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THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN for City of Americus. Sumter County, Wenster County,
»*llroad Commission of Georgia 'or Third Congressional District, U. S. Ceurt,
Southern District of Georgia.
' AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 29, 1915
DIXIE LAI\D HIGHWAY
' Americus is going to make an effort to secure the national highway
‘ that will run from the Hoosier State to Dixie Land. It is more than
likely that a representative may be sent to the Chattanooga meeting to
lay our claim before the convention there.
At any rate the gentlemen who decide the route of this new high
• way will know that Americus wants the road and will be furnished rea
sons for building it through here.
Superintendent Henry Christian of the county roads is busy prepar
ing data on the roads, which will be sent to the convention. It is be
lieved that the convention will select a route running through Ameri
cus, if they realize the good roads near here and conveniences that will
be offered travelers over this national highway.
The logical route for this roal, from Macon to Jacksonville, runs
through Ft. Valley, Marshallville, Mmtezuma, Oglethorpe, Andersonville,
Americus, Smithville, Albany, Thomasville, and so on. With these cities
co-operating, it will be possible to extend the road this way.
The Times-Recorder will be pleased to forward any data or any com
munication to the convention that anyone sees fit to mail to us. We are
' (preparing to make a fight for this national highway, and want the good
people to assist us.
Speaking the national highway, we can’t help but add that we need
to re-organize our Chamber of Commerce so that we will have an organ
ization to go after such.
A Vera Cruz news dispatch announces that General Villa recently
won SIO,OOO from George C. Carothers, an American representing Uncle
Sam i Mexico. It’s a safe bet that the cards were stacked and the audi
ence was strictly pro-Villa. Who ever heard of a Greaser being able to
beat an American at his own game?
' “Aviator Spies on His Wife While in, Sky,” read a headline. Poor
girl, she won’t know when she is safe from now r on.
A Long Island jury recently awarded a man $4,000 for the loss of his
big toe. We have two of them, but can’t scrape up the railroad fare to
Rhode Island.
Warden Osborne, of Sing Sing, has arranged for some of New York’s
400 to meet his charges in a dance to be given at the famous prison. More
than likely the convicts will protest, on the ground that this it a form
of punishment not provided for by the law.
Ex-Congressman Rucker, of Colorado, announces that Champ Clark
will run as the democratic nominee in 1916. Why break up the winning
combination of Wilson, as president, and Clark as speaker of the house?
B. F. Finn, the original “Huck Finn.” made famous by Mark Twain,
has just celebrated his ninetieth birthday. He lives in Portland, Oregon,
and is still hale and hearty.
Who will be the man 1 to take the first step towards re-organizing the
Chamber of Commerce? Some one who wants to be of real service to
Americus now has the chance.
How did our auditorium idea strike you, Mr. Americus? Don’t you
think we could use a city auditorium? If so, begin talking it, we’re go
ing to hammer away till we get one for the city. *
William Allen White annonces that farmers do not want dreamers o.u
the farms. He is right; most of the advertisements for farm help indicate
that they want men who can pitch hay, pick cotton, and handle a plough
like a veteran.
Contemporary papers are giving much space to the recent marriage
contract signed by the parents of a "perfect” baby boy and a “perfect” ba
by girl. It is the fond hope of the parents that in after years tove, guided
by maternal hands, may lead to a perfect eugenic marriage. We’d like to
lay a 2-to-l bet that the “perfect boy" marries a frizzly little blonde with
turned up nose, and that the "perfect baby girl" waltzes up to the altar on
the arm of a man with flat feet and an ingrowing countenance.
Americus is getting some good advertising as a result of the com-
ing Sunday school convention here next month. Many of the stale
pers are carrying column stories of the coming convention, and the city
that will entertain the Sunday school workers.
GEORGIA’S SUPERIOR CORN
Pre*. Andrew M. Soule, Georgia State College of Agriculture
Those who have purchased corn
, from the West have often found that
1 it has heated in transit and is in a
moldy condition and therefore unfit
• for food. Stomach staggers and sim
. ilar diseases are largely due to feed
ing moldy or rotten corn.
This heating of corn is due to a
very considerable extent to the high
■ moisture content of the grain. At the
State College of Agriculture a consid
erable number of samples of corn
have been tested for moisture con
tent during several years past. An
examination of these samples reveal
ed the fact that the majority ranged
between 10 and 15 per cent in moist
ure content. With this data in hand
, it has been decided that 12 per cent
Reseeding Alfalfa
John R. Fain, Professor Os Agronomy,
Georgia State College Os Agrl.
Many patches of alfalfa sown dur
ing the fall of 1914 were killed by
the November freeze. Inquiry has
been made as to whether these patch
es can be reseeded in the spring.
