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A THOUGHT
No man, when he hath lighted a
candle, covereth it with a vessel, or
ipulteth it under a bed; but setteth
it on a candlestick, that they which
,enter in may see the light.—Lu.
.8:16.
Light is the symbol of truth
•Lowell.
INTERESTING INFORMATION
ON OUR CROPS
The other day the Times-Re
corder carried two stories about
"the cash crop possibilities of the
.cultivation of blueberries and sat
tsuma oranges in Sumter and
Stewart counties.
In a well timed editorial, go
' ing into the details of these items
of news, the Macon News makes
further comment and information
which is most valuable to any grow
er who may be thinking of going
into this new and profitable indus
try. The News advises:
• “Within the past few years the
old-fashioned blueberry, which
is close kin to the huckleberry—
• the same being no contemptible
berry itself—has been marvelously
' developed. One or two growers in
New Jersey have specialized on the
development of it and have produc
ed a plant which bears berries
, niu'eh larger and sweeter than the
old type. They are becoming
more popular every year.
“The only way to find out just
where they should be grown is by
erxperiment, perhaps, and in the
i beginning. But the blueberry
ought to prosper in any kind of
• swtCand under any kind of condi
tions that are favorable to the
• huckleberry which is usually found
• growing wild in the woods, some
times in low, moist places, to be
. sure, but by no means always so.
“The Georgia laws forbid the in
i (reduction, into the state of goose
< berries and cun ants, in the form
j of plants, but aS a matter of fact
i there has never been any great
’ disposition .to grow them or to eat
them. t)ur English ancestors were
• very fond of them and “the big
j gooseberry season,’’ when men '
- were supposed to prevaricate like
• a fisherman as to the stee of the
gooseberries they found, has been
' a proverb in English literature for
■ many a year.
.’ "But here in the South, who has
‘ never had his mouth to water at
I the very thought of a huckleberry
pie?
“And if the old huckleberries
’ were good, the highly developed
blueberries are better. When prop
erly planted in congenial surround
ings the blueberry bushes grow
finer year after year, and more
over. are so attractive that they
are often planted for ornamental
purposes alone.
“We feel sure that the field for
building, up a substantial business
on tht growing of both these fruits
is large and founded on practical
wisdom. These are steps in the
right direction which are entitled
to the greatest encouragement.”
WHEN WILL THIS
SHAME BE STOPPED
Once again we are notified that
a “rum fleet” has arrived off the
three-mile limit.
According to the Associated
Press, there are now 14 of these
vessels off Atlantic Highlands,
New Jersey, one of which is a me
dium sized liner.
This liner, so it is rumored, is
on a “friendly” mission from Glas
glow, Scotland, where a pool has
been formed to invest in hostile ac
tion against the American prohibi
tion laws.
It seems to us that'the time has
come to settle this question.
We are informed on good au
thority that the United States has
a right under international law to
protect its vital interests against
these boats. If it ;as not such a
right, international law ought to be
changed and the United States
ought*to change it some time with
in the next few hours.
Those who bold the theory that
the United States is debarred by
international law from doing any
thing to defend itself against this
death dealing fleet must
hold the theory that this country
is under the obligation to take any
eort of punishment without resis
tance.
International law did not keep us
from coming to the assistance of
the British and the French when
their "backs were to the wall.” In
ternational law did not prevent
Great Britian from stopping Amer
ican ships at sea, ransacking their
mails, forfeiting their cargoes and
condemning the vessels them
selves. Great Britain was justi
fied in doing this because she had
to do it to protect herself from
the attack which was being ’made
upon her life.
Now the countries which were
saved from becoming German
provinces by the United States are
permitting their subjects and citi
zens to deal death and ruin to
American people under cover of
“international law.”
The Government, from the Presi
dent to congress, should be made to
realize that this is a humiliation
to the country. The United States
is not China. Anyone who thinks
that Uncle Sam will stand up and
have his nose pulled, his eyes
punched and his ribs displaced by
hostile criminals without develop
ing high blood pressure is mistak
en. The people of the United
States want their interests de
fended by the Government of the
United States.
