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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-14
STOMACH TROUBLES
Indiana Lady Had Something Like
Indigestion Until She Took
Black DraughL Then
Got All Right.

Seymour, Ind.-"Some time age ]
had o sick spell, something like indi.
gestion," writes Mrs. Clara Peacock, OF
Route 6, this place. II would get very
sick at the stomach, and spit or .yomit,
especially in the mornings.
'SThen / began the use Of Thedford's
Black. Draught, after had tried other
medicines. The Black-Draught re.
lisved me more than anything that
took. and got all right
Il haven't found anything better
than Black Draught when suffering
from trouble caused by constipation.
Tt f. easy and sure. Can be taken In
small doses or large as the case calls
for"
When you have sick stomach. indi-
gestion, headache, constipation, or
other disagreeable symptoms, take
Black-Draught to help keep your
system free from poison.
Thedford's Black-Draught II made
from purely vegetable ingredients.
acts In a gentle, natural way, and has
no bad after-effects. 1t may be safely
taken by young or old.
Get q package of Black Draught to
day. Insist on the genuine, Thedford's.
At your druggists. .NC14a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-14
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.

From the Times-Recorder April IA,
1929
GROUP Four of the Georgia Bank
,ers' association held a convention
here yesterday. The officers elected
we're; President, NJ. NJ. Lowery, of
Americas; vice president, R. S. Oil
yer, of Plains; secretary, ]. E. Toole,
IF Albany.
On the return run from Anderson
vile yesterday, the large touring
EAR Of w. A. Dodson ran into tele-
graph pole, resulting in severe sprains
70 the left arm Of NJ r. Wilmington.
Of Savannah, and minor injuries to
he other occupants. In the car were
W. A. Dodson, J. H. Hagerty, N. M.
Dudley, Mr. Baldwin, of New York,
and Mr. Wilmington.
The Georgia Chautauqua will open
tomorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-14
SPIRlTUALlsM AND DOYLE.

CONAN DOYLE, who made Sher-
lock Holmes the most famous
detective in history next to Nick Car
ter, has arrived in New York.
Doyle has tackled the Job Of con-
verting America to spiritualism, in
which he is a firm believer.
Previous generations would have
called him medicine man" or an
oracle" Now he is a Scientist. F"
Succeeding generations basically do
the same old things and make the
same old quests, over and over.
The worlds champion sleeper. jim
4Eslinger, is reported dying at Fort
Smith, Ark. He has been sleeping
steadily since the summer of 1914,
with the exception of one awakening
in July, 1921
Eslinger is one of the world
greatest mysteries. Spiritualists
seeking to unveil the mysteries OF
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-14
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
From the Times-Recorder, April Ia,

1902
Justice William II. Fish, of the
State Supreme court, accompanied by
Justice J. H. Lump<in, came down
from Atlanta yesterday to spend Sum
lay with Mrs. Fish, the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. II. S. McCleskey.
Miss Lila Johnson left yesterday
for San Antonio, Texas, to spend
some time with relatives.
Miss Amzie WilIiford is the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. E. ?. Pearson, in
Lumpkin.
Neon Buchanan and Lee Childers,
while not old veterans exactly, go to
Dallas today to remain during the
Ireunion.
Mrs. May T. Hall and mother, rms.
J. J. Ansley, Of Salt Lake City, and
Mrs. r. L. Virgins are guests Of Mrs.
D. T. Wilson. They will attend the
Shiver-Merritt marriage in Macon
next Wednesday.
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death, might start with its twin
brother and equally great MYSTERY,
sleep.
The only difference between sleep
and death is a beating Of the heart.
What makes it beat? That's the
mystery of life.
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Off in the distance they could
md bridges and parapets and walls.


