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When Grandpa Steps' Out
He Does a Mean Cha’l’ston
HUNDRED YEAR
CLUB KEEPS
MEMBERSYOUNG
Lively Cutting Up By the Mem
bers Most Any Old Plight at
the Club
By GENE COHEN
NEWARK, N. J. Oct 29.—We1l sir
it certainly makes a fellow stop and
wonder what this older generation is
coming- to, anyhow.
In the good old days we’de wrap
a hot brick at grandpa's feet, put
some arnica on his back and send
him to bed. Sometimes we'd put a
chestnut in his pocket to make sure
he didn't get rheumatism when the
first cold spell came.
And if he happened to be partic
ularly spry for his 80 years, we’d let
him go down to the corner store for
a wild night at checkers and dom
inoes. One can even reinember
when the boys sneaked over a little
cider.
Well sir, down ere in Jersey
theres sights you wouldn't believe
They've got a club called the ‘IOO
Year Club” and you’ve got to be at
least a grandpa to belong.
And the way they cut up! They
play the ukelele and sing “Red Hot 1
Mamma” and don’t go home ‘til way |
past 10 o’clock. And the other day
they had an annual reunion and two
of ’em up and danced the Charles
ton, mighty near as chipper as a
flapper at a night club.
What’s it all about? Well, sir,
this Hundred Year Club is made up
of grandpas who refuse to get old.
They're going to live to be a hundred
if they kill themselves doing it. A ,
youngster of 70 can just get by the,
doorkeeper, but you really don’t ‘be-'
long’ until you’re 80 or more
One night when only 10 of them
had shown up for one-step practice, |
somebody figured out that the total:
ages represented 857 years. 1
Young Johnnie Deering, who is a’
mere 93 and is known as “ukelele
Johnny” shouted out: “Gosh, it’s
great to be old!”
Now r , when you figure that there’s
100 of them in a single neighbrohood
the seriousness of the situation be
gins to hit you.
Who ever heard of old folks being
happy about being 95? Didn’t our
mothers teach us to guow old peace
ful and graceful like?
Suppose all the grandpas all over
decide to stay young and we youngs
ters keep getting old for our ages all
the time —where will we end up?
Why, it’s got to be so bad that a
lot of them can’t remember the.
words of “Sweet Rosie O’Grady”
and “Coming Through the Rye.” But 1
turn on “The Granddaddy Blues—!” |
One of them is Eddie Pierson, who!
has only four more years to go be- |
fore he hits the century mark. He i
chatted with Charles Dickens and ,
heard Jennie Lind sing. Do you >
think he'd be caught carrying a ■
buckeye in his pocket Not in a j
thousand years. He doesn’t even
pitch horseshoes—but boy, how he'
can play bridge.
No, things aren’t what they i-s-'d
to be.
The good old days are gone. They
don’t save tobacco tags; some of
them don’t even chew tobacco. And
hot bricks on cold nights Not on
your life. They’ve got electric heat-
Special Prices for
Fair Week!
6 Pound
ELECTRIC IRONS
$5.00 value this week,
each
$3.75
GILLETTE SAFETY
RAZORS
Special, each
25c
AUTO STROP
SAFETY RAZORS
Complete with Strop,
Special .each
25c
VACUUM BOTTLE
Qne Pint Size Keeps Hot
or Cold. This Week.
each
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WILLIAMS-NILES CO.
HARDWARE
Op P. O. Phone 706
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ers when they wont them. Instead
of heaving on the pump they crank .
up a Eord. And when anybody!
mentions tne “rainty day” they' up ■
and sing: “It Ain’t a Gonna Rain No'
More.”
It certainly makes a fellow stop l
and think that the older generation 1
is coming to. It’s time we young'
folks did something about it.
MAN PAYS FOR RIDE
STOLEN YEARS AGO
CHICAGO, October 29.—Louis
Anderson, of Portland, Ore., who
stole a ride on a box car in 1895 has
mailed a check for $5.64 to the Penn
sylvania railroad to pay for the trans
portation.
"1 was a drunken coal miner.”
Big Shipment of Beautiful
JERSEY DRESSES!
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We have just re- / \ : V \
ceived a new ship- v-v \
ment of Jersey two- \jz 1
piece and straight r ' ' /T
line Dresses, in ' ; . -- / V /
Charmeen and , \
Silk. These little ’
Dresses are indeed -- —. ~
beautifully made *
and will give you 1 \ I
long service. Our ( I \
price for these I rl \ j
Dresses is only L J- |
5 10."
Every day brings to our more beautiful
Fall and Winter Coats from the Eastern mar
kets. We now have a full line of Winter
Coats. Some have the fur trimmings, while
others the plain tailored Coats with the large
collar.
We have Coats in all styles, as well as all col
ors, and at all prices.
Visit our store today and see these beautiful
Fall and Winter Coats.
PEARLMAN’S
. . ~ Uy- • ’ -
Lamar St. Americus, Ga.
wrote Anderson to T. R. Hamilton,
vice president of the railroad. “My
final windup and end came three I
years ago in a Portland mission. I !
have by His Grace lived a clean
Christian life. I stole a box car
ride in 1896 from Kan e to Erie, Pa.
I’m now paying you for that ride.”
Vice President Hamilton returned
the money to Anderson and congrat
ulated him on the new leaf.
