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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
And Jeaua answered him, Thou
shall love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, and thy neighbor as thy
self. There is none other command
ment greater than these. Mark
12:31-32.
Love is the greatest thing that God
can give to us, and the greatest thing
that we can give to God—Jeremy
Taylor. *
EDITORIAL’
CONDITIONS BAD, BUT WHY?
IN ONE of the most impressive, most
* courageous, and most sane address
es ever heard in Americus, W. J.
Smith, Battle Creek, Mich., banker,
who is a guest of friends in Ameri
cus for a few days, presented a pow
erful plea for a new deal for busi
ness in America at the joint dinner
of the three civic clubs at the Tea
Room last night. Mr. Smith’s talk
was eloquent and had the ring of
authoritativendss. He spoke of the
need for great leadership in thi:
country; of the need for leadershit
by men of experience, not theories;
men who have learned from actual
contact with thb world. He depre
cated the lack of great ability in
congress and scored the tendency to
government by commissions. Among
others he attacked the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the Fed
eral Trade Commission as bodies
made up of meddling men of very
limited individual ability, any one of
whom is incapable of conducting suc
cessfully himself any business of any
considerable size. He asserted that
what business needs to pace
with the demands of the country in
industrial development is to be given
a free hand.
Mr. Smith is exactly right—in
theory. We have entirely too many
hoards and commissions; business is
throttled by political control of vari
ous kinds and success, as he says, is
penalized by surtaxes and otherwise.
It is truly a condition to be depre
cated, and has come about largely
through the ascendancy of the denio
gogue.
But Mr. Smith must not forget
that big business after all, is very
much to blame for conditions as they
exist. He bases hiS conclusions on
the assumption that big business is
honest*. So it is, most of it. But
there have been glaring examples of
dishonesty and corruption in big busi
ness, and these have fostered pub
lic distrust, created the conditions on
which the demogogues fattened, and
brought about the troubles in which
big business finds itself today. In
mentioning the government control
of railroads, it is not easy to for
get the New York, New Haven and
Hartford scandal of a few years ago,
a memorable example of gross and
wilful dishonesty in big business.
And there are others. These exam
ples, although 95 per cent of even
more of hig business is honest, have
brought about the conditions which
have made possible the situation in
which big business—and the nation
itself as a result—finds itself.
Mr. Smith is right in his conclusion
that the way to correct the evils that
beset us is for the best citizens ev
erywhere to take an active part in
popular government. An American
citizen, he says rightly, has no higher
duty, and until he does give time and
attention to that duty above all other
calls, he has no right to expect bet
ter things from his government.
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A SIGN OF BETTER TIMES.
JT IS, perhaps, a sign of better
times, when a "candidate for office
in Georgia speaks straight out in be
< half of the district agricultural
schools. On his visit to Americus
K’on. A. 0. Blalock, candidate for
commissioner of agriculture, is quot
ed as saying that these institutions
should have the whole-hearted sup
port of the state authorities, and that
the department of agriculture should
lo ter them. He .pledged his influ
ence, if elected, to use the authority
<>f his office to “broaden their in
fluence and extend their operations
until every Georgia boy and girl now
living on farms shall have the oppor
tunity to secure scientific agricul
tural education.” These schools, the
only educational institutions in Geor
gia affording opportunity ' for the
sons and daughters of farmers of
limited means to secure a higher edu-
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mL Otivw RoberLr Berta*
THE DOV E CALLS
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“Ah, here you are!” he laid kindly, fluttering his white wings.
KJANCY and Nick had such a
good time in Whirligig Valley
that, as usual, the time flew
and they had no more thought of
their errand than I have of the
North Star and, indeed, I’m not
thinking of it at all.
They might -be there to this very
minute if their goloshes hadn’t sud
denly dropped off while they were
riding on the merry-go-round. Nancy
was on a wooden camel and Nick
was on a dragon, riding around to
the merriest music—when pop! Off
dropped the whole four goloshes at
once.
“Oh,” cried out Nancy suddenly.
“We’ll have to get off right away,
Nickie. What will the dove thin!; of
us? He’s waiting on the other side
of this valley to take us to King
Verdo of the Korsknotts.”
Nick looked guilty. “We’re dread
ful for forgetting, aren't we?”>he
declared, scrambling off his dragon
as fast as he could. “This is the
seventh valley so our journey must
be nearly over.”
Just then a bell rang, the merry
go-round slowed down and the Twins
j OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
Monday morning, no paper pub
lished.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recorder, April
29, 1902.)
