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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
HoRSE-sENSE

A terrible forest fire destroyed
eight million dollars worth Of tim
Der ia upper Michigan. Inspectors,
proving through the smoldering
ashes, found that the fires course
WIS like a huge douGhnut. What
would correspond to the hole of the
doughnut-a tremendous area OF
fine forest land--remains untouch-
ed by the fire,
1t develops that Henry Ford
owns that amer circle. and that che
does not rely on the state to pre-
vents fires, but has his own force of
guards" The guards were ready
kept the fire out of their land.
Ford is frequently credited with in
dustrial marvels that really aren't
anything but common sense, Still
it's getting so that commoa sense is
a marvel
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
WHO GETS THE KISS?

IF you think" says George
Bailey, shat your wife's pam
cakes should be lighter, try CIV
ing her a kiss in the kitchen
you rascal!p - Atlanta Consti--
tuition.
That kissing scheme may work
all right in some cases, George
but how about the fellow whose
wife doesn't make the pancakes
herself but depends upon a hired
cook to do il? I'M such cases
would it be III right to-but
pshaw! the suggested plan JUST
just isn't a workable one where
the wife and the cook are differ
ent persons.-Albany Herald
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
WE'RE ALL
IN THE SAME
DID BOAT.

What do you think Of a janitor
with salary of $1O,500 a year?
That's the income of James A.
Howe, described by q Boston news
paper as the highest paid Ianitor
in that city. howe's salary is more
than is received by the mayor Of
Boston OF the governor of Massa-
chusetts.
Here's the joker: Janitor Howe
has to pay seven assistants out Of
his salary. He says this leaves him
only about $45 week.
Howe isn't the only person who
doesn't make as much money as APP
pears on the surface. Around coal
mines there are men whose "big
pay" shrinks when they take ont
what it costs for their helpers, the
power they use, and 50 on.
We know a lawyer with aa in
come of $4,000 a year. By the
time he gets through paying office
rent, employees and other expenses
of operation, we doubt If he has
$4,000 a year left.
Another case is a physician who
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY

(FrOm the Times RECORDER. N 0V,
7, 1889
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Miller, f. c
Jr., and Mrs. Belle Brown will sal
form New York on Wednesday fol
London where they will reside 70.
a year. Mrs. Miller, as Miss Laurs
Brown was 50 well and favorabl3
knowl here that this news will bt
of interest to many friends. Mrs
Miller represents large manutactur
ing interests abroad.
Just before The noon recess the
alarm of fire was given at the
Jackson street school, yesterday
causing a small stampede among
the $40 little ones who without be-
ing told, adjourned instanter- The
damage wrought was trifling, and
with the exception of the momen'
tary fright 5ccasioned, was soon
over with. Superintendent Harper
has carefully looked into the cause
Of the fire and given such direc-
tions as will prevent another oc
curra,ace like that Of yesterday.
Yesterday morning Col. Henry R.
johnson purchased the desirable
home Of Mrs, S. L. Maxwell, on
Taylor street, together with the
beautiful vacant lot adjoining the
sale has been pending several days
but not until yesterday was it con
summated.
There will be a happy marriage
in Montgomery very soon in which
Americas is largely interested, be
cause the nuptials of one of the
handsomest and most popular young
ladies of this city will be solemn
lied. Miss Carrie Brannon, the
beautiful and lovely daughter OF
Captain and Mrs. T. ]. Brannor
will be married to Mr. Williams, {
prominent business man of Saw
annah.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
q Copyright B' q s.l 59ss' Daily Poem
A QUERY.
By
Berton Braley

IS OOENf.
(Suggested by Henry w. Curran)
You say your taxes are too high
But do you vote?
About extravaganza you sigh,
But do you vote?
How long, you wall, must endure
This state of things which keeps us poor?
How long? do not know, I'm sure
But do you vote?
.,.%$
The lights are bad the streets a mess;
But do you vote? % w
Your indignation you express,
But do you vote?
You say the bosses rule the show,
That graft is reaching high and low,
And doubtless all you say is so,
But-do you vote
You grow at rotten politics,
But do you vote?
You howl at bosses and their tricks,
But do you vote?
You say, oh Decent Citizen
We've heard you, time and time AGAIN.
I'VE want things by Business men!'
But-do you vote?
Unless you do Il wonder do you?)
You've got just what is coming to you!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(F'rom the Times Recorder. Nov
\

