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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMESRECORDER DECEMBER 15. 1910
AMERICUS
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THE AMERICUS RECORDER
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THE AMERICUS TIMES
Established 1890.
Consolidated April 1891.
err on political asperities short weights am* short
SOW. MEASURES.
The election is over, there it no! As agitation 4j going on In several
possibility of changing the results.■ Georgia cities for a more rigid auper-
and wllle there must be tho customary. s'islca of tie weights and measures jjfr
day or two of explanations as to how by Senerally. While
It happened It is certainly to be Iaw3 *° v « rn,n K sucb ” atter '>
hoped, for the welfare of the city, that 7 hav * loa * 3;nc '‘ fallea int0 dl3llie
{»na oo one. la any community, aeein
jimong the tPoets
THE ENVIED NOIV AND THEN.
•he discussion will soon end and at-', a0 2ae ' Ia an> ' community, seemij
tentlon be once more concentrated ot ' 1 ^ witS the du, - v of thal a i Yc
things that arc of far greater Import- j a !Kmad and a lieck a P«*-
(Chicago Record-Herald.l
W. L. DUPREE, Asst, Business Dept.
our boyhood heroes, where are they
. , How rniny are your heroes now?
THOS GAMBLF Fdltnr and u, n trer ance - If »e could have a unsniniouslv «•»# days of t.gb prices it is'fhe tall drum major struts today,
jThZw ^^ .Oomed new year', reflation right ““T* U “ a ever « 5 * atial ;ba ' «W«« W» *> a 'e 1°* the thrill, #ome-
J. «. FURLOW “‘y M!or U3 , to cst politic, out for twelve c ’' >: ' 9ures be kept on at >-Ow
months it would be a God send to the , ear ™ basis - Standard-, should be
entire community. j available in every town and there
Regardless as to how one may hivei" i0 ' W ** soaie Da0 cb3 rged "lth the) How grand he used to seem to be
felt with reference to this candidate 1 3Utr of thjt the eights and: Who drove the twelve-horse circus
or that candidate the ccmmon hUM. " *1! ^ jTb. *Hfi* ran sway to sea,
r« 1 1' “ ^ 8 ’ ^*is ^ K °t nec-j How glorious he used to seem
But changes have been wrought
Official organ of the City of Americus.
Official Organ of Sumter County.
Official organ of Webster County.
Official organ of Railroad Commission
j That once you felt w hen he passed by.
j With lordly step ~nd head held h^gh
VIUV.UW urgau ol nauroaa v.ommtMxon we have in the business we!fa-a 1 r K * na2ras -
•of Georgia for Third Congressional ; and future protpel . Uv of th3 c|t „ 1|c j ea »l>i a reflection on the merchants.
District
Official organ U. S. Court Southern t j give way to united efforts
District of Georgia.
utes that we allow "phonal feelingsi la 'one use are very prone to
STftl nllt n? nrrlar Too,. a,,.. a
I to give way to united efforts of a o“'-o f o^- They rest, dust and
| character calculated to enhance the ,, c ' e;s oa UK ' al - al, (l It is prob-
clty’s welfare. The next admlnlrra- * bly a slte a5iert: ° a tiat lf a half doz-
Editorial Room, Telephone 99.
time,
And they have ceased to te sublime.
Amcrirus (ia.. Derember l.», 1910.
: tlon should be encouraged to ex-rt ts f a .*' ;re tcsled nQ t “ :> 0 fchem would
efforts toward inaugurating movements! a!ike ' *° “ is wit!l “»'«•
| that promise to be of benefit . to the 1 ™ Sh peri “ M ia a IeS3 de * ree -
i whole community, and !he whole com- There ..as been no agitation of the
jmunity should s:and aa a unit in sup- <lues v tioa la Amerious as yet, but inas-
-•ounty. tenth j Porting propositions that are intended as “ U under di8CTlssl=n la oth ^
| not to promote fictional enis or per- “ b laevital>le tbat «
; sonal advantage but to build up Amer- £hoaId flaally reach t " re - The dut >' *
Have you bough: those presents? leas for the good of all. j ms.ntainlcg proper standards in this
Or are you watting until things are all ff only one half of the enthusiasm re,p?ct doubtless reds on the city
Hurrah for Sumter
county in Georgia!
