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A THOUGHT
He that giveth unto the poor shall
not lack; but he that hidoth his eyes
shall have many a curse.—Prov.
28:27.
Gifts and alms are the expres
sions, not the essence of this vir
tue.—Addison.
Mrs. Ferguson’s Victory
Sumter is one of the few coun
ties in Georgia which will har
vest a goodly corn crop this
year. Reports coming to us
from North Georgia state that
the corn crops are hopelessly lost
this year.
Monday a prominent banker
said to us in discussing Sumter’s
1924 crops:
“We have made a fine corn
crop this year—one of the best
in years, I think. But tell your
readers to save every ear. t“ll
them corn is valuable and will be
more valuable soon. Gather ev
ery ear, store it carefully and
later it will bring them a hand
some profit.’’
Fortunes are made by this
s:mple rule: Knowing WHAT
to but’ and then Kn iwing
WHEN to sell it. That is about
all there is to successful mer
chandising or s - . ccessful farm
ing. The farmer who knows
what to plant, when and where
to sell it, will make a success.
We have produced a splen
did corn crop. Gather and pre
serve every ear of it until
the right time comes to sell it —
then there will be a profit.
Save Your Corn \
Mrs. Miriam Amanda Fergu
son, of Texas, has given the Ku
Klux Klan a decisive licking in
the State in which the klan has
claimed it controlled every nook
and corner.
Running for the Democratic
nomination for Governor she
was second in a field of nine and
in the run-off lead her oppon
ent, Felix Robinson, by 91,000
votes. Robinson was running
with the klan support. Mrs.
Ferguson denounced the klan
and would have none of it.
Mrs. Ferguson is the first wo
man in the United States to se
cure the nomination for Gover
nor by one of the major parties.
She is the wife of James E. Fer
guson, ex-Governor, who was
impeached. Both she and he
took the stump in the recent fight
which was waged for a complete
vindication of the ex-Governor.
Heretofore the Democratic
nomination has been equivalent
to election, however, Texas poli
ticians are speculating now as to
the outcome in November when
the Republicans will endeavor
to combine the dissatisfied
Democrats, the klan and the Re
publicans and defeat Mrs. Fer
guson.
Her victory is notable for
three reasons: First, she is the
first woman to receive the nomi
nation for Governor by one of
the major parties; second, she
has defeated the klan, and third,
she is the successful candidate in
a field of nine and in an elec
tion in which the women took
no active or outstanding part.
From a Texas correspondent,
W. D. Hornady, to the Atlanta
Constitution, we learn that—
Mrs. Ferguson is a typical
homebody. She was never before
interested in politics beyond ac
companying her husband on some
of his campaign tours. She, at
tempts no concealment of the
fact that she knows little about
the details of government, but
she declares that if elected, she
will have her husband and oth
er good advisers to consult with
when necessary. She did no
speech-making herself, beyond
appearing upon the platform and
uttering a few words in whicn sne
appealed for the support of the
people on the -ground that her
husband was done a grave in
justice when he was impeached,
and that she was seeking to clear
the Ferguson nam e of the taint
that had been placed upon it.
She did start in to campaign
the state after the first primaries,
but she found that the long auto
mobile trips and public appear
ances before great and eijthisi
astice audiencek were too much
for her strength. On the occas
ion of her last public appearance,
she shook hands with so many
persons that for several days her
right hand was badly swollen and
she couid not use it. She retir
ed to the front porch of her
home at Temple, where she
greeted many delegations of fol
lowers from various parts of the
state who flocked to see her. To
I.
all she had a warm and pleasant
greeting. Mean-while, Mr. Fer
guson covered a big scope of
Texas, making rabble-rousing
speeches for his wife. He declar
ed on these occasions that if
Mrs. Ferguson was elected gov
ernor, she would “fight the Ku
Klux Klan from hell to Haw
River.”
Mrs. Ferguson is an educated
woman. She graduated from
Baylor college, at Belton, Texas,
and is especially proficient in
music. Her father, Joe L. Wal
lace, was a wealthy cotton plant
er of Central Texas. She is an
active member of th e Episcopal
church and is prominent in so
cial affairs of her home town,
just as she was during the three
years that she was hostess of
the executive mansion at Austin,
while her husband was governor.
