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PAGE SDL THE AMERICUS TIMES-RtCORDER. THURSDAY, JOHN ROBINSON’S 10 BIG SHOWS Writes a letter Read what they say: H. 0. Jones Medlclno Co., Amerlcus, Ga. Gentlemen: We have used and are using your Dalsam of Benzoin for cuts, sprains, bruises, wire cuts, galled should ers and sores of various kinds among our stock and we feel no hesitancy lu recommending It to large horse and mule owners and dealers, JOHN ROBINSON'S SHOWS, By Claud Orton, Boss Hostler Large stock owners and deal era should not be without this valuable remedy. Equally good for man and household purposes. Call for It by name, JONES BALSAU OF BENZOIN. For salo by druggists and dealers everywhere. (lies. OESIRLLES FREE ONCE MORE RESTORED TO HER LITTLE SDN ROSYLN, N. Y., Dec. 3.—John L. De. Saulles, Jr., aged 4 1-2 years, was re turned today to the custody of his mother, Mrs. Blanca De Saulles, who was acquitted late Saturday night of the) murder of her divorced hlsband at his homo near. Westbury, L. I., on the night of August 3. NEGRO FOUND NOT 13 III WAR C0S1 FOR ENSUING YEAR ONLY A FART TO DE RAISED BY TAXATION—FIVE TIMES LARGER HAS ANY APPROPRIATION EVER BEFORE ASKED ON CONGRESS WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 2 Estimates totalling more than thirteen and a half million dollars for the prosecution of the war during 1919, and involving the most stupendous ap iproprlatlons In the history of tbo na tion, were submitted to congress to day by tho treasury department. In round figures the estimates in clude the appropriation of more than eleven billion dollars for war pur poses alono, whereas no previous es timate for similar purposes has ever exceeded two billions. Only a part of this money l 8 proposed to be rais ed by taxation, the remainder to bo derived from the sale of additional lib erty bonds. Among appropriations for the con tinuation of work already authorized, the following are included In the es timates submitted by the treasury de. partment: Dawson, Ca.. 333,000; Dou glas, Ga., 330,000; Washington, Ga.. $9,000; West Point, Ga., $9,500. Military Appropriations Asked. A war budyet or more than eleven billion dollars, to pay army and navy oxpenses during the year 1919 was laid before congress when the administra tion estimates covering only strictly military oxpenses wa 9 presented. Tho estimates arc two and a half billion dollars moro thnn any similar appro, prlatlons ever made before. The cost of improving and maintain ing harbors and waterways utilized In handling tho country’s water borne commerce, was stated to con gress today at $29.515,G97 for the next fircal year. These estimates lncludo several expenditures on Imnrorement of Georgia rivers and harbors. St Mary's river, an Independent projeet. will require $4,000 for continuance of tho work, while the department asks $20,000 for the maintenance and lm- MISS ALICE SINCER IS DEAO AT LUMPKIN LUMPKIN, Ga., Dec. 3.—Miss Alice Singer, aged 63, died Saturday night She had been In ill health for several months, spending quite a long time In sanitariums In Atlanta and Columbus, but to no avail os her trouble was organic heart trouble. She was active In any good work for the uplift of humnlty and was for a number of years president of the local W. C. T. U. Since her girlhood •lays she had been a member of the M. E. church and lias cherished Its interests. Her special mission seem ed to eb to put flowers In the church for Its various services. LODGE OF SORROW m is flooded IS HELD BY ELKS WITH INFLATEO MONEY LONDON, Dec. 3.—Writing im- The "Lodge of Sorrow,’ the an * 1 mediately after the Maximalist Coup nual memorial exercises of Amerlcua d tho Dall Tc l e grph'a Lodge of Elk* at th„ Opera House 1,1 luu * yesterday afetrnoon, was attended by a '0™“ P*trograd correspondent now largo audience of Elks and their in London, said: “One of the most friends. 