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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER. TH URSDAY. FEBRUARY *8:1910.
THE TIMES-RECORDER.
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
THE AMERICUS RECORDER,
Established 1879.
THE AMERICUS TIMES,
Established 1890.
Consolidated April 1891.
Entered at the postofllce at Amerl-
cus as second-class mall matter.
state, then of the nation and then of
the greater world beyond. Every
child In Amerlcus should know, for
instance, when Sumter county was
formed, what county it was takn
from, the story of the revolutionary
hero whose deeds Its name comment
orates, it should know the story of
the beginnings of Georgia, of the
development of the state, of the part
it has played In peace and war In
the nation's development. Once it
is acquainted with those matters its
interest will have been aroused In
THOS. GAMBLE, Editor and Manager , , ,
J. W. FURLOW City Editor, history, and It will be eager or o
' I . r _ .1 L.ao.ioa It Lnnwe thflt nlS-
tv. L. DUPREE, Asst. Business Dept.
Official organ of the City of Americus.
Official organ of Sumter County.
Official organ of Webster County.
Official organ of Railroad Commis
sion of Georgia for Third Congres
sional District.
Official organ U. S. Court, Southern
District of Georgia.
knowledge, because It knows that his
tory deals with things that have en
tered into the making of the environ
ment that surrounds it in every day
life. Into conditions under which !:
lives and must continue to have its
being. But how can the ordinary
I child's interest be aroused under the
! old system that dealt with men and
peoples and conditions that had not
1 the remotest connection with Its own
life, that seemed like studying about
| Mars or some other planet.
• Even outside of patriotic motives.
common sense wonld dictate that the
| child's historical education should
begin with its home history, with
the story of its own locality and
! state. That sort of history tends to
Ask the average well informed Geor- arousc c hlc pride, to make a bet-
glan what was Oglethorpe's full name ter cttizen 0 f the future man. And
Editorial Room, Telephone 99.
Americas Ga., February 17, ’910.
WHAT WAS OGLETHORPE'S SAME.
and he will tell you that the founder tliat )g on , e 0 f t y, c ma | n things edu-
of Georgia was James Edward Ogle- ca (j 0I1 should seek to accomplish.
thorpe. | ,
Go to any current history, or to any
encyclopedia, apparently, and there
you will And the same statement.
But was Oglethorpe christened
Janies Edward? There’s the rub. As
a matter of fact he may nave been, and
then he may not have been.
Dr. Burroughs, of Brunswick, who
I SOUTHERN MEN IN THE CONFED
ERATE ARMY.
The recent death of Col. L. O.
Niles, of Marshallville, has brought
to the public attention the fact that
. be and four brothers served In the
delves persistently in.matters per- Confederato army . Therc ls nothing
tabling to the early history of the
state, says that he has never been able
to find any authentic record to show
that Oglethorpe wa3 christened any
thing but James.
In a number of historic documents
he finds him simply plain James and
not James Edward.
On Ills seal, of which the Brunswick
historic researcher has a photographic
reproduction, the name is simply
James Oglethorpe.
Dr. Burroughs insists that the pre
ponderance of evidence is against call
ing Oglethorpe James Edward. He cer
tainly, the doctor insists, never so
called himself. Oglethorpe signed
remarkable In the fact of five broth
ers serving In the cause of the South.
Many families sent all their sons in
to the ranks of the gray, and In some
instances all of them died on the
field of battle. But in the Niles
case the really remarkable feature!
is that all of them were born and!
city has grown so rapidly, its pub
lic expenditures on Improvements had
been so great that these Important
matters had not received the atten
tion they were entitled to. Health
should be the paramount considera
tion. Atlanta, awakened to that
fact, has determined to remedy the
ills from which it suffered. Of the
bonds to he issued with the almost
unanimous vote of Its people $1,350,-
000 will he for sewers, $900,000 for
waterworks, $600,000 for public
schools, $100;000 for the Grady hos
pital, and $50,000 for a crematory.