All her life she has been an
ardent prohibitonist, and during
her stay in the executive man
sion, she never permitetd a drop
of liquor to'wnter'that house, al
though at that time prohibition
was not in effect, and her hus
band was a leader of the anti
prohibition forces. Mr. afid Mrs.
Ferguson have two charming
daughters, Miss Dorris, aged 20,
and Mrs. George Nalle, of Austin,
aged 23. Both of the young
women are college graduates.
At the time Mrs. Ferguson mar
ried, her husband was a young
practicing lawyer. In his young
er manhood, he bad been a rail
road bridge carpenter. She is
kind and sympathetic at all times
and her especial hobby, if such
it can be called, is the pi’otec
tion and good iaeatment of dumb
animals.
On e of the surprising features
of the run-off campaign was the
lack of interest on the part of
the women in the outcome—at
least, so far as their generally
taking an active part in the
contest. Only a few women
Democratic leaders gave public
expression of their views or took
the stump and they were about
evenly divided in their support as
to the two candidates. The fact
that Mrs. Ferguson has never
been a club woman and until this
campaign never took part in a
political battle, is believed to be
the reason for the apparent disin
terestedness of th e women. How
many of her sex went to the
polls and cast their ballot for her
is not known at this time.
During all these stirring times,
Mrs. Ferguson has kept her poise
and calmness. Beyond meeting
3ijd exchanging greetings with
the hundreds of visitors to her
home her daily routine of do
mestic duties was changed but
little. She usually drove out to
the Ferguson farm in the morn
ing and saw how work was pro
gressing in the cotton fields. This
is a critical time with the cotton
crop and Mrs. Ferguson, like the
true daughter of a cotton plant
er that she is, keeps a keen eye
on the opening bolls and the
weevil pest. There are a num
ber of negro tenant families upon
the plantation and Mrs. Fergu
son always drops in to see them
on her visits and usually takes
out some gifts of usefulness for
the children. On these trips in
to th e country she is nearly al
ways accompanied by her daugh
ter, Dorris, and there is a com
panionship betwen the two that
is delightful to look upon.
Close friends of this woman
candidate for governor declare
that she has never doubted for
a moment that sometime she
would again be an occupant of
the executive mansion at Austin,
not that she had any idea be
fore this year that she would
possibly return there as head of
the house and state instead of
hostess and wife of the governor,
as formerly. She has held to
this conviction during the eight
years that have elapsed since she
left the broad portals of the state
ly building with her head held
high in contempt of the outrage
which she believed political ene
mies of her husband had com
mitted upon him.
The nation’s first woman Sen
ator came from the South, when
Governor Hardwick appointed
Mrs. Felton to the United States
Senate from Georgia. The na
tion’s first woman Governor will
come from the South, it now
seenjs certaip, for the Demo
cratic nomination is almost sure
ly to terminate in the election
in November.
A LESSON FOR ADVERTISERS.
The other day we saw an article
in an exchange which read some
thing like this:
Once upon a time, a man had a
furnace which was not heating his
home with satisfaction. One day
he became angry and going down
to the basement stood before the
furnace and exclaimed: “Not an
other lump of coal wall you get
until you give me more heat.”
The poor fellow froze to death.
Herein is a lesson for adver
tisers. Some men put a little ad
in the paper and if it doesn't
bring the results that he expect
ed, he says: “I won't advertise
again until the other ad brings
results.” So the poor man
freezes to death.
For further proof of this look
up statistics and compare the fig
ures of failures among adver
tisers with the figures of failures
of non-advertisers—those who
freeze to death.—Macon News.
THIS IS OUR THOUGHT
We wouldn’t give the flip of
our finger for the sympathy of
those who can only sympathize
during the hush of death. It is
not the words spoken of the
dead that amounts to anything,
it is the little words and acts
of kindness manifested to the
person before death that makes
life easier, and existence here
more tolerable.—Pavo News,
In grandmother’s day, lo these ages ago, a fancy-like fan play
ed its part. Bedecked in fine feathers it made breezes blow when its
sections were spread wide apart.
The youth of that time courted grandmother fair and he
wooed as a gallant young man. The fan gave the romance that
seemed to be there, for she’d blush 'neath the spread of her fan.
She’d ride in her carriage to church Sunday morn and her fan
was spread out on her arm. No wooer could call her appearance
folorn for the fan added much to her charm.