’T'HE plans for the new Methodist
* church have been accepted and
the committee is now ready to begin
work. Subscribers are therefore re
quested to call at once and pay their
subscriptions as agreed upon to John
Shiver, treasurer. ,h W. Sheffield,
president, building committee.
Council yesterday adopted an ordi
nance prohibiting loungers from sit
ting upon the curbing nt the artesian
well, or hanging about there.
The price of strawberries has now
“drapped” to fifteen cents, and the
luscious fruit will be had at two
juarts for a quarter.
Mrs. A. C. Bivins left yesterday
for Atlanta where she drill visit
friends.
The city council met yesterday
morning instead of last night. Dur
.ng the summer, with little doing, it
.night continue this change.
The jewelry stores .will follow suit
in the early closing movement, and
neg-inning Thursday, May 1, will close
at 6p. m. The public will take due
notice and complete the purchase
of diamonds before that hour if pos
sible.
THIRT YYEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recorder April
29, 1892.)
Miss Texte Sheffield, a niece of
J. W. Sheffield, and Thomas A. Bry
an were married last night at the
home of Rev. Robert Adams, pastor
of the Presbyterian church. •J. W.
Hightower was the best man. The
young couple will make their home
at Mr. D. T. Wilson’s on Jackson
cation, have been treated as the red
headed step-children of the politici
ans for so long, that it has become
a habit to attempt to divert the mon
ey that should go to them toward
building up pet political machines. It
is indicative that a change is coming
when a man offering for office has
the courage to speak out in the de
fense as Mr. Blalock has spoken.—
Tifton Gazette.
REGISTRATION NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that all par
ties in Sumter county who have here
tofore registered "and have qualified
otherwise by paying all taxes on or
before Saturday night, May 6th, will
be entitled to vote in all county and
state elections. Those who have not
heretofore registered will have to do
so and pay all taxes by May 6 be
fore their names will be entered on
-egistration list. Please take notice.
1. B. SMALL, Tax Collector.
—2B-7t
AMERICUS
UNDERTAKING CO.
Funeral Director*
And Embalmers
NAT LEMASTER, Manager
Day Phone* 88 and 231
Night Phones 661 and 889
jumped to the ground. They looked
for the goloshes, but they had dis
appeared completely. Their little
Green Shoes glowed like bright new
plants in Ihe spring.
“Listen!” said Nancy, holding up
a finger. ,
‘Coo-coo-coo,” came mournfully
across the valley.
“Hurry!” said Nick, taking
Nancy's hand and starting to run.
“We ought to be ashamed of our
selves so we ought, for keeping the
dove waiting.”
They were soon out of the valley,
and greeting their patient I'.tlc
friend who had found shelter in a
lose tree
"Ah, here you are!” he sa ; :l kindly,
fluttering his white wings. “I was
beginning to fear that old Twelve
Toes, the Sorcerer, had worked some
extra strong magic and that I would
never see you again. At last you
are over the seven mountains and
the seven valleys. Now for King
Verdo’s palace. Follow me, my
dears.”
And away he flew.
(To be continued.)
street.
C. O. Niles, the competent book
keep of the Americus Bank, spent
Sunday in Marshallville with rela
tives.
Mrs. W. T. Davenport, one of the
best beloved women of the city is
critically ill at her home. Mrs. Du
pont Guerry, of Macpn, has b.'cn
called to her bedside.
Miss Genie West has returned
from Columbus.
Guitar Lesson: My method of
teaching the finger board of the gui
tar, is simple and thorough. After
taking fifteen (lessons you are en
able to play any accompaniment
written for the instrument, $t a
glance. After fifty lessons you are
enabled to play the most difficult
music. Miss Annie Picke., 711 Lee
street.
PAINS SU BAD
WOULD GO TO BED
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Ly<Jia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com
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Combs
Beads
Purses
Ear Drops
THOS L. BELL I
Jeweler and Optician
F THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER* V
OBSERVATIONS
BY TOM SIMS \
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These are trying days, but some
people don’t try hard enough.
An ideal stenographer is one who
not only looks good but n akes good.
The dogs Conan Doyle says are
in heaven are probably Skye terri
ers.
Birth control or not, a full* house
beats a pair.
Fine thing about radio sermons is
you can listen with your shoes off,
The Kentucky gentleman has to
be a scholar to be a good judge of
liquor these days.
When a man rests on his laurels
he finds his laurels droop.
Looks as if Germany has turned
her words into Russian plow
shares.
In Paris, an actress is wearing a ,
couple of snakes for garters. Gar- J
ter snakes?
With the fur coats stowed away '
the moths are in soft.
Shut your .mouth and open your
eyes, if you would be healthy and
wealthy and wise.
