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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 18. 1909.
THt IIMES-REGOROER
AND WHEELS
Xhi> Amerlcu* Recorder, Established
1S79
The Amerlcu* Timei, Established 1890.
Consolidated April. 1891.
Entered at the poatofllce at Ameri
cas as second-class mall matter.
THOwlAS GAMBLE. JR.,
Editor and Manager.
X W. F1TRLOW City Editor.
Jl. I DUPREE, Asst. Business Dept
Editorial Room Telephone 99.
Offle.nl Organ of the City of Amerlcus
Official Orsran of 8umter County.
Offlelnl Organ of Webster County.
Official Organ of Railroad Commis
sion of Georgia for 3rd Congres
sional District
Official Organ IT S Court. Southern
District of Georgia
interims, (lit, November IS, 1909.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE.
Tho fact that Sumter county will
secure the first prize as tho county
havlcg the best roads traversed by
the automobillsts in tho run from Al-
hacy to Atlanta naturally awakens a
Jeeling of prido In the hoart of every
true Sumter county citizen. It Is a
tribute to tho progressive policy of
4K>1b county and to the effective man
ner In which Ita road work has been
conducted that every mtu must appre
ciate. Coming from candid and un-
blared critics, who have covered the
goads in a score of counties of the
most prosperous section of tho state,
guch an award has a value as an ad
vertisement that is almost without
frlce. It carries conviction with it
wherever tho fact Is published and
draws attention to Sumter county as
almost no other fact concerning It
CCuld do.
While we aro congratulating our
selves on such a recognition of the
Superiority of tho recently constructed
highways In this county it is but prop
er that a due meed of praise should be
gendered to the man who has been
most signally identified with the
4 od roads movement that has made
such an award possible. We refer to
Ur. Frank Sheffield, chairman of the
•nunty commissioners. If Mr. Shef-
Seld is not the father of good roads in
Oils county he Is at least the foster pa-
sent of them. For years he has talked
teod roads, zealously labored for the
•wakening of the public mind to a
lull consciousness of the value of Im
proved highways, and finally, In hi.
•ffleial capacity. In the past two years
kas been instrumental In giving to the
•ounty several roads, aggrogating
many miles, that do not yield the palm
lor superiority to any roads In tho
State built out of native material.
The construction of good roads
mider Mr. Sheffield’s chairmanship Is
pet In Its Infancy, despite the progress
already made. Another fine highway
to now nearing completion and others
tme In prospect Before the close of
Mb four years'term of office Sumter
•ounty will bo grldlroned with fine
ktghways. And when that term has
expired It will be a collossal blunder
•n the part of our people if they do
•ot unanimously retain him In the po
sition in which he has shown snch
singleness of purpose, such devoted
ness to the highest public interest, end
such determination to establish Sum
ter county on the highest possible
plane. His work Is today ono of tho
eblef factors telling for the future pro
gress of the county. As such It should
te cheerfully recognized and he and
Ala associates on the Board of County
vOommlssIoners should bo given hearty
encouragement In their plans for
Jartber betterments along the same
Kne.
LIBERAL OR LITTLE ALIMONY?
ATLANTA VERSUS LOUISVILLE.
Different views seem to prevail In
Georgia and In the West as what ef
fect tho granting ot liberal alimony
has upon the divorce situation.
Up In Atlanta, the other day, tho
Judge of the Superior Court, In dis
cussing the alarming Increase In di
vorce cases coming before him stated
that a close study had convinced him
that many of tho cases were brought
by women largely for the purpose of
securing alimony. They were dissatis
fied with their home lives, unwilling
to meet the responsibilities that tho
martial state brought, unwilling to dj
the household work, to bear the chil
dren, and otherwise meet the obliga
tions and duties that are incurred
through the marriage relations. If, ny
legally breaking the ties, they ean sep
arate themselves from the irksome or
unpleasant sido of married life and at
the samo time retain a comfortable In
come they are only too oager to avail
themselves of the opportunity the di
vorce laws afford. Tho Atlanta judge
stated that ho had accordingly de
termined hereafter, except where con
ditions Indicated gross immorality or
absolute cruelty on the part of the
husband, to make very moderate ali
mony allowance to the divorcee. Mar
ried women, In other words, will not
bo permitted to make use of that par
ticular court to divest themselves of
the responsibilities of married life
and at the samo time continue to en
joy a liberal, or at least comfortable,
support from their former husbands.