Yes, that was the way that it was long ago and it makes pres
ent romance seem poor. My grandmother's told me she ought to
know. She lived through it all, lam sure.
And what of today—the romance still here? It seems that there
isn’t as much. Th e romance in fance has just faded, I fear, since
they're made out of cardboard and such.
(Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.)
Editorial Opinions Gleaned
—Serious and Otherwise—
; From Press and Magazine
TIMOTHY CATCHINGS.
Timothy Catchings, a negro
farmer near Pelham sold his
crop of tobacco from four and a
half acres last week for sl,-
400.00.—Pearson Tribune.
POT SHOTS
Most gamblers are single men.
You can’t tempt a man after he
has taken a chance once too
often.—Baltimore' Sun.
More life sentences are needed
for matrimony and for murder.
Ashville Times.
It takes nine tailors to make a
man, but if he happens to be a
married man, one dressmaker can
break him.—Minnesota Star.
A Pittsburg man, accused of
stealing SSO, was fined $25. We
publish this an an inducement to
our crooks to move to Pittsburg,
where they seem to be assured of
a fair living.—Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
And after everybody is edu
cated for white-collared jobs,
who is going to make the white
collars?—Brooklyn Eagle.
Concentration is the quality
that enables a man to enjoy the
car and forget the mortgage.—
New Haven Register.
KIND WORDS FROM A RE
PUBLICAN PAPER
“The Democrats finally nomi
nated their best man for the
presidency. J. W. Davis, is some
thing besides a politician. His
ability, his experience, his per
sonality and his character all
measure up to the requirements
of a president and if Calvin Coo
lidge should by any chance be de
feated this fall we may rest as
sured the presidency will be found
in good hands if it goes to the
Democrats. That chance, how
ever, is very remote. For vice
president Gov. Bryan cannot
possibly measure up to the Re
publican nominee, Gen. Dawes.”
—Orleans County Monitor, Bar
ton Vermont (Rep.)
RECKLESS EXTRAVAGANCE.
Did you ever hear people rave
about the reckless* extravagence
es a lot of millionaires out on a
frolic? The thing is so common
that the newspapers pander to it
and print any and all deflections
from the beaten path of medio
crity in spending money.
Yet the bet is ten to one that
the money will do more for the
country than if the millionaire
lived moderately and refused to
participate in any orgy of spend
ing. He would be merely accum
ulating and if of the type that
has no charitable inclinations
would not be of any benefit to
the world.
The millionaire that spends a
million dollars for a new home
somewhere, is turning loose mon
ey and it benefits thousands of
people. It could, naturally, be
spent to better advantage but
the main idea is that it probably
wouldn’t be spent unless it is
thrown away in this reckless
fashion. We had better be thank
ful when the man with big in
comes try and spend as much of
it as possible in making some
great show for it is spent and
that’s what makes the world go
along at the rapid rate and pros
perity so genuine.—Thomasville
Times Enterprise.
THE LIFE THAT SPOILS.
Norman Selby (“Kid Mc-
Coy”), who is being held at Los
Angeles for the murder of the
woman whom he had intended to
make his tenth wife, is one of
the most remarkable fellows who
ever figured in the history of
pugilism. His career was full of
more variety and color than
would have served to equip a
dozen men with the stuff of
which novels and dramas are
made. In his youth he was a
handsome rascal, a fact suffici
ently corroborated by his num
erous matrimonial adventures.
One of these plentiful wives of
his was the widow of a million
aire. She tolerated him for five
years, and if he had only be
haved himself he might have set
tled down to a life of ease and
even of social respectability.
But he couldn’t behave. He was
congenitally tricky and restless;
and it was by trickery that he
achieved many of his ring vic-
THE AMERICUS TIMES RECORDER
tories. He was the perfection of
grace in action, a splendid box
er, but he carried no terrific
punch. He won usually because
he was quicker than his oppo
nents “at both ends” —his feet
and his head. We are likely to
hear much of him until his trial
ends, and a deal of it will be in
teresting, particularly the remi
niscences of his hectic past.
Philadelphia Record.
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WHITE MULE
Canadian rum sleuths claim
there’s a pipe line carrying “white
-mule” from Michigan into Ontario.
We are so “dry” under prohibition
that we are exporting liquor to
Canada!