'disquieting symptoms in revolutionary The ceremonies were impressive as RllBg!a | 8 the devaluation of tho usual. An appropriate musical pro- troub , e u , g no longer merely an gram was rendered, and a reading of . Than.top.ia" by Mtss Ellen Estes International matter as was during was decidedly one of the features of 11,0 ear,lor Pk aso ® of ewar ' 0 the program. Many who have at.;™""* the n was l »*e practical eewa- tion of Russia’s export trade and her tended Elks* Lodges of Surrow for, , iiiu A ... . sears declared that Miss Estes gave consequent Inability to pay with good* She leaves to mourn her loss two I Gils beautiful poem by Bryant an on- for ber ' ast lm p° rta 0 war ma brothers, Messrs. J. G. and F. S. Sing er, of Lumjkln; three sisters. Miss Carrie Singer, Mrs. A. L. Raleigh, of Lumpkin, and Mrs. Jennie McNabb, of Eufaula, Ala. She had a large number of relatives In Georgia, especially in Atlanta. Her remains were Interred In Lump, kin. MINUTES OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Amerlcus, Ga., Dec. 3, 191 7 Tho PoarJ uf Commissioners of Roads and Revenues met In regular so3sion. Present, A. Rylander, chairman; R. S Oliver, S. E. Statham, N. A. Ray, T. n. Hooks. Minutes last regular meeting real i nd confirmed. Bills approved as follows: Geo. O. Marshall $ 83.33 Pinkston Co. 4 32.53 J. H. Meyers 76.4b Columbus Sewer Pipe Co 772.56 A. B. Connors 18938 Walker, Evans & Cogswell.... 124.30 Gulf Refining Co 12.00 A. L. Roes 51.10 Central Railroad 354.00 Concrete Steel Co 1,366.43 tlrely new interpretation. The " < 8 «*■>* dua dress by Hon. L. Volney Williams, o',° ( thc countr - v wlt "’ P“Pcr money. Waycross, was a splendid effort elie-! ' The depreciation shows Itself In a Ring compliments from all who beard | “ ,,,pcndo "* rlse of pr ‘ ces a " d that U Mr. William, gave a new touch to * ovcrnment wa » havlng * pay 150 tho memorial address by discussing 1 r0,,bles each for she1 ' 8 , wblch 11 c ° n ‘ present day conditions, with especial ,rac,cd for at 04 rouMes - ’ regard to the war. in connection with | ,he ,/>ndon market yestfrday tho the fraternity of Elks. A vocal solo rimb,c ” change wcnt up to as much by Miss Ella Polk was an artistic ef- aa 380 roublc “ per ,on pounds 8terll " B fort muchly appreciated. PROPER WAT TO PUNT WINTER OATS IS TOLD making the value of tho rouble barely sixpence. In exchange circle. It was reported difficult to deal at that flguro and with rogard to the output of paper money in Russia it was reported the Inflation is now greater than ever and amounts to as much as one hundred million roubles daily on the basis of the normal exchange. The following letter about sowing 2 «“ “• NEGRO SHOT DEAD Foreyth Ga., Nov. 26, 1917. Mr. R. E. White, Amerlcus, Ga. ’ Dear Sir: Yon ask mo about sow ing oats In cotton stalk land with l special oat drill, without breaking liarrowing the land. I have been sowing oats In this way I am! klllf-J Ed Denmark, a negro, »f for the past 8 or in years, and havo j the Parki r , Mutation, about eighteen made just about as good oats as wore i n.Ites from Amerlcus. J. R. Hale & Sons 711.63 made whe re the crop followed corn and I Tho coroner's Jury tills morning rc- Z. A. Littlejohn 166 671 tbc ,and I> ,0 wed and harrowed. If you lurnod a vrrdlet of Justifiable homl- .. -* side. NO GRAND OPERA IN ATLANTA NEXT YEAR ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 3.