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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-13

TT was about halr-past five that aft.
ernoon when 1 dismissed my taxi
and seated myself at one of the
small tables under the trees outside
tn Taverne Bertain. ordered a
glass Of tea with a slice of lemon; a
packet of cigarets, and settled down
to one of my favorite tasks-watch-
ing my fellow.creaturea. Every
variety of the human race was in
evidence, riding in every description
Of carriage. A rabble, told myself
a little contemptuously. Not one Of
them had realized the supreme Joy of
existence,
1t was as though Fate had sud-
denly decided to deal my philosophy
mortal blow. In a handsome
limousine car. travelling slowly in
the trail of other vehicles, appeared
my enemy Norman Greyes-and by
! his side Janet. my wife. He wore
a light gray suit and Homburg
| hat; his long, lean face seemed as
| somber as ever. Janet was talking
| while he istened--talking of some
thing, it seemed, more important
than the idle fiotsam Of the moment.
The car passed on. / remained
seated in my chair. do not think
that / had TUNED hair; yet an icy
hand seemed to be gripping my
| heart.
a quietly appointed electric
brougham turned in at the en-
trance to the cafe. and the man who
had introduced himself to me as Gas
ton Lefevre descended. He was
! looking very spick and span, dressed
with the utmost care, and apparent.
ly fresh from the BARRIERS. He ap-
preached and seated himself by my
side.
II win drink absinthe today, Fran.
co.'s" ne told the bowling waiter.
''See that it is made as / like 1t.
Come, my friend" he added as he
turned to me again, throw away
your wishy-washy tea and join me-"
! / shook my head.
Alcohol is not one OF the necessi-
ties of life with me-" / said. ut
stimulates some, suppose. 1t mere.
ly depresses me. Tell me what you
know about the coming Of this man
! Greyes."
In the first place. then" Lefevre
announced pleasantly, as he helped
himself to one of my cigarets and
lit it, "let me reassure you. Greyes
is not in Paris on your account"
And his companion7" @
Continued in Our Next 9ssue) n
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~ ecaiIouS. '''4' s. fou F"oF
'Oou' "ii''
NJ companion smiled.
Il had a little affair OF toe ser..
nature" ne conndcd, with t.e Sd.
chief O. the police kere. BtAnco!s
Dumesnll, his name '.0s."
"4nd where is he ,o.v9" se.,,a
"He dizannnarad W.. -. CO.. 4.
red repIv "a rreat ny NJ. .
disappear in Paris II wns a l,.tt.a
of wjtsl c.vc..pn ms ar.1 ,..ae aI,roet
sorry vhan -ha,.' ep4 ca,np self..
urescrvI.tor however, makes .tren,,.
Gus a.. .nls MN AZ sometimes "
CONGO 9irr Norman Gr.yes?"
persisted .u. 70,
. !'ora{ve- p1,-I wandered a ittlL
tro,a the point. | ment!,noa Nor.
man Creyea' name use he is in
i'aris."
"In Parisr' | exclaimed.
He arrived by the Calais train
last evening, ia. that la O.. IL.
the day he may prob,-hJy stroe into
the American Ia at the CRAM
Hotel" ##H ~.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-13
CLASSIFIED DVERrI}E:INENI.5

WANTED-Soft, clean rags or
generous size. Discarded bath
ing suits are fine. Cannot use
starchey or greasy materia.
Bring or send all you have. Bust
ness Office, Times-Recorder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-13

you to manage your own permanent,
big-paying business. $3,000-$5,000
yearly, Particulars free; give age,
occupation, references. W T. Raw
leigh Co., Dept 1924, Memphis, Tenn.
30.(s) -3t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-13

A FLICKER Of annoyance passed
"A across my companions face.
IF that were true. monsieur"
he rejolned. Il should by now have
become their chief. / address you,
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-10-19
IOWA PHYSICIAN MAKES
STARTLING OFFER To
CATARRH SUFFERERS
Found Treatment Which Healed His
Own Catarrh and Now Offers TO
Send it Free to Sufferers
Anywhere.

