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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY. JANUARY 13. 1910. CALLS FOR ALCOHOL NUMBERED 201. Druggists Supplied That Amount of Demand. Among Whites-1909 Av erage Larger. Some People Evidently Sumler M^fains Posi- ONLY ONE DIVORCE TO 65 MARRIAGES. Don’t Deal With the Jacksonville Houses. The filing of prescriptions calling for alcohol In the office of the court of ordinary, as required by the Georgia law, demonstrated last year that there la atlll a considerable use of pure alco hol in this way, despite the fact that Jacksonville has been within easy reach and every one, presumably, has some friend who has a convenient bot tle or demijohn for such emergencies as Illness calls forth. It had been surmised after connec tions were finally established with the tion as County of Clean and High Standards. ‘JIM*’ GRIGGS ON ME SOUM'S 10VA11V As in everything else that is good and wholesome, and of credit to a community, Amerlcus probably leads the state in the matter of divorces in comparison with Its marriage record. Amerlcus has always been a clean city, with little of the scandalous sensational to mar Its history. The old time Institutions, such as marriage, continue to be revered here, and the ties that bind men and women In wed lock are not looked upon 03 In some communities, as something to be llght- Weary of Geaseless Wel comes to Union. Called Halt on Fervid Reiterations of Peace and Patriotism in Congress. ARE MARRIED AT NOON AND LEAVE fORGUBA. Mrs. Kate Shaw and Mr. T. J. Stovall United. Florida depot for intoxicants that no ] y ma de and lightly broken. As a re- one would feel under any necessity for| gu n there are years when the divorce securing alcohol, no matter what the, docket Is the slimmest feature of the form, through the medium of a physic- court bus | ne ss, when but a single Ians prescription. This appears to. W hlte divorce Is recorded. If a term Aave been an erroneous view of the 0 f y eara were taken It would doubtless matter. Doctors have found It neces- be found that the average here Is not sary In a number of Instances, It seems, to order alcohol, the druggists have filled the prescriptions, and they have been filed with Judge Cobb as the law requires. Doubtless there are many absolutely sincere and conscientious people who would not avail themselves of what might be termed contraband liquors over one divorce among the whites to every twenty-five marriages. Last year was an exception in the fact that there was one white divorce to every fifteen marlages among the whites, a record that may not be reached again In several years. Even among the negroes there Is less of the divorce business here than In most counties. Last year the propor- _ . . . tlon of divorces to marriages among law lays down, and live up entirely to { be negroes was but one to 65, some- Its strict requirements. But a small thlng , ndeed when Illness comes into the family, but prefer the direct method that the army undoubtedly either have the The recordB of the SuperIor court goods in the house or know where ghow that ln 1909 there were four to _ they can be had without such formal ity. Some people are averse to having prescriptions of this sort made a mat ter of public record and these un. doubtedly would either call on a friend or wire Jacksonville for the goods. In all last year there were two hun- tal divorces granted to whites In the Superior court. During the same year Judge Cobb Issued 61 licenses to white couples to marry. Among the negroes there were five verdicts granting total divorces and that race took out 325 II- . , i censes to marry, dred and one prescriptions for alcohol j Nlne dlyorceg to . tota , of 383 mgr . fflled and filed in Amerlcus. Judge rlageg wonId mean but one dlyorce Cobbs records show that they were 43 marrlages . „ there lg co distributed among the months as fol lows: v January 6, February 3, March 12, April 24, May 30, June 20, July 23, ln Georgia that can beat thlB it has not yet made Itself known. Fourteen divorce proceedings were begun ln the court. Those at the No- August 25 September 26,October 14, 'ember tenn> of courgei went oyer ,„ uTrnMMM n er mm. a . 191 °- * u8t 08 tho8e «t the fall term of If prohibition really prohibited, that i 908 went oyer to 1909 Under h ‘ 7^ "m I™** P °^ ° f i Georgia divorce law the first term In 7 ? JT"“ n , "c h cases Is the appearance term, ' «hie .hT .n Z '* pr0 °:' »>»•» tire libel is filed. The second ? ? ° f term 18 the trIal when the first , Se 7r “r verdict l. secured, and the third term “ ft as , ,ong “ '“ter-state brlng „ th# gecond trIa , flna , yor _ ™UnH nH raC ,T, 88 8 rule. A divorce cannot be on short notice the prescription clerks obtalned , n , egg than a , g overworked fllMne ’ZiT. T ‘° ^ I °» 8 »W in divorce the plain: bZ nnd hnd nnld, -* «« »«•* make a 36 deposit to cover bites and bad colds. costs. , n Bdd|tIon there are court costs aggregating $6 to $7 which are collected If the party Is solvent, which is generally not the case. The lawyers MICE OF OlH DAILY BREAD SOARS WITH THE FLOUR An AdvnnrA nf n nMi.r a n.