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PAGE SIX TIMES-RECORDER PUBLISHED 1879 >■**■*—■ HIM . I ■ ...... ! TBl Published by The Times-Recorder Co., quc.) Lovelace Eve, Editor and Publisher Entered at aecond elate matter at the pottofficj at America*, Georgia, according to the Act of Congrnet. The Associated Pre** it eicfatively entitled tt the uee for the republication of all dcw* di*, pat ch ct credited to it or not otherwise credited to thia paper and alto the local newt published bore. In. All right of republication of tpecial ditpatohet are also reserved. National Advertising Bepreaentativea, FROST LANDIS A KOHN, Brunswick Bldg., New York; .’copies’ Gas Bids.. Chicago. A THOUGHT 7 "| Deliver me from all my transgres sions; make me not the reproach of the foolish.—s. 39:8. The greater part of mankind- are angry with the sinner and not with the sin.—Seneca. Beware of Quacks “The most valuable of the senses of the human body is your eyes,’’ declared an Amer icus specialist the other day in speaking to a few of his friends, “and yet a large percentage of people utterly neglect them." He declared that a man or woman over 40 years should have their eyes examined every two years, if they desired to have them through old age. “The man who wears glasses should have them changed ev ery two years until he or she is 60. After that there’s usually ho change necessary,’’ he says. Another statement he made Was the prevalence of people “falling for quacks”—so-called specialists who have “just dis covered a new treatment" or who claim that they can do in a few weeks what medical sci ence, with its generations of in vestigation, would never prom ise. One of the medical organiza tions of the country has prepar ed the following list of “signs” which will help to identify the commercial quacks. This list is given in the Atlanta Georgian as follows: (1) The demand for money in advance on the promise of cure. This is an absolutely certain sign. (2) The claim that a “special system” is Applied for the cure of manifold ailments. (3) The claim that a special secret remedy” is applied as a cure-all. (4) Such claims advertised in physical culture magazines. (5) The claim that some “method” of cure or “treatment” not known to the general medi cal profession is followed. Beware of the quick-cures and the new discoveries. Be fore you allow some one to ex periment with your eyes or oth er parts of the human anatomy, talk it over with one of your local medical men. They have, ,to a large extent, spent a life time in study and their advice is worthy your careful consid eration. Your eyes are one of the most valuable of your senses. Without arms or legs, one can manage to get along; without speech or hearing, one can re sort to signs. Without eyes, all is dark—most of the pleasures are denied you. Parents especially should take extraordinary care of the eyes of children. There may be a weak ness not suspected. Watch close and if in doubt consult a specialist. A little caution now may be the means of saving the child’s eyes for years and years of use when it is older. Cash On Hand Cash on hand of the Ford Motor company, at the end of 1923 totaled $271,618,668. according to Ford’s balance sheets just filed with the Mas sachusetts commissioner of cor porations. This is said to be the largest of any industrial corporation in America and double that of the United States Steel company. A year ago Ford's cash on hand was reported at $159,- 605,687, and two years ago at $162,385,936. What will be Ford's figures two years hence—or ten years from now? No man knows, and guessing is a waste of time. Another question often ask ed is what will Ford do with his money—the near billion that he is piling up? And again, no one knows. Will he follow the example of Rockefeller, whose mone yis doing so much for humanity, through the Rockefeller Foun dation, in discovering the rea sons for disease and how to combat disease? While Ford is the “best ad vertised man in America”—the man who has had more free ad vertising than probably any oth fr —after all, we know' but lit- tle of Henry Ford. He has had much to say about something but little about others, and while knowing prac tically nothing about the man, he seemingly has the confidence of the nation. With his gigantic industrial enterprises and bank balances greater than any other private individual ever had, no one is seeing red when it comes to Ford. No one seems to doubt that he will do the RIGHT thing. And yet how very little we really know of the inside of Henry Ford’s mind. Old Age Is a State of Mind How did the wishbone get