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THE TIMES RECORDER.
ESTABLISHED 1879.
Published every Sun**7 Morning and
every afternoon, except Saturday, and
Weekly, by the Times-Recorder Co,
(Incorpo’-Jed.) ,
Entered as second class matter at
postoffice at Americus ,Ga., under act
of March 3, 1879. I
G. B. ELLIS,
President
CRANSTON WILLIAMS.
Editor and General Manager.
T. M. MERRITT, J IL,
Assistant in business Deartment. j
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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, June 18, 1910
The rightful definition of enthusiasm
is a lot of noise.
As a food dictator the present meat
trust fills the bill.
If whiskers were votes the demo
crats wouldn’t be in it at all, at all.
Life is just one conglomeration of
pangs of love and fangs of jealousy.
The fellow who refuses good advice
necessarily takes a lot that is not
good.
There is only one thing that can
get the best of the average woman—
old age.
The porcupine is the possessor of
lots of points but they are very unac
ceptable.
Never think your thoughts out loud.
In this way they sometimes prove very
expensive.
We wonder if George and his check
book are still members of the Progres-'
sive party.
When it comes to the ups and downs
of life the elevator boy has it on all
the rest of us.
We are glad the big doins' are over.
We can now pay attention to some of
the boys at home.
The best way to make a lamb and
lion lay down together, is to put the'
lamb in the lion’s stomach.
Our young friend Lucinda was
shocked the other day w’hen we told
the outskirts of Verdun had fallen.
The old guard refused the olive'
branch tendered them by Teddy. Per
haps they thought it an African, bam- ■
boo. L
Some men drop out of politics, oth
ers sneak out, while there are those
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who get kicked out. This is the way '.
it was with Teddy.
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Belief that he will come back is the ' (
one thought that sustains the down
and outer, Bryan and the Colonel are
welcome to the thought.
Don't make promises to yourself,
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they are just as hard to keep as if
made to the other fellow, besides it
doesn’t look good to lie to yourself
about youraelf.
That was a great battle the Ger
mans fought in the North Sea. The
fact, remains, however, that England
still remains mistress of the North as
well as a lot of other seas.
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun has
launched a formidable fight on the sys
tem of their police commission. Thej
are not losing a single minute, and
tfee'r argument reads good.
SWAT THE WEEVIL
We have before us a pamphlet is
sued by the Agricultural Department -
of the Central of Georgia which has to .
do with the boll weevil question that
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is now occupying the minds and at
tention of our farmers just at this
time. This pamphlet bears the title j
of ‘Preparedness and Effective Methods
for the 801 l Weevil Campaign.” It is
the third of a series of pamphlets is
sued dealing with the boll weevil cam
paign, and if we are any judge, is by
far the best of the series.
It first treats of the boll weevil in
his advance across Alabama and into,
Georgia, describes this advance by a
map, but more particularly does the.
circular or pamphlet have to do witlr
three devices for the successful com-|
bating of the peast. These devices are
simple and inexpensive and so the
pamphlet says have proven very effec
tive. As to the best method of fighting
the ravages of the weevil it says:
“Where weevils are numerous in the
spring an effective method of control
is in the picking of adult weevils from
tl e plants at the time the squares be
gin to form. After squares have form
ed and the female weevils begin to lay
eggs in them, the picking of fallen and
infested squares is also necessary.
Every time an adult weevil or an in
fested square is destroyed you can
feel that, you have not only killed that
particular weevil, but all of its pos
sible descendants. It has been esti
mated that it will pay to pick weevils
whenever fifty or more can be found
to the acre at the beginning of the
season. Picking separately by hand is
a laborious task, however, and it is
doubtful if it proved profitable as a
general thing, except with very cheap
I labor.”
The latter part of the pamphlet re
lates to the preparedness proposition,
for the farmer who has not as yet been
hurt by the boll wevil. At some length
it tells of various ways in which to
meet his attack, emphasizing the
importance and the essentiality of
taking as it.were time by the forelock
in battling the destructive pest. It al
so tells of what crops to plant as will
help to rid the farms of the weevil.
The pamphlet has been approved by
the State etomologist, and they can
be had by all who deeire them by
writing to the Agriculture department
cf the Central Railroad of Georgia.
We suggest that it would be well for
eyery farmer in Georgia and especially
I those in the Infested district to secure
one or more of these pamphlets at
once.
LET’S HAVE A CLEAN FIGHT.
Now that .the nominations are over,
and Christian men have been named
for the high office of the United
States? it is to be hoped that the
campaign will be free of dirt and mud
slinging.
The opposing candidates represent
opopsite views, on many economic and
other governmental questions. But,
these questions that will be at issue
should be settled without campaign
abuse, vituperation or vilification.
