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TIESD'V I-t'UBug
THE TIMES-RLCORDF.R
ESTABLISH Hi) 1873.
“TJIE IRMAS FLY.’
THK TIMES-RECORDER COMPANY,
(Incorporated.)
Publisher.
Puisliahed every arternoon, except
Gaiirday. every Sunday morning, and
** r Weekly (every Thursday).
Kucercd as second class matter at
OBtcalce at Americus. Ga., under act
f Ktrch 3. 1879.
FRANC MANdUM.
Editor and Manager
L. H. KIMRKO'JGH.
Ata’stant Ijusiness Manager.
StiliHcrlptioii Rates.
Hilly and Sunday. Fivo Dollars a
(in advance).
Weekly. One Dollar a year (In ad-
S£r. \V. Thomas I^nc. 3r., circulation
matter, is the only authorized travel-
renrosentativo of The limes-
For tho benefit of the Associafbd
Charities "Empty Stocking Fund",
that wonderful young man, who c»11j
himself "Tho Human Fly,” will give
an exhibition in Americus-Thursday
afternoon.
A public collection will be taken
JEBUSALE3TS FALLEN!
Jerusalem, at last, belongs to tho
A COLUMN OF CLI?i -KGS
Christian world, an$ will probably t Maybe They Are Scared. |
remain so forever. The president ha3 got the cotton
Hundreds of thousands of men, even speculators scared to death. Conser-j
thousands of children, sacrificed thel*'| vative cotton men say the price is toJ
lives, through the centuries, in a vain 1 high, and are apparently looking for;
effort to wrest the control of the cotton to be regulated soon by gov-'
by young ladies of the Associate) ' Holy City" from the "Infidels." Cru- ■ eminent control. If this Is true, nowJ
Charities, and a liberal per centagejsade after crusade was launched witlli* a pretty good time to sell.—Dublin
FLETCHER’S
for
Qualify,
of tho money thus realised will by this one objective, and great armies Courier-Herald,
devoted to tho Christmas cause. i marched all across Europe and sailed;
“The Human Fly” is really a mar-'
or the Mediterranean in the hope of
The Fight Against .Militarism.
vcious athlete. Otherwise he could! driving the unbelievers from the most I or(1 Gre> . aay3 we muBt flght -tfllj
not scale steep heights and almost j famous city of the Bible. militarism I3 overthrown.” How about j
blank walls as lie does. It takes a Tho first cruaade haii ,or lts ap0 “'i t he wisdom which endured the growth!
phenomenal degree of strength. 1 t!c Paer lhe ,!crmlt ' a French monk ' of militarism until it "stalked over tha
wonderful development of the finger,' IlvlnK at Amlons Then crusades fol-, world , lke colossus?'* Had Europe
Service
AND
Satisfaction
arm, and toe muscles, and, above all
lowed ono another, at brief intervals
ize representative
««ord€f.
a daring and a courage truly astound-
"i. ether of The Associated Press.
Tho Associated Press is exclusively | Building, or perforin feats on top 01
j. been wise, It would have defended
Of years. There was even a children, Franc( , |n 1S70( , nstoad of waltlng t0 |
ing. Any man who can and will, tUgrimage. in which thousands nf ; avengo nelgium In 1914!”- -Brunswick!
climb, up the Side of an ordinary! hoys’and girl, perished In the foolish j Xewa
Risig 305
And Give Us a Trial.
interprise. No better account of tha
^dued to the use for replication of j a ,, ag . polo wa> . up ln the alr> almp „ j *»>• *M» Purpose, and exploits of the
«... credited to it or not otherwise' nave auperhuman ncrve . Yti \ Crusaders was ever written than is
..rifffrd ln this r a P er - an( ' a,s0 lo ‘ 1 , . , , , I told In Scott's “Ivanhoe."
lu * / . I that Is what "The Human Fly do03,,
e*7 news published here'n. ^ ( a . ! By whom Jerusalem was establlsh-
| ed Is not clearly known, but it was
j taken from the Jebusites by Davia,
j and by him made the capital of Israel.