It is absolutely absurb to in
timate that “measures” are go
ing to be taken against these peo
ple, if it is meant by this state
ment that a handful of prohibition
officers and customs officials are
going to hop around from one to
the other on shore or dodge about
in the water trying to head off a
few eases of liquors. It should be
realized that these invaders are
laughing at the United States and
are not taking the trouble to do it
up their sleeves either.
The thing to do and the only
thing to do is to detail United
States destroyers to round up
these ships, bring them into port,
confiscate the ships and their car
goes, and jail every man found on
them. Then foreign nations which
may object should be told that if
they want the friendship of the
United States they can have it by
the simple process of seeing that
their citizens and subjects treat
the United Slates with ordinary
decency.
A LOOK INTO THE
FUTURE AND THE PAST.
The Stone Age people who lived
in Great Britain 25,000 years ago
were physically and mentally su
perior to the average European of
1923.
So claims the eminent authority •
on anthropology, Prof. Elliot
Smith of England.
Smith o k’s, as accurate, Mac
kenzie’s book, “Ancient Man in ,
Britain.” This book, which is
creating a sensation in England,
gives this description of the Brit
ons of 250 centuries ago:
“In all essential features they
were of modern typg. They would,
dressed in modern attire, pass
through the streets of a modern
city without particular notice be
ing taken of them. One branch
was particularly tall and handsome
with an average height for the
males of 6 feet 11-2 inches.”
The people who inhabited Brit
ain 25,000 years ago suffered from
many of the physical complaints
that are common today.
“There is evidence in skeletons
of the effects of rheumatism and
bad teeth,” says Prof. Smith.
Those ancients were clever sur
geons. They were skilled at per
forming the delicate operation,
trepanning the skull to relieve the
brain from pressure or irritation.
Skulls, which have been dug up,
reveal this clearly and unmistak
ably.
Similar operations, by the way,
were performed by the Aztecs who
had a highly developed civilization
on the American continent, until
the plundering Spanish explorers
destroyed it.
The late Prof. Camden M. Co
burn, who uncovered the cities
which the Israelites built of sun
dried brick before they fled Egypt,
had the greatest surprise of his
life in India.
There Coburn saw an ancient
document in which a scientist f
6000 years ago told how he had
discovered and isolated something
like 38 different kinds of throat
bacilli (disease bacteria.)
Link this fact with Prof. Smith s
revelations about the Britons of
25,000 years ago, and it rather
takes the.starch out of our vanity.
How long will it be until explor
ing scientists of the future dig
deep into the earth and uncover
remnants of the civilization we
have today—for instance, right
here in Americus.
/T.A.PITOL.
BY JAMES P. GLYNN
U. S. Representative From Connec
ticut, Fifth District
WO Maine farm
ers were discussing
J’,' " recipes for drinku-
* W
• “If,” said one,
“you take a cotton-
I seed oil barrel.
l boil it out. fill it UP
stand for a couple
ly \ ' ' I w ' t L cider and let it
/ stand for a couple
1 I of months, you'll
XL 4n ) K et a f ine lot of
liquor.”’
“Any , kick to
it?” asked the sec-
GLYNN ond farmer.
“Well,” rejoined the first, “I
'didn’t notice any—up to the time I
became unconscious."
OLD DAYS IN- AMERICUS
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From The Times-Recorder. March
14,1913.)
i C. J. Wall, manager of the Alca
] zar motion picture theater, on yes
] terday disposed of his interest in that
i amusement place to Messrs. Qiunte
i Sorrells and McCord Prather, who
will conduct it in the future. Mr.
Wall and his associate will continue
the management of The Savoy, which
recently has • been renovated and
greatly improved.
Evidence of returning vitality in
t»ie cotton market was given yester
day in an advance of eight or ten j
points in the future position which. !
1 for the first time in a week got above I
the 12 cents notch once more. In
the Americus market good middling
were quoted at twelve cents, but I
there were no sales of any conse
quence.
The Arrington farm of about 440
acres, located upon the Friendship
road, five or six miles west of Amer- .
icus, was purchased yesterday from ’
the heirs by R. S. Broadhurst of this '
city as an investment.
