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Evening star., 1923-08-05

What you going to do with me.
Brother Raccoon?" Tommy called out
suddenly
Il allow I'm going to invite you to
dinner" Brother Raccoon replied.
What you going to have to eat.
Brother RaccoonT said Tommy.
II reckon weIl have spare ribs and
hominy," replied Brother Raccooon.
winking at his family.
II was afraid you meant to give
me ride on a spring saplin, Brother
Raccoon. My minds greatly relieved
said Tommy, trying hard to look the
part.
What you mean by that?" asked
Brother Raccoon, beginning to be
curious.
"Ridin' a saplin g the worst thing
you can do to a man when you wants
to get even with him" said Tommy.
How you go about it, asked
Brother Raccoon, becoming still more
curious.
Bend down a saplin'. and let me
out. and I'll show YOU" Tommy re-
plleQ. 30 brOtHtT ftdCCOOi shlHicu
up a green sapling and bent it down
pointing toward the water.
Bend it the other way, Brother
Racccoon." Tommy called. The tree
| must point to the windward." Sc
Brother Raccoon bent the tree the
other way, pointing away from the
water.
Lift me out on my back now" said
Tommy. and let me climb the saplin'
and I'll show you how to ride" he
said. So Ma Raccoon unfastened the
door of the basket and let Tommy
out. and he climbed up the tree and
balanced himself on his back in fork
of the sapling.
Bend the tree lower. Brother Rae
coon" said Tommy. Let the old
woman hang on, too" So the old
woman hung on to the saplin' and
| they bent it way down low, and when
all the Raccoon family were hanging
on to the sapling, Tommy suddenly
! called out:
Look out. Dogs. Jump and rum
! All the Raccoons suddenly let go o!
! the tree and took to their hiding
| places. The tree sprang back sud
denly and Tommy went sailing up in
| the air and landed right spang in the
middle of the big pond. Then he swan
home and told Ma Turtle, and Por
! Turtle. and Susie Turtle and Little
/ Billy Turtle all about it.
Evening star., 1923-08-05

the racer is disqualified. AS many
swimmers as want to can enter this
race and any desired distance can be
chosen.
3. Tilting.-Fix up some bamboo
fitting poles. ten or twelve feet long,
with the ends we'll padded and COW
cred with rubber sheeting so that
they do not become watersoaked and
too heavy to handle.
The contestants get into two boats
or canoes. If rowboats are used. each
tilter must stand on the deck at the
bow of his boat.
The object of the game is to push
the other fellow into the water. 1t
is unfair to grasp the opponents s
pole or hit below the belt.
Much depends upon having a skilled
paddler who can keep the boat in the
most advantageous position for hit
ting
Evening star., 1923-08-05
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY
EDWARD G. McCANDLIsH.

n
EDWARD q. McCANDLISH.
lNNE day Tommy Turtle was poking
~ along the shallow banks OF the
big mill pond. quite a way from the
family mud bank. He was just nib
bling his way along looking for
tender bits of water crosses.
Tommy landed on shingle beach
to examine a deserted crab shell and
he heard some one trampling about
among the bushes along the shore
Raising himself up high on his toes.
he saw that the person doing the
trampling was old Brother Raccoon.
Toomy slid hastily back and as soon
as he was safely in the water he
raised up again and sang out:
''Heigho, Brother Raccoon. How
does your old woman like turtle soup?"
Then he lodged down again and lay
law, and he saw Brother Raccoon
come 10 the bank and gaze down for
a while into the water and then amble
away again.
Turtles and frogs can only stay
-" dtcl dS IOHs as lncy CdH
their breath. and so Tommy waited a
while and then rose to the surface
Looking around he saw a kind Of
wicker basket floating close to the
shore. and he swan over to examine
this new thing-for turtles are nat
urally very curious about things
Inside the basket was a nice, fresh
piece of picked parsnip root on the
end of sharp stick. Now. IL there
is anything that little Tommy Turtle
does like it is picked parsnip root,
and SO he swan around the basket
until he came to a little door that was
left open, and in he went. No sooner
had he touched the parsnip root than
the wicker door slammed shut and
Tommy found himself shut up in the
basket, and then he knew that old
Brother Raccoon had caught him in
trap. Tommy ripped and tore
around in the basket, trying to get
out, but, no use. he was caught fast.
Pretty soon Brother Raccoon came
padding out in a boat made of an
old stump root. AS soon as he saw
Tommy inside the basket he sort of
chuckled a little and began talking
to himself.
Don't wish / could find some nice.
fresh, young turtle he said. so /
turtle soup"
Evening star., 1923-08-05
The Mud Cat and the Channel Cat.