COOLIDGES DECLINE
GIFT OF APPLE PIE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.—Presi
ident and Mrs. Coolidge have declin
ed an offer from the girls’ club of
Vermont university of a large apple
pie for the white house Thanksgiv
ing dinner.
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
SPARKS CIRCUS
HERE SOON
Sparks Prides Himself On His
Horses and the “Georgia
Peaches’’ That Ride Them
Manager Charles Sparks of the
Sparks Circus which exhibits in
Americus Saturday Nov. 7. prides
himself cn two things—his ability to
raise blooded horses, and his ability
to select charming girls to ride them.
At Macon, Ga., where Mr. Sparks
maintains his home and where the j
winter quarters of the circus are
located, are his large tram ng barns, I
where much time is devoted to the
training of the splendid steeds which
play so promim r? a par, in nis cir
cus.
Although a large crops of expert
horsemen are retained there all year ■
round at an enormous price, Mr. |
Sparks give his horses his personal |
attention. , l
The fine, sleek, ivell kept animals
are shown at their best only when
ridden by pretty girls. Hers Mr.
Sparks finds his southern home ideal
iy located, for within a short radius
are hundreds of beautiful girls—
" Georgia Peaches” in birth and look
—from whom he selects his dashing
equestriennes who have udJed so
Although no reason was given for j
declining the pie, apparently it was ,
refused because acceptance might ;
have been taken as an indorsement I
by the president of the proposed ap
ple week to be held about that time.
This might be regarded as prece
dent for indorsement of similar
movements in other parts of the
country.
The telegram tendering the pie
said it was designed to be a part of
the apple week program.
FOR SALE
Underwood Standard Portable
TYPEWRITER
This machine is good as new; has
not been used- Cost $55.00. Will
sell for $35.00 cash.
APPLY AT THE
PICGLY WIGGLY
STORE
THE STANDARD
A VALUE ABSOLUTELY
WITHOUT PARALLEL
Women’s Fine Coats, a- F 19.75
Made of fine materials; tveryone
with pretty fur dollars and all have
formerly been marked $25.00. Wide
choice of the newest colors —Coats
that will give real service and satis
faction.
Children’s Coats, at $4.95
Os all wool Polar Cloth, Velours;
full lined, complete run of sizes as
this advertisement goes to press.
BLY NOW. They are all worth
from $7 to $9. While they last
each - _54.95
Women’s Coats, at $3.95.
Some of these Coats sold for
$25.00, but thew were carried from
last season; also a lot of Misses
Coats in the lot. They are not the
newest styles, but good serviceable
Coats; choice while they last,
each - $3.98
Women’s Hose, at 39c
Regular 50c to 69c Stockings
in black and colors; seam back, 3-4
Silk, all sizes; here now at, pair ....39c
The Best Standard Sheeting
at 13 l-2c
The heavy smooth kind. Our
wholesale price has been 15c, but for
a special leader we are going to run
this for the balance of this week at,
yard - 13 l-2c
Tapestry Brussel Rugs, at $1.50
The lowest price you have heard
on these Rugs since before the war—
of all Smith’s make; limited supply.
Come early, each - -$1.50
Fine Axminster Rugs, at $2.98
Limit two to one buyer; extra
heavy Smith’s Axminster Rugs, size
30x60. Great variety of new pat
terns; formerly $4.95, for this special
sale only $2.98
American Maid Wrap-Around
Corsets, $1.50
Flesh color, brocaded material,
elastic sides; new, just received; all
sizes here at $1.50
THE STANDARD
DRY GOODS COMPANY
Forsyth Street, Next Door te B«» »
ilt *
■ AMERICUS, GA. ■
much to the fame of the Sparks Cir
cus..
The public will have ample op
portunity to view both maidens and
horses in the lengthy street parade
which leaves the grounds promptly at
11 a. m. circus , day. This feature
will display many open dens of rare
wild animal specimens, herds of ele
phants and countless other features
and music will be contributed by
three brass bands and two calliopes.
The main performances this season
on an even more pretentious scale
than those of previous years, com
mence at 2 and 8 p. m., the doors be
ing opened one hour earlier for the
reception of the public in the men-
What will your new car be worth in one year? Investi
gate now and you will find that besides being the best
value on the Automobile market, the
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Commands the Highest !
Trade in Values of Any
Make Car—
We are receiving Cars
Daily and make Prompt
Delivery !
I
Americus Automobile Co.
OPEN ALL NIGHT
West Lamar Street Americus, Ga.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 29, 1925
agerie department where each ani
mal cage is individually electricaly
ighted to permit a closer inspection
of the comprehensize zoological dis
play. Will exhibit foot w Jackson
street. ,
Seats can be secured Circus day
at Americus Drug Store, same price
as at show’ grounds.
CONCORD TO HAVE
HALLOWE’EN PARTY
A Hallowe’en party will be given
by the P.-T.-A. at the Concord
school house Saturday night, the 31.
An interesting program has been
prepared, consisting of readings, mu-
sic and ghost stories. A real for
tune teller, true and tried has been
engaged.
There will be an exciting swim
ming match at 8 o’clock. OOther
features forth. evening will be
fishing for prizes and bobbing for
apples.
The refreshments will be served
by the girls of the school at a small
price. The funds will be used to
wards improvement of the school
building.
Everybody will receive a hearty
welcome.
