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THE AMEklcuS wfcEKl-V
THE TIMES-RECOR DER
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
TCntered at the postofflcs at Amsri-
) B i as second-class mall matter.
the americus recorder,
Established 1879.
* the AMERICUS TIMEi,
Established 1890.
Coasolldated April 1881.
ERADICATING the hook-worm. j
EXIT, MB. BRYAN.
(HOR- GAMBLE, Editor and Manager
jr. W. FURLOW city Editor
,W. b. DUPREE, Asst Business Dept
Official organ ot the City of Amerlcua.
Official organ of Sumter County,
•©facial organ of Webster County.
Official organ of Railroad Commls-
» x if Georgia for Third Congres
sional District
Official organ U. 8. Court, Southern
District of Georgia.
Editorial Boom, Telephone W.
Americus. Ga., September 1, 1910.
'A little moisture now and then.
Also a little cloudy weather for the
"sun grin.''
Also a little less of that beautiful
red dust we ail know.
The active work of eradicating the ] Bryan will not again run for the
hook- worm disease In Georgia hhs presidency.
been begun under the direction of the | This should cause relief to the dem-
scientists employed by use of the funds ocrats of America. The sensible an.l
donated for that purpose by John D. clear-thinking democrats of the coo 1-
Rockefeller. Savannah is the place try have been hoping that the No
where the two representatives employ- j braskan would cease his chronic min
ed by the Rockefeller fund have taken ning for the presidency of the country,
up the work. but bl s announcement that he -will
The fact that the work has been be- j not run brings none the Ie33 of pleas-
gun In Savannah does not mean at ail'ure ad satisfaction,
that that city or Chatham county^ is j After having tried as desperately aa
the chief seat of hook-worm Infection any statesman, or "near" statesman,
in Georgia. The work of those who a$ opinions vary widely concerning Mr.
are engaged in eradicating the disease'Bryan's ability in this particular,could,
Is necessarily largely Investigative In he haa at last decided that it is use-
the beginning, and in this manner tin: leas for him to endeavor to lead the
work has bten begun. Ttat*hook-j democracy of the nation again—even
worm exists in Chatham county—as it to defeat. There has been no other
doubtless does in very nearly every j democratic leader like him, and it Is
county of the state—has been known to be hoped that there will be no
for acme time. other to cause so much trouble to the
Under the name of the “hook-worm enfeebled democracy of America,
disease” or the more terrible medical j There are hopeful notes In the ex-
term, uncinariasis, the malady Is not presslons of the democratic and Ii.-
famlllar to the people of the state. But J dependent press of the country rela-
it Is known that' tbe "ground itch,”|tive to the prospects of the democratic
with which children are oftentimes 4t- ( party this fail. The New-V>rk World
dieted, is but the initial state of the especially, predicts that the fall elec-
dlsease, it will readily be seen that ajtlons will show a preponderating dem-
great many parents have wtnessed the ocratic element in both the house and
early stages of the disease among thoir J senate. Tbe World also* sees other
own children. [hopeful signs on the horizon.
Tbe germs of the disease become If It be true that the democrats of
lodged in some cut or sore or other the country have such bright hopes of
favorable spot on the foot of a child,
where the first stages of the develop
ing hook-worm are passeM. It Is the
FIGHTING THE PUBLIC EX-
PLOITERS.
Ex-President Roosevelt definitely ai-
iigned himself with the most progres
sive element of his party, so far as
conservation of national natural re
sources is concerned, in his address at
Denver on Tuesday. No one, not even
Pinahot. has spoken with more direct
ness or with greater forcefu’.ness on
the necessity of protecting the public
domains from the encroachments of
self-seeking individuals and grasping
corporations, working to promote their
own financial Interests without regard
to tie public weal.
