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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-03-02

On Friday afternoon, Mrs. A.
M. Palmer was hostess at eight
tables of rock, which was thor
oughly enjoyed by those so for
tunslte as to be included among.
the invited. The hostess served
a delightful salad course with
accessories. IS
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-03-02
HOMEMADE CREAM CAKES AND
ECLAIRS.

Choux paste is the mixture from
which cream puffs, eclairs and such
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-03-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Wall
are sojourning in Florida and
Cuba, having left here Saturday
night. They expect to be away
several weeks.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-03-02
Mules for Sale.

For sale, some good mules.
y. + McRae
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15

NANCY and Nick had some magic
4 Y powder in salt-shaker Mf.
Peerabouti had given them. He had
said.
Amy time you get near enough
to tllat nlischievous fairy, Comet
Legs, springIe little on his legs.
They will lose their crookedness and
become Straight. he will lose his
power and won't 20 able to ride his
shooting star any more"
When gtne moo acted SO crafty
al d the Twins found Comet-Legs
fco"n9 with ii: handles mat ran
the moon tthe5 '"Wp,k of the pow
der
Comet-LS,gs was so busy he didn't
see them and before you could have
cracked YOUR thumb Nick had
sprinkled powder on the fairy's
crooked caly es.l
Comet-Legst gave yell like fire
whistle
"Oh! Que hp' he cried. "What's
the matter? '0h, my legs! My nice,
lovely, crooked legs! They're getting
straight! Oh, now I can't ride my
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.

From the Tfmes-Recorder June
Is, 1929
THE annual examination Of teach
ers for the Sumter county schools
is being held at the court house. Fol-
lowing is a list Of the applicants en-
rolled yesterday. Misses Irma H. Mar
tin, Americus; Claude Mclaughlin,
Americas; Foy Mott, Americas; Kate
Hitler, Plains; Finds Taylor, Ameri-
Gus; Mary Taylor Americus; Ella
Brady, Huntington5 Jennie Harrison,
Americus; Lille Echols, Americas;
Annie May BrannOn, Plains Jennie
Feagin, Americas; Floyd johnson,
Americas; Mabel Dell, Americas;
Emmie Virgins, Smithville; Mar
guerite Forth, rDawson; NanniIee
Saunders, Brentwood; Florence Wal
tiers, Americus; Alice Ferguson, De
Soto; Mervin Dell, Amercus; Kate
Saunders, Kate Sandlin, Americas
Marilu jenkins, Leslie; Cora Cock,
DeSoto; Zola Dell, Americas; Messrs.
0, B. Trammel, Hazlehurst; r. M.
Monte, Lyons; A. R. Jordan, DeSoto !;
Jesse Pound, Hawkinsville; R. E.
White, Sumter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15

star any more! l can't visit my
wicked relatives. Oh! Oh! Oh!'
Comet-Legs kept hopping around
on one foot and talking like a
photograph. But he stopped finally
and rubbed his eyes.
He looked at. Nancy and Nick.
so it's you, is it," he said. 81
just said to- Eena Meena, my cousin,
the magician, Watch those kids:
They're up to something. Coming
all the way to the moon to help old
Peerabout! they'll do something
yetp' And now you've up and gone
and done it! But I'll get even. That
powder makes anything that is
curved straight. | want it, Give
it here"
And he jerked the shaker from
Nick's hand.
IF | shake some of this powder
on the moon, it will change from
round to square. And I'm going to
do itp' he cried.
Away he ran.
Ito be continued.)
Copyright, 1929
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS5

Messrs. Macon Dudley and w. H. C.
Dudley, Jr. Mr.. Macon Dudley is
already building on desirable lot
next the residence of Col. w. T.
Lane, while Mr.. William Dudley will
build in Lection next the former f.
E. Burke place. H..
. DR.. Bernard Watts, recent gradu-
ate in dentisty, goes to Shellman to-
morrow where he will establish him
self in his profession.
Mr.. Clarence Niles has gone to
Massachusetts, for a month for the
benefit of his health. His friends
trust that he win return much i'm
proved. 4.
Jack Skeletons fine graphophone,
with newest musical selections, is a
source of much pleasure to unsteady
inclined ones here now.
/. Miss Sarah Wheeler and Miss Car
RE Speer leave today for summer
course at the University of Chicago,
Miss Wheeler to pursue regular
course of study while Miss Speer will
perfect herself in music. Pc ~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15
RAILROAD. s:esEIEDULEs

central Time.) fsEf#i
Arrival and Departure of Passenger.
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15
OBSERVATIONS
BY TOM SIMS


