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PAGE SIX 1 1 MEB■REC eKD £ P. PUBLISHED IST* - ' » Published by The Times-Recorder Co., uno.) Lovelace Eve, Editor and Publisher Entered «• second claw matter at the |»o«toffl<4 M American, Georgia, according to the Act <rf Gengresa. The Associated Presa !• exclailvely entitled ta the for the rcpublicatioU" of all new* dis patches credited to it or not otherwise credited to this paper and also the local tewt published hero in. All right of republication of special dispatches •re also reserved. National Advertising Representatives, FROST LANDIS A KOHN, Brunswick Bldg.. Naw York I ?aoples* Gas Bldg.. Chicago. A THOUGHT « I ■ Bear ye one another’s burdens, so fulfill the law of Christ.— Gal. 6:2. Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. —-Goethe. Ruled By a Minority Until the public business be comes the business of every vo ter, little improvement may be expected. In a timely warning the Rochester, N. Y., Herald say%: “Concerted drives are already under way to bring to the at-., tention of voters the necessity of indicating their preference at % the polls, unless American dem . ocracy is to become the laughing stock of the world. Rule by a majority, fundamental as a prin ciple of democracy, cannot be brought about as long as elec tions are won by an active mi nority because the majority neg lects to vote. Taxpayers growl over the waste of public funds, reformers exclajm over the de cadence of the times and the non-enforcement of law, and puz zled citizens wonder what the world is coming to when they suddenly discover that laws re stricting their .liberty have been passed without their knowledge or consent. But when populous counties allow their elections to be decided by from 45 to 60 per cent of the qualified voters, the shortcomings of government are obviousy nothing more than < might reasonably be expected. Voters who do not vote have no right to complain of what hap pens after elections. Cities, counties, states and the nation are being ruled by a minority and too often that mi nority contains the selfish, the vicious, the incompetent and the intolerant. The nation has drifted into a government by blocs, which means legislation by blackmail, and is today one of the most dangerous features of our gov ernment. Ihe cure lies with the people at the polls. To vote is both a duty and a privilege that no man or woman should fail to exercise. A Severe Criticism As a result of a careful sur vey of our educational system, the Carnegie Foundation says: ALL’S right with the world “The vocational training of fered in the high schools has so little of the sharp, accurate re sponsibility of the well-trained technician, and is so poorly re lated to the facts and circum stances of those vocations, that it should be taught through trade schools in which the whole spirit* and technique of the ‘training partake of the accuracy and skill that alone give them significance. These educational theories have added more than $800,000,000 to the cost of education during the ten years ending in 1920. “Through the exaggerated en richment of the curriculum not only have numberless studies been added, but pupils have been led to believe that a suprficial knowledge of many things could replace the intellectual discipline that comes from the mastery of a few things.” This must be accepted as a justified criticism from the most authoritative source as a result of unprejudiced investigation. -The World’s All Right In a Tennessee county where the father of a young lawyer who was recently defeated for con gress owns the newspaper the following rather bitter comment on the state of the nation and conditions in general appeared in the father's newspaper short ly after the election: The people, God bb them (they need it; we ali need it— the blessing), are a funny ensem ble. They are all right, too much so—food for the demagogue, hy pocrite, charlatan. They are shprt-changed oftener than the countryman at a side show. The biggest liar has the largest fol lowing. We believe in ’em—the people—but if we wanted any thing out of them we’d take it to ’em and shake their eyeteeth out if they didn’t give it. If people were wis e we wouldn’t have had the World War. If they were wise, we would not have any penitentiaries or jails. If ’ they were wise, they would secure their immortal souls to a home where there is neither sorrow nor death. They have never been wise; they will never be until the millenium. They get what they deserve; the fruit designates the tree. They kill each other—one a day in Chicago. Women get the men; and men the women— choke, shoot, poison The juries