Davenport, Iowa.-Dr. w. o. Cof-
fee, suite 1923 st. James Hotel Bldg,
this city, one of the most widely
known physicians and surgeons In
central west, announces that he found
a treatment which completely healed
him of catarrh in the head and nose,
deafness and head noises after many
years of suffering. He then gave the
treatment to number of other suf-
ferers and they state that they also
were completely healed. The doctor
Is so proud of his achievement and so
confident that his treatment will
bring other sufferers the same free
dom it gave him, that he is offering
to send 10 days supply absolutely
free to any reader of this paper who
writes him. DR.. Coffee has special
lied on eye, ear, nose and throat dis
eases for more than thirty-five years
and is honored and respected by
countless thousands. If you suffer
from nose, head or throat catarrh,
catarrhal deafness or head noises,
send him your name and address to-
day.-Ady.
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THE WORLD

Picking, China-Tsao-Kun, war
lord of north China, has taken thu
oath of office as president of the re
public.
DanvilIe, Va.-William o. Will
liams, Danville business man, wa'
killed and Mrs. Williams was Sc
riously wounded here by Ben c
4 Coleman, member of widely known
family of Virginia, who then com.
mitted suicide.
StuebenvilIe, Ohio-The home Of
Charles Pearce, 36 years old, prohi-
bition enforcement officer at Smith
field, Ohio, west of here, was blown
up by dynamite. Pearce, his wife and
baby, escaped serious injury.
hicago-According to state
ment issued by the United States
bureau of agricultural economics,
records up to October / indicate that
there will be at least as many lambs
and sheep fed in the corn belt this
fall as were fed last year.
Portland, Ore. - The American
Federation of Labor in convention
here revoked the credentials of w. f.
Dunno of Butte, Mont, central labor
council, as delegate in spirited
session, during which Dunno was
characterized bv sneakers as "a
traitor to organized labor" on ac-
count of his alleged activities as
communist.
Chicago-Lifting the wheat farm
er from his present slough of finan-
cial difficulties andn low prices to
the level of the cotton and tobacco
growers by the same means which
lifted them-co-operat marketing
on a national scale-has been de-
cided upon by representative coop
erative and agricultural leaders.
New York-For weeks cockatoo
foiled efforts of police to raid an
apartment in Chinatown, where, it
had been reported, opium was being
smoked. Whenever a white person
approached the apartment door, the
police say, the cOckato, in cage, |
would shrek the Chinese equivalent
for police" and the persons inside
would escape.
Louisville-Mrs. Lillian Walters, |
widow of the reputed leader of trio
u 1OunQ 0OdO Al
/ barricaded mess hall at the western
state penitentiary, Eddyville, after
In 81-hour siege, faces the POSSIBLE
ty of trial on a charge of murder
Is the result of the Staying of three
prison guards in the break for lib
,rty of her husband and his COM
,anions. She has confessed that she
pistol into her husband.
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Montana Business Good

Montana business is in much bet
ter shape than that of most of her
sister states, says a dispatch from
Washington, d. c. This fact is evil
denced by the federal barometer, the
income and profits tax collected by
the internal revenue bureau for the
fiscal year of 1923.
While the average decline in these
taxes for the entire United States
for 1928, as compared with 1922,
was 1876 per cent, the drop in Mon
tana was only 5 per cent. This is a
record that is beaten by only five
other states out of the entire 48.
The total of these taxes collected
in Montana during the year ending
June 80 last, was $2,181,857; for
1922 it was s2,302,331, and for 1921
it was s3,925,062. other internal
revenue taxes collected in Montana
for the last fiscal year brought the
total for the state to s3,280,297.
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The Appealing Charm
of Perfect Health

Sloan, Co1o.-"I was sick for two
years, could not regain my old time
strength after motherhood, had no
appetite and was so nervous | could
not sleep. | lost fifteen pounds in
weight. My friends all thought I
had lung trouble, | got SO thin and
pale. All the medicine the doctors
gave me failed to help me. One day
] read about DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and decided to try
it. / got bottle right away and after
the first few doses | began to feel
better. | took four bottles and it
certainly did wonders for me. l can't
say too much for this Medical Dis
covery' and always recommend it to
my friends. Mrs. A. A. White.
When rundown you can quickly
pick up and regain vim, vigor, vitality
by obtaining this Medical Discovery
of DIR. Pierce's at your nearest drug
store in tablets or liquid, or send 10c
for trial pkg. to DR.. Pierce's Invalids'
Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y,
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THE STATE

