COUNTIES NOW
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\ *977 Volumes in Loan Dcpait-
. ment and 1,070 Volumes in
Traveling Library
ATLANTA, July 10.— Library
- are located in 104 of the 100
counties of the state, according to
the annual report of the Georgia
Library commission issue; 1 for 1923.
Forty two counties of this number
are equipped with both public
libraries and traveling libray sta
tions, 35 have only public or ciubj
or subscription libraries and 27,
have only traveling library statioi s.!
The general loan department has'
a total of 4,977 volumes from
which any resident of the state may
borrow books for the cost of post
age. A large variety of subjects
are covered, special emphasis hav
ing been given to books for teach
ers and on farming subjects.
Traveling libraries are defined
as a system maintained for people
in small towns and rural communi
ties, for schools, clubs, institutions
and organizations, otherwise with
-1 out adequate library service. Thor •
Ure 1,070 volumes in the traveling
library collection.
The report states the following
town libraries were visited during
the yj^lr:
, jAflairsville, Americus, Carrollton,
/Cartersville, Cedartown, Cordele,
■ Fitzgerald, Fort Valley, Kingston,
Lawrenceville, Macon, Manchester,
Montezuma, Newnan, Poulan, Rich
land, Rome, Tifton. Schools v- re
visited also in a number of these
places, and book's examined. A
steady correspondence has been
maintained with other libraries.
Opening of a new library at Ma
con took place Nov. 28, 1923, nam
ed the Washington Memorial Li
brary, the site and building having
been donated by Mrs. Ellen Wash
ington Bellemy in memory of her
brother, Hugh Vernon Washington.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce
raised funds of SIO,OOO for furnish
ing and books.
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LET US scren your house and re
pair your old screens. Americus
Blacksmith & Screen Co., phone
444—7-Gt
FOR SALE CHEAP—SmaII re
frigerator; 1 kitchen cabinet; 1 iron
bed; 1 kiddie coop; 1 baby car
/ riage. Mrs. K. W. Moon, Hancock
avenue.—9-3t
RAILROAD SCHEDULES
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americus, Ga.
Central of Georgia Ry.
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WOOFC BtJIW
BEGIN HERE TODAY
■ John Ain.iley, a man of educa-'
tion and breeding, becomes a mast-]
er crook—preying upon other
thieves. .In Paris r.c comes to
suspect t:ie White Gag' -, himself
a super-criminal, of trying to svv.n
ule Mr. ami .tir.. Josiah Higgins, I
wealthy Cincinnati, Ohio, persons
For som mysterious purpose the
White Eagle has founded a club
for one-eyed men on the Rue de.
Sainte.i Peres. Bound for N w
York on the Altaria, Ainsley secs
that the Higginses arc followed by
a one-eyed man, who keeps to uirn
self am! -Idem speaks to anyone.
At o. concert aboard the boat, Mr.
and Mrs. Higgins appear, resplen
dent with jewels. Mrs Higgins is
wearing upon her bosom a pearl
which, a man tells Ainsley, cost
one million francs.
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
I admitted that it was. “But it’s
not extremely large,” I said.-
“It’s as big as your "ye,” he de
clared. “And it’s the most perfect
pearl of its size in existence. I
heard Maret jabbering about it.
Some Indian princess event bust
and sold it.” He whistled “lie’ll
have to pay another chunk of mon
ey tomorrow, at the Customs, when
he shows them that bit of junk.
That’ll break his heart. He sure
hate s to spend a nickel where it
won’t show, the old. tlght-tvad.”
I agreed with him, sighing as I
did so, thinking how well Tcould
use the money represented by that
pearl. Indeed, the thought was so
agonizing that I left the lounge
long before the concert was over,
seeking solace in the smoke- room.
The room was deserted, save fo>
the one-eyed man.. Unwilling to
arouse anv latent Rnsnininn in him
PORCH PLANTS
for verandas and stoops are decid
edly ornamental outside of any
home, and give them a garden at
mosphere, even in the city. We
have all kinds of plants for this
purpose, in various sizes, potted or
ready for planting. We have fresh
cut flowers daily for decorative
and other purposes.
THOMAS FLORAL CO.
SEE FOR YOURRSELF
the sweet freshness of the fish you
are ordering here, and you will an
ticipate the later enjoyment of eat
ing it at the table. Our consign
ments of fresh fish are received
regularly every day from river and
sea coast, so we know what we are
selling to our patrons and THEY
know from experience.
