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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28

Piled about two or three weeks af-
ter the first. These two fumiga-
lions, properly applied, will pro-
tect the corn throughout the Win
ter. During the following spring
the corn should be examined and
if weevils begin to appear with
the warm weather, the corn
should be fumigated again. In
southern Louisiana and in Florida,
where weevils are very abundant
and destructive, certain growers
have kept corn in good condition
in tight cribs for year with two
OR three fumigations.
Carbon disulphid," or ''high
life" as it is called by many, is
heavy liquid that can be poured
like water. It must be kept tight
ly stopped up in the can, bottle, or
drum, because, like gasoline, as
soon as it is exposed to the air it
evaporates. If the stopper is not
absolutely tight, cover the surface
of the liquid with a thin layer OF
water. This seals the carbon di-
sulphid so long as the water re-
mains incorporated. When car
bon disulphid evaporates it forms
a foul-smelling gas that IS heavier
than air. Because it is heavier
than air, if sinks to the bottom
of the crib or bin that is being
treated, the gas replacing the air
and smothering the weevils. Like
gasoline, carbon disulphid will eX-
plode if fire of any sort, rs light
ed match, cigar, or lantern or an
electric spark, is brought near it
when it is exposed to the air. For
this reason carbon disulphid
should never be used in a build
ing where there is a fire. Corr
should be stored in a crib detach-
ed from other farm buildings so
as to lessen fire risk. If carbon
disulphid is being used with the
same caution as ia handling gaso-
line, no trouble will result. Car
bon disulphid is being used by
many to protect corn in large
cribs.
Carbon disulphid does not in
jure seeds for planting or for food
While the odor of carbon disul-
phid is very disagreeable, it pass
es off after the seeds have been
well aired If seeds are dry when
fumigated they are not Injured
either for planting or for food.
IF the corn is placed in a gas.
tight, or nearly gas-tight, crib
or other container, 4 to { pounds
of carbon disulphid per 1000 Gu
bic feet of space is enough for
through fumigation. In loosely
constructed containers even 20
pounds per 1000 cubic feet of
space is not effective. County
agents in Florida, where weevils
are very injurious, keep corn I'M
injured by using 4 pounds of car
bon disulphid per 1000 cubic feet
of space in a tight container."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28

TEN YEARS AGo T0DAY


(From The Times Recorder. August
%, 1919
While Americas retailers have
not advanced the price Of flour,
and will not while present stocks
hold out, it is true that the whcle-
sale price has advanced $1.85 per
barrel within a week, according to
Che statement of Americas joboers
Yesterday. To recent advances IN
| the prices, so cents per barrel was
ordered Yesterday and ii wheat Is
to be shipped to Europe there IS
no telling to what heights flour
will rise. Americas dealers are
selling fine flour at 81, but JOB
bers declare the price will eventual
ly go very much higher.
W. T. Calhoun, who operates an
extensive farm near Americas re,
ported yesterday the appearance Of
caterpillars in one Of his fields
where the cotton was of rank grow
tn. 1t is said that the worms ere
the dreaded species that wreab
havoc in the cotton fields, when
they appear earlier in the season.
The Georgia Agricultural So
ciety, which has just closed at Al
bany the 68th annual convention
of that body, honored itself as il
also honored one of Georgia's best
men in electing to the presidency
Judge John A. Cobb, VINO for near
ly forty years consecutively has
been one it's most Jealous and use
full members and contributing to
The agricultural interests Of The
state his best efforts and endeayor.
both as a successful farmer, and
man of affairs.
Mrs. W. D. Ivey and Miss Ivey
are at home again after a pleasant
visit to relatives in South Carolina.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28
Civilization s
Compensations

