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1,360,000 MEN
NOW BEAR ARMS
SIZE OP UNCLE SAM’S AliJTC HAH
GROWN GREATLY—OVER Til Id
HUNDRED 'IMOUUAND ABE EEC.
CLAES.
ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 15.—Tho State
Dcfenso Council baa received from
Washington a statement showing what
wo are doing In war and what wo are
getting for our monoy, and In accord
ance with the desire of Governor
Whitman Is making It public as fol
lows:
The latest official figures put tho
number of enlisted men in tho ar
mies of tho United Stoics at 1,360,000.
This Is the force that has grown in
aro 1,360,000 of them, alroady one af numbers that would stagger an artll- j
tho biggest factors Hlndenburg is U-rist even of so recent a period as _ • M. n Praises
reckoning with for tho campaign of tho war with Spain. | “ u * ,n « 9 , M » n
1918. To lead them, thero are over Two hundred and seventy-five thou- Dr. Miles Heart Remedy
..A i.nnnn ntAvn mnrln rfiflllv tO flffht
80,000 officers. When the graduates ennd troops were made ready to fight (uccauful Merchlnt Aft.r invastigati#n
of tho second training camp got their Spain In 1898, though only 60,000 or Found a Rom.dy Thst Ro-
first ordors tho number will bo over them wore actually engaged. | stored His H.«ith.
100,000—as many officers as thero was
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Furlow Adopt
Baby That Is Left With Them
Of tho now American force .- JUNIOR ORDER ELECTS
300,000 men aro regulars. In all the
world only two regular armies remain :
—the Amorican ana tho Japanese. The
others have alt been swept away la ,
the flood of war When tho first!
OFFICERS FOR TERM
The Americus lodge, Junior Order
American onslaught takes placo Ger- Amer , can Mechan | C s. which was or-
nan Landwehr and Landstrum troops gnnlie<| here rccently u splendid
will find themselves opposed to an c:>ndlUon and the mcmbe rshlp shows
army of professional soldiers. a 8Ubsta ntlal Increase. At its last
Behind tho rgularB aro 400,000 , n00tlng the lodge held its annual elec-
soldiers of the National Guard, regu- —•—
lara in experience, many of them,
"Thli Is Thanksgiving day In th*
State of Pennsylvania, and I want to
devote a part of
It In writing a
letter to you.
On the 26th day
of November, *11,
I was stricken
with heart
trouble. My
family physician
called it Angina
Pectoris. I had
from one to five
attacks In 24
hours, in the
latter part of
Itoc'ember, 1910.
Asked to Hold Infant for a Few Minutes While Its Mother
Changed Railroad Tickets, They Still Have the Child.
Mr. and Mrs. T M. Furlow wore In
the union station in Macon yester
day afternoon when a lady approached
the former and asked him to nurchaso
u ticket for her.
Mr. Furlow, ever obliging, prompt
ly agreed to do so, and took the lady'e
money and went to tho ticket window, minute.”
When he relurnt-a an presented her
with the ticket, she exclaimed: "Why,
that ticket 1b to tho wrong place. I’ll
go and change It”
Mr. Furlow Insisted that he would
do so, but she prevailed and then she
said: "Just hold my baby for mo o
Mr. Furlow tool th,
bottle and all. Ha..
tire outfit. The lad;
turned.'
When Mr. Mr. and i
that they had a bah;
their first Impulse ni
orphanage, but after
tor over they decided
their homo here in
adopt It They arrived
the baby Is now t r
the Furlow family,
cute and Its foater
about It
Looking toward lie
thing to do. But doe
cnt. That can't be
the
thanks to our neighbor the South.
After the guard come the 600,000 men
ol tho now National Army.
The whole military establishment.
•mis 18 mo — — me wnoio umuar;
eight months out of un army which , V | tb tbo marines and the auxiliary
on April 1 numbered only 110,000. I f orcc8 thrown in. numbers a million
Most of them aro still in tho train-! an d a half. The expansion that has
ing camps. .Many of them are not
yet disciplined troops, fully equipped
and armed for battle. But there thoy
RUB OUT PAIN
with good oil liniment That's
the suredl way to stop them.
The best rubbing liniment is
MUSTANG
LINIMENT
taken place Is as If Grand Rapids had
grown In eight months to bo virtually
as big as Philadelphia.
The first thing to ho dono for tho
new army was to provide them with
shelter and clothing, food and warmth.
That large undertaking Is all but ac
complished. Equally groat Is tho task
of providing arms. To arm an 'n
fantry division In the Civil War meant
to provide as many muskets and as
many bayonets ns there were men la
tho command. In tho present war
tho Job is moro complicated. Thorc
arc rifles and bayonets to bo furnished
tion of officers, the following
ing chosen:
The following officers were elected:
Mr. J. H. Schumako, Jr. Past Coun-
ell.