While a stand can be obtained in
spring, as a rule, it is not as long
lived when sown in the spring as
when sown in the fall. The better
policy to pursue with reference to the
land on which the alfalfa ,has been
killed, is to seed to cow peas, get a
crop of hay off of the land in the
summer and then sow alfalfa again
on the pea stubble in the fall.
It is probable that as much hay
will be obtained from the cow peas
this year as will be obtained from
spring sown alfalfa. Moreover the
alfalfa that would be sown in the fall
after the cow peas, would come along
better, in all probability, than the
spring sown alfalfa for next year's
crops.
Farmers who are trying to start to
growing alfalfa must not be discour
aged with the unusual experience of
last fall. A good seed bed, good
drainage and inoculation will give al
falfa a start, and cutting at the right
time will have much to do with mak
ing a continued success of the plant.
Since September 1, the following
bulletins and circulars have been is
sued by the College of Agriculture for
the benefit of the farmers of Georgia:
Short Course Announcement, Alfalfa
in Georgia, Soils of Chattooga Coun
ty, Incubation and Brooding of Young
Chicks, Pecan Culture in Georgia, Dis
infecting Farm Buildings, Wheat Pro
duction in Georgia, Boys and Girls’
Short Course, Spray Calendar for
Georgia, Hog Cholera Prevention, Ap
ple Culture in Georgia. Others are
being issued.
Chicago police have discovered that one woman out of every twenty
smokes cigarettes in the Windy City. But that's in Chicago, and not in
Dixie, you know.
Vic Carranza is collecting together the remaining shekels in the
Greaser treasury, preparatory to following his whiskers out of Mexico.
Just think of the poor poet who attempts to celebrate the fall of
Pzremysl with an outburst of verse.
Taming a man is like taming a wild animal; first you have to feed him
into amiable docility; then dope him with cajolery and flattery intn
state of coma, and (hen hold the whip behind your back, while you put
him through his paces.
I OPERA HOUSE 9A
Tuesday Night, March Ov
The Show That Left All Chicago Talking
ILe Comte & Flesher Offer the Gorgeous Musical
Spectacle
The Prince of Tonight
By Adams, Hough & Howard. 260 times at the
Princess Theatre, Chicago’s most popular theatre
Ov?rflowing with song hits and stunning show —girls
METROPOLITAN CAST WITH TOM ARNOLD j
Suoported by Mabel Laffin, Eva Phelps. Vera La Vcre, Frank Har.'h,
Turn McKnigtit, Lew Naden, Charles Corwin and the
yin pcnpi t ylfl Princess Prize Beauty Chorus Pony
qU"TLUrLL"~“ z IU Ballet of Wonderful Dancers.
Ppatliroo• 11)6 B,u * and s,,ver Ballet; Delft Forest In the Land of
rOulllluui toe Moon; Lithe Fairies Dancing In an tmerald Gloom;
Water—Fete and Banquet—Grand lllumlnatioh. Special Feature
WILKINS and BURCH
In whirlwind and Society Dances.
PRICtS: First 8 rows (rc. si 51), Balance Fluor SI.OO. Balcony, 75c.
Gallery 50c.
SEATS ON SALE SATURDAY MORNING AT MURRAY’S PHYRMACY
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moisture would be a proper allowance |
for Number One Georgia grown corn. I
This standard for Georgia is 3 j
per cent under that which is allowed
to govern Number One corn in the
general markets of the country. Gen
erally speaking southern grown corn
has lower moisture content and as
against western corn, is less subject
to heating and molding. Gathered
with the same degree of care, south
ern corn will be a better corn for the
trade than western corn.
Varieties of corn differ in moisture
content. Farmers should select corn
with grains fairly firm and flinty,
closely packed on a small cob. These
resist moisture to the best advantage.
Georgia farmers have a handicap
over the Western farmer and should
find no trouble in disposing of their
corn to advantage.
Bam Plans Provided
For Georgia Farmers
L. C. Hart, Professor Os Farm Me
chanics, Georgia State College
Os Agriculture
Plans for inexpensive farm build
ings have been made by The Depart
ment of Farm Mechanics of the Col
lege of Agriculture, which are now in
great demand. These plans are fur
nished free to farmers who are seek
ing information for the best type of
barn to construct. The plans have
bqen made with the purpose of econ
omizing in every particular, and to
suit the various requirements of farm
ers of Georgia. Types of these build
ings are to be seen on the farm of
the College of Agriculture at Athens.
Principally from those who have seen
these barns and other buildings have
come the demands for blue prints of
the plans.
It has not been possible to pro
vide these plans promptly. Cloudy
weather prevents the development of
the blue prints and at times consider
able delay is experienced on this ac
count.
On account of some of the building
materials being cheaper now than
they have been for some time, it
would appear to be a suitable time
to construct farm buildings.