Speaking of the class who are
seeking to seize the mineral wealth
yet undeveloped and the great sources
of water power throughout the land, in
anticipation of the fabulous fortunes
that are to come from ti.'eir exploita
tion, the former president said: "Now,
these may he good citizens according
to their lights, but naturally enough
their special interests obscure their
sense of the public need and as the'.r
WANTTOMHUDSON FOR
GOVERNOR IN 1912
Many Look Toward Him As
Next Candidate.
There Is a strong feelisg throughout
the state in favor of Commissioner of
Agriculture Tom Hudson as the gov
ernor to succeed Hon. Hoke- Smith
Everywhere the suggestion of bis name
as the DSmocratlc candidate In 1912
has awakened a favorable and enthus
iastic response. The prevalent and
growing feeling is well shown In the
following editorial from the- Grittii
Herald:
"We are glad that the diffsreacea
that have existed between Governor's
Smith and Brown have been settled Tor
all time to come and naturally enough
the people have already begun to think
of who will be the next to succeed Gov-
. . n.i ernor Smith'two years hence, provid-
object U to escape an efficient control | * _... .
. , , . „ 1 ed he is not a candidate himself,
they clamor to be put under the state
victory this fall, then there is certain
ly no place for Mr. Bryan in th'is new
order. He has been repudiated time
'■i Now .we get the city water a lighter
hue, things will he clear.
Twenty-cent cotton will make things
move in liveliest fashion.
opinion of a distinguished health of- and time again by the democrats of
fleer who resides in Georgia that near- the country, and most ’ recently the
ly every child who has had "ground‘Citizens of his own sta'x have coin-
itch” has become internally Infected jpletely renounced him. We should feel
with the hook-worm. The manner in grateful that he will not longer lie
Mayor Robert F. Maddox is I
able to sympathize with J. Caesar.
Wizard Edison has even succeeded
in making motion pictures talk.
' At last Brother Pendleton is explain
ing how it all happened.
Cotton Is evidently being affected by
aeroplaning activity.
Now those who like more fun may
• next go to the state convention.
which the disease germs are trans
formed from the foot to the intestines,
where they attain ti.'eir maturity, Is
very simple. Nearly every boy who
has, “ground Itch” will scratch the in
fected spots on his feet. If a boy is
given t the habit of biting his finger
pails he is sure to introduce the hook
worm germs from bis feet into his
system.
Armed as the hook-worm is, even in
its undeveloped form, with tiny
hooks at its mouth, it fastens itself to
the membrane of the upper intestine,
in this way robbing tbe human being
the proverbal mill-stone about th-i
neck of th'e democratic party.
THE COMET AGAIN.'
The comet again!
That is what one enterprising -l.i-
trftnomer promises us, and this same
astronomer tells us now in a suave
manner that we have beep, badly fool
ed all the time if we thought that the
comet that came our way last May was
really Halley's comet.
Professor Marchand, a Frenchman,
is the student of the skies who now
instead of the nation. If we are
foolish enough to grant their requests
we shall have ourselves to blame when
we wake up and find that we have per
mitted another privilege to Intrench it
self and another portion of what should
be kept for the public good to' be turn
ed over to individuals for purposes o!
private enrichment.”
On tlie whole Roosevelt’s speech was
a plea for national control and regula
tion of the public resources, such -as
the great forest lands, the grazing
lands, and the water powers of the
entire country. Where state control
will be effective he expressed his ad
vocacy of state control, but he indicat
ed quite clearly the belief that with
few exception's safety for the pub’le
lay only in national control. In this
conectlon he said:
“Remember also that many of the
men who protest loudly against ef
fective national action would be the
Everybody proclaims to tie weary ot
politics and to a limited extent every
body has had an elegant sufficeney of
the active, working, and surging pol
itics and demand a rest of that variety
for a whole year at least, but at the
same time the people are keeping an
eye on the next campaign and are right
now forming opinions that will be fol
lowed In the next primary.