It is all right to hit a fly when he
is down. \
On reading the news from other
countries it looks as if we have
all the freedom in the world.
Love is like any other trouble.
The more we think about it the
worse it gets.
When a man has found a jewel
he gives her one.
“Ke couldn’t sleep for six years,” ,
reads an advertisement. Six years ;
is too long to sleep anyway.
Some favor daylight saving be
cause it gives them more time to
loaf.
It begins to look as if the vets
who kept their insurance will col
lect it before their bonus.
Lame excuses don’t go far.
The modern Mrs. Lot turns to
rubber.
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IVEY MACHINERY AND ELECTRIC CO.
120 Jackson St. Phone 794
Thi/ Feed Hopper
This hopper saves feed. /\\\ ' /Ik
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!bs. of
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This is the best feed in the world for egg production. It
contains dried buttermilk and other valuable ingredients
needed to make more whites and yolks. This feed is turned
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This hopper is given free to make sure that you feed Happy Hen Butter
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PLANTERS SEED CO.
s Phone 502 Prompt Delivery
BROOKSEY BOY—A good dress-
er.
BRUSH APE—An Apple-Knocker, j
a country Jake.
BUN DUSTER—A Piker who fre
quents teas anti other entertainments,
without ever trying to repay his so
cial obligations.
BUTT ME—Give me a cigaret.
CAKE EATER—A habitual Bun
fluster.
CAT’S PAJAMAS—Anything that
is very good.
CELLAR SMELLER—A young
man who always happens to be
around when liquor is to be had
i without cost.
CHARLIE—Any fellow with a
l mustache.
CLUCK —A girl who is a clumsy
’ dancer. • ,
COW BOY—A young fellow who
doesn’t pay much attention to girls.
(Next —From “Crash” to “Egg.”)
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UNDERTAKING CO.
Eitabliihed 1908.
Funeral Director*
And Embalmers
Prompt Service
Up-to-date Equipment
Noel E. Smith, Director
Day Phone*: 286 and 253
Night, 721 and 106 j
Turner Electric Co.
Reduced Price* Ob
House Wiring and Fixture*
Phone 124
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(Incorporated.)
The Planters Bank of Americus
The Bank With a Surplus.
Resources Over $1,700,000 vA
” True success comes only
through industry and thrift.
KsrafeSgS Don’t wait for something to
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BANK OE COMMERCE
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS!
Frank Sheffield. Charles R. Crisp,
John Sheffield Lee Hudson
Orgsniied October 18, 1891. 1 « , .\
JOHN L. WOOTEN
Fire, Life, Accident
INSURANCE
Representing some of the best Old Line Fire Insurance
Companies.
I make a specialty of Farm Property Insurance, giving to
the farmer a broad coverage at the very lowest rate.
Premiums paid once a year.
Agent For the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Office With W. G. Turpin & Co. Phone 173
SEE ME BEFORE YOU INSURE
TAX NOTICE
My books will remain open until May Ist All cot
ton of 1919 and 1920 crops and money, notes and ac
counts you had Jan. Ist, 1922, are subject to taxes. The
law requires all ladies to give tn and pay poll taxes for
the year 1922, from 21 to 60 years old. Very respecafully
GEO. D. JONES, Tax Receiver, S. C.
WILL HAVE ANOTHER LOAD OF
Young Mules
Tomorrow. Also three nice Saddle and
Hamess Horses. Some good second-hand
Mules on hand. M
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We have good stock Wagons, Buggies,
Harness, Plow Lines, Collars, Back-
Bands, Hames and Traces. The best Plow
Bridles for a dollar on the market.
Full line Auto Accessories. Big stock
Tires and Tubes at the right prices. All
fresh stock. '
G. A. & W. G. Turpin
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MONEY 6P| O
MONEY LOANED on f,rm ,and * •* 61-2 p«r cent, inter-
e»t and borrower* have privilege of
paying part or all of prinopal at any intereit period, stopping ia
tere.t on amount* paid. \W« Jway. have be.t rate, .nd ea.ieit
term, and quicke.t .ervice. Wave money by .eeing or writing u*.
We are in charge of home offlcq of the Empire Loan & Tru.t Co.
G. R. ELLIS or G. C. WEBB,
Empire Bldg __ Americus, Ga.
(Formerly. Commercial City Bank Bhildin.)
, FARM LOANS
Made with despatch. No long waits. Interest 6 I-2 ner
aXutZ' C™ Eldu,iv '
MIDDLETON M’DONALD
33 Planters Bank. Americus, Ga. Phone 89
SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1922.