Very few are satisfied with their
lot unless it is lot of luck.
New Russian ambassador Is
named Ughet. The III is silent.
Some peoples idea Of clean movies
is having the girls in bathing.
Two Jersey City girls walking
home from California should have
gotten out of the auto sooner.
China is the land of flowers, but
they are not saying it with them.
These are the good old days we
will wish for in few years.
The way Of the expresser is hard.
A house without fly screens
doesn't need an alarm clock.
Omaha boxer got a divorce be-
cause his wife heat him. She must
be one of those clubwomen.
Sometimes we think the cream of
society stays on ice.
The man who can't see better
times ought to go to an optimist.
New tariff places a tax on cash
registers, but is undecided about
other musical instruments.
Congress says of the bonus
Eventually, why now?" 4
Every now and then man loses
his best friend by marrying her.
adam and Eve" were arrested in
the Maine woods for killing a deer.
Eve probably tempted Adam.
Wish we could train moths to eat
the same holes every year.
People who build autos don't read
the speed laws.
This may be cruel world, but not
a coaled world.
A swelled head is easily broken.
Paste this in your hat.
Daugherty says he wouldn't quit
his job for million dollars. Is the
unemployment as bad as that?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15

Maybe If the gardener planted
weeds, vegetables would come up
and crowd them out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15

THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
Monday morning, no paper pub
ished.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15

Some men lie to their wives, others
think they do.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15

business is speeding up, but still
needs little push.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15

Very few are satisfied with their
lot unless it is lot of luck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15
A THoUcHF FOR. TODAY,

Be not deceiveGs siod is not
Knocked: for whatsasv err man
soweth, that shall he aS.O reap. For
he that soweth unto his own flesh,
shall of the, flesh reap corruption;
but he that -soweth unto the Spirit
shall of the Spirit reap eternal life
Galatians 6:7-8.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15

New Russian ambassador
named Ughet. The n" is silent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.

tFro mthe Times-Recorder June
Is, 1902
The petite and beautiful Miss Flor
ence Page is the popular guest of
Miss Mamie Clarke this week.
Two of the prettiest homes on Lee
street are to be erected at once for
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15

God does not pay every week, but
He pays surely at the end-Dutch
proverb.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15

The stone-age man had his wife
at his feet. The modern man has
his wife at his heels. s
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-15

A flapper can't kiss the stamp OF
letter without canceling it.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-02
LAUGHTER GAVE
WAY TO TERROR
REPRESENTATIVE sMITHWIck DE
scRIREs AVALANCHE IN
THEATRE.
HAD MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
shrieks Of Women and Children, Pin
ned Under Roof Of the knIeker-
booker Theatre, Unforget-
table, Says Survivor.

Washington. = An avalanche Of
broken plaster, bricks, snow, splintered
wooden and twisted eel beams cata-
putting upon the audience while the or
chestra played and a comedy film
ground out, is the description Of the
Knickerbocker Theatre, disas,er given
by Representative H. Smithwick, Of
Pensacola, Fla. He was in the balcony
of the theatre when the roof collapsed
under its weight of snow and escaped
unaided-just how, he cannot recall
with more or less serious hurts.
THE orchestra was playing bean
tiful music and comic film was
running" said Mr. Smithwick, lying
in his bed, bandaged and with his face
and hands covered with cuts. Sud
denly there was asharp crack. look
ed up and saw great fissure running
across the ceiling. 1t was right over
my head. l instantly realized what
was happening The plaster began to
fall, dropping down in large and small
chunks all over the theatre, 1t seemed
to me. While was looking up great
piece right over my head started to
fall. ducked, crouching, involuntar-
lily suppose, down between the seats.
The piece struck the seat right where
| had been sitting The force was
broken by the seat, but it pinned me
down where l was crouching.
"The noise was awful. 1t was
great, tremendous roar. 1t was SIM
ply indescribable. l never can forget
it.
I'm the midst of the roaring we're
shrieks and cries of women and chill
dren and a few shouts of men. There
were cries for help, groans. and
worst of all, the means of those IN
terrible pain. 1t was awful. can't
describe it. l see it all the time, those
poor children and men and women
crying and grooming there.
There were only few of us in the
balcony, Luckily there weren't more.
The balcony gave way and crashed,
soon after the ceiling began to fall, on
those on the lower floor. They were
caught the worst. We in the balcony
were more fortunate.
81 guess there was lapse of may
be 20 seconds, hardly more, before the
balcony fell. Funny, but it spun
around, kind of twisted, as it's supports
gave way, and 1t swung down on those
below. 1t didn't go straight down, just
kind Of slid sideways and slanting. /
suppose from the weight of the debris
that had fallen on us upstairs.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-02

