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THE TIMES-RECORDER.
(Member Associated Press.)
ESTABLISHED 1879.
Published Daily, Sunday and Weekly
by Tinies Recorder Co. (Incorporated.)
Entered as second class matter at
postoffice at Americus, Ga., under act
of March 3, 1879.
G. R. ELLIS President
CRANSTON WILLIAMS Editor
J. W. FURLOW City Editor
W i.. DUPREE ... Business Manager
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OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR:
City of Americus.
Sumter County.
Webster County
Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional District.
U. S. Court, Southern District of
Georgia.
, Americus, Ga« Sept. 15, 1915
Well, they buried him deep and not a
few friends wept.
Mr. Conscript is still being hear!
from in England.
The bi-monthly disturbance in Por
tugal has been reported.
Dr, Dumba has been heard to chant
‘You’re Here, and I’m Here”—but how
long will be he here?
Well, the graft is everywhere, and
we want to see what the Chicago Trib
une has to say about our state capitol
Today’s the day when the colleges
and universities of the state begin
work on the next scholastic year.
Many a man’s failure in this world
may be attributed to the fact that hi
used blank cartridges in firing at the
target of success.
The judge who ruled that a woman
had a right to fib about her age was
describing a condition instead of pro
mulgating a theory.
An art critic has been killed in bat
tle in France. Perhaps some of the
artists on the firing line took that
chance to get even.
Automobiles may have decreased
the demand for horses, but military
statistics show that the mule is as
highly prized as ever.
The United States board of health
urges two hours outdooor exercise for
every man. But who can do the full
18 holes in that time.
The average man who sports in the
surf will never be able to get a fair
understanding of what an ungainly
and knotty mutt he is.
And now Governor Harris has set
the date, there only remains for him
to name the measures, among which
should be prohibition.
There are times when we alinos'
draw the line at the mature citizen
who attempts to learn the slide trom
bone in a crowded neighborhaad.
It is easy to drag a timid man to the
altar in a fashionable wedding whet:
he has sense enough to know that
nobody is going to pay any attention to
him.
A foot-propelled typewriter has been
Invented, thus allowing the stenogra
pher the use of both hands for stretch
ing her chewing gum and arranging
her back hair.
Every county in south Georgia
should make arrangements to be rep
resented at the meeting to be held in
Thomasville, Septembr 17th, concrn
ing the boll weevil, and efforts t>
withstand the ravages of the pest.
CHANGES IN NATURE.
While the soldiers of Europe are put
ting the facts of the political geogra
phy of their continent through a kale
idoscopic jig, the final adjustments of
a magnificent change in the physical
geography in Central America brought
about by United States engineers are
taking place. The interesting features
connected with this man-conducte.:
metamorphosis in the Isthmian world’s
surface, the creation of an inland sea.
the drowning of a tropical jungle, and
the enforced migration of a swarm of
jungle life from the valley bottoms to
the hills—as depicted by George Shi
ras, 3rd, in a communication to the
National Geographic Society—is told in
the following bulletin:
‘‘Gatun Lake is not only the largest
fresh-water lake ever created by man
—a navigable viaduct almost bridging
the two oceans and reached by term
inal elevators in the form of locks—
but, in addition, a vast reservoir for
the adjoining watersheds, assuring
throughout the year a sufficient wate-’
supply for the operation of the locks,
for electric power, for the establish
ment of inland fisheries, and for pot
able and other domestic uses. The lake
much larger than the one that the
French intended to construct, also
allows greater freedom and speed to
the vessels using the canal, and per
mits local navigation of many of the
jungle valleys.
“When the long embankment at the
north end was closed, thus stopping
the only gap that nature had left in
the rim of hills, the inland waters be-'
gan covering the lowlands, creeping up
the wild tangled valleys, drowning the
mighty forests and the rank tropical
jungles, flooding out native village!
and destroying scattered plantations,
marooning wild creatures like the
monkey, ocelot, peccary, armadillo, an 1
the sloth on hill-tops unexpectedly'
converted into permanent islands, sub
merging the mud-flats of the heron an t
the ibis, driving the deer, the jaguar,
the tplr, iguanas, and monster snakes
through the rising waters t oless ham ■
pered retreats, and opening up a new
and larger home for the swamp alli
gator and the stream-confined fish.