—War condi tions, the duty of conserving surplus money, as well as man power, against a readiness when the country calls, devotion of countrys' every resource In tho sole took of defeating Germany, the fact that grand opera Is a luxury and not a necessity, are reasons given by the Atlanta Music Festival associa tion why there will bo no grand opera In Atlanta next spring. This decision may bo changed but that Is not now held out as at all likely. RUB OUT] on ii ni •ing ] Cuts, ~ 25c. 50c. $1. At «!| d NEGRO BARRED REDE DYING OF HICCOUGHS Tom Westhelmer, a well known ne- j eio 1-arber, Is In a critical condition at hi. home hero, as the result of a prolonged attack of hiccough*, and his death is hourly expected to occur. He has been having this attack stead ily for several days. BY WALKER CARTER Walker Carter, overseer for Mr. El ton I»arker. yesterday afternoon shot provement of Brunswick harbor. All GUILTY OF MURDER other Georgia river, arc hunched un- Albany Produce Co 970.44 Elbert Stallworth 7.50 dor one heading, $40,000 being aske 1 ■ Rushln & Speer 24 25 Hudson 25 Oi I vv ‘ 11 wrl,c ,he College of Agriculture 1 C. W. Jordan 12 50 at Athens you will find they have con. C. H. Summerford . . . . . . . . . . . 8 -51 ducted aome very comprehensive and Planters Seed Co J 6r !conclusive experiments along this lln-. J. W. Harris 55 25 * ,blnk tllls da,a has bocn com P ,,ed G W Wright 3 75l and ! |ubl, shed in a bulletin issued hy it i. p i. rw ?-. no tho college, and can be had for the ask ing. for their maintenance. In Superior court this morning, .“hump Duggan, a negro, was found rot guilty of murder. He wns charg ed with having caused thc death of Albert Williams, who wag shot twice with a shotgun shout two months ago, the affair taking place nea r the court house. Attorneys R. E. White and W. Lane represented the defendant. No date has been agreed upon yet for the trial of Warren Johnson, one in the defendant, in tho Wade-Chap- i:-an case. Bent The Boll Weevil. Plant Express Cotton Sect). Ira Wil liams, government cotton broodin? ex it rt, says: "Earliest variety known.” Ured In Mississippi for weevil condi- t ons; sells for from 4c to 8c moro than short cotton. Order your seed now; $2.30 one bushel, $2.23 per bu. In tn-bu. lots. SHIPP St BROWN, Flnleyson, (la. WAR LOAN IS RAISED BY SUPPLY INTERESTS COPENHAGEN, Dee. 3.—Tabulation of subscription to the seventh German loan shows that over a fourth of tho total of twelve and a half billions con tributed In subscriptions of over a million marks each, 1,032 subscribers averaging over three millions. Th 0 sixth loan had only 770 sub. scrlbors In tho super-million class. There wo* a marked decrease in the number of small subscribers as well j K. S. Childers as the total number of subscribers. | Lucius Childers Thc only classes showing an In. Glover Grocery Co crcaso in iiumbc r of subscribers cr , Amerlcus Construction Ci total subscribed are those above halt j MorolanJ-Jones Co million which aro responsible for . W. T. Woekley 1.23 over a third of the loan subscribed. ] C J. Witt 83.80 These figures are indicative of thc ex- ( J L .Johnson 340.00 tent to which the loan was subscrili- Dixie Oil £ Grease Co 82.30 Ran Phillips • 21.66 Of one thing I am Bure; it does not pay to break cotton stalk land, neither corn stalk land as a rule—for oats or The negro while drunk attacked Mr. Carter and tried to take the latter’s pistol. Prevent Hog Cholera. The 1). A. Thomas Hog Powder has a record of 95% cures of Hog Cholers. If you feed your hogs as d tected, you need never fear hog cholera, nor any other hog disease. And the directions are very simple, just about What you aro doing, plus a few cents worth of B. A. Thomas Hog Powder In the feed twice a week. Usually, though, Cholera gets In before wo know It. Then It requires close attention po each hog—each hog must be dosed—and If you will dose them as directed, you will save better than 90 per cent. If you don't, the B. A. Thomas Medicine costs you nothing. 