muscles. Not only may he jab these
fins into an antagonist, but he is
equipped with peculiar organs that
have the power of giving electric
shocks to his prey. This he some
times does by the merest touch of
his nose.
The catfish is so abundant in
American lakes and rivers that there
are various ways of fishing for him
Frequently he is taken at night on
lines stretched across a stream, with
fringe Of low sunk hooks dangling
from them.
Though his usual weight is one or
two pounds, he some etimes grows to
be quite large, weighing as much as
thirty-five pounds. When the water
is deep enough, the catfish remains
at home all winter, though if the
water becomes frozen over it is
necessary for him to come up occa-
sionally for air.
Evening star., 1923-08-05

BECAUSE it sometimes makes a
- purring noise upon being taken
from the water, the catfish is given
its name. 1t is perhaps the most
widely distributed of any fresh water
fish known. Because it is easy to
catch, it has been called the poor
mans friend" though its food is well
worthy of any anglers steel.
There are two kinds of catfish, the
channel cat, which has a tail that is
forked. and the mud cat, with a tail
less serrated. The skin is slick and
Shiny, and around the wide mouth
are long feelers or barbels which
sometimes number as many as eight
The long low bull-shaped head con-
tains small eyes which look out slyly
and betray the catfish as a sharp
fellow.
He is able to defend himself from
enemies with the notched spines
which are on his pectoral or chest
Evening star., 1923-08-05
sob SMILED quarts of oood lemonade.

Bob spilled quarts Of good lemonade,
Twas only one Of the bIunders he
His heart seemed to break,
But he made no mistake
When he went to the camp leaders aid.
livery one at camp called him
II "Blundering Bob" 1t certainly
was an appropriate name, too. Poor
Bob. Everything that he did was all
wrong. But Bob was what is known
in the movies as a trough diamond"
Underneath his laundering exterior
was a heart as gentle and kind as
any mothers. And Bob had way
with him, too. He always seemed to
know just what to do if a fellow was
hurt The fellows all liked him even
if the camp leader didn't.
1t worried Bob to think that Mr..
Ellis, the camp leader. didn't like
him. He was always more self-con
scious and laundering than ever
when Mr.. Ellis was around. The first
night when the leader had just ar
rived, hot and tired and dirty, Bob
had thought it would be nice to make
him some nice cold lemonade. He
was just entering the leaders tent
with big pitcher full when he
stubbed his toe, stumbled and fell.
Mr.. Ellis suitcase was lying open on
the ground and all the lemonade
stopped right into it among his
clothes.
OF course, Bob couldn't blame him
much for being so angry. Afterward
when he found out that he had made
a mistake and made the lemonade
with salt instead of sugar he thought
maybe it was good thing after all
that he had spilled it. The leader
would have been angry, anyway
That was just the kind of luck Blum
dering Bob had. Every time he tried
to do something unusually nice it
turned out unusually bad.
Evening star., 1923-08-05

CWIMMING is double fun if you
- know some good water stunts.
Here are three. Try them.
|. Barrel Boxing.-Knock the bot
toms out of two barrels. being sure to
remove all nails. Put these barrels
in the water and let the two boys
who are to box get inside them. At
a signal, the boxing starts. The point
of the game is that in order to move
in a barrel, a boy must get hold of it
with his hands, which makes him
"off guard" at that time. When one
boxer is hit he usually loses his bal
ance, and goes down under the water
knocked out" Only boys who can
swim should indulge in barrel boxing
2. Candle Race.--Each swimmer
has lighted candle, the object being
to hold a swimming race carrying
the candle in one hand without put
ting II out. If the candle goes out,
Evening star., 1923-08-05

Sew it at the neck to the body like
the arms and legs
Now you are ready to make the
puppet alive. Attach strings to the
doll at each wrist and each knee and
on each side of the head, at the ears.
Use heavy linen thread. as it doesn't
twist easily and is hard to see at a
little distance. Fasten the strings Of
the head and arms, and one from the
middle of the back, to a wooden
crosspiece which moves back and
forth easily. The knee strings are
fastened to a separate strip OF wood.
See muStra alton.
Evening star., 1923-08-05

under the weight of so many nails,
1t is good idea to apply a thin coat
of glue to the parts to be joined.
All the parts are straight pieces
except the handle. This should be
laid out and the nails for reinforcing
it driven before the hand hole is
bored or it is worked to form.
Paint the box black, and letter the
different nail sizes on the sides with
white.
Remarieabiel
A small boy handed In the follow
ing in an examination paper in
United States history:
Gen. Braddock was killed in the
revolutionary war. He had three
horses shot under him and 4 fourth
vent thruug4ez1isn n2othessc -
Evening star., 1923-08-05
Around the World! Stop
overs mt Honolulu. Amster-
dam md Dublin.