he held out his hand. l laid mine In
tive stood hand in hand. comrades
at last. Without more words be
turned away and strobe over to the
council Of three.
The group dissolved and moved rap
idly toward US. Miss Browne ex-
ultant, beaming, was in the van. She
set her substantial feet down like a
charger paving the earth. You might
almost have said that Violet pranced.
Aunt Jane was rOund-eyed and twit-
tering. Mr.. Tubbs wore a look Of
suppressed aStonishment, almost of
perturbation. whats his gamer
was the question In the sophisticated
eye Of Mr.. Tubbs. Blu. the Scott Sman
had, when he chose, a perfect poker
face. The great game Of bluff would
have suited him to a nicely.
Miss Browne advanced on Cuthbert
Vane and seized both his hands In an
ardent clasp.
"Mr. Vane," she said with solemnity,
II thank youth the name of this ex-
petition l thank you-fOr the influence
you have exerted upon your friends"
And this seemed to be to the noble
youth the most stunning of all the
shocks Of that eventful morning.
Now came the matter Of drawing up
the new agreement. 1t was a canhy
Scot indeed, who, acting on the hint
had just given him, finally settled its
terms. In the first place, the pxevious
agreement was declared null and void.
In the second, Mr.. Tubbs was to have
his fourth only if the treasure were
discovered through his direct agency.
And 1t was under this condition and
no other that Dugald Shaw bound
himself to relinquish his original
claim. Virginia Harding signed a new
renunciatory clause, but it bore only
on treasure discovered by Mr.. Tubbs.
Indeed, the entire contract was of
force only if Mr.. Tubbs fulfilled his
part of it, and fell to pieces if he did
not. Which was exactly what l
wanted.
No difficulty was made of the alb
sence of Captain Magnus, as his in
terests were unaffected by the change.
Space was left for his signature. Mine
came last of all, as that of mere mi
terloper and hanger-on.
My demonstrations Of joy at this
happy issue Of my hopes had to be
confined to a smile-in which for a
startled instant Violet had seemed to
sense the triumph. 1t was still on my
lips as with general movement we
rose from the table about which we
had been grouped during the absorb
ing business of drawing up the con-
tract. Cookie had been clamoring for
us to leave, that he might spread the
table for lunch l had opened my
mouth to call him, "All right, COOkie!"
when shrill volley of barks from
CrusOe shattered the stiffness Of the
drowsy air. In the same instant the
voice of Cookie, raised to sharp note
of alarm, rang through the camp.
my Gawd, what all dis yere mean"
l turned, to look into the muzzle Of
rifle.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-02

intense quick whisper. "Listen-I
can't explain, there isn't time. / can
only ask you to trust me-to agree to
what Miss Browne wishes. Every
thing-you don't dream how much
depends on It'll" For l felt that l
would let the treasure lie hidden in
the Island Queen forever rather than
that Mr.. Tubbs should, under the orig
inal contract, claim q share Of 1t.
The doubt had quite left his face.
Il do trust you, little Virginia." he
said gently. ayes, l trust In your
honesty, heaven knows. child. But
permit me to question your wisdom in
desiring to enrich our friend Tubbs."
Enrich him enrich him The best
I wish him Is unlimited Cruel in an
aInshouse somewhere. MOI What
want is to get that wretched paper
~ MISS Brownies nullified. Afterwarvi
We can divide things up as we like"
Bewildernent. shot with CLEAN of
INTERPRETATIONS understanding. seemed
~ trmnsfix him. We stood long MOI
ne,,t. our eyes challenging each 9TH
~ exchanging their countersign u
-.th and steadfastness Then slowly
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-02

