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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDERi THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1910.
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TWO PROJECTS THAT
LOOK TO AMERICUS
Hawkinsville and Ashburn
Want Help Here,
The Hawkinsville and Western Rail
road has been Incorporated ai.d the
story conies from that enterprising
burg that steps will soon be taken to
begin the laying out of the road and
actual construction toward Unadilla.
It Is the purpose of the. incorpora
tors to use the old Grovada grade, a
distance of about nine miles, and tnen
move on inward UiaJltl i nod a cross
ing of the G., S. & P. The further
route of the projected road is yet to
be detoi mined.
It Is not improbable that sooner or
later the Hawkinsville crowd will take
th. mattoi up if a connection with
Amerlcus. The lukewarmness of the
people of Amerlcus on railroad prop-
COMMITTEE IS BUSY
IN PLANS LOR MEETING
farmers Coming to Ameri-
cus Three Days.
GEORGIA FARMERS
ARE LOSING MONEY
Because They Avoid Cattle.
Says Tom Hudson.
Atlanta, Feb. 2.—Agitation against
the meat trust nnd against the In
creased cost of living In general, has
given the state agricultural depart
ment an opportunity to call attention
to the fact that It has persistently and
continually Urged the farmers and pro
ducers of Georgia to raise more cat
tle. •
The Farmers Institute fo rthe Third Georgia lias every possible advan-
Congressional district, planned to be
held In Amerlcus during three day-
next week, promises to assemble here
one of the largest meetings of the
farmers of Sumter and suroundlng
counties that has gathered In quite
a numberof years.
Not only will the farmers of the
fifteen counties of the Third district
come upon the dates mentioned, 10th,
11th and 12th, but those of other
counties as well.
The Institute as alroady announced,
will be conducted under auspices of
the State Agricultural College at Ath
ens, the speakers attending being se
lected largely from ‘he_faculty of that
osltlons of late, tnough, does nut lns titut!on.
seem to bode well for any assistance I there will doubtless bo other
toward the connection oftbls city and I s I eaker3 as well
Hawkinsville. It has been gossiped Tlle locaI committee of
that the Hawkinsville people would
run the road on from Unadlla to By-
rontvllle, where It would connect with
the A., B & A. This might be an ex
cellent chance for Amerlcus to build
the much talked of Byromvllle road
and connect up with the A., B. & A.
and the Hawkinsville & Western at
the same time.
It Is claimed that there will be suf
ficient support for the road In Haw
kinsville and the intervening country
to assure Its completion at an early
date to Unadilla, and probably on to
Byromvllle if that route Is selected.
Hon. J. P. Brown presided over the
recent Hawkinsville meeting and the
following directors were chosen: E.
B. I.owls, Montezuma; C. C. Duncan.
Jr., Perry; C. A. Horne, Unadilla; J.
K. I.ivlngston, Cordcle; T. B. Ragan,
J. J. Whitfield, E. J. Henry, W. N.
l’atsons, P. 11. Lovftjoy, R. S. Ander
son, J. J. Harvard aud H E. Coatas,
Hawkinsville.
The Board of Directors met at once
and electod T. B. Ragan president, J,
K. I.ivlngston and J. J. Whitfield
vlce-prosldonts, nnd If. E. Coates sec
retary, treasurer and attorney of the
Hawkinsville & Western Railroad Co.
It is quite likely that Amerlcus will
have two genuine railroad projects up
for Its consideration for some time to
come, this Byromvllle stretch and the
proposed road to the sea at Bruns
wick via Ashburn and the several
small roads that It Is p-oposed to con
nect up between Ashburn and Bruns
wick. Whether It will be found possi
ble to enlist any capital here, though.
Is an unsettled question. So far the-e
has been considerable talk but not dis
position shown to Invest In any
these enterprises. It may be that the
time has come when actions will suc
ceed words, but that remains to be
demonstrated. The coming meeting
of the Board of Trade, though, will
he of decided Interest, ns at it the
Ashburn road will bo presented by
those who are behind the movement.
arrange
ments Messrs. M. B. Council, John A.
Cobb and J. M. Callum met yesterday
and arranged for the placo of meeting
securing the A 1* I. Armory for the
three days. Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday next.