are our exponents of justice. They translate our convictions in to action. The women fill the murderers’ cells with flowers; endocrinal glands excuse and th e sob-sisters glorify. That makes the outloow pret ty gloomy, but aside from these little annoyances and these mi nor shortcomings of the people, says the Rome Tribune-Herald, it may be assumed that every thing else is all right- I hat is, unless the worst is yet to come. At the least, we may comfort ourselves with the thought that things are no worse in Georgia than in some of the other states and that if we only elect the right men somebody will be made happy while those on the defeated side may see through the red or the yellow lenses of life. Snake Bite Treatment The United States Health Ser vice has issued the following bul letin on snake bites that is worth reading and Remember ing: The bite is usually on the lower part of the limb, and a band made of a handkerchief, necktie or similar article should be instantly applied a few inches above the wound between it and the heart and tightly twisted with a stick to shut off the circula tion to the part and prevent the poison frorii being carried into the system by the circulating blood. The bite of the most venomous serpents consist of but two punctures. These small wounds should be freely incised with a knife and then sucked. There is no danger in sucking the wound, if there are no cracks or sores in the mouth or on the tongue. After the wound has been sucked, it should be cau terized. This is done by apply ing carbolic acid or nitric acid on the end of a stick, such as a match stick or toothpick. Most of these injuries happen in the wilds where such chemicals can not be obtained. Cauterization may. then be performed by heat ing a nail, a knife blade or some other metallic object, such as a suspender buckle, in a fire and freely burning all parts of the wound. On hunting trips, a cart ridge may be torn open and a little gunpowder poured on the wound and then ignited with a match. After the wound has been sucked and cauterized so as to extract and destroy as much of the poison as possible, the tour niquet may be loosened. It should be allowed to remain loose for one minute and then tightened up again for 20 min utes, and if no alarming symp toms develop it is again released and this time allowed to remain loose for two minutes, after which it is tightened. Another period of 20 minutes is allowed to elapse, and on this occasion the tourniquet is left off for three minutes. The procedure is continued for several hours, gradually increasing the time the tourniquet is off, and is known as using the intermittent tourniquet, the object being to allow only small quantities of the poison to get into the system at one time. The Biological Survey says that the bite of the scorpion which is found in the United States is not poisonous. There are but few poisonous snakes in this section, but occas ionally one runs up against the vicious rattler. It is well to have the information given above somewhere about the house in case of an emergency. It may be the means of saving he life of a loved one. GERMAN FIREMEN ACT AS FARMERS, TOO LINDEFELDE, Germany, August 30. —Athough this town dpes not average a fire a month, the fire de partment is not allowed to loaf. In summer the firemen operate the mu nicipal farm and in winter they are woodchoppers in the municipal iorest. Income from the two sources have helped clear the town uebt. FOREIGN OIL MEN TO MEET AT TULSA TULSA, Okla., Aug 30. Lea Sing oil operators of Germany, France, Rumania, Mexico, Venezu ela, Chile, Uruguay and Englund will participate in the second annual International Petroleum Exposition, to be held here commencing Oct. 2. Exposition grounds are already covered with structures resembling a miniature city. There will be 16 exposition buildings. “Queen Pe trolia” will be chosen at the exposi tion frwm among the winners of the various oil state beauty contests. All the latest type implements of file industry will be shown, including American and foreign made ma chinery and tools. Experts will demonstrate the development of cd from the crude state to the finished products, employing a miniature fe rnery ami a model field with dri!'.