To make the puppet walk, twist the
wood piece back and forth. To make
it bow. move head and arms with the
crosspiece held in the other hand. To
make it sit down, lift the knee strings.
After a bit of practice you can make
the marionettes seem quite lifelike.
Make several puppets for the differ
ent characters in your plays.
Evening star., 1923-08-05
Just a Moment.

Dr. Samp-Pahdon me fo' jes a
secont, Brother Lee. All is got to
hab the drill.
Anophelious Lee-Fo' law sakes,
can't ah get NAH tooth filled 'thout
havin' a refusal?
Evening star., 1923-08-05

Haven't you wanted to make
some Of those clever puppets that
are so IifeIike? This article tells
just how they are made. You can
put on all sorts Of plays with them
and give a show for the whole
neighborhood.
Evening star., 1923-08-05
Courtesy.

you seem to have been in a seri-
GUS accident"
Yes" said the bandaged person.
II tried to climb a tree In my motor
car" q
What did you do that for?'
Just to oplige a lady who was
driving another car. She wanted to
use the zpaAsr
Evening star., 1923-08-05
buInSIea0S MOrTlSvrUD

ITO children an angel Of mercy" Wher
directions are followed. 1T NEVER FAILS
Despite scarcity and enormous cost OF Ban
T0NIN, IL contains fall dose stond sixt:
years tast. Sold evefywbers or By mail. sos
. bptt1s.
IL AA.-AsaASaA Nh E.ladslsaia.
Evening star., 1923-08-05

wood may be used for them.
Each compartment of the box is
just the proper size to hold one pound
of each size of nail given. Do not
make them any shorter or you will
not be able to get the longer nails
in their places.
Use y" brads for assembling the
partitions, IN" brads for the sides
and ends, and six finishing nails in the
handle to prevent it from splitting
Jim-Your cook is Swedish. isn't
she?
Tim-Yes, but she often speaks in
broken china.
Father-Remember, man learns
most who begins at the bottom.
Boy-How about a guy learning to
swim. 81 49, -.
Evening star., 1923-08-05
How to Make a Nail Box

(ST NEVER have the right kind of
j nail when l want it," complained
fhe "handyman." "Often / split a
piece / am repairing by using nail
which is too large for the job" Then
he made nail box, and his troubles
were over.
Pine packing-box lumber dressed
to the proper thickness is used for
the handle, sides and bottom. AS the
partitions are very thin. cigar-box
Evening star., 1923-08-05
Wasted Effort.

Constable (to man who had been
knocked down by passing motorist)-
You didn't see the number, but you
could swear to the man?
;yfllager-I did, but 1 don't think
he- beard me- y
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-19
SHILOH

Miss Bonnie Parkman paid her
usual visit to the club girls Monday
afternoon.
r. l.. Pitcher was shopping in
Americas Wednesday.
Mrs. d. NJ. Still and little son
Nell, spent a while with Mrs. r. L.
Pitcher Monday afternoon.
Mrs. r. L. Pitcher and children
visited Mrs. r. L. Gardiner Monday
morning.
Miss Mag Jordan spent Saturday
night and Sunday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Jordan in this
community.
The pastor Of Shiloh filed his APP
pointments Saturday and Sunday at
the Shiloh Baptist church.
Miss Ada and Maude Young were
the Sunday visitors OF Miss Robbie
Pitcher.
Misses Elsie Casper and Minnie
Grantham and Louis Pitcher and
Alex Casper visited Miss Mamie
Claire Lumpkin Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Mack Bell is i'll at this time.
Mrs. r. L. GARDNER and little son
Alfred spent the weekend with her
mother Mrs r. L. Pitcher.
Mrs J. A. Daniel had as her din
ner guest Sunday, her mother, sis
ter anu brother,' Emmett Daniel
Little Pauline Bell the daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Bell is ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Albritton and
children spent Sunday with Mrs
/ 3,
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CUTOFF