“The great strength and back-bone
of Georgia Democracy la In the farmers
of the state. Their demands for polit
ical honors are few, but when once
they determine to elect a govern ir
from their own ranks, the man ✓select
ed by them is as good as elected. The
farmers have not had a governor in
eighteen years next preceeding the
completion of, Governor Smith's ensu
ing term, blit that does not mean that
they will wait anthing like eighteen
more years before they will asseit
their rights and elect one of their own
MATHISCAsFisl
- OPEN TO C(
Action is Oeietr^
' % 94
After consuming
ssv«>i! t
'. Atlanta will .taper off Its excitemer.’.
■with the msyorality election.
Strenuous Kaiser William must
- dying with envy of our Teddy.
MaconVgreat White Way makes At-
N. ianta a little hit ehvlous.
that is its host of a large part of tbs proceed8 to play the part of lcono .
nutrition that would normally be de- cla8t an(J rudely gmasbeg the fond d
rived by such person. This is the «- , ugl0Il that w , have been hugglng tJ
p ana on o t e pa d ace, the rtc- our bosoms about having seen Halley's
pressed feelings and aenemia, which comet , agt May . The profeS3OT ba5
accompany the disease and which are | satlgfled himgeIf bv careful camputa .
the surest Indications of it. The hook- tion tbat ^ comet which „ ia
worm Itself is a wlry-like parasite, av- the heaveng ]agt gprlng alld auc!l
t , t0an iL a ^appointing performance was in
length, white it Is not larger than a reallty not Halley . g comet at a „
- Sully, the "cotton king,” Is onoe
more planning to do big things.
knitting-needle In size. The presence I
It was rather strange last spring
The song of the cotton gin is the
-stirring music of autumn days.
' The state tax rate, it seems, will be
rtiat same old "five - mills."
It takes Roosevelt to tell us that con
servation has com eto stay.
"Sunny Jim” Sherman is only "tem
porary” chairman of that committee.
"The "analyzing” of the election re-
.r burns is Just now beginning.
' The autumn poets will soon be sing
ing of the howl of the ’possum dog.
Strange that there’s very little labor
-done on "Labor Day.”
"“'W *-■ —
The swallows and the summer board-
. nrs are chasing themselves home.
Contestants continue to enter in the
Sumter county corn contest.
The "hobble skirt" is about to
.badly lost in the shuffle.
A- swarm or grashoppers seem to be
succeeding the many candidates.
Teddy its even going after the Su-
prem* ctnrt of the United States.
y A large po:ato crop will top oft
twenty-cent cotton in great shape.
Primaries may come and primaries
may go. but the "fool rooter” goes ot
. forever.
^Wonder it those barefooted Newport
• .society dancers girls stuck splinters in
■their toes?
. Senator Bailey predicts a Democratic
wlotory In November. Did Standard
OH .tell him so?
_« , , . . . "“B » “ ‘“V, l OMiulfeO mot Bill IIIA
f a large number of parasites in the whUe all the flurry was ln progregs
intestines is what produces tbe worst about the qnestion bf JlI8t when t!le
and most fata forms of the disease. eartt , wou] „ , pasg t „ the taf]
it is.undoubtedly true that thousands tbe C0Iw;t tbat aII tbe scientlgtg geem .
o people in the South as well as in ed to be up in the atr f3r a tlme ani
other sections of the country suffer doubtful even as t0 whether the earth
from he ravages of the hook-worm had pagged tbrough ^ comet - s tall , u
and still live out what would practical
ly be their allotted days. On the other
hand, It is undoubtedly true that many,
weakened by thp ravages of the para
sites, succumb to tuberculosis and
many other diseases tbat find easy
lodgment ln their system. Many vic-
timsc of the disease undoubtedly drag
out listless and miserable existence),
rendered almost helpless by the para
site.
Even without the work of tbe Rock
efeller, scientists, there is no reason
(why the people of the South should su'-
fer from hook-worm. Indifference on
the part of those oflllcted is the chief
thing which has to be combatted. The
treatment is simple and inexpensive.
