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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY. MAY 19.1910. THE TIMES-RECORDER. DAILY AND WEEKLY. THE AMERICUS RECORDER, Established 1879. THE AMERICUS TIMES, i, Established 1890. Consolidated April 1891. Entered at the postofflce at Ameri cas as second-class mall matter. THE ENDURING POWERS OF OUR CIVILIZATION. tTHOS. GAMBLE, Editor and Manager i W. PURLOW City Editor W. L. DUPREE, Asst. Business Dept. Official organ of the City of Amerlcua 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. Editorial Room, Telephone 99. Americus, Ga., May 19, 1910. BAPTISTS WILL PROBABLY PEAL TO CONGRESS. As is well known, there Is a wide spread feeling In church circles In the South, and to a less degree In other sections, that the federal gov ernment makes itself a party to viola tions of state statutes against liquor selling by the issuing of retailers’ li censes in prohibition territory. Minor protests have been made, but to no purpose, Congress having, either from the pressure of the liquor interests, or because it was not be.icvod that publ!" sentiment was not v it strong cnon : in that direction,.failed to take any s teps to limit the license-grant ing | ,wer3 of the internal revenue servi Th; Baptists of the South are, as a gene u rule, in favor of the probibi to y laws enacted In this section. They »re accordingly desirous that the na tlona government co-operate with the state governments in establishing con ditions favorable to their enforce ment. As a means to that cud the Southern Baptist Convention, meeting in Baltimore, wlll^,; robably memo ialize Congress to take Bteps to prevent any federal acts that seem to connive at the violation of the V.ate laws and, if possible, to prevent the shipment of liquors into dry states, Referring to the probable actio a of tbe convention along these lines, the Baltimore Sun. in Its report, says: From what can he learned, tire re port will be unanimously adopted by the convention. Mr. Levering when asked what the attitude of the con- TfDiI.m would be, said: \ “I cannot speak for the other breth ren, hut I do know that there is t strong resentment against the course which Congress has taken In refusing ta cb' iige the interstate commerce act, because, wk'lle nearly all of the Souh- era ftates have prohibition, they are wna/b e to prevent liquor being ship ped Into the state. The interstate comn erce act allows it. This amounts virtually to taking away from the state 'is rights and giving thdm to the central government by the power to circumvent the enforcement of laws demanded by the people of the state.' Tt' s stand of President Levering is pr ic:ic3lly a summary of what nearly ail of the Southern Baptists have said since they have been hce, with tile exception of some, who have said that Congress should have been commended for passing the laws com veiling tiie shipments of liquor to be labeled as such 1 . — This law is now in operation, but it does no: suit the Southern Baptists as a whole. This Is exemplified in the temperance committee’s report. It recommends that the Curtis bill, now before Congress, be passed. At present the states are powerless to st >.i the sripments and Congress has c ly passed the law which makes It mandatory that all liquor shipments he stamped with; the name of the corf- tents. It was also advocated by the com mittee to advocate the passage of the GaJlIugher-Bennett hill, which will regulate the sale of liquor in the Dis trict of Columbia, and also the one providing similar regulations for the sale of liquor to Indians. Congress is also asked to incorpo rate in the statehood bill providing Sbr the admission of Arizona and New Mexico into the union a section which' will permit the people of these terri tories to vote upon the prohibition issue and Incorporate it in their state constitution, as wase done in the case ef Oklahoma, which has a prohibition statu e hi its constitution. Gaynor and Hearst are having a ploy time of It now. But the show will be closed. One of tbe most Interesting discus sions that learned men at times in dulge In is that relative to the pres ent civilization and its powers of endurance compared with those of the ancient civilizations that In their day were regarded as established forces, but which, from a multiplicity of cau es, decayed and were finally sub merged and destroyed, leaving, in some Instances, only a few shattered ruins to tell of their grandeur, and In others, as In tbe case of Greece, works of art and l terature that are still the marvel and the envy of cultured mankind. The chief basis upon which men today build their hopes of the pel maneney of our present civilization is that it is more and more restiu on the great underlying principle of the Christ an faith, brotherly