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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09
Singing Paws.

London - Street singers are
cleaning a goldea harvest in Lon
don just now, A young Manchester
man, fined in court, went into the
streets, sang and earned enough
to pay the fine Many aee refus-
ing offers of 8 pounds a week in
orchestras to sing in the cutters
and snatch the passerby's shilling
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09

Z HEREBY ANNOUNCE my can
didacy for Alderman, subject to
he Democratic primary November
18th. l shall appreciate your vote
and support. shall be unable to
make canvass of the voters, but
assure every voter of my apprecia
zion of his or her support. J. w.
Hightower.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09
THE STANDARD
GOOD NEWS FOR FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY

At 25c. Boys Windsor Ties of
fine quality messaline, black and
colors, full length.
At csc. Over three hundred
pairs Ladies Kid Gloves; values in
the lot up to So.
At csc. Ladies' Suede Gloves,
including elbow length and gaunt-
let's; values up to 50.
| At csc. New assortment Of
| Hand Bags; new styles; all sizes,
values up to $3.50.
! At 9Oc. Genuine Duplex Win
dow Shades, white on one side
green on other.
At SC. Mems sheer hemstitched
Handkerchiefs, fun regular loc
size.
At 29c. One rack of Fancy
Beads, every color, many in the
lot are soc values.
At soc. Novelty EARRINGS. jet
effect, pearl top effect, colored
stone effect.
At soc. Mems Novelty Link
Cuff Button, heavy plate, guaran-
tced to wear. s.,
At 25c. Seconds" of the regu.
lar SOC Silk Stockings, black, gray,
brown.
At $3.50. Regular 81 Novelty
Indian Design Blankets, full size,
heavy weight
At SOC. Small size Crinkle
| Spreads for baby beds and single
beds.
At 25c. Small quantity of our
famous CASTLE Soap, 2 pound
oars, for 25c.
At SIS. Boys Chinchilla effect
Overcoats, warm and serviceable;
all sizes.
! At CSC. Boys Odd Trousers of
excellent half-wool cheviots; sizes
6 to 16.
At 75c. Boys natural Unbleach-
ed Union Suits, extra good quality;
sizes s to 16 years.
AT csc. Haynes Boys Union
Suits, extra good quality; sizes s
to Ia years.
At $3.50. Meas Union Suits Of
extra good quality; regular and
| extra sizes.
At $685.. Women's Dresses of
fine imitation Jersey, all cObors;
new styles.
At $3.50. Fine Velvet Rugs in
twelve patterns, all colOrs; sizes
30x60.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09
THEATRICAL

Isreal Zangwell flags the Amer
lean stage because il carries no
message teaches no moral. On the
law Of averages, yes. But that's
because our stage mirrors Ameri-
can life-which in many ways is
a frantic, nervous rush without any
destination. We think we are
speeded up. So does the squirrel in
the revolving cage, running IN
circles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NOTICE.

The registration books for The
White Democratic Primary to be
held November 18th, 1913, are now
open. Books to close 5 o'clock, P.
NJ, November 7th, 1913.
A. D. GATEWOOD, JR.,
Clerk and Treasurer City of Amer
lcus. 16-till7
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09
ANNOUNCEMENT

| am candidate for alderman of
Americas, subject to the Democratic
primary, Nov. -. l will appreciate
your support. C. J. CLARK. 3-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09
ANNOUNCEMENT

I announce myself candidate
for Alderman City of Americas,
subject to the Democratic pri-
mary November 18th, and if elect
ed l pledge my support to the best
interests of Americas. Respectful
iy NATHAN MURRAY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09
TAX NOTICE

City taxes are now due. Pay
early and avoid extra cost as
fl fas will positively be issued
December LIST, 1928.
A. D. GATEWOOD, Jr.
Clerk and Treasurer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09
ANNOUNCEMENT

hereby announce for Alderman,
subject to the primary election to
be he'd on November 18th.
r. +. ALLISON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09
ANNOUNCEMENT

/ am candidate for alderman of
AmericuS. subject to the Democratic
primary, Nov. Is. | will appreciate
your support. }. w. HARRIS, JR.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09
A Thought

