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iHE TIMESRECORDER-
ESTABLISHED 1879.
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Weekly, by the Times-Recorder Co.,
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Entered as second class matter at
postoffice at Americus Ga., under act
ot March 3, 1879.
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G. IL ELLIS.
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City of Americus.
Sumter County
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Maiiroad Commission of Georgia F"r<
Third Congressional District
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Georgia.
Americus, Gfc, April S 3, 191 C
Men see a great deal of women now
adays.
It is only the fool that boasts of his
wisdom.
Uncle Sam and Kaiser Bill are near
the parting of the ways.
Grape Juice Willie will hardly go to
the convention this time.
The shortage of dye stuffs is agitat
ug a great many people.
A bluff in a poker game won’t work
when wifey holds the poker.
The man who praises his wife’s new
hat will never save a millinery bill.
Tender heartedness cuts no ice wit i
a girl when she wants to strike a pose.
Two ex-mayors in the war depart
ment. There ought to be something do
tes
Is it possible that Hughes has quit
his seat on the bench, for one on the
fence?
Republicans out of office live, but
somehow they don’t seem to grow and
prosper.
Show a man up just as he is and nine
out of ten times his popularity will
cease.
As an excuse for raising prices the
war is " howling success. Also for the
production of liars.
It looks a little bit like those insur
ance fellows were not quite so smart
as they thotght they were.
Why is a drunkard like a moving
picture. ( r.me now, that's easy. Be
cause they are both found on the reel.
Occasionally something crops out
about cur aviation corps. Were it not
for this we would soon forget we had a
corps.
Joseph < hoate says the Colonel has
been tried and found wanting. He
means of course wanting his old joo
back
Over in Meriwether county there is
a place called Muscle Shoals. This
would be a good place for an athletic
pchool.
If there nn less talk and more do
ing at Washington, there would be
more satisfaction among America.i
people. •
Tommie Taggart say- the U. S. Se:i
at > i a it'.us, • of giant intellects. If
thir Is true Tommie must feel awful
knesome.
"Father, what is congress?” askci
the little school boy, a seeker after
knowledge! “A great body of do noth -
Ings surrounded by a sea of appathy.",
replied the fond father.
ON THE WATCH.
Hello Bill!
This welcome will greet thousands of .
Elks who wil begin to arrive in Amer
icus for their state convention in this
city on Apri 27th and 28th. The con
vention days are Thursday and Fri
day.
The Elks are jolly good fellows." They
enjoy a good time, and this is what
Americus will give them.
Americus might as well lay all other
! business aside and prepare for the
■ onrush of the Elks. They are coming
and by the hundreds. Every person in
Americus wants them to have a good
time.
The Americus Lodge of Elks will
; play the official host. They have plan- '
' ned a wonderful series of entertain- ’
|
I meats for the visitors. The approach , ’
ing convention will outstrip anything ’ 1
of its kind ever held in Americus cr 1
! this section of the state.
A general committee of five Ameri- ’
cus Elks deserve the major credit for '
the wonderful success which the con
vention will undoubtedly be. That 1
committee is C. H. Burke, general 1
chairman; E. H. Hyman, secretary; I. :
J. Kalmon, Rees H. Horton and Dr. H. '
B Allen. Day and night in true Tro- ’
jan form they have plotted the enter- '
tainment of the Elks.
In appreciation of this wonderfu’
work which is known over the state,
the convention this week will prove the
largest of its kind ever held in Geor
gia.
FAITH AND INEFFIESCY.
Faith and efficiency go hand in hand
but faith and inefficiency haven othing <
in common. They are as far apart as 1
the two poles, and the two together are
the most unfailing masters that a na
tion can take for ruin and disaster.
The age of miracles is past, and the'
age of reason is enthroned, and we
■-are in an epoch of bombs and howitz- j
ers, of big guns and high explosives.
Prearedness is the slogan that
America should adopt, and her battle
cry should be down with these apos
tles of “peace at any cost,” and their
Peerless leader—they are a menace to
the country, and should be squelched.'
They would bind our young giant ot!
the Western world lest he defend 1
himcelf. He the free born they would
deliver into captivity. Weakness is 1
not a virtue, neither is inefficiency a!
merit. Strength is of God and no na
tion can be absolved from the duty of
self-preservation.
