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t* «*,**: x* a iHL AMERICUS TIM ^RECORDER. 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«