20

The pocket Telephone has been
brought q step nearer By the assem-
bliAx II tho necessary radlsphons ap-
para tas into a compact unit having a
weight Of about % pounds. Az a Pc
tsaral Of only six vslts to each u re-
quired to speraso the recufer and
sseiAater bulbs the low-eapecity b
type" batteries are daspoasoa with.
according to an frustrated article in
NE December PoRalar Mechanics Nag
aziAs. The lev voltage required 10
avxsaable shassf snywhAe. az two
six-rsdt bstteriss are sasily prscaraade
fran aay automobile battery service
stattsa. The neH sAdt h especially
designed fsr the Sss Of motorists.
yachtsmsn, campers and Isolated
fSE7Aa. Under onAinAcy esnditaons It
Is said that tho new instrument may
be dApsadsd upen to operate satisfac-
tsrtly over distances Of frsm Ave to NJ
tesa Miles.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20
Stacking Cereals.

One years harvest Of our cereals
would flll a canyon 100 feet wide. FIVE
miles long and two-thirds Of a mile
deep.
The Scientific American estimates
that this harvest of single season In
the United States, If stacked on one
acre Of land, would form column
214 times as high as the Woolworth
building In New York. Or 1t would
bury the whole of Central park to a
depth of 100 feet.
this crop Of cereals were to fall
Manhattan Island like rain at
rate Of million bushels day,
ting tomorrow, 1t would not cease
ing until the year 1880.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20

GET INTO BUSINESSMAN
kins 1877 pZodu IS sell to every
farmer. If you own an auto
or team, can give bond, write
today for information where
you can get territory for SELL
products of largest institution
of kind in world. Twenty mill
lion users. J. R. WATKINS
CO., Dept. Ill, Winona, Mimi.
dec 2
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20
Foley
Honey and z ar

Honey 5E7GA E. ar
COMPOUND
1T IS JUST WHAT CHILDREN
ought to have for feverish colds, coughs,
"snuffles," and that tight, whee2in9
breathing. II stops Group, too IL ease5
and checks whoopine cough, measles
coash and bronchial coughs.
Every Uscr q Friend
my little sirl had been having the Group
svery few nights, 60 beaan giving her q few
drops OF Feleys Honey and Tar every two or
three hours. That night she elept well. never
coushed any, and next day her cold was gene. -
Mrs. r. M. Ranley. Stsniord. Ky.
MY three children had very sever .,.tao.
Of whoopine eouIh. The FIRST few ooers Ct
Foley's Honey and Tar gave thsm srea ,ahef
and il did them good. Mo. Z c. he-ue
Grand Island. Neb.
FCley's Honey and Tar has be-.
for more than thirty years in tho
of homes for relief from cough
spasmodic Group, ticking throet,
ness, whoopiDg cough, bronchial cr
and the coughs that follow intluen-N,
Ia grippe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20
Her Gift

A young woman was interested In
charity work and In one family where
she visited there was a little girl
whose hair was the same shade as her
own. Wishing to show her apprecia-
ton for the visitors kindness, the
child called at her house one day and
gave her a package, saying 1t was a
little present for her, then ran away.
On opening it out fell the child's love-
ly brald-the only thing she had In
abundance,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20

The comic papers that make
fun of the country people, don
mention that 22 out Of q pres.
idents have at some time been
farmers.
It is'denied that people don
get any exercise in the cities,a
they have to walk the pave
ments lot finding jobs.
An Island Pond man was
overheard to make the remark
hat his children had the "gal-
lopin consumption" They
just eat and run.
Agents are beginning to come
around from door to door, but
even if you don't want their
stuff it is worth the price Of the
article to get rid of EN-.
The people who claim the
dollar is worth only SO cents
are probably not patronizing
advertised stores.
It's a long time between
drinks, particularly for those
lying in the cemetery as the re.
sit Of poison liquor.
PAPER producers can't afford
t. ~educe prices. Just what
Ser dealers said when they
v~re getting Is cents q pound
The Bible tells about beat.
irg swords into plowshares
b the American people seen
T1oro inclined to beat them in.
t. Jazz instruments.
Great many people who sit
: @tTffed Office chairs are issu-
IT advice to others TO go back
The land and do hard muscu
~ work digging in the dirt.
@Taving been urged to make
fary Year resolutions, a lot Of
people here in Island Pond
he firmly determined to
rake more money in 1921 than
t,ey did in 1920.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20
Estate of FRED r. SADLEIR
ION .

State of Vermont, District of Es-
sex, So.
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District of Essex,
To all persons interested in the es-
tate of Fred r. Sadleir, late Of Brigh.
ton, in said District, deceased,
GREETING
At Probate Court holden at Brigh
ton, within and for said District on
the 22nd. day of December, 1920, an
instrument purporting to be the last
Will and Testament Of Fred r. Sad.
leir, late of Brighton in said District
deceased, was presented to the Cour
aforesaid, for Probate.
And it is ordered by said Court
that the 2sth. day Of January, 1890
at 2 o'clock p. m. at the Probate OF
flee in said Brighton, be assigned
for proving said instru-
msnt, and that notice Thereof
be given to all pesons concerned, by
publishing this order three weeks sue
cessively in the Essex County Herald
a newspaper circulating in that vicini
ty, in said District, previous to the
time appointed.
THEREFORE, you are hereby not
flied to appear before said Court, at
the time and place aforesaid, and con
test the probate Of said will. if you
have cause.
Given under my hand at Concord,
in said District. this Gath. day Of De-
cember, 1920.
FRED A. BREWER,
Judge.
Jan 10
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20
RHEUMATISM or NEURITIS
OUCH

Rub away all pain, stiffness.
soreness, hackache with MIN
TOL. Relieves like magic all
aches and pains. Don't stuff.
or buy a small jar of Mintol
from your druggist at once
For sale by John w Thurston
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-20

FOR SALE-new moccasin
traverse sleds, l pr. work har-
nesses, 2 driving horses, 1 hea-
Wy work horse, job sled, I GOV
cred traverse sled for mail
route, ! heavy double harness.
Inquire at Boyce's Grist Mill,
Island Pond, vt.