TIE time Of this ignorance God
winked at; but now comman1eth
all men everywhere to repent
Acts 1890.
1t is never too late with US, 50
long as we are still aware of our
faults and bear them impatiently
so long as noble propensities,
greedy of conquest, stir within us
jacob.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09
THE REFEREE
FASHIONS

Style makers pass the word to
their customers that plaids, stripes
and checks will be 'the thing in
women's wear next spring. There'lI
be strong play on simplicity of
silhouette, Garments will run
severely straight lines.
This sounds as if the ladies win
look as if they'd been tailored by
carpenters. The effect will be sof-
tened by an epidemic of Chinese
colors-citron, laquer red, porce-
lain blue, greens and delicate
corals.
The only thing that doesn't go
out Of fashion is fathers pocket
book, which'll be as much in de-
mand as ever before.
SUBWAYS
New York City recently ceiebrat
ed the nineteenth anniversary Of
'the opening of its first subway.
Few passengers at first. It took
several months to induce the
crowds to travel underground.
Now most of them take the sub
way as a matter of course, just as
they never question the. other de-
tails Of the penitentiary existence
known as city life. Like Gagged cir
Gus liens, they're well trained.
SHINES
A newspaper in Dusseldorf
says Hugo SHINES is organizing 6
company "to compete with Stan
dard Oil" It's capital is to be q
million dollars, sum that wonlc
affect Standard Oil about as mucl
as paperwad would rock a grizzl,
bear.
A great business man, genius
Hugo SHINES. But there are a few
men in these United States tha
c, i show him a trick or two,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09


Georgia farmer who wonder
ed if robbers would get 5000 out
of his coffee pot found they would
A policeman shot a burglar n
New York. Perhaps ne will claim
be didn't know it was loaded.
Chicago barber attacked "A man
with spade. Wash your head be-
fore getting a haircut.
Trouble with electing the wrong
man to office is you can't get your
money back if not satisfied
Our oil output is increasing. And
since school opened the castor oil
intake has increased.
If you laugh too much your
friends will think you are boot
logger or coal dealer
Many sealskin coats are being
sold for winter. Many of these
coats were worn by rabbits.
The hand that Yields the lip
stick seldom wieldsIthe broomstick.
Things are quite lively in Bos-
ton. A man was arrested there
for claiming a razor beat four aces.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09
STAGING


A girl invites a quarrel by wear
ing red dress. Blue soothes the
young man and attracts him. Men
have peculiar instinct that makes
them shy away from green. A girl
wearing much jewerly conveys the
impression OF being a spendthrift,
while brown suggests she is prac-
teal.
These and other psychological
hints are given in the Y. w. c., A..
course on etiquet for business girls
in Chicago.
The plot of life depends on the
way it's staked. Even more so af.
ter marriage than before.
SKILL
Worlds speed typewriting cham
pionship goes to Albert Pangora
He wrote 912O words in an hour
making only 81 errors.
The average word has at leas
six letters, so Pangora hit the key.
accurately naarly $4,000 times II
an hour-or 1000 times minute
about II second. Each letter
had to be carried to the eye, on e
the brain, then telnQiaphed to tn,
fir,gertips and allied muscles
Thought is the fastest thing in tn,
universe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09

If you laugh too much your
friends will think you are d boot
logger or a coal dealer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09

Many sealskin coats are being
sold for winter. Many Of these
coats were worn by rabbits.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09

The fact that our maats are
properly priced should induce you
10 give this market a trial You
know that you will be waited upon
politely and treated fairly. We
have no doubt but that you've
heard of our delivery promptness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09

Our oil output is increasing. And
since school opened the castor oil
intake has increased.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09

Trouble with electi1g the wrong
man to office is you can't get your
money back if not satisfied.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09

The hand that Yields the lip
stick seldom wieldsIthe broomstick.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09

Chicago barber attacked a man
with a spade. Wash your head be-
fore getting haircut.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09

Things are quite lively in Bos-
ton. A man was arrested there
for claiming a razor beat four aces.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-09