At last the Twins We're over the
"A Seven Mountains, and down on
the plain where the Diddyeyers lived.
OFF in the distance they could see
a city with tall shining towers and
bridges and parapets and walls.
A stately palace as white as a
pond-ily, and as sparkling as frost
on marble, stood in the center Of a
stately park where peacocks walked.
That was where King Indig lived.
Beyond the town on high hill
stood another palace as white as
an Easter lily and sparkling like a
million DEVELOPS in May. That was
the palace where the Princess Their
ma lived
The red-feather pen in Nick's
pocket told the children everything,
writing his messages on the magic
paper
"When we reach King Inig's
palace" went on the pen, q must
leave you, for I must take my place
among the other feathers in the
wing Of the furious falcon that
guards the gate. King Indig will
receive you kindly. He knows you
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-14
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.

(From the Times-Recorder, April IA,
1922
Mr.. Freeman and G. o. Loving. Mr..
Glover, Jno. Taylor and Mr.. Watson
will build handsome homes on their
vacant lots in the near future.
The stores Of Messrs. Johnson &
Harold and Byne are in rapid pro-
cess of construction.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Mcleod an
nounce the birth of son, who will
be called Harry.
Miss Flora Wheatley is in Atlanta
on a visit to friends.
Lee Council returned yesterday
from Athens, where he has been sew
eral days on business.
The Prince Hose Company was re-
organized Monday night at the col
lege and twenty-three new members
were elected. The following officers
will serve during 1892: Foreman,
Henry Stanfield; End assistant fore
man, w. C. McLane; hose director,
Chas. J. Graham, assistant hose direc-
tor, w. p Boone; End assistant hose
daCctor, Max Cawood; secretary, j.
c. Cawood; assistant secretary, Geo.
B. Graham; treasurer, Z. d. Ansley;
delegate to fire department, S. b.
Stanfeld; plugman, j. W. Galloway;
pipemen, H. T. Bivins, ]. W. SILVER,
G. w. Leamon, W. A. Dodson; ak
men, Jas. Semmes, R. L. Maynard,
Jas. Lanier. The reel house is on
College street, just in rear Of Capt.
Cobb's garden and next to Hancock
place.
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miners and operators and a cold win
ter for the consumer.
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LAND OF DIDDYEvERs

see a city with tall shining showers
have the record with the magic
words, which may permit him to
marry Princess Therma. Your ad-
ventures, however, are only half
over You must make the journey
across the Seven Valleys to the
Kingdom of the Korsknotts and
bring King Verde back with you. F"
With that it jumped back into
Nick's pocket again and the Twins
made their way to the town of CO.
bait which was the name of the
place where King Indig lived.
As they came near they could see
that all the houses, except the pal
ace itself, were blue. The trees,
gras and flowers were blue, even
the paving stones. The one bit of
color was the large bird which
walked up and down over the gate
Of the palace.
1t was bright red.
There's the furious falcon" said
Nancy. "Do you suppose it will al
low US to enter?"
Ito be continued.)
Copyright, 1929
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A COURAGEOUS COURT.