On a hot summer day the
luckiest individual in the world
is the salmon trout. He always
lives in water at temperature
of 40 degrees-only s above
freezing.
The salmon trout-called Ma
maycush by the Indians-is
found in deep lakes all the way
from New England to norther-
most Alaska. Usually he in
habits lakes that are the craters
of extinct volcanoes, from $50
to 1000 or more feet deep.
In the sprnig, after the ice goes
out, the surface water is cold
and the salmon trout is found
riding the top near shore. AS
the days and water get warmer,
he gradually goes deeper. In
August the Indians troll for him
at a depth of 200 feet, using as
much as six pounds of lead for
smkers.
Namaycush, progressively go
ing deeper, follows the "40-de-
grees line" His body is so con-
structed that he can live 1000
feet deep without being crush
ed by the pressure.
A city man. toiling in a hot
factory, store or office, has rea-
son to sigh with envy as he pom
ders the lot of the salmon trout.
Physical comfort is not the only
important thing in life. But it's
tremendous item. People
couldn't stand civilization if it
weren't for artificial ''conven-
iencs.
Envy, too, the freedom of the
salmon trout. Nothing to do
but swim lazily in the cool wa
trs, picking up minnows for food
as needed. No working hours.
No alarm clocks. No tax collec-
tors. No propaganda. No bore
some political campaigns. No
tight shoes. No dirt and dust.
No heatI
While we're on the subject,
how about the lucky lot of the
Indian who trolls for the sal
mon troutl Up yonder in the
north, nothing to worry about,
except how to spend his pension.
Game laws do not apply to
him. The water is cool, the
signing breeze pure and fresh
and with the scent of growing
things on shore.
The nights are cold even after
the warmest day. A campfire,
his meal sizzling in the frying
pan, northern lights, the bark
of a fox. the call of wild birds.
Freedom-that' what the sal
mon trout and the Indian have.
And it's what we have lost-the
supreme penalty of civilization,
and yet it has its compensations
books. pictures, friends, music.
travel and a reciprocal love
never known by the savage. Just
to eat, sleep and be comfortable
is not enough,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28
ton, but unfortunately by news
papers. within, the belt

ton, but unfortunately by news
papers. within the belt:
"An inscription on a monument
in Alabama reads as follows:
In profound appreciation of
the boil weevil and what it has
done as the herald of prosperity
this monument is erected by the
citizens of Enterprise, Coffee
county, Alabama
When the boil weevil, whose
services to the Southern planter
are thus comm emorated in en-
during stone, first arrived on our
shores and went to work in the
southern cotton fields, he was
regarded as wholly bad charac-
ter, a thorough-going scoundrel.
He played terrible havoc with the
crops and reduced the cotton far
mers to state of desperation.
No means of combating him, and
many were tried, proved effect
i've. At last some one thought
of the rotation of crops and it
was found that the boil weevil
had to have his cotton or perish.
He did not like anything else to
eat, could not digest it and in
the year when something else
was grown in the field there was
nothing for him to do but turn
up his toes and die, which he
did. The farmers discovered, to
their surprise, that the rotation
of crops was not only very bad
for the boil weevil and very good
for their soil and their pocket
books. 1t caused their land to
produce more value to themselves
and from hating the boil weevjl
they went to approaching him
and feeling grateful to him for
his Invaluable, if not wholly un-
selfish services, as is proved by
what it says on the monument"
Crop rotation is necessary for
the highest productivity, agricul-
turists have taught for a genera
ton, in that it builds up the soil
instead of continually reducing
its crop-producing ability, but
the rotation of crops has no eff
feet on the weevil.
The weevil is whipped
adhering to correct Gull
and poisoning methods
rapid cultivation, limited acre
lge to the pillow and adequate use
of calcium arsenate.
Sumter county has won an
outstanding victory in 1924 by
following these rules, and the
county bids fair to be one of the
3wo or three leading cotton-pro-
ducing counties in the state this
years, thanks to the courage, en-
ergy and faith of the Sumter
farmer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28
THIRTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY


(From The Times Recorder. August
%, 1894.)
In the armories of each company
composing the Second Georgia Reg
intent, an election was held lasl
night for major of two of the
three battallions connected there
with. There were but two candi-
dates for these vacancies, Messrs.
Price Gilbert, of Columbus, and
John L. Hardeman, of Macon, both
Of who are very popular in milit-
tary circles of the state.
Miss Louise Dent, one Of Ala
bamas most beautiful women, pass
ed through the city yestei day en-
Route to Eufaula from delight
full visit to Washington. Miss.
Dent will visit Americas shortly as
the guest 70 Mrs Thomas Harold.
A travelling salesman for an At
ianta wholesale house said yester-
Gay that Americas was the liveli-
est city he had visited in his rounds.
that there was decidedly more more
Shrift and business here than in
many towns of twice its size in
his territory.
Capt. W. F. Simpson and family,
of Bronwood are among the sew.
eral newcomers here this summer.
Captain Simpson has secured a de-
lightful residence in Lection, and
Will make this his future home.
engaging in life and fire insurance
A cordial welcome is extended him.
self and family.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28
Old Days In Americas

mined and new carpets laid and {
few days since Rev. Darden arc
his members raised silly and paic
The entire bill.
The Oldest lnhaDltant does not re-
member when 500 bales Of cottoa
were marketed here on any one dal
in August as was done yesterday.
Mrs. z. A. Littlejohn and chill
dren have returned home from then
pleasant sojourn Of g month in The
north Georgia mountains.
Mr.. w. w. Dykes, great sachen1
Of the /. o. B. of Georgia, with Mi
Ed L. Killer, of the Americas lodge
returned to Americas yesterday
from Savannah where the yhave re
Gently inaugurated a new lodge u
Red Men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28