its reputation as a symbol of good luck? Long ago, prob ably, when man still was in the savage state. At a meal, who ever got the wishbone got the best part of the fowl—the white meat of the breast. Rivalry for the breast of the fowl must have caused many a tussle. You can picture two barbarians at a prehistoric boarding house, both reaching for the breast at the same time. Grasping this part of the fowl’s anatomy, one was bound to emerge with a larger piece of meat than his rival. Possibly, in this, is the origin of the custom of breaking a wishbone, the lucky winner of the large section having gotten what he wished for. A supposition, of course. But the wishbone’s reputation as an emblem of good luck is older than recorded history. You recall how, in childhood, you were eager to get the wish bone. It was a real prize, even if its value was imaginary. Today, with childhood years behind you and gradually being dimmed by the mists of the past, you probably wouldn't give a cent for a basket of wishbones. Behold, here, a great loss. For firm belief in a as a bringer of luck, is an il lusion. And when we lose our illusions, there is not much left in life. The wishbone is not the only illusion we lose as we grow older. What would you not give for the lost thrills and illusions of youth? Our minds run along this channel at this time of year, as spring advances. Spring is the season of youth—and its symbol. Oh,-for the thrill of the first spring plunge into the old swim ming hole! Or the walk through the woods, gathering the first Howers as nature wakens after long sleep. A bird, soaring skyward, means little or noth ing now; in youth, it was a thrill. Ln e gets duller as we grow older. Nature, kindly, removes us from the stage before life gets too dull. As old age approaches, the human tendency is to lose faith in nearly everything, as we al ready have lost faith in the wishbone’s magic power. Youth is faith—hope—illusion—imag ination—mythical values. Old age is a state of mind—the dis appointment of disillusion. j OPINIONS OF ~1 OTHER EDITORS STRONGHOL DFOR ALL When a person becomes a com munity builder he is erecting a fortification that proves a strong hold for himself as well as for his fellows.&—Dadeville Spot Cash. / 96 PER CENT RIGHT, YOU ARE The Baltimore Sun has offered a prize of .SIOO.OO for the best explanation of the differences be tween a Democrat and a Republi can. In about 96 per cent of the cases a Democrat is one whose father was a Democrat and a Re publican is one whose father was a Republican. There may be other elements in the equation, but these may be classed as funda mental.—Selma Times. next time shoot him in the TUMMY In one of Birmingham’s su burbs there is trouble, and all ••bout a woman shooting a man tn the onion patch! New, grow ing onions is very attractive. In fact, mighty tempting for som ■ people; next to big watermelons. But think of going before St. Peter at Easter time for hooking onions!—Talladega Home. SSGNS AND SIGN POSTS With the campaign to remove unsightly advertising signs from America’s roads well under way, attention may well be turned to the character of signs and sign 'posts marking roads to show their destination and distances. The historic “sign post” is cf wood, with a board nailed to the "Cupid orMI CAMPASPE JW Cupid and my Campaspe playd At cardes for kisses; Cupid payd: / He stakes his quiver, how and arrows, fl His mothers doves, and team? of sparrows; j Loses them too; then down he throws The coral of his lippe, the rose I Growing on’s cheek (but none knows how) II With these, the crystal of his browe, » And then the dimple of his chmne; All these did my Campaspe v.inne. At last he set her both his eyes, \ A She won, and Cupid blind did rise. 'VjA 0 Love! has she done this to thee? What shall, alas! become of mee? * —John Lyly. side, ending in a rude represen tation of a pointing hand. The board bears upon its face, usu ally weather-obliterated letters, the name of the next town. Such a marker was all right for a trail, or a wagon road, but is as much out of place on a fine hard road as an ox cart among automobiles. Modern practice dictates that road signs and posts should be permanent, sightly, plain as to information conveyed sturdy, and artistic.