OFFICIAL OROAN FOR:
City of Americus
Sumter County
Webster County
ctallvoad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional District.
tT. S. Court, Southern District of
(Icorgia.
"taerlcns, Ga* Bcccmhcr 13, 1917
must nave superhuman nerve. Yot
that is what “The Human Fly” does,;
and he does it nonchantly, as a part
of his every-day work. Ho literally!
takes the br* a(j ; and makes the spec
tators dir//.
This young man is performing «n
Liberty’s Canning Demonstrator.
It will be good news to the people
oi this county to learn that the coun
ty will have a canning demonstrator
another year. Thl3 wa3 determined
here Tuesday by the board of commis-
FLETCHERS’
GROCERY
It arrived at its acme of prosperity | s ^ oner s and board of coutny oduca-j
Macon this week, and realizing his
and splendor under Solomon, who tIon * The work has been most remar-1
value a 9 a crowd-getter The Times
erected the great temple. It became ^ably successful In our adjoining
Babylonian colony after Its con-! counties, and especially so In Tatt-,
Recorder invited him here, in be-. <, U03t by xebucimnezzar, 599 B. C., uti-! ,m!id and Wayne—Liberty County;
half of the "Empty Stocking Fund", „ ...I Herald. !
J. LEWIS ELLIS
Affornet,' at Law
Planter’s Bank Building
Amen'cus, Ga.
c
PARAGRAPHIC ALLY SPEAK NG
the Associated Charities. Every
til tho time of Cyrus, who ended tha
person who attends the performance
captivity of its Inhabitants. It after-
Every timo you lick a thrift stain
ward passed under Egyptian and Sy-
-v i., requested and urged to drop some- , ,
" rian rule, until Its redemption by the
i> thing in tho collection hat. Tho per- .....
New Tyi'c Leggings.
Following the suggestions of alllel i
F. G. OLVER
LOCKSMITH.
t lick a German.
If they mako ’em any tlghtor and
-v*»rter, we want to sco ’em.
i xr-., . 1 Sewing machines and Suppllca; Key
, a ecs. Next, the Romans took^ and American officers who recently aBd t - lttlogi Umbrella, Repair*!
forme r is entitled to a reward for his
L G. COUMil, Frcs’t. INC. 1891
C. II. COUNUL, VIce-Pres. and Cashier
1 £ BOLTON,
J' H. Bryan. i«t'
Planters Bank of Americus
CAPITAL. SURPLUS ^PROFITS $225-000.00
Resources Over One Million Dollars
A nation Can thbive
TBROUtiH TdE THBIFT Of
PtOPlE
It is your patriotic datf
°ur Government. Why „.
an Interest-bearing
and be prepared to i nteit
next Government Liberty
lond issue?
Prompt, Conservative, Accommodating
We Want Your Business
No Account Too Large and None Too Small
This In the kind of weather when the
-Mlterllng crop ripens fastest.
Wb .trongly bolleve that the mtstle
M should bo worn In tho hat-band.
So tar as wo can soo, there Is noth
ing fat short' skirts to cause any com-
tUiL
Fourteen days remain until Chrlst-
SU, but the wise shopper will “Do It
The sweetest girl under the mo m
is oot always the sweetest girl under
Ths sun.
The successful Batterer Is one who
<ja flitter without tho (lettered know.
It Is happening.
These madc-ln-the-nursery, harm-
era as a dove, imltaUon beers should
e called camoflulds.
ft is too early to say "Christmas
ywy - but a lot of peoplo are already
beginning to think It.