“Here all the centuries-long process
of the sinking of the land and the
rising of the waters was enacted in a
fascinating nature-dretma of a few
months. Gatun Lake, at a surface el
evation of 85 feet, is estimated to cover
164 square miles, and extends net
merely over the previously swampy
ground of the Chargres Valley, but it
has risen so far above the floor of the
lowlands as to extend for miles be
tween the hills, forming estuaries, la
goons, and ponds, turning rapid un
navigable streams into deep, sluggish
rivers, and converting hilltops into
beautiful islands, some of them miles
in length, while thousands of acres of
flooded and fallen timber .into which
stretch or circle narrow necks of land,
practically defy any accurate estimate
of the so-called shore-line of the new
lake.
“No one yet accurately knows the
size and shape of the new lake. Much
of its far-reaching, irregular surface
is veiled by whole forests which break
through its waters, a dying jungle-
I barrier to a knowledge of the inland
sea. When these obstructing forests
and bushes are at last destroyed by
the warm waters of the flood and per
manent fringes of bamboo and othe
semi-aquatic growths mark the the
lines of the shore, then the heretofore
half-shrouded lake will glisten, near
and far, in the tropic lights, while the
surrounding shores, each bay' and
promontqry, and the islands, big and
litle, will stand out sharply defined. I
' will then be difficult to realize that
this lake is the work of man.
“As the lake swelled a pond into
a sea, the Indian of Panama saw all
their notions of inland navigation
swept by the board. They had been
accustomed to poling or paddling in
the swiftest streams in their cayuca,
or dug-out, but they found that no one
among them knew how to handle the
canoe under the new conditions
brought about by the lake.
t “The Indians, however, were the least
of sufferers caused by the magic ap-
1 pearance of the lake. Ther are for
. ests of fine trees slowly dying, as is a
■ luxurious mass of jungle plant-life. On
many of the trees are great pendant
termits nests filled with restless ant-
THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER
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TOMORROW
RUTH ROLAND and HENRY KING
In
"WHO PAYS?”
Answered in a series of 12
thrilling, gripping, intensely
human and all-absorbing stor
ies. Each story is complete in
itself.
No Long, Tedious Serial
See the first of these stories,
entitled
The Price of Fame
No Name Theatre
Jackson St. Next to Kress Store
like creatures doomed to slow starva
tion. And, besides, many animals have
suffered the fate of being marooned
and slowly starved. The coming of th?
lake has worked a considerable dam
aage upon the life that was there be
fore, but, unlike the changes wrought
in European geography, this change
wil] be permanent, its utility, its com
fort to a readjusted plant and animal
world, and as tropical beauties, in all
likelihood, will be lasting on through
many rearrangements of imperial
boundaries.”
NATION AL PREPAREDNESS.
If American misunderstandings with
the European nations are so smoothed
over as to remove anj- menace of war,
there will probably be a reaction from
the fairly well-crystalized sentiment
for national preparedness. Such
ought not to be the case.
With the elimination of the prime
cause of our trouble with Germany
the chances are that we shall escape
being drawn into -war. But every
thoughtful American, who studies th?
tremendous events of the past fifteen
months, must appreciate how sud
denly any nation may find itself
plunged into hostilities.
We have an advantage over other
nations in our isolation and our free
dom from the lust of conquest. But
enough has happened since August.
1914, to warrant us in dismissing from
our minds any ideas that these factors
insure us protection from attack.
There is no reason why we should
shift from one extreme to another. It
is not necessary that we should change
from a nation practically without an
army to a vast armed camp. But Eng
land’s sorry experience teaches us that
it may be too late once war is de
clared to create an adequate fighting
force from our inexhaustible reserves
of men or to produce the equipment
which such a force ought to have.