Atlanta is to be congratulated on
the result of the election. It was
Just what was to be expected in a
live city like that. The future of
Atlanta, bright as It has been, Is
made the brighter by the action of
Us c'Mzens In creating this new pub
lic debt—a debt that tells of prog
ress, prosperity, hope, willingness,
civic pr'de and determination, all the
qualli'ns that go to the making of a
really great city these days.
A CANDID YIE1V OF GEORGIA
POLITICS.
We believe that Governor Brown
Is not responsible for the beef trust
or lor the short crop of I-ouisiana.
It Is not likely that he will have
opposition for governor this year,
however.—Savannah Press.
The Savannah Press was one of
tho staunchest of the newspapers
supporting Hoke Smith, and its ad
miration for the former governor was
•not diminished in the slightest by
his failure to secure re-election. If
he were a candidate again the Press
would undoubtedly be found giving
him valiant support. But the Press,
like the vast majority of other Jour
nals that were included in the Smith
column, sees the handwriting on
the wall, it reads correctly the spirit
of the times and realizes that Geor
gia is bent on having Governor
Brown remain in the governor'3 chair
for another term. Hence it candid
ly acknowledges that it is not like-
JUDGE SPEER WARNS
WHISKEY SELIERS
He Will Use His Powers to
Assist State.
i!| ) fart,
The charge made by Judge Speer
to the grand Jury at Macon on Mon
day is attracting much attention
Judge Speer again reiterated his
opinion that it was the duty of the
federal courts to give every assist
ance possible to the state in its en
deavors to enforce the prohibition
laws, and promised that every power
at his command would he used to
that end. Warning was given to the
old law breakers in Savannah that
the sentences imposed in Judge
Speer’s court were hanging over them
like a sword, ready to go into effect
if they were found again violating
the law. Judge Speer in tills connec
tion said:
“The judge must do ills work, he
has attempted to do so in all cases,
but you have a great work devolving
upon you a greater work, perhaps,
than that devolving upon the judge,
that is the Importance of enforcing
the liquor laws. When a man vio
lates the laws of the United States
he Is at the same time violating the
laws of the state. If he carries on
the business of a retail liquor dealer
without paying the special tax he is
none the less carrying o nthc busl
ness of a retail liquor dealer, and
this the state prohibition law forbids
him doing. As I said in the locker
club cases In Savannah, while it is
true that the cardinal object of the
national law is the collection of taxes
for the federal treasury, yet I have
never been able to appreciate the
fact that it is impossible to use law
ful powers within one’s jurisdiction
as to accomplish the direct purpose
for which they were enacted, and at
the same time do all the good one
can for the general welfare of til
people, and if possible for the elevi-
reared in Massachusetts, of old Ncwi‘- that llrown will hare any °PP°' tion of their moral status. The
sition this year.
England stock, and came South some I
time prior to the breaking out of 11 '™ u,d lle WRl1 ir a11 of tbe fo ‘'|good toward the solution of the great
the war, being resident in Georgia mcr ( f n,it * ^.porters would recog-; proWems bffore 0 „ r wh , ch
: United States courts can do great
sufficiently long to become thorough-
n ze the situation as it is, cease their:
ly affiliated with the conditions sur-
attempts to arouse opposition that!