Over ln Alabama they say there is
plenty of sugar, but that Isn’t enough
ta tempt ue away from Americus and
Georgia.
ossesslon. Finally, after a long siege
exhibition, and. besides, tho Associat-; by tha Emperor TltUB _ tho cHy wa ,
ed Charities will reap a generous an( ] jt B people passed into shiv-
ah ‘' ro ' cry, the Romans building on the site
"The Human Fly" Is going to give „ c | ty undor the namc of Ae „ a c&p! .
Americus something to talk about and , tol ,„ a . Aft er the conversion to Christ-,
1 in T !! U , r3rt ,;?, aft , rn0 ° n nnd he 3 1 lonlty of th0 Em P® ror Constantine,' C( ]g es and stmplo wrap that may bs
* K p.°' P , “ CmPty 8t0Ck '| Jc ™ saIcm moro b « a n> a the Holy oasiiy adjusted has been suggested and
S a mas morn. J 0 f t jj 0 ©vangollzed world. In, j r now under consideration by marine
~~ !' 1076 11 7 aBse d undsr Saraconle rule, C orp B officials. It will embody all the
A HARD PROPPOSlTfON. j until Its rescue from tho hands of the g00d poInts 0 , the 30V0ral dlffcrent
jnfldels by Godfrey of Bouillon. 109?,[ kl nds of leggings used In the field by
erved on the western front, the Unit-! tnd Covered,
rd States marine.; are experimenting! Lee STREET,
with a new type of logging to be worn
with their new field uniform. It will
replace th e present typo of legging,
made of canvas. A puttee with bound
The Timca-Recordor owes a statu-, which great warrior becamo tho first the amed arm , ca . Th e new puttc0 „
r.ont to Its readers and patrons in re-i of Its line of Latin kings, extending j aa nearIy perfect a3 modcrn inscnultv
gard to tho carrier delivery system, j over a period of sixty years. Saladi^ can mako It . and , „ adoptod . w ,„
One of tho most difficult features in; then raised the Crescent over Its raaka the marines' winter field unl-
connectlon with tho publication of a j walls. Finally, in 1517, it became an-''f orm a m03t dlsUnctlve one.
dally newspaper Is to securo a staff nexed to tho Ottoman Empire. j
In the latter part of the eighteenth,
., ...... .1 Loafcys Now Aro Nlnrkers.
century, Nnpoleon besieged Jaffa, and
of carriers who will deliver the paper
faithfully and promptly.
The TImes-Recorder has had espec
ial trouble in this particular, finding
Young America ns represented amoc,;
tho carriers a hard problem to han
dle.
Last Sunday, for Instance, a hoy who
approached within a few miles to This Is a time when tho man, white
Jerusalem, but other than that, for or block, who can do work and falls
over seven hundred years, It was so- to do It, Is a Blacker. It makes no
t. P. DAY1S
Dental Surgeon,
Orthodontia, Pyorrhea.
Residence Phone 318. Office Plioao SIS.
Allison Bldg,
MISS BESSIS WINDSOR,
fasiraneo,
Bead*.
Office Forsyth SL Phene 131
PLENTY OF HONEY TO LEND
On both City and Farm Property at
6% Interest No Wallins
DAN CI1APPELL,
Attomey-at.Law.
tMEBICUS IABF, MS, WOODMEN
OF THE WORLD.
Meets every Wednesday night
Fraternal Hall, Lamar street. All ris
king Sovereigns Invited to meet with
euro against Christian Influence. j difference whether he can truthfully 0 s. C. J. WILLIAMS, C. C.
