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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. July
81, 1903.l

81, 1909
At the home OF her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. I. c. Query on Church
street, yesterday afternOon( Helen
Query entertained about forty of
her wee friends in honor of her
birthday. Each little guest remem-
bered the honoree with a present.
We wish this little hostess many
returns of the happy event.
Mr.. E. J. McGehee has leased
the former W. w. Wheeler resi-
dence near the Artesian corner, re-
moving there yesterday from his
former home on Taylor street.
Peaches and watermelons con-
tinue abundant here, and a slick
dime will fill any aching void. In
the meantime, the doctors are
smiling and busy.
Americas is now thoroughly in
oculated with the baseball germ,
and until the SHOWS Of winter fall
we will hear the stentorian cry
play ball"
Corn of the new crop was
brought to Americas yesterday,
and there is much speculation when
the first cotton bale will role in.
Americas again demonstrated
yesterday her ability to play ball,
and the Dawsonians sustained here
their first defeat of the season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31


young trees like it TO be deliver
ed a million a year for ten years.
Of course that was too big an or
der to be filled from one tree, l
could have supplied 5000 trees
a year if | had been able to sup
erIntend this work in addition
to every thing else l have to do.
But | supplied only a few.
when / am tired, | some
times feel that if the world does
not care if the best varieties OF
plant life the earth has ever pro-
duced 90 to waste, | don't care
either. But it will be a great
loss to the world if the thou
sands Of improved varieties on
the Sebastopol farm be per-
mitted to 90 to waste. And they
will 20 to waste unless some
body gives them the attention
that | can no longer give. The
finest plum tree / ever saw-a
tree that bore an abundance of
plums as sweet as honey-broke
down because an employee forgot
to thin out the pIums on the
tree as | told him to do. The
tree broke from the weight of
its fruit and before 1 knew, it
was dead Valuable trees and
plants are constantly being lost
in this way. We are burning fruit
trees off this place because deal
ers will not handle them. ! have
sometimes thought / would adj
vertise that the place would be
open to the public and everybody
invited to take what he wants
and go away, but people never
think much Of things that are
given to them. A man now
wants to buy three acres OF the
Sebastopol farm for a chicken
ranch. But the plants might as
well be destroyed to make way
for chickens as to be ruined by
neglect. No form of plant life
except great trees can survive
neglect more than a few years.
q once offered the Sebastopol
place for sale for 100000, but
| would take a great deal less
than that and be glad to do it if
it were going into proper hands.
1t seems to me that this farm
should be in the possession of
state university. 1t seems a pity
to convert it into a graveyard
or a chicken ranch"
1t would be little short of Grim
nal for the Federal Government
% allow the life work of Luther
Burbank to be lost to posterity.
The amount of money neces-
;ary is insignificant as compared
With the returns.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
copyright, 1873, NoiIxr DN0r~0 By
M T. A. Service JILL Berton Braley

ASK EN-
When any dishes up scandal
Or whispers a tale n my ear,
listen perforce matter of course,
It's stuff which doubtless must hear:
But when my informant has finished
The gossip he to disclose
quietly say in a casual way,
who told you about it?
And where did HE learn it?
And how do you know that he knows?"
It's seldom the gossips can answer
A question as simple that.
They mutter word about Something heard"
Or "Wel, it's just general chat"
They hem and they haw and they stanmer
They guess" and they "think and suppose"
But oh, they wary indeed when YOU query
"Why told you about
And where did SHE learn it?
And how do you know that she knows?"
scandal that's false and malicious
Can stir up all manner OF strife,
And rumor unfounded has oftentimes bounded
A man or for life:
Don't hurry to spread any gossip
Regarding the high or the low:
They say! Who They?" By what right do thew saw
who told them about it?
a And whtle did THEY learn it,
And how do you know that thew knovqo
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
PRIDE AND.
PERFECTION.

