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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02
We Progress and Yet
We Lag

In 1868 Nicholas M. Bell
stood on the platform in Tam
many Hall and placed in nomi-
nation Horatio Seymour as
Democratic candidate for presi-
dent.
Il was 70 years old at the
time" Bell reminisces. 1T took
me 80 days to get to New York
from Salem. Oregon, where /
was a merchant.
Bell has lived to see an Amer
iean in a stecl flying machine
ci.es the continent between
dawn and darkness of one day.
Quite a contrast with making it
in a month.
You will see similar startling
changes if you live as long as
Bell. Speed is our generation s
goal. Contentment was more
the goal when Bell crossed the
continent in 1868. Of course,
he'd have gone faster if he
could.
Time is quicksand, swallow
ing everything. Americas old
est shoe shop passes out of exist
ence-the famous boot and
shoemaking factory founded by
James Benedict in Connecticut
in 1862, and conducted for gen
erations by his descendants.
Benedict's New Canaan shoes
were famous all over the coun-
try. They were handmade and
sold at wholesale as high as
1888 a pair, before the Civil
War, back when prices were
low.
About 80 years ago machine
competition began to prove too
much for handmade footwear.
The Benedicts held on. Now
they quit, go out of business.
Machinery is displacing the
skill of human hands. And
along this line, it has barely
started. We are not far beyond
the beginning of the Machine
Age. But, each year, more and
more things are done by machin-
cry.
This puts hand workers out
of Jobs, But the final result is
that they are released for other
kinds of production. By this
process the standard of living
steadily advances - machinery
releasing human labor for the
production of fast-increasing
number of devices for popular
use.
You use hundreds of times as
many articles as your grandpa
Their used-and consider them
as necessities. For this, thank
the monster known as the ma
chine.
Everything has its price. The
machine raises the average stan
dard of living. Its penalty is in
the way it is enslaving us.
In making shoes, crossing the
continent, and thousands of 9th.
er things, we observe great prog
ress. But most of our progress
is mechanical. The more impor-
tant progress, spiritual, lags.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02
SeSE&6534m s.: =: =

It's the mystery roo min the house
one might say; a room that just
stands there unused. At least a
big share of the time it's that way,
SO that things there will not be alb
used.
The door is kept closed when the
kiddies are round, and the curtains
are down to the SILL But some
times a chance to get in it is found,
and it gives little youngsters a
thrill.
The things in this room are just
so all the time, and the linen is sp )t-
lessly white. 1t seems it's the es-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02

sence of meter and rhyme whether
peeked at in daytime or night.
The bed holds two pillows with
nary crease, though they're tempt.
ing as tempting can be. The room
simply rests there in absolute peace,
from the rest Of the household quite
free.
And then comes the day when
some visitors call and the door of
nothing unusual about that al all +;
this room will swing our. There's
nothing unusual about that at all !;
it's the spare room I'm writing
about.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder. Oct. 2
1904

1904.)
Mr.. Will R. Allen left yesterday
for Macon to assume a position re-
Gently accepted with the Union Dry
Goods Co.
Mrs. Frank Sheffield, Mrs. Mary
Clay returned home yesterday form
a visit to the Exposition, having
spent three weeks in st Louis.
Not less than $4,000 was paid olt
in Americas last night on weekly
payrolls among the toilers in the va
rious manufacturing plants.
The second week of the fall ses~
sion of the Americas public schoo S
witnessed a ecord-breaking atten-
dance with seven hundred, white
pupils crowding Furlow and Rees
Park schools, and four hundred at
Mckay Hill colored school. Some
thing like eleven hundred pupils are
at books already. Is Americas po-
pulation growing? What better
evidence is needed?
Again did the heavy receipts Of
cotton at the warehouses here yes
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02