.picked over and you mast get fa a could be awakened in behalf of the * ovemmeat an ^ the public looks to it
stew to find something? : City’s progress that was shown the f ° r a reasoasble supervision.
| past fortnight fa the Interest of the
Judson Clements, of Georgia, is 'o two tickets before the people. If only SEEK TRIAL BY MILITARY COURT.
he chairman of the Interstate Com- one half of the energy turned loose ;n
inerce Commission. Georgia is very politic* could be placed behind plans The movement inaugurated in Atlan-
muoh in evidence at present. that seek to build np the city, then the ta some time ago to urge the enact*
. f future of Americas would be well nlgh ,ment of a law providing for trial by a
Gov. Brown is out in an interview . assured. The only trouble is that we mlKtary court of any one eftarged with
against murder pardons. He aays waste too much force on politics, ex- an offense committed while in the
human life is held too cheaply in Geor- haust too much energy in unnecessary uGll.nry service commends itself to
gia. It is cheaper to kill in Georgia, agitations and discussions, arouse too‘the sound judgment of the public at
It haa been said, than to steal. much enthusiasm over persons, and large.
leave but the dregs for the support of The conditions surrounding a mliit-
Today you see the millionaire
FEt onward in his limousine
And cavy him rcc.'faimj thre
Proud and supposedly serene;
Dep’oring your unhappy case
You wish you might be in his place.
Oh, envfous brother, oease to sigh,-
Tocnorrow. iwKih •» broader view.
You may look out and wonder why
Wealth ever seemed so dear to you
Why merely envy other men
Become the envied now and tl'en.
THE CHILD’S PLEA.
(From Baltimore Sun.)
Djn’t want no uvver SantJi Claus
But just old Santa true.
What's been old Sai.'*a Qaus Isnce I
Waa old enough to knew.
Don't want no Franklin, no. ner one
But just the one we’ve had
Since we wus little bits uv flngs
Like childrens is, an' Dad.
Don't want him in an aeroplane
Don't want him unflng
But just :he same old Santa Claus
f\Yif sleighbel!j all a-ring.
Don't want hCm in a motor car,
Like some old pictures show;
Th? only Santa Claus filney are
Comes Tidin’ o’er the enow
In great big sleighs what’s big enough
To hold a million toys,
An* all the presentes they 4s
Fer little girls and boys.
Dcn’t want him on a flyin' machine
tfer In an au'ruoobll?;
Just want 'him like old Santa *was
When long ago was real.
GRAND JURY FILES ITS
PRESENTMENTS
For November 1910 Session
Superior Court.
T IS SAIR TO DREAM.
If some iiooiilc don't bellevj the war the Board of Trade and other projects laroan When on duty are such that t-'j
la over,'they Should think of what it that are purely unselfish In tielr pur- should not be subjected to trial In a
mean, when a republican president poae and that hive no flavor of par- civil court for acta committed at that
appoints ail ex-Confede-ate chief Jua- tlsanshlp about them. time. A soldier doing riot duty and
tlce of the United States. Too much politics is no: only a con- wounding a Citizen In a arrange com
sumer of energy that might be much: munhy should not ibe put upon trial in
(By Robert Glftllan.)
T 13 salr to dream o' them we like.
That waking iwe shall never see;
Yet, oh how kindly was the smile
■My laddie in ray sleep gave me!
I thought we sat beside the burn
That wimples down the flowery glen,
Where, In our early days of love.
We met that ne'er shull meet again
The simmer sun sank 'naath the wave,
And gladden'd WJ’ hts parting ray.
The woodland will and valley green,
Fast fading Into gloamln' gray.