'We—not some distant manufacturer — pay your money back. G. E. Buchanan. NOTH Some real fine Golden 0ak| Dressers Washstands I Cheap —see me befc elsewhere. BRAGG’S Furniture Sheffield Co 24.”6 1 * heat ' pr ° vlded ‘he land was Fred Campbell 5.00 broken thc Rprlng and tho crop care - j City and County Hospital .... 50.00 ; ful,y worked d “ r,nB tI,e " prlnB anl Ladies Aid Society 20.00! RUmmcr ' I believe you will find. In Carnegie Library 23.001 your 8cctlor * ot tho atat0 M P Mla " y - Psy Rol | <| 6110 JOU can grow very fine oats, if you drill Montgomery Umo'fc Concrete', ' I ,hcra betwccn cotton ro * a ln 0c! "- Co 1 700 00' bor ’ es P ec,a,1 y if y° u fertlUxo thorn. Sou them Bridge Co. ..*.. 4 .'230.00 Ju “ y Judgment, breaking Hand Jntend- •fiels-lt” 2Drops, Coras Pool Off! For 25 Conts Peel Off 25 Com. "Oets-It,” the greatest corn dis covery of any age. makes Joy-walk ers out of coni-limpers. It makes you feel like the statue or Liberty. Buy a "liberty" bottle or "Gots-lt" E. J. Schroeder 9.35 W. O. Barnett 6.00 Ilarnum Undertaking Co 7.00 II. D. Watts. Treasurer 112.00 Rylander Shoe Co 90.75 Howell Pharmacy 139.23 II B. Kent 1.50 Morgan St Ca. 3.20 Foote St Davies ed for small grain later than October enough work Is done on tho land, to settle It woll together before sowing thc seed. This applies, ot course to land well prepared in the spring and carefully cultivated through the sea son. For several years I have usod a three-row drill In tho cotton, but havo not got as good results a. where I ured the ono furrow machlno, making three trips to the row. Tho objection to tile latter Is that It Is so slow. Hoping till, will answer vour ques- 60.62 31.50 17.00 139.47 36.83 j) tlo n fully, lam vours el by war supply Interests. Colds should be “nipped In bud”, (or if allowed to run ^unchecked, serious results may follow. Numerous cases of consumption, pneu monia, and other fatal dis eases, can be traced back to scold. At the first Sinn ol a cold, protect ycurself by thoroughly cleansing your system with a lew doses ol .’THEM'S BLACK- DRAUGHT the old reliable, vegetable liver powder. Mr. Chat. A. Ragland, o< I Madison Heights, Va., says: I “I have been using Tlted- jford's Black-Draught for I stomach troubles, Indlges- ] tion. and colds, and find It to ■be the very best medicine I lever used. IImakes an old I man feel like a young one.’ I Insist on Thedlord’s, tl I original and genuine. ; Dr. Miles’^ Anti-Pain Pills will help you, aa they hare helped others. Good for all kinds of pain. Used to reliere Neuralgia, Head ache, Nervousness, Rheumatism. Sciatica, Kidney Pains, Lumbago, Locomotor Ataxia, Backache, Stomachache, Carsickness, Irri tability and for pain in any part of the body. •’I have I.aed Dr. MIIm' Anti-Vain Pills when trviblad with he««s*uhe. 4nd find tha*. one pill InfelUMjr effects relief i.i a very ehort i am considerably affected win* t;ru- ~a!gia in the heed at times, and find tho Anti-Vain Mils of much The Ur. Mile*’ JWmcdtes are beyond .orn pari eon and I ra;o:u- mend them to ull my friend*.*’ OKOJV5K COt CIAT’J. 219 Oakland Bt.. San Antonio. Tex.' At at! druggists. 29 doets 25c. « MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, tnd. E. Allen 22.95 | It. E. ninck 10.60 | ( has. D. Jones sr.3.29 ! Amerlcus Lighting Co .'4.75 j Marshall, Bruce A Co N 7.7.99 j M. B. Council 116 OS ; Luciua Harvey 273.3*5 Chappell Machinery Co 66.30 J. A. PINKSTON, Secretary. SO DECEPTIVE. Mauy Amrrirus Peouple Fall to Realize the Seriousness. THOS. O. SCOTT iieleirolion Returns. SAVANNAH. Ca.. Dee. 3.