Z, 1879
"Fess Gardner" mas turned
schoolboy. The busting secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce left
Americas yesterday to enter school
in Atlanta. He will return after
completing his course of study and
go to work for the city Of Amer
icus.
Dr. w. S. Prathcr went to Daw.
son yesterday TO attend WelbuI
Smith, the young Americas electri-
clan, who was seriously burned sew
eral weeks ago By falling upon a
live wire. Nh. Smith is now out
Of all danger, and with continued
Improvement will be able to return
home shortly.
There WIS little change in cotton
conditions Yesterday as reflected ir.
the futures market, and an air Of
qtFietude parvaded the warehouses
here. Receipts at Americas were
rather light, 23o bales, and the bet.
ter grades sold around Is SO cents
The market was qtsoted as follow
ing, good middling, IS 3-8 to T. IL
cents.
Misses Mary Hudson and Eliza
beth Eldridge will go to Columbus
this afternoon as the weekend
guests Of Miss Lillian Chester, for
merly of this city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
4 Thought

Ye now therefore have sorrow;
but viii see you again, and your
heart shall rejoice, and your JOY no
maa taketh from you.-John Is %.
Why, all delights are vain; out
that most vain which with
pain purchased doth inherit pain
Shakespeare.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
SWEET

You recall the talk about a sugar
famine. Well, the sugar indus
try mas been waiting for the report
from the firm of Willett & Grey.
It's available now, and to this ef-
feet: The worlds sugar crop for
the l923-1924 season will be bigger
than ever before. Larger even
than the gigantic 1914-1915 crop.
This is one more reminder thai
we live in an era Of many predicted
catastrophes, few of which mate
rialize,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
ANOTHER WAY AROUND

1t isn't what you do for the
other fellow that he appreciates
SO much as what yoG make him
do for himself. You may make
fellow a present worth a hun
bred dollars or more but he
doesn't appreciate it near so
much as he does if he has to work
for the money to pay for the
same article.--Columbus Enqulr-
er-Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
TRAPPED

The Southern Pacific contracts
for 100 million dollars worth Of in
surance for its employees.
You observe here how 1.-The sys-
TEN" is steadily making life a cut
and-dried proposition. Things that
used to be up to the Individual
now are decided for him. Probably
it's all for the best. But life in
America is becoming as mechanical
as an alarm clock. And that isn't
for the best, because it destroys in
itiative by lessening the indiydu,
uals' sense of responsibility.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
NINE

Nine years ago today, the World
War was in its early stages. Nine
years. Does it seem that long? Ger
tainly, not, 1t seems like yester-
day. Time flies faster than the
swiftest airplane And it flies
only one direction-onwGrd, never
back. That is the tragedy, though
you do not realize until you grow
old. Time is your capital, young
man-more important than dollars
$50 waste it not.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
KEEP THE BOYS
AND THE GIRLS
ON THE FARM.