The committee also addressed a let
ter to President Soule .of the State
College at Athens, requesting that
Hon. Hoke Smith be Included among
the speakers selected by him to ad
dress the Institute, believing that his
presence here will greatly Increase
the general attendance.
It is not known yet, of course, that
Mr. Smith will como here, but further
announcement tothat end will be
awaited with interest.
SPOONING MUST STOP AT
MOVING PICTURE SHOWS.
Hand Holding, ctc„ Will lie Slopped
Hy Major of Indianapolis.
Inldanapolls, lnd.. Jan. 31.—An an-
Itl-spoonlng ordinance, affecting the
[moving pict ure show patrons, may bo
[drafted at the request of Mayor Shank
unless the proprietors of the places
agree to turn on the light, "frequent
ly and
unexiiectedly,'' The Mayor has
been Informed that the- moving pic
ture theaters are being used by amo
rous young men and women for
'spooning- purposes while the lights
fire out.
He Is going to suggest to the pro
prietors that they might Improve the
Toral ntnioHphoro by turning on the
fcnts unexpectedly and frightening
|e giddy young thing* who slip Into
lie < ’“ rkcnei1 rooms to make love.
I the theater proprietors refuse to
| r “ 00 tho Hkhts, the mayor Is going
have an antl-spoonlng law, which
e police win be Instructed to en-
Irce.
FINDS OUR CULTURE
IN WOMEN’S HANDS
Men Do Nothing But Make
the Dollars.
tags ns a cattle raising state, says
Commissioner T. G. Hudson, who as
serts that the producers of the state
are simply sleeping over their oppor
tunities.
And yet he points out the farmer
who raises meat enough even for bis
own use, Is the exception, rather than
the rule of Georgia.
“There Is no telling how mnch the
state is losing as the result of failure
to give more attention to cattle rais
ing,' said Captain R. F. Wright, as
sistant commissioner of agriculture.
“Georgia buys approximately 225 car
loads of dressed and cured western
meats, every week, at a cost weekly,
of about 175,000. It Is easy to fig
ure out what that would amount to
within a year'* time.
“There is no question that a speedy
market could be found for every pound
of beef that could be raised within
the state, and found right here at
home. We now have an up to date
packing house In Atlanta ready
handle the Georgia product, as well
as smaller Instlt ttlons of the kind In
various parts of the state.
“In addition to this there Is anoth
er advantage, the fertilization of the
land which comes through raising
cattle. I kno-v of one farm in this
state that cannot be bought for $50
a nacre. Several years ago the same
land could have been had for about
$25. But cattle raising has enriched
It to such a nextent that the annual
gross profits from It are In the neigh
bor hood of $5,000.
“There's money in It. and f cannot
understand why more of our people
have not taken hold of the cattle in
dustry.”
ADOPT THE BABY. BUT
DO NOT TELL HUBBY I
Many Women Pretend In-]
fants Are Their Own.
STILL THEY GO
DR. COOK IS SAID TO
BE IN BAD SHAPE
Chicago, Ill., Jan. 31. "There are
In Chicago today, fully 3,000 husbands
fondling Infants that are not tbelr
own, but babies adopted by their
wives, and the deluded ‘fathers' are
none the wiser.”
This statement was made by Lyman
W. Rodgers, treasurer of the National
Maternity Hospital, from which insti
tution, he says, some 250 Infants are
adopted Into good home* every year.
The case which gave rise to In
quires concerning such matters was
the testimony before a Los Angelea
Jurist of Mrs. C. E. Smith of the Cali
fornia city, who furnished to Mrs. W.
Wilson of that city four children
which the latter pretended wore her
own.
'It Is rarely that a man wants
child that is not of his own blood,'
said Mr. Rogeri, “and It some hus
bands who are bringing up children
knew the truth about them I tremble
to think what the consequence would
be.
“There Is a man In Chicago who Is
supposed to be worth millions. lie
passes much of.hls time In Europe. It
would be a breach of trust to men
tion bis name, but It Is a fact that his
wife has obtained two babies from
one hospital, which he honestly be
lieves to be his own.
“Again a husband left bis wife af
ter an altercation of some kind and
went to Indianapolis.
“The woman was In despair. She
wanted him to come back. An Idea
struck her, and she came to the hos
pital and adopted a little boy. Then
she wired to her husband, and told
bim a son had been born to them.
He never suspected, but came right
back on the next train.
