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' (jjll'V, sKI’TEMHER 20,1917. — * THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER. 3uy Your Heaters Either Gas or Electric, Be fore the Prices Advance. After September 15th, the prices on all gas and electric heaters will be gconsider- ably advanced. We will sell such as we have in stock at the present prices, but all heaters arriving hereafter will be mark ed up considerably. mericus Lighting Company Downfall of the House of Romanoff where many had sue* cumbed to the citterly cold climate and the cruel treatment meted out by the Such LAND 868 acres extra fertile land—500 acres open, only P. B. WILLIFORD Office: Windsor Hotel. A few weeks ago this dispatch came a treasure house for future moralists to New York from Petrograd: land, novelists and dramitists. "A crowd pressed againse the steel- Czar Nicholas II. abdlcted on March barred fence about Tsarskoe Selo to- 15, 1917. During his last moments as ;<lay. watching every movement of j Autocrat of all the Hussias he was on seven figures in peasant dress whe a railway train, hastening from the | were doing peasants' work. I front to Petrograd, whence rumors of j "A year ago the little man in peas- the grave disorders that were to cul- . . ... . a , . ant’s smock could have wiped the minate in his dethronement had reach- * an ree a ean epor 6 . !*. whole Irreverent gathering out by the c d him. The train got as tar aa Pskott ng , the re gna °. f Mcho as n ; a . nd a crooking of one of those fingers that some distance from the capital. There pre ec ® 8Sor P' now grasped a spade. A year ago the it was bbarded by a deputation of fragile little boy was potential ruler eminent Russians, among them Gen- over every one nr those who came'oral Russky. It did not take the Czar henchmen of the Romanoffs, today to watch him dig. i long to see that hia reign was over. ? erfect ,hc tra " dy ot the • For it was the one-time lord of! “What It la desired that I should !i0man0fr3 8eemed l ” p08s b,C - the mightiest domain, Nicholas, late’dor he asked. I , Yet 11 wa9 „ trae - F ° r , onCe real " fC Czar and Autocrat of all the Russias.l “Abdicate the throne,- was the re- U P to and draraa who was the humble form directing' ply of the deputation. I Tbcn came tbl8 offlC ' al announce the planting. The others were those a manifesto of abdication, largely “f" 1 . whom free Russia now calls Mrs. prepared in advance, was presented to " ° m^a* 3 * 1 * ** ? ' Romanoff, and Olga Tatiana, Marie. I NichoIa9 , a „d he signed It at once. ern “ cnt dac,ded IV Va * Anastasia, and Alexis Romanoff.” At Tsark0 e Selo the dethroned im- residence the ex-Fhnperor and In that dispatch is well summarized p Cr ial family was guarded with laxity hress, w o are e a no un er gu the most sudden and greatest downfall| a .. f i rst . But rumors came that mem- Yhe placo Beleoted was s , in history. So sweeping was the cat- bt , ra of their suite, imprisoned with tuy were sen a er requ s' ® aclysm that made Czar Nicholas II. them, were conspiring against the re- “ raa "' 8rw a cn S m vn free of Russia plain Mr. Romanoff that the I publlcan government, ao many of tholr Wltb tbem * eat J of tballr ° world, after gasping and rubbing its rfgIme under wh | ch t i, e prisoners |Iv- * 1 ' theIr cbd , d eyes, lias almost forgotten him amldj c ,, was made stricter. their entourage. I upon e Mr 1 e r s t whRo"domain ^amld^tho 1 The COmmand “ t ‘"f Tsarlt0e f e T I Nt.tl.tlc. Show Decrease. admlraton o ex cration aroused by n ' sw8pap f r ^pondent who visited, for Sumter county, admiration or execration aroused by the e x-Czar’s prison two weeks after . ... . . V _ Q _ nfr ] the new figures that have fought their ^is abdication these interesting details aH C jway to the centre of the stage and about , he dally „ fe of Nlcbola9 an d mor ° ,bon flfy pCr ‘ j struggled to hold it, as the drama ofj h | g family: I “Bcription depended upon whether not the new Russian government in tended to support him and his family, and stated that his personal fortune amounte to 900,000 rubles, ($450,000), while his wife had 1,000,000 rubles, his j son 1,500,000, his daughter, Olga, 3,- 000.000 and his other daughters be tween 1,000,000,000 each. A few days later a report was published that the ex-Czar's request was granted. In the middle of August it was stat ed that the ex-Emperor and his family were to be removed to Siberia, to which thousands of friends of Rus- ithe Russian revolution moves forward) act by act “He is in perfectly good health and , ! fairly good spirits. When he is with J. A. DAVENPORT .... INSURES ....' SYSTEM GINS, COTTON. COUNTRY PROPERTY, DWELLINGS, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, PLATE CLASS, AUTOMO BILES. To this date last year there had been 7,069 bales ginned. This year the* ginnings amount to only 3,065. ~ . . . . • Slow picking of cotton Is assigned a L.,1, , , , b<,,nB aent . t “| bls °' v " entourage h0 has « tB of (,ry ; ihe reason for the unusual decrease In biberia exc aimed the world. And;, n g. From 11 to 3 dally he is allowed * , The farnlCT8 ar e unable to j it let it go at that. This war has piled 1 10 wa lk for recreaton n the raled far- * * . . . ;on efforts too lavishly, audiences are ^ (>n between the east and west wings e e U “ .getting blase. of the palace. J _ a . # .. _ .... . .. .i 1 . . . v - u l ! Statement of the Condition of the | Kcxactly w hat happened to Nlch-j -The former’s Emperor’s chief oc- PLAINS HANK iolas Romanoff and his family between (Cupa tion is shoveling snow in the gar- |*i the day when the leaders of free Rus- den whIch ho enJoys great dly. He j i sa f° rce( i him to abdicate and the I shows boyish interest in what is said jjday when he was placed on a train. | and wr j tten 0 f him. Me does not re- | amid the jeers of by-standers who' ent abu8e> At pre8Cnt he , 8 ch i e fly 9*7*11 11 were before practically his serfs, and desirous of obtaining foreign papers, overdrafts (secured) . !. . " 3 304.11 slipped along the hopeless route to , w hichare virtually unobtainablt. Overdrafts nmsecured) *225 42 Siberia, traveled by so many thousands| .. The former Empress „ bet ter ,tacks owned by of thoee who dared to lift a Anger or „ 0rand 1)ukc Alexla , lllB for-, D °" d8a " d 8t ° ck9 by utter a syllable against any member mea ho | r to Ule tbron0i baa recovered Banklng house ]. . . . . 2]463.01 Located at Plains, Ga„ at the Close of Business September 10,1917. Resources. Demand loans $ 2,400.68 'entirely. When he heard of his fa- Furnlture and „ xturea 2,920.45 of Nicholas's family Of course much. Of what has been written about the vl-^, detbroneracnt he cr ied bitterly, ot“her'rcal estate ' s'lOOhO cissitudes of Mr. and Mrs. Romanoff ^ Jn my opInloni fro mappredation ])u from bankg and bflnk _ and their ohllren is rumor. But. even of the altuat j 0 „ i but mo rely because he „ s4 - shorn of this, the story of the Roman-; hv tils narents' misery ' er n ,h s 8tatC ‘ 7 ’ wus affected by his parents misery. Due (rom banka and bank _ ofTs since their fall from high estate ls jThe othcr chl i dren a re better, except Grand Duchess Marie. 23,860.95 To Our Farmer Friends Beg to announce that the “NEW GIN” of the FARMERS COTTON OIL CO., is now ready. Colton is so high you will want ail that is yours. Therefore, we have equipped our plant with the very latent improved machinery there is to be had in the United States, for making the very best sample and cleaning the seed thoroughly. We also have the very be^t men we possibly can get to serve you. We are in the market for Cotton Seed, Peanuts and Velvet Beans, always Offering the best prices the market affords. Our mill has been established and under the same management ever since the mill was built, and having met the demands of the times, we request that you continue giving us your liberal patronage as long as our service merits it. Re member the “NEW GIN” and bring us your cotton. farmers’ Cotton Oil Company G. W. RILEY, Manager. ers in other states Currency 8 $,438.00 i All letters and communications to Q 0 | d 705.00 j the court are brought here first. 1 am gi, V er, nickels, j the censor.” | e t c 3,780.40 Toward the end of March came the Caah Items 1,300.50 I report that the ex-Czar’s lands were to Advances on cot- j be confiscated. It was estimated that t0Q 5,578.74- 19,802.81 ) Nicholas, who, as Czar, had owned L oans G n cotton 6,709.00 400,000 acres of land and enjoyed an ( j income running far up Into t.ie m!l-| Total $316,515.52 ; lions, owned only about $500,000 in Llubliitlc | cash and securities. His wife, it was capital stock paid in $ 50,000.00 'said at the same time, still had 80me Undivided profits, leas cur- $550,000, his son about $2,750,000, ow- rent expenses, interest and ing to the fact that his allowances had taxeg pald 21,623.18 accumulated 'for years. The fortunes individual deposits subject of the ex-Czar’s four daugnters vrere to check 126,747.03 estimated as follows: Olga, $1,750,- Time certificates 89,245.31 000; Tatiana, $2,oOO.OOO; Marie, $1,850,- pjjjg payable.including time 