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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-26
ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTERES T
IN AMERICUS.

The following handsomely en-
graved cards have been received by
relatives and friends in Americas
Mir, and Mrs. James Carson Hoff-
man request the honor of your
presence at the marriage of their
daughter Ann Evelyn to Mr.. George
Harris Outlet on Saturday. Decem-
Der twenty-ninth at high noon at
the Leslie Baptist Church, Leslie,
Georgia
The bride-elect is an unusually
attractive young woman. being a
graduate of Bessie Tiff College and
is an artist of note. She has fire.
quently visited in Americas where
she has numerous friends who will
De interested in her coming mar
rlage. A number of lovely social
affairs have been planned for this
young bride-elect, to be CIV
en- this week preceding her mar
rlage, among them viii be the love
" reception given by Mrs. Hugh
Speer at her home in Leslie.
Since her graduation at Bessie
mt she has been teaching school
at tayette. Ala, where she met Mr.
Guliet. Mr. Outlet is a prominent
young business man of that civ
and after the marriage, they will
make their home there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-26
YOUNG BOY Kills HIS
. SISTER ACCIDENTALLY

LEEDS, Ala, Dee. 26.-valora,
7-year-old daughter Of Nj, and Mrs.
E. N. Smith was shot and killed by
Rufus Smith, her lo-year-old broth
er, last night while the children
were having a merry hour in antici-
patton of the visit of Santa Claus
within few hours. In hilarity Ru-.
fus tried to handle his fathers shot
gun and it was accidentally dis
charged. The mother had Just re-
the Tx home after a shopping
10y Ny, IS distracted with
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-26
LOVELY CHRISTMAS DINNER
SERVED AT SAVOY GAZE

Many Americas people enjoyed
the beautiful Christmas dinner serv-
ed at the Savoy Cafe yesterday
when the food proved most exeel-
lent the service unexeelled and the
hea'ness and attrsetiveness Of the
interior the admiration Of ali.
John George, genial proprietor Of
!he cafe N planning the cafe, prom
'sea 70 give Americas first class
GALE and be has fulfilled every *.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-26
F. Gatewood on account of her home
being burned recently.

T. GateWood on account OF her home
being burned recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.. Dean have re-
turned from Sycamore where they
spent the holidays with relatives.
They were accompanied home by his
brother, Leon Dean, of Fruitland
who will be their guest for several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J. Miner
of Atlanta are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Cobb Miner at their home on Fur
low street.
Mr.. and Mrs, Frank E. Matthews
and family are visiting Judge and
Mrs. William T. Towsend and
other relatives at Gainesville, dur
ing the holidays.
Miss Claire Harris has as her at
guet during the holidays,
Miss Frances Langston, Of Fort
Valley, who is a school friend Of
Miss Harris at Agnes Scott.
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Herschel Argo has arrived from
West Virginia to spend the holidays
with his family here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-26

Miss Louise Hamilton will leave
tonight for Miami, Fla, to spend
several months with her sister, Mrs.
William Gould,
Miss Sarah Wheeler, has arrived
from Clayton to spend the holidays
with Mrs. George Turpin at her
home on Taylor street.
Miss VIII Edith Riley has return
ed to Montgomery after spending
several days with Mrs. Heys Nc
Math at her home oa College treet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Morgan Of
are holiday guests of his
Mrs. E. P. Morgan at her
home on College street.
Mrs. w. A. Dodson and Miss
Georgia Bena Dodson are spending
The holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Gus
Sparks and Bill Dodson, in Macon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith and
title daughter Elizabeth, Of Thorn
lsville, are holidays guests of her
mother, Mrs. E. P. Morgan at her
home on College street.
Frank Harper, of Dawson. was
lmong the out of town guests at
he dance at Rylander Hall last
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-26

FoR RENI--6-Room house, No.
10 Glessner street, with mod
sL1 eanFenisnees, and in good con-
aitl0n; possession Jan. l, 1884. H.
q Watts. 1s-tf
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FOtND-Ihe farmers friend, tried
ana true; Our Commercial Back
Band VIII please you as it has many
otners IN Sumter county. Well
paooea; reinforced; locked on
n.ooks; viii not pull off; priced
nght- Harold Brothers. i5-(sl
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nected with me agricultural publ
cation department, to spend the
holidays with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Merritt on College
street
Mrs. Lon Gammage and children
are spending several days with rel.
atives in Miami, and Tampa, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence McPhaul
of Doerun spent Christmas with
her mother, Mrs. Linnie H. Brown
at her home on Harold avenue.
Roland Broadhurst arrived from
Detroit and Atlanta to spend the
holidays with his father, Mr.. R. 5.
Broadhurst at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeptha B. Bright
left last night for Shelbyville, Ky,
after spending several days with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Turpin at their home on Taylor
street.
Miss Cecil Harvey has arrived in
Americas from Atlanta and Com
merce, Ala, where she has been for
time, to spend the holidays |
with relatives here. Miss Harvey
has a room in the home of Mrs. T.
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pectatlon OF The public IN ms I'M
dertaking. He received congratu
lations of hundreds of patrons on
the excellence of cuisine and serv-
ice.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Graham and
family, of Macon spent Christmas
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Graham, at their home in Brooklyn
Heights.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-26