Americus an vicinity sustained no
considerable damage from the severe ]
wind and windstorm yesterday morn- ■
ing. South of the city the rain 'did ]
not extend for more than five miles, ]
There was no rain at Leslie or De- ]
Soto, though a heavy storm prevailed
at the Parker place and vicinity, 5
miles east of DeSoto.
Miss Georgia Fort returned to her
home in Lumpkin after a pleasant
visit to Mrs. Welborne Clarke.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From The Times-Recorder. March
14, 1893.)
The shooting season here ended j
yesterday with a dove. shoot on the
M. B. Council, in which several local
hunters did great execution. Some
thing like 600 doves were killed. Dr.
R. E. Cato led the party with 88
birds,, Dr. G. T. Miller being a close
second with 75 birds to his credit,
while Dr. McKee, Elton Parker, anil
others scored m: in the sixties each, j
With the :;:lc of some forty bales]
of cotton vi u lay the stock at the
Johnson-Harrold warehouse Co., one I
of the lar t i.i southwest Georgia, ]
is reduced to a ' ingle bale. Never i
I
Tom Sims
Says:
Never talk too long or too loud.
An Ohio man has been jailed for
impersonating a congressman.
Boston taxi driver returned $5,-
000 found in his car, instead of
thinking it was a tip.
Booze is dangerous. Wheeling,
W. Va., man dropped dead when he
saw a load of beer destroyed.
San Francisco husband seeking
his seventh divorce should be made
an honorary movie star.
The airship Germany built
America will make its test flight
over the Alps, perhaps so it will
not have so far to fall.
Our ambition is to be president
of the United States because his
pay is not income taxable.
Philadelphia has launched a
safety drive and arrested about
500 motorists who were not doing
it.
A senator wants a survey to de
termine how our wealth is dis
tributed. Our guess is that it isn’t.
One job worse than being a wife
is working in a restaurant where it
is always meal time.
Trouble with laughing at all
your troubles is continuous mirth
makes others think you are ignor
ant.
It is a wise woman who asks for
what she can’t have so she can
compromise on what she wants.
•Some of the jonquil bulbs plant
ed in parlors this winter really
were jonquils and not onions.
Many people are afraid of au
tos. We need more like them.
Seattle man married a raving
beauty and wants a divorce be
cause she refuses to stop rav
ing.
Senate committee says gasoline
, may go up to a dollar. We told
you once before it would cost
enough to drink some Jay.
Anything can happen. Atlantic
fishing vessel recently landed with
a load of fish instead of booze.
A great deal of our “Hands off” •
European policy was brought on
by the Europeans’ “Hands up”
policy.
Girls are worrying over what
they will wear this spring and re
formers over what they won’t
wear.
It is estimated that most 10-
cent cigars are nickel cigars.
The flower th.-k- blooms too early
is a blooming idiot.
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER. ’
in is history of a half century, per
haps, has the stock at this -house
been reduced to one bale at this early
date. The entire stock in Americus
now is perhaps 200 bales and this
may be gone a week hence. At this
I last season there was a stock of 1,-
000 or 1,500 bales here. But' the
price was way down then.
In the superior court yesterday
Judge Littlejohn granted a charter
I to the Leslie Mercantile and Supply
Co., doing business at Leslie. The
incorporators are Messrs. J. M. Sum
merford, and D. C. Jones, prominent
merchants of that twon. The capital
stock is $4,000.
Miss Bela Hill leaves Thursday for
New York where she will spend some
time with friends.
Miss Bicie Westbrook and Miss
Myra Westbrook are visiting friends
in Oglethorpe.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
; Mr. W. M. Jones sold yesterday
| for the sum of $1,500 a desirable
; dwelling house .on Prince street, near
Lamar. The deed was made jointly
to Mrs. Emma Lester and Mr. C. A.
I Johnson. A half hundred transfers
of residence property have been
made here quite recently.
At his beauliful home on Lee
street, Mr. A. W. Smith again demon
strates, in the possession of a fine
field of cabbage, what can be done
here through proper effort, in rais
ing vegetables. While gardeners
generally are just now’ setting out
tender young plants, Mr. Smith is
eating hardhead cabbage, far larger
and finer than any shipped here from
Florida.
