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THE AMERICUS RECORDER,.
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'Ctmiolldated April 1811.
EHOS. GAMBLE, Editor and Manager
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Official organ of the City of Amerlcua.
(Official organ of Sumter County.
'Official organ of Webater County.
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r^aloE of Georgia for Third Congree-
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r Official organ U. S. Court, Southern
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Americas, Ua., July 1910.
WHERE SOME OPPOSITION
BROWN COMES FROM.
The Smith people are claiming Bul-
loch county on the assertions of Ed
itor Jim Miller, of the Statesboro
News.
Miller was an ardent supporter of
Brown two years ago, whooping the
woods up to heat the baud.
"Little Joe” had not got in the full
returns of the election before Miller
■was on deck as a candidate for the
job of naval stores Inspector or some
thing else.
Miller has so far failed to connect
up with any job and now he is the
most ardent Smith) man In that end of
the Btate.
Bown has lost some supporters dur
ing the past year, men whom he cou.'il
not supply with state Jobs. Of course,
they are all sincere In their opposition
; .to Brown at this time. We do not
question that fact. But many a man’3
sincerity rests on a disgruntled frame
of mind that rests on a disappointed
. ambition to told a soft Job.
Even Gov. Smith found It Impossible
■ 'to supply his adherents three years
ago with jobs and saw some of them
. flocking over to the Brown camp as
.:._a result.
THE STATE’S FINANCES AN ISSUE
v - AGAIN. ' -
When experts fall out what Is the
public to do?
Here we are again up against the
condition of the Georgia state treas
ury. .
Wednesday Gov. Brown sent a brief
message to the legislature directing at
tention to the fact that on January
1, 1911, tbe state Is threatened with
a deficit of 959,164.18. At that time
there will be unpaid balances on ap
propriations of $550,000. and but
$490,845.82 cash In hand to meet them
with.
Of course there will be the usual
hot denials from the opposition. One
of the contentions of the Smith fac
tion has been that the treasury is
simply overflowing with money and
that the state has anything from a
half million to several millions of
dollars to the good.
Tbe condition of the trfasury threats
ens to be another issue to be fought
out in the present campaign. Its
condition appears to depend entirely
on the way you look at It. If you
simply consider the assets and pay
no attention to the liabilities created
by the legislature in the shape of ap
propriations the treasury waxe3 fat
and taxes ought to be reduced. If
you take a yard stick and measure off
tbe appropriations against the guar
anteed Income and cash on hand ther,
doesn’t seem to he enough cash to
go around, as Gov. Brown points ou
It all depends on how you look at
the case. Gov. Smith credits up taxes
that are not due for some months
and proudly points to a great balance
Gov. Brown charges up appropriations
against actual available assets under
rxistlng laws and sadly pints to the
deficiency. , t
And the more they scrap over it
the less the public will apparently
know as to where the state’s finances
really stand.
-LOVELY LITTLE THINGS” IN THE
PULPIT.
Weak men in the pulpit Is given as
one of the main reasons for the spread
of material lam. Too much “namby-
pambyism’’ on the part of tbe clergy
of the land Is attrlbuted-the failure of
men. In an ever Increasing number. It
is claimed, to attend church or display
an active Interest in religious affairs.
Women’.are more and more running
the churches, so the critics say, and
the sort of preacher that the women
want does not appeal with any pe
culiar force to a man. Stronger men
must be put Into the ministry, men of
power, men with plenty 1 of iron, in
their blood and grit in their craws
it is held, if the conditions over which
there is so much wailing are to be
changed. '
Speaking of this necessity for a dif
ferent type of men in the ministry
than many of them are now said to
be, the Washington Post writes as
follows:
Prof. Arthur Holmes is not far
wrong in saying tivat the “lovely lit-
tie things" that women of the church
HAVE BROWN’S RECORD BEFOJU5
THEM.