-; and pumps, actually working. (Sumter county’s rural schools r- ume their fall ses sion again on Monday morning.) < I don’t know just how many million strong Is the army that’s marchin’ today. But I do know the thoughts of this slow moving throng That is shiftin’ to work from its play. It’s human for youth just to feel some regrets When the school bell starts tollin’ once more; Through summer vacation the school forgets What a real education is for. *‘ n " "OEF.’lf Look here, little sister, and school-going lad, The slant you are taking is wrong; The starting of school shouldn’t make you feel You’ll admit it, as time moves along. You’re bound to grow up and you’re fillin’ your cup With the chance that will ne’er come again, Just to get your full ration of real education— The making of women and men! (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) Editorial Opinions Gleaned —Serious and Otherwise— From Press and Magazine TO MANY HOLIDAYS The people, in our opinion, take too many holidays. There will be plenty of time to loaf and spend mony at a later time. Work is what is needed at this time and not so much pleasure. —Greensboro Herald-Journal. A HOWLING SUCCESS Senator LaFollette is going to have his campaign run according to LaFollette theories or know the reason why. To that extent, at least, he is determined to make it a howling success.—Al bany Herald. SOME CHANGE, YES! Soon after the surrender and the Yankees were stationed here to look after the mint, now the N. G. A. college, we .helped pisk elderberries for a local preacher who manufactured these ber ries into wine and sold it to the officers by the wholesale. Quite a change since then.—Dahlonega Nugget. IF (—) If the government excutives at Washington kept as careful a re cord of all matters relating to the welfare of the people as they do of the finger prints of the soldiers there might be less nec essity for congressional ‘inves tigations.—Monroe Advertiser. SERIOUS, IF TRUE One of the chief factors in the physical decline of the human race, no doubt, is that the parlor has eclipsed the kitchen in ini* portance. We 101 l around on soft cushions and easy chairs while the kitchen—the nutrition factory of the family—-is left to darkness, filth, and ignorance.—Fort Valley Leader. GESTURE. (By William A. Drake in Every body’s Magazine). Love me for love’s sake only, or love me not at alll: I would not have you come to me because I call. Let your love flow, a blessing unforced, unsought; A gift that must be pleaded for is fess than naught. MORTGAGE LIFTERS There are various ways of lift ing farm mortgages. Some farmers fail to find any of them— and that, of course, is a pity. There are plenty of evidences that South Georgia tobacco will da , mortage-elevating this year, and a half dozen other crops will lend a helping hand. Pigs and dairy herds are pro viding excellent mortgage lifters —among the very best that have ever been tried in South Georgia. —Albany Herald. THIS IS NECESSARY The farmer who wishes to in crease his income and reduce his expenses at the same time should add a few good cows, sows and hens to his farm equip ment. This will not only provide a steady and profitable market for his grain crops, but at the same time will put fertility back into the soil instead of taking it away. The more cows, sows and hens a farmer has on his place, the more money he will get, ml the year round, and the less he will have to pay out for fertilizers. Our soil cannot maintain its ferti lity as long as we are taking everything out and putting noth ing in. Let the cow sows and hens, build up your farm and bring in more money for you. Tifton Gazette. THE SAME OLD STORY Another morning newspaper in a one-newspaper town has made the valiant struggle and retired from the turbulent waters of journalism. “The Hattiesburg (Miss.) Morning Herald has sus pended publication after a few months! existence,” says a news item . Hattiesburg is a progres ■pve , prosperous small city that" had a good afternoon newspaper, the fruit of several consolida- ’ THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER r tions, as in so many other places. Then a mornig newspaper was tried with the result above noted. —Rome Tribune. hjAtetAppie 1 ROUBLE There are no new problems — just the same old problems mas querading in new forms. Fascinated by the belief in our generation’s importance, wfc ima gine that our problem of traffic congestion is something new, tjie creation of our marvelous mechani cal progress. But anicient Rome had traffic problems equally acute, says Dr. T.' Ashby, one of the chief diggers ex-; cavating Roman ruins. chariot speed manics kept officials busy. Probably the future will be wor ried by traffic congestion in the air, planes swarming by millions. * * » DEATHS Auto deaths increase—Bloo in the first six months this year. It’s fine to have safety days. But safety first must become a HABIT, vigi lance constant. Danger is present every day. Cau tion should be, also. Drive slowly. And remember par ticularly that August is the great est month for