nv and Mrs David Wicker and
TttIa MI Fsta}la WioI-or w6ro SIN
asT- onaste e M and Mr. Monroe
lVicl.or
~, and 2T.y Foooin of
Americas eoonf Monday Win MI and
Mrs Caoroo VrfclzaI
Mrs in ToIIowav Mrs r. w
HOLLOWAY ma NJ ] holloway we're
enndav afternoon Guests of M and
Mr.. Jasrar Williams al Anderson
III
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-19

more because Of the temperament
Of the people than anything in
herent in the steps.
If well done, the fox-trots and
tangos Of the present days are
very pretty and full of variety
that keeps the dancing crowd more
interested than ever before. But
awkward folks find that they have
more than they know what to do
with, and the girls have to clean
more hoof prints off their shoes
the next day.
Then comes these senseless en-
durance dancers the accounts Of
whose performances gum up
sources Of rightful news events.
The Associated Press sometime
ago carried a story of one damsel
swooning after dancing continu-
ously for n hours with a paper
hanger. He was 'waltzed" to
hospital in a dazed condition and
the story goes that as he was
taken from the hall his former
partner changed to another new
er even stopping to catch her
breath.
Most Of these matches" we
know are fake reports out of the
mind Of purely imaginative cor
respondents put over" on GER
tain papers to make news and
lengthen their string.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-19
DANCING, ANCIENT
AND MODERN CUTS.

In the old days Of minuets and
cotilIions, these stately figures ex-
pressed the starched and stately
convenoiona[ity Of those times.
Then society developed quadrilles
and the lanciers, which would b.
considered slow and tedious for
these times, but seemed the quin-
tessence of society grace and pol
ish in these days.
Thirty to 40 years ago the old
timers reveLed in the contra" or
country dance" People would
travel for miles to see noted dane
ers cut their fancy pigeon wings,
pirouette and prance around the
hall in their heavy boots as if they
were ballet artists. This dance was
complicated and the young crowd
often got tangled up in its May
and conflicting steps.
Then the round dances became
popular These pretty waltzes, two
steps and scottisches gave grace
full people q better chance to dis
play their rythmical steps than
was ever seen in the formal old
quadrilles.
About 10 years ago 50 called
modern dancing" began to come
IN, with the rage for tango and
one step. Everybody from Grand
father down to the Kindergarten
began to attend dancing classes.
One figure quickly succeeded an
other, and before the awkward
squad learned to stumble through
one style Of steps, it might be in
formed that the same was going
out Of style.
Many peaople have a strong
feeling against these modern
dances, believing that they incite
young people to rough and un-
mannerly conduct. But that is
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4 Of71 Sims
Says

This game, ''Wherc's the Ran
SON. the Chinese bandits play,
isn't a Chinese game. 1t is Mexican
Our luck at baseball games is TO
have our mouth full Of peanuts
when it comes time to yell.
The most ideal business com
bination is a life insurance agent
caught bootlegging.
If you take fly in and treat
her nice she goes home and gets
the rest of her family.
Oshkosh, Wis, ships an enor-
moms amount of frog legs, but it
keeps them on the jump.
Maybe soda jerkers smoke so
much because nervous hands help
them in shaking milk shakes.
Sacramento Calf. man who
rode bicycle n hours could save
energy by getting a motorcycle.
Profiteering, a lady tells us, i
having thousands at a ball game
and hiring only 10 men to play.
Grand Rapids, Mich, had
$25o,00o furniture fire, and we
hope it got some folding tables.
Maybe the Greeks can't over
throw the Turks. All the Greek
throwers are over here wrestling.
A wild flapper tell us she wants
to marry an exconvict because
they are used to staying home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-19
AN EVANGEL OF
A NEW SOUTH.