rounding them and to become thor
oughly Southern in spirit and in pur-
would undoubtedly he futile, and let
the state have a rest from political
i engage the thoughtful hours of ev-
’ i cry reflecting and patriotic man. Th
grand jury indicted some forty odd
,, , ,, , ,, men, which resulted In the payment
_ dissensions this year. Of course, it ... _ . ... .. ’ ,
himself James, never James Edward pose ' l 3 a bitter pill for manv of them 10 ° f pe,na “ les ' an<1 w “ b tbe kindness
or James E„ and if Edward was 1 11 wouW bo lnterestlD 8 to kn0 ’ T | swallow to have Gov ‘ Brown re- ° f m heart thC sentcnces of others
thrust on him as a helpless infant ho how p ’ on 1,orn and rcared ,n ; elected ’without opposition but lt ' 1,ave been suspended, but they are
repudiated the middle name as soan the North ,crvod under the Con * • would be far better for them ami tor i s,lspended llke tbe sword ° r »nmoc!es
as he came to the years of maturity. 1 tdera,e n "S- The number would j . .. . . j ]t .’ b , > and n,a >' fa “ u P on them with paln-
The question is one of more than doubtless he much greater than one ® 0 J ' c e ' * ' 0 1 ‘ y f "’ '» »*■“«
1111 l, '' es,lon 1S °ne or more than T „ than to stir up another bitter con-
passing Inierest just now when the " ou,d at first surmise - In Americi s Brown re
state and the citv of Savannah are every one will recall the fact that
, anu tne city of savannah are ' . elected with an Increased majority, as
about to erect n monument in Savnn- l "° of tho Wheatley boys, Pennsyl- assuredly be the case
nah to the memory of the founder of van i a horn and reared, enlisted un-
the state. Care should be taken to der the stars and bars and gave val-
All this talk about Judge Fite nin
th ey
ful and lacerating eftfect. if
violate the law again.
“Already the most astounding ben
eflts have been experienced by tho
people ai large from the prohibition
law. Why, even the dumb brutes,
have the name correctly inscribed It laht service to the state nnd section nlnK for fl overnor - or tb, f ma , n , or i who have been subject to the service
me - nisei i ulu. il , m n n hnvtne- Upon neleeted liv _ .. .. _
.4 . 7, ' ,: y a - 11 1 ... „ that man having been selected by
would certainly be ridiculous to have of ‘heir adoption. Me remember tho ex . Governor Snllth t0 make the race
pure poppy-cock.
; None of the parties mentioned would
' stand a ghost of a show to defeat
Gov. Brown, and none of them is apt
to be so foolish as to attempt it
; when the time comes.
The Savannah Press has the right
view of the political situation in
tion as on the monument, and point how, when he returned North im-j
out that (he name was erroneous. | mediately after the conclusion of hoa- i
If Oglethorpe was plain James let! tiiities, the feeling locally against
him he called so. But in any event let j him was very bitter and the threats
the question be decided promptly, it °f physical punishment that were
is comparatively a small matter but on ! made against him caused him to leave j
a monument, above all places, the, for more congenial climes. Down Ini
name should be correctly given.
THE RIGHT MAY TO TEACH
HISTORY.
Dr. W. D. Burroughs, of Bruns
wick, is quoted as saying:
“In Glynn county some time ago
I was examining a school. The
children knew nothing of Georgia
but could tell me all about New
York. When I asked the teacher
what state she hailed from, prompt
ly she replied, 'New York.’
"When will the south learn wis
dom?"
The wrong system of education ev
erywhere Is gradually being reme-
Idlcd. More attention i.v nowadays
being paid to local, to state and
to national history and less to that
of ancient days. The tlhie will
Savannah there were a number of
former Northern men who left the . '
pursuits of peace and became sol
diers for the South. If we remember
rightly, the late Capt. Jack Wheaton,
the gallant commander of the Chat
ham artillery, was born In the North
of an old family of that section.
Probably If an Inquiry were made
Little Joe’ will get his
second term without opposition—and
he deserves it.
BREAK CP THAT
COLD IN A DAY.
You can stop a cough or a cold as It
in every community it would be found >>y ' aa B‘c by Just breathing soothing,
that one or more men born nnd rear- healing Hyomel over the sore, raw and
ed in the North, hut coming South Inflamed membrane.
In ample time to imbibe Southern: This is from a man who knows:
sentiments before the war broke out,’ “Mrs. Mager and myself have ii3Cd
thr?w in their des'.Inies with this >' our ‘"haler faithfully whenever
section. The war was truly one be- needed and it has always given Instant
tween brothers. ! re “ef and saved us from many severe
1 colds.