(FfOm The llmeS-RecOf0ef. &c. 4,
1914.)
Hog and Hominy; Peas and Pros
perity, Hay and Happiness, Corn
Comfort, Grain and Gold, Ali tbs
will be Sumter's Slogan next year. 1t
is going to be the greatest Give at
home" year our people have ever
known; a season OF uneXemplified
prosperity, with King Cotton de-
ehroned.
WITH flour selling at $3.50 barrel
and cotton selling at only 7 IA cents
IN the same market the farmer who
buys flour, and cannot sell cotton
finds difficulty in reconcilng exist
ing conditions. But he Is going to
square himself all right another yeal
planting less cotton and raising
wheat instead.
MISS Frances Chappell has re-
turned TO her home in lyIchland
after pleasant visit to her sister.
Mrs. Woodland, at her residence en-
South Lee street.
Disaster piled upon disaster and
wreck upon ruin but family des-
cribes the damage inflicted upon
the farmers of Sumter county, b.
the continued rains during the past
week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02
DARKNESS

Marconi and others debate why
radio perforcs better at night. One
theory is that sunlight absorbs much
of the strength of the waves. At
any rate darkness admittedly is a
better medium than light.
On the other hand. scientists scof
when it's claimed the psychic phe-
nomena is at it's best in the dark
ness. 1t true of radio, why not of
other ether vibrations known hazii-
as psychic for want of better I'M
Outstanding?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02
E71%azp6
* L hgNbc1t Amae
WESTWARD

The east is slowly but surely los
ing its industrial importance. At
lantic coast states still produce a
tlife more than a mar Of the ma
TONS manufactured goods. But the
Mississippi Valley, which in 1859
turned out only 10 per cent of
American manufactures, had risen
to Al per cent in 1921. This was
shown by the industrial census. The
figures is mounting swiftly.
Nothing can stop this shifting.
The course of civilization is always
westward, following the sunset.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02
WALKING

People are buying fewer shoes. In
six months, sales the country over
are 30 million pairs less than in the
corresponding months of 1928.
The shoe trade thinks consumers
are economizing.
The real reason is that people arc
walking less, riding more in autos.
This makes less business for the
shoe factories, but more for the
doctors and undertakers. The body
cannot function properly unless ex-
ercised.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02
LOANS. made on Improved

IN 49, made on Improved
A~NS<AA VGfarm lands at cheap.
est rates for terms of 5, 7 or 10
years with prepayment option given
Money secured promptly We have
now outstanding over $1,100,000 on
farms in Sumter county alone, with
plenty more to lerd.
MIDDLETON MCDONALD
Correspondent Atlanta Trust Co..
IN Sumter, Lee, Terrell. schley,
Macon, Stewart, Randolph and
Webster counties. 81 Planters Bank
Building. lmericus. Ga. Phone So
~ 211.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Reco1der. Oct 2,
1904

1884. t
Col. Jere Hollis, of Macon, stopp-
ed over yesterday to pay visit to
relatives here, while en- route to
his plantation in Lee, and took al
vantage of the opportunity to pu-
in some good ticks for his candidacy
for principal keeper of the penitenti-
airy. Col. Hollis, who is a brother
Of the late B. P. Hollis, is. one If
the best known and most popular
men in the state.
Little Miss Ross, a dainty 10
pound baby girl, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. john L. Ross. of Albany,
registered at the home Of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fhilo Smith
on Sunday, Sept. %. The little
dark eyed beauty is the sunshine Of
the happy home and brings great
JOY to the proud grandparents. ana
happy father and mother.
A party of representative citizens
of Macon county, consisting of Mes
srs. W. P. Mcbride, F. H., H. NJ,
and L. S. Gardner were among the
several visitors here yesterday. The
reside in the vicinity of Grangerville
one of the best sections of the coun-
ty, and generally come here at thi3
season to purchase goods.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02
A THOUGHT

They that sow in tears shall reap
in joy.-Ps. 124:5.
Pillow deep while sluggar0s sleep.
-Benjamine Franklin.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02
RICHES

The richest boy in Europe, young
Duke of Norfolk in England, Is, is
heir to SIS million dollars.
News pictures show him in ali
overgrown romper suit of slashed
velvet with Queen Anne collar--an
outfit that a red-blooded American
boy woulden't wear for IS millions,
except to masquerade.
Consider what this pampered lad
is missing. By a good many stand
ards he is the poorest boy in the
world rather than richest.
A Tom Sawyer boyhood is worth
IS millions to any lad.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02
TILTED