Dr. Charles C. Harold, of the
i medical staff of Governor Hospital
Nevfr York, arrived in Americus last
night to attend the bedside of his
mother, Mrs. Uriah B. Harold, whose
illness quite recently has been a sub
ject of greatest solicitude.
The Ladies Memorial Association
of Marshallville has extended Mr.
Allen Fort, Jr.,.of Americus an in
vitation to deliver the memorial ad
drdks in that city on April 26th. The
invitation has been accepted and Mr.
Fort’s many friends feel assured that
he will acquit himself most credita
bly.
- ]
Pelehatchie
PELEHATCHE, MISS.
(Pronounce it “Pellyhatchie”)
We got boggl'd outside of Forest in
some Mississippi wallows
Where there wasn’t any bottom to
the clsty that lined the hollows,
But with seven darkies pushing, and
with seven other plugging.
We were set upon the roadway and
our car continued chugging
Toward the tiny town of Morton, on
a so-called highway which is
Made of clay and muck and’ gumbo
heaped between two ten-foot
ditches;
By a miracle we made it, till all
muddy, cold and drippy,
We arrived at Pelehatche, Mississippi.
We had planned on making Vicks
burg, or at least on reaching Jack
son,
But the sturdy, fighting spirit of the
hardy Anglo-Saxon
Wasn’t strong enough within us; we
were weary bone and sinew,
And our common sense decided it was
silly to continue.
Thus we rested from our labors as
the shades of night were falling
And the dinner bell was ringing with
a melody enthralling;
We were -famished from our travel
ocr roadways wet and slippy.
So we stopped at Pelehatche, Mis
sissippi.
’Twas a funny country hostel, tut the
food—the food was yummy.
It was pleasant to the palate and it
satisfied the tummy.
There were biscuit light as feathers,
and my. blood will ever quicken
As I think about the savor of that
crisp and tender chicken,
Golden eggs well fried in butter and
a lot of other dishes:
Yes, the food at Pelehatche meets the
tourist’s fondest wishes;
So the traveler, when weary from the
rigors of h.is trip, he
Ought to stop at Pelehatche, Mis
sissippi. t
There is nothing much to do there,
there is nothing much to see there,
But the rooms are clean and comfy
and it’s pleasant just to be ther#,
And to sit around the wood-stove
with the local dignitaries
And to listen to the gossip which the
tongue of rumor carries.
From Meridian to Vicksburg is a
journey far from pleasant,
With the roads in the condition that
they suffer from at present;
Bpt when navigating through them
makes you pretty nearly dippy,
Take a rest at Pelehatche, Mis
sissippi.
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BEGIN HERE TODAY
Vondotta begins between
Mb’HA EL SAYERS, noted criminal,
and
SIR NORMAN GREYER, once of
Scotland Yard, when Sayers beau
tiful hcii«o maid,
J A NET, saves him from Sir Nor
man by shooting- dead the officer
sent (o arr»‘st him. Janet becomes
Sri!yers' wife and accomplice. In
1 •- Leeds lunik robbery. Michael
tKnown to (Jreycs as “S'a n tield" )
I rely •suaj.ct* and has io Ute the
country.
■ <yurs is approached by another
v»-;i-known criminal named Paul
('nut. who offers to take him as a
partner ir: a plot to tuin a noted
i 'iicia n W IHIh a waiting an Inter
'• 'vith Gout at the Taverne
;.ti?i. .Michael is nded .to see
b - 'Hfe riding past in a carriage
with sir Nminan Greyes. When
<>.mt arrives he tolls Savers that
..anet has been sent for to assist in
the pho under consideration.
NOW GO ON WITH STORY
Sayers Is Speaking
“For the moment I am puzzled,”
w;ss the frank confession. “I can
toll you this, however. Your wife
was sent for according to my in
structions. I know very little about
tier. It Is true, but I have agents in
London who keep me well informed
as to what goes on on your side of
the Channel; and from certain
things 1 have heard, 1 came to the
conclusion that she was the one per
son who couid bring to a successful
Issue the little affair which 1 shall
presently propose to you."