love, that the recognition of the duties of fra ternity grow stronger with every gen eration, -*nd that nations are being slowly hut surely welded together through the unifying power of the Christian faith. No one can dispute that religion of a pure type, suca Christianity is, can do more than all other agencies to sustain a civiliza tion. Intellect and it3 wonderful fruits have no such restraining, up lifting and solidifying Influence the creed taught by the Nazarene and now pushing its way into every corner of the globe, Every teacher today recognizes the need of a high religious spirit' In i people if It is to survive. Even Roose velt, apostle of the strenuous, lays stress upon this. The things for which he pleads are after all but the outgrowth of the personal application to tbe Individual life of the teachings of Christ. In this connection the les son he drew from hi3 study of an cient civilizations, in his recent ad dress on “The Progress of Man," is of interest. Said he before the Uni versity of Berlin. Personally, I do not believe that our civilization will fall. I think that on the whole we have grown better and not worse. I think that on the whole the future holds more for us than even the great past has held. But assuredly the dreams of golden glory in the future will not come true unless, high In heart and strong of hand, by our own mighty deeds we make then come true. We cannot af ford to develop any one set of quail- You Can Have a Model Kitchen as cool and white as a dairy. No smell, no smoke, no heat, no dust. No ojd-fashioned contrivances. The HE COMES TO SUMTER ! ’ TO ESTABLISH HOME. N&W Per/Sction —igrgigw 'iryraraBSM Oil Cook-stove The next millionaire bride will have her list of wedding gifts fashioned out -•f radium. Americus will maintain the Carnegie Elbrary—some way. Of that fact there is no doubt. Tl/e forward pass in football is unre stricted. Keep It In cold storage until the season opens. Governor Hughes will doubtless jftidly welcome King George V. as a worthy recruit to the bewhiskered brigade. ties, any one set of activities at the cost of seeing otters equally necessary atrophied. Neither the military effi ciency of the, Mongol, the extraordi nary business ability of the Phoeni cian, nor the subtle and polished In tellect of the Greek availed to avert destruction. We, the men of today and of the future, need many qualities if we are to do our work well. We need first ot all and most Important of all the qualities which stand at the base of Individual family life, the fundamental and essential qualities—the homely, every-day, all-important virtues. If the average man will not work, If he has not In him the w'H and the power to be a good husband and father; If the average woman Is not a good house wife. a good mother of many healthy children, then the state will topple, will go down, no matter what may be its brilliance of artistic development or material achievement. But these homely qualities are not enough. There must in addition be that power of or ganization. that power of working in common for a common end which Iho German people have shown In such signal fashion during the last half a century. Moreover, the things of the spirit are even more lmnortant than the things of the body. We can well do w thout the hard Intolerance and a’ld intellectual barrenness of what was worst in the theological systems of the past, but there has never been greater need of a high and fine relig ious spirit than at the present time. So, while we can laugh good humor- eill.v at some of the pretensions of modern philosophy in its various branches It would be worse than folly- on our part to ignore our need of Intellectual leadership. • * * • « It is no impossible dream to build up a civilization ini which moralltv. e’hieal development ar.d a true feeljng of brotherhood shall all alike be di vorced from false sont'mentality and from the rancorous and evil passionp which! curiously enough So often ac company professions of sentimental at tachment to the rights of man, in which a high material development In the things of the body shall be achieved without subordination ot the th ngs Of. the soul, in which there shall he a genuine desire for peace and justice without loss of those vir ile qualities without which no love of neace or Justice shall avail any race In which the fullest development of scientific research, the great d’stln- guishing feature of our present elvll- 'zatlon shall yet not Imply a belief 'it intellect can ever take the place of character—for, friom the stand point of the nation as of the individual it is character that is the one vital possession. is the latest practical, scientific cook-stove. It will cook the mo3t elaborate dinner without heating the kitchen. Boils, bakes, or roasts better than