The perfection of the hand
wrought gold and silver articles
made by Smiths Of the middle ages
has identified them for all time.
Every piece turned out was marked
by its makers individual signature.
He signed his work as an artist
signs his masterpiece.
Pride of accomplishment is the
background of all trademarked
goods. When a manufacturer puts
his mark on a piece of merchandise
and makes this trademark known
through advertising, he deliberate
ly invites your inspection. The
reputation Of his wares is in your
hands. His goods must be as ad-
vertised, or he loses prestige Adj
yertised Misrepresentation is BUSH
ness suicide.
That is why it is best to deal
with merchants of established rep
utations. 1t is the reason why
merchandise of established reputa-
ton is the best to buy.
If it's clothing, you know how it
should wear and what the style
should be. 1t it's a musical instru-
ment, you know what to expect in
tone and workmanship. If it's a car
pet sweeper, you know what kind
Of service it should give.
The way to be sure of the goods
you buy, is to read the advertise
ments regularly. Then you can't
go wrong.
Don't take pot luck"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
Doing Her Part.

This is a nice canoe, isn't 1t,
Maud?" said the tall, dark young
man.
Very nice, indeed, Charlie" re-
piled the pretty girl in the stern.
There's just one objection to it, !"
said the young man.
Indeed? And what is that?"
asked the girl.
ooh, well, you see, if you try to
kiss girl in this canoe there's a
great danger Of upsetting it, and
then both the fellow and the girl
would be thrown into the river"
"Oh, indeed" said the girl, re-
flectively, and she sat silent for a
while.
At length she remarked, softly,
Charlie | can SWIM" A-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
E d. T ORAL
co NJ M E N T.

The longer the Legislature re-
mains with US, the more we are
convinced that biennial session of
that body is desirable.
Along with biennial sessions. we
should delight in seeing the num-
Der OF legislators reduced by at
least one-haIf The body is now
unwieIdly, unmaaagealle and to
some extent irresponsible. the Co.
lumbus EnQurer-Sun, on the cues
ton of biennial sessions, saws:
But Georgia is not "out of the
woods" yet on this proposition
The bill has not passed the lower
house and, while it is said that 2
majority of the members of that
branch Is in favor Of it, it NAV
not get to vote in that BODY.
Half of the session is over and
SO far no major legislation has
been enacted, and there appears
to have been little Roadway made
IN the direction of the big legis-
lation. 1t seems that a great
deal of time has been wasted.
From the Charleston Is. c.
News and Courier, we clip this:
The Georgia senate has decid-
ed overwhelmingly in favor of
biennial session of the Georgia
legislature. The vote was Al to
5. So decisive a victory is inter-
preted by the Savannah Morn
ing News as evidence OF an ap-
probation of the need of ON
mon sense economy on the rart
of the senate" The News takes
the view that "there Is no ex-
cuse for annual sessions" and
says: They are merely one
! method of wasting the states
money at a time when the
state has no money it can afford
to waste" This, of course, is
only one count against annual
sessions. There are others even
more powerful. No convincing
argument can be made in their
defense. =.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recorder. July
81. 1917

81, 1850
Representatives of the four
Americas warehouses met yester-
day afternoon at the office of Mr..
L. G. Council for the purpose of
discussing among themselves the
recently adopted regulations of
the ocean steamship lines engaged
in the cotton carrying trade, re-
speeding the size Of cotton bales TO
be handled henceforth. Those at
tending the meeting were Mr.. L. g.
Council, Mr.. E. c. Parker, Mr..
Frank Harold and Mr.. George
Oliver, projectors of the four local
warehouses.
Mr.. Robert l. McMath president
of the Americas Oil Company mar
rowly escaped being ground to
death under his demolished car
which was run over by a Seaboard
Freight train at the Church street
crossing yesterday morning, as Mr..
McMath was driving to his office
nearby.
Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. D.
Moreland will be interested in
knowing that Mr.. Moreland is now
rapidly convalescent after long con-
tinued serious illness. He was op-
Grated upon at Johns Hopkins hos
pital in Baltimore two weeks ago
for diseased appendix, it is under
stood, and so successfully that he
was dismissed by his physician yes
terday and will arrive here tomor-
row.
Miss Marion Edwards who has
been the guest of Miss Mildred
Hollis for a week, returned Wed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
Looked That Way.