Ontario is the last of the tig
Canadian provinces (states) in the
dry list. Others have returned wet
after trying prohibition, except
Quebec, never dry.
Americans who go to Ontario
and buy “back-door” hooch from
bellboys may be getting Yankee
product colored and labeled. It’s
the most interesting of the major
industries.
* * *
(TILE
A man reveals his real self by the
way he wears his hat, claims Dr.
C. W. Kimmins of University of
London.
He says a hat well down, over the
forehead indicates a thoughtful,
solemn wearer. Pushed to the back
of the head, it advertises happy-gc
lucky. Tilted on the right side, the
owner is usually a rowdy. Slouched
to the left, is the customary position
of a mental dificient.
Women are intutively wise when
they fuss; about geting their hats on
at just the right angle. It’s the
most important trick of make-up.
Maybe the best way for a man Im
play safe is to wear none at all.
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RUSSIA
Russia clairfis that her foreign
trade in six months totaled nearly
263 million gold rubles.
This compares very favorably
<vith 120 million gold rubles in the
corresponding six months a. year
ago.
But it’s only a fifth es the pre
war average.
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GHOST
French inventors claim they have
perfected a “ghost plane”—airplane
without crew, piloted by wireless,
carrying explosives to be dropped
on enemy armies by radio control
This is about the one-hundreth time
such an invention has been an
nounced. Os course, it’s quite possi
ble. More than that, inevitable.
You’ll notice the claim fqr this
uncanny plane is that it can deal
out death. No boasting about
economies in transporting mail or
express to far distant or hard-to
ger-to places.
The airplene, to date, is primarily
a war device.
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FAILURES
In July, 1924, 1615 businesses
failed, totaling the whole country.
Considering slack times, the show
ing is quite encouraging, for there
were 1231 failures in July, 1923,
when times were on the boom. And
failures in
than in any month since November,
1920.
Judging from the .-hips going
down, we haven’t been passing
through as much as a gale as some
Os the passengers feared.
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GERMANS
French' officers claim Germany
has 350,000 troops in training, all
of them being potential officers.
The peace treaty reduced the Ger
man army to not exceed 100,000
men, including officers. “Security
police” permitted to her are extras.
Another claim is that Germany’s
able-bodied war veterans total seven
millions.
More important and dangerous is
what German scientists are doing in
secret laboratories.
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TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From The Times-Recorder, August
26, 1924.)
Allen Johnson, a well known resi
dent of Sumter county, is in a criti
cal condition at the Americus hospi
tal as the result of a explosion of
dynamite in the steel casing of a
well which he was boring, and whicn
sent hundreds of steel fragments
flying in all directigns.
Miss Isabel Wheatley has return
ed from Atlanta, where she was the
charming guest of her grandmother,
Mrs. Merrell Callaway.
Wagons piled high with bales of
cotton were seen coming into town
on every side yesterday and the lo
cal gins were working over time.
There seemed a little less tendency
to sell among the growers, while
the great majority are either stor
ing in the warehouses or taking it
back home. The price here was
from 7 to 7 1-2 cents, a little lower
than the week before.
Rev. Charles A. Phillips, Mrs.
Phillips and sister, Mrs. Mattie
Caughman, of Plains, returning
home from a visit of several weeks
at White Sulphur Springs, Fla.,
were in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Lula Oliver, of Edison, was
the guest yesterday of relatives in
Americus, where she so long resid
ed and has many good friends.
TYENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder, August
26, 1904.)
A vacant lot in Americus was re
turned for taxes last year at SI,OOO.
Since that time one-half of the lot
has been sold for more than $2,000.
For the first time the congrega
tion of First Methodist church will
worship next Sunday in the main
auditorium of their beautiful new
edifice now just about completed.
For several weeks past devotional
services have been held in the large
Sunday school annex, which will
seat 600 or 800 people. The . new
Methodist church has been complet
ed at a cost of about $30,000 and
no other building in South Georgia
is handsomer, or more conveniently
arranged.
Eleven and a quarter cents was
the full price demanded in Ameri
cus yesterday by holders of spot
cotton, and where the fleecy was of
Vis •
lhe way of the depressei- is hard.
Very few are satisfied with their
lot unless it is a lot of luck.
Sometimes we think the cream of
society stays on ice.
The man w-ho can’t better
times ahead ought to go to an op-
People who build autos don’t read
the speed laws.