"Jt’s truly put by the Charlesjpnt
Post: The last time ‘Little Joe’ ran
up against the vanquished Hoke «e
was a’guess, whereas now he is a
reality.’ In otijsr words, the Joe
Brown record as governor of Georgia
is a part of the public records of the
state, and It is up to the voters of
Georgia after a scrutiny and compari
son of the records of the two candi
dates to Indicate which particular
kind they want for the future welfare
of tbe state and Us people.
"Now figure It out and make your
selection, gentlemen.”—Augusta Her-
|
Apathy continues to mark the pres
ent sta:e campaign. Whatever work
the candidates and their advisers are
doing is being done in a quiet way.
So far there have been no political
speechmaking, no cards and no hur
rah. If there is to be any excitement
at all it will be in the last stages of
the game.
Every day makes more noticeable
the fact that tbe people are not inclin
ed to allow themselves to be unduly
stirred up. They have had a surfeit of
doJT^rt ! political excitement the past four years
needed to roll back the wave of ma- t nnd t h e natural reaction Is now on. It
■terialism which the professor tells us , g doubtfli | if anything in the shape of
is sweeping over the country. Just ^ enuine turmoil could be aroused
vs «'■*»«"
ing the drift away from the church; spellbinders were to take to the
does not appear, but as a member of s t U mp. The average farmer just now
the faculty of the University of Penn-! woul( j rat her be out in the fields
sylvanla. it must be conceded that he j - , than listening to the
s*£&nr ».r,2sr d!u*». «-
SHERIFF’S SALES.
GEORGIA. Sumter Count#
Will be aoJd'before-the courthouse
door in the city of Americus, Sumter
county, Georgia, between the ‘usual
hours of sale, on the first Tuesday
ln‘ August next, the following- de
scribed property, to-wit: Two-flfths
undivided interest in the north).half of
lot of land No. 24, in the Twenty-sev
enth district of Sumter county. Geor
gia, containing one hundred, one and
one-fourth acres,’ more or less. Bound
ed north by the' land of 81m Alleu,
south and east by lands of J. R.
Duckworth, west by land of Tom Hud
son. Levied on as the property of
Steve Marshal, to satisfy an execution
issued from the City Oourt of Ameri
cus In favor of H. R. Johnson and IT.
B. Harrold, surviving partners, and
transferred to H.R. Johnson,Jr., versus
S:eve Marshal. Levy made by E. L.
Bell, then sheriff, September 3, 1907,
and returned to me this 6th day of
July, 1910.
W. H. FEAGIN, Sheriff.
year he sees the university send out
numbers of young men who are fur
ther on the road to materialism than
when theyilbok up the course ot stu
dy. This Is true of all the large insti
tutions of learning, except divinity
schools, whence the preachers emerge
be made. And if, the good Ix>rd gives
biro sunshine for the next thirty days
he is more than apt to concentrate his
energies in that direction.
As the Augusta Herald, a Smith
organ says, the people now have Joe
SCwOOIS, Wueuue uic yi cauuci» cuici fee Uigou an.)D, ~
who ten years later have been molly- Brown's record before them. The more
coddled by the women of the church - - • - - ---
SETTING A GOOD EXAMPLE FOB
GEORGIA. *
SEEKING CLASS LEGISLATION AT
ATLANTA.
.Hon. Joe Hill Hall Is right in the
s'-stand he has taken against the prop
c osition that agricultural products shall
be untaxed for one year. As he says,
cthis Is class legislation. The country
, has suffered too much from class leg
islation In the past and It is now
+ seeking to undo the evil effects and
force the national government away
■ team the methods by whlchi class leg*
- islntion has been secured In the past.
-..The revolt against the tariff, a revolt
i that the Democratic party Is seeking
\ to encourage and strengthen, is noth
ing but a revolt against class legis
lation. It comes, then, with very poor
grace for a Democratic state to go oft
• on another tangent and seek to intro-
, duce class legislation in taxation, such
- as is proposed in the bill Mr. Hall is
:j fighting.