A western woman, inmate oe a
poorhouse, Tilted a sujttor worth
$4,000. Doctors. scratched Their
head and brought her before board
to test her sanity.
Have we, in our materialism and
vicious competition, actually reach
ed the point where any one who re-
jects money, though in dire need, is
to have sanity challenged? Major
ity of Americans already have a re-
cognized form of insanity--"pecu-
mary honorifc," highbrow name for
displaying ability to pay"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02
The STANDARD
FACTORY SHORT LENGTHS ON
SALE HERE WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY
By Ahern

Solid color Chambray, % inches
wide, pink, blue and all staple
shades, fast colors, lengths 10 to
20-yard pieces, at yard ,.,....-1Oc
Short lengths of good quality
Khaki Cloth, suitable for pants and
heavy shirts; regularly soc off the
bolt; price for short lengths Use
Short lengths of Mercerized I'm
derwear Crepe, beautiful shades;
regularly 25c off the bolt: price
for the short lengths, yard lie
Short lengths of Imported Ba-
tiste, very sheer, highly mercerized;
regularly SOC off the bolt; price
for short lengths, yard .--,-35c
Short lengths of fine Fancy Art
Ticking, "a inches wide, extra
heavy floral and striped designs;
regularly COO off the bolt; price
for short lengths, yard ---.----39c
Short lengths Of genuine Amos
keag Apron Bingham, every yard
guaranteed fast color; price off the
full bolt about 25c; our price for
short lengths, yard .---------12 lie
Short lengths of Fancy Dress
Flaids, suitable for children's school
dresses, fast colors, wool finish, at
yard --------------.------ --------.----------25c
Novelty Oblong Checked Suiting,
36 inches wide, excellent quality;
one Of the most popular. fabrics of
the day; all colors; regularly soc
off the bolt; price for short
lengths, yard -.,-,---,.- ------..--..~29c
More Bingham on the
Is Cent Table
We have sold more Bingham by
the yard off this table during the
past week than we have ever sold
before in same length of time. We
secured two or thre cases of the
best Bingham and have been sell
ing for the past two weeks for much
less than the wholesale cost, but
we bought these at bargain and
are glad to pass them on to you
at the same rates; all at yard l5c
Beautiful Plaid Blankets at
$3.9S Pair
Fine smooth Cotton Blankets,
large size, in great variety of pref
ty plaids with wool finish, good
weight; here this week at pr. 1898
Standard Dry Goods
Company
Forsyth ST. Nexs Bank of Commerce
AMERICUS. GA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02

And The Savannah Morning
News butts into the conversation
with this remark: 1.-The men
never took quite as much interest
IN and made as many comments
about woman's hair-as they have
done since woman has, tc a major
lty for all ages and sizes, cut off
most of her glory"
MY opinion is that men took
just the same quality and quantity
OF interest in women thousands of
years ago that they take today
Times, manners and customs
change; human nature stays put
j. B. Nevin in Atlanta Georgian
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02
old Days In An1ericuS

terday, go over the thousand mark.
This has been the record several
days this season, while oftener
still receipts have run well abov :
900 bales. And the sale Of hundreds
of these bales, even at 3 IL cents
the figure to which heavy receipts
has forced prices made red rec
ord day in all the lines of business
in Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
IN SOUTH GEORGIA

Many South Georgian will pay
off debts this fall that have been
carried over by indulgent credi-
tors for two or three years. And
nothing stimulates the arteries Of
trade and helps the general busl.
ness of a community 50 mucn as
the payment of past due bills
Albany Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02

Novelty Oblong Checked Suiting,
36 inches wide, excellent quality;
one Of the most popular. fabrics Of
the day; all colors; regularly soc
off the bolt; price for short
lengths, yard -.,-,---,.- ------,---...29c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02

Which calls to calls to mind
an editorial observation in Tie
Commerce News of recent date,
reading: ''The Atlanta Georgian
70 pictures of mothers And all
had clothes on, too, !"
Oh, the mothers of Atlanta
wear plenty of clothes. all right
when it comes to the sweet
mamas"-well, that is something
else again! p
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02
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Ks SaNS