Jerusalem Is a dirty, unhealthy clty i say. “I have plenty of money and .<oj NAT LeMASTER, Clerk,
of about 80.000 population, and thorc don't have to work for a lhlng," for
carries about ninety papors, came to i? really more of religious and his-i tho nation needs its man-power. In
the office and left this note: "I here-; torlc sentiment than there is military var times, "visible means of support"
by give my resign, it i 3 too cold ‘o importance attached to Its present counts fo r nothing. The question is:
work.” Four hours later it was dis-| capture. However, Its capitulation "Arc you doing work?"—Savannah
covered that hlB entire route was u:i •: now undoubtedly has this significance! Morning News.
delivered, and in tho meantime ninety ^ —that tho attempt of the Turks toj There speaks practical patriotism,
irate subscribers had been telephoning, teach nnd domlnato tho Suez canal is! The able-bodied man who Is not in
in their complaints. | decisively defeated, and that the whotsj khaki ,or not at work. Is unworth",-
The proposition Is being hundled cn-| territory of Syria Is now ln the safe of standing room under the American
crgctlcally and earnestly, and Tho ^ keeping of tho Alllos. (lag. Rich or poor, high or low, he
TImes-Recorder hopes yet to perfect a Tho Christian wroid it* thrilled none, deserves tho contempt of all whoso
r. ana A. m.
AMERICUS 1X1 DOS
F. & A. M.. moeta ev
ery second and
fourth Friday night
at 7 o'clock.
FRANK J. PATNH, W. U.
RESCOB PARKER, Secy.
MONEY 51
MEUfMn interest and borrowers have
ilege of paying part or all of principal at any ini e
period, stopping inlerest on amounts paid. We altr
have best rates and easiest terms and give quickest
vice. Save money by seeing us.
G. R. ELLIS or G. C. WEB!
system that will give satisfaction
itself as we’l os to Its subscribers.
i- I.
11011.KILLING TIMES!
It ts said thoro ore a tew old maids
in tho world who ate tru^y happy, but
ue confess we have never run across
aaty of them.
Tho old-fashioned woman who used
ga leave her chowtng gum on the bonch
la the park now pastes It in the middle
til a scat in the movio theatre.
There are some women who look
right well ln short skirts, and thete
■ are other—well others who aren't built
:1a follow the stylos anyway.
Kowtthat we understand that the
Russian soldier* were paid only two
- casts a day, and got that only an
- credit, we are slow to censuic them.
fEncmy :uHcns have been ordered to
keep at least 150 yards from water
: fronts In the united States. Judging
thy their pictures, some of them aro
Bk mo likelihood of approaching tho
tenter.
Ten members of the Tech football
tteam hav* enlisted. Now, If they
should be bunched on the firing line
aafi ordered to charge we'd probably
scad a dispatch saying that H>e Amor,
deans gained fifty ur sixty yard*.
This kind of weather ts death ou
hogs!
It has probably terminated the ex
istence of thousands and thousands of
fine, fat porkers In Georgia.
For at each cold sitell during the
fall and winter, tho farmer whots hit
knlfo and pick out the choicest hogs
for slaughter
ho less by the capture of Jerusalem, hearts and hands arc in tlui r eoun-
and wherever the word of the Gospel try’s cause. There la no economic ex
it: Known the fact wilt bo the subject
for keen appreciation and Interest.
cuse for idleness at a tlrao when men
by the hundreds of thousands have
been called to the colors, loavlng va
cancies In every field of industry; and
•Maty Garden bu 8 has fallen otu tbor 0 Is no moral or social Justifica-
wlth tho manufacturers of face row- t'on fo r Idleness when the nation re-
dors and beauty lotions and now sho
ealta they tho "Beauty Banditti.”
All of thia happened, however, after
the fair Mary bad closed a trade with
one of them to namo a perfume after
her. We wonder how much she get
In alt parts of Sumter county todry ° Ut ° f thc barealn
hogo have beon cut into spare-rlli.,
backbones and hams, and made Into
delicious sausage. It was a common
sight yesterday, and Is ngain today,
to aeo hog-klMlnga In progress at at-
noat every farmhouae.
There Is really no way of estimat
ing the number of hogs killed during
this cold spell, hut If there were only
ten in each county that would make
more than 150,000 In Georgia. The
truth Is, probably one or two million
pounds of pork aro being eaten, smok-
d, or salted away In tilts state today
Scotching Sugar Tl'astoagc.