All citizens In this country should
stand on the same basis so far as tax-
... ation is concerned. Once the lever of
discrimination is introduced, as this
. bill proposes to introduce It, there
U no telling to what extent differences
■ would be created In favor of this class
-■ or. the other class. No one can legit-
. imately claim that cotton carried in a
warehouse for a year should _ not be
; , taxed while tbe stock of goods man-
• ufactured from ^pottou and carried on
the shelves of the merchant are tax-
ed, • If tbe farmer Is to have the prlv-
x liege of carrying cotton for a year un-
• taxed, then unquestionably the me;--
• chant carrying cotton goods should
have the same right.
It will be a very unwise step for
Georgia to start on legislation of this
sort One law of this kind will breed
. other laws-of tbe same character. All
- - citizens should and must stand on the
Bame level when It tomes to the ex
- - erclse ot the taxing power of tbe gov
ernment. Tbe ritate should stand
j, AQuarely against' special exemptions
■t alt any sort, should seek to bring as
i aessments up to a uniform basis, and
• then at will be in position to greatly
i reduce Abe tax rate, to carry on Its ad-
f ministration effectively at all times,
v- and Its people will have the satlsfac-
r C tUonmt knowing that exact equity pre
: -walls In the collection of revenues.
‘“Is Life Worth Saving!”
Mrs. Moll I e McRancy, Prentiss,
Miss., writes that she bad a severe
case of kidney and bladder trouble,
and that four battles of Foley's Kidney
Remedy cured ber sound and well.
.. She closes ber letter by saying: “I
I bdsrtily recommend Foley% ■ Kidney
'Remedy to any sufferer of kidney dls-
——* — ■**-** **-- *-*-
Out In Kansas they have taken hold
of the vagrant proposition In a way
that should commend Itself to Geor
gla. In'this state there Is sad need of
labor at 'this time. For the next two
months farmers, especially, will be
unable to meet the demands for able
bodied men to get the grass out of the
fields and put the crop In position to
do something. -Then the picking
season will be on and further use
will be had for them. But the supply
In all likelihood, will be behind the d
maud and the business interests of
every county In the state will suffer
as a result.
While this condition prevails
throughout Georgia there will ne
thousands, even tens of thousands, of
able bodied negroes loafing around the
railroad stations or the streets of the
towns and cities, hardly lifting
hand to support themselves. There Is
ample law to reach them but a mighty
lot of ineffective, law enforcing.
Out In Kansas one Judge has taken
hold of the situation In a, way that
gives promise of remedying the evil
somewhat so far as the territory reach
ed by his court is concerned. In
Kansas City the judge of the Munlcl
pal Court has announced that hereaft'
he will sentence all vagrants to the
Kansas wheat fields while tire harvest
season is on. If they refuse to go and
are caught Altering It Is hard work for
six months for them. The police were
directed to arrest all vagrants within
the jurisdiction limits of the court.
If the police and Judges ttTougtaout
Georgia would cooperate there wou'd
speedily be no dearth of labor. If the
officers rounded up the loafers and the
Judges gave them the alternative of
six months making good roads br
hiking to the cotton fields where they
can get good pay It Is probable that
the cotton fields would have the big
gest supply of labor they have known
in years.
It is a disgrace to the administra
tion ot law In Georgia that thousands
of husky negro men are loafing while
the crops are threatened with a seri
ous loss because of the lack of work
ingmen. Why the police and consta
bles throughout the state don't get
busy it Is hard to see.
Perhaps if a head bounty were put
on tbe vagrants, say $5 paid to the of
fleer for every idler arrested and
made to work, either for the public or
for a private employer, relief would
quickly be furnished. There Isn’t any
money or much glory to be had In
arresting vagrants as things are, and
It might be that if the legislature add
ed a fee to the existing law, to go >o
the Impounding officer, a decided ac
tivity would be manifested In police
circles throughout the state. 'One
thing is certain, It Is an outrage that
farmers and other employers of labor
Should be hard put to it to get men
when one can hardly look Jn any di
rection In city or county without eee-
ing loafers amply able to do a good
day’s work but living off of thq com
munity at large without givtqg any re
in to "lovely little things,” quite use
less for militant defense ot their
faith'.
