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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 F‘ ■ f