“Over the cradle of that Innocent
youngster, tbe flesh and blood of a
nameless father and mother, husband
and wife effected a reconciliation.”
We have sold numbers
those fine all-wool
HART SCHAFFNER A MARX
ol
LOW PRICE OF TOBACCO
CAN’T DISPOSE OF CROP.
Suits at $5.00 and $6.00 per
Suit; and every customer
who bought one is singing
its praise. We still have a
good many of |these on hand
that must be sold this-
month. Don’t let this op
portunity pass, for they are
marvelous values. Think
of it—an all-wool suit for
|awson woman is alive
WHEN COBONER IS CALLED
iDawson, Ga.. Feb. 2.—When Coro-
| r Buchanan and his Jury and Sher-
Hlll went to hold an Inquest over
r 1 M,tch »H. the white woman who
1 shot here mysteriously they were
eh surprised to find the supposed
stive. There Is n fighting
Tor tho woman’s recover/,
yst surrounds the affair.
woman can get control of • man
I him think no woman can.
New York, Jan. 31.—Prof. Hugo
Munsterberg, of Harvard, has a poor
opinion of the culture of the average
American man. He told the members
of the Boost Club of New York tha
the women of this country practically
controlled the culture here; tbat the
men were too busy making dollars to
pay much attention to It, and that
they also make a grave mistake In
falling to realize their vocations.
“Your Joyful, optimistic nnd boost
ing attitude is hardly commendable If
It means only a flabby, lazy opti
mism,” he said. “It Is hardly com
mendable unless It means that It real
ly cares whether tbe other fellow Is
doing his best. Tbe average business
man Is too little Interested in any
thing outside of his business, and
there Is great room here in this coun
try for spreading the spirit of op
timism In Its best and truest Bense.
“The women of this country con
trol the culture, unfortunately. The
higher Ideals are In tbe care of the
women here. The higher culture has
been left by the busy business man
to the women. This Is unfprtunate
Indeed. I do not mean by that that
anything should he taken from the
women, but ttr-' he men, the busi
ness men. should bear their share of
the culture, too. When tbe business
man here finishes ble day’s work be
thlnke he cannot enjoy hlmeelf unless
he goes to a comic opera. Even In his
vocation he takes a wrong attitude
He takes too selfish an Interest In
himself and his business.
“The haphazard manner in which
men drift Into their vocations Is large
ly responlsble for this. Each life
should be adjusted to a more Ideal
view toward vocation. Every voca
tion should be looked on In a more
Ideal way. Take, for Instance, the
school teacher who looks upon her
vocation as a hardship and a drudge.
It should be looked upon to a far
different way—as an Ideal vocation.
The business man who simply
In bis vocation a means of getting the
better of hie fellow man destroy* his
power to get eatlefactlon from any
thing, and until he begins to Idealise
bis vocation he will remain In that
condition. We muit fill our live* with
Idealism. Our children often go lo
school never to learn that to do one’s
duty otA must ldesllxs one's life.’
Living in Belgium Under
Assumed Name.
nOG SALE FEB. 0.
I will sell at public auction at my
late residence 1 1-2 miles from Amer
icas 45 head oT bogs also I good milch
cows. 1 fine brood mare and lot of
farming Implements. & II. TOUKO.
3-dSt-wlt
New York, Jan. 31.—Broken
health and spirit, Dr. Frederick
Cook, who failed to produce sufllclcnt
proof to satisfy tbe Danish scientists
tbat bo bod been to tbe north pole, is
In Bolglum.
This was learned through a private
letter received by a friend of Dr.
Cook, trying to organize an expedi
tion to go to Greenland to recover tbe
instruments and polar records wblch
Harry Whitney, of New Havep, Conn.,
left In a cache at Etab, and to search
for the two Eskimos who accompani
ed hint on his polar trip.
He bas the support, it Is said, of
Captain George l^comte, who was
navigating officer of the Belgian An-
tartic expedition In 1897, of which Dr.
Cook was surgeon and anthropologist.
Dr. Cook bas been In weakened con
dition, both mentally and physically,
according to the advices from Berlin,
since he left New York tbe latter part
of November. Much of tbe time. It Is
said, he has spent In a sanitarium
Mrs. Cook Is with him, and they are
reported to be sojourning at a quiet
hotel. In the vicinity of Brussels.