This is one view of the divorce sit
uation. But It is entirely the roverso
of tho view that a western Judgo takes.
Out In Louisville—shall we call Ken
tucky a Western or a Southern state?
—the Court of Appeals has just hand
ed down a decision that. If It had come
from the samo court In Georgia, might
be regarded ns an effectual reply to
the strictures of the Atlanta Judge on
the tendency women are developing
toward an easy life at an old mate's
expenso. In the Kentucky Instance tho
lower court, perhaps governed by a
somewhat similar view to that pre
vailing In the Atlanta court, had
granted a meagre allowance to a di
vorced woman. She resented tho In
adequate provision for her mainten
ance and carried the case to the upper
court. There her position has been
sustained and it has been held that the
divorced woman has a right to as lib
eral a financial salve as her husband's
monetary condition permits. The
Kentucy Court of Appeals had this
say In Its opinion: ....
"The dependent condition of tho
wife, the helplessness and Just needs
of the child (if there should be one),
both imposing legal and moral obliga
tions upon the husband and father, not
discharged by divorce and not dimin
ished by his abandonment, or want ot
affection, are elements which, enter In
to the Court's consideration in fixing
the amount of alimony.
Not only what tho husband her
when the action was begun, but what
ho has now, and his responsible ex
pectancy and bis earning capacity may
also be considered, and should be. In
ascertaining the Just amount neces
sary to maintain tbe wife and child
comfortably and to educate the child
fittingly, and the probable ability of
the husband to pay the amount.
This is exacted of the husband not
os a punishment or penalty alone for
his fault, though that may also be con
sidered, but Is In discharge ot his
contractual and more particularly his
social obligation imposed upon him by
law as an incident ot manhood and the
head of a family."
Women generally will coincide In
this opinion, whilo at the bar ot male
judgment there will bo a hearty an-
proval of the Atlanta view. If toe
Atlanta Judge Insists on standing his
ground expectant divorcees In tho
Gate City will probably find It to their
advantage to remove their legal resi
dences to Louisville.
WILLIS RUTLAND OCT
FOB LEGISLATIVE HONORS.
Seeks to Fill tbo Seat Vacated by
Beasley.
WE WILL GET THE
TOURIST RATES.
Can Get Share of Tourist
Travel From West,
BOARD PAID A TRIBUTE
TO WORTH Of PASTOR
Dr. Anthony Given Highest
Endorsement.
In tho merited tribute that Is paid
The Times-Recorder has assurance [ )V t [ 10 en tire board of stewards to D
from officials of the Central of Geor- Dascom Anthony, pastor of Firs
guTrallway that it this city wants 1 Methodist church of Amerlcus,^ upo
tourist rates and prepares Itself for
the eve of tho assembling of the an
nual church conference, the Times
I Recorder believes the entire people •
the accommodation of tourists it can,
In all likelihood, secure the rates and
have the great advantages that arise Amerlcus. _ without ^..1°.!^.?.
from thorough advertising of the clty j denomination will Join unan'mous'.
For rarely lias there been such man
ifestation of esteem extended a paste
in this way.
It will probably not be possible for , WL1 , , ..
the City to offer facilities for tourists 113 ls thua accord . e . d thl8 . BCnial f nt C
this winter, or at least not until
toward the cloBe of tho winter. But
the following winter, that of 1910-H,
should see it In admirable position.
strive for a share of the tourist travel! wlth thcra Rov ' J - B - Johnston, presld
coming down from the West over the ln S eldcr of tlie Americas distric
Illinois Central and Central of Georgia, ^elutions expressing the r great re
roa( j 8 I gard for and confidence In Dr. An
The renovation of the Windsor hotel thon ^' , and . guesting of thei confer
will probably not be complete In suffi
cient time this winter to have tho city,
advertised well as a tourist point. The
MB. WALKER HAS BOUGHT
HOME ON LEE STREET.
Mr. James Walker purchased yes
terday through Mr. Fred B. Arthur,
zed estate agent, the Hooper property
«n Lee street and at preaent occupied
ly Dr. F. B. Gregory. The property
Is very desirable and at the price,
(4400, Is considered quite reasonable.