He talk'd of days o' future Joy,
And yet my heart waj luflins stir,
For when hts eye It 'beam'd on me,
A wither log death-like gSance was
there!
I thought him dead, and then I thought
'With saeh weather as thU there Is better'applied but It has also an unfor- that community and made, as might he l_ free; J * Snd ' 0;e
Absolutely no excuse for anyone to. tunate tendency to leave III feelings the case, the victim of the vengeance
put off buying until the end of next rankling In the breasts of men who | of the friends of the Injured. That was
wetk. Go out and get your gifts to- ar * neighbors and who should be recently done la Texas and the scldler
da E- • friends. That Is one of the evils of was sent to the penitentiary for life
ike baldt of hot 'Political contests, ns a result.
President Taft has Shown that re- especially in small communities.
Lgion and sectionalism have no weight • Everything of this character should he
<wlth him but that character and ability frowned down. The asperities of elec-
Are the tilings that count when the j f' 00 day and the period immediately
■election of Judges is under Consider.!- ■ Preceding It should be relegated to
Dan. |oblivion, victor and vanquished should
forget their personal differences, and
There's nothing Die matter with I *" should remember that, after all,
Amerlcus and Sumter. All that is tbp interest of one Is the Interest of
necessary la -for the people to push to j a " an 1 that here, as elsewhere, there
make the oounty the eighth or ninth >tI11 « world of ruth In the old
when the next census is taken, and to maxim: "United we stand; divided we
keep Amerlcus at Che heed o! the mod- faI1 -"
erate size cities of the stale.
For o'er our heads the mavis sang.
And homeward hied the janty bee
We pledged our love and plighted
troth,
But cauld, cauld was the kiss he
gave.
When starting from my dream, I found
, His troth was plighted to the grave:
The state exacts considerable from
those who enlist in its service and
gives little or nothing In return nave I caima weep, for hope is fled,
the satisfaction the men derive from! An S* nau * b t would do. but silent
In France, "which has a population' THAT CAPITAL REMOVAL JOKE,
of 87,000,OOd or so, there ore only 17.-
O00 medical men all told, and In Enj-I Macon Is wasting a terrible loFof
,aad h ** th a PopoJDlon of more than energy on the capital removal project
40 000,000. there are about 32,000 medl- that might well be applied to some
«al men, While this coutCry and Can- more sensible scheme better calculated
■de. w-th perhaps nearly 00.000,000 to meet with success and really he of
people we hare more than 120,000 pby-
slclarj.
We do not believe the time will ever
come when It wBl he necessary
nay that the papulation of the coun
try districts of Sumter show a decrease
of several thousand. Without doing
much' blowing this Is Teally 'God'
country,” and the white .population
of the country sections la steadily in
creasing.
Judge Lamar Is the third citfien of
Georgia and the second native Geor
*1*0 4o he appointed to dhe supreme
court of the United States. Judge
James M. Wayne, cf Savannah, wsa
appointed to the court in 1835 by Pres
ldeht Andrew Jackson and served con
tlnuouely for 32 yearn until 1867. Judge
WJSBnm B. Woods, a native of Ohio,
w** appointed from Georgia in 1880 by
President Hayes and served until 1887.
He was on tile circuit court bench
the time of tik elevation and
succeeded by Judge Don Pardee, of
TIIE NE1V CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE
UNITED STATES.
. Th« new ChtefJiutice of the United
States has been nn Associate Justice
since March 12, 1894. He wns ap
pointed to the Supremo Court by Pres
ident Cleveland. It U stated that
white a Democrat fce has samewE; .t of
a leaning toward what may be termed
FedemSstlc ideas In government and
Is not 'as pronounced In 'his views L -f
the maintenance of state rights
“* *>103 of his associates. He v i
among the minority Judges un euetaln-
i tog the government's right to 'evy an
toeoene tax and has sustained t!: e ad
ministration view In all cf the case*
growing out of the possession and
of the Plvllllplnes
service to that city. Everybody with
any common sense knows there isn'
the lightest probability that Macon
will ever secure the removal of the
cipltal to that city. Georgia Is not yet
entirely daft, and It would pretty near
ly have to reach that mental condition
to give any genuine encouragement "j
such a scheme.