“You seem to be taking things
rather for grunted," I reminded him.
"Your co-operation is a certainty.”
he replied with a smile. “There will
be half a million francs for you,
and you must be getting short of
money-. Furthermore, by a very
pleasing coincidence, the brains of
the other side are controlled by your
ancient enemy."
"The scheme E already com
mended to me," I admitted. “Never
theless, expound it.”
“I will tell yotf a curious ’story,”
h> proposed.
• • •
Grcyes Tells His Side
I CELEBRATED my return to
England and civilization by a
stroll down Bond Street on the
morning after my arrival. After two
years’ absence, it was like a new
city to me. I met a few acquaint
ances and exchanged greetings with
a couple of friends. Then, at the
corner ot Conduit Street, I came
face to face with Janet Stanfield.
“Welcome home. Sir Norman
Greyest" she said,
“Big-game shooting, the papers
said," she continued. “Tell me, my
enemy, was it as interesting as man
hunting?"
“Each has Its thrill,” I replied,
“but you must remember that I long
ago ceased to be a professional hunt
er of men.”
“So that Is why you have let my
husband alone?"
"It was not my affair to search for
him. That was a matter for the au
thorities. If my help is sought in
solving the mystery of a crime, I
am generally prepared to do my
best. Otherwise, I do not interfere.
You have news of him?”
She laughed bitterly.
“Since he left the Lodge that
night,” she replied, "and you kicked
your heels over at the Dormy
House because of your parole, 1
have neither seen nor heard of him.”
1 suddenly realized with a little
shock that she was plainly, almost
shabbily dressed. She read my
thoughts in most disturbing fashion.
“A terrible neighborhood, this, to
frequent in one’s last year's ’gar
ments," she observed, smiling. “I
was just thinking that I should like
a black-and-white-check tailored
suit. Would you like to buy me one,
Sir Norman? You really might to,
'you know'. We made terribly little
out ot that bank affair, owing to
your flash of inspiration.” .
“I admit the liability,” I replied.
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“My whole family uses it,” continued
Mr. Garren. “My wife says she believes
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“1, myself, use Black-Draught tor
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We give it to our daughter for headache
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"Which establishment shall 'we
patronize?”
"At heart I believe that 1 am an
honest woman," she sighed. "1 can
not bear the thought of your paying
out notes for the adornment of my
person. You shall give me lunch in
stead. 1 am certainly very hungry.”
We turned toward Regent Street
and lunched In a restaurant of by
gone fame, half half Bo
hemian. She wouli>(fi:ll me nothing
of her manner ot wfe or of her
abode; yet somohoA or other I
fancied, reading between the lines,
that life had become something ot a
struggle for her. She asked me de
liberately for my address, but re
fused nie hers. She for an
other invitation, but shook her head
when I proffered it
“These meetings with you,” she
declared, "stimulate me nyire than I
tell you, but they leave behind
something which I cannot define. I
do not think that I will dine with
you. Sir Norman —not just yet, at
any rate.”
She glanced at her watch and hur.
Jr
* <■ " -a.
Ik- IB
rem WIH I
AT THE CORNER OF CONDUIT
AND BOND STREETS I CAME
FACE TO FACE WITH JANET
STANFIELD.
rled oft. I had an Idea that* she was
returning to some daily task. I
called at my club, talked for an hour
or two with some friends, and in due
course made my way back to my
rooms. I was restless and ridiculous
ly disturbed. Fortunately, distr-ac
ilon awtiitcd me.
“Mr. Rimmington has been wait
ing for you for sorao time, sir,” my
servant announced. “He (s in the
sitting-room with another gentle
man.”
“My friend rose eagerly to wel
come me as I entered. 1 shook hands
with his companion, who was known
to me slightly.
-“The Chief asked me to bring Lord
Hampden to you,” Rimmington ex
plained. “He came this morning to
ask for your help nf an affair which
is rather outside our province. The
Chief thought that you might be of
assistance.”
“Let me hear about it,” I begged.