It requires only two or three days to
expel the parasites from the system,
the total treatment not costing more
than a dollar or two. In fact, the ac
tual medicine employed in the treat
ment may he obtained for about fifty
or seventyfive cents.
The Rockefeller scientists should do
much good by arousing interest in the
eradication of the disease and by giv
ing free treatment to those who are
unable to pay far It. They will likely
visit different sections of the state
while they are at work, especially
those sections which they find by in
vestigation most need their presence
On the side of the Improvement of pub
lic health, the Rockefeller donation
should do much good to the people of
the South, who are duly grateful for
this benefaction of tbe Oil King.
first t 'turn round and protest against flack t0 the offlC0 of CMe( Exeoutor 0
state action If such action in its turn
became effective, and would then un-, ueorgia. • .
hesitatingly invoke the law to show “Many months ago before Hoke
that the state had no constitutional Smith fully decided to make the race
power to act. d/mg experience has| and tbe pregs 0 f the state were sug-
shown that It Is by no means lmpossi-. _ ... .
ble, in cases of constitutional doubt, I frosting that neither Smith ndr Brown
to get one set ofjudlcial decisions enter the race again for the sake of
harmony within th’e party ranks, tils
Herald then suggested tjie name of
-that good, able and true fanner, Hon.
Thomas G. Hudson, of the county of
Sumter, ais the proper man to re-unlle
the broken -and divided forces of Hue
Democratic party in Georgia. At that
time many of the great leading papers
of the state saw the wisdom of our
, . . . suggesifon and fully concurred fer It,
of securing and protecting the Inter- r. .... , ,
ests of the whole people as against t .-e; fjut thln -k 3 t shape up in accord
Interests of a few. But I am emphat- j wfth the suggestion and the Smfth
which render it difficult for the nation
to act, aud another set which render It
rtnposslble for the state to act. In eacn
case the privileged beneficiaries of the
decision invoke the aid of those who
treat the constitution not as a 'wealthy
aid to growth; and they assail the ad
vocates of wise and cautious progress
as being oponents of the constitution.
As 1 have said before, I am a strong
believer In efficient national action,
where such action offers the best hope
ically, in favor of Btato action wher
state action ran best serve the purpose,
and I am no less emphatically fn fav
or of cordial and hearty co-operation
between the nation and the states
■re their duties are identicar or de
veloped.”
all or not. Some claimed that the tail
was frisking around more than usual —
flirting with some celestial starlet, per
haps—so that the earth didn’t pass
thorough the appendage on schedule
time. All of these things seem to
lend color to tiUe story that the French
savant now pours Into our ears.
Maybe It’s all just as Professor Mar-
eband says. Maybe we’ll have an- op
portunity of seeing Halley's comet a
year behind. Some careless astrono
mer may have miscalculated the time
and missed It a year, whereupon nil
the rest followed suit, for is ft not
true that these astronomers use one
another's tables and calculations just
to save the trouble of ivorkfng the
tough problems out?
Professor Marchand' claims to have
sighted another comet, and this, he
believes. Is the real Halley's cornel.
It is coming Into view now and will
he plainly visible ln a short tme. At
any rate we shall have an opportun
ity of seeing another comet, whether
it he the belated traveller named af
ter Halley or not. It Isn’t often that
we have an opportunity of staring two
comets out of countenance during the
same year. Jjet the comet come!
THE CHECK-KEIY.
Brown fight was fought all over again,"
and we trust It ta now settled for good,
each of them having been vindicated.