Doris was radiant over a recent
addition to the family, and rushed
out of the house to tell the news
to passing neighbor.
ooh, you don't know what we've
got upstairs?"
What is it," the neighbor asked.
"A new baby brother" said Doris
and she watched very closely the
effect of her announcements.
"You don't say sol! the neighbor
exclaimed. "Is he going to stay?"
Il think so,' said Doris. Hes
got his things off"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
Three SIN lies
Bright and SnappY.

Insurance salesman lover phone) ::
Is this Mr.. Jones? How would you
like to have your wife and child re-
ceive fifty dollars week after your
death?
Now our"
Jones: Very much indeed, thank
you. / wish EN- luck. By the way,
do you supply the wife and child?"
American Legion Weekly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
TOM SIMS SAYS:

A Los Angeles mans wife has
left him eight times; not once,
we'll bet, being on payday.
Texas is fighting boil weevils
with airplanes, much to the sur
prise Of the boil weevils.
A wild man is reported near
Steubenyille, o., or it maybe
stray big league pitcher.
What's in a name? About S.
100000 gold will will be gotten
from ship which sank off
Ushant.
Former senator is being sued
for breach of promise, but not, as
one would think, by voters.
Ten Days of Grace Enough"
Headline. Not the Grace we
know.
Hungary reports a bumper
wine crop, which may bumper
few heads.
Every day now more trouble
IS being mixed in the Ruhr basin.
Wonder if you can cuss before
girl wearing knickerbockers!
United States uses 40 tons of
postage stamps a week. Why
don't you people pay your bills?
Macmillan says he will stay
in the arctic Is months, which
is an awful lot of corned beef,
Some man claims he has a SER
UNI to make you tell the truth,
out II SOUNDS ike lie to us.
We have a few to many pro-
hibitionists with their eyes aloft
and their thoughts a cellar.
They keep that schoolgirl COM
plexion at the drug store.
A clamity is when a lazy man
gets stung in the seat of the
pants so he can't sit down.
Monday was wash day once.
Now it is the day we get the list
of killed and injured.
A pessimist is an optimist in
reverse.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

LOANS made on improved farm
lands at cheapest rates for term Of
5, 7 or 10 years with prepayment
option given. Money secured
promptly. We have now outstanding
over $1,100,O0O.0 on farm in Sum-
ter county alone, with plenty more
to lend.
MIDDLETON MCDONALD
Correspondent Atlanta Trust Com
panv in Sumter, Lee, Terrell,
Schiey, Macon, Stewart, Randolph
and Webster counties. Il Planters
Bank Building, Americas, Ga. Phone
80 or 211
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

FOR RENT-Convenient downstairs
apartment, three or four rooms
with porch and separate entrance.
Possession Aug. IS. 800 S. Lee st.
Phone 765. 31-1t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31
CLASSIFIED |5ENENTS

FOR RENT-Two connecting I'M
furnished first floor rooms, with
kitchenette. Apply AIT Elm ave.
25-3t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms.
1905 Lee ST., or phone 407.
25-tf-dh
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

nesday to her home in Dawson.
Mrs. C. C. Tillman and family
are now at home Taylor street,
having leased the residence form
erly occupied by Rev. J. w. Stokes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

FOR RENT OR SALE-Four-room
bungalow. Water and lights. I'M
mediate possession. 416 Mayo street.
John E. Oliver. 28-3t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Monday morning, no paper pub
lished.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

WANTED - LOANS, LOANS,
LOANS, LOANS-Having a di-
rect connection and plenty of
money at the lowest possible inter-
est rate. l can save you money on
city loans and farm loans. H. 0.
JONES. 14-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

Alaska wants to be state,
but doesn't owe enough money
yet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

FOR SALE-One baby carriage in
good condition, cheap. Can be
seen at 1T E. Lamar street.-dh
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

Girl of Nineteen Cone
Headline. That's too many's
girl.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

Here's summer half gone and
none of the returning vacation
lists have their ears frost bitten.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

One might even say about the
presidents job these candidates
don't want nothing else but.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