A liberal education and the asso
ciations of university life fend to
deaden, if not destroy, the element of
mysticism which so powerfully-con
duces to an abiding faith in things
spiritual. Then, too, the divinity
schools are gradually broadening their
scope, with) the result that some of
the graduates, and- especially tbe
stronger minded ones, whose absence
from the pulpit Prof. Holmes deplores,
wander into other walks of life than
that to which they have been point
ed. There Is no counter movement-
no drift from the non-sectarian body
of collegians toward the pulpit—to off
set the defection. Indeed, the defec
tion Is reinforced from the ranks of
heresy. Doubts raised at school later
become convictions, with consequences
demoralizing to the integrity of the
church.
These things, being of every, day
Experience, and hence undeniably
-true, It behooves those who would fill
the pulpits with men energized to
cope with the forces of materialism to
go to the root of the trouble.. By so
doing, Prof. Holmes and others of
his class seek to recognize the
necessity of first strengthening the
laity by weakening the recruiting
power of materialism. This can be
done only by fostering through the
formative stage of man’s mind the In
born attributes of religious faith, the
prizing of which when he leaves school
to enter upon real life would stop
him from being engulfed in the dread
wave of materialism.
The “lovely little things" the Post
refers to are few and faY- between In
tire South. Occasionally one of this
type may be found, but he is lost In
the general shuffle. If the*Northern
churches are served by such a type
It Is no wonder that they are said to
be losing ground year after year.
thley study It the more apt they are
to be satisfied with It, and -to show
their satisfaction with their support
on primary election day. Brown has
given a safe, conservative, law
forcing, sensible administration of the
affairs of the state. He has not
sought -to wield a big stick, to make
lawmakers bow x to his will, or to co
erce business under his domination of
the legislature. The state has en
joyed peace, a necessary condition for
prosperity, and progress and prosper
ity have marked the year. He has won
the respect of the vast mass of his
former, opponents and Is -today
stronger with the public at large by
far than he was two years ago.
Getting behind the scenes at Atlan
ta, th'e concensus of opinion In the leg
islative halls Is said to be that Brown
Is 25 000 votes stronger than he wi3
two years ago, that the trend Is his
way, and that while the general vote
may fall off considerably, compared
with the last election, Brown's pro
portion of It will be much' greater. It
is regarded by Brown’s chief advisers
as a foregone conclusion that he will
remain in the office for two years after
the one on which he has Just entered.
Also at the same time and place will
be sold one black horse mule, nine or
ten years old. one ice wagon, No. 2,
and harness, levied on as the property
of S. R. Sims to satisfy one state and
county tax 11 fa for the year 1909.
Tenant In possession notified In the
terms of the law.
Also at the same time and place
will he sold one house and lot No.
215 Furlow street, bound north by an
alley, south by Furlow street, east by
P«ge property, and we3t by Olin Dix
on’s property. Levied on as the prop
erty of D. K. Brinson, guardian, to
satlsfv,two state and county tax fl fas
for the year 1908 and 1b09. Tenant in
possession notified in the terms of the
Also at the same time and place
will be sold one houBe and lot, No.
3t4 McCoy street, bounded on the north
by (McCoy street, south by J. H. Mor-
ham property, east by Jim Bright and
west by Munroe Spencer. Levied on
as the property of th'e Standard Gro
cery Co. to satlsy two state and county
tax fl fas for the years 1908 and 1909.
Tenant in possession notified * n t* 1 *
terms ot the 'aw. 7-4t
W. H. FEAGIN. Sheriff.
For Letters of Dlsq
OEORGrA—Webster Co M ,
Whereas. Emma York a
tor of Abell Daniel, reprtCl
Court In his petition, L, .“I
entered on record, that 7
administered W. a. Adam»>!