JUDGE z. A. Littlejohn is due
. the highest respect and honor
from the public for his courageous
conduct in passing upon the Schley
county lynching case as he did when
it reached him in the form of jury
verdict Wednesday night. By his
fearless handling of a situation that
might have been embarrassing to
others he has focused public atten-
ton upon Schley county and the eyes
of the outside world upon Georgia
is a most favorable light, we believe.
The outcome of the Schley county
case was most novel, to say the least.
We are not sure that it was the first
conviction of white men for partici-
patton in an attack upon a negro for
trivial offense-if indeed there was
any offense at all--but if not it was
one of the very few examples Of such
result.
From all accounts the three men
accused (who it should be said as a
matter of accuracy of fact were not
charged with participation in the ac-
tual lynching) had fair and impair
tial trial. They were ably represent
ed by three talented lawyers of well
known ability. Twelve men of their
own county-neighbors, it might be
said--heard the evidence. And these
twelve men said they were guilty.
The real weak spot in the verdict,
as it appears from this short distance,
is that the jury saw fit to recon-
mend misdemeanor punishment aft
er declaring the men guilty. Certain
ly If they were guilty they deserved
stern punishment, and if not guilty
they deserved none at all. For they
We're charged with an offense of
gravity; they should pay a penalty
IN proportion to their offense, or pay
nothing if not guilty.
That must have been the conclus-
ion of Judge Littlejohn, on the bench
when. the verdict came to him. For
ne accepted the conclusions of the
twelve men that the defendants were
guilty, then disregarded entirely the
recommendations of the jury as to
Tightening the punishment.
Of course, the verdict was a com
promise. There were some of the
twelve who wished to free the de-
PENDANTS, but the fact that they voted
for conviction on the less serious
charge rather than hold out for
mistrial demonstrated the true opinion
in the heart of every juror and the
fact that no doubt existed in the mind
OF any as to the guilt or innocence
If the defendants.
Schley county has been unfortu-
nate in being the seat of this unpleas-
ant affair of lawlessness. But her
pest cltlZens by their courage have
removed the strains from her name,
and law and order again stand vndi-
Gated within her borders. We be-
lieve the conviction of these three
men, with indictments still hanging
over five others who have not yet
made up their minds to come ont
from hiding, will prove a wonderful
deterrent in the future to any who
might have the impulse to take the
law into their own hands on slight
provocation.
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EDITORIAL
AN EASTER THOUGHT.

EASTER, being a season of happi-
ness and rejoicing, a thought for
the day would be to make our moth
ers, our wives, our kiddies and our
sweethearts glad with a gift of flow
ers, token of love and appreciation
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-14
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY.

1t is not good for man to be alone.
Genesis 2:1s.
Would we codify the laws that
should reign in households, and
whose daily transgression annoys and
mortifies US, and degrades our
household life, we must learn to
adorn every day with sacrifices. Good
manners are made up of petty sacri-
fices. Temperance, courage, love,
are made up of the same jewels. LIS
ten to every prompting of honor
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-14

The old-fashioned woman who
used to wish she could drown her
sorrow has a daughter who shoots
him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-14

1t has been long time since Mexi-
can bandits killed an American, ex-
cept by booze.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-04-13
TAKE GUDE'S PEPTO.MANCAN
Ii is the Safe and Reliable Tonic Used
by Physicians for 80 Years

There are "new styles" even in
medicines. A new "fad" comes, is
popular for a while and then fades
out of public view. A remedy that has
stood the test for thirty years must
have remarkable merit and cannot be
called "fad." Such is Guides Pepto-
Mangan, originated by DR.. A Guide
over quarter century ago, which
has helped many thousands of people
beck to good health by improving the
tlood. PoptoMangan is an iron tonic.
'trontains iron in special form east
ly absorbed by the system. 1t puts COL
or into the lips and cheeks and i'm
proves the entire body by improving
and enriching the blood. 1t is sold by
druggists in both liquid and tablet
form. If you want to be we'll and
strong and look fine and healthy, take
Guides Pepto-Mangan. Adv.
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NOTICE OF ESTATE SALE