AMERICUS FISH AND OYSTER
COMF ANY
Phone 778
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SPECIAL SALE solid oak swing's,
.$3.98 long as they last. Ameri
cus Blacksmith and Screen Co.,
phon e 444'—7-Gt
FOR SALE—2S bushels Field Peas
at $3.00 per bushel. W. A.
Carter, Plains, Ga.—ll-2t
APARTMENT FOR RENT—Phone
309—11-ts.
FOR SALE—.Jersey milk cow. W.
W. Hughes, Atlantic Ice and Coal
Co.--11-3t
PEACHES', PEACHES—For sale
at packing house on Riley’ Peach
Farm, off Smithville road.—7-18t
F’OR RENT—One 4-room apart
ment with private bath. Phone
515—8-5 t
FOR RENT—Two rooms with
kitchenette. Box 274—7-5 t
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WANTED TO SELL OR EX
CHANGE-—Two or three nice
cows, fresh in milk, for dry cattle.
See M. J. Stevens at stable, corner
Wheeler and Jackson streets.
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I OA ,: -ade on improved
LiVrii ikfarm lands at cheap
est rates for terms of 5,7 or 10
years with pro-payinent 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 Batik
Bui’ding. Americus, Ga. Phone 89
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FOR SALE —Nice Tomatoes for
canning and ketchup SI.OO bush
el delivered in morning, 75c on
farm. Mrs. Ed Morgan—lo-3t
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“IT’S MR. HIGGINS, SIR—HIS
WIFE’S PEARL.”
I had hitherto refrained from ac
costing him. Pmt flow i needed
pleasantly to him. It was my last
chance to make his acquaintance,
and I had not yet given up the idea
that here was opportunity.
But when I followed my nod with
an invitation to join me in a pint
of champagne, he brusquely re
fused. His one good eye shot <t
suspicious glance at me. I noted
that that eye was gray, and that
his glass eye matched the other.
Rebuffed-, I mad - no further ef
fort. I drank my wine, rose, took
a turn around the deck, and went
to my stateroom. I immediate!;,
undressed and went to bed, fin: iiy
convinced that whatever th-, myst
ery of Higgins, the White Eagle and
the one-eyed man, i' w;:s beyond my
power to solve and profit by it.
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Somewhere along toward dawr,
I was aroused by pounding at my
door. I climbed from my 1 bed,
threw a dressing-gown over my
pajamas, and opened the door. A.
ship’s officer stood there.
“Sorry, sir,” he said, “but wpuid
you mind coming to the lounge?'
“What’s the idea?” I asked.
“Ship on fife or something?”
He smiled dpprbcatiugly. “Noth
ing, like that, sir, but one of the
passengers has lost some jewelry.
Rather a valuable trinket.”
“Well, what’s that to do with
me?” I demanded.
“Nothing, sir, I hope,” he replied.
“But the gentleman insists that all
persons who passed by the door of
his cabin tonight submit co a search.
It’s Mr. Higgins, sir—his wife’s
pearl; you and three other gentle
men have cabins in this corridor. To
reach your romps you have to pass
by the Higgins’" suite. The steward
FRIED CHICKEN and HoF
ROLLS
Saturday Night
Orders taken for any kind of
Pies
TEA ROOM
WANTED—IS Plasterers SI,OO per
hour. Apply Boys High School,
West Point Iron Works, Macon,
Ga. Foreman T. C. Bailey.—9-5t
FARM LOAN MONEY Plenty at
cheap interest rate and on easy
terms. W. W. Dykes. 9-ts
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CLOSE IN ROOMS' For two
young men. G. L. Williams.
Phone G43.—2-tf
FOR SALE —Belgian and New
Zealand Rabbits. In pairs or
From $1.50 to $2.00 per pair
Marion Young phone 593—1-tf-dh
WANTED—To rent 3 or 4 rooms
ground floor with private bath.
(References exchanged. No children.
I X. Y. Z., —Times-Recorder 1 l-3t
STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT
Neon Buchanan.—l2-tf
FOR SALE —1 Hgni. delivery Ford
truck. Good condition. Crabb’s
Service Station. Phone 180 —17-ts
I FOUNT A cool place in Ameri
cus at Rylandar theater “Where
Ocean Breezes Blow.”—30-tf.
WANTED—To rent typewriter.
Phone 438.
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We haven’t been to the movies
this week yet so all the stars we
know are old ones.
These July days are not so much
but these July nights beat the fa
mous Arabian nigh...
Nothing looks better onj a girl
than a bathing suit; but not, how
ever, absolutely nothing.
A few of the men who marr ed
in June admit rolling pins ami
dishes bounce. *
on watch swears that no other peo
ple have entered the corridor since
Mr. and Mrs. Higgins retired.”