-70V13IIIIg a5LCOs WIJH CROUCH
not even what he eats.
The ice man can't claim this eli,
mate doesn't agree with him.
Being rich consist of having more
than someone else.
Lots of these blooming straw hats
have gone to seed.
Strange things happen. In Chica-
go woman arrested as a pick
pocket c'aims she has never been
married.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28
A THOUGHT

A merry heart doeth good like
medicine: gut broken spirit drieth
the bones.-Prov. 1922.
He who sings frightens away his
ills.-Ceryantes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder. August
% 1901


The "war is over" so far as Am
CIRCUS is concerned, it would seem,
Tor at least one lion and a lamb are
yino down together. Yesterday a
soldier of the gray and one Of the
blue entered into business together,
one having a Confederate veterans
license and the other a Federal per
nit. And thus equipped they can
work in north and sou,h together
1 desired.
The congregation Of Bethesda
Baptist church, colored, viii wor-
ship tonight by gas light for the
first time. Quite recently this ad
dition was made, the walls kalso-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28
THE STANDI
SHOES AT Low PRICES
NOT 'CHEAPENED'; 50
HALF PRICE. SOME A
SHOES FOR WOMEN AND
CHILDREN AT $I.0O PAR

T@'NS AiA
Lot No. L. Women's,
and Children's Low Shoes Of
every description, including
or black kid skin, patent
white canvas, medium or Low
Choice of this lot, Pair .....-.
At $1.25. Infants and Chi
BLACK and tan cross strap s.
Ill sizes.
At. $40. Infants and
ren's one-strap black or bror
patent leather.
At $3.50. Child's patent S
jght tan trimmed, flexible
all sizes.
At $3.50 Child's brown
calf, light tan trimmed,
soles.
At $3.50. ChiId's brown 4
fords, spring heels, stitchdov4
At $1.95. Rice and Rutts
nous $1,000 Shoes; choice :
eral of their best styles, clos
by us at our own price.
At SLIGO. Kiser's $500 and
Ladies' White Canvas Oh
Goodyear welted soles; Ct
heels; all sizes.
At $3.50. Ladies' Wei kid b
or oxford ties, or strap $
flexible soles; medium hee
comfort and long wear; they
no equal.
At $685.. Mems brown and
welted sole oxfords; rubber
sizes up to 70.
At soc Boys Paiama Ct
Union Suits, made with elastit
back; all sizes.
At 44c. Mems Union Sui
excellent pajama checks,
seam back; all regular sizes,
At S1.OO. Extra sizes and
grade Mems Union Suits; siz
AZ and so.
At $3.50. American-Maid
Around Corsets; elastic side
sizes.
At $1.oo. Famous Gem
Razors, complete with fine
IeaChef or cellul0ld case, GU
with 5 extra blades, all for
At 85c. Cotys famous
Powder; round, full size boze
At 49c. Famous Djer Kiss
Powder; made in France.
At 1Oc. Womens Patent I
Belts, white, black and color
Standard Dry Co
Company
Forsyth St. Next Bank of Com
AAkE pTFTTc CA
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28

SKILL
The skill of man seems to be IN
limited when he once sets his mind
to goal. DR.. Robert Chambers q
Cornell University uses a microsco-
pic knife so small that &c can stall
a single disease germ. Compared
with the smallest steel needle, it's
like a penknife alongside a pillow
The point has to be magnified loo
times before it can be seen.
Mechanically man is a wizard
When 1t comes to the simplest pro
blems of economies, he's as skill
full as an elephant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28
SPENDERs

Times have not been as dull as
many imagined. In July, Americans
spent SS75 for every 1921 paid out
10 July 1928, when times were
booming. This is revealed by bank
elearings, which include 95 per cent
of MANY transactions.
More than half of the money, in
bank check form passed through
clearing houses in the New York
Federal Reserve District. That
ought to get a rise out OF the west.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28
OWNERS