Mr. J. B. Freeman, Council.
Mr. Russell Speer, Vlve-Counctt.
Mr. G. L. Williams, Chaplin.
Mr. J. H. McDaniel, Conductor.
Mr. R. M. Harbuck, Warden.
Mr. E. D. McDaniel, Recording Sec
retary.
Mr. E. Rogers, Treasurer.
Trustees:
J. H. Shumakc.
J. R. Freeman.
O. L. Williams.
Miles Medical Co., for Information con
cerning my case, and In reply I received
i a very kind and instructive letter,
which I handed to my family doelor.
ar.d he told me to use your Remedies
In connection with the medicine he
I gave me, ro 1 did. I used live bottles
. ; 1». Miles' Heart Remedy and seven
1 tattles, of Dr. Miles’ Nervine. 1 was
confined to the house for about four
months. The aetlon of my heart Is
now, and has been normal for the last
,ix months. I can truly recommend
IV. Miles' Nervine and Heart Remedy
to do what they are Intended for. It
need necordlng to dlreellons. I thank
you htndly for your advice in onswrr to
ray monthly reports. I am now sixiy-
seven years of age, have been In the
mercantile business for thirty-five years
and lived retired for the Isst thirteen
years." A. B. HOI.UNCER.
Lincoln, Peima.
Dr. Milas’ Heart Remedy Is sold and
guaranteed by all druggists, to
MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind.
ProTCRt nog Cholera. i
The B. A. Thomas Hog Powder;
h:t3 a record of 96% cures of Hog!
Cholera. If you feed your hogs as ;
Good for the Ailment! of
Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc.
Good for your ott'n A ches.
Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains,
Cuts, Burns, Etc.
25c. 50c. .*!. At all Denlcrs.
800 Acres In Lee County Sold.
.... ,— — > iiuieru. ii you a- -a- —; It Is announced that R. R. Forrester,
arc rifles and bayonets to bo furnished ,i j ei , te d t y - u need never tear hog 0 [ Leesburg, has purchased from tho
now ns formerly, but thero aro also ,.j, 0 i er#i no r any other hog disease, umpire State Guano Co., 800 acres of
grenades and gasmasks and holmets Ard th0 directions are very simple, farming land In Leo county, the con-
nnd trench mortars to bo seen to. j ugt Rl) out what you aro doing, plus fi |deration not being announced. Tho
Each of tho four infantry regiments g fcw ccnts wor th of B. A. Thomas dial was ntado through English &
In a division must havo 480 trench H j> QW dcr In tho feed twlco a !>urvis, of Amerlcns.
knives. 192 automatic rifles and three w<?ok _
one-pounder cannon.
Usually, though. Cholera gets
The 768 men of tho machine gun b( . fore w0 i :now jt . Then it requires
(’ongressmnn Enlists as Private.
WASHINGTON, D. C.,' Dec. 17 —
Ui’HH o no " linn..— —• —>
battalion amt ?ho 5.068 men of tne cJosc Qtu ntion ^ hog—each representative Johnson, of South Da-
LOOK AT YOUR TONGUE!
IS IT BROAD, WHITE, FLABBY?
fidd artillery brigade must have mi- hog mu3t b e dosed—and If you will kola, enlisted todey as a private In
chine guns and threo-lnch guns 'n )]ngo (1)Cm as dlrccted you w m save , bo regular army and was assigned to
hotter than 90 per cent. If you Camp Meade for training, lie has not
don't, the B. A. Thomas Medicine yet resigned hla seat In congrees
costs you ■nothing. Wo—not some . — . -
distant manufacturer — pay your
money back. G. K. Buchanan.
Investors! Look!
Now is the time to invest your idle money,
to work and let it be earning you something
No investments are so safe as Real Estate.
Stocks rise and fall, notes go to protest, houses and business blocks bi
REALTY REMAINS. Tornadoes and cyclones cannot blow it away,
themselves can only temporarily affect its value. Buy land, carry it ant '
the sure returns of this wonderful country of ours to make you - '
Master of Your Own Future
—YOUR BLOOD NEEDS ZIRON!
Three Go Off To Join The
Aviation Corps and Return
When Your Tongue Is White and Flabby, It Is a Sign
That You Are Anemic and That Your Blood
Needs Ziron Iron Tonic, For the Benefit
of Your Weakened System.
Home-Rejected by Doctors
Thoro aro threo disappointed men
in Americus today.
Thoy aro: B. B. Kent, E. H. Hill,
and L. H. Hutchinson.