“And because I happen to
have a cabin in lie came quarter of
th* 'V ith Hifgins, ’ *l’.
united by that swine, am I?’M1 cried?
The officer became more apolo
getic. “Swine is right, sir, but I
hope you’ll make it epsy for us. Os
course, you have a right to refuse,
but that will only cause trouble on
the dock. The captain presents his
compliments, sir, and hopes that you
yor.r rights, and help him
to avoid scandal for the ship’s
sake.”
“If you put it that way, to oblige
the captain—certainly,” said I.
I followed him down the corridor,
across an open space and into the
lounge. There were Mr. and Mrs.
Higgins and their servants; also
there were two Englishmen, with
whom I had struck up a casual 'ac
quaintance, and to whom I nodded
now. And then I saw the third of
the gentlemen to whom the ship’s
officer had referred. It was the one
eyed man.
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We all submitted to a search. We
handed over the keys of our bag
gage to an officer. Half an hour
later he returned with the state
ment that lie had searched all our
effects and found no trace of the
missing pearl. Then one of the
Englishmen did what I had been
wanting to do. He walked over to
Higgins.
“We’ve heard your story,” he
said. “You returned from the con
cert, you and your wife. She took
off her jewels and laid them on a
table in her cabin. She then went
into your cabin, to talk to you.
When she returned to her own
room, five minutes later, the
Ranee’s Pearl was gone. Some ono
had op. ned the door ana stolen it.”
“And it must have been some one
in one of the cabins on the corri
dor,” cried Higgins.
“That’s what you say,” said the
Englishman. “It doesn’t matter to
a vulgar beast like you that'you in-'
suit your betters. Now, we’ve all
been searched, and none of us lias
your filthy pearl. I merely want to
tell you that I’m glad you lost it,
•’nd that I hope the loss teaches you
and your wife the vulgarity of os
tentation. Good evening, sir.”
He turned on his heel, followed
by his compartiot, and stalked, witii
what dignity a man in a bathrobe
m.iv achieve, from the ! tinge.
The one-eyed man came close to
Higgins, and in rapid French as
sailed him. And then, suddenly, I
understood. Not Higgins’ manner
told me; liie plutocrat acted his part
too well. But the light of one of
the electric- lamps flashed on the
Frenchman’s face, and the mystery
that had’ been puzzling me for a
week was .solved at hut.
I went back ,ro bed, neither re
proaching Higgins, nor paying any
attention to his perfunctory apolo
gies. I slept soundly, iiappiiy, as
one should who knows that on the
morrow he will acquire- a fortune.
With the other passengers I dis
embarked next day. I ’submitted to
the usual examination of my bag
gage. I saw the reporter buzzing
about the Higginses, and knew that
the afternoon headlines would L<
devoted to. the loss of the precious
Ranee’s Pearl. I chuckled as I
thought of the story that could be
written, but would not be printed in
the newspapers. You see, I had no
doubt as to my success. I had
pierced the disguise of Opportunity.
Outside the Customs shed I fol
lowed the porter with my baggage
to a taxi. I told the chauffeur to
drive my things to the Hotel Regina,
took his number to assure myself of
his honesty, and then waited. In a
few minutes the one-eyed man • ar
rived. His porter handed his bags
to a taxi driver. The one-eyed man
climbed into the cab.
And I climbed in after him. He
would have expostulated, save that
I pressed something against his ribs,
the something being the muzzle of
an automatic pistol. The drive did
not see this byplay, and when I told
him that I would accompany his pas
senger, made no objection. He
closed the door upon us,‘ climbed
into his seat and started the cab.
“What do you want?” demanded
the one-eyed man.
I smiled cheerfully at him. “Your
right eye,” I told him. I pressed the
muzzle harder against his chest.
“No use in crying out; it would be
' make the sandwiches
f° V le ou t’ n £ with our bread.
*&*2jp j Then they’ll tast much better.
/ And what is more, they won’t be-
come dry and tasteless. Our bread
in addition to its superior flavor
MRC& 4 retains its freshness much longer
/M ■ th an the usual loaf which makes it
particularly desirous for sandwich
' —xtU** making.
DOMESTIC BREAD
in Qmoricus
Model Bread Co.
White House in Mounting for Calvin, Jr.
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The flag flies at half mast over
the White House. At right is
full figure of Lieutenant Edgar
Alien Poe, of the Marines and
a greatgrand-nephew of the fam
ous poet, who was detailed as an
honor guard at the White House
entrance and who headed the six
Marine pallbearers at the funeral
of Calvin Coolidge, Jr. Inset,,
below, is Rev. Jason Noble Fierce
who conducted the funeral serv
ices.
jail for you even if you live,” I
warned him.