Further, every man should vote and
work according to his convictions and
not according to his prejudices. As
for this paper, we shall adhere to this'
rule. We shall labor and fight for'
what we believe to be right, opposing'
measqres rather than men and refrain-'
ing from dirty and filthy personal
abuse, reserving the right however'
to employ the effective weapon of rid
icule when we deem same expedient.
DO IT NOW.
If you don't
Maybe by and by,
You’ll wish that you
Had smashed the fly.
—Houston Post.
If you don’t,
The time will come,
You’ll wish you’d
Cut out demon rum.
—Savannah Press.
Yes old boy
Do it now.
If you want to live happy
And please the frow.
AN AGE OF WONDERS.
We are, indeed, living in an age of
wonders and as some one has said, we
are just at the beginning. There is
no doubt in the minds of those who
live and think as it were in the fu
ture, but that the next fifty years will
'bring inventions and discoveries much
more marvelous than those of the past
fifty. And while we know that we are
living in an era of wonderful and
startling accomplishments, still a great
part us know but little of what is real
ly being done. We see, know and real
| ize that we are getting benefits from
i inventions and discoveries but we give
i l-ut little thought to the ingenuity of
I man, accepting these things as a mat
ter of fact, without investigating as
to the whys and wherefores of the
same. This is also an age of conser
cation, where we once wasted we now
save. Many of the items of commerce
today that are valuable were once
thrown away.
Among these items, we take one.
‘ Sawdust.” Our readers and especial
ly those here in south Georgia, where
once the lumber industry was a most
important one, will recall the thous
ands and thousands of tons of saw
dust that were left to rot and be
washed away by the rains. This self
same sawdust is today being utilized
in various ways. From it is being
made baking powder, sugar, artificial
■ silk, milk bottles, rugs, and it is
1 claimed some of the strongest paper
ever made. These are all being pro
' duced at Madison, Wis., in the forest
1 pioducts laboratory of the United
I States department of agriculture,
t According to a story sent out by the
' Lumber Manufacturers’ association,
demonstrations were recently made at
• Madison to the members of the asso
, ciation which proved amazing to
i teem. This ‘sawdust” laboratory, as it
! is called, is producing baking powder
i from sawdust, and the visiting lum
i ber people were treated to biscuits
! made with this powder and “sawdust
sugar” instead of the use of the usual
tartaric acid baking powder.
Among other things made of saw
dust or converted mill waste Is atrifl
cial silk. It is said that this country
last year produced sawdust silk stock
ings to the value of $5,500,000. The
same laboratory is said to be turning
sawmill waste into binder twine, rope,'
woven furniture, milk bottles, woven,
matting rugs; and likewise it is claim-'
ed that the “strongest paper ever made
Is produced in a simple manner from
the w’aste of Southern pine,” and it is
said if the new process should be used
generally, it would increase the paper
production in the South £O,OOO tons
daily.
DORSEY'S PLATFORM.
Hugh M. Dorsey, one of the four
candidates for governor of Georgia,
has issued a statement of his platform
to the people of Georgia, and it ap
, pears in the Sunday morning news
papers of the state. The Times-Re
corder today contains important ex
tracts from the platform.
The Times-Recorder has taken no
position in the gubernatorial race
other than to express its opinion on
several occasions of late. We have
jsaid, and now reiterate, that we op
pose the election of Dorsey because of
j the events which led to his candidacy.
We oppose hero-worship -vhere only
'duty is done, and a dead man’s blood
to be made a stepping stone to official
life.
Mr. Dorsey’s paltform is remarkably
similar to each of the three other can
didates. He wants the job, and so do
Governor Harris, Dr. Hardman and
Pottle. Platforms are formations of
words, incident to candidacy but not
essential. Ambitlbn is the guiding
hand, and some times it should be
tr ade of “sterner stuff.”
The Times-Recorder favors law-en
forcement, without fear or favor, and
it doesn’t take many words to say it.
Dorsey opposes the sale of the W. &
A. railroad, and there's where we dif
fer.
The quartet of candidates for gov
ernor have substantially the same
platform, and your vote will be a bal
lot of animosity or friendship, so
“blaze the way."
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN
/ I MEVE.R Q|
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YOU OVERWHELM US.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Cranston Williams, editor of the Amer
icus Times-Recorder, when he paid us
' a short visit Tuesday afternoon. Editor
| Williams is a strong writer and his
personality is reflected in his pointed
editorials and breezy paragraphs. He
its giving Americus the best daily pa
per it has had in years.—Buena Vista
Patriot
YOU ARE RIGHT.
The sweetest girl graduate is dolling
up nowadays to beat the band. Soon
she'll be standing with reluctant feet
where the brook and river meet. —
Americus Times-Recorder.
We have always heard that's the
best place for fishing. -Covington
News.
The Public
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Safety Valve
The Pricelessness of Life.
Editor Times-Recorder:
We cannot measure human life in coin,
with silver scales,
And weighs of gold inlaid with dia
monds; the treasure pales
To trifles light and valueless, and com
putation fails
Ir. estimates comparative of life with
riches rare.