Monday was wash day once.
Now it is the day we get the list
Of killed and injured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

A clamity is when a lazy man
gets stung in the seat of the
pants so he can't sit down.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

PHONE 117-JOuN ". SILVER
BEST GRADE RED CEDAR, No.
/ and No. 2 PINE SHINGLES Pitt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

A pessimist is an optimist in
reverse.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

They keep that schoolgirl COM
plexion at the drug store.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

WANTED-To protect you, your
family and your property. Frank
E. Matthews, Insurance. 18-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

A wild man is reported near
SteubenYille, o., or it maybe a
stray big league pitcher.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

A Los Angeles mans wife has
left him eight times; not once,
we'll bet, being on payday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

Texas is fighting boil weevils
with airplanes, much to the sur
prise Of the boil weevils.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-31

What's in name? About $5,-
100000 gold will will be gotten
from a ship which sank off
Ushant.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-02
Worcester Will Help
Destitute Of Armenia
Continued from Page 1

COnCInueQ from rage ]
umns, Miss Mccormick was guest
at the Rotary Club on Monday even
ing, and in short address very con-
clusively won the interest of the men,
bers to the cause Of Near East Relief.
A committee was appointed, with H.
B. Pilchard as chairman, and vote
of conference and support was extend
ed. The Rotary stands back of the eff
forts being made and will assist in
every way to bring substantial re-
turns.
The day set in Pocomoke for the
collection of such articles Of clothing
as the citizens have to give away is
Wednesday, June 6; on that day ).
M. Clogg and c. L. Mason, in charge
of trucks, will drive around the town
on a tour of collection, heralded by
the ringing Of the church bells and
possibly the sounding Of the fire alarm.
Circulars will be sent out containing
information similar to that in this ar
ticle, and everybody is asked to hunt
around for discarded clothing to help
along the worthy cause. Il
The boy scouts and the girl scouts
will take prominent parts in the work,
and the Pocomoke committee is sup
plementing their efforts.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-02
Senior Class Play
Was Well Presented

FSVAssAAsNSW AAVAs& 08S 4e
as the successful man Of business, and
the "head of the house" in his private
life. Ada Howard, as Mrs. Wheeler,
made evident how very necessary q
wife"s ingenuity Is to "calm the
troubled waters" of an upset house.
hold. Mrs. Martyr, the efficient Sec
rotary ably done by Virginia Handy;
Mr.. Hubert Stem, the grass widower,
seeking to make his way into the
Wheeler household by his fattering
attentions to the young daughter, ex
cellently played by Colvyn Reddens
and the Irish house maid and butler,
Margaret Jones and Hollis Dryden
who could not have been surpassed
in the Characterization of their parts,
gave the necessary support to the
leading characters, that made the play
particularly successful.
Between the first and second acts
Of the play, the prophecy Of the Glass
of 1928, was read by Julia Robertson,
and the history by Julius Fisher.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-02
Seniors And Faculty
Entertained By Juniors

Friday evening of last week the
junior class of Washington High
school entertained the seniors AND
faculty at a banquet and dance at the
Auditorium, Princess Anne. It has
been the custom on such occasions to
hold these affairs at the high school
building, but due to the recent in
crease in the student body, the rooms
available for such purposes are not
large enough.
The annual junior.senior banquet
is the beginning Of the functions con-
nected with the graduation exercises,
which will close on June /. The hall
was decorated in white and green, the
junior class colors-a color scheme
which was carried through the events
of the evening. The event was man.
aged by a committee headed by the
class president, Miss Evelyn Pusey,
and supervised by Miss Eleanor Nc
Allen, of the domestic science depart
Inent. NJ Zxi
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Miss Bessie Outen, Of Philadelphia,
is visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Outen.
Mr.. James X. Riggin, former
resident of Pocomoke City, has been
on visit to his sister, Mrs. James s.
Clogg, for several days of this week.
Rev. E. H. Dashiell, newly appoint
ed district superintendent of Sails
bury district will preach in Salem M.
E. Church Sunday morning at IL
o'clock.
Mrs. James Sharp, wife Of Manager
Sharp, arrived in town this week. She
will no doubt be Of invaluable service
to her husband in helping him to win
the Eastern Shore pennant.
Godfrey Child, ESQ.,, addressed the
graduates Of the High school at POGO
moke City this week. Edward j.
Clarke was present at the graduation
exercises of the Temperanceville High
school, and made the address Of the
evening.
Crescent Lodge No. 178, A. F. & A.
M, will attend divine service at the
Presbyterian Church tomorrow morn
ing at II o'clock. They will assemble
at the lodge rooms at 1890 A. NJ, and
proceed in a body to the place of wor-
ship. A large delegation is desired,
At the regular meeting of POGO
moke Lodge, No. So, Knights Of
Pythias, on Monday evening, June 4,
the semi-annual nomination and cleo
ton Of officers will take, place and
other business Of vital importance
will be transacted. All members are
urgently requested to attend this
meeting.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-02
Eastern Shore League
Starts 1923 Season
With Flying Colors
Continued from Page 1.