THREE C HEERS EOlt ITI INTI ! T " e ab ° V ° ‘ 8 VOlUntart| y «‘ Ven aDd
THREE (IIEERS Hilt ATLANTA. , f , n your estlmatlon lta U8e as a tes _
> Unionist would help to get others to
Atlanta. Ga February 15 -At- use , t j wl) , , adIy haye do
lanta went wild with the Atlanta
soon come when a child in the pub- spirit" when it was ascertained that as we consider It a wonderful dlscov-
lic schools will be able to tell who! the bonds had been carried with on- cry and recommend It whenever op-
Oglethorpe was, even if Its know- ly a paltry 150 or 200 votes against, portunity presents Itself.”- F. W. Ma-
ledge of Ajax, Hercules and other le-! pu ‘ °‘ a tota ‘ of 8,541 votes cast. geri Contracting Freight Agent, C., H.
geudary heroes Is less profound. The! 'SdTssue^n'ordc'/’to carry & U ' Ry ' Co - Cincinnati. Ohio. Oct.
time i3 coming, is near- at hand, when it. The vote was separate on each *■“’ 1909.
bond item but there were very few Don't fool with stomach nostrums;
the Georgia school boy and girl
will be able to answer ordinary
questions about the statesmen, war
riors and other great men of this
state Just as readily as school child
ren have heretofore been able to' to rejis ‘ “* e temptation to take off ing inhaler and one bottle of Hyomel,
of man, would. If they could, thank
God for prohibition.
“The hard driving and neglect of
'the drunken negro and the drunken
white man as well, have been suc
ceeded by kindness and attention.
The state of Georgia In twelve
months will gain incalculable bene
fits In the improvement of stock
alone, because drunkqrds no longer
handle and drive them-
“A prominent mill man In Macon,
one of our best citizens, assured me
that while heretofore he could
get his men to work before Tuesday
or Wednesday after tho Saturday
night debauch now that whiskey
gone bright and early Monday morn
ing they are at the engine, the spindle
and the loom. Lalior which was al
most Impossible to obtain through
the rural districts, Is now plentiful,
and the work has Just begun. Little
more than twelve months ago I heard
experienced contractors complain
that many of their laborers would
only work a day or two In a week to
obtain enough money for support and
the small amounut of food consum
ed, and then quit work until the
money was gone.”
HE UNDERSTOOD THE PRICE
Ill'T TANGLED ON NAMES.
A farmer from Albany went Into an
„ . Americus cafe yesterday to treat hlm-
spUt tickets, and every Item was try magical Hyomel at once; it re-{self to something extra in the way
passed by a good majority. . n eves a stuffed up head in two min- [ 0 f dinner.
! utes.
Hurrah for Atlanta! It Is hard A complete Hyomel outfit, includ
give information as to Caesar, Han
nibal, Alexander and Napoleon.
This is as it should he. The fatal
defect In the teaching of history, in
the public schools has been that it
began too far away from the sur
roundings of the children. Instead
of approaching history through tbe
gateway of familiar things, the
child's Instruction began away off in
tbe hazy past, and lta lessoai dealt
with characters, events and condi
tions that lt could not : enter Into,
appreciate and understand. !, /
The wisest thinkers believe that
history should be taught differently
from this, that It should begin with'
tbe local history, eifend' thef'felrdie
of its Influence to' ’the story 'df' the 1
’
one's bat and give three cheers for costs only $1.00 at druggists every-
the city that does things on a big where and at Dodson's Pharmacy. It
scale, with enthusiasm and with Its Is guaranteed to cure catarrh, croup,
mind set on even greater achieve- coughs, colds, sore throat and bron-
ments In the near future. > chltls or money back. Extra bottles
Atlanta is an,example and an In- of Hyomel, If afterward needed, cost
splratlon to other cities. Its spirit but DO cents,
is the spirit thj& every Georgia city
ek to emulate. It ls the
dopt things, the spirit that
overrides obstacles and accomplishes
that Which was regarded as Impossi
ble, ft' Is the spirit of an aggressive,
united," determined, progressive peo
ple, tbe spirit that wins.
One ot tue reproaches of this go-
ahead city has been the absence of
MI-O-NA
Cures Indigestion
It relieves stomach misery, sour store
ach, belching, and cues all stomach dli
ease or money back. Largo box of tab
~ lets in
lets 60 cunts. Druggists in all town.