000; Anastasia, $1,650,000. j certificates representing The soldiers guarding the ex-Czar' borrowed money 18,900.00 were rebuked for laxity last May after . . . —- their commander’had found them sit- Total $316,515.52 ting about smoking and talking to by- STATE OF GEORGIA, standers. | Sumter bounty. In June some of the Russian ex-; j^rore mo came W. L. Thomas, tiemis-s started an agitation in favor cas hier of Plains Rank, who being of taking the ex-Czar and his family duly sworn, says that the above and from Tsarkoe Selo and putting them f ore?0 ing statement is a true condi- into a real prison at ICronstadt. Ex- t j on Q ( ga jd j )U nk, as shown by the tremists also demanded that they be hooks of file in said hank, put to work in the gold mines of Si- w. L. THOMAS, Cashier, bera, only to bt met wth hilarity. Yet Sworn to and subscribed before me, two months later their wishes were thfg l3th da y of September, 1917. destined to be fulfilled, at least in part. Whether or not the Romanoff j family, now in Siberia, are to be set to work in mines remains to be seen. In June, also, the question came up; as to whether Nicholas Romanoff, ex-j autocrat of all the Russian, should be, raised to equality with the humble I Pleasants of his realm by being allow-1 cd to vote. It was decided after some debate that the priviege should he ex tended to Mr. Romanoff. ; Early in July came the news that the ; Provisional Government of Russia had! confiscated property of the ex-Czar j valued at $700,000,000, and once more; the world got on inkling of what a tre-; mendous fall from vast wealth to pov-j erty had been imposed by fate uppn : Nicholas Romanoff. The upkeep of his ft court: t was computed, had cost Rus- ea $8,500,000 a year. In addtion to this his wife had received $100,000 ayear, allowance for upkeep; the Czarevitch, about $50,000 a year, besides special allowances, and each of the imperial children $10,000 a year from the day of their birth C. C. LUNSFORD, N. P. State-at-Large. V, While you are helping to make By the middle of June. Mchoiaa lto- your country’s history those manoff had apparently become recon- jW |, 0 mu ^ stay at home will cUed to the Idea of a republican torm _j gg Y OUr photograph of government in hia former domains, .«• *• _ i. f tar ha netitlnned the Provisional Qov- help a lot. for he petitioned the Provisional Qov- permitted to aubceribe, “Loan of Freedom.” He IH'SIOT For the Men and Boys The best manufacturers are repre sented in this stock. , Some of tf the swellest styles and fabrics we have ever shown are to be found here. There are big suits and little suits,fine suits and medium priced suits, suits for everybody and all at prices that are as reasonable as could be expected. Boy’s school suits are one of our specialties. We sell mote children’s clothing th&n any establishment in this section and we are better prepar ed this season to suit, fit and please the boys than ever. We went every parent to bring their boys to us before they buy. See what we have to offer, get our prices and you will be sure to buy. ATTENTION! MR. FARMER We want your cotton business. With our brick compartment warehouses equipped with sprinklers, we can give you the be Si protection fiom fire and the lowest possible insurance. Our motto is: “COURTESY and SERVICE” Prompt, personal attention given your interest at all times. Liberal advances on cotton stored with us. We sell Ludlow (York and Hub) bagging exclus ively. New ties or rebundled which are juft as good for less money. Full size cotton picking sheets, brick, lime and cement. HARROLD BROTHERS Cotton Warehousemen, Americus, Ga. s The Shelleys of Georgia By BEATRICE YORK HOUGHTON Illustrated by J. Henry. Jacket Illustration In colon by Charles Cope land. l2mo. Cloth. Price $1.35. The story Is dominated by “Captain Uabe” Shelley, and centers in the love affairs of his beautiful daughter. Ilf sc, lovable In every one of her many moods. Through the romance . with many conflicting elements In which varying moral standards aro fearlessly held up for Inspection there runs a thread of fine philanthropy which culminates unexpectedly. No latter-day problem Is dwelt upon a* such, yet there is scarcely one that cannot be regarded In a clearer and fairer light after reading this thoroughly human story In which healthy and often humorous optimism Is ever present. Hightower Book Store In The Market For cotton seed, com, peas, peanuts, velvet beans, potatoes, and baled hay. Scales and warehouse Hamp ton street, rear of Harrold Brothers. - .V' Glawson