Sixteen million pounds of sugar aro
to be saved by cutting off tho manu
facture of sweet crackers. Now, tf
they will stop making candy awhile,
the sugar supply and tbs teeth of the
rising generation will have a chance
to catch up —Tifton Gazette.
A SHOP EARLY EDITION.
ulres all thc sinew and service that
can be brought to Its support.
In those hours of stress and multi
tudinoua needs, there Is something to-
overy man nnd woman to do. It may
he la tho steady performance of one's
wontod duties ln office or household,
rhop or factory or field. It may bo In
work for tho Red Cross or for any one
of thc admirable agencies which are
helping tho urmy and tho government
Th a essential things ts that every one
should do something by hand or '
M. B. COUNCIL
LODQB F. and A. M.
meets every First and
Third Friday nights.
Visiting brothers aro
invited to attend.
DR. J. R. RTATHAU. W. 1
NAT LeUASTKR. Secretary,
WASHINGTON CAMP, NO. H,
F. O. 8. OF A.
llesta every first and third Monday
eights in P. O. 8. of A. Hall, No. fill
Lamar EL All members Is good stand
ing Invited to attend. Beatfidary certi
ficates from 8355.09 to 33,000.00 lsraed
to members of this camp.
T. E. CASTLEBERRY, President
O. D. REESE, Reod'g. BeeT.
CHRISTMAS GISTS
That Are Useful Are
Always Appreciated
We Have Tliem !or Girls, Boys, Men and Womei
LET US SHOW YOU
Wiiliams-Niles Co.
Hardware
Phone 706
Americus Undertaking Compa
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Nat LeMaster, Manager
Day Phoies 88 ana 231 Night 661
Next Sunday The TImes-Recordrr
will -Issue a special "Shop Early
Christmas Edition," In which tho llvt,
merchants of Americus—and by "live", to keep the nation's life-processes vtg-
Ik meant thoso who advertise--will orous and productive,
display their holldny bargains In pub-J Whoever hangs back from this plain
tic print. I duty is at heart alien to all things
The early Christmas shopping kvs: truly American. Such persons are
boon none too brisk In this city, wlthf conspicuously few. hut wherever they
the exception of a few lines of trade I “re they should bo dealt with by put--
and for thc purrose of giving stimulus' Be sentiment. If not by law. If va-
to it. The TImes-Recorder will list: / grants or common luafsrs, they should
this edition, affording the merchant" ho forced to work or be Jailed. If
an opportunity of speeding up tho they plead thc possession of money or
shoppers during tho last week re
maining bc'oro Christmas.
Tho readers of The TImes-Recorder
ore Invited to give ospoctal attention
to tho advertising features of next
Sunda; s “Shop Early" publication.
incervo Os an excuse for continued
Idleness, they sl ouid be reminded wttu
all the emphasis cf which tommnnily
sentiment Is capable that there is now
no such thing aa Idle pr trtotfam tv
Idle respectability.—Atlanta Journal.
H. E. WHITE
Attemey.Af.Iaw
Office In Bell BaBdlng
AMERICUS, GEORGIA,
vnnnnivfrs
AMERICUS
Fish & Oyste/
Market
WHOLESALE and RETAIL
John Ntta A Co, Proprietor*.
Fresh Spanish Mackerel, Fresh
•Vater and Salt Water Trout, Red Snap
pers, Red Bass, Sheep-head and all
kinds of Bottom Fish. Shrimps, Crabs
and Oysters and Fish Rolls.
QUICK DELIVERY
. TELEPHONE 77*
f 18 West rersjth Strre'
Commercial City Bank
AMERICUS. GA
General Banking business
INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
it will be a pleasure
To show you through our Refrigerating pi 811
It will be a treat to you to see how we He p
what we furnish you in fresh meats to eat.
We give you the best for the least money.
Cali and see us now.
BRAGG’S MARKET phone i«