Give the boy-and the girl-on
the farm a square deal, if you
would have him stick to the soil.
Make him a real partner in the
business, with a stated share of the
the profits at the end of the year.
Take him into your confidence
and he will take you into mis-. En-
courage him to make suggestions.
Discuss the farm program with aim
Let him see from the first that he
is dads right hand-man--not his
slave.
In the end, nine times out of ten,
you and he will be happier and
more prosperous when harvest time
comes.
Much has been written On this
subject, but nothing better than
this letter from Clyde Duncan, of
Lake City, Ark, which we read in
the Richland News: Says Clyde:
Parents should realize that
their boy is something more than
a mere machine; that he is one of
the great factors necessary to
make farm work both pleasant
and profitable.
"A boy win take pride in grow
ing plants and animals il he
knows part of the proceeds from
their sale viii belong to him. But
if he knows there is no money
coming to him for his work he be-
comes dissatisfied and plans to
go to town
All promises should be kept.
If the farmer gives the boy a pig
to raise, the money FOR Which the
hog is sold should belong to the
boy. The father should play fair
as well as he expects his boy to
be truthful. The father should
encourage his son to attain high
er things; should help him in ev-
cry way possible.
THE son should obey his par
cnts. The whole family should
work together for cooperation
means success Through co-opera-
ton we lessen the burdens of
others, the family ties become
stronger, the family realizes that
his son is man in thought and
deed"
In discussing Clyde's letter, the
editor of the Richland paper sug-
gests the following six rules as be-
ing worthy of consideration
Let him raise some live
stock, or have IN acre Of corn or
some other crop.
"2-Give him some return for
his labor.
"3-Encourage him to higher
things-such as getting as much
education as finances and all
conditions and circumstances will
permit The money saved from
his live stock or crops will aid
him in this step.
cooperate with him; let
him know you are interested in
his welfare
'5--Discourage any idea he
may have that he can do better
in town.
"6-Provide good books for
him to read.
Eliminate malaria. encourage the
raising of pure-blooded hogs, chick
ems and cattle; and wen go along
way toward keeping the young folk
on the soil.
And last, but of great imp,r-
tance,- as Mr.. Brown suggests. pro-
vide them with good books and en-
courage them to read.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
TWENTY YEARS AGO, TO-DAY
(Front the Times-Reeorder Nov.

NAAOiI tAC AAiilSo-INSSSVA0N Ct+ NV
I903.1
Mr.. J., O. Macarthur purchased
yesterday from the Hudson estate
one hundred acres of land adjoi,a-
ing his pretty farm of 600 acres
four miles east of the city. The
onsideration was $1,3500 of $3.50
per acre. Mr.. Macarthur now owns
one of the most desirable farms
near Americas.
Otis Hansford and George Rod,
gers, having made a tour Of the
Florida west coast aboard THEN
handsome launch returned to Amer,
icus yesterday greatly pleased with
their novel and delightful trip. The
young marooners" made the trip
in about ten days.
Mrs. NJ. L. Myrick left yester-
day for Savannah where She will
spend some time there visiting her
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
HEREBY ANNOUNCE my can

HEREBY ANNOUNCE my can
ddacy 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
ton of his or her support, J. w.
Hightower
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
THE STANDARD
A SALE OF MISSES AND
CHILDREN'S COATS

Newest models of Tibet Coat
ing, all wool, Folio Cloth, fine Broad
cloths, all wool Velour; every style
offered is brand new, just from
the maker Prices, $4.95, $5.75,
$6.75, $3.50; 1915, $1,000, $11.75
and Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

Scientists of the United States
Agricultural Department are intro
ducing plants on Laysan island OF
the Hawaiian game preserve in al
effort to restore vegetative condi-.
tions completely destroyed by rab-
bits,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
MEMS LEATHERETTE
RAINCOATS AT $6.75

Leatherette covered, rubber lined
throughout, which makes it double
waterproof, belt style; value about
$1,000; here Wednesday and
Thursday .,........................... $6.7S
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
ANNOUNCEMENT.

/ announce myself a candidate
FOR Alderman City of Americas,
subject to the Democratic pri-
mary November 18th, and if elect
I'd l pledge my support to the best
interests of Americus Respectful
" NATHAN MURRAY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

This country will take part in a
reparation conference, it being the
only way to get our part.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

Canadian girl saved II hunters.
We think the least they could do
is let her keep one of them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
n Judge Shelby Mynick.

son, Judge Shelby Myrick
Probably $4,000 has been made
here recently by dsbblers in cotton
futures. But the amount lost pre-
viously will more than effect this
sum.
Col Thornton Wheatley leaves
today for Savannah to spend two
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
worth Hunter, going thence to the
Augusta reunion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
BEAUTIFUL TABLE
DAMASK AT SOC

Ten new pieces just received; Cd
inches wide, in beautiful patterns;
fine, highly mercerized; for looks
and wear it has no equal. Wednes-
day and Thursday, Yard .........50c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