slipped from him and fed to Aunt
Jane-yes, to Aunt Jane-and chung
to her cOnvuIsively. Miss Higglesby-
Browne seemed to have petrified. Her
skin had a withered look, and a fine
network Of lines showed on it, sud-
ment. Beyond her / saw the face of
Dugald Shaw, gray with steely
wrath A gun had been trained anew
on him and Cuthbert, and the bearer
thereof was arguing with them pro
fanely. suppose the prisoners had
threatened outbreak at the spectacle of
tAe chin-chucking.
No one had bothered to secure
Cookie, and he knelt among the pots
and pans of his Open-air kitchen, pour
ing forth petitions In steady stream.
Blackboard, who seemed jovial brute,
burst into loud guffaw
'$Ia, ha LooA at old Scotland
Cinders gittin hisself ready for
glory" He approached the negro
and aimed at him a kick which
Cookie, arising with unexpected nim-
bleness, contrived to dodge. 'Looky
here, darby, git busy dishln' up the
grub, will you? l cORld stand one good
feed after the forecastle Stops we been
Twin on
Blackboard, whom his companions
addressed Unfortunately as Cap
TAIN" or "Tony," seemed to exercise
certain authority. He went over to
the prisoners on the log and inspected
their bonds.
you'll do; can't git loose nohow,"
he announced. Then, with savage
frOwn, but no monkey business.
First O. that see, it's a dose o cold
lead for yOuse, savvy"
He turned to us women.
"Well, chickabiddies, we amt treat
ed you harsh, hope? Now l don't
care about tyin' youse up, in case we
can help it, so jest be good girls, and
I'll let youse run around loose for a
while"
ApOA AAoe9uuo olA uNh Ia Will dll
Loose? You're turnin' soft, | say.
The future Mrs. NJ. there-which l
mean to make her if she behaves right
she's handful. she is. There amt
no low trick she won't play on us If
she gets the chance Better tie her
up, say"
"Magnus," responded Tony with Sc
verify, "it'd make a person think to
hear you talk that you wasn't no gem
tleman. II you can't keep little Red
top in order without you tie her, why,
then hand her over to a guy what can.
l bet l wouldn't have speck O trOu-
BILE with Jher-her and me would git
along as sweet as two turtle-dOves."
"You dry up, Tony" said Magnus,
lowering. "Tll look after my own af-
fairs of the heart. Anyway, here's
them two old hens what have been
maxim me sick with their jabber and
nonsense all these weeks. Amt GO
In to have a chance to get square3''
"Here. yousew struck in Slinker,
"quit your jawin'! Here's a feed we
amt seen the like Of In weeks"
CTo BE coNTINUED.)
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-02
SHIP TURNEDOvER
BY SHIFTING CARGO
STORY OF DISASTER TO STEAM.
SHIP MOD TOLD BY TWENTY
THREE SURVIVORS.
SIX Persisted IN WRECK
Many Cling to Bite Of Wreekaae Until
Picked Up BY Rescue ship-MaSs
Of struggling Humanity
In the Sea.

st. Johns, Observation-Disclosures story
Of grim battle with shifting freight
was told by % survivors Of the crew
of the new, electrically driven Norwe-
gian steamship Mod, which foundered
in mid-ocean Jan. %.
The survivors were brought into
port aboard the steamship Melmore-
head, which arrived on the scene just
as the Mod gave her last lurch. Capt.
Waarli, the steward and four of the
crew drowned when their lifeboat
capsized.
Chief Engineer Peter Iversen said
that the cargo first began to shift
Jan. II. Keeling hard to port the Mod
continued to make progress until she
turned over on her side, Jan. 81, after
being hit by terrific sea. The crew
kept her afloat with pumps as long as
possible, but were clinging to the
wreckage when the Melmorehead came
to the rescue. Those who persisted
with Capt. Faarli were:
First Officer Knursen, Second OFF,
Ger Iraoson, Third Officer Higlieson,
Third Engineer Bendikson Chief Stew
ard Arnson and Firemen Kolsen,
Stranstead, Ole Olson and Sulberg.
Chief Engineer Iversen told the fol-
lowing story of the wreck:
"We left New York Jan. 10, bound
for Antwerp, Bremen and Hamburg
with general cargo. For a few days
it looked as if we we're going to have
pleasant voyage.
ION Tuesday, jan II, we ran into
blowing and the seas were running
high
ION Wednesday we were buffeted
about by the wind and in the worst
part of the storm the ship suddenly
heeled over to port, the cargo having
shifted. We put the men to work
and managed to get it partly righted,
but the cargo listed to port. The wa
tiers had broken into the forecastle
and driven the men out of their quar-.
tiers.
1.-THE steamer was making fairly
good progress, despite this, until Fri
day, when the storm increased in in
tensity and the mountainous seas kept
breaking over us, washing through
Nos and 5 matches. The pumps
were started but it was evident that
the ship was straining badly.
ION Saturday a terrific sea broke
over the steamer and threw her over
on her side and she failed to right.
She was lying at about 40 degrees and
we had to stop the engines. The steer
ing chains had also been damned By
the deck cargo and so we were tossed
helpless about. We sent out an s. o. S.
call for help.
"One Of the men discovered the cook
lying in the sculery and suffering
agony. He had been at work when
the ship was thrown over by the seas
and large pot Of scalding water was
hurled over him.
"On Sunday the steamer was filling
rapidly, despite the fact that the
pumps were kept going steadily. We
endeavored to launch small boat as
our hfeboAts had been broken up or
carried away. In trying to do so, First
Officer Knudson was damned between
it and the side of the steamer and was
quite badly injured"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-02