Is therefore to cite all
cerned, kindred and creJitojTI
cause, if any they can, ,£1
ministrator should not h. J
from her Administration ,J
letters of dismission, on theS
day In August, 19110. "
W. H. COSBY, (
For Letters of AdmlnLi
GEORGIA—Sumter Countv 1
To All Whom It May Cone*
Mrs. Bessie Allen McDou
in proper form, applied 'oi
manent letters of Admiol*
the estate of Kenneth Mu*
Donald, late of said County!
cite all and singular the cn’*
next of kin of said Kenntt
McDonald to be and appea
office within the time ailoii
and show cause, if any thn
permanent administration >
be granted to Mrs. Bessie)
Donald on Kenneth Murdi
aid estate.
’ Witness my hand and i
ture, this 7th day of July]
7-4t JOHN’ A. COBB I
Administrator’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
By virtue of an order of the Court
of Ordinary of Wilcox county, G»„
will be sold at public outcry at De-
Soto, Ga„ (under Section 3452 of the
Code of the State of Georgia of 1895),
on the first Tuesday In August, 1910.
between the legal hours of sale, tha
following real estate in DeSoto, Sum
ter county, Ga., to-wit: The east half
of lot No. 2. in Block No. 6, In the
Town of DeSoto, Sumter county, Ga„
wlith a sandstone building thereon.
Terms, cash.
This, July 1st, 1910.
E. S. HAMILTON.
Admr. of the Estate of W. C. Hamilton.
■Dec’d. l)'7-4t
A SUITOR REMISS.
JUDGE HART’S TRIBUTE TO GOV.
BROWN.
In the severing of my relations with
you, permit me, my dear sir, to say
that your courage, integrity and devo
tion toduty as tbs chief executive
of this state challenges my highest
resflect and admiration.
It was thus that Attorney General
Hart spoke of Governor Brown In his
brief letter resigning from the office
he has so acceptably filled’for the pas,;
eight years.
His official relations with Go'.
Brown permitted the attorney gen
eral to g-*t*an Ir.iirhl into bis char
acter and 'bis underlying principles
and motives. 1 '
Tbe fact that, although in opposi
tion to him as a candidate for hlga
office, he can attest in his letter of
resignation that Governor Brown'*
"courage. Integrity and demotion, to
duty as the'chdet executive challenges
respect and admiration,” tells the
story ot the Brown administration In
a few effective words. )'
Judge Hart’s words ate not fulsome
flattery, not a mere Idle compliment,
but a candid expression ot truth from
an honorable man. As such they must
make a decided Impression upon "the
public mind.
The man whose courage, integrity
and devotion to duty challenge respect
and admiration is tbie very type of
man Georgia shoud retain In tbe of
fice of governor for another term.
-
Foley's Kidney Remedy' will cure
any case of kidney and bladder
trouble not beyond the reach ot
m A/Mrs I n a No ARV1 do
(Washington Post.F
A man who becomes engaged to be
married must keep up his courting.
Success in winning the assent of the
fair one and even In persuading her
to name -the happy day is no reason
for remissness in attention. Such is
the lesson of stfern British' law,
illustrated in the melancholy case of
one George Donaghy, a shopkeeper
of Londonderry, who brought suit for
breach of promise of marriage against
Miss Elizabeth McCloskey, ot Dun-
given. It appears that after one nights
courtship—prolonged, however, undar
due chaperonage from dewy eve to
early morn—the coy lass uttered the
magic yes. Thereupon the date and
the church were agreed upon. But
when the bridegroom, arrayed In hia
best, appeared, thiere was no bride,
and the clergyman announced that sae
had changed ber mind.
The, testimony brought out some
strange facts about the remiss con
duct ot the swain. It was shown that
after bis success in wooing his ardor
cooled. Although he made the necea,
aary arrangements for the ceremony,
during the interval he never wrote to
hie fiance, he sent her no flowers, he
gave her no engagement ring, and, In
fact, he did nothing at all but present
his unpreclous self at the appointed
hour and place, But there were no
wedding bells for him.