Of course the Macon moveemnt
Intended as an offset to the movement
to remove Mercer from Macon to At
lanta. There Is all the difference in
the world, though, in -the two proposl
tlons. One Is a state wide matter that
would require the active support of
the majority of rotera and would nec
essltate the expenditure of millions of
dollars. The other Is almost a local
light, In one sense, in which the
vestment at Issue—cutting out sent!
mental considerations entirely Is
merely a matter of probably $250,000.
Of course it Is all right for the Tel
®fft* a Plt and the News to get es much
advertising for Macon as possible out
of the absurd proposition to remove
the capital to that city, but when
come* to asserting that '1AU South
Georgia" Is afire with enthusiasm for
the change one's creduMty balk* and
we positively refuse to follow. South
Georgia Is one of the most level head
ed parts of the state and It Isn't afire
with enthusiasm In such a cause, hit
no intention of being disturbed by the
Atlanta-Macon fight, and expects to
send Its legislators to Atlanta for the
next hundred years or more.
When it comes to saying, though,
that Atlanta tries to "hog" too much
we are Inclined to.agroe with toe Ma
con papers. In the matter of the
schedule between Macon and Americus
and Albany, for Instance, Atlanta butts
in in an effort to prevent a change that
la a?reeable totoe people vitally affet-
ed. Atlanta could vcell he called down
and ion that proposition and brought to
the| realize that this section of the state
other isOtnda obtained through
'With Spain. He had -a very high!has some ideas and rights of It! own
“, a ‘“* bar I" - ' 0 '' toil, clectlonj'in matters of trade and railroad com-
-jmunlcatlon. But that’s a different
tho service rendered. If J; Is to be
come an established principle that the
men are to be tried fn local civil
court# for acts done to the perform
ance of their duty It would not be
long before a crimp would be put in
the enlistments.
When the next legislature meets it
should throw as muoa prot:c: on
around the state’s soldiery os possible.
No one wants Immunity for the sol
diers for any crimes thsy may commit
but at the same time it should be seen
to that they are not subjected to proj
ad Ice and feelings of revenge, 33
liable to be the case trader the system
that seems to prevail at this time. An
Incident In Georgia like that in Texas
would do much to demoralize the
ataf.eVs military establishment.
mourn,
Were 't no for dreams thht should na
come,
To (whisper back my Cove's return;
~ Is »air to dream o' them .we like,
Some smartles fink they ain't no man
What's Santa Claus, an’ say
He's nothin' but a ghos' that blew
An' blew, an' blow away.
But muvver says he la, an' she
Knows mostest flngs that are;
An' she don't want him, either, in
A dinged old motor car.
Don't want 'Mm nothin' but him
self.
Old. Jolly friend or glee,
Wif sleighbells. and wif reindeers,
and
Wif lots uv flngs for me.
Don't want no uvver tn;n fer him.
Like some folks wants us to;
Old Sunta, wif Ills ruddy cheeks,
'I guess 'at he .will do;
Just like he's been a-comln' round
So long as muvver tells
When her own muvver was a child
They used to hear 'his bells.
Don't wont him In new-fangled
togs,
•His cld coat, 'at's the best,
Wif warm fur on it an' his pants,
■An' wide tape on his vest.
Don't want old Santa looked away
An' Franklin brought Instead;
He's goto' to come main this year—
Old Santa isn't dead!
He's hitchto' up Ms reelndeers now,
An'! packin' up his sleigh.
An' muvver says before we know
He'll start out on hts way.
Don't 'want him any uvver style
ITbrn Just old Santa, like
He was when farver aays he was
'/ weens.v Dttle tike!
COUNTIN’ DAYS.
_ That waiting we shall never see;
Yet. ich! how kindly waa the trail.-
Yet. iih! how kindly was the traiie
Oly ia'Jdie to any sleep gave me!