Mr. Walker will leave hla pretty coun
ty borne, five miles east of the city,
•boat tbe middle of December, and
take up hla residence here, occupying
lie property purchased yesterday.
Many school children (utter from
•mstlpatlon, which is often the cause
of seeming stupidity at lessons. Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver TableU
•re an Ideal medicine to give a child,
tor they are mild and gentle In their
effect, and will cwre epee chronic con-
ffilpaUoa. Sold hr an dealers.
Mr. Willis C. Rutland, now of Lees
burg, and a candidate for the legisla
ture to succeed Representative Beas
ley, resigned, was In tho city yester
day, greeting his many Americas
friends.
I Mr. Rutland is a native of Lee
\ county, but he spent some years In
Amerlcus and has many friends here
who will follow hla race for legisla
tive honors with much Interest
Opposed to Mr. Rutland ls Mr. E.
B. Martin, Sr., one of the old war-
horse politicians of Lee county, who
has held numerous offices In that
county. Both candidates are making
a hot contest. Mr. Rutland Is appeal
ing to the young, progressive element
of the county for their votes and It la
said he la making excellent headway
in the fight now on.
Tho election will be held about the
middle of December. That will give
plenty of time tor campaigning. There
are probably 450 registered white vo
ters in the county and If Mr. Rutland
fall* to see any of them It la appar
ently not going to be hie fault
man and very able and learned min
Ister.
The board of stewards hold a mee
log here a day or two since, havin
building Is to be given a complete
overhauling, ns has been stated a
number of times, and when the work
Mr. Lee Council contemplates Is fin
ished, there will be no hotel In all
this section better adapted to handle
tourist travel than the Windsor, and
no place In better position to reach out
for a share of this travel.
Many tourists are not of the ultra-
rich class, but are seeking a place
where they can secure good accommo
dations at a moderate price, and
where they will at tho same time en
joy a mild climate and have some op
portunity for out-door recreation.
Amerlcus next winter will offer all of
these. The renovated Windsor, with
Its bettor equipment throughout, the
country club with Its pretty quarters.
Its golf links and its tennis courts, the
fine fishing and hunting near the city,
and, In all likelihood, a beautiful the
atre with an excellent list of attrac
tions, will all be factors in mak:- j
this an excellent tourist point.
As stated, the TImos-Rccordcr Is in
possession or assurance that Amerlcus
can be made a tourist point as soon as
It ls prepared to offer accommodations
for this highly desirable class of vis
itors. The “Seminole Limited.’’ tho
superb through train being operated
from Chicago to Jacksonville, passing
through Amerlcus, will enablo tourists
make this point with every comfort
This magnificent train Includes
through sleepers from St. Ixrnls, and
Chicago, with observation sleeping car
from Chicago, dining car between Ful
ton, Ky., and Columbus, Ga., and mod
ern steel reclining chair cars between
Chicago and Jacksonville. The sched
ule ls an easy one and the run from
Chicago to Amerlcus a short one.
he Central railroad will undoubt
edly do Its part toward thoroughly ad
vertising Amerlcus os a tourist point
once wo are ready to take hold of the
matter. In order to avail ourselves of
this opportunity all that Is necessary
Is to await the completion of tat hotel
renovations. Tho Central can he re
lied upon to put the facts before the
tourist traveling public of the West.
This Is too groat an opportunity to
bo allowed to pass. Amoricua, must
avail Itself of It to got Into better
touch with the world at large and es
pecially with the prosperous class of
enterprising westerners coming 8outh,
many of whom subsequently become
nterested Investors. The news that
Amerlcus can easily become a tourist
point, perhaps before this close of this
season, and undoubtedly next year, Is
one ot the best Items ot news made
public here In a long time.
once his return to tho pastorate her
were adopted unanimously.
The cordial and unanimous endorse
ment thus given by the stemards and,
as stated, sanctioned by the public at
large, ls an attest of the high esteem
in which Dr. Anthony Is held in Amer
lcus.
Dr. Johnston, the presiding elder,
will lay the resolutions before the
bishop and his cabinet at the session
of the conference in Waynesboro three
weeks hence, and with It will go the
wishes of the people of Amerlcus for
favorable consideration. For the re
turn of Dr. Anthony here another
year Is very greatly desired.