FOR SALE-SIngle barrel. -
gauge shotgun; good as new
Fhone Ars. Gammage, 90. IS-dhtf
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LOANS on farm lands and city
property. Low interest rate.
Loans promptly closed. See s. r.
Heys or Il. B. Williams. Phones 4s
or 50.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED - LOANS, LOANS.
LOANS, L0ANS-Having 8 al.
rect connection and rIentv ~
Liohey at the lowest possible inter
est rate. / can save you money on
city loans and farm leans. ri. o.
JONES. 3#i} rs I4-ef
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evening.

Mrs. Perry Clegg arrived this
morning from Cordele to spend a
few days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. ]. P. Chapman, at their home
on Forrest street.
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SAVE youfa1923 Hbusihess papers.
they are valuable. Re1 Files.
Transfer Cases and cabinets at
Southern Printers- POST
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MONEY! MoNEY-Penty money
to loan; good company; good
rates and terms. w. T. Lane &
Son. So
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WANIED-Pe-ans, any size. Neon
Buchanan Phone 337. -26-tf
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The first determination of the
mer in 1876.
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WANTED-To project you, your
family and your property. Frank
E. Matthews. Insurance. l8-tf
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LoSI-Brown bill-folder contain
ing two SCHOLAR bills and three
81 Dills and University of Georgia
registration c~rd. Phone Henson
Findley, 325-24-3t
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GOOD Pen Points, Writing Inks,
Dating Stamps, Carbon Paper,
Second Sheets and all office sup
Plies al Southern Printers.-26-3t
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CARD OF THANKS

! sincerely and deeply appreciate
the assistance of each and avervone
in the recent campaign of the
Times-Reeorder, and through whose
loyalty and hard work secured ons
Of the splendid gifts. May the new
year bring manifold happiness and
to us all
Mrs. RUTH WALTERS
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FOR RENT-College street apart-
ment; furnished or unfurnished
i-O1e Sl4. 22-tf
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Please don't bother me with the
cooking; lets 90 to the Savoy
cafe, famous for its food and neat
ness.-26-4t(
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FOR RENT-3-Room apartment in
my nome, 3l5 Barlow Street.
Ars. c A. Chambliss. Phone 45I
2O-6t
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FOR SALES Goats. Most Of
them Angora ". c Alexander,
Buena Vista, Ga.-2l-4t
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GARDEN and Farm Seeds; fresh
stock; best by test, quality and
quantity. T. J. Wallis, South Lee
-. z9-tf. go
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FOR RENT-House and lot ZIG
West Church Street. Mrs. T. r..
Hawkins. 24-9t
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FOR RENT - Two unfurnished
rooms; close in. Phone 80. S.
R. Sheppard.-dh.
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Herschel Argo has arrived from
West Virginia to spend the holidays
with his family here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-26

Frank Harper, of Dawson. was
among the out of town guests at
the dance at Rylander Hall last
Evening star., 1923-04-28

Iheaorik S. Gooloyan the two-story
brick residence at 1910 Taylor street
northwest. This home contains seven
.rootns and bath, has glassed-in sleeping
sporch and open fireplace.
Miss Lula Stewart purchased the
siA-room, two-story brick residence
at 2530 18th street northwest from
William b. Mercier.
w. F. Crandell purchased from DIR.
q. r. Sudler one Of the new houses
recently completed by DIR. Sudler at
6510 Sth street northwest.
William J. Armstrong purchased from
Mrs. Daniel p. Vermillfon premises
1921 8th street northwest, two-story
brick home. with six rooms and bath
Mrs. Mary A. Lyons purchased from
Mr.. Phillips one of the new houses
recently completed by him at SIG
Longfellow street.
John Tierney purchased from A. p
Carson premises SIS Lamont street
northwest. This is an attractive
Evening star., 1923-04-28
GARDENS REQUIRE
GOOD TOP LOAN
House Builder Should See That
This Is Not Stripped Off
Land.