Some people’s idea of dean
movies i having the girls in bath
ing.
Americus
Undertaking Co.
NAT LEMASTER, Manager
Funeral Director*
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Night Phone* 661 and 88
Pay Phone* 68 euad 211 x ,
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 26
extraordinary quality this rather
fancy price was paid here. For the
market was again on the bulge yes
terday. Wmie receipts yesterday
were very good there will bet a rain
of bales today and tomorrow, while
Americus will show" receipts of 3,-
000 bales by September Ist.
The Times-Recorder received a
letter yesterday from Mr. E. J. Wil
lingham, of the board of trustees
of the Georgia Industrial Home at
Macon, contributed by a number of
Americus people and amounting to
$117.81. Chairman Willingham ex
pressed sincere thanks for the con
tribution to the home and Dr. Mum
ford's little ones.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recor.iur, August
26, 1894.
Dr. Charles K ; Chapman received
from City Clerk Davis on yesterday
a check for a neat sum of money—
nearly S6OO, which was awarded him
by the courts for personal injuries
sustained through the carelesness of
some employes of the city thiee
years ago.
The iormer residence of Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Smith, No. 116 Taylor
street, was sold by the latter yester
day to Judge Allen Fort. The ex
act figures were not given out, but
the property brought a good price.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith leave this wee'.:
for Savannah, where they will re
side in future.
Mr. T. W. Callaway, who for the
past two or three years has effic
iently discharged the duties of chief
clerk to the storekeeper of the S.
A. and M. railroad, leaves tomorrow
for a needed and deserved vacation,
and will spend several weeks tour
ing the wooly west.
An enthusiastic meeting of a
number of prominent young men
of this city was held at the office of
Col. W. K. Wheatley last night f iri
the purpose of organizing a debat
ing society. Among those present
were Messrs. W. M. Hawkes, E. A.
Nisbet, J. A. Ansley, Jr., W. T.
Lane, W K. Wheatley, Dorsey Mil
ler, J. H. Lumpkin and Charles J.
Graham.
lrade on improved
“ v y > 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 comntv alone, with
plenty more to lend.
MIDDLETON McDONALD
Correspondent Atlanta Trust Co
m Sumter, Lee, Terrell, Schley,’
Macon, Stewart, Randolph and
Webster counties. 21 Planters Bank
Building, Zmericua, Ga. Phone 89
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AND FACTORY SHORT
LENGTHS ON SALE HERE
WEDNESDAY AND THURS
DAY
Solrß color Chambray, 28 inches
wide, pink, blue and all staple
shades, fast colors, lengths 10 to
20 yard pieces at yard jOc
Short lengths of good quality
Khaki cloth, suitable for pants and
heavy shirts; regularly 39c off the
boltjy price for short lengths ..25c
Short lengths of Mercerized Un
derwear Crepe, beautiful shades;
regularly 25c off the bolt; price
for the short lengths yard 15c
Short lengths of Imported Ba
tiste, very sheer, highly merceribed;
regularly 50c off the bolt; price
for short lengths yard ...35c
Short lengths of fine Fancy An
Ticking, 34 inches wide, extra
heavy floral and striped designs; •!
regularly 60c off the bolt; price|
for "short lengths yard 39c ’
Short lengths of genuine Amos
keag Apron Gingham, every yard
guaranteed fast color; price off the
full bolt about 25c; our price for
short lengths yard 12 1-2:
Short lengths of Dress
Plaids, suitable for children’s school I
dresses, fast colors, wool finish at I
yard ...25c I
Novelty Oblong Checked Suiting, I
36 ipches wide, excellent quality; I
one of the most popular fabrics of I
the day; all colors; regularly 50c I
off the bolt; price for short I
lengths yard 29c I
Special Sale of Aluminum Ware |
Friday at 49c |
We want every lady in town and I
county to see this display now in I
our window, to be sold at 49c-1
There are pieces in this display I
that are selling in the best stores I
at $1.50. 2 1-2 quart water pitch-■
ers, 2 1-2 z quart percolators, large I
mixing bowls, large cake pans,!
large covered 'sauce pans, etc.l
Every piece in this window fori
sale Friday morning at 10 o’clock, ■
choic e 49c. ■
Standard Dry Goods I
Company I
Forsyth St. Next Bank of Com“’- erce ß
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