DON’T.
(Baltimore Sun.)
fine showing made fob third
DISTRICT.
Tile showing made for the Third
Congressional D&trlct by the recently
taken census Is hlgfoly ijmaitlfylng. It
Is quite Hike!}’ that ,no other district far
Georgia shows a (larger percentago of
Increase of population, eighteen ,por
cent. A Jump from 186,000 to 219,000
tells the story of the steady develop
ment that has been going on In this
sec'lon, is development titat .will he
■more rapid 'to the next iten years than
It has been to the Last ten. Unless the
district la cut down .in the reapper-
tlonment that must be made to provide
for the two additional congressmen
that seem to be assured for Georgia,
the Third district in 1020 will show a
population, to all likelihood, of 275-
000.
AH of this section of Georgia Is on
the up grade. ..\o one can question
that. And the progressive movement
has hardly yet done more than be
gun. Every year sees it attaining
a greater momentum. Wo all appre
ciate .that this litrue of Sumter coun
ty, and it Is likewise true of the ma
jority of the other counties of the dis
trict. and especially of the southern
tier of thorn. There la every reason
to feel hopeful of the futur e of
Southwest Georgia.
Don't you say that it can't to done.
Don't ypu say that It can't be won.
Don't you Join with the cranks that
shrink
From life'* demand that we toll and
think,
Don’t you stumble at can't, but keep
On, right on, to the (golden steep.
Countin’ day3 till Christmas comes.
On our fingers an’ our thumbs;
Countin’ nights at's got to he
'Fore they Is a Christmas tree—
U-u um but It’s an awful while
For a little Mt uh chile!
First it was e month, an' now
It's not thvee weeks, but somehow
'At's too long away for when.
Chlllun wants It back again—
Minutes L'a too long to wait
When yer not yet old os eight!
Don't you doubt as the rest have done.
Don't you dream that It can't be won.
Don't yon atop when you ought to.try
Don't give up. If you have to die.
Don't you be with the can't brigad
Shy, untrusting, and half afraid,
Tho thing that Is right to do Is done,
The goal that Is right to win la won.
Don't you say that the thing Is too
great.
Don't you pause as afraid of fate.
Don’t you be like the lost who sing
There Is no way you can do
thing.
the
Don't belong to the fellows fine
Who wait all day In the weary line.
Don't you echo tho thought# they hold
This “can't be done" Is a 'lie they've
told.
Don't you follow a lead like that.
But show your spirit and doff your
hat
°? a ' t You a top at a thing half way
With only this on your Dps to say.
Don t you dream that it oan't ,be done
Daa 11 you fear that It can't be won.
The farthest goal and the highest
Arc yours lf you trust as you slug
and aeek.
WITH THEE.
StI.l, still with Thee, when purple
•morning breaketb,
When the bird waketh, and the
ahadows flee;
Fairer than morning, lovelier than
daylight,
Dawns the swea; consciousness I
am with Thee.
JUDGE LAMAR’S APPOINTMENT.
1 United States I3enate from Jjou-
where he wa# serving whea
I os Associate Justice. He is
Catholic and It second of
L ful* 1 to serve os Chief
I* a native of Louisiana
at the Mount St.
the Jesuit
, anil at George-
He served
n T a
This
1 a Confed-
' highest
Justice
proposition from getting us to throw
up our hats for a removal of the can
Ital to Macon.
•It la announced autbonatively that
there will be no tucce’sor to Mrs.