Continued from Page 1.
clubs; as for that the whole state Of
delaware is noted for the way it plays
the national game; and Marvia will
have to get busy if it wants to keep
the rag from decorating the pole on
T'el's roofing grounds. Fiji
The first game of the championship
season on the home grounds, which
took place on Friday Of last week,
was runaway for the Salamanders,
and apparently no test by which the
fans could get line on the strength
of Pocomoke City's representation
All that can be- said is they tielded
well, batted hard, and Phifer pitched
we'll enough to hold his opponents
down to runs-two being homers,
The team, looked good, and all the fans
were pleased. The score by innings
of the game was as follows:
Parksley I'D / 1O1 90 0-3
| Pocomoke ........3 O 8 o 8 0 8 2 x-1A
The next day our boys journeyeo
down to call on our Virginia neigh,
bors, and the contest pulled off there
was very similar to that Of the day
before. Pocomoke opened up her big
guns, and with Alexander pitching
good ball, barring little wildness
Parsley had to acknowledge agaig
that the Salamanders were hot stuff
The game, however, "busted" up ir
Ia dispute. and was awarded to POGO.
moke in the first half Of the ninth in.
I.ling-the score at that time being 8
to 6 in Pocomoke's favor. Parksley
withdrew from the game because the
umpire saw fit to differ from them as
to close decision at first; he called
Pocomoke man safe. Fisher, the
boy who holds down the initial sack
for Parksley, thought differently and
endeavored to reform the, umpire's
erring Judgment by slamming the ball
at him.
Fisher was sent to the showers, and
Just then Maths decided his whole
team needed bath, and in solemn
procession they all retired to perform
their additions.
The umpire took pity on the lone.
someness of the visiting ball club, de.
cided to be real nice to them, ana
served up to them an attractive little
ball meal, the principal ingredients
of which were the two figures, 90
They brought it home and stuck il
up in their percentage cupboard. The
score by innings Of that game was as
follows:<
Pocomoke ..........O 0 06O o 0 3 0-s
Parksley ............O 0 8 OF / o 0 0-t
Last Monday that cocky Laurel
bunch came to town. Well, they wor
the game, but we don't know whether
the rooster in their coop crowed OF
not; it was not audible during the pro-
gress Of the contest; possibly he let
loose little when he found himself
on his own dung-hill that night in
Laurel town. He had to scratch fol
all he got here, and it may be he felt
somwhat weary when the smoke OF
the battle cleared away.
Of course, a one-sided view, coming
from a dyed-in-the-wool, crazy fan,
might see nothing but Pocomoke
victory that should have resulted from
that set-to. That A to 2 lead made a
lot of base ball fools, here and about
think the boys should have put their
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-06-02
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank those who were
so kind to us during the illness and
death of our beloved husband and
father, T. E. Henderson. Their kind
ness will long live in our memory.
By WIFE and CHILDREN.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-05-15
Chamberlain's Tablets Are Mild and
Gentle in Effect.

The laxative effect of Chanberlain's
is so mild and gentle that you
can hardly realize that it has been
produced by a medicine.-adv