For two years he has filled this pul
pit, and not only has he endeared
himself to his congregation and
church members, but to the masses—
the peoplo of Amerlcus at large—who
esteem and love him.
KILLED CASHIER)
WOUNDED PRESIDENT.
Hold Attempt to Hold Up New Albany,
ImL, Bank.
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 11.—J. Gary
Fawcett, cashier of the Merchants
National Bank in New Albany, Ind.,
was shot and Instantly killed and
President J. K. Woodward of tho same
Institution, was seriously wounded by
an unknown man who entered the
bank about 11:30 today and attempted
to hold up the officials and tho assist
ants. The assailant, a young man of
about 21, after his murderous work
ran quickly to the Ohio river and
started for the Kentucky side in a
skiff. New Albany police were noti
fied and after a hot pursuit in a mu
ter boat succeeded In capturing the
young man near the Kentucky and In
diana bridge and landod him about
noon behind tho bars of the New Al
bany jail.
NOTHING MORE HUMAN
was ever written than Judge IJnd-
-ey’i autobiography,
— J T.innl, >>
The Beast
and the Jungle.” It shows just
what the politician and the judge
who try to stay straight are up against.
You’ll like the simple, straight-
fonva.a way Judge Lindsey handles
facts that wouiu ordinarily make far
from pleasant reading.
Another worth-while article in
the
NOVEMBER EVERYBODY'S
is an interview with the President.
There are some fine stories, too.
FOR SALE RE HOLLIDAV’S BOOK
STORE.
That Lame Back Means
Kidney Disease
And to Relieve the Lame and Aching Back,
You Must First Relieve the Kidneys
The past is referred to as being
dead; tat it Is terribly alive.
Thcro la no question about that
at all—for the lame and aching
back ls caused by a diseased con
dition of the kidneys and bladder.
It 1b only common sense, any way
—that you must cure a condition
by removing the cause of the con
dition. And lame and aching back
are not by any means the only
symptoms of derangement of the
kidneys and bladder. There are a
multitude ot well-known and un
mistakable Indications ot a more or
lees dangerous condition. Some of
these are, for Instance: Extreme
and unnatural lassitude and weari
ness, nervous irritability, heart Ir
regularity, “nerves on edge,” sleep
lessness and Inability to secure
rest, scalding sensation and sedi
ment in tho urine. Inflammation of
the bladder and passages, etc.
DeWItt’s Kidney and Bladder
pnia are an exceptionally meritori
ous remedy for any and all affec
tions or diseased conditions of
these organs. These Pills operate
directly and promptly—and their
beneficial results are at once felt.
They regulate, purify, end effec
tually heal end restore the kid-
neys, bladder and liver, to perfect
and healthy condition—even In
some of the most advanced case*.
E. C. Do Witt £ Co., Chicago, Ill,
want every man and woman who
hmva the least suspicion that they
are afflicted with kidney and blad
der diseases to at once write them,
and a trial box of these Pills will f
sent free b
Stops
Neuralgia
Pains
The shooting, tearing pains of neuralgia are caused
by excitement of the nerves. Sciatica is also a nerve
pain.
Sloan’s Liniment, a soothing external application,
stops neuralgia pains at once, quiets the nerves, relieves
that feeling of numbness which is often a warning of
paralysis, and by its tonic effect on the nervous and
muscular tissues, gives permanent as well as immedi
ate relief.
One Application Relieved the Pain.
Mr. J. c. Lr.s, of Iioo Ninth St.. S. E., Washington, D. C., writes: —
“ I advised a lady who was a great sufferer from neuralgia to try Sloan’s Lini
ment. Alter one application the pain left her and she has not been troubled
with It since.”
Sloan's
Liniment
is the best remedy for Rheumatism, Stiff
Joints and Sprains and all Pains.
At All Druggists. Prlco 25c., COc. and $1.00.
Sloan's Treatise on tho Horae sent Free. Adilrera
DR. EARL S. SLOAN, BOSTON, MASS.