The only smoke nuisance now is
ow to make a smoke.
Evening star., 1923-02-11

could not have asked for a better
shot, and rs he passed clump Of
bushes I made ready to drop him
when he came out on the other side,
but a young cow that was running
behind caught up. and as he came in
sight again. the cow was between me
and the bull.
. 1 followed him with my rifle, but
the: COW held this position, causing
me TO lose shot that I had Travelled
and huhted for so many days.
The entire lot ran to an escarp-
ment and went down over the top.
~. J; X X X
r WAS much disappointed. I had. no
i idea that it was any use to follow
them down the escarpment, as they
were sure to be on the lookout for us.
However, we proceeded along the
trail they had covered into a basin of
thick bushes. I noticed that all the
ground that sloped into the basin was
fairly open.
It was we'll that I noticed this and
took it into consideration, for no
sooner had we entered the bushes down
in the basin than we heard the twigs
racking and stones rolling. This
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that drop down into these vast sunken
gardens. are wonderfully beautiful.
Long streams of silver flowing upon
raised beds of elneralds. they inclose a
network of smaller canals. each neck
lace of diamonds surrounding its green
or golden jewel of agricultural or pas
tural richness. They form scenes that
can be found nowhere else, except in
the we'll watered lowlands Of China, or
here and there in parts Of Japan and
Java.
Tine chief difference is in the live
stock The cattle are everywhere. but
there are also fat horses feeding on the
rich green. and fleecy white sheep graz
ing in the meadows. There are huge
white sows, each with ten or more tiny.
cunning. rosy skinned pigs running
about through the grass. and now and
then great f1ocks of ducks. and of geese
that raise their heads and hiss as we
pass. Along the Zuider-Zee there are
villages which make a specially of duck
rearing. and the ducks ary pepper the
canals of that region.
Some of the most interesting Of the
sunken gardens are in and about Haar-
lem. Here. in the season. are great
beds OF hyacnths and tulips in bios
som. There are also patches of vegeta :
bles surrounded by hedges. and orchards
Evening star., 1923-02-11
Loaded for Witches.

TN witchcraft lore silver seems TO
have been credited with great
power to disperse evil spirits. In an old
work on the subject one reads of a
valiant Souldier who had skill in
Necromancy," and who always used
"silver bullets to shoot away the
witches" The evidences of such super
stftion are brought directly to the mod
ern eye through the discovery made by
q Pennsylvania farmer.
A dealer in curios purchased recently
an old musket at farmhouse sale.
From it's appearance the weapon ante
dates tine revolution. 1t was in a de-
plorable state of rust. and in cleaning it
the new owner discovered that it was
loaded.
He carefully withdrew the charge, and
10 his surprise found instead of two
bullets two silver shillings. dated 1881.
tightly wadded with leaves of a Bible
of ancient print. Beneath the coins was
small lock of hair and a piece of pa
per containing an illegible quotation
The gunpowder was coarse and un
doubtedly of colonial manufacture. The
whole looks very much like a charmed
charge, calculated to demoIish some
weird lady of the broomstich.
Evening star., 1923-02-11