Eddy as supreme head of the Church
of Christ Scientist. There will be no
successor because there Is no need of
one—no room for one. From the of
ficial statement made by Mr. Farlow It
Is evident that henceforth this church
of more than 2,000,000 uouto Is to he
governed supremely bjr the eelf-perpet-
<he ablest luating, board of directors of the mother
’ I Chun.*# in Boston,
'A chorus of approval goes up from
nil parts of the state over the selection
of Jud:e JoaejV:: R. Lamar, of Augusta,
to one of the vucant seats on the Su
preme Court bench of the United
States. It is fait that Georgia has
been signally honored to (the selection
of Judge Lanwr said that President
Taft could not have marie a wiser
cho.ee. Lawyers throughout the state
attest the strong legal qualifications of
Judge Lamar for tho poMtlon, and with
ono voice they accord to him the very
highest qualities of character. It Is a
■pleasure to see an appointment that
awakens no carping criticism. The
commendation from all source# of
Judge Lamar speadc# volumes _
the wisdom displayed by President
Taft. Thu and his other Judicial ap
pointment# appear to be thoroughly to
keeping with HI# declaration tost In
lurking such selections he would be
governed by but one thought, the main
tenance of the courts on thg very
Mgheit pedestal of character and
aMllty. He has unquestionably re-
deuured hie pledge.
the mystic
Alone with Thee, amid
shadows,
The solemn hush of Nature newly
born;
Alone with Thee, In breathless adora
tion
In the calm dew and freshness of
the morn.
As in tho dawning, o’er tl/e waveless
ocean,
Tho Image of the morning star doth
rest;
So in this stillness Thou beholdest
only
Thine Image in the waters of my
breast.
When rinks the soul, subdued
toil, to slumber,,
'Its dosing eye looks up to Thee
prayer;
Sweet the repose, beneath Thy wings
o'er shadowing,
Bat sweeter still to wait, and find Thee
there.
Wh=n the mornln' comes we say:
Now It Is anover day.
An’ that makes it one day less
What we've got*to wait, I guess,
’Cept the days Is twice as long
Waitin' till tt brings Its song.
Nights Is long, tco, an’ they seem
Like 'twa Christmas, wit;.' Its gleam,
Till we wake up and we find
It was only to our tir ed—
Ain’t it awfol ling to be
Two whole weeks of fidgety!
—The Bentztown Bard.
THINGS TO FORGET.
of
If yon see a tall fellow ahead
crowd,
A leader of men marching fearless and
proud,
And you know of a tale whose mere
telling aloud
Would cause his proud bead to In
angulati be bowed,
It's a pretty good plan to forget it
IWe, the Grand Jury, sworn for the
November Term of Sumter Superior
Court, 'beg to submit the following re
ports:
Clerk of the Court’s Books.
We find, from examination, the
books .ol the Clerk of the Court are
neatly kopt and of easy reference, and
we think the County Is efficiently aerv
ed by the present incumbent and his
Deputy.
Tax Collector's Books,
Having thoroughly examined the
books, vouchers and receipt# In tills
office, we find the books correctly and
neatly kept, so far as we are able to
Judge, and are satisfied that a satis
factory acountlng Is made for all
moneys received by him In behalf of
the County of Sumter.
We find the tax, returns for 1910
he $7,234,458.00, as compared with
$6,122,518.00 for 1909; being $811,910
00 Increase to returns. This being the
work of the Grand Jury for the No
vember Term, 1909.
Also we note that the Tax Collector
has paid out $17,100.00 of 1910 taxes
u:p to December, 9th 1910; balance on
hand on said date, $2,684.33.
Justice of the Peaee Books.
We find that the books of all the
Justices of the 'Peace submited to this
■Body are neatly and correctly kept
except In some cases In making state
ment of the cost in cases tried, these
officers fall to specify each item ot
cost; and In future we recommend that
this be done to every case, as required
by law.
On account of the physical Inability
of J. I. Hudson to have Ms Looks to
readiness for our examination, we
consented to pass tt.
E. 3. Ferguson. B. F. Market, G. W.
Nunn and J. F. Nicholson failed to
have their books before our Body.
County Buildings,
We recommed that the front balcony
at the Court House be repaired and
painted; the remainder of the build
ing we find In good condition.
We find the stockade in need of
some repairs, the plastering being In
very bad condition, and we recommend
that It be repaired; also that the Im
side wood work be painted, and that
closet seats be provided to the water
closets.
We find the building neatly kept and
the general appearance shows care
and attention; the prisoners being
furnished with proper bedding and
blankets.