-Four times as many Americans
own autos as pay income tax in IA
leading states. Not surprising, con-
sldering the number of cars bought
'on time" One dealer tells us 05
out Of 100 cars are purchased ON the
installment plan.
Lack of fear of debt is a peculiar
characteristic of our generation. In
grandpa's time a mortgage of 500
kept the head of the family awake
nights.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28
RID. g. 81 8:

little stands road and it plainly is marked
"R F. Ds heap in it sewed though it means
naught o you o
little lady and little old not the thing looks for
lorn It's its any and pathway out to it
they've
Each day when the mailman is making his he stop then he's
his The rural old people rush and it's fun just
what he's left them each day.
mail order house sends catalogue fine. bulky bulky
they'll see.
The other things careesy hurled and that tighten
the mail masters load just keep rural with the
through the mailbox that stands in the road
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service Inc)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28
OUR BOARDING HOUSE
By Ahern

fa y omH
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28
Conquering The
Boil Weevil

The Rome Tribune-Herald
warns South Georgia not to cele-
brate over the conquest of the
weevil, observing that
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28
2 qCm57mg
~ SaNS

NOIHIIHg agrees Win a crouch,
not even what he eats.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-01

nv auto it's OF thee. short road 10
poverty. OF thee I chant: I blew a
pile OF dough on you three years ago;
now you refuse TO go. or won't or
can't. Through town and country
side you were my Joy and pride
happy day. flowed the gaudy hue, the
nice white tires so new. but you're
down and out for true. in every
way.
To thee. old rattle box. came many
bumps and knocks. for thee grisve,
Badly thy top Is torn: frayed are thy
seats and worn The whoopink cough
affects thy horn. do believe. Thy
perfume sweils the breeze While
good folks choke and whaeze. as We
pass by. I paid for thee price.
'trouId buy a mansion twice, nov
everybody's yelling ice - Won
der Why.
Thy motor has the grippe. the
spark plug has the pip. and woe Is
thine. I. too have suffered chiils.
fatigue and kindred Ills, endeaToring
TO pay my bills since thou we're
mine. Gone IS my bank roll now:
no more 'twou,d choke the COW, IS
once before. Yet II had the mon.
40 help me John-amen--I'a buy a
ssr again and speed some ore-Er.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-01
Jury Makes Award
in Deal for Horses
Awards Amount OF Claim On Note 10
Dealer: Gives Waltz Credit
for Disability.

Verdict awarding s33as.ss to s
Metz and Sons. Homevale. Ill. horse
dealers. from Z. r. Waltz. Filler dis
trict farmer. and awarding ss26.ss
TO Waltz from the Metz concern were
returned Wednesday morning by a
jury In district court. Award 10
Metz was based on a note given by
Waltz In payment for two stations
which. according to the evidence.
were destroyed by fire caused by
lightning some months later. The
award TO Waltz was based on his
claim for damages because of alleged
defect in one OF the animals.
The suit involved also Metz claim
against the First National bank OF
Filler for $4,000 Insurance money
paid to Waltz upon loss OF the horses.
The jury was unable TO agree on
an answer to question propounded in
an interrogatory as to whether the
bank had notice that the animals had
been insured by Waltz for the bene-
fit of the dealers. although the jury
found that such an agreement re-
garding the insurance had been made
between buyer and seller OF the ami
mails
The jury found further that the
bank held for collection the note
given by Waltz in payment for the
horses. and that the bank applied the
insurance money on another note ex-
ecuted by Waltz and due at the time
the money was received.
Trial in the case occupied almost
three days. Plaintiffs Metz were
represented by Attorney T. X. Hack
man and the defendants by Stephan
& North.-News.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-01
HAYNES DEALS SMASHING
BLOW TO HOME BRFWERS