Fruit and vegetable gardens are not
only productive. but can be made
ornamental Arranging them in an
orderly way and surrounding them
with a good-looking border produces
highly ornamental appearance.
The success of home gardening
does not rest entirely with your plan.
Plants. trees, flowers and shrubs
need constant care. Soil must be well
nourished and adapted to the gar
dening plan adopted
Be sure about top soil. Perhaps
your building site has a top soil of
rich loam-juSt the kind of soil for
proper planting. If so. you are for
tunate. See to 1t that during the
excavations for your home this top
soil Is saved in placed in a pile by
itself Don't permit workmen to mix
1t with sand and gravel. This mis-
take is frequently made and home
Evening star., 1923-04-28

builders wonder why their trees: and
shrubs don't grow and flower
1t is important to have a good: deep
top soil. You must provide it u you
hope for satisfactory lawn andF home
gardening results. If the natural
soil on your ground is of poor quail
ity. excavate the planting areas
about twenty inches deep aAd fill
them with good soil.
If you want a good lawn end the
natural soil is not of good quality, at
least six inches deep. cover your lawn
with a good top soil before seeding.
Buy your gardening materials and
supplies from reputable :nursery-
men. Quantities of stuff are sold
that will not grow and mature. Buy
only that which you know TO be
hardy in your own locality.
The four things to keep in mind in
planting shrubs are not 10 crowd the
roots into punches. Let tlem spread
naturally. Plant them as deep as
they grew in the nursery.s Pack the
earth firmly around the ro5ts and use
plenty of water.
Evening star., 1923-04-28
CAMPERS TO MEET.

The Potomac Campers Association
Will hold its first regular meeting to-
morrow morning at 1890 o'clock at
the Colonial Canoe Club camp. All
persons who contemplate establish
ing camps along the upper Potomac
river or who are located there now
are urged to attend. The meeting
will be addressed by authorities on
public order, sanitation and athletics.
]. w. Burch will explain the qualifi-
cations and entry regulations for the
canoe regatta to be held here under
the auspices Of the Shrine committee
June Z
Evening star., 1923-04-28

home In Parkview. containing six
rooms and bath, all modern improve
ments and has a deep lot with garage.
Clarence T.. Fowler purchased from
Benjamin r. Detwilcr the two-story
brick residence at 443 Lamont street
northwest.
Harry II. r. Helwig purchased from
Mrs. Lida Nj. Tolson the pretty de-
tached home in Dahlgreen terrace,
premises No. 1015 Rhode Island ave-
nue. northeast.
Dewey L. Hammer purchased from
Mr.. HelWfg the six room and bath
brick home at ISL Rhode Island ave
nue. northwest.
Linwood w. FELTON, purchased the
twostory brick residence at 727 Har-
ward street northwest from Miss
Evelyn L. Owens
Evening star., 1923-04-28
HOMES CHANGE HANDS,
Many Houses Aransferred Through
William S. Phillips.

William S. phillips, the Philips
building, 18th and * streets north
west, announces the following psop-
erty transfers:
John H. Wright sold to Dennis
Mccarthy the three-story apartraent.
known as the Fillmore. 1929 New
hampshire avenue. 1t contains
fifteen apartments. The conssdera :
ton was said to be in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000.
John Zuras purchased the home as
lo0l buchanan street northwest from
the estate of Milton E. Ford.s This
home contains six rooms and BATH
and has all modern improvements.
a. fletcher purchased from Mrs.
Evening star., 1923-04-28
ANIMALS DIE IN FIRE.

\ horse and a mule irs IA stable on
S street, between Water and Half
streets southwest. We're burned to
death in "a fire early :today. Total
damage was estimatedE at $500 The
stable was rented Eugene Hall of
lNO2 Half street southwest.
The Bozeman courier., 1923-04-25
HORSESHOES.

The good old game of horseshoes seems to be
coming back. Weekly newspapers here and there
in every part of the state note the organization of
horseshoe pitching clubs and mention local per-
sonages eminent for their ability to make a
horses slipper straddle an iron pin. Challenges
pass back and forth through the county papers
and reports of fierce contests are becoming COM
mon. Some of the editors refer to the pastime
as "poor mans golf"
Quoits, or its adaptation to horseshoes are older
even than golf itself, and golf was played in Scot
land long before kiltie band was organized The
Romans pitched quoits, so did the Greeks and it
may be that Eve had to rush out and suppress
Abel and Gains quarrel over the count Indeed
while not historically established it is within the
bounds of possibility that the final round between
these boys came about over whether a top ringer
counts six or should be called tie. Those pleas
ant people who ravaged the world under Senna-
cherib pitched stone quoits when they relaxed from
the business of killing off an adjacent tribe or
two One of the Pharaohs slung a nasty shoe
Long before old King Henry called off golf be-
cause his archery was falling down through neg
lect of archery practice in the passion for golf
and his bowmen were now and then failing to
feather their shafts in Frenchman's insides at
a quarter of a mile, long before that Cato the
Censor had to be held to prevent his punching a
bronze sword through Rigot Mortis and Diabetes
Mellitus in a row over whether hubber touched
the ground or lay on the meg" Why they pitched
horsoshoes before the horse had lost his horns
and when he was still called an aqroch. DID, it's
old as the hills and as new as the spring meadow
grass. Abe Lincoln pitched horseshoes Wash
ington pitched horseshoes. One of them threw
ringer about slavery and the other pitched 3
British army across the Atlantic ocean
Equipment is not expensive. All that is needed
is two drag teeth and two pairs of horseshoes
Thrifty persons may find the shoes in the road
or by exercising strategy should be able to pick
The Bozeman courier., 1923-04-25
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.