—Brunswick News. FLOPS AGAIN About a year ago Col. George Harvey announced that Europe was “in a mess” and that Amer ica was “d—d well out of ft.” Now that it is Washington that is “in a mess” Harvey has indi cated his desertion of the party he joiped in order to get a cov eted diplomatic position by an nouncing that he is an “independ ent” in -politics—Exchange. AWAITING THE RIGHT MAN The Democratic press of the country is evidently awaiting for the right man to turn up to win the party nomination at New- York in June. Few of the great Democratic newspapers have any special candidate and the whole situation seems to be entirely in the making—Brunswick News . LEVA.THAN AGAIN IN SERVICE Afttr undergoing repairs, the l.ci ■.idhan- ip again in service. Except for a short period last summer, the operation of the huge liner showed a heavy loss for the government, and there is no reason to expect better re sults in the future. Last Feb ruary the shipping board called for bids for all of its 1,335 ves sels, “as r , where is,” including the Leviathan. March 14 arrived, such bids as had been received were opened, but none was worth considering. No sales were made and, so far as is known, no nego tiations are now under way for thq purchase of any of these ves sels. Some 400 shipping board vessels, all told, are in actual op eration, empty or loaded, profita bly or otherwise, so long as the government guarantees the bills. It is an expensive way of main taining a government merchant fleet, especially with hundreds of vessels rusting or rotting at an chor. Congress voted down the ship-subsidy scheme But it comes pretty much to the same thing as paying subsidies when the government runs the Levia than and other shipping board vessels at a loss of millions of dollars.—New York World. factors in the next crop Farmers throughout the black belt section all report getting a late start in plantin goperations. -The- continued rains have made it impracticable to prepare the fields or sow the seed, the condi tions being largely a reproduc tion of the. experience of last year. These unfavorable factors will undoubtedlj' serve to cut the acreage and increas e the hazards of bringing another cron to ma turity. The acreage increase in cotton is being placed at 5 per cent but this estimate is purely conjectural as the planting sea son is not half over. The ‘‘get away hag been from two to four weeks late this year and the crop must go through to the end with this handicap. There is al so a shortage of labor in many localities. One basis of hop e for a satisfactory yield this year however, is the cold hard win ter which visited this section. It is believed that the hard freezes have already killed the insect crop and that the destruction from these pests will be greatly lessened. If th e elements con tinue unfavorable, however, a reduced crop of cotton, at least below the twelve million mark will be inevitable. Selma (Ala.) Journal. If you don’t believe the ahtds.sfl model of industry just try to keep them, out of the sugar. TAE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER ’ MWg bijAlbert .Apple GARAGES The 40 story Jewelers Building in Chicago will have parking space on all of the lower 23 floors for ten ants’ autos. Powerful elevators wi'l take the cars up and down. The architect who figured this out must belong to the Louis H. Sullivan school of “form follows function.” It’s an idea that should be copied, adequate garage space is an increasing problem. Building owners would find it a good invest ment, for few skyscrapers ever rent all of their office space, anyway. * * * GAMBLING The man who plays the stock market with a few hundred dollars, his savings, has only an extremely faint chance of not losing it, let alone pyramid it into a fortune. So says Cromwell president of the New York Stock Exchange. “Practically a sure loser” is how he describes the man with limited funds playing the market on mar gin. This wisdom is as old as “the market.” Trouble is, a new crop of suckers is constantly growing up. CORELLI The late Marie Corelli, born in 1864, was only 22 when her "Ro mance of Two Worlds” was pub lished. This revealed genius, for in those day's few books were pub bished, compared with now, and to find a publisher willing to take a chance was like looking for the needle in the haystack. Critics who scorn the literary quality of the Corelli books may snort at linking her with genius. But genius is the ability to sell, quite as much as the ability to write. A successful writer needs both. George Ade said, "Anyone can write a play. It takes a genius to sell it.” * * * KANT Europe celebrates the 200th anni versary of the birth of Immanuel Kant. He was one of the greatest philosophers of all time. Yet he spent his life within a radius of 25 miles from his birthplace in Ger many. Thus disproving the hokum that travel is the greatest educator. Maybe you ponder how much greater his opportunities would have been