Even in a time of peace, therefore,
j we ought to follow Washington’s ad-
I vice and be prepared for war and that
I means an ability promptly to mobilize
MONEY
Remember when you
want to borrow money on
your improved farm on
long time that I can get it
for you at Six (6%) Per
Cent Interest.
The contract carry with
them the privilege of pay
ing SIOO, or any multiple
thereof, or of taking up
entire .’oan, on any inter
est day, without bonus
J. J. HANESLEY
Lamar Street
Americus, :: Georgia
A Bald Head Only Indicates
that the scalp has been neglected. We
recommend that you use
ZRe-xcdZg, Uai f^ onle
Kills the germ that causes the hair to
fall out and will keep the scalp healthy
Murray’® Pharmacy.
sufficient forces to answer the full re
quirements of our land defenses. Aside
from that and of infinitely greater im
portance is the obligation the war
abroad has thrust on us of building a
navy that will match any hostile fore?
that can be sent against American
shores If Germany fails in the war
it will be because of British naval pre
paredness. Because of our isolation
we are in a position to make ourselves
even freer from the danger of invas
ion than the British navy has made
England. v
Let Congress do so by building a
navy which national interests de
mands.—New Orleans States.
To be perfectly frank, we don’t un
derstand all we know about this Dum
ba-Bernstorff letter sending business.
There’s a nigger-in-the-woodpile, and
President Wilson had better hurry up
'and get him out.
Just as yet we are unable to an
nounce the successful candidate for
treasurer of Sumter county. Oh, we
could tell you who’s going to win, but
w e want to see what the people think
about it first. ”
We are delighted to have the Times •
Recorder back at its average number
of pages. The merchants have begun
their advertising, and it goes without
saying that it pays.
NEIGHBORLY ADVICE
Freely Given by an Americus Citizen.
When one has suffered tortures
from a bad back and found relief from
the aches and pains, that person’s ad
vice is of untold value to friends and
neighbors. The following neighborly
advice comes from an Americus resi
dent.
Mrs. C. L. Terry, 524 Lee St., Ameri
cus, says: “I suffered for abort
twelve years from a dull pain in the
small of my back. The kidney secre
tions were always too frequent in pas
sage and scanty. I had some slight
trouble with dizziness, too. I used
about one and a half boxes of Doan’s
Kidney Pills when I was so relieved
that I didn’st see the need of taking
any more of them. I advise all suf
ferers from kidney trouble to try
Doan’s Kidney Pills.”
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
Mrs. Terry had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props., Buffalo, N. Y. advt
SUNDAY’S TIMES-RECORDER IS
AN ADVERTISING FEATURE. Read
every line of the advertishig.
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Kiuimum charge of 25c.
No classified advertisement will be
charged to any one unless their name
appears on our subscription books.
All advertisements for “HELP o’
SITUATION WANTED” will be iu
serted one time free.
When number of insertions exceed
fcvo weeks 3-4 cent a word.
When number of insertions exceed
four weeks 1-2 cent a word.
LOS 7
LOST—Bracelet with ruby setting:
either on Lee street or at Country
club. Reward. Return to Times-Re
corder Office. 15-lt
LOST—GoId lavalier with three ban
gles; small diamond in each, at Leslie,
Ga., Sept. 10. Return to R. S. Pryor,
Smithville, Ga., for reward. 13-3 t
FOR RENT
FOR RENT —Residence; Jackson
avenue; five rooms with all conven
iences; possession at once. See Hoff
man Bros., Cotton avenue. 14-3.
FOR RENT—Three connecting up
stairs rooms, with alcove; suitable for
light housekeeping; will rent reason
able. Phone 781, or Call at Church
and Brown, S.-E. Corner.
FOR RENT—Two-story house at a
bargain; screened throughout; two
baths. Miss Pickett, 213 Forest.
WA N TED—Miscellaneous
When needing fire insurance, call
on The Americus Abstract Company.