It Is Immaterial where this incW
dent occurred. The moral Is Interna
tional. Its lesson knows no geogra
phical boundaries. It does not need
to be put into words. The specta
cle of this lone and lorn lover is
enough. If be goes a-woolng again,
he may know enough to kep on go
ing. There U no such word as cer
tainty In such affairs until the priest
has said his words of union.
A POINT TO BE CONSIDERED.
(From tbe Washington 8tar.)
Before Introducing hippopotami to
afford a meat supply It should be as
certained whether a htppotamus trust
Is any harder to form than a beef
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
The appraisers appointed to 3Bt asile
a year’s suport out of the estate of
Wm. A. Wilson. late of said
countv, deceased, to Mrs. Ann
R. Wilson have filed their return In
this office. This Is, therefore, to no
tify all parties interested to file ob
jections. if any they haver on or be
fore the first Monday in August. 1910,
or else the return will then be made
the Judgment of this court.
JOHN A. COBB.
Ordinary, Sumter County, Ga.
J)’7-4t
GEORGIA, Sumier County.
Alton Carter, Guardian, of Janette
and Earl Carter and Lula Carter
Fleming, minor children of W. A.
Carter, deceased, having filed bis pe
tition praying an order to sell cer
tain realty belonging to said minors
for their support and maintenance, all
perosns interested are hereby cited to
appear and file objections, if any they
have, why said order should not be
granted at the August term of thU
court. JOHN A. COBB,
Ordinary, Sumter County, Oa.
Jy7-4t.
Notice of Loral Legislation.
Notice Is hereby given that 4 bill
with the following title will be Intro
duced Into the 1910 session of the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia:
An Act to Incorporate the town of
Weston, in the county of Webster: to
define its limits; to provide for a
mayor, councllmen and other officers
of Bald town: to prescribe their pow
ers and .duties, to provide tor making
all laws, rules, regulations and ordi
nances for the proper government and
control of said town, and the enforce
ment of Its ordinances.
This, Jnue 29th, 1910. -
JyT-it '
Application, Letters of Discharge.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
■Whereas, J. J. Hogue, administra
tor of the estate of Miss R. L. Hogue,
represents to the court In his petition
duly filed and ehtered ot record, that
he has fully administered said estate.
This Is therefore.(m cite all persons
concerned, kindred and creditors, to
show cause. If any they can. why said
administrator should not be discharged
from hie administration and receive
letters of dismission fin the first Mon
day In Augufct, 1910.
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary.
Jr-7-4t ■ ■
GEORGIA. Sumter County.
To All Whom It May Concern.
'Lena Turner having, In proper
form applied to me for permanent let
ters of Administration on tbe estate of
Ella Hawkins, late of said county,’this
Is to cite all and singular the credi
tors and next of kin of Ella Hawkins
to be and appear at my office within
the time allowed by law, and show
cause. If any they can, why perma
nent administration should not be
granted to Lena Turner 01T Ella Hawk
ins' estate.
Witness my hand and official signa
ture, tUe Bth day of July, 1910-
For Si
300 acres, 7 room
cribs, etc, 100 acres open.!
and school. R. F. D. anil
Only $10.00 an acre—one ||
280 acres, 18 miles ot j
miles of R. R. station, lu
100 acres open, 100 acrei^
est, 20 acres in creek las
Would rent lor 8 bales oil
000 feet pine saw-timber. [
200 acres, 6 miles ot J
acres open. 5 room
bales cotton. Running i
acre.
600 acres, 8 miles ot 1
miles R. R. station. 5 r
acres original forest,
gray. $12.50 acre.
600 acres, 8 1-2 miles i
room house, 6 tennant b
3 miles of station. Reitl
cotton. Nice home or I
420 acres, one mile of I|
low, laysWell and prod*
bales cotton. This I
farm.
FORRH
5 room house, large I
good condition. $12M 1
5 room house, large t
good condition. $11001
5 room bouse, large lotf
bath, $15.00 month.
If you want to buy.j
come to see me. I bare)
farms and city proper:
P. B.WILI
528 COTTON 1*
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farm*, each . < ?.‘?',cd
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