At Valley Forge wour fathers
penniless and hungry froze and starv
ed in order to win for us this glorious
land of ours. Today we stand head
and shoulders above all others. We
have the richest country the sun ever
looked upon, but they, these “peace at
any price” adherents, seem to grudge
us the money to make safe the coun
try that our fathers fought and died
for. They grudge us the cost of de
fense and would put us thereby at the
mercy of the rest of the world. But,
American citizens remember this, it
is taxes or men's lives—choose! Let
not mankind be again crucified on the
altar of gold.
A DIFFERENCE.
While European nations are spend
ing approximately $50,000,000 a day
in prosecuting war, the United States
is creating wealth at about the same
ratio. Furthermore it is spending
this wealth wisely and Judiciously,
much of it being used to promote the
welfare of the people generally. In
the year 1914 by bequests and bene
factions nearly $100,000,000 were giv
en through institutions, organizations
and charities to the benefit of the
American people. And in 1915 up to
•his time in 1910, several hundred
millions have been given in a like
manner for the public good, and to the
end that the people directly or indi
rectly, share in the growing wealth of
tl.e country. Furthermore as a reflex
Os the European war, capital has en
gaged in production activities to such
an extent as to practically insure the
prosperity already secured by agri
tural and mineral productions.
All of this eo< s to show the wond
erful possibilities of this country as
contrasted with that pf Europe, and to
emphasize the fact of the vast super
iority of this country over that, in
every particular whatsoever. That
there is a real difference in this coun
try as relates to its humblest citizen
and those of Europe is patent to the !
mind of all men.
HAIR.
(BY GEORGE FITCH.)
Hair is a material used by the Great,
Architect to thatch the human dome ot
thorn,'’ It mines late and leaves
early, like a fashionable guest, and ■
does no uor.i while it remains. Nev-'
ertheless, it is greatly beloved, andj
there is no sadder sight than that of a
man cf fifty bidding good-bye to his
hair.
Women wear their hair as long asj
possible, and do it up in a great va- ■
riety of rolls, coils, loops, braids, puff.-.,'
j waves, waterfalls, explosions, cascades, I
'turrets, colonades, wings, apses, and:
fying buttresses. Men also wear their j
hair as long as possible, which ac
counts for the great prosperity of hair
tcnic manufacturers.
Hair comes in a great many colors, :
including black, brown, yellow, grey,
auburn, titian, blonde and bronze.
Some very frank people also have red
hair. Red hair is noted because of
the prominence with which it stands
cut on the landscape, and the inflam
mability which it is supposed to im
part to the disposition. Red-haired !
men are usually good fighters, but this'
is because they had plenty of practice
in their youth.
Hair is affixed to the scalp in a care
less and ineffectual manner, particu
larly in the case of man, and after ad I
hering to its owner for a few decades
l it usually begins to lose its grip. This
causes baldness, which is sadly alluded
i to as a sign of wisdom by a great many
■ men whose foreheads sweep majestic
jaily back to their collars. As a rule the
I hair retreats in an orderly and dlgni-
I fled manner, but occasionally it plays a
' dastardy trick by retiring from the
j sides, leaving a small and lonesome
. oasis of hair in the middle of a vast and
I shining desert.
Hair is reduced to order by means of
a brush and a comb, by means of which
a neat furrow, called a “part,” can be
made. Formerly the hair was parted in
, the middle, like the republican party,
I but men whose heads are heavy enough
Ito retain their balance under the
j strain now wear the part on one side,
j Hair is harvested once a month by a
i barber, who will also wash, singe, mas
sage, oil, grease and electrify it, un
less the owner watches him carefully.
In old age hair becomes white and
beautifuL
U—■
Gen. Scott goes to confer with Gen.
Fi.nston. AVhat does this mean? Cer
tainly Funston is not getting in bad?
if it is accurate news the war depart
ment wants, why can’t Funston furnish
it, he is on the ground.
Let crickets crick, and bull frogs
bull, and whipporwills whip in their
lonesome c’fll. But give us good ?ld
garden sass to our hearts content and
all will be well.
The Hon. Duckworth sends a broad
side into Tom AVatson. Tom has had
so many of these however that his old
hide has t • << me impervious to every
thing.
Hartford, Conn., has established a
ourse for the training of nurses for
cciety women. The question here
trises who'll furnish the poodles.
The old soak will begin to dry out
Her the first of May. Os course ha
ill dry by degrees, but two quarts
won’t go a very long ways.
IF (NY ONE HAS
Died
Eloped
Married
Divorced
Embezzled
Had a Fire
Ix>ft Town
Had a Baby
Sold a Farm
Come to Town
Been Arrested
Bought a Home
Committed murder
Fallen From an Eeroplaae
I rat's NEWS--Telephone. Us!
No. 99.