midst of the city and something like
six million tons Of shipping go in and
out every year. ! have crossed its many
bridges. a thousand times buster than
was the Ralto Of Venice in the days Of
Antonio and Shylock. and have watched
the crowd going over them. including
fourteen thousand bicycles and sixty
thousand pedestrians each day. | have
seen its great harbor. and its ship-build-
ing works which made milliona:res just
after the armistice, but which now l
am told. are turning rich men to pau
pers in this world wide business de-
preston. | have also gone out to the
municipal aviation field, from where
Rotterdam expects TO compete for the
trade of the air as OF the Mas she
competes for that of the water.
* !; :.
r HAVE spent also q week in The
i Hague. the most beautiful resi-
Dental capital in Europe. where the
Dutch government has its headquart-
ers, and where Andrew Carnegie S
red brick and white stone palace
points its crimson finger toward
Heaven. crying out as did jeremiah,
the prophet: Peace. when there is
no peace in all the world
And still have visited no other land
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the pursuit of Thompson's gaZelle
by cheetah.
| had gone far out in the plains
until I came across many Thomp-
sons gazelles L could see punches
of them in every direction, and in
the. distance thousands of head of
larger game could plainly be seen.
AS l rode slowly along. the gazelles
would move to one side, giving me
about two hundred yards right of
way on both sides. At length ] got
quite close to few that started TO
gaIlop straight away.
As they did SO large cheetah
pounced out of a bunch of grass and
took after one that passed nearest
to him. | followed on my mule.
The cheetah caught the gazelle in
less than two hundred yards, and
as he came down with him he
either saw me or heard my mule
galloping upon the hard ground, and,
| without even biting the gazelle. start
ed away as fast as he could run.
AS I passed the gazelle, to my sur
prise l noticed he was stone dead!
/ had galloped down cheetahs be-
| fore with a good horse and now de-
, cided to try with mule. The cheetah
gained on me the first quarter of a
mile, then just held his own the sec
| ond quarter. I began to gain on him
| in the third quarter. and in less than
mile l galloped alongside and pass
ed him. AS l did so he squatted to
the ground.
L turned my mule, rode back quite
| close and shot him with my AS Colts
as he crouched upon the ground.
| He was a ferocious looking animal,
nearly as large as grown lioness;
!, but. unlike lions and leopards, Chez
tabs are harmless. They are spotted
like a leopard, and a cheetah skin is
a fine trophy.
In India cheetahs are galloped
down, caught alive and tanned and
used to hunt with.
| * X *
lT ATER in the day we encountered
IL a large herd of Glands, biggest
of the South African bucks. but
though l rode right in among them
II could find none great enough te
make an ideal specimen.
Toward the end / sat upon a hill
and spent some time in looking ovel
the surrounding country with my
glasses. There were thousands oi
head of game of many varieties
many ostriches, greater bustard ant
Evening star., 1923-02-11

was evidence enough that we had
jumped the kudus. Had l remained
in the basin I would never have seen
them, but / retraced my steps as fast
as I could run for. nearly a hundred
yards.
From this point / could see all of
the ground that sloped into the basin,
and as I turned to look I saw a dozen
or more kudus climbing the slope in
a slow gallop.
1 did not discern the bull at first.
but in an instant he broke cover and
started up the steep incline at a brisk
gallop. He was a little over two
hundred yards when I began shooting
with my repeating rifle. 1 saw no
effect of the first two shots, but as I
fired the third he stopped and turned
broadside.
l took careful aim just back of his
shoulder. fired again. and he fell. roll
ing back into the basin.
Three of the four SHOTS 1 fired had
hit him. He was a magnificent speci-
men.
On the final days hunt of this ex-
pedition had two or three interest
ing experiences, one OF which was
Evening star., 1923-02-11

gether, although neither had any idea
with whom she was playing.
AT another time one Of her minis
ters was lecturing her on some mat
ter Of conduct. She had doll in
her hand at the time. She listened
to the great mans complaint, and
then showed him the doll, saying:
Sir, you had better take care, my
doll has the measles"
1 first saw the queen during a visit
to Holland in 1902 She was then
imagine how she looked as a bride.
She reminded me much of Mrs. Cleve-
land, whom l had seen as a bride in
the White House at Washington. The
queen is of about the same height
and has the same personal magnet
ism. | am told she can adapt herself
to any crowd. and that she knows
just how to do the right thing at the
right time Her ma jesty speaks Eng
l;sh. German. French and Italian. She
is well up in history. and has been
trained to q knowledge of her cohun-
try. including the Dutch East Indies,
where she has about seven times as
many subjects s in Holland itself.
x X * X
4 T the time 1 saw the queen she
"A was twenty-five, and is now
twenty years older. AS the fruit of
the wedding she has had only one
child, the Princess Juliana Louise
Emma Marie Wilhelmina: or, as she
is sometimes familiarly called, Ju-
Llama Lou. This little girl was born
in 1909, and she will be just fourteen
years old on the 30th of April. She
is said to be quite as democratic as
her mother, and full of the common
Evening star., 1923-02-11