—The Sa- vnnnali deliyation which attended the Atlantic Deeper Waterways conven tion in Miami returned to the city Saturday afternoon Mayor and Mrs. Plcrpont did not return with the dele gation but will return later. *11 Will Come Off In One ( umpirir PieceP right now,—free yourself at once from ull corn misery. It will peel off painlessly, in one complete piece, any corn, old or young, hard or eoft. or between the toes, any callus, or any corn that has resisted every thing else you havo over used. Off it comes like magic. Guaranteed. All you need is 2 or 2 drops of “Gets-lt," tlmt’a all. 4, tJets-H’’ is the only safo way in the world to treat a corn or callus. It’s the aum way—the way that never fails. It is tried and true—used by millions. Never Irritates the llesli or makes thc toe sore. It always works; peols- corns-off-llke-a-banana-skin. 25c a bottle Is nit you need pay for “Gets-It” at any drug store, or sent rn receipt of price by 12. Lawrence ft Co., Chicago, HI. Pearfman’sCut Price Sale NowOn be sure not to fail to attend Pearlman’s Cut Price Sale. It will save you money on every item bought 200 Ladies' Coat Suits from. — . ►. $4.00 up 200 Misses’ and Children’s Coats $2.9S up Sheeting, yard 10c Ladies’Silk Hose 15c pr -A beautiful line of ——— SILKS, DRESS GOODS, DRESS SKIKTS IN SILK AND OTHER MATERIALS, WAISTS, SWEAT ERS, SHOES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION llatkachn Is so deceptive. It comes and goes—keeps you guess ing. i Main the cause—then cure it. ! Possibly it's weak kidneys, i That's why Doan's Kidney Pills are so effective. They're especially toj weak or dis ordered kidneys. | Here's and Amerlcus case. . D. J. Stevens, blacksmith. 314 Spring street., says: "The kidney se cretions wero scanty and Irregular In passage. I suffered from sharp paint In the small of my back, sometimes (for three days at a time. Part of the time I would bo In bed, bent over and not able to straighten up. I suf fered from rheumatic pains a grout 'deal, too. I took about ono box of| Doan's Kidney Pills and tlioy helped i me." I Price 60c, at all dealers. Do.l't. simply ask for a kidney remedy—get | Joan’s Kidney Pills—tho some that I Mr. Stevens had. Fosterr-Milburn Co..j tnfgrs.. Buffalo. N. Y. The LVZIANNE Guarantee: If, mftor using tbs contents of s can, you ore not satisfied in crsry rsspset, your grocer wiU rsfund your money. It’s Got to Make Good with You —or your grocer will make good to you, to the last penrty. We knew you expected something unusually good in a cotfee when we first had Luzianne in mind. So we made Luzianne so good that it will stand on its own feet, without apologizing, with out acknowledging any rivals. YOU buy a can of Luzianne. If you can't honestly say that Luzianne tastes better and goes farther than any other coffee at the price, then you are entitled to your money back! And your grocer will give it to you upon request. Ask for profit-sharing catalog. ;c°ffe e The ReHy-Taylor Company, New Orleans • 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 99999 Prices on everything cut in two Notice the canvas covered front At Pearlman’s Lamar Street B. B. KENT Gasoline Engines and Motor Equipment Repaired I am making a Hpecialty of rapairing and installing Gasoline glnes and Motor Equipment on farms, and am prepared at al ! tl® 6 * do this class of work quickly And efficiently. My experienced * men are well qualified to handle anv design of Gasoline or otlK Motor Engine, and every Job la personally Inspected before deliver* In my garage I have modern facilities for repairing and rebuild** Automobiles of all types and descriptions and sufficient force to u ^ out all work promptly. If you have any work In my line drop postal, or when In Amerlcua, call and see me. It *» the *»« gt inT . nient you ever made to have you machinery looked over by an o*P e •very now and then. V* B. B. KENT, GARAGE JACKSON HTRGBT. j$WUUCCft 81 *