• • •
44TARENCH politics today,” Lord
JU Hampden explained, "hinge
upon the question of France’s
attitude toward Germany. There Is
a party—the p„ iotic end military
party—fiercely determined to make
Germany pay to the uttermost far
thing, and to squeeze the last drop
of blood out of her.. The opposing
party is all for compromises, en
couragement of German trade, and
even for a rapprochement with Ger
many. ■ You know, of course, who is
the leader of the .patriotic party?”
“Lutarde, I should imagine.”
“Philippe Lutarde,” my visitor as
sented. “He is hated by the pro-
German party, as I will call them,
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j first because of his bitter enmity to
!•'—ird Germany, ■’econdlv because ot
■ .>n to and third!/]
because ot his unfaltering rectitude.
An attempt was made upon his life
not long ago, and the French police ,
have been instructed to watch him
night and day. Lately, however, j
there has been more uneasiness than
’ever among the patriotic party. It
.s. I fear, true that the chief of
the police is of the pro-German
party, and there is, without doubt, a
plot brewing at the present moment ,
against Lutarde. It has been sug
gested to us that a thoroughly cap
able secret-service man from this
side might be of assistance in un
raveling it. You follow me, I hope,
Sir Norman?”
”1 think so,” I admitted. "But
what is the nature of the plots”
"One can only surmise,” Lord
Hampden replied. “We do not be
lieve, however, that it is assassina
tion. That would only make a
martyr of Lutarde and sanctify his
cause. We want you to go over to ,
Paris and consult with a person
whose name I will give you. You
will be backed by unquestionable au
thority in any steps you may think
well to take. It will be a difficult
cojnmission, and in a sense a vagile
one; but 1 may say that, In the event
of your achieving any success, the
Government would consider itself
under the deepest debt of gratitude
to you."
"I will do what I can, of course,”
I promised. “When do I start?"
”We should like you to catch the
eleven o'clock train tomorrow morn
ing,” the Cabinet-minister suggested,
rising to his feet “If you will dine
with me at eight o’clock tonight in
Carlton Terrace, I will furnish you
with every other detail.”
So on the following morning, In
less than 48 hours after my return
to England, I found myself going
through the ordinary routine of the
Continental traveler, registering my
luggage, arranging my smaller be
longings in the seat which had been
reserved for me, and strolling back
to the bookstall for a few final pur
chases. There I came face to face
with Janet Stanfield, engaged upon
the same task. She was studying a
ladies’ journal and looked up at the
sound of my voice. She was frankly ]
amazed.
"You!” she exclaimed. "Where
are you going?” j
“To Paris," I answered. “And
you?” |
"We ore fellow-travelers,” she
said slowly. "Why did you not tell
me yesterday?”
“In an armed truce," I pointed out,
“the combatants do not usually dis
close their future plans."
I performed several small offices
for her on the journey, for which I
could see that she was thankful. At
Calais she had no reserved seat in ■
the crowded train. I did my best to
procure one for her, but In vain. 1
had no choice but to offer her a place
in my reserved compartment. She ;
was looking very ’fragile and tired;
as she accepted my offer with a
grateful smile and sank Into a va
cant seat.
She curled up as gracefully as a.
cat and went'’fast asleep. When she
opened her eyes, the people were
streaming down the corridor In an
swer to the first call for dinner.
"Have you eaten anything today?"
I inquired.
“Nothing, and I am ravenous,”
she admitted frankly.
I committed the atrocity of dining ’
at half-past five. Afterward she
once more took a corner seat In my
compartment and lit a cigaret She
was a good deal more like her old
self.
"Has your husband sent for you?"
I asked bluntly. i
"The parole has expired," she re-]
minded me.
"Listen,” I continued: "I am not ;
out to do the work of Scotland Yard. ’
I do not know where your husband
may be hiding. My journey to Paris
has nothing to do with him or his
affairs. Yet you must understand
this: If chance at any time should
put me upon his track, I should fol
low it up and hancl him over to jus
tice. Nothing," I added, looking her
steadily in the eyes, "could alter my
determination so far as that is con
cerned."
(Continued in Our Next Issue)
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