railroad'grade cross ing accidents. s|: * * DISEASED Disease costs America 3000 mil lions dollars a year and other civili zed countries according, claims Cir David C. Bruce. He’s figuring only '.he loss through people being “laid up” from work by illness. About seven years at this rate would balance the national debt. Unfortunately, there seems no big scale relief. As fast as we conquer one disease, nature sends new ones. Nerve maladies are replacing con quered fevers. » • SKYWARD The round-the-world flight by American airmen has held atten tion so closely that few of us “caught” what may be a more im portant achievement later—the try out of the first flying freight car at Mitchell Field, Long Island. This plane can transport three tons of freight. Planes will carry passengers, ex press and freight, in tremendous volume. It may seem incredible now—but not any more than was the case when the first steam rail road was being developed. Or maybe you recall the laughs that greeted the first “horseless carri ages.” » ♦ ♦ "ATS More agitation about eating food containing vitamines, mysterious substances that keep us healthy. The savage is healthy, but doesn’t worry about vitamines. Sir David C. Bruce eminent scientist, cel's why. The savage lives on the natu ral foods of the earth. It is only when man “begins by artificial means to polish his rice, whitten his ,-flour and tin his beef and vegeta bles that the trouble begins.” We’re still in flesh vegetables season. Get your vitamine natural ly, especially by eating plenty of leaf vegetables, such as lettuce, greens. * * * PRESIDENT Twenty of the 29 American pres! dents, to date, have been lawy' s. A lawyer deals chiefly with pre cedent. - An engineer deals with cause and effect, a business man with re: Logically a business man or eng; teer would make the best president But the voters liave a fear, usually with good reason, that the successful business man or engineer elected to office would be too “close” to bis former associates. The same objec tion holds true with most lawyers. I’he lawyers got a near-monopoly on the White House job in the days ivnen politics oratory, and lawyers are the nafttml orators. Maybe what we really need is a pbychiatrist for president, THE END OE THE TRAIL! ' 1 x I S Wx. I Q A I ZW MI kw JVM 1 IFjf ' /w vTox' si k/jlj >Ji| I IssA—l .I I Old Days In Americus | TEN YEARS AGO TODAY Monday, no paper published. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times-Recorder. August 30, 1904.) Americus .warehouses recieved “10 bales bales of cotton yesterday. This was unusually good for Mon day, after the heavy receipts of Saturday last. Miss Claudia Blackwell left yes terday for her home in Columbia, Ala. after a visit of some length in Americus, where she once resided. But few farmers here are holding any part of the crop now marketed. Such prices as 10 3-4 to 11 cents are just a littl e too enticing. Mr. Flecher Griffin and family re mov yesterday to their pretty and desirable home, recently purchased, corner of Prince and Church streets. Mr. Riley, who comes to Americus ias superintendent of the new Plant ers Oil Co., will occupy the home ali Church and Dudley streets, vacated by Mr. Griffin. While Americus is thrown in a flutter by an occasioi.-.d runaway marriage, Columbus holds the palm for frolics'of this character. Ar.d just now a lively discussion goes it; ■there as to the propriety of the ordinary issuing license and minis ters tieing the knot for such couples. The ministers defend their position and point out that often it i s wise for the ordinary to strain a point and KWibk xiy W In detour ng, one poor turn le serves another. One of tb.e homes at which cha rity should begin is the orphan’s. Golf is very useful. While the bos; is cut w -king at It the hired hands get a bit of rest. The average man, v,’ > cays ];• wouldn’t do a thing for a million dollars, would do anything. The fish that the av; v ige fisher man loses gives him so aething to lie about. Ih clothes buying some women seem satisfied with the least the. can e? ‘ for their money. The way of the expresses is hard —when vacation trunks are being .•hipped. That pole, up north, must be a barber’s, judging from the number of close shav ■ explorers have had. Often when two ; mg folks get them ' jads together, it’s merely in air corn dance. Always be c: ,-eful about calling .1 man a liar because you are li able to find ; ou missed your calling. What ounds worse than a phono grap’- almost run down—unless it’s iin being tuned up. Americus Undertaking Co. NAT LEMASTER, Manager Funeral Directon And Embalmers Night Phones 661 and 83 I Pay Phone.? 