We find the Jail In a neat an dclean-
ly condition; the prieoners as com
fortable as possible under the circum
stances.
Ordinary’s Books.
We find forty-six new applications
EAST MINUTE
a.
May Appreciate,
No matter how'Ta^ 1 '
are usually
the gift lut as the T<2
perloualy near ChristatTL
gift Intended can't te foun ,
more than was expected. 3
etoe must be substitute^
file 8 at,U tbe question
these few sgjestlon,
some of these •
may 5
For grandfather or sra]lj j
jading glass Is a most ’
60, too, is a comfortable fojj!
Short person welcome, a
-- ' Voma " “ho boards
box of homemade goodies Z
ly will she delight lnu if , h Yw
the kind who likes to get k."
Into her room of an evening
some little "spread." Soa. k!
cookies or other kinds of cto.
mode preserves, above all d
homemade candy, even ,
tea, thpuah not homemade If a
favorite brand, wr.l be
There's n wealth of'gtft,^*
If you know of a skeleton hidden awav
Jn a closet and guarded, and kept from
the day
In the dark; ;and whoso showing.
. whose sudden display
Would cause grief, and sorrow and life
long dismay.
It's a pretty good plan to forget 't.
If you know of a thing that will dark
en the Joy
Of a man or a woman, a girl or a boy,
That -will wipe out a smile, or the least
way annoy
A fellow, or cause any gladness
cloy,
It's a pretty good plan to forget It.
If you know of a thing, Just the least
little sin.
Wha3e telling would cork up a laugh
or a grin, '
Of a man you don't like, for Lord's
sake keep it in!
Don t, don't he a knocker, right here
stick a (pin.
It’s a pretty good plan to forget t.
—Selected.
of old soldiers and widows of
soldiers since the May term of
Superior Court.
We also find seventy-six (76) pre
scriptions for alcohol recorded since
the meeting of the last grand Jury. We
beHeve that all of them -were for med
ical purposes.
'We find no additional near beer li
cense Issued.
We find all executors, administra
tors ,and guardians -properly bonded;
and we also note with Measure that
the present Incumbent -requires guar
antee bonds for guardians for -minor
ohtldren.
All the books are properly kept,
vouchers properly filed and accounted
for.
Roads and Bridges.
We find the main thoroughfares in
excellent condition, except the Ander-
sonviWe Road, and we specially rec
ommend that this road be worked at
What Is known as Weaver's Crossing
to County Line, at once.
We also find the bridges to this
district In bad repair; also the bridge
over -Muckalee Creek on the maiif
road from Americus to Friendship.
Wo heartily endorse the present
system of working the roads In Sum
ter County, and think that the County
Commissioners should have the co-op-
eratlon of the masses In general.
We recommend that the bridges
above retorted to and the'small bridg
es be repaired at once, especially
torlet. A license case ia
one travels In many states.
large "barrel" electric |u
nickel tubes, contain* a batten
light— come for the motoriit
*17e a brilliant, steady light, «.
are easier to handle than q,
lamp when something
slier dark with tthe meclmh
lAlny one who has 1 fad
glad of hooka on the subject |
pert*. As' nearly everybody
days has a fad. and as nearly
subject under the sun is rltte
It Is easy to send a volunu ‘
be helpful and enjoyable.
The business woman .would
welcome from a member ol th
or an Intimate friend a pain
thin rubber lerglna that tt
glove and have no appreciably
A pair of sandals that fold opt
Rule silk rubber b:g so tbit
be carried In a handbag or.
a r so a useful and attractive.
Comfort irowdera for tic
are quotations—amusing, e
whimsical, what you wish-
small slips of paper, folded
slclan folds his powders, si
an envelope, upon which is
"Take one a day. 1
A email pliable basket, with
by which the 'basket can be
gether and tied up flat. Is I
lence for the invalid's cbslr.
with silk or cretonne and
packets for the various a
Invalid need, handy, it is
useful.