There Dr. Cook It living under
assumed name.
“Although crushed by tbe unfortu-
ate decision.” writes his friend, "Dr.
Cook realises that tbe verdict of Co
penhagen disposes of hie claim of
having been the first to reach the
north polo until be can produce proof
more convincing than tbat which has
been submitted to and rejected by
the Jury wblch be hlmeelf cboee, tbe
University of Copenhagen.
'Hie expulsion from the Artie Club
of America and the Explorers’ Club,
as reported by American newspapers
bas not been reported to him by Mrs.
Cook and bis physician.”
Syracuse, Jan. 31.—Unable to dis
pose of their 1909 crop at anywhere
near tbe figures its production cost
them, central New York tobacco grow
ers are blue. Why only 7, 8 and 9
cents a pound Is being offered them
Is something they are'unable to ex
plain.
At a meeting of the New York
State Tobacco Growers Association re
ports were submltthi showing an un
satisfactory condition In the tobacco
trade In central New York. Becauie
of low prices one year ago many far
mers reduced their tobacco acreage,
and indications are that there will be
a still greater cut this year. Tbe out
look Is anything but encouraging.
The Falls of Women h
Which remit from a disordered con
dition of the womb and Its append
ages can usually be cured by the
timely use of that great Southern
Remedy. VIN-O-VITAE. made hr the
Oranger Medicine Co., Chattanooga.
Tenn. This remedy has been a
standard In many families in the
Southern States for many yean. It
cure* the various ailments .peculiar
to women sad gives them bouyant
health. If you “an all ran down” and
hav* pains and Irregularities, VIN-O-
'AE will give you good service,
ry woman ehonld have It on hand.
Yon may need It at any time. Drug
gists tell It at $1.00 per ‘ - -
tor book of particulars.
BRUNSWICK MAY
SEND DELEGATES HERE
To Meeting to Consider
Railroad Project.
(Special Tlmes-Recorder.)
Brunswick, Ga., Feb. 1.—Keen In
terest bas been aroused among Bruns
wick buelneis men In the movement
under way at Amerlcus aud Ashburn
to build a railway from Amerlcus to
this port and It la certain that the
Brunswick trade bodies will get la
line Just as soon as the movement
shows stability.
It la probable that a committee from
this city will attend the coming con
ference at Americas between th* busi
ness men of Ashburn and Amerlcus.
There are a doxen or more growing
towns along the proponed route nnd
theie will Join heartily In pushing the
movement. As yet no definite Infor
mation bas been received here of th*
plant of the proposed system. Aa
soon as the data Is secured tbe local
trade bodies will take prompt steps
to help the project.
PLANS FOR WATER WORKS
ARE DRAWN AT MACON
Claims Made Uut Great Sating Will
lie E’lectrd.
Macon, Ga., Feb. 2.—When tbe city
of Macon takes up the proposition of
municipal ownership this year It will
find a taring of several thousand dol
lars as plana and specifications for a
new water plaqt have already been
prepared. Th* city la also In posses
sion of estimates of thn present worth
of all the property and equipment of
the company now doing basinets and
will bn better able to make an offer
for th* plant. Tha question of mu
nicipal ownership la to bo taken np <a
$5.00 to $6.00.
THEY MUST BE SOLD.
THE W. D. BAILEY CO.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA.
J. W. SHEFFIELD, Prrddent, FRANK SHEFFIELD, Vice Pren,
B. D. SHEFFIELD, Cashier. .
BANK OF COMMERCE,
Americus, Ga.
A general banking buslneas transacted aud all consistent courtesies ex
tended patrons. Certiorates of deposit Issued earning Interest
Farm Loans
At 6 per cent, interest on desirable farms.
Will loan one-half of value of land.
W. W. DYKES, Americus, Ga
FARM LOANS!
We will lend you money on your farm at 6
per cent interest Save money by giving us your
application. Home office, Planters Bank Build-
Mi£f, Americus. Ga.
EMPIRE LOAN & TRUST CO.
soon an the new paving work can be
There is a buyer somewhere for every piece of
property on the market We make it our busi
ness to find him. That’s what we are in busines*
for. When you list your property with us, we go
out and look up the buyer.
SOUTHERN LAND CO.
Planters Bank Building, - - AMERICUS, GA^ •