The Women are Wearing thelr now
fall hats. At least, we think that's
what they are.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02

Short lengths of Fancy Dress
Flaids, suitable for children's school
dresses, fast colors, wool finish, at
yard .................... -.................25
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02

Short lengths Of genuine Amos
keag Apron Bingham, every yard
fast color; price off the
full bolt about 25c; our price for
short lengths, yard ~ lie
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02

Short lengths of fine Fancy Art
"a inches wide, extra
heavy floral and striped designs;
regularly 60c off the bolt; price
for short lengths, yard ----,---.39c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

CFrom The Times-Recorder Oct. 2,
1914.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-02

Cold is what make the Eskimos
fat, which is what makes girl wear
silk stockings in winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-28
My Husband---1h BootIegger
 By Caroline Beecher
By Caroline Beecher

she did was wrong. She liked young people around her and it was natural that she should be kind to her own niece, especially as Lucille was bright and unusually pretty.
 was astonished that evening when large box of flowers came for Lucille. She had gone out and I opened the box to put them into water. Mir. Keith Starr's card was enclosed. 4f
 Forty years old and sending flowers to my little girl. Lucille was nearly 19, yet to me she was still child, irresponsible, in spite of independent ways. Had the flowers been sent by one of her boy friends Iwould not have given it thought. It would be only natural. But this man, whom she had hinted, Mary had asked for her own escort, this man had showed her marked attention and who carried a flask and gave young girls highballs!
 This was something to be really anxious about.
 I covered the box, laid it on the ta- ble, and when Lucille came in told her she better open it.
 Her cry of delight when she picked up the card did not escape me. It was not pleasure in the flowers, but in the sender. .s
 How lovely of him !'' she exclaimed.
 "Who?" I asked.
 That Mir. Starr I told you about. He's awfully rich and such a good spender. He insisted upon paying for the supper, although Aunt Mary told him it was her party" f
 (To Be Continued)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-28
Listening In On Foe

though l was really sleepy, as gave him cloak to hold.
 "'You won't need a rainsoat, Kath- ryne,' he said.
 A raincoat? Of course not"
 Isn't this your fathers Scotch mist? he inquired and l saw to my amazement that I had given him dads raincoat to hold for me. I laughed and took my own cape out of the hall cupboard and we were off in Gerry's darling little coupe. I soon observed that Gerry was not driving toward the club where the party was to be.
 thought perhaps you'd enjoy a run out into the country more than dancing he said when I asked him if he weren't afraid we should be late.
 Whats the grand idea of giving up the party, Gerry?" I asked pleasantly, though was rather vexed.
 "'Well, Kathryne,' he answered with extreme gentleness, I dislike to mem tion it, but I think you have on a very odd sort of dress" I'm not a connis- seur in ladies' fashions, but it seems to me the style you're wearing tonight is a little, well, trifle startling.'
 ''I opened my cape and looked down at myself, and instead of seeing the lovely corn-colored georgette I saw the burnt orange slip, a sheathe-like gar ment of absolute plainness. I simply gasped and pulled my cape more closely about me.
 Heavens, Gerry, I forgot to put on the outside part of this costume.' I explained with some embarrassment, you may be sure. Indeed, I do not wish to go to the club. I don't wish any body else to see me. I can't see why I'm so terribly forgetful and stupid
 " Kathryne, I think you need some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-28
Home Nursing
Giving The Child A Chanoa