“We do nut desire to start another
campaign now hut merely mention ft
because we are conscious of th'e fact
that to, our farmers the honor Is due,
ami their respective and official head
in the Agricultural Department at
Georgia, Thoma3-G. Hudson, could lead
them to victory in 1912. No profession,
trade nor calling hai a right to -usurp
The members of the state convention
that meets in Atlanta today will bo
made up of a large number of th'e su^
porters of Governor Brown, who will and control the powers of government
all the time and tide peple of Georgia
will see to ft that such will not be tint-
case. When the farmers are ready to
nominate their man all they'll have to
do Is name the man."
the consideration o[
contested election cast
of the recent primary
bers of the leg W at are 1
County Democratic
tee has deferred action" '*J
until Friday ut next we«k >
9th. M
The. committee was ,
yesterday and the hear- I
call* coated consider^,!
many citizens hearing the J
Superior court room. ^
Mr. J. E. Mathis, who p n
Charges of irregularity,™
sented by Messrs, j, a. H ! J
L. Maynard, while .Mr. c. sj
ter appeared for Sir. j. jf
one of tbe other candid^
primary.
•After hearing the test
mitted, the committee -
meet again on Septemhcy
Mr. Winchester entered!
to the trial' upon the grom||
of the evidence submitted f
filed after th'e date o! t
of the county vote, bat thiil
ruled unanimously, as the J
desired to hear the case I
its merits.
' The evidence submitted j
effect that seven ballots i,
the Old Twenty-sixth, or |
clnct, whereas the seven i
ed in the Seventeenth di-ti
This, it was urged, whin
iation of the recently
tion law governing the ptj
The same complaint
gariiing one vote poled i
Twenty-sixth, or FriendshJ
whereas the voter tender!
lot wa 3 a resident ot j
though registered in tie Nf
sixth district.
In the case of the i
cast In the Old Twenty^
idents of -he Sevent n eiti|
was cinia.’ried that t'ay
cous-m: ot the local elu
as, a mi lter of coartnui
«ovcii 7-. lers. who had St
ed it i 'aln.s, and - - j
Under a strict complin
law, however, it was cod
these ballots were fllegil.^
voters should have vnteU
districts.
This evidence very largf
the case at Issue. After sc
spent therein the cm
that furl her law upoo lh|
desirable, ami tirretal
further action until uod
whjlch will be held
stated.
In the recent primary I
there was a difference9
votes bet ween Meisn. I
Ferguson fn their race Is
tu re.
Once more Emperor William eays It
ts “Myself und Gott.” Well, the Germ
ans are -used to that.
Soon the deaths from autos will be
ygraatly swelled by the tragic events of
'.the football fields.
Those Chicago women must have
turned green with envy when a man
won the dish-washing championship.
Teddy’s western trip is already yield
ing redhlts. The West is lining up for
him for president next time.
The suffragists are out after the con
gressmen. Every candidate who aspir
es to gif to Congress must face the in
quisitors and tell whether he Is in
favor of woman suffrage or not.
The New Yorif papers are awaiting
with groat interest the anouncement of
the census figures for the metropolis,
which will soon be given out. Then
we'll see which is bigger—New York
or Atlanta.
Watch Americus grow.
Doft’t waste your money 'buying
p'arters when you can get a bottle of
bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment for
tv enty-five cents. A piece ot flan-.-l
dampened with this liniment is supe
rior to any plaster for lame back, paw
in the side and cbest and much cheap
er. Sold by all dealers.
Savannah got eig.'t Inches of rain
Monday. That Is only a slight indica
tion of the ‘-'wetness'' of things down
there,
NIGHT SONG.
(Reglnu’d M. Cleveland, Hamptc
Magazine.)
Gleaming th'e moon in its golden de
clining,
Deep in t.e arms of the clear Wes.
tern skies;
Bright as the go'd In my love's tres
ses shining
And clear as her eyes.
Low ia the whisper of night in th
grasses,
Endlessly, sweetly the nlght-things
rejoice;
Faint as the sound of her feet when
she passes
And soft as her voice.
Sweet in the breath of the wind o’er
the roses,
Warmly and softly it sighs from the
South;
Warm as her breath, when my loved
one reposes
And sweet as her mouth.
wield greiit Influence in siaping the
policies of the convention.
