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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13,19U.
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City of Amerlcus.
Sumter County.
iRallroad Commission ot Georgia For Third Congressional
Dlutrict.
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BOY, PAGB ML HOOVER.
Wo knew somebody was getting it, but we didn't know
who until we found this in the Macon Telegraph, under a
Quitman date:
"The South Georgia Grocery Company has decided to
•pen a branch house at Adel. The manager, 8. J. Fair-
sloth, was in Adel several dayB ago and was very much
Impressed with the business prospocts there. This con.
•era has a branch house at Perry, Fla. At the annual
meeting recently a cash dividend ot 60 per cent, was paid
by the business as a whole.”
BIO JOB FOB THE ASSEMBLY.
The General Assembly of Georgia which meets in
June has an opportunity to do the greatest service to the
state of any legislative body that has met in Atlanta for
twenty years.
Three things stand out prominently, which it well
done, will make hundreds of others matters possible. First
a revision of the tax laws so as to bring to light the
wealth of the state. Second, the adoption of the proposed
•onstitutional amendments providing for adequate sup
port ot the schools of the state. Third, legislation making
possible a system of permanent state highways.
The administration that can bring these three things
to pass will deserve from the people the vote "TT.ey de
serve well of the state.”
THE NA TIONAL PRESS.
The United States—A Going Concern.
There is a passing uneasiness in the public mind in
the United States which is manifesting itself in various
ways. The war has shaken individuals out of their form
er easy habits of thinking—or not thinking—and two ac
quisition of knowledge is proving acutely painful to many
kinds of brains. Some ot them are unequal to the strain
of absorbing truth. They are turning sour, pessimistic
or bolshevlst, according to the temperament of the indi
vidual. One type of mind that seems to be Increasing In
numbers is that which would throw away all the go»3 tni.t
has been acquired through a century of effort, to embrace
notions that cannot stand ten minutes of quiet analysis.
Hiis kind of hair-trigger American is reveling now in the
chaotic state of affairs, hoping to see a complete overturn
in 4hlch he will stand a chance of grabbing some ad^
vantage which he cannot hope to acquire in honest com
petition with his feUows.
The fault, however, does not lie with the Bhallow-
pated or the merely anrlpe intellects. Some of the
strongest business men in the country are behaving as
though their brains had deserted them. Instead of con
centrating upon the new problems that are presented and
quietly conferring upon ways and moans to co-operate
on a sensible course of action, they ore throwing fuel
upon the bolshevik bonfires by ill-considered speech ana
unwise acts. Others have drawn into their shells, re
fusing to loosen their minds or their pockethooks for the
sake of keeping the wheels turning. They excuse this
turtle-like maneuver by asserting that "no one knows
what is coming," and "we most wait to see what the
peace conference wilt do/* or similar nonsense.
Of course, no one knows what Is coming. But it is
not presumable that the richest, strongest most solvent
most active and most independently-placed nation in the
world will continue on the map? Surely that is not a
violent assumption, although, strictly speaking, it is no
more capable of demonstration than any other future
proposition. It is sufficient, however, for the ordinary
American if he wiU but stop to think that he and his
fate are bound up in the fate of the country. If the Unit
ed States is to go down, the average American would Just
as soon go down with It; and If the United States Is to
go forward, the average citlien is satisfied to go along,
rather than seek his fortune in other countries.
The bonks are bulging with money. The people of
this country are rich. Their government borrowed bit
Hons, but It borrowed from the people who have recovered
most of the money in business and at the same timo
hold the bonds, which are drawing interest The bank
ers of the country are cautious—a good trait in bankers,
if it does not degenerate into mere sheepish timidity.
Mould it not bo well for the bankere to .wmi,. u,,
selves and the country and ask whether they are not a
hit too cautious for the best interest of all concerned?
®*eu the United States depend upon the peace confer-
TIIB “OTHER VETERAN.”
Ton can almost tell—by the glimpse of gray.
That gran’dad’s flghtln' was far away,
An' dad himself, with a record true.
Con tell the boys of his battles, tool
But ONE is coinin’ from over sea—
Good-bye to the battles that used to be
When a ship makes port from the ocoan foaaa:—
The youngest soldier is cornin' hornet
Not his to try—if his story's told,
To "shade” the glory of ba’tles old;
An* we doubt—since his flghtln’ 's done an’ |
It he’ll talk at all, ’less they lead him on!
"I’ll Just be wantin’ to rest,” says he,
"In the home I love, an' that's lovin’ me:
I only answered my country’s call,”
Says the youngest soldier of ’em all!
HI.
But the old home-veterans—don’t yon know
They’re prouder than ever, an’ glad It's so?
That he did the work he was called to do,
An’ the flghtln’ record Is still true blue!
Come home, soldier, an’ take your place!
They can look their country in the face
Unfiinchln'—who came when they heard her call.
Glad to bo ready to give her all!
—FRANK L. STANTON, in The Atlanta Constitution.
enco after all? Is it not rather a fact that the United
States has been held back too long in its normal domestic
development until it is too cramped? The 100,000,000
Individuals of this country want more railroads, more
buildings, more homes, more schools, more churches,
more suburbs, more farms, more gardens, more of every
thing that brings comfort. Why shouldn’t the people
have what they want when they have the money to buy
It?
With aU due respect to the strength ot the late Ger
man empire, it seems to us that many Americans are
conceding too much to the prowess of the enemy when
they are afraid to go forward in business because of
unsettled conditions.” Are they afraid that Germany will
come back and start another war? Not a chancel Nor
will anybody else start a war that need bother the United
States. This mighty, eager nation is eoffering now froth
nothing more than a false state ot mind on the part of Its
own people. They have been shaken and are uneasy.