“A life is worth so-much in cots,” we
say; and there
We err. Your mother paid for you in
pain and care
A thousand fortunes. Or, “A life is
worth in yield,
Productiveness, so much”—again ’tis
wrong; no field
Or harvests gold or white or green,
can ever wield
The influence of one life of love, of
power, of fine
Clean courage. Bring the lesson home:
This life of mine—
What would I give, did I possess the
world, if some benign
Omnipotence should offer me for pay
another year
Os life—when Death had summoned
me? Or if a dear
Sweet babe of my own were hovering,
halting near
The gateway of the Unknown World—
ah, could there be
A price too dear to pay to keep It here?
So you may see
The pricelessness of life —to others, as
to you and me.
—D. G. BICKERS.
Therefore, vaccinate against typhoid
and starve, instead of “swatting” flies.
These will stop typhoid fever.
LOCAL M. D.
Eliminated.
No longer the poor old
G. O. P.
Sings that sweet song
Ted and e.
On The Level
By C. W.
Since the Chicago and St. Louis con
ventions have adjourned, there’s a lit
tle room left for the folks back at home
in contemplating matters more direct
ly affecting us.
A wireless was received by this col
umn to the effect that Dorsey’s plat
form was forthcoming this morning,
and in light of these events, we humbly
make known the following planks on
which our race would be made:
Sell the W. & A.
Biennial sessions of the legislature.
Compulsory education.
Move the capitol to Macon.
Eradicate the cow-tick.
Enforce the prohibition law.
Enforce all laws.
Raise the standard of the Georgia
legislature.
Prove there’s a boll weevil.
‘•Few Die and None Resign”— Wrong.
Being mayor of a small town calls
for many thoughts anil duties, some of
I which are extremely painful. This
hero served this city well:
“MARTINSVILLE, Va., June 15.
—Mayor H. B. Hundley, 59 years
old, who Tuesday was re-elected
mayor of this town, committed sui
cide today by shooting himself
through the head. No reason for
the act is known. A widow and
two daughters survive him.”
Ragging Old Mother Goose.
Hey, diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
Are closely allied, by Jing.
We cut ope the cat’s middle
To make for the fiddle,
A sweetly melodious string.
The Way of It.
“I notice that farmhouse where you
spent your vacation advertises good
meals supplied.”
“Oh, yes.”
“Is that a fact?"
“Certainly—the boarders supplied
good, meals to the mosquitoes, which
were large, hungry and numerous.”
More Like an “Anhenser Busch.”
“How erect old Colonel Ryebun
walks for a man who drinks. He is as
stately as an oak.”
“Y-yes; but not a water oak.”
Too Bad, Too Bad.
“Dearie, I hear you had a bet with
George last night.”
“Yes, honey—but he was very kind
about it."
“Yes? What was the wager?"
“I—l bet my head against his shoul
der and—and—lost."
Famous Corners.
Around the Flatiron building.
On wheat.
Under the stairway.
The Little Church Around the
The Dutchman’s.
Where he gets you in an argument.
Puss in the
Little Jack Hornet sat in the.
L. G. COUNCIL, Pres’L lac. 1891 H. 8. COUNCIL, Cashier.
C. M. COUNCIL, Vlce-f’res. T. E. BOLTON, Asst Cashier'
Planters’ Bank of Americus
CAPITAL SURPLUS ANO PROFITS $220,000.00
TOTAL DEPOSITS (JUNE 8, 1816) $570,551.80.
a | l ,lar!er of a Gentur y ex
perlencc in successful banking
Hwwg fe iSm our lar 9 e resources and
gS E1 g® M close personal ail ention to every
Interest CoDßls,ent sound
'i S ESftßatfF S a banklng.we solicit your patronage
ln ' erest aHowefl 0,1 time cer
-1 tiilcatfs and In our deparintent
or savings.
Prompt, Conservative, Accommodating. We want
your Business.
No Account Too Large and None Too Small.
Member of Americus Chamber of Commerce.
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“HERBERT HAWKINS
Insurance and Surety Bonds
Specialty—Autos at 2 per ct.'
Planters Bank Building • ’Phone No. 186
We fix shoes by it e Good
Year system, the best
method known]
W. O. BARNETT
Wholesale manufacturer of
Bigchief, Chippewa and
Plow Boy Cotton Collars.
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Americus Undertaking Co.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
Mr. Nat LeMaster, Manager.
Agents for Rosemont Gardens
Day Phones 88 and 231 Night 661 and 13
THE ALLISON UNDERTAKING COMPANY
. . . FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS . ’ >
Daj Phones Night Phones
253 80 and 106
J. H. BEARD, Director. Americus, Ga,
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Commercial City Bank
AMERICUS, GA.
General Banking Business
INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
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MONEY LOANED!
We make farm loans 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
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