BY virtue of an Order granted by
the Probate Court of Chesterfield
County, l will offer for sale to the
highest bidder for cash, on Thursday,
goth day of April, 1922, beginning at
IL o'clock A. NJ, at Porter's Stables,
all the personal property of said es-
tate, except accounts and other evi
dences of debt: and the said proncr-
ty consists Of Small lot of corn ard
hay, lot Of new leather collars, lot of
cloth collars, 20 or more sets new sin
gle buggy harness, lot Of plow line,
buggy whips, breast collars, side
straps, second hand ruber tire bug
gies, lot of brides, 18 new rubber tire
top buggies, second hand wagons, one
Ford Coupe, one bort Automobile,
Break cart and harness. mules and
horses, lot of farming tools, laprobes
and many other articles of personal
property which will be exhibited at
said sale.
J. C. Rivers, Administrator.
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Into the hall to the head of the stairs.
where he looked down and listened.
From here the sound Of some one NOV
Ing about came to him distinctly; he
could see no light below, but when he
ran down to the turn Of the stairs II
became plain that there was n We
dim and flickering light in the library.
He crept on farther down the stair
case. His hands were cold and moist
from his excitement, and his body was
hot and trembling.
Whoever 1t was that was moving
about downstairs, even II he was not
one who had right to be there, at
least felt secure from Interruption
He was going with heavy step from
window to window; where he found a
shade up, he pulled 1t down brusquely
and with violence which suggested
great strength under a nervous strain;
a shade, which had been pulled down,
flew up, and the man damned 1t as
though 1t had startled him; then, after
an instant, he pulled 1t down again.
Alan crept still farther down and at
last caught sight Of him. He was
big, young-loOking man, with broad
shoulders and very evident vigor;
Alan guessed his age at thirty-five; he
was handsome-he had straight
forehead over daring, deep-set eyes /;
his nose, lips and chin were power
fully formed; and he was expensivcly
by which Alan saw these things came
from fiat little pocket searchllght
that the man cSrried in one hand.
which threw little brilliant circle Of
light as he directed 1t; and now. as
the light chanced to fall on his other
hand-powerfui and heavily muSclrd
Allan recollccted the look and size
Of the finger prints on Inc chest of
drawers upstairs. He did not doubt
that this was the same man who had
gone through the desk; but since he
had already rifled the desks, what did
he want here now? AS the man moved
out Of sight, Alan crept on down as
far us the door to the library; the
man had gone on into the rear room.
and Alan went far enough into the
library so ne could see him.
ers In the big table in the rear room
and with his light held so high as to
show what was In 1t, he was tumhling
over its contents and examining them.
He went through one after another Of
the drawers OF the table, like this :;
after examining them, he rose and
kicked the last one shut dIsgustedly;
he stood looking about the rocm ques-
toningly, then he started toward the
front room.
He had, as yet, neither seen nor
heard anything to alarm him, and as
he went to the desk in the front room
and peered impationtly into the draw
ers. he slammed them shut, one after
another. He Strengthened and stared
about. "D-n Benz D-n Ben" he
circulated violently and returned to
the rear room. Alan. again following
him. found him or his knees in front
Of one Of the drawers under the book
cases. AS he continued searching
through the drawers, his irritation he.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-04-13
A. B, OSBOURN