Arthur Brisbane relates that minister once
issued in book form little collection of prayers
of which a corporation head bought 500, distrib- |
uting the same among his employees with the
notation that if they acquire such faith as that
the next year would be the greatest in the
history of the corporation" Mr.. Brisbane sug-
gests that the corporation head was more inter-
ested in the sordid selling proposition than in
Saving the souls" of the employees.
Right enough as far as it goes and as concerns
the motive that induced the buying and distribu-
ton of the books, but that doesn't go far enough
There's something on beyond and deeper down
than the sales managers ideas. The deep and
wide thing under it all is faith and action.
Men save and lose their souls in more ways than
one. The faith that prays and stops there isn't
faith at all. It's beggary. 1t is selfish mendi-
cancy, as far from the truth as the sales manag-
er's application of the prayer book to his selling
force. Faith and the saving of the soul do not
begin or end or finish with prayer book and
frightened view of that which may lie just over
the boundary which all must cross sooner or
later to give an accounting of the deeds done in
the body.
Those who lack faith in their firms or their
business will lack faith religiously-real faith.
Those who lack faith in mankind are short of
faith in God The man who doesn't work faith
fully at his trade doesn't make full hand in
religion Character is the test whether in selling
goods for a corporation, chopping wood, doing
business or sweeping the street. Prayer without
works availeth nothing Prayer without action
isn't faith. It's simply pure selfishness and fear
of the consequences.
Real faith makes itself manifest beyond the
closet of prayer. 1t gets busy. 1t cans keep still
It works. It is corporation with Hope and Char
ity, and Faith is the head of the firm It's the
sales manager of the corporation. 1t shoots as
it prays. All the way up and down the long
line of sincere and honest human endeavor it takes
a hand. 1t is leading stockhoder in business
high in professions, supreme in the schools anC
hospitals and in human welfare generally. Il
recognizes that service to mankind is the service
of God That's faith If we are to classify me1
by what they do instead of what they say w'
are surely justified in estimating faith by wha
it does rather than how it prays.
There's the little lesson of the Pharisee ant
the Publican. Let's read it over again.
The Bozeman courier., 1923-04-25
THAT'S WHY.

Yes, it certainly is "ierce, these disclosures of
degeneracy and shame among the
moving picture actors and actresses. Sounds as
though the world were going to the devil head
long, doesn't it?
But it isn't. Forget that 1t isn't so nor is it
anywhere near so.
There's a reason why such things attract and
horrify. An excellent reason. It's uncommon.
It's different. Most folks are plain decent. Inde-
cency attracts because it is different. Crime gains
notice because it's abnormal Ever thing of that
Then think of it. If decency were abnormal
we'd be stopping street corners in groups dis
cussing the man who stayed decent and the
woman who kept her cleanliness and character.
Your neighbors, man, your neighbors! Decent
people all of them. If they weren't you'd move
out of the neighborhood or find way to move
them. Take note of your neighbors. Nice, clean,
decent folks, working for living, giving what
they can, kindly, clean, honest folk.
That's true of pretty near all of us. That's
why man who works and pays his debts and
keeps his kids in school and the mother who
digs out their ears seven times in the week and
scrubs their necks and patches their socks are
not noticed They're common That's why the
man who raises Hades at home whenever he can
get a short or two or hooch who lives on his
wifes washing and whose children must be
clothed by charity is noticeable Nobody notices
decent folks. Indecency sticks out of the normal
community like nail out of clapboard. That's
why.
The world isn't going to the devil There are
about 12O,00O,00O people in this country. Just
a few of them make all the criminal and nasty
news. The mass of US are just plain decent folks.
The rest are just few rotten apples in a barrel
of Willow Twigs.
The Bozeman courier., 1923-04-25

lp and conceal pair or two when the blacksmith's
back is turned. That and strip of ground about
40 feet long is all. Yet like all simple things like
dog fights and denominational arguments it is
enough for excitement. For men have pitched
horseshoes and quarreled over the count and
measured with more or less honesty since men
quit running and hiding from megalatherii and
cave bears and saber tooth tigers and began to
! lay and have fun
Strange isn't it that the simple games and the
simple things live and endure while the compli-
Gated pastimes and artificial amusements fade
and are not?
Not more strange than the fact that the real
element of a happy life is simplicity.