 WILLIE and Benny went to the w. same school. It was q nice
 school, entirely modern, with scientific ventilation, and health exer- cises and everything.
 Benny was the child of poor parents who had to skimp and save to keep their children entirely covered. Benny wore patched shoes and mended clothes. The only new thing about him was his smile. It was always happy. and ready to flash at a moments notice, chasing dimples all over his chubby face and making merry little wrinkles around his eyes.
 Willie lived on the hill-an evidence of wealth-and generally his fathers chauffeur brought him to school in a great shining car that made Benny catch his breath at the very thought of what it must have cost. Benny had never ridden in car in his life. He and Willie were fast friends and Willie used to tell him sometimes about the wonderful moving pictures he went to at night with his governess. Pictures of African and wild animals and things like that.
 Don't you ever go to picture shOws?' ?'' Willie said one day when Benny was sitting on the steps with him.
 Mot at night. I have to go to bed" said Benny. "Once I went to the pictures-at Christmas time !' and his eyes gIowedS at the memory.
 Willie stared. "Only once in all your Hfe?" he asked.
 Benny nodded. Because we are poor" he said. "And my mother says we need sleep more than pictures keep we'll"
 Willie, pale and thin, and generally slightly bored, yawned.
 wish were poor" he said. "You can go barefoot in the summer, any way"
 T have toto save my shoes for school, Benny told him..
 Willie started across the road to the little candy shop.
 Want chocolate bar?' he asked.
 'I can't. My mother won't let me eat candy except just once in a while after supper" said Benny.
 Willie stared and jingIed dimes in his pocket. Even chocolate bars grew monOtonous in time.
 Benny might have added that the req son he'never. ate chocolate bars between meals (though he would have loved to) was that his mother gave such a good breakfast in the morning that he prob ably couldn't have eaten one if he tried.
 While Benny's mother had to skimp her children'S wardrobes, she saw to it that her cupboard was well filled. Her children had cereal and whole milk and stewed fruit (or fresh fruit, accord ing to which was cheapest) all the year around. Breakfast was a ceremonious meal at which she watched each little plate,N and -eounciled each child as to his plans for the day. Breakfast in cluded brown bread or brown bread toast. with plenty. of butter and a glass of milk. Sometimes there were eggs. Occasionally bacon.
 The children ate breakfast a little early so that they might walk to school because they needed the exercise, their wise, shabby mother said.
 She had little money, but she had a fund of common sense. And she was giving her children a chance to be 100 per cent Americans by keping them healthy, well fed and happy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-28

VOU are quite right in your opin- ion that children do not begin to talk all at once without any previous vocalization. Remember that there are very few mothers who can see any great imperfection in their offspring, and of course if her baby didn't make any queer little gurgling sounds in his throat or the other fun ny cries that constitute the repertoire kof the usual two-year-old, then no baby could do it.
 As a matter of fact, however, bebies begin their career on this particular planet with a good healthy cry in most cases; and this is followed by many another, as the neighbors will testify to if the parents won't. This is na- lures way of insuring lung develop ment-it is quite as much of a forced reaction, or reflex response, as a frogs raising his leg when you tickle his skin.
 When he gets a little older, the mus cles of the face and lips and vocal cOrds-and of the whole body, for that matter-bec0me more eO-ordinated. This means that by a slight contraction of the lips, or of the vocal cords, or chang ing the position of the tongue and pal ate, variety of sounds may be ut tered. And the variety is limited only by the energy of the experimenter.
 In the course of time he is bound to stumble on some of the sound com binations that we use in our speech, and the fond parent encourages him to "say it again" by betting him, smiling and so on. That is the beginning of speech as we know it,
 Some people evidently imagine that there Is some mysteriONs instinct of speech which makes a child say mamma" and "papa" and kitty :" but why, then, doesn't Japanese child say the same words? No, instinct won't account for it.
 The baby cries because it has to and it utters sounds of other nature because it is made that way, Ordi- narily. If the little child you mention doesn't it had better be examined right away by a competent doctor or throat specialist. There are such things as mutes, you know.
 Many people have an idea that chil- dren do things by some divinely ap- pointed magic which they term 'in- stinct;" but scientific examination of this mysterious something reveals it to be nothing more or less than, in es- sence, the same sort of thing that makes frogs heart keep on beating when removed from the body.
 Instinct, in other words, is simply name given to reflexes or other more complex responses of our nerves and muscles and other body tissues to the chemical and physical environmental factors which come in contact with them. 1t does not, as was formerly believed, follow some preordained pat tern, but varies, except in the case of the simplest reflexes, such as winking the eye, with the environment and with the nerve-connectiOns present in the particular individual at birth"