™i wi.i ' are supposed to secure a fee of not less An Advance of a Dollar a Barrel With- tban $25 A dlyoreg accordlngly gbould I cost between »31 and 338, although in Short While. Th. Amerlcus .Jc.l. be m.C. ““ i™ mt.'r.s'.x si JzrtZL r mr i “ i * t the price of meat, flour has gone bal- „„ ... , Ioonlng again and it now take. 31.75' BmMh “ P W “ h ° ne to e,evon - to 32.25 to secure title to a fifty pound sack. The finer grades flour are retail ing ln Amerlcus at 37.50 to 39 per barrel, which Is an increase of 31 per barrel within the past two weeks. And the end Is not yet in sight, as the Im pression prevails that It will go higher still ere the blackberry crop Is avail able. Meat—the "sow bacon” variety, costa about as much per pound now as chicken and turkeys; really more, I . while hams can only be reached with a step ladder. The many friends of Mr. Arthur C Bivins rejoice ln his continued im proved condition and the very strong hope of ultimate recovery now held out by his physicians. Recuperation j will be slow, necessarily, but it | The Second Trial in Case of Interest hoped now that all danger Is passed. MR. GARDNER IS ACQUITTED . OF CHARGE BY COURT' out by his physicians. Many cities range from one to ten to one to thirteen. As stated, in 'most years Amerlcus, which means Sumter county, has an average of probably one white divorce to 25 marriages, and >n 1909 the average was exceptionally large in one to fifteen. THINK DANGER IS PASSED IN CASE OF MR. BIVINS Here. | Hls ■later, Mrs. John A. Cobb, Sirs. T. — . - I N. Hawkes and H. T. Bivins, who for O. S.Gardner, charged with violation a wee * t have been at hls bedside, re- of the state prohibition law In the al leged sale of whiskey at hls place of business In Amerlcus, was acquitted yesterday upon second trial of the cose, the jury returning a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Gardner was repre-j sented by Messrs. Hooper & Maynard, while Solicitor Childers and Mr. L. J , Blalock represented the state. This was a second hearing of this case, V mistrial resulting the first time. I turned to Amerlcus yesterday. A man can never convince himself be wasted any money except what went Into the collection plate. j 'CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought 1 Bears the Signature of < » -- So Tired It may be from overwork, but the chances are Its from an in* active LIVER. —sa. With a well conducted LIVER one can do mountains of labor without fatigue. It adds n hundred per cent to ones earning capacity. It can be keptln healthful action by, and only by TutfsPills TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. *■' di-afirisilHrU mwwrJ The sudden death of Congressman Jim Griggs, of the Second district, re calls the eloquent words which he de livered In Congress ten years ago and which contributed a large measure to restoring the era of good feeling be tween the North and South. It was Just after the close of the Spanish- American war and at a time when eul ogies were being delivered upon the loyalty of the South to the Union. The speech was ln excellent temper and voiced a certain feeling of resentment which was widespread In the South. It was copied largely through the coun try and really became among the his toric congressional speeches. He said: No Occasion for Surprise. “There Is no occasion for surprise or thanks, Mr. Speaker, for the loyal devotion to the flag displayed by our people. Every member of this house who could get the opportunity to do sn declared on this floor a year ago that in the event of war the sons of the men who had molded the civilization of the Old South, the sons of the men who had fought under the Stars and Bars, would be found standing shoul der to shoulder with the sous of the men who during that soul-trying time had defended the Stars and Stripes— all fighting for the honor of the sun burst flag of liberty and light Every act of the people of the South from Appomattox to Santiago has been a declaration of devotion to the Union and nothing but the blindness of un belief has prevented the acknowledge ment long ago. Surprise and tMinks have gone hand In hand here, Mr. Speaker, and the people of the South neither deserve the one nor expect the other. Georgia but did her duty did Massachusetts, as both will always perform it regardless of consequences. TYnnntcd No Fatted Coif. ‘‘I have never been at war with my fellow citizens, and It causes a feeling akin to pain to hear Iterated and reit erated that my fellow countrymen are now reconciled to me. I have always been a nAmerlcan, and the bonds which certain well lntentloned gentle men are continually weaving with which to rebind me to the Union are galling to the flesh. ‘ More than half of us have never been unreconciled, and we are weary of eternal welcomes to the place which we have always known as home. We have never left our father's house, and while the prin ciples for which they fought and the memory of what they suffered are dear to us still, it Is Impossible for us to enjoy the hilarious feast and the fatted ■calf of the prodigal's return. I hnve no authority to speak for others, sir, but It would seem to me equally If not more difficult for the man who laid down hls arms In 1865 and with the oath of allegance fresh from hls Ups and heart, turned hls energies to the rehabilitation of hls home and to the re-establishment of the Union, to enjoy * prodigal’s feast every day ln the week and every week In the year, at so many of which he Is made to play the part of host and to supply the fat ted calf as well as the prodigal. Too Many “Reconciliations." “Let this be the final ratification of the treaty of peace. Too many recon ciliations bespeak too many differ ences. Let this last march thru Geor gia end forever the discord of halt century. Let It obliterate all traces of that other march whose blackened trail marked the close of actual war. Let the hegira of 1861 be forever swallow, ed up in the pilgrimage of 1898. Let us turn our faces to the morning; you of the North cherishing your memories as we of the South shall ever cherish ours, all passing forward In union to a realization of the patriot's hope and the poet's dream. “ 'Columbia, gem of the ocean, The home of the brave and the free, The shrine of each patriot’s devotion, A world offers homage to thee.’ ” The marriage at noon yesterday of Mrs. Kate Felder Shaw and Mr. T. J. Stovall was In the nature of a pleasant surprise In Amerlcus, the former home of the bride. With such care had the secret been guarded that only relatives here were apprised of the marriage In advance. Mrs. Shaw, who for several years has resided at College Park, near At lanta, arrived here several days ago upon a visit to her sister, Mrs. W. J. Thornton, at her residence on College street Mr. Stovall, a retired manufacturer and also a resident of College Park, came Wednesday to Join Mrs. Shaw here. The marriage rites were Bolemnlzed at 11 o'clock yesterday morning at the Thornton residence -by Dr. Lansing Burrows, of First Baptist church. Only relatives of the bride and a few very Half Price Sale! slve. Immediately thereafter Mr. and Mrs. Stovall left by the Seaboard train upon an extended bridal tour, which will include a stay of several weeks at points of Interest in Florida and ln Cuba. WAS STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE BUT INJURY IS SLIGHT Alderman C. C. Hawkins Ran Down on Lee Street Ladies’ Tailor-Made Suits Obscured by a passing top buggy which prevented the occupants of an approaching automobile from seeing him on the crossing, Alderman C. C. Hawkins was run over yesterday af ternoon at Lee and Church streets. The caf was proceeding very slowly, not exceeding three miles an hour, the driver stated, as a frightened horse had Just passed the car, which re duced the speed. Mr. Hawkins Jump ed to escape the car, which ran over one of hls limbs and bruised hls arm as well. He was carried to hls home where Dr. W. S. Prather attended hls Injuries, which, It was said last night, are In nowise serious. The occupants of the car greatly deplored the acci dent which, under the circumstances, seemed almost unavoidable. GENUINE OLD In a very short time now we take our annual inventory. Before doing so we want to clear out ev ery Ladies’ Suit and Coat possible, and in order to do this we CUT THE PRICE HALF with a few ex* ceptions. We have had the largest In or der to begin another season clear and clean we take our losses quick. Our stock consists of the best made Ready-to-Wear Garments brought to this section and you all, who are posted, know that we have had the most phenomenal season ever known in Americus. close friends witnessed the wedding ceremony, both beautiful and imprea- S U it bUSUieSS in OUr hiStOry. PERUVIAN GUANO I If the average man could afford 10 be generous, he'd make out tbit It waa weak-minded. Remedy^ CATARRH Ell's Cream Balm Is quick!; Gives Relief tt One It cleanses, soothes, heals and protects tha diseased mem brane resulting from Catarrh and drives away a Cold in the SSiSfffiJSHAY FEVER Taste and Smell. Full size 50 eta., at Drug- or by mail. In liquid form, 75 cents, ly Brothers, 56 Wawen Street, New York. F YOU have never used Peruvian GUANO you have never realized the great est possible yield from your soil. <L Peruvian Guano Is the natural excre ment of the millions upon millions of fish eating birds that inhabit the rainless cliffs on the coast of Peru and adjacent islands, , (Lit is really digested fish—the richest of all fertilizers. (LChemiet; h«v« rever been able to put the elementa into commercial fertiliser in the forms in which they exist in this product of nature. (LWe have an army of workmen dig ging out this fertilizer. It is then loaded upon vesaels and shipped to the United States. (L Peruvian Guano has been used as far back as the fourteenth century. (L Those who try it become enthusiastic about it, and the demand has always been greater than the supply. (LThia is YOUR opportunity to secure some of the genuine from far Peru. Peruvian Hand Book Free I (LFill out the attached coupon and mail, and you will receive FREE our beautiful book of letters and pictures from those who have used Peruvian and full Infor mation. $50.00 Tailor Made Suits Now $25.00 40.00 Tailor Made Suits Now] 20.00 37.50 Tailor Made Suits Now 18.50 35.00 Tailor Made Suits Now 17.50 32.50 Tailor Made Suits Now 16.25 30.00 Tailor Made Suits Now 15.00 27.50 Tailor Made Suits Now 13.75 25.00 Tailor Made Suits Nowi 12.50 22.50 Tailor Made Suits Now 11.25 20.00 Tailor Made Suits Now 10.00 17.50 Tailor Made Suits Now 8.75 15.00 Tailor Made Suits Now 7.50 All Coats will be sold for Exactly Half Price. All Skirts One Third off Former Price. All Children’s Coats Exactly Half Price. All Silk Petticoats One Third off For mer Price, All Rain Coats One Third off Regular Price. AH Silk, Linen and Coton Waists at One Third off Regular Price. Peruvian Guano Corporation, Charleston, S. C. Gentlemen:—Pleue send me yonr j book about Peruvian Guano, (Hint- i trated) and full information. Name j Gome quick and secure what you want. Last season we only carried over 16 Ladies’ new suits, and this season we want to do even better than that. Our loss means your gain. AH Only. prices are for Spot Cash CHARLESTON, S. C. Chas L Ansley.