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
THE NEWSPAPER TALK
With warm weather hopping along
w e may expect a noticeable impetus
in the fine art of local open air court
ing.—Griffin News and Sun.
Waycross is after movie censorship,
and so is every other town which hae
i been treated to the latest and most up-
• to-date productions of the reputable
’ film makers.—Thomasville Times.
Seevral wholesale whiskep people
are mighty anxious for Georgia to
"stock up.” Wonder if they will also,
be anxious to pay the finest of those
who take their advice? —Dublin Cour
-1 ier-Herald.
We congratulate Editor Oliver
| Bloodworth, of the Forsyth Advertiser,
I on having been elected to the office of
1 superintendent of schools of Monroe
\ county, but we do not forgive him
| sending us another copy of his splen
did paper with the edutorial page left
out. Just like a nut without the heart
of the meat, was the way the last is
sue seemed to us.—Tifton Gazette.
Some of the newspapers are trying
to put a crimp in the Georgia habit of
referring to lawyers as ‘‘colonels.’
; Next thing they will be trying to stop
j calling convict guards “captain,” and
contortionists “professor.” “Colonel”
.for lawyers is all right. It is a little
piece of originality that does not hurt
the state, the nation or the lawyers,
and the real colonels are not badly in
jured by the imitation. Valdosta
1 imes.
The delightfully cordial feeling ex
isting between some of the leading
editors of Alabama is indicated in the
following, which appears in the Mont
gomery Journal: “Mr. Glass, of the
Birmingham News, belongs to that fu
gacious element aptly described as
‘feeding on hydrophobia, night mares
and delirium tremens.’ And the hith-
• erto amiable gentlemen he prevailed
1 upon to become delegates at large to
' the national democratic convention to
1 ‘save the nation,’ seemed to have be
. come imbibed with the same sort of
i germ of mental deformity.”—Albanv
' Herald.
i Instead of being no monarchs after
. the war is over, as some have predict-
■ ed, it looks as though monarchs will
, bt about all I’.a* is left
I
It is now up to the blind tigers to
invent a drink without a smell.
- IHE OPERA HOUSE
l
Another week of wonderful pictures
at the Opera House.
i Here’s a fine program for the wee*
■ at the Opera House:
Monday, Lillian Tucker and Edwin
I August will be seen in “Evidence.”
This is a 5 part drama of wonderwully
absorbing interest.
“Rupert of Hentzau,” a sequel to
"The Prisoner of Zenda,” will be the
offering for Tuesday. This is a Blue-
Bird play in which Jane Gail with an
all star cast will be seen. This is a
remarkable screen adaption of the
populai- novel and dramatic success by
Anthony Hope.
Wednesday Ann Murdock and
Diehard Travers will be seen in “Cap
tain Jinks of the Horse Marines,”
This is from the famous novel by
Clyde Fitch. There is 5 acts of this
filled with mirth provoking situations,
bubling and sparkling with genuine
humor. You cannot afford to miss this
ore, if you are subject to blues.
Thursday Is Fox Day, and the offer
ing this week will star Robt. B. Man
ti H and Genevieve Hamper in “The
Unfaithful Wife.” This play grips,
sways and thrills, it hinges on the de
votion of two men for one woman, who
loses the love of both.
Friday there will be a comedy con
sisting of 4 reels, a special for the
Elks Convention. Saturday “The
Strange Case of Mary Page” with two'
comedies rounds out a program that
will eclipse any thing that has gone,
before, and this is saying a great deal, j
there has been some wonderful pic-,
lures shown at the Opera House since
Dudley took on the management.
HUMMINGS FROM
TO HING LINE
J. E. Black, representing Matison & '
Gilbert of Nashville, Tenn., is among
the Knights of the Grip spending
Sunday in the city.
H. T. Moon, representative for Crum- j
ley Sharp Hardware Co., Atlanta, will
in future make headquarters at the]
V. indsor Hotel.
Among the traveling men over Sun-I
day in the city, are several represen- |
tatives of the Diamond Match Co., Mr.
! E. R. Smith, salesmanager from the
New York office, Geo. B. Whitmore,
district sales manager, S. S. Mims and
IL S. Roberts.
W. A. Gardner, with the Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Co., was a busy busi
ness visitor to Americus this week.
J. M. Hendrix, Jr., was in the city
this week. Mr. Hendrix is with The
Excelsior Shoe Co.
Joe Ed McCall came up to a real city
this week in the interest of the Albany
Mill Supply Co.