Lewistown-One hundred fifty
three barrels day was the produc'
ton shown by a pump test of the
Catlett we'll in Cat creek.
Great Falls-Timely arrival of the
police prevented Mrs. Goldie Wan,
35 years of age, from committing
suicide by leaping into the Missouri
river.
Belt-Heavy yields of grain are
reported from the Willow creek dis
trict. Emil Maki's wheat went "a
bushels to the acre, machine meas
ure.
Helena-There were lab deaths
in Montana during the first three
months of the present year and 2,64O
births, the bureau of the census an
nounces.
Great Falls-The ranch of Frank
G.. Givens on Deep creek, just above
Truly, always gives a good wheat
yield, but this year rs acres of sum-
mer fallow land yielded "a bushels
to the acre.
Great Falls-With the harvesting
VI Tic ouSdl DCCt SlOp at II OIt D0dW
and Simms on the Sun River project,
and at Cascade, the way has been
paved for a new industry in north
ern Montana.
Big Timber-Alleging breach of
promise of marriage, Betsy Peterson
has filed suit in district court here
to recover $4,000 from Reider M.
Anderson, member of the Sweet
Grass county board of commission
ers.
Great Falls-Rumors that the in
terests of former Senator w. A. Clark
in Montana had been purchased by
the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany are without foundation, &C
cording to Judge Sydney Sanner,
former member of the state supreme |
court but now connected with the |
Clark legal department.
Lewistown-That the Mutual Oil |
company Is now in possession of the |
I'D Independent pipe line running |
rom Cat Creek to Winnett is now
certain, the property hav-
ng been secured through foreclos-
Ire proceedings by the Continental
supply company last summer.
Great Falls-Release of water on
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FlDDLED FOR HIS
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
HOW TOM BAKER, PIONEER
NEWSPAPER MAKER, PUT
READERS ON LIST
Travelled About the Country for the
Avant Courier in Old Days; Played
Violin for Dances and Made All the
Male Dancers Subscribe.

On Thanksgiving night, 80 years
ago, Tom Baker, veteran of the
early day newspapers and one of
the pioneers of Montana, played
the violin for a dance which was
4 given at the Tom Winston ranch
home, where the town of Winston
now stands. Baker was then one
of the editors of the old Avant
Courier of Bozeman, and was out
getting subscribers for his news
paper. The subscription price was
So per year, which was a pretty
fair price for weekly publication.
Baker made it a practice to carry
his violin about with him on these
subscription soliciting trips and when
it was bruited about that he was COM
ing dance was always arranged. In
this respect he had the modern sub
scrlptlon solicitor distanced a city
block, for he was always welcome. He
charged nothing for his musical SER
vices, but he made all the men pres
ent at these dances subscribe for his
newspaper.
On this particular occasion he Sc
cured eight paid in advance sub
scribers, which at So each, totaled
S64. In addition to furnishing the
music he would call the figures of the
square dances then in vogue, and
along towards the end of the evening,
when everyone was having a good
time, would stop playing and go out
and take his toll, while the dancers
waited. 1t was a sure method.
OF the force of editors and printers
who worked on the Avant Courier at
that time, $50" has been written
against the names of all except Matt
W. Anderson, who is now a prosper
GUS mine operator of Butte. Baker
died at the Helena home of his son
two years ago, and AL Orion is no
more. Fifty years ago Orion and
Baker were printers on the Avant-
Courier and Mr.. Anderson was Just
learning to set type, an apprentice.
Previous to the time he worked on
the Avant-Courier as printer and
solicitor, Mr.. Baker had worked on
the old Montana Democrat, published
in Virginia City and Mr.. Orion was
a carrier on the same paper. Later |
Baker was the editor of the Virginia |
City Madisonian.
Start for Deer Lodge
After taking in the dance at Win
ston on Thanksgiving night in 1871,
and incidentally the eight paid-in-ad-
vance subscriptions at So per year,
Mr.. Baker went to Helena, and left |
with Major Martin Maginnis, Colonel
A. M. Voolfolk and Pete Roman,
after whom the town of Roman in the
Flathead valley was named, for Deer
Lodge. They took with them as guide
q man named Davis and planned to
go by way of Lincoln where Mr..
Baker thought he could pick up few
more subscriptions for the Avant-
Courier. The real object of the trip,
however, was to attend the wedding
Of DR.. A. H. Mitchell, which was to
be held at Warm Springs, near Deer
Lodge.
Fail to Arrive
They never arrived, however, for
he snow was so deep on the Dog
,reek divide that they were forced
% turn back to Helena. Mr.. Baker
continued his trip in the interest of
he Avant-Courier for some time aft
inward and did not reach Bozeman
Until Washington's birthday.
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portion of the land within the Ulm
irrigation district before arrival of
the next growing season was assured
with the letting of a contract to the
Two Miracle Concrete corporation
for the construction of canals and
bitches, erection of two pump houses
and other incidental work.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-10-19
CHILDREN CRY FOR "CASTORIA'
Harmless Substitute for Castor OIL Paregoric, Drops
and Soothing Syrups No NarcOics