and briskIy boxed the captains cara,
Furiously he caught my wrist. "Ah
you red-headed little devil, you'll pay
for thisl / amt pretty, oh, mol
amt handsome mOOncalf like the Hon
orable; l amt got title. nor girly
pink cheeks. nor fine gentlemanly
ways. No walks with the likes o. me,
no tatey-tates In the woods-Oh, NO
Well, it's gOln' to be another story
now, grille. guess you can learn ia
like my looks, with little help from
my fist now and then, jest as well as
you done the Honorables. guess II
won't be long before have you crawl.
In on your knees to me for word o
kindness. guess"
Jaw, stow that soft stuff, Magnus,
advised Slinker. "YOu can do your
spoonin' with the gal later on. We're
here to git that gold, and don't you
forget it. Plenty of time afterward
to spark the wimmen."
That's the talk" chimed in Black
beard. Don't run us on lee shore
for the sake of a skirt. Skirts is
thlcker'n herring in every port, amt
they?"
II got a score to settle with this
one" growled Magnus sullenly, but
his grasp loosened on my arm, and l
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-02
M0THERg CLEAN
CHlD'S BOWELS WITH
CALIFORNIA Fra SYRUP

Even a sick child lo-ss the "frutty"-
taste OF California FIG Syrup" If thai
little tongue Is coasai, or II your child
Is listless, cross. 1everish, full Of cold,
or has collie, give teaspoonful to-
cleanse the liver and bowels. In few
hours you can see for yourself how
thoroughly 1t works all the eonstipa--
ton poison, sour bile and waste out Of
the bowels, and you have q well, play
full child again.
Millions Of mothers keep California
Fig Syrup" Landy. They know a tea
spoonful today saves, sick child to-
morrow. Ask your druggist for genu--
inc California Fig Syrup" which has
directions for babies and children Of
all ages printed on bottle. Motherl
You must say california" or you may
get an imitation fig syrup.-Advertise.
men,.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-02
SPASMODIC Group
UNDER CONTROL
Remedy Is Very Simple.
Relief Is Positive.

Group has lost its terrors in thousands
Of homes. No more frantic calls to hurry
the doctor, who IL coming as fast rs the
law allows. No more tense moments OF
anxious waiting. No more gasping and
strangling little children, whose suffeTingg
seemed almost beyond belief.
When the choking sob wakens father
and mother, they may phone the doctor.
but they are also telling him that they
are using Nashs Croup-Pneumonia Salve
and he knows things are going to turn
out nicely.
First apply little Of the saive up each
noetril with finger. This clears the nasal
passages at once. Next place hot wet
cloths on the little fellows chest and
back: After three minutes remove ana
quickly rub salve on thickly.
A miraculous change will com; he VIII
breathe easier and easier. Now cover
chest and back with warm white fiannels:
quiet, comforting sleep will come. Form
bedclothes around chin so that vaporS
will be inhaled and all's well. The doctor
Will be pleased: doctors know Nash'S
Halve.
bottles at the drug store nearest you.