God, in His infinite wisdom has
deemed it wise and best to remove
from us our friend, Mr.. A. B. Os-
bourn.
He passed away last Saturday
morning about 10 o'clock. He was "a
years of age,serving the in the latter
part of the Civil War with the 15-
year-old boys.
His body was laid to rest Sunday
at o'clock. The floral offerings were
many.
In order that We may record some
of the specific qualities that so great
ly cared him to his friends. We
have written down at random those
things which appealed most strongly
to us. An equally long list could be
made by many others of his friends,
who loved him so we'll and know why
they loved him.
He was never happier than when
immortality, beyond the stars, but he
has left behind him an earthly immor-
tality for one can never die, who
lives in the hearts of his friends He
lives in the hearts of his friends be-
cause of his genial dis
position, his easy approach
and his loving heart. He always treat
ed his friends cordially. When one of
his friends asked him a question he
was sure of courteous reply.
He was never happier tina nwhen
rendering assistance to others and
never more grateful than when he
himself was the recipient of some act
of kindness.
He had a passion for high idealism,
was free from covetousness, was
great believer in democracy and
in mind and heart was world patri-
OF.
May it be that we rejoice in spirit
with our absent friend who is now
sharing the glory of the King of Kings
| in the realm wher the rainbow nev-
er fades.
Where the stars are spreading out
before him like the islands that slunl-
Der in the ocean and where the beau
tful beings that on earth constantly
passed before him like shadows shall
remain in his presence forever.
A friend.
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Mr.. William Jackson has. returned
home after an extended visit to Sa-
vanah, Ga.
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door and turned on the light In the
wedding lamp In the library. The
r.cctric torch still was burning on the
floor nHh he picked It up and extin.
%uiShch it; he went upstairs and
brought Gown his shoes He had seen
wood fire set ready for lighting In
tho library. and now he lighted II and
sH' before 1t drying his wet socks be-
fore he put on his shoes He was still
shaking and breathing fast from his
Struggle with the rian and his chase
after him, and by the strnpgeness Of
what had taken place.
When the shaft of light from the
torch had flashed across Alan's face
IN The dark library, the man mad not
ra''"n him for whn. he was-a living
person; he had taken him for a spec.
ter His terror and the things he had
"rlnA ont could mean only that. The
Snccter Of whom? Not of BENJAMIN
ForNct; for one of the things Alan
nad remarked when he saw BENJAMIN
C"rWc's picture WIS that he himself
did not look at all like his father. Re.
sides, what the mnn had said made Il
ter WAS Ben: for the Specter had
got Rem" Did Alan look like some
one else. then? Like whom? Eyi
IDENTIFY like the man-now dead. for
he had a ghOst-who had "got'' Ben. e,
In .he big mans opinion. Who could
that be?
Alan got up and went to look at
himself In the mirror he had seen In
the hall. He was white, now that the
flush Of the fighting was going; he
probably had been pale before with
excitement, and over his right eve
there wns round black mark. Alan
looked down at his hands; a little
skin was on one knuckie. where Il.
had struck the man, and his fingers
were snudged with black and sotty
dust. lie had smudgeh them on the
paIcrs rpstairs or else In feeling hIs
way about the dark house, and ht
some time he had touched his fore
head snd left the black mark. That
had been the bullet hole"
Tie res: that the man had Sc i'd had
been a reference to some name Alan
had no trouble to recollect the name.
and, while he did not understand III
at all, 1t stirred him queerly-"the Mi
waka." What was that? The queer
excitement and questioning that the
name brought, when he repeated 1t
to himself, was not recollection; for
he could not recall ever having heard
the name before; but 1t was not com.
pietely strange to him. He could de-
nne the excitement 1t stirred only In
that way.
Sheriff. had \believed that here In
this house Benjamin Corvet had left
or might have left-a memorandum, a
record. or an account of some sort
whicD wonld explain to Alan, his son,
the blight which hung over his life
sheriff. had said that 1t could have
been no mere intrigue, no vulgar per-
sonal sin; and the events OF the night
had made that very certain for, plain
iy, whatever was hidden in that house
involved some one else seriously, des-
perately. There was no other way to
explain the intrusion Of the sort Of
man whom 'Alap had surprised there
(To be continued next week)
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NUMBER OF BANKS CLOSE

Washington, April 7.-During the
calendar year 1921, a total of 52S
State and private banks in the coun-
try were closed, according to state
ment issued today by Comptroller Of
the Currency Crissinger, summarizing
bank failures for the year. However,
he added, 163 of these banks were
able to reopen or otherwise liquidate
their liabilities.
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ADVERTISEMENT
RELATING TO LOST POLICIES
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that Cotton
Certificates Nos. 4,1SS to 1900 in
elusive, (open policy 2,413) of the
Colonial Fire Underwriters, Branch
of National Fire ms. Co., of Hart
ford, requiring for their validity the
countersignature of duly authorized
and licensed agent, have been lost.
Since these policies have not been
regularly countersigned. issued or ac-
counted for, nor any premiums re-
ceived hereunder by this Company,
they will be valuless and void in the
hands of whomsoever they may fall
and any claim Hereunder would be
illegal and fraudulent. If found they
should be returned to the office of the
Company at Columbia, S. G. No claim
any of nature purporting to be based
upon them will be recognized by the
Company. The public will please take
notice accordingly.
Colonial Fire Underwriters,
Branch of National Fire In
surance Co, of Hartford.
By Seibels, Bruce & Co.
General Agents.
C. ]. Hunley. Local Agent,
Chesterfield, S. C. 4t-18
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