any range. Ready in a second. Extinguished in a second. Fitted with Cabinet Top, with collapsible rests, towel rack, and every up-to-date feature imaginable. You want it, be cause it will cook any dinner and not heat the room. No heat, no smell, no smoke, no coal to bring in, no ashes to carry out. It does away with the drudgery of cooking, and makes it a pleasure. Women with the light touch for pastry especially appreciate it, be cause they can immediately have a quick fire, simply by turning a handle. No half-hour preparation. It not only is less trouble than coal, but it costs less. Absolutely no smell, no smoke; and it doesn’t heat the kitchen. - The nickel finish, with the turquoise blue of the enameled chimneys, makes the stove ornamental and attractive. Made with 1, 2 and 3 burners; the 2 and 3-burner stoves can be had with or without Cabinet. Every dealer everywhere: if not ot yours, write for L'escriptive Circular to tho nearest agency ofthe^ Carolinian Will Have Farm ^lear City. Standard Oil Company (Incorporated) WESTERN MAN IS TO STUDY SUMTER COUNTY Spend To=Day Looking Over Farm Lands. eiatons to South Carolina by any means, but Is now In communication with several Westerners who have heard of Americus and Sumter county and the opportunities offered here. One of the South Carolinians who visited Americus and inspected Sum ter county a few days ago will be come a resident of the county this winter and will be included among Its farmers at the planting of the crops next spring. J • Mr. Herring, of Seneca, S. C., was so delighted with the conditions pre vailing in Sumter county, and with the ample evidences of progress and prosperity on. all sides, that he prac tically completed negotiations for a fine faim here. His plantation will be one of good size and affording a chance to show what up-to-date farm ing can accomplish hereabouts. Mr. Herring will dispose of his South Carolina farm, which will bring prob ably 75 dollars an acre, and re-lnvest the greater part of It in Sumter dirt. TDe South Carolinian was so carried away by what he saw In this vicinity that be expessed regret that ho had to return to South Carolina. "I would just like to sell my farm by telegram and wire my family to come at once, ’ said he before leaving. “But anyway we will be down here In a home of our own before many months, and that knowledge will make the summer pass pleasantly and swiftly.” Do You Get Up Witli a Lame Kldnej Trouble Makes You ^ Swamp-Root.Thega'aTu^f iy=«i bia.Mer'tttaS i able !■_. Root fulfil], wish i, il i co ! ni Pk’ then, ihPam nithe ba. ti neys, !i ver . NjJ and every rmt urinary pass* k°l<l water and scaldjn "pain in ^ A prominent Ohio farmer arrives in the city today, direct from that state, and will begin an investigation as ro what Sumter county offers to the en terprislng, progressive agricuralists of his home section wt'o may contemplate a change of base to the South. Mr. Waddell, of the Southern Land Company, who has been In communi cation with the Ohioan, will meet him and devote the day, and longer. If necessary, to showing, him over the county, visiting various plantations, and giving them every obportunlty to get a thorough Insight into the soil, the crops and the prospects of Sum ter county generally. The Ohio man who is understood to be, in addition to a successful farmer, himself, connected with the depart ment of agriculture of that state, may be the forerunners of a movement Into this section from Ohio. It is under stood that if he is pleased with the conditions here and the outlook, op tions may be secured upon a large piece of land with the view to locating number of white Western families on It next year, or late this year. Mr. Waddell is not confining his op- f METEOR SMASHED THROUGH SKYLIGHT. Insurance Go. Has a Celes tial Visitor. (Special to Tlmes-Recorder.) Topeka, Kans., May is.—A meteor w-elgblng about a pound fell through the skylight of the Shawnee building here into the office of the Shawnee Fire Insurance Company today, splin tering the desk of Clerk Harry Mor gan, within ten feet of J. W. Going, secretary and general many~er of tho company. There were about fifty persons In tbe room at the time. County Tax Books to Close. Make your returns of state and county taxes. Books must be closed June 20th sure. Please give this your attention at once. W. R. SPEER, Tax Rec. Americus may get the threatened jolt today from tbe comet, but then Atlanta must not outclass the state In this whirl of the world. Do farmers eat the proper sort of food? or bad effects folIowinguseofS or bear, and overcomes that uiS necessity of being compelled through the day, ami t„ „ ct f times during (lie night. “ Swarap-Rqot is not rec-omae* everything but if you have kidf 1 or bladder trouble, it will be f the remedy you