The more one studies Si
the more one becomes sit
Its development and Its
-population Is going right
ag iculturnl wealth la
year and while it does not
horn quite as loudly aa M
counties, it his the goods I
when the time comes.
ISome men have almost a
kicks coming as a football.
At any rate the average ifln
monds are about as real as Ik!
her.
*0 apparently less than the
given In on adjoining pro)
have tried to Increase tho
where they are so appores
than their fair value.
•We recommend that the
quire good and sufficient W
"Pistol Toters" as the law k
ed to dlecourage the cairjbr
tola, and to prevent irresi
sons from being autnonxw *
pistols.
We unhesitatingly enJor*
of $100,000.00 6 per cent,
woted by the County at a 4*
selected by the County
to be sold by them only **
needed for the Improvement!
public highway.
iWe also ask our le*h
their vote asid Influence l»
EDUCATION.
(Paul West, In New York World.)
8ur Johnny l s a pupil
In a public school, you know;
His class he leads
In stringing beads
•All in a fancy row;
At writing he's deficient.
He can't spell even "cat,"
But, ah he knows
Each flower that grow#.
So what cajv w e for .that?
Bo shall It be at last, In that bright
morning
(When the soul waketh, and life’#
shadows flee;
Oh, In that boor, fairer than daylight’s
dawning.
Shall rise the glorious thought
am with The*.
When womankind la dreaaed to kill,
From tip of toe to crown of head,
8he exercises an her skill
To cut the other women dead.
In mathematics Johnny
Ly-hardly any good,
IBut ho can knit
A woolen mitt
As well as Grandma could.
He doesn't know one hero
Or date in history.
But, hip! hooray!
His blocks of clay
Are beautiful to see.
-preservation of our gw* 11
The Grand Jury at>poIn'«*
R. Simpson ai member ot J
Board of Education to AH
ed term of K. M. JlcDonali*
•We request and urge the™
ell of Amerlcus to Increase 1
of near Acer saloons to not
$750.00 each. _
On motion the cost per 1
year 1911 for iuro.- i and 1
remain the same.
We beg to express
our l’a
'Before he’s graduated '
An awful lot he'll know.
And he can turn
'Thethlng* hen lean,
To profit—maybe 10;
But yet, somehow or other.
lulu, wa hope,
He H -learn enough
''Old-fashioned stuff” *
To drown this modern "dope.”
. , ... the wide tire wagon la»\
tho New 26th District. We believe the Prove such a great ad
County Commissioners are doing their
best for the furtherance of good
roads and congratulate the County on
the continued efforts of said Com
missioners In behalf of good roads and
the County’# improvement generally.
SlierliP# Books.
We have examined the Sheriff's
Irooks and find them correctly and
neatly kept, and fee! that there can be
no possible criticism on the book*
this office.
Treasurer’s Books.'
We have examined the Treasurer's
tooki and rouche-a and find them
neatly kept and to our opinion, cor
rectly so; except that on borrowed
money the Treasurer receives a com
mission Just the same os other money#
paid him into the Treasury. We rec
ommend that this be not allowed, as
it I* a double commission and does
not appear to be right.
Tax Reeelrer'e Books.
We find a great majority of the tax
returns are far below * fair value if
the properties returned. 8ome lands
*r® ffiren In at $10.00 to $15.00 .per
acre, other* adjoining at $4.00 or
$i.00 per acre. - iSrSaS
We also find that the aame condition
extota In regard to town property.
We recommed tt
do not receive sny
the Hon. Z. A. Littlejohn fur*
.able charge to this bodL
that this Circuit Is to be ' 0 "
upon having Its affairs 0
lent Judicial keeping.
We also wish ft> tend** 1
to the Solicitors-^IVIlH®*
era—for their kind asso
our session. .
We recommend that
ments be published In
Tlmcs-Recordcr.
Respectfully *
FRANK
T. W. Ere'* 41 -g
Received In open court
published as requeitw-Tj
xoio. 2- A -j'TcTT!