Joyners November Sale
Considering the high price of cotton wo havo tho most wonderful bargains
In this sale we evor offered. There is nothing sensational about thoso val
ues, Just the cold fact of having bong ht thousands and thousands of yards
of drygoods months and months ago whon price was away down. And now
wo aro going to glvo you the benoflt of our early buying. The tremendous
values we are offeriug In November would be cheap at 6c cotton.. Do
you want to save monoy Then buy all you can during our Novombe.
Sale, for It will be a monoy saver. Co me quick for these big bargains. Sale
starts Saturday. Nov. 6th.
STOP! THINK!! READ!!! RUT!!!!
8c Genuine Domlna Apron Ginghams
In a variety cf small or largo checks,
at yard 6c
7 l-2c nice, smooth, soft full yard
wide Sheeting, that can't be bought to
day for the price, now yard .. .. ■>-
l-2c Beautiful sido bund Suiting
go in this sale 10 yards for 39 cents
10c Niee, smooth, soft full yard wide
Bleaching, that ls a hummer here now
at 10 yards for .. 69c
12 l-2c White Madras, colored Mad
ras, fancy Suiting, Duck, Shamrock,
Unine and Chambray. yard .. 7 l-2c.
ltk: Soft, light and dark Outing, with
heavy snap and neat patterns, to go In
this sale, yard Sc.
lvc Fine, heavy Arnold Broadcloth
luting In solid colors and fancy kl-
mona patterns at yard 10c
10c About 400 yards of pretty dress
Ginghams In good stylo patterns, here
now at yard 8c.
15c Gonulno Sattcen Bed Ticking In
tho prettiest you ever saw. Going
quick at yard 11c.
35c Extra good 10-4 wide, bleached
or unbleached, Sheeting, to go while it
lasts in this sale at yard 25c.
50c Extra fine quality of 38-Inch
Brllllanteen in black, bluo, brown and
red, to go in this sale at yard .. 31c
75c Full 50-inch Mohair In all colon.
33-lnc'u Mohair In changeable stripes
and fine, soft Melrose, all per yd. 49c
81.00 A email lot of 60-inch Broad
cloth In red, hlne, black, to close In
this salo nt yard T- • •® 8c
60c Heavy ladles' foil site Union
Suits In light, blue, gray, to go. In thb
sale at pair .. ., .•■•it'.. S* 1
50c Men's heavy wool-mixed, old
stylo swoaters In dark blue, voiy
warm, here now at each .. .... • ■ ! *-
60c Men's heavy fleoco llnad or
ribbed underwoar In all sizes, shirts
and drawers, at each •• T*
50c Men's fancy nogllgee shirts In
pretty patterns of llneene and percafe,
with cuffs, each .. .. .. T. ..
*81.25 Children's shoes In *11 w>Ud
leather, In fine and heavy school ahoae-
Real bargains at pair .. ..
81.50 Ladles' fine shoes at
62.00 Ladles’ fine shoes at .
82.50 Ladles fine shoes at .
83.60 Ladles' fine shoes at
..8L*
. .81-59
,,8191
,.89.71
81.75 Men's leather shoes *t $1-3*
82.50 Men's leather shoes at |1J»
83.60 Men's loather shoes at 82* s
84.00 Men's leather shoes at IS- 15 -
40c The prettiest patterns of bleach- $7.50 Men's heavy black wool ,al( fj
juu yruiuuai yaiiurus vi uiuucu* .
ed Table Damask Imaginable, here Plain style tor * lard service, ^
now at yard 25c
75c Full 68 inch pure, all-linen Ta
ble Damask, In pretty patterns, a
hummer at yard 49c
25c The greatest lot ot fancy Suit
ing In beautiful weaves ot poplna, sat
ins and fancies ever shown, at yd 16c
35c Beautiful fancy stripe Mohairs
In lovely shades of red, blue, green
and brown, here at yard .. .... 22c
812.60 Men’s swell suits In ap-^
date patterns and style* at $ 1
815.00 Men's swell aults, now $>’
82.00 swell Peg Top Pants
83.00 swell Peg Top Pant* •
84.00 swell Peg Top Pants ••$*•*£
85.00 swell Peg Top Pant*
40c Boy’s good knee pants -- ■■
76c Boys’ good knee pant* ••••'
81.00 Large Blouse knee pant*
( * "
W.A. JOYNER,
114-116-118 Cotton Ave. Americu* G*
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