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THE TIMES-RECORDER
ESTABLISHED 1879.
CHS TIMES-RECORDER COMPANY,
(Incorporated.)
Publisher.
Published every arternoon, except
■aturday, every Sunday morning, and
M a Weekly (every Thursday).
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Entered as second class matter at
at Americus, Ga., under act
f March 3, 1879.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN FOR:
City of Americus
Sumter County
Webster County
Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional District.
U. 8. Court, Southern District of
Georgia.
Americus, Goergia, January -7, 191 s.
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pARAGPAPHICALLY SPEAKING |
ANOTHER ANONYMOUS LETTER.
Editor of The Americus Times-Excuse,
You seem to be trying to demon
strate your editorial ability in dis
gracefully abusing women’s skirts. It
is none of your business how short
we wear our skirts, nor will it ever
be a part of your duty to originate
styles. So, perhaps, you’d best look
for another job.
A Wearer of Short Skirts.
A short skirt by any other name is
just as short.
Is there a single price left that
hasn’t gone up?
Many a woman has lost a good friend
by marrying him
Drinkless days were started long be
fore any of the other days had ‘ less’’
added to them.
Somebody wants to know whether
you should call these pardgrafs or
laragrfs. But, really, we don't know.
The funniest thing we've heard
recently is about a man who had to
borrow money to pay his income tax.
If a boll weevil will prosper at
eight degrees above zero, all we’ve
got to say is that we'd like to be a
boll weevil.
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Women have jabbed other things be
sides hats with their hat pins. Do
they ever use their knitting needles
for the same purpose?
After a woman has knitted a square,
and unravelled it, and knitted it over
and unravelled it five or six times,
she is ready’ to begin knitting.
It has been suggested that Ameri
can soldiers be put to work on the
farms in France. Why not let ’em
stay home and farm, in English
The regular editor didn’t write these
paragraphs, which goes to prove that
other people entertain the same idea
he does about short skirts, knitting
bags, and things.
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If they ladies don’t like the para
grapfs in this column about short
skirts, there are two thinks they** may
de —either stop wearing the skirts or
stop reading the paVagrafs.
The old-fashioned girl used to be
more familiar with the broom and
dishrag, but the new-fangled lady is
cultivated in the art of handling the
powder rag and th e knitting needle.
When a man has a cold he wants
people to think that he is the sickest'
person in the world but if his wife
is almost prostrated with grippe he
thinks she ought to wait on him, do*
the housework and keep him in good
humor just the same. •
“AS WE STOOD BY LINCOLN.”
Speaking to great gathering of Re
publicans in the Republican Club of
New York on April 9, 1917, one week
after Preident Wilson delivered his j
War Address to Congress and three
days after Congress declared that a
state of war existed with Germany,
Elihu Root said:
“For years to come the Democrats,
will be in control in Washington, and, I
as we love our country, we must give
to that party our whole-hearted, earn-.
est, sincere support, just as if every.
man there was a Republican. This ts
the only way one can prove not only
our love for our country but that the
Republican party loves its country
more than place and power.
“We need no coalition government
,to make us loyal. We will make
coalition with every Democrat
in the country. The coalition of the
United States will be of all its peo
ple to hold up the hands of the gov
ernment of the United States, no mat
ter from which party it comes.”
Mr. Root fid not utter these noble
and pat ’totic sentiments in the ex
pectation that there would be no mis
takes in the conduct of the war, that
the great machine that had to be con
structed would always run smoothly
and that nothing would ever go amiss.
Too wise and experienced in govern
ment to indulge in such delusions, he
looked far ahead into the future:
“It is necessary to make a national
army with singleness of purpose and
sympathy, responsible to one Com
mander in Chief, and not stoop to
bickerings.
“There will be criticism and fault
findings and discontent, but that has
been incident to all our w\rs. It is
an incident to our free-and-easy
democracy. It will come again inevi
tably. Do not let us join the band of
faint-hearts when the time cf criticism
comes, or withhold our support. When
the inevitable shortcomings of demo
cracy must come, then it is time for
stout hearts to stand by their coun
try and say that no mattter what mis
takes are made we will stand by our
government and our country.