if he had a radio in his house. Not, however, with the sort of pro grams broadcast now. That win change. Radio will become the greatest educator—in time. » * * GANGWAY! The proposed electrical “super power system” is discussed intelli gently by W. S. Murray, engineer and author of the original govern ment report on super-power. There is much to be said for and against, but not in an editorial of 86 words. Murray timed his bid for atten tion a bit late, the baseball season must be delightedly welcomed by politicians under investigation in Washington, D. C. Who was the humorist who said we Americans take life too seriously PILLS Rev. 0. J. Gray, brother of Judge Gary who presides over U. S. Steel arrives from Chile. He has been a Methodist minister for 41 years. He saps he has had great succi. with “divine healing” among the natives —anoints them with oil and prays. The scientific mind may scoff at She idea, even though it requires colossal egotism to place the power of pills ahead of the power of th? Almighty. Skeptical science, .how ever, is based on vanity. It only takes one to start a fight and that is always the other one. A great many fishermen Would play golf if you had to sit on the bank and wait for a golf ball. , • * SOME FOLKS HAVE ALL THE LUCK rs " ' rr.-? \ ~ • - * - • -• .. ■ ' * X w i ( ThaT.Kelpsa I \ LlTTu£ ft V ? )'\ r r —- —7---- —t.K '’V ijz's ■ ■-tosi/ Z- WZ'’ // t ivZvSfe s ’’) a. ■■ Old Days In Americus TEN YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder. May, 1, 1914.) The marriage last evening of Miss Alice Kelley and Mr. Harvey Mathis was solemnized at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Mashburn on Lee street, and was witnessed by a select few of the friends of the bride and groom. The marriage at this date was in the nature of a pleas ant surprise to many of their friends as while not yet formally announced, was supposed to take place some time in June. Mr. and Mrs. Mathis are now "at home” at the Mathis home on Lee street road. Miss Mabel Clarke and C. C. Ans ley were united in marriage yester day afternoon at the residence of Rev. J. A. Thomas, pastor of First Methodist church. The Americus public schools will close today for the spring term ar-d seventeen hundred and thirty-three pupils will put aside books and en ter upon the glad vacation season of four months. Walter Hiers, leading juvenile cometqy man of the Lubin Moving picture company is in Americus in interest of the feature picture pre senting Helen Gardner in “A Prin cess of Bagdad.” Mr. Hiers is an old Cordele boy, and was out at the ball park yesterday afternoon, root ing away for Rip Ragan’s crew to win. The very large number of Ameri cus people going to Jacksonville for the U. C. V. reunion next week will cause that town to look like a suburb of the south Georgia me tropolis. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times Recorder. May 1, 1904.) Levi Daniels, one of the best and most respected colored citizens of this section, was in Americus yes terday and emphatically denied the published reports that he was dead. Commencing tomorrow, the stores here will close at 6 o’clock during the summer months, except Satur days. Miss Fannie Stallings leave.. Mon dr# for Rome where she will bo the charming guest of Mrs. T. J Simmons at Shorter College for a month. H. D. Watts has purchased a de sirable lot out Lee street, near the Nix home, and contemplating build ing there very shortly. When the grand jury convenes a month hence it will have quite a number of names from which to select the successor of the late Justice T. A. Graham. Among these are mentioned the names of Messrs, G. S. Cobb, J. L. Hudson, A.‘ J. Hamil, and L. H. Carter, although there will likelv be others. The homes of Mrs. Josephine Hudson end Albert Harris, on Jackson treet were burglarized yes terday afternoon. Ni v that the last lingering touch of winter has vanished the fruit ospect again looms up resplendent and great* things for ye hungry here. Already peaches near ly as large as guinea eggs are shown here, and the outlook for a ; good yield is veijy flattering. I A !%|S made on improved vCfarm lands at cheap . est rates for terms of 5,7 or 10 years with pre-payment option given Money secured promptly. We have now outstanding over $1,100,000 on farms in Sumter county alone, with plenty more to lend. MIDDLETON McDONALD Correspondent Atlanta Trust Co., in Sumter, Lee, Terrell, Schley, Macon, Stewart, Randolph and Webster counties. 21 Planters Bank ‘ Building, Americus, Ga. Phone 89 .211. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY L 1924 THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY (Rrom The Times Recorder. May 1, 1894.) A pretty young girl of fifteen and a sturdy young farmer of per haps thirty were the observed of all observers about the courthouse, yesterday morning. The man was T. J. Grantham and the young lady his niece, Miss Maude Grantham, whom he was charged with kidnap ping. Americus was the political storm center last night and in fact a reg ular gubernatorial cyclone was frolicking around the hotel where the governor that is to be, both had apartments. These zephyrs played through the hyperion ring lets that adorn the occuput of Col. William Atkinson, causing each in dividual hair t 0 stand on while he listened to the great demonstration of Sumter Evans democrats in honor of their choice for governor, Gen. Clement A. Evans. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Presbyterian church propose giving an ice cream festival in the pretty yard adjoining the church tomorrow evening. The festival will begin at; 6 o’clock in order that all may at tend. Come out with your summer girl, spend a pleasant evening and at the same time help a worthy cause. A gentleman walking along the banks of Muckalee creek between the lower and upper bridges yester day counted 210 negro men, women and young white boys engaged in fishing. This amount of labor, prop erly expended, could cultivate 3,- 000 acres of corn and allow time for fishing besides. Col. Thomas Allen, the veteran drummer of Georgia, after a re spite of several yeaiss will pack his sample cases and go on the road again. He left yesterday for At lanta, where he will accept a posi tion with one of the leading whole sale houses in the Great City. A Virginia boy who thought h? could rob a man and get away with it will be 50 before he gets away, according to a judge. Americus Undertaking Co. NAT LEMASTER, Manager Funeral Directors And Embalmers Night Phones 661 and 88 Day Phones 88 and 231 L. G. COUNCIL, President. T. E. BOLTON, Ass’t. Cashier C. M. COUNCIL. V.-P. and Cashier. J. E. KIKER, Ass’t. Cashier The Planters Bank of Americus (Incorporated) , AT YOUR SERVICE L# ■ - r >1;. Oldest and largest ft Owfes State Bank in South ' s'. . ‘ west Georgia. Any V; . business entrusted to {FT'-’ us W, B receive our I? j’ivT "S’ best attention.- If you are not al read# one of our valued u customers ’ we would appreciate an opportunity of serving you. The Bank With a Surplus RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000 PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE, ACCOMMODATING No Account Too Large; None Too Small THE standard: Our Big May Sale Be gins Friday, May 2, and Continues Through Sab urday, May 10. At 50c —Twenty styles of Ladies’ Collar and Cuff sets, all colors. $1 —Big assortment of new Neckwear for* ladies, Just unpack ed. At 35c Men’s Knitted Silk Four-in-Hand Ties, regularly 50c. At 48c Men’s Four-in-Hand Ties, made of rich heavy silks, formerly up to 75c. At 25c Men’s Four-in-Hand Ties of Silk material, formerly 50c At 'sl.s0 —Men’s White Madras Shirts, attached or collarless style, all sizes. j At sl.9B—Men’s Silk Striped Madras Shirts, great variety of pretty patterns. At $1.98 —Men’s Genuine Eng lish Broadcloth Shirts, attached collars; value $3. At $-3.95 — Men’s Brown and Black Oxfords, Goodyear welts; new stock, all sizes. At s4.9s—Men’s Tan and Black Vici Oxfords. Goodyear Welts; values up to SB. At $2.50 —Misses Patent and Brown Kid Sandals, all new lot; just received. At $2.50 —Ladies’ Sandals of Green, Blue and Brown Kid, new styles, all sizes. At $3 00—Ladies’ Black Patent Leather Sandals, new cut-out styles, all sizes. At $1.98 —One big table Ladies’ Odd Lots of Low Shoes, all stylish; some worth three times th e price we are asking. At $3.95 —The greatest assort ment of Ladies’ Low Shoes ever shown for this price. Every pair i this price will show up better ■han $5 grades. At 50c—Men’s Checked Nain sook Union Suits, elastic seam back, all sizes up to 46. At 75c—Men’s closely woven Checked Nainsook Union Suits, elastic back, all sizes. At $1 —The famous Red Cross Union Suits for men; none better; all sizes. At $1 —For six pairs Ladies’ and Men’s Lisle Hosiery, the best 25c grade-you have seen. Sold in lots of six pairs—no more or no less for the price of 6 pairs for ... $1 At 79c—Fine Table Damask, two yards wide, of regular dollar grade. At $1.50 —New styles of Blouses and Waists for ladies, just opened. At 49c—Ladies’ Silk Stockings in black, brown, gray, sizes 8 1-2 to 10. Standard Dry Goods Company Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce AMERICUS, GA.