There,, in the center of crowded
West Street, lie removed his glass
eye and handed it to me. At' the
next corner I knocked on the win,
dow, and the chauffeur stepped. I
alighted, waved an airy adieu to my
one-eyed friend, and strolled blithely
across town, a little later to pick up
a taxi and drive to the Regina.
Afraid of pursuit? Had I not al
ready conquered the one-eyed man?
Afraid of the police? Would Hig
gins, who had conspired at the sim
ulation of a robbery, in order to
avoid the payment of a tremendous
duty, confess his own attempt at
crime?
For the minute that I had dis
covered the whereabouts of the Ra
nee’s Pearl, I understood why Hig
gins had discussed business with
the White Eagle. The millionaire’-;
notorious parsimony had caused
him to invoke the supercrook’s aid
at defrauding the Customs. That
was the only possible explanation
of all that had bewildered me.
How had I discovered the where
abouts of the pearl? Simply
enough; the one-eyed man’s glass
eye had been gray in the smoke
room; it was green when the elec
tric light flashed upon it in the
lounge. Instantly I understood
why the White Eagle had pointed
his bizarre advertisement. Among
the applicants for membership in
his club, he had found the criminal
willing to aid him, in his further
ance of the desire of Josiah Hig
gins to defraud his government.
Would the one-eyed man have re
turned the pearl to Higgins later
on, or would he have delivered it
to the White Eagle? Would there
have been honor ahi on g these
thieves?
Ask me some easier question.
Ask me, for instance, what I did
when I arrived at my room in the
Regina. I will tell you: I deftly
took apart the two halves of tht
green glass eye which had been sur
rendered to me, and I kissed the
Ranee’s Pearl.
I had been right in my theory.
Where the carrion lies, the vulture
flies.
(Beginning in Our Next Issue.
PROBATION PRISONERS
MUST HAVE INCOMES
LOS ANGELES, July 11.—Pov
erty is no crime, but often it is mo
tive for crime, says Judge Arthur
Keetch, of the local superior court,
who has instituted a probationary
system under which all prisoners he
releases on probation are required
to start a bank account with a cer
tain per centage of their wages.
The first results of the system
were made known by Chief Proba
tion Officer May, to whom the men
and women on probation are requir
ed to submit their bank books once
a month. The report indicated that
out of a total of 20 of the wards
all but two had placed more than
SIOO each in saving accounts dur
ing the period of four months.
If at first, you don’t succeed, fan
fan again.
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Sources of Supply for Pulp Be
lieved to Found in South
ern Pine
ATLANTA, July 11.—What po
sition will the South occupy in the
future in thei.paper manufacturing
industry?
With the forests of the North al
most depleted, it is becoming
necessary, it was pointed out here
today by Atlanta publishers, for
paper companies to look to new
sources of supply for their wood
pulp. A* present the tendency is
to import wood pulp from Canada,
but with Canada placing a protec
tive tariff on her pulp, and Luc
rapid why in which their forests are.
being cut, new sources of supply
must be found, it is claimed.
The South’s bid for the paper
industry; it was asserted here, will
largely be based on the fact that,
first, it has enough second growth
timber to last for several years, and
second, it can grow timber four
times as rapidly the Northern
forests.
While Southern Pine will -grpty
to pulp wood size in 3(1 years, it. ii»
asserted, it takes Northern spruce.
80 years to attain the same size.
Under sustained-yield nfdriagjement
30,000 acres of land would supply'
enough timber for the perpetual
operation of a 50-ton mill, figuring
100 cords of wood pulp a day.
At present the high rosin yield
of pine prohibits the making of
news* print paper, but as pointed
out by publishers here, chemist?,
are working on this problem and it
is believed to be only a question of
time before it will be possible t<j.
make any grade of paper now made
from sprue:,.
FRESH Red Snapper and Trout'
today and Friday. Sherlock & Co
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Stratford Calcium Arsenatf
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Guaranteed to Meet Government
and State Requirements
100 Pound Steel Drums
Stock On Hand Ready for
Prompt Delivery
At the
POPULAR PRICE
Americus Seed & Supply Co.
W. A. HAWKINS, Mgr.
, Americus, Ga.
Maybe Jack Dempsey has lost his
punch, as one sport writer says, bur.
just the sarae .no otner-lighter has
found it.
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weight fallen off, spirits low. In such con
ditions Wintersmith’s Chill Tonic, a reliable
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Taken as you feel Chills and Fever coining
cn, Wintersmith’s Chill Tonic gives prompt
and certain relief; and a long siege of Mala
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