Several days ago Mr. Kent and his
two assistants decided to close up their
Look at your tongue In the mirror! ■*
It ought to be pointed, pink, clean and firm. .... —
If it Is brond, white, coated, flabby, It Is probably a sign that you are garage and enlist In the aviation corps-
anemic, that your blood lacks red corpuscles, that you aro not In good health, Al| three of tnem went to Atlanta
that your system needs Iron to bring It up to proper condition. •» and _ all tbreo ot them were reject-
When your blood nccdB iron, take Ziron, the new Iron Tonic, which con fd Th(>y dM not sttt iaf y tho exacting
tains also tho hypophosphltes of lime and soda and other valuable tonic lngre. pbyBlca j requirements of the govern
ments prescribed by tho best physicians for this form of trouble. mont.
When you feci tired and miserable, lack ambition, suffer from Indigestion, g 0 tboy bave rc t U rncd homo disap-
rhonmaUc pains, gastric catarrh, depression of spirits and a genera! feeling ,, 0 j ntcd an a "cussing their luck." Is
cl being "under tho weather”, why not try Ziron to help you hack to health . , bo meant i m0 they have reopened
Ziron, the new compound of Iron, contains no habit-forming drugs. It Is th(jlr g arag0 .
Now Well
"Tbedlord-* Black-Draught
Is the best all-round medicine
lever used,” writes j.A.
Steelman, olPattonville.Tex
”1 suffered terribly with Uver
troubles, and could get no rellel.
The doctors said 1 had con
sumption. I could not work at
all. Finally I tried
rou, me ucn iuui|<vuuu
a Bafe reliable tonic remedy—good for men, women and children.
Mr R. U Poston, of Lillie, La., writes: # ’’Somo weeks ago I was suffering , j;j; COl'XTY LEGISLATOR IS
with something like dumb chills. I Just nched all over, my skin would feel n - amEHHTS FOR 8ATU
clammy. I ached worse from my kncce down. I didn't rest well nights, and _ . _
my nppetlto wasn’t good. I was afraid I would get down In bed and so much Hon j Dodd C ||(t 0 n, of Lee county,
to do In the Spring of tho year. I began to look -around for something r(prcsen t a t|ve from that county to tha
tn help mo and decided to try Ziron...I had not token one third of a bottle , (K[9laturCi wa3 |„ the city yesterday,
until I felt much better. I grew stronger, began to get hungry, and did nol Krcc ,ing his many friends. "Leecoun-
bavo any more of tho chills. I think Ziron Is a Bplcndld tonic." y enjoyed tho most prosperous year
s SPECIAL n-rr.R: Buy a bottle of ZIRON, today, at your drugglst’e !n | t: , history," says Mr. Clifton, "and
nnd give It a fair trial, according to directions on tho bottle. If, aftoro-.-orybedy Is looking forward to a big
up one bottle, you find it has not benefited you. taka Uw amply boUto back „
to the druggist and he will refund what you paia blm
bo there Is no reason why he should not repay you. This otter only applies
40 the first trial bottle. * <ZA3 >
U your druggist cannot supply y, r we will send you e buiiie ...
post, prepaid. Chattanooga Drug ft Cr •sflcaJ Co Ciauanoogn. Tena
SATURDAY
THEDFORD’S
BLACK-
BBAUGHT
200 ACRES, 7 miles of rail-
road; Rood land; rent 8 bales cot
ton. Price $25 acre, or 20 per
cent, on the price.
400 ACRES. 3 miles of Amer
icus on Rood road, runninR water;
suited to Reneral farming and
stock-raisinR. $25.00 acre.
965 ACRES, 500 acres open;
400 acres under wire fence; run
ninR water; two deep wells; b-
room house: 5-room house, and
plenty tenant houses; estimated
one million feet of pine saw tim
ber, 2 1-2 miles of railroad sta*
$18 acre; rent 10 per cent.
lion.
on ihe i
360 ACRES. 2 1-2 mils
Americus. on Rood road- 1
acre.
250 ACRES. 6 mil«
Americus; on a R°°d r<
6 room house; two tenant
rent 8 bales cotton. $30 acrt '
House;
paved sidewall
5-ROOM
conveniences;
$1,500.
8-ROOM House,
nice home, in desirable nei
hood; worth $6,000;
price $4,500.
7-ROOM House < NeW Lj
paved street; cheap al
only $4,500.
and to my surprise, I got better,
and am to-day as well as any
man.” Thedtord’s Black -
Draught Is a general, cathartic,
vegetable liver medicine, that
has been regulating Irregulari-
Call in or write if interested in an
investment of any kind.
Ues ol the Uver,
bowels, tor over 70 years. Oet
a package today.
Lying la nothing but cowsrdlco pure
and simple. The brave are always
IruthfuL
TiiiiRiT—iii ir Him in
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P. B. W1LUFORG
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