Mother! Fletcher's Castoria has
been in use for over 80 years to re-
neve babies and children of Constipa-
ton, Flatulency, Wind Collie and
Diarrhea; allaying Feverishness arts
ing therefrom, and, by regulating the
Stomach and Bowels, aids the assim-
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-10-19
, To Have a Clear Sweet Skin.

Touch pimples, redness. roughness
or itching, If any, with Crticura Oint-
ment, then battle with Cuticura Soap
and hot water. Rinse, dry gently and
dust on a little Cuticura Talcum to
leave fascinating fragrance on skin.
Everywhere 25c each.-Adv.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-10-19

MarchmoRt, N. Y.-Four brick
layers were fined So each here for
working on the Sabbath. That's all
right they said, as they peeled off
the bills. Counting the double over
time, we make $50 for every Sum
days work"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-10-19

Shelby-The Illinois Pipeline COM
pany will double the capacity of its
loading racks at Sunburst so that %
or more cars can be loaded daily.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-10-19

San Pedro, Cal.-Three men were
killed and five injured in an explo-
sion on the United States submarine
S-37.
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ems the t m c b and starts
the liver and bowels acting without
gripping. Contains no narcotics or
soothing drugs. Say California
to your druggist and avoid counter
feitsi Insist upon genuine Cali
fornia Fig Syrup" which contains
directions.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-10-19
A MOTHERS LOVE
TRIUMPHS

"A letter from the chi1d's
mother, Mrs. Pearle Coltaux,
"a Washington s., Warsaw,
N. r. tells the story, a tale
of years of pain and suffer
ing for Vera and of terrible
anxiety for the parents with
final victory rewsrding their
boundless love and untiring
search for help for their
loved one. She writes rs fol-
lows,
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-10-19
MOTHER! GIVE SICK CHILD
"CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Harmless Laxative for a Bilious,
Constipated Baby or Child

Constipated,
bilious, feverish,
or sick, collie Ba-
bies and Chill
dren love to take
6 e n u i n e Cali
fornia Fig Syr-
up" No other
/ a K a t / V e reg
ulates the tender
little bowels so
nicely. 1t sweet
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Classifi
PURE EXTRACTED HONEY
LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

Buy your Holstein Bull from Montana's
largest and greatest dairy institution.
Get type, size and production. Ringling
Montana.
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THERE IS 4 FARM HOME FOR YOU il

NJ N. A-WK-10-15-2ss
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Classified

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
100000 RUSSIAN Rubles, 25c. Drafts
Currencies and Bonds of Germany, Aus
tria, Poland and Hungary. Write for Deal
er Terms. George Grigoleit, 20 East Jack
son, Dept N, Chicago.
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HAY AND PASTURE

FOR SALE-HAY AND PASTURE. Will
care for two bands of sheep. Good shell
ter. Or will take cattle. T. Joseph Moran
st. Peter, Montana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
AMENDMENT AIMED ATT LAME DUCKS POPULAR
 IN HOUSE AND SENATE
WASHINGTON BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD Washington. D. C.. Feb, IS