The man worth while is the man
who can s-,-;!a Evhen life goes along
like some popuia, .v.o.;.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
MEMS WATERPROOF
RAINCOATS AT $3.50

Mems Single Breasted Belt Style
Rubber Lined throughout; sizes Sc
to al; regularly $6.75; here We'd
nesday ands Thursday -..........$4.5o
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

The young people Of today are
lazy chiefly because they ape- the
youne people Of last night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

/ am a candidate for alderman of
Americas. subject to the Democratic
primary, Nov. 10. will appreciate
your support. j. w. HARRIS, JR.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
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.
fVo1O 0oN
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
GOOD QUALIFY OUTING
FLANNEL AT zoe

Full width and excellent twill
quality, in white and all colors; the
grade that is sold regularly for Csc;
here at Yard .......,-..............-. zoe
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
$3.50 THREAD SILK
STOCKINGS AT 75c

Seconds, but the best lot you
ever saw; you can hardly find a
flaw in single pair Of the whole
lot; black, brown and few light
shades. Wednesday and Thurs
day, Pair -..-..............,.--.- Use
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NOTICE

INNO 7 Tx
The registration books for the
White Democratic Primary toe be
,eld November 18th, 1913, are now
,pen. Books to close 5 o'clock, p.
W., November 18th, 1913.
A. D. LAKEWOOD, JR.,
Clerk and Treasurer City of Amer
icus. 16-till7
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

Do you remember what you were
worried about this time last fall
We don't. Very few do.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
TOM SIMS SAYS:

Things may look bad. They could
be worse. You can't get a green
celtaloupe for breakfast now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
ANNOUNCEMENT

/ hereby announce for Alderman,
to the primary election to
be he'd on November 18th
r. E. ALLISON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

News from far-off Japan. Crow
re stealing golf balls. Maybe they
hink they arc squirrels.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
ANNOUNCEMENT

l am candidate for alderman of
subject to the Democratic
primary, Nov. 13 | will appreciate
your support. c. ]. CLARK. 3-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

start something arc never around
when you want something started.
Many father can't be stylish
because his grown son doesn't wear
out his clothes quick enough.
A ton of coal looks almost IS big
as cinder in your eye,
A plumbers pipe dream is a
dream about broken water pipe.
All the world probe must he
settled every day to mt, room for
more world problems.
Many people who don't have to
work do work and many people who
do have to work don't.
Man who said honesty WIS the
best policy never tried telling an
ugly girl how she looked.
You don't hear about golden we'd
dings as often as divorces because
there is no scandal in them.
Be careful with MA who is too
glad to meet YOU. he viii try to
sell you something some day.
Bachelors have expenses. Married
man can carry cigar in his pocket
without its being broken.
Game is the. easiest thing on
earth to fad. All you have to do
is go hunting without a gun.
Too much experience is enough.
A man with wild son in college
should get it at wholesale rates.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

These men who always want to
start something arc never around
when you want something started.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

King Of Bulgaria wants to marry
a rich woman That's easy to DO,
except you have to be richer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

powered taxis will be used
in Berlin. This is fine. Cassing
the engine will do some good,
News from Paris. New serum
cures host and mouth disease. We
trust some golfers will Try it.
IN 5ayre, Pa, 5000 in bills was
burned in stove. Even coal
would have been some cheaper,
Package mailed nine years ago
has arrived in Seattle Do your
Christmae mailing eaSly.
Man in Lima, O., refuses TO wear
any clothes at all, so perhaps he has
seen the new prices.
Boston boy of II has insomnia.
Doctors can't cure him. We can.
Make MIN study his lessons.
Wind in Panams destroyed $780,
900 banana trees. Another evil re-
suit of that no banana song.
Revenge is sweet. New York girl
married COP who arrested her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
IGNORED

In New Orleans they held aeon
ference of all kinds of experts to
fight the boil weevil, the beetle
which is going to destroy the Amer
lean cotton industry entirely unless
it's checked.
Buried at the bottom Of the news
story is this; "One little woman in
sisted on addressing the conference
on the efficacy of prayer as the
only real remedy for the boil weevi!
evil" That is to say, ignored. OBJ
serve here the attitude Of an egotis-
teal generation, destroying itself
by It's defiance of the spiritual.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
PLENTY CH.-DREN'S
SHOES AT $I.95