Soil survey work has been started
in Turner county by Prof. D. D. Long
of the College and Mr. Hall of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture.
The College of Agriculture finds,
buyers eager to purchase all the pure
bred live stock it is able to raise on
the College farm. Eventually, it is
hoped that a much larger supply can
be grown.
The number of county agents in ex
tension work in Georgia is greater this
year than ever before, showing that in
spite of the business depression, the
people are willing to mantain these
I agents.
MRS. CLAYTON’S LETTER 1
To Bun-Down Nervous Women
Louisville, Ky.—“l was a nervous i
wreck, and in a weak, run-down con- i
dition when a friend asked me to try ;
) Vinol. I did so, and as a result I have j
gained in health and strength. I think :
; Vinol is the best medicine in the world j
for a nervous, weak, run-down system ,
and for elderly people.”—Mrs. W. C. i
Clayton, Louisville, Ky.
Vinol is a delicious cod liver and iron !
tonic without oil, guaranteed to over- i
come all run-down, weak, devitalized ;
conditions and for chronic coughs, colda i
and bronchitis.
Hooks Pharmacy, Americus, Ga., and j
it leading drug stores everywhere.
GOBB ADDRESSES
BIG ASSEMBLAGE
. IT THOMASVILLE 1
Judge John A. Cobb, of Americus,
president of the Georgia State Agri
cultural Society, was in Thomasville
Saturday in attendance upon a very
important meeting of the farmers of
south Georgia held at the State
branch experiment station in that city.
Judge Cobb delivered an address to
the assemblage along important lines.
Among other speakers were Hon. Jas
D. Price, commissioner of agriculture
who made an address on diversificat
ion of crops.
R. C. Berckman, president of the
State Horticultural society disscussed i
the horticultural possibilities of south
Georgia.
E. Lee Worsham, state entomologist,
told what the state board of entomol
ogy is doing for southeast Georgia.
Ira W. Williams, assistant in cotton
breeding discussed some important
con questions.
C. S. Spooner, assistant state ento- 1
mologist told of the results of his in
vestigations of pecan insects and dis
eases. i
Georg D. Smith, in charge of the !
United States bureau of entomology, i
who has been stationed there, also was i
present and made a talk.
“Are you acquainted with Mrs. Hifly, I
youh fashionable neighbor?” “Only I
in a roundabout way. Her cat boards J
at my house.”—Louisville Courier- J
Journal.
Ancient Cult of the Flycatcher.
Beelzebub was the fly god of Ekron
(referred to in II KiDgs 1:2, 3, 4 and
10). The great god Baal was some
times worshiped as the "lord of the
fly,” as he who drives off the flies.
The flies were then and are now man’s
worst enemies in Palesth t end Egypt
We remember well how we had to be
continually fighting them off with fans
when we were traveling in those lands.
The flies settled on the eyes of the
children and literally sucked out their
eyesight.—Christian Herald.
Had Told the Truth.
Broad —"By the way, old man, do
you remember borrowing ten shillings
from me six months ago?” Short —
“Yes.” Broad—“ But you said you only
wanted it for a short time.” Short—
“ And I didn’t keep it 20 minutes."
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Call Fcr
Coca Cola
By its full name
Accept nothing else
said to be‘Just as Good’
There is no other
diink so refreshing, so
stiengthening as
(M&t
in bottles. Pure and
wholesome always.
Keep it in your refrig
erator at home at all
times.
AMERICUS
COCA COLA
BOTTLING CO.
J. T. Warren. Mgr.
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L. G. COUNCIL, Pres’t Inc. IK#l. H. S. COUNCIL, Cashier.
; C. M. COUNCIL, Ylce-Pre*. T. E. BOLTON, isst Cashier.
Planters’ Bank of Americus
OAPITAI. SURPIUS AND PROFITS $210,000.00
With twenty years exper- }
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: Prompt, Conservative, Accommodating. We want |
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No Account Too Large and None Too Small. I
MONEY LOANED
We make farm loans at 6 per cent interest and
give the borrower the privilege of paying part of
principal at end of any year, stopping interest
on amounts paid, but no annual payment of
principal required.
C. R. ELLIS or GC. WEBB
THE AIM UNDERTAKING COMPANY
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form their duty—without smoke or ~~~
dust or ashes. s
When you once use one you’ll
wonder how you ever did without it.
AMERICUS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
HERBERT HAWKINS
Insurance And Surety Bonds.
Specialty—Autos at 2 per cent
PLANTERS BANK BLDG. Phone No. 186
BEAT THE BOLL WEEVIL
BY PLANTING
Forrest's Extra Early Prolific Cotton Seed
Write me tor war-time prices.
A. A. FORREST
R. F. D. 4, Box 7. Americus, Ga.
MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1»1S