 The amendment proposed to the Norris Is apparently popular in Con- gress and that it will be submitted and ratified is regarded as certain.
 It would require a newly elected Congress to sit in January rather than in March, and newly elected President to be inaugurated in Jan uary rather than in March.
 The amendment would prevent leg islation by lame ducks" or members of the House and Senate who have been repudiated by the people. It would also eliminate the necessity of 8 presidential inauguration in March, when weather conditions In Washington are generally severe.
 The amendment passed the Senate with only six negative votes. Pro- portionatelS 1t will fare as well, in the House, it Is indicated
 At the same time, the amendment, as 1t passed the Senate was ma terially changed from It's original aspect Primarily. it was the em- a. President should be elected dl-
 
 lege. To that idea, there was great opposition, so great that Senator Nor ris realized that its passage through the Senate at this time would have been impossible. So, greatly to the disguest of the "progressives" he emasculated it, and as "progressives" ruefully declared, made it "innoc- ucus."
 The amendments purpose to elim- mate voting by lame ducks" in the future was apparently it's most pop ular feature in the opinion of the Senate. Since the elections last No vember, there has been lame duck" colony in the House strong enough to exercise the balance of power between the parties, and in the Sem ate, defeated candidates have been able to effect vitally all legislation on which there was close division.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
CHEAP WATER RATES RUNNING BUSINESS OF
 D-WESTERN FIRMS

CHICAGO, Feb. 18.-Lower freight Panama canal threatens to force many middle western concerns to move to the Atlantic coast or quit business, according to a statement is- president of the Chicago, MilWauke ee and St. Paul railway.
 To explain the seriousness of the situation confronting middle western shippers, MT. Calkins cited one case where a Wisconsin company shipped 10 carloads of their product to the Pacific coast by way of Philadelphia and saved $2,50o under the railway rates from Chicago to the Pacific coast.
 For quick action and relief the transcontinental roads will on March T reduce the rates on tin plate from the Chicago district to the west coast from s1.20 per 100 pounds to 75 cents and will make corresponding reductions on all other commodities. ultimately involving the entire fabric" his statement de- clared.
 Tt Is our desire to protect Chi- cago and the Mississippi valley against the competition of the indus trial Atlantic seaboard so far as pos sible. We stand ready to reduce tariffs on practically every article shipped to the Pacific coast We also desire to extend these reduc- tions some distance east of Chicago so we may send as much traffic as possible to the Pacific by way of Chicago and the western roads.
 'tIndnsfr in (shfrago and +ba oo~ tral states are being ruined, actual ly forced out of business, by Atlan- tic seaboard manufacturers water advantages"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
GREAT IMPROVEMENT Is
 SHOWN IN HANK REPORT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.--American national banks occupied "a more com manding position" at the time of the last bank call than at any time in more than two years, according to a statement today by Comptroller Cris- singer of the Currency. The state ment added that, aside from the posi- tion of the national banks, the last call indicated "a greater activity in industrial pursuits in virtually every line of effort.
 The aggregate resources of S,225 reporting national banks on the date of the call, December 20, last, announced to s21,974, ,955000, an in- crease of $1,049, ,S5S,000 over the az gregate resources of the same banks on September 15 the date of the pre- vious call. The total reported an in- crease in aggre gate resources for the year 1922 of 2.03t, t,215,000, a figure of itself regarded as sufficient proof of renewed industrial and conner eial progress.
 There are approximately ss.ooo banking institutions in the country, but the number of national banks in- cluded in the figures given by MT, Crissigcr represent much greater proportion of the total banking re- sources than they do in number, &C.,
 
 dieations given by statistics affecting those banks, therefore, carry more t.1yeight in the view of officials than swould be the case were the ratio of @the resources the same as the ratio of the numbers of the financial houses.
 Loans and discounts of the national banks December 29 amounted to $11,- 659,11S 900, or slightly more than half of the available aggregate resources. The figure represents an increase of more than 94,00o,000 for the year.
 While there was an increase in the loans and discounts during the year, the ratio of loans and discounts to total deposits of the national banks decreased rather heavily as compared to last bank call in 1921. The statis- ties show that loans and discounts were G6.59 per cent of the total de- posits last December 29, while they constituted 76.32 per cent of the total deposits December 31, 1921. The re- auction in the percentage was said to show a general tendency of borrow- CTS to liquidate their loans and this < was said usually to show healthier tone in business.
 Total deposits were recorded De- cember 29 at S17,420. .4S1,000. or an increase in the year of S2,345.379,0 ,000. While part of the increase obviously can be traced to the steady growth of. ecrn neree and industry in a na- tlon of increasing population, some af . the view of treasury offi- a1als necessarily must result from im- proved conditions. There has been ne estinate. however, of how much o5 the amount can be attributed to each SC arce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
TO RELIEVE PAIN AND BACKACHE
Women May Depend upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
 table Compound

Minneapolis, Minn.-"I had heard 80 much about Lydia E. Pinkham's