All sizes; every pair good style;
taken from the regular $3.50 to
$500 lines; displayed on center ta-
bles and priced for your choice at
Pair ------------...--.--. ..-------------. $l.SS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
THE REFEREE
PA

Punch, funniest comic magazine
in the world, prints picture of ia.
man being carried by a mob OF
boys. Underneath it says: mo, this
is notF, triumphal marcll.It is onlj
poor Mr.. Brown on a walking holi
day overcome by the heat and dis
covered by Boy Scouts, who arc
taking him to the nearest village
for medical assistance.
We have an idea, that's what the
rising generation is going to do to
us. Our generation, you know, has
botched things frightfully.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07
LAUNDRY SOAP OR TOILET
SOAP, 10 BARS FOR use

Our Big Hammer Laundry Soap,
full size bars; 10 for 25c. Our
White Floating Toilet; regular sc
cakes, 10 for 25c One sale Wed
nesday and Thursday, 10 for use
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

Many father can't be stylish
because his grown son doesn't wear
out his clothes quick enough.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-07

Too much experience lis enough.
A man with g wild son in college
should get it at wholesale rates.
Evening star., 1923-08-30
At SIS, $6.95, $S.95 and $40
Another Lot of
French Indestructible
Pearl Bead Necklaces

These are
fully guar
anteed not
to era c k
peel, or dis
c ol or, and
may be re-
t u r ned at
any time for
a new neck
lace if i'm
perf ections
develop.
Evening star., 1923-08-30

They are shown In the beauti-
full cream color and another
shade known as "pinkest."
Necklaces are full 32-tn. long.
evenly graduated; finished with
solid gold spring ring clasp.
Kann's-Street Floor.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-04-20
CYPSIES PAY FINE
IN JUSTICE COURT

The band of gypsies arrested last
week on a charge of robbery, were
permitted to plead guilty in the
justice court to a lesser crime of
petty larceny. They we're represent
ed in court by Attorney Swanson,
and their plea of guilty 10 the lesser
offense was agreed to by District At
torney Krick.
Judge Anderson fined the nomads
$50 and costs which was paid and
they were allowed to go their way.
Anderson Bros, who attached the
gypsies' Packard automobile, pend
ing settlement of the damage done
to one of their auto stages through
careless driving of the gypsies, were
also paid in full.
The tribe, travelling in two big
machines, left for the south Satur-
day and from their experiences here
1t is believed that henceforth they
will give this neck Of the woods a
wide berth.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-04-20
CONVICT ESCAPES
FROM PRISON

The officers of Douglas county
were notified Saturday afternoon of
the escape of Louis Lujan, Mexican,
from the prison farm. where he had
been taken to do some plastering.
He was kept under guard, but
managed to make good his escape.
Prison authorities tracked him up
Kings canyon and he appeared to
have turned toward Carson, but
probably back-tracked to Reno. As
yet he is at large but officers over
the state have been furnished with a
description of him and 1t Is thought
he will be apprehended before many
days. ~
Lujan was sent up for murder
from Humboldt county in 1919. Two
years ago he escaped but was cap
turned at Glenbrook and returned to
prison to serve time. He is about
5 feet in, irf height and weighs 13C
pounds. He is claimed to be twenty
years old.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-04-20
MAY ORGANIZE
RIFLE CLUB HERE;

A movement has been started for
organization of a rifle club at this
place and meeting is to be held at
the Legion Club rooms next We'd
nesday evening to perfect the organ
ization.
James Hickey has received from
the Aujutant-General of Nevada all
the necessary information and the
rule under which the rifle clubs are
organized. He will gladly furnish
anyone interested with all necessary
information.
Quite number have been interest
ed in the organization of local rife
club and very recently the matter
was taken up with the Adjutant-
General. that official having general
supervision. over rifle clubs sponsor
ed by the government. Anyone de-
string to join, should be present at
the Legion club rooms next We'd
nesday night.