H. AV. Smith, the well-known sales
man for the Fulton Bag & Cotton
Mills, called on his many customers in
Americus this week.
O. J. Powers, with the White Pro
vision Co., was registered at the Win
dsor Hotel again this week.
W. A. Johnston, representative for
the Martin Biscuit Co., Birmingham,
called on the local trade in behalf of
his firm.
C. L. (Car Lead) Thomas, the pop
ular salesman for Ballard, came over
(from Columbus on Wednesday.
A. H. Shirley with the Carter Elec
tric Co., was among those from the
Capital City registered at the Windsor.
R. R. McCord, with one of those
famous Kingham & Co. Hams on the
back of his Ford, rambled in town on
bis usual trip.
R. A. Smith, with the Mountain City
Mills of Chattanooga, was a Biscuit
drummer coming to the city this
week.
MYIITLE SPRINGS IS FAST
BECOMING SUMMER RESORT
The season of 1916 promises to be
cue o fthe biggest Myrtle Springs has
had in its history, besides being re
paired and put in first class condition
i.i every way, plenty of light will be
alorded campers and entertainer, at
night.
The proprietors have recently in
augurated a new inducement to peo
ple who wish to camp at the springs,
lots being leased to parties who want
to build tents or -build summer cot
tages, already two lots have been leas
ed one to J. AV. Hightower, who is
now erecting him a cottage on same,
while another has been leased Mr.
W. M. Humber, besides other applica
tions are expected to lease in the next
few days.
DEMIES FEMES
CLOSE OF SCHOOL
The New Era School closed Satur
nay morning witli interesting exercis
es. This institution is taught by Miss
G’-acie McMath.
J. G. Oliver, the county demonstra
tor, was a prominent guest at the ex
ercises, and he was accompanied by
Ray Woods, Dan Roberts, Luther
Bird, Norman English and Clarence
Hyman.
An enjoyable debate took place on
the subject, “Resolved, that the boll
weevil will prove beneficial to the
agricultural interests of Georgia."
Ihe affirmative was represented by
Kay Woods and Dan Roberts. The neg
ative was represented by Luther
i'yrii and Norman English. The de
cision was awarded to the affirmative
debaters, but both sides acquitted
themselves with credit.
Mr. Oliver gave an interesting talk
oi fanning and hog raising, and used
his terioptican views. i
L. G. COUNCIL, Pres’L lie. 1S»1 H. S. COUNCIL, Cashier.
C. M. COUNCIL, Vlce-Pres. T. E. BOLTON, Asst Cashier.
Planters’ Bank of Americus
CAPITAL SURPLUS AND PROFITS $220,000.00
TOTAL DEPOSITS (MARCH 10, M. 6) $556,048.90.
wi,tl 3 o uarter of 3 cennir y ex - ‘
perlence in successful banking I
1 WSlf and with our lar 9 e resources and
rl s 'I E M close personal attention to every j
Interest consistent with sound
HO * “ *£ £ 5 banking,we solicit jour patronage
interest allowed on time cer
tiilcatfs and in our department
42 or savings.
Prompt, Conservative, Accommodating. We want
your Business.
No Account Too Large and None Too Small.
Member of Americus Chamber of Commerce.
AFTER CLEAN-UP WEEK
Now that your home is all clean and bright,
Come, let us screen the flies out of sight
Any lady can hang our Screen Doors and Screen
Windows in just a few minutes.
CALL AND SEE THEM
Get Our Prices
WIRE SCREEN
ALL SIZES
WIRE SCREEN
WILLIAMS-NILES COMPANY
HARDWARE
Lamar Street ’Phone 706
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THE ALLISON UNDERTAKING COMPANY
. . . FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS . ’ '
Das Phones Night Phones
253 80 and 106
J. H. BEARD, Director, Americus, Ga,
Commercial City Bank
AMERICUS, GA.
General Banking Business
INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
MONEY LOANED!
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We make farm loaus at 6 per cent interest 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.
G. R. ELLIS or G C. WEBB i
GENUINE MONTEVALLO COAL
Exclusive Agents in Americus]
HARROLD BROTHERS
TELEPHONE 2
Wc also soil Blue Gem Jellico Coal and Eureka
Coal
I CASTLEBERRY JUNK SHOP
TELEPHONE 813
Will pay highest maiket price for Scrap Metal,
Rubber, Tallow, Beeswax, Copper, Zinc, Allumi
num, etc. Write, wiie or phone for our prices be
fore selling. We are in great demand for bones
and old rags, also burlap bags. Yarn near Sea
board Shop, 7*l Elm Avenue-
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