What is regarded as a death blow
at the popular pastime of homo
brewing has been struck by I'rohibi-
ton Commissioner Haynes.
In a long list OF reyisions n regu-
lations under the dry law. the tirs;
promulgated since the act became ef-
fectiye January is. 1920, is contain
ed in the following:
The advertisement. sale. etc. OF
stills. parts OF stills. worms OF coils.
malt. malt extracts or syrups. hops.
isinglass. fruit juices, such rs grape
must. dried fruits and fermentable
materials. as well as recipes G. for
mulae for the manufacture OF liquor
for use in the home OF elsewhere for
beverage purposes. are prohibited"
The stipulations as 10 fruit juices
and dried fruits are regarded as
among the most drastic ever eDuh-
ciated by the enforcement head,
Other revisions of outstanding i'm
portance are as follows:
physicians in time OF emergencies
such as influenza epide'aies. riay
write liquor prescriptions with the
mere notation grave emergency in
lieu OF a detailed description. This
is to avoid delay.
Authorized dispensers of liquors
for sacramental purposes may orally
solicit orders.
Wholesale druggists viii lie al
lowed to procure or sell table s3'r-
its. not including high-proof slcohOl.
to an amount equal TO 10 per cent OF
their bona fide drug sales. The per-
centage of allowable purchase is TO
be reckoned in money, computed on
a basis of IS per cent wine SALON.
"Brews, without regard TO aleo-
holic content. may not be iaaaufac-
tured in the home or elsewhere ex-
cept as provided in existing regula-
TONS"
The revisions in general facilitate
the handling and transfer Of spirit
Gus liquors by persons authorized 10
produce or hold them. All changes
become effective May 10.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-01
BLUsTER MILL COMPLETED.

The new mill OF the Buster prop
erty at Jarbidge. representing an In
vestment OF s200. 900. is completed
and practically ready to run. the OPP
orators announce. The mill is said
10 represent the last word I'm the
way of modern scientific equipment
for the recovery OF values In preci-
Gus metals. II is a cyanide process
plant OF 100 tons capacity and with
in the next few days will be al work
on the tailings now on the dump
from former operations. The mill In
all comprised 10 carloads OF maehin-
cry and equipment. all or which was
shipped to Rogerson and freighted
in last fall and winter.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-01
GIVES SYMPTOMS
OF DREADED FOOT.
MOUTH DISEASE
Pocatelio Professor Says Man Is Not
Immune to Plague Now Raging
Elsewhere.

POCATELLO. Idaho.-That other
farm animals and man also may be-
come infected with the dread plague
that Is costing California eattlemen
such great losses is the statement OF
Prof. II. r. Poultney, head OF the
agricultural department OF the Tech.
In pointing out how this disease may
be recognized and checked by Idaho
stockmen. Professor Poultney says:
THE method used to eradicate this
disease is to kill all animals on the
farm as soon as the disease is dis
covered. TO thoroughly clean and dis
infect all stables and grounds, and
TO quarantine the farm where the
disease has appeared. Dogs. cats,
and birds OF various kinds act as car
riers. Products. such as cattle, day
old chicks, grain. hay. and fruits,
shipped on the railroads may carry
the disease and cause its spread TO
other communities. The high noun
tain ranges between the intermoun-
tain country and California should
serve as an aid to the strict quaran-
tine regulations in helping TO pre-
vent the spread of this plague into
this section.
1.-THE following rules OF prevention
should be strictly observed: Keep
all stock including poultry on infect
ed farms confined closely; do not
allow dogs to run at large; take no
horses, wagons. or automobiles from
an infected area until they have been
carefully disinfected; remove no hay.
milk. straw, feed. or manure from
farms where the disease has appear
ed; members of the family or hired
help should not be allowed to visit
other farms without permission; Wis
itors. agents, hunters, or stray live
stock should not be permitted TO
come to the farm"
In explaining the symptoms OF the
Professor Poultney says:
THE first symptoms are chills,
followed by fever with temperature
as high as 106 degrees. In one or |
two days blisters about the size OF a
pea appear on the lining OF the /
on the tongue. and on the
gums. Similar blisters appear in the
crack between the halves of the
hoof. Blisters also appear on the
ndder and teats.
THE blisters increase in size to
he diameter of dime, and the rup-
.ure leaves a Redeemed or sensitive
pot. At this stage food is refused
! ropy saliva drops from the mouth
rhe feet often become sore and the
Inimal is unable to stand.
"Other diseases will produce blist-
rs in an animals mouth. Blisters
rom eating of lime, or from cowpox
re quite common. Foot-rot is an
ther disease sometimes confused
nth the foot and mouth disease, but
a this case the mouth is not infect
d.
I'm man the foot and mouth dis !
ase Is known as aphthous fever. II /
auses eruptions in the mouth and .
n the fingers. but 1t Is seldom fatal I
xcept in the case of weakened chill |
rem" I