The way a girl winds
1 i AJi
man
proper sewerage and an adequate' around her finger ls making him
water supply In some sections. The think some other man wants her to.
.rsia
Picking up the bill of fare bo was
dumfounded to find that it was print
ed entirely in French.
And after puzzling over lt a bit
he called the waiter to his side.
“I'll have to get you to tell me
what these things are,” he said.
"Very well, air,” said the waiter.
"Now, to begin with, what ls this
dish?" said the farmer, pointing to a
line reading, "Sorbet au Kirsch.”
"That dish,” said the polite waiter,
“la 35 cents.”
You’ll never be able to realize that
the other fellow amounts to more than
you do until you look at yourself from
his point of view.
MEYSEOMY^TAR
Cures Coldsi Prevents Pneumonia
jaxswTjj-arirt.-mTim.- s a-v..
Your nerves mr.3t be red v.i>!
rich blood, or thera will be tror.'- !c
Poorly fed nerves are wcaS nerve’,
and weak nerves mean nervousness’
Aik your doctor if alcoholic stimulants are not neuralgia, headaches, debikty. Veai
often very disastrous ivhen given to pervous nerves need good food y fresh air, and
people. He will tell you why. AVer’si nqmalcohqlie.Ssrsapjriiia.
EORCE OF CONVICTS IS
GOING 10 BE LARGER.
Sumter Wants Increase of
Zebra Brigade.
ANNOUNGEMENiS.
The county commissioners of Sum
ter will ask for additional convicts for
road service here when the annual ap
portionment of zebras is made by the
state on April 1st. Sumter wants
good roads—she has the best now—
aud this ls the way in which to ob
tain them.
The terms of several convicts now
employed here will expire during
February, and it is desired that the
ranks he kept filled.
Sumter county has a force of about
ninety convicts on her public roadsf
and tho magnificent highways built
about Americus and throughout tho
county attest the wisdom of this plan.
Seventy-five counties have made ap
plication to the Prison Commission
for state convicts for road work, for
the year beginning April 1, and many
others are yet to be heard from.
Significant facts in this connection
are:
Every county asking convicts, has
asked for more than were apportioned
to it last year.
Not ono county using convicts on
Its roads, lias failed to apply for
them again.
Five counties which are not using
convicts on their roads—Crawford.
Dodge, Crisp, Douglas and Echols—
have asked for their proportion of
them this year.
There is abundant indication that
the demand is going to far exceed tho
supply. The probability is that some
of the comities will not bo able to
secure as many state convicts as they
now have.
Sumter county would gladly employ
a bunch of one hundred zebras on her
roads the year round.
For tlcrk of Court.
I hereby announce myself a cacj.
date for re-election totho office
Clerk of Superior Court of Sutntl
county. If elected Mr. Sam R. p
will act as my deputy, aud we ear’j
estly solicit tho support of the peo]
of the county, and pledge a fajthl
performance of the duties pertain!:
to said office. Subject to the action
the Democratic primary.
H. E. ALLE.Y
For County Treasurer.
I hereby announce my candid*
for re-election tetho offlco of coy
treasurer of Sumter, subject to the
tion of the democratic primary .Mi
17, and solicit the support of
voters of the county promising as
the past a faithful discharge ol
duties of the office. Respectful!)
P. H. WILLIAM!
For Sheriff of Sumter.
I am a candidate lor re-election
i the office of Sheriff of Sumter com
at the democratic primary March |
If again thus honored Mr. Q. W. Full
will continue as deputy and we pros
lse, as In the past, a full and faliU
discharge of the duties of the off*
W. FI. FEAG1X
For Tax Receiver.
I am a candidate for re-elcetloa
the office of tax-receiver In the i
ocratic primary on March 17th.
have ever discharged the duties
this office faithfully and const
; tiously, and will so continue II a
thus honored. Respectfully.
' W. R. SPED
THE- TRAGEDY OF THREE
CHILDREN.