Of con rye, the convention will be un
doubtedly and indisputably In favor of
the policies of Ex-Governor Iloko
Smith. That come as a natural se
quence of-his vicnory I11 the recent pri
mary, hot a targe attendance of the
members of the convention who favor
liolicies of Governor Brown has
been urged and will be present
It is well that this ia so, as tbe pres
ence of a representative number of
th-uae who favor the policies of the
minority is helpful. It serves as a
check upon the power of the controll
ing faction, giving a balance wheel
that is a safeguard against too radical
action. This is especially true with
reference to the relationship of tlio
minority faction In the present con
vention.
It Is the avowed purpose of the
Brown men In the convention not to
attempt to hamper or to obstruct lit
any way the carrying out of the ideas
of Mr. Smith as they have been prev
iously voiced in the Macon convention,
or os they will be supplemented in the
present convention. There are certain
changes in the rules that may com-j
up for action, and in this the Brown
delegates may exercise active Influ
ence, as well as ln other matters of
Importance.
THE I’REVENTIOS OF WAR
Tom Watson Is still making speech
es and charging than Hardwick Intends
to kill him. Evidently Tom doesn't
know where he lx at.
The day of wars has nearly passed,
but the bravest heroes of the day must
surely include the forest rangers who
die In fiery hells to save the forests of
the West.
"Can be depended upon'' Is an ex
pression we all like to hear, and when
it Is used in connection with Cham
berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, It means that it never.fails
to cure diarrhoea, dysentery or bowel
complaints. It is pleasant to take and
equally valuable fof children and
adults. Sold by all dealers.
Quite a number of prominent phy
sicians in .Atlanta and over the state
ore di8cit»iiug announcements con
cerning tlie first meeting of the luter-
National Medical Association for the
Prevention of War, which Is to be held
in Paris next year and many of their
friends have beeu invited to become a
member of the association. Dr. George
Brown and his wife, of Atlanta, will
personally chaperone all of the doc
tors who care to go and will see that
themselves and t-elr families are tak
en care of. It will be a delightful trip
and the Georgians who are going are
certain of a gqand reception In Paris
In speaking of the purposes of the
Association, Dr. Brown pointed out
that the, cost of armed peace jvas $1.-
072,000,000. This Is merely what 6
years dnereaxe in army and navy has
cost the American people. Lees than
20 years increase, at the present rate
only, will absorb the price of tbe Pan-
atna Canal, complete systems of deep
waterways, of national forests, of irri
gation for arid lands, and money to
pay the national debt. It Is proposed
to Issue bonds to carry on such of
thiase projects as the United States
feels able to undertake, while It pours
its treasure Into the array and navy.
The country's defenses, adequate
before 1898, ar doubly adequate now.
“Why not let well enough alone, an-1
buy something beside* guns and Iron
clads?” declares Dr. .Blown. "No sane
man opposes adequate national de
fense; we do oppose expenditures re
quired only by personal or national
amb't'on.”
FMEYSKIDNEYCURE
Hakes Kidneys and Bladder Right
DREAMED OF BIB
UNTIL '
Stein Knew The) Uni
Dli
New York. August ’’j
is a believer In dreamt-f
Several night as"
his house No. 21*
street, was being robhefl
Ing burglars. La-t
dining with his Broil]
wife went to a front roa
ered a thief at a harcir
scream she ran lDt0 1
ming the door shat
Tile burglar, bel“8 a |
removed the l>i ,s wb j
hinges together and *
In a few moments 1*
Steins, led by the be®
charged. Stein gave t
ous pull. It fell «'*']
chasers.
With a scream 1
to the stn-et, crying *
The burglar escape!
dow. Nothing *» s “ .
made a careful sear”-!
no trace of the Intri J
departing Stein e * cb
"There! ]
knew it would.”
Chimberlala’i1
Diarrhoea Remedy J
known medicine'" J
and cure of bo«^l
cures griping,
and should he jp
natural loosen^*,,
equally csH
adults. It si**-* 1
dealers.
The fall husin**),
open up wlthJ^J
Not a minute*
a child show* ■