Let them think twice and they will perceive that the
old United States Is Intact, bigger and richer than ever,
with greater prestige abroad and greater markets both
koine and abroad than ever before. The victory ot
liberty did not hurt the United States, however terribly
it wounded Germany. The free nations will give us a
better market than Germany ever dreamed ot giving. All
that Americans need to do now, if they wish prosperity, is
to cut out foreign notions of government, throw away
their worry over the peace conference and the settlement
of foreign questions, roll up their sleeves and get busy.
—Washington Post
The Oath ot the Hartford Freemen.
Something more than two hundred years ago the free
men ot Hartford, Conn., had to take this cath as a prelim! •
nary to voting:'
"And whensoever you shall give your vote or suff
rage touching any matter which concerns this colony, you
will give It as in your conscience you shall Judge may
conduce to the best good ot the same without respect to
persons, or favor ot any man, so help you God.”
It may be Just as well that we modem Americans
aren’t required to take such an oath. He Recording
Angel would have to put down so many violations.—Kan
sas City Star.
TAX NOTICE.
The state and county books open
Feb. 1 and close May 1. Take notice
and govern yourselves accordingly.
GEO. D. JONES,
Tax Received, Sumter County.
Amerlcus, Ga., Feb. 1,1919. 2-tf
TO
THE
PUBLIC!
We do not believe it would be posst
bio-for us to bottle and sell ONE HUN
DRED AND FIFTY GALLONS . of No.
101 Tonic per day It It was not an ef
fectlve treatment for Influenza.
A man who works a large force of
len came to our office several days ago
and told us be bad twenty-five men
taken with this malady in one day. He
Immediately distributed an ample sup
ply of No. 101 Tonic among them and
there was not a fatality in the twenty-
five.
The formula by which this Tonic Is
mode. Is given to the pubUc, so It can
not be listed as a secret nostrum. It
contains Iron, which is for the blood;
Quinine, which is deadly to the influ.
enza germ and Magnesia, which thor
oughly opons the bowels. Sold
throughout tha South by wholesale and
retail druggists and drug dealers.
THE G. e. WILLIAMS CO
QUITMAN, GA.
THE STATE PRESS.
Stand Pat
The farmers of the cotton-producing states hat's In
their own hands the power to regulate cotton prices now
and in the future.
They hold the whip hand in the whole cotton
In One Hour
Saving of time, labor and
material has become a Na
tional question of para
mount importance. The
Federal Electric Washer is
the household’s greatest
labor saving device.
Buy None But
A Federal
L. G. COUNCIL, Pres.
0.1L COUNCIL V.-P ft Ca shier
INCORPORATED 1811.
THE PLANTERS BANK OF AMERICUS
Resources over one and quarter million dollars
Why not start the New /
Year right, and begin to save
systematically by making
weekly or montbly deposits
In sur Savings Department!
We pay 4% compounded
semi-annually. Let us help
you by helping yourself.
PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE, ACCOMMODATING
No Account Too Large, None Too Small
J. W. SHEFFIELD, Proa.
B. & SHEFFIELD, Cashier
FRANK
LEE HUDSON,
SHEFFIELD, V.-P.
Date ef Charter Get. It, 18SL
Hold your Liberty Bonds. We will
lend yon money on them it yon need
it Yon are invited to call or cor
respond with ns in regard to year
banking business.
Banking Honrs,» a, a. to t p. m.
Bank of Commerce
"LOOK HERE"
How foolish It would bo for them to sacrifice effort
and energy In a waste of cotton production and at tho
loss of millions of dollars, when the earns energy ..a
effort could bo diverted into channels that wonld yield
millions of dollars.
If the fanners ot the ‘‘cotton belt” will cut down their
cotton acrcago and commeasurately increase their food
and feed crops acreage they will receive more money for
a smalt cotton crop than for a largo one, and have the
returns from their other crops In addition.
As to the cotton on hand now, it the fanners will
simply stand pat for fair play and tor fair prices they
will get both!
The world must have cotton.. The supply Is shorter
now than, perhaps, at any previous time in many years.
The export movement Is Just now beginning in earn
est, and If the owners of the available cotton supply will
stand by their guns and for their right, they will bring
the world’s markets to them, and get a fair price for every
bole of cotton now being held.
It behooves every southern farmer to plan for a re
duction of cotton acreage next year, and In the meantime
to stand pat for fair play and fair prices for hte supply
on hand. — Atlanta Constitution.
The Federal does the wash
for an average family in a
couple of hours. Merely
push the button —the
Federal does the rest.
Yourwash board is adotnes
destroyer. It wears out the
clothes. The Federal is a
clothes saver. It gently but
thoroughly forces the dirt
from die fabric without
harming it. The secret lies
in the Federal Washing
principle.
To tee a Federal
' is to want one
Let us send you our Federal
booklet showing how you
can save over $100 every
year in time, wages, clothes.
Tested and<^
[ AMI mils LIGHTING CO. '<
Phone 555 !
Big Lot Moles and Horses For Sale Id Boeoa Vista, Ga.
At Jim P. Hogg’s Stables
EASY TERMS
Fresh Car Arriving Each Week
Americus Undertaking Company
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Nat LeMaster, Manager
Day Phones 88 ana 231 Night 661 and 13«
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ALLISON UrVDFRTAKINGCO.
ESTABLISHED 1908
Foneral Directors nod Fmbaloiers
Auto and Horse Drawn Funeral Cara
OLIN BUCHANAN, Dilector
Day Phone 253, Night Phones 381-J, 106, 657
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