88 and 2JI -, v » * issue a license eVen if the girl is only 16 years of age, as a failure to se cure license would place the couple in a most embarrassing position, es pecially when they have come a long distance to be married, and have traveled with her prospective hus band. THIRIY YEARS AGO TODAY (From The Times-Recorder. August 30, 1894) One of the most delightful social events of the season was the enter tainment last evening tendered by Messers. Frank and Will Harrold at their home on Lee street. The beautiful ; sidence wgs brilliantly il luminated, while the floral decora tions were indeed superb. Thirty five couples were inattendance ano to the strains of sweetest mSsic the merry dance was continued until a late hour. Dr. W. P. Burt is’ the possessor of a walking cane which he prizes very ihighly. It was presented to him yes terday by his son, Cadet Perry Burt, U. -S N., and is made from' a .por tion of mahogany table from the saloon of the oid war; hip, Mononga 'gehela, recently retired from service. A novel and very interesting affair will be the tacky party at the Am-! ericus Club tomorrow evening. ’ here will be a large attendance, and as each guest will wear the most “outlandish” costume, conceiv able the occasion will be one brim full of fun and merriment. Speaker Cidsp and son, Mr. Chariey R. Crisp, arrived in Ameri cus by tiie 10:45 Central train last night, coming direct from Wash ington . The distinguished Geor gian was met at the depot by a number of prominent citizens, though the lateness of the hour I‘iecHidcd the proposed demonstra tion in. his behalf. Carr Glover has removed from Colton avenue to the Artesian j-ock. . Mr. Stevens will occupy the store just vacated in the Hamil building. Just five days mere at the Com munity Swimming Pool. ! I A n '-ade on Improved | Ms-f ar m i ands at cheap . est rates for terms of 5,7 or 10 years with pre-payment option given Money secured promptly. We have new outstanding over $1,100,600 on farms in Sumter county alone, with plenty more to'lend. MIDDLETON McDONALD Correspondent Atlanta Trust Co., in Sumter, Lee, Terrell, Schley, Macon, Stevzarf, Randolph and Webster counties. 21 Planters Bank’ Building, *mericus, Ga. Phone 89 211. .. L. G. COUNCIL, President. T. E. BOLTON, Ass’t. Cashier C. M. COUNCIL, V.-P. and Cashier. J. E. KIKEE, Ass’t. Cashier Bank of Americus (Incorporated) t AT YOUR ■ -, SERVICE ,'V ■ Oldest and lai .--st • A ■ - < I State Bank in South west Georgia. Any business entrusted to us will receive our best attention. If you are not aP i. ready onfe of our ■■BWmffißMffllllm valued Jit, we would appreciate an opportunity ol serving you. The Bank With a Surplus RESOURCES OVER $1,700,000 PROMPT. CONSERVATIVE. ACCOMMODATING ——, Account Too Large; None Too Small . • f ■ ..A" • ... ... ■■ ?.4 AUGUST 30, | 9 . THE STANDARD September Sale No Matti What You Buy Here Yol Will Find It Here at An b comparably Low Price Th J Is Certain to Please You. THESE MONDAY AND TUESDAY bargains should inter. EST YOU SI.OO imported French Lingerie at 59c 36 Inches wide, finest Mercerii cd Lingerie Cheeks, in orchid, main light blue, pink; worth anybody 1 dollar; here Monday and Tuesdaj yard -59 t 50c Fall Suitings at 29c Short lengths of new fall Sail ings, in pretty checks and plnidi all staple colors; 30 inches wide here Monday and Tuesday, yd 29s 3,000 Yards Very Best Gingham at 15c Yard. Every yard in this offering la worth 25c; it’s the real 25c Ginj haiu and is sold for that price every* where; but here we are going to sell this 3,000 yards at 15c; not one cent will be added to this price un. til the last yard, of this lot is sold; on sale for the .first time Monday land Tuesday, yard -I®* ■ Beautiful Underwear Crepe at 15c Yard All light shades suitable for nice underwear; full width and lonj lengths. Monday and Tuesday all yoti want yard ---.-15 c Men’s 10c Handkerchiefs at 5c Men’s Handkerchiefs of shea white lawn and hem.-,‘.itched; W want you to compare them will any 10c Handkerchief in Americus, Monday and Tuesday . - Powder Compacts With Rouge SI.OO ] Pretty gilt Vanity with tiny in set figure in the Id, opens to re i veal the mirror," >. ■ " | back puff and compact of a powder well known for purity and dainti ness. Underneath is i. tiny sliding drawer containing rouge. Select Your Fa! or Winter Coat Now Prices are surprisingly low; J Ol a small payment of one to five (to lars, any coat including the h 1 ? 116 priced ones, wil' bo laid asid you will be allowed to raid' 1 ' weekly or monthly payments unu you have paid for it. Come m a once and select your coat. Standard Dry Goods , Company Forsyth St. Next Bank of Conor' 10 AMERICUS, GA.