12-ts
WANTED—3OO men and boys to
take gymnasium classes this fall. Ap
ply at the Y. M. C. A. Big dividends
paid by steady class work. ts
FURNITURE MUST GO—For the
next thirty days I will give the best
values in furniture you ever bought
for the money. Come to see me. G.
M. Bragg Furniture Store, Forsyth St
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS local
money to lend on well improved farm.
R. L. MAYNARD.
LOANS made on farms at Six Per-
Cent Interest. J. J. Hanesley.
FARM LOANS—Can give good
terms on farm loans; money plenti
fu’. W. W. Dykes. 16-t2
MONEY LOANED—ShouId you need
any money, call to see we. I am pre
pared to secure money now at 6} per
cent, interest, on improved farm lands
Loans promptly made. R. L. MAY
NARD, Americus, Ga. 3-1-ts
Before buying lands, get a report on
the title from The Americus Abstrac
Company. We have already looked it
up. AMERICUS ABSTRACT CO.
12-ts
WANTED—3OO men and boys for the
fall gymnasium work; 3 nights in ev
ery week. Applications made to the
Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. ts
FOR SALE
FOR SALE —2OO Feet railroad
frontage on S. A. L. R-R. R. s.
Broadhurst. 11-su-tu-th-sa-4t
FOR SALE—Georgia seed rye; any
quantity. ten thousand bushels
Arles Improved Fulghum seed oats,
put up in new five bushel sacks. One
thousand bushels “Blue Stem”, rust
resistant seed wheat. This wheat dou
bled the yield this year of any grown
on the Arles plantation. Prices on
application. Address, Arles Planta
tion, Andersonville, Ga. 26-ts
FOR EXCHANGE—Two good milch
cows with young calves to exchange
for beef cattle. Morgan & Co. Phone
94 - 9-ts
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Money to Lend
We are in position So obtain
money on farm lands in Sumter
county promptly at reasonable i
rates. If you desire a loan calf |
on or write us.
Jas. 14 John fl. Fort.
.. Plame-s Bank Bvildl-.,.
J; 1. G. COUNCIL, PrePt Inc. 1S»1. H. 8. vOUNCIL, Cashier
;: C. M. COUNCIL, Vlce-Pres. T. E. BOLTON, Asrt Cashier. ■
ji Planters’ Bank of Americus I
J CAPITAI. SURPLUS AW PROFITS $210.000.00
a ;
>■ With twenty years exper-
i ’ * v v’ ience in successful banking and ;
>■ ‘ with our large resources and ;
1: • - - ■■••’I: close personal attention to ■
>• w's ' every interest consistent with
>• >;s M « sound banking, we solicit your
v ' peonage.
« , Interest allowed on time ;
’ ’ ?• - - ' ' ’ certificates and in our depart- ;
i> " merit for savings.
Prompt, Conservative, Accommodating. We want !
«• your Business.
No Account Too Large and None Foo Small.
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FARMERS COTTON Oil MILLS
Equipped With Latest
MODERN MACHINERY
Since closing last season we have equipped our plant with the lat
est modern machinery, and are now in a position to give you the very
best sampl e that is possible to obtain.
We will pay you the highest market price for your seed, either in
cash, or will make you an interesting proposition in exchange for
meal, hulls, or cooking oil. ;
We are here to serve the farmer and will make it to your interest
to patronize us. Our charges for ginning this season is SI.BO per bale,
where we furnish bagging and ties. Is this not quite a little saving
to you?
Thanking you for your past patronage, and soliciting a continuance
of same, we beg to remain. Yours very truly
Farmers Cotton Oil Co.
G W. RILEY, Mgr.
MONEY LOANED!
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; VVe make farm loans at 6 per cent inteiest and
give the borrower the privilege of paying part of
principal at end of any year, stopping interest
| on amounts paid, but no annual payment of
principal required.
i G. R. ELLIS or G. C. WEBB
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Has everything in the
School line and it is
our policy to satisfy
our customers. If what
you get is not satisfac
tory give us a chance
to correct, it.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 19.