of the BeIgians and only a little more
than one half as much as our own.
THE Dutch are nation of patriots
i They are a free people and gov
ern themselves. although they love
and respect their queen, "the good
Wilhelmina." / have called her the
good" might almost call her the
pious" for it is said shat she now and
then opens Aler ministerial councils
with prayer. At any rate, the people
adore her. Her birthday has occurred
during my stay. and every town and
village has been covered with flags.
| The people have gone about wearing
orange -colored buttons, and every
where there have been professions of
school children carrying flags and
singing songs praising the queen. ]
had the good luck to be in Vollen
dam and Marken on the Zuider Zee
during that day. where / photo
graphed the little ones in their gala
| day costumes.
! The love of the people for Will
beImina began when she was a baby.
f! and it increase when, at the age of
| ten, upon the death of her popular
| father William III, she became queen.
| although her great mother. Queen
Emma, directed the government fcf
eight years thereafter.
| Even as a girl Queen Wilhelmina
was democratic. They tell how, al
| five wears of age, she was rolling d
hoop over the paths of the park
which surrounds her palace just out
! side The Hague. when she met an
other little girl in clogs :rundlins a
hoop The two were soon busy ckat-
i ting md they rolled their hanus To-
Evening star., 1923-02-11

as they are perfectly waterproof
they are especially desirable in a
country below the level of the sea
a sponge.
The clogs are clumsy and noisy
and therefore are not worn in the
house They are slipped off on the
door steps and the people walk over
the spotless floors Of the kitchen
and other rooms i'll their stockings.
School children leave their clogs in
the hall and sit at their desks in
their stocking feet. 1t is wonder
full how the boys and girls play in
these wooden shoes. l have seen
them riding bicycles in them. and
racing each other on foot along the
canals. Just yesterday ] saw one
climbing pole in his Clogs
These clogs do not mean that the
Dutch peasant is poor. He is rich
Holland has more than two and one
half million savings accounts. which
means that more than one in every
ing up money. Our proportion is
not one in nine The accounts in the
Dutch Postal Savings Bank alone
equal more than s100,000.00 The
national debt is less than billion,
whereas Belgium, of about the same
size and not many more people, owes
four times as much, and France stag
gers along loaded with bonds that
exceed fifty billions. In other words,
we Americans owe just about s240.
the Belgians about $3.50. and the
French $3.50 for every man. woman
and child in the country. The debt
OF little Holland is not quite s123
per capita 1t is one-tenth as much
as that OF the French. one-fourth tina
Evening star., 1923-02-11
GORGEOUS Fields of Holland Produce Flowers for Shipmen
Gardn
Number Houses
Is

which just now corresponds so well to
the words of David the Psalmist:
Her ways are ways of pleasantness
and all her paths are peace.s
We can see this in a train ride across
country from The Hague to Utrecht
the biggest Dutch town Of the east.
The meadows. each fenced by its water
ways. are spotted with fat black and
white Holstein cattle, which make one
think of the piebald sheep and goats
that Jacob got for his wages from Laban,
the son of Bethuel. 1t is harvest and
the haycocks and grain shocks stand
out like little armies. drawn up to
watch our train pass. Across the green
plain We see the long lines Of trees
marking the roads. They fence in the
landscape as though there were nothing
beyond. Here and there is windmill,
a huge tower with long sail-like arms,
tossing about through the sky.
The scenes change every moment.
Now we pass meadows. now wheat now
potatoes or turnips. The fields are in
rectangular blocks. cut out by little
canals. which row and then join the
larger canals or are pumped into them
by little wind mills only eight or ten
feet i'll height. The low mills raise the
water only ii few feet from one canal to
another: the big ones are for heavy
pumping and often for grinding corn.
wheat or some other grain.
Here is canal flowing upon an en-
bankment, high above the rest of the
country. Our train runs on such an
embanllment The roofs Of the houses
in the fields at the sides of the track
or below the canals often do not reach
to our level. If these canal embank-
ments should break. the whole land
would be flooded.
The wide canals which run across
Holland. with their sloping green walls