"Three children sliding on the ice
A11 on a summer’s day.
It so fell out they all fell in;
The rest they ran away.
But had they stay'd within the house.
Or play'd on solid ground,
I’d Wager seas and hills of gold,
They had then been drown’d.
So, parents that no children have.
Or eke ye that have some
If you would know they’re safe abroad
Keep them lock’d up at homo."
For Tax Receiver.
To the Democratic voters of
ter County. At the earnest solid
tion of many friends to run for
office of tax receiver and a desire
again he elected ta the office so I
make a better support for myself
family. I earnestly Bollclt your
divided support Yours very trul]
J. P. RAIFORI
For Tax Collector.
I anonunce my candidacy for
election as tax collector of Su;
subject to action of the democi
primary, and respectfully ask
support of the voters therein.
I. B. SMA1
'a::
For County Surveyor.
I am a candldato for re-electiq
county surveyor of Sumter,
to the action of the democratic pd
March 17th, and w’lll appreciate
support of my friends and the
generally. Respectfully,
R. R. HOIS
Stops Lameness
Much of tile chronic lameness
in horses is due to neglect.
See that your horse is not al.
lowed to go lame. Keep Slo.4i’s
Liniment on hand and apply at
the first sign of stiffness. It’s
wonderfully penetrating — goes
right to the spot — relieves the
soreness — limbers up tile joints
and makes the muscles elastic
and pliant.
Here’s the Proof.
Mr. G. T. Roberts of Kesaca, Ga.,
R.F.D. No. i, Rox 43, writes: — “ I hare
used your Liniment on a horse for swee*
ney and effected a thorough cure. I al
so removed a spavin on a mule. This
spavin was as large as a guinea egg. In
my estimation the best remedy for lame
ness and soreness is
Sloan’s
Liniment
Sir. H. M. Gibbs, of Lawrence, Kalis.,
K.P.D. No. J. writes: — “Vour Lini
ment is the best that 1 have ever used.
1 hadw mare with an abscess on her neck
and one 50c. bottle of Sloan’s Liniment
entirely cured her.' 1 keep it around all
the time for galls and small swellings
and for everythin; about the stock.”
Sloan’s Liniment
will kill a spavin,
curb or splint, re
duce wind puffs and
swollen joints, and
is a sure and speedy
remedy for fistula,
■ _ H sweency, founder
I WvH ■ and thrush.
m
Price 60c. and $1.00
I [
- * cuttle, «hffp
nnd poultry
free. Addrcii
Dr. Earl 8. Sloan,
Boston, Mass., M.S.A.
O & sr 'Jj.lf
Is
f V* 'jnocH VL'ti ,<M
County School Commission!)]
I hereby announce myself a i
date for the office of county
Commissioner of Sumter county,|
Jcct tothe action of tho dem«
primary of March 17th. I M
wayB discharged the duties of I
flee faithfully and conscientious
the past nnd promise a faithful j
formance of same In the future.!
appreciate the support and vox
my friends. Respectfully. |
W. S. M0
For County School Commissi*
To the Voters of Sumter CouH
Americus:
I hereby announce myself as J
dldato for the office of Countyd
Commissioner, subject to tbe Den
lc prlriiaiy, under the recent sell
Legislature providing for then
of said officer by vote of the t
I pledge you a faithful and *4
discharge of the duties of the£
R. E. WH1
FOR CORONER.
I am a candidate for re-ele<
Coroner of Sumter County ot t!
mary, March 17th, and will I
elate the support of my frin{
the voters generally.
EDWARD JENS]
FOB COUNTY TBE.tSOt
I hereby announce my
for the office of Treasurer «f|
ter county, subject to the
the Democratic primary. “I
nated, I pledge as faithful
dent service as It Is possible]
to render. RespesetW
E. F. '
FOB TAX RECEIVE*
I am a candidate for tbe 1
Tax Receiver of Sumter corn*
Jcct to the primary of Ms
and will greatly appredswj
port of my friends and vat*"
lalng if elected, a faithful
of the duties or the offle*.
fully, JOHN T. HO
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