need. It has u oughly tested in private practice! proved so successful that a si rangement lias been made byC readers of this paper, who hats ready tried it, may have a sarapl sent free by mail, also a bool more about Swamp-Root, find out if yon have kid ney or bladder trouble. When writingmenticn reading this generous offer in this paper and send your address to Dr. Kilmer - & Co Binghamton, N.Y. The ngni!”, and one-dollar size bottles are all druggists. Don’t nmkeaari but remember the name, Sms Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, aafi dress, Binghamton, N. Y.,on 10 OPEN STATE B( DOWN AT The farmer of today buys a much larger proportion of the food that goes on the table than lie did ten years ago. It’s a good thing that tills is so because be has a great variety to select from. He should, however, use great care in selecting for the best results in health and strength. The widespread tendency in the cil/ to increase the amount of Quaker Oats eaten is due very largely to the recent demonstrations by scientific men that the Quaker Oats fed man is the man with greatest physical endurance and greatest mental vigor. Farmers should give this subject careful thought and should increase the quantity of Quaker Oats eaten by themselves, their children and the farm hands. j Packed in regular size and in hermetically sealed tins foAot climates. The commencement exercises of tho Third District Agricultural College in Americus will be the most novel and interesting yet attempted by that school, synopsis of the program hav ing been given by the Tlmes-Recorder on Sunday last. Amorfg the several speakers on Monday will be Col. Jas. M. Smith, Georgia’s big farmer, who comes at the Invitation of Supt, Col- lum to address the student body. Mr. Smith is a staunch friend of educa tion, and particularly of tho agricul tural schools of Georgia, and no one feels greater Interest In the success and advancement of the youth of the state than does he. His subject and the exact hour of speaking will bo an nounced later. gfim- m THE SHOE OF ' SENSIBLE SERVICE If the United States senate drops Lorlmer tho earth' will tremble. He Is nearly as big as President Taft and has a lovely head of sorrel hair. Expected that It Flourishing Busin Sumter county Is to had state bank. One is lion ized at DeSoto. It will bel In the county, outside otj and the ninth including thoj city. With Plains and I supplied with local fin ami tlons the establishment of I DeSoto about fills all poss Ings In Sumter. The new bank will have J capital of $15,000 to $20,00«.| corporators will Include D. Jones, George W. Bagleyl Ferguson & Son, of DeSoto, f Hamil, of Americus, and o A charter will be applii once, a building ereetd j ness started as quickly asp Those organizing tbe I Us success as assured, side of Its lopal business,ij tre of a fine agricultural/ developing section and I •od by them that the biit| steadily Increasing business from the day I doors to the public. HAVE YOU BEEN Sil Take Dodson’s Llvrr-Tom| This Illsl. The sensible shoe is the one th«it is neat and dressy and comfortable, at the same time giving absolutely satisfactory service. 41 Years of Shoe Making, CASTOR IA For Infant! and Children. to Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the tlgaature of The HUB shoe is not an Over-night creation, but for 41 years we have been training ourselves in the art of shoe making. We made errors—who does not—but they have been turned into assets—and how we offer you in HUB shoes the results of FORTY ONE YlSARS of thought and study on one question—THE SHOE QUESTION. You can test the knowledge of 41 years with one pair. If they are right—we are right! We feel that we harfe Your shoew- the rest is with you. Call on the HUB shoe merchant—have him fit you with a pair of HUB shoes. Made in all Btyles for Men, Women and Children. ' / ( You may have experia tion; if not you have i and know how bad it is. Don’t you think it lot the risk of being saliva:^ calomel, when you can I cine that Is harmless, anil medicinal virtues of calorf Dodson’s IJver-Tonc 97 It's a liquid with a j'df mild and gentle, causes w| of habits or diet. We know what DoiIjm'*! will do, and ask that you recommendation. P H ®‘ turn every penny paid us t QI l Iclne, in every case vhtWi reason, it does not satU*y Dodson's Pharmacy. WHEELER IS KlllWj ' EI6HT ATI Another Killing! From That Ti Reports peached ,A» day of still anoihe* f In.Cordele the night pN in Buck Wheeler, a *• zen of the town, w>' | gust . Meyers, llkemse 1 tailor by trade. Ft - received here, It app® 41 * was having some vom the daughter of latter Interfered In MM struggle resulting and Wheeler the l»t« r r from a pair of tall* I said, tbe blow re«nl |W | almost Instantly. JOS. ROSENHEIM SHOE CO. SAVANNAH* GA. Makers of HUB Shoes