“We will not permit the chorus of
discontent and criticism to obscure
the real instincts of patriotism. We
will stand by the governme/t now and
all shout hosannas. We will stand by
the President as we stood by Lincoln
when the faint-hearted were crying
tnat the war was a failure.’’
It is in conceivable that the Re
publicans of the Senate and House
will compromise themselves by sup
porting the vicious and unconstitu
tional War Cabinet Bill which is de
signed to depose the President and
which therefore must inevitably mud
dle the whole conduct of the war. It
is inconceivable that they will give
their support to any measure of ripper
legislation affecting the war adminis
tration. The war cannot be taken
from the President. Direction can’t be
vested elsewhere. To meddle is to in
vite disaster. Congress cannot carry
on war. That is an executive function,
and When Congress undertakes to
override the wishes and the consti
tutional authority of the President in
the conduct of such a war as this, it
imperils the nation. More than that, it
imperils civilization itself.
There may be gentlemen in Con
gress who think they are more com
petent than Woodrow Wilson to direct
this war. There may be gentlemen
who think they could select a more
satisfactory cabinet. There may be
gentlement who think that in his posi
tion they would be omnipotent and
omniscent and infallible. There may
be gentlemen who are convinced that
the only successful way to make war
or. the Kaiser is to make war on the
President of the United States who is
making war on the Kaiser. But we
■do not believe that the American peo
pie agree with them.
There were gentlemen m the Civil
War who held similar theories in re
gard to the Lincoln administration.
The country did not agree with them,
and history has excoriated them, as
.t was bound to do. They succeeded
in working immeasurable mischief.
They succeeded in prolonging the war
. and prolonging the war and adding
.to its horrors. That is all they ac
complished, and that it is all their
i present-day imitators can accomplish.
If the Republicans in Congress are
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER,
seeking leadership in this crisis, if
they want guidance and direction,J
they can find it in the speech that
Elihu Root delivered on April 9, 1917.
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No man. Democrat or Republican, who
stands by the great patriotic princi-j
pies of that address will ever have
cause for regret or occasion for
apology.—New York World.
TIME TO GET ACQUAINTED.
It is remarkable how little is known
o r South America by the average per- j
son. With the intimate history of
England we are all acquainted. In
a general way, European history is a'
familiar topic. Much of Asia and of
Africa is also known i n a general way.
But ask a man, or woman, how
many countries are there in South
America and their names, and the*
answer will probably disclose great
ignorance.
Yet there is throughout the South
of the United States, and even in |
northern states, a sincere interest in :
the learning of the Spanish language,
chiefly because of the awakeinng of
trade conditions with Latin-American
countries.
It is due to he fact that the poeple,
of the United States have shown so
little interest in South America that
the enormous trade from that conti
nent has, until quite recently, gone
almost entirely to European countries.
Yet South America is a fruitful'
i
country for study, as well as for the
exploitation of trade relations.
Take Peru, for instance—the land
of the ancient Incas, where a high de
gree of civilization and successful
form of socialistic government were
flourishing when the Spanish adven
turers first landed on its shore. The
history of Peru is as fascinating as
that of any European country, though
not, of course, as closely connected
with our as some of the latter.
Brazil, which is greater m area than
nearly all of Europe; Argentine,
whose government is modeled after
ours, and whose capital, Buenos Ayres,
is a city of a million and a quarter;
Peru, with the oldest university of
ti e New World, at Lima, Chili, Bolivia
and Columbia, where so many fights
for political independence have been
waged; Venezuela, Paraguay, Uru
guay, Ecuador and Guiana—each of
these is worthy of cultivation from
the standpoint of the student.
Largely, the people of South Ameri
ca are of Spanish or Indian descent,
but the number of colonists is rapid
ly increasing. Eventually, Americans
will predominate in this class, since
the opening up of commercial rela
tions with the various South American
countries will make it necessary for
many business representatives from
the United States to locate there.
While we are seeking more South
American trade, we should at the
same time, make it our business to
know more about the people with
whom we are dealing.
OUR CHAIN-GANG SYSTEM.
There are probably few, other than
the students of ancient history, who
know that our chain-gang system,
j such as is employed on the roads of
Sumter county and the streets of
Americus, is an institution thousands
of years old.