From rostrum and with editorial
pen there comes now evangels who
sing the praises Of the new South
at time the folks are atuned to
better methods of doing things
which make for happiness and
prosperity in this God-favored sec
ton Of our country.
Ills is giving of his time and
and his talents, appearing before
Georgia audiences everywhere in
behalf the paper he represents.
The Atlanta Constitution, to tell
his story as he only can do. We
believe he holds the keynote to
the situation as revealed in his
helpful messages. We refer to
none other than James Hollomon.
The other day he Of a program be-
ing put over by the Kiwanis club
at Jackson in this state. The
Times Recorder believes it worth
passing along and even being
adopted by every community.
This is what Hollomon said:
"The COW the sow and the hen
keep steady cash coming in.
Abundant food and feed crops
on every farm. Make every farm
self-sustaining and self-support-
ing.
Permanent year round pasture
on every farm. Ten to twelve
acres planted in Bermuda, Carpet
grass, dallis grass and the clovers.
"A minimum Of FIVE dairy cows,
100 hens and two brood sows on
every farm. The dairy COW, the
sow and the hen will keep the
cash coming in and enable every
farm to be operated ON a cash
basis with cotton as clear sur
plus.
"Plant soiI-building crops. Have
something green growing on the
farm all the year. Legumes and
cover crops will put a fertilizer
factory on every farm. Rich land
means rich farmers.
Consolidated schools and bet
ter educational facilities. Knowl-
edge is power and this power
must come through education.
Consolidated schools mean fewer
buildings, equipped with the latest
appliances, we'll paid teachers of
experience and ability and greater
efficiency.
Better farm homes, equipped
with modern comforts and con
veniences, better barns and build
ings. all painted.
Keep the boys and girls on the
farm by making farm life more
attractive through good churches
good schools good homes, good
roads.
"The development Of scientific
marketing.
more small farmers and home
owners as a solution to the eX-
ing problems Of the big plantation.
absentee lndlordism and the ten
ant system"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-19
THREE MILE LIMIT
is NO BARRIER.

Speaking before the annual
meeting Of the American Society
Of International Law, Pro-
fessor Philip NJ. Brown, of
Princeton University, strongly
supported the contention that the
United States has a right to sup
press rum smuggling, if necessary
crossing the three-mile limit to do
50.
Prof. Brown said:
"The rule of reason applies here
as well as in every other field Of
law. If this right is exercised un-
reasonably in a manner unnceses-
sarily to vex and harass foreign,
lawful commerce, rights of redress
and compensation will undoubted,
ly exist as they exist in other fields
Of law.
IF exercisd in a prudent and
considerate manner no civilized ma
ton will encourage offenses
against the laws Of foreign
state by denying this basic right
of protective jurisdiction.
The time seems to have come
when the United States should
champion in no uncertain man
ner the basic principle of the
protective jurisdiction. Interna-
tionaI law should not be permitted
to be discredited by appearing to
tolerate so preposterous situa-
ton as is created by the fragrant
violation of federal laws along the
American coast at the present
time.
"The attempt to identify the
three-mile limit with the principle
Of control from land is entirely
arbitrary and unwarrantsd. En-
cept where expressly fixed by
treaties, the three-mile limit is not
recognized by the law Of nations
or by practice as fixed, abso-
lutte limit of Maritime jurisdiction
applicable alike to all situations.
every nation has reserved to
itself the right, Of defense to
ward off threats against its safe
ty and general welfare. The right
Of protection may be qualified as
imperfect, nevertheless it is a
fundamental right, which no in
dependent nation can ever afford
to surrender"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-19
NEW BOARD MEMBERS
CHOSEN AT VIENNA

VIENNA, MAY 19-At a meet
ing Of Che city council just held an
election was held to fill the vacancies
on the board Of education, caused
BY the expiration Of the terms oG
Messrs. Watts Powell and Carl Ste
vail The election resulted il mr..
Stovall being named to succeed him-
self, while J. M. Busbee was chosen
to succeed Mr.. Powell.
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TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Recorder. May
10 1gn2l

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and NJ Cbo ~ -i 6 ltlgt5i ~ H. L1aLuell
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-19
a THOUGHT

If any widow have children or
nephews, let them learn first to
show piety at home and to requite
their parents; for that is good and
acceptable before Cod Tim.
Sd.
As these young things lie SAT,
in our hearts just so long
As their wings are growing; and
when these are strong
They break it, and farewell! The
bird flies.
Lord Lytton.
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RAILROAD SCHEDULE

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, 1923-05-19

eran Of the war, IS mingling with the
veterans IN New Orleans this week
and having a good time.
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NOTICE

Z am not responsible for any bills
made by Mrs. r. NJ. Ethridge after
May 10, 1923.
Lest r. W. ETHRIDGE
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TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.

Monday morning, no paper p
lished.
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7 bYeo
Smiles

A Science Note.
He-"Does the nooon affect the
tide?"
She-''No, only the united. p
Michigan Gargoyle.
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Of GEORGIA RY.
SEABOARD AIR LINE

Central Time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-19

A wild flapper tell us she wants
to marry an exconvict because
they are used to staying home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-19

Maybe the Greeks can't over
throw the Turks. All the Greek
throWers are over here wrestling.