In the history of Egypt, written in
the fifth century, B. C, Herodotus, the
Greek, says:
. “Whenever any man of the Egyp
tian committed any transgression, this
king (an Ethiopian) would never put
him to death, but he gave sentence
(upon each man according to the extent
of the wrong-doing, appointing them
to work at throwing np an embank
ment before the city from whence each
man came. Thus the earth was piled
up and the cities made higher.”
It will be small comfort, however,
for those on the chain-gang to know
tte origin of the work in which they l
are engaged.
M e simply don't believe it possible
to put twenty dollars’ worth of leath
er in a pair of shoes,’’ says the Ameri
cus Times-Recorder. Possibly you
are right, but the chances are that yo?
have seen pairs of shoes so well dis
played they loaked as though they l
were worth twenty dollars.—Columbus *
Enquirer-Sun. 1
Don’t Throw i
Awav
Your old Automobile Tires
and Tubes. Bring them |
to us for repairs.
Our Steam Vulcanizing
Plant is at your service.
Every job we turn out is
completed by an expert
workman.
Time will demonstrate
the wisdom of bringing
your vulcanizing to us.
G. A. & W. G.
TURPIN
AMERICUS
Fish & Oyster
Market
WHOLESALE and RETAIL
John Nita & Co., Proprietors.
Fresh Spanish Mackerel, Freeh
ATater and Salt Water Trout, Red Snap
pers, Red Bass, Sheep-head and all
kinds of Bottom Fish. Shrimps, Crabs
and Oysters and Fish Rolls.
QUICK DELIVERY
TELEPHONE 778
216 West Forsyth Stree*
R. E. WHITE
Attorney-At-Law
ft Office In Bell Building
AMERICUS, GEORGIA.
F. G. OLVER
LOCKSMITH.
Sewing machines and Supplies; Key
and Lock Fitting, Umbrellas Repaired
<nd Covered. Phoae 429.
Lee STREET. NEAR WELL
FOR SALE
435 ACRES
3 1-2 miles of Ameri
cus, 300 acres cleared,
no stumps, 5 room
house, running water,
sacrifice price
S2O AN ACRE
850 ACRES
3 miles of R. R. town.
Land lies well, 600
acres cleared, 5 tenant
houses, rent 10 bales
cotton. Price
5 ROOM HOUSE
Jackson Ave., corner
lot, nice location
$2,000
6 ROOM HOUSE
. large lot, desirable loca
tion, $4,500 —cheap at
$6,000.
7 ROOM HOUSE
good barns, cribs, 7
acres, on one of the
best streets, just the
place for an industrious
man to make a good
living on.
$13.50 Per Acre
970 acres, 400 cleared, run
ning water, 10 miles R.
R., estimated 400,000 feet
extra choice L. L. pine saw
timber and 300,000 feet of
2nd growth. Saw and shin
gle mill already installed
on this tract. Land, tim
ber and equipment only
$13.50 per acre, one-fourth
cash.
6-room house, Lee street,
large lot. $3,000.
6-room ’ house, large lot,
135x198, Elm ave., $2,000.
Why delay making your
real estate investments?
Indications are you will
pay more later on. Call in
and let’s see if we can’t
trade on 'something.
P. B. WILLIFORD
Office, Windsor Hotel
L G. COUNCIL, Pres’t. INC. 1891 T. E. BOLTON, Asst. Cashier
C. M. COUNCIL, Vlce-Pres. and Cashier JOE M. Bryan. Asst. Cashier
Planters Bank of Americus
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Wood Stoves
Oil Cooking Stoves
Don’t Worry Over
The Fuel Proposition
Our wood heaters can be attached
to grates and will give you
more heat for less money
Let Us Show You Our Oil Cooking Stoves
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Hardware
Phone 706
Americus Undertaking Company
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
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CLAUDE MAUK & CO.
Have opened up at Stanley’s old place, on Jefferson
Street, rear of Chero-Cola Co., and want to do your
Automobile Repair Work
When you have any troubles with your car phone 41.
Mauck will give you prompt service and
Guarantee Satisfaction
SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 1918, *